Australian Correspondence Quarterly

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February 2017 Vol. 70 No. 1 pp 1-24 $4.00 Editor: Shaun Press ISSN 819-7806 2 Auburn St, Amaroo, ACT, 2914 [email protected]

Despite the date on the masthead, I am actually writing this editorial in March. A of an over long holiday, and catching up with outstanding tasks, are the main reason for this. Unfortunately the latest of this issue has a knock on effect for other CCLA activities, as the February issue is the last one before the start of the yearly championship events. As a consequence the deadline for entries has been pushed back to the end of this month, with an early April starting date now being scheduled. While I my overseas trip did not contain much CC business (apart from trying to keep up with my own games), I ended up doing a bit of writing for other periodicals. Based on my own experience with this (and other magazines), I contributed a few articles, assuming that they would need all the copy they could get. I was therefore very surprised when they asked if they could hold over some of my articles for future editions, as they already had enough content for the current issue! This is a stark contrast with the ACCQ, which is beginning to shrink as a periodical. Officially it is a 32 page magazine, but in recent years some issues have only contained 24 pages, and in fact this is now happening more often than not. Currently I am relying on the yeoman efforts of some regular contributors, plus the occasional bonus article from an enthusiastic member or two, but it is fair to say that magazine isn’t what it once was. To be fair, I do not think it is all doom and gloom at this point, but you, the readers, do need to think about what magazine you want (and what you might get). For the moment the balance is tilted towards to what I would consider CCLA business (tournament results, ratings, news), but a few extra contributors might return it to the days of tournament reports, instructional articles, and informative game collections. 2 3

International News

85th Anniversary CCLA a superior tiebreak (three wins). This invitational tournament Derek Roebuck and John Mulder started in December 2014, shortly finished with 5.5/10 and 4.5/10 after we hosted the ICCF Congress respectively. in Parramatta. Although there remains one unfinished game, the 19th AA Zone Preliminaries top places have already been The 19th Africa Asia Zone decided. The winner with 7.5/12 is Individual Championship Harry Ingersol (USA) who finished Preliminaries have started with 101 ahead of IM James Henri (HKG) players from 15 countries and Anthony Balshaw (WLS) on competing in 14 groups. Eleven tiebreak. Australians Gordon players were seeded direct to the Dunlop and Colin McKenzie semi-finals which are scheduled to finished with 6/12. LGM Veronica start in October 2018. Australia Henri and Max Willow finished entered most players 34, followed with 5/12. Mihail Balutescu by India 15, Indonesia 15 and finished with 3.5/12 in his last South Africa 13. The 1st Africa Australian tournament before Asia Zone Team Championship is transferring to Romania. due to start later in 2017.

2015 Australian Masters ICCF Champions League tournaments Champions League 7 has been There are two games remaining in announced and will start in May the 2015 Australian Masters 2017. The format will revert to that tournament and SIM Olli Ylonen used in Champions League 5. This (FIN) needs to win both games to is an event for strong teams of 4 overtake SIM Ken Holroyd (USA) players, with new teams only who finished with 6/10. accepted in the Australians IM Gordon Dunlop Division. Any interested players and SIM Steve Kerr finished with rated over 2100 should contact me 5/10 and 4.5/10 respectively. The in March – the closing date for 2015 Candidate Masters is now entries is 16 April 2017. concluded with Australian LGM Veronica Henri finishing in first 7th WebChess Open place on 6/10 ahead of IM John With 861 entries from 52 Ballow (USA), Frank Lux (GER) countries, the 7th WebChess Open and Barrie Mulligan (AUS) due to preliminaries have started in 123 4 groups. Most entries were australia.com submitted by Russia (111), Germany (102) and USA (90). AA Zone is at www.iccf-aa.com Australia submitted 10 entries. AA Zone webserver is at www.aa- 6th Chess 960 World Cup webchess.com Two Australian players, Mike Stubbs and Joseph Tanti, have Brian Jones entered the 6th Chess 960 World CCLA International Secretary Cup which starts on 15 March [email protected] 2017. Registration will close on 28 23 February 2017 February 2017. IM Ralph Basden Australian News Long-serving CCLA member IM Ralph Basden passed away in CCLA Major Tournaments 2017 Wollongong on 24 January 2017. The closing date for entries to the Ralph continued to play by post 2017 Australian Championship and until recently but will be most supporting events is 25 March. It is th remembered for his 4 place in expected that all webserver events World Championship 21 Semi- will start on 2 April 2017. There final 5 and his good performances will be Australian Reserves, th st in the 29 and 31 Australian Senior, and Ladies events as Championships. well as NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA and TAS State Championships. I IA Peter Maylott would particularly encourage Congratulations to Peter Maylott players to enter their State who has recently been awarded his Championships. title by ICCF. Peter is the first CCLA member to Australian Interstate Team receive the IA title since George Championship Stibal, who died in 2010. Queensland continue to lead the 2016 Australian Interstate Team New Chess Websites Championship with 25/32 ahead of Please note our new Australian and NSW (20.5/33) and Victoria AA Zone websites are as below. (19/28). , ACT, WA and Please visit regularly for news and SA all have less than 50% scores. send feedback. The 2017 Interstate team Championship will commence in CCLA Australia is at www.iccf- 5

