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From Art to Chess Aussie Style: Kendenup-WA

Dec 8

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In Canada it’s chess and math but in Western Australia it’s chess and …art! A papier-mache arts project started students at Kendenup Primary School onto the road of chess.

Runner’s Up December-2012 Checkmate-for-kendenup-primary-school-players
‘Six students from Kendenup Primary School made a triumphant return to Albany this week after coming runners-up in a major national chess tournament. The talented group spent two days competing against 15 other primary school teams in the National Chess Kids Tornelo Tournament held in Melbourne this week.

As well as convincingly taking second place in the competition, which is the biggest of its kind in the country, the Kendenup students achieved the best ever result by a Western Australian school. Their achievement was all the more remarkable as it was only their second year to take part in the event, after coming in eighth place last year.

Principal Fiona Hall said the entire school community was thrilled with the achievements of the chess team.She also paid tribute to chess coach Heather Fergie and mentor Bill Sandilands for their ongoing commitment to the team…’

Photo: Kendenup Primary School students (left to right)
Alex Bolton, Sebastian Gavinsson, Jayden Williams, Izaak Bateman,
James Gray, Ethan Palfrey with their runners-up trophies.

Art to Chess
‘A papier-mache arts project sparked a strategic chess move that has taken young students from a small Great Southern community to a national championships….The love of chess was sparked last year when Kendenup primary students made chess pieces from soft drink bottles and papier-mache for an art project.

Deputy principal and visual arts teacher – and now chess coach – Heather Fergie then taught them the game.’

The West Australian © Schoolmates check out beauty of chess
23 November 2011 (Story and Photo) Kendenup-primary-school-no-pawns-in-competition

‘STUDENTS at Kendenup Primary School have gone from being chess novices to State champions in less than a year.

“With the help of local chess player Bill Sandilands and teacher Raelene Palfrey and myself – who students took great delight in beating when they could – they were able to practice new moves,” she said.

“With interest in chess increasing principal Fiona Hall applied for and received a grant from Bendigo Bank, Mt Barker branch to purchase a large outdoor chess set which is now used in the playground by students.”

Students Jayden Williams, Joel Gray, Alex Bolton, Isaak Bateman, James Gray, Caitlin Hillman, Tom Hillman and Matthew Hillman first won the local competition in September which was held in Gnowangerup and earned them a spot in the State finals.

State-winning students who travelled to Perth to compete were Joel Gray, Jayden Williams, James Gray, Alex Bolton, Dale Osborne and Izaak Bateman. James Gray was runner up individual student in the primary division, Jayden Williams placed third and Alex Bolton and Joel Gray were equal fourth.

“Needless to say there were many phone calls to the waiting and supportive teachers and students back at school and much interest in this new ‘chess school’ from all involved in the tournament organisation in Perth,” Heather said.

“Following the team’s remarkable victory in the State championships Bendigo Bank once again has been amazing with the donation of $3000 towards the cost of students and adults for the Melbourne trip.”

A further $3000 was raised and the team will now head to Melbourne to compete in the nationals’

Photo: Kendenup Primary School students will travel to Melbourne to compete in the National School’s Chess Championships.

About Kendenup Primary School

Photo Kendenup Primary

‘Established in 1922, Kendenup Primary is a rural school approximately 18 kilometres north of Mount Barker and 4 kilometres east of the Albany Highway. The school is a Level 4B school. The school has community connections and receives assistance from the school community in academic, sporting and cultural events.

OUR VISION
Our vision is ‘to nurture students in a safe and stimulating environment, helping all children develop to their full potential.’

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Yateley Manor Chess Master-IM Andrew Martin Chess Videos

Dec 8

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I found these Youtube videos by IM Andrew Martin.

IM Andrew Martin.
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‘Andrew is well known in the chess world as a very highly regarded author of a great many books and DVDs on the game. He has a particular interest in coaching junior players, being the Chief Coach to the English Junior Squad and having already trained 4 Junior World Champions! …(more) Chess.com

A real bonus for the chess public.

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GM Master Class:Andersson,Ulf

Dec 8

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Here is an instructive game from GM Andersson who wins a game that would otherwise go unnoticed as his opponent has no fancy title and posesses a modest club player’s rating. Yet there are many little things to be learned.

How does a GM win games he is supposed to?
What are the typical mistakes of the normal amateur?

Let us see the game.

Andersson,U (2582) – Mass,E (1966)
Closed Catalan 8.Qd3[E07]
15th OIBM Bad Wiessee GER (1.13), 29.10.2011
Black played the rare 8..dc giving up the d5 central point. This was met by solid practical play and the result was a roughly equal position.

Position 1
White has a well placed central Ne5/Ne4 knight pair while black has the passive bishop pair. What do you recommend for black?
-21…f6 kicking away at least one of those knight to start with. Then the passive Be8 can emerge on f7-g6 or h5 even
-21…a5 restraining the queenside
-Something else

Black to Play

21.Rac1

Position 2
The knight pair has shuffled over from e5-e4 to c5-c4. What is next for white?
-24.h4 and if allowed h5 to clamp the kingside light squares
-24.b4 gaining space on the queenside
-Somthing else.

