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2016 Canadian Senior If I’D Expected Even Half of That I Would Have Started Sooner! Chess Canada K2 editor’s notes: 2 Chess Canada Each time I finish an issue of Chess Canada I wonder what took so long. Chess Canada (CCN) is the elec- Chess Canada Three Four years into the job and I’m only mildly surprised by how long it takes to do what I think of as my job as writer/editor: find interesting events tronic newsletter of the Chess K2 and games, bargain for submissions, write them myself when no one else will, Federation of Canada. Opinions proofread and blundercheck each contributors’ work, convert ChessBase, PGN expressed in it are those of the and Word files into something that works in PDF, find photos, white-balance jpegs that look like they’ve been shot through a slice of lemon, assemble the credited authors and/or editor, 300+ parts in Adobe, fiddle ‘til it flows, re-proofread and send. Simple, if not and do not necessarily reflect Chicken with Raz easy; and practice has made it easier. those of the CFC, its Governors, ....................................................... 6 What I don’t understand is why it takes me so long to knuckle down and put in agents or employees, living or the 72 hours or so of concentrated work to get it done. Because, when I’m done dead. Dresden Reunion I really like what these issues become. I read them. I always spot flaws I missed ..................................................... 44 the first dozen times, but I still think they’re pretty good. And sometimes they surprise me. This issue has 33 annotated games, but that’s a record-halving 6 annotated by me. It has games by almost all of my favourite regular contribu- subscriptions Edmonton Invitational tors, as well as first-timers like Leon Piasetski and Paul and Dave Ross. There’s CCN is distributed by email to .................................................... 69 a long interview with Canada’s second-youngest-ever GM, a player who’s been CFC members who have submit- contributing to Chess Canada since he was an FM and now talks about how he got to GM and what he might do in chess now that there are no more titles to ted their email address to the Commonwealth Championship win. In this issue, even Duncan Suttles makes an appearance! What more could CFC: .................................................... 83 I possibly ask for?* [email protected] 2016 Canadian Senior If I’d expected even half of that I would have started sooner! .................................................... 91 Or not. I really, really liked the Olympiad Issue; but that didn’t make me get to 2 submissions work any sooner or harder on this one. I have over 20 annotated games that CCN is looking for contributions: were ready-to-go and got cut from this issue because it’s already too long; from tournament reports, photos, an- girls at the Susan Polgar Invitationals, Alex from the Quebec Grand Prix, Aman Across Canada from Reykjavik, and Eric from TATA Steel... anada notated games. For examples, ................................................. 107 see this issue or read the 2013.06 I would read that. In fact, it sounds so good it’s almost enough to make me want to write an angry email to complain about having to wait! Probably not. Maybe C Appendix for other ideas. Columns I should start thinking of my job as just the “getting started” part, since every- Critical Positions ...................................... 3 thing flows after that. Instead, I told the CFC exec I would quit if I don’t send them another issue within two weeks. suggestions Maybe that will work. If you have an idea for a story you Maybe we’ll have to wait and see. would like to write, email me: - John Upper, editor Chess Canada.. [email protected] Cover: Ace detergent schools dirt. PS: K2 = Catch-up x Ketsup The silly titles are partly because calendar-based dating My pick for best chess-themed ad, makes no sense when the content and release dates are hess so far apart, and party as a parody of the Informant’s new - John Upper even though the c8-sundae & random non-numerical titles. K2: Ketsup editor CCN g1-sock make no sense. C *A: annotated game scores to a secret training RR between Yanofsky, Spraggett, Ivanov and Day. selected by the editor 3 Critical Positions XIIIIIIIIY The following diagrams are criti cal XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY positi ons from this issue of Chess 8r+-wqr+k+0 8-+ltr-+k+0 8-+-+-+-+0 Canada. You can treat them as ex- 7+l+n+p+-0 7+-+-wqpzpp0 7+-+-+-zpk0 ercises or as a teaser introducti on 6p+-zp-+p+0 6p+Q+p+-+0 6p+-+-+-+0 to what you’ll fi nd this month. 