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Northwest ChessJune 2008, Volume 62,6 Issue 719

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Northwest ChessJune 2008:

Games from the Far West OPenpage 4

Games from the Daffodil OPenpage 6

Tournament Adspages 8 , 14 ,22 ,23

The Martian SYstem in Chess:Answering His Threats (Part ll)

WA Champion James Hurt teaches beginnerspage I

Book Review: Chess on the EdgetM John Donaldson looks at the three-volume

game cotlection of GM Duncan Suff/espage 15

2008 Harmon Grand Prix RePortpage 17

OSCF State GhamPionshiPpage 18

Stevenson Elementary at Nationalspage 20

Northwest Chess Calendar of Upcoming Eventsback cover

On the Gover: FM Nick Raptis, pictured at the Washing-tonopen,whoscoredwe| | inReno 'sFarWestopen.PhotobyBrian Todd.

3|une 2008

Games from the Far West Openhe first of this year's traditionalReno toumaments, the Far WestOpen, was held over EasterWeek-Of the nearly 200 participants,

twenty-two ventured south from the North-west. This contingent scored remarkablywell, with fourteen plus scores and foureven scores. Drayton Harrison of Seattleand Daniel Copeland of Spokane led theway, picking up 5.5 points each in the six-round event to win first in their respective(U1800 and U1600) sections.

Portland FM Nick Raptis had twowins and four draws, garnering fourpoints. His draws included games withSM Vladimir Strugatsky, IM John Don-aldson, and GM Alex Yermolinsky. Alsoscoring four points was David Juchau ofSeattle, who played in the U I 600 section,and George Peterson of Portland, whoplayed in the U1400 section. Among themanywho scored 3.5 points, special men-tion should go to NM Curt Collyer, whodrew with Strugatsky and IM VladimirMezentsev.

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Dutch DefenseBill Rogers (1422)FM Paul Bartron (2103)

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King's Indian AttackAllen Smith (1980)Michael MacGregor (2197)

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Sicilian DefenseJeff Lowther (1915)FM Paul Bartron (2103)

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THE MARTIAN SYSTEM IN CHESS

This system is for beginners in chess, and if it is applied diligently in the games they play,they will soon be very much improved, and theirs will be the joy of beating those who oncebeat them.

LESSON TTTREE, ANSWERING I{IS TITREATS (PaTt II)

By James Hurt July 9, 1938

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In Lesson One, we said that the first thing to do in mak-ing a good move was to LOOK FOR ALL OF HIS THREATS.We explained that the only way to do this was to cross-ex-amine each of his men in turn, and to pay special attention tohis LAST move.

In Lesson Two, we said that the second thing to do inmaking a good move was to CONSIDER EACH OF THE

FIVE WAYS OF ANSWERING H IS THREATS, ANDTHEN USE THE WAYTHAT SEEMED BEST TO YOU.

We explained four of the five methods of answeringthreats, and said that the best way was the way that eitherdestroyed the threag or THREATENED him.

In Lesson Three, we are going to consider the last of thefive ways of answering his threats. This method is to NE-GLECT HIS THREAT, and although it is the most difficultanswer to make, it wins more games, when used right, thanall the others combined. This last method is used in two cases:

first, when his threat can do you no real harm;

second when you can threaten him with a far more seri-ous threat than the threat that he is threatening youwith.

Both cases must be very carefully investigated, for a mistakehere may easily lose the game.

Howeve4, as we said before, this method of answering histlreats wins more games than all the other methods combined.We will now consider this method.

Very Sincerely,

J**rV{u,tChess Champion, State of Washington

Editorb Note: James Hurt was the lVashington State chesschampionfor theyears 1935, 1937-38 and 1911. This article (andthe two previously published articles in the series) were recentlydiscovered by IM John Donaldson, and scanned and converted byNorthwest Chess.Bzsiress Manager Eric Holcomb. Eric's nota-tions appear in italics.

efore starting in on this last method of answering histhreats, I will explain to you the DOUBLE-THREAT.A double-threat is two threats at once, and the men that

are best able to double threat are the Queen and the Knight.

Sometimes a Bishop or a pawn can double threat, but this is

rare. The Queen can double threat because of her great abil-

ity to move in every direction. The Knight can also move in

every direction. Now for a few examples.

You are probably familiar with the [Knight] attack on czor c7, where it checks the King, and attacks a Rook - this is a

double attack, a double threat.

1.e4 e5 2.6c3 Wt0 s.6os! Wc6

Black must protect cTll

4 .4f3 d6

Black answers White's last threat on Black's e-pawn byprotecting it, but now White sees that Blacks King and Queenare both on the same diagonal, and he (Whlte) begins to fig-ure out some way of taking advantage of this position. He sees

that his Bishop can plav to b5, where it would attack Blacks

Queen, and also Black's King, but that this cannot be done yet

because Black would simply capture the blshop. BUTI Blacks

Queen is already busy protecting c7l The Black Queen can-not protect both squares at oncel So White sees that he can

lure Blacks Queen away fromprotecting c7, andthen White 8

can capture fwith his Knight) 7

the pawn on c7, checking the 6King, and attacking the Rook 5and also Blacks Queenll So ... ^

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Black HAD to capture the Bishop whether he wanted to

or not, as he couldnt move his Queen away [it was PINNEDI)

and lf he left it there, then White would capture his Queenanyway.

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And White wins.

This was a case of a double threat, really a triple threat,

and it shows the power of the Knight. Now one with the

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Now if 4.Axc6 dxc6 5.6xe5Wg5![S...Wal is also et'fective)and Black'sQueen has a double threat she threatensto capture Whites Knight or Whites g-pawn, thus regaining the pawn [Black]has just lost, and also White may soonhave trouble with his Klng. White,knowing of this, plays . . .

4.9a4 Af6 5.O-O

White disregards Blacks threat of...o,xe4, as he can get it back by playingEe1, and B lack 's K ing migh t ge t introuble; so Black plays . . .

5. . . .€ 'e7 6.d4 b5

Driving the Bishop away.

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A mistake on Black's part, he doesntlook for the threats that White will haveafter he recaptures on his next move.

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Now here Black figured th"t Whit.would p lay 9.Wxd4? c1l and af terWhite's Queen moves out of danger,B lack wou ld p lay . . . c5 -c4 , t r app ingWhites Bishop, and thus winning a man,but the only thing wrong with this is that

White doesnt have to capture the pawn,instead he plays. . .

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White threatensl Black has only onereply; he must move his Knight or loseit. There are only two places that theKnight can move to: g8 or e4. Whites

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9. . .he4 is met by t0.Ad5l , a doublethreat, or 9...698 is met by 10, Wf3!, adouble threat, threatening both WxfTmate, and also WxaB. Note that boththese winning moves by White are due

to Black ADVANCING HIS b-pawnlHow Black must wish his b-pawn wereback home at b7 where it belongs. Blackplayed. . .

9 . . . 4e4 10 .9d5 ! c6 1 1 .Axe4

And Whi te won. as he is a manahead.

