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R ank & File MAY-JUNE 2005 VOLUME XXVIII, NO. 3 $3.00 22nd Annual Charles Van Buskirk U.S. Tim Hanks Amateur Team West Let’s Mate Those Fockers Ron Hermansen Rory Valle Membership, Public and Professional Endorsements Service Joel Channing, currently a director of the US Chess Trust, will bring to the USCF Executive Board Director US Chess Trust. Mensa. Miami a wealth of business experience know-how. We Beach Planning Commission, 1970 to 1973. State strongly recommend that you vote for Joel Channing! of Florida Condominium Advisory Board, 1979 to 1983. Community Associations Institute, National Dale F. Frey, Treasurer, General Electric (ret.); Speakers Bureau, 1980 to 1984. Florida Home Chairman, General Electric Investments Inc. (ret.) Builders Association Legislative Committee, 1979 to 1982, North Palm Beach Chamber of World Champion Susan Polgar Vote for Joel Channing for the USCF Commerce, Governmental Committee 1988 to Erik Anderson, President AF4C Executive Board 1990. Best in America Living Award Judge, 1993. GM Yasser Seirawan I know how to make a business succeed, I know City of Palm Beach Gardens Planning and Zoning Bill Goichberg, Former USCF Exec Director " Board, member 1996, Vice Chairman 1997, Don Schultz, Former President USCF how to work harmoniously with others and I've Chairman 1998 to 2000. Florida, Advisory Council made enough money to give chess the amount of to the Commission on Human Relations, 1999. GM Arthur Bisguier time it deserves." Recent Chess Experience Harvey Lerman, floridaCHESS Editor Joel Channing I love chess, especially what it does for IM John Donaldson children. God must love lower rated players -- he Dan Lucas, Editor Georgia Chess Business Experience: made so many of us. Nevertheless, I study each Mike Cavallo, Former USCF Exec Director Channing and Channing, Architects and morning and am dedicated to raising my rating. Frank Brady, USCF Board Member Engineers 1963 to 1971; Channing Corporation, My favorite chess tournaments are the US Senior Franc Guadalupe, President, Florida Chess President 1971 to 1991, Chairman of the Board and the Amateur Team Championship. I have 1991 to present. Channing Corporation develops started the PBG Chess Club in Panera’s Jon Haskel, Director Boca Raton Chess Club and sells roughly 40 million dollars of real estate restaurant in Palm Beach Gardens. Starting a club Paul Truong, Capt. US Ladies Olympiad Team annually. Currently building shopping centers along takes time. I actively recruit players, call them to Bob Smith, former USCF President PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens and luxury remind them and on Saturdays I stay there from International Arbiter Carol Jarecki homes in Vero Beach. Channing Corp. sells single 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. As a major project, I’m family homes and retains ownership in commercial working with Susan Polgar to organize a 350 board Robert Tanner, US FIDE Zonal President developments, leasing facilities to upscale stores, simul for her which will break the current world Fabio LaRota, U.S. Senior Champion restaurants, offices and apartments. record of 330 boards! Dr. Joe Wagner, Former Exec Board Member Paid advertisement Chess Lotto II Help support the SCCF State Championship! Each $20 donation entitles you to one entry in a drawing for these great prizes: • Lesson with IM Jack Peters • Lesson with IM Cyrus Lakdawala • Autographed copy of “Pal Benko -- Life & Games,” by Jeremy Silman (BCF & ChessCafé Book of the Year!) • Autographed copy of “Amateur‘s Mind” set, by Jeremy Silman • Free entry to the 2005 Southern California Open • Four $25 gift certificates from Chess Palace • Chess Timer ™ digital chess clock • One-year membership in the Los Angeles Chess Club Drawing will be held during the State Championship in July. Mail contributions to SCCF, P.O. Box 205, Monterey Park CA 9754, or go to www.scchess.com 2 RANK & FILE MAY-JUNE 2005 Around the Nation Far West Open dxe5 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Be4 Bxh4 ing over 600 cities gathered at the Suat Atalik and Alex Yermolin- 19.Nxh4 Rad8 20.Re3 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 Gaylord Opryland Resort and Con- sky tied for first in the Far West Nf6 22.Qc2 e4 23.Nf5 Qd7 24.Ng3 vention Center – the largest non-ca- Open, held March 18-20 in Reno, Qd2 25.Qb3 b5 26.axb5 axb5 sino hotel in the U.S. – for 4 days with scores of 5-1. The two GMs 27.Rae1 Re5 28.Nxe4 Nxe4 29.Rxe4 of intense competition with pride, drew with each other in the middle Qxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31.Kh2 Re5 trophies, and scholarships on the of the tournament in a tough battle, 32.Qb4 Rd2 33.Qf4 Ree2 34.Qb8+ line. A special thanks to Nashville and drew in the last round with GM Kh7 35.Qxb5 Rxf2 36.b4 Rxg2+ Chess Center and Tennessee Chess Gregory Serper and IM Igor Ivanov 37.Kh1 g6 38.Qc4 Kg7 39.Qf1 Rg3 Association