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Chess World Pty. Ltd. (Incorporating Chess Kids) ACN 087 995 364 Volume 2 Issue 1 Editor: David Cordover February 2000 Editorial What a disappointing New Year’s Eve. We were hoping for chaos, turmoil and destruction. Instead we got nothing. While NYE may have been a fizzer we certainly won’t let the rest of the year go the same way. In fact many exciting things are have already happened. The Australian Championships con- cluded in Mingara with Victorian GM Darryl Johansen ending victorious (see report page 4). The Australian Junior Championships were held in Victoria (see report page 7) and Chess World’s team performed particularly well. The new chess retail shop in Ormond is fully settled in and open for business. We have to welcome a new member to the Chess World family. Full-time coach Wayne Guy has joined the ranks to contribute to school coaching. The great thing about chess is that anyone can play! The first RJ Shield is ready to go (open to everyone this year) and of course in chess clubs made any? We should look Box Hill and Dandenong have both, and the real world things are starting up at the successful clubs in Melbourne and consequently are doing very well. So again after a leisurely summer break. try to work out what makes them a suc- what should they be doing with their A farewell and good luck to Chris De- cess? Then emulate their efforts. success? What to aim for? pasquale and Meagan Williams who Venue is the most important aspect. I still believe that Waverley is doing the have settled into their new life in Alice Getting a place where people feel com- right thing by encouraging players in Springs. Proving that in this day of fortable playing chess. Melbourne Chess their mid-late teens to play competitive internet communications it doesn’t mat- Club made a big effort last year fixing chess (Waverley Youth Championships ter where you live! up the building, and now are making is again looking like being a big suc- What about new year resolutions? Have sounds as if they are going to be very cess). If clubs can’t get these people active in the new millennium. Let’s playing in their transitional stage of life Have you renewed your hope there are the people who are able they will have to wait until our young- to run things soothly. sters become old fogies before they Chess Kids membership for come back to chess. 2000? Elwood has a good venue, but do they have the people willing to take on the Let’s not let that happen. Suck them in One month FREE internet ac- load that Stephan Taylor bore last year while they are still young! and keep the club thriving? I hope so. -David Cordover Inside This Issue Christmas Swiss Page 2 Classifieds Page 3 Australian Championships Pp 4-5 National Interschool Finals Page 6 Australian Junior 2000 Pp 7-11 Junior Ratings Pp 12 Meet the Staff Page 13 Calendar for MM Page 14 Chess Clubs Pp 15 Packages for 2000 Page 16 Page 2 Chess Kids Christmas Swiss - Elwood -Stephan Taylor The Chrismas Swiss has always been a Final Scores 50 Kaplan, Alex 1463 3.5 popular tournament because it is a play- 51 Carey, Peter 3.5 1 Rogers, Ian (GM) 2642 6.5 ers last chance to get a decent game be- 52 Alamanos, John 1350 3.5 2 Baron, Michael 2127 6 fore the long summer holiday. Those 53 Lugo, Ruperto 1319 3 3 Chapman, Mark 2213 6 who play in the Australian Champion- 54 Hopf, Toby 1335 3 4 Depasquale, Chris 2143 6 ships (or Junior) in January can use the 55 Onufreichuk, Dima 1350 3 5 Speck, Nick 2158 5.5 X-mas Swiss as a warm-up tournament. 56 Dann, Michael 3 6 Sandler, Leonid 2271 5.5 57 Lee, Michelle 1318 3 This year was particularly strong with 7 Le, Tuan 1868 5.5 58 Mc Donald, Julian 1331 3 GM Ian Rogers in Melbourne for the 8 Rujevic, Mirko 2154 5 59 Patterson, David 3 tournament. He performed as expected, 9 Gluzman, Michael 2358 5 60 Lindberg, Douglas 1020 3 defeating Depasquale, Chapman and 10 Hiltunen, Jari 1799 5 61 Zivanovic, Andjelija 1362 3 then Rujevic to be able to accept a draw 11 Soloveychik, Sasha 1776 5 62 Mc Kenzie, Mark 1107 3 in the last round against Baron to assure 12 Lojanica, Milenko 1832 5 63 Papa, James 1153 3 himself first place. 