The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 98

isj 'nri" ij i ji 2 ZtiZzztUiZifJi Tt I SSI I ti I BH 1 His salary is 99 fat-free 1 BY ISAAC KASHDAN INTFRMATM-IMll Aliuiuiinti CHESS AMroii htfn to Choa Editor, LA. ti Iiimt Mirror Square lot An9l, Calif. 90023 March it, im TIMES PROBLEM 31 By B. Gtdda BLACK a-JI t. ft 3 (Bp 'i 1' fits 9 i WHITE 12 Whltt mates In two.

The fine keymove does not set up a threat, but leads to good mates on the discovered checks. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 3960: B-K3 Threat, 2 N-NSch; If Q-B7 or 2 rPIWhf'21' -i Jkl 'life. gov of Bulgaria, wound up with 9VS-5. The following games are from the tournament: They are fully annotated by Dr. Petar Trifunovich in the February issue of Chess Review.

Dr. Trifunovich was engaged as to the Greek team before the Lugano Olympics, and is undoubtedly the major factor in their great improvement ENGLISH I opening I -au -s Vui i iJ vjl ie.v I aT Pachman cirte Czechoslovakia Ttigosiavia Whir mark P-QB4 P-Ol P-K4 1-NKB3 5-P-QN3 3- P-B 4- N-B3 5- P-N3 4B-KN2 7-0-0 l-N-K -R-N 10- N-B? 11- P-0N4 12- NxP UN(N)-QS 14- BxNch 15- PK3 16- B-R3 N-K2 P-KN3 B-N2 0-0 P-B4 QN-B3 P-B5 PxQNP N-05 NxN K-R NK3 N-N4 30-RxBch ON -v 1 it H. VSjk-. iffllVWS SICILIAN Damianovic Yugoslavia Greece White Black I I ft kO v' 1 if 'V mniie Black JP-K4 P-OB4 2-N-KBJ H-QB3 3- P-Q4 4- NxP 5- N-OB3 4-B-K2 7-B-K3 l-O-O -P-B4 ltt-OK 11- ONJ 12- BxN UBQ3 K-ORK W-P-KS OR 0 2S-B-BI OR Lj KING'S FIANCHETTO OPENINS Vizantiadlf Ciaclitte 6rec Romania CLIJBS INVOLVED IN LEAGUE TEAM PLAY vlFor most of the year the numerous chess clubs in the aifea are on their own. Each its own site and meeting time or times, and members inay in their own quarters, tjln the spring things change, at least for some, as tjiey become involved in the fCjnual club team matches (cganized by the Southern (Jalifornia Chess League.

s.The current season started lat week with 28 teams of sis players each, competing jtf three separate divisions. There are 14 clubs involved, spine of them fielding two or more teams. Jtfhere are eight teams in the top-rated Division 1, and 10 teams each in Divisions 2 arjd 3. Each division has a tm round robin schedule. Matches are held about once a week, with each team at name about half the time.

Long Beach Chess Club defeated the North American Ueckwell team by 4-2 in the orfly completed match in -Division 1. Santa Monica teams, the Falcons and the Hornets, are entered in the division. They were paired in the first rmind and played to a 2Vi-2 tie, with one game adjourned. Aaother match, between the Pfsadena and the Student Chess Clubs, was also incomplete, with the pending score The Herman Steiner Chess Club and the City Terrace Chess Club were not scheduled. in Division 2 the Students overwhelmed Pasadena by the maximum score of 6-0.

In other matches Riverside defeated North American Rock-by 4-Hi, and Atlas downed the Steiner team by the same margin. Matches wire postponed between El Segundo and Monterey Park, and between two teams in West Covina. jrVU first-round matches wire played to a finish in division 3. The results were: Cljy Terrace, Atlas, West Covina, 4V4, BechteL 1V4; Student, 5, North Ameri-cah Rockwell, Whlttier S.Whlttler Pasadena 3', Pasadena 2V2. ACROPOLIS TOURXEV pMost countries in Europe have actively supported clss in recent years, and the number of International mister tournaments has been grpwlng steadily.

fTriis was not the case in Greece, however, until last year. Then the Gree Chess Federation was given a government grant for the fiM time. ft'hey decided to go all out a top quality event. To tlfet end they invited eight grandmasters, four international masters, and completed the list of 16 with four the best Creek masters. Toe tournament was played liv Athens, near the Acrono-H and called by that ancient name.

Vor the Greeks It was a grf at opportunity to compete stumst far stronger players Van they had ever encourt-Hed. Two of them showed they bclonKed In this lis. Trlandaffylos Slaperas sVl Laurus Vlzantladla both soured 8-7. and earned the life of international master. The battle for first honors vis waged mainly between l4bomlr Kavstrtc and Lurtck I'lchman of Cmhoalovakla.

I'sr buth It was the first ttornament In some time. Tie had boon slated to play ir In the t' Olympics In Lugano, ei rrfu'cd of Use Invasion a few B'nths before. JiT.e final winner was Pafh tfx with Mtn virtorirs slant draw for a tout of l4. lie had lot round witn awrlc of ilrsw, but fi. with a brilliant spurt rive wins In iucrton.

"jKaralrk, who was Bt in Iffoatpti ha4 etattly Ui revsrwe mr. lie took a stjSmg sarly lead, then either ria4 or llrl. ending wits tlraws In the lat rtnm1, IE final score was lOti sis wins and Mns tifS, Mhr ttanclmaiert, Ht-o had rn trsiiine, iM VP I- Kstatfk tM fjr HKn J. Milkd ItcNtinr of mlsitin had llentical -rue tf tt mut an.f Mr rs, M'e tfritiy! Vim ral setrn it sni urn hat VUUSl Ht tt Crbrt. Ywrtiti8 tl fi r's' -1t pf J(t5, 1ft pftty fr sM Gmfl Tfi BMCk I Whftt Blarlr I aTT tkJI O.V 1 Aj wnire 1- N-KBl P-KNJ 3- B-N2 400 SPOJ 4- ONQ2 2- P-K4 MK -P-KJ W-0-K2 11-NS 12P-KR4 11-BB4 O-O 10-NNi SN l' it VVrT' 'A p.n vrv kl: i WEST COAST OPEN" The West Coast Open Tour nament will start at 8:30 p.m.

Friday in the cafeteria of the McDonnell Corp, Ocean Parle Blvd. and 30th Su, Santa Monica. Anyone can enter by registering between 6:30 and 8 p.m. The entrance fee Is $13 50 for adults and $7.50 for Juniors and under. A good liat of prizes for every class of player Is offtred by the sponsoring Santa Monica Bay Chess Club.

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