June so states should appoint team Rating List captains and select their players A list of 26 players who have been soon! re-rated from some or all of the 57 games received for the quarter STANDARD CCLA 6/1 and from 1 September to 30 November CCLA 4/2 events 2016. During 2017 we will continue to G=; I=Intnl, W=Intnl offer CCLA 6/1 and CCLA 4/2 Lady, C=Candidate Master; events on the ICCF webserver. M=Master; S=Senior IM; L=Life These will be open events (no Member. rating restrictions) with similar * indicates fewer than 12 games time controls as used in 2016. rated. Please do not hesitate to drop me a Anderson C.L. 933 line if you require more games. Basden R. MI 2169 Bell Mrs L.E. 922 Entry fees for CCLA events Boswell E.H. 789 Except for the Major Tournaments, Bubb D.C. 1503 all BICYCLE, FAST, CCLA 6/1, Cariss D. 1225 CCLA 4/2 and CHESS 960 events Cavendish M.F. 1403 will continue to be free. Send Deacon G. 1432 entries to Griffiths M.T. 1678 [email protected] Hughes D. 1104 Hughes P.J. 1126 Brian Jones Johnson R.S. 1395 CCLA International Secretary Johnston G.A. 897 [email protected] Kruse P.D. 1250 23 February 2017 Laguerta C. 1309 Luey R. 1933 Macnab A. 1690 Martin A.W. 1451 McIntyre Dr G.N. C 1861 Showkati-Tabrizi Y. 1433 Sims A.T. L 1487 Tierney A.J.H. 1423 Truebridge K. 1211 Valiaho V. 1300 Walters Brenden 1167 Warters C.D. 1615 6 Games Column by IM John-Paul Fenwick I was wondering what I would do comfortable equality. for this edition of the games column 9.Nxd4 when I received an email titled The alternative, 9.Bxf7+ gives “Finally won one” from my brother Black the two bishops and a lot of Chris. Of course the penalty for pressure for the for example sending me a great game is a 9… Kxf7 10.Nxe5+ Kg8 11.Qxd4 request for an annotated version! Bb7 12.Nc3 c5 13.Qd1 Qc7 14.Ng4 Unusually for a decisive Nxg4 15.Qxg4 Rae8 correspondence game, tactics seem 9…exd4 10.e5 Ne8 11.c3 to play no part and I hope our 11.Qxd4 c5 12.Qe4 Rb8 is fine for readers can learn from a highly Black. instructive positional game. 11…c5! The structure is far more important Jacek Tomczak – Chris Fenwick than the extra pawn. 11…dxc3!? US Invitational A 2016 gifts White a comfortable game. Notes by Chris Fenwick 12.cxd4 c4 13.Bc2 d5 The US Invitational A 2016 is an invitational with all players rated 2550+. To spice things up a bit, invitations were also extended to a few FIDE GMs. My opponent is a young (27) Polish GM rated 2601 over the board. With $950USD on offer for first place in the tournament, wins have been hard to come by. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O- O 8.d4 My opponent commented after the The battle-lines are drawn. White’s game: “I really wouldn't like to play prospects on the -side look Marshall but 8.d4 proved worse :)”. attractive, but for a number of 8…Nxd4! reasons it is actually Black that is 8…d6 is perfectly playable but, in better here. Importantly, there will my view, the positions after 8… be no pawn roller with f4, as this Nxd4! offer Black at least can always be well-met with f5. 7

This means White must attack with White is a long way from mounting pieces only and (perhaps an attack on the Black king…but surprisingly) Black always seems to has no other plan available. have sufficient resources (including 19.Qg4 Ra6 20.Rb1 the lift of the Queens to the A sign that White has no idea what third rank). White’s pawn on d4 is to do…but what else? weak and an obvious target. 21…Kh8 21.Re3 Ne6 22.Rh3 g6 Finally, the advanced 3 v 2 on the 23.Bxe6 Rxe6 24.Bf4 Qb6 25.Bh6 mean that only Black can f5! 26.Qd1 Rb8 27.Bc1 Qa7 win an endgame. My opponent 28.Qd2 g5 commented: “I overrated white's play on kingside in time I decided to play this structure.” 14.Nc3 Nc7 15.Ne2 15.Be3 Rb8 16.Rc1 b4 is more common, but no better, for White. 15…a5! Waiting to see how White arranges himself on the King side before committing. The more obvious 15…Ne6 looks inaccurate to me, after 16.Nf4! Nxf4 17.Bxf4 with 18.Re3 to follow. 29.Qd1 16.Ng3 b4 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.Bxf5 29.f4 g4 30.Re3 h5 is equally grim a4! for White. 29…f4 30.Kh1 Ra6 Freeing the Queen from protecting a4 to make the assault on the light squares. 31.g3 Qd7 32.g4 Qa7 Manoeuvring around to g6 while keeping the pressure on d4. 33.Kg2 Qb6 34.Ra1 Qg6 35.Qf3 Rd8 36.Rh5 Qe4 37.h4 Qxd4 38.hxg5 Rf8 0-1 As always readers are encouraged to send their games for inclusion. Notes by the player submitting are Black is clearly better, with all the preferred. Send to trumps mentioned at move 13. [email protected] 8

CALL FOR ENTRIES 2017 MAJOR TOURNAMENTS

Entries are invited for the 2017 Major Tournaments due to start in March 2017 as follows -

2017 Australian Championship (Webserver) – entry fee $25 2017 Australian Reserves Championship (Webserver) – entry fee $25 2017 Australian Womens Championship (Webserver) – entry fee $15 2017 Australian Junior Championship (Webserver) – entry fee $15 2017 State Championships (Webserver) – entry fee $15

2017 Dr M Sendak Memorial Tournament (Postal) – entry fee $10 2017 W A Parker Tournament (Postal) – entry fee $10 2017 R G Laughton Tournament (Postal) – entry fee $10 2017 Australian Seniors Championship* (Webserver/Postal) – entry fee $15 (Webserver) or $10 (Postal) *The qualifying age for the Seniors title has been changed to 60 years !!

