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Northwest ChessJuly 2008, Volume 62,7 Issue 720
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Northwest ChessJulv 2008
Washington Chess Letten 60, 50 Years Agopage 3
Radu Roua Repeats as Oregon Championpage 4
Tournament Adspages 7 ,22 ,23
Games from the National OpenPage 15
Hwa Wins WA Polgar Qualifierpage 16
Games from the Keres MemorialPage 18
Tacoma CC Reportpage 19
Roua Wins. Harmon Memorialpage 20
Northwest Organizer Grand Prixpage 20
Northwesf Chess Calendar of Upcoming Eventsback cover
On the Gover: New and previous Oregon ChampionRadu Roua poses outside of the Portland Chess Club in April2007. Photo courtesy of Mike Morris
3Iuly 2008
Oregon Championship 13-15,21-22 June
Radu Repeatsby Neil Dale
al 007 Oregon Champion NM Radu Roua successfully defended his title in the
/ ten-player round-robin Oregon Invitational Championship, held at the PortLt land Chess Club over two weekends from June 13'h through June 22"d. It wasa hard-fought competition where no contestant went without a loss. Due to the luckof the draw, the game between the two mathematically eligible for the title, Rouaand NM Landon Brownell, happened in the last round. Just like in a Swiss, huh'l
The defending champion only needed a draw to defend his title and that is howthe contest ended. Thus, Roua finished with seven points. He lost only to FM NickRaptis, while also drawing with Mike Janniro. Raptis and Brownell shared second/third with 6% points apiece. Brownell suffered his only loss in a game against NMJames Bricher and Raptis was nicked by Brownell.
Clear fourth place with five points went to one of the youngest competitors.Raleigh Foster. Fifth/sixth places were shared by NM Bricher and FM Corey Russellwith 4t/z each. Another young player, and first-time competitor in this event, DaniclGay managed five draws in this tough competition. Crisha Alpemas and Neil Daleshared th.9 ,lL
Alekhine is DefenseGunther Jacobi (1940)NM James Bricher (2244)Portland, Oregon Championship (l) 20081.hc3 d52.e4OtO g.eS d44.exf6 dxc35.bxc3 exf6 6.6f3 Ao0 z.Ac+ O-O 8.o -o b69 .d4aoz ro .Ee 1ad71 1 .4h4s6 12.gh6 Be8 13.Ws4 af8 i4 .g;d2WOz t5.Wxd7 6xd7 16.9b5 Exe. l+17.Exe1 E,oa tB.s3AbB r9.6s2Ac620 .9d3 EeB 21 .ExeB+ AxeB 22 .c4hc6 23.c3 t5 24.$.: ' t4 Axt4 25.6xt4hez 26.€tt c6
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Not 20... Dc2?? - as 21.Aa4wins apiece for White.
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Benkt GqmbitNM Radu Roua (2209)FM Corey Russell (2205)Portland, Oregon Chanpionship (l) 200EAnnotations by FM Corey Russell
I prefer to play . . .a5, as i topens a6 for my pieces and deniesWhite the a4-square for his pieces.White's a4-a5 has a cramping ef-fect on Black's garne.
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Black is dead lost now. Instead.30...We5 is a better try. For example,White intended 31.b7 Exe3 32.WxeBWxeB 33. Ec8. then Black can follow upwi th 33 . . .Ee8+ 34 .&h2 Ae5+ 35.g3€g7!! (Gunther Jacobi). The point is thatif White queens, then Black has ...Wxa4,but if White instead takes the Queen with36. ExeB, then 36...4xe5+ 37.txg3 ExeS38.ab6 EbB and the b-pawn falls. Blackis actually winning!
Whi te must p lay 36 .€h1! . the w in-ning move. This allows White to recap-ture on e3 with the pawn and then followup with Wtt, defending his King by thethreat on f7. This permits the b-pawn towin the game.
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ffio,Mike Janniro (2030)FM Nick Raptis (2305)Portland, Oregon Championship (l) 2008
1.c4 Af6 2.6' t3 c6 3.93 d5 4.b3 -*gas.Wcz AooT 6. 9l2 e67. .0s2 Ad6 B.o-oo-o9.d4a5 10.abd2.efs 1 1.Wc1 h61 2.Ae5 a41 3. Ee 1 Wc7 1 4.6xd7Wxd715.c5 Ac7 16.f3 A96 '17.b4 EfeB 18.e4dxe4 19.fxe4 e5 20.dxe5 Axe5 21 .4,c4Ao++ 22.&h1Axe4 23.Bxe4 Axe424.bxe4 Exe4 25.AbO gfs 26.Axd4troa zz. -Qxs7 Wt3+ 28.€gi Ee229.Wf1 We3+30.€hr trooz o-r
French lv'inewerMichael Morris (2044)NM Landon Brownell (2249)Portland, Oregon Championship ( l) 2008
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Round Two
Ruy Lopez ExchangeDaniel Gay (1980,0.0)NM Radu Roua (2209, 1.0)Portland, Oregon Chanqionship (2) 2008
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Sicilian NajdorfFM Corey Russell (2205,0.0)Michaef Morris (2044, 0.0)Portland, Oregon C'hampionship (2) 2008Annotations by FM Corey Russell.1 .e4 c5 2.4f3 d6 3.d 4cxd44.6xd4 Afo5.6c3 a6 6.495 eG 7.9d3 b5 B.a3 AbdT9.O-O-OaOZ rO. tg
Black was threatening . . .6c5: so i tseemed prudent to shore up the defenseof the e4-pawn.
