CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDS

DECEMBER 2016 number 134

BEMO & THE GITCHY GUMEE MONSTER

WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

QUEEN AND BISHOP MATES

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CHESS C AMPS
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QUEEN AND BISHOP MATES 6
DECEMBER DECEMBER Kiril’s Klass
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JANUARY 26-30
WORLD YOUTH AND CADET 16
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Mates 20 Chess Notation 52
CHESS’ N MATH ASSOCIATION Kiril’s Address 22 Solutions 53
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 If you saw 1.Rd8+! Rxd8 2.Qxg7#, you’re right.
Queens and bishops both move on diagonals. When the
KIRIL’S
KLASS QUEEN and pieces around a king are all on squares of one colour,
BISHOP the QB team can sometimes give mate on the opposite
colour. Diagram #3 is a simple example. White mates on
MATES the light squares. 1.Qxf7+ Kd7 2.Be6#.
In diagram #4, White uses a standard tactic to win on
the long dark diagonal. 1.Qf6! threatens mate on g7 or h8.
This lesson is about various Black can protect g7 with 1...Nf5, but then 2.Qh8#. (Note
ways to mate with Q & B. that 1.Qh6? or 1.Qe5? allows a defence by 1...f6.)
w________w w________w
árdw1kdw4] áwdwdw4kd]
The queen is the most powerful piece. That makes her à0p0wgp0w] àdp0qdpdp]
the best piece for giving checkmate. But usually she can ßwdn0wdw0] ßpdwhwdpd]
not mate alone. She needs help from at least one other Þdwdw0wdw] Þdwdwdwdw]
piece. In this class, we look at how queen and bishop ÝwdBdPdwd] Ýwdwdw!wd]
work together to give checkmate. ÜdwHPdQdw] ÜdwGwdwdP]
Diagram #1 shows the most common kind of QB mate. ÛP)Pdw)P)] ÛP)wdw)Pd]
The bishop guards the queen, and the queen stands next Ú$wdwIWDR] ÚdwdwdRIw]
to the opposing king, who is on the side of the board. wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

WHITE TO MATE IN 2 WHITE TO MATE IN 2
With White to move, Qxf7# is mate. This is similar to
Scholar’s Mate (1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#). White wins with the “Lolli mate” in diagram #5, named for
But if it’s Black’s turn, then ...Qxh2# is mate. an Italian master from the 1700’s. 1.Bf6! threatens mate
In diagram #2, the black knight is forking queen and on g7. After 1...g6 2.Qh6, there is no way to stop 3.Qg7#.
rook. Do you see how White wins? (1.Bxf8? Rxf8 and 1.Rab1? h6! are both good for Black.)
w________w w________w w________w
áwdw4kdw4] árdwdwdkd] árdwdw4kd]
à0p0wdp0p] àdpdwdp0w] àdp0wGp0p]
ßwdngwdwd] ßw1wdwdw0] ßpdwdbdwd]
Þdwdwdwdw] Þ0wdwdwdw] Þdwdw0w!w]
ÝwdBdwdw1] Ýwdw$wdwd] ÝwdndPdwd]
ÜdwHw)Qdw] ÜdwGwdw!w] Ü)wdwdwdw]
ÛP)wdw)P)] ÛP)wdn)w)] Ûw1Pdw)Pd]
Ú$wdwdRIw] ÚdKdwdwdw] Ú$wdw$wIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

WHITE OR BLACK TO MATE IN 1 WHITE TO MATE IN 2 WHITE TO MATE IN 3

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w________w w________w w________w w________w
áwdwdwdwd] áwdwdkdwd] áwgw4wdkd] áwdr4wdkd]
àdwdwdwdw] àdwdwdwdw] à0pdwdpdp] à0pdw1wdp]
ßwdw!wGwd] ßwdwdwdwd] ßwdndp0w!] ßwhwdw0bd]
Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwdw0wdw]
Ýwdwdwdwd] ÝwdQdwdwd] Ýwdwdwdwd] Ýwdwdwdw!]
Üdwdwiwdw] ÜdwdwGwdw] Ü)wdBdwdP] Üdw)wGw)w]
ÛwdwdwdKd] Ûwdwdwdwd] Ûw1PdwdPd] ÛP)wHw)Pd]
Údwdwdwdw] ÚdKdwdwdw] Údwdw$wdK] ÚdwIRdwdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

WHITE TO MATE IN 2 WHITE TO MATE IN 2 WHITE TO MATE IN 4 BLACK TO MATE IN 2

Diagram #6 is a challenge. Queen and bishop mate the White has a strong attack in #9. But it’s easy to go wrong
black king in the middle of an open board, with a little help by taking h7 with the queen. After the obvious 1.Qxh7+?
from their own king. Can you find mate in 2? (solution page 53) Kf8 2.Qh8+ Ke7, the black king escapes to safety.
(1.Qd4+ Ke2 2.Bg5 Ke1 3.Qd2# takes three moves.) The winning method is a useful trick to know. 1.Bxh7+!
Diagram #7 is a basic example of the crisscross mate. Forcing the black king into the corner for a discovered
The queen crisses and the bishop crosses. After 1.Qe6+, check. 1...Kh8 2.Bg6+! The bishop guards f7, and the
Black chooses between 1...Kd8 2.Bb6# or 1...Kf8 2.Bh6#. queen does the rest. 2...Kg8 3.Qh7+ Kf8 4.Qxf7#.
w________w
áw4w4wdwi] Let’s finish off this lesson with another challenge (#10).
àdw0wdw0w] For fun, let’s make it Black to move! (solution page 53)
ßwdwdRdw0] Good luck in your games. See you next time!
Þ0wdwdwdw]
Ýwdwdwdwd]
ÜdBdw!wdP] PAST ISSUES OF
ÛP1wdw)Pd]
ÚdwdwdwIw]
SCHOLAR’S MATE
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw in PDF or DNL format are available at:

WHITE TO MATE IN 2 www.chess-math.org/scholarsmate
Diagram #8 shows how Q & B can terminate a cornered Click on “PAST ISSUES”.
king. First the rook is sacked to open things up. 1.Rxh6+! Free and fun. What a deal!
gxh6. Then the queen gets the glory. 2.Qxh6#. The bishop
on b3 covers the g8 square.
In many mates with “queen and bee”, the queen can be You can write to Kiril the Pawn at:
replaced by a rook. See Scholar’s Mate 116 for a class kiril@chess-math.org
on rook and bishop mates.
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 MARCH BREAK MORT and MARLEY
CHESS C AMPS
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CHESS’ N MATH ASSOCIATION
Toronto 416 488-5506 I hope someone turns the page soon.
Montreal 514 845-8352 Yea, then we can go back inside!
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 canada top ten
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KINDERGARTEN GRADE 7
l
TA C T I C S 1 0 2
1 IVANESCU Matthew 638 AB 1 VETTESE Nicholas 2302 ON
2 HE Wei 564 ON 2 RODRIGUE-LEMIEUX Shawn 2242 QC “TAKE AND X-RAY!”
3 VICKERS Aaron 558 BC 3 DURETTE Francis 2194 QC
4 YU Michael 522 QC 4 HEMSTAPAT Andrew 2072 BC White to play and win material.
5 JIANG William 510 BC 5 ZHONG Wenxuan 1944 QC
6 CAMPBELL Leif 491 AB 6 QU Leo 1741 BC solutions page 53
7 LOU Aaron 463 QC 7 LI Alan 1727 ON
8 LI Kevin 457 BC 8 ZHENG Victor 1706 BC
9 GRANT Zoe 427 NS 9 LIN Benjamin 1659 ON
10 LI Tony 416 BC 10 MIRABELLI Aidan 1609 ON
GRADE 1 GRADE 8
1 GUO Richard
2 CHEN Alina
848
767
ON
ON
1 HUA Eugene
2 NORITSYN Sergey
2295
2262
ON
ON

