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New York chess and history of these tournaments, organ- Several rellg ons seek to h~onize the
C. K. Damrosch's "Sunday in the Park izers, and the city itself for Chess Life observed reality that payouts do not com-
with Maurice" (December 2007) was inter- readers would have been very welcome pletely and consistently correlate with
esting and surprising. The last couple of and interesting). good and bad actions by suggesting that
times I'e been to the Central Park Chess So, the Pandolfini line "This game is there will be an ultimate balancing of
and Checker House the place was antisep- from a happier, pre-WWI and WWII time accounts. While I wait to see if they are
tically clean and empty—no chess players. in the Czechoslovakian resort town of right, I will pass through life by applying
When there are players, it can of course be Carlsbad in 1907" is historically inaccu- my chess-analysis skills to life problems
fun, but I haven't figured out when that is. rate. where possible, playing the percentages
However, tucked away as it is in the More surprising is the introductory like I do in backgammon and poker and,
middle of the park, it is somewhat incon- sentence in Pal Benko's column; "The above all, enjoying a good game of chess.
venient to get to, convenience being one top players of the day gathered 100 years — Wayne R. Gradl, via e-mail
of the things that made the Washington ago in the resort town of Carlsbad,
Square chess tables so attractive. What Czechoslovakia." There can be little doubt
is sad about the Greenwich Village site is that Grandmaster Benko, considering his 2008 U.S. Senior Open
that it has become such a disreputable biography, knows better— assuming that Congratulations to Alina Markowski,
location. he wrote it, or was at least responsible for a wonderful lady and long-time promoter
It used to be, and I remember it well, a it. In any case, an editor should have and contributor to American chess. Alina
fabulous place to play chess, open and caught this. is 97 and in good health. She writes:
active until the wee hours of morning, Not wanting to leave on a critical note,
with the Marshall Chess Club and the I do want to write that Benko's.endgame "Dear Don: I don't know if you know it,
Chess and Checker Club on 42nd Street articles have always been for me the best but there is a traveling senior trophy. It
as rainy day alternatives. In the days part of Chess Life since the heyday of was presented in my name at a San Diego
before readily available and cheap clocks, the 1970s. senior tournament and had the names
when blitz was practically unknown, it —Ed Hamelrath engraved of all winners of the senior tour-
was possible to play a single game all Dept. of History, Modern European History nament to date. Between tournaments it
University of Memphis was to be on display at the chess hall of
afternoon for the loss of a quarter against
the distinguished and talented Monsieur The references to Czechoslouakia there fame (at that time located in Washington,
Duval, who, while probably not a master, .
added by the editor, and were not in the D.C.)."
lent a touch of class to our game in his originally submitted columns from Bruce
black Homburg hat. Pandolfini and GM Pal Benko. Does anyone know where this trophy
The place has changed, and not for the may be today? I would very much like to
better. Why the hustlers, psychopaths update the engravings and present it at
and drug dealers have been allowed to Chess and life the 2008 U.S. Senior Open with the intent
take over this charming part of New York The question of whether chess com- to put in on display at the hall of fame and
is a mystery I'e tried to understand for pares to life is not new. Perhaps the best have it annually updated. Those of you
years. New York has taken care of several explanation of how chess is not like life who may have known Alina, know that
of its problems in recent times, but edu- was given by none other than world she is well deserving of such an ongoing
cation and the chess tables of Washington
~ ~ champion Dr. Emanuel Lasker in his honor!
Square seem to have eluded solutions. Manual of Chess, where he wrote: Don Schultz, Past USCF President
—Alex Levy "On the Chess-board lies and hypocrisy
via e-mail do not survive long. The creative combi-
nation lays bare the presumption of a Burt Hochberg
lie; the merciless fact, culminating in a Thank you for running David Levy's
Carlsbad checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite. fine tribute to Burt (December 2007).
I have just received the latest issue of Our little Chess is one of the sanctuaries, Besides being a gifted editor and a kind
Chess Life (December 2007). In the inter- where this principle of justice has occa- and decent man, Burt was truly a pioneer
est of historical accuracy, the sionally had to hide to gain sustenance in bringing important games and theory
anachronistic references to Carlsbad 1907 and a respite, after the army of medioc- to us back when coverage of chess in the
as a "Czechoslovakian" town in two rities had driven it from the marketplace." United States was sparse. Many of us
columns must be pointed out. This difference between chess and life owe much to him .
Of course the country of Czechoslova- is exactly what I like most about chess —Scott Knoke
kia did not come into existence until 1918 and why I occasionally hide in it to gain via e-mail
and then was dissolved on January 1, sustenance and rest from the real world.
1993. At the time of the famous Carlsbad As for life, unfortunately my business
(Karlsbad) tournaments of 1907 and partner is right when he explains that Chess Life welcomes letters from its
1911, Carlsbad was part of the Austro- life is more like backgammon, because "in
readers. Letters are subject to editing
Hungarian Empire. Of course Carlsbad in backgammon you only get paid off a per-
"Czechoslovakia" is valid for the other centage of the time for doing the right for content and length. Send your let-
two great Carlsbad tournaments in 1923 thing." One can also add here that in ters to letters@usch ess. org, and
and 1929, but this is not the topic of the include your full name and a tele-
backgammon and life you can also get
columns. (In fact, a bit of background "paid off'or doing the wrong thing. phone number. Senders should not
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arter G. Woodson, the founder of Burton) and his descendants. NFL defen- tion," Welcome opines.
Black History Month, played chess sive god Arrington was named after Like Welcome, Gregory Acholonu
!Ew and was passionate about the Burton in homage by his parents. earned the title of national master in
game. The celebration began as Black Arrington learned chess relatively late, 1982 and ten years later became a sen-
History Day and grew from local scholas- first taught by his father and an uncle. ior master. While his journey was more
tic celebrations into a national holiday. His focus had been on football at the traditional, Acholonu says he was sur-
From Walt Harris, America's first black highest levels of the game. Since a late- rounded by bright lights: "There was Ken
master, to Maurice Ashley, her first black 2006 injury, Arrington says he has Clayton and Frank Street [America's sec-
grandmaster, the black chess player has spent time "Rehabilitating and brushing ond and third black chess masters]. I
made an indelible impression upon the up on my chess game. Some friends don' hung around very strong and up-and-
royal game. Woodson would likely be want to play me because they see this coming players like Vince Moore (who is
proud of and surprised by the cultural room and they get intimidated. Like they black), Stan Fink, Salvador Rosario,
diversity the country would embrace, are on the football field," he says jok- Richard Terry." When you have players
even in the chess world. While Woodson ingly— but somehow not smiling. like "Steve Odendahl, Richard Delaune,
never played chess seriously, it is told in That same kind of competitive spirit Eugene and John Meyer and Mark Gins-
some corridors of privileged black society was kindled in Christopher Samuel Wel- burg," Greg says, "it rubs off on you." He
that he was as fierce a competitor over the come, a master since 1982 and one of the concludes, "Emory Tate was ... an influ-
board as he was in his life pursuits of doc- original members of the legendary and ence tactically."
umenting black achievement. informal "Black Bear School of Chess" None of the players said that they ever
Chess has added color to the American in the New York tri-state area. Welcome experienced any particular form of racial
landscape. Let us look at three diverse says, "Our goal was to bring down prejudice. "Only the ones I caused myself,"
warriors of the game who are representa- [George] Golden," a street-smart Brook- says Acholonu. "I wasted too much time
tive of those who have transcended their lynite. He describes the system of training not being disciplined. Maurice was the one
social circumstances in their desire to
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that was typical in the black chess-play- I saw who was disciplined."
excel: Former Washington Redskins and ing community: "We did not have a lot of Last year, the chess world saw a jump
New York Giants NFL star LaVar Arring- resources and access to masters. We had in the number of titled black chess play-
ton, who has a room in his spacious to feed off of each other to learn opening ers. Perhaps Acholonu sums up the
house devoted to chess and chess litera- ideas, tactics and theory." perspective of others with "I am glad to see
ture. Master Chris Welcome, who spends Ernest Steve Colding, Willie Morrison, it. I am not fond of too much 'street'n
his time teaching chess at four schools in Alan Williams and other strong black chess because class is class no matter
the greater New York metro area. Gregory masters came along to help speed that what color you are. Because my life has
Acholonu, who is a full-time teacher and process and indoctrination. It is the secret not been a picnic, I identify with struggling
master-level player at the U.S. Chess source of power, strength and pride to make a success."
Center in Washington, D.C. among black chess players in America. That struggle is also the source of inspi-
In 1977, the television mini-series Roots Many black chess masters, including ration for many chess players, wherever
gripped the country, influencing a gener- Welcome (who coaches chess at four they are found. When you call the home
ation of viewers, black and white. Many schools), have devoted their lives to teach- of the Chris Welcome family, you are
proud black parents named their chil- ing chess to youngsters. "Chess is a tool greeted with a polite "Praise the Lord," but
dren after some of the characters in the to help make sense of the world, to teach after that, be prepared to go into the
story of Kunta Kinte (played by LeVar problem solving, patience and evalua- trenches. -Gregory S. Kearse
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Problem I. Problem III. Problem V.
2007 World GM Alexander Morozevich GM Vladimir Kramnik GM Vladimir Kramnik
GM Peter Leko GM Alexander Morozevich
Championship GM Alexander Grischuk
nik and Boris Gelfand. In each of White to play White to play White to play
the following six positions from the Problem II. Problem IV. Problem VI.
tournament you are asked to find the GM Alexander Grischuk GM Viswanathan Anand GM Levon Aronian
fastest winning line of play. Usually GM Levon Aronian GM Alexander Morozevich GM Alexander Grischuk
this will mean the forced win of a
decisive amount of material. This
month's quiz is a bit harder than
usual. For solutions, see Page 79.
Karnskg has a well des-erved reputation for being a tenacious defender, but when
he has a positional advantage, then you better hold on to your hat!
ous tournaments around the world. In White is preparing for a trade on c3,
those days Gata always traveled with his planning to recapture with the bishop.
dad, Rustam. A lot has changed since 8.... f5
then. Gata retired from chess in 1996
and many years later came back. Gata
grew into an independent educated young
man. He now travels either alone or with
his wife and son.
What is amazing is that he is back in
the world's elite, seriously in contention After 12.... d6
for the world championship! As I write this
article, he has just defeated Alexey Shi-
rov to win the World Cup! Congratulations 13. Ne1
to Gata! All of his fans were rooting for After the exchange of bishops on g2,
him. He will now face Topalov next year White's general plan is to advance the
for the right to challenge the winner of the e2 pawn to e4, trade it for Black's f5
Anand versus Kramnik World Champi- After 8.... f5 pawn, leaving Black with a weakened
onship match for the title. Many of his pawn on e6 on the then half-open e-file.
fans will be rooting for him against If Black trades the knight for the bishop
Top alov. 13. . Qe8
on d2, which would be certainly a logical ~ ~
The following game is a good represen- move (following the general principle By protecting the e6-pawn, Black pre-
tation of Gata's style and how seemingly "trade knights for bishops"- when you vents any ideas of a discovery by c4-c5.
effortless his wins are. can), White would recapture with the The immediate discovery with 13. c5
queen and have a dominance in the cen- could have been met by 13.... Bd5.
ter with the upcoming e2-e4 or d4-d5
Queen's Indian Defense (E18) advances. 14. Bxe4
GM Gata Kamsa (2718) 8.... Bf6 is another common choice. Another plan would be 14. f3 (with the
GM Evgeng Alekseev (2689)
9. Qc2
idea of e2-e4) 14.... Bc6 (threatening
European Club Championship Turkey with the ... Bc6-a4 skewer) 15. Qc2 e5 16.
(7), 09.10.2007 typical move (connecting the rooks),
A d5 Bd7 17. e4.
although in most games White proceeds
with the immediate 9. d5. 14. ~ .~ fxe4 15. Ng2 Nc6
1 ~ d4 Nf62. c4 e63. Nf3 b64. g3
One of the most popular responses 9.... Bf6 10. Rad1 Nxc3 11. Bxc3
against the Queen's Indian Defense. Unless Black stops it, White's next
4.... Bb7 move will be d4-d5.
For many years this used to be the 11 ...
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seen line. 12. Qb3
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12. Qa4.
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REpRp.SENT,-jD,I,THE UP~S@ON THE: WORL'iD STAGE',-; «~
By IM Vladimir Barskiy
or the second year in a row Micro inaccuaracy to macro min and after that Kramnik's black-side oppo-
the Tal Memorial, a FIDE GM Vladimir Kramnik (FIDE 2785, RUS) nents began avoiding the Catalan like
category 20 tournament with GM Peter Leko (FIDE 2755, HUN) the plague. Thus, young Russian player
a classic time control and a Tal Memorial (3), Moscow Evgeny Alekseev chose the risky enough,
blitz competition with the but at least "merry" Benoni Defense, but
status of World Champi- got nothing to be merry about for his
onship, was held in Moscow. The prize troubles. Kramnik had once again sur-
fund for both tournaments was the prised his opponent in the opening, and
same—$ 100,000 each. For the first time as early as on the eighth move Black
an American grandmaster took part in faced an unpleasant choice between head-
both tournaments: Gata Kamsky. ing for great complications that had
Former World Champion Vladimir certainly been analyzed by Kramnik thor-
Kramnik confidently won the super tour- oughly at home and resigning himself to
nament, scoring four wins and five draws. a worse endgame. Alekseev had chosen
The gap separating him from runner-up the second alternative, but, being upset
Alexey Shirov was one-and-a-half points. with this turn of events, was inaccurate
Kramnik strictly adhered to his self- and soon was under attack.
established schedule: a win with white, White to play
a draw with black. And no one, with the An unpleasant choice
exception of Magnus Carlsen who had 60. Rb8 looks obvious, but then 60....
drawn his game against Kramnikut the Nxa71, and Black is quite OK. So, how to GM Vladimir Kramnik (FIDE 2785, RUS)
beginning of the competition as black, GM Evgeny Alekseev (FIDE 271 6, RUS)
queen at least one passed pawn? All of a
could interfere with this healthy sudden it turns out that Kramnik has had Tal Memorial, Moscow (6)
pedantry. in mind quite another way to convert his
Kramnik's first two wins against Peter pawns into the point:
Leko and Shirov were achieved in a calm,
60. aS=Q.'RxaS 61. cS=Q+! KxcS 62. Kxc6,
even phlegmatic-looking Catalan opening.
Black resigned.
Both games featured the same sequence
of events: White's tiny advantage in the As a sculptor with his chisel, Kramnik
opening (which seemed constantly on has cut off everything unnecessary from
the brink of vanishing—but never didj, a marble block, and here we have the
then queen exchange, complicated Philidor position in its pure form! The
endgame, Black micro-inaccuracy, fol- bishop would retreat on c5 and protect the
lowed by another Black micro-inaccuracy. white king against being checked from
Kramnik's advantage had already become the rear, and the black king will not be able
menacing as his passed pawns seem to escape the mating net. Leko resigned.
unstoppable in their eagerness to queen. Shirov had lost in the very same way, White to play
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White has no intention of defending it. almost to naught. Here is a typical episode
from the first round. After a subtly played
23. Rc7! Rxd6 24. Rd1 Kh8 opening Kamsky got a healthy extra
There is a threat of a blow on f7 with pawn, but then overlooked an elementary "rs
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check, netting the Exchange, and in case tactical blow.
of 24.... Rb6 the simplest way is 25.
Rxd7 Kh8 26. Bxf7 Rf8 27. Bb3 Nxb2 Blunder one
28. Rld4 with attack. GM Gata Kamsky (FIDE 2714, USA) JIL ',, 8, - e II
25. Nf5 Rb6 26. Bxf7 Nxb2 GM Boris Gelfand (FIDE 2736, ISR)
Tal Memorial, Moscow (1)
More stubborn is 26.... Rfa. Now White
doubles his rooks along the seventh rank
with a decisive effect. As for Black, all he
has to offer in answer are some checks.
27. Rdxd7 Re1+ 28. Kg2 Bf1+ 29. Kf3 Be2+
30. Kf4 Rb8 31. Bc4!, Black resigned.
A final blow, after which Black is mated
no later than on move 35.
White to play
the Catalan problem in a capital way by
answering to 1. d4 with 1.... g6 and play-
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Defense. Kramnik, being in a very aggres- agreed
sive mood, proved that he is able to carry A better continuation could be 27. Qa3
out a direct attack on the king with no Bb5 28. d6.
less success than when winning a subtle,
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lengthy endgame. The final position of And here is another blunder for you. I4~
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Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 g68. h3 Bg79. Be2 Kamsky recommended 20. Qc2! pre-
And this next episode was particularly venting the black knight from getting to
9. Be4!? the e6-square.
vexing for Gata.
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Kamsky's novelty. Black wants to 20.... Ne6 21. Bc2 Ng3 22. Qd3 Qh6 23. Nc3
exchange his limited-mobility bishop for
White has to admit his mistake: he has
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GM Gata Kamsky (FIDE 2714, USA) mining e7-e5. just lost two tempi
GM Dmitry Jakoven.ko (FIDE 2710, RUS) 23. .. Re7 24. b4 Rae8 25. a4 a5! 26. b5 Qg6
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turn of events. He failed to show his usual Qg5 39. a6?
defensive tenacity and lost the game on After 14.... gxf5
move 90. White escapes after 39. axb6! Nd2+ 40.
At recent Moscowtournaments a fun Bxd2 Qxd2 41. b7 Nxd4 42. Qc7! Qel+
Gata's overstepping the time limit on tradition has arisen: after the game the 43. Kb2 Nxb5 44. b8=Q Nxc7 45. Qxc7.
the 29th move of his game against Shirov grandmasters come to press center and 39. ~ .. Nd2+ 40. Ka2
Vladimir Barsky: When did you last play in day at best. This year my son went to t9
was in 1994 in the Kremlin Stars rapid Do you give lectures and simultaneous
chess tournament. My impressions of displays at home in the USA? Do you INlIII
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player. like me in the USA and believe in me as
much as before. And, by the way, this
Were you personally acquainted with is in part one of the reasons for my
Tal?
Yes, I'e seen him several times. When returning to. chess —many people have
Iwas a little boy Tal came to a meeting asked me to do that. In principle, peo-
with us in the Leningrad Zhdanov ple treat me with respect everywhere
Palace of Pioneers. He had read a lec- because I try to play to the full extent
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here are not a lot of chess tourna-
mkkl'ml then President of the Santa
Al Bisno, crowned World Cup winner, GM Gata
ments which can claim the longevity Monica Bay Chess Club, is credited with Kamsky (he was only 17 when he held the
of the American Open— the count it's first incarnation in 1965 at the beau- title), as well as GM Larry Christiansen,
now stands at 43. Of course the U.S. tiful Miramar Hotel on the azure Pacific GM Varuzhan Akobian and GMs Pavel
Open, now in its second century, comes Ocean coast. Al deserves credit, but the Blatny and his great rival, the late, much
to mind — and there is that venerated, legendary original executive director of missed Ed Gufeld. GM-without-portfolio,
ancient New York State Championship the USCF, Ed Edmondson, saw the poten- the redoubtable Los Angeles Times chess
which, I believe, was founded by Peter tial and encouraged the foundation of columnist Jack Peters (he was the world'
Stuyvesant sometime in the 10th cen- the event. Both Al and Ed are long gone strongest IM when he missed his final
tury A.D. or so. now, 43 years after "The King of the Swiss GM norm in a two-pawns-ahead ending
Kidding aside, there may be some other Tournaments," the great GM Pal Benko, at the World Open in 1978, and decided
chess tournaments which have run pocketed the first prize of 8800, a hand- to raise a family instead of further pursu-
longer. I know for a fact that my friend some sum in those days. ing the GM title) was twice an American
Glen Buckendorf won the Idaho Champi- A list of the winners reads like a litany Open champion. And how could I leave
onship at least twice and fifty years apart! of great and not so great American play- out GM Max Dlugy, a famous player and
But as a recognized American Heritage ers of the last half decade: GMs Walter chess politician!
and American Classic event, the Ameri- Browne, Yasser Seirawan, Robert Byrne, The late, much beloved Igor Ivanov and
can Open is a rarity. Jim Tarjan, Peter Biyiasis, the newly one of the true gentlemen of chess, IM
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of the premier chess-club-businesses
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years, sold the enterprise to a very unique",
family, the Ongs. This family consists of
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reporter off the list in 1971! The "Year- to make it an economic success while
I did then remind him of my predic- not that far, really, but I have a new
tion that after he took me apart like an attitude toward the game." I really do Joyce Jillson Memorial Prizes
overcooked chicken in the first round hope to see Alex there and in other The family of the late Joyce Jillson, an
of this year's event, he was sure to win chess events in the future. enthusiastic tournament player and
the title, due to "Hanken's Law." (Who- The 5'/~'s (the aforementioned Enrico astrologer for the Los Angeles Times,
ever beats Hanken in round one, wins and Melikset, Vinay, FM Eugene Yanayt- donated several special prizes in her mem-
the tournament.) Later on, after the a fine young promising player— and ory. Kretchetov of Irvine earned both the
seventh round he had made four draws Enrico's stepson John Daniel Bryant), brilliancy prize (Kretchetov-Robby Adam-
in a row and he remarked to me "How are all darn good players. But this Amer- son) and best positional game honors
can I win, I can't make anything but ican Open belonged to the Yerminator! (Kretchetov-Eric Hansen), worth 8100
draws!" There were 38 who played in the Open each. Here is the Hansen game which
"Not to worry," I said. "No one else is section, but it was tough. There were won the 8100 best positional prize.
only 11 plus scores, and 22 of the Open I heartily concur.
winning much either." He faced FM
Alexandre Kretchetov in the last round participants had master ratings. The
and indeed, did win. Under 2200 section had a very puzzling
Yermo grew quite pensive after that turnout of 27. We will probably go back King's Indian,
first couple of laughs. I remarked that to the combined Open and Under 2200 Classical Variation (E92)
I assumed he had some kind of con-
next year, when we always get near 100 FM Alexandre Kretchetou (2373)
tract in South Dakota. "No," he said, combined. I just can't figure out why. Eric Hansen (2105)
"none at all." The clear winner of that section was American Open 2007 (6)
"What do you intend to do?" I asked. undefeated Derek Tan, who drew with
"Maybe I will just get a job," he said. the number two and four finishers. The White plays with depth and under-
"Surely you will get a chess teaching Under 2000 section did a little better standing and Black puts up a pretty good
with 43 players and was won by Ben- fight with an interesting Exchange sacri-
job," I offered. fice. This is a game that may prove to have
"Maybe, but I wouldn't mind doing jamin Marmont, who yielded only a single
draw and outdistanced his closest rival by some real benefit for the reader after
something completely out of chess. some serious study. There is an eerie
Look, Jerry, I love the game and always a whole point and a halO
The Under 1800s had 39 and another resemblance to the last-round upset Carl
will. I have given a lot of my life to Boor played over IM Ben Finegold (see
chess, but now we have two young chil- clear winner by a whole point at 7-1,
Robert Xue. But the real shocker came in page 41 this issue). Hansen, a high expert,
dren to raise and Camilla is getting put up a better fight!
her teaching credentials. I am 49 years the 32-player Under 1600 section. Soft-
old now, and I need to put life in per- ware engineer Roxas Acosta, 28, who 1. Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4
spective." said he had not played in a tournament 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe8
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fight. It turns out I "sorta" did, but I will one. He later drew with IM Mikhail Zlot-
let the reader judge for himself. The game nikov who finished with Goldin in a
does have some interesting points. As it seven-way tie for fourth through 10th
turned out, of Greg's three wins, I have with 3'/2.
only this and his win over my friend IM Gregory's tiebreak was clearly supe-
Ben Finegold. I don't want to beat up on rior to the other two four-pointers and, as
Ben, who is of accepted grandmaster no provision had been made for tiebreak,
strength and who has had to go through Gregory got the extra 885 and the title of
some tough times lately. You will see 2007 17th King's Isla.nd Champion.
Ben's loss to co-winner Carl Boor later. ere was another grandmaster in
In any case, here is the Kaidanov-Han- attendance, Darman Sadvakasov from
ken game annotated entirely by your zbekistan, who held Gregory to a draw
reporter, as Greg was too tired for a post- in round five but was unable to beat him.
mortem after an afternoon of driving from After 14.... Qd6 Long-time veteran and great lover of the
Lexington. game Andrew Karklins from Chicago was
but none had a clue. Only Senior Master a half point out of first also. Andrew is
Ron Hermansen found it after some now 60 years old and having some prob-
thought. I had showed it to at least five ems with his eyesight. This did not slow
Schmid Benoni (A43) strong players. The idea is to use the him down as his draw with GM Sad-
GM Gregory Kaidanou (2693) rook on the c-file and it sure worked for vakasov in the last round limited the
Jerry Hanken (2200) Gregory. first-place tie to three. By the way,
King's Island Open (1) Andrew's father Eric Karklins who is 93
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ects and that he was way off form. He felt So we have a standard Three Pawn's
simple but beautiful move only a
A fortunate to still have a shot in the last Attack of the King's Indian. Usually Black
very strong player would find. I ran the round. He had drawn with a high expert, attacks the kingside, but this game is
game through a number of chess engines 2190-rated David J.C. Allen, Sr. in round anything but "usual."
White's queen to enter the attack. but August's U.S. Open). A grandmaster's
Now Ben "wins" the white queen,
it's mate on c8 and a great upset is com- mind at work is quite obvious when he
20. . Nec7 21. Qe2 Nb4 22. Nxb4 cxb4 23.
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lectures and answers questions, and he
Bxd7 Qxd7 24. h5 pleted! has a great sense of humor! (Watch for the
Carl, the soul of patience, gave me time
A classic lever. second volume of his memoirs, The Art of
to set up my gear. First I learned of his tri-
Bisguier Two, due out soon.)
