2) Nick deFirmian on Chess.FM
Hi folks:
This week's guest on the internet radio show "Chess and Books with Fred Wilson" will be GM NICK DE FIRMIAN. The show runs from 8:00 to 10:00 PM (EST) every Tuesday evening. As always, there will be replays of the show almost immediately afterwards for our chess enthusiasts on the West Coast & elsewhere, and often there will be several replays the following day. You can access it easily at the website: http://www.chess.fm
"Fred's guest on Tuesday evening, Oct.11th, 2005, will be three-time US Champion GM NICK DE FIRMIAN. Nick, who tied for 1st with GM Benjamin in 1987 and also in 1995 with GM's Wolff and A. Ivanov, won the title outright in 1998 by defeating GM Benjamin in a thrilling playoff final match in what was clearly one of the strongest US events ever held. Nick has also participated in several Interzonals & Olympiads and won many strong US & European Open tournaments. Nick, who has been described by GM Rohde as a "classical attacking player, employing a Fischer-like search for activity and soundness", will discuss his exciting career as a dedicated King Pawn player-he is obviously enjoying and will comment on the abundance of 1. e4 at San Luis!-and Najdorf Sicilian advocate. Also, we'll talk about his work as editor and co-author of the (now) superb 13th & 14th editions of "Modern Chess Openings", and his just completed newly edited, modernized and slightly corrected edition of Capablanca's classic "Chess Fundamentals". Please send questions for GM Nick de Firmian to fred@fredwilsonchess.com or Tony Rook."
Best in chess, Fred Wilson
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3) Russian-American Chess Summit in Lindsborg
CHESS FOR PEACE
106 South Main, Lindsborg, Kansas 67456 - 785-227-2224
Release 10/04/05
Contact: Mikhail Korenman 785-227-2224 or Wes Fisk 785-227-4121
Russian-American Chess Summit in Lindsborg
This weekend saw the first exchange of students in the Chess for Peace initiative. Nine students from the Karpov School of Chess in Poikovsky, Siberia arrived in Lindsborg, Kansas with Alexander Bah, executive director of the Russian Chess Federation, Alexander Andreevsky, chairman of the district sports commission, Galina Kovaleva, director of the Karpov School of Chess in Poikovsky, and Tatyana Danilova, deputy commissioner of the Poikovsky district. Grandmaster Alexander Onischuck, a veteran of Poikovsky and Lindsborg tournaments, also accompanied the group to Lindsborg.
Bill Hall, executive director of the U.S. Chess Federation, came to meet with his Russian counterpart on Friday. "We discussed many things," said Hall. "We talked about getting chess into schools and ways in which we can set up a model that can be duplicated in all states. We also talked about arranging top-level competition between our youth and female players," said Hall.
Bah agreed. "Chess is part of our curriculum. We support chess in schools and we help them with the competitions. Schools help to select talent. If talent arrives at a school, the Russian Federation takes care of it," said Bah.
Both Bah and Hall participated in a virtual online chess class conducted by Mikhail Korenman, director of the Karpov Chess School and the Chess for Peace initiative. The students had a chance to interact with the two leaders of the Russian and U.S. chess federations.
Prior to round one on Saturday, students from the Karpov School of Chess in Poikovsky, Siberia exchanged gifts with the students of the Karpov School in Lindsborg. Thus began the match between the Siberian and Kansas students.
A casual observer remarked that the Siberian students were sometimes hard to distinguish from their American counterparts. Siberian team member Andre Khafizov proudly wore a Chicago Bears jersey with quarterback Rex Grossman's name emblazoned across the back. The Siberian team spoke no English and their Kansas counterparts spoke no Russian, but through chess, an international language in its own right, the two student groups forged a special bond.
Kansas student Isaiah Jesch, of Conway Springs, scored the first win in Saturday's morning's match when he sacrificed his queen to defeat Dimitry Korneev. Things were not to go that well for the Kansas team in the first round. The Siberian team scored a 7-2 victory over the Kansas students. Only Jesch and Blythe Buscher had won their games. The Kansas students rallied to win the afternoon round with a 5-4 score; however, the Siberian team won the overall match 11-6.
Blythe Buscher, of Erie, had won both of her games against Anna Yarugina. When asked about her mental preparedness for the games with Yarugina, Buscher replied, "I read the paper!" Buscher was referring to a Salina Journal article that quoted Yarugina as saying she couldn't lose.
