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En Passant No 168 � June 2001 1

EN PASSANTJune 2001 No.168 juin 2001

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En Passant StaffEditor: Knut Neven

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8 For many chess players of my generation the game turnedinto a true passion in 1972 with the frenzied coverage of theWorld Championship match in Reykjavic between Fischer andSpassky. But two years earlier, the chess world witnessed anequally magnificent spectacle when the mighty Soviet Uniontook on the rest of the world in ÒBelgrade 1970: The Match ofthe Century!Ó Dragoslav Andric sent a wonderful manuscript onthe occasion of the eventÕs 30th anniversary together withmany original photographs, and finally Jack Yoos agreed toprovide the game annotations. I hope that you will enjoy thisbrief excursion back into the history of chess!

inside...

2 Editorial, and Letters to the Editor.

20 MastersÕ Forum returns with an interesting game that none ofthe players pegged correctly. How about you?

24 Roman Jiganchine reports from Vancouver, where the playersin the 2001 BC Closed Championship were ÒIn a ConservativeMoodÓ. Lynn Stringer adds the photography.

29 Jonathan Berry talks about his long relationship with chess andcomputers in ÒChess: Evolution of the Personal Assistant.Ó

35 Andrei Sokolov explores ÒThe Nature of Tactical ErrorsÓ in avery instructional edition of the ApprenticeÕs Workshop.

40 Across Canada.

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Letters

Editorial

Toronto, ON

Your editorial regarding faster timecontrols is right on. I work for one ofthe half dozen national media outletsin the country and can offer someperspective. I doubt the mainstreammedia will give top level chess anymore attention with faster timecontrols, because it is television thatdrives the media agenda, and chess isboring from the perspective of theaverage guy in his easy chair with aremote control.

How many players at tournaments doyou see riveted to one game forhours on end? I find it boring to watchsomeoneÕs game for more than a fewminutes, so look at it from the pointof view of the person who knowsnext to nothing about the game. Heor she is just not going to switch froma hockey game or WWF wrestling towatch people play chess.

Another factor is that all media outletshave fewer resources these days, andso must all must be selective in whatthey devote their attention to. Chessis very far down the list. The otherthing chess needs desperately is apowerful personality who peopleoutside of the game can relate to.Bobby Fischer obviously comes to

mind, and he did outrageous thingsaway from the chess board that gotthe attention of people who didnÕtplay chess. The non chess playingpublic could not care less about Game6 of the 1972 World Championship inReykjavic, but they did talk aboutFischerÕs endless complaints anderratic behavior.

FIDE should devote its energies toencouraging more people to play bydeveloping youth chess, rather thanneedlessly slashing time controls.

Steve Fairbairn

Vancouver, BC

I was very glad to see Glen DowneyÕsexcellent article on chess in literaturein AprilÕs issue. While his list comeshighly recommended, Downeymissed a relatively new book whicheasily stands among the finest on hislist. The book is Carl HaffnerÕs Loveof the Draw by Thomas Glavinic.Briefly, GlavinicÕs Haffner is modeleddirectly from the life of the AustrianGrandmaster Karl Schlechter, whonearly stole the 1910 WorldChampionship match in Berlin againstEmanuel Lasker. It not only concernsitself with the LaskerÐSchlechtermatch, but also with the psychology

behind the protagonistÕs defensivestyle of play, and with chesspsychology in general. I couldnÕt putthis book down once I started it!

Wade German

Richmond Hill

In the April issue of En Passant letterwriter Bill Tate fails to include GMAlexandre Lesiege among CanadaÕsGrandmasters. Unfortunately, unlessthe error is exposed it may furthersour the relations between the twosolitudes.

Joe Bellomo

Toronto, ON

I would like to add my vote to theundoubtedly numerous endorsationsof your editorial statement, publishedin the April issue, in all its aspects. Atthe same time, I would like to thankProfessor Downey for his expertreview of works of literature with achessic content. Though I have readquite a few on his list, his eloquentdescription compels me to read theothers as well.

Andrew Pressburger

FIDE Commerce President ArtiomTarasovÕs reaction to the refusal byWijk aan Zee, Dortmund and Linaresorganizers to comply with the newtime controls and let their events beusurped by his newly proposed circuitof FIDE Grand Prix tournaments wasquite hostile. TarasovÕs reply: ÒIncertain cases, for the progressive goodof chess, we will organize new eventsin the capital cities of some of thesecountries. This would be a slightlyunfortunate situation for some events,as the new Grand Prix tournamentswill be likely to take place at thesame time as those events rejectingour proposal.Ó Apparently, if you arenot with FIDE, you are against it?!

That a full slate of generously fundedFIDE Grand Prix events would indeedbe beneficial for many players is notthe issue, but one really has to

wonder about FIDEÕs sense of fairplay, or lack thereof.

Far more disturbing than this incidenthowever, is FIDEÕs decision to droptheir rating floor to Elo 1,000. Fromnow on, it will be possible for anyoneto attain a FIDE rating, essentiallyregardless of their skill level andplaying experience. So why, you mayask, is this a bad idea? Because thispolicy will further erode the integrityof FIDEÕs rating system and theconfidence that players have in it.

The system has already been underattack in recent years, with problemsarising from rating inflation, strangeanomalies in small and isolated ratingpools, and the general devaluation ofthe once coveted FIDE titles. Andnow FIDE wants to compound theseproblems by introducing the highlyunstable ratings of ranks amateursÖ

The motivation behind this, I suspect,has little to do with a desire by FIDEto get their hands dirty with grassrootsdevelopment of the game Ð nationalfederations are far better suited toaccomplish this task Ð but simplyanother tax grab to finance theirincreasingly costly projects elsewhere.And why not: millions can be madeby collecting a couple of bucks eachfrom 7-year-olds around the worldwho barely know how the horsiemoves!? FIDE once stood forsomething. I forget what.

And a final word about the recentlyrevamped FIDE website: virtuallyovernight, FIDE tries to be everythingto everybody. New services appearalmost weekly; but so far many ofthem only work part-time, and techsupport is unresponsive. Too bad,many users wonÕt stick around.

Knut Neven


Adult Junior Jr. Part. Family

Annual Membership CFC Prov $$ CFC Prov $$ CFC Prov $$ CFC Prov $$

Alberta 33 5 38 22 3 25 10 1 11 16.50 2.50 19British Columbia 33 12 45 22 3 25 10 3 13 16.50 6 22.50Manitoba 33 20 53 22 10 32 10 3 13 16.50 10 26.50New Brunswick 33 3 36 22 2 24 10 2 12 16.50 1.50 18Newfoundland 33 3 36 22 2 24 10 2 12 16.50 1.50 18Nova Scotia 33 7 40 22 3 25 10 3 13 16.50 2.50 19Northwest Territories 33 0 33 22 0 22 10 0 10 16.50 0 16.50Ontario 33 7 40 22 3 25 10 2 12 16.50 3.50 20Prince Edward Island 33 0 33 22 0 22 10 0 10 16.50 0 16.50Quebec 33 0 33 22 0 22 10 0 10 16.50 0 16.50Saskatchewan 33 10 43 22 7 29 10 0 10 16.50 5 21.50Yukon 33 0 33 22 0 22 10 0 10 16.50 0 16.50Foreign 33 0 33 22 0 22 10 0 10 16.50 0 16.50

ÒNoteÓ The CFC column is the amount collected by the Chess Federation of Canada. The Prov column is theamount collected by each provincial association. The $$ column is the amount the member must pay.

Adult Memberships are open to anyone over the age of 17. Pay theamount in the Adult $$ column.

Junior Memberships are open to individuals aged 17 or less. Pay theamount in the Junior $$ column.

Junior Participating Memberships are open to individuals aged 17 orless. These members can play in tournaments, but do not receive En

Passant. Pay the amount in the Participating $$ column.

Family Memberships: the first member pays the Adult fee in the $$column. Each other member at the same address pays the Family fee in the

$$ column.

Life Membership rates depend on age: 30 & under $660; 31Ð40 $577.50;41Ð50 $495; 51Ð60 $412.50; 61 and over $330. Provincial dues are not

included in Life rates. Supply proof of age if over 30.

Waterloo

Five years ago I wrote in a letterabout the need for further clarificationof the sudden death time controldebate. Ironically, I needed to make aruling very recently, and while thedetails of the ruling, appeal andresolution arenÕt important, my pointis that the CFC and its governors havedone nothing in that time to addressthe issue.

FIDEÕs treatment of the issue inArticle 10 on ÒQuickplay FinishÓ isaggravatingly vague and open todifferent interpretations. The USCF,however, has left no doubt about theirinterpretation, stating not only that aplayer may ask to declare the game adraw on the grounds of Ôinsufficientlosing chancesÕ, but that the directorshould not consider the times on theclock in his decision.

A similar clarification by the CFC islong overdue, since it is plainly unfairto the players near the end of a game

to have to speculate about how theÔTD of the dayÕ feels about thesematters. And letÕs be honest, much ofwhat we hear on this subject is littlemore than personal opinion, ratherthan an interpretation of the rules asthey stand today. Ignoring the issuewill not make it go away. Howdisappointing that we continue to putour players in this position when asimple revision or clarification wouldrid them of any doubts.

Ron Langill

Toronto

In his article on the Canadian JuniorChampionship, author Joshua Hensonreports that many top players wouldlike to revert to a Round Robin. Mr.Henson does not report the views ofthe thirty or more participants whowould not have been there under theformer Round Robin format.

Mr. Henson might not be aware thatformerly there were six regions who

were guaranteed a place in theNational Junior Championship,including a combined Manitoba andSaskatchewan region. It was only afterlobbying by Irwin Lipnowski ofWinnipeg that the Swiss format wasadopted. Mr. Lipnowski argued thatthe necessity of an interprovincialplayoff was unduly burdensome, andhe recommended a Swiss. If the MCAand the SCA were to request that theCFC go back to a Round Robinformat, I am certain that their viewswould carry weight.

Readers of En Passant will be wellaware that nine rounds is more thanample to sort out any field of fortyplayers. The present system functionswell to bring the cohort into contact,and I would think that the friendshipsformed among the participants at alllevels will be valued for a long time.

Martin Jaeger


Coming Events

The Coming Events advertising sectionis brought to you by the

Chess Federation of Canada.

Note: This is free for allCFC-Rated events.

Players: When you enter by mail,include your name, address, CFC

number, expiry date, rating and datepublished (if you are entering your first

CFC event, you are probably anunrated player), and birthdate if youare a junior Ð all with your entry fee.

CFC membership is required in thesetournaments except where indicated. Ifyou buy a CFC membership with your

entry, obtain a receipt from theorganizer. Please bring your chesspieces, boards and clocks. Unless

stated otherwise all tournaments areNon-Smoking and No Computers.

SummaryDate: Dates of the event

Place: Location of the event

Rds: Number of rounds

Type: Rating type either Regular orActive and either Swiss orRound Robin (RR)

Times: Round times, Ò/Ó = next day

TC: Time Controls, SD meansSudden Death Ð all remainingmoves in fixed time

EF: Entry Fee.

Sec: Sections tournament is brokendown into

Prizes: $$BEN = Prizes based uponentries, $$Gxx = Guaranteedprize of xx

Reg: Registration time instructions

Org: Tournament organizer andcontact information

Misc: Other important information

UR Unrated; Jr. Junior; Sr. Senior, Cd.Cadet (under 16) Bye n A half-point

bye is available in round(s) n ifrequested in advance with entry; CC

Chess Club; S Smoking allowed.

Organizers of CFC-rated events shouldsend notices to: The CFC, 2212 GladwinCrescent, EÐ1, Ottawa, ON, K1B 5N1 bythe 25th of each even numbered month(e.g., February). Notices must state the

name of the organizer and whethersmoking is allowed. A prize fund isconsidered to be guaranteed by the

organizer unless explicitly statedotherwise.

A tournament in a small town (under75,000 population) may qualify for anLTIP grant. Write to the CFC for details

of this program.

Quebec

Canadian Closed & FIDE ZonalDate: August 21Ð29Place: Stade olympique, Regroupment

loisir Quebec, 4545 Pierre-de-Coubertin, Montreal, pres dumetro Pie IX

Rds: 9Type: Regular SwissEF: $200Org: Pierre DenommeeMisc: Must be 2250+, plus provincial

champions or highest Elo inprovince; Gite Olympique B&B(888)254Ð4753, AubergeUniversel 5000 (514)253Ð3365,Hotel Days Inn (514)251Ð2188,Hotel Taj Mahal (800)613Ð3383

Ontario

DCC Saturday ActivesDate: June 2, July 28, August 25,

September 22, October 27,November 24, December 22

Place: 1681 Bayview Ave, two blockssouth of Eglinton, aboveChessÕn Match, Toronto

Rds: 6Type: Active SwissTimes: 12:30, 1:45, 3, 5, 6:15, 7:30TC: G/30EF: $40; $10 late fee; less $10 Jr/Sr,

women, titled, 2400+Sec: Open, U2000, U1600Prizes: $$BEN 70%Reg: 11:00Ð12:00 at site; or cheques

to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910,Leaside Towers, 95 ThorncliffePark Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7

Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715Misc: Bye 1Ð5, max. 3; http://

www.play.at/duttonchess

Guelph Summer Pro-AmDate: June 2Ð3Place: Room 333, Guelph University

CentreRds: 5Type: Regular SwissTimes: 9, 12:30, 6 / 9:30, 2:30TC: Rd.1 G/90; Rd.2-5 30/90, G/60EF: Pro Section $40; U2000, U1700

$20; less $5; $10 late feePrizes: $$BEN; trophies only in U2000,

U1700Reg: 08:00Ð08:45 at site; or cheques

to Hal Bond, 39 Southampon St,Guelph, ON, N1H 5N3

DCC Wednesday Spring Summer II SwissDate: June 6 to July 11Place: 1681 Bayview Ave, two blocks

south of Eglinton, aboveChessÕn Math, Toronto

Rds: 6Type: Regular SwissTimes: 6:30TC: 40/120, SD/60EF: Free with DCC membershipPrizes: N/AReg: 18:00Ð18:30 at site; or cheques


Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715Misc: http://www.play.at/duttonchess

Ottawa RA June OpenDate: June 9Ð10Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Dr,

OttawaRds: 5Type: Regular SwissTimes: 9, 2:15, 7:30 / 9, 2:15Sec: Open, U2100, U1850, U1600EF: $35; less $5 RACC members;

$15 amateur entry; $10 late feeReg: Before 08:45 at site; or cheques

to Doug Burgess, 126Rutherford Court, Kanata, ON,K2K 1N5 by June 1

Misc: Bye 1Ð3; bring clocks, sets

Scarborough CC Youth SeriesDate: June 9, July 7Place: Scarborough CC, Wexford

Seniors Community Centre,1860 Lawrence Ave E

Rds: 5Type: Active SwissTimes: 10:30, 11:30, 1, 2, 3TC: G/30EF: $10Prizes: SCC/CFC memberships,

trophies, medalsReg: 10:00Ð10:30 at site; or cheques

to Scarborough CC, 72 CavehillCrescent, Scarborough, ON,M1R 4P9

Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð[email protected]

Misc: Open to players U18 on 2001/01/01; lecture and simul afterthe event

Sarnia Chemical Valley OpenDate: June 10Ð11Place: Room A208, Lambton College,

SarniaRds: 5Type: Regular SwissTimes: 9, 2, 7 / 10, asapTC: Rd.1-2 30/90, SD/30; Rd.3-5 30/


90, SD/60EF: $35 Open; $30 U2000; $25

U1600; less $10 Jr/Sr; $15amateur

Prizes: $$BENReg: Cheques to Sam Carr, 509

Nassau Cr, Sarnia, ON, N7S 4H8Org: Sam Carr (519)383Ð7202Misc: Bye 1Ð4; SWOCL Grand Prix

event; college dorm roomsavailable for $10/night

Toronto Father�s Day OpenDate: June 15Ð17Place: 1681 Bayview Ave, two blocks


Rds: 5Type: Regular SwissTimes: 7 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30TC: 40/120, SD/60EF: $60; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr/Sr,

2400+, titled & women; GM freeSec: Open, U2000, U1800, U1600&URPrizes: $$BENReg: 17:00Ð18:30 at site; or cheques

to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3301,Leaside Towers, 95 ThorncliffePark Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7by June 11

Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715,[email protected]

Misc: Bye 1Ð4, max. 2; GTCLsanctioned; bring sets andclocks; special rates at BestWestern 1Ð800Ð268Ð8082

Scarborough CC New 80% ActivesDate: June 23Place: MacGregor Park Recreation

Centre, 2231 Lawrence Ave ERds: 6Type: Active SwissTimes: 2, 3:20, 4:30, 6, 7:10, 8:20TC: G/30EF: $40; $30 Jr/Sr; $30 SCC; $25 SCC

Jr/Sr; less $10 titled playersPrizes: $BEN 80%Reg: 12:30Ð13:45 at site; or cheques

to Scarborough CC, 72 CavehillCrescent, Scarborough, ON,M1R 4P9

Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð[email protected]

Canada Day OpenDate: June 30ÐJuly 2Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two blocks


Rds: 6Type: Regular SwissTimes: 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30TC: 40/120, SD/60EF: $60; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr/Sr,

titled, women; GMs freeSec: Open, U2000, U1600&URPrizes: $$BEN 70%Reg: 08:30Ð09:30 at site; or cheques

to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3301,

Leaside Towers, 95 ThorncliffePark Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7by June 29

Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715Misc: Bye 1Ð5 max. 3; http://


DCC Days of SummerDate: July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 11Place: 1681 Bayview Ave, two blocks


Rds: 5Type: Regular SwissTimes: 12TC: 40/120, SD/60EF: Free with DCC membershipPrizes: N/AReg: 11:00Ð12:00 at site; or cheques



DCC WednesdayLazy Hazy Days of Summer II

Date: July 18 to August 29Place: 1681 Bayview Ave, two blocks


Rds: 6Type: Regular SwissTimes: 6:30TC: 40/120, SD/60EF: Free with DCC membershipPrizes: N/AReg: 18:00Ð18:30 at site; or cheques



Simcoe Day OpenDate: August 4Ð6Place: 1681 Bayview Ave, two blocks


Rds: 6Type: Regular SwissTimes: 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30TC: 40/120, SD/60EF: $60; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr/Sr,

titled, women; GMs freeSec: Open, U2100, U1700&URPrizes: $$BEN 70%Reg: 08:30Ð09:30 at site; or cheques

to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3301,Leaside Towers, 95 ThorncliffePark Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7by July 30

Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715Misc: Bye 1Ð5 max. 3; http://


Toronto Macedonian Labour Day OpenDate: September 1Ð3Place: Macedonian Community Hall,

76 Overlea Boulevard

Dutton Chess ClubToronto Events

Major events share the followingdetails unless noted otherwise.

Place: Dutton Chess Club, 1681Bayview Avenue, 2nd floor

Rds: 6 Type: Regular Swiss

TC: 40/120, SD/60 FIDE rated

Misc: Open to anyone; nomembership required; bring

clocks

TD/Org: Mark S. Dutton(416)467Ð9715, (416)219Ð7933

[email protected]://www.play.at/duttonchess

Events:

FatherÕs Day OpenJune 14Ð17; 5 rds

Canada Day OpenJune 30ÐJuly 2

Simcoe Day OpenAugust 4Ð6

Thanksgiving Day OpenOctober 6Ð8

Remembrance Day OpenNovember 9Ð11

Place: Dutton Chess Club, 1681Bayview Avenue, 2nd floor

Misc: Adults $99, Jr/Sr $69; joinanytime with 1/2 pt. byes!

Mondays:

G/15 Events; Open 18:00Ð23:006rds; start at 19:30; EF $10

Wednesdays:

40/120, SD/60; start at 18:30

Spring Into Summer IIJune 6 to July 11; 6rds.

Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer IIJuly 18 to August 29; 6rds

Saturdays:

G/5 Blitz; 2 Events each Week7 double rds. Swiss

Times: 13:00 & 16:00 EF: $1070% Prizes; Open to Everyone

Regular Afternoon Events40/120, SD/60; 12:00Ð18:00

Days of SummerJuly 7, 14, 21, 28; August 11

5rds

DCC Active Series #14Ð20G/30; 6 rds.; EF $40, Jr/Sr $30

June 2, July 28, August 25,September 24, October 27,

November 24, December 22


Rds: 6Type: Regular SwissTimes: 11, 5:30 / 11, 5:30 / 10, 4TC: 40/120, SD/60EF: $60; $20 amateur; less $20 Jr/Sr,

women, IM; $10 late feeSec: Open, U2200, U2000, U1800,

U1600&URPrizes: $$BEN 75%Reg: 09:00Ð10:30 at site; or cheques

to Macedonian CC, RandyMoisoski, 1580 Warden Ave,Scarborough, ON, M1R 2T2

Org: Macedonian CC, Roy Moisoski(416)449Ð1447; Bryan Lamb(416)391Ð4777,[email protected]

Misc: Bye 1Ð5; FIDE rated; books andequipment; refreshments;http://webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/MLD.htm

6th Annual K-W Fall ActiveDate: September 8Place: Kitchener City HallRds: 5Type: Active SwissTimes: 9:30, asapTC: SD/30EF: $25; less $5 Jr/Sr; $10 late feeSec: Open, U1600Prizes: $$BENReg: 08:30Ð09:15 at site; or cheques

to Albert Den-Otter, 11 HermiePlace, Kitchener, ON, N2H 4X9

Org: Albert Den-Otter (519)744Ð[email protected]

Misc: Bye 1Ð4

Manitoba

Winnipeg OpenDate: June 22Ð24Place: 2M70 Manitoba Hall, University

of ManitobaRds: 5Type: Regular SwissTimes: TBATC: TBAEF: $20; $15 Jr

British Columbia

Esquires Coffee HouseDate: Every weekendPlace: Esquires Coffee House, 4300

Kingsway, BurnabyRds: 5Type: Active SwissTimes: Sat. 4, asap; Sun. 1, asapTC: Sat. G/15; Sun. G/30EF: Sat. $5; Sun. $7Misc: Bring sets, clocks

BC Active ChampionshipDate: October 27Place: Meeting Room B, YMCA, 955

Burrard Street, VancouverRds: 6Type: Regular SwissTimes: 10, ASAPTC: G/30EF: $25; less $5 Jr/Sr, women,

MastersPrizes: $$BENReg: 09:00Ð10:00 at siteOrg: Vancouver Chess Club; Dave

(604)588Ð2560

Alberta

ECC John TournamentsDate: Monday nightsPlace: Edmonton Chess ClubRds: 4Type: Active SwissTC: G/30EF: $2Reg: 18:30Ð19:15 at siteOrg: John Quiring (403)468Ð9173

Canada Day OpenDate: June 30 to July 1Place: Hampton Inn & Suites, 2231

Banff Trail NW, CalgaryRds: 5Type: SwissTimes: TBATC: TBAReg: From 09:00 at siteOrg: Ron Hinds (403)201Ð1653

Over/Under 1800Date: September 1Ð2Place: Hampton Inn & Suites, 2231


Southern Alberta OpenDate: November 17Ð18Place: Hampton Inn & Suites, 2231


New Brunswick

Bathurst CRCC TornadosDate: July 14, September 8, November

10Place: NBCC, Youghall Drive, BathurstRds: 4Type: Regular SwissTimes: 9, 11:30, 2:30, 5TC: G/60

ScarboroughChess ClubTournament

Schedule

All events have the followinginformation in common unless

noted otherwise.

Place: Scarborough Chess Club,Wexford Seniors CommunityCentre, 1860 Lawrence Ave,

Scarborough, ON

Club Hours: Sundays12:30Ð20:30 (games at 13:00),Tuesdays 18:30Ð23:00 (games

at 19:00), Thursdays18:30Ð23:00 (games at 19:00)

Org: Bryan Lamb(416)391Ð4777

[email protected]

Misc: SCC membershiprequired ($100 Adult, $75 Sr,$50 Jr). Events are CFC rated(CFC membership required).

Entry fees to events covered byclub membership. Half price foradditional family members andplayers from the same school.http://webhome.idirect.com/

~blamb/

Special Events:

Tuesday Evening Events

TC: 30/90, SD/30Times: 7, one game per week

Thursday Evening EventsTC: 30/90, SD/30

Times: 7, one game per week

Sunday Afternoon EventsTC: 40/120, SD/60

Times: 1, one game per week

Ongoing Blitz TournamentsSundays: G/5, $10 at 17:00

SCC Summer Thursday SwissDate: May 31 to July 12

Type: Regular SwissRds: 6

SCC Sunday Summer SwissDate: June 24 to August 12


SCC Tuesday Summer ActivesDate: July 10, 17; July 24, 31

Type: Active SwissRds: 6 (3 rounds per Tuesday)

SCC Summer Thursday G/90Date: July 19 to August 16



First, second and third prizes go to the players who accumulate the mostpoints in the Open sections of seven events. Other prizes are won by thoseaccumulating the most points in all events, in any section. Rating categoryis determined by established rating at the time of their first tournament inthe then current Grand Prix. All others are eligible for the Unestablished

Rating prize.

Grand Prix Prizes

First Prize: $419Second Prize: $219Third Prize: $1191950Ð2199 $2191700Ð1949 $219Under 1700 $219Unestablished Rating: $119Total Prizes: $1533

Grand Prix Winners1982-83 Kevin Spraggett; 1983-84 Stephen Ball; 1984-85 Brian Hartman; 1985-86 Gordon

Taylor; 1986-87 Brian Hartman; 1987-88 John Armstrong & Glenn Johnstone; 1988-89Deen Hergott; 1989-90 Deen Hergott; 1990-91 Deen Hergott; 1991-92 Deen Hergott;

1992-93 Deen Hergott; 1993-94 Gordon Taylor; 1994-95 Gordon Taylor; 1995-96 GlennJohnstone; 1996-97 Deen Hergott; 1997-98 Deen Hergott & Michael Schleifer; 1998-99

Deen Hergott; 1999-2000 Tom OÕDonnell & Deen Hergott

Grand Prix Schedule

1. Renfrew Open P. Naish August 26Ð272. Ottawa Open D.Burgess September 16Ð173. Outaouais Open H.Seguin November 3Ð5

4. Seaway Valley Open R.Lacroix November 18Ð195. R.A. Winter Open T.Fleming January 13Ð14

6. Kingston Open R.Hutchinson February 10Ð117. R.A. Spring Open D.Burgess March 24Ð25

8. Arnprior Open M.Wasmund May 5Ð69. Eastern Ontario Open D.Burgess June 9Ð10

19th Annual

EF: $20; $5 Cd; $2 with first timeCFC membership

Prizes: $$BEN

Fredericton Chess KnightsDate: August 4Ð6Place: TBARds: 6Type: Regular SwissTimes: 11, 4:30 / 9, 3:30 / 9, 3TC: 40/120, 20/60, SD/30EF: $35; $30 Jr; free amateur entry

with CFC membershipPrizes: Plaques and medalsReg: 09:40Ð10:40 at siteOrg: Charles Graves (506)363Ð3663,

[email protected]: Bye 1Ð5; www.tbns.net/

chessknights

Newfoundland

Summer KnightsDate: June 22Ð24Place: University Student Center

Cafeteria, St.JohnÕsRds: 5Type: Regular SwissTimes: 7 / 6, 8:15 / 9:30, 12TC: G/61EF: $10; $20 for non-CFC membersPrizes: $$BENReg: Bob Woodworth

[email protected];Alick Tsui (709)726Ð[email protected]

Misc: Bye 1Ð4 max. 2

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The next scene: the FIDE Congress inPuerto Rico, summer 1969. Both sidesagree in principle, but the Sovietspropose that half of the match beplayed in Belgrade, the other half inMoscow. The Yugoslavs jealouslyreject the offer, as it was, after all,their idea! And so they got the wholepie, including bills totalling more than$100,000.

A Global Problem

For months to come, however, theenormous costs were overshadowedby a more actue problem: how tochoose the World team. On paper itwas easy. Their captain, Dr. Euwe,helped himself with mathematics, andbased his list on Arpad EloÕs rating list,with Fischer leading his selection. Sofar, so good, or so it seemed. But onealso had to consider the fact that theonly Western Grandmaster discreetlyfeared by the Russians had abstainedfrom play since the summer of 1968.It was even a feat to find out how toget in touch with him. At the firstcontact, Fischer naturally gave hisautomatic ÔNoÕ from his Los Angelesshelter. He was then invited to cometo Belgrade merely as an interestedonlooker, at the cost of the organizers.This genial offer melted him a bit, and

resulted in a qualified ÔYesÕ, but with alist of 23 conditions. These rangedfrom the intensity of the light on thestage to more elementary moneymatters. From then on, things becamesimple as far as his participation wasconcerned; it was merely a questionof several dozen telegrams and manymore international telephone calls.

With quite a few recent successes inhis pocket, Bent Larsen gave an angryÔYesÕ to EuweÕs offer of second board,behind Fischer. He was assured, andso he believed himself, that it was justan academic matter, as no one reallyexpected Fischer to compete at all.But when the news got around thatBobby would definitely be there,Larsen changed his mind and sentword from Lugano that he would notlook at FischerÕs back. Then he wentto Holland for some simultaneousexhibitions. An organizer fromBelgrade chased him by plane, andeventually managed to get in touchwith him by phone late one evening.Larsen again gave a reluctant ÔYesÕ,only to change his mind a few dayslater, explaining that he was verytired during the phone conversation.

Having made a successful approachto Fischer, the organziers then appliedthe same method to Larsen: theysuggested that he come only as aguest, and bring his wife. And so theyboth came by plane, he from Holland,she from Denmark, to meet inBelgrade for the first time in twomonths. As for his participation, heseemed slightly equivocal at firstwhile the hosts urged him to acceptsecond board. His wife told us itwould have been better to try andattain our goal with him privately,without all the publicity. We did try,but Fischer had now arrived andLarsenÕs ÔNoÕ hardened into marble.

While we were translating the lastquestions and answers at the officialpress conference the day before thematch, Larsen was at the center ofanother meeting, improvised in anearby hall. We approached him just

Belgrade 1970, USSR vs. The World, participants and organizers:Sitting (l to r): Postnikov, Tigran Petrosian, Mikhail Tal, Boris Spassky, Max Euwe, Vasily Smyslov;Standing (l to r): Petronic, Ugrinovic, Molerovic, Leonid Stein, Samuel Reshevsky, David Bronstein, D. Perovic, MarkTaimanov, Klaus Darga, Kazic, Bent Larsen, Paul Keres, Miguel Najdorf, Svetozar Gligoric, Lev Polugaevsky, Efim Geller,Matulovic, S. Majstorovic

by Dragoslav Andric

In the spring of 1969, a

train carrying the

Romanian representatives

to a chess congress in the

Yugoslav capital was late

in arriving. A handful of

Belgrade chess

organizers, walking

around the railroad

station, exchanged a few

ideas Ö and that is how

the great match, USSR vs.

The World, was born.

Belgrade 1970:USSR vs The World

The Match of the Century


in time to hear his arguments. Larsenasserted that he had won moreimportant tournaments in the last twoor three years than Fischer has in hiswhole lifetime. It was a long story,and FIDEÕs soon to retire President,Mr. Folke, was in support. We thenasked him if some sort of moralcompensation would make him jointhe team as it was, even if underprotest, but this tactic didnÕt have thedesired effect either.

World ChampionSpassky on Fischer:"His weak points inchess are a secret."

Larsen was calm and confident, mostlysmiling. He did not look at all like theTerrible Viking he has been calledoccasionally. By the way, he does notlike that nickname; it is used, he says,by those who know nothing ofScandinavian history. Having heardPetrosian say in the meantime thatLarsen was right, we suggested to theRussian that he try to persuade Larsento accept second board. We evenprepared to play the role of translator,only to find that Larsen speaks verygood Russian, much better, in fact,than he needed to say ÔNoÕ again,adding sincere thanks after PetrosianÕshearty, ÒI like you and I would like toplay with you!Ó

Fischer's Surprise Move

But what about Fischer? We were atthe airport with the President of theOrganization Committee, only to findthat Fischer had arrived half an hourahead of schedule and was nownowhere to be found. He was oneveryoneÕs mind, however. AnAmerican reporter told us about hishour long telephone conversationwith a New York sports magazineeditor on technicalities concerning hisfuture chess reports from Belgrade.When everything was settled, theeditor casually added ÒBy the way, ifFischer doesnÕt play, just forget thewhole thing.Ó The reporter then askedÒAnd what if he plays only his firstfive moves and then disappears?ÓReplied the editor after a pause ÒSendyour report just the same, and donÕtforget the five moves!Ó Many strangestories have been written about

Fischer, but sometimes the truth canbe very funny.

It was then that the unpredictableFischer knocked everyone off theirfeet. He made it known that hewould leave the top board to Larsen,with no conditions attached. Thestrained organizers were ready toweep for joy, but carefully avoidedmaking the news public until morethan ten hours after Bobby made hisgenerous offer. Who knows, he couldhave changed his mind again. Now,however, another big question arises:how will the Russians react?

High Noon

A very strict protocol had been signedweeks earlier by both sides,prompted mostly by the Russians.They wanted, among other things,that the individual opponents be fixedso that respective preparations wouldbe possible. It was agreed that bothcaptains would send the names of theteam members by telegram on March1st, precisely at noon. This was done,and Fischer was at the top of Dr.EuweÕs list. This protocol, with theirsignatures on it, was the organizersÕmain and sincere argument in theirendeavors to persuade Larsen toaccept second board. Acquainted withthe high level procedures that theRussians apply in such matters, thehosts could not believe that theywould agree to an improvised changeon the day before the first round.

The Russian team captain, DmitriPostnikov, President of the USSRChess Feferation, heard the newsstony faced, said not a word andretired for consultation. After a full andtense hour, he again appeared, just ascalm, and without the exptectedobjection. The match could begin!

Larsen on his owndaring style: "If I wereafraid of what couldhappen on the chess

board, I would dosomething other than

play chess."

After this rather sudden turn ofevents, people began to wonder.Maybe the Russians were glad toavoid the risk of a prestige encounter

between Spassky and Fischer? Andhow to explain FischerÕs own changeof mind: did he just prefer Petrosianas a somewhat easier opponent? Orwas his unexpected decision theresult of some friendly persuasion bythe organizers and a fistful of dollars?

After midnight, Fischer suddenlysummoned the President of theOrganization Committee. The poorman feared the worst, but Bobby justwanted it to be known that he himselfdid not know why he had ceded toLarsen in the prestige contest. ÒI musthave been very tired to do such afoolish thing,Ó he said.

The Russians, of course, must havehad similar problems with their ownlist, as only the top three places werepreordained. There was apparentlyespecially great resistance on the partof Geller when, at one time, theopinion prevailed that Botvinnikshould precede him on the list.Almost everyone in Belgrade wasconvinced, however, that the Russianshad composed their team accordingto the list Dr. Euwe had made publicwell before the opening. This wouldexplain how at least some RussianGrandmasters were matched with

Robert Fischer


their all time ÔvictimsÕ. Taimanov gotUhlmann, whom he used to beat ashe liked, and Botvinnik got Matulovic,who had amply demonstrated hisÔBotvinnik complexÕ. Why else wouldTaimanov precede Botvinnik, and didKeres not deserve a higher board thantenth? Such beliefs, when published inthe Belgrade dailies, promptedRussian chess officials to a denial in aletter to the editors as follows:

ÒAfter the World Champion, Spassky,and his predecessor Petrosian, therecomes Korchnoi, who played in thefinal candidates match. He is followedby the four grandmasters whoobtained the right, by their placementin the last USSR Championship, tocompete at the next Interzonal:Polugaevsky, Geller, Smyslov, andTaimanov. The last three places weregiven to Grandmasters of specialmerit, Botvinnik, Tal and Keres, whilethe first reserve player is Stein, as heplaced sixth in the last USSRChampionship, just behind those whoplay in the Interzonal. Second reserveis Bronstein, who once played amatch for the World Championship.Ó

He Was Hungry

ÒWe should now see,Ó remarked Dr.Euwe in his speech at the openingceremony, Òwhat an ex-champion likemyself, who does not play, can doagainst the present World Championand four ex-champions who playÖÓ

A computer had already given itsanswer, favoring the Soviet team by21.5Ð18.5 in the event. The Russiansannounced beforehand, which is nottheir custom at all, that they wouldwin even more decisively, whilemany of the 2,000 onlookers inBelgradeÕs Syndicate Hall, and morewho were ready to follow the gameson a huge electronic board outside,did not completely exclude asurprising outcome.

