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Stories of 10 big
matches related
ROSS WILLIAMS
Chilton Book Co. has pub-
lished "'T'he Great Chess
Tour le nits and Their Sto-
ries, t)' Andy Soltis, with a
hard co, er price of 18.95.
Soltis chose ') international
tournaments for this book. He
begins with Lie first tourna-
ment in chess history, held in
London in 451. Matches were
the rule prior to the London
event, and Soltis reconstructs
the efforts of the London or-
ganizers as they struggled to
design a new form of chess
competition.
"The Great Chess Tourna-
ments and Their Stories" is a
book of history. Three of the
book's tournaments occurred
before 1900. Another six were
played lietween then and
1948. The most recent tourna-
ment included is the San An-
tonio, Tex., Church's Fried
Chickens Tournament played
in 1972.
Whether the book's tourna-
ments were the 10 greatest
ever held, as the title might
imply, could be the subject of
lengthy debate. Soltis avoids
that issue quickly in' his
*!face by statg that his
choices may not be the
"strongest contests ever
held," leaving us to our own
definition for greatest.
Andy Soltis is an interna-
tional chess master, receiv-
ing the title in 1974. He is one
of 'the strongest U.S. players
with a rating of 2,460. He is
the. chess columnist for the
New York Post, and an active
tournament player.
• Regardless' of a possible
controversy over which tour-
naments were the greatest,
the tournaments Soltis se-
lected are interesting to read
about. He provides a lively
commentary in ids tourna-
ment and player descrip-
tions.
4. "Chess in Literature," by
Marcello Truzzio Is an Avon
paperback at $4.95. This col-
lection of essays,. stories and
about chess 'is` nine
` • chess books since. it
was designed to 'avoid chess
problems and games for the
reader to solve and play out
The book does contain nota-
tion for one ,game between
Sherlock Hobnes and the vil-
lain Moriarty in a story by
Fritz Leiber. Another story
uses a chess position as the
key to the story's mystery -
with White moving top to bot-
tom in the diagram.
- The literature Truzzi has
selected is enjoyable reading.
He has included a wide range
of chess -related themes.
Grosset and Dunlap has
published Robert S. Fenton's
"Chess for You," at $1.95, in
paperback.
This is a book for begin-
ners. If_ you have a son or
daughter who may haiie ex-
pressed an interest in chess,.
"Chess for You" could be
used for a starter. The ex-
planations are • simple and
easy to understand.
The book has an interesting
treatment. We get to page 35
and Chapter 7 before the
pieces are arranged on the
board to start a game. Yet
quite a bit of chess instruction
is contained in the first 34
pages.
There is sufficient discus-
sion of gess. strategy and
rules to enable the beginner
to feel comfortable in his first
game at a local chess club.
Game of the Week :
The last chapter in Andy
Soltis' book covers the 1972
international tournament in
San Antonio. Walter Browne,
the current U.S. champion,
finished equal 11-12 against
one of the Strongest groups of
international grandmasters
and masters ever assembled
in the U.S. The present world
champion, Anatoly Karpov,
U.S.S.R., won the tourna-
ment. This is Brown's game
against Julio Kaplan in San
Antonio taken from the book.
San Antonio 1972
W. Browne
White
1.PK4
2. N-KB3
3. P -Q!
4. NxP
5. N-QB3
6. P-KN3
7.B -N2
8.0-0
9. R -K1
10. NxN
11. N -Q5
12.PxB
13. P-KB4
14. Q -K2
15. B -R3
16. B -K3
17. B -K6
18. QR -B1
19. Q -N4
20. P -N3
21. BxNch
22. Q-K6ch
23. B-N6ch
24. R•K4
J. Kaplan
Black
P-QB4
Pl�
N-QB3
P -K3
P-QR3
B -Q2
R Bl
N -B3
BxN
BzN ,
P -K4
Q -B2
N -Q2
° P-83
P-K11j3
B -N2
Q -B5
R -B2
RRxB
K -Q1
K -B1
Resigns
BETTER ENGLISH
.By D. C. Williams
WORDS OFTEN MIM. SEI)
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"irregardless," '
actually a double negative
since "►r" means "not" and
"less" means '`without:" The
correct word is "regardless "
"Irregardless" is the result of
false association wiith
"irrespective:" a legitimate
word which h is not a double
negative:
Do not say. "Rave you :=vet
met up with ally t,f 1. tiese
people?". Omit the superfluous
word, "up."
Do not say, "She is one of
theirls'who in'going to ork
for ." `Since "girls" is the
plural subject of the clause;
say, "She is one of 'the girls
who ARE going to work for
us."
