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Inside This Issue
1. "Top 50" List
2. CYCC NS Scholastic Championships
3. Bluenose Open Championship
4. Atlantic Native Closed
5. Halifax Open
6. Lunenburg County Open
7. Nova Scotia Open
8. Nova Scotia Closed
9. NSCA Annual Meeting
Alvah Mayo has agreed to take over the Nova Scotia Chess Newsletter
Editor duties from Dave Kenney. I'm sure I speak for everybody when I say
that Dave's efforts in this capacity as well as his service as NSCA
Secretary-Treasurer and perennial chess organizer are greatly appreciated.
As always, I am interested in submissions, annotated games, articles,
tournament reports, etc for inclusion in future issues of the
newsletter.
Other Chess News
* Shearwater tournament organizer Joe Shea has been promoted up the
military chain of command and shipped off to Ottawa. Joe assures me that
he will return periodically but we will miss him regardless.
* Steve Saunders and Alvah Mayo shared second place with 4/5 at the New
Brunswick Open in Sackville New Brunswick. Alvah was recognized by the CFC
as a National Master due to this result.
* Alvah Mayo took first place at the Charlottetown Open in PEI with a
score of 4.5/5.
Nova Scotia's "Top 50" List (As of June 20, 2000)
Name Rating
1. Ed Urquhart 2221
2. Glenn Charlton 2207
3. Alvah Mayo 2201
4. James Mathers 2131
5. Robert Villeneuve 2130
6. Stephen Saunders 2124
7. Tyler Reddy 2064
8. Michael Eldridge 2031
9. Jason Kenney 1992
10. Brian Pentz 1981
11. Jim Brennan 1947
12. Rex Naugler 1926
13. John Klapstein 1924
14. David Kenney 1922
15. Dusan Kustudic 1906
16. Fred Phillips 1889
17. Tom Cosman 1884
18. Brian Burgess 1873
19. David Poirier 1864
20. Carlos Drummond 1831
21. Jamie Gibson 1795
22. Gary Phillips 1795
23. Albert Ede 1784
24. Gilbert Bernard 1784
25. Harold Uuetoa 1749
26. Brad Armstrong 1746
27. Phil Boyle 1741
28. Gary Ng 1740
29. Steve Karis 1737
30. Bruce Fleury 1736
31. Alex Fraser 1730
32. James Gilks 1699
33. John Hynes 1669
34. Stephen LeBlanc 1668
35. Ross Young 1667
36. Ray Cooke 1666
37. Michael Nuschke 1646
38. Matthew Furrow 1640
39. Joseph Shea 1629
40. John Cordes 1620
41. Alex Nuschke 1620
42. Ken Cashin 1615
43. Ed McKearney 1605
44. Mike McGillivary 1602
45. Robin Lindsay 1599
46. Murray Copage Jr. 1597
47. Aubrey Clarke 1595
48. George Beals 1589
49. Garrett Keddy 1586
50. Paul McKinnon 1584
Nova Scotia's "Top 10" Juniors List (As of June 20, 2000)
Name Rating
1. Tyler Reddy 2064
2. Jason Kenney 1992
3. Gary Ng 1740
4. Matthew Furrow 1640
5. Jarrett Gabriel 1552
6. Sean Currell 1222
7. Bryan Kenney 1219
8. Alex Livingston 1184
9. Jonathan Kenney 1150
10. Curtis Robarts 1138
2000 Nova Scotia Chess Association Annual Meeting
The annual meeting for the NSCA took place on May 21, 2000 at the
Technical University of Nova Scotia in Halifax. The following are the
minutes of that meeting as recorded by NSCA Secretary-Treasurer Dave
Kenney.
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Nova Scotia Chess
Association
Members present included: Jim Gilks, Robin Lindsay, Phil Boyle, Jason
Kenney, David Kenney, Steve Saunders, Steve Leblanc, Bruce Fleury, Andrejz
Palak, Brad Armstrong, Dave Poirier, Glenn Charlton, Alvah Mayo, Brian
Pentz, Michael Eldridge, George Beals, Harold Uuetoa, David Spencer, Gary
Phillips, Gilbert Bernard, Albert Ede, Gary Joudrey, John MacLean, Jarrett
Gabriel, David Kimber, Jim Cooper, Garrett Keddy, Jim Livingstone,
Premedesan Mahendranathan, Dan MacNeill, Tyler Reddy and Ed Urquhart.
The meeting was started at approximately 11:00 am and was attended by
about thirty-two members of the NSCA who were in good standing at the time
of the meeting.
Steve Saunders, Chairman of the NSCA opened the meeting and welcomed
everyone present at the AGM. Steve outlined the following agenda and
explained the primary purpose of the meeting:
- Introduction
- Treasurer's Report
- Election of Directors of the Nova Scotia Chess Association
- Questions from the Floor
- Adjournment
Introduction
Steve Saunders explained that the Nova Scotia Chess Association is
incorporated as a Society under the Societies Act of the Province of Nova
Scotia. Under the terms of incorporation, the NSCA is required to hold an
annual general meeting for the purpose of electing directors for the
ensuing year and consideration of the financial statements.
