CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDS

OCTOBER 2009 number 99

SCHOLARS MATE GOES ON-LINE!!
A DAY IN CHESS COURT
TOURNAMENT TALK
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Im Kiril the Pawn, and these are my pals:
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hope you like the magazine. Its our first on-line
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As usual, there were lots of big tournaments
during the summer. Congratulations to Raja
Panjwani, the new Canadian junior champion,
for earning the International Master title.
Good luck to the players representing Canada
at the World Youth Championships in Turkey
next month!
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SCHOLAR'S MATE
OCTOBER 2009 #99
CONTENTS
Magazine Info 4
You Are Here! 5
How To Read Chess 6
Ed & Alec 11
Regional Top 10s 12
Top Girls 16
Whos The Goof? 17
Chess Challenge 18
Combo Mombo 19
Tactics 101 20
News 22
Kirils Kontest 24
Lilys Puzzler 26
Mate in 1 28
Mate in 2 29
Mate in 3 30
Tournaments 46
CCC Stats 48
Ratings 49
Kirils e-mail 49
Solutions 50
Top Canada 51
TOURNAMENT TALK 7
Kirils Klass
Can You Talk A Good Game?
DID YOU KNOW ... ? 31
New Feature On Chess Trivia
With Your Host Biff the B
A DAY IN CHESS COURT 32
Ki ri l's Korner
The Invisible Pawn Part 1
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It's easy. The board has 8 files
and 8 ranks. Files are the rows
of squares that go up and down.
Each one is named by a small
letter. Ranks are rows that go
sideways. Each one is named
by a number.
Every square also has a name.
The first part is its file and the
second part is its rank. In this
diagram, a white pawn moved
to e4 and a black pawn to e5.
When moves are written down,
the first capital letter shows the
piece which moves. Q is queen.
B is bishop. R is rook. N is used
for knight because the king is K.
If there is no capital letter, that
means a pawn moves.
Next is the square that the
piece moves to. Bc4 says that a
bishop moves to the square c4.
When a piece is captured, an x
is put before the square. Qxf7
means a queen takes on f7.
If a pawn captures, the letter
of the file it starts on is given
first, then an x followed by the
square it takes on. exd5 says a
pawn on the e-file captures on
the square d5.
When two pieces of the same
kind can go to the same spot,
another letter is put after the
piece to show what file it came
from. Rae1 tells us that a rook
on the a-file moves to e1.
If the pieces that can move to
the same spot are on the same
file, then their rank number is
added. N6e4 means the knight
on the 6th rank moves to e4.
Here are some special symbols:
+ check
# checkmate
e. p. en passant
O - O castles kingside
O - O - O castles queenside
1 - 0 white wins
0 - 1 black wins
- draw
! excellent move
? mistake
!? cool move
?! weird (weak) move
The game below is written in
algebraic notation. Kiril was
new to chess and fell into an
old trap called Scholars Mate!
WHITE KIRIL
1. e4 e5
2. Qh5 d6
3. Bc4 Nf6?
4. Qxf7 #
Oh no! Kiril got mated in just
four moves. That was no fun!
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This lesson discusses terms
used at chess competitions.
TOURNAMENT
TALK
The word tournament is very old. It was the
name of the contests played long ago between
knights at the royal courts of Europe. Today,
a tournament is a sports event where
a group of people play for prizes.
There are three ways to run
chess tournaments:
ROUND ROBIN
KNOCKOUT
SWISS SYSTEM
In a round robin, each player has
one game agai nst every other pl ayer.
A win counts 1 point, a draw point,
and a loss 0. Whoever scores the most
points is the winner.
In a double round robin, each player has two games
with every other player, one with the white pieces, and
one with black.
In Canada, round robins are the most common type
of tournaments for kids. Students are usually divided
into groups of 4 or 6 players with others of similar age
and skill.
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Here are some more words that you
might hear at a chess tournament:
active chess a time limit where each player
has 25 or 30 minutes for the
game.
adjourn to stop a game temporarily,
writing down the position
so it can be continued later.
blitz a time limit where each
player has 3 or 5 minutes.
bughouse a variant of chess played by
four people on two boards,
where pieces captured by one
player can be placed on the
other board by their partner.
bye a point given to a player who doesnt have an
opponent because there is an odd number of
players; or a half point sometimes given to a
player who asks not to play in a certain round.
crosstable a wall chart for showing the names and
results for players.
F.I.D.E. Fdration Internationale des checs
(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.
jadoube French for I adjust. When playing touch
move, say this before straightening a piece on
its square so that you dont have to move it.
(Or you can just say adjust.)
pairings a list that shows who plays who, and with
which colour.
The second method of running a
chess competition is a knockout
tournament. This is the way that
hockey and basebal l do thei r
playoffs. Once you lose a match,
you are out of the competition.