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Th is move de fends the B ishop.Sometimes there are tricks if White'sQueen on is on a square where she canbe threatened by moving the Black KingKnight. With the Bishop protected, thereis none of that. Also. White doesn't mind.. .h6, as. af ter Ae3, he can play 94-g5with accelerated l ine-opening on thekingside.
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This move is dubious. The pawnwas in no danger of queening. Also. itwas weak. Better was ... Exc2+ followedby ...trfr2. As it tumed out, when the c-pawn queened, it forced Black's resigna-tion.
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It seemed necessary to do this now,otherwise, when Black plays ...f3-f2, theBlack Rook is free to move, because theWhite Rook can't take either the f- or h-pawn without the other queening.
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Modern DefenseLandon Brownell (2249, 1.0)Gunther Jacobi (1940, 0.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (2) 20081.e4 96 2.hc3 9,g7 3.ta dO 4.4f3 a65.a4 9-g4 6.9c4 e6 7.h3 Axrg A.Wxfa6c6 9.d3 6oa t o.Wt2 6e7 1 1.o-o d512.9-a2 O-O 13.$.e3 c5 14. f5 exf51 5.6xd5 Axds 1 6.gxd5goz t 7.ca fxe+18.9xe4 he6 19.9xc5 EteS 20.4e3f5 21..e.f3 &ngzzdqw23.gd2 6xd424.9xt4 t r ta zs.As4 aIs 26.Efd1Wc6 27.4f3 gfo 28.9-xb7 HaeB29.8d2 s5 30.9h2 s4 31.hxg4 Ah632.E e2 Ae3 33. Exe3 hxe3 34.Wxf6+Exto gs.Eet Eteo 36..e.f3 &g7 37.b4€g6 38.4t4 6c2 39.H.xe6+ Hxe640..€.d5 Eel + 41 .&'r2 Hal 42.a5 Da343.9b7 6c4 44.&xa6 Axa5 45.bxa5Exas 46.9d3+ &g7 47.c4 Ha2+48.€f3 Ea3 49.Se3 €fo 50.c5 €e651 .c6 1 -0
CatalonFM Nick Raptis (2305, 1.0)NM James Bricher (2244, 1.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (2) 20081 .4rc d5 2.s3 Af6 3.9.s2 c5 4.o-o hc65.c4 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.6xd4 $.cS 8.60e.€'e7 9.cxd5 Axd5 10.e4 af6 1.l .We2Wc7 1 2.6c3O-o 1 3.4e3 trdg 14. EaclAoz t s.t+.e'e8 1 6.e5 hd7 1 7.Absgb8
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Round Three
Sicilan NajdorfMichael Morris (2044, 0.0)Daniel Gay (1980,0.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (3) 20081 .e4 c5 2.ajt3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Axd4 Af65.4c3 a6 6.4e3 e5 7.4b3 Ae6 8.4e29'e7 9.O-O O-O 10.f4 exf4 1 1.Axr+ OS1 2.gBAc6 13.€h1 AeS t4.604 EcB15.ad5 EeB 16.hxe7+ UgfxeT 17.-€.95h6 1B.0xe6 Wxe6 19.gxf6 gxf6 20.c3hxf3 21.Wxf3 Hca 22.Wxf6 Wxf623.Exf6 Ecxe4 2a.*g1 HeZ ZS.EIZEet+ 26.Hxe' l Exel+ 27.H' t1 Ee228 .H t2 Ee t+ 29 .8 f1 Ee2 30 .8 f2Draw
French SteinitzGunther Jacobi (1940, 0.0)FM Corey Russell (2205, 1.0)Portland, Oregon Championslip (3) 2008Annotations by FM Corey Russell1 .6c3 d5 2.e4 e6 3.4f3 htO +.eS 6tOZ5.d4 c5 6.dxcS Axc5
6..,hxcS might be more accurate. Asthe game went, I needed to reroute mydark-squared Bishop to e7 just so I couldcastle. The Knight was probably goingto c5 anyways.
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57th Annual Oregon OpenAugust 30, 31 & September 1, 2008
6-Round Swiss: 2 sections, Open & Reserve (under 1800)Time Control: 40 moves in 2 hours, then sudden death in I hour (a012; SD/l)Registration: Saturday 9-10:30 am Rounds: Sat I | & 5:30; Sun 9:30 & 5:30; Mon 9 &3Location: Mt. Hood Community College, Vista Room; 26000 SE Stark, Gresham, Oregon
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Increased at discretion of Organizer if more that 100 non-junior players
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1 8 . 4 d 6 H o a t 9 . a x b 4 6 x b 4 2 0 . H b 1Q ) c G 2 1 . H e c 1 W a 5 2 2 . W d 1 E x b l23.Hxb1 Draw
My opponent offered a draw. Think-ing my chances of losing were greaterthan of winning, I took the draw. As Isaid before, the Bishop at d7 is a big li-ability.
