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CONTENTS:
Contents 3
Editorial 3
Ist Quebec Int'1. 4-5
Oregon Open 5-6
"86 Canadian Closed/Open Games 6
Chess Computers Len Molden 7
French Toast Paul Brown 7-8
Reflections Chris Fulker 8-9
B.C. News 10-16
"86 B.C. Open 10-13
Victoria Labour Day Open 14-15
UPC August Open 15
UBC Summer Open 16
Victoria Summer Open 16
Coming Events 16-20
Endgames Blod Macskasy 18
Ratings 20
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COVER STORY
Top (from 1-r): Lynn Stringer,
Jonathan Berry. Bottom (from I-r): How-
ard Lewis, Peter Stockhausen.
B.C. is fortunate to have a fine
crop of organizers: veterans who know
the copes and up-and-coming stars. Just,
about everyone knows about Lynn. She
has been organizing and directing events
for well over 10 years now. She has,
been on the CEC executive, and also runs
junior programmes as well as events in
Victoria, her home city. Her wealth of
experience is very well known across
B.C., and she is often invited to direct
events outside of Victoria. This year
alone she directed an event in Nanaimo,
attended by G.M. Kevin Spraggett, organ-
ized Kevin's lecture and siml in Vic
toria, help direct the Keres Memorial,
directed the B.C. Open, organized and
directed the Victoria Labour Day Open,
ran the B.C. Junior Closed and has also
ran a few other events, including the
up-and-coming Olympic fundraiser. Her
value as an organizer cannot be denied.
Jonathan Berry is the dean of Cana~
ian tournament directors, he represents
Canada in international events, being
chosen an arbiter at the Olympiads, and
also recently being the Chief Arbiter at
the Canadian Open in Winnipeg. His
title of International arbiter means
that when he's involved in a tournament,
he also is responsible in seeing the
other organizers are doing their job
right as well. Afterall, he has a rep-
utation to keep up.
It's your first organized event,
and you have big plans. Most people
would like to think that everything
would be fine just if there was a nice
turnout of 20 players or so, with some
strength. Not to Howard Lewis, last
year, in his inagaural event, he had a
$1075 prize fund, 56 players including
15 over 2000 and 6 masters! What a
debut! Just to prove that he hadn't hit
his peak, however, this year he was a-
warded the Provincial Championship for
his efforts, and the turnout of 71 play-
ers outdid last year's total. In fact,
it wes the strongest B.C. Open ever!
And, the prize fund was doubled over the
previous year's amount. B.C. can't wait
to see what Howard has in store for ext
year!
Prior to May of this year, Peter
Stockhausen wasn't even a CFC Governor.
However, in July, in Winnipeg, he con-
vinced a room full of CFC veteran Gover-
nors that he was the man for the CFC
Presidency. Peter convinced them over—
whelmingly, and thus B.C. has another
CFC President. Peter was instrumental
earlier this year in convincing Kevin
Spraggett to move here. as a Hotel
Vancouver executive, his experiei in
management can only be an asset. We
look forward to the next year!2706 PERFORMANCE BY KEVIN
‘ist QUEBEC INTERNATIONAL
FIDE1 23456789107
Vs Spraggett KH 2525 X1==7 1121 175
2. Gueorgutev K@ 2535 0X=1=1111 17
3. Sax 6 Git 5 ==X2=1110 16
4. Ivanov 1 IM 2485 xooOt=1 14
5. Leta AGH 2500 0==1Xe505 = at
6. Pelts RPM 2425 0001exX=== 14
7. Barboau $MM 2285 0000"=xX1= 13h
8. Hebert JIM 2400 = 0 0 x= 13
9. Schroer J IM 2455001 =x 03
10. WIlltans LMM 22850000=0001 xi}
G.M. Kevin Spraggett of Montreal (e tuture
B.C, resident) won the first Quebec International
tournament held In the late sunmer In Quebece
Kevin's performance rating of 2716 In this
event gives notice that he Is seriously moving
towards the top category of players In the world.
Thanks goes to Merle Thérese Chaput WEI Tans
of the Federation Quebecolse des Echoes for al low=
Ing Counterplay to use games fron thelr bulletins.
Also, thanks to Kevin for providing us with three
annotated canes.