w________w 
w________w
3 MANE Arnav 764 ON 3 TALUKDAR Rohan 2246 ON
4 BAI Kingsley
5 LEBLANC Zachary
744
737
ON
NB
4 MING Wenyang
5 PULFER Luke
1930
1900
ON
BC áwdwdkdw4] árdwdwdwd]
6 POMPAS Codrin
7 LI Max
8 GEORGESCU Luca
733
662
660
BC
ON
QC
6 WANG Kaixin
7 LOW Ethan
8 TINICA Gabriel
1797
1739
1732
AB
BC
QC
àdw0wdp0w] à0kdwdpdp]
9 WANG Arthur
10 LIN Yuzhou
GRADE 2
660
656
ON
MB
9 RICHARDSON Kai
10 CHUNG Alec
GRADE 9
1729
1720
BC
BC ßwdwgwdw0] ßw0ndwdpd]
1 YANG Ryan
2 WANG Nathan
1428
1212
BC
ON
1 DOKNJAS Joshua
2 OUELLET Maili-Jade
2222
2219
BC
QC
Þ0wdwdwdw] Þdwdwdwdw]
3 SONG Ethan
4 HUARD Matheo
5 GAO Lucy
1161
1124
1046
BC
QC
ON
3 FAN Run Kun
4 GROSSMANN Lenard
5 ZHAO Yue Tong
2074
1912
1859
QC
AB
ON
ÝPdwdwdwd] Ýwdwdwdw)]
6 YAN Alex
7 LIU Eric
1026
963
QC
QC
6 CAI Jason
7 YAO David
1843
1838
ON
AB Üdwdw)NdP] ÜdwdB)wdw]
8 LI James 960 QC 8 SU Michael 1828 BC
9 KSENYCH Andrew
10 ZHUANG Winnie
881
852
ON
ON
9 LEONG Ryan
10 YIE Kevin
1800
1796
BC
ON
Ûw4wdw)Pd] ÛPdwdw)Pd]
GRADE 3
1 ATANASOV Anthony
2 ZHONG Kevin
1642
1551
ON
QC
GRADE 10
1 CHEN Richard
2 WAN Kevin
2402
2356
ON
ON
Údw$RdwIw] Údw$wdwIw]
3 WANG Daniel
4 WU Nathan
1444
1395
BC
BC
3 GEDAJLOVIC Max
4 ZHANG Yuan Chen
2338
2327
BC
ON
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
5 LI Adam 1358 ON 5 ZOTKIN Daniel 2228 ON
6 WANG Kaison 1352 ON 6 ZHAO Harry 2225 ON
7 OFFENGENDEN Ron 1306 AB 7 BALENDRA Harigaran 2093 ON
8 CHANG Alexander 1292 QC 8 SAHA Ananda 2090 QC
9 JIANG Eric 1245 BC 9 XU Jeffrey 2080 ON
10 QIU James 1233 ON 10 SHAMRONI Dennis 2021 ON
GRADE 4 G R A D E 11
1 GUIPI BOPALA Prince
2 ZHENG Richard
1901
1706
QC
QC
1 CAO Jason
2 BELLISSIMO Joseph
2415
2373
BC
ON 
w________w 
w________w
3 CHEN Max 1588 ON 3 SONG Sam 2359 NB
4 ZHAO Jeffrey
5 DINATOLO Zack
6 LIU Kevin
1562
1349
1343
ON
ON
QC
4 ZHOU Qiyu
5 LEI Sean
6 YU Wenlu
2344
2220
2205
ON
ON
ON
áwdwdrdwd] áwdwdwdwd]
7 GHAZARIAN Tigran
8 XU Andrew
1307
1293
ON
BC
7 WANG Eric
8 ZHONG Joey
2104
2091
ON
ON
àdw1wdk0w] à0qdwdwdp]
9 SHAPIRO Idan
10 ZHANG Chuhang
GRADE 5
1271
1243
ON
QC
9 KASSAM Jamil
10 SHAO Nathan
GRADE 12
1854
1841
AB
BC ßw0wdwhwd] ßwdwdwdwG]
1 ISSANI Nameer
2 NOORALI Aahil
2199
1994
ON
ON
1 PREOTU Razvan
2 YU Zong Yang
2658
2516
ON
QC Þ0w0wdwdw] Þdwdwipdw]
3 JEYAKUMAR Bhavatharshan 1692 ON 3 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier Kenta 2513 QC
4 RUSONIK Max
5 GU Chuyang
1684
1660
ON
BC
4 SONG Michael
5 AWATRAMANI Janak
2512
2466
ON
BC
Ýwdwdwdw!] ÝPdwdpdwd]
6 WU Lucian
7 ZHOU Aiden
8 SHEN Isamel
1652
1561
1502
BC
BC
ON
6 SHI Diwen
7 DOKNJAS John
8 ZHU Hong Rui
2348
2292
2240
AB
BC
QC
ÜdPGwdwdP] Üdwdw)wdP]
9 OMICHI Haruaki
10 JACOBS Michael
1438
1417
QC
ON
9 LI Yinshi
10 LIU Yu Qing
2239
2181
ON
QC
Ûw)wdw)Pd] Ûw4wdwdw)]
GRADE 6
1 HUANG Qiuyu
2 LOW Kevin
2158
1901
QC
BC
HONOUR ROLL
1 PREOTU Razvan
2 YU Zong Yang
2658
2516
ON
QC
ÚdwdRdwIw] Údw!wdwIw]
3 HUANG Patrick
4 ENGLAND Max
5 DOKNJAS Neil
1838
1751
1724
BC
ON
BC
3 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier Kenta
4 SONG Michael
5 AWATRAMANI Janak
2513
2512
2466
QC
ON
BC
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
6 SUPERCEANU Andi 1661 AB 6 CAO Jason 2415 BC
7 TANAKA Tyler 1645 QC 7 CHEN Richard 2402 ON
8 ZHAO Jonathan 1590 ON 8 BELLISSIMO Joseph 2373 ON
9 TIAN Sherry 1584 BC 9 SONG Sam 2359 NB
10 JAMES Rowan 1547 BC 10 WAN Kevin 2356 ON

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 AKIBA RUBINSTEIN C O M B O M O M B O !!
(1882 - 1961) SPOTLIGHT ON PROMOS
w________w
Many people believe this shy Polish master was áwdrdw4kd]
the strongest player to never become world
àdQ)wdp0w]
champion. His scheduled match for the title
ßwdwdwdw0]
against Emanuel Lasker in 1914 did not take
place because of the first World War.
Þdwdw0wdw]
ÝwdwdPdwd]
Üdw0wHPdw]
Ûwdwdq)K)]
ÚdwdRdwdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
Our theme is pawn promotion. It’s a great way to get
ahead in material. Instead of taking pieces from your
opponent, you just make new ones for yourself!
K White is up by a knight following 1.Qxc8! Rxc8
2.Rd8+ Rxd8 3.cxd8=Q+. (It’s the same thing after
2...Kh7 3.Rxc8 c2 4.Rh8+! Kxh8 5.c8=Q+ Kh7 6.Qxc2)
k Black to play wins with 1...Qxd1! 2.Nxd1 c2. The
c-pawn promotes after 3.Qb2 cxd1=Q or 3.Ne3 c1=Q.
w________ww________w
“No chess game is ever won áwdwdwdkd]áwiwdwdrd]
without a mistake by the opponent.” àdqdwdp0w]àdwdRdwdp]
RUBINSTEIN VARIATION (French Defence) ßr)wdpdw0]ßw0Pdqdwd]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 Þdwdwdwdw]Þdwgwdwdw]
RUBINSTEIN VARIATION (Nimzo-Indian Defence) Ýwdw!wdwd]ÝQdwdwdwd]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 Üdwdwdwdw]Ü)wdwdw0P]
Rubinstein was a chess artist. His games are Ûwdwdw)P)]ÛwdwdwdPd]
perfect examples of classical play. He was ÚdRdwdwIw]ÚdwdwdRdK]
especially strong at the Queen’s Gambit and wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈwwÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
in rook endgames. His record for best score  WHITE TO MOVE  BLACK TO MOVE
on the first board at an Olympiad still stands. Win Material solutions page 53 Win the Game