Additional webserver and postal tournaments will be conducted if the number of entries so warrants. Members may enter as many events as they wish and will be accommodated by the Starting Committee as far as possible. Regulations for CCLA Tournaments can be found online at http://www.ccla.net.au/index.php/ccla-rules

All entries will be allocated on the basis of players’ ratings published in the November 2016 Australian Correspondence Chess Quarterly for postal tournaments, or ICCF ratings as at commencement date for webserver events

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MEMBERS STORIES – John Cornforth By Paul Dunn I have been a member of CCLA The club was managed by Gary since the mid-1970’s, but what Koshnitsky who later became amazes me is that although I have John’s chess coach. John played played many correspondence bottom board for the Metropolitan games, I know very little about Club in the Sydney Interclub event most of the players that I have in 1933. From the reports in the played. Not long ago, I didn’t Sydney newspapers, I found that he know much about John Cornforth. was commonly referred to as Jack. A few years ago, Shaun Press and I That same year he was Dux of had a radio show in Canberra Sydney Boy’s High and topped the about chess. We had a segment, school in Chemistry. Throughout Trivial Pursuit about chess, which his High School years he suffered our guests would play. One night from Otosclerosis which caused one of the questions was “Who was him to become progressively deaf. the Australian chess player who He credits a teacher at the school, won the Nobel Prize?”. Of course, Leonard Basser, with suggesting the answer was John Cornforth. that he seek a career in Chemistry John was a member of CCLA in as his deafness would be less of a the mid to late 1930’s. This article problem in laboratory work. He is to give CCLA members some entered Sydney University at the basic information about John and age of 16 to study organic his life both in chess and in his chemistry. By this time his professional career. deafness prevented him from John Warcup Cornforth was born attending lectures, but he was able on 7 September 1917 in Sydney. to learn from books and he was He spent his early years in Sydney attracted by laboratory work at the and Armidale, NSW. He attended university. He had had an Armidale High School and later improvised laboratory at home Sydney Boy’s High and played in since he was 14. the Boy’s NSW Chess In February 1934, he beat Cecil Championship in September 1933. Purdy in a simultaneous match at He won with the score of 9 out of Anthony Horderns. Later that year 9. This event was played in the he played in the 1934 NSW Major Metropolitan which Open, which was the NSW met in the rooms of the department championship minor event, and he store, Anthony Horderns, not far came equal 3rd with a score of 6.5 from Museum Station in Sydney. points out of 9 games. Equal first 10 in this event was the strong Sydney at Oxford University under Robert players, Harry Klass and W Brown Robinson. Coincidently, the 1851 with 7 points. In 1935 he played in Exhibition prize was awarded to the NSW championship and came two students, the other one was in the middle of the field and he Rita Harradence who was also an played in the Invitational event of organic chemist at Sydney the Sydney Chess Club and he University. She topped the State in came equal 3rd alongside Spencer Chemistry in the Leaving Crakanthorp and George Hastings. Certificate of 1932 and also First and second was Gary studied at Sydney University. Koshnitsky and Cecil Purdy. He When they went to Oxford they was certainly mixing it with the both collaborated in their work and best. they married in 1941 and had three He played in the 1936 NSW children. After he and Rita championship and played on board received their Doctorates in 6 in the annual NSW-Victoria Chemistry they worked in the Telegraphic match where he Robert Robinson Laboratory on defeated Walter Coultas. In 1936 penicillin as part of the war effort. he played in the crossboard John received the Nobel Prize for Australian championship in Perth Chemistry in 1975 for his work on and in February he played in the the stereochemistry of enzyme- Lajos Steiner Invitational event in catalyzed reactions. He was Sydney where he managed to named Australian of the year in against Steiner. In 1937 he played 1975. John has received many in the NSW championship and that other awards in Chemistry and was year he entered the first Australian Knighted in 1977 for his work in Correspondence chess Chemistry. Rita died on 6 championship where he scored 4.5 November 2012 and John died in points. As he left for England for Sussex on 8 December 2013. his studies during this event, two of I will give two examples of John’s his games were annulled as the play. The first is a creditable draw CCLA Rules required that he be with Lajos Steiner in the Steiner treated as a withdrawer. Invitational event in Sydney in In 1937 he graduated from Sydney 1937. John was just 19 years old University with First Class and the notes are by Cecil Purdy Honours and a university medal. from the Australasian Chess He did one year of post-graduate Review of March 1937. work at the University and won an 1851 Exhibition scholarship which enabled him to progress his studies 11

