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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-03-13, Page 18x CHESS POINTS Russia tops player list lily ROSS WILLIAMS The World Chess Federa- tion's 1975 rating list contains the names of nearly 1,300 chess players. One hundred international grandmasters from 22 nations are included with 201 international mas- ters from 40 nations. The Soviet Union has the largest number of active masters and grandmasters with 50. Yugoslavia is second with 37. The United States is tied with Hungary for third and fourth place with 21. Therankings of Yugoslavia and Hungary are astonishing when their populations are compared with the popula- tions of the Soviet Union and the United States. Yugoslavia is running the Soviet Union a dose second in the ratings with a population only one- tenth as large. ` These two smaller nations ezhibit a strong national interest in chess. Robert Fischer has the highest rating in the list. Ana- • toly Karpov, Fischer's offi- cial challenger for the world championship, is second. The third highest rating belongs to Victor Korchnoi, the player Karpov had to beat to become the challenger. Fischer's rating is 2,780. The lowest rating is 2,200. There are 85 ratings at 2,500 and above, and these„ are con- sidered the premier active players in the world. Thirty- six of the 85 (42 per cent) are players in the Soviet Union. The United States and Yugo- slavia are tied for second and third place with eight each. Hungary is fourth with six followed by West Germany with five. The strongest play- ers in the world, however, are Russian. Of the top six play- ers, five are from the Soviet Union. Eighteen of the top 30 are Russians. This Russian preeminence is indicated in a review of the Candidates Matches played in 1974 to establish a chal- lenger for Fischer's crown. Of the eight candidates, five were Russian. After the first round, the international fla- vor of the event ended. All of the semifinalists were Rus- sian. The rating system used by the World Chess Federation and many of the national fed- erations was developed by Professor Arpad E. Elo of the United States. Elo is chair- man of the U.S. Chess Feder- ation Standing Committee on ratings. He is also chairman of the World Chess Federa- tion's Qualification Commit- tee, which has responsibility for the International Rating List. The Elo system ranks each player according to the quality of his competition and the player's demonstrated accomplishments against his competition. Tournament Notes - The fifth annual Louis D. Statham Masters -Plus chess . tourna- ment is scheduled for April 13-24 at Lone Pine, Calif. The prize fund is $12,500 with $4,000 to the winner. This is one of the strongest privately sponsored tournaments in the world. You have to have a rating above .2,349 to enter. Last year's winner was Inter- national Grandmaster Walter Browne. Game of the Week - The Botvin ik-Tall game last week was one of Botvinnik's better wins. Fred Reinfeld, who edited and modernized P. W. Sargeant's Champion- ship Chess, suggests we look at 6 ... B -R3. Try 6 ... P -Q4 in- stead. At Wijk aan Zee in 1974, Walter Browne played this game against Jan Tim - man of Holland. Jan. 14 -Feb. 2 1974 Wijk aan Zee Timman 1. P -K4 2. N-KB3 3. P -Q4 4. NxP 5. N-QB3 G. B -N5 7. P -B4 8. Q -B3 9.0-0.0 10. B -Q3 11. Q -R3 12.11.11-K1 13. N -B5 14. PxB 15. B -R4 16. B -B2 17. BxN 18. B -B4 19. NxP 20. BxN 21. Q-QN3 22. BxQ 23. RxR 24.KN1 25. R -N1 26. PxP 27.BxP 28. P -B6 29. R -Q1 30. P -R3 31. B N6 32. B -R5 33.BN4 34. K -R2 35. R-KR1 36. R -Q1 37. R-KR1 38. PaR 39. P N4 40. K -N3 White Resigns Browne P-QB4 P -Q3 PIP N-KB3 P-QR3 P -K3 B -K2 B2 QN-Q2 P -R3 N -N3 P -K4 BxN O.O-O PEP KR -K1 P -Q4 NxN B -B3 RxR B -N4 R -Q7 P -B6 RxRP P-KR4 BxP K -B2 R -R6 P -R5 R -N6 B -K4 K -B3 P-KN4 P -R6 RxB P -R7 K -Q4 K -K5 March -Good Seed Month Though March winds may blow and we may have snow, spring planting time is surely on its way. Farmers who don't already have ° their seed for this year's crop should be thinking about buying it t, now, So,: it's, appropriate that. March is Good. Seed, Month. "We promote Good Seed Month each year to remind Canadian ' farmers of the advantages of using certified seed," explains Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan. Certified seed is grown and tested under strict regulations and anyone buying it is assured of uniformly high quality, good . gernawatjon and.puraty. "Farmers should weigh the merits of using certified seed," Mr. Whelan says. "It pays off in The long run with increased yields, fewer weed problems and Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan examines a handful of certified seed. March is Good Seed Month. Crossro o ds better disease resistance." The slogan for Good Seed Month in 1975 is `Don't Gamble - Use Certified Se'd' . "There's a lot f truth in this year's slogan," Mr. Whelan points out. "In many areas, the late spring and early.frost of last year have damaged potential seed. Much of this lower -quality seed may not grow very well." Farmers are assured of good seed germination if they buy cer- tified seed that must meet a minimum germingtion. percent- age. "I've often said farming is a gamble -we farmers must take our chances on the weather and we are never sure of making a profit. But there's no reason for taking a chance on seed--.