Treasurer's Report
David Kenney presented the following Statement of Receipts and
Disbursements for the period May 18, 1999 to May 18, 2000.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
MAY 19, 1999 TO MAY 18, 2000
Cash, Opening Balance at May 19, 1999 $1009.36
Receipts:
Provincial Dues Rebate from the CFC $324.00
Interest Earned on Bank Account .12
Aubrey Clarke - NS Provincial Dues (3 yrs) 21.00
Junior Initiative - Gilbert Bernard 10.00
Junior Initiative - Joseph Shea 31.00
Junior Initiative - David Kenney 19.00
Junior Initiative - Steve Saunders 114.00
Disbursements:
Cost of Newsletter #15 $81.82
Cost of Newsletter #16 125.28
Cost of Newsletter #17 99.13
Tyler Reddy (CYCC) 25.00
Stefan Behme (CYCC) 25.00
Alex Livingston (CYCC) 25.00
Tyler Reddy (Canadian Closed) 75.00
Sean Currell (Atlantic Junior) 25.00
Alex Livingston (Atlantic Junior) 25.00
Alex Lanoska (Atlantic Junior) 25.00
Bryan Kenney (Atlantic Junior) 25.00
Jason Kenney (Canadian Junior) 25.00
Bank Charges 1.80
Cash, Ending Balance May 18, 2000 $945.45
David Kenney also mentioned that in addition to the above noted
financisl position the NSCA is owed an estimated $200 by the Chess
Federation of Canada for the rebate of the provincial dues collected by
the CFC. This money would normally have been included during this period,
but the CFC was late in sending the money to the NSCA, apparently due to a
mix up on our mailing address. David Kenney also mentioned that the CFC
was aware of the problem and steps had been taken to correct the situation
and to have the funds resent to the NSCA.
Albert Ede presented a motion that the Treasurer's report be accepted
which was seconded by Dave Poirier. The motion passed.
Election of Directors of the Nova Scotia Chess Association
Steve Saunders explained that the NSCA is required to elect at least
five directors, but we could elect more if this was deemed to be
appropriate. The various officer positions of the NSCA together with the
two CFC Governors for NS will be selected from and by the new directors
elected this afternoon.
Steve then called for nominations for directors. The following
individuals were nominated and agreed to let their names stand for
election: Gilbert Bernard, Alvah Mayo, Steve Saunders, David Kenney,
Albert Ede, Kim Tufts and Michael Eldridge. Glenn Charlton was also
nominated but declined the nomination.
Since there were no further nominations Steve Saunders asked for a
motion to have all seven nominated individuals accepted as directors for
the current year. Motion was made by Bruce Fleury and seconded by Phil
Boyle. Dave Poirier asked why we were circumventing a formal election.
After a short discussion Steve then asked for a show of hands on whether
the members wished to proceed with an election or just accept all seven
nominated individuals.
The vote to accept all nominated individuals as directors. For: 30,
Against: 0, Abstain: 2. Motion was passed.
Questions from the Floor
Bruce Fleury asked a few questions regarding what the Directors
believed to be the biggest challenge and issues facing the NSCA. Steve
Saunders responded outlining some of the difficulties encountered last
year. In particular the situation regarding who was going to represent NS
at the Canadian Closed was a difficult issue and served to point out that
a new approach and stricter registration/deadline rules must be
established.
David Kenney also mentioned that he would like to see more chess
activity in the larger population centres outside of Halifax, such as
Sydney, Truro, New Glasgow and Yarmouth. David also mentioned that if
anyone was planning to start a chess club in another part of the province
where there currently is no chess activity, then the NSCA may be able to
supply some modest financial assistance.
Adjournment
Steve Saunders put a motion forward to adjourn the Annual Meeting
which was accepted by everyone present.
Meeting adjourned at approximately 11:15 am.
CYCC NS Provincial Championship Under 10
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Sean Currell 1133 1179 1152 X 0 1 1 1 1 4.0
2. Callum Dunphy 617 1132 823 1 X 1 0 0 1 3.0
3. Kevin Laneuville 0 1040 1048 0 0 X 1 1 1 3.0
4. Aaron Hebb 0 960 968 0 1 0 X = 1 2.5
5. Brennen Osburn 947 826 895 0 1 0 = X 0 1.5
6. Geoffrey Stuart 1163 703 962 0 0 0 0 1 X 1.0
CYCC NS Provincial Championship Under 10 Playoff
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Kevin Laneuville 1048 1023 1045 =2 +2 1.5
2. Callum Dunphy 823 848 830 =1 -1 0.5
CYCC NS Provincial Championship Under 12
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Mark Penney 0 1460 1393 X 1 1 1 1 1 5.0
2. Andrew Dunphy 1068 1286 1162 0 X 1 1 1 1 4.0
3. Travis Brannan 0 980 993 0 0 X 1 0 1 2.0
4. Christopher Smith 0 980 993 0 0 0 X 1 1 2.0
5. Ian MacMullin 0 820 860 0 0 1 0 X 0 1.0
6. Stefan Behme 1230 774 1126 0 0 0 0 1 X 1.0
CYCC NS Provincial Championship Under 12 Playoff
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Travis Brannan 993 1393 1043 +2 1.0
2. Christopher Smith 993 593 943 -1 0.0
CYCC NS Provincial Championship Under 14
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Gary Ng 1734 1471 1740 X 1 1 1 1 1 5.0
2. Alex Livingston 1136 1351 1184 0 X 1 1 1 = 3.5
3. Grant Rogers 0 1182 1186 0 0 X 1 = 1 2.5
4. Anthony Federico 996 1072 1029 0 0 0 X 1 1 2.0
5. Curtis Robarts 1138 1030 1114 0 0 = 0 X 1 1.5
6. Chris Felix 0 862 866 0 = 0 0 0 X 0.5
CYCC NS Provincial Championship Under 16
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Jarrett Gabriel 1479 1427 1501 X X = 1 1 1 1 1 5.5
2. John Candow 1620 1104 1284 = 0 X X 1 0 1 1 3.5
3. Corey Smith 0 1168 1176 0 0 0 1 X X = 1 2.5
4. Rodney Inglis 0 813 821 0 0 0 0 = 0 X X 0.5
Millenium Closed
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Alvah Mayo 2168 2073 2164 +5 =3 +5 +3 - 3.5
2. Michael Eldridge 1905 1973 1915 -3 +5 +3 +5 - 3.0
3. Dave Poirier 1828 1937 1843 +2 =1 -2 -1 - 1.5
4. Brad Armstrong 1768 2117 1782 - - - - +5 1.0
5. Ken Cashin 1717 1583 1683 -1 -2 -1 -2 -4 0.0
The Millenium Closed was held January 14-16 at the home of Mike
Eldridge. Highlights included learning when to push your rook pawns and a
good time was had by all.
