EN PASSANT

February 2001 No.166 février 2001

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8 The Canadian MenÕs team was ranked 47th at the recent Chess
Olympiad in Istanbul, but booked an excellent result by
Technical Assistance: David Miriguay
placing in a tie for 25th-31st. Jack Yoos tells a story that begins
with two last-minute emergency replacements, and ends with
Publisher an impressive silver medal on second board for our own Kevin
En Passant, Publishers Ltd. Spraggett! The players annotate a selection of very interesting
games, Jonathan Berry provides the photography, and Stefanie
Address Chu comes through at the last moment before we go to press
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Editorial
The results of the membership survey
from the October 2000 issue of the
magazine are in, and by the time this
issue reaches our readers a page on
the Chess Federation of Canada
website will give the details. I would
like to sincerely thank all of you who
took the time to respond, because it
was your feedback that clearly
showed us why we should keep the
print version of the magazine!
In due time, if the available resources
allow us to do so, we may try to offer
a limited online version in addition to
the printed magazine, again based on
your feedback from the survey. But
not to worry, no drastic overnight
changes were ever intended by the
Governors who simply passed a
motion at the AGM in Edmonton last
summer to conduct a membership
survey on the subjectÖ
Letters
Saint John
Excellent. Best issue I have seen.
Richard Bowes
Victoria
After long consideration I have
decided to respond to Jack JeffreyÕs
letter in the December issue, in which
he criticizes the Expert and Master
members of the Victoria Chess Club
for refusing to spend more time with
weaker players.
Jack, when you see me playing chess
with certain people, you shouldnÕt
assume that IÕm sticking with my own
group and avoiding the woodpushers.
Most of my casual opponents are ÔAÕ
and ÔBÕ Class players, not Experts or
Masters, and thus anywhere from 300
to 600 points below me in rating. In
other words, and no insult is intended
by this, while they may not be
woodpushers to you, they are
definitely woodpushers to me. These
guys are happy to play me because
the disparity in strength gives them a
good chance of learning something.
From time to time one of them beats
me and is justifiably proud of it. Many
of the other Masters, such as Dave
Herder, Harry Moore, and George
2 En Passant No 166 — février 2001
What surprised me the most about
your responses to the survey was the
number of rather passionate pleas to
keep the current print version alive,
and the positive comments about the
magazine in general. Perhaps this is
understandable, given that many of
you have been reading and collecting
En Passant magazine for a long time.
Some of you even let us know what
kind of material you would like to see
more frequently on our pages, and
these requests have also been noted.
Many readers will already know that
the MenÕs team did very well at the
Olympiad, but I agree with Jack Yoos
in his assessment that it will take a
considerable effort by the entire
Canadian chess community to pave
the way for similar positive results in
the future. This year, Belzberg
Technologies stepped in with a much
Kostadinov also spend hours playing
and analyzing with much weaker
opponents.
I also do not share your view that
Experts and Masters are somehow
obligated to spend half of the club
meeting time dishing out advice to
beginners. Your young charges have a
lot to learn from the other members
of the Victoria Chess Club, and I donÕt
notice those players helping out, nor
do I notice you asking them.
Despite your belief that I must have
received such help from Masters
when I was a young player, I can
assure you that this is definitely not
the case. Most Masters I know learned
what they know by working hard on
their own, and not by practicing
against very strong players.
In recent years Juri Vetemaa, Yan
Teplitsky, Kevin Spraggett, John
Donaldson, and Jack Yoos have all
received compensation for their
lectures and exhibitions at the Victoria
Chess Club. And while I am never
going to be an IM, I suspect that
many of these players would agree
with me that I, too, am qualified to
give a lecture and to receive
compensation for it.
Dan Scoones
appreciated and significant financial
contribution, and I think that we have
also seen a Ôchange of the guardÕ in
the composition of the national team
with the addition of Igor Zugic and
Pascal Charbonneau. While Kevin
Spraggett and Alexandre Lesiege are
very clearly our two best players, I
am sure that they, too, will agree on
the importance that the development
of young talent has on our long-term
prospects in international competition.
Anyone who has ever tried to earn a
FIDE norm at Canadian tournaments
knows how difficult this is. Our top
players face an uphill battle in their
development without enough
opportunities to gain international
experience. It takes money, and it
takes the support of the rest of the
chess community to provide these
opportunitiesÖ
Knut Neven
Victoria
Last November the girls basketball
team of George Jay Elementary
School played its first game of the
season, and you will be surprised to
know that every member of the
starting lineup had a CFC rating!
Against a much taller team the chess
players exhibited an amazingly
focused defense and finished the first
quarter six points ahead. In the
second quarter, several substitutions
of non chess players into the game
resulted in a seven point lead by the
opposition by half time.
In the second half the George Jay
squad reverted to 100% CFC rated
players and eventually went on to
win the game by a single point. There
has to be a moral here somewhere!
Has anyone else ever heard of an
Elementary School fielding a 100%
CFC rated basketball team!?
Jack Jeffrey
Vancouver
That is a fantastic article you wrote on
KasparovÐKramnik. The annotations
were excellent! Some additional
information for your readers: while in
Istanbul, Kevin Spraggett and I were
sitting in the hotel bar one night when
a very strong grandmaster Ð who shall
remain nameless Ð joined us for a
drink on KevinÕs invitation. Kevin
almost immediately asked him about
the match, and this is what he had to
say in the hour that followed:
Ò1) Kramnik tricked Kasparov by
frequently playing the Petroff in
recent events.
2) The Berlin Defense was a brilliant
anti-Kasparov choice.
3) Kasparov mistakenly thought that
KramnikÕs weak point as Black was in
the king pawn openings, and he
therefore spent too much time on his
preparation in this area in an attempt
to crush Kramnik.
4) Kasparov has unique problems
with Black against Kramnik, because
Kramnik takes away his KingÕs Indian
and Benoni Ôwin openingsÕ.
5) Frustrated with the Black pieces,
Kasparov felt tremendous pressure to
succeed with White.
6) When KramnikÕs Berlin Defense
stopped Kasparov, he stubornly
refused to back down and became
obsessed with it.
7) Subsequently it was too late to
break down Kramnik with 1.d4 since
this normally takes longer. Kasparov
simply had no options left.
8) KasparovÕs inability to pressure
Kramnik with White resulted in a
cycle where the World Champion had
to expend all of his energy reserves
trying to hold on with the Black
pieces.Ó
Jack Yoos
Merrick, US
Congratulations on an extremely
comprehensive job on the World
Championship match in the
December issue of the magazine.
IM Danny Kopec
Toronto
William Darch passed away 85-years-
old on December 9, 2000, at Humber
River Regional Hospital following a
brief illness. He was a former
Executive member of the Weston
Chess Club, and long time member of
the Peel Chess Club in Brampton. He
is survived by siblings Audrey,
Duncan and June Haliday, and step
daughter Teenie. Memorial donations
in his name may be made to the
charity of choice.
Mark S. Dutton
Winnipeg
Congratulations on your wonderful
coverage and annotations of the
KasparovÐKramnik Braingames World
Championship match in the
December issue of En Passant.
Irwin Lipnowski

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 Coming Events
Place: Scarborough CC, Wexford
The Coming Events advertising section
Ontario Seniors Community Centre,
is brought to you by the 1860 Lawrence Ave. E
Chess Federation of Canada. Scarborough CC New 80% Actives Rds: 5
Note: This is free for all Date: February 17, March 17, May 26, Type: Regular Round Robin
CFC-Rated events. June 23, July 8 Times: 7
Place: MacGregor Park Recreation TC: 30/75, SD/30
Players: When you enter by mail,
include your name, address, CFC Centre, 2231 Lawrence Ave E EF: SCC members free
number, expiry date, rating and date Rds: 6 Prizes: Trophies
published (if you are entering your first Type: Active Swiss Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð4777
CFC event, you are probably an Times: 2, 3:20, 4:30, 6, 7:10, 8:20 blamb@idirect.com; http://
unrated player), and birthdate if you TC: G/30 webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/
are a junior Ð all with your entry fee. EF: $40; $30 Jr/Sr; less $10 SCC
CFC membership is required in these
Niagara Falls Active
members and titled
tournaments except where indicated. If Prizes: $BEN 80% Date: March 11
you buy a CFC membership with your Reg: 12:30Ð13:45 at site; or cheques Place: Niagara College, Maid of the
entry, obtain a receipt from the to Scarborough CC, 72 Cavehill Mist Campus, Room MM1, 5881
organizer. Please bring your chess Dunn Street
pieces, boards and clocks. Unless Crescent, Scarborough, ON,
M1R 4P9 Rds: 5
stated otherwise all tournaments are
Non-Smoking and No Computers. Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð4777 Type: Active Swiss
blamb@idirect.com Times: 10, asap
TC: G/30
Summary Kitchener KW Winter Open EF: $25; $10 Jr, first time CFC
Date: Dates of the event Date: February 23Ð25 Prizes: $$BEN
Place: Location of the event Place: Kitchener City Hall (main floor), Reg: 09:00Ð10:00 at site; no phone
200 King St. W entries; or cheques to Chris
Rds: Number of rounds Vanderlee, 5319 Victoria Ave,
Rds: 5
Type: Rating type either Regular or Type: Regular Swiss Upper Apt, Niagara Falls, ON,
Active and either Swiss or Times: 6:30 / 9:30, 3 / 9:30, 3 L2E 4E6
Round Robin (RR) Org: Chris Vanderlee (905)358Ð3615;
TC: 30/90, SD/60
Times: Round times, Ò/Ó = next day EF: Open $35; U2000 $30, U1600 John Erickson (905)371Ð8855;
TC: Time Controls, SD means $25; less $10 Jr/Sr; $10 late fee Romie Matino (905)374Ð0271
Sudden Death Ð all remaining after February 16 Misc: Bring sets and clocks
moves in fixed time Prizes: $$BEN Ottawa RA Spring Open
EF: Entry Fee. Reg: 17:30Ð18:15 at site; or cheques
to Albert Den-Otter, 11 Hermie Date: March 24Ð25
Sec: Sections tournament is broken
down into Place, Kitchener, ON, N2H 4X9 Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive
Org: Albert Den-Otter (519)744Ð5213, Rds: 5
Prizes: $$BEN = Prizes based upon Type: Regular Swiss
entries, $$Gxx = Guaranteed ardenotter@hotmail.com
Misc: Bye 1Ð4; SWOCL Grand Prix Times: 9, 2:15, 7:30 / 9, 2:15
prize of xx
TC: 30/90, SD/60
Reg: Registration time instructions DCC Saturday Actives EF: $35; $15 amateurs; less $5 RA
Org: Tournament organizer and Date: February 24, March 24, May 5, CC members; $10 late fee
contact information June 2, July 28, August 25 Prizes: $$BEN
Misc: Other important information Place: 1681 Bayview Ave, two blocks Reg: Until 08:45 at site; or cheques to
UR Unrated; Jr. Junior; Sr. Senior, Cd. south of Eglinton, above Doug Burgess, 126 Rutherford
Cadet (under 16) Bye n A half-point ChessÕn Match, Toronto Court, Kanata, K2K 1N5, by
bye is available in round(s) n if Rds: 6 March 16
requested in advance with entry; CC Type: Active Swiss Misc: Bye 1Ð3; EOCA Grand Prix
Chess Club; S Smoking allowed. Times: 12:30, 1:45, 3, 5, 6:15, 7:30 event; bring clocks
Organizers of CFC-rated events should TC: G/30
send notices to: The CFC, 2212 Gladwin Scarborough CC Youth Tournaments
EF: $40; $10 late fee; less $10 Jr/Sr,
Crescent, EÐ1, Ottawa, ON, K1B 5N1 by women, titled, 2400+ Date: March 24, April 14, May 26, June
the 25th of each even numbered month Sec: Open, U2000, U1600 3, July 8
(e.g., February). Notices must state the Prizes: $$BEN 70% Place: Scarborough CC, Wexford
name of the organizer and whether Collegiate Cafeteria, 1176
smoking is allowed. A prize fund is Reg: 11:00Ð12:00 at site; or cheques
to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, Pharmacy Ave, Scarborough
considered to be guaranteed by the
organizer unless explicitly stated Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe Rds: 5
otherwise. Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7 Type: Active Swiss
Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715 Times: 10:30, 11:30, 1, 2, 3
A tournament in a small town (under
75,000 population) may qualify for an Misc: Bye 1Ð5, max. 3; http:// TC: G/30
LTIP grant. Write to the CFC for details www.play.at/duttonchess EF: $10; less $2 SCC Jr members
of this program. Prizes: SCC/CFC memberships,
Scarborough CC Thursday Spring RR trophies, medals
Date: March 1 to April 5 Reg: 10:00Ð10:30 at site; or cheques

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 to Scarborough CC, 72 Cavehill TC: 30/75, SD/30
Crescent, Scarborough, ON, EF: SCC members free Dutton Chess
M1R 4P9 Prizes: Trophies
Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð4777 Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð4777 Y2K Toronto Events
blamb@idirect.com; http:// blamb@idirect.com; http:// All events share the following
webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/ webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/ details unless noted otherwise.
youth.htm
Misc: Lecture and simul after the DCC Wednesday Mayflower Swiss Place: Best Western Primrose
event; $3 for non-SCC members Date: May 2 to May 30 Hotel, 111 Carlton St. (at Jarvis)
Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two blocks Rds: 6 Type: Regular Swiss
Scarborough CC Sunday Spring RR south of Eglinton, above TC: 40/120, SD/60
Date: March 25 to April 29 ChessÕn Math, Toronto
Place: Scarborough CC, Wexford Rds: 6 TD/Org: Mark S. Dutton
Seniors Community Centre, Type: Regular Swiss (416)467Ð9715, (416)219Ð7933
1860 Lawrence Ave E Times: 6:30 DutChess@idirect.ca, http://
Rds: 5 TC: 40/120, SD/60 www.play.at/duttonchess
Type: Regular Round Robin EF: Free with DCC membership
Times: 1:30 Prizes: N/A Events:
TC: 40/120, SD/60 Reg: 18:00Ð18:30 at site; or cheques Toronto Class Championship
EF: SCC members free to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, March 9Ð11; 5 rds; FIDE rated
Prizes: Trophies Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe Toronto Open
Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð4777 Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7 April 13Ð15; 6 rds; FIDE rated
blamb@idirect.com; http:// Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715
webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/ Misc: http://www.play.at/duttonchess Victoria Day Open
May 19Ð21; 6 rds; FIDE rated
DCC Wednesday Spring Fever Swiss Scarborough CC Sunday Summer Swiss Father's Day Open
Date: March 28 to April 25 Date: May 14 to June 25 June 14Ð17; 5 rds
Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two blocks Place: Scarborough CC, Wexford Toronto Summer International
south of Eglinton, above Seniors Community Centre, August 15Ð19; 9 rds.
ChessÕn Math, Toronto 1860 Lawrence Ave E $$G15,000; FIDE rated
Rds: 6 Rds: 5
Type: Regular Swiss Type: Regular Swiss
Times: 6:30 Times: 1:30
TC: 40/120, SD/60 TC: 40/120, SD/60 Place: Dutton Chess Club, 1681
EF: Free with DCC membership EF: SCC members free Bayview Avenue, 2nd floor
Prizes: N/A Prizes: Trophies Misc: Adults $99, Jr./Sr. $69;
Reg: 18:00Ð18:30 at site; or cheques Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð4777 join anytime with 1/2 pt. byes!
to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, blamb@idirect.com; http://
Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/ Mondays:
Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7
Toronto Victoria Day Open G/15 Events; Open 18:00Ð23:00
Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715
Misc: http://www.play.at/duttonchess
6rds; start at 19:30; EF $10
Date: May 19Ð21
Place: Best Western Primrose Hotel, Wednesdays:
Toronto Senior Championship 111 Carlton Street, Toronto
Date: March 31 Ð April 1 Rds: 6 40/120, SD/60; start at 18:30
Place: Bradgate Arms, 54 Foxbar Road Type: Regular Swiss Cabin Fever II
Rds: 5 Times: 11, 5:30 / 11, 5:30 / 11, 5:30 February 14 to March 21
Type: Regular Swiss TC: 40/120, SD/60
Times: 11, 3 / 10, 2, 6 EF: $50; $10 late fee; less $10 Jr/Sr,
Spring Fever II
March 28 to April 25
TC: G/75 2400+, titled & women; GM free
EF: $25; $5 amateur; $2 late fee Sec: Open, U2000, U1800, U1600&UR Mayflower II
Prizes: $$BEN Prizes: $$BEN 70% May 2 to May 30
Reg: 10:00Ð10:30 at site; or cheques Reg: 08:30Ð09:30 at site; or cheques
to Wilf Ferner, 121 Trudelle St. to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, Saturdays:
#711, Scarborough, ON, M1J Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe G/5 Blitz; 2 Events each Week
3K4 by March 21 Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7 7 double rds. Swiss
Org: Wilf Ferner weferner@axxent.ca by May 14 Times: 13:00 & 16:00 EF: $10
Misc: Bring sets, boards, clocks; open Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715,
to DOB before 51/03/31; http:// DutChess@idirect.ca Regular Afternoon Events
webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/ Misc: Bye 1Ð5, max. 3; GTCL 40/120, SD/60; 12:00Ð18:00
GTCL/senior.htm sanctioned; FIDE rated; bring March Into April
sets and clocks; special rates at March 3 to April 21
Scarborough CC Thursday Spring Swiss Best Western 1Ð800Ð268Ð8082 Spring Into Summer II
Date: April 12 to May 10 April 28 to June 23
Place: Scarborough CC, Wexford DCC Wednesday Spring Into Summer Swiss
Seniors Community Centre, Date: June 6 to July 11 DCC Active Series #11Ð16
1860 Lawrence Ave E Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two blocks G/30; 6 rds.; EF $40, Jr $30
Rds: 6 south of Eglinton, above February 24, March 24, May 5,
Type: Regular Swiss ChessÕn Math, Toronto June 2, July 28, August 25
Times: 7 Rds: 6

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Scarborough
Chess Club
Tournament
Schedule
All events have the following
information in common unless
noted otherwise.
Place: Scarborough Chess Club,
Wexford Seniors Community
Centre, 1860 Lawrence Ave,
Scarborough, ON
Club Hours: Sundays
12:30Ð20:30 (games at 13:00),
Tuesdays 18:30Ð23:00 (games
at 19:00), Thursdays
18:30Ð23:00 (games at 19:00)
Org: Bryan Lamb
(416)391Ð4777
blamb@idirect.com
Misc: Scarborough Chess Club
membership required ($100/yr
Adult, $75/yr Sr, $50/hr Jr).
Events are CFC-rated (CFC
membership required). Entry
fees to events covered by club
membership. Discounts for
members 5+ years, and for
bringing new members. http://
webhome.idirect.com/~blamb/
SCC: scarboro@idirect.ca
Special Events:
Thursday Evening Events
TC: 30/90, SD/30
Times: 7, one game per week
Sunday Afternoon Events
TC: 40/120, SD/60
Times: 1, one game per week
Ongoing Blitz Tournaments
Sundays: G/5, $10 at 17:00
Tuesdays: G/15, $10 at 19:00
Active Tournaments
Place: MacGregor Park
Recreation Centre, 2231
Lawrence Avenue
Date: Saturdays on Feb. 17, Mar.
17, Apr. 28, May 26, June 23
Type: Active Swiss
Rds: 6
Time: 14:00
EF: $40; $30 Jr/Sr/titled & SCC
SCC Thursday Spring RR
Date: March 1Ð29
Type: Regular RR
Rds: 5
SCC Spring Swiss
Date: April 5 to May 17
Type: Regular Swiss
Rds: 6
6 En Passant No 166 — février 2001
Type: Regular Swiss to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910,
Times: 6:30 Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe
TC: 40/120, SD/60 Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7
EF: Free with DCC membership Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715
Prizes: N/A Misc: http://www.play.at/duttonchess
Reg: 18:00Ð18:30 at site; or cheques
to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, Simcoe Day Open
Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe Date: August 4Ð6
Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7 Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two blocks
Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715 south of Eglinton, above
Misc: http://www.play.at/duttonchess ChessÕn Math, Toronto
Rds: 6
Toronto Father’s Day Open Type: Regular Swiss
Date: June 15Ð17 Times: 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30
Place: Best Western Primrose Hotel, TC: 40/120, SD/60
111 Carlton Street, Toronto EF: $60; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr/Sr,
Rds: 5 titled, women; GMs free
Type: Regular Swiss Sec: Open, U2100, U1700&UR
Times: 7 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 Prizes: $$BEN 70%
TC: 40/120, SD/60 Reg: 08:30Ð09:30 at site; or cheques
EF: $60; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr/Sr, to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910,
2400+, titled & women; GM free Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe
Sec: Open, U2000, U1800, U1600&UR Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7
Prizes: $$BEN by July 30
Reg: 17:00Ð18:30 at site; or cheques Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715
to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, Misc: Bye 1Ð5 max. 3; http://
Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe www.play.at/duttonchess
Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7
by June 11 Toronto Summer International
Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715, Date: August 15Ð19, 2001
DutChess@idirect.ca Place: Best Western Primrose Hotel,
Misc: Bye 1Ð4, max. 2; GTCL 111 Carlton Street, Toronto
sanctioned; bring sets and Rds: 9
clocks; special rates at Best Type: Regular Swiss
Western 1Ð800Ð268Ð8082 Times: 6 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 /
10, 4:30
Canada Day Open TC: 40/120, SD/60
Date: June 30ÐJuly 2 EF: GMs free; $100 by May 31, $125
Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two blocks by August 1, $150 thereafter
south of Eglinton, above Sec: Open, U2200, U2000, U1800,
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8 En Passant No 166 — février 2001

