Chess World Pty. Ltd. (Incorporating Chess Kids) ABN 76 087 995 364 Volume 5 Issue 4 Editor: David Cordover November 2005 Editorial Following on the last few months of push to encourage more girls to play in competitions we can proudly report that the number of girls playing in inter- school events in Victoria rose by 36% to nearly 400 during Term 3! We also found our Girls Clubs fully at- tended and look forward to the success of the girls only interschool teams at the State Interschool Finals. We are pleased to be involved with an exciting event, January 2-8, called Mind Sports Australia. This festival of games will include a number of chess events as well as bridge, scrabble, tantrix, sudoku, poker, memory, backgammon, Chinese chess, kaleidoscope and many other What are you doing during your summer holidays? games! With expectations of up to 1000 visitors Good luck to all the teams competing in in touch with us if you know of a com- each day they will be providing events the State Interschool Championships pany who might benefit from this part- suitable for players of all ages and abili- over the next week or so. If your team nership. ties. You can spectate the Medal Sports, wants to get to play in the National Fi- Stay tuned for the launch of the Chess view free demonstrations and coaching, nals please do apply. There are 5 teams Kids Community Development Fund. able to play from Victoria, 3 from Tas- talk to Masters and get your mind active This year Chess Kids has provided over with some fun social play (not just for mania and 2 from SA. So, even if your $25,000 in grants, donations, sponsor- chess, but in every sport!). team doesn’t win the State Finals you ships and assistance to clubs, commu- will still be in with a chance to play in nity groups, individuals and schools. Drop in for an hour, a day, or stay for the Nationals! the whole week! The establishment of a formal develop- Looking forward to 2006, it seems the ment fund is to make the general public For those of us who are competitive at Interschool Championships have ex- aware of what we regularly do and how heart, you could try one of the many panded pretty much as far as we can to access this assistance, if needed. Novice events and win prizes. There take them with the resources available With this the last newsletter before X- will be up to 1000 prizes up for grabs! to Chess Kids. We are now looking for a Mas I have to remind everyone what a The evenings will provide an excellent presenting sponsor who can benefit great gift a chess set, book or software social atmosphere with trivia nights, from National exposure through the makes! Come down to Chess World, Cranium games, comedy, music and 12,500 kids playing in the Champion- 451 North Rd, Ormond and take a look ships (across 150 event-days) in 2006. food. at the range and get expert advice. And, being held in Mt Eliza, we are Not only will the sponsor benefit greatly www.chessworld.com.au on the web. close to the beach too! but it will ensure that the full potential -David Cordover of the event can be reached. Please get Inside This Issue Chess Kids Elite Page 2 Mind Sports Australia Page 3 Puzzle Page Page 5 Coaching & History Pp 6-7 Victorian Interschool Page 8 Chess Kids Tasmania Page 9 Tasmanian Junior Champs Pp 10-11 Special Offers Page 12 Page 2 Chess Kids Chess Kids Elite Name Surname Qualify Zone Apr-03 May-07 Jun-19 Aug-28 Sep-18 Total Aleks Stojilovic 5.5 Monash 3.