Match Tournament in Falmouth
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Alvah Mayo 2165 2138 2168 X X X X 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7.0
2. Michael Eldridge 1902 1920 1905 0 0 = = X X X X 0 = 1 1 3.5
3. Brad Armstrong 1774 1784 1768 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 X X X X 1.5
Bluenose Club Championship Under 1800
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Robin Lindsay 1517 1620 1550 +4 +3 +6 +2 +5 5.0
2. Chris Felix 866 1281 1078 -6 +4 +3 -1 +8 3.0
3. Jim Cooper 1183 1232 1197 +5 -1 -2 +4 +0 3.0
4. Sean Currell 1152 1152 1158 -1 -2 +5 -3 +7 2.0
5. Mark Penney 1393 1121 1261 -3 +8 -4 +6 -1 2.0
6. Steve Toth 1411 1152 1385 +2 =0 -1 -5 -0 1.5
7. Jonathan Kenney 1125 752 1109 =0 -0 -0 -0 -4 0.5
8. Krista Kenney 744 730 742 =0 -5 -0 -0 -2 0.5
Robin Lindsay steamrolled his way to clear first in the Under 1800
section, serving notice that he is ready to move on to the next level.
Bluenose Club Championship Open
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Justin Gulati 2120 2220 2144 +11 +14 +2 -3 +7 4.0
2. Ilias Baiguildine 2296 2217 2293 +9 +17 -1 +16 +3 4.0
3. Alvah Mayo 2164 2195 2173 +22 +4 =6 +1 -2 3.5
4. Gary Phillips 1828 2001 1864 +24 -3 +12 +17 =10 3.5
5. John Klapstein 1840 1906 1850 =0 =13 =15 +23 +14 3.5
6. Robert Villeneuve 2127 2138 2130 +20 +16 =3 =7 -0 3.0
7. Michael Eldridge 1915 2004 1936 =19 +23 +10 =6 -1 3.0
8. David Kenney 1965 1962 1967 =13 =0 =0 +18 =0 3.0
9. Carlos Drummond 1812 1923 1831 -2 +25 =18 =15 +16 3.0
10. Stephen Saunders 2088 1841 2048 +15 +12 -7 =14 =4 3.0
11. Ken Cashin 1683 1765 1696 -1 -24 +21 +25 +17 3.0
12. Alex Nuschke 1526 1832 1603 +18 -10 -4 +20 =19 2.5
13. Joseph Shea 1580 1820 1644 =8 =5 -16 +22 =15 2.5
14. David Poirier 1843 1767 1835 +26 -1 +24 =10 -5 2.5
15. Phil Boyle 1617 1735 1638 -10 +26 =5 =9 =13 2.5
16. Gilbert Bernard 1871 1777 1851 +21 -6 +13 -2 -9 2.0
17. Fred Phillips 1916 1739 1881 +25 -2 +20 -4 -11 2.0
18. Jason Kenney 1943 1657 1890 -12 +19 =9 -8 =22 2.0
19. Jarrett Gabriel 1501 1640 1526 =7 -18 -23 +26 =12 2.0
20. Albert Ede 1802 1630 1771 -6 +21 -17 -12 +24 2.0
21. Lloyd Lombard 1470 1575 1487 -16 -20 -11 +24 +25 2.0
22. Harold Uuetoa 1806 1629 1783 -3 =0 =0 -13 =18 1.5
23. Brad Armstrong 1782 1619 1763 =0 -7 +19 -5 -0 1.5
24. David Spencer 1432 1485 1435 -4 +11 -14 -21 -20 1.0
25. Andrzej Palak 1487 1407 1468 -17 -9 +26 -11 -21 1.0
26. Danny MacNeill 1396 1212 1355 -14 -15 -25 -19 -0 0.0
This 26 player event took place February 25-27 at the Dal SUB with
Justin Gulati of PEI and Ilias Baiguildine of Halifax tied for first place
with 4/5. Justin defeated Ilias in their individual encounter when Ilias
overlooked a tactic in a pawn up position and lost a piece. Justin
proceeded to lose with white against Alvah Mayo in the next round to give
Alvah the lead going into the last round. However, Alvah missed an unusual
tactic in the last round against Baiguildine to finish a half point out of
first.