White to Play

23…Bf7

Position 3
White has long range bishop to play against black knight. But the intended d-file invasion does not look possible and the c5 pawn clamp is being undermined. What should white do?

White to Play

28..Kxf7

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CCSCSL GM Saint Louis 2012

Dec 8

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CCSCSL GM Saint Louis 2012 Saint Louis CC About Us
Zierk,S; Sarkar,J and Neimer,V shared first with 5.5/9. Boros,De got 4/9.

GM Denes Boros, a student at Webster U at the Thanksgiving Open 2012
Saint Louis is becoming the chess center of the US as the St Louis CC works with many partners to drive chess growth and interest. Saint Louis CC Partnerships
Community Partnerships
The club is well integrated with the community via numerous partnerships.
  1. Lindenwood University Chess Program
  2. Saint Louis Science Center
  3. The Contemporary Art Museum
  4. The City Museum
  5. Siteman Cancer Center
  6. Partnership for Downtown St. Louis
  7. Belas Artes
  8. Saint Louis Aces
  9. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
  10. The Chase Park Plaza
  11. Old Post Office Plaza
  12. Saint Louis for Kids
  13. Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club
  14. Missouri History Museum
  15. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri

Innovative Concept Academy
‘The Innovative Concept Academy is a new idea in public education. The school, located in the old Blewett School building at 1927 Cass Avenue in Saint Louis, is the product of the collaborative efforts of the Saint Louis Public School District, the Missouri Family Court, and MERS-Goodwill and is the brainchild of Judge Jimmie Edwards…The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis has partnered with the Innovative Concept Academy to provide specific programs that fit this approach.(more)’
‘ 

Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Total
1 Zierk,S 2475 62 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5.5/9
2 Sarkar,J 2414 130 ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 5.5/9
3 Neimer,V 2411 133 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5/9
4 Priyadharshan,K 2408 97 ½ 1 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 5.0/9
5 Esserman,M 2445 17 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 0 ½ 1 4.5/9
6 Yang,Dar 2493 -35 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 4.5/9
7 Boros,De 2494 -75 1 0 0 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 4.0/9
8 Finegold,B 2499 -81 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 4.0/9
9 Diamant,A 2481 -100 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 3.5/9
10 Molner,M 2489 -151 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 3.0/9

Here is a win from Boros.

Boros,De (2494) – Zierk,S (2475)
Caro-Kann[B10] then Semi-Tarrasch IQP
CCSCSL GM Inv Saint Louis USA (5.3), 28.11.2012

Critical Position 1
There is an attack in the air on the kingisde where black has just played 17…hg. What do you recommend for white?
-White needs more pieces 18.Ba3 chases off the defending rook
-Bc1 should be on the long diagonal to oppose Bf6 so 18.Bb2 followed by Rad1 and prepare c4-d5. This will also restrain Bb7
-Re1 can do more so 18.Re3-h3 to use the h-file is called for
-Ng5 has lost its usefulness. 18.Ne4 recentralizing and allowing Bh6! to exploit the kingside light squares is better
-Slow builiding with 18.Bd2 and then  Re3 and Rae1 is the way to go. Then white will be ready with sacrificing on e6 or g6 to kill black’s king position
-Something else
White to Play

  

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First Saturday Rd6 Standings

Dec 8

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Rd6 standings

FMB
Mihajlova remains in the lead with 4.5/6.
Mihajlova vs Your Position
Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts.
1 Mihajlova,Diana 1479 ENG *** 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 4.5
2 Engelbrecht Imre Dr. 1640 HUN 0 *** 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 4
3 Nemeth Otto 1781 HUN 0 0 *** 1 1 1 1 4
4 Bella Zsolt 1401 HUN ½ 0 ½ 0 *** 0 1 2
5 Czipp Janos 1445 HUN 0 0 0 0 1 *** 1 2
6 Dickel Hans 0 GER 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 *** 1.5

FMA
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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 Juracsik Jozsef 2145 HUN * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 4.5
2 Farkas Richard 2115 HUN ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4
3 Bohus Adam 1819 HUN ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 4
4 Grimm Gyorgy 2043 HUN ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 3.5
5 Kuehn Matthias 1958 GER ½ ½ * 0 1 1 3
6 FM Mayer Istvan 2058 HUN 0 0 1 * 1 ½ 2.5
7 Lukacs Albert 1858 HUN 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 2.5
8 Montolio Benedicto Cesar 1962 ESP 0 ½ 0 * 1 1 2.5
9 Marcu Simon 1909 SVK 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1.5
10 Brassoi Tarnovszki A 0 HUN 0 0 0 0 0 * 0