French AdvanceRaleigh Foster (1977, 2.0)FM Nick Raptis (2305, 2.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (3) 2008'l .e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 6c0 S.6tSWo0 o.Aoe cxd47.o-o 4d78. Ee 1 AhG9.cxd46xda 10.6c3.&c51 1.Eb1 hg41 2.6xd4 Axd4 1 3.Wxg4 Axf2+ 1 4.*f 1Axe l 1S .Sxe1 O-O-O 16 .6e2 f617.W93 Wc7 1B.exf6 Wxg3+ 19.6xg3gxf6 20.9e3 €b8 21.&d2 hS 22.9e2da 23.4s1 Ensg 24.Axh5 e5 25.Ee.1Es7 26.4t3 EeB 27.o,e4 f5 2B.AfGEe629,6xd7+ ["67t0.g4 E,b6 Oraw
Benko GambitNM Radu Roua (2209,2.0)Mike Janniro (2030, 0.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (3) 2008
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French TarruschNM James Bricher (2244,1.0\NM Landon Brownell (2249,2.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (3) 2008
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White won in a few more moves.
Round FourLast time I played '1.e4 and Bricher
got the befter of me in a Pirc/Jr4odern. Ididn't have an improvement; so I thoughtI'd try a different tack.-C. Russell
Semi-Slsv NoteboomFN{ Corey Russell (2205,1.5)NM James Bricher (2244,2.0)Portlund. Oregon Chompionship (4) 2008Annotations by FM Corey Russell1.d4 d5 2.6' t3 cG 3.c4 e6 4.hc3 dxc45.a4 g.b4 6.g'd2 a5 7.e3 b5
Bricher had a battle with me in thisvariation before. I got the better game,but he improved on his line in this game.
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22.8a2 didn't seem to have muchof a future.
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Black offered the draw. White willplay Ag3 and c6-c7. which forces Blackto give perpetual check. If White's Kingwere safe, he could try to win it. With-out King safety, a draw is the correct re-sult.
French TarraschFM Nick Raptis (2305, 2.5)Landon Brownell (2249, 2.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (4) 20081.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.4d2 a6 4.69f3 c55.exd5 exds 6.9d3 c47.Ae26c6 B.O-O g.d6 9.c3 AgeT 10.b3 cxb3 .11.axb3
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Modern DefenseDaniel Gay (1980,0.5)Gunther Jacobi (1940, 0.5)Portland, Oregon Championship (4) 2008'1.e4
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Ruy Lopez KarpovRaleigh Foster (1977, 2.5)NM Radu Roua (2209,2.5)Portland, Oregon Championship (4) 20081 .e4 e5 2.6t3 AcG 3. Ao5 a6 4. 9a4 hf65.O-O b5 6.9b3 Ae7 7.8e1 d6 B.c3o-o 9.h3 aat t0 .d4 g" f6 11.d5 6e712.4bd26c5 1 3.4c2 a5 1 4.6t1 g:b715.4s3 s6 16.9h6 Asz t7 .Wd2 *hB1B.Ead1 698 19.-Q"e3 We7 2O.Axc5dxcs 21 .d6 cxd6 22.Wxd6 HtOg Zg.WO6b4 24.9b3 Exdl 25.Exdl a4 26.9d5EoB zz.cxo4 cxb4 28.Hd2 Axds 29.exds f5 30.d6 gd7
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Sicilian ClosedNM James Bricher (2244,2.5)Daniel Gay (1980, 1.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (5) 2008
1.e4 c5 2.4c3 aG 3.93 b5 4.992 .€.b75.d3 e6 6.f4d5 7.e5 6e7 8.6ts 6rs g.oa6c6 10.4e2 gb6 'l.t.c3 cxd4 12.cxd4An++ 13.€f1 hs 14.4m 6no rs.Aesg0 t O.Atz trc8 1 7.€s2 6a5 1 8.b3 -Q.e71 9.4e3 €d7 20.Wd3 o4 2r . Encl Ac622.Wd29os zg.Sg1 Excl+ 24.Exc1EcB 25.Exc8 €xc8 26.Wc2+ Wc627.Wxc6+ 6xc6 28.hc1 a5 29.9f 1Axrt gO.€xf 1 4f531.€e26a732.*d36os gg.6e2&d7 g4.3l2 Aog gs.ng€e8 36.4e1 Draw
Sicilian DefenseNM Landon Brownell (2249,3.0\FM Corey Russell (2205,2.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (5) 2008Annotations by FM Corey Russell1.e4 c5 2.hc3 hc6 3.90S e6 4.9xc6bxc6 5.f4 d5 6.d3 Aa6 7.e5 h5 8.4f3hn0g.o-o6ts ro.nee.e7 i1.€ht h4
I was happy with the result of theopening. White has nothing.
