Nova Scotia Chess News
New President!
Steve Saunders of Blockhouse, Lunenburg County
was elected president of the NS Chess Association at the recent
Nova Scotia Open. There were also elections for CFC
Governors to represent NS's interests. Elected were: David
Kenney, Glenn Charlton and Kim Tufts. Elections were done on a secret ballot basis by players mainly present at the Open. Final totals for someone to succeed me as President were:
Steve Saunders 18 Ed Urquhart 2 Dave Kenney 5 Jim Brennan 2 Glenn Charlton 3 Kim Tufts 1Voting for Governor(s):
Dave Kenney 21 Steve Saunders 11 Kim Tufts 21 Jim Brennan 6 Glenn Charlton 15 Tom Cosman 1 Ed Urquhart 14 Jim Hayward 1
If you need to contact Steve or any of the Governors about any chess related questions or queries you may do so at the following:
Steve Saunders Glenn Charlton RR#1 67-A Rufus Ave Blockhouse, NS Halifax, NS B0J 1E0 B3N 2L8 (902) 634-8811 (902) 445-3875 ssaunder@fox.nstn.ns.ca David Kenney Kim Tufts 28 Brookfield Ave 3-2476 Creighton St Dartmouth, NS Halifax, NS B2V 1V1 B3K 3S1 (902) 462-7455 (902) 423-9274 au601@chebucto.ns.ca an169@chebucto.ns.ca
Many thanks to outgoing Governor's Jim Enman and
Alvah Mayo for keeping us informed over the past few
years of CFC happenings and Jim in particular for helping
with the G7 Chess Tournament. And a special debt of
thanks to all the players who helped me out during my
term as President. I think we've made a lot of progress
over the past 3 years in establishing chess as a serious
recreational pursuit which all Nova Scotian's can take part
in with pride, young or old. I feel very confident that Steve Saunders will continue and
add to the growth as indeed he has done already. Steve's
plans for the future include the continued management of
our website as one of the better if not the best chess
website in Canada; continued strong support for Youth
chess; better advertising in local media in the newspapers
and radio; more emphasis on planning ahead to catch En
Passant's deadline for tournament notices; and a
committment to establishing more tournaments in
outlying areas besides Halifax.
In fact, Steve has already gotten his first taste of what it means to try and organize in the Maritimes with a scheduling conflict once again between Nova Scotia and another Maritime province, this year New Brunswick. Steve handled what could have been a dicey situation with great tact and diplomacy. Such decisive and quick action will invariably serve us well. [Ed.- More details on how NS came to host the 1997 Maritime Open on page 12.]
Maritime Open Chess Tournament
This major tournament is scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend (October 10-13) in Halifax. The event is an 8 (!) round open swiss. The entry fee is $35 and offers a $500 first prize, based on fifty players. Organized by Albert Ede to promote a new chess club in Sackville it promises to be the largest event in Nova Scotia in years! Complete details on page 12.
North Shore Open
Bathurst, NB
May 30-June 1
Cedric Davies of Halifax shared first with Justin
Gulati of Charlottetown. Alvah Mayo of Westville finished
third. As Alvah wrote in his report for the listserv, "the turning
point of the tournament was the round 4 game between the two
Nova Scotians. Cedric had the White pieces and as Black
against the English I played to win a pawn instead of locking the
center with advantage. The ensuing tactics went badly for me
and left me down a pawn in a rook ending that should have been
drawn. Cedric and I then proceeded to exchange blunders several
times, finishing with me blundering a pawn with R+P vs R+P
and the draw with it. Who said those positions are "dead" draws
anyway?"Alvah added, a bit impishly: "I would like to publicly thank Leo Legacy who not only served as TD but also billeted Cedric and I in rather luxurious accomodations at his home. And Dave Assaff for organizing the tournament as well as the New Brunswick players for donating another 70 rating points to Nova Scotia."
Cedric Davies (1848) - Alvah Mayo (1910)
Round 4 English
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 f5 4.d4 e4 5.f3 ef3 6.Nf3 Nf6
7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qc2 c6 10.a3?(e4!?) a5 11.Rb1?
Ne4! 12.b4 ab4 13.ab4 Be6? (d5!) 14.d5! Nc3 15.Qc3 cd5
16.Nd4 Bf6 17.Ne6 Bc3 18.Nd8 Rd8 19.Bd5+ Kh8
20.Rf5 Nc6 21.Bc6 bc6 22.Bb2 Bb4 23.Bg7+ Kg7
24.Rb4 Rab8? (Rda8) 25.Ra4 Ra8 26.R5a5 Ra5 27.Ra5
Re8 28.Kf2 Re4 29.Ra7+ Kg6 30.Rd7 Re6 31.e4 h6
32.Ke3 Kg5 33.Rf7 Kg4 34.Rf4+ Kg5 35.Rf5+ Kg4
36.Kd4 Kh3? 37.Rh5+ Kg4 38.Rh4+ Kg5 39.c5 dc5+
40.Kc5 h5? 41.Rf4 Kg6 42.Kd4 Kg5 43.Rf5+ Kg4
44.Rf4+ Kg5 45.h4+ Kg6 46.Rf5 Re7 47.Rc5 Re6
48.Ke3 Rf6 49.e5 Re6 50.Kf4 Kf7 51.Kf5 Rg6 52.Rc3 c5
53.Rc5 Rg3 54.Rc7+ Ke8 55.Ke6?? (Rh7) Rg6+ 56.Kf5
Rg4 (draw offer) 57.Kf6?? Rh4 58.Rc8+? (=) Kd7 59.Rh8
Rf4+ 60.Kg5 Rg4+? 61.Kf5 Rh4?? (Rf1 or Ra4/Ra6 using
Philidor's defensive technique draws) 62.Rh7+ Ke8? 63.Ke6
Kd8 64.Rh8+ Kc7 65.Ke7 Re4 66.Rh5 Rg4 67.Rf5 Rg7+
68.Rf7 Rg8 69.e6 Rh8 70.Rf8 (getting the Lucena position)
Rh7+ 71.Rf7 Rh8 72.Rg7 Kc8 73.Rg1 Rh7+ 74.Kf8 Rh2
75.e7 Rf2+ 76.Ke8 Rc7 77.Rc1+ Kb7 78.Rd1 Kc7 79.Rd4
Kc8 80.Rc4+ Kb7 81.Kd7 Rd2+ 82.Ke6 Re2+ 83.Kd6
Kb8 84.Rc5 (1-0)
North Shore Open Tc: David Assaff Finish Date: 1997/06/01 No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov 1. Davies, Cedric 1848 2007 1897 1897 W 11 D 2 W 9 W 3 D 4 4.0 NS 2. Gulati, Ashish 1961 1968 1977 2004 W 5 D 1 D 3 W 8 W 9 4.0 PE 3. Mayo, Alvah 1910 1986 1928 2052 W 6 W 4 D 2 L 1 W 5 3.5 NS 4. Assaff, David 1872 1879 1876 1904 W 7 L 3 W 6 D 5 D 1 3.0 NB 5. Frenette, Franco 1850 1814 1846 1850 L 2 W 10 W 7 D 4 L 3 2.5 NB 6. Legacy, Leo 1600 1756 1628 1641 L 3 L 0 L 4 W 9 W 10 2.0 NB 7. Doucet, Daniel 1785 1571 1763 1785 L 4 W 11 L 5 L 0 W 0 2.0 NB 8. Boudreau, Pierre 1333 1548 1360 1469 L 0 L 9 W 10 L 2 D 11 1.5 NB 9. Duivenvoorden, Hubert 1699 1486 1667 1900 L 0 W 8 L 1 L 6 L 2 1.0 NB 10. King, Peter 1541 1344 1513 1541 L 0 L 5 L 8 W 11 L 6 1.0 NB 11. Maund, Chris 1391 1327 1379 1414 L 1 L 7 L 0 L 10 D 8 0.5 NB
From the outset it appeared it'd be a three horse race
between Justin Gulati, Steve Saunders and myself [McKim], as
it was two hundred points down to the next group of 5."