 The 34th
Chess Olympiad
Istanbul 2000
by Jack Yoos
Opening Remarks
Often friends ask me how they can
become stronger chess players, and
my usual reply is that they first need
to find an answer for themselves
about what motivates them to pursue
such a goal. Obviously it makes little
sense for an average club player in his
forties to begin serious professional
training towards a grandmaster title,
when this kind of effort is more likely
to produce frustration than results.
Priorities can differ widely, and for
many players the enjoyment of the
game is all they need. Usually some
advice can be given on improving
specific skills, and focusing their work
on the aspects of the game that they
enjoy the most. Essentially, you are
more likely to excel at something if it
is both enjoyable and important to
you. Similarily, I feel that the success
or failure of our Canadian Olympic
team is inextricably linked to the level
of appreciation and importance with
which the team members and the
chess community as a whole view it.
The success of the Australian Olympic
team in Sydney last summer, for
example, is a testament to the value
their athletic community places on
Kevin Spraggett
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
achievement. The Canadian MenÕs
team was ranked 47th and finished in
a tie for 25thÐ31st at the Istanbul
Olympiad, while the WomenÕs team
was ranked 57th and finished in a tie
for 56thÐ61st place. Considering the
small chess community in Canada, the
result of the MenÕs team in particular
is quite remarkable. Kevin Spraggett
won the silver medal on board two,
while Pascal Charbonneau and Igor
Zugic both achieved IM norms. We
were paired up in 10/14 matches, and
played three of the top twelve teams
to lose by a single point!
Superlatives aside, how can we do
even better? The answer goes back to
my earlier points about assigning
priorities. The success of the national
team depends not on the present
strength of our players alone, but also
on sponsorship levels, and the quality
of organization and community
support in general. This year we were
very fortunate to benefit from the
generous support of Belzberg
Technologies Inc, and I would like to
publicly thank them on behalf of the
national team and the entire Canadian
chess community. Their support
made it possible to send complete
teams including a captain to the
event, which is a prerequisite to
performing up to our potential.
Sponsorship also helps attract the best
players, and indirectly benefits the
entire chess community by freeing up
CFC financial resources for other
important applications.
This yearÕs team also benefit from the
infusion of youth represented by Igor
Zugic and Pascal Charbonneau, and it
is clear to me that the promotion of
junior chess is a key ingredient of
future international successes. Also
important are sufficient opportunities
for our strong players to gain valuable
experience at high level events, and
the support of the chess community
in general. Team morale in Istanbul
was very high, and the many positive
comments on the internet posted
during the event really helped in this
regard. On the other hand, it would
have been less distracting if a number
Alexandre Lesiege
of observers back home could have
held off on their self indulgent
political squabbling, much of which
was at the team membersÕ expense.
After Ron Livshits and Yan Teplitsky
withdrew from the team at the last
possible moment due to concerns
about their safety in Turkey, two
replacement players had to be found
immediately. David Cummings and
myself reacted quickly by letting the
officials know that we would be
interested and able to go on such
short notice and, together with the
help of CFC President Maurice Smith
and the office staff the necessary
arrangements were made without a
moment to spare.
The first day in Istanbul found the
team at the tournament site to sort
out our badges and attend the
opening ceremony. Unfortunately the
badges proved to be somewhat more
difficult to attain than points during
the event, and the opening ceremony
featured little more than the usual
platitudes by politicians and officials,
followed by several videos that were
designed to advertise Istanbul as a
future host of the Summer Olympic
Games. To their credit, the organizers
of the Olympiad itself actually did a
creditable job. Initial problems with
the sensory boards, for example, were
resolved in later rounds.
The Players
Dale Kirton played a key role in our
teamÕs success in his role as captain.
He is a former Manitoba Champion,
and has more recently made himself a
name as an opening theoretician.
9
Dale possesses all of the essential
attributes to succeed in this position:
he is a strong player in his own right,
able to participate constructively in
analysis sessions, and in accurately
keeping the team up-to-date on the
progress of a match so that critical
decisions regarding draw offers can be
made appropriately. The workload of
a team captain is considerable, and he
went out of his way to make a great
contribution.
Alexandre Lesiege is our reigning
national champion and played on first
board. He is a veteran member of the
Olympic team and a world class
grandmaster, whose professional
approach to team competitions and
generous relations with team
members were greatly appreciated.
Kevin Spraggett played board two
and needs no introduction after
dominating Canadian chess for a full
generation. His boundless energy is
evident when analyzing games, and
of course when grinding down other
GMs in long games.
Igor Zugic played board three and is
a new addition to the national team.
In spite of his young age, there is
little in his play that suggests the
slightest inexperience. He has a very
mature positional style, and with the
exception of Alexandre and Kevin is
clearly as strong as anyone else in
Canada.
Pascal Charbonneau was the
youngest player on the team, also a
newcomer, and played board four. He
has a very outgoing and friendly
personality that belies his tough and
mature play. Just like Igor, Pascal is
already looking for GM norms in his
near future.
David Cummings was a late addition
to the team and played as first
alternate. He is one of the very few
top players who does not play chess
professionally. David has a positional
style that is well suited to reliably
holding down a bottom board in a
team event like the Olympiad, where
the first two boards are represented
by very strong grandmasters. He has
plenty of international experience, a
cool head under pressure, and a
current opening repertoire that makes
him a tough customer even for very
strong opposition.
Jack Yoos was second alternate, also
a late addition to the team, and the
only representative from Western
10
Canada. His aggressive style and
polished opening repertoire cast him
in the role of Ôrabbit basherÕ, and he
vows to return to the team having
eradicated some of the erratic results
he is sometimes prone to.
Round 1
Canada 4Ð0 Surinan
Lesiege, A Ø Dos Ramos, C
Zugic, I Ø Motoewi, R
Charbonneau, P Ø Gajadin, D
Cummings, D Ø Treu, A
Canada 0Ð3 Bulgaria
Charest, J Ù GM Voiska, Margarita
Belc, D Ù GM Velcheva, Maria
Bryskine, M Ù Djingarova, Emilia
Suprisingly, there were not so many
teams that made it through the first
round unscathed. The pairings for the
next day were often not posted until
well after midnight, and as a result the
team would usually discuss the lineup
at the player meeting around 10pm,
just before looking over the dayÕs
batch of games. Dale would make a
final decision first thing in the morning
and submit our lineup by about 8am,
and the final pairings would go up a
few hours before the round.
Having made the ÔcutÕ in the first
round, we were paired down to a
much lower rated team from Surinam,
and Kevin and I were to warm the
bench this time. Since access to the
playing site is restricted to players and
team captains, those active on a given
day have to wear an additional badge
to get past security. As a result,
handing over your badge to the team
captain after losing a game took on
the sullen ceremony of a baseball
pitcher handing over the ball to the
coach after he is yanked from the
game. The next day would be spent
on the bench.
Round 2
Georgia 2Ð2 Canada
Lesiege, A Ú Giorgadze, Giorgi
Spraggett, K Ú Sturua, Zurab
Zugic, I Ø Kacheishvili, Giorgi
Yoos, J Ù Gelashvili, Tamaz
Canada 3Ð0 Macau
Charest, J Ø Mak, S
Belc, D Ø Choi, K
Chu, S Ø Dylis Ma, P
Based on KevinÕs experience and
wisdom, our team would take the
twenty minute walk to the site each
day, rather than jostle for one of the
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
buses provided by the organizers.
This proved to be a highly beneficial
practice for us, since the fresh air
helped clear our heads and relax
tense nerves.
Fortunately for us, the Georgians sat
out one of their heavyweights today
and benched Zurab Azmaiparashvili.
Still, they would be formidable
opponents with one world class
player and three other grandmasters
in their lineup. As would become the
norm for much of the duration of the
Olympiad, our team did not impress
with their opening preparation today,
but began to look really good towards
the latter part of the first time control.
Igor had recovered from a bad
opening to win after a slip from his
opponent, while our top two boards
seemed headed for a draw.
Unfortunately, yours truly sold out an
advantageous position in amateurish
fashion to eventually lose in the
ending. Still, we had passed a very
important test against one of the top
teams in the event.
Notes by
Igor Zugic
Kacheishvili, Giorgi
Zugic, Igor
Istanbul ol (2), 2000
Reti A07
1.»f3 »f6 2.g3 d5 3.ºg2 c6 4.0-0
ºf5
Probably stronger is 4Öºg4.
5.d3 e6 6.»bd2 h6 7.b3
In ReshevskyÐSunye Neto, Lone Pine
1977, the American GM preferred
7.½e1 ºc5 8.e4 ºh7 9.½e2 0-0 10.b3
a5 11.a3 »bd7 12.ºb2 b5÷.
7Öºe7 8.ºb2 0-0 9.»e5!?
Other moves are 9.½e1 and 9.¼e1.
9Öa5
JungÐNickoloff, Ontario 1997, went
9Ö»bd7 10.e4 ºh7 11.½e2 »xe5
12.ºxe5 ¼e8 13.ºb2 a5 14.a3 ½b6
15.¼ae1 »d7 16.¾h1 ºf6 17.ºxf6
»xf6 18.f4 ½c5 19.»b1 ¼ad8 20.e5
»d7 21.½f2 ½xf2 22.¼xf2 Ú.
10.e4 ºh7 11.a3 »bd7
Another possibility is 11Ö»a6!?
although I am not sure what to do
with the »/a6.
12.»xd7 »xd7 13.½e2 ¼e8
This position should be equal, but it is
not easy for either side to come up
with a good plan.
14.¾h1 »f8 15.f4 f6?!
This is the start of a dubious plan to
bring the bishop to f7. Better ideas
are 15Öd4 to blunt WhiteÕs bishop on
the long diagonal, or 15Öb5 to begin
play on the queenside.
16.»f3 ºg6 17.½e3 ºf7 18.g4 c5
19.a4
Otherwise Black plays Öa4 himself.
White is slightly better.
19Öd4 20.½f2 »d7
Black clears square/f8 for the rook in
case White opens the f/file.
21.g5!?
White has several possibilities here:
A) after 21.h4 (or 21.¼ae1 ½c7
22.½g3 e5) 21Ö½c7 22.½g3 (22.ºc1
ºd6) 22Öºd6 23.ºc1 e5 24.f5 ¾f8
25.g5 hxg5 26.hxg5 ¾e7 27.g6 ¼h8+
28.ºh3 ºe8 29.¼f2 »b6! 30.¼h2 ºc6
the position looks unclear and Black
should not be worse. He can return
the knight to d7 and begin active play
on the queenside with Öb5; or
B) 21.e5!? and now
B1) 21Ö¼f8 22.exf6 »xf6 23.»e5
ºd6 24.½g3 (24.ºxb7 ºxe5 25.fxe5
»xg4 26.½g3 ¼b8 27.½xg4 ¼xb7
intending 28.¼g1 ½d5+) 24Öºxe5
25.fxe5 »d5 looks equal; while
B2) 21Öf5 22.gxf5 exf5 23.ºh3 ºe6
24.¼g1 ¾h8 25.½g3 g5! 26.fxg5 hxg5
actually leaves Black slighly better
since 27.»xg5 ºxg5 28.½xg5 ºd5+
29.ºg2 ½xg5 doesnÕt work for White.
21Öhxg5 22.fxg5 ¼f8 23.½g3 fxg5
24.ºc1 ½b8! 25.»xg5
Also about equal is 25.½h3 ½d6 (or
25Ög4 26.½xg4 »e5 27.»xe5 ½xe5)
26.»xg5 ºxg5 27.ºxg5 e5 28.½h4
¼ae8.
25Ö½xg3 26.hxg3 ¼ae8 27.ºh3
ºxg5 28.ºxg5 ºh5 29.¼xf8+
»xf8 30.¼f1 b6 31.¾g2 ºf7
32.ºf4 e5
Although the position is very slightly
better for White, Black should have
little trouble holding on.
33.ºg5 »h7 34.ºd7??
A decisive miscalculation in mutual
time trouble.
34Ö»xg5 35.ºxe8 ºxe8
It is likely that my opponent missed
the defense of ¹/e5 after 36.¼f5 »f7.
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
36.g4 ºd7 37.¾g3 ºe6? Cummings, D Ù Oral, Thomas
Canada 1Ð2 Turkmenistan
Alexandre pointed out after the game
Belc, D Ù Geldyeva, M
that Black wins immediately with the
Bryskine, M Ú Atbashieva, Guldjahan
trivial 37Ö»h7! (planning Ög5, Ö¾g7,
Chu, S Ú Ovezova, Maral
Ö»f6, and taking on g4) 38.¾h4 g5+
39.¾h5 ¾g7 and the deadly threat
40Öºe8. After the text Black is still
winning, but not quite as easily.
38.¾h4 »f7
BlackÕs knight begins a long journey.
39.g5 »d8 40.g6 »c6 41.¼f2 »b4
42.¾g5 »a2 43.¼f3 »c3
With the incidental threat of 44Öc4 to
break up WhiteÕs pawns.
44.¼f1 »e2
During the game I wasnÕt convinced
that I had taken into account all of the
possible White resources in the line
44Öc4 45.bxc4 »xa4 46.¼b1 (46.¼a1
ºd7) 46Ö¾f8! (after 46Öºd7? 47.¾h5
¾f8 48.¼f1+ it is no longer easy to
win) 47.c5 »xc5 (not 47Öbxc5?
48.¼b5) 48.¼xb6 ºd7¬.
David Cummings
45.¼f2 »f4 46.¼f1 ¾f8 47.¼h1
ºh3 48.¾h4 ºg2 49.¼h2 ¾e7 The 12th ranked Czech Republic
50.¾g5 turned out to be an even tougher
Black has a winning ¾+¹ endgame customer, since they decided to give
after 50.¾g3 ºh3! 51.¼xh3 »xh3 us their strongest lineup. Alexandre
52.¾xh3 ¾f6. made Movsesian squirm for a while
before settling for the draw, and Igor
50Öºh3 51.¼h1 ¾d6 52.¼h2
held a safe draw against his nemesis.
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time scramble after earlier equalizing
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52Öc4! 53.bxc4 Notes by
Black also wins after 53.dxc4 ¾e6 David Cummings
54.¼h1 ºg2 55.¼e1 ºf3.
53Öºd7 54.¼h1 »e6+ 55.¾f5 Oral, Thomas
»c5+ 56.¾g5 ºxa4 57.¼b1 ¾c7 Cummings, David
58.¾f5 ºxc2 59.¼h1 ºxd3 Istanbul ol (3), 2000
60.¼h7 ºxc4 61.¼xg7+ ¾d6 Sicilian B40
After 62. ¼h7 ºe6+ White still cannot
save ¹/e4. 1.e4 c5 2.»f3 e6 3.b3
Ù. This slightly unusual, but deceptively
dangerous line is a favorite of Oral.
Round 3 3Ö»f6 4.e5 »d5 5.ºb2 »c6 6.g3
b6!?
Canada 2Ð2 Czech Republic
Lesiege, A Ú Movsesian, Sergei Instead 6Öºe7 7.ºg2 0-0 8.0-0 f6
could be considered the main line,
Spraggett, K Ø Hracek, Zbynek
while the interesting 6Ö»de7 was
Zugic, I Ú Babula, Vlastimil
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 played in St.Amand-Spraggett,
Quebec 1983.
7.ºg2 ºb7 8.0-0 ºe7 9.c4 »db4!
In the post mortem, my opponent
said that he had underestimated this
move. Although Black loses time with
knight, he does secure a stake in the
center with the subsequent Öd5 and
also provokes the weakening a3.
White is better after the alternative
9Ö»c7 10.d4 since now the advance
10Öd5 loses ¹/g7 after exchanges on
d6 and c5 clear the long diagonal for
WhiteÕs bishop.
10.d3
White rejects 10.d4 because his
opponent is fine after 10Ö»xd4
11.»xd4 ºxg2 12.¾xg2 (12.»xe6
doesnÕt work because of 12Ödxe6
13.¾xg2 ½xd1 14.¼xd1 »c2)
12Öcxd4 13.ºxd4 0-0. This time
BlackÕs knight finds a much better
home on c6 than on c7 as in the
previous note.
10Öd5 11.a3
Clearly worse is 11.exd6 ½xd6
12.ºxg7 ¼g8 13.ºc3 »xd3 when
Black follows up with 14Ö0-0-0.
11Ö»a6 12.»c3 »c7 13.d4 0-0
DIAG¼AM
A tense situation has arisen, in which a
number of different structures can
arise from the various possible pawn
exchanges in the center.
14.dxc5 bxc5 15.½c2 ½c8
16.¼ad1 »a5!?
Although I quite like this maneuver,
here 16Ö¼b8 is also possible.
17.»e2 ¼b8
Black sets his eye on ¹/b3.
18.ºc3 »c6 19.»f4 d4
Although Black has achieved a fully
satisfactory position from the opening,
I had used up a lot of time. This was
my first game against a strong player
at this event, and I had yet to build
Marina Bryskine
Johanne Charest
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the necessary confidence to
contribute effectively to our team
effort. Psychologically this is even
more difficult in an Olympiad, where
you donÕt play every day.
20.ºd2
Around here the lights in the
tournament hall failed, and it was
certainly difficult to maintain a line of
thought during the intermission that
followed. A little later in the playing
session a commotion near the exit
doors was followed by the cry "is
there a doctor in the house?" It
transpired that an unfortunate
spectator had been run over by a
preoccupied grandmaster rushing to
the washroom, and was knocked out
cold! Who said that chess was a
cerebral game?
20Öf6
When the lights came back on, I
decided to break up the center before
White has time to organize a kingside
attack.
DIAG¼AM
21.exf6 ºxf6?!
A hasty recapture. To an unclear
position leads 21Ögxf6 when Black is
certainly not worse after 22.¼fe1 (or
22.ºh3 »e5) 22Öºd6 followed by
Öe5.
22.»d3
I hadnÕt appreciated the strength of
this simple retreat, which forces
BlackÕs knight to a passive post on a6.
22Ö»a6 23.ºf4?!
This looks strong but may have been
based on a miscalculation. Instead
23.¼fe1 gives White an edge.
23Öe5
This temporary pawn sacrifice is
much better than the passive 23Ö¼a8.
Black relies on a tactic to win back
the ¹/b3.
24.»fxe5 »xe5 25.»xe5?
WhiteÕs best choice is clearly 25.ºxe5
ºxg2 26.¾xg2 ½b7+ 27.¾g1 ½xb3
when Black is fine.
25Öºxg2 26.¾xg2 ºxe5?
In time trouble both players miss the
surprising 26Ög5 (the straightforward
26Ö½b7+ 27.¾g1 (not 27.»f3 ºe5!)
27Ö½xb3 also looks better than the
game after 28.½xb3 ¼xb3 29.»d7
¼d8 30.»xf6+ gxf6 31.¼fe1 ¾f7)
when it is only Black who can hope
to win after 27.»g6 gxf4 28.»xf8
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
½c6+ 29.¾g1 ¼xf8 30.¼fe1 fxg3
31.hxg3 »c7.
27.ºxe5 ½b7+ 28.¾g1 ½xb3
29.½e4 ¼be8 30.½d5+ ¾h8?
Probably the decisive mistake. Instead
30Ö¼f7 is preferable, with reasonable
play for Black after 31.¼fe1 ½f3.
31.¼de1 »b8
BlackÕs only chance is to activate the
»/a6. Important is that 31Ö½f3 allows
the shot 32.½xf3 ¼xf3 33.ºxg7+.
32.¼b1 ½c2 33.¼b7 ¼g8 34.¼fb1?
Both players were now in desperate
time trouble, which prevented my
opponent from consolidated some
extra material with 34.½xc5 ½e4
35.¼e7 ¼xe7 36.½xe7 and a winning
position.
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34Ö»c6
Although even this move came as a
surprise to my opponent, Black has
an improved version of the same idea
with 34Ö»d7! when Black threatens
Ö»xe5 and Ö»b6 while the blockade
of the 7th rank prevents the game
continuation and leaves White looking
for an adequate reply: now 35.¼7b2
(Black is more than fine after
35.½xd7 ¼xe5; while 35.ºf4 allows
35Ö»b6) 35Ö½c3 leads to a probable
draw after 36.ºc7 »b6 37.ºxb6 axb6
38.¼xb6 ½xa3 39.¼6b3 ½a5 40.¼b5
½c3 41.¼xc5 d3.
35.ºxg7+ ¼xg7 36.½xc6 ¼f8
37.¼1b2 ½xc4 38.½d6!
BlackÕs last trick is 38.¼xg7 ½c1+
39.¾g2 ½xb2 when White has to bail
out for a perpetual check with
40.¼xh7+.
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½xb2 41.¼xa7 Ø.
Round 4
Canada 1.5Ð2.5 Bulgaria
Lesiege, A Ú Topalov, Veselin
Charbonneau, P Ú Georgiev, Kiril
Cummings, D Ú Delchev, Aleksander
 Yoos, J Ù Kolev, Atanas
Canada 1Ð2 Macedonia
Charest, J Ú Koskoska, Gabriel
Belc, D Ú Kierzek, Mira
Chu, S Ù Janevska, Aleksandra
Pascal Charbonneau
8th ranked Bulgaria came at us today
with GMs Topalov and Georgiev, just
about at the same time that a nasty
virus would begin to take its toll on
team Canada. By the end of our stay
in Turkey, only Pascal had managed
to escape the digestive problems and
several nasty strains of the flu that ran
rampant in the tournament hall.
The Bulgarians almost succumbed to
Alexandre and Pascal on the top two
boards, but both games ended in
draws. On board three David made
very sure to contain his GM opponent
and also made a draw, but on board
four my opponent unexpectedly
tested me in a line of the KingÕs
Indian that had already caused me big
problems against Shabalov in the last
round of the Winnipeg Canadian
Open in 1997. With two consecutive
losses, I would now get a break to
pull myself together.
Notes by
Pascal
Charbonneau
Georgiev, Kiril
Charbonneau, Pascal
Istanbul ol (4), 2000
Queen’s Gambit D27
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.»f3 »f6 4.e3
e6 5.ºxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.dxc5
ºxc5 8.½xd8+ ¾xd8 9.»bd2
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
»bd7
The immediate 9Ö¾e7 may be more
accurate, as the text allows White to
try a plan based on »g5-e4 to harrass
BlackÕs bishop. In BoninÐIbragimov,
New York 1992, Black eventually
played Ö¾e8! in reaction to WhiteÕs
knight maneuver in order to keep
square/e7 for the retreat of his bishop
and achieved equality.
10.ºe2
The bishop avoids harrassment by the
advance Öb5 and is often redirected
to square/f3.
10Öb6
Now White can react to 10Öb5 with
11.a4 when BlackÕs queenside has
been noticably weakened.
11.b3 ºb7 12.ºb2 ¾e7 13.¼fd1
¼hc8!?
How should Black arrange his rooks?
The natural 13Ö¼hd8 comes to mind,
but the d/file is congested with minor
pieces and White is unlikely to trade
off material immediately. The text
introduces the possibility Öºb4 which
would force a White rook to c1 and
invite subsequent exchanges.
14.»e1
This position does not promise White
much, but it is difficult to suggest a
concrete plan for more than equality.
14Öºb4!
Black activates his minor pieces and
counters the intended »d3 maneuver.
15.»d3 ºxd2 16.¼xd2 »e4
17.ºa3+
White has the tactical 17.ºf3 to keep
his pieces more harmoniously placed,
but Black remains very solid.
17Ö¾e8 18.¼b2 a5!?
Intending 19Öºa6 and sometimes the
pawn advance Öb5-b4.
19.»f4 g6 20.ºf1
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At this point I felt that Black had a
promising position with chances to
trap WhiteÕs º/a3. , but perhaps this
is an overly optimistic assessment.
20Öe5 21.»d3 f6
The direct 21Öb5!? 22.b4 ¼c3 23.¼b3
¼xb3 24.axb3 axb4 25.ºb2 ¼xa1
26.ºxa1 »d2 27.»xb4 unfortunately
peters out into a draw, as do many
more seemingly complicated
variations.
22.f3 »c3 23.»f2 b5!? 24.b4 ºd5
Black tries to win the game by just
picking off ¹/a2, but against a strong
GM like Kiril Georgiev such hopes
arenÕt very realistic!
25.e4 ºe6 26.bxa5 ¼xa5 27.ºb4!
¼xa2 28.¼axa2 »xa2 29.ºd2
And now there is no way to keep my
pawn or exploit WhiteÕs back rank.
The position is completely drawn.
29Öb4 30.ºxb4 »xb4 31.¼xb4
¼c1
Throughout the game Kiril gave me
some rather strange and disrespectful
looks, and naturally declined my draw
offer around this point. Perhaps a
draw with the White pieces against a
youngster was distasteful to him, or
he was simply trying to intimidate me
into blunderingÖ
32.»d3 ¼c2 33.h4 ¾e7 34.¼b7
¾d6 35.¼b1 ¼d2 36.¼c1 f5
37.»f2 »c5 38.¼e1 fxe4
39.»xe4+ »xe4 40.¼xe4 ¼d4
41.¼xd4+ exd4
Finally the draw offer came, and I was
relieved to have held one of the
worldÕs top twenty grandmasters to a
draw with the Black pieces.
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Round 5
Canada 2Ð2 Indonesia
Lesiege, A Ú Handoko, Edhi
Spraggett, K Ø Gunawan, Ruben
Zugic, I Ù Juswanto, Denny
Charbonneau, P Ú Barus, Cerda
Canada 2.5Ð0.5 United Arab Emirates
Charest, J Ø Sultan, Hoda
Belc, D Ø Hussain, Nora
Bryskine, M Ú Hassan, Jawaher
Despite the higher ranking of the
Indonesian team we were hopeful of
a victory, based on several other
recent results against them. And while
the early going looked promising, the
resourceful and cunning style of the
islanders proved to be sufficient for a
drawn match when KevinÕs win was
offset by IgorÕs first loss of the event.
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 Round 6
Canada 1.5Ð2.5 Macedonia
Lesiege, A Ú Mitkov, Nikola
Spraggett, K Ú Nedev, Trajce
Charbonneau, P Ú Jacimovic, D
Cummings, D Ù Bogdanovski, Vlatko
Canada 0Ð3 Uzbekistan
Charest, J Ù Khegai, Angela
Bryskine, M Ù Khamrakulova, I
Chu, S Ù Levushkina, Elena
Our first clear setback came today
against Macedonia. Once again several
promising positions fizzled, and we
found ourselves on the losing end of a
1.5Ð2.5 score. David was our next
casualty to the bugs, and lost a rough
game. Fortunately Alexandre, Kevin
and Pascal held firm in spite of some
uncomfortable moments. A bit shaken
after this round, we were looking
forward to finally getting paired down
in the next round.
Notes by
Jack Yoos
Charbonneau, Pascal
Jacimovic, Dragoljub
Istanbul ol (6), 2000
French: Tarrasch C04
Pascal played many games of higher
quality than this one, but his
opponent today would end up
winning the gold medal on board
three, and I must confess that my
chess tastes are shallow: I very much
prefer games with bright lights and
loud bangs!
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.»d2 »c6
Pascal anticipated a French Defense
for this game. Unfortunately, he
devoted most of his preparation on
the fashionable 3Öºe7 instead of the
once popular but now rare text.
4.»gf3 »f6
Here 4Ödxe4 does not make much
sense, since it will prove difficult for
Black to develop his light squared
bishop.
5.e5 »d7 6.»b3
Black is prepared for a quick Öf6 and
so the maneuver »f1-g3 can be a bit
slow. On the queenside the knight
has future potential on c5 or even a5
after the exchange ºb5xc6.
6Öa5
BlackÕs omission of the advance Öa5
gives White additional possibilities to
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react to BlackÕs queenside plans:
6Öºe7 7.ºb5 »cb8 8.0-0 0-0 (8Öb6
9.½e2 a5 10.ºe3 0-0 11.ºd3 ºa6
12.c4 illustrates a typical motif in
many positions of this type where
White responds to the exchange of
his good bishop and the opponentÕs
lagging development by changing the
pawn structure) 9.c3!? (or 9.ºf4 b6
10.½e2 a5 11.a4 ºa6 12.c4 c6
13.cxd5 exd5 14.ºxa6 »xa6 15.e6
when White has again used the time
spent by Black on exchanging light
squared bishop to justify a bold break
in the center in GrunfeldÐHug,
Munich zt 1987) 9Öb6 10.»e1 and
now White has a straight forward plan
based on f4-f5 to gain extra space on
the kingside with good attacking
potential. YanofskyÐPortisch, Munich
1958, continued with 10Öc6 11.ºe2
ºa6 12.ºxa6 »xa6 13.½g4 and Abe
eventually finished off his opponent
with a sweet exchange sacrifice!
7.a4 ºe7 8.ºb5
The move ºb5 is not often seen in
the French, but BlackÕs single minded
pursuit of Öf6 justifies it here by the
extra control White exerts over the
central squares.
8Ö»cb8
Though it looks silly to waste time
like this, Black would have to be very
concerned about his a/¹ if White got
in ºxc6 followed by ºd2.
9.h4!
PascalÕs advance is an efficient way to
mobilize WhiteÕs pieces for a kingside
initiative. The rook develops via h3
and the knight can either go to g5 or
travel by h2 to g4.
9Öb6?!
Black is asking for a massacre on the
kingside! More prudent is to keep
WhiteÕs knight out of g5 with 9Öh6
(9Öf6?! 10.exf6 ºxf6 11.»g5 ½e7
12.f4 h6 13.½h5+ ¾f8 14.ºd3 gave
White pressure in KissÐTopalov,
Singapore 1990) 10.h5 (10.c3 b6
11.h5 c6 12.ºd3 ºa6 13.ºxa6 »xa6
14.ºe3 »c7 15.»h2 created dynamic
possibilities in DelauneÐSeirwan, US
1979, although I do not understand
why White bothered with 10.c3)
10Öb6 11.¼h3 ºa6 12.¼g3 ºf8
13.¾f1 c6 14.ºxa6 »xa6 15.¾g1
when WhiteÕs patient approach has
generated kingside pressure in
AdamsÐBrooks, Sutton op 1987.
10.»g5! h6?!
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
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Black clearly lacks a sense of smell,
even though White also amassed a lot
of firepower on the kingside after
10Öºa6 11.½h5 ºxg5 12.ºxg5 ½c8
13.¼h3 and crashed through BlackÕs
defenses after 13Öh6 14.ºf4 c6
15.ºxa6 »xa6 16.½g4 g6 17.h5 g5
18.ºh2 ½d8 19.f4 in the game
LoginovÐRustemov, cr 1994.
11.»xe6! fxe6 12.½h5+ ¾f8
13.¼h3 ¾g8
In GeorgievÐBorngaesser, Halkidiki
1990, Black was too slow with
13Öºa6 14.¼f3+ ¾g8 15.½f7+ ¾h7
16.ºxh6! ¾xh6 17.¼g3.
14.¼f3 ºf6!?
Black finds a good time to bail out
and return the material. Georgiev
gives 14Ö¼h7 15.ºd3 »f8 16.ºxh7+
»xh7 17.ºxh6; while 14Ö»f6 15.exf6
ºxf6 16.½g6 ¾f8 17.¼xf6+! also wins
on the spot.
15.exf6
Since 15.½g6? »f8 is no good, White
has to accept the offering.
15Ö»xf6 16.½g6
Pascal moves in for the kill. Dale
Kirton suggested 16.½e5 intending to
regroup with ½e2 when the damage
already inflicted on BlackÕs position
pays off eventually.
16Öc6
Black chases the bishop towards the
vulnerable kingside, but he could
hardly tolerate the influence that this
piece exerted on his back rank from
its current post on b5.
17.ºd3
Perhaps 17.¼g3!? leads to a knockout
punch somewhere around here, but I
cannot cofirm this since I live in a
Fritz-free environmentÖ
17Ö½e7
Black has to defend against the
deadly 18.¼g3 and 19.ºxh6.
18.ºf4!?
This bishopÕs control of the h2-b8
diagonal gives White additional
tactical possibilities.
18Ö»bd7 19.ºe5?
PascalÕs choice is consistent, but also a
bit slow and clumsy. Instead White
should finish his development with
19.¾f1! (planning 20.¼e1 next) when
19Öc5 is met with 20.c4 and BlackÕs
position blows up completely.
19Öc5!
Finally counterplay!
20.½g3!?
To PascalÕs great credit he manages a
stylish draw right after squandering his
great position.
20Öc4 21.ºd6 ½d8 22.ºc7 ½e7
Ú.
Round 7
Canada 3Ð1 Ecuador
Lesiege, A Ø Matamoros Franco, C
Spraggett, K Ø Bastidas Rodriguez, E
Zugic, I Ù Mera Cedeno, Angel
Yoos, J Ø Munoz Sotomayor, Hugo
Canada 0Ð3 Norway
Charest, J Ù Hagesaether, Ellen
Bryskine, M Ù Barth Berntsen, Sheila
Chu, S Ù Johnsen, Sylvia
What was supposed to be an easy
pairing against Equador proved to be
more difficult than anticipated. With a
near-GM player on top board and no
real rating disadvantage on the lower
boards they put up a tough fit.
Fortunately for us Alexandre came
through on top board with some very
shrewd opening preparation to make
it look easy with Black, and Kevin
produced a very nice crush with some
patient play on the White side of a
Stonewall Dutch. On the lower boards
Igor and I struggled a bit early on,
with Igor succumbing to an oversight
just when things were getting better.
As for myself, a messy position found
me with only one boot on and guns
blazing, until crashing through for a
decent checkmate.
Round 8
Canada 2Ð2 Kyrgyzstan
Lesiege, A Ú Moldobaev, Emelbek
Spraggett, K Ú Magai, Vladimir
Zugic, I Ú Yurtaev, Leonid
Charbonneau, P Ú Inarkiev, Ernesto
Canada 2.5Ð0.5 Morocco
Belc, D Ú Hind, Bahji
Bryskine, M Ø Amina, Oubaaqua
Chu, S Ø Kamal, Fati
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
After so much excitement in the
previous round, we cautiously secured
a stable draw with all four starters in
todayÕs outing against higher ranked
Kyrgyzstan.
Notes by
Stefanie Chu
Bryskine, Marina
Amina, Oubaaqua
Istanbul ol f (8), 2000
Marina finally broke her string of
draws with the following cute trick.
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Round 9
Canada 3Ð1 Yugoslavia
Lesiege, A Ø Ilincic, Zaltko
Spraggett, K Ø Ivanisevic, Ivan
Charbonneau, P Ù Solak, Dragan
Yoos, J Ø Vuckovic, Bojan
Canada 2.5Ð0.5 Singapore
Charest, J Ú Tan, Winnie
Belc, D Ø Yapping Xu
Chu, S Ø May Rolles, May
Yugoslavia missed a chance to
avenge the loss of their basketball
team at the hands of the Canadian
squad in Sydney last summer, and
were instead convincingly thumped
on three of the four boards. Only
Pascal never got his plane off the
ground after a really bad opening.
Notes by
Jack Yoos
Yoos, Jack
Vuckovic, Bojan
Istanbul ol (9), 2000
Sicilian: Rauzer B66
1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
4.»xd4 »f6 5.»c3 »c6
My opponentÕs regular choice of the
Classical Sicilian suits my sharp
approach to the opening, and allowed
me to prepare something very
specific for the occasion with the help
of team captain Dale Kirton.
6.ºg5 e6 7.½d2 a6
While I anticipated the line we
actually played, I also reviewed many
of the more topical Rauzer lines. Here
7Öºe7 8.0-0-0 »xd4 9.½xd4 a6 (the
active development of BlackÕs queen
with 9Ö0-0 10.f4 ½a5 is a popular
alternative that White can answer with
11.¾b1 h6 12.h4) is a different move
order that gives White the additional
option 10.ºc4 (10.f4 b5 leads back to
the game) when 10Ö½c7 11.ºb3 b5
(11Öºd7 12.f4 ºc6 13.¼he1 ¼d8
14.f5 e5 15.½g1 0-0 16.g4Ã Kirton-
Kollar, Winnipeg MB ch 1996)
12.ºxf6 gxf6 13.f4 ½c5 14.½d3 ºd7
intending Öa5 looks fine for Black.
8.0-0-0 ºe7!?
The older main line 8Öºd7 has not
been very popular for a while, but
continued recently in one of my own
games with 9.f4 b5 10.ºxf6 gxf6
(after 10Ö½xf6?! 11.e5 BlackÕs º/d7 is
badly placed) 11.¾b1 ½b6 12.»xc6
ºxc6 13.½e1 ºe7 (13Öb4 14.»d5)
14.f5 b4 15.»e2 e5 (15Öºxe4
16.fxe6 fxe6 17.»g3 ºd5 18.¼xd5!
exd5 19.»f5) 16.»g3 h5 17.h4 ºf8
18.ºc4 ¼c8 19.½e2 ¾e7 20.»xh5
½c5 21.b3 ºh6 22.¼h3 a5 23.g4 a4
24.»xf6 ¾xf6 25.g5+ ºxg5 26.hxg5+
¾xg5 27.¼hd3! ¼h4 28.½g2+ ¼g4
29.¼g3 ¼xg3 30.½xg3+ ¾f6 31.½h4+
¾g7 32.¼h1 ½e3 33.f6+ ¾g6
34.½h5+ Ø YoosÐKhassanov,
Brantford CA ch 1999.
Jack Yoos
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Much more popular recently is 8Öh6.
After 9.ºe3 ºd7 10.f4 ½c7 11.¾b1
ºe7 12.ºd3 b5 I had prepared an
improvement on SpraggettÐBaragar,
Toronto CA ch 1996, which looked
unclear after 13.»f3!? b4 14.»e2 a5
(14Ö»a5 15.ºd4 »c4 16.ºxc4 ½xc4
17.ºxf6 gxf6 18.e5! was played in
Yoos-Toth, Budapest 1998) 15.h3 0-0
16.g4 a4 17.g5 hxg5 18.»xg5 »a5.
9.f4
A reasonable and conservative option
is 9.ºxf6!? gxf6 10.f4 while 9.f3 plans
to continue with English Attack ideas,
and has been very fashionable of late
in many lines of the Rauzer as well.
Olympic Problems
Overcome
A real dilemma was created when
with less than a week to go before
the Olympic team was to leave for
Istanbul, two players chose to
withdraw because of a warning
issued by the US State
Department about the danger of
travel in Turkey. It was hoped that
there would be a change of heart,
but the withdrawal was absolutely
confirmed just three days prior to
departure. This left no time for
normal procedures to find
replacements.
Trying to contact players, then
waiting to see if they could make
arrangements at work and at
home, as well as having the
necessary travel documents was
out of the question. The Turkish
organizing committee had to be
advised of any changes, and airline
tickets and schedules re-arranged.
We needed high rated players
who we knew could go right
away. Fortunately, Jack Yoos and
David Cummings fit both
categories. They agreed to play,
and I felt that we were very
fortunate to get players rated over
2400 with so little advance notice.
It seems that in every Olympiad
we have problems of this nature.
However, volunteers like Jack and
David help us overcome these
problems. To those who agreed to
represent Canada, and to our
office personnel who had to make
continually changing arrangements
in an urgent manner, I give a very
heartfelt Thank You.
Maurice Smith
President
Chess Federation Of Canada
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9Ö»xd4
After 9Öºd7 10.»f3 b5 we have
transposed back into one of the older
main lines, where White has done
well with both the sharp 11.e5 b4 and
the typical light square squeeze after
11.ºxf6 gxf6 followed by an eventual
f5 advance.
10.½xd4 b5 11.ºxf6
Once Black commits to the popular
advance Öb5 on the queenside, White
usually reacts by doubling BlackÕs f/¹s
to compromise his opponentÕs king
safety. White plans to probe the
weakened light squares in the center
with an eventual f5 and by the use of
his light squared bishop and queen
against squares e6 and f7.
The alternative sequence 11.ºe2 ½c7
12.ºf3 ºb7 13.e5!? is another
characteristic plan in the Rauzer when
Black has developed the knight to f6.
11Ögxf6
Kasparov gives 11Öºxf6 12.e5 dxe5
13.½c5 (13.½e4 ºd7 14.ºxb5 axb5
15.¼xd7 ¾xd7 16.¼d1+ ¾e8
17.¼xd8+ ¼xd8 18.fxe5«) 13Öºd7
14.»xb5 ºe7 (14Öaxb5 15.¼xd7«)
15.»c7+ ¾f8 16.½xe5«.
12.e5
With this aggressive continuation
White limits his opponentÕs piece
play by fixing the pawn structure in
the center. However, because of his
central preponderance BlackÕs long
term prospects are good if White
cannot cash in quickly on the light
squares.
White was successful with 12.ºd3
½c7 13.½e3 ½c5 14.½g3 in
Kasparov-Kramnik, Amsterdam 1996,
although the placement of WhiteÕs
queen in this line has not attracted
many followers. The main alternative
12.ºe2 has been popular for about
five years at the top level:
A) I was content with 12Öºb7
13.ºh5!? ½a5 14.e5 b4 15.»e4 ºxe4
16.½xe4 d5 17.½e3 f5 18.¾b1 and a
White advantage in Yoos-Kuczaj,
Calgary op 1996, until I saw the game
Kasparov-Hracek, which we will
examine later; or
B) 12Ö½a5 13.e5! fxe5 14.fxe5 d5
15.»xd5! exd5 16.e6 0-0 17.¼d3
ºg5+ 18.¾b1 ºxe6 Shirov-Kramnik,
Monaco active 1996, and now 19.h4±
Shirov; and
C) 12Ö½c7 13.f5 is a typical
continuation for this pawn structure,
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
when Black will have to be careful in
avoiding a bind after White plays
ºh5. Lately practical experience has
shown that 13Ö½c5 (13Öh5? 14.fxe6
fxe6 15.e5! intending ½e4 and ºxh5)
14.fxe6 fxe6 (14Öºxe6!?) 15.½xc5
dxc5 16.ºh5+ ¾f8 17.e5 f5 18.g4 b4
19.»e2 ºg5+ 20.¾b1 ¾e7 holds for
Black after, for example 21.gxf5 exf5
22.¼hg1 ºh6 23.ºf3 ¼b8 24.¼d6
ºe6 25.ºd5 ºxd5 26.¼xh6 ¼bg8
27.¼g3 ¼g4.
12Öd5
White has an initiative after 12Ödxe5
13.½e4 ºd7 14.¼xd7 ¾xd7
15.ºxb5+ axb5 16.¼d1+ ºd6 17.fxe5
fxe5 18.»xb5 according to Kasparov,
while square f7 is very weak after
12Öfxe5 13.fxe5 d5.
13.¾b1
This is a critical moment. Black would
like to bail out his king and castle
queenside, but WhiteÕs pressure
against ¹/f6 prevents the
development of BlackÕs queen. Black
also cannot relieve the tension with
13Öfxe5 14.fxe5 because the
exchange dangerously opens the f/
file for his opponent, nor is 13Öf5
14.g4 with a strong White initiative a
viable option.
13Öºb7
This popular development of BlackÕs
bishop should now be considered a
mistake, and Black should prefer the
critical continuation 13Ö¼g8!
(intending 14.ºd3 f5 when 15.g4 has
been prevented) 14.f5 fxe5 15.½xe5
½d6!
Instead 13Öºd7 14.½e3 (threatening
15.exf6 followed by 16.»xd5) 14Öf5
15.g4 fxg4 16.h3 gxh3 17.ºxh3 ½c7
18.f5 gives White a pleasant initiative,
while after the natural 13Öb4 the
transfer of WhiteÕs knight to the
kingside with 14.»e2 a5 15.»g3 f5
16.»h5 ¼b8 17.g4 only punctuates
BlackÕs defensive problems. White
won quickly after 17Öfxg4 18.f5 ¼g8
19.»f6+ ºxf6 20.exf6 ½d6 21.ºg2
¼g5 22.ºxd5 ºd7 23.¼he1 h6
24.fxe6 fxe6 25.½a7 Ø in Kasparov-
Hracek, Erevan ol 1996.
14.f5! fxe5 15.½xe5 ºf6 16.½g3
½e7 17.fxe6 fxe6 18.ºe2 h5
White quickly achieved a winning
position in Kasparov-Ivanchuk,
Frankfurt 1998, after 18Ö0-0-0 19.ºg4
h5 20.ºh3 h4 21.½f4 ºg7 22.¼he1
¼h6 23.a3 ¼g6 24.ºxe6+.
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19.a4!N
Suggested by Anand in his notes to
the game Anand-Kramnik, Wijk aan
Zee 2000, where he played 19.ºf3 0-
0-0 20.h4? b4 21.»e2 e5 with
advantage to Black. Similarly, White
gets nothing with 19.»e4 (19.¼hf1 0-
0-0) 19Ödxe4 20.½g6+ ½f7 21.½xf7+
¾xf7 22.¼d7+ ¾g6 23.¼xb7 ¼ab8
and an equal position.
With the text White creates an
important distraction by tenderizing
his opponentÕs queenside pawn
structure before proceeding with his
attack against BlackÕs king.
19Öb4
The alternatives are 19Ö½g7 20.½h3;
19Ö½b4 20.¼d3!; and 19Öbxa4
20.¼hf1.
20.»e4! ºh4?
BlackÕs first deviation from our
preparation turns out to be the losing
move. Dale Kirton and I had
concentrated on 20Ödxe4 21.½g6+
½f7 22.½xf7+ ¾xf7 23.¼d7+ ¾g6
24.¼xb7 which looks safest for Black,
although White is still clearly on top in
spite of the opposite colored bishops.
Also unpleasant for Black is 20Ö0-0-0
21.»xf6 ½xf6 22.¼hf1 ½e7 23.½e5.
21.ºxh5+! ¾d7
It is likely that my opponent had
missed the fork 21Ö¼xh5 22.½g6+
½f7 23.»d6+ in his earlier
calculations.
22.½e5
The queen is a pig! She makes BlackÕs
dark squared bishop miserable, and
efficiently coordinates WhiteÕs final
attack from her unassailable position
at the center of the action.
22Ö¼ag8
Pascal Charbonneau points out the
neat triangulation 22Ö¾c6 23.ºg4
dxe4 24.½xe4+ ¾b6 25.½e3+ ¾c7
(25Ö½c5 26.a5+; or 25Ö¾a5 26.½e5+
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
ºd5 27.ºxe6) 26.½e5+ ¾b6 27.a5+!
¾a7 28.½d4+.
23.g3
Or 23.¼hf1!?
23Öºg5 24.ºg4 ¼h6 25.¼hf1
White swings his last remaining piece
into action to finish the job. Here the
cliche works for good reason!
25Ö¾c6 26.¼f7 ºf6 27.¼xf6 Ø.
Round 10
Canada 2.5Ð1.5 Portugal
Lesiege, A Ú Fernandes, Antonio
Spraggett, K Ú Galego, Luis
Zugic, I Ú Frois, Antonio
Cummings, D Ø Dias, Paulo
Canada 0.5Ð2.5 Colombia
Charest, J Ù Mateus, Martha
Belc, D Ù Palao, Maricela
Bryskine, M Ú Ortiz, Nadya
A serious bout with the flu meant that
I missed almost the entire day by
resting in bed, and only got the news
of our result at the player meeting
that evening. David came through
with a key win on board four to
secure our second victory in a row.
Notes by
David Cummings
Dias, Paulo
Cummings, David
Istanbul ol (10), 2000
Sicilian: Closed A08
1.e4 c5
Of my six games at the Olympiad,
four were played on the Black side of
a Sicilian!
2.»f3 e6 3.d3 »c6 4.g3 »ge7
5.ºg2 g6 6.0-0 ºg7 7.c3 d5 8.½e2
This Day-esque development of the
queen is quite popular in the KingÕs
Indian Attack today.
8Öb6 9.e5 ½c7 10.¼e1 ºa6
11.ºf4 h6 12.h4 0-0-0
Black has the double edged pawn
sacrifice Ög5 in mind.
13.a4
The old game Hort-Furman, Wijk aan
Zee 1975, nicely illustrates the ideas
for both sides after 13.»bd2 ¼dg8
14.a4 g5 15.hxg5 »g6 16.a5 bxa5
17.ºe3 hxg5 18.ºxg5 »gxe5 19.ºf4
»xf3+ 20.»xf3 ½b7 21.»e5 ºxe5
22.ºxe5 »xe5 23.½xe5 ºxd3
24.¼xa5 ½c7 25.½xc7+ ¾xc7
26.¼xa7+ ¾d6 27.¼xf7 c4 28.¼f6 ºf5
29.ºf3 ¼g7 30.¾g2 Ú.
13Ög5 14.hxg5 »g6 15.b4!?
White tries to launch his attack at
maximum speed.
15Ö»xf4 16.gxf4 »e7
This retreat looks safe, but Black can
also try 16Öcxb4 17.cxb4 »xb4
18.½d2 (Black is better after 18.¼a3
¾b8 19.½d2 ºf8 20.¼c1 ½d7; and
18.»c3 »xd3 19.»b5 ºxb5 20.axb5
»xe1 21.½xe1 ¾b7 also looks fine)
18Ö»xd3 19.ºf1 »c5 20.ºxa6+ »xa6
21.a5 »c5 22.axb6 axb6 23.»d4 with
a clear conscience since 23Öhxg5
24.¼a8+ ¾d7 25.»b5 ½c6 26.¼a7+
¾e8 holds after 27.»d6+ ¼xd6
28.exd6 d4 29.f3 ½xf3 30.½g2
½xg2+ 31.¾xg2 »d3.
17.a5 b5 18.bxc5 hxg5 19.fxg5
½xc5 20.»a3 »g6 21.½e3
During the game I was happy to
trade queens, but it is not entirely
clear who gains more by keeping the
queens on. Black in fact threatens to
generate kingside play with Ö»f4 or
Ö»h4 and pressure down the h/file.
21Ö½xe3 22.¼xe3 ¾d7
The immediate 22Öºf8 is an
alternative.
23.¼b1
Although not a bad move in itself, it is
part of a misguided plan to go after
¹/b5 that begins to turn the game in
BlackÕs favor. Instead, White can
probe the dark square weaknesses in
BlackÕs camp with 23.»c2 »f4
(23Öºf8 24.»b4 ºxb4 25.cxb4 ¼c8 is
also possible) 24.»b4 ºb7 25.a6 ºa8
and in spite of the poor placement of
BlackÕs light squared bishop his
position is much more resilient than it
appears at first sight. WhiteÕs º/g2
and ¼/e3 are not contributing much,
and the extra ¹/g5 is weak. There can
follow 26.d4 (26.¼a5 ¼c8 27.d4
allows 27Ö¼xc3; 26.»d4 is answered
by 26Ö¼h5; and 26.»d2 is met by
26Öd4) when Black should play
26Ö¼h5 with interesting tactical
compensation for the pawn and good
chances after 27.ºf1 ¼dh8 28.ºxb5+
¾c7 29.¾f1 ¼xg5! Now WhiteÕs best
option is probably
A) 30.¾e1 »g2+ 31.¾d2 ¼f5 32.¼d3
»f4 (32Ö¼h3 33.¼g1 ºh6+ is too
risky for Black after 34.¾c2 »f4
35.¼g8 »xd3 36.ºxd3 ¼fxf3
37.¼xa8) with a draw by repetition;
since
17
B) 30.»g1 (intending to answer Notes by
30Ö¼h1 with 31.¼g3) runs into Stefanie Chu
30Öºxe5!! 31.dxe5 (after 31.¼xe5
¼g2 White cannot prevent 32Ö¼h1)
31Ö¼xg1+ 32.¾xg1 d4 and we can Charest, Johanne
see clearly what BlackÕs bishop is Mohammed, Janer
doing on a8! Istanbul ol f (11), 2000
23Ö¼b8 24.d4 Italian C54

Fine for Black is 24.»c2 »f4 25.»b4 Most of JohanneÕs wins were quick
ºb7 26.a6 ºa8 27.d4 ¼h5 28.»d3 Diana Belc
Stefanie Chu
and convincing affairs like this one.
»xd3 29.¼xd3 ºf8. 1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºc4 ºc5
24Ö»f4 25.ºf1 38.»xa7 4.c3 »f6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 ºb4+
Now 25.»c2 can be answered by A better try is 38.»d6+ when 7.»c3 »xe4 8.0-0 ºxc3 9.d5 »e7
25Öb4 and 26Ö»e2+. 38Öºxd6 39.exd6 ºf3+ 40.¾d3 ¼d1+ 10.bxc3 0-0 11.¼e1 »f6 12.d6 »f5
41.¾c4 a6 42.¾c5 ¼b1 still leaves 13.dxc7 ½xc7 14.½d3 d5 15.ºb3
25Öºf8 26.»xb5? h6 16.ºa3 ¼d8 17.h3 ºe6 18.g4
Black on top.
White persists in capturing on b5, but »e7 19.»d4
26.»c2 ¼h5 27.»b4 ºxb4 28.¼xb4 38Öºd8 39.¼c8 ¼b2+ 40.¾d3
¼bh8 29.ºg2 ¼c8 30.ºf1 ¼ch8 with ¾d7 41.¼c5 ¼a2 42.»b5 ºxa5 ܗ———————Ü
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In an attempt to untangle his pieces,
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BlackÕs benefit.
50.¼c3 f4 51.¼cc2 f3+ 52.¾d1 ›ÜÝÜãÜÝÞݜ
27Ödxc4 28.ºxc4 »h3+ 29.¾f1 ¼a1+ ›çæßîÝÜÝޜ
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Black wins an exchange. With the ›ÞÝÜÝÜßÜݜ
The light squared bishop is free at other three games ending in draws, I ›ëÜÝÜëÜóܜ
last! was proud to provide the decisive
32.»d2
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result for Canada in this match. Having outplayed her opponent from
White can try to complicate matters Despite his loss here, my young the opening, Johanne has obtained a
with 32.»xg5 ºxg5 33.»xa7 ¼c1+ opponent went on to make an IM strong position, with both bishops
34.¾e2 ºd5 35.¼h3 but now norm. breathing fire from the queenside.
35Ö¼xh3 36.ºb5+ ¾c7 37.¼xh3 ¾b7 Ù. Her opponentÕs reply loses a piece,
wins the »/a7. but there is no defense to WhiteÕs
32Ö¼c1+ 33.¾e2 ¼hh1 Round 11 decisive threat of capturing on e6.
ܗ———————Ü Canada 1Ð3 Romania 19Ö»g6 20.»xe6 fxe6 21.½xg6
Lesiege, A Ú Rogozenko, Dorian ½f7 22.½xf7+ ¾xf7 23.c4 ¼ac8
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜݜ Spraggett, K Ù Grigore, George 24.cxd5 »xd5 25.¼ac1 ¼xc1
›áèÝôéàÝܜ Charbonneau, P Ú Badea, Bela 26.¼xc1 ¾f6 27.ºb2+ ¾g6
›ÜÝÜÝàÝÜݜ Yoos, J Ù Cosma, Ioan 28.ºxd5 Ø.
Canada 2.5Ð0.5 Iraq
›ßâÝÜßÜåܜ Charest, J Ø Mohammed, Janer Round 12
›ÜÝÜßÜÝÜݜ Bryskine, M Ú Al-Rufei, Eman
Canada 2.5Ð1.5 Estonia
›ÝêÝæëÜÝܜ Chu, S Ø Dalia Ameen, S
Lesiege, A Ù Kulaots, Kaido
›ÜÝÜãòßÜݜ Spraggett, K Ø Sepp, Olav
Here I would like to accept full
›ÝÜíÜÝÜÝìœ responsibility for my own misguided
Charbonneau, P Ø Kiik, Kalle
ܓ“““““““Ü optimism in deciding to play when I
Cummings, D Ú Sergei Zjukin, Sergei
Canada 2.5Ð0.5 Japan
34.ºb1 ºd5 was still clearly not well enough to do Belc, D Ø Xiaoqing Lai
Black indeed wins material with this so. Draws on two boards were not Bryskine, M Ú Emiko Nakagawa
idea, but a much faster way to wrap enough to prevent a decisive loss Chu, S Ø Akemi Matsuo
things up is the deadly 34Ö»h3! and, to make matters worse, Kevin
35.¼xh3 ¼ce1+ 36.¾d3 ¼xh3+ made a baffling blunder in a winning After eleven invincible games in a
37.¾c2 ºe4+ 38.¾b2 ¼xb3+. endgame, probably as a result of the row on top board, and in spite of
additional pressure and responsibility KevinÕs warnings that Alexandre
35.¼bc3
he felt trying to rescue the team yet might tire out at some point, our
If 35.¼b2 »h3. again. number one player indeed collapsed
35Ö¼xb1 36.»xb1 ¼xb1 37.¼c7+ briefly and lost two successive games
¾e8 in rounds 12 and 13. Fortunately,
Not 37Ö¾d8 38.¼ec3 Pascal rose to the occasion with great

18 En Passant No 166 — février 2001

timing today to pull in the badly
needed extra point.
Notes by
Pascal
Charbonneau
Charbonneau, Pascal
Kiik, Kalle
Istanbul ol (12), 2000
Alekhine B05
We felt confident about this match,
since Estonia did not field their best
team. Important for me personally
was reaching an IM norm with a win
in todayÕs game, and therefore I was
disappointed when a search of our
database indicated that my opponent
plays everythingÖ
1.e4 »f6
Öexcept the Alekhine! His choice can
probably be explained by the
discovery of some games of mine
from last summer in which I played
some admittedly goofy variations in
this opening.
2.e5 »d5 3.d4 d6 4.»f3 ºg4
5.ºe2 c6 6.0-0
WhiteÕs most aggressive reaction to
this setup is 6.»g5 with a theoretical
advantage. However, a more
restrained approach also gives White
the better game, and I had already
decided to avoid complications right
from the start.
6Öºxf3 7.ºxf3 dxe5 8.dxe5 e6
9.½e2!?
With this unusual choice White retains
the option of bringing the rook to the
e/file.
9Ö»d7 10.b3 ½c7 11.¼e1 ºb4?!
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This exchange is a major mistake,
because Black needs the bishop to
defend the dark squares on his
kingside. Since Black is soon in deep
trouble, he should have preferred the
normal plan 11Ö»e7 which can lead
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
to an interesting pawn sacrifice after
12.»d2 »g6 13.»c4 b5!? 14.»d6+!
ºxd6 15.exd6 ½xd6 16.a4! when
White certainly has compensation.
12.ºd2 ºxd2 13.»xd2 »f4
14.½e4 »g6 15.»c4
The knight heads for the important
square/d6.
15Ö0-0 16.ºh5!±
Without this excellent move Black
would be fine! By removing the
knight with 17.ºxg6 hxg6 followed
by »d6, ¼e3 and f4 White eventually
builds up a huge attack on the h/file.
16Ö»e7
Black is now very passive, and a
monster will soon land on square/d6.
17.¼ad1 ¼ad8 18.»d6 g6 19.ºg4
»d5 20.½d4! c5?!
The tactics after 20Ö»xe5 never work
because White always has the pawn
advance c4 to win a piece on the d/
file. The text is necessary to prevent
c4-c5 with a totally passive position
for Black, but leads to a fatal
weakening of ¹/b7 and the h1-a8
diagonal.
21.½b2 »b8 22.ºf3!±
At this point my opponent failed to
put up much more resistance, as is so
often the case after a long and tiring
defense without counterplay.
22Ö»c6 23.ºxd5 exd5 24.¼xd5 f6
25.f4 fxe5 26.fxe5 »d4 27.½c3
b6?? 28.¼xd4
This victory happily secured my IM
norm after eight games, although I
was to blunder horribly in the 13th
round from a superior position to spoil
my chances for a GM norm.
Dale Kirton provided me with much
valued advice, while Kevin and
AlexandreÕs experience really helped
motivate and pull everyone together.
I look forward to more opportunities
of representing Canada at future
Olympiads, and really enjoyed the
time I spent with my team members
and meeting so many strong players
from around the globe.
Ø.
Round 13
Canada 1.5Ð2.5 Uzbekistan
Lesiege, A Ù Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
Spraggett, K Ø Zagrebelny, Sergey
Zugic, I Ú Yuldashev, Saidali
Charbonneau, P Ù Safin, Shukhrat
Canada 1Ð2 Croatia
Belc, D Ø Macek, Vlasta
Bryskine, M Ù Jelica, Mara
Chu, S Ù Bazaj Bockai
TodayÕs loss could have been even
worse, had it not been for KevinÕs
excellent effort on second board.
Notes by
Kevin Spraggett
Spraggett, Kevin
Zagrebelny, Sergey
Istanbul ol (13), 2000
Sicilian: Najdorf B92
Although far from perfect, this game
is my best effort from the Olympiad.
And while the outcome could easily
have been different, chess is in the
end just a game and one must
occasionally forgive oneself for being
human.
1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
4.»xd4 »f6 5.»c3 a6 6.ºe2 e5
7.»b3 ºe7
Known to be unpleasant for Black is
7Öºe6 8.f4 ½c7 9.g4!
8.0-0 0-0
The only way for Black to avoid
positions similar to the game is with
8Öºe6 when I was prepared to
continue the fight with 9.a4 »bd7
10.f4 ½c7 11.¾h1 ¼c8 (11Ö0-0
12.g4! is also very dangerous) 12.f5
ºc4 13.a5 0-0 14.ºxc4 ½xc4 15.¼a4
½c6 16.ºe3 planning a possible g4
either with or without the preparatory
½f3. Theory on this line is still
uncertain, but White has booked
some successes.
9.¼e1!
Having crushed players like Robert
Fischer and Lev Polugaevsky with
9.ºe3 Geller turned to this quiet
move after sufficient defensive
resources were discovered for Black.
And even though 9.¼e1! hasnÕt yet
caught on, I think that Geller was
ahead of his time!
9Öºe6
The most consistent reply. After
9Ö»bd7 10.ºf1 b5 11.a4 b4 12.»d5
»xd5 13.exd5 a5 14.ºb5! ºg5
15.ºxg5 ½xg5 16.¼c1! White was
better in Geller-Movsziszian,
Dortmund 1992. Several years later
Movsziszian improved with 9Öb6!?
(9Öb5 10.a4 b4 11.»d5 »xd5
12.½xd5 ¼a7 13.ºe3 ºe6 14.½d2
¼b7 15.a5 also leads to an advantage
19
for White) although White built up a
strong initiative after 10.ºf1 ºb7
11.»d5! »xd5 12.exd5 ºg5 13.c4
»d7 14.ºxg5 ½xg5 15.»d2 f5
16.¼c1 ½f6 17.»b1! g5 18.»c3 g4
19.b4 ¾h8 20.»a4 ¼ac8 21.½d2 ¼g8
22.¼ed1 ¼g6 23.c5! which he
eventually converted in the game
Spraggett-Movsziszian, Sevilla 1999.
10.ºf1 »bd7
Unattractive is 10Öd5?! 11.exd5 »xd5
12.»xd5 ½xd5 13.½xd5 ºxd5
14.¼xe5.
11.»d5 »xd5
White is slightly better after 11Ö¼c8
(11Ö»b6 12.c4) 12.c4 »b6 13.»d2.
12.exd5 ºf5 13.a4! ¼c8 14.c3 ºg5
The game Geller-Lutz, Dortmund
1991, led to a complex fight after the
equally playable 14Öºg6!? 15.a5 f5
16.¼a4 »f6 17.¼b4 ½d7 18.f3.
15.ºxg5
It is quite possible that 15.a5 ºxc1
16.½xc1 »f6 17.½d2 »e4 18.½e3
ºg6 19.f3 »c5 20.»xc5 ¼xc5 21.b4
¼c7 22.c4 as played in Cuijpers-
Bezemer, NL 1995, is a better option
for White.
15Ö½xg5 16.a5 ºg6 17.»d2!?
This was a difficult decision for me,
and I am now of the opinion that
17.¼a4! f5 18.¼b4 ¼c7 19.f4! leads to
a more promising position for White.
17Öf5 18.»c4 ¼f6 19.¼a4
After 19.½b3!? ¼c7! (19Ö»c5 20.½b6
f4 21.»xd6 f3 22.g3 ½h5 23.»xc8
¼xb6 24.axb6) 20.½b4 e4! 21.»xd6
»e5! BlackÕs attack is very strong.
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This is the critical position.
21Ö¼d8?!
Black definitely cannot afford this
critical loss of time. During the game I
spent most of my time on 21Öºh5!
(after 21Öf3 22.g3 White has gained
square/e3 for his knight) 22.½d2
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(22.f3 e4! is good for Black; but
perhaps White has nothing better
than the repetition 22.½c2!? ºg6!
[White has enough time to meet the
threats after 22Öºf3 23.b4 ºxg2
24.ºxg2 »d7 25.¼xb7 ¼xc4 26.f3]
23.½d1 ºh5!) when BlackÕs only
move 22Öºf3! leads to:
A) 23.¼xd6!? (23.¾h1?? ¼g6; and
23.h4 ½xh4 24.gxf3 ¼g6+ 25.ºg2
½h3 26.¾f1 ¼xg2 with a strong
attack are not playable alternatives)
23Ö»e4 (23Ö»b3?! 24.½c2 ¼xc4
25.¼d8+ ¾f7 26.½xb3 ºxg2 27.h4!
½g4 28.½xb7+ ¾g6 29.½d7!)
24.¼xe4 ºxe4 25.¼xf6 ½xf6 26.»b6
¼d8 27.c4 (27.f3!?) isnÕt so clear after
27Ö½g6 28.½c3 (only not 28.¾h1
ºxg2+ 29.ºxg2 ½b1+); or
B) 23.»xd6 ¼d8! (although highly
complex, White defends successfully
after the alternative 23Ö¼g6 24.g3!
¼h6!? [24Öfxg3 25.½xg5 gxh2+
26.¾xh2 ¼xg5 27.»xc8] 25.ºg2!!
¼xd6 [25Öºxg2 26.»xc8 ¼xh2
27.¼xe5 ¼h1+ 28.¾xg2 f3+ 29.¾xh1
½xd2 30.¼e8+ ¾f7 31.»d6+]
26.ºxf3! with a White advantage) and
Black looks better in all lines, for
example 24.»xb7 (24.h4 ½xh4
25.»xb7 ¼f5! 26.gxf3 ¼g5+ 27.ºg2
½h3 28.¾f1 ½xg2+ 29.¾e2 e4 with a
crushing attack) 24Ö¼xd5 25.½c2
(25.h4 ½g4!!) 25Öºxg2 winning.
22.b4!
The only move to take advantage of
BlackÕs last omission. After 22.f3?! e4
23.b4 (23.fxe4 f3) 23Ö»d3 24.ºxd3
exd3 25.¼xb7 ½xd5 26.¼c7 ¼e6
27.»b6 ¼xe1+ 28.½xe1 ½e5! BlackÕs
¹/d3 is too strong.
22Öºh5
At the board 22Ö»e4 23.½f3 ½f5
24.h4! (White struggles to survive
after 24.ºd3 »g5 25.ºxf5 »xf3+
26.gxf3 ºxf5 27.¼xb7? ¼c8!; and
Black has lots of counterplay after
24.¼xb7 »g5 25.½d1 f3) to paralyze
Black is very hard to find. After 24Öh6
25.ºd3 »d2 26.»xd2 ½xd3 27.½xd3
ºxd3 28.¼xb7 White is clearly better.
23.f3 e4
Otherwise White just picks up ¹/b7
and Black dies without a fight.
24.bxc5 exf3
Not dangerous is 24Öºxf3 25.½c2.
25.½d2 fxg2 26.ºxg2
Much less certain than the simple text
is 26.½xg2 when 26Ö½h4 (26Öf3
27.¼e8+! wins for White, who has
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
avoided 27.½xg5? f2+ 28.¾g2 fxe1½)
27.¼e6! ¼f5 28.½e4 (possibly
28.½f2!? ½g4+ 29.ºg2!?) 28Ö½g4+
29.½g2 ½h4 leads to a repetition.
26Ö½g4
White should win after 26Ödxc5
27.¼e5 ½g6 28.¼xb7 f3 29.¼g5 f2+
30.¾f1 ½h6 31.¼gxg7+ ½xg7
32.¼xg7+ ¾xg7 33.½g5+ ºg6
34.ºe4 ¼e8 35.»e5.
27.¼xd6 ¼dxd6 28.cxd6 f3
29.»e5
A pleasant move to be forced to play.
29Ö½h4
Alternatives like 29Ö½xg2+ 30.½xg2
fxg2 31.d7 ¼d6 32.c4 ¾f8 33.¼b1
¾e7 34.¼xb7 also lose.
30.»xf3! ºxf3 31.d7 ¼f8 32.¼e8
Ø.
Notes by
Stefanie Chu
Belc, Daniela
Macek, Vlasta
Istanbul ol f (13), 2000
Slav D15
Daniela very ably held down a solid
second board for the team with an
excellent 6/11 against some strong
opposition. Underneath her calm and
quiet exterior lies a powerful will to
win, which helped her take out
CroatiaÕs WIM Vlasta Macek in what
was perhaps our best game.
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.»f3 »f6 4.»c3
a6 5.c5 g6 6.ºf4 ºg7 7.h3 O-O
8.e3 »bd7 9.ºd3 »e8 10.b4 e5
11.dxe5 ½e7 12.O-O »xe5
13.»xe5 ºxe5 14.ºxe5 ½xe5
15.½c2 f5 16.¼ae1 »f6 17.»e2
ºd7 18.»d4 ¼ae8 19.a4 ¾g7
20.b5 axb5 21.axb5 cxb5 22.ºxb5
ºxb5 23.»xb5 ¼c8 24.»a7 ¼c7
25.»b5 ¼c6 26.»d4 ¼cc8 27.¼b1
¼f7 28.¼b6 ¾g8 29.¼fb1 »d7
30.¼xb7 ¼xc5 31.½a4 ½d6
32.½a8+ ¾g7 33.½a1 ¾g8 34.¼a7
¼c7 35.¼a8+ ¼f8 36.¼a6 ½e7
37.»e6 »c5 38.»xc7 »xa6
39.»xa6 ¼a8 40.¼b8+ ¼xb8
41.»xb8 Ø.
Round 14
Canada 3Ð1 Egypt
Lesiege, A Ø El Taher, Fouad
Spraggett, K Ø Labib, Ibrahim Hasan
Zugic, I Ø Hassan, Sayed Barakat
Yoos, J Ù Hameed El Arousy, A
 Canada 1Ð2 Ecuador
Charest, J Ù Fierro, Martha
Belc, D Ù Vasquez, Rocio
Chu, S Ø Alcivar, Ingrid
A fortunate pairing against the lower
ranked Egyptians proved to be an
extremely slippery affair. Although
Alexandre had little trouble crushing
his opponent, the rest of the team
was in for a tough fight. Kevin won a
completely insane struggle after some
really bizarre counterplay from his
opponent, while Igor showed a lot of
composure in dealing with a very
rude opponent in a difficult time
trouble situation. On board four I
uncharacteristically backed down from
some complications in the early
middlegame, only to find myself
defending a difficult position and
In modern tournament practice the
immediate 9.d5!? ºb4! (9Öexd5!?
10.»xd5 »xd5 11.cxd5 »a6!?)
10.»e4 »xe4 11.ºxe4 f5 12.ºc2
»a6!? has looked promising for White,
but in the final round of the Olympiad
with our final standing in the balance I
thought it important to stick with
good solid moves.
9Öd5 10.ºb2 »bd7
I have met the common alternative
10Ö»c6 on more than one occasion.
In Spraggett-OÕDonnell, Hamilton CA
ch 1994, White held on to a small but
clear advantage into the ending after
11.¼e1 ¼c8 (11Ö»b4!? is an
interesting try from the game
Spraggett-Dorfman, Playa do Aro
1994) 12.¼c1 ¼e8 13.cxd5 »xd5
14.»xd5 ½xd5 15.ºe4 ½h5 (White Igor Zugic