While Mitya Ribicic, President of theFederal Executive Council ofYugoslavia waited in the front row tomake the symbolic first move on thetop board, there was a greatcommotion behind the scenes. BobbyFischer was not to be found! Amongsilent faces loudly marked with Òwell,what did you expect?!Ó you couldhear the other players ask: ÒWhen isthe match going to begin at last?ÓThen, word got around that Fischerhad left his room to have lunch in arestaurant a mile awayÖ

Korchnoi on the match:"This was the best

moment for the Sovietteam. I do not think itwould be this strongfive years from now."

FischerÕs timing, however, wasdazzlingly accurate. Just when theplayers simply had to be introducedto the public and to their opponents,he popped out of nowhere to sharethe most thunderous applause withTal and Botvinnik. With nearly ahundred accredited journalists andother media freelancers around, manyphotographers were doing their bestto get a few shots of the playersbefore FischerÕs veto would cut themoff at the first move. Then Ribicicmoved SpasskyÕs queen pawn twosquares, and a gong borrowed fromthe Yugoslav Boxing Associationannounced the official start of play.

Round OneUSSR 5.5Ð4.5 World

Spassky Ú LarsenPetrosian Ù FischerKorchnoi Ú Portisch

Polugaevsky Ù HortGeller Ø Gligoric

Smyslov Ú ReshevskyTaimanov Ø UhlmannBotvinnik Ø Matulovic

Tal Ú NajdorfKeres Ú Ivkov

TalÕs prognosis ÒI will go back toMoscow with Petrosian in his newcar,Ó was duly noted by the press inBelgrade when it was announced thatthe winners of the top two matcheswould each receive a car, but Russianreporters were cautious enough not tomention it in their reports. And theywere right, too. BobbyÕs blasting winagainst Petrosian, foreseeable soonafter the beginning of the first session,seemed to have a positive effect ingeneral on the worldÕs players.

Fischer onnewspapermen: "Is it

against the law to kill areporter?"

Reshevsky and Smyslov signed adraw on the sixth board after onlyfour and a half hours of play, and thenroaring applause followed whenFischer brought the world team thelead. Choosing an old line againstPetrosianÕs beloved Caro Kann, theAmerican chased BlackÕs king rightand left, dealing him a mortal blowright in the middle of the board. AfterPetrosianÕs failure, some were quick tofind special reasons for his personalpleas to Larsen, on the eve of thematch, to accept second board.

Notes by

Jack Yoos

Fischer, RobertPetrosian, Tigran

BelgradeSU vs World (1), 1970

Caro-Kann B13

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.ºd3

Not exactly the most agressivecontinuation, but Fischer is likelyconcerned about walking into someelaborate preparation from the Soviet

Vlastimil Hort


team and therefore prefers to playchess in a basic position with no bellsor whistles.

4Ö»c6 5.c3 »f6 6.ºf4

It seems odd to develop the bishopsbefore the knights, but the earlyrelease of tension has rendered thosediagonals as primary real estate. Blacknow has to spend some timeorganizing to challenge for them.

6Öºg4

Black gets his bishop outside thepawn structure, and can potentiallychallenge White's light squared bishoplater by Öºh5-g6.

7.½b3 »a5

This method of defending ¹/b7 has itsdrawbacks. The knight is out of playon the edge of the board, and afterWhite's reply Black will have to wasteeven more time with his bishop.Possible instead is 7Ö½c8 or 7Ö½d7.

8.½a4+ ºd7 9.½c2 e6?!

Petrosian has often made fairlypassive play look brilliantly subtle,albeit against lesser mortals thanFischer. The text not only condemnsBlack to a bad bishop, but also givesWhite the keys to the kingside.Instead 9Öa6 is a nice tempo move toget BlackÕs light squared bishop backon track. White has to defend against10Öºb5 and after 10.a4 ºg4 11.»d2BlackÕs bishop is back in action andthere is no more trouble on the a4-e8diagonal. However, BlackÕs »/a5 isnÕtdoing any work, and White is better.

10.»f3 ½b6

The attempt to fight for the darksquares with 10Ö»c4 11.0-0 ºd612.ºe5 ½c7 13.¼e1 »h5 14.ºxc4

dxc4 15.»bd2 b5 16.»e4 wasnÕt verysuccessful in TimmanÐPomar, LasPalmas 1977.

11.a4

Fischer prevents 11Öºb5.

11Ö¼c8

Here 11Ö»b3 looks tempting, butBlack is unable to hold the square andafter 12.¼a2 ¼c8 13.»bd2 »xd214.ºxd2 ºe7 15.»e5 h6 16.0-0 theexcursion has led to the exchange ofa developed Black piece for anundeveloped White piece and anadvantage to White according to ECO.Similarly 11Ö½b3 does not winmaterial, because after 12.½e2 ºxa4?13.¼xa4 ½xa4 14.ºb5+ that peskya4-e8 diagonal comes back to hauntBlack with a vengeance.

12.»bd2 »c6 13.½b1

Played to avoid 13Ö»b4.

13Ö»h5

Black can make his kingside a littlemore comfortable for his monarchwith 13Ög6 although he will likelyhave to deal with some dark squareissues later.

14.ºe3 h6

Black cannot challenge his opponentÕscontrol of the light squares with 14Öf5since his position disintegrates quicklyand completely after 15.g4 fxg416.»g5. Again 14Ög6 is a bit moresolid, although inconsistent inconjunction with 13Ö»h5 sinceBlackÕs bishop is going to g7. Theposition after 15.h4!? »f6 16.»g5 withan eye towards those light squareslooks spooky for Black.

15.»e5 »f6

On 15Ö»xe5 16.dxe5 ºc5 17.a5 ½c718.»f3 White has covered all looseends, and BlackÕs »/h5 is out to lunch.

16.h3

White entertains thoughts ofdeveloping an attack with g4, andincidentally stops 16Ö»g4.

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17Ö¾f8?!

Petrosian is understandably reluctantto castle into trouble with 17Ö0-0 butnow he has to make due without hiskingÕs rook for a long time. Anyattempt to create Luft with moveslike Ög6 only invite various sacrifices.

18.f4!

White plans to peel a layer of clothingfrom BlackÕs monarch with the furtheradvance f5. Ironically, the weakeningof »/e5 is justified for tactical reasons,since 18Ö»xe5 19.fxe5 ºxe5 fails tothe interpolation 20.a5.

18Öºe8 19.ºf2

Fischer of course knows that the tacticfrom the last note is still on, and sothe true intention of this move is toadd another piece to the attack bywidening the scope of the bishop.

19Ö½c7

Now 19Ög6 20.f5! works asadvertised. After 20Ögxf5 21.ºxf5

Fischer-Petrosian

Tigran Petrosian


exf5 22.½xf5 ½d8 23.ºh4 White hastorn the covers off BlackÕs position.

20.ºh4 »g8

This doesnÕt look forced, but with nocounterplay and so little control of theboard Black is just running out offunctional things to do. Petrosianmight as well duck, drop and cover.

21.f5 »xe5 22.dxe5 ºxe5 23.fxe6ºf6 24.exf7 ºxf7 25.»f3 ºxh4

Against 25Ög5 26.ºf2 ¾g7 27.ºd4White redeploys his bishop onanother diagonal and retains theattack.

26.»xh4 »f6 27.»g6+ ºxg628.ºxg6 ¾e7

Black has few options, sinceotherwise White eventually justoverwhelms his opponent with theextra rook.

29.½f5 ¾d8 30.¼ae1 ½c5+31.¾h1 ¼f8 32.½e5 ¼c7 33.b4½c6 34.c4 dxc4 35.ºf5 ¼ff736.¼d1+ ¼fd7 37.ºxd7 ¼xd738.½b8+ ¾e7

Equally hopeless is 38Ö½c8 39.¼xd7+»xd7 40.½d6.

39.¼de1+ Ø.

The worldÕs lead did not last long:Gligoric allowed Geller to get themost out of a Ruy Lopez, and couldhave resigned far earlier. A series ofdraws followed. Spassky played toofast when he had the better chances,while Larsen made the very samepsychological mistake when he finallyhad the upper hand in the ending.Ivkov had an advantage all along, buta few imprecise moves were enoughfor Keres to equalize. Tal and Najdorfused hit and run tactics with the sameresult.

Notes by

Jack Yoos

Geller, EfimGligoric, Svetozar


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Geller finds a creative exchange inthe center to create an attack with amobile pawn mass.

23.»xe5!? ¼xe5 24.ºxe5 ½xe525.f4 ½e6 26.e5 »e8

And now comes a beautiful clearingmove to commence with the winningsequence.

27.»h4! »c6 28.½d3 g6 29.f5gxf5 30.»xf5 ½g6 31.½e2 ½g532.h4 ½f4 33.g3 ½xe5 34.½g4+

½g7 35.»xg7 »f6 36.½f4 ºxg737.½c7 ¼b8 38.¼d6 »g4 39.¼xc6ºd4+ 40.¾f1 Ø.

And so the first day of play endedwith a 3Ð3 match score, but after theadjournment Taimanov forcedUhlmannÕs resignation, and Botvinnikwon against Matulovic to run thescore up to 5Ð3 for the Soviets. ThenHort magnified his microscopicadvantage to a full point againstPolugaevsky to bring the world withina single point. Everything nowdepended on Portisch to convert histwo extra pawns against Korchnoi inthe endgame, but a technical errorturned the worldÕs moral triumph intoa mere relative success.

Notes by

Jack Yoos

Taimanov, MarkUhlmann, Wolfgang


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Taimanov has uncovered a tidycombination to convert his moreactive pieces into an endgameadvantage.

26.¼c8! ¼xc8 27.ºxe6+ ¾f828.ºxc8 »b4 29.»c1 ¾f7 30.ºg3ºf8 31.ºb7 ¾e6 32.ºb8 ¾d733.ºf3 ºb5 34.ºd1 a5 35.a4 ºc436.g4 b5 37.gxf5 gxf5 38.ºe5 »c639.ºh8 ºa3 40.axb5 ºxc1

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Efim Geller


41.bxc6+ ¾xc6 42.ºa4+ ¾d543.ºc2 ¾e6 44.¾g2 ºa3 45.ºe5ºf8 46.ºc7 ºd5+ 47.f3 ºb448.¾g3 ¾f6 49.ºe5+ ¾g6 50.¾f4ºe6 51.ºa4 ºf8 52.e4 ºh6+53.¾g3 fxe4 54.fxe4 ºd2 55.d5ºe1+ 56.¾f3 ºh3 57.ºe8+ ¾h658.ºf6 Ø.

Thus, with 5.5Ð4.5 after the firstround, the Soviets obtained less thanhad been expected, but also half apoint more than their wildest hopesjust before the end of the first session.

A jury selected Bobby Fischer as therecipient of the Best Game award. Hisresponse, naturally: ÒI could haveplayed betterÖÓ

Round TwoUSSR 6Ð4 World

Spassky Ø LarsenPetrosian Ù FischerKorchnoi Ú Portisch

Polugaevsky Ú HortGeller Ú Gligoric

Smyslov Ø ReshevskyTaimanov Ø UhlmannBotvinnik Ú Matulovic

Tal Ù NajdorfKeres Ø Ivkov

By the second round of the event itbecame evident that a war was beingfought on an extra board beyond theten formal matches. Spassky, theWorld Champion, and Fischer, theworldÕs number two player, tried toovershadow each other at everyopportunity.

Petrosian on chesspersonalities: "The

chess public sees theGrandmasters as if inan oblique mirror. So Iam considered to betoo cautious, while infact I try only to avoid

danger."

Today Fischer beat Petrosian in theirsecond game running, which is aformidable achievement consideringthat the former World Champion hadnot lost a single game from the last 44he played before Belgrade! Spassky,on the other hand, only drew his firstround game with Larsen, but todayimpressed everyone with his brilliantdismantling of WhiteÕs position in onlyseventeen moves. This earned him

the Best Game award for the round,and significantly added to his prestigeduel with Fischer.

Notes by

Jack Yoos

Larsen, BentSpassky, Boris


Larsen A01

1.b3 e5 2.ºb2 »c6 3.c4

LarsenÕs pet 1.b3 system now reallybecomes just an unorthodox English,and Black needs to consider carefullythe endless comparisons to ReversedSicilian setups.

3Ö»f6

Black entertains pleasant thoughts ofplaying Öd5 and reaching an OpenSicilian with reversed colors, sinceWhiteÕs early fianchetto ºb2 makesdevelopment with »f3 vulnerable tothe reaction Öe4.

4.»f3?

Too provocative. WhiteÕs play issomething akin to a reversed versionof the Sicilian line 1.e4 c5 2.»f3 »f6where BlackÕs Ö»c6 seems moreuseful than WhiteÕs ºb2. After BlackÕsnext move, White is left with a verypassive setup.

4Öe4 5.»d4 ºc5 6.»xc6?!

Larsen is really pushing his luck, asthe opening of lines in the centerguarantees Spassky very rapiddevelopment and active piece play. Ifind this particularly recklessconsidering SpasskyÕs well knownattacking abilities. According to ECO,Black is better after 6.e3 0-0 7.ºe2¼e8 8.0-0 d5 9.»xc6 bxc6 10.d4exd3 11.½xd3 »g4.

6Ödxc6 7.e3 ºf5 8.½c2 ½e79.ºe2 0-0-0

Considering BlackÕs spatial advantageand huge development lead, White isalready on the edge of a cliff.

10.f4?

Although it is hard to find a decentplan for White in this position, thisadvance merely creates an obviouslever for Black to crack open WhiteÕsill-equipped defenses.

10Ö»g4!

Spassky is no doubt looking forwardto a variety of sugar coated sacrificeson square/e3.

11.g3 h5!

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Black is patiently applying all of hisresources into the attack. The comingadvance Öh4 further weakens thedark squares on WhiteÕs kingside, andincludes ¼/h8 in the battle as well.

12.h3

White desperately tries to mix thingsup, since 12.0-0-0 »f2 ends the gamewith a trivial fork.

12Öh4!

It is quite logical that BlackÕs dominantpiece activity allows him to part withsome material to further his attack,but this does not diminish the beautyof SpasskyÕs sacrifice.

13.hxg4

The liquidation 13.ºxg4 ºxg414.hxg4 hxg3 15.¼g1 ¼h1!! allowsBlack to clear the e1-h4 diagonal forhis queen with a beautiful rooksacrifice. After 16.¼xh1 g2 17.¼g1½h4+ the rest is a windmill that blowsWhiteÕs king into a mating net after18.¾e2 (escape to the queenside isimpossible because 18.¾d1 ½f2attacks the defenseless ¼/g1)18Ö½xg4+ 19.¾e1 ½g3+ 20.¾e2½f3+ 21.¾e1 ºe7 and the game isover. Very elegant!

Boris Spassky


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14Ö¼h1!!

Again the same clearance sacrificefinishes the attack.

15.¼xh1 g2 16.¼f1 ½h4+ 17.¾d1gxf1½+ Ù.

The top board game ended soonenough to give the 2,000 breathlessonlookers in the hall and some 4,000who followed the events on theelectronic board outside a chance toadmire FischerÕs programmedtechnique. He piled one microscopicadvantage on top of another untilthey materialized in the shape of anextra pawn for him, just about enoughfor a full point after the adjournment.

Elsewhere Matulovic first obtained aslightly superior position against hisnemesis Botvinnik, and finally coastedhome to secure his first ever drawagainst the former World Champion.Uhlmann once again succumbed toTaimanov without visible resistance,and there was no excitement aboutthe drawn games GligoricÐGeller andPolugaevskyÐHort. Portisch, however,just at the moment when he hadobtained a decisively superior positionand was about to win a pawn againstKorchnoi, who moreover was indesperate time trouble, suddenly and

inexplicably agreed to a draw?! WhenDr. Euwe asked Portisch for hisreasons, the Hungarian just aboutforgot whatever he knew of theEnglish or Russian language.

Taimanov on the 2,000spectators: "Look at all

the people! It's like apop-music concert."

ÒIt is easier to win against Tal than todraw with him,Ó said Najdorf beforethe match, and he now proved it byskillfully maneuvering against TalÕsking while Misha went out to steal apawn. The game was adjourned withNajdorf to move, and the Russiansimpatiently gathered in the adjoiningroom to analyze. Checking the Blackking from all angles, they could findnothing concrete for some time, butthen Spassky suggested the correctmaneuver for White. A man jumpedup behind them, leaped to Spasskyand kissed him enthusiastically. Thethankful onlooker, of course, wasNajdorf, who won the adjournmentsession in short order on the next day.

As the Russians won the other twoadjourned games, KeresÐIvkov andSmyslovÐReshevsky, the round ended6Ð4 in favor of the Soviets.

Notes by

Jack Yoos

Smyslov, VassilyReshevsky, Samuel


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Smyslov introduces a powerfulopposite colored bishop attack.

35.»d5! ºxd5 36.exd5 e437.ºxe4 ¼e5 38.ºd3 ¼de839.¾g2 ½e7 40.¼f5 ¼e1 41.¼xe1

½xe1 42.¼f3 ½e7 43.½f5 g644.hxg6 f6 45.½xf6 ºg7 46.½f7+¾h8 47.½xe7 ¼xe7 48.¼f4 ¾g849.¼h4 ¼e5 50.¾f3 h5 51.¼f4¼e8 52.ºf5 ºf6 53.ºd7 ¼f854.¼f5 h4 55.gxh4 ºxh4 56.ºe6+¾g7 57.ºf7 ¼h8 58.¾g4 ºf659.¼f3 ¼h1 60.¾f5 ¼e1 61.¼e3¼f1 62.¾e6 ºd4 63.¾xd6 Ø.

This result seemed logical enough,given that the Russians had preparedtogether for a whole month, andcontinued their teamwork betweengames as well. On the other hand, theworldÕs individualists seemed to meetonly on the stage each day, wherecommunication of any kind wasstrictly regulated. If they were hopingfor a miracle, the impossible didnÕthappen todayÖ

Round ThreeUSSR 4Ð6 World

Spassky Ù LarsenPetrosian Ú FischerKorchnoi Ù Portisch


Smyslov Ù ReshevskyTaimanov Ú UhlmannBotvinnik Ú Matulovic

Tal Ø NajdorfKeres Ú Ivkov

Who says chess enthusiasts do nothave a sixth sense? Just now, whenany possibility of a surprise seemed tohave been ruled out, fans filled thelarge hall to capacity faster than everbefore, and black market operatorssold chess tickets instead of the usualcinema and theatre variety.

Samuel Reshevsky

Miguel Najdorf


Such was the course of the game ontop board that Mrs. Larsen inevitablyjumped off her chair at the end toembrace her husband blissfully. Whileboth players tried to surpass eachother with most ingenious backhandsand forehands, it was rather draftyaround the DaneÕs king, but then,already in time pressure, Larsen senthis king on an adventurous trip to themain crossroads. It was the rightdecision at the right moment, asSpassky reacted by chasing after anerrand pawn while Larsen centralizedhis pieces and got the upper hand.And just before the time control it wasthe World Champion who made ablunder Ð a very comforting one forchess mortals Ð virtually leaving apiece en prise.

Najdorf on sacrifices:"When Spassky offersyou a piece, you couldjust as well resign right

there. But when Talsacrifices, you would dowell to go on playing, as

he might sacrificeanother piece, and then

... who knows?"

Fischer, meanwhile, worried his fans abit with his treatment of another CaroKann against Petrosian. But here aswell, a king maneuver was thesolution, and with the point dividedthe prize of a car would already go toFischer. He did not, however, offerTal a ride back to Moscow, preferringto turn it in for a special cash prize.

Hort and Polugaevsky needed onlyeleven moves to produce the onlyGrandmaster draw of the event, andGellerÐGligoric was also drawn afterreaching an almost completelyblockaded position.

Fischer, Larsen and Hort had a goodlook at the remaining six adjournedpositions, and forecast the outcome ofthe round as a very satisfying 5Ð5. Buttheir objective appraisal was soon tomelt in the worldÕs favor. Reshevskyand Fischer put their decade olddifferences aside, and were seentogether at the Metropole Hotel inthe joint analysis of SammyÕsendgame against Smyslov, whichReshevsky duly won on adjournment

in spite of repeated draw offers bythe Russian.

Notes by

Jack Yoos

Reshevsky, SamuelSmyslov, Vassily

BelgradeSU-World (3), 1970

Ruy Lopez: Chigorin C98

1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 a64.ºa4 »f6 5.0-0 ºe7 6.¼e1 b57.ºb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 »a510.ºc2 c5 11.d4 »c6 12.»bd2½c7

The Orthodox Ruy Lopez was ofcourse a very popular defense at thetime of the match, and had beenexplored extensively for a long time.

13.dxc5

In more recent times at Grandmasterlevel White prefers to close thecenter with 13.d5 and then aims for aslow buildup on the kingside, ofteninitiated by g4 and »g3.

13Ödxc5 14.»f1

In typical Ruy Lopez fashion Whitemaneuvers his queenÕs knight over tothe kingside.

14Öºe6 15.»e3 ¼ad8 16.½e2 c417.»f5 ¼fe8

The exchange 17Öºxf5 18.exf5increases the scope of WhiteÕs lightsquared bishop and creates morespace for White to activate his pieces.Reshevsky would then be able to usesquare/e4 as a springboard fordynamic play on the kingside.

18.ºg5 »d7 19.ºxe7

This was a new move at the time.Smyslov had previously defended19.»xe7+ »xe7 20.a4 f6 21.ºe3 »c522.axb5 axb5 23.¼ed1 »g6 withequal chances in VasiukovÐSmyslov,SU ch 1969.

19Ö»xe7 20.»g5 »g6?

Better here is 20Ö»f8 21.»xe6 »xe622.g3 ½c6 23.»xe7+ ¼xe7 24.¼ad1¼ed7 25.¼xd7 ¼xd7 26.¼d1 »c5 withan equal game in RubinettiÐFilip,Palma de Mallorca izt 1970.

21.g3 h6 22.»xe6 fxe6

According to Reshevsky, Whitefollows up 22Ö¼xe6 23.¼ed1 with b4or »e3-d5.

23.»e3 »c5

White was slightly better after 23Ö»f624.¼ed1 in FischerÐOÕKelly, BuenosAires 1970.

24.¼ad1 ¼xd1 25.¼xd1 ¼d826.b4!±

Smyslov is forced into a toughdecision. A pawn exchange on thequeenside activates WhiteÕs bishop,while a retreat with the knightdeactivates his own forces.

26Öcxb3 27.¼xd8+ ½xd8 28.axb3½d6 29.b4 »d7 30.ºb3

White is ready to work on BlackÕsstatic weaknesses.

30Ö»f6 31.»g4 »xg4 32.½xg4»f8

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33.½f5!

Zugzwang! Black is forced to leavesomething en prise.

33Ö½c7 34.ºxe6+ »xe635.½xe6+ ¾f8 36.½xa6 ½xc337.½xb5 ½e1+ 38.¾g2 ½xe4+39.¾h2 ¾e7 40.½c5+ ¾e641.½c8+ ¾f7 42.½d7+ ¾g8 43.b5½c2 44.½d5+ ¾h7 45.¾g2 e446.½d4 ¾g8 47.b6 ½b3 48.½c5½b2 49.½c6 ¾f7 50.h4 g651.½c7+ ¾e6 52.½h7 ½f653.½xh6 ½f3+ 54.¾g1 Ø.

Then TaimanovÐUhlmann as well asIvkovÐKeres were correctly drawn,and Portisch finally managed to defeatKorchnoi, but this time from aninferior position! Tal, on the otherhand, made Najdorf pay for his win inthe previous round.

Notes by

Jack Yoos

Tal, MikhailNajdorf, Miguel


Sicilian B80

1.e4 c5 2.»f3 »c6 3.d4 cxd44.»xd4 e6 5.»c3 ½c7 6.g3 a67.ºg2 »f6 8.0-0 d6

Nowadays it is more common forBlack to develop the bishop outsidethe pawn chain with 8Öºc5.

9.¼e1 ºd7

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10.»xc6!

Thematic. White forces his opponentto recapture with the pawn, since10Öºxc6?! 11.»d5 is clearly inferior.Now Black is left with a somewhatclumsy pawn structure that is difficultto mobilize without creatingweaknesses.

10Öbxc6 11.»a4 e5 12.c4 ºe713.c5

In this type of structure White oftenwaits and develops patiently with b3,but here Tal takes the opportunity toimmediately create weakness inBlackÕs structure.

13Ö0-0

The response 13Öd5 14.exd5 cxd515.»b6 ¼d8 16.»xd5 (perhaps morepromising is 16.b4 a5 17.ºb2 with aWhite initiative) 16Ö»xd5 17.½xd5ºb5 18.½b7 ½xc5 19.ºe3 ½c820.½e4 0-0 21.½xe5 ºf6 withequality is certainly worth a look.

14.cxd6 ºxd6 15.ºg5 ºe716.½c2

Typically square/c5 now becomes atarget for action.

16Öh6 17.ºe3 ¼ab8 18.¼ac1 ¼fd819.h3 »h7 20.ºc5 ºe8 21.¼ed1¼xd1+ 22.¼xd1 »g5 23.ºxe7½xe7 24.»c5 »e6 25.»xe6

A false light is 25.»xa6? ¼b6 26.ºf1½b7 27.»c5 ¼xb2.

25Ö½xe6 26.b3 ½e7

BlackÕs dreadful bishop also makesitself felt in the following lines: 26Öa527.½c5 a4 (or 27Ö¼b5 28.½a7; or27Ö¼a8 28.¼d6 ½e7 29.¼xc6) 27Öa428.½a7 ¼b4 29.bxa4 ½xa2 30.½e7¼b8 31.½xe5 ¼a8 32.¼a1.

27.½c3 ¼b4 28.h4 f6 29.¼d3 ¾h730.ºh3 ºg6 31.¼d7 ½f8 32.½xc6¼xe4 33.½xa6 ¼e1+ 34.¾h2 f535.¼d6 ºh5 36.½d3 e4 37.½d5ºg4 38.¼d8 ½f6 39.½g8+ ¾g640.½e8+ ¾h7 41.ºxg4 fxg4

42.½g8+ ¾g6 43.¼f8 ½e7 Ø.

There remained MatulovicÐBotvinnik.The Yugoslav Grandmaster was apawn down, with only his ÔBotvinnikcomplexÕ as compensation. Whilemany wondered why he had notbeen replaced earlier by Olafsson orDarga, he desperately fought on inthe ending until, after an imprecisemove or two by the former WorldChampion, the RussianÕs game cameto a dead end. Botvinnik asked histeam captains several times forpermission to sign the draw, but wasturned away each time with adecisive ÒNyet!Ó Finally, Botvinnikshocked the onlookers by falling intoan elementary stalemate trap, whichwas likely a trap intended, quiteappropriately, for team captainPostnikov!

Fischer in a TVinterview: "I am not in

top form."

The result of this game made thethird round score 6Ð4 in favor of theworld, and cut the Soviet overall leadto 15.5Ð14.5. Their slim lead goinginto the final round was more thanmade up by the high morale of theworldÕs Grandmasters. The Russianshad many reasons to fear the worst,and their mostly silent faces wereeloquent enough!

Round FourUSSR 5Ð5 WorldStein Ù Larsen

Petrosian Ú FischerKorchnoi Ú Portisch


Smyslov Ø OlafssonTaimanov Ù UhlmannBotvinnik Ú Matulovic

Tal Ú NajdorfKeres Ø Ivkov

The captain of the USSR team made avery surprising move before the lastround by replacing no less than theWorld Champion, whose defeat in theprevious round was his first since hewon the title last summer, with LeonidStein. On the other side, Dr. Euwesubstituted Olafsson for Reshevsky.Neither decision worked out well, asboth reserve players lost.

But first Najdorf drew with Tal, as didHort with Polugaevsky. Gligoric hadthe upper hand all along, except for

Mikhail Tal


the last two or three moves, when helet Geller equalize and force the draw.

Then Portisch, again, relieved theRussians of one primary concern: forthe third time in the match, hemysteriously allowed Korchnoi todraw a worse position, this timesigning a draw while ahead a fullexchange, and thus blowing away theworldÕs sudden chance for a finaltriumph. Striving for revenge, Ivkovmade too many unhealthy movesagainst Keres and lost. As they say, Òamother doesnÕt scold her son forlosing money at the card table, but fortrying to get it back!Ó

Notes by

Jack Yoos

Keres, PaulIvkov, Boris


Sicilian B50

1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.»c3

The information boom has creatednever before seen volumes of theory,and therefore tricky move orders likethis to control the stylistic direction ofthe game are more popular andimportant today than ever before.

3Öºg4

Most often, chameleon move ordersin the Sicilian are directed at limitingyour opponentÕs options. Presumablyhaving been thwarted, Ivkov tries asomewhat unorthodox attempt tostop 4.d4. A more common way toshut the door on WhiteÕs intended d4advance is to play 3Öe5 but thenWhite has 4.ºc4 followed by themaneuver »d2-f1-e3 and a lock onthe light squares.

4.h3 ºxf3 5.½xf3 »c6 6.g3?!

This move seems to justify BlackÕsplay. More consistent is 6.ºb5 whenWhite can consider justifying theposition of his queen with kingsideexpansion by ½g3 and f4 or even theinteresting Dayesque idea of ¼b1followed by b4!?

6Ög6 7.ºg2 ºg7 8.0-0 h5?

Black expends a couple of tempi onÖh5-h4 to provoke White into playingg4 and caging his light squaredbishop. Ultimately, however, thismaneuver costs Black too much time,and 8Ö»f6 with a plan of Ö0-0, Ö¼b8,Öb5 and either Ö»d7 or Ö»e8 is moretypical.

9.d3 h4 10.g4 e5

Consistent. Black shuts down thepotential of the h1-a8 diagonal.

11.»d5!

Keres highlights BlackÕs lack ofdevelopment, and clears the way fora future break with b4 or d4.

11Ö»ce7 12.¼b1

Intending the break b4.

12Ö»xd5 13.exd5 a5

This reaction is somewhat passive, butBlackÕs lack of development has lefthim rather uncomfortable. Aiming fora good knight vs bad bishop endingwith 13Öºh6?! is consistent with theearlier Öh5-h4 plan, but it is clear after14.ºxh6 »xh6 15.b4 b6 16.bxc5bxc5 17.¼b7 0-0 that Black has notime for such luxuries. WhiteÕs ¼/b7 ishuge, and BlackÕs »/h6 is no betterthan WhiteÕs bishop.

14.c3 »e7

Now 14Öºh6? 15.ºxh6 »xh6 16.d4gives White a big initiative.

15.½e2

Ivkov finds himself stuck betweenSylla and Charibdis. White is ready fora break with either d4 or f4, and Blackcannot flee the center since 15Ö0-0 ismet by 16.ºg5.

15Öf5 16.f4

Keres opens the f/file for his rooksand heightens the pressure on BlackÕsawkward king. Also interesting is16.ºg5 fxg4 17.½xg4 ½d7 18.ºe4(or 18.½e6!?) to make the most of thetwo bishops.

16Öfxg4 17.½xg4 ½d7 18.fxe5ºxe5 19.ºg5!

White highlights the awkwardlyplaced »/e7 and keeps hisopponentÕs king front and center.

19Ö½xg4 20.hxg4

BlackÕs »/e7 is a horrible liability,since it has no decent squares todevelop to.

20Ö¼h7 21.ºe4 ¾d7

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22.¼f3

With 22.ºxe7? White can win a pawn,but it would be criminal to give upsuch a good piece for such a bad one.Besides, the opposite colored bishopsprovide Black with good drawingchances.

22Ö¼g8 23.¼bf1

Black cannot allow a White rook toreach the seventh rank.

23Ö¾e8 24.¾h1 h3 25.¼d1

Now that Black has devoted hisresources to defending the f/file,Keres moves to open the c/file to addanother distraction.

25Ö¾d7 26.d4 cxd4 27.cxd4 ºh828.¾h2 ¼c8 29.¼df1 ºxd4 30.¼f7ºe5+ 31.¾h1 ¼xf7 32.¼xf7 ¼c4

Black is completely paralyzed after32Ö¼e8 33.ºxg6.

33.ºxg6 ¼d4 34.¼xe7+ ¾c835.ºf5+ ¾b8 36.¼e8+ ¾a737.ºe3 Ø.

Paul Keres

Boris Ivkov


Fischer took his last game rather toolightly and adjourned it a pawn down,only to use all his resources the nextday to save half a point. On topboard, Larsen felt obliged to play forthe public. He triumphed again in anexciting game with Stein, winning theBest Game award for the round, aswell as the car for winning the overallbattle on first board.

Notes by

Jack Yoos

Larsen, BentStein, Leonid


King�s Indian: Fianchetto E68

1.»f3 »f6 2.g3 g6 3.ºg2 ºg7 4.c40-0 5.0-0 d6 6.d4 »bd7 7.»c3 e58.e4 exd4 9.»xd4 ¼e8 10.¼e1»g4 11.f3

Here and on the previous moveWhite should likely prefer 11.h3.

11Ö»ge5 12.b3 »c5 13.ºe3 f5.

WhiteÕs 11th move has resulted in aweakened e/file, and after inducing12.b3 as well, Black is certainly nowjustified in striking at the center.

14.½d2

Just how relevant the weakening ofthe e/file has become for White isamply illustrated by 14.exf5? »ed315.¼e2 ¼xe3.

14Öfxe4 15.ºg5

The recapture 15.fxe4 meets with theresponse 15Ö»g4.

15Ö½d7

The alternatives 15Öºf6 16.ºxf6½xf6 17.»d5 (only not 17.»xe4?»xe4 18.¼xe4 c5); or instead15Ö»xc4 16.bxc4 ºxd4+ 17.½xd4½xg5 18.»d5 definitely donÕt inspire.

16.»xe4 »xe4 17.¼xe4 »c618.»xc6

White has to be careful here, since18.¼xe8+ ½xe8 19.ºe3 ½xe3+20.½xe3 ºxd4 is a big mistake, and18.ºe3 ¼xe4 19.fxe4 also looksbetter for Black.

18Ö¼xe4

The exchange is taboo. On 18Öºxa119.»e7+ ¾h8 20.½e1 White wins thehouse.

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Very optimistic! Stein remainsdangerously underdeveloped, and ittakes strong nerves to step on thelong diagonal just to avoid blemishinghis pawn structure. Instead, Black hasa solid position after the morecircumspect 19Öbxc6. Once again19Öºxa1? is a mistake due to20.»e7+ ¾f8 (or 20Ö¾g7 21.½f4½e8 22.»d5 ½f7 23.»xc7; or20Ö¾h8 21.½f4 ºg7 22.½f7)21.½f2+ ¾e8 22.e5 dxe5 23.»d5ºd4 24.ºe3 and White wins.

20.e5!

Of course. Larsen takes advantage ofhis superior development and opensup the position immediately.

20Ö½c5+ 21.¾h1 ºe6

Black must develop now, or he isdestroyed along the f/file after21Öºxe5 22.ºd5+ ¾g7 23.¼f1.

22.ºxb7 ¼f8 23.ºe3 ½xe524.¼e1 ½c3

Black has managed to survive WhiteÕsinitiative, but now his weakenedqueenside is a target.

25.¾g2 ½xd2+ 26.ºxd2 ºd427.ºf4 ¾f7 28.ºh6 ¼b8 29.ºc6ºf6 30.ºe3 a6 31.ºd2 ¼b632.ºf3 ¼b8 33.ºa5 ºd8

Alertness is required: 33Ö¼c8?34.¼xe6.

34.¼f1 ¾g8 35.ºc6 ºf7 36.g4ºe7 37.¾g3 ¼d8 38.¼d1 ºf639.h4 ºe5+ 40.¾g2 ¼c8 41.g5

¾g7

Larsen adjourned in this dominantposition, and must have beenconfident of victory in the secondsession. BlackÕs queensideweaknesses have allowed White tosecure additional space on thekingside, and Stein has no way toescape the bind on his position.