Another example, and we wi l l

leave double threats to go on with ourlesson:

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Protecting his Bishop.

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Black doesnt fear the check now, ashe can easily interpose a pawn with 7...c6and the White Queen will have to re-treat. From this you will see that doublethreats are quite important, and youmust be continually on your guard, look-ing for any possible double-threats youropponent may have. Also you should

look for any possible double threats that

any of your men may havel

The last way of answer ing h isthreats is to NEGLECT HIS THREATS.There are two cases when you can ne-glect his threats:

$ First, when his threat can do youno real harm (ln the above example,Black neglected White's threat of 7.

Wbs+, as he saw that it would do himno real harm, once hisbT-pawn was pro-

tectedj.

$ Second, when you can threaten

him with a threat that is as strong, or

stronger, than his threat on you.

In the first case, if he threatens acheck, and you see that you can easilyinterpose a pawn, and that his check isnta DOUBLE THREAT, then you simplyneglect the threat. Or he threatens tocapture one of your men with one of hismen, and the men are of the same value,then if your man is well protected, thenyou can neglect fdisregard) his threat.This is just good common sense.

In the second case, everything is dif-

ferent . He threatens you, you havelooked over all the ways you might be

able to answer his threat, and now youmust do something about his threat. Youhave discovered his threat, you have fig-ured out the different ways you can an-swer his threat, now, the final thing you

must do before making your move is toSEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HIM,AND SEE WHAT YOU CANTHREATEN TO DO TO HIM. If youcant do anything to him, and see no wayof threatening him with a stronger threatthan the one he is threatening you with,then you must careful ly answer histhreat with one of the first four methods.

BUI before you do this, you mustlook very hard for the ways you canthreaten him. You look for checks--canyou check him-you investigate thecheck THOROUGHLY if there is one.You look for UNPROTECTED MEN -

are any of his men unprotected? Canyou attack these unprotected menT Youlook for possible DOUBLE THREATSthat you may he able to get on him. You

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pay special attention to any of the menthat you have out in the middle of theboard, seeing just what each one of yourmen can do in the way of attacking hismen or his king. If you do this, and doit thoroughly, you will often flnd thatyou can threaten him with a threat farmore serious than the threat that he isthreatening you with. The chances thathe wont see your threat against him arepretty big, as he is interested too muchin the threat he has on you, and also, ifyou neglect his threat, he may very wellthink that you have not seen his threat,and he will go right ahead and captureyour pawn, or whatever he threatens,and then you, with your more powerfulthrea! checkmate him, or capture one ofhis very important men, and he, poorsoul, loses the game at the very momentwhen he thought he was going to win itllNaturally, you must be on guard for theways he can answer your threats. Youmust LOOK FOR HIS ANSWERS TOTHE THREAT YOU ARE GOING TOATTACK HIM WITH, for your threatmay turn into a boomerang, and causeyou to lose the game immediately.

H"." is a game i l lust rat ing th isNEGLECTLING-HIS-THREAT idea.We will skip over a discussion of the firstfew moves, as it is the final position thatwe are interested in. This game wasplayed back in r9z3 in Margate, England,between two amateun. E. Colle was oneof the best players at discovering ways ofthreatening his opponent that we haveever had.

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exds 5.d4 Af6 6.995 Ae6 7.93

This move weakens f3, as no pawnguards [it] now.

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Whites last move is a threatl Whitethreatens 6e4, a double threat, attack-ing Black's Queen and Black's Bishop.Black sees th is , and decides that hedoesnt want to waste time protectingthis threat, as he wishes to win the game,not wait for White to win it. ThereforeBlack looks to see if he can NEGLECTTHIS THREAT. He sees that he canplay ... Exd5, and that White will recap-ture with his Queen, and, after somespeculating about Whites f3 being veryweak, that Black can get his Knight tothis weak square in two moves [...6e5-f3+), thus checking Whites King Blackdoes a little thinking, and decides that hecan move his Queen and let White havehis Bishop, but, in return, Black will cap-ture White's Bishop. So Black played. . .

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Queen, and the game. Actually, Whitewas very cautious . . . and knew thatColle wouldnt be giving any men awayfor nothing; so he played . . .

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. . . as he sees that his Knight has abeautiful check at the fz-square, thus

25.Wxe4 6xf2+ 26.&g2 Axe4 andBlack is a man (and three pawns) aheadand will win easily. Notice that Colle ne-glected Whites z4th move, too, and in-stead Black saw that after ...Wxe4+, hewou ld have a DOUBLE THREAT(which, of course, we also call a fork) onWhites King and Queen with ...6xf2+!

These two examples will show youthat this method of answering threats isindeed very difficul! but it certainly winsgames quicklyll It is necessary to be ableto see ahead a move, or sometimes twomoves, in figuring out ways of answeringhis threats with threats of your own.This simply means that you must visu-alize what the board will look like afterhe has made his move, and you havemade your move. It isnt hard once youpractice ig although at first it seems stu-pendous. Actually there wil l be onlytwo men moved; otherwise the boardwill look exactly the same as it does atthe present. You know what man hewill move, and so you pretend that hehas already made the move, and then youexamine this new position, and see whatthreats he has, and what threats youhave, or the threats you can make. It ishard at first, but with a little practice itis not hard to learn. If you leam it, thenyou wil l have a great advantage overthose who cannot visualize ahead onemove. You must learn to visualize aheadat least a half a move, and see what theboard will look like after you have madeyour move, in fact, IT IS ESSENTIALTHAT YOU DO THISI Else your lastmove may have given a man away, orgiven him a chance to check your King,and in the last example, the game we just

got through playing, White, on his z4thmove, neglected to do this, else he wouldhave seen that 24.Hg1 took away pro-tection from the fz-square; as a resultBlack won the game brilliantly, but onlybecause White played badlyl

No* for another game . . . [P]layedin Margate, England, in the spring ofrg38, . . . i t shows a good example ofneglecting his threat. Alekhine is thechess champion of the world and Bookis one of the younger masters, and a verygood player.

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5.Axc4 c5

Now for a little explanation. Whiteplayed 2.c4 to open up the game, andgive his Rooks and Queen room to getout, and also he attacked Blacks d-pawn.Black captured this pawn, but he doesnttry to keep it, as he lets White capturethe pawn back on his fifth move. It hasbeen pretty well proven that White canget his pawn back if Black tries to keepit; and that, in doing so, White gets thebest of the game. For this reason, Blackneglects Whites threat to recapture thepawn, as this threat will do him no realharm, as the men will still he perfectlyeven. Also, it is well known that thosewho spend the i r t ime wor ry ing ove rpawns often lose their more importantmen. After all, a pawn is a mere weak-ling. The important thing is to get yourmen out to the middle of the board, anddevelop threats. A good threat is oftenworth far more than a pawn, and a realgood threat usually wins the gamel It isthe threats that count, not the l itt leweakling of a pawn. This is why Blackdoesnt try to protect his weakling on c4.Now back to the game.