Cornforth,John Warcup - Qxa2 20.b3, and White's threat of Steiner,Lajos [B68] Bc5 (paralysing the Black Queen) Steiner Invitational Sydney (5.1), has to be watched. Or 18... Bxb2+ 18.02.1937 19.Kxb2 Nxd5 (If 19.exd5, the 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 IQP shuts in the Black , as 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 in the game); 20.Bxd5 Rxd5 [The Richter Attack, which most 21.Rxd5 Qxd5 22.Qxd5 Bxd5 Dragon addicts avoid by starting 23.Rd1 and the Bishops on with 2... d6.] opposite colours provide good 6...e6 7.Qd2 drawing chances. Or 18... Nxd5! [Another line favoured now is 19.Bxd5 Rxd5! 20.Qxc3! Qxa2 7.Nb3, clearing for action in the d- 21.b3 (threatening Bc5 after file.] exchanging Rooks) 21... Ra5 7...a6 8.f4 22.Qxg7 Qa1+ 23.Qxa1 Rxa1+; [Pawn-moves lose options. Better followed by of Rooks 8.Be2, keeping as much freedom and ...Bxg2, and still White has as possible.] drawing chances with Bishops on 8...Qc7 9.Be2 Be7 10.0–0–0 Bd7 opposite colours. White could 11.Nb3 0–0–0 12.Bh4? have saved his pawn by 17.Qe3.] [Cedes the . Much 18.Bd4 Bxc3 19.Bxc3 Qxa2 20.b3 stronger was 12.Bxf6. Black must Qa3+ 21.Bb2 Qc5 22.Bxf6 gxf6 retake with the pawn, leaving [With his Bishop shut in by the himself musclebound with IQP, Black's material advantage is immobile centre-pawns, which shut not sufficient to force a win. in his Bishops. White's White could have retained his two possibilities in that type of position Bishops, but wisely chose to have been well demonstrated by F simplify. The next 14 moves A Crowl.] provide a lull.] 12...Na5 23.Qd3 Kb8 24.Rhe1 a5 25.Qd4 [Not 12... Nxe4? 13.Nxe4 Bxh4 Qd6 26.Re3 Rhe8 27.Rde1 Rxe3 14.Nxd6+] 28.Rxe3 Rc8 29.g3 Rd8 30.Kb2 13.Nxa5 Qxa5 14.Bf2 Bc6 15.Bf3 Kc7 31.Rd3 b6 32.Rd2 Rd7 d5! 16.exd5 Bb4! 17.Qe2? exd5? 33.Re2 Rd8 34.Rd2 Bb7 35.Rd3 [Wins a pawn, but a better way was Bc6 36.Rd2 Qb4 17... Bxc3. After the game, this [To wangle winning chances, was claimed as a forced win, but Black returns the pawn.] White has a neat reply in 18.Qc4!, 37.Qxb4 axb4 38.Rd4 b5 which gives him nearly as good 39.Rxb4 d4 40.Bxc6 Kxc6 41.c3 drawing chances as in the actual d3 42.Kc1 Re8 game, e.g. 18... exd5? 19.Qxc3 [It would be a different story if 12 only Black had been able to afford control of the diagonal, which he to play ...f5 before exchanging would have established by 10 . Queens, for at this point he could Qd2. After the text the weakness of have paralysed the White Rook White's d-pawn becomes very by ...Kc5. Now 42... f5 is useless, pronounced.] as White could free his Rook by 10...Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Qb6 12.Ne2 43.c4. After the text, White could Nd7 13.Be3 Qa6! easily have gone wrong, but he [Transferring his attention to the c- finds the right move, and draws pawn. Obviously not 13... Qxb2 easily.] 14.Rb1, followed by 15. Rxb7.] 43.Rd4 Re2 44.Rxd3 Rxh2 14.Qd3? 45.Rd2 Rh1+ 46.Kc2 h5 47.Re2 [A very awkward position for the Kd6 48.Kd3 Rg1 49.Re3 Rb1 Queen, as Black cleverly 50.Kc2 Rg1 [Drawn by demonstrates. Better was 14. b3.] agreement.] 14...Nb6 15.Rfc1 d5! 16.b3 e5! ½–½ [Very forceful play. White is given This game was played after John no respite. Note that 17. dxe5? left Australia to work at Oxford would lose a piece after 17... University. The notes are by Gary Nxe5.] Koshnitsky from “The World’s 17.Qc3 exd4 18.Nxd4 dxc4 News” of 13 September 1941 19.bxc4 Rad8 20.Bxc6 [Forced, as 20. Rd1 would lose the Fazekas,Dr S - Cornforth,John c-pawn.] Warcup [E65] 20...bxc6 21.c5 Nd5 22.Qc4 Qc8 Oxford County Championship, 23.Kh2 Rfe8 24.Rab1? 1941 [Apparently white is tired of being 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 on the defensive and decides to c5 5.e3 0–0 6.d4 cxd4 7.exd4 d6 give up a Pawn, but the result is 8.Nf3 even worse. Correct was 24. Re1.] [A strange error from a player of 24...Nxe3 25.fxe3 Rxe3 26.Rd1 Dr. Fazekas's experience. The right Qc7 27.Ne2 Rde8 28.Rd2 Qe5 place for the N in this type of 29.Rbb2 Qh5 30.Nd4 position is on e2, where it is [White is in a bad way. The text connected with the Nc3,thereby allows a pretty winning providing a more stable protection combination, whilst the alternative, for the d-pawn. Besides, why 30. Rbc2, makes possible 30... the splendid diagonal for his Qf3.] Bishop?] 30...Rxg3!! 8...Nc6 9.0–0 Bg4 10.h3 [Nice work, John! Your teacher is [It was better to submit to Black's proud of you.] 13

