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R ank & File
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2005
VOLUME XXVIII, NO. 6
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Around the
Nation
Internet College
Chess League
We recently received an announcement for this organization,
which may be found at http://students.washington.edu/chessuw/iccl/.
The problem of scholastic players
dropping out of chess after high
school is a real one, and, while this
may not be the solution, it is a worthy attempt. They are also seeking
to provide a list of college chess clubs
nationwide, at http://students.washington.edu/chessuw/iccl/universityClubs.html.
Chess For Peace
Chess is often used as a metaphor
for politics. On October 29, 2005,
the two will come together in the
small town of Lindsborg, Kansas.
Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of
the Soviet Union, along with a host
of other political and chess dignitaries, will kick off the yearlong Chess
for Peace initiative. The day’s events
will feature a chess parade, a scholastic chess tournament, a match
between former World Chess Champions Susan Polgar and Anatoly
Karpov, a formal dinner, and a keynote address that evening by President Gorbachev at Presser Hall on
the Bethany College campus.
Former Kansas Senator Nancy
Kassebaum, as chairperson, is overseeing the National Advisory Committee for the Chess for Peace initiative. The committee also includes
retired officeholders Governor John
Carlin, Senator Sheila Frahm, and
Congressman Dick Nichols. Also on
the Advisory Committee, are former
World Chess Champions Anatoly
Karpov and Susan Polgar and U.S.
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Chess Federation Vice President
Don Schultz.
Gorbachev, a friend of World
Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov,
agreed to come to Lindsborg after
receiving a call from Karpov. Gorbachev had only two conditions: (1)
Karpov would accompany him to
Lindsborg and (2) Karpov would
play a game of chess with him.
“I think it’s wonderful that Gorbachev is coming to Lindsborg, because he is a humanitarian and
is committed to peace,” said Dr.
Mikhail Korenman, Director of
the Karpov International School of
Chess.
The October 29 ceremonies will
be followed by a series of Internet
matches between students from
countries throughout the world. The
winners of these matches will be invited to participate in the Chess for
Peace Festival, which will be held in
Lindsborg in June 2006. Students
will play chess and share their respective cultures with other participants.
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ESTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS . . . . . . . . 10
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TACTICS
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Hanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Club news, local tournaments,
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scholastic events and more............................................................................. 13
Club news, local tournaments,
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS ................................................................ 18
scholastic events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
REVIEWS.................................................................................................................... 20
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS . . . . . . 19
CLUB DIRECTORY .................................................................................. 21
GAMES FROM RECENT EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
THE LONG VIEW ........................................................................................ 24
THE LIGHTER SIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS................. 25
UPCOMING EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
UPCOMING EVENTS............................................................................... 26
CHESS QUIZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CHESS QUIZ ................................................ ....................................................... 28
For further information, see their
web site www.chessforpeace.org, or
e-mail Korenman@chessforpeace.
org. – USCF news release
Western States Open
A total of 355 players traveled to
Reno for the annual Western States
Open, held at the Sands Regency
Hotel in Reno, Nevada October 1416. Winning the 56-player Open section with 5-1 were GMs Alexander
Ivanov and Ildar Ibragimov, with
Ivanov taking the blitz playoff and
trophy.
Several Southern Californians
had fine performances. In the Open
section, which included 11 GMs and
12 IMs, our Open champion, IM Enrico Sevillano, tied for third with 4½1½. He upset GM Aleks Wojtkiewicz
and drew with GM Jaan Ehlvest. In
the four-way tie for first in the Expert
section at 5-1 were Mike Zaloznyy,
Christian Tanaka, and Caltech student Philipp Perepelitsky. The latter
two stormed back after losing their
first round games; Zaloznyy crushed
the previous clear leader in the final
round.
Sevillano’s stepson, John Bryant, took clear second in the A
section with 5-1, the latest in a
string of successes for him. Michael Taylor performed the same
feat in Class C. – Randy Hough
GM Alexander Ivanov – GM Alex
Stripunsky
Western States Open, Reno 2005
B43 SICILIAN DEFENSE, Paulsen
Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Bb4 7. Bd2
Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qg4 Bf8 10. Bg2
Rb8 11. b3 Nf6 12. Qe2 e5 13. 0-0
Be7 14. f4 d6 15. Na4 0-0 16. c4 exf4
17. gxf4 Bg4 18. Qd3 Nd7 19. Rae1
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Bh4 20. Re3 Rbe8 21. Bc3 f5 22. c5
fxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 d5 25.
Qg2 Nf6 26. f5 Bg5 27. Ree1 h5 28.
h3 Bh4 29. Re6 d4 30. Bxd4 Bxf5 31.
Rxf5 Qd7 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33. Rfxf6
Qd4+ 34. Qf2 1-0
GM Ildar Ibragimov – Eugene
Perelshteyn
Western States Open, Reno 2005
B37 SICILIAN DEFENSE,
Acclerated Dragon
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc2 Bg7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2
Nf6 8. Nc3 Nd7 9. Bd2 a5 10. 0-0
Nc5 11. Qc1 0-0 12. Bh6 a4 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 14. Qe3 Qa5 15. Nd5 Qa7 16.
b4 Nxe4 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Na3 Nf6
19. Nb5 Qa6 20. Nd5 b6 21. Nxd6
Qa7 22. Nxf6 exf6 23. Ne8+ Rxe8
24. Qxe8 Nxb4 25. Qb5 Qe7 26.
Qxa4 Bf5 27. Qa3 Re8 28. Bf3 Qc5
29. Qc3 Rd8 30. a3 Nc6 31. Rad1
Rd4 32. Qb3 Ne5 33. Rxd4 Qxd4 34.
Be2 Qe4 35. Qe3 Qc2 36. h3 Be6 37.
Rc1 Qb2 38. Bf1 Qa2 39. Qc3 1-0
Speaking in Tongues
From the Department of Obscure
Information: Ari Luiro has created a web page listing the names
of the chess pieces in 72 languages
(so far). Check it out at www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Metro/9154/
nap-pieces.htm. Next time you play
a Hungarian, you’ll be able to call
the Knight a huszar instead of a
zirgas.
Photos: Cover: John Hillery. P. 6,
col. 2: Al Pena; col. 3: John Hillery.
P. 7: Bliss Lagemann. P. 8: Al Pena.
P. 12: Lola Nunn. P. 19: Chessbase.
SCCF Online
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Southern California Chess
Federation
President
Ron Rezendes
Vice President
Joe Hanley
Secretary
Chuck Ensey
Treasurer
John Hillery
Executive Board
Randy Hough
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Elliot Landaw
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Rank & File
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Contributing Editors
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Contributors
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27th Annual
Southern
California Open
T
he 27th Annual Southern California Open, held September
3-5 at the LAX Hilton, had a good turnout of 145. Our new
champion is IM Enrico Sevillano, who scored 5½-½ in the 76player Open section. Sevillano defeated IMs Andranik Matikozyan and Kongliang Deng, drawing only with IM Jack Peters.
Matikozyan, Deng and Peters tied for second with 5-1, along
with WGM Regina Pokorna. Other prize winners in the Open
included Francis Chen and Alen Melikadamyan (X), and David
Bennett (A).
In the Reserve (U1800) section, Tyler de Piero took home the
trophy on tibrebak over Hai Hoang H Le, Aaron Chiu, Dingchao
Lu, and Iouri Plotnikov, all with 5-1.
Worthy of note was the remarkable total of 122 for the one-day
Scholastic tournament. Despite the
numbers, both sections saw clear
winners with 5-0, Anthony Warmuth in the Open and Vincent Jin
in the Reserve.
John Hillery directed, with the
assistance of Elie Hsiao and Randy
Hough.
IM Enrico Sevillano (2558) – Ilia
Serpik (2260)
27th Annual Southern California
Open, Los Angeles 2005
C42 PETROFF DEFENSE
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4.
Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3
Be7 8. h3 0–0 9. 0–0 Nbd7 10. Re1
c5 11. c3 Re8 12. Bf4 b6 13. Nbd2
Bb7 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Ng5 Nf8 16.
Be5 h6
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17. Bxf6 hxg5 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19.
Nf3 f6 20. Rxe7 Qxe7 21. Re1 Qf7
22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Qa4 Ba8 24. h4
Bc6 25. Qa6 Bb7 26. Qxa7 g4 27.
Nh2 Qd7 28. Nxg4 Ra8 29. Qb6 c4
30. Bb1 1–0
Mike Henebry took the Best
Game prize for this sharp Benko
Gambit. Notes by Los Angeles Times
chess columnist Jack Peters.
Colette McGruder (1863) – Mike
Henebry (1809)
A58 BENKO GAMBIT
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4.
cxb5 a6
The Benko Gambit.
5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3
Bg7 8. g3
A reliable answer.
8. … 0–0 9. Bg2 d6 10. 0–0
Ng4
Customary is 10. ... Nbd7.
11. h3 Ne5 12. Re1
White should develop rapidly
with 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bh6 Re8 14.
Qc2.
12. … Nbd7 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14.
f4
Chasing the Knight where it
wants to go! After 14. Qc2, chances
are about even.
14. … Nc4 15. e4 Bd4+ 16.
Kh2 Qb6 17. Qc2 Rfb8
Every Black piece works. Already Black has the advantage.
18. Bf1
Also 18. Rb1 Qb4! (threatening
19. ... Bxc3) 19. Bd2 Nxb2 favors
Black.
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18. ... Nxb2 19. Rb1
After 19. Bxa6 Rxa6, the plausible 20. Rb1 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Rxa2
22. Re2 loses to 22. ... Na4! 23. Rxb6
Rxe2+ 24. Kg1 Rxb6 25. Qc4 Re1+
26. Kf2 Rb4. Tougher is 20. Re2!
Na4 21. Nxa4 (Black welcomes 21.
Rb1 Nxc3! 22. Rxb6 Rbxb6, with
plenty for the Queen) Rxa4. 22
Qxa4 Bxa1 23. Qc2, although Black
retains a permanent advantage.
19. … Bxf1 20. Rxb2
Forced. If 20. Rxf1, Black evades
the pin and picks up a pawn by 20. ...
Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Na4 22. Rxb6 Nxc3.
20. … Qa5 21. Rxb8+ Rxb8
22. Bd2?
Losing quickly. White must resort to passive defense by 22. Rxf1
Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Bxc3 24. Kg2.
22. … Qa3! 23. Rxf1
Hopeless, as is 23. Bc1 Qxc3 24.
Qxc3 Bxc3 25. Rxf1 Rb4 26. Rf3
Bb2. Surprising mate threats appear after 23. Rb1 Rxb1 24. Nxb1
Qf3 25. Be1 Qh5! and 24. Qxb1
Bxh3! 25. Nb5 (White must yield
a pawn by 25. Kxh3 Bxc3) Qf3 26.
Kxh3 Bf2.
23. … Rb2 24. Qc1 Bxc3
Or 24. ... Qxc3.
25. Rf2 Bd4 26. Rg2 Qxa2
Threatening 27. ... Be3.
27. Re2
Or 27. Qe1 Bc3.
27. … Rb1 0–1
Two special prizes for “Best
Endgame” were donated by Bil Conrad. IM Jack Peters took the first
prize for this battle of Rook versus
Knight. Notes by the winner.
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IM Melikset Khachiyan (2592)
– IM Jack Peters (2447)
B81 SICILIAN DEFENSE, Keres
Attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6
The Scheveningen variation of
the Sicilian Defense.
6. g4
White’s most ambitious reply,
the Keres Attack.
6. … h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1 h5
Else 9. g5 is strong.
9. gxh5
Now 9. g5 Ng4 sets up 10. …
Qb6, with counterplay.
9. … Rxh5 10. Bg5 Rh8 11.
Qd2 a6
Usually Black prefers 11. … Qb6
12. Nb3 a6.
12. 0–0–0 Bd7 13. f4 Qc7 14.
Be2?!
White keeps the advantage with
14. Nf3 0-0-0 15. Qe3, threatening
16. e5.
14. … Nxd4
I did not entirely trust the ensuing grab of material, but Black’s
alternatives looked
worse.
15. Qxd4 d5!?
16. exd5
During
the
game, I feared 16.
Bxf6 Qxf4+ 17.
IM JACK PETERS Kb1 Qxf6 18. Qb6,
when 18. … Bc6
19. exd5 exd5 20. Rhf1 looks promising for White. But the coldblooded
18. … Rxh4 19. Qxb7 Rd8, inviting
20. exd5? Rb4, seems satisfactory.
16. … Bc5 17. Qe5!
Beginning a long forcing sequence that probably should suffice
for a draw. Instead, 17. Qd3 Bxg1
18. Rxg1 Qc5 19. Re1 0-0-0 doesn’t
worry Black.
17. … Qxe5 18. fxe5 Bxg1 19.
exf6 gxf6 20. Bxf6 Be3+ 21. Kb1
Rh6
Not 21. … Rg8? 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23
Bf3.
22. Ne4 exd5 23. Rxd5 Bc6!
Better than my original inten-
T YLER DE PIERO TOOK THE A MATEUR
SECTION TROPHY ON TIEBREAK
tion of 23. … Be6 24. Rd3 Rg6.
24. Re5+
The tempting 24. Nd6+? Kf8 25.
Rf5 loses to 25. … Rxf6! 26. Rxf6
Ke7.
24. … Kf8 25. Be7+ Kg7 26.