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Now some more explanation. Blackhas advanced pawns on his queenside,

attacking Whites men, and his object isto drive Whites men back home.lf theystay home, they wont threaten BlacklBut White, Alekhine, looks at Black's lastmove, and sees that Black is threateninghim, and that of the four ways of answer-ing threats, that the only one that will doany good here is to MOVE his Knlght.He can move it to a4, or he must moveit back home. Both are bad as at a4 hisKnight will be on the edge of the board,it has very little chance of moving any-where, it can threaten nothing of anyvalue, and half the places it should beable to go are off the board. It is a badidea to place Knights on the edge of the

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Black threatens to win a Knight ; soWhite must find a threat that is at leastthat strong. He soon sees that the onlythreat he has is 10.d5, which threatensBlacks Knight. He then carefully inves-

tigates the consequences of this move,and he sees that if Black captures thispawn, then White can recapture with hisKnighg the very Knight that is in dangerlSo, in this way, he can answer Black'sthreat without backing up his threatenedKnight. He can see, and visualize things,bet ter than we; so he sees, a l thoughBlack has a Knight, pawn, and Queen allbear ing on d5, and Whi te only has aKnight and a Bishop, that White can eas-ily get his Rook bearing on d5, and thatthis will PIN any Black man on d5, andthen he can attack the pinned man withez-e41., winning back his man, with thebetter game.

Thus after White plays 10.d5 exd51 1 .6xd5 6xd5 1Z.EOt ! , B lacks Knightis PINNED, i t cannot move, as thenWhite 's Rook would capture Blacks

Queen. So Black must protect i t , asWhite threatens Axd5, winning back theKrught. So Black plays 1 2... .€.e6 13.e4!!and it is easy to see that Black loses hisPINNED Knight, and that White wil lstill have some strong threats left. Blacksees this, too; so Black does not care to

let White do this to him; so he moves hisKnight out of danger after White plays'10.d5.

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This move is just about forced, as if12...9xa4, then White plays 13.exf7+&xt7 14.6xa4; andBlack has no threats,and he cant castle, and he is a pawn be-hindl!

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White again NEGLECTS Black'sthreat, and instead he continues his at-tack on Blacks l ight-squared Bishop.Notice now that this Bishop is PINNEDby White's Rook.

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Well, welll Add up the men, andyou will see that White is a whole RookbchiNdl BUt Whitc HAS THREATSIBIG THREATSII And these, he figures,are worth a Rook, as Black has very poordevelopment, most of his men are stillhomell

14.. .6xd7 15.6e51 Ha7

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Black gives up the idea of castling,as if he moves his Bishop, White plays17.9h5+ 96 18.6xg6, winning, and if,instead of 17...96, the Black King moves,then White plays Wf7 checkmatell SoBlack moves his King to get out of theterrible pin of White's Bishop, now Blackthreatens ...6xe5, thus putting an end tosome of Whites threats.

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Black threatens ...Wxe5 now.

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Threatening 696+ and then Axc7.This is called a DISCOVERY, when oneman moves out of the way of another.

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Notice that all of White's men are at-tacking Black, EVERYONE OF THEMI,but that Black's ff8-Bishop and h8-Rook]are still at home, and the miserable Knightstill sits at the edge of the board. YetWhite is a Rook behind. Black now plansto get his [Rook and Bishop] into the gameby ...9g7, etc. So White must formmore threats against Black before Blackfrees himself by development

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of answering threats is by far the mostcomplicated, and takes the most care,YET IT WINS GAMES]

If this game seemed too compli-cated for you, just remember that it wasthe World Champion playing, and thathe was out to WIN. We can answerthreats in other ways, only venturing onthis way when we are sure of our ownthreats. Great care must be used in NE-GLECTING HIS THREAT. For in-stance, in the last game Alekhine played25.eS , when he could have easily played25.W't3 l?, . . . a very st rong move

lwhich] threatens Wxf6+ and Wf7 mate. [ l]t looks stronger than 25.e5, but

Alekhine was very careful to look overBlacks replies, and he saw that Black hadJUST ONE MOVE to stop this threat;thus 25.Wf3l? e5! ! , and Black IS PER-FECTLY SAFE, as his Queen protects hisBishop and White has no more threats,and Black, still a man ahead, should winthe gamell So Alekhine played instead25.e5! , whlch prevents Blacks . . .e6-e5move , wh i ch a l so t h rea tens B lack ' sBishop, and makes White's Wt3 a doublethreat, as White can also play VaB+ nowthat the e-pawn has moved.

And so ends Lesson Three. Thiscompletes my instructions on HOW TOMAKE A GOOD MOVE.

First look for all of his threats.

Second: consider the first four an-swers to his threats.

Third: look for all YOUR threats,and possible threats.

Fourth: visualize your different pos-sible moves, and try to see his answers;then pick the move that appears BESTTO YOU, and MAKE THE MOVE ASTHOUGH YOU MEANT IT; don ' tmake it in a hesitating mannerll Aboveall, BE CAREFUL THAT YOU DON'TLEAVE HIM WITH A DANGEROUSTHREAT AGAINST YOU, and againstyour King. DO AWAY WITH HISTHREATS THAT ARE DANGEROUS,do away with them as fast as you can.Pract ice these pointers AT EVERYMOVE, and your playing strength will in'crease rapidly, and so will your enjoymentof chess. GOOD LUCKI t

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Date: July 26,2008

Location: The Hoquiam Castle, 515 Chenault Avenue, Hoquiam WA. 98550

Format: Five Boards, playing 2 Rounds: Game rn 2 w / 5 second delay,

Boards played in order of USCF Rating, colors alternate between boards and rounds.

Round 1@ 10:00AM; Round2 @ 3:00PM

Coffee, tea and punch will be available to all who play or attend.

Lunch served @ 2200 for Players, Director and Guest of each (ie. Spouse, friend...)

Tour of the Castle immediately following Lunch.

Players to receive $100 per point scored ($50 for half point)

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T h e 2 O O 8 W a s h l n g l t o n v s . O r o E l o nG h e s s i l a t c h

Interested Players contactHarley Greninger

Phone: 360-533- 1900

Fax 360-533-1909Email: [email protected]

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Chess on the Edge: The Collected Games ofCanadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles

by FM Bruce Harper and GM Yasser Seirawan, with contributions by lM Gerard Welling.

Published by Chess'n Math Association, hc., 3 volumes (314, 330, 346 pages), @ 2008. Retail $39.95 each.

by IM John Donaldson

f /ancouver lawyer Bruce Harpeq assisted by fellow Pa-

\/ cific Northwesterner Yasser Seirawan, has spent theY past thirry years working on this tribute to an icon of

Canadian chess. Their joint effort has created a game collec-tion of lasting value. For those unfamiliar with the exploits ofDuncan Suttles, who last played tournament chess more thantwenty years ago, the thought of spending close to 1000 pageson a player who was never a Candidate, much less WorldChampion, might seem a bit puzzling. This will not be the caseforthose who played in the late 1960s and early 1970s, par-ticularly Canadians and residents of the states of Washingtonand Oregon. Suttles' creative and uncompromising play, whichfound him constantly challenging thc established rules of chessstrategy, won him many fans. For his admirers, the three vol-umes of Cress on the Edge. conlaining all of Suttles' availablegames, is a trove of riches.