31.Kxg3 Re3+ 32.Kf2 Bxd4! gracefully resigned here. He did 33.Rb8+ not, and the game was continued [The only move to avert an for a few more moves, but the immediate disaster.] result was never in doubt.] 33...Re8+ 34.Qxd4 Rxb8 0–1 [The smoke of the battle has In this article I relied upon John cleared, and Black has emerged Cornforth’s autobiography with clear two pawns to the good. published on the University of The rest is easy.] Sydney website and many 35.Qd6 Qh4+ 36.Kg2 Qe4+ newspaper reports which are 37.Kh2 Re8 38.Qg3 Qe5 39.Qxe5 available via Trove, the National Rxe5 Library’s collection of archived [and Black won. White could have newspapers.

Search Engines a Moral Dilemma by John Williams As few as 10 years ago, if you told someone you were using computers to enhance your play, you would have met with righteous indignation or even utter disgust. I had been labouring under the delusion that search engines were still outlawed. Playing an opponent from Austria, I had lost a pawn deciding to use Fritz 14 to see how the game would progress. I lost a further two pawns and the game. In another tournament, I contemplated several hours over my moves, only to receive brilliant reply’s in minutes. To find out later that computers had been used, I was to put it mildly, upset. With monetary prizes on the line, I felt like crying theft. To realise search engines were condoned I faced facts in the old business and legal term “Let the Buyer beware.” So not wishing to play postal and bicycle events for the rest of my days, I decided to go over to the ‘dark’ side. Before my complete conversion I played an opponent from the British Isles whom I thought was using computers. He lost a piece and felt so sorry I offered him a draw. Also when playing for your Country, even in a friendly, you should fight fire with fire. In conclusion having been drawn into the 21st Century and its new morals, I feel justified everytime I lose or draw a game. However is this the path we wish to travel? Conceivably a player who knows the moves and software could beat Magnus Carlson at correspondence chess 14

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AUS/S4201, Australian STANDARD S4201 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30379 Williams, John 1763 5 4 6 2 AUS 30187 Groenhout, Ron 1876 2 1 5.5 3 AUS 30221 Deacon, Graeme 1857 1.5 1 0.75 4 AUS 30544 O’Brien, Glenn 1753 0.5 0 0.75

AUS/S4202, Australian STANDARD S4202 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30736 Young, Nate 1800p 6 6 12 2 AUS 30669 Ramsay, William 1497 3 3 3 3 ENG 211823 Ward, Bill 1637 3 3 3 4 AUS 30535 Anderson, Len 1122 0 0 0

Australian STANDARD 4/2 summary STANDARD Start Date Winner Score TD Event S4201 5/9/2016 John Williams 5/6 Shaun Press 61193 S4202 11/9/2016 Nate Young 6/6 Shaun Press 61265

AUS/S6101, Australian STANDARD S6101 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30711 Perryn, John 2000p 4.5/6 4 9 2 AUS 30379 Williams, John 1763 4.5/6 4 7.5 3 AUS 30714 Mazza, Stephen 2000p 3/4 3 5.5 4 AUS 30538 Oats, Adrian 2008 3/4 2 5.5 5 AUS 30697 McGirr, Joe 1903 2/4 2 1 16

6 MAS 891048 Lim, Chin Lee 2115f 1/6 1 0 7 AUS 30461 Kospartov, N 1967 0/6 0 0

AUS/S6102, Australian STANDARD S6102 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30738 Russo, Guy 1800p 5/5 5 9 2 AUS 30665 White, Christopher 1715 3/5 3 4.5 3 AUS 30477 Prickett, Darren 1742 3/6 2 3.5 4 AUS 30740 Ellis, Simon 1800p 2/3 2 3 5 AUS 30739 Dempsey, Ryan 1800p 1.5/3 1 1.5 6 AUS 30408 Cook, Patrick 1717 1.5/4 1 1.5 7 AUS 30735 Evans, Ray 1800p 0/6 0 0

AUS/S6103, Australian STANDARD S6103 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30736 Young, Nate 1800p 6/6 6 14 2 ENG 211823 Ward, Bill 1687 5/6 5 9 3 AUS 30612 Wood, Simon 1628 4/6 4 5 4 AUS 30669 Ramsay, William 1462 3/6 3 2 5 AUS 30627 Yueh, Elsa 1680 1/5 1 0 6 AUS 30688 Jacobs, Gregory 1483 1/5 1 0 7 INA 873080 Aprilyando, Yesaya 1800p 0/6 0 0

AUS/S6104, Australian STANDARD S6104 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30628 Wilson, Norm 1589 5/6 5 10 2 AUS 30658 Walters, Brenden 1586 4/5 4 6 3 AUS 30691 Liles, Chris 1619 3/5 3 3 4 AUS 30522 O’Neill, Cameron 1517 2/5 2 1 5 AUS 30599 Harris, Stephen 1593 1/1 1 1 6 AUS 30535 Anderson, Len 1080 1/6 1 0 7 AUS 30516 Magill, Ray 1321 0/5 0 0

