CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDS

OCTOBER 2009 number 99

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A DAY IN CHESS COURT

TOURNAMENT TALK
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 HOW TO READ A CHESS GAME
It's easy. The board has 8 files
8 rhb1kgn4 TOURNAMENT
and 8 ranks. Files are the rows
of squares that go up and down.
Each one is named by a small
7 0p0pdp0p TALK
6 wdwdwdwd
letter. Ranks are rows that go
sideways. Each one is named
5 dwdw0wdw
by a number. 4 wdwdPdwd
Every square also has a name. 3 dwdwdwdw This lesson discusses terms
The first part is its file and the used at chess competitions.
second part is its rank. In this
2 P)P)w)P)
diagram, a white pawn moved 1 $NGQIBHR
to e4 and a black pawn to e5.
a b c d e f g h
When moves are written down, The word ‘tournament’ is very old. It was the
the first capital letter shows the Here are some special symbols:
piece which moves. Q is queen. name of the contests played long ago between
+ check
B is bishop. R is rook. N is used knights at the royal courts of Europe. Today,
# checkmate
for knight because the king is K. a tournament is a sports event where
If there is no capital letter, that e. p. en passant
means a pawn moves. O-O castles kingside
a group of people play for prizes.
Next is the square that the O-O-O castles queenside There are three ways to run
piece moves to. Bc4 says that a 1-0 white wins chess tournaments:
bishop moves to the square c4.
0-1 black wins
When a piece is captured, an x ROUND ROBIN
is put before the square. Qxf7 ½-½ draw
means a queen takes on f7. ! excellent move KNOCKOUT
If a pawn captures, the letter ? mistake SWISS SYSTEM
of the file it starts on is given !? cool move
first, then an x followed by the ?! weird (weak) move In a round robin, each player has
square it takes on. exd5 says a one game against every other player.
pawn on the e-file captures on The game below is written in
the square d5. algebraic notation. Kiril was A win counts 1 point, a draw ½ point,
When two pieces of the same new to chess and fell into an and a loss 0. Whoever scores the most
kind can go to the same spot, old trap called Scholar’s Mate ! points is the winner.
another letter is put after the
piece to show what file it came
WHITE KIRIL In a double round robin, each player has two games
from. Rae1 tells us that a rook 1. e4 e5 with every other player, one with the white pieces, and
on the a-file moves to e1. 2. Qh5 d6 one with black.
If the pieces that can move to 3. Bc4 Nf6 ? In Canada, round robins are the most common type
the same spot are on the same 4. Qxf7 #
file, then their rank number is of tournaments for kids. Students are usually divided
added. N6e4 means the knight Oh no! Kiril got mated in just into groups of 4 or 6 players with others of similar age
on the 6th rank moves to e4. four moves. That was no fun! and skill.
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 The second method of running a Here are some more words that you
chess competition is a knockout might hear at a chess tournament:
tournament. This is the way that
active chess a time limit where each player
hockey and baseball do their
has 25 or 30 minutes for the
playoffs. Once you lose a match, game.
you are out of the competition.
adjourn to stop a game temporarily,
Only the winners advance to play
writing down the position
more games.
so it can be continued later.
The last kind of “tourney” is the Swiss system. In
each round, players who have the same score face blitz a time limit where each
player has 3 or 5 minutes.
each other. Everybody plays the same number of games
and no one gets knocked out. This a good system bughouse a variant of chess played by
when there are a lot of people. However, it is more four people on two boards,
complicated than the other methods, and requires where pieces captured by one
player can be placed on the
either an experienced director or a computer program
other board by their partner.
to make the pairings (to decide who plays who).
We have other words to describe tournaments too. bye a point given to a player who doesn’t have an
An open event is one where anybody is allowed to opponent because there is an odd number of
play. In a closed event, players have to qualify or be players; or a half point sometimes given to a
player who asks not to play in a certain round.
invited. Tournaments can also be individual or team
competitions. If you’ve never played on a chess team, crosstable a wall chart for showing the names and
then you’re really missing lots of fun! results for players.
F.I.D.E. Fédération Internationale des Échecs
(the world chess federation).
forfeit loss of a game from failure to show up or by
violation of the rules.
increment time added to the clock after each move,
usually between 1 and 30 seconds.
j’adoube French for “I adjust”. When playing touch
move, say this before straightening a piece on
its square so that you don’t have to move it.
(Or you can just say “adjust.”)
pairings a list that shows who plays who, and with
which colour.

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register to sign up for a tournament

resign to give up a game as lost.
scoresheet the paper that a player writes their moves on.
simul short for simultaneous exhibition, a match
where one strong player plays many games
at the same time.
skittles chess games played for fun, and not as part
of the competition. You know, Ed, white has several good
standard a time limit with at least 60 minutes for each moves in the starting position.
player.
Yea, Alec. But I still think it’s better
sudden death a time limit in which all the moves (or all to play black.
remaining moves) of a game must be made.
Why’s that, dude?
tiebreak a numerical method for deciding who gets
a prize when players are tied. Because white has to go first.
time limit the amount of time given to each player
But, Ed, having the first turn is
when a chess clock is used.
an advantage.
time trouble a situation where a player is short of time
and must play their moves in a hurry. Well, dude, not when you make as
many mistakes as me!
touch move a rule that requires players to move (or
capture) any piece they intentionally touch.

