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Issue # 13-22 – July 15, 2012

Canadian Open, Victoria, B.C,

This 9 round swiss, in 3 sections ( Open; U 2000; U 1600 ) was played in

Victoria, British Columbia, from July 8 – 13. Congratulations to Canadian IM Eric

Hansen of Alberta

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on winning the 2012 Canadian Open Chess Championship with 7.5/9 pts.! USA GM

Eugene Perelshteyn finished in clear second place with 7/9 !

Here is Eric’s 8th round win over BC’er ( former Quebecer ) IM Leon Piasetski.

This win put Eric in sole first, with the last round to go.

Piasetski, Leon (2304) − Hansen, Eric (2447) 2012 Canadian Open Chess Championship Victoria Canada (8), 12.07.2012

1.Nf3² ( verified depth 26 ) 1...Nf6 2.c4?!= ( verified depth 24 ) [2.d4²] 2...c5 3.b3 g6 4.Bb2 Bg7 5.g3 0-0 6.Bg2 d5?!² [6...Nc6 7.0-0 Qa5=] 7.cxd5 Qxd5 [7...Nxd5 8.Bxg7 Kxg7²; 7...Na6 8.0-0

Nb4² (8...Qxd5²) ] 8.Nc3 Qf5 [8...Qh5 9.h3 Qf5²] 9.Na4 Na6?!± Leon gets a " clear " advantage

[9...Nbd7 10.Rc1 Rb8²] 10.Rc1 Rd8 11.0-0 Qh5 12.Rc4 Ne8 13.Bxg7 Nxg7 14.Qa1?!² [14.d3

Ne6 15.Rh4 Qf5±] 14...Ne6 15.e3 Rb8 16.Rh4 Qf5 17.d4?∓ For the first time in the game, Eric

gets the advantage, a " clear " advantage [17.Ne5 Qf6 (17...f6?! 18.Ng4 Qd3±) 18.f4 Qg7²]

17...Qf6?² [17...g5 18.Rh6 g4∓] 18.dxc5 Qxa1 19.Rxa1 Nexc5 20.Rc1 b6 21.Ne5?!= [21.Bf1?!

Bb7 22.Ng5 f6=; 21.Nxc5 Nxc5 22.b4 Ne6²] 21...Bb7 22.Nxc5 Nxc5 23.Rd4 f6 24.Bxb7 [24.b4

fxe5 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.bxc5 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Rc8=] 24...fxe5 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Bf3 Rd2 27.Rd1?!³ [27.b4 Nd3 28.Bd5+ Kg7=] 27...Rb2 28.Rd8+ Kg7 29.Bd5 Rd2?!= [29...Rxa2 30.b4

Ra1+ 31.Kg2 Nd3³] 30.Rg8+?!³ [30.b4 Rd1+ 31.Kg2 Nd3=] 30...Kh6 31.Bc4 Ne4 32.f4?!∓ [32.Rf8 Rxa2 33.Rf7 Rd2³] 32...Nf6 33.Rf8 Ng4 34.Be6?!-+ Eric gets a " winning " advantage

[34.fxe5 Rxa2 35.Re8 Nxe5∓] 34...Nxe3 35.fxe5?-+ − 2.75 [35.Bh3 Kg7 36.Ra8 Rxa2-+ − 1.88]

35...Rg2+ 36.Kh1 Rxa2 Eric goes up a P 37.Kg1?-+ − 4.43 a blunder; loses the exchange [37.h4

Ra5 38.Ra8 Rxe5-+ − 2.75]

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37...Ra5?-+ − 2.41 Eric misses winning the exchange [37...Ra1+ 38.Kf2 Rf1+ 39.Kxe3 Rxf8-+ −

4.73 Eric would be up the exchange + P] 38.Kf2 Rxe5 Eric goes up 2 P's 39.Bd7 Nd5 40.Ra8 a5 41.Rb8 Nf6 42.Bc6 Re6 43.Bb5 Ne4+ 44.Kg2 Nd2 45.Kh3?-+ − 4.01 [45.Ba4 Re2+ 46.Kg1

Nf3+ 47.Kf1 Rxh2 48.Rxb6 Kg5-+ 3.04] 45...Kg7?-+ − 2.80 [45...Re3 46.Ba4 Nxb3 47.Rxb6 Nc5-

+ − 3.86] 46.Ba4 h5-+ − 2.92 0-1

The U 2000 winners were:

# Name Rtng Post Rd

1

Rd

2

Rd

3

Rd

4

Rd

5

Rd

6

Rd

7

Rd

8

Rd

9 Tot Prize

1 Robert

North 1913 1927 +11 +34 =3 -10 +21 +5 +2 =4 =6 6.5

2 Paul

Leblanc 1887 1908 +39 +36 -5 +22 +14 +12 -1 =3 +10 6.5

3 Yifei

Han 1855 1880 +45 +18 =1 -5 +20 +14 =10 =2 +11 6.5

The U 1600 winners were: 7/9 pts. – Kajan Thanabalachandran ( SCC Junior ): Kristijan

Gjorgjevik.

Canadian Youth Chess Championships, Vancouver, B.C. # 211 - The CFC Regular Chess Post – July 15/12 –CYCC This 7 round swiss, played in 6 Open and 5 Girls sections was played in Vancouver, B.C, from July 3-6. It attracted 193 players. The Champions are: Open: U 8 – Neil Doknjas U 10 – Joshua Doknjas ( 2/3 were 2 SCC juniors: Wenyang Ming; Thomas Guo ) U 12 – Jason Cao ( on tie-break ); Joseph Bellissimo ( SCC Junior ) U 14 – FM Richard Wang ( tied 3/5 were SCC Juniors Yinshi ( John ) Li; Kajan Thanabalachandran ) U 16 - Konstantin Semianiuk U 18 – IM Arthur Calugar

Girls: U 8 – Kylie Tan U 10 – An Nguyen; Lily Zhou U 12 – Qiyu Zhou U 14 - Agniya Pobereshnikova U 16 - Regina-Veronicka Kalaydina U 18 – WCM Alexandra Botez SCC Closed for Summer Break! SCC’s last meeting night of the 2011-2 season was Thursday, June 28, when the Spring into Summer Swiss ended. It is now closed for July and August ( we can’t get the community centre for these two months ). Our first 2012-3 meeting will be the SCC Annual General Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 6 ( no chess that night ). Our first tournament of the new season will be the Howard Ridout Swiss, Rd. 1, starting Thursday, Sept. 13 World Rapid Championship, Kazakhstan

( adapted from TWIC ) Sergey Karjakin ( Russia )

scored 4.5/5 on the final day to win the World Rapid Chess Championship in Astana. The key moments occurred at the start of the day. Leader Carlsen ( Norway ) beat tail-ender Ismagambetov ( Kazakhstan ) but Karjakin also beat Ivanchuk ( Ukraine ) who was trying to win an ending where he had a significant but probably not winning advantage and overstepped the time limit. The following round Ivanchuk surprised Carlsen with his opening choice and Carlsen almost immediately went wrong and lost. Carlsen then lost to Grischuk ( Russia ) and Karjakin beat Kazhgaleyev ( Kazakhstan ). Karjakin's win with

black against Svidler ( Russia ) took him to the verge of the title and he drew the final round. Here is the final crosstable:

World Rapid Final Astana KAZ Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 15 Standings:

Rk SNo Name Ti FED Rtg + Pts TB1

1 13 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2779 10 11.5 77.50

2 16 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2837 8 10.5 73.25

3 8 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2752 6 9.5 73.00

4 12 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2726 8 9.5 64.50

5 7 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2763 7 9.0 61.00

6 4 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2724 5 8.0 56.50

7 14 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2769 5 7.5 52.75

8 2 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2749 4 7.5 53.25

9 15 Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2788 4 7.5 51.25

10 11 Dreev, Aleksey GM RUS 2677 4 7.0 46.50

11 9 Morozevich, Alexander GM RUS 2770 3 6.5 44.25

12 10 Bologan, Viktor GM MDA 2732 4 6.0 37.75

13 3 Kurnosov, Igor GM RUS 2605 3 6.0 41.00

14 1 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas GM KAZ 2537 4 6.0 40.75

15 5 Tkachiev, Vladislav GM FRA 2644 1 4.5 34.75

16 6 Ismagambetov, Anuar GM KAZ 2491 2 3.5 23.50

World Blitz Championship, Kazakhstan

( adapted from TWIC ) The World Blitz Championship was won by Alexander Grischuk ( Russia ) for the second time.

He led almost throughout. Magnus Carlsen had some very weak moments but finished extremely strongly defeating Sergey Karjakin to overtake him for second place.

