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9 Zimt4 tpic wv i ill i I ilfilfl A i Pit A E39rS GHESS BY ISAAC KASHDAN INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER Addrm UlMra to Ch Editor. LA. TlmM Timti Mirror Square lot Angtltl, Calif. 90053 I fr fwrfu lW- 1 VvNS -0 I i I USCF GUARANTEES FISCHER WILL PLAY Am im Times problem 4120 By A. van Enselen BLACK 12 save $80SeaIy modern regular size sofa sleeper Turn your living room into a spare bedroom handsomely.

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The organizers in both Yugoslavia and Iceland claimed they could not go ahead with their plans in view of the uncertainty. Cables and telephone calls mm a Mi Mm 1 reg. $329 WHITE 13 Whit mates in two. The mate after KxP is unutual, but needs most of the force on the board. The other variation are routine.

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 41 Iff: R-QN1 If KxN, N-R2; If PxN, 2 R-QB1. to thrae continents were required to resolve the conflict. Dr. Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, was reached in Canberra, Australia, on his world tour of chess centers. Euwe immediately sent an ultimatum to Fischer and the U.

S. Chess Federation, requiring that the American body send a guarantee by April 4 that Fischer was ready to play according to the conditions previously agreed to. Edmund B. Edmondson, executive director of the USCF, complied after several conferences with Fischer. The confirming cable stated that Fischer would be in Bel save 32 Sealy Malibu extra firm mattress, spring You'll never lie awake counting sheep you sleep on this, extra firm Sealy mattress and box spring.

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69.95 Five rounds will be played, with the final at 4 p.m. Sunday. The winner will receive $200 and a trophy." A number of other prizes are offered, the amounts to be based on the number of entrants. The playing, fee Is $16 for adults and $12.50 for juniors under 21. For further information, call Ronald Pease at 285-4415.

The Arcadia Amateur Open Tournament will start at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 17 at the Senior Citizens' Building, Arcadia County Park, 405 S. Santa Anita Ave. Six rounds will be played on successive Mondays. The tournament is limited to those with ratings of 1900 or below, or those who have never been rated by the USCF.

The entrance fee is $5.50 for members of the Arcadia Chess Club, and $7 for non-members. For further information call club president Michael Kublicki at 446-8710. TOURNEYS IN ITALY Andrew Soltis of New York was the winner in an international masters tournament in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Soltis, the only American of the 12 participants, won six games and drew five without a loss for a total of 8Vi-2V6. In second place was grandmaster Damjanovic of Yugoslavia, with 7W-3V6.

He was also undefeated, drawing with Soltis and six others, while winning four games. Other with' plus scores were Lombard of Switzerland, 7-4; Kovacs of Hungary, 6V4-4VS, and Masic of Yugoslavia and Garcia of Cuba, who tied at 6-5. Kovacs played the most Interesting games. Following are examples: 2pc.60"x80"queenset reg. 209.95 $147 3pc.6'x7'kingset reg.289.95 $187 sleep shop 145 all 1 8 stores use one of our convenient credit plans Rlcht.r Israel NxB P-QR3 P-Q3 Q-Q2 P-K4 Q-NS QxKP Resigns SICILIAN DEFENSE Kovacs Rlchter Kovacs Hungary Israel Hungary White Black White 1- P-K4 P-QB4 10-Q-Q1 2- N-QB3 N-QB3 11-RPxM 3- N-B3 P-KN3 12-N-QS 4- P-Q4 PxP 13-B-N6 J-NxP B-N2 14-B-Q4 6- B-K3 N-B3 15-B-K3 7- B-QB4 0-0 16-0-0 IB-N3 N-KN5 17-RR4 9- QxN NxN SICILIAN DEFENSE Garcia Kovacs Garcia Cuba Hungary Cuba White H.ick White 1- P-K4 P-QB4 18.P-B3 2- N-KB3 P-03 19-N-N3 3- P-Q4 PxP 20-PxB 4- NxP N-KB3 21-RxN 5- N-QB3 P-QR3 22-B-Bcrl 6- B-K2 P-KN3 23-QxPch 7- B-KNS B-N2 24-N-Q5 8- Q-02 N-B3 25-QxPch -N-N3 B-K3 26-P-B3 10- P-B4 R-QB1 27-Q-Q7ch 11- 0-0-0 P-N4 28-N-K3 12- B-B3 N-Q2 29-KxN 13- KR-K1 N-R4 30-K-N1 14- P-KS N-B5 31-K-N2 15- Q-B2 P-R3 32-K-B1 16- B-R4 P-N4 33-K-B2 17- N-Q4 Q-R4 Resigns grade on June 22 ready for the first game.

Fischer would not comment on the basic cause of the controversy, his demand that any profits as a result of the match should be turned over to the players. U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP The invitational U. S.

Championship Tournament will be held in New York from April 23 to May 14. It will be a round-robin with 14 of the strongest players in the country. The event is of special importance this year, as it is also a Zonal Tournament, to qualify two players into the next cycle for the world chess championship. Invitations were sent to the leaders on the rating list of the U. S.

