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234 ORGANIZATION<br />

Busayev (1837 1901), whose analysis was rub<br />

lisncd in Shakhmohaf. Oboz,.n'lp just belore hn<br />

B. flensis Schlechter ftiendly gamc Vienm,ltr93<br />

lUe6 2Bb2NI6 313c5 4b5d5 5d4Qd5+ 6Nc3<br />

Nc4 7Qd3.xd4 SQxd4Bci 9QxeTBxfl+ l0Kd1d1<br />

11 Qxh3+ Ke? 12 QrcS dxcl l3 Bcl Nd7 l4 QxaS<br />

Qxbj 15Bl4ods+ l6k1Be3+ l7tsr3Nf2 18!:e<br />

Qd2+ 19 Kbl Qd1+ 20Ka2Qxc2-atrFr^uIFr{^rF<br />

ORGAN PIPES, a problem idea originaled <strong>by</strong><br />

Loyd in 1869 and na6ed <strong>by</strong>the Gcrman archiiect<br />

Geore Schnilzler. Tso black rooks and tso blacl.<br />

bisbops arc aligned on a file or a rank and in lhe<br />

main variations each bisbop inreneres with cach<br />

OR(IAnIIZATION. thc loirnal {.udtrre ol ches*<br />

Flaying. dcvclopcd wiih ihe railways .s travel<br />

hccame more praclic l id the oiddle 01 the 19th<br />

century. che$ clubs were incrcasingly common al<br />

1he beginning of tnc ccntury and ihe fi6t organiza<br />

lion beyo.d lhai Ievel was tbe Yorksbire <strong>Chess</strong><br />

Asso.iation.lormed in 1841. Soon its nenbeship<br />

exiended and ln i8,14 its annual mccliDg was in<br />

Nouidgbaf,. ln 1852 it became lhe Nortbem and<br />

Midlands Counries <strong>Chess</strong> Associalion, and in 1857.<br />

as ii enlarged, simply rbe <strong>Chess</strong> Association. Ir<br />

1862its rille changcd <strong>to</strong> Brithh Ches Association<br />

although thc name had been used in<strong>to</strong>m.lly <strong>to</strong>r<br />

some years. <strong>The</strong> BCA had a 6tlu1 cxislcncc.<br />

bec.ne dormant- sas rcvived nr 1885, andexpned<br />

around 1892. In l8aJ5 the Nortb Yorkshire and<br />

DnrhanCbessAssoci donwas<strong>to</strong>med. robecome<br />

the Yorkshire <strong>Chess</strong> Asso.ialion in 186? and thc<br />

CouniicsChcssAssociarion in 1870. <strong>The</strong> CCA was<br />

more prorincial and initialy nore aliSned <strong>to</strong><br />

amateur che$ than ns nval, the BCA, hur had a<br />

sinilarnixedsucce$ andladcd awayaround 1893.<br />

afthough nominally ir {as associared with C.aigside<br />

iounaments until 1901. A Sco$sh <strong>Chess</strong><br />

Associ.rionvas<strong>to</strong>udedin 188,1, Irish in 1885, and<br />

Sourh wales in 1888. lhe Merropolitan <strong>Chess</strong><br />

Clubs Competition. 1887, became lhe London<br />

<strong>Chess</strong> Leaeue in 1893 rnd Mrh lhe Sorthern<br />

coundes Che$ Union (SCCU). 1892. Midlands<br />

CCU,1897, and Northcrn ccu. 1899. becamc the<br />

basis ofthc Brnish <strong>Chess</strong> Federation.<br />

A West Gernan che$ federation was iorned id<br />

1861 lollowed <strong>by</strong> a Norlh German in 1868 and a<br />

Cenrral German in l8?1, and they davelopcd inio<br />

thc Deutscher Schachbundol 18?7. Olhernational<br />

organizalions were being <strong>to</strong>med ar the 1in+<br />

Netherlands in 1873, Bohemi! in 1886 lor examllc.<br />

ln thc USA a numbd ol sho -lived national<br />

associations were lorned, often in conjunction<br />

snh a naster <strong>to</strong>urnanenl. By 1888 seven State<br />

associations exisled and thcylormed a uscA, but<br />

rhat <strong>to</strong>o disappcarcd. <strong>The</strong> Western <strong>Chess</strong>Asocia<br />

tion was founded in 1900. An oitshoot was rhe<br />

National <strong>Chess</strong> Fede.ation (1926). In 1934 rhc<br />

WCA enlarged <strong>to</strong> become lhe American <strong>Chess</strong><br />

Federation Nhich in 1939 nerged th the NCF <strong>to</strong><br />

fom the USCF. An All Russian che$ ledeiation<br />

was not formcd unlil 191,1 despnc eflorls <strong>by</strong><br />

r^ENrs.H and.Hico{N, and lhe sane yearsaw rhe<br />

Inst unsuccesslul atlenpl ro oeare an inre.national<br />

body, an altcmptslifled <strong>by</strong>Nar. rrDEi whcn itcame<br />

ten yeam later. sas a ieeble infant at nlsl.<br />

A problef, <strong>by</strong> EARroNc thal Non firsl pnze in tbe<br />

Irubleu lourncy, 1951 . <strong>The</strong> key is 1 exi6 setting up<br />

a hlock. <strong>The</strong> main van.dons show six diffcrcnt<br />

m,res and nn,r \ets ol cRErs<br />

...Rd7 2 Bf5<br />

fijl,t . on'<br />

...Rd6 2 Nbc5<br />

fl;1}' *.,<br />

oRLEANS, CI{ARLES D (1391-r.165), FrcDch<br />

prince, poel, and <strong>chess</strong> daycr,IatherolLouis XII<br />

olFr.nce. Atan earlyae€ hemarded thewido{oi<br />

Richard II of England. Taken prisoner <strong>by</strong> thc<br />

q.nglch ai rhe bartle oi Agincoui (1415), hc was<br />

ransoned 25 rea6 later Hc grcatly enjoyed his<br />

captivity, wriling poerry and music. huntin8, .nd<br />

piaying ches-a lheme in nany ol his noems<br />

iD.luding one on 1he dealh ol his Nifc:<br />

En maJame j'.voyc no. sccoun<br />

Plus qtr cn autre, car souvenr d'emombner<br />

Mc delivroir. quan( venoit i on.ou$,<br />

Er ensaies laisoi. mon jcu licri<br />

J nhvoya pio. rc chevalier,<br />

autlin ne rocq qui pctrscnr ma qucrclle<br />

Si bicn aidicr;jey pefr v yenenr<br />

car j'q perdu monjcu cnri&cnenl<br />

se je ne lais uno drnc nouvcllc<br />

ORPHAN, a rArRy pRoBLrM piece invented <strong>by</strong> the<br />

Amcrican composer <strong>David</strong> L. Brosn (1945- ) in<br />

1971. It stands innobilized and poscrless unless<br />

attacked in sbich elent it assumes the poNers ot<br />

the attacking man or ne.. <strong>The</strong> orphan lransters<br />

thesc pose6 io orphans ot the opposilc colourilit<br />

aitacks lhem, qe.dn-E a kind of chain rcaction.<br />

Place While (a1and Nd5 andorpbanson d4 a.d<br />

g5, and Black Kh? and orphans on c2. e4, and f]i

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