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White: H.NiimeiierBlack:A.MuirI P-K4,P-QB ; 2 N-Q83, P-QR3;3 N-83,P-K3;4 P-Q4,PxP;5 NxP,Q-B2;6P-KN3'P-QN4;7 B-N2, B-N2; E O-O, N-QB3; 9B-K3, N-B3; 10 P-QR3, R-81; 1l R-Kl,N-K4; 12 B-B4, B-84; 13 N-Q5, PxN; 14BxN, QxB; 15 PxP, QxR*; 16 QxQ*,K-Bl; 17 R-Ql, BxN; 18 RxB, RxP; 19P.Q6, Reetgns.

It is becoming increasingly expensive ostage chess tournaments, even schoolboysevents, but i t is hoped the Glorney Cup isfirmly established n a six-country basisandit must now be the premier schoolboy eamevent in Western Europe. Perhaps n time,and iffunds permit, the event can be furtherenlarged. Those who wish to contribute tothe Glorney-Bloodworth Trust Fund shouldcommunicatewith Mr. Ken Bloodworth, 550Budshead Road, Whitleigh, PlymouthPLs 4DG, the Secretaryof the Glorney CupInternational Committee.

six rounds, gave up the exchange for tw opawns against Griff i ths and most onlookersdecided that the Midlander could notpossiblywin and that the bookies might sti l ltake a hiding since Stean had gained anadvantageand even his opponent expectedhim to win. As play continued, Griff i thssucceeded,by some nice f,tnessing n theending, n extracting the maximum from hisposition and by the time Smith resignedStean's chances had largely evaporated.Nevertheless,he prize-giving was over andGriff i ths was on the train for Birminghambeforethe draw was at last agreed.

The Challengers' Tournament was divi-ded nto two sections, achof36 players,andthis gave the Swiss System a much betterchance to work properly than last year'sentry ofover 70 did. The 'A' Sectionwas wonoutright by L.P.Collard who came frombehind in the last round by beating th eleader, Gerald Homer; but the 'B' Sectionwas a tie between M.A.Stevenson andD.C.Taylor.

Summary of ResultsPremier Tournament - P.C.Grifffths 6;M.Stean 5%; RJ.Gamble, G.HJames, J.K.Robinson 5; B.Cafferty, H.Lamb, M.Macdonald-Ross,P.D.Ralph, R.L.Smith, J .W.Atkinson, J.Century, A.C.Dempsey, P.D.Hare, P.R.Kemp, A.P.Lefevre, M.J.Lester,D.H.Powell, G.N.Stokes 4; J.Doyle, P.W.Hempson, A.L.Hosking, P.F.Timson, G.W.Thomas, K.Wicker 3%; P.B.Cook, P.S.N.Kendall, A.J.Stebbings,Miss A.Sunnucks 3;A.C.Barton, R.A.Bowell, J.C.Cock, G.Daw,P.Dean, J.B.Goodman, J.E.Pattle, E.C.Sowden,G.W.Wheeler2%; R.M.Bruce, S.MWilley 2; J.V.A.Franks 1%; R.A.I*e (with-drew after 3 rounds) 1.Challengers 'A' - L.P.Collarcl 5%; G.Horner, J.Horrocks 5; W.E.Bruges' I.D.Hunnable, R.EJames, VJ,Russ, J.M.SoesanB.H.Turner, R.A.Wagstaff 4%; Mrs R.M.Bruce, E.S.Colley,C.A.S.Damant, D.M.Hil lR.G.Rusha 4; S.R.Capsey,R.J.Hirons, G.I.Ladds, K.F.Sucksmith, P.R.Vivian, Mrs D.r{right 3Yzi J.Bruce, G.H.Green, W.G.Irvine-Fortescue, S.D.l,efevre, J.Meadows,J.Parker, J.Richards,R.Summersell 3; J.M.Gorton, Miss G.A.Moore, D.J.Towers 2%;R.Newman, A.Pimblett 2; W.A.Frost 3; J.S.Midgley 1.