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 CANADA AND WORLD NEWS
WORLD YOUTH & CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Starting this year, the traditional WYCC is split into two events. The World chess champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) successfully
Youth (under 14, 16, 18) was held at Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia in defended his title last month against challenger Sergey Karjakin
September. Six Canadians took part. Top scorers, with 6 out of 11, (Russia). The match was played in New York City with a prize
were Michael Song (Toronto) and Maïli-Jade Ouellet (Montreal). fund of over one million dollars.
The Cadet (under 8, 10, 12) took place at Batumi, Georgia in The score was tied 6 - 6 after the scheduled 12 games, so a four
October, with fifteen Canadians making the trip. Congratulations to game playoff was held with a quicker time limit. After two draws,
prize-winners Anthony Atanasov (Oakville ON), 5th place under 8, Carlsen took control and won the last two games. The diagram
and Nameer Issani (Toronto), 9th place under 10. Four others also below shows his brilliant queen sacrifice in the finale.
finished with positive scores: Kevin Zhong (Montreal), Shawn Magnus has been world champion since 2013. He celebrated
Rodrigue-Lemieux (Montreal), Aiden Zhou (Vancouver), and Mysha his 26th birthday on the day of his victory!
Gilani (Toronto). See page 39 for a full list of results. w________w
áwdRdwdwd]
QUEBEC TEAMS B.C. JUNIOR
There were 223 players at the The B.C Junior Championship
àdwdwgp0k]
Scholastic Team Tournament took place November 11-13 in ßw0w0wdwd]
in Montreal on December 4th. Richmond. Sixteen players took ÞdwdwdRdP]
The winning schools were: part in the five round event. ÝwdwdP!wd]
K-3 1. Fernand-Seguin John Doknjas (Surrey) placed ÜdwdwdPdw]
James Li first on tiebreak over Brandon
Toma Lafontaine Zhu and Neil Doknjas. All three Ûrdwdw1w)]
Annie Li scored 4 points. ÚdwdwdwdK]
Kenneth He For anyone who doesn’t know, wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
2. La Vérendrye “junior” refers to competitions Carlsen - Karjakin 2016
3. Fernand-Seguin for players under 20 years old. Magnus Carlsen
final move 50.Qh6+! 1-0
K-6 =1. La Vérendrye
David Craciun BLINDFOLD RECORD
Mathias-Assane Amari On December 4th in Las Vegas, ALBERTA JUNIOR BRITISH COLUMBIA
Waleed Belaid Grandmaster Timur Gareyev of The 2016 Alberta Junior Chess The 101st B.C. Closed Chess
Luc Chen Uzbekistan set a new record for Championship was a six player Championship took place on
=1. La Vérendrye the number of blindfold games round robin, held in Edmonton October 9-12, with eight players.
Emile Poulin played at the same time. on November 19-20. The winner Fifteen year old Jason Cao
Marc-Andre Robert Gareyev faced 48 opponents was the defending champ, 12th (Victoria) went undefeated to
Emile Amari simultaneously without sight of grader Diwen Shi (Calgary). win the title for the third year
Charles Perron the boards, winning 35, drawing Mohamad Fellah and Chenxi in a row! Runners-up were
3. Roslyn 7, and losing 6. Wow! Wu were second and third. Kevin Gentes and Tanraj Sohal.

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 CANADA AND WORLD NEWS
MARITIME SCHOLASTIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The seventh annual Maritime Scholastic Team Championship was
held in Moncton on November 19 between teams from Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Each province fielded
24 players for the four round match, which was divided into four
groups by grade.
The overall winner was Team New Brunswick, with 58½ points
(out of 96 games). PEI finished in second place at 57½, just one
point behind. That was close. Nova Scotia was third with 28 points.
The four individual champions (best score on top boards) were
Phu Vo (K-3, PEI), Alexandre X. LeBlanc (4-6, NB), Cynthia Cui
(7-9, NB), and Sam Song (10-12, NB).
Other players deserving mention, with perfect 4-0 scores, are
NB: Yang Yi, Jong Su Kim; NS: Jonas Dornieden; PEI: Joey Zhou,
Dongze Wu, Duncan McIntyre, Samel Sunil.

TORONTO GRAND PRIX NEWFOUNDLAND

There were 257 players at the
first Grand Prix tournament in
Toronto on November 27. Eight
of them scored perfect 5-0’s.
Two more events, sponsored by
the Chess’n Math Association,
are scheduled for February 12
and May 7. The total prize fund
is $3000 in gift certificates.
NEW BRUNSWICK
The 2016 New Brunswick
Closed Chess Championship
took place October 28-30 in
Saint John. Tying for first place
were two veteran players from
the Canadian Chess Challenge:
Sam Song (Saint John) and
Jason Manley (Moncton).
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The 2016-2017 Newfoundland
Alexander Chang World Cadet Chess Championship 2016
and Labrador Individual Chess
Championship was played on
November 12 in St. John’s,
with 32 players attending.
The new champions are:
primary Jacob Sheppard
elementary Mark Russell
junior high Nandan Chandrakanth
high school Gary McKeown
Team Canada World Cadet Chess Championship 2016
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 C H E C K M AT E S
WHITE TO MOVE solutions page 53


w________w 
w________w 
w________w
áwdNdwdBd] áwdwdwdkd] áQdwdwdwd]
à!wdwdw$w] àdwdwdp0p] àdwdwdp0k]
ßwdwdwdwd] ßwdQdwdwd] ßwdwdw0wd]
Þdwdwiwdw] Þdwdw4qdw] Þdwdwdwdw]
Ýwdwdwdwd] Ýw)wdwdwd] Ýwdw1wdPd]
ÜdRdwdwHw] ÜdwdwdwdP] Üdwdwdw)w]
Ûwdwdwdwd] ÛrdwdwdPI] Ûr4wdw)wd]
ÚdwGwdKdw] ÚdRdw$wdw] Údwdw$RIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
MATE IN 1 MATE IN 2 MATE IN 2


w________w 
w________w
áwdk4w4wd] áwdwdwdkd]
à0pdb!wdp] àdwdwdp0w]
ßwdpdwdpd] ßwdQdwdwd]
Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwdwdw0P]
ÝwdwdwGwd] Ýwdwdwdqd]
ÜdPdwdwdP] Üdwdwdwdw]
ÛP1wdB)Pd] Ûr4wdwdPd]
Údw$wdwIw] “Wow! Nice move.” Údwdw$RIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
MATE IN 2 MATE IN 3
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1
w________w w________w
2
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àdwdwdpdw] àdwHwdwdw]
ßwdwdw$pd] ßwdNdwdwd]
ÞdwdQdwdw] ÞdwdwdwIw]
Ýwdwdwdwd] Ýwdwdwdwd]
Üdwdwdwdw] Üdwdw$wdw]
Ûwdwdwdwd] Ûwdw)wdwd]
ÚdwdwdwIw] Údwdwdwdw]
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The prize is a chess tuque, just
Force checkmate A. Black is in mate.
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C. White has mate in 1

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When last we left Captain Bemo, he was leaving Windsor,