42.ºd7 ¼d8 43.ºg4 d5 44.ºf3 h6

The further advance of the pawn with44Öd4 45.¼e1 ¼e8 46.ºb4 onlyrenders ¹/d4 as a weakness to beexploited. Instead, Stein soon seeksrefuge in a bishop ending, but againstLarsen this endeavor is hopeless aswell.

45.gxh6+ ¾xh6 46.ºd2+ ¾g747.ºg5 ¼d6 48.ºxd5 ºxd5+49.¼xd5 ¼xd5 50.cxd5 ¾f7

Leonid Stein

Bent Larsen


51.¾f3 ¾e8 52.ºf4 ºf6 53.ºxc7ºxh4 54.b4 ¾d7 55.ºb6 ºf656.ºc5 ºb2 57.a4 ºa3 58.a5!

White eliminates the tacticalpossibility 58Öa5.

58Öºb2 59.¾f4 ºf6 60.¾e4 ºc3

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61.b5

WhiteÕs space advantage andadvanced pawns ensure the win.

61Öaxb5 62.a6 ¾c8 63.d6 ¾b864.¾d5 ºf6 65.¾c6 g5 66.¾xb5g4 67.¾c4 ¾a8 68.¾d3 ºe5 69.d7ºc7 70.¾e4 g3 71.¾f3 ºd872.¾xg3 ºa5 73.¾g4 ºd8 74.¾f5ºa5 75.¾e6 ºc7 76.¾f7 ºa577.¾e8 ºc7

The final expulsion of BlackÕs bishopfrom the queening square is veryinstructive for this type of ending.

78.ºe7 ºa5 79.ºd8 ºd2 80.ºb6ºg5 81.ºc5 Ø.

After his loss to Smyslov, Olafsson wasasked why he played on a piecedown for so long. Olafsson replied:ÒBecause it was my only game in thematch!Ó Matulovic, who had becomeused to playing a pawn behindagainst Botvinnik, managed again toforce a draw, and the final round thusended in a 5Ð5 tie, making the finaloverall score 20.5Ð19.5 in favor of theRussians. One half point made thedifference!

Fridrik Olafsson

After the Match

Who was responsible for the missinghalf point? Was it Uhlmann, whodiscouraged the spectators not somuch by his two losses but by hiscomplete lack of resistance? Was itPortisch with his three illogical draws?Or was it Dr. Euwe, who replaced thewrong man, or the right man with thewrong one? No, no. The prevailingopinion in Belgrade after the matchwas that it was lost by the Yugoslavhosts. There were just too many ofthem on the team, and this gave theRussians ample opportunity to drawon previous match experiences withthe Yugoslavs. After all, they hadbeen contesting an annual team eventfor more than a decade. The hostswere too conscious of who the betterplayers were, and this might explaintheir meager 4/12 result this time.

Najdorf on Fischer'sabsence when theoffical photographs

were to be taken: "Heprefers to enter chess

history alone."

There were some other striking factsas well. On the top four ÔOlympicÕboards, the world simply blew theSoviets over with 10.5Ð5.5. Fischeralone did better with his 3/4 thanPetrosian, Ivkov, Olafsson and Steintogether! The final tally prompted Dr.Euwe to remark at the closingbanquet: ÒWe have won the match onthe first nine boardsÖÓ

Najdorf on the worldteam's opponents: "I donot believe the Soviet

players are moretalented than the

others. They are justmore inclined to

consider chess workrather than play."

Let one thing more be noted finally:the current and all former WorldChampions since the second WorldWar were present in Belgrade. Thishas never been the case at any chess

Lajos Portisch

event before, not even at any of theOlympiads, and has never beenduplicated since. That fact aloneshould suffice to make the Match ofthe Century a unique encounter in thehistory of the game.

It is also true that the internationalchess landscape has since then beenchanged forever with the collapse ofthe eastern block and the end of thecold war. The world will never againsee a match of similar prestige, andwith so much at stake politically.

Today, the flood of weekly newsreports and other chess informationhas turned into a torrent, but fewevents are likely to ever match whattook place in Belgrade some thirtyyears agoÖ


Masters�Forumedited by Knut Neven

The game below has been selectedfor a Master panel to analyze. Playthrough it yourself and compare yourthoughts with theirs. Much of the funis seeing where the panelists disagreewith each other.

The Guest Panelists

Gilbert Sommerfeld

I learned to play chess at the age of12, when my mother presented mewith Fred ReinfeldÕs book Chess in aNutshell. During my final year of HighSchool in Moose Jaw I was invited tojoin the school chess club, where myinitial comment ÒAny idiot can playthis stupid gameÓ was promptlyrewarded by losing to everyone insight. Apparently, I was amplyqualified! After this memorableinitiation I spent the remainder of theschool year in the library digestingevery chess book on the shelf, andbecame school champion.

Later I bought Bobby FischerÕsComplete Games as well as ModernChess Openings 11, and began to playin chess tournaments. I quit my job atthe Post Office in 1976 to play in theKeres Memorial in Vancouver, butsoon thereafter took a long hiatusfrom the game to attend Bible School.I returned in 1981 and quickly raisedmy rating from 1600 to over 2000,followed by several wins or ties forfirst in the Saskatchewan Closedbetween 1983 and 1989. By the endof that period I had joined RobertSasata and Knut Neven as the onlyplayers in the province with ratingsover 2300; a notable achievement inan area of the country with extremelylimited competition and a deflatedrating pool.

Probably my most important chessaccomplishment was winning theCanadian Speed Chess Championshipat the 1986 Canadian Open inWinnipeg. During my stay inVancouver, the ÒPofi-BarÓ became mymost popular hangout, where Iplayed many thousands of speedgames and rubbed shoulders withmost of the local Masters. Since theadvent of the internet I have playedonly a handful of rated tournamentgames. My favorite player is BobbyFischer.

Bryan Lamb

I am a 27 year old graduate student inMathematics at the University ofToronto with a Masters degree inAstronomy, and will be attendingteacherÕs college this fall. I have beenplaying chess for about 17 years.Among my early chessaccomplishments were winning the1988 Ontario Cadet, 1990 OntarioJunior, 1991 Ontario High School,second place at the 1989 CanadianCadet, and a first place tie at the 1990Canadian Cadet. For a period of time Iwas rated second on the national TopCadet list behind Alexandre Lesiege,and third on the Top Junior list behindLesiege and Ron Livshits. I became aMaster at age 16, and broke the 2300rating mark in 1998.

Along the way I have been a memberof the Pan-Am team at the Universityof Toronto since 1996, and am the

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.»c3 ºb4 4.e5 c55.a3 ºxc3+ 6.bxc3 »e7 7.½g4 0-08.»f3 »bc6 9.ºd3 f5 10.exf6¼xf6 11.ºg5 ¼f7 12.½h4 h613.ºd2 c4 14.ºe2 ½a5 15.»e5»xe5 16.dxe5 »f5 17.½h3 ºd718.ºh5 ¼ff8 19.g4 »e7 20.g5 d421.gxh6 ½xe5+ 22.ºe2 g6 23.cxd4½e4 24.¼g1 ¾h7 25.½e3 ½xc226.¼c1 ½f5 27.¼xc4 »d5 28.½g3½b1+ 29.¼c1 ½e4 30.¾f1 ºc631.½d3 ½f5 32.½xf5 exf5 33.h4¼g8 34.ºc4 ¼ad8 35.h5 gxh536.¼xg8 ¼xg8 37.ºxd5 ºxd538.¼c7+ ¾g6 39.ºf4 ºe4 40.¾g1a5 41.¾h2 b5 42.¼a7 a4 43.¼d7b4 44.axb4 a3 45.¼a7 ¼a846.¼g7+ ¾f6 47.ºe5+ ¾e6 48.h7a2 49.¼a7 Ø.

Yaaqov Vaingorten

Bryan Lamb

Gilbert Sommerfeld


designated report writer for ourteamÕs excursions. My mostmemorable contribution was sharingthe organization of the 1999 Pan-AmIntercollegiate Championships inToronto with Chris Chu. I am currentlythe Greater Toronto Chess LeaguePresident, as well as ScarboroughChess Club President, where I havebeen a faithful member since the ageof twelve. Other recent activitiesinclude directing the Toronto LabourDay Open, and organizing local andprovincial level CYCC events as JuniorCoordinator of the OCA.

I am particularly interested in thepromotion of chess among youngpeople, and am very proud of theaccomplishments of young playersand friends whom I have spent sometime coaching, particularly HeruRiwanto, Hendry Riwanto, Allan Cai,Gajana Srinivasan and Liam Henry. Ialso play the piano and composemusic in my spare time.

Yaaqov Vaingorten

I was born in 1981 in Russia in thecity of St.Petersburg. Ten years latermy family emigrated to Israel, where Ibegan to play chess at the local clubwhile still in grade 7 at the age of 13.Since then, I have invested manyhundreds of hours into my favoritehobby! My family arrived in Canada in1999, and I consider my biggestachievement in chess winning the2001 Canadian Junior Championshipin Montreal.

The Game

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.»c3 ºb4 4.e5»e7

BL: Although I play the Frenchregularly, I donÕt find myself in theWinawer very often. The interpositionof 4Ö»e7 instead of the morecommon 4Öc5 allows Black to replywith Ö»f5 to an early ½g4.

Now Watson gives some detailedoriginal analysis after 5.½g4 c56.½xg7 ¼g8 and suggests that Blackis better after both 7.½xh7 and7.½h6. It seems that White has to putthe question to BlackÕs º/b4 first.

5.a3 ºxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.½g4

YV: This move leads to the sharpestlines of the French Defense.

GS: An agressive continuation. Morepositional and also popular is 7.»f3.

7Ö0-0

BL: In the main line with 7Ö½c7 Blacksacrifices his kingside in exchange fora solid position and pressure in thecenter and on the queenside. Thetext looks like an invitation to a directkingside attack, but Black has notmade any weakening moves and canhave confidence in the resiliency ofhis position. Here, for example, 8.ºh6is met easily by 8Ö.»f5.

GS: In the 1960 and 1961 matches forthe World Championship, MikhailBotvinnik tried the gambit of his ¹/g7with the very double edged 7Ö½a58.½xg7 ¼g8 9.½xh7 cxd4 againstMikhail Tal.

8.»f3 »bc6 9.ºd3 f5

GS: The only move.

BL: Even experienced French playerscan sometimes forget about the bluntidea 10.ºxh7+ ¾xh7 11.½h5+ ¾g812.»g5 ¼e8 13.½h7+ ¾f8 14.½h8+»g8 15.»h7+ ¾e7 16.ºg5+ f6 (or16Ö»f6 17.½xg7) 17.½xg7# becauseit is easy to fall into it just by playingnormal developing moves. I havenÕtbeen victimized in this fashion yet,but I am still young!

10.exf6

GS: White is obligated to exchange,since a Black ¹/f5 would slow WhiteÕsattack to a crawl.

10Ö¼xf6 11.ºg5 ¼f7

BL: After 11Ö¼f8 12.ºh6 ¼f713.ºxh7+ ¾xh7 14.»g5+ ¾g815.»xf7 ¾xf7 16.½xg7+ ¾e8 Whitehas the choice between continuing hisattack with the advance of hiskingside pawns, or trading queenswith 17.½f8+ ¾d7 18.½xd8+ ¾xd819.dxc5 and a rook plus three pawnsversus two knights.

The first idea seems more promising,since the value of WhiteÕs crippledextra pawns is questionable in theendgame. However, with the queensstill on the board, WhiteÕs advancingpawns are difficult to contain becauseBlackÕs king gets in the way of hisremaining pieces.

12.½h4 h6

GS: The alternative 12Ög6 13.ºf6½a5 (or 13Ö½e8 14.»g5) 14.»g5½xc3+ 15.¾e2 »xd4+ 16.ºxd4 ½xd417.½xd4 cxd4 18.»xf7 ¾xf7 19.f4 isa mistake.

13.ºd2

YV: More popular in this position isthe exchange with 13.ºxe7.

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13Öc4

GS: Black deflects the dangerousbishop away from his kingside.

BL: It is tough to resist this committalmove because WhiteÕs bishop looksso strong, but it may be worthwhile topostpone this idea in search of morequeenside play: instead 13Ö½c7 withthe idea 14Öe5 or 14Ö»f5 could beappealing. As it turns out, White findsanother way to put his bishop to use.

14.ºe2 ½a5

YV: Here I prefer 14Öºd7 because itmay be possible to find a more usefulsquare for the queen than a5.

15.»e5

GS: (!) I like this move. Whiteprevents any ideas surrounding atimely Öe5 break for Black.

BL: White clears the way for 16.f4 anda subsequent kingside pawn storm,and incidentally stops Black fromsacrificing with Öe5 to gain mobility.

YV: An interesting decision. After15.0-0 ºd7 16.»e5 »xe5 17.dxe5»f5 18.½h3 ¼ff8 Black comfortablycompletes his development, andWhiteÕs kingside pawn storm has lostmuch of its punch after White hascastled kingside himself.

15Ö»xe5

BL: (!) Exchanges help Black gainroom to maneuver, even though theexchange gives up on the Öe5 ideafor good. Some good points are thatBlack no longer has a backward pawnon the open e/file, and he may evenbe able to look forward to a Öd4pawn push at the right momentfollowed by the occupation of square/d5 with a piece, or the developmentof his bishop along the long diagonal.

16.dxe5 »f5

YV: (?!) Stronger is 16Ö½c7 in orderto provoke White into playing f4. Inthat case, WhiteÕs º/d2 becomesquite passive.


17.½h3 ºd7 18.ºh5

BL: (!) Considering what happensnext this excursion looks good, sinceit prevents Black from keeping the g/file closed by answering the advanceg4-g5 with the sacrifice Öh5.

18Ö¼ff8 19.g4

GS: (!) Very timely. White tries to pryopen the position around BlackÕs kingbefore his opponent has a chance tocomplete his development andcoordinate a substantial counterattack.

BL: White drives the active knightback and signals the beginning of hiskingside attack.

19Ö»e7 20.g5

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20Öd4

GS: (!) Black follows the principle thata kingside attack should be answeredwith a break in the center.

BL: (!) Black quickly tries to generatecounterplay. Now 21.cxd4 ½d5 getsthe pawn back and forces White tothink about his own king safety.

The attempt to keep the positionclosed on the kingside with 20Ög6(planning 21Öh5) can be answered by21.gxh6 when 21Öd4 22.ºe2 ½xe5transposes to the game, and 21Ögxh5allows 22.½g3+ ¾f7 23.½g7+ ¾e824.h7 »f5 25.½xf8+ with an easy win.

YV: (!) Clearly the best choice in thisposition. Black opens the center toinconvenience WhiteÕs uncastled king,whereas 20Ö»f5 21.gxh6 gxh6 doesnot offer Black chances for survival.

21.gxh6 ½xe5+

GS: Black has to be commended forhis resourcefulness! He has managedto bring his queen back from a5 todefend his king and simultaneouslyattack WhiteÕs monarch, all via thebeautiful central square/e5.

22.ºe2 g6 23.cxd4

GS: (!) This looks bad, but is in factvery strong.

23Ö½e4

GS: Black is in big trouble after23Ö½xd4 24.h7+! ¾f7 (not 24Ö¾g7??25.ºc3) 25.ºc3 ½e4 26.¼g1.

BL: White wins after 23Ö½xd4 24.h7+¾f7 25.ºc3.

24.¼g1 ¾h7

BL: With ¹/h6 blockaded, Blackthreatens 25Ö½xd4 again.

25.½e3

GS: (!) This move shows great poise.Keres once remarked about Fischerthat Òthe hallmark of a great player ishis ability or readiness to trade oneadvantage for another.Ó Here White iswilling to trade a big attack for asuperior endgame, and it is preciselythe removal of BlackÕs queen thatwould drastically reduce his chancesof survival.

25Ö½xc2

BL: Objectively this is probablycorrect. White gains the possibility foractive play down the c/file, but Blackhas managed to isolate ¹/d4 anddestroyed the remaining connectedportion of WhiteÕs pawn structure.Black should have good prospects ofactivating his pieces via the f/ and d/files, and squares d5, f5 and c6.

Black can consider 25Ö½d5 but on26.ºb4 he no longer has the reply26Ö»d5. The alternative 25Ö½xe326.fxe3 gives White the superiorcentral pawn structure, and leavesBlack struggling to hold on to ¹/c4and capture ¹/h6 in view of Whitepossibilities like e4 and ºb4, togetherwith the advance h4-h5 and the openb/file.

YV: (?!) A dubious decision, becausenow White activates his passive rookwith tempo. Better is to trade queenswith 25Ö½xe3 26.fxe3 b5 whenWhiteÕs extra pawn is weak, and thepoor coordination of WhiteÕs rooksgives his opponent good chances tohold the ending.

26.¼c1 ½f5 27.¼xc4 »d5 28.½g3

BL: With the queens still on the boardBlack has to be weary of dark squareweaknesses around his king. Blacknow meets the threat 29.ºd3 by thefollowing maneuver to pin the bishop.

28Ö½b1+ 29.¼c1 ½e4 30.¾f1

GS: White renews the threat 31.ºd3.

30Öºc6

GS: (!) Black sets a very devious trap.

BL: Black has played well to increasethe pressure on WhiteÕs position. Anyweaknesses on the dark squares arecompensated by strong control of thecentral light squares.

31.½d3

GS: BlackÕs trap snaps shut after31.ºd3? ¼xf2+ 32.½xf2 (and not32.¾xf2? ¼f8+) 32Ö½xd3+ 33.¾e1(Black has very much seized theinitiative after 33.½e2 ¼f8+ 34.¾e1½xd4) 33Ö½e4+ 34.¾f1? (or 34.¾d1?34Öºa4+) 34Öºb5+ and Black wins!

YV: White cannot follow through withthe intended 31.ºd3 because of thenice tactical shot 31Ö¼xf2+! 32.½xf2½xd3+ 33.¾e1 ½e4+ 34.½e2 ½xd4and Black has definite compensationfor the exchange. WhiteÕs king lackspawn protection, which can make theopposite colored bishops a big factor.

However, WhiteÕs battery along theg/file invites the very strong 31.h4!when BlackÕs position is hopelessafter, for example 31Ö»f4 32.¼e1¼f7 33.h5 ¼g8 34.ºxf4 ¼xf4 35.ºc4.

31Ö½f5

BL: White has forced the queens off,but since 31Ö½xd3 32.ºxd3 keepsannoying pressure on ¹/g6 Blackdecides to trade on his own terms.

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33.h4

GS: Worth some consideration is33Öf4 although I can understandBlackÕs reluctance to expose ¹/g6 tobig pressure after 34.ºd3 ¼f6 35.h5.

BL: (!) Suddenly, even without queenson the board, Black has new problemsto solve. The further advance h5 willseverely weaken BlackÕs kingsidestructure.

YV: (!) A very strong move. BlackÕsking is in serious trouble after Whitegets in h5, and itÕs not clear at all howBlack can prevent this idea.

33Ö¼g8 34.ºc4


BL: White threatens to decisively takethe seventh rank by exchangingminor pieces on d5.

34Ö¼ad8 35.h5 gxh5 36.¼xg8¼xg8

BL: Now White gets his way, but thealternative 36Ö¾xg8 37.¾e2 is alsovery unpleasant in view of the simpleidea ¼h1xh5.

YV: BlackÕs difficulties arenÕt resolvedby 36Ö¾xg8 37.¼e1! ¾f7 38.¼e5¾f6 39.ºd3 »e7 40.¼xe7! ¾xe741.ºg5+ when ¹/h6 quickly decidesthe game.

37.ºxd5 ºxd5 38.¼c7+ ¾g639.ºf4

GS: (!) White deprives Black of thepossibility of creating a flight squarefor his king on f5 by pitching his ¹/f5with a future Öf4. Generally speaking,opposite colored bishop endings canbe won in the following very differentways: by attacking weaknesses andwinning material, or, as is the casehere, by invading your opponentÕsposition on the weak and defenselesssquares created by the opposingbishopsÖ

BL: Opposite colored bishop endingscan be difficult to judge sometimes.Though usually drawish, here thedefenderÕs task is made difficult bythe constant ¹/h6 thorn in his side.

39Öºe4

YV: BlackÕs position is probablyalready lost. The perfect placement ofhis pieces and two passed pawnsdetermine WhiteÕs big advantage.

40.¾g1

GS: When White can make moveslike this, it is clear that the end insome form of zugzwang is near.

40Öa5 41.¾h2 b5

BL: While White brings his king to asafer place, Black attempts to createhis own passed pawn.

42.¼a7

BL: (!) This move is designed to force42Öa4 and thus guarantees thatBlackÕs passed pawn will appear onthe a/file and not the b/file. Thismakes it easier for White to get hisrook behind the passer and cover thequeening square.

42Öa4 43.¼d7

BL: The rook is better on the a/file,but it is not clear to me that White hasany other useful moves. His bishophas to guard ¹/h6, and WhiteÕs king

cannot accomplish anything either.Based on the conclusion of the game,I suspect that this is an attempt toentice Black into a promising, butultimately losing variation.

43Öb4 44.axb4 a3 45.¼a7 ¼a8

BL: It appears that BlackÕs pawn isbound for glory. White has 46.¼xa8ºxa8 47.ºc1 but then he loses ¹/h6and leaves Black with two outsidepassed pawns and all the chances.

46.¼g7+ ¾f6 47.ºe5+ ¾e6 48.h7a2

BL: Black probably thought that hewas winning even here.

49.¼a7

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GS: (!) Now 49Öa1½ 50.¼xa1 ¼xa151.h8½ isnÕt much of an alternative to49Ö¼xa7 50.h8½ a1½ 51.d5+. A niceand accurate finish!

BL: (!) A nice finishing move. Whitethreatens simply 50.¼xa8 and now49Ö¼xa7 50.h8½ ¾d5 (50Öa1½51.d5+ wins the queen) 51.½g8+ ¾c652.½c4+ ¾b6 (it all looks the sameafter 52Ö¾d7 53.½f7+ or 52Ö¾b753.½b5+) 53.½c5+ ¾b7 (or 53Ö¾a654.b5+) 54.½b5+ ¾c8 55.½b8+ picksup the rook and stops ¹/a2.

Ø.

The Guest Panelistsbecome the GuessPanelists

Gilbert Sommerfeld

I have no clue who the players mightbe, but I suspect that both are above2400 Elo and neither is significantlystronger than the other. As for thetournament it was played in, it likelywasnÕt a correspondence or e-mailevent. In case of a blindfold game Ðas played at the Melody Amber eventat Monaco each year Ð then theplayers would have been GMs. Whitecould have been Anand or Adams, butBlack is a much harder guess. PerhapsVaganian or even Korchnoi are

possible candidates. The time controlwas likely regular standard format.

Bryan Lamb

Overall a well played game by bothsides. There were no really obviousmistakes, though the final few movesindicate a Black miscalculation whichis difficult to see right to the end. Thissuggests that the game was playedunder a slow time control. Bothplayers are likely to be at least Masterlevel, and possibly much stronger.White may be the higher rated player,as he saw a bit further than Black atthe gameÕs conclusion.

On the off chance that this was agame between top players, I wouldventure Korchnoi or Uhlmann on theBlack side based on the opening.

Yaaqov Vaingorten

A very interesting and complicatedgame, in which both players showedgood knowledge of opening theoryand strong play in the other stages ofthe contest. However, White seemsto be the stronger adversary, as hewas a little better than his opponentin every phase of the game. Neitherplayer committed a serious tactical orpositional error, and they are both atleast NM strength. White is probablyabout 2400, and Black around 2300.

White developed a strong attack rightout of the opening, but then Blackcountered with his excellent 20thmove to create very dangerouscounterplay in the center. Ultimately25Ö½xc2 was too risky because ithelped White activate his remainingforces, and itÕs not clear if Black canresist WhiteÕs initiative after this.

IÕm pretty sure that the game wasplayed at a regular time control of 40/120 and SD/60, and the choice ofopening variation indicates a moderngame from about ten years ago, orperhaps something very recent.

The Moment of Truth

This time the game is from the GroupÔAÕ semi-finals of the 4th WorldCorrespondence Chess Championshipplayed in 1961. The players are OlleSmith from Sweden, and AlekseySokolsky of the Soviet Union. Bothfinished in a tie for second place intheir qualification group with 7/10final scores, thus missing qualificationto the finals by a mere half pointbehind BergraserÕs 7.5/10.


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seriously affect the play in the secondsession if the morning game wasespecially long or difficult. As a result,a lower rated player motivated by anearlier success can often be moredangerous than a higher ratedopponent who is coming off a defeatin the previous round. In a Swiss typeevent this effect is mitigated by thepairing system, which will deliver aweaker opponent after a loss in agiven round, but in a round robinsituation there is no such reprieve tobuild your confidence back up!

In view of FIDEÕs recent tinkeringwith time controls, Jonathan Berrycame up with a proposal that couldhave made a schedule with twogames per day tolerable, but theremaining participants were in aconservative mood and decided tostick with the old format of 40/120followed by SD/60. I can only hopethat this conservative inclinationremains strong, as many of our bestplayers see this remaining round robinevent on the calendar as our lastchance here in British Columbia to

play serious chess with opponents ofapproximately equal strength.

The quality of the games seemedsomewhat lower this year also,although this is perhaps a somewhatsubjective opinion based on the factthat I had a much more difficult timeat this event last year. This meant thatI had plenty of extra time to observedevelopments on the other boards,and observed several blunders andeven checkmates, which are quiterare at this level of play. Some ofthese moments, as well as examplesof several good positional games, areincluded belowÖ

Notes by

RomanJiganchine

Sokourinski, SergeiNiksic, John

VancouverBC Closed (1), 2001

Bogo-Indian E16

1.d4 »f6 2.c4 e6 3.»f3 ºb4+4.ºd2 a5 5.g3 b6 6.ºg2 ºb7 7.0-0ºxd2 8.»bxd2

The recapture 8.½xd2 followed by»c3 is more popular.

8Öd6 9.½c2 »bd7 10.a3 a4?!

This advance is not possible with aWhite »/c3, although itÕs not clearthat this attempt to prevent b4 worksout very well for Black.

11.»b1!? ¼a5 12.»c3 ½a8 13.»b5½b8 14.¼ac1 0-0 15.¼fe1 ¼e816.e3 h6 17.h3 »e4

Vancouver - BC Closed

## Name Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Total

1 Milicevic,Dragoljub 2334 x 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 7.0 2 Jiganchine,Roman 2198 0 x = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 3 Sokourinski,Sergei 2235 = = x = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 4 Berry,Jonathan 2386 1 0 = x 1 = 0 1 1 1 6.0 5 Davies,Alex 2260 0 = = 0 x = 1 1 = 1 5.0 6 Fullbrook,Nigel 2287 0 0 = = = x = = 1 1 4.5 7 Niksic,John 2034 0 0 0 1 0 = x 1 1 0 3.5 8 Storey,Carl 2298 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 x 1 = 2.5 9 Seid,Hee 2157 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 x 1 2.010 Neufahrt,Gerhard 2110 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 x 1.5

by Roman Jiganchine

The British Columbia ClosedChampionship has in recent timesbecome the only round robintournament in our province, and anopportunity to participate is a bighonor. My own invitation came lessthan a week before the start of theevent, and of course I could notdecline the offer. As it often happens,the player who gets invited at the lastmoment has more luck than the restof the players, but in this case myluck could do nothing againstDragoljub MilicevicÕs willpower anddetermination. After a poort start of0.5/2 he was able to decimate theremaining field 6.5/7 to finish half apoint ahead of yours truly and SergeiSokourinski, thus qualifying for theCanadian Closed in Montreal later thissummer.

The average rating of the event wasabout 40 points lower than last year,due to the absence of our two toprated players, Jack Yoos and GaryBasanta. DragoljubÕs main competitiontherefore was Jonathan Berry, whoindeed came out of the gate to setthe pace at 4.5/5. Unfortunately forJonathan, a loss with White to JohnNiksic probably shook his confidenceand affected his play in the homestretch.

I find it interesting that player ratingshave not been a good predictor of thetournament winner in recent years.Perhaps the fact that now two gamesper day are played, which can

Conservative MoodThe BC Closed Championship

Sokourinski - Storey


Perhaps 17Öºe4!? can be tried.

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18Ö»xd2 19.ºxb7! »b3 20.ºc6»xc1 21.ºxd7 ¼e7 22.ºc6 »b323.»c3 ½a7 24.»xa4

This is the point of WhiteÕs exchangesacrifice: BlackÕs ¹/a4 falls togetherwith »/b3, and Black is left with verypoorly coordinated forces against amonster º/c6 and a potentiallypassed White a/¹.

24Ö¼xa4 25.½xb3 ¼a5 26.½c3¼g5 27.h4 ¼g6 28.b4 e5 29.d5!

Naturally White keeps the positionclosed. His bishop remains farstronger than either of BlackÕsimpotent rooks.

29Öf5 30.a4 ¼f6 31.a5 g5 32.hxg5hxg5 33.a6!

The game is strategically won forWhite, as BlackÕs queen ispermanently tethered to ¹/a6.

33Ö¼h6

Of course eating the pawn with33Ö½xa6? 34.¼a1 is not possible.

34.b5 ¼eh7 35.¾f1 ¾f7 36.¾e2¼h8 37.ºd7 ¼f6 38.½d3 e439.½d4 g4

With seconds left on his clock, Johnlets his position collapse. However,Black is lost in any case.

40.ºxf5! ¼h2 41.½xe4 ½a842.ºe6+ ¾f8 43.¼f1 ¾g744.½xg4+ ¾h6 45.ºc8 ¼f846.½e6+ ¾g7 47.½e7+ ¼f748.½g5+ ¾h8 49.ºe6 ¼f8 50.e4½e8 51.¾e3 c6 52.bxc6 ½b8

53.½e7 b5 54.½xf8+ ½xf8 55.c7½f6 56.c8½+ ¾h7 57.ºf5+ ¾h658.½e6 Ø.

Notes by

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Milicevic, DragoljubBerry, Jonathan


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Last yearÕs winners, and the two toprated players at the tournament, clashin the first round of the event andproduce a dramatic finish shortly afterthe first time control. White lookscompletely winning, butÖ

40.b6

Black tries his last chance.

40Ö¼c2+ 41.¾f1 ¾h6?

WhiteÕs task is much more difficultafter 41Ö¼b2! 42.a5 ¾h6 43.¼c7 e544.fxe5 (here 44.b7 exf4 45.a6 f346.a7 ¼g2 47.¼c2 ¼xc2 48.a8½ ¼g249.ºf2 ¼xf2 fizzles out to a draw)44Öºxe5 45.b7 ¼b1 46.a6 ºxg347.¾g2 ºxe1 48.a7 ¼b2+ 49.¾h1 g350.a8½ ¼h2+ 51.¾g1 ºf2+ 52.¾f1g2+ 53.¾e2 g1»+ 54.¾d1 e2+55.¾c2 ºxh4 when matters still arenÕtvery clear in spite of WhiteÕs extramaterial.

42.a3?

White intends to block the b/file withthe bishop on square/b4, but thispiece is needed for the defense ofthe king! Instead 42.¼a5 with thesame b/file blocking idea wins easilyafter 42Ö¼c8 43.b7 ¼b8 44.¼b5 e545.a5 e4 46.¾e2.

42Öe5 43.b7 ¼b2 44.ºb4?

After this mistake the game is drawn,whereas 44.fxe5 ºxe5 (or 44Ödxe545.ºb4 ¼b1+ 46.¾e2 ¼b2+ 47.¾d1)45.a5 ¼b1 46.a6 ºxg3 47.b8½ ¼xb848.ºxg3 still wins for White.

44Öexf4 45.gxf4??

Not content with a draw, Miliceviccommits a decisive error. The normalfinish is 45.b8½ ¼b1+ 46.¾g2 f3+47.¾h2 ¼b2+ 48.¾h1 ¼b1+ 49.¾h2¼b2+ with a fairly unusual perpetual.

45Öe2+ 46.¾g1 ¼xb4!

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RomanJiganchine

Jiganchine, RomanNeufahrt, Gerhard


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14.g4 f5?

A better reaction is 14Öhxg4 15.ºxg4with an unclear position.

15.gxf5 exf5 16.»xf5!

Simple tactics.

16Ög4 17.»xg7+?!

The direct 17.ºxg4! is even stronger,but I felt at the time that a safeadvantage with an extra pawn wasthe easy way to avoid unnecessarycomplications. However, my lack ofself confidence ultimately makesWhiteÕs task much harder, and it willtake several additional mistakes frommy opponent to decide the game.

17Öºxg7 18.ºg2 dxc4 19.bxc4 0-0 20.½c2 »b6 21.ºe3 c5 22.dxc5

Milicevic - Jiganchine


»d7 23.¼ad1 ½e7 24.ºd5+ ¾h825.½g6 ½e8 26.½xe8 ¼cxe8 27.e6»e5 28.¼b1 »f3+ 29.¾g2 ºe530.¼xb7 »xh2 31.¼h1 »f332.¼xh5+ ¾g8 33.e7+ ¼f7 34.¾f1¾g7 35.ºxf3 ¼exe7 36.¼xe7¼xe7 37.ºxg4 Ø.

Notes by

RomanJiganchine

Davies, AlexSeid, Hee


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81.¼h6

White is desperate for counterplay,and attacks the only target in BlackÕsposition.

81Ö¼g2

A fingerfehler caused Black to playthe text instead of 81Ö¼g3+ withexcellent winning chances after, forexample 82.¾e2 (or 82.¾e4 ¾c383.ºd1 ¼e3+ 84.¾d5 ¾d2 85.¼h1;but definitely not 82.¾d2? ºe3+)82Ö¾c3 83.ºd1 (or 83.ºf5 ¼g2+84.¾f3 ¼f2+ 85.¾g4 ¾xb3 86.¼xb6+¾xc4) 83Ö¼e3+ 84.¾f1 ¾d2.

The clock is a big factor in the gameat this point, with a full 90 minutes forBlack remaining against WhiteÕs 2!

82.¼xb6+ ¾a3 83.¼b5?

Better is 83.ºd1.

83Ö¾b2?

Yet another moment of truth in thistragicomic endgame: Black wins easilywith 83Öe4+! 84.¾xe4 ¼xc2 85.¾d5¼c3 86.¼xa5+ ¾xb3 87.¼b5+ ¾c2.

84.ºd1 ¼g3+ 85.¾e4 ¼e3+86.¾d5 ¼d3 87.ºe2 ¼d2 88.ºf3¼d3 89.ºe4 ¼d2 90.ºf3 ºc3+91.¾xc5 ºb4+ 92.¼xb4! axb493.¾xb4

In spite of his horrible time pressure,White heroically manages to save theendingÖ

93Ö¼d3

With 93Ö¼d4!? Black can prevent c4-c5 and prepare his own Öe4. This isinteresting, but probably not enough.

94.ºg4 ¼xb3+ 95.¾c5 ¼d396.¾b5 ¾c3 97.c5 ¼d4 98.ºe2¼b4+ 99.¾c6 ¾d4 100.¾d6 ¼b2101.ºh5 ¼h2 102.ºg4 e4 103.c6¼c2 104.c7 Ú.

Notes by

RomanJiganchine

Jiganchine, RomanNiksic, John


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Black has pushed both rook pawns,and will be in big trouble if Whitesucceeds in opening the center.

15.»g5 g6 16.½f3 »f5

More troublesome is 16Ö¼f8 17.»h7¼g8 when it is unclear how Whiteshould develop his initiative.

17.ºxf5 gxf5 18.¼fe1!?

White prepares the knight sacrifice onf5 followed by the crushing advancee6. The immediate 18.»xf5 looks abit risky, but after 18Öexf5 19.e6 fxe620.»xe6 White also has a promisingattack, e.g. 20Ö¾f7 21.½xf5+ »f622.»g5+ ¾g7 23.¼ae1 ¼ae8 24.»e6+¾f7 25.»f4 ¼h6 26.¼xe8 ¾xe827.¼e1+ etc.

18Ö»f8?!

It is hard to suggest anything better,since on 18Öcxd4 the sacrifice19.»xf5 follows in any case.

19.»xf5 exf5 20.½xf5 ¼h721.»xh7 »xh7 22.e6

As expected, WhiteÕs attack in thecenter convincingly punished BlackÕsstrategy. GM Yasser Seirawan wouldprobably add ÒBlackÕs ½/a5 was neverreally able to join the party!Ó

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Notes by

RomanJiganchine

Fullbrook, NigelNeufahrt, Gerhard


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Another case of leaving oneÕs king inthe center and advancing on bothwings versus a central breakthrough.

