Nova Scotia Chess News - February 1999

Nova Scotia Chess News

David Kenney, dkenney@ns.sympatico.ca, Editor

Inside This Issue

2 Shearwater Fall Open

4 Nova Scotia Cadet

4 ;Nova Scotia Open

6 Atlantic Junior Championship

7 Shearwater Winter Open

8 Deen Hergott "Annotates";

10 Top "50" List / Chess Problems

12 Upcoming Events

Nova Scotia Chess Association

The annual general meeting (AGM) of the Nova Scotia Chess Association was held on November 15 between rounds during the Nova Scotia Open. The main purpose of this meeting was to elect officers for the NSCA for 1999 and to decide on a format for the Nova Scotia Closed Chess Championship. The meeting was chaired by NSCA President Steve Saunders.

The Directors of the NSCA elected at the AGM are as follows: Steve Saunders, Kim Tufts, David Kenney, Glenn Charlton, and Alvah Mayo. In accordance with the constitution of the NSCA, the Directors were to decide among themselves, later, who would assume the various positions provided for within the NSCA.

During the AGM, the following format for the Nova Scotia Closed Chess Championship was voted on by the membership at large and approved for the 1999 and subsequent years. This tournament will be held annually and will be a six-person round robin event. Invitations will be sent to the winner or co-winners of the previous year’s tournament, and to the highest CFC rated players in Nova Scotia needed to make up six players. In order to qualify to compete in this tournament, you must be a curren

Nova Scotia Chess Association Directors Meeting
Minutes by Steve Saunders

This meeting was held on Saturday, December 5, 1998 at 2:00 P.M. at David Kenney's Home, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Present: David Kenney, Glenn Charlton, Alvah Mayo, Kim Tufts, Steve Saunders

We held this meeting as required by our incorporation papers with the Province of Nova Scotia to determine our officers and discuss other business.

Nova Scotia Closed

Glenn pointed out that the CFC requires provinces to have closed round robin tournaments to determine the qualifiers to the Canadian closed, so we have done the right thing at the AGM last month. Glenn was concerned that the new rules for the Canadian Closed qualifications do not include the "activity requirement." Should ours be the same? After discussion, it was agreed that we did not have to follow this lead and that an activity requirement is justified. It was resolved that we would pu

We agreed that we would have to formalize the details of the Nova Scotia Closed -

we would send invitations to candidates and potential substitutes.
we would base the qualifications on the individuals rating as of February 28.
we would try to run a tournament simultaneous to the closed - ideally a round robin(s).
we do not recognize qualifiers for the Atlantic Closed as qualifiers for the Nova Scotia Closed.
we plan to run the next tournament on April 30 to May 2, 1999 to harmonize it with the school year.

We agreed to go soft on the participation requirement this year, being the first year of the Nova Scotia Closed under new rules. We agreed that Ed Urquhart's concerns were no longer an issue.

Directors Meeting

We discussed the incorporation papers and the appropriate time for the AGM. It was agreed that May would be the appropriate time. It was also agreed that we should hold the Nova Scotia Open at the same time. David Kenney explained that years ago, the Nova Scotia Open was traditionally held in May.

Formalizing Provincial Tournaments

We discussed at length the formalizing of the provincial championships:

Nova Scotia Closed (as above) April

Nova Scotia Open and AGM May

Nova Scotia Junior October

Nova Scotia Chess Festival May?

- harmonize efforts with NSSCA

Nova Scotia Senior - (Trial with Lunenburg Tournament)

Atlantic Open ??

Maritime Open - Usually Thanksgiving weekend

Atlantic Closed ??

There apparently will not be a separate Cadet tournament nationally, and therefore Provincially. The Canadian Chess Festival, which has

been taken over by the CFC and has categories of under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old, will be run instead. We therefore feel that it is our responsibility, but we should try to cooperate with the NSSCA on this event. Steve to follow up with the NSSCA.

Nova Scotia Scholastic Chess Association

We agreed at the meeting that in the past, our association did not have a clear focus on youth chess, as because we had our efforts spread over a much broader range of chess activities. While we have had reservations about the way the NSSCA was formed, they are very focused on a good cause. We agreed that for the sake of youth chess development in our province, they deserve our cooperation.

For our part, we will lead by example. We will continue to take the high road and be open about our activities and initiatives.

Officers

We discussed the officers and decided:

Chairman - Steve Saunders

Vice Chairman - Kim Tufts

Secretary-Treasurer - David Kenney

Governors - Glenn Charlton and Alvah Mayo

Newsletter Editor - David Kenney

Provincial Tournaments Coordinator - Alvah Mayo

Steve will inform the CFC of our governors, especially Alvah taking over from David.

We agreed that the function of the last position was to administratively organize the provincial tournaments listed above. The awarding of tournaments to hosts etc. would be the responsibility of the directors and/or the AGM.

If any chess group in Nova Scotia would like to submit a bit to host a provincial championship, then they must do so by the May AGM. After that, the host will be awarded by the decision of the directors.

Newsletter

David Kenney led a discussion on the content and format of the Nova Scotia Chess Newsletter.

We decided that we should try to hold NSCA Director Meetings twice a year, or on an as needed basis. E-mail and telephones should be used to address issues as well.

It was agreed that Steve and David would draft and finalize the meeting minutes.

Shearwater Fall Open
November 7 - 8

Report by Kim Tufts

The Shearwater Fall Open was a two day tournament, a format which is generally a good one for travel and the organizer but not so good for the players. Games are a bit more rushed, the quality of play perhaps lower. This tournament also had a first round of G90

(with subsequent rounds of 30/90, sd1). I had thought this would be better for allowing a lunch break and not making the first day too onerous. I think this is probably the best method for a two-day event but it does throw out the normal rhythm of the players.

The accelerated first round had one upset and one near miss. Newcomer James Kempt won over Steve Karis, playing very solidly, commanding more space and generally taking over the board. No "piece dropping" upset there. Steve Saunders was probably objectively lost against George Beals (he later admitted as much) but somehow managed to squeak out a win. Perhaps with his confidence diminished, Steve would draw with John Klapstein in the next round, foregoing his pet Polugaevsky Najdorf for somet

The other story of day one was the heat, or lack of it. Most players kept their jackets on while playing as it was just cold enough in the large room to make it uncomfortable. One player withdrew after the second round as a result.

The next morning provided a few interesting games. Alvah would defeat Burgess from a closed position where he at last gained control of an opened h-file. All his pieces would come crashing through eventually as he slowly built-up to a winning combination.

Joe Shea won against Harold Uuetoa in quite a long endgame. David Poirier would lose to John Klapstein in a position where he rather uncharacteristically sacrificed a piece in front of John's king early on. The attack proved to be miscalculated (or a shot-in-the-dark) when John was able to fend it off successfully.

The final round was rather anticlimactic. Klapstein-Mayo was drawn after four moves on Alvah's offer. Understandable given the standings but indicative of a problem in the game of tournament chess. (Incidentally, I also heard afterward of another game in this event where a draw was offered before the start of a game. Thankfully it was not accepted and a real game emerged.). Saunders would defeat Bruce Fleury from a very closed Sicilian. Also held in conjunction with this tournament was the N

Many thanks to Joe Shea for handling the room details and of course the necessary coffee.

Picture at left: Bruce Fleury and Ken Cashin at the board with John Klapstein looking on.

