P267 CEEFAX 267 Mon 20 Oct 21:21/34 1/5 CHIBURDANIDZE RETAINS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Reigning women's world champion Maya Chiburdanidzj retained her title bz taking an unassailable 8-5 lead in the match against Yelena Akhmilovskaya. The 16-game contest will continue in Georgian resort of Borzhomi, but even if Akhmilovskaya wins the remaining three games, Chiburdanidzj will retain the world championship. Chiburdanidze, 25, won the title at the age of 17 from fellow-Georgian Nona Gaprindashvili and retained it despite being challenged bz Nana Alexandria and Irinb Ljvitinb. More chess on 268/269 * MoreP267 CJEFAX 267 Mon 20 Oct 21:12/44 2/: KASPAROV AND KARPOV TO PLAY IN DUBAI OLYMPIAD World ch!mpion Gary Kasparov and his arch-rival Anatoly Karpov will attend the Dubai Chess Olympiad. $hj Soviet federation has confirmed that both plazjrs will form part of the 28-mjmbjr Soviet delegation. Karpov is sure to play and Kasparov is also expected to take part in probably the strongest team the USSR has ever fielded. "The Soviets are keen to have good results and prove their domination of world chess and this is a big incentive for Kasparov to play," said a spokesman More chess on 268/269 * MoreP267 CEEFAX 267 Mon 20 Oct 21:17/34 3/5 City Chess Quickplaz Christopher Ward of Tunbridge +ells won the £100 first prize with 6/6 in the City Chess Quickplay on October 12. The irrepressible Peter Large of Mitcham had to settle for second equal with Angus Dunnington of Leeds on u\/6. Among the other prize winners, Tryfon Gavriel of Barnjt excelled himself to win the under 115 grading prize with a score of 4/6. 110 players took part in this monthly event in October, writes Tony Gaffney. More chess on 268/269 MoreP267 CEEFA( 267 Mon 20 Oct 21:27/08 4/5 Raymond Mays Quickplay Jon Speelman won the Raymond Mays Masters Quickplay Tournament at Peterborough on September 11. His score of 8\/9 in a strong jield earned him the top prize of £400. Willie Watson finished in second place with 7/9 and picked up the second prize of £300. Jim Plaskett 6\/9 was third and Mark Hebden 5\/: fourth. Other competitors included Hindle, Lawson, Gallagher and Davies. More chess on 268/269 MoreP267 CEEFAX 267 Mon 20 Oct 21:27/37 5/5 Peterborough Congress The Open at the Peterborough Congress at the Millfield Community Centre on October 10-12 was won bz Geoff Lawson of Leicester with 5/5. Nigel Davies (London) was second with 4\/5 and Jim Plaskjtt (Bedford) third with 4/5 from a jield of 28 players. Four players shared first place in the Major (u260) competition. They were J Lavan, Doncaster; D V Gibbs, Cambridge; H H Holmes, Higham Fjrrers; and J Gibson, Sleaford. The Minor (u120) tournament was won by M Smith of Peterborough with F Bowers of Holbeach second. More