Ontario, bidding farewell to Kiril and Ping Lee. The pawns
had just completed three months of sea duty in the captain’s
Submarine Immersion Program. Their adventures included a
voyage to a mysterious island in a secret ocean, and ended
with a journey through the St. Lawrence seaway, from the
Atlantic coast to Pelee Island in Lake Erie.
26 Scholar’s Mate 134
Bemo was under way again. But he was not heading
back to the ocean. His course was set for Superior, the
big lake the Chippewa call Gitchy Gumee.
As the captain explained to his crew, their destination
was a thousand kilometres away, at the western end of
the Great Lakes. A voyage of two full days.
From Windsor, they took the river north to St. Clair and
on past Sarnia into Lake Huron. It was smooth sailing for
the submarine then, along the Bruce Peninsula and the
southern shores of Manitoulin Island. Things were trickier
to navigate once they reached St. Mary’s River. That was
their passage to Sault St. Marie and the Soo Locks, the
gateway to Lake Superior.
Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world, with
depths over 400 metres, contains more water than the
other Great Lakes combined. Enough water to flood all of
North America above our knees. Wow.
Perhaps it was a bad omen, perhaps not, but when the
submarine entered Lake Superior, the skies of November
turned gloomy. And that rhymes with ‘Gumee’. A name
the crew would soon fear.
For now, everyone was in good cheer. And they passed
the time with their favourite pastime: chess.
Scholar’s Mate 134 27
 The following game had three players. Gwen and Penn,
the two penguins on board, teamed up against the chief
mechanic, Wrenchy the Frenchy.
Do you think two heads are better than one?
w________w
White GWEN & PENN árhb1kgn4]
Black WRENCHY à0p0wdp0p]
ßwdwdpdwd]
1. e4 Þdwdpdwdw]
After a short discussion, in Ýwdw)Pdwd]
Penguinese, the birds begin Üdwdwdwdw]
by advancing pawn to e4. ÛP)Pdw)P)]
Ú$NGQIBHR]
1. ... e6 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
Wrenchy plays his favourite 3. ... c5! Other moves are not so
FRENCH DEFENCE
French Defence. good. Black has an easy
With the centre blocked,
2. d4 d5 Other variations are: time after 4.dxc5? Bxc5 or
this pawn move is essential
Exchange 4.Nf3 cxd4! 5.Nxd4 Nc6.
The fight for the centre is to activate the black forces.
3.exd5 exd5 w________w Without a white pawn on
under way.
Classical árhb1kgn4] d4, the pawn at e5 is more
3. e5 3.Nc3 Nf6 of a target, and the black
à0pdwdp0p]
The penguins decide on the Winawer d-pawn is stronger.
ßwdwdpdwd]
Advance Variation. 3.Nc3 Bb4 Þdw0p)wdw] 4. ... Qb6
Ýwdw)wdwd] A very useful spot for the
Üdwdwdwdw] queen, putting pressure on
ÛP)Pdw)P)] the pawns at d4 and b2.
Ú$NGQIBHR] 5. Nf3 Bd7
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
Black usually plays 5...Nc6,
4. c3 but Wrenchy wants to trade
To keep their centre strong, off his light-square bishop.
White plays to keep a pawn With the centre closed, it is
on d4. Now 4...cxd4 can be his worst minor piece. The
met by 5.cxd4. plan is 6...Bb5.
28 Scholar’s Mate 134 Scholar’s Mate 134 29
w________w w________w w________w w________w
árhwdkgn4] árhwdkgn4] árdwdkgw4] árdwdkdw4]
à0pdbdp0p] à0pdwdp0p] à0pdwdp0p] à0pdwdp0p]
ßw1wdpdwd] ßw1wdpdwd] ßw1ndpdwh] ßwdndpdwd]
Þdw0p)wdw] Þdb0p)wdw] Þdw0p)wdw] Þdw1p)ndw]
Ýwdw)wdwd] Ýwdw)wdwd] Ýwdw)wdwd] Ýwdwdwdwd]
Üdw)wdNdw] Üdw)wdNdw] Üdw)wGNdw] Üdw)wdNdw]
ÛP)wdw)P)] ÛP)wdB)P)] ÛP)wdQ)P)] ÛP)wHQ)P)]
Ú$NGQIBdR] Ú$NGQIwdR] Ú$NdwdRIw] Ú$wdwdRIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
6. Be2 7. 0-0 Chief Wrenchy isn’t worried Now White brings a knight
Preparing to castle. 6.Bd3 Books recommend 7.c4 but about the doubled pawns to the central outpost d4.
looks better but blocks the Black still has a fine game he would get after 10.Bxh6
13. Nb3 Qb6
queen’s protection of d4. after 7...Bxc4 8.Bxc4 Qb4+! gxh6 because it would give
Black replies with 6...Nc6 him an open g-file for his 14. Rfd1 0-0
9.Nbd2 dxc4 10.a3 Qb5
or 6...Bb5. 10.0-0 Nc6 rook. Also, with the closed The Chief castles to free
9.Qd2 Qxc4 10.Na3 Qa6 centre, his uncastled king is the rook on h8.
6. ... Bb5 9.Bd2 Qxc4 10.Na3 Qa6 quite safe on e8.
On the surface, this seems 15. Nbd4 Nfe7
7. ... Bxe2 10. dxc5
like a waste of time, moving Black doesn’t want a trade
the same piece twice in the Mission accomplished. The The best reply to 10.Nbd2 is on d4 or f5.
opening. But development light-square bishop is gone. 10...Nf5 and not 10...Qxb2?
is not as important with the which would give White an 16. Rac1 Rfd8
8. Qxe2 Nc6
centre closed, compared to active rook on the 7th rank
open positions. 9. Be3 after 11.Rab1! and 12.Rxb7.
The bishop lines up with the 10. ... Bxc5
black queen and gives extra
protection to d4. 11. Bxc5 Qxc5