24.... Rf4 umph in the state championship. He then All in all it was a great tournament
told me that he has a seven-year-old which I fully intend to play in and cover
daughter from when he was married. next year. (By the way, your reporter did
(He was with his very supportive girl- win one game of the three played, over an
friend Andra, who does not play but 1800-rated 9-year-old! I will take them
makes for a great rooting section.) where I can get them these days!) 5
Carl is devoted to chess. "My father
was an expert but does not play much Read the online version of this article at
anymore. I learned the game at four and uschess.org where you can play through
practically was raised with chess. I was the games using our special viewer and
14 before I could beat him and he still download a.pgn file of all the games.
gives me a good game, but we seldom
play anymore." r ~
Carl has a Bachelor of Arts degree in
After 24.... Rf4 English and Fine Arts but makes his liv- E
ing teaching chess to all ages. I asked him
Black now sees the handwriting on the about other favorite activities, and he Date: November 9-11, 2007
wall and tries desperate measures. This responded, "Hacky sack. You know, when Location: King's Island Resort,
does not slow Carl down a whit. you keep the bean bag in the air with no Mason, Ohio
hands!" I still don't know if I was being Top Finishers: Open, 1st, 4.0:
25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qh2 Qg4 27. Qh3 spoofed. He then told me of his and Gregory Kaidanov, Emory Tate,
No doubt the ending is much better Andras'ove of dancing. Carl Boor; 4th, 3/~: Mikhail
Zlot-'ikov,
for White, but in light of what happens Carl is kind of a renaissance man who Alexander Goldin, Darmen
soon, it is certainly preferable for Black! loves to read and listen to fine music. I Sadvakasov, Peter Bereolos; 1st-
asked him how much time he took study- 3rd U2300, 3'/~: Aleksander,
27.... Qxg5 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Ke2!
ing chess each day. The answer was "too Stamnov, Timur Aliyev, Andrew
Here comes the other rook! much," but, outside of his teaching, he Karklins; Under 2 100, 1st,
admitted to "four or five hours." Matthew Marsh, Michael Chiang;
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that one of the firsi "online" chess games what then was called ICS. Internet Chess Dzindzichashvili,',"Short of putiin him
occurred not in 1995, or 1985. or even Server. This was in the days when the in a strait-jacket, you couldn't keep him
1975. Try 1845.'As in 163 years ago. Iniernei was like the wild, wild West with off."'he
Here's the report. in the Briiish publica- few commercial ventures. The CS was
tion Libel 's Living Age. as contributed by run by a couple of undergraduate CMU b is -or
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longtime USCF member Robert Jacobs: students, when he came on board. Profes- Before long, ICS grew exponentially
"A novel and amusing garne of chess sor Sleaior began to fix many bugs, and and Professor Sleator moved the entire
was yesierday p ayed by the electric tele- add many feaiures.'ver the next few system to an Internet service provider in
graph of the South Western Railway. years he rewrote the entire chess server." his hometown of Pitisbur-h, Pennsylva-
between Mr. Staunton at one end of ihe About ihe same time, Grund enjoyed nia. By 1994, a .roup consisiin of
railway„and h r. 9,'alker. the well-known p aying chess by experimenting with a Sleator. Lilya Lorrin (S eator's wife-to-be),
writer on chess. ai the other. The players, variety of often expensive and rechnolog- Eric Peterson and Marty Grund made
though thus separated nearly one hun- ically limited sites, eventually finding his the decision io commercia ize the ven-
dred miles apari, played through the rapid way io the Internet Chess Server. Lo-- ture.$ On I March ',g
1995,'l the new
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the telegraph, ~mth the greaiesi of ease and and a very complex interface io navigate. Chess Club ( CC, at v~mv.chessclub.corn.
facility. After an unusually long contesi. In time. however. he mastered the process Grund recalls that '"There were naysay-.
in which both gent emen we l maintained which could,"take hours" io correctly ers who believed everyihin. on the
their established repute,'he game was imp ement. There rnighi be 50-100 people Internet should all be free but ICC's
declared io be a drawn one, each party logging in at a time and Grund often vol- mantra a~ as ICC would improve nternet
being eft ~vith one rook and three pawns unteered to help new players with the chess by pouring resources back inio'ihe
on the board." difficult interface. system .to improve it. This proved cor-
Alas. telegraph chess never quite took Sleaior noiiced the expert help Grund rect."
off. Bui ihe,"ease and facility", that ~ve was providing. and inviied him to become An important creation of Sleaior's was
'take for granted in the 2008 ~vorld of an administrator for CS. which was evolv- the iimesiamp function within the CC
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fie d for p ayers with varyin nternet a . says simp y, "ICC was already so id dur- A arria e a e in Chess eaven
"Everyone has a cert n 'pin 'ime, which in the worst of this time. We weren' n July 1997,'e issa Simms joined
varies accordin to a nu ber of factors, really touched by the dot-corn boom and ICC, and Peter Klausler joined about the
such as copper vs. optic connection, dial- bust since we'e always been a small, same ti e. Their playing sty es were
up vs. broadband, etc. Every hop alon private company. The owners took no rather similar,'nd they frequent y
the way causes a a," Grund said. With- money out of the company for the first encountered each other on ine at CC,
out the ti estamp feature, the player year and a half, and afterwards on y min- "chattin " on occasion.
with the ion er a time wou d have si- ima y.'e
pour a lot back into the Fast forward to Christmas Eve of 2004.
Melissa describes the time: "We both
nificant y ess actua ti e to ake his co pany to continual y offer better serv-
ice." He clai s that ICC has never been found ourselves online. I was there hid-
oves.'he
number of ICC participants contin- unprofitab e. in from a hu e fami y athering and he
ued to row, and a record at the ti e More importantly, Grund continua y was alone for Christmas.", As it turns
was set on ept. 11; 1995, when the CC refers to the nternet Chess Club as " a out, "It had been a litt e over a year since
covered the first a e of the Kasparov- "community, a family." As he describes, t each of us had broken up with our seri-
An d wor d championship atch. 476 is the hub for chess neophytes to chess ous attachments and we were ready to
people were lo ed in at once to CC, professionals. This is a major reason for start datin a ain."
our success.'A person can p ay at any "We 1, one thin led to another and we
with 27 F DE tit ed p ayers amon them.
Those ear y records have ion since time opponent from halfway around the found ourselves talkin on the phone by
been eclipsed. On Nov. 16, 2003, a record obe, ditcouldbeaGMoritmi htbe the end of the week," Melissa exp ained.
5571 si u taneous observers watched a 7-year-old." On avera e, an astoundin
"
n mid-January 2005, just weeks after
e 3 of the Kasparov-X3D Fritz match. 130,000 ames are p ayed d ly at CC. real y connectin on ine, we decided to
The record for ost titled p ayers o ed The CC has always benefited fro an meet. decided would fly up to Min-
in at once is 304, which occurred Oct. 3, extensive network of vo unteers who assist nesota ( ived in North Carolina),'nd
2005, durin round 5 of the F DE cham- in runnin on ine tourn ents, adminis- we wou d meet at a public restaurant. We
pionship broadcast. terin the various on ine "channels," and et, c icked, and ended up stayin the
The nternet Chess Club was unique in yriad other tasks.'cause so many who e weekend at a hotel in Minneapolis.
operatin as a fee-based service in the p ayers are absolutely addicted to online That was February 5th, 2005. That was
ear y days of the nternet, when the con- chess, they'e had no problem attractin the be innin of an am in courtship."
ventiona wisdom he d that no one would these volunteers, who have been vita to Five months later they were en a ed,
pay for such services, d they continued the ability of the CC to continually and in February 2006, they eloped to
to succeed even as other nternet start- up rade their services while keepin fees Kauai, Hawaii, where they were married.
low. "Chess is so ade for the nternet!" "We are oin on our second weddin
ups f ed kin side and queenside.
As to the secret of their success, Grund exudes Grund. anniversary, and we are blissfu ly happy,"
Melissa says. "ICC really was the best games played." Future Plans
thing to happen to me. I could not have National master Dan Heisman is In May 2Q07, the Internet Chess Club
predicted this in a million years." another longtime ICC player and tutor. He acquired competitors World Chess Net-
was teaching
~ ~ chess long before the advent work and Chess Live, combining them
Charles Drafts Rescue of the ICC in 1995, but found it to be "for- into World Chess Live (WCL), at
Another dramatic event occurred on tuitous timing" when he saw that the www.worldchesslive.corn, which opened
ICC on September 28,1996. As reported ICC platform offered a convenient way in the fall of 2007. WCL offers most of
in the Boston Globe and Chicago Sun- to provide long-distance tutoring to stu- what is available at ICC, although "In
Times, among others, double-amputee dents. the long run, we want to differentiate the
Charles Drafts was playing chess on the services " explained ICC president Joel
ICC, tapping his keyboard with the help Berez. "More serious players will likely
of a stick in his mouth. Feeling increas- gravitate to ICC, while WCL will place a
ingly ill, he typed out, "I'm having physical lot more emphasis on new and lower-
illness problems and need help." He added rated players." He describes ICC as "more
that he was struggling to breathe and New York" and WCL as "more Midwest."
his attendant wouldn't arrive for several With a family-friendly fee schedule and
hours. Due to his physical condition, he careful administrative monitoring of chats,
was unable to use the telephone. "There will be a strong scholastic compo-
Andy McFarland of Owensboro, Ken- nent to World Chess Live," adds Marty
tucky was one of three ICC administrators Grund. Berez notes that ICC is working
online at the time and saw the messages. to provide easy interfaces for WCL users
"The first thing you have to decide," he and a very non-intimidating environment
said, "is if it is a joke or not. Others were in which to enjoy chess.
already asking for his address while I Also in the works, Berez said, is to have
checked out his online profile, and saw USCF-sanctioned, quick-rated tourna-
that he had said he was a quadriplegic. ments on WCL, and perhaps ICC as well.
By this time, Drafts had managed to type It is anticipated that these WCL/ICC quick
his address." events will ultimately be a component of the
With some difficulty, McFarland annual USCF Grand Prix championship.
reached emergency services in Boston, Grund points out that "Much work is
and a message was posted at ICC so taking place to allow significant technical
Drafts would know that help was on the The ICC's Marty Grund, upgrades that will be more apparent to ICC
way. The paramedics broke down the who describes chessclub.corn users over the next 24-36 months." There
apartment door to reach Drafts, who was as a "community, a family." are also plans to expand the library of ICC
conscious but in need of medical help, instructional videos, with extensive archived
and he was rushed to the hospital. material to be available in some fashion.
The following morning McFarland Famous Member While www.playchess.corn is seen as
boarded a plane for the first time in his In August 2006, Heisman was con- the primary competitor to the Internet
life to meet Drafts in the hospital, in a tacted by a prospective new student who Chess Club, the ICC lays claim to having
meeting arranged by the Day 4 Date tel- had found him by conducting an Inter- "more [paying] members, more grand-
evision program. net search for chess teachers. This masters, more volunteers, and more
Communication proved difficult, how- student claimed to be a well-known radio loyalty from its members than any other
ever— Drafts was deaf, though he read personality and Heisman might have classical game service on the Internet."
lips fairly well. McFarland recalled that "I doubted his veracity until he heard his Hundreds of volunteers serve the ICC in
would say something and sometimes he distinctive voice over the phone. It was a variety of capacities, and it is claimed
would respond with something having Howard Stern. that roughly half the world's grandmas-
nothing to do with what I said. But it Heisman demonstrated how ICC les- ters maintain ICC accounts. IMs and
was still interesting." sons take place, and Stern was hooked. GMs are offered free memberships, and
McFarland never spoke directly with "Phillytutor," as Heisman is known on a good number of these titled players,
Drafts again, but did stay in communica- ICC, typically devotes two or three ses- including those among the world top ten,
tion with Drafts'tepfather, who kept sions each week to Stern. In turn, Stern heavily utilize ICC services, much to the
McFarland informed of his condition. has invited Heisman onto his radio pro- delight of the scholastic or club player.
Unfortunately, in the summer of 2000, gram, where he credited his teacher with ICC members, by the way, come from
Drafts passed away. improving his ICC rating from 900 to over 90 countries across the globe.
1500. As Marty Grund has emphasized, the
Most Prolific Player Howard Stern is also close with Marty Internet is an ideal venue for the player
It is well known that Internet chess Grund of the ICC, who fields calls from who wants the immediate gratification of
can be very addictive, but can you imag- Stern regularly. Last May, Grund was finding an opponent any time of day or
„ ine playing more than five hours a day, invited to New York to observe Stern's night, any day of the year. Today's player
~ every day of the year, for 11 years radio show, but then Stern surprised is fortunate to have a wealth of options,
g straight? That's roughly what the ICC him by putting him on the air, saying including the Internet Chess Club, avail-
o games record holder has done. According "He's my best friend although I'e never able to feed his or her chess appetite.
«~ to the ICC database, the New York player met him [in person]!" Stern spoke about Robby Adamson, coach of the national
~ with the handle "A6648" has played in ICC quite a bit but had to ask Grund for champion Catalina Foothills (Tucson, Ari-
g~ excess of 430,000 ICC games since he the website address, adding, "You'd think zona) High School chess team was asked
joined sometime in 1996. "Within the ICC I would know it — I'm on five hours a if his players spend significant time on
o 'old timer'ircles," Grund says, "he is day!" According to Grund, this is not ICC. "Every one of them," was his imme-
FT.famous for these incredible numbers of necessarily an exaggeration. diate response. 8
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It is a Lvorld championship for, the
United States as Californian'Daniel
Naroditskg takes gold,'Lvhile Sarah
Chiang of Texas canes a siluer medaL
viv rie an
he closing ceremony of the 2007 From a chess point of view, the event this time it was Californian Daniel Nar-
World Youth Championships saw a was well run, with rounds and pairin s oditsky who scored a scorching 9'/~/11
large group of, U.S.3 players, a ways on time, a we -lit and spacious in the boys'nder 12 section, to tie for
tournament area, and a f- 'r number of
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coaches, parents and friends cheerful first (with Ukrainian prodigy FM Illya
and smilin . And with good reason, as in tournament directors. The convention Nyzhnyk, with whom he drew), and
one of, the, best attended 'hampi- center building was guarded by security clinch first on tiebreaks. It was third-
onships 1,450 players from 103 personnel that kept the players in they time-a-charm for the soft-spoken sixth
countries—our team ended with one old were not allowed bac c in once they left, grader; he participated in the 2005 and
medal, one silver medal, hvo sixth place and everyone else was lcept out of the 2006 editions of the world youth. He
finishes, and two seventh place finishes. p aying area. Each team got four passes played fearless, competitive chess in every
This is like y the best result ever for an for parents and coaches to visit the p ay- game, and drew only one game, winning
American youth team in a world event! ing halls while keepin. the masses away. nine others and losing only once.
This year's venue was the Limra Park The coaches for the U.S. team were His schedule and attitude during the
hotel, a resort in Kemer, in the tourist GMs Joel Benjamin,'ohn Fedorowicz event were nothing short of professional:
region of Antalya, Turkey. The champi- and Dima Gurevich, IM Armen. Ambart- an early breakfast, proper game prepa-
onships were held in the usual format of soumian, Michael Khodarkovsky, your ration followed by some rest, and then
age group sectionals,'nd divided by reporter (who doubled as head of dele a- lunch. After that a nice walk with his
gender: oys and iris under 18, 16, tion), along with GM Ser ey Kudrin who coach (Russian GM Alexander Kalinin),
14,'2,'0 and the relatively new and was there for a weelc hence the,"half and then: show time! As Daniel said, he
"super-cute" under 8 a 1 competing in coach"). We divided the team in roups
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enjoyed himself during the games, and
an 11-round Swiss system tournament. of five with each coach preparing his felt comfortable. He fully concentrated
Our delegation was a lar e one: 33 own group. Once a ain the interaction on the tournament itself, keeping away
players, six "and-a-half', (more on that amon. st the coac'hes and the team was any school work thoughts, and never let
later) coaches, and many family mem- fantastic, with advice and help provided his many wins (and his single loss) get
bers.. The trip from New York City whenever needed. Cert- 'nly at least part to him too much. After each game, he
included a 10-hour fli.ht to Istanbul, of our success can be attributed to the ate dinner and analyzed his game with
and another one-hour fli ht to Antalya, better ratio of players per coach than Kalinin. Daniel went to bed early, mak-
fo lowed by a 90-minute bus ride to the we had in previous years. ing sure he was well rested for each
hotel (add more fli.hts for those who For the second time in three years, new day. It is also interesting to note
came from the West coast or other parts the U.S. team returns with a gold medal that for a full week before the event,
of the USA! . The entire team was placed and a brand new world champion! Hvo Daniel stayed away from chess, devel-
in the same remote area of the resort, years ago in France, M A ex Lenderman oping hunger and "to rest my mind
which was quite convenient lo istically. won the world under 16 title, and before a grueling event."
Daniel has been showing consistent played d5) ... c5, ... c4, ... Nc5, ... a5, ... to play for a win Black's only idea is the
b4, and at some point White will have to immediate 17.... c5.
progress from year to year, recently
achieving the title of national master and either play a2-a4 or start defending the 17.... c5 18. d5 Nh7 19. Bxe7 Rxe7?!
scalping strong, titled players in virtually queenside, which may prove difficult since
every event he plays in. He deserves all most of White's pieces are on the other This awkward looking move is inaccu-
applause for his achievement, and we all flank. rate. I didn't play ... Qxe7 because I
hope it will propel him to further suc- 15. Nh2?!
wanted my queen to have the option of
cesses! going to b6 in order to defend my pawns,
The new champ was kind enough to This move is common in the Ruy Lopez, but it turns out that there is nothing
send us one of his games from the event, but not in this position. The main draw- White can do about my queenside pawns.
with his own detailed comments: back of it is that it puts White's knight in Play could go on like this: 19.... Qxe7 20.
a very passive place, and after the next Qe2 c4 21. axb5 axb5 22. b3 cxb3 23.
move it will either have to stay there, or Bxb3 Nc5 24. Bc2 (24. Qxb5?? Ba6 25.
Closed Ruy Lopez, White will have to waste a tempo putting Qc6 Rec8 26. Qb6 Rcb8) 24.... h4 25.
Breyer Variation (C95) the knight back on f3. Ngf1 Ba6 Black's numerous ideas and
idea: 31.... Qxd5. This offers good draw- play 40. Kh2 right away!
ing chances, but I think White has all the
winning chances, which didn't suit me. 43.. Nxc3! ~~
first I thought that my opponent had opponent playing 40. Kh 1 without think-
blundered 29.... Qxd5, but after discov-
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ing—I knew this would be the basis of his more promising for White.
ering his idea I found myself wondering problems in the game's next stage. As
if I could defend my own position. How- the game shows, my thinking proved to 12.. Nf6 13. Bb3 b5 14. Bg5 Bb7 15. Bxf6?!
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Bxd5 33. e5! dxe5 34. Qxc5 Bxf3 35. Rf1! as if he realized that I could—in a few And that is a clear mistake, which
Ng5 36. h4 Ne6 (36.... Nh3+ also leaves moves —defend a raging attack, win back Daniel doesn't forgive.
White with an edge) 37. Rxf3 White wins the initiative, and start winning mate- 21... a4 22. Bxa4
a piece, but Black still has a little bit of rial! White is worse here— Black has fully
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counterplay. 37.... Qxh4. consolidated and is a healthy pawn up. Also great for Black is 22. Bd5 Qxc2.
29.... Qxd5 30. Nf4 Qb7 31 Nd5
~ Re6!? 42. Bxe4 Nxe4 43. Kh2 22. ~ .. Qc4
In this position Fritz finds a surprising Now you see why it was stronger to (see diagram top of next column)
Girls Under 12
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threw in the towel. Here is a cute miniature by Simone loss to one of his main rivals (with white)
While she admits that playing on boards from the last round: might have cost him a medal. Still, his
one and two several times towards the score of 8/11 leaves great hoPes for next
end of the event was a bit stressful ("I
Vienna Game (C27) year, when I predict he will earn a medal.
guess you can say I was nervous a lot"), Ray had a few brutal wins in Turkey,
she came through in fine style. As it Simone I.iao (FIDE Unrated, USA) here is one of them:
turned out, her last-round loss did not Avehei Negar Rashvand
matter, as even a win would only give her (FIDE Unrated, IRI)
the silver because of her main rival's win 2007 WYCC Kemer (1 1), 11.28.2007 Sicilian, Ean (B42)
and her superior tiebreaks. She feels the FM Ray Robson (FIDE 2368, USA)
event was a "really wonderful experience 1. e4 e52. Nc3 Nf63. Bc4 Mustafa Kilicbag (FIDE 1971, TUR)
for me," and who could blame her? Not 2007 WYCC Kemer (1), 11.18.2007
only did she enjoy an enriching trip to a One of the first lines coaches tell their
foreign land, make new friends and play young scholastic players is to avoid is 1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5.
her favorite game, but she also returned this center fork trick as White. There is a Bd3 Qc7 6. 0-0 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9.
with a silver medal. Good going, Sarah! clear underestimation of the gambit line-
Nc3 Be7
Two players finished in sixth place (in a line Simone prepared for.
addition to the three medals, there were 3.. . Nxe44. Qh5 This setup in the Paulsen Sicilian is
quite a risky one for Black because of
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Daniel has been. the top-rated player in the United States
in his age category for several years, and a member of. ther';
ALL-America chess team in 2005, 2006 arid 2007. He hcis upon
turo national scholastic championships (in K-.3 and fourth
grade in 2005), three California scIMLastic championships, and -;;"..
21. Bxh7! g6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Nxg6+ Kg7 team, so I will just say that my impres-
24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Qg4+ Kh7 26. Rxf8 Qb4 27. sions of them (and I think I speak for
Rf7+ Kh6 28. Qh4+ Kg6 29. Qh7+ Kg5 30. other coaches also), is a very positive
Rf5+, Black resigned. one. Our players represented us all
proudly. As always, some were in very
good form, and others were not, but
And keep in mind... everyone fought hard and showed good
Ten-year-old Wisconsinite Brian Luo sportsmanship and attitudes. I hope to
is another name to keep in mind. He is see many of them next year, when the
already around 2100 USCF, and it is a event goes to Vietnam'
given that it is only a stop on his way up special word of thanks to all the
the ranks. Brian is a serious youngster, coaches, who really showed dedication
whose chess ability makes everyone who and care, to Jerry Nash, our always-able
meets him take notice. In Turkey he After 19.... Nd4 scholastic director, who took care of the
scored a solid 8/11 and seventh place in massive logistics of this event before our
the Boys Under 10 division, but wasn't far 20. Rxd4 Rxc1+ 21 Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1
~ trip, to the USCF and the U.S. Chess
away from placing higher or even achiev- White's Exchange sac is only tempo-
Trust for their financial help, and one lit-
ing a medal. Take a peek at his aggressive tle mention to tournament organizer
rary. The menacing knights freeze the Koral Abdurahman, who always showed
style: poor Be7, as any move with it will get pun- our team special care, even through some
ished on either d6 or f6, with a major hectic times.
An aggressive finish fork.
Brian Luo (FIDE 1 946, USA) 22.. Kd7 23. Ndxe7 Qxe4 24. f3 Qb4 25.
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Huu Thai Le (FIDE Unrated, VIE) Nxg8 Qc5+ 26. Kf1 d5 27. Ke2 Ke6 28. Ng7+ Read more about the World Youth
2007 WYCC Kemer (7), 11.24.2007 Kd6 29. Nxf6 Kc6 30. Nf5 d4 31. Ne4, Black Championships, Daniel 1Varoditsky,
resigned. and Sarah Chiang on Chess Life
(see diagram top of next column) Brian must have enjoyed himself a lot Online at uschess.org, December
Perhaps Black counted on this move to in this game! 2007 archives, in web editor Jennifer
solve some of his problems, but Brian Space constraints prevent me from Shahade's reports— including more
reacts strongly and efficiently! elaborating at length on others in our annotated games and photos.
By Michael Aigner
he city of Reno has hosted numer- Open, but has since retired into the roles described as a chess festival, something
ous games of skill and chance of director and organizer. Instead of beat- found more often in Europe than here in
dating back to the legalization of ing his fellow competitors, he now looks America. Players receive a commemorative
gambling in Nevada in 1931. In addition out for their well-being as they spend a pin and a coupon for free casino slot play
to the noisy slot machines that blanket weekend relaxing in Nevada. when they check in. Free coffee, tea and
the entire town, casino guests can play Of course, Weikel received plenty of cake are available for all of the morning
traditional games of luck such as poker, assistance over the years. The Reno tour- rounds. The daily lectures and game clin-
blackjack, baccarat and roulette but also naments are a family affair with Jerry's ics by veteran American GM Larry Evans
skill competitions in dominos, jazz, danc- wife Fran helping out during registration attract a large crowd. Those who wish to
ing, volleyball, bowling and chess. Yes, and other tasks throughout the weekend. try their skill against a grandmaster—this
twice a year, the Sands Regency Casino In fact, the Western States Open was born year six-time U.S. Champion Walter
hosts strong chess tournaments featur- after Jerry married Fran and they settled Browne—have the opportunity to partici-
ing players ranging from amateurs to down in Nevada to start a family. Their pate in a simultaneous exhibition.
multiple international grandmasters. daughters Kimberly and Dana grew up Congratulations to Francisco Baltier for
The 2007 Western States Open at the amongst the chess players, first running becoming only one of 41 players to beat GM
Sands Regency Hotel on October 12-14 around the playing room as toddlers and Browne. Other players play in blitz and
marked the 25th anniversary of an event now serving as assistant directors. The quick chess side events. Anyone who is still
that evolved from a small local tournament other woman responsible for the longevity bored can check out bookseller Jay Blem's
into the large international festival now of the tournament is Barbara Woodward, wide selection of chess supplies and books.
designated an American Classic and a who has handled the hotel acommodations Blem has been a fixture for 17 years now,
Heritage Event. Since the first edition in and much of the bookkeeping since 1990. contributing to the atmosphere that makes
1983, one man has been responsible for Jerry, Fran and Barbara work as a team Reno attractive to hundreds of chess play-
putting the "Biggest Little City in the to make sure that the players are more ers and their families each year.
