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In 1634 he published 1/ P,ri,o, allruhente de<strong>to</strong> il<br />

fafnli"b trtunte a.olourful account oltbe liie oi<br />

TEoNARD. DA.urRr. andhealircbedarepnnt.lhis<br />

I/dnur,. Despne rhe lapse otl0ycas hc sas little<br />

need ro alrer his original tcxl, but he added a<br />

virulenr armck upon the presunpluors Ctrera.<br />

(see ABRAIAMS vAR,r"oN ) sallio also sro1. l-a<br />

s.d..ardu (1612). a ches raAedy invcrc norlosti<br />

Carreranotesthatlhepoctrtisinolve.relegana.<br />

salvio.pplied his lcgaltraining <strong>to</strong> an aspe$ ol<br />

tbe ga6e notcorcredbllhe FIrElaws: wh!lshotrld<br />

hlppcn ifa dispute betreen play.s should lead <strong>to</strong><br />

tbe nurder oi one ol thcm b-v ihe olher? Citing<br />

paralLel cases Sahio argued that as $e playen had<br />

been engagcd in laNlulactrvity (Nhich some lonns<br />

olgambhrg Nere noo rhe rimc should be treated<br />

as casuat honicide' rathcr lhan 'deliberale hofri<br />

.ide', a noreserious offence. (See (Nlcnrir u..Na<br />

SALVIO GAMBIT, 590. uDsound forn ol the<br />

KNc'scAMBrr Acccpted mentioned<strong>by</strong>PoLrRlo a.d<br />

firsr publnhed <strong>by</strong> s^L!ro. <strong>The</strong> gambit Nas last<br />

played itr anatcb betw.cn lcadine manersin 1866:<br />

SANDCLASS 293<br />

ioui evcnts oI about calegortr 8i Dortmund 1928.<br />

(+5=3) ahead olRed ind BoeoljuboNiBrno 1928<br />

(+5=4) r de sirh Riti: Swinemn.de 1930.<br />

(+6=2 l) ahcad of rLoHRr and Benin 1930, atie<br />

wirh RrLLsr^!. Ar Bedin (Scpt.) 1928 he came<br />

r.ond (+6=1 1) after BosoljuboN. His last<br />

notable vic<strong>to</strong>ry (+8=3) *as in the Margare<br />

Reserve B rournament, 1939 h his later years<br />

Sanisch was unable <strong>to</strong> nanage his clocki he lost<br />

more Sanes o. time than an, olhernaster and in<br />

Linkdping 1969, hc lost all 13<br />

games this w!y.In sedolsPlay hc could not brine<br />

hinsell <strong>to</strong> make a decision withoul fi61 eramini.e<br />

crcrypossibihy, let hc cortd PIay iastchcsswell:<br />

in his sixry-n^t year he won tNo nc$NINc<br />

S,'mnch EnBel Bmo 1'123 Niruo tndian Dcfctrce,<br />

L d4 Nl6 2.,1c6 :r Ncr Bb4 4.3 Bx.:r+ s bx.l d6 6<br />

O.?Qc7 ?e4e-< $40.0 9BdlNc6 l0Ne2NeB ll0_0<br />

b6 12 Ber Na5 13 NllBc6 14 Oe216 15 ft crft 16<br />

Rxl1Ofi 1?d5Bd7 13RallN67 1'r Nf5\.s 20Bx.5<br />

SAI,Wr]. GFORG HENRYK SALONIONO<br />

VICH (1860 192(r), Polhh player. manufacturer.<br />

He learned chcss Nhen he qas about 20 y.ars old<br />

but played in his fr6t najor rournamcnt (Kiev<br />

1903, won <strong>by</strong> cHIcoRN) whcn he sas 42 Forsone<br />

iime, hoeever, he had bccn tbe strongest playerin<br />

L6dZ, where hc nurtured a g€rer.tio. ol strong<br />

Polish playcs. At Sl Pelersbuig 1906 hc Non list<br />

prize ahead ol RUBTNSTETN in lhclourth AU Russia<br />

iournamenr: shordy llrcrsards he lon . datch <strong>to</strong><br />

chipoiin (+5=3-?l who had challenaed him lor<br />

the titl. ol Ru$ian chanpion. Sal*. bcgan hn<br />

inlcrnational career ar Ostend 1906. the event<br />

orsanized <strong>by</strong> cuNsBrRc 10 bring lorward ne$<br />

ldlenti rhere scrc :6 conrpelnors and Salile shared<br />

t*elfth placc. ln the next six years he playcd in 1l<br />

international <strong>to</strong>utuanenis qith lan resuhs. lIe<br />

played nany narches:.agains Rubinnein he drew<br />

(+5=a 5) ii 1903 and lost in 1904 and 1907i<br />

aeainsr J MrEsEs he won in l'ros (+2=0-l)r<br />

againn RorLEwbe son in 1909(+8=3 5)andlon<br />

in l9l l:,.d he l.sr <strong>to</strong> bothM^ks!^LLand FAHRNT in<br />

1908. ,^ftcr playing in his last inErnltio.rl <strong>to</strong>unament<br />

(Pie!t'any 1912) Sal{e entcrcd afewnational<br />

elents, Lhe lasr i. Jan. l914.lIe gale upconPeti<br />

rile <strong>chess</strong> i. his 6ftt-fou h year.<br />

sAMIscE, FRIEDRTCH (r896'1975), German<br />

pl.!er, International CrandmArer (1950)- lnn a<br />

bookbinder then a prolessional playcr His most<br />

norable match vicrory was rAainst r in 1922<br />

(+4=3 1) .nd his bc$ rounrament achievenent<br />

$6 at Baden-Baden 1925 when he camc find<br />

(+10:? 3) alter ALEGINtr and RUBINSTEI\ ahead<br />

ot BocolruBow.<br />

FELD, and Nr&rzo*n.cfl. A irequenl cooPedorin<br />

<strong>to</strong>urnamenrs samisch son or sh.r.d 6rst Prizc nl<br />

?lcjdxei 22Rh4h6 2lRrh6Nd6 24N.7+Qic7 25<br />

SAMISCH VARTATION. 147 or 199. standard<br />

lines in thc NrMzo INDIAN and KNGS TNDIAN<br />

D.TEN.ES respectilety, advo.ated andprlcliscd <strong>by</strong><br />

siMrs.E. perhaps hh mosl inPortlnt.ontribution<br />

<strong>to</strong> rhe eamc. (For 147 see E!wE. (o'ov. snMBcsi<br />

ibr 199 see BLRLINER. cIIr., D. prNNo.)<br />

SANDF:RS-AI,APIN DEFENCE..I79. vaTiation in<br />

the EvaNs cAMBr given<strong>by</strong>Thomas cooke sanders<br />

(181]-..1887) oI orlord in the c/'err Ptu-v.\<br />

Chrcnicle- 7a1l- and rc-examined <strong>by</strong> ALAflN in<br />

SANDGLASS. device on.c used for lbe riring ol<br />

moves. Each playcr had hn own sa.delass which<br />

lay on ils sidc when n *ns his opponent s turn <strong>to</strong><br />

play and s<strong>to</strong>od Nhen it was hho\!n. Unlike clocs<br />

sandglasses weie ,rec fiom mech.nical brcakdorvn<br />

and theii srandine or resting positions could be<br />

seen at a glance. but humiditt could affecl fie<br />

sa.d\ flow, theyBere lrcqucltlylumed the srong<br />

say up. and lhey could be set onl! lor a 6xcd<br />

period. A rin.-limit of sat 30 molcs in lwo hours

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