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in rF; CHESS BY ISAAC KASHDAN INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER Addresi letters to Chati Editor, l.A. Timet Timet Mirror Square In Angelef, Calif. 90053 OLYMPIAD FOB BLIND IN PULA, YUGOSLAVIA Feb. 171 TIMES PROBLEM 4112 By O. Wurzbur BLACK 4 wJ 4 'y i 4 reg.

$659 4 4 'i matching china reg. $498 furniture 142 all 18 store use one of our convenient credit plans pi WHITE 4 Whltt mates In two. Good two-move problems with a few men ara rare, as there cannot be many variations. Today's problem lg one of the finest, with no threat and a mobile black king. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 4111: Q-QN2.

Threat, 2 Q-N8ch; If R-B5, 2 NxPeh; If R-GN5 or P-N4. 2 RxNch; If N-Q3, 2 PxRch; II R-Rl or NxN or QN any, 2 P-B4ch. The Chess Olympiad for the Blind will be held in Puis, Yugoslavia, from April 6 to 19. This is the fourth in the series, which is held every four years. The United States Braille Chess Association is entering a team with three players who have expert ratings, and two others who are somewhat below.

They are Albert Sandrin, Chicago; E. Schuyler Jackson, Flushing, N.Y.; John Manetta, Long Island City, N.Y.; James R. Slagle, Bethesda, and Roderick J. Macdonald, Silver Spring, Md. To date 20 countries have entered teams lh the event, and more are expected to enroll.

Yugoslavia is favored, with four masters in their lineup, including Milenko Charbarkapa, current world champion of the blind. Other teams which are expected to do well, based on past performances, are East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Austria. The Soviet Union, winner in Weymouth, England, in 1968, is not on the list this time. The other countries are: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and West Germany. The players generally have small Braille chess sets, on which they can feel the pieces while analyzing the game.

When a player makes a move, he announces it to his opponent. The then repeat the move to show that he has heard and under-1 stood it. Interpreters may be necessary if the players do not understand each other. i Braille chess clocks are' used, which can be felt, so the players know how much time each has left. A normal, time limit, such as 40 moves in two hours, is used.

The USBCA is interested in hearing from blind chess players of any degree of strength. Groups are being organized through the coun-try. Anyone interested should write to 8201 16th Suite 812, Silver Spring, Md. 20910. Major supporters of the organization, and sponsors of their team, are the U.S.

Chess Federation, the Piatigorsky Foundation and the American Chess Foundation Sandrin was awarded the best game played prize in 1968 for the following victory over Lofyus of Ireland. He built up an attack in brilliant fashion. Vol. Ill carries on from 1911 to 1920 with over 375 crossta-bles. The compiler had to be much more selective, as tournaments Increased in number every year.

Many of the names would be completely unknown, even to collectors of tournament books. But for anyone Interested in the details of tournament results, these volumes have the most complete and accurate records. The first volume sells at $5 and the other two at $6 each. They are obtainable from Gaige, who in addition to the" compiling, did most of the typesetting and printing, and now the merchandising. 1 Gaige has also prepared a Catalog of Chessplayers and problemists, priced at $2.50.

This has about 4000 names, with their dates of birth and death, where available. FISCHER EXHIBITION Bobby Fischer went on an exhibition tour of Argentina last November after defeating Tigran Petrosian in their match in Buenos Aires. One of his. stops was Tucuman, where the Pan-American Team Tournament was place. Fischer's appearance created at least as much excite-merit as the proceedings at the team, matches and the accompanying congress.

