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1999/6 Layout Virginia Chess Newsletter 1999 - #6 1 The Chesapeake Challenge Cup is a rotating club team trophy that grew out of an informal rivalry between two Maryland clubs a couple years ago. Since Chesapeake then the competition has opened up and the Arlington Chess Club captured the cup from the Fort Meade Chess Armory on October 15, 1999, defeating the 1 1 Challenge Cup erstwhile cup holders 6 ⁄2-5 ⁄2. The format for the Chesapeake Cup is still evolving but in principle the idea is that a defense should occur about once every six months, and any team from the “Chesapeake Bay drainage basin” is eligible to issue a challenge. “Choosing the challenger is a rather informal process,” explained Kurt Eschbach, one of the Chesapeake Cup's founding fathers. “Whoever speaks up first with a credible bid gets to challenge, except that we will give preference to a club that has never played for the Cup over one that has already played.” To further encourage broad participation, the match format calls for each team to field players of varying strength. The basic formula stipulates a 12-board match between teams composed of two Masters (no limit), two Expert, and two each from classes A, B, C & D. The defending team hosts the match and plays White on odd-numbered boards. It is possible that a particular challenge could include additional type boards (juniors, seniors, women, etc) by mutual agreement between the clubs. Clubs interested in coming to Arlington around April, 2000 to try to wrest away the Chesapeake Cup should call Dan Fuson at (703) 532-0192 or write him at 2834 Rosemary Ln, Falls Church VA 22042. Ft. Meade Chess Club Arlington Chess Club 1 Bryan Smith 2215 0 1 Larry Kaufman 2445 2 Floyd Boudreaux 2213 1/2 1/2 Steve Greanias 2254 3 Antoine Hutchinson 2008 1/2 1/2 Ray Kaufman 2154 4 Troy Williams 1963 1/2 1/2 Milo Nekvasil 2047 5 Ed Smith 1952 1 0 William Van Lear 1949 6 Keith Belton 1851 0 1 John Rice 1915 7 Kevin McPherson 1698 1 0 James Guill 1794 8 John Sprague 1650 0 1 David Sterner 1753 9 Sachin Singhal 1496 1 0 Ted Udelson 1577 10 Alan Tominack 1451 0 1 Grant Fleming 1530 11 Steve Kinlock 1276 1 0 Jonathan Kenny 1333 12 Jarrod Ramos 956 0 1 John Ohman 1265 1 1 ␣␣ ␣ 5 ⁄ 2 6 ⁄ 2 ␣ continued 2 Virginia Chess Newsletter 1999 - #6 Chesapeake Cup 28...Kh8 29␣ Rxd3 cxd3 30␣ Qxb1 d2 31␣ Be1, or continued better 31␣ Kh2. [then 31...Rd8 32␣ Qd1 î e4, JOHN RICE - KIETH BELTON Be3 -ed] SLAV 28...Nxa3 29␣ Qxa3 c3 30␣ Be1 c2 31␣ Bd2 Notes by John Rice 1␣ d4 d5 2␣ c4 c6 3␣ cxd5 cxd5 4␣ Nc3 Nf6 5␣ Bg5 28...Kf8 29␣ Rxd3 cxd3 30␣ Qxb1 Rc2 31␣ Be1 Nc6 6␣ e3 Bf5 7␣ Bb5 a6 8␣ Ba4 e6 9␣ Nf3 Bd6 27␣ exd4 exd4 28␣ Bxd4 Qxd4 29␣ Rcxc3 Re8 10␣ Ne5 0-0 11␣ Nxc6 bxc6 12␣ Bxc6 Rc8 30␣ Rxd3 Qh4 31␣ Ra1 Qf6 32␣ Qa2+ Kh8 13␣ Ba4 Qa5 14␣ 0-0 Rxc3 15␣ bxc3 Ne4 33␣ Ra3 Qh4 34␣ Qd2 h6 35␣ Rxa6 Kh7 16␣ Bh4 Nxc3 17␣ Qd2 Bb4 18␣ a3 Qxa4 36␣ Qd3+ g6 37␣ Ra7+ Re7 38␣ Qe3 1-0 19␣ axb4 Qxb4 20␣ Rfc1 Rc8 21␣ f3 Qc4 22␣ Kh1 f6 23␣ h3 e5 24␣ dxe5 fxe5 25␣ Bf2 Bd3 26␣ Ra3 ANTOINE HUTCHINSON - RAY KAUFMAN d4 ‹óóóóóóóó‹ FRENCH õ‹›Ï›‹›Ù›ú 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 c5 4 c3 Nc6 5 Nf3 Bd7 6 Bd3 Rc8 7 a3 cxd4 8 cxd4 Nge7 9 Nc3 Ng6 10 õ›‹›‹›‹·‡ú h4 f5 11 exf6 Qxf6 12 Bg5 Qf7 13 Qe2 Bd6 14 õ‡›‹›‹›‹›ú Nxd5 0-0 15 h5 exd5 16 hxg6 hxg6 17 Be3 Bg4 õ›‹›‹·‹›‹ú 18 0-0 Bf4 19 Bxf4 Qxf4 20 Qe3 Bxf3 21 Qxf3 õ‹› ·‹›‹›ú Qxf3 22 gxf3 Nxd4 23 Bxg6 Nxf3+ 24 Kh1 Rc6 25 Bd3 Rh6+ 26 Kg2 Nh4+ 27 Kg1 Rf3 28 Rad1 õ΋ÂËflfi›fiú Rh529 Rfe1 Rg5+ 30 Kf1 Rg2 31 Rd2 g5 32 Re5 õ‹›‹Ô‹Áfi›ú g4 33 Rxd5 g3 34 Rg5+ Kf8 35 Rf5+ Rxf5 36 õ›‹Î‹›‹›Úú Bxf5 Rh2 37 Be4 g2+ 38 Bxg2 Rxg2 39 Rd8+ ‹ìììììììì‹ Ke7 40 Rb8 b6 41 Ra8 Kd6 42 Rxa7 Rh2 43 b4 Rh1+ 44 Ke2 Ra1 45 Kd3 Rc1 ⁄ I’ve never seen so many pins in one game, starting with 5 Bg5, 7 Bb5, 17 Qd2 etc, and including even the final moves of the game. At several points I gave a long look to the move VIRGINIA CHESS of lateral pressure, Ra3, but because of the possible reply ...Nb1 I had not played it before my Newsletter 26th turn. Even then I remained apprehensive of 1999 - Issue #6 the variation 26...Nb1 27␣ Rxc4 dxc4 but with Editor: Circulation: some calculation and a lot of hope I expected