Kevin Is off to Europe to pertictpate tne
couple of events, he'll then be moving to B.C,
mnaking this province his new hone In December
Good luck In Europe, Kevint
Spraggett-teln DIS (960: Slav)
Tidh G5 Zed cb 3.Nc3 NIG AWNI3 962! Known to be
“Inexact; now black encounTers some problems vith
his @/slde. 5.065 cd5 6.814 B97 7403 0-0 84h3 Neb
9.Be2 Nest? T would prefer 9:-.0b6, 10+-.0e6,,
TessRfe8. 10.Re1! Wilte avolds 10.Ne4 dod
114Nd2 051, “when Black WII! obtain @ strong Init
lative at the cost of one pawns 10++-515 11,063
No3 12.Rc3 Qd7 13.000 I+ Is clear that Black's
‘King BIshop Ts out of play and cannot easily ald
In the defence of his q/side. 13.+.a62! Ths
nekes things worse on the @/side, but Len was,
Morried about an approaching Bb5. The mov
Is more resiilent. 14sRfct h6 15.893 95 16.006
RfcB_17.Rb3 A probing Maneuver, as White Ts nor
‘Teally threatening 18.0577 97 19.Rb7 Nd4t 20.Re8
BoB! However, Black was already short of tre and
dectdod to "defend" ogainst the "threat™.) 17
Re? 18.Ne5! Galning the B-patr. 18++4805 19.005
620.895 Ka? Black Is ted up "hend and foot",
“and can only awalt the suing of the ae. 214Rd¢3
Qd8 22.053! There Is no polnt In exchanging O's +
‘25 While has many more threats with the Q on the
bosrd. 2244106 25.Re5 Od7 244066 896 25.b4 Plan=
ning af, end BS. 25-..008 If Is difficult to
suggest better. 26.8c7 Though thls move wins,
‘the enstest win can bo achleved by 26.Re6 Gb6
(forced) 27.RcB. Wren Black 1s defenceless o-
golnst the threat 28.RIc7 Bf7 29.8h5; If ho tries,
272.017 then 284.RIc7 Kg6 29.REEB, etc. 26.eaRe7
27,0071 Re7 27+..NO7 28.RC7 Kt8 29.041 and Black
Ts defencoless against the a/side pawn advance.
28.86 The rest was played with both flags hang=
Inge 28.+.dc6 29.936 B08 30.005 Qb8 31.005 Ra?
32.Rcd_ a8 S3-a4! Rad 34.05 Ral 35KN2 DO Bad
WeTS7.be6 WS 36.KG2 and Black fell on time.
1-0 (Spraggett)
Hébert-Soraggett 024 (queen's Gambit Accented)
Tedd a 2uc4 ded 3.NE3 NES 4.Ne3 €5 5.04 cdé 6.NdE
25 TeNdbS a6 8.048 Ke8 9.Na3 5 10.Nez 87 114895
Nod7 12.24 b4 13.Nd5 B45 14,0d5 b3 15.Ne3 4
16.Kd1 C3 1Tsbe3 Be3 184RbI NES 19.84 Kd? 20,816
Gf6 21.803 Robs 22.8¢2 RoI 25.81 Bed 24.Ne4 of
25443 RD® 26.8c2 Rb4 27.Na5 BC3 28.NCG Rb2 29.fe4
Raz 3O.Rf1 Rol 31.Ko2 Raz 32-Kél Ral 33.Ke2 Re?
Spraggett-G. Sex 429 (Engl!sh)
(64 NT6 ZNE3 05 S.NFS.NCG 4,g3 G4 5.Nd5 NAS
Gredb Not TANGA ed 8.9c2 Ge7 9.892 €5 10.0-0 0-0
Me3 d6 12.03 Bod $+
Ivanov-Spreqgett 024 Queen's GanbI+ Accepted)
Tedd dB 2.Nf3 NEG 3.ch od 4.NC3 €5 5.d5 06 6.04
245 Ta0d5 Bd6 8.8c4 0-0 9,0-0 Bgt 104h3 Bf3 11.015
Nbd7 12.802 Re 13.595 h6 14.8h4 26 15.04 a5,
16.Rtd1 Qb4 17.816 NIG 18.05 Be5 19.Ré2 RadB 20.93
Bd 214Red BS 22.Rb4 BoA 23.Rd1 Ned 24.d6 RAS
25.Rd6 Nd6 26.045 Re2 27.046 96 28.b3 Rad 29.968
K97 30-005 Kg8 31.908 Kq7 32.Ge5 KgB 33.hé Ra5,
34.008 Ka7 35.005 Ko8 36.008 Kg? 37.005 Kg8 38.908
Kg7 39.h5 oh5 40.067 Rel 414Ka2 a5 42.0¢5 Rt
43.0h5 Ro6 44.045 RoG 45.14 RoS 45.K¢2 Re7 47.K13
Ret 48.043 Ret 49.Kg4 Rel 50.013 Ro6 S1KRS RAG
52.004 Be3 53.Qc4 BE 54.Kgd RDG 55.003 Boe S64KhS
RIG 57.005 gS 58.94 REG 59415 RAS 60.925 BIS
61.005 RA 62.95 hg5 63-Kg4 Rb3 64.94 Re3 65.05
Ra3 66.005 Rd4 67.Kg3 REA 68.045 B44 69.046 Ga!
