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...many people, chess is just a game. But to Murray Turnbull, a nationally-ranked master who plays the game in front of a coffee shop in the Square, it's a living...
With their towering masts, vast expanses of Mylar-Kevlar sails, monstrous winches and computerized navigational aids, 12-meter yachts are the nimble-footed heavyweights of their sport. Add the tactical elements of chess: when to defend against an opponent's move, when to ignore it, when to sail off in a different direction. The unmatched combination of required resources has made modern Ahabs of the obsessed competitors...
...beginning to seem as if not all the pawns were on the board. During the current World Chess Federation championship tournament, Soviet officials were playing some sort of game of their own. First Viktor Korchnoi, 52, the Soviet defector who now lives in Switzerland, was set to face U.S.S.R. Whiz Kid Gari Kasparov, 20, in a semifinal match at Pasadena City College in California. But Kasparov never showed because, it was rumored, the Soviets feared he might defect. Three days later, former World Champion Vassily Smyslov, 62, was also disqualified, for boycotting a match against Hungary's Zoltan Ribli...
SEEKING DIVORCE. Viktor Korchnoi, 52, tempestuous Soviet chess grand master who defected in 1976; and Beta Korchnoi, 50, who emigrated to Switzerland last year with their son Igor, 23, after the young man spent 30 months in a Siberian labor camp for refusing military service; after 25 years of marriage; in Wohlen, Switzerland. Korchnoi, who twice lost world championship matches to erstwhile Countryman Anatoly Karpov, pleaded with Leonid Brezhnev to allow his family to leave in 1978, though he was linked romantically with his Austrian-born manager, Petra Leeuwerik...
...Dunster St. (guess): Nestled underground, 33D--like One P. Two P--is a bar restaurant which has both its touters and detractors. The long but thin bar is often crowded and attracts a steady student crowd. The bar area is also attractively designed and is equipped with chess and backgammon tables. One of the outstanding features of 33D is that it is one of the few Square bars where you can run up a tab without having to pay after every round. A little expensive--($1.75 for a domestic draught...