Shearwater Fall Open

Shearwater Fall Open

Td: Kim Tufts                       Finish Date: 1998/11/08  Ref#: 37353  Prov: NS  Type: R
 No. NAME                        Old  Perf New  Ind    Results  Total Prov
  1. Mayo, Alvah                 2055 2064 2062 2154   W 13  W  6  W  5  W  9  D  2  4.5  NS   
  2. Klapstein, John             1770 2089 1870 1870   W 12  D  3  W  4  W  6  D  1  4.0  NS   
  3. Saunders, Stephen           2060 1871 2032 2072   W 20  D  2  L  9  W  7  W  5  3.5  NS   
  4. Phillips, Gary              1843 1864 1847 1854   W  7  D 10  L  2  W 16  W  9  3.5  NS   
  5. Fleury, Bruce               1787 1885 1805 1805   W  8  W 16  L  1  W 11  L  3  3.0  NS   
  6. Poirier, David              1751 1798 1760 1773   W 18  L  1  W 10  L  2  W 13  3.0  NS   
  7. Boyle, Phil                 1588 1716 1611 1611   L  4  W 15  W 18  L  3  W 12  3.0  NS   
  8. Shea, Joseph                1576 1694 1603 1603   L  5  W 19  D 16  W 10  D 11  3.0  NS   
  9. Burgess, Brian              1811 1846 1819 1872   D  0  W 14  W  3  L  1  L  4  2.5  NS   
 10. Uuetoa, Harold              1716 1620 1701 1765   W 15  D  4  L  6  L  8  W 16  2.5  NS   
 11. Karis, Steve                1702 1508 1671 1702   L 14  W 17  W 12  L  5  D  8  2.5  NS   
 12. Mahendranathan, Prem Jayanth 1532 1542 1536   12   L  2  W 20  L 11  W 18  L  7  2.0  NS   
 13. McGrath, Brian              1600 1502 1582 1601   L  1  L 18  W 19  W 14  L  6  2.0  NS   
 14. Kempt, James                   0 1423 1427    5   W 11  L  9  L 17  L 13  W 19  2.0  NS   
 15. Livingstone, James Brian    1297 1286 1296   16   L 10  L  7  W  0  L 19  W 18  2.0  NS   
 16. Cashin, Ken                 1634 1471 1606 1661   W 19  L  5  D  8  L  4  L 10  1.5  NS   
 17. Tonks, Trevor               1173 1466 1212   16   D  0  L 11  W 14  L  0  L  0  1.5  NS   
 18. Toth, Steve                 1447 1314 1424 1555   L  6  W 13  L  7  L 12  L 15  1.0  NS   
 19. Brown, Chris                   0 1227 1231    5   L 16  L  8  L 13  W 15  L 14  1.0  NS   
 20. Beals, George               1601 1398 1583 1767   L  3  L 12  L  0  L  0  L  0  0.0  NS

Nova Scotia Cadet Championship
November 7 - 8

The 1998 Nova Scotia Cadet Championship held in conjunction with the Shearwater Fall Open attracted only six players for this "round robin" event. The tournament was won by Tyler Reddy with a perfect 5/5 score. Bryan Kenney placed second with a 4/5 score, losing only a single game to Tyler.

NS Cadet Championship
Td: Kim Tufts Finish Date: 1998/11/07 Ref#: 37353 Prov: NS Type: R No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Reddy, Tyler 2094 1451 2094 2094 W 3 W 5 W 2 W 6 W 4 5.0 NS 2. Kenney, Bryan 1146 1481 1214 1214 W 4 W 6 L 1 W 3 W 5 4.0 NS 3. Brown, Scott 812 1184 985 11 L 1 W 4 L 5 L 2 W 6 2.0 NS 4. Robarts, Curtis 1039 1102 1032 1039 L 2 L 3 W 6 D 5 L 1 1.5 NS 5. Brown, Jeffery 1053 1056 1059 10 L 6 L 1 W 3 D 4 L 2 1.5 NS 6. Kenney, Jonathan 0 1023 1027 5 W 5 L 2 L 4 L 1 L 3 1.0 NS

Nova Scotia Open November 13 - 15

Report by Steve Saunders.

The 1998 Nova Scotia Open is now history! Glenn Charlton won the tournament in convincing fashion winning all his games after a first round bye and finishing a full point and half in front of a logjam in second to sixth place. Glenn achieved a chess master rating as a result of this fine finish!

In the under 1900 section which included under 1400 players due to insufficient numbers, Steve Karis of New Glasgow won in convincing fashion as well - winning all his games - after taking a first round bye. Jean-Pierre Sencal of Montreal (!) took second in the under 1900! Lloyd Lombard of Middleton won the under 1400 prize with a fine score of 4 out 5! Watch out, Blockhouse NS may soon have a new top chess player! Twelve-year-old Curtis Robarts in Grade 7 not only won the youth tournament

The tournament was run using SWISS PERFECT tournament management software, which seemed to work quite well.

White: Mayo, Alvah 2062

Black: Charlton, Glenn 2182

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Nb3 Qc7 9. Be2 0-0 10. 0-0 d6 11. f4 b6 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. g4 Nb4 14. a3 Na6 15. g5 Nd7 16. Nb5 Qd8 17. c3 Nac5 18. Nd2 a6 19. Nd4 e5 20. Ne2 exf4 21. Bxf4 Ne5 22. Bg2 Ne6 23. h4 Nxf4 24. Nxf4 h6 25. Qb3 hxg5 26. hxg5 b5 27. c4 Qxg5 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Rf2 Ng4 30. Rf3 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Qh6+ White resigned. 0 - 1

Nova Scotia Open

Open Section

Nova Scotia Open
Td: Stephen Saunders Finish Date: 1998/11/15 Ref#: 37439 Prov: NS Type: R No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Charlton, Glenn 2182 2338 2212 2212 D 0 W 10 W 2 W 3 W 5 4.5 NS 2. Kenney, Jason 2025 2097 2040 2040 W 5 D 4 L 1 W 11 D 3 3.0 NS 3. Mayo, Alvah 2062 2076 2064 2154 D 12 W 9 W 4 L 1 D 2 3.0 NS 4. Kenney, David 1973 2060 1991 1991 W 13 D 2 L 3 W 7 D 8 3.0 NS 5. Burgess, Brian 1819 2058 1865 1872 L 2 W 13 W 10 W 8 L 1 3.0 NS 6. Robichaud, Martin 1862 2013 1893 1899 D 8 L 11 D 9 W 13 W 10 3.0 NB 7. Pentz, Brian 1975 1956 1972 2100 D 0 D 12 W 11 L 4 D 9 2.5 NS 8. Saunders, Stephen 2032 1881 2007 2072 D 6 D 0 W 12 L 5 D 4 2.5 NS 9. Naugler, Rex 1931 1858 1922 1931 D 0 L 3 D 6 W 14 D 7 2.5 NS 10. Phillips, Gary 1847 1877 1852 1854 W 11 L 1 L 5 W 12 L 6 2.0 NS 11. Eldridge, Michael 2051 1823 2004 2051 L 10 W 6 L 7 L 2 W 13 2.0 NS 12. Bernard, Gilbert 1869 1779 1856 1887 D 3 D 7 L 8 L 10 W 0 2.0 NS 13. Fleury, Bruce 1805 1582 1765 1805 L 4 L 5 W 15 L 6 L 11 1.0 NS 14. Doucet, Trevor Michael 0 1531 1531 1 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 9 L 0 0.0 NS 15. Wong, Justin 0 1405 1405 1 L 0 L 0 L 13 L 0 L 0 0.0 NS

Nova Scotia U1900
Td: Stephen Saunders Finish Date: 1998/11/15 Ref#: 37439 Prov: NS Type: R No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Karis, Steve 1671 1845 1701 1702 D 0 W 11 W 12 W 2 W 9 4.5 NS 2. Lombard, Lloyd 1371 1802 1519 15 W 20 W 7 W 3 L 1 W 6 4.0 NS 3. Senecal, Jean-Pierre 1744 1715 1748 1817 W 19 W 14 L 2 W 4 W 11 4.0 PQ 4. Brown, Lewis R. 1784 1648 1767 1784 D 13 W 8 W 6 L 3 W 10 3.5 NS 5. Robarts, Curtis 1032 1527 1146 1146 D 12 D 0 L 9 W 19 W 15 3.0 NS 6. Hutchinson, Bob 1402 1514 1448 14 W 17 W 9 L 4 W 14 L 2 3.0 NS 7. Hynes, John A. 1589 1502 1577 1700 W 16 L 2 W 15 L 9 W 14 3.0 NS 8. Weagle, Donald 1242 1492 1350 12 W 15 L 4 L 14 W 18 W 17 3.0 NS 9. Grant, Arthur 1371 1424 1388 20 W 18 L 6 W 5 W 7 L 1 3.0 NS 10. Conrad, Norman 0 1548 1548 4 D 0 L 15 W 13 W 12 L 4 2.5 NS 11. Toth, Steve 1424 1433 1429 1555 D 0 L 1 W 18 W 17 L 3 2.5 NS 12. Diggins, Patrick 1449 1373 1441 1600 D 5 W 13 L 1 L 10 W 19 2.5 NS 13. Mercer, Jason 1351 1357 1358 1358 D 4 L 12 L 10 W 20 W 21 2.5 NS 14. Bezanson, Garnet 1385 1347 1384 1387 W 21 L 3 W 8 L 6 L 7 2.0 NS 15. Cashin, Ken 1606 1267 1552 1661 L 8 W 10 L 7 W 16 L 5 2.0 NS 16. Kenney, Bryan 1214 1255 1224 1224 L 7 W 19 L 17 L 15 W 20 2.0 NS 17. Sabean, Louis 0 1205 1211 5 L 6 W 20 W 16 L 11 L 8 2.0 NS 18. Kenney, Jonathan 1027 1192 1106 9 L 9 W 21 L 11 L 8 D 0 1.5 NS 19. Livingstone, James Brian 1296 1154 1264 21 L 3 L 16 W 21 L 5 L 12 1.0 NS 20. Wong, Justin 1405 898 1003 5 L 2 L 17 D 0 L 13 L 16 0.5 NS 21. Doucet, Trevor Michael 1531 865 1002 5 L 14 L 18 L 19 D 0 L 13 0.5 NS