GM
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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 IM Franco Alonso Alejandro 2480 ESP * 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 4.5
2 GM Czebe Attila 2481 HUN 0 * 1 1 1 ½ ½ 4
3 IM Radlovacki Jovan 2419 SRB 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 3.5
4 FM Dastan Muhammed Batuhan 2370 TUR ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 3.5
5 IM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2456 RUS 0 0 * ½ 1 1 1 3.5
6 GM Lalic Bogdan 2484 CRO ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 2.5
7 IM Arngrimsson Dagur 2384 ISL 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 2.5
8 GM Varga Zoltan 2455 HUN 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 2
9 FM Tesik Csaba 2369 HUN ½ 0 0 0 1 * ½ 2
10 FM Bagi Mate 2364 HUN ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ *
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London Open 2012 Standings Rd7

Dec 7

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The following are having great performances so far. FM Roberson, Peter is playing at almost 2600 level.

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Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We
137 Baasansuren, Erdene 3.5 MGL M 1795 2067 2.26
135 Mehringer, Joerg 3.5 GER M 1874 2207 2.26
17 Guerrero, Andres 5.5 VEN M 2206 2454 2.21
175 Baterdene, Tsogbayar 3 MGL M 1673 1971 2.14
15 FM Roberson, Peter T 5.5 ENG M 2350 2583 2.13
61 Dale, Ari 4.5 AUS M 2122 2348 2.1
57 WIM Caoili, Arianne 4.5 AUS F 2202 2466 2.06

Hungarian-Canadian Results
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Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We
43 Szabo, Bence 4.5 HUN M 2365 2361 0.11
128 Szalontay, Mihaly 3.5 HUN M 2011 2114 0.66
184 Dydak, Mateusz 2.5 CAN M 1992 1770 -1.79

Women’s Results
IM Houska, Jovanka is the top woman with 5.5/7.

IM Houska, Jovanka

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Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We
14 IM Houska, Jovanka 5.5 ENG F 2396 2517 1.22
57 WIM Caoili, Arianne 4.5 AUS F 2202 2466 2.06
80 WIM Iwanow, Anna 4 POL F 2188 2271 0.9
82 WIM Steil-Antoni, Fiona 4 LUX F 2169 2144 -0.05
123 WFM Yurenok, Maria S 3.5 ENG F 2041 2046 -0.06
131 WIM Guo, Emma 3.5 AUS F 2000 2103 0.66
167 Saikhanzaya, Ganbaatar 3 MGL F 1924 2019 0.79
203 Kazmierczak, Ewa 2.5 POL F 1487 1671 0.92
243 Spychala, Josefa 0 POL F 1521 1054 -1.41

Overall Standings
GM Williams, Simon moves into the joint lead with GM Melkumyan with 6/7.