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 ONTARIO TOP TEN QUEBEC TOP TEN
GRADE 1 GRADE 7 GRADE 1 / KINDERGARTEN* GRADE 7
1 KOSASHVILI Yoav 771 1 KNOX Christopher 1938 1 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Carl-William 825 1 LEPINE Cedric 1554
2 JU Larry 650 2 KALRA Agastya 1482 2 LAI William 745 2 LUO Zhao Yang 1538
3 ZHANG Taylor 568 3 FU James 1433 3 KHOUMSI Samy 615 3 WU Qi You 1452
4 NORITSYN Sergey 528 4 LAI Jonathan 1397 4 ST-ONGE Mathieu 614 4 PAQUETTE Alexandre 1237
5 SIVADAS ShuruthiSai 470 5 POSARATNANATHAN Juliaan 1307 5 LORTIE Isaac 532 5 ALSENE-RACICOT Julien 1217
6 LI Edward 463 6 GIBLON Rebecca 1289 6 VACHON Laurie 485 6 MOREAU-MERCIER Cedric 1161
7 POOLOGAPOOVANAM Vinujan 458 7 LIU Steven H. 1248 7 GUERRE Anael 479 7 BHUIYAN Rakin 1145
8 KUMAR Aditya 455 8 BROUN Arthur 1229 8 GAUDREAU-LAPOINTE Nathan 474 8 HEROUX-BOISVERT Felix 1139
9 LUO Delbert 450 9 YANG Yimang 1212 9 GUERRE Christopher-Olivier * 471 9 SHI Yang Tian Jiao 1136
10 KUNDU Shubham 438 10 TING Ryan 1209 10 LUO Alexander 470 10 VELAUTHAM Vinusan 1083
GRADE 2 GRADE 8 GRADE 2 GRADE 8
1 ZHAO Yue Tong 972 1 QIN Joey 2238 1 YIP Mattew 906 1 NUNEZ-PAINCHAUD Raphael 1632
2 ZHANG Michael 969 2 FLOREA Alexandru 1746 2 FAN Run Kun 873 2 TAN Guang Tong 1504
3 HU Henry 880 3 LEU Richard 1696 3 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Carl-Elliott 867 3 YAO Houji 1490
4 TABBITT Julian 824 4 CHAN Alex 1457 4 RIVARD Simon 785 4 WANG Yan 1417
5 SEKAR Varun 811 5 MYERS Joshua 1431 5 GAO Catherine 726 5 XU Tian Run 1374
6 ZHANG David 782 6 ZHANG Zhi Yuan 1406 6 MOKRANI Youcef 715 6 MA Indy 1319
7 YIE Kevin 765 7 FARHANG Arvin 1396 7 LORTIE Benjamin 711 7 AHMED Ashraf 1295
8 BUKTA Mike 739 8 DRAGAN Cristian 1346 8 LI Henry 658 8 YU Ke Xin 1284
9 HU Bill 731 9 FARRANT-DIAZ Nathan 1286 9 ROCQUE William 656 9 GUO Forest 1269
10 ENE Nicholas 705 10 KAUFMAN Elliot 1280 10 TETREAULT Melanie 588 10 HANNA Patrick 1265
GRADE 3 GRADE 9 GRADE 3 GRADE 9
1 ZOTKIN Daniel 1261 1 MARINKOVIC Mate 2116 1 SUN Benjamin 1297 1 KRAIOUCHKINE Nikita 2334
2 MAULUCCI Anthony 1259 2 GUSEV Nikita 2088 2 ZHANG Evan 1283 2 ROY Myriam 1678
3 GUGEL Brett 1254 3 INIGO Aquino 1930 3 HUANG Junhao 1208 3 ALLARD Laurent 1606
4 WAN Kevin 1205 4 LI David 1710 4 XIAO Richard 1080 4 COTE-LALUMIERE Tristan 1597
5 ZHANG Yuan Chen 1180 5 IVANOV Michael 1709 5 SAINE Zachary 1044 5 CVETKOVIC Simeon 1577
6 MAGGISANO Robert 943 6 WU Kevin 1652 6 YIP William 1020 6 ROZYBAKIYEV Ilchin 1543
7 LIU Dora 932 7 GLADSTONE Simon 1514 7 ST-CYR Xavier 1004 7 SPRUMONT Oscar 1389
8 TAM Rachel 902 8 ITKIN David 1502 8 BOISSIERE Nicolas 969 8 PELOQUIN-LUSSIER Manuel 1323
9 JU Terry 840 9 KUMAR Amit 1357 9 BRICHKO Kate 886 9 MACISAAC Alexandre 1304
10 ZHANG Kevin 799 10 CUNNINGHAM Ross 1338 10 ZENG Ruo Pan 776 10 FAGEN Michael 1152
GRADE 4 GRADE 10 GRADE 4 GRADE 10
1 BELLISSIMO Joseph 1515 1 SAPOZHNIKOV Roman 2391 1 WANG Kelly 1516 1 JIANG Louie 2362
2 VORA Hanz 1232 2 CALUGAR Arthur 2336 2 SHI Ling Yun 1363 2 SARRAZIN-GENDRON Roman 1804
3 AGHAMALIAN Derick 1133 3 YUAN Yuanling 2286 3 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Cendrina 1237 3 KIEU Marc-Andre 1793
4 SELVANAYAGAM Yanojan 1059 4 XIONG Jerry 2286 4 GAO Christine 1150 4 GELET Seymour 1616
5 ZHANG Jeff 1028 5 KLEINMAN Michael 2004 5 HE Haley 1134 5 TROTTIER Emile 1517
6 KATCHAN Yoni 1020 6 WANG Jessee 1944 6 HU Tian Ren 1075 6 BONI-ROWE Nicolas 1473
7 CHEUNG Benedict 1019 7 PRYSIAZNY Michael 1814 7 ZHAO Jia Yun 1026 7 LIMA-BARBOSA Raphael 1468
8 TAO S. Y. 1002 8 ZHANG Brent 1746 8 LUO Alan 971 8 NANTEL Felix 1452
9 ZHANG Richard 986 9 WANG Jerry 1708 9 JI Yuan Qing 944 9 SAULNIER-LEGAULT Lea 1440
10 ZHONG Joey 978 10 ORLOVA Yelizaveta 1658 10 PATEL Kishan 941 10 UTEPOVA Alika 1303
GRADE 5 GRADE 11 GRADE 5 GRADE 11
1 SONG Michael 1358 1 MARTCHENKO Alexander 2331 1 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier 1554 1 POULIN Mathieu 1695
2 LI Yinshi 1348 2 SZALAY Karoly 2302 2 ZHU HongRui 1549 2 PAGE-FORTIN Mathieu 1598
3 LI Michael 1325 3 MAI Lloyd 2268 3 CHANG Michael 1246 3 DUMONT Felix 1548
4 KUTTNER Simon 1221 4 RAKOV Pavel 2218 4 GAO Ying Chen 1139 4 KEANE-MCCARNEY Eamon 1263
5 LEV Jonathan 1218 5 PENG Bill 2082 5 LI George 1137 5 TRAN-VUONG Riviere 1237
6 YE Hanyuan 1180 6 FAN Brendan 1784 6 YU Zong Yang 1129 6 LABUTE Simon 1224
7 MCLEAN Benji 1175 7 WU Aaron 1757 7 WANG Yin Lai 1034 7 ZHOU Guanyan 1215
8 PREOTU Razvan 1163 8 KAGRAMANOV Dalia 1682 8 STEPHENNE Renaud 1017 8 DESCHENES Laurent 1189
9 GIBLON Melissa 1129 9 JIANG Bowen 1432 9 MORIN Antoine 1014 9 BOUCHER Antoni 1151
10 CHEUNG Darren 1127 10 OLDEN-COOLIGAN Benjamin 1384 10 NIKULICH Andrey 991 10 HUSEK Paul 1150
GRADE 6 GRADE 12 GRADE 6 GRADE 12
1 PLOTKIN Mark 1528 1 NORITSYN Nikolay 2508 1 BRICHKO Mike 1518 1 ROZYBAKIYEV Rasul 1867
2 PENG Jackie 1426 2 THAVANDIRAN Shiyam 2464 2 NANTEL Vincent 1294 2 DISCEPOLA Jordan 1632
3 ZHANG Kevin 1287 3 HAMBLETON Aman 2308 3 GU Sheng Ming 1280 3 DESCHENES Marc-Andre 1602
4 MAGGISANO Joseph 1280 4 PACE Christopher 1930 4 JIANG Nathan 1260 4 DOBREV Martin 1558
5 KUMAR Abhay Anil 1228 5 ANG Alan 1858 5 YUN Chang 1169 5 WANG Mathieu Shou-Yang 1408
6 YANG Bryant 1220 6 AVINAASH Sundar 1840 6 JALALI Salar 1157 6 CHAN Charles 1388
7 LEU Steven 1198 7 LAI Matthew 1728 7 JOHNSON Nicholas 1142 7 HE Shao Hang 1322
8 PIRVU Stefan 1195 8 KAUFMAN Harris 1662 8 ROSCA Maria 1126 8 MCNEIL-DUVAL Hugues 1318
9 YU Patrick 1171 9 DOUGLAS Richard 1468 9 HE Lin Sheng 1123 9 LEVESQUE-DUCHESNE Merlin 1242
10 NASIR Zehn 1154 10 XIONG Sonja 1440 10 PATEL Rohan 1117 10 LIN Kevin 1184
ROOKIE ROLL ( TOP K-6) HONOUR ROLL ROOKIE ROLL ( TOP K-6) HONOUR ROLL
1 PLOTKIN Mark 1528 1 NORITSYN Nikolay 2508 1 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier 1554 1 JIANG Louie 2362
2 BELLISSIMO Joseph 1515 2 THAVANDIRAN Shiyam 2464 2 ZHU HongRui 1549 2 KRAIOUCHKINE Nikita 2334
3 PENG Jackie 1426 3 SAPOZHNIKOV Roman 2391 3 BRICHKO Mike 1518 3 ROZYBAKIYEV Rasul 1867
4 SONG Michael 1358 4 CALUGAR Arthur 2336 4 WANG Kelly 1516 4 SARRAZIN-GENDRON Roman 1804
5 LI Yinshi 1348 5 MARTCHENKO Alexander 2331 5 SHI Ling Yun 1363 5 KIEU Marc-Andre 1793
6 LI Michael 1325 6 HAMBLETON Aman 2308 6 SUN Benjamin 1297 6 POULIN Mathieu 1695
7 ZHANG Kevin 1287 7 SZALAY Karoly 2302 7 NANTEL Vincent 1294 7 ROY Myriam 1678
8 MAGGISANO Joseph 1280 8 YUAN Yuanling 2286 8 ZHANG Evan 1283 8 DISCEPOLA Jordan 1632
9 ZOTKIN Daniel 1261 9 XIONG Jerry 2286 9 GU Sheng Ming 1280 9 NUNEZ-PAINCHAUD Raphael 1632
10 MAULUCCI Anthony 1259 10 MAI Lloyd 2268 10 JIANG Nathan 1260 10 GELET Seymour 1616

