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Bccf E-Mail Bulletin #205
BCCF E-MAIL BULLETIN #205 This issue will be the last of 2010; that being the case, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best of the holiday season - see you in 2011! Your editor welcomes any and all submissions - news of upcoming events, tournament reports, and anything else that might be of interest to B.C. players. Thanks to all who contributed to this issue. To subscribe, send me an e-mail ([email protected] ) or sign up via the BCCF webpage (www.chess.bc.ca ); if you no longer wish to receive this Bulletin, just let me know. Stephen Wright HERE AND THERE December Active (December 19) In the absence of the usual suspects organizer Luc Poitras won the December Active with a perfect 4.0/4. Tied for second a point back were Joe Roback, Joe Soliven, Jeremy Hiu, and Alexey Lushchenko (returning to tournament chess after a number of years). Eighteen players participated. Crosstable Portland Winter Open (December 11-12) The Winter version of this quarterly Portland event was won outright by current Canadian U16 Girls' Champion Alexandra Botez, whose 4.0/5 score included a last-round victory over the top seed, NM Steven Breckenridge. Breckenridge tied for second with Bill Heywood and Brian Esler. Crosstable Canadian Chess Player of the Year World Under 10 Champion Jason Cao of Victoria has been named the 2010 Canadian Chess Player of the Year , in a vote "made by Canadian Chess journalists, together with one ballot resulting from a fan poll (starting in 2007)." Nathan Divinsky The latest (December 2010) issue of Chess Life contains a profile of Nathan Divinsky, the "chess godfather of the North," by IM Anthony Saidy. -
Bulletin #403
BCCF E-MAIL BULLETIN #403 Your editor welcomes any and all submissions – news of upcoming events, tournament reports, and anything else that might be of interest to BC players. Thanks to all who contributed to this issue. To subscribe, send me an e-mail ([email protected]); if you no longer wish to receive this Bulletin, just let me know. Stephen Wright HERE AND THERE Training Partner Wanted I am looking for a chess training partner to meet over Zoom to play 30+20 games and then analyze thoroughly afterwards. I would also like to practice endgame positions and possibly openings. I have played a total of five CFC rated games and my provisional rating is 944. For what it's worth, my classical time control rating on lichess is ~1700. Let's help each other improve! If interested, please contact Simon at [email protected]. CFC Memberships As previously announced, the CFC was automatically extending memberships that expired on or after March 1, 2020. This was done due the drastically reduced number of CFC-rated events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 1, after eight months, the CFC ended the automatic extension of memberships. This was due to the increasing number of CFC-rated events available online to all members across Canada as well as the return of some over the board events. The CFC is now adding eight months to all memberships that expired on or after March 1, 2020: March 1, 2020 expiry dates will be changed to November 1, 2020 April 1, 2020 expiry dates will be changed to December 1, 2020 May 1, 2020 expiry dates will be changed to January 1, 2021 Etc, etc. -
YEARBOOK the Information in This Yearbook Is Substantially Correct and Current As of December 31, 2020
OUR HERITAGE 2020 US CHESS YEARBOOK The information in this yearbook is substantially correct and current as of December 31, 2020. For further information check the US Chess website www.uschess.org. To notify US Chess of corrections or updates, please e-mail [email protected]. U.S. CHAMPIONS 2002 Larry Christiansen • 2003 Alexander Shabalov • 2005 Hakaru WESTERN OPEN BECAME THE U.S. OPEN Nakamura • 2006 Alexander Onischuk • 2007 Alexander Shabalov • 1845-57 Charles Stanley • 1857-71 Paul Morphy • 1871-90 George H. 1939 Reuben Fine • 1940 Reuben Fine • 1941 Reuben Fine • 1942 2008 Yury Shulman • 2009 Hikaru Nakamura • 2010 Gata Kamsky • Mackenzie • 1890-91 Jackson Showalter • 1891-94 Samuel Lipchutz • Herman Steiner, Dan Yanofsky • 1943 I.A. Horowitz • 1944 Samuel 2011 Gata Kamsky • 2012 Hikaru Nakamura • 2013 Gata Kamsky • 2014 1894 Jackson Showalter • 1894-95 Albert Hodges • 1895-97 Jackson Reshevsky • 1945 Anthony Santasiere • 1946 Herman Steiner • 1947 Gata Kamsky • 2015 Hikaru Nakamura • 2016 Fabiano Caruana • 2017 Showalter • 1897-06 Harry Nelson Pillsbury • 1906-09 Jackson Isaac Kashdan • 1948 Weaver W. Adams • 1949 Albert Sandrin Jr. • 1950 Wesley So • 2018 Samuel Shankland • 2019 Hikaru Nakamura Showalter • 1909-36 Frank J. Marshall • 1936 Samuel Reshevsky • Arthur Bisguier • 1951 Larry Evans • 1952 Larry Evans • 1953 Donald 1938 Samuel Reshevsky • 1940 Samuel Reshevsky • 1942 Samuel 2020 Wesley So Byrne • 1954 Larry Evans, Arturo Pomar • 1955 Nicolas Rossolimo • Reshevsky • 1944 Arnold Denker • 1946 Samuel Reshevsky • 1948 ONLINE: COVID-19 • OCTOBER 2020 1956 Arthur Bisguier, James Sherwin • 1957 • Robert Fischer, Arthur Herman Steiner • 1951 Larry Evans • 1952 Larry Evans • 1954 Arthur Bisguier • 1958 E. -