Challengers 'B' - M.A.Stevenson, D.C.Taylor 5%; G.Hutchinson 5; D.K.ButlertJ.A.Flood, R.Franklin, A.D.Gravettr MJ.Reddie, K.M.Southern 4%; C.B.Hatch,R.J.Pearce,D.C.Randall, E.Sandercock,R.Willey, P.C.Wood 4; A.J.Cooper, D.M.Humphries, R.Liggitt, J.Walker, P.White-head, M.W.Wood 3%; W.Evans, E.H.JonesM.E.M i tey , G .L .Pr i t cha rd , P.R.Rawcliffe, R.Whateley 3; R.P.Fty, F.Grumbley, F.Jaeck, P.E.Monkhouse 2%;J.R.Cotterell, D.Gleave (withdrew after 6rounds), Dr. E.B.Kraus (withdrew after 4rounds), M.Nevin 2; M.Sommer 1.Premier Reserves: Section A - K.Morrison(1), J.Rowley (2), C.Richards, RJ.Thompson4; R.Hepenstal, R.A.Macbrayne, A.Picker-ing 3t/zi T.White 0.Section B - H.G.Crews 5; P.Walden 4%;R.G.Daniels 4; R.Dickinson, D.E.Hard-castle372; G.Beattie, P.L.Cook, J.J.Lauder2t/2.Section C - Mrs O.Chataway, L.Guard 5%;A.Schoffeld 4%; J.W.Thornley 4; L.Hollo-way 3/z; R.W.Morris 3; M.Lewis, W.Pethybridge 1.Section D - CJ.V.Bellers 5; PJ.Martin 4%;M.Horne, J.C.Loose, G.C.Walker 4; D.T.Fairbank, J.Macgregor 3; D.J.Meadows%.Major: Section A - S.L.RusselI 5 (out of 6);N.Brat, C.M.Oliver, Rev. K.S.Procter 372;W.W.Tatum 3; R.M.Cherry 2Vz;W.Latey 0.Section B - E.Chamberc 5%; AJ.L.Wade,F.V.Wallace 4%; W.G.Oliver 3%; S.Glad-stone,E.G.Potter 3; K.W.Thorp 2/z; W.E.I.Sharp 1% .Section C - S.Hemblln' J.Hutchings 5;L.H.Plunkett 4; F.Robinson 3/z; I.C.HamerlVz; A.E.Baker, A.J.Story 1.Special Swiss - R.E.Ilopklns 6; RJ.Johnson, T.Parker 5%; G.Westnacott 5; A.Conroy, D.Evans, G.Slinger 4%; A.Doust,P.G.Partridge, P.Rooke 4; J.Bartlett, J.W.Bryan, M.P.Foss, Mrs P.Jackson, N.A.Johnson, S.Pitney, A.Tltrel l 3%; Miss A.Livesey, J.T.Hopkins, N.W.Roberts, R.J.Smith, J.H.Vasey 3; Miss A.Bendy, MrsE.Crowe, Lady G.Herbert 2Vz; M.Latey 2;Mrs R.Lrwis 1; Mrs D.J.Gorton (withdrewthrough illness after 2 rounds) 0.

Speclal grading prizes were awarded in

PAIGNTON T973bv \Y.Ritson Morrv

Such is the place that Paignton holds inthe hearts of its devotees that even fiercecompetition from the Atkins MemorialCongress in Leicester and the new EnfieldCongressdid not prevent the establishmentof a new record entry when 196 competitorsassembled for the opening on Sunday,September 2nd. That Paignton is geared forpossible expansion was left in little doubt,for the Maycir of Torbay, who was present atboth the opening and closing ceremonies,made it clear that if more accommodationshould be needed to cope with increasingnumbers steps would be taken to find it.This year the weather was, if anything,even better than last year's, and thebeautiful ballroom looking out over the bayis the ideal setting for those who play chessfor pleasure as well as the acme of comfortfor those who play it for blood.The Premier Tournament with its f,200prize list, attracted an entry of 42, and,although one might have wished to seemoreof our leading national players participating,some very bright chess was seen and enjoyed

by the spectators.Naturally, the favourite for top honourswas Michael Stean, and, had the book-

makers been laying the odds on the terrace,theywould doubtlesshave openedhim at 2-1and closed at 5-4 or even money by the 'offl.Nevertheless, P.Dean of Sutton put up a

stout resistance in the first round and.despite oss of a pawn, was able to hold theposition until th e adjournment when a drawwas agreed. Meanwhile Peter Griffrths, theformer Midland Open Champion, wasrepeating his perlbrmance of last year, andat the end of round three he was sharing helead with R.J.Gamble whom he beat inround four. Stean was, by this time, insecond place with 3t/2, having beatenM.J.hster, A.J.Stebbings and BernardCafferty.

In round five Griffiths started well in theall important gamewith Stean and it lookedas though he might virtually settle thequestionof first prize by winning, but Steanmanaged o hold on grimly and escapewitha valuable half-point, although this enabledGamble and G.H.James to dtaw level withStean.The sixth round brought a set-back forGriffiths. He established a clear advantageover J.K.Robinson but just as everybodyhadwritten the game off as a foregoneconclusionhe made a seriouserror and hadto be thankful for a draw. Stean, who dealtseverelywith Gamble, was now sharing thelead with Griffiths, as Jameshad been held

to a draw by J.Century.Round sevenbegan on Saturday morning

with Stean playing James and Griffithsopposed by Richard Smith, a former Welshboy champion. No adjournment was permit-ted and the spectators assembled with thescent of an'eyciting battle in their nostri ls.They were not disappointed for once.Smith, who had not lost a game in the first