7.08 RIS THKgt RE4 72.Kg3 BFE 73.008 Red 74.K13,
Rh4 75.Kg3 Bde 76.005 16 77.047 KH6 78.017 BeS
T9KA3 RES 60.K93 Rcd 81.KI3 Re3 2. Kg? gt 83.918
Kg5 64.097 Kid 85.0h6 Kes 86.0d2 Re? 87.04 KIS
185.91 Kg5 89.004 Re3 90.0h7 #5 91.998 Kt4 92.082
Rg3 93.Kh2 Ro3 94.Kg2 Rg3 95-Kh2 Rd3 96.Kg2 Bde
97.085 Ro3 98-Kh2 Rh3 99.Ka2 _Rg3_100.Kh2 Re
101.084 Ré3 102.995 Rot 103.003 B05 104,Kg2 Rd2
105.Kh1 Ral 1064Kg2 R42 1074KRI RO2 108.903 BFS.
109.004 Kg5 110.065 Re2 111.098 Khé 112.006 Ret
113.Kg2 Re2 114.Kh1 Kg5 115,998 Kf4 116.068 805,
117.961 Rb2 118.Ge1 Kes 119.9c4 Ke3 120.0c5 Kes
121.004Spraggett-Pelts 946 (Stet ta
White has very anbitTous plen:
Paulsen)
Teed c5 ZNAS 06 3.d4 cdd 4.NoM Nes 5.Ne3_a6
G.Be21? Usually | play 6.g3, but on taTs cccaston
Thad another Idea In mind. 6.
Qc? 7.44 461?
Mone tine 7.4.b5 was popular, but nowadays, I>
has fallen Info disrepute due to 8.Nc6 end 9.8t3.,
8.803 NI6 9.042 Be7 10.0-0-0 This Is the "Idea",
advance on the Ke
sido and mate! This vartation Is very difficult
for Black to mest ~ nobody has found an entirely
successful defense, 10++40-0 10.-,Ndé 11.846 05
12.Be3 5517 Is not clears TsgAt ReBt? Interes~
ting. Usually Black playse Tis-.Ndé and If then
12.Bd4 05 13,803 8947! (Better 15 4+4b5)+ I4eesBa4
Nod 15.NdSt with a strong Inttlattve. 12.g5_Nd7
13shdt_ Premature ts 13445 NdeSt and Black's
‘Sccupation of 05 gives him 2 good position.
13.+4d5t 14.513 An Important regrouping maneuver.
T4.96 figs 15.n5 g5t makes no headway for WhIte.
14 +RDB_15.Kb1_NO6? Should be the losing move!
Correct Ts 15..cNe5 16.092 (or ABI?) Ned 17.804 b&
18.Ne2 05! with adequate countecplay, though White
has a slight odgo. 16.63! This makes It very
Gltfleult for Black fo attack on the O-sIdo.
16.4.547 17.Nco2 B18 18.h5 Ned 19,8041 Be6 20.8021
‘Tlready hed the following pawn sec In aind when
| played this moves 2044087 Too slow, but what
else? If 20-405 then 21-N6F dod (21.4496 22.003
5 23.045) 22,hg7 897 23.397 Kg7 24.03 and 25.8¢4)
DUNG 21.Ng3 dB! and If 22405 Ned! with exce!~
Tent chances. 21.-.804 22,804 Got 23.Rhol A stily
nove, which throvs evay O5% of my advantage. Min~
ning easily 1s the Inmediate 25.96 and now the
Black 9 cannot help dofend the K. Ie. 23ee+NOS!
Dtgt? KET 25.Rhe! Of4 26.R11 or eee fg6 24sRhol
(only now!) Qb7 25.ng6, etc. _23.+40b7 24.96 N72
Black returns the favour. Correct Ta 24..