World" on the map in the chess scene. than just an ID number and a rating. The Western States Open would not be
Jerry Weikel won the first Western States A typical Weikel tournament has been the same without the many GMs and IMs
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nite time control, Weikel finally switched lectures, signing books and playing a
to sudden death in the last three years: 40 simultaneous exhibition. Unfortunately,
moves in two hours, 20 moves an hour Spassky was unable to return for a third
and the rest of the game in 30 minutes. time in 2006 after falling ill in San Fran-
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then there's the Weikel way!"
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The chess games began on Friday at
high noon and the upsets came rolling in
Weikel cited two memorable moments soon thereafter, with less than half of the
in his 25 years of organizing Reno chess grandmasters surviving the first day with
tournaments. Thanks to the encourage- two victories. As is often the case, the top
ment of IM John Donaldson and former players occasionally surrender half a point,
CalChess President Tom Dorsch, the first but rarely do they lose. The ten grandmas-
highlight was hosting the 100th U.S. ters combined for merely six defeats, with
Open over ten days in August 1999. More four coming at the hands of one of their
than 20 grandmasters, many other strong peers and just one upset by a player rated
masters and nearly 500 players attended, below 2400. Arizona native FM Robby
making it one of the strongest U.S. Opens Adamson won a theoretical battle in the
in recent years. The second highlight was Pire Defense against GM Alexander Ivanov
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FM Robby Adamson (2344) nected passed pawns and an active king.
GM Alexander Iuanou (2608) 37. b4 Ra3+ 38. Kb2 Rh3 39. Rd5 Ke6 40.
Western States Open (3) Rd3 Rxh5 41. c4 Rh4 42. Kb3 f5 43. c5 Rh1
44. c6 f4
1.e4 d62. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd74. f4 e5 5. Nf3
exd4 6. Qxd4
The opening is similar in character to
Philidor's defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6. Like
in the Philidor, White captures with the
queen to control the center.
6. .. c6 7. Be3 d5 8. exd5 Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10.
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Nd4 Nxd5
The pawn sacrifice 10.... Nb6 to open Kf6 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. Kf1 Ra2
up White's king is popular, but the results Cutting off the king from e2.
are quite unimpressive. In fact, Alexan-
der Khalifman didn't even survive to move 50. Ra7 Kf6 51. Kg2 Ra3
After 44. .. f4
20 against Judit Polgar in 1993. 11. dxc6
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GM Sergey Kudrin (in an archival photo) helped cemen e Western States Open's premier status by facilitating the participation offormer
world champion Boris Spassky in, 2004 and 2005.
Sicilian Defense, and calm accuracy, Seattle-based GM
Moscow Variation (B51) Gregory Serper won the playoff with a
round to spare to earn the title of West-
GM Walter Browne (2509)
ern States champion and an extra $ 100
GM Sergey Kudrin (2617)
in cash. Perhaps all of the winners were
Western States Open (6) so jovial in anticipation of holding $ 100
bills freshly paid from the casino cashier'
1 e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. 0-0 Bd7 5.
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cage at the conclusion of the playoff.
c3 a6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 c4 9. Bc2 GM Melikset Khachiyan kindly anno-
e5 10. d3 cxd3 11. Qxd3 Be7 12. Nbd2 0-0 tated his imper feet yet per fectly
13. Nf1 h614. Ne3 Re815. Nd5 Bf816. a4 entertaining round four win. Based in Los
Na5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Nd2 b4 19. Nb3 Nc6 Angeles but originally from Armenia,
20. c4 Be6 21 Be3 Rec8 22. Rec1 Nb8 23.
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Khachiyan recently earned the grand-
Bd1 Nd7 24. Bf3 g6 25. Nd2 h5 26. b3 Nc5 After 45.... Rg7 master title and now shares his love for
With the queen's knight finding a home 48.... Nxd3 49. Qxd3 chess with students. His claim to fame
Nd2 simply allows
on c5, the end is near. came as one of the first teachers of future
Qxd1+. GM Levon Aronian, ranked in the top 10
27. Qc2 Kh7 28. Rd1 h4 29. Be2 Bh6 30. The drama lacking on some top boards of the world.
Bxh6 Kxh6 31. Nf1 Qf4 32. f3 Rd8 33. Rd2 during the final round was saved for the
Rd7 34. Rad1 Rad8 35. g3 Qg5 36. Kf2 f5 37. blitz playoff late on Sunday night.
exf5 gxf5 38. Qb2 f4 39. g4 h3 40. Kg1 Bf5 Approximately 30 eager chess fans were Giuoco Piano (C54)
41. Kh1 a5 42. Bd3 Be6 43. Qc2 d5 44. Be2 treated to quite a show in a blitz round- GM Sergey Kudrin (2620)
d4 45. Bd3 Rg7, White resigned. robin played by five of the seven titled GM Melikset Khachiyan (2572)
players who shared first place (two had Western States Open (4)
(see diagram top of next column) already departed to catch red-eye flights). Notes by Khachiyan
In between jokes and even a few drinks
Browne resigned here, having run out from the casino bar, the happy winners e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3
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of useful moves and not waiting for the sacrificed pieces and pushed passed d6 6. Bb3 0-0 7. Bg5?!
inevitable bishop sacrifice on g4. For pawns with spectators watching every
example, 46. Rf2 Bxg4 47. fxg4 Qxg4 and move from less than three feet away, cre- expected Kudrin to stay aggressive
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Ng3 because the main alternative 48. league game. With lightning quick hands very short. However, playing 7. Bg5 in
move. 1 1.... Bg4! 12. Bxf6 Bxd 1 13. Kxd2 Rf8 34. Nf4 Bf2! 35. Rc1!
Bxd8 Bxb3 This is the move that had Being in time pressure, White opted
been missed in my calculation. for his best practical chance to continue
10. Nc4 g5 11 Bg3 Kg7 12. h4?!
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big advantage for Black after 35.. Rf5. ~ .
White should finish developing first
and then try to strike at the center with 35... Bxg3 36. Rc7+ Kg8 37. Ne2 Bxh4 38.
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d3-d4. Usually in this type of position, Rxb7 Rf2 39. Ra7 Rxg2 40. Rxa5 Kf7?! Rxb8 Kg2 73. Rc8 h3 74. Rc2 h2 75. Kd3+
White's idea to attack Black's kingside last move in the first time control
My The only alternative fails to a skewer:
with h2-h4 doesn't work. and a slight mistake. According to Fritz, 75. Ke3+ Kg3 76. Rcl Bf4+.
12. ~ ~ . g4 13. Nh2 Qd7 14. Nf1 Nh5! much better is just pushing the g-pawn
right away. But I was a little tired and 75.... Kf3 76. Rc1 Bf4 77. Rb1 Be3 78. Rh1
Otherwise h4-h5 is very strong. tried to play more securely. Bgl 79. Kc4 Kg2, White resigned. ~
15. Nce3 Kh7 41. b4 g3 42. b5
A great defensive move! Only here did I realize how dangerous
16. Bc2 White's b-pawn is. After spending almost
half of my remaining time, I chose the
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Qf7! Sergey spent quite a long time 42. ~ ~ . Rf2 43. b6 g2 44. Ra1 Rf5?
here but at the end refused to go for Losing most of Black's advantage. Bet- Date: October 12-14 2007
this. ter was the in-between move 44.... Bg5+! Location: Sands Regency
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he skies were clear and the sun away as Hawaii. The hotel offered views naments, but it always proves to be a o
shone brightly on the St. Louis of St. Louis from the 28-story-high River- good time. Nine rounds played over two e
Gateway Arch during the weekend front revolving restaurant and from the days is fast paced and makes the event ~
of November 17th. The cheery sky was a ground-level 4th Street Grill where play- more exciting, but it- is tiring for all &-
reflection of the joy on the player's faces ers and parents dined while looking up at involved. Players have less down time ~
at the 2007 National Youth Action tour- the Arch. and parents used to working during the "
nament, where the Millennium Hotel The Youth Action tournament is the rounds find an hour doesn't offer much o
hosted 476 players from locations as far smallest of the National Scholastic tour- quality time. While the time control makes a.
10.. . c5
~ 11 ~ 0-0 Nbc6 Necessary was the intermediate move
23. Bb6, to avoid the loss of a pawn on c5
in the ensuing moves.
23.... Ng3+ 24. Kg1 Ne4 After 34. Qxd5
35. Rd3
The black king is beginning to feel a bit
unsafe, as the rook and queen are lining
up for numerous mate threats.
35.. . Rc1+ 36. Rd1 R1c2?!
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release the tension in the center at will, than the rook, who would need to return
unlike White,
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to c4 after 25.... Nxc5 26. dxc5 Rxc5. Why Threatening the unstoppable mate on
doubled c-pawns after dxc5. This gives rush the inevitable trade? h2.
Black more flexibility in creating a viable 43. Rg8+ Kh6 44. Qf8+ Kg5 45. Qd8+ Rf6 46.
central/queenside attack. 26. f5 Nxc5 27. dxc5 Qxc5+ 28. Kh1 Qd4
Rxg6+
12. a4 cxd4 Trying for the trade of queens into a
completely winning double-rook endgame. White goes for the stalemate try ..
Preparing the penetration into the 28.... Rxc2 was probably winning too, in 46.... fxg6 47. Qxf6+ Kxf6 48. Rd6+ Qxd6,
square c4 by means of ... Na5, ... Rc8, and a much easier fashion. But why not bank White resigned.
... Nc4. on the fact that White can't survive an
endgame a pawn down? But it fails. This victory was more of a
13. cxd4 Na5 14. Nd2 Rc8 15. Ba3 Nc4 16. positional battle, with less of the tactical
Nxc4 Rxc4 29. Qf1 Qxg4 fireworks spurting everywhere than in
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Black controls the c4-square, has a Two pawns up the popular Sicilian lines.
bacNvard pawn target on the half open c- Black played on the fact that White
file, and White has nothing to attack. 30. h3 Qh5 31 Qf2 Rxc2 ~
chose a passive variation to the opening,
Again, the white pawns point towards the Now three pawns ... Notice how com- and quickly Black gained equality. Slowly,
f5 break, where Black's king may come fortable the black rook has been on c4 the White made more mistakes like 20. g3,
under fire. Without f5, White can only sit entire game. By controlling this post, it and 22. Khl, and Black gained a beau-
back and defend the black onslaught on threatens White's pieces from a comfort- tiful knight on f5, a kingside break for the
the queenside. Black has definitely able post. black knight to transfer to e4, and an
achieved equality or even an advantage. extra pawn.
32. Qe3 Black's pieces dominated the board,
17. a5 b5 18. Bc5
Avoiding 32. Qxc2 Qxf3+ with a miser- and they continued to consume the weak-
The white bishop is doing little from this able position. ened pawns. Finally, after hiding the
post, as the black rook has been comfort- black king on the kingside, Black was
32... exf5 33. Qd3 Rhc6 34. Qxd5
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18. a619. f4 h5 20. g3?
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White misses 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. f5, and click on Chess Life Online, November
34. .. Qg5?! archives, for more on the National Youth
achieving a break in the position and
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avoiding positions with the invincible Inaccurate. 35. Rgl Qd2 36. Qxd2 Rxd2 Action by Betsy Dynako, including two
black knight on f5. Now, Black has 37. Rxg7 gives White unnecessary additional games. Click on "Scholastic
another side to attack on with a timely h4 chances by activating the currently use- Chess" in the left column for more informa-
break. less white rook on al. tion about USCF scholastic chess.
In this contest we see BorLs Spasskg, the sound and sturdy attacking
grandmaster and former world champion, developing and maneuvering
his wag to an overwhelming position
There are all kinds of attacking styles, Hjartarson's knight jump to the center is 10. f6
from wild tactical melees, with stormy more ambitious.** Somehow he has to break down the
sacrifices and risky advances, to those of square e5. If 10.... d6?, then 11. Nxd4
7. Nce2 Par Score: 6
steady build-up and gradual improve- dxe5 12. Nc6 (1 bonus point).**
ment, aiming for consistent gain at This is why chess players study open-
minimal risk. Of course, there are play- ing theory. Very few of us would come up 11~ Nf3 Par Score: 5
ers such as Boris Spassky who shine in with this move on our own. It was first
both kinds of encounters (as well as every played by Vassily Smyslov against fxe5
other aspect of chess, too). This game Jaroslav Sajtar in the Moscow-Prate
from Belfort in 1988, a Closed Sicilian match of 1946. The game didn't attract 12. fxe5 Par Score: 4
Defense (B24) against Johann Hjartarson, attention, for although Smyslov got an
began l. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 -3 g3 g6 4.~
opening edge he misplayed the position 12. Qc7
Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 (diagram). and was lucky to draw. When the knight Hjartarson has managed to weaken
move was successfully repeated later in the king pawn and can now trade d4 for
the year, versus Arnold Denker, USSR- e5. A possible alternative was 12....
USA match, both the game and the Bb7t? **
seventh move went around the world.
The strategic idea is to play 8. c3 expelling 13. Nexd4 Par Score: 5
the knight from d4, most probably induc-
ing the exchange, 8.... Nxe2 9. Nxe2. 13. Bxe5
The tactical point is that after 7.... Nxe2
8. Nxe2 Bxb2 9. Rbl Qa5+ (9.... Bg7 10. 14. Qe2 Par Score: 5
Bxc5 is fine for White) 10. Bd2 Qxa2 11. This attack on the bishop picks up a
Rxb2!, and White wins material: 11.... developing tempo. Totally wrong would be
Qxb2 12. Bc3 and 13. Bxh8 (2 bonus 14. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 15. Ne2 Qxb2 (deduct 1
points, if you knew it). point).
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Now make sure you have the above
position set up on your chessboard. As Black's move was thought to be an The move 14.... Bb7? drops material
you play through the remaining moves in equalizer after 8. c3 Nxe2 9. Nxe2 Bb7. after 15. Nb5 Qc5 16. Qxe5 (16. d4? Bxf3)
this game, use a piece of paper to cover But Spassky has his own ideas and 16.... Qxe5+ 17. Nxe5 Bxg2 18. Rgl (2
the article, exposing White's next move intends to strike first on the a8-hl diag- bonus points). Black has problems. The
only after trying to guess it. If you guess onal.** bishop is under fire, so too is the a7-
correctly, give yourself the par score. 8. Bxd4 Par Score: 6 pawn, plus 19. Nd6+ and 20. Nef7 are in
Sometimes points are also rewarded for the air. Ideally, Black would like to pre-
second-best moves, and there may be 8. cxd4 serve his dark-square bishop, but on 14.
bonus points —or deductions—for other ... Bg7 15. Nb5 (1 bonus point) is most
moves and variations. Note that ** means 9. 5 Par Score: 5 annoying. For instance, on 15.... Qc5,
that the note to Black's move is over and there follows 16. d4 (not 16. Nxa7? Qa5+)
White's move is on the next line. Take 1 bonus point if this was your 16.... Qb4+ (else Nxa7) 17. c3 Qa5 18. a4,
idea when playing 8. Bxd4. The a8-rook and the queen is corralled at the edge of
6. Be3 Par Score: 5 is under fire and the g7-bishop is momen- the board.**
This attack on the c5-pawn seems to tarily cut off from defense of the d4-pawn.
work best against the 5.... e6 system. 15. Nxd4 Par Score: 4
9. Rb8
Other moves (4 points part credit each) are
15. Qc5
6. Nge2, 6. Nf3, 6. Nh3, and 6. f4.
10. f4 Par Score: 5
6. Black would like to be castled, but
White guards e5 while threatening to can't quite find the time to get his knight
Of course simply 6. d6 is sound. walk off with the d4-Pawn. out. The moves 15.... Nf6 or 15.... Ne7
mentally determine how a knight Problem II. Problem IV. Problem VI.
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If you ue missed the right moue in a position which you deem important make a
note and return to it in seueral weeks. Thus, you'l learn, and rem~mbe~ what you
want to know and remember.
Good strategy is a foundation of our Better is 7. Qb3! transposing to the main
game, but tactics still reign supreme, as our line, as presented on page 394 in Tom's
game of the month nicely illustrates. Writes prize, Chess Openings for White,
the award winner, Tom Rogers: Explained.
I thoroughly enjoy your column each
month in Chess Life, and am particu- 7... e6 ~
larly encouraged by the numerous Here 7.... Bxf3 would be OK, keeping
diagrams, allowing me to understand the White's queen from going to b3 (after 8.
comments without a board. It is a good Qxf3j.
exercise to visualize the moves between
diagrams and try to recognize the threats 8. Nbd2 Bd6
as they develop.
The following game was played at a
time control of Game/45 in a Westfield After 11.... Be7
New Jersey Chess Club Quad tourna-
ment. As often occurs in lower-rated I'd prefer 11.... Rb8, and then ... b7-b5.
sections, the players in this game were 40 12. 0-0-0?
years apart in age. What is unusual about
this tactically complex game is that the blunder lining up king and queen on
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As usual, Lev's comments are in italics. Even if not for ... 1Vb4, whg castle into
attack? After 12. h3, (forcing 12.... BxP
(not 12.... Bh5 13. g, thanks to 10.... h6)
Caro-Kann, Exchange Variation (B13I 13. 1Vxf3, followed bg Qe2, 0-0, etc, White
Teddy Katz (1 521) After 8.... Bd6 is slightly bet ter, thanks to Black's
Tom Rogers (1 499) uncalled-for retreat (1 1.... Be7).
I was a bit hesitant with this move. I
12.... Nb4!
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 recalled it from other Caro-Kann varia-
tions, but it seems to oQ'er to trade White's Though this is not terribly difficult to
bad bishop for Black's good bishop. On find, I'm proud of this move and the tac-
the plus side, Black's position is less tical melee that follows. In past games, I
cramped after the trade. would not have had the confidence to
I like 8.... Bd6, while understanding play such a move, and particularly not
Tom's hesitations. White's f4-bishop isn' against a youngster with such a good
"bad" at all. In particular, it keeps the reputation. (Teddy is ranked 24th in the
black rook from b8, and from supporting nation in the nine-and-under age group.)
the b7-pawn's "minoritg attack" march. If 13. cxb4 Rc8. I have studied your entire
Comprehensive Chess Course, and have
9. Bg5 0-0 10. Qc2
worked through the sixth volume's Chess
10. Qb3 is better. Black then gets tan- Training Pocket Book: 300 Most ImportcLnt
gled up a bit with 10.... Qe7 to protect b7 Positions A Ideas three times, recognizing
After 4. Bd3 and f6 at the same time. White can then more of the patterns each time. Cur-
try to win a pawn with 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. rently, I am at about problem 700 of Fred
I love see a diagram at least once
to Qxb7. Reinfeld's 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices
every five moves, and in any important 1Vo, 10. Qc2 is a good move, which forces and Combinations.
position, too. I try to do it in mg books and ... h6 (see mg comment to White's 12th 13. Qb1 Nxd3+
articles. Still, extra diagrams make books move). If 10. Qb3, Rb8!, and then the the-
bulkier, and articles longer. matic ... b7-b5. Amaster might now plag the subtle 13.
... Rc8; still, 13.... Nxd3 is winning, too.
4.. . Nf6 5.
~ Bf4 Nc6 6. c3 Bg4 7. Nf3 10... h6 11. Bh4 Be7
~
15. Qb5 looks intriguing for White. It is Fritz tells me I missed a forced mate
not so much that the queen can cause a here: 22.... Qxb2+ 23. Qxb2 Rxc3 mate.
lot of trouble for Black, but she would pre- Apparently, I need to continue studying
vent Black from causing trouble for White. tactics!
15. Qb5! may delay Black's assault, I missed it, too! (Perhaps subconscious
but only for a short time, e.g., 15.... Qc8 attachment to the queen was the cause).
and 16.... a6, or even 15.... a6!?. 23. Ndb1 Qxbl+ 24. Kd2 Qd3+ After 31.... Rxc3
15. ~ ~ . Qa5 16. a3 Qxa3 Again, Fritz points out that 24.
Qxb2+ 25. Qxb2 Bxb2 is winning.
White has no time to recapture due to
.. Qe2 mate.
Yes, and to do it in a simple, safe man-
ner. I would giue a.? to 24.... Qd3+. 32. Qg4 Qxb2 33. f4
25. Ke1 Qc2 We are both in time trouble now, and
White makes the final mistake, removing
a defender of e3. 33. h4 is better.
33... Bf5 34. Gh5 Re3+ 35.
~
Kf1 Bh3+
One last tactical shot, deflecting the
queen.
36. Gxh3 Qe2, mate. ~
After 16.... Qxa3
This is not a sacrifice, but it is another
tactical shot to be proud of. If 17. bxa3
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A SLviss success for our 2006 U.S. champion, a clever escape b9 Juclit Polgar and
reflections on the value of stalemate.
The traditional Biel, Switzerland chess An interesting ending has arisen. The
festival's grandmaster section brought three pawns should be enough compen-
American success as 2006 U.S. champion sation for the piece — but only with
Alex Onischuk tied for first (with 5'/~) accurate play. Practical experience favors
with Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen. White here.
They topped such great names as Yannick 21.... f5
Pelletier, Judit Polgar and Alex Grischuk,
who all had five points. Sooner or later Black must start
advancing pawns, so 21.... d4 looks bet-
Theory ter: 22. Nc4 Ne4 23. Bd3 (23. Be2? Rxc4)
23.... Nf2 24. Rcl Nxd3 25. Rxd3 e5 etc.
Slav Defense (D17) 22. Be2 Ne4 23. Rd1 Rc5 24. Nc2 Kf7 25. Nd4
GM Alex Oriischuk (2650) Kf6 26. Rb3 Nd6? Black to play
GM Alex Grischuk (2726) Of course, not 26.... Rxa5? because of
Biel, 2007 27. Nc6!, but 26.... e5 was possible since dominant c5-knight. So, among other
13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14. Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 0-0 pieces have already become too strong. In
case of 32.... Kf7, 33. Nf5 Nxf5 34. Bxf5 Better is 21. ... Bd5 22. Nd6 Bxf3 23.
Castling long is more common here. Kg7 35. Rcl ends it all. gxf3 e4.
Black's larger pawn mass is on the king-
side, so he believes that the king will offer 33. Nf5+ Kd8 34. g6 Nf6 35. g7 Re8 36. Bh5, 22. Bc4 Nc3 23. Rd2 Rxd2 24. Nxd2 e4 25.
better support for a later endgame Black resigned. Kf1 Rb8 26. Nc5 Bxc4+ 27. Nxc4 Rb5
advance from there. Here 27.... Na4 28. Nd7 Rd8 29. Nde5
16. Qe5 Rab8 17. a5 f6 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. Re8 30. bxa4 Bxe5 31. Rb1 gives White
Ne3 Rfc8+ 20. Kb1 Nc5 21 Ra3 ~
Pawn sac only a slight advantage.
GM Magnus Carlsen (271 0) 28. Na6
GM Alex Onischuk (2650)
Biel, 2007 (see diagram top of next column)
'udit
told me her opponent started
thinking for about 50 minutes here, his
face becoming red as he realized that
there is no longer a win~nly a stalemate.
62. Nd3 Nh2+ 63. Ke4 Ng4!!
This rare stalemate inspired a com-
poser. See it in the "Bafflers."
64. Ne5 Nf6+ 65. Kf3 Ng4 66. Nc4 Nh2+ 67.
Ke4 Nf1 68. Ne3 Nxg3+ 69. Ke5 Kh2 70. Kd6
Nh5 71. f5 Ng7 72. f6 Ne8+, Draw agreed.
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tell the director and USCF your approx- you could be penalized, or even forfeited. an endorsement of professional compe-
imate rating and last year of play. tence only. Such certification does not
If you have a FIDE rating, or a rating or How to Enter in Advance
in itself render any Tournament Director
category from any other country, no mat- Entering by mail or online (if available) an agent of the USCF, nor is any Affiliate
ter how many years ago, you are not is easier for both you and the tourna-
an agent of the USCF. 8
unrated. FIDE or foreign ratings may be ment organizer and often costs less.
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Tournament Life Abbreviations 8 Terms Game in.'For instance, G/75 means each side has 75 minutes foi Reg: Registration at site.
'll tournaments are non-smoking with no computers allowed unless oth- 'he entire game. RR: Round robin (preceded by number of rounds).
I erwise advertised by S and/or-C (see below for explanations). GPP: Grand Prix Points available. S: Smoking allowed.
HR; Hotel rates. For example, 60-65-70-75 means $ 60 single, $ 65
'$
QC: Quick Chess events.
Gtd: Guaranteed prizes.
= number of entries needed to pay full prize
twin, $ 70/3 in room, $ 75/4 in room.
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
SASE: For more info, send self-addressed stamped envelope.
SD/: Sudden-death time control (time for rest of game follows)."~I
$$b/x: Based-on prizes, x .
For example, 30/90, SD/1 means each player must make 30 moves
fund. At least 50oo of the advertised prize fund of $ 501 or more must Memb. req'd: Membership required; cost follows. Usually refers to
'e in 90 minutes, then complete the rest of the game in an hour.
'ay
awarded.
Bye: Indicates vrhich rounds players who find it inconvenient to play
take 1z-point byes instead. For. example, Bye 1-3 means 4-point
byes are available in Rounds.l through 3.
i'/: state affiliate.