ultimately blundering decisively in the
ensuing endgame. The Egyptians
fought hard, but should be harshly
criticized for stepping over the line of
good etiquette on more than one
occasion, and keeping our team
captain very busy policing the many
distractions created by their players.
Notes by
Kevin Spraggett
Spraggett, Kevin
Labib, Ibrahim Hasan
Istanbul ol (14), 2000
Queen’s Indian E14
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 e6 3.»f3 b6 4.e3
This quiet move was a favorite of
great players like Tigran Petrosian and
Paul Keres. It has the advantage of
simply forgetting about theory, and
instead concentrating on just playing
chess.
4Öºb7 5.ºd3 c5
Earlier in the event, my opponent
from Equador played 5Öd5 6.b3 ºd6
7.0-0 0-0 8.»c3 »e4 9.»e2 »d7
10.ºb2 in the game Spraggett-
Bastidas, Istanbul ol 2000.
6.0-0 ºe7 7.»c3 cxd4
White has a clear positional advantage
after 7Ö0-0?! 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 »xd5
10.»xd5 ºxd5 11.ºxh7+ ¾xh7
12.½xd5 »c6 13.¼d1.
8.exd4 0-0
More usual is 8Öd5!?
9.b3
had a winning attack in the game
Portisch-De Firmian, Reggio Emilia
1989, after 15Ö½d7? 16.¼xc6! ºxc6
17.»e5 ½b7 18.ºxh7+! ¾f8 19.½h5)
16.d5 exd5 (Black has many
headaches after 16Ö¼cd8 17.dxc6
¼xd1 18.cxb7) 17.½xd5 ½xd5
18.ºxd5 ¾f8 19.h4!
11.¼e1 ¼c8 12.¼c1 ¼e8 13.½e2
dxc4!?
Here 13Öºf8!? 14.h3 g6 leads to
interesting play.
14.bxc4
This capture leads to more complex
play than the positions that resemble
a familiar line of the Nimzo-Indian
after 14.ºxc4 ºb4!
14Ö»f8
Black intends Ö»g6-f4 to generate
play on the kingside together with
bishops placed menacingly on b7 and
d6.
15.»e5!
I do not see a refutation of BlackÕs
play after 15.h3?! ºxf3 16.½xf3
½xd4.
15Ö»g6
On 15Ö½xd4?! 16.»e4 ½d8 17.»g5!
White snares ¹/f7.
16.½e3 ºd6
Also possible is 16Ö»xe5!? 17.dxe5
(17.½xe5!? ºd6 18.½g5 h6 19.½h4)
17Ö»d7 (17Öºc5? 18.½h3) 18.¼ed1
h6!? (but not 18Ö½c7 19.ºxh7+
¾xh7 20.½d3+ ¾g8 21.½xd7).
17.¼ed1
A mistake is 17.f4? ºxe5 18.fxe5
(18.dxe5 »g4 is just as strong)
18Ö»g4! when WhiteÕs attempt to
support his center has clearly
backfired.
17Ö½e7 18.»b5 ºa8
Perhaps 18Öºb8!?
19.ºf1?!
White keeps a comfortable edge with
his two bishops after 19.»xd6! ½xd6
20.ºf1 ½e7 21.»xg6 hxg6 although
BlackÕs position remains playable.
19Öºb8 20.ºa3 ½b7 21.f3!?
White wants to eliminate all tricks on
the long diagonal, but in the process
weakens square/e3 slightly. Wrong is
21.»xg6 ºxh2+! 22.¾h1 hxg6 23.f4
»g4 24.½e2 f5 25.»d6 ½e7 with
strong attacking chances against
WhiteÕs king.
21Ö»h4 22.½f2 »f5 23.»g4?!
I did not like my position very much
by this time, and therefore decided to
invite complications. Unfortunately,
this reaction is too provocative.
23Öa6
After 23Öºf4 24.»xf6+ gxf6 25.¼e1
ºxc1 26.ºxc1 White has some
compensation, but is it enough for the
exchange?
24.»xf6+ gxf6 25.»c3 ¾h8?!
Here Black has to take the exchange
beginning with 25Öºf4 but my
opponent admitted after the game
that he simply did not see this tactic.
26.»e4
BlackÕs kingside is very exposed, and
White has a definite edge.
26Ö½c7 27.g3 ¼g8 28.d5! ¼g6
29.d6 ½d8 30.ºg2 e5?!

En Passant No 166 — February 2001 21

Black is willing to make more
concessions to plug up the d/file and
long diagonal with Ö»d4. Of course,
White always has the option of taking
the knight off with his rook for a huge
positional advantage, but, short of
time, White decides not to play
recklessly with fire.
31.ºh3
Another option is 31.c5!? bxc5 32.d7
¼c7 33.ºh3 ¼xd7 (33Ö»d4 34.ºxc5
ºa7 35.ºxa7 ¼xa7 36.¼c8) 34.¼xd7
½xd7 35.»xc5.
31Ö½d7 32.ºxf5 ½xf5 33.d7 ¼d8
34.½xb6?
I did not realize what I was walking
into with this move!
34Öºa7!
I had failed to notice this clever reply
during the game, and wrote in my
initial notes to the game that
"probably the correct result of the
game should be a draw, but with little
time left on the clock matters now
become very uncertain". However, as
Victoria Master Dan Scoones later
pointed out, White is in fact winningÖ
35.½xa7 ½xf3
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36.¼d5?!
This is the riskiest line of all. But, with
only minutes left in such a complex
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risk and keep trying for the win.
However, with 36.½b6! ¼dg8! and
now Dan ScoonesÕ brilliant suggestion
37.¼d5!! (instead of 37.d8½? ºxe4
when White has no more than a draw
in spite of his extra queen after, for
example 38.½xg8+ ¼xg8 39.¼d2
½h1+ 40.¾f2 ½f3; or 36.½xa8 ¼xa8
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White wins immediately.
36Ö½xa3 37.¼cd1 ºxd5 38.¼xd5
½c1+ 39.¾f2 ½c2+?
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With only seconds left on the clock,
Black returns the favor. Better is
39Ö½xc4 40.½b6 ¼xd7 41.¼xd7
½xe4 42.¼xf7 with some
compensation for White.
40.»d2 ½f5+ 41.¾e1 ½e6 42.½c7
¼gg8 43.½d6!
Now nothing can prevent the
victorious advance of the White c/¹.
43Ö¼g7 44.c5 e4 45.c6 e3 46.»b3
½e4 47.c7 ½h1+ 48.¾e2 ½g2+
49.¾xe3 ½g1+ 50.¾d3 ½b1+
51.¾c3 Ø.
Notes by
Igor Zugic
Hassan, Sayed Barakat
Zugic, Igor
Istanbul ol (14), 2000
Alekhine B04
I was very excited before the game,
and felt a great responsibility to win.
1.e4 »f6 2.e5 »d5 3.d4 d6 4.»f3
dxe5
BlackÕs alternatives are 4Öºg4; or the
Alburt Variation after 4Ög6.
5.»xe5 g6
After 5Ö»d7 6.»xf7 (otherwise Black
equalizes) 6Ö¾xf7 7.½h5+ ¾e6 we
have reached a very messy position
in which it is all too easy to make a
mistake or fall victim to an important
theoretical novelty. Clearly this is not
the right approach in the last round,
when a single half point can mean a
difference of ten places in the team
standings!
6.ºc4 c6 7.h4?!
This choice seems like a reckless
move for such an important game,
and I was suprised to find out later
that this position has scored well for
White in practice with 3/4.
7Ö»d7
The alternative 7Öºg7 was played in
DjurhuusÐElsness, NO ch 1996, and
KenworthyÐNeil, GB ch tt 1997.
8.»f3
After 8.»xd7 ½xd7! with a slight
advantage for Black should be
preferred over 8Öºxd7 9.h5 ºg7
10.c3 ½c7 11.»d2 0-0-0 as played in
ReehÐMaus, DE BL 1992, when White
can claim a slight advantage after
12.h6 ºf6 (or 12Öºf8 13.ºxd5 cxd5
14.½f3) 13.»e4. Similarly, Black is
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
also better after 8.h5 »xe5 (or just
8Öºg7) 9.dxe5 ºg7.
In the game HajnalÐVarga, Miskolc op
1998, after 8.»c3 »xe5 9.dxe5 ºe6
(not 9Ö»xc3 10.ºxf7+) 10.½f3 Black
can get a big advantage with 10Ö»b4!
8Ö»7f6 9.»e5 ºg7 10.c3 ºe6
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Black is ahead in development and
stands clearly better. WhiteÕs
immediate problem is how to deal
with the threat of 11Ö»d7 and various
tactics involving Ö»xc3.
11.ºe2 »d7 12.»d3 ºf5 13.»d2
e5 14.dxe5
The sequence 14.»c4 ºxd3 15.½xd3
exd4 16.»d6+ ¾e7 clearly does not
work for White.
14Öºxd3 15.ºxd3 »xe5 16.ºc2
0-0
ItÕs not easy to increase BlackÕs
advantage, since ¹/h4 is immune after
16Ö»f4 17.0-0! (even 17.»f3 looks
sufficient) due to 17Ö½xh4 18.g3
when White wins a piece.
17.g3 f5
Played to discourage White from
castling kingside.
18.»b3 ½e8 19.½e2 f4 20.gxf4
»xf4 21.ºxf4 »f3+ 22.¾f1
½xe2+ 23.¾xe2 ¼xf4
Surprisingly, WhiteÕs position still has
good defensive resources.
24.h5 ¼e8+ 25.¾f1 g5 26.¼d1
White has managed to hold his
position together, but at the expense
of using a lot of time on the clock.
With more than a dozen moves to go
before the time control, I felt that I
still had good winning chances.
26Öb6 27.»c1 c5 28.»e2 ¼f6
29.»g3 c4!? 30.ºe4 »e5 31.¾g2
ºf8 32.ºd5+ ¾g7 33.¼he1 ¼e7
Black threatens 34Ö»d3.
34.ºe4 ¼ef7 35.¼e2
Better is 35.h6+ ¾h8÷.
35Öºc5 36.h6+ ¾f8 37.f3?
My opponent had stopped recording
his moves some time ago in spite of
the 30 second increment given to
both players on the clock for each
move made, and so was clearly
violating the rules of the tournament.
Better here is 37.¼dd2.
37Ög4 38.fxg4 »xg4 39.¼d8+ ¾e7
40.¼a8 »e3+
My opponent finally makes the time
control, but it does not really matter
anymore.
41.¼xe3 ºxe3 42.ºd5 ¼f2+
43.¾h3 ¼7f6 44.¼xa7+ ¾d6
45.»e4+ ¾xd5 46.»xf2 ¼xf2
47.¼xh7 ¼f6 48.¾g4 ¼xh6
49.¼e7 ¼e6 50.¼d7+ ¾e4 51.b3
¼g6+ 52.¾h5 ¼c6 53.b4 b5
54.¼b7 ¼b6 Ù.
Notes by
Stefanie Chu
Chu, Stefanie
Alcivar, I
Istanbul ol f (14), 2000
Ruy Lopez C62
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 d6 4.d4
exd4 5.»xd4 ºd7 6.0-0 »e5 7.f4
»g6
The knight has arrived on g6 after a
strange journey.
8.b3 h5 9.ºb2 ºxb5 10.»xb5
½d7 11.½e2
White is quite comfortable in view of
the problems Black has untangling her
kingside. Depending on where
BlackÕs king will settle, White
continues with c4 and »c3 and further
expansion in the center or on the
queenside.
11Öa6 12.»d4 0-0-0 13.c4 »f6
14.»c3 h4 15.»d5 »h5 16.b4 ¼e8
17.½f3 »e7 18.a4 f6 19.a5 »xd5
20.exd5 ¼h6 21.b5 axb5 22.cxb5
¾b8 23.b6 ¼c8
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 2000 Index
Events and Articles A03 162=35 165Ð41 C06 160Ð27 163=16 163+26
A04 162Ð32 163Ð8 C07 163=39
160Ð35 means issue #160, page 35. A07 162=27 C09 160=23
Across Canada 160Ð35 161Ð35 162Ð37 A11 165+40 C10 162+13 163+31
163Ð37 164Ð38 165Ð40 A12 162+34 C14 162+15
AlvahÕs Boast: A Review of the A13 162+34 C17 161Ð27
Charlottetown A20 164+40 C18 162+17
Invitational 164Ð27 A22 162Ð27 C19 161=25
Canadian Junior, The 2000 163Ð20 A25 162+27 C41 162+2
Canadian Open, The 2000 163Ð29 A28 164Ð15 C42 164=14
Canadian Youth Championships, The A30 162+41 165=34 C44 161Ð25
2000 163Ð16 A31 161+13 162Ð24 C45 163+22 163+23
CFC Associations List 163Ð13 A32 165=25 C47 160=18
CFC Catalogue 155Ðinsert 159Ðinsert A35 163=38 C48 164+29
165Ðinsert A37 165=21 C50 164Ð39
CFC Clubs List 163Ð13 A38 161+15 C55 160=20 164+41
CFC GovernorÕs Listing 163Ð12 A39 162+37 C61 164Ð20 164Ð20 164+21 164Ð21
Coming Events 160Ð6 161Ð4 162Ð4 A40 160Ð42 160Ð43 164+28 164+21 164=22 164Ð22
163Ð4 164Ð4 165Ð4 A41 163Ð33 C64 163=27
Daniel Abraham Yanofsky 161Ð18 A43 164Ð13 C67 162+32 165=11 165=16 165=27
Daniel Abraham Yanofsky: A Tribute A45 163+39 165=33
to the First Grandmaster in the A46 160Ð42 162+38 C68 160+28
Commonwealth 162Ð9 A49 160+42 C75 161+14
Editorial 163Ð2 164Ð2 165Ð2 A54 163+32 C78 165=30
Executive DirectorÕs Message 161Ð2 A56 161=29 C92 164Ð41
Hertogenbosch: Tournament of the A66 160Ð38 C97 162+16
Future 162Ð29 A81 162Ð32 C99 162+14
Index 1999 160Ð13 A85 163+26 D02 161Ð40 165Ð2
Interview With Danny Kopec 160Ð33 A87 164Ð41 D03 161Ð30 163=10
Jack Collins International, The 164Ð8 B00 163+39 D10 160Ð37 164+17
Komputer Korner 162Ð26 B01 160=26 162Ð36 164+27 D11 161Ð29 164=12
Letters 160Ð2 161Ð2 162Ð2 163Ð2 164Ð2 B04 164Ð15 D12 164=12
165Ð2 B06 160+41 164+28 D13 163Ð30
Matter of Technique, A 164Ð37 B07 161+11 161+13 161+16 163+41 D27 165=18 165=23
Membership Survey 164Ð23 B09 164+14 D30 162Ð38
Novice Test, The 164Ð33 B14 162=18 D35 161+13 164+10 165+11
One Month in Budapest 163Ð8 B17 160Ð38 162Ð20 164+15 164+31 D37 160+24
Oropesa del Mar WYCF 160Ð16 B18 165+40 D38 161+28
Opening Preparation 160Ð12 164Ð14 B19 164Ð16 D45 162Ð32
Pan-American Chess Championships, B20 162+33 D85 160+12 164+8 164+9 164=10
The 1999 160Ð2 B22 160=31 160=32 163=20 165+13
PresidentÕs Message 160Ð2 162Ð2 B23 160=25 162Ð40 163=21 164+28 D93 162Ð16 162+31
Ratings 160Ð44 161Ð43 162Ð43 163Ð43 B24 162=31 D99 162Ð19
164Ð44 165Ð44 B25 160Ð20 160=41 E05 165=37
Something to Prove: Mikhail TalÕs 86 B27 161Ð40 165+42 E13 164+16
Game Unbeaten Streak 160Ð2 B31 160Ð22 160+29 E20 164+17
They Shoot Birds, DonÕt They 164Ð20 B33 162=23 164Ð38 E30 161Ð14
What Book Influenced You The B36 161=12 E32 164=11 165=26
Most 160Ð15 B40 161Ð15 E42 165+42
World Chess Championship, B41 164Ð28 E54 165+29
The 165Ð10 B42 160+30 E55 165=32
B45 163+23 E61 163Ð24
B46 162Ð21 E66 163Ð9
ECO Opening Codes B47 160Ð21 162=18 E70 162Ð14 162Ð15
(+, Ð, = is WhiteÕs score) A quick key B50 164Ð29 E80 162Ð15
B57 160+21 161Ð31 E84 163Ð11
to ECO codes: Alekhine B02Ð05; B59 160Ð31 E87 160+43 162=20
Benoni A56, A60ÐA79; Caro-Kann B66 163+17 E91 162Ð30
B10ÐB19; Dutch A80ÐA99; English B67 162+17 E92 161+32 164Ð18
A10ÐA39; French C00ÐC19; B76 160+27 M 161+2 162+19 163+8 163Ð10 163+11
B78 164+42 163Ð11 163Ð16 163Ð16 163Ð18
GrŸnfeld D70ÐD99; KingÕs Gambit B81 160+24 163Ð18 163=20 163Ð21 163=21
C30ÐC39; KingÕs Indian E60ÐE99; B82 161+39 163Ð24 163+29 163Ð30 163+31
Nimzo-Indian E20ÐE59; Pirc-Robatsch B85 160Ð28 163Ð31 163+32 163+32 163Ð33
B06ÐB09; QueenÕs Gambit B90 164+43 163+33 163=34 164?2 164+18
D06ÐD69; QueenÕs Indian E12ÐE19; B92 162Ð18 162Ð20 164Ð18 164Ð19 164Ð19 164Ð19
B97 160Ð19 164+19 164+19 164+19 164=37
Ruy Lopez C60ÐC99; Sicilian C00 161=37
B20ÐB99. M designates positions, C01 161Ð36 Players
game fragments, problems or C02 160+36 163+25
endgame studies. C04 162+17 162Ð20 (+, Ð, = is WhiteÕs score) If the
C05 164Ð27 number is in bold face, the first
A00 161+35

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named player had White. For
example, Alcaide had the White
pieces against Teodoro in EP#164,
p.41. We know that he had White
because the numbers are in bold, and
we know he lost because the Ð tells
us that Black won the game.
Alcaide,F Teodoro,E 164Ð41
Alcazar Jimenez,J Charbonneau,P
160Ð21
Allan,D Webb,R 164+21
Allen,G Tovar,C 161=29
Anderson,F Yanofsky,D 162Ð20
Anderssen,A Lange,M 164Ð20
Areshchenko,A Wang,H 160Ð19
Bachard Florant,J Gottlieb,J 163Ð16
Yan Chong,X 163Ð18 Gottlieb,J
163=21
Bassem,A Gushuliak,J 160+28
Beingessner,A 165+40
Beliavsky,A Gelfand,B 164+17
Benggawan,Am Steiner,T 160=18
Benjamin,J Lipnowski,I 163+32
Yoos,J 163+33
Berczes,C Wang,H 160+24
Bicho,D Lentini,J 160Ð31
Bluvshtein,M Dixon,F 161=25
Livshits,R 161+39 Guo,J 163+25
Boehmer,K Huber,G 163+32
Bogle,B MacDonald,J 164+27
Bognar,C Goldenberg,D 163Ð11
Bonin,J Zugic,I 164=10
Boross-Harmer,P 161Ð40
Botvinnik,M Yanofsky,D 162+14
Boudre,J Schwicker,F 164+19
Breau,R Mayo,A 160Ð43 McKim,F
165Ð2
Brice,R Taherkhani,M 160Ð38
Bronstein,D Tal,M 161+16
Buecker,S Donaldson,J 162Ð32 Stone,R
162+33 Hergott,D 162=35
Campbell,B Wells,P 163+32
Carr,T Comeau,G 164Ð41
Charbonneau,P Alcazar Jimenez,J
160Ð21 Rainfray,A 160=31
Dominguez,L 160=32 Hacat,K
163Ð18 Gushuliak,J 163=20
Cormos,E 163+22 Goldenberg,D
163+23 163Ð24 Egorov,M 163+23
Charlton,G OÕDonnell,T 160+41
Charlton,K Hawes,S 164Ð21
Charousek,R Tarrasch,S 164+14
Chen,C Webb,R 164Ð22
Chranowski,R Moore,H 161+35
Chu,S Orriols Miro,C 160+27 De los
Santos,M 160Ð28 Smirnova,M
160+29
Comeau,G 164?2 Carr,T 164Ð41
COMPUTER Deep Blue Kasparov,G
164+15
COMPUTER Fritz SSS Piket,J 162=27
Van del Doel,E 162Ð27 Van Wely,L
162+27
Coppin,W Dixon,F 163=39 Dixon
165Ð40
Cormos,E Charbonneau,P 163+22
Costa Ferrer,A 160+30
Csom,I Ivanchuk,V 164+17
Cummings,D Schleifer,M 163=38
Gurevich,D 164+40
Daamen,F Goldenberg,D 163Ð10
Dai,J Zimninski,N 160+36
Day,L Dixon,F 161=37 Zugic,I 165+42
De los Santos,M Chu,S 160Ð28
Del Mundo,A Tipu,V 161+34
Demmery,S NN 160Ð37
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
Dixon,F Bluvshtein,M 161=25 Day,L
161=37 Coppin,W 163=39
Coppin,W 165Ð41
Dokoutchaev,A Tipu,V 161Ð27
Dominguez,L Charbonneau,P 160=32
Donaldson,J Buecker,S 162Ð32
Welling,G 162Ð32
Donner,J Tal,M 161+13
Doucette,R Mayo,A 160Ð42
Dulanto,A Yanofsky,D 162+13
Egorov,M Zakrajsek,A 160Ð38
Glinert,S 163=21 Charbonneau,P
163+23 Gushuliak,J 163=27
Eldridge,M Urquhart,E 164+28
Englisch,B Zukertort,J 164+19
Eperjesi,L Goldenberg,D 163=10
Evans,L Yanofsky,D 162Ð15
Fedorowicz,J Zugic,I 164=12
Felecan,F Teplitsky,Y 161+32
Fischer,R Yanofsky,D 162Ð18 162=18
Gardner,R Jung,H 162+2
Garside,R Webb,R 164Ð20
Gelfand,B Beliavsky,A 164+17
Kasparov,G 164Ð18
Gelman,C Morrison,W 161Ð25
Gentes,K 165+40
Gligoric,S Yanofsky,D 162+15
Glinert,S Egorov,M 163=21
Goldenberg,D Nakamura,H 163+8
Lorincz,I 163Ð8 Nemeth,Z 163Ð9
Daamen,F 163Ð10 Eperjesi,L
163=10 Kapozstas,M 163+11
Bognar,C 163Ð11 Rodina,N 163=20
Charbonneau,P 163+23 163Ð24
Golombek,H Yanofsky,D 162+19
Golts,R Londers,J 160+21
Pridorozhni,A 160=23
Gottlieb,J Bachard Florant,J 163Ð16
163=21
Gravel,S Schleifer,M 161Ð40
Gross,D Zugic,I 164+9
Gulati,J Mayo,A 160+42 Howarth,A
162+41 Kenney,J 163+41 Langen,R
164+29
Guignard,M Mayo,A 160+43
Gurevich,A Cummings,D 164+40
Gushuliak,J Valeanu,E 160Ð22
Bassem,A 160+28 Wang,H 163+17
Charbonneau,P 163=20 Raheb,D
163Ð24 Egorov,M 163=27
Guo,J Bluvshtein,M 163+25
Hacat,K Charbonneau,P 163Ð18
Hartman,B NN 164=37
Hawes,S Charlton,K 164Ð21
Hergott,D Rogers,I 162Ð30 Welling,G
162+31 Nijboer,F 162+32 Van der
Sterren,P 162Ð32 Span,P 162+34
Buecker,S 162=35
Horton,J Reddy,T 164Ð27
Howarth,A Gulati,J 162+41
Hua,L Langen,R 164Ð28 Mayo,A
164+28
Huber,G Boehmer,K 163+32
Hubley,R Webb,R 164=22
Huebner,R Kavalek,L 164Ð16
Ionov,S Yashtylov,A 164Ð19
Ivanchuk,V Csom,I 164+17
Ivanov,M Sokolov,A 164Ð19
Jackson,D Phillips,P 163+39
Jauk,N Kagramanov,D 160Ð26
Joseph,S NN 161+2
Jung,H Gardner,R 161+2
Kagramanov,D Rapcsak,A 160=20
Jauk,N 160Ð26 Zapata Campos,K
160Ð27
Kapozstas,M Goldenberg,D 163+11
Karpov,A Timman,J 164Ð15
Kasparov,G COMPUTER Deep Blue
164+15 Timman,J 164+16
Gelfand,B 164Ð18 Kramnik,V
165=11 Kramnik,V 165Ð13
Kramnik,V 165=16 Kramnik,V
165=18 Kramnik,V 165=21
Kramnik,V 165=23 Kramnik,V
165=25 Kramnik,V 165=26
Kramnik,V 165=27 Kramnik,V
165+29 Kramnik,V 165=30
Kramnik,V 165=32 Kramnik,V
165=33 Kramnik,V 165=34
Kramnik,V 165=37
Kavalek,L Huebner,R 164Ð16
Kazakevich,A Steiner,T 160+24
Raeva,E 160=26
Keres,P Tal,M 161+14
Kenney,J Gulati,J 163+41
Khasiyeva,D Roussel Roozmon,T
163=21
Khedkar,J Xia,Y 164Ð38
Kirby,P Teplitsky,Y 161Ð31
Klapstein,J OÕDonnell,T 164+42
Korchnoi,V Yanofsky,D 162=18
Kramnik,V Kasparov,G 165=11
Kasparov,G 165Ð13 Kasparov,G
165=16 Kasparov,G 165=18
Kasparov,G 165=21 Kasparov,G
165=23 Kasparov,G 165=25
Kasparov,G 165=26 Kasparov,G
165=27 Kasparov,G 165+29
Kasparov,G 165=30 Kasparov,G
165=32 Kasparov,G 165=33
Kasparov,G 165=34 Kasparov,G
165=37
Kreiman,B Zugic,I 164+8
Kuczynski,R Sokolov,A 164=14
Lange,M Anderssen,A 164Ð20
Langen,R Hua,L 164Ð28 Gulati,J
164+29
Lapshun,Y Zugic,I 164=11
Lawson,E Lentini,J 163Ð16 Reddy,T
163+26
Lentini,J Murariu,A 160Ð20 Bicho,D
160Ð31 Lawson,E 163Ð16
Lipnowski,I Benjamin,J 163+32
Livingston,J Mayo,A 160Ð42
Livshits,R Bluvshtein,M 161+39
Londers,J Golts,R 160+21
Lorincz,I Goldenberg,D 163Ð8
MacDonald,J Bogle,B 164+27
OÕDonnell,T 164Ð29
Masse,H Pamaswamy,K 163+26
Mayo,A Doucette,R 160Ð42 Gulati,J
160+42 Livingston,J 160Ð42
Breau,R 160Ð43 Guignard,M
160+43 Hua,L 164+28 OÕDonnell,T
164+28
McCann,J Beingessner 165+40
McKim,F Breau,R 165Ð2
Mecking,H Tan,L 164+19
Meng,A Wang,H 164+41
Miller,B Milne,A 162+37
Milne,A Nazarian,F 161Ð36 Miller,B
162+37
Moore,H Chranowski,R 161+35
Morrison,W Gelman,C 161Ð25
Whatley,A 161Ð30
Murariu,A Lentini,J 160Ð20
Nakamura,H Goldenberg,D 163+8
Nazarian,F Milne,A 161Ð36
Nemeth,Z Goldengerg,D 163Ð9
Neven,K Smirin,I 160+20
Nickoloff,B Teplitsky,Y 165+42
Niksic,J Spraggett,K 163Ð30
Nijboer,F Hergott,D 162+32 Rogers,I
162Ð36
25
NN Demmery,S 160Ð37 Joseph,S
161+2 Hartman,B 164=37
Novikov,I OÕDonnell,T 163=34
OÕDonnell,T Charlton,G 160+41
Urquhart,E 160=41 164+31 Simic,D
162Ð38 Ottosen,D 163+31
Novikov,I 163=34 Mayo,A 164+28
MacDonald,J 164Ð29 Klapstein,J
164+42 Saunders,S 164+43
Olafsson,F Yanofsky,D 162+17
Orriols Miro,C 160+27
Ottosen,D OÕDonnell,T 163+31
Pamaswamy,K Masse,H 163+26
Panjwani,R 162Ð40
Phillips,P Jackson,D 163+39
Piket,J COMPUTER Fritz SSS 162=27
Popov,V Zakharevich,I 164Ð19
Portisch,L Yanofsky,D 162+17
Predescu,S Struthers,M 162+38
Pribyl Tal,M 161+15
Pridorozhni,A Golts,R 160=23
Raetsky,A Sokolov,A 164+18
Raeva,E Kazakevich,A 160=26
Raheb,D Gushuliak,J 163Ð24
Rainfray,A Charbonneau,P 160=31
Rapcsak,A Kagramanov 160=20
Reddy,T Lawson,E 163+27 Horton,J
164Ð27
Reshevsky,S Yanofsky,D 162+16
162Ð16
Rodina,N Goldenberg,D 163=20
Rogers,I Hergott,D 162Ð30 Welling,G
162=31 Nijboer,F 162Ð36
Rositsan,B Schleifer,M 161+28
Ross,D Rowson,J 163Ð31 Schulte,O
163+31
Roussel Roozmon,T Khasiyeva,D
163Ð21
Rowson,J Ross,D 163Ð31 Wells,P
163Ð33
Rozentalis,E Sokolov,A 164Ð15
Saunders,S OÕDonnell,T 164+43
Savon,V Tal,M 161=12 Tal,M 161+13
Schleifer,M Rositsan,B 161+28
Gravel,S 161Ð40 Cummings,D
163=38 Tipu,V 163+39
Schmitz,A Tyomkin,D 163Ð33
Schulte,O Ross,D 163+31
Schulz,W Gentes,K 165+40
Schwicker,F Boudre,J 164+19
Serper,G Zugic,I 164=12
Sherman,R Vadachkoriya,I 164Ð39
Simic,D OÕDonnell,T 162Ð38
Smirin,I Neven,K 160+20
Smirnova,M Chu,S 160+29
Sokolov,A Kuczynski,R 164=15
Rozentalis,E 164Ð15 Raetsky,A
164+18 Starostits,I 164Ð18
Ivanov,M 164Ð19
Span,P Hergott,D 162+34
Spassky,B Tal,M 161Ð14
Spraggett,K Yanofsky,D 162Ð21
162=23 162Ð24 Niksic,J 163Ð30
Starostits,I Sokolov,A 164Ð18
Steiner,T Benggawan,Am 160=18
Kazakevich,A 160+24
Stevens,C Wang,H 163=16
Stone,R Buecker,S 162+33
Stripunsky,A Zugic,I 164+11
Struthers,M Predescu,S 162+38
Suttles,D Tal,M 161+11 Yanofsky,D
162Ð20
Szabo,L Yanofsky,D 162Ð14
Taherkhani,M Brice,R 160Ð38
Tal,M Suttles,D 161+11 Savon,V
161=12 Timman,J 161+13 Savon,V
161+13 Donner,J 161+13
Spassky,B 161Ð14 Keres,P 161+14
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Westerinen,H 161Ð15 Pribyl Zugic,I Kreiman,B 164+8 Gross,D
161+15 Bronstein,D 161+16 164+9 Bonin,J 164=10 Young,A
Tan,L Mecking,H 164+19 164+10 Lapshun,Y 164=11
Tarrasch,S Charousek,R 164+14 Stripunsky,A 164+11 Fedorowicz,J
Teodoro,E Alcaide,F 164Ð41 164=12 Serper,G 164=12
Teplitsky,Y Kirby,P 161Ð31 Felecan,F Wojtkiewicz,A 164Ð13 Day,L
161+32 Nickoloff,B 165+42 165+42
Timman,J Tal,M 161+13 Karpov,A Zukertort,J Englisch,B 164+19
164Ð15 Kasparov,G 164+16
Tipu,V Dokoutchaev,A 161Ð27 Del
Mundo,A 161+34 Schleifer,M
163+39
Tovar,C Allen,G 161=29
Trent,L Wang,H 160=25
Tyomkin,D Xu,S 163+29 Zubac,M
163Ð30 Schmitz,A 163Ð33
Uhlmann,W Yanofsky,D 162+17
162Ð19
Upper,J Williams,P 161Ð29
Urquhart,E OÕDonnell,T 160=41
164+31 Eldridge,M 164+28
Vadachkoriya,I 162Ð40 Sherman,R
164Ð39
Valeanu,E Gushuliak,J 160Ð22
Van den Doel,E COMPUTER Fritz SSS
162Ð27
Van der Sterren,P Hergott,D 162Ð32
Welling,G 162+34
Van Wely,L COMPUTER Fritz SSS
162+27 Chess The Hard Way
Vranesic,Z Yanofsky,D 162=20
Vucko,I Boross-Harmer,P 161Ð40 by D. A. Yanofsky
Webb,R 164+21 Diagrams: 354 Pages: 236
Wang,H Areshchenko,A 160Ð19
Berczes,C 160+24 Trent,L 160=25 Catalogue #: 3449
Costa Ferrer,A 160+30 Stevens,C Members Price: $19.95
163=16 Gushuliak,J 163+17 Non-Members Price: $21.95
Meng,A 164+41
Webb,R Garside,R 164Ð20 Vucko,I Chess the Hard Way is about the
164+21 Allan,D 164+21 Hubley,R life and times of a great Canadian
164=22 Chen,C 164Ð22 Grandmaster. This selection of 129
Welling,G Hergott,D 162+31 Rogers,I
162=31 Donaldson,J 162Ð32 games gives the reader a picture
Wells,P Campbell,B 163+32 Rowson,J of the fighting chess he always
163Ð33 championed throughout his career.
Westerinen,H Tal,M 161Ð15 Abe Yanofsky was a child prodigy,
Whatley,A Morrison,W 161Ð30
Williams,P Upper,J 161Ð29 CanadaÕs first Grandmaster and the
Witt,L Yanofsky,D 162Ð20 most important Canadian chess
Wojtkiewicz,A Zugic,I 164Ð13 personality of the 20th Century. In
Xia,Y Khedkar,J 164Ð38 1939 he was discovered by the
Xu,S Tyomkin,D 163+29 chess world when, at fourteen, he
Yan Chong,X Bachard Florant,J
163Ð18 played second board for the
Yanofsky,D Dulanto,A 162+13 Canadian team at the Chess
Botvinnik,M 162+14 Szabo,L Olympiad in Buenos Aires. He was
162Ð14 Evans,L 162Ð15 Zaitsev,L the youngest player at the event
162Ð15 Gligoric,S 162+15
Reshevsky,S 162+16 162Ð16 and he achieved a score of 85 per
Olafsson,F 162+17 Portisch,L cent. Abe Yanofsky went on to
162+17 Uhlmann,W 162+17 win many tournaments over the
162Ð19 Korchnoi,V 162=18 years, including a win over the
Fischer,R 162Ð18 162=18 World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik
Golombek,H 162+19 Anderson,F
162Ð20 Vranesic,Z 162=20 Witt,L at Groningen in 1946. He was
162Ð20 Suttles,D 162Ð20 Spraggett,K Canadian Champion eight times
162Ð21 162=23 162Ð24 and British Champion once. In his
Yashtylov,A Ionov,S 164Ð19 professional career, Abe Yanofsky
Yoos,J Benjamin,J 163+33
Young,A Zugic,I 164+10 was a distinguished lawyer and a
Zaitsev,L Yanofsky,D 162Ð15 QueenÕs Counsel. He received the
Zakharevich,I Popov,V 164Ð19 Order of Canada for his
Zakrajsek,A Egorov,M 160Ð38 contributions to chess.
Zapata Campos,K Kagramanov,D
160Ð27
Zimninski,N Dai,J 160+36
Zubac,M Tyomkin,D 163Ð30
En Passant No 166 — février 2001