Ng3
Best, keeping the outcome
murky.
26. … Bf4 27. Nf5+
Avoiding 27. Nh5+ Rxh5 28.
Rxh5 because 28. … Re8 29. Bg5
Bh2 wins.
27. … Kh7 28. Nxh6 Bxe5 29.
Nxf7 Re8!
Completing development with a
vengeance! After 30. Nxe5 Rxe7 31.
Bd3+ Kg7, White must give up the
Knight to stop a back rank mate.
30. Bb4! Bg3
Harmless is 30. … Bf6?! 31.
Bd3+ Kg7 32. Nd6.
31. Bf3!?
Perhaps 31. Bd3+ Kg7 32. Ng5
improves, as 32. … Be1 33. a3 and
32. … Bxh4 33. Bc3+ Kh6 34. Nf7+
Kh5 35. Ne5 seem to defend.
31. … Kg6
Trying to keep the Knight from
returning to safety via f3.
32. Bxc6 bxc6 33. Ng5 Re3 34.
Bd2 Re2 35. Bc3
Another
difficult
decision.
Khachiyan said he rejected 35. Kc1
Bxh4 36. Nf3 Bf6 37. c3 (or 37. Ne1
Bxb2+) Kf5 because Black’s King
might reach d3. Less favorable for
Black is 35. Bc1 Bxh4 36. Nf3 Bf6
37. c3 Kf5 38. Nd2, but 35. Bc1 Re1
36. Nf3 Rh1 37. Nd2 Bf4 38. Nb3
Kf5 preserves winning chances.
35. … Be1 36. Nf3?!
Not 36. Bh8? because 36. … Bxh4
37. Nf3 Bg3 wins a piece: 38. b3 Rf2
39. Ne5+ Kh7 or 38. Bd4 Kh5 39.
b3 Kg4. However, both 36. Bd4!?
Kf5 37. Kc1 Bxh4 38. Nf3 Ke4 39.
Nxh4 Kxd4 40. Nf5+ Ke5 41. Ne7
and 36. Kc1!? Bxc3 37. bxc3 Kf5 38.
Nf3 c5 39. Nd2 offer more chance
to draw.
36. … Bxc3 37. bxc3 c5 38.
Kb2 Kf5
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39. Kb3 Ke4 40. Ng5+ Kd5 41.
c4+ Kd4 42. h5?
White still has hope with 42.
Nf3+, as Black must retreat by 42.
… Ke4 43. Ng5+ Kf5. Instead, 42.
… Ke3 43. Ne5! Kd2 44. Nd3 would
draw.
42. … Re3+
Conclusive, finally!
43. Ka4
Or 43. Kb2 Rg3! 44. Nf7 Rf3!
45. Nd6 Rf6 46. c3+ Kd3 47. Ne8
Rb6+, ending White’s tricks.
43. … Rg3 44. Nf7 Rf3!
Not letting the Knight support
the h-pawn.
45. c3+ Kxc3 46. Ng5
The stalemate trap 46. Nd6
Rh3 47. Ka5 Rxh5 48. a4 Rh6 49.
Ne4+ Kxc4 50. Nxc5 is foiled by
50. … Rh5.
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Prize Winners
Open
1st: IM Enrico Sevillano, 5½½; 2nd-5th: IM Andranik Matikozyan, IM Kongliang Deng, IM Jack
Peters, WGM Regina Pokorna, 51; U2400/U2300: Tatev Abrahamyan, Ilia Serpik, 4½-1½; U2200:
Francis Chen, Alen Melikadamian,
4½-1½; U2000: 1st: David Bennett,
4-1; 2nd-4th: Derek Tan, James
Mahooti, Konstantin Kavutskiy,
3½-3½.
Amateur (U1800)
1st-5th: Tyler de Piero (T), Hai
Hoang H Le, Aaron Chiu, Dingchao
Lu, Iouri Plotnikov, 5-1; U1600: 1st2nd: Nathaniel Lagemann, Melinda
West, 4½-1½; 3rd-7th: Jorge Estrada, David Meliti, Danil Fedunov,
Roel Sanchez, Michael Taylor, 4-2;
46. … Rf5 47. Ne4+ Kd4 48.
Nd6 Rf6 0–1
Donald Pacini received the “Best
Endgame” prize for the Amateur
section.
Donald Pacini (1413) – Stephen
Coles (unr)
D00 QUEEN’S PAWN OPENING
1. d4 d5 2. e3 c5 3. dxc5 Qa5+
4. c3 Qxc5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bg4
7. 0–0 g6 8. b4 Qd6 9. Bb2 Bg7 10.
Nbd2 0–0 11. a3 e5 12. Nc4 Qc7 13.
Ncxe5 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Ne4 15. Qxd5
U1400: Sandy He, Yu-Kai Chou, 42; U1200: Robert Xue, Robert Gardner, 2-4; Unrated: Stephen Coles,
2-4.
Scholastic
Open: 1st: Anthony Warmuth,
5-0; 2nd-4th: Adam Roth, John
Gong, Lewis Simon, 4-1.
Reserve: 1st: Vincent Jin, 5-0;
2nd-3rd: Jeffrey Ding, John Gardner, 4½-½.
Hexes
1st: Richard Henderson, 3-0;
2nd-3rd: Werner Belke, Thurlo
Mishler, Anand Kesavaraju, 1½-1½.
Action
1st: Gregg Small, 4-1; 2nd-3rd:
Ruben Delfin, Caleb Jaquish, 3½1½.
Blitz
1st: John Daniel Bryant, 6½-1½.
Bxc3 16. Qxe4 Bxb2 17. Ra2 Bg7
18. Rc2 Qb6 19. Nd4 Nd7 20. Bf3
Rab8 21. Rfc1 Ne5 22. Rc7 Nxf3+
23. Qxf3 Bxd4 24. exd4 Qxd4 25.
Rd1 Qb2 26. h3 h5 27. Rdd7 Qa1+
28. Kh2 Qe5+ 29. g3 Qe6 30. Rxb7
Rxb7 31. Rxb7 a6 32. Ra7 Qb6 33.
Ra8 Rxa8 34. Qxa8+ Kg7 35. Qf3
Qf6 36. Qxf6+ Kxf6 37. Kg2 Ke6
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38. a4 Kd6 39. Kf3 Kd5 40. b5
axb5 41. axb5 Kc5 42. Ke4 f6 43.
f4 Kxb5 44. Kd5 g5 45. Ke6 h4 46.
gxh4 gxf4 47. h5 f3 48. h6 f2 49. h7
f1Q 50. h8Q Qe1+ 51. Kf7 Qe5 52.
Qxf6 Qxf6+ 53. Kxf6 Kc6 54. h4
Kd7 55. Kf7 Kd6 56. h5 Ke5 57. h6
Kf5 58. h7 1–0
NATHANIEL L AGEMANN AND MELINDA
WEST TIED FOR THE U1600 PRIZE.
Derek Tan (1971) – John
Anderson (1851)
C54 GUIOCO PIANO
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+
7. Nc3 d6 8. Qd3 h6 9. a3 Ba5 10.
h3 0–0 11. 0–0 a6 12. b4 Bb6 13.
Bf4 Re8 14. Rad1 Nxe4 15. Bxf7+
Kxf7 16. Nxe4 Ne7 17. g4 Bd7 18.
Rfe1 Bc6
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19. Neg5+ Kf6 20. Re6# 1–0
IM Tim Taylor (2407) – Samuel
Berger (2111)
B06 BIRD’S OPENING
1. f4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6
4. Be2 Nf6 5. d3 0–0 6. 0–0 c5
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Qe1 Kh8? 9. Qh4
Ng8?! 10. f5 e6? 11. Bg5 f6 12.
fxg6+- h6 13. Be3 f5 14. Qg3 e5?
15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Ng5! hxg5
No better was 16. ... Bxg6 17. Ne6
Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Qe8 19. Nc7 Qd7 20.
Qxg6 Qxc7 21. Rf7, winning.
17. Bxg5 Qd7 18. Qh4+ Nh6
19. Bxh6 Bxg6 20. Bg4 Qd8
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The only other defense, 20. ...
Qe8, leads to a snappy finish: 21.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 22. Rf1 Qg8 (or a) 22.
... Qe8 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qf6+
Kg8 25. Be6+ Kh7 26. Rf3+-; b) 22.
... Bf7 23. Bg5+ Kg8 24. Bf5 Qe8
25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Nd5 followed by
27. Bh6) 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qf6+
Kh7 25. Rf3 Qg7 26. Rh3+ Kg8
27. Be6+ Bf7 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29.
Rh8#
21. Bg5+ 1–0
WGM Regina Pokorna (2477)
– David Zimbeck (2258)
B01 CENTER COUNTER DEFENSE
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+
Nbd7 4. Nc3 a6
5. Be2 Nb6 6. d4
Nbxd5 7. Nxd5
Qxd5 8. Nf3 Bg4 9.
0–0 e6 10. Be3 Bd6
11. Re1 0–0–0 12.
c4 Qf5 13. Qb3 Qh5
14. h3 Bxh3 15.
gxh3 Qxh3 16. Bf1
Qxf3 17. Bg2 Qg4
18. Qxb7+ Kd7 WGM REGINA
19. Qxa6 Ke8 20.
POKORNA
Qc6+ Kf8 21. Qf3
Qg6 22. a4 h5 23. a5 h4
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24. Qh3 Ne4 25. a6 f5 26. a7 Kf7
27. Ra6 c5 28. dxc5 Be5 29. Rb6 f4
30. Bxf4 Bxf4 31. Qf3 h3 32. Qxf4+
Nf6 33. Rb7+ Kg8 34. Qg3 Qxg3
35. fxg3 hxg2 36. Rb8 Kf7 37. a8Q
Rxb8 38. Qxg2 Rh5 39. Qe2 Rxc5
40. Qxe6+ Kg6 41. Qd6 Rbc8 42. b3
Rh5 43. b4 Rch8 44. Qd3+ Kf7 45.
Qf3 g5 46. Rf1 R8h6 1–0
IM Tim Taylor (2407) – Carlos
Garcia (2186)
A03 BIRD’S OPENING
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. d3 g6 4. c3
Bg7 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. e4 Nf6 7. Be2 0–0
8. 0–0 c4 9. e5 cxd3 10. Bxd3 Ng4 11.
Na3 a6 12. h3 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Ne3
14. Qf2 d4 15. Bxe3 dxe3 16. Nc4
Qc5 17. Qxe3 Qxe3 18. Nxe3 Bh6 19.
Nd5 Rd8 20. Be4 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Rxd5
22. Be4 Rb5 23. b4 Bxf4 24. Bxc6
bxc6 25. Nd4 Bxe5 26. Nxb5 axb5
27. Rf3 Rd8 28. g4 Rd2 29. a4 bxa4
30. Rxa4 Rc2 31. Ra8+ Kg7 32. Rc8
Bd6 33. Kg1 c5 34. bxc5 Be5 35. c6
Bxc3 36. g5 Bd2
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37. h4 Be1 38. Rf4 Bd2 39. Re4
e6 40. Re2 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Bf4 42.
Kf3 e5 43. c7 Rc5 44. Ra2 h6 45.
Raa8 hxg5 46. Rg8+ Kf6 47. hxg5+
Kf5 48. c8Q+ Rxc8 49. Raxc8 e4+
50. Ke2 Kxg5 51. Rge8 1–0
Renata Pokorna (2156) –
Jouaquin Banawa (2418)
B26 SICILIAN DEFENSE, Closed
Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4.
Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Rb8 7. Qd2
b5 8. Nd1 Nf6 9. Bh6
Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qa5+
11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12.
Kxd2 e5 13. Ne2 Be6
14. h3 Ke7 15. Ne3
Nd4 16. c3 Nxe2 17.
Kxe2 c4 18. Rhd1
cxd3+ 19. Kxd3 b4
RENATA POKORNA 20. c4 Nd7 21. Kc2
Nc5 22. b3 a5 23. a3 a4 24. axb4
Rxb4 25. bxa4 Ra8 26. a5 Ra4 27.
Rxa4 Nxa4 28. Ra1 Rxa5 29. Bf1
Ra8 30. Nd5+ Bxd5 31. cxd5 Rc8+
32. Kd2 Nc5 33. Ke3 Rb8 34. Ra3
Rb4 35. Bd3 f5 36. f3 Kf6 37. Bc2
Rb2 38. Rc3 Ra2 39. h4 h6 40. Bb1
Ra1 41. Bd3 Re1+ 42. Kf2 Rh1 43.
Ra3 Rh2+ 44. Ke3 Rg2 45. exf5
gxf5 46. Ra8
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46. ... f4+ 47. gxf4 exf4+ 48. Kd4
Rd2 49. Ra3 Rxd3+ 50. Rxd3 Nxd3
51. Kxd3 Ke5 52. Kc4 h5 53. Kc3
Kxd5 54. Kd3 Kc5 55. Kc3 d5 56.
Kd3 d4 57. Kd2 Kc4 58. Kc2 d3+ 59.
Kd2 Kd4 0–1
Bobby Hall (1971) – Craig
Clawitter (2169)
C02 FRENCH DEFENSE, Advance
Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3
Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4
8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Bd3 Nxe3
11. fxe3 f6 12. 0–0 0–0–0 13. Nc3
fxe5 14. Na4 Qc7 15. b5 e4 16. Ng5
exd3 17. bxc6 Bxc6 18. Nf7
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18. ... Bd6 19. Nc5 Bxh2+ 20.