Here is the final crosstable:

World Blitz Final Astana KAZ (KAZ), 1-11 vii 2012 cat. XIX (2716)

Rk Name Ti FED Rtg Pts

1 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2763 20.0

2 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2837 19.5

3 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2779 18.5

4 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2770 17.5

5 Andreikin, Dmitry g RUS 2700 17.0

6 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2788 17.0

7 Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2693 16.5

8 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2749 15.0

9 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2769 15.0

10 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2738 13.5

11 Chadaev, Nikolai g RUS 2580 13.5

12 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2752 13.0

13 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2726 13.0

14 Jumabayev, Rinat g KAZ 2525 12.0

15 Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2732 11.0

16 Kotsur, Pavel g KAZ 2548 8.0

Dinesh’s Chess Humour

( by columnist, SCC member, Dinesh Dattani )

Rick’s Chess Trivia Rick’s Chess Trivia ( questions/presentations researched by columnist Rick Garel,

former SCC Executive, former SCC member, Orillia CC President )

Last Issue’s Chess Trivia was the Question: . Who introduced the Swiss System of pairings in chess?

Answer :

The first use of the Swiss System was in Zurich, Switzerland in1895 by Julius Muller. Bragging Rights Winner : Former multiple winner, and past CFC President and FIDE Rep., and former SCC member, Phil Haley, thought he was going to be fast enough off the mark this time, on the last Issue’s question, because he turned on his computer the night the Issue came out, looking for something else, and saw it had just come in. So he went for it immediately. He got there first, and with the right answer. He gets our Issue’s bragging rights!

Today’s Trivia Question is: Which University was the first to have a Chess club? You can use any resource available to answer the question ! Just find it fast and send it in as fast as you can, by e-mail, to Rick: rickgarel@gmail.com

The first correct e-mail received wins, and gets bragging rights. Also, we will publish the honoured winner’s name in the next newsletter, along with a few details they provide as to their chess experience ( if they wish ), along with the researched answer. Thanks for playing !! Chess History is fun !! Also write Rick if you have any chess trivia questions or presentations you’d like him to consider for his column. We will give credit to the author if we use your suggestion. 2011-2 SCC Club Championship

The SCC Championship is played in three sections : Championship Round Robin; Reserves -1400+ ( with accelerated pairings since it is the larger swiss ) and Reserves - U 1400 ( 1300’s have the right to play up ).The Championship started Thursday, March 22 and ran to May 17.

The Championship Section is a 10-player round robin of the 9 highest rated club members registering, plus the winner of the prior year’s Open Reserves Section ( or the next place finisher in case the winner qualifies by rating or is not playing ). Unfortunately, Master Josh Guo ( 2324 ), last year’s champion, is not returning to defend his title.

Here are the 9 players by rating in the first 9 of 10 spots, and the possible replacements if someone had dropped out ( ratings as of CFC 12/3/21 rating update ):

1. Dave Southam ( 2222 ); 2. Andrew Picana ( 2044 ); 3. Junior Tony Lin ( 2042 – last year’s Reserves winner, but now qualifying by

rating; 4. Ilyas Nasirov ( 2024 ); 5. Dave Krupka ( 2009 ); - subsequent Reserves Qualifier, but now qualifying by

rating. 6. Junior Juliaan Posaratnanathan ( 1944 ); - subsequent Reserves Qualifier, now

qualifying by rating; 7. Junior Joe Bellissimo ( 1916 ); subsequent Reserves Qualifier, now qualifying by

rating; 8. Junior Lin Song ( 1901 – subsequent Reserves Qualifier, but now qualifying by

rating ; 9. Jim Paterson ( 1822 ) 10. Reserves Qualifier ?

1st Replacement – Junior Eric Wang ( 1789 ) 2nd Replacement – Junior Yinshi Li ( 1777 ) 3rd Replacement – Scott Huston ( 1758 )

It was a little tricky determining the 10th entry, who is the prior year’s Open Reserve winner ( or replacement on a trickle down method ). Here were the 2011-2 Reserves placings ( those qualifying to # 17 in bold ): SCC Championship 2010-2011: Reserves (1700+) – Standings ( with tie-break ) Name Tony (juntao) Lin Alex T Ferreira Joshua Sherman Kevin Wu David Krupka Lin (xin) Song Sam Sharpe Juliaan Posaratnanathan Mario Moran-Venegas Daniel Wiebe Greg Stavropoulos Stanley Su Arkadiy Ugodnikov Dean Ward Joseph Bellissimo

Haqi Al Ganabi Robert J Armstrong Abdolreza Radpey Doug Gillis Lui Morra Jim Paterson Kevin Gaffney Scott Huston Peter Xie Silvano Mesiti John Zhang Ferdinand Cale Stephen [si Yu] Bao William Rutherdale Robert Bzikot Martin Maister Jack Triefeldt Joe Bellomo Of the top 10 placers, 4 already qualified by rating, and 5 were ineligible for failing to meet the activity rule. One declined to play. Thus, going into the playing hall for Rd. 1, the 10th player was still unknown. Steve Karpik, pairings administrator, had determined who was eligible from # 11 – 16 - one already qualified by rating, 2 were ineligible, 2 declined to play, and one didn’t show for Rd. 1. That left…guess who? Yup, your intrepid editor, Bob Armstrong, who was # 17! …and rated only 1683! But always being up for a challenge, I accepted this suicide mission! It demonstrates the worthwhileness of playing in the 1400+ Reserves, since the qualifier may be found well beyond the top finishers, depending, next year, on who has raised their rating, who is playing, who will commit to the 9-round round robin, etc.

The average rating of this section then, at the start of the tournament, was 1961. This is a substantially weaker championship than last year where the average rating was 2157 and boasted 5 masters.

52 members registered for the Reserves – 1400+. It was headed by 2 experts – Mikhail Egerov; Wajdy Shebetah. There were 7 1300’s who decided to play up in this section.

35 members registered for the Reserves - U 1400. It is interesting to note that the mid-point for the club in this championship is in

the 1400’s. The total registrants is 97, somewhat less than our first four tournaments of the season ( in two we broke 100 players, and one got 99 players! ). After completion of the full 9 rounds, the winners are: Championship Section – 1st - 8 pts.( undefeated ) – Expert Andrew Picana ( presented with the trophy on Thursday, June 14 at SCC )

2nd – 7.5 pts. - junior expert Tony Lin ; 3rd - 5.5 pts. – Master Dave Southam

Reserves -1400+ - 1st – 7.5 pts. ( undefeated ) - Expert Mikhail Egorov ( trophy also presented on June 14 );

2nd – 7 pts. – junior Daniel Zotkin; 3rd – 7 pts. - Daniel Wiebe

Reserves U 1400 – 1st – 8.5 pts. ( undefeated ) Hamid Azizi ( presented with the trophy on Thursday, June 14 at SCC );

2nd – 6.5 pts. - junior Yanning Wang; 3rd/ 5th – 5.5 pts. – Bruce Magee; junior Varun Sekar;

junior Thomas Guo.

Games are collected each week (the white score sheet is handed in; the player gets the yellow carbon ) – this is mandatory on all members. But no games of this tournament

are to be sent out to members in database format, nor published, until the full tournament has concluded ( this is the SCC policy concerning score sheets, the games database, and the newsletter. If anyone is interested in getting a copy of this policy, just e-mail me at bobarm@sympatico.ca .)

The SCC games database is administered for the club by the SCC Games Database Committee, a volunteer member committee composed, currently, of Ken Kurkowski, Martin Maister, Dinesh Dattani and I ( Bob Armstrong ). Ken and I are “ enterer/annotator’s “. We enter the SCC games each week into the tournament database; also, I analyze or partly analyze a substantial number of the games, and, from time to time, Ken also analyzes a few games for the newsletter and/or the database. Martin and Dinesh are “ annotators “. They each annotate one game per week for the database/newsletter.

As was said, the tournament database has now be sent out to members since the tournament is concluded ( it does not contain the games we will be publishing in our coverage of the tournament in the newsletter – these are the best games, and they have been held back for the newsletter ). There was a short delay in sending out the database, as the Executive, at the request of an SCC junior playing in the CYCC ( July 3-6 ) in Vancouver, had directed the SCC Games Database Committee, not to publish the database ‘til the conclusion of the CYCC ( after July 6 ).

Here are, in my opinion, the most interesting ( not necessarily the best ) games from Rd. 4: Championship Round-Robin

( Introduction by Martin Maister ) Both Pepin Manalo and Andrew Picana played nicely. No specific moves decided the game. Between moves 20 and 25, Fritz chose different moves, but preferred his move only slightly. This small difference spread over a few moves is what gradually tilted the advantage to Black. If there was one clincher, it was 25.Kg2. Even that move per se is not bad. Black had too many pieces poised to enter the scene that White could not afford a slow move. Here’s the game ( Annotations by Martin Maister, using Fritz ): Manalo, Pepin (1857) − Picana, Andrew (2044) [A60] Scarborough CC Champ ( Champ Sec ) Toronto (4), 12.04.2012

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 e6 4.c4 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 Databases for all levels give 6..g6.