Gulati-Mayo
1.e4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d4 O-O 6.Nge2 c5 7.d5 Na6 8.0-0 Bd7
9.f4 Rb8(the battle lines are drawn; White goes kingside looking to use
his space for an attack on Black's king while Black goes queenside using
his pawns to open lines there) 10.a4 Nc7 11.h3 b6 12.Be3 a6 13.Qd2 b5
14.f5!? (White sacrifices a pawn with the idea of accelerating his
kingside attack) 14...bxa4 15.Nxa4 Bxa4 16.Rxa4 Rxb2 17.Bh6 Rxc2! (this is
the critical position of the entire game. My main alternative was to take
on h6 and then win the second pawn but my instincts told me that I risked
being mated after 17...Bxh6 18.Qxh6 Rxc2 by some combination of Bf3 and
g4-g5 and/or e4-e5 opening the fourth rank for the a4 rook. Also, Justin
had taken 21 minutes to analyze 14.f5 and I felt he must have been
considering the positions where I took the second pawn. Therefore I
decided to sacrifice the exchange to eliminate any
mating attack and to take the game down a different path)
18.Qxc2 Bxh6 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Nf4 Nfd7 (playing to prevent the
e4-e5 break as well as entertaining the possibility of Nb6 and
a quick c4-c3) 21.Rb1 Qc8 (played to prevent Rb7 as well as
adding another defender to the a6 pawn allowing a potential
Nb5-d4 in the future) 22.Nd3 Bg7 23.Kh2 Nb5 24.Rf1 Nb6 25.Ra2
Nd4 26.Qc1 a5 (Justin was down to 7 minutes for his next 5
moves and so had little time to choose between the text and Qb1
which would have allowed c4-c3. Now Black gets to push the a
pawn as 27.Rxa5 Nb3 wins an exchange) 27.Nb2 c4 (With 3 minutes
left Justin scrambles to blockade the c pawn but I don't give
him the chance) 28.Na4 Nxa4 29.Rxa4 c3 30.Rd1 Qc5 31.Bf1 Nf3+
(this move was played to get the N to e5 with tempo, to prevent
Bd3 with an attempted blockade on c2) 32.Kg2 Ne5 33.Bd3 Nxd3
34.Rxd3 Rb8 35.Rf3 Rb2+ 36.Kh1 Qb5 (Justin resigned here
because of the double threat of Qxa4 and Qe2 mating) 0-1
Atlantic Native Closed
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Gilbert Bernard 1851 1983 1881 X 1 = 1 1 1 4.5
2. Fred Phillips Jr. 1881 1897 1889 0 X 1 1 1 1 4.0
3. Gary Phillips 1864 1820 1860 = 0 X 1 1 1 3.5
4. Murray Copage Jr. 1588 1635 1597 0 0 0 X 1 1 2.0
5. Fred Phillips Sr. 0 1494 1494 0 0 0 0 X 1 1.0
6. Lloyd Lombard 1487 1336 1453 0 0 0 0 0 X 0.0
Gilbert Bernard took clear first place conceding only one draw to
Gary Phillips in the Atlantic Native Closed held March 3-5 in Cambridge.
As a result of winning this tournament Gilbert wins the right to host next
year's Closed.
Cole Harbour Chess Tournament Elementary Section
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Sean Currell 1158 1318 1222 +4 +3 +2 +5 +10 +6 6.0
2. Craig Irvine 0 1117 1075 +15 +13 -1 +6 +3 +5 5.0
3. Charles Lu 0 951 932 +8 -1 +9 +4 -2 +10 4.0
4. Marshall Szucs 0 885 876 -1 +14 +16 -3 +13 =8 3.5
5. Christopher Smith 943 883 923 +12 +7 +10 -1 =6 -2 3.5
6. Fred Lu 0 869 857 +0 +11 +7 -2 =5 -1 3.5
7. Krista Kenney 742 849 812 +9 -5 -6 =8 +15 +16 3.5
8. Tyler Cooper 0 815 818 -3 =12 +15 =7 +11 =4 3.5
9. Eric Penney 0 815 818 -7 +15 -3 +16 =12 +14 3.5
10. Sangwon Oh 0 850 846 +11 +16 -5 +13 -1 -3 3.0
11. Pamela Giordani 0 750 762 -10 -6 +17 +14 -8 +13 3.0
12. Joe Johnston 0 709 726 -5 =8 -13 +17 =9 +0 3.0
13. Ryan Jewers 0 617 648 +17 -2 +12 -10 -4 -11 2.0
14. Alyssa MacEachern 0 510 560 -16 -4 +0 -11 +17 -9 2.0
15. Kyle Brown 0 508 558 -2 -9 -8 +0 -7 +17 2.0
16. Dana MacEachern 0 508 558 +14 -10 -4 -9 +0 -7 2.0
17. Megan Hutchinson 0 350 427 -13 +0 -11 -12 -14 -15 1.0
This was one of two scholastic events held concurrently with the
Halifax Open at Cole Harbour Place. Sean Currell put his experience in
regular CFC events to good use in winning this tournament with a perfect
6/6 score.
Cole Harbour Chess Tournament High School Section
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Bryan Kenney 1169 1345 1226 +8 +2 +6 +3 +4 +5 6.0
2. Mark Richardson 0 1213 1169 +5 -1 +7 +6 +3 +8 5.0
3. Jonathan Kenney 1109 1042 1106 +0 +5 +8 -1 -2 +7 4.0
4. Ryan Jackson 0 903 905 +7 -6 -5 +8 -1 +9 3.0
5. Andrew MacDonald 0 886 886 -2 -3 +4 +0 +9 -1 3.0
6. Geffrey Solomon 0 834 845 +9 +4 -1 -2 -7 +0 3.0
7. Landon Brown 0 822 835 -4 +0 -2 +9 +6 -3 3.0
8. Eugene Spurrell 0 726 753 -1 +9 -3 -4 +0 -2 2.0
9. Katie Lantz 0 450 527 -6 -8 +0 -7 -5 -4 1.0
This event was also held at the same time as the Halifax Open and saw
Bryan Kenney win with an impressive 6/6 score.
Halifax Open
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Ilias Baiguildine 2293 2436 2310 +7 +12 +3 +2 +6 5.0
2. Alvah Mayo 2173 2162 2173 +8 =5 +4 -1 +11 3.5
3. Jonathan MacDonald 2088 2136 2098 +10 +9 -1 +7 =4 3.5
4. Stephen Saunders 2086 2104 2091 +13 +11 -2 +9 =3 3.5
5. Michael Eldridge 1936 2103 1970 +17 =2 -6 +12 +8 3.5
6. Glenn Charlton 2178 2068 2164 =0 =16 +5 +11 -1 3.0
7. John Klapstein 1850 2032 1882 -1 +19 +15 -3 +13 3.0
8. David Poirier 1835 1884 1844 -2 +17 =12 +16 -5 2.5
9. Gilbert Bernard 1881 1851 1877 +14 -3 +16 -4 =10 2.5
10. Albert Ede 1771 1781 1773 -3 +14 -11 +18 =9 2.5
11. Gary Phillips 1860 1872 1861 +18 -4 +10 -6 -2 2.0
12. Jason Kenney 1890 1829 1874 +19 -1 =8 -5 =16 2.0
13. James Gilks 1718 1684 1709 -4 -18 +17 +19 -7 2.0
14. Jarrett Gabriel 1526 1647 1544 -9 -10 =0 =17 +19 2.0
15. David Kenney 1967 1450 1946 =0 =0 -7 =0 =0 2.0
16. Harold Uuetoa 1783 1746 1776 =0 =6 -9 -8 =12 1.5
17. Phil Boyle 1638 1553 1620 -5 -8 -13 =14 +18 1.5
18. Robin Lindsay 1550 1497 1540 -11 +13 -19 -10 -17 1.0
19. Ken Cashin 1696 1467 1650 -12 -7 +18 -13 -14 1.0
After an absence of two and a half years the Halifax Open was held
March 24-26. Ilias Baiguildine buzzed through the field scoring a perfect
5/5 to win clear first by a point and a half over his nearest rivals. The
logjam at second place with 3.5 included Alvah Mayo, Jonathan MacDonald,
Steve Saunders and Mike Eldridge. This was the first time that Cole
Harbour Place was used as a playing site and the players were duly
impressed with this location.