Bridgewater Youth Tournament Nov. 14/98 - Report by Steve Saunders – Tournament Organizer

We were quite pleased with the turnout of the Youth Tournament held in conjunction with the Nova Scotia Open in Bridgewater on November 14 at the Wandlyn Inn. In total 22 young people participated. This was a great turnout considering it was organized only 9 days before the event. Enthusiasm of the young people, the parents and teachers present clearly dictates that we have another tournament soon! About half the participants were from Bridgewater ; but some came from a

Everyone was a winner. But those with most points were: Overall Winner Curtis Robart Gr 7 (Blockhouse) 5/6 and playoff game, Top Grades 7-9 (runner up to Curtis) Jeffery Brown Gr7 (Bridgewater), Top Grades 4-6 (tied with 4/6) Ben Iverson (Bridgewater) Gr 5, Stefan Behme (Dartmouth) Gr 4, Daniel Layton (Bridgewater) Gr6, Anthony Sampson (Bridgewater) Gr 6, Jonathan Penny (Bridgwater) Gr5. Top Grades 1-3 (tied with 3/6) Spencer Landry (Bridgewater) Gr1, and Eric Iversen (Bridgewater) Gr3. H

Thank you everyone for participating! Many thanks to Mitch Landry, principal of the Bridgewater Elementary School who helped organize this event. We will do it again!

Bridgewater Youth Tournament Participants. Pictured above are Glenn Charlton and Brian Burgess.

1998 Atlantic Junior Championship October 24 - 25

The Atlantic junior Championship was held in Charlettown, P.E.I. in October with two participants from each of the four Atlantic Provinces. This is the first time in many years that players from Newfoundland participated in this event. The tournament, played over two days was a five round swiss event. At the end, Tyler Reddy from Dartmouth, came out on top in 1^st place with a 4.5/5 score. Close behind was Jason Kenney in 2^nd place with a 4/5 score.

1998 Atlantic Junior

Td: Ashish Gulati Finish Date: 1998/10/25 Ref#: 37278 Prov: PE Type: R No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Reddy, Tyler 2072 2086 2094 2094 W 4 D 3 W 2 W 5 W 6 4.5 NS 2. Kenney, Jason 2007 2039 2025 2025 W 8 W 5 L 1 W 3 W 7 4.0 NS 3. Cooper, Aaron 2024 1797 1999 2035 W 7 D 1 W 6 L 2 D 4 3.0 PE 4. Kapadia, Ronak 1643 1671 1645 1645 L 1 L 6 W 8 W 7 D 3 2.5 NB 5. Robichaud, Martin 1899 1667 1870 1899 D 6 L 2 W 7 L 1 W 8 2.5 NB 6. Tsui, Edwin 1258 1646 1302 1302 D 5 W 4 L 3 L 8 L 1 1.5 NF 7. Martin Jr., Ed 1607 1553 1590 1613 L 3 W 8 L 5 L 4 L 2 1.0 NF 8. Landry, Scott 1392 1443 1387 1423 L 2 L 7 L 4 W 6 L 5 1.0 PE

White: Kenney, Jason 2007
Black: Cooper, Aaron 2024

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 e6 8. Bg5 Qa5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nxf7 Rxf7 12. Qxe6 Qxg5 13. Qxf7+ Kh8 14. Rae1 h5 15. f4 Qa5 16. Re8+ Kh7 17. Re7 Black resigned 1 - 0

1998 Canadian Junior Championship December -

Pascal Charbonneau from Quebec won the 1998 Canadian Junior Championship held in Vancouver in late December. The Atlantic Junior Champion, Tyler Reddy, represented the Atlantic Provinces at this tournament. Tyler finished the tournament in 6^th place with four wins, four draws and only three losses for a 6/11 score in this extremely competitive tournament. As a result of his performance, Tyler’s CFC rating has now increased to 2124, an all time high for Nova Scotia’s highest rated

1998 Canadian Junior Championship

Td: Francisco Cabanas Finish Date: 1999/01/02 Ref#: 38066 Prov: BC Type: R No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Charbonneau, Pascal 2354 2432 2375 2375 X 1 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 PQ 2. Hua, Lefong 2358 2395 2370 2370 0 X 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 PQ 3. Pechisker, Alfred 2238 2224 2235 2244 0 0 X = = 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7.0 BC 4. Henson, Joshua 2071 2203 2129 2140 0 = = X 1 0 1 1 = = = 1 6.5 MB 5. Voloaca, Mihnea 2141 2196 2164 2164 = 0 = 0 X = 0 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 ON 6. Reddy, Tyler 2094 2164 2124 2124 = 0 0 1 = X = 0 1 = 1 1 6.0 NS 7. Olson, Hans 1902 2109 2032 2032 0 0 0 0 1 = X = = = 1 1 5.0 AB 8. Afrah, Navid 2109 2090 2100 2277 0 0 1 0 0 1 = X 0 = 1 1 5.0 BC 9. Carlisle, Michael 2054 2059 2056 2074 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 X = 1 1 4.5 BC 10. Khan, Zamir 2136 1979 2066 2182 0 0 0 = 0 = = = = X = = 3.5 ON 11. Dutton, Warren Richard 2070 1876 1984 2257 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = X 1 2.0 ON 12. Wong, Samuel 1975 1775 1885 1985 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 X 0.5 BC

1998 Canadian Junior Round "10" Result "0-1"

White: Carlisle, Michae 2074

Black: Reddy, Tyler 2094

Queens Gambit Accepted - "Alekhine Defence"

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Ne5 b5 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Nc5 Qe7 16. Bf3 O-O 17. Qb3 Rfd8 18. Rfe1 Rab8 19. Rac1 h6 20. Re5 Qc7 21. Rce1 Qb6 22. a4 Ba8 23. Bh5 Nf4 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Nxe6 Nxe6 26. Rxe6 Bd5 27. Re7+ Kg8 28. Qg3 Qf6 29. R7e5 Bf7 30. R1e4 Qg6 31. Qf4 Rbc8 32. g4 Bd5 33. Re2 Qc6 34. Qf5 Rf8 35. Qh5 Qc1+ 36. Re1 Qf4 37. Rxd5 Qxf2+ 0-1

1998 Canadian Junior Round "9" Result "1-0"

White: Reddy, Tyler 2094

Black: Wong, Samuel 1975

English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. e3 O-O 7. Ne2 Nxd5 8. cxd5 Ne7 9. O-O d6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ng6 12. b3 Qe7 13. Bb2 Ne5 14. Qc2 Bg4 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Qc3 f6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. f3 Bh3 19. f4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 c5 21. dxc6 Nxc6 22. Bxh3 Qxh3 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Ba3 h5 25. Qg2 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rfd8 27. Rcd1 d5 28. Rd2 d4 29. e4 Rd7 30. Red1 Rcd8 31. Rc1 Re8 32. Kf3 g6 33. Rc5 Kg7 34. Rd5 Red8 35. Rxd7+ Rxd7 36. Ke2 Kf7 37. Kd3 Ke6 38. Rc2 Rd8 39. Rc4 Rd7 40. Bb2 Rd8 41. Bxd4 Nxd4 42.

Shearwater Winter Open January 16-17

Report by Joseph Shea:

With a field of 25 combatants and being held in the midst of winter, the Shearwater Winter Open was a great success, being the largest Shearwater Open so far with the most experts yet (a total of six). Many non-locals were in attendance including some newcomers to Shearwater. Our most travel-weary attendees came from PEI and Cape Breton.