Fritz chose the played 6..Be7! 7.e4 0-0 8.Bd3 Bg4 9.Bf4 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Re8± [12...Qa5²] 13.0-0 [13.a5 Fritz chose 13.a5 over castling by only a small amount. I am sure

the previously suggested 12..Qa5 was mainly to stop White's a5.] 13...Bf8 14.Rfe1² [14.a5±]

14...Ne5 15.Bxe5 Rxe5 16.Qg3 Nh5 17.Qh2 Qf6 18.Re3= [18.a5 g6 19.Bc2² Fritz really

believes in White's a5. I presume to hold back the Q−side to pursue the K−side.] 18...g5± [18...g6=] 19.Rf3 Qh6 20.Rd1= [20.g3²] 20...Rae8 21.g3 Nf6= [21...Bg7³ Activate the Bishop to

eventually reach d4 or e5. On h5, the knight is on standby to play ..Nf4 after f4.] 22.Re3= [22.a5²

again suggesting a5! Maybe I by mistake left it on automatic mode!] 22...Nd7= [22...g4 23.h4

Bg7³] 23.f4 [23.Qg2] 23...R5e7 24.Rde1 [24.a5] 24...Bg7 25.Kg2∓ The e5 sac is needed to stop

the B on g7. Kg2 itself is not a bad move, but gives an important tempo to Black. [25.e5 gxf4

(25...dxe5 26.fxg5 (26.fxe5 would help the Black B!) 26...Qxg5 27.d6²) 26.gxf4 dxe5 27.Qg2

(27.fxe5 Rxe5 28.Rxe5 Bxe5-+; 27.f5 e4-+) 27...e4 (27...f6 28.d6 Re6 29.Bc4+−) 28.Nxe4 f5

29.Ng3 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Rxe3 31.Nxf5 Re1+ 32.Kf2 (32.Kh2 Qxf4+ 33.Qg3 (33.Ng3 Be5-+)

33...Qd2+ 34.Qg2 Qxb2-+) 32...Qxf4+ (32...Rc1 33.Nxh6++−) 33.Kxe1 Qc1+ 34.Kf2 Qxb2+³]

25...Bd4 26.R3e2 Qg7∓ [26...gxf4 27.gxf4 Kh8 28.Kh1 Rg8 29.Rd1 (29.Rg2 Rxg2 30.Qxg2 Qxf4-+) 29...Ne5 30.Rg2 (30.fxe5 Bxe5 31.Qf2 Qxh3+-+) 30...Ree8-+] 27.Nd1 gxf4 28.b3 [28.Rf1 to

fight ..f3, though Black is still winning.]

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28...f3+ 29.Kxf3 Ne5+ 30.Kg2 Nxd3 31.Rf1 Rxe4 32.Rxe4 Rxe4 33.Kh1 Qe5 34.Qg2 Re1 [34...Ne1 35.Rxe1 (35.Qh2 Qxd5 36.Rf2 Re2+ 37.Kg1 Nf3+ 38.Kh1 Re1+-+; 35.Qd2 Re2 36.Qc1 Qxd5+-+) 35...Rxe1+ 36.Kh2 Re2-+ Fritz found this winning tactics. I will pretend it was me to

boost my ego!] 35.Qf3 Rxf1+ 36.Qxf1 Qxg3 [36...Qe4+ 37.Kh2 (37.Qg2 Qe1+-+) 37...Ne1 38.h4

(38.g4 Qe5+ 39.Kh1 Qg3 40.a5 Nf3-+) 38...Be5 39.Kg1 (39.Qh3 Qe2+) 39...Nf3+ 40.Kh1 (40.Kg2 Nd2+-+; 40.Kf2 Bd4+-+) 40...Bxg3 41.Nf2 (41.Qc4 Nd4+ 42.Kg1 Qxh4-+) 41...Qxh4+ 42.Qh3

(42.Nh3 Ng5-+) 42...Bxf2-+] 37.a5 Nf4 0-1 A very closely fought game that came down to a time scramble, and junior expert Tony Lin defeated expert Dave Krupka. Here is the game ( Annotations by Bob Armstrong, using Fritz ):

Lin, Tony (1901) − Krupka, David (2009) [D08] Scarborough CC Champ ( Champ Sec ) Toronto (4), 12.04.2012

1.d4² 0.29 Fritz 13 evaluates the position as a " slight " advantage to W. This evaluation is not

generally accepted. 1...d5 2.c4 e5?!± Albin Counter−Gambit; Tony gets an early " clear "

advantage [2...e6 3.Nf3 Be7=] 3.dxe5 Tony goes up the gambitted P 3...d4 4.a3?!² [4.Nf3 Nc6

5.Bf4 f6±] 4...Nc6 5.e3?!= [5.Nf3 f6 6.exf6 Nxf6²] 5...Be6?!² [5...Nh6 6.Nf3 Bg4=] 6.Nf3 dxe3 7.Qxd8+ Rxd8 8.Bxe3 Nge7 9.Nc3 a6 10.Be2 Ng6 11.Ng5 Ngxe5?!± material equality [11...Nd4

12.Bxd4 Rxd4 13.Rd1 Rxd1+ 14.Kxd1 Bc5²] 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.f4?!² [13.Rd1 Rxd1+ 14.Kxd1

h5±] 13...Nd3+ 14.Bxd3 Rxd3 15.Ke2 Rd8 16.Rad1 Be7 17.Rxd8+ Kxd8 18.Ne4 Rf8 19.g3 b6 20.h4 h5 21.Ng5?!= [21.Rd1+?! Kc8 22.c5 (22.b4 g6=; 22.Bd4 Nxd4+ 23.Rxd4 Rf5=) 22...b5=;

21.b4 Kc8 22.b5 axb5 23.cxb5 Na5²] 21...Bxg5 22.hxg5 g6 23.b4 Ne7?!² [23...e5 24.Rc1 Re8=]

24.a4?!= Tony loses his advantage [24.c5 b5 25.Bd4 Kd7²] 24...Nf5 25.Bf2 Re8 26.Kf3 e5 27.Re1 exf4 28.Rd1+?!³ for the first time in the game, Dave gets the advantage [28.Rxe8+ Kxe8

29.Kxf4 Ke7=] 28...Kc8 29.gxf4 Re6?!= [29...Rd8 30.Rxd8+ Kxd8³] 30.c5?!³ [30.Ra1 Rc6 31.c5

bxc5 32.Bxc5 a5=] 30...b5 31.axb5 axb5 32.Ra1 Kb7 33.Ra5 c6 34.Ra1 Re7 35.Rd1 Kc8 36.Rd2?!∓ Dave gets a " clear " advantage [36.Ra1 Kd7 37.Ra7+ Ke6³] 36...Kc7?!³ [36...Rd7

37.Ra2 Rd3+∓] 37.Bd4 Rd7 38.Be5+ Kc8 39.Ra2 Kb7 40.Ra3 Rd1 41.Rb3 Rd2 42.Bf6 Rd1 43.Ke2 [43.Be5 Rd5 44.Ra3 Rd2³]

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43...Rd4??+− too smart by half! a blunder − Tony gets a " winning " advantage [43...Rg1 44.Rd3

Rg2+ 45.Kf1 Rc2³] 44.Be5??∓ Tony wrongly shies from capturing the R; Dave gets back a "

clear " advantage [44.Bxd4 Nxd4+ 45.Ke3 Nxb3 46.f5 h4 47.fxg6 Nd4 48.Kxd4 h3 49.g7 h2

50.g8Q h1Q+−] 44...Rd5?!³ [44...Re4+ 45.Kf2 Kc8∓] 45.Kf2?!∓ [45.Ra3 Rd8 46.Bf6 Rd7³]

45...Rd2+ 46.Kf3 Rd5?!³ [46...Rh2 47.Rb1 Rh3+∓] 47.Rb2?!∓ [47.Kf2 Kc8 48.Ra3 Rd2+³]

47...Rd3+ 48.Kf2 Rd5?!³ [48...h4 49.Rc2 (49.Kf1?! h3 50.Rh2 Kc8-+) 49...Ne3∓] 49.Re2?!∓ [49.Rb3 Kc8 50.Ra3 Rd2+³] 49...Kc8?!³ [49...h4 50.Kg1 Rd1+∓] 50.Bf6?!∓ [50.Ra2 h4 51.Ra8+

Kd7³] 50...Kd7 51.Ra2 Rd3∓ time scramble − moves not recorded − Tony won 1-0

Reserves 1400+ Junior Joey Zhong got the advantage early and held onto it all game, eventually ending up with Q vs B + 2 N’s, but Sam Sharpe could not survive. Here is the game ( Annotations by Bob Armstrong, using Fritz ): Sharpe, Sam (1978) − Zhong, Joey (1566) [A13] Scarborough CC Champ ( Reserves 1400+ ) Toronto (4), 12.04.2012