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White had the positional threat of c2-c4, blockading the position, which favorsKnights and fixes the weak pawn on c5,making it easier to win. So, instead, Iplayed 12..rc4 first: to get rid of mydoubled pawns and to open some linesfor my Bishops.
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This is correct. White must keep thehl-a8 diagonal blockaded as a BlackQueen-plus-Bishop battery on that diago-nal would not be pretty.
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I couldn't see anything better thanrepeating, as White is defending success-fullv: so I took the draw.
Ruy Lopez BreyerMichael Morris (2044, 0.5)Raleigh Foster (197 7, 2.5)Portland, Oregon Championship (5) 20081 .e4 e5 2.6t3 bco 3.-€.b5 aG 4..Q'a4 hfo5.O-O g.e7 6.He1 b5 7.g.b3 0-O 8.h3d6 9.c3 ab8 1 0.d4abd7 1 1,abd2 g.b7l2.9-c2 HeB t3.6t1 .Q.fa 14.693 c61 5.9q5 hG 1 6.9e3 W c7 17 .W d2Ead8'1B.dxe5 dxeS 19.We2 gO 20.4h2&h721.8f 1 .Q.c5 22.4s4 6xg4 23.Wxs4WoG z+.Ead1 gf8 25.Hxd7 g.c8 26.ExdB Axg4 27.9xc5 Wxc5 28.ExeB$.Oz Zg.traB b4 30.g.b3 bxc3 31.bxc3.0.e6 32.Axe6 fxe6 33.8d1 €g7 3a.Edz+ €t0 gs.n+ a5 36.Eaa7 gs 3T.En+ r -o
Beefeater BenoniNM Radu Roua (2209,3.5)FM Nick Raptis (2305, 2.5)Portland, (hegon Championship (5) 2008'1 .d4 gE 2.c4997 3.hc3 c5 4.d5 Axc3+5.bxc3 f5 6.94 dO 7.Wa4+ AOZ g.WnSWas 9.402 b6 r0.af3 Qrt0 r 1 .gxfsAxf5 12.695 6a6 1g.WOS+ Wxb514.cxb5 6c7 15.c4h6 16.4ffi e6 1 7.f3exdS 18.cxd5 6xb5 19.e4 9xh320.9xh3 Ao+zt.o-o g5 22.9h1 o-o23.Eae1 ans za.Ag4 at4 25.g;xt4Exf+ Z0.eS Oxe5 27. Exe5 EafS 28.€g2Hqt6 zg.a+ €97 3o.Ah5 Afs 3r.Hd1Eoa sz.A94 6h4+ 33.€s3 Aq634.8,e3 Etoo o-r
French SteinitzGunther Jacobi (1940, 1.0)Mike Janniro (2030, 1.5)Portland, Oregon Championship (5) 2008
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Round Six
King's Indian HungarianNM Radu Roua (2209,3.5)Michaef Morris (2044, 1.5)Portland, Oregon Championship (6) 2008
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Griideld FianchettoFM Nick Raptis (2305,3.5)NM Corey Russell (2205,2.5)Portland, Oregon Championship (6) 20081 .d4 A fo 2 .a - t3 g6 3 .s3 Ag7 a .Ag2O-O 5.O-O d5 6.c4 c6 7.cxdS cxdS 8.6e5e6 9.4c3 6oaz 10. f4 EeB 11.e3 b612.94 gb7 13.g5 Ae4 14.hxe4 dxe4$.Q\sa
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Gunther Jacobi (1940, 2.0)NM Radu Roua (2209,4.5)Portland, Oregon Champiorship (7) 2008
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ffiNM Radu Roua (2209,5.5)NM James Bricher (2244,4.0)Portland, Oregon Championship (8) 2008
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King's Indian FianchettoFM Nick Raptis (2305, 5.0)Daniel Gay (1980, 1.5)Portland, Oregon Championship (8) 2008
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French TanaschDaniel Gay (19E0,2.0)Michael Janniro (2030, 2.0)Portland, Oregon Champiorxhip (9) 2008
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Sicilian ClosedNM James Bricher (2244,4.0)Michael Morris (2044, 3.0)
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French SteinitzGunther Jacobi (1940, 2.0)FM Nick Raptis (2305, 5.5)
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WCL cont'dfrom page 3In a two-game playoff match, Dan
Wade defeated Oliver Morris to win theFifth NE Seattle Invitational. Both scored5.5-2.5 in the five-player event. Theevent was held in the players'homes.
A report and crosstable forthe IdahoOpen can be found in this issue. The topthree on the crossable, in tiebreak order,were Dr. Peter Lapiken of Missoula,Viesturs Seglins and Jim McCormick,both from Seattle. All had scored 4-r.Eighteen players took part in the top sec-tion. The thirteen-player B Section waswon bv George Rasor of Boise.
No crosstable was given for theGolden Rose tournament held in thePortland Oregon YMCA, but round byround results were. Arthur Dake andOlaf Ulvestad tied at 4.S-o.S. They drewin round fotr. z4 players took part.
!\:ashington's McNeil Island Peni-tentian'rvas visited by a group from theOlynpia Chess Club; the inmates wonr2.5-3.5. On the east side, prisonersfrom the Walla Walla Penitentiary beata group from Richland ro.5-3.5.
