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Bulletin #130 Imap://Mail.Interchange.Ubc.Ca:993/Fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E130 Bulletin #130 imap://mail.interchange.ubc.ca:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E130... Subject: Bulletin #130 From: Stephen Wright <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:13:05 -0700 To: Stephen Wright <[email protected]> BCCF E-MAIL BULLETIN #130 Your editor welcomes welcome any and all submissions - news of upcoming events, tournament reports, and anything else that might be of interest to B.C. players. Thanks to all who contributed to this issue. To subscribe, send me an e-mail ([email protected]) or sign up via the BCCF webpage (www.chess.bc.ca); if you no longer wish to receive this Bulletin, just let me know. Stephen Wright [Back issues of the Bulletin are available on the above webpage.] HERE AND THERE Karpov Chess Academy (October 12-14) Canadian U8 Champion Janak Awatramani takes on former World Champion Anatoly Karpov in a simultaneous display. (More photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/gyanawatramani/Karpov?authkey=rF85B1oE3s8) This chess camp for junior players took place at the Grand Hotel in Toronto. With financial aid from both the CFC and CMA, international GMs Anatoly Karpov, Emil Sutovksy, and Ni Hua joined Canadians Mark Bluvshtein, Pascal Charbonneau, and Yan Teplitsky in this inaugural camp aimed at those Canadians taking part in the WYCC next month. Janak Awatramani of Vancouver was the only B.C. student taking part. It is hoped the academy will have a continuing presence in Canada; see www.karpovchess.ca/index.html. Sprott-Shaw October Junior Open (October 13) Thirty-four players competed in the first Lower Mainland junior open of the season, held at the Sprott-Shaw Community College in New Westminster. The next event is November 3: http://bjdy.com/juniorchess/JuniorOpen2007.pdf. Crosstables: http://www.chess.ca/xtable.asp?TNum=200710040 http://www.chess.ca/xtable.asp?TNum=200710041 http://www.chess.ca/xtable.asp?TNum=200710039 http://www.chess.ca/xtable.asp?TNum=200710042 North American Youth Chess Championships (October 5-7) Some comments on the tournament from Glen Lee, BCCF Webmaster and father of U8 participant Jonah Lee: 1 of 7 22/10/2007 1:23 PM Bulletin #130 imap://mail.interchange.ubc.ca:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E130... "Overall, I was very impressed with how the tournament was run. The tournament had good media coverage with some of our kids being interviewed and appearing on the local television. We felt very welcome right from the start and were pleasantly surprised by the “special treatment” we all received. The restaurant tried to take care of all the participants and made food custom to order for kids that had specific allergies. Special free tours were arranged to take visitors to tourist areas around the city which was very refreshing. As for the tournament, rounds started on time and ran very smoothly. Ample televisions were present to detail rounds, standings, and to show live games. Things they could have done better include: updating the website with current information and allowing the kids to play out for medals for tiebreakers. Unfortunately, the computer tiebreaker rules did not work for our situation and it would have been nice to let the kids play more games to determine the true winner. The tournament ended with a nice closing ceremony and a dinner at a local traditional taco restaurant." 1972 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Recently the Canadian Championship was held in Kitchener, Ontario, a thirty-player nine-round Swiss which ended in victory for Nikolay Noritsyn after many playoff games. The tournament was played over six days. Thirty-five years ago was a different era: the 1972 Canadian Championship was an eighteen-player(!) round robin (along with the 1969 championship the largest such Canadian event since the Second World War) held over seventeen days (i.e., no rest days), with a long time control and adjournments (sometimes more than one in a game). Neither Yanofsky or Suttles could play, which left IM Zvonko Vranesic as the pre-tournament favourite (he had tied for first in the previous championship, only losing to Suttles in the playoff match), but with a closely-matched field anything was possible. Peter Biyiasas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Biyiasas, Peter (BC) 2269 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 101½1½1½½1 1 112 Kuprejanov, George 2 2367 ½ * 1 