1.c4= Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 e6?!² [4...dxc4 5.Na3 Qd5=] 5.0-0 dxc4 Joey goes up a P

6.Qc2 b5 [6...Qd5 7.Na3 Bxa3 8.bxa3 0-0²] 7.a4?!= [7.b3 cxb3 8.axb3 Bb7²] 7...Bb7?!² [7...Na6

8.Ne5 Nb4=] 8.b3?³ [8.Nc3 Qa5 9.d3 cxd3 10.exd3 b4²] 8...cxb3 9.Qxb3 a6?!= [9...b4 10.d3

c5³] 10.d3?!³ [10.Ne5 Qc7 11.d4 Nbd7=] 10...Be7 11.Bb2 0-0 12.Rc1?!∓ Joey gets a " clear "

advantage [12.Ne5 Nfd7 13.axb5 (13.Nd2?! Nc5∓) 13...axb5³] 12...Qb6?!³ [12...Nbd7 13.d4

Qb6∓] 13.Nbd2?!∓ [13.Ne5 Nfd7 14.Nd2 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Nd7³] 13...Nbd7 14.d4 c5 15.axb5 axb5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.e3 Rxa1 18.Bxa1 Bd5 19.Qb1 Ra8 20.Nb3?!-+ Joey gets a " winning "

advantage [20.Nd4 b4 21.Bxd5 Nxd5∓] 20...Be4 21.Rc2 − 4.31 [21.Qb2 Ba3 22.Qd2 Bxc1

23.Qxc1 b4-+ − 4.31] 21...Nd5?-+ − 1.58 [21...Bxe3! 22.fxe3 Qxe3+ 23.Kh1 Bxf3-+ − 4.32]

22.Qb2 f6?!∓ [22...Rxa1+! 23.Nxa1 Bxc2 24.Qxc2 b4-+ − 1.52] 23.Rd2?!-+ [23.Ne5! Ba3

24.Nxd7 Qd8 25.Qb1 Bxc2 26.Nxf6+ Nxf6 27.Qxc2 Rc8∓] 23...Bb4 24.Rd1 Nc3 25.Rxd7 Ra2

Position after 25.Ra2 XABCDEFGHY 8-+-+-+k+( 7+-+R+-zpp' 6-wq-+pzp-+& 5+p+-+-+-% 4-vl-+l+-+$ 3+Nsn-zPNzP-# 2rwQ-+-zPLzP" 1vL-+-+-mK-! xabcdefghy 26.Qxc3?-+ − 5.18 Sam should take the R [26.Qc1?? Ne2+ 27.Kf1 Nxc1 28.Bxf6 gxf6 29.Nxc1

Ra1 30.Ne1 Bxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Qc6+ 32.Nf3 Qxd7 33.Nb3 Ra2-+ − 24.67; 26.Qxa2 Nxa2 27.Ng5!

Bxg2 28.Bd4 Bc6! 29.Bxb6 Bxd7-+ − 1.81] 26...Bxc3 27.Bxc3 Joey is up Q + P vs B + 2 N's

27...Qc6 28.Rd8+ Kf7 29.Nfd4??-+ leads to mate [29.Be1 Bxf3 30.Nd4 Qb6 31.Rd7+ Ke8

32.Rxg7 Bxg2 33.Kxg2 b4-+ − 9.21] 29...Qxc3 30.Bxe4?-+ leads to mate in 6 moves [30.Nc2

Qxc2 31.Rd7+ Ke8 32.Rd2 Qxb3 33.Bxe4 Rxd2-+ mate in 16 moves; 30.Nf3 Bxf3 31.Rd7+ Kg6

32.Rd2 Bxg2 33.Kxg2 Rxd2 34.Nxd2 Qxd2-+ mate in 17 moves] 30...Qe1+ 31.Kg2 Qxf2+ Joey

has Q + 2 P's vs B + 2 N's 32.Kh3 Qxh2+ Joey is up Q + 3 P's vs B + 2 N's 33.Kg4 h5+ 34.Kf4 g5+ 35.Kf3 Rf2# 0-1

Junior girl Sobiga Vyravanathan dominated the second half of the game against Scott Huston, especially when Scott unsoundly sacked his R. But in the end, she had to agree to a draw, in an equal position. Here is the game ( Annotations by Bob Armstrong, using Fritz ):

Huston, Scott (1756) − Vyravanathan, Sobiga (1535) [E33] Scarborough CC Champ ( Reserves 1400+ ) Toronto (4), 12.04.2012

1.d4² 0.29 Fritz 13 evaluates the position as a " slight " advantage to W. This evaluation is not

generally accepted. 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 0.28 ( depth 24 ) [3.Nf3 0.37 ( depth 24 ) 3...Bb4+

4.Bd2 Qe7²] 3...Bb4 Nimzo−Indian Defence 4.Qc2?!= [4.Bd2= b6= ( depth 26 ) (4...0-0= ( depth

25 ); 4...c5= ( depth 25 )) 5.e3 Bb7=; 4.Nf3² ( depth 23 ) 4...c5² (4...0-0²) ; 4.e3= ( depth 23 )]

4...Nc6?!² [4...c5 5.e3 b6=] 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Bg5?!= [6.Bd2 d5 7.e3 b6²] 6...Be7?!² [6...h6 7.Bd2

Re8=] 7.e3 d5 8.b3?!= [8.a3 a6 9.Bh4 h6²] 8...Nb4 9.Qb1 [9.Qb2 h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6=] 9...Re8?!² [9...c5 10.dxc5 h6 11.Bh4 Qa5=] 10.a3 Nc6 11.Bd3 h6 12.Bf4?!= [12.Bh4 dxc4 13.bxc4 e5²]

12...Bd6 13.Ne5 Ne7?± Scott gets a " clear " advantage [13...Bxe5 14.dxe5 Ng4 15.0-0 dxc4

16.Bxc4 Ngxe5= (16...Ncxe5?±) ] 14.g4?³ for the first time in the game, Sobiga gets the

advantage [14.h3 b6 15.Qc2 Bb7±] 14...Nd7?² [14...Nc6 15.Be2 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Nd7³] 15.g5?-+ Sobiga gets a " winning " advantage [15.Bg3 Bxe5 16.dxe5 b6²] 15...hxg5?!∓ [15...Bxe5 16.Bxe5

Nxe5 17.dxe5 hxg5-+] 16.Bxg5?!-+ [16.Bh7+ Kf8 17.Nxd7+ Qxd7 18.Bxg5 dxc4 19.bxc4 Qc6∓]

16...Nxe5 17.dxe5 Bxe5 Sobiga goes up a P 18.Qc2 d4?² Sobiga has lost her advantage

[18...c5 19.0-0-0 Qa5-+] 19.0-0-0?³ [19.f4 Bd6 20.Qg2 Qd7²] 19...c5 20.f4 Qa5 21.Nb1?!∓ [21.Na4 Bd6 22.Qg2 Ng6³] 21...Bc7??+− Scott gets a " winning " advantage [21...Bd6 22.Rhg1

Nf5∓] 22.Rhg1??∓ Sobiga gets back a " clear " advantage [22.Qg2 Ng6 a) 22...Kf8? 23.Rhg1

Bd6 2.02(23...Nf5?+− 7.83; 23...a6?+− 4.19) ; b) 22...Bd8 23.Rhg1 Ng6+− 2.37; c) 22...e5

23.Rhg1 Kf8+− 1.81; 23.h4 Bd7+− 1.56] 22...Nf5 23.Bf6 g6?² Sobiga has lost her advantage

[23...Kf8 24.Bxf5 gxf6∓] 24.Qg2 Bd8 25.Qg5?³ [25.Be5 Bc7 26.exd4 Bb8²] 25...Bxf6?!= [25...Bd7 26.Bxf5 exf5 27.exd4 cxd4³] 26.Qxf6 Qd8 [26...Qc7 27.h4 b6=]

XABCDEFGHY 8r+lwqr+k+( 7zpp+-+p+-' 6-+-+pwQp+& 5+-zp-+n+-% 4-+Pzp-zP-+$ 3zPP+LzP-+-# 2-+-+-+-zP" 1+NmKR+-tR-! xabcdefghy

27.Rxg6+?∓ an unsound sac; Sobiga gets back a " clear " advantage [27.Qxd8 Rxd8 28.Bxf5

exf5 29.Nc3! Kg7=] 27...fxg6 28.Qxg6+ Sobiga is up R vs P 28...Kf8 29.Rg1?!-+ Sobiga gets a "

winning " advantage [29.Bxf5 exf5 30.Qh6+ Ke7 31.exd4 Rg8∓] 29...Ke7 30.Bxf5 exf5 31.Qg7+?-+ − 3.02 [31.exd4 Kd7 32.Qxf5+ Kc7 33.Qxc5+ Kb8-+ − 1.95] 31...Kd6 32.Rg6+ Be6 33.exd4 cxd4 34.Qe5+ Kd7 35.Qxd4+ Kc8 36.Qe5 Qd7 37.Rg7 Qc6?-+ − 3.45 [37...Bf7 38.Qa5

b6 39.Qd2 Re7-+ − 4.57] 38.Nc3 Qh1+ 39.Kc2 Qc6?= Sobiga has lost her advantage

[39...Qxh2+ 40.Kc1 Qh1+ 41.Kc2 Bd7-+] 40.Nb5 Qe4+ 41.Qxe4= ½-½

Reserves U 1400

( Introduction by Dinesh Dattani ) In round 4, in the U1400 section, Michael

Jimenez plays an exciting game, a Ruy Lopez, against Daniel Liu. The game is full of tactics from both sides. Both did not castle, quite a rare thing because castling puts the King to safety – some people in the U1400 section do not castle, but that is a mistake in most cases.