The three volumes are distinct. Volume One features 100heavily annotated selected games grouped by theme. The aimis to introduce the reader to Suftle's unique style. Some of thethemes, such as space and the center. are common to manychess books, but later sections on Rook pawns, King walks andweird maneuvers start to get the point across-Suttles was al-ways stretching the fabric of the chess universe, looking forways to take his opponents out oftheir comfort zones. The sec-ond and third volumes are arranged by ECO code, with theformer covering A00 to A43 (219 games) and the latter, 800-899 (294 games). This enables the reader to examine certainsystems that Suttles favored, like the Closed Sicilian, in greatdepth. watching how he developed his pet lines and refined thernafter toumament battles.

Many comprehensive game collections consist largely ofpages and pages ofraw game scores and only the player's bestefforts are commented upon. In contrast. almost all the gamesinChess on the Edge are annotated. Harper and Seirawan havenot only annotated almost every game. they have done a verythorough job, with extensive prose comnlentary and concretevariations where needed. There is also a fair amount of humor-

not a staple ofchess books, butappropriate to Suttles' games,which often have a comedic el-ement to them.

Since all of Suttles games are given. you get to see thegood, the bad and the ugly. There rvere a lot of experimentersbefore Suttles, but none had nearly the amount of practical suc-cess he en joyed. Still, things did not always go his way. Theatrthors make sure you get a balanced picture. even at the costof showing some embarrassing losses. Several-time CanadianChampion. an eight-time Olynrpiad team membeq two-timeInterzonalist and Correspondence CjM. Suttles did not alter hisplay when facing the world 's best. Games versus Fischer,Spassky. Botvinnik, Petrosian, and Karpov can be foundamong the more than 600 in this trilogy.

Chess on the Edge lets Suttles garnes do tlre talking. A veryshort biography in volunre one provides some historical infor-mation on him: it is supplemented by a fbreword by LawrenceDay and a preface by Yasser Seirawan. but many unanswered

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questions remain. The principle one is, What caused Suttlesto play the way he did? Day mentions that "Duncan alwaysplayed 1 ...96." That's not true. Suttles' chess career beganin 1958 and until the start of 1965, he was stil l playing OpenSicilians as White and defendingthe Ruy Lopez. What causedthe switch to the Closed Sicilian and 1...96?

Suttles was studying mathematics at the University ofNevada at Reno in 1964-65 (l believe one or both parents wereprofessors there) and he played in many Swiss tournaments inthe U.S., particularly in California, doing well enough that hequalified for and participated in the 1965-66 U.S. Champion-ship. In so doing, he became one of only three players to playin both U.S. and Canadian Closed Championships. Chess onthe Edge has some games from these years that were publishedin the California Chess Reporter, Washington Chess Letter/Northwest Chess Lelter (later Northwest Chess), Chess Re-view, Chess Life and other publications. However, this ismerely a sampling, as, regrettably, Suttles was a poor recordkeeper. It would be very interesting to see exactly when theswitch was made.

By the U.S. Championship at the end of 1965, Suffles wasalmost transformed, but did essay a King's Gambit against Wil-liam Addison. Chess on the Edge is a fitting tribute to a playerwho went his own way-for example, the Suttles system-€3,d3, hc3, AgZ, AOZ, and Wc't-well before modern chesssaw top players routinely putting Knights on the rim and ad-vancing 92-94 early (incidentally Suttles toyed with .1.e4 c52.o'c3 6c6 3.d3 g6 4.g4 in the mid 1960s). Going throughthe games in Chess on the Edge, one quickly discovers thatSuttles not only had a novel style, but he was a fine calcula-tor, excellent tactician, and good endgame player. While theiropenings had nothing in common, a similarity in spirit can beseen between Emanuel Lasker and Suttles. Both were greatfighters who were willing to take risks to provoke their oppo-nents.

The publisher, Chess 'n' Math Association, has done afirst-rate production job. All three volumes of C'lres.s on theEdge are beautifully produced with a clean layout and crisp dia-grams on good paper, sturdy hardback binding and handsomedust jackets. There are numerous indices and a selection ofsharp black-and-white photos of Suttles and contemporariesthat are of good enough quality to frame.

Sample pages of Chess on the Edge can be seen at www.suttlesbook.com. Highly Recommended I

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\A/ are off to another good start. Through the end ofY Y April, we have had 25 events, putting us on pace to

equal last year's 75 event total. The number of events withmultipliers is up, however, with six during the first third of theyear, as compared to 13 for the total last year.

As you may or may not know already, multipliers increaseyour point total by a factor from 2 to 8, depending on the totalguaranteed prize fund for the Grand Prix event. So far this yearthe Collyer Memorial, the Oregon Class and the Harmon Me-morial all had 3x multipliers, with prize funds in excess of$1000. The Washington Open has a 5x multiplier, based onits $8000 guaranteed prize fund. Any event with a prize fundof $500 or more will have a multiplier. ("Based-on" prize fundsare guaranteed at halfofthe "based-on" value.)

The data below are for all events through the end ofApril.A full list can be found on the NWC website. You may notethere seems to be a master shortage again this year. On theother hand, the top two point winners so far are both mastersand both from Oreson.

16.5 Schumaker, Peter 16.515.0 Placek, Arthur 13.515.0 Goodfel low, Robert 13.5

Overall Leaders72.5 Hair ison, Drayton 61.062.5 Buck, Stephen 54.050.5 Walton, John M.043.5 Bartron, Paul 43.039.0 Etingher, Constantin 38.536.0 Hornickle, John 36.035.5 Ackerman, Ryan 30.532.0 May,Andy 30.030.0 Kalina, Chris 30.029.5 MacGregor, Logan 29.528.5 Bragg, David 29.028.5 Cloy, Elston 29.028.5 Kelley, Dereque 28.527.0 Piper, August 28.526.5 Wang, Michael 27.5

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1 Raptis, Nick2 Roua, Radu3 Becker, Brett4 Dietz, Arliss5 Ball, Larry6 Haessler, Carl7 Porter, Nathan8 Lehman, Jeff9 Morris, Michael

10 Esler, Brian11 Heywood, Bi l l11 Peake, Ethan11 Encke, Michael14 Terri l l , Michael15 Addis, Edward

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Class A39.0 Kalina, Chris 30 029.5 Cloy, Elston 29.028.5 Wang, Michael 27.526.5 Smith. Allen 25.524.5 Watts, Peter 24.524.0 O'Gorman, Peter 21 .0Glass B50.5 Harrison, Drayton 61 .035.5 Buck, Stephen 54.028.5 Walton, John 44.025.0 Ackerman, Ryan 30.523.0 Chow, Alex 26.521 .0 Desmarais, Cyrus 25.5Glass C