Only the winners advance to play
more games.
The last kind of tourney is the Swiss system. In
each round, players who have the same score face
each other. Everybody plays the same number of games
and no one gets knocked out. This a good system
when there are a lot of people. However, it is more
complicated than the other methods, and requires
either an experienced director or a computer program
to make the pairings (to decide who plays who).
We have other words to descri be tournaments too.
An open event is one where anybody is allowed to
play. In a closed event, players have to qualify or be
invited. Tournaments can also be individual or team
competitions. If youve never played on a chess team,
then youre really missing lots of fun!
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SPECIAL ED and SMART ALEC
You know, Ed, white has several good
moves in the starting position.
Yea, Alec. But I still think its better
to play black.
Whys that, dude?
Because white has to go first.
But, Ed, having the first turn is
an advantage.
Well, dude, not when you make as
many mistakes as me!
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.
standard a time limit with at least 60 minutes for each
player.
sudden death a time limit in which all the moves (or all
remaining moves) of a game must be made.
tiebreak a numerical method for deciding who gets
a prize when players are tied.
time limit the amount of time given to each player
when a chess clock is used.
time trouble a situation where a player is short of time
and must play their moves in a hurry.
touch move a rule that requires players to move (or
capture) any piece they intentionally touch.
ONTARI O TOP TEN
GRADE 1
1 KOSASHVILI Yoav 771
2 JU Larry 650
3 ZHANG Taylor 568
4 NORITSYN Sergey 528
5 SIVADAS ShuruthiSai 470
6 LI Edward 463
7 POOLOGAPOOVANAM Vinujan 458
8 KUMAR Aditya 455
9 LUO Delbert 450
10 KUNDU Shubham 438
GRADE 2
1 ZHAO Yue Tong 972
2 ZHANG Michael 969
3 HU Henry 880
4 TABBITT Julian 824
5 SEKAR Varun 811
6 ZHANG David 782
7 YIE Kevin 765
8 BUKTA Mike 739
9 HU Bill 731
10 ENE Nicholas 705
GRADE 3
1 ZOTKIN Daniel 1261
2 MAULUCCI Anthony 1259
3 GUGEL Brett 1254
4 WAN Kevin 1205
5 ZHANG Yuan Chen 1180
6 MAGGISANO Robert 943
7 LIU Dora 932
8 TAM Rachel 902
9 JU Terry 840
10 ZHANG Kevin 799
GRADE 4
1 BELLISSIMO Joseph 1515
2 VORA Hanz 1232
3 AGHAMALIAN Derick 1133
4 SELVANAYAGAM Yanojan 1059
5 ZHANG Jeff 1028
6 KATCHAN Yoni 1020
7 CHEUNG Benedict 1019
8 TAO S. Y. 1002
9 ZHANG Richard 986
10 ZHONG Joey 978
GRADE 5
1 SONG Michael 1358
2 LI Yinshi 1348
3 LI Michael 1325
4 KUTTNER Simon 1221
5 LEV Jonathan 1218
6 YE Hanyuan 1180
7 MCLEAN Benji 1175
8 PREOTU Razvan 1163
9 GIBLON Melissa 1129
10 CHEUNG Darren 1127
GRADE 6
1 PLOTKIN Mark 1528
2 PENG Jackie 1426
3 ZHANG Kevin 1287
4 MAGGISANO Joseph 1280
5 KUMAR Abhay Anil 1228
6 YANG Bryant 1220
7 LEU Steven 1198
8 PIRVU Stefan 1195
9 YU Patrick 1171
10 NASIR Zehn 1154
ROOKIE ROLL (TOP K-6)
1 PLOTKIN Mark 1528
2 BELLISSIMO Joseph 1515
3 PENG Jackie 1426
4 SONG Michael 1358
5 LI Yinshi 1348
6 LI Michael 1325
7 ZHANG Kevin 1287
8 MAGGISANO Joseph 1280
9 ZOTKIN Daniel 1261
10 MAULUCCI Anthony 1259
GRADE 7
1 KNOX Christopher 1938
2 KALRA Agastya 1482
3 FU James 1433
4 LAI Jonathan 1397
5 POSARATNANATHAN Juliaan 1307
6 GIBLON Rebecca 1289
7 LIU Steven H. 1248
8 BROUN Arthur 1229
9 YANG Yimang 1212
10 TING Ryan 1209
GRADE 8
1 QIN Joey 2238
2 FLOREA Alexandru 1746
3 LEU Richard 1696
4 CHAN Alex 1457
5 MYERS Joshua 1431
6 ZHANG Zhi Yuan 1406
7 FARHANG Arvin 1396
8 DRAGAN Cristian 1346
9 FARRANT-DIAZ Nathan 1286
10 KAUFMAN Elliot 1280
GRADE 9
1 MARINKOVIC Mate 2116
2 GUSEV Nikita 2088
3 INIGO Aquino 1930
4 LI David 1710
5 IVANOV Michael 1709
6 WU Kevin 1652
7 GLADSTONE Simon 1514
8 ITKIN David 1502
9 KUMAR Amit 1357
10 CUNNINGHAM Ross 1338
GRADE 10
1 SAPOZHNIKOV Roman 2391
2 CALUGAR Arthur 2336
3 YUAN Yuanling 2286
4 XIONG Jerry 2286
5 KLEINMAN Michael 2004
6 WANG Jessee 1944
7 PRYSIAZNY Michael 1814
8 ZHANG Brent 1746
9 WANG Jerry 1708
10 ORLOVA Yelizaveta 1658
GRADE 11
1 MARTCHENKO Alexander 2331
2 SZALAY Karoly 2302
3 MAI Lloyd 2268
4 RAKOV Pavel 2218
5 PENG Bill 2082
6 FAN Brendan 1784
7 WU Aaron 1757
8 KAGRAMANOV Dalia 1682
9 JIANG Bowen 1432
10 OLDEN-COOLIGAN Benjamin 1384
GRADE 12
1 NORITSYN Nikolay 2508
2 THAVANDIRAN Shiyam 2464
3 HAMBLETON Aman 2308
4 PACE Christopher 1930
5 ANG Alan 1858
6 AVINAASH Sundar 1840
7 LAI Matthew 1728
8 KAUFMAN Harris 1662
9 DOUGLAS Richard 1468
10 XIONG Sonja 1440
HONOUR ROLL
1 NORITSYN Nikolay 2508
2 THAVANDIRAN Shiyam 2464
3 SAPOZHNIKOV Roman 2391
4 CALUGAR Arthur 2336
5 MARTCHENKO Alexander 2331
6 HAMBLETON Aman 2308
7 SZALAY Karoly 2302
8 YUAN Yuanling 2286
9 XIONG Jerry 2286
10 MAI Lloyd 2268
QUEBEC TOP TEN
GRADE 1 / KINDERGARTEN*
1 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Carl-William 825
2 LAI William 745
3 KHOUMSI Samy 615
4 ST-ONGE Mathieu 614
5 LORTIE Isaac 532
6 VACHON Laurie 485
7 GUERRE Anael 479
8 GAUDREAU-LAPOINTE Nathan 474
9 GUERRE Christopher-Olivier * 471
10 LUO Alexander 470
GRADE 2
1 YIP Mattew 906
2 FAN Run Kun 873
3 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Carl-Elliott 867
4 RIVARD Simon 785
5 GAO Catherine 726
6 MOKRANI Youcef 715