that Macon Shibut Catherine Clark my bishop would be able to neutralize the loose 8234 Citadel Place 5208 Cedar Rd pawn in one way or another, if it came to that. Vienna VA 22180 Alexandria, VA 22309 Here are some variations, which seem okay for [email protected] White: Ú ê 26...Nb1 27␣ Rxc4 dxc4 (27...Bxc4 28␣ Qb2 Nxa3 Virginia Chess is published six times per year by 29␣ Qxa3; 27...Rxc4 28␣ Qxd3 Rc1+ 29␣ Kh2 the Virginia Chess Federation. VCF membership Nxa3 30␣ Qxd5+ Kf8 31␣ Qd6+ Kg8 32␣ Qxa3) dues ($10/yr adult; $5/yr junior) include a 28␣ Qa2, another pin, and now: subscription to Virginia Chess. Send material for publication to the editor. Send dues, address changes, etc to Circulation. 2000 VIRGINIA OPEN JAN 21-23, 2000 Sheraton Inn, 2801 Plank Road Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Open 5-SS, 40/2, SD/1. $$1800: 600-400-300-200, top U2300 $100-50, top U2100 $100-50. Trophy to 1st. EF $45 if rec’d by 1/ 15, $55 at site. Rds 8, 10-5, 10-4. Amateur (under 1900) 6-SS, 40/90, SD/60. $$1450: 300-200-150-125, top U1700 $100-50, top U1500 $100-50, top U1300 $100-50, top U1100 $100-50, top Unrated $50-25. Trophy to first. EF $40 if rec’d by 1/15, $50 at site. Rds 8, 10-3-8, 10-3:30. Both Class $$ based on 8 full EF each class, place prizes guaranteed. Reg 6:30- 7:30pm 1/15, 9-9:30am 1/16. Half-pt bye avail rds 1-3 or later rds if requested before start of rd 2. Scholastic EF for 19 and under $10 if rec’d by 1/15, $15 at site, play for non-cash prizes. VCF membership required ($10, $5 jr), OSA. NS,NC,W. Hotel: Sheraton Inn, 2801 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22404. 540- 786-8321. Chess Rate $59 1-4, must reserve by 1/7/2000. Enter 5208 Cedar Rd, Alexandria, VA 22309, make checks payable to “Va Chess”. Info phone:703 360-3391 (but no phone entries) web http://www.wizard.net/~matkins/2000vo.htm e-mail [email protected] 30 Grand Prix Points “Open” Section FIDE Rated! 4 Virginia Chess Newsletter 1999 - #6 EMPORIA OPEN THE 15th ANNUAL EDITION OF THE EMPORIA OPEN drew 41 players to the Greensville Ruritan Club October 9-10. Russian emigre Stanislav Kriventsov, now living in Pennsylvania, and Matthew Noble, of North Carolina, tied for 1st / 2nd. Macon Shibut and Robert Fischer were equal 3rd. Other prizewinners included Curtis Graham (top A); Allen Beadle, Marvin Wilson, Keith McCrickard, Evan Whittington, Mark Lieberman & Joseph Faries (6-way tie for top B); Stephen Styers & Frank Papcin (= C); David Hydorn & Merv Clark (= D); Linwood Schools & Helen Hinshaw (= E); Dimitar Vlassarev (top scholastic); Jack Barrow (2nd scholastic); Joseph Schools (aptly-named top scholastic under 1100); and Ben Bland (2nd scholastic under 1100). As always, Woody Harris organized and ably directed. The critical juncture in the your pieces in an orderly and in the second round I was tournament occurred in round manner without too much risk watching Kriventsov’s Black 4. To that point the rating of getting mated in the opening. game versus Jeff Jones where system had held good, leaving Later one becomes more he used the defense 1 e4 c5 2 the tournament’s three masters ambitious with White and the Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6 5 tied for first with the only limitations of the variation Nc3 b5. I don’t know squat remaining 3-0 scores. The top- become more apparent, so we about that variation, but the rated pair, Kriventsov and graduate to other openings. thing I keyed on was Black’s Shibut, met on board 1. However, during the week 2nd move. This will be immediately before Emporia I understood by any American MACON SHIBUT - STANISLAV KRIVENTSOV was reading something where schoolboy who has read as far KING’S INDIAN ATTACK this variation came up and I as the very first note in the very Notes by Macon Shibut had a passing thought: “It’s first game of 60 Memorable 1␣ e4 c5 2␣ Nf3 e6 3␣ d3 (Like been years since I’ve played Games. Fischer suggests that many players I used to play this that; I ought to roll it out again Black committing to ...e6 creates a lot when I was first starting out some game ‘for old times’ a relatively good opportunity to in chess.
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