Saunders-Mayo
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 Ne4!? (The Vulture. Black violates classical opening
principles by moving the same piece twice in the opening before developing
any other pieces but this move does have point in that it prevents a
normal development scheme by White with Nc3, e2-e4 etc. I played it here
because I wanted to avoid the usual KID I usually get against Steve) 4.Qc2
Qa5+ 5.Nd2 f5 6.f3 Nd6 7.b3 e6 (the idea behind Steve's last is usually to
prevent g6 Bg7 by Black as well as protecting the c4 point. I respond by
putting more pressure on Steve's big center) 8.e4 fxe4 9.fxe4 e5 (Playing
to block the center and play against the partially compromised white
queenside) 10.Be2 Be7 11.Bb2 Nf7 12.Bg4 O-O (With a central pawn structure
like that of an Old Indian Steve plays Bg4 with the idea of trading light
squared bishops after I push d6, thus getting rid of his bad bishop.
Obviously I don't want that to happen) 13.Bc3 Qd8
14.O-O-O Nh6 15.Be2 d6 (I was expecting 15.Bh3 but maybe Steve
didn't want to worry about 15..g5 intending g4 and gaining
space. After 15.Be2 I take the opportunity to move my d pawn
without allowing the bishop trade) 16.h3 Bg5 (played to either
trade off my bad bishop or to activate it outside my pawn
chain) 17.Ngf3 Be3 18.Rdf1 Nf7 19.Qd3 Bd4 20.Nh2 Nbd7 (Move 20
is long enough to go with a completely undeveloped queenside)
21.Bxd4?? exd4 (Steve's last move is a blunder. Presumably he
wants to free up his queen from guard duty and play for Qg3
with kingside attacking ideas but this cure is far worse than
the disease. Now I get an advanced protected passed pawn, a
dream square for both my knights and a handy entry point for my
queen at c3) 22.Qg3 Nde5 23.Ndf3 Qa5 24.Nxe5 Nxe5 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8
26.Rf1+ Kg8 27.Ng4 Bxg4 (keeping my permanent knight on e5
where it both attacks and defends is more important than a
bishop on e6) 28.Bxg4 Qxa2 29.Be6+ Kh8 30.Rf5 Qa1+ 31.Kd2 Qb2+
32.Ke1 Qb1+ 33.Kf2 Nd3+ 34.Kf3 Qd1# 0-1
Halifax Open Under 1800
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. James Livingstone 1460 1624 1504 +8 -3 +4 +2 +5 4.0
2. David Spencer 1435 1578 1471 +4 +6 =3 -1 +7 3.5
3. Andrzej Palak 1468 1513 1480 +5 +1 =2 -4 =6 3.0
4. Gary Joudrey 1481 1444 1471 -2 +7 -1 +3 +8 3.0
5. Joe Nearing 1327 1393 1349 -3 +8 +6 =0 -1 2.5
6. Brian McGrath 1448 1338 1430 +7 -2 -5 +8 =3 2.5
7. Mark Penney 1261 1190 1243 -6 -4 +8 +0 -2 2.0
8. Jim Cooper 1197 994 1162 -1 -5 -7 -6 -4 0.0
Dr. Jim Livingstone of Bridgewater took first place in this event
with a 4/5 score, half a point ahead of second place finisher David
Spencer.
Lunenburg County Championship Open
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Glenn Charlton 2164 2388 2199 =0 =3 +8 +2 +6 4.0
2. James Mathers 2118 2187 2131 +4 =6 +5 -1 +8 3.5
3. Stephen Saunders 2091 2105 2094 +10 =1 =6 =7 =9 3.0
4. John Klapstein 1882 2050 1924 -2 +10 =7 +9 =5 3.0
5. David Kenney 1946 2060 1965 =0 +7 -2 =6 =4 2.5
6. Alvah Mayo 2173 2058 2149 +8 =2 =3 =5 -1 2.5
7. Brian Pentz 2066 1928 2037 =9 -5 =4 =3 +10 2.5
8. Michael Eldridge 1970 1955 1967 -6 +9 -1 +10 -2 2.0
9. David Poirier 1844 1737 1824 =7 -8 -10 -4 =3 1.0
10. Gilbert Bernard 1877 1731 1849 -3 -4 +9 -8 -7 1.0
This years Lunenburg County Championship saw a very competitive field
which included 2/3 of the players in the Nova Scotia Closed. Glenn
Charlton turned in a convincing performance with a 4/5 score to take first
place. Jim Mathers claimed second place with 3.5/5 in his first open
tournament since 1996, his only loss coming from the white side of an f4
Sicilian against Charlton.