Daniel won the game. Michael’s tactic, on move 18 - Rxh4, while quite good, came short because he fell into a situation that the late Bobby Fischer described as “the sting at the end of the tail” – he did not see what happens in the next move after his tactic is executed. In this case, he loses a whole rook – and the game. In chess, quite often the game is lost on a single move. Here is the game ( Annotations by Dinesh Dattani, using Fritz ): Jimenez, Michael (931) − Liu, Daniel (1022) [C77] Scarborough CC Champ (Reserves U 1400 ) Toronto (4), 12.04.2012

C77: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6, unusual lines 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Nc3 b5 7.Bb3 last book move 7...Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 [8...Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nd4 10.Qd1=] 9.Bg5 DDD:

Before this attack Michael should castle. [9.g4 Bg6±] 9...Be7 [¹9...Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nd4²] 10.h4?? releasing the pressure on the opponent [¹10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Bd5²] 10...Nd4∓ 11.Rg1 [11.Be3

Nxf3+ 12.gxf3∓] 11...Nxb3 [¹11...c6!?-+] 12.axb3³ Black has the pair of bishops 12...Qd7 DDD:

Daniel would do well to castle here. [12...Bg4 13.d4 exd4 14.Qxd4³] 13.Bxf6 [13.d4!?=]

13...Bxf6³

XABCDEFGHY 8r+-+k+-tr( 7+-zpq+pzpp' 6p+-zp-vl-+& 5+p+-zp-+l% 4-+-+P+-zP$ 3+PsNP+N+-# 2-zPP+QzPP+" 1tR-+-mK-tR-! xabcdefghy 14.Qe2 DDD: Michael misses a tactic here − Nxe5!, and if Bxd1, then Nxd7!, and if Bxc2 (saving

the B) then Nxf6! capturing a piece with check. Ans if Bxe5, then Qxh5. [%tqu "","","",Bxh4,"",10]

[14.Nd5 [%tqu "","","",Bxh4,"",10] 14...Bxh4 Deflection: f3 15.d4 Bd8 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.Nxe5 Bxd1

18.Nxd7 Bxc2=] 14...Bxh4!∓ DDD: It is gratifying to see these tactics in the U1400 section! − a

free p, since the N is pinned. 15.Rh1 [15.Nxh4 Bxe2 Deflection Pinning] 15...Qe7 [¹15...Bxf3!?

16.Qxf3 Bg5∓] 16.Nd5= Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qd8 18.Rxh4 DDD: Another sharp tactic − but Michael's

exchange sac is unsound − it diverts Daniels' Q from protecting c2, so a N fork becomes possible

in the next move. So far so good, but. . . when White executes this plan, he loses his own Ra1,

which is trapped. Bobby Fischer called this the 'sting at the end of the tail'. . . . 18...Qxh4 19.Nxc7+ Ke7 20.Nxa8?? DDD: It is tempting for Michael to go after the Ra8, but g3 is required

first − to attack Daniel's Q, and also to prevent Qh1, which loses a whole R on a1. [¹20.g3 and

White hangs on 20...Qg5 21.Nxa8 Rxa8 22.b4²] 20...Qh1+-+ [20...Rxa8?! 21.g3 Qg5 22.b4=]

21.Kd2?? White falls apart [¹21.Ke2 Qxa1 22.Nb6-+] 21...Qxa1 22.Kc3 DDD: it looks like

Michael is not saving the N by playing Nc7, but that is not possible anyway, in light of Qa5+, and

then Qxc7 [22.Nc7 is one last hope 22...Qa5+ 23.c3 Qxc7 24.Qg3-+] 22...Rxa8 [22...Qe1#]

23.Qh5 Rc8+ [23...Qe1#] 24.Kd2-+ Qxb2 25.Qg5+ Kf8 [25...Ke8 26.Ke3 Rxc2 27.Qh4 g5 28.Kf3

gxh4 29.Kg4 Rxf2 30.g3 Qe2+ 31.Kg5 hxg3 32.d4 Qe3+ 33.Kg4 Qf4+ 34.Kh3 Rh2#] 26.Qh5 Rxc2+ 27.Ke1 Qb1+ [27...Qb1+ 28.Qd1 Rc1 29.Qxc1 Qxc1+ 30.Ke2 Qc2+ 31.Ke3 Qxb3 32.Ke2

b4 33.Kd2 Qc3+ 34.Ke2 b3 35.Kf3 Qxd3+ 36.Kg4 b2 37.f4 b1Q 38.fxe5 Qxe4+ 39.Kg3 Qbe1+

40.Kh3 Q1h4#; 27...Qc3+ 28.Kf1 Qa1+ 29.Qd1 Qxd1#] 0-1 Junior Richard Feng shows Daryl Marcelino, that 1000-rated players know what “ attack “ means – he just keeps picking off Daryl’s pieces. Here is the game ( Annotations by Bob Armstrong, using Fritz ): Feng, Richard (1022) − Marcelino, Daryl (911) [C57] Scarborough CC Champ (Reserves U 1400 ) Toronto (4), 12.04.2012

1.e4² 0.34 Fritz 13 evaluates the position as a " slight " advantage to W. This evaluation is not

generally accepted. 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4?!= [3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Bc5²] 3...Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7?!³ an interesting but somewhat unsound sac [6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Be6=] 6...Kxf7 Daryl

is up N vs P 7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Ke7??+− wrongly giving up the N; Richard gets a " winning "

advantage [8...Ncb4 9.Bb3 c6 10.a3 Na6³] 9.Nxd5+ Richard is up a P 9...Ke8?+− 5.15 walking

into both a mate threat, plus the loss of a R [9...Kd6 10.Qd3 Qg5+− − 3.27]

XABCDEFGHY 8r+lwqkvl-tr( 7zppzp-+-zpp' 6-+n+-+-+& 5+-+Nzp-+-% 4-+L+-+-+$ 3+-+-+Q+-# 2PzPPzP-zPPzP" 1tR-vL-mK-+R! xabcdefghy

10.Nb6 Qd4 11.Qf7+ Kd8 12.Nxa8 Richard is up R + P 12...Bc5?+− 16.42 allowing Richard to

continue his attack [12...Be7 13.c3 Qe4+ 14.Kf1 Rf8+− 4.51] 13.Qxc7+ Richard is up R + 2 P's

13...Ke8 14.Qxc8+ Richard is up R + B + 2 P's 14...Nd8?+− 18.12 [14...Ke7 15.Qxh8 Qxc4

16.Qxg7+ Qf7+− 16.64] 15.Bb5+?+− 15.45 [15.Nc7+ Ke7 16.d3 Nf7 17.Qxb7 Qd7+− 19.37]

15...Kf7 16.0-0 Rf8 17.d3 Kg8 18.Be3 Qxb2?+− 24.52 Richard is up R + B + P [18...Nf7 19.Be8

Qd8 20.Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.Qxc5 Kg8+− 19.71] 19.Qxc5?+− 19.50 Richard is up R + 2 B's + P

[19.Bxc5 Qxb5 20.Bxf8 Qe8+− 25.38] 19...a6??+− leads to mate [19...b6 20.Bc4+ Nf7+− 20.92]

20.Bc4+ Nf7 21.Rab1 Qxc2+− Richard mates in 15 moves [21...Qxb1 22.Rxb1 b5 23.Bxf7+ Rxf7

24.Nb6+− Richard mates in 18 moves; 21...Qb5 22.Rxb5 axb5 23.Qxb5 h6+− mate in 17 moves]

22.Bxf7+?+− though winning the Q, it is not best [22.Rxb7 Qxc4 23.Qxc4 h5+− mate in 7 moves]

22...Rxf7 23.Qxc2+− 35.68 1-0

SCC Spring into Summer Swiss ( Last Tournament of the Season ) This 6-round swiss, ended off our 2011-2 season; it started Thursday, May 24. . It ran right through to Thursday, June 28, when the club closed for the July and August summer break. It is played in three sections: 1800+; U 1800 ( 1700’s have the right to play up ); and U 1400 ( 1300’s have the right to play up ). Registration for the tournament was: 1800+ - 22 U 1800 - 34 U 1400 - 29

This total of 85 is somewhat less than we have had all season so far – averaging in the high 90’s, with the first two tournaments breaking 100!