for the support. respectively. Vladimir Mezentsev 40.c4 Rgd3 41.Qf4 Rc2 0–1 The 5270 students smashed the was alone in third with a score of old record of 4606 entries recorded 4½. This excellent result included Largest Tournament in Kansas City in 2001. National a win over GM Serper and a draw scholastic tournaments are held with GM Sergey Kudrin. Mezent- At Largest Hotel each year but are divided by loca- sev’s only loss was to Atalik. Tying The world’s largest scholastic tion into elementary, middle school, for fourth at 4 in the multi-section chess tournament in history record- and high school events. Every four event which attracted 192 players ed 5270 entries in Nashville, TN, years all three are gathered at one five GMs and five IMs were Kudrin this past weekend. Students from Ivanov and Serper. 1300 schools in 48 states represent- NTD Jerry Weikel, his wife CONTENTS Fran and Barbara Woodward of the Sands Regency Hotel and Casino AROUND THE NATION . 3 organized the event which attract- ST NNUALCONTENTSMATEUR EAM ed 192 players. The Western States 21 A U.S. A T Open will be held this October in WEST . 5 the same venue. AROUND THE NATION ........... .........................................................3 For complete standings go to the WESTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS . 10 ......................... .............................. Reno Chess Club website ( http:// U.S. Amateur Team West 5 TACTICS www.renochess.org/ ) where web- IBAR INVITATIONAL ........................................................................ 10 master Ernie Hong does an excel- by Tim Hanks . 12 lent job. Contact Jerry Weikel at WESTERN PACIFIC OPEN ............. ............................................12 [email protected] for a mailed HERE & THERE copy of the Games Bulletin for $6 ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO ............................................. 14 including 116 games from the Open Club news, local tournaments, section. — Mechanics Institute TACTICS scholastic events . 15 Newsletter by TIM HANKS ................................. .....................................................................15 HERESTATE & C THEREHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS . 19 IM Ricardo DeGuzman – GM Suat Atalik G ClubAMES news, F ROMlocal tournaments, RECENT EVENTS . 21 Far West Open, Reno, 2005 ............................................................................. scholHEastic IGHTERevents and moreIDE . 19 A46 TROMPOWSKY ATTACK T L S 24 ................. 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 STATEUPCOMING CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS . .QU . .ALIFIERS . 26 25 Be7 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 b6 7.c3 ............................................................................. Bb7 8.Bd3 Qc7 9.0–0 d6 10.Re1 UPCOMINGCHESS QUIZ EVEN. TS. 24 26 Nbd7 11.a4 a6 12.Qb1 h6 13.Bh4 CHESS QUIZ .............................................. .......................................................2 8 0–0 14.h3 Rfe8 15.Ne4 e5 16.dxe5 3 RANK & FILE MAY-JUNE 2005 site for a “Super” National. The K-12 Under 1500 : 2005 event is the third such event Henchey, David P 1495/6.5 Southern California Chess Nguyen, Quan 1369/6.5 organized by the USCF. K-12 U1200 : Federation “This event highlights the tre- Sahoury, Samer 1146/7 President mendous enthusiasm for chess K-12 U900 : Ron Rezendes Vice President John Hillery among students of all backgrounds Sweatland, Christopher 709/7 Secretary Chuck Ensey in the United States,” stated Jerry K-12 Unrated : Rothschild, Ben J Unrated/7 Treasurer Randy Hough Nash, USCF Scholastic Director. K-9 Championship : Executive Board “The over 46,000 students who Banawa, Joel Cholo B 2211/6 Jay Stallings are members of the United States Zhao, Parker Bi Gu 2111/6 Nshan Keshishian Chess Federation represent a re- Hilton, Jonathan L 2027/6 Elliot Landaw markable growth of scholastic chess K-9 Unrated : Mike Nagaran Fernandez, Xavier Unrated/6.5 Rick Aeria in recent years. Teachers have dis- Rojas, John Unrated/6.5 covered chess to be an excellent tool John Surlow K-8 Championship : David Saponara for teaching math and developing Weser, Adam 1907/6.5 Dennis Steele critical thinking skills. Parents K8 U1250 : Rank & File Jesch, Isaiah D 1077/7 have discovered the value of chess Editor John Hillery in teaching self-discipline and char- K-8 U1000 : 835 N. Wilton Pl. # Anwar, Gohar 869/7 acter development.” Los Angeles CA 90038 The University of Texas at Dal- K-8 U750 : [email protected] Chavez, Christian 747/7 las awarded scholarships to the K-6 Championship : Publisher David Argall winners of each championship Robson, Ray S 2036/7 section (elementary, middle, and K-6 U1000 : Contributing Editors high school) each valued at about Diaz, Linda 775/7 Jack Peters $48,000 to non-Texas residents. K-6 Unrated : Tim Hanks The winners were Joel Banawa, Narula, Gautam R Unrated/7 Al Pena Vera, Yurian