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Kh1 Rhe8 21. Nxd8 Kxd8 22. Qh5
Bd6 23. Rf7 Qb6 24. Nxd3 Qb3 25.
Ne5 Qxe3 26. Nxc6+ bxc6 27. Rxa7
Qxd4 28. Ra8+ Kc7 29. Ra7+ Kb6
30. Rb1+ Kxa7 31. Qxe8 Qh4+ 32.
Kg1 Bc5+ 33. Kf1 Qf2# 0–1
Daniel Alvira (1804) – Ike Miller
(2145)
A14 ENGLISH OPENING
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg2
Be7 5. 0–0 0–0 6. b3 c5 7. d4 Nc6 8.
Bg5 dxc4 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 h6
11. Bf4 cxb3 12. axb3 Bxc5 13. Nc3
Be7 14. Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Ne8 16.
Rd2 Nc7 17. Rad1 e5 18. Ne4 Rb8
19. Nc5 Ne6 20. Nd7 Bxd7 21. Rxd7
Nc5 22. R7d5 Ne4 23. Rd7 Nf6 24.
R7d6 Rfe8 25. e3 Ne4 26. Rd7 Nf6
27. R7d6 Nb4 28. Nh4 e4 29. Nf5
Kh7 30. R6d4 Nc6 31. R4d2 g6 32.
Nd6 Re7 33. Nb5 a6 34. Nc3 Kg7
35. Nd5 Nxd5 36. Rxd5 f5 37. Rd7
Rbe8 38. Bf1 Ne5 39. R7d5 Rc8 40.
Rxe5 Rxe5 41. Rd7+ Kf8 42. Rxb7
Rec5 43. Bc4 R8c7 44. Rxc7 Rxc7
45. Bxa6 Rc1+ 46. Kg2 Rb1 47. Bc4
Rb2 48. h4 Kg7 49. Bd5 Kf6 50. Bc4
g5 51. h5 f4 52. gxf4 gxf4 53. exf4
e3 54. Kf3 exf2 55. Be2 Rxb3+ 56.
Kxf2 Kf5 57. Bd1 Rc3 58. Ba4 Kxf4
59. Be8
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59. ... Rc2+ 60. Ke1 Ke3 61. Kd1
Ra2 62. Bg6 Rd2+ 63. Ke1 Ra2 64.
Kd1 Ra1+ 65. Kc2 Rh1 66. Kb3 Rc1
67. Kb4 Kd4 68. Kb3 Rc3+ 69. Kb2
Rc5 70. Kb3 Ke3 71. Kb2 Kf4 72.
Kb1 Kg4 0–1
IM Jack Peters (2447) – IM Enrico
Sevillano (2558)
Sveshnikov Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
a4 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Bc4 Rc8 10. 0–0
Be7 11. Bg5 0–0 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13.
Nd5 Bg5 14. Qd3 Kh8 15. c3 f5 16.
f3 h6 17. Kh1 fxe4 18. fxe4 Rxf1+
19. Rxf1 Bg8 20. b4 a5 21. bxa5
Nxa5 22. Rb1 Qe8 23. Bb5 Qh5 24.
Bd7 Rf8 25. Rf1 Rxf1+ 26. Qxf1
Qh4 27. Bf5 Bxd5 28. exd5 Qxa4 29.
Nb5 Be7 30. Bd3 e4 31. Be2 Qc2 32.
g3 Nb3
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33. Qf5 Qxe2 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35.
Qf5+ Kg8 36. Qe6+ Kf8 37. Qc8+
Kf7 38. Qe6+ Kf8 ½–½
SCCF Election
The SCCF Annual Membership
Meeting was held on September
5, 2005, in conjunction with the
Southern California Open. Results
of the election for Board members
were as follows:
Randy Hough 60, John Hillery
56, Joe Hanley 44, Chuck Ensey 38,
Elliot Landaw 38, Ivona Jezierska
22, (elected) David Saponara 20,
Rick Aeria 3, Mike Carr 2, Craig
Clawitter, Jack Peters, Chris Roberts, Bill Goichberg, Robert Tanner, Joel Channing, Greg Shahade,
Jack Peters, Chris Roberts, Ron
Rezendez 1 each.
Tactics
by NM Tim Hanks
T
here are many tactical motifs
in chess. Some are commonly
used, like the double attack, fork or
deflection. But one tactical theme
that should never be underestimated, is the pin. The pin is one of
the most powerful tactical motifs in
chess. If you look at most tactical
combinations a pin of some type is
at the root of the variation. Take a
look at Position Number 1. Material
is even and White is basically just
waiting for Black to break through.
It’s Black to move. What would you
do?
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The Black Queen creates a pin
along the a7-g1 diagonal, with pressure on the White f2 pawn. In this
example, the pin is so strong that
the game is quickly decided with a
clever flurry of moves, employing
a series of tactical motifs all stemming from the the pin. Can you find
the win?
The main line goes 1. … g3 2.
Rf1 (if 2. Qd4 then Black wins at
least a piece beginning with 2. …
Qxd4 3. Rxd4 Rb2 (fork and skewer)
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4. Kf1 f3! 5. Bxf3 (if 5. gxf3 g2+
(deflection) wins the Bishop) Rxf2+
6. Kg1 Rxf3 7. gxf3 Nxf3+, winning
the White Rook. Other lines win as
well.) 2. … gxf2+ 3. Rxf2 Rb1+ 4.
Bf1 (the Bishop now pinned) Qe3
(deflection) 5. Qxe3 fxe3 6. Rc2
Nxc4 (deflection) 7. Rxc4 e2 and
Black wins.
In general it is always best to
break pins as soon as possible.
Sometimes, however, this is easier
said than done. Look at Position
Number 2. White’s Rook is pinned
by the Black Queen. White wants to
sustain the initiative, not lose any
material, and get rid of the nasty
pin. What would you do?
White to move. Is 1. Qd7
correct?
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If White plays 1. Qd7?, Black will
win beginning with 1. … Re1+ 2.
Kh2 Rc1, exploiting a new pin on
the b1-h2 diagonal. Best for White
is probably 1. g3, which averts any
material loss and keeps a good
game.
Another common pin is when a
Bishop is pinning a Knight, usually
to a Queen or Rook. These kinds of
pins can lead to horrible material
loss if not promptly defused.
Take a look a Position Number
3. It’s White to move. What would
you do?
White to move. Is 1. h3
correct?
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A very common mistake to break
the pin in these kinds of positions
is to attack the Bishop with 1. h3.
This, of course, is a mistake and will
cost White a pawn and a weakening
of the Kingside on the light squares.
Play continues 1. … Nxf3+ 2. Bxf3
Bxh3 3. Bg2 Qd7 4. d4 Bxg2 5.
Kxg2 f5 6. dxe5 Bxe5 7. f4 Bxc3
8. bxc3 Qc6 with a big advantage
for Black.
In the next example Black’s
Bishop is pinned and looks lost.
However, Black has a countermove
that eliminates the danger and creates a counter-pin. Take a look Position Number 4. It’s Black to move.
How would you handle this?
Black to move. What result?
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The pin is such a powerful move
that even when things look hopeless
it can sometime spring a winning
opportunity. Black wins with 1. …
Bg1, and in one move all Black’s
troubles are eliminated. For example if 2. Qxd7 Qxh2# or if 2. Kxg1
Rxd3 3. Bxd3 Bxe4 4. Bxe4 Qxe4
with a rather easy win.
In the featured game we have
Denker vs Botvinnik, USA-USSR
Match 1945. The opening, which
features an opening pin with crucial consequences, is now appropriately named the Botvinnik Variation. See if you can find all the
tactical motifs that make this game
a delight to play over and certainly
learn from.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4.
Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5, the Botvinnik
Variation of the Semi-Slav Defense.
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5. … dxc4 Black decides to test
White’s initiative and find countermoves to compensate for his pinned
Knight. 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Nxg5 White makes a Knight
sacrifice to sustain the annoying
pin on the f6 Knight. 9. … hxg5
10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7. So
far, pretty much book. Let’s see how
Botvinnik handled and developed a
middlegame strategy. 12. Be2 Qb6
13. 0-0 0-0-0 14. a4 b4 15. Ne4 c5
16. Qb1. White is looking to pressure the Queenside and open files
towards the Black King. Black,
however, has a good initiative already brewing on the Kingside and
will waste no time with his assault.
Notice how just about every move
forces a major decision by White or
else face immediate disaster.
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Black continued with 16. …
Qc7, threatening mate on h2. 17.
Ng3 (creating what is called a
terminal pin, since if this Knight
moves, White gets terminated!) 17.
… cxd4 18. Bxc4, A little tactics
from White. In this case, the White
Bishop is immune to capture owing to an absolute pin to the Black
Queen and King on the c-file. Thus
Black counters first with 18. …
Qc6 19. f3 d3, a clever deflection
to open lines for the Black Bishop
and connect the Black Rooks. 20.
Qc1 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Qd6 22. Qf4
Botvinnik has quickly built up a
very strong Kingside attack.
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The game ended with no chance
for recovery, beginning with 22. …
Rxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Rh8+ 24. Qh4
Rxh4+ 25. Bxh4 Qf4 0-1, as the
White Bishops are skewered and
substantial material loss is unavoidable. In this game White’s
plan to pin the Black Knight on f6
got nowhere, and actually aided in
opening lines on the Kingside that
ultimately were exploited by pins
created by Black that forced the
win.
Too much cannot be said about
the power of the pin and its importance as a tactical weapon. It’s very
important to recognize the danger
or threats that may quickly occur
if a pin is not defused in time or if
weaknesses are created trying to
eliminate a pin. Whenever possible
create instances of pins and look to
add as much pressure, doubling or
even tripling your pieces involved
with the pin. If your opponent is
not paying attention or taking appropriate countermeasures, this
will usually lead to a series of other
tactical motifs that will build in lethality with the pin as the foundation for overall success.
Improving your ability to cal-
culate and visualize tactical combinations takes practice. Tactical
problem solving will help in this
development and one area often
neglected to study is in the endgame. The following endgame tactical exercises, of varying difficulty,
will test your awareness. So you
think you’re good, eh? Then prove
it by solving these. Avoid moving
the pieces when solving problems
to strengthen your over-the-board
play. Be alert, play sharp and always remember to do your safety
check. Enjoy the solutions (that
can prove to be very resourceful),
good luck and happy solving! Solutions on page 25.
Problem No. 1. White to
move.
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a) Black is winning.
b) White is winning.
c) The position is equal.
Validate your choice with a
variation.
Problem No. 3. Black to
move.
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move. What result?
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a) White is winning
b) Black is winning
c) The position is equal
Prove your answer with a
variation.
a) 1. … Qxf3+ is simplest and
best and Black will easily win
b) 1. … Qxf3 is a mistake
variation.
a) Black is winning
b) This endgame is a draw
variation.
move.
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TIM H ANKS (R) AND HIS TEAMMATES (RON HERMANSEN,
RORY VALLE, CHARLES VAN BUSKIRK) AFTER WINNING
THE U.S. A MATEUR T EAM PLAYOFFS IN JUNE
Costa Mesa Octos
Twenty-eight players participated in the August 27th Costa Mesa
Octo tournament. I made the top
section 8 players and the other two
sections 10 each with a third prize in
those sections. The top section had
a tie for first and second between
Craig Faber and Craig Clawitter at
2½-½. The second section was won
by Vincent Huang at 2½-½. Second
and third place money was a four
way tie among Werner Belke, Ped
Bashi, Roger Bowen, and Ronald
Hoffman all at 2-1. The bottom section saw the only perfect 3-0 score
turned in by Richard Martin. Second and third place was a three way
tie among Gene Fernando, George
Stearns, and Eric Zhang, all at 2-1.
Fortunately with an even number I
did not have to play until the last
round when one player withdrew
in the top section. I took a peaceful draw with young Marina Asami.
Randy Hough has become a regular
at my Octos. I told him that he was
becoming the drawing master. He
drew all three of his games, and has
drawn five out of six in the last two
Octos. To his credit all of his draws
are long, hard fought affairs. No
grandmaster draws for Randy.
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Gary Ware – Christopher Zalecki
Costa Mesa Octos, August 2005
B99 SICILIAN DEFENSE, Najdorf
Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0–0–0 Nbd7 10.
g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13.
f5 Nc5 14. f6 gxf6 15. gxf6 Bf8 16.
Rg1 b4 17. Nd5 exd5 18. exd5 Nd7
19. Re1+ Ne5 20. Nc6 Bb7 21. Nxe5
dxe5 22. Qe4 0–0–0 23. Qxe5 Bh6+
24. Kb1 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxd5 26.
Rxd5 Bxd5 27. Bxa6+ Kc7 28. Bd3
Ra8 29. b3 Bf4 30. h4 Re8 31. Bxh7
Re2 32. h5 Rh2 33. Bg6 fxg6 34.
hxg6 Be4
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-mk-+-+-0
9-+-+-zPP+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-zp-+lvl-+0
9+P+-+-+-0
9P+P+-+-tr0
9+K+-+-tR-0
xiiiiiiiiy
35. g7 Bxc2+ 36. Kb2 Bg6+ 37.
