World Pty. Ltd. (Incorporating Chess Kids) ABN 76 087 995 364 Volume 6 Issue 1 Editor: David Cordover May 2006

Editorial Some exciting developments for Chess Kids in the first part of 2006 with a company restructure and revised busi- ness plan focusing on nation-wide growth. The Chess Kids goal has always been to provide an opportunity for every child in to learn and play chess. This year we have taken some big steps in that direction (ie. away from the south-eastern states) by taking on some of the most challenging areas of growth - and North- ern Territory. Because of their geo- graphic isolation the opportunities in these remote areas for children to play chess have been virtually non-existent. Brand New “DGT easy” For me this has been an exciting time— Comes in Red, Yellow, Green or Blue! not just seeing how quickly chess is be- ing embraced by kids in these areas. But FFFinally,Finally, an affordable Chess Clock! also the travel through Broome, Perth, Albany, Darwin, Alice Springs, Kakadu Since the introduction of Digital Clocks prices have never been under as well as the Tasmanian areas of Strahan, Ulverstone, Forth, Burnie, $100 each, leaving them beyond the reach of most individuals. Hobart and Launceston. Now that has changed! DGT Projects (manufacturers of the well known We look forward to 2007 when we will finally be offering programs in every $145 digital clocks) has come out with the NEW “DGT easy”easy”. With basic state and territory. functionality the same as current clocks you can expect to see these be- To enable us to continue to offer quality ing phased in at all interschool and individual events over the next year. chess coaching and tournaments around Australia we have developed a very re- We have been allocated just 200 of these Clocks which we expect will warding franchise system. We have lim- ited opportunities available NOW for sell out very quickly. They arrive in May and we have been warned that anyone who has an interest in teaching our next allocation could be a long way off (European orders are huge!). chess, either working as an employee or running their own Chess Kids franchise. RRP will be $55 - but for the first 200 orders JUST $47.95 each ***!* To find our more please contact us on 1300 424 377. *Offer available for individuals or schools only. Maximum 8 per order at this price. Includes GST. Orders by fax 03 9576 8152 or [email protected]. Ph: 1300 424 377. -David Cordover

Inside This Issue Chess Kids Elite Page 2 Puzzle Page Page 3 Smothered Checkmates Page 4 Australian Chess History Page 5 Victorian News Page 6 National Interschool Finals Page 6 Page 7 Sick Of Your Job? Page 8 Page 2 Chess Kids Chess Kids Elite

The Chess Kids Elite program is for Endgame Homework junior players who demonstrate their talent for chess in competition play. XABCDEFGHY Having done so, we try to provide them with a structured pathway and support 8-+-+-+k+( for any wishing to attain National or 7p-+-+-+-' International success. 6-p-+-+pp& The general rule is that anyone who can finish in the Top 10% of players in their 5+-+-Pp+-% region will be accepted for the program. 4-+Pr-+-P$ Chess Kids Elite provides additional coaching programs with Master 3+-+-+-+-# Coaches as well as chess training camps 2PP-+-RP+" and support to play in Open (adult) events. 1+-+-+-+K! Eventually comes selection and qualifi- xabcdefghy Group A cation to State and National Individual White to move Seed Names Surname Points Zone Championships. 1 Adrian Hutchinson 6.0 Hobart East 2 Rhys Kilpatrick 6.0 Hobart Nth Planning is underway for our trip to the Play this position out for yourself at 3 Dylan Moores 6.0 Hobart SC 2007 Australian Junior Championships home. Play against yourself, a friend, a (January 14-26, 2007) in Canberra. family member or even your computer. 4 Jem Thain 5.5 Hobart Sth Chess Kids can only take 40 players Think carefully about each move and 5 Max Rintoul 5.0 Hobart Nth from around Australia and there are al- what you should play. 6 Cody Nelson 5.0 Hobart Nth ready over 200 in the Elite program. After you’ve done that take a look at the Group B Study hard, practice plenty and I wish way the game actually ended. Was your Seed Names Surname Points Zone you good luck getting selected for the plan of attack close to that which the 1 Dion Philips 6.0 Hobart East 2007 Canberra team! Grandmasters played in 2 Ella Thain 5.0 Hobart Sth Zones Players TOTAL Average their game? 3 Luke Bombardieri 5.0 Kingston 4 Reo Dante Lazaro 4.5 Hobart Nth Boroondara 2 11.5 5.75 Actual continuation of 5 Olivia Hay 4.0 Kingston Monash 8 32.5 4.06 the game as follows: 8 Olivia Deconinck 4.0 Kingston Glen Eira 15 54.5 3.63 1.h5! Rh4+?! 2.Kg1 Players in the Hobart Elite Program Whitehorse 4 12.5 3.13 Rxh5 3.Rd2 f4 4.Rd7 Dandenong Ranges 1 3.0 3.00 Rxe5 5.Rxa7 g5 6.b4 g4 Brimbank 1 3.0 3.00 7.Kf2 Re3 8.a4 g3+ 9. Gippsland 7 20.0 2.86 Kf1 Re4 10.Rc7? If 10.a5 bxa5 11.b5 Rxc4 Geelong 6 17.0 2.83 12.b6 Rc8 13.b7 Rb8 14. Manningham 13 34.0 2.62 Ra8 Whittlesea 1 2.5 2.50 10...h5 11.a5 bxa5 12. b5! h4 13.b6 h3 14.gxh3 Bayside 5 10.5 2.10 f3 15.b7 g2+ 16.Kf2 Stonnington 6 12.5 2.08 Re2+ 17.Kxf3 g1Q 18. Maroondah 4 7.5 1.88 b8Q+ Re8 19.Qxe8# 1-0 Mornington 7 13.0 1.86 Kingston 1 1.5 1.50 Yarra Ranges 2 2.5 1.25 Darebin 8 8.0 1.00 Mildura 2 2.0 1.00 Left: 2005 Victorian Casey 4 2.5 0.63 zone-by-zone rankings Chess Kids Page 3 Need some Brain Exercise? (Answers on Page 7)