7 LORTIE Benjamin 711
8 LI Henry 658
9 ROCQUE William 656
10 TETREAULT Melanie 588
GRADE 3
1 SUN Benjamin 1297
2 ZHANG Evan 1283
3 HUANG Junhao 1208
4 XIAO Richard 1080
5 SAINE Zachary 1044
6 YIP William 1020
7 ST-CYR Xavier 1004
8 BOISSIERE Nicolas 969
9 BRICHKO Kate 886
10 ZENG Ruo Pan 776
GRADE 4
1 WANG Kelly 1516
2 SHI Ling Yun 1363
3 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Cendrina 1237
4 GAO Christine 1150
5 HE Haley 1134
6 HU Tian Ren 1075
7 ZHAO Jia Yun 1026
8 LUO Alan 971
9 JI Yuan Qing 944
10 PATEL Kishan 941
GRADE 5
1 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier 1554
2 ZHU HongRui 1549
3 CHANG Michael 1246
4 GAO Ying Chen 1139
5 LI George 1137
6 YU Zong Yang 1129
7 WANG Yin Lai 1034
8 STEPHENNE Renaud 1017
9 MORIN Antoine 1014
10 NIKULICH Andrey 991
GRADE 6
1 BRICHKO Mike 1518
2 NANTEL Vincent 1294
3 GU Sheng Ming 1280
4 JIANG Nathan 1260
5 YUN Chang 1169
6 JALALI Salar 1157
7 JOHNSON Nicholas 1142
8 ROSCA Maria 1126
9 HE Lin Sheng 1123
10 PATEL Rohan 1117
ROOKIE ROLL (TOP K-6)
1 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier 1554
2 ZHU HongRui 1549
3 BRICHKO Mike 1518
4 WANG Kelly 1516
5 SHI Ling Yun 1363
6 SUN Benjamin 1297
7 NANTEL Vincent 1294
8 ZHANG Evan 1283
9 GU Sheng Ming 1280
10 JIANG Nathan 1260
GRADE 7
1 LEPINE Cedric 1554
2 LUO Zhao Yang 1538
3 WU Qi You 1452
4 PAQUETTE Alexandre 1237
5 ALSENE-RACICOT Julien 1217
6 MOREAU-MERCIER Cedric 1161
7 BHUIYAN Rakin 1145
8 HEROUX-BOISVERT Felix 1139
9 SHI Yang Tian Jiao 1136
10 VELAUTHAM Vinusan 1083
GRADE 8
1 NUNEZ-PAINCHAUD Raphael 1632
2 TAN Guang Tong 1504
3 YAO Houji 1490
4 WANG Yan 1417
5 XU Tian Run 1374
6 MA Indy 1319
7 AHMED Ashraf 1295
8 YU Ke Xin 1284
9 GUO Forest 1269
10 HANNA Patrick 1265
GRADE 9
1 KRAIOUCHKINE Nikita 2334
2 ROY Myriam 1678
3 ALLARD Laurent 1606
4 COTE-LALUMIERE Tristan 1597
5 CVETKOVIC Simeon 1577
6 ROZYBAKIYEV Ilchin 1543
7 SPRUMONT Oscar 1389
8 PELOQUIN-LUSSIER Manuel 1323
9 MACISAAC Alexandre 1304
10 FAGEN Michael 1152
GRADE 10
1 JIANG Louie 2362
2 SARRAZIN-GENDRON Roman 1804
3 KIEU Marc-Andre 1793
4 GELET Seymour 1616
5 TROTTIER Emile 1517
6 BONI-ROWE Nicolas 1473
7 LIMA-BARBOSA Raphael 1468
8 NANTEL Felix 1452
9 SAULNIER-LEGAULT Lea 1440
10 UTEPOVA Alika 1303
GRADE 11
1 POULIN Mathieu 1695
2 PAGE-FORTIN Mathieu 1598
3 DUMONT Felix 1548
4 KEANE-MCCARNEY Eamon 1263
5 TRAN-VUONG Riviere 1237
6 LABUTE Simon 1224
7 ZHOU Guanyan 1215
8 DESCHENES Laurent 1189
9 BOUCHER Antoni 1151
10 HUSEK Paul 1150
GRADE 12
1 ROZYBAKIYEV Rasul 1867
2 DISCEPOLA Jordan 1632
3 DESCHENES Marc-Andre 1602
4 DOBREV Martin 1558
5 WANG Mathieu Shou-Yang 1408
6 CHAN Charles 1388
7 HE Shao Hang 1322
8 MCNEIL-DUVAL Hugues 1318
9 LEVESQUE-DUCHESNE Merlin 1242
10 LIN Kevin 1184
HONOUR ROLL
1 JIANG Louie 2362
2 KRAIOUCHKINE Nikita 2334
3 ROZYBAKIYEV Rasul 1867
4 SARRAZIN-GENDRON Roman 1804
5 KIEU Marc-Andre 1793
6 POULIN Mathieu 1695
7 ROY Myriam 1678
8 DISCEPOLA Jordan 1632
9 NUNEZ-PAINCHAUD Raphael 1632
10 GELET Seymour 1616
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ATLANTI C TOP TEN
GRADE 1
1 NORMAN Jeremy 580 PE
2 CHANG Melanie 445 NS
3 ST-GERMAIN Simon 435 NB
4 KING Samuel 365 NB
5 HAVENS Aiden 362 NB
6 LEBLANC Julien 334 NB
7 MEALEY Malcolm 334 NB
8 CARRIERE Marc-Anthony 334 NB
9 VAILLANCOURT Marcus 334 NB
10 MURPHY Chase 310 NB
GRADE 2
1 BUTLER Alex 526 NB
2 HILL Cameron 496 NB
3 ALLAIN Miguel 487 NB
4 BERGEN William 477 NS
5 HARTLING Jak 475 NS
6 KERR Ian 472 PE
7 PATERSON William 468 NB
8 GAUVIN Felix-Antoine 431 NB
9 BOUCHER Sasha 419 NB
10 PIERCEY Serena 417 NL
GRADE 3
1 DORRANCE Lucas 1022 NS
2 COADY Nicholas 742 NL
3 PICKARD Ryan 667 NL
4 BORDEN Ethan 625 PE
5 PETERS Brian 569 NS
6 MANN Timmy 563 NS
7 HUANG Brian 538 NS
8 MEALY Maren 534 NB
9 SAINT-AUBIN Etienne 530 NB
10 NOLAN Justin 529 NL
GRADE 4
1 ROBICHAUD Alexandre 1098 NB
2 RONAHAN-WOOD Jack 844 PE
3 NORMAN Bradley 760 PE
4 WALSH Andrew 685 NL
5 PAYZANT David 674 NS
6 MCKEOWN Gary 657 NL
7 GALLANT Evan 649 NL
8 WILLIAMS Alexander 599 NL
9 CAMMANARO Patrice 590 NB
10 THORNTON Lochlan 583 NB
GRADE 5
1 ANDERSEN Paul 1050 NL
2 SCHRADER Nathaniel 999 NB
3 DAWSON Andrew 917 NL
4 HICKMAN Thomas 873 NL
5 YE Johnny 863 NS
6 ROGERS Benjamin 854 NL
7 OLDFORD Noah 821 NL
8 ONG Ivanseth 769 NS
9 ROBLES Harvey 765 NS
10 GREGORY Liam 735 NL
GRADE 6
1 DORRANCE Adam 1540 NS
2 QIU Christopher 1205 NL
3 LUDOVICE Diego 970 NS
4 BUTLER Kevin 920 NL
5 GALLANT Cameron 908 NS
6 FENG Xintu 880 NB
7 BURGGRAFF Matthew 832 NL
8 BARRETT Thomas 827 NL
9 MAJOR Liam 825 NL
10 CHAULK Arrick 822 NL
ROOKIE ROLL (TOP K-6)
1 DORRANCE Adam 1540 NS
2 QIU Christopher 1205 NL
3 ROBICHAUD Alexandre 1098 NB
4 ANDERSEN Paul 1050 NL
5 DORRANCE Lucas 1022 NS
6 SCHRADER Nathaniel 999 NB
7 LUDOVICE Diego 970 NS
8 BUTLER Kevin 920 NL
9 DAWSON Andrew 917 NL
10 GALLANT Cameron 908 NS
GRADE 7
1 BENDZSA Matthew 1279 NL
2 PETERS Jeremy 1096 NS
3 CROWELL Iain 1088 PE
4 ZHANG MaoMao 1028 NL
5 MAITZEN Owen 1015 NS
6 SCOTT Nicholas 1013 PE
7 WANG Jeffrey 961 NS
8 HINK Ian 914 PE
9 ROBERTS Jennika 885 NB
10 ROBICHAUD Nicolas 881 NB
GRADE 8
1 HUNT Nicholas 1147 NL
2 GALLANT Dennis 1116 NS
3 NOH Jaehoon 1017 NS
4 RAMOS Alexander 994 NL
5 DOUCETTE Ryan 951 PE
6 CARSON Cody 946 NB
7 NASSAR Ahmad 930 NS
8 SACCARY Aidan 916 NL