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col . 3366 diagram70 note (k) l ine 372 col.1694 line 6 from bottom96 col.S

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and eliminate dots at 8th move betweencols. 131 and 1321 1 B-N2Insert white pawn on Q2R.K11 0 - Q-Rs (c )Changenote p to note kt0 B-K2Q_Q2 k)11 0-O 0)B-K212 Q-Qzo-o-o13 QR-QlBxN14 RxBP-B315 R-N3P-N316 Q-B2+21 PxBPQR-B122 KR-Q1, B-Q6!!possible in note (g)Johner-Schmid, Moscow Olympics 19565 P-QB39 BxKBP ch4 P-QB4 seecols . -1 4s . . . , P-QB3?!7 PxP e.p.9 . . . , PxBPBx Bl l - PxNl2 QxN. Q-R4 ch .LazneDelete (A)

(3 ) 18 B-Ns l or (4 ) 1 8 Q-Rs? l ' B-K3 ; 19 RxPl ! ' . . . . . .5 N.QB36 P-B3, P-KN3 = ; or (3) 4 . . . , P-Q4; 5 QN-Q2 .. . . . . . .(f l No safe alternative s 4 ..., P-KN3; 5 N-QB3' B-N2; 6 P-Q4'P-B3: 7 KN-K2 and Black is cramPed'Add closing parenthesis aftet'Bondarevski'Black's King's Knight's pawn should be on KN3more forceful6-9 and 5 . . . , O-O (cols .10-16)6 B-K26 . . . . N-K1 ;6 . . . , QxQ ch; and 8 . . . , BxP;6 . . . , PxKP9 . . . , N-Q4 ;19 B-Q3, QxR ch; 20 QxQ, PxR (Q);14 Q-Rs ch, K-N1;14 K-Bl , P-Q4! T(C) 11 P-K6!? (1) 11 . . . , PxP;12 PxNOmit symbol (A) and omit whole ine (B )move black pawn ftom KN2 to KN3this note should be part of 199 (h)9 . . . , P-QN4; and 13 . . . , N'KR3;6 N-B3 transposes nto col. 229 BxB ch12 .. . , N-N3 (b )12 P-QR4Robatsch1879Eliminate note (a) to move 5 and change note (b) to (a)Eliminate note (c) and add (d) to 7 P-B3. Add leaders between 6KN-K2, co1.2and 6 P-Q5, col.3Change (d) to (b), (e) to (c), (fl to (e), etc., down to (n) to (l)Change as follows:(a) 10 B-R6 ...... ' ...veryunclear(b) I f 6 PxP . . . . . . . . . . ,NxQl(c) Risky is 6 . . ' , N-R3 . ' . . . . . . . .Archives.(d) Or 7 PxBP, NPxP! d(e) (A) f0 0-O-O, . . . . . . . . . . ame.(0 9 PxP, . . . . . . . . . .Barden(g) 10 Q-Q2 .. . . . . . . ' .Kmoch'(h) 5 P5P^. . . . . . . . . . moch'( i ) s . . . , P-Q3? .. . . . . . . . . %8 .t) l0 P-KN3. . . . . . . . . . .Maric '(i() (A) 4 ..., N-Q2?; 5 P-B4!, P-K4; 6 PxP!' PxP; 7 P-Qs +

(B) 4 . . . ,P-KB4 (1);5 PxP, BxBP; 6 N-B3! ' N-KR3; 7 B-K2'O-O; 8 O-O, N-R3; 9 P-QS' P-B4; 10 N-KN5' N'B2(Polugayevski-Bi1ek, ugano 196qL !1 B--Q-2- (2) 5KN-K2; P.K4; 6 P-Q5, N-K2; 7 N-N3, P.QB3 :(1) 10 PxP .. . ' . . . . . .advantage.

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Correction Nervs from theBritish Isles49th Hastings International Congress (27th December 1973 - 13th January 1974). Becauseofthe two Interzonal Tournaments this year, acceptances or the P remier at Hastings havebeen ather slow.Two U.S.S.R.Grandmasterswil l be playing ogether with Jan Smejkal (Cz.)Duncan Suttles (Canada) and invitations have gone to Grandmasters fiom Hungary,Yugoslavia and West Germany. International Masters S.Garcia (Cuba) and L.Rellstab(W.Germany) have agreed to play. At the time of writing, t he British playe rs who haveacceptedare W.R.Harts ton, R.D.Keene, M.Stean and A.J.Mi les.

A reminder that the closing date for all entries is December lst 1973. Enquiries toL.A.J.Glyde, Chess Club, 2 Cornwallis Terrace, Hastings (Challengers and Maintournaments) or W.L.Starling , Clover, Fyrsway, Fairlight, Hastings (New Year and ThirdWeek Tournaments).The Congresswill be opened by Sir Richard Clarke, KCB, OB E, C hairman 'Friends ofChess ' .