FIDE Philip Haley
Reports
by Philip G. Haley
FIDE Representative
and Zonal President
Highlights of the FIDE
Congress in Istanbul
The General Assembly approved
concluding an agreement with FIDE
Commerce International in regards to
the commercialization of FIDE. FIDE
Commerce International will be
owned 70% by President Ilyumzhinov
and 30% by Artiom Tarasov. I had
serious concerns about the first two
drafts of this agreement, which I
detailed in a series of letters to FIDE.
Major improvements have been made
since then, and I believe the final
agreement is a good one. FIDE
Commerce International will provide
the prize fund for the World
Championship. In exchange for
commercial rights, 10% of the net
profit of the company shall be paid to
FIDE with a minimum guarantee of
USD$1,000,000 for each of the first
three years and USD$500,000 per
year thereafter. If either party is in
breach of the agreement, the other
party can serve notice. This
agreement replaces the present
agreement with Kirsan IlyumzhinovÕs
World Chess Foundation.
New proposals have been made for
the World Championship Cycle, with
three main principles involved: first,
that the format be commercially
marketable; second, that it be
supported by the leading players; and
third, that the system be respected as
producing a worthy World Champion.
All three principles need to be
carefully balanced.
GM Alexei Shirov proposed changing
the time control to 40 minutes per
player per game plus 30 seconds for
each player per move. Input was
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
sought from the players in the World
Championship in New Delhi, and
subsequently the Presidential Board
announced that in all FIDE events the
time control will be 75 minutes for 40
moves and 15 minutes for the rest of
the game, plus an incremental time of
30 seconds per move for each player.
This is substantially slower than
ShirovÕs proposal, but substantially
faster than the present time controls.
The Presidential Board Òrealizes that
there are many federations and chess
organizers who may not have the
resources to apply the cumulative
time control of an additional thirty
seconds from move one. Therefore,
there is no compulsion involved here
for organizers to use this mode in the
transitional period so long as there is
substantial compliance within the
limits set out by the Board.Ó
Details relative to qualification for the
next World Championship, and in
particular the status of zonal
tournaments and continental
championships, are not clear.
However, FIDE has announced that
128 players will qualify for the World
Championship, and that all
participants will start play in round
one. A committee chaired by Deputy
President Georgios Makropoulos will
meet in Lausanne in January, 2001 to
clarify all technical issues related to
the questions of the zones and
continental competitions, as well as
other issues of interest to players and
National Federations.
It had been suggested that drug
testing on an experimental basis
would be initiated for the Istanbul
Olympiad. This did not happen, in
part because no funds had been
provided to cover the costs that
would be incurred, which are
expected to be as much as USD$300
per test. Starting in 2001, procedures
for bids for FIDE competitions will be
revised to include a requirement for
drug testing. It has not been finalized
as to what drugs will be tested for, but
the FIDE Medical Commission has
already decided not to test for alcohol
and marijuana.
Three GM norms were achieved at
the Jack Collins tournament in New
York by Igor Zugic and two others.
These norms were not deemed to be
acceptable by the Qualifications
Commission on the basis that the
format of the event was such that
equal conditions did not apply to all
players. Bill Kelleher, the USCF
delegate, and I both made strenuous
efforts at the General Assembly to
have these norms accepted on the
basis that it was not fair to penalize
the players who had taken part in the
event in good faith. We were not
successful. Igor ZugicÕs IM title has
however been confirmed.
While the law suit of Zsuzsa Polgar
has still not been resolved, Anatoly
Karpov and FIDE have settled their
dispute with an agreement that is
highlighted by a payment of
USD$50,000 to Karpov, and
acceptance by Karpov that Khalifman
and Anand are the World Champions
for 1999 and 2000.
The World Youth U10, U12, U14, U16
and U18 will be held in Spain from
October 20 to November 3, 2001.
The Icelandic Chess Federation has
expressed interest in organizing the
World Championships for Juniors and
Girls in 2001 in Reykjavik. Tunisia
withdrew their proposal to hold the
72nd FIDE Congress in Hammamet,
Tunisia. Henceforth China, Greece
and Georgia expressed interest in
organizing this Congress.
The Slovenian Chess Federation will
host the Chess Olympiad 2002 and
the 73rd FIDE Congress in Bled.
China, El Salvador and Spain are
bidding for the Chess Olympiad 2004.
A committee will be set up to visit
the prospective venues and report to
the next Congress.
Canadian Chess on
the World Wide Web
Several projects are under way to
provide historical chess material
from Canada on the internet.
Among the resources is the CFC
website at www.chess.ca Hugh
BrodieÕs collection of games from
national championships and other
important Canadian tournaments at
132.206.45.67/chess/
database.htm David CohenÕs
recently added page of biographies
and other archival materials at
www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bw998/
canchess.html
Anyone who is interested in
providing additional information or
corrections is asked to contact
David Cohen at
bw998@freenet.carleton.ca
or Hugh Brodie at
cchb000@musica.mcgill.ca
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 Oropesa del Mar
World Youth Chess Festival 2000
by Irwin Lipnowski
Last October twenty-one
young Canadians,
ranging in age from 10 to
18 years, assembled in
the Spanish resort of
Oropesa del Mar on the
eastern coast of the
Mediterranean Sea
between Barcelona and
Valencia for the 2000
edition of the World
Youth Championships.
They were joined by
nearly 800 boys and girls
from over 100 different
nations, and
accompanied by an even
larger entourage of
coaches, captains,
parents, guardians and
assorted officials.
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The Canadian players had all qualified
to participate in this event by placing
in the top three of their respective
age and gender categories at the
Canadian Youth Chess Championship,
held in July 2000 in Edmonton, where
five age categories: U10, U12, U14,
U16 and U18, were contested in
separate events for boys and girls.
Before commenting on the
competition itself, I should say a few
words about the conditions our
players experienced: the food was
excellent, the setting on the
Mediterranean Sea was magnificent,
and the weather was mild and
pleasant, with the exception of the
last day when it rained long and hard
enough to cause a power failure that
coincided with our departure time in
the wee hours of the morning.
The tours arranged on the free days
were hit and miss, ranging from a visit
to the local ÔOrange MuseumÕ to a
boat ride through an underground
river that is surrounded by fascinating
caves at Vall dÕUxo. Also offered was
a very interesting trip to Valencia,
which included some sightseeing and
a visit to the ultramodern Arts and
Science City Museum.
Canada was ably represented by the
following players: G10 Tiffany Tang
(5.5/11), Hazel Smith (5/11); G12
Alexandra Benggawan (5/11); G14
Amanda Benggawan (5/11), Yamei
Wang (4.5/11), Dina Kagramanov(4/
11); G16 Bojana Mitrovic (6.5/11),
Nataliya Rodina (5/11), Olya Shiskina
(5/11); G18 Erin Walker (5/11), Anne-
Marie Charbonneau (4.5/11); B10 Raja
Panjwani (7/11), Timothy Tam (5.5/
11), Vincent Cuevas (4.5/11); B12
Thomas Roussel-Roozman (7/11),
Sebastian Predescu (6.5/11); B14
Michael Buscar (6/11), Hao Yuan
Wang (5.5/11); B16 Joseph Lentini
(5.5/11), Ronak Kapadia (4/11),
Samuel Lipnowski (3/11); B18 Andrei
Moskvitch (4.5/11), Roman Jiganchine
(4/11).
The level of play in this competition
has risen sharply in recent years, and I
was particularly struck by the progress
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
of the U10 age group. When one of
these kids gets a material advantage,
he or she now regularly proceeds to
mop up the opponentÕs remaining
army in the most efficient and ruthless
manner. Undoubtedly, all players on
the Canadian team felt that they could
have done better. Nonetheless, given
the superior training and experience
that is fostered in countries with a
more intense chess culture, I think
that our team did remarkably well. I
was impressed by at least some of our
games, and their very best efforts
clearly demonstrate the high level of
performance which they are presently
capable of achieving, although not yet
as consistently as they would like.
We are witnessing clear indicators of
the extremely high performance
standards attained by youth in the
world in chess when a 16-year-old
Grischuk reaches the semi finals of
the recent FIDE World Championship,
and even younger players are now
routinely attaining grandmaster norms.
While these players are exceptional
talents, their success signals an
increasing force to be reckoned with
at the top levels of the chess world.
Of course, the strength of the players
from Russia and the former Soviet
Republics, as well as those from
Eastern Europe is not surprising. Their
historical domination of world chess,
the role and prestige of chess in their
national culture, and their strong
emphasis upon rigorous coaching and
training of youth in schools and clubs
by highly skilled Masters produces
inevitable results.
In the past decade, Western countries
have advanced through a variety of
development programs, so the strong
international performances of Holland,
England or Germany are also no
surprise. The increasing popularity of
chess in third world countries has lead
to remarkable improvement in the
strength of participants from countries
such as China, India, the Philippines,
and more surprisingly Iran, whose
representative in the G12 section
placed first.
The Canadian contingent included
fifteen parents and one personal
coach, IM Jean Hebert, who clearly
had a positive impact on the 7/11
score of his charge Thomas Roussel-
Roozman. Likewise, Raja PanjwaniÕs 7/
11 score is a product of his confident
style, underpinned by the training of
his coach Frank Dixon.
In my capacity as coach, I analyzed
games upon request. However, quite
a few players had other coaching
resources available to them, and this
significantly reduced the pressure on
my time. For example, Bojana
Mitrovic was accompanied by her
father, who is no weaker than I am,
and her score of 6.5/11 points speaks
volumes about this skill combination.
Sebastian Predescu achieved his own
fine score of 6.5/11 with only minimal
reliance upon my services; as he was
well served by the excellent advance
preparation of his coach IM Tom
OÕDonnell and his fatherÕs expertise in
deploying a powerful database to
prepare for his sonÕs opponents.
Michael BuscarÕs score of 6/11 reflects
his talent and the able assistance of
his friend, IM Mark Paragua from the
Philippines, who placed third in the
B16 Section. My son Samuel, together
with Joseph Lentini and Hao Yuan
Wang also benefited greatly from
Mark ParaguaÕs generosity in analyzing
their games. Andrei Moskvitch often
provided valuable help during times
of peak demand for my coaching
services by analyzing the games of
some of the younger players.
Dina Kagramanov was assisted by GM
Dimitry Tyomkin who visited
Oropesa during the first half of the
tournament. Nataliya Rodina was able
to discuss her games with her former
coach from the Ukraine who was in
Spain assisting the Ukrainian team.
Databases were generously made
available to players upon request by
Dr. Dilip Panjwani and Undriadri
Benggawan. Incidentally, Undriandri
also provided the valuable service of
maintaining a progress chart for the
entire Canadian contingent. I should
also mention that all of the parents
and guardians were most helpful and
cooperative, and this certainly
contributed to the success of our
players and greatly facilitated my task.
The player who achieved the most
impressive recovery after a slow start
was Erin Walker who, together with
Anne-Marie Charbonneau, represented
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
Canada in the G18 Section. Erin lost
her first four games, but then
demonstrated admirable inner
strength by embarking upon a
remarkable recovery, scoring five
points in her next seven games
without suffering another defeat.
Anne-Marie CharbonneauÕs pattern
was the reverse; she began very
strongly, but then faltered in some
difficult games. Undoubtedly her
experience at Oropesa del Mar will
serve her well in the future.
I would also like to comment briefly
on my job description of ÔCaptainÕ of
the Canadian team. This designation
was intended by the CFC to indicate
that my first responsibility was the
safety and well being of the Canadian
participants, particularly the players
who were not accompanied by a
parent or guardian. For this group of
six players I was the legal guardian.
My duties as coach are by definition
only secondary, although I was able to
devote almost all of my time to
analyzing games and offering
suggestions. I also conveniently
served as a volunteer arbiter in the
U18 section, as this allowed me to
observe the games directly, since all
others are denied admission.
Interestingly, the American team does
not allow any youth to participate
unless he or she is accompanied by a
parent or guardian. Given the litigious
nature of American society, the USCF
is acutely aware of the legal liability it
could face when a coach is given the
dual role of legal guardian. This policy
allowed their coaches to give their
undivided attention to coaching and
preparing their players, rather than on
the responsibilities of a guardian.
The World Youth Chess Festival is
hardly a profitable venture, but rather
designed to fill the otherwise empty
rooms of a resort hotel in the off
season. Anyone who is not a national
champion for his or her respective
age category pays approximately
$1,000 for accommodation and
transportation. This sum is rather large
by Spanish standards during the off
season, but it provides a mechanism
for the organizers whereby affluent
countries with very large contingents
subsidize poorer countries whose
national champions are the only
representatives and stay for free.
A further observation is that success
for the participants should not, in my
view, be measured solely in terms of
a playerÕs total points. While they are
indicators of current strength and
performance levels, the real measure
of successful participation is in the
international experience gained, and
in the relationships formed.
Rather than commenting on specific
games of our players which, with their
annotations, speak for themselves, I
shall discuss the one game from this
event that impressed me the most.
Notes by
Irwin Lipnowski
Navara, David
Vallejo Pons, Francisco
Oropesa del Mar
WYCF B18 (9), 2000
French: Tarrasch C06
Spanish GM Francisco Vallejo Pons
won the B18 Section, but lost here
against his younger Czech opponent
David Navara in a sensational game.
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.»d2 »f6 4.e5
»fd7 5.ºd3 c5 6.c3 »c6 7.»e2
cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 »xf6 10.0-0
ºd6 11.»f3 ½c7 12.ºg5 0-0
13.ºh4 »h5
So far we have followed standard
theory in this variation. WhiteÕs
strategic objective is to exchange his
bishop for its powerful counterpart on
d6 by 14.ºg3 etc, while Black strives
to prevent this with the text.
14.½c2 h6 15.ºg6 ¼xf3 16.gxf3
ºxh2+ 17.¾h1 »f4 18.»g3
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18Öºxg3
Although this move appears to be
clearly forced, there is a fascinating
story about this position, told to me
by GM Reynaldo Vera: one week
prior to this game, at the European
U20 Championship, Evgeny Gleizerov
from the Ukraine went on to win from
here with the far from obvious
18Ö½b6! The members of VallejoÕs
team in fact had this game in their
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database, but for some reason did not
paid any attention to it. Vera also told
me that Fritz6 finds 18Ö½b6 in less
than one minute! The point is that
after 19.¾xh2 Black regains a piece
by 19Ö»xd4 20.½b1 (to guard º/g6)
20Ö»xf3+ 21.¾h1 »xh4 with a
winning advantage.
19.fxg3 »xg6 20.½xg6 ½f7
21.½xf7+ ¾xf7 22.g4
White meets the threat 22Ög5 against
his bishop, but weÕll see later that the
move also has an offensive intent.
22Ö»xd4?
I asked GM Vera on the following day
about 22Ö»xd4 and he confirmed
that remarkably, this very plausible
move loses by force! GM Zilberman,
one of the coaches of the Israeli team,
also suggested the natural text when
asked what move Black should play
in this position. CanadaÕs IM Jean
Hebert suggested that Black may be
able to defend the position with
22Öºd7. White will try to penetrate
BlackÕs fortress with a rook on the c/
file after diverting the knight from c6,
but Black has Öa5 followed by Ö¼a6-
b6 to render it difficult, or perhaps
impossible, for White to ever play the
advance b4-b5.
23.¼ac1 »c6 24.b4 a6 25.a4 »xb4
26.¼c7+ ¾g8 27.g5 h5
Black fights to keep WhiteÕs second
rook from targeting the vulnerable ¹/
g7. On 27Öhxg5 WhiteÕs other rook
can reach g7 via the g/file.
28.¼fc1 »c6 29.g6
This pawn keeps BlackÕs king pinned
to the back rank.
29Öd4 30.ºg3 d3
BlackÕs brave efforts to divert the
second White rook by using his d/¹ as
bait are, alas, unsuccessful.
31.¼d1 e5 32.¼xd3 ºf5 33.¼b3
»d4 34.¼bxb7 »e6 35.¼e7 e4
36.ºe5 e3 37.¾g2 ¼c8 38.¼xg7+
The tactical culmination of WhiteÕs
single-minded attack on BlackÕs king.
38Ö»xg7 39.¼xg7+ ¾f8 40.¼f7+
¾g8
Black resigns, since 41.¼xf5 renders
Black defenseless against the threat of
42.¼xh5 and 43.¼h8+. I believe this
game speaks volumes about the
enormous progress in the quality of
play among the chess elite in the
world of youth chess.
Ø.
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Notes by with the beautiful point 25.½c2 ¼xf2!
Panjwani & Dixon 26.½xf2 ºe3.
25.½c2 ¼b6 26.b3 ºe6 27.½e2
¼fb8 28.½d3 ºe7 29.a4! ºxb3
Jacek, Tomasz
Panjwani, Raja 30.a5 e4 31.½e3
Oropesa del Mar White avoids 31.½xe4 d5 when
WYCF B10 (11), 2000 BlackÕs ¼/b6 gets out.
31Ö¼xa6 32.»xa6 ¼a8 33.»c7
ܗ———————Ü ¼c8 34.»xb5 ºxd1 35.¼xd1 ½b3
›ÜÝÜíÜÝôݜ 36.½e2
›áàÝÜáÜÝàœ White should have little trouble
›ÜÝÜÝèÝàïœ converting the extra pawn.
›ÝÜÝÜÝàßܜ 36Öd5 37.a6 ºc5 38.a7 ½a4
›ÜåÜÝÜÝÜߜ 39.¼xd5 ºxa7 40.»xa7 ½xa7
41.c4 h6 42.h3 ¼e8 43.½e3 ½c7
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No better is the exchange of queens
›ÜßÞíÜßÜݜ with 43Ö½xe3 44.fxe3 since Black
›ÝòÝÜÝÜÝêœ cannot hold on to ¹/e4 for long.
ܓ“““““““Ü 44.c5 ½c6 45.¼d6 ½c7 46.½d4
I had already calculated that Black ¾h7 47.¼d7 ½e5 48.c6 ½g5
now mates with 22Öºa2+ 23.¾a1
After 48Ö½xd4 49.¼xd4 ¼c8 50.¼c4
¼8d6 24.b3 ºxb3! 25.cxb3 ¼a6+
WhiteÕs king picks up ¹/e4.
26.¾b1 ¼aa2 but, like a magnet, my
hand went to the rook. 49.c7 ¼c8 50.½xe4+ ¾h8 51.½d4
¾h7 52.½d3+ ½g6 53.¼xg7+!
22Ö¼8d6 23.b3 ºxb3! 24.cxb3
¾xg7 54.½d7+ ½f7 55.½xc8 Ø.
¼6d3 25.ºd1 ¼a2! 26.h5 ¼dd2
27.ºc2 ¼dxc2?? Notes by
Caught up by the excitement, this Panjwani & Dixon
capture with the wrong rook costs
Black half a point. Instead 27Ö¼axc2!
28.hxg6 ¼b2+ 29.¾a1 ¼a2+ 30.¾b1 Panjwani, Raja
¼db2+ 31.¾c1 »d3+ 32.¾d1 ¼a1# Andreikine, Dmitri
mates beautifully. Oropesa del Mar
28.¼d1! ¼cb2+ 29.¾c1 ¼c2+ Ú. WYCF B10 (2), 2000
English: Botvinnik A36
Notes by
Nataliya Rodina 1.e4 c5 2.c4 »c6 3.»c3 d6 4.g3 g6
5.ºg2 ºg7 6.»ge2 ºg4 7.f3
We have landed in the Botvinnik
Rodina, Nataliya System of the English from a Sicilian
Tidman, Sophie move order, which can occasionally
Oropesa del Mar be an effective transpositional device
WYCF G16 (10), 2000 since Black is by no means obligated
to play into this variation after 1.c4.
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7Öºd7 8.0-0 e6 9.d3 »ge7
›ÜíÜÝÜíÜõœ 10.»b5!? »c8
›ÝÜÝðÝÜáàœ Another option is to play for a
›æÝÜáÜÝÜݜ hedgehog setup with 10Ö½b8
›ÝàÝÜáÜéܜ followed by 11Öa6 and 12Ö0-0.
›ÜãèÝîÝÜݜ 11.ºf4 »e5 12.ºxe5 ºxe5
›ÝÜßÜÝÜÝܜ Black can consider the strange looking
›ÞßÜÝÜßÞߜ 12Ödxe5!? to control square/d4 and
prepare for Ö»d6. After 13.f4 a6
›ëÜÝêÝÜóܜ 14.»bc3 »d6 15.fxe5 ºxe5 16.¾h1
ܓ“““““““Ü 0-0 17.d4 cxd4 18.»xd4 b5! Black has
24Ö½f7? good play.
After this mistake White gets the 13.d4 cxd4 14.f4! ºg7 15.»bxd4
upper hand. Much better is 24Ö½a7! »e7
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
The daring 15Ö½b6!? is best met by
16.¾h1 e5 (16Ö½xb2 17.½d3! ½b6
18.¼ab1 ½c7 19.e5! d5 20.cxd5 exd5
21.ºxd5 is very good for White)
17.fxe5 dxe5 18.»b3 and White is in
control after 19.c5
16.¾h1 ½b6 17.½d2 0-0-0?!
Black should prefer the other wing to
shelter his king. White is very well
organized for a direct attack on the
queenside.
18.¼ac1 ¾b8 19.¼c3! e5 20.¼b3!
½c5 21.»c2 h5 22.»b4! ¾a8
Black doesnÕt miss the fork 23.»a6+.
23.»d5 ¼he8 24.¼c1 ¼c8
Worse is 24Ö¼b8? 25.¼b5! ½c8
(25Öºxb5 26.cxb5 ½f2 27.»c7#)
26.»b6+! axb6 27.¼a5+ and mates.
25.¼b5! ºxb5 26.cxb5 ½xc1+?
Black decides to give up his queen to
relieve the pressure. However, better
chances for survival are offered by
26Ö½xb5 27.¼xc8+ ¼xc8 28.»xe7
¼c5 29.»c3 ½d7 30.»7d5 exf4!
31.gxf4 ºxc3! 32.»xc3 f6.
27.»xc1 »xd5 28.exd5 h4 29.»e2
hxg3 30.hxg3 e4 31.ºh3 f5 32.g4
¼h8 33.¾g2 ¼cg8! 34.»g3 ºf6
35.g5! ºg7 36.½b4?
Easier is 36.ºxf5! gxf5 37.»xf5 with a
huge bind, since 37Öºf8 38.½c2!
¾b8 39.½xe4 ¾c7 40.½e6! puts
Black into zugzwang. The text gives
Black an opportunity for a strong
counter attack.
36Ö¼c8 37.»xe4 ¼c2+ 38.»f2
¼e8 39.½xd6 ºd4! 40.½xg6
¼xf2+ 41.¾g3 ¼e3+
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›áàÝÜÝÜÝܜ
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝîݜ
›ÝÞÝÞÝàßܜ
›ÜÝÜéÜßÜݜ
›ÝÜÝÜíÜóæœ
›ÞßÜÝÜíÜݜ
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝܜ
ܓ“““““““Ü
42.¾h4??
Tragically, this error throws away my
last hopes against an opponent who
would go on to capture the silver
medal! Instead 42.¾xf2! ¼e6+ 43.¾f3
¼xg6 44.ºxf5 gives White good
chances for at least a draw. WhiteÕs
passed pawns and the distant
placement of BlackÕs king provide
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
sufficient compensation for the rook
after 44Ö¼g8 (misplacing the rook
with 44Ö¼d6 45.ºe6 ºxb2 46.¾e4
looks worse) 45.ºe6 ¼h8 46.b3 ¾b8
47.¾e4 ºc3 48.d6! ºb4 49.¾d5 with
a difficult and unclear position.
42Ö¼xf4+ 43.ºg4 ¼xg4+ 44.¾h5
¼h3# Ù.
Notes by
Jean Hebert
Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas
Vicol, D
Oropesa del Mar
WYCF B12 (9), 2000
Nimzo-Indian E10
1.d4 »f6 2.»f3 e6 3.c4 »c6!?
Although this developing move is
sometimes played by respectable
Masters, it nevertheless blocks ¹/c7
and renders BlackÕs position less
flexible. In practice it means that your
path to a playable position is now
somewhat narrower and requires
more precision.
4.»c3 ºb4
Black merely produces a QueenÕs
Gambit type of position with a
misplaced »/c6 after 4Öd5?! 5.ºg5.
5.½c2 0-0 6.ºg5
WhiteÕs most principled move is 6.e4
to seize the center.
6Öh6 7.ºd2
Thomas saw in time that 7.ºh4 runs
into 7Ög5 8.ºg3 g4. White has lost a
tempo with the text, but this is not a
big deal since 6Öh6 does not help
BlackÕs development and can prove
to be a weakness later on.
7Öd5 8.e3 ºxc3?!
Why trade without any provocation?
More useful looks 8Ö¼e8 or 8Öa5.
9.bxc3!?
More pawns towards the center, but
9.ºxc3 has the advantage of keeping
square/e5 under stricter control.
9Ö¼e8 10.ºe2 »e7
Since 10Öe5 11.cxd5 ½xd5 12.c4
½e4 13.½xe4 »xe4 14.d5 »xd2
15.¾xd2 looks like a rather pleasant
endgame for White, Black abandons
all hopes for the freeing advance Öe5.
11.0-0 c6
The only good thing about this move
is in allowing Ö½a5 although it isnÕt
clear what the queen is doing there?!
12.ºc1!
Quite an impressive move for such a
young player! The bishop has no
future on d2, and so it goes back to
make room for the knight, which can
support central expansion with f3 and
e4 from its post on d2.
12Ö½a5 13.»d2 »g6 14.ºd3
Another logical follow up is 14.f4! to
smother square/e5 and prevent Öe5.
14Ö»h4
Black does not have many attractive
options. For example, insufficient for
equality is 14Öe5 15.ºxg6 fxg6
16.cxd5 »xd5 17.c4.
15.f3?!
White keeps a spatial advantage and
long term prospects for the two
bishops with 15.f4 »f5 16.¼e1.
15Öe5 16.»b3 ½c7 17.e4
ܗ———————Ü
›ìÝèÝìÝôݜ
›áàñÜÝàáܜ
›ÜÝàÝÜåÜáœ
›ÝÜÝàáÜÝܜ
›ÜÝÞßÞÝÜåœ
›ÝâßæÝÞÝܜ
›ÞÝîÝÜÝÞߜ
›ëÜçÜÝêóܜ
ܓ“““““““Ü
17Ödxe4?!
Vicol wants to make use of square/g4
for tactical purposes, but these ideas
just donÕt work. However, quite
unclear is 17Öºe6! 18.dxe5 ½xe5
19.f4 ½h5 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.f5 (or
21.e5 »e4) 21Ödxe4! 22.ºe2 »f3+
23.ºxf3 (Black really wins after
23.gxf3 ºxf5!!) 23Öºxb3 24.axb3
exf3 and Black is much better.
18.fxe4 »g4?
A complete miscalculation that leads
to a decisive loss of time. Black
should instead settle for a playable
game after 18Ö»g6 since 19.ºxh6?
(perhaps the exchange sacrifice
19.¼xf6 gxf6 20.ºxh6 gives White
enough compensation) 19Ö»g4
20.ºc1 exd4 21.g3 dxc3 22.½xc3
»4e5 leaves Black slightly better.
19.h3 »f6 20.½f2 »g6 21.ºxh6!
Black temporarily regains the pawn,
but his position is ruined for good.
21Ö»xe4 22.ºxe4 gxh6 23.½g3
¾h7 24.h4
31
Good enough, but there is a much
simpler win with 24.¼f6 ¼g8 25.¼af1.
24Öf5 25.¼xf5! ºxf5 26.ºxf5 ½f7
27.½g4
Again second best. Crushing is 27.¼f1
h5 28.ºe4 ½g7 29.½g5.
27Öh5 28.½xh5+ ¾g7 29.½g4
Unfortunately ThomasÕ experienced
opponent now displayed very poor
sportsmanship by playing on for far
too many movesÖ
29Öexd4 30.h5 ¼f8 31.»xd4 ¼ae8
32.½xg6+ ½xg6 33.ºxg6 ¼e5
34.¼f1 ¼xf1+ 35.¾xf1 ¼a5 36.g4
¼xa2 37.g5 ¼a5 38.»e6+ ¾h8
39.c5 ¼a4 40.ºf7 b6 41.g6 ¼g4
42.h6 bxc5 43.g7+ ¾h7 44.g8½+
¼xg8 45.ºxg8+ ¾xh6 46.ºf7 c4
47.¾e2 a5 48.¾d2 a4 49.¾c2 a3
50.¾b1 c5 51.¾a2 ¾h7 52.¾xa3
¾h8 53.¾a4 ¾h7 54.¾b5 ¾h6
55.¾xc5 ¾h7 56.¾xc4 ¾h6
57.¾d5 ¾h7 58.c4 ¾h6 59.c5
¾h7 60.c6 ¾h8 61.c7 ¾h7
62.c8½ ¾h6 63.½h8# Ø.
Notes by
Ronak Kapadia
Peulic, Bojan
Kapadia, Ronak
Oropesa del Mar
WYCF B16 (5), 2000
ܗ———————Ü
›ôíÜÝÜÝÜݜ
›áàÝêÝîÝܜ
›ÜÝÜÝÜéÜݜ
›ÝÜÝÜÝÞÝܜ
›ÞÝàÝÜÝÜݜ
›ÝÜßÜÝÜÝܜ
›òßÜÝÜÝÜݜ
›ÝÜÝÜñÜÝܜ
ܓ“““““““Ü
44Öºxc3?
Unfortunately, I missed WhiteÕs reply
and only looked at 45.bxc3 ½xc3
which wins for Black. Instead, Black
wins comfortably with 44Ö½e8!
45.¼xb7!
Now 45Ö¼xb7 (45Öºd4?? 46.¼xb8+
¾xb8 47.½g8+! ¾b7 48.½d5+ picks
up the bishop; while 45Ö½e3
46.¼xb8+ ¾xb8 47.½g8+ ¾b7
48.½d5+ wins for White) 46.½g8+
¼b8 47.½d5+ draws by repetition.
Ú.
32
Notes by 11.0-0 »c6 12.b3 ºf6 13.¼c1 ½e7
Hao Yuan Wang 14.»e4 ¼d8 15.½e1 ºb2 16.¼b1
ºe5 17.f4 ºc7 18.ºe3 »d5
Wang, Hao Yuan The apparently more active 19.ºc5 is
Costa Ferrer, A bad because of the simple 19Öºb6.
Oropesa del Mar 19.ºf2 f5 20.»c3 »f6 21.»e3
WYCF B14, 2000 ºa5 22.»c4 ºb4 23.a3
ܗ———————Ü ܗ———————Ü
›ÜÝÜíÜÝôíœ ›ìÝèíÜÝôݜ
›áàÝÜñÜáàœ
›ÝÜÝÜñàáäœ
›àáÜÝÜÝÜᜠ›ÜÝäÝàåÜݜ
›ÝÜáÞéÞßêœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝàÝܜ
›ÜÝÞÝàÝÜߜ ›ÜéâÝÜßÜݜ
›ÝÜÝÜçÜÝܜ ›ßÞãÜÝÜßܜ
›ÜÝÜÝÞçæߜ
›ÞßæÝÜïòݜ
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝêœ ›ÝêÝÜïêóܜ
ܓ“““““““Ü ܓ“““““““Ü
I was startled by this move, which
32.gxh6
seems to just give up a pawn for
Somewhere White has lost the thread nothing. However, based on the
of the game. Much stronger here is to purely practical consideration of time
add the queenside to BlackÕs many management, I decided to decline the
problems with 32.b4. offering out of hand. As it turns out,
32Ö»f6 33.¼g5 ¼xh6 34.¾f1 ¾f8 23Öºxa3 24.»xa3 ½xa3 25.b4 »d5
In time trouble both kings decide to 26.ºxd5 exd5 27.»b5 ½a4 28.»c7
make a dash for safer quarters. ¼b8 29.b5 gives White positional
compensation for the pawn.
35.¼hg1 ¼h7 36.½g2 ¼xh4
37.¼xg7 ¾e8 38.ºa4+ b5 39.cxb5 23Öºc5 24.ºxc5?!
¾d7 40.bxa6+ ¾c7 After this exchange the initiative
Although White is still winning, I passes to Black. Better is 24.h3 to
couldnÕt help but wonder how my prevent the exursion Ö»g4.
bind on BlackÕs position out of the 24Ö½xc5+ 25.½f2? »d4
opening could have led to such a Now White loses a pawn due to the
mess later in the game. Fortunately, dual threats of 26Ö»g4 and 26Ö»xb3.
my opponent blunders immediately
26.e3 »xb3 27.½e2 »a5 28.»xa5
after the time controlÖ
½xa5 29.½c4 ºd7 30.ºxb7?
41.½d2 ºd4? 42.½a5+ ¾d6?
Black has set a rather transparent trap
43.ºxd4 cxd4 44.½b4+ Ø.
based on the alignment of WhiteÕs
Notes by pieces in the c/file.
Hao Yuan Wang 30Ö¼ac8 31.ºxc8 ¼xc8 32.½d4
¼xc3
Barnaure, V BlackÕs advantage is decisive in view
Wang, Hao Yuan of WhiteÕs kingside weaknesses.
Oropesa del Mar 33.¼b8+ ¾f7 34.¼b7 ¼c7 35.¼fb1
a6 36.½d6 ¼xb7 37.¼xb7 ½a4
WYCF B14, 2000 38.¼a7 a5 39.½d2 ½b5
Nimzo-Indian E20
Lines like 40.¼xa5 (or 40.½xa5 ½b1+
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 e6 3.»c3 ºb4 41.¾g2 ¾g6) 40Ö½b1+ 41.¾g2 ºc6+
4.»f3 c5 5.g3 0-0 6.ºg2 cxd4 42.¾h3 ½f1 43.¾h4 ½f3 prove that
7.»xd4 d5 8.cxd5 »xd5 9.ºd2 BlackÕs ¹/a5 is not easily digested.
»b6 10.»c2 ºe7
40.½e1 a4 41.½b4 ½c6 42.¼b7
Black is perhaps a little worse out of ¾g6 43.½b2 ½f3 Ù.
the opening, if only because his light
squared bishop cannot be easily
developed. However, White fails to
continue optimally, and actually drifts
into a passive position.
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
 Notes by 32Öe6 33.½f6?! ¼cf7 34.½d4 11Öh5 12.h3 h4 13.ºg5 ¼b8 14.½e1
Yamei Wang Here 34.½d8+ ¼f8 35.½xd6 backfires b5 15.»xb5 ºxb5 16.cxb5 ¼xb5
dramatically after 35Ö½xg2+ 36.¼xg2 17.»d4 ¼b6 18.»c6.
Wang, Yamei ¼f1+ 37.¼g1 ¼fxg1#. Now Black 12.»g3 »a4 13.h4 »xc3 14.½xc3
Machalova, Veronika simplifies into a won ¾+¹ endgame. b5 15.c5!
Oropesa del Mar 34Ö½xg2+ 35.¼xg2 ¼f1+ 36.½g1 This typical SŠmisch reaction stops
WYCF G14 (7), 2000 ¼xg1+ 37.¾xg1 ¼xg2+ 38.¾xg2 BlackÕs counterplay dead in its tracks.
¾f7 39.¾f3 ¾f6 40.¾e4 d5+ 15Ödxc5 16.ºxc5 ¼c8 17.h5 »e8?
ܗ———————Ü 41.¾f4 e5+ 42.¾g4 ¾e6 43.¾g5
A tougher Black defense is 17Öºh6+!
›ÜÝÜÝìÝÜݜ d4 44.cxd4 exd4 45.¾f4 ¾d5
18.¾b1 (18.ºe3?? c6! 19.d6 »d5!
46.¾f3 ¾e5 47.¾e2 ¾e4 48.¾d2
›áèíÜñàõܜ d3 49.¾e1 ¾e3 50.¾d1 d2 51.b3 20.exd5 cxd5 21.ºxh6 ¼xc3+
›ÜáÜÝÜÝàᜠb4 Ù. 22.bxc3 ½xd6 is a nice refutation)
›ÝÜÝàßÜÝܜ 18Öºf4 19.»e2 b4 20.½b3 ºg5.
›ÜÝÜÝÜãÜݜ Notes by 18.½d2 »d6 19.¾b1
Thomas Roussel-
›ßÜÝÜÝÜïܜ Roozmon White carefully avoids problems in
the c/file if Black plays 19Öc6.
›ÜßÜëÜßÞߜ
19Öb4 20.ºe3
›ÝÜÝêÝÜóܜ Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas
ܓ“““““““Ü Steel, Henry In order to convert his advantage,
White has to eliminate º/g7.
28Ö½xe5 Oropesa del Mar
20Öºb5 21.ºh6 ºh8 22.hxg6
Black just couldnÕt resist the free WYCF B12 (11), 2000 hxg6
pawn and neglected to look further. King’s Indian: Sämisch E81
29.¼e2 ½d4 30.»h5+ ¾f8? ܗ———————Ü
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 g6 3.»c3 ºg7 4.e4
Black is also lost after the more d6 5.f3 ›ìñìÝÜÝôéœ
resilient defense 30Ö¾h7 31.»f6+ The SŠmisch Variation against the
›ÝÜáÜÝàÝܜ
½xf6 32.¼xe8. KingÕs Indian Defense appeals to me ›ÜÝÜåÜÝàçœ
31.½d6+ ¼ce7 32.¼xd4 Ø. because White can attack on both ›áèÝÞáÜÝܜ
Notes by
sides of the board. ›ÜáÜÝÞÝÞݜ
Anne-Marie
5Ö0-0 6.ºe3 »bd7 ›ÝÜÝÜÝÞãܜ
Charbonneau At this juncture 6Öe5 and 6Ö»c6 are ›ÞßÜïÜÝÜݜ
more popular. The idea behind the
text is to play Öe5 and then Ö»c5 in
›ÝòÝêÝæÝêœ
Gorlin, Y response to WhiteÕs advance d5. If ܓ“““““““Ü
Charbonneau, Anne-Marie White omits g4 on the kingside, Black 23.½g5
Oropesa del Mar has Ö»e8 and Öf5 with an attack on Other convincing winning lines are
WYCF G18, 2000 WhiteÕs ¹/e4. 23.ºf8 ¾xf8 24.¼xh8+ ¾e7 25.½g5+;
ܗ———————Ü 7.»ge2 e5 8.d5 a5 9.½d2 »c5 and 23.½h2 b3 24.ºg5 bxa2+ 25.¾a1
10.0-0-0 ºg7 26.ºe7 f6 27.½h7+ ¾f7 28.¼h6.
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝôݜ
Now White is ready for his attack on 23Öºa4 24.ºf8! »e8 25.½h6 ºf6
›áÜíÜáÜíàœ the kingside with g4 and h4-h5 etc. 26.ºe7! ºxd1 27.½h7# Ø.
›ÜÝÜáÜáèïœ 10Öºd7?
›ÝàñÞÝÜÝܜ The start of a bad plan, since BlackÕs
Notes by

›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜݜ queenside play is too slow. Instead

Anne-Marie
Charbonneau
›ÝÜßÜÝæëܜ Black can reach a roughly balanced
›ÞßÜÝÜÝêߜ position with 10Ö»e8!? 11.g4 (11.h4?!
Charbonneau, Anne-Marie
h5 12.g4 hxg4 13.fxg4 ºxg4 14.ºg2
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝòœ a4 15.¼dg1 »f6 is unclear) 11Ö½h4!
Van der Merwe, R
ܓ“““““““Ü (11Öf5? 12.gxf5 gxf5 13.¼g1 ½h4 Oropesa del Mar
27.ºe4 [13Ö»f6? 14.ºxc5 dxc5 15.½g5«] WYCF G18, 2000
Much more critical is 27.h4!! ½c4 14.»g3 f4 15.ºxc5 dxc5 16.»f5 ºxf5 Kings’ Indian E61
28.¾h2 and Black has no checks. 17.exf5 ¼xf5 18.»e4 ½e7 19.ºh3
¼h5 20.ºe6+ ¾h8 21.¼g2 is better 1.d4 »f6 2.c4 g6 3.»c3 ºg7
27Öf5 28.ºxf5 ½xd5 29.ºxg6 4.ºg5 d6 5.»f3 0-0 6.e3 »bd7
for White, whose pieces are better
½d1+ 30.¼g1 ½d5+ 31.ºe4 7.ºe2 e5 8.0-0 c6 9.b4 ½c7
coordinated) 12.»g3 f6 13.g5 f5
½xe4+ 32.¼3g2 10.¼c1 a6
14.exf5 ºxf5 15.»xf5 ¼xf5 16.ºe2.
White goes too far and should have Black has more play after 10Öa5.
11.g4 ½b8?
settled for a draw with 32.¼1g2 ½e1+
Black continues with his plan, but his 11.½b3 ¼e8 12.¼fd1 »b6 13.c5
33.¼g1 ½e4+.
position is already difficult considering dxc5 14.dxc5 »bd5 15.»d2

En Passant No 166 — February 2001 33

 ܗ———————Ü 36.ºxd4 ¼f7 37.¼b3 ºe7 38.¼c3
¾d7 39.ºc5 ºf6? 40.ºxf5+ ¾d8
›ìÝèÝìÝôݜ 41.ºb6+ Ø.
›ÝàñÜÝàéàœ
›àÝàÝÜåàݜ Notes by
›ÝÜßäáÜçܜ Thomas Roussel-
Roozmon
›ÜßÜÝÜÝÜݜ
›ÝîãÜßÜÝܜ Thiruchelvam, Thirmurugan
›ÞÝÜãæßÞߜ Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas
›ÝÜëêÝÜóܜ Oropesa del Mar
ܓ“““““““Ü WYCF B12 (10), 2000
Ideally, White would like to eliminate
one Black knight with ºxf6 and the ܗ———————Ü
other by exchanging with »xd5. ›ÜÝÜíÜíôݜ
Finally, WhiteÕs remaining knight is ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜáàœ
maneuvered to the outpost on d6 or ›ÜñÜÝÜÝÜݜ
possibly b6.
›ëàÝÜßàÝܜ
15Öºe6 16.ºc4 »xc3 17.½xc3
»d5 18.½b3 a5 19.a3 axb4 ›ÜßàéÜßÜݜ
20.axb4 f6? 21.e4 fxg5 22.exd5 ›ÝÜÝÜÝîÝܜ
cxd5 23.ºxd5 ½f7 ›ÜÝæÝÜÝÞߜ
BlackÕs pawn structure has been ›ÝÜÝÜëÜÝòœ
seriously compromised, and WhiteÕs ܓ“““““““Ü
pawn advantage on the queenside is
White has the initiative because of his
very dangerous. The remainder is not
passed ¹/e5.
too difficult.
27Ög6!!
24.ºxe6 ½xe6 25.½xe6+ ¼xe6
26.¼a1 ¼xa1 27.¼xa1 e4 28.¼a8+ Far less original than the text is
¾f7 29.»c4 ¾e7 30.¼a7 ¼a6 27Öºc5 28.½c3 ºd4 29.½h3 ºf2
31.¼xb7+ ¾d8 32.g3 ºd4 33.»d6 30.¼ea1 g6 with equal chances.
e3 34.fxe3 ºxe3+ 35.¾f1 h5 28.e6 ¼fe8 29.e7 ¾g7!
36.¼g7 ¼a4 37.c6 ºb6? 38.¼d7# White has obviously missed the idea
Ø. behind BlackÕs 27th move, and
Notes by probably anticipated only 29Ö¼d7?
30.¼a8; or 29Ö¼c8? 30.½d5+ ¾g7
Tiffany Tang 31.¼e6; or 29Ö¾f7? 30.exd8»+!
which all win easily for White.
Tang, Tiffany 30.ºxf5
Pitonakova,A
Black is also much better in the
Oropesa del Mar complications after 30.¼e5!? ¼d7
WYCF G10 (9), 2000 31.¼axb5 (31.¼exb5? ¼dxe7!)
31Ö½d6 32.¼bd5 (32.¼e1 ¼dxe7
ܗ———————Ü 33.¼xe7+ ¼xe7 34.¼b7 ½xb4!¬)
›ìÝèéÜÝôݜ 32Ö½xb4 33.¼xd7 ºxe5 34.½e3 ºf6.
›ÝàÝìÝÜÝàœ
30Öºf6
›ÜÝÜáäÝàݜ Naturally, Black avoids 30Ögxf5
›ÝÞáÜáàÝܜ 31.½g3+ when White protects the
›ÜÝâÝÜÝÜݜ rook with tempo. After the text Black
clearly has the initiative in spite of the
›ßÜÝÞßÜßæœ opposite colored bishops, and White
›ÜÝÜÝÜßÜߜ
suffers badly from the weakness of his
›ÝêçÜëÜóܜ back rank and vulnerable ¹/b4.
ܓ“““““““Ü 31.ºe6 ºxe7
My opponent must have overlooked In time trouble I couldnÕt be sure that
the problems she will have with her
31Ö¼xe7 32.f5 gxf5 33.½g3+ ¾h8
king when White opens the position. 34.ºxf5 ½d6 35.¼f1 (35.¼xe7? ½xe7
28Ö¾f7? 29.e4 »d4 30.¾g2 ¾e6 36.h3 ºd4! 37.¼xb5 ½e2 38.¾h2 ½f1
31.ºb2 d5 32.exf5+ gxf5 33.»xe5 39.h4 ¼g8) 35Ö½xb4 36.¼a6 ½c3
¼g7 34.»f3+ ¾d6 35.»xd4 cxd4 also wins for Black.
32.f5
WhiteÕs best practical chance, since
32.¼e5 ºf6 33.¼axb5 ½d4 loses fast.
32Öºxb4 33.f6+
The weakness of WhiteÕs back rank is
very prominent in the line 33.fxg6?
¼f8! 34.½h5 hxg6 35.½e5+ ¾h7
36.¼xb5 ºxe1.
33Ö¾h8?
WhiteÕs reply is easily missed in time
trouble, but Black still wins. More
efficient is 33Ö¾f8! 34.½f4 (34.½h3
h5) 34Öºd2 35.½h4 ¼xe6¬.
34.¼a8! ¼xa8
White hopes for the perpetual after
34Öºxe1? 35.f7 ½xe6 36.¼xd8 ¼xd8
37.f8½+ ¼xf8 38.½xf8+.
35.f7 ¼xe6?
Again the clock exacts a price, as
Black misses the winning alternative
35Ö½d4! (or 35Ö½xe6 36.fxe8½+
½xe8 37.¼xe8+ ¼xe8) 36.fxe8½+
¼xe8 37.½c6 ¼f8 38.¼b1 c3. Now
White escapes with a forced draw;
what a disappointment!?
36.½xa8+ ¾g7 37.½g8+ ¾f6
38.f8½+ ºxf8 39.½xf8+ ¾g5
40.h4+ ¾h5
But not 40Ö¾xh4? 41.½h6+ ¾g4
42.½h3+ and White wins.
41.½f3+ ¾h6 42.½f8+ ¾h5
43.½f3+ Ú.
Notes by
Samuel
Lipnowski
Lipnowski, Samuel
Lopez, Sanchez
Oropesa del Mar
WYCF B16 (7), 2000
English: Symmetrical A36
1.c4 c5 2.»c3 »c6 3.g3 g6 4.ºg2
ºg7 5.d3 e5 6.»f3 »ge7 7.ºg5 f6
8.ºd2 0-0 9.0-0 h6 10.a3 d6
11.¼b1 ¼b8 12.b4 b6 13.b5
WhiteÕs queenside play is neutralized
completely after 13.bxc5 bxc5.
Instead White concentrates on his
opponentÕs weak light squares, and
later breaks in on the a/file.
13Ö»a5 14.»e1 ºb7
This move is positionally suspect,
since Black will suffer on the light
squares.
15.ºxb7 »xb7 16.»g2 f5