9 KEEFE Shane 896 NL
10 STYLIANIDES Theo 894 NL
GRADE 9
1 DROVER Justin 1331 NL
2 LU Fred 1155 NS
3 LAPLACE Logan 1037 NB
4 RAINNIE Aaron 1033 PE
5 LIANG Andy 1005 NS
6 KASSOUF Ghazi 985 PE
7 MATHEWS Tim 939 NL
8 MACLEAN Katrina 938 NS
9 O'CONNOR Jack 919 NB
10 RADNEV Rady 895 NS
GRADE 10
1 KEITH-JACQUES Liam 1852 NB
2 DAWSON Michael 1410 NL
3 BENNETT Lee 1323 NS
4 GREGORY Calvin 1086 NL
5 HERBINGER Florent 1031 NS
6 CONFORT Daniel 959 NB
7 DONALDSON John 946 PE
8 LAPPER Matthew 932 NB
9 PHILLIPS Ian 874 NB
10 JANG Brian 874 NB
GRADE 11
1 MANLEY Jason 1870 NB
2 DAWSON Jeffrey 1250 NL
3 WEAVER Ian 1231 NS
4 KENNEDY Jamie 1141 NL
5 KOSHI Glen 1094 NS
6 RATTE Jaric 1045 NL
7 LANDRY Francois-Guillaume 1037 NB
8 CLARK Aaron 1028 NB
9 FRENETTE Catherine 1025 NB
10 PULIYANKOTAN Ammu 1023 NB
GRADE 12
1 DU Jasmine 1361 NS
2 GRANT Devin 1253 NL
3 PEACH Brian 1094 NL
4 KERFONT Kyrill 1088 NL
5 CHAISSON Lukas 1077 NL
6 WHALEN Brett 1036 PE
7 PARK Marcus 1032 NL
8 TOUROUT Allan 979 NL
9 BELANGER Mathieu-Olivier 963 NB
10 COOPER Bradley 963 PE
HONOUR ROLL
1 MANLEY Jason 1870 NB
2 KEITH-JACQUES Liam 1852 NB
3 LECLAIR Hugues 1819 NB
4 DORRANCE Adam 1540 NS
5 DAWSON Michael 1410 NL
6 DU Jasmine 1361 NS
7 DROVER Justin 1331 NL
8 BENNETT Lee 1323 NS
9 BENDZSA Matthew 1279 NL
10 GRANT Devin 1253 NL
WESTERN TOP TEN
GRADE 1
1 LIN Kaining 965 AB
2 HESS Aspen 500 AB
3 HLUSZOK Evelyne 485 MB
4 MASHIANA Noor 370 AB
5 DATCU-ROMANO Irena 360 BC
6 PULFER Luke 354 BC
7 NEO Wu 339 BC
8 OPREA Mircea 336 BC
9 HOSSEINPOUR Arman 335 BC
10 MACINNIS Frances 280 BC
GRADE 2
1 MA Derek 986 MB
2 ROBERTSON Sean 905 AB
3 TOLENTINO Patrick 886 AB
4 WOLCHOCK Theo 784 MB
5 LI Zexi Jesse 714 BC
6 DENG Yi 694 BC
7 DOKNJAS Joshua 616 BC
8 NATARAJAN Aakash 594 MB
9 MAXFIELD Emmett 570 AB
10 SZECHTMAN-PINTOS Federico 552 SK
GRADE 3
1 MCCULLOUGH Ian 1357 AB
2 MAWANI Adam 1099 AB
3 LIN Ethan 1018 MB
4 XU Jingzhi 964 BC
5 ZHI Xinwei 924 AB
6 TOLENTINO Andre 868 AB
7 KERR Jeremy 827 AB
8 MCLEOD Fraser 782 SK
9 LANGEVIN Luca 722 AB
10 KELLY Josh 697 AB
GRADE 4
1 KASSAM Jamil 1386 AB
2 RUPPA-KASANI Vikram 1269 AB
3 AKHVERDIEV Artyom 1179 AB
4 CHAN Destin 1157 AB
5 NICULESCU Andrei 1153 AB
6 LEE Jonah 1127 BC
7 WANG Johnston 1120 AB
8 LIN Rayden 1116 AB
9 KAISER Jakob 1108 AB
10 YANG Oscar 1083 AB
GRADE 5
1 HUANG Zhonglin 1610 AB
2 KONG Dezhong 1580 BC
3 SHI Diwen 1520 AB
4 DOKNJAS John 1436 BC
5 MAH Richard 1411 AB
6 HOFFNER Noah 1401 AB
7 WEI William 1375 AB
8 WANG Longxiang 1347 AB
9 AWATRAMANI Janak 1341 BC
10 LI David 1294 AB
GRADE 6
1 MCCULLOUGH David 1483 AB
2 SWIFT Ryne 1477 MB
3 PAVLIC Stephen 1452 AB
4 SITU Dennis 1413 AB
5 CHAN Dante 1402 AB
6 YANG Tony 1295 AB
7 NESS Davin 1226 AB
8 LOUIE Marcella 1204 AB
9 RUTAR Alex 1174 AB
10 KHAN Mickey 1116 AB
ROOKIE ROLL (TOP K-6)
1 HUANG Zhonglin 1610 AB
2 KONG Dezhong 1580 BC
3 SHI Diwen 1520 AB
4 MCCULLOUGH David 1483 AB
5 SWIFT Ryne 1477 MB
6 PAVLIC Stephen 1452 AB
7 DOKNJAS John 1436 BC
8 SITU Dennis 1413 AB
9 MAH Richard 1411 AB
10 CHAN Dante 1402 AB
GRADE 7
1 WANG Richard 2060 AB
2 SHI MingHang 1643 AB
3 BARON Desmond 1632 AB
4 LUDWIG Michael 1598 AB
5 WANG YueKai 1587 AB
6 DURUPALA Rishi 1508 AB
7 LAI Jingzhou 1430 BC
8 PANG Michael 1422 MB
9 ZHAO Kevin 1412 AB
10 BANSAL Prabjeet 1389 AB
GRADE 8
1 SOHAL Tanraj 2020 BC
2 LI Chang He 2012 BC
3 CAI Tony 1613 AB
4 MILNER Arie 1504 BC
5 KALAYDINA Regina 1424 AB
6 LOKE Myron 1343 AB
7 TING Aaron 1336 AB
8 WASSERMAN Leor 1306 MB
9 LI Stanley 1236 AB
10 LEWIS Nubian 1209 AB
GRADE 9
1 CHENG Jack 1928 BC
2 ZHANG David 1798 AB
3 THOMAS Derek 1712 AB
4 HAN Yifei 1642 BC
5 BOTEZ Alexandra 1566 BC
6 LECLERC Etienne 1492 AB
7 HAN Yiming 1450 BC
8 KIRSCH Zachary 1298 AB
9 CONSTANTINESCU Vlad 1207 AB
10 ILIEVSKI Marko 1112 AB
GRADE 10
1 KAMINSKI Thomas 2223 AB
2 LAZO Jan 1882 AB
3 WU Allan 1571 AB
4 GREEN Aaron 1554 MB
5 FELL Tobin 1350 AB
6 TING Mark 1349 AB
7 LACY Sean 1341 AB
8 WILD Joshua 1298 BC
9 GARCIA Renzo 1286 AB
10 WANG Harris 1253 AB
GRADE 11
1 MACKINNON Keith 2254 SK
2 HUANG Richard 1704 BC
3 ONG Raymond 1463 AB
4 BABICH Yaroslav 1410 AB
5 WU Anthony 1373 AB
6 RAIHMAN Iqal 1360 MB
7 MA Brandon 1285 AB
8 WIJAYABANDARA Banuka 1162 AB
9 LIU Forest 1145 AB
10 ARAULLO Marlon 1144 MB
GRADE 12
1 HANSEN Eric 2494 AB
2 ME Kevin 2178 SK
3 LUNA Jose 1937 AB
4 MRUGALA David 1896 AB
5 OBERTON Daniel 1822 MB
6 LACY Ryan 1626 AB
7 DAVIDUCK Quinn 1414 AB
8 RAYMER Elliot 1360 BC
9 ARAULLO Mark Paolo 1301 MB
10 MRUGALA Jonathan 1300 AB
HONOUR ROLL
1 HANSEN Eric 2494 AB
2 MACKINNON Keith 2254 SK
3 KAMINSKI Thomas 2223 AB
4 ME Kevin 2178 SK
5 WANG Richard 2060 AB
6 SOHAL Tanraj 2020 BC
7 LI Chang He 2012 BC
8 LUNA Jose 1937 AB
9 CHENG Jack 1928 BC
10 MRUGALA David 1896 AB
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Scholars Mate 99 17
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T
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Hey there, smart people! Somebody messed up here.
In each of the diagrams below, there is something wrong.
The positions are illegal. Can you find the goof?
solutions
page 50
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rhbiqgn4]
dp0p0p0p]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
pd dPd d]
d d d d ]
P)P) )P)]
$NGQIBHR]