Charles Griffiths of Seattle won theeleven-plaver Oregon Junior with a per-fect 5-o score. Griffiths was the currentWA Junior Champion. Six of the play-ers rrere from Seattle. Clark Harmon ofPortland was second at 4-r,losing toGriffiths in round three. A report wasrnade of the WA/OR Junior All Starsteam trip to Idaho and California. Theteam was made up of Phil Moormannand Buz Eddy of West Seattle, ChrisNapjus and Jim Munro of Highline plusBob Brown of Dundee, Oregon. Theyplayed March zg-April 5 in Nampa,Boise, TWin Falls, Pocatello, and Rupert,all in Idaho. The California matcheswere in N. Holllu'ood, San Francisco,
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Others who finished at 4.5 along withMathews were Larry Hubbell (UI800)and Michael Hosford (U2000). ZacharyCountryman and Fred Kleist scored fourpoints in the 143-player U2000 Section.FM Nick Rapt is and Expert JoshuaSinanan topped out at 3.5 in the OpenSection, while Dereque Kelley (U2200),Richard Banner (U2000), Job Thyk-kuttathi l (U1800), and Jacob Jensen(U1400) did the same in their respectivesections.
Another result of note was Expert GilLapid Shafriri 's draw with GM GataKamsky in a 2l-board simul. Kamskygave up only two draws in the event heldthe day before the toumament. A G/10tournament was also held that day. NMCarl Haessler and Expert Dereque Kelleyscored four out ofsix in that 1OO-playerevent.
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Las Vegas, National Open (l) 2008
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Las Vegas, National Open (2) 2008
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Las Vegas, National Open (2) 2008
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Las Vegas, National Open (3) 2008
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Las Vegas, National Open (1) 2008
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Las Vegas, National Open (5) 2008
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King's Indian C lassicalJoshua Sinanan (2154)John Bryant(2371)
Las Vegos, National Open (6) 2008
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Leanne Hwa is the 2008 WA PolgarRepresentative
by Xiaoli Wang
Washirrgton's Polgar Qualifier tournament for girls was lteld onMay 17 -18 at two Seattle -area public libraries. The four-round,G/90 Swiss event was organized by WCF Scholastic CoordirtatorDavid Hendricks. At the conclusion of the two-day conrpetition,10-year old chess l lewcolncr arrd dark-horsc Leanne Hwa fromStevenson Elementary in Bellcvue enrerged clear first at 3.5, fin-ishing ahead of several older and nrore experienced players.
She wil l thus represent Waslt ington Statc at the prestigiousSusan Polgar National Invitat iortal for Girls to be helcl t l t is sunr-rner, Jrrly 27 through Atrgust 1, at Texas Tech Lrniversiti' in Lub-bock. Having learned how to play chessjust over one year a8o,Learure was USCF-unrated prior to the 2008 National Elenten-tary (K-6) Championship a week earlier in Pittslrtrrgh PA, whereshe f irr ished second (6.517\ in the K-6 Unrated section. She alsowon the Girls Under 1 1 section of the Susan Polgar World Openfor Girls with a perfect score of 5.0 at the recerrtly concluded LasVegas International Chess Festival.
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Games from the Keres MemorialM Georgi Orlov shared first-secondin the 33rd Keres Memorial with liMBindi Cheng, who had bested Orlov in
round four; both scored 5.5 points in theseven-round Open Section. In the six-round U2000 Section, Michael Hosfordhad 4.5 points, good for a portion of sec-ond-fourth. Seventy-nine players turnedout for the event, including five fromWashington and two from Oregon.
NB: Ratings are CFC, except thatUSCF ratings are providedfor Ricky Selzlerand Charles Cadman.
Anglo-Benoni Kasparov GambitIM Georgi Orlov (2563)NM Charles Cadman (2262)
Vancotner, Keres Memorial (3) 2008
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King's Indion GligoricIM Vicente Lee (2356)Ricky Selzler (2156)
Vancouve4 Keres Memorial (3) 2008
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Torre AttackFM Bindi Cheng (2360)IM Georgi Orlov (2563)
Vancouver Keres Memorial (4) 20081.4f3 6ta z.oq e6 3.995 c5 4.c3 h65.Axf6 Wxf6 6.e4 6c6 7.4b5 cxd4B.cxd4 An++ 9.6c3 o-o 10.o-o Axc31.1.bxc3d5 12.AxcG bxc6 13.H,e1 dxe414.0 'd2 t roe t5 .6xe4 Wt+ r6.6c5Wc7 17 .Ee3 Ee8 18 .Wh5 Hog tg .trgs Hos 2o.gh4 trts zr.Ae4 Aa622.Wsa 96 23.9d1 &97 2a.6c5 Ac425.Wa4Aos zO.trtt WAzz.Wcz Ac+28.Ee1 Hos zg.a+ trno go.6o7 Hb731.hcs t roa gz.6o7 t rdB 33.6e5Aog g+.W02 9xa4 35.trf3
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Thirteen players took part in the Ta-coma City Championship on five Fridaynights in June. The winners were: I st-Paul Bartron $25; U2000-Drayton Har-r ison and Larry Anderson $ l0 each:U1400-8i l lRogers $20.