Australian STANDARD 6/1 summary STANDARD Start Date Winner Score TD Event S6103 1/10/2016 Nate Young 6/6 Shaun Press 61376 17

CCLA Bicycle Events By Brian Jones BICYCLE events are started regularly on demand. Wait time is usually no more than a fortnight. All games are currently played on the ICCF webserver and are ICCF rated. CCLA does not charge for these events but does pays game fees to the ICCF. In 2017 we may switch BICYCLE events to the new Africa Asia Zone webserver, which is free but games are unrated. If you want to play ICCF rated games, it is recommended that you play in STANDARD 6/1 or 4/2 events. The Time Control for BICYCLE events is currently 10 moves in 30 days. Entry is restricted to CCLA members and guests, with ratings below 2000, who do not normally use chess engines. If you want to play in a BICYCLE event, please contact Brian Jones by sending an email to [email protected]

AUS/2015/B37, Australian BICYCLE B37 (TD: Peter Maylott)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 MAS 891041 Kanagenthiran, P 1800p 4.5 4 13.5 2 AUS 30577 Priest, Stephen 1800 4.5 4 10 3 AUS 30452 Wark, Peter 1800 4 4 8 4 AUS 30482 Parsons, Colin 1801 4 3 8.5 5 AUS 30674 Safari Nejad, Reza 1800p 2 2 2 6 AUS 30678 Brackenridge, P 1800p 1 1 4.5 7 AUS 30690 Bishop, Charles 1800p 1 1 1

AUS/2015/B42, Australian BICYCLE B42 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 INA 873066 Sitorus, Yosua 1800p 6 6 15 2 AUS 30392 Stubbs, Mike 1968 5 5 10 3 AUS 30471 Humphreys, Scott 1982 3 3 4 4 AUS 30697 McGirr, Joe 1800p 3 3 4 5 AUS 30638 Ferris, Stephen 1789 3 3 4 6 ENG 211823 Ward, Bill 1637 1 1 0 7 AUS 30669 Ramsay, William 1508 0 0 0 18

AUS/2015/B46, Australian BICYCLE B46 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30693 Taylor, Kelvin 1800p 6 6 15 2 AUS 30544 O’Brien, Glenn 1756 5 5 10 3 AUS 30665 White, Christopher 1766 4 4 6 4 AUS 30482 Parsons, Colin 1819 3 3 3 5 ENG 211823 Ward, Bill 1637 2 2 1 6 AUS 30669 Ramsay, William 1508 1 1 0 7 AUS 30525 Pickles, Steven 1438 0 0 0

AUS/2016/B51, Australian BICYCLE B51 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30665 White, Christopher 1743 4.5 4 12.25 2 AUS 30554 Korab, Boyd 1738 4 4 9.5 3 AUS 30697 McGirr, Joe 1800p 3.5 3 7.75 4 AUS 30690 Bishop, Charles 1707 3 2 11 5 AUS 30718 Lynch, Paul 1800p 2.5 2 5 6 AUS 30408 Cook, Patrick 1706 2.5 1 6.5 7 AUS 30599 Harris, Stephen 1654 1 1 3

AUS/2016/B52, Australian BICYCLE B52 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30714 Mazza, Stephen 1800p 6 6 15 2 AUS 30332 McNeil, Michael 1800p 4.5 4 8.25 3 AUS 30719 Carolin-Unkovich, G 1800p 4.5 4 8.25 4 AUS 30187 Groenhout, Ron 1829 3 3 3 5 AUS 30607 Wilkes, Adam 1840 2 2 1 6 MAS 891041 Kanagenthiran, P 1917 1 1 0 7 AUS 30717 Lam, Simon 1800p 0 0 0

AUS/2016/B56, Australian BICYCLE B56 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30390 Roberts, Greg 1704 6 6 15 2 AUS 30730 Culbert, Joshua 1800p 5 5 10 3 AUS 30718 Lynch, Paul 1800p 4 4 6 4 AUS 30590 Hunt, Joshua 1484 3 3 3 19