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dk4 d 4]
0p1 d 0p]
dpd 0nd]
d g 0Qd ]
) d d d]
d d dNdP]
PdPdn)Pd]
HRG dRI ]


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g d 4 d]
dpdqdpdk]
rdpd )p0]
d )ph d ]
0 $pdP!]
dPd ) dP]
PdPdN)Kd]
$ d d dB]

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d d drd]
dQ0kdpdp]
g 0q0 d]
0 d d db]
P0 dP) d]
d dBdnd ]
PdPdNd )]
dRd dRI ]


TOP
GIRLS
CANADA
Frizoon LePawn presents
GRADE 1
1 ZHANG Taylor 568 ON
2 VACHON Laurie 485 QC
3 HLUSZOK Evelyne 485 MB
4 GUERRE Anael 479 QC
5 SIVADAS ShuruthiSai 470 ON
GRADE 2
1 GAO Catherine 726 QC
2 KANESHALINGAM Mathanhe 624 ON
3 FELDMAN Michelle 621 ON
4 TETREAULT Melanie 588 QC
5 LU Daisy 562 QC
GRADE 3
1 LIU Dora 932 ON
2 TAM Rachel 902 ON
3 BRICHKO Kate 886 QC
4 ZHU Jiarong 760 QC
5 ROSCA Elena 736 QC
GRADE 4
1 WANG Kelly 1516 QC
2 SHI Ling Yun 1363 QC
3 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Cendrina 1237 QC
4 GAO Christine 1150 QC
5 ZHAO Jia Yun 1026 QC
GRADE 5
1 GIBLON Melissa 1129 ON
2 MILICEVIC Aleksandra 1100 ON
3 TAO Rachel 979 ON
4 CHENG Megan 978 ON
5 RIPSTEIN Aviva 910 ON
GRADE 6
1 PENG Jackie 1426 ON
2 LOUIE Marcella 1204 AB
3 YUN Chang 1169 QC
4 SAMETOVA Zhanna 1145 ON
5 ROSCA Maria 1126 QC
1 WANG Kelly 1516 QC
2 PENG Jackie 1426 ON
3 SHI Ling Yun 1363 QC
4 BILODEAU-SAVARIA Cendrina 1237 QC
5 LOUIE Marcella 1204 AB
6 YUN Chang 1169 QC
7 GAO Christine 1150 QC
8 SAMETOVA Zhanna 1145 ON
9 GIBLON Melissa 1129 ON
10 ROSCA Maria Alexandra 1126 QC
GRADE 7
1 GIBLON Rebecca 1289 ON
2 XIA Linda 1057 ON
3 QIU Amy 1023 ON
4 PEREZ Franklin 1022 ON
5 WONG Tiffany 949 ON
GRADE 8
1 KALAYDINA Regina 1424 AB
2 WANG Yan 1417 QC
3 MA Indy 1319 QC
4 YU Ke Xin 1284 QC
5 ZHAN Reena 1111 ON
GRADE 9
1 ROY Myriam 1678 QC
2 BOTEZ Alexandra 1566 BC
3 SHU Chang 1058 QC
4 ZHANG Wenyue 1023 QC
5 NGUYEN Nancy 994 ON
GRADE 10
1 YUAN Yuanling 2286 ON
2 ORLOVA Yelizaveta 1658 ON
3 SAULNIER-LEGAULT Lea 1440 QC
4 UTEPOVA Alika 1303 QC
5 LEE Melissa 1293 ON
GRADE 11
1 KAGRAMANOV Dalia 1682 ON
2 WAN Karen 1182 ON
3 BLAKE Candace 1026 ON
4 FRENETTE Catherine 1025 NB
5 BELANGER Priscilia 970 QC
GRADE 12
1 XIONG Sonja 1440 ON
2 DU Jasmine 1361 NS
3 YANG Marguerite 1174 QC
4 ROMANOWICH Katrina 1126 ON
5 HOAD Sandy 1104 ON
1 YUAN Yuanling 2286 ON
2 KAGRAMANOV Dalia 1682 ON
3 ROY Myriam 1678 QC
4 ORLOVA Yelizaveta 1658 ON
5 BOTEZ Alexandra 1566 BC
6 WANG Kelly 1516 QC
7 XIONG Sonja 1440 ON
8 SAULNIER-LEGAULT Lea 1440 QC
9 PENG Jackie 1426 ON
10 KALAYDINA Regina 1424 AB
q
PRINCESS PARADE CANADIAN QUEENS
q
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Scholars Mate 99 19
COMBO MOMBO !!
SPOTLIGHT ON QUEEN FORKS
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rd 1 4kd]
0p0 d 0p]
d 0 h d]
d d d d ]
d dbd d]
d ) dNdP]
P) d )Pd]
$ GQ$ I ]

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4 d i d]
0 d d gp]
dpdbdpd]
d d dqd ]
dBd d d]
d dNd ) ]
Pd ! )K)]
d $ d d ]

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rdbd 4kd]
d 1 dp0 ]
d d d 0]
0 0 d dP]
PdNhPd $]
d dQd d ]
)PdBdPd]
$ d I d ]

WHITE TO MOVE
Win Material
BLACK TO MOVE
Win Material
solutions page 50
Hello, combo friends.
A great way to win material is with a fork (attacking two
pieces at the same time). The queens power to move in
8 directions makes her an excellent forker.
In this example, after 1.Bxe6! Qxe6, white forks the
black king and rook by 2.Qf4+! Ke7 3.Qxb8.
But if black goes first, they win with a fork of their
own. 1...Bxc4! 2.Rxc4 Qd5+! 3.Kg1 Qxc4.

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PROVINCIAL
COORDINATORS
2010 Nat i onal Schol ast i c Champi onshi p
The Chess' n Math Association, Canadas national
scholastic chess organization, is proud to announce
the 22nd annual Canadian Chess Challenge. We hope
that you and your friends can take part this year.
The competition is in four stages: school, regional,
provincial, and national. The finals will take place on
Victoria Day weekend in Montreal, Quebec.
For information on how to enter your school in the
Chess Challenge, contact your provincial coordinator.
CANADI AN
CHESS
CHALLENGE
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T
T
A
A
C
C
T
T
I
I
C
C
S
S
1
1
0
0
1
1
FIND THE QUEEN FORKS
White to move. Win material.
solutions page 50
T
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A
A
C
C
T
T
I
I
C
C
S
S
1
1
0
0
1
1
FIND THE WINNING MOVE
White to move. Win material or mate.
solutions page 50
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rd d dkd]
0 d d gp]
1 d dpd]
d 0 dpd ]
Pd d d d]
d H ) dP]
) ! )Pd]
d d dRI ]

________
drdkd 4]
dpd 1p0p]
pd d d d]
d dp) db]
d d d d]
d H d d ]
P)Qd )P)]
$ d $ I ]


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rdb1kd 4]
0p0pdp0p]
dnd d d]
d d d d ]
dB) d d]
d h dNd ]
Pd d )P)]
$ GQdRI ]

________
d d d i]
d 0 dpd ]
0 dp0 d]
d h d d ]
d d )qd]
dPd d ) ]
dPdRI d]
! G d dr]


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rd drdkd]
dp0 dR0p]
pdqg d d]
d d 0 d ]
dBdPdbd]
d H d d ]
P)Qd dP)]
d d $ I ]

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rdb1kd 4]
dpd gp0p]
dndpd d]
0 dp) h ]
d ) d d]
dPdBdPd ]
Pd dNdP)]
$ GQI dR]


