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For:	Fri. 28 th Jan. 2000

 

Devon's annual Inter-Area Jamboree was held on Saturday in Barnstaple. The home side, North Devon, responded by fielding a strong side that took the trophy by a clear point from the West team, based on the Plymouth Club. Faulty lines of communication in the south of the county meant that some important club games were arranged on the same day, and the East team was under par, while the South couldn't raise a side at all.

However, the club match that was played was a significant one - in the Bremridge Cup, Teignmouth bounced back from their loss to Exmouth to beat Tiverton. This breaks the 1 ^st division wide open again, with Teignmouth and Tiverton each having won 2 of their 3 matches, while Exeter and Exmouth have both won 1 out of 3. Any of the 4 can still win Devon's top club trophy.

Sunday sees the 1 ^st part of the South Hams Championship. Entry fee £5.50. Contact C. Peach on 01548-854485 or 856680.

In the Torbay League Div I Palace are the only club on 100% with 4 wins.

Vladimir Nabakov's creative solution to last week's problem was the device of "underpromotion". That is, White's b-pawn moves to the 8 ^th rank, where instead of Queening, it becomes a Knight and poses slightly different threats. Very occasionally, this can arise in actual play, usually where the resulting Knight gives a check that keeps the initiative.

This week's position, by G. Heathcote, is an example of the "Knight Wheel", where the Black Knight can move to its maximum number of 8 squares to counter White threats, but the right key move will still mate on the 2 ^nd move.

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