Ka1 Be5# 0–1
On September 24th, thirty-two
players participated. I made three
sections, with twelve in the lower
section. This is more players than I
normally put in a section but two of
the players were not competing for
prize money, and I did not charge
them entry fees. One was a 7 year
old who was just joining the USCF
and the other started in the second
round.
In the top section Mike Za-
loznyy won with a perfect 3-0 score.
Second and third place money was
split between Randy Hough, Alex
Gojich, and Neil Bershad all at 2-1.
In the middle section Werner Belke
and Vincent Huang tied for first
and second at 2½-½. Third place
was split between Barry Lazarus
and Krishna Kaliannan at 2-1. The
bottom section saw the only other
perfect score when 8 year old Eric
Zhang went 3-0. Second and third
place was shared by Michael Taylor
(all the way down from Bakersfield)
and George Stearns at 2½-½.
The next Costa Mesa Octo will
be held on October 22. – Mike Carr
Boney Mountain
Chess Club
David Chow won the “Chess
Dreams World Championship,” a
24-player held on August 27. Other
prize winners included Alan Meng
(Middle School), Dennis Neymit (Elementary) and Alexander Belsley of
Portugal (best foreign player).
The Boney Mountain Chess
meets on Friday evenings in Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Rd. For information, call Akagi
Kayashima at (805) 230-9919, or email chessdreamsorg@aol.com.
West Valley Chess
Club
The 31-player Vacation Swiss,
ending in August, was won by Edward Bayer with a score of 5½-½.
Class prizes went to Arsham Dolmaian, Harold Deutscher, David
Rawlings, and Alexander Atkins.
The West Valley Chess Club meets
6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays
in the West Valley Jewish Community Center, 22622 Vanowen St.
For information, call John Price at
(818) 363-1379 or Duane Cooper at
(818) 999-0837.
La Palma Chess Club
Leigh Hunt and TD Mike Henebry tied for first place with 4 points
in La Palma Chess Club’s 5-round
“Is This The Dawning of the Age of
Provigil? Swiss” that ended September 9. Class prize winners were
Richard Tantioco, Best “B”, with a
score of 3½, Donald Binnix, Best
“C” with a score of 3, and Isaac
Zhou, Best “D/E/Unrated” with 2½.
Zhou also won the highest rating
gain prize, with a gain of 56 points.
In September, the “Victory
Quads” saw sections won by Richard
Tantioco, Rory Valle and W. Leigh
Hunt (tied), Primo Estillomo, and
Francis Gray and Robert Hutchinsin (tied in the “Victory Swiss”).
Details of all tournaments may be
found at www.lapalmachess.741.
com. – Chris Roberts
Arcadia Fall
Scholastics
September 11
Winners of this 31-player scholastic tournament held at Diversity Educational Center in Arcadia
were Cheston Gunawan and Steven
Porta Jr. with 4½-½. Gunawan won
a playoff game for first place. Next
was Christopher Hung with 4-1, after a playoff with Daniel Gong and
Anthony Hung. Class prizes went to
Edward Xue, Philip Chung, Emma
Fonseca and Perry Watson. Details
of the club’s tournaments and Friday night meetings may be found at
diversityeducationalcenter.com.
Gambito Opens
29 players competed for a $640 in
prizes at the August Super Gambito and once again Cyrus Lakdawala
came out on top, but it wasn’t easy
with an Open section of 12 players
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whose average rating was 2185!
Cyrus had a little luck in avoiding what looked like certain defeat
against Raoul Crisologo in the first
round, but Raoul couldn’t quite find
the knockout punch and Cyrus escaped with a win. He then went on
with victories over Ron Bruno and
Carey Milton before drawing with
Enrico Sevillano in the last round
to secure the top prize ($125). Enrico had drawn with Bruce Baker
in round 2, so he had to settle for
a tie for Second Place with Bruce.
Rick Aeria won BU2200 ($75) with
3 wins in a row after a first round
loss to Enrico. James Mahooti and
Carey Milton tied for second U2200.
We placed the Class A players in
the lower section for this event to
make for a super strong Open Section. WGM Anna Gershnik was a
surprise entry, and we hope to see
her again soon. In the Reserve Section, Chang Kim and Alex GarciaBetancourt tied for first with 3½
points, but since Chang’s rating
was U1800, he won that prize ($75)
while Alex took the U2000 ($75).
John Bryant and Ben Barquin were
2nd U2000, while Richard Jensen,
Anthony Whitt and Chuck Ensey
were 2nd U1800. Alan Jenn won
the U1600 ($75) and Gene Arnaiz
was 2nd U1600.
The Best Game Prize winner
has Cyrus versus Ron Bruno:
Cyrus Lakdawala (2489) – Ron
Bruno (2248)
Gambito #238, San Diego,
9/03/05
Scheveningen Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. 0-0 Qc7 7.
Nc3 d6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 0-0 10. Qf3
Nc6 11. Kh1 Bd73 12. Rae1 b5 13.
a3 Rab8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qh3 d5
16. exd5 exd5 17. Bd4 Ne4 18. Nxd5
Bxd5 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 f5 21.
Qb3+ Kh8 22. Re6 Bd6 23. Qe3
b4 24. axb4 Rxb4 25. Qc3 Rc4 26.
Bxg7+ Kg8 27. Qd3 Rf7 28. Bh6
Bf8 29. Re8 Qc6 29. Re8 Qc6 30.
Qg3+ Qg6 31. Qxg6+ hxg6 32. ce
Re4 33. Rb8 1-0
The Reserve Section Best Game
winner features one of our newer
players:
Andrew Bell (1861) – Chuck
Ensey (1752)
Gambito #238, San Diego,
9/03/05
B02 ALEKHINE’S DEFENCE
1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Ne4 4.
d4 Nxc3 5. bxc3 Bf5 6. Nf3 e6 7. c4
Bb4+ 8. Bd7 Nc6 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10.
Qxd2 Be4 11. c3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 dxc4
13. Bxc4 Na5 14. Ba2 b5 15. Qd3 a6
16. f4 c5 17.Rd1 c4 18. Qg3 g6 19.
Bb1 Qe7 20. Be4 Rd8 21. d5 exd5 22.
Bxd5 0-0 23. f5 Rfe8 24. e6 Qd6 25.
0-0 Qxg3+ 26. fxg3 Rxd5? 27. exf7+
Kxf7 28. fxg6+ Kxg6 29. Rxd5 Re6
30. a4 Re3 31. Rd6+ Kg5 32. Rxa6
Nb3 33. axb5 Rxc3 34. b6 Nc5? 35.
Ra5 1-0
The October “Special” Super
Gambito had a $1600 prize fund with
5 rounds at G/40. We would like to
try these special events about three
or four times a year. The next one
is scheduled for February 4, 2006.
The entry fee is $40 in advance, or
$50 on site. This is the second time
we have tried this format and the
turnout was even better than the
first time, with 40 players in all, 21
in the Open and 19 in the Reserve.
Bruce Baker and Cyrus Lakdawala
tied for first with 4 points out of five
for $250 each. Enrico Sevillano and
Ron Bruno were right behind them
with 3½ points for Third Place. Julian Landaw came down form LA
to pick up the BU2200 prize while
his father, Elliot Landaw, attended
the SCCF board meeting, held right
after the Gambito. Five players
tied for 2nd U2200 with 3 points:
Rick Aeria, Richard Gimeno, Jorge
Balares, Carey Milton and Leonard
Sussman. James Mahooti pushed
his rating over 2000 by winning
the BU2000 prize by scoring 2½
and winning his last round against
NM Joe Hanley. Hard working
SCCF membership chairman Randy Hough also participated for the
first time and scored a respectable
2 points against the very strong
field. Alex Uyemura also scored 2
and took the BU2000 prize .
In the Reserve Section, there
was a 3 way tie for first between
one of our better scholastic players, Daniel Grazian, and two other
frequent Gambito players, Richard
Jensen and Chuck Ensey, all with 4
points. Jesse Orlowski, another Jedi
Knight (our Friday night scholastic
club) won the BU1600 prize, even
though he came in rated as only
1397. Kyron Griffith was another
Jedi that did quite well and he won
2nd U1600, tying with Sam Barboo,
a middle aged, (but young at heart)
player who has been gradually moving up the rating charts this year.
Bruce Baker was proud of all his
young students who brought their
“A” game to this event. I barely survived against Daniel, getting only a
draw after he dropped a Rook in a
winning position. And Kyron had
me on the ropes, but I managed to
regroup and counterattack before
he could get castled.
The Best Game Prize winner
was Carey Milton:
Raoul Crisologo (2072) – Carey
Milton (2001)
Gambito Open #242, San Diego,
10/01/05
C44 PONZIANI OPENING
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 g6 4.
Bb5 Bg7 5. 0-0 Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7.
cxd4 0-0 8. Nc3 d6 9. h3 a6 10. Ba4
b5 11. Bc2 b4 12. Ne2 f5 13.Bb3+
Kh8 14. Ng5 Qe8 15. d5 Ne5 16. Nf4
fxe4 17. Nfe6 Bex6 18. Nxe6 Qd7 19.
Nxf8 Rxf8 20. Be3 Rf3?! 21. Kh2?!
Rxh3+ 22. gxh3 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3
exf3 24. Bf4 g5! 25. Bg3 h5 26. Rae1
h4 27. Re6 hxg3+ 28. fxg3 Nf5 29.
Rxf3 Nd4 30. Rf2 Nxe6 31. dxe6
Qe8 32. Rf7 c6 33. Rc7 d5 34. e7 Bf6
35. Ba4 Bxe7 36. Rxc6 Qf8 37. Rc2
Bd6 38. Kg2 Qf5 39. Rf2 Qe5 40.
Bd7 Qxg3+ 41. Kf1 d4 42. Bg4 Bf4
43. Rf3 Qh2 44. Rf2 Qh1+ 45. Ke2
Qb1 46. Kf3 d3 47. Bf5 Qh1+ 0-1
… and in the Reserve Section
Carlos Martinez mates with 4 minor pieces:
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Jemar Fragante (1768) – Carlos
Felipe Martinez (1654)
Gambito Open #242, San Diego,
10/01/05
A45 TROMPOWSKY ATTACK
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Nc6 3. d5 Ne5 4.
Nc3 e6 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 Ng6 7. Bg3
Bb4 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. f3 d6 10. Bd3 c6
11. f4 Ne7 12. Nge2 Qb6 13. a3 Bc5
14. b4 Be3 15. Bc4 d5 16. exd5 exd5
17. Na4 Qd8 18. Bb3 Ne4 19. Qd3
Bd2+ 20. Kd1? Nf5 21. Nec3 Ne3+
22. Ke2 Bg4#
The Super Gambito Open has a
$600 guaranteed prize fund and is
held on the first Saturday of every
month at the San Diego Chess Club.
Regular Gambito Opens now alternate locations between San Diego
and National City with the second
and fourth Saturdays at the National City (Macaspac) Club and the
third Saturday at the SDCC. These
events keep getting stronger (Gambito #243 had 5 masters), yet are
still fun for the lower rated players
because we use two sections or the
McMahon system. See our website
at
http://Groups.msn.com/sandiegochess for more info. – Chuck
Ensey
San Diego Chess Club
In September the club played
Botvinnik’s Brawl, a McMahon
Swiss where the masters & experts
received 4 initial bye points, Class
A 3 points, Class B 2, Class C 1
and Class D and below 0 points. 47
players joined in every Wednesday
along with 8 other house players
who filled in when needed. After
5 rounds we had a clear winner in
each point group, except the lowest
one, where Mark Lawless and Mark
De Yoe tied with 3 points each. In
the 1 point section (Class C), Keyvan Asgari won with 4 ½ points. Anthony Harbone finished as the best
2 pointer (Class B) with 6 points
and David Saponara was the best
Class A player, also with 6 points.
In the top “group” of experts and
masters, (in a McMahon everyone
plays in one big section, but players
are separated naturally into groups
by their bye points), Todd Smith
won with 8 points, edging out Bruce
Baker and Adam Corper, who each
ended up with 7½. One other bit
of excitement that happened at
the club recently was a quick visit
by GM Alexander Shabalov, who
dropped by the club one Wednesday
night to check out his up and coming competition in future years. He
looked at every game being played
before our President Ron Rezendes
drove him to the airport. Some
people did not recognize Shabba,
the Pittsburgh Pounder, and no announcement was made, as he did
not want to make a big deal and disturb the games in progress. I was
so focused on my game I didn’t even
see him! I hope next time Ron will
interrupt us - we strive for perfect
playing conditions with no noise to
speak of, but I think in this case an
exception could have been made!
Todd Smith also won the 5 round
San Diego Open, played throughout August on Wednesday nights.
He tied with Bruce Baker with 4½
points, but won on tiebreaks. The
tiebreaks were important because
this was one of three tournaments
held during the year in which the
winner would automatically qualify
for next year’s club championship.
Cyrus Lakdawala qualified earlier
by being the highest scoring local
player in the San Diego County
Championship in May, and the
third and final spot will be won in
the last event of the year, The Masters in November and December. In
the San Diego Open, we had three
sections, and in the Premier Section, there was a 3 way tie for first
between Maksim Gusev, Dayne Freitag and Joel Batchelor. Maksim is
new to our club and the USCF, but
is clearly of Expert strength, as he
has won nearly every game played
so far at the club. Joel Batchelor
finally stopped his win streak in
the last round of this event. Dayne
had lost only to Maksim, and Joel
lost just one game in the first round
to the rapidly improving Julian
Rodriguez. In the Reserve Section,
Morgan Fox lost only one game (to
Robert Samuel) and took clear first
with 4 points.