43.5 Etingher,Constantin32.0 Piper. August26.0 May, Sarah23.5 Griffin, David22.0 Copeland. Chris'19.5 Sen, Samir

Glass D and Below27.0 Hornickle. John24.0 MacGregor, Logan19.5 Waugh, James

1 Donaldson, John CA 2459 37.52 Weyland, Phi l l ip lD 1861 28.53 Mclaughlin, Edward MT 1769 25.04 Botez,Andrei KS 1585 24.55 Martin. Robert MT 1672 24 05 Weyland, Ronald lD 1399 24.07 Botez, Alexandra KS 1412 20.08 Kennedy,Tim MT 1343 19.09 Havri l la, Mark lD 1898 18.5

10 Nowak, Gregory MT 2163 16.510 Lesl ie, Cameron lD 1552 16.512 Deliorman, Muhammedin MT 1608 15.013 Carpenter, Romie MT 1800 13.5'13 Eklund, Eric MT 1753 13.513 McCourt, Daniel MT ' lUZ 13.513 Schmitz, Kad MT 1572 13.5'13 McBroom, Wil l iam MT 1548 13.513 Branch, Andrew NJ 1463 13.5'13 Thomas-DeJongh, Brett MT 1422 13.5

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1 Becker, Brett2 Porter, Nathan3 Encke, Michael4 Bannon, David5 Bailey, Taylor6 Gagnon, Wil l iam

l Dietz,Arl iss2 Lehman, Jeff3 Pyle, Galen4 Porter, Joel5 Grom, Alex6 Mdson, Tony

1 Tenrl l Michael2 Petersen, George3 Kesey. Caleb

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Master 3 3 1Expert 5 11 2ClassA 16 22 6Class B 19 42 8Class C 21 34 12Class D-below 27 55 6Totals 91 167 35

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More Kids, More Chess, More Fun!We definitely had more of everything in Seaside...

by Kate Taylor

f i the th i rd annua l Oregon Scho las t ic Chess Fed-

I e ra t ion Sta te Championsh ip was he ld on Apr i lf- 1l-12, 2OO8 and was a huge successl Here's a few

statistics that show the kind of growth we've had in Or-egon over the last few years . . .

200412005 2007t2008TFeTubs- TOCAEs-l2 Tournaments 59+ Tournamcnts189 NWSRS players 20OO+ NWSRS players

The 2OO8 Championship had a 20% boost in atten-dance. Thcre wcre MORE KIDS playing chess this yearin Oregon than ever bcforet

Thc Championship began with a bit 'o' bughousewhcre strangely named teams of two match up with otherteams and clo battle for wasp trophies. Whoever did notwin a wasp was told, "I'm sorry, now you've got to go eatwormsl" Gummy worms that is. 130 kids participatcd inthis fun ice brcaker event, making new fr iends andscoping out the compctition. It was wild. It was crazy. Itwas MORE FLINT About doublc the t'UN of ycars past...bccausc wc had double the number of players.

On Saturday morning, registration was a dream. Mostfamilies had registered the evening before and checked outthc location and logistics for the next day. The weather wasfantastic and the Seaside Convcntion Center was a beauti-ful place to have a chess championship. Many parentsgratefully made their way to the Esprcsso Stand for abit ofinstant energy to help them keep up with the excitement ofthcir kidst

On stage, the morninS announcements ran abitlong Cta-con RexHenzie Creswell HS Creswell

because there wcre 'o *uny pcople to thankr _Justrs thl ;ffi-' 3:ff,|[.|| !n:||,T.i,r, 3[X1'1i, r,,,crowd became a bit restless, OSCF President, Kate Taylor Ho.c.abetrtunrron WittiamBramblett WestviewHs porilandannounced... "Arc yon here to have fun?" "Yes," the audi- Orce'3r:te Knight RexHenzie Creswell HS Creswell

ence yellcdt "Are you here to win?" "yes," they yelled even 'iemational chess Schoo/ scholarship Rex Henzie

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then, the words they'd all been waiting for . . . "The Pair- Gra.. c-a-o,o.. o"* #l!frii ""n""1"?'llt?n"", Rosebursings are Upl" With that, everyone in the room made a mad Mitchel Button Lone Pine ES Medford

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setlect in quickly. rhey came to play .r'"*-s.'i";!;; 3'[r, lH:lJtJJ:[ #J][""'i $"? r. B:il"ff"The veterans prepared all yeat, studying chess books and Orde' :' :'e Knrght Aaron Pikus Conestoga MS Beaverton

videos, working with coaihes and irivite teachers, and tnrcr.: ,I?ti:::'g:X:j,Tjf;:,"ff;: "i'X#:'[Xihinfi?3i.,"ra,tto.,participating in as many tournaments as possible in order Dana Hannibalto build their skills and improve their standing among the Maddte schoot Advanced

top competitors. The novice players worked hard, too,embracing a llew passion and going through the steps re-qrrired to qualifl' for the state championship. Some of theresults werc expected, with the highest ranking playertaking home thc prizc. But, evell more frequently, the darkhorses ancl rrndcrdoSs rose to the occasion. For those play-e rs, thc harcl work and preparation paid off, In nine of thetwclvc skill -bascd sections, an upsef Same-or two-de-tlrrorrccl thc top ranked player. It was anybody's gamecvcrY gal11c.

Bctrvcor rounds, students cntered drawings for prizesbv u'orkrng on chcss prtzzles with Orcgon author JohnBarn Thcv clabblcd in chess variations with Steve Reed;rncl.John Cobv's strange and wonderful sets. Thcy playedgiarrt clrcss on two boards (donated by Chess Vision & theClrttskerrrc Chcss Club) with even a giantbughousc gameor tu'or Tlie'rc were chess set designs to votc for and se-lcct as thc'rr favorite. We were very high tech, thanks to:r clorr.rtit'rn from Transensory, Inc, who arranged for thetop boer.ls of the Elite section to be sent via video feed tortrorritors,rrrst outside the playinghallt And so, we hadtrlt--lRl CHESS going on than cver before!

Th.rnks to all our sponsors and volunteers who madethrs tnr lv en cvent to remember!

\ \ ' inners of the OSCF zoo8 State Championship

Grand champ on steven;i::H,?.!:"'5X1i., ".

Gresham(for the second year in a row!)

