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Not Just An Idle Amusement: The 2008 World Open

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Contributors

Dr. Alexey Root, WIM Michael Jeffreys (“First Moves,” p. 8; “Looks at Books,” p. 10) is the (“Is Your EGO Costing You Your ELO?,” p. 22) is the author of Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators author of three chess books, including 250 Deadly (2006) and Science, Math, : 32 Chess . He was president of the Wilshire Chess Activities for Inquiry and Problem Solving (2008), West- Society for 10 years, and reviews chess books and port, CT: Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas Press. DVDs for Chessville.com and Chessbase.com.

Jerry Hanken FM Alec Getz (“Anand’s Army,” p.16) is a frequent contributor (“Golden Getz,” p. 26) is a four-time national scholas- with over 100 Chess Life articles carrying his byline tic champion and is currently a 9th-grade student in since 1975 and is the president of the Chess Journal- . ists of America. He was on the USCF executive board for a total of ten years. He is a retired Los Angeles county juvenile probation investigator. Frank Camaratta (“Mysterious Knight Move,” p. 34) is a retired aerospace Randy Wheeless engineer/rocket scientist, a CC international master and (“Polgar Invitational,” p. 30) is a player, chess dad and 1976 U.S. Absolute champion, 1990-1993 USCF vice president of the Chess Association. He president, 1993-1996 USCF treasurer, 2002-2004 USCF and his family live in Charlotte. VP of finance, and founder of The House of Staunton, Inc.

October on uschess.org

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F CLO editor Jennifer Shahade O

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T World Mind Sport Games goes R

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C Shabalov and IM will E

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P tions against 77 teams from all over S ;

G the world. R E B L I Bonn World Championships S N O

J GM Ian Rogers reports live from Y

B the -Vladimir Y

K Kramnik World Championship S T I match in Bonn, , October D O

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F from November 26-Decem- E J ber 15 will play the winner of Bonn. Y B N A

I World Youth in B O K

A Space Chess 30 players will represent the ; S

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E NASA challenges USCF scholastic players to a game of chess in

G in Vung Tau, Vietnam (October O space. The game will be hosted live on uschess.org—check out all R 19-31), including last year’s Y the action and commentary there! H medallists, FM Daniel Naroditsky T A

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October Chess Life

Columns 10 LOOKS AT BOOKS “The Game of Chess is not A Wise Man Once Said ... By Dr. Alexey Root, WIM merely an idle amusement; 12 CHESS TO ENJOY Sibling Rivalry several very valuable qualities of By GM Andy Soltis the mind, useful in the course of 14 WHAT’S THE BEST MOVE? Quiz human life, are to be acquired and By GM Larry Evans 44 SOLITAIRE CHESS strengthened by it, so as to become The Dragon can be the Monster habits ready on all occasions...”

By Bruce Pandolfini —BEN FRANKLIN 46 BACK TO BASICS No Breathing Room By GM 48 ENDGAME LAB Restoration! By GM

Departments 3 PREVIEW 6 COUNTERPLAY 8 FIRST MOVES 16 | COVER STORY 41 USCF AFFAIRS Anand’s Army 52 TOURNAMENT LIFE By Jerry Hanken A large Indian contingent scores impressively at the 36th World Open, 70 CLASSIFIEDS with GM leading the way. 71 SOLUTIONS 22 | INSTRUCTION Is Your EGO Costing You Your ELO? By Michael Jeffreys Don’t let personality issues cost you rating points. 26 | 2008 PAN AM Golden Getz By FM Alec Getz Yet another American impresses by winning international gold. 30 | 2008 POLGAR Polgar Invitational Breaks Away To Create its Own Identity By Randy Wheeless On The Cover A chess dad takes a look at the continually growing Polgar Benjamin Franklin was always Invitational for Girls and winner Courtney Jamison gives us her perspective and her favorite game. one to embrace the latest scientific advances. Our artist imagines 34 | HISTORY him transported to the present The Mysterious Knight Move day World Open with all the tools By Frank Camaratta of the modern tournament player. Just how did the leaper get it’s strange move pattern? Cover design by Frankie Butler; 37 | 2008 CJA/CRAMER AWARDS illustration by Jeremy Kortes ([email protected]) And The Winner Is ...

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Counterplay

The Women’s Championship by the existence of chess computers and exercises. It’s too bad. Where is the book The ferocious scramble at the end of the organizers with shoestring budgets for to take the place of Chess Made Simple? U.S. Women's Championship calls to prestigious tourneys. Co-champions is a Bruce Leverett mind a situation I faced in the 1963 Uni- reasonable result when everything has via e-mail versity of Wisconsin Championship. to be done on the run. Facing soon-to-become IM William Martz R. E. Fauber I may have found a small discrepancy I found myself with less than a minute for Sacramento, CA in your solution to Problem VI in the 13 moves. Martz had much time while I August edtion of your “Chess to Enjoy” For further discussion of this subject, see was constrained to reach for my move column. For example, say 1. Ke1! Kf7 2. Tom Braunlich’s article “Playoff Theory,” as soon as his became clear, often before Kd2. Now, how can Black save the knight an extensive examination of the pros and the piece had touched the board. We with 2. ... Na2 as given in the solution? cons of various playoff systems, on Chess agreed that he got to punch his clock Couldn’t White easily perform 3. Bd5+ Life Online, July archives, at uschess.org. before me but that I didn’t have to wait for and capture the knight, or is this the ~ed. his hand to leave the piece before I started reason for the exclamation mark follow- ing Bb7? making my move. Hanauer As to punching the clock, with lots of Jeremy Owen Warneke ’ remarks about Milton via e-mail time he made feints for the timepiece to Hanauer in the August issue of Chess try to get me to hit the button first and Life jogged my memory in a pleasant way. Mr. Warneke is correct that 3. Bd5+ is lose time in the rearrangement that would Hanauer was the author of the book that ensue. I made the and a a winning move. Chess Life regrets the introduced me to chess tactics and strat- error. ~ed. subsequent move flurry with under a egy, Chess Made Simple. His book has minute for 17 moves. (It helped that by been out of print for decades, but it was Where have you gone? then I was a piece up.) a significant improvement over all its suc- The article written by FM Mike Klein From the published account Zatonskih cessors. (“Where Have You Gone, Rachels, Shaked, was fully justified in her blitzing, which When I was ten years old, knowing & Rao,” September 2008 Chess Life) is, after all, subject to touch piece. While nothing about chess but frustrated at regarding these former great players was no chess player has a right to life, they being unable to beat my 8-year-old quite intriguing and should provide a should have a right to try to preserve it. brother, I read Hanauer’s book cover to valuable insight to our current junior Usually one player has lots more time, cover. Immediately I started beating my players that there are more important making “gaming” the time-pressured schoolmates and eventually all but one of things in life than pushing wood. I can still player an easy matter. them, although my school went up to remember Stuart Rachels sharing a Chess Krush is certainly right that this is no grade 12. Life cover with New ’s own John way to decide a championship. A five- Although I didn’t get a USCF rating Jarecki profiling America’s youngest mas- game, slow-time-limit match would have until two years later, it's safe to say that ters at the time. I also had the privilege been fairer. This was not a blitz champi- I was playing at the 1000-1200 level on of playing against Vivek Rao back in 1993 onship, but the playoff was little better the strength of Hanauer’s book alone. in Illinois when I was living in the Mid- than a five-minute contest and in the How would you like a book that could put west. ridiculous terms of the final game it was you there? I am happy that these former greats even worse. Years later, when I was teaching chess have moved on to their respective In my opinion Zatonskih and Krush classes (and still later when my children careers—and they are certainly not forgot- are U.S. women’s co-champions while were old enough to learn the game), I ten. I think what I would like to see in Zatonskih is also undisputed blitz play- couldn’t find a book that good—in vain did coming issues of Chess Life would be fea- off women’s champion. I search for the thorough coverage of tac- ture articles highlighting other players The way to deal with this is face up to tical concepts, the equally thorough that left the game to pursue their dreams the onerous burdens levied on players coverage of basic endgames, the meaty in other arenas. I can name a handful of former players I think the readership of Chess Life would be interested in know- ing, “Where Are They Now”? In addition to John Jarecki, other play- ers of interest would be Pedro and Jose Marcal, formerly of Palo Alto, ; Tyler Cowan, the 1977 New Jersey cham- pion and who like Rachels is a professor; GM Ken Rogoff; Sandeep Joshi, who was a talented New player; and Charles (Chuck) Adelman, who I believe has become a bridge master. Another player that comes to mind is GM Michael Wilder. David A. Cole USCF life member Franklin, NJ

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First Moves

Breaking Dawn Teases Chess

The final entry in the wildly popular Twilight Saga series of books seemed to hold some promise of chess with an intriguing cover, but chess fans had to make do with only the indirect chess effects.

The vampire opening (ending?).

The book that caused the hoopla. Dr. Root signed her books and took on all comers.

arnes & Noble Booksellers has a partnership with 32 Chess Activities for Inquiry and Problem Solving. the Denton Public Libraries,” said Barnes & Noble Nearby, a chess beginner, April Kendra dressed as Bella, tried “B (B&N) Community Relations Manager Thom Ander- the game. William and vampire-attired David Wroe played son. He continued, “Since Denton meets at the with cups of blood (tea) close at hand. Although our seven public library, when I saw the mysterious chess image on Denton Chess Club volunteers (David, William, me, Clarissa, Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn I immediately contacted Simon Halapir, Michael Borys, and Richard Herrington) were, club tournament director Rob Jones.” Thus chess became part numerically, a small part of the hundreds who attended the book of the biggest book release of 2008. Before the event, my chil- release, we made a big impact. About 40 patrons played chess dren Clarissa and William unloaded the club’s chess supplies. during the one-and-a-half hour event. We handed out flyers. And They posed next to a pro-vampire SUV windshield, “Honk if you our presence was frequently announced over the B&N loud- like Edward and Jasper Cullen.” Inside the store, there were bat- speakers. At 11:30, my children and I packed up the sets and tles between vampire Edward and his rival, werewolf Jacob. One boards and got in line for the book’s 12:01 a.m. August 2nd patron caught a bouquet after the wedding of human Bella and release. The spoiler? Not one mention of chess in the 768- Edward, winning a free copy of Breaking Dawn. At the mall page book. Nevertheless, Breaking Dawn’s cover image, and our entrance, I had a book signing for my own two books, Children club’s cooperation with Barnes and Noble, promoted chess to and Chess: A Guide for Educators and Science, Math, Checkmate: the public. ~Dr. Alexey Root

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Looks at Books

A Wise Man Once Said... Chess Life’s award-winning columnist presents a collection of some of the most astute statements in chess literature.

By Dr. Alexey Root, WIM fter trying the first 12 problems in their borders. This omission makes prob- Andrew Soltis’ The Wisest Things lem-solving more challenging for players r+ + + + A Ever Said About Chess, I felt dis- new to notation. William guessed wrong, + + kpp tinctly unwise. I had employed my usual tried a different problem (wrong again), approach to each chess diagram. I covered then said, “The problems are not really +r+pn p up the continuation, read the related hint problems.” p + R + (wisest thing), then guessed a solution. I William’s insight changed my percep- scored 50%, which I thought was pitiful tion. Though diagrams in other books pP+L+ + for an expert on a book in Batsford’s uni- usually represent problems to solve, this + + + PP versal category. is not the case with Wisest Things. I Self-blame is not fun, so I decided to stopped calling the diagrams “problems.” PP + P + blame Soltis. For four of the first 12 prob- Instead, I saw the diagrams as paintings +K+R+ + lems, the reader chooses a move for one and Soltis as my art-appreciation guide. Black to play side, then that side loses. Anand-Ftacnik, Soltis seamlessly combined quotes from from Bled 1993, is an example. Black to players of different generations to describe was Fischer-Petrosian, Bled 1961. play. The “wisest thing” hint is, “Modern each masterpiece, as in “Long variation, Petrosian considered the straightfor- chess is much too concerned with things wrong variation” quoted here: ward 1. ... Nxe4, simplifying into an like . Forget it. - ending where White has an edge but mate ends the game” (). “ said his aphorism Black will likely . Soltis wrote, applies to both long variations of r+ +k+ r published analysis, which he instinc- “He [Petrosian] also noticed 1. ... tively distrusted, and to over-the-board Rd6. It seems to just lose a pawn after +l+ lpp calculation. The further you try to see 2. Rxd6 Kxd6 3. Rxe6+ and 4. Bxa8. p+ +p+ + with certainty, the more likely you’re However, he correctly carried his missing something.” analysis further and realized 3. ... q np+PPp agreed. “At first fxe6! 4. Bxa8 Kc5 5. b3 Nd7 followed pnN N P you see the position clearly,” he said by ... Kd4 and ... Nc5 creates an in one of his last interviews. “Within absolute blockade. + + L + three moves it becomes somewhat Black rechecked this seven-move PPP+Q+L+ like in a fog. And within five moves variation, found no flaw and played 1. you only see the contours of the ... Rd6?. He was “shattered,” accord- +K+R+ +R position.” ing to White, by the reply 2. Bxa8!” Black to play The other problem with calculating a long variation is that you spend so In the quote above, Soltis demonstrates how grandmasters think during a game. 1. ... Nxb2! much time on it that you tend to forget about the other alternatives at move The publisher wrote that the Wisest Things gathers “together the most astute And White won brilliantly with 2. fxe6!. two. “The things you overlook in your insights on chess ever uttered, culled Soltis gives 2. ... Nxd1 3. exf7+ Kxf7 4. long calculation will seldom be as from three centuries of the world’s great- Rxd1 Ne4 5. Bxe4 dxe4 6. Qc4+. So even important as the move you overlooked est players.” An educational, entertaining, when I was right, correctly guessing Ftac- at the start,” as Jacob Aagaard said challenging, and informative read! . nik’s move, I felt wrong because I lost. in Excelling at Chess Calculation.” To find out if the problems were only hard for me, I gave one to William, my For the players quoted above, and for The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess (2008) 11-year-old, 1241-rated son. As William many others in the book, bibliographic by GM Andrew Soltis. 304 pp., London: Bats- ford. List price: $21.95. Member price: $20.95. pondered, I noticed that the diagrams information would have been helpful. The Visit uscfsales.com for member discounts on did not have algebraic notation around diagram for “Long variation, wrong variation” books and equipment.

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A Gem of a Book A presented through 1,000 combinations from the ninth century through the 21st century Internet encounters.

By Elizabeth Vicary gor Sukhin’s Chess Gems is a concise Sukhin. For example, his comments on history of chess, simultaneously told r + +k+ Fischer’s forfeiture of his match with Kar- I through twin narratives of words and + + + + pov reads, “Three years later, the world tactics. It summarizes the important fig- was amazed again when Fischer decided ures, matches, and combinations from the + + PP+ not to defend his title. People failed to game’s early beginnings (the first dia- + + + + understand, but the secret was simple. gram is from the writings of Fischer’s goal was to become world cham- Abu Naim Al-Khadim in the 9th century) K+n+ +NR pion, and he had achieved that. Later, he until the end of the twentieth century. For + + + +L was not even interested in defending that its price and the cost in terms of reader’s title; after all, he had already shown that time, the book is a good value: instructive, r + + + he was the best player in the world.” entertaining, and informative. + + + +R Really? That’s it? Nothing more to say? The first chapter was, for me, the high- The positions used are for the most White to play and win light of the work. It covers chess from part excellent, entertaining, and well- the 9th to 15th century, when it was puzzles had become more subtle. The fol- integrated into the story, but they called Shatranj and was played with lowing is from the Parisian manuscript occasionally suffer from the same reader- slightly different rules. Pawns could only Experience in Chess, Consisting of Rules friendly over-simplification as the move one square on the first turn, the On How to Play Well and How to Obtain story-telling. Karpov’s match victory over could move only one square diag- Advantages with Precise Moves, Which in 1993, for example, is onally, the could jump over a Can Be Called the Secrets of This Game by illustrated, and undeniably, this is a friendly piece or an enemy piece without Philip Stamma. sparkling finish and a good training exer- capturing it, did not exist, and cise. But it’s hardly a tactic that had any counted as a win. Solving tac- + + + + real effect on the outcome of the match, tics from this period gives you insight as or even the game: White is already com- to what chess would feel like under dif- + + + + pletely winning and has several good ferent rules: it’s both intriguing and P+ + + + continuations. slightly unsettling. One final comment: the extensive bib- My favorite is associated with a hilari- + + + + liography includes many Soviet texts that ous story, the “Legend of Dilaram.” At k+K+ + + aren’t readily available to English readers, the end of a bad losing streak, a nobleman but nothing is older than 1950. It seems and compulsive gambler finally wagers the +p+ + + a shame that the author did not do any most beautiful of his wives, Dilaram. He’s +p+ + + original research or take a look for him- just about to resign when she calls out to self at the extant writings he describes. him, “Oh, my master! both your +r+ +R+ Chess Gems is an interesting read, a rooks, but do not surrender me, your White to play and win good introduction to chess history, and a Dilaram!” useful training manual. For readers, how- (see diagram top of next column) The remaining chapters do a fine job of ever, who have enjoyed the captivating retelling chess’s history, but the brevity writing and vivid personal detail of the My The author points out that almost all of the book is also its greatest flaw. Hav- Great Predecessors series, Sukhin’s work the positions from this time follow this (necessarily) pales in comparison. . ing spent the last couple years reading the pattern: one side is down material and exquisite series, , Problem solutions on page 71. facing imminent defeat, but then bril- in which the same stories and conflicts liantly sacrifices most of his remaining are relayed with incredibly rich historical Chess Gems (2007) by Igor Sukhin. 336 pp., pieces to win. and personal detail, it is hard to get Mongoose Press. List price: $24.95. Member By the 18th century, however, chess price: $23.95. Visit uscfsales.com for mem- excited over the bloodless summaries of ber discounts on books and equipment.

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Chess to Enjoy Sibling Rivalry

By GM Andy Soltis

What is it like to have a younger brother who plays much better than you? Well, it’s not too bad—if your last name is Alekhine or Carlsen or Lasker or ...

Even though Vishy Anand holds the down with measles. The Chessmetrics discovered his oldest child, Nikolai, had title of FIDE world champion, there are website claims that for a while Berthold little enthusiasm for it. So he taught the many fans who feel he’ll only join the was the seventh-best player in the moves to his second son, Vassily, a year Great Predecessors if he wins this month’s world(!). His greatest achievement was and a half younger, and was a key influ- championship match. But Vishy has a bit tying with his brother in a master event, ence on his career. of history on his side and it has nothing Berlin 1890, after overcoming this crush- Most champions had siblings near them to do with chess and everything to do ing loss. in age. But not Anand, who was born 13 with birth order: Anand would be the years after his brother and 11 after his 11th of the 15 undisputed champions Semi- (D45) sister. Psychologists have suggested that who had one—and only one—older Berthold Lasker the baby in a family like that wants to brother. prove something to the adults—particu- Now this might not strike you as Berlin, 1890 larly if an elder sibling is very successful. strange. But when you consider how If you know who Eli Manning is, you many geniuses in other fields were the 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 know how this works. first-born child in their family—or were Nbd7 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. Rc1 0-0 8. Be2 Ne4!? 9. The best-known story of a youngster among the youngest in a large brood of Nxe4? dxe4 10. Ng1 e5 11. Bc3 Qe7 12. d5 f5 trying to impress his father with his chess kids, it’s way outside the . 13. dxc6 bxc6 knowledge is Jose Capablanca’s account Chess is different. There’s only been of showing his dad how he learned how one world champion who was an only Now 14. a3! and 15. b4 might keep the pieces move by watching him play. child: . There was only Black’s edge to a minimum despite the That story is far from unique. one who was his parents’ first child: Kas- option of 14. ... f4. In a recent interview Yevgeny Kram- parov again. And there’s only been one 14. Rc2 Bc5 15. Bf1 f4 16. exf4 exf4 17. Qh5 nik recalled how he was playing a game who came late in the family: Wilhelm with his father when his baby brother Steinitz, the ninth of 13 kids. r+l+ rk+ Vladimir first saw chess. After one of The psychologists and sociologists who their games the father, as a joke, sug- study birth order might have problems p +nq pp gested Vladimir reset the pieces. The boy explaining this phenomenon. Their con- +p+ + + did it. ventional wisdom is that first-borns are “Do you also know how to play?” Boris the achievers in a family. There’s some IQ + l + +Q Kramnik asked. “I do!” the future world data to support the claim that first-borns +P+pp + champion replied. Vladimir was soon the are also the smartest. best player in his family. But in the case of chess champions, the + L + + Anand may have been motivated by older sibling has been more of a mentor PPR+ PPP sibling rivalry. He was able to beat his than an achiever. ’s brother brother and sister by age 8 despite the Georgy, a year older, was his first oppo- + + KLNR huge age difference. Rivalry was also a fac- nent, when he was 5. After 17. Qh5 tor for some near-champions, such as also grew up playing with his older Jan Timman, but for a different reason. brother Isa and later dedicated one of 17. ... Bb4! 18. Ne2 Ne5 19. Bxb4 Nd3+, He learned the moves when he was 8 but his books to him. Bobby Fischer didn’t White resigned. it was his brother Ton who got him to take have an older brother but did have older the game seriously. sister Joan, who bought his first Black is winning after 20. Kd1 Nxf2+. “At first I was a very keen and the instruction booklet that taught In some cases, it was an older brother’s player but often my older brother more or him the moves at age 6. lack of interest in chess that mattered. less forced me to play chess. He just The strongest mentor of a champion Vassily Smyslov’s father was a first-cat- wanted to beat me,” Jan Timman recalled. was 19-year-old Berthold Lasker, who egory player, about expert strength, who Ton was himself a talented player: taught the moves to his 11-year-old very much wanted to introduce his off- brother Emanuel when the latter came spring to chess. To his dismay he (see game top of next column)

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Problem I Problem II Problem III Tarrasch vs. Lasker Emanuel Lasker Emanuel Lasker Emanuel Lasker Siegbert Tarrasch Siegbert Tarrasch

With the world championship + + k r + + +rk + + + k match coming up in Bonn, it’s worth + r +l+ + + + + + + + +p recalling that this year also marks p+q+ + + + + +PP p+ Q +p+ the 100th anniversary of another +p+pRN+ + + R K +p+Ln + title battle that was held in Ger- many. It was the long-awaited + + + + + + + + + +PK + Siegbert Tarrasch-Emanuel Lasker + + Q +P + + + + + +q+ +l match. When they met, in August PP + +P+ + + + + P+ + +N+ and September 1908, Lasker got off + + R +K + + + + + + + + to a terrific 5½-1½ start and coasted to the victory that provides our six White to play White to play Black to play quiz positions. In each you are asked to find the fastest winning line of Problem IV Problem V Problem VI Emanuel Lasker Siegbert Tarrasch Siegbert Tarrasch play. Usually this will mean the Siegbert Tarrasch Emanuel Lasker Emanuel Lasker forced win of a decisive amount of material. For solutions, see page 71. + + + + + Q + + r+ + r k + + +K+ + + r kp pp+ + p pp+ + + + +r+ + +pp + p p p + + + + + + + l qp+ P+P+k+ + P+ p p + +LNP+ + +P+ +N+ +P+ l + + +Q+P+ + + + + +P+R+P+ PPP+N+ P + + + + R +KN q R + + +K White to play Black to play Black to play

French Defense, Here 27. Qxg8+! might have saved the White attacks with Nh3-g5 and Ndf3-e5. Delayed Wing (C00) day (27. ... Rxg8 28. Re7+ Kf8 29. Rxe4+ 6. ... cxd4? 7. exd4 Bd6 8. Nh3 0-0 9. 0-0 Bd7 Dragolyub Baretic Qxb4 30. Rxb4 Rxc3 31. b6!). The tide 10. Qe2 a6 11. Nf3 b5 12. Ne5 Ton Timman turns again: Hoogoveen, 1974 27. Qa7? Qxb4!, White resigned. Chess is easy when all you have to do 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 is throw every piece in the direction of the Nc6 6. a3 f6 7. axb4 fxe5! 8. b5 Nxd4 9. Nxe5 The champions who didn’t have a sin- enemy . White’s plan is 13. Ng5, 14. Qh4! 10. g4!? Bc5 11. c3 Nf5 12. Nd3 Bd6? gle older brother were Steinitz, Fischer, Rf3 and 15. Nxh7! Nxh7 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Ra4! d4 14. Qe2 Kasparov and (who had 17. Rh3+ Kg8 18. Qh5 and mates. an older sister, like Fischer). Some other 12. ... g6 13. Ng5 Qe7 14. Rf3 Be8 15. Rh3 When Black chose his 12th move over champions came from large families. But Kg7 16. Bd2 Nd8 17. Rf1 Rh8 18. f5! exf5 19. 12. ... Bb6 he may have overlooked that they were still the second son. Capa- Bxf5! gxf5 20. Rg3 Kf8 21. Rxf5 h6 22. Qe3! now 14. ... Ne3 is awful after 15. Rxd4 blanca, for example, was the second Nxf1 16. Rxd6!. eldest, after his brother Salvador, among Threat of 23. Nh7+ Rxh7 24. Qxh6+!. 14. ... Nfh6 15. Rxd4 Qe7 16. h3 e5 17. Ra4 11 children. 22. ... Qc7 23. Rxf6 Ke7 24. Rf5 f6 25. Ng4+, Be6 18. c4 Nf7 19. Bg2 Rc8 20. Rxa7! Bxc4 had a brother, Black resigned. 21. Rxb7 Bb4+ 22. Bd2 Qd8 23. Bxb4 Bxd3 Alexey, four years older, who took the 24. Qb2 e4 game seriously. When Alexey was 13 he A finish in the style of . made a draw with Harry Pillsbury in a 22- Need I add that Morphy had one older sib- Now 25. Qxg7! wins (25. ... Rc1+ 26. board blindfold simul given by the visiting ling? Yes, a brother. Kd2 Rc2+ 27. Kd1). American champion in Moscow. Four You can appreciate how Edward Mor- 25. Nc3 Qd4 26. Qa2 Nd8! years later the brothers played a four- phy—and Yevgeny Kramnik and Alexey game postal match, apparently Alekhine and Ton Timman—felt when abandoned without a result. Here’s a cor- they realized their kid brother had sur- +rnk+nr respondence game Alexey finished. passed them. Ellen Carlsen felt the same +R+ + pp way when she began losing to a brother Stonewall Attack (D00) two years younger than her. + + + + Alexey Alekhine “When Magnus outplayed his sister for +P+ + + Andreas Duhm the first time he was eight and a half. She Correspondence, 1908-09 refused to play with him after that,” their L qp+P+ father Henrik Carlsen recalled in an inter- + Nl+ +P 1. d4 d5 2. e3 e6 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 view. Ellen, who has real talent for the Nc6 6. f4! game, gave up tournaments for a while Q+ + PL+ but later returned when, as her father put + + K +R This transposes into one of the best it, she realized that “playing Magnus was- versions of the Stonewall since Black’s c8- n’t just difficult for her.” . After 26. ... Nd8 bishop is locked in by the e6-pawn and

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What’s The Best Move? Chess Endgame Quiz By GM Larry Evans

Brainteasers 1. White moves 2. White moves The endgame is often neglected because so much analysis is lav- k K + Q + + + + ished on the opening. My book Chess +p+ + + + + + Q Endgame Quiz offers 200 brain- P + + + q + + p teasers illustrating four essential + + + + + +P+ +k themes (, stalemate, , ) that usually + + + + + + +p+ involve beautiful nuances, exquisite + + + + +p+ + P timing, and even a touch of poetry. + + + + + + PK+ One reviewer cited problem one to q + + + + + + + the right as his favorite. Solutions on p. 71. (a) Qxa1 (b) Qe8 (c) Qg8 (a) Qe5+ (b) f3 (c) Qf7+

Readers are invited to send their posi- 3. White moves 4. White moves tions in for possible consideration in + + + + + + + + this column. Send to whatsthebest- p + + + + + + pp [email protected] or mail to Chess Life, c/o What’s The Best Move, PO P+ +K+ + + + p + Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. + + + + + +k+PP + + + + + + K P + k + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + (a) Kd7 (b) Kd5 (c) Kd6 (a) Kg4 (b) g6 (c) h5

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PARIMARJAN EVGENY NEGI NAJER

At the 2008 edition of the World Open, a large Indian contingent led by

By Jerry Hanken

f you are a true patriot and wear the If Ben Franklin were alive today, it’s just about everything else has. lapel flag and that sort of thing, where odds on that this lover of the royal game The hotel is now called the Sheraton Iwould you spend the Fourth of July? would test his skills in the hotel on the City Center and it is a fine Why, where else but the Cradle of Liberty square which carries his name in the and elegant place for the top open tour- itself, the place where it all began, center of Philadelphia. He would proba- nament in the U.S. The playing rooms are Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! You can visit bly be seen playing in the under-1800 well-lit and the sleeping rooms are large the historic hall where the constitution section and when he won some cash, and opulent. Most have plasma televi- was signed, the Benjamin Franklin some non-prize winner in his section sions and a good working desk, which is exhibits, and the most famous of damaged would call him a sandbagger and another a must for a reporter. The service is con- icons, the cracked Liberty Bell! would demand that the directors check siderably above average and staff is quick You might also play chess in the out those funny little glasses he wears on to respond to a guest’s needs. I think old biggest tournament in both attendance his nose for electronic devices which may Ben would have enjoyed a stay here as and prizes in this land of ours, the World be conveying moves to him from Thomas much as I did. Open. Over 1,200 players passed the Jefferson! In this, the 36th World Open, there long fireworks-and-celebration-filled Let’s leave our fantasy Ben stewing were $320,000 in guaranteed prizes, weekend, hunched over the 64 squares in bewilderment at 21st century chess dwarfing any other prize fund in the U.S. in the exhilarating but tense competition tournaments. The moves of the game The projected prize fund of $400,000 was which is tournament play. have not changed in 220-odd years but based on a realistic hope of 1,450 paid

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S ARMY

LUBOMIR ALEXANDER FTACNIK MOISEENKO

the winner on tiebreaks, GM Parimarjan Negi, score impressively.

entries, a figure this tournament has it official. Add two women GMs, one with knight finding a strong point on Black’s seen in the past. The tournament offered a men’s GM norm, and you have 39 of the e6 and harassing Black’s stuck-in-the- 300 World Chess Live (WCL) Grand Prix 118 as GMs! With the 16 IMs and a dozen center king. About 60 spectators and a points, the maximum possible. The four FIDE masters (FMs), another interna- whole bunch of camera people watched tied for first grabbed the bulk of these, tional title, and you get a grand total of 67 the game with intensity. TD Ernie Schlich each receiving 46 WCL Grand Prix points. internationally titled players in the cham- conducted the playoff very nicely and As always, the Open or Championship pionship section, well over half the field. Evgeny won the title of World Open cham- section drew many of the best players in At the end of nine grueling rounds, pion of 2008 and the extra $400 which America to fight it out for the possible there were four GMs standing alone with came with it. If you would like to see the S

R $30,000 first prize. Thirty-five interna- seven out of nine. The top two of them on game, please go to the MonRoi website, E

G tional grandmasters played in this tiebreaks were the Russian Evgeny Najer monroi.com, for this and a lot of the other O R 118-player section, well more than a and the impressive 15-year-old Indian great games from this event. Y H

T quarter of the field! There were also 18 GM Parimarjan Negi. They played an The two other seven pointers, who like A

C international masters (IMs) playing, two of “Armageddon” game for the title at seven the Indian lad each got the consolation of Y

B whom are American players, Josh Friedel vs. five minutes with Black having draw taking home a check for $11,500, were S

O and David Pruess, who have completed all odds. The 30-year-old Najer, who had Alexander (another Alex!) Moiseenko from T

O requirements to be grandmasters (GMs) inflicted Negi’s only loss in round three, Ukraine and a name which should be H P and are simply waiting to have FIDE make took white and won rather easily, his very familiar to the readers of Yasser

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Seirawan’s much missed publication from heavy with titled players was that there The honor of being the biggest money the last century, Inside Chess, Lubomir was an under-2400 section. It was winners in all the classes was shared by Ftacnik of the . When I ran stronger in itself than most World Chess Michael Granata from Illinois for his clear into him on an elevator and started to Live Grand Prix events. Some IMs and win in under 1800, and the clear winner chat with him. I asked his name. He quite a few FMs played in that sec- of the under 1600 section, Molson Hart laughed and said, “It’s me, Lubo. We tion—even GM Anatoly Lein could be from Connecticut. Each scored eight out played in the World Open back in the found in this section, which offered huge of nine and took home checks for 16 eighties.” I was embarrassed but pointed money prizes (as did all the class sec- grand! Wow! Congratulations to both of out that he just looked too young and tions). A minimum of $8,000 (for all the you, and all the prize winners. energetic to be Ftacnik! He laughed and class sections) for first prize was hard to For all the many prize winners in all promised me an interview if he won but, pass up by players who usually play in the sections, I again refer the reader to alas he got left out by the tiebreak system. the Open. chess tour.com. Negi was part of a large group of titled This under-2400 section, which had I interviewed both of the playoff boys. players from who came for the World 46 internationally titled players in its Your reporter must humbly confess that Open and also for the 43-player Philadel- field of 128, ended in a five way tie for first my tape recorder was on “pause” when I phia International which Continental which paid out $6,400 each. That tidy talked with Najer. This is especially annoy- Chess Association (CCA) put on before the sum is unmatched except for some other ing because GM “The main event. Negi, who speaks flawless CCA tournaments. An anomaly was that, Pearl,” who is highly fluent in both Eng- English and dresses like he is going to the unlike the Open section, re-entries are lish and Russian, graciously acted as opera, won that event with a fine score of allowed. One of the lucky five who tied for translator even though he had a bad seven of nine. Space does not allow for first, Igor Sorkin from took advan- tournament (for him) at 5-4. On the pos- coverage of this first class event here, tage of that feature. itive side, my chat with the Indian wonder but again, go to the very user friendly The other four are IM Robert Hungaski boy, Parimarjan (Perry), who also won CCA (chesstour.com) website for details. from Connecticut, FM Igor Schneider from the Philadelphia International with a clear The Indian contingent was very strong New York, Louie Jiang from Canada, and 7-2, was preserved in full. and very polite. They made it possible FM Elliott Liu from California. My talk with Negi brought out some for lots of norm chances. They came with- A number of norms were made: Amer- interesting facts. Perry learned the moves out any special invitation from the CCA ican juniors Daniel Ludwig and Sam from his father at the tender age of three or the USCF, but because they see the Shankland made IM norms along with and could beat his dad by the time he was World Open as one of the best tourna- Eric Hansen and Jonathan Tayar of five. He doesn’t think of himself as a ments in the world. They added greatly to Canada. Alisa Melekhina got her third prodigy, but who aside from Capablanca the level of competition at the top. WIM norm, so she should expect her title has such a record? I was also surprised One reason why the Open was so top at the next FIDE Congress. to learn that chess in India is about the

35 Years of World Open Reports in Chess Life

October 1973 don (2110) and Robert Bellin (2315), September 1998 A new Continental Chess Association drew Julio Kaplan (2408), and defeated The open section of the 26th annual tournament with a $15,000 prize fund Lian Ann Tann (2340) and Herbert Sei- World Open was just a bowling alley for (world record for an open) made a spec- dman (2310). 33-year-old Russian GM Alexander tacular debut June 30-July 4 at New Bill Goichberg Goldin. Every round (with the excep- York’s McAlpin Hotel. The World Open tion of the seventh, when he drew with set a new U.S. attendance record for the ultimate clear runner-up Ilya open (non-scholastic) tournaments Smirin of Israel), the directors set ‘em (since surpassed by the U.S. Open in October 1988 and Alex mowed ‘em down! ) with 725 players—369 in the This year’s $53,000-plus Open section The World Open has seen only one Open Section and 356 in the Booster. 33 was lean and mean—lean because it other performance like this before and states, D.C., and were rep- comprised only 64 players, down 35 that was 24 years ago in the second resented, as well as , Canada from 1987, and mean because the World Open, when then-super GM (26 players!), England (a team of three grandmasters and international masters Bent Larsen scored 8½ out of 9. In promising young masters), Germany, high up on the charts were counte- equaling Larsen’s record, Goldin , Mexico, , South nancing few early upsets, at least in defeated last year’s clear winner, Alex Africa, , and . The Open surrendering full points. Shabalov of , who had a Section had tremendous strength with What unfolded was newlywed Maxim disappointing 6-3 including a loss to 44 masters and 86 experts. Dlugy’s latest and perhaps greatest con- our World Under-16 Championship International Walter quest. In their final-round collision, the representative Eugene Perelshteyn. Browne of California scored an 22-year-old Dlugy—world junior cham- He also took out 2698-rated “Polish unbeaten 9-1 to take top prize of $2,000. pion of 1985, World Open victor the guy” Alex Wojtkiewicz. (I used to call The 24-year-old Browne, who expects same year via playoff and this year’s him that before I learned to pronounce some day to play for the closed world recipient of a Samford fellowship—would his name.) The latter is a real killer, championship, won his first four games trip the streaking Nick de Firmian, and was in a tie for third/ninth places over Dennis Fried (2093), Johnny Goichberg’s ‘86 laureate, and ultimately with 7-2, usually a good money score. Walker (2164), George Shainswit (2146), secure a first-place check for $25,000. This year it was worth $1,443. and Herbert Avram (2241), then drew No overtime needed this time. Jerry Hanken Simon Webb (2326), beat Charles Wel- Ed Albaugh

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Bb2 Rad8 18. Ra1 Nh5 19. Qc2 Ng3 20. Nb3 same as the U.S. It is nothing like in Nxf1 21. Rxf1 dxe4 22. dxe4 Bc4 23. Rfe1 some western European countries where + r rk+ Bd3 24. Qc1 Bf8 25. Nc5 a5 GMs are known as well as soccer stars. +lq + pp Only the name Anand is quickly recog- Bad is 25. ... Bxc5 26. bxc5 Qxc5 27. nized there. p+p+Pp + Qxh6 when Black is weak on a6 and his I will post the full interview on Chess +p+P+ + kingside. Life Online. The handsome lad had a lot 26. Nxd3 Rxd3 27. bxa5 Nxa5 28. Qc2 Red8 of other things of interest to say. P+ +P+Q+ Although he didn’t think any of his + p + P games were really special, I found this one + + +LP + r lk+ to be an exciting gem. I think you read- + + +p+ ers will agree on this. + +R+R+K After 22. ... c3 q + +pp np+ p + Open Catalan (E04) The young grandmaster has demon- GM Victor Mikhalevski (2679) strated great patience but now the queen- + +P+ + GM Parimarjan Negi (2730) side mass begins to move forward and + Pr+N+P World Open 2008, Philadelphia, USA (6) assert itself. LQ+ PP+ 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 23. e5 f5 24. Qh4 Rxd5! c6 6. 0-0 b5 7. a4 Bb7 8. Ne5 a6 9. Nc3 Nd5 R + R K A correct sacrifice which will 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. f4 Qc7 After 28. ... Red8 augment the massive queenside pawns. r+ +kl r This is exciting and strong chess! The prior moves can best be described 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. axb5 c2 as cautiously jockeying for position. Now +lqn+ppp we see the foreshadowing of the long end- p+p+p+ + A useful . ing. White’s dark-squared bishop has a 27. e7 Re8 28. Rc1 d4+ hard time finding play and the c-pawn +p+ N + stays weak. It looks like White will never P+pPPP + Here come da’ judge! be able to force c4 (How ironic, as we 29. Kg1 Qxe5 30. Rxc2 Qd5 31. bxa6 Qh1+ English players make that our FIRST + P + P 32. Kf2 Qg2+ 33. Ke1 Qxc2 34. axb7 d3!, move!) + + +LP White resigned. 29. Red1 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Nc4 32. Bc1 Qa5 33. Qe1 Qa1 34. g3 Kh7 35. This has been inspired play on the part R LQ+RK Kg2 Bc5 36. h4 Qa2 37. Nd2 Nd6 38. Qd1 h5 of the young Indian grandmaster. Mate is 39. Qb3 Qa1 40. Qc2 Qa4 41. Qb3 Qa1 42. After 12. ... Qc7 threatened on e2 and if 35. Rf2, the mate Qc2 Qa4 43. Qb3 Qxb3 comes on c1. What a great attack. Too bad This seems to be a new move in this there are no beauty prizes in CCA tour- system. It was played only once before in After equivocating while getting to the naments; this would have won the beauty first time control, the eventual champion 1994 but it sure does have a lot of suc- prize hands down! cess here! In prior games, 12. ... Be7 was decides rightly that there are winning chances in this ending. That decision the most popular move. My thanks to The best game I had available, played John Hillery for researching this line for looks good in hindsight as it was neces- by Najer, was the following crucial eighth sary to grab this point to keep his chances me. It is one I play a lot myself but after round victory this overwhelming win for Black, I may for the title alive. This was the penultimate have to give it up. round. 13. Be3 Be7 Sicilian Defense (B50) 44. Nxb3 Bb6 45. Kf3 Nc4 46. Ke2 f5 47. f3 GM Julio Becerra (2646) Kg7 48. Nd2 Kf7 49. Nf1 Ke6 50. Kd3 Bd8 51. In that 1994 game between two low GM Evgeny Najer (2689) exf5+ gxf5 52. Bg5 Bb6 rated masters, Black played 13. ... h5 World Open 2008, Philadelphia, USA (8) here, a seemingly faulty plan as White A trade of this prelate was “a consum- This is a very delicate ending. One later won rather easily. mation devoutly to be wished” (Hamlet). hears endless shibboleths about “good” 14. f5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 But Black was not buying, thank you and “bad” bishops, but here we see the very much. reality of the often repeated “rule.” In a At this point, Black is two pawns ahead. 53. Bh6 Kd5 54. Bg7 Bc7 55. Bf8 Bd8 56. Bg7 game between two grandmasters with a He seems able to give one back and Bc7 57. Bf8 e4+ lot of money riding on every half point in remain a solid pawn plus. the end, Black achieves the better of the 16. Bd4 Bc5 17. Kh1 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Qc7 19. (see diagram top of next column) dark-squared bishops and, even with Qg4 knights on the board, he nurses this The decisive breakthrough, but there often ephemeral advantage home for a After 19. fxe6 0-0 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. was no way it could have been stopped in full point at a time in the tournament Rxf7 Qxf7 22. Qd2 Rd8 and Black will the long run. when jockeying for final positioning begins remain a healthy pawn to the good. 58. Ke2 Be5 59. Bb4 Ke6 60. Kf2 Nb2 61. in dear earnest. 19. ... f6 20. fxe6 0-0 21. d5 Rad8 Ke3 exf3 62. Kxf3 Na4 63. c4 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. 0-0 As scary as the white pawns look, they Bg7 6. Re1 0-0 7. Bf1 Nc6 8. d3 h6 9. a3 e5 Now the move 63. c4 is a desperate are sufficiently blockaded. 10. b4 Be6 11. Nbd2 b5 12. Bb2 Qb6 13. Rb1 gambit. The weak c-pawn could no longer a6 14. Ba1 Rfe8 15. h3 cxb4 16. axb4 d5 17. 22. Rad1 c3 be defended.

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+ + + + + + + + + +k+ + L + +p+p + Kn+ P + + + + +p+ + + + +N+ + Analysis after 75. ... c2

round to set up the playoff.

One of my favorite games in this World Open is this upset pulled off by IM Justin Sarkar over a player rated around 300 points more than he. This is not the first grandmaster that Sarkar has taken down by far, and it certainly won’t be the last.

Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation (E32) IM Justin Sarkar (2473) GM Vadim Milov (2750) World Open 2008, Philadelphia, USA (8)

Justin Sarker has two GM norms to his credit. What stands between him and the title are opportunities and confidence. The following entertaining and sharp vic- tory over a 2700 grandmaster should go a long way toward the latter. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3

For quite a while in the nineties, it was fashionable for White to avoid the classic Nimzo, but now it is allowed regularly. “The more it changes, the more it is the same.” I can't say this in the original French, but I am sure you get the idea. 3. ... Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. a3 Sam Shankland (above) was one of five players who scored IM norms. One of the oldest lines. White has not allowed his pawns to be doubled. There have become sitting ducks and Black's are a gazillion lines of that + + L + king threatens to penetrate to b3. doubling idea. + l + + 70. ... Nxg3 71. Ne3+ Ke6 72. Bb4 5. ... Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. e3 b6 9. Bd3 Ba6 + + + + The material count has gone up to two +p+k+p+p pawns. Whites’ goose is cooked. A cousin of some Queen’s Indian lines. +n+p+ P 72. ... Ne4 73. Nd1 Bf6 74. Ba5 Bd4 75. Bc7 10. Ne2 c5 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 Rc8 + PK+PP If 75. Kxd4 c2. Black has certainly equalized here. (see diagram top of next column) White’s two bishops are not a real advan- + + + + tage in this position. 75. ... Kd5 76. Bf4 Nc5+ 77. Kc2 Kc4 78. Be3 E + + +N+ 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. 0-0 Qc7 15. Rfc1 Qb8 D A

Nb3 79. Bg5 Na1+ 80. Kc1 Kd3, White H

After 57. ... e4+ A resigned. This is the first time in the game that H S

White can claim an edge. Black could N E 63. ... bxc4 64. Ne3 Nb2 65. Nc2 c3 66. Ke2 The champion certainly played like one J

have forced the queens off with 15. ... Qc6 Y

Kd5 67. Kf3 Nc4 68. Be7 Nd2+ 69. Ke3 Nf1+ B in this game! He went on to defeat GM (there is a mate threat on g2). 15. ... Bc6 O

70. Kd3 Sergey Kudrin, who has been at the top T

is also quite playable. O of his game this year, and the rest is his- H 16. Nc3 a6 17. Bg3 Rfe8 18. Qd1 Qa8 19. f3 P 70. Kf2 doesn't help. The white pawns tory. Negi and Ftacnik drew in the last

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The most powerful of Black’s pieces is ambitious kids, and those on the way stuck in a corner behind a bishop which down, or at least trying to hold on to + + r + is biting on granite. Now White can start what they have achieved. There are your pl+ + kp aggressive operations. few sandbaggers still, but tough rating 19. ... cxd4 20. exd4 e5 21. d5 Rc7 history standards make life rightly diffi- p +L+P+ cult for these cheaters. +Pp + + It is really tough to suggest a reason- After a win in the first round, Dan able plan for Black now. His position is on dropped five in a row. A lesser man would +Pr +n+ the verge of being moribund. have given up. Heck, I would have given P + +p+q 22. a4 Qd8 23. b4 up! Not ol’ Dan! He hunkered down and you could see him with his signature +Q+ R N Black tries to get his queen back into magnifying glass intensely studying the + + +R+K the game but it is too late. Justin plays board. He finished with a flourish, win- After 31. g6 strong and relentless moves to crack the ning his last three! In round eight he queenside. produced this delightful “Parting with the I must mention the presence of Jovan 23. ... Nh5 24. Bf2 Nf4 25. Bf1 f5 Lady.” I don’t usually show you games Prokopljevic and his many wares. He is the from the class sections as there are best chess artist alive today. And, I can’t This desperate counter-attack is always a plethora of instructive grand- forget to mention the impressive book doomed to fail. Now the two bishops mean master games. But this game is an and equipment display on sale in the spa- a lot in both defense and attack. exception which I should look for more cious book room by The Rochester Chess 26. g3 Qg5 27. Kh1 Nh5 28. a5 bxa5 29. Rxa5 often, as the class players are the back- Center, in with Chess 4 Less. bone of the big money tournaments. And, of course Toby Tobiason had his There is nothing Milov can do to stave 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 great collection of CD videos, and other off the looming c4-c5. doo-dads. I really like Toby. Next year the World Open will again be 29. ... Ndf6 30. c5 dxc5 31. bxc5 Rd8 32. Rb1 As in the higher sections, the revival of at the same gorgeous hotel in central the Nimzo goes on. Call it “trickle down Nxd5 Philly. I am afraid Ben Franklin will be on openings.” the CCA minimum ratings list and forced Going into the is fatal but so is 4. ... Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 to play in the under 2200 section, the everything by this time. 8. Bf4 d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Be2 0-0 11. b4 Qe7 wily old sandbagger! . 33. Bc4 Nhf6 34. Rxb7! 12. 0-0 Ne4 13. Qc2 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bg3 g5 16. h3 Yes, this is obvious, but is the collation 2008 World Open of the refutation of Black’s faulty queen Too timid. Better is 16. c5. The White At A Glance to a8 move. The rest is very pretty. bishop is not in trouble as it has h4 to go 34. ... Rxb7 35. c6 Rb2 36. c7 Rc8 37. Nxd5 to if Black tries to “ark” it. Now White will Kh7 38. h4 Qd2 39. Nxf6+ gxf6 40. Qxd2 have to deal with a serious compromise Date: June 30-July 6, 2008 Rxd2 41. Bb6, Black resigned. of his pawn structure. Location: Sheraton Philadelphia 16. ... Nxg3 17. fxg3 c5 18. b5 Rad8 19. Rad1 City Center Hotel, Philadelphia, White is now so far ahead in material e4 20. Nh2 Qe5 Pennsylvania. that further resistance is futile. Milov Top Finishers: Open, 1st-4th: usually plays a lot better than this, but Now old Dan centralizes his queen and Parimarjan Negi, Alexander Moi- in this game, a rating difference of almost forces an unwanted advance of the white seenko, Evgeny Najer, Lubomir 300 points proved to be of little conse- g-pawn. Black is clearly better. Ftacnik, 7. Under 2400, 1st-5th: quence. 21. g4 f4 22. exf4 gxf4 23. Rd2 f3 24. gxf3 Igor Schneider, Robert Hungaski, Igor Sorkin, Louie Jiang, Elliott For my last offering, I present you with The relentless advance of the f-pawn Liu, 7. Under 2200, 1st-2nd: a pretty “Parting with the Lady.” leaves White gasping for air. He should Gevorg Vardanyan, Conrad Holt, move his bishop back to d1 but this only 8½. Under 2000, 1st-3rd: Khine slows down Black’s attack. Kyaw, Makaio Krienke, James Wu, Dutch Defense (A85) 24. ... Qg3+ 25. Kh1 exf3 26. Bd3 Nf6 27. 7½. Under 1800, 1st: Michael Benjamin Moon (1830) Rdf2 Qxh3 28. Bf5 Granata, 8½. Under 1600, 1st: Dan Mayers (1895) Molson Hart, 8. Under 1400, 1st- World Open 2008, Philadelphia, USA (8) Hanging on by a fingernail! 2nd: Khalee Ward, John Sefton, 28. ... Rd4 29. g5 Ng4 30. Be6+ Kg7 31. g6 7½. Under 1200, 1st: Vladimir Kli- Dan Mayers is a remarkable fellow. I menko, 8. Under 900, 1st: Oliver sometimes refer to him as “the two thou- (see diagram top of next column) Hu, 8. Under 600, 1st-2nd: sand year old man” after the old Mel Michael Lim, Derek Leung. Brooks comedy routine. Actually Dan is Do you see it? Dan sure did! Unrated, 1st-2nd: Vladimir Koko- only 87. He has been a high expert and 31. ... Qg2+! 32. Rxg2 fxg2+ 33. Kg1 rev, Jaime Hamilton, 7½. still carries a respectable 1918 rating. In Norms earned: Arun Prasad, an act of sheer optimism, Dan pays his 33. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Ne3+ 35. India, GM (earned one earlier at entry to all the CCA tournaments he Kg1 Nxf1 36. Nxf1 Kxg6 and Black is up the Philadelphia International a plans on participating in all at once in two Exchanges and pawn with an easy week before); Eric Hansen, January! The 218-player Under 2000 sec- win. Canada, IM; Daniel Ludwig, IM; Alisa Melekhina, IM; Sam Shank- tion was, as it always is, a brutal 33. ... Rxf1+ 34. Nxf1 gxf1=Q+ 35. Kxf1 land, IM; Jonathan Tayar, competition. In this section, you see the Ne3+, White resigned. up and comers who still have dreams of Canada, IM. Chief TD: Bill Goichberg master status, lots of fast improving and The icing on the cake!

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In a sport that relies on brain instead of brawn, ego is a powerful motivator.

Don’t let your preoccupation with self affect your rating points.

by Michael Jeffreys

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“A game is only serious when you forget it’s a game.” –JEFF FOSTER

e’ve all seen it. A chess player self up for a boatload of future disap- was scheduled too early” and “I was irri- loses a game and then lectures pointments and unhappiness, a.k.a. PAIN. tated by my opponent’s behavior” are all W their opponent on how “badly” Especially if you are one of those players too familiar), players have been known to they played and how lucky they were to who go into a deep funk after a loss. I come up with: win: “You were so busted ... I had you know one player that entered a six-round My mind was paralyzed (that is, I was crushed!” And then under their breath tournament but was so disgusted after OK—it’s my bloody mind that inflicted they add, “How could I lose to this fish!?” having lost his first game that he dropped the damage). while shaking their head in disgust. out. I suppose I didn’t really want to win What’s going on here? Why is this Now, you may argue that not wanting (again, it’s not me. This time the problem lies player venting his frustration at the other to lose is a good thing; it’s what drives you within that elusive factor called motivation). player, rather than where it belongs: on to want to improve. And to a degree, I You cannot fight against youth (here, himself. The answer can be summed up would agree with you. But there comes a my ageing is the deciding factor). in one word: EGO. We all have one; and point where letting losses deeply affect you I misplayed the opening, and didn’t we all know that our ego loves to win. is simply counterproductive. Being upset really get a chance to enter the battle “Man, I’m good!” it crows with delight for a few minutes immediately following (hence, my failure stems from a gap in when we take down the full-point in a a game where you made a is knowledge, not in talent.) rated tournament game. And, of course, completely normal. But if you’re still beat- we can’t wait to run and show our friends ing yourself up over it three days later, These are just a few of the many excuses our latest “brilliancy.” than you might want to work on improv- that some players use. The question is, However, what happens when we lose ing your “losing skills.” WHY do they do this? The answer is a game? After all, the reality is that Yes, just like learning how to win is a because to admit that the loss was 100% nobody wins all the time. Even the games skill, so is learning how to lose. And while of their own making is simply too painful. best: Capablanca, Alekhine, Fischer, Kar- every chess player thinks about winning, A person with a shaky self-esteem thinks, pov, Kasparov, Kramnik, etc. have had to most have given virtually no thought as to “Great ... one more thing I suck at.” And deal with losing to “weaker” players (since how they will handle losing. I have to con- this adds another log to the fire of that per- pretty much they were considered the fess that I speak from experience here. I son’s already poor self-image. Pretty soon, favorite in any game they played during used to get so worked-up over my tourna- it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. They their prime). Yes, the reality is that we all ment losses that even days later they still expect to lose (although not consciously), lose some of the time. bothered me. However, by following the and so sooner or later they sabotage them- To see how often even a very good advice I am sharing with you in this arti- selves so that their brain gets to be right: player can expect to lose, I looked up cle, by working on my “losing skills,” I “See, I told you you’re no good at this 2007 U.S. women’s champion IM Irina have learned to see chess in its proper per- game!” it says immediately following Krush’s win/loss/draw ratio from spective: as a game to be enjoyed and to another frustrating loss. Megabase 2007. The database contains grow and learn from. As a result of my Of course, it’s not just after the game 716 of her games, of which 277 are wins, change in attitude, I have more fun play- that “poor adversity skills” can be a prob- 228 are losses, and 211 are draws. This ing, worry less about my results, and yet lem. It can also be a problem during a breaks down to: 38.6% wins, 31.8% have seen my rating go up. Note that the game if something bad or unexpected hap- losses, and 29.4% draws. So, even a increase in rating is a “by-product” of this pens and you suddenly find yourself in strong player can “expect” (and I don’t new attitude, and not a conscious goal. trouble. If your mind starts to criticize, mean this in a negative way, but in a Of course, some players’ egos are so complain and bemoan the fact that you statistical one) to lose roughly 1/3 of fragile that they cannot take responsibil- overlooked a shot by your opponent, or that their games (unless of course your name ity for their own mistakes/blunders. you have misplayed things and are sud- is Kasparov, who out of 3,004 games Instead, they have a built-in defense mech- denly worse, this negative thinking could entered in Megabase 2007, has a mind- anism that kicks in whenever they lose a be just enough to make you go on “Tilt.” blowing losing percentage of only 8.8%!). game. Israeli FM Amatzia Avni talks about My point is that everyone who plays this in his book, Practical Chess Psychol- Going on Tilt chess can expect to lose a certain percent- ogy (Batsford, 2001). In chapter 9, This is a term which originally came age of their games. The question is, how “Encounters with Failure,” he writes under from the world of pinball machines. A do you deal with these losses when they the heading, Confronting a loss: player who shook the machine too hard come? Are you one of those individuals What do chess players do to keep their in order to get the little steel ball to go who absolutely cannot stand to lose? balance, to ease their agony? As in other where he wanted it would suddenly feel Indeed, does just my mere suggestion of stress-situations, good old defence-mech- the machine freeze and see the word you losing a chess game cause your tem- anisms come to the rescue. As making “TILT” light up. The round would be over perature to begin to go up? Well, if so, I excuses may appear childish (not that it’s and that ball dead. Obviously tilting is can assure you that you are setting your- an obstacle for making them: “the game something good players try to avoid, as

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Instruction

doing so makes it impossible to top the events affect your thinking. He told me one mistake bleed over and affect your current high score. that in Shoot ‘Em Up, Paul Giamatti’s entire game. You missed a knight The poker world has adopted the term character had just lost half his men and means you missed a knight fork and not “being on tilt” to indicate when a player is someone said to him, “Hey, you lost half that you’re a bad player; don’t make it into still upset about a previous hand, and is your men, aren’t you angry? Giamatti more than what it is. I have seen players currently not playing his “A” game. His replied, “I can’t afford to be angry ... anger that as soon as they make one mistake, focus is gone, his mind is divided, and lowers your I.Q., and right now I need to their entire game falls apart. They start suddenly he starts making impulsive, risky, think!” I don’t know how good the movie shaking their heads and bemoaning their and sometimes just downright poor deci- is, but this is definitely good advice for blunder, both verbally and with their sions. Most often going on tilt is caused chess players. body language. They have become dis- when a player experiences what is called a So, what can you do when you sud- couraged and lost their fighting spirit, “bad beat.” This is a situation where he is denly find that something has gone wrong all because of one mistake. And you can the heavy statistical favorite to win the and your position is bad? Instead of becom- be sure that if this happens to you, your hand (say 90% or more), yet when the ing upset, try the following three tips: opponent will notice! And once they sense dealer turns over the river card his oppo- weakness coming from your side of the nent miraculously hits one of his two “outs.” 1. Stay Calm. board, like a shark that smells blood, it The fact that the most unpleasant thing While dropping a piece or throwing only gives them more confidence that you that could possibly happen happened, away a win can often be a shock to the are theirs for the taking. You can avoid when it was a long shot at best, can sud- system, it is important that you do not this by staying calm and not making a big denly send the mind reeling. And in poker, panic. If you panic then you are not going deal about your mistake; simply note it this can cost you money. When you are to be thinking rationally and you are and move on. Say to yourself, “There is on tilt, you are far more likely to lash more likely to commit a second blunder. still a lot of chess to be played. I’m going out, make a play to try to recover your lost Also, remember to breathe. Focusing to fight on and who knows, he may even chips, or simply stay in a hand that is sta- on your breathing will help you stay blunder back!” tistically a dog and that you would calm; breath in, breath out, relax. Per- normally never play. However, because haps the time it will take your opponent 3. Get in the habit of putting up you are on tilt and not thinking prop- to trap your piece allows you an oppor- maximum resistance. erly, you let your ego/emotions get the tunity to start an attack on his king? The idea of fighting hard in a “lost” best of you. And so you end up playing Have new lines suddenly opened up that position is something I learned by watch- weak poker; and weak poker is, in the you can take advantage of? You will only ing a friend of mine named Carl Hyne. long run, losing poker. see this possibility (or others that may be Known as “the Great Carlini,” he can be hidden within the position) if you stay found most weekends at Santa Monica calm and focused. If need be, get up and Chess Park playing blitz while kibitzing to Going on Tilt in Chess go to the bathroom and splash some his opponent and the surrounding crowd. The difference between poker and chess water on your face. The five minutes you I cannot tell you how many times I have is that in poker you can blame something leave the board may be just what you seen him pull out games where he was bad that happens to you on your opponent need to clear your head and come back completely busted. I’ve seen him find a making a poor call or the bad luck of the in a better frame of mind. way to win in games where he was down cards. But in chess, there is no one to Danny told me that he saw a good exam- a queen. He would simply continue to “blame” except yourself. YOU hung the ple of this several years ago at a chess make threats with his remaining forces piece and so for many this gives their mind tournament. He was watching master thus keeping his opponent under pres- the green light to begin the self-flagellation: Sharon Burtman and her opponent in a sure. Often they would become flustered “What is wrong with me!? I did it again! mad time scramble. Both players were and either blunder a piece back or lose on Man, how stupid can I be!? Arrrrrrgh!!!” moving very quickly. After her opponent time. I’ve seen him do this so often that Sometimes, the brain is so anxious to had made yet another quick move, he saw I knew there had to be something differ- be right that it doesn’t even wait until the Sharon reach for a piece and then sud- ent in his approach to the game. game is over. As soon as the player gets denly freeze! She then looked at her score When I asked him why he doesn’t get into some trouble, such as dropping a sheet and saw they were on move 41—both rattled or discouraged like most players pawn, the negative self-talk starts right had made time control. She then took her when he drops a piece he replied, “It’s a up: “Oh, no! ... I can’t believe I dropped other hand and used it to slowly retract her fatalistic philosophy that OK, you lost the a friggin pawn ... unbelievable!” And for hand that was hovering over the piece she piece. You accept it and move on.” And the next five minutes the brain continues was about to move. She then stood up if you watch Carl play blitz, if he does to berate itself. and walked away from the board. This drop a piece, he just continues playing as This kind of self-talk is pure poison. The was a great move on her part and one if nothing happened. This does two main reason is because the moment you that I recommend you also do. Once you things: It reinforces his own belief that he do this you are no longer devoting 100% have made time control get up for a few is still going to win, and secondly, it con- of your resources—all of your brain minutes and walk around to give your founds his opponent who is wondering power—to finding the best moves. Sud- head a chance to clear. Many players fail why Carl is not more upset about hang- denly, you are utilizing perhaps only 70% to do this and end up blundering on move ing the piece! They think, “Doesn’t this (or less!) of your mind, because the other 41 or 42 because they are still caught up guy realize he just hung a knight ... why 30% is being spent on negative self-talk. in the rhythm of moving fast even when is he still playing on??” And so they tend Do you really think you can give 70% they no longer need to. Discipline yourself to relax thinking the game will win itself. effort when your opponent is giving 100%, not to make this costly mistake. Needless to say, this feeling of overcon- and still expect to win? fidence often leads them to making casual When I mentioned to a friend of mine, 2. Compartmentalize the mistake. moves thus allowing Carl to set-up one expert Danny Berman, that I was writing If you hung a pawn, then you hung a of his infamous swindles. These crowd- this article, he said he recently saw an pawn. Don’t blow it up into something pleasing comebacks are often accompa- example in a movie of not letting negative more than it is. In other words, don’t let nied by him exclaiming, “Never give up,

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never surrender!” buck’s I play at on the weekends who The only way to develop this “fighting + + +rk can never lose a blitz game without mak- spirit” is to practice playing on when pp+P+Rpp ing excuses. “Oh, I had you there, I just down material. The more you do it the missed the check” or “You know you were better you will get at putting up maxi- + +Qp + crushed, I just ran out of time.” When he’s mum resistance. Having incorporated + + l + not there, several of the other players this philosophy into my own game, I can + + +P+ talk about how obnoxious he can be. And tell you that it is indeed a sweet feeling if you lose to him, you never hear the to come back from a losing position and + + q + end of it because he keeps score of how pull out the win or a draw. It not only PP + R P many games he’s beaten you this month! shocks your opponent, it also gives you The sad part is he’s basically not a bad confidence knowing that you didn’t crack + + + +K guy, but his chess results are so tied into his self-image that he feels compelled to under pressure, but rather stayed tough After 33. ... Qe3 mentally and fought hard, i.e. had a defend his ego at all costs. He has erro- neously tied his chess results into his warrior’s spirit. 34. ... Qe4+! Here is an example from my fifth-round value as a human being. game at the 2006 Los Angeles Open: With Black's head on the chopping Don’t fall into this trap. Your worth as , he refuses to die and instead pulls a human being should have nothing to do out the miracle draw. with how well you push little plastic or Staying tough wood pieces around a board. Yes you 35. Kf1 Michael Bynum (1534) want to win, but if you do lose life goes on Michael Jeffreys (1719) White's king must stay off the dark and tomorrow is a new day. By the way, Los Angeles Open (5), 10.08.2006 squares otherwise a bishop check picks if you do find your ego has been trig- up his queen. gered, i.e., you feel yourself getting angry + + rk+ or defensive, such as when there is some 35. ... Qh1+ 36. Ke2 Qe4+ 37. Kd1 Qb1+ 38. type of dispute during your game, simply pp+R+ pp Ke2 Qe4+, Draw agreed. catch yourself, begin focusing on your l +Qp q This save is a good example of the breathing, and slowly calm yourself down. + +P+ + “Never give up, Never Surrender!” atti- The ego is extremely persistent and learn- tude and hopefully it will inspire you to ing to keep it in check (pun intended) + + +P+ fight hard in your own games regardless does take practice. + + + + of how bad things may look. Another advantage of learning to play “egoless” chess is that it frees you up to PP + + P Finally, here are two things you can do try new things: “Hey, this pawn sac looks + + +R+K to keep your chess fun and enjoyable like fun; I think I’ll try it in my next rather than stressful and ratings driven: game.” However, if your ego is tied into Black to play winning and losing, you will often be too concerned about being down material to 1. Keep the game in perspective. In the above position I’m black and my just “go for it.” lower-rated opponent has completely out- Yes, it can get intense at times, and dur- ing the game it may feel like life and Again, I speak from experience here— played me. White is not only up the for a long time I used to draw way too Exchange, but has a winning position. death, but at the end of the day it is still just a game (although the greatest one many games simply because I was afraid After White’s last move 29. Qe6+, Junior of making a mistake and losing the game. 10 has White up +3.66. ever invented!). Take another look at the Jeff Foster quote at the beginning of this I used to worry, “Oh, I teach chess, what 29. ... Kh8 30. Rf7 Rg8 31. d6 Bd4 article. Remember why you took up the will people think if I have a low rating?” However, I finally figured out that nobody All my hopes lie in activating my bishop. game in the first place: to have fun, to learn, and to grow as a player; GM Mau- really cares what my rating is ... except But would my opponent allow it? rice Ashley has reminded Chess Life me! That’s right. In other words, being 32. d7?! readers in the past to enjoy the journey. “only” a class B player has never stopped This is certainly good advice regard- me from getting work as a chess instruc- White rushes to promote his pawn, less of your rating. Note that this advice tor at schools or teaching private lessons. but allows: can also be applied to how you approach What’s more, once I made the conscious 32. ... Be5 each move of every game you play. In decision to stop worrying about my rat- other words, during your games you focus ing and decided to just “play chess,” my My first threat of the game ... mate in one! on making good moves and “enjoy the results improved. 33. Rf2 Qe3 journey” without worrying about the out- After years of struggling I recently come of the game. This is a very “Zen-like” became a class A player. I attribute my (see diagram top of next column) approach to chess, and one that I person- breakthrough to utilizing the very con- ally find both calming and fulfilling. cepts I’m sharing in this article, and NOT I’m trying my best to stir up trouble, but focusing on the four little numbers above will it work? 2. Keep your ego out of it. How? By my name on my Chess Life label. If you 34. Kg2? not taking anything that happens during do the same, i.e., stay calm, compart- the game personally. Remember, whether mentalize your mistakes, always put up Here my opponent missed a nice win- you win or lose a chess game has noth- maximum resistance, keep the game in ning shot: 34. R7xf6! Taking advantage of ing whatsoever to do with your worth as perspective, keep your ego out of it, you the pinned bishop. 34. ... gxf6 35. Qxg8+! a person… unless you make the mistake will not only enjoy your chess more, but Kxg8 36. d8=Q+ Kg7 37. Qe7+ Kg8 38. of thinking it does. may just see your rating go up naturally, as a by product of your new attitude! . Qe6+ Kg7 39. Qd7+ Kh6 40. Qd2. There is a guy who plays at the Star-

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2008 Pan Am Golden Getz Continuing a promising trend for American juniors in international events, Alec Getz takes the gold medal at the Pan American Youth Championships. Here he tells Chess Life readers his story.

By FM Alec Getz

he tournament room was emptying endgame, which we both knew was any- Outside the tournament hall wasn’t out. When the game began at five, one’s game. I looked around. Now any less nerve wracking either. By this T light had cascaded across the room everybody was gone except for the arbiters time, all the top people from my section while the sounds of the players moving and us. I turned to my opponent. His and their friends all waited outside to pieces and the accompaniment of the hands were clasped over his mouth and see who would play for the gold the next chairs’ disharmonious squeaking across he was in a deep thought over the posi- day. Meanwhile, inside the tournament the bare floor could be heard throughout tion. I glanced at his clock ticking down hall, the game was just heating up. It the playing room. Now it was dim and cold and saw it was now close to six minutes. was my move, and since I had just inside the room since it’s winter in July I shivered, perhaps from the cold seeping declined a draw offer again, I was think- in Argentina (the tournament was held in or because I didn’t know what would ing of a way to get winning chances in from June 30-July 6 in Villa Carlos Paz), happen in the game. the position. and the only sound that could be heard Finally, he made a move. And accom- I saw a move where I couldn’t lose but now was the breathing of my opponent panied it with a draw offer. I knew a draw I didn’t know if I could win. I finally decided and the arbiters, who huddled together to would give me some chances at medaling on the move, but when I made it I saw to watch this crucial penultimate game with but not at gold, but a loss would knock my horror that my clock showed one-sec- exuberant curiosity. I knew why they me out totally. But I didn’t have time on ond left. After I hit the clock I breathed a were so interested—the winner of this my clock to think about what to do, so I very big and victorious sigh of relief when game would be tied for first going into the just played my move. But then a few I saw 31 seconds from the increment. last round and would have a chance of a moves later my fear got the better of me I could not lose—unless I forgot about lifetime to possibly becoming the “Pan and I returned a draw offer. My oppo- my time again. But now I was more American Champion.” nent was down to three minutes. But alert, and I finally found the neat trick Z

T I only had two minutes on my clock now he was more relaxed; his hands were needed to win the position. And after a E

G (with a thirty-second increment, luckily) now rested on the table. He shook his five-hour game (which began with an N

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O through my body. But my adrenaline had very little time; I had one minute to next day I would be playing for the H P kept me going. We were in a complicated his two minutes. championship.

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Dutch Defense, I wanted to play Nd5 at some point, but his position. Leningrad System (A87) I was starting to feel the d4 square becom- I played 18. Nxf3 for a few reasons. I Alec Getz (FIDE 2142) ing very powerful for Mayorga’s knight. wanted to get my knight off the back FM Nicolas Mayorga (FIDE 2280) For example, if I went 13. Nd5 straight rank, but more importantly I wanted to XIX Festival Panamericano de Ajedrez (9) away then 13. ... e4 14. Ne1 Nxd5 15. keep the f-file open for my and then cxd5 Nd4 and White is in serious trouble play e2-e4 at some point when all of my 1. Nf3 after 16. Qd2 Qb5 16. e3 Ne2+ 17. Kh1 pieces suddenly become very active in Nc3 forking d1 and d5. the position. This was the final round of the tourna- If I were to play 13. e3 instead of 13. 18. ... Qf8 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. g4! ment. Mayorga and I were tied for first Bb2 to secure d4 though, the d3-square place with 6½/8 going into this round. I would become weak and it also would be Now it’s White that has a space advan- was content on a drawn outcome because harder for White to break with f2-f3, for tage, ahead in development and his pieces a draw would yield a tie for first place example 13. e3 e4 14. Ne1 Ne5 is very seem to be in their most positions. (four-way tie) and still a FIDE master annoying. Black can’t play 20. ... fxg4 because of 21. (FM) title. But the coaches figured May- So it seems I lost a with 10. Ba3 Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Qg6+ Bg7 23. Be4. orga, already being an FM would not and then 13. Bb2. But is the extra tempo 20. ... Kh8 21. gxf5 Bxf5 22. e4 want a draw because only clear first place (rook on f7 instead of f8) good for May- gets an international master norm. So I orga? It looks like it is, because when I was trying to just play solidly and was told to play solidly (not passively) the white knight comes into d5, the rook maintain a slight edge in the position but but not to burn bridges unless it’s a clear is already defending c7. Rybka finds 22. Rxf5!! which is winning. combination. However, the downside of the rook being After 22. ... Rxf5 23. Nxc7 Rc8 24. Ne6 1. ... g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 f5 on f7 is that Mayorga had to play ... h7- Qf6 (24. ... Qf7 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. e4) 25. h6 to secure the g5-square, since Ng5 Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Be4 and White wins The Leningrad Dutch! comes with tempo now. For example if because Black cannot escape with 26. 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nc3 0-0 7. 0-0 Qe8 8. b3 instead of 12. ... h6 Black were to go ... Rf4 27. e3 Rh4 because of 28. Bxe5 straight away with 12. ... e4, White could Qxe5 29. Rd7+. The position after 7. ... Qe8 has been go 13. Ng5 Rd7 and now White can even If the king goes to the f-file, 30. Qf2+ played at least a thousand times. How- afford to play Nh3-f4-d5, which looks wins, and if the king goes to h8 then 30. ever, I must admit I wasn’t fully familiar strong with a very promising position for Rh7+ Kg8 31. Bd5+ Kf8 32. Qf2+. If the with the ideas of the system. After the me. king goes to g8, the same pattern with tournament a friend on the Internet Chess 13. ... e4 14. Ne1 Ng4 15. h3 Nge5 16. Nd5 g5 Bd5+ and Qf2+ happens. Club (ICC) from told me the main So instead of 23. ... Rc8, Black’s best move nowadays was 8. d5, as 8. d5 stops This is a very interesting position to bet is 23. ... Qc5+, but White still comes Black’s getting the “e5, f5” duo after ... e7- evaluate here. Black seems to have more out ahead after 24. Bd4 (also strong is 24. e5. space. However, White has the strongest Kh1 with threats to a8 and f5) 24. ... I didn’t want to sacrifice the dark piece on the board (Nd5), which gives Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Bxd4+ 26. Kg2. Black is squares, especially c5, but in the line Black some problems all by itself. If White momentarily up in material but White is with 8. d5 White will play Rb1 and b4 and can free his kingside pieces at no cost, he threatening Nxa8 and Rxd4, and conve- the dark squares are not so weak. How- will surely have a very nice position. niently if Black tries to defend both ever, in the game I wanted to play 17. f3 exf3 threats with 26. ... Rd8 or 26. ... Raf8 conservatively and played 8. b3, which is White wins with 27. Ne6. Black’s best the next-to-most popular move in the r+l+q+k+ line is actually 26. ... Bg1 27. Rxg1 Rxf3 database. 28. exf3 Qxc7 29. Re1 and White is a 8. ... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Ba3 ppp +rl clear pawn up. +n+ + p 22. ... Be6 23. Rxf7 Bxf7 24. Rf1 Qc5+ 25. 10. e4 has been played many times, Kh1 Bg6 26. b4 with a follow-up of Nd5 and then Ba3. + +Nnpp However not being familiar with the sharp +P+ + + Rybka comes up with 26. Rf6! Rd8 (26. line and Mayorga probably being familiar, ... Bxf6 is no good because after 27. Nxf6 I went for a safe reply figuring I would get +P+ +pPP White’s pieces are so strong that Black quick development with a solid position. PLQ+P+L+ cannot stop both Nd7 or Ng4 next move, 10. ... Rf7 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Rad1 h6 netting two pieces for a rook and a very + +RNRK strong position.) 27. Bxe5 Rxd5 28. b4! r+l+q+k+ After 17. ... exf3 and Black has nothing better than 28. ... Rxe5 29. bxc5 Bxf6 but it’s still possible ppp +rl 18. Nxf3!? for Black to save the game. +n+ npp 26. ... Qd6 I’m sure many chess players would + + pp+ immediately take back with the pawn 26. ... Qxc4 27. Qxc4 Nxc4 28. Bxg7+ +P+ + + (which is a decent reply) threatening to Kxg7 29. Rc1 and Black has a few ways push f4 and trade Black’s main defender to lead the game to a draw, such as 29. LPN +NP (Bg7) with a very difficult position for ... b5 30. Nxc7 Rb8 31. Nxb5 Bf7 32. Bf1 P+Q+PPLP Black. However, after 18. exf3 Black (32. Nxa7 would be a draw after 32. ... should sacrifice a pawn with 18. ... f4 Rxb4 when Black will win the pawn on a2 + +R+RK 19. gxf4 Bf5 20. Qc1 gxf4 21. Nxf4 and also) 32. ... Rxb5 33. Bxc4 Rxb4 34. Bxf7 After 12. ... h6 Black has ample for the Kxf7 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. Rxa7 Ke5 37. Kg2 pawn because his pieces are better coor- Kf4 38. Rf7+ draw. However, as I said I 13. Bb2 dinated and White has major holes in would be fine with a draw and sharing

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35. b5 Be8 36. Bf1 Bh5 first place and getting the FM title. I also The whole package knew Mayorga wouldn’t want a draw and Deivy Vera Siguenas of and Nico- Probably better was 36. ... Rd7; if Black so had to make inferior moves on purpose las Mayorga from Argentina were just can challenge White along the d-file he to create complications to sustain any two of the many tough opponents who I should. winning chances. defeated to earn clear first and the whole 37. Rd8 Bf4 38. Nd5 Rf7 39. Nxf4 gxf4 27. Qb3 Re8 28. c5 Qd8 package—an FM title, an IM norm, and the title of “Pan American Champion.” The two bishops were very dangerous After I had won the gold medal and to White’s king, but now White has a + qr+ k was called up to the stage at the awards to worry about. ppp + l ceremony, a lot was going through my 40. Kg1 Re7 41. Bd3 Kg7 42. Ra8 Rd7 43. head. From the start I never dreamed I + + +lp Bf1 Rd1 would hear, “Numero Uno, Alec Getz!” + PNn p Threatening 44. ... Be2. Even now I still can’t believe I had taken not just first place but clear first place P +P+ + 44. Kf2 Rd2+ 45. Kg1 Rd1 46. Kf2 ahead of so many really strong players. +Q+ + +P The last chance for Mayorga to take a The highest rated player, FM Federico PL + +L+ draw. If he doesn’t repeat moves his whole Perez Ponsa, was 2280 FIDE for the tour- queenside might fall. nament, which using the old estimate is + + +R+K 2380 USCF. But now he is already 2326 46. ... Rd2+ 47. Kg1 Bf3 48. Rxa7 Bxe4 49. c6 After 28. ... Qd8 FIDE (July 2008) and his ICC blitz rating is closing in on 3200, ahead of some 29. Ne3 + + + + “super grandmasters.” Rpp + k After I lost the fifth round to third-seed Around here I started feeling like I had FM Renato Terry and only had 3½/5 I def- lost the momentum of the position, that +P+ + p initely thought my opportunities to win my advantage had disappeared and that +P+ + + the gold had slipped away. One more slip my best plan was to bring the knight and I probably wouldn’t even be able to from its best square on d5 to come around + +lp + win a medal, and I still hadn’t faced the to f5 to improve my position. But even +P+ + +P top two players, let alone others who were after this Mayorga had a defense. I felt like strong competition. But somehow, in the Mayorga had just outplayed me because + r + + last three rounds facing the first, sec- I didn’t really see where I had made a mis- + + +LK ond, and fourth seeds (two with black) I take, but I still felt I had a solid position was able to win my last four games and After 49. c6 and didn’t feel I could lose. take the gold. 29. ... Kh7 30. Nf5 Bh8 31. Ne3 I didn’t even really prepare so much 49. ... bxc6? before the tournament; I didn’t spend You can’t physically talk to your oppo- This move loses right away. Although hours working out computer novelties nent during a game, but this move says it Black is not going to win after 49. c6, if for my opponents. I just looked at the all to him: OK big guy, so if you don’t want he played 49. ... Kf6 50. cxb7 Rd8 it is still top opponents’ games and made sure I a draw, I dare you to come and get me. possible for him to escape with a draw. 51. was comfortable with what they played 31. ... Qd3 32. Bxe5 Qxb3 33. axb3 Bxe5 34. Kf2 Ke5 52. Be2 Rb8 (52. ... f3 53. b6!! and their style. Rd1 Re7 cxb6 [53. ... Kd6 54. Ra8 Rxa8 55. The week before the tournament I was bxa8=Q Bxa8 56. bxc7 Bb7 (56. ... Kxc7 fortunate to have the opportunity to + + + + Bxf3) 57. Bxf3 Ba6 58. Kg3 Kxc7 59. Kh4 attend a seminar sponsored by Garry Bf1 60. Bg4 winning] 54. Bxf3 Bxf3 55. Kasparov’s Foundation. ppp r +k Kxf3 Rb8 56. Kg4 Kd6 57. Kh5 Kc7 58. h4 Mr. Kasparov helped us analyze some of + + +lp b5 59. Kxh6 Kb6 60. Ra1 Rxb7 61. h5 our games and was a big inspiration to us. winning). Also, what I did to get ready was to play + P l p Instead of 52. ... f3, 52. ... Rb8 is Black’s in the 1st New York International at the P +P+ + best hope for a draw. If 53. Bf3 Bxf3 54. Marshall a week before the Pan American Kxf3 Kd4 55. h4 Kc5 56. Ra6 Kxb5 57. Championship. This tournament was only +P+ N +P Rxh6 Kc5 58. b4 Kxb4 59. Kxf4 Rxb7 open to players over 2200. I won the top + + +L+ 60. Rc6, Black can actually save this under 2300 prize. position by eventually sacking his rook for The gold medal means so much to me, + +R+ +K the h-pawn while White will eventually and I am not just saying it because it After 34. ... Re7 have to return his rook for Black’s passed gives me a FIDE title (FM) and a norm pawn. 60. ... Kb5 61. Rc1 Ra7 62. h5 c5 towards international master. Being “Pan Here we both had around under three 63. h6 c4 64. Rh1 Rh7 secures the draw. American Champion” is a major accom- minutes or something (with a thirty sec- 50. b6! plishment in any sport, because it ond increment thankfully) for this sharp basically means the best of all North, endgame. Black has two bishops, which But Mayorga misses this hidden threat South, and Central America. Winning the could become very strong. He also has a and Black can’t stop this little guy from gold also makes a big stand by showing better pawn structure. Meanwhile, White’s queening. anything is possible, especially in chess.. rook controls the d-file, and even though 50. ... Rd8 51. bxc7, Black resigned. he has , after 35. b5 White See another annotated game by Alec at has possibilities of going around Rd8-a8 There is no stopping the pawn from Chesscafe.com and more reporting on the and Black has to be careful. queening. Pan Am at Chess Life Online, July archives.

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Polgar Invitational Breaks Away To Claim Its Own Identity

In it’s fifth edition, the Polgar Invitational for Girls moves to a new home and time. A chess dad gives his perspective.

By Randy Wheeless concern coming into the 5th Annual Susan Polgar Common refrain, “I want to come back.” National Invitational for Girls was how would the If treating players well keeps them coming back, then it’s tournament fair in its new location of Lubbock, understandable why so many kept saying how much they A Texas—and not being run in conjunction with wanted to return. Ashley Carter keeps returning. The 18-year- the U.S. Open? old from has played in every Polgar Invitational ever The answer, “Pretty well.” held. A record field of 52 girls competed during the last week of For many players, this was their second or third trip to the July at Texas Tech University as the event brought together event—although Carter’s five events will have to be the record some of the best scholastic female players in the nation. Each for awhile. She graduated from high school recently. state may send one player. Others qualify through selected The playing hall, the university’s Frazier Alumni Pavilion, tournaments or special invitations. was spacious—and the table setup was roomy. The sets were For the tournament’s founder, GM Susan Polgar, the loca- a step-up from the usual—and were sold off for $30 each after tion helps give the event a new identity—breaking away the tournament. And that was a bargain! from the shadow of the U.S. Open and the The playing area was roped off for privacy, but if a parent Tournament of High School Champions. (Previously, the or coach had to see what was going on at a particular board event ran side-by-side with the Denker.) —it was possible. It was less chaotic than a large scholastic “This is turning into something special for the girls,” said event—it was as if you were attending a high-profile party. Polgar. “It’s more than just a side event at the U.S. Open.” Play began on Sunday afternoon after an hour-long Courtney Jamison, 16, made her third trip to the event— opening ceremony that featured a number of speakers and she made it count. The top-rated Texas player racked from Texas Tech and Lubbock—plus the traditional roll call up five straight wins before wrapping up the title with a last- of participants. round draw with Linda Diaz of New York to claim the title. A little long? Maybe. But it would be hard for a player not “I’ve been close to winning this before,” said Jamison, to feel special after it. Plus, there were refreshments at the who played in the U.S. Women’s Championship in June. She end. Each player also received a special Polgar Invitational said she decided to play it safe in the Polgar’s last round— medallion, a great keepsake—although a magnet for getting only needing a draw to win the title. checked at the airport when they scan your carry-on luggage. Jamison won a $500 scholarship for the win. Texas Tech Throw in a puzzle-solving contest, blitz and bughouse presented an academic scholarship to the top finishing tournaments and there was plenty to keep the participants player going into the 12th grade. Sixth-placed Nisha Deola- busy. They even kept family members busy with the Parents likar of California was awarded that scholarship. Diaz, 13, and Friends rated and unrated tournaments. who finished second, was awarded the Ursula Foster $500 prize as the top player under the age of 14. Bringing out your best on the chess board Many of the other top players either drew or lost in the first I don’t have an explanation for the fighting chess at the Pol- two rounds—although they usually recovered to finish near gar. Cake walks just never seemed to happen. the top. But their slip-ups allowed Jamison to build a steady Morgan Mahowald of Minnesota was a 600-point underdog march to the title. in her first round. But that didn’t stop her from pulling the upset. “I was helped by the upsets that began in the second Melanie Newell of Mississippi was at least a 400-point under- round,” she said. “I was just glad one of those upsets dog in practically every game. She still pulled off three wins. wasn’t me.” Six-year-old Annie Wang of California looked misplaced

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The top finishers with GM Susan Polgar (left to right): Ashley Carter, Rebekah Liu, Courtney Jamison, Ms. Lubbock, Texas, and Linda Diaz.

among the older girls. But she still came away with three wins. But in terms of depth, chess-playing girls are still far away Ashbea Oyadomari of Hawaii had limited tournament experi- from the boys. While populous states like Texas, New York and ence, but she surprised three opponents for wins. California have a good number of talented girls, other states are Even in the cases where the favorite pulled out the win, lucky to have one of two quality players. that valuable lesson of “play the board, not the rating” was Changes are happening and the geographic scope of chess- well learned. playing girls are expanding. Tori Whatley was the first girl ever from South Carolina to participate at the Polgar. She scored Girls just being girls 2½/6, even though she was lower-rated in practically every It would be an oversight to fail to mention the “fun” aspect round. of the tournament. Games and rating points will continue to be won and lost, but the Polgar has carved out a niche as being Chess dad, reporter—so-so player a fun event. In addition to doing some online reporting for the USCF, my My daughter Amelia, 18, was friends with Ananya Roy of Geor- primary job was chess dad to my daughter. That meant 15-20 gia from last year’s event. They roomed together in Texas Tech’s minutes of prep time with her before each round. Tournament Gordon Hall while I stayed in a nearby hotel. Soon, there were director Frank Berry was usually the only one around when we six girls who had become best friends, experiencing all that Texas met. He was probably curious about the routine since he knew Tech had to offer. she was a better player than I. If having fun was a crime, they were the guiltiest girls there. That was evident at the quad tournament on the Saturday Somewhere along the week there were late-night food runs, run- night before the main event began. She won three games to cap- ning through sprinklers, splashing in fountains, pyramid ture the top-rated section. I was crushed by the three Polgar building, t-shirt decorating and general sorority-house hi-jinks. participants in my section. And that’s just what I found out. Maybe that’s why the I did gain some respect back in the Friends & Family rounds started at 1:30 p.m. Getting plenty of sleep usually meant Open—tying for first at 3½/4 with Polgar’s son, Tommy. We waking up at noon. were originally paired in the final round, but the section was later re-paired and we had different opponents. He Building the foundation for chess-playing girls seemed genuinely disappointed—probably realizing what an If the tournament has succeeded at anything, it is proba- easy mark I was. bly that is has focused attention on chess-playing The rest of my time was spent pacing with the other pacing girls—especially at the state level. States as varied as North parents. Some parents hover near where their child is playing— Carolina, Indiana, Idaho and Ohio now have special qualifiers some knit or work on their laptops. Not me. I like to be far away for the Polgar. Previously, those tournaments did not exist. from the action. Luckily, there was a nice group outside—try- In North Carolina, our first All Girls Open in 2005 drew 10 ing to remain in the few spots of shade.

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R At its top levels, the Polgar players compete toe-to-toe with there are still a few more years of pacing—and maybe another T

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O Woman Candidate Master Claudia Munoz of Texas have com- embrace the new location. As for the parents? Given the choice, H P peted successfully on stage. they’d probably say “I want to come back,” too.