The 45th Evergreen Empire Openwas held at the club in June. There werel0 players in all. The winners were: I st-Group l-Paul Bartron and MichaelWang $57 each; Group 2-JohnnyRecinos and lan McPherson $10 each.TD for all of the above events: Gary
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The Pierce County Championshipwas held at the club on five Friday nightsin April. There were l8 players in all.The winners were: lst (P.C. Championfor 2008) Mike MacGregor & Nhon Do$22.50 each (aplayoffmatch will be heldto determine who gets the title); Class A-Allen Smith $15; Class B-LarryAnder-son; Class C-Logan MacGregor; ClassD-Josh Putnam; Class E-Peter Marritt.Class B, C, D, and E winners each re-ceived a hophy.
The Pierce County Open was held atthe club in May. There were l0 playersin all. The winners were: lst-Group 1-Paul Bartron and Howard Chen $36each; Group 2-Iaun LeRoux $25.
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Slav ExchangeStephen Buck (1738)NM Michael MacGregor (2210)
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by Niel Dale
T-lorry players turned out to partici-
H pu,. in this tournament. includingI lM John Dona ldson, a fo rmerPNW resident now residing in San Fran-cisco. When the dust had settled from allthe upsets, Oregon champion NM RaduRoua finished clear first with 4t/zpoints,drawing in the final round with Donald-son.
Now, let's mention some of the up-sets, starting with round one in whichPortland Chess Club member NathanPorter managed a draw against JohnDonaldson. Other first round surprisesincluded George Petersen defeating SteveBuck and Mike Terr i l l 's v ictory ovcrLarry Ball. In Round Three, Matt Dal-thorp won over Bill Gagnon and SteveBreckenridge defeated FM Nick Raptis,but is this an upset? Ratings of young,on-the-way-up players often trail their ac-tual playing strength. Results in the clos-ing rounds returned to relative normalcy.
Trailing the winner, four playersscored four points each: Donaldson,Raptis, Breckenridge, and Mike Monis.Ethan Peake took the U2000 prize with3% points. The U1700 prizes were splitthree ways, with John Walton, BrettBecker, and Jeff Lehman each scoringthree points. Top honors in the U1400section went to Bill Stites, also with threepoints.
Also, in regards to proper chess eti-quette, one should notifu the TD insteadof forfeiting a game. Luckily that onlyhappened once. The Portland Chess Clubextends its thanks to all who came to play,and thanks to IM John Donaldson for do-nating his latest book to the club library.The TD crew consisted of Mike Morris,Grisha Alpernas and Neil Dale. Let'shope for an even more successful tour-nament next year.
20
Second Northwest Organizer Grand Prix
Harmon by Eric Holcomb
Memorial n October 26.2003. I\lorthwest Ches.s board members decided to initiate an"Organizer Grand Prix" to rer"'ard chess promoters and organizers whosign up a large number of WCF and OCF members. The rules nere a little
vague, so I adopted the following scoring svstem:
Memberships of more than $10 (adult . ful l -yearjunior) count as a f i r l l pointregardless of whether it 's a new menrbership or a renewal. Family, toumament andpart-year junior memberships count as % point.
Credit goes to the primary club or organization sponsoring the event (whereapplicable). but I also report below the name of the prirnary organizer(s)/promoter(s)for each club, who also deserve a great deal of the credit.
ldo not take credit for memberships/renervals obtained as paft of my job asbusiness manager, although I report memberships obtained through PayPal andother subscription services separatelv. These are not eligible fbr awards.
The results below are for calendar l'ear 2007 events. with banking accountdeposits up to January 10,2008.
'Ihe Washington Chess Federation returned to I st place in2007 (scoring I 19.0
points). followed by the 2006 winner. the Portland Chess Club. with another strongshowing ar 64.5 points! The Seattle Chess Club u'as the 3rd place winner (and the2nd place local club) with 38.5 points. All efforts. even those with only a few mem-berships, are greatly appreciated.
'fhe acceptance of online membership pavments with PayPal was again suc-
cessful; up to 73.5 points in2007 versus 44.0 points in 2006.
Northwest Chess will award the lbllouinu prizes: Washington Chess Federa-tion - one fiee $25 membership, Portland Chess Club - one free $25 nrembership,Seattle Chess Club - one free $ l7 junior rnembership. It is up to the individual clubshow to use the membership awards. J'lre business manager requests that the awardsbe used in calendar year 2008 to avoid the confusion associated u,ith "carryovers."To use an award, simply include a note rvhen you send membership pavments to thebusiness manager. and deduct the au'ard from the amount remitted.
Let's do an even betterjob this year than last! As you knou. ntany people don'trenew orjoin until they play in a toumament, so memberships gathered by organiz-ers at events are extremely important.
