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SCCF State Championship IM Tim Taylor Ron Hermansen R ank & File SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007 VOLUME XXX, NO. 5 $3.00 IM Enrico Sevillano IM Jack Peters 6½-½ Julian Landaw 2007 SCCF State Championship IM Tim Taylor Ron Hermansen Reynaldo del Pilar John Daniel Bryant John Funderburg 5th Annual Western Pacific Open October 19-21, 2007 $10,000 Prize Fund (based on 200 players, 50% of each prize guaranteed) at the LAX Hilton Open 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles CA 1st: $1600 90045 2nd-5th: $1000-$800-$400-$200 Five Rounds — Swiss System U2400: $300 3-day schedule 40/2, SD/1; 2-day schedule rounds 1-2 G/75 U2300: $200 U2200: $700-$500- $300 Entry Fees: Open $83 if received by 10-18, $95 at door Premier (U2000) $83 by 10-18, $95 at door Premier Amateur (U1400) $67 by 10-18, $80 door (Under 2000) $700-$500-$300-$100 SCCF membership required of rated state residents ($14, U1800: $400-$200- $100 jr. $9) U1600: $400-$200- $100 Registration: 5:30-6:30 p.m. 10-19, 8:30-10 a.m. 10-20 Rounds: 3-day 7 p.m., 11-5:30, 10-4:30; 2-day 10:30- 1:30 Saturday (G/75), then merges Amateur (Under 1400/Unrated) Entries: SCCF, c/o John Hillery, 835 N. Wilton Place #1, Los Angeles, CA 90038 $$ T+400-$200-$100 U1200: T+$100 HR: $104 single or double. (310) 410-4000. Be sure to mention Western Chess. Unrated: T+$100 Parking $9/day Best Game Prize: $25 (all sections On-line entry, advance entry lists: eligible) www.westernchess.com 2 RANK & FILE SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007 AroundAround thethe NationNation new titles, apparently as the result and value of these new offices re- Attention Junior of a power-sharing compromise. Su- mains to be determined. Players san Polgar was named Chairman, Joel Channing Vice President for 2008 will bring a great new op- Business Development, Paul Tru- portunity for juniors. By playing ong Vice President for Marketing U.S. Senior Open in “adult” (also known as “mixed”) and Communications, and Randy The USCF held its 27th U.S. Se- tournaments that are announced in Hough Vice President (Vice Presi- nior Open Chess Championship at Chess Life and pulling upsets, you’ll dent for Secretary?) The function the La Quinta Resort & Club lo- be able to earn points in a new Grand Prix. This competition will offer thousands of dollars worth of chess merchandise and other prizes. Look for details in Chess Life (prob- CONTENTSONTENTS ably the October issue) and the next issue of Chess Life for Kids. — Ran- dy Hough AROUNDAROUND THETHE NATIONNATION ........... .........................................................3 22007007 SSCCFCCF SSTATETATE CHAMPIONSHIPCHAMPIONSHIP .....................5 ONTENTS USCF Election: Here 447TH7TH AANNUALNNUACL comes the new boss A ROUNDPACIFICPACIFI CTHE SOUTHWESTSO UNTATIONHWES T. O. .PENP . E. N. ...................................... 11131 ST NNUAL MATEUR EAM Four new members were elected PPACI21ACIFFIC IAC CCOASTOAST U.S.OOPENPEN A ..................................................................... T 1313 to the USCF’s Executive Board in WEST . ....................................................................................................... 5 July. Results were as follows: TTDD CCORNORNEERR 1414 Susan Polgar 3004 TTACTICSWAESTERNCTICS CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS . 10 Randy Bauer 2325 TACTICSbyby TIMIM HANKSANKS ................................. .....................................................................15 Paul Truong 2056 (all elected to 4-year terms) SSTATE T byAT ETim CHAMPIONSHIPCH HanksAMPION . S. .H . .I .P . Q. .UUALIFIERS . A. L. I. .F . .I . E. R. .S . .................. 1219 Jim Berry 2026 (1-year term) HHEREEERERE && THERET THHEREERE Stephen Jones 1774 ClubCClublub news,new news,s, locallocal tournaments,t olocalurnam etournaments,nts, Mikhail Korenman 1648 sscholcholaasticstic eeventsvents aandnd mmoreore .............................................................................2020 Don Schultz 1580 scholastic events . 15 Joe Lux 1231 THEHE LLONGONG VIEWVIEW Sam Sloan 677 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS . 19 byby JOHNOHN HILLERYILLERY ............................ .....................................................................2323 Mike Goodall 482 GAMES FROM RECENT EVENTS . 21 At its first meeting, the new EB GGAAMMESES FROMFROM REECENTCENT EEVENTSVENTS ..................................24 HE IGHTER IDE . re-elected Bill Goichberg as Presi- T L S 24 UUPCOMINGPCOMING EVENEVENTTSS ...............................................................................26 dent, and Randy Hough as Secre- UPCOMING EVENTS . 26 tary. Randy Bauer is the new Vice CCHESSHESS QQUIZUIZ ................................................ .......................................................28 President for Finance (the office CHESS QUIZ. 24 formerly known as Treasurer.) In addition, the Board created several 3 RANK & FILE SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007 cated in La Quinta (Palm Springs), Class E: Gabriel Usher Tkach. California from August 14 19. Forty- 4-5. Southern California Chess five “over 50” players participated Below Class E & Unrated: Ian Federation from all across the United States. Morton and Donald Anthony Car- President Joel Johnson of Arizona, rated relli, 4½-4½. Joe Hanley Vice President Elliot Landaw 2243, took the title with a 5½-½ Top Southern California per- Secretary Chuck Ensey score. Five other masters tied for formers were IM Enrico Sevillano, Treasurer John Hillery second with 4½: James Eade, Stane Derek Tan, and John Rinaldo, with Executive Board Karafiloski, IM Walter Shipman, 6½-2½. Randy Hough Lester Van Meter and Robert Row- A complete list of the Final Mike Nagaran ley. Standings can be found at: http:// Rick Aeria Additional details may be found www.monroi.com/tournamentgate/ Jim Bullock at the official website, www.us- 07USOpen/standings.html. Ivona Jezierska chess.org/tournaments/2007/senior. — USCF news release Ron Rezendes Essam Mohamed Carol Jarecki directed, with the Takashi Iwamoto assistance of Charles Hatherhill. GM Alexander Shabalov – IM — USCF news release Amon Simutowe Rank & File US Open, Cherry Hill 2007 Editor John Hillery B12 CARO-KANN DEFENSE, Ad- 835 N. Wilton Pl. # vance Variation Los Angeles CA 90038 US Open: Lucky Seven 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 [email protected] The 2007 U.S. Open Chess took 5.Nb3 Nd7 6.Nf3 a5 7.a4 Bb4+ 8.c3 place at at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Be7 9.Be2 Qb6 10.0–0 h5 11.c4 dxc4 Publisher David Argall in Cherry Hill, New Jersey from 12.Nbd2 Bd3 13.Bxd3 cxd3 14.Nc4 Contributing Editors July 28 through August 5. This Qa6 15.b3 Nb6 16.Qxd3 Nh6 17.Bg5 Jack Peters year’s event drew 414 players. Nf5 18.Bxe7 Kxe7 19.Rac1 Kf8 Tim Hanks The 9 round event was won by 20.Qe4 Nd5 21.Ng5 Rd8 22.Qf3 Rd7 Al Pena seven co-champions who all tied 23.Rfd1 Kg8 24.Ne3 Nde7 25.Nxf5 Contributors with 7½-1½ scores. The 2007 U.S. Nxf5 Chuck Ensey Open plaque was awarded to GM Randy Hough XIIIIIIIIY Cyrus Lakdawala Boris Gulko, who won on tie-break. Michael Angelo Purcell Congratulations to the “lucky” sev- 9-+-+-+ktr0 en: Boris Gulko, Alexander Sha- 9+p+r+pzp-0 Subscriptions/Address Changes balov, Sergey Kudrin, Benjamin 9q+p+p+-+0 Randy Hough, Membership Secretary Finegold, Michael Rohde, Michael P.O. Box 205 Mulyar and Anton Del Mundo. 9zp-+-zPnsNp0 Monterey Park CA 9754 Class prize winners were: 9P+-zP-+-+0 (626) 282-742 Master: Antonio Del Mundo, 7½- 9+P+-+Q+-0 [email protected] 1½. Rank & File — ISSN 8750-964 USPS Expert: Andy May and Abby 9-+-+-zPPzP0 738-230, published bimonthly by the Marshall, 7-2. 9+-tRR+-mK-0 Southern California Chess Federation, 300 Class A: Naor Brown, 7-2. xiiiiiiiiy Ballista, La Puente CA 9744. Periodical Class B: Lamont Rogers and Continued on page 14 ... postage paid at Industry, CA. POSTMAS- Evan B. Ames, 5½-3½. TER: Send changes of address to SCCF, Class C: Megan Lee, 5½-3½. Photos: Cover: Chris Roberts. p. 11: John PO Box 205, Monterey Park CA 9754. Class D: Michael Radler, Dean Hillery. Pp. 22, 23, 25: San Diego Chess Subscriptions: $4 adult, $9 junior. Club. Brown and Thomas Stanics, 4½- Copyright © SCCF 2007. One-time only 4½. publication rights have been obtained from signed contributors. All other rights are hereby assigned to the authors. The opinions Advertising Rates: Full page $80, half page expressed are strictly those of the contribu- $45, 1/4 page $25, 1/8 page $15, back cover (3/4 tors and do not necessarily reflect the views page) $80. (All rates are for camera-ready copy.) SCCF Online Flyer insert $50 (advertiser must supply flyers). The SCCF Web of the SCCF, its officers or members. 50% discount for tournaments requiring SCCF membership. Display ads should be sent to the page is located at: Editor, flyers to the Publisher (addresses at right). Payment should be sent with order to the Editor. www.scchess.com SCCF reserves the right to reject any advertising. 4 RANK & FILE SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007 2007 sccf state championship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 IM Enrico Sevillano * 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 6½ 2 Julian Landaw 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 4½ 3 IM Jack Peters 0 ½ * ½ 1 0 1 1 4.0 4 IM Tim Taylor 0 0 ½ * 1 1 0 1 3½ 5 Ron Hermansen 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1 1 3½ 6 John Daniel Bryant ½ 0 1 0 0 * 1 0 2½ 7 John Funderburg 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 2.0 8 Reynaldo del Pilar 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 * 1½ he 19th annual SCCF State Championship, held July 7-15 IM Tim Taylor (2441) – John Dan- Tat the Century City law offices of Cheong, Denove, Rowell & iel Bryant (2240) Bennett, once again brought together Southern California’s top SCCF State Championship, Los players and a selection of promising challengers. Angeles 2007 E79 KING’S INDIAN DEFENSE, Four Taking clear with a dominating Be3 a6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Be2 b5 7. a4 Pawns Attack 6½-½ was last year’s co-champion b4 8. Nd5 c5 9. 0–0 e6 10. Nf4 Bb7 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 IM Enrico Sevillano. Notable this 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Qd6 Rc8 13. Rad1 4. e4 d6 5.
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