The club is currently playing the
Fall Swiss. We are located at 2225
Sixth Avenue and play every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The phone number is 619-239-7166. Our officers
are: President Ron Rezendes, Vice
President James Malowney, Treasurer Louis Pace, Secretary Chuck
Ensey, Sargeant-At-Arms Robert
Draper and Members-At-Large Rick
Aeria and Thomas Webb. NM Bruce
Baker is club manager and Dave
Saponara is Park Liaison. Please
drop by if you are in the area, especially you Grandmasters out there!
– Chuck Ensey
Exposition Park
Chess Club
Section winners at the monthly
free tournament in September were
Ken Phillipson, Stephan Bosch,
and Christophe Carter. In October,
section winners were Excell Peoples, Bertam Buggs, Kevin Bulone,
and Perry Watson. The Exposition
Park Chess Club meets at 1 p.m. every Sunday at the Exposition Park
Branch Library, 3665 S. Vermont
Ave. in Los Angeles. For information, call the library at (323) 7320169 or send a message to the club
secretary at expochess07@yahoo.
com. Web site: http://chess.expoparkla.com.
Santa Monica Bay
Chess Club
After giving the club an analysis of a fascinating game he recently played in Argentina, on October
10 Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian
simultaneously played 13 members
of the audience. Once again, the
2670 FIDE rated, 2004 World Open
Champion yielded not even a draw
to the field, which included experts.
But we’ll have him back!
The Santa Monica Bay Chess
Club meets 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Mondays in Joslyn Park, 633 Kens-
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ington Road. For information, call
Pete Savino at (310) 827-2789. Web
site: www.santamonicachess.com.
– Mike White
Arcadia Chess Club
The “Bill Smith Memorial,” ending in September, drew 49 players.
Tying for first with 5-1 were Scott
Haubrich, Randy Hough, and Lawrence Stevens. Class prizes went to
John Anderson and Robert Goldberg (A), Gerry Harrison, Andras
Mohai and James Sutton (B), Harry Gaul and Richard Williams (C),
and Sandy He (D/E/unrated).
The Arcadia Chess Club meets
6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Mondays in
the Senior Citizens building, 405 S.
Santa Anita Ave. For information,
call Fred Brock at (626) 331-1638
or Mel Clark at (626) 447-9355.
San Luis Obispo
October Open
The 13-player San Luis Obispo
October Open on October 15 was
won by Eric Montany 3½-½, with
Warren Williamson and Charles
Scolieri tieing for second at 3-1.
Charles Scolieri also took first in
the B/C group, and Allan Sung second at 2-2. Howard Gaxiola placed
first for the D/under prize with 2-2,
and Zach Lindsay was second, 1½2½. The tournament was directed
by Steven Tomak. – Barbara McCaleb
West Covina Chess
Club
The “Midsummer’s Days Chess”
in September saw Fred Brock take
first place, while Bob Salwet and
Romy Foley earned class prizes.
The West Covina Chess Club meets
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays
and Thursdays in the Senior Center, 2501 E. Cortez St. For information, call Richard Williams at (626)
339-5188.
Pasadena Chess Club
Winner of the 22-player “San
Gabriel Valley Open” in September was Gregory Hall with 4½-½.
Elston He finished second at 4-1.
Class prizes went to Danny Machuca (best under-1800), Jason McKeen (best under-1600) and Antony
Milici (best under-1400).
The Pasadena Chess Club meets
6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Fridays in
Throop Memorial Church, 300 S.
Los Robles Ave. For information,
call Neil Hultgren at (818) 2433809 or Tim Thompson at (818) 3548698. Web site: www.tim-thompson.
com/pasadena.html.
Solutions to Chess
Quiz
(see page 28)
–
Shamkovich,
Britton
Lloyd’s Bank, 1978: Black overloads the White Bishop with 1. …
Bxb5 2. Bg2 Qb2 3. Bh1 Qd4 4.
Qe3 Rf1+ 5. Kh2 Qb2+ 6. Bg2
Rf2 (and now the pin decides matters) 7. Rg1 Bf1 8. Qxf2 Qxf2 9.
Rxf1 Qb2 10. Re1 f6 0–1
Trifunovich – Aaron, Beverwijk, 1962: White wins with the
surprising double attack 1. Bg8,
threatening mate and the Rook.
1–0
Skagiatmetov – Demin, Orenberg, 1964: It seems that White
must lose his Queen, but the Bishop has too much to do after 1. d7!
Bxe4+ 2. Ka1 Bd5 (blocking the
Rook, but the nimble Knight steps
in) 3. Ne6 Bxe6 4. d8Q+ 1–0
Presents this Month
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Elite Octos Tournament
Nationally rated by the U.S. Chess Federation. All ages. G/150+5s td.
Weekend Octos tournament with eight (8) player sections grouped by rating. The Elite Octos champion
will receive the coveted “Black Talon Elite” champion plaque, plus $150. 2nd octos winner receives
champion plaque plus $50. Third octos group winner receives $50 prize. Scholastic octos winner (8
lowest rated scholastic players, 13 years & under) receives plaque. No unrateds; provisional ratings (10/1)
good. Limited space. Register early.
Saturday, November 19th, Round 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Round 2 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday, November 20th, Round 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Borchard Community Center 805.381.2791 to register. EF: $25.
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Take 101 north to Thousand Oaks, exit west at Borchard Road. 2 miles to the corner of Reino and
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I
n a welcome return to good sense,
FIDE this year abandoned its beloved hundred-player monstrosities
for more traditional form of World
Championship tournament, a double-round robin among eight of the
world’s best players. The tournament was held from September 28
through October 14 in San Luis,
Argentina. Absent were only Garry
Kasparov, still sulking in his tent,
and Vladimir Kramnik, who took
the title from Kasparov in 2000.
The victor, by a 1½-point margin,
was GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.
The score understates his achievement, for he scored 6½ out of 7 in
the first half, then drew all seven
games in the second tour to finish
with 10-4. Next at 8½-5½ (and the
only other plus scores) were Viswanathan Anand and Peter Svidler.
A reunification of the World
Championship, divided since Kasparov’s break with FIDE in 1993, now
seems at least possible, if far from
certain. Does Topalov’s result presage a new era of another dominating
player, or merely a good result by a
first among equals? Only time will
tell.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4
e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5
11. Qf3 d4 12. 0–0–0 Nbd7 13. Bxd4
exd4 14. Rxd4 Bg7 15. Rg1 Kf8 16.
Qe3 Qe7 17. Qd2 h6 18. gxf6 Nxf6
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+rvlk+0
9+-+-+p+-0
9-wq-zp-+pzp0
9+p+l+N+-0
9-snp+P+-+0
9+-+n+NtRP0
9-zP-wQ-zPP+0
9+LvL-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
24. Nxh6+ Bxh6 25. Qxh6
Qxf2+ 26. Kh2 Nxe1 27. Nh4 Ned3
28. Nxg6 Qxg3+ 29. Kxg3 fxg6 30.
Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Bh6
1–0
GM Judit Polgar (2735) – GM
GM Viswanathan Anand (2788)
Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2670)
– GM Michael Adams (2719)
FIDE World Championship,
Argentina 2005
Argentina 2005
C92 RUY LOPEZ
Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Ba4 Nf6 5. 0–0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 0–0 9. h3
Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11.
1
2
3
4
Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6
1 Topalov,Veselin
2788 **
1½
½½
1½
13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4
2738
0½
**
½½
11
Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. 2 Svidler,P
2788
½½ ½½
**
0½
d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. 3 Anand,V
axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 4 Morozevich,A
2707
0½
00
1½
**
Qb6 20. Nf5 Ne5 21.
5 Leko,P
2763
0½
0½
½0
½0
Rg3 g6 22. Nf3 Ned3
6 Kasimdzhanov,R 2670
0½
½½
10
½0
23. Qd2 Bxd5
7 Adams,Mi
2719
0½
½½
0½
½½
8 Polgar,Ju
2735 0 ½
0½
00
½½
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XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+-mk-tr0
9+p+-wqpvl-0
9p+-+-sn-zp0
9+-+-+P+-0
9-+-tR-+-+0
9+-sN-+-+-0
9PzPPwQ-zP-zP0
9+-mK-+LtR-0
xiiiiiiiiy
19. Rd8+ Ne8 20. Bb5 axb5 21.
Re1 b4 22. Nb5 Bxb2+ 23. Kxb2
Qf6+ 24. Qd4 Kg7 25. Rexe8 Rxe8
26. Rxe8 Qxd4+ 27. Nxd4 Kf6 28. f4
b6 29. Rd8 Bb7 30. Rxa8 Bxa8 31.
Kb3 Bd5+ 32. Kxb4 Bxa2 33. Kb5
Bb1 34. c3 Ke7 35. Kxb6 Kd6 36. c4
Bd3 37. c5+ Kd5 38. Nc6 Ke4 39.
Ne7 Bc2 40. c6 Ba4 41. c7 Bd7 42.
Kc5 1–0
GM Peter Svidler (2738) – GM
Veselin Topalov (2788)
Argentina 2005
Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3
5
1½
1½
½1
½1
**
½0
0½
0½
6
1½
½½
01
½1
½1
**
½½
10
7
1½
½½
1½
½½
1½
½½
**
½½
8
1½
1½
11
½½
1½
01
½½
**
10-4
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5½-8½
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Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13.
Nd5 e6 14. Ne3 Qa5+ 15. c3 Nf3+
16. Qxf3 Bxc3+ 17. Kd1 Qa4+ 18.
Nc2 Bxb2 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qb3
Qxb3 21. axb3 Bxa1 22. Nxa1 Ke7
23. Bd3 Rac8 24. Re1 Nd4 25. f3
Rc3 26. Kd2 Rhc8 27. Rb1 R3c5 28.
b4 Rd5 29. Bf2 Kd7 30. Be3 Nf5 31.
Bf2 Nh4 32. Bxh4 gxh4 33. Nc2 h5
34. Re1 Rg8 35. Kc3 a5
44. Qe4 Qxe4+ 45. dxe4 Rc8 46.
Rb1 Rc3 47. Rb2 Kf7 48. Kf1 Rc1+
49. Ke2 Rc3 50. Ra2 Rb3 51. Ra7+
Kf8 52. Rb7 Rxb4 53. Kd3 Rb2 54.
f4 Rb3+ 55. Kxd4 Rxg3 56. f5 Rxg4
57. f6 Rg1 58. Rxg7 b4 59. Kc5 b3
60. Rb7 Ra1 61. Rxb3 Ra5+ 62. Kd4
Ra4+ 63. Ke3 Ra5 64. Rb8+ Kf7
65. Rb7+ Kf8 66. Kd4 Ra4+ 67. Kc5
Ra5+ 68. Kd4 Ra4+
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36. Bc4 Rc8 37. Ne3 Rb5 38. Kd3
Rxb4 39. Bxe6+ Kxe6 40. Nc2+
Kd5 41. Nxb4+ axb4 42. Re7 b5 43.
Rh7 Rc3+ 44. Kd2 Rc4 0–1
GM Veselin Topalov (2788) – GM
Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2670)
Argentina 2005
C88 RUY LOPEZ
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.
Ba4 Nf6 5. 0–0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
0–0 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11.
Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8
14. c3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. b4 Qd7
17. Qb3 Rfb8 18. N1h2 a5 19. Bd2
h6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 axb4 22.
axb4 cxb4 23. cxb4 Bf6 24. Rec1 Kf7
25. g3 Qb7 26. Kg2 Rxa1 27. Rxa1
Ra8 28. Rh1 Nd4 29. Nxd4 exd4 30.
Bf4 d5 31. e5 Be7 32. Qd1 Bg5 33.
Bxg5 hxg5
34.
Rh5
Qe7
35.
Qh1 Rf8 36.
Rh7 Ke8 37.
Qa1 Kf7 38.
Qc1 Ke8 39.
Qa1 Kf7 40.
Qxd4 Kg8
41.
Rh1
Qf7
42.
Qe3 d4 43.
GM VESELIN TOPALOV
Qe2 Qb7+
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69. Ke3 Ra3+ 70. Kf2 Ra5 71.
Kg3 Rxe5 72. Kg4 Rxe4+ 73. Kh5
1–0
GM Viswanathan Anand (2788)
– GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov
(2670)
Argentina 2005
Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. 0–
0–0 Nb6 11. Qf2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4
13. Na5 Rc8 14. Bb6 Qd7 15. g3 g6
16. Rd2 Bh6 17. f4 Ng4 18. Qf3 Rb8
19. h3 Nf6
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25. Kb1 Bxf4 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5
Bb8 28. Rhd1 c3 29. Rd7 1–0
GM Peter Leko (2763) – GM
Viswanathan Anand (2788)
Argentina 2005
C42 PETROFF DEFENSE
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7.