17.b4 axb4 18.axb4 ¼xa1

Black does not have to surrender thea/file, but on 18Öºb7 19.¼xa8 ½xa820.c5 bxc5 21.dxc5 d5 22.exd5 cxd523.»f4 White breaks through in thecenter.Davies - Seid


19.¼xa1 ºa6 20.ºa4 b5

Also unattractive is 20Öºb7 21.d5.

21.cxb5 cxb5 22.ºb3 ºb7 23.½d3

Black has almost as many pawnislands as he has pawns!

23Ö½d7 24.¼a7 ½c6

The outcome is the same after24Öºc8 25.»d5.

25.d5

White wins a piece after 25Ö½b6+26.½d4.

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Notes by

RomanJiganchine

Milicevic, DragoljubDavies, Alex


Queen Pawn A41

1.»f3 d6 2.d4 ºg4 3.e4 »f6 4.h3ºh5 5.ºd3 e6 6.½e2 ºe7 7.c4 c68.0-0 0-0 9.ºf4 »bd7 10.e5 »e811.g4

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This game illustrates DragoljubÕs stylevery well: he likes to push the pawnsin front of his own king.

11Öºg6 12.ºxg6 hxg6 13.»c3 d514.c5!

Not only does White limit the activityof BlackÕs pieces and gain more spacewith this advance, he also makes itmore difficult for his opponent toopen up the center.

14Öa5 15.a3 a4 16.½c2 ½a517.ºg5 ½d8?

Better 17Öºxg5 18.»xg5 whenWhite is a little better.

18.ºxe7 ½xe7 19.»xa4

Sometimes a good chessplayer shouldbe greedy!

19Öf6 20.»b6 »xb6 21.cxb6 ½d822.½xg6 ½xb6 23.g5!

A typical scenario in MilicevicÕs Whitegames: Black has sacrificed material toobtain counterplay, but all of a suddenit is his own king that is in moredanger than his White colleague.

23Ö½xb2

Here 23Ö½b3!? 24.¾g2 only playsinto WhiteÕs hands.

24.gxf6 »xf6 25.¼ab1

The game is over.

25Ö½c2 26.½xc2 Ø.

Notes by

RomanJiganchine

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Black has aimed for a complicatedposition from the outset, and createdseveral weaknesses in WhiteÕs pawnstructure on the queenside.

12Öf5?!

First 12Ö0-0 followed by Öf5 isprobably best, though White stillretains some initiative.

13.exf6 ºxf6 14.»g5!? g6?

Strong nerves are required to play14Öºxg5 15.½h5+ g6 16.ºxg6+hxg6 17.½xh8+ ¾f7 18.½h7+ ¾f819.½xg6 ºxc1 20.¼axc1 with only a

small edge to White. During the gameI was also worried about 14Ö½e7 but15.»xh7 0-0-0 16.½a4 ¾b8 17.¼b1ºh4 18.f4 looks better for White.

15.»xh7! ¼xh7 16.ºxg6+ ¼f717.½h5 ½e7 18.½h7 ¾f8?

The alternative to mate is a decisivematerial advantage for White after18Ö»d5 19.½g8+ ½f8 20.ºxf7+ ¾e721.½xf8+ ¼xf8 22.ºh5 »xc3 23.ºe3.

19.ºh6+ ºg7

Or 19Ö¾e8 20.½g8+ ½f8 21.½xf8#.

20.½h8# Ø.

Notes by

RomanJiganchine

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Black won a pawn in the opening,and retains excellent winning chanceswith his two extra doubled pawns.Still, after the correct 42.¾f3 Black hasplenty of work left to do, but Whitehas missed the mating net that hasbeen set up around his kingÖ

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Black has two bishops and a spaceadvantage, and yet it is not quite clearhow to exploit his trumps.

40Ö»g4!

A beautiful strategic piece sacrifice!

41.fxg4 hxg4 42.¼h1 g3 43.»d3ºg4

Even Fritz instantly evaluates thisposition in BlackÕs favor.

44.»e1

The threat is 44Öf3.

44Ö¼h5

Now Black threatens 45Ög5 andWhite is unable to untie his pieces foran organized defense.

45.»b2? ºe3#

This game gave Dragoljub Milicevicthe title, which was his third in the lastfive years, tieing with Fuentebella andBerry in 1997 and 2000, respectively.

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RomanJiganchine

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12Ö½e8 13.»xc4??

Not the biggest blunder in the event,but a very instructive one. It illustratesthe thesis that a double attack is themost important tactical device inchess.

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25.ºxd5!? ¼xd5 26.f6

White has won the struggle for thedark squares.

26Öexf6 27.ºxf6 ½c8 28.¼c1½b7 29.ºxg7 ¾xg7 30.»f6 ¼dd831.½c3!

JonathanÕs domination of the darksquares is combined with a doubleattack in a pretty combinationÖ

31Ö¼c8 32.d5 »e5

Black also dies on the dark squaresafter 32Ö»d4 33.½xd4 ¼xc1+ 34.¾f2.

33.½xe5! ¼xc1+ 34.¾f2 ¼c2+35.¾e1

A nice victory in the style of WorldChampion Vladimir Kramnik!

Ø.

John Nunn's Puzzle Book

by John Nunn



Most chess puzzle books put youin an artificial situation: you aretold a combination exists, what thetheme is and what you arerequired to achieve. This one isdifferent. In a real game situation,a player may sometimes need tofind a combination. On the otherhand he may need to reject atactical idea and simply find agood positional move, whatever itmay be. The puzzles in this bookput you precisely in thatsituationÖ


Chess: Evolution

In the end I gave a short report to theeffect that 5x5 chess is a win forWhite. That was correct, and asignificant result, but I got only a Passin ISP Ð and felt lucky to get that.

Soon thereafter, I took part in theSummer Mathematics Institute atWhitman College in Walla Walla,Washington, where I also failed toprogram the computer to solvepolynomial equations using theGauss-Jordan Iteration Method underFortran IId. A decade later, at the CFChead office, I once again failed toprogram a microcomputer to do theCFCÕs accounting, mostly due to anundocumented behaviour in theprogramming language CBASIC. Thefirst non-trivial computer program thatactually worked was the CFC RatingSystem!?

Backtracking a bit, the absence of acomputer changed my personal chesshistory in 1975: I was one of thelower rated players at the CanadianClosed in Calgary, but managed toscore 9/15. In Calgary, I was asked torun for Business Manager of the CFC,which in those days meant doingeverything. One of my first tasks wasto calculate the ratings for a stack oftournaments, including the justcompleted Canadian Closed.

With a low rating, scoring 9/15, plusbonus points, I would have passedseveral good players on the rating listand qualified for the Olympic Team.This I found rather embarrassing, ornot statistically significant, and so Ihunted in an old edition of the CFCHandbook to find a provision thatallowed me to rate a tournament overtwelve rounds in two parts. The rulewas actually not in effect in 1975, butmy appearance at the next Olympiadmight have started a movement toreintroduce splitting, or deintroduceme. Anyway, if the computer ratingprogram had been in place in 1975,its results would not likely have beenquestioned. ÔTrusting the computerÕ isa theme that will be revisited!

Until about 1981, ratings were donewith an office calculator, usually by aMath graduate student. Your ratings,tournament by tournament, wererecorded on sturdy 5x8" index cards.The cards got sorted a lot. Only acouple of people at the office hadaccess to your event-by-event ratings,something that is available to anyoneat the CFC website today.

Getting back to that love-haterelationship, in the 1970s, AlexDanilov of Ottawa had the idea that acomputer could be used to replaychess games on a TV-like screen. Heshowed me the bare bones idea at hishouse, but I was sceptical. At a timewhen computer memory was a mere48K and disk drives were only 180K,how could you store all the games? Itturned out that Alex was right, it justtook another decade for technologyto catch up with a manÕs fancy.

Before the Internet

While still at the CFC, I received anexcited phone call from Rob Morrison,who had refuted some analysis fromChess Informant. I decided to write astory around that, entitled ÒFermovÕsLast TNÓ, in which I predicted acomputer enriched future, includingsomething like the Internet, or at leastInternet shopping. One of mypredictions that hasnÕt reached the bigtime yet was doping Ð not of thecompetitor, but of his opponent!AlkaloidÕs Defense. My regret is that Inever got MorrisonÕs analysis straight,or maybe it didnÕt work, so chess wisethe thing is an anti-climax.

Databases

In the mid-80s, I became a fan ofchess databases, in particular NicBase.I was an avid collector of games,subscribing to the NiC Service, andeven entering games by hand. I gotup to about 208,000 games, but thengot very annoyed about merging andimporting new games. The result isfrequently the duplication of somegames, with no easy way todetermine the correct version of

by Jonathan Berry

Half Way to Wit

The first chapter in my love-haterelationship with computers in chesswas at high school circa 1967. Theschool, generally a hard learningplace, offered an Individual StudyProgram (ISP), which allowed studentsto do whatever they wanted, underthe guidance of a faculty advisor. Thatseemed like an ideal opportunity, butmostly was an ideal opportunity togoof off.

My project, quite naturally I suppose,was to program a computer to playchess. Our high school had been thefirst in the province to have acomputer, and I was B.C. High Schoolvice-champion behind Peter Biyiasas,who 5 years later became CanadaÕsthird GM. I was numerate.

But things are not as easy as theyseem. The common computerlanguages C and BASIC either had notbeen invented or had not trickleddown to us. On the original schoolcomputer, a Monrobot XI, theavailable languages were Quikomp IIand Machine Language. NotAssembler, but Machine Language.Compounding that, the school hadcast off its Monrobot and obtained aHewlett Packard, or maybe it was aHoneywell, with which I had noexperience at all.

Changing the game to 5x5 chess didnot help. It would have been a goodtime to appear before my advisor insackcloth and ashes to confess that IdidnÕt know a thing about computerprogramming. But instead, I told himthat I wasnÕt really clear on how tostart programming chess on thecomputer.

The advisor, Mr. Goddard, a brilliantman, took my claim at face value, andshowed me with pen and paper whatI decades later found to be astraightforward way to program acomputer to play chess. I struggledwith it, but in computer language Iwas unable to spell C-A-T.

Personal Assistantof the


nearly identical copies? With orwithout my help, the databases weregrowing larger, and so was myfrustration. More games meant moreproblems, and the overall value of thedatabase kept decreasing.

J. Ken MacDonald was my accomplicein database-ology, and he continuedafter I quit. Still, I used databases inmy postal games, and although Icannot claim that a database helpedme win against a well preparedopponent, at least I knew where tostart thinking against those who stillused MCO, or nothing. Computerdatabases were accepted from thebeginning in postal chess becausethey were a perfect analogy toopening books or to tournamentbulletins, which had long beenallowed.

Start your Engines

In the late 1970s, chess playingmachines began to appear. At thebeginning, they were laughable. Butstill, in a typical year Chess Challengersold 50,000 units in Canada. Comparethat to about 3,500 members in theCFC. Chess computers were morepopular than chess! If you rememberRh8-g8-h8-g8 and similar earlycomputer brilliancies, you are overthirty years of age.

Postal Chess

Just a few years later, the question ofallowing analysis engines in postalchess became more serious. The latelamented John F. Cleeve, head of theCanadian Correspondence ChessAssociation (CCCA), wrote that hecould not understand why any postalplayer would want to use a computerprogram. I disagreed, but held mysilence.

First, there is the sheer thrill ofwinning. One of the computer gurusof the day said that there was a postalplayer going around Europe, with$10,000 to spend, seeking thestrongest chess playing computer tohelp him with his postal games. Inthose days, the strongest computerswere dedicated machines. Youbought a large box, not a diskette.

Second, the computer could be usedas a helper, assisting with annoyingtactics, and freeing the human brainfor what it is good at: strategy andintuition. It is an interesting exercise,but it is not really postal chess.

Unlike the CCCA, the world body(ICCF) never did try to control theuse of computers. Like possiblesanctions against using books, it wasunenforceable.

Partly because of the computer issue,but also because life is too short, IdidnÕt start any new postal gamesafter about 1990. I confess that I didtry a computer assistant in one postalICCF game that I was already losing,but it didnÕt really make a difference.

What do I think of computers inpostal chess? They are a good idea,even though they occasioned me toquit the discipline! The combinationof different talents, with the humanalways in control, could be fascinating.And it does bring one even closer toperfection, which is the most visiblegoal of postal chess. However, it wasan exercise that did not excite mesufficiently.

GMC Bob Kiviaho told me that hewelcomes opponents who usecomputers, because that assures him atougher challenge. Bob is a JohnHenry of postal chess, defying themachine. In fact, not all strong postalplayers are technologically advanced.Among others, IMC John Wright hadno database and only a couple ofopening books. He knew about theweapons arsenal which his opponentsbrandished, but he thought that whathe had was just fine.

My own play could have benefit fromthe assistance of a playing program,but I became a GMC despite beingprone to blunders that even chesscomputers of the 1978 variety couldeasily have prevented. Shortly after Ibecame a GMC, the Germans invitedme to play in the very prestigiousBertl von Massow Memorial, no doubtbecause they saw that I hadconsistently played badly againstGerman players in other events. Sureenough, the trend intensified in thetournament itself.

Notes by

Jonathan Berry

Berry, JonathanHertel, Peter

cr Bertl von Massow mem (1),1988

Sicilian: Grand Prix B21

1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 »f6 4.c4

I have always been partial to pawns.Call it a weakness.

4Öe6 5.dxe6 ºxe6 6.»f3 »c67.»c3?!

An inaccuracy. Better is 7.d3 with thesame goals, but in an achievablemove order.

7Öºe7?!

In 1989 the vigilant Ralph Dubischdiscovered 7Ö½e7 at the BC Open.Now 8.ºe2 ºxc4 regains the pawnwith a good game. I was unable tocome up with a good reply and losthandily.

8.d3 0-0 9.ºe2 ½c7 10.0-0?

There is some theoretical interest inthe stronger 10.»g5! when 10Öºf511.g4! is good for White; I donÕt carewhat Fritz says! The bishop retreats,White takes over square/e4, castlingkingside is fine, and he doesnÕt haveto worry about the threat in the game.Played one move later, this knightexcursion is no longer a good idea.

10Ö¼ad8 11.»g5?

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White should have played 11.b3when Black probably has adequatecompensation for the pawn. Now myposition is in ruins, and I ended upresigning on move 22 after pushing alittle harder than necessary. Theremainder is not worth a closer look.

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Three dubious moves and oneoutright blunder in a correspondencegame that could have beenprevented by a computer. Maybe anextreme example, but this too isGrandmaster level postal chess. So,yes, an engine such as Fritz canimprove your postal chess withouttaking over the game.


Postal, Computers, OTB

I have used databases for openingstudy in a research context, and ratherextensively for analytical note taking.

But letÕs leave off whether playingprograms are legal in postal chess. Ifyou use them, yes, they can helpyou! But if you view postal chess astraining for CFC rated play, theirextensive use can make you lazyabout analysis work and ultimatelysabotage your goal. In chess it is vitalto Ôkeep your hand inÕ and yourtactical skills sharp.

The computerÕs best virtue is that itallows you to play email chess, thussaving money on postage andspeeding up the game, a lot! Theweeks between moves of a postalgame bring a long fallow period,alternating with times when you areactively thinking about the game.Often you can return to a positionafter a lengthy hiatus with a freshappreciation of its nuances, but thisdoesnÕt happen when the replycomes after 37 minutes instead of 37days!

Postal Rating Formula

En Passant editor Knut Neven doesplay email chess on IECG, wherecomputer analysis is allowed. Hefrequently faces opponents with noclue about strategy, but backed by astrong program and an 800 MHzmachine. These types can be a realchallenge for a 2350 to 2400correspondence rated player.

Knut relates a story about a playerwho bought a program advertised toanalyze at the GM level, but his IECGrating had plateaued at about 2050.The opponent wanted to kow iftweaking some setting would raise hisrating 500 points. Knut replied with aguestimate that the average of aplayerÕs CFC rating and analysisengine roughly gives your IECGrating. Turns out that the playerÕs CFCrating is about 1700, and so fits intoKnutÕs formula exactly. Just a second,I hear you say, that canÕt be right:some players will just make the movethat the computer suggests, whileothers will use it as a helper only.Well, ok, itÕs just an approximation,but it works.

Personally, I would be inclined to lookat a postal position for a few minutesbefore feeding it to the computer,and record my impressions and any

possible main lines. This could befollowed by some Blitz practiceagainst the machine from the currentposition, then more analysis, this timewith the engine turned on. Finally,there would be a main line, whichwould have to be checked with andwithout the machine.

Face to Face

The name of the late John vonNeumann, perhaps the greatestmathematician of the 20th century,should have tweaked somebodyÕscuriosity at the World Open, but itdidnÕt. This unrated player in the topsection of the event was connectedvia a concealed voice transmitter to astrong computer program in one ofthe rooms upstairs. Eventually, usingoverwhelming circumstantialevidence, he was disqualified fromthe prize list, though he (it) hadalready completed all games.

At the 2000 Chess Olympiad inIstanbul play was stopped after abouta minute into the third round. Thechief arbiter had omitted to get thego-ahead from the computer crew,and there was now some risk that thesensory boards would lose track of thegames. Several hundred games werestopped by the arbiters, and resumedafter a few minutes. Machine inservice of humanity? Hah!

World Champion Garry Kasparovdefeated Deep Blue 4Ð2, and thenlost 3.5Ð2.5 when he succumbed to afeverish misapprehension in the finalgame of the second exhibition match.IBM decided that it had what itwanted, and dismantled Deep Blue.

In 1998 Viswanathan Anand and GaryKasparov played the first ÒAdvancedChessÓ match in Leon, Spain. Theplayers are assisted by a computer,but with a relatively fast time limit.Anand has won the event in the lasttwo years, and it is interesting to notethat the machine played a decidedlysubsidiary role. Anand is fast, but hewon on the strength of superiorstrategy, not tactics. It would beinteresting to see a pure computerprogram take part.

This year will see the first seriousmatch between flesh and silicon.There were only six games in theDeep Blue vs. Gary Kasparovmatches, and, more importantly, thecomputer cheated. IÕm not talkingabout KasparovÕs accusations of

human intervention in Game 2 of thereturn match, but the fact that DeepBlue did not have to expose itself toget at Kasparov. The computer couldprepare for Kasparov, but not theother way around. Preparation is thereason why Kasparov has been thebest player in the world for 16 years.

I predict that Kramnik will beat DeepFritz handily. Maybe I am letting myreaction to the recent Deep Fritz vs.Deep Junior games go too far. Afterall, there were patches of spirited

Chess The Hard Way

by D. A. Yanofsky



Chess the Hard Way is about thelife and times of a great CanadianGrandmaster. This selection of 129games gives the reader a pictureof the fighting chess he alwayschampioned throughout his career.Abe Yanofsky was a child prodigy,CanadaÕs first Grandmaster and themost important Canadian chesspersonality of the 20th Century. In1939 he was discovered by thechess world when, at fourteen, heplayed second board for theCanadian team at the ChessOlympiad in Buenos Aires. He wasthe youngest player at the eventand he achieved a score of 85 percent. Abe Yanofsky went on towin many tournaments over theyears, including a win over theWorld Champion Mikhail Botvinnikat Groningen in 1946. He wasCanadian Champion eight timesand British Champion once. In hisprofessional career, Abe Yanofskywas a distinguished lawyer and aQueenÕs Counsel. He received theOrder of Canada for hiscontributions to chess.


tactics thinly scattered like raisins in aloaf of heavy bread.

Trusting the Computer

Just donÕt. Never trust the computerto make the best postal chess move.DonÕt trust the computer to alwaysmake the best Swiss pairing. AnddonÕt trust the computer to make youobsolete as an annotator: I used towrite a lot more than I do now, andmy notes to critical variations oftenhad huge holes. Then computerscame along, and for me it has been along road to recovery and acceptingthat my own contribution still addssomething to the iron accuracy of themachine.

Bah, Humbug

What Knut really wanted me to writeabout was the influence of thecomputer on contemporary chess.Good players use computers a lot tohelp with opening preparation, butthatÕs not me. You are expected toknow your openings very well as acorrespondence player, though itÕstrue that you can always look up amove, or spend a lot of time to workout the details if necessary.

So, you can use the computer toprepare openings. What else? Youcan prepare for individual opponents,but these opportunities have becomerare in todayÕs climate of Swiss formatevents and schedules with two ormore games per day. At the 1999Canadian Championship I was able toprepare for each opponent for acouple of hours in the morning, andthat was sometimes followed by awalk in the forest next to the site. Myresults were mixed, but I was in therunning for the IM norm until theeighth round.

Am I wandering? Not really. Manyplayers of my generation werebrought up on tales of Botvinnik, whowould prepare in great detail forseveral months before an importantmatch. Then he would take a weekoff in the country and return to startthe match well rested, and with agood appetite for chess. What wedidnÕt think about was the army ofassistants. Those have been replacedby the computer.

IÕm still not wandering. I want to talkabout something different: trainers.Just before the 1994 Canadian Closedin Hamilton, Nikolay Minev and

Roman Pelts, two experiencedtrainers, were able to help me a lot ina very brief time. My 8/15 score isnÕtstartling, but I was in the thick ofthings for most of the event, andmissed several excellent opportunitiesto do even better.

I had been at a health food store tobuy some herbal tea just before thetournament, and iinadvertently endedup with a mixture designed forweight loss!? This worked, and costme most of my nightly sleep duringthe event. So: trainers good, diet teabad! Speaking of diet, you might alsowant to avoid peanuts. I donÕt haveany double blind studies to back thisup, it is just my observation.

Sleep

My experience is that you can misssome sleep before the tournament, orduring the tournament, but doing bothwill catch up with you.

I had to do some things before thisyearÕs BC Closed that Botvinnikprobably never had to cope with, andwas getting only 4-5 hours sleep anight. The playing sessions were sixhours with a two hour break between,for a total of fourteen hours. Thetransit strike didnÕt help, nor did thewhite-knuckle bicycle ride over theSecond Narrows bridge. My sleeppattern did not improve.

The final score of 6/9 was ok, butflattering to my play. Milicevicoutplayed me in the first round froman inferior position, but then a well-merited loss became a full point byvirtue of a small miracle.

[The game MilicevicÐBerry can befound annotated by Roman Jiganchinein his article on the BC Closedelsewhere in this issue. Ed.]

The computer played a role in thefollowing encounters:

Notes by

Jonathan Berry

Berry, JonathanNiksic, John

VancouverBC Closed (6), 2001French: Exchange C01

I noticed that John often has a goodposition until late in the middlegame,and then tends to lose it either in timetrouble or through drifting. He plays

closed and complex openings that hehas tested extensively in postal chess,and therefore I decided to play anunusual variation to put him on hisown resources early.

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4

I became interested in this pawnformation after losing a game thatstarted 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.»c3 e54.e3 as Black to IM Georgi Orlov.

4Ö»f6 5.»c3 ºe7 6.»f3 0-07.ºe3!

Nimzovich wrote that the bishopbelongs on e3, like a mother sucklingher infant child, the soon to beisolated ¹/d4. He was right!

7Öc6 8.h3 ºf5

In a German hinter-league gameBlack played 8Öºe6 and won, but itwas not a stellar performance. I washappy that John had already takenthirty minutes on the clock.

9.g4?!

Maybe there is too much Shirov goingaround. I wanted to tempt his bishopto e4 so that his knight could not gothere. Black is not suffering after 9.c5b6 10.b4 ¼e8 11.ºe2 »bd7 12.0-0bxc5 13.bxc5 ¼b8; or 9.¼g1 ½b610.½d2 ºb4.

9Öºe4 10.¼g1?!

White has some compensation after10.g5 »fd7 11.¼g1 ½b6 12.»xe4dxe4 13.»d2 ½xb2 14.¼b1 ½xa215.¼xb7 but it looks messy.

10Ö½a5?!

I rather expected 10Ö½b6 11.»d2½xb2 12.»cxe4 »xe4 13.¼b1 ½xa214.»xe4 dxe4 15.¼xb7 ¼e8 andthought that I had good compensationfor the pawn, but probably not. Fritzagrees with Black.

11.»d2 ºb4 12.g5 »fd713.»cxe4 dxe4 14.½g4

The culmination of WhiteÕs openingstrategy is 14.a3! ºxd2+ 15.½xd2½xd2+ 16.¾xd2 when the queens areoff and White has the bishop pair.True, Black can prepare Öc5 or Öb5to create some squares for theknights, and WhiteÕs rooks have nouseful open files yet, but the positionshould still be a bit better for White.Shirov doesnÕt mind playing endings,why should I?

14Ö¼e8 15.h4?


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Everything seems so simple: thelooming h5 and g6 will force theretreat Ö»f8 and White is calling allthe shots. In fact, my position needsshoring up with something like 15.a3½a4 16.¼c1 ºxd2+ 17.¾xd2.

Very nice, but unconvincing, is thefantasy line 15.ºe2 ½a4 16.h4 ½c217.h5 ½xb2 18.¼d1 ½xa2 19.g6 fxg620.hxg6 h6 21.½f5 ¼e7 22.ºg5 hxg523.¼h1 ½a5 24.¼h8+! and forcedmate.

15Öc5!

Ouch! I had looked at this completelynatural break to create squares for theknights in the queenless variationearlier, but it came as a completesurprise to me here. Why? I can onlyblame fatigue or laziness.

After the game, John told me that hedid have a lot of experience in theFrench Exchange, though mostlyagainst weaker players looking for adraw. There must be a rule ÒIf youÕreweak enough to think that the FrenchExchange is a draw, youÕre weakenough to lose it with White.Ó He alsofelt that it was time to strike out forBlack and untie his forces. It turns outthat this was a good time to challengehis opponentÕs analysis!

16.¼d1?

This is a poor reaction, but Whitereally lacks a good response. Johnexpected 16.d5 »e5 when I hadoverlooked the possible capture17.½xe4 altogether. Mind you, thecomputerÕs crushing 17Öºxd2+! issimple enough!

WhiteÕs best move is castling, but thiswas no longer a possibility after I hadalready reached out to put the rookon d1 first. What a silly rule for gameswith clocks! IÕm not blaming FIDE formy loss, since I should thinking, notjadoubing, my way to victory.

In any case, after 16.0-0-0 cxd417.ºxd4 ºxd2+ 18.¼xd2 ½xa2 theoverly optimistic try 19.g6 hxg6 20.h5

»f8 21.h6 gxh6 22.½h4 »c6 23.ºc3½a1+ 24.¾c2 ¼ad8 25.½xh6 ¼xd2+26.¾xd2 »e5 27.¼h1 f6 28.ºe2 ½a6fails according to Fritz.

16Öcxd4 17.ºxd4 »c6 18.g6

This is not good, but I suppose thereis always the chance that he might fallinto a mate.

18Öhxg6 19.½xd7 ¼ad8 20.½xe8+¼xe8 21.ºe3 »e5

Yeah, well, the rest is oblivion.

22.ºe2 ½xa2 23.¾f1 ¼d8 24.¼g3ºxd2 25.¼xd2 ¼xd2 26.ºxd2½xb2 27.ºc3 ½c1+ 28.¾g2 »f329.ºxf3 ½xc3 30.ºxe4 ½xc431.ºxb7 ½xh4 32.ºd5 ½d433.ºb3 a5 34.¼f3 ½g4+ 35.¼g3½e4+ 36.¼f3 ½g4+ 37.¼g3 ½e4+38.¼f3 ¾f8 Ù.

Notes by

Jonathan Berry

Jiganchine, RomanBerry, Jonathan

VancouverBC Closed (8), 2001Sicilian: Alapin B22

I was tied for first going into thepenultimate round, but correctlyfigured that I needed to win bothgames to stay that way.

1.e4 c5 2.c3 ½a5

This queen sortie had been playedsuccessfully by Black in an earliergame JiganchineÐBasanta. The idea isto inhibit the standard d4, and while itÒcanÕt be goodÓ to bring the queenout so early, letÕs see what happens.

3.g3

This setup has given White the bestresults. He can get a kind of BigClamp where Black has played a sillyqueen move.

3Ög6

A few years ago, two positionalplayers produced 3Ö»c6 4.ºg2 »f65.»e2 h5 6.h3 h4 7.g4 »e5 (tooprovocative, I think. I was planning7Öe5 instead) 8.d3 ½a6 9.c4 ½d610.»f4 e6 11.»c3 a6 12.g5 »g813.ºf1 »e7 14.»g2 »5c6 15.ºf4 e516.ºe3 »g6 17.»d5 ºe7 18.ºe2»d4 19.ºh5 »f8 20.f4 »fe6 21.g6 f522.0-0 exf4 23.ºxd4 »xd4 24.exf5 0-0 25.¼xf4 ºg5 26.¼e4 b5 27.½g4ºd8 and White won after moreadventures.

4.ºg2 ºg7 5.»e2 h5

After the game, Roman described thisreaction as a typical Canadian move,but I laughed and told him that itoriginated in a game between twoyoungsters born in the former SovietUnion, i.e. PonomariovÐMovszesian,Zagan Wch jr 1997. That is what I hadlooked at in computer preparationthat very morning. However, theactual moves of that game are in thenote following BlackÕs third moveabove! How could I get muddled upso soon?

6.d3

The normal reflex is 6.h3 h4 7.g4when I intended 7Öe5. In retrospectthis looks rather naive, since Whitejust plays f4 and renders ¹/h4 weakin case Black castles kingside, and ¹/f7 is a target if he doesnÕt?! Meantime,White can delay castling if he thinksthere is a chance of mate at h2.

Maybe 7Ö»c6 8.d3 d6 9.f4 f5 ishealthier; I like BlackÕs position, butIÕm still not sure whatÕs going on here.

6Öh4 7.ºe3 d6 8.»d2 »c6 9.»c4½c7 10.a4 h3 11.ºf3 »f6 12.»f4e5

Here 12Öe6 13.d4 cxd4 14.cxd4 g515.»h5 »xh5 16.ºxh5 d5 looksunclear to me.

13.»d5 »xd5 14.exd5

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14Ö»e7

A difficult decision. The knight is on abad orbit relative to BlackÕs pawnformation, but I felt that at leastnominal pressure to WhiteÕs pawncenter was required at once.

In retrospect, the best course is likelyto eliminate WhiteÕs strong »/c4 with14Ö»a5 15.»d2 b6 (Black has triedtoo hard after 15Öf5 16.b4 e4 17.dxe4cxb4 18.cxb4 ½c3 19.0-0 ½xb420.¼b1 ½a3 21.exf5).

Normally I might also play 14Ö»d8with the idea of Öf5 and Ö»f7 but Iwas concerned about a quick d4 push


rocking me back to the stone age, viz.15.¼c1 (or perhaps 15.b4 cxb416.cxb4 e4 17.ºxe4 f5 18.ºf3 ºc3+19.¾e2 ºxa1 20.½xa1) 15Öf5 16.d4e4 17.ºe2. BlackÕs position lookssuspect.

15.g4

A complete surprise. A wag once toldme that the old BC chess magazineCounterplay was thus named becausethe editors did not understand theconcept of ÔPlayÕ. For many of therepeat names on the provincialtrophy, for example Zuk, Harper,Taylor and Basanta, this concept isstandard fare in their chess armament:play the opening well, gain anadvantage, drive home the point. Butfor too many of our Experts andMasters, including myself, the gamedoes not begin until we land in a badposition. Only then do we fight liketigers. The two newcomers on thescene, Sokourinski and Jiganchine,both from the old Russian school, gofor play. Bad positions hold noattraction for them. All that said, Ithink WhiteÕs impulsive last move isnot a good one.

15Öf5

This is the move that Roman wantedto prevent. I spent a full 17 minutesconsidering the consistent alternative15Öb6 16.¼c1 ºb7 17.d4 »xd5 butdid not think this was playable after18.dxc5 dxc5 19.ºxd5 ¼d8 20.ºxb7½xb7 21.»d6+ ¼xd6 22.½xd6 ½xh1+23.¾e2 ½b7 24.¼d1 ½c8. Sorry, IdonÕt like BlackÕs position at all!

16.gxf5 gxf5 17.¼g1 ¾f8 18.ºg5»g8

This is all old Duncan Suttles stuff.BlackÕs pieces defend themselveswell. Black wants to complete hisdevelopment with Öºd7 and thenmaybe Ö¼e8; or Öb6, Öa6, Ö¼b8 andÖb5 if White does nothing. Hah!

19.½e2 ºd7 20.¼g3 »f6?!

Black wants to play Ö¼e8 withoutneeding to worry about ºh5. Morelogical however is 20Öºf6 21.b3 a6;but perhaps best is 20Öb6 whenWhite has to take several steps backbefore he can go forward: 21.¾d2(but not 21.b3? e4; or 21.½f1 f4)21Öa6 22.¼ag1 (or 22.a5 bxa523.»xa5 ¼b8) 22Ö¼h7 looks unclear.

21.ºxf6 ºxf6 22.½f1?

The right way to provoke Öf4 andexploit the light squares is 22.ºh5.

22Öe4?

After 22Ö¼e8 23.¼xh3 ºh4 Black hasa commanding position. WhiteÕs ¼/h3is stranded and likely to be capturedafter 24.¾d2 f4 25.ºe4 ¼e7.

23.dxe4 fxe4 24.ºg4

Safe, but 24.ºxe4 is also good.

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There is no easy answer to the eternalquestion of the optically bad bishopversus the good knight that is notreally close to where the action isdeveloping. Part of my problem wasmy perception that Black standsbetter in spite of his exposed king.Sure, the ¹/h3 is nice to have in somepositions, but not nice enough.

27.»xe5 ¼xe5 28.0-0-0 ½f529.¼g4! ¼g8

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Better than the text is 29Ö¼xd530.¼xd5 ½xd5 31.¼f4+ ¾e832.¼xe4+ ¾d8.

30.¼xg8+ ¾xg8 31.c4?

Fortunately Roman did not see thecorrect continuation 31.¼g1+ ¾h7(White breaks through to the kingafter 31Ö¾f7? 32.½e3 ¼xd5 [or32Ö¼e7 33.½g3] 33.½h6) 32.½e3with advantage to White.

31Ö½f4+ 32.¾b1 ¼g5

There is no time to eat the pawn with32Ö½xh2 33.½g4+ ¾f7 34.¼g1.

33.¼e1 ¼g2

Better is 33Ö¼g4 intending 34Ö¾g7and only then 35Ö¼g2.

34.½h5!

Black does have an edge, but it isonly symbolic. The game should endin perpetual check.

34Ö½xf2 35.½e8+ ¾g7 36.½e7+¾h6! 37.½e6+

But not the silly 37.½xd6+? ¼g6. Afterthe text Black should retreat and givein to the draw, but in mutual timetrouble I thought that my king couldsomehow run the gauntlet.

37Ö¾g5 38.½g8+ ¾f4 39.½f8+¾e5? 40.½h8+? ¾f4?

There is still a draw for Black possiblewith 40Ö¾f5 41.½xh3+ ¾g5 42.½c3(not 42.½e3+ ½xe3 43.¼xe3 ¾f4)42Ö¾f5. Now it will be mate.

41.½f6+ ¾g4 42.½g6+ Ø.

So, what do these games have to dowith computer chess? ChessBasehelped compose the notes, Fritzassisted with move annotations, andChessAssistant was used to look upthe opponentÕs games. But the truestory of the games is not computerpreparation, but opportunities, bothmissed and taken.

Somebody could make a case forcomputer preparation playing adecisive role in a close game, but notme. Works well for some, not forothers. I think that sleep is moreimportant than computer preparation,but youÕll never see anybody write anarticle about chess and sleep!


Apprentice�sWorkshop

with IM Andrei Sokolov

The Nature ofTactical Errors

There can be no doubt that everychess player makes a number ofdifferent mistakes in his practice.Naturally, top players commit fewererrors than those who are lesstalented, but then that fact alone is agood reason why they are at the topof the food chain. Theoretically, alltypes of mistakes can be classifiedinto various categories, and thusprovide a framework for individualwork on improving playerperformance. In this article, I willconcentrate on those errors whichoccur most frequently in the practiceof tournament players. Since manypositional errors do not haveimmediate and drastic consequences,it is in fact tactical oversights that areresponsible for most losses. A seriousblunder in most cases does not give aplayer a second chance to rectify thesituation, as was the case for examplein the final game of the Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship matchat Havana in 1892, where thechallenger walked into a mate in two,in spite of his extra knightÖ

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It is hard to believe that WhiteÕs nextmove could be played in a match forthe World Championship, but thisonly proves that no one is immunefrom an occasional oversight.