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 2.5 13.5 Alex Balnionis 7.0 Glen Eira 4.0 2.0 3.0 2.5 11.5 Rhys Hopkins 7.0 Mornington 2.5 4.0 4.0 10.5 Anthony Elmer 5.0 Glen Eira 2.0 4.0 3.0 9.0 Nick Stocky 5.0 Boroondara 4.0 4.0 8.0 Matthew Iversen 7.0 Gippsland 3.0 4.0 7.0 Declan O'Reilly 5.0 Whitehorse 3.5 3.0 0.5 7.0 Declan Jamieson 5.0 Manningham 3.5 3.0 6.5 Jordan Benson 6.0 Geelong 3.0 3.0 6.0 Will Sitch 5.0 Stonnington 3.5 2.0 5.5 Sean Hyatt 5.5 Monash 3.0 2.0 5.0 Angus Emery 5.0 Gippsland 2.5 2.5 5.0 Kozo Simutanyi 5.0 Bayside 4.0 4.0 James Morris 8.0 Glen Eira 4.0 4.0 Aaron Rusnak 5.0 Glen Eira 4.0 4.0 Mark Koh 5.0 Manningham 3.0 1.0 4.0 Jamie Yung 5.5 Manningham 3.5 3.5 David Leong 5.0 Manningham 3.5 3.5 Justin Huang 5.5 Monash 3.5 3.5 Jon Settle 5.0 Boroondara 3.5 3.5 Lilly Campbell 5.0 Geelong 2.0 1.5 3.5 Zones Players Apr-03 May-07 Jun-19 Aug-28 Sep-18 TOTAL Average Qualify av. Results Summary Boroondara 2 0 0 4 4 3.5 11.5 5.75 5.0 We are coming towards the Monash 8 12 4.5 7 6.5 2.5 32.5 4.06 5.3 business end of the year. There are only 2 more Elite Glen Eira 15 20 8.5 10 9.5 6.5 54.5 3.63 5.9 Days remaining (October 30 Whitehorse 4 9 0 3 0.5 0 12.5 3.13 5.8 and December 11). For most Dandenong Ranges 1 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 3.00 6.0 this is an opportunity to sig- nificantly improve their score Brimbank 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.0 3.00 6.5 (only the BEST 4 scores are Gippsland 7 0 0 6 7.5 6.5 20.0 2.86 5.4 counted). The event leader, Aleks Stojilovic can still im- Geelong 6 0 0 8.5 7 1.5 17.0 2.83 5.6 prove his scores! Manningham 13 23 0 1 9 1 34.0 2.62 5.1 Lilly Campbell is the top girl Whittlesea 1 0 0 0 0 2.5 2.5 2.50 5.0 with a total score of 3.5 points Bayside 5 4 0 0 0 6.5 10.5 2.10 5.4 from her 2 days. Stonnington 6 7.5 1 2 2 0 12.5 2.08 5.3 In the zone-by-zone represen- Maroondah 4 1.5 0 5 1 0 7.5 1.88 5.8 tation it is interesting to see Monash and Boroondara with Mornington 7 3 4 2 4 0 13.0 1.86 5.9 the best averages, but not Kingston 1 1.5 0 0 0 0 1.5 1.50 4.0 enough representation to Yarra Ranges 2 0 0 2.5 0 0 2.5 1.25 6.3 overtake Glen Eira in the out- right rankings. Darebin 8 0 0 2 6 0 8.0 1.00 6.0 Mildura 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 1.00 3.3 There are 266 Elite members through Australia. Casey 4 2.5 0 0 0 0 2.5 0.63 6.0 Chess Kids Page 3 Chess events at the Mind Sports festival: Mind Sports Blitz Championships January 2, 2006 • 14 round Swiss • 5 minutes per game Victorian Allegro Championships January 3, 2006 • 7 round Swiss • 15 minutes per game Oceania Schools Championships January 4 – January 8, 2006 • For INDIVIDUAL players or SCHOOL TEAMS • Held in 3 divisions; Open Secondary (u18), Junior Secondary (u14) and Primary (u12) • Full-board/lodging & coaching just $540 Mind Sports Classic Championships January 4 – January 8, 2006 • 7 round Swiss • 90 min + 30 seconds per game Mind Sports Weekender January 7 & 8, 2006 • 5 round Swiss • 60 min + 10 seconds per game For more details go to www.mindsports.com.au Mind Sports Australia recommends Peppers Moonah Links Resort for luxury accommodation, meals and a world- class golf course. • Moonah Links Golf Course • Endota Spa experience • Pebbles Restaurant • Luxury Accommodation Packages available Peter Thompson Drive Fingal 5988 2000 www.peppers.com.au Page 4 Chess Kids 12.gxf3 Qh3 13.Qe2 Nh5 14.Bc1 best would be to sacrifice a pawn with 14. Games Page Qf1! 14...Re6 15.Kh1! Here we see a game between the top 2 discomfort. Determined defence. It is now not so easy Tasmanian juniors at the North Coast 8.Bxc6 to continue the attack as white plans Rg1 Junior Championships. Annotations Avoiding the typical ...Nd4. and it seems he just manages to defend thanks to Thomas Hendrey (Tasmanian 8...bxc6 9.d3 Qd7 10.Re1 Rfe8 everything. Without looking at the next Junior Champion). It would be more accurate to play Rae8 as move how does black continue the at- I might want to play f5 at some point. Alastair Dyer 1313 tack? 11.Qd2? Thomas Hendrey 1552 North Coast Junior 2005 XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY Alastair decides to avoid my French De- 8r+-+r+k+( 8r+ -+-+k+( fence and ends up getting smashed in an opening he knows nothing about. 7zp-zpq+pzpp' 7zp -zp-+pzpp' 1.b3? 6-+pzp-sn-+& 6-+pzpr+ -+& Alastair does not like playing against the French. But his he has a natural aggres- 5+-vl-zp-+-% 5+ -vl-zp-+n% sive style that lends itself to 1.e4.