In the simultaneous exhibition Fischer took on 20 opponents in easy going style, winning 17 games, drawing one and losing two, to Jose Rubinstein and Adolf Rod-. riguez. Following is the game with Rubinstein: 1 SICILIAN DEFENSE 'S GAMBIT DECLINED QUEEN 1 I nftut Fischer Rubinstein Fischer Rubinstein I nftna Sandrin White Black White Black Ireland Black NxB B-B3 K-Bl B-K3 Q-B2 BxN QR-Ql QxR B-Nl Q-N4ch K-B2 KxP K-B2 U.S.A. White 17- BxP 18- QxN 19- Q-R7ch 20- Q-N6 21- P-K4 22- R-R5 23- PxB 24- RxR 25- R-R8ch 26- Q-R7 27- K-N1 28- P-K6CH 99-RxR P-N3 P-K4 BxN KR-B1 B-Bl PxP P-QR4 P-R5 B-N2 PxNP R-R8ch 0-B8 P-K5 R-B7 17- NxN 18- Q-RS 19- N-65 20- PxB 21- R-Q2 22- Q-R4 23- P-KB4 24- R-N3 25- R-R3 24-K-Q1 27- PxNP 28- K-K2 29- Q-B2 30- R-R4 Resigns Sandrin U.S.A. White 1-P-Q4 J-P-QB4 3- N-QBJ 4- B-NS 5- PxP 6- P-K3 7- Q-B2 8- N-B3 9- B-Q3 10- P-KR4I 11- 0-0-0 12- PxP 13- NxN 14- P-N6! 15- PxPch 16- N-K5ch 1- P-K4 2- N-KB1 3- P-Q4 4- NxP 5- N-QB3 6- B-QB4 7- B-N3 8- B-K3 9- Q-K2 10- 0-0-0 11- P-N4 12- KR-NI 13- P-N5 14- Q-R5 15- QN-K2 le-RPxN P-QB4 P-Q3 PxP N-KB3 N-B3 P-K3 B-K2 0-0 P-QR3 Q-B2 N-Q2 N-B4 P-N4 P-N5 NxBch NxN Ireland Black P-Q4 P-K3 N-KB3 QN-Q2 PxP P-B3 B-K2 0-0 P-KR3 R-Kl PxB N-K5 PxN N-B3 KxP K-Nl KxR 30-RxR 31-Q-R3 Whltt won GRANDMASTER SCHOOL The Grandmaster 1 Chess School, 1180 S.

Beverly "L.A. 90035, will offer lessons in chess In several locations starting early in March. This editor developed the curriculum for the course, which will consist of six group lessons, one each week. The series is intended for beginners, or those who know the moves and want to have a better understanding of the strategy and tactics involved. The sites and starting dates are: Sheraton Inn, 9750 Airport Westchester, Monday, March Holiday Inn, 21101 Ventura Woodland Hills, Tuesday, March Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, 15433 Ventura Encino, Wednesday, March 8, and Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Beverly Hills.

These are all planned for adults. One class for children under 14 will start Saturday morning, March. at the Workmen's Circle Cultural Center, 1619. Robertson Los Angeles. The tuition for adults is $40, and $25 for children.

To enroll, or for further information, write to the school. VENICE, ITALY, TOURNEY SICILIAN DEFENSE CROSSTABLES Most chess players, when picking up a book on the game, would choose a manual of instruction, a collection, of games or a tournament book. A few might prefer endings, either from play or composed studies. Even fewer might settle for problem literature. Jeremy Gaige, 2313 Green Philadelphia, Pa.

19130, ha3 published three books that fit none of the above The titles are CHESS TOURNAMENT CROSSTABLES, VOL. II and III. Vol. from 1851 to 1900, starts with the first tournament in modern times, organized by Howard Staunton in London, 1851. It was won by the German master Adolf Anderssen, who was then considered the best player in the world.

On the following page is New York, 1857, won by the immortal Paul Morphy of New Orleans, who then left for his triumphal tour of Europe, defeating all who would face including Anders-sen. The first tournaments were actually a series of matches on the knockout principle. The first round-robin tournament was in London, 1862, with Anderssen again the victor, and the American Louis Paulsen second. With activity in chess increasing considerably in the 1880s and 1890s, there are over 330 crosstables in the volume. Many are of a local and minor nature, but this is by far the most complete such compilation, and clearly took enormous labor to complete.

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