WCFClubs, Organizat ions, Indiv iduals
WCF boardPortland CC Neil Dale & Grisha AlpernasSeattle CC Carol & Fred KleistOCF OCF board, Jerry RameyTacoma CC Gary DorfrrerGP Prize Fund Harmon Memorial donorsChessways Jerry RameySpokane CC David Griffin & Kevin Korsmo
Russell MillerOthers (Subscr ipt ion Serv ices, etc)
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Junior: $I7 lyear ( l2 issues). Junior members also receiv e Northwest Chess each month. Must be underage 20 at time of expiration. OR/WA residents only; state membership included.
Subscriber: S25lyear (12 issues). For clubs/organizations or for persons living outside the OR/WA area.Subscribers receive Northwest Chess each month. Additional postage required for foreign addresses.Inquire about special rates for libraries and school chess clubs.
Scholastic: $10 (6 issues). Same as junior membership, except for 6 months only. Can be converted to aregular junior membership by paying the $7 balance before expiration.
Family: $5/year (not a subscription - membership only). This class of membership is open only toco-residents of an Adult or Junior member. Expires at the same time. If .first member is a junior($17/year), crdditional/'amilv member(s) must also he juniors.
NameIf Junior(s), please give date(s) of binh
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Taxjurisdiction: CitySales tax rate:
or unincorporated countyo/o, Tax on membership amount: $_, Total: $
A tax rate table is uvailable on the Northyye.st Chess v'ebsite. Memberships received without thecorrect taxv'ill be validJbr only ll months instead of12 (5 monthsfor scholastic option).
Make check or money order for total amount (USA $ only) payable to Northwest Chess and mail to:
Eric Holcomb, NW Chess Business Manager1900 NE 3m ST STE 106-361BEND, OR 9770I-3889 USA
For general information: Eric Holcomb (541) 647-1021, e-mail: [email protected]
Grand Prix for Organ izers/PromotersIndividuals or chess clubs/organizations involved in organizing chess events or promoting chess canreceive credit for new or renewing members that they helped sign up. Prizes for this "grand prix" will beawarded each year. To receive credit, please use this form and complete this section. Thank you forsupporting Northwest Chess ! !
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Date:
July zOOa 2L
SCC welcomes back FM Bill SchiltlFM Schill will present a free lecture entitled Four Kings: Kortchnoi,
Karpov, Kasparov, and Kramnik before the first round of theSeafair, 6:30-7:45 p.m., August 15.
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Address for EntriesSCC Tnmt Dir2420 S 137 St
Seattle WA 98168
Seattle SeafairAugust 15-77 or August t6-77
A one-section, five-round Swiss with a time control of. +olzand SD/r (Two-day schedule - Round r,Gl6+). The prize fundof $16zo is based on 58 paid entries, 6 per prize group.
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Plus Score PoolEnFy Fees: $4r if rec'd by B/r3, $5o at site. GMs, IMs,& WGMs-FREE. Unrated-Free with purchase of r-yrUSCF & r-yr WCF. SCC members-subtract $rr. Mem-bers of other dues-required CCs in BC, OR, and WA-sub-tract $5. Add $r to any EF for z-day schedule.
Registration: Fri. 7-7t45 p.m., Sat. 9-9:4S a.m.
Rounds: Fri. 8, Sat. (ro @ Gl6q)-p:3o-6:45, Sun. rr-5.
Byes: z (Sunday'rounds, commit at registration).
Miscellaneous: USCF & WCF membership req'd. No smok-ing. No computers.
FJAug 10 SCC Sunday TornadoEFormat: 4-SS. TC: G/64. EF: $17 (+$5 fee for non-SCC). Prizes:. lst35o/o,2nd27%, Bottom Half lst22oh,2nd 16%o ($10 from each EF goes to prize fund). Reg:l0:30-l l :15 a.m. Rds: I l :30-1;50-4:10-6:30. Misc:USCF, WCF/OCF memb. req'd, OSA. NS, NC.
$300 srd.irstiGGONhird22002000r800r600r400
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The Green Open at the SCCSeptember 13-14
A foun-round, two-section, Swiss with a time controlotG/90 + 3O seconds per move. The prize fund of $660is fully guaranteed and prizes wil l be increased if morethan 4O players. TD: H.G. Pitr"e. Limited to 48 players.
Open Reserve [U18OO)First tE14O First IETOSecond tDl OO Second SE6OThird $AO Third SESOu2ooo $eo u1600 $4o
u1400 :840Entry Fee: $32 in advance, $37 at site. Discounts.'$4-member of any NW CCs; $4-arriving by bus, bike, foot,on carpool : $4- junior or senior .
Registrationl Sat. 9:15-9:45 a.m.
Rounds: Sat . 1O-3:3O, Sun. 1O-3:3O.
Half-point byes: commit by registnation.
Miscellaneous: USCF & WCF memberships required.Coupons nedeemable with local menchants wil l be avail-able at this event. A Master wil l lecture on an educa-tional topic for players rated 18OO or below startrngabout 2:45 p.m. each day.
Entry/lnfo: H.G. Pitre, 7OO Crockett Street #1O5, Se-anle wA 981 09; 206-284-931 4; [email protected].
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The SCC is served by Metro bus noutes 347 8.348. Abus departs every half-hour each evening to Northgate.