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Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We
1 GM Melkumyan, Hrant 6 ARM M 2649 2715 0.52
2 GM Williams, Simon K 6 ENG M 2515 2643 0.98
3 GM Rowson, Jonathan 5.5 SCO M 2586 2560 -0.12
4 GM Van Kampen, Robin 5.5 NED M 2570 2587 0.27
5 GM Hebden, Mark L 5.5 ENG M 2547 2550 0.07
6 GM Hillarp Persson, Tiger 5.5 SWE M 2546 2570 0.38
7 IM Gundavaa, Bayarsaikhan 5.5 MGL M 2530 2541 0.14
8 IM Hawkins, Jonathan 5.5 ENG M 2507 2544 0.35
9 IM Schneider, Dmitry 5.5 USA M 2477 2520 0.42
10 IM Sadzikowski, Daniel 5.5 POL M 2449 2487 0.35
11 IM Hamitevici, Vladimir 5.5 MDA M 2440 2547 0.98
12 IM Kiik, Kalle 5.5 EST M 2437 2414 -0.12
13 IM Bartholomew, John 5.5 USA M 2427 2499 0.76
14 IM Houska, Jovanka 5.5 ENG F 2396 2517 1.22
15 FM Roberson, Peter T 5.5 ENG M 2350 2583 2.13
16 FM Gunajew, Rafal 5.5 POL M 2260 2386 1.29
17 Guerrero, Andres 5.5 VEN M 2206 2454 2.21
18 IM Pert, Richard G 5 ENG M 2454 2308 -0.96
19 IM Boruchovsky, Avital 5 ISR M 2448 2395 -0.37
20 IM Zhou, Yang-Fan 5 ENG M 2419 2485 0.81
21 IM Golubka, Petr 5 UKR M 2418 2427 0.31
22 IM Sarakauskas, Gediminas 5 LTU M 2408 2432 0.41
23 IM Ferguson, Mark 5 ENG M 2402 2403 0.13
24 IM Gullaksen, Eirik 5 NOR M 2384 2411 0.4
25 IM Bates, Richard A 5 ENG M 2370 2406 0.39
26 FM Kojima, Shinya 5 JPN M 2340 2391 0.59
27 FM Richardson, John R 5 ENG M 2320 2331 0.25
28 FM Zimmermann, Julian 5 GER M 2299 2421 1.22
29 IM Rudd, Jack 5 ENG M 2288 2343 0.55
30 Player, Edmund C 5 ENG M 2248 2294 0.44
31 Luncasu, Raul-Ionut 5 ROU M 2118 2210 1.16
32 Seymour, Timothy P 5 ENG M 2093 2245 1.5
33 GM Holzke, Frank 4.5 GER M 2521 2321 -1.4
34 GM Arkell, Keith C 4.5 ENG M 2470 2305 -1.21
35 GM Cherniaev, Alexander 4.5 RUS M 2460 2243 -1.54
36 GM Shaw, John 4.5 SCO M 2435 2387 -0.27
37 IM D`Costa, Lorin A R 4.5 ENG M 2417 2386 -0.11
38 IM Hanley, Craig A 4.5 ENG M 2412 2389 -0.03
39 IM Rendle, Thomas E 4.5 ENG M 2381 2345 -0.08
40 IM Ansell, Simon T 4.5 ENG M 2377 2459 0.92
41 FM Schneider, Igor 4.5 USA M 2376 2307 -0.46
42 FM Weber, Tom 4.5 LUX M 2372 2323 -0.31
43 Szabo, Bence 4.5 HUN M 2365 2361 0.11
44 FM Radovanovic, Jovica 4.5 SRB M 2361 2267 -0.61
45 FM Kvisvik, Brede 4.5 NOR M 2316 2222 -0.61
46 Moriuchi, Toshiyuki 4.5 JPN M 2316 2384 0.59
47 FM Arvola, Benjamin 4.5 NOR M 2285 2373 0.9
48 Chapman, Terry P D 4.5 ENG M 2279 2333 0.25
49 FM Ledger, Dave J 4.5 ENG M 2266 2356 0.81
50 FM Eames, Robert S 4.5 ENG M 2263 2138 -0.95
51 FM Berry, Neil 4.5 SCO M 2247 2289 0.47
52 Stephan, Axel 4.5 GER M 2233 2269 0.34
53 FM Kocwin, Bartosz 4.5 POL M 2226 2290 0.63
54 Jackson, James P 4.5 ENG M 2222 2271 0.5
55 Hanssen, Gunnar Berg 4.5 NOR M 2207 2384 1.43
56 Stone, Andrew M 4.5 ENG M 2203 2148 -0.29
57 WIM Caoili, Arianne 4.5 AUS F 2202 2466 2.06
58 Tozer, Philip A A 4.5 ENG M 2176 2140 -0.13
59 Eden, Tomer 4.5 ISR M 2172 2110 -0.25
60 Holzhauer, Bjoern 4.5 GER M 2153 2113 -0.14
61 Dale, Ari 4.5 AUS M 2122 2348 2.1
62 IM Slavin, Alexey 4 RUS M 2397 2116 -1.97
63 FM Croad, Nicolas 4 NZL M 2282 2150 -1.11
64 IM Dukaczewski, Piotr 4 POL M 2274 2250 -0.16
65 CM Coleman, David J 4 ENG M 2268 2174 -0.76
66 Roe, Simon J 4 ENG M 2265 2151 -0.88
67 Tan, Justin 4 AUS M 2239 2272 0.31
68 FM Britton, Richard L 4 ENG M 2233 2201 -0.25
69 Black, Richard 4 BER M 2227 2225 0
70 Berthier, Hugo 4 FRA M 2220 2233 0.18
71 Grant, Jonathan I M 4 SCO M 2217 2223 0.08
72 Eriksson, Jorgen 4 SWE M 2213 2231 0.19
73 Anderton, Matthew N 4 ENG M 2210 2139 -0.47
74 Gikas, Andreas Basilius 4 GER M 2210 2016 -1.34
75 Jetzl, Joerg 4 AUT M 2208 2190 -0.02
76 Bates, Caspar J 4 ENG M 2200 2227 0.31