On Friday night, the Siberian team went to the Smoky Valley High School homecoming game. When Alanna Olson, a Smoky Valley High School student, was asked how the Siberian students enjoyed the game, she replied, "I don't think they were watching much of it. We were all too busy trying to talk to each other."
Mayor John Magnusson came by the Karpov School to watch the two teams play. "Having grown up in the middle of Kansas, I wouldn't have dreamed a chess team from Siberia would come here to play chess. I think it's great for us to have the opportunity to interact and have a 'real people' experience," said Magnusson. "It's also good they will be here during Hyllingsfest to see how the different cultures mix here in Lindsborg."
Visitors to Hyllingsfest this weekend will have an opportunity to play members of the Siberian chess team on Friday and Saturday afternoons at the Karpov School of Chess in Lindsborg. Korenman said everyone is welcome and there is no charge.
Mikhail Korenman, director of the Karpov Chess School and the Chess for Peace initiative, said he will be taking the visitors to see several Kansas attractions in Wichita, Hutchinson, Salina, and Abilene. The Siberian team will be in Lindsborg through next weekend. ###
[Sidebar]
GORBACHEV ADDRESS: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 29, at Presser
Hall. Prime Seating: $53.50. General Admission $27.
KARPOV-POLGAR MATCH: 3:30 p.m., Oct. 29, at Presser
Hall.
Adults: $10.50. Students: $5.50. Credit cards are
welcome.
Contact: Karpov Chess School, 106 S. Main, phone
785-227-2224.
4) Here and There
US Champion Hikaru Nakamura is in third place with two rounds to go in a Category 17 event being held in Stepanakert, Karabakh (Armenia).
Karabakh International
Following on from the 2004 Petrosian Memorial, the Chess Academy of Armenia and the Government of Nagorno Karabakh have organised a Category 17 tournament in Stepanakert, Karabakh October 1st-11th, 2005.
1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2724 5.0; 2. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2596 4.5; 3. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2662 4.0; 4. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2645 3.5; 5. Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2696 3.5; 6. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2637 3.5; 7. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2748 3.0; 8. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2694 3.0; 9. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2682 2.5; 10. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2592 2.5;
Bu Xiangzhi has withdrawn from the event and returned to China due to an urgent health problem with his father.
Nakamura-Bologan
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. d3 d6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Nd2 c6 12. Rc1 Bg7 13. b4 a6 14. a4 a5 15. b5 Be6 16. Nb3 f5 17. e3 Kh8 18. Qe2 Bg8 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Qb6 21. Rfd1 Qc5 22. Qd2 g5 23. Nce2 Rfd8 24. Rb1 Ra7 25. Rdc1 Rc8 26. Qd3 Qe5 27. Qd2 Bf7 28. Nb3 Rca8 29. Ned4 Be8 30. b6 Ra6 31. c5 Rb8 32. Nf3 Qf6 33. cxd6 Nd5 34. d7 Bf7 35. Nc5 Rxb6 36. Rxb6 Nxb6 37. Nxb7 Nxd7 38. Qxd7 Qb2 39. Qxf7 Qxc1+ 40. Bf1 Qd1 41. Qc7 Rxb7 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qxf5+ Kg8 44. Qc8+ Bf8 45. Qxb7 Qxf3 46. Qb3+ Kh7 47. Bd3+ Kg7 48. Qc3+ 1-0
Tune in to www.karabakh2005.com for live games, commentary, and news about this exciting event. Games begin at 15:00 local time daily (GMT + 4) starting October 2, 2005.
5) Upcoming Events
Carroll Capps - November 5 - 6
Pierre Saint-Amant - Nov. 19
Guthrie McClain - December 3
2 upcoming events in October at the East Bay Chess Club
EBCC Scholastic Quads On Sunday, October 16th, 2005 USCF rated; open to players 18 years old or younger
Prizes: Trophy to the top finisher in each quad. Entry fee: $10 if mailed before 10/9/05, $15 at site. $5 discount for East Bay Chess Club Members
Rounds: 10 AM, 12 PM, and 1:30 PM Time control: Game in 45 minutes.
