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Colorado Chess Informant Volume 37, Number 2 April 2010 / $3.00 Colorado State Chess Association COLORADO CHESS INFORMANT Chess In Loveland, Manitou Springs & More Multi-Tournament Issue www.colorado-chess.com Volume 37, Number 2 Colorado Chess Informant April 2010 Treasurer: Richard Buchanan From The Editor 1 Sutherland Road Manitou Springs, CO 80829 The one obvious thing I noticed while putting this issue together COLORADO STATE (719) 685-1984 was the fact that there are a lot of opportunities to play chess in CHESS ASSOCIATION [email protected] Colorado. So much so that if you notice in the “Upcoming Colo- rado Tournaments” section of this magazine, I only had room to The COLORADO STATE Members at Large: place the upcoming events for April only. If you were to go CHESS ASSOCIATION, Ginny Gaige online to the CSCA website, you will see that the upcoming INC., is a Sec. 501 (C) (3) tax (720) 353-8405 schedule is jammed packed! exempt, non-profit educational [email protected] corporation formed to promote The variety is astounding as well. Whether you want to play Tom Nelson quick or traditional long games, the chess player in this state and chess in Colorado. Contribu- (303) 880-4332 tions are tax deductible. Dues surrounding ones too, have more than enough tournaments to [email protected] choose from. So by all means, pick a tournament or two or three are $15 a year or $5 a tourna- Junior Representative: and enjoy what Colorado chess has to offer. ment. Youth (under 21) and Senior (65 or older) member- Richard Herbst Another good thing I’ve noticed lately is that OTB playing atten- ships are $10. [email protected] dance has increased, as you can see from the Loveland Open & Family memberships are avail- USCF Delegates: Colorado Springs Open covered in this issue. This is very good able to additional family mem- Richard Buchanan for those of us who enjoy organizing tournaments. I’m not sure bers for $3 off the regular dues Dean Brown if this is the cycle coming around as players who left OTB play for online play are returning or perhaps now we are all able to with only one magazine deliv- CCI Editor: manage our time more efficiently. Either way, it is very hearten- ered to the address. Fred Eric Spell ing to see this attendance jump. The Colorado Chess Informant [email protected] (CCI) is the official publication This issue has a little of everything for your chess enjoyment. CSCA Depts. / Appointees Two major tournaments, a scholastic tournament as well as the of the CSCA, published four times a year in January, April, Webmaster & Tournament first All-Girls scholastic tournament in Colorado, and the return Clearinghouse: of “Shipp’s Log” amongst other great articles. Until next issue. July & October. Rick Nelson Articles in the CCI do not nec- May Caissa be with you. (970) 824-4780 essarily reflect the views of the Fred Eric Spell [email protected] CSCA Board of Directors or its membership. Prison Chess: k Randy Canney Send address changes and memberships to Randy Rey- Colorado Chess Tour: nolds. Send pay renewals to Randy Reynolds In This Issue Richard Buchanan. See back Scholastic Chess: cover for EZ renewal form! Tom Nelson 3 President’s Report CSCA Board of Directors Submission Deadlines: 4 Volunteer Of The Quarter January Issue - December 1; 5 Loveland Open Report President: 8 Colorado Springs Open Lee Lahti April Issue - March 1; July Issue - June 1; 11 Drawing Out The King 2836 Sombrero Lane 11 Shipp’s Log Fort Collins, CO 80525 October Issue - September 1 14 Trust Your Instincts! (970) 372-8590 Contributors to this issue: 15 Rocky Mountain Teen Draws World Champion [email protected] Archie Shipp 16 2010 Colorado Tour Vice-President: Jeffrey Baffo 17 Tactics Time! Jerry Maier Joseph Fromme 18 Musings Of Panama Joey 229 Hargrove Court Klaus Johnson 19 Bobby’s Twin Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Lee Lahti 20 2010 Colorado Scholastic Championships (719) 660-5531 Matt Lasley 22 2010 Colorado Scholastic Championship Review [email protected] Paul Anderson 23 Colorado’s 1st All-Girls Scholastic Championship Randy Reynolds 25 G/29 Grand Prix Update Secretary: Richard Buchanan Randy Reynolds 26 2010 Correspondence Championship Update Tim Brennan 28 Colorado Chess Club Directory 1839 Thyme Court Todd Bardwick Fort Collins, CO 80528 29 Upcoming Colorado Tournaments (970) 206-9107 32 Zugzwang [email protected] © 2010 Page 2 www.colorado-chess.com Volume 37, Number 2 Colorado Chess Informant April 2010 all the events scheduled for the next three months, there are a President’s Report couple I would like to emphasize to everyone. The Colorado Chess Festival will be held April 23rd-25th. The 2010 Colorado Hello again Colorado chess players. It is hard to believe that Closed and Scholastic Closed