32.ºb4?? ¼xh2+ Ù.

Just as frustrating as innocentlywalking into a tactical shot by youropponent however, is to miss agolden opportunity of your own.Almost all players can recall instancesfrom their own practice where such amissed opportunity cost at least half apoint, or sometimes even made thedifference between winning andlosing. Very important from acompetitive perspective is torecognize that there is a differencebetween these types of errors.

Players who prefer to playaggressively usually donÕt missattacking possibilities of their own, butare sometimes prone to overlookinghidden resources by their opponents.Similarly, players who are moreconservatively inclined are oftenexcellent defenders, but tend to lacka good eye for their own offensivepossibilities. Obviously, psychologyplays a major role in these differencesbetween players.

In the October 2000 issue of EnPassant, the critical position after50.ºd5 from IvanovÐSokolov wasgiven to the reader as an exercise tosharpen his tactical skills. I suspectthat for many of you the solutionwasnÕt very difficult to find, and it istherefore interesting for us in thecontext of this article to try andidentify the reasons why such anoversight occurred during the actualgame. In fact, a study of the eventsthat lead up to the critical position inany game is usually the key togaining some important insights.

Notes by

Andrei Sokolov

Ivanov, MikhailSokolov, Andrei

DE BL2 (5), 2000Sicilian: Maroczy B38

1.»f3 c5 2.c4 »c6 3.d4 cxd44.»xd4 g6 5.e4 ºg7 6.ºe3 »f67.»c3 0-0 8.ºe2 d6 9.0-0 ºd710.½d2 »xd4 11.ºxd4 ºc6 12.f3a5 13.b3 »d7 14.ºe3 »c515.¼ab1 ½b6 16.¼fc1 ¼fc817.¾h1 ½d8 18.»b5 ½f8 19.»d4h5 20.¼d1

After calm opening play White retainsa minimal advantage. BlackÕs positionis very safe, but without clearpossibilities for counterplay.

20Ö¾h7 21.a3 »d7?! 22.»xc6¼xc6

Much too dangerous for Black is22Öbxc6 23.f4 when White plans ºf3and the advance e5 next.

23.f4 »c5 24.ºf3 e5 25.f5

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After BlackÕs inexact 21st move Whitehas developed strong pressure. Withtime trouble approaching fast, I wasno longer sure that Black can hold hisposition together by positional meansalone.

25Ö»d7 26.¼f1 ½e7 27.¼f2 a4!?28.bxa4 ¼xa4 29.¼xb7 ¼axc430.fxg6+ fxg6 31.h3 ¼c7 32.¼xc7¼xc7 33.a4 »c5 34.a5 ¼b7

More circumspect is 34Ö»e6 or34Ö¼a7 right away.

35.¼f1 ½c7 36.½a2 ¼a7 37.¼a1ºh6 38.ºg1 ºf4 39.ºf2 ºg540.¾h2 ºd8?

Zeitnot! Black wants to repeat theposition after 41.ºe1 ºg5 butoverlooks a strong tactical possibilityfor White.

41.½d5! ºg5


Not of course 41Ö¼xa5? 42.¼xa5½xa5 43.½f7+.

42.ºe2?!

With 42.h4! White can preempt hisopponentÕs counterchances at once.

42Öh4?!

BlackÕs chances lie exclusively withthe weak dark squares around WhiteÕsking, and therefore this advanceseems correct. However, both GMIvanov and I were mistaken in ourbelief that ¹/a5 remains untouchablein this position. But after 42Ö¼xa5!43.¼xa5 ½xa5 44.½f7+ ¾h6 45.h4ºf4+ 46.g3 ºg3+!! (White wins after46Ö»e4 47.½g8 ½c7 48.ºd3)47.ºxg3 (47.¾xg3 »xe4+ 48.¾g2»xf2 49.½f8+ [White can hardly makeprogress after 49.¾xf2 ½b6+ 50.¾g2½b2] 49Ö¾h7 50.¾xf2 ½a7+ 51.¾f1d5 is equal) 47Ö½d2 48.½f3 ½c2!White cannot win!

43.ºc4 ¾h6 44.a6 ½e7 45.¾h1½f8 46.¼f1?!

The simple 46.ºxc5! dxc5 47.½xe5ºf4 48.½d5 ºc7 49.¼f1 brings Whitevery close to victory.

46Ö½b8

The ending after 46Ö½a8? 47.½xa8¼xa8 48.ºxc5 dxc5 49.¼a1 ¼a750.¾g1 offers no chances for Black tosave himself.

47.¼d1 ¼c7!

The only move.

48.ºxc5?

In time trouble, White misses hisopponentÕs 49th move and picks theworst possible moment for thisexchange. Instead 48.ºg1 preserveshis advantage.

48Ö¼xc5 49.½b7 ½c7! 50.ºd5?

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Since 50.¼a1 ºe3! isnÕt dangerous forBlack, White should steer the gametowards an immediate draw with50.½xc7. The text finally leads to theposition that our readers are alreadyfamiliar with from my last article. At

the time I was quite relieved to havenarrowly averted disaster a couple ofmove earlier, and of course there isno particular signal given to theplayers during the game to warn of animminent tactical opportunity, asthere is in the case of a trainingexercise in a magazine article!?

50Öºe3?

Black overwhelms the White kingwith 50Ö¼c1!! 51.½b3 (during thegame I missed that 51.½xc7 ¼xd1+52.¾h2 ºf4+ 53.g3 wins for Blackafter 53Öhxg3+ 54.¾g2 ¼d2+ 55.¾f3¼f2+ 56.¾g4 g2) 51Öºf4! 52.½f3 (nobetter is 52.ºe6 ½c3 53.g3 ½d254.¼xc1 hxg3 55.¼c2 ½e1+! 56.¾g2½xe4+ 57.¾g1 ºe3+ 58.¾f1 ½f3+59.¾e1 ºf2+ 60.¾d2 ½f4+ 61.¾e2g2 62.¼c4 ºd4) 52Ö½c3 53.½e2½g3 54.¾g1 ½e3+ 55.¾f1 ¼xd1+56.½xd1 ºg3.

51.½xc7!

BlackÕs ideas after 51.a7 ¼c1! arealready familiar.

51Ö¼xc7 52.ºb7 ¼c2 53.¼a1 ºa754.¾h2 ¾g5 55.¼f1 ¼a2 56.¾h1ºc5 57.¾h2 ºd4 58.¾h1 ºc559.¾h2 ºd4 60.¾h1

The time control has been reached,and there is no point to continue.

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Similar mistakes arenÕt difficult to find,even in the games of very strongplayers. In the following game, thetwo best players in the World tradeblunders for several movesÖ

Notes by

Andrei Sokolov

Alekhine, AlexanderEuwe, Max

NL Wch (16), 1937Catalan E02

1.d4 »f6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.ºg2dxc4 5.½a4+ »bd7 6.»f3 c57.»c3 a6 8.0-0 ºe7 9.dxc5 ºxc510.½xc4 b5 11.½h4 ºb7 12.ºg50-0 13.¼ad1 ½c7 14.¼c1 ½b615.b4 ºe7 16.¼fd1 ºc6 17.ºe3½b7 18.¼xd7 ºxd7 19.»g5 ½b820.ºxa8 ½xa8 21.»xh7 ¼c822.»g5 ¼c4 23.»ce4 ¼xc1+24.ºxc1 ½d5 25.»c3 ½e5?

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Amazing! The defending WorldChampion leaves the door open for avery simple trick.

26.ºb2?

And Alekhine, one of the mostimpressive tactical players in history,misses 26.½h8+! ¾xh8 27.»xf7+.

26Öºc6? 27.a3? ºd6

Finally Euwe defends against thedanger. The game ends in a drawafter 65 moves, but the remainder isof no interest to our theme. Onceagain it was the absence of adefinitive clue of some kind, and anotherwise calm situation on the board,that made both players fail torecognize a tactical possibility.

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So how can a player develop aheightened sense for these hiddenclues and tactical possibilities? In atraining situation our mind has beencued to the presence of a tacticalstrike, but we still do not have anearly warning system in place to alertus in a game situation.

To some extent, regular practice withpuzzles or historical games thatcontain combinations helps developtactical proficiency by increasing ourfamiliarity with a range of commonthemes and elements. In fact, I do notknow of a better way to train ourtactical vision!

Notes by

Andrei Sokolov

Nimzovich, AaronTarrasch, Siegbert

St.Petersburg, 1914Tarrasch D30

1.d4 d5 2.»f3 c5 3.c4 e6 4.e3 »f65.ºd3 »c6 6.0-0 ºd6 7.b3 0-08.ºb2 b6 9.»bd2 ºb7 10.¼c1½e7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.»h4 g613.»hf3 ¼ad8 14.dxc5 bxc5


15.ºb5 »e4 16.ºxc6 ºxc617.½c2 »xd2 18.»xd2 d4 19.exd4

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19Öºxh2+! 20.¾xh2 ½h4+21.¾g1 ºxg2!!

Ever since LaskerÐBauer, London1889, this double sacrifice is astandard combination to strip awaythe pawn defenses around youropponentÕs king. Tarrasch probablydidnÕt have to think very hard beforeplaying these moves.

22.f3

Black also wins after 22.¾xg2 ½g4+23.¾h1 ¼d5 24.½xc5 ¼h5+ 25.½xh5½xh5+ 26.¾g2 ½g5+.

22Ö¼fe8! 23.»e4

Modern computers suggest 23.¼fe1but this does not change the result ofthe game after 23Ö¼xe1+ 24.¼xe1½xe1+ 25.¾xg2 ½e2+ 26.¾g3 ¼d527.f4 ¼h5.

23Ö½h1+ 24.¾f2 ºxf1 25.d5

Black picks up the loose ½/c2 after25.¼xf1 ½h2+.

25Öf5 26.½c3

White is ready with his own matethreat, but Black comes first.

26Ö½g2+ 27.¾e3 ¼xe4+! 28.fxe4f4+?!

More accurate is 28Ö½g3+! and matein two to follow.

29.¾xf4 ¼f8+ 30.¾e5 ½h2+31.¾e6 ¼e8+ 32.¾d7 ºb5# Ù.

Indeed, knowledge is power! Thegreater the number of familiar tacticalthemes and key ideas in a playerÕsrepertoire, the greater his chances ofspotting such an opportunity in apractical game. And not only that, buta familiarity with common tacticalmotifs also helps in calculating theactual variations in a given situationon the board, because the main ideasand mechanisms at play are alreadyknown to the player.

Most players have at their disposal anumber of different resources that canbe used for tactical training. Thereexist special collections of trainingexercises, and many of the diagramspublished in books and magazinesindicate critical tactical moments. Lessexperienced players can also rely ontutorial computer programs such asCT-ART, and the basic instructions andexamples given in many introductorymanuals.

Unfortunately, several more recentexamples of tactical training materialgive only a portion of the board, suchas a 5x5 square area. This practice Ido not agree with, simply because weshould always take into considerationthe entire chess board and all of thespace and pieces on it. Anotherconcern is that collections of chesspuzzles often rely on the classificationof problems according to differentthemes. This can be a useful studyaid, but in practice we are more likelyto encounter situations where severalthemes interact, thus making our taskmore difficult.

During a game, our training withtactical materials will definitely comein handy, but we have still notidentified a reliable method forspotting the critical moments in theflow of a normal game. In fact, thevast majority of chess positions do notcontain any hidden tactical surprises,and looking for them in suchsituations can result in needless timetrouble and unnecessary losses. Onthe other hand, missing a trap at thewrong moment can also be fatal, andso we must find a way to avoid bothtypes of problems!? Many years ago,former World Champion EmanuelLasker identified a number of specificconditions that point towards thepresence of a combination in anychess position:

1) Mating Combinations:require an unsafe king.

Notes by

Andrei Sokolov

Adams, ETorre Repetto, Carlos

New Orleans, 1920Philidor C62

1.e4 e5 2.»f3 d6 3.d4 exd44.½xd4 »c6 5.ºb5 ºd7 6.ºxc6

ºxc6 7.»c3 »f6 8.O-O ºe79.»d5 ºxd5 10.exd5 O-O 11.ºg5c6

A more careful choice is 11Öh6!?

12.c4 cxd5

After 12Ö»xd5!? 13.cxd5 ºxg514.»xg5 ½xg5 15.dxc6 bxc616.½xd6 White is marginally better,but not likely to win the game.

13.cxd5 ¼e8 14.¼fe1 a5!?

Why not 14Öh6!?

15.¼e2 ¼c8?

Black should take his last chance toplay 15Öh6. The text is a fatal error,as Black succombs due to theweakness of his back rank andWhiteÕs pressure along the e/file.

16.¼ae1! ½d7 17.ºxf6! ºxf6

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The alternative 17Ögxf6 loses withoutany chances. Now, however, Adamsimmediately takes advantage of hisopponentÕs main weakness.

18.½g4! ½b5 19.½c4! ½d720.½c7! ½b5 21.a4!!

Black isnÕt the only one with a weakback rank, and here White can stilldrop the ball with 21.½xb7?? ½xe2!22.¼xe2 ¼c1+.

21Ö½xa4 22.¼e4! ½b5 23.½xb7!

Overall a neat and instructiveexample of how to prey on anoverloaded defensive piece.

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2) Material Acquisitions:require at least one or more badlyplaced pieces.

Grandmaster Siegbert Tarrasch onceremarked that if even one piecestands badly, then the whole positionmust be bad!? Usually a badly orinsecurily placed piece is won bysome form of double attack, asillustrated in the following example.


Notes by

Andrei Sokolov

Sokolov, AndreiSavko, Alexei

Latvia ch (1), 1994English A29

1.c4 »f6 2.»c3 e5 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5»xd5 5.ºg2 »b6 6.»f3 »c6 7.O-O ºe7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 ºe6 10.d3a5 11.b5 »d4 12.¼b1 f6 13.»d2

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The players have reached a normalopening position, and Black nowretains good chances with 13Öºd5.However, something altogetherdifferent is about to happenÖ

13Ö»d5? 14.ºxd5!

An unwelcome surprise for Black,whose pieces are temporarilyentangled in very unfortunate fashion.

14Öºxd5 15.e3 »f5 16.»xd5½xd5 17.e4 Ø.

3) Drawing Combinations:require a forcing sequence to reach atheoretically drawn position,stalemate, or perpetual check.

Notes by

Andrei Sokolov

Chigorin, MikhailSchlechter, Carl

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There can be no doubt about WhiteÕsdecisive advantage.

42Öh5!!

Objectively speaking this idea isnÕtenough, but it gets full marks as a lastdesperate try.

43.½d4 ½e7+ 44.¾a5 ½c7+!

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45.½b6+??

Here 45.b6 and 45.¾b4 both wineasily. Chigorin, however, no longerhas his mind on the game andblunders into a forced drawingsequence.

45Ö¾a8!

Very pretty. Now 46.½xc7 isstalemate, while 46.¾a6 ½c8+47.¾a5 ½c7! leads to a neatrepetition.

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4) Promotion Combinations:require a pawn ready for promotion.

Notes by

Andrei Sokolov

OruettaSans

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Unless you know this specificexample, it is hard to believe inBlackÕs truly amazing possibilities inthis position!

1Ö¼xb2!

Black clears a path for the pawn, andforces his opponentÕs reply.

2.»xb2 c3 3.¼xb6

Again the only defense, since 3.»d3c4+ 4.¼xb6 cxd3 produces twounstoppable Black passers. But whatis Black to do after the text? Capturingeither piece leads to defeatÖ

3Öc4!!

Amazing!

4.¼b4

White continues to defend with aforced sequence of moves.

4Öa5!!

The final, excellent point! Threeisolated and doubled pawns winagainst rook and knight!

5.»a4

There are also the possibilities 5.¼b7c2; or 5.¼xc4 cxb2; or 5.»d3 cxd3.

5Öaxb4 Ù.

Recognizing any of the previouslyexamined clues alerts us to thepossible presence of a combination,but these clues do not guarantee thatsuch a combination exists in a givensituation. During a game, these cluesprovide us with the early warningsystem we talked about earlier, andcan help focus our thoughts alongproductive lines. We could, forexample, reason as follows: ÒMyopponentÕs king is weak. Can I usethis fact to my advantage? Have Iseen a concrete example of thisposition before? LetÕs kick theimagination into overdrive and lookfor a tactical solution! Now calculate,calculate, calculateÖÓ

Notes by

Andrei Sokolov

Tal, MikhailNN

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BlackÕs king lacks defenders, and thegreat magician Tal immediately looksfor an improvement on the standardsequence 17.ºxh7+ ¾xh7 18.¼h3+¾g8 19.½h5? when this time thedefense holds after 19Öf6!

17.ºxh7+! ¾xh7 18.¼h3+ ¾g819.»f5!!

Here it is! White has successfullycombined several standard ideas intoa deadly attack on the king.

19Ö½g5

Black is hopelessly lost. Instead19Ö½c7 20.½e5! ½xe5 21.»e7# is avery pretty mate; while 19Ö½d720.»h6+ ¾h7 (or 20Ögxh6 21.½g4+¾h7 22.½g5) 21.»xf7+ ¾g8 22.¼h8+¾xf7 23.½f3+ also wins for White.

20.½h5!!

BlackÕs choice is between differentmates only.

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I have tried to show severalcharacteristic examples in order toillustrate to our readers how importantan understanding of the fundamentaltactical ideas is to your tournament

success. It may well be impossible toeradicate all tactical errors from yourplay, but it is clear that working onthis aspect of your game does make areal difference. With this in mind, Ican suggest the incorporation of thefollowing concepts into your personaltraining program:

1) Knowledge

Players at all levels need to knowabout the fundamental tactical ideasthat comprise all chess combinations.Without this knowledge, too muchtime is spent during the gamesearching for possibilities that shouldalready be known to the player,resulting in too many errors andoversights. The best way to acquirethis information is through specialtraining materials in book and digitalformat.

2) Imagination

Since we are not likely to repeat thesame game several times in thecourse of our competitive careers, allchess players need to be able toimprovise during the battle. Hereyour imagination plays a large role,

and although I donÕt really know howto train for this aspect of your play, Isuspect that it has to do with naturaltalent as much as hard work onstudying the games of great tacticianslike Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail Tal,Gary Kasparov, Alexei Shirov andothers.

These are essentially my thoughts onthe subject of tactics in chess, but Ishould also note that there is a reasonI largely ignored the role ofcomputers in this area. It is possible ofcourse to practice against a computerprogram Ð and they certainly hardlyever pass up an opportunity to cashin on a tactical error Ð but I do notbelieve that such training really helpsinstill in a player the knowledge ofbasic tactical building blocks that isnecessary for his development in thisarea. Much more productive, Isuppose, would be to train againsthuman opponents, with an emphasison sharp and even risky attackingplay!


Across Canada

BC

British Columbia

UBC Tuesday Night

First time participant AlexanderKononov and Robert Northsignificantly outrated the field, andunlike what we saw at the last event,performed to expectations with a 4.5/5 sweep of the opposition. Honorablemention goes to Peter Devries, wholost to the winners but won hisremaining games.

TD/Rep: Lyle Craver

AB

Alberta

Northern Alberta Open

The Northern Alberta Open was heldin Edmonton, and drew a total of 29players to fight for the remainingqualification spot to this yearÕs AlbertaClosed. Rob Gardner disposed ofGreg Huber in the last round toclinch first place. Greg shared secondwith Jeff Reeve.

Gardner, RobHuber, Greg

EdmontonNorthern AB op (5), 2001

French: Rubinstein C10

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.»c3 dxe44.»xe4 »d7 5.»f3 »gf6 6.»g3ºe7 7.ºc4 »b6 8.ºb3 c5 9.c3 0-0 10.0-0 cxd4 11.cxd4 ºd712.»e5 ¼c8 13.¼e1 »bd5 14.ºg5ºe8 15.a3 ½b6 16.»f3 ºc6

17.»e5 ºe8 18.¼b1 ½d8 19.½d3½b6 20.ºc2 ºb5 21.½d2 ¼fd822.¼bd1 ºe8 23.h4 g6 24.ºb1ºa4 25.¼c1 »e8 26.ºxe7 »xe727.¼xc8 »xc8 28.½f4 ½c729.ºa2 ½e7 30.»xf7 ºd7

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TD/Rep: Adrien Regimbald

Calgary March of Kings

Several entries from out of townhelped bring the field up to a veryrespectable 28 players, and it was theestablished guard who took someheavy fire in the early going whenRoy Yearwood only barely escapedhis demise at the hands of AdamTassone. More trouble in the followinground, when Roy finally succombedto Archie Robertson in a long and wellplayed game. Nandor Tot, whostarted the final round a full pointahead of the field, lost his last gameto allow Jim Daniluk and JimFleming to join him in a share of topspot. Neil Campbell took the TopJunior prize, and Archie Robertsonsecured the Top Unrated spot.

ON

Ontario

SCC Thursday Spring RR

Thirty players competed in fiveround-robin sections. SCC PresidentBryan Lamb scored 4.5/5 to win

Section ÔAÕ, ahead of Andrew Picanaand Randy Moysoski in a tie forsecond at 3/5. Ismail Ibrahim wonSection ÔBÕ with 4.5/5, just ahead ofJim PatersonÕs 4/5. Section ÔCÕ waswon by Andre Rolavs with 4.5/5, afull point ahead of Gajana Srinivasan.SCC Vice President Ted Termeerscored 4/5 to edge out Henryk Stalaat 3.5/5 in Section ÔDÕ. And finally,Section ÔEÕ was won by ShiyamThavandiran, who gained nearly100 rating points by scoring the onlyperfect result in the event!

TD/Org/Rep: Bryan Lamb

SCC Sunday Spring Swiss

The event was won by SCC PresidentBryan Lamb with 4.5/5, followed byClass ÔAÕ and ÔBÕ prize winners JimPaterson and Frank Tebbs in a tie forsecond at 3.5/5. Tops in Class ÔCÕ wasMurt Ramzi with 2.5/5, while SCCTreasurer Ben Harrigan took Class ÔDÕwith 2/5.


SCC Sunday Spring RR

Section ÔAÕ was won by Bryan Lamb,with David Bowers and Jack Triefeldtin close pursuit. Andre Rolavs againwon Section ÔBÕ with 4.5/5, just aheadof Gajana Srinivasan at 4/5. And inSection ÔCÕ, David Hier finishedahead of Frank Tebbs.


Scarborough March and April Actives

The March Shamrock Active was wonby returning NM Andrei Moffat, whoscored 5/6 and lost only to secondplace finisher Fima Rakhinshteyn. Alsotied for second at 4.5/6 was BryanLamb. Close behind at 4/6 wereEvgeni Miller and Peter Jasinowski.The Top U2000 scores at 3/6 wereArnie Lucki and Richard Marks,while Top U1800 scores at 3/6 wereposted by Gajana Srinivasan,Caesar Posylek, Jordan Palmerand Peter Hollo. An exceptionalresult was also registered by juniorDavid Hier, who scored 3.5/6 andgained 100 rating points.

The April Showers Active drew thehighest turnout of the year, andresulted in a tie for first place


between Mark Bluvshtein and JuraOchkoos at 5.5/6. Top U2200honors went to the trio of NikolaBrajkovic, Fima Rahkinshteyn andAndrew Picana with 4/6. MarinaBryskine scored 4/6 to win TopU2000 ahead of Tony VermaÕs 3.5/6.The U1800 prize went to GajanaSrinivasan, while Liam Henrycollected the U1600 prize money.David Hier won the top junior prize.


Scarborough CYCC Qualifiers

Held on three consecutive Saturdays,the Toronto CYCC Qualifier eventssaw a number of players advance tothe Ontario CYCC Championship,including Nimalan and ShiyamThavandiran, Mashriq and ZaidunAlganabi, Malik Sallay, Arman Atebati,Paul Vandenberk, Liviu Chita, Jeffreyand Jonathan Yu, Michael Rossi,Gajana Srinivasan, David Tolnai, Victorand Daniel Andronache, Michael andKaren Wan, Tyler Norwood, MarcNapoleone, Brendan Fan, HarrisKaufman, Matthew Chu, Mark Sotto,Aman Hambleton, Vincent Cuevasand Sheran Wiratunga. Congratulationsto all participants, and good luck toeveryone at the Ontario CYCCProvincials!


DCC May Day Active

Igor Divljan decisively captured firstplace ahead of FM Jura Ochkoos,Branimir Vujic and Mark Bluvshtein.The U2200 prize money was splitbetween Richard Ruiz, BozidarPerovic and Evgeni Miller for their3.5/6 final scores.

The U2000 Section title was sharedby Ross Richardson and PhilipHaley with 4.5/6, while David Hierscored 4/6 to win the class prize.

TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton

Niagara Active

26 players attented the first NiagaraActive tournament in several years,including a dozen newcomers. StevenMacLeod, who came all the wayfrom Brampton, took home the mostcash for his 5/5 finish in the OpenSection, while Ian Arroyo finished at4/5 in his first rated tournament.

The U2000 Section saw a tie betweenAndrew Kempner, Joseph Lentiniand Zvonko Obrovac at 3.5/5; and itwas Rob Gashgarian, Peter Bos and

Ton Van Hulsen who scored 3/5 inthe U1800 Section. The Top Unratedprize went to Jovan Nijemcevic.

Encouraged by the excellent turnout,we look forward to even bigger andbetter events in the future. Manythanks to Tony Ficzere for his laptopand computer expertise, andcongratulations to Tom Van Hulsenwho won $1,000 cash at Tim Hortons.Some guys have all the luck!

TD/Org: John Erickson, Romie Mativo,Chris Vanderlee; Rep: John Erickson

Mississauga Hans JungBlindfold Simultaneous Exhibition

FM Hans Jung of Toronto gave aBlindfold Simultaneous Exhibition oneight boards on May 3, 2001 againstmembers of the Mississauga ChessClub. Jung, who has given over 100blindfold exhibitions, scored +2=1Ð5against opposition ranging in ratingfrom 1624 to 2152. The exhibitionlasted almost five hours. Incidentally,the Canadian blindfold simultaneousrecord is held by Leo Williams, whoplayed 27 boards.

Notes by

David Cohen

Jung, HansWarszywoda, Adam

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On first board Hans now missed agolden opportunity to win hisopponentÕs queen with 42.¼h8+!»xh8 43.»f8+ ¾g8 44.»xd7. Instead,the game ended peacefully afterÖ

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Rep: David Cohen

DCC Spring Active

Fima Rakhinshteyn triumphed with5/6 to capture clear first ahead of FMJura Ochkoos and Bramimir Vujic, whotied for second place a half point

back. The U2200 Section was againcaptured by Richard Ruiz, whileRoss Richardson, Steve Laughlinand Yashar Hemmati-Barogh tiedfor top spot in the U2000 Sectionwith 4.5/6. Meanwhile, juniorsdominated the U1600 Section, withMitchell Dembowski alone in firstplace, followed by David Hier half apoint back in second!


Scarborough Youth #20 and #21

Mitchell Dembowski drew his firstgame and then cruised to the finishline with four consecutive victories inthe Scarborough Youth #20. Takingsecond was Shiyam Thavandiran with3.5/5, followed by third place ontiebreak by Allen Pauric over DenisPauric and Nimalan Thavandiran.Congratulations also to young JakeAnderson, who played very well in hisfirst ever tournament and will get aCFC rating of almost 1000 as a result.

In Scarborough Youth #21 LiamHenry prevailed by winning all of hisgames. Second place went to JeffreyYu, who lost only to Liam. MathewCooke, who came all the way fromParry Sound, finished in third. Goodresults were turned in as well byPrasanna Suresh, Giancarlo Iandoli andJessica Campanella, who are all firsttime participants.


DCC March Into April Saturday Swiss

Lukas Beaudry captured the prizemoney with an undefeated 4/5,followed by Warren Dutton andNicholas Lancia in a tie for second.


Canadian Girls Championship

Olya Shiskina is the winner of theGrade 12 Section of the CanadianGirls Championship with anundefeated 3.5/5 final tally, followedby Olya Mogilevsky of Montrealalone in second place with 3/5. Aftera three game playoff, AmandaBenggawan prevailed over NataliyaRodina for the third place trophy.

AmandaÕs sister, AlexandraBenggawan, was the big winner ofthe Grade 8 Section with a nearperfect 6/7, followed by Diana Goltsin second with 5.5/7. And in anotherplayoff, Alina Sviridovitch won thethird place trophy over ValentinaGoutor.


Shishkina, OlyaKagramanov, Dinara

Toronto CA chCMA girls (1), 2001

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Benggawan, AlexandraSviridovitch, Alina

Toronto CA chCMA girls (3), 2001

Modern B06

1.e4 g6 2.d4 ºg7 3.»c3 d6 4.ºc4c6 5.½f3 e6 6.ºe3 b5 7.ºd3 »e78.»ge2 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.»g3 »d711.»ce2 e5 12.c3 f5 13.exf5 gxf514.»xf5 »xf5 15.ºxf5 »b616.»g3 ºxf5 17.»xf5 ½d7 18.g4»d5 19.dxe5 dxe5 20.ºc5 ¼f721.½e4 »f6 22.½g2 »xg423.»e7+ ¾h8 24.¼ad1 ½e6

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DCC Spring Fever Wednesday Swiss

Peter Boross-Harmer continued hisWednesday night domination on

Bayview with another undefeated4.5/5 to capture clear first. WarrenDutton was alone in second placewith 4/5.


Toronto Seniors Championship

The first ever Toronto SeniorsChampionship was held at the verybeautiful Bradgate Arms, whichgenerously provided a wonderful site.The event was won by FimaRakhinshteyn with 4.5/5, with PhilHaley in second at 4/5, and RichardTursman in top spot for the U2000prize and amateur trophy.

TD: Martin Jaeger

Toronto Open

FM Kevin Gentes took home $800for top spot in the Toronto Open. IMBryon Nickoloff collected $600 forclear second, in spite of losing his firstgame of the tournament. Third placewas shared between IM Ron Livshits,IM Michael Schleifer, David Filipovich,and Michael Dougherty at 4/6. TheU2300 prize went to Roman Golts,also for scoring 4/6.

Notes by

Michael Schleifer

Schleifer, MichaelGurevich, Artem

Toronto op, 2001English A04

1.»f3 c5 2.e3 »f6 3.b3 g6 4.ºb2ºg7 5.ºe2 0-0 6.0-0 b6

WhiteÕs strategy indicates that he iscontent to delay the struggle, and soBlack simply develops solidly andsensibly.

7.c4 ºb7 8.d4 »e4

A good move to activate his darksquared bishop.

9.»bd2

The alternative 9.»c3 »xc3 10.ºxc3d5 leads to an equal game.

9Öd5 10.¼c1

Both sides have completed theirdevelopment and the position looksbalanced. However, one smallquestion remains: where to put thequeen? White decides to adopt asetup that Reti made famousÖ

10Ö»d7 11.¼c2!? »7f6 12.dxc5

On the surface this appears to be asimple exchange of central pawns,but White is actually looking for asmall concession. Now on 12Ö»xc513.½a1 leads to a small advantage forWhite, while 12Öbxc5 13.cxd5weakens BlackÕs queenside.

12Ödxc4!

The best way to maintain the balance.

13.c6!?

The only way to keep some life inthe game, as the exchange of toomuch material along the c/filethreatens to turn the game all tooquickly into a draw. The idea is toplay 14.»d4 next with a gain of time.

13Öºxc6 14.»d4 ºb7 15.»xc4»d5!?

Black threatens to win a pawn by16Ö»b4 next, but even moreimportant is the positional threat ofadvancing with Öb5-b4 to gain anoutpost for his knight at c3.

16.½a1 a6 17.»f3

The exchange of bishops is double-edged, as both players might laterexperience difficulties on theweakened dark squares.

17Öºxb2 18.½xb2 b5 19.»ce5 f6

Pushing back the knight is hard toresist in this position, but 19Öb4 looksstronger since 20.¼d1 »4c3 is goodfor Black.

20.»d3 e5

This natural advance turns out to befar riskier than Black anticipated.

21.»d2!

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During the postmortem Artem saidthat he missed this innocent retreat.After the knight exchange BlackÕsweakened dark squares have greatersignificance.

21Ö»xd2 22.¼xd2 ½e7

Black understandably wants toremove the queen from a possiblepin along the d/file, but perhaps


22Ö½b6 is a better solution. Naturally22Öb4? 23.»xb4 is a bad idea.

23.b4

A move that illustrates the importanceof timing. White is the first to securean outpost and the advantage. Theposition looks reasonable enough forBlack, but he will have far moreproblems defending his weaknessesthan White.

23Ö»b6 24.»c5 ºd5 25.¼fd1

The simple plan of doubling rooks isbound to stretch BlackÕs defensiveresources to the limit.

25Ö¼fd8 26.h3

Black seems to have a few tricks uphis sleeves in the variations comingfrom 26.a4!? bxa4 27.¼xd5 ¼xd528.¼xd5 »xd5 29.ºc4 ¼d8 30.e4¾h8 31.ºxd5 a5 (and if 32.»b7?½xb7!) and so I decided to continuewith a slow build up, confident thatmaterial gains are imminent.

26Ö¼ac8

Against 27.»xa6 Black presumablyintends 27Ö»a4 followed by Ö»c3.

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My best move of the game. Black isforced to tie himself up a little morein order to maintain the materialbalance.

27Ö¼a8 28.½a5

The point.

28Ö½c7

The pin is deadly, but Black has littlechoice since 28Ö½a7 29.e4 is notexactly a picnic either.

29.e4 ºc4 30.ºg4?

White unnecessarily complicatesmatters. Ultimately BlackÕs passer isnÕtdangerous after 30.ºxc4 bxc4 when31.»e6 ¼xd2 32.»c7 ¼xd1+ 33.¾h2c3 34.½c5! (only not 34.»xa8 c2!)looks winning for White.

30Ö¼xd2 31.¼xd2 ¼d8

Short of time, Artem decides to seeksalvation in activity.

32.¼xd8+ ½xd8 33.½xa6?!

The pawn proves too tempting, buthere 33.»d7 f5 is a more promisingcontinuation.

33Ö½d2

Things arenÕt so simple with myqueen stuck so far away.

34.ºe6+

This is the move White has beencounting on.

34Öºxe6?

The position is complex, but it seemsthat 34Ö¾h8! makes it very hard forWhite to win. Now 35.½xb6 ½c1+36.¾h2 ½f4+ is an immediate draw,and 34..¾h8 35.ºxc4? bxc4! givesBlack at least equality.

35.»xe6 ½d6 36.»c5 ½d1+37.¾h2 ½d2 38.½xb5

At last the queen returns, ready toblock any checks on square/f1 ifnecessary. Now after 38Ö½xf239.½xb6 ½f4+ 40.¾g1 ½c1+ 41.¾f2½c2+ 42.¾f3 ½c3+ 43.¾e2 ½c2+44.¾e3 ½c1+ 45.¾d3 WhiteÕs kingescapes the checks, and so Black triessomething elseÖ

38Ö½f4+ 39.¾g1 ½c1+ 40.½f1½b2 41.½d1 ½xb4 42.½d8+ ¾f7

Here 42Ö¾g7 43.½e7+ ¾h6 44.½f8+¾h5 45.g4+ ¾g5 46.»e6+ also wins.

43.½c7+ ¾e8 44.»b7 ¾f8 45.»d6Ø.


Toronto Closed

This yearÕs field in the Open SectionwasnÕt very strong, but congratulationsare in order nonetheless to BrettCampbell, who easily wins the eventwith a fine score of 9.5/11. WarrenDutton, Isai Berengolts and FimaRakhinshteyn tie for second at 7/11.

In the somewhat more competitiveReserve Section, Ross Richardsonnarrowly edged out David Cohen fortop spot with 8.5/11. Arnie Lucki andSteve Laughlin had to settle for ashare of third place 7.5/11.