1. 2. 3. XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY 8-+r+r0k-+( 8-+-+-+r0k( 8r+l+ -0k-r( 7pp1ql+p4l-' 7+q+n+prp' 7pppp1q -+-' 6-+-ppPp+& 6p+ -+p6N-1Q& 6-+-+-6N -p& 5+-+-+-+-% 5+p+l+ -+-% 5+ -+-P-+Q% 4-+-+P+-1Q$ 4-+-+-+R+$ 4-+-+PP -+$ 3+-+-6N-+R# 3+ -+-+-P-# 3+L+ -+-+-# 2PPP+-+PP" 2PP -+PP-P" 2PP -+-+-P" 1+-+R+-0K-! 1+ -+R+-0K-! 16n -+K+-R-! xabcdefghy xabcdefg hy xabc defghy White to play and mate in 2. White to play and mate in 2. White to play and mate in 2. 4. 5. 6. XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY 8-+-r-rk+( 8r+l+ -1qr0k( 8-+-rk4l -r( 7pp+-+ppp' 7pp+ -+p+p' 7p -Rnpppp' 6-+-pn+-+& 6-+-+pPp1Q& 6-+-+-+-+& 5+qpN+-+-% 5+ -+-+-+-% 5+ -+-+-+-% 4-+-+-PP+$ 4-+-+-+-+$ 4Q+ -4LP+-+$ 3P-+-+-PQ# 3+ -+-+N+-# 3+ -+L+-+P# 2-PP+-+-+" 2P+ -+-PPP" 2P+P1q -PP+" 1+K+R+-+-! 1+ -+R+-0KR! 1+ -+-+R0K-! xabcdefghy xabcdefgh y xabcde fghy White to play and mate in 3. White to play and mate in 3. White to play and mate in 3. 7. 8. 9. XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY 8r+l+k4l-r( 8r+ -+-+-+( 8r+ -1qk+-+( 7+-+p6nppp' 7pp+lpk6n -' 7+ -+-+p+p' 6p+p+-+-6n& 6-+-p -rp1Q& 6p+ -+-+-1Q& 51qp+-+-6N-% 5+ -pP1q-+-% 5+N+ -pP+-% 4-+-+P+-+$ 4-+P+P+ -R$ 4-+-6n -+-+$ 3PQ+-+-+-# 3+ -6N-+-+-# 3+ -+L6N-+-# 2L+-+-PPP" 2PP -+L+P+" 2lPP+ -r-P" 1+-1qR+-0K-! 1+ -0K-+-+R! 1+ -0KR+-+R! xabcdefghy xabcd efghy xabcdefghy White to play and mate in 3. White to play and mate in 4. Black to play and (smother) mate in 2. Page 4 Chess Kids Chess Kids Coaching “Smothered Checkmate”