Open: A section open to all. Often has very strong players, but some
eligible for lov~er sections can play for the learning experience.
OSA: Other'states accepted. Refers to state dues.
Section: A division of a tournament, usually excluding players
above a specified rating. Players in a section face only each other,
not those in other sections.
'PHBF: Professional Players Health and Benefits Fund., SS: Swiss-System pairings (preceded by number of rounds).
C: Computers allowed. T/Dx: Time delay, x = number of seconds.
CC: Chess club. Quad: 4-player round robin sections; similar strength players.
'nt:
EF: Entry fee.
Enhanced Grand Prix points (see previous page).
Where to mail entries.
FIDE: Results submitted to FIDE for possible ratin'g.
uschess.org
The Tournament Announcements on the following pages are provided
for the convenience of USCF members and for informational pur-
Overdue Bids poses only. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, neither the U.S.
USCF National Events Bids on the following tournaments are Chess Federation nor Chess Life warrants the accuracy of anything
contained in these Tournament Announcements. Those interested
past deadline and will be considered in additional information about or having questions concerning any
See TLA in this issue for details: immediately:
of these tournaments are directed to contact the organizer listed.
Chess Life will exercise all due diligence in providing accurate
2008 U.S. Amateur Team-South 2008 U.S. Masters typesetting of non-camera-ready copy but assumes no responsibil-
Feb. 15-17 or 16-17 ~ Orlando, ity for errors made in such work.
2008 U.S. Amateur Championships
Florida (South, North)
2008 U.S. Amateur Team-North 2008 U.S. Class Championship Nationals
Feb. 16-17 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin All tournaments listed in Tournament Life are
2008 U.S. G/60 USCF rated. USCF MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED
2008 U.S. Amateur Team-West 2008 U.S. Action G/30 FOR ALL EVENTS. If not a member, add dues to
Feb. 16-18 ~ Los Angeles, California 2008 U.S. Pan Am Intercollegiate advance entry fee or pay them with entry at site.
2008 World Amateur Team 8 U.S. 2009 U.S. Open Feb. 15-17 or 16-17, Florida
Team-East 2008 U.S. Amateur Team - South
SSS, G/120 (2-day option, rd 1 G/60). Orlando International Air-
Feb. 16-18 ~ Parsippany, New Jersey port Hotel & Conference Center,3835 McCoy Road, Orlando, FL
2008 U.S. Junior Chess Congress Bidding Deadlines 32812. 4-player teams (plus alternate). 2 Sections (using December
annual rating supplement): OPEN, Team Avg rtng &2200. SCHOLAS-
March 8-9 Anderson, Indiana
~ Please contact the National Office if TIC, Game/60, Team avg &1200. EF per player: OPEN $ 25 by 2/9, $ 35
2008 National Junior High you are interested in bidding for a later. SCHOLASTIC $ 15 by 2/9, $ 20 later. SPECIAL EF: 5-player
team $ 115 by 2/9, $160 later. PRIZES: OPEN 1st, 2nd teams: plaque
April 4-6 Dallas, Texas
~ National Event. The USCF recommends and four Excalibur "specials", 3rd: plaques; SCHOLASTIC 1st, 2nd
2008 National High School that bids be submitted according to teams: plaques and four Excalibur "specials",3rdTrophy Board Prizes
each section: Brdsld, Excalibur "specials"; Class Prizes: Trophies. Other
April 18-20 Atlanta, Georgia
~ the following schedule. However, bids awards TBD. Schedule: OPEN 3-day: rds 8, 1-7,9-3, 2-day: rds 10-
2008 5th Annual National All Girls may be considered prior to these dates. 1-7, 9-3; SCHOLASTIC (Sat 8t Sun): 10-1-4, 9-12, Awards 2:30. HR:
$85 (Interior) 407-859-2711; $ 69 (exterior) 407-581-1394 (men-
Chess Tournament tion "Chess" ) Reserve by Feb 1, ALL HOTELS FILL UP USATS
April 25-27 ~ Dallas, Texas Tournament memberships not WEEKEND! ENT:CFCC, 921 N. Thistle Ln, Maitland, FL 32751 or online
usats2008.eventbrite.corn. See www.centralflchess.org for details
2008 U.S. Senior Open valid for National events or call (407)629-6946. JG P.
April 28-May 3 Boca Raton, Florida
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~inn R ,'lg,'v'Icivfuspn.'liURUUII'urit Feb. 16-17, Wisconsin
2008 Burt Lerner National 2008 U.S. Amateur Team Championships North
Elementary (K-6) Championship Junior Tournament 5SS, Best Western Hotel, 5105 S. Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(414)769-2100. Special chess rate of $89, reserve early. Free hot break-
May 9-11 ~ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Memberships (JTMs) fast. Two sections: OPEN (four players plus alternate: must play in
2008 65th U.S. Amateur East Available rating order, top four average rating belovi 2200, December supple-
ment used. Prizes: 4 digital clocks to top two teams,4 clocks to top teams
May 24-26 ~ Somerset, New Jersey USCF's Tournament Membership (TM) program, &II with average rating u1900, u1600, and u1300.Winning team qualifies for
national play-offs. Prizes to top score on each board. Prizes to best
2008 U.S. Game/10 (QC) which allows players the option of joining for team name. EF: $ 120 per team if received by Feb. 10th, $ 190 thereafter.
June 5 Las Vegas, Nevada
~ only one event at a greatly reduced rate, has Cash only at site. TC: g/90 rds 1-3, 30/90 sd/60 rds 4-5. Late reg.:
8:30-9:30am on Saturday. Rds.: 10:30am-3pm-7pm; 10:00am-3:30pm.
2008 National Open been modified. Junior TMs for age 24 or below
I SCHOLASTIC (all players must be High School age or younger; aver-
June 6-8 or 7-8 Las Vegas, ~ may be purchased from affiliates and are now age rating u2200). Prizes: 4 digital clocks to top team overall, top High
available to them for $ 7 online with rating report I Schoo!Team, top Middle Schoo!Team, top Elementary team. 4 clocks to
Nevada submissions. They include one issue of Chess second best High Schoo!Team, second best Middle School team, second
Future Events (Watch for details) best Elementary school team. Prizes to top club team, top team coroposed
Life or Chess Life for Kids, and $ 5 of this fee Im of all girls, and to best name team. EF: $ 116 per team if received by Feb.
2008 U.S. Amateur West may be applied to a full membership within 60 10th, $ 190 thereafter. Cash only at site. TC: G/90. Late reg.: 8:30-9:30am
on Saturday. Rds.: 10:15am-3pm-7pm; 10:00am-2pm. SIDE EVENT: blitz
May 24-26 ~ Tucson, Arizona days. JTMs not valid for National events.
tournament on Saturday night; details at site. INFO/ENTRIES: make
2008 College Chess Tournament of checks payable and send to: Alex Betaneli, POB 260122, Madison WI
Many scholastic tournaments exist that are not 53726. [email protected] 608-334-2574. Bring boards/sets/clocks.
Champions USCF-rated, and the USCF is concerned that the NC NS W JGP
Aug 2-5 Dallas, Texas
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reason is that organizers fear losing players Heritage Event!
2008 Denker Tournament of H.S. unwilling or unable to pay entry fee plus dues of
A
Feb. 16-18, New Jersey
Champions $ 17 (Scholastic), $ 19 (Youth), or $ 25 (Young World Amateur Team 8 U.S. Team East
6SS, 40/2, SD/1. Parsippany Hilton 1 Hilton Ct., Parsippany, N.J. 07054.
Aug 2-5 ~ Dallas, Texas i3 Adult). The availability of a $7 option should cause Chess Rate valid until 1/16. Reserve early 973-267-7373 or 1-
4-
2008 109th U.S. Open some of these events to switch to being USCF- 800-HILTONS. Morris/Essex train to Morris Plains 1.5 miles. Open to
rated, promoting membership. The idea behind the player teams with one optional alternate. Team average (4 highest rat-
Aug 2-10 ~ Dallas, Texas ings—2007 Annual Rating list) must be under 2200. EF: $ 140 postmarked
TMs is not to sign up a lot of them, but rather to
2008 U.S. G/15 (QC) II by 2/5/08. $ 170 after or at door.—all teams, any changes at
site $ 25
cause more USCF-rated tournaments to be held. charge. Check out official website www.njscf.org. Prizes: 1-5th Place
Aug. 30 ~ St. Petersburg, Florida teams, plaque and 4 digital clocks; Top Team (Denis Barry Award)
2008 National Scholastic K-12/ More details on uschess.org. U2100, 2000, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600, 1500, 1400, 1300, 1200, 1000 each
plaque and 4 Digital Clocks; Top college team (same school) 4 Dig-
Collegiate Championship 'iiiFUUUUItiiIUUr 'Uelllngh UMUUIU'"„2 pufiilUM:R UIRIllL'UihlledhiyllnlfguerleeeiUUUIRIUIUUIUIIIUIIRUIR1!IUURIVUUIINIII ital Clocks 8 plaque; Top HS team (grades 9-12 same school), Top
December 12-14 ~ Kissimmee, IUVIUIIIUf Itv Utgl'IIII:UUIIIUIUUIUub'l,lhdluRUIvlrii, i;i '', t
IT itv.h.'7UUIUUA ll I IIIIIUUI'iIUIRIIlIIIUUit .UIMllfllllblVilUUUIII12PJgir gdfgl JIVJ@I
Middle School (grades 5-9 same school), Top Elementary School (grades
K-6 same school), Top 2 Scholastic Teams (mixed schools okay) (Collins
Florida 2008 Frank K. Berry Award), Mixed Doubles (2 males, 2 females-no alternates), Seniors (all
2009 Supernationals IV U.S. Championship players over age 50), Military, each plaque 8 4 Digital Clocks to top
team; Company Team (same employer) Old Timers Trophy (all play-
April 3-5 ~ Nashville, Tennessee Qualifier Open —
ers over 65), Family (4 family members), State teams CT, DE, MD, MA,
Persever-
Note: Organizers previously awarded March 28-30, GPP: 120,.7 Qualifier spots to be
NJ, NY (Benjamin Award), PA, VA, Canada, Ethel Collins
ance (lowest scoring scholastic) each plaque top team; team traveling
options for USCF National Events must awarded for the 2008 FKB U.S. Championship longest distance—entry refunded. Best Player 1-4 and top alter-
still submit proposals (including sam- (May 13-21) i n Tulsa, OK. See February issue or nate, All 6-0 scores each Digital clock. Biggest Individual upset each round
Engraved Cross pen; Entry fee refunded to team with Best "Chess
uschess.org f or TLA.
ple budgets) for their events. related" name, Sunday night— Best "Chess Related costumes or gim-
URN'Jftvrv IUFI gtiSllati&ehfiUIINUti'IIII U«I UUUIUIIIINIIUUIINIRUifUUUR.'IUUURIUTU UIUR,v
mick—1950's theme" —gourmet dinner for four. Reg. 9-12 Sat
2/16. Rds. 1-7:30, 11-6, 9-3:30. Special Events!! Surprises
—
and special give-aways each round. Sunday night Bughouse $ 20
per team. Cash prizes. HR: Parsippany Hilton, chess rates expire
the rating supplements will be updated 1/16/2008. Rates $ 98 (up to 4 in room) 2nd hotel now attached to
Beginning in 2007 with the February rating List, supplement will be used for
—
Hilton also up to 4 in room $ 101 per night-Hampton Inn includes
EACH MONTH on the USCF webslte, and each monthly ratingannounced breakfast for 4. For help forming teams and more information contact
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all tournaments beginning in that month, unless otherwise in Chess Life. .
teams, advance entry list: www.western [email protected]. Send your entry to: U. S. Chess Federation, Attn: ext. 128 or email [email protected]. Send your entry
entries, help in forming Addi-
Federation, Attn: Elementary, P. 0. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38555.
chess.corn. HR: $ 109, (310) 410-4000, mention chess. Reserve by Feb. High School, P. 0. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38555. Additional event
tional event details: http: //www.uschess.org "Scholastics"—
g~ 1 or rates may go up. Parking $ 10. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N
Wilton Place ¹1A, Los Angeles CA 90038. NS, NC, W. FIDE. JGP.
details: http: //www.uschess.org under "Scholastics" — "Upcoming
Nationals". Enter online, main event and blitz at: http: //secure. "Upcoming Nationals". Enter online, main event and blitz at:
JGP.
uschess.org.webstore.tournament.php. JGP. http: //secure.uschess.org.webstore.tournament.php.
Mar. 8-9, Indiana
essa 2008 U.S. Jr. Chess Congress April 25-27, Texas May 24-26, New Jersey
65th Annual U.S. Amateur Championship East
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6SS, Rds. 1-4 G/60, Rds. 5-6 G/75. East Side Middle School, 2300 Lind- 2008 5th Annual National All Girls Chess Tournament
Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, Exit 12 off I-287
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Iwlial
berg Rd., Anderson, Indiana 46012. 6 Sections based on age! 18 6SS G/60, Marriott Dallas/Addison Quorum by the Galleria, 14901 Dal-
,
Under, 16 & Under, 14 & Under, 12 & Under, 10 & Under, las Parkway, Dallas, TX 75254; Phone: (800) 228-4290 or 972-661-2800 at Weston Canal Road. (732) 560-9880 Fax (732) 356-7455. In 3 Sections:
Championship (U2200), Reserved (U1800), Booster (U1400)
&
8 & Under. CLUB TEAMS are welcome! Club teams are top 3 scoring Mention Chess for special Hotel rate: $ 92 Reserve By 3/26. 6 sec-
with two and three day schedules. Three Day Schedule:
6-SS, 50/2,
team members (minimum 2). Schedule: NEW SCHEDULETHIS YEAR. tions: 8 years old and younger; 10 years old and younger; 12 years old 12-6, 11-5, 9-
and younger; 14 years old and younger; 16 years old and younger; 18 SD1. Registration: Saturday 5/24, 9:30-10:45 am. Rounds
Opening Ceremony Sat. 3/8 at 8:30 am, Rds 1-4 at 9am, 11:30am, 2pm,
years old and younger. Age as of 4/1/2008. USCF rated. USCF member- 3. Two Day Schedule: First three games G/60, round four merges
4:30pm. Sun 3/9 Rds. at 9am, 12pm. Awards approx. 3:30pm. Entry Fee:
$35 by 2/27/08, $ 45 by 3/3/08, $ 60 after and onsite. Register: Make ship is required. Trophies to top 15 ind. & top 3 teams (top three players with 3-day schedule. Registration: Sunday 5/25, 8:30-9:30 am.
checks payable to East Side Middle School Chess Club and mail to: c/o added for team scores) Winner of 18 years old and younger Section wins Rounds: 10 am-12:15 pm-2:30 pm. Championship: Trophies to top
five, top Under 2000, Under 1900, Under 1800, Senior 55/over,
Under 16,
an Academic Distinction Scholarship to The University of Texas at Dallas,
IFI! 2008 Chess Congress, East Side Middle SChool, 2300 Lindberg Rd.,
Anderson, IN. 46012. Email entries to Register@2008ChessCongress. worth up to $ 68,000 for an out-of-state student. EF: $ 45 if postmarked Under 13. Reserve: Trophies to top five, top Under 1600, Under 1500,
corn. EMAIL ENTRIES are NOT confirmed until receipt of entry fees. by 3/26. $ 70 at site. Do not mail after 4/17 as your entry may not be Under 1400, Senior 55/over, Under 16, Under 13. Booster: Trophies to
Entries will be posted at http: //www.2008ChessCongress.corn as they received. Entries to Dallas Chess Club, c/o Barbara Swafford, 2709 Long- top five, top Under 1200, Under 1100, Under 1000, Under 900, Under 800,
are received. Side event: Bughouse tournament Sat. evening 3/8 at horn Trail, Crowley TX 76036. Entry must include Name, USCF ID (or Senior 55/over, Under 16, Under 13. AII sections: EF: $ 39 if postmarked
Iiafiii!
by 5/20, $41 if by PayPal at EntryFeesRus.corn. $ 45
at site. Two half-point
7:00 pm. Register for bughouse onsite ONLY for $ 10 per player between new/pending), date of birth, grade 8 school and school location. Email:
j 10am and 6pm on 3/8. Bughouse awards to each team member of at least [email protected], 214-632-9000. Sat., April 26: Opening Cere- byes allowed in rounds 1-5 if requested before first round. April Rating
the top 5 scoring teams in 2 sections, 12th grade 8 Under and 6th grade mony: 9 AM, Rounds 1-4; 9:30-11:30 AM; 12:00-2:00 PM; 3:00-5:00 supplement used. Hotel rates $ 79 with free breakfast, if by 5/10. Men-
& Under. Awards: More trophies this year! Trophies to at least the top PM; 5:30-7:30 PM. Sun., April 27: Rounds 5-6; 9:00-11:00 AM; 11:30 tion U.S. Amateur Chess for rate. Entries: Make checks payable to NJSCF.
IIiiiiII 20 individuals in each section, top 3 teams. Numerous additional class AM-1:30 PM Sun., April 27: Awards Ceremony: 2:30 PM One 1/2 pt bye Indicate clearly the section and playing schedule desired. Mail advanced
prizes for each section. See website for details. Hotel: Several close available, any round, if requested before end of rd. 2 and if player has entries to Ken Thomas 115 West Moore Street Hackettstown NJ 07840.
to school, Holiday Inn (765) 644-2581, Comfort Inn (765) 649-3000, not received a full point bye. Online registration (active.corn charges Information: 908-763-6468 or [email protected] No smoking or chew-
Hampton Inn (765) 622-0700. Additional Info: Limited team rooms a fee.): http: //www.active.corn/event detail.cfm? event id =1477341 ing tobacco NC W. JGP.
available, contact number below for details. Concessions and chess Side events: Blitz tournament G/5 Friday April 25,3 pm, EF: $ 15 June 5, Nevada
merchandise will be available onsite. All event details at http: //www.2008 by 3-26, $ 25 on site. Simultaneous Exhibition by 2007 U.S. Women' Grand Prix Points: 50
Champion Irina Krush Fri., April 25 at 7:00 PM. Bughouse Tourna-
a I-j ChessCongress.corn. Questions, call (765) 617-3845 after 3pm. JG P.
Apr. 4-6, Texas
2008 National Junior High (K-9) Championship
ment Fri April 25, 5 pm. EF: $ 25/team. NS, NC, W.
April 28-May 3, Florida
U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC)
6SS, G/10. Riviera Hotel 8 Casino, Las Vegas, NV 89015. $ $ b/100 7,000
($$ Gtd 4,500). 2000-1000-700, U2300 600, U2100 550, U1900 500, U1700
(Apr. 3, Bughouse & Blitz) 2008 U.S. Senior Open 450, U1500 400, U1300 350, U1100 300, unrated 150. EF: $ 69 by 5/15,
$ 79 by 6/4, $ 90 on site. Late Registration: 12-12:30 p.m. Rds.:
1-
7SS, G/120. Hyatt Regency DFW, 2334 N. International Pkwy., DFW Air- Marriott Boca Center, 1550Town Center Circle, Boca Raton, FL 33486.
port, TX 75261, 800-233-1234, $ 120 chess rate, 1-4. 6 sections: K-9 Type: Open to all USCF members born before April 28, 1958. 5 round 1:30-2-2:30-3-3:30. Higher of regular or quick rating used. Bring clocks.
Championship; K-9 Under 1250, K-8 Championships: K-8 swiss plus a final playoff round. 40/2 plus SD in 1. Playoff round between 1/2 point bye available in any round (limit 4), must be requested with entry.
Under 1000, K-8 Under 750, K-9 Unrated. EF: $ 40 if p/m by 1st and 2nd place (or all with perfect scores) for overall and for each age HR: $82 ($ 92 Fri/Sat) single or double. 1-800-634-6753 or (702) 734-5110.
March 5, $ 60 if p/m by March 19, $ 75 after March 19 or $ 80 at site. category. Details on playoff round will be decided upon at a playoff ENT: Las Vegas International Chess Festival, PO Box 90925, Henderson,
Prizes: Trophies for at least top 10 players and 5 teams in each section meeting at the start of the tournament. Schedule: Official Opening Mon- NV 89009-0925 or www.VegasChessFestival.corn. NS NC W.
based on attendance average during the past two years. Also class tro- day 6:30 pm. Rds: 1- Mon. 7:00 pm,2-Tues. 7:00 pm,3-Wed. 10:00 A Heritage Event!
phies to the top three in the following classes: K-9 Championships: am, 4 - Thurs. 7:00 pm, 5 - Fri. 7:00 pm. Awards Banquet: Saturday, June 6-8 or 7-8, Nevada
1400-1599, 1200-1399, 1000-1199, U1000, Unrated. K-8 Championship: May 3 — 7:00 pm. Entry Fee - $ 99 if received by Mar. 21; $ 109 if Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced)
1400-1599, 1200-1399, 1000-1199, U1000, Unrated. Teams: A team must received by April 21; and at site $ 125. Free entry for GMs and IMs. 2008 National Open
have at least two players, although no maximum number of players. The Advance entries should be sent to US Chess Federation, Senior Open, 6-SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2 day option rds 1-3 and unrated all rds G/60). Riv-
top four scores in any section will count for the team score. All on team PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557-3967. Checks payable to US Chess Fed-
iera Hotel and Casino, 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
must attend the same school. Main Event rounds: Friday 1 pm, eration. Prize Fund - $ 5,500 Guaranteed: 1st: $ 1,100, 2nd: $ 700, 3rd: 89109. 5100,000 Prize Fund based on 850 paid entries ($ 70,000 guar-
7pm; Saturday 9 am, 2 pm, 7 pm; Sunday 9 am, 2 pm. Opening Cer-
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$ 400, 4th: $ 100, U2300: $ 300 - 100, U2200: $300 100, U2000: $ 250-100,
anteed). Championship. $ $ : 8000-4000-2000-1000-600-400-400-400-
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emony: 12:30 pm Friday. lz pt bye any round except seven if requested U1800: $ 200-100, U1600: $ 200-100, U1400: $ 150-100, $ 100 for unrated 400-400-200-200-200-200-200, under 2500 2000, under 2400 1600,
liwiII
in advance (limit one). Awards: 7 pm (approximate) Sunday. Special and each national age champion: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74 and under 2300 1200. $ 2,000 EXTRA for perfect score. The winner of the
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Events: National Junior High School Bughouse Champi-
onship: Thursday 11 am. Bughouse entries on site only. $ 25 per team.
National High School Blitz Championship: Thursday 5 pm. Blitz
EF: $ 15 per player/$ 20 on site or if after March 5. Coaches and Par-
ents meeting: 11 am Friday. Scholastic meeting: 2:30 pm Saturday.
over 75. Also $ 500 to top over 60 in first 5 rounds towards expenses to
go to the World Senior Championship in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
(Oct. 28 to Nov.8) as official USCF entry which includes room and board
by host country. Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and age national champions.
Tournament Director — NTD Jon Haskel www.bocachess.corn/senior
Championship section also receives a replica of the Edmondson Cup. Under
2200. $ $ : 5000-2500-1300-600-350-250-250-250-250-250-100-100-
100-100-100. Under 2000. $$ : 5000-2500-1300-600-350-250-250-
250-250-250-100-100-100-100-100. Under 1800. $ $ : 5000-2500-1300-
600-350-250-250-250-250-250-100-100-100-100-100. U nder 1600.
Coaches Forum: 7:00 pm Saturday. Tournament Feedback Hotel- Call (888) 888-3780 or (561) 392-4600 and ask for the room block
g sam'I meeting: 9:30am Sunday. Parents and Friends Tournament: 4SS,
Saturday 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:30 pm, on site registration only,
to get guaranteed special group rate of $ 119. Any Reservation made after
March 1, 2008 will be accepted on a space and rate available basis. Chess
$$ : 5000-2500-1300-600-350-250-250-250-250-250-100-100-100-100-
100. Under 1400. $$ : 2500-1500-1000-500-250-150-150-150-150-
150-100-100-100-100-100. Under 1200. $$ : 1500-1000-500-250-150-
rated and unrated section, new! Trophies for parent and child combined Collectors International CCI will be hosting their annual convention con- 100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100, Unrated: 500-300-200-
I!~I results. All: please bring clocks. Sets and score sheets provided. USCF
membership required. Any roster changes made on site will incur a $ 20
current with the 2008 World Senior Open Championship. Many interesting
displays and talks.
100-100. Plus score bonus($ 16,000) in addition to any other prizes,
every player who finishes with 3-V2 points or better wins a $ 50 gift cer-
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change fee. Team rooms available: [email protected]. March rat- tificate. Plus score certificates will be given on site only. EF (top sections):
May 9-11, Pennsylvania
ing supplement will be used. Questions: Contact Alan Kantor: 2008 Burt Lerner National Elementary (K-6) Championship $ 129 by 1/15, $ 169 by 5/19, $ 199 by 6/4 $ 220 on site. $80 more for play-
931-787-1234 ext. 128 or email [email protected]. Send your entry
(May 8 — Bughouse & Blitz) ers rated under 2100 in the Championship Section. Add $ 2 for 2-day option.
to: U. S. Chess Federation, Attn: High School, P. 0. Box 3967, Crossville,
7SS, G/120, (K-1 G/90). David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Ft. $ 35 off advance entry fee only for Juniors under 20 or Seniors over 65.
