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Show ; 20 B DESERET NEWS, Friday, November houM Chess HAROLD LUNDSTROM ;a seiious shortcoming of chess competition is , thf apparent reluctance of -grand masters to fight to a '.finish against one another, in short, drawn j-- piis results games that are unfair to the "other competitors and to the spectators. I Hie Grand Master draw "anftong Soviet stars competing In international tournaments Is an established fact. The Yugoslavs have also -- used this ploy. There are, however, several modern disap--pointi- -- fleets and Yugoslav Grand Masters who do not resort to this objectionable practice. The organizing committee of the 1969 International Tournament at Wijkaan Zee, Holland, attempted to reduce draws by inviting only those players who had demonstrated a willingness and desire to complete games. The result was gratifying. In the same event of 1968, 60 per cent of the games were drawn and there were many, short games. Soviet "Let's read rr ers safely through the first 10 moves. The stabsticien does not mention the posibillty, but hit charts couid be pro- - 13, 1970 "The Blue Sue of ro o - com- c'ts-olavir- g thjs establishing them as even more formidable opponents than the Rvo sians. Restrict Dravs? NEWS PROBLEM DESERET NOVEMBER J, 1970 BLACK fit Charts to Winning Chess," by Arthur M. Stevens. Others than Bobby Fischer have long susoecred that white can obtain a positive Initiative by opening with Yet no one before Arthur Stevens was sure that this advantage couid be demonstrated statistically. When Stevens, a systems onalyst, to chess, he turned after retirement ot compiling a stacompiled 14 years tistical analysis In chart form pf 56,972 Master's tournament games. Emphasizing contests in which those fearsome participated, ha set up his Inovx of offering a scientific way to evaluate chess openings, with for the winning percentages given every succeeding move through the ''i ?4 mmed and puters which are autodidactic never make the same mistake twice, il first 10. To understand , t. MOHAiR, SILK WOOL, SHARKSKIN, BROCADES, WT. WOOLKNITS, ETC. FREE ALTERATIONS. EARLY CHRISTMAS OFFER How about then, Bobby Fischer's lifefor White's affection long opening Coming to qrips with this opening, Stevens put into ins Index 28,659 games with that overture and discovered that White could win by it 59 per cent of the time This would seem to settle the questions once and for all. It For In the other games of Or co-the 56.972 he charted, games where the per White did not open withPK-4- , centage of wins was over 59 What would Bobby Fischer say to this? charts (In Obviously Mr. Stevens's book form now) should be carried by every American playar into his clubs and tournaments and consulted mevu by move, thus, getting the greatest dutf- - Cher- In the world were to spend every waking hour of o rate the unlikely playing chess, at game a minute it would take 217 billion all the use t variations possible years on the first 10 moves of Black and White Obviously the charts making up the Index cannot bother with illogl.al or OOvf salt lake city in CUSTOM TAIIOQ Shewing custom mode clothing for Mon A Women, 1970 Fashion. Make your selection from Choicest fabrics. CASHMERE, SILK 1862. of this the Immensity tasx we should remember Irving nov's calculation that if everyone WHITS White to move and mate In two. to Problem No. 927: Solution merely those obunlikely variations served In Grandmaster play. What Inspired Mr, Stevens to this Herculean endeavor? He repeatedly makes clear that his motive has been to train Americans to recapture from the Russians the world championship they have not won since Paul Morphy relinquished the title in Men & SILK, LT. Showing for 3 Days Only th Nov. . . . Call or Visit HOLIDAY INN Downtown 1st West & 6th South Tel.: 3284301 (9 o.m.-- 8 p.m.) Women's Suits 13th-14th-15- As . ITALIAN low v - ... Ask for ROBERT KUMAR RAJKUMAR clothiers F.O. Box 314, Oldsmar, Fla. 33537 Open on Sunday ft o . JiTOu-- i 1 flaagffiKSflUS!!!) KITCHEN CHARM A pucknge napkins. 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