Bccf E-Mail Bulletin #74
BCCF E-MAIL BULLETIN #74 To subscribe, send me an e-mail ([email protected]) or sign up via the BCCF (www.chess.bc.ca) webpage; if you no longer wish to receive this Bulletin, just let me know. Stephen Wright [Back issues of the Bulletin are available on the above webpage.] WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The 2005 WYCC is currently underway in Belfort, France. This 11-round Swiss by age group (under 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18, in both boys and girls categories) has attracted 1122 players from around the world, including twenty-eight participants from Canada. Of these twenty-eight, eight are from B.C.: Fanhao Meng and Lucas Davies (U18B), Tiffany Tang (U16G), Noam Davies and Vlad Gaciu (U14B), Chelsea Ruiter (U12G), and Alexandra Botez and Erika Ruiter (U10G). Good luck to all! Results, currently for the first three rounds, are available through the offical sites, or www.chess.bc.ca or pages.infinit.net/archamse/WYCC2005.htm. The official website (www.belfort-echecs.com) was overwhelmed for a few days, but is currently up and running; an alternative is www.echecs.asso.fr/(0uiuf4binynjxpidzpz1f455)/Default.aspx, the website of the French Chess Federation. The organizers are providing games from the top twenty boards or so of each section, usually late on the same day as the round in question. So far four B.C. games are available, but unfortunately playing on the top twenty boards means meeting the toughest opposition, so the results have not been favourable for B.C.: Milman,L - Davies,L [B14] WYCC U18B Belfort (1.11), 19.07.2005 1.e4 c6 2.d4 -
Canadian Chess Hall of Fame Dqd by David Cohen
Canadian Chess Hall of Fame dqd By David Cohen Canadian Chess Hall of Fame Founded 2000 by David Cohen Permanent Plaques There are two permanent plaques honouring these members of the Canadian Chess community (and they are looking for a home). On-line Display You can view these pictures, read more about the inductees, and download some of their best games at my Canadian Chess website: http:// www.CanadianChess.info . Click on History - Hall of Fame. Contributions (biographies, photos, games), sponsorship and advertising welcomed. Selection Criteria Inductees were selected 2000-11 by the founder of the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame, David Cohen. Recent selections were made in consultation with other Canadian Chess historians. My selection criteria for the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame for 2000: • Canadian chess champions and leading players representative of their era • Prominent organizers and promoters of chess in Canada My selection criteria for the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame for 2001: • Prominent contributors to Canadian chess community, e.g., by dedication over many years to reporting on chess in Canada • Canadian chess champions My selection criteria for the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame for 2002+ (one person per year, alternating living and deceased): • Contributor to Canadian chess community Canadian Chess Hall of Fame 2000 John Cleeve Maurice Fox Bernard Freedman Phil Haley Daniel MacAdam Nicholas MacLeod John Morrison James Narraway William Pollock John Prentice Canadian Chess Hall of Fame 2000 (continued) Magnus Smith Kevin Spraggett -
Bccf E-Mail Bulletin #183
BCCF E-MAIL BULLETIN #183 Your editor welcomes any and all submissions - news of upcoming events, tournament reports, and anything else that might be of interest to B.C. players. Thanks to all who contributed to this issue. To subscribe, send me an e-mail ([email protected]) or sign up via the BCCF webpage (http://chess.bc.ca/); if you no longer wish to receive this Bulletin, just let me know. Stephen Wright [Back issues of the Bulletin are available on the above webpage.] HERE AND THERE International Chess Jam (February 6) Each year in the early part of February a K-12 scholastic tournament is held in Ferndale, WA (just north of Bellingham). For the past few years two of our juniors, Jonah Lee and Tanraj Sohal, have made the event their own, and this year was no exception: each won their respective section with a perfect score. The WA organizers must be good sports - they