The first round results were far from the expected. Top seeded Gerald Lomond drew with the lone PEI representative, Ed Keunecke, in a long game that should have resulted in a win for Ed. The biggest upset was a win by Ross Young over our newest expert Jason Kenney. Out-of town expert, Steve Saunders, also drew against local Ken Cashin.

Round two had no unexpected results. A total of four players had a perfect score at this point. After the third round, the two lowest rated of the four, Michael Eldridge and Fred Phillips, emerged with perfect scores. When pitted head-to-head in round four, they went to a lengthy draw to both retain the lead with 3.5 points. Hot on their trails with 3 points were three experts and local Gary Phillips.

With six players within half a point, the final round proved to be the most interesting. Final results were not known until the last two games were over. Gerald Lomond had to go the distance to checkmate Michael Eldridge (in his only loss). Fred Phillips and Jason Kenney ended their long battle in a draw.

In the end, Gerald Lomond, Fred Phillips, and Gary Phillips tied for first overall with four points. Three experts were close behind with 3.5 points. In the under 1800, there were three people with three points - Harold Uuetoa, Ross Young, and Ken Cashin. Our top under 1300 player, James Livingstone, opted for amateur play (no cash prizes) so two brothers (juniors Bryan and Jonathan Kenney) split the under 1300 prize. The door prize went to Steve Saunders (a 1999 wall calendar - The Art of Che

A special thank you to all the attendees - especially for those that traveled in uncertain weather. A well-deserved congratulations to all the winners and a warm welcome to our newest CFC member, nine-year-old Stefan Behme. I am already making plans for a summer tournament in the same venue (maybe we can make use of the BBQ's this time). Thanks to all, Joe Shea.

Shearwater Winter Open

Shearwater Winter Open
Td: Joseph Shea Finish Date: 1999/01/17 Ref#: 38292 Prov: NS Type: R No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Phillips, Fred 1878 2082 1944 1944 W 21 W 13 W 7 D 4 D 6 4.0 NS 2. Lomond, Gerald 2129 2062 2125 2129 D 15 W 8 D 14 W 5 W 4 4.0 NS 3. Phillips, Gary 1852 1967 1898 1898 W 23 L 7 W 21 W 11 W 17 4.0 NS 4. Eldridge, Michael 1985 2030 1998 2051 W 18 W 16 W 11 D 1 L 2 3.5 NS 5. Saunders, Stephen 2007 1992 2011 2072 D 9 W 15 W 10 L 2 W 7 3.5 NS 6. Kenney, Jason 2015 1814 1992 2040 L 8 W 19 W 13 W 14 D 1 3.5 NS 7. Mayo, Alvah 2088 1919 2058 2154 W 12 W 3 L 1 W 17 L 5 3.0 NS 8. Young, Ross 1595 1880 1667 1667 W 6 L 2 L 16 W 19 W 14 3.0 NS 9. Cashin, Ken 1552 1802 1599 1661 D 5 L 10 D 12 W 20 W 15 3.0 NS 10. Uuetoa, Harold 1701 1796 1715 1765 D 0 W 9 L 5 D 15 W 18 3.0 NS 11. Cosman, Tom 2046 1781 1999 2103 W 20 W 17 L 4 L 3 D 12 2.5 NS 12. Shea, Joseph 1603 1777 1623 1623 L 7 D 0 D 9 W 21 D 11 2.5 NS 13. Karis, Steve 1701 1606 1694 1702 W 25 L 1 L 6 D 18 W 22 2.5 NS 14. Armstrong, Brad 1832 1730 1815 1900 D 0 W 22 D 2 L 6 L 8 2.0 NS 15. Keunecke, Ed 1690 1714 1690 1774 D 2 L 5 W 22 D 10 L 9 2.0 PE 16. Poirier, David 1760 1704 1763 1773 W 24 L 4 W 8 L 0 L 0 2.0 NS 17. Bernard, Gilbert 1856 1692 1832 1887 W 19 L 11 W 20 L 7 L 3 2.0 NS 18. Mahendranathan, Prem Jayanth 1536 1523 1535 16 L 4 W 24 D 0 D 13 L 10 2.0 NS 19. Livingstone, James Brian 1264 1484 1286 1286 L 17 L 6 W 24 L 8 W 23 2.0 NS 20. Boyle, Phil 1611 1460 1590 1611 L 11 W 23 L 17 L 9 W 25 2.0 NS 21. Kempt, James 1427 1411 1423 10 L 1 W 25 L 3 L 12 W 24 2.0 NS 22. McGrath, Brian 1582 1412 1557 1601 D 0 L 14 L 15 W 23 L 13 1.5 NS 23. Kenney, Bryan 1224 1226 1213 1224 L 3 L 20 W 25 L 22 L 19 1.0 NS 24. Kenney, Jonathan 1106 1160 1131 14 L 16 L 18 L 19 W 25 L 21 1.0 NS 25. Behme, Stefan 0 1016 1020 5 L 13 L 21 L 23 L 24 L 20 0.0 NS

Deen Hergott "Annotates"

The following is a game played several years ago by Glenn Charlton and Anton Wysocki which was annotated by International Master Deen Hergott. I thought the readers of the newsletter would be interested in reading the comments provided by an IM regarding a game played by two of our top players in the province. Thanks are extended to Glenn for asking Deen to annotate his game and providing us with this information.

Charlton - Wysocki

French Defence, Tarrasch Variation

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bd7

Both players obviously know something about this line, although your 10^th move, Qxd4, is probably less frequently played at the GM level than 10. Nxd4 – only because most White players are hoping to keep Queens on with a view to attacking at a later stage.

11. Bf4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Rc8 13. Be2!

Well-judged – the bishop will be effectively posted on f3, from where it eyes the critical squares d5, c6, and b7 along the diagonal.

13…. Bc5 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. c4 O-O 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Kf1

And so we reach a position from the game Zuravlev – Klovans, USSR 1972. White’s advantage, if any is to be had, lies in exploiting his queenside majority.

17…Ba4 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Nd2

I like this idea, preserving the integrity of the queenside pawn structure. On the more natural recapture, 18…Rxd8, White has the powerful 19. c5!, leading to a big advantage in all variations. This is an important point, as 19. Nd2 would no longer be a safe answer ( with a rook on d8, Black could harass the B/f4 with …e5 and …h6 to expose the poorly defended knight).

19…Kf8 20. b3

20. Bf3!? is a more useful tempo here, particularly in view of the fact that it took two moves for your pawn to reach b4. By playing Bf3, you open the way for your King to the queenside via e2 and d3, and you may be able to exchange off the light-squared bishops (useful if your pawns end up on a4, b5 and c4 before advancing them further).

20…Bc6 21. b4 b6 22. a4 Be7 23. b5

White’s majority is smoothly moving forward, and with tempo as well! Note that in the previous note, b4-b5 would likely hit a R/c6 instead of the bishop.

23…Be4 An odd choice, but Black is limited in his choice.

24. a5!

Rightly ignoring the chance to grab the bishop. After 24. Nxe4, Black would have a firm blockade of the c5-square, and White’s light-squared bishop would need to find a useful role.

24…Bg6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra7!

On the immediate 26. Be3, Black has time for the maneuver …Nd7-c5. Now the threat of 27. Be3 forces Black’s hand.

26... Ne4 Note that 26…Ke8 would allow the decisive Bf3-c6+.

27. Nb3 The best chance must be 27. Nxe4! Bxe4, to exchange a useful blockader of c5. And now, the sharpest continuation is 28. Bc7!, when Black must make a choice. 28…Bc5 looks safest, forafter 28…Bd8, 29. Bxd8 30. Ra6 Rb8 (30…Rd6 31. c5!) 31. f3 Bg6, White has several ideas: bring the King to b4 to support c4-c5, or possibly play c5 bxc5, Rc6 and try to use the passed b-pawn to tie Black down – I prefer the first of these. So, going back to 28…Bc5, White can now try 29. Bf3!? wit

27…Nc3! Finally exploiting the light-squared bishop – after this, I don’t see much for White.

28. Nd4 Nxe2 29. Kxe2 Bc5 30. Nb3 e5

This strong tactical shot solves many of Black’s problems.