On day 2 Fred defeated Ed Keunecke handily while
Steve Saunders and Justin Gulati became embroiled in the most
interesting game of the tournament. As Fred wrote: "Steve
barely survived the first time control only to be faced with a
dilemma: how to stop Justin's passer. His solution was simple:
push your own passer. Certainly Justin must be admired for his
willingness to push on in seemingly equal positions, but this
time luck was not on his side as Steve pulled a small combo
featuring 4 queens on the board, mate followed.
This set up the following situation for the final round:
I now had a half point lead on Steve, Andew and Ken (the NS
trio!!). I was Black against Steve (Benko), while Andrew was
Black against Ken (French). A very complicated middlegame
ensued in my game with Steve. I survived the murky path, and
was winning back the pawn in the ending when I was offered a
draw (which I took without too much deliberation). Andrew had
two pieces for a rook and as Ken's time ran out Andrew was
infiltrating on both sides and winning oodles of material. Aaron
survived a vicious piece sac by Justin to win top junior. Patrick
Goguen (NB) took out Matthew Power (PEI) for top cadet.
A special thanks to Barry Gragg, who teaches at
Colonel Grey High School and made all the arrangements for the
playing site, and played! This has to be one of the finest sites
I've been at for a tournament up to about forty bodies."
PEI Open Look for this tournament October 25th-26th in
Charlottetown. Complete details on page 12!
"For the second straight time I came to a tournament
with a small turnout (14 players) but I got to play almost all
strong opponents. My hat goes off to Gilbert Bernard for
injecting life into the Cape Breton chess scene with this fine
tournament." Alvah had a worry free time as TD, stating his
"only remotely tough decision was deciding how to seed NS
Chess rookie Damir Miletic"....deciding to "give him the number
1 seed based on his 2270 FIDE rating...obvioulsy not your
typical unrated!" Damir's only really difficult game was a draw
with Alvah where he played a sort of delayed Schliemann (Ruy
Lopez) and achieved a
slight advantage with Black but was unable to win. The battle
for second was one of attrition as LeBlanc defeated Gulati after
the latter inadvertantly dropped a piece early on, and both
Saunders and Mayo from inferior positions to claim clear
second.
Prizes 1st Damir Miletic 4.5
"This was the third year of the KingCon Science
Fiction & Fantasy Festival along with its' Loyalist City Open
Chess Tournament. As usual the total prize fund exceeded the
entry fees. Both KingCon and the chess sponsor Family Games
Room should be thanked for their continued support of high
level chess.
While I had expected to see as many as thirty show up
this year, we had to settle for 26 players, with well over half
sporting 1800+ ratings. Nova Scotia once again did more than
their fair share of promotion and ended up sending 9, along with
Justin [Gulati] and myself [McKim] from PEI. Of the 15 NB
players, only 2 came from outside Saint John (Fredericton).
I expect this will likely be the strongest Maritime
tournament of the year, and with 5 players rated over 2100, you
would expect to see a wealth of great chess, but surprisingly
enough not a single game was played between these players.
Anthony Howarth dominated the event. The only game
where he might have even remotely broken a sweat was in our
third round encounter."
Of the others, Bill Bogle and Matthew Grabove were
both rusty and were not factors for first place. Rob Villeneuve
misjudged a third round game after spurning draw offers from
Neil Davis in a R+3P vs R+B, and eventually lost to some fine
technique with R vs R+B! That was his only blemish as he took
second place with a tenacious last round endgame win over
Steve Saunders. Alvah Mayo had a great event - his only loss
was to Howarth in the final round, drawing Bogle, with
convincing wins over John Torrie and Steve Saunders. Steve
didn't finish on the prize list, but should be pleased with his
performance. Before suffering last day losses to Mayo and
Villeneuve, he knocked off #2 Grabove and #3 Bogle, both
times with precise endgame play. Andrew Wallbank captured
Top U1800 with a last round victory over Tyler Reddy.
-Report by Fred McKim, directly in quotes, paraphrased
otherwise by KT.
(Note: The Festival was not a success and the venue was
changed from the rather luxurious Covention Center to a
downtown motel on Saturday. The future of the event is very
much in doubt, which would be a shame to lose. -KT)
Round 2: A few minor upsets as Dave Kenney and Bruce
Fleury drew and Tyler Reddy defeated Harold Uuetoa but
otherwise business as usual for the higher rated. A late start to
the round (7 pm) mixed with the building closing at 11 made for
a series of adjournments in the Open Section. I chose to play
them out at 10 am the next morning (the earliest time we could
get into the SUB). The players handled the wait in stride with
few complaints. Nevertheless, I must apologize for the
scheduling problems which held everyone up. In future the
rounds will start on time.
Round 3: The tournament really begins in earnest with some
hard fought games. Justin Gulati won a pawn early on as Black
against Damir Miletic and carefully nursed the point with some
very good endgame play. Alvah Mayo won easily against Mike
Guignard. Steve Saunders and Glenn Charlton drew but Steve
looked better throughout, though Charlton mentioned he let
Steve off the hook at the end. Bruce Fleury went to 2.5 by
defeating Brian Burgess from what appeared to be a lost game.