haven't started turning Jonah and Tanraj away at the border yet ... http://www.whsca.org/report09-10/ChessJam.html Richmond Chess Club The Richmond Chess and Games Club has a new interim home at the Wave Coffee House in Steveston, Tuesday evenings starting 7:00pm. No fee but players are expected to make purchases in the coffeehouse. Please bring equipment. Contact: Norm Conrad at [email protected] Chess Cafe Vancouver now has a downtown chess cafe, appropriately named Vancouver's Only Chess Cafe & Creamery, 1342 Hornby near Burrard bridge. Open seven days a week. Information: Henry 604.688.2155 [email protected] Canadian Chess News A reminder that editor Tony Ficzere of Calgary is seeking content for the new CFC newsletter from players and organizers across the country; if you have a contribution, his email address is [email protected]. -
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orthwes $3.95 N t C h e September 2021 s s Oregon Closed Championship Oregon Closed Challengers Northwest Chess On the front cover: September 2021, Volume 75-09 Issue 884 Players from the Champions Section: (L-R):Carl Haessler, ISSN Publication 0146-6941 Champion Matt Zavortink, Nick Raptis, Zoey Tang, Cory Published monthly by the Northwest Chess Board. Russel, Konner Feldman, Wilson Gibbins, and Havish Sripada. Players from the Challengers’ Section: (L-R): Ryan To see the games online in this issue click: Richardson, Lennart Bjorksten, Darrel Bourne, David Murray, https://www.nwchess.com/articles/games/published/NWC_2021_ Ryan Lu, Karl Cosner, Austin Tang, and Jason Cigan. Published_Games_cb.htm#202109 Photo credit: Mike Morris. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Office of Record: Northwest Chess c/o Orlov Chess Academy 4174 148th Ave NE, Building I, Suite M, Redmond, WA 98052-5164. On the back cover: Periodicals Postage Paid at Seattle, WA “Multiple Susans” Photo credit: Philip Peterson. USPS periodicals postage permit number (0422-390) NWC Staff Editor: Jeffrey Roland, Submissions [email protected] Games Editor: Ralph Dubisch, Submissions of games (PGN format is preferable for games), [email protected] stories, photos, art, and other original chess-related content Publisher: Duane Polich, are encouraged! Multiple submissions are acceptable; please [email protected] indicate if material is non-exclusive. All submissions are Business Manager: Eric Holcomb, subject to editing or revision. Send via U.S. Mail to: [email protected] Jeffrey Roland, NWC Editor Board Representatives 1514 S. Longmont Ave. Aniruddha Barua, Eric Holcomb, Boise, Idaho 83706-3732 Alex Machin, Duane Polich, Ralph Dubisch, or via e-mail to: Jeffrey Roland, Josh Sinanan, Wilson Gibbins. -
Ruth Haring: 1955-2018 by Tom Braunlich
1 JANUARY 2019 Chess News and Chess History for Oklahoma Ruth Haring 1955-2018 Ruth Haring: 1955-2018 by Tom Braunlich In This Issue: Just before the Steve Wharry Classic • commenced we heard the terrible news of the Ruth Haring: sudden passing of Ruth Haring, the recent 1955-2018 President of USChess (2011-2015). Many of us • older players in Oklahoma and Arkansas new “Oklahoma’s Official Chess History her pretty well, as she grew up in Fayetteville Bulletin Covering Oklahoma Chess Feedback and and played dozens of early tournaments in on a Regular Schedule Since 1982” New Info Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. • http://ocfchess.org 2nd Steve Her death was a shock, as apparently it was Oklahoma Chess Wharry Classic partly related to the wildfires in northern Foundation • California this past November near where she Register Online for Free Plus lived. The hastily printed obituaries for her in News Bites, the online chess sources tended to focus on her Editor: Tom Braunlich Game of the chess political leadership, for which she had Asst. Ed. Rebecca Rutledge st Month, become known for her integrity, her hard work, Published the 1 of each month. Puzzles, and her ability to listen well and consider all angles of a problem. Send story submissions and Top 25 List, tournament reports, etc., by the Tournament 15th of the previous month to Reports, This isn’t surprising, as she is a shining example mailto:[email protected] and more. of the kind of thoughtful person chess can produce through the thinking skills required to become an expert and the power of ©2019 All rights reserved. -
GM Fabiano Caruana
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The Magic Year of 1971