SecondTr r r d

Ethan PeakeTaylor Bailey

Order of the Knroht Kenneth Lamm

Westview HS PortlandGrant HS PortlandWillamette HS Eugene

High School Advanced

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Champion Adarsh Bhatt Meadow Park MS PortlandSecond Charles Summers Winterhaven MS Portland

Order of the Knight Chinmai Srinivas Reike ES PortlandPrlmary Intermedlate

Champion Camille Labelle homeschool SutherlinThirdFourthFifrhSixthu1000

homeschool ForestGroveRoosevelt MS EugeneCheldelin MS CorvallisAstoria MS AstoriaWinterhavenMS Portlandhomeschool Portland

Sherwood MS SherwoodPleasant Hi l l MS Pleasant Hi l lPleasant Hi l l MS Pleasant Hi l lHosford MS Portland

UmpquaValleyChess RoseburgPleasant Hi l l MS Pleasant Hi l lClatskanieMS Clatskanie

Skyline ES PortlandCatlin Gable ES PorttandOak Hil l ES Eugene

Franciscan Montessori PortlandOak Creek ES Lake OswegoCoooer Mountain ES BeavertonJacob Wismer ES PortlandRieke ES Portland

Clatskanie ES ClatskanieOregon Episcopal Portland

Hucrest ES RoseburgFranciscanMontessori Portland

2nd - Mason Bagoyo3rd - Leonardo Sun4th - Victoria Grifiithsth - Crystal Stillsth place tie - Sierra Bechdoldt

Cooper Mountain, BeavertonHoover, Corvallis

Clatskanie Elementary, ClatskanieMt. View, CorvallisClatskanie Elementary, ClatskanieOrderof the Knight SequoiaAllen

ChampionSecond AlexLeongThird Jack DaleFourthFifrhSixth Zach KoontzU600 KorySchneiderOrderof the Knight Wanen Skirvin

Second Gabriel SkoroThird Chloe SmithFourth Erik Skalnes

Drake MorganDavid FalkCalvin ParnonBill LamearAtticus Kleen

ZacharyWest

Dmitri MurphyPranav SharanAlbert XiongAlex YaoNathan Jewell

Medals for plus scores Matt Dalthorp, Benjamin HalversonSequoiaAllen, Sean Sylwester, Kyler Stole

Intemational Chess Schoo/ Scholarship Adarsh BhattMiddle School lntermed:ate

Jacob Brooks

OrderoftheKnight-AshlynMelvin CooperMountain,EeavertonBughouse Quad Wlnnerg

Crouching Kitty(Mad Hatters, No CheckAccepted, Dancing Blubber Nuggets)

Pikus Brothers(Purple Chickens, N.A., Bughouse Bombers)

King Kong Killing Machine(Help Me, Yard Gnomes, Chess Pieces)

Bramblett Brothers(Mets, Germany, Stew)

Pole Vault My Cat(Obama, Kiwis, Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies)

Crusaders(Donkeys, Leapin' Leprechauns, Bug)

Nams(Dark Knights, Rockets, Mech People)

Awesome Possom(Dragons, Chesskateers, Ninja Pirate Robots)

Spider Monkeys(Take No Checks, Team without a Name, Umpqua Valley Chess)

Bug Offs(Super Star Scuttle Bugs, Hornets, Checkmate Masters)

The Wib Things(Knights to Meet You, Knights Bishops, Bugs)

lce(Exterminators, What?, Buggies)

Seaside Seagulls, Blubber Nuggets, Masters(FireAnts, Devils, Wildcat Toilet Plungers)

Ghess Puzzle Contest lYlnnersJosiah PerkinsSarai Perkins

Joshua FriedleinSteven Breckenridge

$lOO T-Shlrt Deelgn Gontest WlnnerWarren Skirvin

Chese Set Deslgn Gontest WlnnergArtisan Class Allen Skirvin (Eughouse)

Craftsman Class ConnorThorud (Out of this World!)Lucky Chess Wlnners

. Too many lucky people to listl

Asides

Transensory , Inc. broadcast the top boards via video

John Bain's Chesspuzzles.comSteve Reed Chess Variants

Jon Coby 3D ChessTony Hann, Chess Vision, Giant ChessClatskanie Chess Club Giant Chess

OSCF Chess Set Design ContestPaddle Boats just outside the playing hallSunny weather and abe^rtifulbeachToo many local attractions to listl I

Michael Steohens Sunset MS Coos Bav

Medalsfor plus scores Joseph Heyman, Jennifer Ross,Calvin Kocher, Matthew Crim, Megan Co, Ben Schultheiss

Elementary El i teGrand Champion Mason Dirickson Errol Hassell ES Beaverton

Fifth Robert Nisbet Rieke ES PortlandSixth Derek Wang Fox Hollow ES Portland

homeschool ForestGroveu1100 Archer MorganOrder of the Knight Cameron Kocher Cooper Mountain ES Beaverton

Medal for Plus score Connor Kellylntemational Chess Schoo/ Scholarship Mason Dirickson

Elementary AdvancedYang Yan Adam ES CorvallisMichael Mitasev Oregon Episcopal PortlandAllen Skirvin Clatskanie ES ClatskanieCarson Denison Mountain View Corvallis

ChampionSecondThirdFourthFifthSixthSventhEighthNinthTenthu800

Bethany Mull ins Clatskanie ES ClatskanieKaitlyn Davidson Coquille Valley ES CoquilleSoohie Balthazaar Rieke ES PortlandJessica Mull ins

Orderof the Knight NealAditya

Chris Wil l isGautam Singh

Medalsfor plus scores Seth Lambson, patrick Linegar, Jeremy Guenza-Marcus, Zubin Mistry, Sarai Perkins, Angelo Maldonado, Ralyn Lee Case,

Hailey Riley, Benjamin Quir ing, Anthony Garcia, Lance Roylntemational Chess Schoo/ Scholarship Yang Yan

Elementary lntermediateChamDion Matthew Brooks Archer Glen ES ShenryoodSecond Sam Kaltenthaler Durham ES DurhamThird Alyssa Bagoyo CoooerMountainES BeavertonFourth ChristoDherHalvorson Beach ES PortlandFifth CalebAlexander-Kluo Trent ES Pleasant HillSixth Steven V Neiman Mountain View CorvallisU500 Anna MikamiOrderof the Knight Noelani Daily

St. Maryof theValley BeavertonCoquil le ES Coquil le

Medalsfor plus scores Cassidy Siehl, Collin Stephens,Grif f inAllensis, Di l lon Winter. Ben Ratcl i f f

Primary EliteGrand Chamoion Maxwell Sun Hoover ES CorvallisSecond Nikil Nair Bethany ES PortlandThird James Chen Candalaria ES SalemU 1000 Gautum Srinivas Reike ES PortlandOrder of the Knight Gautum Srinivas Reike ES Portland

I nternational Chess Schoo/ Scholarship Maxwell SunPrimary Advanced

Cramp ions

T h r r Cu800

Brandon Kyung Boones Ferry ES WilsonvilleAlden Sosnovske Findley ES Beaverton

Northwest Chess June 2()()8 l9

Stevenson Elementary Triumphs Again

by Uma Vanmane and Kan Qiu

l- f the Stevenson chess team did i t again, for the

I third t ime, br inging home team and individual-I trophies frorn the Burt Lerner National Elementary

(K-6) Chess Championships. This year, the event was heldin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from May 9- 1 1 StevensonElementary School from Bcllevue, Washington, won thefirst place team title in the K-3 Championship section, thefirst place team trophy irr K-5 U9O0 section and the tenthplace trophy in the K-5 Charnpionship section. Last ycar,the Stevenson team clinched first place in the K-3 U80Oand K-5 U9O0 sections and fit 'th place in the K-5 Cham -pionship. In 2005, Stevenson won the National Tearn titlein thc K-5 Championship sect ion.