Round 4: Justin Gulati and Alvah agreed to a draw, although
Alvah appeared to be winning at the end. Steve Saunders beat
Bruce Fleury in a somehat protracted game before Bruce
relented. Miletic could only draw against Jamie Gibson, while
longtime friends Charlton and Dave Kenney drew rather quietly,
which seemed to sap the competitive fire from both players for
the rest of the tournament.
Round 5: Gulati won over Saunders when Steve left a rook en
pris in time pressure. Steve looked much better and was possibly
winning at the time so wasn't too happy. Mayo-Charlton was a
draw. As was Miletic-Reddy. Damir seemed to be trying to win
every game on technique alone and was rusty, making numerous
errors. Jamie Gibson went to 3.5 with a win over Fleury.
Round 6: Some very short games and some very long. The
shorter games included a two move draw between Davies and
Miletic; and a 9 move win by Gilbert Bernard over John Cordes
in a battle of bad tournaments.
There was also some controversy aroused when I
decided to pair Mike Guignard with Gulati rather than Glenn
Charlton. Gulati had the high score and had to be paired with the
next highest group. Normally Charlton would have gone up as
the highest rated but unfortunately this would have necessitated
giving him his fourth Black and also bringing in some players
from the next score group. After re-checking the pairing rules in
the CFC handbook I cited rule 6.27 which states the primary
objective in a tournament with an even number of rounds is to
give White and Black in an equal number of times to as many
players as possible. This seemed to be fair but many players
disagreed with the decision, one player in particular rather
vehemently.
[Note: I later asked International Arbiter Jonathan
Berry, IM Tom O'Donnell and National Arbiter Fred McKim
about this. They all agreed it was a judgement call and ascribed
different measures of latitude for the TD in such cases, citing
differences in rating and the affect on other pairings. I am still a
little vexed that the CFC handbook was unclear and ambiguous
about such situations but chalked it up as a learning experience.]
As fate would have it, Guignard won quite handily
over Gulati with the Alekhine. Saunders and Mayo battled for a
long time, trading advantages. Alvah went into an endgame a
pawn up and passed with R+N vs R+N but misplayed, allowing
Steve to gobble his remaining pawns and sac his rook for the
passer, going into a R vs 3P, which were connected, with
Alvah's King off in the hinterlands. With about a minute
remaining Saunders won. A dramatic turn of events which
allowed Steve to claim a share of first place.
1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.Bd3 c6
7.Qa4 Na6 8.b4 Bd7 9.c5 Nc7 10.Bd2 b5 11.cb6 ab6
12.Qc2 O-O 13.O-O Qe8 14.Rab1 e5 15.de5 de5
16.Bc4+ Be6 (Kh8) 17.Ne5 Nfd5 18.Nf3 Nc3 19.Be6+
Qe6 20.Bc3 Ra2 21.Rb2 Rfa8 (21...Rb2 22.Bb2 Bb2
23.Qb2 Rd8) 22.Bg7 Kg7 23.h3 Nb5 (c5) 24.Qc6 Qc6
28.Nc6 Rb2 (Nc3) 29.Rd1 Nc3 30.Rd6 Rb1+ 31.Kh2 Ne4
32.Rd7 Nf2 33.Rb7 Rh1+ 34.Kg3 Ne4+ 35.Kf4 Nc3
36.Ne7 Rf1+ 37.Ke5 Rf2 38.Rb6 Kg5 39.Rc6 Nd1
40.Nd5 Rb2 41.Kd6 Rd2 42.Kc5 Rg2 43.b5 Rc2+ 44.Kd6
Rd2 45.Ke6 Ne3 46.Ne3 Re2 47.b6 Re3+ 48.Kd7 Rh3
49.b7 Rb3 50.Kc7 Rb7+ 51.Kb7 f4 (Black has less than 5
min, White a bit more.) 52.Rc7 h5 53.Kc6 f3 54.Kd5 (Rf7)
Kf4 55.Kd4 g5 56.Rf7+ Kg3 57.Ke3 g4 58.Kd2 h4
59.Ke1 Kg2 60.Rf4 g3 61.Kd2 f2 62.Ke2 h3 63.Ke3 f1=Q
64.Rf1 Kf1 65.Kf3 g2 66.Ke4 g1=Q 67.Kf5 h2 (And White
resigned in a few more moves.) (0-1)
.
[Maritimers at the North Bay Open. From left to right: Justin
Gulati, Gilbert Bernard, Bruce Fleury. Back: Tyler Reddy,
Steve Saunders, Alvah Mayo.]
How did we do?
U2000:
U1800:
U1600:
One of the unique features we enjoyed was the lecture
and post-mortems by International Master and chess author
Jeremy Silman of the USA. Jeremy Silman didn't participate in
the tournament as a player, just a lecturer. In his prepared lecture
he stressed the deficiencies most players (lower than master
level) have in their positional judgement. We frequently try to
engineer an attack, that should fail, when good positional play is
more appropriate. He had quite a sense of humour. He said
"Talk to yourself about your position. The more schizophrenic
you become, the better you play chess." His post-mortems
proved his point. Once he pointed the positional errors out it
became obvious that even expert level players make bad
positional judgements. Its a great opportunity for serious
enthusiasts to improve.
Another interesting feature of this tournament was the
introduction of the new FIDE Laws of Chess passed July
1,1997. Jonathan Berry, the Open section chief tournament
director presented the highlights [ Ed.- See the abbreviated
version in the following article.]
Along with all these chess games and instruction there
was the temptation of the CFC bookstore. I left a little poorer
and with more reading material than I can handle.
One other consideration for the tournament was the
cost of partipation. I know it takes some money to get to North
Bay. But $300 for the tournament entry, accomodation on site,
the chess lectures and an all you can eat breakfast each morning
is a bargain. I recommend you consider going next year. -report by Steve Saunders
P.S. I also played in the Simcoe Day Open in Toronto. My play
wasn't bad but my results were a disaster. Close to winning
doesn't count in chess! I only managed 1.5/ 5 in the under 2100
section. My last game tells it all. After having the initiative and
being on the verge of winning for 5 hours, I miscalculated an
endgame position and lost.
Article 10: Quickplay Finish
10.1 A quickplay finish' is the last phase of a game, when
all the remaining moves must be made in a limited time. [Ed.- ie,
"sudden-death"]
Mr Lesiége, who celebrated his 22nd birthday on
August 18th, has been a force in Canadian chess for years: He
was only 16 when he first won the Canadian championship.
Here is his victory with White over the second-place
finisher, GM Leonid Gofshtein of Israel.
-from Jonathan Berry, Globe and Mail 8/23/97
Maritime Top 50 Rated Players (as of 8/26/97, from a
list originally compiled by Fred McKim)
Player
Location
Rating
1.Joe Horton
Fredericton, NB
2305
40.Dusan Kustudic
Wolfville, NS
1918
* Inactive in the preceding 12 months.