The Wales - Ireland Match, held at Newport, Mon., on 15th and 16th September, resulted asfollows:- 1. A.H.Williams t/zth H.llacGrillenVzVz;2. S.J.Hutchings z/z - J.L.Moles 1/zt/z;3.I.C.Jones /z/z - W.Heidenfeld lzVz;4. D.Sully '/z/z - E.Keogh Vzlz; 5. LTrcvelyan th7 -J.Murray %0; 6. Dr.K.D.War ren /z/z - A.Dennehy t/z/z; 7 R.G.Taylor 10 - G.McCurdy 0l;8. S.K.D.Cronick U/z - R.Byrne 1/z; (Final result; 8-8 - Thank you Mike Bowers).The Northumberland Chess Congress, held over the Summer Bank Holiday weekend,resulted as follows: (Thank you M.H.S.Whiting).Open - (6-round Swiss, 36 players) 1. J.F.Turnock 5%; 2. G.K.Rockett 5; 3-5.E.Matthewson, M.McCarthy, J.Steedman4/zt etc. Major - (6-round Swiss,50 players) 1.G.V.Glover 6; 2-7. W.R.Aynsley, S.Carr, A.Hayrood, G.McCall, T.W.Simpson, M.Trolan4Lh; etc.The End-gameprize went to J.Si mpson and Trophies for Best Junior Performancesin each section to E.Matthewson and G.McCall.The results of the Ninth Weymouth Summer Congress are: (Thanks Peter Merrett)Championship - (24 entries) 1. G.H.Bennett 5; 2-5. Dr.J.A.Fidler, D.James,M.Macdonald-Ross, .J .Stebbings Vz;6. D.O.Vaughan4; 7-9. Dr.J .M.Ai tken, R.Burton,D.A.Mackenzie 3Vz: ... Reserves (24 entries) 1-2. D.Bruce, G.C.Stevens 5; 3-4.D.B.Armour, D.A.Munford 4/z; ... Jwrior - (Under 18) -2. P.Williams,J.L.Whiteman 4/2.Minor - (Under 14) 1. H.M.Carter 4t/z;2. F.Y.Y'Iallace 4.The Fourth Thanet Congresshad a recotd entry, this year, of 101. The Open Swiss was wonby R.A.Parry ahead of 2-3. G.H.Bennett and M.R.Gordeni; 4-8. B.F.O'Sullivan, G.Botley,A.Pope, A.E.Hanreck and T.J.Bean; P.Challen inished 9th and collected he Thanet Prizefor the highest-placed Thanet resident. Major Swiss 1-2. W.R.Rayner and T.l.Twner 4t/z;3-7. M.G.Patterson, P.A.Baldwin, M.Dunne, J.C.Blundell and R.G.W.Elwell 4; etc. MinorSwlss 1. S.J.Ireland 4/z; 2-5. R.Gates, T.Reene, P.C.Greenwood and A.Major 4; etc.(Thanks Michael Croft).Iondon Champlonship 1973-1. P.Timson; 2-3.J.Century and C.D.ke; 4. L.S.Blackstock;5-7. J.O'Dell, G.Bur ton and T.Fox; 8. D.LeMoir; 9. M.Macdonald-Ross; 10. M.J.Franklin.Obttuary - We learn with deep regret of the death of Ledy Hoare' OBE, wife of SirFrederick, to whom we expressour sympathy for this tragic loss. Lady Hoare was the founderof the Trust for thalidomide and other physically handicapped children.

206 (g)210 (a) (B)229 col.40237 note (f)234 heading244 col.14253 co1.4

257 col.24260 note (j)261 note (k) (B)261 (d) (A )col .7277 note ff)280 note (c) (B):287 note e (B)300 cols.39/40317 cols.24/25

11 . . . , QxQ;12 RxP, R-QNI! - .Alekhine),6 P-QN3add: The column is Bisguier-Littlewood, Hastings 1961-2.3 N-QB3, P-QB4; 4 BPxP9 NxNchange 10 to 10 -