Signup at: http://www.eastbaychess.com/tourney/05/octkquads.html
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EBCC October Swiss Saturday, October 29th-30th, 2005 A USCF rated 4-round Tournament in 2 sections
Prizes: (Based on 40 full entries, but top 3 prizes guaranteed) Open Section: $150, $100, $50; 1st U2000: $100 Reserve (U1750) Section: $100, $75, $50; 1st U1550: $75; 1st U1300: $75 Entry fee: $30 if mailed before 10/22/05, $35 at site. $5 discount for East Bay Chess Club Members
Rounds: 11 AM and 4:00 PM on both days Time control: 30 moves in 90 minutes, followed by Sudden Death in 1 hour.
Signup at: http://www.eastbaychess.com/tourney/05/octswiss.html
California and Nevada
2005 Reno Western States Open Chess Tournament
October 14-16, 2005. Reno, Nevada.
$52,400 PRIZE FUND!!! for this Six Round Swiss in Seven Sections (based on 500 paid players, $33,550 Guaranteed). At least 15 places paid in every section! Large prize fund made possible by the generosity of the Sands Regency Casino Hotel.
RUB ELBOWS WITH THE MASTERS: Reception with Former World Champion GM Boris Spassky on Wednesday night. FREE lecture by GM Larry Evans on Thursday evening. $100 simul with GM Boris Spassky on Thursday night. Book signing session with GM Boris Spassky on Friday morning. Clinic by GM Boris Spassky on Saturday afternoon. Favorite game analysis with GM Boris Spassky on Sunday afternoon
Chief TD (NTD)
Jerry Weikel
wackyykl@aol.com mailto:wackyykl@aol.com
A Heritage Event!
An American Classic!
A U.S. Championship Qualifier!
Nov. 24-27 or 25-27 41st Annual American Open GPP: 100 S. California
8SS, 40/2, SD/1. LAX Renaissance Hotel, 9620 Airport Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90045. $$40,200 b/o 400 entries, 50% of each prize gtd. 6 sects. (Unr. must play in Unr. or Master). Open: $4000-2000-1000-700-600-500, U2450/Unr. $1000-500, U2300/Unr. $800-400. U2200 (not a separate section; Experts eligible for all other prizes in section) $2600-1300-700. U2000, U1800, U1600: Each $3200-1600-800-400. U1400: $2200-1100-550, U1200 $1000-500 (not a separate section; U1200s also eligible for U1400 prizes). Unrated: $350-200. EF: Open, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400 $119 if rec'd by 11/22, $30 less for jrs. under 15 playing up, $50 more for players rated under 2000 playing in Open, Unrated $39. All: $21 more at door. SCCF membership req'd, $14, $9 jrs under 19 includes Rank & File magazine, OSA. Elegant trophy each section winner. Best game prizes gtd: $100-50-50 (one must be from non-Master). No checks at door - cash, credit card or money order only. 4-day schedule: Reg. closes noon 11/24, 12:30-7:30, 12:30-7:30, 10:30-5, 10-4:30. 3-day schedule: Reg. closes 11:30 am 11/25, 12-2:30-5-8 (G/1), schedules merge in Rd 5 and compete for common prizes. Byes (2 max) with advance notice. CCA minimum ratings and TD discretion will be used to protect you from improperly rated players. October Rating Supplement used. HR: $89, (310) 337-2800, mention chess. Parking only $5. Info: NTD Randy Hough (626) 282-7412, randallhough@yahoo.com. Ent: American Open, PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA 91754 or www.americanopen.org. NS, W, FIDE Rated. U.S. Championship Qualifier.
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27 EBCC Thanksgiving Swiss GPP: 20 N. California
6SS, 30/90, SD60. East Bay Chess Club, 1940 Virginia St, Berkeley, CA, 94709. EF: $60, $70 after 11/12. $5 EBCC discount. $$1000G (top 4 prizes) plus $2000 b/80. Open: 400-300-200-100, u2200: 200-125-75. U2000: 250-150-100, u1800: 200-125-75 U1600: 200-125-75, u1400: 150-100-50. Special Event: Simul by IM Vinay Bhat Fri at 7:30 pm. Reg: 3-day 9-10:30 11/25; 2-day 9-9:45 11/26. Rds: 3-day: 11-4:30 daily. 2-day: rds 1-3 G/45: 10-12-2, merge in rd 4. Info: tournaments@eastbaychess.com; 510-845-1041.