0–0 Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 0–0 10. a3
Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13.
bxc3 Bf5 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Bf4 Rac8
16. h3 Be4 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Bg4
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18. ... Bh1 19. f3 Bh4 20. Rf1 f5
21. Bh5 g6 22. Kxh1 gxh5 23. Rg1+
Kh8 24. Qf1 Bf6 25. Rb1 Ne7 26. Bg5
Bxg5 27. Rxg5 Rg8 28. Rxg8+ Rxg8
29. Qe2 Ng6 30. Rb5 Qc6 31. Rxf5
Qxc3 32. Rd5 Qxa3 33. Kh2 Qf8 34.
Qe6 Qf4+ 35. Kh1 Rf8 36. Qe2 h4
37. Rd7 Rf7
38.
Rd8+
Kg7 39. Ne4
Qxf3+
40.
Qxf3 Rxf3
41. Nc5 b6
42.
Ne6+
Kf6
43.
GM VISWANATHAN A NAND
Nxc7 Rxh3+
44. Kg1 Rd3 45. Nb5 Kg5 46. Nxa7
h3 47. Nc6 Kg4 48. Ra8 Kg3 49. Ra1
h2+ 50. Kh1 Nf4 51. Ne5 Re3 52.
Rd1 Kh3 53. Nf7 Rg3 0–1
20. Bc5 exf4 21. gxf4 Rc8 22.
Bxd6 Qd8 23. Bb4 Qb6 24. a3 Nh5
R eviews
MIGUEL NAJDORF: LIFE
GAMES
AND
by Tomasz Lissowski and Adrian
Mikhalchishin
Batsford, TP, 256 pp., $21.95
(review by John Hillery)
It is surprising that there has
been no previous book of Najdorf’s
games in English. Miguel Najdorf
(as he was known after settling in
Argentina in 1939) was one of the
top players in the world during
the 1940s and ‘50s—he defeated
Botvinnik at Groningen 1946,
and many thought he should have
been invited to the 1948 Match
Tournament after Fine’s withdrawal—as well as a colorful and
attractive personality. Tartakover
wrote:
“What does Najdorf’s particular skill consist of? To put it briefly, let us say that he produces very
profound strategic conceptions,
but that they alone would not
have been sufficient to scale the
heights. His success is due to his
ability to inject dynamics (or ‘dynamite’ – why not?) into positions
that appear simple and equal, by
means of first-rate tactical undertakings.”
This handsome volume includes
an introduction by Najdorf’s daughter Liliana, a biographical sketch
by Lissowski, and 131 annotated
games. Many of the notes are by
Najdorf himself; others come from
such contemporaries as Alekhine,
Tartakover, and Kmoch. There are
also sections on Najdorf’s endgames
and combinations.
Najdorf’s own notes (and games)
confirm the impression which he
gave in person—an outgoing, ebullient fellow of limitless optimism. In
his later years, Najdorf became one
of the best ambassadors for chess,
and a sponsor as well. The man
himself is no longer with us, but his
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games still are. Enjoy them. Recommended.
CHESS OPENINGS
EXPLAINED
FOR
BLACK,
by Lev Alburt, Roman Dzindzichashvili, and Eugene Perelshteyn,
with Al Lawrence.
New York: Chess Information
and Research Center, 2005. 552
pages. $29.95.
(review by Randy Hough)
This reviewer’s suspicion of “repertoire” books dates back to 1972.
Casually employing a recommended
move in the Petroff’s from A Complete Defense to 1. P-K4 (that’s 1.e4,
kiddies), I was dismayed when my
correspondence opponent refuted it.
(I felt better about it twelve
years later when that
player, Vic Palciauskas,
became correspondence
world champion.)
This book, however,
forces me to reconsider
my opinion. The authors,
two GMs and one IM, offer
a sturdy repertoire built around
the Accelerated Dragon (1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 g6) and the Nimzo/Bogo-Indian complex. All alternatives for
White are also covered: other lines
against the Sicilian; English; London System; Trompowsky; Polish,
and many others.
There are a staggering 1448 diagrams, enabling many players to
study the book without recourse to
a board. Major points are reiterated
with color sidebars (though graphic
considerations sometimes result in
less than optimal placement), and
“memory markers” also reinforce
the lessons. Pictures (of sharply
varying quality) of some of the players who have enriched opening theory further enliven the book. Final-
ly, twelve illustrative games (“ideas
into action”) recap the themes.
Early on, the authors quote Tigran Petrosian telling a student
who had played some dubious opening moves as Black in an effort to
win, “It’s much easier to play for
a win from an equal position than
from a bad position!” Quite true,
but from the standpoint of a player
looking for a repertoire that will offer good winning chances against
lower-rated opponents, the book
underplays the concept of dynamic
versus static equality. Simply observing that Black has equalized
when an opposite-colored bishops
ending arises offers little consolation to the player who wants to win.
(In fairness, the authors do stress
that rote memorization is no substitute for understanding
the concepts behind an
opening.)
One
recommendation with which I
found fault was in a
briefly-covered “backup” opening, the Center
Counter (which I will play
when pigs fly). After 1. e4 d5 2. exd5
Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6
6. Bc4 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 the
authors deem Black’s position only
a little worse. But they ignore the
idea of creating a dynamic imbalance (a familiar concept to students
of Jeremy Silman’s books) with 5.
… Ne4, when Black obtains either
superior pawn structure or the two
bishops at the cost of development.
A more attractive option for someone looking to win, I should think.
In sum, Chess Openings for
Black, Explained, properly utilized,
is a valuable resource for players of
the Black pieces, and may well force
some players to reconsider their
repertoire as White!
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ARCADIA. The Arcadia Chess Club
meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays in the
Senior Citizens building, 405 S.
Santa Anita Ave. Continuous rated
tournaments, casual play. Dues:
$10/year, $7.50/year for juniors and
seniors. Call Fred Brock at (626) 3311638 or Mel Clark at (626) 447-9355.
Web site: www.geocities.com/arcadiachessclub.
ARCADIA. A youth group meets for
casual play 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Fridays in Diversity Educational
Center, Suite A, 1012 S. Baldwin
Ave. For students in kindergarten,
elementary school and junior high.
Occasional Sunday tournaments.
Free. Call Roel Sanchez at (626) 2549951. Web site: www.diversityeducationalcenter.com.
BISHOP. Kava Coffee House, 206
N. Main St., welcomes chessplayers. Chessboards are available at all
hours. Call (760) 872-1010.
BURBANK. A group meets Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at
the Joslyn Center, 1301 W. Olive St.
(at Griffith Park Drive). Casual play,
ages 55 and up only. No dues. Call
(818) 238-5353.
BURBANK. A group meets Fridays
from 5:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in McCambridge Park, 1515 N. Glenoaks
Blvd. Casual play, tournaments possible. Call Emil Klimach at (818)
845-1104.
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CARLSBAD. A group meets 12:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the
Carlsbad Senior Center, 799 Pine
Ave. Casual play. Most attendees are
over age 55, but younger adults are
welcome. No dues. Call (760) 6024650.
COLTON. A group meets 8:30 p.m. to
12:30 a.m. Friday nights in a private
room at Denny’s restaurant, 160 W.
Valley Blvd. Casual play, blitz. Call
Denny’s at (909) 824-2132.
CORONA. Chessplayers are invited
to play on Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m., at All About Coffee, 2276
Griffin Way, Suite #108. Casual
chess, blitz (bring your clocks). Call
Steven Burleson at (951) 549-6710.
COSTA MESA. The Chess Center
meets in the Odd Fellows/Rebekah
Hall, 2476 Newport Blvd. Rated
tournaments at 7:30 p.m. Fridays,
monthly Octos tournaments on Saturdays, chess classes for children at
6 p.m. Mondays, scholastic tournaments, casual play, lectures, lending
library of chess videos, chess supplies for sale. Call Al Massip at (949)
646-6696 or Mike Carr at (949) 7683538.
ENCINITAS. A group meets 12:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays in the
Senior Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park
Drive. Casual play, ages 55 and up
only. No dues. Call (760) 943-2250.
ESCONDIDO. The Palomar Chess
Club meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays
in the Escondido Bridge Center,
2427 S. Center City Parkway. Continuous rated tournaments. Call
John Goddard at (760) 591-0200 or
palomarchessclub@cox.net.
Web
site: www.sdchess.com.
ESCONDIDO. A group meets noon
to 4 p.m. weekdays in the Senior
Center, 210 Park Ave. Casual play,
ages 50 and up. No dues. For information, call (760) 839-4688.
FRESNO. The Fresno Chess Club
meets 6:00 p.m. to midnight Mondays in Carl’s Jr. restaurant, 3820
N. Cedar. Rated tournament in May,
non-rated quick chess quads, casual play, chess library, newsletter.
Dues: $15/year, $8/year for students,
women, and those who live outside
Fresno County. Contact Aaron Hise
at (559) 228-8089 or send a message
to aaron.hise@sbcglobal.net.
FRESNO. The Maharlika Chess
Club meets 5:00 p.m. to midnight
Fridays in Borders Books, 7722 N.
Blackstone Ave. Casual play, blitz,
tournament planned for March 27.
No dues. Call Sam Roamboa at (559)
222-4354.
GLENDALE. The chess park at 227
N. Brand Blvd. is open day and night
for casual play. Speed tournaments
Friday evening, occasional weekend
tournaments.
GLENDALE. Chessplayers are welcome at Java City Café, 134 N. Brand
Ave. Casual play, speed chess, Sia-
mese chess. Bring equipment. Call
the restaurant at (818) 956-3925.
Brady at (562) 867-8248. Web site:
www.lapalmachess.741.com.
HAWTHORNE. The Alondra Park
Chess Club’s temporary home is in
Bodger Park, 14900 S. Yukon Ave.
The club meets 6:30 p.m. to 10:00
p.m. Tuesdays. Rated six-round tournaments at 7:00 p.m., speed chess on
seventh Tuesday, no smoking. Dues:
$5/year plus $5/tournament, $2.50/
year for juniors. Call Steve Boak
at (310) 607-9751. Website: www.
geocities.com/alondra_ park _cc.
LAGUNA BEACH. People gather to
play chess at the permanent chess
table on the boardwalk.
HEMET. The Hemet Chess Club
meets 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays in the clubhouse library of Colonial Country Club MH Estates, 601
N. Kirby. Casual play. No dues.
IRVINE. A group meets at lunch time
(11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Fridays at
Knowlwood Restaurant, 14952 Sand
Canyon Ave. Speed chess, analysis.
Bring equipment. Contact David
Zechiel at david@zechiel.com.
JOSHUA TREE. The Joshua Tree
Chess Club meets 5:30 p.m. to midnight Fridays at Faith Lutheran
Church, 6336 Hallee Rd. in Joshua
Tree. Casual play, occasional tournaments, some instruction, junior chess program. Contact Mark
Muller at (760) 367-2311 or at
muller29@adelphia.net or call Henry Schmit at (760) 367-7173.
LA HABRA. The La Habra Chess
Club meets at 6:00 p.m. Fridays in the
Community Center, 101 W. La Habra
Blvd. Continuous rated tournaments,
casual play, instruction for beginners,
USCF membership required, all visitors welcome. Dues: $3/year, $1.50/
year for juniors under 18. Call Jerry
Schain at (562) 691-2393.
LA PALMA. The La Palma Chess
Fridays in Central Park, 7821 Walker St. Rated tournaments, Action
chess, casual play. Dues: $10/year.
Entry fees: $35 for three months of
rated tournament play. Call Leigh
Hunt at (714) 635-0448 or Mike
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LAGUNA WOODS. The Leisure
World Chess Club meets 11:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Mondays and 10:30 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. Thursdays in the Community Center building in Leisure
World. Guests are welcome. Casual
play, ladder competition, occasional
simul. Call Alan Brown at (949) 2061039.
LAWNDALE. The Alondra Park
Chess Club has moved to temporary
quarters in Bodger Park, 14900 S.
Yukon Ave. in Hawthorne.
LONG BEACH. The chess room in
Bixby Park, 130 Cherry Ave., is open
for casual play from noon to 5:30
p.m. Mondays through Fridays and
noon to 4:00 p.m. Saturdays. Free.
LONG BEACH. Players gather for
casual play at Golden Burger, 2301
E. 4th St., after the chess room in
Bixby Park closes. Call the restaurant at (562) 434-2625.
LOS ALAMITOS. Chess Palace,
4336 Katella Ave., is open 6:00 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:30 am to 10:00 p.m. Saturdays, and 11:00 am to 7:00 p.m.
Sundays. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Wide variety
of rated tournaments, Action chess,
youth tournaments, scholastic chess
camps, blitz, occasional lectures
and simuls, large selection of chess
books, computers, and equipment
for sale, lending library of chess
videos, excellent Web site. Dues: $3/
day or $99/year. Call Alfred Ong or
Austin Ong at (562) 598-5099. Web
site: www.chesspalace.com.
LOS ANGELES. The Exposition
Park Chess Club meets 1:00 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. Sundays in the Exposition
Park branch of the public library,
3665 S. Vermont Ave. Casual play,
lectures, simuls, instruction, free
tournament on the first Sunday
of every month. No dues. Call the
library at (323) 732-0169 or send
a message to the club secretary at
expochess07@yahoo.com. Web site:
http://chess.expoparkla.com.
LOS ANGELES. A group meets at
6 p.m. Mondays in the Baldwin Hills
branch of the public library, 2906 S.
La Brea Ave. Casual play, instruction for beginners. All ages welcome,
especially children and teenagers.
Call the library at (323) 733-1196.