• The enemy King looks safe • The enemy King is surrounded by his own soldiers • Usually a Knight delivers the Smothered Checkmate because he can ‘jump’ the defences • This is the most surprising (and rarest) of all checkmates! Smothered Checkmate #1 XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY An unusual smothered mate because it uses a Queen and not the Knight. 8r6nl+k4l-r( 8r+l1qk4l-r( This was the shortest game ever played 7pppp+ppp' 7pp+npppp' between 2 Grandmasters. It is possible 6-+-+-+-+& 6-+p6N-6n-+& to finish a game in as little as 2-moves, or use the 4-move checkmate. Of course 5+-+-P-+-% 5+-+-+-+-% a Grandmaster will never fall for any- 4-+-+-+-+$ 4-+-P-+-+$ thing like that though. 3+-+-P-1qP# 3+-+-+-+-# 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nd2 2PPP6NP+-+" 2PPP+QPPP" This looks like a good move, it keeps the King safe, develops a piece and 1R-4LQ0KL6NR! 1R-4L-0KL6NR! helps to control e4 (the centre). But... xabcdefghy Xabcdefghy 2...e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.h3 Final position #1 Final position #2 On face value this looks fine, white at- tacks the Knight and chases him back. But... Smothered Checkmate #2 Smothered Checkmate #3 4...Ne3! This opening is known as the Caro- I am proud of this because it is one of XABCDEFGHY Kann defence. my very few smothered checkmates! 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 1.e4 c5 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 4.Bc4 8r6nl1qk4l-r( Nbd7 Black sets up a Pawn Chain into the 7pppp+ppp' centre, while white goes for a more at- Notice anything yet? tacking Pawn Wall. 6-+-+-+-+& 5.dxc5 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 Qxc5 7.Qe2 Qc7 8. 5+-+-P-+-% 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 Nb5 Qa5+ 9.Bd2 Qd8 Looks good, he wanted to develop the Black is sick of his Queen being at- 4-+-+-+-+$ knight of the back rank, but didn’t want tacked so decides to retreat home. to go to a6 (on the edge of the board). 3+-+-6n-+P# 10.Nd6!# Checkmate! 2PPP6NPPP+" Much better, or so he thought, to go to the centre. But... XABCDEFGHY 1R-4LQ0KL6NR! 5.Qe2 Ngf6 8r+l1qk4l-r( xabcdefghy And just watch out...Black is about to A smother on the Queen! Notice the fall of his chair with surprise at the next, 7pp+npppp' knight on d2 blocks the bishop and unexpected move! After all, he looks so 6-+-6N-6n-+& Queen. safe. His King is surrounded com- pletely by his own pieces, what could 5+-+P+-+-% 5.fxe3 Qh4+ 6.g3 Qxg3# 0-1 possibly go wrong? 4-+L+-+-+$ And the final position (see diagram) 6.Nd6# 1-0 shows that although White looks like he 3+-+-+-+-# is safe, with lots of pieces surrounding the King he is actually smothered by his 2PPP4LQPPP" own pieces and it is checkmate! 1R-+-0K-6NR! xabcdefghy Chess Kids Page 5