________
dk4 d d]
0pd g 0 ]
dpdn0 0]
d drd d ]
d ) d d]
d dB) GP]
Pd d )Pd]
dRd dRI ]

________
rd d 4kd]
d 0 1pdp]
hnd dpd]
dpd d d ]
pd dPd d]
dPd d dQ]
PGPdNd )]
dKdRd $ ]


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CANADA AND WORLD NEWS
CANADIAN WOMEN
The 2009 Canadian Womens
Chess Championship took place
July 30 to August 3 as part of the
Kitchener Chess Festival.
The winner and new champion
is Dina Kagramanov of Toronto.
She went undefeated in the 7
player round robin, giving up only
a single draw. Tying for second
place were Yuanling Yuan and
Nava Starr (also from Toronto).
YVES CASAUBON
1949 - 2009
The chess world lost one of its
most dedicated friends in August.
For many years, Yves has been
the chief director for all the top
chess tournaments in Quebec.
He also served as the computer
expert at Chessn Math since the
organization began, developing
and maintaining the rating system
and webpage. Always cheerful,
always helpful, always Yves.
Rest in peace.
CANADIAN JUNIOR
The 2009 Canada Junior Chess
Championship, held July 25-28 in
Victoria B.C., was a seven round
swiss tournament with 12 players.
First place, with 5 points, went
to Raja Panjwani (Kitchener). The
two runners-up, half a point back,
were Arthur Calugar and Artiom
Samsonkin (both from Toronto).
His victory qualifies Raja for
the World Junior Championship
later this month in Argentina.
But that was not hi s onl y
achievement this summer. He
also completed the requirements
for the international master title
in September. Congratulations,
IM Raja Panjwani!!
KINGSTON
20 teams took part in the 2009
Ontario-Quebec Scholastic Team
Tournament held on June 6 at
Queens University.
Kindergarten - Grade 3
1. Michele Provost B
Christine Gao
Louis Campagna
Justin Vittecoq
Charles Vachon
2. Michele Provost A
3. North Prep
Kindergarten - Grade 6
1. Internationale
Hong Rui Zhu
Benjamin Sun
Lin Sheng He
Haley He
2. Fernand Seguin
3. Henderson
High School
1. Northern
Aaron Wu
Tian Lan
Benjamin Olden-Cooligan
Daniel Zhang
2. College Notre Dame
3. Massey Hall
CANADIAN YOUTH
The 2009 Canadian Youth Chess
Championships were played on
July 21- 24 in Victoria, B.C. 91
boys and 38 girls attended. This
years national champions and
runners-up are:
<8 Kevin Wan ON
Daniel Zotkin ON
Yuanchen Zhang ON
<10 Dezheng Kong BC
William Graif ON
Olivier Chiku-Ratte QC
<12 Richard Wang AB
James Fu ON
Jack Qian BC
<14 Thomas Kaminski AB
David Zhang AB
David Itkin ON
<16 Karoly Szalay ON
Alexander Martchenko ON
Avinaash Sundar ON
<18 Eric Hansen AB
Victor Kaminski AB
Kevin Me SK
The 6 winners of the separate
girls competition were:
<8 Jiaxin Liu ON
<10 Melissa Giblon ON
<12 Rebecca Giblon ON
<14 Alexandra Botez BC
<16 Dalia Kagramanov ON
<18 Jasmine Du NS
Good luck to all the Canadians
at the World Youth Championship
in Turkey next month.
2009 CANADIAN
CHAMPIONSHIP
The University of Guelph hosted
the 2009 Canadian Closed Chess
Championship August 8th to 16th.
There were 31 players in the nine
round event. This years champion
is IM Jean Hbert of Montreal. He
won 6 and drew 3 to capture clear
first place ahead of top ranked GM
Mark Bluvshtein (Toronto). Its the
second time that Jean has been
national champion. He also won
30 years ago, in 1978!
Jonathan Tayar (Toronto), the
2005 grade 11 champion, tied for
fourth place with 6 points and
earned the international master
title.
Two others earned the FM title:
10th grader Louie Jiang (Montreal)
and 12th grader Aman Hambleton
(Toronto). Way to go, guys!
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We received 3 correct solutions to Junes contest.
1 Mate in 1 1.Qe4#
2 Mate in 2 1.Bd7 Kxe4 2.Bc6#
3 Maze Qd1-h5-h3-f1-h1-a8-c8-a6-a4xe8
4 Loyd A.Ka8 B.Kf7 C.Kb6 (a8=N#)
The winner of the drawing for a Kiril T-shirt is :
Kevin Zhang of Richmond Hill, Ontario
WELCOME TO MY CONTEST !
Can you solve the 4 puzzles on the next
page? Mail me your answers if you do.
One lucky person will win a Kiril T-shirt.
White moves first in the mate problems.
In case you never saw a maze or loyd
before, here are some examples:
In a CHESSMAZE only one white
piece moves. In this maze, its the
white queen. The object is to
capture the black king without
taki ng any pi eces or movi ng
where the queen can be taken.
Draw a line to show the path of
the queen. This is a Maze in 7.
That means you should get the
king in seven moves or less.
The TRIPLE LOYD was invented
by Sam Loyd, a famous chess
composer. They are called triple
because there are three parts. In
part A, you place the black king
on the board so that he is in
checkmate. In part B, place him in
stalemate. For part C, put the
black king down so that White
has a mate in 1. solutions page 50
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d d d d]
d dqd d ]
pd dqd g]
d i dpd ]
d d d d]
d d d 1 ]
d d d d]
dbdQdKd ]

________
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
$ d d d]
G d d dR]
d d d d]
d d I d ]

KIRIL'S KONTEST
Mail entries to: 3423 St. Denis #400 Montreal, Quebec H2X 3L2
or e-mail to: kiril@chess-math.org Deadline : November 15
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d d d H]
d d gnd ]
4 d i d]
d d dbd ]
1n$ H I]
d d d d ]
G drd d]
d d d d ]

________
d 4 d i]
dpd d 0p]
1nd d d]
0 d d d ]
PdBd d $]
dPd dQd ]
d d dP)]
d d d dK]

________
rdbd 4kd]
d d h gp]
p1nd dpd]
dpd d d ]
d ) d d]
d H )Nd ]
P)PG )P)]
$ dQdRI ]

________
Bd d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d dRd d]
G d d d ]
d dRd d]
I d d d ]

Only the white QUEEN moves.
Capture the black king without
taking any pieces or moving
where the queen can be taken.
MATE IN 1
CHESSMAZE IN 9 TRIPLE LOYD
MATE IN 2
PLACE THE BLACK KING IN :
A Checkmate
B Stalemate
C Mate in 1
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LILY'S PUZZLER
HI BOYS AND GIRLS!!
Wouldnt it be nice if we
could make two moves in a
row sometimes? Thats what
you do in these 8 puzzles.
White plays twice in a row
to mate black. The first move
may not be a check. Either
move may be a capture.
Black does not get a turn.
Wham, bam, thank you, Sam!
Chess composers call this
kind of problem a series mate
in 2. But double whammy
sounds lots more fun!
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d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d g d ]
d d d d]
$ dQI dk]

________
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d d g ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
$ dQI dk]

________
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
dqd d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
$ dQI dk]

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d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
dbd d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d 4 d d]
$ dQI dk]

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d d d d]
d d d dq]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d g]
$ dQI dk]

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d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d 1 d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
$ dQI gk]

________
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d h]
$ dQI dk]

________
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d d d]
d d d d ]
d d h d]
$ dQI dk]




DOUBLE WHAMMY
WHITE PLAYS TWO MOVES IN A ROW TO MATE BLACK.
The first move may not be check. solutions page 50
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M
M
A
A
T
T
E
E
I
I
N
N
1
1
WHITE CHECKMATES BLACK
IN ONE MOVE.
solutions page 50
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rd dqd i]
d d d dp]
0 d d !]
d 0 Hpd ]
d d ) d]
dBd d ) ]
dP4 d )]
d d d I ]

________
d d 4nd]
d H hpd ]
d d d d]
d d )kd ]
d d d d]
d d ) d ]
d d dQd]
d d I dR]


________
Qdb1 d 4]
d i dp0 ]
dpg dnd]
d dpdBd ]
d ) dP0]
) H d dP]
) d ) d]
d $ d I ]

________
drd gkd]
0bd d d ]
0 d !nd]
dBd d d ]
d d ) d]
dPd 0 d ]
PGPd dqd]
d I $ dR]


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M
M
A
A
T
T
E
E
I
I
N
N
2
2
WHITE CHECKMATES BLACK
IN TWO MOVES.
solutions page 50
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d d dri]
dpd dQdp]
1nd dpd]
0Bd d d ]
Pd d d d]
dPd d d ]
d d dP)]
d d $ dK]