The winners after the full 6 rounds are:

1800+ 1st – 4.5 pts. - Expert Aaron Wu 2nd/4th – 4 pts. – Master Dave Southam; Junior Lin Song; Sam Sharpe U 1800 1st – 5.5 pts. ( undefeated ) - junior Michael Li 2nd – 4.5 pts. – junior Kevin Yie 3rd/9th – 4 pts. – Silvano Mesiti; junior girl Jiaxin ( Dora ) Liu; Martin Maister; Yanchun Zhao; junior Tan Guo; William Rutherdale; junior Benjamin Lin. U 1400 1st – 5.5 pts ( undefeated ) – junior Wenyang Ming 2nd – 5 pts. ( undefeated ) – junior Thomas Guo 3rd – 5 pts. – junior Daniel Liu

Games are collected each week (the white score sheet is handed in; the player gets the yellow carbon ) – this is mandatory on all members. But no games of this tournament are to be sent out to members in database format, nor published, until the full tournament has concluded ( this is the SCC policy concerning score sheets, the games database, and the newsletter. If anyone is interested in getting a copy of this policy, just e-mail me at bobarm@sympatico.ca .)

The SCC games database is administered for the club by the SCC Games Database Committee, a volunteer member committee composed, currently, of Ken Kurkowski, Martin Maister, Dinesh Dattani and I ( Bob Armstrong ). Ken and I are “ enterer/annotator’s “. We enter the SCC games each week into the tournament database; also, I analyze or partly analyze a substantial number of the games, and, from time to time, Ken also analyzes a few games for the newsletter and/or the database. Martin and Dinesh are “ annotators “. They each annotate one game per week for the database/newsletter.

If you think you might like to apply to join the committee as an “ annotator “, there is a pre-condition that must be met - you enter and annotate your game on computer, with the assistance of a chess program, and have been submitting games to us for 2 months. This allows us to see the quality of the annotations, and the committee reviews them, and then votes whether to accept the applicant onto the committee. You can be a “ class “ player – you don’t have to be one of the top club players. The current members of the committee all consider themselves “ patzers “. But with the aid of our chess program ( we all use the ChessBase Fritz program ), our annotation quality is increased manyfold. But we do, at the same time, as best we can, add our own personal assessments of how the game is progressing, and what is going on, and we know that our own comments may be limited by our skill level. At the same time however, we understand that “ class “ commentary is easily understandable by “ class “ players, often more so than GM notes. And they are often quite interesting and entertaining. The

committee has some fun operating together, and if you think it might be for you, drop us a line ( bobarm@sympatico.ca ).

As was said, the tournament database will be sent out to members shortly ( vacations are interfering a bit in getting the last round entered ) now that the tournament is concluded ( it does not contain the games we will be publishing in our coverage of the tournament in the newsletter – these are the best games, and they have been held back for the newsletter ). But there was also a short delay, as the Executive, at the request of an SCC junior playing in the CYCC ( July 3-6 ) in Vancouver, had directed the SCC Games Database Committee, not to publish the database ‘til the conclusion of the CYCC ( after July 6 ).

Here are some of the most interesting ( not necessarily the best ) games from Rd. 2: 1800+ Expert Andrew Picana, 2011-2 Club Champion,

got the advantage half-way through the game, but it was close with Jack Triefeldt. But Andrew used a nice sac to win a P, and then got a mate. Here is the game ( Annotations by Bob Armstrong, using Fritz ): Triefeldt, Jack (1773) − Picana, Andrew (2044) [A47] Scarborough CC Spring/Summer ( 1800+ ) Toronto (2), 31.05.2012

1.d4² 0.29 Fritz 13 evaluates the position as a " slight " advantage to W. This evaluation is not

generally accepted. 1...Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Re1?!= [7.Bf4 h6

8.Ne5 d5²] 7...d6?!² [7...d5 8.Bf4 c5=] 8.e4 Nbd7 9.b3 c5 10.Bb2 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Qb8 12.Na4?!= [12.f4 g6 13.a4 Nc5²] 12...Re8?!² [12...a6 13.Nc3 Qc7=] 13.c4 a6 14.Rc1 Qc7 15.Qc2?!= [15.Nc3 h5 16.f4 Rad8²] 15...Rac8 16.Qb1 Bf8 17.h3 g6 18.Rcd1?∓ for the first time in the

game, Andrew gets the advantage, a " clear " advantage [18.Qd3 Bg7 19.Rcd1 e5=] 18...Bg7?= [18...e5 19.Nc2 b5 20.Nc3 bxc4 21.Ne3 Nb6∓] 19.Nc2?∓ [19.Nc3 Red8 20.Qc2 Nc5=] 19...b5 20.Nc3 bxc4 21.bxc4 [21.Ne3 cxb3 22.axb3 Ne5∓] 21...Ne5 22.Na3?!-+ Andrew gets a "

winning " advantage [22.Ne3 Nfd7 23.Ne2 Nc5∓] 22...Nh5?!∓ [22...Rb8 23.Qc2 Nfd7-+] 23.Ne2 Rb8 24.Qc1 Bc6 25.f4?!-+ [25.Bxe5 dxe5 26.Nc2 Bf8∓]

XABCDEFGHY 8-tr-+r+k+( 7+-wq-+pvlp' 6p+lzpp+p+& 5+-+-sn-+n% 4-+P+PzP-+$ 3sN-+-+-zPP# 2PvL-+N+L+" 1+-wQRtR-mK-! xabcdefghy

25...Rxb2! nice exchange; will win a P 26.fxe5-+ − 4.40 [26.Qxb2?? Nf3+ 27.Bxf3 Bxb2-+ − 8.44]

26...Bxe5 Andrew goes up a P 27.g4?-+ − 6.85 [27.c5 dxc5 28.Nc4 Rxe2 29.Rxe2 Bd4+ 30.Rxd4

cxd4 31.Nb2 Nxg3-+ − 4.80] 27...Qb6+?-+ − 3.25 [27...Bxe4! 28.Bxe4 Qc5+ 29.Kg2 Nf4+ 30.Kf3

f5 31.gxf5 exf5 32.Bd5+ Nxd5 33.Rxd5 Qxa3+-+ − 8.69] 28.Kf1??-+ mate in 2 [28.c5 Qb4

29.gxh5 Qxa3 30.cxd6 Ba4-+ − 3.54] 28...Ng3+ 29.Nxg3! Qf2# 0-1

( Introduction by Martin Maister ) David Krupka and junior Daniel Zotkin both played nice games. Sometimes the difference of position is one subtle move affecting tempo. Based on Fritz analysis, the losing move was 16..Bb7. The move itself is not bad, but Black must defend the King. 16..Nf8 is that extra tempo needed for Black to bring the knight to e6 to defend. After 16..Bb7 White breaks through. Here is the game ( Annotations by Martin Maister, using Fritz ):

Krupka, David (2009) − Zotkin, Daniel (1761) [D36] Scarborough CC Spring/Summer ( 1800+ ) Toronto (2), 31.05.2012

D36: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation: Main line (5 Bg5 c6 6 Qc2) 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4 The databases give 3.d4,3.Nf3,3,e4 about equally common. 3...d5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bd3 0-0 9.Qc2 h6 10.Bh4 Re8 [10...Re8 B/0 0 ] 11.0-0-0 [11.0-0 In

the databases, 11.0-0 is the most common move. 11.Bg3 and 11.0-0-0 are about equal second

place. Fritz agrees that White still has a slight plus with 11.0-0-0 so I am sure it is not wrong. B/0

0 ] 11...b5 12.Rdg1³ [12.Kb1 Qa5 13.Ne2= Maybe the White King is more expose tehan we

realize. ] 12...Qc7= [¹12...Qa5!?³ slight restriction on White.] 13.g4 b4 Black threatens to win

material: b4xc3 14.Na4 Ne4 15.Nd2³ [15.g5 h5 16.Bg3²] 15...Nxd2 16.Kxd2= Bb7± [16...Nf8

17.g5 (17.Bg3 Ne6=) 17...hxg5 18.Bxg5 (18.Rxg5 Ne6) 18...Ne6=] 17.g5± hxg5 18.Bxg5± (It

requires calculation but incredibly 18.Rxg5 wins faster.) [18.Rxg5 Be7 (18...f6 19.Rh5+−) 19.Rh5

Nf6 (19...Bxh4 20.Rxh4+−; 19...g6 20.Bxg6+−) 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Rg1+ #3/7 0 Kf8 22.Rh8# #1/7

0 ] 18...Qa5 19.b3 Nb6 Good luck analyzing the White responses to alternate moves for Black!