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The Champion’s Story by Courtney Jamison with 30 second increments was a pleasant, relaxing time schedule that I prefer to quicker time controls. Interna- tional tournaments like the World Youth Chess The 2008 Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls Championship and the Pan-American Chess Festival use (SPNI) was a great tournament in every aspect, and I was very this time control as well, and back at home tournament pleased to participate in it for the fourth time. Since the tour- director Luis Salinas of the Dallas Chess Club holds tour- nament has moved to Texas Tech University, I didn’t exactly naments with this time control to help condition young know what to expect from the new venue and circumstances. players who will go on to those tournaments, so I am Even though I reside in the great state of Texas, this has only used to the difference and enjoy it. been my second trip to west Texas, and first time in Lubbock, My rounds were a lot cleaner than I had played in pre- so I didn’t have any home-field advantage of any kind. Over vious Susan Polgar Invitationals, and I was very happy the six days of fun, friendship, and fighting (over the board with my results. However, I still had to prove to my com- of course), there were many enjoyable memories and expe- petition, let alone myself, that I could keep the top-seed rank. riences that I will gladly tell my grandchildren, as the witty All of my games were tough, and there were some close calls Dewain Barber, Polgar Committee Chairperson, included in at times. The game in particular was very arduous against his speeches. Brianna Conley of Ohio, who I had previously drawn in the The lovely Frasier Alumni Pavilion was the venue for the 2006 3rd All-Girls National in Chicago. newly relocated SPNI, and it sure was a beautiful site, with Overall, I tied for third in the blitz side event, tied for first enormous windows to shed the strong, west Texas light onto in the bughouse event, and won the main event with 5½/6. the boards. Everything went as smoothly as one could The results for me had been a major improvement from the hope, and the dining hall, dorms, and playing hall were other times I had attended, but not without working dili- within walking distance of each other. The side events com- gently against some of the best girls in the country. Without prising the puzzle solving competition, blitz, and bughouse the help of the Texas Chess Association for promoting had a great turnout in all three. The housing was a chess in Texas, Igor Shtern for helping me become the refreshing difference from staying at a hotel; I had more player I am, and my mom for supporting me above anything interaction with the players and it was a quick glimpse into else, I could not have achieved this. Hopefully I can qual- the college life I will dive into two years from now. The one ify for next year to represent the Lone Star state, and game a day with the FIDE time control of 90 minutes repeat the same results for the Texas Tech scholarship.

21. ... Ne7 22. b3 Qg6 23. Qf1 , Deferred Steinitz (C74) It seems that she has a solid plan in Courtney Jamison (2038) mind to try and break my center, open- I know 23. Qf1 looks very passive, but Brianna Conley (1573) ing lines on my kingside. I am going to try if I had moved 23. Rg1 instead, she could Polgar Invitational, Lubbock, TX (4) to break her center open with d3-d4 and play 23. ... Qh6 with the threat of 24. ... Notes by Courtney Jamison maneuver my f1-knight to d5, or maybe Nxg2. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 g3 to have more protection on e4. 13. d4 f4 14. Qd3 Qc8 15. Kh2 + r r k Brianna decides to play a Steinitz. Usu- ally 3. ... a6 4. Ba4 then d6, would be I tried to be overprotective on my king, + pln pp something I'm used to, which would then especially with a possible sack on h3. + p l q be the Steinitz deferred. The game in fact 15. ... Kh8 16. a3 Nh4 17. N1d2 Qe8 18. Bd1 transposes to this after her next move. +p+Pp + I wanted to prevent the queen from 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 b5 6. Bc2 Bg4 7. d3 Nge7 8. + +Pp n getting to h5 because she might have an 0-0 Ng6 9. h3 ugly threat of ... Nxg2 in the future, with +PPQ+N+P the h3-pawn hanging. I thought Brianna did well in maneu- + N PPK 18. ... Rd8 19. a4 Bf6 20. axb5 axb5 21. d5 vering her pieces throughout this game. R LL+ R After she played ... Ng6, I thought that she Analysis after 23. ... Qh6 had a threat of ... Nh4 and later ... Qf6, + rqr k putting pressure on my pinned f3-knight. + pl+ pp Taking back with the rook will not help 9. ... Bd7 10. Re1 Be7 11. Nbd2 0-0 12. Nf1 f5 +np l + the hanging pawn on h3, but taking with the queen will. r+ q rk+ +p+Pp + 23. ... Qh6 24. Be2 b4 25. cxb4 Ra8 + +Pp n + pll pp Instead of trying to stop my limited p+np +n+ + PQ+N+P counterattack on the queenside, I thought P N PPK she could have continued with her prom- +p+ pp+ ising kingside attack. A move that really + +P+ + R LLR + scared me was 25. ... g5, with the threat After 21. d5 of ... g5-g4, forcing me to retreat my + PP+N+P knight, or worsen my kingside pawns. PPL+ PP+ At this point, all of my counterplay had Either way, it will probably not end well R LQRNK to be on the queenside as I just closed the for me. center, and I have an open a-file, but I 26. Ra6 c6 After 12. ... f5 think she has more useful play on the kingside. Again, going back to defending her

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Girls just want to have fun: (left to right) Ashley Carter, Michigan; Erica Barkell, Idaho; Rita Mirchandani, Florida; Ananya Roy, ; Amelia Wheeless, North Carolina; Nisha Deolalikar, California.

Kh7 48. Qf5+ Kg8 49. Ne4 Kh8 50. Nd6 f3 51. queenside; I think aggressive moves like Qf7 g6 52. Ne8, Black resigned. ... g5 would still be fine because it would AT A GLANCE: take too long for me to materialize any 5th Annual Susan problems on the opposite side of the Qn+ + k Polgar National board. Playing 26. ... c6 just weakens + + q pp her pawn structure and allows me to Invitational for Girls have a passed pawn on the b-file. P+ + + + 27. dxc6 Bxc6 28. b5 Nxf3+ 29. Bxf3 Rxa6 + +lp + 30. bxa6 Date: July 27-August 1, 2008 + + p + Location: Lubbock, Texas Overall winner: Now she has let me undouble my extra +P+ +L+P b-pawn, and consolidate on the kingside, Courtney Jamison, Texas Blitz: (tie) Ashley Carter, thus neutralizing her attack. + N PP+ Michigan; Janice Chen, Utah 30. ... Nc8 31. Ba3 Rd8 32. Qc4 Na7 33. Rc1 + + + K Bughouse: (tie) Ashley Carter, Qh4 34. Kg1 Be7 35. Qc3 Qf6 36. Qa5 Rc8 After 41. Qb8 Michigan & Rita Mirchandani, 37. Qb6 d5 38. Bxe7 Qxe7 39. exd5 Bxd5 40. Florida; Courtney Jamison, Texas Rxc8+ Nxc8 41. Qb8 & Sylvia Yang, Texas It was a hard-fought game with chances Puzzle-Solving: Rebekah Liu, and mistakes on both sides, but in the (see diagram top of next column) California and Michael S end I managed to slip through her omi- S Khodarkovsky’s International E

L nous attack and win on the queenside. E Now all I have to do is concentrate on Chess School team. E Brianna played a great game. Prize Fund:

H . promoting my pawn on the sixth rank. I Sponsored by the W Susan Polgar Foundation and the Y just needed a way to trade off pieces in D For more games, photos, reporting, and U.S. Chess Trust; $1,250 divided N order to get rid of her defense, so now my A

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History The Mysterious Knight Move Chess is a logical game, or so most of us would like to think. But have you ever wondered why the knight moves as illogically as it does?

By Frank Camaratta hen I first learned to play chess inventor, we can surmise that he wanted would be no duplication of control. as a teenager, I was captured by to create a game of conflict involving Let’s see how this might work. We start W the pure simplicity of the moves pieces with different powers, unlike check- with the general, or king, placed in the of each piece. All, that is, but one. The ers which is most certainly an older game center of the grid. The king is permitted knight move bothered me. and one in which the original pieces look to move one square horizontally or verti- So I began to research the game for and move alike. He probably decided that cally, but not diagonally. Why not some clues. This led to an intriguing dis- this new creation would still retain the diagonally? Because this follows the pat- covery: the moves of each piece have look and size of the 8x8 checkerboard. tern of other forms of the game, such as evolved over the years to their present Historical documents indicate that the Chinese chess. The span of control of the form, except for the horse. I learned that original game of chess consisted of the king is indicated by the shaded squares there have been all sorts of theories to same basic pieces we have today, but in diagram 1. explain how the knight came to move in with somewhat different names and that funny L-shape. However, they all somewhat different moves. In fact, it may appear to lack two fundamental ingredi- have resembled the way Chinese chess is + + + ents—simplicity and logic. played today, using a general (king), two The world seems to place a high prior- elephants (bishops), two knights, two ity on simplicity. In , the minimum chariots (rooks) and two, not one, advisors + + energy state is the most stable. In writing, (queens). The cannons in Chinese chess the least complicated exposition is the have no equivalent in the modern game, + k + best understood. The optimal solution to and were most likely a later enhance- a is the shortest. And on ment to the Chinese version. + + it goes. It is generally believed that before the To understand my hypothesis for the were overhauled approxi- + + + mysterious knight move, let’s suppose mately 500 years ago, the pieces were for a moment that there was a single essentially short-range fighters. It makes Diagram 1 individual responsible for inventing the sense, then, that our theoretical chess game of chess. The game has clearly creator concentrated on each piece’s effect Continuing with this line of thought, the evolved over the centuries, but I believe within a small group of squares, say five- next piece to be considered is the advisor, that it did have a precise beginning. Clues by-five. or queen. It would have a field of action are found in the way the pieces moved Now the kernel of my theory is this: Who- such that, when placed in the center of before chess rules were streamlined in the ever devised chess started with the premise the grid, it would control the squares 16th century. that each piece would control a unique set diagonally adjacent to the center square Looking into the mind of our game of squares in this five-by-five grid. There —squares the king is unable to travel to.

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The queen’s potential moves are indi- horizon to a 7x7 board and consider all cated by the shaded squares in diagram + + + squares not already controlled by the 2, and these are identical to the abilities current moves of the other pieces, we of the advisor in both Chinese chess and have the following: in an older version of the Western form of + + the game. + r + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + q + Diagram 4 + n + I was convinced that the game’s inven- + + tor would have created a piece with this + + + + movement, but initially, I could find no mention of it in the literature. Then, while + + + + + + perusing my copy of Murray’s The History Diagram 2 of Chess, I stumbled upon the mention of just such a game piece. Although Murray + + + + Since our original hypothesis was that rejects this piece as the progenitor of our Diagram 6 no two pieces are allowed to control the modern rook, I believe that in fact, it was same squares from the center of the five- its earliest ancestor, and the last impor- Quite a powerful piece this would be, by-five grid, each of the remaining pieces tant piece of the puzzle. rivaling the powers of the queen herself. (bishop, rook, knight) will have their fields The unique double-move of castling In the words of the immortal Crocodile of control limited to some portion of the that we have today may represent a link Dundee, “Now that’s a knight!” . outer ring of 16 squares. to this earlier rook move. We know that The most obvious piece to consider at some point, the king was permitted to next is the primordial bishop. This piece move two squares on its first move. It The Magic Square has the ability to jump one square diag- would have been quite natural, then, for onally in any direction. It does not control the king to make this two-square move the intervening square, nor can it be toward the safer corner, followed on the Of course, there are other theories obstructed. The squares controlled by next turn by the rook making it’s jump to which have been advanced over the such a bishop are indicated in diagram 3. the other side of the king. Today’s king- years that attempt to put some logic side castling simply combines both of into the move of the knight. The most these movements in one move. popular of these is the theory of the + + ++ After assessing the moves of these early Magic Square. Imagine a + pieces, a look at the remaining uncon- and place the numbers 1-64 on each trolled squares should paint a familiar square such that the corresponding + + pattern for the one piece left, the knight: pairs sum to 65. An example of cor- responding squares would be a8-h1, + l + a1-h8, or b6-g3, etc. + + + In an 8x8 “Magic Square” in which the sum of numbers along each of + + the two major diagonals, each rank, + + and each file all equals 260, we have + + + created the Safadi board. If the chess- + n + men are arranged according to Diagram 3 present-day praxis, the board can be This ancestor to our present-day bishop + + used to derive all the movements of all the chess pieces in their original form. is similar to the elephant in Chinese The bishop, or “al-Fil,” jumps diag- chess, and can also be found in several + + + onally over the intervening square. It other versions of the game. Diagram 5 can move to exactly eight squares The next piece of the puzzle involves a on the entire chessboard. If placed on bit more of a stretch. It seemed logical to I’m sure that the first experiments with c1, the total of the eight squares to assume that there must have been, at the game made it clear that some of the which it can reach is, amazingly, least in the embryonic form of the game, pieces would need a greater field of con- 260. The same is true for the rook, or a piece that moved like the bishop. This trol in order to effect capture of the the jumping rukh, which jumps ver- piece, however, would move horizontally opposing monarch. The king, queen, rook tically or horizontally over the and vertically rather than diagonally, and and bishop all have seen their powers intervening square. When placed on would also jump one square when mov- enhanced in our 21st century version of its starting square, c1, then after ing. The field of control of this piece, the chess, but the stately knight remains eight jumps, the magical sum of 260 chariot or rook, is demonstrated by the unchanged. is obtained. Similarly, the knight’s shaded squares in diagram 4. It’s interesting, though, to hypothesize jump on the Safadi board magically (see diagram top of next colum) what a similarly enhanced knight move produces the constant 260 after eight ~F.C. might look like. If we were to expand our jumps.

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2 0 0 8 NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC K-12 CHAMPIONSHIP

December 12-14,2008 DISNEY’S CORONADO RESORT 1000 W. BUENA VISTA DRIVE • LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL 32830 Reservations: 407-939-1000 • Group Reservations: 407-939-1020

Opening Ceremony 12/12 Friday: 12:30pm SIDE EVENTS Rounds Friday: 1pm, 6pm Bughouse: Thursday: 11am Saturday: 10am, 2pm, 6pm On-site entry only Thursday, 9am until 10am Sunday: 9am, 1pm $25 per team.

Awards Ceremonies Sunday: 4:30pm (K-1) & 5pm (Approx.) Blitz: Thursday: 5pm On-site entry until 4pm • Entry in advance $15 Special round times Friday: 1:30pm, 5:30pm by 11/28 • $20 after 11/28 or 0n-site • Register at for K-1 sections Saturday: 9:30am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm www.uschess.org/tournaments/2008/K12 Sunday: 9:30am, 1:30pm Simul: TBA On-site registration 12/11: 9am-10pm Register on-site only. 12/12: 8am-Noon Players registering late (after 10am Friday) may Team Rooms are limited! not be paired for round 1, will receive a contact Cheryle Bruce 1/2 point bye, and will begin play round 2. [email protected] • 931-787-1234 ext.147

7SS, G/90, 13 sections: Play only in your grade. December Rating Supplement will be used. Team Score = total of top three (minimum two) finishers from each school per grade. First place individual and team will be National Champion for their grade. Awards: Trophies to top 10 individuals & top five teams in each grade (minimum). Many other class prizes. Every player receives a commemorative item! Blitz: Trophies in K-6 and K-12 sections, individual and team. Bughouse: Trophies to be announced.

Name______USCF ID #______Rating______Address______City______State______Zip______e-mail Address______School______Grade ______Bye Requested: Rd. 1 K 2 K 3 K 4 K 5 K 6 K 1/2-pt bye available if requested in advance (except rd. 7) USCF Membership Dues: Please go to www.uschess.org for appropriate membership category and rates. Entry Fees: $40/participant postmarked by 11/11, $60/participant postmarked by 11/28, $75 after 11/28 or $80 on site. (Add $5 for phone entry.) Blitz entry: $15 until 11/28 or $20 after 11/28 or on-site. Amount Enclosed: Entry Fee $______Blitz $______USCF Dues $______Total Enclosed $______In advance: Make checks payable to: U.S. Chess Federation (USCF). On site: Make payments in Cash, by Money Order, or Credit Card. K MASTER CARD K DISCOVER K AMEX K VISA V-Code (last 3 digits on the signature line) ______Number ______EXP. ____ /____ SIGNATURE: ______

Registration information: USCF membership is required and must be current.You may pay USCF membership with your entry. Adult: Please check our website (uschess.org) for Adult and Young Adult options. Advance entries must include player’s name and all fees to be accepted. Roster changes are considered new entries and will be charged according to date received. List name, address, phone, section, grade, school (even if no team), coach’s name, e-mail, birth date, USCF ID #, USCF expiration (enclose USCF dues if necessary) and rating. Players must be eligible to play in accordance with USCF Scholastic Regulations. Please bring clocks. Ent:“K-12 Champ.,” c/o USCF, PO Box 3967, Crossville,TN 38557-3967. For more info or to register online: www.uschess.org. Please make all checks payable to USCF. CL_10-2008_cja_AKF_r8.qxp:chess life 9/5/08 7:46 AM Page 37

200808CCJAJA//CCramramererAwardAwardss And The Winner Is ...

The Chess Journalists of America and the Cramer Committee awards this year highlight both the healthy state of American chess and changing trends with the addition of “Best ” and “Best Video/Podcast.” Enjoy some samples of winning entries over the next two pages.

CHESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR BEST REGULAR BEST ANALYSIS Macauley Peterson NEWSPAPER COLUMN OF LOCAL INTEREST Swiss Bill Cornwall GALLERY OF DISTINGUISHED “Deep Analysis Lecture” CHESS JOURNALISTS Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel “Chess: A Knight’s Tour” Bruce Pandolfini BEST INSTRUCTIVE LESSON Previous inductees can be seen at: Jonathan Hilton www.chessdon.com/cramer_awards.htm BEST STATE WEBSITE Chess Life Online, www.uschess.org Tiffany Wang “How Wojo Won: The Sicilian” http://www.masschess.org BEST CHESS COLUMN Andy Soltis BEST HUMOROUS CONTRIBUTION BEST GENERAL WEBSITE “Chess to Enjoy,” Chess Life Josh Friedel Jennifer Shahade Chess Life Online, www.uschess.org BEST STATE MAGAZINE USCF - United States Chess Federation “Diary of a Samford Scholar: www.uschess.org David Woolf & Mark N. Taylor European Fall Part II” eds., Georgia Chess BEST VIDEO/PODCAST SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT Alexandra Kosteniuk Macauley Peterson IN CORRESPONDENCE CHESS Free Chess Video Podcasts Chess Life, June 2007 Alex Dunne www.chesskillertips.com/ “Get Ready for the Next Generation” “Team USA Makes Olympiad Finals,” Chess Life, January 2008 BEST BLOG BEST HUMAN INTEREST Michael Goeller C. K. Damrosch BEST LAYOUT The Kenilworthian Chess Life, December 2007 Frankie Butler www.kenilworthchessclub.org/kenilworthian/ “Sunday in the Park” Senior Art Director, Chess Life for Kids George Mirijanian BEST HISTORICAL ARTICLE Chess Horizons, July-September 2007 “In Memoriam: Gilbert F. Gosselin” BEST CHESS ART Olimpiu G. Urcan Jerry Hanken Alexandra Kosteniuk and Rene Duret Chess Life, July 2007 Chess Life, May 2008 Chess is Cool Comic Series “Chess Expert Jailed” “Farewell to Boris”

BEST PHOTOGRAPH BEST INTERVIEW Diego Garces Jennifer Shahade As the purpose of the awards is to Black & White Magazine, July 2007 Chess Life Online, www.uschess.org recognize the best in chess journalism, “Chess Photo of Maryam Mansur” “E. Vicary on Chess, Girls, and Genius” the CJA are releasing the scores of winning articles. Although all of the winning pieces were respectable, I would encourage BEST TOURNAMENT REPORT BEST EDITORIAL anyone looking for exceptional, role-model John Watson Greg Shahade examples to examine the submissions that Chess Life, August 2007 Chess Life Online, www.uschess.org scored over 35.0/40, or 26.0/30. “U.S. Championship” “Greg on Chess: The Swiss is Terrible” These articles topped the fields of the most competitive categories, such as Best Tournament Report and Best BEST REVIEW BEST REGULAR Interview, which are the heart of this NEWSPAPER COLUMN Pete Tamburro competition. This can all be found at Lubomir Kavalek Chess Life, November 2007 chessjournalism.org. , “Chess” “Watson: The Sequel” ~Jonathan Hilton, Chief Judge

The CJA awards honorable mentions for entries that finish very close to the first-place item. There were so many quality entries this year that there was not enough space to list all of the honorable mentions. For more award details, including a listing of all of the honorable mention winners, please see chessjournalism.org. The “Best Book” award will be announced by the Cramer Committee later in the year.

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2008 CJA/Cramer Awards

BEST LAYOUT CHESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR Frankie Butler, Chess Life for Kids Macauley Peterson W E R G I L L I K N A I R B Y B I N I F L O D N A P ; N O S R E T E P F O Y S E T R U O C N O S

BEST STATE MAGAZINE GALLERY OF DISTINGUISHED CHESS JOURNALISTS R E T

Georgia Chess Bruce Pandolfini E P

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BEST PHOTOGRAPH Diego Garces

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National Youth Action November 7-9, 2008 UTB/TSC FORT BROWN MEMORIAL CENTER 600 International Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78520 HOLIDAY INN 3777 N. Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78520 • Chess rate: $69 • (956) 547-1500

Four sections to choose from: Side Event Schedule Awards List K-12, K-9, K-6, K-3 Friday, Nov. 7 Individuals: Time Control: Game/30 Blitz Tournament • K-6 & K-12 K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12: 6:30 pm 1st –25th place Entry fee $15 if p/m by 10/11, $20 after or on site. Teams: 1st – 15th place Schedule Registration closes at 5 pm. Saturday, Nov. 8 Saturday, Nov. 8 Class Awards Rounds 1-2-3-4-5; Bughouse Tournament 10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm, 3:30 pm & 5 pm 6:30 pm 1st – 3rd place Entry fee $20 per team. On site entry only. K-3: U800, U600, U400, unrated Sunday, Nov. 9 Registration closes at 5 pm. K-6: U1000, U800, U600, unrated Rounds 6-7-8-9; Sunday, Nov. 9 K-9: U1200, U1000, U800, unrated 10 am, 12 noon, Awards Ceremony K-12: U1400, U1200, U1000, unrated 2 pm & 3:30 pm 5:30-7 pm

Club Teams are Allowed! Contact Franc Guadalupe at 713-530-7820 or e-mail [email protected]. Visit www.uschess.org/tournaments/2008/nya/ for additional tournament information

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NUMBER ______EXP. ____/____ SIGNATURE:______United States Chess Federation PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557-3967 Phone: 931-787-1234 x128 Fax: 931-787-1200 1-800-903-USCF (8723) CL_10-2008_uscfaffairs_AKF_r6.qxp:chess life 9/9/08 10:56 AM Page 41

USCF Affairs October

The friendly and inviting Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis

Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis to host 2009 U.S. Championship The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, which chess nationally, and now we can bring that same national per- Steve Goldberg on Chess Life Online calls “certainly one of the spective to St. Louis.” most impressive chess centers” in the country, has been selected The championship will be held in May 2009. It will be a by the USCF to host the 2009 U.S. Championship. nine-round event, using the Swiss system with one round per The Chess Club and Scholastic Center, which was founded day and a rest day between rounds five and six. Time controls by retired investment fund manager Rex Sinquefield and opened will be the classical 40 moves in two hours, with the remain- in July 2008, is located at 4657 Maryland Avenue in St. Louis’ ing moves in one hour. fashionable and historic Central West End neighborhood. The Invitations to potential tournament participants will be issued three-level, 6,000-square-foot facility possesses an array of to some of the top-rated U.S. players, the top-rated women, customized features, including DGT chess boards, hand-made among other qualifiers and wild card participants, who will be wooden chess tables, LCD-screen televisions, video installation announced later. art, overhead paging and an adjustable lighting system. The pri- The championship will have a purse of $100,000, with mary colors of the club are black and white, the colors of a $30,000 awarded to the winner, twice the amount of the 2008 traditional chessboard. tournament. In case of even scores, no tiebreakers will be The players’ room is private and enclosed with its own kitchen used. Instead, prize funds will be evenly divided among winners. and restroom. There is ample natural lighting with windows The underlying goal of the Chess Club and Scholastic Cen- B

U along two walls and two skylights in the space. Recessed ter of Saint Louis is to create a world class destination for L

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R to St. Louis,” said Tony Rich, executive director of the Chess Club scholastic chess programs while providing new programs, at no U

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O United States Chess Federation will make this an event unlike for-profit, 501(c)3 organization. For more information, please H P any other. The USCF has done an exemplary job of promoting visit saintlouischessclub.org.

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USCF Affairs

Two New U.S. Correspondence Chess Titlists At the September 2008 ICCF Congress adopted citizens) who have earned the in Pleven, , the ICCF bestowed title, Dan Fleetwood of Brentwood, Ten- international titles upon two Americans, nessee has become the eighth to claim the Michael Proof and Dan Fleetwood. title of international correspondence Michael Proof of Riverside, California grandmaster. Dan earned his title by earned his for his performance at the playing on boards three and one in the Ninth Pan American Team Championship 14th and 15th International Correspon- which gained him both the international dence Chess Olympiads respectively these master (IM) and senior international mas- last five years. He finished tied for seventh ter (SIM) title. Michael exceeded the norm in the finals of the 18th World Champi- for the SIM title twice, the last coming a onship. SIM Michael Proof week after his IM confirmation came On the domestic front, Dan has also through. Mike’s excellent results (12½-2½ been quite successful. Dan had a fifth- with five draws, currently 4½ points place finish in the 1978 Golden Knights ahead of the second-place finisher) will and appeared in five Absolute tourna- prove a major boost if the U.S. team ments, winning in 1993. scores its hoped-for medal in the Pan- Outside of chess, Dan is chair of the American event. electrical engineering and computer sci- Proof told Chess Life, “My wife knew it ence department at Vanderbilt University. took me years of playing, studying, and He is recognized as one of the 250 most reading every single day to get the IM frequently cited authors in engineering by and SIM titles, so the first thing she asked the Institute for Scientific Information. me after I tell her of my title-elect is, ‘Is A sample of Daniel’s sharp play is this there a title above that?’” tactical gem from the 19th World Cham- Joining a select group of seven other pionship (see below right). ICGM Dan Fleetwood Americans (four native born, three

Volunteer of the Month: Bill Kelleher Reti/Zukertort Opening (A04) The USCF Volunteer of the Month is named by Bernard Leiber (ICCF 2567) a different member of the executive board each month. Daniel Fleetwood (ICCF 2487) This month, Bill Goichberg named our honoree. 19th World Championship, 1999

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. e3 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. a3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Qc7 13. b4 Qb8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. b5 axb5 16. cxb5 Bd7 L

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lar player and in 1975 achieved a master rating. In the late 1980s chess. However in 1998 I received an offer from then-USCF-pres- I got my peak rating of 2470 and also received the title of FIDE ident Don Schultz, to be the USCF delegate to FIDE. Needless master. I am a former and New England cham- to say I was very surprised, but I immediately accepted. I was pion. I was also six-time champion of the Boylston Chess Club, the FIDE delegate until 2006. During that time I was the chair- the main club in . man of the FIDE ethics commission. In that capacity I was kept My most memorable game was at the 1986 U.S. Open where I pretty busy. Last year I testified at the International Court of played the legendary Sammy Reshevsky. After an exciting battle Sport Arbitration in , in a suit brought I managed a draw. Of course Sammy was 76 years old at the time! against FIDE because of one of our ethics decisions. I am very But it was a thrill to play him. Over the years I have defeated a thankful to Don for giving me the opportunity to represent the number of grandmasters (along with uncountable losses). The USCF in FIDE. strongest player I have beaten was Michael Adams in 1996. In 2006 at the FIDE Congress in Turin, I ran for the post of In the ’70s I was on the board of directors for the Boylston FIDE vice-president (VP) as an opposition candidate to the Chess Club. For a number of years I was also the games ticket headed by FIDE President, . I man- annotator for Chess Horizons, the magazine of the Massa- aged to win the election and am currently one of the three chusetts Chess Association. I was also an occasional book independent VPs on the FIDE presidential board. reviewer for the magazine. Several years ago I was also a vol- I have never regretted my involvement in chess. It has led to unteer book reviewer for ChessCafé.com, the excellent website many unexpected places and has always been rewarding. of Hanon Russell. ~Bill Kelleher For most of my career I was involved only in Massachusetts

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Thank You, U.S. Chess Trust! The in Miami thanks the U.S. Chess Trust for funding both the travel and hotel expenses of all three 2008 U.S. Chess Hall of Fame inductees and their wives. The U.S. Chess Trust’s support made possible the recent public celebration of the careers of GMs Joel Benjamin, Larry Christiansen, and Nick de Firmian.

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Solitaire Chess The Dragon can be the Monster

By Bruce Pandolfini

When the Sicilian Dragon works and the bishop radiates successful power, it has produced some memorable counterattacks. But when it fails, Black’s downfall can come quite quickly.

The Sicilian Defense is the most popu- moves and variations. Note that ** means Take 1 bonus point if you saw that 13. lar answer to 1. e4. The Dragon Sicilian, that the note to Black’s move is over and … Nxe5? 14. Nxe5 allows White to keep with all its subsets, but characterized by White’s move is on the next line. the extra piece.** Black flanking the king-bishop, has had 9. Bb5+ Par Score: 5 14. Nxe7! Par Score: 6 a storied history. It can produce power- ful counterattacks, but when it fails, often Deduct 3 points for playing 9. e6?, White returns the piece, emerging with enough because of weaknesses to the which is refuted by 9. … Qxd4. an extra pawn. The shot also affects the kingside, Black’s can quickly disinte- 9. … Nc6 position of Black’s king while weakening grate. In the game Herman Pilnik-Isaac the dark squares, having destroyed the Kashdan, played in New York (1948-49), Add 1 bonus point if you realized that e7-pawn, which guarded two of them. White’s hounding of Black’s weak squares 9. … Kf8 loses the queen to 10. Ne6+. Also 14. … Bxa4 and troubled king leave no doubt to the add 1 bonus point if understood that 9. … result. The game began: B (or N) d7 loses to 10. Qxg4.** Add 1 bonus point for 14. … Kxe7 15. 10. Nxc6 Par Score: 5 Bg5+ Ke8 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Ne3, judg- ing that White remains on top.** Sicilian Defense, Accept 1 bonus point if you saw that 10. Dragon Variation (B71) 15. Nd5 Par Score: 5 … bxc6 11. Bxc6+ loses , Herman Pilnik with a capital “E.” Add 1 bonus point if you saw that the knight threatens two forks, one at c7 and New York, 1948-49 10. … Qxd1+ one at b6, while also observing Black’s 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Kashdan chops off the queens and goes weakened dark squares on the kingside Nc3 g6 6. f4 Bg7 7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Ng4 about recovering his lost piece.** (e7 and f6). 11. Nxd1 Par Score: 4 15. … Rd8

rnlqk+ r Full Credit for 11. Kxd1, so that the The text evades the forks and threatens pp+ pplp c3-knight keeps the b5-bishop protected. both d5 and c2.** Black can go in for 11. … Nf2+ 12. Ke2 16. c4 Par Score: 5 + + +p+ Nxh1, but after 13. Bf4 and Rxh1, White + + P + will have two pieces for the rook. White saves both knight and c-pawn. 11. … a6 The e5-pawn is indirectly held, since 16. + N +n+ … Bxe5 is met by 17. Bxh6 (1 bonus + N + + This pushes the bishop to an unde- point). At the moment Black has four fended square.** pieces in the field to White’s one, but PPP+ +PP 12. Ba4 Par Score: 5 that will quickly change after Bc1-g5 and R LQKL+R N1c3, both moves coming with tempo. Your starting position 12. … Bd7 16. … Nf5 Black pins and essentially wins the Black can slow White down with 16. … Now make sure you have the above knight. White has to come up with some- Bxd1 17. Kxd1 Nf5 18. Bg5 Rd7, but position set up on your chessboard. As thing to keep the advantage. apparently not enough, since 19. Kc2 you play through the remaining moves in ** Bxe5 20. Rhe1 Nd4+ 21. Kc3 Nc6+ 22. this game, use a piece of paper to cover 13. h3 Par Score: 5 Rxe5+ Nxe5 23. Bf6 0-0 24. Bxe5 leaves the article, exposing White’s next move White drives back the knight to where White with at least two pieces for the only after trying to guess it. If you guess it comes under fire from the c1-bishop. rook. It’s even worse as Black will have correctly, give yourself the par score. This will keep the g7-bishop occupied so trouble avoiding further loss of the Sometimes points are also rewarded for it can’t lop off the e5-pawn. Exchange. Another pleasant but less forc- second-best moves, and there may be ing alternative is 23. Re1 0-0 24. Rxe5 bonus points—or deductions—for other 13. … Nh6

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Problem I Problem II Problem III ABCs of Chess Discovery Pin Mating net + q +k+ r+ +r+ + +k+ + + These problems are all related to + + + p + k + + + + + + key positions in this month’s game. + + + + p + + + +p+ + + In each case, Black is to move. The answers can be found in Solutions + +n+ + + p + + + + + + on page 71. + + + + + nL+ + + nr+ + + + + + P N + + + P +lPK October Exercise: For this exer- + +PL + P + + + + + P P cise you can use a notebook or create an electronic word document file. + +Q+K+ + +RK + + R +R+ Whenever you encounter a mean- ingful situation that can be described in a clarifying paragraph, reduced to Problem IV Problem V Problem VI Fork Trapping Pin a helpful rule of thumb, or declared in a colorful maxim or aphorism, +k+ + + +k+ + + r+l+k+ + date and record it in your special place. Use mainly words, resorting to + l +p+ + +r+ + pp+ p + specific notation only when it helps + + +p+ p + + p +N+ n + illuminate a concept (imagine + + + Lr + p +np +L+ + + explaining it to a group of newcom- + + + + + np+l+ + + + + ers, without a chess set). Read through this growing text regularly, + + + + + L + PN + + + + and you might start to gain com- +P+ + + P R PLP P+ + + + mand over ideas you barely + K + R + + + K R + K + appreciated or didn’t know existed.

20. … Kf8 Kg7 (to cope with the threat of Nd5-f6+), Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxf6 fxe6 28. Rd8+ Kf7 then 25. Bf6+ Kh6 (25. … Kg8 26. Ne7+) 29. Bxh8. The knight guards e6 in prepa- 21. Rxd7 Par Score: 5 26. Ne3, and Black is having a bad day.** ration for Kf8-g7, but it’s too late to hold White off. 17. Bg5 Par Score: 5 White plays to gain time for further ** attack, maintenance of the , and 25. Rd8+ Par Score: 5 Pilnik develops with tempo on the rook, “more.” once again attacking Black’s weakened 25. … Kg7 21. … Bxd7 dark squares. 17. … Rd7 26. Ne8+ Par Score: 5 22. Rd1 Par Score: 5 This is clearly better than 26. Rxh8, 18. N1c3 Par Score: 5 This explains the “more,” inasmuch as which receives only 3 points part credit. White wins a piece after 22. … Be8 23. Now White develops with tempo against Rd8, menacing the bishop and mate (1 26. … Kh7 the bishop. bonus point). 18. … Bc6 If 26. ... Kf8, then 27. Nd6+ Kg7 28. 22. … Bxe5 Rxh8 Kxh8 (or 28. ... Bxd6 29. Bf6 mate) This is the safest place for the bishop, 29. Nxf7+ and 30. Nxe5 (2 bonus points); 23. Rxd7 Par Score: 5 since ... Ba4-c2 puts the bishop on an if instead 26. ... Kg8, then 27. N4f6+ Kf8 attackable square. 28. Nd6+ Ke7 (28. ... Kg7 29. Rxh8 Bxd6 ** Taking a piece while defending another. 19. 0-0-0 Par Score: 5 30. Rg8 mate) 29. Nd5+ Ke6 30. Nc7 23. … h4 mate (2 bonus points).** 19. … h5 Black gets an idea: to play 24. … Rh5, 27. N4f6+ Par Score: 5 hoping for 25. … Rxg5 26. Nxg5 Bf4+, Black’s move further weakens the dark There’s also 27. N8f6+; and if 27. ... Kg7 fighting back for the dark squares. One squares, since g5 can no longer be (27. ... Bxf6 transposes to the game) 28. can hope.** guarded by the h-pawn. But Black had to Bh6+! (full credit if you saw this) 28. ... 24. Ne4 Par Score: 5 be careful, since 19. … 0-0 loses a piece Kxh6 (28. ... Rxh6 29. Rg8 mate) 29. to 20. g4. For example, if 20. … Ng3, Rxh8+, lets White be a rook ahead. White deals with the threat, prepared then 21. Rhg1 Bxe5 22. Rxg3 Bxg3 23. to meet 24. … Rh5 with 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. 27. … Bxf6 Nf6+; if 20. … Nh6, then 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Ne8+ Kh7 (for instance) 27. N8f6+ Bxf6 exf6, and the knight is trapped; and if 20. 28. Nxf6+ Kg7 29. Rg8 mate. Once the 28. Nxf6+ Par Score: 5 … h6, then 21. Bf6, etc. Accept 3 bonus Dragon bishop goes, the kingside dark points, if and only if, you saw it all. If Black tries 28. ... Kg7, then 29. Rxd4 ** squares are even more vulnerable. 20. Nc7+ Par Score: 5 puts White two pieces up. So ... 24. … Nd4 28. … Black resigned. White takes over the d-file, since 20. … On 24. ... Kg7, there follows 25. Ne6+ Rxc7 21. Rd8 mate, exploits those dark Kg8 (if 25. ... Kh7, then 26. Rxf7+) 26. Scoring box on p. 71. . squares (1 bonus point).

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Back to Basics No Breathing Room

By GM Lev Alburt

If a situation has abruptly changed in your favor and you see a move that secures your advantage, don’t rush to play it. Make a mental note of that move and then search for a stronger one.

The winner of this month’s award, David Nd4 was better than 7. ... Ne5, as in the Mueller, stopped an upset in the making in r+ qkl r game. the game below. Playing an opponent rated ppp pppp 9. gxf3 Be6 10. Qe2 almost 400 points below him, David, as +n+ + + black, achieved an easy equality on the r+ qkl r fifth move, a slight edge on the sixth move, + +n+ + and an obvious, serious, advantage on +L+ +l+ ppp pppp the seventh move. After a few imprecise + +l+ + moves and a blunder on the tenth move, + +P+N+ the game turned around. White won a PPPL PPP + +n+ + pawn while he could have won two—and +L+ + + perhaps the game. He didn’t and eventu- RN+QK +R ally lost, in a quite instructive endgame After 7. Bd2 + NP+P+ struggle. My comments will continue in PPPLQP P italics. A critical position, or rather a critical choice between two promising, same-pur- R + K +R (B01) pose moves: 7. ... Ne5 and 7. ... Nd4. Black After 10. Qe2 Sanchit Wadhawan (1169) stands better, a direct result of White’s David Mueller (1654) passive play, and “deserves” a true, sig- Black apparently achieved what he GKCC May Club Swiss (1), 05.01.2008 nificant edge. I’d prefer here 7. ... Nd4, wanted to: with 8. ... Nxf3+, he doubled giving Black an option to take, when the White’s f-pawns, while preserving his light- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 time comes, on f3 with a bishop. Then if square bishop. Dave probably felt that he forced away from d4, this black knight was better, perhaps even much better, in rn qkl r will go to f5, threatening White’s kingside. the diagrammed position—a logical out- ppp pppp If 7. ... Nd4 8. Nc3, then simply 8. ... e6. come of the earlier opening play. Thus, Altogether, the knight on d4 is both safer he didn’t watch for trouble and blundered. + + n + and more threatening than on e5. (In reality, it’s Black who needs to search + +P+ + 7. ... Ne5 8. Nc3 Nxf3+ for equality here perhaps with 10. ... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bd5, or 10. ... Qd7 11. Ne4 g6!?— +L+ +l+ The following course of action is interest- as White’s initiative and superior + + + + ing: 8. ... Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nxc4 10. dxc4 Nxc3 development should trump his defective 11. Bxc3 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1. kingside pawn structure). PPPP PPP 10. ... g6?? 11. Qe5! Nf6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 RNLQK NR r+ +kl r After 4. ... Bg4 ppp pppp r+ qkl r + + + + ppp p +p 5. Nf3 + + + + + +pnp+ 5. f3 is more normal. +P+ + + + + Q + 5. ... Nxd5 6. d3 + L +P+ + + + + Why not 6. d4, controlling the impor- PPP+ P P + NP+P+ tant central squares d4 and e5? Already on move 7, Black would have a choice of + +RK +R PPPL P P either square for his knight. Analysis after 12. Rxd1 R + K +R 6. ... Nc6 7. Bd2 After 12. ... fxe6 Will the White initiative neutralize (see diagram top of next column) Black’s (much) superior pawn structure?— 13. Qxe6?! probably not. Still, you see now why 7. ...

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33. ... Kxf5 34. Kf3 c5 When possible, never let an opponent ... Rf8 (see comment to 23. Re3). breathe! After 13. Nb5! Kf7 14. Nxc7 Rc8 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Nxe6 Qd6 16. Ng5+ Kg7 17. Qe6 + + + + Qxe6+ 18. Nxe6+ Kf7 19. Ng5+ White has pp+ + + a winning advantage. + + r + White settles for less rather than going pp+k+ n + + + + for a kill. +pp +pp + p +kpp 13. ... c6 + + + + + p + + I’d prefer 13. ... Qd6, which Dave played + +P+K+ a move later. + +N+ + 14. 0-0-0 Qd6 15. Qxd6 + +P+P+ PPP+ P P + + + + 15. Rde1 seems better. PPP+ P P True, but even stronger is 15. Qb3. + K R + After 34. ... c5 White’s king is safer, so White should After 22. ... Nxg7 keep queens on the board. If 15. ... 0-0-0, 35. Kg3 16. Ne4 (or 16. Qa4), with a clear advan- 23. Re3? tage. Being up a pawn and “playing up” 35. a4 is another try, and then the game might go 35. ... h4 36. h3 b6 37. b3 Sanchit perhaps wanted to reach the This move causes a lot of trouble. a6 and now White is in Zugzwang—he safety of the endgame—giving up, unfor- Instead 23. Rg1! and if 23. ... g5 24. h4!. doesn’t want to move 38. Kg2 Kf4 39. tunately, his real trumps in the process True. White misses this chance to get a Kg1 Kf3 40. Kf1 a5 41. Kg1 Ke2 42. Kg2 (another flaw of 15. Qxd6: it reconnects the clearly better (solid pawn-up) ending. black pawns). Kd2 43. Kf3 Kxc2 wins. The usual way to 23. ... Nf5 24. Re1 Nd4 25. Nd2 Nxf3 26. Nxf3 15. ... exd6 16. Rde1+ Kd7 analyze king and pawn endings is to Rxf3 27. Rf1 count moves to queening, and in all cases Black queens first by two or three moves. Black has “fixed” his pawn structure, After the game I thought that 27. Re2 35. ... h4+ 36. Kf3 g4+ 37. Kg2 Kf4 and White's extra pawn is doubled. was better, but after 27. ... g5 28. Kd2 h5 17. Re2 29. a4 Rh3 White still has problems. White has the same problem here, even- 27. ... g5 28. Kd2 h5 29. Ke2 tually he will run out of moves when the r+ + l r Black king will come in and decide things. pp+k+ +p + + + + 38. c3 dxc3 39. bxc3 b5 40. a3 a5, White +pp np+ pp+k+ + resigned. + + + + +pp + + White cannot stop the passed pawn on the queenside after ... b4, but Black can + + + + + + + pp easily stop the White d-pawn. . + NP+P+ + + + + PPPLRP P + +P+r+ + K + +R PPP+KP P Send in your games! After 17. Re2 + + +R+ If you are unrated or were rated After 29. Ke2 1799 or below on your Chess Life Can anyone claim that White has a label, then GM Lev Alburt invites pawn advantage on the kingside? Espe- 29. ... Rf5 you to send your instructive games cially with rooks on board, doubled with notes to: f-pawns will be a constant target. I think I’d prefer 29. ... Rh3, tying up, even if Back to Basics, c/o Chess Life that after 17. ... d5, which prepares 18. ... only for a while, White’s rook, and then ... PO Box 3967 Crossville, TN Bd6 while restricting—very important— Ke6, activating my king. 38557-3967 White’s knight, Black stands better. After 30. Rg1 d5 31. Rg3 David’s more natural 17. ... Bg7 (to finish Or e-mail your material to [email protected] development), the game is equal. 31. d4 followed by 32. c3 seems better 17. ... Bg7 18. Rhe1 Rae8 19. Rxe8 Nxe8 to me. Please type or write clearly and I agree. please be sure to double-check your notations and leave ample space for To attack the f-pawn—i.e., to play for the 31. ... d4 32. Rf3 win—Dave correctly preserves one rook. GM Alburt’s comments! Because of 20. Ne4 h6 I think it is a mistake to trade rooks. the volume of mail, personal replies Usually it is much easier to win pawn are not possible. GM Alburt will 20. ... Rf8?! 21. Ng5 h6 22. Ne6 Rxf3 23. endings than rook and pawn endings. select the “most instructive” game Nxg7 Nxg7 24. Bxh6 Nf5 25. Be3 Rh3 26. A very true observation, which, very im- and Chess Life will award an auto- Bxa7 Rxh2 and White is still a pawn up. portantly, Dave doesn’t take to the extreme graphed copy of Lev’s newest book, 21. Bc3 by playing 32. ... Rxf3? allowing White’s Chess Openings for White, Explained king to reach e4. (by Lev Alburt, Roman Dzindzi- Better is 21. Rg1 g5 22. f4. 32. ... Ke6 33. Rxf5 chashvili and Eugene Perelshteyn) to 21. ... Rf8 the person submitting the most in- Decisive error. 33. Rg3 was a must, still structive game and annotations. Better is 21. ... Bxc3 and only then 22. holding.