________
d d dkd]
dpd d 0p]
1nd d d]
0Bd d ! ]
Pd d d d]
dPd d d ]
drd dP)]
d d dRdK]


________
d 4 d i]
dpd d 0 ]
dnd d 0]
0 d d d ]
Pd d d !]
dPdBd d ]
1 d dP)]
d d dRdK]

________
d 4 dkd]
dpdQdR0p]
dnd d d]
0 d d d ]
PdBdqd d]
dPd d d ]
d d dP)]
d d d dK]


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M
M
A
A
T
T
E
E
I
I
N
N
3
3
WHITE CHECKMATES BLACK
IN THREE MOVES.
solutions page 50
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d $ d d]
d d d 0k]
bd dNd 0]
0 d dPd ]
0 d d d]
dPd 0 d ]
drd dPd]
d d d dK]

________
d 4rd i]
dpd dpdB]
pdnd d !]
d d d d ]
Pd 0 d d]
d 1 d dP]
dPd )Pd]
d d dRI ]


________
rd d dkd]
dpdQd 0p]
pdnd d d]
d d d d ]
Pd d d d]
d 1 d gP]
dPd dPd]
d dRdRdK]

________
d d d 4]
d d d 0 ]
d i d 0]
d d d d ]
0 dQd d]
d d d d ]
rd d 1P)]
d $ d dK]


Scholars Mate 99 31
rnbqkbnr
pppppppp
PPPPPPPP
RNBQKBNR
DID YOU
KNOW ?
When chess was invented
1500 years ago, the board
was not chequered. It was
not until the game came to
Europe in the 12th century
that colours were first added
to the board.
Can you imagine playing on a board where all
the squares are the same colour? I can tell you
one thing: its very tricky for us bishops!
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 Kirils 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
poor little Kiril, he was left holding the bag.
It wasnt a holiday anymore. The police had him
surrounded. The one with the megaphone shouted,
Okay, pawn, raise your arms! Youre under arrest.
Ki ri l put down hi s unwanted present and put up
his hands. They were shaking like palm trees in a
hurricane.
On the ri de to the stati on, he l earned what they
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 fol l owi ng day, Ki ri l was on tri al . Hi s l awyer, Biff
the B, was there to defend him.
A DAY I N
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The Invisible Pawn
PART 1
KI RI L S
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When they got to the courtroom, a voice greeted
them. Al l ri se for the honourabl e Chester C. Mudd.
The judge came in and took his place behind the
bench. After he got his wig straightened up, he said,
Pl ease be seated. Chess Court i s now i n sessi on.
Kiril was scared, especially with Biff for a lawyer,
but at l east the j udge seemed l i ke a fri endl y 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 fi rst i s grand theft. He i s accused of steal i ng
a valuable chess set from the museum. The other
charge i s a vi ol ati on of the touch move rul e.
Kiril was puzzled by that second part. But before
he could say anything, the judge interrupted him.
Thi s i s very seri ous, Ki ri l . How do you pl ead?
Not gui l ty, your honour.
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 di dn t fol l ow the touch move rul e. It happened
last night in a game against me at the police station.
Thats 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
dont think he stole that chess set. Hes not crazy.
The judge was not convinced. After all, Kiril was crazy
enough to let Biff defend him! Judge Mudd didnt 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
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got there. The pieces are made of
polished blue crystal with diamond
studs and solid gold bases. Its value
today is 10 million dollars.
A hush filled the courtroom when
they heard how much it was worth.
The judge banged his gavel and
said, Thank you, Officer Bailey. Its
time to call our next witness now.
Kiril the Pawn, take the stand.
Kiril, do you swear to tell the truth?
Im sorry, your honour. My mother told me never
to swear. I do promise to tell the truth. Is that okay?
Thats fi ne, Ki ri l . Can you pl ease expl ai n what
happened last night with the touch move rule?
Well, your honour, we were playing blitz and my
handcuffs knocked the king over. So I set it back up
and moved my queen like I planned. But Biff insisted
that I had to move the king. When I told him it was an
accident, he said that didnt matter. Anyhow, I finally
gave up trying to argue with him and moved my king.
Hes just mad because I beat him anyways!
The judge chuckled, Is that right, Mr. B?
Biff sank down in his chair and muttered, Yes, sir.
Judge Mudd grinned at the jury before
he spoke to the witness again. Lets
talk about the theft, Kiril. You were the
only one at the scene of the crime. And
they arrested you holding the stolen
property.
I know, your honour. But its like I told
the police. There was someone else
there. Its just that he was going so fast
we couldnt see him.
Perhaps it was an invisible pawn, eh?
Maybe, sir. There has to be some explanation.
Well, Kiril. Nobody ever saw an invisible pawn!
He was only half-joking. To him, the facts in the
case were clear. Thats all, Kiril. Please step down.
Judge Mudd turned to the jury
and said, Friends, you heard
the evidence. Its now up
to you to decide the fate
of your fellow pawn.
What is your verdict?
The leader of the jury
rose to his feet. Our
choice is easy, your honour.
The defendant, Kiril the Pawn,
has to play chess against you. If
he loses, then hes guilty. But if he
wins, that proves his innocence.
The j udge thanked them
f or t hei r wi se deci si on
and instructed Bailey to
set up a chess board.
Time for justice, Kiril.
Are you ready?
Im ready, your honour.
Too bad we can t pl ay
with the Blue Lunar set.
Its cool! By the way, are
we playing touch move?
Yes, Kiril, its the law.
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Characters and events in
this story are fictional. Any
resemblance to real chess
pieces or actual people is
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1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
Our hero states his case
with the French Defence.
3. Nc3
The classical move.
3. . . . dxe4
Kiril gives up the centre
and aims for safe play
with easy development.
Biff the B walked over to
get a better view of the
game and Kiril said, Hey,
this isnt so bad. Maybe
the judge is no good at
chess.
Well, Kiril, I hate to tell
you this, but Chess is his
middle name!
Oops!
4. Nxe4 Nd7
The knight goes here to
back up the other knight
when it comes out.
5. Nf3 Ngf6
6. Nxf6+ Nxf6
Kiril is glad because he
kept a knight on f6 to
defend his king.
7. Bd3 Be7
8. O- O O- O
With his king castled, Kiril
i s al l set to start some
queenside action.
9. Ne5!
Judge Mudd occupies the
knight outpost at e5.
Biff thought he had an
idea. Your honour, may
an attorney take a turn?
No, Mr. B., that is not
proper procedure.
9. . . . c5
Oh, Kiril! You missed it!
You could have taken his
pawn for free!
Please, Biff, just let me
concentrate, okay? Thats
a poison pawn. If I played
9...Qxd4?, he can win my
queen with the discovered
attack 10. Bxh7+!
Oops!
10. dxc5 Bxc5?!
Kirils plan to get rid of the
