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Chats On Chess COIN-WISE' zines of those days. He died young, in a political brawl at the chess club. He was my only son. For years now I have I JJIIHW II I i "llilf wmmtMmvmimmxmiHmM.l'mm Now there's a way to keep El Paso's hot summer sun time provide privacy and car fitted with Sidles auto your car 1 5 cooler in and at the same security. Have your sun shades and enjoy comfortable driving all summer long! been a widow, and have turned to spiritualism, 'Hel seherin' as they say in Germany, and my son has asked me on innumerable occasions to see the great American Chess genius in action.

That is my reason for this daily pilgrimage here." She left me standing wondering what her son's name could be. I never saw her again, for Fischer had finished his game quickly and had left, and did not play any further. HAS A PLAYED TOO MUCH? Played in the preliminaries of the Chess Olympics, Siegen, 1970 WHITE: BLACK: Bent Larsen Lojos Portlsch 1. P-QN3(o) K4 13. P-N5 N-R4 2.

B-N2 N-QB3 14. N-K4 P-KB4 3. P-QB4 N-B3 15. PxP e.p. NxP 4 P-K3(b) P-Q3 16.

N3-QC NxN 5. N-QB3 P-KN3 17. NxiN Q-R5 6. N-B3 B-N2 18. N-N3 N-B4 7.

P-G4 B-B4 19. B-B3 RxP(c) 8. P-Q5 N-ON5 20. KxR N-KSch 9. R-Bl P-QB3 21.

K-Nl QxNch 10. P-QR3 N-R3 22. B-N2 OxPoh 11. P-R3 0-0 Resigns Id) 12. P-KN4 OO (a) One of Bent Larsen's favorite openings (with 1.

P-KN3 and 1. P-KB4). He had lots of success with these openings in Palma de Mallorca and Monte Carlo. (b) One recalls the terrible defeat of Larsen at the hands of Boris Spassky at the USSR-Rest of the World match when Larsen played 4. N-KB3.

(c) Simple but neat. (d) It is strange that Larsen, one of the strongest players in the Western World, should crumble at times as badly as in this game. The Soviet players feel that the reason for his lack of constant solidity is due to too many tournament games he has played in recent years. The solution to the problem above is: 1. K-Kl Smart Mug wm By GEORGE KOLTANOWSKI International Chess Master PROBLEM By Dr.

W- Speckman, Germany 376 White to play and mate two moves. Solution below. in THE "HEL SEHER1N" From the start of the XIX Olympics at Siegen, West Germany, I noticed her standing as near as possible to Robert Fischer's table. Being co-captain of the U.S. team, I watched the public closely, looking for camera fans who might have flash bulbs.

hey had to be stopped. The lady was around 50, grey-haired and well-dressed. I never saw her with the same clothes. She rarely spoke to anyone, and then only if someone asked her if she could see the game and would like to move forward. Her answer was a whispered "Nein, danke schon." When I saw her day-in, day-out standing there huddled against the edge of the circle, pushed and leaned upon by an eager crowd, I began to wonder about her and her fascination with chess that kept her there hours at a stretch, for Bobby's games hardly ever ended before the five-hour playing time elapsed.

In fact, Bobby had a number of adjourned games and sure enough she attended these, too. She was there all the time, never moving away, just blinking her eyes, pushing her eyeglasses back on her upturned short nose, chewing gum or sweets. But when Bobby did not play, she wasn't there at all. On Friday morning, Sept. 24, Bobby had to finish his game with Vlastimil Hort of Czechoslovakia.

We arrived early and I noticed the lady in question walking towards the entrance gate. I left Bobby to find his own way to his board and approached the lady, asking if I could speak with her. I whipped out my card and gave it to her. "I can't help wondering why you are here following every move, grimace, effort, made by Robert Fischer," I said to her. "Do you play chess?" "I play very little," she answered calmly.