Many thanks to the I.O.O.F. of Westville for the site.
And perennial organizer Alvah Mayo for maintaining this
event on the eastern mainland of Nova Scotia.
Saturdays 1:00 - 4:00 pm
For more information call or write Roy Yetman at 464-9888 or
byetman@atcon.com or Don Bidgood at 463-7667
Upcoming Events to look for:
NS Youth Chess Festival Carrefour Date TBA Contact Kim Tufts (902)423-9274
Maritime Open in Halifax: Players using the listserv will have a better idea of the confusion surrounding this year's Maritime
Open but I'll try to summarize briefly why it is being held in Halifax again. Just after the NS Open in July Steve Saunders was approached by
Albert Ede for permission to organize an ambitious event in Halifax during a long weekend, preferably on the Thanksgiving weekend. Fearing a
conflict, Steve tried to contact NB players who might know who was organizing the Maritime Open to see whether we should reschedule or
abort. For one reason or another, Steve received no replies for over three weeks, save for Fred McKim affirming that it was to be held in the
Moncton area. Late in August NB Chess President Clarence Malley contacted Robert Breau and was told that they didn't have a site as yet and
Malley was given to understand from Breau that they would be unable to organize such an event given the time constraints, which was a
misperception. Malley and regional CFC representative Fred McKim then agreed that NS should host the event which we had offered as an
option, though it was not our original intention. Robert Breau understandably was angry when he heard about this as Moncton had not agreeed
to cede the event to us and were upset that NS seemed to trying to pull a fast one by butting in. After some phone calls by Steve Saunders to
Robert Breau and Clarence Malley this situation was better explained and a tense situation was resolved. (Albert Ede also spoke with Breau.)
Much to their credit as sportsmen, Robert Breau and the organizers in the Moncton area (Victor Goguen, Jacques Blanchette and others) then
agreed it was in the best interests of all concerned to let Halifax host the Martime Open.
Newsletter Change: Robert Villeneuve has agreed to edit and write the newsletter for a while. I expect he'll do a very good job with
it. This is my last one, though I'll still be involved with the mailing and perhaps making occassional contributions, as all players might want to
do as well. I've tried to better the format and look with each issue and hopefully have been successful. We're about at the limit of what we can
do with the resources available. [My opinion that NS fees should increase to better cover the costs of the newsletter and the promoting of chess
in NS has not changed and I'm considering putting forth a motion at the Maritime Open for that (a modest $2 increase for mid 1998).] And
again, we're always looking for more people to organize events throughout Nova Scotia. I've enjoyed writing these newsletters and learned a bit
about desktop publishing but they do take a fair amount of time so I appreciate Rob's volunteering. To contact Rob you can use his Dal e-mail
address at villener@is2.dal.ca. A new address and phone number will be forthcoming as well.
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Charlottetown Open
"A small, but enthusiastic turnout of 14 came out for
Charlottetown's first weekend tournament in some years. We
had three from NS and two from NB.
Charlottetown, PEI
June 6-8Final Prize List :
=1st Fred McKim
Andrew Wallbank (also Most Improved)
3rd Steve Saunders
-report by Fred McKim, directly in quotes, paraphrased
otherwise by KT.
Charlottetown, P.E.I
CHARLOTTETOWN OPEN
June 6-8, 1997
Old Perf New 1 2 3 4 5 T
========================================================================
1.FRED MCKIM 1995 2031 2003 +4 +7 =6 +10 =3 4.0
2.ANDREW WALLBANK 1628 1919 1694/24 -6 +9 +8 +5 +4 4.0
3.STEPHEN SAUNDERS 1923 1869 1927 +13 -5 +11 +6 =1 3.5
4.KEN CASHIN 1612 1798 1661 -1 +8 +5 +7 -2 3.0
5.AARON COOPER 1694 1783 1717 +14 +3 -4 -2 +6 3.0
6.JUSTIN GULATI 1997 1803 1961 +2 +10 =1 -3 -5 2.5
7.EARLE BRUCE 1707 1702 1708 +11 -1 =0 -4 +10 2.5
8.VICTOR GOGUEN 1506 1541 1516 =0 -4 -2 +11* +13 2.5
9.PATRICK GOGUEN 1585 1490 1576 =0 -2 -10 +13 +12 2.5
10.ED KEUNECKE 1715 1613 1705 +12 -6 +9 -1 -7 2.0
11.BARRY GRAGG UNR 1487 1497/ 5 -7 +13 -3 +12 -8* 2.0
12.MATTHEW POWER UNR 1182 1188/ 3 -10 +0 =0 -11 -9 1.5
13.SCOTT LANDRY 1417 1215 1382/19 -3 -11 =0 -9 -8 0.5
14.ERNIE CURRIE UNR 1294 1296/ 1 -5 0.0
========================================================================
AR = 1678
* The game V.Goguen-Gragg was played between rounds
to avoid the necessity for byes.
Unama'ki Open
Whycocomagh, Cape Breton
June 27-29
Damir Miletic (seen at the right being presented
with a trophy by tournament organizer Gilbert Bernard) took
clear first with 4.5/5. Gerard LeBlanc was second with 4 and
Alvah Mayo third. John MacLean won the u1600 prize. From
Alvah's report for the listserv:
2nd Gerard LeBlanc 4.0
U1600 John MacLean
Unamaki Open Cross Table
Seed Player Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total Standing
1 Damir Miletic +6 =4 +2 +5 +7 4.5/5 1st
2 Justin Gulati +8 -5 -1 +10F +9 3/5 4th-5th
3 Steve Saunders +7 +13 -5 -4 +8 3/5 4th-5th
4 Alvah Mayo +11 =1 +6 +3 -5 3.5/5 3rd
5 Gerard Leblanc +12 +2 +3 -1 +4 4/5 2nd
6 Allan Googoo -1 +10 -4 -8F +11 2/5 8th-9th
7 Jim Hayward -3 +11 =8 +9 -1 2.5/5 6th-7th
8 Gilbert Bernard -2 +12 =7 +6F -3 2.5/5 6th-7th
9 John Maclean +10 =0 =0 -7 -2 2/5 8th-9th
10 Alfred Alex -9 -6 =11 -2F +0 1.5/5 10th-12th
11 Chris Maund -4 -7 =10 +12F -6 1.5/5 10th-12th
12 Edmund Paul -5 -8 +0 -11F =0 1.5/5 10th-12th
13 Tom Poulette +0 -3 WD------------ 1/2 13th
Loyalist Open
Saint John, NB
July 11-13
[Pictured above is Fred McKim congratulating Anthony
Howarth on his first place. Alvah Mayo stands in the
background.]