77 IM Marusenko, Petr 4 UKR M 2197 2276 0.78
78 Wallace, Paul 4 IRL M 2193 2206 0.22
79 Spivack, Simon S Y 4 ENG M 2192 2260 0.5
80 WIM Iwanow, Anna 4 POL F 2188 2271 0.9
81 Semprun Martinez, Fernando 4 ESP M 2183 2157 -0.09
82 WIM Steil-Antoni, Fiona 4 LUX F 2169 2144 -0.05
83 Guthrie, David 4 NZL M 2167 2182 0.31
84 Willmoth, Robert F 4 ENG M 2164 2082 -0.44
85 Ethelontis, Alexandros N 4 ENG M 2155 2208 0.59
86 Eriksson, Bo 4 SWE M 2154 1952 -1.4
87 Zymberi, Astrit 4 ALB M 2154 2041 -0.8
88 Sayers, Ray 4 ENG M 2153 2011 -0.71
89 Maduekwe, Chiedu 4 NGR M 2151 2037 -0.76
90 Rodriguez, Vidal 4 VEN M 2148 2223 0.76
91 Ociepka, Adrian 4 POL M 2143 2043 -0.54
92 Josse, Mark 4 ENG M 2142 2006 -0.87
93 Dole, Anant 4 RSA M 2138 2317 1.7
94 Hebbes, Tim 4 ENG M 2111 2121 0.06
95 McKenna, Jason P 4 ENG M 2102 2222 0.89
96 Hill, Alistair 4 ENG M 2042 * 2147 1
97 Casaschi, Paolo 4 ITA M 2005 2179 1.21
98 Jeitz, Olivier 4 LUX M 1987 2183 1.52
99 GM McDonald, Neil 3.5 ENG M 2454 2146 -2.29
100 Osborne, Marcus E 3.5 ENG M 2280 2153 -1.12
101 Stachanczyk, Jacek 3.5 POL M 2265 2142 -0.97
102 Villiers, Thomas 3.5 ENG M 2202 * 2007 0.5
103 Farrand, Tom 3.5 JCI M 2200 2046 -0.91
104 Hodgson, John H 3.5 ENG M 2192 2127 -0.36
105 Ilfeld, Etan 3.5 ISR M 2191 2190 0.02
106 Yeo, Michael J 3.5 ENG M 2191 2069 -0.94
107 Jaunooby, Ali R 3.5 ENG M 2178 2149 -0.14
108 Williamson, Roger G 3.5 ENG M 2177 2066 -0.92
109 Moloney, Nicholas R 3.5 ENG M 2168 2071 -0.7
110 Lee, Kai Jie Edward 3.5 SIN M 2165 2172 0.08
111 Varnam, Liam D 3.5 ENG M 2140 1969 -1.4
112 Rumsey, Victor B 3.5 ENG M 2138 * 1951 0.5
113 Quinn, John M 3.5 ENG M 2127 1999 -0.94
114 White, Alastair F 3.5 SCO M 2112 1982 -0.72
115 Wheldon, Philip 3.5 ENG M 2103 2020 -0.46
116 Steevensz, Carel 3.5 NED M 2096 1975 -1.1
117 Compton, Alistair 3.5 NZL M 2090 2052 -0.21
118 Duncan, Patrick C M 3.5 ENG M 2071 2124 0.37
119 Gregory, Philip J 3.5 ENG M 2071 1954 -1.07
120 Lenier, Jude A 3.5 ENG M 2069 2237 1.27
121 Whitehead, David J 3.5 ENG M 2059 2010 -0.46
122 Millward, Richard 3.5 ENG M 2048 2048 -0.18
123 WFM Yurenok, Maria S 3.5 ENG F 2041 2046 -0.06
124 Jyothilal, N. 3.5 IND M 2038 2133 0.64
125 Shepley, Julien M 3.5 ENG M 2029 2048 0.02
126 Ditmas, Hugh 3.5 GER M 2011 2004 -0.15
127 Pauw, Martijn 3.5 NED M 2011 1959 -0.53
128 Szalontay, Mihaly 3.5 HUN M 2011 2114 0.66
129 Gschwendtner, Stanislav 3.5 CZE M 2004 2010 -0.03
130 Walinga, Eric Jan 3.5 NED M 2004 1921 -0.71
131 WIM Guo, Emma 3.5 AUS F 2000 2103 0.66
132 Fields, Francis E 3.5 ENG M 1933 1997 0.63
133 Wood, Peter R 3.5 ENG M 1931 2183 1.54
134 Fontaine, Olivier 3.5 FRA M 1904 1845 -0.35
135 Mehringer, Joerg 3.5 GER M 1874 2207 2.26
136 Othman, Mustapha 3.5 NGR M 1865 2070 1.37
137 Baasansuren, Erdene 3.5 MGL M 1795 2067 2.26
138 FM Fayard, Alain 3 FRA M 2202 2276 0.61
139 Harari, Zaki 3 ENG M 2143 1942 -1.66
140 CM Friedland, Jon S 3 ENG M 2125 2040 -0.48
141 Johansson, Toni 3 SWE M 2100 2015 -0.62
142 Cannon, Richard J 3 ENG M 2071 2121 0.26
143 Burke, John S 3 ENG M 2068 2070 -0.2
144 Skutta, Bernd, Dr. 3 GER M 2067 1910 -1.34
145 Bass, John W 3 ENG M 2065 2026 -0.51
146 De Coverly, Roger D 3 ENG M 2038 1939 -1.03
147 Hoegener, Claude 3 LUX M 2037 2123 0.4
148 McKerracher, Douglas 3 SCO M 2034 2089 0.27
149 Iyengar, Ilya 3 ENG M 2019 2013 -0.16
150 Andreev, Peter 3 ENG M 2017 1963 -0.51
151 Carlile, Orison 3 IRL M 2016 2052 0.25
152 Wan Nawawi, Wan Mohd Fazli 3 MAS M 2001 1955 -0.48
153 Calvert, D Ian 3 ENG M 1999 1981 -0.26
154 Tart, Peter K 3 ENG M 1989 1914 -0.42
155 Rogers, Tim L 3 ENG M 1979 1861 -1.15
156 Barasi, Paul DL 3 ENG M 1978 * 1964 1964
157 Kreuzer, Christopher R L 3 ENG M 1977 1788 -1.12