34 En Passant No 166 — février 2001

Unfortunately Black cannot prevent
WhiteÕs occupation of square/d5 with
a knight, since 16Öd5 17.cxd5 »xd5
18.½b3! loses a piece.
17.»e3 g5 18.»ed5 »g6 19.a4 f4
20.»e4 ½d7 21.a5 »d8 22.axb6
axb6 23.¼a1 »e6 24.ºc3 »d4
25.ºxd4 exd4
BlackÕs only really well placed piece
has been eliminated.
26.¼a6 ½d8 27.f3 ¼b7 28.g4
White wants to preempt any Black
kingside play by building an
impenetrable fortress for his king.
28Ö»e7 29.»xe7+ ½xe7 30.½b3
¼f7 31.¼fa1
Even though I have complete control
of the a/file, there is no concrete way
to break into BlackÕs position.
31Ö½d7 32.¼1a4 ºf6 33.½a2
ºd8 34.¼a8 ¾g7 35.¼4a6 h5
Black takes advantage of the stable
position in the center to mount some
counterplay on the kingside.
36.h3 hxg4 37.hxg4 ¾g6 38.¾f2
¼h7 39.¾e1 ¼h1+ 40.¾d2
Nimzovich once referred to such
travels of the monarchy as ÔKšnigs
PromenadenÕ. Quite simply, here
WhiteÕs king is much safer in the
center than on the kingside.
40Ö¼h7 41.½a1 ¼e7 42.½h1 ¼h7
43.½b1 ¼e7 44.¼a1 ¼h7 45.½a2
¼h8 46.½a6 ¼h7
ܗ———————Ü
›êÝÜéÜÝÜݜ
›ÝìÝðÝÜÝìœ
›îáÜáÜÝôݜ
›ÝÞáÜÝÜáܜ
›ÜÝÞáâáÞݜ
›ÝÜÝÞÝÞÝܜ
›ÜÝÜóÞÝÜݜ
›ëÜÝÜÝÜÝܜ
ܓ“““““““Ü
47.½xb7!
White gets ¼+º+¹ for his queen, but
more importantly, White has taken
the initial step of penetrating into the
heart of BlackÕs position. WhiteÕs
rooks soon become very powerful.
47Ö½xb7 48.¼xd8 ¼d7 49.¼g8+
Here 49.»xd6 ½c7 50.¼xd7 (but not
50.¼g8+ ¾h7 51.¼xg5 ¼xd6 52.¼h1+
¼h6!) ½xd7 transposes to the text.
49Ö¼g7 50.»xd6 ½d7!
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
BlackÕs queen needs to step carefully, ܗ———————Ü
since 50Ö½c7 or 50Ö½e7 meet with
a decisive knight fork on e8 or f5.
›ÜÝôÝìÝÜíœ
51.¼xg7+ ¾xg7 52.»f5+?
›ÝàáÜÝÜÝàœ
›àåÜáÜÝÜݜ
A critical error. White wins quite easily
after 52.»e4 ¾g6 53.¼a6 ½c7 54.¼a8 ›ÝÜÝÜÝèáܜ
against a helplessly tied up Black ›ÜÝÞßðÝÜݜ
queen and king. ›ÝâïêáÜÝܜ
52Ö¾f6 53.¼h1 ½a7 54.¼h6+ ›ÞßÜÝÞÝÞߜ
¾e5 55.¾e1
›ÝÜóÜÝæëܜ
A sober decision. BlackÕs king has ܓ“““““““Ü
stepped into a mating net, but White 23Ö½h4
first needs to remove his own king
from the threat of perpetual check. Now Black wins material in all lines.
55Ö½c7 24.g3 ½xh2 25.¼d1 ½xg1 26.ºh3
½f2 27.ºxf5+
[ ? There is really no escaping the
inevitable after WhiteÕs mistake on Also hopeless is 26.¼f1 ºxh3 28.¼xf2
move 52, since Black can cash in his exf2 29.»d2 f1½.
remaining chips here with 55Ö½a1+ 27Ö½xf5 28.c5 dxc5 29.dxc5
56.¾f2 ½g1+! and stalemate. Ed.] ¼d8?! 30.»d4
56.¼g6 ½h7 57.¼xg5 ½h1+ Because of this reply the simple
58.¾f2 ½h2+ 59.¾e1 ½g1+ 29Ö»d5 or 29Ö»d7 would have been
60.¾d2 ¾f6 61.¼h5 ½b1! more circumspect for Black. White
62.¼h6+ ¾f7 63.»d6+ ¾g7 saw that 30.cxb6 ¼xd1+ 31.¾xd1
64.»f5+ ¾f7 65.¼h7+ ¾g6 ½b1+ followed by 32Ö¼d8 wins for
66.¼h6+ ¾f7 67.»d6+ ¾g7 68.g5 Black, as does 30.¼xd8+ ¼xd8
½b4+ 69.¾c2 ½a4+ Ú. 31.cxb6 ½f1+ 32.¾c2 ½d1#.
30Ö»a4
Notes by
Olya Shishkina Black still wins after 31.»xf5 »xc3
32.bxc3 but White playsÖ
31.½xe3? ½xc5+ 32.¾b1 ¼he8
Erdensteg, Bactak
33.½f2 ½b6 34.¼d2 »c3+ 35.¾a1
Shishkina, Olya
¼xe2 36.½f5+ ¾b8 37.»c6+ bxc6
Oropesa del Mar 38.¼xd8+ ¾a7 Ù.
WYCF G16, 2000
Dutch: Leningrad A85 Notes by
Roman
1.d4 f5 2.c4 g6 3.»c3 »f6 4.ºg5 Jiganchine
ºg7 5.½d2 d6 6.»f3 »bd7 7.ºh6
ºxh6 8.½xh6 e5 9.»g5 ½e7
Jiganchine, Roman
10.»b5
Seel, C
WhiteÕs frivolous handling of her
Oropesa del Mar
knights ultimately hands several
development tempi back to Black, WYCF B18 (3), 2000
who easily meets the transparent Grünfeld D93
threats White has in mind. 1.d4 »f6 2.c4 g6 3.»c3 d5 4.»f3
10Ö»b6 11.»f3 a6 12.»a3 e4 ºg7 5.ºf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 ½a5
13.»d2 »g4 14.½f4 g5 15.½g3 f4 8.¼c1 dxc4 9.ºxc4 ½xc5 10.»b5
16.½c3 e3 ½b4+
The tide has definitely turned! Also The theoretical 10Öºe6 (only not
good for Black is 16Ö»xf2. 10Ö»c6?? 11.ºxf7+) closes the
17.fxe3 »xe3 18.»c2 ºf5 important a2-g8 diagonal and gives
19.»xe3 fxe3 20.»b3 0-0-0 White compensation after 11.ºxe6
21.0-0-0 ½e4 22.¼d3 ½xb5 12.ºc4 ½xb2 13.0-0.
Although 22.½d3 is perhaps a bit 11.»d2 »e4 12.»c7
better than the text, Black plays A logical decision. White simply wants
22Ö½f4 followed by a devastating to pick up the rook, and hopes that
queenside pawn storm. his material advantage prevails over
22Ö¼de8 23.¼g1 BlackÕs initiative.
35
12Öºxb2? (threatening 38.¼g4) 37Ö¾f5 38.g4+ Notes by
¾g6 39.¼d3! ºe6 40.¼xd7 ºxd7 Yamei Wang
ܗ———————Ü 41.ºe3 b5 42.ºb6 a4 43.¾c3 ºxg4
›ìåèÝÜíôݜ 44.ºc7.
›áàãÜáàÝàœ 37Ö¾f5 38.¼d4 ¾e6 39.¼d2?! ¼f7
Wang, Yamei
Bianchini, Aurora
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝàݜ 40.¼e2+ ¾d6 41.ºe5+ ¾c5
Oropesa del Mar
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝܜ 42.¼d2 ¼f3 43.¼c2+ ¾b5 44.¼c3
WYCF G14 (5), 2000
¼f2+ 45.¼c2 ¼f5 46.ºd4 ºf3
›ÜñæÝäçÜݜ
›ÝÜÝÜßÜÝܜ
47.¼c3 ܗ———————Ü
›ÞéÜãÜßÞߜ
I doubt that WhiteÕs position can be ›ÜíÜñìéôݜ
saved at this point, since Black should
›ÝÜëîóÜÝêœ be able to execute a winning plan of
›ÝàáÜÝàÝܜ
ܓ“““““““Ü surrounding either WhiteÕs weak ¹/a3 ›ÜÝäÝèÝàáœ
ECO recommends 12Ö¼d8!? or ¹/h2 depending on his opponent ›áîÝâáÜÝäœ
13.¼c2?
handles the defense. ›ÜÝÜÝÞÝÜݜ
After the game FM Irwin Lipnowski
47Öºd1 48.¼d3 ¼f1 49.ºe3 g4 ›ÝÜßÜÝâÝޜ
50.¼d5+ ¾c6 51.¼d2 ¼e1 52.ºd4
intuitively suggested the correct ¼h1 53.¼f2 ºf3 54.¾c3 b5
›ÞßæÝÜßÞݜ
13.ºd3! ºxc1 (13Öºg4!? 14.f3 »xd2 55.ºe5 ºg2 56.¼f4 ºf3 57.¾d4 ›ëÜçêÝÜóܜ
15.½xd2 ½a3 16.¼c2) 14.½xc1 »xd2 ¼xh2 58.¼f6+ ¾d7 Ù. ܓ“““““““Ü
15.½xd2 ½xd2+ 16.¾xd2 and now 21.g4! »f6 22.g5! »h5??
16Ö¼d8 17.¾e2! with an easy win for Notes by
White. However, more so than my The only reply to save BlackÕs queen
Samuel is 22Ö»d7 but even then White wins
sloppy calculations during the game, I Lipnowski
blame myself for not having analyzed material with 23.»f6+.
this position during my preparationsÖ [22Öhxg5 23.ºxg5 ºxd5 24.exd5
Jeffares, Simon
13Öºc3 14.¼xc3 »a7 25.½xa5 also wins easily Ed.]
Lipnowski, Samuel
I rejected 14.0-0 because Black 23.»f6+ ¾h8 24.¼xd8 ¼exd8
Oropesa del Mar 25.»xh5 gxh5 26.»xe5 ¾g8
retains an extra pawn after 14Ö»xd2 WYCF B16 (8), 2000
15.»xa8 (Black is also better after 27.gxh6 ºxh3 28.»xc6 bxc6
15.½c1) 15Ö½xc4 16.½xd2 ½xf1+! ܗ———————Ü 29.h7+ ¾xh7 30.½xh5+ ¾g7
17.¾xf1 ºxd2. ›ÜÝìñÜíôݜ 31.½xh3 ¼d6 32.e5 ¼e6 33.½h7#
Ø.
14Ö½xc3 15.»xa8 »c6?! ›áàÝÜáàéàœ
The simple 15Ö»xd2 16.½xd2 ½xc4 ›ÜÝÜáÜÝàݜ Notes by
17.ºxb8 ºg4 regains a piece for ›åÜÝäÝÜÝܜ Knut Neven
Black and leaves WhiteÕs king
precariously stranded in the center. ›ÜÝÜßÜÝÜݜ
16.ºd5 »xd2 17.½xd2 ½a1+ ›ÝÜßÜÝâÝޜ Lentini, Joseph
18.½d1 ½xd1+ 19.¾xd1 ¼d8 ›ÞßîãÜßÞݜ Gmerdon, David
20.e4 e6 21.»c7 exd5 22.exd5!? ›ëÜçÜëÜóܜ Oropesa del Mar
»b4 23.a3?! WYCF B16 (1), 2000
ܓ“““““““Ü
A better try for some compensation is 16Öb5 ܗ———————Ü
23.d6!? »xa2 (after 23Ö»d3 24.ºg3
BlackÕs minority attack is ideally ›ÜéÜÝäíôݜ
Black cannot play 24Ö¼xd6? 25.ºxd6
»xf2+ 26.¾e2 »xh1 27.¾f1 with an
supported by the strong »/d5, ›áÜÝÜÝàáܜ
whereas WhiteÕs pieces are poorly ›ðÝÜÝèÝÜçœ
extra piece for White) 24.¼e1 »b4
placed and lack coordination.
25.¾d2 a5 26.¾c3 »c6 27.¼e8+. ›ÝÜÝàÝÜÝܜ
17.½e4 e6 18.a3 »c4 19.»f1 a5
23Ö»xd5 24.»xd5 ºe6 25.¾c1
20.»e3 »cxe3 21.fxe3 b4! ›ÜÝÜãÜÝÜïœ
ºxd5 26.f3?!
White now has few viable defensive
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜßܜ
Objectively this ending should be
resources against the far superior ›ÜÝÞÝÜßæߜ
drawn, but in time trouble White
makes his task unnecessarily difficult.
placement of BlackÕs forces. ›ÝÜÝÜëÜóܜ
Better is 26.¼g1!? (but not 26.¼d1 22.axb4 axb4 23.½d3 bxc3 ܓ“““““““Ü
¼c8+ 27.¾b2 ºxg2) followed by g3. 24.bxc3 ¼xc3 25.½d1 ½c7 26.¼e2 23.»xe6
¼c8 27.ºd2 ¼c2 28.»e1 ¼c4 In time trouble White just misses the
26Öf6 27.¼d1 ¾f7 28.¾b2 g5
29.»d3 »c3 30.ºxc3 ¼xc3 crushing conclusion to his attack that
29.ºe3 b6 30.¼d2 ¾g6 31.ºd4 h5
37.¼aa2 ½c4 38.¼ed2 ¼xd3! Ù. is possible with 23.ºf1! ½a4 (23Ö½d6
32.ºc3 h4! 33.g3 h3 34.¼d4 ¼d7
35.f4 a5?! 36.fxg5 fxg5 37.¼d2? 24.ºf4; 23Ö½c8 24.ºd3 gxh6
White comfortably holds the opposite 25.½xh6 f5 26.¼xe6) 24.ºd3 f5
colored bishop ending after 37.ºd2! (24Ög6 25.ºxf8) 25.¼xe6.
23Öfxe6 24.½g4 Ú.
36 En Passant No 166 — février 2001
 Olympic Fund Update
Recent Donations Every two years the Chess Federation of Canada sends our very best
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1.d4 »f6 2.c4 e6 3.»c3 ºb4 4.e3
Current Balance 447.95 b6 5.ºd3 ºb7 6.»f3 0-0 7.0-0 c5
8.»a4 »a6 9.a3 ºa5 10.b3 ½e7
11.ºb2 ¼ac8 12.d5 exd5 13.cxd5
At last yearÕs Canadian Open in d6
Vancouver, the organizers decided ܗ———————Ü
to collect $1.50 from every entry as
a contribution to the Olympic Fund, ›ÜÝìÝÜíôݜ
thus presenting the CFC with a ›áèÝÜñàáàœ
much appreciated donation of ›äáÜáÜåÜݜ
nearly $300.
›éÜáÞÝÜÝܜ
It was their hope to set an example ›âÝÜÝÜÝÜݜ
for other organizers and other
events to follow suit in helping ›ßÞÝæßâÝܜ
raise much needed revenues for ›ÜçÜÝÜßÞߜ
our Olympic program, and we plan ›ëÜÝîÝêóܜ
to publish the names of the
organizers and events that do so in
ܓ“““““““Ü
future editions of the magazine. 14.»h4 »xd5 15.»f5 ½g5 16.h4
½xg2+ 17.¾xg2 »xe3+ 18.¾h2
Thank You! »xd1 19.¼axd1 Ø.

En Passant No 166 — February 2001 37

 Across Canada
Notes by Black can prolong the agony with
Stephen Wright 45Öºg4 but the outcome is certainly
BC Basanta, Gary
not in question.
46.e6 ¾xh4 47.¾e5 ¾g5 48.¾d6
Milicevic, Dragoljub ¾f6 49.e7 Ø.
Vancouver (3), 2000 TD/Org/Rep: NTD Henry Chiu

ܗ———————Ü Smithers BC Closed Qualifier

British Columbia
UBC November Tuesday Night
Robert North was well on his way to
tournament victory when a family
emergency forced him to take a bye
and let Travis Lane catch up at 4/5
by virtue of an upset over top rated
Hee Seid. The game NorthÐLane was
a wild tactical affair that ended in a
draw after mutual time trouble. Top
U1800 was shared by James Chan
and Hector Curiel at 3.5/5.
TD/Org/Rep: Lyle Craver
Double Trouble Simultaneous Madness
After the successful 24-Hour Marathon
in August, I decided to try out more
mad ideas. Next on the agenda was a
double round Swiss in which players
would contest two simultaneous
games against the same opponent in
each round. Eighteen brave souls
decided to take up the challenge.
The mini matches proved to be quite
entertaining for the spectators, as
many players had trouble dealing with
simultaneous time scrambles. In the
end, FM Gary Basanta scored a
perfect 10/10 to claim top spot,
followed by BC Co-Champion
Dragoljub Milicevic. Nick Beqo won
top Expert with 6.5/10, James Kerry
was top U2000 with 5.5/10, and Neil
Hamanishi took top U1800 at 5/10.
The day of madness ended with an
unusual blitz tournament in which
Black moves first in every game! I
read somewhere that Masters in the
former Soviet Union used to play such
games for practice. Predictably, the
unusual format took a toll on the book
knowledge of many players. The
surprise winner was newcomer John
Villamin, whose 10.5/14 placed him
just ahead of Gary Basanta and Sergei
Sokourkinski at 10/14.
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜõœ
›áÜÝäÝÜáæœ
›èáÜÝàíÜݜ
›ÝÜÝàÝÜñܜ
›ÜÝÞßÜÝÜݜ
›ÝÜãÜÝÜÝêœ
›ÞßîÝÜÝÞߜ
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜóܜ
ܓ“““““““Ü
21.»xd5?
Very sharp, but the simple alternative
21.ºd3+ is better.
21Öexd5 22.ºf5+ ¼h6?
After 22Ö¾g8! 23.ºxd7 ºxc4 White
has problems defending some of the
weak squares around his king.
23.¼a3??
White cracks. Instead 23.¼xh6+ is
approximately equal.
23Öºxc4 24.h3
Black regains the piece after 24.ºxd7
½e7 because of the mate on e1.
24Öa5??
Black returns the favor. Much better
of course is 24Ö»f8.
25.ºxd7 ½e7?
Shaken by his blunder on the last
move, Black continues the downward
spiral. Better is 25Ö¼f6 to retain the
queen on its active post on g5.
26.ºf5 ½e1+?! 27.¾h2 ¼f6 28.¼f3
g6 29.ºg4 ¼xf3 30.ºxf3 ½e6
31.b3 ½d6+ 32.¾g1 ºa6 33.½d2
¾g7 34.½g5 ºb7 35.¾f2 ½f6
36.½e5!
After this clever move Black will
eventually have to exchange queens,
leaving White with a passed ¹/e5 and
an excellent square for his king on d4.
36Ö½xe5 37.dxe5 ¾f7 38.¾e3 g5
39.¾d4 ¾e6 40.ºg4+ ¾e7 41.g3
¾f7 42.h4 gxh4 43.gxh4 ¾g6
44.ºf3 ºc8 45.ºxd5 ¾h5?!
As predicted, the event was won by
pre tournament favorite John Niksic
of Prince Rupert. An unusual number
of upsets in the early rounds of the
event, including a loss by Niksic to
eventual second place finisher
Nicholas Taylor, the crosstable after
the final round does more or less
coincide with the original rankings of
the participants. John will have to
return to his usual sharp play and
eliminate clock problems if he is to
show a plus score in Vancouver.
Quinn, Micah
Taylor, Nicolas
Smithers op (5), 2000
Dutch A13
1.»f3 e6 2.c4 f5 3.b3 »f6 4.ºb2
ºe7 5.e3 0-0 6.g3 b6 7.ºg2 ºb7
8.0-0 »a6 9.d4 ½e8 10.»c3 ½h5
11.»e5 ½xd1 12.¼fxd1 ºxg2
13.¾xg2 c6 14.d5 ºd6
ܗ———————Ü
›ìÝÜÝÜíôݜ
›áÜÝàÝÜáàœ
›äáàéàåÜݜ
›ÝÜÝÞãàÝܜ
›ÜÝÞÝÜÝÜݜ
›ÝÞãÜßÜßܜ
›ÞçÜÝÜßòߜ
›ëÜÝêÝÜÝܜ
ܓ“““““““Ü
15.»xd7 »xd7 16.dxc6 ºe5
17.cxd7 ¼fd8 18.f4 ºf6 19.¼d6
»c5 20.¼ad1 ¾f7 21.b4 ºxc3
22.bxc5 ºb4 23.c6 ºxd6 24.¼xd6
¾e7 25.ºa3 a5 26.¼d3+ Ø.
TD: Von Sarac
Vernon Silver Star Classic
A friendly crowd of 23 played in the
annual qualifier for the BC Closed.
Alex Davies outclassed the field with
his perfect 6/6, but Petr Labik