1st Anthony Howarth
2nd Robert Villeneuve
3rd Bill Bogle
Matthew Grabove
Justin Gulati
Alvah Mayo
U1800 Andrew Wallbank
U1600 Reena Kapadia
Most Improved Saied Salamat
CFC No. Old Perf New 1 2 3 4 5 T
========================================================================
112692 1.ANTHONY HOWARTH 2250 2367 2278 +16 +4 +7 +8 +3 5.0
101284 2.ROBERT VILLENEUVE 2166 2133 2167 +20 +10 -8 +12 +9 4.0
105142 3.ALVAH MAYO 1928 2164 2006 +23 =5 +13 +9 -1 3.5
110208 4.JUSTIN GULATI 1977 2154 2021 +24 -1 +19 =6 +13 3.5
105067 5.BILL BOGLE 2249 2032 2221 +19 =3 -9 +22 +8 3.5
112986 6.MATTHEW GRABOVE 2194 1969 2165 +11 -9 +17 =4 +14 3.5
100145 7.FRED MCKIM 2017 1966 2020 +26*+15 -1 =14 +12 3.5
111760 8.NEIL DAVIS 2097 2108 2103 +22 +14 +2 -1 -5 3.0
103353 9.STEVE SAUNDERS 1927 2076 1974 +18 +6 +5 -3 -2 3.0
104790 10.BILL BUCKLEY 2009 1806 1981 +17 -2 -12 +21 +18 3.0
120071 11.ANDREW WALLBANK 1698 1725 1701 -6 -18 +26 +24+17 3.0
120898 12.SAIED SALAMAT 1516 2002 1736/9 =0 +16 +10 -2 -7 2.5
103666 13.JOHN TORRIE 2136 1867 2098 =0 +21 -3 +15 -4 2.5
108219 14.BRIAN BURGESS 1820 1854 1834 +26 -8 +24 =7 -6 2.5
108964 15.CEDRIC DAVIES 1897 1728 1877 +25 -7 =22 -13 +23 2.5
101889 16.JOHN HANSON 1815 1694 1794 -1 -12 =23 +25 +22 2.5
111124 17.TYLER REDDY 1623 1791 1649 -10 +20 -6 +19 -11 2.0
108418 18.REENA KAPADIA 1445 1719 1506 -9 +11 -21 +20 -10 2.0
101735 19.KIM TUFTS 1755 1657 1734 -5 +23 -4 -17 +25 2.0
105980 20.IAN WEBB 1698 1569 1671 -2 -17 +25 -18 +24 2.0
111957 21.LEWIS BROWN 1664 1730 1669 =0 -13 +18 -10 -0 1.5
113027 22.BRIAN BOYCE 1653 1717 1655 -8 +26 =15 -5 -16 1.5
108430 23.RONAK KAPADIA 1456 1585 1478 -3 -19 =16 +26 -15 1.5
109507 24.LARRY FYFFE 1633 1474 1604 -4 +25 -14 -11 -20 1.0
103904 25.CHRIS MAUND 1379 1360 1369 -15 -24 -20 -16 -19 0.0
26.CALEB SHEA UNR 1329 1339/5 -14 -22 -11 -23 -7* 0.0
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AR = 1826
* The game McKim-Shea (15 v. 7) was played between Rounds 1 and 2.
TD & Rep.: Fred McKim
Nova Scotia Open
Round 1: The tournament began on a hot Friday afternoon, just
after lunch on a non-holiday weekend. As expected over 80% of
all players made the first round - despite the offer of a full point
bye - showing just how keen the players are here in Nova Scotia.
There were no upsets in any of the games.
Dalhousie University
July 18-20,1997
U1600 Section
Kevin Priest of Halifax scored 5/6 with two byes (!) and clearly
played the best and fastest chess in this section, frequently
clocking in under 15 minutes. Steve Toth and Brian McGrath
were tied for second in an unusually smallish under 1600
section.Most Improved Award
As part of the elections mentioned on page one I took the time
during round 6 to announce the Most Improved Award, the
player whose rating increased the most in the previous 12
months. This year Cedric Davies of Halifax won with a 279
point increase. Previous winners have been Bill Pettipas in 1996,
Alvah Mayo in 1995, and John Paterson in 1994. Cedric's prize
was the software program "Xtreme Chess", a modified version
of the popular Fritz program.
Open 1st (tie) Justin Gulati, Charlottetown PEI
Steve Saunders, Blockhouse NS
Mike Guignard, Bathurst NB
U1800 Ed Keunecke, Charlottetown PEI
Jamie Gibson, Canning NS
U1600 1st Kevin Priest, Halifax NS
2nd (tie) Steve Toth, Dartmouth NS
Brian McGrath, Halifax NS
Damir Miletic (2191) - Justin Gulati (1977)
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 e5
7.O-O Nc6 8.Be3 h6 9.h3 Nd7 10.Qd2 Kh7 11.de5 Nde5
12.Nd4 Ne7 13.f4 N5c6 14.f5 Nd4 15.Bd4 Nc6 16.Bg7
Kg7 17.fg6 fg6 18.Rf8 Qf8 19.Rf1 Qd8 20.Qf4 Be6
21.Bg4 Bc4 22.Be2 Be6 23.Bg4 Bc4 24.Be2 Be2
25.Qf7+ Kh8 26.Ne2 Ne5 27.Qb3 b6 28.Nd4 Qe7 29.Qc3
Kh7 30.Nb5 c6 31.Nd4 c5 32.Nf3 Rf8 33.Rd1 Nf3+
34.gf3 h5 35.Rd5 Qe6 36.Kh2 Qf7 37.Kg2 Qf4 38.h4 Rf6
39.Qd3 c4 40.Qc3 Qh4 41.Qc4 Qf4 42.Qd3 h4 43.e5
Qg3+ (0-1)
Round 3 Kings Indian Justin Gulati (1977) - Alvah Mayo (1926)
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 c5 4.c3 cd4 5.cd4 Nc6 6.Ne2
Qb6 7.Nbc3 Bd7 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Nd5 Ne3 10.Nb6 Nd1
11.Na8 Nb2 12.Bb5 Nb4 13.Kd2 Kd8 14.Bd7 Kd7
15.Rab1 N4d3 16.Nc1 Nf2 17.Rb2 Nh1 18.Nd3 g6
19.Ke2 Bg7 20.Rb7+ Kc6 21.Rc7+ Kb5 22.Ra7 Bd4
23.a4+ Kc4 24.Rc7+ Kb3 25.Rb7+ Ka4 26.Nc7 e5
27.Nb5 Rc8 28.Nd4 ed4 29.Kd2 f5 30.ef5 gf5 31.Rb4+
Ka5 (draw)
Round 4 Sicilian AlapinAlvah Mayo (1926) - Steve Saunders (1924)
Round 6 Dutch
Open Section
Player CFC# Rating rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 rd6 Total
1.Damir Miletic 120541 2191 +0 +9 -4 =28 =22 =8 3.5
2.Glenn Charlton 103015 2160 +15 +8 =7 =5 =6 =28 4
3.Mike Guignard 104152 1988 +16 =11 -6 +30 +15 +4 4.5