Australian Chess History By Antony Wright

Julius Jacobsen 1897

Born 28 May 1862 Hull, England. 1893, Jacobsen helped him to prepare W Crane - J Jacobsen Died 1 June 1916 Sydney. for his title match. Sydney School of Arts 1895 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 Being the son of a noted lexiconogra- Jacobsen’s turn came in 1897 when 5.d3 d6 6.c3 Be7 7.Nbd2 OO 8.Nf1 Ne8 pher and growing up in the chess-rich Crane returned from Warrnambool. 9.Bb3 Na5 10.Bc2 f5 11.Ne3 f4 12. city of Hull (four clubs and a thriving Now a chess professional - tutoring and Nd5 Bg4 13.Ne7 Qe7 14.d4 ed4 15.Qd4 competition), when he learned to play in writing a chess column - he challenged Nc6 16.Qd3 Ne5 17.Ne5 de5 18.Bb3 early 1877, Jacobsen (JJ) advanced rap- and defeated Crane 7-1=1. Kh8 19.f3 Qh4 20.Kf1 Rd8 21.Qe2 Nf6 idly in the game. In turn, he was challenged by William 22.Qe1 Qh5 23.Qf2 Rd3 24.Bc4 Ne4 By 1878 he had become a club cham- Jonas who had a moderate record both 25.fg4 Qg4 26.Bd3 Qd1 27.Qe1 Ng3 pion. In 1879, he defeated the amiable in Sydney and in his original city of 28.Kf2 Nh1 29.Kf1 Qd3 30.Kg1 f3 31. master Henry Bird 4-2=1 and was noted Glasgow. Wallace now challenged. gf3 Qf3 32.Bg5 Nf2 . 0-1 by Steinitz as the “boy champion of Jonas however insisted on his right to England”. By 1881, he was able to de- play his match and was defeated 1-7=5. J Jacobsen - W Jonas feat the leading English amateurs, Skip- Game 7 Match 1898 Then negotiations for the Wallace worth and Thorold. 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 Nf6 4.fe5 Ne5 match began. The cordiality from the 5.d4 Ng6 6.e5 Ng8 7.Nf3 d5 8.Bd3 Bb4 Then . . . he decided to travel. After a Wallace - Crane match had become a 9.OO Bc3 10.bc3 Be6 11.Rb1 Qc8 12. stint in South Africa, he arrived in Bris- rivalry between Wallace of the Sydney Ng5 Bg4 13.e6 bane at the end of 1886, possibly drawn Club and Jacobsen of the SSACC. This there by relatives already settled. De- degenerated into dislike as the terms of XABCDEFGHY spite no competition since leaving Eng- the match were being argued. Wallace, land, he was able to win the 1887 State fearing adverse publicity wanted the 8r+q+k+nr( title. He then helped to form the Bris- press excluded from the match and the 7ppp-+ppp' bane School of Arts Chess Club. games owned by the players. 6-+-+P+n+& In November 1889, JJ moved to Syd- Ultimately JJ had had enough. He re- ney, probably for health reasons and signed the title. Wallace immediately 5+-+p+-6N-% took a job in the Postal service. He responded by dropping all preconditions 4-+-P-+l+$ joined the Sydney School of Arts Chess but it was too late. JJ did not relent. The Club, the SSACC, and promptly won split between the two clubs soured chess 3+-PL+-+-# his first tournament there. in Sydney for many years. 2P+P+-+PP" This placed him second to Crane, the They eventually met in competition in reigning Australian champion. Crane the first official NSW State champion- 1+R4LQ+R0K-! won the club championship in 1891. ship. It was no contest. After three xabcdefghy Jacobsen won it in 1892 and 1893 with rounds, JJ led with 3 while Wallace 13...Bd1 14.ef7 Kf8 15.Bf5 Qf5 16.Ba3 Crane absent. When Wallace arrived in tailed the field on 0. JJ won with 8½ /9. N6e7 17.Rf5 Nf6 18.Re5 g6 19.Re7 Wallace had recovered to Kg7 20.f8Q 1-0 tie with Jonas for second Chess Software on 5½. F Esling (VIC) - J Jacobsen (NSW) Board 1 Telegraphic match 1901 • Lego Chess $33 JJ now retired from play to concentrate on his mar- 1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Bd3 Nc6 4.f4 Bg4 5. • ChessMaster v.10 $99 riage and his new busi- Nf3 e6 6.c3 Ne4 7.OO Bd6 8.Qc2 Bf5 ness - a saw mill and a col- 9.a3 Be7 10.c4 Bg6 11.cd5 Qd5 12.Ne5 • TASC chess tutor $44 liery agent. He remained Nd6 13.Nc3 Bd3 14.Qd3 Ne5 15.fe5 • Aladdin Chess $32 playing in the telegraphic Qc4 16.Qd1 Nf5 17.Qf3 OO 18.Bd2 c5 matches until 1915. His 19.g4 Nh4 20.Qf2 f5 21.Qe2 Qe2 22. • Good Move! $29 score of 10-5=6 included a Ne2 fg4 23.Be1 Nf3 24.Kg2 Bg5 25. Bf2 Nd2 26.Rfd1 Nc4 27.Rd3 Rf3 28. This and much more from Chess World golden run of 8-0=3 from Ng1 Ne3 29.Be3 Re3 30.Re3 Be3 31. 451 North Rd, Ormond. Ph: 1300 424 377 1900 against the best inter- state players. dc5 Rd8 32.b4 Rd2 33.Kg3 h5 34.Rb1 www.chessworld.com.au g5 0-1 Page 6 Chess Kids