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Endgame Lab Restoration!

By GM Pal Benko

Many readers notice “cooks” in older, artistic endgames, but don’t always offer corrections. Here, with a pawn theme, Benko gives some guidelines for the aspiring “chef.”

Here are some examples of pawn-pro- Improved elegance win because of the threat of ... Kh7, and motion endgame compositions that Benko—version after A. A. Troitzky if rooks are traded the bishop is the wrong require some corrections to solidify them. color to successfully promote the h-pawn. In the typical example, I try to work with + + + + Moving the white king to the h-file elim- fewer pieces in the modern style preferred inates the cook but loses the nice pattern by practical players. + + + +K that the knight conversion provides. My P+ + p + improvement saves this possibility. Theory +r+ + + A. A. Troitzky 1924 Saving the knight promotion k + L + Benko—version after A. A. Troitzky + L + + + + + + + +L+ + + + + +K + + + + P+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + PPk +r+ + + White to play and win +p+ + + + + + + k + + + 1. Bc7 Rc5 2. Bd6 Kb5 3. a7 Rc8 4. Bb8 and + + + P + + + + wins. + + + + Or: + + r + + + + + 1. Bc7 Rh5+ 2. Kg7 Rh1 3. Ba5+! Kxa5 4. a7 White to play and win and + + + +K wins. White to play and win The main intention is: 1. Bc7 Rh5+ 2. Kg7 Rg5+ 3. Kf7 Rh5(!) 4. a7 Multiple promotion 1. g7 Rf1+ Rh8 5. Bd6+ Kb3 6. Bf8 Rh7+ 7. Bg7 A. A. Troitzky 1928 Now 1. ... Rxf6? 2. g8=R wins. And wins, but the ravages of time have + +L+ + 2. Kh2! Rf2+ 3. Kh3! Rf3+ 4. Kg4! Rxf6 eaten away at this work. After 1. Bc7 Kb2 2. a7 Rb7 3. a8=Q Rxc7+ 4. Kg6 c3, + + + N Winning is 4. ... Rf1 5. g8=N+! Kh7 6. there come a queen vs. rook and pawn + + rPk Bf7. ending. Computers can now judge posi- 5. g8=R! Re6 6. Kf5! and wins. tions quite precisely up to six pieces, and + + + + this is now evaluated as a draw here + + + P because of 5. Qb8+ Ka1 6. Qxc7 c2! Even Less is more the rook loss can be ignored since the c- + + + + A. A. Troitzky 1930 pawn on the second rank assures a draw + + + + Correction by P. Benko against the queen. This can easily be corrected by placing + + + K (see diagram top of next column) the c4-pawn on d4 instead. Then the White to play and win computer proves the position is winning. 1. c6! Kf2 2. Kh2 Rxc6 3. e7 Rg6 4. e8=N! However, proving a solution via machine Troitzky’s plan was: wins. is not an elegant practice, so I have 1. Nh5! Kxh5 2. g7+ Rg6+!? 3. Bxg6+ Kh6 4. improved this work in a different way. g8=N+! to win. If 4. e8=Q? then 4. ... Rxg2+! will draw. (see diagram top of next column) In Troitzky’s original, the pawn was on The try 2. ... Kh6 3. g8=R was thought c4 and the rook on d4, and after 1. c5, … The main line is the same as previ- to be winning, avoiding the stalemate by Rc4 looked evident. But after 1. c5 Kf4! ously shown. The improvement lies in promoting a rook. But there is a cook in 2. Kh2 Ra4! 3. c6 Ra7 there is no win, so adding the following thematic lines: it since after 3. ... Re6! it is impossible to I skipped the first pair of moves.

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Benko’s Bafflers Problem I Problem II R. Becker and I. Akobia, I. Bilek 75, Yuri Bazlov & Vitali Kovalenko, I. 2007 Bilek 75, 2007 Most of the time these studies + + + + K+ +N+q+ resemble positions that could actu- + + + + + + nk+ ally occur over-the-board. You must simply reach a theoretically won + + + + l+ P + + position for White. Solutions can be + + + + +PR + + found on page 71. N+ lp+ + n + + + p + + + + + + + Please e-mail submissions for Benko’s Bafflers to: pbenko@ +P+ +R+ + +L+ + uschess.org n K +k+ + + + + White to play and draw White to play and draw

8. Kf5 Rh5+ 9. Kf4 Rh4+ 10. Kf3 Rh3+ 11. + + + + + R + + Ke2 Rh2+ 12. Kd3 Rh3+ 13. Kd4 Rh4+ 14. Kd5 Rh5+ 15. Kd6 Rh6+ 16. Nf6! Rxf6+ 17. + + + + p + + + Kd5 Rf5+ 18. Kd4 Rf4+ 19. Kd3 Rf3+ 20. + +P+ + + N + + Ke2 wins.

+ P + + + + + + There is pretty king tour that starts +r+ + + + + + p with a rook sac, but if possible a study should not start with a capture. We could + + k +L Kp+ + + also start with a black pawn already on + + +P+ + k + p e6 if there is no other way to improve the study. The h1-rook’s only role is that + + + +K + + + + of a sacrificial lamb. Here is a more White to play and win White to play and win acceptable version.

1. Re8! Penning the lamb Two improvements!? A. A. Troitzky 1912 R. Reti 1923 Winning as shown previously. Version by P. Benko Correction by Cheron 1951 Unfortunately the name of the study’s revisionist remains unknown. Giving up + + + + R+ + + + the is a good idea but is it worth + + + +N p + + + leaving Reti the “star move” 1. Ka3!!. We should keep the basic idea of the author + +Ppr+ + + N + in our improvements. k + + + + + + + The long way + + + + K + + p A. A. Troitzky 1912 + + KR+ +p+ + +p + + + + + + + p + k + + + + + +N + + + + + + + + k +pp + White to play and win White to play and win + +P+ + 1. Rf5+ In Reti’s work the knight was on c5 + + + + and there was a black pawn on f6. But in If 1. Rh3?, then 1. ... Rg3+! that position there were cooks like 1. + + + + 1. ... Kb6 2. Rh5 Rg1!? 3. Kf2! Nxb3+ or 1. Rd8+ or 1. Rxa7. This has +r+ + + been skillfully corrected—saving the main The try 3. Rxh2? Re1+ 4. Re2 Rxe2+ 5. line too—by putting the knight on f6. + + +K+R Kxe2 Kc7 draws. 1. Ka3!! h2 2. Re8! h1=Q 3. Ne4+ Kc1 4. White to play and win 3. ... h1=Q Rc8+ Kb1 5. Nd2+ Ka1 6. Nxb3+ Kb1 7. Even a correct study can be improved After 3. ... Rg8, White wins with 4. e7! Nd2+ Ka1 8. Rc2 wins. with the addition of aesthetic considera- Re8 5. Nxf6 Rxe7 6. Nd5+. GM Evans in his March “What’s the tions. Our last example shows how. 4. Rxh1 Rxh1 5. e7 Best Move” column to my surprise pub- 1. dxe6 Rc1+ 2. Kf2 Rxh1 3. e7 Rh2+ 4. Kf3 lished four Reti studies, including this Rh3+ 5. Kf4 Rh4+ 6. Kf5 Rh5+ 7. Kxf6 Rh6+ And we have arrived to the main line as one: before. . (see diagram top of next column) Now we have to climb the same ladder Download a .pgn file of all the games all over again. from this issue at uschess.org.

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1 past deadline and will be considered Chess Life will exercise all due diligence in providing accurate See TLA in this issue for details: typesetting of non-camera-ready copy but assumes no responsibil- - immediately: ity for errors made in such work. 2008 49th Annual U.S. Armed Forces 2008 U.S. Masters 1 Open 2009 U.S. Amateur Team (West, SUBMISSIONS: If possible e-mail your tla to: [email protected] (Joan DuBois). For tla deadline schedule, formatting help and Grand Oct. 11-13 • Bethesda, Maryland South, North) Prix information see pg. 52-53 or check http://www.uschess.org/

R tla/grprixstdarc.php and click on aWCL GP Summary. Payment can 2008 National Youth Action 2009 U.S. Junior Chess Congress be done online through theTD/Affiliate area or sent to: U.S. Chess, E November 7-9 • Brownsville, Texas 2009 U.S. Amateur (West, South, TLA Dept., PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557. 2008 National Scholastic K-12 North, East) B Championship 2009 U.S. Senior Open Nationals

O 2009 U.S. Junior Open & Closed December 12-14 • Kissimmee, All tournaments listed in Tournament Life are USCF rated. USCF MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED FOR ALL T 2009 U.S. Cadet Florida EVENTS. If not a member, add dues to advance 2008 Pan American Intercollegiate Bids due by Dec. 1, 2008: entry fee or pay them with entry at site. C A Heritage Event! Chess Tournament 2009 U.S. G/15 (QC) Oct. 11-13, Maryland O 2009 U.S. Action G/30 49th Annual U. S. Armed Forces Open

December 27-30 • Ft. Worth, Texas 2009 U.S. G/60 6SS, Rds.: 1-2 G/90, Rds.: 3-4 G/2, Rds 5-6 30/90, SD/1 Site: Galley, Build- Future Events (Watch for details) ing 9, basement level of Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin G 2009 Supernationals IV 2009 U.S. Masters Avenue, Bethesda, MD EF: FREE! Must check in by 0845 on Sat. to be paired. 2009 U.S. Class Championships Reg.: Sat. 0800-0845, Rds.: Sat. 0900-1230-1600,Sun. 0900-1400, Mon. 0900.

N Two 1/2point byes available. Open to all Active Duty, Reservists, Military April 3-5• Nashville, Tennessee 2009 National Youth Action Retirees, Cadets, Midshipmen, and ROTC (with DOD ID) who have a USCF Mem- I 2009 National Open bership. Prizes:Trophies/Plaques toTop ServiceTeam,Top 3 overall players, 2009 Pan Am Intercollegiate Top player of each DoD service on Active Duty,Top Reservist,Top Retiree,Top R June 4-7 • Las Vegas, Nevada 2009 Collegiate Final Four three Cadets/Midshipmen/ROTC,Top two each class A-D and below, Highest 2009 Tournament of College Upset, and otherTrophies/Plaques and special prizes. Awards ceremony to A Champions Bids due by Dec. 15, 2008: be conducted on Monday, 10/8 after round ends. HR: Bethesda Navy Lodge, 301-654-1795. $77 Located within walking distance (Mention Chess when E August 1-3 • Indianapolis, Indiana 2010 U.S. Open* making reservation). Please reserve by 28 September 2008 Info/Ent: Please 2009 National Scholastic K-12 Bids due by June 15, 2009: use the website to enter if possible www.usmilitarychess.org/ or mail to P Ernest Schlich, 1370 S. Braden Cres. Norfolk, VA 23502 with Rank, Name, USCF December 11-13 • Dallas, Texas 2011 U.S. Open* ID #, current rating, branch of service. Bring your clocks! NC. NS. W. Send all P 2010 National Elementary (K-6) questions to Ernie Schlich. [email protected] 757-853-5296. Championship Bidding Deadlines Nov. 7-9, Texas A 2008 National Youth Action May 7-9 • Atlanta, Georgia Please contact the National Office if 9SS, G/30, UTB/TSC Fort Brown Memorial Center, 600 International Blvd., 2011 National Elementary (K-6) you are interested in bidding for a Brownsville,Texas 78520. Four Sections – K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12. Entry Fee: $40 S Championship by Oct. 11; $60 by Oct. 25; $75 after Oct 25 or on site. Awards: Individual: 1st National Event. The USCF recommends –25th Place in each section (K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12). Class Awards: 1st-3rd Place, A May 6-8 • Dallas, Texas that bids be submitted according to K-3: U800, U600, U400, Unr. K-6: U1000, U800, U600, Unr. K-9: U1200, U1000, 2012 National Elementary (K-6) U800, Unr. K-12: U1400, U1200, U1000, Unr. Teams: 1st-15th Place in each sec- L the following schedule. However, bids tion. Schedule: Opening Ceremony Sat., Nov 8 at 9:30 am. Rds. 1-5 Sat., 10 Championship may be considered prior to these dates. am, 12 noon, 2 pm, 3:30 pm & 5 pm. Rds. 6-9 Sun., 10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm & 3:30 T pm. Side Events: Blitz Tournament – Fri, Nov 7, K-6 & K-12, 6:30 pm, EF $15

May 11-13 • Nashville, Tennessee if p/m by Oct 11, $20 after or on site. Registration closes at 5 pm, Fri, Nov 7. 2015 National Elementary (K-6) *USCF reserves the right to decline all Bughouse Tournament – Sat, Nov 8, 6:30 pm. Registration on site only,

R Championship bids and organize the event itself. closes at 5 pm, Sat., Nov 8. One section only, K-12. Blitz Awards: Individual: 1st-20th in each section.Team: 1st-10th in each section. Bughouse Awards: 1st-10th Place. Awards Ceremony for Blitz and Bughouse: Sun, 9 am. NYA O May 8-10 • Nashville, Tennessee Note: Organizers previously awarded options for Awards Ceremony: Sun, Nov 9, 5:30-7 pm. Club Teams allowed! Hotel Info:

F Holiday Inn, 3777 North Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78520, (956) 547-1500, USCF National Events must still submit proposals HR $69!! Homewood Suites, 3759 North Expressway, Brownsville,TX 78520, (956) 574-6900, HR $99! Mention CHESS. Free shuttle service from/to Brownsville (including sample budgets) for their events. Airport, 10 minutes away. Additional details: www.uschess.org/tournaments/ E 2008/nya/. Enter on line (except Bughouse) at https://secure.uschess.org/ webstore/tournament.php. Mail entries to: US Chess Federation, Attn: 2008 U NYA, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38555 or to NTD Francisco Guadalupe, 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX 77573. For info call (281) 557-0242. S Dec. 12-14, Florida

S Tournament memberships not valid for National events 2008 National Scholastic K-12 Championship 7SS, G/90. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, 1000W. Buena Vista Drive, Lake I Buena Vista, FL 32830. 407-939-1020 or 407-939-1000 and ask for the chess

rate ($120). 13 Sections. (No collegiate section). Play only in your grade sec- tion. December rating supplement will be used. 1/2- point bye available any

S Junior Tournament Memberships (JTMs) Available round (except round seven) if requested in advance of rd. 1. Zero point byes USCF’s Tournament Membership (TM) program, which allows players the option of joining for only available for any round if requested prior to pairings. Team score = total of U top three (minimum two) finishers from each school per grade, first place indi- one event at a greatly reduced rate, has been modified. Junior TMs for age 24 or below may be vidual and team, including ties, will be National Champion for their grade.

O purchased from affiliates and are now available to them for $7 online with rating report submis- Schedule: Opening ceremony Fri. 12:30 pm. Rds.: Fri. 1 pm-6 pm, Sat. 10 am- sions. They include one issue of Chess Life or Chess Life for Kids, and $5 of this fee may be applied 2 pm-6 pm, Sun. 9 am-1 pm. Awards Ceremony Sun., Approx. 5 pm. Special round I to a full membership within 60 days. JTMs not valid for National events. times for K-1 sections: Fri. 1:30 pm-5:30 pm, Sat. 9:30 am-1:30 pm-5:30 pm, Sun. 9:30 am-1:30 pm. Awards Ceremony Sun Approx. 4:30 pm for K-1 EF: V Many scholastic tournaments exist that are not USCF-rated, and the USCF is concerned that the $40/participant (postmarked by 11/14), $60/participant (postmarked by reason is that organizers fear losing players unwilling or unable to pay entry fee plus dues of $17 11/28), $75 later or $80 at site, $5.00 extra for all phone registrations, $20 E (Scholastic), $19 (Youth), or $25 (Young Adult). The availability of a $7 option should cause some change fee for roster or section changes after 11/14 or any onsite changes. of these events to switch to being USCF-rated, promoting membership. The idea behind the TMs Onsite registration Thurs. 9 am-10 pm & Fri. 8 am-noon. After 10 am players R is not to sign up a lot of them, but rather to cause more USCF-rated tournaments to be held. may not be paired for round 1. Awards: Trophies to top 10 individuals & top five teams (minimum) in each grade. Class prizes: 1st-3rd place K-3: 800-999, P More details on uschess.org. 600-799, U600, Unr. 4-6: 1000-1199, 800-999, 600-799, U600 Unr. 7-9: 1200- Beginning in 2007 with the February rating List, the rating supplements will be 1399, 1000-1199, 800-999, U800, Unr. 10-12: 1400-1599, 1200-1399, 1000-1199, U1000, Unr. Every player receives a commemorative item! Side Events: Bug-

E updated EACH MONTH on the USCF website, and each monthly rating supplement will house: Thurs. 11 am, Reg. onsite only Thurs. 9 am-10 am, $25/team. Blitz be used for all tournaments beginning in that month, unless otherwise announced in Sections: K-6 and K-12,Thurs. 5 pm, Reg. onsite until 4 pm. Blitz EF: Onsite E Chess Life. - $20; Advance/online entry: $15. Blitz Awards:Trophies in K-6 and K-12 sec- The USCF website at www.uschess.org also frequently lists unofficial ratings.The pur- tions. Individual: TBA, Team: 1st-15th place. K-6 Class: 1000-1199, 800-999, S pose of unofficial ratings is to inform you of your progress; however, most 600-799, U600 Unr. K-12 Class: 1400-1599, 1200-1399, 1000-1199, U1000, Unr. tournaments do not use them for pairing or prize purposes. If you would otherwise be Bughouse Awards:Trophies for Bughouse,TBA. Team Rooms are limited. Con- unrated, organizers may use your unofficial rating at their discretion, even without tact Cheryle Bruce 931-787-1234 ext.147. Hotel info: disneyworld.disney.go.com/ advance publicity of such a policy. wdw/resorts/resortLandid=CoronadoSpringsResortLandingPage Questions:

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Cheryle Bruce: 931-787-1234 ext. 147, Email: [email protected] or Ent: U.S. Players) EF: Free + must join USCF or increase membership for 1 additional TX 77573. Info or Phone Credit Card Ent: 713-530-7820 or 504-905-2971. Chess, Attn.: K-12 Championship, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville,TN 38557 or online year thru this tournament ($49 adults,$25 juniors) Prizes:Top unrated in “D” Major credit cards accepted on site (no checks at site). WCL JGP. at https://secure.uschess.org/webstore/tournament.php. Website: main.us & “E” Sections wins 1 yr. USCF membership plus trophy. Note: Adult unrated A Heritage Event! chess.org/tournaments/2008/k12/. WCL JGP. will be put in “D” Sect., Junior unrated in “E”, unless requested to play up. Sen- Oct. 17-19, 25-26, New York iors additional prizes (65+) $$400-200-100 (Srs not eligible: provisionally Dec. 27-30, Texas World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced) 2008 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Tournament rated, unrated, masters & E Sect); Club Championship $$1000-500-300-200 Memorial and 92nd Annual Marshall Chess Club Location: DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Blvd, Fort Worth, decided by total score of 10 (and only 10) players from one club or area (not Championship ALL: Texas, 76155. HR: $79/79/79/79. marriott.com/dfwam?groupCode=pan eligible – GMs, IMs, “E” Sec., or unrated).Trophies toTop 3 (A-E Sections). 9-SS, 40/120, SD/60 (Rds 1-2 30/90, SD/60), Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St, pana&app=resvlink, or call 800-228-9290 reserve by 12/5 (or rate could go EF $11 more if postmarked after 10/1 and $22 more if postmarked after NYC: 212-477-3716. Open to members and nonmembers rated 2200+, qual- up) and ask for Pan American Intercollegiate Chess rate. Free Parking. Tour- 10/11 or at site. Do not mail after 10/11 or email after 10/15. $20 off EF to ifiers from Marshall Amateur Championship Oct.10-12, and seeded players. nament Dates: December 27-30, 2008. Intercollegiate Tournament Format: Srs (65+) and Jrs 19/under (E sect. not eligible). Players may play up. Unrated $$4500 gtd: $2000-$1000-$500-$350-$100, U 2400/unr $250, U 2300 $200, 4 Player Teams, up to 2 Alternates, traditional 6 round Swiss Tournament, players not eligible for cash prizes except Open 1-10. Provisionally rated play- U 2200 $100. PLUS: Edward Lasker Memorial Brilliancy Prize $300.Title of 2008 Game/120 with a 30 second increment. Coach/captain must hand in pro- ers may win up to 50% of 1st place money except open Section 1-10. CCA ratings Marshall Chess Club Champion to highest-scoring Club member. EF: $125, posed team roster changes one hour before the beginning of the round. may be used. Note pairings not changed for color alternation unless 3 in a row members $100 if received by 10/16, all $20 more at site. No phone entries; Rounds: Rd. 1: 12/27 6 pm, Rd. 2: 12/28 10 am, Rd. 3: 5 pm, Rd 4: 12/29 10 or a plus 3 and if the unlikely situation occurs 3 colors in a row may be GM EF returned upon completion of tournament; 2 Schedules: 5-Day, Reg. Reg.: Rds.: am, Rd 5: 5 pm, and Rd 6: 12/30 9 am. Open to: College and University teams assigned. (10/16) 5-9 pm, (10/17) 8:30-10 am. 12-7, 10-6, 9:30- 6:30-7 10/17; rounds 7:30 10/17, 12:30&6PM 10/18, 11&5:30PM 10/19, SIDE (at least two Players) from North and South America including the Caribbean. 4. Byes available any round (2 byes max.) if requested before 1st round. 10/25, 10/26. 4-Day Schedule: Reg: 9:15-9:45 AM 10/18 Rd.1 (G/60) 10 AM, EVENTS: Teams must supply letter from University stating that the players meet eligi- Wed.(10/15) 7pm Clock Simul, (40/2, G/1) (Including an analysis of then merge with 5-Day.Two byes available, must request at registration, no byes bility requirements. Entry Fees: Priority Registration by December 2, 2008 - YOUR game.GM Sergy Kudrin $30 (A great value!). Thursday(10/16) 5:30 on 10/26. FIDE. IM/GM norms may be possible. WCL JGP. “Yermo” champagne reception, 6-7:30 pm GM Larry Evans lecture -Free, 7:30 $200 per team. After December 2, 2008 $225 per team. Prizes: 1st place team Oct. 18, New York = $1250, 2nd place team = $750, 3rd place team = $600, 4th place team = Simul (only $20!) GM AlexYermolinsky, 7:30 Blitz (5 min)Tourney ($20). Sat 10/18 (3-4:30pm) GM Larry Evans Clinic(Game/Position Analysis) – Free. Sun. (10/19) World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 $400, 5th place team = $250, Top International Team = $500, Top 4 boards Buffalo Kellogg Leadership for Community Change Monthly Grand = $100 each.TeamTrophies: Division I Champion 2200 and above, Division II Quick Tourney (G/25) 5 Rd. Swiss ($20) (12 (Noon)-5pm) 80% of entries ENT: Prix - Every 3rd Saturday Champ 2000-2199, Division III Champion 1800-1999, Division IV Champion Under returned as prizes. Make checks payable and send to: SANDS REGENCY HR: 4SS, Rd. 1-3: G/45, Rd. 4: G/60. Main Place Mall – Upper Level, 390 Main Street, 1800,Top 5 teams,Top 3 InternationalTeams,Top four Boards, andTop Alter- (address above) $34! (Sun-Thurs) & $54 (Fri-Sat) + 13.5% tax. (mention CHE1016 & reserve by 10/4 to guarantee room rates.) INFO: JerryWeikel wack- Buffalo, NY 14202. Food Court has several vendors available during Mall Oper- nate.Tournament is Fide Rated but uses USCF rules. For Additional information ation. EF: $50.00. No checks or credit cards onsite. $$GTD: $250-150.00. or online registration go to: www.swchess.com or contact Barbara Swafford, [email protected], (775) 747 1405, or website: www.renochess.org/wso (also go here to verify entry). FIDE .W. WCL JGP. U1750 $80.00, GUARANTEED. Reg.: 8:15AM AND 9AM. $40.00 If postmarked 214-632-9000, [email protected] Ent: Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara no later than 7 days prior to the start of the tournament. Rds.: RD1: 9:30AM, Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. NS NC W FIDE. WCL JGP. Oct. 17-19, Texas RD2:11:15AM, RD3:1PM AND FINALS, RD4:2:45PM G/60. One half byes avail- World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 30 able if directed to tournament director by the prior round. Chess gear & Houston Open supplies available for purchase by Sophia Lynn. Ent: Archangel 8 Chess Acad- Grand Prix 5SS, G/120, $10,000 prize fund b/200 full paid ent., 50% guaranteed. Open Sect. emy. No phone entries. Email: [email protected]. INFO: Mc Duffie Oct. 12, California Southern is FIDE rated. DoubleTree Hotel (Bush Intercontinental Airport), 15747 John – Chess Ambassador. Advanced entries greatly appreciated! Canadians F. Kennedy Blvd., Houston (800-222-8733 or 281-848-4000), $82 chess rate,! Welcomed! NS NC W. World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 2008 Westwood Fall Open Free parking! Free airport shuttle service! Free entry for GMs and IMs (EF OPEN: X: A State Championship Event! 5-SS, G/40. Los Angeles Chess Club, 11514 Santa Monica Blvd, LA, CA 90025, deducted from winnings). 5 Sects. $1400-800-500-300-200; $700-400; U1800: U1600/Unr*: Oct. 18, Pennsylvania 2nd floor (4 blocks West of 405 Fwy). $$1500 b/50, 80% of each prize guar- U2000: $800-400-200-100-50; $800-400-200-100-50; U1300: anteed. In two sections: Open: $400-200-50, U2200 125, U2000 125. Reserve $800-400-200-100-50; $400-300-200-100-50. *Unrated players may only World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 SIDE 2008 PA State Game/60 Championship (U1800): $$200-125, U1600 $100, Under 1400/unrated $100, U1200 $75. EF: win 50% of the prize fund unless playing in the Open Sect. with full-pd EF. EVENTS: “CAJUN 4SS, G/60. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pitt., 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh PA 15213. $47 if received by 10/11, $55 at site. SCCF memb. ($18, under 18 $10) req. for (Schol. 5SS, G/30, 1-day only, Sat. Oct. 18); 5-min. Blitz KNOCK-OUT” (Sat. night after Rd. 3). Separate room for schol. players—A tro- 3 Sections, $$ (695G): Championship: EF: $30 by 10/10, $40 later. $200-100, rated S. CA residents. No checks or credit cards at site. Half point byes: limit U2000 $75, U1800 $50. Premier: U1600. EF: $25 by 10/10, $35 later. $90-60, 1, must be req. w/entry. Reg.: 9-9:45 a.m. Rds.: 10-11:30-1:30-3:15-4:45. 2 phy or a medal will be awarded to each schol. player along with a free chess gift! Schol. Sects. (Team & Individual): K-2, K-5, K-8, K-12. Prizes: Trophies U1400 $50, U1200 $40, U1000 $30;Trophies toTop 2,Top 2 U1400,Top 2 U1200, Free Parking lots on the SW corner of Santa Monica & Purdue, or in the build- Top 2 U1000. Scholastic: Grades K-12 U900. EF: $15 by 10/10, $25 later.Tro- ing basement ($3). Inf: [email protected]. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, to top 3 individuals & top 3 teams in each section (more trophies added based on advance entries). Every non-trophy winner receives a souvenir medal. phies to Top 7, 1-3 U600. ALL: Teams of 4 to 7 combined from all sections, 835 N. Wilton Place #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038. On-line entry: Trophies 1st-2nd schools, clubs. PSCF $5, OSA. Reg.: ends 10am. Rds.: 10:30- www.westernchess.com. State Championship Qualifier. Teams must have minimum or 3 players from the same school in the same sec- tion; the top 3 scores will count for final team score. Scholastic players may 1-3:15-5:45. Ent/Info: PSCF, c/oTom Martinak, 25 Freeport St., Pittsburgh, PA Oct. 12, New Jersey play in both adult and schol. sections, if desired. USCF-recommended computer 15223, 412-908-0286, [email protected] W. World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 tiebreaks will decide trophy and medal placements for winners of all schol. sec- A State Championship Event! ICA Fall 2008 Open Championship tions. Free to player who travels farthest to tourn. CAJUN BOUNTY: Oct. 18-19, District of Columbia NEW FORMAT & INCREASED PRIZE FUND Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Defeat the top ranked player and win free entry to our next tournament! EF: World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 20 Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601. Open To All Ages With Rating >1400 4SS G/60 $79 by 10/15; $89 at site – 10% discount for Seniors over 65; Special EF: Unr. Oscar Shapiro D. C. Open U. S. Chess Federation Membership Required, Prize Fund ($$ b/40) 1st - 3rd (playing in U1600) and Jrs. (under 18 yrs of age and playing in U1300 or US Chess Center, 1501 M Street, NW, Wash. DC 20005 $$G 3000. 5 Sections. $300, $250, $200, U2000, U1800, U1600 each $100. Best Under 13 Years Old U1600 Sections) $49 by 10/15; $59 at site. Schol. EF: $20 by 10/15; $25 at Open, 4-SS, TC: 40/2, SD/1. EF: $48 by 10/11. $$500-300-200, U2200 150 – $75, Best Over 65 Years Old $75. Prize Fund Will Not Be Reduced Below 70 %. site; Re-Entry Fee: $25 (avail. up to Rd. 4—no re-entry in OPEN section). Re- 100. DC Championship title and trophy to top DC resident. Reg.: 10 – 11. Rds.: Reg Ends at 9 Late EntrantsWill Receive 1/2 Point Bye For Rnd 1. EF: Adv (pmk. entries count as 1/3 and Special EFs count as 2/3 of one additional entry for 11:30 – 6, 11 – 5. Amateur, open to U2000. 5-SS,TC: 30/90, SD/1. EF: $43 by By Oct 8th) $40, AT Site $45. GMs Free Entry. Make EF: and/or USCF member- prize fund. 3-day Sched: Reg. Fri. 5:30-7pm, Rds. Fri. 8pm; Sat. 11-6:30, Sun. 10/11. $$ 300 – 200 – 100, U1800 150 – 100. DC Amateur Championship title ship checks payable to: International Chess Academy. INFO 201 287 0250 or 9:30-2:30. 2-day Sched: Reg. Sat. 8:30-9:30am, (Rds 1 & 2, G/75) Sat. 11-2:30- and trophy to top DC resident. Reg: 8 – 9, Rds. 9:30-2:45-8, 11-4:30. Reserve, 201 833 1741, Email: [email protected] (Web Site Entries: www.icanj.net). 6:30, Sun. 9:30-2:30. Both schedules merge at Rd. 3. Schol. Sched: (All 5 rds open to U1600. 5-SS,TC: 30/90, SD/1. EF: $43 by 10/11. $$ 300-200-100, U1400 Rds.: 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 2:15 PM, 4:30 PM. ENT: Diana Tulman, 28 Canter- G/30—one day only, Sat., 10/18) Reg. Sat. 8:30-9:30am, Rd. 1 at 10am; Other 150 – 100. Reg.: 8 – 9, Rds.: 9:30-2:45-8, 11-4:30. Booster, open to U1200. bury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646. NS NC W. rds will follow immediately. Byes: Avail. all Rds. (must commit before Rd. 3). 4-SS,TC: G/45. EF: $13 by 10/11. $50 +Trophy for first, trophies and medal- A Heritage Event! HR: $82 for single, double, triple or quad (800-222-8733 or 281-848-4000), lions thru 15 places. Reg.: 12 - 1. Rds.: 1:30 - 4 - 6:30 - 8. Beginner, open to A State Championship Event! reserve by Oct. 5 and mention Cajun Chess tournament to assure group rate. children (age 11 and younger) rated U800 or unrated. 4-SS,TC: G/30. EF: $13 Oct. 17-19 or 18-19, Indiana ENT: On-line registration and printable entry form at www.cajunchess.com, or by 10/11.Trophies and medallions thru 15 places. Reg.: 12 - 1. Rds.: 1:30 - 2:45 mail entry form to NTD Franc Guadalupe, 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, - 4:00 - 5:15. All, $7 more after 10/11. Make checks payable to “DCCL”, mail World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) 67th Indiana State Chess Championship 5SS, 40/2 SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75) Ramada Conference Center, 3550 E. Market St. Logansport IN 46947. $$2800 b/80. In 2 Sections Cham- pionship: EF: $73 rcvd by 10/14, $80 at site. 50% discount off at site EF to former State Champions rcvd by 8/30. $$: $500-250. U2300 $245, U2200 $240, U2000 $235, Upset $50. $100 State Champion Award. 1st Place Guar- anteed. Reserve: Open to 1799 & under. EF: $58 rcvd by 10/14, $65 at site. $$: $300-215-210. Class C $205, Class D & Under $200, Upset $50. ALL: July discount $13 off adv EF, August discount $6 off adv EF. Memb. Req’d: ISCA. OSA. Reg: Ends Fri. 6: 30pm (2-day option: Regs. ends Sat. 9:30am). Rds: Fri. 7pm, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 9-3:30 (2-day option: Sat. 10-1:30-5, Sun. 9-3:30). Annual Meeting 2: 30pm Sunday. Car load discount, sign up in groups of 4 and receive 10% off adv EF excluding discounts, rcvd by 9/26. 10% cancellation fee. ENT: Gary J Fox, 134 Wheatland Ave. Logansport, IN 46947. INFO: 574-722-4965 [email protected]. HR: $75 574-753-6351, Reservation by 10/10/08, code CGSCA. www.indiananchess.org. NS NC W. WCL JGP. A Heritage Event! An American Classic! Oct. 17-19, Nevada World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced) 26th Annual Sands Regency Reno-Western States Open 6SS.40/2,20/1,SD/30. Sands Regency Hotel/Casino, 345 N. Arlington Ave., Reno, NV 89501. 1-800-648-3553 or (775) 348-2200. $$40,000 b/400, Gtd. $$25,850- $3500-2000-1500-1000-800-700-600-600-500-500 in Open Section plus ½ of all other prizes. 7 Sections: OPEN: EF: GMs & IMs free (enter by 10/1 or pay late fee), Masters $133, (2000-2199)-$151, (1999-below)-$201. $$ Prizes 1-10 listed above, 2499-below) $1000, (2399-below) $1000-600-400, (2299-below) $1000-600-400. If a tie for 1st overall then 2 (G/10) playoff for $100 from prize fund. (Note: GM/IM w/free entry not eligible for class prizes 2499 and below, may elect to pay entry fee and become eligible). EXPERT: (2000-2199) EF: $132. $$1800-900-500-400-300-200 (under 2100)- $600. ”A” Sec. (1800-1999) EF: $131, $$1700-900-500-400-300-200-200. “B” Sec. (1600-1799) EF: $130, $$1,600-800-500-300-200-200-200. “C” Sec. (1400-1599) EF: $129, $$ 1,400- 700-400-300-200-200-200. “D” Sec. (1200-1399) EF:$128, $$1,000-500-400- 300-200-200-200.”E” Sec. (1199-below) EF: $65 (“E” Sect. entries count as 1/2 paid player toward prize fund),$$500-400-300-200-100-100-100. (Unrated

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to U.S. Chess Center, 1501 M St., NW, Washington, DC 20005. Info: 202/857- 7-8:15-9:30-10:45pm. One bye available, rds 1 and 4 only; declare at registra- but can’t win 1st except in the Open section. EF: $39 postmarked by 10/21 or 4922. www.chessctr.org. WCL JGP. tion. online at www.MassChess.org by 10/24; $45 at site. Discounts: $15 off to Oct. 18-19, Minnesota A State Championship Event! unrated, $10 off to seniors (65+) or additional family member (1st pays full EF). Limit one discount per player. MACA membership required ($12 adult/$6 World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 20 Oct. 24-25, Utah 2nd Annual Chessnuts Challenge Open under 18); OSA. Reg.: 8:30-9:30 AM. Rds.: 10-1-3:15-5:30. Byes: limit 1, must 4 World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 Concordia College, Grant Center, Moorhead MN 56560. In 2 Sections, Open: Championship request with entry. Ent: payable to MACA, mail to Ken Ballou, 27 Fenway 5SS, R1G/90, R2G/120, R3-5 30/90;G/60, $$b/80: $1200-600-300. U2100: 200- 5SS. Student Center, Salt Lake Community College (4500 S 1700W) Down Stairs. Drive, Framingham, MA, 01701-4012 or online (PayPal) at www.MassChess.org. 1 100; U1900: 200-100; Upset: 100. Reserve: 5SS, R1G/90, R2G/120, R3-5 $$700 Gtd plus section & class trophies. Open: 1st $200, 2nd $100. Reserve Info: George Mirijanian, 978-345-5011, [email protected]. NS. NC. W. - 30/90;G/60, Open to 1899 & under. $$: $400-200-100. U1700: 100-50; U1500: U1600: 1st $150, 2nd $75. Reserve U800: 1st $100, 2nd $75. UT State Cham- 100-50; U1300: 100-50; Upset: 50. ALL: EF: $50. $60 after 10/10/2008. 1/2 pion trophies to top male & female finishers in Open from UT. Open: Reg.: Fri Oct. 30, New York

1 2-2:45 or 6-6:25 and Sat 8-9:30; 1/2 pt bye avail. for any 2 rds at registration point byes available rounds 1-4. ENT: BrianThompson / 773 15th Ave. E /West World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) Fargo, ND 58078. www.ndchessnut.com. NS NC W. WCL JGP. to accommodate those unable to play both rounds on Fri. Rds.: 1-3 G/90, Rds.: 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! Oct. 19, New Jersey 4-5 G/2, Fri. 3-6:30, Sat 10-1:15-5:30. (5 sec delay all rounds.) Reserve: Sat. 4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23West 10 St, bet. 5-6 Ave, NYC: only. (2 sect’s: U1600 & U800). Reg.: 8-9:30 am. U1600 G/60, Rds.: 10-12:30- 212-477-3716. EF: $35, Club membs $25, GMs free ($20 from prize), specified R World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) GAME 10’s GALORE #1 (QC) 2:45-5-7:30. U800 G/45, Rds.: 10-12-1:45-3:30-5:15. EF: $25 Adult, $20Youth; Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$560 b/32 paid entries (may be lim- $5 less in adv. GM, IM free. UCA mtg: Saturday, 9:30-9:55. Ent/Info: Grant Hod- E 2 sections (Open and U2200). Dean of Chess Academy, 1161 Route #202 ited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50,Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 son, 5856 Cilma Dr., West Valley City, UT 84128, 801-968-1724, North, Branchburg, NJ 08876 (near Chubb Lane) GRAND PRIX SECTION: $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye for U2000), commit by 8:15. Reentry $15. CCA ratings [email protected], and at www.utahchess.com. WCL JGP. may be used. Class pairings OK rd. 4. Reg ends 10 min before game. Rds. 7- B 9RR, G/10 All Masters will be in top section, which will be a 9SS if necessary. $300, G$$ 100-100-100. U2200 SECTION: 10RR OR 10SS based on entries. G$$ Oct. 24-26 or 25-26, Georgia 8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible!

O 90% of EF collected returned in prizes. 1-2-3 get 50%-30%-20%. BOTH SEC- World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 Oct. 31-Nov. 2, California Southern 2008 Boris Kogan Memorial TIONS: Rounds 11am then ASAP with a break. No Byes: $33 if mailed by World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 30

T October 13, $36 online at entryfeesrus.com, $39 at site. Reg.: 10-11am, Octo- 5-SS, 30/90, SD/1 (2-day schedule, Rd. 1 G/90). Atlanta Chess Center, 3155A Los Angeles Open ber 19. Entries to Ken Thomas 115 W Moore St, Hackettstown NJ 07840. East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Scottdale, Georgia 30079. In 6 sections: $2600 b/89, 5-SS, 3-day 40/2, SD/1, 2-day rds. 1-2 G/60 then merges. LAX Hilton, 5711 W

C Contact Ken at Cell 908-763-6468 or [email protected]. No chewing tobacco, No 50% GTD. Open: EF: $41 if received by 10/22; $45 at site. Re-entry: $25. $400- Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. $$8000 b/200, 50% of each prize guar- snuff, NS NC W. 200-100, u2200- $225-150. Under 2000: $225-150. Under 1800: $200-150. anteed. In 2 sections: Open, $$1600-800-400-300-200, U2200 $600-300-150. Under 1600: $200-150. Under 1400: $200-150, u1200- $100. Unrated: EF: $19. O Oct. 20-Dec. 22, (Champ), Amateur (U2000/Unr), $$600-300-150, U1800 500-250-150, U1600 500-250- Oct. 20-Nov. 17 (other sections) New York (Not part of base.)Trophies to top 5. All, Byes, all rounds, must commit before 150, U1400 400-200, U1200 100, Unr. 100. Unr. may win Unrated prize only. Reg.: 1st. 3-day schedule: Reg.: ends 7:15 p.m. Rounds: 7:45 p.m.; 2-7:30; 10-3:30. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fri., 9-10 a.m. Sat. Rds.: 3-day 7 p.m., 10:30-5, 10-4:30. 2-day: World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced) Nassau Championship 2-day schedule: Reg.: ends 9:30 a.m. Rounds: 1st at 10 a.m., then merges 10:30-1 (G/60), then merges. EF: $69 if rec’d by 10-31, $79 at site. All: $25 Best G Hotel/Info: 40/80. 1st Presby Church, 1st & Main Sts., Mineola. 3 sections. Champ: 10SS with 3-day. (404)-377-4400 or [email protected]. Enter: Game prize, all sections eligible. One halfpoint bye if requested with entry, rds WCL JGP. over 1999, jrs under 21 over 1799, top 100 U13, women, 2.5 pts in Semi-finals. Same as above. NS. www.atlantachessclub.com. 4-5 cannot be revoked. SCCF membership req. of S. Cal. res., $18 reg, $10 jrr. N EF: memb $92, non-memb $111 by 10/17. $$ (3500 G) 800-500-400-300-250- Oct. 26, Connecticut HR: $109, (310) 410-4000. Be sure to mentionWestern Chess. Parking $8/day.

I Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles CA 90038, on 200-175-150-125-100, U2100, 2000/UR ea 250. GMs complete tourn w/o World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 forfeit gtd min of $300 & IMs/WGMs gtd $150. 4 byes 1-10. Amateur: 5SS UCONN October Open Grand Prix line at www.westernchess.com. Inf: [email protected]. NS, W, F. State Championship Qualifier. WCL JGP. R U2000/UR, EF: memb $30, non-memb $41 by 10/17. $$ (324 b/12) 124, U1800, UCONN Castleman Bldg., Room 204, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. 4- 1600 ea 100. 2 byes 1-5. Novice: 5SS U1400/UR. EF: memb $16, non-memb SS, G/60. EF: $35, $45 at site. $$ 350-200 both gtd.,Top U2000, U1800, U1600, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 or Nov. 1-2, Connecticut

A $27 by 10/17. $$ (120 b/10) 70, U1200/UR 50. 2 byes 1-5. All: EF: $8 more at U1400 $100 each b/30. Prizes increased as entries allow. Reg.: 9-9:45 AM World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 50 (enhanced) site. Reg to 7:15 PM. Rds: 7:15 each Mon. Ent: H. Stenzel, 80 Amy Dr, Sayville, Round 1 at 10AM all others ASAP. Parking is across the street behind the Bron- 14th annual Northeast Open

E NY 11782 NS W. [email protected]. WCL JGP. well building. Advance Entry & Info: Tom Hartmayer, 963 Mansfield City Rd., 5-SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/70), Holiday Inn Select, 700 Main Oct. 21, New York Storrs, CT 06268. Make checks payable to: “Tom Hartmayer”. 860-989-5394, St, Stamford CT 06901. NOVEMBER RATINGS USED. Downtown hotel, free

P [email protected], www.uconnchess.uconn.edu. parking, indoor pool, many restaurants, theatres & stores within walking dis- World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced) St. John’s Masters at the Marshall Chess Club A Heritage Event! tance. Free shuttle from train station; trains to NYC, Westchester & other CT P 4SS, G/30.ThirdTues. of every month. 23W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open Oct. 26, Massachusetts locations run frequently. $$G 7000. 4 sections. Open: $1000-500-250, U2300/Unr $400-200. FIDE. Under 2100: $700-300-200, U1900 $400-200. Under 1700: to players rated over 2100 (plus all players scoring 2.5 or more at any CCNY World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 A at MCCThursday 4 Rated GamesTonight! since the prior month’s SJM) EF: $40, 75th Greater Boston Open $700-300-200, U1500 $400-200. Under 1300: $600-300-150, trophy to top 800- members $30, GMs $10 (returned on completion of tournament). For each event, 4SS, G/60, Kennedy Senior Center, 117 E. Central St., Natick, MA 01760. 999, Under 800, Unrated. Unrated may not win over $100 in U1300, $300 U1700 money added to prize fund by the sponsors, St. John’s University, and other gen- $$1700 guaranteed. In four sections: Open: $300-$150, under 2150 $125. Under or $500 U2100. EF: 3-day $83, 2-day $82 mailed by 10/24, all $84 online at chess- tour.com by 10/29, $90 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 10/29 (entry only, no

S erous patrons. Top three prizes guaranteed. $$G 300-200-100.Top U2400 2000: $250-$125, under 1850 $100. Under 1700: $200-$100, under 1550 and Top U2300 prizes. Special prize for biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: $75. Under 1400: $150-$75, under 1200 $50. Unrated may play in any section questions), $100 at site. All $40 less to Under 1000. No checks at site, credit A L T R O F E U S S I S U O I V E R P E E S

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cards OK. All: FREETO UNRATED. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if must be booked by 10/03 to receive the Chess Rate. Call 888-888-3780 and men- by Nov. 7, $30.00. At site, $40.00. REGISTRATION: 6-9pm 11/7; 8-9:30am 11/8. paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, unrated $20, rated $30. If mailed, tion Pan Am or Chess. Hotel Website: www.bocaratonmarriottbrochure.com. ROUNDS: 10-2-6. BYES: Only one per tournament; must request before 1st phoned or paid at site, unrated $30, rated $40. Cost of reduced dues borne by Prizes guaranteed: 1st 4,000 ; 2nd 3,000; 3rd 2,000; 4th 1,500; 5th 1,000; 6th round begins. ADVANCE ENTRIES: Roanoke Valley Chess Club, P.O. Box 14143, CCA. Re-entry $50; not available in Open Section. CSCA members may deduct 900; 7th 800; 8th 700 ; 9th 600; 10th 500; 11th 200; 12th 200; 13th 200; 14th Roanoke, Va. 24038. PHONE: (540) 344-4446. E-MAIL: [email protected] $3 from mailed EF only. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 200; 15th 200. Special Prizes: Top Player under 18 $300;Top women player WEB PAGE: roanokechess.com. 11-6, Sun 9-3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10:30 am, rds. Sat 11-2:30- $300;Top player over 50 $300. Titles: Continental Championship regulations Nov. 8-9, Colorado 6, Sun 9-3:15. Bye (note change): OK all, limit 2, must commit before rd 3 and apply for titles and norms in this event. Entry Fee: Online or by mail, $175 post- World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 have under 2 pts. HR: $99-99, 800-408-7640, 203-358-8400, reserve by 10/17. marked by 9/30, $200 after September 30. Make Checks Payable to: Chess Boulder Fall Classic Ent: Educators, LLC and mail to P.O. Box 160 NewYork, NY 10028. Official Website: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. $10 charge for University Memorial Center, CU Campus, Boulder, CO Room #415.Two sections. www.ChessEducators.com. Online Registration and Payment available. Char- refunds. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries Open: 5-SS G/90, EF: $35, $5 less if rec’d by 11/5, $8 less for Jr/Sr/Unrated. WCL JGP. acteristic: Each National Federation may register as many players as it posted at chesstour.com. CSCA required ($15, $10 for Jr/Sr) Prizes: $600 gtd. 1st-2nd: $180, $120 wishes.These players must have a minimum FIDE rating of 2000 or USCF rat- A State Championship Event! U2000,U1800,U1600,U1400 $75 each. Rounds: Sat: 10, 2, 6, Sun: 11:30, 3:30. ing of 2100. All participants must be endorsed by their FIDE recognized, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 or Nov. 1-2, North Carolina U1200: 5-SS G/30. EF: $15, $5 less for Jr/Sr/Unrated. $5 discount on CSCA national federations. WCL JGP. World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 20 with entry. Prizes: Trophies to top 3, U1000, U800, and unrated. Rounds, all 2008 North Carolina Open Championship Nov. 2, New Jersey Saturday, 10:00, 11:15, 1:30, 2:45, 4. Entries: Klaus Johnson 3605 Endicott 5-SS, 30/90, SD/1. (2-day option Round 1 G/80). Clarion Hotel Greensboro Air- World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) Dr. Boulder, CO 80305. Website: www.geocities.com/boulderchessclub.Email: port, 415 South Swing Road (Guilford College Rd. & Business 40: Exit 25), GAME 10’s GALORE #2 (QC) [email protected]. CO TOUR event. WCL JGP for Open sec- Greensboro 27409. (336)-299-7650. $10,000 b/179 full paid entries. $5,000 GTD. 2 sections (Open and U2200). Dean of Chess Academy, 1161 Route #202 tion. November rating will be used. FIDE Rating top section only! In 7 sections: Open: North, Branchburg, NJ 08876 (near Chubb Lane) GRAND PRIX SECTION: Nov. 8-9, $700-500-425, u2300- $425-200. Under 2200: $650-400-300, u2100- $200. 9RR, G/10 All Masters will be in top section, which will be a 9SS if necessary. World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 Under 2000: $650-400-300, u1900- $200. Under 1800: $650-400-300, u1700- $300, G$$ 100-100-100. U2200 SECTION: 10RR OR 10SS based on entries. G$$ Saint Louis Classical Swiss 2 $200. Under 1600: $650-400-300, u1500- $200. Under 1400: $650-400-300, 90% of EF collected returned in prizes. 1-2-3 get 50%-30%-20%. BOTH SEC- 4SS, 40/2 SD/1, Chess Club & Scholastic Center, 4657 Maryland Ave. St. Louis u1200- $200. Unrated:Trophies to top 7. (Unrateds must play in either Unrated TIONS: Rounds 11am then ASAP with a break. No Byes: $33 if mailed by MO 63108. EF: $60, $40 for annual members of the club. Free entry for any GM, or Open section) EF: $83 3-day, $82 2-day if received by 10/29; $89 at site. GMs October 28, $36 online at entryfeesrus.com, $39 at site. Reg.: 10-11am, IM,WGM, orWIM. MCA Membership Req’d from $5. OSA. $$GTD $2,300: $500 and IMs Free, $70 deducted from any prize. Unrated: $23 3-day, $22 2-day if November 2. Entries to KenThomas 115W Moore St, Hackettstown NJ 07840. 1st and $200 2nd overall, $200/$100 1st/2nd ea. A, B, C, D, U1200. $50 1st received by 10/29; $25 at site. Juniors: $48 if playing for trophy, $69 for cash Contact Ken at Cell 908-763-6468 or [email protected]. No chewing tobacco, No Unrated. $50 perfect score. Reg.: 9:00 - 9:50. Rds.: 10am, 4:30pm, Sunday 9am, if received by 10/29; $10 more at site. Playing Friday in best costume gets FREE snuff, NS NC W. 3:30pm. One 1/2 point bye if declared before round 1. Ent: PO Box 4641, St. entry! 3-day schedule: Reg.: ends 7 p.m. Rounds: 7:30, 2-7:30, 10:30-3:45. A State Championship Event! Louis, MO 63108 314-361-CHESS. [email protected] 2-day schedule: Reg.: ends 11/01 at 9:30 a.m. Rounds: 1st at 10 a.m., then Nov. 7-9 or 8-9, Vermont www.saintlouischessclub.org. NS NC W. WCL JGP. merges with 3-day. All, Re-entry: $40, not in open. NCCA membership required World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced) $5 (adults only), other states ok. Half-point byes available in 1st 4 rounds, limit 12th annual Green Mountain Open & Vermont Championship A Heritage Event! Nov. 8-9, Oklahoma 2, must commit before 1st round. Hotel: $89 Double/King with 2 Complimen- 5 SS, 30/90, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60), Grand Summit Resort, 89 Grand tary Breakfast per room night!! Cut-off date on 10/16 to be guaranteed a room. World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 20 Summit Way, Mount Snow, VT 05356. Take Rt 9 west from Brattleboro or east OCF Championship - 63rd Jerry Spann Memorial Mention ChessTournament. Info:Thad Rogers (478)-742-5607, Atlanta Chess from Bennington To Rt 100, Then Rt 100 north 8 miles to Mount Snow (about 5-SS, G/90 + 30 sec, $$G 1,700. Quality Inn, 2515W. 6th Ave (Hwy – 51), Still- Center (404)-377-4400.This tournament is sponsored by American Chess Pro- 90 minutes from Albany, NY or Springfield, MA). $$G 1000: $300-150-70, top water, OK 1-405-372-0800 HR: $60-60-60. Wi-Fi, EF: $25 reserve, $40 Open, motions on the behalf of the North Carolina Chess Association. Enter: American U2000/Unr $180, U1800 $160, U1600 $140, state championship trophy to top $10 more at site. OCF $10.Two Sections: FIDE Open: Gtd 1st 500, 300, 200 A: Chess Promotions, 3055 General Lee Road, Macon, Georgia 31204-1517. e-mail: VT resident. EF: 3-day $43, 2-day $42 mailed by 10/24, all $44 online at chess- $200 B: $200 Reserve: U-1600 Gtd 1st $200, 100, Class $ per entries; Reg.: [email protected]. NS. WCL JGP. tour.com by 10/29, $45 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 10/29 (entry only, no 9-9:45am. Rds at 10-2:30-7, 9-1:15. 2 half pt byes rds 1-4, Open is FIDE rated, questions), $50 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. FREE ENTRY TO Nov. 1, District of Columbia NC, CMV, LS,W, Free Parking. Jim Berry, Box 351, Stillwater, OK 74076, 1–405 UNRATED. All sections: Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 20 762-1649. WCL JGP. Fall Fest entry- online at chesstour.com, unrated $20, rated $30. If mailed, phoned or 4SS G/75 Pryzbala Center Great Room, Catholic University 620 Michigan paid at site, unrated $30, rated $40. Cost of reduced dues borne by CCA. GMs A State Championship Event! Avenue NE,Washington, DC 20064. One Section: Open,Top G: $500-350-225, free; $40 deducted from prize. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds Nov. 8-9, Pennsylvania rest b/o 55. Top A,B/unr,C,D,U1200 each $120. Rds.: Sat: 10-1:30-4-7. REG.: Fri 7 pm, Sat 12-6, Sun 9-2:15. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10:30 am, rds. World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 8:45-9:45 am. EF: $35 if rec’d by 10/27, $45 after. One 1/2 pt bye available Sat 11-2:30-6, Sun 9-2:15. Half point byes OK all, limit 1; must commit before 2008 Pennsylvania State Championship before rd 1 and irrevocable. Visit studentorg.cua.edu/chess for online entry, rd 2. HR: $82-89, 800-261-9442, 802-464-6600, reserve by 10/17 or rate may Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Hall, 7193 Jonestown Rd., Harrisburg PA 17112. registration form and official rules. Make checks payable to: CUA Chess Club, increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online 2-day Sections: 5SS, G/120. Reg: 9-9:30am. Rds: 10-2:30-7, 10-2:30. Open: 204 Pryzbala Center, 620 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20064. Ques- through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, EF: $40 by 10/23, $50 later. $$(680G) $350-150, U2100 $70, U2000 $60, U1900 tions to [email protected]. WCL JGP. NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com/. $10 service charge $50. U1800: EF: $30 by 10/23, $40 later. $$(420 b/20) $150-90, U1700 $70, for refunds. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. WCL JGP. U1600 $60, U1500 $50. U1400: EF: $20 by 10/23, $30 later. $$(280 b/20) $100- Nov. 1-2, Iowa 70, U1200 $60, U1000 $50. Saturday-only U1000 Scholastic: 5SS, G/30. Reg: Nov. 8, New York World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 11-11:30am. Rds: 12-1:15-2:30-3:45-5:30. EF: $15 by 10/23, $25 later.Trophies: Ames Chess Festival XXIII World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) 1-5, 1-2 U600, 1-2 U300, 1-2 Unrated, 1-2 Schools. All: PSCF req’d, $5 OSA. Local Jennifer Woods Memorial Grand Prix (IA GP Qualifier) 5SS. 30/75, SD/1. Molecular Biology Building, ISU Campus, Info: [email protected], 717-730-4461. Ent/Info: PSCF, c/o Tom Marti- Reg.: Ames, IA. EF: $40 by 10/25, $50 at site. Jr/Sr: $25 by 10/25, $35 at site. IA 4SS RDS. 1 & 2 G/60, RDS. 3 & 4 G/90 @RCC (GTD) $150-90-60 class $80. nak, 25 Freeport St., Pittsburgh, PA 15223-2245, martinak_tom_m@ RDS.: EF: Adv Ent/Info: memb req’d $15, Jr/Sr $10. OSA ($$ b/40, top 3G): 250+T, 150, 100, U1900, 8:30-9:15. 9:30-12-2:15-5:30 $30 Rochester Chess Cen- hotmail.com, 412-908-0286. WCL JGP. U1600, U1300, U1000, each 75-50. Reg.: 8-8:30 am. Rds.: 10-2:30-7:30, 10- ter, 221 Norris Drive, Rochester, NY 14610. (585)442-2430. Nov. 14-16 or 15-16, Ohio 2:30. NS NC WC. Entries to: Roger Gotschall, 1341 Truman Place, Ames, IA Nov. 8, Virginia 50010. Info: [email protected] or 515-233-4239. WCL JGP. World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced) World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 17th annual Kings Island Open Frank Creasey Memorial Nov. 1-2, Michigan 5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75), Kings Island Resort, 5691 Kings World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 3-round Swiss System. Game / 90 with 5 seconds delay. Virginia Heights Bap- Island Drive (I-71, 6 mi north of I-275), Mason OH 45040. Free parking. $$ 25,000 West Michigan Open tist Church. Corner of Grandin Rd. and Memorial Ave. SW, Roanoke, Va. 24038. based on 360 paid entries (re-entries count as 70% entries, U1000 Section EF GUARANTEED PRIZES: 5-SS, G/120, WMU Bernhard Center, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI Top Section: $125-100-75. Additional Sections: If 30% entries, unrated not counted); minimum $20,000 (80% of each prize) 49008. $$2,700 b/80 (min. 75% gtd.). Open: $350-275-200, U2000 $180-90, Octagonals, Each is guaranteed $125 - $100. If Hexagonals, Each is guaran- guaranteed. Free analysis of your games by GM Arthur Bisguier. In 7 sections: U1800 $160-80, top upset $25. Reserve (U1600): $325-250-175, U1400 $160- teed $100-75. If Quads, Each is guaranteed $100 1st. ENTRY FEE: If received 80, U1200 $140-70, U1000/unr $120, top upset $20. Unrated only eligible for open or unrated prizes and count as half entries. All entries beyond 80 full entries added to prize fund. EF: $45 received by Oct. 24, $60 after or at site (Unrated $25 by Oct. 24, $40 after or at site). Reg.: Sat 9-9:45am. Rds.: Sat 10-2:30-7, Sun 9-1:30. Ent/Inf: Mike Schulte, 921 W. Kalamazoo Ave. Apt 4, Kalamazoo, MI 49007, 248-496-0869, [email protected], www.westmichiganchess.com. WCL JGP. Nov. 1-7, Florida World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 150 FIDE Event: 2008 Pan American - Continental Championship Qualifier to the 2009 FIDE World Cup! Tournament Format: 9 Rounds, Swiss System. Rules: FIDE rules apply 9SS, 40/90 min, SD/30 min. plus 30 sec. increment per move Schedule: Available at www.chesseducators.com When: November 1-7, 2008 Where: Marriott Boca Raton Hotel, Boca Raton, Florida. Chess Rate $120 1-4 in room. Rooms

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Open: $2500-1200-600-300-200, 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top U2300/Unr $175, Top U1200 $150, Reg.: Saturday Nov 3: 8:30 am-9:45am. Rounds: Sat Ponce de Leon Ave, Scottdale, Ga 30079. $4,000 based on 84 entries, 75% Gtd. $1400-700. FIDE. Under 2100: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1900: $2000- 10-230-7, Sunday 10-3:30p. One 1/2 pt bye allowed, must commit to byes before 6 Sections. Premier (over 1999): $500-325-225, u2200: $275-175; A (1800- 1000-500-300-200. Under 1700: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1500: Rd 1, and are irrevocable after play starts. EF: $45 if rec’d by Nov 8th, $55 at 1999), B (1600-1799), C (1400-1599), D (1200-1399), U1200: $250-150-100 each $1500-700-400-200-100. Under 1300: $1500-700-400-200-100. Under 1000: site. Ent: Michael Atkins, PO Box 6138 (yes 6138!), Alexandria VA 22306. section. Note: u2200 is not a separate section. Players may play one section $100-60-40, trophies to top 10. Unrated prize limits: U1000 $40, U1300 $100, Make checks to: “Virginia Chess”. Email: [email protected], but NO e- above current rating. Trophy to top Georgia resident each section. EF: $49 if

4 U1500 $200, U1700 $300, U1900 $500. Balance goes to next player(s) in line. mail entries, just information Web: www.vachess.org/nova.htm.W, NS, FIDE. rec’d by 11/19. $60 later or at site. Reg.: 6-7pm on 11/21 or 8:30-9:30am on EF: 3-day $103, 2-day $102 mailed by 11/6, all $105 online at chesstour.com WCL JGP. 11/22. Rds.: 7:30; 2-7; 10-3. 2 day schedule: rd 1 at 10am on 11/22, then 1 by 11/11, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 11/11 (entry only, no questions), Nov. 18, New York schedules merge. Half point bye any round, limit 2, must commit when enter- $120 at site. Under 1000 Section EF: 3-day $33, 2-day $32 if mailed by 11/6, ing. No changes. GCA membership req’d for Ga residents. Ent: GCA, PO Box - World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 15 (enhanced) $34 online at chesstour.com by 11/11, $36 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 11/11, St. John’s Masters at the Marshall Chess Club 1611, Decatur GA 30079-1611. Make check payable to GCA. No credit cards. $40 at site. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry $70; not available in Info: Scott Parker, 770-939-5030, [email protected], 1 4SS, G/30.ThirdTues. of every month. 23W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open www.georgiachess.org. WCL JGP. Open Section. All: FREE ENTRYTO UNRATED. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based to players rated over 2100 (plus all players scoring 2.5 or more at any CCNY on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF at MCCThursday 4 Rated GamesTonight! since the prior month’s SJM) EF: $40, Nov. 22-23 or 23, New York dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, unrated $20, members $30, GMs $10 (returned on completion of tournament). For each event, R World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) rated $30. If mailed, phoned or paid at site, unrated $30, rated $40. Cost of money added to prize fund by the sponsors, St. John’s University, and other gen- What A Turkey Open! reduced dues borne by Continental Chess. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm,

E erous patrons.Top three prizes guaranteed. $$G 300-200-100.Top U2400 and 4-SS, 30/90, SD/1, Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23W 10 St, bet. 5th-6th 2-day schedule: rds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11-6, Sun 9-3:15. Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds Top U2300 prizes. Special prize for biggest upset. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15- Ave, NYC: 845-569-9969. $$ 1,200 b/60 paid entries, minimum half each prize Byes: Sat 11-2:30-6, Sun 9-3:15. (note change): OK all, limit 2, must commit 9:30-10:45pm. One bye available, rds 1 and 4 only; declare at registration. Gtd. May be limited to 1st 62 entries! 2 sections, Open. $$ 400-200-100, B by rd 3 and have under 2 pts. HR: $71-71, 800-727-3050, 513-398-0115, Nov. 20, New York U2200/unr. $100. FIDE. Under 2000. $$ 200-100, U1800 $100, $100 unr. prize reserve by 10/31 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use limit. Both, EF: $45, Club membs $30, GMs free ($25 from prize), specified O AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com. Car rental is World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. Online entry at www.chesscenter.cc easiest & cheapest transportation from Cincinnati Airport. Ent: Continental thru 11/20. 2 options: 2-Day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; 1-day (rds 1-2 G/30), T 4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23West 10 St, bet. 5-6 Ave, NYC: Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658. $10 serv- 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun., merge rd 3. 2 byes max, commit by rd 2. Reg. 212-477-3716. EF: $35, Club membs $25, GMs free ($20 from prize), specified ice charge for refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. WCL ends 15 min. before game. Re-entry $20, counts half. Foreign unr. must enter

C Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$560 b/32 paid entries (may be lim- JGP. Open. CCA Ratings may be used. EF $10 extra by phone! WCL JGP. ited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50,Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 Nov. 15-16, New Hampshire

O $95. Limit 2 byes (1 bye for U2000), commit by 8:15. Reentry $15. CCA ratings A Heritage Event! World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 20 (enhanced) may be used. Class pairings OK rd. 4. Reg ends 10 min before game. Rds 7- An American Classic! Southern New Hampshire Open 8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! Nov. 27-30, California Southern Best Western Executive Court Inn, 13500 S. Willow Street, , NH World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 80 G 03103. In 2 Sections, Open: 5SS, GAME/110 + 10 Sec. FIDE rated. $$GTD: Nov. 21-23, Florida 44th Annual American Open $500-250. U2250 $150, U2000 $150. U1750: 5SS, GAME/110 + 10 Sec. Open World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) 8SS, 40/2, SD/1. LAX Renaissance Hotel, 9620 Airport Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90045. to 1750 & under. $$GTD: $400-200. U1500 $100, U1250 $100. ALL: EF: $50 in 7th Annual Turkey Bowl N $$36,000 b/o 400 entries, 50% of each prize gtd. In 6 sections (Unr. must play 5SS, G/120, Sat. (2-day Sch.) Rd. 1 G/60. Hosted by the Student Union at Florida advance, $55 at site. Reg.: Registration 9:00-9:45. Advance entries must be in Unr. or Open). Open: $3600-1800-800-600-500-400, U2450/Unr. $800-400, I Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. $$5,200 b/160 paid entries, postmarked by 11/9/2008. Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 9-2. Unrated may only win 50% U2300/Unr. $600-300. U2200, U2000, U1800: Each $3000-1500-700-300. 60% min. Gtd. 4 Sections: Open: $800/Trophy-500-300, U2300/Unr $200- of place prizes in U1750. ENT: Alex Relyea, 49 Technology Dr. #89, Bedford, U1600 $2400-1200-500-300. U1400/Unr: $2000-1000-500, U1200 $900-450 (not R 100. U2100: $600/Trophy-300-200. U1700: $600/Trophy-300-200. U1300: NH 03110. INFO: Alex Relyea [email protected]. HR: $89.99 877-627-2525. a separate section; U1200s also eligible for U1400 prizes), Unrated: $300-150 $600/Trophy-250-150, top U1000/Unr $100. Unr. may enter Open or U1300 only. www.relyeachess.com. FIDE NS W. WCL JGP. (Unrateds in this section eligible for these prizes only). Special prizes $1400

A EF: $59 by Nov. 18, $10 more later and on-site, GMs & IMs free ($59 deducted in memory of Joyce Jillson: Best tactical games 200-100, best positional Nov. 15-16, Virginia from prize). Reg.: ends 1/2 hr before 1st rd. Rds.: 3-Day 1st Rd. Fri. 7:15, 2- games 200-100, best tactical game non-Master 200, biggest rating gain by E World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 20 Day 1st Rd. Sat 10, Rds. 2-5 Sat. 1:15, 6:30, Sun. 9:30, 2:30. 2 1/2 pt. byes, if 13th Annual Northern woman 400, biggest rating gain under age 13 200 (established ratings over req’d before rd. 2. HR: $74 by Cut-off Date, Fairfield Inn, 561-417-8585. Ent: 5SS, Rds 1-3 G/2, rds 4-5 30/90 SD/1. $$2,100 (Top 3 G) B/80. New Loca- 1000). EF: Open, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400 $120 if rec’d by 11/25, P Boca Raton Chess Club, 2385 Executive Ctr. Dr., Ste. 100, Boca Raton, FL tion: $50 more for players rated under 2000 playing in Open, Unrated $40. All: $30 Hotel Sierra, 45520 Dulles Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166. www.hotel-sierra.com 33431. Online entry & add’l info: www.bocachess.com, 561-883-2917. FIDE. luxurious single and double suites. 20 Reserved Single Suites available by Oct more at door. SCCF membership req’d, $18, $10 jrs under 19 includes Rank & P WCL JGP. 21 at $99. Doubles are great for families! Contact hotel at 703-435-9002 or 1- File magazine, OSA. No checks at door – cash, credit card or money order only. 800.4.SIERRA (Be sure to ask for Virginia Chess rates) or lauren.osburn@ A State Championship Event! 4-day schedule: Reg. closes noon 11/27, Rds. 12:30-7:30, 12:30-7:30, 10:30- A hotel-sierra.com or book it online at stay.hotel-sierra.com/?id=VIR Near Nov. 21-23 or 22-23, Georgia 5, 10-4:30. 3-day schedule: Reg. closes 11:30 a.m. 11/28, Rds. 12-2:30-5-8 Dulles Airport.Wonderful new playing site! See tournament website for direc- World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 15 (G/1), schedules merge in Rd 5 and compete for common prizes. Byes (2 tions and more information. Open: $575-300-200 (G);Top X/A-Unr/B/C/D each 2008 Georgia Class Championships max) with advance notice. CCA minimum ratings andTD discretion used to pro-

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tect you from improperly rated players. November Rating Supplement used. Lec- Open, PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Info: Randy Hough (626) 282-7412, tures and videos. HR: $99, (310) 337-2800, mention chess. Parking only $6. Info: [email protected]. NTD Randy Hough (626) 282-7412, [email protected]. Ent: American Nov. 29, Ohio GOLD AFFILIATES Open, PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754 or www.americanopen.org. NS, World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 10 (enhanced) W, F. WCL JGP. Tryptophan Open Nov. 28-30, Michigan 4-SS G/75, New Song Comm Church, 13873 National Rd, Reynoldsburg, OH Cajun Chess 7230 Chadbourne Drive World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 30 43068. EF: $20 by 11/26, then $30; $5 less w/Golden Buckeye Card. Sections: 2008 Open, Reserve (U1600). Prizes $725 Gtd: Open 200-150 U1800 100 Upset , LA 70126 6-SS. 3 Sections: OPEN, U1800, U1300.Top section FIDE-rated. $9,250 OVER- 25; Reserve 100-75 U1400 50, Upset 25. Reg.: 8:30-9, Rds.: 9:30, 12:30, 504-208-9596, [email protected] ALL. 66 2/3% Guaranteed. Held at the CROWNE PLAZA AUBURN HILLS, 3:15, 6:30. More Info: www.neilley.com/chess, [email protected], 614-314- www.cajunchess.com 1500 Opdyke, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 (Directions and Lodging Info below). 2- 1102. WCL JGP. Day & 3-Day Schedules available. Up to three 1/2-pt. byes available; must be A Heritage Event! requested before start of RD 4. All sections merge after RD 3. Unrated eligi- Nov. 29, Tennessee Continental Chess ble only for UNR and Overall prizes in ALL sections, can play in ANY section. Association World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 Cell phones must be turned off or in silent mode while in tournament room. 48th Mid-South Open PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills, NY 12577 INFRACTION: deduct 1/2 the remaining time or game forfeiture if less than 2 sections: Open and Under 1600. 5 round swiss, G/60. $525 guaranteed prize 845-496-9658 10 minutes remaining on clock; automatic forfeiture for 2nd infraction. Spec- fund. EF: $30.00 by 11/22. $40 at site (MCC members $30 anytime). First 4 [email protected], www.chesstour.com tators will be subjected to expulsion for the remainder of the event for any entries with uscf ratings greater than 2100 get free entry fee with fee subtracted offense. Headphones cannot be used if opponent objects for any reason and from any winnings. Prizes: Open: 1st $200, 2nd $100 Under 1600: 1st $150, cannot be used in the last round by players with a plus score. Player must be DC Chess Association 2nd $75. Site: Hampton Inn, 962 South Shady Grove Rd., Memphis,TN 38120. 2520 Tenth St. NE, Suite 28, willing to present same toTDs for examination at any time. Failure to do so will Hotel reservations: (901) 762-0056. Registration (11/29) 7:30am-8:45am. Strict headphone and cell result in removal from tournament without refund. Rounds: 9-11-1:30-3:30-5:30. Entries: Memphis Chess Club Inc., PO Box Washington, DC 20018 phone rules in effect. Rules posted at site. USCF and MCA memberships 17864, Memphis TN 38187-0864. 202-506-2927 required; can be purchased on site. Bring boards, pieces, clocks. IM Ben [email protected], www.dcchess.com Finegold Lecture on Fri, 11/28, 3:30-4:30pm ($10). EF by Mon., 11/24 (add Dec. 5-7 or 6-7, Florida $10 after): OPEN: $100 ($90 for Oage 64, Uage 16 or UNR). IM’s and GM’s Free World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 40 (enhanced) ($100 EF deducted from prize). NO Re-Entries in OPEN Section. U1800: $90 North New Jersey State Chess ($80 for Oage 64, Uage 16 or UNR). U1300: $80 ($70 for Oage 64, Uage 16 or 5-SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/70), Hyatt Regency Jacksonville River- Federation UNR). Re-Entries: $45, $40 (Up to two 1/2-pt. byes allowed from previous RDS). front, 225 East Coast Line Drive, Jacksonville FL 32202. Downtown hotel, c/o Roger Inglis, 49-A Mara Rd., adjacent to Jacksonville Landing and Times-Union Center for the Performing TL: 3-Day Schedule: G-120. 2-Day Schedule: Rds 1-3, G-60; Rds 4-6, G-120. Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 REG: 3-Day Schedule: Fri, 11/28, 9:00-11:00am. 2-Day Schedule: Sat, Arts. $$G 5000. 4 sections. Open: $800-400-300, U2200/Unr $300-150. FIDE. 11/29, 8:30-9:30am. RDS: 3-Day Schedule: Fri, 11-6; Sat, 12-6; Sun, 10-2:30. Under 2000: $500-250-150, U1800 $300-150. Under 1600: $400-200-150, 973-263-8696, [email protected], 2-Day Schedule: Sat, 10-12:30-3-6; Sun, 10-2:30. $$9,250 OVERALL (66 2/3% U1400 $250-150. Under 1200: $300-150-100. No unrated may win over $100 www.njscf.org guar.): OPEN: $4,600 (b/56): 1st-2nd-3rd, $1,200-$600-$400; 1st-2nd U2400, in U1200, $200 U1600 or $300 U2000. EF: 3-day $68, 2-day $67 mailed by 11/27, $350-$250; 1st-2nd U2200, $350-$250; 1st-2nd U2000, $350-$250; 1st-2nd all $69 online at chesstour.com by 12/3, $75 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 12/3 New York State Chess U1800/UNR, $350-$250. U1800: $2,450 (b/40): 1st-2nd-3rd, $700-$400- (entry only, no questions), $80 at site. $30 less to Under 1000. No checks at All: $350; 1st-2nd, U1600, $300-$200; 1st-2nd U1300/UNR, $300-$200. U1300: site, credit cards OK. FREETO UNRATED. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based Association on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF $2,200 (b/38): 1st-2nd-3rd, $600-$400-$300; 1st-2nd U1200, $275-$175; 1st- c/o Karl Heck, 5426 Wright Street, County dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, unrated $20, 2nd U1000/UNR, $275-$175. Mechanical or Quartz Clock for Biggest Upset in Route 67, East Durham, NY 12423, rated $30. If mailed, phoned or paid at site, unrated $30, rated $40. Cost of each section! Directions & Lodging: CROWNE PLAZA AUBURN HILLS, reduced dues borne by CCA. Re-entry $40; not available in Open Section. 3- 518-966-8523, [email protected], located off I-75 at Exit 79 (University Drive). Turn left over overpass, right at day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11-6, Sun 9-3:15. 2-day www.nysca.net the first light (Opdyke). Go 1/2 block down. Reserve online at schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10:30 am, rds. Sat 11-2:30-6, Sun 9-3:15. Byes www.cpauburnhills.com or call toll-free at 1-800-593-5434. Ask MCO chess rate (note change0: OK all (limit 2), must commit before rd 3 and have under 2 pts. North American Chess ($69) by 11/7. Info, Ent: Ed Mandell, AllThe King’s Men, 28546 Dequindre Rd, HR: $89-89, 904-588-1234, reserve by 11/21 or rate may increase. See Warren, MI 48092, (586) 558-4790.Toll-Free, (866) 538-7890. Fax, (586) 558- www.northfloridaopen.com for low cost parking; hotel garage is $15. Ent: Association 2046. Email: [email protected],Web: www.allthekingsmenchess.com. Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. $10 charge for refunds. 2516 North Waukegan Road, Suite 342, WCL JGP. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at Glenview, IL 60025 An American Classic! chesstour.com. WCL JGP. 888-80-CHESS A Heritage Event! [email protected], www.nachess.org Nov. 28-30 or 29-30, Pennsylvania World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 150 (enhanced) 39th annual National Chess Congress GOLD & SILVER AFFILIATES SPICE 6SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/50). Trophy sections play separate Box 45080, Lubbock, TX 79409 2-day schedule only, 11/29-30, G/50. NOTE CHANGE: There is no Unrated 806-742-7742 Section; unrateds may enter any section between Under 800 and Under 2200. GOLD [email protected] Sheraton Hotel Philadelphia City Center, 17th & Race Sts., Philadelphia 19103. www.SPICE.ttu.edu $30,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND. Free analysis of your games by GM Arthur Any affiliate that has submitted at least 50 Bisguier. In 10 sections. Premier, open to all rated 2000/above and juniors under USCF memberships during the current or 18 rated 1800/above. $3000-1500-700-400-200, clear win or 1st on tiebreak previous calendar year, or is the recognized Susan Polgar Foundation 6923 Indiana Avenue, Suite 154, $100, U2400/Unr $1400-700. FIDE. Under 2200: $2000-1000-500-300-200. State Affiliate, is eligible to become a Gold Under 2000: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1800: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Lubbock, TX 79413 Under 1600: $2000-1000-500-300-200. Under 1400: $1400-700-400-300- Affiliate. Gold Affiliates are honored in a spe- 212-748-9584 200. Under 1200: $1400-700-400-300-200. Unrated may not win over $100 in cial list in larger type in Tournament Life each [email protected] U1200, $200 in U1400, $300 in U1600, $500 in U1800, or $700 in U2000. Top month, giving the affiliate name, address, 7 sections entry fee: 3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by 11/19, all $109 www.SusanPolgarFoundation.org online at chesstour.com by 11/25, $115 phoned by 11/25 (406-896-2038, no phone number, e-mail address, and website. questions), $130 at site. GMs free, $100 deducted from prize. Re-entry $60, not Gold Affiliation costs $350 per year, and exist- Tri-State Chess available in Premier. Mailed EF $3 less to PSCF members. No checks at site, ing affiliates may substract $3 for each month 288 Third Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215 credit cards OK. 3-day late entry ends Fri 11 am, rounds Fri 12 & 7, Sat 11 & remaining on their regular affiliation, or $20 1-888-CHESS-35 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 2-day late entry ends Sat 9 am, rounds Sat 10, 12:45, 3:30 [email protected], and 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. Trophy Sections: Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600. for each month remaining on their Silver Affil- Trophies to top 8 players in each section. Entry fee: $27 mailed by 11/19, $28 iation. As of August 6, 2007, by paying an www.TriStateChess.com online at chesstour.com by 11/25, $35 phoned by 11/25 (406-896-2038, no ques- annual payment of $500 (instead of $350), tions), $40 at tmt. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Late entry ends Sat 9 Gold Affiliate status may be obtained with no Unity Chess Club am, rounds 10 am, 12:45 pm, 3:30 pm each day. All trophy sections: Entry 9375 E. Shea Blvd., Suite 100, Office 136, fee: $27 mailed by 11/19, $28 online at chesstour.com by 11/25, $35 phoned minimum requirement for memberships sub- by 11/25 (406-896-2038, no questions), $40 at site. No checks at site, credit mitted. Scottsdale, AZ 85260 cards OK. Late entry ends Sat 9 am, rounds 10 am, 12:45, 3:30 pm each day. 480-949-5464 (KING) All sections: FREE ENTRY TO UNRATED. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based SILVER [email protected] on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 year USCF unitychess.com dues with Chess Life if paid with entry- online at chesstour.com, unrated $20, Any affiliate that has submitted at least 25 ______rated $30. If mailed, phoned or paid at site, unrated $30, rated $40. Cost of USCF memberships during the current or reduced dues borne by Continental Chess. Student/Alumni trophies to top 5 teams of 4 (regardless of section) representing any U.S. college, HS or pre-HS previous calendar year, or is the recognized SILVER AFFILIATES players attend or have graduated from. Half point byes OK all rounds; limit State Affiliate, is eligible to become a Silver 2, must commit before rd 3 or have under 2 pts. HR: $91-91-91-91, reserve by Affiliate. These affiliates will be recognized 11/13 or rate may increase. Parking $5/day to all players; guest room not Michigan Chess Association required. Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633 or reserve car online in a special list in Tournament Life each www.michess.org through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY month, giving the affiliate name, state, and 12577. $10 charge for refunds. Questions: chesstour.com, ccaguide.com, 845- choice of either phone number, e-mail Oklahoma Chess Foundation 496-9658. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. WCL JGP (top 7 www.OKchess.org sections). address, or website. Silver Affiliation costs $150 per year, and existing affiliates may Nov. 29, California Southern Orange Crush Chess Club (IN) subtract $3 for each month remaining on World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 [email protected] American Open Quick Chess Championship (QC) their regular affiliation. As of August 6, 2007, 5-SS (double round), G/10. LAX Renaissance Hotel, 9620 Airport Bl., Los Ange- by paying an annual payment of $250.00 Sparta Chess Club (NJ) les, CA 90045. $1000 Gtd.: $250-150; U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, Unr. (instead of $150), Silver Affiliate status may be www.spartachessclub.org each $100 (Unrated eligible only for Open and Unr. prize). EF: $30 received by obtained with no minimum requirement for 11/25, $35 at site. Reg closes 8 pm. Rounds: 8:15-9-9:45-10:30-11:15. Dou- memberships submitted. Renaissance Knights (IL) ble bye (1 pt) available for round 1. Enter: www.americanopen.org or American www.RKnights.org

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Dec. 6 & 7 or Dec. 7, New York 18th annual North American Open hotel without Director permission, and must submit to a search for electronic Ent: World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds 1-4 G/75), Bally’s Casino Resort, 3645 Las devices if requested by Director. Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills New York Marshall CC December GP! Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas NV 89103. $$ 150,000 based on 750 paid entries NY 12577. Questions: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries 4SS, 30/90, SD/1; Marshall CC, 23W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $45, Mem- (seniors count as 3/4 entries, re-entries & GMs as half entries, U1000/Unr Sec- posted at chesstour.com. WCL JGP. bers $25. $$625 Gtd: 250 -100-75, U2200/Unrated $100, U2000 $100. Reg. tion rated players as 1/5, unrateds in U1000 not counted), else in proportion; Dec. 27-30, Texas 4 ends 15 min. before game. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2-day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each $100,000 minimum (2/3 each prize) guaranteed. Unrated must enter U1000/Unr World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 20 day; 1-day, (rds 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd 3. or Open Section. In 7 sections. Open: Open to all, but EF is $200 more if Under 2008 Pan American Class Championships 1 Limit 2 byes, commit at entry. NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 players. 1900 or unrated. $12000-6000-3500-2500-1400-1000-800-700-600-500, clear Location: DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Blvd, Fort Worth, WCL JGP. winner or 1st on tiebreak bonus $200, 2300-2499 $3000-1500, U2300/Unr - Texas, 76155. HR: $79/79/79/79. marriott.com/dfwam?groupCode=pan Dec. 7, New Jersey $3000-1500. FIDE. Under 2100: $10000-5000-3000-2000-1000-800-700-600- pana&app=resvlink, or call 800-228-9290 reserve by 12/5 (or rate could go Under 1900: 1 500-400. $10000-5000-3000-2000-1000-800-700-600-500-400. Tour- World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 6 up) and ask for Pan American Intercollegiate Chess rate. Free Parking. ICA Early Winter 2008 Open Championship Under 1700: $10000-5000-3000-2000-1000-800-700-600-500-400. Under nament Dates: December 27-30, 2008. Tournament Format: 6 round Swiss NEW FORMAT & INCREASED PRIZE FUND Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack 1500: $8000-4000-2000-1500-1000-800-700-600-500-400. Under 1300: $8000- System. G/120, 30 sec. inc. 7 Sections. Open: Open to all, U2000: Open to 1999 Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601. Open To All Ages With Rating >1400 4SS G/60 4000-2000-1500-1000-800-700-600-500-400. Under 1000/Unr: $400-200- & under. Unrateds may play in this section but not be eligible for prizes. R U. S. Chess Federation Membership Required, Prize Fund ($$ b/40) 1st - 3rd 120-80, trophies to top 10, no unrated may win over $100. Prize limits: 1) Play- U1800: Open to 1799 & under. Unrateds may play in this section but not be eli- ers with under 26 games played as of 12/08 list may not win over $1500 U1200, U1600/Unrateds: E $300, $250, $200, U2000, U1800, U1600 each $100. Best Under 13 Years Old gible for prizes. Open to 1599 & under. Unrateds play in this $75, Best Over 65 Years Old $75. Prize Fund Will Not Be Reduced Below 70 %. $2500 U1500 through U2100. Games rated too late for 12/08 list not counted. section. Unrated may only win unrated prizes that are determined by unrated Reg Ends at 9 Late EntrantsWill Receive 1/2 Point Bye For Rnd 1. EF: Adv (pmk. 2) If more than 30 pts over section maximum on any list 12/07-11/08, prize entry fees.The unrated entry fees do not apply for U1600 prizes. U1400: Open B By Dec 3rd) $40, AT Site $45. GMs Free Entry. Make EF: and/or USCF member- limit $1500. 3) Balance of any limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. to 1399 & under. Unrateds may not play in this section. U1200: Open to 1199 ship checks payable to: International Chess Academy. INFO 201 287 0250 or Mailed EF: 4-day $244, 3-day $243 mailed by 10/15, 4-day $274, 3-day $273 & under. Unrateds may not play in this section. U1000: Open to 999 & under. O 201833 1741, Email: [email protected] (Web Site Entries: www.icanj.net). Rds.: mailed by 12/12. Online EF: $245 online at chesstour.com by 10/15, $275 by Unrateds may not play in this section. Rounds: Rd. 1: 12/27 6 pm, Rd. 2: 12/28 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 2:15 PM, 4:30 PM. ENT: DianaTulman, 28 Canterbury Lane, 12/19, $300 12/20 until two hours before round 1. Phoned EF: $250 phoned 10 am, Rd. 3: 5 pm, Rd 4: 12/29 10 am, Rd 5: 5 pm, and Rd 6: 12/30 9 am. T New Milford, NJ 07646. NS NC W. to 406-896-2038 by 10/15 (no questions), $280 by 12/19. No phone entry after Entry Fees: Priority Registration by December 14, 2008: $60. After December 12/19. EF at site: $300. Open Section EF surcharge: Open Section EF $200 14, 2008: $75. Guaranteed Prizes: Open: 1st= $600, 2nd = $300, 3rd = $200,

C Dec. 26-28 or 27-28, New York more if under 1900 or unrated; 90% of surcharges added to prize fund. Spe- 1st U2200 = $400, 2nd U2200 $200. For all other sections (U2000, U1800 etc.) World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 40 (enhanced) cial EF: Seniors over 65 in Under 1300 or above, $70 less. Re-entry $120; not 60% returned as prizes (30% for 1st, 20% for 2nd and 10% for 3rd). Additional

O 4th annual Empire State Open available in Open Section. GMs $150 from prize. U1000/Unr Section EF: 4-day Info: One bye available if requested by end of round 2. However players in the 6SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-3 G/60), Saratoga Hilton Hotel, 534 $44, 3-day $43 if mailed by 12/12, $45 online at chesstour.com by 12/19, $50 Pan Am Intercollegiate may have byes any time as long as requested 45 min- Broadway (I-87 Exit 13-N, 4 miles north on US 9), Saratoga Springs NY 12866. phoned by 12/19 (406-896-2038, entry only, no questions), $60 at site. FREE utes before round starts AND as long as they are paired in the Pan American Free parking. $$G 5000. In 4 sections. Open: $800-400-300, top U2200/Unr ENTRY TO UNRATED in U1000/Unr Section. Unofficial uschess.org ratings

G Intercollegiate. Open section is Fide rated but uses USCF rules. Sections may $300-150. FIDE. Under 2000: $500-250-150, top U1800 $300-150. Under based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. All: No checks be combined if there is a low turnout in one of the sections. More info: 1600: $400-200-150, top U1300 $250-150. Under 1200: $300-150-100. Unrated at site, credit cards OK. Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with www.swchess.com or contact Barbara Swafford, 214-632-9000, info@dallas N may not win over $100 in U1200 or $200 in U1600. EF: 3-day $83, 2-day $82 entry- online at chesstour.com, unrated $20, rated $30. If mailed, phoned or chess.com Ent: Dallas Chess Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn

I mailed by 12/18, all $84 online at chesstour.com by 12/23, $86 phoned to 406- paid at site, unrated $30, rated $40. Cost of reduced dues borne by Continen- Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. FIDE NS NC W. WCL JGP. 896-2038 by 12/23 (entry only, no questions), $90 at site. Special EF: FREE tal Chess. 4-day reg. ends 12/26 5 pm, rds 12/26 6 pm, 12/27 10-5, 12/28 TO UNRATED. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usu- Dec. 29, Nevada R 10-5, 12/29 10-4:30. 3-day reg. ends 12/27 4 pm, rds 12/27 5-8:30, 12/28 ally used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid 10-1:30-5, 12/29 10-4:30. Byes (note change): OK all, limit 3, must commit World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) with entry: online at chesstour.com $30; mailed, phoned or paid at site $40. Re- before rd 3 and have under 2 pts. HR: $96-96, 800-833-3308, 702-739-4111, North American Blitz (QC) A entry $50; not available in Open. GMs free, $60 deducted from prize. All: No rate may increase if not reserved by 11/22, all rooms in chess block may sell 5-SS, G/5 (double round,10 games), Bally’s Las Vegas (see North American checks at site, credit cards OK. 3-day schedule: Reg. ends Fri 10:30 am, rds. Open). $$G 2500. In 2 sections: Open: $400-200-150, top U2400/Unr $240-

E out about 11/1. Free parking (garage at adjacent Paris Las Vegas Hotel is most Fri 11-6, Sat 11-6, Sun 9-3:15. 2-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 9:30 am, rds convenient). Car rental: for special Avis rate reserve car through chess- 120, U2200 $220-110. Under 1800: $300-150-100, top U1600 $180-100, U1400 Sat 10-1-3:30-6, Sun 9-3:15. Bye: all, limit 2, must commit before rd 3 & have Foreign player ratings: $150, U1200 $80, no unrated may win over $150. EF: $40, no checks, enter at P tour.com or call 800-331-1600, use AWD #657633. under 2 pts. HR: $102-102, 888-999-4711, 518-584-4000, reserve by 12/12 or Usually 100 points added to FIDE, 100 to FQE, 200/more to most other foreign, site only. Quick-rated, but higher of regular or quick USCF rating used for pair- rate may increase. Car rental: 800-331-1600, use AWD D657633, or reserve no pts added to CFC or . Most foreign ratings other than CFC, FQE or ings, prizes. Reg. ends 10:15 pm, rds. 10:45-11:30-12-12:30-1. Bye: 1. P car online through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Jamaica not accepted for U2000 or below. Highest of multiple ratings usually Jan. 16-19, 17-19 or 17-18, California Southern Mills NY 12577. Inquiries: www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. $15 service used. Players who fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be expelled. US A World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced) charge for refunds. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. WCL JGP. player ratings: December list used; FIDE ratings not used. Special rules: In 16th annual Western Class Championships Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, Nevada round 3 or after, players with scores of 80% or more and their opponents may 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/75; Class E & U1000 play 1/17-18 not use headphones, earphones, or cellphones or go to a different floor of the only, G/65). Renaissance Agoura Hills Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills

S World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced) A L

T FIDE Event: 2008 Pan American - Continental Championship November 1-7, 2008 - Qualifier to the 2009 FIDE World Cup !