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Future Eventsl.- indicates a Christopher Memorial IYW Grand Prix event
ftJuly 19-20 Puget Sound OpenFSite: Tacoma CC, 409 Puyallup Ave E, Rm I I , 2nd fu (DTI SoccerBldg). Format: 5-SS TC: G/120. EF: $30 in advance, $40 atsite. Juniors: $20, $25. Economy (no Prizes): $12. UNR free w/purch. I -yr. USCF+WCF. Prne fundz 67%o of full-pay EFs. Prizes:25o/o,top 3rd l5oh, middle 3rd l4o/o, bottom 3rd l3oh (2 prz grps iffewer than 9 full EFs). Reg: 9-9:45 a.m. Rds: 10-2:30-7, l0-3 orasar. Byes: Two %-ptbyes avail. Misc: USCF & OCFAMCF memb.req'd. OSA. NS. NC. Ent/Info: Gary Dorftrer,8423 E 'B' St,Tacoma WA 98445 ; 253 - 53 5 -2536, [email protected].
EJuly 26, Aug23 PCC Game-in-60fuSite: Portland CC, 8205 SW 24th Ave, Portland OR 97219.Format: 4-rd Swiss. TC: G/60. TD may switch to 5SS and G/45if more than 25 entries. EF: S20, $5 discount for PCC members.No advance entries. Prize Fund: $$200/b20. Prizes: $60-40-30,UI800 35, U1500 35. Reg:9-9:30 am. Byes: Onet/z-pt. bye avail.if requested at reg. Misc: USCF & OCF/WCF membership req'd,OSA. Info: [email protected], 503 -246-297 8, www.pdxchess.org.
&Aug 2 Pierce County Class ChampionshipsFbSite: Tacoma CC,409 Puyallup Ave E, Room ll, Znd flr (DTISoccer Bldg). Format: 6 sec. (M/X, A, B, C, D & Under), 5-SS.TC: G/30. EF: $15, Jrs $10. Prize Fund: $$160 (b/20, 3/class).Prizes: IvI/X $40,1 $30, B $30, C $30, D & Under $30. Reg: 9-9:45 am. Rds: I 0- I I : 30- I :30-34:30. Info/Ent: Gary Dorfirer, 8423E 'B'St, Tacoma WA 98445, 253-535-2536, ggarychess @aol.com.
Aug 9 WABlitz ChampionshipsSite: Crossroads Mall,l5600 NE Eighth St, Bellevue WA 98008.Format:2 sec. (Open, K-12),7r-SS. TC: G/5. EF: Open$25 ifrec'd by 7 /12,930 thereafter. K- I 2 $15 . Prize Fund: 60% of EFs.Prizes: Open based on entries (includes u2l). K-12 tophies &medals. Reg: noon-12:25 pm. Rds: lst rd - 12:30. Misc: OpenWCF memb. req'd. Rules: clock move; illegal move - add 2 minto opp. Info/Ent; 425-283-0549, chess4life.com (Openby 7ll2);Chess4life Center, I 3555 Bel-Red Rd, Ste 200, Bellevue WA 98005.
&Aug 23 Summer LightningluSite: Spokane Valley Library, l2OO4 E. Main, Spokane, WA99206. Format: Single orDouble RR. TC: G/10. EF: $ll (canbe paid at club or at site). UNR free w/purch. l-yr. USCF+WCF.Prize fund: 100% payout. Prizes: $100 (b/10), other prizes b/entries. Reg: l0-10:30 a.m. Misc: USCF memb. req'd. Coffee& snacks provided. Info: David Griffin, 509-928-3260, [email protected].
&Aug 23-24 Tacoma Summer Open&Site: Tacoma CC, 409 Puyallup Ave E, Rm I 1 , 2nd fu (DTI SoccerBldg). Format: 5-SS TC: G/120. EF: $30 in advance, $40 atsite. Juniors: $20, $25. Economy (no Prizes): $12. UNR free Wpurch. l-yt USCF+WCF. Prizefund:67%o of full-pay EFs. Prizes:25oh, top 3rd l5%, middle 3rd l4Yo, bottom 3rd l3Yo (2 prz grps iffewer than 9 full EFs). Reg: 9-9:45 a.m. Rds: 10-2:30-7, l0-3 orrs r,r. Byes: Two Yz-pt byes avail. Misc: USCF & OCFAilCF memb.req'd. OSA. NS. NC. Ent/Info: Gary Dorftrer,8423 E 'B' St,Tacoma WA 98445 ; 253 -53 5 -2536, [email protected].
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1,8,15,22 TCC SumrnerChampionship2 PCC SaturdayQuads2-10 U.S. Openln2 Pierce Cty Class Championships2-4 Rod Planas Memorial5 PCCTuesdayQuadsbegin9 WA BlitzChampionships[]10 SCC Sunday Tornado NEw DATEI J Simultaneous Exhibition
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9 PCC SaturdayQuadsl3 Blindfold Ex.lribilionfti21 SCCSundayl'ornado
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li27 -28 Eastem Washington Open30 PCC Championship (Rd I )
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