Arnprior Open

A field of 27 players from Hamilton,Scarborough and Ottawa returned toArnprior on a beautiful weekend tocontest for the prize money in thevarious categories of this single

section event. Competition was fierceat the top, with Dusan Simicemerging as the clear winner at 4.5/5,followed by Miladin Djerkovic at 4/5. Emil Smilovici, Mario Thibault,Serge Archambault and JaySerdula all tied at 3/5 in theIntermediate category.

However, the real story of the eventwas 10-year-old Gabriel Brown ofOttawa, who shared top spot in theAmateur category with Garland Bestand Chris Brown. When asked if hewould like to compete in a children'sevent or the Arnprior Open thisweekend, Gabriel stated that heÕdrather play against grown-ups. ThereÕsa young tiger on the loose!

TD/Rep: Herb Langer

Toronto TSSCL Team Championship

The Toronto Secondary School ChessLeague Team Championship issupported by both the TorontoDistrict School Board and the TorontoCatholic District School Board, as wellas fees from the private schools, andinvolves top High School teams fromall regions of Toronto. New this yearwas the concurrent running of theTSSCL Individual Championship,which is traditionally held on adifferent day to enable all teammembers to take part.

This year, defending championsUniversity of Toronto Schoolscaptured their fourth consecutive title,with Northview Heights SecondarySchool close behind in second place.Also posting a credible effort wasStephen Leacock CollegiateInstitute in third place.

Rep: Chris Field

NB

New Brunswick

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Richard Bowes won the event with4.5/5, ahead of second place finisherNeil Davis at 4/5. Sharing the topclass prizes were Sylvain Jobin, JustinDeveau, and Patrick Bradley.

TD: Yvon Leger; Org/Rep: Chris Maund


Top Rating ListsThese lists include current members that have been rated in a CFC event within the last twelve months

Top Canadians1. Spraggett, Kevin ON 26332. Lesiege, Alexandre PQ 26173. Teplitsky, Yan ON 25414. Linskiy, Oleg PQ 25085. Nickoloff, Bryon ON 25006. Hebert, Jean PQ 24877. Hergott, Deen ON 24858. Day, Lawrence ON 24849. Cummings, David ON 2479

10. Schleifer, Michael PQ 246011. O'Donnell, Tom ON 245812. Zugic, Igor ON 245713. Livshits, Ron ON 245514. Schulte, Oliver AB 245415. Charbonneau, Pascal PQ 243816. Ross, David PQ 243317. Khassanov, Marat PQ 242118. Yoos, John C. BC 241819. Teodoro IV, Eduardo D. ON 241320. Milicevic, Goran ON 241221. Basanta, Gary BC 241022. Allan, Denis ON 239323. Duong, Thanh Nha PQ 238524. Hua, Lefong PQ 238425. Gravel, Simon PQ 238126. Gentes, Kevin MB 238027. Berry, Jonathan BC 237928. Ochkoos, Jura ON 237129. Glinert, Stephen ON 237030. Mikanovic, Goran PQ 237031. Leveille, Francois PQ 236032. Milicevic, Dragoljub BC 235333. Gardner, Robert J. AB 235334. Taylor, Gordon ON 235335. Olszewski, Piotr ON 235236. Bermejo, Julian NB 234937. Harper, Bruce BC 234638. Huber, Gregory AB 234339. Dougherty, Michael ON 234340. Lipnowski, Irwin MB 234141. Mitrovic, Milan ON 233742. Valdizon, Armando ON 233743. Filipovich, David ON 233444. Pacey, Kevin ON 233345. Crisan, Ioan ON 233046. Vaingorten, Yaaqov ON 232647. Kiviaho, Robert ON 232348. Goldenberg, Danny PQ 232249. Williams, Paul D. ON 231750. Odachowski, Arthur AB 231551. Baiguildine, Ilias ON 231052. Saleh, Maher ON 231053. Neven, Knut SK 230954. Vujic, Branimir ON 230855. Reeve, Jeff AB 230856. Scoones, Dan BC 230257. Howarth, Anthony PE 230158. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij ON 230059. Herder, David BC 2300

Top FIDE1. Lesiege, Alexandre PQ 25642. Spraggett, Kevin ON 25263. Kapetanovic, Armin ON 2449

4. Teplitsky, Yan ON 24475. Zugic, Igor ON 24406. Hebert, Jean PQ 24277. Marantz, Michael ON 24208. Suttles, Duncan BC 24209. Pelts, Roman ON 2417

10. Nickoloff, Bryon ON 241411. Linskiy, Oleg PQ 241212. Charbonneau, Pascal PQ 240713. Hartman, Brian ON 240514. Schulte, Oliver AB 239715. Hergott, Deen ON 239016. Teodoro IV, Eduardo D. ON 238717. Alipayo, Rodulfo ON 238018. Milicevic, Goran ON 237519. Schleifer, Michael PQ 237420. Cummings, David ON 236921. Day, Lawrence ON 236722. Barbeau, Sylvain PQ 236523. MacPhail, John ON 236524. Khassanov, Marat PQ 236325. Ross, David PQ 2361

Top Women1. Belc, Daniela ON 21982. Mitrovic, Bojana ON 21543. Chu, Stefanie ON 20994. Bryskine, Marina ON 20725. Leger, Manon PQ 20356. Strassman, Swantje PQ 20107. Chiroiu, Patricia ON 20028. Khaziyeva, Dinara PQ 19989. Benggawan, Amanda ON 1981

10. Shishkina, Olya ON 1976

Top U201. Zugic, Igor 20 ON 24572. Charbonneau, Pascal 18 PQ 24383. Hua, Lefong 19 PQ 23844. Glinert, Stephen 17 ON 23705. Vaingorten, Yaaqov 20 ON 23266. Gurevich, Artem 18 ON 22997. Golts, Roman 19 ON 22848. Bluvshtein, Mark 13 ON 22719. Hacat, Kevork 18 ON 2245

10. Jiganchine, Roman 19 BC 2237

Top U181. Charbonneau, Pascal 18 PQ 24382. Glinert, Stephen 17 ON 23703. Gurevich, Artem 18 ON 22994. Bluvshtein, Mark 13 ON 22715. Hacat, Kevork 18 ON 22456. Divljan, Igor 15 ON 22127. Raheb, David 18 ON 21908. Gottlieb, Jonathan 17 PQ 21769. Reddy, Tyler 17 NS 2174

10. Lentini, Joseph 16 ON 2166

Top U161. Bluvshtein, Mark 13 ON 22712. Divljan, Igor 15 ON 22123. Lentini, Joseph 16 ON 2166

4. Wang, HaoYuan 15 ON 21555. Miller, Evgeni 16 ON 21526. Gushuliak, Justin 14 MB 21207. Roussel-Roozmon, T 13 PQ 21018. Buscar, Michael 14 ON 20739. Wong, Samuel 16 BC 2066

10. Kapadia, Ronak 16 NB 2063

Top U141. Bluvshtein, Mark 13 ON 22712. Gushuliak, Justin 14 MB 21203. Roussel-Roozmon, T 13 PQ 21014. Buscar, Michael 14 ON 20735. Stevens, Christian 14 ON 20486. Vadachkoriya, Irakli 11 ON 20427. Predescu, Sebastian 13 ON 20418. Feoktistov, Dmitri 14 PQ 19759. Davies, Lucas 13 BC 1961

10. Lee, Jason 14 BC 1927

Top U121. Vadachkoriya, Irakli 11 ON 20422. Panjwani, Raja 11 ON 18703. Goutor, Valentina 12 BC 18174. Peterson, James 11 BC 17585. Smith, Hazel 10 ON 16856. Sviridovitch, Alina 9 ON 16837. Pauric, Allen 12 ON 16588. Chan, Evan 12 ON 15999. Woodworth, Claire 12 NF 1590

10. Yu, Jonathan 12 ON 1585

Top U101. Smith, Hazel 10 ON 16852. Sviridovitch, Alina 9 ON 16833. Davies, Noam 10 BC 15614. Eshleman, Brandon 10 AB 15575. Dembowski, Mitchell 10 ON 15246. Thavandiran, Shiyam 9 ON 15217. Hier, David 9 ON 15208. Yu, Jeffrey 10 ON 13639. Aylward, Zachary 9 BC 1325

10. Raymer, Evan 10 BC 1257

Top Active Ratings1. Nickoloff, Bryon ON 25352. Hergott, Deen ON 25313. Day, Lawrence ON 25084. Schleifer, Michael PQ 24885. O'Donnell, Tom ON 24696. Livshits, Ron ON 24107. Basanta, Gary BC 23978. Ochkoos, Jura ON 23749. Zugic, Igor ON 2359

10. Crisan, Ioan ON 235811. Dougherty, Michael ON 235112. Mitrovic, Milan ON 234913. Allan, Denis ON 234114. Vujic, Branimir ON 233915. Spraggett, Grant ON 233216. Tipu, Vincentiu ON 229417. Fullbrook, Nigel BC 227318. Bluvshtein, Mark ON 225819. Devenport, Martin ON 2257


Regular Ratings

AlbertaCFC# Name Rtng High120820 Andersen, Sune 2004 2065103801 Anderson, John 1727 1732128141 Beebe, Greg 1710 1717103443 Bentley, Bill 1920 2000107595 Bertrand, Daryl 1935 1935120375 Borowski, Ted 1608 1682102719 Buitendyk, Theo 1698 1731130348 Campbell, Neil 1369 4125876 Campbell, John xxxx 1555129688 Campbell, Steve 1338 5130001 Capasso, Giovani 1160 11128090 Chapman, James 1484 1484112298 Chrumka, Colin 1756 1851120745 Clark, Alan 2021 2026112570 Clark, Chris 1456 1474105606 Daniluk, Jim 2075 2193109618 Davies, Robert 1687 1748130403 Davies, Lynne 1097 3123560 Deimert, David 1250 1250106163 Deimert, Elroy 1783 1783108124 Dewindt, Cor 1511 1813121190 Eshleman, Brandon 1557 1557108323 Gardner, Robert J. 2353 2387100353 Gomboc, Dave 2018 2144129401 Graham, William 1438 10129400 Gruber, Garth 1198 14109051 Grumic, Sasha 2214 2276112476 Haessel, Dale 2230 2310130002 Hamblin, Steven 1455 15105644 Hansen, Steve 1834 1855122495 Haynes, Nicolas 1977 1999106102 Hinds, Dr. Ronald 2031 2100121097 Hinds, Riana 1247 1331109674 Huber, Gregory 2343 2385123872 Hudson, Richard 1770 9109502 Hughey, Micah 2109 2135107156 Jones, Frank 1914 1935121625 Kazakevich, Anastasia 1629 1678122426 Kazakevich, Alexander 1732 1794129402 Klyashitsky, Aleksander 1593 9108707 Knapper, Brian 2074 2074101953 Kuczaj, Chris 1999 2171127128 Kuwair, Martin 1762 1796125942 Lacroix, Peter 1671 1740110043 Litwiller, Robert 1423 1423107443 Ludwig, David 1741 1825111831 Luyben, Norm 1734 1801105024 Lynn, Jim 1872 1913110115 Macfarlane, Don 1556 1670103730 Mackey, John 1736 1800110787 Macnab, John 1664 1738103010 Marks, Terry 1640 1649101022 McKay, Tom 1517 1743101845 McLaughlin, Robert J 1375 22102547 Miller, Brian 1832 1909101874 Milne, Arthur 1955 2068123323 Milward, Dave 1680 1797111962 Nguyen, Kim 2027 2114108406 Odachowski, Arthur 2315 2336104728 Ottosen, David 2120 2237101694 Palcic, Branko 1533 1800129905 Paolini, Rick 1263 7125599 Papez, Peter 1416 5127776 Pasco, Alvin 1700 1709109595 Phimester, Alex 1483 1522123257 Pivovarov, Juraj 1772 1848106052 Quiring, John 1974 2078103400 Reeve, Jeff 2308 2400127787 Robertson, Archie 2112 5125943 Rock, Dawn 1556 1556129403 Schaefer, David 1157 11130003 Schnitzler, John xxxx 3126271 Skrzypniak, George 1694 1694120858 Smith, Mike 1521 1711128379 Stark, Mark 1531 1571127550 Tassone, Adam 1693 1714111530 Thimm, Harald 1924 1924123395 Valeroso, Bert 1764 1764111433 Van Ieperen, Taco 1873 1900105520 Verlik, Val 1477 1704112618 Ward, Kevin 1729 1817107355 Weis, Rodney 1867 1935127483 Wihnon, Jason 1566 1591100276 Wong, Ford 1963 2040102410 Yamach, Ahmet 1809 1900102743 Yearwood, Roy 2191 2286127783 Yewchuk, Simon 1663 1682

British ColumbiaCFC# Name Rtng High102490 Abichahine, David xxxx 1237129988 Adam, Alisha 433 3129989 Ahn, Yoon Hae 200 4130295 Ali, Tariq 1155 2130214 Allan, Gerald 811 5130188 Allard, Tyler 760 5129940 Allen, Nicholas 768 12126923 Allen, Brtiney xxxx 10122856 Allen, Dave 1283 1283126530 Ang, Jervin xxxx 1121129999 Anstee, Ashlya 298 4127941 Appleby, Mark xxxx 10129828 Arnold, Dex 664 10130078 Ash, Shelby 200 5126586 Assalone , Anthony xxxx 12104388 Atkinson, Gavin xxxx 1840110005 Atkinson, Neil xxxx 1094127562 Au, Kevin xxxx 1071124220 Aylward, Zachary 1325 1346127563 Azar, Anthony xxxx 20129759 Azzoni Gravel, Dan 672 10123690 Balasubramaniam, Nish xxxx 1070100238 Barnes, Mark 1609 1831127029 Baron, Jonathan xxxx 10129930 Barrett, Ian 741 5124308 Bates, Darren 1596 1685123780 Bau, Lawrence xxxx 1619123779 Bau, Jonathan xxxx 1452129992 Bedford, Ian 329 5130289 Behnam, Vahabpour 900 5129913 Bell, Jay 498 10130170 Bennett, Trenton 619 5130730 Bennett, Spencer 692 5130181 Bennett, Michael 912 5100040 Berry, Jonathan 2379 2400128662 Bild Enkin, Daniel 446 20126913 Bishop, Cassius xxxx 9129991 Blackwell, Ashlynn 200 3129831 Bohn, Alexandre 838 7130208 Booth, Kyle 908 5130189 Borba, Daneel 488 4130011 Boswell, Ben 550 4127905 Bouchard, Jeremy xxxx 9123856 Bowles, Malcolm 1155 1155127927 Bradley, Eric xxxx 10130203 Brinder, Sangha 200 5129980 Brodie, Alana 200 4130731 Brown, Gornel 600 5101468 Broz, Peter 1714 1804125446 Bujoreanu, Catalin xxxx 912129328 Butler, Paul xxxx 22130111 Buttar, Ahmed 1286 5130009 Caborne, Connor 601 5123847 Cabrera, Milton xxxx 10128705 Callow, Dylan 802 802104730 Caluza, Juni 1877 1900130072 Campbell, Jordan 880 7120408 Campbell, Tom 1607 1765127222 Capdecoume, Blaze xxxx 15129331 Chan, Leonard xxxx 19130210 Chan, Elisa 926 5103057 Chan, Nathan xxxx 9124646 Chan, Justin xxxx 20130098 Chan, Jason 1437 10127931 Chan, Jason xxxx 7129744 Chang, Max 497 9130476 Chao, Alan 561 5112091 Chapman, Robert 1605 1622127131 Charlie, Evan xxxx 10129995 Charron, Cameron 578 4130112 Chaudry, Imran 1293 5129990 Che, Bernadette 345 6129826 Chee, Jordan 603 10126558 Chee, Justin xxxx 959125849 Chee, Colleen xxxx 1087126594 Chee, Kathleen xxxx 609130211 Cheema, Andy 884 5130513 Chen, Albert 747 5126274 Chen, Daniel 758 758130102 Chen, Kenny 843 9127320 Chen, Hong Yu xxxx 861103154 Cheng, Roger xxxx 20126524 Cheng, Paul xxxx 19123699 Cheng, Lesley xxxx 1167123691 Cheng, Andrea xxxx 979120825 Cheng, Louis xxxx 1813130019 Cheng, Zarah 267 4130503 Cheng, Allan 208 5129921 Chen-Stewart, Shea 200 5120308 Chiang, Albert xxxx 18130442 Chiang, Andrea 841 5123701 Chien, Samantha xxxx 6103158 Chis, Sinziana xxxx 1365103155 Chis, Liviu 1225 1233127924 Choi, Jasmine xxxx 10130502 Chou, Tony 581 5127333 Chou, Patrick xxxx 17130451 Chou, Irene 651 5129756 Chou, Mason 643 15126920 Chou, Winston xxxx 20125376 Chow, Thomas 1120 1120123094 Chow, Philip xxxx 785127937 Chow, Lo-Ching xxxx 10120437 Chow, Nathan Yongxu xxxx 1261120472 Chu, Murray xxxx 10126576 Chuang, Jeremy xxxx 20125859 Chung, Elaine xxxx 15127211 Chung, Emily xxxx 11123849 Churchill, Sam 944 15130016 Cloutier, Matthew 200 4130510 Cole, Vincent 400 5130454 Collett, Harrison 589 5130484 Collett, Roanna 200 5130000 Collins, Luke 473 3130742 Collins, Zac 443 5120446 Conley, Chris xxxx 14126560 Cook, Matthew xxxx 1020127028 Coombes, Gareth 987 987126561 Copland, Trevor xxxx 10130438 Cowl, Curtis 237 4130205 Coxwell, Chris 200 5128544 Crabb, Rayann 655 655128538 Crabb, Tyson xxxx 791129330 Crause, Colevin xxxx 22100314 Craver, Lyle 1697 1906130077 Crosby, Trevor 560 5

The following lists containplayers who have beenrated in CFC events withinthe last four months (acomplete rating list andcrosstables are available at

www.chess.caCFC# column contains theplayerÕs CFC number.Name column has theplayerÕs Last, First name.Rtng column has thememberÕs current rating. Ifthe rating is xxxx then theperson has an expiredmembership. High columnhas the hghest rating wehave for this member. Ifthe number is less than 25it indicates that themember has a provisionalrating and it is the numberof games he/she hasplayed.

123875 Currie, Robert 1508 1520130537 Cutting, Grant 495 4130200 Cymet, Eli 200 5130500 Dang, Michael 322 4126703 Daniels, Justin xxxx 904130532 Danko, Elijah 632 4111363 Daswani, Benedict 1557 1682122884 Davies, Noam 1561 1577110614 Davies, Lucas 1961 1966110120 Davies, Alex 2262 2263107723 Dayan, Yoni xxxx 1395107711 Dayan, Daniel xxxx 1383130075 De Santi, Michael 444 4108072 Devries, Peter 1814 1814130121 Dhillon, Naupreet 1022 5129915 Dillistone, Ian 200 4130117 Din, Rajneel 1366 5130123 Dioquino, Marc 1424 11130302 Dipko, Alexey 1367 5130743 Djafar-Zade, Kaela 443 5130161 Dodds, Kaylee 410 5130183 Dodds, Amanda 860 5130162 Dodds, Matthew 210 5129741 Dougherty, Devin 720 9129924 Du Monceaux, Luke 742 10130041 Duifhuis, Jed 685 2130526 Duley, Jordan 965 5123703 Dunn, Hilary xxxx 822126926 Dunstan, Shara xxxx 10130539 Dwyen, Eoin 1181 5130305 Ekhteraei, Mahya 1011 9130008 Elford, Josh 262 10130212 Elkin, Sam 756 5130074 Erikson, Ben 759 4129750 Eskandari, Navid 811 5127238 Evans, Brad xxxx 10130725 Fast, Erik 579 5130172 Fauteux, Taylor 493 5130528 Fawcett, Dexter 669 4130529 Fawcett, Braxton 861 5130531 Fediuk, Patrick 770 4130744 Feehan, Trevor 436 5108064 Fekete, Charles 1761 1964104911 Feng, Jason 1635 1894129771 Fifield, Jonny 341 9122641 Finch, Michael xxxx 19127328 Finnamore, Evan xxxx 10129916 Fisher, Christine 200 5125916 Fleming, Balin xxxx 1749130022 Fong, William 697 5129820 Fong, Curtis 404 9130299 Forshaw, Ryan 589 5122172 Forsyth, Brendan 1278 1295128481 Forsyth, Alan 1307 22122165 Forsyth, Bruce 1420 1420122171 Forsyth, Gavin 1076 16130213 Forsythe, Amber 856 5121234 Fowler, Stephen 1876 1965130732 Fox, Lusian 726 5109352 Fox, Joel xxxx 1195124310 Franklin, Jason xxxx 735126578 Franklin, Elliott 296 15128396 Friedman, Jordan xxxx 15112641 Friesen, David xxxx 1649126579 Fukuhara, Richard xxxx 6103643 Fullbrook, Nigel 2260 2373130045 Fung, Emmanuel 891 4130044 Fung, Ephraim 344 4124836 Gait, Andrew xxxx 993124835 Gait, Joshua xxxx 992123562 Gallagher, Evan xxxx 20130485 Galligani, Sarah 200 5130481 Gan, Peilu 799 5130194 Gazin, David 939 5130163 Gazin, Andrew 583 5130444 Gee, Brayden 728 5130505 Gerhardt, Romeo 875 5130480 Giasson, Alexander 200 5120569 Gibson, David xxxx 900123783 Glum, Matthew xxxx 548126640 Gorgevik, Kristijan 1181 1181130039 Gorrie, Justin 581 9121339 Goutor, Yaroslav 1573 1728121338 Goutor, Valentina 1817 1817123238 Goutor, Evgeni 1632 1702130536 Graboski, Tim 486 4130745 Grady, Spencer 377 5130726 Grady, Justin 504 3127321 Graffos, Angelo xxxx 12129840 Granotte, Josh 279 5130103 Gregg, Gareth 730 4129730 Gronotte, Janelle 283 10129729 Gronotte, Dave 369 10130499 Gulluni, Maurizio 652 5130733 Hale, Dallas 510 5103261 Hamanishi, Neil 1799 2015130076 Hammon, Jacob 757 5129920 Hampton, Matthew 243 5126676 Hansen, Levi 982 985129731 Hansen, Mark 532 19130122 Haran, Jeff 1465 9112064 Harding, Michael xxxx 1900129675 Harper, Jamie 958 958127255 Harrison, Eric xxxx 10129835 Hau, Peter 559 5127343 Hausch, Alex xxxx 8130294 Havan, Jeff 1210 5130734 He, Jimmy 833 5127915 Hedman, Cody xxxx 9121694 Henrey, Andrew 1295 1379123704 Heppenstall, Lara xxxx 18125938 Herman, Andrew 965 1017130456 Hermann, Jade 468 5130215 Hildebrand, Keith 503 5121071 Hladek, David 2055 2104130303 Ho, Mike 1325 5130512 Ho, Michael 873 5130497 Ho, Gareth 953 5129821 Ho, Ellis 310 9130304 Hoang, Jason 1135 15121613 Hobbs, Jennifer xxxx 18130296 Hoff, James 888 2127329 Hoong, William xxxx 10126549 Hoong, Daniel xxxx 15129755 Horner, Ian 554 14127330 Huang, Benjamin xxxx 19130477 Huang, Jay Yen-Chieh 438 5126695 Huang, Chris xxxx 1101130746 Huber, Brockton 458 5

127568 Hudson, Paul xxxx 15129984 Hulton, Mark 743 5130051 Hunt, Peter 639 1130293 Huong, James 760 5130050 Husband, Sean 670 4129749 Hutton, Adrienne 299 14130038 Hutton, Mark 803 10128117 Immaraju, Amrit xxxx 15126595 Inclan, Quincy xxxx 608129827 Inclan, Jay Jay 672 10126276 Inclan, Danilo L. Jr 441 24130052 Ing, Chris 200 1130445 Ip, Clement 713 5129919 Irwin-Campbell, Arthur 402 10125416 Ivankovic, Goran 2007 2019127934 Iverson, Logan xxxx 9130099 Jain, Nikhil 1219 10129937 Jasechko, Glenn 247 5127256 Jasper, Alex xxxx 14126678 Jefferson, Jordan xxxx 17126551 Jefferson, Ralph xxxx 24130024 Jelveh, Nima 215 4127914 Jewett, Damian xxxx 10127944 Jiang, Ying-Yu xxxx 8129740 Jiang, Nan 842 10129751 Jiang, Chen 331 10123082 Jiganchine, Roman 2237 2237126596 Johnson, James xxxx 16126564 Johnson, Chris xxxx 20129941 Johnstone, Walter 286 5129936 Johnstone, Alex 566 5130747 Johnstone, Kyle 310 5127242 Jones, Taylor xxxx 12130173 Jones, Mike 441 5108082 Jones, Cliff 1703 1878130290 Jooyaie, Alberz 200 4130216 Jordan, Kailee 754 5120077 Jose, Marionito 1850 1892130032 Jung, Desmond 684 5130048 Kaiser, Justin 200 4130164 Kajzerek, Simon 410 5129832 Kang, Danny 555 5123098 Karakas, Aram xxxx 916129780 Karleen, Dylan 334 10130031 Kassam, Farris 200 4126917 Kelieff, Joseph xxxx 10124360 Kelly, Liam xxxx 884111400 Ker, Jeordie xxxx 788106659 Ker, Paul 1076 1259123041 Kerry, James 2034 2034103255 Keshet, Ilan xxxx 1406102494 Keshet, Aviv xxxx 1510126683 Khan, Sher xxxx 13130187 Kim, Eusun 675 5129981 Kim, Katie 200 3129918 Kimm, Douglas 348 10127929 Kingsland, Alicia xxxx 15104177 Kleiman, Bram xxxx 1318126486 Kobylarz, Thomas 884 24126488 Kobylarz, Janek 734 23127311 Kononov, Alexander 2162 2162130453 Koo, Ryan 518 5129985 Koo, Christopher 590 13130168 Koonar, Ben 249 5129502 Koopmans, Al 1374 8129987 Kotadia, Naima 398 3102841 Krys, Mark 1796 1950101530 Krzyzowski, Ernest 1859 2000130190 Kuby, Kelley 556 3130034 Kumar, Joshua 200 4130534 Kurath, Kevin 780 4130081 Kury, Bill 1647 4126539 Kwan, Nicholas xxxx 14130540 Kwang, Sumonchai 1462 5130727 Kwasnicki, Chris 377 4123808 Labik, Petr 1804 1819130748 Lacey, Stewart 664 5129733 Lafferty, Patrick 497 10127572 Lai, Jerry xxxx 15129935 Lake, Stefan 569 5130018 Lakhani, Alam 734 4130479 Lakhani, Alizah 200 5127335 Lam, Courtney xxxx 758104559 Lam, Brian xxxx 981126552 Lam, Athena xxxx 733130478 Lam, Daniel 200 5126589 Lam, Gregory xxxx 627130441 Lam, Levana 200 2123100 Lambert, Robert xxxx 329127225 Lapka, Matthew xxxx 15130515 Lau, Tao-Ming 966 5123876 Le, Jamie 1024 1024129893 Lebrun, Ricky 785 12130028 Lee, Daniel 233 4130460 Lee, Shiron 531 5130036 Lee, Wesley 200 3130013 Lee, Bernice 526 2127577 Lee, Peter xxxx 13106064 Lee, Jason 1927 1990129649 Lee, Justin 320 15130439 Lee, Austin 200 5130165 Leite, Trevor 343 5130447 Leong, Brianna 754 5128706 Leong, Joshua 642 642130530 Leopold, Addison 674 5130543 Lepse, Mike 1716 3127872 Leung, Simeon xxxx 9130461 Leung, Joey 382 4129778 Leung, Corey 399 10124361 Lim, Ryan xxxx 1096129888 Limming, Kiernan 335 10128539 Litman, Raviv 794 794130514 Liu, Rex 1126 5126590 Liu, Andrew xxxx 14123463 Liu, Kai xxxx 1770130489 Livingstone, Jesse 619 3130025 Llewellyn, Connor 332 3130288 Lobassov, Oleg 1117 10130104 Lowes, Derek 896 10126924 Lyall, Graeme xxxx 10108542 Lynham, Ron xxxx 1451126597 Ma, Nathan xxxx 987126540 Ma, Geoffrey xxxx 635126581 MacAulley, Stevens xxxx 7122647 MacFadyen, Stephen 957 957129912 MacPhee, Malcolm 273 5129934 Maier, Colton 564 5107927 Mair, Bob 1731 1731129838 Major, James 414 10

130482 Maksymetz, James 542 5125845 Malone, Christina xxxx 750130202 Mansor, Ali 342 5130007 Mansour, Ali 529 5129819 Mao, David 597 10130728 Mao, Jim 787 5126277 Marayag, Lady-Daise 414 20126278 Marayag, Marc-Edward 700 700130185 Marcellin, Jamie 904 5129743 Marks, Adrian 582 9122911 Martinson, Rick 1743 1750130490 Martyn, Gavin 200 3130527 Matson, Adam 561 4130191 McCann, Sean 760 5129929 McCrea, Graeme 591 5113123 McCusky, Louis 1555 1628130459 McDiarmid, Madison 498 5130020 McDiarmid, Alex 632 5130486 McDiarmid, Max 605 4126566 McDonald, Michael 756 756124824 McDonald, Patrick xxxx 982126925 McGowan, Mallory xxxx 9127209 McKay, Thomas xxxx 9128397 McKay Jefferson, Matt 855 888112021 McLaren, Sean 2025 2131129993 McQuaid, Sean 1059 4130516 McRae, Brodie 984 5130218 McTaggart, Jacob 696 5126553 McTaggart, James xxxx 13130047 Meikle, James 479 3130046 Meikle, Alec 633 5123794 Mendoza, Jennifer xxxx 1202127900 Meng, Fanhao (Bobby) 1863 1863127244 Merriman, Graeme xxxx 15130219 Merriot, Mitchell 977 5128674 Meyer, Susanne 205 10130166 Mezei, Nicholas 383 5130450 Michaluk, Dylan 670 5120075 Milicevic, Dragoljub 2353 2353130198 Millena, Martin 200 4130100 Millena, Alfonse 740 5126555 Miller, Noah xxxx 20123881 Miller, Rene 820 19130204 Minhas, Pookam 200 5121697 Mocanu, Valentin xxxx 1123125566 Mok, Justin 1254 1257101144 Moore, Harry 2255 2365130301 More, Michael 219 1130443 Mori, Christopher 637 5130440 Moroles, Abner 200 4130027 Morton, John 270 4127574 Moscoso, Camilo xxxx 13129911 Murphy-O'Neill, Paulo 381 5129932 Nakaji, Hiroki 649 5129998 Naslund, Eric 200 2107627 Nathani, Kaleim xxxx 1966130021 Nayyar, Avi 200 5129928 Neilson, Jonathan 757 5105750 Neufahrt, Gerhard 2063 2227130192 Newby, Chris 862 5130040 Ng, Howard 794 4111439 Ng, Jordan xxxx 1348130498 Ngo, Victor 667 5127030 Nguyen, Tony xxxx 10130113 Nguyen, David 1293 5129917 Nguyen, Peter 388 5125516 Nguyen, Thong xxxx 10125515 Nguyen, Thanh xxxx 9129922 Nickpay, Parsa 651 5129983 Nieckek, Jaques 856 5130507 Nikhil, Jain 1028 5100318 Niksic, John 2079 2200130292 Nogayev, Glen 1480 5128718 Norman, Alistair xxxx 19106910 North, Robert 2117 2117126568 Oaken, Quinn xxxx 799127260 Obertas, Andrew xxxx 15128793 O'Dwyer, Eoin 1194 1246127925 Olsen, Deidre xxxx 10130749 Olsen, Davis 443 5130735 Otamendi, Daniel 800 5130118 Pabricha, Imraj 1466 5130508 Pak, Rick 835 5130167 Pannu, Steven 649 5130017 Parker, Matthew 200129931 Parker, Beau 570 5127917 Parmelee, Keenan xxxx 9127587 Patel, Krunal xxxx 10130105 Patel, Raxit 599 4128609 Paulson, Stewart 1605 10129648 Pazder, Alexander 387 10130012 Pellerin, Chantal 1034 3130014 Pellerin, Daniel 200 2130029 Peniuk, Brianna 621 3130220 Penner, Nicole 777 5130750 Penny, Tanner 474 5127928 Pentland, CJ xxxx 10126279 Petchenov, Andrew 1113 1113123083 Petrov, Konstantin xxxx 10127219 Pettersen, Graeme xxxx 15126599 Phan, Christine 581 581130106 Phillips, Jarrett 895 4108831 Pildysh, Rostyslav xxxx 1601127939 Pinder, Jage xxxx 9130509 Pipko, Alexey 1087 5130448 Pirson, Jessica 673 5108125 Pitts, Matthew xxxx 1898100259 Planas, Rodolfo 1571 1809130542 Plessis, Jean-Paul 2079 4103074 Poitras, Luc 2208 2300105227 Prabhakaran, Aarthi 864 864104016 Prabhakaran, Sugumar 1355 1355130114 Prasad, Himesh 1343 9130351 Prasannan, Raghuram 1273 5130751 Prentice, Connor 445 5130736 Prentice, Ken 610 5111443 Prokopowicz, Monika xxxx 1278130737 Proznick, Shaun 577 5127340 Purcell, Nadya xxxx 14130035 Rajapakse, Sanjeeva 394 3130739 Rak, Alex 935 5130174 Ratz, Ryan 670 5125517 Ravindran, Sivatharan xxxx 435127485 Raymer, Elliot 1025 1055126641 Raymer, Evan 1257 1257127227 Regan, Tanner xxxx 14130738 Reid, Mitchell 492 5125846 Reid, Brianna 878 905124834 Reid, Alexander 1266 1270


123707 Rekart, Emma xxxx 15130449 Richardson-Isberg, Sienna 660 5129939 Rideout, Matt 636 9129927 Rideout, Bryan 968 10127582 Ritchey, Chris xxxx 10127214 Robertson, Sean xxxx 11130175 Robinson, Joel 268 5130535 Robson, Michael 689 5130752 Rodriguez, Bradley 593 5120218 Roebuck, Graham xxxx 544127220 Rollheiser, Kevin xxxx 10127945 Rosenthal, Joe xxxx 20129914 Ross-Delisle, Alice 200 4129836 Roy Therrien, Louis 551 8110084 Sadoway, Graham xxxx 1609106541 Sadoway, Steven 1943 2026130300 Sakai, Kyle 1077 15130541 Sanaei, Mahya 1388 5130195 Sattar, Hussan 924 5130201 Satter, Asif 200 5130533 Savrtka, Titus 372 5130107 Sayed, Baktush 846 5130108 Sayeed, Rashid 915 10130217 Scott, Juliana 574 5103673 Seid, Hee 2108 2278130171 Sekhon, Sebastian 219 5127932 Selinger, Colin xxxx 10110550 Service, Christina xxxx 880129986 Seth, Shivani 200 3124666 Shannon, Matthew xxxx 19130483 Shantz, Fred 200 4129734 Shenker, Michael 1128 20130176 Shogan, Brandon 443 5127926 Short, Dana xxxx 10130169 Short, Kidston 249 5129910 Short-Gershman, Jesse 362 10130037 Siao, Vincent 200 3123844 Sieben, Alois xxxx 1119124409 Sieben, Perry xxxx 907125568 Silley, Monty xxxx 1336129943 Silvery, Unknown 200 5130109 Sim, Bryan 962 9130297 Sim, Brian 643 2126542 Simion, Andrei 652 24130729 Sinclair, Magnus 550 4129822 Sine, Jennifer 400 10130115 Singh, Manu 1316 9127576 Singleton, Brendan 641 8127350 Sirotic, Diana xxxx 19127324 Sirotic, Mario xxxx 17130177 Small, Iain 617 5130753 Smeding, Alex 645 5129839 Smith, Matthew 325 5130755 Smith, Paul 604 5130754 Smith, Zack 587 5121615 Smith, Hailey xxxx 23129841 Sng, Gabriel Kai Xian 200 4129837 Sobotka, Jan 351 5123432 Sokourinski, Sergei 2266 2268130740 Sommerfield, Sean 683 5130756 Sommerfield, Colin 545 5122592 Soo, Raymond 843 5130209 Sowinska, Agata 594 5130119 Spica, Serge 1523 8130010 Spielberg, Shai 644 4129830 Spilberg, Shai 614 10127229 Sprung, Craig xxxx 10110554 Stanford, Mike 2090 2142130223 Stephens, Johnathan 770 5130741 Stewart, Michael 636 5128533 Stokes, Leo 970 970128532 Stokes, Vaughn 864 864104289 Storey, Carl 2252 2307125519 Straathof, Andreas 1098 10120436 Sum, Peter 1495 1497130006 Sundarajan, Shwela 284 10130298 Svehla, Ben 967 15130291 Taheiri, Mohammed 926 4130043 Tam, Zachary 771 3130458 Tam, Christine 499 5130463 Tan, Jayson 356 3130120 Tang, Gilbert 1160 5123723 Tang, Edward 1786 1786130116 Tariq, Ali 1293 5123631 Tassel, Ben xxxx 1014105952 Tate, Bill 1988 2002130457 Taylor, Scott 578 5129996 Thompson, Kate 257 3129894 Thorn, Stephen 1505 9130033 Thorne, Shea 200 3127325 Tichelman, Jeffrey xxxx 10130221 Tieszen, Tyler 1049 5130538 Titanich, Joe 1325 5130462 Todd, Dakota 454 5126602 Townsend, Jonah xxxx 15123105 Tran, Ashli xxxx 253123845 Trandafir, Stefan xxxx 1210127855 Traverse, Philippe 827 5130222 Trinidad, Angelo 640 5130193 Trot, Victor 768 5129834 Tsang, William 408 10130030 Tsang, Tammy 801 2130026 Tsang, William 200 3126639 Tsang, Bonita 495 495130206 Tseng, Kevin 555 5126527 Tsui, William xxxx 24129997 Tulip, Gordon 217 4130501 Tuppatsch, Josh 335 3130184 Turra, Trevor 727 5129982 Ushock, Lauren 200 5130511 Vahabpoar, Behnom 1152 10130504 Valentin, Mocanu 1280 5125378 Van, Joseph xxxx 688129942 Van Beelen, Unknown 200 5130196 Van Niekerk, Jacques 887 5130178 Vea, Jesse 556 5130015 Virani, Samir 200 4130101 Vu, Steven 1127 10126583 Wai, Timothy xxxx 703129554 Waldmann, Nathan 487 15127250 Walker, Kenny xxxx 9129926 Walker, Jacquie 200 5127215 Walsh, Clinton xxxx 18127261 Walsh, Derek xxxx 15128709 Walsh, Brendan xxxx 9130757 Wambolt, Brittany 348 4120239 Wang, Yamei 1783 1783130475 Wang, Peter 595 5