QR-QI R-81Change4 QN-Q2 to: 4 N-Q2After'Trajkovic Det'ence' dd: and Queen's Gambit, col s. 77-8(Chigotin's Defence)The number 2, indicating the 2nd move, s misplaced. t shouldprecede P-Q84but allows the Staunton Gambit Det'erred - p. 271(hXB)3 N-QB3Change Compare next column to: compare note (a - B)For (B) 2 . . . , P-K3; 3 P-K4 see .. . . . . . . .8 P-QN3Eliminate dots after 9 Q-B2 () and eliminate the Q-B2 t) in col.40. Add dots between 9 PxBP ..........BPxP(1) Move all of col.25 up one move(2) Eliminate dots after 6 P-K3(3) Add dots between 6 Q-N3 ... PxP5 . . . , P-83 (1) 6 Q-N3 .. . . . . . . . . B-K2 is good.7 PxBP, (1) 7 . . . , N-Ks;5 . . . , O-O; 6 N-B3, P-K4;7 BPxP . . .7 B-K2 (j)8 ..., PxP and omit the ()see cols. 21-24l3 . . . , N-N2Omit completelyReti Opening cols. 27-29.Double Fianchetto (cols. 37-8)s P-KN3 (g)P-K410 .. . , PxKP6 QxBPsee col.10, note (k)3 . . . , P-QB31 N.KB33 . . . , P-QN3!? seecol .246 P-N24 . . . , O - O17 K-Ql , PxR(Q)ch;

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LeonardBarden reports - John Nunn added to his impressive esults his summer when heshared the f,60 firi t pfize with former west of England champion l,eon Burnett in theLondon chess club's Bloomsbury open at Mary ward Centre on 15-16 September.Nunn(Oxford U.) and Burnett (Essex U.) scored 4% in the S-round Swiss; next cameR.A.Batchelor, .H.Bennett ,G.Dickson, .A.Johnson, .A.McDonnel l ,StewartReuben, ndR.A.Walker all with 4. c.S.Crouch was op junior with 3vz.An entry of 98 competed or f 155in ptizes. England InternationalsSimon webb, Andrew whiteley and Leonard Barden gaveinter-round tutorial post-mortem sessions.

The London Chess Club had 110 juniors aged 9 to 17 at its InvitationTournarnent-curn-coaching event at Mary Ward Centre on 23 September. John Littlewood'Alan Perkins. and David and Elaine Pritchard wefe among the trainers, and Bob wadetalked to the older juniors on clock trouble techniques. Tournament winners included:Invitation ,A' - J.S.Speelman Middlesex) 3%, P.Litt lewood (Lancs) 3, T'P.D.Chapman(Surrey), M.Goldschmidt (Mddx.), T.R.Holt (Lancs), P.J.Lee (Hants) and S.M.Taulbut(wiltsi z%. Reserves A, D.A.Curnow (Surrey)4. Invitation'B' Sheila Jackson (Lancs) andM.J.Wallman (Middx) 3/2. The next one-day Junior Invitation Tournaments wil l be onSunday 25 November 1973.

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429rHE B RI T I S H CHE S S M A CA ZI NLBut of course shock value wears off.

The chief merit of this book is that itestabl isheshe Bishop'sOpening as some-thing more than a curiosity which merits anoccasional ut ing when ' the going is sof t"The main line of the argument must concefnitself u' i th the Berlin Defence 2 ... ' N-KB3)'to which. accordingly, all but two of theanalytical chapters are devoted' One com-pla int I have against the lay-out is thatHarding never eally makes t clear whetherhe pref'ers3 N-QB3 or 3 P-Q3' Yet this is aminor quibble, as they both appear to befairly eff 'ectiven variations n which they donot transpose. For the former move a keychapter s Chapter 6, which analysesBlack's.*"hung. sacrifice n the line I P-K4, P-K4;2 B-84, N-KB3; 3 N-QB3' NxP; 4 Q-R5'N-Q3; 5 B-N3, N-B3; 6 N-NS' P-KN3; 7Q-B3, P-84; 8 Q-Qs, Q-K2. The cumulat iveimpression of many sub-variations is thatBlack's compensation s not suffrcient. AndI think that this is so, although, as Hardingobserves,both sides rewalking a ightrope'.Previously had imagined that Black couldavoid these complications and equalize (atleast)by playing 5 .. ' , B-K2 instead of 5 ...,N-B3, but on reading this book I have earntthat this is not the case.For in the variation5 . . . , B-K2; 6 N-B3, O'O the authororoducesan innovationon move l4 which isan important improvement on the previous

analys is y Keres.And in the var iat ion5 ' . . ,B-K2: 6 N-B3,N-B3; 7 NxP, O-O Black s bYno means assured of equality if Whiteadopts Alekhine's8 N-QSI? $p. 42-3).

The whole book is very modest in toneand enlivened by a number of gentlyamusing touches. Without any untowardins is tencerom the author somepressureorWhite makes itself felt in most l ines'Perhaps the only exception to this generaltrend is the Pin Variation (Chapter 9) 'againstu'hich nothing especially mpressiveemergesbr White, although somegamesbyLarsenbegin to form a pattern which it maybe profitable to coPY.

