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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes sunday october 11,1987 races places Book tells of chess Champ s life in soviet Union from press dispatches world chess Champion curl Kasparov s autobiography Points up the importance of politics in the soviet chess world and names members of the communist party politburo who protected him As he challenged for chess supremacy. Child of change published in London to Coin cide with inc first game of Kasparov s Lilie defense against fellow soviet Anatoly Karpov in Seville Spain is co written by Donald Trelford editor of the observer a British weekly newspaper. The preface describes the joint work of a soviet citizen and a top British journalist As a rare form of cooperation that would be unlikely prior to the policy of glasnost or openness initiated by soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev. The Book details Kasparov s Rise from child Prodigy to Champion and outlines his Battles with soviet sports officials and with Florenco Cion Pounes the president of the world chess federation whom he accuses of supporting Karpov. Kasparov writes that in 1981, when he was still a teen Ager he asked Nikolai Krolus head of the Garri Kasparov with Spanuth a Wafon of beat. Chess department in the slate sports committee Why the authorities were blocking his Progress. Al the moment we have a world Champion and we Don l need any other Krogius is quoted As replying. Kasparov now 24, reveals that Seidar a. Alter a member of the politburo and a former Kab and party Boss in Kasparov s Home Republic of Azerbaijan had u intervene to ensure that his 1983 championship qualifying match with defector Victor Korch nol would Lake place Kasparov denounces Campomanes for hailing his first title Duel with Karpov after 48 games at a time when Kasparov had the momentum. Karpov remained Champion and Kasparov accused soviet chess officials of a conspiracy to protect Karpov atall  this led he writes to a special meeting of the soviet chess federation on aug. 9, 1985, at which i was to be formally disqualified from the world championship Cycle. He was saved he writes by the intervention of ate Ander n. Valio Vlco a rising Star in Gorbachev s Circle who has since become a member of the politburo. The chess authorities were told in no Uncertain terms that our dispute had to be settled at the chess Board. There could be no More dirty ticks Kasparov wrote. Yakoye lev prevented them from attack ing me in the soviet press trying to ruin my image in the country. It was their last Chance and he stopped  Kasparov went on to seize Karpov s championship three months later and successfully defended the title in 1986, but his enmity to Karpov seems undiminished the arrival of Anatoly Karpov coincided with a period in soviet life that was marked by bureaucratic inertia and corruption. He ruled like a Czar of chess and resisted by fair Means and foul any bid la usurp his throne Kasparov writes. He dismisses those who have suggested that his outspokenness Mokes him a Likely defector. He says he is a Loya citizen with a profound love for my  Mem buys rights to veil movie rights to Bob Woodward s controversial Book veil the secret wars of the Cia 1981-87" have been bought by Mem a communications co., in was announced Friday terms of the Deal were not disclosed in the announcement by Mem a chairman and chief executive officer a Rich but the los Angeles times reported the sales figure was $ 1 million. Agent Irving Silty Lazar represented Wood Ware in the negotiations and confirmed thai the Stu dio1 plan was to develop the Book As a television ministries. The Book details Cia action during president Reagan s administration and says the later Cia director William Lucy indicated to Woodward Dur ing a Hospital room interview that he knew about an operation to Trade arms to Iran in Exchange for hos tages. Casey s widow has said such an interview could not have Token place. Woodward is assistant managing editor for the investigative staff of the Washington Post. " veil is the Type of exciting literature thai readily translates into first rate  Rich said in a statement. We Are thrilled to have acquired the  the Book published on oct. 5, has 800,000 co pies in print. Jackson tour to shun . Academy award Winner Glenda Jackson will play lady Macbeth opposite Christopher Plummer in a production of he shakespearean tragedy but she s snubbing her native Britain to Lour the United state with the play. Doing Shakespeare in this country is a dead loss because you can never get in Riihl Here she was quoted As saying in an interview distributed Friday by the British Domestic news Agency press association. In England people forget Shakespeare s plays a Etc written to be put on stage she said they Are not lexis to be studied sliced up and their meaning to be theorized about. Americans will react As they always do immediately.1 Jackson 51, won an Oscar in 1971 for her role in women in love and another in 1974 for a touch of  she began her Camras a stage actress in 1957 and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare company from 1964 to 1967. The new Macbeth will be her debut in the role. The tour begins in december and opens in new York in March death cancels plans plans to have Prince Philip place an identification band on the leg of a great Grey owl during a visit to British Columbia this week were cancelled after the owl died of old a a. The Prince will band an Eagle instead. Museum officials had wanted to have the Prince band the Bird which had recovered from an injury at the museum for a captive Breeding program but the Bird died. We sent the carcass to the provincial pathologist and he said the Bird just died of old age. We have no idea How old he really was Wayne Campbell the museum s curator of ornithology said. 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