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 ATLANTIC TOP TEN WESTERN TOP TEN
GRADE 1 GRADE 7 GRADE 1 GRADE 7
1 NORMAN Jeremy 580 PE 1 BENDZSA Matthew 1279 NL 1 LIN Kaining 965 AB 1 WANG Richard 2060 AB
2 CHANG Melanie 445 NS 2 PETERS Jeremy 1096 NS 2 HESS Aspen 500 AB 2 SHI MingHang 1643 AB
3 ST-GERMAIN Simon 435 NB 3 CROWELL Iain 1088 PE 3 HLUSZOK Evelyne 485 MB 3 BARON Desmond 1632 AB
4 KING Samuel 365 NB 4 ZHANG MaoMao 1028 NL 4 MASHIANA Noor 370 AB 4 LUDWIG Michael 1598 AB
5 HAVENS Aiden 362 NB 5 MAITZEN Owen 1015 NS 5 DATCU-ROMANO Irena 360 BC 5 WANG YueKai 1587 AB
6 LEBLANC Julien 334 NB 6 SCOTT Nicholas 1013 PE 6 PULFER Luke 354 BC 6 DURUPALA Rishi 1508 AB
7 MEALEY Malcolm 334 NB 7 WANG Jeffrey 961 NS 7 NEO Wu 339 BC 7 LAI Jingzhou 1430 BC
8 CARRIERE Marc-Anthony 334 NB 8 HINK Ian 914 PE 8 OPREA Mircea 336 BC 8 PANG Michael 1422 MB
9 VAILLANCOURT Marcus 334 NB 9 ROBERTS Jennika 885 NB 9 HOSSEINPOUR Arman 335 BC 9 ZHAO Kevin 1412 AB
10 MURPHY Chase 310 NB 10 ROBICHAUD Nicolas 881 NB 10 MACINNIS Frances 280 BC 10 BANSAL Prabjeet 1389 AB
GRADE 2 GRADE 8 GRADE 2 GRADE 8
1 BUTLER Alex 526 NB 1 HUNT Nicholas 1147 NL 1 MA Derek 986 MB 1 SOHAL Tanraj 2020 BC
2 HILL Cameron 496 NB 2 GALLANT Dennis 1116 NS 2 ROBERTSON Sean 905 AB 2 LI Chang He 2012 BC
3 ALLAIN Miguel 487 NB 3 NOH Jaehoon 1017 NS 3 TOLENTINO Patrick 886 AB 3 CAI Tony 1613 AB
4 BERGEN William 477 NS 4 RAMOS Alexander 994 NL 4 WOLCHOCK Theo 784 MB 4 MILNER Arie 1504 BC
5 HARTLING Jak 475 NS 5 DOUCETTE Ryan 951 PE 5 LI Zexi Jesse 714 BC 5 KALAYDINA Regina 1424 AB
6 KERR Ian 472 PE 6 CARSON Cody 946 NB 6 DENG Yi 694 BC 6 LOKE Myron 1343 AB
7 PATERSON William 468 NB 7 NASSAR Ahmad 930 NS 7 DOKNJAS Joshua 616 BC 7 TING Aaron 1336 AB
8 GAUVIN Felix-Antoine 431 NB 8 SACCARY Aidan 916 NL 8 NATARAJAN Aakash 594 MB 8 WASSERMAN Leor 1306 MB
9 BOUCHER Sasha 419 NB 9 KEEFE Shane 896 NL 9 MAXFIELD Emmett 570 AB 9 LI Stanley 1236 AB
10 PIERCEY Serena 417 NL 10 STYLIANIDES Theo 894 NL 10 SZECHTMAN-PINTOS Federico 552 SK 10 LEWIS Nubian 1209 AB
GRADE 3 GRADE 9 GRADE 3 GRADE 9
1 DORRANCE Lucas 1022 NS 1 DROVER Justin 1331 NL 1 MCCULLOUGH Ian 1357 AB 1 CHENG Jack 1928 BC
2 COADY Nicholas 742 NL 2 LU Fred 1155 NS 2 MAWANI Adam 1099 AB 2 ZHANG David 1798 AB
3 PICKARD Ryan 667 NL 3 LAPLACE Logan 1037 NB 3 LIN Ethan 1018 MB 3 THOMAS Derek 1712 AB
4 BORDEN Ethan 625 PE 4 RAINNIE Aaron 1033 PE 4 XU Jingzhi 964 BC 4 HAN Yifei 1642 BC
5 PETERS Brian 569 NS 5 LIANG Andy 1005 NS 5 ZHI Xinwei 924 AB 5 BOTEZ Alexandra 1566 BC
6 MANN Timmy 563 NS 6 KASSOUF Ghazi 985 PE 6 TOLENTINO Andre 868 AB 6 LECLERC Etienne 1492 AB
7 HUANG Brian 538 NS 7 MATHEWS Tim 939 NL 7 KERR Jeremy 827 AB 7 HAN Yiming 1450 BC
8 MEALY Maren 534 NB 8 MACLEAN Katrina 938 NS 8 MCLEOD Fraser 782 SK 8 KIRSCH Zachary 1298 AB
9 SAINT-AUBIN Etienne 530 NB 9 O'CONNOR Jack 919 NB 9 LANGEVIN Luca 722 AB 9 CONSTANTINESCU Vlad 1207 AB
10 NOLAN Justin 529 NL 10 RADNEV Rady 895 NS 10 KELLY Josh 697 AB 10 ILIEVSKI Marko 1112 AB
GRADE 4 GRADE 10 GRADE 4 GRADE 10
1 ROBICHAUD Alexandre 1098 NB 1 KEITH-JACQUES Liam 1852 NB 1 KASSAM Jamil 1386 AB 1 KAMINSKI Thomas 2223 AB
2 RONAHAN-WOOD Jack 844 PE 2 DAWSON Michael 1410 NL 2 RUPPA-KASANI Vikram 1269 AB 2 LAZO Jan 1882 AB
3 NORMAN Bradley 760 PE 3 BENNETT Lee 1323 NS 3 AKHVERDIEV Artyom 1179 AB 3 WU Allan 1571 AB
4 WALSH Andrew 685 NL 4 GREGORY Calvin 1086 NL 4 CHAN Destin 1157 AB 4 GREEN Aaron 1554 MB
5 PAYZANT David 674 NS 5 HERBINGER Florent 1031 NS 5 NICULESCU Andrei 1153 AB 5 FELL Tobin 1350 AB
6 MCKEOWN Gary 657 NL 6 CONFORT Daniel 959 NB 6 LEE Jonah 1127 BC 6 TING Mark 1349 AB
7 GALLANT Evan 649 NL 7 DONALDSON John 946 PE 7 WANG Johnston 1120 AB 7 LACY Sean 1341 AB
8 WILLIAMS Alexander 599 NL 8 LAPPER Matthew 932 NB 8 LIN Rayden 1116 AB 8 WILD Joshua 1298 BC
9 CAMMANARO Patrice 590 NB 9 PHILLIPS Ian 874 NB 9 KAISER Jakob 1108 AB 9 GARCIA Renzo 1286 AB
10 THORNTON Lochlan 583 NB 10 JANG Brian 874 NB 10 YANG Oscar 1083 AB 10 WANG Harris 1253 AB
GRADE 5 GRADE 11 GRADE 5 GRADE 11
1 ANDERSEN Paul 1050 NL 1 MANLEY Jason 1870 NB 1 HUANG Zhonglin 1610 AB 1 MACKINNON Keith 2254 SK
2 SCHRADER Nathaniel 999 NB 2 DAWSON Jeffrey 1250 NL 2 KONG Dezhong 1580 BC 2 HUANG Richard 1704 BC
3 DAWSON Andrew 917 NL 3 WEAVER Ian 1231 NS 3 SHI Diwen 1520 AB 3 ONG Raymond 1463 AB
4 HICKMAN Thomas 873 NL 4 KENNEDY Jamie 1141 NL 4 DOKNJAS John 1436 BC 4 BABICH Yaroslav 1410 AB
5 YE Johnny 863 NS 5 KOSHI Glen 1094 NS 5 MAH Richard 1411 AB 5 WU Anthony 1373 AB
6 ROGERS Benjamin 854 NL 6 RATTE Jaric 1045 NL 6 HOFFNER Noah 1401 AB 6 RAIHMAN Iqal 1360 MB
7 OLDFORD Noah 821 NL 7 LANDRY Francois-Guillaume 1037 NB 7 WEI William 1375 AB 7 MA Brandon 1285 AB
8 ONG Ivanseth 769 NS 8 CLARK Aaron 1028 NB 8 WANG Longxiang 1347 AB 8 WIJAYABANDARA Banuka 1162 AB
9 ROBLES Harvey 765 NS 9 FRENETTE Catherine 1025 NB 9 AWATRAMANI Janak 1341 BC 9 LIU Forest 1145 AB
10 GREGORY Liam 735 NL 10 PULIYANKOTAN Ammu 1023 NB 10 LI David 1294 AB 10 ARAULLO Marlon 1144 MB
GRADE 6 GRADE 12 GRADE 6 GRADE 12
1 DORRANCE Adam 1540 NS 1 DU Jasmine 1361 NS 1 MCCULLOUGH David 1483 AB 1 HANSEN Eric 2494 AB
2 QIU Christopher 1205 NL 2 GRANT Devin 1253 NL 2 SWIFT Ryne 1477 MB 2 ME Kevin 2178 SK
3 LUDOVICE Diego 970 NS 3 PEACH Brian 1094 NL 3 PAVLIC Stephen 1452 AB 3 LUNA Jose 1937 AB
4 BUTLER Kevin 920 NL 4 KERFONT Kyrill 1088 NL 4 SITU Dennis 1413 AB 4 MRUGALA David 1896 AB
5 GALLANT Cameron 908 NS 5 CHAISSON Lukas 1077 NL 5 CHAN Dante 1402 AB 5 OBERTON Daniel 1822 MB
6 FENG Xintu 880 NB 6 WHALEN Brett 1036 PE 6 YANG Tony 1295 AB 6 LACY Ryan 1626 AB
7 BURGGRAFF Matthew 832 NL 7 PARK Marcus 1032 NL 7 NESS Davin 1226 AB 7 DAVIDUCK Quinn 1414 AB
8 BARRETT Thomas 827 NL 8 TOUROUT Allan 979 NL 8 LOUIE Marcella 1204 AB 8 RAYMER Elliot 1360 BC
9 MAJOR Liam 825 NL 9 BELANGER Mathieu-Olivier 963 NB 9 RUTAR Alex 1174 AB 9 ARAULLO Mark Paolo 1301 MB
10 CHAULK Arrick 822 NL 10 COOPER Bradley 963 PE 10 KHAN Mickey 1116 AB 10 MRUGALA Jonathan 1300 AB
ROOKIE ROLL ( TOP K-6) HONOUR ROLL ROOKIE ROLL ( TOP K-6) HONOUR ROLL
1 DORRANCE Adam 1540 NS 1 MANLEY Jason 1870 NB 1 HUANG Zhonglin 1610 AB 1 HANSEN Eric 2494 AB
2 QIU Christopher 1205 NL 2 KEITH-JACQUES Liam 1852 NB 2 KONG Dezhong 1580 BC 2 MACKINNON Keith 2254 SK
3 ROBICHAUD Alexandre 1098 NB 3 LECLAIR Hugues 1819 NB 3 SHI Diwen 1520 AB 3 KAMINSKI Thomas 2223 AB
4 ANDERSEN Paul 1050 NL 4 DORRANCE Adam 1540 NS 4 MCCULLOUGH David 1483 AB 4 ME Kevin 2178 SK
5 DORRANCE Lucas 1022 NS 5 DAWSON Michael 1410 NL 5 SWIFT Ryne 1477 MB 5 WANG Richard 2060 AB
6 SCHRADER Nathaniel 999 NB 6 DU Jasmine 1361 NS 6 PAVLIC Stephen 1452 AB 6 SOHAL Tanraj 2020 BC
7 LUDOVICE Diego 970 NS 7 DROVER Justin 1331 NL 7 DOKNJAS John 1436 BC 7 LI Chang He 2012 BC
8 BUTLER Kevin 920 NL 8 BENNETT Lee 1323 NS 8 SITU Dennis 1413 AB 8 LUNA Jose 1937 AB
9 DAWSON Andrew 917 NL 9 BENDZSA Matthew 1279 NL 9 MAH Richard 1411 AB 9 CHENG Jack 1928 BC
10 GALLANT Cameron 908 NS 10 GRANT Devin 1253 NL 10 CHAN Dante 1402 AB 10 MRUGALA David 1896 AB