38 En Passant No 166 — février 2001

surprised a number of Experts to
score 4.5/6 for second place and an
amazing performance rating. Class
prizes went to Carl Storey, Frank
Veszely, and John Neufeld in the
U1800, while Wally Steinke and Juni
Caluza split top U1600, and Mike
Lepsoe was top U1500.
Rep: Wally Steinke
AB
Alberta
100 Mile House Junior Open
Eleven new CFC junior memberships
were collected mainly from Ogden
Chess Club members, who now
eagerly await their official ratings and
En Passant magazine. Since this was
our first rated event, the distribution
of prizes was more flexible than in
your average CFC rated event: David
McPhee took the gold medal with
4.5/5, followed by Dani Stucki and
Gabriel Zamorano in a share for the
silver medal with 4/5. Then came
Emile Belkin and Justin Quiring at
3/5 for the bronze medal. We look
forward to organizing several more
events this year, and would like to
thank Dairy Queen for providing the
space and treats for everyone!
TD/Org/Rep: Alex Zamorano
Alberta Junior
Nicolas Haynes played attacking
chess to surpass defending champion
Hans Olson and top rated Kim
Nguyen, as well as the solid Anastasia
Kazakevich.
TD: Robert Gardner
Grande Prairie CC Championship
James Chiba beat Phil Lefkowitz in
the last round to repeat as the Grande
Prairie Chess Club Champion. David
Deimert took the U1500 with 1.5/3,
while Simon Ozon and Pat Demkiw
tied for Top Junior.
Rep: Phil Lewkowitz
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
MB
Manitoba
Remembrance Day Open
In the Veteran Section Josh Henson
scored an impressive 4.5/5 to secure
first place ahead of best dressed
winner Jay Khedkar with 3.5/5. Keith
Czarny wrapped up Amateur Section
with 4.5/5 a full point ahead of Keith
Gannon and Zenon Syrnick in a share
for second place.
Joshua Henson
The event also showcased several
talented new youngsters in Alice and
Christopher Charles, as well as the up
and coming Trevor Vincent. Our
terrific new location, generously
donated by the University of
Winnipeg to help promote chess in
the city, was enjoyed by everyone.
TD/Org/Rep: Derek Bays
Mike Shpan Memorial
This year the Winnipeg Chess Centre
Championship was also the final
tournament ever to be played at the
Cornish Library, which had been our
home for more than a quarter of a
century. Waldemar Schulz scored 5/
6 to edge out Jay Khedkar for first
place by half a point. Lorne Gibbons
earned the upset prize for his fifth
round win over John Siegers.
TD/Rep: Waldemar Schulz
Kent Oliver Memorial
Like a vulture, and unbeknownst to
the absentee chess elite of Winnipeg,
IM Michael Valvo descended on
Winnipeg to dominate the event in
convincing fashion. Aaron Kaptsan,
Barry Rasmusen, Kevin Gentes and
Alexander Nikulin fell in quick
succession, and Valvo found himself
with an insurmountable lead of 1.5
points at the start of the last round.
But before IÕll disclose the outcome of
ValvoÕs final game, I would like to
share some background information
with you: I first met Valvo, who is the
same age as Bobby Fischer, in New
York in the summer of 1969 at the
Atlantic Open. I had won the Expert
prize at the same tournament in the
previous year, and found myself once
again playing in the final round for the
same trophy. This time I won over
NM Herbert Avrum, who had the
distinction of once beating a 15-year-
old Bobby Fischer.
Incidentally, rumor had it that Fischer
strode into the tournament hall during
one of the rounds, chatted briefly with
IM Bernard Zuckerman, and abruptly
departed before I laid eyes on him.
While I was fully preoccupied with
my own game, IM Lawrence Day beat
IM Michael Valvo on top board for first
place in a brilliant game. Lawrence
and I returned to Ottawa bus, carrying
our monstrously large and tacky
respective trophies, and Lawrence
with his wallet impossibly stuffed with
the USD$700 first prize.
During the tournament Michael Valvo
recounted a session of two minute
speed chess against Bobby Fischer for
$10 per game when both were in
their early twenties. Valvo managed a
very respectable +2 Ð3 =3 against
Fischer, at the extreme bargain price
of only $1 per game! Much more
recently, ValvoÕs prowess at speed
chess manifests itself with a blitz
rating over 2700 on the Internet
Chess Club server.
But letÕs return to the last round of the
Kent Oliver Memorial: I very strongly
advised Samuel to avoid ValvoÕs main
weapon, i.e. the Sicilian Dragon, by
playing the EnglishÖ But of course
teenagers typically possess a sense of
invincibility, and so rather than heed a
fatherÕs advice and adopt a prudent
course of action, Samuel waved a red
flag in ValvoÕs face and played 1.e4.
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 Notes by
Irwin Lipnowski
Lipnowski, Samuel
Valvo, Michael
Winnipeg op (5), 2000
Sicilian: Dragon B76
1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.d4 »f6 4.»c3
cxd4 5.»xd4 g6 6.ºe3 ºg7 7.f3
»c6 8.½d2 O-O 9.O-O-O
Against the most common alternative
9.ºc4 Valvo has been experimenting
with 9Öºd7 10.0-0-0 »e5 11.ºb3
½c7 (rather than the usual 11Ö¼c8)
so as to play 12Ö»c4 and recapture
with the queen. Since Valvo probably
has more expertise with this variation
than anybody else in the world, it
seemed reasonable to steer clear of
this particular line.
9Ö»xd4
BlackÕs main alternative 9Öd5 was
recently tested in ShirovÐFedorov,
Wijk aan Zee Corus 2001, where
10.exd5 »xd5 11.»xc6 bxc6 12.ºd4
ºxd4 13.½xd4 ½c7 eventually led to
a draw. The far more convincing
12.»xd5 cxd5 13.½xd5 ½c7 14.½c5!
(but not 14.½xa8 ºf5 when White
has to live with a vulnerable king after
giving up his queen for two rooks)
was played in a winning effort by 15-
year-old Czech Master David Navara
at the World Youth Chess Festival.
10.ºxd4 ºe6 11.¾b1 ½c7
12.»d5 ºxd5
This capture is better than 12Ö»xd5
since Black needs the knight to
defend his kingside.
13.exd5
Just prior to the final round, Samuel
happened to talk to Canadian Junior
Champion Pascal Charbonneau via the
internet, and Pascal generously shared
his opinion about this very position.
13Öa5?
This dubious move appears to be a
novelty. BlackÕs most natural move is
13Ö¼fc8 when 14.c4 b5!? 15.cxb5
»xd5 leaves the knight immune to
capture because of mate on WhiteÕs
back rank. However, White stands
better because of BlackÕs potentially
weak ¹/e7 and attacking chances
against BlackÕs king.
14.h4 h5 15.g4
This pawn sacrifice is very strong, and
it is no surprise that Valvo declines
the Trojan horse.
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15Öhxg4 16.fxg4
Now BlackÕs king is just far too
vulnerable after 16Ö»xg4 17.h5 »e5
(likewise 17Öºxd4 18.½xd4 »e5
18.hxg6 fxg6 20.½h4 ¾f7 21.½h7+
¾e8 22.ºb5+ ¾d8 23.½g7 is
resignable) 18.hxg6 fxg6 19.ºh3 (or
19.ºd3 with crushing pressure on ¹/
g6) followed by 20.ºe6+. Although
these variations are not exhaustive, it
is clear that Black is in grave trouble.
16Ö»e4
The exchange of BlackÕs key
defensive piece for WhiteÕs º/d4 can
hardly be recommended.
17.½e3 ºxd4 18.¼xd4 »f6 19.h5
¾g7 20.ºd3
I was watching the game and did not
even consider this surprisingly strong
move. Instead, I expected 20.hxg6
¼h8 (forced) 21.¼xh8 ¼xh8 22.gxf7
¼h1 and now 23.½f3 ¼g1 with a bit
of counterplay. Here Black has to be
weary of 23.¼d1 (threatens 24.g5)
because the natural 23Ö½c4? is
refuted with 24.½f3.
20Ö¼h8
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21.h6+
This move comes as a hammer blow.
Almost without exception, when
WhiteÕs Yugoslav Attack defeats the
Dragon, it is by penetrating BlackÕs
fortress via the h/file. Here, White
correctly realizes that Black is most
vulnerable on square/f7.
21Ö¾f8
Here 21Ö¾g8 leaves Black unable to
reroute his knight to e5 with Ö»d7-e5
since ¹/e7 is without protection.
22.¼f1
Crushing. White threatens 23.g5
followed by 24.ºxg6 and massive
pressure on f7.
22Ö»d7 23.ºxg6
This puts a quick end to BlackÕs
suffering. With a 400 rating point
edge over Samuel, IM Michael Valvo
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
probably found his first place triumph
at the Kent Oliver Memorial to be a
bittersweet experience. I should add
that Valvo was gracious in defeat, and
I do hope that he will return to
Canada next year to defend his title.
Ø.
TD: Michael Gibbons;
Rep: Irwin Lipnowski
ON
Ontario
Seaway Valley Grand Prix
It is unfortunate that only 17 players
showed up even after a large
advertisement appeared in En
Passant magazine. Hopefully next
year will bring better numbers, and
we will start sending notices to
surrounding area clubs and players far
in advance of the event. Bell Canada
and Au Diapason continue to provide
financial assistance, so all monies
taken in are returned to the players.
In the Open Section Geoff McKay
and Eric Lawson shared top spot,
followed by Mark Superina in third
place. Kishor Ramaswamy and
Robert Webb tied for first in the
U2000 Section, just ahead of Anne-
Marie Charbonneau and Zoltan Daku
in a tie for third. In the U1600 Section
Jonathan Lawson was in top spot,
followed by Hugh Morrison and Fabio
Vivas in a tie for second.
Org/Rep: Raymond Lacroix
Georgian Bay Youth Championship
After a tense first round draw Dean
Tester scored four consecutive
victories to lead the field with 4.5/5
ahead of Mathew Cooke at 4/5 and
brother Cory Tester at 3.5/5.
TD/Org/Rep: Mathew Cooke
Sudbury Fall Open
Bob Kiviaho won the Sudbury Fall
Open by scoring 4.5/5. Tongues
started to wag when 13-year-old
Dean Tester of North Bay earned the
right to play Bob in the final round,
and more so when the youngster
sacrificed a knight for a crushing
position. Two pawns down in a rook
ending, BobÕs familiarity with Reuben
FineÕs Basic Chess Endings was just
enough to blockade his opponentÕs
menacing pawns and escape with a
lucky draw. With this result, the very
promising youngster came clear
second and ended KiviahoÕs eighteen
game winning streak. Tied for third in
Sudbury were Ken Robinson of North
Bay and Joe Dumontelle of Sudbury.
Richard Cote of Sudbury followed
with clear fifth, while newcomer
Mathew Cooke of Parry Sound
captured the U1600 prize.
Rep: Bob Kiviaho
Toronto Remembrance Day Open
Mississauga Master Milan Mitrovic
won his last round game over David
Filipovich to finish alone in first place.
IM Ron Livshits, FM Jura Ochkoos,
Ontario Junior Champion Yaaqov
Vaingorten and Toronto junior Artem
Gurevich tied for second.
In the U2200 Section Welland junior
Joseph Lentini finished alone in first
with a 4/5, half a point ahead of Ron
Brice. The U2000 Section was
dominated by Tony VermaÕs 4.5/5
result, with Steve Laughlin alone in
second spot at 4/5. Patrick Jovian
swept the U1800 Section with a
perfect 5/5, ahead of Ron Venning
and Alfonso Alvarez in a share for
second place. Another perfect 5/5
was posted by Morgan Mills in the
U1600 Section, follwed a point behind
by junior Nicholas Martin. And finally,
the U1400 Section was split by junior
Inara Aliev and Istvan Barabas.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
Guelph Fall Pro-Am
The Guelph Fall Pro-Am featured a
departure from the traditional formula
for weekend swiss tournaments, as it
is this writerÕs belief that cash prizes
for handicapped sections do not
promote excellence in chess, but
rather encourage sandbagging. And so
the Guelph Pro-Am returned 100% of
all entry fees in the Pro section, and
trophies to the U2100 and U1700
amateur sections. Despite lackluster
advertising efforts the event attracted
29 players, of which only two were
forced to play in the top section by
virtue of their high ratings. However,
seven more players decided to Ôplay
upÕ for a shot at the money.
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
Ron Brice continued his climb to
2200 by scoring an undefeated 4/5
for top spot, followed by Marian
Gasparac who recovered from a first
round loss to score 3.5/5 for second
place. Ryan Hadley managed to live
up to his top seed ranking with a final
4/5 tally in the U2100 Section, with
the rest of the posse made up of
youngsters Alexandra Benggawan and
Wylon Wong, who won a playoff over
an impressive Hazel Smith for third
place. The U1700 Section featured a
tie for first between 9-year-old
Mitchell Dembowski, Brian
Clarke, Richard Riedstra, and Ted
Termeer.
TD/Org/Rep: Hal Bond
Polonia CC Fall Actives #1-2
Two of the first events at the newly
established Polonia Chess Club in
Mississauga were Active tournaments
that attracted several Masters.
At the Active #1 NM Ted Kret
topped a 20 player field with 6.5/8
ahead of NM Zbigniew Okolotowicz
and Marek Klimaszewski, while at
Active #2 Roman Kaski scored 4.5/
6 to share first place with Adam
Warzywoda and Ian Bledzinski
ahead of NM Ted Kret, Zbigniew
Okolotowicz and Jozef Janicki.
TD/Org/Rep: Cezary Posylek
DCC Saturday Poppy Open
Warren Dutton went undefeated in
yet another event at the DCC to finish
alone in first place with 4.5/5. Troy
Herrick also avoided defeat to score
4/5 for his second place finish, while
third went to Thornhill junior Marc
Napoleone.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
Warren Dutton
DCC New Year's Active
GM Dmitry Tyomkin of Israel and
local FM Jura Ochkoos tied for first
place in the 39 player event. Warren
Dutton, Richard Ruiz and Steven
MacLeod shared the U2200 prize.
Amanda Benggawan won the
U2000 Section with 4.5/6, followed
by Marina Bryskine and Arnie Lucki.
The U1800 prize was shared by Philip
Haley and Brian MacLeod at 4/6.
In the U1600 Section Alexandra
Benggawan led the field, while Lea
Urbanc and Alina Sviridovitch split
second. Tavish Armstrong, David Hier
and Anthony Seljak shared the money
for the U1400 prize.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
Toronto Blitz Championship Qualifier #1
Eduardo Teodoro returned to the
DCC to dominate the first leg of the
Toronto Blitz Championship by
scoring a convincing 16/20 over a
talented field of contestants. IM Igor
Zugic, Josip Terzic, and juniors Mark
Bluvshtein and Michael Buscar also
qualify for the finals.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
Scarborough CC Championship
In the Top Section SCC President
Bryan Lamb lost in the last round to
allow Allan Cai into a tie for first
place at 8/9. Picana was close behind
in third place with 7/9, followed by
Joachim Hentschel at 5/9.
The Reserve Section featured several
improbable results in the last round to
end in a tie for first between Patrick
Doucette, John Friendly and Frank
Tebbs at 6.5/9. A full point back at
5.5/9 were Guido Bortolotti, Ted
Termeer and Henryk Stala.
TD/Org/Rep: Bryan Lamb
Scarborough November/December Actives
A total of 48 players attended the
final SCC Active events in November
and December, and a new series
begins in January at the MacGregor
Park Recreation Centre. FM Jura
Ochkoos won the November Active
with 5/6, ahead of Mark Bluvshtein,
Richard Ruiz and Bryan Lamb in a
share for second place at 4.5/6. The
U2200 prize went to Evgeni Miller,
while Ted Kret and Muhammad Mian
split the U2000 prize together with
U1600 winner Gajana Srinivasan. Top
U1800 was Joe Bellomo at 3/6.
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The December Active featured a tie
for first between Vicentiu Tipu and
Mark Bluvshtein with 5/6. Jura
Ochkoos and Yaaqov Vaingorten
finished close behind at 4.5/6.
Muhammad Mian, Boris Rositsan,
Evgeni Miller, Marina Bryskine and
Ted Termeer collected the remaining
prize money.
TD/Org/Rep: Bryan Lamb
Toronto Christmas Open
Michael Schleifer clearly dominated
the 100 player field to wrap up a
very successful year in Toronto, which
also saw him win the Canada Day
Open and share top place at the
Toronto Open over the Easter
weekend. Boris Rositsan finished
alone in second spot with 4.5/6, while
Kevork Hacat, Lorne Yee, Damir
Miletic and Vincentiu Tipu split the
U2300 cash.
The U2100 Section was nearly swept
by Stefanie Chu who steamrolled
over the competition with four
straight wins and a final 5/6 score!
Behind Stefanie in a share for second
place were Irakli Vadachkoriya, Jaime
Solis and Vladimir Rubanovski.
Two more females dominated in the
U1900 Section, when Hazel Smith and
Diana Golts finished with undefeated
4.5/6 final scores! Guido Bortolotti and
Yuriy Rodin split third place at 4/6.
Jason Dubeau won the U1700 Section
ahead of Alfonso Alvarez and
Chrysafis Stamoudis, while Alex
Lambruschini and Kit Lam split the
prize money in the U1500 with 5/6.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
Kitchener Chess In The City
Like many clubs, we in Kitchener-
Waterloo have had our share of ups
and downs. Formed in a small private
bilingual school by Dick Riedstra and
Bill Klarner, we soon expanded and
moved on to bigger school facilities.
Several more moves would follow
over the next few years, but then a
call from Kitchener City Hall surprised
us with an invitation to move
downtown in January of 2000. We
would be part of a revival of the
downtown area, and a unique and
mutually beneficial partnership with
city officials was formed.
Soon thereafter the city installed eight
marble chess tables in front of City
Hall, and it was our responsibility to
organize events to promote the
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constant use of the tables and attract
people to the area. This proved to be
an excellent idea when more than
forty players came out to support us
on the first day, and many more
continue to play there casually on a
daily basis.
But in order to really celebrate the
new outdoor facility we decided to
hold a simultaneous exhibition, and no
less than Kitchener native IM Deen
Hergott graciously agreed to make
the trip from Ottawa. Two dozen
players and many more spectators
enjoyed the exhibition, and even the
print and television media were well
represented. To his credit, and in
spite of some fairly stiff competition,
Deen scored a perfect and impressive
25/25!
Many more special events were held
at City Hall last year, including more
simultaneous exhibitions, several blitz
events, and a team event featuring
representatives from as far away as
Brantford, Hamilton, and Guelph. As a
result, our club is enjoying the influx
of many new and young players,
encouraged by the efforts of our
Chess For Kids coordinator Chris
Heringer.
Kitchener City Hall
We have been very fortunate that
non-players interested in downtown
improvement had the foresight to
envision chess provided an
opportunity for positive activity in the
downtown area, and we are delighted
to have been a part of this vision.
From Catherine Heal, business
development officer, "The Civic
Square Chess Program demonstrates
the most effective approach to
community building. The City and the
K-W Chess Club, a grass roots
organization, work closely together to
bring a daily activity that gets people
of all ages mingling together at the
most public place in the city."
En Passant No 166 — février 2001
Notes by
Tim Knechtel
Hergott, Deen
Knechtel, Tim
Kitchener K-W sim, 2000
Pirc B07
1.d4 d6 2.»f3 g6 3.e4 ºg7 4.c3
»f6 5.ºd3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.¼e1
h6 8.h3 »bd7 9.»bd2 e5 10.a4 b6
11.ºf1 ºb7 12.»c4 ½c7 13.dxe5
dxe5 14.½d6 »e8! 15.½xc7 »xc7
16.»d6 ºa6 17.ºxa6 »xa6
18.ºe3 »ac5 19.b4 »e6 20.¼ed1
»f4 21.¾f1 f5 22.exf5 »d5 23.b5
»xe3+ 24.fxe3 cxb5 25.fxg6 »c5!
26.¾g1!
Naturally, after the rather obvious
26.axb5? e4 wins the »/f3.
26Öbxa4 27.e4 ¼f4 28.¼e1 ¼d8
29.»f7! ¼d3 30.»3xe5 ¼xc3
31.¼ed1 ¼xe4?
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After the text BlackÕs king gets into
trouble. Much better is the elimination
of one of WhiteÕs strong knights with
31Öºxe5!
32.¼d8+ ºf8 33.¼f1! »e6
34.»xh6+ ¾g7 35.»f5+ ¾f6
36.»d6+! ¼f4 37.¼xf4+! »xf4
38.¼xf8+ ¾xe5 39.g7 ¼g3
40.»c4+! ¾e4 41.g8½ ¼xg8
Also quite hopeless at this stage of
the game is 41Ö»xh3+ 42.¾f1.
42.¼xg8 ¾d4 43.¼g4 ¾xc4
44.¼xf4+ ¾b3 45.¼f3+ ¾b2 46.h4
a3 47.h5 a2 48.¼f1 Ø.
Rep: Ron Langill
Scarborough Youth #14, #15 and #16
Nimalan Thavandiran won
SCCY#14 just ahead of his brother
Shiyamalen Thavandiran, and Liam
Henry in third place. SCCY#15 was
dominated by Gajana Srinivasan,
who won all his games and finished
ahead of Nimalan Thavandiran. And at
the final SCCY#16 it was once again
Gajana Srinivasan, but this time
only after a playoff with Liam Henry.
Behind the winners were Mathew
Cooke, Nimalan Thavandiran, Tom
Evans, Shiyamalen Thavandiran and
John Desousa.
TD/Org/Rep: Bryan Lamb
NS
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Junior
Held at Dalhousie University, the
event attracted twelve players and
resulted in a tie for first place
between Gary Ng, John Candow,
Jarrett Gabriel and Mark Penney. After
a playoff, Gary Ng emerged as the
winner who will represent Nova
Scotia at the upcoming National
Championship in Montreal.
TD/Rep: David Kenney
En Passant No 166 — February 2001
NB
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Junior
Martin Robichaud won the overall
event, while Kyle Johnson was the
winner in the U1700 Section. Robert
Godin won the U1400 Section, Jonah
Tremblay took the U1000 Section,
and finally James LeBreton won Top
Unrated ahead of Daniel Potter.
TD: Yvon Leger; Org/Rep: Roger
Tremblay
Fredericton Pumpkin Match 3
Kyle Johnson won the tournament
ahead of Bob Larmer, with Yvon
Leger and Justin Deveau in a tie for
second. Justin Deveau was Top
U1600, and the Top U1400 prize
went to Brian Murray.
TD/Org/Rep: Chris Maund
Atlantic Junior Championship
Justin Deveau of Fredericton is the
Atlantic Junior Champion. Second and
third places went to Robert Godin of
Bathurst and Eric Robichaud of
Fredericton. Justin also won the blitz
event, this time ahead of Eric
Tremblay and Robert Godin.
Tremblay-Godin
Rep: Roger Tremblay
Bathurst CRCC
Daniel Mallais offered a draw in the
last round to Kyle Johnson, thereby
winning the tournament with 3.5/4.
Daniel Doucet and Pierre Losier were
half a point back in second place.
TD/Org/Rep: Leo Legacy
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35. Gentes, Kevin MB 2348
Top U10
36. Harper, Bruce
37. Ochkoos, Jura
BC
ON
2346
2344
Top U20 1. Smith, Hazel
2. Davies, Noam
10
10
ON
BC
1733
1537
38. Lipnowski, Irwin MB 2341 1. Zugic, Igor 20 ON 2457 3. Hier, David 7 ON 1518
39. Mitrovic, Milan ON 2337 2. Charbonneau, Pascal 18 PQ 2438 4. Sviridovitch, Alina 9 ON 1512
40. Valdizon, Armando ON 2337 3. Hua, Lefong 19 PQ 2400 5. Dembowski, Mitchell 10 ON 1473
41. Huber, Gregory AB 2336 4. Glinert, Stephen 17 ON 2362 6. Eshleman, Brandon 10 AB 1461
42. Milicevic, Dragoljub BC 2334 5. Gurevich, Artem 18 ON 2312 7. Yu, Jeffrey 10 ON 1380
43. Dougherty, Michael ON 2334 6. Vaingorten, Yaaqov 20 ON 2292 8. Aylward, Zachary 9 BC 1280
44. Pacey, Kevin ON 2333 7. Golts, Roman 19 ON 2284 9. Wong, Jordan 10 ON 1242
45. Crisan, Ioan ON 2330 8. Bluvshtein, Mark 13 ON 2259 10. Chow, Nathan 10 BC 1238
46. Odachowski, Arthur AB 2323 9. Voloaca, Mihnea 20 ON 2237
47. Goldenberg, Danny PQ 2322 10. Hacat, Kevork 18 ON 2236
48. Williams, Paul D. ON 2317 Top Active Ratings
49. Kiviaho, Robert ON 2317
50. Filipovich, David ON 2314
Top U18 1. Nickoloff, Bryon
2. Hergott, Deen
ON
ON
2535
2531
51. Gurevich, Artem ON 2312 1. Charbonneau, Pascal 18 PQ 2438 3. Day, Lawrence ON 2508
52. Saleh, Maher ON 2310 2. Glinert, Stephen 17 ON 2362 4. Schleifer, Michael PQ 2488
53. Baiguildine, Ilias ON 2310 3. Gurevich, Artem 18 ON 2312 5. Livshits, Ron ON 2410
54. Neven, Knut SK 2309 4. Bluvshtein, Mark 13 ON 2259 6. Basanta, Gary BC 2397
55. Reeve, Jeff PQ 2308 5. Hacat, Kevork 18 ON 2236 7. Ochkoos, Jura ON 2381
56. Vujic, Branimir ON 2308 6. Divljan, Igor 15 ON 2185 8. Zugic, Igor ON 2359
57. Scoones, Dan BC 2302 7. Reddy, Tyler 17 NS 2174 9. Crisan, Ioan ON 2358
58. Howarth, Anthony PE 2301 8. Raheb, David 18 ON 2170 10. Dougherty, Michael ON 2351
59. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij ON 2300 9. Lentini, Joseph 16 ON 2166 11. Mitrovic, Milan ON 2349
60. Herder, David BC 2300 10. Rolfe, Warrick 17 ON 2159 12. Vujic, Branimir ON 2348
13. Allan, Denis ON 2341
Top FIDE Top U16 14. Tipu, Vincentiu
15. Bluvshtein, Mark
ON
ON
2294
2292
1. Lesiege, Alexandre PQ 2582 1. Bluvshtein, Mark 13 ON 2259 16. Fullbrook, Nigel BC 2273
2. Spraggett, Kevin ON 2526 2. Divljan, Igor 15 ON 2185 17. Devenport, Martin ON 2257
18. Martin, Ian ON 2252
44 En Passant No 166 — février 2001
 124063 Stainer, Joel 1549 1582 124384 Goodwill, Josh xxxx 15 128671 Picard Friesen, Nicholas 200 5 127557 Neumann, Jada xxxx 14
128379 Stark, Mark 1544 16 126640 Gorgevik, Kristijan 1142 1164 108831 Pildysh, Rostyslav 1506 1601 108926 Ott, Richard 1407 1572
107048 Szulski, Adam 1637 1735 121338 Goutor, Valentina 1687 1758 126764 Pilon, Jordon xxxx 20 129367 Paget, Kaj 1132 6
The following lists contain 127550 Tassone, Adam 1622 1625 121339 Goutor, Yaroslav 1566 1728 100259 Planas, Rodolfo 1620 1809 124202 Pottinger, Carl 1513 18
players who have been 100070 Taylor, William 1953 2022 128479 Graw, David 1339 6 128328 Pocock, Adam xxxx 4 104122 Proulx, Roy 1668 1722
113112 Titley, Brian 1603 17 129284 Gustafsen, Robert 1117 5 103074 Poitras, Luc 2194 2300 104699 Remillard, John 1620 1732
rated in CFC events within 123395 Valeroso, Bert 1754 1754 127446 Hall, Karl 726 14 105227 Prabhakaran, Aarthi xxxx 863 109227 Repa, Jason 1933 1960
the last four months (a 111433 Van Ieperen, Taco 1877 1900 128719 Hall, Adam 209 4 128722 Prive, Trevor 200 4 128556 Schettler, Dan xxxx 3
105520 Verlik, Val 1573 1704 127154 Hall, Kelly xxxx 15 111443 Prokopowicz, Monika xxxx 1278 106493 Schulz, Manfred 1938 2030
complete rating list and 110246 Viminitz, Paul 1664 1710 101879 Hallam, John 2210 2323 128482 Punnett, Benjamin 932 3 106687 Schulz, Waldemar 2042 2095
127466 Walker, Kevin xxxx 8 103261 Hamanishi, Neil 1794 2015 120565 Quinn, Micah 1568 1568 128408 Sebastian, Harinda xxxx 4
crosstables are available at 129421 Walker, Andrew 1201 2 126784 Hammond, Erin xxxx 8 122819 Quiring, Justin 1054 1054 103306 Siegers, John 1625 1700
www.chess.ca 112618 Ward, Kevin 1670 1817 125539 Hardy, Justin 1818 1826 127485 Raymer, Elliot xxxx 988 105831 Syrnick, Zenon 1571 1600
107355 Weis, Rodney 1851 1935 129322 Harper, Laura 522 5 126641 Raymer, Evan 1158 1158 121352 Tetrault, Charles 1515 1546
CFC# column contains the 127469 West, Thomas xxxx 9 128716 Hatch, Brendan 306 3 124834 Reid, Alexander 1265 1265 121137 Tetrault, Claude 1398 1398
playerÕs CFC number. 127483 Wihnon, Jason 1501 1591 112513 Haukenfrers, Dale 2201 2216 111251 Reid, Richard 1818 1843 103193 Trueman, Francis 1399 1564
122933 Wong, Andrew 1324 4 128673 Heath, Jordan 358 8 125846 Reid, Brianna 851 905 125311 Vincent, Trevor 1452 1452
Name column has the 102410 Yamach, Ahmet 1762 1900 128097 Heinola, Kari 2204 2207 128824 Remillard, Curtis 1324 6 111477 Walker, Erin 1855 1898
playerÕs Last, First name. 102743 Yearwood, Roy 2219 2286 123704 Heppenstall, Lara xxxx 8 123853 Rialp, Nicole xxxx 1076 109884 Walker, Sean 1665 1665
127783 Yewchuk, Simon 1682 1682 126761 Hergt, Sheldon 809 23 128810 Roberts, Scott 1312 5 120176 Weijs, Harry 1518 1667
Rtng column has the 128730 Heusner, Tyler 936 5 120218 Roebuck, Graham 529 529 120248 Xia, Yanchong 1811 1823
memberÕs current rating. If British Columbia 108423
129286
Higgs, Ian
Hirsch, Emil
1780
872
2003
5
106022
124225
Roebuck, Scott
Rosenberg, Karia
xxxx
xxxx
1382
871
the rating is xxxx then the CFC# Name Rtng High 121071 Hladek, David 2065 2104 129332 Ruby, Samantha 200 5 New Brunswick
person has an expired 128329 Adler, Daniel xxxx 4 123693 Hockstra-Atwood, Liberty xxxx 19 126066 Rycroft, Sean 1046 1067 CFC# Name Rtng High
127036 Ahn, Danny 876 24 128551 Hodson, Abi xxxx 5 102481 Rycroft, Don 1773 1825 128634 Adair, Alex 1261 4
membership. High column 128246 Albertson, Nicholas xxxx 4 109482 Holubowicz, Kazimziercz xxxx 1823 106541 Sadoway, Steven 2019 2026 128835 Arbeau, Nathan 1273 3
has the hghest rating we 122856 Allen, Dave 1200 19 111260 Hornby, Seth xxxx 1408 110084 Sadoway, Graham xxxx 1391 107246 Arsenault, Normand 1565 1796
126466 Alward, John xxxx 3 126781 Houston, Sam xxxx 10 123373 Saldanha, Daniel xxxx 1837 102063 Assaff, David 1895 1941
have for this member. If 129287 Andre Brown, Jules 828 5 128247 Hu, Alan xxxx 4 128667 Sampson, Tabitha 200 4 105067 Bogle, Bill 2179 2290
the number is less than 25 110160 Aquino, Manfrei 1927 2031 128248 Hu, Jer Luen xxxx 4 103414 Scoones, Dan 2302 2302 109835 Bordage, Don 1481 1620
128751 Arslanyan, Taline 200 3 126695 Huang, Chris xxxx 1027 103673 Seid, Hee 2197 2278 103047 Bowes, Richard 1958 2064
it indicates that the 128752 Arslanyan, Natalie 540 4 128707 Hunder, Nolan 635 4 123888 Seidemann, Hans 1191 17 113027 Boyce, Brian 1738 1872
member has a provisional 104388 Atkinson, Gavin xxxx 1840 123398 Hunter, Montana xxxx 5 128675 Sherington, Darcy 200 5 128614 Breau, Joshua 1260 18
110005 Atkinson, Neil xxxx 1094 125416 Ivankovic, Goran 1999 2019 126765 Sherman, Amanda xxxx 14 128632 Brewer, Tim 1174 11
rating and it is the number 128720 Ayer, Sarah 702 1 123082 Jiganchine, Roman xxxx 2207 123036 Sial, Ahsan xxxx 1213 100253 Brun, Jacques 1756 1905
of games he/she has 124220 Aylward, Zachary 1280 1287 107019 Johnson, Tyler 2113 2200 124314 Siglos, Tyrone 1114 1122 104790 Buckley, Bill 1916 2039
125762 Aylward, Natasha Nichole xxxx 790 123851 Johnson, Shara xxxx 758 128594 Siglos, Joshua 1205 7 128633 Caissie, Patrick 1513 22
played. 128331 Babich, Yaroslav xxxx 4 108082 Jones, Cliff 1739 1878 125420 Siglos, Teresa 1005 21 106930 Cole, Don 1484 1607
128330 Babiuk, John xxxx 4 123858 Jordan, Ellis xxxx 800 128721 Simpson, Nik 200 4 128631 Davidson, Donald 1427 13
123690 Balasubramaniam, Nish 1025 1057 120077 Jose, Marionito xxxx 1892 126779 Skinner, Jake xxxx 10 111760 Davis, Neil 2021 2172
125756 Balasubramaniam, Nish 802 802 128541 Jung, Hannah xxxx 15 126003 Slambor, Jan xxxx 9 121511 Deveau, Justin 1534 1548
100238 Barnes, Mark 1547 1831 123692 Kao, Amy xxxx 1146 107409 Slambor, Jiri xxxx 1829 112947 Doucet, Daniel 1707 1835
123838 Barzan, Cristian 1578 1630 124360 Kelly, Liam 822 884 110554 Stanford, Mike 2088 2142 112674 Doucette, Raymond 1713 1726
Regular Ratings 102357 Basanta, Gary 2410 2410 128712
128668
Kendrick, Becky
Kendrick, Jill
309
336
8
13
100331
112313
Steinke, Wally
Stephens, Desmond
1690
1746
1839
1746
129290 Duchesne McCarthy , K 714 5
123779 Bau, Jonathan 1421 1452 102718 Duff, Ken 1812 2000
123780 Bau, Lawrence 1499 1619 123041 Kerry, James 2024 2024 128806 Stern, Abraham 684 5 108882 Duivenvoorden, Hubert 1678 1900
128335 Bearinger, Zachary xxxx 4 103255 Keshet, Ilan xxxx 1406 100346 Stockhausen, Peter 1680 1735 109507 Fyffe, Larry 1706 1710
Alberta 128333 Bearinger, Alexander xxxx 4 126000 Kikstra, Henk xxxx 9 128533 Stokes, Leo xxxx 20 125556 Godin, Robert 1361 1361
CFC# Name Rtng High 128809 Beaudin, Jesse 1605 5 126488 Kobylarz, Janek 722 18 128532 Stokes, Vaughn xxxx 15 107486 Godsoe, Cliff 1873 1873
120820 Andersen, Sune 1986 2065 124355 Beddoes, Richard 1692 1796 126486 Kobylarz, Thomas 857 19 104289 Storey, Carl 2292 2307 105843 Grover, Brian 1847 1944
103801 Anderson, John 1678 1730 105652 Belanger, Denis 1856 1850 128542 Kolbinson, Nicole xxxx 4 126699 Struch, Helene xxxx 801 107785 Haggarty, Don 1038 1235
123306 Anderson, Ashton 1749 1839 128725 Belkin, Emile 1134 5 127311 Kononov, Alexander 2157 2157 123911 Stucki, Dani 1334 21 108799 Harris, Joe 1503 1600
128141 Beebe, Greg 1717 1717 128334 Bennett, Brendan xxxx 4 120324 Kostadinov, George xxxx 2297 103750 Sullivan, Brian 1738 1749 109799 Hebert, Rodrigue 1863 2000
103443 Bentley, Bill 1947 2000 120095 Beqo, Besnik 2147 2147 104683 Kovacs, George 1767 1819 120436 Sum, Peter 1497 1497 123196 Hebert-Losier, Francis 1526 1526
106248 Boehmer, Kris 2114 2202 128664 Bertsch, Kieran 491 14 128825 Krasznai, Roland 1468 6 128666 Symington, Mike 200 5 108109 Hensel, George 1670 1792
121267 Booth, Shandy xxxx 1411 128669 Bertsch, Wesley 392 7 102841 Krys, Mark 1781 1950 123723 Tang, Edward 1759 1759 120429 Johnson, Kyle 1791 1815
120375 Borowski, Ted 1585 1682 128662 Bild Enkin, Daniel 457 15 102462 Krys, Christopher 1705 1742 123564 Tang, Tiffany xxxx 1260 126076 Johnson, Serge 1050 1074
128470 Bridger, Scott 1233 5 108289 Bince, Rolando 1858 1900 101530 Krzyzowski, Ernest 1879 2000 123631 Tassel, Ben xxxx 1014 108430 Kapadia, Ronak 2096 2096
107545 Brown, Grant 2076 2133 128714 Bishop, Erick 502 4 128732 Kurath, Travis 941 5 105952 Tate, Bill xxxx 1984 120130 King, Peter 1528 1582
102719 Buitendyk, Theo 1678 1731 129285 Bjornson, Monty 1180 5 128670 Kwak, Jenny 200 5 107829 Taylor, Nicholas 1886 2100 128322 Kokje, Aron 2248 2
129420 Buitenhuis, Ryan 1189 3 128625 Boser, Justin 1103 15 124649 Kwok, Shing 1375 23 128713 Thompson, Bryce 426 4 121684 Laforest, Gilles 1568 1639
120411 Canal, Richard 1488 1488 120651 Bosse, Marc 1434 1446 123808 Labik, Petr 1819 1819 126139 Toews, Alex xxxx 9 110291 Laforge, Renaud 1675 1675
129419 Caughlin, Wade 1336 3 128665 Bowles, Alison 327 5 126565 Lai, Carrie xxxx 24 123845 Trandafir, Stefan 1189 1194 110255 Larmer, Robert 1806 1847
128090 Chapman, James 1519 17 128660 Bowles, Rachel 311 5 129340 Lainchbury, Trevor 200 5 101209 Trotter, Don 1675 1717 110625 Leblanc, Marcel L. 1492 1492
108292 Chi, Jonathan 1678 1678 123856 Bowles, Malcolm 1117 1117 129338 Lainchbury, Ryan 200 5 120079 Turgeon, Guy 1679 22 128802 LeBreton, James 1239 4
123601 Chi, Megan 1085 1085 128710 Bradley, Josh 404 8 126642 Laine, Evan xxxx 24 129335 Vallee, Kurtis 200 5 109003 Legacy, Leo 1468 1641
102956 Chiba, James 1665 1761 126212 Brandt, Josh xxxx 1113 127335 Lam, Courtney xxxx 14 129337 Vallee, Amber 200 5 112095 Leger, Yvon 1620 1693
128402 Christostomo, Rowell 1703 4 128708 Brown, Jeremy 552 9 120304 Lane, Travis 1974 1974 105021 Vanderleeden, Han 1602 1602 128635 LeRoc, Alicia Deea 1296 2
112298 Chrumka, Colin 1734 1851 101468 Broz, Peter 1607 1804 129333 Laurin, Alex 200 5 100277 Veszely, Frank 1944 2106 102536 Loomer, Frank 1640 1748
112570 Clark, Chris 1445 1474 129288 Bruce, James 318 4 128394 Lavdovsky, Nathan 1231 17 129437 Villamin, John xxxx 10 103780 Losier, Pierre 1572 1637
120745 Clark, Alan 2023 2026 108008 Butler, Thor 1616 1616 128723 Leblanc, Nahdala 202 4 128535 Volkovskis, David 463 10 109325 MacDonald, Jonathan 2148 2273
125761 Clark, Casey 1635 21 129328 Butler, Paul 786 5 128548 Leblanc, Shakti 265 8 128547 Wachtin, Carley 351 9 126623 MacLellan, Chris 780 17
101228 Climenhaga, Harold 1899 1995 128705 Callow, Dylan 729 9 104186 LeBlanc, Paul 2125 2136 128709 Walsh, Brendan 530 4 101920 Mallais, Daniel 1925 2008
125775 Cole, Mark 1343 21 104730 Caluza, Juni 1813 1900 129339 Leblanc, Mandala 200 5 120239 Wang, Yamei 1756 1771 104793 Malley, Clarence 1591 1676
105606 Daniluk, Jim 2056 2193 120408 Campbell, Tom 1631 1765 106064 Lee, Jason 1869 1990 120237 Wang, Fei 1516 1587 110482 Marks, Reginald 1557 1579
109618 Davies, Robert 1680 1748 124453 Campbell, Jamie 1529 1577 128706 Leong, Joshua 638 14 125246 Ward, Hilton 1599 1599 126624 Mathew, Litt 1061 1068
107487 Day, Jonathan 1818 1917 128657 Carley, Ian 1673 5 122196 Lepsoe, Michael 1517 1517 126216 Wasser, Reuben 881 881 103904 Maund, Chris 1329 1421
121149 Dean, Tim 1856 1963 120552 Carlisle, Michael 2093 2157 128537 Levinson, Zackary xxxx 9 123106 Wee, Michael xxxx 876 129292 McGreal, Sean 954 5
106163 Deimert, Elroy 1650 1729 126772 Cecco, Julian xxxx 682 128805 Li, Nigel 282 5 128549 White, Connor xxxx 5 126238 Melanson, Cory 1320 15
123560 Deimert, David 1170 1170 128698 Cecco, Adrian xxxx 1 128539 Litman, Raviv 508 20 128540 Whitehead, Alex xxxx 20 108737 Mills, Ken 1853 1953
129423 Demkiw, Pat 900 3 129327 Chae, Raymond 928 5 126700 Litman, Graham xxxx 13 127457 Whitford, Tawnee xxxx 9 128144 Murray, Brian 1392 9
108124 Dewindt, Cor 1516 1813 126697 Chan, Cleo xxxx 782 123463 Liu, Kai 1705 1728 107142 Whitman, Alan 1692 1800 111808 Ossinger, Brian 1660 1733
121620 Eshleman, Lucas xxxx 11 128285 Chan, James 1836 1862 110351 Long, Hugh 1878 1928 105889 Wiebe, Warren 2007 2045 125337 Oussedik, Elias 789 8
121190 Eshleman, Brandon 1461 1461 129331 Chan, Leonard 401 5 128789 Love, Bo 368 5 129336 Wiebe, Grant 200 5 109311 Parker, James J. 1701 1719
102103 Flemming, James 1965 2056 128245 Chang, Wayland xxxx 4 128791 Love, Adam 200 4 126767 Wild, Joshua xxxx 23 128210 Pitre, Louis 1991 3
108323 Gardner, Robert J. 2348 2387 128624 Chang, Alex 986 9 123694 Lum, Katrina xxxx 21 123863 Wilson, Scott 1338 1390 128803 Potter, Daniel 743 8
100353 Gomboc, Dave 2004 2144 126558 Chee, Justin xxxx 899 126297 Lutter, Nicolas xxxx 23 110849 Wilson, John 1780 1854 128121 Richard, Andy 1520 15
102428 Gomes, Alan 1881 1973 125849 Chee, Colleen xxxx 1087 123778 Lyakh, Alexey 1601 1782 126296 Winkelmans, Paul 1027 1086 104837 Riordon, Jason 1933 1933
129401 Graham, William 1382 6 126274 Chen, Daniel 610 15 126704 Lyle, Hanna xxxx 8 126918 Wong, Steven xxxx 15 120904 Robichaud, Nick 1651 1713
129400 Gruber, Garth 1211 3 127320 Chen, Hong Yu xxxx 15 126597 Ma, Nathan xxxx 919 101237 Wong, Samuel 2066 2097 106788 Robichaud, Martin 1951 1999
112476 Haessel, Dale 2225 2310 125848 Chen, Mary xxxx 969 128715 MacDonald, Jacob 404 4 126694 Wong, Scott xxxx 1093 129293 Robichaud, Eric 1114 5
105644 Hansen, Steve 1804 1855 123699 Cheng, Lesley xxxx 998 128550 Mackie, Parsa xxxx 4 128753 Woo, Stephanie 809 4 109026 Rocca, John 1876 1920
122495 Haynes, Nicolas 1985 1999 123691 Cheng, Andrea xxxx 783 128553 Mackie, Hugh 241 5 108715 Wright, Stephen 2196 2343 121366 Sadeghi, Sam 1290 1291
121097 Hinds, Riana 1274 1331 120825 Cheng, Louis xxxx 1813 107927 Mair, Bob 1661 1695 105433 Wu, Howard 2202 2202 125329 Sadeghi, Cirous 901 17
106102 Hinds, Dr. Ronald 2006 2100 123848 Chhor, Kelly xxxx 1119 128332 Malo, Scott xxxx 4 128536 Yamomoto, Simon xxxx 10 104579 Smith, Jody 1792 1830
109674 Huber, Gregory 2336 2385 123075 Chicoine, Avery 1606 1606 125845 Malone, Christina xxxx 745 128754 Yang, Cindy 495 3 109891 Sullivan, Andrew 1999 2100
123872 Hudson, Richard 1389 2 103158 Chis, Sinziana xxxx 1365 121341 Martinescu, Mike xxxx 1084 101701 Yee, Peter 1997 2023 124419 Taylor, David 1430 1430
109502 Hughey, Micah 2083 2135 125376 Chow, Thomas 1099 1116 109234 Martinovsky, Ian 2216 2261 107994 Yoos, John C. 2424 2483 103666 Torrie, John 1993 2136
111589 Ibach, Horst 1354 21 123094 Chow, Philip xxxx 667 113123 McCusky, Louis 1575 1628 127022 Young, Anita xxxx 15 101279 Torrie, Philip 1290 1500
120533 Jarvis, Jim 1529 1544 120437 Chow, Nathan Yongxu 1238 1261 126792 McDonald, Bryan 360 8 126574 Young, Alisa 746 746 123070 Tremblay, Rebecca 1135 1135
121765 Jeserich, Tobias 1612 1741 128203 Christensen, Erik 1495 17 128397 McKay Jefferson, Matthew 704 704 124832 Young, Bryan xxxx 1029 123071 Tremblay, Eric A.B. 1400 1472
110040 Johnson, Dean 1533 1557 109155 Clemens, John 1502 1564 128546 McKenzie, Shaman xxxx 4 124357 Young, Eric xxxx 1046 103901 Tremblay, Roger J.A. 1377 1432
107156 Jones, Frank 1935 1935 128729 Combes, Colin 821 5 125851 McKenzie, Jenny xxxx 8 129329 Young, Kevin 553 5 125147 Tremblay, Jonah 948 20
122426 Kazakevich, Alexander 1752 1794 129289 Connolly, Liam 462 5 125857 McKenzie, Megan xxxx 8 128249 Yu, Danny 1106 15 105827 Trofimencoff, Pierre 1856 1900
121625 Kazakevich, Anastasia 1622 1678 128608 Conrad, George xxxx 4 120735 McNichol, Paul 1667 1742 128728 Zamorano, Gabriel 1216 5 109315 Vihvelin, Tom 1570 1695
128469 Keller, Bernie 1334 5 124376 Cook, Zarrid xxxx 23 124728 McPhee, David 1124 1124 126281 Zhang, Hans 863 920 103405 Wilson, Brian 1707 1814
129402 Klyashitsky, Aleksander 1660 2 127028 Coombes, Gareth 873 875 104893 McPherson, Tristram 2094 2125 126916 Zhu, Kevin xxxx 798 104469 Woodman, George 1895 1987
101953 Kuczaj, Chris 2076 2171 128544 Crabb, Rayann 511 24 101550 Medalen, David 1821 2042 123910 Ziegler, Kevin xxxx 850
127128 Kuwair, Martin 1680 1680 128538 Crabb, Tyson xxxx 24 103657 Meharg, Bruce 1885 1929 128545 Ziegler, Val xxxx 13
125942 Lacroix, Peter 1728 1740 129330 Crause, Colevin 659 5 123148 Melissen, Mel 1346 11 101537 Zuk, Bob 2250 2317 Newfoundland
102095 Lactin, Derek 1720 1720 100314 Craver, Lyle 1689 1906 123794 Mendoza, Jennifer xxxx 16 CFC# Name Rtng High
128216 Curiel, Hector 1818 20 127900 Meng, Fanhao 1828 19
122675
121783
Lapides, Andrew
Lapides, Paul
2226 2326
xxxx 1753 123875 Currie, Robert 1417 1436 128217 Merat, Sam 1513 18 Manitoba 106099 Ayers, Peter 1397 1412
125380 Merat, Sean 1330 16 CFC# Name Rtng High 122243 Barbour, Les 990 1058
103595 Lefkowitz, Phil 1727 1800 128280 Daigle, Francis xxxx 5 121195 Barbour, Stephen 1398 1437
121303 Li, Zhuoran 1605 1605 126703 Daniels, Justin xxxx 818 128674 Meyer, Susanne 200 5 128822 Anderson, Collin 1491 5 120932 Carayanniotis, Jason 1135 1265
110043 Litwiller, Robert 1367 1367 128734 Dar, Michael 814 5 128676 Meyer, Christine 200 5 102141 Babb, Jeff 2214 2257 124182 Carayanniotis, George 1067 1114
103945 Lovi, Aaron 1631 1806 111363 Daswani, Benedict 1657 1682 120075 Milicevic, Dragoljub 2334 2345 124005 Barkman, Daniel 1614 1632 125265 Crockwell, Shawn 677 677
107443 Ludwig, David 1768 1825 110646 Davidson, Brian xxxx 1853 110536 Miller, Amy-Marie xxxx 1110 110941 Bays, Derek 1561 1561 104218 Deal, Peter 1338 1338
111831 Luyben, Norm 1739 1753 110614 Davies, Lucas 1936 1952 128543 Minin, Nick xxxx 5 129254 Bell, Cory 1380 3 103678 Dunne, Paul 1148 1178
110115 Macfarlane, Don 1566 1670 110120 Davies, Alex 2255 2255 128816 Misener, Dan 1312 5 101126 Boron, Anthony 1925 1941 122392 Eddy, Rick 971 971
103010 Marks, Terry 1579 1649 122884 Davies, Noam 1537 1577 123445 Moisseev, Dmitri 1955 1971 125496 Charles, Christopher 1084 17 122391 Grumer, Eugene 1374 1422
101022 McKay, Tom 1560 1743 128811 Davis, Ryan 1419 4 125566 Mok, Justin 1249 1249 125497 Charles, Alice 1001 24 129362 Hammond, Daryl 1098 9
101845 McLaughlin, Robert J 1368 18 107723 Dayan, Yoni xxxx 1395 106767 Monteith, Don 1764 1924 120822 Charter, Bennet 1748 1769 107651 Joshi, Nikhil 1686 1782
120082 McMaster, Carolyn 1570 1630 107711 Dayan, Daniel xxxx 1383 101014 Moore, David 1935 2100 106887 Czarny, Keith 1711 1739 104077 Joshi, Anand 2077 2118
127775 Mendoza, Mario 1654 13 107269 Daykin, Harold 1352 1418 101144 Moore, Harry 2261 2308 111806 Czypinski, Jaroslaw 2007 2046 125284 King, Ryne 1068 1068
112716 Miller, Chris 1506 1569 101919 Demers, Darwin 1613 1691 126763 Moore, Wyatt xxxx 20 128405 Duncan, Kevin 1490 5 125407 Liu, Ming 1408 1408
102547 Miller, Brian 1794 1909 108072 Devries, Peter 1693 1791 129334 Morgan, Brendan 200 5 128557 Fox, Doug xxxx 2 125730 Martin, Steve 1429 1490
101874 Milne, Arthur 1981 2068 123703 Dunn, Hilary xxxx 19 123860 Morrison, Dan 1715 1740 105641 Gannon, Keith 1583 1725 125729 Martin, Rick 1173 1277
123323 Milward, Dave 1787 1797 128622 DuPlessis, Jean Paul 1678 20 128792 Nakazawa, Anton 200 4 112445 Gentes, Kevin 2348 2395 121087 Oliver, Brian 1254 1285
122576 Mo, Jeffrey xxxx 20 128611 Edmilao, Dong xxxx 1 128534 Nano, Anne Mari xxxx 10 107847 Gibbons, Lorne 1429 1446 108190 Piercy, Christopher 924 9
109724 Newton, Geoff 1966 2105 128613 Evans, Colin xxxx 4 107627 Nathani, Kaleim 1896 1966 107069 Gibbons, Michael 2111 2116 125289 Sullivan, Michael 1149 1150
111962 Nguyen, Kim 2000 2114 124854 Fathers, Patrick 663 24 128823 Neid, Peter 1055 5 107168 Greenberg, Harley 1692 1779 125267 Thain, Nithum xxxx 15
122764 Nielsen, Brad 1643 1649 128731 Fehr, Rob 884 5 128750 Nelson, Cassidy 446 4 120178 Gushuliak, Justin 2120 2185 123927 Toope, Adam 829 21
122982 Nystrom, Kurtis 1740 1788 108064 Fekete, Charles 1764 1964 105750 Neufahrt, Gerhard 2133 2227 121031 Haapamaki, Eric 1777 1777 103802 Tsui, Alick 1206 1250
108406 Odachowski, Arthur 2323 2336 104911 Feng, Jason 1694 1894 104786 Neufeld, John D. 1906 2007 102670 Hanrahan, Nigel 1697 1735 109425 Watson, Michael 1450 1500
120174 Olson, Hans 1958 2082 105121 Forbes, Gerry 2155 2200 128717 Neuman, Connor 372 4 104596 Henson, Joshua 2136 2179 125727 White, Chris 1051 1051
104728 Ottosen, David 2136 2237 128283 Ford, Stephen 1431 11 125377 Nguyen, Sophie xxxx 741 112549 Kaptsan, Aron 2122 2300 128528 White, Mike 875 4
129422 Ozon, Simon 840 3 122172 Forsyth, Brendan 1285 23 100318 Niksic, John 2034 2200 102391 Khedkar, Jay S. 2012 2038 122967 Wiseman, Shane 1174 1260
101694 Palcic, Branko 1522 1800 122171 Forsyth, Gavin 1051 10 128718 Norman, Alistair 469 4 108919 Klokow, John 1738 1852 121199 Woodworth, Claire 1100 1123
127776 Pasco, Alvin 1709 1709 128481 Forsyth, Alan 1460 5 106910 North, Robert 2091 2100 103588 Kollar, Frank 2214 2300 121198 Woodworth, Steven 1037 1037
123257 Pivovarov, Juraj 1757 1848 122165 Forsyth, Bruce 1409 1409 127260 Obertas, Andrew xxxx 10 103980 Kostiuk, Sheldon xxxx 1656 122247 Woodworth, Bob 1173 1173
128529 Pusara, Vesna 1978 2 128396 Friedman, Jordan xxxx 10 128793 O'Dwyer, Eoin 1222 1222 125472 Lafreniere, Adrian 1667 1748 129363 Young, Heather 1006 7
106052 Quiring, John 1980 2078 128395 Friedman, Julia xxxx 10 128663 Olson Mayes, Liam 817 5 102783 Lauritson, Jim 1957 2077
106812 Rajchel, John 1742 1931 112641 Friesen, David xxxx 1649 120252 Osthoff, Dieter 1462 1522 105352 Lipnowski, Michael 1767 1767
106711 Regimbald, Adrien 1677 1751 103643 Fullbrook, Nigel 2287 2373 128612 Ouellette, Eric xxxx 5 105377 Lipnowski, Samuel 1991 2030 Nova Scotia
104612 Reichert, Wayne 1312 19 124835 Gait, Joshua xxxx 992 128672 Ovans, Linus 303 4 100128 Lipnowski, Irwin 2341 2400 CFC# Name Rtng High
125943 Rock, Dawn 1509 1524 124836 Gait, Andrew xxxx 991 128808 Ozkan, Caqri 1403 4 107190 Lukic, Luka 1966 2047
128711 Gavin, Rachel 434 9 128609 Paulson, Stewart xxxx 4 109208 Magyar, Peter 1509 1558 104592 Armstrong, Brad 1851 1900
121763 Santbergen, Joseph 1792 1792 104330 Pechisker, Alfred 2115 2244 105503 Beals, George 1559 1767
101970 Sekuloff, Mike 1667 1800 128790 Gavin, Anton 231 4 128602 McCauley, Bobby xxxx 6 124248 Behme, Stefan xxxx 1139
126271 Skrzypniak, George 1710 20 111013 Gemmell, Ian 1410 1448 122820 Pelcher, Jonathan 1056 1056 123828 Medes, Bartek 1592 1649
125089 German, Wade 1574 18 128610 Perez, Joe xxxx 3 103189 Milord, Frank 1796 1796 108248 Bernard, Gilbert 1772 1900
120858 Smith, Mike 1614 1711 126279 Petchenov, Andrew 1070 1070 105484 Bjornson, Jonathan 1585 1671
120289 Sorgard, Graham 1898 13 128552 Girard, Jessica xxxx 14 104799 Moffat, Ron 1738 1763 110332 Boyle, Phil 1749 1749
102314 South, Fred 2276 2300 126601 Glum, Rebekah xxxx 13 126599 Phan, Christine 573 23 103336 Mundwiler, Les 2028 2100 126656 Brannan, Travis xxxx 19

