2007 Australian Junior Championship Bulletin, Friday 19 January

Chess Discount Sales 2007 Australian Junior Rapid Play Championship - Prizewinners!

Do you have a cheque to collect? Rapid Play Champion Girls’ Champion =1st/2nd Chris Wallis & Andrew Brown $327.50ea Chris Wallis 6.5/7 Alex Jule 5.5/7

=3rd/5th Junta Ikeda, Thomas Donaldson, Eugene Schon $148.33ea 2nd - Junta Ikeda 2nd - Sally Yu 3rd - Thomas Donaldson Open =1st Under 16/Under14/Under12 Gene Nakauchi, Jonas Muller, & Yi Yuan $131.00ea 4th - Reubban Muthusamy 5th - Jonas Muller 1st Under 10 Ryan Sam $131.00 Under 16 Champion Under 16 Girls ‘ Champion Girls 1st Alexandra Jule $262.00 Andrew Brown 6.5/7 Jessica Kinder 5/7 Girls = 2nd and = 1st Under 16 Jessica Kinder and Emma Guo $170 ea Under 14 Champion Under 14 Girls’ Champion Eugene Schon 6/7 Emma Guo 5/7 Girls Under 14 =1st Sally Yu and Molly McGarity $65.50 ea Under 12 Champion Under 12 Girls’ Champion Girls Under 12 =1st Gene Nakauchi 5.5/7 Abbie Kanagarajah 3/7 Abbie Kanagarajah, Gala Huang, Amy Flood $43.67ea Under 10 Champion Under 10 Girls’ Champion Girls Under 10 =1st Lucinda Flood and Elizabeth Behne-Smith $65.50 ea Ryan Sam 4/7 Lucinda Flood 3/7

Under 8 Champion Under 8 Girls’ Champion Jordan Vico 3/7 Annabel Litchfield 1/7

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Lest such a veritable array of colours grinding struggle against Tamzin may have been better (with a piece cabobble you, dear reader, do let Oliver by exploiting her opponent’s for two pawns); Bernard Chau, who me explain – I refer to the Rapid bad bishop and lack of space. shocked Van Nguyen; and Tomson Play event, where the Brown of the Joining Sally on 3/4 were Sophie Qin, who upset Cedric Koh. Cedric’s title (Andrew) was very close to Eustace, who defeated Verity coach was especially begrumpled; successful in his quest for gold. Williams; Sarah Behne-Smith, who instead of taking a piece, Cedric lost Indeed it could be argued that he beat Penelope Hoey; and Katrina one instead to lose his game! should be able to claim at least a Knapp, who upset Kayleigh Smith share of the gold, as his final starting with a massive king hunt Junta Ikeda may have been position was equal first with Chris and finishing with an ending where expected to ribroast Ben Harris, but Wallis on 6.5/7. Sadly for Andrew, her two connected passed pawns he had to work very hard; in the the official FIDE tiebreak used (sum killed the enemy bishop. end, he crashed through their of progressive scores) relegated him locked position to win a pawn and to second place on countback, It is still anyone’s guess as to who force a winning endgame. Chris giving Chris the Gold and the Brown will win the Under 12 Girls event, as Wallis was more convincing today in the Silver. Leaving you to seek the three players sharing the lead winning pawns and his game elsewhere for all the other trophy on 3.5/4 are followed by one on 3 against Eugene Schon; while and cash prize winners, I will tell and six players on 2.5! Caroline Shan you that this 132 player event was a is one player sharing the lead after most exciting one, with the winning a piece early against highlights being the fighting draws Alannah Byrne; Clarise Koh is by both Andrew and Chris with top another (beat Leteisha Simmonds); seed Junta Ikeda. Chris came close and Abbie Kanagarajah is the third to beating Junta, but in the end a (defeated Joanne Mason). Elizabeth draw was good enough; while Behne-Smith pulled off another Andrew will doubtless say his upset, checkmating Lucinda Flood fighting win over Devrim Van Dijk to get to 3/4. Top seed Natasha from two pawns down and facing Bortsova had another struggle, three connected passed pawns was drawing a rook ending she may IA Charles Zworestine another highlight for him! have lost against Mirakla Mithran. She was joined on 2.5/4 by second Day 5 saw us back to the main seed Megan Setiabudi, among Michael Wei made fairly short work event, however – and it should be others; they are still both hovering of Devrim Van Dijk after the latter clear from the above that very few threateningly near the leaders… blundered a pawn. Joining these players actually took a rest on Day 4 three on 4/4 was Thomas (the “rest day”)! Clearly Jessica Fewer players seem to be in with a Donaldson, who was a tad lucky to Kinder was not tired, although Sally chance in the Under 12 Open win his rook and pawn endgame Yu may have been – she allowed a tournament, where Yi Yuan won a against Alex Buda. James Morris bishop to be trapped, losing piece pawn and crashed through against looked a bit worse against Ben and game to give Jessica the Taiyang Zhang to get to 4/4. He is Lazarus, but then produced a outright lead on 4/4. However, not safe yet, however, as a queening combination to win a Jessica could hardly feel safe, as convincing win by Vincent Horton rook, score an upset and reach both Molly McGarity and Emma over Kinto Wan and a rather 3.5/4. Jeffrey Tse also produced an Guo reached 3.5/4 to be still tougher endgame win by Laurence upset, but this one was only a draw breathing down her neck. Emma Matheson over James Li saw them after his powerful attack could not won a long game against Deborah also reach 4/4. They are followed by quite break through against Zhigen Ng, where after many thrusts and Oscar Wang, who got to 3.5/4 after Wilson Lin; thus these two had to be counterthrusts Deborah found beating Ryan Sam by winning content with joining James on herself with rook and two pawns for pawns and eventually a piece in 3.5/4. two pieces, but then let her rook their endgame. Among the players get trapped to lose the exchange on 3/4 were Sabin Karibasic, whose and the game; while Molly won a upset draw against Thomas Feng www.actjcl.org.au/ausjuniors2007/ (1) Eustace,Sophie (1427) - Guo,Emma (1535) C01 27...Rxf4 28.Rd2 It's surprising that White appeared to see Nxh3 U18 Girls (3.3), 16.01.2007 before but doesn't see it now. However there doesn't seem to be a good defence: 28.Qh2 e3 (even better than 28...Rxf2 ) 29.Rde1 Rxf2 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.h3 It's true that Bg4 30.Rxf2 exf2 31.Rf1 Ne4; or 28.Kh2 Rh4; The sacrifice also works generally equalises against the Exchange French but can White really against a nothing move to leave the Rook on f1 defended, e.g. get much out of this use of a move? White plays quite negatively in 28.Ba2 Nxh3 29.gxh3 Qxh3+ 30.Qh2 Qf3+ 31.Qg2 (31.Kg1 Rg4+) the opening and Black quickly gets moving. 31...Rh4+ 32.Kg1 Rg4