judges centre pawn was
a success. But the bishop
defends better if it stays
on e7. The best move was
10...Qc7!
White JUDGE MUDD
Black KIRIL the PAWN
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11. Qe2!
Guarding his knight and
cl eari ng d1 for a rook.
11. . . . b6
Ki ri l wants control of the
long light diagonal and
prepares to fianchetto his
bi shop at b7.
12. Bg5!
The judge knows a good
pi n when he sees one!
12. . . . Bb7
Not 12...Be7? 13.Nc6! Qc7
14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.Bxf6
Qxf6 16.Qe4! g6 17.Qxa8.
13. Rad1
Bailey nodded his
approval when he
saw the rook line
up agai nst t he
black queen.
13. . . . Qe7
Kiril gets off of the d-file
but not out of the pin.
Judge Mudd sat rubbing
his chin for a long time
before he made his next
move. And what a move
it was!
14. Nd7!
Holy knight, Biff! Look
what he played.
Its a free piece, eh?
The judge said, Mr. B,
youre out of order. Be
quiet or Ill remove you
from the courtroom.
Kiril leaned over and
whispered in his lawyers
ear. Its another trap,
Biff! If I take the knight,
then I lose my queen!
Biff the B pondered the
situation, then stood up.
Your honour, I object!
To what, Mr. B?
To your knight move, sir.
Its too good!
The judge smiled and
hammered his gavel on
top of Biffs head! That
was a legal move, Mr. B!
Youre overruled.
14. . . . Rfd8
Black saves his rook and
waits for the trouble to
start on f6. Things dont
look good for Kiril.
Actually, 14...Qxd7 was
not so bad. Black gets 3
pieces for the queen after
15.Bxh7+ Nxh7! 16.Rxd7
Bc8! 17.Rc7 Nxg5 with an
unclear position.
Trickier is 15.Bxf6!? Qc6!
16.Qg4 Qxg2+!? 17.Qxg2
Bxg2 18.Kxg2 gxf6 when
black is up a pawn.
15. Bxf6 gxf6
Doubled pawns and an
open door to his kings
castle. It made Kiril feel
guilty about the way he
was playing!
Now he expected the
judge to continue 16.Qh5,
aiming for a mate on h7.
He hoped to hold on then
by 16...f5.
Unfortunately for Kiril,
Chester C. Mudd has a
more powerful idea.
16. Qg4+! Kh8
17. Qh4!
Threatens mate at h7 and
guards the key f6 square!
17. . . . f5
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This pawn move avoids
an immediate mate. But
the black defences are
no match for the white
queen and knight.
18. Nf6! Kg7
19. Qg5+ Kh8
Justice is speedier after
19...Kf8 20. Qg8#.
20. Qh6
Here comes the judge!
Uh-oh, Kiril. Your name
is mud now!
No, Biff, his name is
Mudd. My name is dead
meat! I have to give up
my queen to stop mate.
20. . . . Qxf6
21. Qxf6+ Kg8
22. Bxf5!
No mercy from this judge!
22. . . . Rxd1
Just as bad is 22...exf5
23.Rxd8+.
23. Bxh7+! Kxh7
24. Qxf7+ Kh8
25. Rxd1 Bd5
26. Rd3 1 - 0
Kiril resigned. Theres no
way to prevent Rh3#.
Any final words, Kiril,
before I make a ruling?
Yes, your honour. You
played a great game!
Thank you. Its my duty
to play chess well.
Then Judge Mudd paused for a moment of silence.
Kiril the Pawn, I find you guilty as charged. You are
hereby sentenced to 10 years of hard labour at the
federal chess prison. Officer Bailey, please take the
prisoner away!
TO BE CONTINUED ...
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TEAM STATI STI CS
1 9 8 9 - 2 0 0 9
TOTAL GAMES PLAYED 11193
TOTAL PLAYERS 2490
MOST CHAMPIONSHIPS ONTARIO 13
MOST GOLD ONE YEAR ONTARIO 9
MORE POINTS SCORED
1999 Nova Scotia + 25
1997 Alberta + 16
2001 Nova Scotia + 14
1993 Manitoba + 13
1994 Ontario + 12
2007 Alberta + 12
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1990 Alberta 7th to 4th
2005 Nova Scotia 9th to 6th
1999 Nova Scotia 10th to 7th
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2002 MB 5th to 3rd
2006 MB 5th to 3rd
2007 AB 5th to 3rd
1993 NF 7th to 5th
2000 MB 8th to 6th
2009 NB 8th to 6th
1993 PE 9th to 7th
2000 SK 9th to 7th
2001 NS 9th to 7th
2003 NF 9th to 7th
2004 SK 9th to 7th
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MATE IN 1
1 1.Qf6#
2 1.Rh5#
3 1.Nxd5#
4 1.Qe6#
TRIPLE LOYD
A. Ke3
B. Kc2
C. Kg1 (Rg4# )
TACTICS 101
1 1.Qd5+ (forks Kg8 & Ra8)
2 1.Qf5 (forks Bh5 & Rc8)
3 1.Qe1+ (forks Ke8 & Nc3)
4 1.Qa8+ (forks Kh8 & Rh1)
5 1.Rxc7+ (wins Q)
6 1.h4 (traps Ng5)
7 1.Bc4 (1...Ra5 2.Bxe6+)
(1...Rd6 2.Bxd6)
8 1.Qc3 (threats: Qg7# & Qxc6)
MATE IN 2
1 1. Qf6+ Rg7 2.Re8#
2 1. Qd5+ Kh8 2.Rf8#
3 1. Qxd8+ Nxd8 2.Rf8#
4. 1. Rf8+ Kxf8 2.Qf7#
MATE IN 3
1 1. Nf8+ Kg8 2.Ng6+ Kh7 (2...Kf7 3.Rf8#) 3.Rh8#
2 1. Bg6+ Kg8 2.Qh7+ Kf8 3.Qxf7#
3 1. Qf7+ Kh8 2.Qf8+ Rxf8 3.Rxf8#
4 1. Rc6+ Kd7 2.Qe6+ Kd8 3.Rc8#
LILY'S PUZZLER
1 1.Kf1 2.Qh5#
2 1.Qd2 2.O-O-O#
Yes, you can castle
in chess problems!
3 1.Qh5 2.Kf2#
4 1.Qd6 2.Kxf2#
5 1.Kf1 2.Qf3#
6 1.Ra2 2.Qf3#
7 1.Qe2 2.O-O-O#
8 1.Qe2 2.Kxd2#
WHOS THE GOOF?
1. The black K & Q are switched.
2. Both kings are in check.
3. White has 9 pawns.
4. White is in triple check.
CHESSMAZE
Qd1-h5-h1-a8-h8-a1-a5xc5
COMBO MOMBO
1. 1.Rxe4 Nxe4 2.Qd5+ Kh8 3.Qxe4
2. 1...Nxc2+ 2.Qxc2 (2.Kf2 Nxa1)
2...Qg3+ 3.Kf1 Qxh4
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9 CHAN Dante 1402 AB
10 YANG Tony 1295 AB
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3 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier 1554 QC
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5 DORRANCE Adam 1540 NS
6 PLOTKIN Mark 1528 ON
7 SHI Diwen 1520 AB
8 BRICHKO Mike 1518 QC
9 WANG Kelly 1516 QC
10 BELLISSIMO Joseph 1515 ON
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2 KNOX Christopher 1938 ON
3 SHI MingHang 1643 AB
4 BARON Desmond 1632 AB
5 LUDWIG Michael 1598 AB
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8 LUO Zhao Yang 1538 QC
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5 LEU Richard 1696 ON
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7 CAI Tony 1613 AB
8 TAN Guang Tong 1504 QC
9 MILNER Arie 1504 BC
10 YAO Houji 1490 QC
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2 MARINKOVIC Mate 2116 ON
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4 INIGO Aquino 1930 ON
5 CHENG Jack 1928 BC
6 ZHANG David 1798 AB
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8 LI David 1710 ON
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8 WANG Jesse 1944 ON
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3 MAI Lloyd 2268 ON
4 MACKINNON Keith 2254 SK
5 RAKOV Pavel 2218 ON
6 PENG Bill 2082 ON
7 MANLEY Jason 1870 NB
8 FAN Brendan 1784 ON
9 WU Aaron 1757 ON
10 HUANG Richard 1704 BC
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2 HANSEN Eric 2494 AB
3 THAVANDIRAN Shiyam 2464 ON
4 HAMBLETON Aman 2308 ON
5 ME Kevin 2178 SK
6 LUNA Jose 1937 AB
7 PACE Christopher 1930 ON
8 MRUGALA David 1896 AB
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4 SAPOZHNIKOV Roman 2391 ON
5 JIANG Louie 2362 QC
6 CALUGAR Arthur 2336 ON
7 KRAIOUCHKINE Nikita 2334 QC
8 MARTCHENKO Alexander 2331 ON
9 HAMBLETON Aman 2308 ON
10 SZALAY Karoly 2302 ON
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