9. ... Nh6 The penguins trade some

pieces so they can develop
An odd-looking move, and smoothly.
also a good one. Wrenchy
needs to develop his knight 12. Nbd2 Nf5
and 9...Nge7? loses a pawn An equal position. All three
to 10.dxc5. players are happy!
30 Scholar’s Mate 134 Scholar’s Mate 134 31
 w________w
árdw4wdkd] The penguins huddled for a 24. f4 Nb4!
à0pdwhp0p] conference, then came out
Attacking the pawn on a2,
chirping, ready to fight on.
ßw1ndpdwd] and that’s not all.
Þdwdp)wdw] 21. Nb3 Qb6 w________w
ÝwdwHwdwd] 22. Rc1
áwdw4wdkd]
Üdw)wdNdw] à0pdwdp0w]
Shifting to the open c-file. ßw1wdpdw0]
ÛP)wdQ)P)]
Údw$RdwIw] 22. ... Nc6 Þdwdp)wdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw Black could counter on the Ýwhwdw)wd]
c-file with 22...Rc8, but he ÜdNdwdwdw]
Penn and Gwen whispered chooses to leave the rook ÛP)wdQdP)]
back and forth about their behind his passed d-pawn. Údw$wdwdK]
next move. With the white
18. ... Nxd4! 23. Kh1
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
pieces all developed, they
were eager to open lines. Winning at least a pawn. A clever idea by the birds. 25. a3?
19. Nxd4 The king move unpins the The natural way to defend
17. c4 Rac8 f-pawn so it can advance
White is down half an army a2, though not a good way.
It didn’t take Wrenchy long to protect e5, freeing the White can avoid the loss
to decide on this move. The following 19.cxb6? Nxe2+ queen from guard duty.
20.Kf1 Nxc1. of a pawn by 25.Ra1 Nxa2!
last rook joins the battle for 23. ... h6 26.Rxa2 Qxb3 27.Rxa7. But
control of the c- and d-files. 19. ... Rxc5 even then, their position is
Shipboard and chessboard
18. c5? 20. Rxc5 Qxc5 safety. For Chief Wrenchy, sinking fast. For example,
Both penguins agreed on Solid position, extra pawn. those are golden rules. He 27...d4! 28.Ra1 d3 29.Qd2
this mistake, so they can’t Chief Wrenchy is cruising. takes the time here to stop Rc8 30.h3 Rc2 31.Qd1 Qd5!
blame each other.
w________w the possibility of a surprise 25. . . . Na2!
18.cxd5? would have been
áwdw4wdkd] back rank mate.
a bigger goof. White drops a à0pdwhp0p]
piece to 18...Nxd4! 19.Nxd4 ßwdwdpdwd]
Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Qxd4. Þdw1p)wdw]
Best is 18.Nb5, when the ÝwdwHwdwd]
game would remain level Üdwdwdwdw]
after 18...dxc4 19.Nd6! Rc7 ÛP)wdQ)P)]
20.Nxc4. (But White should ÚdwdRdwIw]
avoid 19.Qxc4? Nd4!) wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
32 Scholar’s Mate 134 Scholar’s Mate 134 33
w________w
áwdw4wdkd] 29. ... d3 31. ... Qxe2!
à0pdwdp0w] The pawn pushes forward, Giving up one queen to get
ßw1wdpdw0] driving the knight from e2. another, and mate.
Þdwdp)wdw] 30. Nc3 d2 32. Qxe2 d1=Q+
Ýwdwdw)wd]
Threatening 31...Qe1+. 33. Qxd1 Rxd1#
Ü)Ndwdwdw] w________w
Ûn)wdQdP)] 31. Ne2 áwdwdwdkd]
Údw$wdwdK] 31.g3 is sunk by 31...Qe1+ à0pdwdp0w]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw 32.Kg2 Rc8 (and 33...Rxc3). ßwdwdpdw0]
w________w Þdwdw)wdw]
“Uh-oh!” Gwen and Penn Ýwdwdw)wd]
both overlooked this double áwdw4wdkd]
à0pdwdp0w] Ü)wdwdwdw]
attack on c1 and b3. Ûw)wdwdP)]
ßwdwdpdw0]
26. Qc2 28. Ne2 Þdwdw)wdw] ÚdwdrdwdK]
There is nothing better. Temporarily holding things Ýwdwdw)wd] wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
26. ... Nxc1 together. Ü)wdw1wdw] “Great game, Wrenchy.”
w________w Ûw)w0NdP)] “Thanks, Penn. Thanks,
Black adds “the exchange” áwdw4wdkd] ÚdwdQdwdK] Gwen. Shall we play again?”
to his material advantage. à0pdwdp0w] wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw “Sure thing, Chief.”
27. Nxc1 ßwdwdpdw0]
Þdwdp)wdw]
If penguins could fly, they Ýwdwdw)wd]
might fly away from this
Ü)wdw1wdw]
awful position.
But these brave birds live
Ûw)QdNdP)]
on snowy lands and in the
ÚdwdwdwdK]
icy sea, using their wings wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
like fins. They are used to 28. ... d4!
harsh conditions. So they
But now the passed d-pawn
battle on.
puts an end to resistance.
27. ... Qe3 29. Qd1
With the dual threats of Dodging a pawn fork on d3.
28...Qe1# and 28...Qxf4. (29.Qc7 Rd5!)
34 Scholar’s Mate 134 Scholar’s Mate 134 35
 But as they were setting up the pieces, Captain Bemo
called all hands to their duty stations. The submarine was
about to dock at Thunder Bay, the largest city on the lake.
It was a quick port stop to take on supplies. Besides the
usual essentials, there were several large crates marked
“Candy Mountain Fruit Gum Company”. The crew didn’t
know what was inside, but it must be something yummy.
Yummy, indeed, but that’s not the whole story.
Once the sub was back at sea, they dove to cruising
depth and steered a southwesterly course towards the far
end of the lake. Along the way, the captain held a briefing.
“Well, mates, it’s time for another adventure. We’re
sailing into the face of danger, into the unknown. But I’m
confident we will succeed where others have failed.”
The crew had heard similar speeches before. And they
never blinked an eye. Courage was a job requirement on
this boat.
36 Scholar’s Mate 134
Captain Bemo continued. “A legend lives on, from the
Chippewa on down, of an underwater tunnel, deep within
the darkness of this great lake. An ancient tunnel, built
by the Duluthians, an alien race of superior beings.
“Our mission is to find and explore this tunnel. And to
see where it leads. Are there any questions?”
Wrenchy stood and spoke for the crew. “Excuse me, sir.
But that doesn’t sound very risky.”
The captain beamed a smile at his chief mechanic. “Oh,
yes. There is one more thing. According to legend, the
entrance to the tunnel is guarded by a fierce monster.
Bigger than our submarine. They call him Gitchy Gumee.
And it is said, that his head is the shape of the lake.”
Later in the afternoon, one of the penguins picked up a
strange blip on the sonar. The captain altered course to
investigate.
As they approached the source of the signal, their hopes
were fulfilled. There, in the distance, at the base of a cliff,
was the tunnel. And in the entrance, a large green tail.
This was the moment Captain Bemo had been waiting
for. “Slow to one-third. Steady as she goes.” Then he gave
the order to open the crates from Candy Mountain. Guess
what. They were filled with giant gummie bears!
Scholar’s Mate 134 37
 “Load the gummies in the forward torpedo tube.”
“Aye-aye, captain.” 2016 W or ld Championships
“Stand by for my command.” CADET under 8, 10, 12 YOUTH under 14, 16, 18
“Standing by, sir.” Batumi, Georgia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
A few tense and exciting minutes passed. And then ... October 19 - 30 September 22 - October 3
“Fire 1.” 712 players / 11 rounds 409 players / 11 rounds
“Fire 1, aye, sir. Gummies away!” OPEN under 8 (139 players) OPEN under 18 (65)
It was a perfect shot. The colourful candy was floating 1 Kurbandurdyew S. Turkmenistan 9½ 1 Petrosyan Manuel Armenia 9
2 Chen Muye China 9 2 Vavulin Maksim Russia 8½
everywhere. And Gitchy Gumee sprang from his lair. One 3 Lorparizangeneh Shahin Iran 8
3 Orujov Farid Azerbaijan 8½
gummie after another, he could not stop eating. 22 Song Michael Canada 6
5 Atanasov Anthony Canada 8
The captain’s plan to distract the monster and lure him 22 Zhong Kevin Canada 7 GIRLS under 8 (85)
from the entrance worked like a charm. Gitchy Gumee 66 Chang Alexander Canada 5½ 1 Zakirova Aisha Kazakhstan 9
was totally focused on the tasty treats, and the submarine OPEN under 10 (151) 2 Unurzul Davaakhuu Mongolia 9
1 Makoveev Ilya Russia 9 3 Khosravi Mahmoei Hasti Iran 8½
sped by unnoticed. As it disappeared into the tunnel,
2 Nguyen Quoc Hy Vietnam 8½ 51 Hua Michelle Canada 5½
Captain Bemo chuckled. “I never met a monster yet that 3 Pranav V India 8½
GIRLS under 10 (112)
didn’t have a sweet tooth.” 9 Issani Nameer Canada 8 1 Wu Rochelle USA 9½
Right he was. 36 Zhou Aiden Canada 6½ 2 Shohradowa Lala Turkmenistan 8½
69 Guipi Bopala Prince Canada 5½
3 Zvereva Margarita Russia 8½
138 Srinivas Atharva Canada 3½
141 Fedyushchenko Alex. Canada 3½ 38 Gilani Mysha Canada 6½
143 Jasniewicz Karol Canada 3½ GIRLS under 12 (98)
OPEN under 12 (137) 1 Assaubayeva Bibisara Russia 10
1 Kumar Nikhil USA 9½ 2 Mrudul Dehankar India 9
2 Hong Andrew USA 8½ 3 Divya Deshmukh India 8½
3 Praggnanandhaa R. India 8½ 80 Tian Shi Yuan Canada 4
43 Rodrigue-Lemieux Shawn Canada 6½ GIRLS under 14 (71)
68 Huang Qiuyu Canada 5½ 1 Zhu Jiner China 8½
124 Makarczyk David Canada 3½
2 Maltsevskaya Aleksandra Russia 8
OPEN under 14 (75) 3 Wang Annie USA 8
1 Lomasov Semen Russia 9 28 Ouellet Maili-Jade Canada 6
2 Esipenko Andrey Russia 9
GIRLS under 16 (58)
3 Yakubboev Nodirbek Uzbekistan 8
1 Aakanksha Hagawane India 9
48 Hua Eugene Canada 5 2 Alinasab Mobina Iran 8½
OPEN under 16 (88) 3 Shuvalova Polina Russia 8½
1 Martirosyan Haik Armenia 9 GIRLS under 18 (52)
2 Triapishko Olexandr Russia 8½ 1 Tsolakidou Stavroula Greece 9
3 Tran Minh Thang Vietnam 8 2 Obolentseva Alexandra Russia 8
66 Li James Canada 4½ 3 Lahav Michal Israel 8
TO BE CONTINUED . . . 75 Petersen Caleb Canada 4 50 Tao Rachel Canada 3½