4.Justin Gulati 110208 1977 +18 +14 +1 =6 +7 -3 4.5
5.David Kenney 103040 1956 +17 =13 +11 =2 =8 =0 4
6.Alvah Mayo 105142 1928 +19 +28 +3 =4 =2 -7 4
7.Steve Saunders 103353 1926 +20 +29 =2 +13 -4 +6 4.5
8.Cedric Davies 108964 1891 +0 -2 +22 +29 =5 =1 4
9.Gary Phillips 104589 1854 +21 -1 =17 -15 +30 -13 2.5
10.Brian Burgess 108219 1820 =22 +24 -13 =17 +29 =11 3.5
11.Jim Hayward 110980 1754 +23 =3 -5 =20 +16 =10 3.5
12.Harold Uuetoa 101504 1747 =24 -22 -20 =19 +18 =21 2.5
13.Bruce Fleury 109707 1745 +25 =5 +10 -7 -28 +9 3.5
14.Gilbert Bernard108248 1741 +0 -4 -29 -22 -23 +18 2
15.Albert Ede 105141 1731 -2 =20 +24 +9 -3 +23 3.5
16.Alex Fraser 101724 1712 -3 +19 -28 +18 -11 =0 2.5
17.Ed Keunecke 111891 1709 -5 +21 =9 =10 +20 +22 4
18.John Cordes 109008 1708 -4 +23 -30 -16 -12 -14 1
19.Steve Karis 104771 1701 -6 -16 +26 =12 =21 -20 2
20.George Beals 105503 1664 -7 =15 +12 =11 -17 +19 3
21.Dave Poirier 106289 1656 -9 -17 =23 +24 =19 =12 2.5
22.Tyler Reddy 111124 1623 =10 +12 -8 +14 =1 -17 3
23.David Gates 101536 1602 -11 -18 =21 +26 +14 -15 2.5
24.Pat Diggins 104190 1486 =12 -10 -15 -21 +26 +25 2.5
25.John MacLean 108891 1410 -13 =26 =0 =0 -27 -24 1.5
26.Phil Boyle 110332 1369 -27 =25 -19 -23 -24 +0 1.5
27.Kim Tufts 101735 1755 +26 -0 -0 -0 +25 -0 2
28.Jamie Gibson 109838 1718 +0 -6 +16 =1 +13 =2 4
29.Ken Cashin 103179 1640 +0 -7 +14 -8 -10 -30 2
30.Jason Kenney 110204 1445 =0 =0 +18 -3 -9 +29 3
U1600 Section
1.Steve Toth 102861 1555 -4 +5 -6 +3 +8 +7 4
2.Jason Kenney 110204 1445 +5 +3 -0 -0 -0 -0 2
3.Bryan Kenney 120195 1036 +6 -2 -7 -1 +0 -4 2
4.Kevin Priest 120518 998 +1 =0 =0 +7 +6 +3 5
5.Igor Geshelin 120657 699 -2 -1 -8 +0 -7 -6 1
6.Brian McGrath 120927 unr -3 +0 +1 +8 -4 +5 4
7.Yuri Geshelin new unr =0 +8 +3 -4 +5 -1 3.5
8.Peter King 120130 1322 =0 -7 +5 -6 -1 =0 2
North Bay - Financial Concept Group
I had a great time but did not do as well as I expected.
I remember seeing just under 200 boards in the playing hall and
understood that the number of players was down a bit [ Ed.- The
actual numbers were 288 players in 1997 versus 312 in
1996.], but that there was great enthusiasm for another event
next year
International Open
Nippissing University in North Bay, Ontario
August 6-10
Grandmaster Sergey Kudrin of the USA and
Grandmaster Grigory Serper won the Open Section. I had an
opportunity to congratulate GM Kudrin on the flight out of
North Bay. He asked me how I enjoyed the tournament and I
explained that I did not do as well as I had hoped, but that I had
learned a lot. Kudrin replied that "Chess is an interesting
occupation. I learn every time I play. Just as in this last
tournament. Its what keeps me interested."
Justin Gulati (PEI) had 6 /8 for a 2-4th place tie, in the $$$.
Alvah Mayo (NS) had 5.5/8 for a 5-8th place tie, in the $$$.
Steve Saunders (NS) had 4/8.
Tyler Reddy (NS) had 6/8 for a 3-6th place tie, in the $$$.
Gilbert Bernard (NS) had 4/8.
Bruce Fleury (NS) had 3.5/8
Hector Grant (NB) had 5/8.
So much for the "underrated Nova Scotians and
Maritimers." Really, I can only believe that only the most
enthusiastic and therefore improving chess players will travel to
North Bay for a tournament. And I think these results are
evidence of this. The competition was good.
Many thanks to Derrick Bessette and Ron Smith and
all the other organizers and volunteers in North Bay for a great
tournament. Rule Highlights
8.1 The offer of a draw must be recorded on the
scoresheet by both players. [Ed.- eg, "=" or "d"]
10.2 If the player has less than two minutes left on his
clock, he may claim a draw before his flag falls. He shall stop
the clocks and summon the arbiter.
(a) If the arbiter is satisfied the opponent is making no
effort to win the game by normal means, or that it is not possible
to win by normal means, then he shall declare the game drawn.
therwise he shall postpone his decision.
(b) If the arbiter postpones his decision, the opponent may
be awarded two extra minutes thinking time and the game shall
continue in the presence of the arbiter.
(c) Having postponed his decision, the arbiter may
subsequently declare the game drawn, even after the flag has
fallen.
10.3 Illegal moves do not necessarily lose. After the action
taken under Article 7.4, for a first illegal move by a player the
arbiter shall give two minutes extra time to his opponent; for a
second illegal move by the same player the arbiter shall declare
the game lost by the player who played incorrectly.
10.4 If both players flags have fallen and it is impossible to
establish which flag fell first, the game is drawn.
Alexandre Lesiége Canada's newest GM!