"I am only here to watch Bobby Fischer and nothing else." "Why?" I asked. "I expect you will not understand." She looked around and, finding no one near us, continued: "Years ago, I had a son who was a chess genius according to the chess maga- One ol our many SMART BUYS lor SMART SHOPPERS Usual Retail 745 Our Price $347 DISCOUNT DRUG PACESETTERS ized De Heers Mining which even today is the leader in diamond distribution and sales. At the same time Rhodes entered politics and in 1890 became prime minister of Cape Colony. In 1894 the newly formed territories of Northern and Southern Rhodesia were named in his honor. In the U.S.

we think of him as the philanthropist who created the fund which allows 32 American scholarships to be awarded annually for study at Oxford. The coin, in silver, shows the usual bust of Elizabeth II on its face, while the reverse shows the head of Rhodes and the coat of arms of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. In place of the milled edge is the incused inscription. "Out Of Vision Came Reality 1853." One-hundred, twenty-three thousands 500 ordinary strikes were made, plus 1,500 cased proofs. The latter are hard to obtain, since most were distributed in Southern Rhodesia.

First I am told the U.S. has two mints. Then I am told that coins are made at Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. BP Yes. it is confusing.

It seems that a plant does not have to be a "mint" to mint coins. The Philadelphia Mint was authorized in 1792 and has been in operation since 1793. The Denver Mint was authorized in I8fi2, operating only as an assay office until 1906. Coinage operations commenced in 1906 and still continue. It is the San Francisco Mint that "throws" you.

It was authorized in 1S52 and struck coins from 1854 to 1955. In March of 1955 it suspended operations and on July 11, 1962 changed from a "Mint" to an "Assay Office." On July 23. 1965 it was authorized to again strike coins, even though it continued to be an Assay Office. Probably the "Mint Mark," should properly be called an "Assay Mark." To W.B.: In answer to your question about buying coins in Europe, don't. After making that broad statements, I must qualify it.

It is fine if you can make purchases from a reputable dealer, but how will you judge. Most European dealers are not known to the average collector. And there is so much counterfeit material being offered, which will fool all but the most astute. This applies to silver pieces as well as gold. It is bad enough to buy counterfeit items, but even worse when you realize that counterfeit gold is subject to seizure, even though you have the proper license to import the "real thing." Not a month goes by.

but what I am shown junk that a traveler brought back from overseas. "Welcome To Coin Collecting" this instructional, illustrated, 16-page booklet fully explains mint marks, conditions of coins and other subjects for collectors. To get your copy, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Leon Lindheim, co The EI Paso Times, P.O. Drawer 20, El Paso, Tex. 79998.

By LEON LINDHEIM Did you know that the Southern Rhodesia 1953 crown was struck to honor the 100th anniversary of a distinguished Britisher? I am referring to Cecil John Rhodes, who was born in Hertfordshire, England, in 1853. 1953 Southern Rhodesia Crown His biography reads like a Horatio Algers' novel. At the age of 17 he joined his oldest brother, Herbert, in Natal. The following year the brothers staked a claim to land that was part of the Kim-berly diamond field. Two years later his fortune was great enough to allow him to return to England and enter Oxford University.

Because of repeated business trips to South Africa, he did not earn his degree until 1881. It was in 1880 that he organ- Be In Hnrrv conglomerate involved in all areas of communications, from cassettes to features, albums, publishing and television, the purpose being to project ideas that are inspiring and uplifting, entertaining and educational. He will handle the creative side of his multi-faceted company with a friend of law school days, Mark Hur-witz, a successfful lawyer in California, handling the business side. He said his favorite place is El Paso and "the greatest inspiration has always been my family. They've stood beside me no matter what and believe me, sometimes it can be lonely," As to "Kingdom of Innocents," Friedman said they hope too polish it here and then produce it on stage throughout the United States and England before producing it as a film.

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Along with these, he has developed a well-rounded series of projects in all areas of communication. Four projects were optioned in the last year by such major companies as Screen Gems and NBC. He has set up "Health Entertainment Corp." with David Sachs, an open heart surgeon turned actor, and they have an anatomy coloring book for children to be published this fall and are developing audio visual projects in all areas of health. He is doing an environmental bill of rights album with leading environmentalist Dr. Robert Pogrund of the University of California at Los Angeles where both Friedman and Sachs are enrolled in the doctoral program in public health.

"We hope to influence legislation through music," he said. Friedman said he believes he is now ready and the time is right for a communications 5 1 1 1 I I I II. EJZlAiZlIlii 50WHT0I MIK-SHOI 4 The Times Sunday Magazine VJ ma mi msmm mm i ii a i a mm.