P268 CEEFAX 268 Mon Q3 Oct 21:22/04 1/v BOOKS...BOOKS...BOOKS The world championship "etween Kasparov and Karpov is barely resolved, but the first "Book of the World Championship" has already appeared. The Book of the World Championship by Bill Hartston, David Bronstein, Les Blackstock, Roger Lancaster, Andrew Martin, Tony Miles, Hilary Thomas and Bob Wade, published bz Chjqujrs, is available jrom 18 Chalk Farm Road, London NW2. At only £2.9u for the first print run it is a tremendous bargain with all 24 games subjected to concise comment and careful analyses. More chess on 267/269 MoreP268 CEEFAX 268 Mon 13 Oct 21:15/57 2/6 BOOKS...BOORS...BOOKS The Book of the World Championship Chjqujrs Chess Publications £2.95 Published only hours after the final sealed move of the 24th game between Kasparov and Karpov was revealed, this volume could be destined for the Guinness Book of Records. The lay-out and contents, however, are anything but a rush job with plenty of photographs and the interesting innovbtion of the diagrammatic representation of games, showing the positions move by move even to those unfamiliar with the algebraic notation. A very worthy effort by all concerned - a book that should give much pleasure to the entire chess world.P268 CEEFA( 268 Mon 13 Oct 21:12/28 3/6 Swiss criticise Campo A Swiss delegate has accused FIDE president Mr Florencio Campomanjs of making "many mistakes" and violating FIDE statutes bz awarding the Olympiad to Dubai. Mr Walter Baumgartnjr said awarding the tournament to Dubai, knowing that Israel would bj excluded, when Greece was available as an alternative vjnuj was a mistaken decision sponsored bz Mr Campomanjs. He doubted, however, whjthjr Mr Campomanjs would be ousted from his post bz rival candidate Mr Lincoln Lucena of Brazil in view of the support hj enjoys from developing countries.P268 CEEFAX 268 Mon 13 Oct 21:11/48 4/6 Sokolov gets his chance Andrei Sokolov, a rising star of Soviet chess has won the right to meet Anatoly Karpov for the right to challenge Gary Kasparov for the world championship. Sokolov, aged 23, drew the 14th and final game of his world title contenders' match againt fellow-Soviet Artur Yusupov in Riga. Sokolov thus won the match 7\-6\. Hj was world junior champion in 1982 and Soviet national champion in 1984 and is one of the few Soviet players to have beaten Karpov between 1975 and 1985. The Karpov v Sokolov match is expected to open in Linares in February. MoreP268 CEEFAX 268 Mon 13 Oct 21:13/14 5/6 COLOSSUS/CEEFAX TOURVEY CDT Software, Cjefax and the British Chess Federation are launching a new championship for under 18s. The qualifying rounds are being played in sjvjn regions under BCF quickplay rules the semi-einals and final will be broadcast live on Cjefax. Prizes include an Armstrad CPC 6218 computer system with monitor, disc drive and Colossus 4 Chess and a Systema Turbo 16 chess machine with Colossus 4 Chess. All entries bz Otobjr 31 to John Tonkin at 21 Rumbold Lane, Wainfleet, Skjgnjss Lincolnshire Tel: (0754) 880091 MoreP268 CJEFAX 268 Mon 13 Oct 21:28/20 6/6 COLOSSUS/CEEFAX TOURNEY To enter the competition please send the following details to John Tonkin, 21 Rumbold Lane, Wainfleet, Skjgnjss, Lincolnshire bz October 31. Name: -------------------------- Address: ----------------------- County:------ Post Code:------ School:------------------------- Chess Club (if any):------------ Date of Birth:------------------ Age in completed years at September 1, 1986:-------------- Signature:---------------------- More