5 AUS 30688 Jacobs, Gregory 1479 2 2 1 6 AUS 30694 De Jong, Oscar 1452 1 1 0 7 AUS 30731 Anand, Aditya 1800p 0 0 0

2015 BICYCLES Bicycle Start Date Winner Score TD Event 24 19/1/2015 Anthony Zheng 5.5 Peter Maylott 50188 25 21/2/2015 Nigel Cooper (NZL) 5.5 Peter Maylott 50645 26 23/3/2015 J Hunt, G Roberts, C White 5 Peter Maylott 52238 27 10/4/2015 John Williams 5 Peter Maylott 52569 28 24/4/2015 Prem Kanagenthiran (MAS) 4 Peter Maylott 52800 29 3/5/2015 Wayne Fraser 5 Peter Maylott 52924 30 10/5/2015 L Mechlowski, K Taylor 5.5 Peter Maylott 53040 31 25/5/2015 Richard Egelstaff 6 Peter Maylott 53286 32 8/6/2015 Anthony Zheng 5 Peter Maylott 53377 33 18/6/2015 Alexander Sheward 5.5 Peter Maylott 53531 34 27/6/2015 Kelvin Taylor 6 Peter Maylott 53731 35 1/7/2015 David Hughes 6 Peter Maylott 53732 36 1/8/2015 Joe McGirr 6 Peter Maylott 55149 37 7/9/2015 Prem Kanagenthiran (MAS) 4.5 Peter Maylott 55524 38 1/10/2015 Boyd Korab 5.5 Peter Maylott 55682 39 1/10/2015 Lennard Mechlowski 4.5 Peter Maylott 55683 40 12/10/2015 Mike Stubbs 5.5 Shaun Press 55934 41 19/10/2015 Yosua Sitorus (INA) 6 Shaun Press 56212 42 9/11/2015 Yosua Sitorus (INA) 6 Shaun Press 56537 43 1/12/2015 Maris Cekulis 6 Shaun Press 56818 44 1/12/2015 Stephen Gillingham 5.5 Shaun Press 56819 45 13/12/2015 Stephen Mazza 6 Shaun Press 57048 46 20/12/2015 Kelvin Taylor 6 Shaun Press 57060

2016 BICYCLES Bicycle Start Date Winner Score TD Event 47 15/1/2016 Michael McNeil 6 Peter Maylott 57388 48 23/1/2016 Lennard Mechlowski 6 Peter Maylott 57429 49 8/2/2016 Wayne Fraser 6 Shaun Press 57625 50 14/2/2016 Bill Ward (ENG) 6 Shaun Press 57723 51 14/2/2016 Christopher White 4.5 Shaun Press 57724 52 1/3/2016 Stephen Mazza 6 Shaun Press 57900 20

53 13/3/2016 John Perryn 6 Shaun Press 58083 54 25/4/2016 Greg Waite 6 Shaun Press 58737 55 19/6/2016 Michael McNeil 6 Shaun Press 60405 56 10/7/2016 Greg Roberts 6 Shaun Press 60626 57 23/7/2016 John Perryn 6 Peter Maylott 60742 58 3/8/2016 Heri Darmento (INA) 5 Peter Maylott 60840 59 7/12/2016 CCLA FAST Events By Brian Jones FAST events are 4/2 events started regularly on demand. Wait time is usually no more than a fortnight. The games are played on the ICCF webserver and are ICCF rated. The Time Control is 10 days followed by 1 move in 3 days (three days is added to your time after each move). Entry is restricted to CCLA members and guests, with ICCF ratings below 2000, who do not normally use chess engines. All FAST events are free of charge. If you want to play in a FAST please contact Brian Jones by sending an email to [email protected]

AUS/CCLA fast 6, Australian CCLA fast 6 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30509 Wilson, Greg 1931 5.5 5 11.5 2 MAS 891027 Lam, Edwin 1940 3 2 7.5 3 AUS 30728 Lam, Ross 1800p 2 2 3 4 AUS 1742 Prickett, Darren 1742 1.5 1 4.5

AUS/CCLA fast 7, Australian CCLA fast 7 (TD: Shaun Press)

Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30730 Culbert, Joshua 1600p 6 6 12 2 AUS 30718 Lynch, Paul 1600p 4 4 4 3 AUS 30694 De Jong, Oscar 1452 2 2 0 4 AUS 30731 Anand, Aditya 1600p 0 0 0

US/CCLA fast 8, Australian CCLA fast 8 (TD: Shaun Press) Place ICCF Name Rating Score Wins SB 1 AUS 30477 Prickett. Darren 1737 6 6 12 21

2 AUS 30612 Wood, Simon 1628 4 4 4 3 AUS 1462 Ramsay, William 1462 2 2 0 4 MAS 891041 Kanagenthiran, P 1770 0 0 0

Australian FAST summary FAST Start Date Winner Score TD Event 1 12/1/2016 Greg Wilson 6 Shaun Press 57396 2 26/1/2016 David Spatar 6 Shaun Press 57569 3 21/2/2016 George Carolin-Unkovich = 5 Shaun Press 57781 4 28/2/2016 Simon Wood 5.5 Shaun Press 58025 5 25/4/2016 Greg Waite 5.5 Shaun Press 58738 6 19/5/2016 Greg Wilson 5.5 Shaun Press 60406 7 10/7/2016 Joshua Culbert 6 Shaun Press 60627 8 1/10/2016 Darren Prickett 6 Shaun Press 61377

ICCF Friendly Matches

All CCLA members are eligible to play in Friendly Matches for Australia. We compete against teams from all around the world and there is no cost to players or the CCLA. Matches are played on the ICCF webserver and we sometimes field Australia B teams under the name of the CCLA Kangaroos. More Friendly Matches are planned in 2017 – keep a lookout for news on our new website at www.iccf-australia.com. If you want to play in these or any other Friendly Matches please contact Brian Jones by email at [email protected]

Completed Matches (September 2016 onwards)

Team Opponent Start Date End Date Boards Final Score

October October Australia Argentina 20 WON 19.5 – 16.5 2015 2016 November Australia Slovakia May 2015 55 LOST 42.5 - 67.5 2016 November Australia Austria July 2015 47 LOST 30 - 62 2016 October November Australia Wales 34 WON 34.5 – 33.5 2015 2016 22

Scheming February December Kangaroos 20 LOST 14.5 – 25.5 Mind 2016 2016 England February December Kangaroos 20 DREW 20 - 20 U2000 2016 2016