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 Frizoon LePawn presents
WHO’S
TOP THE
GIRLS GOOF?
CANADA
Hey there, smart people! Somebody messed up here.
GRADE 1 GRADE 7
1 ZHANG Taylor 568 ON 1 GIBLON Rebecca 1289 ON In each of the diagrams below, there is something wrong.
2 VACHON Laurie 485 QC 2 XIA Linda 1057 ON
3 HLUSZOK Evelyne 485 MB 3 QIU Amy 1023 ON The positions are illegal. Can you find the goof? solutions
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4 GUERRE Anael 479 QC 4 PEREZ Franklin 1022 ON
5 SIVADAS ShuruthiSai
GRADE 2
470 ON 5 WONG Tiffany
GRADE 8
949 ON 
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1
2
GAO Catherine
KANESHALINGAM Mathanhe
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ON
1
2
KALAYDINA Regina
WANG Yan
1424
1417
AB
QC árhbiqgn4] áwdk4wdw4]
3
4
FELDMAN Michelle
TETREAULT Melanie
621
588
ON
QC
3
4
MA Indy
YU Ke Xin
1319
1284
QC
QC àdp0p0p0p] à0p1wdw0p]
5 LU Daisy 562 QC 5 ZHAN Reena 1111 ON
GRADE 3 GRADE 9 ßwdwdwdwd] ßwdpdw0nd]
1 LIU Dora 932 ON 1 ROY Myriam 1678 QC
2
3
TAM Rachel
BRICHKO Kate
902
886
ON
QC
2
3
BOTEZ Alexandra
SHU Chang
1566
1058
BC
QC
Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwgw0Qdw]
4
5
ZHU Jiarong
ROSCA Elena
760
736
QC
QC
4
5
ZHANG Wenyue
NGUYEN Nancy
1023
994
QC
ON
ÝpdwdPdwd] Ýw)wdwdwd]
GRADE 4
1 WANG Kelly 1516 QC
GRADE 10
1 YUAN Yuanling 2286 ON
Üdwdwdwdw] ÜdwdwdNdP]
2
3
SHI Ling Yun
BILODEAU-SAVARIA Cendrina
1363
1237
QC
QC
2
3
ORLOVA Yelizaveta
SAULNIER-LEGAULT Lea
1658
1440
ON
QC
ÛP)P)w)P)] ÛPdPdn)Pd]
4
5
GAO Christine
ZHAO Jia Yun
1150
1026
QC
QC
4
5
UTEPOVA Alika
LEE Melissa
1303
1293
QC
ON
Ú$NGQIBHR] ÚHRGwdRIw]
GRADE 5
1 GIBLON Melissa 1129 ON
GRADE 11
1 KAGRAMANOV Dalia 1682 ON
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
2 MILICEVIC Aleksandra 1100 ON 2 WAN Karen 1182 ON
3
4
TAO Rachel
CHENG Megan
979
978
ON
ON
3
4
BLAKE Candace
FRENETTE Catherine
1026
1025
ON
NB

w________w 
w________w
5 RIPSTEIN Aviva 910 ON 5 BELANGER Priscilia 970 QC
GRADE 6
1 PENG Jackie 1426 ON
GRADE 12
1 XIONG Sonja 1440 ON
áwgwdw4wd] áwdwdwdrd]
2
3
LOUIE Marcella
YUN Chang
1204
1169
AB
QC
2
3
DU Jasmine
YANG Marguerite
1361
1174
NS
QC
àdpdqdpdk] àdQ0kdpdp]
4
5
SAMETOVA Zhanna
ROSCA Maria
1145
1126
ON
QC
4
5
ROMANOWICH Katrina
HOAD Sandy
1126
1104
ON
ON
ßrdpdw)p0] ßwgw0q0wd]
q PRINCESS PARADE q CANADIAN QUEENS Þdw)phwdw] Þ0wdwdwdb]
1
2
WANG Kelly
PENG Jackie
1516
1426
QC
ON
1
2
YUAN Yuanling
KAGRAMANOV Dalia
2286
1682
ON
ON Ýw0w$pdP!] ÝP0wdP)wd]
3
4
SHI Ling Yun
BILODEAU-SAVARIA Cendrina
1363
1237
QC
QC
3
4
ROY Myriam
ORLOVA Yelizaveta
1678
1658
QC
ON ÜdPdw)wdP] ÜdwdBdndw]
5
6
LOUIE Marcella
YUN Chang
1204
1169
AB
QC
5
6
BOTEZ Alexandra
WANG Kelly
1566
1516
BC
QC ÛPdPdN)Kd] ÛPdPdNdw)]
7 GAO Christine 1150 QC 7 XIONG Sonja 1440 ON
8 SAMETOVA Zhanna 1145 ON 8 SAULNIER-LEGAULT Lea 1440 QC Ú$wdwdwdB] ÚdRdwdRIw]
9 GIBLON Melissa 1129 ON 9 PENG Jackie 1426 ON
10 ROSCA Maria Alexandra 1126 QC 10 KALAYDINA Regina 1424 AB wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
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 CANADIAN C O M B O M O M B O !!
CHESS SPOTLIGHT ON QUEEN FORKS
w________w
CHALLENGE áw4wdwiwd]
à0wdwdwgp]
2010 National Scholastic Championship ßwdpdbdpd]
The Chess'n Math Association, Canada’s national
Þdwdwdqdw]
scholastic chess organization, is proud to announce ÝwdBdwdwd]
the 22nd annual Canadian Chess Challenge. We hope ÜdwdNdw)w]
that you and your friends can take part this year. ÛPdw!w)K)]
The competition is in four stages: school, regional,
provincial, and national. The finals will take place on
Údw$wdwdw]
Victoria Day weekend in Montreal, Quebec. Hello, combo friends.
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
For information on how to enter your school in the A great way to win material is with a fork (attacking two
Chess Challenge, contact your provincial coordinator. pieces at the same time). The queen’s power to move in
8 directions makes her an excellent forker.
Alberta Nova Scotia ò In this example, after 1.Bxe6! Qxe6, white forks the
PROVINCIAL
Bruce Thomas COORDINATORS Stirling Dorrance black king and rook by 2.Qf4+! Ke7 3.Qxb8.
(780) 473-1557 (902) 678-4453 ô But if black goes first, they win with a fork of their
own. 1...Bxc4! 2.Rxc4 Qd5+! 3.Kg1 Qxc4.
British Columbia Ontario w________ww________w
Ken Jensen Leslie Armstrong árdw1w4kd]árdbdw4kd]
(604) 728-7491 (905) 841-1342
à0p0wdw0p]àdw1wdp0w]
Manitoba Prince Edward Is. ßwdw0whwd]ßwdwdwdw0]
Peter Henson Bill Pitre Þdwdwdwdw]Þ0w0wdwdP]
(204) 256-6150 (902) 569-2989
Ýwdwdbdwd]ÝPdNhPdw$]
New Brunswick Quebec Üdw)wdNdP]ÜdwdQdwdw]
Ghislaine Johnson Hugues Leclair ÛP)wdw)Pd]Ûw)PdBdPd]
(506) 388-5251 (514) 845-8352 Ú$wGQ$wIw]Ú$wdwIwdw]
National Office
Newfoundland
3423 St.Denis #400
Saskatchewan
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈwwÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
Montreal, Quebec
Chris Dawson H2X 3L1 Don MacKinnon  WHITE TO MOVE  BLACK TO MOVE
(709) 747-5217 (514) 845-8352 (306) 445-8369 Win Material Win Material
solutions page 50