LOS ANGELES. A group of seniors
meets Monday and Friday mornings
at 8:00 a.m. in the Freda Mohr Community Building, 330 N. Fairfax Ave.
Casual play, no smoking.
LOS ANGELES. The Los Angeles
Chess Club (LACC) meets on the
second floor of 11514 Santa Monica
Blvd., above Javan restaurant. Variety of tournaments and instruction
on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesday
evenings and Wednesday evenings.
Dues: adults $120/year, juniors/seniors $100/year or $5/visit for nonmembers, first visit free. Call Mick
Bighamian at (310) 795-5710 or send
a message to Mick@LaChessClub.
com. Web site: www.lachessclub.
com.
LOS ANGELES. The California
Chess Club at 11610 W. Olympic Blvd.
offers a variety of tournaments and
instruction for children and adults.
For times and prices, contact Oscar Maldonado at (310) 473-2435 or
at echessoscar@aol.com. Web site:
www.californiachessclub.com
LOS ANGELES. Tang’s Donuts,
4341 W. Sunset Blvd., welcomes
chessplayers for casual play and
speed chess, especially late at night.
MORRO BAY. A group meets 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturdays at the big chess
board on Embarcadero at Morro Bay
Blvd. Chess pieces may be checked
out weekdays from the Parks and
Recreation Dept. Call Eugene Ar-
camonte at (805) 528-4079 or Fred
Brown at (805) 772-7074.
OCEANSIDE. The Oceanside Chess
Wednesdays in the North River Road
Neighborhood Center, 5306 N. River
Rd. Casual play, occasional rated
tournaments. No dues required. Call
James Fritz at (760) 967-0717.
NATIONAL CITY. The National
City Chess Club meets noon to 10:00
p.m. daily at 1341 E. 8th St. Scholastic instruction and casual play
Tuesdays, Gambito tournaments
every other Saturday. Free instruction for scholastic members ages 7
to 12. Dues: $120/year, $15/month,
$1.50/visit, free to masters. Call
Jorge Balares at (619) 477-3118 or
(619) 788-8395. Web site: www.nationalcitychessclub.com.
NEWBURY PARK. The Boney
Mountain Chess Club opened in July
with a five-round tournament at Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino
Rd. The club plans a three-round
event in November and hopes to meet
weekly in 2006. Call Akagi Kayashima at (805) 230-9919 or write to him
at chessdreamsorg@aol.com.
ORANGE. The Orange Senior Club
meets from noon to 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays in the Orange Senior Citizens
Community Center, 170 S. Olive
St. in Orange. Casual play, all ages
welcome. For information, call (714)
538-9633.
PASADENA. The Pasadena Chess
Fridays in Throop Memorial Church,
300 S. Los Robles Ave. Rated tournaments, Action chess, quick chess,
occasional exhibitions. Dues: $15/
year. Call Neil Hultgren at (818) 2433809 or Tim Thompson at (818) 3548698. Web site: www.tim-thompson.
com/pasadena.html.
PASO ROBLES. The Paso Robles
Chess Club meets 6:30 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. Wednesdays in the Senior Center, 270 Scott St. Casual play, tourna-
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ments. Dues: $15/year. Call Dennis
Steele at (805) 227-4444. Web site:
www.chessmaniac.com/pasoclub.
POWAY. The North County Chess
Fridays in the Poway Senior Center,
13094 Bowron Rd. Continuous rated
tournaments, casual play. Dues:
$25/year, $10/year for juniors. Call
Mike Nagaran at (858) 485-0241.
REDLANDS. The Joslyn Center
Chess Club meets 11:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Wednesdays in the Joslyn
Senior Center, 21 Grant St. Casual
play, non-rated tournaments. No
dues. Call the Senior Center at (909)
798-7550.
REDLANDS. Another group meets
7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Tuesdays in the
Community Center, 111 W. Lugonia
Ave. Call (909) 798-7579.
RIALTO. The Rialto Chess Club has
lost its playing site and is meeting
temporarily at 1 p.m. Wednesdays
in the home of Dec Cuerdon at 1181
W. Banyon St. Casual play, occasional tournaments, instruction for
beginners. No dues, but donation of
$20/year or $8/3 months lets players
compete for trophies and prizes. Call
Cuerdon at (909) 641-4337.
RIDGECREST. The Ridgecrest
p.m. Saturdays in the Kern County
Library (west entrance), 131 E. Las
Flores Ave. Casual play, occasional
scholastic and club tournaments.
No dues. Contact Dwight Morgan at
(760) 377-0034 or dmorgan@iwvisp.
com.
RIVERSIDE. A group meets for
casual play and blitz at 8:30 p.m.
Thursday evenings in Back 2 the
Grind Café, 3575 University Ave.
“Quick Thursdays” G/15 quads on
the first Thursday of every month,
register at 8 p.m. Bring equipment. Call the café at (951) 7840800 or contact Tyrone Liddell at
TD@TheChessUnion.com. Website:
www.TheChessUnion.com
RUNNING SPRINGS. The Mountain Chess League meets at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays in The Fireside, 32031 Holiday Lane. Casual play, must be over
age 21. Annual team tournament
starts in March. No dues. Call Don
La Suer at (909) 867-4994 or send a
message to donculo@earthlink.net.
SAN DIEGO. The San Diego Chess
Club meets daily in the Balboa Club,
2225 6th Ave. (at Ivy) in Balboa
Park. Club opens for casual play at
2:00 p.m. weekdays, 10:00 a.m. Saturdays, and noon Sundays. Rated
tournaments at 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays, Action
chess, speed chess, instruction by
master Bruce Baker at 7:00 p.m.
Thursdays, Jedi Knights children’s
club from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Fridays. Dues: $48/year. Call the club
at (619) 239-7166. Web site: http://
groups.msn.com/SanDiegoChess/.
SAN DIMAS. Coffee Bazaar, 661
W. Arrow Highway, welcomes chessplayers. Bring your chess set. Call
(909) 394-1964.
SAN LUIS OBISPO. The San Luis
Obispo Chess Club meets 6:30 p.m.
to 10:00 p.m. Thursdays in the
Church of the Nazarene, 3396 Johnson Ave. Casual play, lectures, occasional tournaments. Dues: $15/year,
$5/year for students. Contact Barbara McCaleb at (805) 544-0717 or
bmccaleb@calpoly.edu.
SAN LUIS OBISPO. The 2 Dogs
Chess Club meets 6 p.m. to closing
at 2 Dogs Coffee Company, 1017
Monterey St. Casual play. Call (805)
543-5282.
SANTA CLARITA. The California Youth Chess League offices at
25864 Tournament Rd., Suite G,
are open for casual play and blitz
Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 1:00
a.m. All ages welcome. Kids usually
leave by 8:00 p.m. No dues. Contact
Jay Stallings at (661) 288-1705 or at
coachjay@cycl.org.
SANTA MONICA. The Santa Monica Bay Chess Club meets 7:00 p.m.
to 11:00 p.m. Mondays in Joslyn
Park, 633 Kensington Road. Variety
of rated tournaments, casual play,
simuls, excellent playing conditions,
over 50 years in business. Dues: $40/
year, free to women and juniors. Call
Pete Savino at (310) 827-2789. Web
site: www.santamonicachess.com.
SANTA MONICA. Chess tables are
available from sunup to sundown
daily at the Santa Monica International Chess Park, on the promenade
just south of the Santa Monica pier.
Casual chess, blitz, chess bulletin
board, large demonstration board,
occasional summer tournaments.
No dues.
VENTURA. The Ventura County
Chess Club meets on the first Tuesday, the second Monday, and the
later Tuesdays each month in the
Church of the Foothills, 6279 Foothill Rd. Rated tournaments, casual
play. Dues: $35.00/year, $17.50/year
for juniors and military, $2.00/night
for non-members. Call Jimmy Sweet
at (805) 659-0356 or Chuck Smith at
(805) 654-8472. Web site: http://users.adelphia.net/~sdall/
The Long View
pieces, giving the White Queen the
chance for a double attack (22. Qd7).
by John Hillery
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An early example of the double
Bishop sacrifice, the “chess mill”
theme, and the skill of the thenyoung Emanuel Lasker, who only
five years later would challenge
Steinitz for the World Championship.
Em. Lasker - J. Bauer
Amsterdam 1889
BIRD’S OPENING
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4.
b3 Be7 5. Bb2 b6
The flank development of his
Queen Bishop fits in well with
White’s central formation, but
Black’s play is rather obliging — he
ought to have tried either for an
early ... e6-e5, or ... c7-c5 followed
by ... d5-d4.
6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Nc3 0-0 8. 0-0
Nbd7 9. Ne2 c5 10. Ng3 Qc7 11.
Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qc6 13. Qe2
a6 14. Nh5 Nxh5 15. Bxh7+!
A bolt from a stormy sky. The key
factors of the combination are a)
the possibility of quickly bringing a
Rook into the attack (19. Rf3) and
b) the presence of undefended Black
15. ... Kxh7 16. Qxh5+ Kg8
17. Bxg7! Kxg7 18. Qg4+ Kh7 19.
Rf3 e5 20. Rh3+ Qh6 21. Rxh6+
Kxh6 22. Qd7
If it were not for this sting at
the end of the combination, Black
would have more than enough for
his Queen. Now White has a decisive material and positional advantage.
22. ... Bf6 23. Qxb7 Kg7 24.
Rf1 Rab8 25. Qd7 Rfd8 26. Qg4+
Kf8 27. fxe5 Bg7
Not 27. ... Bxe5 28. Qe6.
28. e6 Rb7 29. Qg6 f6 30.
Rxf6+ Bxf6 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32.
Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ 1-0
WEST COVINA. The West Covina
p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the
Senior Center, 2501 E. Cortez St.
All ages welcome. Casual play, rated and non-rated tournaments on
Tuesdays. Bring chess equipment.
No speed chess! Call Richard Williams at (626) 966-6311.
WEST HILLS. The West Valley
p.m. Thursdays in the West Valley
Jewish Community Center, 22622
Vanowen St. Open to all, continuous rated tournaments, blitz, casual
play. One of the largest local clubs.
Call John Price at (818) 363-1379 or
Duane Cooper at (818) 999-0837.
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Solutions to Tactics
by Hanks
(see page 12)
Problem no. 1: b. This endgame is a draw. It’s hard to believe
that people have actually resigned
when faced with positions such as
this. White has an easy draw if you
know the technique. The main line
begins with a “tactical sacrifice”
that assures getting the opposition.
1. e5! dxe5 2. Kc1!! The distant opposition Instead, 2. Kc2?? loses to 2.
… Kc4 and Black will have the opposition! Be careful. One slip in these
kinds of endgames and your teammates will have a heart attack. 2. …
Kd5 3. Kd1 (remember to keep an
odd number of squares away with
your opponent to move) 3. … Kd4 4.
Kd2 Ke4 5. Ke2 book draw! If you
failed to find this tactical resource
or do not understand the opposition,
study more K vs K+P endgames to
strengthen your play.
Problem no. 2: c. The position is equal. I’m sure you’ll
question my answer, but yes, it’s
true. The game is a draw. Use your
computer to prove this if you’re still
unconvinced. The main line goes 1.
Ke4 f2 2. b7!! f1=Q 3. bxa8=Q
Qg2+ 4. Ke3! Qxa8 5. d5!! (A
most amazing quiet little move, as
now Black cannot make any progress and must settle for a draw
despite all his material advantage.
Truly incredible.) 5. … Kd1 6. Kd3
Kc1 7. Kc3 Draw! For all you skeptics, that were so sure Black was
winning … I’m sure you enjoyed
this one.
Problem no. 3: b. 1. … Qxf3 is
a mistake. It is, in fact, a horrible
blunder, as practically any “other”
sensible move (like 1. … Kd8 or 1.
… Kb6) wins easily. If 1. … Qxf3??
the main line goes 2. Qxf3 Ra3 3.
Kh4 Rxf3 (forced, otherwise White
wins) Stalemate. If you failed to
find White’s clever resource, learn
to put yourself in what I call “computer mode.” This forces you to consider all possible moves and replies
in simple variations, so as to avoid
those “sneaky gotchas” that can
ruin your easy wins.
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2005-2006 State Championship
S
eeded into the Championship are 2005 co-champions Andranik Matikozyan, Cyrus Lakdawala, and Melikset Khachiyan, Southern California
Open champion Enrico Sevillano, and four from the 2006 Candidates Tournament.
Date
Name
Qualifiers
July 2-4
Pacific Southwest Open
Michael Casella
Ilia Serpik
July 9-17
State Championship
Jack Peters
Alaa-Addin Moussa
Craig Clawitter
Ron Bruno
July 21-24
Pacific Coast Open
Boris Kreiman
Greg Hjorth
August 13-14
San Luis Obispo
County Championship
August 21
Sept. 4-6
Westwood Open
Southern California Open
John Williams
Steven Tomak
Francisco Anchondo
Tatev Abrahamyan
Kongliang Deng
Francis Chen
Alen Melikadamian
Upcoming
October 30
Nov. 24-27
December 10-11
January 20-22
April 14-16
Norwalk Open
American Open
Joseph Ileto Memorial
Western Class Championships
4th Annual Western Pacific Open
Norwalk
LAX
Monterey Park
Agoura Hills
LAX
Each event qualifies two players (highest scoring Southern California
residents not previously qualified) except that 1) In the event of a tie, all
tied players will advance; 2) A score of 60% is required to qualify; 3) The
SCCF Amateur, SCCF High School and any one-day event will each have
one qualifying spot; and 4) All one-day tournaments shall require a 75%
score and only one player shall qualify on tiebreak.