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to see a person such as him."
Say, "such as HE (is)."
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`Photogravure. Prt‘nounce
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accent on last syllable.
Masseur (masculine) and
masseuse (feminine)
Pronounce the first word as
ma-suhr and the second word
as ma-soos, both accented on
second syllable
Baroque (extravagantly
ornate). Pronounce ba-roke,
accent second syllable.
Expletive. Accent is on
first syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED
Gratis (without charge);
observe the "is" ending.
Hiatus (break ineon,tinuity);
ends with ''us." Derring-do
(daring action); not "daring -
do." Appellation ; two "p's''
and two "1's." Speculation
(contemplation also, trading
in commodities in the hope of
profit). Peculation (em-
bezzlement). Turbid
(clouded; -opaque; obscure) .
Turgid (swollen; distended) .
Creditor; "or." Arbiter; "er "
WORD STUDY ,
"Use a word three times
and it is yours." l.et us in-
crease our vocabulary by
mastering one word each day.
Words for this lesson:
DUDGEON; a feeling of
offense or resentment; anger.
"She left the room in high
dudgeon."
DEEM; to form or have an
opinion; to judge. "As soon as
you deem it wise, you may
proceed."
FIGMENT; a fantastic
notion; a feigned, invented, or
imagined story, theory, etc.
"These are figments of your
mind."
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Balance, composition and appeal are occupying the mind of
artist G. Cecil -Day as he works on his oil and acrylic paint-
ings. The same -topics were his concerns for many years in
laying out and editing The Liverpool Advance, one of Nova
Editor
By Ted Leather
Art is the latest form of com-
munication adopted by G. Cecil
Day, former, publisher of The,
Advance, a weekly . newspaper in
Liverpool, Nova Scotia, and a
past president of the Canadian
Weekly Newspaper Association.
After a full career in the news-
paper business, Mr. Day found
that retirement left him with
some time to fill. He 'launched
himself into painting at his winter
home in Scottsdale, Arizona.
``That was a couple of years
ago, when I was 75," he said. "I
was wondering wha to do one day
and, saw a newspaper, ad for oil
palnt'p., c1gs.-.rX, > 11 . rd
ge it try."
The try was quite successful.
He found he had talent for paint-
ing and after learning some of the
basic techniques of brush and
palette knife he's gone on to do a
wide variety of still life, scenes,
landscapes and seascapes. •
Mr. Day's paintings are about
what he sees in his two abodes.
Bright flowers and desert
scenery from Arizona 4contrast
with views of the rocky coast of
Nova Scotia.
"I think my best painting is one
of the Nova Scotian shore near
Liverpool with the Atlantic waves
washing against the rocks," he
said.
Aside from their artistic in-
terests, Mr. Day shares another
factor with his oil painting in-
structor, Sidney Wolf. Both men
were afflicted with polio when
turns
Scotia's weekly newspapers. Mr. Day, now retired from the
newspaper business, spends considerable time painting, a '
hobby he began in his 75th year. (N.S. CIC Photo)
they were young children. The
disease left Mr. Day using a
wheelchair. He gave up using
crutches a few years ago after
slipping in his home on Waterloo
Street.
After achieving a measure of
success with oil paints, Mr. Day
decided to explore the techniques
of acrylics. He.. found another
teacher, Mrs. Gladys Aldridge of
Michigan, who also spends her
winters in the samec apartment
block in Arizona.
"Acrylics are much faster than
oils," he commented knowledge-
ably. "They dry in aboutt 20
minutes againstweeks for oils."
`fills R st win et, , fir;, Jay
finished eight' pictures'. `
"I have to be in the mood. 'On
some days, I can paint and paint'
and paint. On others, I won't
touch it.
"No, it's not like putting out a
weekly newspaper;" he laughed.
"I had to do that every week
whether I was in -the mood or
not."
Born in Wales in 1898, Mr. Day
was stricken with polio when he
was three years old. He lost the
use of both legs and had.the use of
his arms seriously impaired. In
1911, the Day family moved to
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Three years later, after regain-
ing full use of his arms, Mr. Day
enrolled In a pre -law course at
Charlottetown's Prince of Wales
College.
"I left after a year because of
the expense and decided to get a
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1 - Courtesy
6 - Opposed
11- 'So be it"
12 - Goddess of
the dawn
14 - Worthless
15 - Sodium (chem.)
16 - Scintillate
19 - Football
position (abb.)