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 TACTICS 101 TACTICS 101
FIND THE QUEEN FORKS FIND THE WINNING MOVE
White to move. Win material. White to move. Win material or mate.
solutions page 50 solutions page 50


w________w 
w________w 
w________w 
w________w
árdwdwdkd] áwdrdkdw4] árdwdrdkd] árdb1kdw4]
à0wdwdwgp] àdpdw1p0p] àdp0wdR0p] àdpdwgp0p]
ßw1wdwdpd] ßpdwdwdwd] ßpdqgwdwd] ßwdndpdwd]
Þdw0wdpdw] Þdwdp)wdb] Þdwdw0wdw] Þ0wdp)whw]
ÝPdwdwdwd] Ýwdwdwdwd] ÝwdBdPdbd] Ýwdw)wdwd]
ÜdwHw)wdP] ÜdwHwdwdw] ÜdwHwdwdw] ÜdPdBdPdw]
Ûw)w!w)Pd] ÛP)Qdw)P)] ÛP)QdwdP)] ÛPdwdNdP)]
ÚdwdwdRIw] Ú$wdw$wIw] Údwdw$wIw] Ú$wGQIwdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw


w________w 
w________w 
w________w 
w________w
árdb1kdw4] áwdwdwdwi] áwdk4wdwd] árdwdw4kd]
à0p0pdp0p] àdw0wdpdw] à0pdwgw0w] àdw0w1pdp]
ßwdndwdwd] ßw0wdp0wd] ßwdpdn0w0] ßwhndwdpd]
Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwhwdwdw] Þdwdrdwdw] Þdpdwdwdw]
ÝwdB)wdwd] Ýwdwdw)qd] Ýwdw)wdwd] ÝpdwdPdwd]
ÜdwhwdNdw] ÜdPdwdw)w] ÜdwdB)wGP] ÜdPdwdwdQ]
ÛPdwdw)P)] ÛwdPdRIwd] ÛPdwdw)Pd] ÛPGPdNdw)]
Ú$wGQdRIw] Ú!wGwdwdr] ÚdRdwdRIw] ÚdKdRdw$w]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

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 CANADA AND WORLD NEWS
YVES CASAUBON CANADIAN JUNIOR CANADIAN YOUTH KINGSTON
1949 - 2009 The 2009 Canada Junior Chess The 2009 Canadian Youth Chess 20 teams took part in the 2009
The chess world lost one of its Championship, held July 25-28 in Championships were played on Ontario-Quebec Scholastic Team
most dedicated friends in August. Victoria B.C., was a seven round July 21- 24 in Victoria, B.C. 91 Tournament held on June 6 at
For many years, Yves has been swiss tournament with 12 players. boys and 38 girls attended. This Queen’s University.
the chief director for all the top First place, with 5½ points, went year’s national champions and Kindergarten - Grade 3
chess tournaments in Quebec. to Raja Panjwani (Kitchener). The runners-up are: 1. Michele Provost B
He also served as the computer two runners-up, half a point back, <8 Kevin Wan ON Christine Gao
expert at Chess’n Math since the were Arthur Calugar and Artiom Daniel Zotkin ON Louis Campagna
organization began, developing Samsonkin (both from Toronto). Yuanchen Zhang ON Justin Vittecoq
and maintaining the rating system His victory qualifies Raja for Charles Vachon
<10 Dezheng Kong BC
and webpage. Always cheerful, the World Junior Championship 2. Michele Provost A
William Graif ON
always helpful, always Yves. later this month in Argentina. 3. North Prep
Olivier Chiku-Ratte QC
Rest in peace. But that was not his only Kindergarten - Grade 6
achievement this summer. He <12 Richard Wang AB 1. Internationale
2009 CANADIAN also completed the requirements James Fu ON Hong Rui Zhu
for the international master title Jack Qian BC Benjamin Sun
CHAMPIONSHIP
in September. Congratulations, <14 Thomas Kaminski AB Lin Sheng He
The University of Guelph hosted
IM Raja Panjwani!! David Zhang AB Haley He
the 2009 Canadian Closed Chess
David Itkin ON 2. Fernand Seguin
Championship August 8th to 16th.
There were 31 players in the nine <16 Karoly Szalay ON 3. Henderson
round event. This year’s champion Alexander Martchenko ON High School
is IM Jean Hébert of Montreal. He Avinaash Sundar ON 1. Northern
won 6 and drew 3 to capture clear <18 Eric Hansen AB Aaron Wu
first place ahead of top ranked GM Victor Kaminski AB Tian Lan
Mark Bluvshtein (Toronto). It’s the Kevin Me SK Benjamin Olden-Cooligan
second time that Jean has been Daniel Zhang
CANADIAN WOMEN The 6 winners of the separate
national champion. He also won 2. College Notre Dame
The 2009 Canadian Women’s girls competition were:
30 years ago, in 1978! 3. Massey Hall
Chess Championship took place <8 Jiaxin Liu ON
Jonathan Tayar (Toronto), the July 30 to August 3 as part of the
2005 grade 11 champion, tied for <10 Melissa Giblon ON
Kitchener Chess Festival.
fourth place with 6 points and <12 Rebecca Giblon ON
The winner and new champion
earned the international master <14 Alexandra Botez BC
is Dina Kagramanov of Toronto.
title. She went undefeated in the 7 <16 Dalia Kagramanov ON
Two others earned the FM title: player round robin, giving up only <18 Jasmine Du NS
10th grader Louie Jiang (Montreal) a single draw. Tying for second Good luck to all the Canadians
and 12th grader Aman Hambleton place were Yuanling Yuan and at the World Youth Championship
(Toronto). Way to go, guys! Nava Starr (also from Toronto). in Turkey next month.
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 WELCOME TO MY CONTEST !
Can you solve the 4 puzzles on the next KIRIL'S KONTEST
page? Mail me your answers if you do.
One lucky person will win a Kiril T-shirt. Mail entries to: 3423 St. Denis #400 Montreal, Quebec H2X 3L2
White moves first in the mate problems. or e-mail to: kiril@chess-math.org Deadline : November 15
In case you never saw a “maze” or “loyd” w________w w________w
before, here are some examples:
áwdwdwdwH] áwdw4wdwi]
In a CHESSMAZE only one white The TRIPLE LOYD was invented
àdwdwgndw] àdpdwdw0p]
piece moves. In this maze, it’s the by Sam Loyd, a famous chess ßw4wdwiwd] ßw1ndwdwd]
white queen. The object is to composer. They are called triple Þdwdwdbdw] Þ0wdwdwdw]
capture the black king without because there are three parts. In
taking any pieces or moving part A, you place the black king Ýw1n$wHwI] ÝPdBdwdw$]
where the queen can be taken. on the board so that he is in Üdwdwdwdw] ÜdPdwdQdw]
Draw a line to show the path of checkmate. In part B, place him in
the queen. This is a Maze in 7. stalemate. For part C, put the
ÛwGwdrdwd] ÛwdwdwdP)]
That means you should get the black king down so that White Údwdwdwdw] ÚdwdwdwdK]
king in seven moves or less. has a mate in 1. solutions page 50 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
w________w w________w
áwdwdwdwd] áwdwdwdwd] MATE IN 1 MATE IN 2
àdwdqdwdw] àdwdwdwdw]
ßpdwdqdwg] ßwdwdwdwd] w________w w________w
Þdwiwdpdw] Þdwdwdwdw] árdbdw4kd] áBdwdwdwd]
Ýwdwdwdwd] Ýw$wdwdwd] àdwdwhwgp] àdwdwdwdw]
Üdwdwdw1w] ÜGwdwdwdR] ßp1ndwdpd] ßwdwdwdwd]
Ûwdwdwdwd] Ûwdwdwdwd] Þdpdwdwdw] Þdwdwdwdw]
ÚdbdQdKdw] ÚdwdwIwdw] Ýwdw)wdwd] ÝwdwdRdwd]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw ÜdwHw)Ndw] ÜGwdwdwdw]
ÛP)PGw)P)] ÛwdwdRdwd]
We received 3 correct solutions to June’s contest. Ú$wdQdRIw] ÚIwdwdwdw]
1 Mate in 1 1.Qe4# wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
2 Mate in 2 1.Bd7 Kxe4 2.Bc6# CHESSMAZE IN 9 TRIPLE LOYD
3 Maze Qd1-h5-h3-f1-h1-a8-c8-a6-a4xe8
Only the white QUEEN moves. PLACE THE BLACK KING IN :
4 Loyd A.Ka8 B.Kf7 C.Kb6 (a8=N#) Capture the black king without A Checkmate
The winner of the drawing for a Kiril T-shirt is : taking any pieces or moving B Stalemate
Kevin Zhang of Richmond Hill, Ontario where the queen can be taken. C Mate in 1