The chief'defect of the book is theexcessive umber of misprints and incorrec-t ly numbered diagrams - the sort oftechnical failing which often creeps intochessbooks because esponsibil i ty for thatsideofthings has not been clearly allocated.Also the price is stiff enough for a limpcover. But consider the inside of a bookbefore ts outside.The main point is that thiswork aspites o resuscitate an opening thathas long been neglected(and occasionallyi l l-usedl); and that a good case s made outfbr a revival of interest. think it is Black'sturn to move ,.. Why, we may even seesomechange in the ovine uniformity imposed bythe Spanish Bishop. G.S.Botterill

The Bishop's Opening, by T.D.Harding.The ChessPlayer, Nottingham, 1973. Limpcover; 116 pages. Price: f,f.58 (US $3.95)The Bishop's Opening, n caseyou haveforgotten,begins 1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 B-B4. Aswell as lines to which only the Bishop'sOpening has ever aid claim, this book alsodeals with many variations that would morecommonly be classified under and reachedvia the Vienna (e.g.1 P-K4, P-K4: 2 N-Q83,N-KB3; 3 B-B4) or the King's Gambi tDecl ined l P-K4, P-K4:2 P-KB4, B-B4; 3N-KB3, P-Q3; 4 N-83, N-KB3; 5 B-B4).Since a common factor in thesevariations isthe placementof the KB on QB4, and since

this post is already available at the secondmove, the author is perfectly justified inwelding ogetherone single system or Whitefrom this material. Besides, as Hardingpoints out, thg Bishop's Opening is veryancient,and hence may be granted the tit leby right of seniority.

Most chessplayers, eared on a stapleand monotonous diet of Ruy Lopez afterRuy Lopez,wil l doubt whether a treatise onthe Bishop's Opening can have an1'thingother than antiquarian interest. Certainlythe author has succeeded n his declaredintent of'bringing historical pageant to thewriting of this book'. The introductory

chapter on the history of the opening, theharvest of much delving in the BodleianLibrary, is superb, quite the best thing of itskind that I have seen, and well worthreading on its own account. For anyonewh oadheres o the tempting view that the titansof old were no more than tiddlers lording itover i l l-stocked puddles (the Mlth of theModerns), here may be a sourceof surprisein the quality of Phil idor's play in the gamegiven on pp. 13-15 it is worthy of a WorldChampion), and in the twenty-first game ofthe de la Bourdonnais-M'Donnell match(pp.16-1D,which is a rous ing uss le 'But is The Bishop's Opening of anY

interest to the serious student of openingtheory? Or, indeed, (if this is a differentperson) o the man who simply wants to layhis opponent low? Well, of course theelementof surprise s a point in favour of theBishop's Opening. I was myself mostdisagreeably urpr ised omeyearsago in aStudents' Olympiad when, having preparedthe Black side of Keres Variation in the RuyLopez so horoughly that my analysiswouldcarry me through to the end of the firstsession n several l ines, my East Germanopponent sidled his bishop out to QB4 atmove 2 (l:0)! Even the mighty Larsen doesnot disdain the shock value of this opening.

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combinations (54 diagrammed positions) with the continuations and notes given separately' afurther list of tournament and match results and finally the official F.I.D.E. section whichgi".r, i"t;. alia, an article by Prof. Arpad E.Elo, Secrelary of the Qualification Committee ofF.f.n.g., on the applications of the liating System illustrated with an actual example ftomtournament p'lay, namely the 1972 Brazilian Championship'Lehrbuch der schachtheorie, by A.Suetin (in German). Sportverlag, Berlin 1973. Clothbound; 568 pages.Price: [2.99 (US $7'50)

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THE BRITISH CHESS MACAZINE T HE B RI I IS H CHE S S MA G A Z INE 435black h-pawn as a weakness nd creating al lmanner of threats.

3) The extra pair of pieces gives theposition a rather different character rom astandard rook * 4 vs. rook * 3 ending inthat the attacker naturally has a greatervariety of threats at his disposal.26 Kn, Kf6; 27 Ra7, h5; 28 h4, Rdl;

As yet there is little to analyze. Black hasplayed his key move ..., h5 and now placeshis rook as actively as possibleand tries tokeep the rest of his position consolidated.29 Bg2, Rbl; 30 Ra4, Rcl; 31 f4,

White is not concerned about the weak-nesswhich this move createsat 94 and thesubsequentblockadeby Black. The attemptto obtain a passedpawn is rarely useful insucha situation since he black king is quitefavourably placed to stop it. The only realchanceofwinning is by some kind of directattack (for example f4-f5-f6 as actuallyhappens or by a penetration through thepotentially weak black squares n the enemygame.3l ..., Rc2; 32 Be4,

32.. . , Rb2; 33 Bd3, Rb7; 34 Ra5, Bg4;35Ra2,Not immediately 35 e4, Rb2*; 36 Kgl(otherwise 6.. . , Rg2 or 36.. . , Bh3* and 37..., Rg2) 36 ..., Rd2 and Black draws easily.