TN 38555. Additional event details: "Scholastics"
— "Upcoming
Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Host hotel: The Westin Conven- EF (unrated): $ 99 by 6/4, $ 120 on site (counts as 1/2 paid entry). This
Nationals", http: //www.uschess.org. Enter online, main event tion Center, 1000 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222. 412-281-3700. $ 110 is an open tournament - you may play in any section at or above your rat-
and blitz at: http: //secure.uschess.org.webstore.tournament.php. chess rate. Hotel Info: http: //www.starwoodhotels.corn/westin/prop- ing level; unrated players may play only in Championship or Unrated
JGP. erty/overview/index. html? propertyID =1370 9 sections: K-6 Section. CCA minimum ratings or other ratings may be used if higher than
Apr. 18-20, Georgia Championship; K-5 Championship; K-6 Under 1000; K-5 USCF June Supplement. Reg: 6-11 p.m. Thursday, 8-9:30 a.m. Friday. Rds:
2008 National High School (K-12) Championship Under 900; K-6 Unrated; K-3 Championship; K-3 Under 800; 11-6, 11-6, 10-5. 2-day schedule: Reg: 8-9 a.m. Saturday. Rds: 10-12:30-
(Apr. 17 — Bughouse & Blitz) K-1 Championship; K-3 Unrated. EF: $ 40 if p/m by April16, $ 60 3 and merge with 3-day in round 4. Unrated: 10-12:30-3, 10-12:30-3. Half
7SS, G/120. Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA if p/m by April 30, $ 75 after April 30 or $ 80 at site. Prizes: Trophies for point byes available in any round, but round 5 or 6 byes must be requested
30303, 404-577-1234, chess rate $ 125, 1-4. 5 sections: K-12 Cham- at least top 25 players and teams in each section based on attendance before the start of round 2. Add 50 cents to advance EF for 1st round 1/2
pionship; K-12 Under 1600, K-12 Under 1200, K-12 Under average during the past two years. Also class trophies to the top three point bye only. Chess sets and boards provided for tournament play
800, K-12 Unrated. EF: $ 40 if p/m by March 19, $ 60 if p/m by April in the following classes: K-6 Championships: 1200-1399; 1000-1199; only, not for skittles. Please bring chess clocks! The LAS VEGAS
2, $ 75 after April 2 or $ 80 at site. Prizes: Trophies for at least top 10 800-999; U800; unrated. K-5 Championship: 1200-1399; 1000-1199; INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL features the National Open, the
players and 5 teams in each section based on attendance average dur- 800-999; U800; unrated. K-3 Championships: 800-999; 600-799; U600; U.S Game/10 Championship and the Susan Polgar World Chess Cham-
ing the past two years. Also class trophies to the top three in the unrated. K-1; all players in this section receive a trophy. Teams: A pionship for Girls and World Chess Challenge for Boys. Many free
following classes: K-12 Championships: 1600-1799; 1400-1599; Under team must have at least two players, although no maximum number of extras and surprises! Free parking. Free raffle with great prizes. Free
1400. Teams: A team must have at least two players, although no players. The top four scores in any section will count for the team score. lectures by GM Susan Polgar and others. Free analysis of your games
maximum number of players. The top four scores in any section will count All on team must attend the same school Main Event ~
by GM Arthur Bisguier. USCF rated Blitz tournament Thursday evening.
for the team score. All on team must attend the same school. rounds: Friday 1 pm, 7pm; Saturday 9 am,2 pm, 7 pm; Sunday 9 am, Susan Polgar International Chess Camp all day Thursday. GM
Main Event rounds: Friday 1 pm, 7pm; Saturday 9 am, 2 pm, 7 pm; 2 pm. Schedule for K-1 section: Friday 1:30 pm, 6:30 pm; Saturday 9:30 Gata Kamsky Simul Thursday. Scholastic Tournament Friday. LOW
Sunday 9 am, 2 pm. Opening Ceremony: 12:30 pm Friday. lz pt bye am,2pm,6:30pm; Sunday9:30am,2pm.Opening Ceremony:12:30 room rates! HR: $ 82 single or double (592 Friday and Saturday
any round except seven if requested in advance (limit one). Awards: 7 pm Friday. lz pt bye any round except seven if requested in advance (limit nights). 1-800-634-6753 or (702) 734-5110. Don't be shut out; make
pm (approximate) Sunday. Special Events: National High School one). Awards: 7 pm (approximate) Sunday. Special Events: National your reservations early and be sure to ask for the chess rates: the
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Feb. 29-Mar. 2 or Mar. 1-2, Missouri Sects. (Team 8 Individual): K-2, K-5, K-8, K-12. Prizes: Trophies to Grand Prix Points: 15
ind. trophies
Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced) top 3 individuals & top 3 teams in each section (more sou- MCF Blitz Championship (QC)
12th annual Mid-America Open depending on attendance). Every non-trophy winner receives a Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront,
5700 Atlant;c Avenu
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SSS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/70), Crowne Plaza Hotel St. venir medal. Teams must have minimum or 3 players from the same 428-7025 5 Rd Double Swiss, TC. G/5;„
score. Beach, VA 23451. (757)
Louis-C!ayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave., St. Louis MO 63105 (1-64 W/US 40- in the same section; the top 3 scores will count for final team 3 in OPen Guar
sections, OPen and U1800 $ $ 1700 B/60 (ToP
Scholastic players may play in both adult and schol. sections, if desired. 225-$ 150 (G). U2200 $
W Exit 32B, 1.2 miles north on Hanley Rd). $ $ 20,000 based on 250 paid
teed) $ $ : OPen Section: $ 400-$
,8~3 entries (re-entries count half, unr in U1200-U2000 half, U900 Section one
quarter), minimum $ 16,000 (80oo of each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections:
Open: $ 2000-1000-600-400, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak $ 100
USCF-recommended computer tiebreaks will decide trophy and medal
placements for winners of all schol. sections. TOURN. FREEBIES:
Every scholastic player will receive a Free chess gift. Free chess
clock
U2000-$ 100 Amateur Section (U1800): $
$ 120 U 1300 $ 100 U 1000
230 $ I50 Top U]600
$ 90. EF'35 if Rec d by 2/24
time on Saturday up til 10
bonus, top U2300 $ 900, U2200 $ 800, U2100/Unr $ 700. FIDE. Under to player who travels farthest to tourn. Free hotel parking! Free
shut- site, only cash entries. Reg: Any
will start 10:15 Pm promptly and
successive rounds posted
2000: $ 1500-700&00-300. U nder 1800: $ 1500-700&00-300. U nder tle service from Bush Int'I. Airport. CAJUN BOUNTY: Defeat the top two-1/2 points only fo
1600: $ 1500-700-400-300. Under 1400: $ 1200-600-400-200. Under ranked player and win free entry to our next tournament! EF: $ 79 by 2/26; as they are ready. One bye allowed for
in entry. Regular USCF ratings used
for pairings and prize~ WBCA
1200: $ 1200-600-400-200. Under 900: Trophies to top 7. Unrated $ 89 at site; Unr. (U1600) and Jrs. (under 19 yrs of age and playing to
may enter any section, with prize limits: U1200 $ 150, U1400 $ 250, U1300 or U1600 Sections) $ 49 by 2/26; $ 59 at site. Schol. EF: $ 20 by used (Posted at site). Enter: Checks payable Virginia Che
able Entry form on website. Mail to Ernest
— Schlich, 1370 South B, d
U1600 $ 350, U1800 $ 500, U2000 $ 700. Balance goes to next player(s) 2/26; $ 25 at site; Re-Entry Fee: $ 25 (avail. up to Rd. 4 no re-entry in or e-mail entries) 757-85-
in line. E F: 3-day $ 103, 2-day $ 102 mailed by 2/21, all $ 105 online at OPEN section; 3 re-entries or 2 Jr. entries count as one additional Cres., Norfolk,VA 23502 Info: (no phone
Sat. 5296 or [email protected] Website:
http.//vachess o
chesstour corn by 2/26, $ 110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 2/26 (entry only, entry for prize fund). 3-day Sched: Reg. Fri. 5:30-7pm, Rds. Fri. 8pm;
no questions), $ 120 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. MCA memb. 11-6:30, Sun. 9:30-2:30. 2-day Sched: Reg. Sat. 8:30-9:30am, (Rds 1 & NS, W.
2, G/75) Sat. 11-2:30-6:30, Sun. 9:30-2:30. Both schedules merge
at Rd.
($ 5; higher with printedmagazine) required for MO residents. Special 8- Mar. 1-2, Michigan
EF: $ 40 less to unrated in U1200 through U2000. Re-entry $ 60; not avail- 3. Schol. Sched: (All 5 rds G/30—one day only, Sat., 3/1) Reg. Sat.
9am, Rd. 1 at 10am; Other rds will follow immediately. Byes: Avail. all
Grand Prix Points: 10
able in Open Section. Under 900/Unr Section EF: 3-day $23, 2-day
Rds. (commit before Rd. 3). HR: $ 79 for single, double, triple or quad
(800- 2008 Universal Winter Swiss
$ 22 if mailed by 2/21, $ 25 online at chesstour corn by 2/26, $ 27 phoned
222-8733 or 281-848-4000), reserve by Feb. 9 and mention Cajun Chess 5SS, G/90. All The King's Men Chess Supplies, Inc., Universal Mall)'
to 406-896-2038 by 2/26, $ 30 at site. All sections: Advance EF $ 10 less
if paid with $ 49 USCF dues. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds tournament to assure group rate. ENT: On-line registration and print- 28546 Dequindre Rd., Warren, MI 48092 (12 Mile & Dequindre Rds
Fri 7 pm, Sat 11-6, Sun 9-3:15. 2-da Y schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, able entry form at www.cajunchess.corn, or mail entry form to Franc F: $ 70 ($ 60 for Oage 64, Uage 16 or UNR) by 2/26, Add $ 10 after.
rds Sat 11-2:30-6, Sun 9-3:15. Byes: OK all; Open must commit by rd 2, Guadalupe, 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX 77573. Info or Phone IMs/GMs FREE (EF ded. from prize). No Re-Entries allowed. Two .
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pt. byes allowed; must request prior to start
of RD 3 REG 3/I
others by rd 3. HR: $ 83-83, 888-303-1746, 314-726-5400, request chess Ent: 713-530-7820 or 504-905-2971. Major credit cards accepted (no
rate, reserve by 2/15 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331- checks at site). JGP. 9:30-10:30 am. RDS.: 3/1, 11-2:30-6; 3/2, 11-2:30. Headphone
' 1600, use AWD ¹D657633, or reserve car online through chesstourcom. Feb. 29-Mar. 2, Virginia
cannot be used if opponent objects for any reason and cannot be used
in last RD bY Players with a plus score. Must be
willing to present mme
Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Ques- Grand Prix Points: 120
tions: 845-496-9658. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.corn. to TD for exam at anytime. Failure to do so will result in reiTioval from
8th Annual Millennium Chess Festival tournament without refund. Cell phones must be turned off or in
JGP. Total prize fund $ 12,000 guaranteed 5SS G/2 Hotel and Site:
silent mode while in the tournament room. $$ 2900 b/60 b/m;n 8
Feb. 29 - Mar. 2, Texas New name, same site as before - Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront,
class: 1st-2nd-3rd: $ 600-$ 350-$ 200; 1st-2nd X, A, 8, C, D F
Grand Prix Points: 30 5700 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. (757) 428-7025 Open
U1000/UNR: $ 175, $ 75 each (Unr. elig. only for Overall or U1000/Unr
Lone Star Open Section (FIDE): $ 2000, 1200, 900, 600, 400, 300 U24008 Unr. $ 600
U2200, U1900, U1600 & U1300 $ 800, 400,300 each. All Guar- prizes). $ 50 Gift Cert. for Biggest Upset of Tournament. Ent/Info: Dr.
5SS, G/120, FIDE rated. Free entry for GMs and IMs (EF deducted
anteed. EF: $ 99 if rcvd. by 2/26, $ 110 thereafter. Credit cards taken Ed Mandell, address above. 586-558-4790, Fax 586-558-2046, allthek-
from winnings). SIDE EVENTS: (Schol. Team 8 Ind., 5SS, G/30, 1-day only,
on site. GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs free w/conditions if entered by 2/1. Con- [email protected]., http: //www.all thekingsmenchess.corn. J 6 p.
Sat. March 1); 5-min. Blitz "CAJUN KNOCK-OUT" (Sat. night after
Rd. 3). Separate room for schol. players — A trophy or a medal will be tact organizer or see website for details. Reg.: Fri. 2/29 5:00-7:30 pm Mar.1-2, New York
awarded to each schol. player along with a free chess gift! DoubleTree Rds.: Fri. 2/29 8 pm. Sat. 3/1 9:30 am 2:30 pm Sun. 3/2 9:30 am 2:30 Grand Prix Points: 6
Hotel (Houston/Bush Intercontinental Airport), 15747 John F. Kennedy pm. Byes: single 1/2 pt. non-revokable bye - must commit with entry. New York Marshall CC March GP!
Blvd., Houston (800-222-8733 or 281-848-4000). Bring your old chess HR: $89 1-2 must reserve by 2/7 for chess rate. SPECIAL EVENTS: NYC, 212-477-3716. EF:
4SS, 30/90, SD/1; Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St.,
bookie'll buy & trade! 5 Sects. PRIZES: $ 10,000 b/200 paid entries, $ 20 advance, $ 25 door GM Exhibition and Dinner. GM vs GM with a Buf-
$ 45, Members $ 25. $ $ 625 Gtd: 250 -100-75, U2200/Unrated $ 100,
$ 5,000 Gtd. OPEN: $ 1400-800-500-300-200 (U2200: $ 700-400); fet dinner. Sat. 7:15 Rated Blitz Sat.10:00 pm - see additional TLA if Feb.
U2000 $ 100. Reg. ends 15 min. before game. Rds: 2 schedules: 2-
U2000: $ 800-400-200-100-50; U1800: $ 800-400-200-100-50; Enter: Checks payable to Virginia Chess. Printable Entry form on web-
day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; l-day, (rds 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15
U1600/Unr*: $800-400-200-100-50; U1300: $ 400-300-200-100-50. site. Mail to Ernest Schlich, 1370 S. Braden Cres., Norfolk,VA 23502 Info:
am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd 3. Limit 2 byes, commit by rd 2.
*Unrated players may only win 50oo of the prize fund except in the Open (no phone or e-mail entries) 757-853-5296 or [email protected] Web-
NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 players. JGP.
Sect. where they must pay full EF and are eligible for full prize fund. Schol. site: http: //vachess.org/mcf NC, NS, W, FIDE. JGP.
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shuttle) $ 105-105. 1-800-FOXWOOD, must reserve by 3/6 or you will have
to stay at least 3 miles away. Car rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD
¹D657633 or reserve car online at chesstourcom. Foreign player rat-
ings: Usually 100 points added to FIDE, 100 to FQE, 200/more to most
other foreign, no pts added to CFC or Jamaica. Most foreign ratings other
than CFC, FQE or Jamaica not accepted for U2000 or below. Highest of
Immw multiple ratings usually used. Players who fail to disclose foreign or FIDE
ratings may be expelled. US player ratings: March list used; FIDE rat-
ings not used. Special rules: In round 3 or after, players with scores
of 800o or more and their opponents may not use headphones, ear-
phones, cellphones or hearing aids or go to a different floor of the hotel
without Director permission, and must submit to a search for electronic
devices if requested by Director. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Sal-
isbury Mills NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, http: //www.chesstour/.
corn. $ 10 service charge for refunds. Invitation requests: [email protected].
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7:30pm ($ 15), Blitz (5 min)Tourney 7:30 pm EF: $ 20 (800o of entries
returned as prizes), Sat (3/22) GM Larry Evans Clinic Game/Position
Analysis (Free) 3-4:30pm, Sun (3/23) Quick Tourney (G/25) ($ 20) 5Rd
Swiss, (800o of entries returned as prizes) Reg. 11-11:30am, Rds-12-1-
2-3-4pm. Enter: Send checks and make out to Sands Regency at above
address postmarked by Mar.l ($ 11 late fee after 3/1), ($ 22 late fee at
site). Do not mail after Mar14. Questions and enter by e-mail or phone
to Jerry Weikel at (775-747-1405) or ([email protected]). Credit card
+$ 5.W. NS. (775-348-2200). JGP.
Mar. 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, Connecticut
Grand Prix Points: 10
2008 UCONN CC Championship Grand Prix
UCONN Castleman Bldg., Room 204, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT
06269. 4SS, G/90. EF: At site $35, $ 20 students. $$ 350- 200 both gtd.,
Top U-2000, 1800, 1600, 1400, $ 100 each b/30. Trophies to top 3 students.
Prizes increased as entries allow. Reg.: 7- 7:30 PM 11-29, rds. at 7:30
PM. V2 point byes available in rds. 1- 3 only, no last round byes. Info:
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(U1400/Unrated): $ $ 400-200-100, U1200 100, Unr 100, unrated
may win unrated prize only. EF: $ 67 if received by 3/28, $80 door. On-
line entry: www.westernchess.corn. No checks or credit card entries at
door. All: $ 25 Best Game prize, all sections eligible. One halfpoint bye
if requested with entry, rds 4-5 cannot be revoked. SCCF membership req.
of S. Cal. res., $ 18 reg, $ 10 junior. Reg.: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fri., 9-10 a.m.
Sat. Rds.: 3-day 7 p.m., 11-5:30, 10-4:30. 2-day: 10:30-1:30 (G/75), then
merges. HR: $ 109, (310) 410-4000. Be sure to mention Western Chess.
Parking $ 10/day. Info: [email protected]. Web site: www west-
ernchess.corn. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. ¹1, Los
Angeles CA 90038. NS. NC. F. State Championship Qualifier. JGP.
Mar. 28-30, Oklahoma
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2008 Frank K. Berry U.S. Championship - Qualifier Open
Seven(7) Official Qualification Sports to be awarded here for the 2008
FKB U. S. Championship (iMay 13-21) in Tulsa, OK. ALSO one (I) 'Wild
Card" spotin the 2008 FKB USA IVomen's Championship will be awarded
to highest finishing USA female. (see eligibility below):7-SS. G/90
(+30sec), Tulsa Best Western - Trade Winds Central, 3141 E. Skelly Dr,
(I-44 at Harvard), Tulsa OK 74105. (918) 749-5561 or 800-685-4564 HR:
$ 55 (1-4) Eligibility for Qualification slots: All USCF members who
have FIDE Federation as USA. USCF members without FIDE ratings also
eligible. EF: (if $ received by March 13, 2008 — keyword: $ RECHVED)
2200+ - $ 25, 2000-2199 - $ 100, 1999 and below - $ 200. All $ 100 more
after March 13. Reg.: 10- 11:30 AM Fri the 28th. OCF memberships avail-
ble $ 10, Rds.: Noon-4:30, 9-2:30-7, 9-2. Two Half pt byes available rds
1 or 2 or 5. $ $ Prizes ($ 11,000 guaranteed): 1st thru 7th place
= each $ 1,000 plus Qualification Spot. Math tie-breaks determine spots
if ties (prize $$ split normally). U2400- $ 1,000, U2200 - $ 1,000, U2000
- $ 1,000, Highest female - $ 1,000, Free Shuttle from/to Tulsa airport Free
parking, Wi-Fi, www.tradewindstulsa.corn Info: FKimBerry@AOLcom,
Advance Entrees: Frank K. Berry, 402 S. Willis St, Stillwater, OK 74074.
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b/on reg. Open Section Prizes: $ 250, 150,100; Reserve Section with Chess Life if paid with entry: if paid online, unrated $ 20, rated $ 30. purchased on site. Up to TWO 1/2-pt. byes available; must request prior
Prizes: $ 150, 100, 50, top ISU stdnt/staff. $ 100, top unrated $ 50, top By mail, phone or at site, unrated $ 30, rated $ 40. Cost of reduced
dues to Rd3. TL:3 day OPEN 8 U1700: Rd1, G-2h rs; Rds 2-5,40/2,
scholastic $50. All prizes paid by ISU Financial Services w/in 2wks of borne by CCA. Reg. ends 9:30 am, rds. 10-1-3:30-6:30. Bye: all, limit 1, SD1. 2-Day OPEN 8 U1700: Rds 1-2, G-90; Rds 3-5, 40/2, SDl. 2-Day
event. EF: by March 28- $ 15 for ISU students and ISU club members, must commit before rd 2. Ent: Continental Chess Association, Box 249, U1300 (only): G-90. REG.: 3-Day, Fri, 5:00-6:29pm. 2-Day, Sat, 8:30-
$ 20 all scholastics and other full-time university students, all others $35. Salisbury Mills, NY 12577. JGP. 9:59am. RDS.: 3-Day OPEN & U1700: Fri,7pm; Sat,11,6; Sun,10,
4:30. 2- Day OP EN & U1700: Sat, 10:30, 2, 6; Sun, 10, 4:30.
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All $ 45 after March 28 8 at door. Schedule: ck in 8 reg 7:30-8:30 AM,
April 12-13 or 13, New York U1300 Only: Sat, 10:30, 2, 6; Sun, 11, 3. SS: S6,000 Prize Fund
April 5th, strict. Rounds: Sat: 9:00AM-1:30-6PM. Sun: 9AM-1:30PM. lz
pt. Byes: max. 2, rnds 1-4. Must commit by end of md 2. Ent: Send name,
Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) (b/130, 700o guaranteed): OP EN (53,400): 1st -2nd-3rd $ 1000-$ 600-
address, email address, USCF4 & fee (cks payable) to ISU Chess Club, New York April Open! $ 350-Top U2200 $ 325-Top U2000 $ 250-Top U1900 $ 200-Top U1800
Box 8170, ISU, Pocatello, ID 83209. Contact ISU Chess 4-SS, 30/90, SD/1, Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 W 10 St, bet. $ 200-Top 1700/UNR $ 200 (UNR elig. only for OPEN or U1700 prize).
isuchessicableone.net, or Jay Simonson [email protected] for 5th-6th Ave, NYC: 845-569-9969. $$ 1,200 b/60 paid entries, minimum U1700 ($ 1,500): 1st-2nd-3rd $ 400-$ 300-$ 200-Top U1600 $ 175-Top
further information. NS. NC. W. JGP. half each prize Gtd. May be limited to 1st 62 entries! 2 sections, U1500 $ 150-Top U1400 $ 150-Top U1300/UNR $125 (UNR elig. only for
Top or U1300 prize). U1300 ($ 1,100): 1st-2nd-3rd $ 300-$ 250-$
175-
Open. $ $ 400-200-100, U2200/unr. $ 100. FIDE. Under 2000. $$ 200-
Apr.10, New York Top U1200 $ 150-Top U1100 $ 125-Top U1000/UNR $ 100 (UNR elig. only
100, U1800$ 100, $ 100unr. prize limit. Both, EF: $ 45, Club membs $ 30,
Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) for Top or U1000 prize). Lodging: For reservations, go online at
GMs free ($ 25 from prize), specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners
10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! 4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at the Mar- http: //www.mccamlyplaza.corn or call toll-free: 1-888-622-2659; ask
free. Online entry atwww.chesscentercc thru 4/10.2 options: 2-Day,
shall Club, 23 West 10 St, bet. 5-6 Ave, NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $35, Club for Great Lakes Open chess rate ($ 79/night if booked by April 25th). Cov-
membs $25, GMs free ($ 20 from prize), specified Greater NY Scholas- rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; 1-day (rds 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-
36th Annual
unless you are using an electronic scoresheet. Ent: Continental Chess, Drive Montgomery, AL 36111. Info: www.alabamachess.corn or
Box 249, Salisbury IVlills, NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chess- A Heritage Event! [email protected].
tour. corn. Invitation requests: [email protected]. You may request "lowest An American Classic!
July 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 or June 30-July 6, Pennsylvania Feb. 16-17, Queen of Hearts (36th Annual)
possible section" if May rating unknown. Advance entries will be posted
at chesstourcom. JGP. Grand Prix Points: 300 (enhanced) See Grand Prix.
36th Annual World Open
June 5, Nevada 9SS, 40/2, SD/1 (4-day option, rds 1-2 G/75, 3-day option, rds 1-5 Arizona
Grand Prix Points: 20 G/45). Under 900, Under 600 and Unrated sections play sepa-
National Open Blitz Championship (QC) June 5, U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV)
rate 3-day schedule only, G/45. Sheraton Philadelphia City Center See Nationals.
7 double-round SS, Game/5. Riviera Hotel 8 Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Hotel, 17th & Race Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19103. Special parking rate
89015. $$ b/100 4,000 ($ $ Gtd 2,500). In two sections. Open: 900-500-
300, 200 each U2300, U2100, U1900, unrated. Amateur (rated below
for all players $ 5/day. Downtown location, Franklin Institute and many
other museums as well as stores 8 restaurants within a few blocks.
California Northern
1800): 500-300-200, 100 each U1700, U1500, U1300, Ullpp, unrated. Prizes $ 400,000 based on 1450 paid entries (seniors, re-entries, Feb. 16-18, 35th People's Chess Tournament
EF $49 by 5/19, $ 59 by 6/4, $ 60 at site. Register 4-6:30 p.m. Rd 1 at U1200 Section, GMs, WGMs count as half entries, U900, U600 & Unrated See Grand Prix.