158 Gibson, Christopher A 3 ENG M 1975 1943 -0.32
159 Hortillosa, Andres D 3 USA M 1963 1882 -0.78
160 Bermingham, Tony 3 IRL M 1959 1853 -0.91
161 Matthew, Ian G 3 ENG M 1948 1925 -0.23
162 Boger, Raymond 3 NOR M 1946 2003 0.4
163 Vachtfeidl, Petr 3 CZE M 1945 2012 0.47
164 Stokes, Paul C 3 ENG M 1930 * 2078 2078
165 Phillips, Owen S 3 ENG M 1926 2010 0.67
166 Tortolero, Cesar 3 VEN M 1926 1853 -0.62
167 Saikhanzaya, Ganbaatar 3 MGL F 1924 2019 0.79
168 Hajenius, Willem 3 BEL M 1922 1847 -0.61
169 Jakobsen, Alf Gjoran 3 NOR M 1901 1795 -0.82
170 Veznik, Michael 3 CZE M 1877 1971 0.62
171 Moan, Francis E 3 ENG M 1853 1948 0.65
172 Dror, Levi 3 ISR M 1782 2011 1.51
173 Watson, Darrell A 3 ENG M 1758 1983 1.77
174 Kouchak, Jason 3 FRA M 1703 1938 1.74
175 Baterdene, Tsogbayar 3 MGL M 1673 1971 2.14
176 IM Crouch, Colin S 2.5 ENG M 2382 2525 0.58
177 Takahashi, Reiji 2.5 JPN M 2079 1932 -1.26
178 Siddharth, Gopakumar 2.5 IND M 2054 1976 -0.89
179 Knudsen, Andre 2.5 DEN M 2050 * 1804 1804
180 CM Reuben, Stewart 2.5 ENG M 2045 2649 0.32
181 Disu, Kayode 2.5 ENG M 2010 * 1959 1959
182 Cannon, Raymond C 2.5 ENG M 1998 1875 -1.05
183 Pleininger, Rudolf 2.5 SUI M 1997 1850 -1.39
184 Dydak, Mateusz 2.5 CAN M 1992 1770 -1.79
185 Casiot, David J 2.5 ENG M 1991 1914 -0.61
186 Millward, Kevin P 2.5 ENG M 1969 1912 -0.49
187 Koch, Alain 2.5 FRA M 1960 1923 -0.36
188 Faldon, David J 2.5 ENG M 1938 * 1986 1986
189 O`Molloy, Eamonn 2.5 IRL M 1926 1894 -0.38
190 Shah, Dipak K 2.5 ENG M 1914 1789 -0.88
191 McDonnell, James J. 2.5 IRL M 1912 1975 0.43
192 De Lagontrie, Jean 2.5 FRA M 1858 1998 0.69
193 Scheele, Marcus 2.5 GER M 1850 * 1948 1948
194 Nettleton, Charlie B 2.5 ENG M 1845 1929 0.46
195 Jones, Chris S 2.5 ENG M 1834 1923 0.31
196 Gupta, Arul 2.5 ENG M 1761 1826 0.3
197 Sigurdsson, Birkir Karl 2.5 ISL M 1725 1901 1.3
198 Fritzer, Friedrich 2.5 AUT M 1716 1805 0.54
199 Gates, David A 2.5 ENG M 1705 1842 0.57
200 Dale, Finley 2.5 AUS M 1691 1900 1.24
201 Sonnis, Steve 2.5 ENG M 1660 1811 0.79
202 Miu, Marinel 2.5 ROU M 1631 1811 1.3
203 Kazmierczak, Ewa 2.5 POL F 1487 1671 0.92
204 Mohamed, Islam 2.5 BAN M 0 1730 1730
205 French, Angus J 2 ENG M 2018 1877 -0.64
206 Obiamiwe, Paul 2 NGR M 1997 1746 -1.63
207 Phillips, William 2 ENG M 1950 1838 -1.12
208 Hoekstra, Carl 2 NED M 1937 1763 -1.43
209 Marshall, Michael 2 DEN M 1898 1649 -1.28
210 Strand, Oyvin 2 NOR M 1854 1890 0.21
211 Clayton, Tristan 2 ENG M 1830 1678 -1.25
212 Kane, Robert 2 ENG M 1827 1730 -0.41
213 Campbell, Eoin 2 SCO M 1819 1755 -0.64
214 Mc Aleenan, Charles 2 SCO M 1813 1853 0.21
215 Cotter, Len 2 ENG M 1802 * 1779 1779
216 Burnham, Frank D 2 ENG M 1792 1868 0.49
217 Kalerwa, Edwin M 2 ENG M 1783 1803 0.01
218 Chilton, James I 2 ENG M 1779 1769 -0.1
219 Whatley, Stephen A J 2 ENG M 1707 1897 0.88
220 Bratteteig, Tore-Inge 2 NOR M 1684 1845 1.04
221 Haddock, Paul 2 ENG M 1665 1855 1.2
222 Shierlaw, Hamish 2 NZL M 1582 1804 1.35
223 Peck, Silas 2 ENG M 0 1749 1749
224 Rusek, Walter 1.5 AUT M 1831 1735 -0.78
225 Boy Lazoni, Victor Hugo 1.5 PER M 1806 1747 -0.59
226 Rallabandi, Praveen Kumar 1.5 ENG M 1793 1223 -1.53
227 McManus, Gordon 1.5 ENG M 0 1591 1591
228 Webster, Richard J 1 ENG M 1994 1760 -1.14
229 Parry, Jacques 1 ENG M 1809 1263 -1.39
230 Healeas, Simon 1 ENG M 1803 2408 0.32
231 Reutimann, Hans Peter 1 SUI M 1783 1725 -0.39
232 Kroezen, Roland 1 NED M 1726 1218 -1.36
233 Lie, Terje 1 NOR M 1595 1575 -0.24
234 CM Altman, Joshua 1 ENG M 1555 1560 -0.16
241 Pattni, Kishan 0 ENG M 1747 1172 -1.28
242 Obihara, Jason 0 ENG M 1679 1142 -0.24
243 Spychala, Josefa 0 POL F 1521 1054 -1.41