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125118 Candow, John 1422 1422 127808 Berson, Oleg 1689 1689 128691 Cooke, Jacob 200 5 128893 Forgues, Yves 486 4 128497 Hung, Stanley xxxx 1248
103179 Cashin, Ken 1604 1719 110630 Berson, Jordan 2201 2201 128693 Cooke, Lucas 215 5 126741 Fors, Dylan xxxx 11 129021 Hunsperger, DJ 273 4
125798 Cooper, Jim 1170 1170 128494 Bertovic, Anthony 1434 12 129395 Cooke, Tanya 1172 16 128890 Fortier, Pascal 518 5 128185 Huntington, Michael 1386 10
125673 Currell, Sarah xxxx 6 107595 Bertrand, Daryl xxxx 1926 102378 Coppin, Wayne 2090 2114 128888 Fortin-Ukrainetz, Sebastien 705 9 112242 Hurley, Paul 2187 2206
125672 Currell, Sean 1122 1230 126731 Berube, Rene xxxx 11 128981 Cordeiro, Megan 269 5 128839 Foster, Matthew 661 10 112109 Hurst, Bruce 1520 1580
120543 deBoer, Tristan xxxx 9 126720 Berube, Michel xxxx 10 129116 Cortens, Tommy 560 10 106109 Franke, Raymond 1691 1769 124682 Husack, Cody xxxx 14
128628 DeBoer, Maya 608 5 128879 Berube, Eric 448 4 129127 Cortens, Adam 828 10 129217 Fraser, Sara 216 4 112983 Hutchison, Rob 1854 1974
108860 Drummond, Carlos 1851 1851 129209 Bessette, David 674 10 107524 Coruzzi, Frank 1533 1603 129238 Fraser, John 843 5 128317 Hyatr, Allan 843 5
125676 Dunphy, Callum 822 867 103050 Best, Garland 1451 1600 128591 Cosmin, Sergiu xxxx 22 126665 Frattolin, Maxwell xxxx 15 128448 Hyatt, Allan 369 3
125675 Dunphy, Andrew 1259 1272 129317 Bevan, Bradley 810 5 129187 Costa, Kyle 443 5 128953 Frenette, Gyles 542 10 127476 Hyseni, Astrit xxxx 15
125674 Dunphy, Bruce 1384 16 128433 Bhanapatea, Aasiyh 826 4 110316 Cote, Richard 1725 1868 126498 Friedman, Alexander xxxx 11 105228 Ibrahim, Ismail 1929 1956
105141 Ede, Albert 1711 1860 128432 Bhanapatea, Erfan 764 5 128254 Coulter-Mistela, Gerald xxxx 3 109170 Friendly, John 1733 1814 126748 Ikert, Shane xxxx 15
104341 Eldridge, Michael 1913 2058 128431 Biasci, Amanda 732 4 128994 Courchene, Nolan 441 5 129023 Friesen, Wade 378 5 129018 Ikert, Morgan 428 4
126660 Felix , Chris 1145 15 108516 Bilbey, Brian 1574 1600 129141 Courchene, Chalynne 430 4 102447 Frilles, Ruperto 2110 2302 128137 Ilisan, Gheorghe 1942 11
109707 Fleury, Bruce 1676 1805 127630 Bilbey, Kevin 1185 17 129150 Courchene, Samantha 335 10 128874 Frost, Robert 743 5 128298 Iltchenko, Maxim xxxx 11
120900 Gabriel, Jarrett 1587 1587 126746 Bilodeau, Annie xxxx 16 129160 Courchene, Cheyenne 549 9 129181 Fulton, Max 519 10 129070 Imhoff, Reggie 585 5
104320 Gilks, James 1700 1718 126714 Bilodeau, Josee xxxx 15 128927 Cousineau, Michael 580 10 103390 Furlic, Mijo 1675 1906 128496 Inara, Aliev 1265 3
128629 Hsieh, Ting Li 1181 5 126734 Bilodeau, Christopher xxxx 16 129193 Coutts, Doug 827 5 128889 Gabel, Jason 700 10 127811 Ing, Earl 1237 24
104593 Hynes, John A. 1636 1700 128601 Biswal, Bagala 1253 5 111622 Cozens, Dave 1440 1486 128997 Gaetano, Matthew 352 3 129212 Ivall, Meredith 493 5
128148 Jivalian, Raffi 1559 13 125272 Biswall, Divyajyoti 771 16 129426 Crick, Jeremy 732 10 129165 Gagne, Dustin 610 5 125068 Jach, Bartek xxxx 9
126004 Joudrey, Gary 1548 1548 125271 Biswall, Devyani 620 15 111286 Critchley, Don 1316 1336 129146 Gagne, Dancia 200 4 128920 Jackson, Kevin 200 6
110198 Keddy, Garrett 1632 1632 126747 Blab, Danielle xxxx 11 129153 Cross, Carla 348 4 122439 Gagnon, Justin 1709 1732 129208 Jackson, Cory 560 5
126006 Kenney, Krista 892 17 101163 Blackman, Gord 1811 1937 129167 Crosson, Dayna 477 5 128763 Gagnon, Vicky 1184 1184 123270 Jacobs, Chaim-Akiva 1572 1620
110204 Kenney, Jason 1976 2086 129085 Blanchette, Tatum 360 5 129140 Crosson, Drake 402 10 123492 Galka, Mike 1501 1540 128936 Jakubowski, Anna 200 5
123642 Kenney, Jonathan 1175 1175 125709 Bluvshtein, Mark 2259 2310 101349 Crowley, Gerry 1915 2020 104173 Gareau, Don 1576 1700 128446 James, Nerissa 419 2
120195 Kenney, Bryan xxxx 1246 126985 Bodsworth, Cam xxxx 14 127492 Csoka, Daniel 1138 16 105218 Garel, Richard 1918 2049 124705 James, Jesse xxxx 10
103040 Kenney, David 2012 2024 129235 Boileau, Elesabeth 277 4 125618 Cuevas, Vincent 1540 1557 108027 Gasparac, Marijan 2014 2036 106205 Jando, Edmond 1639 1709
108446 Klapstein, John 2057 2057 123042 Bojovic, Gavrilo xxxx 2106 127003 Cunningham, Kyle xxxx 14 126751 Gauthier, Gabriel xxxx 11 121325 Janicki, Jozef xxxx 1485
129172 Lai, Ophelia 524 4 128894 Bolduc, Guillaume 442 5 127060 Cushway, Galen xxxx 20 128917 Gauthier, Gilles 469 6 104380 Jaques, Wray 1233 1404
129171 Lai, Hugo 820 4 111830 Bond, Hal 1945 2021 128903 Da Costa, Miguel 481 5 108131 Gavan, Silviu 1887 1910 128310 Jaramillo, Jacobo xxxx 11
124656 Landry, Spencer xxxx 11 108790 Boross-Harmer, Peter 2014 2150 129047 Dagg, Kayla 200 5 124454 Gayman, Ian 1741 1741 129017 Jenson, Jordan 510 5
120340 Lindsay, Robin 1620 1660 103523 Bortolotti, Guido xxxx 1987 120629 Dai, Jason 1901 1988 128440 Gebestadik, Yordanos 685 2 108115 Jew, Harold 1840 1988
106811 Livingston, Alex 1216 1216 111626 Bos, Peter 1722 1722 124722 Daigle, Melissa xxxx 24 105416 Gebhardt, David 1904 1989 124816 Joag, Vineet 1608 1608
123143 Livingstone, James Brian 1541 1584 129179 Botel, Aleecea 620 10 128840 Daigle, Jennifer 581 10 123384 Geley, Shawn 1484 1484 128844 Johanneson, Alice 461 5
128627 Lu, Johnathan 1052 6 129220 Botel, Shaundra 238 4 128849 Daigle, Jordan 263 5 126627 Gelowitz, Mark A. 1140 22 104694 Johnson, Wylie 1604 1651
127417 Lu, Charles 1123 23 129052 Boudreau, Ben 249 4 124723 Daigle, Christopher xxxx 841 128699 Genevieve, Marissa 1039 3 129043 Johnston, Johnny 433 10
108891 MacLean, John 1453 1499 128915 Boudreau, Timmy 698 6 128606 Dajdar, Hoshang xxxx 1 129214 Geurts, Joel 493 5 126025 Johnston, Marty 1019 21
123434 Mahendranathan, Prem 1365 1498 111452 Bourque, Lionel 1585 1621 102589 Daku, Zoltan 1695 1800 128684 Gharib, Ahmed xxxx 12 127185 Jordan, Harry G. 1530 16
105142 Mayo, Alvah 2138 2212 128952 Boutwell, Daniel 543 5 128316 Daley, Dwayne xxxx 8 128682 Gharib, Mona 1240 6 128441 Joseph, Brandi 602 1
102363 McKearney, Ed 1600 1731 129037 Bovin, Matthew 604 9 129053 Dampier, Zakery 200 4 128683 Gharib, Amani 958 6 107581 Joseph, Steve 1902 1934
128626 Nasrallah, Joseph 1074 5 107194 Bowers, David 1998 2041 129079 Dampier, Shane 456 5 127816 Gharib, Omar xxxx 17 128004 Jovian, Patrick 1767 16
125711 Nearing, Joe 1340 17 120980 Bowers, Roger 1599 1700 128690 D'Andrea, Joshua 262 14 128243 Giamberardino, Antonio 1052 11 100182 Jung, Hans 2281 2346
123376 Ng, Gary 1703 1740 124235 Bowles, Robert 1274 1274 127819 D'Andrea, Christian xxxx 21 107754 Gibson, Kris 1812 1879 126499 Kacic, Mladen 1388 16
125712 Nuschke, Alex 1632 1632 129120 Boyle, Tommy 754 9 107299 Dangberg, Karl 1751 1879 124144 Gibson, Geoffrey xxxx 16 106715 Kagramanov, Dina 1973 2010
125125 Osburn, Brennen xxxx 14 107747 Bozinoski, Tom 1976 2000 129110 Daniels, Mark 788 5 124143 Gibson, Marc xxxx 15 128600 Kailan, Bill xxxx 1
124179 Palak, Andrzej 1426 1495 129081 Brand, Madeline 427 5 101895 Danilov, Alex 1919 2100 110983 Gilchrist, Raymond 1562 1660 124895 Kain, Andrew 1162 1230
121635 Paul, Jarrod 1624 1624 127293 Bresele, Kyle xxxx 7 129365 Darneanu, Lucian 504 3 108202 Gillanders, Robert 1919 2140 129300 Kaldis, Christos 477 5
126655 Penney, Mark 1351 1351 129073 Bresele, Justin 548 5 124996 Dattani, Neil xxxx 1145 127001 Gillies, D.J. xxxx 9 129130 Kamm, Travis 629 5
129170 Pentz, Brian 1051 4 127807 Brestoiu, Doina 2183 10 128429 David, Jason 973 3 111022 Gillis, Doug 1701 1849 129397 Kane, Pauline 709 6
104589 Phillips, Gary 1783 1898 102666 Brice, Ron 2177 2247 128692 Davidson, Cody 582 12 128887 Giroux, Claude 570 4 129396 Kane, Brenda 880 6
106253 Phillips, Fred 1860 1944 123230 Broad, Aaron 1082 2 128570 Dawson, Adam xxxx 7 128756 Glew, Richard 1937 10 128565 Karantayer, Mark xxxx 20
106289 Poirier, David 1905 1905 127784 Broersen, Hans 1961 13 128983 de la Rosa, Rodney 919 5 104325 Golebiewski, Sofie 1627 1728 128151 Karpati, Leslie 1090 17
128477 Ruelland, Geoffrey 1452 5 102882 Brown, John R. 1784 1970 104176 Dean, Andrew 2006 2034 103597 Golts, Roman 2284 2321 109746 Karpik, Steve 1437 1579
103353 Saunders, Stephen 2104 2145 127626 Brown, Gabriel 1289 10 102011 DeKerpel, Stijn 2150 2161 109888 Golts, Diana 1814 1819 108036 Kathiramalainat, Kandiah 1721 1800
126658 Smith, Christopher xxxx 17 129020 Brown, Kelly 206 3 105261 DeLugt, Gerald 1813 1861 129162 Goodchild, Basil 610 5 126832 Kaufman, Harris xxxx 9
124479 Spencer, David 1514 1555 128503 Brown, Daniel 642 23 129016 Delvecchio, Gionathan 556 5 129151 Goodchild, Rhonda 383 4 128940 Kaun, David 758 10
125124 Stuart, Geoffrey xxxx 16 129074 Brown, Chris 563 5 125547 Dembowski, Mitchell 1473 1478 108832 Gooding, Gordon 2038 2077 102619 Kekki, Klaus 1811 2015
101504 Uuetoa, Harold 1743 1806 129069 Brown, Jeff 627 5 109477 Demmery, Steve 2118 2174 129033 Goodman, Brandon 883 5 101242 Kelly, Daniel 1809 1809
128886 Brule, Mathieu 743 5 110803 Den Otter, Albert 1564 1647 129032 Goodman, Jamie 898 5 101422 Kempner, Andrew 1939 2023
128297 Bugeja, Sarah xxxx 10 111991 Deneault, James 1484 1556 128969 Goodz, Zack 572 10 128959 Kent, Benjamin 343 5
Ontario 127278 Bulmer, Alex xxxx 13 128943 Derksen, Cole 555 9 106629 Gordon, David 2184 2255 129283 Keyes, Shawn 345 2
CFC# Name Rtng High 128500 Bunch, James xxxx 989 128815 Derneanu, Lucian 494 3 102579 Gordon, Dave 1841 1915 128299 Kim, Joseph xxxx 11
128443 Abraham, Daniel 774 6 128502 Bunch, Joel xxxx 908 126986 Desmoulin, Kenneth G. xxxx 15 127005 Gosselin, Trevor xxxx 10 128304 Kim, Mark xxxx 11
103951 Abrams, Paul 1433 8 128501 Bunch, Elizabeth xxxx 725 129168 Desmoulin, Jessica 410 5 128104 Goubanova, Svetlana 1265 19 129424 King, Michael 423 5
107642 Abt, Michael 1687 1862 127847 Bunch, Mathew xxxx 1074 129163 Desmoulin, John 604 10 129114 Graboski, Alex 735 10 107850 Kirby, Patrick 2096 2137
128978 Adams, Michelle 377 5 100046 Bunning, Les 1863 2100 129158 Desmoulin, Candy 622 5 128314 Granelli, David xxxx 7 101198 Kiss, Istvan 1916 2083
128361 Affleck, Alexander xxxx 10 128970 Bunting, Gerald 510 5 128571 Desousa, Josh xxxx 11 128862 Gray, Shane 649 5 101913 Kitenbergs, Alek xxxx 1928
123274 Agabekian, Konstantin 1840 1840 101613 Burgess, Doug 1812 1974 128572 Desousa, John xxxx 11 128573 Gray, Michael xxxx 12 102232 Kiviaho, Robert 2317 2334
128872 Aguiar, Dustin 463 5 125432 Burke, Jim 1596 17 100170 Devenport, Martin 2261 2300 123493 Graydon, Mike 1365 1386 129066 Klinge, Heiko 799 5
126023 Agustin, Joey 922 5 129038 Burns, Mathew 671 14 127526 Devine, Norman 1516 17 110824 Grebenc, John 1748 1787 106376 Knechtel, Tim xxxx 2087
106553 Alcaide, Florante 2201 2201 129194 Burton, Todd 809 10 128353 Dewsberry, Lisa 760 21 128939 Green, Mitchell 677 10 128442 Knight, Ache 602 1
124725 Alcock, Dennis xxxx 13 128319 Bury, Bryan 710 5 128352 Dewsberry, Adrienne 742 16 128989 Greenwood, Tyler 582 5 129239 Knowles, Tom 702 4
127130 Alea, Perfecto 1595 1595 110977 Buscar, Michael 2030 2066 128183 Dickson, Dale 1589 10 129221 Greig, Alastair 752 10 104339 Kollarich, Joseph 986 4
129466 Alganabi, Mashriq 1071 6 128996 Butowski, Carleton 370 4 128946 Dickson, Matthew 673 10 128833 Grey, Bonnie 603 5 128568 Kong, Jeffrey xxxx 21
129465 Alganabi, Zaidun 1137 6 105619 Buzdon, Paul 1628 1691 109214 Divljan, Igor 2185 2255 128834 Grey, Jessie 477 5 128430 Korz, Justin 809 5
120631 Aliev, Inara 1418 1418 107907 Cadamov, Angel xxxx 2046 104754 Dixon, Frank 1967 2090 124352 Griffith, Elizabeth 871 21 102599 Kosic, Dusan 1681 1861
129057 Allaire, Tara 519 5 126888 Cai, Allan 2122 2122 101065 Djerkovic, Miladin 2294 2402 124147 Griffith, Michael xxxx 20 128428 Kostas, Adam 1194 4
100342 Allan, Denis 2393 2405 128986 Cain, James 608 5 128386 Dobson, Marc Albert 866 1 128942 Gruttner, Adam 653 4 129196 Kostynuk, Michael 760 5
112687 Allen, Graham 2175 2225 128966 Cain, Justin 643 5 109006 Doucette, Patrick 1753 1753 122962 Gumama-Hillyard, Abu 1235 1235 128958 Kozak, Sasha 328 4
129313 Allen, Cameron 688 4 129213 Cain, Krystin 493 5 127007 Doucette, Alexis xxxx 13 125839 Gurevich, Artem 2312 2312 129060 Krawczuk, Jordan 460 5
108984 Allum, J.A.E. 1687 1812 129225 Cain, Adam 589 5 128993 Doucette, Annie 368 4 126242 Gurr, David 1497 20 105549 Kret, Ted 2200 2266
107100 Alvarez, Alfonso 1713 1805 102214 Cairns, James 1785 1869 100294 Dougherty, Michael 2334 2368 129051 Gustafson, John Ambrose 288 4 129058 Kroker, Chris 527 5
109721 Amodeo, George 1789 1849 129224 Caldwell, Jason 580 5 128434 Doughton, Michael 930 2 128688 Haasen, Justin 200 6 129390 Kropyvnytskyy, Ivan 1583 3
128992 Anderson, Chris 478 5 129180 Caldwell, Adam 577 5 113062 Draak, Jan 1270 1350 128689 Haasen, Alena 200 5 124677 Krumenacher, Jesse xxxx 15
129006 Anderson, Brenley 248 4 108909 Callaghan, Kenneth J 1570 1588 125528 Dragusanu, George 1497 1497 112613 Hacat, Kevork 2236 2236 102648 Krupka, David 2288 2307
129191 Anderson, Eli 310 5 126706 Cameron, Kirk 771 20 122987 Draper, Ronn 1378 18 104833 Hadley, Ryan 1788 1866 129425 Kunkle, Jacob 732 10
128306 Andre, Ruben xxxx 7 129093 Campbell, Sarah 451 4 128880 Dube, Valerie 200 6 129121 Hadley, Josh 574 5 128921 Kupila, Alyssa 496 11
129137 Andre, Bobby 572 10 128858 Campeau, Kyle 200 4 125994 Dubeau, Jason 1751 1751 128950 Hagen, Jeff 333 4 128929 Kupila, Nick 504 10
128308 Andretti, Monica 910 5 124724 Caouette, Morgan xxxx 23 129149 Duff, Andrea 489 10 105867 Hall, Milo 1414 1455 104537 Kurkowski, Ken 1753 1900
124988 Andronache, Victor xxxx 1364 127499 Capes, Tim 1544 1599 125682 Duggan, Brendan 1540 1565 122832 Hall, Matthew xxxx 16 105482 Kuryliw, Ray 1960 1982
126834 Andronache, Daniel xxxx 17 128891 Carbonneau, Joel 549 5 103373 Dumontelle, Joe 1884 1993 128871 Halloran, Blake 929 9 129008 Kuzyk, Kameron 808 10
128838 Angeconeb, Simone Clair 555 5 129230 Carlson, Kimber 460 8 108750 Dunn, David 2043 2183 128845 Halteman, Mitchell 278 4 129044 Kwandibens, Renee 326 5
128354 Angeconeb, Hunter 899 899 128934 Carmody, Cody 527 9 129082 Dunville, Madison 466 5 124673 Halteman, Ryan xxxx 13 129049 Kwandibens, Maverick 745 9
128355 Angeconeb, Mem 670 19 129091 Caron, John 543 4 111907 Duong, Brian 1978 2011 128998 Halverson, Jeremy 1110 5 101366 Kwasnychka, Mike 1934 1960
100034 Armstrong, Robert J. 1758 1859 128977 Carpenter, Maureen 443 5 128982 Dupas, Danielle 243 5 128010 Halverson, Billy 734 10 128761 Kwok, Adrian 642 6
125622 Armstrong, Leslie xxxx 10 128960 Carpenter, Fred 248 4 128916 Duquette, Adam 926 6 104591 Handelman, Michael 1900 1980 123324 Lafleche, Patrick xxxx 10
103145 Armstrong, Don 1593 1765 129207 Carpenter, Chris 615 9 128900 Duquette, Michael 522 10 104804 Handelman, Danny 1733 1756 128368 Lai, Matthew xxxx 18
125571 Armstrong, Tavish 1422 1422 106875 Carr, Samuel 1771 1827 105998 Duralia, John 1830 1915 128853 Handley, Aaron 468 10 125755 Lam, Kit 1537 10
129126 Arnold, Scott 882 10 128962 Carrie, Jason 773 10 129185 Durand, Alyson 369 10 128843 Haney, Ben 501 5 126891 Lam, Yin Pak xxxx 21
129004 Arnould, Regan 630 4 126729 Carrie, Daniel xxxx 978 129226 Durand, Nicolas 517 10 109113 Hanna, Raoul 1722 1951 125035 Lam, David xxxx 1161
129010 Arnould, Whitney 563 4 125240 Carriere, Serge C. 1192 8 126203 Dutton, Christine 1338 1353 128574 Hanson, Kari Anne xxxx 16 106974 Lamb, Bryan 2200 2350
128848 Arsenault, Ben 200 4 129063 Cates, Cassandra 420 5 100317 Dutton, Mark S. 2003 2100 129145 Hanson, Hillary 200 4 127519 Lambruschini, Alex 1530 1530
101203 Arseneau, Peter 1869 1990 112795 Catona, Gabriel 1948 1948 106571 Dutton, Warren Richard 2027 2257 106963 Hardie, Mackenzie 1756 2062 123072 Lamond, Bruce 1751 1751
129009 Ashworth, Nick 627 5 129405 Catona, Stefan 1199 6 125573 Dutton, Janice xxxx 9 127006 Hardy, Allie xxxx 10 101595 Lancia, Nicholas 1707 1914
128063 Aspinall, Adam xxxx 13 129077 Cederwall, Rodney 522 5 106324 Duval, Kirk 1924 1947 128864 Hardy, Zach 610 5 100319 Langer, Herb 1765 1991
102698 Atayde, Merlin 1597 1784 128912 Chalifoux, Claude 568 4 129203 Dyck, Allen 637 10 126980 Hardy, Shane xxxx 14 101665 Langill, Ron 1681 1754
128438 Atherley, Kal il 707 2 129125 Champagne, Michael 733 5 127276 Dyhm, Brent xxxx 15 111196 Hardy, John 1301 1354 107995 Langlands, Ian 1654 1674
127051 Atkinson, Greg xxxx 14 123266 Chan, Evan 1593 1593 128857 Dykin, Samantha 200 4 104354 Harkes, Lewis 2132 2236 129108 Lapenskie, Kyle 568 5
129157 Atkinson, Francois 684 5 125705 Chan, Walter H. 1836 24 128995 Dykstra, Mark 397 4 129062 Harper, Adam 388 5 128037 Lau, Samuel 956 12
129136 Atkinson, Kurtis 477 5 128134 Chan, Jason H.S. 1311 1311 128979 Dykstra, Mike 348 4 127596 Harrigan, Ben 1277 1278 121507 Lau, Daniel 942 942
129377 Attridge, Douglas 293 10 126414 Chan, Peter xxxx 1595 126719 Eady, Ken xxxx 15 129003 Hartlieb, Paul 607 5 108998 Laughlin, Steve 1984 2007
120878 Azoulay, Eli xxxx 1739 106335 Chang, Martin 1785 1785 129192 Eady, Chrstina 200 5 124674 Hartman, Wayne xxxx 8 126984 Lauzon, Joel xxxx 10
128926 Badiuk, Mike 704 10 129064 Chappell, Conor 200 5 129234 Eager, Ashley 477 5 123136 Harvey, Tim 1461 1493 129007 Lauzon, Rylea 234 4
128847 Badiuk, Cole 200 4 104052 Chatzilias, Alexis 2221 2239 107233 Eberle, Mark 1899 1903 126055 Hassan, Hassan 1652 1657 129050 Lavoie, Bradley 392 4
128928 Badiuk, Matt 787 10 128593 Chau, Leo xxxx 18 110299 Egorov, Michael 1996 2063 109713 Hatzis, John 892 8 111318 Le, Ken 1828 1937
108153 Baglien, Brandon 1582 1641 128255 Chau, Paul xxxx 4 106512 Ehrman, Carl 2178 2202 129090 Hatzis, Johnathan 858 5 120977 Lebel, Art 1487 1487
129188 Bailey, Brian 443 5 121110 Cheng, Alfonso 1375 1407 128948 Ellis, David 477 5 128933 Hawley, Jenny 509 9 129080 LeBlanc, Monique 386 5
124517 Balazic, Alan 1370 10 128393 Cheong, Sheldon xxxx 5 108293 Ellis, John 1776 1848 106156 Haziprodromu, Sam 1902 2187 129084 LeBlanc, Danielle 360 5
110464 Balcombe, Darren 1580 1580 126418 Cheung, Andrea xxxx 8 128307 Emidio, Bryan xxxx 11 128837 Hebelka, Michael 790 15 127009 Leclair, Joshua xxxx 14
128866 Baleck, Chris 523 10 128253 Cheung, Jessica xxxx 1041 128938 Empey, David 310 5 129218 Henderson, Alicia 238 4 129134 LeClair, Jaret 751 10
128239 Barabas, Istvan 1487 21 105296 Chobanov, Gabriel 1870 1946 126313 Enero, Reynaldo 1926 1926 105731 Hendon, Lee 1526 1549 103352 Lee, Brian xxxx 1900
105732 Barbatbun, John 1465 1543 129097 Chochla, David 1086 10 129119 Engstrom, Jonothon 598 5 127769 Henry, Liam 1555 1575 128303 Lee, John 977 5
108147 Barber, Dave 1641 1779 129005 Chorney, Jaden 394 4 128875 Ethier, Alex 608 4 105200 Henry, David 1852 2088 105108 Lehmann, James E. 1713 1852
129296 Barber, Spencer 543 5 129067 Christensen, Adam 777 5 128873 Ethier, John 768 4 129233 Hensrud, Codge 468 5 129041 Lehtonen, Mitchell 422 9
107304 Barclay, Wayne 2243 2300 129132 Christiansen, Kyle 460 5 128444 Eugenio, Peterson 762 4 101426 Hentschel, Joachim xxxx 2314 105747 Lemay, Francois 1733 1800
128499 Bartek, Jach xxxx 21 129308 Christofi, Christopher 810 5 103309 Evans, Bill 2077 2300 106436 Hergott, Deen 2486 2580 128418 Lemay, Frank xxxx 9
102855 Basciano, Peter 2062 2083 112146 Chu, Stefanie 2099 2099 124625 Evans, Tom 1386 1386 126647 Herrick, Troy 1600 1607 128925 Lenart, Steve 632 10
129115 Bastable, Michael 708 5 126417 Chu, Matthew 920 1011 101981 Fabris, Al 1838 1987 125002 Hier, David 1518 1570 121831 Lentini, Joseph 2166 2166
109148 Bates, Kyle 1704 1737 109384 Chuderski, Jan 1544 1785 129104 Falzetta, John Ray 678 10 128956 Hildebrand, Luke 410 5 124687 Leroux, Tyler xxxx 20
124420 Baxter, Shawn 1443 18 105738 Chyurlia, Jerome 1778 1875 128589 Fan, Brendan xxxx 3 128974 Hildebrand, Emily 497 5 127014 Lesarge, Brandy xxxx 13
128984 Baxter, Mike 783 5 123411 Clairmont, Prentis 1172 1172 126998 Farmer, Kyle xxxx 10 108908 Hillyard, Larry 1484 1756 129156 LeSarge, Travis 793 10
128930 Beacham, Matthew 603 10 129135 Clancy, Ryan 568 4 112776 Fattali, Simon 1881 2000 128851 Hilton, Robbie 626 4 120122 Leung, Victor 1825 1874
107819 Beatty, Michael 1898 1982 109127 Clark, Paul 1284 1435 124683 Faust, Julian 973 24 105964 Hiuser, Robert 1812 7 125731 Leung, Kevin 1606 1731
126054 Beaudry, Lukas 1945 1983 106389 Clarke, Brian 1579 1628 129200 Faykes, Brennen 627 5 128343 Ho, Patricia xxxx 6 128876 Levesque, Joey 602 10
128881 Begin, Marc Alain 463 6 129201 Clarke, Gordie 609 5 110743 Ferencz, Joseph 1520 1745 121115 Ho, Jeffrey xxxx 1068 128892 Levesque, Kevin 442 4
110479 Belanger, Alexander 1100 15 129430 Claude, Jason 1060 10 109715 Ferguson, Jim 2214 2313 128257 Ho, Joshua xxxx 1007 127289 Lewis, Matthew xxxx 7
128914 Belanger, Mathieu 238 4 129429 Claude, Dale 987 10 124446 Fernandez, Antonio 1498 24 127655 Ho, Martin xxxx 12 128758 Li, Wilbur 761 15
128904 Belanger, Jeremie 481 5 105333 Clayton, William J. 1758 1843 129054 Ferren, Emily 489 4 123135 Hoch, Doug 1537 1537 105262 Lidstone, Phil 1770 1938
128902 Belisle, Bruin 481 5 129204 Clement, Alex 560 5 129095 Fiala, Gordon 613 10 129311 Hodder, Jordan 810 5 113017 Liles, Kerry 1853 1865
129071 Belisle, Matthew 518 5 128859 Clements, Andrew 1106 5 108098 Field, Christopher 1432 1636 124145 Holland, Jeff xxxx 10 129229 Lind, Trevor 610 5
123655 Beller, Jordan xxxx 15 129015 Clifford, Mark 514 5 120069 Field, Bruce xxxx 11 128987 Holland, Johnathan 608 5 129199 Lindsay, Andrew 485 10
123654 Beller, Jeremy xxxx 15 104041 Coe, Larry 1844 1900 103521 Filipovich, David 2314 2370 105422 Hollo, Peter 1882 1882 100355 Litchfield, Gerry 1796 1854
123656 Beller, Braeden xxxx 14 100234 Cohen, David 1956 2067 124690 Fischer, Sean xxxx 13 107184 Holmes, Michael J 1808 1818 128922 Little, Keegan 298 6
123653 Beller, Gregory xxxx 16 123549 Cokorilo, Radisav 2216 22 128991 Fisher, Harry 512 5 103578 Horvat, Miro 2052 2130 128762 Liu, David 942 15
128865 Bellerose, Jamie 543 5 126648 Cole, Jeremy R.W. xxxx 15 128765 Fisher, Kari 1158 21 128975 Hovi, Andrew 443 5 128655 Liu, Fred 738 18
109793 Bellomo, Joe 1726 1934 111166 Collins, Christian 2114 2232 128008 Fisher, Glenn 662 10 106551 Howard, Allan 1705 1857 102042 Livshits, Ron 2460 2536
107301 Benggawan, Undriadi 1907 2007 120423 Colvin, Ted 1615 1706 128968 Fisher, Mario 779 10 126990 Howot, Steven xxxx 10 129321 Lizak, Stephen 1860 5
120636 Benggawan, Amanda 1951 2037 128296 Comendal, Christopher xxxx 11 112308 Fleming, Derrick 1774 1774 129242 Howson, Jason 662 4 101686 Loadman, Ian 2200 2217
120637 Benggawan, Alexandra 1713 1736 108708 Como, John 1364 1405 127002 Flinders, Falon xxxx 15 124809 Huang, Tony xxxx 14 129124 Lobreau, Michelle 274 4
128207 Benjaffar, Mohamed E 2299 15 123762 Conrad, Randy 506 506 108498 Flitton, David 1904 2004 126973 Huard, Thea xxxx 20 128186 Loeb, Kurt 1434 1434
110150 Benson, Chris 2012 2025 103885 Cook, George 1594 1687 104431 Fodor, John 2005 2093 105297 Huband, Ken 1733 1964 107201 London, John 1746 1773
103293 Bergeron, Florian 2021 2133 128855 Cook, Aaron 200 4 126999 Fogg, Jason xxxx 15 107565 Hubley, Roger 2091 2100 128764 Lonechild, Michelle 1004 21
128909 Bernard, Richard 703 10 129202 Cook, Mike 604 10 128007 Fontaine, Brent 685 10 109011 Hum, Peter 2217 2300 105027 Long, Robert S. 2113 2207
127292 Bernard, Keegan xxxx 9 126311 Cooke, Matthew 1702 1710 128895 Forest, Zachary 200 5 128836 Humphries, Danny 1063 5 129105 Long, TJ 820 10

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110340 Lordo, Carl 1282 1344 106173 Nadeau, Richard 1783 1802 124806 Rodin, Yuriy 1765 1779 128491 Timbalivc, Slava 1213 11
103733 Lorenz, Alfred 1797 1797 126881 Nagar, Ravendra xxxx 1129 124206 Rodina, Nataliya 1971 2009 101079 Tipu, Vincentiu 2289 2383 Quebec
129295 Loucks, Samantha 608 4 106050 Nagy, Julius 1764 1981 128300 Rodrigues, Brian xxxx 11 127061 Tirschmann, Karl xxxx 14 CFC# Name Rtng High
129315 Loucks, Thomas 543 5 128305 Nakhid, William xxxx 11 120383 Rolavs, Andre 1758 2003 128107 Tobolovsky, Evgeni 1650 5 105161 Abreu Cordero, Jose L 2168 2183
123190 Love, Robert 1639 1701 128003 Napoleone, Marc 1425 1425 111945 Rolfe, Warrick 2159 2185 129373 Tolev, Svetoslav 1233 6 128268 Antonenko, Valeria 1999 9
110214 Lucki, Arnie 1885 2100 128315 Narayanan, Pooja 748 4 111209 Roller, Robert 1841 1994 126875 Tolnai, David xxxx 1410 102413 Arsenault, Michel 1982 2032
109393 Luiting, Larry 1839 1958 128318 Narayanan, Poornima 668 4 128110 Romao, George 1009 10 129205 Tomiczek, Cody 510 10 109792 Auger, Denis xxxx 17
128878 Luke, Vanessa 528 4 127273 Neagle, Joey xxxx 13 126707 Ronaldson, D.J. xxxx 10 110864 Tomlinson, John B 1675 1911 109160 Bachand-Fleurent, Julien 2009 2027
128757 Lung, Benson xxxx 3 128947 Newman, Justin 543 5 103199 Rositsan, Boris 2299 2299 127772 Tong, Steven 1315 23 128277 Beaulieu, Pierre 1934 8
129232 Luptak, Melanie 448 4 126646 Nezamizad, Calvin 1426 1500 129312 Rostek, Matt 528 4 125577 Torrie, Mark 1400 13 120278 Belanger, Martin xxxx 1242
127277 Lusignan, Eli xxxx 15 126464 Nezirovic, Ozren 1973 24 129164 Rousselle, Janelle 658 5 126726 Tovey, Josh xxxx 11 104030 Belanger, Jacques 2092 2121
129227 Lusignan, Nigel 505 10 128498 Ng, Curtis 519 3 129133 Roussin, Dennis 460 5 128906 Towne, Lauren 327 5 128267 Berezovich, Mikhail 2193 2193
128302 Ly, Amy xxxx 6 128592 Ngan, Henry xxxx 21 128908 Roussy, Rick 808 4 126983 Traini, Travis xxxx 15 103240 Bergeron, Michel xxxx 1827
129144 Lynch, Troy 248 4 103659 Nickoloff, Bryon 2506 2536 101799 Rowles, Christopher 1824 1910 129406 Transky, Paul 1192 5 110993 Bilodeau, Victor 1860 1882
128988 MacFarlane, Marston 613 10 129378 Nicks, Charlie 296 4 128901 Roy, Thea 502 10 111224 Tremblay, Brent 1633 1814 128785 Blouin, Francois xxxx 5
125507 Mackay-Timmermans, C xxxx 16 129026 Nielson, Katelyn 233 4 107601 Roy, Pierre xxxx 9 128905 Tremblay, Stetson 348 5 128771 Brassard, Sylvain xxxx 5
128505 MacKay-Timmermans, D xxxx 11 128590 Nizamov, Sarkhan xxxx 21 129078 Roy, Kyle 441 5 126969 Tremblay, Tommy xxxx 10 128777 Brisebois, John xxxx 5
128146 MacLeod, Neil 1498 12 126717 Nodin, Conrad xxxx 15 125586 Ruano, Jonathan xxxx 10 110865 Triefeldt, Jack 1901 2000 128781 Brousseau, Stephane xxxx 4
128898 MacNeil, Scott 769 5 129046 Nodin, Carl 303 9 125766 Rubanovski, Vladimir 2071 2071 129111 Tripney, Mike 684 5 123743 Bussiere, Denis xxxx 15
128868 MacNeill, Alexis 410 5 126730 Nodin, Thomas xxxx 21 109121 Runstedler, Rick 1949 2032 100344 Tsai, Edmund 1849 1863 128276 Carceres Cortes, J 2199 8
112732 Maenpaa, David xxxx 1790 129040 Nodin, Olivia 593 5 102198 Rutherford, John xxxx 1625 123187 Tsung, Timothy xxxx 15 125462 Cardin, Guillaume 1831 15
128850 Maerz, Lorne 731 10 128367 Noordeh, Emil xxxx 3 129319 Ruttle, Scott 743 5 107368 Tuca, Tony 1665 24 128056 Carrier, Michel 1740 5
124146 Magee, Kevin xxxx 16 122103 Nozari, Nosrat xxxx 1999 129318 Ruttle, Edward 448 4 128972 Tucker, Nicholas 510 5 125642 Chagnon, Francois xxxx 17
125600 Mai, Lloyd 1161 1267 102646 Nunes, Garvin 1800 1901 111803 Ryzycki, Bohdan 1886 1987 129112 Tulloch, Kyle 705 10 113051 Charbonneau, Anne-Marie 1837 1837
129107 Main, Ashley 701 5 121335 Nunes, Paulo 1481 1481 128487 Sadler, Kirk xxxx 4 126738 Turbide, Bradon xxxx 11 108065 Charbonneau, Pascal 2438 2438
123011 Majstorovic, Andrew 1306 1306 128175 Nur, Shirwac 1747 4 127525 Sadler, Craig 1200 16 128867 Turner, Jared 477 5 108642 Charland, Roger 1436 1489
100338 Majstorovic, Dan 2037 2102 100306 Oaker, William 1875 2129 127607 Saharinen, Cody xxxx 10 124498 Tursman, Richard 1665 1718 113099 Christian, Mark 1507 1507
123763 Mak, Calvin 1102 1153 104561 Obrovac, Zvonko 2023 2066 129036 Sakchekapo, Daniel 610 4 127271 Turuba, James xxxx 15 102908 Clement, Michel 2089 2102
127442 Malik, Paul xxxx 13 102669 Ochkoos, Jura 2344 2437 108545 Salomaa, Markku 1638 1638 129142 Twance, Katie 248 4 126035 Corriveau, Phillipe xxxx 9
127441 Malik, John xxxx 16 106245 O'Donnell, Tom 2460 2500 128937 Sande, Mike 310 5 129155 Twance, Mike 741 9 128783 Cote, Pierre xxxx 4
128225 Malik, Miles xxxx 8 106011 Ogden, Steve 1263 1340 106615 Sarkar, Prosanto 2131 2317 129019 Usiski, Danny 353 4 128775 Cote, Claude xxxx 5
129083 Malley, Stephanie 360 5 102746 Oldland, Ray 1600 1726 126725 Sarrasin, Morgan xxxx 7 125708 Uwland, Jaco 1239 1359 103228 Cote, Jacques 2097 2318
112277 Manalo, Pepin 1931 1971 129075 Olson, Justin 493 5 127016 Sarrasin, Sarah xxxx 8 128883 Vachon, Julien 200 5 109091 Danis, Jacques 1797 1813
128990 Mandamin, Ronnie 499 5 102500 Orloff, Irv 1325 1600 129059 Sarrasin, Anthony 449 5 126202 Vadachkoriya, Irakli 1999 1999 109665 Desjardins, Andre 2226 2272
129216 Manford, Jesse 427 5 126718 Ouellette, Lee xxxx 14 129055 Saunders, Cole 516 8 125532 Vaingorten, Yaaqov 2292 2292 128779 Dumont, Marcel xxxx 4
127274 Manns, Robert xxxx 10 103715 Pacey, Kevin 2333 2347 129061 Saunders, Jared 456 5 128760 Vaisman, Edi 938 12 128278 Dumouchel, Alain 1906 9
129076 Marcil, Nicole 453 5 121545 Page, Peter 1438 1474 125077 Sauve, Shawn xxxx 1397 127601 Valiquette, Tomas xxxx 15 107950 Duong, Thanh Nha 2385 2433
107391 Marghetis, Aris 1917 2048 127560 Palmer, Jordan 1482 10 129148 Sauve, Andrew 332 9 111795 Van Adel, Steven 1997 2145 122035 Duplessis, Jean Roch xxxx 14
122440 Maric, Gordana 1640 1717 113023 Palozzi, Sebastian 1223 6 129316 Schaffer, Dylan 543 5 123260 Van de Ven, Kiah xxxx 877 128269 Dvoretski, Alexei 2072 2072
126710 Marineau, Jean-Philippe xxxx 16 106856 Palsson, Halldor Peter 2178 2244 128854 Schewchuk, Corey 419 5 127802 Van de Ven, Kaleb xxxx 22 103661 Ethier, Valori xxxx 16
128309 Marino, Anthony xxxx 11 107543 Pancer, Jeff 1307 1400 128841 Schimper, Shawn 467 5 128506 Van Eyk, Kassia xxxx 19 125456 Feoktistov, Dmitri 1968 1968
126739 Markham, Josh xxxx 16 129307 Pandelides, Zachary 677 5 106569 Schofield, Mike 1675 19 128507 Van Eyk, Josh xxxx 12 108237 Fillion, Steve 2189 2189
128436 Markiewicz, Heidi 841 2 121202 Panjwani, Raja 1885 1885 109747 Schuller, Kirk 1757 1796 128685 Van Grinsven, Jonathan 200 6 103577 Gagnon, Michel 2173 2206
129177 Marlowe, James 675 10 122954 Panjwani, Dilip 1591 1715 108609 Schumacher, Albin 1682 1700 129022 Van Heyst, Tylor 310 5 103399 Gagnon, Fabien 2122 2141
106665 Marshall, Peter 2178 2258 127183 Papp, Leslie 1705 15 104545 Schwartz, Lorne 1633 1663 107974 Vassanji, Anil 2007 2081 123739 Gauthier, Luc xxxx 6
128766 Marshall, Ashley 851 16 126972 Paquette, Mitch xxxx 15 129011 Seguin, Mitchell 350 8 128445 Vela, Thandi 406 2 110490 Goldenberg, Danny 2322 2388
128222 Martin, Scott xxxx 9 128913 Parent, Craig 353 4 128918 Seguin, Joey 1155 6 128435 Vela, Sitembile 597 2 102539 Groleau, Gilles 2124 2200
126255 Martin, Nick 1594 1594 102652 Parker, Laurie 1714 1757 129099 Sereda, Josh 568 4 101858 Veltmann, Alfred 1720 2002 104705 Grondin, Jean-Philippe 2160 2160
103429 Martin, Carl 2041 2100 111977 Parker, Christopher 1830 1981 109847 Serre, Martin 1542 1612 102372 Venning, Ron 1663 1855 108647 Hastie, Robert 1997 2031
128945 Martin, Bryce 610 5 129101 Parmeter, Ricki 648 4 127740 Sexton, Mason xxxx 9 107979 Vera, Jesus 1423 1675 128776 Hayne, Campron xxxx 4
129089 Mason, Grant 709 10 129294 Parris, Shaina 477 5 121329 Shah, Omaray M. 1863 1875 129228 Veran, Josh 610 5 128782 Hayne, Alexandre xxxx 5
129210 Masson, Cody 488 10 127521 Pastor, Andrew 1226 22 129042 Shapwaykeesic, Anthony 486 10 108688 Verde, Pino 1835 2014 120274 Hebert, Yves 1333 1353
129189 Masson, Dillon 443 5 129303 Patel, Nikesh 677 5 129048 Shapwaykeesic, Nathan 931 10 122790 Verma, Tony 2023 2030 101280 Hebert, Jean 2487 2534
109627 Matchim, William 1596 1695 102570 Paterson, Jim 1931 2127 100349 Sharpe, Sam 2082 2153 126975 Vezeau-Richer, Jason xxxx 9 128780 Hupe-Lahaie, Guy xxxx 5
128150 Mazariegos, Adalberto 1490 14 128869 Patterson, Trevor 1063 5 129014 Sharpe, Nicole 510 5 128437 Vieira, Kathleen 855 2 110380 Ibrahim, Anthony 2219 2243
126638 Mazloom, Nura xxxx 6 129241 Patterson, Donald 648 4 128301 Shelton, Sean 977 5 107520 Villagracia, Ruben 1653 1657 128263 Kalinichev, Andrey 2123 2123
127282 McAndrew, Rebecca xxxx 15 106406 Paulsen, Lorenzo 1534 1664 105109 Sherman, Robert 1925 2004 129087 Villeneuve, Cory 437 4 128176 Katch, Gary 1776 13
129109 McArthur, Travis 435 10 122285 Pauric, Allen 1557 1557 128256 Sherman, James xxxx 4 122286 Vincent, Rob 1749 1792 121232 Khassanov, Marat 2421 2496
104319 McCarthy, William S. 1586 1671 128599 Pauric, Denis 1244 9 128687 Shillington, Brett 820 6 124342 Vivas, Fabio 1582 1591 122023 Khaziyeva, Dinara 1998 1998
100298 McClelland, Tom 1922 2000 101816 Pauric, Ivan 2065 2126 120564 Shishkina, Olya 1961 2026 126711 Vizier, Maxime xxxx 10 109739 Lacroix, Michel 1699 1699
126716 McConnell, Matthew xxxx 15 128911 Pauze, Mathieu 702 5 126744 Shoppoff, Eric xxxx 16 126713 Vollett, Tristan xxxx 14 105769 Lacroix, Martin xxxx 19
128768 McCoy, Tasha 954 17 125367 Pavez, Andrea 491 18 128459 Shulman, Cory 1298 6 120516 Voloaca, Mihnea 2237 2251 101285 Lacroix, Serge xxxx 2206
128967 McDermid, Dennis 630 5 122831 Pavez, Sonia 597 597 128458 Shulman, Lorne 1390 6 106693 Vucko, Ignac 1918 2165 111683 Lafontaine, Claude xxxx 17
127489 McDonald, Patrick 916 9 129305 Pearce, Taylor 677 5 127800 Shyr, Justin xxxx 758 129045 Wabason, Nadine 327 5 128778 Lahaie, Jean Marc xxxx 5
126992 McDonald, Jamal 579 10 129299 Pearce, Mitchell 477 5 127801 Shyr, Jonathan xxxx 814 126993 Wabason, Buffy xxxx 13 128270 Lasitsyn, Ilia 1890 9
128009 McDonald, Janna 591 10 122223 Peev, Pavel 2044 2120 127799 Shyr, Aaron xxxx 821 128935 Wachter, Lindsey 377 5 102939 Laurin, Jacques 2007 2096
127490 McDonald, Justin 1539 12 106982 Pejovic, Mike 1876 1900 102717 Sibbald, Peter R. 1999 2066 128567 Walsh, Alan xxxx 15 102780 Lavergne, Daniel 1665 1801
129065 McDonald, Michelle 200 5 127602 Pelletier, Damien xxxx 10 129113 Sider, Melissa 545 9 128955 Walton, Taylor 541 10 125452 Lawson, Jonathan 1405 1405
129131 McDonald, Jordan 533 5 126971 Pelltier, Rachelle xxxx 10 125410 Sidhom, Raouf 1878 20 126316 Wan, Michael 1423 1423 123478 Lawson, Eric 2102 2102
129197 McDonell, Logan 760 5 128767 Peltier, Carl 1279 1282 120099 Sidorski, Steven xxxx 18 128759 Wang, Shubo 822 15 107017 Legault, Stephane 1599 1599
129129 McGee, Tyler 606 5 129001 Pencoff, Drake 713 5 108869 Siegel, Andre 1551 1700 105702 Wang, HaoYuan 2129 2129 106923 Lesiege, Alexandre 2617 2622
127798 McGeough, Shaun xxxx 16 101770 Peredun, Andrew 2268 2301 128450 Sigmundt, Pieter 1326 18 121192 Wang, Michael xxxx 1829 128773 Leveille, Alain xxxx 5
125585 McGilly, Craig 1268 1268 125086 Perez, Nino xxxx 6 109808 Simic, Dusan 2241 2309 103753 Wannamaker, David 1607 1793 120275 Levesque, Andre 1420 1437
106266 McGrahan, Steve 1930 1995 129282 Perez, Anthony 674 3 129056 Simmons, Nathan 477 10 127018 Ward, Gerald 1654 15 107396 Linskiy, Oleg 2508 2508
125825 McGuire, Paul 1608 14 109785 Perger, Dennis 1533 1615 128184 Simon, Grant 1751 13 128957 Ward, Allison 328 4 120108 Luksza, Arkadiusz 2227 2227
106075 McKay, Geoff 2144 2159 107582 Perkins, Simon 1756 1832 127604 Simpson, Brittany xxxx 10 126967 Ward, Simon xxxx 15 123740 Menard, Marc xxxx 17
111614 McKay, Sean 1897 1929 129186 Perlette, Alyssa 510 5 128877 Sirois, Cori 528 4 128954 Warkentin, Dakota 582 10 120107 Mikanovic, Goran 2370 2434
126109 McKay, Thomas 1472 23 128564 Perlmutter, Sam xxxx 21 111290 Smilovici, Emil 1892 2075 128963 Warmbier, Paul 920 10 122024 Mogilevsky, Olga 1768 1889
129000 McKay, Carly 843 5 107646 Perovic, Bozidar 2033 2108 126709 Smith, Gregory xxxx 20 128951 Warmbier, Erich 575 9 108318 Morin, Yves 2134 2141
129031 McKay, Irwin 923 5 107369 Perun, Allan 1940 1994 125546 Smith, Hazel 1733 1733 100304 Warren, Robert 1640 1700 123741 Moss, Laurent 2167 2199
126756 McKay, Jonathan xxxx 16 128311 Phan, Raymond xxxx 11 101793 Smith, Maurice 1747 1967 128870 Watkinson, Shawn 797 5 128279 Neacsu, Catalin 1968 7
129122 McKay, Melissa 448 4 128320 Phan, Wilson xxxx 8 125620 Smith, Duncan 1389 9 129298 Weaver, Jason 288 4 127200 Ouellet-Leveille, Bertrand xxxx 15
127444 McKeon, Michael 799 799 126626 Phares, Paul xxxx 9 129206 Smith, Walker 560 5 129297 Weaver, Derek 543 5 122702 Ouellet-Leveille, Clement xxxx 1757
129027 McLean, Kari 200 4 120803 Phares, Adam 1583 1583 129302 Smith, Haley 477 5 100074 Webb, Robert N. 1847 1938 120273 Paquette, Jean-Guy xxxx 20
129013 McLean, Adrianne 510 5 111407 Philip, Andrew 1742 2032 129301 Smith, Kyle 410 5 124714 Weese, Paul xxxx 9 106922 Paradis, Francine 1651 1705
129024 McLean, Casey 302 4 128508 Philips, Andrew xxxx 18 124746 Soenen, Stuart xxxx 14 108288 Wesingi, Brice 1649 1800 125451 Parra, Victor xxxx 19
107145 McLean, Russell 1358 10 102028 Phillips, Brian J. 1486 1550 129117 Soley, Alex 726 9 107417 Wesingi, Uno H. 1996 2220 110544 Petit, Raymond 1929 13
124685 Mclean-Rea, Catlin xxxx 8 128964 Phinney, Myles 669 5 102297 Solis, Jaime 1970 2011 129211 White, Nathan 476 5 123418 Phillips, Ray 2290 17
129240 McLeod, Stephen 774 5 125815 Picana, Andrew 2058 2058 123265 Solodar, Yevgeni 2048 2159 128949 Wickstrom, Joshua 368 4 105990 Pineault, Denis 2205 2211
120120 McMillan, Andrew 2048 2062 124684 Piercy, Matthew xxxx 904 129184 Sorenson, Peter 403 10 129094 Wideman, Troy 653 5 121272 Pnevmonidis, Pantelis xxxx 2298
129128 McMillan, Tyson 605 10 104880 Pierre, Rolland 1501 1574 129195 Sorenson, Thomas 824 10 129102 Wideman, Robyn 968 4 103928 Poulin, Maurice 2097 2111
129118 McMillin, Jamie 598 5 122604 Piggott, Scott 1566 1586 105764 Soriano, Romeo E. 1902 2103 126755 Wiebe, Ryan xxxx 15 101347 Prahov, Valentin 2238 2245
110766 McTavish, David xxxx 2300 128373 Pilgram, Barry 1282 4 128999 Southwind, David 738 9 102934 Wight, Keith 2164 2208 126039 Ramaswamy, Kiran 1862 1911
104887 McTavish, Dale 2195 2230 128313 Pine, Neville xxxx 11 128326 Sporcic, Michelle 1132 5 126732 Wilcox, Stephen xxxx 16 120203 Ramaswamy, Kishor 1900 1900
127000 Meek, Jeff xxxx 9 124334 Pizzolato, Mark 1576 1576 129314 Squibb, Steven 943 5 128447 Wilkins, Phoenix 200 1 128266 Razdolski, Ilia 2137 9
129034 Meekis, Nelson 727 5 128899 Plamondon, Alain 695 10 129320 Squibb, Jennifer 677 5 106290 Williams, Mike 1934 1970 103400 Reeve, Jeff xxxx 2400
129183 Meilleur, Angelle 342 10 128896 Plamondon, Andreane 564 10 123789 Srinivasan, Gajana 1636 1662 128846 Wilson, Kirston 332 5 128774 Rheault, Alexandre xxxx 5
129215 Meilleur, Justin 398 4 108062 Pleau, Derek 1942 2010 129219 St. Pierre, Matthew 238 4 129012 Wilson, Josh 510 5 126034 Rousseau, Robert xxxx 7
128965 Mejia, Jordan 643 5 128941 Plett, Chris 893 4 129236 St. Pierre, Andrew 897 5 128852 Wilson, Brent 416 4 122701 Roussel-Roozmon, T 2105 2105
128312 Melo, Justin 843 5 108141 Poirier, Wade xxxx 13 128153 Stala, Henryk 1615 1615 129243 Wilson, Nicole 641 5 108266 Roy, Guy 2011 2011
112655 Mendoza, Pedro Y. 1967 2100 112028 Poitras, Francois 1687 1729 129250 Stamoudis, Chrysafis 1845 6 129237 Wilson, Amanda 834 4 107948 Roy, Roger 1943 1968
100297 Mendrinos, Ari 1575 1763 126737 Poling, Ryan xxxx 11 129223 Stanley, Kyle 577 10 129086 Wilson, Karl 989 5 105905 Saint-Amand, Paul 2241 2241
112053 Meng, Ang 2157 2214 127283 Poling, Justin xxxx 8 129154 Starr, Mary 200 4 123761 Wilton, Taylor 858 882 125738 Sakr, Nassim 2199 18
128392 Mereshensky, Mark xxxx 20 109167 Polywkan, Roman 1425 1454 129166 Starr, Tracey 477 5 103265 Wing, Richard 1872 1978 104038 Sasseville, Jean 1962 2000
107489 Mesiti, Silvano 1677 1930 124943 Poon, Dora 1225 14 129169 Starr, Norman 355 5 108844 Winmill, Ronald 2070 2070 106803 Scantland, Patrick 1587 1650
124716 Meszaros, Leslie xxxx 7 125074 Poon, Douglas 1538 1565 128832 Stivrins, Mark 1184 9 127541 Wirantunga, Sheran 1163 24 103553 Schleifer, Michael 2445 2491
121781 Miaco, Trifelino 1993 2082 126981 Potts, Roberts xxxx 10 125968 Stoltefuss, Rolf xxxx 2028 129460 Wiratuwgia, Sheran 982 3 107078 Senecal, Jean-Pierre 1603 1817
129159 Michamo, Delaney 622 5 129359 Power, Alan 1170 1 128209 Stones, Mike 1404 6 122512 Wong, Wylon 1707 1712 128784 Simard, Martin xxxx 5
128985 Michaud, Michael 748 10 129106 Prager, Brent 835 5 108689 Stonkus, Raymond J 1929 2072 128932 Wood, Ryan 510 5 125645 Simard, Francois xxxx 18
128884 Migneault, Dominik 970 10 129103 Prager, Erik 968 5 129178 Stradiotto, Nicole 543 10 109506 Wood, Bryan 1489 1600 126036 Smith, Danny xxxx 10
129304 Mikula, Kristen 677 5 129461 Pralaharan, Brandon 1005 3 109057 Strehlow, Chris 1650 1650 129310 Wood, Mitchell 528 4 111541 Soudre, Nicolas 2189 2189
120541 Miletic, Damir xxxx 2235 128961 Pratt-Boucher, Devin 200 4 107059 Streiter, Michael 1565 1688 128924 Wright, Kevin 643 5 125745 Strassman, Swantje 2010 2010
105291 Milicevic, Goran 2395 2424 102775 Predescu, Sebastian 2042 2099 110035 Strojevs, Alexander 1802 1942 126128 Wright, Stuart 1522 11 106058 Sullivan, Neil 2165 2165
127810 Miller, Igor 1800 20 111625 Preisman, Henry 2031 2031 122922 Stubberfield, Chris 1713 1724 128365 Wu, Da xxxx 6 123738 Tessier-Desrosiers, Olivier 1933 2001
127534 Miller, Evgeni 2083 2083 127606 Prodaniuk, John xxxx 10 102222 Suller, Lorant 1749 1852 127700 Wu, Adrian xxxx 1097 102205 Thibault, Mario 1832 1978
125006 Miller, Russell xxxx 22 104903 Puiras, Jarmo 1832 1900 123896 Superina, Mark 2088 15 110260 Xu, Sheng-Jun 2085 2201 128772 Tri Trinh, Bao xxxx 5
129309 Miller, James 768 4 108329 Puschke, R.F. 1771 1890 112423 Surlan, Dan 2221 2221 100255 Yee, Lorne 2230 2285 110232 Trottier, Julie xxxx 1973
127517 Mills, Morgon 1488 20 129068 Pushkar, John 727 5 129002 Sutton, Craig 713 5 128804 Yeung, Chris xxxx 5 101307 Trottier, Yves xxxx 1882
103982 Milne, Reg 2068 2100 101150 Pushkedra, Frank 2290 2337 126201 Sviridovitch, Slava 1950 2002 128944 York, Ryan 648 5 107885 Trottier, Stephane xxxx 2176
103288 Min, Frank 1498 22 127287 Pyykka, John xxxx 10 126093 Sviridovitch, Alina 1512 1545 123378 Young, Andrew 1581 23 112806 Van Dusen, Eric 1891 1942
129100 Mitchell, Matt 808 4 123764 Quayle, Jamie 776 776 129123 Swanson, Kristen 448 4 128369 Young, Andrew xxxx 6 123745 Villeneuve, Luc 1604 1604
129092 Mitchell, Michael 598 4 105358 Quesada, Sergio 2020 18 123551 Swart, Michael 1694 1694 126131 Yu, Jonathan 1602 1645 109453 Wilkin, Alain 1886 1930
102310 Mitrovic, Milan 2337 2337 129143 Quisess, Leunne 351 5 126978 Swentik, Ethan xxxx 10 126132 Yu, Jeffrey 1380 1484
103626 Mitrovic, Bojana 2098 2130 129035 Rae, Roland 674 5 103225 Sy, Joseph 1674 1689 128569 Yung, Ernest xxxx 19
128221 Moltner, Stephanie xxxx 15 120954 Raheb, David 2170 2203 108802 Szatmary, Alex 1908 1972 128566 Yung, Wilfred xxxx 18 Foreign
105464 Montano, Angel 1499 1524 100257 Raletich, George 1919 2100 126827 Tam, Matthew xxxx 1155 101317 Zagar, Milan 1913 2135 CFC# Name Rtng High
109053 Moore, Pamela xxxx 15 101082 Ramzi, Murtadha 1598 1900 128563 Tam, Matthew xxxx 6 107387 Zakrajsek, Aljosa 2011 2088
107023 Moore, Andrew 1572 16 107079 Ranger, Jeffrey 1742 1769 121114 Tam, Timothy 1519 1525 129098 Zaroski, Terry 806 9 123296 Archangelsky, Mikhail 2330 2383
102805 Moorehouse, Daniel 1759 1865 128980 Ratchford, Sarah 200 4 125574 Taradash, Brett xxxx 10 128366 Zatulovsky, Gregory xxxx 3 124862 Buck, Stephen 1931 11
125678 Morariu, Eduard 1903 1926 129147 Rayasi, Michael 594 10 128650 Tarnowka, Edward 200 13 109603 Zimmer, Antonin 2017 2017 128407 Drake, Jason xxxx 5
128856 Morgan, Joe 206 5 128842 Rea, Daylan 358 4 129244 Tattrie, Chris 609 5 121546 Zlatkoff, Rob 1547 1547 128262 Evelev, Vladimir 2447 2447
108896 Morra, Lui xxxx 1963 127836 Reinholt, Lauren xxxx 11 129231 Taylor, Amanda 503 4 120850 Zlobec, Srdan 2190 2190 128264 Gaspariants, Garry 2212 2212
102970 Morrell, Gord 2261 2266 122971 Requadt, Guenter 1331 1425 120140 Tebbs, Gary 1500 1693 128861 Zotter, Ridge 783 5 128272 Gilman, Arkadi 2237 2237
108722 Morris, Ronald 1290 1319 125247 Revich, Dan 1691 1691 103699 Tebbs, Frank J 1798 1798 128863 Zotter, Brendon 649 5 128259 Grigoriants, Serguei 2506 2506
101986 Morrison, Hugh 1486 1600 128882 Rheaume, Jesse 463 6 101786 Tebbs, Frank 1497 1700 111138 Zubac, Marius 2270 2304 128265 Gruzmann, Boris 2304 2304
129025 Morrison, Matt 547 4 127010 Rich, Duane xxxx 15 124501 Teh, Kevin 1643 1674 127501 Zuk, Ed 1279 24 103437 Gustafson, Dale 1904 2031
129198 Mosbeck, Justin 693 5 129072 Rich, Chris Sean 589 5 112698 Teodoro IV, Eduardo D. 2413 2487 107851 Zybura, Andre 2049 2094 108884 Hare, Doug xxxx 2122
128976 Mosher, Kane 443 5 128885 Richard, Alain 807 4 108777 Teplitsky, Yan 2541 2549 129190 Zygmunt, Ryan 377 5 128229 Kogan, Artur xxxx 2537
128973 Mosiomier, Chance 563 10 126736 Richards, Brandon xxxx 16 107314 Teram, Eli 1339 1539 128275 Kulagin, Mixim 1839 9
121779 Moss, Stan xxxx 1149 111115 Richardson, Ross 1951 2078 106474 Termeer, Ted xxxx 1721 128261 Kurenkov, Nikolai 2362 2362
128439 Moura, Turiski 707 2 112451 Riddell, Robert 1484 1556 124866 Tester, Dean 1623 22 Prince Edward Island 125630 Lazarev, Vladimir 2546 2546
106574 Mucignat, Ermanno 2051 2127 105991 Riedstra, Richard F. 1621 1733 125772 Tester, Cory 1247 5 CFC# Name Rtng High 128425 Meltzer, Jonathan 1918 4
124699 Muckuck, Clarence xxxx 17 128907 Rioux, Paul 260 5 127431 Thavandiran, Shiyamalen 1259 1280 104781 Bruneau, Philippe 1614 1614 128258 Miladinovic, Igor 2529 2571
129306 Murley, Isan 543 5 127294 Rioux, Cody xxxx 10 127423 Thavandiran, Nimalan 1508 1508 123488 Casey, Adam xxxx 1065 128271 Nicula, Marius 2194 2194
128860 Murphy, Christopher 798 10 103017 Rioux, Richard 1687 1697 129039 Therrien, Robert 703 10 111875 Cooper, Aaron 2006 2035 110863 Pitre, H. G. 2007 2078
128923 Mutz, Matt 732 11 129096 Ritchie, Jay 200 5 128910 Thibert-Leduc, Philippe 685 10 110208 Gulati, Ashish (Justin) 2102 2159 128273 Postnikova, Anna 1633 8
128931 Mutz, Chris 526 10 109327 Rivas, Edgar 1824 1947 128897 Thibert-Leduc, Julien 451 5 112692 Howarth, Anthony 2301 2301 104611 Rozentalis, Eduardas 2637 2637
100063 Myers, Len 1714 1823 109190 Riwanto, Heru 1949 2105 128172 Thomas, Michael 1820 12 125217 Judson, Jessy 1126 1126 128260 Smagin, Sergei 2629 2629
129139 Nabigon, Curtis 428 5 126740 Robinson, Josh xxxx 16 129222 Thomas, John 691 10 127512 MacKenzie, Dalton xxxx 15 128274 Terminasov, Zaven 1733 8
129152 Nabigon, Ashley 342 4 111268 Robinson, Kenneth C. 1974 2040 106868 Thompson, Ed G. 1525 1536 100145 McKim, Fred 2052 2132 123304 Tyomkin, Dimitri 2508 2523
126715 Nadeau, Jeremie xxxx 15 129161 Robinson, Sarah-Jane 637 5 128971 Thorburn, Matthew 743 10 109889 Murray, Tristan 1464 17 128406 Voje, Dan 2235 5
126728 Nadeau, Dominique xxxx 15 129138 Robinson, Danielle 484 5 129182 Thorson, Chelsea 577 5 109557 Parker, Ian 1258 1258 128139 Wells, Peter xxxx 2517
126735 Nadeau, Francois xxxx 15 126979 Robitaille, Serge xxxx 10 106110 Thorvardson, Steve xxxx 2088 121861 Paulowich, David 1792 1890 106346 White, Michael J. xxxx 2075
126666 Nadeau, Gabrielle xxxx 15 100053 Rodgers, R.F. 1962 2200 126727 Tibbs, Kailee xxxx 20 127511 Perry, Mattew 762 19 102172 Zimninski, Nick 1840 2022