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 w________ww________w
áwdwdwdwd]áwdwdwdwd]
LIL Y ' S P U Z Z L E R àdwdwdwdw]àdwdwdwdw]
ßwdwdwdwd]ßwdwdwdwd]
Þdwdwdwdw]Þdwdwdwdw]
HI BOYS AND GIRLS!! Ýwdwdwdwd]Ýwdwdwdwd]
Wouldn’t it be nice if we Üdwdwdwdw]Üdwdwdwdw]
could make two moves in a
row sometimes? That’s what
Ûwdwdwdwh]Ûwdwdwhwd]
you do in these 8 puzzles. Ú$wdQIwdk]Ú$wdQIwdk]
White plays twice in a row wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

to mate black. The first move
may not be a check. Either w________ww________w
move may be a capture. áwdwdwdwd]áwdwdwdwd]
Black does not get a turn. àdwdwdwdq]àdwdwdwdw]
Wham, bam, thank you, Sam! ßwdwdwdwd]ßwdwdwdwd]
Chess composers call this Þdwdwdwdw]Þdw1wdwdw]
kind of problem a series mate
in 2. But “double whammy” Ýwdwdwdwd]Ýwdwdwdwd]
sounds lots more fun! Üdwdwdwdw]Üdwdwdwdw]
Ûwdwdwdwg]Ûwdwdwdwd]
DOUBLE WHAMMY Ú$wdQIwdk]Ú$wdQIwgk]
WHITE PLAYS TWO MOVES IN A ROW TO MATE BLACK. wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

The first move may not be check. solutions page 50
w________ww________w w________ww________w
áwdwdwdwd]áwdwdwdwd] áwdwdwdwd]áwdwdwdwd]
àdwdwdwdw]àdwdwdwdw] àdwdwdwdw]àdwdwdwdw]
ßwdwdwdwd]ßwdwdwdwd] ßwdwdwdwd]ßwdwdwdwd]
Þdwdwdwdw]Þdwdwdwgw] Þdqdwdwdw]Þdbdwdwdw]
Ýwdwdwdwd]Ýwdwdwdwd] Ýwdwdwdwd]Ýwdwdwdwd]
Üdwdwgwdw]Üdwdwdwdw] Üdwdwdwdw]Üdwdwdwdw]
Ûwdwdwdwd]Ûwdwdwdwd] Ûwdwdwdwd]Ûwdw4wdwd]
Ú$wdQIwdk]Ú$wdQIwdk] Ú$wdQIwdk]Ú$wdQIwdk]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw


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 MATE IN 1 MATE IN 2
WHITE CHECKMATES BLACK WHITE CHECKMATES BLACK
IN ONE MOVE. IN TWO MOVES.
solutions page 50 solutions page 50


w________w 
w________w 
w________w 
w________w
árdwdqdwi] áwdwdw4nd] áwdwdwdri] áwdwdwdkd]
àdwdwdwdp] àdwHwhpdw] àdpdwdQdp] àdpdwdw0p]
ßw0wdwdw!] ßwdwdwdwd] ßw1ndwdpd] ßw1ndwdwd]
Þdw0wHpdw] Þdwdw)kdw] Þ0Bdwdwdw] Þ0Bdwdw!w]
Ýwdwdw)wd] Ýwdwdwdwd] ÝPdwdwdwd] ÝPdwdwdwd]
ÜdBdwdw)w] Üdwdw)wdw] ÜdPdwdwdw] ÜdPdwdwdw]
ÛwdP4wdw)] ÛwdwdwdQd] ÛwdwdwdP)] ÛwdrdwdP)]
ÚdwdwdwIw] ÚdwdwIwdR] Údwdw$wdK] ÚdwdwdRdK]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw


w________w 
w________w 
w________w 
w________w
áQdb1wdw4] áwdrdwgkd] áwdw4wdwi] áwdw4wdkd]
àdwiwdp0w] à0bdwdwdw] àdpdwdw0w] àdpdQdR0p]
ßwdpgwdnd] ßw0wdw!nd] ßwdndwdw0] ßwdndwdwd]
ÞdwdpdBdw] ÞdBdwdwdw] Þ0wdwdwdw] Þ0wdwdwdw]
Ýwdw)wdP0] Ýwdwdw)wd] ÝPdwdwdw!] ÝPdBdqdwd]
Ü)wHwdwdP] ÜdPdw0wdw] ÜdPdBdwdw] ÜdPdwdwdw]
Ûw)wdw)wd] ÛPGPdwdqd] Ûw1wdwdP)] ÛwdwdwdP)]
Údw$wdwIw] ÚdwIw$wdR] ÚdwdwdRdK] ÚdwdwdwdK]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

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 MATE IN 3
WHITE CHECKMATES BLACK
IN THREE MOVES.
DID YOU
KNOW ?
solutions page 50


w________w 
w________w
When chess was invented
áwdw$wdwd] áwdw4rdwi] 1500 years ago, the board
àdwdwdw0k] àdpdwdpdB] was not chequered. It was
ßbdwdNdw0] ßpdndwdw!] not until the game came to
Þ0wdwdPdw] Þdwdwdwdw] Europe in the 12th century
Ýw0wdwdwd] ÝPdw0wdwd] that colours were first added
ÜdPdw0wdw] Üdw1wdwdP] to the board.
ÛwdrdwdPd] ÛwdPdw)Pd] Can you imagine playing on a board where all
ÚdwdwdwdK] ÚdwdwdRIw] the squares are the same colour? I can tell you
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw one thing: it’s very tricky for us bishops!

rnbqkbnr

w________w 
w________w pppppppp
árdwdwdkd] áwdwdwdw4]
àdpdQdw0p] àdwdwdw0w]
ßpdndwdwd] ßwdwiwdw0]
Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwdwdwdw]
ÝPdwdwdwd] Ýw0wdQdwd]
Üdw1wdwgP] Üdwdwdwdw]
ÛwdPdwdPd] Ûrdwdw1P)]
ÚdwdRdRdK] Údw$wdwdK] PPPPPPPP
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw RNBQKBNR

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 K I R I L’ S
O A DAY I N
CHESS
R
N
E

COURT
R
The Invisible Pawn
PART 1

The mystery began one wintery Wednesday. Kiril

was walking down Maple Street, just minding his own
business. All the stores were closed for the holiday,
so the city was quiet as a mouse. In fact, Kiril went
several blocks without seeing a single soul.
But when he passed the museum, he heard an
alarm. Suddenly, someone ran around the corner and
shoved a plastic bag into Kiril’s hands. Before he could
see who it was, they were gone.
The next thing he knew, a squad of police cars
came roaring out of nowhere and the street was full
of cops. Lights were glaring; sirens were blaring. And Kiril put down his unwanted present and put up
poor little Kiril, he was left holding the bag. his hands. They were shaking like palm trees in a
It wasn’t a holiday anymore. The police had him hurricane.
surrounded. The one with the megaphone shouted, On the ride to the station, he learned what they
“Okay, pawn, raise your arms! You’re under arrest.” found in the bag: half of a peanut butter and banana
sandwich! Plus, the famous Blue Lunar Chess Set that
was missing from the museum. Uh-oh!
The following day, Kiril was on trial. His lawyer, Biff
the B, was there to defend him.

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SC
 “Does your attorney have anything to say?”
Biff jumped up and cleared his throat. “Yes sir,
your judgeship. I have to confess. My client is guilty.
He didn’t follow the touch move rule. It happened
last night in a game against me at the police station.
That’s why I filed a complaint against him!”
Judge Mudd raised his eyebrows and said, “I see.”
Then Biff added, ”But you know what, judge? I really
don’t think he stole that chess set. He’s not crazy.”
The judge was not convinced. After all, Kiril was crazy
enough to let Biff defend him! Judge Mudd didn’t say
anything though. Instead he asked Bailey to tell the
jury about the Blue Lunar Chess Set.
“Yes, your honour. As we all know, the set was
discovered on the moon many years ago by a lost
astronaut. However, no one has ever explained how it
When they got to the courtroom, a voice greeted
them. “All rise for the honourable Chester C. Mudd.”
The judge came in and took his place behind the
bench. After he got his wig straightened up, he said,
“Please be seated. Chess Court is now in session.”
Kiril was scared, especially with Biff for a lawyer,
but at least the judge seemed like a friendly man.
Judge Mudd glanced down at Kiril and frowned.
“Our first case today is Canada versus Kiril the Pawn.
What are the charges?”
The bailiff was an old rook called Officer Bailey.
He answered, “Your honour, there are two charges.
The first is grand theft. He is accused of stealing
a valuable chess set from the museum. The other
charge is a violation of the touch move rule.”
Kiril was puzzled by that second part. But before
he could say anything, the judge interrupted him.
“This is very serious, Kiril. How do you plead?”
“Not guilty, your honour.”
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got there. The pieces are made of “Maybe, sir. There has to be some explanation.”
polished blue crystal with diamond “Well, Kiril. Nobody ever saw an invisible pawn!”
studs and solid gold bases. Its value He was only half-joking. To him, the facts in the
today is 10 million dollars.” case were clear. “That’s all, Kiril. Please step down.”
A hush filled the courtroom when Judge Mudd turned to the jury
they heard how much it was worth. and said, “Friends, you heard
The judge banged his gavel and the evidence. It’s now up
said, “Thank you, Officer Bailey. It’s to you to decide the fate
time to call our next witness now. of your fellow pawn.
Kiril the Pawn, take the stand.” What is your verdict?”
“Kiril, do you swear to tell the truth?” The leader of the jury
“I’m sorry, your honour. My mother told me never rose to his feet. “Our
to swear. I do promise to tell the truth. Is that okay?” choice is easy, your honour.
“That’s fine, Kiril. Can you please explain what The defendant, Kiril the Pawn,
happened last night with the touch move rule?” has to play chess against you. If
“Well, your honour, we were playing blitz and my he loses, then he’s guilty. But if he
handcuffs knocked the king over. So I set it back up wins, that proves his innocence.”
and moved my queen like I planned. But Biff insisted
that I had to move the king. When I told him it was an The judge thanked them
accident, he said that didn’t matter. Anyhow, I finally for their wise decision
gave up trying to argue with him and moved my king. and instructed Bailey to
He’s just mad because I beat him anyways!” set up a chess board.
The judge chuckled, “Is that right, Mr. B?” “Time for justice, Kiril.
Biff sank down in his chair and muttered, “Yes, sir.” Are you ready?”
Judge Mudd grinned at the jury before w________w “I’m ready, your honour.
he spoke to the witness again. “Let’s árhb1kgn4] Too bad we can’t play
talk about the theft, Kiril. You were the à0p0p0p0p] with the Blue Lunar set.
only one at the scene of the crime. And ßwdwdwdwd] It’s cool! By the way, are
they arrested you holding the stolen we playing touch move?”
Þdwdwdwdw] “Yes, Kiril, it’s the law.”
property.” Ýwdwdwdwd]
“I know, your honour. But it’s like I told Üdwdwdwdw] Characters and events in
the police. There was someone else ÛP)P)P)P)] this story are fictional. Any
there. It’s just that he was going so fast resemblance to real chess
Ú$NGQIBHR] pieces or actual people is
we couldn’t see him.”
“Perhaps it was an invisible pawn, eh?”
w--------w not intentionally funny.