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WYCC 2012 English Team

Dec 7

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The English team was very serious about have enough coaches, sending 9 of them(4 GMs and 5 IMs) to assist the 34-player team.

The English Team
‘England’s Team for the World Youth Chess Championships, Maribor, Slovenia, 7-19 November 2012.

Playing for England and the English Chess Federation – 34 players and 9(!) coaches..’
Photos, player profiles and report EnglishChess Juniors WYCC2012 Meet-the-team

 

Players
U18 – Saravanan Sathyanandha, Astghik Stepanyan, Craig Whitfield, IM Yang-Fan Zhou
U16 – Peter Batchelor, William Foo, Oskar Hackner, Amelia Hoare, Louise Head, Roy Zhang
U14 – Daniel Abbas, Ananthanarayanan Balaji, Robert Fitzgerald, Ravi Haria, Andrew Horton, Cosima Keen, Tarun Malhotra, David Redman, Adam Taylor
U12 – Joshua Higgs, Akshaya Kalaiyalahan, Gorak Rajesh, Eva Ressel, Brian Tarhon, Matthew Wadsworth, Yang-Jian Zhou
U10 – Laura Davidson, Isabelle Gilbert, Koby Kalavannan, Anthony Zhang, Zheming Zhang
U8 – CM Joshua Altman, Leo Sanitt, Aditya Verma

Laura Davidson
U10
‘I go to Coworth Flexlands School in Surrey. I started playing chess just over a year ago. Mrs Kate Hegarty taught me how to play chess at school. My first tournament was the Megafinals in April 2011. Since then I have played in many tournaments across the country, and won lots of trophies and medals. I play for the Wey Valley chess team and at the Sandhurst chess club. I also play violin, sing, swim in the school team, ice skate and play tennis.
I would like to thank Mrs Sweeney, Mrs Hegarty, Sarah Hegarty, Nicholas Pert, Mike Basman, Mrs Pat Armstrong, Jonathan Tuck and Alec Aslett. I have met some great people playing chess and thank you all for giving me the opportunity to play the game.’

Coaches
GM Nick Pert – Head Coach
WGM / IM Jovanka Houska
IM Lawrence Cooper
GM Neil McDonald
GM Mark Hebden
IM Andrew Martin (See his Youtube Channel YMChessMaster for teaching videos)
IM Andrew Greet
IM Thomas Rendle
GM Stuart Conquest

WGM / IM Jovanka Houska
British Women’s Champion and ECF Manager of Women’s Chess

Matthew Wadsworth played in the U12 Open and got his own share of publicity in Maidenhead.

Chess Champ, 12, Beats Off Competition in World tournament
Friday 07 December 2012 by Amanda Hall
Story and Photo–Maidenhead Advertiser News Maidenhead Chess-Champ

Matthew Wadsworth
‘A chess champion from Maidenhead has returned from a prestigious world tournament victorious. Matthew Wadsworth, of Courthouse Road, beat off competition at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Slovenia to finish fifth.
The 12-year-old said: “I had a great time in Slovenia and was really pleased with how I played.”
A team of 34 English players took part in the competition in November with Matthew being crowned the most successful.’

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Tashkent FIDE GP 2012

Dec 7

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Leko scored 5.5/11 for a solid result.