7 p.m. Byes available in first 4 rounds for late entrants. Highest of cur- Sections not counted), $ 320,000 minimum (80',o of each prize) guaran-
rent USCF, FIDE, or Quick rating used. Bring clocks. HR: $ 82 ($ 92 Mar. 15, 22nd Visalia Open
teed. Free analysis of your games by GM Sam Palatnik; free lectures Sequoia Room, Visalia Convention Center, 303 E Acequia Ave, Visalia CA
Fri/Sat) single or double. 1-800-634-6753 or (702) 734-5110. E NT: Las
by other GMs 7/3 10 am, 7/4 10 am, 7/5 9 am. In 11 sections 93291. In 2 Sections Open (Current/Former USCF IVlembers):
Vegas International Chess Festival, PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV 89009- (Unrated eligible only for Open, Under 2400, or Unrated, except Unrated
0925 or www.VegasChessFestival.corn. NS NC W. 4SS, Game/60, Prizes: Trophies 1-5, Under 1700-1500-1300. Begin-
age 13/below may enter Under 900, Unrated age 10/below may enter ners (New Players): 4SS, Game/60, Prizes: Trophies 1-5, USCF
June 5, U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) Under 600). Open: $30000-15000-7000-3500-2500-2000-1500-1000-800- Membership 1st Place. ALL: EF: $ 25 pre-reg; $ 30 at door. Onsite 8:30
See Nationals. 700, 11th-20th each $ 600, clear winner bonus $ 500, top U2500/Unr 9:30. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Pre-entry must be rec'd by 03/12. Rds: 10:pp
$ 3000-1500. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game 7/4 11:30 12:30 3:00 5:30. ENT: Allan Fifield, PO Box 27, Visalia CA 93279 559-734
June 6-8 or 7-8, 2008 National Open
pm (white 7 minutes, black 5 minutes & gets draw odds) for title & bonus 2784; 559-967-3379. INFO: [email protected]. 1/2 point
See Nationals. prize. GM & IM norms possible in 5-day 8 7-day schedules. FIDE rated. bye available. NS NC W.
June 13-15 or 14-15, Ohio Under 2400, Under 2200, Under 2000, Under 1800, Under
Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced) 1600: each $ 20000-10000-5000-3000-2000-1600-1300-1000-800-7pp, Apr.12, ChessRules! Kids Chess Club Quads - San Jose
Cleveland Open 11th-20th each $ 600. U2400 Section is FIDE rated with IM norms pos- Camden Community Center 3369 Union Avenue, San Jose, APPI &
5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/70), Sheraton Cleveland Air- sible in 5-day 8 7-day schedules. Under 1400: Entry Form at: http: //bayareachess.corn/registerphp. Open to all
port Hotel, 5300 Riverside Drive (inside Cleveland Hopkins Airport; free $ 15000-8000-5000-3000-2000-1600-1300-1000-800-700, 11th-20th each scholastic players who are USCF members. Info: Salman Azhar, Ph.p
shuttle), Cleveland OH 44135. Free parking. U800 Section plays 6/14 $ 600. Under 1200: $ 5000-3000-2000-1500-1000-900-800-700-600-600, [email protected] (408) 806-3500.
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March 26; $ 25 by mail; $ 30 on-site till 9:30. Prizes: Trophies to 1st-5th April 6,2008 DC College Chess Finale
California Southern i
ind., 1st unr., & 1st team in each section. Rds: 10-11-12-1, z pt. byes
avail- 5SS Double Round, G/5 QC rated. See 2008 DC College
Chess Fes-
tival for location. Registration: 4-430 PM on site only. Rounds start
CHESS CLUB * www.LaChessClub.corn able. Free game analysis for scholastic players by two-time U.S. Open
LA
champion Michael Mulyar. See www.silverknightschess.corn to after registration. Any player with valid college ID invited, even without
Saturdays: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM (Beginner Class) participation in other event. EF: $ 10, 809o returned for prizes plus
sur-
Saturdays 12 PM — 4 PM (Tournament) Sundays 1 PM register or for more information.
plus from DC College Chess Festival, 40,o-259o-15.o, U1600/unr 109o,
- 7 PM (Tournament) Tuesdays 7 PM-9 PM (Interme- Mar. 29, The Salida March 08 Cash Open U1200 109o. Two 1/2 pt byes allowed, must commit before rd 2 and is
irrev-
diate/ Advanced Lecture). 11514 Santa Monica Blvd, Site: Scout Hut, located on the Arkansas River, River Side Park, Sack- ocable, must be used in same round.
West Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 795-5710 (Along ett St., Salida, Colorado. Family Park, fishing, biking, hiking, hot springs
with the Barrington Bridge Club 'econd Floor).
* Tournaments swimming and dinning W/I immediate area. Time Control: G/45 No Apr. 19, G/60 Spring Sensation
Beginner/ Novice/ Advanced Classes 5 sec delay. Open: Open to all USCF players and unrated players.
$ 175 See Grand Prix.
'rivate (1:1) Lessons. for 1st. place, $ 75 for 2nd. place. Plaques for 1st, 2nd., 3rd. place.
Florida
Feb. 16, ChessPalace Quad Reserve: Open to all USCF players rated 1500 and below and unrated
3-RR, 30/90 SD/30. 12872 Valley View St. Suite 5, Garden Grove, CA, players. $ 100 for 1st. and $ 50 for 2nd. in the Experienced Section. Plus Palm Beach Gardens Chess Club
92845. 4-player section by rating. Prizes per section: 1st: $40 cash trophies for 1st., 2nd., and 3rd. for all the Reserve Sections. Beginner Rated tournaments and skittles games every Saturday
- 2nd: $ 15 Gift Card for each section EF: $ 15 members, $ 22 non-mem- with pairing rating of 0-800, Advanced 801- 1200, Experienced Player
Sec-
morning 9:00 am till 4:00 pm. imvw.palmbeachchess-
bers. Reg.: 11-11:25 a.m. Rds.: 11:30PM. Ent: Chess Palace, 12872 1201 — 1500. Entry Fees: $ 20 for Open and Reserve Experienced club. info, (561) 762-3377.
View St. Suite 5, CA 92845. Phone ent: (714)899-3421. Email ent: tion, $ 15 for all other Reserve Sections. AII, $ 5 more after 3/15/08.
[email protected].
Valley
Registration: 8-9:15am. Rounds 9:30am, liam, 1:30pm, 4pm. USCF Tampa CC Fri Nite Blitz
membership required and sold at the door. Request forms from "Knights Every Friday nite 7-9. rmvw.wflachess.org.
Feb. 16-18, 25th Annual U.S. Amateur Team West of The Rockies Chess Association" at pmrthorlearthlink.net or
719-942-
Tampa CC Saturday Mini-Camps
See Nationals. 4577. No advanced registration accepted without payment. Held every Saturday 10-noon. unvw.wflachess.org.
Feb.17,11th Annual Southern California Scholastic Amateur Team Apr. 19, April Showers Feb. 15-17 or 16-17, 2008 U.S. Amateur Team South
-
4SS, SD/45, LAXHilton, 5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Four- Summit View Elementary School, 10200 S. Piedmont Drive, Highlands See Nationals.
player teams plus optional alternate, Grade 12/below, average rating of Ranch, CO 80126. In 2 sections K-3, K-8. 4SS, G/30. EF: $ 20 online
four highest must be U1200. (Dec. 2007 rating list used, Feb. 2008 used Prizes: Trophies to 1st- Feb. 16, St. Petersburg Quick Chess Tornado (QC)
by April 16; $ 25 by mail; $ 30 on-site till 9:30. Petersburg,
for previously unrated players.) EF: $ 69 per team received by 2/15, $84 SSS, G/25. St. Petersburg Chess Club, 540 4th Ave., N. St.
5th ind., 1st unr., & 1st team in each section. Rds.: 10-11-12-1, lz pt. byes www.smchesscoach.corn
FL 33701. EF: 25.00. Advance EF By Paypal at
at site. Trophies (team 8 individual) to top 3 teams, top U1000, U800, available. Free game analysis for scholastic players. See www.sil- under 1800,
U400/unr. Reg.: 9:00-10 a.m. Rds.: 10:30-1-2:45-4:30. Info, help in verknightschess.corn to register or for more information. $ 20. Prize Fund $400 based on 20. 1st 105, 2nd $70, Top
under 1600 and Under 1400 $ 75 each. Reg.: 1:15-1:30. Rds.:
1:30-2:20-
forming teams: Jim Bullock, 714-848-4377, [email protected].
Website, advance entry list: www.westernchess.corn. HR: $ 109, (310) Connecticut 3:10-4-5.W.
410-4000, mention chess. Reserve by Feb. 1 or rates may go up. Park- Feb. 16, (Sat.) Tampa Tornadoes
ing $ 10. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, &35 N Wilton Place ¹1A, Los
Feb. 29-Mar. 2 or Mar. 1-2, 17th annual Eastern Class Champi-
4-SS, G/45. Tampa Chess Club, 10936 N 56th, 33617. EF: $ 30, Masters
onships (MA) b/30.200-100-80. U1800,
Angeles CA 90038. NS, NC, W. FREE! No reduction from prize money. $$ 530
See Grand Prix.
Feb. 18, AT Hexes U1600 $ 75 ea. Extra $ 50 for 4-0 score. Special U1400 Section. G/45 Play
Scholastic Chess Championships U1000 $ 75 ea.
3SS, G/90. LAX Hilton, 5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045..
Six- Mar. 8-9,2008 CT State Open & only those under 1400. $$ 530 b/30. 200-100-80. U1200,
40-20-10 at Yale University All reg on site by Noon. Rd 1 at noon, 2-4 asap.TCC mems. only $ 25.
player sections by rating. EF: $ 20 if rec. by 2-15, $ 25 door. $$
813-727-8852. www.wflachess.org.
each section. Reg.: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Rds.: 10:30-1:30-4:30. Ent: SCCF, See Grand Prix.
c/o John Hillery, 835 N Wilton Place ¹1A, Los Angeles CA 90038, on line Mar. 15-16, New York State Scholastics (out of state welcome) Feb. 23, Quick-Rated Swiss Madness (QC)
Circle ¹9,
at www.westernchess.corn. See New York. 7SS G/29, Orlando Chess & Games Center, 8853 Commodity
3:30-
Feb. 23, ChessPalace Ocho Orlando, FL 32819 Reg.: 9:15-9:45, Rds.: 10-11-12:30-1:30-2:30-
Mar.15-16,2nd annual Saratoga Open (NY) Lower Half
3-SS, 30/90 SD/30. ChessPalace is located at12872 Valley View St. 4:30. EF: $30, members: $ 24. PF-b/30: $ V5-125-100-75,
See Grand Prix.
Suite 5, Garden Grove, CA, 92845. 8-player section by rating. 1st: Crosstable: $ 75-50. Info: 407-248-0818, www.orlandochess.corn
Mar. 19-23, 20-23 or 21-23, 10th annual Foxwoods Open
$ 70 cash -2nd: $ 25 Gift Card for each section,3rd: added based on large Feb. 24, (Sun.) Tampa K-12 Sizzles
11-
rating difference. EF: $ 15 members, $ 22 non-members. Reg.: See Grand Prix.
(limited to K-12) 4-SS, G/30. Tampa Chess Club, 10936 N 56th,
33617. EF:
[email protected]. Prix sections: Open,
11:25 a.m. Rd 1 starts at 11:30PM. Ent: Chess Palace, 12872 Valley View Mar. 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 200& UCONN CC Championship Grand $ 20. S5200 b/15 (per section): 100-60-40. 2
St. Suite 5, CA 92845. Phone ent: (714)899-3421. Email ent: See Grand Prix. U1000. Trophies to top 3 teams, count 3 from same school. 1st time play-
12-1.
Scholas- ers receive medallion. USCF required, may sign up on-site. Reg.:
May 3, UCONN School of Engineering Invention Convention
Mar. 28-30, 6th Annual Western Pacific Open Rd 1 at 1, 2-4 asap. 813-727-8852.
tic Chess Tournament
See Grand Prix. Information Technology Building, 371 Fairfield Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. 3 Mar.1, (Feb.) OCGOpen Tournament
Mar. 30, Western Pacific Hexes
Sections: K - 2, 3 - 5, 6 - 8. ALL: 4- SS, G30. EF: $ 25, $30 at the 4 round Swiss, game/90 minutes. EF: $30. PF-b/30: $
V5-$ 110-$ 75. Best
U-1600, U-1400, U-1200, $ 65 each. Reg.: 9:15am-9:45am. Rds.:
medals 10am-
90045. 6- door. Prizes: Trophies to top 3 in each section. Olympic style chess
3SS, G/90. LAX Hilton, 5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
to all participants. Reg.: 9- 9:45 AM Rds.: 10, 11, 1, 2 or sooner. I
hr.
lpm-4pm-7pm. Info: call 407-248-0818, www orlandochess.corn JG P.
player sections by rating. $ $40-20-10 each section. EF: $ 20 if received
10:30-2-5. Ent: SCCF, break at noon for lunch 8 viewing exhibits at the Invention Convention
by 3/28, $ 25 door. Reg.: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Rds.: available. Sections may Mar. 8, March Scholastic Tournament
in nearby Gampel Pavilion. Snacks 8 refreshments
c/o John Hillery,835 N. Wilton Pl. ¹1, Los Angeles CA 90038. On-line ent: the
and Medals
5 Round Swiss. G/30. All school-aged kids invited. Trophies -
be combined for pairing purposes if less than 5, but prizes remain
www.westernchess.corn. Info: awarded. EF: $ 20 in advance or $ 25.00 on-site. Reg.: 9:15 9:45am.
same. Parking in South Garage next to Gampel. Advance Entry &
Mar. 30, Western Pacific Scholastics "UCONN" ), Tom Hartmayer, 963 Mansfield City Rds.: 10, 11, 12:20, 1:30, 2:30. Awards ceremony at 3:30pm. Info: call:
( Make checks payable to 407-248-0818, www.orlandochess.corn
CA 90045. 860-989-5394,
5SS, SD/45. LAX Hilton, 5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, Rd., Storrs, CT 06268. [email protected],
Open to gr. 12-below. In two sections: Open: Trophies to top 5, top
3
http: //www.CTInventionConvention.org. April 28-May 3. 2008 U.S. Senior Open
U1200, top 2 Unrated, best each grade. Grade 6/below
U1000: Tro- See Nationals.
phies to top 5, top 3 U700, top 2 Unrated. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: Delaware
9:30-11-1:00-2:30-4. EF: $ 16 if received by 3/28, $ 20 door. On- line ent:
Feb. 23, DELAWARE GRAND PRIX CHALLENGE
Georgia
www westernchess.corn. Info: John Hillery, [email protected].
Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. ¹1, Los Angeles CA
90038. Rounds 3 Rd. Quad, Howard Johnson's Hotel, 1119 A. College Ave. Feb. 22-24 or 23-24, 2008 Atlanta Winter Congress
Newark DE 19713. Stage 1 is 40/75, s/d 30 R/R quad in Newark; Stage See Grand Prix.
June 5, U.S. Game/10 Championship (QC) (NV) 2 is G90 two day swiss in Bear in March; Stage 3 is 40/75
s/d 30 R/R
Mar. 14-1 6 or 15-16, 2008 Atlanta Championship
quad in April in Milford; Stage 4 is G29 one day swiss at Bear; Stage
See Nationals. 5
winner. Free See Grand Prix.
is G15 R/R in Bear. „EF: $ 20, Prizes:, $ 40 to each Quad
Colorado score books for any player who plays in all 5 events. Reg: 9am-9:30am, Mar. 30, 2008 Atlanta March G/45 Championship
Rds: 9:45, 1:15, 5pm, ENT: Rick Lathem 47 Birchgrove Road Newark, See Grand Prix.
Feb. 23, February Clash
De 19702 302-299-5407. INFO: [email protected].
Summit View Elementary School, 10200 S. Piedmont Drive, Highlands Apr. 11-13 or 12-13, 39th Annual Southern Congress
online
Ranch, CO 80126. In 3 sections K-3, K-8, Open. 4SS, G/30. EF: $ 20 Feb. 23, 4th Sat. of the Month Quad See Grand Prix.
by February 20; $ 25 by mail; $ 30 on-site till 9:30;
$ 5 more for Open. 3 Rd. round robin, Howard Johnson's Hotel, 1119 S. College
Avenue,
Apr. 18-20, 2008 National High School (K-12) Championship
Prizes: Trophies to 1st-5th ind., 1st unr., 8 1st team in each scholastic Newark, DE 19713. PRIZES: $ 40 per QUAD WINNER! (Every 10th quad
avail- Rds.: See Nationals.
section; 70',o of entry fees in Open. Rds.: 10-11-12-1, iz pt byes free) (3 pt score= free entree next quad). EF: $ 20. Reg.: 9-9:30.
able. Free game analysis for scholastic players by two-time U.S. Open 9:451:15 5. ENT: Rick Lathem,47 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE19702-
champion Michael Mulyar. See www.silverknightschess.corn to register 3747. 302-299-5407. [email protected]. NS W.
Idaho
or for more information. State University Chess Challenge and the Idaho
Apr. 5-6,4th Idaho
Mar. 8, March Blast
District of Columbia Chess Association's Idaho Open
See Grand Prix.
Summit View Elementary School, 10200 S. Piedmont Drive, Highlands Mar. 2, Metro First Sunday Quads
EF: $ 20
Ranch, C080126. In 3 sections K-3, K-8, Open. 4SS, G/30. 3-RR, G/90.U.S. Chess Center, 1501M St. NW. EF: $ 20 $$ $40 each quad.
online by March 5; $ 25 by mail; 530 on-site till 9:30; $ 5 more for Open. Scholastic sections. EF: $ 10, Trophy prizes. Both: Reg.: 9:15-9:50.
Illinois
Prizes: Trophies to 1st-5th ind., 1st unr., & 1st team in each scholastic Rds.: 10 -1- 4. (202) 857-4922. www chessctr org./quads.php. North American Chess Association
section; 709o of entry fees in Open. Rds.: 10-11-12-1, tz pt. byes
avail-
FIDE and Scholastic tournaments in the Chicago
April 5-6, 2008 DC College Chess Festival
able. Free game analysis for scholastic players by two-time U.S. Open
5SS, G/60. The Catholic University of America, Pryzbala Center
Room 321, area. Technology, Training, and Tournaments.
champion Michael Mulyar. See www.silverknightschess.corn to week- ~~vw.nachess.org. Contact Sevan A. Muradian at
620 Michigan Avenue N.E., Washington, D.C. 20064. Plenty of free
register or for more information. 888.80.CHESS or [email protected].
end parking or directly on the Red Line Metro! Food available on campus!
sub-
Mar. 8-9, Colorado Springs Open Teams to consist of 4-6 players from same university, roster must be A Heritage Event!
4-5. Manitou
5-SS, 40/90 and G/1 for rds 1-3, 40/2 and G/1 for rds mitted at time of payment. Event held in conjunction with 2008 DC Feb. 23-24, 43rd GREATER PEORIA OPEN
section.
College Chess Blitz Finale. Refreshments provided 45 minutes prior
to Museum, 1125
Springs City Hall, 606 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs. One open SSS, G/120 with 5 second time delay allowed, Lakeview
unrated. with rec'd by 2/18, $ 45
EF $30 if rec'd by 3/6, $35 at site.% discount for juniors, seniors, first round each day. Trophies to top 2 universities and individuals W. Lake Ave. Peoria IL 61614. EF: $ 35 in advance if
Register 8:30 - 9:30, rds 10, 2:30, 7; 9, 3. CSCA required ($ 15, 10 Jrs, 5-0 scores. Rds.: 4/51PM -3:30-6 PM. 4/612 PM-2:15. Individual at site„$ 5 discount to ICA members, $3 discount to GPCF members, free
844 B AM-9:30 AM,
Seniors), OSA. Prizes per entries. Entries to Richard Buchanan, College Team EF: $30 if postmarked by 3/21, $ 50 after. Multiple if rated 2200 or over„Unr: $ 20 if unrated, Reg: 8:30
Prospect Place, Manitou Springs CO &0829. E-mail [email protected] teams from same university, $ 22 per team if postmarked by 3/21, $ 45 Rds: 9:45 AM, 2:15 PM, 6:30 PM Saturday. 9:30 AM, 2:00 PM Sunday.
or phone (719) 685-1984. JGP. after. Mail entry and make checks out to: Catholic University
of
1/2 point bye in Rds. 1-4, but a bye in Rd. 4 must be elected before the
America Chess Club, Attn: Bill Frame, 204 Pryzbala Center, 620
Michigan start of Rd. 3, ENT: Wayne Zimmerle, 514 W. Loucks, ¹2, Peoria, IL 61604,
Mar. 29, March Madness official
Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20064. For questions and 309-692-4480 day, 309-686-0192 night,. INFO: [email protected].
Summit View Elementary School, 10200 S. Piedmont Drive, Highlands
entry form, email [email protected]. www.gpcf.net. NS NC. JGP.
Ranch, CO 80126. In 2 sections K-3, K-8. 4SS, G/30. EF: $ 20 online by
Mar. 8 & 29, Maine State Scholastic Tournaments Mar. 15-16, Maryland Scholastic Championships Michigan
University of Maine, Orono, Memorial Union. March 8 Teams: Ele-
—
5SS 8 sections, Dumbarton Middle School,300 Dumbarton Road, Towson,
Feb. 23, Kalamazoo February Open/Scholastic
MD 21212, 73 individual and 39 team trophies! 2-Day Sections: HS
mentary (K-3 and K-6 divisions) and Junior High; each with Championship 2 sections: 4-SS G/60 and scholastic 6-SS G/30. WMU Bern-
and Novice Sections; all sections four rounds, G/45. Also High School Championship (9-12) — Winner is Denker rep for MD; MS Champ(6-8);
hard Center, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo. EF: open $ 10 (no cash
Teams (Championship, Reserve and Novice Sections), all sections four Elem(K-5) Champ; 1-Day Sections: HS JV(&1000); MS JV(&800); Elem
prizes), scholastic $ 12 (trophies). Reg.: 9-9:45am. Rds.: G/60 10-12:30-
rounds, G/60. Pre-registration required ($ 5 per player- late fees JV(&600); Primary(K-3) Champ; Primary JV(&400). HS, MS, and Elem 2:30-4:30, G/30 10-11:15-1-2-3-4. Ent/Info: Mike Schulte,
-
may apply). March 29 Individuals: HS (Championship and Under Champ sections are 2-day sections Rds 1-3 G/60, Rds 4-5 G/90 2-day 269-385-3055, [email protected].
1200 Sections); JHS (one section); and Elementary (K-3 and K-6 Sections). sched Sat 10-12:30-3:00, Sun 9-12:15 All JV and K-3 Champ are 1-day.
All sections four rounds, G/60. Pre-registration (EF $ 10); or regis- 1-day sched G/30, 1st rnd10, then ASAP. EF $ 17 by 2/15, $ 22 by 3/11, Mar.1, Grand Rapids March Open/Scholastic
ter on-site (EF $ 15). All scholastic event sections except Novice are $ 30 online only by 7pm 3/14, $35 at the door. Ent: Michael Regan, 2 sections: 4-SS G/60 and scholastic 6-SS G/30. Comfort Inn,
USCF-rated. Non-USCF members can obtain memberships with entry. 1827 Thornton Ridge Road, Towson, MD 21204 MD Blitz Champi- 4155 28th St., SE, Grand Rapids. EF: open $25 ($ $ : 70',0 of EF), scholas-
Download information and entry forms for all events at: http: //Chess- onships Saturday evening 6pm. Detailed rules for all and more tic $ 12 (trophies). Reg.: 9-9:45am. Rds.: G/60: 10-12:30-2:30-4:30,
Maine.net, or contact Ron Lewis, evenings 207-781-3962 or e-mail at information @ http: //www.baltimorechess.org, online entry @ G/30: 10-11:15-1-2-3-4. Ent/Info: Katy Ford, 616-240-0832, katym-
[email protected]. http: //mdstates08.eventbrite.corn. JGP for 2-Day Schedule only. [email protected]
Mar. 29, Sidekick Quads 4 Mar. 29, March Madness Mar. 1-2, 2008 Universal Winter Swiss
Memorial Union, University of Maine, Orono. Adults-only USCF- North County Recreation Center, 196 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD See Grand Prix.
rated (EF $ 15) and non-rated quads (EF $ 10) tournament, G/30, register 21225. In 3 sections K-3, K-8, Open. 4SS, G/30. EF: $ 20 online by
Mar. 8-9, 1st MCA/Southwest Chess Club FIDE Futurity (Wl)
on-site; no prizes, all net proceeds to benefit Maine Scholastic Chess. Enter March 26; $ 25 by mail; $ 30 on-site till 9:30; $ 5 more for Open. Prizes:
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See Grand Pnx
See Grand Prix.
Mar. 29, Kalamazoo March Open/Scholastic June 5, U.S. Game/10 ChamPionshiP (QC)
2 sections: 3-SS G/75, and scholastic 6-SS G/30. WMU Mar. 29, Mizzou Quads
Directions: See Nationals.
Bernhard Center, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo. EF: open $ 25 ($$ : 3RR, G/75. Memorial Union room N208, 518 Hitt St, Columbia. Tournament
709o of EF), scholastic $ 12 (trophies). Reg.: 9-9:45am. Rds.: G/75: 10- From I-70 exit 126, south on Providence, east on Rollins, north on
Hitt. June 6, National Open Scholastic Trophy
Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV 89015
1-3:30, G/30: 10-11:15-1-2-3-4. Ent/Info: Mike Schulte, 269-385-3055,
[email protected]. Entry fee: $ 20 if mailed by 3/22, $ 25 at site. First prize each quad $ 70. 5-SS Game/30. Riviera Hotel
Site entries cash only. Reg.: 9:30-10:15. Rounds: 10:30-1:15-4:00. OPen to Players Uage 20. In
3 sections. U1800, U12OO and
in the U800 sec
U800. Unrateds in the U1200 section and players
all
hgÃ4 I Entries/Info: Charles Ward, 2400 Cimarron Drive, Columbia MO 65203,
Apr. 5, Grand Rapids April Open/Scholastic to top 4 in each section, top 1in each
573-443-6685, [email protected]. tion must be under age 12. Trophies
2 sections: 3-SS G/90 and scholastic 6-SS G/30. Comfort Inn, 200 point rating group and unrated.