--we top-quality certified seedd in Canada and we should grow it." i Published every Wednesday as the big, action cross-country section in The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance -Times and The Mount Forest Confederate. Wenger Bros. Limited, publishers, Box 390, Wingham. Barry Wenger, Pres. Robert O. Wenger, Sec.-Treas. Display and Classified ad deadline - Tuesday, week prior to publication date. REPRESENTATIVES Canadian Community Newspapers Association, Suite 51, 2 Bloor St., West, Toronto 962-4000 Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc.; 127 George St., Oakville 884-0184 German composer Richard Wagner died at 70 on Feb. 18, 1883. ON THE SLANT - image distortion is evident in this picture of downtown Chicago taken from .a hotel window with even a normal lens. With a wide angle the slanting -out effect of the buildings in the background can be made even more pronounced. PHOTO FUN Distortion can be creative By GILBERT HILL, FPSA Any photographic lens can distort the image on the film in a camera when used "im- properly" - either acciden-. tally or on purpose. And there is no place where it is more evident than in the use of wide angle lenses. The purpose of a longer than nor- mal, telephoto lens, as ex- plained -last week is to go after as big an image as possible on film. The real purpose of a wide angle lens is to help the pho- tographer out of tight spots. It covers a broad area, even though images of elements in the picture are smaller. So, a wide angle lens is al- most a necessity, for instance, in making a group picture in a very small room. Because the photographer f$ env 'Mee n low -powered flash often is sufficient for good lighting. But perhaps the real reason for the popularity of the wide angle lens these days is the extreme depth of field - com- pared to normal and telephoto lenses - which they produce. The photographer can stand at the end of a long table filled with people and keep them all in focus - even though tIio'se nearest the camera may ap- pear twice the size of those in the distance. Some of the fine architectural pictures of long corridors, interiors of small rooms, and even pictures of long buildings from a camera position across .a narrow street are possible, with ev- CROSS WORT) • • + By A. C. Gordon 11 1 2. 3 ■ y ■ , tS 8 ■.■ � q ■■ to ■■. I . 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So, the first question be- comes how wide, and how much distortion is desirable for a particular picture? There are some "fish eyes" which are so wide that the photographer has to be care- ful to keep his own feet (or the legs of his tripod) out of the picture. While the photographer with the long lens wants to stand away - and have room for handling lights between the camera and subject - to mote $ geed liksiWsp widi4inglel til move In to Within Weiss, t een'nte on the none, an eye, or an ear and "(note n - )eature of the subject, There seems to be a volplle now for extremely long- legged girls, made by moving. in close and shooting from a low angle until the legs seem to be three times as long ss the body. The same technique is Was used in advertising photogra- phy. A picture of an automo- bile made carefully from a point near the front fender can make a compact car look like a luiury model. Or, a ,close-up front end slot can give an impression of size and power. It is the same result begin- ners often get when they pose a child -- or a girl friend - with thee, feet sticking straight out at he camera. Fort can bn made to look enormous and sidnny legs can become dis- tinctly overweight. On a more practical basis, a picture can be made from out- side the gate of a school, or church, or factory, keeping the gate in focus and inviting the picture viewer back seem- ingly eemingly for along distance to see the building, the mountains, or even a herd. of cattle on pasture. The photographer buying lenses must first decide what kind of pictures he wants to take, then learn to use his tools to reveal the world as he sees it. Graphics, wood go together By BARBARA HARTUNG Q. My husband and I have bought a very contemporary condominium and want to do it super modern. The living room is not terribly large but it looks out onto a private pa- tio through 12 -foot sliding glass doors and windows. 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