[19...Re6 20.Bh7+ Kh8 21.Bf5 Rae8 22.Rg4 g6 23.Bxe6 Rxe6 (23...fxe6 24.Qxg6+−) 24.h4 Nf6

25.h5 Ne4+ 26.Kc1 Kg7 27.Bh6+ Kxh6 (27...Kg8 28.hxg6 f5 29.Rg2 Qc7 30.Nc5 Bxc5 31.f3 Nc3 32.Qxf5+−) 28.hxg6+ Kg7 29.gxf7+ Kf6 (29...Kf8 30.Rh7 Ke7 31.Rg8+−) 30.f3 Bf8 (30...Ng5 31.Rh6+ Ke7 32.f8Q+ Kxf8 33.Qf5+ Ke7 34.Rxg5 Bc8 35.Rh7+ Kd8 36.Rg8+ Re8 37.Qf6+) 31.fxe4 Ke7 (31...Rxe4 32.Rf1+ Ke7 33.Rxe4+ dxe4 34.Qxe4+ Kd6 35.Qe8+−) 32.Qh2 Bc8

(32...Rxe4 33.Rxe4+ dxe4 34.Nc5+−) 33.Rg8 Qd8 34.Rf1+−; 19...Nf8 20.Bf6 Ne6 21.Bh7+ Kf8

(21...Kh8 22.Qf5 Qb5 23.Bxg7+ Nxg7 24.Qf6+−) 22.Qf5 g6 23.Rxg6 fxg6 24.Qxg6+−; 19...g6

20.Bxg6 Re6 a) 20...Kf8 21.Qf5+−; b) 20...fxg6 21.Qxg6+ Kh8 (21...Kf8 22.Bf6 Nxf6 23.Qxf6#) 22.Bf6+ Nxf6 23.Qg7#; 21.Bxf7+ Kxf7 22.Qh7+ Ke8 (22...Kf8 23.Bh4+−) 23.Qh5+ Kf8 24.Bd8+−;

19...f6 20.Bh6 Bf8 21.Qd1+−] 20.Bf6+− Bf8 [if 20...Kf8 21.Bxg7+ Kg8 (21...Ke7 22.Nc5+−) 22.Bh7# #1/7 0 ; if 20...g6 21.Bxg6+−] 21.Nc5 Bc8 [if 21...Ba6 22.Bxa6 Re4 23.Rxg7+ Bxg7

24.Rg1+−] 22.Rg5! Nd7 23.Nxd7 Bxd7 24.Rhg1! Rac8 [if 24...g6 25.Bxg6] 25.Bh7+ Kh8

XABCDEFGHY 8-+r+rvl-mk( 7zp-+l+pzpL' 6-+p+-vL-+& 5wq-+p+-tR-% 4-zp-zP-+-+$ 3+P+-zP-+-# 2P+QmK-zP-zP" 1+-+-+-tR-! xabcdefghy 26.Rxg7 THE GAME ENDS HERE if 26...Bxg7 [if 26...Re4 27.Rg8+ Kxh7 28.Rh8#] 27.Bxg7# 1-0

U 1800 The advantage bounces back and forth between junior Dennis Tismenko, and John Graham. But eventually, at the end, John takes a risky gamble in front of his K, and loses. Here is the game ( Annotations by Bob Armstrong, using Fritz ): Tismenko, Dennis (1518) − Graham, John (1464) [B23] SCC Spring into Summer Swiss U1800 Toronto (2), 31.05.2012

599MB, Fritz11.ctg, My Computer 1.e4² 0.34 Fritz 13 evaluates the position as a " slight "

advantage to W. This evaluation is not generally accepted. 1...c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4?!= [3.Nf3 Nf6

4.Bb5 e5²] 3...e6 4.Nf3 Nge7 5.Bc4?!³ [5.Be2 d5 6.0-0 d4=] 5...a6?!= [5...d5 6.exd5 exd5 7.Bb3

c4 8.Ba4 a6³] 6.a4?!³ [6.d3 d5 7.Bb3 b5=] 6...Na5?² [6...d5 7.Ba2 g6³] 7.Ba2 b6 8.0-0 Bb7 9.d3 d5?+− Dennis gets a " winning " advantage [9...Nec6 10.Ng5 h6²] 10.Qe1?!± [10.exd5?! Nxd5

11.f5 exf5 12.Ne5 c4±; 10.Qe2 d4 11.Nd1 Nec6+−] 10...dxe4?!+− [10...g6 11.f5 gxf5 12.Bg5 Qd6

13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.exd5 0-0-0±] 11.dxe4 g6 12.Be3 Bg7 13.Rd1 Qc7 14.e5?= Dennis has lost his

advantage [14.Ng5 Qc6 15.f5 gxf5 16.Qg3 Bd4+−] 14...Rd8?!² [14...0-0 15.Qe2 Rad8=]

15.Qe2?!= [15.Rxd8+ Qxd8 16.Qe2 0-0²] 15...0-0 16.Ng5 Qc8 17.Qg4?!³ [17.Nge4 Nf5 18.g4

Nd4=] 17...Nf5 18.Qh3?-+ John gets a " winning " advantage [18.Bf2 Rd4! 19.Bxd4 cxd4 20.Ne2

Qxc2³ (20...h5?! 21.Qh3 Qxc2=) ] 18...h6 19.Nge4 Qc6?= John has lost his advantage [19...Qa8

20.g4 Bxe4 21.Nxe4 Qxe4 22.gxf5 exf5 23.Ra1 Qxc2-+] 20.Bf2 c4?± Dennis gets back a " clear "

advantage [20...Rfe8 21.g4 Nd4=] 21.Ng3?= Dennis loses his advantage [21.g4 Ne7 22.Bh4

Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Qc7±] 21...Ne7?!² [21...b5 22.axb5 axb5=] 22.Nge4 Nf5 23.Bh4?∓ John gets a "

clear " advantage [23.g4 Ne7 24.Bh4 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Qc7²] 23...Nxh4?= John loses his

advantage [23...Rxd1 24.Rxd1 b5∓] 24.Qxh4 Rde8?± Dennis gets back a " clear " advantage

[24...Rxd1 25.Rxd1 f5 26.Rd6 Qc7=] 25.Rd6

XABCDEFGHY 8-+-+rtrk+( 7+l+-+pvl-' 6pzpqtRp+pzp& 5sn-+-zP-+-% 4P+p+NzP-wQ$ 3+-sN-+-+-# 2LzPP+-+PzP" 1+-+-+RmK-! xabcdefghy g5?!+− dangerous; Dennis gets a " winning " advantage again [25...Qc7 26.Rfd1 b5±] 26.fxg5 hxg5 27.Qxg5?+− 7.58 Black resigns.[27.Qg4 f5 28.exf6 Qc7 29.Rxe6 Rxe6 30.Qxe6+ Rf7

31.fxg7 Bxe4 32.Nxe4 Kxg7+− 10.44] 1-0

Junior Eric Song tries an unsound sac-attack, and is subject to a withering counter-attack and mate by newcomer Alexandre Michelashvili. Here is the game ( Annotations by Bob Armstrong, using Fritz ): Song, Eric (1606) − Michelashvili, Alexandre (1484) [C89] SCC Spring into Summer Swiss U1800 Toronto (2), 31.05.2012

599MB, Fritz11.ctg, My Computer 1.e4² 0.34 Fritz 13 evaluates the position as a " slight "

advantage to W. This evaluation is not generally accepted. 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4?!= [4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 f6²] 4...Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Be7?!² [6...Bb7 7.Ng5 d5 8.exd5 Nd4 9.Nc3 Nxb3

10.axb3 b4=] 7.Re1?!= [7.d3 d6 8.h3 Be6²] 7...0-0 8.c3 [8.Nc3 d6 9.h3 Na5=] 8...d5?!² [8...Bd6

9.Bc2 h6=; 8...d6 9.d4 Bb7=] 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Eric goes up a P 10...Nxe5 11.Rxe5 Nf6 [11...c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Bf5²] 12.Re1 Bd6 13.d4 Ng4 [13...c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5±] 14.h3 Qh4 15.Qf3 h5?!+− Eric gets a " winning " advantage [15...Bh2+ 16.Kf1 Bd6±] 16.Re8??∓ an

unsound sac, since Eric overlooks a nice defence; now Alexandre gets a " clear " advantage

[16.Re2 Bh2+ 17.Kf1 Rb8+−]

Position after 16.Re8?? XABCDEFGHY 8r+l+Rtrk+( 7+-zp-+pzp-' 6p+-vl-+-+& 5+p+-+-+p% 4-+-zP-+nwq$ 3+LzP-+Q+P# 2PzP-+-zPP+" 1tRNvL-+-mK-! xabcdefghy

16...Bb7 17.Qxf7+?-+ − 7.16 Eric goes up a P, but Alexandre gets a " winning " advantage