35 ..., Re7; 36 e4, Rc7; 37 Ke3, Rcl;Not fatal, but it gives White a chancewhich could havebeenavoidedbv 37 .... Rc6

38 Ra6*, Kg7; 39 f5,White's object is achieved. Now Blackmust prevent f'6* which sets up a cripplingbind on his game and even creates matingthreats. If he cannot prevent it he is lost.

39 ..., gxf5; 40 exfS, Rdl?;

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The losing move; in spite of his previouserrors Black can stil l hold the game with 40..., f6. Although this appears to be aweakening move Black can stand it becausethe enemy pawns are also weak anddisjointed. After 41 Ra7* (or 41 Kf4, Rc7!)41 . . . , Kf8 (not 41 . . . , Kh6?;42Rf7) 42 Kf4,Rc3 White can never make any progress.4l f6+, Kh6; 42 Ra8, Rxdl*;

This is quite hopeless, ut the only otherpossibil ity, he stalemate ry 42 ..., Bf5! alsofails: 43 Bx15, Rd3*; 44 Ke4, Re3*; 45Kd4, Re4*;46 Kds, Re5* (or 46 . . . , Rd4*;47 Kc6, Rc4*; 48 Kd7, Rd4+ - if 48 ...,Rc7*;49 Kd8 - 49 Kc7 - Not 49 Kc8, Rd8*- 49 ..., Rc4*; 50 Kd8 and wins.) 47 Kd6,Rxf5; 48 Ke7 and wins. If the main line 47.. . , RdS*; 48 Ke7, Re5*; 49 Be6! wins.Other variations lead to similar finishes.43 Kx&i, Kg6; 44 Rg8*, Kxf6; 45 Rxg4!,

The simplest way. Black may as wellresign.45 ..., hxg4; 46 Ke4, Ke6; 47 Kf4, f5; 4E

Kg5, KeS;49 h5, Ke4;50 h6, 4; 51 h7, fxg3;52 h8(Q),92; 53 Qa8*, Black resigns.

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%This secondexampleshowsonceagain hechancesavailable o the stronger side n the

presence of an extra pair of pieces, andparticularly if his pieces are more active,37 KB, Bf8; 38 Rd7, Bg7;

Once again the weaker side avoids thea.ttempt o exchangewhich should suit him.Black may not have wished to commithimself before the time control or he mayhave elt more securewith a bishop guardinghis black squares and holding back thewhite f-pawn by his threat to the e-pawn. Itturns out however hat the white bishop is amuch better piece.After 38 ..., BcS; 39 Bxc5(or 39 Bd2, Bf8 etc.)39..., Rxc5 Black drawsfairly comfortably because he white positionis wide open and the king exposed o a seriesof checks.39 Ke4, Rb8; 40 Bc5,

Both sides are probing a little, but thisprocedure s obviouslysafer or White thanfor Black! White's basic plan will be Bd4and 94, once again threatening the terriblebind f5-f6, and Black must take activemeasures o contest his, Suchmeasuresmaywell involve ..., 95 at some point, making athrust at the white pawns, reluctant thoughBlack may be to loosen his position in thisway.40 ..., Rc8;

He had a chance here for the thrustmentioned above,40 ..., 95. However, after41 f5 (41 93, h4, or 41 fxgS, Rb2; 42 KfS,

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Rxg2, drawing comfortably n both cases) 1.. . , Rb2; 42f6, Bh61'43Rd8+, Kh7;44 94Black is osing. finstead 41 .... le8; 42 Bd6,Bxe5; 43 Bxe5, f6; 44 Rd5, fxeS; 45 Rxe5,Rt8 (otherwise 46 f6 etc) 46 94, hxg4; 47hxg4 and Black's game s stil l very difficult.Probably the best l ine is 40 ..., Bf8; 41Bd4, Rc8; 42 94, hxg4;43 hxg4, BcS assuggested n an earlier note,4l Kd5(?),

White in turn is inaccurate and by thismovehe givesBlack a clear drawing chance.Best is 41 Bd4, leading to positions verysimilar to the game continuation.4l .... Ra8?:

This loses n an interesting an originalway. Black can take advantage of amomentary insecurity in the white positionby 41 ..., Bh6; 42 Be3 @2 93,h4) 42 ..., Rc2;43 94, Rh2i 44 g5, Bg7 45 Rd8+, Kh7 andBlack is safe.12 g4t, hxg{;43 hxg4, Ra5;

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White's plan becomesclear. He wants toanchor the bishop at d3 and then play toattack the enemy pawn mass with e4 and f5.There seems o be no better way to proceedin view of the activity of the black pieces,e.g.32 Bb7 (aiming for Ba6-d3) 32 ..., Ra2li 33Rb4, Bg4 and White is getting nowhere.However, he move played allows 32 ..., Rc4exchanging offrooks, and it-is difficult to seewhy Black avoids his, since any ending witha single piece each should normally be easierto hold. Nevertheless Black should still notlose.