championships will be held that more than six months have gone by in the 2009-2010 Colorado weekend. These invitation-only tournaments draw many of the Tour year. It seems like only yesterday the current CSCA Board best players in the state to battle for a chance at being a state was being elected at the 2009 Colorado Open. Where has the champion. And following in the tradition started last year, the time gone? Colorado Class Championships will again be held as part of the It has been an interesting last year for the Colorado chess scene, Colorado Chess Festival – allowing everyone to play for their with many changes to the status quo. We have seen losses of own championships as well that weekend. The events at the established tournaments and playing venues, changes to many Colorado Chess Festival will also serve as qualifiers for the chess clubs – including the election of new club leadership, and Rocky Mountain Team Chess Challenge – a new team event the emergence of new locations and opportunities for getting beginning this year. The winners of the Colorado Closed and together to play our favorite game. While some clubs have seen Scholastic Closed tournaments along with the Class A-E Cham- reductions in membership and the number of tournaments they pions will be invited to represent Colorado in a team match are hosting, others are seeing increased membership, increased against similar players from New Mexico. This year the event is attendance at tournaments, and are hosting more tournaments being held in Manitou Springs on May 22nd. The Rocky Moun- than ever. It is this ever changing environment that allows the tain Team Chess Challenge is just one of many events scheduled Colorado chess community to thrive. that weekend as part of the Manitou Springs Chess Festival the weekend of May 22nd-23rd. After a slow start to this year’s Colorado Tour, things seem to be starting to pick up. Since January, there has been an increase in All members of the CSCA Board work to maintain a rich chess attendance at Colorado Tour events - with the Al Ufer Memo- environment in the state of Colorado. We do our best but there is rial, Loveland Open, and Colorado Springs Open all seeing lar- only so much seven people can do. It takes the involvement of ger turnouts this year than in the previous couple of editions of many people to organize and direct all the chess events we have, these events. Non-Tour events also seem to be doing well. The as well as needing players to participate to make these events Denver and Colorado Springs Scholastic Chess Series continue successful. For those of you who participate in your local clubs to draw a large number of our junior players to each of their and the tournaments around the state, I thank you. For those of events. Many school districts are seeing an increase in interest in you who organize and run these clubs and events, I thank you their chess clubs and tournaments. The Colorado Scholastic even more. Without you, we would not have a Colorado chess Championships in February is always the highest attended tour- community. Seeing people in attendance at events helps the nament in Colorado each year and this year was no different – CSCA Board know what we are doing is right for the Colorado with over 250 players vying for state titles in 5 divisions: K-1, chess community. But hearing it directly from the players and K-3, 4-6, 7-9, & 10-12. The G/29 Grand Prix is now in its 3rd organizers is even better. If you have an idea or comment on year, hosting event in Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, Greeley, how to promote and improve Colorado chess, we want to here and Manitou Springs this year. And many clubs host weeknight from you. events on a weekly or monthly basis that are seeing increased I look forward to seeing all of you at upcoming events and play- attendance. ing many of you over the board. The next few months will probably be the busiest of the 2010 Lee Lahti Colorado chess calendar. Between April and June there are CSCA President events scheduled nearly every weekend, with no less than eight Colorado Tour events scheduled this upcoming quarter. Among k Save the Dates! July 31st & August 1st Regional Chess Tournament At Least A $2500 Guaranteed Prize Fund!!! Family Friendly Activities! Check www.colorado-chess.com around April 10th for full details. www.colorado-chess.com Page 3 Volume 37, Number 2 Colorado Chess Informant April 2010 Richard “Buck” Buchanan: PC Brokers Chess Challenge Colorado Chess Volunteer Second Quarter 2010 What’s the best move for White? as selected by CSCA President Lee Lahti The Volunteer of the Quarter for the 2nd Quarter of 2010 is Richard “Buck” Buchanan for his seemingly eternal and never- ending service to the Colorado chess community.
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