EF: $ 26 by 5/19, $ 30 by 6/5 $ 35
4155 28th St SE, Grand Rapids. EF: open $ 25 ($$ : 709o of EF), scholastic
$12 (trophies). Reg.: 9-9:45am. Rds.: G/90: 10-1-4, G/30: 10-11:15-
Montana on site. REG.: 9-9:45 a.m. RDS.:
10-11:15-12:30-1:45-3. H R: $82 ($ 92
or (702) 734-5110. ENT. Las
Fri/Sat) single or double. 1-800-634-6753
1-2-3A. Ent/Info: Katy Ford, 616-240-0832, [email protected]. A Heritage Event! PO Box 90925, Henderson, NV 89009
Vegas International Chess Festival,
April 5-6, 73rd Montana State Open NS NC W.
May 2-4, Great Lakes Open 0925 or www.VegasChessFestival.corn.
Montana Grand Prix event; Best Western Kelly Inn and Suites; Billings,
See Grand Prix. MT; 4915 Southgate Dr. (I-90 exit 447); 5SS G/2 Full K.;
Prize Fund: June 6-8 or 7-8, 2008 National Open
8:30-
$ 345 b/30 adults. EF: $ 30 if rec'dby April 2, $ 35 at site; Reg.: See Nationals.
Minnesota 9:00 a.m., Rds.: 10:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.; Sunday 9:00
June 7-8, Susan Polgar World Open Championship for Girls and for
Feb.15-17,115th Annual Minnesota Open/Warren Stenberg Memo- a.m., 1:30 p.m. MCA memb. required of Montana residents $ 12, OSA; Adv.
Ent: William H. McBroom, 2321 Raymond Ave., Missoula MT 59802. Boys
rial S-SS, G/45. Riviera Hotel and Casino,
2901Las Vegas Boulevard South L s
406-728-4654 NS, NC. JGP.
See Grand Prix. Vegas, NV 89109. In 8 sections separate for girls and boys: underl9
Mar. 8-9, 1st MCA/Southwest Chess Club FIDE Futurity (Wl) Nebraska l
under l4 under 1 and under S(as of June 8) In200-150-100-50;n each secbon 1st
Manager. $$
See Grand Prix. Place receives a MonRoi Personal Chess
individuals, top 3 (3-player)
Mar.1, Plus Score Swiss chess prizes for 2nd thru 5th. Trophies for top 10
Missouri 4 SS, G/75. Holiday Inn Express, 10729 J St., Omaha, NE 68127.
Site:
EF: $ 15 if payment received by 2/28. $ 20 on-site. Plus Score prize for-
school/club teams each section, special medals for next
10 individuals and
family (parent/child/sib-
next 3 school/club teams. Trophies to top (2-player)
The Chess Club mat 4.0$80, 3.5$45, 3.0$ 20, 2.5$ 7.5. USCF memb. req'd. Reg.: Bam-8:45. ling) regardless of section, including
National Open rds 1-5 and unrated
212 NW Vivion, Kansas City, MO 64068 (We are Rds.: 9:00, 12:00, 2:45, 5:45. ENT: Ben Ryan, 4423 Frederick St. parents/coaches event. Every player receives a special hand-signed cer-
located in the West Vivion Shopping Mall). Ken Fee Omaha, NE 68105. 402.452.7686 [email protected] JGP. tificate from Susan Polgar. Perfect score also
wins a digital chess clock
816-835-7529, ~mvw.powerpawn.net. Wed 6-9, Fri 6- Scholarships to Texas Tech will be awarded basedin part pn
12 Cash Quick Chess Tournaments. Casual Play and Mar. 1, Rated Beginners Open II
performance in this event. EF $ 39 by 2/29, $ 49 by 5/19, $ 69 by 6/4
Sat. USCF Tournaments. 6 SS, G/30. A "Play for Pieces" Event Site: Holiday Inn Express, 10729 a.m. Saturday. Rds 11-1:3W
J St., Omaha, NE 68127. EF: $ 10 if payment received by 2/28. $ 15 on- $ 75 on site. Reg 4-8 p.m. Friday, 8:30-9:30
Friday Night 100% Cash Payout Tournaments (QC) 10-12:30. Breakfast with Susan 8 a.m. Saturday. Opening Ceremony 10 wn
site. Prizes: Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1st U800, 2nd U800. USCF
Quick G/20: four round Swiss at 7PM. Blitz G/5: double four round memb. req'd. Reg.: Bam-8:45. Rds.: 9:00, 10:15, 12:00, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45. Saturday, Awards Ceremony 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Blitz Championship 7 p.m.
I, Swiss at 10PM. Accelerated Pairings USED. Every Friday Night. The ENT: Ben Ryan, 4423 Frederick St. Omaha, NE 68105. 402.452.7686 Saturday. Susan Polgar lecture 3:30 p.m. Friday, Puzzle Solving Competi-
tion 5 p.m. Friday, Simul 6:15 p.m. Friday. For more
information see
Chess Club at Vivion West Shopping Mall (North Kansas City), 2512 NW [email protected] INTERNA-
Vivion Rd., Kansas Gty, MO 64150. EF: $ 15/$ 10 club members each tour- www SusanPolgarFoundation.org. Part of the LAS VEGAS
nament. Prizes: 1st 409o, Two Class Prizes 309o each. Reg.: 6-7 pm, 1st Apr. 12, 1st Annual Spring Open TIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL featuring the National Open and Susan
round 7 pm. ENT: Ken Fee, 1537 Baker St., Liberty, MO 64068. Club Phone 4 SS, G/90. Site: Holiday Inn Express, 10729 J St., Omaha, NE 68127. E F: Polgar International Chess Camp. See the National Open TLA for other
Thurs-
816-587-1912, Ken's cell 816-835-7529, PAYPAtjINFO to chessclub@pow- $ 20 if payment received by 4/10. $ 25 on-site. Prizes: $ $ b/24 $ 120-65, day and Friday side events. HR: $ 82 single or
double ($ 92 Fri/Sat).
erpawn.net. www.powerpawn.net. U1600 $40, U1400 $ 40, U1200 $40. USCF 8 NSCA memb. req'd ($ 10 adult, 1-800-634-6753 or (702) 734-5110. Make your reservations earlyand
$ 6 under 20) Other states honored. Reg.: 7:30am-8:30. Rds.: 8:45, be sure to ask for the chess rates; the Riviera sells out most
week-
Feb. 29-Mar. 2 or Mar.1-2,12th annual Mid-America Open 12:30, 3:45, 7:15. E NT: Ben Ryan, 4423 Frederick St. Omaha, NE 68105. ends. Cutoff for special hotel rate is May 19th; rates may be as high as
See Grand Prix. 402 452.7686 [email protected] JG P. $ 160 a night later. Credit card or one night room deposit
will be required
to hold reservation which may be canceled 48 hours in advance for
Mar. 8, Quantum Quads nom-
3RR, G/90. Mathnasium, 235 Salt Lick Rd. St. Peters MO 63376. EF: $ 20. Nevada inal fee. REG: Las Vegas International Chess Festival, PO Box 90925,
Site entries cash only. $ $ : $ 40 -1st in each quad. If 3-0 score then $ 60 Mar. 21-23, Reno Far West Open Vill Henderson, NV 89009-0125, on line at www.VegasChessFestival.corn/pol-
instead of $40. Reg.: 9-9:50. Rds.: 10-1:30-5. No byes; INFO: 314-315- See Grand Prix. gar/, or by fax at (702) 933-9112. No telephone entries. NS.W. NC.
0222 [email protected].
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1-2:45-4:30 pm www5usanPolgar.
each quad. Reg.: 12:30-12:55 Rds.:
Feb. 17, Polgar CC Quads G/30 Feb. 24, February Polgar Scholastic Championship G/30
corn 718-897-4600.
3RR. EF: $ 20 PCC members or all Scholastic $ 15 Prizes: $ 50 to first 4SS. K-12. Two sections: "Bishops" 1000 or above and "Knights" for under
School Team 8 Individual
in each quad. 12:30-12:55 Rds.: 1-2:10-3:30pm. www5usanPolgar corn 1000 rated. EF: $ 25 ($ 20 if rec'd by 2/13). PCC members $ 5 off. Trophies Mar. 2, The Right Move FREE Citywide
718-897-4600. to top 5 in both "Bishops" and "Knights", medals to others. More spe- Tournament tf1 42
cial prizes! Reg.: 12-12:30. Rds.: 12:45-2:00-3:30-4:45pm. (Mail checks under. Louis D. Brandeis High School, 145
Open to all K-12, 18 years old 8
Feb. 19, St. John's Masters at the Marshall Chess Club to: Polgar Chess 103-10 Queens Blvd. ¹1C Forest Hills, NY 11375). W. 84th St, West of Columbus
Ave., (Manhattan) NYC. USCF memb. Req.
See Grand Prix. www.SusanPolgar.corn 718-897-4600. for all sect. except change to non-USCF
member section beg. May renew
or join onsite No on-site Reg. V2 pt. bye
1st and 2nd Rds. 5 Main Sec-
Feb. 20-Mar. 19, Marshall CC Under-2000 Wednesday Swiss Feb. 24, NEW Sunday Sliding Scale Quads!
5SS, 30/90, SD/60. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $ 40, mem- 3-RR, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St, NYC:
212- tions: Open, under 1200, Under 800, Under 600, change to non-USCF
bers $ 20. $$ 300 b/20: $ 120-70-50, U1700 $ 60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 477-3716. EF: Master $ 35, Expert $ 30, A $ 25, U1800 $ 20. $ $ (all EFs member section. All sections 4SS, G/30. Prizes: Open: $ 50430520; Tro-
Trophies to Top 3, top Under
7pm each Wednesday. Byes ok, limit 2, declare by round 3. JGP. returned less $36 per quad). Reg ends 7:20 pm. Rds. 7:30-8:30-9:30. NO phies top 3 undei'700, top 3 under 1200.
Under 700. Prizes: Under
FREE ENTRIES!! No phone entry! 1000. Prizes: under 800: Trophies to Top 3, top
Feb. 21, 4 Rated Games Tonight! to
650: Trophies to Top 3, top Under 500. Medals top
HS (grade 9-12), top
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Gub, 23 W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC:
jhs (grade 6-8), top elementary (4-5), top primary (grade
Feb. 25-Mar. 24, 80th Nassau Grand Prix K-3). Change
212&77-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Gub membs in 3 sections (grades.
See Grand Prix. to non-USCF member section. Beginner: (4SS,G/30)
$20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): K-3 46 7-12) Open to all non-membs of the USCF 8 those who have never
150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $ 95, U2000 $ 85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if Feb. 28,4 Rated Games Tonight! Trophies awarded to top 3 in
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St, bet 54 Ave, NYC: played in a USCF rated tournament before.
U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $ 15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min.
212477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Gub membs each non-rated section. Medals awarded to all players (in all sections)
before game. Rds. 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impos-
$ 20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): with 21/2 or more points. Team Awards: Plaques to top 3 teams in each
sible! $ 5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game!
150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $ 95, U2000 $ 85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if section. Must have 3 or more players from the same school to qualify,
Feb. 23, NY February Under 1600! U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $ 15, counts halt. Reg. ends 10 min. school teams only. New players age 16 and under are elligible to win free
4-SS, G/50, open to U1600 or unr., Chess Center at Marshall Chess betore game. Rds. 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impos- USCF membership. Please bring chess sets and clocks. Rds.: (all sec-
tions) 10:00am - 11:15am 12:45pm 2:00pm. Enter tournament online
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Club, 23 W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 845-569-9969. EF $ 40, Club mem- sible! $ 5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game!
bers $ 25, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. May be at therightrnove.org or email thechessstopoaol.corn or fax: 718-455-
limited to 1st 26 entries. $ $ (300 b/20 paid): 150-70-30, top U1300 Feb. 29-Mar. 2 or Mar. 1-2, 17th annual Eastern Class Champi- 2863 NOTE.. NO onsite registration for the first round. If your USCF
$50, $ 70 limit to unr. Limit 2 byes, commit by 2:30. Reg. ends 15 min before onships (MA) membership has expired, you will NOT be allowed to play. Info: 718-455-
game. Rds. 12:30-2:30-4:30-6:30 pm. CCA Ratings may be used. Online See Grand Prix. 2863.
entry at www.chesscenter.cc thru 2/21. $ 10 extra to "enter" Mar.1, The Right Move 22 in Albany Mar. 3, 'IO, 17, 24, 31, Dutchess County Championship
by phone! 5SS, G/30, Proctor's, 440 State St., Schenectady, NY EF: $ 0.00. Expired 5SS G/90 EF: $ 7.00. Rockefeller Hall, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie.
USCF memberships must renew. 7 sections: Rated A Open, 8 Under
Feb. 23, Prove Your Point! Prizes: Trophies for first and second place overall, and for each class
3-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St, NYC: 212- 1200, C Under 800, D Under 500. Non-Members of USCF: E Gr 7-12, F Gr consisting of 4 or more players. Ent: Ernie Johnson, etj718oaol.corn
4-6, G Gr K-3. Trophies to top 3 per section. Team trophy to top three teams
477-3716. EF $ 20. 3-0 wins $40, 2.5 wins $ 20, 2 wins $10. Reg ends 7:20 Club website: www vassar-chadwick.corn. NS. JGP.
pm. Rds. 7:30-8:30-9:30.
overall. Medals to all with 2.5 or more points. Pre-registration:
[email protected] by Midnight Thurs., 2/28. Register on site before Mar. 4-25, Polgar CC March G/90
Feb. 23, Syracuse Monthly Open 9:00 or begin Round 2 at 11:15. Announcements at 9:45. Round 1 at 10:00, 4SS. EF: $ 30, PCC members $20, PCC juniors $ 15. ($ 310 b/20 paid
4SS, Rds 1 8 2 G/60, Rds 3 & 4 G/90. Courtyard by Marriot, 6415 York- then 11:15, 12:45, 2:00, 3:15. Awards at 4:20. entries): $ 120-70-50-$35, Top U-1800 $ 35. The winner of each category
town Grcle, E. Syracuse (exit 35 I-90, Carrier Circle, 298 E, left at Holiday
Mar.1-2, New York Marshall CC March GP! also wins a free GM lecture. Reg.: Tuesday 3/4 6-7pm. Rds.: Tuesdays
Inn). $ (b/14): $ 100-50, Class: $30. Reg: 8:30-9:15, Rds: 9:30-12-2:15- 3/4, 11, 18 and 25 at 7:15 pm www5usanPolgar corn 718-897-4600. JGP.
5:30. EF: $ 30. Ent: Joe Ball, 310 Heifer Lane, Minoa, NY 13116. JGP. See Grand Prix.
Mar. 6,10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
Feb. 23-24 or 24, NY February Under 2300! Mar.1-22, Farmingdale Chess Club March Swiss
4SS, G/140. Farmingdale Public Library, Long Island (Directions: www.nas-
See Grand Prix.
4-SS, 30/90, SD/1, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St,
bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 845-569-9969. EF $ 40, Club members $ 25, specified saulibrary.org/farmingd). 2 Sections: Main (U-2300/no unr.): Mar. 8, New York March Action!
$ (b/20): $ 105-65-55, Top U-1800 $ 55. Reserve (U-1500/unr.): See Grand Prix.
Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-
$ (b/20): $ 105-65-55, Top U-1300/unr. $ 55. Both: EF: $ 20. Reg.: 9:10-
50, top U2000 $ 95, U1800 $ 85. Reg. ends 15 min. before game. 2 Mar. 8-9, 2008 MARCHAND OPEN (30th ANNUAL)
9:40 AM. No adv. ent. 2 byes 1-4 (last rd. bye must be requested before
schedules: 2-day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; l-day, (rds 1-2 G/30), See Grand Pnx.
rd. 2 and is irrevocable). Rds.: 10:00 AM SHARP each Saturday. Info:
10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd 3. Limit 2 byes, commit
[email protected]. Please do not call the library. JGP. Mar. 9, 12th Annual Greater NY March Under 13/Daylight Savings
by rd 2. Re-entry $20, counts half. Class pairings OK rd 4. Online entry
at www.chesscenter.cc thru 2/21. $ 10 extra to "enter" by Mar. 2, Polgar CC Quads G/45 Time Open!
phone! JGP. 3RR. EF: $ 20 PCC members or all Scholastic $ 15. Prizes: $ 50 to first in 4-SS, G/30, open to all born after 3/09/95, Chess Center at Marshall
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Side Event: Team & Individual Scholastic Tournament o n Saturday, March 1st
OPEN SECTION IS FIDE RA
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U2000: $ 800-400-200-100-50; U1800: $ 800-400-200- (U19 playing in U1300 or U1600): $ 49. Fri. 8pm; Sat. 11-6:30; Sun. 9:30-2:30.
100-50; U1600/Un I ": $ 800-400-200-100-50; U1300: EFs must be rec'd by 2/26 or $ 10 more 2-dav Schedule: Reg. Sat. 8:30-9:30am.
$ 400-300-200-100-50. *Unrated players may only win Scholastic EF: $ 20 by 2/26; $ 25 at site. (Rds. 1 &, 2, G/75) Sat. 11-2:30-6:30;
50% of prize fund unless playing in the OPEN Section. Sun. 9:30-2:30.
Scholastic [Team A Individual): 5SS, G/30 (One Rc-EntI& I ee: $ 25, Avail. up to Rd. 4.
No re-entry in Open Section. Scholastic Sched.: (1 tlay only, Sat., 3/I)
day only — Sat., Mar. 1). Sects: K-2, K-5, K-8, K-12.
Trophies to top 3 ind. and top 3 teams in each section. Bves: Available all Rounds (must 5SS, G/30. Reg. Sat. 8-9am; Rd. 1 at
10am. Other rounds will immed. follow.
Min. of 3 oI move players from same school in same commit before Rd. 3).
section to make team. Top 3 scores count for final team HR: $ 79, (1-281-848-4000), mention Cav Rental: Avis, 800-331-1600,
score. Each non-trophy winner receives souvenir medal. chess bc reserve early to assure rate. Use AXVD 4J996774 for discount.
SIDE EVENTS: 5-min. Blitz "Cajun Knock-Out" Sat. night; CAJUN BOUNTY: Defeat the top ranked
player & win free entry to our next tourney!
FREEBIES: Every scholastic player will receive a FREE chess gittl FREE chess gift to player who
travels farthest to tournament AND to youngest 6 oldest in Main Event!! FREE parking!!!
ON-LINE REGISTRATION OR PRINTABLE ENTRY FORM: wiww.cajunchess.corn
ENT: Franc Guadalupe, 305 Pointe Dr., League City, Tx 77573 INFO: (713) 530-7820 or cajunchesslyahoo.cona
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unless opponents agree to use e-maiL
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DuBois, USCF, PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557
a'5 4SS Rds. 1-2: G/60, Rds. 3-4: G/90. Mohawk Valley Community
College, Exit 31, I-90, bear left, South on E. Genesee, (2.6 miles), left on
Memorial Highway (2.3 miles), left Sherman, right into MVCC, Cafeteria
- Room 116. EF: $ 30. Prizes (b/20): $ 200, 125, 75, Class 100. Reg.:
8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-12:00-2:15-5:30. Ent: Joe Ball, 310 Heifer Lane,
Minoa, NY 13116. JGP.
Checks payable to Continental Chess. $ 10 per player service charge for
refunds. $ 10 extra to switch sections, all substitutions from advance list
charged $ 60. Questions: chesstour.corn, 845-496-9658. Bring set, board,
clock if possible- none supplied.
Mar.17-Apr.14, Marshall CC Monday U1600 Swiss
FREE ENTRIES!! No phone entry!
Mar. 29, NY March Under 1600!
4-SS, G/50, open to U1600 or unr., Chess Center at Marshall Chess
Club, 23 W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 845-569-9969. EF $ 40, Club mem-
bers $ 25, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. May be
5SS, 30/90, SD/60. 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. E F: $ 40, mem- limited to 1st 26 entries. $ S (300 b/20 paid): 150-70-30, top U1300
Mar.15-16, 2nd annual Saratoga Open bers $ 20. $$ 300 b/20: $ 120-70-50, U1300 $ 60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: $ 50, $ 70 limit to unr. Limit 2 byes, commit by 2:30. Reg. ends 15 min before
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li RUN AN ADDITIONAL TOURNAMENT THIS SPRING! COLLEGIATE. A tournament limited to college students.
Each affiliate is entitled to one TLA per month of up to 8 USCF dues have recently been drastically reduced for I'ure
lines and up to 2 issues of Chess Life, for any tournament most college students! ases on ine a usc ess.ors, no on or ~ ii
4-SS, 30/90, SD/1, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St, Feb. 16-18, Stillwater Winter FIDE Open Apr. 5, April Showers
bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 845-569-9969. EF $40, Club members $ 25, specified See Grand Prix. Ithan Elementary School, 695 Clyde Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. In 3 sec-
Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $ $ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100- tions K-3, K-8, Open. 4SS, G/30. EF: $ 20 online by April 2; $25 by
Mar. 28-30, 2008 Frank K. Berry U.S. Championship - Qualifier mail; $ 30 on-site till 9:30; $ 5 more for Open. Prizes: Trophies to 1st-
50, top U2000 $ 95, U1800 $ 85. Reg. ends 15 min. before game. 2 Open
schedules: 2-day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; l-day, (rds 1-2 G/30), 5th ind., 1st unr., 8 1st team in each scholastic section; 709o of entry fees
See Grand Prix. in Open. Rds.: 10-11-12-1, 1z pt. byes available. Free game analysis for
10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd 3. Limit 2 byes, commit
scholastic players. See www.silverknightschess.corn to register or for
Online entry
by rd 2. Re-entry $ 20, counts half. Class pairings OK rd 4.
at www.chesscenter.cc thru 3/27. 510 extra to "enter" by
Pennsylvania more information
phone! JGP. NORTH PENN CHESS CLUB May 9-11, 2008 Burt Lerner National Elementary (K-6) Champi-
Main R Richardson, Lansdale, PA. See and.npchess- onship
Apr.3,4 Rated Games Tonight! club.org for schedules S info or call 215-699-8418. See Nationals.
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC:
212&77-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Gub membs Philadelphia Area clubs, and events, internet les- June 26-30, Philadelphia International
$20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): sons: www.danheisman.corn. See Grand Prix.
150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $ 95, U2000 $ 85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if Every 2nd Saturday, Allentown 2nd Saturday Quads
U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $ 15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min.
July 2-6,3-6,4-6 or June 30-July 6,36th Annual World Open
3RR, G/40. St. Luke's Ev. Luth. Church, 417 N. 7~ St., Allentown, PA 18102. See Grand Prix
before game. Rds. 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impos- Quads open to all. EF: $ 12. $$ 24/quad. Reg: 12-1, Rds: 1:15-2 45-4:15.
sible! 55 extra if entering under 10 min. before game! No adv. ent. Info: 610-435-7694. Other rated events every week! See
www.geocities.corn/allentownchess.
Rhode Island
Apr. 5-6, New York State Senior Championship
A Heritage Event!
Open to all born before 4/5/57. 4-SS, 30/90, SD/60. Marshall Chess Club, Feb. 16, Jersey Rumble Feb. 23, 95th Rhode Island Pawn Eater
23 West 10th Street, NYC 10011. EF: $30 advance, $ 35 at site. $$ 500/20: Hartford School, 397 Hartford Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 09054. In 3 sec-
200-$ 100- $ 50, $ 75 1700-1999, $ 75 U 1700. 2 byes OK, 1 if U1700. 4SS, G/60. RI College, Providence, RI. Sections & Prizes: $ 500 b/50:
tions K-3, K-8, Open. 4SS, G/30. E F: $ 20 online by February 13; $25 by U2300 $ 175-$ 100, U1900 $ 100-$ 50, U1500 $ 50-$ 25 w/U1200 trophy. EF:
Reg.: 11-11:45; Rds.: 12-5:30 each day. NYSCA membership required mail; $30 on-site till 9:30; $ 5 more for Open. Prizes: Trophies to 1st- $ 17 advance mail or email by V26, $ 22 at site. Reg.: 9-9:30. Rd 1 at 9:30
($ 13/yr or $ 36/3 yrs), OSA. Mail advance entry and dues to Marshall 5th ind., 1st unr., 8 1st team in each scholastic section; 700o of entry fees prompt. Entries after 9:30 get 1/2 point bye. Ent: RI Chess, PO. Box
Chess Club (checks payable to Marshall Chess Club). Title to top NYS res- in Open. Rds.: 10-11-12-1, tz pt. byes available. Free game analysis for 15444, Riverside, RI 02915. (401) 334-1486, [email protected] Info:
ident. Players must bring proof of age. scholastic players. See www.silverknightschess.corn to register or for www.masschess.org NS NC W.
Apr. 5-6, New York State Women's Championship more information.
Open to all women and girls. 4-SS, 30/90, SD/60. Marshall Chess Club, Feb. 23, February Freeze Tennessee
23 West 10th Street, NYC 10011. EF: $ 30 advance, $ 35 at site. Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Avenue, Bethel Park, PA 15102. Feb. 29-Mar. 2 or Mar. 1-2,12th Annual Mid America Open (MO)
$$ 500/20:$ 200-$100-$ 50, $ 75 1500-1799, $ 75 U1500. 2 byes OK, 1 if In 2 sections Scholastic K-8, Open. 4SS, G/30. EF: $ 20 online by See Grand Prix.
U1500. Reg: 11-11:45; Rds: 12- 5:30 each day. NYSCA membership February 20; $ 25 by mail; $ 30 on-site till 9:30; $ 5 more for Open.
required ($ 13/yr or $ 36/3 yrs), OSA. Mail advance entry and dues to Mar- Prizes: Trophies to 1st-5th ind., 1st unr., 8 1st team in scholastic sec- Mar. 8, Noble Mind Memphis Mega Blitz
shall Chess Club (checks payable to Marshall Chess Club). Title to top NYS tion; 70'?0 of entry fees in Open. Rds.: 10-11-12-1, lz pt. byes available. See Grand Prix.
resident. JGP. See www.silverknightschess.corn to register or for more information.