TERM 2 EVENTS * 11TH APRIL - 14TH JUNE 2006 * Victorian Events

The Commonwealth Games disruption previous re- to Term 1 mean that it was so short only cord). 4 interschool events were played. It is also great to A total of 229 players (average 76.3 per see a few new day) is a positive start to the year. Regional areas being exposed. Funnily enough the winning schools in each zone were mostly reigning State We welcome Champions - so perhaps their teams aboard events in Albury, Echuca, haven’t been weakened so much by the Colac, Sheppar- passing into another school year. ton and various The first teams into the State Finals in Gippsland are High (Open regions. Secondary), Brighton Grammar (Junior It is harder to Secondary), Mt View (Primary) and qualify more Reigning National Champions - Scotch College also Brighton Grammar (Primary). It is Junior Secondary Division a pleasure to welcome back Brighton than 5 players to Grammar to the Primary events after the State Finals this year because of the lack of Term 1 they did not participate in 2005. finals, 3 zone wins give 10 places and zones. Remember you are not limited to the maximum 12 places for a school that To make up for the quiet Term 1 we playing in your own Zone, you are wel- can win 4 zones! have scheduled 39 Zones for Term 2, come to travel and to play in many the largest number in a single term of all zones each term. A school that wins 2 For Term 2 entries & more details go to time! (30 zones in Term 3, 2005 was the Zone Events qualifies 8 players for the interschool.chesskids.com.au/victoria/

4TH & 5TH DECEMBER, 2006 * MELBOURNE * National Interschool Finals

All details will be posted on National Finals will be Open by Applica- Schools will be notified by August 1 (at tion. the latest) the status of their application. www.interschool.chesskids.com.au Wildcards: A limited number of Wild- Grants: Chess Kids provided $14,550 in Dates: Monday/Tuesday 4/5 December card entries will be provided. These will grants last year to teams participating in Venue: , Clayton be based on applications received. the National Finals to assist with accom- modation, meals, coaching and transport. A school qualifies to the National Finals Some possible reasons you might apply and receive a Wildcard entry: We expect to provide similar or greater in one of a number of places available (in amounts again in 2006. Grants available each Division) as follows: • Schools who 'only just' miss out on are a maximum of $1500 per school. the State Place. 3 schools from: NSW & VIC Grant Applications must be received be- 2 schools from: ACT, NT, QLD, • Geographically challenged schools. tween September 1 and October 31, 2006. SA, TAS & WA Grants will be allocated on November 1. 2 schools from: The Host State • Schools with limited opportunities to 5 schools: Wildcard Entry play chess. Entries: The Entry Fee for this event in- • cludes accommodation, food, private Qualification: Generally schools will Students have demonstrated they are coaching for each player, airport transfers qualify based on results in their respec- 'SO KEEN' that they might explode if for 5 students and 1 supervisor. Fees will tive State Finals. they can't play. be known by July 1 but is expected to be States without an endorsed State Finals Applications: Applications for Wildcard in the order of $1100 per school team. may still enter a team. In 2006 State entry and for ACT, QLD and NSW teams All enquiries to David on 1300-424-377. places from QLD, NSW and ACT to the open on June 1, 2006. Chess Kids Page 7

AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST Northern Territory

For the first time in history the Northern ship Finals it was agreed that the two Alice Springs Primary Champion Territory has been included in a Na- NT places in the National Finals would Bradshaw Primary tional Chess Event! be shared - one for the Darwin Cham- Alice Springs Secondary Champion Two regional Interschool Zone events pion and one for the Alice Springs Alice Springs High School Champion. were held; one in Darwin and the other The even better news is that the Alice in Alice Springs. So, congratulations to the first teams Springs schools have already booked around Australia to qualify for the Na- As well as the Interschool Champion- their tickets to Melbourne - so we are ships Chess Kids also provided some tional Interschool Championship Finals. sure that this year will be the FIRST coaching programs, free demonstrations Darwin Primary Champion year ever with full National representa- and chess challenges! Manunda Terrace Primary tion at the finals! Because of the geographic difficulty in Darwin Secondary Champion Until next year, when the events in the coordinating a unified State Champion- Darwin High School Territory will be bigger and better!