31. Nxc5 Rxc5 32. Be3 Rxc4 33. Bxb6 Be4 34. f3 Bd5

White is still a bit better, but now he must find a way to force the b-pawn through the b7-square. The only chance is to keep rocks on and find a way to keep Black busy on the kingside. Unfortunately, Black does not have any weaknesses there, and will also create his own passed pawn with the majority in due time.

35. Rd7 Be6 36. Rd2 Rc8?!

36…Ke8 seems more to the point, but it probably doesn’t matter much. If Black is careful, the game is a draw.

37. Rb2 Ke8 38. Kf2?!

Why here? Surely 37. Be3, say, with the idea of rushing the b-pawn, must be better – at least it forces a few good moves from Black. I suspect you had already resigned yourself to the fact that the game would end in a draw (and it probably would!).

38…Ra8 39. Bc7 Ra2! The simplest.

40. Rxa2 Bxa2 41. b6 Bd5 42. Bxe5 g6 ½ - ½ .

A good game, and seemingly of some theoretical importance. For the most part, I like the way you handled the late opening and early middlegame. Of course, part of the lesson from this game is that if you play a simplified position where you hope to extract an advantage from a small endgame superiority, exactness is required or the chance may disappear altogether. (All comments were provided by IM Deen Hergott)

Valley Invitational

Valley Invitational
Td: Finish Date: 1999/01/08 Ref#: 38292 Prov: NS Type: R No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Mayo, Alvah 2064 2141 2088 2154 X X X X 1 0 1 1 - - - - 0 1 - - 1 = - - 5.5 NS 2. Cosman, Tom 2065 1972 2046 2103 0 1 0 0 X X X X - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 2.0 NS 3. Lomond, Gerald 2118 2404 2129 2129 - - - - - - - - X X X X 1 - - - - - - - 1.0 NS 4. Eldridge, Michael 2004 1878 1985 2051 1 0 - - 0 - - - 0 - - - X X X X - - - - 1.0 NS 5. Armstrong, Brad 1829 1864 1832 1900 0 = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X 0.5 NS

There were no details about this tournament available at the time of printing.

Results From Recent Matches

Eldridge vs Gibson
Td: Finish Date: 1998/10/28 Ref#: 37285 Prov: NS Type: R No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Eldridge, Michael 2033 2117 2051 2051 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 L 2 5.0 NS 2. Gibson, Jamie 1850 1766 1832 1891 L 1 L 1 L 1 L 1 L 1 W 1 1.0 NS

D Kenney vs J Kenney
Td: Finish Date: 1999/01/09 Ref#: 38218 Prov: NS Type: R No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Kenney, David 1991 2140 2016 2016 W 2 W 2 L 2 D 2 2.5 NS 2. Kenney, Jason 2040 1891 2015 2040 L 1 L 1 W 1 D 1 1.5 NS

CFC TOP "50" NS LIST

Name Rtg Active

1. Coakley, Jeffrey 2274 2213 *

2. Urquhart, Ed 2215 1768

3. Charlton, Glenn 2212 1935

4. Villeneuve, Robert 2168 1928

5. Lomond, Gerald 2125 2057

6. Reddy, Tyler 2124 1669

7. Wysocki, Antoni 2117 1834

8. Mathers, Jim 2110 2021

9. Beed, Brian 2078 2055 *

10. Mayo, Alvah 2058 1652

11. Davies, Cedric 2028 1606

12. Kenney, David 2016 1679

13. Saunders, Stephen 2011 1708

14. Giacomin, Gordon 2002 2064 *

15 Cosman, Tom 1999 1786

16. Eldridge, Michael 1998 1843

17. Kenney, Jason 1992 1461

18. Cooper, John 1992 1992 *

19. Pentz, Brian 1972 1905

20. Paterson, John 1970 1721 *

21. LeBlanc, Gerald 1945 1811

22. Phillips, Fred 1944 1790

23. Hake, Paul 1940 1972 *

24. Naugler, Rex 1922 1901

25. Brennan, Jim 1910 1744

26. Phillips, Gary 1898 1586

27. Klapstein, John 1870 1503

28. Burgess, Brian 1865 1772

29. Duffy, Stephen 1859 1758

30. Ede, Albert 1847 1549

31. Clair, Joe 1837 1768

32. Gibson, Jamie 1832 1620

33. Bernard, Gilbert 1832 1375

34. Tufts, Kim 1830 1607

35. Kustudic, Dusan 1825 1744

36. Singh, Manvinder 1823 1765 *

37 Armstrong, Brad 1815 1688

38. Ko, Kyung-Oh 1807 1313

39. Van Ryswyk, Tony 1805 1805 *

40. Steele, Leighton 1802 1738

41. Hayward, James 1796 1645

42. Drummond, Carlos 1784 1468

43. Fleury, Bruce 1765 1368

44. Poirier, David 1763 1368

45. Scallion, Calvin 1742 1737

46. Uuotoa, Harold 1715 1633

47. Gawetski, Yadviga 1712 1617

48. Fraser, Alex 1712 1473

49. Karis, Steve 1694 1626

50. Ng, Gary 1686 ------

= inactive in NS during the last 12 months

TOP "10" NS JUNIORS

1. Reddy, Tyler 2124 1669

2. Davies, Cedric 2028 1606

3. Kenney, Jason 1992 1461

4. Ng, Gary 1686 -----

5. Croxen, Robert 1633 -----

6. Furrow, Mathew 1627 1419

7. Kenney, Bryan 1213 934

8. Michael, Atlin 1144 -----

9. Kennrey, Jonathan 1131 -----

10. Brown, Jeffery 1059 -----

Chess Problem #1

White to move and mate in three!

Chess Problem #2

White to play and draw!

Match 2^nd Game

White: David Kenney Black: Jason Kenney

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. 0-0 Nge7 7. e4 d6 8. d3 0-0 9. Ne1 f5 10. f4 Rb8 11. Nf3 a6 12. a4 Bd7 13. Rb1 Nb4 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Qd2 b5 16. axb axb 17. b3 Ra8 18. Rfd1 Ra5 19. Rbc1 Rfa8 20. fxe dxe 21. Nxb5 Bxb5 22. cxb5 Rxb5 23. Nxg5 Qd6 24. Qc3 (Black resigned as he will lose a piece after 25. Qc4+) 1-0

Match 4^th Game

White: David Kenney Black: Jason Kenney

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd Nxd5 5.Nc3 Be6 6.d3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bd2 f5 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 11.Bc3 Bf6 12.a3? Nd4 13.Bxd4 exd4 14.Rc1 Qd7 15.Qd2 Rae8 16.Rfe1 Re7 17.b4 Rfe8 18.Rc2 h6 19.e3? Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Bg5 21.Qd1 dxe 22.fxe Bxe3+ 23.Kg2 c6 24. Rce2 Re5 25.d4 Qxd4 26.Qb3+ Kh7 27.Rd1 Qb6 28.Rd7 Rd8 29.Qf7 Rxd7 30.Qxd7 a5 31.Re1 axb 32.axb Qxb4 33.Rd1 Qb2+ 34.Kh3 Qf2 35.Bh5 Bg5 36.Qf7 Qc5 37.Bg6+ Kh8 38.Rd7 Bf6 39.Rxb7 Qd6 Draw Agreed ½ -½

Events

1999 NOVA SCOTIA OPEN May 21-24, 1999 Location: Howe Hall Cameron Room , Dalhousie University, Halifax,NS Format: Eight Round Swiss, 30 moves / 90 minutes followed by sudden death in one hour Entry Fee: Adults $40; Juniors / Seniors / Disabled $35, Cadets Under 16 $25 Deduct $5 if you register by cheque or money order before May 10 to Albert Ede, 59 Brook St. Lower Sackville, NS B4E 1C1 Free Entry if purchasing a one-year CFC Membership for the first time. Registration: Friday, May 21 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am. Byes Up to two byes excluding round#8 will be available if requested at time of registration. Schedule of Rounds: Fri. 12:00pm, Fri 6:00pm, Sat. 11:00am, Sat. 5:00pm, Sun. 11:00am, Sun. 5:00pm, Mon 9:00am, Mon 3:00pm Prize Fund: Based on 50 Entry Fees Received 1^st - $500, 2^nd - $250, 3^rd - $125, U1900 - $125, U1700 - $125, U1500 - $125 Billets May be available upon request. * For further info, please contact Albert Ede (902) 865-5856 or 59 Brook St. Lower Sackville, NS B4E 1C1

