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sealed arc Nritlcn on tbe envelope. whicb isplaced<br />

iD sale keeping. When pla! is resuned lheNshion<br />

and the clock imes .re sct. lhc enlelope h not<br />

opened unlil ihcplaycrvhoisloreply<strong>to</strong> the sealed<br />

more is present, and ifhe nnol his clock issraircd<br />

Ifrheplayerwhosealed isabsent his scaicd move i<br />

made o! tbe board add his.lock h started aiter bis<br />

opponent has madc hn reply, Nhich in Lurn nar be<br />

tc,nforarilysealed lo prevenl ns becomi.g k.oNn<br />

<strong>to</strong> the absent player ll a plaI.is clock is<br />

incorectly seL anei adjoummcnr the error stands<br />

unless he poinE this out belore hisnexl nove alter<br />

the scalcd move.Ilrhe envelope hls ilisappcarcd<br />

aDd lhe parliculaB on and wilhin it cannol be<br />

estabiished and agreed b], both playeB the eane n<br />

dnulled. Arriclc 17 empo$e^ rhe arbner ro<br />

inrerprct scaled moves thal are nraccuratcl"v described<br />

and <strong>to</strong> deci.re a gamc lost <strong>by</strong> a player<br />

should his sealed novc bc indecipherable.<br />

STjCOND! a playe.s attendanl h a mat.h or<br />

iournament onginally hc dcah wirh admininra<br />

tion. secured lair play, hcld the stakes. a.d so<br />

o.. ln rhc world ch<strong>amp</strong>ionship natch LAsruR<br />

1903 {rApr\ r.d wo,. assistcd i. lhc<br />

preparadon '{Rr^s.H<br />

olopcning analysis. Fron the middle<br />

ol thc 201h cenrury seconds have llso a$isredwirh<br />

adjournnEnt analysis and have somctnncs actcd as<br />

rrainer. Sone playeis hale been helped in these<br />

*a!s br a 1e!m of seconds. a.d this has become<br />

.oinal lor Norld ch<strong>amp</strong>ionships. Hlving n lnrge<br />

number of helpe$. however- is le$ cftc.ti!c than k<br />

generallt supposed. In thc lifth gaDre ol his<br />

quarrer linal Candidares match aSainst Fts.EER in<br />

19r1 r\rirANor. shoNn a plelhora oilaii.tions ar<br />

rlr.ladmnnne *?s ni..nlus.d that hc madc onc<br />

oI the worn blundes oi hk career shonl, aiter<br />

resunption ol plat. Sone players have been<br />

dorbtful abour their seconds, suspecing then ol<br />

revealins prepared anallsis <strong>to</strong> thc olher sid!, and<br />

sode llel that a sccond may perlom a disseBice<br />

bI locusing thc player: attention o. . line Bbich<br />

{ould orherwise be rete.led.s i.Ierior.<br />

SEE-SAW, or sindmill, a combination consislins<br />

of two line'pieces giling ! series ol .onsccurllc<br />

cbecks in ndlched pairs .nd so that erery other<br />

cbeck is. discovered chcck b, means ollhich. o.<br />

oc.asion. matcrial nra! be gained.<br />

sEr-tsNUS :l0l<br />

whitc catr Nin lbis apparentlt lon posnion b!<br />

means ola see sas:1R94 Qtd3 2 Rxgr+ KhE 3<br />

t\fl+ Kg8 4Re7+Kh8 SRxal+ Kg8 6Rg7+<br />

Kh8 7 Rd7+ (g8 8 Rxdi.<br />

SEIRAIIAN, YASSER (196u ), Anrerican<br />

flayer,trorldtuniorchanrpiorr 19?9.Iniernaliondl<br />

Gmndm6ter (1980) BorD in Dan.scus, he sas<br />

about rso year old Nben he, hnSyrian talher and<br />

his English mothernoved ro Eneland.In 196? his<br />

famityemigrated ro rhc USA$here hislafierwas<br />

naiuratized SenaNant <strong>to</strong>umanent achievcmcnls<br />

includc, wijk aan Zee 1980, linr (+?=6) equal<br />

irnh BR.$NF.head oI xoR.HNor and nllraN: Bad<br />

Ki$ingen ]Slil, .aleeory 12, seco.d (+5=2-3)<br />

erlL J \vith rr'pr JfrerXnrLhnoi Las Pilnrr\ 1q81.<br />

catLsor! 11. rhtrrl (+r=r l) equdl $irh K.r!hn.L<br />

afterTinnao and r aRstN i US chanpionship 1981.<br />

66t (+4=r0) equal wilh Brosncl Mar del Plata<br />

1182, crtegory 1:1. $nd (+5=5-3) equal Nilh<br />

GBpov and ELUcaYElsxr alier 'rimman and<br />

po(rs.Hr and London 1982. category 1,1. rhird<br />

(+6=4 3) alrcr ANDtxsso\_ aod Kanov<br />

Scnatrd (o'chtroi wijkaanZ.c 1930 Itrglish oPen<br />

ing. l.loh' \likenas Vd.rion<br />

I c., Nr6 2 N.3 e6 3..1di 1c5 d,1 -\ ext6 dxc3 6 bxc3<br />

Qx16 7 d4ci 3Nrh6 I Bdl cxd.1 l0crdlBhl+ ll<br />

KIL Nc6 12 Bbl8.5 ll Bc2 0-0 lJ Qd3 Rd3 15 Rdl<br />

K13 t6Oe.l!d6 17h4Qf5 l3QezQa5 l9tsb3Ne7 20<br />

while s rhrcrrc rawrs hxvc hc.omc in asd 22 di<br />

cxdj 2l Qh7 16 2,1K91 Bx.4 2i Rh,] B{bl 26 axbs<br />

Kl7 27 Le.l Rgri 2l Rel d4 29 Lrd1 Bc5 30 Rd7<br />

Q\cl+ 3l Nxcl Brb: 32 Nd3 B.l l3\r,rRgdB 31<br />

Qg6+ Kgs :r5 Qd:rRrd7 r6OxdTRc$ r7ft1Kfl r$<br />

N-q6 Lall 39 N\ei tslrk rtsigns<br />

SELENUS. GUSTAVUS (1579 1666). author oI<br />

Sdtd.lt odt Ki)hiqstial (Leipzig, i616). rhe lir(<br />

Ceman iNtrnc<strong>to</strong>r lor che$ playc6 I hc book. in<br />

part a rransl.tion .l aD ltalian veAion ol Rul<br />

LOPE7, k imNrlrnt as a source ol inlorfraion<br />

xh.ni horh rhe l:$\ .f .hes\ ihcn .urrcnl in<br />

Gennany and couRIER-.ndth.rc k an appendixoD<br />

RrrEMoMAcny Thc usc ofa ches notation in Bhich<br />

the squares $ere numbered 1 <strong>to</strong> 6'1 liniled lhe<br />

Guna!usis an anagrdnolAlgustusand Sclcnus<br />

relers <strong>to</strong> the Gree( soddcssolthc moon and hence

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