Alice Springs Zone Darwin Zone Interschool Chess Interschool Chess

Venue: Alice Springs High School Venue: Casuarina Senior College Date: 24th March Date: 22nd March

Place Name Score Place Name Score 1 DARWIN HIGH 27 11 players 1 ALICE SPRINGS HIGH 21.5 15 players 2 CASUARINA SENIOR COLLEGE 21.5 14 players 2 OLSH SECONDARY 19.5 9 players 3 MANUNDA TERRACE PRIMARY 20.5 8 players 3 BRADSHAW PRIMARY 17 8 players 4 GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN 19.5 7 players 4 GILLEN PRIMARY 17 5 players 5 CASUARINA ST PRIMARY 19.5 10 players 5 OLSH PRIMARY 14.5 10 players 6 MACFARLANE PRIMARY 18 10 players 6 STEINER SCHOOL 5.5 6 players 7 MOIL PRIMARY TEAM 2 18 10 players 8 MOIL PRIMARY 17 10 players Place Name Score 9 DURACK PRIMARY 16.5 15 players 1 Dwayn Schultz Alice Springs High 6.5 10 ST JOSEPH'S 16.5 12 players 2 Patrick Cole-Manolis Gillen Primary 6.0 11 MIDDLE POINT PRIMARY 16 8 players 3 Cindy Schultz Alice Springs High 6.0 12 ST ANDREWS PRIMARY 16 14 players 4 Conor MacGillivray OLSH Secondary 5.5 13 KARAMA PRIMARY 15.5 11 players 5 Sebastian Randall Bradshaw Primary 5.0 14 ST JOSEPH'S -HS 7 2 players 6 Daniel McCormick Bradshaw Primary 5.0 7 Hayden Quabba OLSH Secondary 5.0 Place Name Score 1 Darryl Sabado Darwin High 7.0 8 Regan Lawton OLSH Secondary 4.5 2 Joseph Yuen Darwin High 7.0 9 Vithan Thillairajah Gillen Primary 4.5 3 David Williams Darwin High 7.0 10 Jonathan Grant OLSH Secondary 4.5 4 Scott Boyle Darwin High 6.0 11 Adam Ericksen OLSH Secondary 4.5 5 Rocky Mo Casuarina Senior College 6.0 12 Brendan Grant OLSH Secondary 4.5 6 Christopher Williams Darwin High 6.0 13 Connor Skoss Alice Springs High 4.5 7 Josh Miles Casuarina Senior College 5.5 14 Ziggy Vincent Alice Springs High 4.5 8 A'bel Williams Casuarina St Primary 5.5 9 Michael Ferrer Manunda Terrace Primary 5.5 10 Stephen Caraher Casuarina Senior College 5.0 11 Kieran Gillespie Manunda Terrace Primary 5.0 Brain Exercise - Answers 12 Joseph Hodgson Good Shepherd Lutheran 5.0 13 Jordan Coonan Good Shepherd Lutheran 5.0 1. 1.Qh8+ Bxh8 2.Rxh8++ 14 Sam Newbury Moil Primary 5.0 15 Liam Stuart Manunda Terrace Primary 5.0 2. 1.Qxh7+ Rxh7 2.Rxg8++ 16 Christian Caluza Casuarina Senior College 5.0 3. 1.Qxh6+ Rxh6 2.Rg8++ 17 Christopher Pilling Casuarina Senior College 5.0 18 Adam Gravenall Casuarina St Primary 5.0 4. 1.Ne7+ Kh8 2.Qxh7+ Kxh7 3.Rh1++ 19 Chris Ewian MacFarlane Primary 5.0 20 Lisa Fraser Good Shepherd Lutheran 5.0 5. 1.Ng5! Qxh6 2.Nxf7++ 21 Brendan Morrison MacFarlane Primary 5.0 22 Abi Gabbi Manunda Terrace Primary 5.0 If… 1...Rg7 2.Rd8 Bd7 3.Qxg7++ 23 Damian Williams Casuarina St Primary 5.0 24 Beau Cubillo Moil Primary Team 2 5.0 6. 1.Qxd7+ Rxd7 2.Rc8+ Rd8 3.Bb5++ 25 Michael Bennett Manunda Terrace Primary 5.0 7. 1.Qxf7+ Nxf7 2.Bxf7+ Kd8 3.Ne6++ 8. 1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rh7+ Kf8 3.Rh8+ Kf7 4.R1h7++ 9. 1...Rxc2+ 2. Bxc2 Ne2++ If… 2. Nxc2 Nb3++ Page 8 Chess Kids Sick of Your Job?

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