R 2008 Hotel Marriott Boca Raton at Boca Center, Chess Rate $120 1-4 in room ! Must be booked by 10/03 to receive the Chess Rate. Boca Raton the Best Chess Get-Away with it’s Famous Beaches only 5 miles away ! O O PONSORS ______F C -S The Confederation of Chess for America (CCA), the United States Chess Federation (USCF), and Chess Educators, LLC are pleased to invite all National Federations of the Americas to the 2008 Pan American – Continental Championship ! E The event was planned in Boca Raton and to take place prior to the in Dresden to allow players

U from different countries in the Americas to participate in the Championship as well as in the Chess Olympiad. ______S When: November 1-7, 2008 Official Website/Contact: www.ChessEducators.com. S Online Registration and Payment available. I Where: Marriott Boca Raton Hotel , Boca Raton, Florida. Email: [email protected]. Chess Rate $120 1-4 in room. Rooms must be For more info contact booked by 10/03 to receive the Chess Rate. [email protected]. S Hotel: www.bocaratonmarriottbrochure.com

U Characteristic: Each National Federation may register as Prizes: 1st 4,000; 2nd 3,000; 3rd 2,000; 4th many players as it wishes. These players must

O 1,500; 5th 1,000; 6th 900; 7th 800; 8th have a minimum FIDE rating of 2000 or USCF

I 700 ; 9th 600; 10th 500; 11th 200; 12th rating of 2100. All participants must be 200; 13th 200; 14th 200; 15th 200 endorsed by their FIDE recognized, national V federations.

E Special Prizes: Top Player under 18 $300; Top women player $300; Top player over 50 $300 Tournament Format: 9 Rounds, Swiss System. R Titles: Continental Championship regulations apply for Rules: FIDE rules apply 9SS, 40/90 min, SD/30 min. plus P titles and norms in this event. 30 sec. increment per move

E Entry Fee: Online or by mail, $175 postmarked by Schedule: Available at www.chesseducators.com 9/30, $200 after September 30. E Reminders: FIDE rated, USCF rated, no cell phones.

S Make Checks Payable to: Chess Educators, LLC and Bring a clock - none supplied. Sets/boards mail to P.O. Box 160 New York, NY 10028. supplied for tournament, but not for skittles.

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CA 91301 (US-101 to Reyes Adobe Road exit). Adjacent to the Santa Monica 92 to Rt 2West, or I-395 to Exit 85 to Rt 164 to Rt 2 East). Free parking. 45 miles Mountains, 26 miles west of Burbank, 12 miles from Malibu, 28 miles from Ven- fromT.F. Green Airport (Providence, RI), 14 miles from Groton/New London Air- California Northern tura. Free parking. $$20,000 based on 230 paid entries (re-entries, E, U1000 port; for shuttle from New London Amtrak station call 1-800-USA-RAIL. Bus Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 18th annual North American Open (NV) count as half entries), minimum $16,000 (80% each prize) guaranteed. In 8 sec- transportation: 1-888-BUS2FOX. Free shuttle to Mashantucket Pequot Museum, See Grand Prix. tions. Master (over 2199): $1600-900-500-300, clear or tiebreak winner $100, largest Native American museum in USA. Prizes $100,000 based on 650 paid Mar. 6-8 or 7-8, Western Chess Congress entries (Seniors count as 3/4 entries; U1000 Section, re-entries, GMs,WGMs top U2300 $800-400. FIDE. Expert (2000-2199): $1400-700-400-200. Class A See Grand Prix. (1800-1999): $1400-700-400-200. Class B (1600-1799): $1400-700-400-200. & foreign IMs/WIMs as half entries), else proportional, minimum $70,000 (70% Class C (1400-1599): $1300-700-400-200. Class D (1200-1399): $1200-600- of each prize) guaranteed. In 7 sections: Open: $10000-5000-2500-1500- California Southern 300-200. Class E (1000-1199): $600-300-200-100. Under 1000: 1000-700-600-500-400-400, 2300-2499 $3000-1500-700, Under 2300/Unr $600-300-200-100. Rated players may play up one section. Unrated must play $3000-1500-700. If tie for first, top 2 on tiebreak play speed game (white 7 min- utes, black 5 minutes & gets draw odds) for title & free room at 2010 Foxwoods LA CHESS CLUB * www.LaChessClub.com in A or below with maximum prize A $600, B $500, C $400, D $300, E $200, U1000 Fridays: 8 PM-10 PM (Blitz Tournament) Saturdays: $100; balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 6 sections EF: 4-day $114, Open. FIDE rated. Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700: each $5000-3000- 2000-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300. Under 1500, Under 1300: $4000-2000- 10AM-10 PM (Class& 2 Tournaments) Sundays: 12 3-day $113 mailed by 1/9, all $115 online at chesstour.com by 1/13, $120 phoned PM-6 PM (Tournament) Tuesdays: 7:30 PM-9:30 PM to 406-896-2038 by 1/13 (entry only, no questions), $130 at site. Class E, Under 1500-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300. Under 1000: $1000-600-400-300-250- Prize limits: (Intermediate/Advanced Lecture) 11514 Santa Monica 1000 Sections EF: $52 mailed by 1/9, $55 online at chesstour.com by 1/13 200-150-100. 1) Players with under 26 lifetime games rated as of 4/09 list may not win over $500 in U1000, $1500 in U1300, or $2500 in U1500. Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 * (310) 795-5710 (4 blocks (entry only, no questions), $60 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 1/13, $70 at site. Games rated too late for 4/09 list not counted. 2) If more than 30 points over West of 405, Santa Monica& Butler * Second Floor) All: FREETO UNRATED. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games section maximum on any USCF rating supplement 4/08-3/09, prize limit $1500. Private (1:1) Lessons * Group Classes * Tournaments. usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if 3) Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) cannot win over $300 in U1000, $600 Oct. 12, 2008 Westwood Fall Open paid with entry: online at chesstour.com $30, mailed, phoned or paid at site $40. U1300, $1000 U1500, $1300 U1700, $1600 U1900, or $2000 U2100. Initial rat- See Grand Prix. Re-entry (except Master) $60. SCCF memb. ($18, jr $10) required for rated South- ings that will appear after the 4/09 list used at Director’s discretion; if used, ern CA residents. 4-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 6:30 pm, rds Fri 7, Sat 11-6, Sun Oct. 31-Nov. 2, Los Angeles Open rule 1 applies. 4) Balance of limited prize goes to next player(s) in line. Mailed See Grand Prix. 11-6, Mon 10-4:30. 3-day schedule: Reg. Sat to 10 am, rds Sat 11-6, Sun 11- EF: 5-day (Open only) $205, 4-day $204, 3-day $203 if mailed by 1/10; 5-day 6, Mon 10-4:30. Class E & U1000 schedule: Reg Sat to 9:30 am, rds Sat $225, 4-day $224, 3-day $223 mailed by 3/31; all $250 at site. CSCA members Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, LACC LA Masters G/30 10-1-4-7, Sun 9-12-3. All schedules: Byes OK all, limit 3, must commit before may deduct $4 from mailed EF only. No checks at site, credit cards OK. Online 4SS, G/30. LACC, 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, CA 90025, 2nd Fl (4 blks rd 3 and have under 2 pts. HR: $87-87, 818-707-1220, reserve by Jan 2 or rate EF at chesstour.com: $207 by 1/10, $227 by 4/6, $250 after 4/6 until 2 hours 405W). EF: $20, ($20 LACC memb). Reg.: 5:30-6. Rds.: 6, 7, 8, 9. Prizes: 3/4 may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. Questions: before rd 1. Phone EF at 406-896-2038 (entry only, no questions): $210 by 1/10, collections. 2 Free lots SW of S. Monica/Purdue; or bldg. basement ($2). Inf: chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Ent: Continental Chess, c/o Goichberg, Box $230 by 4/6. No phone entry after 4/6. GMs, foreign IMs, foreign WGMs, for- (310) 795-5710. 661776, Arcadia CA 91066. $15 service charge for withdrawals. Advance eign WIMs free; $150 deducted from prize. US WGMs $100; another $100 Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, LACC Saturday Swiss G/30 entries posted at chesstour.com. WCL JGP. deducted from prize. EF $70 less to seniors over 65 in Under 1300 & above 4SS, G/30. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, CA 90025, 2nd Fl (4 blks 405W). EF: A Heritage Event! sections. Under 1000 Section EF: 4-day $104, 3-day $103 if mailed by 3/31, $20, (15 LACC memb). Reg.: 11:30-12. Rds.: 12, 1, 2, 3. Prizes: 1/2 collections. Jan. 16-19, 17-19 or 18-19, Pennsylvania all $107 online at chesstour.com by 4/6, $110 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 4/6 2 Free lots SW of S. Monica/Purdue; or bldg basement ($2). Inf: (310) 795-5710. (entry only, no questions), $120 at site. All: FREE TO UNRATED IN U1000 OR World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 80 (enhanced) Nov. 2, LAO Halloween Scholastics 41st annual Liberty Bell Open U1300 SECTIONS. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games 5-SS, G/30. LAX Hilton, 5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Open to 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3 day option, rds 1-2 G/75; 2 day, rds 1-4 G/40). U900 Sec- usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry: online at chesstour.com $30, mailed, phoned or paid at site $40. gr. 12-below. In two sections: Open: Trophies to top 5, top 3 U1200, top 2 tion plays 1/18-19 only, G/40. Sheraton City Center Hotel, 17th & Race Sts., No checks at site, credit cards OK. Re-entry: $100, no re-entry from Open Sec- Unrated. Grade 6/below U1000:Trophies to top 5, top 3 U700, top 2 Unrated. Philadelphia 19103. $$20,000 b/320 paid entries (U900 Section counts 1/3, GMs tion to Open Section. 5-day Open Section schedule: Reg. ends Wed 6 pm, All: Trophy to best costume each section. Refreshments. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. ½), else in proportion, except minimum 60% of each prize guaranteed. In 2006 rds. Wed. 7 pm,Thu 12 & 7, Fri/Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 4-day Lower Sec- Rds.: 9:30-11-12:15-1:45-3. EF: $16 if received by 10-31, $20 door. Inf: John to 2008, the tournament had over 320 paid entries each year and the $20,000 tions schedule: Reg. endsThu 6 pm, rds.Thu 7 pm, Fri/Sat 11 & 6, Sun 10 & Hillery, [email protected]. On-line ent: www.westernchess.com. Ent: projected prize fund was increased. In 8 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500-300- 4:30. 3-day Lower Sections schedule: Reg. ends Fri 7 pm, rds Fri 8 pm, Sat SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles CA 90038. 200, 1st clear or on tiebreak $100 bonus, 2300-2399 $800-400, U2300/Unr 10,12:30, 3, 6, Sun 10 & 4:30. 4-day & 3-day merge & compete for same Nov. 2, LAO Hexes $800-400. FIDE. Under 2100: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1900: $1000- prizes. Byes: OK all; limit 4 (limit 2 in last 4 rds), must commit before rd 3, hav- 600-400-300-200. Under 1700: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1500: 3-SS, G/90. LAX Hilton, 5711W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Six-player ing under 2 pts. Bring sets, boards, clocks if possible- none supplied. HR: Grand sections by rating. EF: $20 if received by 10-31, $25 door. $$ 40-20-10 each sec- $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1300: $700-400-250-150-100. Under 1100: Pequot Tower (tournament site, very luxurious) $132-132, Great Cedar Hotel $700-400-250-150-100. Under 900: $150-100-50, trophies to top 8. Unrated tion. Reg.: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Rds.: 10:45-2-5. Ent: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 (connected building; very close) $118-118,TwoTrees Inn (15 minute walk; free N. Wilton Pl. #1, Los Angeles CA 90038, online at www.westernchess.com. may enter any section, but may not win over $50 in U900, $100 in U1100, $200 shuttle) $108-108. 1-800-FOXWOOD, must reserve by 3/26 or you will have to U1300, $300 U1500, $400 U1700, or $500 U1900. Top 5 sections EF: 4 day stay at least 3 miles away. Car rentals: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, LACC Sunday Swiss G/60 $99, 3 day $98, 2 day $97 mailed by 1/8, all $100 online at chesstour.com by or reserve car online at chesstour.com. Foreign player ratings: Usually 100 3SS, G/60. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, CA 90025, 2nd Fl (4 blks 405W). EF: 1/13, $105 phoned by 1/13 (406-896-2038, entry only, no questions), $120 (no points added to FIDE, 100 to FQE, 200/more to most other foreign, no pts added $20, ($15 LACC memb). Reg.: 11:30-12. Rds.: 12, 2, 4. Prizes: 1/2 collections. checks, credit cards OK) at site. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. U1300, to CFC, PR or Jamaica. Most foreign ratings other than CFC, PR, FQE or 2 Free lots SW of S. Monica/Purdue; or bldg. basement ($2). Inf: (310) 795- U1100 Sections EF: All $20 less to rated players. U900 Section EF: $27 Jamaica not accepted for U2000 or below. Highest of multiple ratings usually 5710. mailed by 1/8, $28 online by 1/13, $30 phoned by 1/13, $40 at site. All: FREE used. Players who fail to disclose foreign or FIDE ratings may be expelled. US Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28, LACC Friday Nite Blitz G/5 (QC) TO UNRATED. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usu- player ratings: April list used; FIDE ratings not used. Special rules: Players 5SS, G/5 (10 Games). LACC, 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, CA 90025, 2nd floor ally used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid must submit to a search for electronic devices if requested by Director. In round (4 blks 405W). EF: $10. USCF Quick rated. Reg.: 7:30-8. Rds.: 8-8:30-9-9:30- with entry: online at chesstour.com $30; mailed, phoned or paid at site $40. 4 or after, players with scores of over 80% and their opponents may not use 10. 2 Free Parking lots SW of S. Monica & Purdue; or in the bldg. basement Mailed entry $3 less to PSCF members. Re entry (except Open Section) $80. headphones, earphones or cellphones or go to a different floor of the hotel with- ($2). Prizes: 1/2 collections. Inf: (310) 795-5710 or [email protected]. 4-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds 7 pm, 11-6, 11-6, 10-4:30. 3-day out Director permission. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds.11-2:30-6, 11-6, 10-4:30. 2-day sched- 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com.You may request “low- Nov. 27-30, 44th Annual American Open ule: Reg ends Sun 9 am, rds 10-12-2-4-6, 10-4:30. Under 900 schedule: est possible section” if April rating unknown. $15 service charge for refunds. See Grand Prix. Reg. ends Sun. 9 am, rds 10-12-2-4, 10-12-2. Bye: all, limit 3, must commit before Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. WCL JGP. Nov. 29, American Open Quick Chess Championship (QC) rd 3 and have under 2 pts. HR: $93-93-93-93, 215-448-2000, reserve by Jan 2 See Grand Prix. or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 or reserve through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills Regional Nov. 29, American Open Scholastic NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com. $15 service charge 5-SS, G/45. LAX Renaissance Hotel, 9620 Airport Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90045. for refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. WCL JGP. Open to HS/below. In 4 sections K-12: trophies top 5, 2 each grades 9-12, 1 Alabama each K-8. K-8: trophies top 5, 2 each K-8. K-6: trophies top 5, 2 each K-6. K- Mar. 6-8 or 7-8, California Northern Oct. 18, Dancing Knights Scholastic 3: trophies top 4, 2 each K-3. EF: $16 received by 11/25, $20 at door. Reg.: 9-9:45 World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced) 6 Sections – 5SS,TC: G/30. Jefferson State – Shelby Campus 4600 Valleydale Rounds: 10-11:30-1-3-4:30. Enter: www.americanopen.org or American Open, Western Chess Congress Road Birmingham, AL 35242. EF: $20/Rated and $10/Not Rated - mailed by OCT PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Info: Randy Hough (626) 282-7412, ran- 5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds. 1-2 G/75; U1100 & U900 sections are 6SS, 11th; ($10 more at site). Trophies: (Rated) Top 3 Individuals; Top 2 Teams. [email protected]. 3/7-8 only, G/65). Concord Hilton Hotel, 1970 Diamond Blvd, Concord CA Medallions: (Not Rated) Top 3 Individuals. Rds: 9:30-10:45-12:30-1:45-3. Nov. 30, American Open Action 94520 (I-680 Willow Pass Rd exit). Free shuttle between hotel and Concord Late REG.: OCT 18th 8:30-9:10. Checks payable to: Caesar Lawrence. Ent: 5-SS, G/30 LAX Renaissance Hotel, 9620 Airport Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90045. BART station. Free parking. In 8 sections. $$G 20,000. Premier, open to all over Caesar Lawrence 882 McAllister Drive Calera, AL 35040. Info: ACF - EF: $20 received by 11/25; $25 at door. 80% of entry fees returned in prizes 1950 and juniors under 18 over 1800: $1600-900-500-300, clear or tiebreak win- www.alabamachess.com or Email: [email protected]. Reg.: 11-11:45 a.m. Rounds: 12-1:15-3-4:15-5:30. Enter: www.americanopen. ner $100, top U2300 $800-400. FIDE. Under 2100: $1400-700-400-300. Under Oct. 18-19, Athens-Huntsville CC October 2008 org or American Open, PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Info: Randy Hough 1900: $1400-700-400-300. Under 1700: $1400-700-400-300. Under 1500: 4SS, G100, T/D5, Athens Rec. Ctr., 270 US Hwy 31 N @ US Hwy 251 I-65/Ex. (626) 282-7412, [email protected]. $1200-600-300-200. Under 1300: $1200-600-300-200. Under 1100: $600- 351; Athens, 35611. $250/b/20: 125-75-50, U1800/$30 U1600/$20 EF: $19, 300-200-100. Under 900: $600-300-200-100. Unrated must play in U1900 or Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26, LACC Friday Nite Blitz G/5 (QC) if received by Oct. 15, $25 Oct. 20 RDS. 9:00-12:30 daily. ENT/Checks: Edward below with maximum prize U1900 $600, U1700 $500, U1500 $400, U1300 5SS, G/5 (10 Games). LACC, 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, CA 90025, 2nd floor Labate; P.O. Box 1404; Athens 35612. INFO: www.labatechess.com WCL JGP. $300, U1100 $200, U900 $100; balance goes to next player(s) in line. Top 6 sec- (4 blks 405W). EF: $10. USCF Quick rated. Reg.: 7:30-8. Rds.: 8-8:30-9-9:30- tions EF: 4-day $119, 3-day $118 mailed by 2/26, all $120 online at Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26 Athens-Huntsville CC November Wednesdays 10. 2 Free Parking lots SW of S. Monica & Purdue; or in the bldg. basement chesstour.com by 3/3, $125 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 3/3 (entry only, no ques- 4SS, G90, T/D5, Athens Rec. Ctr., 270 US Hwy 31 N @ US Hwy 251 I-65/Ex. ($2). Prizes: 1/2 collections. Inf: (310) 795-5710 or [email protected]. tions), $140 at site. U1100, U900 Sections EF: $57 mailed by 2/26, $60 351; Athens, 35611. EF: $5. 1st Rd. 6:15 RDS.: 6:45. INFO: 256.829.2298. WCL Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, LACC LA Masters G/30 online at chesstour.com by 3/3 (entry only, no questions), $65 phoned to 406- JGP. 4SS, G/30. LACC, 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, CA 90025, 2nd Fl (4 blks 896-2038 by 3/3, $70 at site. All: FREE TO UNRATED. Unofficial uschess.org Nov. 29-30, Athens-Huntsville CC November 2008 405W). EF: $20, ($20 LACC memb). Reg.: 5:30-6. Rds.: 6, 7, 8, 9. Prizes: 3/4 ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 4SS, G100, T/D5, Athens Rec. Ctr., 270 US Hwy 31 N @ US Hwy 251 I-65/Ex. collections. 2 Free lots SW of S. Monica/Purdue; or bldg. basement ($2). Inf: 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry: online at chesstour.com $30; 351; Athens, 35611. $250/b/20:125-75-50, U1800/$30 U1600/$20. EF: $19, (310) 795-5710. mailed, phoned or paid at site $40. Re-entry (except Master) $60. Mailed EF if received by Nov. 26, $25 Nov. 29. RDS. 9:00-12:30 daily. ENT/Checks: $7 less to rated CalChess members. 3-day schedule: Reg. Fri to 6:30 pm, rds Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27, LACC Saturday Swiss G/30 Edward Labate; P.O. Box 1404; Athens 35612. INFO: www.labatechess.com. WCL Fri 7:30, Sat 11-6, Sun 9-3:30. 2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 10 am, rds Sat 11- 4SS, G/30. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, CA 90025, 2nd Fl (4 blks 405W). EF: JGP. 2:30-6, Sun 9-3:30. U1100 & U900 schedule: Reg. Sat to 11:30 am, rds. Sat. $20, (15 LACC memb). Reg.: 11:30-12. Rds.: 12, 1, 2, 3. Prizes: 1/2 collections. 12-3-6, Sun. 9-12:30-3:30. All schedules: Byes OK all, limit 2, must commit Dec. 3, 10, 17 Athens-Huntsville CC December Wednesdays 2 Free lots SW of S. Monica/Purdue; or bldg basement ($2). Inf: (310) 795-5710. before rd 3 and have under 2 pts. HR: $99-99-109, 925-827-2000, reserve by 4SS, G90, T/D5, Athens Rec. Ctr., 270 US Hwy 31 N @ US Hwy 251 I-65/Ex. Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28, LACC Sunday Swiss G/60 2/20 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633. 351; Athens, 35611. EF: $5. 1st Rd. 6:15 RDS.: 6:45. INFO: 256.829.2298. WCL 3SS, G/60. 11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, CA 90025, 2nd Fl (4 blks 405W). EF: Questions: chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Ent: Continental Chess, c/o Goich- JGP. $20, ($15 LACC memb). Reg.: 11:30-12. Rds.: 12, 2, 4. Prizes: 1/2 collections. berg, Box 661776, Arcadia CA 91066. $15 service charge for withdrawals. 2 Free lots SW of S. Monica/Purdue; or bldg. basement ($2). Inf: (310) 795- Advance entries posted at chesstour.com. WCL JGP. Arizona 5710. Apr. 8-12, 9-12 or 10-12, Connecticut Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 18th annual North American Open (NV) Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 18th annual North American Open (NV) World Chess Live Grand Prix Points: 200 (enhanced) See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. 11th annual Foxwoods Open Jan. 16-19, 17-19 or 17-18, 16th annual Western Class Champi- Jan. 16-19, 17-19 or 17-18, 16th annual Western Class Champi- Open Section, Apr 8-12: 9SS, 40/2, SD/1. GM & IM norms possible. Lower onships (CA-S) Sections, Apr 9-12 or 10-12: 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3-day option, rds. 1-4 G/50). onships See Grand Prix. Foxwoods Resort Casino & Hotel, Rt 2, Mashantucket CT 06339 (I-95 to Exit See Grand Prix.

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Mar. 6-8 or 7-8, Western Chess Congress (CA-N) Nov. 20, Dec. 4, 11, 18, UCONN’s “Uncle Ken” Memo- See Grand Prix. rial Florida UCONN Castleman Bldg., Room 204, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. 4 Palm Beach Gardens Chess Club Colorado - SS, G/90. Reg.: 7-7:30pm. Rds.: 7:30pm. EF: At site $10, $5 students. $$ 50% Rated tournaments and skittles games every Saturday Nov. 8-9, Boulder Fall Classic - 30% - 20% net EF’s. 1/2 point byes available in rounds 1 - 3 only, no last round 4 morning 9:00 am till 4:00 pm. www.palmbeachchess byes. Info: Tom Hartmayer, 860-989-5394, [email protected]. WCL JGP. See Grand Prix. club.info, (561) 762-3377.

1 Feb. 28-Mar. 1, New York State Scholastic Championships (out of Boca Raton Chess Club Friday nights, Game 90 Tournament, one Nov. 11, November 2008 G/29 Series Event – Greeley (QC) state welcome) A CO G/29 Grand Prix Event. (Not a USCF GP Event) 3SS, G/29, no delay. One game a week for 4 weeks. Monday nights, Blitz tourney. - See New York. Section, Accelerated Pairings with more than 12 entries. EF: $3. Prizes: 100% www.bocachess.com, 561-883-2917. WCL JGP. minus USCF rating fee. (60% for tourney prizes, remainder to Grand Prix Prize Apr. 8-12, 9-12 or 10-12, 11th annual Foxwoods Open Oct. 18, Orlando Bonus Tornado 1 Fund.) Reg.: 630-700pm onsite only, e-mail if you intend to come. Rds.: 7pm, See Grand Prix. 4-SS, G/75, Melody Manor, 813 Montana St. EF: $30, CFCC mbr:$25, Masters 8pm, 9pm. Site: Zachariah’s Food Court, University of Northern Colorado cam- free-EF deducted from prize. $$605 b/30: 200-100-80, U1800, U1600, U1400 pus, Greeley, Colorado, 80631. For Info or Directions: Travis Pape, Phone: Delaware $75 ea. Prize increased 50% for 4-0 score. Reg.: 9:30am. Rds.: 10-12:30-3- R 970-978-1511, E-Mail: [email protected]. Oct. 25, 4th Sat. of the Month Quad 5:30. Info: (407)629-6946, centralflchess.org. WCL JGP. Howard Johnson’s Hotel, 1119 S. College Avenue, Newark, DE 19713. PRIZES: E Dec. 6-7, Manitou Springs: Winter Springs Open Oct. 19, Tampa Chess Club U600/Unr Sizzles 4-SS, 40/2 and G/1, Masonic Lodge, 455 El Paso Blvd, Manitou Springs. 3 Sec- $40 per QUAD WINNER! (Every 10th quad free) (3 pt score=free entree next 10936 N 56th,TempleTerrace, 33617. 4SS, G/30 +5 secs. Entry: $20. Grades tions: June (open to all), July (U1800), August (U1400). Entry fee $30 if quad) (time controls:40/75, s/d 30). EF: $20. All female players $5. Reg.: 9- B K-12 only. U600 & Unrated players. b/20 each sect. $100, 60, 40. USCF rec’d by 12/4, $35 at site. $8 off EF for Juniors, Seniors, Unrated. Cash prizes 9:30. Rds.: 9:45 1:15 5. ENT: Rick Lathem, 47 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE. required. Trophies 1-5 plus team. Rd1-1pm, 2-4 asap. No pre-reg. ENT/INFO: per entries. Register 8:30 - 9:30, rds schedule 10, 4; 9, 3. Entries to Richard 19702-3747. 302-299-5407. [email protected]. NS W.

O www.wflachess.org. CoachT Call 813-727-8852. NS, NC. Buchanan, 844 B Prospect Place, Manitou Springs CO 80829. Phone (719) A State Championship Event! 685-1984 or e-mail [email protected]. CSCA membership required ($15, Oct. 25, DBCC Club Championship Open T Nov. 22-23, 2008 Delaware State Open Championship 5SS, G/45, Schnebly Recreation Center, 1101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, 10 for juniors/seniors), OSA. Colorado Tour Event. WCL JGP. Howard Johnson’s Hotel (Constitution Room), 1119 S. College Ave., Newark, FL 32118. 2 sections: Open EF $25, $$(250b/12): 100-75, Top U1600 50-25.

C DE 19713. 5-SS: TC: Rds 1-3, G/90; Rds 4&5, G/120. REG.: Sat 8:45-9:30. Connecticut Rounds: Sat 9:45, 1:15, 5:15 Sunday 10, 3 (DCA meeting 9:15 Sunday) Byes: Must be a member of the DBCC by 10/1/08 to be eligible for Title & trophy. Scholastic: EF $5, Trophies. Reg.: 9:00-9:45. Rds.: 10-11:35-2-3:35-5:10.

O limit 1, byes in rounds 4 & 5 are irrevocable and must be requested prior to UCONN Chess Club round 3. In 4 Sections OPEN SECTION: EF: $40 by 11/17, $50 at site (GM, IM Ent: P. B . Tomaino, 575 N.Williamson Bl., #116, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. INFO: Tues. & Thurs 7:30PM. Castleman Building, Room 204, free). $$60% Rtd: 40%-25%-15%. under 2000 10%, under 1800 10%. StateTitle 386-239-9485 [email protected]. www.daytonabchcc.org W NS NC. 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. Contact: TOM andTrophy to Delaware Men’s champion and DelawareWomen’s champion (both Nov. 1-7, FIDE Event: 2008 Pan American - Continental Champi-

G HARTMAYER. Contact Phone: 860-989-5394. Email: must play in open section). OpenTrophy for 1st (if 1st is DE player, that player onship [email protected]. Web Site: www.uconnchess. gets DE champion trophy & open trophy goes to next in line). RESERVE SEC- uconn.edu. No dues required. Casual Play, USCF Rated See Grand Prix. N TION (Under 1800): EF: $35 by 11/17, $45 at site. $$60% Rtd: 40%-25%-15%. Events, Blitz Events, League Play, Matches, Club Cham- Nov. 5, $500 Guar. Cash Opens

I Under 1600 - 10%, Under 1400- 10%.Trophy to Reserve Champion. AMATEUR pionships, Sets & Clocks Available, Chess Items for SECTION (under 1200): EF: $35 received by 11/17, $45 at site. $$60% Rtd: 5rd Swiss G/30 EF: $25; $30 at door. $100-$60-$40; U1600, U1400, & U1200 Sale, Classes, Lectures, Simuls, Under Age 18 & Begin- 50%-30%-20%. Trophy to Amateur Champion. SCHOLASTIC: Rounds 5 SS, $50-$30-$20 each. 1st rd 10:15 AM. Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N., St. R ners Welcome, Accessible. As location may G/30, EF: $10. Prizes: Trophies for top 3. Reg.: 8:45-9:30. Rds.: 9:45, 11:15, Petersburg, FL. NS, NC, W. preregister at: www.stpetersburgchessclub.com. change, please check website or call contact phone #. 1:00, 2:30, 4:00. ALL: Memb. Req’d: DCA membership $10 ($5 under 18). OSA. 727-822-1171. A Oct. 26, UCONN October Open Grand Prix ENT: David Power, 7005 Pleasant Court, Wilmington, DE 19802. INFO: David Nov. 5, St. Petersburg Rated Beginner’s Open (RBO) See Grand Prix. Power, [email protected]. (302)-762-4695 (home only). HR: $69 single, $74 K-2U400; K-5U500; K-8U700; & K- E 5rd Swiss G/30 USCF RBO 4 Sect. Oct. 26, UCONN School of Engineering October Scholastic double 1-888-268-8521 or 302-368-8521 must reserve by Friday 11/14. 12U1000; top 12 in each get trophy; all others medal.Team (2 or more) - best UCONN Castleman Bldg., Room 204, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. 3 www.delawarechess.org. NS NCW. WCL JGP excluding Scholastic Section.

P four scores from all divisions. EF: $18. 1st rd: 10:15 AM. Sunshine Center, 330 Sections: K-2, 3-5, 6-8 All: 4-SS, G/30. EF: $25, $30 at site. Reg.: 9-9:45 AM. Fifth St. N., St. Petersburg, FL. NS, NC, W. pregister online at www.stpeters Round 1 at 10AM, all others ASAP. Prizes: Trophies to top 3 in each section. District of Columbia

P burgchessclub.com. 727-822-1171. Sections may be combined for pairing purposes, if less than 5, but prizes Oct. 18-19, Oscar Shapiro D. C. Open remain the same. Parking across the street behind Bronwell bldg. Advance Entry Nov. 9, Tampa Chess Club Tornadoes

A See Grand Prix. & Info: Tom Hartmayer, 963 Mansfield City Rd., Storrs, CT 06268. Make 10936 N 56th,TempleTerrace, 33617. 4SS,G/45 +5 secs. Entry $30, Masters checks payable to: “Tom Hartmayer”. 860-989-5394, [email protected], Nov. 1, Fall Fest FREE! Open & U1400. Each section (b/25): 200-100-50 & U1800, U1600, www.uconnchess.uconn.edu. See Grand Prix. U1200, U1000 $50. Reg.: 12:30. Rd1-1pm, 2-4 asap. No pre-reg. ENT/INFO:

S www.wflachess.org. CoachT Call 813-727-8852. NS, NC. Oct. 31-Nov. 2 or Nov. 1-2, 14th annual Northeast Open Nov. 2, Metro First Sunday Quads See Grand Prix. 3-RR, G/90. U.S. Chess Center, 1501 M St. NW. EF: $20 $$ $40 each quad. Nov. 15, 4th DBCC Game/45 Open A Scholastic sections. EF: $10,Trophy prizes. Both: Reg.: 9:15 - 9:50. Rds.: 10 5SS,G/45, Schnebly Recreation Center, 1101 N. Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach, Nov. 2, Stamford USCF Booster Quads - 1 - 4. (202) 857-4922. www.chessctr.org./quads.php. FL 32118. 2 sections: Open EF $25, $$(250b/12): 100-75, Top U1600 50-25. L 3RR, G/30, Holiday Inn Select (see Northeast Open). EF: $20. 1st prize each Scholastic: EF $5, Trophies. Reg.: 9:00-9:45. Rds.: 10-11:35-2-3:35-5:10. section: choice of 2 year USCF Adult membership with Chess Life, 4 year Nov. 9, National Capital Scholastic Cup Ent: P. B.Tomaino, 575 N.Williamson Bl., #116, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. INFO: T USCFYoung Adult Membership with Chess Life, or $40. Reg: 9-11 am, Rds: 11:30- 4-SS. G/30. US Chess Center, 1501 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. 386-239-9485. [email protected]. www.daytonabchcc.org W NS NC. 12:30-1:30. Ent: at site only, no checks. Open to any student in K - 12th grade living in DC, Maryland or Virginia. EF: $20 if by 11/2, $30 at site. Reg.: Noon - 12:45. Top 16 players qualify for Nov. 8-9, 5th annual New England Scholastic Championships (VT) Nov. 15, Orlando Bonus Tornado a series of play-off matches. $$200-100-50-50 savings bonds to champion, final- 4-SS, G/75, Melody Manor, 813 Montana St. EF: $30, CFCC mbr:$25, Masters R See Vermont. ist and semi-finalists of the play-offs. Trophies to the top 16 and others with free-EF deducted from prize. $$605 b/30: 200-100-80, U1800, U1600, U1400 Nov. 15-16, 29th Townsend Cup the same score as the lowest of the top 16. Champion‘s name engraved on per- $75 ea. Prize increased 50% for 4-0 score. Reg.: 9:30am. Rds.: 10-12:30-3- O 4-SS, 40/2, SD/1. Comfort Suites, 64 Knotter Dr., Southington, CT. Three sec- manent cup on display at the US Chess Center. www.chessctr.org/Cup.php 5:30. Info: (407)629-6946, centralflchess.org. WCL JGP. tions: OPEN, EF: $40, $$50%-30%-20%, trophies top 3 Under 2000. RESERVE 202/857-4922. F Nov. 21-23, 7th Annual Turkey Bowl (Under 1700), EF: $25, trophies 1-2-3. NOVICE (Under 1400), on Sat., 4/SS, Dec. 13, Rated Beginners Open (RBO) See Grand Prix. G/1, EF: $20, trophies 1-2-3. Unrated players in Reserve, Novice not eligible 4-SS, G/30. US Chess Center, 1501 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20005. Open to for first prize. ALL: EF $10 more at door. Reg.: 8:30-9, Rds.: 9-2, 9-2. (Novice players rated under 1200 or unrated. EF: $15 ($12 if by 12/6). 5 sections by Nov. 23, Tampa Chess Club U600/Unr Sizzles E 9-11-2-4). HR: $89. Ent: Fred Townsend, 11 Cole Dr., Wolcott, CT 06716. age. Reg.: 12-12:45. Info: 202/857-4922. www.chessctr.org/rbo.php. 10936 N 56th,TempleTerrace, 33617. 4SS, G/30 +5 secs. Entry: $20. Grades [email protected], (203)-879-2009. NS. NC. WCL JGP. K-12 only. U600 & Unrated players. b/20 each sect. $100, 60, 40. USCF

U required. Trophies 1-5 plus team. Rd1-1pm, 2-4 asap. No pre-reg. ENT/INFO: www.wflachess.org. CoachT Call 813-727-8852. NS, NC. S Dec. 5-7 or 6-7, North Florida Open See Grand Prix. S

I Dec. 7, Jacksonville USCF Booster Quads NO TOURNAMENTS IN YOUR AREA? 3RR, G/30, Hyatt Regency (see North Florida Open). EF: $20. 1st prize each sec- tion: choice of 2 year USCF Adult membership with Chess Life, 4 year USCFYoung Adult Membership with Chess Life, or $40. Reg: 9-11 am, Rds: 11:30-12:30-1:30. S WHY NOT ORGANIZE ONE? Ent: at site only, no checks.

U Dec. 12-14, 2008 National Scholastic K-12 Championship Do you need to go out of town for tournament play? Would you and others in your area See Nationals.

O like the convenience of an occasional event closer to home? Organize one! Dec. 27-29, 11th Annual Jr. Orange Bowl International Scholastic

I Chess Championship It’s not much work to hold a small tournament, and there is little risk if you use a low- 7SS, G/60, Embassy Suites Hotel, Miami Int’l Airport, 3974 South River Drive,

V Miami FL 33142. In 4 Sections: Ages 9 and under, 10-12, 13-15, 16-20. cost site and avoid guaranteed prizes. You might even make a profit! Either a based-on Players must have a USCF membership EF: $50 individual, $160 team (4 play-

E Swiss with projected prizes up to $500, a Quad format, or a trophy tournament will vir- ers in a team). Prizes: Trophies to top 10 individuals and top 5 teams. HR: tually guarantee taking in more in fees than you pay out in prizes. $139.00, 1-800-EMBASSY or 305-634-5000, reserve by 11/26 or rate may R increase. ENT: Make checks payable to JOB. Send checks and registration forms The affiliation fee is just $40 a year. You will receive the annual rating supplement and to Kennedy Chess Association, 6280 Coral Way, Miami FL 33155. For info and P registration forms go to www.jrorangebowl.com - chess championship, email have access to the TD/Affiliate area of our website. to [email protected] or call 305-984-9896, fax 305-666-4031.

E Remember, you can both run and play in a small event. Many of them wouldn’t be held Georgia if the organizer/TD couldn’t play. Oct. 24-26 or 25-26, 2008 Boris Kogan Memorial E See Grand Prix. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Contact Joan DuBois at [email protected]. S Nov. 21-23 or 22-23, 2008 Georgia Class Championships We’ll be glad to help you be part of the promotion of American chess! See Grand Prix. Dec. 5-7 or 6-7, North Florida Open (FL) See Grand Prix.