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200101077 Scarborough CC Sun Winter RR D 6 200012014 CYCC Fort Frances U12 16 101550 Medalen, David 1565 1572 106571 Dutton, Warren Richard 2159 2195 128153 Stala, Henryk 1621 6
200101076 Scarborough CC Sun Winter RR C 6 200012013 CYCC Fort Frances U10 4 106767 Monteith, Don 1674 1674 124999 Dylewska, Sandra xxxx 5 105861 Starr, Sasha 2171 2254
200101075 Scarborough CC Sun Winter RR B 5 200012012 CYCC Rainy River U14 9 107627 Nathani, Kaleim 1744 24 107233 Eberle, Mark 1717 21 120171 Stevens, Christian xxxx 2016
200101074 Scarborough CC Sun Winter RR A 6 200012011 CYCC Rainy River U12 17 111132 Remedios, Russell 1867 1884 106512 Ehrman, Carl 2125 2174 125968 Stoltefuss, Rolf xxxx 12
200101073 Scarborough Youth 17 7 200012010 CYCC Rainy River U10 7 106541 Sadoway, Steven 1880 1894 105057 Eisen, Ben 1147 5 107059 Streiter, Michael 1602 1633
200101072 Scarborough Club Ch Reserve 22 200012009 CYCC Kenora U18 8 120436 Sum, Peter 1295 22 103011 Erickson, John 1766 1793 128076 Sullivan, David 530 6
200101071 Scarborough Chess Club Ch 10 200012008 CYCC Kenora U14 27 120079 Turgeon, Guy 1604 11 111839 Fairbairn, Stephen 1968 2045 112423 Surlan, Dan 2194 2206
200101070 Chess Academy Can. Jan 7 No 5 4 200012007 CYCC Kenora U12 26 120239 Wang, Yamei 2027 5 102366 Ferner, Wolfgang 1934 2000 126093 Sviridovitch, Alina 1469 18
200101069 Chess Academy Can Jan 7 No 4 4 200012006 CYCC Kenora U10 11 106287 Williamson, Jason 1799 1800 103521 Filipovich, David 2172 2208 126201 Sviridovitch, Slava 1661 12
200101068 Chess Academy Can Jan 7 No 3 4 200012005 CYCC Balmerton U18 2 128427 Forsyth, Garrett 1198 10 103225 Sy, Joseph 1529 6
200101067 Chess Academy Can Jan 7 No 2 4 200012004 CYCC Balmerton U16 2 125485 Forsyth, Barry 1551 10 128650 Tarnowka, Edward 1577 5
200101066 Chess Academy Can Jan 7 No 1 4 200012003 CYCC Balmerton U14 15 Manitoba 102447 Frilles, Ruperto 2091 2250 106474 Termeer, Ted xxxx 1692
200101065 Knights of Columbus 6 200012002 CYCC Balmerton U12 9 CFC# Name Rtng High 126508 Fulmyk, Pavel 1572 1572 106868 Thompson, Ed G. 1400 1404
200101064 Janicki vs Tarnowka 2 200012001 CYCC Balmerton U10 13 110941 Bays, Derek 1239 8 112426 Gashgarian, Rob 1742 23 106110 Thorvardson, Steve 1972 1972
200101063 Grande Prairie Club Champ 2000 11 200011085 Southern AB Open 31 101126 Boron, Anthony 1880 14 124454 Gayman, Ian 1642 1686 101079 Tipu, Vincentiu 2294 2321
200101062 Winter Buddy Open 3 200011084 Jack Taylor Memorial 24 107847 Gibbons, Lorne 1355 1355 123384 Geley, Shawn 1406 1424 128107 Tobolovsky, Evgeni 1903 24
200101061 Double Trouble 18 200011083 New Brunswick Junior Champ 13 125472 Lafreniere, Adrian 1638 4 128756 Glew, Richard 2096 5 125577 Torrie, Mark 1383 6
200101060 Mr Van de Vens Kids Dec 29 17 200011082 Saint John City and District 20 103189 Milord, Frank 1546 8 103711 Glinert, Stephen 2209 2209 111224 Tremblay, Brent 1596 1604
200101059 Christmas Chess Tourney 7 200011081 Pumpkin Match 3 13 106687 Schulz, Waldemar 1897 1917 106528 Gomes, Jose 1903 2033 128357 Turner, Scott 942 4
200101058 Rouge Valley CC Fall Swiss 14 200011080 New Brunswick Closed 6 103193 Trueman, Francis 1327 20 102579 Gordon, Dave 1849 16 128356 Turner, Matt 1008 4
200101057 Scarborough Youth 16 11 200011079 Claremont 2000 Novice 23 125311 Vincent, Trevor 1314 4 105318 Guo, Josh 1831 1832 120384 Urbanc, Lea xxxx 20
200101056 WCC Mike Shpan Memorial 18 200011078 Claremont 2000 Advanced 16 120176 Weijs, Harry 1522 4 125839 Gurevich, Artem 2155 24 102986 Urbanc, Peter 1796 1899
200101055 Sarnia Invitational 4 200011077 Chess Academy Can Nov 12 6 4 120248 Xia, Yanchong 1562 13 104833 Hadley, Ryan 1705 1738 126202 Vadachkoriya, Irakli 2028 16
200101054 ECC Xmas Open 19 200011076 Chess Academy Can Nov 12 5 4 100027 Haley, Philip G. 1770 1900 125532 Vaingorten, Yaaqov 2233 24
200101053 Sean McKays CC Championship 10 200011075 Chess Academy Can Nov 12 4 4 128077 Hansen, Keith 770 9 106830 Van der Velde, W. H. 1843 1940
200101052 SCC December 2000 13 200011074 Chess Academy Can Nov 12 3 4 New Brunswick 128081 Hansen, Kirk 620 9 101858 Veltmann, Alfred 1797 1900
200101045 Christmas Knights 18 200011073 Chess Academy Can Nov 12 2 4 CFC# Name Rtng High 127596 Harrigan, Ben 1365 17 102372 Venning, Ron 1395 1698
200101044 2000 Toronto Christmas Ch U2100 25 200011072 Chess Academy Can Nov 12 1 4 123136 Harvey, Tim 1497 1518 108688 Verde, Pino 1606 1658
200101043 2000 Toronto Christmas Ch U1900 16 200011071 Toronto Remembrance U2200 12 106172 Bogavac, Milic 2002 6 106156 Haziprodromu, Sam 2014 2169 122790 Verma, Tony 1789 1800
200101042 2000 Toronto Christmas Ch U1700 20 200011070 Toronto Remembrance U2000 22 104373 Boudreau, Pierre 1358 14 105731 Hendon, Lee 1460 1511 120516 Voloaca, Mihnea 2245 22
200101041 2000 Toronto Christmas Ch U1500 19 200011069 Toronto Remembrance U1800 12 103047 Bowes, Richard 1904 1904 127769 Henry, Liam 1418 15 106693 Vucko, Ignac 2009 2143
200101040 2000 Toronto Christmas Ch Open 22 200011068 Toronto Remembrance U1600 13 128614 Breau, Joshua 1220 5 106436 Hergott, Deen 2531 2536 125697 Vujic, Branimir 2348 2348
200101039 NB Closed Playoff Match 2 200011067 Toronto Remembrance Open 21 128633 Caissie, Patrick 1232 5 111719 Heringer, Chris 2051 22 105702 Wang, HaoYuan 1949 1949
200101038 Baxter vs McKay 2 200011066 Oakland 2000 Intermediate 18 111760 Davis, Neil 2016 2072 125002 Hier, David 1282 1282 127018 Ward, Gerald 1455 20
200101037 Christmas Day Chess Champs 4 200011065 Oakland 2000 Beginners 33 108882 Duivenvoorden, Hubert 1664 1704 123135 Hoch, Doug 1275 1275 112717 Warzywoda, Adam 2039 17
200101036 Clark vs Lacroix 2 200011064 Oakland 2000 Advanced 18 104228 Frenette, Franco 1560 10 105422 Hollo, Peter 1652 1800 127541 Wirantunga, Sheran 1098 21
200101035 DCC Club Championship Grp 6 6 200011063 DCC Autumn Wednesday Swiss 33 108799 Harris, Joe 1525 1575 107184 Holmes, Michael J 1670 24 122512 Wong, Wylon 1455 1455
200101034 DCC Club Championship Grp 5 6 200011062 Georgian Bay Youth 2 5 120429 Johnson, Kyle 1543 1550 103578 Horvat, Miro 2042 16 126504 Worrall, James 1460 6
200101033 DCC Club Championship Grp 4 6 200011061 Vancouver Fall Open 20 121367 Johnson, Ghislaine 1220 1220 128342 Hoyles, Jason 1768 6 101317 Zagar, Milan 1929 2140
200101032 DCC Club Championship Grp 3 6 200011060 Outaouais Open 22 126076 Johnson, Serge 885 19 107565 Hubley, Roger 1877 21 125904 Zheng, San San 1420 23
200101031 DCC Club Championship Grp 2 6 200011059 Outaouais Open U2000 26 108430 Kapadia, Ronak 1709 1709 112983 Hutchison, Rob 1803 6 109603 Zimmer, Antonin 1868 24
200101030 DCC Club Championship Grp 1 6 200011058 Chess Academy Can Nov 5 8 4 120130 King, Peter 1353 5 127476 Hyseni, Astrit xxxx 6 103094 Zoccano, John 1720 1764
200101029 Weekend Before Christmas Open 15 200011057 Chess Academy Can Nov 5 7 4 109003 Legacy, Leo 1458 14 128562 Irimia, Andrey xxxx 6 104898 Zugic, Igor 2359 2359
200101028 The Chilly Invitational 4 200011056 Chess Academy Can Nov 5 6 4 126624 Mathew, Litt 974 5 106205 Jando, Edmond 1722 1722
200101027 DCC Saturday Poppy Open 12 200011055 Chess Academy Can Nov 5 5 4 126238 Melanson, Cory 1122 4 121325 Janicki, Jozef xxxx 1432
200101026 Bogle vs Buckley 2 200011054 Chess Academy Can Nov 5 4 4 100315 Papenhausen, Richard 1634 1700 124816 Joag, Vineet 1510 1519 Prince Edward Island
200101025 Victoria Junior City Champ C 28 200011053 Chess Academy Can Nov 5 3 4 109311 Parker, James J. 1559 1610 129428 Johnson, Ashley 455 14 CFC# Name Rtng High
200101024 Mr Van de Vens December Kids 11 200011052 Chess Academy Can Nov 5 2 4 104837 Riordon, Jason 1732 1732 129427 Johnson, Tarake 748 14
200101023 Calgary Club Championship 28 123488 Casey, Adam xxxx 1280
200011051 Chess Academy Can Nov 5 1 4 127185 Jordan, Harry G. 1667 6 128681 Duchesne, Paul 1077 9
200101022 Kingston Whig Standard Open 24 200011050 100 Mile House Junior Open 12 Nova Scotia 124895 Kain, Andrew 1308 15 110208 Gulati, Ashish (Justin) 2104 2155
200101021 Chess Academy Dec 3rd 7 4 200011047 Van de Vans November Kids 26 129397 Kane, Pauline 668 668 125217 Judson, Jessy 1276 1276
200101020 Chess Academy Dec 3rd 6 4 CFC# Name Rtng High
200011046 Scarborough Youth 14 6 129396 Kane, Brenda 799 799 102875 Landry, Scott 1532 1617
200101019 Chess Academy Dec 3rd 5 4 200011045 London RR Standard 4 105484 Bjornson, Jonathan xxxx 1682 109746 Karpik, Steve 1374 1385 125207 MacKenzie, Nicholas 979 7
200101018 Chess Academy Dec 3rd 4 4 200011044 CRCC Open Swiss 12 125118 Candow, John 1375 9 111284 Kasimov, Nechemia 2098 22 100145 McKim, Fred 1933 2051
200101017 Chess Academy Dec 3rd 3 4 200011043 Cooke vs Peltier 2 103179 Cashin, Ken 1487 1487 129273 Kaski, Roman 1981 6 108960 Parker, Kim 1577 1577
200101016 Chess Academy Dec 3rd 2 4 200011042 BC Junior Closed 18 125672 Currell, Sean 819 6 107850 Kirby, Patrick 1858 1858 109557 Parker, Ian 1465 1465
200101015 Chess Academy Dec 3rd 1 4 200011041 September Junior Open B 20 125674 Dunphy, Bruce 1225 6 101198 Kiss, Istvan 1961 1989 121861 Paulowich, David 1817 1846
200101014 Pleau vs Kempner 2 200011040 September Junior Open A 17 125675 Dunphy, Andrew 1152 6 106376 Knechtel, Tim xxxx 1846 126628 Quinn, Alexander 1091 8
200101013 ECC Dance O Power 20 200011039 Halloween Haunted Knights 2000 6 101724 Fraser, Alex 1485 1485 128787 Kniat, Philip 1230 5
200101012 November Knights 16 200011038 Langley Chess Club Championship 16 120900 Gabriel, Jarrett 1321 9 128741 Koch, Mike 738 3
200101011 Chess Academy Nov 19 7 4 200011037 PEI Open 21 104320 Gilks, James 1407 1407 102599 Kosic, Dusan 1675 1800 Quebec
200101010 Chess Academy Nov 19 6 4 200011036 PEI Open Junior PickUp 4 103040 Kenney, David 1685 1721 128428 Kostas, Adam 1533 9 CFC# Name Rtng High
200101009 Chess Academy Nov 19 5 4 200011035 Chess Academy Can Oct 29 6 4 108446 Klapstein, John 1537 1537 105549 Kret, Ted 2024 2162
200101008 Chess Academy Nov 19 4 4 200011034 Chess Academy Can Oct 29 5 4 123143 Livingstone, James Brian 1279 3 128919 Krukowski, Andrzej 1861 6 109366 O'Connor, Michael 1869 1869
200101007 Chess Academy Nov 19 3 4 200011033 Chess Academy Can Oct 29 4 4 125679 McGillivray, Mike xxxx 3 108817 Kubik, Rob 1645 1706 126039 Ramaswamy, Kiran 2054 6
200101006 Chess Academy Nov 19 2 4 200011032 Chess Academy Can Oct 29 3 4 120927 McGrath, Brian 1103 1103 129425 Kunkle, Jacob 850 850 120203 Ramaswamy, Kishor 1843 6
200101005 Chess Academy Nov 19 1 4 200011031 Chess Academy Can Oct 29 2 4 123376 Ng, Gary 1416 3 104537 Kurkowski, Ken 1623 1700 103553 Schleifer, Michael 2488 2495
200101004 Remembrance Day Quad 4 5 200011030 Chess Academy Can Oct 29 1 4 126655 Penney, Mark 1016 3 106974 Lamb, Bryan 2012 2122
200101003 Remembrance Day Quad 3 4 200011029 Check or Treat Novice 34 111731 Pettipas, Bill 1463 1491 101665 Langill, Ron 1438 1534 Foreign
200101002 Remembrance Day Quad 2 4 200011028 Check or Treat Advanced 23 104589 Phillips, Gary 1637 1700 121507 Lau, Daniel 789 14
200101001 Remembrance Day Quad 1 4 106289 Poirier, David 1405 1405 CFC# Name Rtng High
200011027 BC Womens Championship 2 108998 Laughlin, Steve 1825 1825
200012097 Victoria City Champ 2000 B 22 200011026 RA OKeefe 2000 48 128477 Ruelland, Geoffrey 1678 6 129463 LeBlanc, Ron 1246 3 105146 Hutama, Sandi 2221 18
200012096 Victoria City Champ 2000 A 15 200011025 Cooke vs Gagnon 2 120336 Saunders, Robin 954 2 128742 Lemberg, Joey 1074 3 110329 Morabito, Matthew 1898 1931
200012095 Atlantic Junior Chess Ch 6 200011024 Ojibwe Class Championships Finals 2 124479 Spencer, David 1038 6 125731 Leung, Kevin 1160 5 128380 Moran, Richard 1810 6
200012094 Shediac Tornado 13 200011023 Dartmouth October Open 18 101504 Uuetoa, Harold 1578 23 128078 Liang, Richard xxxx 6 123304 Tyomkin, Dimitri xxxx 6
200012093 Ontario Junior Championship 6 200011022 HebertMillsAssaff Double RR 3 129464 Lioudvinevitch, Anton 1480 3 102172 Zimninski, Nick 1709 1821
200012092 Brown vs Webb 2 200011021 Sudbury Fall Open 10 100355 Litchfield, Gerry 1667 1777
200012091 London December Junior 10 200011020 Surrey Junior Open 10 Ontario 102042 Livshits, Ron 2410 2468
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200011019 Parc Rotary Open 18 CFC# Name Rtng High 128186 Loeb, Kurt 1233 10 Active Events
200011018 London October Junior 15 126013 Addley, Matthew 1075 1102 110340 Lordo, Carl 1073 11
200012088 KW Club Championship 27 200011017 Ojibwe Class Championships 5 120631 Aliev, Inara 1214 1214 110214 Lucki, Arnie 1878 2010 200101088 DCC New Year Saturday U2000 16
200012087 Dieppe Club November 16 200011016 Calgary CC Fall Section 5 5 112687 Allen, Graham 1966 1968 125903 Ma, Daniel 1165 15 200101087 DCC New Year Saturday U1600 11
200012086 Durham Fall Swiss 20 200011015 Calgary CC Fall Section 4 6 100034 Armstrong, Robert J. 1662 1662 128146 MacLeod, Neil 1363 14 200101086 DCC New Year Saturday Open 12
200012085 Saint John Fall Open 15 200011014 Calgary CC Fall Section 3 6 103145 Armstrong, Don 1635 1642 104111 MacLeod, Steven 2099 2131 200101085 Mad Man Active Chess Champ 6
200012084 Guelph Fall Pro Am U2100 10 200011013 Calgary CC Fall Section 2 6 125571 Armstrong, Tavish 1418 1418 120061 MacLeod, Brian 1829 1829 200101084 KW December Active 22
200012083 Guelph Fall Pro Am U1700 12 200011012 Calgary CC Fall Section 1 6 101203 Arseneau, Peter 1762 1816 123763 Mak, Calvin 1220 13 200101083 Snowflake Cup Active Ch 8
200012082 Guelph Fall Pro Am Open 10 200011011 KW Fall Under 2000 23 128063 Aspinall, Adam xxxx 16 102498 Martin, Ian 2252 2265 200101082 Kids Family Christmas Active 8
200012081 Whitby Montessori Jr Fall Open 27 200011010 KW Fall Under 1600 16 102698 Atayde, Merlin 1448 15 122381 Martin, Ian xxxx 6 200101081 RA Active Club Championship 24
200012080 Scarborough Youth 15 4 200011009 KW Fall Open 17 128745 Bachynsky, Erik 852 6 100298 McClelland, Tom 1728 1900 200101080 Poplawski vs Pisanski Active 2
200012079 Cooke vs Peltier 2 200011008 Hamilton City CC Ch 2000 20 124517 Balazic, Alan 985 4 127490 McDonald, Justin 1061 10 200101079 Addley vs ONeil Active 2
200012078 UBC Tuesday Night 14 200011007 Dartmouth Scholastic 36 128073 Banihashemi, Amir 1105 9 127798 McGeough, Shaun xxxx 5 200101078 Chatham Kent December Junior 4
200012077 Vancouver November Junior B 14 200011006 Dartmouth Scholastic 26 108147 Barber, Dave 1369 1391 125585 McGilly, Craig 1315 16 200101051 NB Active Championship 14
200012076 Vancouver November Junior A 10 200011005 Dartmouth Scholastic 17 124420 Baxter, Shawn 1602 20 106075 McKay, Geoff 1953 16 200101050 DCC Saturday Active 9 U1600 14
200012075 Seaway Valley EOCA Open 2000 17 200011004 Chess By the Sea U9 7 121686 Belc, Daniela 1881 1952 126109 McKay, Thomas 1375 6 200101049 DCC Saturday Active 9 Open 22
200012074 Miramichi Fall Open 7 200011003 Chess By the Sea U17 9 109793 Bellomo, Joe 1734 1834 127444 McKeon, Michael 786 4 200101048 Windsor December Active B 6
200012073 Nova Scotia Junior Champ 12 200011002 Chess By the Sea U11 15 120637 Benggawan, Alexandra 1570 1570 120120 McMillan, Andrew 1758 16 200101047 Windsor December Active A 6
200012072 Georgian Bay Youth Nov 18 8 200011001 Alberta Open 35 120636 Benggawan, Amanda 1706 1727 107418 Mian, Muhammad Z. 1909 1965 200101046 Polonia Chess Club November 14
200012071 Dairy Queen Junior Open 8 200010103 SCC Sunday Autumn Swiss 30 128207 Benjaffar, Mohamed E 2197 6 127534 Miller, Evgeni 1985 2015 200012105 Scarborough Christmas Active 24
200012070 Chess Academy Can Nov 14 7 4 128601 Biswal, Bagala 1256 3 127517 Mills, Morgon 1624 6 200012104 PEI YCA December Active 7
200012069 Chess Academy Can Nov 14 6 4 125271 Biswall, Devyani 1357 4 104248 Mitchell, Joe 1293 1296 200012103 DCC Saturday Nov Active U2000 14
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200012066 Chess Academy Can Nov 14 3 4 125709 Bluvshtein, Mark 2292 2292 105464 Montano, Angel 1551 1612 200012100 Nova Scotia Junior Playoff Active 4
200012065 Chess Academy Can Nov 14 2 4 104245 Bokhout, Peter xxxx 2060 101986 Morrison, Hugh 1461 20 200012099 Windsor November Junior B 8
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CFC# Name Rtng High 105908 Bootsma, Guy 1457 19 126456 Nagelsdiek, Michael xxxx 6 200011090 Scarborough November Active 24
200012062 Remembrance Day Open B 11 108790 Boross-Harmer, Peter 2067 2098 103659 Nickoloff, Bryon 2535 2535 200011089 PEI CYA November Active 6
200012061 Remembrance Day Open A 6 123306 Anderson, Ashton 1771 1776 128075 Boyes, Erik xxxx 6 122103 Nozari, Nosrat xxxx 1855 200011088 London October Active 9
200012060 Cooke vs Peltier 2 102424 Beingessner, Andrew xxxx 1557 129361 Boyes, Karl 898 3 121335 Nunes, Paulo 1415 1415 200011087 Bluenose October Active 16
200012059 Outaouais U1400 21 120375 Borowski, Ted 1467 1609 112136 Brajkovic, Nikola 2057 2219 121880 Obidzinski, Michael 1719 6 200011086 Kitchener Fall Double Active 24
200012058 Outaouais U1400 Odd Match 2 101519 Campbell, Stephen xxxx 1531 127784 Broersen, Hans 1771 1771 102669 Ochkoos, Jura 2381 2409 200010111 Kingston Fall Active 22
200012057 Outaouais U1700 29 120411 Canal, Richard 1673 1673 126209 Bryskine, Marina 1952 1970 106011 Ogden, Steve 1393 5
200012056 Alberta Junior 4 128090 Chapman, James 1407 16 100046 Bunning, Les 1876 2100 101018 Okolotowicz, Zbigniew 2097 2148
200012055 Manitoba Junior Championship 6 112298 Chrumka, Colin 1669 1828 101613 Burgess, Doug 1823 1900 127482 O'Neil, Gary 1444 1444
200012054 BC Closed Qualifier 10 101228 Climenhaga, Harold 1744 1744 110977 Buscar, Michael 2073 2108 104907 Oraha, Zaki 1751 1771
200012053 CYCC NWO U18 Prov Champ 9 123872 Hudson, Richard 1571 1571 105619 Buzdon, Paul 1593 1593 103715 Pacey, Kevin 2240 2270
200012052 CYCC NWO U16 Prov Champ 17 111589 Ibach, Horst 1335 1335 108519 Cafengiu, Greg 2037 2037 121545 Page, Peter 1431 15
200012051 CYCC NWO U14 Prov Champ 60 101953 Kuczaj, Chris 2040 2040 102214 Cairns, James 1687 15 106856 Palsson, Halldor Peter 2133 2133
200012050 CYCC NWO U12 Prov Champ 68 110043 Litwiller, Robert 1460 15 127499 Capes, Tim 1522 16 122954 Panjwani, Dilip 1046 1046
200012049 CYCC NWO U10 Prov Champ 40 111989 Macfie, Bob 1501 1590 128743 Cardillo, Danielle 554 3 121202 Panjwani, Raja 990 22
200012048 SJCC September Quad 4 108745 McCann, Jim 1592 6 103479 Cheyne, Robert 1926 1945 127521 Pastor, Andrew 1392 6
200012047 CYCC Thunder Bay South U18 12 101874 Milne, Arthur 1917 2127 128740 Chortas, Alex 1173 6 126610 Pe, Joe Mari 1913 1949
200012046 CYCC Red Rock U18 7 127494 Molavi, Bob 1480 15 112146 Chu, Stefanie 2007 2052 122223 Peev, Pavel 1887 1887
200012045 CYCC Red Rock U14 26 104728 Ottosen, David 1995 1996 109384 Chuderski, Jan 1660 1703 120803 Phares, Adam 1407 20
200012044 CYCC Red Rock U12 14 123257 Pivovarov, Juraj 1548 23 105738 Chyurlia, Jerome 1818 1818 125815 Picana, Andrew 1864 6
200012043 CYCC Red Rock U10 5 120858 Smith, Mike 1552 1640 106389 Clarke, Brian 1497 1589 122604 Piggott, Scott 1352 1496
200012042 CYCC Armstrong U16 7 123395 Valeroso, Bert 1629 1686 129430 Claude, Jason 1255 24 123186 Pisanski, Peter xxxx 1432
200012041 CYCC Armstrong U12 10 102743 Yearwood, Roy 2104 2115 129429 Claude, Dale 777 24 109167 Polywkan, Roman 1467 4
200012040 CYCC Thunder Bay North U18 4 111166 Collins, Christian 2048 2134 126186 Poplawski, Matthew 1401 19
200012039 CYCC Thunder Bay North U14 5 British Columbia 113058 Cooke, Christopher 1380 2 106619 Posylek, Cezary 1567 21
200012038 CYCC Thunder Bay North U12 12 126311 Cooke, Matthew 1405 1405 125656 Puddephatt, Tony xxxx 16
200012037 CYCC Thunder Bay North U10 11 CFC# Name Rtng High 129395 Cooke, Tanya 1106 1110 120954 Raheb, David 2056 2056
200012036 CYCC Atikokan U18 15 100238 Barnes, Mark 1599 1633 102378 Coppin, Wayne 1769 16 108279 Rakhinshteyn, Fima 2108 2200
200012035 CYCC Atikokan U14 21 102357 Basanta, Gary 2397 2403 121659 Courtney, Al 1617 22 100257 Raletich, George 1918 2000
200012034 CYCC Atikokan U12 29 124072 Batisse, Norman 1029 18 123439 Courtney, Brian 1219 22 128074 Renaud, Matthew 718 6
200012033 CYCC Atikokan U10 16 120408 Campbell, Tom 1404 19 129426 Crick, Jeremy 944 970 122971 Requadt, Guenter 1112 6
200012032 CYCC Dryden U14 12 104349 Chapman, Dan 1272 15 101349 Crowley, Gerry 1761 1845 111115 Richardson, Ross 1850 1896
200012031 CYCC Dryden U12 13 111010 Cruz, Tyler 1351 5 123161 Cummings, David 2438 24 105991 Riedstra, Richard F. 1533 1559
200012030 CYCC Sioux Lookout 8 106424 Deline, Toni 1800 1825 107299 Dangberg, Karl 1678 1805 100053 Rodgers, R.F. 1879 1992
200012029 CYCC Terrace Bay 8 108072 Devries, Peter 1614 18 101024 Day, Lawrence 2508 2514 124806 Rodin, Yuriy 1754 12
200012028 CYCC Marathon U16 18 104911 Feng, Jason 1710 1710 128066 DeLorenzi, Bryan 780 9 124206 Rodina, Nataliya 1813 24
200012027 CYCC Marathon U12 13 121234 Fowler, Stephen 1529 1529 105261 DeLugt, Gerald 1743 16 128110 Romao, George 1331 6
200012026 CYCC Marathon U10 15 104947 Fuentebella, Mayo 2035 16 125547 Dembowski, Mitchell 1250 23 103199 Rositsan, Boris 2217 2369
200012025 CYCC Manitouwadge U18 6 103643 Fullbrook, Nigel 2273 2315 109477 Demmery, Steve 2116 2162 101799 Rowles, Christopher 1691 1812
200012024 CYCC Manitouwadge U12 10 125089 German, Wade 1257 11 110803 Den Otter, Albert 1500 1674 111463 Ruiz, Richard 2068 2118
200012023 CYCC Hornepayne U12 7 112513 Haukenfrers, Dale 2061 2061 100170 Devenport, Martin 2257 2301 111803 Ryzycki, Bohdan 1758 1822
200012022 CYCC Hearst U16 2 127384 Khramtsov, Boris 1105 5 104754 Dixon, Frank 1782 22 129418 Seljak, Anthony xxxx 5
200012021 CYCC Hearst U14 17 127388 Khramtsov, Iouri 1258 12 109006 Doucette, Patrick 1589 18 128744 Sevo, Eric 626 3
200012020 CYCC Hearst U10 4 127311 Kononov, Alexander 1714 4 100294 Dougherty, Michael 2351 2376 128458 Shulman, Lorne 1459 6
200012019 CYCC Kapuskasing U18 4 102841 Krys, Mark 1503 20 113062 Draak, Jan 1330 1330 128459 Shulman, Cory 1463 6
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48 En Passant No 166 — février 2001

VANCOUVER
Plan on Vancouver in Spring...

26th Annual
...Come Play in the Famous

Keres Memorial
Chess Tournament
Advanced entries listed at www.keresmemorial.com

Beautiful playing site at the Plaza 500 Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia

Date: May 18th 2001 to May 21st 2001

Place: Plaza 500 Hotel, 500 W 12th, Vancouver, BC; http://www.plaza500.com
Rds: Open 7 (starts May 18); Other Sections 6 (start May 19)
Type: Regular Swiss, CFC and FIDE rated
TC: Open 40/120, 20/60, SD/30; Other Sections 40/120, SD/60
Prizes: $$BEN5000; based on 150 entries
EF: $90 by March 31, $99 by April 1; all entries refundable up to May 1
Discounts: Less 50% Jr, 25% Sr, 25% 2200+; GMs, IMs, 2400+ free; limit of one discount per entry
Sec: Open, U2000, U1600, Cadet
Org: BCCF; Peter Stockhausen; http://www.chess.bc.ca; http://www.keresmemorial.com
Reg: Cheques to BCCF, PO Box 15548, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5B3
Misc: Top section FIDE rated; bring clocks; TDs Mark Barnes mbarnes@direct.ca, Lyle Craver lcraver@home.com, and Lynn
Stringer lynns2@home.com; special Cadet Section on May 19, contact Richard Krys rkrys@home.com; BCCF AGM will
be held on Sunday afternoon, May 20

2001
Registration Form
Last Name ____________________________________ First Name ________________________________
CFC Number _____________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________________________
City _____________________________________________
Province __________ Postal Code ___________ Phone _____________________
Email ____________________________________________
Rating __________ Birth Date (Junior/Senior) _____________________ Advance Byes ____________