1999 CANADA DAY OPEN July 1-4, 1999 Location: Common Room , Technical University of NS (TUNS), Barrington St., Halifax, NS Format: Eight Round Swiss, 30/90 followed by sudden death in one hour Entry Fee: Adults $40; Juniors / Seniors / Disabled $35, Cadets Under 16 $25 Free Entry if purchasing a one-year CFC Membership for the first time. Contact Albert Ede, 59 Brook St. Lower Sackville, NS B4E 1C1 - (902) 865-5856 Registration: Thursday, July 1 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am. Byes Up to two byes excluding round#8 will be available if requested at time of registration. Schedule of Rounds: Thurs. 12:00pm, Thurs. 6:00pm, Fri. 11:00am, Fri. 5:00pm, Sat. 11:00am, Sat. 5:00pm, Sun. 9:00am, and Sun. 3:00pm Prizes (Based on 50 players) 1^st - $500, 2^nd - $250, 3^rd - $125, U1900 - $125, U1700 - $125, U1500 - $125

International Events

Gary Kasparov has just won the Hoogovens tournament in the Netherlands. Kasparov 10/13 finished ½ point ahead of V. Anand 9.5/13 in this category 17 (2674) tournament. Here are a few games from this event.

Event: Hoogovens Site: Wijk aan Zee NED

Date: 1999.01.20 Round "04"
White: Kasparov,G 2812

Black: Topalov,V 2700

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 10. a3 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 O-O-O 14. Nb3 exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Rxd4!! (UNBELIEVABLE!!! Kasparov punishes Black's ...d4 in the most amazing way possible. Perhaps this could be the best combination seen in several decades) cxd4 25. Re7+ Kb6 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 Qxd5 29

Date: 1999.01.23 Round "06

White: Svidler,P 2713Black: Kasimdzhanov,R 25951. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Be3 Bc5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Qd3 Nf6 12. f4 e5 13. f5 Bb7 14. O-O-O Ke7 15. g4 Rhd8 16. Qf3 b4 17. Na4 Qa5 18. b3 c5 19. g5 Nxe4 20. f6+ Kf8 21. Bd3 Rd4 22. Rde1 Nd6 23. Qh5 e4 24. g6 fxg6 25. Qxh7 gxf6 26. Rhg1 g5 27. Rxg5 fxg5 28. Rf1+ Ke8 29. Qg7 Kd8 30. Rf8+ Ne8 31. Qxb7 Rc8 32. Qf7 1-0

Date: 1999.01.29 Round "11"
White: Shirov,A 2726Black: Reinderman,D 2542

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. f4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 b5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qf2 Nc6 11. Be3 Be7 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Rb8 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Bd3 d6 16. Rad1 b3 17. cxb3 Bf6 18. Rc1 Bxb2 19. Rc2 Ba3 20. e5 d5 21. Nf3 Qd7 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh4+ Kg8 24. Ng5 Re8 25. Rf3 Ne7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ng8 28. f5 exf5 29. e6 fxe6 30. Rg3 g6 31. Nh7+ Kf7 32. Bh6 Ke7 33. Bg5+ Kf7 34. Bf6 Rf8 35. Rc7 Nxf6 36. Qxf6+ Ke8 37. Qxg6+ Kd8 38.Rxd7+ Bxd7 39. Nxf8 Bxf8 40. Qf6+ Be7 41. Rg8+ Kc

BLUENOSE CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

February 19 – 21, 1999

Format:		Five Round Swiss.   Open and U1700 sections.
Entry Fee:		Adults $25;  Juniors / Seniors / Disabled $20, Free entry to new CFC members.
Registration:		Friday February 19  -  6:00pm – 6:30pm at the site.
Location:		Dalhousie University Student Union Building – Room 224, University Ave., Halifax N.S.
Rounds:		Friday 6:30pm;  Saturday 10:00am / 4:00pm;  Sunday 10:00am / 4:00pm
Time Control:		All rounds will be at 30 moves in 90 minutes followed by sudden death in one hour
Prize Fund:		Based on the number of entrants.

*  For further info, please contact Kim Tufts (902) 453-1624 or e-mail:  nstn1286@fox.nstn.ca

Lunenburg County Chess CHAMPIONSHIP

April 23 – 25, 1999

Format:		Five Round Swiss.   Open and U1700 sections.
Entry Fee:		Adults $25;  Juniors / Seniors / Disabled $20, Free entry to new CFC members.
Registration:		Friday February 19  -  6:00pm – 6:30pm at the site.
Location:		Wandly Inn, Bridgewater, N.S.
Rounds:		Friday 6:30pm;  Saturday 10:00am / 4:00pm;  Sunday 10:00am / 4:00pm
Time Control:		All rounds will be at 30 moves in 90 minutes followed by sudden death in one hour
Prize Fund:		Based on the number of entrants.

*  For further info, please contact Steve Saunders (902) 624-9361 or e-mail:  ssaunder@fox.nstn.ca

Upcoming Events:

Feb. 19-21 Bluenose Chess Club Championship, 5-Rd Swiss - Dalhousie University Student Union Building – Room 224

Apr. 23-25 Lunenburg County Open Chess Championship, 5-Rd Swiss - Wandlyn Inn, Bridgewater, N.S. Contact: Steve Saunders.

May 21-23 1999 Nova Scotia Open, 8-Rd Swiss - Howe Hall, Dalhousie University, Halifax. Contact Albert Ede for further info.

July 1-4 Canada Day Open, 8-Rd Swiss - Common Room, Technical University of NS, Barrington St., Halifax. Contact: Albert Ede

Sept. 3-6 Labour Day Open, 8-Rd Swiss - Common Room, Technical University of NS, Barrington St., Halifax. Contact: Albert Ede

Answer to Chess Problems:

Problem #1 1. Nh8 Kc4. 2. Nf7 Kb5 3. Nd6 mate. (2. Kd4 3. Qb4 mate).

Problem #2. 1. Kc6!! g1=Q 2. Nxh4 Qh8+ 3. Nhf3 (trapping the King on the h-file and protecting the d-pawn. Black can check White but can not make any further progress.) If 2. KxN 3. Nf3+ winning the Queen. White can then trade his remaining knight for Blacks last h-pawn and win.

How to get information on chess in Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia Chess Association

Chairman: Steve Saunders phone: 624-9361 e-mail: ssaunder@fox.nstn.ca

Vice-Chairman: Kim Tufts phone: 453-1624 e-mail: nstn1286@fox.nstn.ca

Secretary-Treasurer: David Kenney phone: 462-7455 e-mail: dkenney@ns.sympatico.ca

CFC Governors for NS: Glenn Charlton phone: 445-3875

Alvah Mayo phone: e-mail: mayo@north.nsis.com

[Event "Hoogovens"][Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]

[White "Reinderman,D"] [Black "Kasparov,G"]

[WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2812"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 Be7 10. Qf3 O-O 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5 13. g4 e5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 b4 16. f5 a5 17. Ba4 Bb7 18. g5 Rfc8 19. Qg2 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qc4 21. Kb1 Qh4 22. Bc6 a4 23. Rf1 Qc4 24. Rg1 b3 25. a3 Rxc6 26. dxc6 Rc8 27. Rd1 Rxc6 28. cxb3 axb3 29. Ka1 e4 30. Qd2 f6 31. h4 Kf7 32. Qd5+ Qxd5 33. Rxd5 g6 34. fxg6+ Kxg6 35. Rb5 fxg5 36. hxg5 Rc2 37. Kb1 Rg2 38. Rxb3 Bxg5 39. Bxg5 Kxg5 40. a4 Kf4 41. Rb7 e3 42. Re7 Kf

[White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Topalov,V"]

[WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2700"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 10. a3 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 O-O-O 14. Nb3 exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Re7+ Kb6 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 Qxd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7 Qc4 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 35. Qb2+ Kd1 36. Bf1 Rd2 37. Rd7 Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8 Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4

[White "Yermolinsky,A"] [Black "Kasparov,G"]

[WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2812"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rc1 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e6 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 14.c4 Qb6 15. Bh3 f5 16. O-O Qd6 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Rfe1 O-O-O 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20.Qc3 Rhe8 21. Re3 Qf6 22. f4 Nd7 23. Bg2 Qxc3 24. Rcxc3 Nf6 25. Bf3 Rxe3 26.fxe3 Rd6 27. Ra3 Kb8 28. Rb3 Ra6 29. a3 Ne8 30. e4 fxe4 31. Bxe4 Nd6 32.Bd3 Ra4 33. Rc3 Kc7 34. Kf2 b5 35. cxb5 Kb6 36. Ke3 c4 37. Bc2 Nxb5 38.Bxa4 Nxc3 39. Be8 Kc5 40. d6 Nd5+ 41. Ke4 Nf6+ 42. Ke3 K

[White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Anand,V"]

[WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2784"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd3 c5 12. c4 Bb7 13. Nc3 O-O 14.f4 d6 15. Qf3 Rad8 16. Qh3 Rfe8 17. Rae1 Nd7 18. Rf3 Nf8 19. f5 Bf6 20.fxe6 Rxe6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rxe3 23. Rfxe3 Bd4 24. Kh1 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Qb8 26. Qe7 Nd7 27. Bc2 Ne5 28. Ba4 Ng6 29. Qg5 h6 30. Qd2 Ne5 31. b3 Qc7 32. h3 Rf8 33. Rxe5 dxe5 34. d6 Qd8 35. Qd5 Qg5 36. Qxc5 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40. Kh1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[White "Sokolov,I"] [Black "Shirov,A"]

[WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2726"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Nd5 e5 15. Rxc6 bxc6 16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxc6 Qd2 19. Qxd2 Nxd2 20. Bxe5+ f6 21. Bc3 Nxf1 22. Kxf1 Bd3+ 23. Kg1 Rac8 24. Ne7 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Be4 26. c4 Kg7 27. Nd5 Rb8 28. Nc7 a5 29. Ne6+ Kf7 30. Nd4 Ke7 31. f3 Bb7 32. Ba4 Kd6 33. Bb5 Kc5 34. a4 Bc8 35. Kf2 Rb6 36. Nb3+ Kb4 37. Nd4 Ba6 38. Nc6+ Rxc6 39. Bxc6 Bxc4 40. e4 Bb3 41. f4 Bxa4 42.

[White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Van Wely,L"]

[WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2636"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bb5 Bb7 16. Nce3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Ne7 18. O-O Rb8 19. Qd3 Qb6 20. Bc4 Bc6 21. Ra2 Rfd8 22. b3 Qc5 23. Rfa1 Ra8 24. h4 h6 25. h5 Bb7 26. Rd1 Bc6 27. Rda1 Bb7 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Rdc8 30. b4 Qxc3 31. Qxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxa5 Rb8 33. Ra7 Kf8 34. Rd7 Nc8 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Rg8 Rxb4 37. Ra8 Kd7 38. Rxg7 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Rf4 40. Ng4 Ne7 41. Ra7+ Ke8 42. g

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[Event "Hoogovens"][Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"][Date "1999.01.29"] [Round "11"][White "Shirov,A"] [WhiteElo "2726"][Black "Reinderman,D"] [BlackElo "2542"]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. f4 Nxd48. Qxd4 b5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qf2 Nc6 11. Be3 Be7 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Rb8 14. Nd2O-O 15. Bd3 d6 16. Rad1 b3 17. cxb3 Bf6 18. Rc1 Bxb2 19. Rc2 Ba3 20. e5 d521. Nf3 Qd7 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh4+ Kg8 24. Ng5 Re8 25. Rf3 Ne7 26. Qh7+Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ng8 28. f5 exf5 29

Kasparov,G (2812) - Topalov,V (2700) [B07]

Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee NED (4), 20.01.1999

[Mig; MegaBase 99; Bulletin]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 c6 6.f3 b5 7.Nge2 Topalov probably hoped to surprise a little with his choice of opening. He never plays the Pirc and Kasparov has almost never seen it from either side of the board. Perhaps another example of an opponent taking himself out of his own best game to avoid Kasparov's famed opening preparation. [7.h4 A) 7...Qc7 8.Bh6 Bxh6 9.Qxh6 Be6 (9...b4) 10.Nh3 Bxh3 11.Rxh3 Nbd7 12.0-0-0 Nb6 13.Kb1 0-0-0 14.Qe3 e5 15.a3 Adams,M-Wolff,P London 1990; B)

1995 64/108 [Van der Wiel,J]; 7.g4 h5 A) 8.g5 Nfd7 A1) 9.Nge2 Nb6 10.b3 N8d7 11.f4 b4 12.Nd1 c5 13.Bg2 Ba6

14.Nf2 Bxe2 15.Kxe2 cxd4 (15...0-0) 16.Bxd4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 0-0 18.Qxb4 e5 19.Qxd6 exf4 20.Qxf4±

Vogt,L-Tischbierek,R Duetschland 1994 60/(109); A2) 9.f4 9...Bb7 10.Bg2 Nb6 11.b3 N8d7 12.Nh3 0-0 13.f5 Re8

14.0-0 e5 15.d5± Magam Badals,J-Izeta,F Pamplona 1993; B) 8.gxh5 8...Nxh5 9.Nge2 Nd7 10.Rg1 (10.a4!?) 10...Qc7

11.Ng3 Bb7 12.0-0-0 a6 13.f4 b4 14.Nxh5 (14.Nce2 Nhf6 15.e5 Ng4) 14...Rxh5 15.Ne2 c5! Beliavsky,A-Chernin,A

Reggio Emilia 1995 66/85 [Beliavsky,A]; 7.0-0-0 0-0 8.g4 Qa5 9.Kb1 Be6 10.b3 b4 11.Na4 c5! 12.g5 Nh5 13.dxc5 Nc6

14.Bh3 Rad8 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.Qe1 dxc5 Yudasin,L-Anand,V Munich 1991] 7...Nbd7 8.Bh6 [8.Nf4 I have no game in my

Database with Nf4 maybe this is a novelty 8...Bb7 9.Nd3 A) 9...e5?! 10.dxe5 Nxe5 (10...dxe5 11.a4) 11.Nxe5 dxe5

12.Qxd8+ Kxd8 13.a4 b4 14.Na2 a5 15.Bc4; B) 9...a5 ½-½ Galkin,A-Zakharevich,I/Perm 1997/CBM 58/[Har Zvi] (24);

8.g4 Nb6 9.Ng3 Qc7 10.0-0-0 Bb7 11.g5 Nfd7 12.h4 0-0-0 13.h5 Rhg8 14.Qf2 b4 15.Nb1 c5‚ Gdanski,J-Hennigan,M

Wch-U20 Santiago 1990]

8...Bxh6 9.Qxh6 Bb7

[9...e5 10.Qd2 a6 11.Nd1 Bb7 12.Ne3 Qe7 13.Rd1 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 cxd5 16.dxe5 Nxe5 Blatny,P-Piket,J Groningen Eu-chJ]

10.a3

[10.Nc1 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Nb3 a6 13.0-0-0 Qc7 14.Qg7 Rf8 ½-½ Moroz,A-Yurasov,A/Simferopol 1991/TD (37)]

10...e5 11.0-0-0 Qe7 12.Kb1 a6 13.Nc1 0-0-0 14.Nb3 exd4 15.Rxd4 c5 16.Rd1 Nb6 17.g3 Kb8 18.Na5 Ba8 19.Bh3 d5 20.Qf4+ Ka7 21.Rhe1 d4 22.Nd5 Nbxd5 23.exd5 Qd6 24.Rxd4!! (diagram)

Kasparov-Topalov, Hoogovens, 1999

Position after 24.Rxd4!!

UNBELIEVABLE!!! Kasparov punishes Black's ...d4 in the most spectacular way possible. Combination of the decade, anyone? (Played by Fritz5.32 in 2:30, but it evaluates it as a draw.) Later Kasparov said that he had seen this sacrifice back on move 19 when he allowed Black to play ...d4.
[24.Nc6+ Bxc6 25.dxc6 Qxf4 (25...Qxc6 26.Re7+ Ka8 27.Rxf7) 26.Re7+ Kb6 27.gxf4 Kxc6]
24...cxd4?!
Always ready for a fight, the Bulgarian takes the rook. Declining the sacrifice with 24...Kb6 (or 24...Rhe8?!) for an even game was probably better. Easy to say in hindsight!

