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It takes the threat to get started. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 4113: N-B2 Threat. 2 R-K3ch; If KxP, 2 B-N3ch: If QxR or Q-Q6, 2 N-B5ch; If B-N3, 2 NxPch. in the U.S. Chess Federation.

The Chess House, 402 E. Las Tunas Blvd. in San Gabriel, is running rapid transit tournaments every Tuesday evening. Weekend tournaments are a regular feature. For detailed informa tion, call Ronald A.

Pease at 285-4415. The Downey Spring Rating Tournament will start Wednesday evening at the head-quarters of the Downey Chess Club, Rio San Gabriel Park, 9412 Eight rounds will be played on successive Wednesdays, with Bob Kunz directing. The March Rating Tournament of the Hollywood Chess Club will start at 8 p.m. Thursday at 6011 Hollywood Blvd. It will run for five Thursdays, at a time limit of 45 moves in 90 minutes.

The West Covina Chess Club, which meets at the Mesa School on Barranca St, will run a Winter Weekender from March 3 to 5, starting at 8 p.m. that Friday. The prize fund will total $250, with an entry fee of $10. For further information call David Argall at ED.6-6568. The Spring Rating Tournament of the Whittier Chess Club will be played on seven Mondays starting at 8 p.m.

March 6. A speed tournament will be run at the club on Monday. CHARLES HENIN DIES Former California chess champion Charles C. Henin of Los Angeles died last week at the untimely age of 36. He was a frequent participant in open and club tournaments, with consistently good scores.

Henin was co-holder with Dennis Fritzinger of Redwood City in the 1971 state championship. He did not defend the title in the tour-nament early in January Henin left a wife, Terry Elizabeth, two children, Eva, 8 and Anthony Eric, 5, and a sister, Mrs. Shirley Elliott of Bethesda, Md. MOSKOWITZ EXHIBITS Jack Moskowitz, one of the highest rated masters in Los Angeles, will take on 20 op-ponents in a simultaneous exhibition starting at 1:30 p.m. next Sunday at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 8371 Beverly Blvd.

The club has recently been redecorated, and this is the first of several events planned to show off the new quarters. Visitors are welcome, and refreshments will be served. Moskowitz will teach one of the first of a series of courses offered for beginners by the Grandmaster Chess School, 1180 S. Beverly Dr. For infor-mation regarding the course call the school at 553-0161.

WORLD JUNIOR TOURNEY BENONI DEFENSE Halk France White 1- P-G4 2- P-QB4 3- P-Q5 4- N-QB3 5- P-K4 4-B-Q3 7- KN-K2 8- B-K3 9- Q-Q2 10- QxB 11- 0-0-0 Wach Poland Black N-KB3 P-B4 P-K4 P-03 B-K2 0-0 N-R4 B-N4 BxB P-KN3 P-B4 Halk France Wach Poland Black White 12- PxP 13- P-KN4 14- Q-R6 15- P-KR3 16- NxP 17- BxN 18- N-NS 19- N-R5 9n-RPrhl N-KB3 21-KR-Nlch 22-N-B6 Resigns PIRC-ROBATSCH DEFENSE Poutialnen Torre PouHalnen riniana Finland Philippines prwipDines Black Whit. White 14- B-B4 15- RPxP 14-P-K4 17- PxP 18- B-K2 19- N-N1 20- P-B3 21- N-K1 22- QxN 23- RxN 24- B-B3 25- BxB Resigns 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- N-QB3 4- P-B4 5- N-B3 6- B-K2 7- 0-0 8- P-K5 9- P-Q5 10- B-K3 11- Q-Q2 12- QR-Q1 13- P-QR4 D-ni N-KB3 P-KN3 B-N2 0-0 N-R3 P-B4 N-Kl QN-B2 P-N3 P-QR3 B-N2 Q-Q2 VENICE, ITALY TOURNEY BUDAPEST DEFENSE Gligoric Westerlnen Yugoslavia Gligoric Westerlnen Yugoslavia Finland Finland ES 1 ic.pi i. Torr Black II P-ON4 RPxP Px'' NATIONAL OPEN AND STATHAM TOURNEY Two great tournaments in two weeks will top the national chess calendar for March. Both are within 500 miles of Los Angeles, and a good contingent from the Southland will be on their way. First is the National Open Tournament, to be held from March 6 to 10 at John Ascua-ga's Nugget in Sparks (Bast Reno).

It is open to all with a fee of $30. The prize fund will total $3400. The winner will receive $700, and other top amounts are $400, $300, $200 and $100. The three best in various rating categories will also share in the cash awards. Eight rounds will be played, starting at 10 a.m.

Monday, March 6. A speed tournament will be the first activity on Sunday night. George Koltanowski of San Francisco will be the director. The second annual Louis D. Statham Masters and Experts Tournament will be even more attractive for those who qualify.

The total prizes have been more than doubled to $5500, with $2000 and a trophy to the victor. Those following will receive $750, $500, $300 and $200; with $100 cash to the next five. Anyone can enter who is rated a master by the U.S. Chess Federation, or who has an expert's rating and will be under 21 when the tournament starts. There is no entrance fee, but membership in the USCF is required.

The tournament will start at 1 p.m. Sunday on the premises of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Lone Pine. Seven rounds will be played, one each day. This editor will be the director. It certainly will be one of the strongest events in the country this year.

Three former U. S. champions will be on hand, Arthur Bisguier of Hartdale, N.Y., Arnold Denk-er of Florida and Larry Evans of Reno. Grandmas ters Walter Browne of Australia and Sve-tozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia have also confirmed their entries. Still uncertain are Pal Benko and Robert Byrne of New York, and Lubomir Ka-valek of Washington, D.C.

RUSSIANS PROTEST DECISION ON MATCH The Soviet Union Chess Federation cabled a strong protest to Dr. Max Euwe of Amsterdam against his decision that the match for the world championship between titleholder Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union and challenger Bobby Fischer of the U.S. be held in Belgrade and Reykjavik, Iceland. Splitting the match between two countries was a violation of the rules and unacceptable to Spassky, according to the cable. Dr.

Euwe, who is president of the International Chess Federation, replied that he had been given full authority by the federation to make any ruling in regard to the match, if the players could not come to agreement. The matter was discussed at length at the world con-gress in Vancouver last year. The Russians agreed that the match would be started before the end of June, and that any necessary decisions would be made by Dr. Euwe. No appeal was possible, since the next congress is scheduled to meet September, which would be too late.

Besides the site, possible problems may arise in the choice of a match director and assistant director, days and hours of play, etc. Dr. Euwe suggested that the protest be discussed at a meeting of federation officials, previously called for next Thursday and Friday in Moscow. Edmund B. Edmondson, executive director of the U.

S. Chess Federation, was invited to the meeting. He stated that he did not plan to attend, as only routine matters were on the agenda. However, Edmondson might go to Moscow, if there were any evidence that the Russians were ready to agree on the match conditions, and if they fully acknowledged Dr. Euwe's authority.

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