127210 Ward, Jackson xxxx 9126571 Ward, Ben xxxx 20126216 Wasser, Reuben xxxx 997126593 Watanabe, Tiga xxxx 20130179 Watts, Josh 482 5130023 Wayrynen, Talin 502 6129752 Webb, Chris 244 8130758 Wechselberger, Paul 443 5123106 Wee, Michael xxxx 960130452 Wee, Victoria 567 4130207 Whiteford, Greg 200 5130180 Wiebenga, Kyle 458 5126600 Wiggins, Mitchell xxxx 771126584 Wiggins, Sean xxxx 821126767 Wild, Joshua xxxx 879129994 Williams, Nicholas 394 3129833 Williams, Nick 416 5130049 Williams, Patrick 497 4110849 Wilson, John 1828 1854123863 Wilson, Scott 1336 1390126296 Winkelmans, Paul xxxx 1086129925 Wismer, Joel 200 5129844 Won, Kan 200 5127360 Wong, Blaise xxxx 8126694 Wong, Scott xxxx 1175126918 Wong, Steven xxxx 20127571 Wong, Calen xxxx 15130042 Wong, Matthew 684 7129933 Wong, Kurtis 509 5129884 Wooder, Jack 896 10130182 Woodin, Hayley 807 5127380 Wou, Darren xxxx 14127326 Wou, Kieren xxxx 15129842 Wu, Amy 247 9127578 Wu, Mark xxxx 20105433 Wu, Howard 2217 2217129490 Xiong, Kevin 869 10130110 Xu, David 843 9128579 Yamamoto, Simon xxxx 5129843 Yates, Cameron 416 6129746 Yates, Alex 449 6101701 Yee, Peter 1968 2023130186 Yeung, Isaac 786 5130506 Yip, Gary 1073 5129829 Yip, Johnny 676 5127579 Yip, Wang xxxx 15107994 Yoos, John C. 2418 2483129329 Young, Kevin xxxx 24124357 Young, Eric xxxx 1108126574 Young, Alisa 851 854124832 Young, Bryan 1144 1144130361 Yousefzadeh, Mehrdad 1976 6128249 Yu, Danny 1130 1130130197 Yuan, George 964 5129938 Zetaruk, Logan 200 5130199 Zhang, Tania 467 4126281 Zhang, Hans 889 920126916 Zhu, Kevin xxxx 798101537 Zuk, Bob 2232 2317

ManitobaCFC# Name Rtng High130324 Atamanchuk, Kyle 508 4130317 Atamanchuk, Ashton 606 3130314 Atamanchuk, Justin 506 3124005 Barkman, Daniel 1595 1632110941 Bays, Derek 1550 1561130321 Benson, Darren 308 4130315 Bicklmeier, Dakota 606 3130316 Bicklmeier, Hunter 306 3130350 Bohemier, Justin 1263 7130319 Campbell, Tyler 406 3125496 Charles, Christopher xxxx 20130310 Clark, Linden 406 3108023 Curtis, Rory 1704 1704106887 Czarny, Keith 1687 1739130689 Daase, Jason 1020 3130312 Fehr, William 806 3105641 Gannon, Keith 1623 1725112445 Gentes, Kevin 2380 2395107847 Gibbons, Lorne 1409 1446107168 Greenberg, Harley 1715 1779121031 Haapamaki, Eric 1740 1803102670 Hanrahan, Nigel 1747 1747130318 Justice, Jairus 806 3102391 Khedkar, Jay S. 1962 2038130313 Krausher, Colton 406 3125472 Lafreniere, Adrian 1707 1748102686 MacPherson, Al 1593 1593104799 Moffat, Ron 1694 1763130309 Monaghan, Kassey 606 3104122 Proulx, Roy 1692 1722130320 Soloway, Kristen 708 4105831 Syrnick, Zenon 1526 1600121137 Tetrault, Claude 1408 1408121352 Tetrault, Charles xxxx 1546121138 Tetrault, Robert xxxx 1534103193 Trueman, Francis 1459 1564130311 Wallace, Mitchell 406 3130322 Wallace, Brandy 206 3120176 Weijs, Harry 1484 1667130323 Wozney, Brian 508 4

New BrunswickCFC# Name Rtng High128835 Arbeau, Nathan 1493 13107246 Arsenault, Normand 1554 1796102063 Assaff, David 1883 1941105067 Bogle, Bill 2151 2290109835 Bordage, Don 1480 1620104373 Boudreau, Pierre 1443 1486103047 Bowes, Richard 1981 2064113027 Boyce, Brian 1746 1872128788 Bradley, Patrick 1305 8128614 Breau, Joshua 1242 1252128632 Brewer, Tim 1281 1337100253 Brun, Jacques 1743 1905104790 Buckley, Bill 1839 2039128633 Caissie, Patrick 1470 1471106930 Cole, Don 1533 1607126207 Comeau, Georges 1867 14128631 Davidson, Donald 1444 1455111760 Davis, Neil 2078 2172121511 Deveau, Justin 1553 1553112947 Doucet, Daniel 1639 1835112674 Doucette, Raymond 1700 1726102718 Duff, Ken 1758 2000

108882 Duivenvoorden, Hubert 1718 1900125556 Godin, Robert 1343 1361107785 Haggarty, Don 1017 1235109799 Hebert, Rodrigue 1827 2000108109 Hensel, George 1706 1792129513 Hill, Rod 1804 8129619 Hovey, Jordan 1153 19107073 Jobin, Sylvain 1668 1695126076 Johnson, Serge 1076 1124120429 Johnson, Kyle 1757 1815108430 Kapadia, Ronak 2063 2096120130 King, Peter 1514 1582121684 Laforest, Gilles 1495 1639110291 Laforge, Renaud 1665 1675125344 Laplante, Marc Andre 933 956128802 LeBreton, James 1443 23109003 Legacy, Leo 1533 1641112095 Leger, Yvon 1547 1693126071 Levesque, Ghislain xxxx 1171129961 Levesque, Tasha 818 4102536 Loomer, Frank 1659 1748103780 Losier, Pierre 1453 1637109325 MacDonald, Jonathan 2185 2273126623 MacLellan, Chris 914 24101920 Mallais, Daniel 1939 2008110482 Marks, Reginald 1522 1579126624 Mathew, Litt 1135 1135103904 Maund, Chris 1290 1421108737 Mills, Ken 1778 1953123796 Milner, Alan 1135 7128144 Murray, Brian 1364 13129539 Nabi, Ghulam 1715 16111808 Ossinger, Brian 1709 1733100315 Papenhausen, Richard 2021 2057109311 Parker, James J. 1766 1766125186 Pelletier, Miguel 1595 1595128648 Pigeon, Yves 1011 4128121 Richard, Andy 1644 1644129960 Richard, Philippe 1077 4104837 Riordon, Jason 1887 1933109026 Rocca, John 1957 1957104579 Smith, Jody 1739 1830129616 Smith, Kyle 1112 14110147 St.Pierre, Jean-Marie 1739 1843109891 Sullivan, Andrew 2008 2100124419 Taylor, David 1406 1437130714 Thébeau, Denis 852 1103666 Torrie, John 2055 2136101279 Torrie, Philip 1180 1500103901 Tremblay, Roger J.A. 1401 1432123071 Tremblay, Eric A.B. 1440 1472105827 Trofimencoff, Pierre 1815 1900103405 Wilson, Brian 1892 1892

NewfoundlandCFC# Name Rtng High121195 Barbour, Stephen 1781 1800125290 Buckley, Peter 1315 1315120932 Carayanniotis, Jason 1444 1511130332 Collins, Ryan 1096 15125265 Crockwell, Shawn 1086 1086130328 Dalton, Neil 442 13130331 Dalton, Andrew 585 9104218 Deal, Peter 1745 1745129711 Dervisevic, Nihad 1858 15130333 Dillon, Shane 1083 15122950 Drover, Mark xxxx 575103678 Dunn, Paul 1596 1596130718 English, Kyle 200 5130335 Galloway, Ian 1076 12129362 Hammond, Daryl 1628 23130334 Hayden, Nicholas 953 15130326 Hayden, Cody 809 13130330 Hearn, Mitchell 200 8130327 Hearn, Trevor 485 13126268 Hennessey, Connor xxxx 20130329 Hennessey, Shawn 238 8126258 Houston, Sean xxxx 19130772 Imhoff, Joshua 1111 4130720 Imhoff, Joshua 1006 5130776 Ingerman, George 961 4130765 Kennedy, Kolin 1037 5130722 Kennedy, Kolin 516 5125284 King, Ryne 1552 1552130766 Liu, Billy 1066 5129955 Manuel, Mike 1365 5125730 Martin, Steve 1749 1783122387 McKenzie, Michael 1262 1262121087 Oliver, Brian 1657 1657126265 Ormsby, Scott 1099 24126260 Ormsby, Alanna 1193 22130717 Outerbridge, Julia 313 5130763 Outerbridge, Julia 1093 4130767 Pottle, Shelby 970 5130716 Pottle, Shelby 200 5130773 Ross, Logan 1151 4130769 Roul, Joshua 898 4130770 Shasha, Randa 738 4130774 Shasha, Rami 948 4122283 Simpson, Griffin xxxx 1171130762 Simpson, Zoe 1093 4126170 Snow, John xxxx 15130715 Sridhar, Pooja 333 5130768 Sridhar, Mallika 898 4130764 Sridhar, Pooja 1133 5125289 Sullivan, Michael 1598 1598103802 Tsui, Alick 1562 1562130721 Walsh, Brian 573 5130775 Walsh, Brian 922 4109425 Watson, Michael 1805 1805130777 Whiffen, Joe 1307 5125727 White, Chris 1447 1447130771 Wilkins, Stephen 1390 5130719 Wilkins, Stephen 1461 5121198 Woodworth, Steven 1577 1577121199 Woodworth, Claire 1590 1599122247 Woodworth, Bob 1519 1519

Nova ScotiaCFC# Name Rtng High130141 Alexander, Tony 1170 4105503 Beals, George 1579 1767124248 Behme, Stefan xxxx 1139108248 Bernard, Gilbert 1830 1900110332 Boyle, Phil 1719 1749130138 Braedley, Michael 807 5130145 Brannan, Taylor 639 6

130127 Bryan, Tyler 622 6130147 Caley, Timothy 1210 4125118 Candow, John 1658 1658103179 Cashin, Ken 1644 1719108251 Clair, Joe 1862 1862125798 Cooper, Jim 1189 1189130142 Corkum, Ryan 1010 4130128 Cormier, Andre 965 6125672 Currell, Sean 1165 1230125674 Dunphy, Bruce 1388 19125675 Dunphy, Andrew 1357 1357125676 Dunphy, Callum 928 928105141 Ede, Albert 1637 1860104341 Eldridge, Michael 1878 2058130139 Elliot, Josh 647 5126660 Felix, Chris 1200 19130131 Ferrier, Cale 914 3130130 Furey, Chad 1045 5120900 Gabriel, Jarrett 1585 1587104320 Gilks, James 1702 1718128629 Hsieh, Ting Li xxxx 10130134 Hunter, Logan 1043 6120648 Hutchinson, Bob 1496 1496128148 Jivalian, Raffi 1407 18107778 Johnson, Greg 1677 1694123642 Kenney, Jonathan 1159 1175120195 Kenney, Bryan xxxx 1263110204 Kenney, Jason 2033 2086129171 Lai, Hugo xxxx 10124656 Landry, Spencer xxxx 17109103 Laneuville, Jimmy 1820 16126014 Laneuville, Kevin 1057 11130135 Layton, Daniel 1157 6120340 Lindsay, Robin 1560 1660106811 Livingston, Alex 1284 1284123143 Livingstone, James Brian 1590 1590127417 Lu, Charles 1141 1141130144 MacLean, Kevin 982 6105142 Mayo, Alvah 2159 2212130132 McGill, Colin 714 3130004 McKay, Brian xxxx 5102363 McKearney, Ed 1611 1731129546 Mcleod, Steve 1391 12130137 Messom, Brandon 985 6130143 Mothana, Bassam 1090 4129544 Newman, Eric 1506 12123376 Ng, Gary 1731 1740130129 Ormsby, David 919 2124179 Palak, Andrzej 1357 1495121635 Paul, Jarrod 1636 1636130636 Paul, Garrett 1503 3126655 Penney, Mark 1379 1379129170 Pentz, Brian xxxx 8106253 Phillips, Fred 1797 1944104589 Phillips, Gary 1718 1898106289 Poirier, David 1909 1909107779 Poulette, Thomas 1571 1700130126 Rand, Stewart 679 6130125 Richards, Luke 709 11126659 Rogers, Grant xxxx 10128477 Ruelland, Geoffrey 1668 17130133 Sampson, Anthony 929 6103353 Saunders, Stephen 2074 2145120336 Saunders, Robin 1388 1388126658 Smith, Christopher xxxx 975130146 Snyder, Andrew 982 6124479 Spencer, David 1524 1555125124 Stuart, Geoffrey xxxx 21130136 Tabor, Josh 1100 6130358 Tarrant, Georgina 1703 4130140 Tynes, Stephen 1410 4101504 Uuetoa, Harold 1761 1806128746 White, Matthew 1207 5

OntarioCFC# Name Rtng High126058 Aben, Mike xxxx 5107642 Abt, Michael 1690 1862129796 Adam, Chris 1137 10130665 Afzal, Zubair 1179 5129707 Al Kubaitri, Ahmad 1265 10130601 Alberto, David 310 5129465 Alganabi, Zaidun 1267 10129466 Alganabi, Mashriq 1177 11130633 Allaire, Nicolas 410 5130577 Allaire, Olivier 676 5108984 Allum, J.A.E. 1635 1812107100 Alvarez, Alfonso 1772 1805130560 Anderson, Michael 510 5130404 Andrews, Kevin 753 5124988 Andronache, Victor 1325 1374126834 Andronache, Daniel xxxx 976128838 Angeconeb, Simone Clair xxxx 15128354 Angeconeb, Hunter 868 899130549 Aquiar, Elton 797 6130306 Aquilar, Elton 844 3127742 Arango, Michael xxxx 10130415 Archer, Desiree 501 4130679 Aren, Aren 1036 3100034 Armstrong, Robert J. 1867 1911130390 Arnott, Whitney 510 5130389 Arnott, Wade 625 5101203 Arseneau, Peter 1855 1990121549 Asghari Shekhy, Arash 1911 2025130424 Ashworth, Robbie 1090 5128063 Aspinall, Adam 1330 18128012 Atebati, Arman xxxx 10130592 Aubin, Bradley 443 5130418 Austin, Michael 560 5130590 Ayotte, Joelle 443 5110464 Balcombe, Darren 1605 1605128073 Banihashemi, Amir 1251 5128239 Barabas, Istvan 1485 1512108147 Barber, Dave 1631 1779130405 Barchard, Kerri 200 6107304 Barclay, Wayne 2216 2300130256 Bardoel, Zack 552 4130629 Bastien, Paul 477 5124420 Baxter, Shawn 1580 1580105210 Beaubien, Robert 1834 1847126054 Beaudry, Lukas 1915 1983130571 Bélanger, Michèle 304 5109793 Bellomo, Joe 1752 1934120636 Benggawan, Amanda 1981 2037120637 Benggawan, Alexandra 1750 1761110150 Benson, Chris 2038 2084103293 Bergeron, Florian 1978 2133130704 Berkel, Jamie 792 5

128909 Bernard, Richard xxxx 15110630 Berson, Jordan 2188 2201130598 Bérubé, Sébastien 377 5129209 Bessette, David xxxx 15103050 Best, Garland 1487 1600130618 Bezeau, Jérôme 596 5127630 Bilbey, Kevin 1170 22108516 Bilbey, Brian 1560 1626130551 Birdseye, Allie 499 4109007 Bledzinski, Ian 2079 2102130582 Block, André 577 5102671 Bloom, Daniel 1298 1298130591 Blouin, Maxime 443 5125709 Bluvshtein, Mark 2271 2310123042 Bojovic, Gavrilo 2082 2106127100 Bolan, Joshua 913 10128894 Bolduc, Guillaume xxxx 10130406 Bolger, Shawn 808 6128197 Bondy, Ken 860 13127817 Bonvanie, Ian xxxx 10130569 Bordeleau, Gilles 377 5108790 Boross-Harmer, Peter 2058 2150103523 Bortolotti, Guido 1703 1987130562 Boudreault, Maxime 443 5107194 Bowers, David 1987 2041120980 Bowers, Roger 1616 1700129120 Boyle, Tommy xxxx 13107747 Bozinoski, Tom 1923 2000130391 Braithwaite, Steven 760 5130634 Brazeau, Heather 288 4130585 Breault, Francis 577 5130707 Brewer, Danielle 200 5130692 Brewer, Jocelyn 617 4102666 Brice, Ron 2108 2247130251 Brideau, Britney 238 4127774 Brookes, Alec 1436 1436127626 Brown, Gabriel 1304 19130151 Brown, Andrew 780 4102882 Brown, John R. 1722 1970130419 Brown, Isaac 777 5127299 Brown, Nathaniel 1140 13127627 Brown, Chris 1393 9130464 Browning, Evan 474 5130434 Browning, Graeme 428 4130465 Bryant, Patrick 620 5130230 Buczynski, Arthur 443 5127847 Bunch, Mathew xxxx 1182128502 Bunch, Joel xxxx 908100046 Bunning, Les 1855 2100101613 Burgess, Doug 1763 1974129038 Burns, Mathew xxxx 19110977 Buscar, Michael 2073 2079105619 Buzdon, Paul 1565 1691126888 Cai, Allan 2053 2122130420 Calback, Keegan 510 5126706 Cameron, Kirk 871 871130421 Campbell, Connor 428 4130232 Campeau, Jacob 268 4130392 Camphorst, Theodore 474 5127499 Capes, Tim 1497 1599129798 Carbrey, Nathanael 446 6130428 Carr, Christine 861 6126729 Carrie, Daniel 1070 1070128962 Carrie, Jason xxxx 15130586 Carrière, Daniel 510 5130607 Catellier, Pierre 847 5129405 Catona, Stefan 1178 22112795 Catona, Gabriel 1903 1950130261 Cedar, Adam 936 5130657 Chai, Chengran 1180 5128912 Chalifoux, Claude xxxx 9106895 Chambers, Rick 1559 1559123266 Chan, Evan 1599 1599126414 Chan, Peter xxxx 1599125084 Chan, Leo xxxx 23113008 Che, Tai 1502 11102170 Chen, Chin Hua 1955 2100129479 Chen, Christopher 832 21127074 Chislett, Sage 728 18130307 Chita, Liviu 900 20129480 Chow, Brian 852 852130574 Christiansen, Allen 735 5126417 Chu, Matthew 947 1011109384 Chuderski, Jan 1497 1785130159 Churchley, Jeffrey 312 8105738 Chyurlia, Jerome 1704 1875106389 Clarke, Brian 1677 1677130088 Clarke, Kevin 665 4129430 Claude, Jason 1072 1079129429 Claude, Dale 911 926105333 Clayton, William J. 1712 1843130565 Clément, Marc 438 5130630 Clim, Brandon 450 5104041 Coe, Larry 1873 1900109251 Collison, Harley 1118 18120423 Colvin, Ted xxxx 1706130407 Constantinou, Joshua 656 5103885 Cook, George 1616 1687130349 Cooke, Nathan 1456 1456129395 Cooke, Tanya 1331 1342126311 Cooke, Matthew 1780 1780124587 Copeland, Bradley xxxx 945130408 Coppins, Alexander 1037 6130617 Corbeil, Pierre-Olivier 561 5128591 Cosmin, Sergiu xxxx 984129481 Cosmin, Ovidiu 819 819130576 Cossette, Caroline 714 5110316 Cote, Richard 1699 1868130547 Coulter, Gerald 1260 6130597 Couture, Pierre G. 268 4127116 Cox, Bobby xxxx 17125618 Cuevas, Vincent 1561 1561111942 Cunningham, Jim 1712 1804127060 Cushway, Galen xxxx 24128128 Cutler, Cartel 1083 5130646 Czajkowski, Adam 1470 5130695 Dahmer, Mitchell 1059 5123618 Dalla Ave, George 1672 1678127819 D'Andrea, Christian xxxx 905107299 Dangberg, Karl 1748 1879130425 Danilko, Alex 1287 5101895 Danilov, Alex 1941 2100130664 D'Atri, Adrian 977 5124996 Dattani, Neil xxxx 1153128692 Davidson, Cody 814 21130595 De Laplante, Chantal 378 4130693 De Wit, Matthew 692 4130233 Deabreau, Adriano 268 4


124403 Deakin, John 1475 23104176 Dean, Andrew 1997 2034113030 DeBoer, Bernard 1577 1577102011 DeKerpel, Stijn 2169 2194130625 DeLaplante, Ghislain 605 5125547 Dembowski, Mitchell 1524 1524130603 Demers, André 368 5110803 Den Otter, Albert 1500 1647124570 Derziotis, Michael 841 841130243 Desardins, Justin 560 5129416 Deslaurier, Brian 1910 16130660 Di Prizio, William 1110 5127087 Dickerson, Tyler xxxx 12109214 Divljan, Igor 2212 2255101065 Djerkovic, Miladin 2284 2402130703 Do, Peter 200 5127096 Dobson, Kelly xxxx 24100294 Dougherty, Michael 2343 2368106524 Douglas, Mike 1745 1858123319 Downs, Steve 1587 1587113062 Draak, Jan 1337 1350125528 Dragusanu, George 1592 1592125994 Dubeau, Jason 1830 1858125682 Duggan, Brendan 1624 1624130588 Dumais, Claude 510 5130264 Dupuis, Christie 677 5128900 Duquette, Michael xxxx 14105998 Duralia, John 1866 1915106571 Dutton, Warren Richard 1953 2257126203 Dutton, Christine 1425 1425106324 Duval, Kirk 1962 1962127276 Dyhm, Brent xxxx 20130706 Dykxhoorn, Gregory 644 5130229 Dzieciol, Nusia 348 4130712 E, Ron 1144 5129813 Eames, Richard 961 4130363 Easton, John 831 1107233 Eberle, Mark 1976 1976130570 Egan, Emily 368 5108293 Ellis, John 1753 1848103011 Erickson, John 1787 1789130156 Ewachow, Gabe 594 5128589 Fan, Brendan 1191 14124562 Farmer, Jeremy xxxx 17130401 Farmer, Luke 493 5102366 Ferner, Wolfgang 2012 2027130255 Ferren, Drew 722 4130575 Filion, Nikesh 739 5103521 Filipovich, David 2334 2370128968 Fisher, Mario xxxx 15112308 Fleming, Derrick 1760 1774102029 Fletcher, Andy 2050 2139130550 Fong, Jason 970 6128007 Fontaine, Brent 645 14130394 Forbes, Buck 623 5128427 Forsyth, Garrett 1231 4125485 Forsyth, Barry 1693 8128890 Fortier, Pascal xxxx 9128888 Fortin-Ukrainetz, Sebast xxxx 19130092 Francis, William 367 4106109 Franke, Raymond 1715 1769130702 Frantz, Thomas 305 5126665 Frattolin, Maxwell xxxx 20109170 Friendly, John 1664 1814130094 Frisa, Eugene 543 4126508 Fulmyk, Pavel 1583 16102942 Furstner, Nandor 2063 2147128889 Gabel, Jason xxxx 15123492 Galka, Mike 1449 1540130258 Gallagher, J.R. 1070 5130250 Gallerno, Jenna 360 5104173 Gareau, Don 1553 1700105218 Garel, Richard 1926 2049126751 Gauthier, Gabriel xxxx 16124454 Gayman, Ian 1743 1743105416 Gebhardt, David 1825 1989126627 Gelowitz, Mark A. 1154 1154130409 Gemmill, Pat 633 6130446 Ghoreishi, Lida 573 5130437 Ghoreishi, Sina 577 5130652 Ghulam Abbas, Hamid 1366 5124144 Gibson, Geoffrey xxxx 21107754 Gibson, Kris 1857 1879130090 Gilbert, Steven 484 4110983 Gilchrist, Raymond 1534 1660108202 Gillanders, Robert 1890 2140130244 Gillier, Jonathan 398 4130262 Girard, Willie 926 5130626 Girard, Andrew 563 5128887 Giroux, Claude xxxx 9122659 Giroux, Dave 1688 1760130422 Gleason, Sam 821 4128756 Glew, Richard 1939 23103711 Glinert, Stephen 2370 2370104325 Golebiewski, Sofie 1631 1728109888 Golts, Diana 1792 1819103597 Golts, Roman 2284 2321108832 Gooding, Gordon 1982 2084130572 Gosslin, Mia 243 5130661 Graham, Rob 1093 5130236 Gray, Cameron 693 5123493 Graydon, Mike 1385 1386130395 Grazos, Darren 557 5110824 Grebenc, John 1677 1787127068 Grech, Kaila xxxx 17101012 Gregorz, Ralph 2050 2218130690 Grolshan, Aryan 697 5130579 Grzela, Luc 643 5104152 Guignard, Michael 2133 2133125839 Gurevich, Artem 2299 2320126242 Gurr, David 1473 1473112613 Hacat, Kevork 2245 2249130599 Hachez, Mathieu 310 5130414 Haemel, Jasmine 200 5100027 Haley, Philip G. 1883 2005109769 Hall, John D. 1523 1540130472 Halliday, Dustin 292 5129797 Hambleton, Aman 1011 10104804 Handelman, Danny 1728 1756104591 Handelman, Michael 1955 1980128077 Hansen, Keith 893 5128081 Hansen, Kirk 843 5128574 Hanson, Keri Anne 1021 1023106963 Hardie, Mackenzie 1805 2062130594 Hardy, Nicholas 476 5104354 Harkes, Lewis 2132 2236127596 Harrigan, Ben 1314 1346130423 Harrison, Trevor 541 5

123136 Harvey, Tim 1557 1557126055 Hassan, Hassan 1656 1702129090 Hatzis, Johnathan xxxx 14124624 Heaslip, Kimberly xxxx 20129504 HemmatiBarogh, Yashar 2013 23102107 Henderson, Fred 1815 1815127769 Henry, Liam 1546 1575101426 Hentschel, Joachim 2073 2314126647 Herrick, Troy 1676 1676125002 Hier, David 1520 1570130698 Hill, Tristin 901 4107014 Hill, Andrew xxxx 10108908 Hillyard, Larry 1551 1756128343 Ho, Patricia 1203 23127655 Ho, Martin 1257 22105422 Hollo, Peter 1841 1882107184 Holmes, Michael J 1801 1820120380 Holowaty, Alex 1317 16103578 Horvat, Miro 2036 2130130234 Hosfield, Adam 760 5130155 Hovi, Thomas 580 9106551 Howard, Allan 1737 1857126973 Huard, Thea xxxx 780130149 Huard, Warren 974 5105297 Huband, Ken 1719 1964107565 Hubley, Roger 2084 2100130708 Huggett, Grant 1100 5128836 Humphries, Danny xxxx 20126476 Hunt, Chris 1491 15130257 Hunter, Gordon 486 4112242 Hurley, Paul 2150 2206105228 Ibrahim, Ismail 2011 2011127811 Ing, Earl 1259 1259122801 Iqbal, Shan xxxx 1661125434 Iqbal, Waqas 1338 19130673 Jackson, Mark 690 4112029 Janes, Miroslav 1861 2000130680 Jang, Louie 506 3130606 Jansson, Daniel 867 5104380 Jaques, Wray 1241 1404125520 Jizan, Masoud 1661 23124816 Joag, Vineet 1676 1676104694 Johnson, Wylie 1648 1651130573 Johnson, Lynn 735 5126474 Johnson, David 1154 24130701 Johnson, David 1097 4126025 Johnston, Marty xxxx 1145111441 Jones, Glenn 1540 1577107581 Joseph, Steve 1984 1999130624 Judd, Andrew 586 5130470 Kaali, Saad 958 5130656 Kagano, Alexander 1242 5106715 Kagramanov, Dina 1889 2010124895 Kain, Andrew 1209 1230128565 Karantayer, Mark xxxx 1051128151 Karpati, Leslie 1112 1124130685 Karpenko, Nick 993 3109746 Karpik, Steve 1497 1579100347 Katainen, Ernest 1709 1800108036 Kathiramalainat, Kandiah 1671 1800130225 Katrib, Jordan 668 4126832 Kaufman, Harris 1177 24103282 Kawa, Ron 1491 1567128959 Kent, Benjamin xxxx 9127698 Kershaw, Stephen xxxx 11107850 Kirby, Patrick 2210 2210101198 Kiss, Istvan 1895 2083130354 Klok, Leonid 2092 6106376 Knechtel, Tim 1928 2087130249 Knowler, Alex 427 5125923 Komer, William 655 9130093 Komer, Matthew 470 4125924 Komer, Brent 1219 14125925 Komer, Robert 640 4128568 Kong, Jeffrey xxxx 928129709 Kop, Michael 1147 9129693 Kou, Nancy 721 9105549 Kret, Ted 2154 2266130651 Kryvoshlyk, Yuriy 1394 5129425 Kunkle, Jacob 833 22130152 Kuper, Keith 921 8104537 Kurkowski, Ken 1699 1900105482 Kuryliw, Ray 1911 1982130654 Kuysten, Kris 1187 5129049 Kwandibens, Maverick xxxx 14130666 Kwee, Justin 1027 5128761 Kwok, Adrian 604 15130589 Lacombe, Jean-François 447 5123324 Lafleche, Patrick xxxx 20130554 Lafleche, Jonathan 698 5130157 Lalonde, Jordan 587 2128525 Lam, Yin Hung xxxx 9106974 Lamb, Bryan 2224 2350130628 Lambert, Paul 469 4130564 Lambert, Justin 451 5127519 Lambruschini, Alex 1499 1530130584 Lamoureux, Bradley 580 5101595 Lancia, Nicholas 1681 1914129708 Landerby, Don N 1174 8130596 Landriault, Marc 377 5100319 Langer, Herb 1674 1991101665 Langill, Ron 1659 1754127656 Lankage, Dinush xxxx 15130436 Lapensee, Jonah 510 5130396 Lapensee, Andy 804 6130567 Laplante, Christine 454 5130238 Latimer, Kathleen 627 5121507 Lau, Daniel 949 949126056 Lau, James xxxx 9108998 Laughlin, Steve 2044 2044126984 Lauzon, Joel xxxx 15124607 Lavigne-Lagace, Etienne xxxx 21124613 Lavigne-Legace, Hugo xxxx 4111318 Le, Ken 1840 1937125681 Lebedev, Iuri 2105 18129463 LeBlanc, Ron 1083 3130566 Leblanc, Justin-Pierre 491 5130620 Leblanc, Mathieu 577 5130604 Leclerc, Patrick 886 5129510 Lee, Jacky 724 24130593 Legros, Nicolas 443 5105108 Lehmann, James E. 1708 1852105747 Lemay, Francois 1793 1800130611 Lemieux, Dominic 708 5120122 Leung, Victor 1837 1874125731 Leung, Kevin 1650 1731128758 Li, Wilbur 744 24105262 Lidstone, Phil 1691 1938

113017 Liles, Kerry 1913 1913130709 Liska, Dan 1410 5100355 Litchfield, Gerry 1829 1854130683 Liu, Fangaim 706 3128762 Liu, David 1079 1097130548 Liviu, Chita 860 3102042 Livshits, Ron 2455 2536129321 Lizak, Stephen 1757 20109949 Lizak, Peter 1102 10128186 Loeb, Kurt 1525 1572127069 Loney, Amber xxxx 11127098 Loney, Brandon 840 15130260 Long, Alex 1059 5130627 Loranger, Jonathan 456 4130546 Louie, Jiang 1186 3130241 Louis, Gerry 627 5130713 Loveless, Jeff 1277 5124977 Lu, Jian 1591 1621110214 Lucki, Arnie 1905 2100109393 Luiting, Larry 1806 1958130699 Lukas, Mark 834 5127277 Lusignan, Eli xxxx 20123759 Luzius-Vanin, Michael xxxx 1008125903 Ma, Daniel 1337 1337128146 MacLeod, Neil 1460 24129952 MacNevin, Dave 1327 1124146 Magee, Kevin xxxx 21125600 Mai, Lloyd 1207 1267123763 Mak, Calvin 1134 1153127442 Malik, Paul xxxx 22127441 Malik, John xxxx 498128225 Malik, Miles xxxx 12130608 Malo, Joshua 767 5130605 Maltais, Joey 831 5112277 Manalo, Pepin 1918 1971125444 Manea, Alexandre xxxx 13127078 Marc, Jordon xxxx 15130622 Marchildon, Joël 578 5107391 Marghetis, Aris 1926 2048122440 Maric, Gordana 1713 1731126710 Marineau, Jean-Philippe xxxx 21109180 Marks, Richard 1850 2000130468 Mason, Gord 683 5130697 Massel, Michael 843 5130691 Massel, Karen 671 5130385 McCabe, James 483 5100298 McClelland, Tom 1935 2000128009 McDonald, Janna 644 14127490 McDonald, Justin 1503 20127489 McDonald, Patrick 943 13126992 McDonald, Jamal 538 15127798 McGeough, Shaun xxxx 772125585 McGilly, Craig 1332 1332130386 McGregor, Brayden 773 5130089 McIntyre, Steven 217 4130615 McKay, Patrick 631 5111614 McKay, Sean 1851 1929127444 McKeon, Michael 870 870130252 McKeon, Tom 1070 5120120 McMillan, Andrew 2032 2062110766 McTavish, David 2191 2300130224 Melinte, Ioana 710 5100297 Mendrinos, Ari 1534 1763130559 Mercier, Sylvain 592 5130580 Mercier, Joey 643 5129568 Merkley, Scott 510 7107489 Mesiti, Silvano 1698 1930128985 Michaud, Michael xxxx 19130237 Mifflin, Tom 693 5128884 Migneault, Dominik xxxx 15120541 Miletic, Damir xxxx 2247127534 Miller, Evgeni 2152 2152127517 Mills, Morgon 1599 1599103982 Milne, Reg 2015 2100103626 Mitrovic, Bojana 2154 2154130684 Mok, Siu-Pak 491 3110453 Moline, Robert 1946 2027128221 Moltner, Stephanie xxxx 501109053 Moore, Pamela xxxx 19107023 Moore, Andrew xxxx 20130669 Morales, Roberto 1048 5130613 Morin, Michel 629 4130612 Morin, Kevin 661 5102970 Morrell, Gord 2255 2278130247 Morrison, James 493 5101986 Morrison, Hugh 1424 1600106342 Moysoski, Randy 2139 2155126728 Nadeau, Dominique xxxx 20106173 Nadeau, Richard 1794 1802130557 Nadeau, Emmanuel 573 5103959 Nadeau, Benoit 1811 1827126715 Nadeau, Jeremie xxxx 20130583 Nadeau, Alex 577 5130609 Nadeau, Jamie 681 5126666 Nadeau, Gabrielle xxxx 20126735 Nadeau, Francois xxxx 20130668 Nahvar, Poyan 1024 4128003 Napoleone, Marc 1412 1436130676 Nemati, Omid 1982 4130616 Néron, Mark 588 5126464 Nezirovic, Ozren 2073 2073128592 Ngan, Henry xxxx 880130650 Ngo, Peter 1331 5130653 Nguyen, Robert 1251 5130648 Nguyen, Toan 1303 5130658 Nguyen, Vinh 1167 5130667 Nguyen, Jonathan 1081 5130647 Nguyen, Thang 1390 5124568 Nicholls, Trevor 613 19130427 Nicholson, Myles 741 6103659 Nickoloff, Bryon 2500 2536100042 Nock, David 1672 1700125489 Norwood, Tyler 1475 1495130700 Novick, Daniel 813 4122103 Nozari, Nosrat 1929 1999102669 Ochkoos, Jura 2371 2437102746 Oldland, Ray 1589 1726127482 O'Neil, Gary 1186 22130235 O'Neil, David 760 5102500 Orloff, Irv 1222 1600130455 Osborne, Kyle 557 5130558 Ouellet, Francois 634 5103715 Pacey, Kevin 2333 2347130411 Paddley, Travis 341 6130410 Paddley, Tim 576 6121545 Page, Peter 1390 1474127744 Palmer, Don xxxx 11125813 Parikh, Jugal 1220 17