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Rated tournament the 2nd Tuesday of each month and we meet everyTues- Unrated. EF: $15 if rec’d by 10/09, $20 at site, FREE TO BOWDOIN COLLEGE Illinois day between 6:30-10:00. We meet at the Elizabethtown Community and STUDENS, FACULTY & STAFF. Prizes: 1st $50 & trophy, 2nd–5th trophy, 6th-10th Nov. 8, Illinois All State Grade Scholastic Chess Tournament Technical College, in Room 108A of the OccupationalTechnical Building. For fur- medal. Reg.: 9:30-10:15. Rds.: 10:30,1,3,5. State Membership required: $10 Palatine High School, 1111 North Rohlwing Rd., Palatine, Illinois 60074, Play- ther details visit our website @ www.geocities.com/elizabethtownchessclub/ Adults, $5 Students. Address for Advance Entry: Philip H. Lowell, Jr., 143 Lamb ers enter and play in their own grade only. K-1 Rounds: 9-10:15-11:30-12:45-2, A Heritage Event! St., Apt. 2, Westbrook, ME 04092. Phone: (207) 854-4028. Email: plowell2@ Grades 2-5 Rounds: 9-10:30-12-1:30-3, Grades 6-12 Rounds: 9-11-1-3. TC: Oct. 25, 25th Pink Floyd Open maine.rr.com. Grades K-1 G/30, 5-SS; Grades 2-5 G/40, 5-SS; Grades 6-12 G/50, 4-SS, (High 4SS, G/60. Music will be played during the rounds! U1600 or U1400 section Oct. 25, Eastern Maine Open School Grades might have to be combined.). Prizes: 3TeamTrophies per each depending on entries. NEW PLAYING SITE: UK Student Center, 404 South 4SS, G60. U Maine Memorial Union, Orono, ME. Maine Player of the Year grade in K-1; 6-8; 9-12; 5 Team Trophies per each grade in 2-5; 10 Individual Limestone, Lexington KY. 2200+ rated players get FREE entry. EF: $20. 90% Event. Open: $100 + trophy, X-$25, A-$25, B-$25, C-$25. U1400: $40 + tro- Trophies for grades K-1; Medals for all other K-1players; 15 IndividualTrophies of entry fees returned. Rds.: 10:15 - lunch - 1 - 3 - 5:15. ENT: Stephen Miller, phy, D- $25, E-$25. U1000: $30 +trophy, F-trophy, G-trophy, U600 -trophy. EF: for grades 2-5; 10 IndividualTrophies for grades 6-8; 3 IndividualTrophies for 859.200.8460, [email protected], Jerry Baker, 859.806.0637, Lexchess@ $15 adv by 10/23, $20 site. Reg.: 8:30-9:00. Rds.: 9:30, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00. Ent: grades 9-12.Team Score:Top 3 finishers with a minimum of 2 players from each insightbb.com. Lexchess.com. Tom Sandford, 7Wedgewood Drive, Veazie, ME 04401. 207-942-0598 evng, 207- school per grade. SPACE LIMITED TO FIRST 600 ENTRIES. Entry Fee is $25 if 581-2183 day. [email protected]. received by 10/24/06, $35 after 10/24. $10 service charge for adjusted reg- A Heritage Event! istration fees and USCF memberships paid for on site.To be paired for round Oct. 25, 29th Annual MSU Open 1 adjusted registration fees and USCF memberships must be paid by 8:00 A.M. $G: 1000. 4SS at 10, 1 and asap thereafter, G/60.Third floor, Curris Center, Mur- Maryland on the day of the tournament. No Saturday on site entries: only on-line ray St. Univ., Murray, KY. EF: $20 if rec’d by Oct. 22nd, $30 afterward. In two sections: Open and Amateur for those rated under 1400. Guaranteed prizes: Silver Knights Chess Tournaments entries from 11/4/08 – 11/7/08 (Noon). Players must reside in Illinois or We organize USCF-rated tournaments on Saturdays $1000 Open: $200 + trophy to 1st; $100 +Trophy to first in each of A, B and attend an Illinois school and must be USCF members. Check main.uschess.org for adults and kids. Free analysis by a National Mas- C; $50 + trophy to 1st rated under 1400 or unrated; Amateur: $100 + tro- for more membership information. Checks payable to Chess Central: Mail ter at every tournament for the scholastic players. phy to 1st in each of the following categories - rated below 1400, rated below registrations with name-contact info-grade-birthday-school-uscf ID & exp.- Trophies to top scholastic finishers; 70% of entries 1200, rated below 1000, rated below 800; and $50 to 1st UNR in amateur sec- address-city-zip-e-mail address-coach name & contact info to Mike Zacate returned as prizes in open (adult) sections. To see a list tion. Ent:Wayne Bell, 1710 Audubon Dr., Murray, KY 42071, site 9:00-9:45. Info (Please, no checks payable to Mike), 9401 Birch, Mokena, IL 60448. Updated of dates and locations, see our website at only: 270-293-7675 8-11 PM or [email protected]. memb. required USCF. W. info/Hotels/On-Line Entries: www.chessforlife.com/chess/allgrade08/all www.silverknightschess.com. Phone: 610-446-0818. grade08.html. Team Rooms: Check on-line for our limited availability of team Nov. 14-16 or 15-16, 17th annual Kings Island Open (OH) Email: [email protected]. rooms. Bookdealer on site. See Grand Prix. Oct. 11-13, 49th Annual U. S. Armed Forces Open Indiana Dec. 5-6, The Lexington Chess Tournament 2008 See Nationals. The Lexington Convention Center, 430 West Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507. Oct. 17, Catonsville Friday Knight Quick #73 (QC) ChessClub Friday Night Blitz (QC) Schedule: GM SIMUL Friday 12/5 at 6:30 pm (first 50 reg- 5SS, G/15, Catonsville Chess Club, Bloomsbury Community Center, 106 Blooms- 2302 West Morris St. at the West Morris St. Free Methodist Church. Entrance istered participants only). Saturday 12/6 tournament begins at 8:45 am. All bury Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228 EF: $5.00 Reg.: 7:30pm. Rds.: 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30, is in the back, down the stairs by the office. When: Starts Every Friday except rounds will begin at specific times. 5 Sections – Primary: K-1: 5SS, G30. K- 10. Prizes based on entries with 60% returned as prizes. Info: josephas2 the Fri before the second Sat doors open at 6:00 P.M. tournament starts at 6:30 3: 5SS, G30. Elementary: K-5: 5SS, 1-3 G30, 4-5, G45. Middle School: K-8: @comcast.net or 410-788-1009. Joe Summers or www.geocities.com/catons P.M. Type: 3 Rounds, Game/5, Round Robin Quad, U.S.C.F. Rated. EF: $7.00 if 5SS, 1-3, G30, 4-5, G45. High School: K-12: 4SS, G60. Tournament only: $20 villechess Dir: 695 to exit 13 West, left at second light, 3 blocks on right. received one week before tournament starting date, $8.00 at the door. Prizes: if postmarked by Nov. 28, $40 thereafter.Tournament and Simul (first 50 reg- Nov. 2, Catonsville First Sunday Action Based on 4 full Pd. entries per quad, First in each quad: $20.00, Second in each istered participants): $30 if postmarked by Nov. 28, $50 thereafter (based on EF: Rds.: Reg.: quad: chess merchandise. Send advance entries to: Donald Urquhart, 501 availability). Simul only: $20 (based on availability). No onsite registration. Send 5SS, G/30, $15.00, 11am,12:45pm,2pm,3:15pm,4:30pm. N. East St. #802, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1629. For more info: call Don at (317) completed registration forms to Vicki Fahmy at [email protected]. Make checks 10:15am. Bloomsbury Community Center, Room 118, 106 Bloomsbury Ave., Prizes 634-6259 or e-mail [email protected]. payable to Sayre Chess Club. Mail entries to: Vicki Fahmy, 3129 AlthorpWay, Catonsville, Md. 21228. based on entries with 65% returned as prizes and at least two class prizes. One 1/2 point bye available rounds 1-3. Info: Every SECOND Sat. of the Month. OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT Lexington, KY 40509. Entry fees include a free program and individual score [email protected] or 410-788-1009 www.geocities.com/catonsvillechess 5 Round, G/61, U.S.C.F. rated. 2302West Morris St. at theWest Morris St. Free book and a pencil. Award List: Individual: K-1:Top 8. K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12:Top Advance entries: Joe Summers, 1201 Daniels Ave., , MD. 21207. Methodist Church in the Ellis Hall Room. Entrance in back, down stairs, by office. 10. Class Awards:** K-1: Top 3 U300, Top 5 unrated. K-3: Top 3 U800, U500, Include USCF ID and rating and make checks payable to Joe Summers. Late Ent. 8-9am, Rd 1, 9:30am. Prizes: $465.00 b/o 20 full pd. Ent. 1st $150; Top 5 unrated. K-5:Top 3 U900, U600,Top 5 unrated. K-8:Top 3 U1000, U700, 2nd $75; Class A, B, C, (D, E, Unr) $60 each. Prizes increased if entries allow. Top 5 unrated. K-12:Top 3 U1000. Teams:Top 4. ** Number and category tro- Jan. 16-19, 17-19 or 18-19, 41st annual Liberty Bell Open (PA) EF: $25 if rec’d one week before tournament date, $30 at door, $5.00 discount phies/medals will be adjusted based on entrants.There will be a minimum of See Grand Prix. for your birthday month, FIDETitled Players Free. + Free Sack Bar Adv. ENT: 2 class categories per section. All K-1 players will receive a participation Donald Urquhart, 501 N. East St. # 802, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1629. Info: call medal. Biggest upset medal per section for rated players. Awards Cere- Massachusetts Don at 317-634-6259 or e-mail [email protected]. Note: there must be at mony: Sat. 6:00 – 8:00 pm. INFO: Larry Bell, [email protected], Oct. 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, Dr. Dieter H. Keller Memorial 859.338.8293. DIR: See website www.sayrechess.org for more information and least 3 entries in a class for that class prize to be awarded. If two adjoining 5SS, G/110,Wachusett Chess Club, McKay Campus School, Room C199, Fitch- directions. class prizes are vacant, a combo prize will be awarded. News Flash!!! OCCC burg State College, 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420. EF: $1 per game Has won the bid for 09 US Open. All Sat Monthly’s will offer Orange Points played; free toWachusett CC members. Reg.: 7-7:10 p.m., Rds.: 7:15 p.m. Byes: that may be used for FREE ENTRY to US Open in 09. WCL JGP. Maine 1-4, limit two. Prizes: chess books. Info: George Mirijanian, 978-345-5011, mir- FREE ENTRY: Quad Quick Chess Tournament (QC) Fri. before the sec- Oct. 11, Maine Rating Floor Open [email protected], Website: www.wachusettchess.org Online ratings as of Oct. ond Sat. of the Month 4SS, 1st G/75. (A Maine Chessplayer of theYear Event). Bowdoin College, Moul- 15 will be used. WCL JGP. G/15, U.S.C.F. rated. Located at 2302 West Morris St. at the West Morris St. ton Union, Brunswick, ME 04011. Total Prize Fund: $650 b/28 players. 2 Oct. 26, 75th Greater Boston Open Sections: Championship: OPEN to ALL. Prize fund: $420 – Prizes: 1st $200, Free Methodist Church in the Ellis Hall Room. Entrance in back, down stairs, See Grand Prix. by office. Late Ent. 6-6:25pm. Rd 1, 6:30pm. Prizes: First in each quad gets Top U2010 $120,Top U1810 $100. Reserve: OPEN to U1610. Prize fund: $230. choice of 50% off entry fee for Sat. Monthly a $15.00 value certificate, or chess Prizes: 1st $150,Top U1400 $80. ALL EF: $30 if rec’d by 10/09, $35 at site. Reg.: Nov. 1, 3rd Annual WMCA Memorial merchandise. A cash buyback option is available on the certificate, call for details. 8-9. Rds.: 9:30, 12:30, 3:15, 6:30. State Membership Req’d. $10 Adult, $5 Stu- 3SS, G/90, Palmer Public Library, 1455 N. Main St., Palmer MA. EF: $26 by 10/27; Second gets the prize not chosen by First EF: Free. Adv. ENT: Donald Urquhart, dent. Address for advance entry: Philip H. Lowell, Jr., 143 Lamb St., Apt. 2, rated 2200+, FREE (Adv. EF deducted fr/prize winnings), UNR $16 by 10/27. 501 N. East St. # 802, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1629. Info: call Don at 317-634- Westbrook, ME 04092. Phone: (207) 854-4028. Email: [email protected]. $32 at site. $750 PRIZE FUND b/30. Entries paying SPECIAL ENTRY FEE are not 6259 or e-mail [email protected]. A ORANGE CRUSH EVENT. WCL JGP. included in the b/30. Sections/prizes: Open: 1st $200, 2nd $150 U1800: 1st Oct. 11, Maine RBO $150, 2nd $100 U1400: 1st $100, 2nd $50. New/UNR players, $16 by Oct. 27th. Oct. 17-19 or 18-19, 67th Indiana State Chess Championship New/UNR players must play in U1400 Section. WMCA member discounts: $2 4SS. 1st G/60. (A Maine Chessplayer of theYear Event). Bowdoin College, Moul- See Grand Prix. off: Reg.: 8:30-9:15 AM. Rds.: 9:30 AM, 1:00 PM, 4:15 PM. Adv Ent.: Frank ton Union, Brunswick, ME 04011. Rated Beginners Open: OPEN to U1200 & Oct. 18, Beginners Tourney 5SS, Game/30, Ramada Conference Center, 3550 E. Market St., Logansport, IN 46947. Open to 1199 & under. EF: $10 rcvd by 10/14, $15 at door. Memb. Req’d: ISCA. OSA. Prizes: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Trophies. Reg.: 11-12:30. Rds.: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. ENT: Gary J Fox, 134 Wheatland Ave., Logansport, IN 46947 574-722-4965. INFO: [email protected]. www.indianachess.org. Nov. 1, Tri-State Fall Chess Open Evansville Airport Marriott, 7101Highway 41 North, Evansville IN 47725. In 2 Divisions Open: 4SS, G/70, EF: $40 in advance. NO checks onsite. Scholas- tic: 5SS, G/40, Open to 12th grade or younger. Sections: 3U, 6U, 12U. Bonus trophies awarded to K-1 players. EF: $20 in advance. NO checks onsite. Prizes: Individual and Parent/Child Team trophies awarded. All round finishing play- ers will receive at least a participation trophy. 8:45 players/parents meeting. ALL: Reg: NO ONSITE REGISTRATION. Registration by mail and check must be received by 10-31-08. Registration by email, through our website, and pay- ment by PayPal is encouraged. Rds.: first round 9:00am, others ASAP. PayPal to: [email protected]. ENT:Terry Vibbert, 1125 Suwannee Drive, Evansville, IN 47725. 812-626-0030 evansvillechess.org. HR: $65 800- 853-5728. DIR: see website for directions. NS NC W. WCL JGP. Nov. 14-16 or 15-16, 17th annual Kings Island Open (OH) See Grand Prix. Dec. 6-7, A-B-C Open 5-SS, G/120, Jameson Inn, 215 Dixie Way S. (Roseland), South Bend, IN 46637. (574) 277-3211. All 1 section, open only to players rated 1400-1999. At least $1,000 G. $$ 1st, 2nd, B, C, more details next month. Reg.: 9-9:30, Rds.: 10-2-7, 10-2. ENT & Info: Roger Blaine, P O Box 353, Osceola IN 46561. (574) 257-9033, [email protected]. WCL JGP. Iowa Nov. 1-2, Ames Chess Festival XXIII See Grand Prix. Kentucky Elizabethtown Chess Club Special

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Questions: U1300: Kolasinski, 119 Brunswick St., Springfield MA 01108; Call Frank at 5SS, G/60, $$b/15: $200-90-30. 5SS, G/60, $$b/15: $200-90-30. through some of the highest-rated scholastic players in ALL: 413-209-9450/e-mail: [email protected] website: www.Western Unrates qualify and count solely for top unrate prize $50. EF: $30 before the state. To see a list of dates and locations, see our web- MassachusettsChessAssociation.org. 11/22. Onsite $35 cash. Send adv. entries to Isaiah Angeli, 4611 Starview Dr., site at www.silverknightschess.com. Phone: 610-446- Rds.: Nov. 7-9 or 8-9, 12th annual Green Mountain Open & Vermont St. Louis, MO 63128. USCF memb. req’d and dual rated. 9, 11:15, 1:45, 0818. Email: [email protected]. Championship (VT) 4:15, 6:45. One 1/2 point bye available before round 1. INFO: Matt Angeli 314- 4 See Grand Prix. 315-0222. [email protected]. NS. Wizards of the Mind Chess School 15 Center Street, Springfield, NJ - Lessons on Wednes- 1 Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28, Billerica Friday Swiss Nebraska days and Saturdays for beginners, intermediate and 5 Rds. 40/90, SD/30. Billerica COA, 25 Concord Rd, Billerica, MA. EF: $12. Reg.: advanced students. Scholastic USCF-rated tourna- - Nov. 8, Nov Plus Score 7:30pm. Cash prizes minimal b/entries. For info, call Brad Ryan, (978) 369-8533. ments. For schedule and information visit our website 4 SS, G/75. Site: Creighton Univ. Harper Center, Rm #2066, 590 N 20th St., NS, NC. WCL JGP. at www.wizardsofthemind.com, email info@wizardsof 1 Omaha, NE 68102. EF: $20 if payment received by 11/6. $25 on-site. Plus Score themind.com or call 973-262-1395. Nov. 8-9, 5th annual New England Scholastic Championships (VT) prize format 4.0 $100, 3.5 $50, 3.0 $25, 2.5 $10. USCF memb. req’d. Reg.: 9am- Oct. 11, Greater Cherry Hill Chess Swiss, Quads, and Kids Swiss See Vermont. 9:45. Rds.: 10:00, 1:00, 3:45, 7:00. ENT: Ben Ryan, 4423 Frederick St. Omaha, WCL JGP. For info. and registration, go to: www.octoberchess.eventbrite.com. Info. also

R NE 68105. 402.452.7686 [email protected]. Dec. 26-28 or 27-28, 4th annual Empire State Open (NY) available by calling Dan at (856) 287-2393. See Grand Prix. Nov. 8, Rated Beginners Open V (RBO)

E Oct. 12, ICA Fall 2008 Open Championship 6 SS, G/30. A “Play for Pieces” Event Site: Creighton Univ. Harper Center, Rm Michigan #2066, 590 N 20th St., Omaha, NE 68102. EF: $10 if payment received by 11/6. See Grand Prix. B Nov. 1-2, West Michigan Open $15 on-site. Prizes: Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1st U800, 2nd U800. USCF Oct. 12, ICA Fall 2008 Scholastic Championship See Grand Prix. memb. req’d. Reg. 9am-9:45. Rds.: 10:00, 11:15, 1:00, 2:15, 3:30, 4:45. ENT: 4 SS, EVERYONE PLAYS 4 GAMES, ALL PLAYERS WITH 2.5 POINTS OR MORE

O Ben Ryan, 4423 Frederick St. Omaha, NE 68105. 402.452.7686 ben.j.ryan WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY!!! Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave., Hacken- Nov. 28-30, 2008 Motor City Open @hotmail.com. sack, NJ 07601. U.S. CHESS FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED FOR

T See Grand Prix. SECTIONS 1 AND 2. Info: 201 287 0250 or 201 833 1741 E-mail: Nevada [email protected]. (Web Site Entries: www.icanj.net) EF Adv (pmk by Oct. 8th)

C Minnesota Oct. 17-19, 26th Annual Sands Regency Reno-Western States Open $25 AT Site $30 Reg ends 1/2 hr before 1st rnd. Late entrants will receive 1/2 Section 1: Oct. 18-19, 2nd Annual Chessnuts Challenge Open See Grand Prix. point bye for rnd 1. In 4 Sections G/45 Open to players rated below

O See Grand Prix. 1200 K through 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15, 3:00 PM. Section 2: Dec. 26-29 or 27-29, 18th annual North American Open G/60 Open to players rated below 1600 K through 12th grade. Rds: 9:45 AM, Missouri See Grand Prix. 12:00, 2:15, 4:30 PM. Section 3: Open to unrated players K through 2nd grade. Rds.: 10:15 AM (tournament will end at approximately 1:00 PM). Sec-

G Dec. 29, Las Vegas USCF Booster Quads Oct. 18, Open tion 4: Open to unrated players K through 12th grade. Rds.: 10:00 AM 3SS, G/75. UMC Memorial Union room N208, 518 Hitt St., Columbia MO. Direc- 3RR, G/30, Ballys (see North American Open). EF: $20. 1st prize each section: choice of 2 year USCF Adult membership with Chess Life, 4 year USCF Young (tournament will end at approximately 2:00 PM). ENT: Diana Tulman, 28 Can- N tions: From I-70 exit 126, south on Providence, east on Rollins, north on Hitt. terbury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646. NS NC W. Reg.: 9:30-10:15. Rds.: 10:30, 1:15, 4:00. EF: $1, NO PRIZES — just the sat- Adult Membership with Chess Life, or $40. Reg: 10 am-12 noon, Rds: 12:30- I isfaction of playing well. Info: Charles Ward, 573-443-6685, czar8196@ 1:30-2:30. Ent: at site only, no checks. Oct. 16, ATKM 3rd Thursday Quads tranquility.net. W. Dec. 29, North American Blitz (QC) 3 RR G/30 in rated/unrated sections. All the King’s Men Chess Shop, 62 S. Broad- R See Grand Prix. way, Pitman, NJ 08071. Prizes: $25/1st each rated quad, $10/1st each unrated Oct. 26, Saint Louis Swiss 5 quad. $$b: 4/quad. EF: $10 Rated, $5 Unrated. Reg.: 6-7pm. Rds.: 7-8-9pm. A 4SS, G/90, Chess Club & Scholastic Center, 4657 Maryland Ave., St. Louis, MO New Hampshire Info: Stephen Dick, 856-582-8222 or [email protected]. All: No cks 63108. EF: $35, $25 for annual members of the club. MCA Membership Req’d onsite. Visa/MC/Disc OK w/$1 paid surcharge. Bring clocks!

E from $5. OSA. $$GTD $1,200: $175 1st in each M/X, A, B, C, D, U1200. $50 Oct. 11, Dartmouth Open 1st Unrated. Reg.: 8:00 - 8:50. Rds.: 9, 12:30, 3:45, 7. 1/2 point bye if declared 4SS, G/60. Kemeny Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. ($360/24) $120-70- Oct. 18, Hamilton Chess Club Quads 3RR 40/80 15/30 15/30. Full K. Ray Dwier Recreation Center, Bldg. 392, P before round 1. Ent: PO Box 4641, St. Louis, MO 63108. 314-361-CHESS. Info: 50, 1600-1999/UNR $60, U1600 $60. EF: $20 by 10/1, else $30. Reg.: 9-9:45, [email protected] or www.saintlouischessclub.org. NS NCW. WCL Rds.: 10-12:30-3-5:30. Byes: Rd 1 only. Bring boards, sets, clocks! ENT: Robert Groveville, NJ 08620. Quads open to all EF: $10. $25 per Quad. Reg.: 9- 10:30/am. Rds.: 10:30/am-1:30/pm-4:30/pm NJ State Chess Federation, no P JGP. Cousins, HB 1979, Hanover, NH 03755 646.391.3559. dues magazine Subscription per year, OSA NS NC W. Nov. 8-9, Saint Louis Classical Swiss 2 Nov. 15-16, Southern New Hampshire Open A See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Oct. 19, GAME 10’s GALORE #1 (QC) See Grand Prix. Nov. 29, Thanksforchess Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland, Saint Louis, New Jersey Oct. 19 & 26, 16th Annual Elmwood Park Chess Club Open S MO 63108. In 3 Sections O1700: 5SS, G/60, $$b/15: $200-90-30. 1300-1700: 4-SS, G/60, Municipal Building, 182 Market St., EP. EF: $10. Generous noncash International Chess Academy (Fair Lawn, NJ) prizes, place and class, per entries. Reg.: 12:30 pm, rds. 1-3:15 each Sun. Byes:

A Affiliate Type: School. Chess Classes: Tuesday 6:30 PM 1-2; must be requested with entry. Modified pairings may be used. Info: (201) - 9:00 PM, Thursday 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM. Saturday 797-8170 or e-mail [email protected]. W.

L 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Add. 17-10 River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. Phone 201 797 0330. Website: www.icanj.net Oct. 24, Greater Cherry Hill Rapid Chess For info. and registration, go to www.octoberrapidchess.eventbrite.com. Info.

T Contact: Diana Tulman, 201 287 0250. Email [email protected]. Add. 28 Canterbury Lane, New Milford, also available by calling Dan at (856) 287-2393. NJ 07646. Oct. 25, Viking Last Saturday Quads Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Lane, Somerset Exit 12, Route #287. In R International Chess Academy (Teaneck, NJ) Affiliate Type: School. Chess Classes: Monday 6:30 PM 4 player Quads. G/90, Regs.: before 9am, Rds.: 9-12-3, EFTop quad $30, lower Quads EF is $20 or $30. Prize:Top quad is $80, Lower quads between $40 and

O - 7:30 PM, Wednesday 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM. Add. 185 Court Street, Teaneck, $80. Prize is based on the number of players paying $30. Player paying $20 may win only $40. Info: KenThomas, [email protected] / cell 908-763-6468. No elec- F NJ 07666. Phone 201 833 1741. Website: www.icanj.net Contact: Diana Tulman, 201 287 0250. Email: tronic scoresheets. NS, NC, W. [email protected]. Add. 28 Canterbury Lane, New Milford, Oct. 26, Westfield Swiss #54 (QC)

E NJ 07646. The Teaneck facility offers a Summer Chess 5 Rd. game/15 full k (QC) Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, N.J. $500 Champ, and Monday night tournaments 6:30 PM - Guaranteed $125,$85, $50 under 2100, under 1850, under 1600, under 1350 9:00 PM (tournaments can run later if necessary). $60 each. Entrance Fee: $35, $25 members. Registration: 2-2:30 p.m. U Rounds: 2:45-3:25-4:05-4:45- 5:30 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-946-7379 Silver Knights Chess Tournaments www.westfieldchessclub.com. S 2-3 Saturdays per month we run scholastic USCF- rated tournaments throughout the Philadelphia area. Oct. 31-Nov. 2 or Nov. 1-2, 14th annual Northeast Open (CT)

S Tournament locations include Philadelphia, Mt. Laurel See Grand Prix.

I (NJ), Bryn Mawr, Horsham, Collegeville, and more. Nov. 2, GAME 10’s GALORE #2 (QC) Tournaments are open to grades K-12. Free game analy- sis by a National or International Master at each See Grand Prix. tournament. We have players of all skill levels compete Nov. 2, Westfield Quads S in our tournaments, from brand-new kindergarteners up 3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield N.J. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Entrance Fee: $20, $15 members. Registration: 2-2:15 U p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-946- 7379www.westfieldchessclub.com. O FOREIGN RATING? Nov. 8, Princeton Day School I 650The Great Road. Plaques to top 3 school teams and top 6 in each section. NOT UNRATED! Medals to all. Sections: FUTURE MASTERS and CLOSED begin 10:45 (must pre- V register). FUTURE MASTERS G/60 3 rounds (Players K-12 over 1200), CLOSED G/45 4 rds. (over 1000), ALL OTHER SECTIONS Onsite reg: 11:30-12:30. 4 Rds.: E If you have no USCF rating, but do have a 1, 2, 3, 4pm. (times will be accelerated if possible) G/30: OPEN (Players K-12 rating or category from any other country, U-1000), Reserve (K-12 U-800), Novice II (K-8 U-600), Novice I (unrated K-6), R K-1 (unrated) NO SCORE K-1 (unrated). PARENTS OF PLAYERS G/30, rated, 3 no matter how many years ago, you are not rounds. Info and Register online: www.pds.org/chess. Inquires to BonnieWait-

P unrated. zkin. [email protected] Registration $30 > (On-site $40). Nov. 9, Westfield Quads If you have a FIDE rating, you are also not 3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield N.J. Prizes: $50 E unrated. to first in each section. Entrance Fee: $20, $15 members. Registration: 2-2:15 p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info:Todd Lunna 732-946-7379www.westfield E Tell the Director of any event you enter chessclub.com.

S about your foreign rating or category or Nov. 9, Wizards of the Mind Chess Tournament your FIDE rating, so that you can be paired www.wizardsofthemind.com. 15 Center Street, Springfield, NJ 07081. 3 sec- tions. Trophies to top 5 in each section. Open: 3 SS rounds, Game/45, Reg. appropriately. 1-1:20, Rounds start 1:30pm. U1200: 4 SS rounds, Game/30, Reg. 1-1:20, Rounds start 1:30pm. U700: 4 SS rounds, Game/30, Reg. 9-9:20am, rounds start

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9:30am. EF: 25 mailed by 11/01/2008, $30 on-site. Mail entries to: 15 Cen- 8:30 am Sat. All: $10 addit. on site. Family discount: $10 each addit. member Oct. 27-Nov. 24, Marshall CC Under-1600 Monday Swiss ter Street, Springfield, NJ 07081. Make checks payable to: “Wizards of the Mind.” after one full price entry. Highest finishing NM Resident in Open is 2008 NM 5SS, 30/90, SD/60. 23W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members $20. Bring chess sets and clocks. Champion. Annual meeting/elections Sun. 2:30. Info: entry blank at $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U1300 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7pm each Mon- Nov. 15, King’s Chess Club Quads nmchess.org. Checks payable to NMCO, PO Box 4215, Albuquerque, NM 87196. day. Byes ok, limit 2, request by rd. 3. WCL JGP. WCL JGP (Open & U1800 Sections).. Morning quads and afternoon quads, G/30, K-12, Bethlehem Church, 758 Oct. 30, 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! Route 10, Randolph, NJ 07869. EF: None. Reg.: 9-9:20 am., 1st rd. 9:40. Medal See Grand Prix. Info: New York to each quad winner. Bethlehem Church 973-366-3434 or Bob McAdams Oct. 31-Nov. 2 or Nov. 1-2, 14th annual Northeast Open (CT) 973-694-3988, [email protected]. The Chess Exchange: Chess and Games Club See Grand Prix. Nov. 16, Westfield Swiss #55 (QC) G/30 Rated Quads 1st Sunday of every Month. G/5 BlitzTournaments Last Sun- day of every Month. 288Third Ave., Brooklyn (718) 645-5896. Mon-Fri 12-8pm, Nov. 1, Capital District Scholastic Championships 5 Rd. game/15 full k (QC) Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, N.J. $500 Sun 12-6pm. www.TheChessExchange.com www.TriStateChess.com Email: 5-SS, G/30. Coxsackie-Athens High School, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie (Thruway Guaranteed $125,$85, $50 under 2100, under 1850, under 1600, under 1350 [email protected]. Exit 21B, left on 9W to second light, left 1.5 mi, bear right onWashington, right $60 each. Entrance Fee: $35, $25 members. Registration: 2-2:30 p.m. on Sunset). 7 sections: Open, Under 1200, Under 800, Under 500 (all Rounds: 2:45-3:25-4:05-4:45- 5:30 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-946-7379 Oct. 16, 4 Rated Games Tonight! rated). Grades K-3, 4-6, 7-12 (all unrated). EF Rated $12 by 10/26, $15 at www.westfieldchessclub.com. 4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 212- site, Non-rated $10. Trophies: 1st-5th place each section, top 2 unrated, top 477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, A State Championship Event! team in each section. Playoff for 1st place, G/7. Reg.: 9:00-9:30 am. Rds.: 10:00, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100- Nov. 23, New Jersey K-12 Grade Championship 11:00, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30. Food at site. Ent: Pacuk, 54 Adams Road, Athens, NY 50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 5SS, G/30. Brookdale College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738. 12015. For more info: Tom or Susan Pacuk at 518-731-8946. E-mail: 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15- Student Life Center, use Parking Lot #7 or #6; 4 miles from Garden State Park- [email protected]. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under way exit 109. 13 Sections: Play only in your grade! MORETROPHIES! Grades 9:30-10:45 pm. 10 min. before game. Nov. 1, Marshall CC Saturday G/60 K-6:Trophies to top 10 individuals, top 5 teams - top 3 from each school/grade; 4SS, G/60. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($360 b/24) 50% of players receive trophy or medal! Grades 7-12: Trophies to top 5 indi- Oct. 17-19, 25-26, Edward Lasker Memorial and 92nd Annual Mar- $120-70-50, 1700-1999/unr $60, U1700 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: viduals, top 5 teams. Rds.: 10am and ASAP. EF: $30 by 11/16, $50 at site. USCF shall Chess Club Championship 11:15-11:45. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. NOTE CHANGE: One bye available, request mem req’d. Reg.: 8-9:00 am. After 9:00am 1/2 pt bye rd 1. Info: 732 259-3881, See Grand Prix. at entry. [email protected] Ent: Please make checks payable to NJSCF Oct. 18, Buffalo Kellogg Leadership for Community Change Monthly and send to NJSCF, PO Box 1511, Jackson, NJ 08527. Entries must include name, Grand Prix - Every 3rd Saturday Nov. 2, Marshall CC Sunday Action grade, school, date of birth, USCF ID # & expiration, mailing address, phone See Grand Prix. 5SS, G/30, Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members number & entry fee, please include email address.The 1st Place player and team $20. ($$ 360 b/24): 120-70-50, U2200/unr $65, U2000 $55. Rds.: 12-1:30-2:45- from NJ in each grade will be recognized as the NJ Champion for that grade! Oct. 20-Dec. 22, Nassau Championship 4-5:20pm. NOTE CHANGE: One bye available, request with entry. See Grand Prix. Chess sets and boards will be provided! Nov. 2, The Chess Exchange Sunday Trophy Quads Nov. 23, Westfield Quads Oct. 21, St. John’s Masters at the Marshall Chess Club 3-RR, G/30,The Chess Exchange: Chess & Games Club, 288Third Ave., Between 3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield N.J. Prizes: $50 See Grand Prix. Carroll and President, Bklyn. EF: $15 $$:Trophies to top 2 in each quad. Reg.: to first in each section. Entrance Fee: $20, $15 members. Registration: 2-2:15 Oct. 22-Nov. 19, Marshall CC Under-2000 Wednesday Swiss ends 10 minutes before rd. 1. Rds.: 3-4:15-5:30 718-645-5896. p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info:Todd Lunna 732-946-7379www.westfield 5SS, 30/90, SD/60. 23W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members $20. Nov. 4, Marshall CC New York Experts chessclub.com. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U1700 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7pm eachWednes- 4SS, G/30. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members Nov. 28-30 or 29-30, 39th annual National Chess Congress (PA) day. Byes ok, limit 2, request by round 3. WCL JGP. $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U1800 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15- See Grand Prix. Oct. 23, 4 Rated Games Tonight! 9:30-10:45pm. NOTE CHANGE: One bye available, request at entry. Nov. 30, Westfield Quads 4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 212- Nov. 6, 4 Rated Games Tonight! 3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield N.J. Prizes: $50 477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, 4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 212- to first in each section. Entrance Fee: $20, $15 members. Registration: 2-2:15 specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100- 477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info:Todd Lunna 732-946-7379www.westfield 50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100- chessclub.com. 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15- 50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under Dec. 7, ICA Early Winter 2008 Open Championship 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15- 10 min. before game. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under See Grand Prix. 9:30-10:45 pm. Oct. 23-Nov. 20, Marshall CC Thursday Members-Only Swiss 10 min. before game. Dec. 7, ICA Early Winter 2008 Scholastic Championship 5SS, 30/90, SD/60. 23W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to members only. Nov. 7-9 or 8-9, 12th annual Green Mountain Open & Vermont 4 SS, EVERYONE PLAYS 4 GAMES, ALL PLAYERS WITH 2.5 POINTS OR MORE EF: $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U2000 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7pm each Championship (VT) WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY!!! Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave., Hacken- Thursday; Byes ok, limit 2, request by round 3. See Grand Prix. sack, NJ 07601. U.S. CHESS FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED FOR SECTIONS 1 AND 2. Info: 201 287 0250 or 201 833 1741 E-mail: Oct. 25, Syracuse Monthly Open A State Championship Event! [email protected]. (Web Site Entries: www.icanj.net) EF Adv (pmk by Dec. 3rd) 4SS, Rds 1 & 2 G/60, Rds 3 & 4 G/90. Courtyard by Marriot, 6415Yorktown Cir- Nov. 8, 2008 New York State Action Chess Championship $25 AT Site $30 Reg ends 1/2 hr before 1st rnd. Late entrants will receive 1/2 cle, E. Syracuse (exit 35 I-90, Carrier Circle, 298 E, left at Holiday Inn). $(b/14): Quality Inn and Suites, Albany/Schenectady Road, Latham (Northway Exit 7). point bye for rnd 1. In 4 Sections Section 1: G/45 Open to players rated below $100-50, Class: $30. Reg: 8:30-9:15, Rds: 9:30-12- 2:15-5:30. EF: $30. Ent: Joe 4-SS in one-day format in two sections: Open and Scholastic in combina- 1200 K through 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15, 3:00 PM. Section 2: Ball, 310 Helfer Lane, Minoa, NY 13116. tion with the 2008 New York State Quick Chess Championship. NYSCA membership required. Open $20 entry fee if received by 11/5, $25 at site, with G/60 Open to players rated below 1600 K through 12th grade. Rds: 9:45 AM, Oct. 25-Nov. 22, 1st Farmingdale CC Fall Swiss 12:00, 2:15, 4:30 PM. Section 3: Open to unrated players K through 2nd one additional $3 discount for entries in the New York State Quick Chess 5SS, G/140. Farmingdale Public Library, 116 Merritts Rd. Farmingdale, NY Championship, carpools of three or more, or military ID. Place and class prize grade. Rds.: 10:15 AM (tournament will end at approximately 1:00 PM). Sec- 11735. Open to all U-2300/unr.: $(b/20): $200-100, Top U-1800 $80, U- tion 4: Open to unrated players K through 12th grade. Rds.: 10:00 AM based on entries. Scholastic: $12 entry fee if received by 11/5, $15 at site. 1500/U-1300 $60 each. EF: $30. Reg.: 9:15-9:45 AM. No adv. ent. Rds.: 10:00 Registration by mail or at site from 3-4:30 p.m. Rounds: 11-12:15-1:30-2:45. (tournament will end at approximately 2:00 PM). ENT: Diana Tulman, 28 Can- AM SHARP each Saturday. 2 byes 1-5. Info: www.farmcc.webs.com. Please do terbury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646. NS NC W. Entries/Information: Karl Heck, ENYCA, 5426 Route 67, East Durham, NY 12423, not call the library. NS. W. WCL JGP. [email protected], www.enyca.org, 518-966-8523. Dec. 7, Westfield Quads Oct. 26, Studio October Quad 3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield N.J. Prizes: $50 A State Championship Event! 3RR Game in 2. Reg.: 9:00 am Rds.: 10-2-6. Studio of Bridge and Games, 1639 Nov. 8, 2008 New York State Quick Chess Championship (QC) to first in each section. Entrance Fee: $20, $15 members. Registration: 2-2:15 Eastern Pkwy., Schenectady, NY 12309-6011. p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info:Todd Lunna 732-946-7379www.westfield Quality Inn and Suites, Albany/Schenectady Road, Latham (Northway Exit 7). chessclub.com. Feb. 28-Mar. 1, New York State Scholastic Championships (out of state welcome) See New York. New Mexico A State Championship Event! Nov. 1-2, New Mexico Open Days Inn, 2120 Menaul NE, Albuquerque. 505-884-0250 reservations/airport shuttle. $$: 1000 b/80. Open: $35 ($15 additional if rated U/1600). U/1800: $30. Both Sects: 5SS. Sat. G/2, Rds.: 9,1:30,6. Sun. 30/90, SD/60, Rds.: 9,3. One 1/2 pt bye if req’ before rd 1. U/1400: $25. U/1100: $20. Both lower Sects: 6SS. G/60, Rds 9,12,3 Sat/Sun. Two 1/2 pt byes if req’ before rd 1. Reg.: 8-

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6-SS in two sections: Open and Scholastic in combination with the 2008 New Nov. 22, Syracuse Monthly Open Rt. 29), Greenwich, NY. Sections: Open: EF $20, U1500: EF: $15; both sections York State Action Chess Championship. NYSCA membership required. Open $20 4SS, Rds 1 & 2 G/60, Rds 3 & 4 G/90. Courtyard by Marriot, 6415Yorktown Cir- EF $5 less for Life and New members (joining at site). $$b/16 $270. Open: $70- entry fee if received by 11/5, $25 at site, with one additional $3 discount for cle, E. Syracuse (exit 35 I-90, Carrier Circle, 298 E, left at Holiday Inn). $(b/14): 35, top U1750 $50; U1500: $50-25, top U1250 $40. Reg.: 9:00-9:45 AM, Rds.: entries in the New York State Action Chess Championship, carpools of three $100-50, Class: $30. Reg: 8:30-9:15, Rds: 9:30-12- 2:15-5:30. EF: $30. Ent: Joe 10-1:15-5. Info: John Hartnett 518-692-9030, [email protected]. or more, or military ID. Place and class prize based on entries. Scholastic: $12 Ball, 310 Helfer Lane, Minoa, NY 13116. Dec. 6 & 7 or Dec. 7, New York Marshall CC December GP! 4 entry fee if received by 11/5, $15 at site. Registration by mail or at site from Nov. 22-23 or 23, What A Turkey Open! See Grand Prix. 3-4:30 p.m. Rounds: 5-5:30-6;6:30-7-7:30 p.m. Entries/Information: Karl

1 See Grand Prix. Heck, ENYCA, 5426 Route 67, East Durham, NY 12423, [email protected], Dec. 7, The Chess Exchange Sunday Trophy Quads www.enyca.org, 518-966-8523. Nov. 26-Dec. 17, Marshall CC Under-2000 Wednesday Swiss 3-RR, G/30,The Chess Exchange: Chess & Games Club, 288Third Ave., Between - Nov. 8, Jennifer Woods Memorial Grand Prix NOTE CHANGE: 4SS, 30/90, SD/60. 23W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. EF: $40, Carroll and President, Bklyn. EF: $15 $$:Trophies to top 2 in each quad. Reg.: members $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U1700 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7pm ends 10 minutes before rd. 1. Rds.: 3-4:15-5:30 718-645-5896. 1 See Grand Prix. each Wednesday. NOTE CHANGE: Byes ok, limit 2, request by round 2. WCL Dec. 11, 4 Rated Games Tonight! Nov. 8, Utica Four Seasons – Fall JGP. 4SS Rds. 1-2: G/60, Rds. 3-4: G/90. Mohawk Valley Community College, Exit 4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 212- Nov. 28-30 or 29-30, 39th annual National Chess Congress (PA) 477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, R 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 See Grand Prix. specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-

E (b/20): $200, 125, 75, Class 100. Reg.: 8:30-9:15. Rds.: 9:30-12:00-2:15- Nov. 29, Marshall CC Saturday G/60 50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15- 5:30. Ent: Joe Ball, 310 Helfer Lane, Minoa, NY 13116. 4SS, G/60. Marshall CC, 23W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. ($360 b/24) $120- 9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under B 70-50, 1700-1999/unr $60, U1700 $60. EF: $40, members $20. Reg.: Nov. 8-9, Third Marshall CC Amateur Team Championship! 10 min. before game. 4SS, G/120; Marshall CC, 23W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $30 per player, 11:15-11:45. Rds.: 12-2:30-4:45-7. NOTE CHANGE: One bye available, request

O Members $25. All, $5 less if played in first or second MCC AmateurTeam. 2 player at entry. Dec. 13-14 or 14, Marshall CC December Open EF: teams with ratings averaging under 2200. $$ (b/15 teams): 150-75, U1800 Nov. 30, Marshall CC Sunday Action 4-SS, 30/90, SD/60, Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St, NYC: 212-477-3716.; $45, T Reg. Rds.: Members $25. ($360 b/24) $120-70-50, U2000/unr $65, U1700 $55. Reg.: ends team $90, top scores bds.1 &2 $90 each. ends 15 min. before game. 5SS, G/30, Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members 12-5:00 pm each day; Limit 1 team bye, request with entry. Replacement 11:50am. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2-day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; 1-day, (rds $20. ($$ 360 b/24): 120-70-50, U2200/unr $65, U2000 $55. Rds.: 12-1:30-2:45-

C player must have same or lower rating, must play same board. WCL JGP. 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd 3. NOTE CHANGE: 4-5:20pm. NOTE CHANGE: One bye available, request with entry. Nov. 13, 4 Rated Games Tonight! Byes: limit two, with entry. NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 players.

O Dec. 1-29, Marshall CC Under-1600 Monday Swiss WCL JGP. 4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 212- EF: 477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, 5SS, 30/90, SD/60. 23W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. $40, members $20. Dec. 26-28 or 27-28, 4th annual Empire State Open $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U1300 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7pm each Mon- specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100- See Grand Prix. 50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by day. Byes ok, limit 2, request by rd. 3. WCL JGP. G Dec. 30, Saratoga USCF Booster Quads 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15- Dec. 2, Marshall CC New York Experts 3RR, G/30, Saratoga Hilton (see Empire State Open). EF: $20. 1st prize each 9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under 4SS, G/30. Marshall CC, 23 W. 10 St., NYC, 212-477-3716. EF: $40, members N section: choice of 2 year USCF Adult membership with Chess Life, 4 year 10 min. before game. $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U1800 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45. Rds.: 7-8:15-9:30-

I USCFYoung Adult Membership with Chess Life, or $40. Reg: 9-11 am, Rds: 11:30- 10:45pm. NOTE CHANGE: One bye available, request at entry. Nov. 15-16, Marshall CC November Open 12:30-1:30. Ent: at site only, no checks. 4-SS, 30/90, SD/60, Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St, NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $45, Dec. 4, 4 Rated Games Tonight! R Members $25. ($360 b/24) $120-70-50, U2000/unr $65, U1700 $55. Reg.: ends A State Championship Event! 4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23W 10th St, bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 212- Feb. 28-Mar. 1, New York State Scholastic Championships 11:50am. Rds.: 2 schedules: 2-day, rds 12:30-5:30 pm each day; 1-day, (rds 477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries. EF $30, Club membs $20, A 1-2 G/30), 10-11:15 am-12:30-5:30 pm Sun; both merge rd 3. NOTE CHANGE: Open to grades K-12 in any state (top NYS player & team in each section are specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100- NY champions). Saratoga Hilton, 534 Broadway (I-87 Exit 13-N, 4 miles north Byes: limit two, with entry. NO RE-ENTRY. May be limited to first 60 players. 50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Limit 2 byes (1 bye if U2000), commit by E WCL JGP. on US 9), Saratoga Springs NY 12866. Free parking.Team prizes based on top 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15- 4 scores from same school; no combined school teams allowed even if one Nov. 18, St. John’s Masters at the Marshall Chess Club 9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often impossible! $5 extra if entering under P school “feeds” another. Teams of 2 or 3 players allowed, but are at a disad- 10 min. before game. See Grand Prix. vantage. In 6 sections, each is a 6SS, G/65 except K-1 is 5SS, G/30 playing Mar

P Nov. 20, 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! Dec. 4-Jan. 15, Marshall CC Thursday Members-Only Swiss 1 only. High School, grades K-12. EF $42 mailed by 2/6. Top NYS grade 9-12 See Grand Prix. 5SS, 30/90, SD/60. 23W. 10th St., NYC. 212-477-3716. Open to members only. qualifies for DenkerTournament of HS Champions (Indianapolis, 8/1-4). Jun-

A Nov. 22, Prove Your Point! EF: $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U2000 $60. Reg.: 6:15-6:45, Rds.: 7pm each ior High, grades K-9. EF $41.90 mailed by 2/6. Elementary, grades K-6. EF 3-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23W 10th St, NYC: 212-477- Thursday; NO GAMES Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Byes ok, limit 2, request by round 3. $41.60 mailed by 2/6. Elementary Novice, grades K-6 under 800 or unrated. 3716. EF $20. 3-0 wins $40, 2.5 wins $20, 2 wins $10. Reg ends 7:20 pm. Rds. Dec. 6, 11th Annual Greenwich Holiday Open EF $41.50 mailed by 2/6. Primary, grades K-3. EF $41.30 mailed by 2/6. K-1, grades K-1. EF $41.10 mailed by 2/6. Postmarked 2/7-17: All EF $10 more.