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27 EBCC Thanksgiving Swiss GPP: 20 N. California
6SS, 30/90, SD60. East Bay Chess Club, 1940 Virginia St, Berkeley, CA, 94709. EF: $60, $70 after 11/12. $5 EBCC discount. $$1000G (top 4 prizes) plus $2000 b/80. Open: 400-300-200-100, u2200: 200-125-75. U2000: 250-150-100, u1800: 200-125-75 U1600: 200-125-75, u1400: 150-100-50. Special Event: Simul by IM Vinay Bhat Fri at 7:30 pm. Reg: 3-day 9-10:30 11/25; 2-day 9-9:45 11/26. Rds: 3-day: 11-4:30 daily. 2-day: rds 1-3 G/45: 10-12-2, merge in rd 4. Info: tournaments@eastbaychess.com; 510-845-1041.
National
Oct. 28-30 10th Annual Governor's Cup GPP: 80 South Dakota
5SS, 40/2, ALL/1, Full-K. Holiday Inn City Centre, 100 West 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD. 605-339-2000. HR: $79. $$10,000 Gtd. Sections: Open (all): $$5550; Prizes: $1200-1000-800-600, Master $500-300-100, Expert $400-250-100, U2K $200-100. Premier (U2000): $$2375; Prizes: $700-500-300, Top B $300-200-100, U1600 $175-100. Reserve (U1600): $$2075; Prizes: $600-450-300, Top D $250-150-75, U1200 $150-100. All, EF: $55 if rec'd by 10/25, $75 at site. Reg: 10/28 from 4-5pm. Rds: 6; 10-4:30; 9-3:30. USCF memb. required. Info: 18 & under preregistering in Reserve section, pay $35. GMs, IMs & over 2400, free. Adv. Ent: Sioux Empire Chess Foundation, 2100 Slaten Court, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, 605-371-0154, jebarth@msn.com. NS, NC, W, FIDE.
Susan Polgar National Open
Championships for Girls (under 21)
January 27-29, 2006 | Corpus Christi, Texas
K-2, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, Open section
(Must be under 21 as of January 27, 2006)
TIME CONTROL: 6 SS - G/45 or G/40 with 5 seconds delay
Prizes: Trophies to top 20 individuals and top 4 teams in each section. Special medals to 21st - 30th place individuals and 5th - 7th teams. 3 or more from the same school and section or same chess club and section (top 3 scores added to give team final standings). Every player receives a special hand signed certificate from Susan Polgar.
AWESOME AdditionAL Prizes: A LAPTOP computer to 1st individual each section! There will be chess items as prizes given in the value of $200 - $150 - $100 - $50 respectively for 2nd - 5th places (individual) in each section.
Any player with 6-0 score will also receive a digital chess clock!!
Prizes for Blitz / Puzzle Solving Championships: Trophies to top 5 players in each section. Special medals to 6th - 20th place. Blitz and Puzzle Solving Championships will be only one section but trophies will be given out to separate categories.
Schedule:
Friday, January 27:
3:30 PM Lecture for players / parents / coaches by Susan
5:00 PM Puzzle Solving Championships
6:15 PM Tandem Simul (Maximum 70 players)
Saturday, January 28:
10:00 AM Opening Ceremony
Rounds: 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM, 4:00 PM
7 PM Blitz Championships (G/5 - 7 SS)
Sunday, January 29:
Rounds: 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM
4:00 PM Closing Ceremony
Entry Fees: $28 if received by December 1, 2005; $38 if received by January 1; $48 if received by January 15; $58 on site - On site registration: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM Friday and up to 9:30 AM on Saturday. Blitz EF: $10 - Puzzle Solving EF: $10 - Simul: $15 | Special $25 entry fees for all 3 events (Blitz, Puzzle and Simul)
Make checks payable to: Susan Polgar Foundation 103-10 Queens Boulevard (Suite 1C) Forest Hills, NY 11375
Ramada Inn Bayfront & Convention Center 601 N. Water Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
(361) 882-8100 or 1-800-688-0334 or www.ramada-cc.com. For chess rate, please mention: "SPNO" beginning now. Hotel rate cutoff date: December 27, 2005. $59.00 Single or Double | $69.00 up to 4 people | $89.00 2 family suite | $10.00 roll away bed or crib.