The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-01-31, Page 16Q.,
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Pz.t 'e 2- Crossroads -January •
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CHESS TIME
TIME
Modern
players
best?
By JOSEPH *ILL BROWN
A few years ago some ex-
perts were polled for 'their
rankings . of the greatest
chessplayers of all time. Boris
Spassky, the then world
champion was on everyone's
list, but not exactly setting
heart on fire. Bobby Fischer,
although well thought of; was
nowhere near MountOlym-
Pus-
The top -rankers turned out
tO be a long time dead, which
caused one American master
to,grumble that the poll must
have been made at a conven-
tion of undertakers.
One big Surprise was the
omission of Denmark's Bent
Larsen, despite the fact there
was hardly a modem major
tournament he hadn't either
captured or marked with im-
pressive games. Larsen's own'
list of the greatest, Which in-
cluded himself, was corn-
poted exclusively of living
master. He contended that
every one of them was better
than the top players of earlier
generations.
Larsen's opinion that the
living masters would have
made stealt tartare Out of the
oldtime greats may have
more than one or two legs to
stand on. It's hard not to tin-
glewhen you see a great play-
er like Spassky sacrifice a
queen against so formidable
an opponent as Victor Korch-
noi, as in the game below.
Bent Larsen's spirited de-
fense all* modern player is
typical of his temperament,
but stwprising to bis peers. He
doesnot have a reputation for
tact when ,discussing the tal-
ents of his contemporaries -
which he somehOw finds a
puzzlement.'
lance suggested to him that
reverence for past grandmas-
ters of chess may be due to the
vast literature which has ele-
vated them to the level of
myths. Except for Bobby
Fischer, and a few others, this
isnotthe-ease-Mt-dwpres-
ent generation.
I told Larsen that (as with
other living masers) he could
make it easier for chess histo-
rians if he published an auto-
biography.
"I couldn't do that," he said
reflectively. ..rd lite the
feelings of too many people."
There is this Sense of unique
reality *within \every great
thessplayer. "It is important
to knoW the positive. and nega-
tive feature . of, your oppo,
nept," wrote the great Alex-
ander . Aleldnne,. "but it is no
less important the same about
yourself."
Argentina's Miguel Naj-
dorf, who was born in the hey-
day of Emanuel Lasker and
Akiba Rubinstein, was asked
why, in a game against ex -
champion Mlkhail Tal, he
failed to play his famous con-
tribution to chess theory
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the Najdorf Variation the
Sicilian Defenoe.
"I have a feeling, it isn't
quite sound," he confided, -
But stripping one's self of il-
lusions is more ''easily said
than done, which IS Probably
why Tennessee Williams' he-
roine, Blanche DuBois, in "A
Streetcar .Named Desire,"
and Arthur Miller's Willy Lo -
man, in 'Death of a Sates
man," almost certainly never
bothered to learn the game of
chess.
Still, when you • get away
from the game scores alone,
it's possible to recognize that
the achievements of chess -
players of the past are Consid-
erable, particularly among
those of less-than:grandmas-
ter stature. One of the lights of
London's Atliaerieum Chess
Club, the late violinist George
Whitaker, was, at 16, the
youngest musician in Sir Hen -
Ty Woods' famous Proms Or-
chestra.
In 1922, at 19, Whitaker
made history of a sort when
he walked, quite alone, across
the whole of Russia, from
Leningrad to the Caucasus. At
the finish he had acquired a
feeling for the Russian lan-
guage, a knack for
vodka, and a new apprecia-
tion for a speedy five-hour
game of chess.
KIEV, •
SOVIET UNION -1968
Boris Spassky
Victor Korchnoi
KING'S INDIAN
DEFENSE
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Resigns
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Livestock production in Atha-
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Canada' scientist,
A federal -provincial team is
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famous old Georgian-styied homes and other buildings are
the detailed doorways with their pillars and tacey fanlights
of leaded glass. The Irish Georgian Society, headed by Des-
mond Guinness, act i as a watchdog to see•to it that the
remaining fire examples of Georgian architecture _in
Dublin and elsewhere in Irelancrdo not fall victims to de-
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• velopers' bulldozers. Happily for tourists and other visitors
interested .in the preservation of older forms of architec-
ture, the society seems to be succeeding. At left is a photo
reproduction of part of an Irish Tourist Board poster, show-
ing some of the innumerable 'variations of Dublin's
Georgian doorways. At right, a photo by Jack N. Oldham,
pictures a single entrance' in greater. detail.