S 7:30-8:30-9:30. 3SS, Rd 1 G/75, Rd 2, 3 G/90, Greenwich Free Library, Academy & Main St. (NYS

A Membership Appreciation Program (MAP) L More details and MAP standings will appear more frequently at main.uschess.org/go/MAP. Top standings will appear every two months in Chess Life. T Overall Affiliate Standings Scholastic Prizes Name State Count Name State Count

R CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN NY 858 PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS TX 430 PAPERCLIP PAIRINGS TX 468 MICHIGAN CHESS ASSOCIATION MI 362 O MICHIGAN CHESS ASSOCIATION MI 405 BAYAREACHESSCOM GRANADA GUARD CA 275

F BAYAREACHESSCOM GRANADA GUARD CA 302 WESTERN PA YOUTH CHESS CLUB PA 271 WESTERN PA YOUTH CHESS CLUB PA 279 CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS NY 255 CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS NY 270 CHESS CLUB TX 209 E EN PASSANT CHESS CLUB TX 220 CHESS ACADEMY IL 170

U SCHOLASTIC CHESS OF INDIANA IN 197 SCHOLASTIC CHESS OF INDIANA IN 166 DALLAS CHESS CLUB TX 185 NATIONAL SCHOL CHESS FOUND INC NY 165

S PENNSYLVANIA ST CHESS FED PA 178 ROCKS & ROOKS CHESS CLUB TX 152

S Small State Affiliate Standings Member Standings Name State Count Name State Count I MAINE ASSOC OF CHESS COACHES ME 156 RYAN, BEN J NE 14 NEW MEXICO SCHOL CHESS ORG NM 69 HODINA, JAMES D IA 12

S METRO CHESS DC 62 CHENEY, WILLIAM G AZ 11 NEW HAMPSHIRE CHESS ASSN NH 46 BARRETT, DAVID CHRISTOPHER TX 11

U SOUTH DAKOTA CHESS ASSN SD 29 ARMSTRONG, ROBERT L KY 10 WELLS MEMORIAL SCHOOL NH 26 BADY, GLENN PA 9 O IDAHO CHESS ASSOCIATION ID 26 KAVALL, ROBIN J MD 7 I TALES TOLD TALL CHESS NH 20 ABELLA, ANGELITO AGUILAR TX 6

V NEBRASKA ST CHESS ASSOC NE 19 BERRY, FRANK K OK 6 AIRLINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ME 18 WHATLEY, HANNAH VICTORIA SC 5 E Regular Prizes Name State Count R CONTINENTAL CHESS ASSN NY 739

P JERSEY SHORE HS CHESS LEAGUE NJ 170 PCT Gain Standings PENNSYLVANIA ST CHESS FED PA 89 NEW JERSEY ST CHESS FED NJ 81 State Dec07 Aug08 Pct State Dec07 Aug08 Pct E DALLAS CHESS CLUB TX 79 VT 202 295 46.0 SC 472 499 5.7 RI 243 297 22.2 VA 2661 2754 3.5

E MINNESOTA ST CHESS ASSN MN 67 MARSHALL CHESS CLUB NY 54 UT 493 552 12.0 MD 2050 2115 3.2 S SAN DIEGO CHESS CLUB CA 54 DC 216 241 11.6 MT 82 84 2.4 MAINE ASSOC OF CHESS COACHES ME 53 GA 1569 1730 10.3 FL 4234 4308 1.7 CHESS CENTER OF NEW YORK NY 52

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Do not mail entry after 2/17. Online at chesstour.com, all sections: EF $43 by tournaments in series; others are Nov 7, 2008 - Lakota East High School, Jan Campus, Center for Creative Education - Room CE0111, 3000 Arlington Ave., 2/6, $53 by 2/23. No online entry after 2/23. Phoned to 406-896-2038, all sec- 10, 2009 - Milford High School, Feb 7 - Cincinnati Country Day School, Mar 7 - Toledo, Ohio 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: $20 by 12/11 tions: EF $45 by 2/6, $55 by 2/23. Credit cards only, no questions. No phone Sycamore High School. Sections: K-3, 4-6, 7&8, 9-12. EF: Onsite $20, $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360 b/20, $100-50, entry after 2/23. Entry at site: all $60. 1 year NYSCA membership to all NY advance/multiple entry discounts available. Reg.: 8:00-8:45 am, Rd 1: 9:00 am. 1st Class A ,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James Jagodzinski, 7031 residents who are not members. Trophies to top 20 players, top 3 Unrated, Prizes: Medals to top 3 finishers in each section each tournament; additional Willowyck Rd., Maumee OH 43537. 419-367-9450. WCL JGP. and top 8 teams each section and top each U1400, U1200, U1000 (HS), U1200, trophies and medals for cumulative series score. Complete information and reg- U1000, U800 (JHS), U1000, U800 (Elem), U600, U400 (Elem Novice). Speed play- istration form at www.chessinnati.com. Info: Doug 513-484-3768 or Alan Oklahoma off if perfect score tie. Free entry to NY State Championship, Labor Day 513-697-0763. Oct. 11, 1st Ada Open Schedule: weekend 2009 (Albany), to top player each section. Late reg. ends Oct. 26, Trick or Treat Mini-Swiss 1st Presbyterian Church, WFC Center, 301 E. Kings Road, Ada 74870 3-SS, G- K-1 schedule: Sat 11 am, rds Sat 12-3-6, Sun 9-12-2:45. Awards 5:30-6 pm. 3SS, 30/60, 30/30, 30/30. HamiltonWilliam Campus Center, Benes Room, Ohio 60 + 30 sec, EF: $20; OCF req $10; USCF rated, $$ G:100 first, other prizes Late reg. ends Sun 9 am, rds Sun 10-12-1:30-3-4:30. Half point byes OK all, limit Wesleyan University, Delaware. $$75 b/8: $50-25. Sections of 8-10 by rating. as entrees permit. Rds.: 10, 1, 4 Reg.: 9-9:45, Pre-entrees: Frank Berry, 402 HR: 2, must commit before rd 2. $114-114, 888-999-4711, 518-584-4000, EF: $12 if rec’d by 10/22, $15 at site, free to OTB Masters and OWU students. S.Willis, Stillwater, OK 74074 [email protected], (From downtown Ada turn reserve by 2/29 or rate may increase. 48 hours notice required for room Reg.: 9:30-10:15, Rds.: 10:30-1:30-4:30. Ent: Tom Green, 196 Georgetowne South on Broadway - about a mile - until you come to the top of a hill, which cancellation. Backup hotel: Courtyard by Marriott, 2 blocks away, 518-226-0538. Dr. #25, Delaware, OH 43015. 740-363-3482, 368-3236, 803-2532 tagreen@ is a four way stop. Turn left (East) on King’s Road. In one block King’s Road Special car rentals: Mail entry: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #657633. Con- owu.edu. NS, NC, W. dead-ends at the church. The second church bldg, behind the first and down tinental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Include name, rating, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, Dec. 3, 10, 2008 Cincinnati City Championship the hill, is the Westminster Fellowship Center (WFC). The tournament will be USCF ID, USCF expiration (non-members enclose dues), section, school, grade, in the WFC.). birth date, address of each player. Checks payable to Continental Chess. $15 6SS, G/2, USCF RATED Cincinnati Chess Club. 2101 Grandin Rd., EF: $35. per player service charge for refunds. $10 extra to switch sections, all substi- Reg.: 5:45Til 6:25pm; no round Nov 26. Rds. start at 6:30pm, all days. Prizes: Nov. 8-9, OCF Championship - 63rd Jerry Spann Memorial tutions from advance list charged $60. Questions: chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. 80% of entries. Info: Duane Larkin 513-237-1053; www.cincinnatichessclub.com. See Grand Prix. Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. WCL JGP (top 5 sections). WCL JGP. Nov. 15 (Sat.), OCF November Saturday Open Apr. 8-12, 9-12 or 10-12, 11th annual Foxwoods Open (CT) Nov. 8, Parma Open Quality Inn, 2515W. 6th Ave (Hwy – 51), Stillwater, OK 1-405-372-0800 HR: $60- See Grand Prix. 4SS, G/45 German Central Organization, 7863York Rd. (1/4 mi. N of Sprague), 60-60.Wi-Fi, 3-SS, G-60 + 30 sec, EF: $20; OCF req $10; USCF rated, $$ G:100 Parma OH. Sections: Open, U2000, U1600, U1200. Reg.: 8-9AM. Rds.: 9:30- first, other prizes per entries. Rds.: 10, 1, 4 Reg.: 9-9:45am, Pre-entries: Jim North Carolina 11:15-1:30-3:15. Prizes (b/70): Open 1st $160, 2nd $100; U2000 1st $150, 2nd Berry, P O Box 351, Stillwater, OK 74076, 1–405 762-1649. $100; U1600 1st $150, 2nd $90; U1200 1st $140, 2nd $90; Ent: $20 by Nov 4, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 or Nov. 1-2, 2008 North Carolina Open Champi- Info & entries: onship $25 at door. WilliamWright, 19121Wheelers Lane, Strongsville, Pennsylvania OH 44149 Phone: (440) 572-9565 E-mail: [email protected]. Web See Grand Prix. www.parmachessclub.org/. North Penn Chess Club Main & Richardson, Lansdale, PA. See www.npchess Nov. 2, 2008 North Carolina Open Championship Scholastics Nov. 8, Toledo Nov Swiss 4-SS, G/30. Clarion Hotel Greensboro Airport, 415 Swing Road (I-40 at Exit 213), club.org for schedules & info or call 215-699-8418. Open, 4SS, Rnd 1: G/75, Rnds 2-4: G/90. The University of Toledo Health Sci- Greensboro, North Carolina 27409. (336)-299-7650. Limit to first 50!! EF: $20 ence Campus, Center for Creative Education - Room CE0111, 3000 Arlington Silver Knights Chess Tournaments in advance; $22 at site. In 2 sections: K-12 and K-8.Trophies to top 10 each Ave. Toledo, Ohio 43614. Can split into 2 sections if enough players. EF: $20 2-3 Saturdays per month we run scholastic USCF- section. All non-trophy winners get medals. Reg.: ends 11 a.m. Rounds: 1st by 11/7 $25 at site. Reg.: 9-10 a.m., Rds.: 10, 1, 4, & 7. Prizes: $360 b/20, rated tournaments throughout the Philadelphia area. at 11:30, then immediately after each round is completed. Info: Thad Rogers $100-50, 1st Class A ,B,C,D/Under $40, 1st U1600 $50. Ent: James Jagodzin- Tournament locations include Philadelphia, Mt. Laurel (478)-742-5607 or [email protected]. Enter: American Chess Promo- ski, 7031 Willowyck Rd., Maumee OH 43537. 419-367-9450. WCL JGP. (NJ), Bryn Mawr, Horsham, Collegeville, and more. tions, 3055 General Lee Road, Macon, Georgia 31204-1517. Nov. 14-16 or 15-16, 17th annual Kings Island Open Tournaments are open to grades K-12. Free game analy- sis by a National or International Master at each Ohio See Grand Prix. tournament. We have players of all skill levels compete Oct. 25, Ameriprise House of Chess Open Nov. 16, Kings Island USCF Booster Quads in our tournaments, from brand-new kindergarteners up 4SS, G/45 House of Chess, Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted OH (W of JC 3RR, G/30, Kings Island Resort (see Kings Island Open). EF: $20. 1st prize each through some of the highest-rated scholastic players in Penny). Sections: Open, U1600. Reg.: 11-11:25 AM. Rds: 11:30-1:15-3:30-5:15 section: choice of 2 year USCF Adult membership with Chess Life, 4 year the state. To see a list of dates and locations, see our web- Prizes (guaranteed): Open 1st $200, 2nd $100; U1900 1st $100; Reserve USCFYoung Adult Membership with Chess Life, or $40. Reg: 9-11 am, Rds: 11:30- site at www.silverknightschess.com. Phone: 610-446- (U1600) 1st $100. Ent: $25, Club members $20. Info & entries: House of Chess, 12:30-1:30. Ent: at site only, no checks. 0818. Email: [email protected]. Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070. Phone: (440) 979-1133. E-mail: Nov. 29, Tryptophan Open 1st Saturday Lehigh Valley Super Quads [email protected]. Web www.thehouseofchess.com/. See Grand Prix. 3 Rd. RR, St James Church, 11th &Tilghman Sts, Allentown, PA 18102. EF: $10. Oct. 25, Cincinnati Scholastic Chess Series $30 Perfect Score, else $25 1st. Reg.: 12:30-1:30. Rds.: 1:30-3-4:30. No adv Dec. 13, Toledo Dec Swiss ent. Visit at www.lehighvalleychess.org/ or Call: 610-821-4320. 4SS, G/30, Seven Hills School, 5400 Red Bank Road, Cincinnati. First of 5 Open, 4SS, Rnd 1 G/75, Rnds 2-4 G/90.The University ofToledo Health Science

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Every 2nd Saturday. Allentown 2nd Saturday Quads 11:30am-Noon-12:30pm. Info: [email protected], 412-908-0286. 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh PA 15213. 7 sections: 2-day (Sat & Sun): Ages 16 3RR, G/40. St. Luke’s Ev. Luth. Church, 417 N. 7th St., Allentown, PA 18102. Quads W. to 20 Open, Ages 13 to 15 Open, Ages 9 to 12 Open. EF: $18 by 11/14, $28 later. open to all. EF: $12. $$24/quad. Reg.: 12-1, Rds.: 1:15-2:45-4:15. No adv. ent. Nov. 8, Gary Bates Memorial Quads TL: G/90. Reg ends 9:30. Rds: 10-1:30-5, 11-2:30. 1-day (Sun only): Ages 8 & Under Open, Ages 9-20 U900, Ages 9-20 U600, Ages 8 & Under U600. EF: Info: 610-433-6518. Other rated events every week! 3RR, Gm/90, Embury United Methodist Church, 942 S. Main Ave., Scranton, PA. $15 by 11/14, $25 later.TL: G/40. Reg ends 10:30. Rds: 11-12:30-2-3:30-5. All: Oct. 18, 2008 PA State Game/60 Championship EF: $30, ($25 by Nov.7), $$75 1st ea sect., $90 for 3-0 score. Drawings btw rds. 4 Trophies 1st-7th, additional medallions, teams of 4 to 7 combined from all sec- See Grand Prix. Reg.: 9 -10am, Rds.: 10, 1:30,& 5. Entries/Info: Bernie Sporko: 127 S. Main tions, Trophies 1st-2nd schools, clubs. PSCF required $5, OSA. Info:

1 St., Carbondale, PA 18407, 570-604-2461, [email protected] or Mike Oct. 18, State Championship Warm-up 412-908-0286, [email protected] Ent: PSCF, c/oTom Martinak, Kagel: 570-842-7534, [email protected]. 4SS, Open: G/70, Shiremanstown United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (new 25 Freeport St, Pittsburgh, PA 15223. W. WCL JGP (2-Day only). - Nov. 8-9, 2008 Pennsylvania State Championship building behind the church) 125 East Main Street, Shiremanstown, PA 17011. A State Championship Event! Reg.: 8-8:30am. EF: $25 if postmarked by Oct 10, $32 later, PSCF required $5, See Grand Prix. 1 Nov. 22-23, 2008 Welsh S. White PA State Senior Championship Prizes: OSA. ($150 b/25): 100-50, Free Entry into 2008 PA State Champi- Nov. 9, MasterMinds CC 2nd Sunday Swiss/Open Quads 5SS, G/120. Wm Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th & Bigelow, Pittsburgh PA onship (Nov. 8-9) for winner, Class prizes based on entries. Door Prize Drawings, Blair Christian Academy, Philadelphia, Pa., 220 W. Upsal St. 2 events. Quads: 15213. Open to ages 50 & Up. $$ (450G): 150-80, Ages 65 & Up $70, U1800 Free Continental Breakfast, Free Lunch, Rds.: 9am (free lunch served at 3RR, 40/80, SD/30. EF: $20, Perfect score winner $60 else $50. Rds.: 10-2-5. $60, U1600 $50, U1400 $40.Trophies to Champion &Top Ages 65 & Up. EF: $25 R Scholastic Section: 11:30), 12:00, 2:25pm, 4:45pm. Open to students in Scholastic Swiss: EF $15, ASAP $5 rec’d byThursday before, $25 at the door. by 11/14, $35 later, PSCF required $5, OSA. Reg.: 9-9:30. Rds.: 10-2:30-7, 10- grades K-12 rated under 1000 or unrated. 4SS, G/30, Reg.: 11:30-12:00, 3 sections: E Open 3SS G/60, Rds.: 10-12:30-3; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 1200, 2:30. Info: 412-908-0286. Ent: PSCF, c/o Tom Martinak, 25 Freeport St, Rds.: EF: 12:20, 1:30, 2:45, 4:00, $12 if postmarked by 10/10, $17 later, Tro- top unrated; U1100 -1st, 2nd, 3rd, top under 800, top unrated & U750K-6 - 1st, Pittsburgh, PA 15223-2245. W. WCL JGP. phies to top 3 overall, Top U600, Top U300, Top Unrated, door prize drawings 2nd, 3rd, top under 600, top under 400, top unrated 4SS, G/40. Rds.: 10, B Nov. 28-30 or 29-30, 39th annual National Chess Congress between rounds. Information & Entrees: Sam Lamonto, 717-580-7492. 1408 11:45, 2, 3:45. 1st & 2nd school & club trophies. All Reg. ends 9:30am. Free See Grand Prix. Walnut Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011-3966, Email: [email protected]. WCL parking on site! Ent: MasterMinds CC, 36 E. Hortter St., Philadelphia, Pa. O JGP for Open section. 19119. Checks made payable to: MasterMinds CC Info: Bradley Crable, Nov. 30, Philadelphia USCF Booster Quads Oct. 19, Lehigh Valley Halloween Octagonal 215-844-3881, [email protected], or www.mastermindschess.org. 3RR, G/30, Sheraton Hotel (see National Chess Congress). EF: $20. 1st prize T (8-player sections) 3SS, G/40, St James Church, 11th & Tilghman Sts., Allen- Nov. 22, Early Bird Blitz (QC) each section: choice of 2 year USCF Adult membership with Chess Life, 4 town, PA 18102. EF: $10 Adv Ent by 10/16, or $10 CASH ONLY AT SITE. Prize: year USCFYoung Adult Membership with Chess Life, or $40. Reg: 10 am-12 noon,

C 4 double Rd SS, Gm/5, (play wh & blk vs. ea. opp., 8 gms total) Clarion Hotel, Rds: 12:30-1:30-2:30. Ent: at site only, no checks. 1st-$60 for perfect score, else $50 to each Octo. Also, FREE random Drawing. 300 Meadow Ave., Scranton, PA (exit 184 off I-81). EF: $12 by 11/21, $15 at Reg.: 12:30-1:15pm. Rds.: 1:30-3-4:30. Ent/Info: Checks payable to-Bruce Davis, Dec. 7, PCL December Quick Quads (QC) O site. Prizes (b/12): $50-$25,U1600-$25 upset prize & door prize! Reg.: 8:30- 725 Quincy St., Allentown, PA 18109. Also, come play 5-min Blitz EveryThurs- 9:15am. Rds.: 9:30 and asap. Entries/Info: Bernie Sporko, 127 S. Main St., 3RR, G/15.Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th Ave. & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, day 7:30-10pm. 610-821-4320 or [email protected] or www.lehigh Carbondale, PA 18407. ph: 570-282-2793, cell: 570-604-2461 e-mail: basp PA 15213. EF: $10, $7 Jrs. $20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11-11:15am, Rds.: 11:30am- valleychess.org/. [email protected]. Noon-12:30pm. Info: [email protected], 412-908-0286. W. G A Heritage Event! Nov. 22, Perkiomen Valley Classic Jan. 16-19, 17-19 or 18-19, 41st annual Liberty Bell Open Oct. 25-26, 51st Gateway Open Perkiomen Valley Middle School East, 100 Kagey Road, Collegeville, PA 19426. See Grand Prix. N 4-SS. G/120. Pittsburgh Chess Club, 5604 Solway St., Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA In 3 sections: K-12 Champ, K-8 U/1000, K-3 U/1000. (Students in grades 8

I EF: 15217. $28 postmarked by 10/20, $38 later, $3 discount to PCC members, and below may play in K-12 Champ if rated 800 or higher.) K-12 Champ: 3SS, Rhode Island Two $5 extra to play up a section, half-price to players rated 2100 & above. G/40. Rds: 10:00-11:20-12:40. K-8 U/1000 & K-3 U/1000: 4SS, G/30. Rds: sections: Championship and Reserve (U1800). $$(655 b/30) Championship: Every Tuesday, Cranston-Warwick CC Monthly R 10:00-11:00-12:00-1:00. EF: $20 online by 11/19; $30 on-site till 9:30.Trophies Reserve: 4SS, 40/75, SD/30. Garden City Center, Cranston. EF: $3/game (club mbrs: $150-100, U2000 $70. $$100-70, U1600 $60, U1400 $55, U1200/Unr to top players and school teams in each section. 1/2 pt. byes available. Free $50. Reg.: 9-9:45 AM. Requests for half-point byes in Rounds 3 & 4 must be $2/game). Reg.: 6:30-6:50pm; email preferred. Rds.: 1st 4 Tuesdays of the A game analysis by a National Master. See www.silverknightschess.com to reg- Rounds: Info: month, 7pm sharp! 5th Tuesday extra rated games and events. One bye rd 1- made by the start of Round 2. 10 AM - 3 PM each day. 412-421- ister or for more information. 1881, www.pittsburghcc.org. Entries: Pittsburgh Chess Club, Attn: Clyde 3; if notified in advance. Prizes based on entries. Info: www.cranstonchess.org, E Kapinos, 5604 Solway Street, Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Make checks Nov. 22, Turkey-Shoot Quads [email protected], 401-575-1520. JGP. payable to Pittsburgh Chess Club. NC. W. WCL JGP. 3RR, Gm/50, Clarion Hotel, 300 Meadow Ave., Scranton, PA(exit 184 off I-81). P Oct. 18, Max Malyuta Memorial EF: $25 by 11/21, $30 at site. $$60 1st ea. sect. Thanksgiving Turkey for 3-0 Nov. 1, W.Chester 1st Sat. Quads NOTE CHANGES. 4SS, G/60. LeFoyer Club, 151 Fountain St., Pawtucket, RI 02860. score! Reg.: by 11:45am, Rds.: 12- 2- 4. Entries/Info: Bernie Sporko, 127 S.

P Sections & Prizes: $600 b/60: OPEN, U2000, U1600. EF: $25 advance by 10/16, 3RR, 40/80,sd/30. United Methodist Church, 129 S. High St.West Chester, Pa. Main St., Carbondale, PA 18407. ph: 570-282-2793 , cell: 570-604-2461 e- EF: $30 at site. All proceeds donated to top RI High School boy & girl to play in $20; every tenth quad free. $$40, $50 for 3-0, $5 for 3rd rd win if not 3-0. mail: [email protected].

A Reg.: 9am; Rds.: 9:30,1,4:30. Info: Jim White 484-678-3164. nationals. Reg.: 9-9:30. Rd 1 at 9:30 prompt. Entries after 9:30 get 1/2 point A State Championship Event! bye. Ent: RI Chess, P.O. Box 15444, Riverside, RI 02915. NO EMAIL entries. Reg. Nov. 2, PCL November Quick Quads (QC) Nov. 22-23, 2008 PA State Junior Championships online: www.rhodeislandchess.org. Site Directions: www.lelfoyerri.com. Site 3RR, G/15. Wm. Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 5th Ave & Bigelow, Pittsburgh, 5SS. 53 Trophies! (49 Individual, 4 Team). Wm Pitt Union, Univ. of Pittsburgh, tel. (401) 837-1302. NS NC W.

S PA 15213. EF: $10, $7 juniors. $20 to 1st/quad. Reg.: 11-11:15am. Rds.: A L T ACTIVITY MEANS MEMBERS R

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Nov. 1, BK Tournaments for Kids UTD entrance requirement and follow team rules. UTD is sole judge as to who 467-8510 (evenings before 11/7) [email protected]. HR: 920-424-1106 Reg. online: www.rhodeislandchess.org, Email: [email protected] wins the scholarship.Top 10 trophies, medal to all participants. For Additional $35 (dorm room) (Mention Chess). www.wischess.org. NS NC W. phone: (401) 359-1602. See CL4K. information or online registration go to: www.swchess.com or contact Bar- Nov. 8-9, 2008-2009 Wisconsin Junior Open bara Swafford, 214-632-9000, [email protected] Ent: Dallas Chess Club, Nov. 8-9, 2008 Rhode Island Open Gruenhagen Conference Center, UW-Oshkosh, Corner of High and Osceola St., C/O Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. WCL JGP. 5SS, Sat Rds 1-3 G/75; Sun Rds 4-5 G/120. RI College, Providence, RI 02860. Oshkosh, WI 54901. Open to youth born after 11/8/1987. In 4 Sections Open Nov. 15, Scholastic Turkey Tournament (K-12) 5SS G/30 Sloan Creek Mid- Sections & Prizes: $2000 b/65 Open, U2000, U1600. Trophies each section Section: 5SS, G/120, EF: $15 in advance by 11/4; $20 at site. Prizes: Top 5, dle School, 440 Country Club Road, Fairview, TX 75069 EF: $10 if registered and U2200. EF: $45 ADVANCE by 11/6 $55 AT SITE. Reg.: 9-9:30 Rd 1 at 9:30 Top 3 each 1300, 1200 and 1100,Top 4 Under 1100 andTop 3 Unrated. Reserve before 11/01/08. $20 after 11/01/08. On-Site Registration: 8:30-9:00 am. prompt. Entries after 9:30 get 1/2 point bye. Ent: RI Chess, P.O. Box 15444, River- (Under 1100 or Unrated): 5SS, G/120, EF: $14 in advance by 11/4; $19 at site. 1st Round: 9:00 am, all others ASAP. 1st, 2nd, 3rd PlaceTrophies in U500, 500- side, RI 02915. NO EMAIL REG. Site tel. (401) 837-1302 Register online: Prizes:Top 5,Top 3 each 900, 800, 700, Under 700 and top four Unrated. Non- 800, 800+, and unrated. 4th Place winners receive a frozen turkey! Email: www.richess.org NS NC W. WCL JGP. Rated Beginner’s Grade 7-12: 5SS, G/120, Open to Grades 7-12. EF: $11 in [email protected] JGP. advance by 11/4; $16 at site. Prizes:Top 5 places,Top 3 Grade 7-9. Non-Rated Tennessee Beginner’s Grade K-6: 5SS, G/120, Open to Grades K-6. EF: $10 in advance Utah Prizes: ALL: Reg: Nov. 29, 48th Mid-South Open by 11/4; $15 at site. Top 5 places, Top 3 Grade K-3. 11/8, Oct. 24-25, Utah Open Championship 8:45-9:30 A.M. Rds: 10:15-2:30-7:15; 10:00-3:00. ENT: Mike Nietman, 2 Boca See Grand Prix. See Grand Prix. Grande Way, Madison, WI 53719. INFO: Mike Nietman, 608-467-8510 (before 11/7) [email protected]. HR: 920-424-1106 $35 double (dorm room) Texas Vermont (Mention Chess). www.wischess.org. NS NC W. WCL JGP (Open section). Oct. 17-19, Houston Open Oct. 25, South Burlington Plus-Score Nov. 22-23, 50th North Central Open/Martz Memorial A WCA Tour See Grand Prix. 4SS, GAME/65, Comfort Suites, 1712 Shelburne Rd., South Burlington, VT Event! Nov. 7-9, 2008 National Youth Action 05403. EF: $20. $$b/score: $$Based on score. 4.0 = $100, 3.5 =$50, 3.0 = Comfort Suite Hotel, N14W24121Tower Place, Pewaukee,WI 53072. In 2 Sec- See Nationals. $25, 2.5 = $10. Reg.: 9- 9:45. Rds.: 10-1-3:25-5:45. ENT: Alex Relyea, 49Tech- tions, Open: 5SS, 30/90Then SD/1, $5 Discount to juniors and new members. Nov. 15, Scholastic Turkey Tournament (K-12) nology Dr. #89, Bedford, NH 03110. INFO: Alex Relyea, [email protected] EF: $35 Before 11-22, $40 at the site. $$b/50: $200-150-110. A 90, B 90, C 80, [email protected]. www.relyeachess.com. NS W. WCL JGP. D 80, E 70, Under 1000 70, biggest upset 60. Rds.: ON 11-22, 10, 2:30, 7:30. 5SS G/30 Sloan Creek Middle School, 440 Country Club Road, Fairview,TX 75069. On 11-23, 10, 3. 1/2 Point byes, 2 at most. 1 FULL POINT BYES FOR MASTERS. EF: $10 if registered before 11/01/08. On-Site Registration: H8:30-9:00 Nov. 7-9 or 8-9, 12th annual Green Mountain Open & Vermont SCHOLASTIC: 5SS, G/30, EF: $15 Before 11-22, $20 at the site. Prizes: Tro- am. 1st Round: 9:00 am, all others ASAP. 1st, 2nd, 3rd PlaceTrophies in U500, Championship phies to the top 3 in K-12, K-8, K-5, & K-3. Rds.: on 11-22, 10, 11:30, 1:30, 3, 500-800, 800+, and unrated. 4th Place winners receive a frozen turkey! See Grand Prix. 4:30. Scholastic players that played in the scholastic section may play in the Email: [email protected]. Nov. 8-9, 5th annual New England Scholastic Championships open section starting in round 3 and will get a $10 discount for playing in the A State Championship Event! 7SS, G/45, Grand Summit Resort, 89 Grand Summit Way, Mount Snow VT open section. ENT: Ben Corcoran, N68 W24878 Stonegate Ct. #212, Sussex, Nov. 22-23, 12th Annual Texas Collegiate Championships 05356. Free parking. Take Rt 9 west from Brattleboro or east from Benning- WI 53089. Info: Ben 262-506-4203 [email protected]. HR: $89/night. 5SS, G/90, 30 sec inc. Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar, HoustonTX 77010. HR: $101- ton to Rt 100, then north 8 miles to Mount Snow (about 90 minutes from Book before 11-7. 262-506-2000. WWW.WAUKESHACHESSCLUB.ORG/NCO. $101-$101-$101, mentionTexas Grade and Collegiate Championships to get rate. Springfield, MA or Albany, NY). Free parking. Open to all K-12 students; New HTML. NS NC W. Reserve By 10/19 or rate may increase. College section open to any college England titles and free entry prizes limited to players & teams from schools Dec. 6-7, The Wisconsin Memorial player. OnlyTexas Colleges can beTexas Collegiate Champs. Plaques to top 10 in CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, or VT. Team prizes based on top 4 scores from same 5SS, 45/2,25/1,SD/1 (45/2,SD/1 Round 4 only), Union South, UWMadison, 227 ind. & top 5 teams (top three players added for team scores, no more than 2 school combined.Teams of 2 or 3 players allowed, but are at a disadvantage. N. Randall Street, MadisonWI 53715. EF: $20 (Juniors $16) by Dec. 2. $3 more teams per school.) EF: $33 if postmarked by 11/14. $49 at site. Do not mail In 4 sections: High School (K-12), Middle School (K-8), Elementary (K-5), later or on site. $$b/60 and 4 per class: $160-110. A - $90; B - $80; C - $70; after 11/14 as your entry may not be received. Entries to: Dallas Chess Club, Primary (K-2). Players face only those in their section. EF for USCF members: D - $60; E - $50; U1000 - $40; Unr - $40; Upset - $50. Reg.: 9-9:30 A.M. Dec. c/o Barbara Swafford, 2709 LonghornTrail, CrowleyTX 76036. Entry must include HS $37.75, Middle School $37.50, Elem $37.25, Primary $37 if mailed by 10/31, 6. Rds.: 10:00-2:30-7:30; 10:00-3:30. ENT: Guy Hoffman, PO Box 259822, Name, USCF ID (or new/pending), grade & school and school location. Incom- all $38 online at chesstour.com by 11/4, $50 at site. EF for non-USCF mem- Madison, WI 53725. INFO: Guy Hoffman, (608)-262-0308 (11 A.M.-6:30 P.M.) plete entries will be charged at site entry fee. No refunds after 11/16. Email: bers (fees include membership), HS $47.75, Middle School $47.50, Elem [email protected]. HR: (608)-263-2600 Call for rates and availabil- [email protected] 214-632-9000. Do not call after 11/14 as we are trav- $47.25, Primary $47 if mailed by 10/31, $48 online at chesstour.com by 11/4, ity. www.wischess.org. NS NC W. WCL JGP. eling. Reg. Fri 11/21 from 7:00 pm-9:00 pm. Reg. Sat.11/22 at 7:30 am-8:30 $60 at site.Trophies to top 10 players, top 7 teams, top in each section, top E, am. Sat. registration may require a 1/2 pt. 1st rd. bye. Sat. rds 911:30-6:00. U1000, U800 (HS), U1000, U800, U600 (MS), U800, U600, U400 (Elem), U600, Sun. rds 9-1:30. One 1/2 pt bye available, any round, if requested before end U400, U200 (Prim). Free entry in all Continental Chess Association Swiss tour- Wyoming of rd. 2 and if player has not received a full point bye. Fide rated but uses USCF naments until 5/31/09 to top New England player each section. Late reg. ends Oct. 30, October 2008 G/29 Series Event - Cheyenne, Wyoming (QC) rules. Online registration (active.com charges a fee) : www.active.com/ Sat 9 am, rds begin Sat 10 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, and 5:30 pm, Sun 9 am, 11 am, and A Colorado G/29 Grand Prix Event (Not a USCF GP Event) 3SS, G/29, no delay. event_detail.cfm?event_id=1625966 Limited number ofTeam rooms available, 1:30 pm. Awards Sun 3:30 pm. Half point byes allowed rds 1-4 only, with at least One Section, Accelerated Pairings with more than 12 entries. ENTRY FEES: $3. www.swchess.com. Side events: 4 rd G/30 open tournament on 11/21 at 7:30 1 hour notice. $10 charge for refunds, all substitutions $50. HR: $82-89, 800- PRIZES: 100% minus USCF rating fee (60% for tourney prizes, remainder to pm.This G/30 tournament has three sections: Open, U1400 and U750. EF: $15, 261-9442, 800-464-6600, reserve by 10/25 or rate may increase. Ent: Grand Prix Prize Fund). REGISTRATION: 6:30-7:00 pm, onsite only, e-mail if you $$$60% of entry fees. Bughouse OpenTournament Sat. 8:35 pm. EF: $20/team. Continental Chess, PO Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Questions: intend to come. ROUNDS: 7:00-8:00-9:00 p.m. SITE: Laramie County Commu- Trophy prizes. Registration for side event online or onsite only. NS, NC,W. FIDE. www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Include school, grade, birth date, USCF ID, nity College Cafeteria, 1400 East College Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming. For Info WCL JGP. address of each player. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. or Directions: Allan Cunningham, (307)635-3102, e-mail: [email protected]. A State Championship Event! Nov. 22-23, 12th Annual Texas K-12 Grade Championships Virginia 6SS, Rds 1-3 G/45, Rds 4-6 G/60. Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar, Houston TX Oct. 11, Kingstowne Quad #50/Action-Plus #22 77010. HR: $101-$101-$101-$101, mentionTexas Grade and Collegiate Cham- Kingstowne Snyder Center, 6450 S. Van Dorn St., Alexandria, VA 22315. 2 ATTENTION AFFILIATES pionships to get rate. Reserve By 10/19 or rate may increase. The K-12 is Open Events. Quad #50: 3RR G/100. EF: $10 if received by 10/8, $15 at site. to TX residents or players attending Texas schools. 13 separate tourna- Prizes: Medals to 1st and 2nd in each quad: gold to 1st if 3-0 score, else sil- The United States Chess Federation has ments, one per grade (K-12).Trophies to top 10 ind. & top 5 teams (top three ver; bronze to 2nd. Rds.: 11-3-7. Action-Plus #22: 5SS G/45. EF: $15 if partnered with R.V. Nuccio & Associates players added for team scores, no more than 2 teams per school in each grade.) received by 10/8, $20 at site. Prizes $$250/20: $100-60, U1800-U1400-Unr. Winner of 12th Grade Section wins a 4 year scholarship to The University of each $30. Rds.: 11-1-3-5-7. Both: Reg. 10-10:45. 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Looks at Books mate—now 4. ... Qa1 5. Qxa1 WITH CHECK wins. 7. Rb1 Bd4 8. Rb2 Be5 9. Re2 Bf4 10. Rxe3 Bxe3 stale- Problem I. 2. B. Lichtenstein-Sternberg, 1923. mate. 1. Rh8+ Kxh8 2. Bf5+ (this is not an illegal move Problem II. A. White has no more than after 1. 1. Bc4+ Ned5 2. d7 Ke7 under ancient rules) Kg8 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. g7+ Kg8 Qe5+? Kg6 2. Qe4+ Kf7 3. Qh7+ Ke8. 2. ... Qg5 3. Rc8 is even. 5. Nh6 mate. B. Decisive is 1. f3! Qg6 (if 1. ... gxf3+ 2. Kh3! Qg6 3. Rc8 Kxd7 Problem II. 3. g4+ Kg5 4. Qe5+ and mates) 2. Qe5+ Qg5 3. 3. ... Nb6+ 4. Ka7 Nxc8+ 5. dxc8=N+!! is drawn. 1. Rc1! Rxc1 2. a7 Ka3 3. Kc3. Qe8+ Qg6 4. fxg4+ Kg5 5. Qe5+ Kxg4 6. Qf4+ 4. Nf6+ Kxc8 5. Nxg8 Nc6 6. Ne7+ Ncxe7 Kh5 7. Qh4 mate. 6. ... Ndxe7 7. Be6+ Kc7 8. bxc6 Nxc6 9. Bc8 holds the Chess to Enjoy Inadequate is 1. Qf7+? Qg6 2. Qe7 Qf5 3. Qe8+ draw. C. 7. Bxd5 Nxd5 8. b6 Bb7+ Problem I. Qg6. 8. ... Nxb6+ 9. Ka7 wins one of Black’s pieces; 8. ... Nb4 Black resigned after 1. Qg5! in view of mating 3. B. Schlage-Ahues, Berlin 1921. 9. Ka7 Bb7 stalemate checks at g7 and d8. A. Only one move wins. If 1. Kd7? Kd4 2. Kc6 Ke5! 9. Ka7 Bc6 10. b7+ Bxb7 stalemate. Problem II. 3. Kb7 Kd6 4. Kxa7 Kc7 5. Ka8 Kc8 6. a7 stale- White wins eventually after 1. g7+ (not 1. h7?? mate. Solitaire Chess – ABCs of Chess Rxg6+! 2. Kxg6 stalemate). But the fastest is to The diagonal route 1. Kd5! restricts Black access “pass” with a move like 1. Rb5 or 1. Rc5 (Also quite B. Problem I. to the key d4 square. On 1. ... Kb4 2. Kc6 Ka5 3. White’s queen is lost after 1. ... Ne3+. effective is 1. Rf5 Rd8 2. Rf8+ Rxf8 3. g7+ Kg8 4. Kb7 Kb5 4. Kxa7 Kc6 5. Kb8 Kb6 6. a7 and the Discovery: Kg6) followed by 2. h7, e.g. 1. Rb5 Re8 2. h7 Kg7 3. Problem II. pawn queens. Rb7+ Kh8 4. Kh6 Re6 5. Rb8+. Also 1. Kh5 R-moves Pin: White loses two pieces for a rook by 1. ... 2. h7 wins. C. The actual game was drawn after 1. Kd6? Kd4! Rxe4+ 2. Nxe4 Re8. 2. Kc6 Ke5! 3. Kb7 Kd6 4. Kxa7 Kc7 entombing Problem III. Problem III. 1. ... g5+! 2. Kxe5 Qc3 mate! Or 2. Kxg5 Nf7+ 3. White’s king (as in “a”). Mating net: After 1. ... Ne6!, White cannot avert Bxf7 Qxd6. 4. A. Chigorin-Tarrasch, Ostend 1905. mate, since 2. g4 Rxg4 mates next move. Problem IV. A. White resigned, overlooking a miracle draw by 1. Problem IV. Not 1. Nd2+? Kd3, e.g. 2. Ke6 Kxd2 3. Kd6 Kc2 4. Kg4! Ke5 2. g6! h6 (if 2. ... hxg6 3. fxg6 f5+ 4. Fork: Black wins with a setup to a fork, 1. ... Rxg5, Kxc6 Kxb3 5. Kxb6 Kb4!. But 1. Ke6! Kxf3 2. Kd6 or Kg5 f4 5. h5 f3 6. h6 gxh6+ 7. Kxh6 f2 8. g7 and since 2. Rxg5 fails to 2. ... Bf4+. both sides queen) 3. Kh5 Kxf5 stalemate! Never 1. ... Kd3! 2. Kd6 Kc3 3. Kxc6 Kxb3 4. Kb5!. Problem V. give up the ship! Problem V. Trapping: With 1. ... Nf3+ 2. Bxf3 exf3, White 1. ... f3! 2. gxf3 Bg5 and wins (3. Rxe6 Rxe6 4. Qd7+ B. Hopeless is 1. g6? h5! 2. Kf3 Ke5 grazing on must lose the knight. pawns for dessert. Re7). Problem VI. Equally futile is 1. h5? h6 2. gxh6 gxh6 3. Kf3 Problem VI. C. Pin: Black comes out ahead, not with 1. ... bxc6? Black played 1. ... b5? but 1. ... fxe4! wins, e.g. 2. Ke5 4. Kg4 Ke4 5. Kg3 Kxf5 mopping up. 2. Bxc6+, but by 1. ... a6, when 2. Ba4 is met by the Qxe4 Bxd4! 3. Nxd4 Rf4 or 3. Qxd4 Qxd4 4. Nxd4 pin, 2. ... Bd7. Rf4 5. c3 c5. Also lost is 2. fxe4 Rf2! 3. Nf3 (3. Qg3 Endgame Lab – Benko’s Bafflers Qxe4+) 3. ... Qh5 4. Neg1 Rf8 or 4. ... Qg4 5. Ne1 Problem I. d5! 6. exd5 Rd2 (or 6. ... Bd6). 1. Rd2 a2 Black wins the rook with 1. ... Be3 2. Nc3 a2 3. Kb2 Bxd2 “Solitaire Chess” scores: What’s The Best Move? 4. Nxe4 but at the cost of both his pawns which draws. Total your score to determine 2. Nc5! Nxc2 3. Nb3 a1=Q+ your approximate rating 1. C. Composed by Joseph. 3. ... Be3 4. Kxc2 Bxd2 5. Nxd2+ Kg2 6. Kb2 e3 7. Nc4 below: Of course 1. Qxa1?? is stalemate. Total Score Approx. Rating A. e2 8. Ne3+ Kf2 9. Nc2 and White tracks down the last 95+ 2400+ problem. B. After 1. Qe8? Qg7! White can’t extricate his king. 81-94 2200-2399 Note that Black now would lose were he on move 4. Nxa1 Nxa1 5. Kd1 e3 66-80 2000-2199 (2. ... Qh7 3. Qe5+ Ka8 4. Qa5+ Kb8 5. Qa7 5. ... Nb3 6. Rd3 e3 (6. ... exd3 stalemate) 7. Rxb3 e2+ 51-65 1800-1999 mate). Also inadequate is 1. Qf8? Qa3! 8. Kc2 e1=Q 9. Rb1 when Black will be left with no mat- 36-50 1600-1799 ing material. . The journey of White’s queen from h8-e8-e5-h8 21-35 1400-1599 C 6. Rb2 Bc5 forms a perfect triangle after 1. Qg8! Qa2! 2. 06-20 1200-1399 6. ... Bxb2 stalemate; 6. ... Nb3 7. Rxb3 e2+ 8. Kc2 e1=Q 0-05 under 1200 Qe8! Qa4! 3. Qe5+ Ka8 4. Qh8! threatens 5. Kd7 9. Rb1 which transposed to the previous note.

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