Lunenburg County Championship Under 1800
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Jason Mercer 1469 1790 1551 +5 =0 -4 +7 +2 3.5
2. Robin Lindsay 1540 1624 1570 +9 =7 +3 +5 -1 3.5
3. Phil Boyle 1620 1642 1627 +11 +6 -2 +4 =7 3.5
4. James Livingstone 1504 1561 1516 =7 +10 +1 -3 =0 3.0
5. John Hynes 1667 1442 1634 -1 +8 +6 -2 +11 3.0
6. Bob Hutchinson 1553 1414 1524 +8 -3 -5 +11 +10 3.0
7. Ken Cashin 1650 1459 1615 =4 =2 +11 -1 =3 2.5
8. Curtis Robarts 1114 1303 1138 -6 -5 +10 =0 +9 2.5
9. Justin Wong 907 931 914 -2 -11 =0 =10 -8 1.0
10. Jonathan Kenney 1106 1070 1094 =0 -4 -8 =9 -6 1.0
11. Jim Cooper 1162 1235 1165 -3 +9 -7 -6 -5 1.0
This section of the Lunenburg County Championship saw a three way tie
for first between Jason Mercer, Robin Lindsay and Phil Boyle at 3.5/5.
Curtis Robarts won the Under 1400 prize.
Bluenose Winter Sectional A
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Jason Kenney 1874 2039 1907 -2 +6 +3 +5 +4 4.0
2. Albert Ede 1773 1979 1815 +1 +3 =5 -4 +6 3.5
3. Phil Boyle 1627 1770 1657 +4 -2 -1 =6 =5 2.0
4. Gary Phillips 1861 1721 1833 -3 -5 +6 +2 -1 2.0
5. David Kenney 1965 1700 1912 -6 +4 =2 -1 =3 2.0
6. Harold Uuetoa 1776 1658 1753 +5 -1 -4 =3 -2 1.5
This round robin event saw two experts and four class A players
battle it out in an evenly matched event held over several months at the
Bluenose Chess Club. Despite losing the head to head game to Albert Ede,
Jason Kenney took first place with Albert trailing by half a point.
Eastern King Club Championship
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Michael Eldridge 1965 2127 2003 X 1 1 1 1 = 1 5.5
2. Dusan Kustudic 1874 2009 1906 0 X = 1 1 1 1 4.5
3. Tom Cosman 1911 1803 1884 0 = X = = 1 = 3.0
4. John Hynes 1634 1782 1669 0 0 = X 1 0 1 2.5
5. Calvin Scallion 1746 1697 1735 0 0 = 0 X 1 = 2.0
6. Jamie Gibson 1831 1683 1795 = 0 0 1 0 X = 2.0
7. Brad Armstrong 1765 1627 1733 0 0 = 0 = = X 1.5
The annual club championship for the Eastern Kings saw Mike Eldridge
convincingly take first place with 5.5/6, yielding a single draw to Jamie
Gibson in the process. This result sees Mike's rating go back over the
2000 mark where it easily belongs
Eldridge vs Armstrong Match
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Michael Eldridge 1967 1963 1965 +2 +2 +2 +2 =2 -2 4.5
2. Brad Armstrong 1763 1767 1765 -1 -1 -1 -1 =1 +1 1.5
Mariner Zone High School 1stb
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Bryan Kenney 1226 1165 1246 +5 +8 +9 +6 +4 5.0
2. Robert Shaw 0 1164 1105 +4 +6 +8 +10 +9 5.0
3. Tom Richard 0 1005 973 +7 +9 -4 +8 +5 4.0
4. Josh Lauder 0 939 916 -2 +5 +3 +9 -1 3.0
5. Michael Lapointe 0 766 771 -1 -4 +10 +7 -3 2.0
6. Jason Rose 0 766 771 -8 -2 +7 -1 +10 2.0
7. Eugene Spurrell 753 670 722 -3 +10 -6 -5 +8 2.0
8. Daniel Ranier 0 606 638 +6 -1 -2 -3 -7 1.0
9. Rodney Inglis 821 605 731 +10 -3 -1 -4 -2 1.0
10. Jason Johnston 0 365 439 -9 -7 -5 -2 -6 0.0
Mariner Zone High School 2ndb
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Blake Tobin 0 1115 1073 +10 +6 +2 +5 -3 4.0
2. Corey Smith 1176 1040 1124 +7 +9 -1 +4 +5 4.0
3. Peter Harvey 0 960 943 -5 +4 =9 +10 +1 3.5
4. Anthony Cato 0 955 939 +9 -3 +8 -2 +10 3.5
5. Adam Mason 0 955 939 +3 +7 +6 -1 -2 3.0
6. Shane Fleming 0 880 877 +8 -1 -5 +9 +7 3.0
7. Conrad Jollie 0 795 806 -2 -5 +10 +8 -6 2.0
8. Scott Hart 0 720 743 -6 +10 -4 -7 +9 2.0
9. Scott MacQueen 0 555 606 -4 -2 =3 -6 -8 0.5
10. James Lauder 0 400 477 -1 -8 -7 -3 -4 0.0
Mariner Zone High School 3rdb
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Travis Brannan 1043 1200 1124 +3 +7 +2 +4 +9 5.0
2. Adam Chartrand 0 1098 1058 +6 +5 -1 +10 +4 4.0
3. Eric Luca 0 1009 984 -1 +8 +6 =9 +10 3.5
4. Kevin Arsenault 0 929 918 +9 +6 +7 -1 -2 3.0
5. Geffrey Solomon 845 933 884 +10 -2 +9 -0 -0 2.0
6. Frank MacDonald 0 720 743 -2 -4 -3 +8 +7 2.0
7. Marcel LeBlanc 0 661 697 +8 -1 -4 +0 -6 2.0
8. Robbie Hastings 0 500 568 -7 -3 =10 -6 +0 1.5
9. Blair Herritt 0 618 658 -4 =10 -5 =3 -1 1.0
10. Nick Dunning 0 569 618 -5 =9 =8 -2 -3 1.0
Mariner Zone High School 4thb
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Tim Hiltz 0 1114 1072 +10 -2 +8 +6 +4 4.0
2. Drew Tobin 0 1099 1057 +7 +1 -3 +8 +9 4.0
3. Jonathan Kenney 1094 1120 1110 -4 +6 +2 =5 +8 3.5
4. Mark Richardson 1169 1019 1109 +3 =8 +7 +10 -1 3.5
5. Alain Bourgeois 0 1019 991 -6 +9 +10 =3 +7 3.5
6. Pat Crosby 0 939 924 +5 -3 +9 -1 +10 3.0
7. Alex Jones 0 714 738 -2 +10 -4 =9 -5 1.5
8. David Taylor 0 693 719 =9 =4 -1 -2 -3 1.0
9. Brian Lewis 0 560 610 =8 -5 -6 =7 -2 1.0
10. Amanda Jennex 0 474 538 -1 -7 -5 -4 -6 0.0
These "Mariner" scholastic tournaments were the brainchild of Mr.