Best farmland being
lost to large cities
The relentless flow of concrete
from Canadian cities is smother-
ing some of the country's best
farmland and an- Agriculture
Canada scientist says immediate
action should be taken to defend
what remains.
G. D. Williams, an agroclima-
tologist with the departinent's
Chemistry and Biology Research
Institute, says, farmland,,,is
bestgrowing climate. -
He suggests that a system of
zoning laws, grants and tax con-
trols could be used as a short-
term solution while long-term
protection of our food source
ffwaits comprehensive studies of
the urban threat. •
One of the ironies Of Canadian
geography is that urban centers
are concentrated on top of what
was once excellent farinland:
Montreal, Toronto and Van-
couver, for example, have de-
voured thousands of acres lying
in the warmest parts of their
respective,provinces.
"Most Canadian cities deve-
loped from settlements in loca-
tions with exceptionally favor-
able climates for farming," says
Mr. Williams. "The good agri-
cultural capability of the sur-
rounding land helped the early
growth of the cities, but urban
expansion is now eroding this
capability at an alarming rate."
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10 1972 , RYAN GAME CQMPNW
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(SOLUTION MAY BE FOUND ON PAGE 4)
Crossroads
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FARM FAT:1.11ES
Consumers' Association of,,
Canada reminds rural residents
that children and young people
usually lack the physical capae-
ity, experience or judgment to
operate tractors and other farm
mactunery. Youngsters under 10
account for ten per cent of farm
machinery deaths and another
sixteen per eent involve the 10 to
19 age group. CAC national head-
quarters is located at 100 Glou-
cester Street, Ottawa.
FIRST LOCOMOTIVE
The first locomotive built in
America made its maiden run
in South Carolina on Jan. 15,
1831.
One of the most obvious ex-
amples is in the Toronto area.
The city's urban expansion is
being guided by the east -West
road and rail routes running
along the north shore of Lake On-
tario and by the northward thrust
of a four -lane expressway to
Barrie. Both these development
Patterns cover parts of the
warmest five per cent of Cana-
dian farmland. ."7:'
..irartnland, like 'oil, Is 'not in
limitless , supply, Mr. Williams'
says. People should not rely on
the false security they might feel
when looking at the vast, unpop-
ulated expanses dominating the
map of Canada.
Only one -twentieth of the coun-
try consists: of improved farm-
land and a `Miniscule two per cent
of that small amount is blessed
with excellent rainfall and
ternperatures.
The amount of farmland avail-
able is not' by itself an adequate
measure of a country's food
potential since p hard climate
drastically' cuts the agricultural
value of even excellent soil.
Although Canada has twice as
much farmland per person asthe
United States, our climate makes
Canadian land only half as pro-
ductive, on the average, as that in
the US.
Instead of increasing to meet
growing food demand, the land
suitable for farming in the
climatically favored parts of
Canada is actually decreasing at
a rate of about 100 acres per 1,000- •
person increase in the urban
population.
Mr Williams estimates that
about 400,000 of. Canada's 160,-
000,000 acres of farmland are
covered by urban development
every ten years. Unfortunately,
those '400,000 acres tend tO come
from areas most climatically
suitable for farming.
"Nearly half of the farmland
losses to urban encroachment in
Canada is coming from the best
one -twentieth of our farmland,"
says Mr. Williams. "This is a ser-
ious problem, if not a crisis, and
it is cause for concern, and per-
haps alarm."
• Although detailed surveys of
urban encroachment and future
01.DTIN1E STREETCARS
ON THEIVAV BACK
The oldtime streetcar may be
in for a big revival across Cana-
da. according to James H.