20 - Exist
22 -"gone
23 - College
degree
24 - Hawatia)f"
neckpiece
25 - Ship locality
27 About
29 - Sauce
31 - For example
(Latin abb.)
32 - W`ithin the
law (slang)
33 - Nickel (quem.)
34 - French fare-
well
35 - Type of lodge
37 - Numskull
40 - Skill
42 - Printer's unit
43 - Preposition
44 - Old coin
46 - Roman deuce
47 - Calumniate
50 - Silver (chem.)
51 - Ctamoroue
53 - Mischievous
child
54 - Book of the
Bible
56 - Exert
57 - Accent
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nation
2 - Persian poet
3 - Pronoun
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5 - L.eitvenitg
6 - Inquirer
7 - Biblical
woman
8 - Sun god
9 - To father
10 - Being
13 - Either
17 - Concluding mus-
ical movements
18 - Extends
21 - Composer of
lyrical poems
24 - Slanting -roofed
Sheds
26 - City in Illinois
28 - Male nickname
30 - Oppose
34 - Benefits
36 - Expresses
Merriment
38 - Unfasten
39 - Military unit
41 -Wild disorder
45 - Grains
47 - Girl's name
48 - Printer's unit
49 - To miscue
52 - Abraham's
birthplace
55 - Unlomof Edu-
cators (abb.)
rtist at 75.
job," he said. "This was my
move into the newspaper busi-
ness. I started with the Guardian
at $3 a week as night news editor
and the following year got $6
weekly as linotype operator.
"I had ambitions of becoming a
reporter and did some sports
writing for the paper. I never
bothered to use a typewriter in
those days. I wrote the stories on
the linotype machine."
His interest in newspapers and
his skill as a linotype operator
brought Mr. Day to Nova Scotia.
In 1916, wanting experience on a
daily paper, he came to New
Glasgow to work on the Daily
News. This was the first of a
series of jobs on Noya Scotian
papers, both weekly and daily.
The Sydney Post Record (now the
Cape Breton Post) and the Pictou
Advocate were others that used
his talents as combination
reporter and typesetter:
In 1931, Mr. Day moved to
Liverpool to work for The' Ad-
vance.
"There was a chance` to
eventually buying into the paper
and I decided that's what I
wanted," he said. `•`The chance
came in 1936 and I took over the
paper. At that time, the, circula-
tion was only 700." •
It wasn't going to stay there,
not with Cec Day in charge: In his
years of working for the paper,
he'd come to know the town and
know the people of the South
Shore area. And they knew him.
It was hard work. On the paper
he was owner,, editor, photog-
rapher, photoengraver, reporter,
circulation and advertising
manager. His efforts paid off.
The circulation climbed to more
than 5,000 and The` Advance was
the recipient of several news-
paper awards.
The newspaper certainly was a
major interest of Mr. Day but not
- -an all -consuming one. He had
time for his hobbies of rare gooks
and ship -models. This led him to,,
-an understanding and apprecia-
tion of history, particularly of
Liverpool and the South Shore
area.
He served a stint on the Liver-
pool town council. After 33 years
with the Kiwanis Club, he re-
signed and then helped organize
the Liverpool Lions Club. From
King Lion he became District
,Go•vernor for Nova Scotia.•
•
LET'S TALK
'Worry won't
fix anything'
By REV. W. LEE
TRUMAN
Bob Jorgenson could read
what was behind a man's
eyes. He sat me down and
gave me a short sermon on
what he saw in mine.
"Worrying is wasting your
time, and over a lifetime,
worry can cost you years," he
said. "If something is wrong,
fix it, but don't run away
from it. But, remember,
worrying never fixed any-
thing."
This big -handed Scandi-
navian gave me that advice
when I was the age of 12,
struggling with some for-
gotten momentous problem.
The words have been there
and traveled with me through
the years.
"Worrying is only wasting
time, it is like throwing price-
less time and energy away."
Remembering' his conscien-
tious concern for his tools, I
now know that he was not
recommending thoughtless-
ness or the avoidance of
thinking his way clear before
he took action. He was not be-
littling the profit to be gained
from considered action. But
he would fix a problem if it
could be fixed, but worry he
would not.
Bob thought and read a
great deal, and he did not un-
derestimate the complex task
of thinking required for
charting a life course in our
rapidly changing world. At
the end of our discussion, he
would add: "But worry will
not fix anything."
What this homegrown
ie gopher started me to learn
bout healthy living is the
f olishness of nagging at a
problem, or carrying it
around with me without co
miffing myself to solving t.
He taught me to take action,
more r
when. It cannot 1141. 'f
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