This annual event, organizcd by the United StatesChess Fedcration, brings together thc best scholastic chessplayers from around the country to compete in nine sec-tions. This year ovcr 2,200 students from 45 states par-ticipated.

Stevcnson Elementary fie lded a total of thrce tcamscomposecl of 17 of i ts best chess players. The K-3 Cham-p ionsh ip leam o f t )an ie l Hua, Pat r i ck Wang, Ami thVartmanc, Kevin Ma (the only sccond grzrder, the otherteam rnembers werc third grader.s), Nathan Chon, and

Stephen Embry won the 209-player section impressivelywith 2l points. Thc team score is compufed based on thetop four individual scores. Several team members wonindividual t rophres, including Daniel Hua (7tr ' p lace\,Patrick Wang (l ltr'place), Amith Vanmane (25tt'placeland Nathan Chou (1' t place U6OO). Nathan also won theB iggc st Up sc t a war d by def e ating a play er r ated more than8Ot) poir t ts highcr.

Thc K-5 L'9OO team toppedthe 406-player section inevcn morc convincing fashion with a score of 24 pointlAII four tcam mcmbers won individtral trophies, each witha scorc of six points. They were Kevin Qiu (9t" place),Gracc Srrrr (10'r' placc), Eric Chcn (12t' place), and AllenYuan (14'r' place), who was the only fifth grader, the othertcam rncrnbcl's were fourth graders.

Thc K-5 Charnpionship team of Jiayi Hu (the onlyforrrth graclcr ort a team of fifth gradcrs), Brandon Wang,Briarr Yrr iulrl Robcll Zhang scored 15.5 points in the 288-plavcr scction Individual class trophy winners includeJ i a v r H r r ( l ' ' p l a c c U 1 2 O O ) , B r a n d o n W a n g ( 1 ' t p l a c eL'l Otlrl) encl Brian Yu (2"d place U l OOO).

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team, includingcoaches NMElliott Nefi'(rearrow, lefi), DavidHendricks ( rearrow, secondfromright), and NMHarlen Lee (rearrow, right).

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Other indrvidrral trophv winncrs includc fifth gradcrLeanne Hu'a 12"'i placc) rn thc K-6 Unratcd scction, whohad an almost pcrfcct scorc' of 6 5 and third gradcr NikolaiWarner (10 ' r p lacc) in thc K-3 Unra tcd scc t ion . F i rs tgrader Kumho Chun plavccl rn thc K- I Championship.

Thc following plavcrs also participatcd in side cvents.In thc Bughouse toumamcnt, Allor Yuan teamed withJackGo from Eastside Christian School and won fifth placc outof 54 teams. Leanne Hwa and Gracc Sun won seventhplace. Eric Chen and Kevin Qiu won 25tt' place. In theBlitz K-6 tournament, Eric Chcn, Gracc Sun, Lcannc Hwaand Allen Yuan won thc 1 1 th place tcam trophy and Gracealso took third place U8OO.

Stevenson Chess Club CoachesThe Stevenson Chess Club is coachcd by Elliott Neff,

Matt Fleury, David Hendricks, and Grcgg Dillingham.This year's team was led by coaches Elliott Neff, DavidHendricks, and Harlan Lee.

Elliott Neff, a self-taught chess mastcr, has been thchead coach for the past five years. He is the founder ofChess4life Center and Clarus Academy in Bellevue. MattFleury has been a coach at Stevenson for five years. He wasthe winner of Washington State Premier in 2005. DavidHendricks has been a coach at Stevenson for six years. He

is cun'cnt ly the scholast ic director of the WashingtonClrcss Fcdcration. Grcgg Dillingham has bccn a coach atStcvensort for 3 years.

The Stevenson Chess ClubThe Stcvenson Chcss Club is in its sixth full year as an

aftcr-school activity at Stcvcnson Elcrncntary in Bellcvue.The club has 86 mcmbcrs frorn first through fifth gradesand is nru by parcnt voluntecrs.

Stcvcnson Elemcntary is a K-5 school in the BellevueSchool Distr ict , located ir t fhc hcart of Rcl levue, acrossLakc Washington from Scattlc. Thc school enrolls 582strrclcnts. It has a widely diversc sfirdcnt popvlation.22o/owlritc, 7% Afuican-American, 47% Asian, 2Oo/o Hispanic,ancl 9% rnulti-ethnic. Fifty-cight pcrccnt of thc studentsspcak a first language other than English and 35o/o qualifyfor frcc- andreduced-price lunches. The school includesboth a neighborhoodprogram and amagrret program forgiftccl sttrdents. The goal of our club is to promote scho-lastic chess to as many students as possible. Thc club in-cltrdes students from the entire school. I

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,+""oo'&Juty 13,Aug l0 SCC Sunday TornadofuFormar: 4-SS. TC: G/64. EF: $f Z <+iifee for non_SCC). Prizes: I st 3 5oZ, 2nd 27 %io,S"norn Uujf ht 22%o,2nd 16% ($10 from each.EF goes . pit . i_o). Reg:l0:30-l l :15 a.m. Rds: t t : :6_t:SO-i , fO_OSO. Misc:USCF, WCF/OCF memb. req,A, OSe. NS]tiC.

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Prutt 12,^tg9 scc sarurday euadsfoIgry,l3--RR, a-plyr sections by rating. Ti: G/120.EF: $7 (+$5 fee for non_SCC). i,ri".rin.J"nry ro,tuture quad. Reg: 9:00-9:45 a.m. ft; id;oo-2:r5_tltl^ Misc: USCF, wcF/ocF,"ri'r"i;o, osa.NS. NC.

July 27 SCC NoviceI3"ryr 4-SS. Open to U1200 and unrated. TC: G/75. EF: $il by 7/24, $16 u,.ir"- fSz JirJ.'ro. SCcmem., gl for mem. of other dues-req,J CC; ; wA, oR,& BC). Prizes: Membershi- ps <SCC, WCf, UJ"al. nug,9-9:45a. Rds: l0-12;4S_:::O_0. ;y;;i (Rd 3 or 4_commit at reg.). Misc: USCF *"-b. i.q:a.

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g5. Add grto any EF for z-day schedule.Registration: Fri. 7-7:4ilpm, Sat. 9_9:45am.Rounds: Fri. 8, Sat. (ro @ G/6+)_rz,3o_6,45, Sun. rr_5.Byes: z (Sundav rounds, commit at registration).Miscellaneous: USCF & WCF -"_b.rrhip req,d. No smok_ing. No computers.

SCC welcomes back FM Bill Sch]FM schill w'r present a free recture entitred Four Kings; Kortchnoi,Karpov, Kasparov,.and Kramnikl"f"." tfr" first round of theSeafair, 6:30-7:45 p.m., August 15.

New Event!!! 4-round Swisscoming Sept. l,g_14

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Future Eventsro indicates a Christopher Memorial I\[W Grand Prix event

&June 28, July 26Site: Porrland CC, 8205 SW 24th Ave, Portland OR 97219.Format: ^l-rd Swiss. TC: Gi60. TD may switch to 5SS and G/45if more than 25 entries. EF: $20, $5 discount for PCC members.No advance entries. Prize Fund: S$200/b20. Prizes: $60-40-30,U1800 35. U1500 35. Reg:9-9:30 am. Byes: One%-pt . bye avai l .if requested at reg. Misc: USCF & OCFAVCF membership req'd,OSA. Info: [email protected], 503-246-2978, www.pdxchess.org.