130240 Parker, Kyle 627 5127089 Pasley, Zac xxxx 12127097 Pasley, Josh xxxx 18130433 Pasley, Jessica 674 5102570 Paterson, Jim 1951 2127103043 Patterson, Roger 2261 2305101816 Pauric, Ivan 2016 2126122285 Pauric, Allen 1658 1691128599 Pauric, Denis 1404 1404128911 Pauze, Mathieu xxxx 10130568 Payeur, Jessie 377 5127722 Penniser, Anthony xxxx 10111539 Perez, Sergio 1660 5129282 Perez, Anthony xxxx 8128564 Perlmutter, Sam xxxx 1007106479 Petkovic, Zarko M. 2012 2074128508 Philips, Andrew xxxx 692102028 Phillips, Brian J. 1507 1553130467 Phinley, Brandon 816 5130614 Phonekéo, Vanhmano 672 5125815 Picana, Andrew 2050 2063130631 Picard, Denis 410 5122604 Piggott, Scott 1501 1586123186 Pisanski, Peter 1030 1030128896 Plamondon, Andreane xxxx 20128899 Plamondon, Alain xxxx 19108062 Pleau, Derek 1891 2010124608 Plumpton, Stephen 668 4130711 Poel, Brian 1106 3130581 Poliquin-Boutin, Félix 577 5130388 Pollard, Jonathan 893 5130674 Ponnampalam, Thavak 838 4124943 Poon, Dora 1218 1218125074 Poon, Douglas 1598 1598130678 Poon, Justin 1212 4129359 Power, Alan 1224 23129461 Prabaharan, Brandon 1118 1139127773 Prajza, John 1296 11125043 Prajza, Justin 1446 22130681 Preda, Andrei 606 3102775 Predescu, Sebastian 2041 2099130623 Pronovost, Matthew 538 5104903 Puiras, Jarmo 1851 1900129068 Pushkar, John xxxx 15125468 Qaaboos, Mehran xxxx 18129944 Raats, Daniel 1868 5130356 Rabinovitch, Jason 1112 6108279 Rakhinshteyn, Fima 2255 2262100257 Raletich, George 1951 2100101082 Ramzi, Murtadha 1599 1900130602 Rancourt, Mélodie 200 4107079 Ranger, Jeffrey 1726 1769109637 Reinwald, John 1357 1447122971 Requadt, Guenter 1323 1425125247 Revich, Dan 1704 1707130357 Reynolds, Kelly 821 6128882 Rheaume, Jesse xxxx 11130587 Rhéaume, François 543 5126736 Richards, Brandon xxxx 21111115 Richardson, Ross 2055 2078130087 Richardson, Nicholas 573 4112451 Riddell, Robert 1458 1556105991 Riedstra, Richard F. 1589 1733130473 Riley, Daniel 741 6130632 Rioux, Alain 410 5130231 Ripley-McNeil, Evan 443 5130400 Risley, Brynna 306 5111268 Robinson, Kenneth C. 1983 2040106091 Roczniak, Marek 1676 1903124206 Rodina, Nataliya 1952 2009120383 Rolavs, Andre 1779 2003111945 Rolfe, Warrick 2075 2185130435 Rosa, Dylan 200 4113055 Roschman, Paul 1625 1625130600 Rosevear, Jasmine 310 5125009 Rossi, Michael xxxx 20128908 Roussy, Rick xxxx 9101799 Rowles, Christopher 1761 1910128901 Roy, Thea xxxx 14130619 Roy, Stéphane 517 5125766 Rubanovski, Vladimir 2023 2071109121 Runstedler, Rick 1932 2032130227 Ruscica, Samantha 577 5130226 Ruscica, Blake 577 5130578 Ryan, Dylan 676 5127525 Sadler, Craig 1218 24130416 Sagnes, Nicholas 408 5130259 Sagocak, Berk 1059 5130671 Sakhuja, Akshay 899 5125047 Sallay, Malik 1123 1123108545 Salomaa, Markku 1854 1854130150 Sangster, Oliver 919 5106569 Schofield, Mike 1771 1771108609 Schumacher, Albin 1695 1700130705 Secord, Brendan 250 5123223 Seguin, Marc 1641 1718103877 Serdula, Jay 1855 1958121329 Shah, Omaray M. 1826 1875103540 Shahi, Bahram 1888 10126142 Sharma, Rahul xxxx 15125969 Sharma, Mohit K xxxx 21109017 Shea, Joseph 1686 1693124575 Shepard, Charlee xxxx 12124596 Shepard, Josh xxxx 12105109 Sherman, Robert 1808 2004120564 Shishkina, Olya 1976 2026126744 Shoppoff, Eric xxxx 826127800 Shyr, Justin 1026 1026130561 Siebert, Maxim 458 5128450 Sigmundt, Pieter 1298 1298109808 Simic, Dusan 2217 2309130663 Small, Andre 1041 4111290 Smilovici, Emil 1936 2075130677 Smith, Duncan 1186 4101793 Smith, Maurice 1715 1967130158 Smith, Tyson 797 5125546 Smith, Hazel 1685 1733130682 Snuper, Ben 206 3123265 Solodar, Yevgeni 2039 2159129195 Sorenson, Thomas xxxx 15128152 Sotto, Mark xxxx 6130659 Srichandrarajah, Arasan 1092 5123789 Srinivasan, Gajana 1856 1856130553 St. Pierre, Jamael 724 4107439 St.Pierre, Paul 1595 1595128153 Stala, Henryk 1621 1630130412 Statham, Alexandra 723 5130246 Sterling, Josh 398 4

128597 St-Jean, Benoit 1610 8109057 Strehlow, Chris 1595 1650107059 Streiter, Michael 1622 1688110035 Strojevs, Alexander 1812 1942102222 Suller, Lorant 1750 1852126201 Sviridovitch, Slava 1840 2002126093 Sviridovitch, Alina 1683 1699106730 Syed, Ali 1884 1918130160 Sypus, Matthew 313 4121114 Tam, Timothy 1550 1550101786 Tebbs, Frank 1433 1700103699 Tebbs, Frank J 1783 1798124501 Teh, Kevin 1642 1674129962 Tellier, Raymond 1277 6130466 Tenbult, Tyler 887 5107314 Teram, Eli 1338 1539106474 Termeer, Ted 1578 1721124866 Tester, Dean 1637 1637125772 Tester, Cory 1173 17127423 Thavandiran, Nimalan 1515 1515127431 Thavandiran, Shiyam 1521 1521130254 Thibeault, Kyle 928 5130610 Thibert-Leduc, Philippe 699 5128897 Thibert-Leduc, Julien xxxx 10123874 Thomson, Matt 1974 1974130555 Thrones, Tyler 684 5128491 Timbaliuc, Veaceslav 1156 16121639 Tirpak, Josef 1503 1503128107 Tobolovsky, Evgeni 1560 7126875 Tolnai, David 1491 1491130091 Tomaszewski, Daniel 1025 4110864 Tomlinson, John B 1617 1911127772 Tong, Steven 1308 1308130675 Toth, Zachary 952 1130621 Tousignant, François 535 5130154 Town, Kyle 673 4130153 Town, Sean 896 5126983 Traini, Travis xxxx 20129406 Transky, Paul 1307 14124566 Travaszi, Alex xxxx 13111224 Tremblay, Brent 1634 1814110865 Triefeldt, Jack 1860 2000123261 Tsimakouridze, Elena xxxx 1361124498 Tursman, Richard 1628 1718130556 Turuba, Roxanne 643 5127271 Turuba, James xxxx 20130413 Underhill, Travis 512 6102136 Ungor, Imre 1800 1864125708 Uwland, Jaco 1270 1359126202 Vadachkoriya, Irakli 2042 2042125532 Vaingorten, Yaaqov 2326 2326128760 Vaisman, Edi 1000 1002130432 Van Nood, Danny 757 5125056 Vandenberk, Paul xxxx 1115112660 Vanderlee, Chris 1679 1823130263 Vanderpryt, Shawn 870 5107974 Vassanji, Anil 1995 2081130563 Veilleux, Michel 446 5101858 Veltmann, Alfred 1733 2002102372 Venning, Ron 1665 1855107979 Vera, Jesus 1488 1675122790 Verma, Tony 1921 2030130248 Vienneau, Cassie 427 5122286 Vincent, Rob 1879 1910124342 Vivas, Fabio 1545 1591129486 Vlasov, Nick 1807 11130645 Voicu, Adrian 1453 5120516 Voloaca, Mihnea 2175 2251128800 VonKeitz, Michael 1362 5129411 Vukovic, Vladimir 1581 12126316 Wan, Michael 1368 1423130308 Wan, Karen 729 8105702 Wang, HaoYuan 2155 2155121192 Wang, Michael 1825 1829127018 Ward, Gerald 1699 1699130239 Warren, Aaron 627 5107494 Wasmund, Miles 1538 1557102936 Watson, Mark 1723 1772100074 Webb, Robert N. 1815 1938130228 Weedon, Jeremy 348 4130710 Weingert, Jessica 873 3130696 Weingert, Michael 732 5112038 Welling, Peter 1685 1800130471 Wessel, Quentin 558 5121463 Wettengl, Willi 1454 1538127652 Wheatley, David xxxx 11130253 Wieringa, Kip 798 4102934 Wight, Keith 2195 2208102469 Wilkinson, Allan 1614 1791106290 Williams, Mike 1959 2011103265 Wing, Richard 1888 1978130694 Wiraszka, Michal 953 5127541 Wiratunga, Sheran 1318 1318130402 Woldron, Ryan 341 4122512 Wong, Wylon 1763 1777109506 Wood, Bryan 1512 1600130474 Wright, Amber 512 6130431 Wright, David 1128 5130429 Wright, Josh 706 5130399 Wright, Lisa 569 6105417 Wright, Jim 1476 1603130430 Wright, Daniel 828 4130545 Wu, Adrian 636 3130655 Wu, David 1214 5127700 Wu, Adrian xxxx 1097130670 Xie, Liezhao 860 4130469 Yardy, Stephen 483 5129549 Yeung, Benzi 940 20129811 Yeung, Christopher 1106 9126132 Yu, Jeffrey 1363 1484126131 Yu, Jonathan 1585 1645125087 Zhao, Jacky xxxx 1423129642 Zhu, Tony 1037 18130242 Zimmer, Heather 478 4130245 Zink, Chris 398 4122992 Znottka, Shawn 1025 1091111138 Zubac, Marius 2217 2304125015 Zyss, Joshua xxxx 7

Prince Edward IslandCFC# Name Rtng High130270 Arnold, Samuel 489 7130272 Arsenault, Jonathan 334 4130273 Banks, Brittany 200 5120288 Bauer, Stephen-Kelly xxxx 3126800 Berger, Stefan xxxx 12130281 Boisclair, Charlotte 507 5130283 Burke, Megan 343 5


130271 Campbell, Corinne 200 4123488 Casey, Adam xxxx 1065111875 Cooper, Aaron 2045 2045127509 Donaldson, Jamie Lynn xxxx 17130275 Ellis, Marshall 950 7130337 Faulkner, Keith 1087 6112954 Ferguson, Brian 1694 1800127506 Francis-Pronger, Timothy xxxx 9127510 Greer, Catherine xxxx 9130268 Hately, Alex 356 5130279 Hood, Seth 573 5125217 Judson, Jessy 1117 1126111891 Keunecke, Ed 1610 1774102875 Landry, Scott 1405 1423130339 Leach, Ryan 610 5130338 Leach, Andrew 787 6125211 MacDonald, Nick xxxx 18125207 MacKenzie, Nicholas xxxx 21130269 MacPhee, Jordan 672 6100145 McKim, Fred 2047 2132130267 Mugford, Sam 655 6130278 Mustafa, Rafid 707 5130280 Neilson, Tom 573 5130274 Nicholson, Bethany 200 4130277 O'Hanley, Elizabeth 677 5125212 Parker, David 898 24109557 Parker, Ian 1350 1350121861 Paulowich, David 1771 1890127511 Perry, Mattew 793 793130282 Pickles, Alex 410 5130276 Profit, Sumara 818 7130340 Underhay, Mitchell 774 4

QuebecCFC# Name Rtng High123360 Archambault, Serge 1817 18109160 Bachand-Fleurent, Julien 1970 2027113051 Charbonneau, Anne-Marie 1847 1847108642 Charland, Roger 1471 1489127199 Clyde, Ryan xxxx 10130068 Clyde, Jordan 1784 5109091 Danis, Jacques 1783 1813125456 Feoktistov, Dmitri xxxx 1975101700 Gottlieb, Jonathan 2176 2176127505 Gulko, Andrei 2157 13130066 Hanna, Frederic-Olivier 645 5127195 Jorge, Ivan xxxx 10130063 Khaziyeva, Fatima 845 5102780 Lavergne, Daniel 1770 1801125452 Lawson, Jonathan 1528 1561123478 Lawson, Eric 2074 2102104158 Lemieux, Richard 1812 1860104103 Lesage, Pierre 1860 1860107237 Maisonneuve, Paul 1719 1801103041 Mangahas, Ronald 1974 2001125461 Masse, Hugues xxxx 2035122700 Mathieu, Jean-Philippe xxxx 10130355 Maxant, Joseph 1508 6125795 McAlpin, John Francis 1795 16122024 Mogilevsky, Olga 1830 1889124049 Morin, Benoit 1742 5130069 Neron-Grondin, Guillaume 1624 5130062 Ngugyen, Minh-Ly 645 5130070 Obartel, Jacques 1586 5122702 Ouellet-Leveille, Clement 1767 1767127200 Ouellet-Leveille, Bertrand xxxx 20125451 Parra, Victor xxxx 24130065 Qako, Silvi 645 5120203 Ramaswamy, Kishor 1908 1923125448 Rodriguez, Aaron xxxx 14122701 Roussel-Roozmon, Thom 2101 2105130064 Rozybakiyev, Rasul 912 5103553 Schleifer, Michael 2460 2491130353 St.Onge, Joel 1106 6123738 Tessier-Desrosiers, Olivier xxxx 2001102205 Thibault, Mario 1873 1978130071 Tomb, Maroun 1802 5107931 Tran, Dan xxxx 15112806 Van Dusen, Eric 1836 1942123745 Villeneuve, Luc 1661 1706130067 Ye, Ling Feng 1694 5

ForeignCFC# Name Rtng High123330 Fernandez, Daniel 2242 2258130362 Gliksman, David 2328 6101337 Imai, Toshio 1529 1807101769 Mattson, Dane xxxx 5130552 Steel, Christopher 940 5

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200104033 Allard Designs Spring into Summer16200104032 St Patricks Day Open 11200104031 Tounoi semi rapide de Dieppe 18200104030 South Fraser Valley Grade 7 15200104029 South Fraser Valley Grade 6 22200104028 South Fraser Valley Grade 5 30200104027 South Fraser Valley Grade 4 22200104026 South Fraser Valley Grade 3 14200104025 South Fraser Valley Grade 2 6200104024 South Fraser Valley Grade 1 10200104023 CYCC Quebec Provincial Ch U18 6200104022 CYCC Quebec Provincial Ch U16 6200104021 CYCC Quebec Provincial Ch U14 6200104020 CYCC Quebec Provincial Ch U12 6200104019 CYCC Quebec Provincial Ch U10 6200104018 CYCC Chatham Kent U16 U18 10200104017 CYCC Chatham Kent U14 9200104016 CYCC Chatham Kent U12 19200104015 CYCC Chatham Kent U10 11200104014 CYCC Dartmouth Regional U18 3200104013 CYCC Dartmouth Regional U16 3200104012 CYCC Dartmouth Regional U14 2200104011 CYCC Dartmouth Regional U12 6200104010 CYCC Dartmouth Regional U10 4200104009 Halifax Feb Junior Group 5 5200104008 Halifax Feb Junior Group 4 6200104007 Halifax Feb Junior Group 3 7200104006 Halifax Feb Junior Group 2 7200104005 Halifax Feb Junior Group 1 7200103119 Mikes March Madness 6200103118 EOCA RA Spring Open Sec 4 16200103117 EOCA RA Spring Open Sec 3 16200103116 EOCA RA Spring Open Sec 2 12200103115 EOCA RA Spring Open Sec 1 13200103114 DCC Cabin Fever II Wed Swiss 39200103113 Saint John CC Class Section 2 19200103112 Saint John CC Class Champ 8200103111 Snowflea III 12200103110 Feb 11 Sunday Regular 10200103109 2nd Canadian Girls Gr8 CMA 8200103108 2nd Canadian Girls Gr12 CMA 6200103107 MCY Chess Championship 5200103106 Ellis vs Franke 2200103105 UBC Tuesday Night 8200103104 Victoria K12 Regional Grade 6 20200103103 Victoria K12 Regional Grade 4 24200103102 Victoria K12 Regional Grade 3 18200103101 Victoria K12 Regional Grade 2 12200103100 Victoria K12 Regional Grade 1 10200103099 CRCC 2001 2 12200103098 Sean McKays CC Open Feb 13200103097 Edmonton Championship 2001 30200103096 Northern Alberta Open 29200103095 Calgary Closed 2001 Section 4 8200103094 Calgary Closed 2001 Section 3 8200103093 Calgary Closed 2001 Section 2 7200103092 Calgary Closed 2001 Section 1 8200103091 Bluenose CC Championship U1800 12200103090 Bluenose CC Championship Open 15200103089 BCIT Grades 7 to 12 35200103088 BCIT 2001 Grades 3 and 4 50200103069 2001 Toronto Class Ch Masters 19

Active Ratings

AlbertaCFC# Name Rtng High106248 Boehmer, Kris 1917 15108745 McCann, Jim 1719 11

British ColumbiaCFC# Name Rtng High128830 Baldwinson, Ted 1671 15123856 Bowles, Malcolm 1127 9129846 Brucker, Steven 1277 5124453 Campbell, Jamie 1606 5109925 Churchill, Gregory 1623 18123849 Churchill, Sam 1113 10110120 Davies, Alex 2038 14107057 Devindisch, William 1430 14130761 Dumonceaux, Max 1237 5130759 Dumonceaux, Luke 1417 5130760 Dumonceaux, Ron 1496 5108988 Farid, Omar F.M. 2047 21111013 Gemmell, Ian 1570 8125693 Giesbrecht, Peter 928 4126640 Gorgevik, Kristijan 1570 5129717 Hickford, Ted 1310 14123082 Jiganchine, Roman 2049 14100252 Koke, Conrad 1642 1800120324 Kostadinov, George xxxx 10128539 Litman, Raviv 1263 5128397 McKay Jefferson, Matt 1644 5123445 Moisseev, Dmitri xxxx 1616100318 Niksic, John 1986 22125907 Nisbet, Bob xxxx 5128808 Ozkan, Caqri 1668 5129974 Perrault, Mark 1479 10126641 Raymer, Evan 1629 5127485 Raymer, Elliot 1755 5102481 Rycroft, Don 1764 1764103414 Scoones, Dan 2109 2201130352 Scott, Mason 1311 4126481 Sherrin, Mitchell 1641 14110554 Stanford, Mike 1770 1770128533 Stokes, Leo 1509 5128532 Stokes, Vaughn 1290 5107829 Taylor, Nicholas 1867 22129754 Taylor, Ben A. 1190 9

ManitobaCFC# Name Rtng High101126 Boron, Anthony 1870 24

New BrunswickCFC# Name Rtng High104373 Boudreau, Pierre 1410 1410108882 Duivenvoorden, Hubert 1629 1704104228 Frenette, Franco 1668 1668125556 Godin, Robert 1611 4123196 Hebert-Losier, Francis 2010 4109003 Legacy, Leo 1469 1509125186 Pelletier, Miguel 1444 4

Nova ScotiaCFC# Name Rtng High123376 Ng, Gary 1791 18106289 Poirier, David 1481 1481111124 Reddy, Tyler 1834 1834128477 Ruelland, Geoffrey 1616 11

OntarioCFC# Name Rtng High129902 Abucay, Ruben 1113 5123274 Agabekian, Konstantin 1641 1756129903 Alejandro, Jimmy 1147 4124988 Andronache, Victor 1620 10129964 Antic, Dejan 2342 10125571 Armstrong, Tavish 1337 1418123403 Arroyo, Ian B. 2241 5129963 Asmal, Zubair 1850 10129899 Baptista, Cesar 1024 5108147 Barber, Dave 1376 1393126054 Beaudry, Lukas 1850 1850129900 Beaulieu, Jerome 1602 5109793 Bellomo, Joe 1678 1834129898 Bertrand, Tyler 1322 5130365 Blauert, Jorg 2252 5109007 Bledzinski, Ian 2087 2087125709 Bluvshtein, Mark 2258 2292111626 Bos, Peter 1662 15107194 Bowers, David 1903 15112136 Brajkovic, Nikola 2040 2219127784 Broersen, Hans 1762 1771110977 Buscar, Michael 2042 2108123266 Chan, Evan 1648 1669106389 Clarke, Brian 1504 1589106053 Condino, Benjamin 1701 1701129897 Cude, Jonathan 1252 5107299 Dangberg, Karl 1686 1805128692 Davidson, Cody 879 4104844 De Castro, Dan 1741 1827125547 Dembowski, Mitchell 1374 1374110803 Den Otter, Albert 1477 1674129896 Dewitt, Jason 820 4130369 Diamant, Andre 2054 5109214 Divljan, Igor 2132 24125528 Dragusanu, George 1208 1208105998 Duralia, John 1645 1816106571 Dutton, Warren Richard 2056 2195110299 Egorov, Mikhail 1898 1918103309 Evans, Bill 2066 2144128812 Fabienski, Andrew 1411 21111839 Fairbairn, Stephen 1971 2045103521 Filipovich, David 2159 2208130370 Fortune, Jon 1931 3105218 Garel, Richard 1788 1848112426 Gashgarian, Rob 1754 1754108027 Gasparac, Marijan 1851 1879129970 Gholson, Danny 1906 5103597 Golts, Roman 2020 2048108832 Gooding, Gordon 2013 2064130372 Graham, Mack 1545 5130373 Guerra, Antonio 1195 1100027 Haley, Philip G. 1769 1900127596 Harrigan, Ben 1362 22123136 Harvey, Tim 1557 1557106156 Haziprodromu, Sam 1988 2169129504 HemmatiBarogh, Yashar 1880 17102107 Henderson, Fred 1769 22105731 Hendon, Lee 1467 1511130374 Hendrawan, Niko 1472 1125002 Hier, David 1596 1596129969 Hill, Martin 1889 7105422 Hollo, Peter 1609 1800106205 Jando, Edmond 1678 1722121325 Janicki, Jozef 1395 1432103900 Jasionowski, Peter 2009 16129973 Jochem, Alessandro 1437 5107581 Joseph, Steve 1753 1888106715 Kagramanov, Dina 1816 1816124895 Kain, Andrew 1331 19109746 Karpik, Steve 1323 1434129273 Kaski, Roman 1963 20101422 Kempner, Andrew 1981 2032101198 Kiss, Istvan 1958 1989106376 Knechtel, Tim 1772 1846125924 Komer, Brent 727 9125925 Komer, Robert 571 8130093 Komer, Matthew 1228 4125923 Komer, William 790 7129709 Kop, Michael 1352 16129966 Krivosheya, Sergei 2156 5128919 Krukowski, Andrzej 1859 20106974 Lamb, Bryan 2085 2122101595 Lancia, Nicholas 1643 1643121507 Lau, Daniel 743 17108998 Laughlin, Steve 1920 1920130085 Lavdas, Michael 748 4129463 LeBlanc, Ron 1260 8121831 Lentini, Joseph 1914 1914129321 Lizak, Stephen 1602 8109949 Lizak, Peter 1266 10128186 Loeb, Kurt 1260 21130096 Logghe, Bryce 537 4107201 London, John 1636 15110214 Lucki, Arnie 1818 2010120061 MacLeod, Brian 1812 1829128146 MacLeod, Neil 1288 18104111 MacLeod, Steven 2157 2157112732 Maenpaa, David 1602 1672123763 Mak, Calvin 1201 1201130377 Marema, David 1948 5107391 Marghetis, Aris 1799 1849109180 Marks, Richard 1893 1898129669 McCallion, Robert 1285 8127490 McDonald, Justin 1233 16130086 McGarvey, Eoin 200 4127798 McGeough, Shaun xxxx 13102892 McGowan, Alan 1724 5127444 McKeon, Michael 854 17127534 Miller, Evgeni 2089 2089108272 Moffat, Andrei 2140 2140105464 Montano, Angel 1534 1612129975 Moore, Mike 1211 10101412 Mosquite, Alejo 1591 15129901 Nijemcevic, Jovan 2174 5122103 Nozari, Nosrat 1809 1855104561 Obrovac, Zvonko 1951 1988102669 Ochkoos, Jura 2374 2409106245 O'Donnell, Tom 2469 2478

127560 Palmer, Jordan 1611 17130364 Pavlovic, Milos 1329 1101770 Peredun, Andrew 2080 2080107646 Perovic, Bozidar 1999 1999106479 Petkovic, Zarko M. 1964 2011128508 Philips, Andrew xxxx 4125815 Picana, Andrew 2025 2029122604 Piggott, Scott 1430 1496129459 Plotnikov, Vladimir 1804 15106619 Posylek, Caesar 1690 1694129944 Raats, Daniel 2080 10108279 Rakhinshteyn, Fima 2107 2200130087 Richardson, Nicholas 437 3111115 Richardson, Ross 1883 1896130380 Richart, Ryanb 1175 3109327 Rivas, Edgar 1772 1776129972 Rixon, Andrew 1616 5111945 Rolfe, Warrick 1790 23103199 Rositsan, Boris 2161 2369101799 Rowles, Christopher 1649 1812111463 Ruiz, Richard 2106 2118129979 Safi, Abdullah 1581 1108545 Salomaa, Markku 1890 24105109 Sherman, Robert 1744 1744127799 Shyr, Aaron 1122 13127800 Shyr, Justin 998 13127801 Shyr, Jonathan 908 12130381 Skarstein, Per-Bjarne 1059 1129341 Sliwa, Jozef 1661 1661103110 Spraggett, Grant xxxx 2359123789 Srinivasan, Gajana 1616 1640120171 Stevens, Christian 1973 2016129968 Stinis, Steven 2189 5107059 Streiter, Michael 1710 1710121114 Tam, Timothy 1378 1378128650 Tarnowka, Edward 1599 1599129976 Tarr, Stephen 1480 2107314 Teram, Eli 1160 19106474 Termeer, Ted 1528 1692120849 Terzic, Josip xxxx 2270103841 Thurairasah, Shivaharan 1757 1853130095 Turnbull, Ein 748 4130382 Unterberger, Peter 1123 4126202 Vadachkoriya, Irakli 2081 2081125532 Vaingorten, Yaaqov 2227 2227107165 VanHulsen, Tom 1634 5102372 Venning, Ron 1452 1698108688 Verde, Pino 1577 1658122790 Verma, Tony 1892 1947129787 Vermette, D'Arcy 1355 6125697 Vujic, Branimir 2339 2348130383 Wall, Brian 1493 1105702 Wang, HaoYuan 1979 1981102934 Wight, Keith 2081 2187129895 Wilson, Robert 1364 5123761 Wilton, Taylor 971 8127541 Wiratunga, Sheran 1219 1219129978 Woodward, Vince 1168 1129468 Wunder, Tyler 919 6130384 Yee, David 1712 5100321 Young, Mark 1711 1711101317 Zagar, Milan 1909 2140129965 Zarnicki, Pablo 2485 5

Prince Edward IslandCFC# Name Rtng High110208 Gulati, Ashish (Justin) 2071 2155

QuebecCFC# Name Rtng High123360 Archambault, Serge 1603 5129715 Beland, Stephane 1881 5128651 Gagnon, Gabriel 1730 14

SaskatchewanCFC# Name Rtng High125580 Porter, Patrick 1509 14

ForeignCFC# Name Rtng High130368 Brown, Lance 2080 5129791 Bustillo, Joaquin 1873 15129792 Fabrikant, Ben 1604 10130371 Glass, Andreas 1377 5130375 Humphreys, Floyd 1308 4129977 Kunschek, Horst 1784 6130376 Lipoma, Charles 2157 5130378 Natoli, Joseph 1552 5129794 Nkili, Joseba 1656 10130379 Obrian, Bradford 1519 5130366 Peredy, Ferenc 2237 4123108 Plesset, Kiven 1912 6130367 Repkova, Eva 2024 5129971 Smith, Gary 1710 10129967 Vazquez, Rodrigo 2495 5

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Junior Chess

I am of the firm belief that skills learned from chess are transferable to other fields ofendeavor. One only has to look at such great Canadian players as Zvonko Vranesic,Duncan Suttles, and Paul Vaitonis for examples of players who utilized their chessskills with success in other career pursuits. Junior players should look especially tothese players for inspiration as they balance chess with education and other interests.

Wanting to give something back to the current juniors, I have decided to donate partof my chess library to the CFC toward a junior benefit auction, with all proceedsgoing to the CFC junior program of their choice.

These books have not only provided key knowledge for my own chessdevelopment, but, and more importantly perhaps, gave me countless hours ofenjoyment reliving some of the great, and not so great, moments in chess. Amongthis collection you will find the famous Fischer interview in Chessworld Volume 1,Number 1, 1964, where Fischer makes a number of remarkable statements likeÒÖMorphyÕs natural talents would be more than sufficient for him to vanquish the besttwentieth century playersÓ.

The 1st Edition of the 1932 classic work Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti, provides a comprehensivereview of chess history and theory from Adolf Anderssen to Carlos Torre, in addition to analysis and views on hisopening system. Moderne Schachetheorie, the German edition of Ludek PachmanÕs classic opening tome, has aCanadian flavor as it was owned by the great Frank Anderson, or our own Dr. Nathan DivinskyÕs Around the ChessWorld in 80 Years, Volume 1, depicting epic battles by Emanuel Lasker. Many oddities are revealed in CuriousChess Facts by Chernev, a great afternoon book, with lots of fodder for columnists. Overall, there is something ofinterest in this collection for all different tastes and requirementsÖ

The books were appraised based on current rates from known rare book dealers,but their value, in my opinion, exceeds any monetary amount. I am hopeful youwill bid on some or all of these books in the spirit of supporting our futurechampions and responsible citizens, and, at the same time, receive a great edition toadd to your library. The total appraised value of the collection is USD$894.80, orCDN$1,342.20.

IM Brian Hartman

Modern Ideas in the Chess Opening I. A. Horowitz 1953 Kugelman & Bent Books, Denver CO $40.00Masters of the Chessboard Richard Reti 1932, 1st Edition Kugelman & Bent Books, Denver CO $108.75My Best Games of Chess 1924-1937 Alexander Alekhine 1938 The Book Collector, Fort Worth, TX $50.75Great Moments in Chess Fred Reinfeld 1963, 1st Edition Book City, Hollywood CA $40.00Colle System George Koltanowski 1972, autographed by author Bicentennial Bookshop, Kalamazoo MI $50.75Curious Chess Facts Irving Chernev 1937 The Book Collector, Fort Worth TX $50.75Around the Chess World in 80 Years Nathan Divinsky 1961 Book Ends, Arlington VA $28.80AVRO 1938 James Schroeder 1961, autographed by author Book Ends, Arlington VA $37.50NapierÕs Amenties and Background of Chess-Play, Units 1-3 W. & E. Napier 1934 Julians Books, NY NY $108.75Chess & Checkers the Way to Mastership Edward Lasker 1960 East End Booksellers, East Hampton NY $10.50Chessworld Volume 1, Number 1, 1964 Frank Brady 1964 Julians Books, NY NY $108.75Chessworld Volume 1, Number 2, 1964 Frank Brady 1964 Julians Books, NY NY $108.75Moderne Schachtheorie Ludek Pachman 1956 Formerly owned by Frank Anderson, with name plate $100500 Master Games of Chess Books II & III Tartakower and du Mont 1952 Julians Books, NY NY $50.75

Benefit AuctionTo be held at the CYCC Finals in Sackville, NB

Olympic Fund Update

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Recent Donations

Fred McKim $200.00Robert Inkol $25.00Frank Dixon $20.00Joseph Ferencz $100.00Earle Bruce $100.00Gord Blackman $25.00Nick Zimninski $25.00K. Kirsan $34.55Kingston Chess Club $50.00Belzberg Technologies $7210.00Christian Collins $600.00Dave Allen $5.00Doug Brandson $25.21Frank Coruzzi $5.00Stephen Ball $100.04David Filipovich $23.70Milan Rabljenovic $22.00Raymond Petit $27.00Belzberg Technologies $10,000.00Michael Wilson $20.00Jack Yoos $315.00David Poirier $10.00David Wilson-Grange $20.08Scarborough Chess Club $150.00David Wilson-Grange $20.08David Poirier $10.00John C. Yoos $315.00Dave Allen $5.00Doug Brandson $25.21Frank Coruzzi $5.00

Current Balance $828.24

At the 1999 Canadian Open inVancouver, the organizers decidedto collect $1.50 from every entry asa contribution to the Olympic Fund,thus presenting the CFC with amuch appreciated donation ofnearly $300.

It was their hope to set an examplefor other organizers and otherevents to follow suit in helpingraise much needed revenues forour Olympic program, and we planto publish the names of theorganizers and events that do so infuture editions of the magazine.

Every two years the Chess Federation of Canada sends our very bestplayers to represent Canada at the Chess Olympiad. Among all ofthe national and international events funded by the CFC each andevery year, this is the most prestigious and by far the mostexpensive. The Olympiad is frequently hosted in distant locales, andthus funding travel expenses for our teams represents aconsiderable burden for such a small organization.

We can all be proud of our successes at the Olympiads, and weshould also be grateful to those individuals who have lent theirsupport by making a donation to our Olympic Fund. It is with yourhelp that we are able to continue to fund our internationalparticipation and programs!

Thank You!

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