Huestis, one of the teachers at Astral Drive Junior High School. It would
appear that youth chess is thriving in this neck of the woods!
Nova Scotia Open
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Michael Eldridge 2003 2075 2031 +19 +8 =11 +15 +2 -6 +5 +4 6.5
2. Jason Kenney 1952 2090 1992 =0 +20 +10 +3 -1 =4 +6 +14 6.0
3. David Poirier 1824 1923 1864 +24 +25 =15 -2 =14 +23 +8 +6 6.0
4. David Kenney 1912 1932 1922 =0 +16 =6 +8 =15 =2 +13 -1 5.0
5. Phil Boyle 1657 1893 1741 =0 -6 +27 +20 +11 +15 -1 =0 5.0
6. Justin Gulati 2145 1880 2084 =16 +5 =4 +11 +13 +1 -2 -3 5.0
7. Brad Armstrong 1733 1840 1746 =0 =0 =0 +25 =19 +9 =0 =0 5.0
8. Bruce Fleury 1719 1789 1741 +26 -1 +21 -4 +24 +22 -3 +16 5.0
9. James Gilks 1709 1661 1699 -25 +28 +24 -13 +10 -7 +21 +15 5.0
10. Gilbert Bernard 1799 1715 1780 =0 =22 -2 +29 -9 +20 =14 +13 4.5
11. Albert Ede 1815 1674 1784 +12 +27 =1 -6 -5 -13 +23 +19 4.5
12. Gary Joudrey 1471 1624 1524 -11 -19 -20 +28 +18 =17 +24 +22 4.5
13. David Spencer 1471 1739 1555 =22 =23 +0 +9 -6 +11 -4 -10 4.0
14. Harold Uuetoa 1753 1737 1749 =0 =0 +17 =22 =3 =19 =10 -2 4.0
15. Gary Phillips 1833 1698 1795 +21 +29 =3 -1 =4 -5 +19 -9 4.0
16. Alex Nuschke 1603 1681 1620 =6 -4 +28 -19 =0 +24 +22 -8 4.0
17. Jarrett Gabriel 1544 1567 1552 =0 =0 -14 -18 +26 =12 =20 +25 4.0
18. Garrett Keddy 1645 1442 1586 -29 -21 -25 +17 -12 +28 +26 +23 4.0
19. Robin Lindsay 1570 1657 1599 -1 +12 =29 +16 =7 =14 -15 -11 3.5
20. George Beals 1595 1569 1589 =0 -2 +12 -5 +29 -10 =17 =21 3.5
21. Jim Livingstone 1516 1523 1520 -15 +18 -8 -24 +27 +25 -9 =20 3.5
22. Stephen LeBlanc 1730 1504 1668 =13 =10 +23 =14 =0 -8 -16 -12 3.0
23. P Mahendranathan 1460 1470 1460 =0 =13 -22 +27 +25 -3 -11 -18 3.0
24. Andrzej Palak 1480 1463 1477 -3 +26 -9 +21 -8 -16 -12 +27 3.0
25. David Kimber 1441 1462 1445 +9 -3 +18 -7 -23 -21 +0 -17 3.0
26. John MacLean 1446 1261 1402 -8 -24 =0 =0 -17 +27 -18 =28 2.5
27. Jim Cooper 1165 1227 1164 +0 -11 -5 -23 -21 -26 +28 -24 2.0
28. Darren Crowley 1212 1182 1194 =0 -9 -16 -12 +0 -18 -27 =26 2.0
29. Danny MacNeill 1355 1528 1393 +18 -15 =19 -10 -20 -0 -0 -0 1.5
With the top half dozen Nova Scotia players duking it out in the
Closed the race for first place was wide open. Tournament favourite Justin
Gulati of PEI looked to be in command after beating Mike Eldridge in the
sixth round. However, in the last two rounds Justin faltered while Mike
finished off with two wins including a last round victory over Dave
Kenney. Second place was shared by Dave Poirier and Jason Kenney. Other
prize winners included Bruce Fleury and Jim Gilks (top Under 1900), Alex
Nuschke, Jarrett Gabriel and Garrett Keddy (top Under 1700), and Gary
Joudrey and David Spencer (Under 1500 prizes). Notable performances were
turned in by Phil Boyle and David Spencer who each gained 84 rating points
in this tournament. Below is the critical last round win that gave Mike
Eldridge the tournament victory.