Alexandre Lesiége won the Quebec Open with 8
points out of 9, a full point ahead of the field, and in the process
fulfilled the requirements for the title of Grandmaster. When the
title is officially conferred, Mr Lesiége will become Canada's
fifth Grandmaster. The others are Abe Yanofsky (Winnepeg),
Duncan Suttles (Vancouver), Peter Biyiasis (now of San Jose,
Calif.), and Kevin Spraggett, who lives in Portugal. Another
player, the late Frank Anderson, was the first Canadian to fulfill
the grandmaster requirements but was denied the title in the
1950's on a technicality.IM Alexandre Lesiége - GM Leonid Gofshtein
Rd 4 Nimzo-Indian
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5
7.O-O dc4 8.Bc4 Qe7 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.a3 Bxc3 11.bc3 e5
12.d5 e4 13.dc6 Bg4 14.cb7 Rab8 (Qb7 =) 15.Ba6 Bh5
16.Qc4 ef3 17.e4! Nd7 18.Bf4 fg2 19.Rfd1 Bd1 20.Rd1
Ne5 21.Be5 Qe5 22.Rd5 Qf4 23.Rc5 Rbd8 24.Rd5 Rd5
25.Qd5 Qc1+ 26.Kg2 Qc3 27.Qd6 Qb3 28.e5 g6 29.h4
Qb6 30.Qb6 ab6 31.Kf3 Rd8 32.Bb5 Rb8 33.Bc6 Kf8
34.Ke4 Ke7 35.Kd5 h6 36.a4 g5 37.hg5 h5 38.f4 h4 39.f5
Rd8+ 40.Kc4 (1-0)
2.Anthony Howarth
Saint John, NB
2278
3.Jeff Coakley
Port Mouton, NS
2274*
4.Bill Bogle
Saint John, NB
2222
5.Ed Urquhart
New Glasgow, NS
2216
6.Robert DiDiodato
Fredericton, NB
2189
7.Robert Villeneuve
Halifax, NS
2167
8.Matthew Grabove
Rothesay, NB
2164
9.Peter MacKean
Kensington, PEI
2161
10.Glenn Charlton
Halifax, NS
2133
11.Tom Gibson
Moncton, NB
2130*
12.Jonathan
MacDonald
Saint John, NB
2115
13.Jim Mathers
Tantallon, NS
2103
14.Neil Davis
Saint John, NB
2103
15.John Torrie
Saint John, NB
2098
16.Brian Beed
Dartmouth, NS
2078*
17.Philippe Cliche
Fredericton, NB
2074
18.Gerald Lomond
Canning, NS
2070
19.Justin Gulati
Charlottetown, PEI
2065
20.Antoni Wysocki
Halifax, NS
2053
22.Alvah Mayo
Westville, NS
2048
23.Steve Fairbairn
Fredericton, NB
2028
24.Eric Bertrand
College Bridge,
NB
2027
25.Damir Miletic
Sydney, NS
2022
26.Fred McKim
Charlottetown, PEI
2020
27.Andrew Sullivan
Fredericton, NB
2016
28.Brian Pentz
Lantz, NS
2013
29.Randy Maillet
Fredericton, NB
2012
30.Pierre Robidoux
Dalhousie, NB
2009
31.Robert Breau
Shediac, NB
2007
31. Richard
Papenhausen
Saint John, NB
2007
32.Daniel Mallais
Tracadie, NB
2004
33.Gordon Giacomin
Halifax, NS
2002*
34.Mike Guignard
Bathurst, NB
1997
35.Bill Buckley
Saint John, NB
1978
36.Gerard LeBlanc
Sydney, NS
1971
37.David Kenney
Dartmouth, NS
1969
38.Steve Saunders
Blockhouse, NS
1949
39.Blair Taylor
Saint John, NB
1922
41.Richard Bowes
Saint John, NB
1916
Ken Duff
Saint John, NB
1916
43.Cedric Davies
Halifax, NS
1898
44.Milic Bogavac
Bathurst, NB
1897
45.Jacques Blanchette
Dieppe, NB
1892
Brad Armstrong
New Minas, NS
1892
47.Rex Naugler
Bridgewater, NS
1891*
48.Paul Hake
Halifax, NS
1882
49.Tom Cosman
Wolfville, NS
1877
50.David Assaff
Bathurst, NB
1876Bluenose Summer Sectional
The Summer Sectional was a rather long and drawn out affair as
there were numerous cancellations in lieu of the fine weather this
summer and other activities, with the A section in particular
affected. Kim Tufts "won" his section in typical haphazard
fashion: benefitting from forfeits, saving lost games, and
managing to lose a winning game. (Truism: the player who wins
is the luckiest.) Steve Toth won the B pool in an evenly matched
group.
Dalhousie University
July-August
Bluenose Summer A
Tc: Kim Tufts Finish Date: 1997/08/25
No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov
1. Tufts, Kim 1740 1968 1825 1825 X X 1 0 1 1 1 = 4.5 NS
2. Ede, Albert 1762 1894 1801 1801 0 1 X X 1 0 1 1 4.0 NS
3. Klapstein, John 1731 1637 1712 1731 0 0 0 1 X X 1 0 2.0 NS
4. Phillips, Gary 1810 1544 1749 1854 0 = 0 0 0 1 X X 1.5 NS
Bluenose Summer B
Tc: Kim Tufts Finish Date: 1997/08/25
No. NAME Old Perf New Ind Results Total Prov
1. Toth, Steve 1537 1534 1542 1555 X X 1 1 0 1 0 1 4.0 NS
2. Boyle, Phil 1354 1461 1386 1386 0 0 X X 0 1 1 1 3.0 NS
3. Diggins, Patrick 1509 1410 1491 1600 1 0 1 0 X X 1 0 3.0 NS
4. McGrath, Brian 1344 1333 1350 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2.0 NS
Bluenose Autumn Sectional October 6th
Registration and 1st round that night. Sections: 1900+;
1800+; 1700+; 1600+; -1600/ unrated 4 player RR with
regular time-controls (30/90, SD1). CFC rated. Entry Fee $5.