38 Scholar’s Mate 99 Scholar’s Mate 99 39

 w________w
White JUDGE MUDD
Kiril gives up the centre árdb1kgw4] Biff thought he had an
Black K I R I L t h e P A W N
and aims for safe play à0p0ndp0p] idea. “Your honour, may
with easy development. ßwdwdphwd] an attorney take a turn?”
Biff the B walked over to “No, Mr. B., that is not
1. e4 e6
get a better view of the
Þdwdwdwdw] proper procedure.”
2. d4 d5 game and Kiril said, “Hey,
Ýwdw)Ndwd]
ÜdwdwdNdw] 9. ... c5
Our hero states his case this isn’t so bad. Maybe
the judge is no good at ÛP)Pdw)P)] “Oh, Kiril! You missed it!
with the French Defence. Ú$wGQIBdR]
w________w chess.” You could have taken his
árhb1kgn4] “Well, Kiril, I hate to tell wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw pawn for free!”
à0p0wdp0p] you this, but Chess is his 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6
ßwdwdpdwd] middle name!”
“Oops!” Kiril is glad because he
Þdwdpdwdw] kept a knight on f6 to
Ýwdw)Pdwd] 4. Nxe4 Nd7 defend his king.
Üdwdwdwdw] The knight goes here to 7. Bd3 Be7
ÛP)Pdw)P)] back up the other knight
Ú$NGQIBHR] when it comes out. 8. O-O O- O
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw 5. Nf3 Ngf6 With his king castled, Kiril
3. Nc3 is all set to start some
queenside action. “Please, Biff, just let me
The classical move.
9. Ne5 ! concentrate, okay? That’s
3. ... dxe4 a poison pawn. If I played
Judge Mudd occupies the
knight outpost at e5. 9...Qxd4?, he can win my
w________w queen with the discovered
árdb1w4kd] attack 10. Bxh7+!”
à0p0wgp0p] “Oops!”
ßwdwdphwd] 10. dxc5 Bxc5?!
ÞdwdwHwdw] Kiril’s plan to get rid of the
Ýwdw)wdwd] judge’s centre pawn was
ÜdwdBdwdw] a success. But the bishop
ÛP)Pdw)P)] defends better if it stays
Ú$wGQdRIw] on e7. The best move was
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw 10...Qc7!
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 11. Qe2 ! 13. . . . Qe7 “Your honour, I object!” He hoped to hold on then
“To what, Mr. B?” by 16...f5.
Guarding his knight and Kiril gets off of the d-file
“To your knight move, sir. Unfortunately for Kiril,
clearing d1 for a rook. but not out of the pin.
It’s too good!” Chester C. Mudd has a
Judge Mudd sat rubbing
11. . . . b6 The judge smiled and more powerful idea.
his chin for a long time
Kiril wants control of the hammered his gavel on
before he made his next 16. Qg4+! Kh8
long light diagonal and top of Biff’s head! “That
move. And what a move
was a legal move, Mr. B! 17. Qh4 !
prepares to fianchetto his it was!
bishop at b7. You’re overruled.” Threatens mate at h7 and
14. Nd7!
14. ... Rfd8 guards the key f6 square!
12. Bg5 ! w________w
“Holy knight, Biff! Look
The judge knows a good Black saves his rook and árdw4wdwi]
what he played.”
pin when he sees one! waits for the trouble to à0bdN1pdp]
“It’s a free piece, eh?”
w________w The judge said, “Mr. B,
start on f6. Things don’t ßw0wdp0wd]
árdb1w4kd] you’re out of order. Be
look good for Kiril. Þdwgwdwdw]
à0wdwdp0p] quiet or I’ll remove you Actually, 14...Qxd7 was Ýwdwdwdw!]
ßw0wdphwd] from the courtroom.” not so bad. Black gets 3 ÜdwdBdwdw]
ÞdwgwHwGw] w________w pieces for the queen after
árdwdw4kd] ÛP)Pdw)P)]
Ýwdwdwdwd] 15.Bxh7+ Nxh7! 16.Rxd7 ÚdwdRdRIw]
ÜdwdBdwdw] à0bdN1p0p] Bc8! 17.Rc7 Nxg5 with an
ßw0wdphwd] unclear position.
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
ÛP)PdQ)P)]
Ú$wdwdRIw] ÞdwgwdwGw] Trickier is 15.Bxf6!? Qc6! 17. ... f5
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw Ýwdwdwdwd] 16.Qg4 Qxg2+!? 17.Qxg2
ÜdwdBdwdw] Bxg2 18.Kxg2 gxf6 when
12. . . . Bb7 black is up a pawn.
ÛP)PdQ)P)]
Not 12...Be7? 13.Nc6! Qc7 ÚdwdRdRIw] 15. Bxf6 gxf6
14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.Bxf6 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
Qxf6 16.Qe4! g6 17.Qxa8. Doubled pawns and an
Kiril leaned over and open door to his king’s
13. Rad1 whispered in his lawyer’s castle. It made Kiril feel
Bailey nodded his ear. “It’s another trap, guilty about the way he
approval when he Biff! If I take the knight, was playing!
saw the rook line then I lose my queen!” Now he expected the
up against the Biff the B pondered the judge to continue 16.Qh5,
black queen. situation, then stood up. aiming for a mate on h7.
42 Scholar’s Mate 99 Scholar’s Mate 99 43
This pawn move avoids 22. ... Rxd1
an immediate mate. But Just as bad is 22...exf5
the black defences are 23.Rxd8+.
no match for the white
queen and knight. 23. Bxh7+! Kxh7