5...Ne7 6.Bd3 Nbc6 7.Nc3 Nb4 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Ba4 Bf5 10.a3 Na6 28...Nxh3 So it comes, but in fact 28...Nf3 is even better. It wins the Although the Knight is offside it is only two moves away from e6. Queen as taking on f3 falls to the same tactic as in the game - the On the other hand one White Bishop is shut out and the other is extra pawn makes no difference. just defending pawns. 29.Qh2 White can't play 29.gxh3 Qxh3+ 30.Qh2 Qxf1+ 31.Qg1 Rh4# 11.Bg5 f6 12.Be3 0–0 13.0–0 Ng6 14.Qe2 Putting the Queen on an open file which it will have to leave soon looks like a waste of time. 29...Rh4 30.gxh3 Black intends simply to retreat the Rook and then Either Re1 or Ne2 seem more purposeful. White isn't yet losing but move the Knight. The obvious defence of creating an escape square is working her way towards it. for the King fails due to 30.g3 Rh6 31.Kg2 Nf4+ Material will end up nearly even but White's King is still in trouble - 32.gxf4 Rxh2+ 14...Nc7 15.Rfe1 Qd7 16.Rad1 Rae8 17.Qf1 b5 Black may have 33.Kxh2 Qg4 threatens both Qxf4 and Rf6 etc.; while fleeing with the been worried about 17...Ne6 18.Nxd5 but in fact she then has 18...b5 Queen is even less effective: 30.Qg3 Nxf2+ 31.Kg1 Rh1#

18.Bb3 Ne6 19.Ne2 Be4 20.Nd2 White has been moving steadily 30...Rxh3 31.Re2 Rxh2+ 32.Kxh2 Qg4 33.Rfe1 White's awkward backwards over the last few moves. At least this eliminates Black's pieces leave her even worse than the material balance tells. Mate Bishop but at the cost of giving Black a pawn on e4 instead, and the can be prevented but after 33.Re3 Rf6 34.Rg3 Qe2 Black picks up a f-file. couple more pawns.

20...f5 21.Nxe4 21.f3 doesn't win the Bishop because of 21...f4 but 33...Rf3 34.Re3 Rxf2+ 35.Kh1 Qg2# 0–1 at least would have allowed White to elminate a few pieces, e.g. 22.Nxe4 fxe3 23.Nxd6 Qxd6 24.Rd3 Ng5 Annotated by Ian Rout

21...fxe4 22.Kh1 Most of White's pieces are doing nothing except huddling behind the barricade and holding it up. With this move White unpins the f-pawn and unstalemates the Queen.

22...Rf6 23.Qg1 Ref8 24.c3 Ngf4 Black now eliminates the two most LIKE TO SEE YOUR GAME HERE? effective defenders. It looks like a sacrifice on h3 is in the air. Email your annotated games to - 25.Nxf4 Bxf4 26.Rf1 Ng5 27.Bxf4 White would really prefer to let [email protected] Black take to neutralise the f-file, but Nxh3 really was threatened so White needs to gain access to h2. Foxtrot by Bill Amend by Foxtrot

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