Chess Federation. Heading the list with 2824 points, the highest mark ever established in the history of the rating system, is Bobby Fischer, who has held the national title eight times. However, Fischer has stated that he will not participate this year. Much more important to him is the match with Boris Spassky for the world championship. Current U.

S. champion Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N.Y. will most probably be on the scene to defend his title. Reshevsky is fourth on the rating list, with 2544 points. A distant second to Fischer is Lubomir Kavalek of Washington, D.C., formerly champion of Czechoslovakia.

He has 2560 points. Third is former U. S. champion Larry Evans of Reno, with 2548. Others in the 2500 bracket are William Lombardy, 2538; Pal Benko, 2513, and Robert 2512, All are trom New York.

JThe others who received invitations, in rating order, are William Addison, Ken Rogoff, Donald Byrne, Andrew Soltis, Edmar Mednis, William Martz and Arthur Bisguier. HOLLYWOOD TOURNEY The Hollywood Chess Club, 6011 Hollywood will run a Swiss system tournament over the weekend of April 21 to 23, with a guaranteed prize of $300 and a trophy to the winner. Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded for second and third place, and for the two leaders in each of the rating groups established by the USCF. Six rounds will be played starting at 8 p.m. Friday, April 21.

Rounds on Saturday will start at 11:30 a.m., 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. On Sunday the times will be 1 and 6 p.m. The time limit will be 40 moves in 90 minutes. The entrance fee is $20 for players rated 2000 or over, and $15 for those with lower or no previous ratings.

Membership in the USCF is required and may be obtained when registering. This editor will direct the tournament. For further information call the club at 466-2603. CLUB TOURNEYS The Chess House, 402 E. Las Tunas San Gabriel, is continuing its policy of an open tournament every weekend, along with other events.

The major one this month will be next weekend, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. Kovacs Hungary Black Q-NS NxNP NxP BxR RxS K-Q1 0-QB5 K-Bt BxBP K-NS B-G7cn OB6ch Q-06CH B-B6ch QxNcri Q-KScri I I 4 1 in 1 iniiaiii Mill if ittii i r--r--- iriiiiiiwwiMiwiiZZiIw Some of the players then moved to Florence, which staged an eight man round robin. Here Damjanovic gained the first prize with five wins and two draws. Mariottl of Italy was second with and Kovacs and Lombard tied at 4W-2V4.

Lombard won their individual game in a pretty finish. The game follows: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Lombard Kovacs Switzerland Lombard Kovacs Switzerland Hungary Hungary Whit White Black Black 1- P-Q4 2- P-OB4 3- N-QB3 4- N-B3 5- B-N5 6- P-K3 7- PxP S-B-Q3 9-0-0 I0-QK2 11.QRQ1 12- B-R4 13- N-KJ N-KB3 P-K3 P-Q4 B-K2 0-0 P-QN3 PxP B-K3 QN-Q2 P-B4 P-KR3 R-Kl PxP 14- PxP 15- KRKI 16- P-B4 17- PxP 16-0-Q2 19- PxN 20- KR1 21- BxN 22- NxP 23- Q-B4 24- NxBch 25- PxP 26- B-K6 B-Q3 P-R3 P-KN4 B-KNS NxN B-B4cn N-KS BxR B-R4 B-K2 QxN QxP Resigns STATHAM TOURNIY, LONI PINB QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED II II El Saldv White I- P-Q4 "2-P-QB4 3- N-QB3 4- P-K3 5- 6-Q3 6- P-B4 7- NB3 0-0 9-B-02 10- R-B1 II- P-KN4 12- NPxP 13- PxP 14- KRI 1MJ-K2 lt-N-KS 17-R-KNl 11- Q-N2 19-NxN Brasket Black P-Q4 P-QB3 P-K3 P-KB4 N-B3 KJ 00 N-KS P-QN3 POR3 P-N3 MPxP BPxP Rl B-02 B-Kl RR2 B-KB3 QPxN Saldv White 20- B-K2 21- Q-R1 22- RxR 23- B-K1 24- 8R4 25- N-B6 26- R-B3 27- N-OI 21-BxS 29QR4 30- QRS 31- QR4 32R-B7 33-BxP 3B-B1 35- B-B 36- B-N1 37- K-N1 3S-Q-R6 rasket Black R-KN2 Rl-Nl BxR K-02 6 83 0 61 Q-N2 BxN R-N3 R-N2 R-N3 R-N2 Q-NI Rl R4 Bier) BxBcrt Q-Kl Resijns fv4ay Go is as near as your phone call toll free (see numbers listed below) I- i-' imW CRENSHAA' UWOOD UUREl FU: STL0 St). Mt SAN DUGO BUtNA PARK 10PANGA. RA WEST WOE SO. COAST PLATA ARCADIA SAN ItRNARD.NO VONTCLA CARLSBAD OXNAKB m.

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