Eldridge-Kenney D
1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 c6?! (as a long
time devotee of the King's Indian Defence this move appears to be
inaccurate. In the Petrosian system we have here the usual plan is a5,
Nb8-a6-c5, f5 and go for kingside play. The move 7...c6 is almost never
seen here because it does nothing to further the aforementioned Black plan
and in fact if Black ever takes cxd5 then the opening of the c file
favours White) 8.h3 Na6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.O-O Ne8 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bh4 Qe7 (with
Bg5-h4 provoking Black's f7-f6 and later g6-g5 White makes Black's
intended f5 lever less effective since after exf5 gxf5 is no longer
possible) 13.a3 c5 14.Rb1 g5 15.Bg3 f5 16.exf5 Bxf5 (now the battle rages
over the e4 and f5 squares with White generally getting the former and
Black having the latter. In this position it will not be easy for Black to
get either knight to f5 so he can go for Nf5-d4) 17.Bd3 Nac7 18.Bxf5 Rxf5
19.Qd3 Rf7 20.Ne4 h6 21.Nfd2 Rd8 22.f3 Nf6 23.Nxf6+ Rxf6 24.Ne4
Rf7 (when Mike gets a grip in these strategical positions there
is usually no escape. Notice how Mike has placed an unopposed
knight on the e4 square and secured it with his f pawn making
sure that Dave never gets to play e4. Meanwhile Dave doesn't
have any pieces making use of his f5 square and his dark
squared bishop is quite bad) 25.b4 b6 26.Rf2 Ne8 27.Ra2 Nf6
28.Nxf6+ Qxf6 (as if kingside domination wasn't bad enough Mike
has taken over the queenside play too) 29.Qe4 Bf8 30.bxc5 bxc5
31.Rb5 Bg7 32.Rab2 Rdd7 33.a4 Bf8 34.a5 a6 35.Rb8 Qg7 36.R2b6
Rb7 37.Qb1 Rxb8 38.Rxb8 Ra7 39.Qf5 Qf7 40.Qc8 Qg7 41.Rb6 Qd7
42.Qxd7 Rxd7 43.Rxa6 Be7 44.Ra8+ Bd8 45.a6 Kg7 46.Rb8 Ba5
47.Be1 1-0
Nova Scotia Closed Championship
# Name Old Perf New Results Total
1. Ed Urquhart 2206 2358 2221 X = 1 = 1 1 4.0
2. Alvah Mayo 2175 2284 2195 = X = 1 = 1 3.5
3. Glenn Charlton 2199 2279 2207 0 = X 1 1 1 3.5
4. Stephen Saunders 2094 2140 2104 = 0 0 X 1 1 2.5
5. Tyler Reddy 2083 1982 2064 0 = 0 0 X 1 1.5
6. Brian Pentz 2037 1751 1981 0 0 0 0 0 X 0.0
Ed Urquhart has been one of Nova Scotia's elite players for years but
had yet to add a Nova Scotia Championship to his resume - until now. After
getting mugged at knifepoint two days before the tournament Ed was
understandably shaken and started slow, letting a big advantage against
Steve Saunders in the first round peter out to a draw followed by a quick
draw in the second round against Alvah Mayo. After that it was vintage Ed
as he turned on the afterburners and reeled off three straight wins to win
the Nova Scotia Closed and first dibs on Nova Scotia's spot in the
Canadian Closed. Sharing second place were NM Glenn Charlton and Alvah
Mayo with 3.5/5. This is one of the few events which uses non sudden death
time controls and I think it showed in the quality of some of the
endgames. We should have a complete collection of the games from the NS
Closed in the next newsletter.
Coming Events
LOYALIST CITY OPEN
Format: Open 5 round Swiss
July 21-23,2000 at Coastal Inns Main Street, Saint John NB
Entry Fee: $30, $25 (under 1600 and Junior)
Prize Fund: $500 Guaranteed prize fund
Registration: 4-6:30 p.m Friday July 21
Rounds: 7, 9/4, 9/3
Time Control: 40 moves in 2 hours, sudden death in 1 hour.
Organizer: Joe Harris
CHARLOTTETOWN FIDE INVITATIONAL
Format: Closed 11 round RR
August 1-7,2000 at ITEC Theatre, Robertson Library Building at UPEI,
Charlottetown PEI
Entry Fee: Based on FIDE title and/or CFC rating
Prize Fund: 1st $600 2nd $300 3rd $200 4th $100
Registration: In advance
Rounds: 5:30, 10/5:30, 10/5:30, 5:30, 10/5:30, 10/5:30, 10
Time Control: 40 moves in 2 hours, sudden death in 1 hour.
Organizer: Fred McKim
UPEI OPEN
Format: Open 5 round Swiss
August 5-7,2000 at same location as Charlottetown FIDE Invitational
Entry Fee: $25, $15 Junior (born Jan 1,1981 or later), $10 Elementary
school players
Prize Fund: (Based on 25 entries) 1st $150 2nd $100 Most Improved $75 Top
Junior $60 Top Under 16 $40
Registration: 11 a.m Saturday August 5
Rounds: 12:30/6, 10/4, 10
Time Control: 40 moves in 2 hours, sudden death in 1 hour.
Organizer: Fred McKim
ATLANTIC OPEN
Format: Open 5 round Swiss
August 11-13,2000 at Westville Recreation Centre, Westville NS
Entry Fee: $25, $20 for Juniors and Seniors
Prize Fund: (Based on 25 entries) 1st $200 and qualification spot for 2001
Atlantic Closed 2nd $125 Top Under 1800 $100
Registration: 6-7 p.m Friday August 11
Rounds: 7:30, 10/4, 10/3:30
Time Control: 30 moves in 90 minutes, 25 moves in 60 minutes (no sudden
death)
Organizer: Alvah Mayo
2000 LABOUR DAY OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT
Format: Open 8 round Swiss with two sections (Open and Under 1700)
September 1-4,2000 at TUNS, Halifax NS
Entry Fee: $40, Juniors, Seniors and Disabled $35, Cadets Under 16 $25,
First time members $0 with purchase of one year's CFC membership. Discount
of $5 for those registering before August 19: Albert Ede, 59 Brook Street,
Lower Sackville, N.S, B4E 1C1.
Prize Fund: Based on entry fees
Registration: 10-11 a.m Friday September 1
Rounds: 12/6, 11/5, 11/5, 9/3
Time Control: 30 moves in 90 minutes, sudden death in 1 hour.
Organizer: Albert Ede
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