13 Szuveges, Grant 1917 5 64 Omeragic, Yusuf 1434 3 14 Hoholis, Harry 1524 5 65 Bekker, Joshua 1012 3 Second seeded IM Gluzman lost to Ru- 15 Beaumont, David 1873 5 66 Chow, Valery 1605 3 jevic in the fourth round and while was 16 Lindberg, Gordon 1505 5 67 Burzic, Ramo 3 able to swindle his way out of losing 17 Low, Sam 1943 4.5 68 Leroy, Andrew 1342 3 positions in the next two rounds could- 18 Kalisch, Tom 1770 4.5 69 Mutu, Con 1174 3 n’t beat Depasquale in the last round. 19 Kaplan, Raf 1156 4.5 70 Machet, Richard 1088 2.5 20 Partsi, Dimitry 1746 4.5 Also equal second with Depasquale 71 Carey, Ryan 2.5 21 Vanriel, Bas 1766 4.5 were Baron and Chapman. Chapman 72 Nagao, Daichi 2.5 22 Szuveges, Narelle 1506 4.5 defeated Rujevic in the last round while 73 Fletcher, Andrew 1189 2.5 23 Hyland, Peter 1685 4.5 Baron had drawn with Speck and beaten 74 Lindberg, Eric 1280 2.5 24 Gill, Geoffrey 1856 4.5 Sandler to get the lucky draw of Rogers 75 Morris, Greg 1362 2.5 in the last round. 25 Gong, Jason 1667 4 76 Palit, Vikram 2.5 26 Wirth, Anthony 1709 4 77 Wildes, John 1410 2.5 Ratings prizes were won by Harry Hoh- 27 Dragicevic, Domagoi 78 Wolf, Peter 1234 2.5 lis, Gordon Lindberg, Raf Kaplan, and 1651 4 79 Sabolcki, Daniel 1085 2.5 Peter Carey. 28 Sharman, Scott 1595 4 80 Simpson, Bruce 1206 2 29 Bekker, Gary 1426 4 Thanks to Stephan Taylor for putting 81 Richter, Sally Anne 983 2 30 Ali, Mosaddeque 1707 4 together a great tournament, and we 82 Hopf, Lorna 1046 2 31 Cook, Geoff 1554 4 hope that he continues his involvement 83 Chin, David 2 32 Hilliard, Geoff 1527 4 in chess administration in the near fu- 84 Papa, Phillip 1087 2 33 Nissen, Amir 1477 4 ture. 85 Siripala, Prasanga 2 34 Sahar, Itshak 1673 4 86 Carey, Jamie 2 35 Kildisas, Victor 1663 4 87 Truong, Lance 1119 1.5 36 Lushaj, Tahir 1645 4 88 Smith, Wendy 756 1.5 37 Rogers, Cathy 1620 4 89 Hughes, Mark 1.5 38 Schulzer, Peter 1589 4 90 Theodosiou, Peter 897 1.5 39 Dizdarevic, M 1793 4 Australian Chess Forum 91 Hickman, Casey 1 40 Nemeth, John 1656 4 92 Schlossberg, Jonathan 1 Renewals for the National Maga- 41 Krunic, Michael 1636 4 93 Taylor, Thor 0.5 42 Lawson, Shane 1580 4 zine (sponsored by the ACF) are 94 Wood, Joshua 1104 0 43 Chazan, Adrian 1496 4 now being taken. A yearly sub- 44 Gunawan, Andy 1328 4 Of the 94 players 30 of them were scription (Feb-Feb, 12 issues) is 45 Davis, Tony 1674 3.5 under 18. There were about the only $40. 46 Magat, Michael 1431 3.5 same number of juniors last year but 47 Chowdhury, M 1140 3.5 in a total field of 64. Top juniors Contact Chess World to subscribe 48 Dragic, Phil 1546 3.5 were Gordon Lindberg and Sasha on 9576-8177. 49 Campara, Miralem 1547 3.5 Soloveychik on 5/7. Chess Kids Page 3 (Continued from page 5) Brain Buster was a bye in round 10, followed by a Clock repairs pairing with Johansen in round 11, with XABCDEFGHY Johansen needing just half a point to Any club or individual who has analogue clocks that need repair- 8-+-+-+-+( wrap up the title. Naturally, a draw en- ing can bring them in to Chess 7+-+-+-mk-' sued which, in conjunction with other World and have them repaired. results, enabled Tian to make the tie for 6-+-+-+-+& fourth place! Only $20 each A fought-out draw between Chapman 5+-+-+4+-% and Solomon (the winner could have 4-+-+-+-+$ claimed outright fourth) enabled last- ADVERTISING SPACE round winners Rujevic, Smerdon and 3+4mK-+-+-# Tindall to catch the pack who tied for Full Page $300 2-+-+-+-+" fourth place. Half Page $150 1+-+-+-+-! The full final scores were: xabcdefghy 9/11 Johansen Spot Ad. $60 8.5 Depasquale, Zhao a) Place 2 Black pawns on the 6 Chapman, Rujevic, Smerdon, Announcements $Free board so it is White to play Solomon, Tian, Tindall *Ads for chess tournaments half price* and it is an ILLEGAL posi- 5.5 Canfell tion. “Chess Kids” publication goes to 1000 4.5 Booth, Dwyer chess-playing households and 200 schools. b) Place 3 Black pawns on the 4 Ilic Why not get YOUR message across. board so it is White to play 3.5 Jovanovic and it is an ILLEGAL posi- 3 Paez tion. The Wrap-up In both parts of the puzzle you must be GM Darryl Johansen thoroughly deserved able to remove ANY one of the Black his victory, and in achieving it, equals the pawns to create a LEGAL position. record of the late, great Cecil Purdy, as winner of four Australian championship titles.

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