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Y., impressIon trom the wrapper of a recent Issue. Address changes cannot be made wIth_ Alberta L. Steele. under the Act of March 3, 1879. British ColumbIa Dr. N. Dlvlnsky. out the old address as weJi as the new one. Manitoba M. Stover. General Offices: 134 West 72d Street, New Unsollclted manuscripts and phCltClllrllpnS Ontario R. D. Jacques. York, N. Y. 10023. Sales Department open wIll not be returned unless accClmpllnled by Quebec M. Moss. daily 9:30 to 5:30 PM - SaturdayS trom return postage and self-addre"ed envelope. Saskatchewan Frank Yerhott. 2 to 5 PM. Telephone: LYceum 5-1620. Distributed nationally by Elastern News. CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 289 1 White to move and win 2 Black to move and wi n Any clH~ss position lIas Its The goal primarily Is to FUSTEST WITH THE MOSTEST analogies with It l'egu la l' 11'1'11'­ be It mate, of course. That Is, Battle maxim or that fa mous genel-al of the Wu between [[ me ballie as Frankli n K, it you spot a win which Is the St.·tle~. FO n eSle)', lhe nxlom in OUI' Utle abore applies Young cou ld so ful somely de· not a mate, but a mate is ,,-e ll to cheMs. There are of cou !'sc dltrerences fa!' which you tai l. Getllng thel'e fi rst wi th impllcit in the position-then lUust aH oII', FOl'l'estel' (:o11 1u l\' t conveniently conk 0([ his op­ the lIlost, though, In n battle you did not get there with ponent's Killg ror an easy win; yOll can.