[24...Qxf4 25.Rxf4 Nxd5 26.Rxf7+ Kb6 27.Nb3±; 24...Rhe8 25.Rxe8 Nxe8 26.Qxd6 Rxd6=; 24...Kb6= Kasparov; Junior
5.0: 24...Kb6 25.Nb3 g5 26.Qd2 g4 27.Rxg4 Nxg4 28.Bxg4 Bxd5 29.Qe3 Bxb3 30.cxb3]

25.Re7+ Kb6

...Qxe7 is mate in four and Black has some other spectacular ways to lose after ...Kb8. Check out the amazing line B)
below.

[25...Qxe7?? 26.Qxd4+ Kb8 27.Qb6+ Bb7 28.Nc6+ Ka8 29.Qa7#;

25...Kb8 26.Qxd4 Nd7

A) 27.Rxd7? Rxd7 28.Bxd7 Rg8 A1) 29.Bc6 Qc7 30.Qb4 Bxc6 31.Nxc6+ Ka8 32.a4 Qb7
33.axb5 Qxb5 34.Qe7 (34.Qxb5?! axb5 35.b3 Kb7 36.c4 Kb6) 34...Qb7 35.c4±; A2) 29.Nc6+ ;

B) 27.Bxd7! (winning) 27...Bxd5 (27...Qxe7?? 28.Qb6+ Bb7 29.Qxb7#) 28.c4!! The key move!
Now if ...bxc4 Black won't have ...Ba2+ (!!!) (28.Nc6+? Qxc6 29.Bxc6 Ba2+ 30.Kxa2 Rxd4
31.Rb7+ Kc8 32.Rxf7 unclear) 28...Qxe7 (28...bxc4 29.Nc6+ Qxc6 30.Bxc6+- Now, with the
pawn on c4 Black doesn't have the equalizing ...Ba2+; 28...Rxd7 29.Rxd7 Qxd7 30.Qxh8+ Kc7
31.cxd5+-) 29.Qb6+ Ka8 30.Qxa6+ Kb8 31.Qb6+ Ka8 32.Bc6+! Bxc6 33.Nxc6+- Rd7
(33...Qb7?? 34.Qa5+ Qa6 35.Qxa6#) 34.Nxe7 Rxe7 35.Qc6+ Rb7 36.cxb5+-]

26.Qxd4+ Kxa5?

Topalov continues in true romantic style, taking all the offered material. We can all thank him for his contribution to
Kasparov's brilliancy, but the boring 26...Qc5 might have survived. (?)

[26...Qc5 27.Qxf6+ Qd6 A) 28.Qd4+ Qc5 (28...Kxa5?? 29.b4+ Ka4 30.Qc3+- Same line as in the game, but minus the
black knight on f6.) 29.Qf6+ Qd6 Now White can repeat the position or enter the main sub-line with Qxf7, which looks
like a draw.; B) 28.Qxf7 …Re6 28...Rhf8 B1) 29.Qg7?! Rfe8 30.b4!? (30.Qd4+ Qc5 31.Rb7+ Bxb7 32.Qxc5+ Kxc5
33.Nxb7+ Kxd5 34.Nxd8 Rxd8÷) 30...Qxd5÷ (30...Rxe7?? 31.Qd4+ Kc7 32.Qa7+ Bb7 33.Qxb7#; 30...Qxe7?? 31.Qd4+
Kc7 32.d6+ Rxd6 33.Qa7+ Bb7 34.Qxb7+ Kd8 35.Qc8#) 31.Nb3 Qd6 32.Rf7 Re1+ 33.Kb2 Qe5+ (33...Qd1?? 34.a4!!
bxa4 35.Qc3 Qd6 36.Rf6+-) 34.Qxe5 Rxe5 35.Rf6+ Kc7 36.Nc5; B2) 29.Qxh7 29...Rfe8 30.Rxe8 Rxe8 31.Nb3 Re1+
32.Ka2 Bxd5 33.Qg7 Bxb3+ 34.cxb3 Qd1 35.Qxg6+ Kb7 36.Qh7+ Kc6 37.Qg6+ Kb7= (37...Kc5?? 38.b4+) ]

27.b4+!

[27.Qc3+? Kb6 28.Qd4+ Qc5 29.Qxf6+ Bc6!]

27...Ka4 28.Qc3! Qxd5 29.Ra7 (diagram) 27...Bb7

[29...Rd6?? 30.Kb2!! Threatening mate in two with Qc3+. Now
it's a forced mate. 30...Qd4 31.Qxd4 Bd5 32.Qe3 Rhd8
33.Qb3+ Bxb3 34.cxb3# Spectacular!!]

30.Rxb7!

30.Qc7 was White's last chance to force Black to take a
repetition draw. Now if he hasn't calculated perfectly he'll lose.
(Need I say that he calculated perfectly?) [Junior 5.0: 30.Qc7?=
Qd1+ 31.Ka2 Qd5+ 32.Kb2 Qd4+ 33.Kb1 Qd1+ 34.Ka2 Qd5+]

Position after 29.Ra7
30...Qc4?

Now Black loses spectacularly but it's hard to fault Topalov for missing what now happens. 30...Rhe8 would have
reached a most likely drawn ending. Now observe the Swiss-watch precision of the white pieces. All four (remember the
king!) play crucial roles, with a little help from the pawn on c3! It's absolutely amazing that Kasparov could weave a
mating web with so few pieces on the board and see the one exact move that would win in every line. Most of White's
moves are "only" moves, that is, anything else loses. This adds considerably to the beauty of the game, it's like
acrobatics without a net! (This is easily checked with computer assistance. You can set the machine to examine the
TWO best moves for White in each position instead of just the best move. In most cases for the next 10 moves the best
move wins and the second-best loses!)

[30...Rhe8! Topalov 31.Rb6 Ra8 A) 32.Rxf6 Qc4 33.Qxc4 bxc4 34.Kb2 (34.Bd7+ Kxa3 35.Bxe8 Rxe8 36.Rxa6+ Kxb4)
34...Re7 35.Rc6 a5 36.Rxc4 axb4 37.Rxb4+ Ka5=; B) 32.Be6! Rxe6 33.Rxe6 Qc4 34.Qxc4 bxc4 35.Rxf6 Kxa3 36.Rxf7
c3 37.Rc7 Kxb4 38.Rxh7]

31.Qxf6 Kxa3

[31...Rd1+ 32.Kb2 Qd4+ 33.Qxd4 Rxd4 34.Rxf7+- Due to the fact that White can threaten mates with both the rook and
the bishop individually, Black has no hope. He must give back the exchange and enter a completely lost endgame.
34...Rd6 only move 35.Re7 Ra8 36.Be6 Rxe6 37.Rxe6 a5 38.bxa5 Kxa5 39.Re7+-]

32.Qxa6+ Kxb4 33.c3+!
[33.Bd7? Rxd7 34.Rxd7 Rc8 35.Qd6+ Rc5 36.Qd2+ Qc3 37.Qxc3+ Kxc3 38.Rxf7±]
33...Kxc3 34.Qa1+
A beautiful triangulation: Qf6-a6-a1
34...Kd2
[34...Kb4 35.Qb2+ Ka5 (35...Kc5 36.Rc7+ Kd5 37.Rxc4 bxc4
38.Qb7++-) 36.Qa3+ Qa4 37.Ra7+ Kb6 38.Rxa4 bxa4 39.Qb4++-]
35.Qb2+ Kd1
[35...Ke1 36.Re7+ Kd1 37.Bf1 Rd2 38.Be2+ Rxe2 39.Rxe2 Rd8
40.Rc2 Qxc2+ 41.Qxc2+ Ke1+-]
36.Bf1! (diagram)

The bishop lives!! It moves back to its home square to threaten mate,
prevent any checks by Black and offer itself for sacrifice. Does he
perform exorcisms, too? Sure this is a great move, and the only move,
but Kasparov had to have seen it long ago. Now everything is forced.

Position after 36.Bf1

36...Rd2
[36...Qxf1?? 37.Qc2+ Ke1 38.Re7+ Qe2 39.Qxe2#]
37.Rd7! Rxd7 38.Bxc4
Black can't move his h8 rook because of the dual mate threats on c1 and e2.
38...bxc4 39.Qxh8
Now it's mop-up time.
39...Rd3 40.Qa8 c3 41.Qa4+ Ke1 42.f4 f5 43.Kc1 Rd2 44.Qa7 1-0

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