Contact Kim Tufts at 423-9274 or an169@chebucto.ns.ca to
pre-register. Sections open on a first-come-first-serve basis.Howarth Defeats Langen
On Monday August 18 NM Roger Langen (2288) of Toronto
played Anthony Howarth (2278) of Saint John at the Saint John
chess club in a single game rated match. Langen, formerly of Perth-Andover, NB was in Saint John and had asked if a match game
could be arranged. Howarth obliged but was not so obliging in the
game as he outclassed his opponent quite badly:NM Roger Langen (2288) - Anthony Howarth (2278)
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.h3 O-O 6.Bf4 Nc6
7.Be2 Nd7 8.d5 Nce5 9.Qd2 c5 10.Bh6 Nf3+ 11.Bf3 Bh6
12.Qh6 b5 13.h4 f6! 14.Be2 Ne5 15.Qd2 a6 16.h5 g5! 17.f4
gf4! 18.Qf4 Kh8 19.Nd1 Rg8 20.Ne3 Rg5 21.O-O-O Bd7
22.Rh4 Qa5 23.Kb1 Rag8 24.g4 Qa4 25.Rf1 c4 26.Qg3 c3
27.bc3 Qa3 28.Qe1 Rc8 29.Nf5 Bf5 30.ef5 Nc4 31.Qc1 Qc3
32.Bc4 Rc4 3.Qe1 Rb4+ 34.Kc1 Qa3+ (0-1)
9/19/97 Modern Mayo - Gulati Match
Alvah Mayo and Justin Gulati of PEI had a four-game match in
Charlottetown on the weekend of August 23-24. Space
considerations do not allow for a full report at this time but Alvah
won the match 2 1/2 - 1 1/2.
Rating
Alvah Mayo 2048 1 1/2 1 0
Justin Gulati 2065 0 1/2 0 1
Pictou County Chess Challenge
Justin Gulati of Charlottetown emerged clear 1st at
the 13th annual Pictou County Chess Challenge. Justin had
four straight wins and took a last round bye as it was apparent
no one could catch him. Justin also took revenge on second
place finisher and tournament organizer/director Alvah Mayo
in the third round for his loss in a match a week prior. A
notable upset occurred in the first round by Phil Boyle over
Steve Saunders, a 563 point difference! All the pieces got
traded out of the Pettipas [Ed.- A NS nickname for the Kings
Indian Attack where White tries to lull Black asleep with 1.Nf3-
g3- Bg2- d3-Nc3-O-O, etc ad infinitum], and Steve found himself
in a lost ending which Boyle proved adept at winning.
Westville, NS
Aug 30 - Sept 2
CROSS TABLE: 13th Annual Pictou County Chess Challenge
Rank Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total Place
1 CM Alvah Mayo 2067 +9 +10 -2 =3 +5 3 1/2 2nd
2 CM Justin Gulati 2046 +8 +7 +1 +4 =0 4 1/2 1st
3 Steve Saunders 1949 -10 +9 +6 =1 =4 3 3rd-5th
4 Bruce Fleury 1724 +11 =0 +5 -2 =3 3 3rd-5th
5 Gilbert Bernard 1690 +6 =0 -4 +8 -1 2 1/2 6th-7th
6 Steve Karis 1670 -5 +11 -3 =0 +12 2 1/2 6th-7th
7 Mike Babinec 1600 +12 -2 =0 -11F WD-- 1 1/2 10th
8 Ed Mckearney 1569 -2 +12 +13 -5 +9 3 3rd-5th
9 John Maclean 1404 -1 -3 -10 -12 -8 0 13th
10 Phil Boyle 1386 +3 -1 +9 WD----- 2 8th-9th
11 Chris Maund 1378 -4 -6 -12 +7 WD-- 1 11th-12th
12 Jarrod Paul UNR -7 -8 +11 +9 -6 2 8th-9th
13 Jim Hayward 1779 =0 =0 -8 WD----- 1 11th-12th
Dartmouth Junior Chess Club
Begins again in September, a chess club for younger players. (Seen
at left are five-year-olds Krista Kenney and Luke Liu.)
Aderney Gate Library
60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth
(by the ferry terminal)Maritime Open Chess Tournament
October 10-13, 1997
Howe Hall, Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Format: 8 Round Swiss
Time Control: 40 moves in 2 hrs, sudden-death in 1 hour
Byes: Maximum of two 1/2 byes if requested with entry fee.
Registration: 9:00-11:00 am Friday or in advance by cheque
or money order payable to:
Albert Ede
59 Brook St
Sackville, NS
B4E 1C1 (902) 865-5856
Anyone registering after 11 am Friday will be given a 1/2 point bye.
NO CHEQUES AT THE DOOR.
Entry Fee: $35 ($10 for cadets rated u1800)
CFC membership required.
Free for new CFC members.
Rounds: Round Day and Time
1 Friday Oct 10 12 noon
2 " " 6 pm
3 Saturday Oct 11 11 am
4 " " 5 pm
5 Sunday Oct 12 11 am
6 " " 5 pm
7 Monday Oct 13 10 am
8 " " 4 pm
Prize Fund: 1ST $500, 2ND $300, 3RD $200
Top rated under 1900, 1700, 1500 $100
note: These prizes are based on 50 players (excl. first time players).
Accommodation: The Holiday Inn (423-1161) and the Lord Nelson
(423-6331) are within walking distance. Howe Hall also offers meals as
all-you-can-eat with breakfast at $4.68, lunch at $6.31 and supper at $8.48
(tax incl.) Billeting: Contact Albert Ede for info.
Tournament Director: Jim Brennan,
Swiss Perfect pairing program to be used
Organizer: Albert Ede (902) 865-5856
Prince Edward Island Open Chess Tournament
October 25-26,1997
Location: Colonel Grey Senior High School Library
Entry Fee: $30 ($20 juniors)
Format: 5 Round Swiss
Registration: 9:00 am on Saturday, Oct 25
Schedule: Sat: 9:30, 1 pm, 7 pm
Sun: 9 am, 2 pm
Time Control: 40/2, SD 1
(except round 1: SD 90)
Prize Fund: 1st=$200, 2nd=$125, 3rd=$75
Most Improved=$100, U1700=$75, Top junior=$75, Top cadet=$50
All prizes based on 30 entries.
Accommodations: Several motels are in the area, the closest one (1/3
mile) is the Holiday Island (902-892-4141). Rates are $50-55/night (2 ppl)
+ $5 per additional person.
Billeting: Contact Justin Gulati at 902-628-8785 or at
justin.gulati@pei.sympatico.ca
For other information contact Fred McKim at 902-566-8980 (work) or
902-894-4171 (home). Or by e-mail at frmckim@itd.vac-acc.gc.ca.
Also, the PEI webiste is located at
http://www3.pei.sympatico.ca/justin.gulati
NS Junior/ NS Cadet Dalhousie Dates TBA Contact Kim Tufts an169@chebucto.ns.ca
Maritime Jr Moncton Nov 14-15 (tent.) Contact Hector Grant (506) 855-5900
Maritime Cadet Halifax or Truro Dates TBA Contact Kim Tufts nstn1286@fox.nstn.ca
NS Active Championship Dalhousie Date TBA Contact Kim Tufts all the above
FIDE closed event Saint Marys Dates TBA Contact Ed Urquhart e_urquha@tuna.stmarys.ca
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