Apr. 10, 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! A Heritage Event!
Texas
See Grand Prix. Feb. 23-24, 63rd Pittsburgh Metropolitan Open Feb. 23, WCC $ 100 Quads
5SS, G/90, Pittsburgh Chess Club, 5604 Solway Street, Suite 209, Pitts- Site: Richland Hills Church of Christ Comm Enrichment Center, 6250 NE
Apr.12, Prove Your Point!
burgh, PA 15217. EF: $ 30 postmarked by 2/16, $ 40 later, $ 5 discount to Loop 820, North Richland Hills, TX 76180. 3 RR, G/75 Reg.: 8:00-8:45.
3-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club,23W 10th St, NYC: 212-
PCC members, $ 4 extra to play up one section. 2 Sections: Open, Rounds: 9:00AM, 12:15PM, 2:45PM EF: $ 30 On-site +$ 5. Prizes:
477-3716. EF $ 20. 3-0 wins $ 40, 2.5 wins $ 20, 2 wins $ 10. Reg ends 7:20
Reserve (under 1800). Prizes: $ $ 615 b/30. Open: 120-90, U2000 First Each Quad 5100 Reg.: By Mail:A. Gonzalez,6432 Ridglea Dr.
pm. Rds. 7:30-8:30-9:30.
$ 80. Reserve: 100 - 70, U1600 $ 60, U1400 $ 50, U1200/Unr $ 45. Reg.: Watauga, TX, 76148. Online: http: //www.wataugachess.thinkhost.corn/
Apr. 12, Sullivan County Open 10AM -10:45AM on 2/23. Rounds: 11AM 2:30PM 6PM, Noon-
- - Tournaments.htm. For additional info call Tom Crane, 817-296-4287.
See Grand Prix. 3:30PM. One lz point bye permitted if requested before the start of Round Feb. 23-24, Winter Open
April 12-13 or 13, New York April Open! 2. Info: 412-421-1881, www pittsburghcc.org Ent: Pittsburgh Chess Club, TNI Building, 4410 Medical Dr., San Antonio, TX. 4-SS, 30/90, SD/60. $$800
See Grand Prix. Attn: Clyde Kapinos, 5604 Solway Street, Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA b/40, 2/3 gtd, 2 sections. Open: $ 200-100, U2200 $ 75, U2000 $ 75.
15217. Checks payable to: Pittsburgh Chess Club. JGP. Reserve (U1800): $ 100-75, U1600 $ 75, U1400 $ 50, unr. $ 50. Unr. may
June1, NYS Game 458 Long Island Chess Nuts Scholastics Cham-
Mar.1, W. Chester 1st Sat. Quads play for Open section top prizes or unr. only. EF: $ 25 if rec'd by 2/21, $ 30
pionship at site. Junior (18/under) or Senior (65+) entry (count 2/3 toward
10th Annual! Bigger than last year - details to follow. Info: L I. Chess Nuts 3RR, 40/80,sd/30. United Methodist Church, 129 S. High St. West Chester,
Pa. EF: $ 20; every tenth quad free. $ $ 40, $ 50 for 3-0, $ 5 for 3rd rd win based-on): $ 15 by 2/21, $ 20 at site. Reg.: llam.-l2:30 p.m., Rds.: 1-
(516) 739-3907.
if not 3-0. Reg.: 9am; Rds.: 9:30,1,4:30. Info: Jim White 484-678-3164. 6, 10-3. Half-pt. bye any one rd., notice before rd. 2. Entries: SACC, POB
June 13-15 or 14-15, Cleveland Open (OH) 501, Helotes, TX 78023. Info: http: //home.satx.rr.corn/sachess/, 210-
See Grand Prix. Mar. 2, (QC) PCL March Quick Quads 744-9852. NS. NC. W. JGP.
3RR, G/15. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh,5th Ave. & Bigelow, Pitts-
Feb. 29-Mar. 2, Lone Star Open
Ohio burgh, PA 15213. EF: $ 10, $7 Jrs. $ 20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11-11:15am,
Rds.: ll:30am-Noon-12:30pm. Info: martinak tom [email protected], See Grand Prix.
Feb. 24, House of Chess Sunday Quads 412-908-0286. W. Mar. 8-9, Southwest Collegiate Championships
3RR G/45 House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted OH.
Mar. 7, (QC) 2008 PA Quick Chess Championship 5-SS, G/90 with 30 sec inc. Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar, Houston TX
Reg.: 10-11AM Rds.: 11:30-1:15-3:30 E nt: $ 20 (members), $ 25 non- 77010. HR: $ 104-$ 104-$104-$ 104, mention Dallas Chess to get rate.
members. Prizes: $ 60 for each quad. Info & entries: House of See Grand Prix.
Reserve by 2/19/08 or rate may not be offered. 800-774-1500 One
Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070. Phone: (440) Mar. 8-9, 2008 Carlisle Open 8 PA Collegiate Championship. See night hotel deposit is required. Open to any college student or team. USCF
979-1133. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: http: //www.the- Grand Prix. membership required. EF: $ 42 by 2/22/07, $ 62 thereafter. Don't mail
houseofchess.corn/ after 2/25, entry may not be received. Online/Credit Card reg:
Mar. 8-9, 2008 PA State Scholastic Championship
Mar. 8, Toledo March Swiss 5SS. 142 Trophies!! (With 107 Individual & 35 Team). Hotel Carlisle 8 http: //www.active.corn/event detail.cfm? event id =1512315 active.corn
Open, 4SS, Rnd 1 G/75, Rnds 2-4 G/90. The University of Toledo Health Embers Convention Center, 1700 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle PA 17015, charge small fee. Reg.: Fri 7-9 pm, Sat 7-7:45am. Saturday registrants
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Science Campus, Center for Creative Education Room CE0111, 3000 Exit 52A NB/Exit 52 SB off I-81, Exit 226 off PATurnpike. 8 sections (Sat may receive a 1st rd. 1/2 pt. bye. One 1/2 pt. bye allowed if requested
Arlington Ave. Toledo, Ohio 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough play- 8 Sun 3/88 9unless indicated): EF: K-3 Open: (Sat3/8only) $29.
K- by end of rd. 2. Rds.: Sat 9-1:30-6:, Sun 9-1:45. $$ $ 300-$ 150-$ 75, 1st
ers. EF: $ 20 by 3/6 $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. 6 U800: (Sat 3/8 only) $ 27. K-9 U1000: (Sun 3/9 only) $ 27.25. K-6 U2000, 1st U1600 $ 150, 1st U1200 $ 150, Unrated eligible for U1200 prize.
Prizes: $ 360 b/20, $ 100-50, 1st Class A,B,C,D/Under $ 40, 1st U1600 Open: $ 30.50. K-8 Open: $ 31.50. 7-12 U1000: $ 28.50. 7-12 Plaques to top 10 Individuals, Plaques to top 5 Teams. Open Blitz Tour-
$ 50. Ent: James Jagodzinski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee OH 43537. U1300: $ 29.50. K-12 Open: $32.50. AII: EFs if rec'd by 2/18, $10 more ney: Open, Fri 3/7, 8:00 pm, $ 10, $$ Plaques to Top 5 individual. Ent:
419-367-9450. J G P. rec'd 2/19-3/3, $20 more after 3/3. Bye: limit 1, ask by rd 2. Reg Fri 3/7 Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley TX 76036. (Make Checks
6-10 pm, Sat 3/8 9:30-10:15 am, at site entries on day of 1st rd get 1/2- payable to Dallas Chess Club. One check can be sent for multiple play-
Mar. 8-9, 1st MCA/Southwest Chess Club FIDE Futurity (Wl) ers.) Entries must include name, USCF ID or new/pending (include a copy
See Grand Prix. bye. $ 5 charge for changes/refund after 2/18. Rds (Sat 3/8 1-day
sections): G/40T/D5; 10-11:45-2-3:45-5:30; (Sun 3/9 K-9 U1000): G/40, of the receipt), rating, USCF expiration date 8 school. All incomplete reg-
Mar. 9, Ides of March Mini-Swiss T/D5; 9-10:30-12:30-2-3:30; (2-day sections): G/90, T/D5; 10-2-5:30,
9- istrations will be charged the late EF, additionally there will be a $ 5 per
3SS, 30/60, 30/30, 30/30. Hamilton Williams Campus Center, Benes l. Bughouse: Reg on-site only until Sat 3/8 8:30pm. Rds begin Sat 3/8 player surcharge on registration received without payment, these play-
Room, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware. $ $ 75 b/8: $ 50-25. Sections 8:45pm. EF: $ 20/team. HR: Mention "PA States" for best rate; 800-692-. ers could possibly not be paired for round 1 and not be paired until
of 8-10 by rating. EF: $ 12 if rec'd by 3/5, $ 15 at site. Reg.: 9:30-10:15, 7315 $ 70. Ent: PSCF, c/o Tom Martinak,549 13th Ave., New Brighton, PA payment is received. Refunds will be given only up to 2/27 with a $ 10 sur-
Rds.: 10:30-1:30-4:30. Ent: Tom Green, 196 Georgetowne Dr. ¹25, 15066. Info: Steve: 215-784-5938 piecebreakerohotmail.corn Dan: charge for withdrawing, after 2/27 there will be no refunds. There will
Delaware, OH 43015. 740-363-3482, 368-3236, [email protected]. NS, 610-649-0750 [email protected] http: //www.pscfchess.org/ be no substitution of team members. There will be a $ 10 change fee for
NC, W. pascholasticchamp/ W. changes after 3/1. There will be a $ 5 surcharge per player for phone reg-
istrations. USCF membership is required. Proof of membership is required
Mar. 15, 2008 Summit County Open Mar.15, March Mirage or player must join/renew their memberships.. No registration/
4SS, GAME/60, Guise Park Lodge, 38 Guise Park Drive, Munroe Falls, OH Horsham Community Center, 1025 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044. changes/or withdrawals after 3/5/08. After that date you must make
44262. EF: $ 25. 55b/25: $ 150-75. Class A, B, C, U1400 $ 75 each. Sum- In 3 sections K-3, K-8, Open. 4SS, G/30. EF: $ 20 online by March changes at site (Hilton Americas). February Supplement will be used.
mit County Champion Trophy to top Summit County resident. Reg.: 12; $ 25 by mail; $30 on-site till 9:30; $ 5 more for Open. Prizes: Trophies Chess In Education Conference for coaches, teachers and admin-
9-9:45. Rds.: 10- 12:30-3-5:30. lz point available rds 1-3. INFO: Mike to 1st-5th ind., 1st unr., & 1st team in each scholastic section; 70',o of entry
~-:;V-:V,.:I i'I t~,V ":4-: ~,:; charge per player for phone registrations. USCF membership is required.
Proof of membership is required or player must join/renew their mem-
berships. No registration/changes/or withdrawals after 3/5/08. After
that date you must make changes at site (Hilton Americas). Chess In
Education Conference for coaches, teachers and administrators, con-
tact [email protected] for more info. Tournament Info: Barbara
Swafford, 214.632.9000 please do not call after 3/5, info@dallas
,'une 5-S, 211.IS chess.corn. Web site: www.swchess.corn. NS NC W.
Mar. 8-9, Texas Middle School Scholastic Championships
7SS, Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar, Houston TX 77010. HR: $ 104-$ 104-
.as VeI,as, daeva(a $ 104-$ 104, mention Dallas Chess to get rate. Reserve by 2/19/08 or rate
may not be offered. 800-774-1500. One night hotel deposit is required.
Open to TX residents 8 schools. USCF membership required. SpecialTCA
rules for participation, see www.swchess.corn Tournament to be held in
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Playeis rated 2200+ - $ 25 ~ Players rated 2000-2199 - $ 100 ~ Players 1999 and below - $ 200
'Advance Entries: Frank K. Berry, 402 S. Willis St, Stillwater, OK 74074. LS, W. JGP. For addi tional in fo,
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Trophies to top 20 individuals, honorable mention awards to plus scores Calendar" to see events scheduled across the Commonwealth.
used. Online/Credit Card reg. available: http: //www.active.corn/
event detail.cfm?event id=1512326 active.corn charges a small fee. that do not win trophy and medals for who finish the tournament; Top 20 Feb. 9, Don Starkweather Celebration
Reg.: Fri 7-9pm, Sat 7-7:45am. Saturday registrants may receive a 1st Teams. 2 side Events: Blitz Tourney: K-6, Fri 3/7,8:00 pm, $ 15, $$ Tro- See Grand Prix.
rd. 1/2 pt. bye. One 1/2 pt. bye allowed if requested by the end of rd. 2. phies to Top 15 individual, top 5 Primary. Bughouse (on site reg only):
Sat. 8:35 pm, K-6, $ 20 per team, $ $ Trophies to Top 15 teams. 5 Primary Feb. 9-10, Kingstowne Chess Festival
Sections changes after 7:30am on Saturday may receive iz pt. bye. 3 sec-
tions: MS Championship (Grades 6-8/9) Rds 1-4 G/60, Rds 5-7 teams. Bughouse registration on site only. Ent: Barbara Swafford, 2709 See Grand Prix.
G/75. M S JV (Grades 6-8/9 with ratings under 900.) Rds 1- Longhorn Trail, Crowley TX 76036. (Make Checks payable to Dallas Chess Feb. 23, Indian River HS Spring Scholastic
4 G/50, Rds 5-7 G/65. M S Novice. (Grades 6-8/9 with ratings Club. One check can be sent for multiple players.) Entries must include 4SS G/45 4 Sections K-5 K-8 K-12 8 Unr. EF: $ 10 by 2/20 $ 14 thereafter
under 600.) Rds 1-4 G/40, Rds 5-7G/55. ALL: Rds: Sat 9:00-12:30- name, USCF ID or new/pending (include a copy of the receipt), rating, Reg.: 8:30 to 9 am. Rds.: 9:15 8 ASAP Trophy prizes. Enter: Checks
3:30-6:20, Sun 9:00-1:00-4:20. Each Section: $$ Trophies to top 20 USCF expiration date 8 school. All incomplete registrations will be
payable and mail to: Indian River HS, 1969 Braves Trail, Chesapeake 23325
individuals, honorable mention awards to plus scores that do not win tro- charged the late EF, additionally there will be a $ 5 per player surcharge Info: http: //mysite.verizon.net/eschlich 757-853-5296 Food available at
phy and medals for who finish the tournament; Top 15 Teams. 2 side on registration received without payment, these players could possibly site.
Events: Blitz Tourney: K-12, Fri 3/7, 8:00pm, $ 15, $$ Trophies to Top not be paired for round 1 and not be paired until payment is received.
15 individual, top 5 MS. Bughouse (on site reg only): Sat. 8:35pm, K- Refunds will be given only up to 2/27 with a $ 10 surcharge for withdraw- Feb. 29-Mar. 2, 8th Annual Millennium Chess Festival
U, $ 20 per team, $$ Trophies to Top 15 teams, top 5 MS teams, Bughouse ing, after 2/27 there will be no refunds. There will be no substitution of See Grand Prix
registration onsite only. Ent: Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, team members. There will be a $ 10 change fee for changes after 3/1. Mar. 1, Kingstowne Quad ¹46/Action-Plus ¹18
Crowley TX 76036. (Make Checks payable to Dallas Chess Club. One There will be a $ 5 surcharge per player for phone registrations USCF mem-
Kingstowne Thompson Center, 6090 Kingstowne Village Pkwy., Alexandria,
check can be sent for multiple players.) Entries must include name, bership is required. Proof df membership is required or player must VA 22315. 2 Events. Quad ¹46: 3RR G/100. EF: $8 if received by 2/27,
USCF ID or new/pending (include a copy of the receipt), rating, USCF expi- join/renew their memberships. No registration/changes/or withdrawals
$ 12 at site. Prizes: Medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to 1st if
ration date & school. All incomplete registrations will be charged the late after 3/5/08. After that date you must make changes at site (Hilton Amer- 3-0 score, else silver; bronze to 2nd. Rds.: 10-2-6. Action- Plus ¹18:
EF, additionally there will be a $ 5 per player surcharge on registration icas). Chess In Education Conference for coaches, teachers and
5SS G/45. EF: $ 15 if received by 2/27, $ 20 at site. Prizes $ 5250 b/20:
received without payment, these players could possibly not be paired for administrators, contact [email protected] for more info. Tournament
$ 100-60, U1800-U1400-Unr. each $30. Rds.: 10-12-2-4-6. Both: Reg.
round 1 and not be paired until payment is received. Refunds will be given Info: Barbara Swafford, 214.632.9000 please do not call after 3/5,
only up to 2/27 with a $10 surcharge for withdrawing, after 2/27 there 8:30-9:30. Ent (checks payable to): Don W. Millican, 5901B Prince
[email protected]. Web site: www.swchess.corn. NS NC W.
will be no refunds. There will be no substitution of team members. There George Dr., Springfield, VA 22152. e-mail (info only): dm407 92@ hot-
will be a $ 10 change fee for changes after 3/1. There will be a $ 5 sur- Apr. 4-6,2008 National Junior High (K-9) Championship mail.corn. W.
charge per player for phone registrations USCF membership is required. See Nationals.
Mar. 1, MCF Blitz Championship (QC)
Proof of membership is required or player must join/renew their mem- April 25-27,2008 5th Annual National All Girls Chess Tournament See Grand Prix.
berships. No registration/changes/or withdrawals after 3/5/08. After See Nationals.
that date you must make changes at site (Hilton Americas). Chess In Mar. 8-9, 2008 VA Scholastic & Collegiate Chess Championships
6SS, Rd 1-3 G/60, Rd 4-6 G/90. K-3, K-S, K-B, K-12, and Collegiate
Education Conference for coaches, teachers and administrators, con-
tact [email protected] for more info. Tournament Info: Barbara
Utah Sections. Individual and team trophies all sections. Must be attending K-
Swafford, 214.632.9000 please do not call after 3/5, info@dallas Feb. 23, K-12 Masters Tournament 12 or college in VA to play. More info at www.vachess.org or
chess.corn. Web site: wvm.swchess.corn. NS NC W. 5SS, G/30, Sd, McGillis School, 668 S 1300 E, SLC. EF: $ 10 by Feb 13, $ 15 .www.vschess.org or email to Mike Hoffpauir, mhoffpauirlaol.corn.
after. Open to K-12 ONLY, USCF mern req. $$ b/12: $40-30. Two Class prizes JGP.
Mar. 8-9, Texas Primary Scholastic Championships
b/reg - $ 20 each. Reg: 9-9:30. Rds: Round 1 10 am, others to follow ASAP.
7SS, Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar, Houston TX 77010. HR: $ 104-$ 104- Mar.13, VB Spring Swiss
2 half-point byes allowed if req with reg. ENT: [email protected], 801-
$ 104-$ 104, mention Dallas Chess to get rate. Reserve by 2/19/08 or rate 4SS G/70 Courtyard by Marriott, 5700 Greenwich Rd. Va. Beach. Prizes:
568-2743.
may not be offered. 800-774-1500. One night hotel deposit is required. $ 700 b/o 30 $ 200, $ 100, A-B &. unr&-D-U12 each $80 Increased with 35+
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Feb. 23, Rookie Rumble II - Rated Beginner Open EF: $32 by 3/11 else $40 Reg.: 8:30-9:00 Rds.: 9:20 12:15 2:45-5:15
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Open to TX residents 8 schools. USCF membership required. Special TCA
rules for participation, see http: //www.swchess.org Tournament held in SSS, G/30,5d., McGillis School, 668 S 1300 E, SLC. In 3 Sections U1200 Entries/Cks: Ernest Schlich 1370 S. Braden Cres. Norfolk, VA 23502
Lone Star Ballroom A-C. EF: $36 by 2/22/08, $ 58 thereafter. Don't mail or UNR 7th gr to adult: Trophies to 1st-4th, U1100, U1000, U900. (757) 853-5296 http: //mysite.verizon.net/eschlich. JGP.
after 2/25, entry may not be received. February Supplement will be U800 or UNR 4th-6th gr: Trophies to 1st-4th U700, U600, U500.
used. Online/Credit Card reg: http: //www.active.corn/event detail.
cfm?event id=1512333 active.corn charges a small fee. Reg: Fri 7-9 pm,
U400 or UNR pre-K-3rd gr: Trophies to 1st-4th, U300, U200. EF: Washington
$ 10 by Feb 13, $ 15 after. USCF Memb Req. Parcipation prizes to all play-
Sat 7-7:45 am. Saturday registrants may receive a 1st rd. 1/2 pt. bye. Feb. 23-24, 16th Dave Collyer Memorial
ers. Reg: 9-9:30. Rds: Rd 1 at 10 others to follow ASAP. 2 half-pt byes
One 1/2 pt. bye allowed if requested by the end of rd. 2. Sections See Grand Prix.
allowed, req w/reg. ENT: [email protected],801-568-2743.
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Problem I. White's extra piece is 1. f4. Also adequate Re8 leads to greater trouble.
1. Rxf5! Rxg2 (or Qxf5 2 Qc3+1.... is 1. Kf3 Rxe5 2. Kg2. Problem III.
and Qxd2) 2. Qe5+ Kh6 3. Qe3+l Kg7 4. 2. A. Genden Altanoch (2315)-Enrico Fork: The direct 1.... d5 forks White's
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Problem II. A. White gets a stranglehold after 1. h5! for the attacked knight.
White drew after 1. Nh6 Rg7 2. Nf5 exf5 2. gxf5 Kh8 3. Qg3. Problem IV.
doesn't seem to have more
B. White Driving off: With 1.... h5, White has
Rgg8 3. Nh6 Rg7 4. Nf5. But 1. Qh6!
wins due to the threat of 2. Rh4 and 3. than a draw after 1. g5 Qxh4 2. Rh2 no satisfactory way to uphold his knight.
Qxg5+ 3. Rg2 Qh6 4. Rh2, etc. If 2. Ng5, for example, then 2.... Qe3 is
Qxh7 mate, e.g. 1.... Qd2 2. f4 exf4 3.
Rh4 Nxh4 4. Qxf6+ or 3.... Qxg2+ 4. C. White lost after 1. f6 Ng6 2. Nf5? strong.
Kxg2 Nxh4+ 5. Kf2. (much better is 2. g5 Qxh4 3. Rg4 Qh5 4. Problem V.
Problem III. Qg3) 2.... exf5 3. g5 Qxh4 and the extra Mating net: The fork 1.... Qd4 is unan-
1. e5! threatens both 2. exd6 and 2. piece prevailed. swerable, it being mate next move.
Bxc6 followed by Bxa8 or Be4, e.g. l.... 3. B. Dana Mackenzie (2126)-Robby Problem VI.
Be8 2. Qe7 Re6 3. Nf8+. Adamson (2344) Mating net: It's mate in three starting
Problem IV. A. White can survive after 1.... Qb4 2. with 1.... Qc7+ 2. Ka4 Qc4+. Against
1. Rxc5! works because of 1.... h2 2. Kd2. either 3. Ka3 or 3. Ka5, Black has several
Ne3, threatening Ng4+xh2 with a won B. Thecrusher was 1.... Rxb2l 2. Kxb2 ways to end the game.
rook ending. The game ended with 2.... Ba3+ 3. Kb1 Qb4+ 4. Kal Qxc3+ 5. Kb1
Endgame Lab — Benko's Bafflers
Ral+ 3. Kxal hl=Q+ 4. Ka2 Qe4 5. Re5! Qb2 mate. Problem I.
because of 5.... Qxe5 6. Ng4+. C. Also good but less forcing is 1.... Ba3
Problem V. 2. bxa3 Qxc3. 1. e7!
1. Bf4? won after Black missed 1.... 4. A. Roger Poehlmann (2259)-Gregory Nd2? Ng4+ 2. Kxh5 Kf5 3. e7 Nf6+
1.
Qd5! 2. Qxb4? Qf3, threatening to mate Serper (2572) 4. Kh6 g4 wins.
after 3.... Bh3 or 3.... Bd5. But 1. Rfcl! A. White resigned after 1.... Nxe3! If 2.
is convincing, e.g. 1.... Rc8 2. Rc6 Qd5 Qxe3 Bxf4 3. Qe2 Bxd2 4. Qe5+ Qg7 5. 1.... Kxe72. Kxh5! Kf63. Nh2 Kf54. Ng4!!, Draw
3. Qxb4 or 1.... Ne5 2. b6 followed by 3. Qxe6 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be3 7. d5 Rg8 8. when Black cannot make progress, draw.
b7. Qc3 Bd4 9. Qel Bxb2 snagging too many Problem II.
Problem VI. pawns.
White can ignore the d-pawn with 1. B. White survives after 1.... Rg8 2. 1. Ne1! Ra2 2. Nf3! Ra1+! 3. Ke2!
Bg6! and 2. Rf7+, e.g. 1.... d2 2. Rf7+ Ke8 Rgl because if now 2.... Nxe3? 3. Rxg8+ 3. Kd2?? d3=
3. Nf6+ Bxf6 4. Rg7+! and mates next Kxg8 4. Qxe3 Bxf4 5. Qg 1+ gains a piece.
move. C. Second-best is 1.... Qh4 but Black 3... d3+! 4. Kf2!
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What's The Best Move? or 2. Bxg4. Ra3+ 7. Kd4 Ra4+ 8. Kd5 Rg4! =
1. C. Mare Esserman (2312)-Erik Kislik
(2075) Solitaire Chess — ABCs of Chess 4.... Ra2+ 5. Ke3! Ra1! 6. Kf4! Ra4+ 7. Kg5
A. On 1. Qxb4? Rxe5+ 2. Kd3 Bxb4 Problem I. Ra1 8. Kg4! d2 9. Rh3+ Kg2 10. Rh2+! Kf1
snares the queen. Fork: After 1.... Rxb7 2. Rxb7, Black 11 Nxd2+ Kg1 12. Nf3+ wins.
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