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 w________w
áwdBdwdwd]
TRIPLE àdwdwdwdw]
ßwdwdwdwd]
LOYD ÞdNdwdRdw]
Ýwdwdwdwd]
Ü)wdwdwdw]
ÛwdwdwHwd]
ÚdwdwIwdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
k Place the black king
on the board so that:
A. Black is in checkmate.
B. Black is in stalemate.
C. White has mate in 1. Mirror Man! Halloween tournament, Montreal 2016

w________w
Chess áwdwdwdwG]
àiwdBgNdw]
maze ßwdwdpdwd]
Þ)wdwdwdw]
ÝndPdwdn0]
Üdwdw)wdw]
Ûwdw!wdwd]
Ú$NdwdKdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
ROOK MAZE IN 22
Only the white rook moves. Capture the black king
in twenty-two moves (or less) without taking any
pieces or moving to a square where the rook can be
Cheshire Cat. Her Royal Highness, Ember. taken. Black does not get a turn. solution page 53

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6 LIN Angela 1233 6 ZHONG Joey 2091 6 LEI Storm 1199 6 HE Haley 1419
7 BALACHANDRAN Kousihan 1218 7 ZHANG Jeff 1619 7 HE Yu Xi 1114 7 LI Frank 1384
8 GAO William 1175 8 PENG Janet 1591 8 DENG Kevin 1082 8 VAILLANT Charles-Etienne 1382
9 ZHU Matthew 1157 9 AGHAMALIAN Derick 1574 9 SLIVE Edouard 1079 9 TINICA Sabina 1379
10 LIU Henry 1148 10 SONG Eric 1510 10 HE Jiaqi 1077 10 XIONG Yi Wei 1371
GRADE 5 GRADE 12 GRADE 6 GRADE 12
1 ISSANI Nameer 2199 1 PREOTU Razvan 2658 1 HUANG Qiuyu 2158 1 YU Zong Yang 2516
2 NOORALI Aahil 1994 2 SONG Michael 2512 2 TANAKA Tyler 1645 2 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier Kenta 2513
3 JEYAKUMAR Bhavatharshan 1692 3 LI Yinshi 2239 3 RICHARD Leo 1490 3 ZHU Hong Rui 2240
4 RUSONIK Max 1684 4 KUTTNER Simon 1956 4 BERCUVITZ Tani 1465 4 LIU Yu Qing 2181
5 SHEN Isamel 1502 5 LI Michael 1937 5 YU Daniel 1391 5 CHANG Michael 1873
6 JACOBS Michael 1417 6 YE Hanyuan 1882 6 WANG Isabelle 1266 6 POIRIER Alexis 1506
7 FEDYUSHCHENKO Alexander 1368 7 MICHELASHVILI Aleksandre 1880 7 LIU Owen 1251 7 MUNSHI Rubayat 1455
8 GUO Owen 1318 8 TERRY Joshua 1766 8 ARCAND Louis 1179 8 VOROBEV Alexander 1430
9 SONG Charlie 1312 9 MUNTANER Daniel 1750 9 MOCANU Alexander 1177 9 EPURE Doru-Alexandru 1412
10 GAO Raymond 1311 10 HAY Jonathan 1741 10 LAROCHE Hugo 1115 10 NIKULICH Andrey 1363
GRADE 6 HONOUR ROLL ROOKIE ROLL top K-6 HONOUR ROLL
1 ENGLAND Max 1751 1 PREOTU Razvan 2658 1 HUANG Qiuyu 2158 1 YU Zong Yang 2516
2 ZHAO Jonathan 1590 2 SONG Michael 2512 2 GUIPI BOPALA Prince 1901 2 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier Kenta 2513
3 CHEN Hao 1491 3 CHEN Richard 2402 3 ZHENG Richard 1706 3 RODRIGUE-LEMIEUX Shawn 2242
4 MO Aidan 1486 4 BELLISSIMO Joseph 2373 4 TANAKA Tyler 1645 4 ZHU Hong Rui 2240
5 WU Nicholas 1412 5 WAN Kevin 2356 5 ZHONG Kevin 1551 5 OUELLET Maili-Jade 2219
6 ZHAO Jeffrey 1409 6 ZHOU Qiyu 2344 6 RICHARD Leo 1490 6 DURETTE Francis 2194
7 CHEN Harry 1396 7 ZHANG Yuan Chen 2327 7 BERCUVITZ Tani 1465 7 LIU Yu Qing 2181
8 MILHOUTRA Ronith 1320 8 VETTESE Nicholas 2302 8 OMICHI Haruaki 1438 8 HUANG Qiuyu 2158
9 YUAN Daniel 1312 9 HUA Eugene 2295 9 YU Daniel 1391 9 SAHA Ananda 2090
10 TANG Matthew 1283 10 NORITSYN Sergey 2262 10 CRACIUN David 1363 10 FAN Run Kun 2074