Ongoing Matches (Australia)

Team Opponent Start date End Boards Current Score

Australia Sweden June 2014 41 40.5 – 40.5 (1x)

Australia Bulgaria June 2015 27 17 – 36 (1x)

Australia Scotland October 2015 25 22.5 – 25.5 (2x)

Australia Netherlands December 2015 40 31 – 47 (2x)

Australia India December 2015 20 19 – 19 (2x)

Australia Ukraine January 2016 45 32 – 50 (8x)

Australia England February 2016 30 17 – 34 (9x)

Australia France March 2016 20 16 – 23 (1x)

Australia USA March 2016 40 27 – 37 (16x)

NZ/Australia Finland May 2016 27 17.5 – 22.5 (14x)

Australia Japan July 2016 10 13.5 – 4.5 (2x)

Australia Lithuania July 2016 16 8 – 9 (15x)

Australia Hong Kong July 2016 8 4 – 6 (6x)

Australia Panama September 2016 23 4 – 14 (28x)

Australia Peru September 2016 20 11 – 5 (24x)

Australia November 2016 11 7 – 2 (13x)

Australia Belarus November 2016 20 2.5 – 5.5 (32x)

Australia/NZ Germany December 2016 40 6 – 7 (67x) 23

ICCF Ratings The following 114 players are active with fixed ICCF ratings ELO NAME # GAMES ELO NAME # GAMES 2575 GM Chris Fenwick 143 1919 Gregory Wilson 98 2534 SIM Bruce Oates 229 1913 Steven O'Reilly 30 2502 IM Gordon Dunlop 754 1910 Greg Hough 100 2454 IM John-Paul Fenwick 301 1909 Marc Vlietstra 46 2436 SIM Stephen Kerr 407 1906 Peter Sanders 62 2386 IM Clive Barnett 232 1904 John Williams 80 2379 Barry Mulligan 226 1876 Wayne Fraser 68 2364 Colin McKenzie 399 1840 Ron Groenhout 180 2348 SIM Tim Runting 356 1831 George Eraclides 90 2340 Derek Roebuck 73 1830 Alexander Sheward 62 2332 LGM Veronica Henri 345 1821 Paul Jonovic 156 2310 Jeffrey Plew 43 1818 Colin Parsons 99 2298 Brian Jones 696 1800 Shaun Press 52 2289 Simon Jenkinson 847 1794 Darren Prickett 129 2288 Malcolm Stephens 39 1793 Glenn O'Brien 133 2266 Mulder, John 137 1793 Adam Wilkes 58 2251 Ryan Luey 143 1791 Peter Wark 165 2233 Richard Egelstaff 96 1790 Boyd Korab 86 2222 Ben McGinnes 67 1786 Peter Brodie 75 2215 Peter Tobler 38 1772 Graeme Deacon 77 2195 Donald Keast 172 1780 Andrew McKechnie 32 2195 IM Les Rowley 234 1768 Greg Roberts 56 2192 Max Willow 434 1759 Mark Ferris 51 2188 Joe Tanti 515 1755 Christopher White 101 2180 Mike Gross 268 1753 Bruce Mason 36 2173 Mike Stubbs 432 1751 Stephen Ferris 30 2166 Maxwell Kershaw 112 1744 Wynand de Wit 49 2160 Jeff Nutt 93 1736 Geoffrey Burrows 63 2149 Kevin Brown 49 1734 Ryan Lane 41 2131 Greg Devine 92 1730 Geoff Kelly 80 2127 Brian Thew 409 1719 David Hughes 67 2126 David Flude 315 1718 Mark Finlayson 73 2124 Nancy Lane 44 1717 John Michas 72 2109 Jamie Davidson 412 1684 Patrick Cook 285 2090 Peter Greenwood 38 1679 Charles Bishop 51 2088 Jim Ramsden 709 1675 Stephen Gillingham 76 2086 Stephen Mazza 33 1651 Reza Safari Nejad 62 2076 Eric Staak 116 1644 Peter Hughes 58 2058 Anthony Martin 69 1642 Graham Clayton 117 2043 Lennard Mechlowski 48 1628 J C Peacock 49 2030 Maris Cekulis 40 1611 Stephen Harris 47 2013 IM Douglas Hamilton 721 1603 Song Chen 36 2009 Kelvin Taylor 46 1601 Chris Potter 271 2001 Stewart Booth 251 1599 Chris Liles 63 2000 Norman Garland 42 1590 Brenden Walters 116 1995 Brian Pott 300 1570 Norm Wilson 158 1994 Peter Maylott 223 1561 Jason Gillard 63 1984 Gunter Stock 197 1523 Barnaby Chiverton 50 1982 Paul Dunn 80 1522 Joshua Hunt 155 1978 Steve McNamara 61 1520 William Ramsay 49 1969 Leon Kempen 215 1478 Oscar de Jong 51 1965 Daniel Friere 290 1443 Gregory Jacobs 57 1959 Stephen Priest 74 1415 Terence Mills 72 1953 Michael Lydeamore 34 1382 Steven Pickles 106 1952 Jonathan Chandler 148 1308 Ray Magill 155 1936 Michael Allies 32 1016 Len Anderson 632 1934 Scott Humphreys 120 1926 Peter Brackenridge 51 1919 Adrian Oats 84 24

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