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By this move he prevents both 44 f5 andthe manoeuvre Be7-f6, which would giveWhite a dominating position for his bishopor a very powerful pawn wedge if Blackshould exchange.Unfortunately for him theremoval of the rook from the back rankallows a different winning line.44 RdE+, Kh7; 45 g5!,

Burying the bishop alive - a far moreimportant consideration than the purelytheoretical drawback that his own majorityis crippled for the time being.45 ..., Ra4; 46 Bd4, Ra6; 47 Ke4, Ra4; 48RbE!,

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436 T H E B R I T I S H C H E S S M A C A Z IN EBlack now releaseshe pin by 48 ..., Ra5; 49e6! wins immediately(49 ..., xe6; 50 Rb7 or49. . . , Bxd4; 50 e7) . f he r ies48. . . , Rc4;49Ke3, Rcl (or 49 ..., Ra4; 50 Bc5 followed byBe7-f6 with the king sheltering at g4 ifnecessary; nce hat posit ion s set up Blackmust either exchange, eaving the wedge atf6 or keep his rook passiveat a6 in order toprevent loss of material after White's Rb7and e6. )50 Kd2, Rc4; 5l Kd3, Rcl ; 52 Bc3,Rf1; 53 Ke3, Rc1; 54 Ba5 and the bishopreaches f'6 whatever Black does. Thereremains the move actual ly played whichenables White to win by means of anexchange sacri f ice.48 ..., Bh8; 49 RI8,

Not immediately 49 Rxh8*, Kxh8; 50e6f , Kg8; 51 e7, 5*; 52 exf6 e.p., Kf7 an dthe blockade draws easi ly.

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1 c7 Apparently decisive, as 1 .. . , Rd2; 2c8(Q),Rb2*;3 Ka5, Ra2*;4 Kb4, Rb2*; 5Kc3 wins, but Black has a nuisancedefencebased on the fact that the white king mustneither move o the 7th ( ..., Rd7 draws) norto the c-f i le (..., Rdl). I ..., Rd6*; 2 KbS,RbS*; 3 Kb4, Rd4*; 4 Kb3, Rdil*; 5 Kc2.For the second ime, seeminglydecisive,an dindeed he end of a rather standard winningmanoeuvre. 5 .. . , Rd4! To meet the queenpromotion with ..., Rc4t; 6 Qxd4 and i t isstalemate.A stunning defence.Moreover, 6Kc3 is met by . . . , Rd1; 7 Kc2, Rd4, arepeti t ion. How, then, can White win? Bythe fol lowing nimitable move, he sole chessachievement fthe Rev.Fernando Saavedra.6 c8(R)!! But this leaves he material level.Yes, with a mating threat Ra8. 6 -., Ra4; 7Kb3! Now, and only now, is i t al l over, asmate of win of the rook cannot both bestopped.

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Draw 4+4FOR SOLVING! - The over-the-boardplayercan magine hat we are ooking at theconclusion of a complex exchangingsequence, and will see hat the white kni ghton 97 is under threat of a bishop fork. Themost difficult moves to find, perhaps, areBlack's best first move and White's third,but five moves is the maximum length, ormay be six (dspsriding on whether oneconsiders a knight fork as one move or two!).The composer has been Britain's leading .

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White's slender material plus woulddisappearafter t h7 ?, Re6*; 2 K- , Rh6. So,I Sg7, Rxh6. The alternative 1 ..., Bf4 is metby 2 h7, Rh6; 3 Rh5, Rxh5; 4 Sxh5, Be5; 5Ke3, 6 Sf4 and 7 596. 2 Rc5*, Kd4; 3 Rc4*,Ke5; 4 Rxc7, Kf6; 5 Se8*, KF/; 6 Rc8.Looks satisfactory, but the knight i s stillvulnerable.6..., Re6*;7 Kd1!!, Rg6; 8 Sc7.Not quite adequate s 8 Ra8?, Rc6; 9 Ke2,Rc2*; 10 Ke3, Rcl ; 11 Ke4, Rc2; 12 Kd5,Rcl ; 13 d4, Rc2; 14 Sd6+, ed; 15 Kxd6,Rd2: 16 d5. Rdl. with a theoreticaldraw. 8..., Rc6; 9 Kd2!! Had 7 Kd2? been played twould have been a draw after 7 ..., Rg6; 8Sc7,Rc6; 9 d4, Rc4; 10d5, Kg6. 9 ..., Rc5. If9 . . . , e6 ; 10S bS , nd f 9 . . . , K g6; 10 S ds . 0RfE+. A superb composing achievement.

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