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 ATLANTIC TOP TEN WESTERN TOP TEN
GRADE 1 / KINDERGARTEN* GRADE 7 KINDERGARTEN GRADE 7
1 LEBLANC Zachary 737 NB 1 KUNDU Arnab 1230 PE 1 IVANESCU Matthew 638 AB 1 HEMSTAPAT Andrew 2072 BC
2 LEGER Chase 482 NB 2 CHEN Norman 1208 NF 2 VICKERS Aaron 558 BC 2 QU Leo 1741 BC
3 THERIAULT Olivier 462 NB 3 BLANCHETTE Luc 1107 NB 3 JIANG William 510 BC 3 ZHENG Victor 1706 BC
4 GRANT Zoe * 427 NS 4 BROWN Callum 1082 NS 4 CAMPBELL Leif 491 AB 4 ZHAO Ian 1589 AB
5 CHAREST Thomas 423 NB 5 WALSH Ian 1047 NF 5 LI Kevin 457 BC 5 DU Daniel 1580 BC
6 WHITEHEAD Nathan 405 NS 6 HEFFERTON Harrison 1023 NF 6 LI Tony 416 BC 6 GUO Jim 1528 BC
7 BOYCE Rigden 379 NS 7 DOUCETTE Luc 1005 PE 7 ZHU Carl 394 BC 7 MAH Sean 1514 AB
8 HORNE Isaac 379 NS 8 ROBICHAUD Brandon 930 NB 8 ROSTOKER Logan 378 AB 8 SASATA Alexander 1445 SK
9 REDWOOD Luke 365 NS 9 LEBLANC Austin 911 NB 9 CHAN Ethan 374 BC 9 WAN Justin 1401 BC
10 DUNCAN Emilie 338 NB 10 FARHAT Zein 856 NS 10 WU Nicholas 272 BC 10 KOVAC Adrian 1341 AB
GRADE 2 GRADE 8 GRADE 1 GRADE 8
1 KOMIAK Jacob 753 NF 1 BU Kevin 1718 PE 1 POMPAS Codrin 733 BC 1 PULFER Luke 1900 BC
2 VAUTOUR Samuel 616 NB 2 RUSSELL Brett 1481 NF 2 LIN Yuzhou 656 MB 2 WANG Kaixin 1797 AB
3 RIOUX Cedric 605 NB 3 CUI Cynthia 1469 NB 3 REDDY Vikram 641 AB 3 LOW Ethan 1739 BC
4 TIWANA Avner 603 PE 4 MCCALLUM Karla Lynn 1195 PE 4 GUO BiaoBiao Boyong 585 BC 4 RICHARDSON Kai 1729 BC
5 WANG Andy 585 NS 5 DORNIEDEN Jonas 1167 NS 5 HUNKA Mavrik 542 AB 5 CHUNG Alec 1720 BC
6 DAIGLE Xavier 576 NB 6 LOTY Eric 1139 NS 6 LAWAL Alijab 542 AB 6 LEHINGRAT Callum 1605 BC
7 ABOU ASSALI Andreh 519 PE 7 LI Kevin 1090 NS 7 MOUSAVI Dorina 542 AB 7 LIN Kaining 1495 AB
8 COTTON Orianna 512 NB 8 NAKAYASU Rikuto 1083 NS 8 GUO Connor 542 AB 8 CHITRAKAR Siddhartha 1471 AB
9 SMITH Maxence 512 NB 9 MACDONALD Cameron 999 PE 9 MAHARAJ Grace 533 AB 9 RENY Alex 1445 BC
10 CORBETT Chase 504 PE 10 CAPELLO Jordon 985 NB 10 ZHENG Ethan 520 BC 10 WEI Daniel 1434 SK
GRADE 3 GRADE 9 GRADE 2 GRADE 9
1 VO Phu 871 PE 1 HUANG Xingbo 1497 NF 1 YANG Ryan 1428 BC 1 DOKNJAS Joshua 2222 BC
2 SHEPPARD Jacob 755 NF 2 CUI Leonardo 1451 NB 2 SONG Ethan 1161 BC 2 GROSSMANN Lenard 1912 AB
3 GREEN Jeremy 651 NB 3 MERRIGAN Daley 1328 NF 3 LIN Leo 748 SK 3 YAO David 1838 AB
4 YANG Julia 647 NF 4 MITTAL Ridhi 1319 NS 4 SOLOMENTSEVA Liliya 742 SK 4 SU Michael 1828 BC
5 JIJON Johan 646 PE 5 GOSSE Daniel 1137 NF 5 TANG Jacky 735 BC 5 LEONG Ryan 1800 BC
6 SONIER William 645 NB 6 WEILAND Robin 1074 NB 6 ZHOU Frank 732 BC 6 MA Derek 1691 MB
7 STEEVES Gavin 608 NB 7 MANNHOLLAND Noah 997 PE 7 ZOU Alex 716 BC 7 GASPARAC Karlo 1665 AB
8 GRIFFITHS Riley 592 NF 8 EDWARDS Andrew 987 NF 8 LAM Ethan 715 BC 8 WOLCHOCK Theo 1661 MB
9 MCINTYRE Malcolm 585 PE 9 ZHOU Joey 984 PE 9 SCHWARTZ Elazar 699 MB 9 FOX Dylan 1624 BC
10 MALTAIS Jacob 577 NB 10 KERR Ian 982 PE 10 ROSTOKER Colton 681 AB 10 WANG Jeff 1597 AB
GRADE 4 GRADE 10 GRADE 3 GRADE 10
1 MCINTYRE Duncan 1007 PE 1 DORRANCE Lucas 1471 NS 1 WANG Daniel 1444 BC 1 GEDAJLOVIC Max 2338 BC
2 PAN Thomas 987 NF 2 BOON-PETERSEN Stefan 1441 NF 2 WU Nathan 1395 BC 2 ZHENG Maven 1711 BC
3 XU Tiger 823 NB 3 PICKARD Ryan 1385 NF 3 OFFENGENDEN Ron 1306 AB 3 GENG Matthew 1709 BC
4 DICKIE Luke 800 PE 4 NAIDAPPUWA-WADUGE Dulhan 1328 NS 4 JIANG Eric 1245 BC 4 LI Kevin 1679 BC
5 RICHARD Tristan 793 NB 5 CHISLETT Benjamin 1297 NF 5 YU Sophia 1207 BC 5 SHRESTHA Prayus 1591 AB
6 FARHAT Taim 791 NS 6 YEOMANS Ben 1281 NB 6 SU Ethan 1180 BC 6 WU Chenxi 1576 AB
7 FANG Evan 791 NF 7 CHOWDHURY SoumyaDeep 1239 PE 7 PICHE Zachary 1020 MB 7 MCCULLOUGH Ian 1534 AB
8 VELICHKOV Martin 754 NF 8 TRAN Quoc 1218 NS 8 MOK Gillian 1000 BC 8 HAN Lionel 1485 BC
9 RIOUX Bastien 752 NB 9 HELDT Nils-Lennart 1208 NS 9 CHANDRA Anand 963 AB 9 JAYAWEERA Lahiru 1467 BC
10 LAPOINTE Dominic 729 NB 10 PETERS Brian 1169 NS 10 CHEN Freddy 940 BC 10 BREWSTER Paula 1458 BC
GRADE 5 G R A D E 11 GRADE 4 G R A D E 11
1 MACEACHERN Seamus 1087 PE 1 SONG Sam 2359 NB 1 XU Andrew 1293 BC 1 CAO Jason 2415 BC
2 VO An 1061 PE 2 MCKEOWN Gary 1591 NF 2 ZHANG Dustin 1237 AB 2 KASSAM Jamil 1854 AB
3 BHATT Tanish 1002 NF 3 MACDONALD Brandon 1446 NS 3 SHARMA Vishruth 1207 AB 3 SHAO Nathan 1841 BC
4 LEBLANC Alex 898 NB 4 ROBICHAUD Alexandre 1330 NB 4 RIQUELME Martin 1203 MB 4 ZHU Brandon 1809 BC
5 FELTER-GONEN Yaron 890 NB 5 HE Kate 1315 NS 5 GUO Veronica 1077 BC 5 LI James 1791 BC
6 BROWN Alexander 851 NS 6 RONAHAN-WOOD Jack 1151 PE 6 QIAN Jason 1054 BC 6 TAPP Ashley 1743 BC
7 SUNIL Samel 850 PE 7 VU Nam 1065 NB 7 LIANG Eugene 1042 BC 7 KNOX Nathaniel 1732 BC
8 SULLIVAN Madoc 844 NS 8 ROBERTSON Joel 1021 NB 8 HE Matthew 1008 BC 8 KAISER Jakob 1732 AB
9 CHRISTIANSEN Asher 832 NS 9 WHITT Sheldon 979 NF 9 WU Benjamin 996 BC 9 NIE Mark 1715 AB
10 LOCKE Sebastian 822 NF 10 NORMAN Bradley 977 PE 10 LIANG Enoch 992 BC 10 SAHEB Salar 1711 AB
GRADE 6 GRADE 12 GRADE 5 GRADE 12
1 LEBLANC Alexandre X. 1248 NB 1 DAWSON Andrew 1437 NF 1 GU Chuyang 1660 BC 1 AWATRAMANI Janak 2466 BC
2 KAPRA Jerjis 1222 NS 2 OLDFORD Noah 1388 NF 2 WU Lucian 1652 BC 2 SHI Diwen 2348 AB
3 RUSSELL Mark 1213 NF 3 TIWARI Lal 1305 NS 3 ZHOU Aiden 1561 BC 3 DOKNJAS John 2292 BC
4 ZENG Fanreng 1198 NS 4 ANDERSEN Paul 1295 NF 4 IVANESCU Mark 1400 AB 4 KONG Dezhong 1980 BC
5 DORMODY Peter 1171 NF 5 KIM Jong Su 1277 NB 5 JIANG David 1310 BC 5 NYAMDORJ Uranchimeg 1909 BC
6 LOTY Ezekiel 1091 NS 6 SCHRADER Nathaniel 1271 NB 6 TAN Brendan 1308 AB 6 HOFFNER Noah 1806 AB
7 TIBBO Jacob 1034 NB 7 MAKAROV Joshua 1268 NB 7 ZHANG Dan 1284 AB 7 STANISLUS Allan 1742 AB
8 WU Dongze 1028 PE 8 SNELGROVE Stephen 1174 NF 8 IMOO Joshua 1255 BC 8 HUANG Zhonglin 1731 AB
9 WEI Ronnie 1025 PE 9 JACKMAN Luke 1164 NF 9 WANG Paul 1254 AB 9 LEE Nicholas 1683 AB
10 GAO Jiarui 1011 NS 10 GREGORY Liam 1088 NF 10 TAN Alexander 1249 AB 10 WEI William 1682 AB
ROOKIE ROLL top K-6 HONOUR ROLL GRADE 6 HONOUR ROLL
1 LEBLANC Alexandre X. 1248 NB 1 SONG Sam 2359 NB 1 LOW Kevin 1901 BC 1 AWATRAMANI Janak 2466 BC
2 KAPRA Jerjis 1222 NS 2 BU Kevin 1718 PE 2 HUANG Patrick 1838 BC 2 CAO Jason 2415 BC
3 RUSSELL Mark 1213 NF 3 MCKEOWN Gary 1591 NF 3 DOKNJAS Neil 1724 BC 3 SHI Diwen 2348 AB
4 ZENG Fanreng 1198 NS 4 HUANG Xingbo 1497 NF 4 SUPERCEANU Andi 1661 AB 4 GEDAJLOVIC Max 2338 BC
5 DORMODY Peter 1171 NF 5 RUSSELL Brett 1481 NF 5 TIAN Sherry 1584 BC 5 DOKNJAS John 2292 BC
6 LOTY Ezekiel 1091 NS 6 DORRANCE Lucas 1471 NS 6 JAMES Rowan 1547 BC 6 DOKNJAS Joshua 2222 BC
7 MACEACHERN Seamus 1087 PE 7 CUI Cynthia 1469 NB 7 LAU Julian 1499 AB 7 HEMSTAPAT Andrew 2072 BC
8 VO An 1061 PE 8 CUI Leonardo 1451 NB 8 RUSSO Max 1433 MB 8 KONG Dezhong 1980 BC
9 TIBBO Jacob 1034 NB 9 MACDONALD Brandon 1446 NS 9 ZHANG Andy 1409 BC 9 GROSSMANN Lenard 1912 AB
10 WU Dongze 1028 PE 10 BOON-PETERSEN Stefan 1441 NF 10 BUTCHART Kevin 1374 BC 10 NYAMDORJ Uranchimeg 1909 BC