The Magic Year an interesting alternative. representatives (each) from Oregon 14.Rc1 c6 15.Qh5 Qxh5 16.Nxh5 0–0 and Washington and two from British of 1971 17.Bc4 Columbia. Players drew lots to see which opponent they would not face. Bob Zuk By John Donaldson of Surrey, B.C., won, scoring 5-1. Viktors Pupols and future Grandmaster Peter Chess has a long and rich tradition Biyiasas shared second and third a half in the Northwest with many important point back. The remaining scores were: 4. competitions held in the region the George Krauss 3 ½ 5. Mike Franett 3; 6. past century including several U.S. and Mike Morris 1 ½ 7-8. Clark Harmon and Canadian Championships. It’s not easy to Mike Montchalin 1. pick one year as the most memorable, but if forced to choose I would select 1971 The following game forced Biyiasas as both World Champion Boris Spassky to play catch-up from the get-go. and soon-to-be titleholder Bobby Fischer played in Vancouver. Position after 17.Bc4 Mike Franett The first major event to be completed Peter Biyiasas [A42] in 1971 was the Washington State 17...b5? Northwest Invitational Championship in February. The annual 17...g6 18.Ng3 Kg7 with equal chances. Portland, OR (1) invitational event, dating back to the early March 5, 1971 1930s, was won by John Braley with 18.Be2 Nc5 a score of 7-0 with Viktors Pupols two 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 Nc6 18...Rac8 19.Ng3 and the knight comes to 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 Nce7 7.g4 f5 points behind him. -
Bccf E-Mail Bulletin #246
BCCF E-MAIL BULLETIN #246 Your editor welcomes any and all submissions - news of upcoming events, tournament reports, and anything else that might be of interest to B.C. players. Thanks to all who contributed to this issue. To subscribe, send me an e-mail ([email protected]) or sign up via the BCCF webpage (www.chess.bc.ca); if you no longer wish to receive this Bulletin, just let me know. Stephen Wright HERE AND THERE Bowser Builders Supply Open (August 5) The fourth annual Bishops of Bowser tournament unfortunately conflicted with the U.S. Open (see below) but still attracted twelve enthusiastic players. Top-ranked Paul Leblanc fulfilled expectations by taking first with a perfect score, while Rick Martinson came second by defeating Nick Peters in a playoff game – each scored 3.0/4. Patrick Huang was the highest scorer under fifteen years of age and Lucette Fuerst the top women. Robert McFetridge was the organizer, Tom Sprandel the TD. Full report and results Photos Watch for the upcoming First Enrico Winery Open chess tournament presented in conjunction with the Bishops of Bowser – see the upcoming events section. 1 Svetozar Gligorić (February 2, 1923 – August 14, 2012) At the 2000 Keres (photo by Jonathan Berry) We note with sadness the passing of Yugoslavian chess legend Svetozar Gligorić in Belgrade at the age of eighty-nine. We won’t attempt to detail his many accomplishments here, instead referring the reader to other online sources such as ChessBase. Instead we will briefly examine some of Gligorić’s connections to Canada and this province. -
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Special Guests Ida Chong has been the MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head since 1996. She currently serves as Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Minister Chong’s previous cabinet portfolios include Minister of Science and Universities; Healthy Living and Sport; Small Business, Technology and Economic Development, and Advanced Education. Minister Chong has been involved in her community for years, volunteering for a number of not-for-profit groups and serving as municipal councillor for the District of Saanich from 1993 – 1996. She was also senior partner in an accounting practice based in Saanich, and proudly retains her credentials as a Certified General Accountant. Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess Grandmaster (GM). He is ranked among the top seven players in the world by FIDE as of May 2012, and is the current United States Chess Champion. Nakamura's first supertournament victory came at Wijk aan Zee 2011, finishing clear first ahead of the four top-rated players in the world in a performance described by former World Champion Garry Kasparov as better than any tournament by Bobby Fischer, and the best by an American in more than 100 years. Nakamura is the top USCF rated player at 2858, as published on 1 February 2012. Message from the Honourable Ida Chong Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development On behalf of Premier Christy Clark and the Province of British Columbia, I want to welcome all players, supporters, volunteers, and family members to the 2012 Canadian Open Chess Championship, being held in Victoria for the first time. Our government is proud to support world-class events such as this championship, which draws some of the best chess players from Canada and across the globe to compete in British Columbia.