5+psnP+-+p0 5+-+-+-zP-0 5+p+-sn-+p0 4P+p+PvL-+0 4N+-+r+-+0 4-+-+-+-zP0 These “criti cal positi ons” can be: 3+N+-+-+-0 • winning combinati ons 3+-zP-+-sNP0 3+P+-+-+P0 • surprising tacti cs 2-zPLwQ-+PsN0 2P+-+-zP-+0 2PzPPmK-+-+0 • endgames requiring precise 1+-+-+RmK-0 1mK-+R+-tR-0 1+-+-+-+-0 play xabcdefghy xabcdefghy xabcdefghy • simple calculati on exercises ♘ ♘ • variati on-rich middlegames ...h4 or ...♕e7 ... c4+ or ... f3+ see: • moments when one player see: Razvan see: Razvan Razvan went badly wrong. XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY 8-+-+-+-+0 8-+-tr-trk+0 8-tR-+l+-+0 2 7+-+-+-+-0 7+p+-wq-zpp0 7zp-+-trp+p0 The and squares next to 6-+-zpk+p+0 each diagram indicate the player 6-vl-+-+-+0 6-wQ-+l+-+0 5+p+-+-+-0 to move. 5+P+-+k+p0 5+-zpp+n+-0 4-zP-+PzP-+0 anada 4-+-+-+p+0 4-+-zPn+N+0 3+-+-zp-zPP0 3+-+-vLP+-0 3+-+-mK-+-0 C Soluti ons appear in the game anal- 2P+-+L+PzP0 ysis in this month’s CCN, in the red 2-+-+-+K+0 2PzP-+L+PzP0 1+-+-+-sN-0 1tR-+-+RmK-0 1+-+-+-+-0 diagrams in the reports named xabcdefghy under the diagram. Criti cal pos- xabcdefghy xabcdefghy ti ons usually feature signifi cantly ....d5 or ...f5 see: Razvan see: more analyti cal commentary than Razvan see: Dresden the rest of the game. hess K2: Ketsup C 4 XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY 8r+-+kvl-tr0 8-+-vl-+-+0 8-+-+-tr-+0 8r+lwq-trk+0 7+-+n+p+-0 7+-+Pmk-+-0 7zp-+-+-zp-0 7zpp+-+-vlp0 6pwql+p+pzp0 6-zp-+-zp-+0 6-+k+p+-zp0 6-+-+-+p+0 5+-zp-zP-+-0 5+P+-+L+K0 5+-+-+p+P0 5+-zpN+p+-0 4-+P+-zP-zP0 4-+p+-zP-+0 4-+-+-tRP+0 4-+P+-zP-+0 3zPnsNQvL-+-0 3+-+-+-zP-0 3+P+-+P+-0 3+-sNPtRn+-0 2-mKL+N+P+0 2-+-+-+-+0 2PmK-+-+-+0 2PzP-+-+PzP0 1+-+R+-+R0 1+-+-+-+-0 1+-+-+-+-0 1tR-+Q+-mK-0 xabcdefghy xabcdefghy xabcdefghy xabcdefghy Attempt a perpetual or play for see: Edmonton see: Commonwealth si: Senior more? see: Dresden XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY 2 8-+l+-trk+0 8-+r+r+-+0 8-+-+rtrk+0 8-+r+ntrk+0 7+-+-vlpzpp0 7+-+n+-+k0 7+l+-+-wq-0 7+pwql+-zp-0 6p+-+psn-+0 6-+-+q+pzP0 6-+-zp-+p+0 6-+-+pvl-zp0 5+-+-+-+-0 5zpp+N+p+-0 5zp-sn-zppwQp0 5zp-+p+-+-0 anada 4-+-vL-+-+0 4-zpPzP-zP-+0 4PzpPzpP+-+0 4P+-+-+-+0 C 3+-+-+-zP-0 3+P+-+-+R0 3+P+P+PzPP0 3+NzP-vL-+-0 2PzP-+rzPLzP0 2P+-+-+Q+0 2-+-+-tRL+0 2-zPL+-zPPzP0 1tRN+R+-mK-0 1+-tR-+-mK-0 1+-sN-tR-mK-0 1tR-+QtR-mK-0 xabcdefghy xabcdefghy xabcdefghy xabcdefghy see: What happens after ...♘f6? White threatens ♕d3–h7; what Dresden What happens on 34...f4 35.g4? should Black do? see: Commonwealth si: hess Senior see: Across Canada K2: Ketsup C XIIIIIIIIY 5 8rsn-+k+-tr0 7zp-sn-+qzp-0 6l+-+p+-zp0 5+-zp-zPp+P0 4-+P+-+-+0 3zP-+-+-wQ-0 2-+-+-zPP+0 1tR-vL-mKLsNR0 xabcdefghy see: Across Canada XIIIIIIIIY 8q+-+-tr-+0 2 7+N+-+Rvlk0 6-+-+-+pzp0 5+-+Qzp-+-0 anada 4-zp-zp-+-+0 C 3+-+-zp-zPl0 2P+-+P+-zP0 1+-tR-+-mK-0 xabcdefghy see: Next Issue hess K2: Ketsup C Chicken with Raz by John Upper 6 At 17-years old, Razvan Preotu gratulati ons on getti ng the ti tle. is Canada’s youngest Grandmas- RP: Thank you very much. ter, and second-youngest ever (aft er Mark Bluvshtein, who did I guess getti ng that last Norm it at 16). took a bit longer than you ex- Razvan has been a regu- pected? lar contributor to Chess Canada, RP: Yeah, it took exactly two and an excellent one: prompt years. I knew it would take a lot, responses to email, and detailed but I thought a year max. notes that showed a lot of hard work with no apparent eff ort to And you were playing a lot dur- keep his ideas secret. ing that ti me. With the GM ti tle fi nally in RP: I was very a c ti v .e his pocket, and with a big move coming up soon, it seemed like So even if you’re not at your a perfect ti me for an interview. I best, eventually you’re just go- picked up Razvan at his parents’ ing to hit it. 2 Burlington Ontario home, and RP: Exactly. we went for lunch at a nearby Swiss Chalet. [The waitress comes by and (somehow) that changes our anada topic to...] C JU: I took only a quick look around the restaurant, what do 2016 Calgary you suppose the probability is that there’s another Grandmas- International ter in this restaurant right now? You won the 2016 Calgary In- RP: [laughs] I’d say that there is ternati onal, which made you a 100% chance that I’m the only the only Canadian to win un- one.
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