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 R AT I N G S Frizoon LePawn presents

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Scholastic ratings for all players who have taken part
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 HOW TO READ A CHESS GAME
It's easy. The board has 8 files
* SOLUTIONS *
and 8 ranks. Files are the rows
8 rhb1kgn4
of squares that go up and down. 7 0p0pdp0p MATES TRIPLE LOYD
Each one is named by a small 6 wdwdwdwd 1 1.Qa1# A. Ke5#
letter. Ranks are rows that go 2 1.Qe8+ Rxe8 2.Rxe8# B. Ke3=
sideways. Each one is named
5 dwdw0wdw
by a number. 4 wdwdPdwd 3 1.Qh1+ Kg8 2.Re8# C. Kc4 (Be6#)
Every square also has a name. 3 dwdwdwdw 1...Kg6 2.Qh5#
The first part is its file and the
2 P)P)w)P) 4 1.Rxc6+ Bxc6 2.Qc7#
second part is its rank. In this 1...bxc6 2.Ba6#
diagram, a white pawn moved 1 $NGQIBHR
to e4 and a black pawn to e5. 5 1.Re8+ Kh7 2.Qh6+ Kxh6 3.Rh8#
a b c d e f g h
When moves are written down, 2...gxh6 2.Rxf7#
the first capital letter shows the Here are some special symbols:
piece which moves. Q is queen. TACTICS 102
+ check
B is bishop. R is rook. N is used
# checkmate
1 1.Rxd6 cxd6 2.Rc8+ Ke7 3.Rxh8
for knight because the king is K. 2 1.Rxc6 Kxc6 2.Be4+ Kc5 3.Bxa8
If there is no capital letter, that e. p. en passant
means a pawn moves. O-O castles kingside 3 1.Bxf6 gxf6 2.Qh7+ Kf8 3.Qxc7
Next is the square that the O-O-O castles queenside 4 1.Qxb2 Qxb2 2.Bg7+ Kd5 3.Bxb2
piece moves to. Bc4 says that a 1-0 white wins
bishop moves to the square c4. 0-1 black wins COMBO MOMBO
When a piece is captured, an x 1 1.Qd8+ Kg7 2.Qd3+ g6
½-½ draw
is put before the square. Qxf7
means a queen takes on f7. ! excellent move 3.Qxa6 Qxa6 4.b7
If a pawn captures, the letter ? mistake (followed by 5.b8=Q)
of the file it starts on is given !? cool move 2 1...Qxh3+ 2.gxh3 g2+
first, then an x followed by the ?! weird (weak) move
square it takes on. exd5 says a
3.Kh2 gxf1=N+ 4.Kh1 Rg1#
pawn on the e-file captures on The game below is written in
algebraic notation. Kiril was
CHESS MAZE KIRIL’S KLASS
the square d5.
When two pieces of the same new to chess and fell into an Ra1-a2-c2-c1-e1-e2 6 1.Qd1 Ke4 (or 1...Kf4)
kind can go to the same spot, old trap called Scholar’s Mate ! -g2-g1 -h1-h3-f3-f4 2.Qf3#
another letter is put after the -d4-d3-b3-b5-h5-h7 10 1...Rxc3+
ROCKY KIRIL
piece to show what file it came
from. Rae1 tells us that a rook 1. e4 e5 -g7-g8-c8-c7xa7 2.bxc3 Qa3#
on the a-file moves to e1. 2. Qh5 d6
If the pieces that can move to 3. Bc4 Nf6 ? LILY'S PUZZLER
the same spot are on the same 4. Qxf7 # There are many solutions. In all of them, no rooks
file, then their rank number is
added. N6e4 means the knight Oh no! Kiril got mated in just
stand on adjacent files or ranks. Three possibilites:
on the 6th rank moves to e4. four moves. That was no fun! a1 c3 e5 g7 a7 c5 e3 g1 a3 c7 e1 g5
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