Problem no. 4: c. The position is equal. Perhaps you figured I’d challenge those skeptics
out there again and so you worked
harder to find the solution to this
one. Good for you if you found the
amazing resource for White. What
you need to realize here is that
Black’s h-Pawn cannot be stopped
from promotion. But so what? What
if I can build a “fortress” for the
White King that Black cannot penetrate? This is endgame tactics at
its best and what makes chess truly
so beautiful a game to all of us! The
main line begins with 1. Bd4 f3 2.
g3!! (ouch!) h3 (anything else and
White wins) 3. Kb4!! (There it is.
Not 3. Kxc4, as the Black pawn on
c4 actually supports White’s impen-
etrable fortress.) The main line
continues 3. … h2 4. Ka3 h1=Q
5. Kb2 and now, guess what?
Black, with all his superior material, cannot make any headway to win. The White King is
totally safe from the Black army
and thus the game is drawn. As
long as White remains in the corner and does not lose his Bishop,
Black cannot win. If you’re still
unconvinced, play the White side
following my defensive advice,
and see if your computer (on it’s
strongest level) can win. Send
any refutations to the editor. [[If
so, you’d better have a convincing variation. Please don’t send
me something like “My computer
says it’s a win.” It isn’t. – ed]]
Upcoming
Events
November 19
COSTA MESA OCTOS. 3-SS, 35/90,
SD/30. 8 player sections by rating.
Odd Fellows/Rebekah Hall, 2476
Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA.
EF: $20 advance, $25 at site, $2
disc. to all Southern Calif. Chess
Federation members. $$ prizes
per entries. Reg. 9:15-10 a.m. Rds.
10:15-2:45-6:45. Info/Ent: Michael
Carr, 25601 Chrisanta Drive, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. (949) 7683538. NS, NC.
November 19-20
BLACK TALON OCTOS. 3-SS, G/150.
Borchard Community Center, 190
Reino Road, Newbury Park, CA
91320. 8-player sections by rating.
$$: Top section “Black Talon Elite”
champion plaque, plus $150. 2nd
section champion plaque plus $50.
3rd section $50 prize. Scholastic
octos winner (8 lowest rated scholastic players, 13 years & under):
plaque. No unrateds; provisional
ratings (10/1) good. Limited space.
Register early. EF: $25. Rds: 104 Saturday, 10 Sunday. Free parking. Inf/Ent: Borchard Community
Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury
Park, CA 91320, tel. (805) 3812791, Akagi (805) 230-9919, e-mail
Chessdreamsorg@aol.com.
November 20
A RCADIA WINTER SCHOLASTICS. 5SS, G/30 no delay, tiebreak: 5-4-3
min. blitz games. I-Cafe Station,
1311 S. Baldwin Ave. #A, Arcadia,
CA 91007 EF: $21 by 11/18, $25 at
site (includes lunch). HS and below.
Trophies to top 3, top 3 U1000, top
3 U700, top 3 U400/unrated. Reg.
11:00-11:30 a.m. Rds. 11:30-1:102:15-3:20-4:25. awards at 6 p.m.
Info: Roel Sanchez email: roel@div
ersityeducationalcenter.com, phone:
626-254-9951,
cell:626-818-0671
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Ent: Diversity Educational Center,
1012 S. Baldwin Ave. #A, Arcadia,
CA 91007
November 24 – 27
41ST ANNUAL AMERICAN OPEN. 8SS, 40/2, SD/1. LAX Renaissance
Hotel, 9620 Airport Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90045. $$40,200 b/o 400
entries, 50% of each prize gtd. In 6
sections (Unr. must play in Unr. or
Master). Open: $4000-2000-1000700-600-500, U2450/Unr. $1000500, U2300/Unr. $800-400. U2200
(not a separate section; Experts eligible for all other prizes in section)
$2600-1300-700. U2000, U1800,
U1600: Each $3200-1600-800-400.
U1400: $2200-1100-550, U1200
$1000-500 (not a separate section;
U1200s also eligible for U1400 prizes). Unrated: $350-200. EF: Open,
U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400 $119
if received by 11/22, $30 less for jrs.
under 15 playing up, $50 more for
players rated under 2000 playing in
Open, Unrated $39. All: $21 more
at door. SCCF membership req’d,
$14, $9 jrs under 19, includes Rank
& File magazine, OSA. Elegant trophy each section winner. Best game
prizes gtd: $100-50-50 (one must
be from non-Master). No checks at
door – cash, credit card or money
order only. 4-day schedule: Reg.
closes noon 11/24, Rds. 12:30-7:30,
12:30-7:30, 10:30-5, 10-4:30. 3-day
schedule: Reg. closes 11:30 a.m.
11/25, Rds. 12-2:30-5-8 (G/1), schedules merge in Rd 5 and compete for
common prizes. Byes (2 max) with
advance notice. CCA minimum ratings and TD discretion will be used
to protect you from improperly rated
players. October Rating Supplement
used. HR: $89, (310) 337-2800, mention chess. Parking only $5. Info:
NTD Randy Hough (626) 282-7412,
randallhough@yahoo.com.
Ent:
American Open, PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754 or www.americanopen.org. NS, W, F. U.S. Championship Qualifier. GP: 100. State
Championship Qualifier
November 26
A MERICAN OPEN QUICK CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. 5-SS (double round), G/10.
LAX Renaissance Hotel, 9620 Airport Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90045. $5
parking. EF: $30 received by 11/23,
$35 at site. $$G 1100: $300-200100; U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600,
Unr. each $100. (Unrated eligible
only for Open and Unr. prize). Reg.
closes 8 pm. Rds: 8:15-9-9:45-10:3011:15. Double bye (1 pt) available
Rd 1. Ent: American Open, PO
Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754.
Info: Randy Hough (626) 282-7412,
randallhough@yahoo.com.
NS.
GP: 10
November 26
AMERICAN OPEN SCHOLASTIC. 5-SS,
G/45, LAX Renaissance, 9620 Airport Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
$5 parking. Open to HS/below. 4
sections: K-12: trophies top 5, 2
each grades 9-12, 1 each K-8. K8: trophies top 5, 2 each K-8. K-6:
trophies top 5, 2 each K-6. K-3:
trophies top 4, 2 each K-3. EF: $15
if received by 11/23, $20 at door.
Reg: 9-9:45, Rds: 10-11:30-1-3-4:30.
Ent: American Open, PO Box 205,
Monterey Park, CA 91754. NS, W.
randallhough@yahoo.com
November 27
A MERICAN OPEN ACTION. 5-SS, G/30,
LAX Renaissance, 9620 Airport Bl,
LA. 90045. $5 parking. EF: $20 if
received by 11/23; $25 at door. 80%
of entry fees returned in prizes.
Reg: 11-11:45 a.m. Rds: 12-1:15-34:15-5:30. Ent: American Open, PO
Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754.
randallhough@yahoo.com. NS. W.
December 3-4
SUPER DOUBLE GAMBITO. 8-SS, G/45.
San Diego Chess Club, 2225 6th Ave.,
San Diego CA. $$2000 guaranteed.
In 2 sections. Open: $$300-200100, U2200 $200-100-50, U2000
$200-100-50. Reserve (U1800):
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Upset prize $25, both sections eligible. SCCF membership required ($14
reg, $9 junior). Reg: 10-10:25. Rds:
10:30-12:15-3-4:30 both days. Up to
two half-point byes allowed in rds 16 if requested by 2nd round. EF: $50
if received by 12-2, $60 at door. Inf:
(619) 239-7166, http://Groups.msn.
com/sandiegochess. Ent: San Diego
Chess Club, P O Box 120162, San
Diego CA 92112.
December 10-11
7TH ANNUAL JOSEPH ILETO MEMORIAL.
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40/2, SD/1. Sierra Vista Park, 311 N
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randallhough@yahoo.
com. Ent: SCCF, PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754. NS. NC. W.
GP: 10. State Championship
Qualifier
December 17
COSTA MESA OCTOS. 3-SS, 35/90,
SD/30. 8 player sections by rating.
Odd Fellows/Rebekah Hall, 2476
Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA.
EF: $20 advance, $25 at site, $2 disc.
to all Southern Calif. Chess Federation members. $$ prizes per entries.
Reg. 9:15-10 a.m. Rds. 10:15-2:456:45. Info/Ent: Michael Carr, 25601
Chrisanta Drive, Mission Viejo, CA
92691. (949) 768-3538. NS, NC.
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January 20-22
WESTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS. 5SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 12 G/75), Renaissance Agoura Hills
Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road, Agoura
Hills CA 91301. $13,000 prize fund,
all unconditionally guaranteed. In
7 sections. Master (over 2199)
$1200-600-300-200, top U2300
$500. Expert (2000-2199): $1000500-300-150. Class A (1800-1999):
$1000-500-300-150. Class B (16001799): $1000-500-300-150. Class
C (1400-1599): $1000-500-300-150.
Class D (1200-1399): $600-300-200100. Class E (Under 1200): $600300-200-100. Rated players may play
up one section. Unrated must play
in A or below with maximum prize
A $400, B $300, C $200, D $150, E
$100; balance goes to next player(s)
in line. Top 5 sections entry fee:
3-day $108, 2-day $107 mailed by
1/13, all $106 online at chesstour.
com by 1/18, all $110 phoned to 406896-2038 by 1/18 (entry only, no
questions), all $120 at site. Class
D or Class E entry fee: 3-day
$68, 2-day $67 mailed by 1/13, all
$66 online at chesstour.com by 1/18
(entry only, no questions), all $80 at
site. Entry fee if unrated (A, B,
Scholastic Chess Calendar
(prepared by Jay Stallings)
November
5 – American Heritage Fall Classic,
Bakersfield (D. Huff)
6 – Junior Challenge Cup (Valencia)
12 – Unrated at CYCL
13 – Champions Cup (Valencia)
18-20 – USCF Youth Action Championships,
Atlanta, GA
19 – Staser (Dewain Barber returns to his
traditional weekend)
20 – Winter Scholastics (DEC)
26 – American Open Scholastics
December
2-4 – USCF K-12, College Grade Level,
Houston, TX
10 – BCSD Ed. Fdn. Winter, Bakersfield
11 – DEC Ultimate Championship
(invitational)
17 – AAA Scholastic, Glendale
17 – Westwood Charter Winter Scholastic
18 – So. Cal Scholastic Chess League (Joe
Hanley
January
21 – AAA Scholastic, Glendale
28 – MLK Jr. Classic, Bakersfield
28 – SPA Winter Scholastic
C, D or E Section): 3-day $38, 2-day
$37 mailed by 1/13, all $36 online
at chesstour.com by 1/18 (entry only,
no questions), all $50 at site. All: Reentry (except Master) $50. Advance
EF $10 less if paid with $49 USCF
dues. SCCF memb. ($14, jrs $9) required for rated Southern CA residents. Advance EF minus $10 service
charge refunded for withdrawals
who give notice at least 1 hour before rd 1 (no service charge if fee
applied to future CCA tmts). 3-day
schedule: Reg. Fri to 7 p.m., rds
Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 11-6, Sun 10-4:30.
2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 10:30
a.m., rds Sat 11-2:30-6, Sun 10-4:30.
All schedules: Half point byes OK all
rounds, Master must commit before
rd 2, others before rd 3. HR: $78-7878-78, 818-707-1220, reserve by 1/6
or rate may increase. Free parking.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use
AWD #D657633Questions: www.
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Chess, c/o Goichberg, Box 661776,
Arcadia CA 91066. GP: 50. NS. NC.
F. State Championship Qualifier.
February
4 – Warner Winter Scholastic
19 – US Amateur Team Scholastic (not
confirmed)
25 – President’s Day Classic, Bakersfield
March
3-5 – Western States Scholastics, San Diego
11 – Morrison Scholastic, Buena Park
(Dewain Barber)
18 – AAA Scholastic (Glendale)
25 – Bakersfield
April
7-9 – U.S. K-9 Championships
16 – WPO Scholastics (LAX)
21-23 – U.S. K-12 Championships
29 – Super State Scholastics (Burbank)
May
6 – American Heritage Spring Classic,
Bakersfield
12-14 – U.S. K-6 Championships, Denver, CO
20 – CYCL Championships
June
3 – AAA Scholastics, Glendale
3 – Warner Summer Scholastic
10 – Westwood Charter Summer Scholastic
XIIIIIIIIY
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BRITTON - SHAMKOVICH
LLOYD’S BANK, 1978
BLACK TO MOVE
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-wq-mk0
9zp-+-+-vl-0
9-tr-+-zp-zp0
9+pzpLzpQzpP0
9-+-+P+-+0
9+-zP-+-zP-0
9PzP-tR-zPK+0
9+-+R+-+-0
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TRIFUNOVICH - A ARON
BEVERWIJK, 1962
WHITE TO MOVE
Solutions on page 16
SCCF
PO BOX 205
MONTEREY PARK CA 9754
XIIIIIIIIY
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9-+pzP-+-+0
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9+K+R+-+-0
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SKAGIATMETOV - DEMIN
ORENBERG, 1964
WHITE TO MOVE

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