Kearns. operations manager of
the Toronto Transit Commission.
Concern for the environment
and the ongoing war On city pol-
lution have sparked this new
trend in Canada's second largest
;city.,
According to Mr. Kearns:
'Passengers much prefer the
riding stability of a rail vehicle as,
compared with a bus. and, in
Toronto. public pressure influ
enced us in reversing our deci
sion to phase out our streetcars
't arc renbilitniing
about 150 carsand' expect to buy
perhaps 200 new ones - of im-
proved design. Toronto also has
rebi i i It 1 ff of 11,. (1pe Inc buses
food needs must be made before a
solid program of land protection
can be prepared, some imme-
diate defensive action should be
taken, he says.
'"The required studies will take
tine and in the meantime, fur -
Vier substantial losses of farm,
land are likely unless interim
measures are instituted to
prevent this.
Thee Is; 'Considerable
v011ith is 'poor for agriculture but -
iv-tairly accessible. It would
seem desirable to direct urban
expansion onto such land rather
than onto good or even fair farm-
land."
Mr. Williams recommends the
immediate protection of 'as much
good farmland as possible while
awaiting creation of an effective
planning program. •
"Diversion of farmland to
urban use might be 'discouraged
throtigh policies relating to such
matters as regional', incentives,,
highway route planning, taxation
and monicipal zoning."
BETTER ENGLISH
By D. C. Williams
Ems,
What is wrong with each of
these sentences?
1. From my viewpoint, thik
is 'the best plan of the two
you have put to us.
• 2. He claimed that we should
not take any stock in such
promises.
'1 Had I have known you
were coming, I would
have waited on you
longer.
4. He spoke in an offhanded
way of taking the books
off of the shelves.
5. He most certainly has
cause of complaint, con-
sidering the poor service
he got.
6. When' will 1 be liable to
see him most?
What are the correct pronun-
ciations of these words?
1. Cayenne.
' 8. Bravo (the exclamation).
9. Ally.
10. Alloy.
11. Cadaver.
12. Boudoir,
Which six words in the follow-
ing group are misspelleck?
13. Tortuous, voluptuous,
octapus, plenteous, con-
tentious, nickelodeon, nic-
otine, 'Nipponese, nihil-
• ii8M, nincompoop,
- hansom, handkerchief,
hdndsome, harangue, har-
rassment, embarrassment,
debonnair, grammar, 841
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'Mit* savoir-faire, des-
pair, disengage, mudlage,
alegiance, concierge,. alier-
gte, heliotrope,
Itirnsitayan, hurnorasotle,
holocaust. ,
ANSWERS
1. %Idle "viewpbint" is not
I) •
incorrect, "From my
POINT -OF VIEW" ispre-,
(erred. Also, say, "This is-
EiETTER..plan of the
two SUGGESTED (or,
OFFERED) to us." 2. say,
"He DECLARED (STAT.
ED or MAINTAINED)
that we should not DE-
PEND ON such pria
mises," 3. Omit the,. first
"have," and say, "Had I
, known you were coming,
I SHOULD have waited
,LONGER FOR you." 4.
Say, "He spoke in an
OFFHAND way," and
omit the second "of." 5.
Omit "most," and ssay,
He certainly has cause
FOR complaint, consider-
ing"the poor. ‘s'et(rice 'he'
' REeEIVED." Say, .
"When SHALL I be •
MOST LIKELY ,to see
him?"
PronoUnce kay-enn, and
. not "kigh-enn. -8. Prb-
flounce bra0-vo. accent
, first syllable. 9. Pronounce
al-igh, accent on SECOND
syllable, not the first. 10.
Accent SECOND syllable,
not the first. 11. Pronounce
ka-daav-er, accent on sec-
ond syllable. 12. Pro-
nounce boo-dwahr, accent
first syllable.
13. Octopus, nihilism, harass-
ment, debonair, 'alleg-
iance, hereditary.
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Light breaks down the cellular
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Unlike some chemicals, light
does not leavecontaminating
residues in the soil.
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