&June 28-29 Evergreen Empire OpenftrSite: Tacoma CC, 409 Puyallup Ave E, Rm I l, 2nd flr (DTI SoccerBldg). Format: 5-SS TC: G/120. EF: $30 in advance, $40 atsite. Juniors: $20, $25. Economy (no Prizes): $12. LINR free w/purch. I -yr. USCF+WCF. Prize fund: 677o of fu ll-pay EFs. Prizes:25o/o,top 3rd l5%, middle 3rd l4oh, bottom 3d l3o/o (2 prz grps iffewer than 9 full EFs). Reg: 9-9:45 a.m. Rds: 10-2:30-7,10-3 or,tsa,e. Byes: Two %-pt byes avail. Misc: USCF & OCFA^/CF memb.req'd. OSA. NS. NC. EntAnfo: Gary Dorfrrer,8423 E 'B' St,Tacoma WA 98445 ; 253 -53 5 -2536, ggarychess@aol. com.

&June 28Site: Spokane Valley Library'. 12004 E Main, Spokane ValleyWA99206. Format: 3-RR. TC: Gl I20. EF: $16. Reg: 9-9:45am. Rds: 10-2:30-7. Misc: USCF membership req'd. Info: DaveGriffur, dbgriffrn @hotma i l.com. 5 09-92 8-3250.

P:July 12-13 Spokane Falls OpenP:Site: River Square Park Kress Gallery, W 808 Main, SpokaneWA99201. Format: 5-SS. TC: G/90. EF: $18 i f rec'd by7/ l l ,$25 at site. l8 & under - $ l5: IINR - free. Prize fund: $$500 b/25.4/prz gp. Pr izes: $125-7-s. U2000 75,U1700 75,U1400 75,Biggest Upset 75. Reg: 9-9:.10 am. Rds: l0- l :30-5:30,9:30-l :30or ASAn. Byes: One %-pt bye avail.. request for rds 4-5 before endof rd 3. Misc: USCF memb. req'd. NC. Spokone City Champi-onship Match: David Sprenkle vs. ???? TC: Gll20. Rds: 7ll0(Spokane CC) - 7:30p. 7 t12 - 1A430. 7l13 ( i fnec.) -9:30. G/10Playof (if nec./: I hr after end of rd 4. Ent/Info: Dave GrifFur, POBox 631, Spokane Valley WA99037; [email protected], 509-928-3250; Adam Attwood [email protected]; www.spo-kanechessclub.org,

fuluty 12-13 Portland Summer OpenFbSite: Porrland CC. 8205 SW 24th Ave. Portland OR 97219.Format: I sec.. 5-SS. TC: Sat. 40/90, SDi30; Sun. 40/2, SD/I.EF: 530 if rec'd b1 7r0. $35 at site. $10 discount for PCC members.Prize fund: S56-s0 b 10.Llprz gp. Prizes: Open $150-100, U200075. Re, . rcn.c / [ ' ] , \ ( ) ( r t S I 00-7-5. U 1600,s0. u l t00 50, u1200^lNR50. Reg: 9-9: -10 anr . Rds: l0- f - . ' ,s . r r ' . l0- r : rp. Byes: Two %-ptbye avail.. request at reg \l isc: L'SCF & OCF WCF memb. req'd.NC. Ent/Info: Portland CC ( see address above): [email protected], 503-2.16-1978. *l l pdrchess.com.

EJuly 19-20 Puget Sound OpenfbSite: Tacoma CC,409 Puyallup Ave E. Rm I l. 2nd fu (DTI SoccerBldg). Format: 5-SS TC: G/120. EF: S30 in advance, $40 atsite. Juniors: $20, $25. Economy (no Prizes): $12. LrNR free Wpurch. I -yr. USCF+WCF. Prize fund: 67% of tull-pay EFs. Prizes:25o/o, top 3rd l5%o, middle 3rd l4Vo, bottom 3rd l3o/o (2 prz grps iffewer than 9 full EFs). Reg: 9-9:45 a.m. Rds: 10-2:30-7,10-3 or

PCC Game-in-60[t' [uAug 2 Pierce County Class ChampionshipsfuSite: Tacoma CC,409 Puyallup Ave E, Room ll,2nd flr (DTISoccer Bldg). Format: 6 sec. (M/X, A, B, C, D & Under), 5-SS.TC: G/30. EF: $15, Jrs $10. Prize Fund: $$160 (b/20, 3iclass).Prizes: I,I/X $40,1 $30, B $30, C $30, D & Under $30. Reg: 9-9 :45 am. Rds: I 0- I I :30- I :30-3-4:30. Info/Ent: Gary Dorfirer, 8423E' B' St, Tacoma WA 9 8445, 253 -53 5 -2536, ggarychess @ao l.com.

e,sa,e. Byes: Two %-ptbyes avail. Misc: USCF & OCFAMCF memb.req'd. OSA. NS. NC. Ent/Info: Gary Dorfter,8423 E 'B' St,Tacoma WA 98445 ; 253 -53 5 -2536, [email protected].

Aug 9 WABlitz ChampionshipsSite: Crossroads Mall,l5600 NE Eiehth St, Bellevue WA 98008.Format: 2 sec. (Open, K-12), 7x2-SS. TC: G/5. EF. Open 525 ifrec'd by 7/12,$30 thereafter. K-|2 $15. Prize Fund: 60% of EFs.Prizes: Open based on entries (includes u2l). K-12 trophies &medals. Reg: noon-I2:25 pm. Rds: lst rd- 12:30. Misc: OpenWCF memb. req'd. Rules: clock move; illegal move - add 2 minto opp. Info/Ent: 425-283-0549, chess4life. com (Open by 7112);Chess4life Center, 13555 Bel-Red Rd, Ste 200. Bellevue WA 98005.

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1,8,15,22 TCC SummerChampionship2 PCC Saturday Quads2-10 U.S. OpenftiZ Pierce Cty Class Championships5 PCCTuesdayQuadsbegin9 WA BlitzChampionshipsfu10 SCC Sundav Tornado NEwl 3 Simultaneous Exhibition

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Open EventsJune 2008

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DATE SCC Infoline 206-417-5405 cfkleistldcs.com www.seattlechess.org ........... Seattle [email protected] ................. Seattle WASCC Infoline 206-4l7-5405 [email protected] www.seattlechess.org ... Seattle WA503-246-29TSport landchessclubiOgmail.com www.pdxchess.org... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port landOR253-535-2536ggary'[email protected] w'ww.tacomachessclub.netfirms.com TacomaWA

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Scholastic EventsFor Summer Camp information see pages 16 and 23

JulY 2008

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USCF NATIONAL ScholasticsFor information on any national event, visit www.uschess.org

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