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11½ (ON) 3 Day, Lawrence (ON) 2258 ½ 0 * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 11½ Vranesic, Zvonko 4 2425 ½ 0 1 * 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 10½ (ON) Coudari, Camille 5 2253 0 1 ½ 0 * 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 10 (PQ) 6 Witt, Laszlo (PQ) 2347 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 9½ 7 Selick, Paul (NB) 2161 0 1 0 1 0 ½ * 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 9½ 8 Piasetski, Leon (PQ) 2188 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 + 1 1 1 9½ 9 Zuk, Robert (BC) 2281 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 * 1 1 ½ ½ 1 + ½ 0 1 9 2 of 7 22/10/2007 1:23 PM Bulletin #130 imap://mail.interchange.ubc.ca:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E130... 10 Amos, Bruce (ON) 2341 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 * 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9 11 Allan, Denis (ON) 2311 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 9 Berry, Jonathan 12 2102 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 8½ (BC) 13 Macskasy, Elod (BC) 2185 0 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * 1 + ½ ½ 1 8½ Labelle, Jacques 14 2189 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 010½½½0 * + 0 1 17½ (PQ) 15 MacPhail, John (ON) 2241 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ - - 0 ½ 0 - - * 1 1 1 6 16 Fuster, Geza (ON) 2185 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 * 1 1 5 Markov, Bozidar 17 2091 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 * ½ 4½ (SK) 18 Smook, Roger (ON) 2098 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ * 2 Cumulative totals: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 Biyiasas ½ 1½ 2 3 4 5 6 6½ 7 8 8 9 9½ 10½ 11 11½ 12 2 Kuprejanov 1 2 3 4 4½ 5½ 6½ 7 7 7 8 8½ 9½ 10½ 10½ 11½ 11½ 3 Day 1 1 1½ 2½ 3½ 4 5 6 7 8 8 8½ 9½ 10½ 10½ 11 11½ 4 Vranesic ½1½1½2½3½3½4 4 4½5½6½7½8 8 9 10 10½ 5 Coudari 0 1 2 2½ 3 4 5 5½ 6½ 7 7½ 8½ 9½ 9½ 9½ 9½ 10 6 Witt 11½222½3½455½666½78 8½9 9½ 7 Selick 1 2 2 2½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 3½ 4 4½ 4½ 5 6 7 8 8½ 9½ 8 Piasetski ½ 1½ 2½ 3½ 4½ 4½ 4½ 4½ 5 5½ 6½ 6½ 7½ 7½ 8 9 9½ 9 Zuk ½ ½ 1½ 1½ 2 3 3½ 4½ 5 5 5½ 6½ 6½ 6½ 7½ 8½ 9 10 Amos 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 3½ 4½ 5½ 6 6 6 7 7½ 8½ 9 11 Allan ½½½1½1½1½2345678 88½8½9 12 Berry ½ ½ 1 1½ 2½ 3 3½ 4½ 4½ 4½ 5 5½ 5½ 6½ 7½ 8 8½ 13 Macskasy ½ 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 4 4 5 5½ 6 6 6 6 6 7 7½ 8½ 14 Labelle 012222333½44½55½6½77½7½ 15 MacPhail ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 2 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 16 Fuster ½ ½ 1 1 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 17 Markov ½ ½ ½ 1½1½2 2 2½2½2½3½3½3½3½3½4 4½ 18 Smook 000000000½½½1½1½1½1½2 In the end it was the twenty-one year old B.C. Champion Peter Biyiasas who made the most of his chances and husbanded his resources the best in winning the tournament with 12.0/17, a mere half point ahead of second-placed George Kuprejanov and Lawrence Day. Kuprejanov had led for the first half of the event but was joined by Day and Biyiasas in round nine. Thereafter Biyiasas never gave up at least a share of first; his pragmatic approach being exemplified by the last three rounds, where he 3 of 7 22/10/2007 1:23 PM Bulletin #130 imap://mail.interchange.ubc.ca:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX%3E130... agreed to three relatively short draws while Kuprejanov and Day were unable to maintain the pace. One example of the possible pitfalls was the fate of Geza Fuster, who wore himself out in trying to win too many adjourned games. The (unattributed) report in Canada Chess Chat had these comments on the play of the B.C. representatives: "In this bitter seventeen-day-long fight Peter Biyiasas of Vancouver came out on top. His games were by no means faultless; as he himself admitted, he was lost in several games. However, chess is more complex than just playing well and winning a better position. It is equally important to play resourcefully in an inferior position, finding difficult defensive moves and finally turning a loss into a victory. Those who can do this must be very strong. Peter Biyiasas was the best at this and deservedly won the tournament. He temporized his draws and wins properly and in the last rounds he held better positions and agreed upon draws in better positions, first to get his international title and then to win the championship..
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