‘… the Italian(Caruana-right) was never close to a win against Peter Leko(l).
 

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Rank Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts
1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2775 RUS 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½
2 GM Wang Hao 2737 CHN ½ ½ * 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½
3 GM Morozevich Alexander 2748 RUS * 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6½
4 GM Caruana Fabiano 2786 ITA 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6
5 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2764 AZE ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6
6 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2696 UZB ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6
7 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2741 UKR 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½
8 GM Svidler Peter 2747 RUS ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½
9 GM Leko Peter 2732 HUN 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 5½
10 GM Gelfand Boris 2751 ISR ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 4½
11 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2726 CUB 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 4
12 GM Kamsky Gata 2762 USA 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 * 3½

Here is Leko’s only win.

Kamsky,G (2762) – Leko,P (2732)
Nimzo-Indian 8…Nbd7 9.Bd2[E55]
FIDE GP Tashkent Tashkent UZB (8.4), 30.11.2012
White played the harmless 9.Bd2 and got nothing in the opening.

Position 1
Now later, black has just recaptured with 22…Nxd5 and an endgame has begun. How do you assess the position?
-Dead even. The IQP is not a factor due the white’s active pieces
-Slightly better for black due to the IQP
-Unclear, it’s too soon to tell as the Nc6 gives white a chance to make murky play.

22…Nxd5

Position 2
26.a3 has just been played. The RRB-RRN ending looks complex but really it is not. Black has the better structure and more  useful minor piece. How should black proceed?
-26..Rxa6
-Build slowly with …f6/..e5
-Play the little hidden tactical blow
-Somthing else

Black to Play

26.a3

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Endgame Master Class-GM Andersson

Dec 7

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Here is an ordinary endgame from GM Ulf Andersson who grinds out a long ending from a slightly better position. Yet the game was not entirely one-sided as both sides did not follow the optimal path.

The endgame phase can be examined under the following themes

  • Greater piece activity
  • Symmetrical pawn structure
  • RN-RN;R-R
  • Open file occupation
  • 2nd rank occupation

Wiley,To (2296) – Andersson,U (2582) [E39]
38th OKU 2011 Utrecht NED (3.2), 04.06.2011

Position 1
After 27.Nf3 black has the more active pieces. What do you recommend black now?

Black to Play

Position 2
After 31…Rc2 black is pressing with at least a slight advantage. How should white defend?

White to Play

Position 3
The R-R is sharp and requires some precision. How should black continue?

Black to Play

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First Saturday 2012 Rd5 Standings

Dec 7

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Rd5 Results are as follows.

FMB
Mihajlova Diana takes the lead with 3.5/5.

Mihajlova Diana-Facebook
Always castle and then get insurance

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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts.
1 Mihajlova Diana 1479 ENG *** 1 1 ½ 1 0 3.5
2 Engelbrecht Imre Dr. 1640 HUN 0 *** 1 ½ 1 ½ 3
3 Nemeth Otto 1781 HUN 0 0 *** 1 1 1 3
4 Bella Zsolt 1401 HUN ½ ½ 0 *** 0 1 2
5 Czipp Janos 1445 HUN 0 0 0 1 *** 1 2
6 Dickel Hans 0 GER 1 ½ 0 0 0 *** 1.5

FMA
Farkas Richard and Juracsik Jozsef share the lead with 3.5/5.
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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 Farkas Richard 2115 HUN * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 3.5
2 Juracsik Jozsef 2145 HUN ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 3.5
3 Bohus Adam 1819 HUN ½ * ½ 1 ½ 2.5
4 Grimm Gyorgy 2043 HUN ½ ½ * ½ 1 2.5
5 Lukacs Albert 1858 HUN 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 2.5
6 Kuehn Matthias 1958 GER ½ * 0 1 1 2.5
7 FM Mayer Istvan 2058 HUN 0 0 1 * 1 2
8 Montolio Benedicto Cesar 1962 ESP 0 0 * 1 1 2
9 Marcu Simon 1909 SVK 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1
10 Brassoi Tarnovszki A 0 HUN 0 0 0 0 * 0

GM
Veteran GM Czebe Attila leads with 4/5.
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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 GM Czebe Attila 2481 HUN * 1 1 1 ½ ½ 4
2 IM Franco Alonso Alejandro 2480 ESP * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 3.5
3 IM Radlovacki Jovan 2419 SRB 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 3
4 GM Lalic Bogdan 2484 CRO ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 2.5
5 FM Dastan Muhammed Batuhan 2370 TUR 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 2.5
6 IM Arngrimsson Dagur 2384 ISL 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 2.5
7 IM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2456 RUS 0 0 ½ * 1 1 2.5
8 FM Bagi Mate 2364 HUN ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 2
9 GM Varga Zoltan 2455 HUN ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1.5
10 FM Tesik Csaba 2369 HUN ½ 0 0 0 ½ * 1

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