18. Nf6 ! Kg7 24. Qxf7+ Kh8

19. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Rxd1 Bd5
Justice is speedier after 26. Rd3 1-0
19...Kf8 20.Qg8#.
Kiril resigned. There’s no
20. Qh6 way to prevent Rh3#.
Here comes the judge!
w________w
árdw4wdwi]
à0bdw1pdp] Then Judge Mudd paused for a moment of silence.
ßw0wdpHw!] “Kiril the Pawn, I find you guilty as charged. You are
Þdwgwdpdw] hereby sentenced to 10 years of hard labour at the
Ýwdwdwdwd] w________w federal chess prison. Officer Bailey, please take the
ÜdwdBdwdw] árdwdwdwi] prisoner away!”
ÛP)Pdw)P)] à0wdwdQdw]
ÚdwdRdRIw] ßw0wdpdwd]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw Þdwgbdwdw]
Ýwdwdwdwd]
“Uh-oh, Kiril. Your name
is mud now!”
ÜdwdRdwdw]
“No, Biff, his name is
ÛP)Pdw)P)]
Mudd. My name is dead ÚdwdwdwIw]
meat! I have to give up wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
my queen to stop mate.” “Any final words, Kiril,
20. ... Qxf6 before I make a ruling?”
21. Qxf6+ Kg8 “Yes, your honour. You
played a great game!”
22. Bxf5! “Thank you. It’s my duty
to play chess well.” TO BE CONTINUED ...
No mercy from this judge!
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T E A M S TAT I S T I C S RATINGS
1989 - 2009
Scholastic ratings for all players who have taken part
TOTAL GAMES PLAYED 11193 MOST CHAMPIONSHIPS ONTARIO13 in a CMA tournament during the last three years can
TOTAL PLAYERS 2490 MOST GOLD ONE YEAR ONTARIO 9
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STANDINGS
AVERAGE AVERAGE BEST HIGHEST LOWEST
PLACE % SCORE % SCORE PLACE PLACE Click the “ratings” tab on the homepage, which will
ONTARIO 1.5 81 90 1 3
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ALBERTA 4.3 53 60 3 7
MANITOBA 5.7 47 58 3 8 Once on the ratings page, with Kiril and the map of
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NEWFOUNDLAND 6.5 42 56 4 9 age, or grade! You can also see a list of recently
NOVA SCOTIA 8.2 34 44 6 10
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 * SOLUTIONS * GRADE 1
canada top ten
GRADE 7
1 LIN Kaining 965 AB 1 WANG Richard 2060 AB
MATE IN 1 COMBO MOMBO 2 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Carl-W.
3 KOSASHVILI Yoav
825
771
QC
ON
2 KNOX Christopher
3 SHI MingHang
1938
1643
ON
AB
1 1.Qf6# 1. 1.Rxe4 Nxe4 2.Qd5+ Kh8 3.Qxe4 4 LAI William
5 JU Larry
745
650
QC
ON
4 BARON Desmond
5 LUDWIG Michael
1632
1598
AB
AB
2 1.Rh5# 2. 1...Nxc2+ 2.Qxc2 (2.Kf2 Nxa1)
6 KHOUMSI Samy
7 ST-ONGE Mathieu
615
614
QC
QC
6 WANG YueKai
7 LEPINE Cedric
1587
1554
AB
QC
3 1.Nxd5# 2...Qg3+ 3.Kf1 Qxh4
8 NORMAN Jeremy
9 ZHANG Taylor
580
568
PEI
ON
8 LUO Zhao Yang
9 DURUPALA Rishi
1538
1508
QC
AB
10 LORTIE Isaac 532 QC 10 KALRA Agastya 1482 ON
4 1.Qe6# GRADE 2 GRADE 8
WHO’S THE GOOF? 1 MA Derek
2 ZHAO Yue Tong
986
972
MB
ON
1 QIN Joey
2 SOHAL Tanraj
2238
2020
ON
BC
TRIPLE LOYD 1. The black K & Q are switched. 3 ZHANG Michael
4 YIP Mattew
969
906
ON
QC
3 LI Chang He
4 FLOREA Alexandru
2012
1746
BC
ON
A. Ke3 2. Both kings are in check. 5 ROBERTSON Sean
6 TOLENTINO Patrick
905
886
AB
AB
5 LEU Richard
6 NUNEZ-PAINCHAUD Raphael
1696
1632
ON
QC
7 HU Henry 880 ON 7 CAI Tony 1613 AB
B. Kc2 3. White has 9 pawns. 8 FAN Run Kun 873 QC 8 TAN Guang Tong 1504 QC
9 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Carl-E. 867 QC 9 MILNER Arie 1504 BC
C. Kg1 (Rg4# ) 4. White is in triple check. 10 TABBITT Julian 824 ON 10 YAO Houji 1490 QC
GRADE 3 GRADE 9
1 MCCULLOUGH Ian 1357 AB 1 KRAIOUCHKINE Nikita 2334 QC
CHESSMAZE LILY'S PUZZLER 2 SUN Benjamin
3 ZHANG Evan
1297
1283
QC
QC
2 MARINKOVIC Mate
3 GUSEV Nikita
2116
2088
ON
ON
Qd1-h5-h1-a8-h8-a1-a5xc5 1 1.Kf1 2.Qh5# 4 ZOTKIN Daniel
5 MAULUCCI Anthony
1261
1259
ON
ON
4 INIGO Aquino
5 CHENG Jack
1930
1928
ON
BC
2 1.Qd2 2.O-O-O# 6 GUGEL Brett
7 HUANG Junhao
1254
1208
ON
QC
6 ZHANG David
7 THOMAS Derek
1798
1712
AB
AB
TACTICS 101 Yes, you can castle 8 WAN Kevin
9 ZHANG Yuan Chen
1205
1180
ON
ON
8 LI David
9 IVANOV Michael
1710
1709
ON
ON
1 1.Qd5+ (forks Kg8 & Ra8) in chess problems!
10 MAWANI Adam
GRADE 4
1099 AB 10 ROY Myriam
GRADE 10
1678 QC

2 1.Qf5 (forks Bh5 & Rc8) 3 1.Qh5 2.Kf2#

1 WANG Kelly
2 BELLISSIMO Joseph
1516
1515
QC
ON
1 SAPOZHNIKOV Roman
2 JIANG Louie
2391
2362
ON
QC
3 KASSAM Jamil 1386 AB 3 CALUGAR Arthur 2336 ON
3 1.Qe1+ (forks Ke8 & Nc3) 4 1.Qd6 2.Kxf2# 4 SHI Ling Yun 1363 QC 4 YUAN Yuanling 2286 ON
5 RUPPA-KASANI Vikram 1269 AB 5 XIONG Jerry 2286 ON
4 1.Qa8+ (forks Kh8 & Rh1) 5 1.Kf1 2.Qf3# 6 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Cendrina
7 VORA Hanz
1237
1232
QC
ON
6 KAMINSKI Thomas
7 KLEINMAN Michael
2223
2004
AB
ON
5 1.Rxc7+ (wins Q) 6 1.Ra2 2.Qf3#
8 AKHVERDIEV Artyom
9 CHAN Destin
1179
1157
AB
AB
8 WANG Jesse
9 LAZO Jan Edmund
1944
1882
ON
AB
6 1.h4 (traps Ng5) 7 1.Qe2 2.O-O-O#
10 NICULESCU Andrei
GRADE 5
1153 AB 10 KEITH-JACQUES Liam
GRADE 11
1852 NB
1 HUANG Zhonglin 1610 AB 1 MARTCHENKO Alexander 2331 ON
7 1.Bc4 (1...Ra5 2.Bxe6+) 8 1.Qe2 2.Kxd2# 2 KONG Dezhong 1580 BC 2 SZALAY Karoly 2302 ON
3 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier 1554 QC 3 MAI Lloyd 2268 ON
(1...Rd6 2.Bxd6) 4 ZHU HongRui 1549 QC 4 MACKINNON Keith 2254 SK
5 SHI Diwen 1520 AB 5 RAKOV Pavel 2218 ON
8 1.Qc3 (threats: Qg7# & Qxc6) 6 DOKNJAS John
7 MAH Richard
1436
1411
BC
AB
6 PENG Bill
7 MANLEY Jason
2082
1870
ON
NB
8 HOFFNER Noah 1401 AB 8 FAN Brendan 1784 ON
9 WEI William 1375 AB 9 WU Aaron 1757 ON
MATE IN 2 10 SONG Michael 1358 ON 10 HUANG Richard 1704 BC
GRADE 6 GRADE 12
1 1. Qf6+ Rg7 2.Re8# 1 DORRANCE Adam
2 PLOTKIN Mark
1540
1528
NS
ON
1 NORITSYN Nikolay
2 HANSEN Eric
2508
2494
ON
AB
2 1. Qd5+ Kh8 2.Rf8# 3 BRICHKO Mike
4 MCCULLOUGH David
1518
1483
QC
AB
3 THAVANDIRAN Shiyam
4 HAMBLETON Aman
2464
2308
ON
ON
3 1. Qxd8+ Nxd8 2.Rf8# 5 SWIFT Ryne
6 PAVLIC Stephen
1477
1452
MB
AB
5 ME Kevin
6 LUNA Jose
2178
1937
SK
AB
7 PENG Jackie 1426 ON 7 PACE Christopher 1930 ON
4. 1. Rf8+ Kxf8 2.Qf7# 8 SITU Dennis 1413 AB 8 MRUGALA David 1896 AB
9 CHAN Dante 1402 AB 9 ROZYBAKIYEV Rasul 1867 QC
10 YANG Tony 1295 AB 10 ANG Alan 1858 ON
MATE IN 3 ROOKIE ROLL
1 HUANG Zhonglin
( TOP K-6)
1610 AB
HONOUR ROLL
1 NORITSYN Nikolay 2508 ON
1 1. Nf8+ Kg8 2.Ng6+ Kh7 (2...Kf7 3.Rf8#) 3.Rh8# 2 KONG Dezhong
3 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier
1580
1554
BC
QC
2 HANSEN Eric
3 THAVANDIRAN Shiyam
2494
2464
AB
ON
4 ZHU HongRui 1549 QC 4 SAPOZHNIKOV Roman 2391 ON
2 1. Bg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf8 3.Qxf7# 5 DORRANCE Adam 1540 NS 5 JIANG Louie 2362 QC
6 PLOTKIN Mark 1528 ON 6 CALUGAR Arthur 2336 ON
3 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2.Qf8+ Rxf8 3.Rxf8# 7 SHI Diwen 1520 AB 7 KRAIOUCHKINE Nikita 2334 QC
8 BRICHKO Mike 1518 QC 8 MARTCHENKO Alexander 2331 ON
4 1. Rc6+ Kd7 2.Qe6+ Kd8 3.Rc8# 9 WANG Kelly
10 BELLISSIMO Joseph
1516
1515
QC
ON
9 HAMBLETON Aman
10 SZALAY Karoly
2308
2302
ON
ON

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