[17.Bxf7+ Kh8 18.Rxf8+ Rxf8-+ − 2.01] 17...Kh8 18.Rxf8+? − 10.85 [18.Qxf8+ Bxf8 19.Re2 Re8!-

+ − 8.30] 18...Rxf8 19.Qxf8+ [19.Qg6?? Qxf2+ 20.Kh1 Qf1#] 19...Bxf8 20.hxg4 Qxg4 Alexandre

is up Q vs R + N + P 21.d5 Bxd5 Alexandre is up Q vs R + N 22.Kf1??-+ leads to mate [22.Bxd5

Qd1+ 23.Kh2 Qxc1-+ − 12.26] 22...Bxb3 23.f3 [23.axb3?? Qd1#] 23...Bc4+ 24.Kf2 Bc5+ 25.Be3 Qh4+ 26.g3 Qh2+ White resigned as 27.Ke1 Qe2# 0-1 U 1400 Junior Edward Wang gets a devastating mating attack against his lower-rated opponent, who had held his own in the first part of the game. Here is the game ( Annotations by Bob Armstrong, using Fritz ):

He, Oliver (586) − Wang, Edward (1105) [B10] Scarborough CC Spring/Summer ( U 1400 ) Toronto (2), 31.05.2012

1.e4² 0.34 Fritz 13 evaluates the position as a " slight " advantage to W. This evaluation is not

generally accepted. 1...c6?!± Oliver gets an early " clear " advantage [1...e5²] 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bc4?!² [3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Bg7±] 3...d5 4.exd5?!= [4.Bb3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4²] 4...cxd5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.0-0 e5?± [7...Ngf6 8.Nc3 e6=] 8.Re1?!² [8.Qe2 Bd6 9.Nxe5 Ne7±] 8...e4?!± [8...Ne7

9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Rxe5 Bg7²] 9.Nd4?³ for the first time in the game, Edward gets the advantage

[9.d3 f5 10.Nc3 Bb4²] 9...Bg7 10.c3 Ngf6 11.f3?!∓ Edward gets a " clear " advantage [11.d3 0-0

12.dxe4 dxe4 13.Bg5 Qb6³] 11...0-0 12.fxe4 dxe4 13.d3 exd3 14.Qxd3 Nc5 15.Qd2?!-+ Edward

gets a " winning " advantage [15.Qf3 Re8 16.Rxe8+ Qxe8∓] 15...Nfe4 16.Qd1 Qf6?!∓ [16...Qd5

17.Nc2 Qxd1 18.Rxd1 Rad8-+] 17.Rf1?!-+ [17.Be3 Rfe8 18.Nd2 Qa6∓] 17...Qd6 18.Ne2?-+ −

2.86 [18.Be3 Rfe8 19.Qe2 Be5-+ − 1.69] 18...Qb6 setting up a devastating attack

Position after 18.Ne2? XABCDEFGHY 8r+-+-trk+( 7zpp+-+pvlp' 6-wq-+-+p+& 5+-sn-+-+-% 4-+-+n+-+$ 3+-zP-+-+-# 2PzP-+N+PzP" 1tRNvLQ+RmK-! xabcdefghy

19.Ng3??-+ leads to mate; Oliver cannot ignore the discovered check [19.Kh1 Rad8 20.Nd4

Rfe8-+ − 2.29] 19...Nd3+ 20.Be3?-+ mate in 9 moves [20.Rf2 Qxf2+ 21.Kh1 Ne1-+ mate in 11

moves] 20...Qxe3+ mate in 8 moves; finally a material imbalance under Edward's attack; Edward

is up a B 21.Kh1?-+ mate in 5 moves [21.Rf2 Ndxf2 22.Qf3 Nh3+ 23.Kf1 Qc1+ 24.Ke2 Ng1+

25.Kd3 Rad8+ 26.Kc4 Rd4+ 27.Kb3 Nc5+ 28.Ka3 Ra4#] 21...Nef2+ 22.Rxf2 Nxf2+ Edward is up

a R 23.Kg1 Nh3+?-+ mate in 7 moves [23...Nxd1+ 24.Kh1 Qe1+ 25.Nf1 Qxf1#] 24.Kf1?-+ mate

in one [24.Kh1 Nf2+ 25.Kg1 Nxd1+ 26.Kh1 Qe1+ 27.Nf1 Qxf1#] 24...Qf2# 0-1

Junior Varun Sekar dominates the play against junior Daniel Liu, until the end when he loses his “ winning “ advantage. But then worse, he allows a nice tactical win to Daniel, which Daniel sees! Here is the game ( Annotations by Bob Armstrong, using Fritz ): Liu, Daniel (1099) − Sekar, Varun (1262) [C00] Scarborough CC Spring/Summer ( U 1400 ) Toronto (2), 31.05.2012

1.e4² 0.34 Fritz 13 evaluates the position as a " slight " advantage to W. This evaluation is not

generally accepted. 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4?!= [3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Bc5²] 3...Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 h6 7.Re1 d6 8.h3 Re8 9.a3 Ne7 [9...a5 10.a4 Nd4=] 10.Qe2 [10.d4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ng6=;

10.Bd2 a6 11.b4 Bb6=; 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.Rxe3 Ng6=] 10...Ng6 11.Nd5?!³ for the first time in the

game, Varun gets the advantage [11.Be3 c6 12.Bxc5 dxc5=] 11...c6?!= [11...Nxd5 12.Bxd5 c6³]

12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.b4 Bb6 14.c3 Be6 15.Bxe6 Rxe6 16.c4 c5?!² [16...Nf4 17.Bxf4 Qxf4=]

17.Be3?!= [17.g3 Qd8 18.Be3 Qc7²] 17...Rc8?!² [17...Nf4 18.Bxf4 Qxf4=] 18.b5?!= [18.g3 Qd8

19.Kg2 Qc7²] 18...Nf4?!² [18...Ba5 19.Rec1 Nf4=] 19.Qd2?∓ Daniel misses the tactic Varun has

set up; Varun gets a " clear " advantage [19.Bxf4 Qxf4 20.g3 Qf6²] 19...Nxh3+! Varun goes up a

P 20.gxh3?!-+ Varun gets a " winning " advantage [20.Kh2 Nf4 21.a4 Bd8∓] 20...Qxf3 21.Kh2 f5 22.exf5 Qxf5 23.Rg1 Qh5?!∓ [23...Kh7 24.Qe2 e4-+] 24.a4?!-+ [24.Qd1 Qxd1 25.Raxd1 Rf8∓]

24...Rf8 25.a5 Bd8 26.a6 b6 27.Rg2 Rf3 28.Rg3 Rxg3 − 1.51 [28...Bh4 29.Rxf3 Qxf3-+ − 2.26]

29.fxg3 Qf3?!∓ [29...e4 30.d4 Bf6-+] 30.Qf2?!-+ [30.Re1 Rf6 31.Qg2 Qxg2+ 32.Kxg2 Kf7∓]

30...Qxf2+?!∓ [30...e4 31.Re1 Bf6-+] 31.Bxf2 Rf6 32.Be3 Rf3 33.Re1 g5 34.Kg2 Rf6 35.Rf1 Rxf1 36.Kxf1 Kf7 37.Kf2?!-+ [37.g4 Be7 38.Bg1 Ke6∓] 37...Ke6 38.Kf3 d5 39.g4 e4+ 40.Ke2 dxc4?!∓ [40...Ke5 41.Kd2 d4 42.Bg1 Kf4-+] 41.dxc4 Bc7 42.Bf2 Bf4 43.Bg1 e3?= Varun has

lost his advantage [43...Kd6 44.Kf1 Kd7∓] 44.Kd3 Ke5 45.Bxe3 material equality 45...Bh2??+−

Daniel gets a tactical opportunity − will he see it? He gets a " winning " advantage [45...Bxe3

46.Kxe3 Kf6=]

XABCDEFGHY 8-+-+-+-+( 7zp-+-+-+-' 6Pzp-+-+-zp& 5+Pzp-mk-zp-% 4-+P+-+P+$ 3+-+KvL-+P# 2-+-+-+-vl" 1+-+-+-+-! xabcdefghy

46.Bxc5! a very nice winning sac. Varun resigns. Daniel will queen 46...bxc5 47.b6 axb6 48.a7 Ke6 49.a8Q+− Daniel would be up Q vs B + P 1-0

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August 3 - August 6, 2012

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Round Times: First Round 6pm August 3rd. Rounds 2-7, 10am and 3pm daily

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August 3 - August 6, 2012

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Sections: Over 2000, Over 1600, Over 1200, Rookie - Players MUST play in the highest section they are eligible for

1. Sections with a minimum of 4 FIDE rated players will be FIDE rated 2. NEW: Rookie section

1. Players are rated under 1200 or unrated 2. Games will be played with the same time

control - 90 min. +30 sec 3. No Membership required

4. Rated CFC

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