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October 2000 No.164 octobre 2000

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Editor: Knut Neven
Layout/Design: Knut Neven The 2000 Istanbul Olympiad is about to get under way. A few
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ÒOpening PreparationÓ from BlackÕs point of view.
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Editorial
CFC President Maurice Smith is very
pleased to announce that Belzberg
Technologies Inc. have agreed to
sponsor the Canadian National Team
at the Olympiad in Istanbul. Sid
Belzberg, CEO and Donald Wilson,
COO are committed to supporting the
team in every way possible and will
also be travelling to Istanbul in order
to assist the team while they are
there. This is welcome news indeed,
because the Olympiad is always a
tremendous strain on our financial
resources. Our MenÕs Team consisting
of Kevin Spraggett (2633), Alexandre
Lesiege (2617), Yan Teplitsky (2546),
Ron Livshits (2461), Igor Zugic (2457)
and Pascal Charbonneau (2438); and
our WomenÕs Team of Johanne
Charest (2111), Daneila Belc (2198),
Mariana Bryskine (2118) and Stefanie
Chu (2076) will be making the long
journey in a few weeks, so we send
them our best wishes for a successful
and enjoyable time in Istanbul. Again
our thanks to Sid Belzberg and Donald
Wilson for their strong support of our
National Team!
Somewhat closer to home Arlen
Walker extends his invitation to
Letters
New York
International Master Sandor Alex Siklos
passed away in Toronto on 1 July,
2000, aged 64, after a valiant battle
with leukemia. Among my fatherÕs
accomplishments, he was the first
Canadian and only second ever North
American to qualify for the World
Championship finals of the
International Correspondence Chess
Federation, competing in the
championship that ran from 1975 until
1978. He is survived by his wife of 43
years, Suzanne, and sons Eugene and
Richard.
Richard Siklos
Edmonton
In the August issue of En Passant,
Dmitri Tyomkin expresses his surprise
and concern that the Canadian Open
in Edmonton did not have an Appeals
Committee in place. To set the record
straight, I was the Chair of the
2 En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
Canadian teams and individual players
to participate in the 55th Annual Pan-
Am Intercollegiate events to be held
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Readers of
En Passant will be familiar with the
popular event from reports that have
been printed in our pages over the
years. Arlen can be contacted at
arlen@aol.com.
With the usual and extensive reports
of the summerÕs slate of large Open
events and national championships
out of the way, this issue is jam-
packed with a variety of instructional
material that I hope has something
interesting to offer to most of our
readers. Among some other material,
this time we have a test suite for
beginning and amateur players to
assess your playing strength, and a
review of opening preparation from
BlackÕs side which is based on an
interesting historical perspective by
Latvian IM Andrei Sokolov!
Elsewhere Igor Zugic reports on his
GM norm performance in New York
earlier this year, and Roger Langen
gives his account of a rare FIDE rated
event in the maritimes, and the
Appeals Committee and was
introduced during the opening
ceremonies before the start of round
one. Perhaps Dmitri was not present
at that time.
Len Steele
Fredericton
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White to play and help Black to castle in the
fewest moves.
implications it might have for chess in
his part of the country.
Central to this issue however, is the
inclusion on pages 23Ð26 of a very
important CFC Membership Survey.
Very often these things do not elicit
much of a response from our
members, but I really urge you to
take a look at this one. The CFC, just
like any other chess publisher or
service provider, has been feeling the
pressure from Internet related news
services and other related websites.
Consequently, we are looking for
alternative ways to provide our
membership with value for their
membership dollars, and one way to
do this would be to offer an electronic
or online version of En Passant
magazine to our members. Naturally
the scope and implications of such a
potential change are huge, and so for
starters we would very much like to
receive your feedback on the matter.
The survey includes a fairly detailed
discussion of the issue at hand. Once
again, please take the time to
respond. ItÕs your magazine, and your
decision!
Knut Neven
This is the first problem I have ever
composed, and almost certainly the
last. Any merit it may have is due to
pure luck. I just imagined this position
and was astonished to see such an
elegant solution coming out of such a
gross position.
1.c8º ¼xh7+ 2.ºh3 ¼xg7 3.b8»
¼xe7 4.»d7 0-0-0
I have never seen a problem where a
bishop promotion and a knight
promotion come successively.
Georges Comeau
Nordwalde, Germany
Today I received my three years of
En Passant back issues, thank you
very much. Many interesting games,
inspiring annotations, and no
prejudices against irregular openings.
En Passant is an excellent magazine,
my congratulations!
Stefan Buecker, Editor “Kaissiber”
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 Coming Events
Crescent, Scarborough, ON,
The Coming Events advertising section
Ontario M1R 4P9
is brought to you by the Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð4777
Chess Federation of Canada. Toronto Thanksgiving Open blamb@idirect.com
Note: This is free for all Date: October 7Ð9 Misc: Lecture and simul by Master
CFC-Rated events. Place: Best Western Primrose Hotel, Bryan Lamb after the event; $3
111 Carlton Street, Toronto for non-SCC members
Players: When you enter by mail,
include your name, address, CFC Rds: 6 DCC Saturday Actives #7, #8, #9
number, expiry date, rating and date Type: Regular Swiss
published (if you are entering your first Times: 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 Date: October 21, November 25,
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unrated player), and birthdate if you EF: $70; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr/Sr, Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two blocks
are a junior Ð all with your entry fee. 2400+, titled & women; free for south of Eglinton, above
CFC membership is required in these GM ChessÕn Math, Toronto
tournaments except where indicated. If Sec: Open, U2100, U1900, U1700, Rds: 6
you buy a CFC membership with your U1500 & UR Type: Active Swiss
entry, obtain a receipt from the Prizes: $$BEN Times: 12:30, 1:45, 3, 5, 6:15, 7:30
organizer. Please bring your chess TC: G/30
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to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, EF: $40; $10 late fee; less $10 Jr/Sr,
stated otherwise all tournaments are
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Summary Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715, to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910,
Date: Dates of the event DutChess@idirect.ca Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe
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Sudden Death Ð all remaining south of Eglinton, above Rds: 5
moves in fixed time ChessÕn Math, Toronto Type: Regular Swiss
EF: Entry Fee. Rds: 5 Times: 9, 1:30, 6:30 / 9:30, 2:30
Type: Regular Swiss TC: Saturday 30/75, SD 60; Sunday
Sec: Sections tournament is broken
down into Times: 6:30 30/90, SD 60
TC: 40/120, SD/60 EF: $25; $12 Jr/Sr; $2 women, new
Prizes: $$BEN = Prizes based upon CFC members
entries, $$Gxx = Guaranteed EF: Free with DCC membership
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Reg: Registration time instructions Org: Bob Kiviaho, 207 Alice Street,
to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910,
Org: Tournament organizer and Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe Sudbury, ON, P3E 5G1,
contact information Park Drive, Toronto, ON, M4H (705)522Ð3158
Misc: Other important information 1L7 Misc: Bye 1Ð5
UR Unrated; Jr. Junior; Sr. Senior, Cd. Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715
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Kitchener K-W Fall Open
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bye is available in round(s) n if Date: October 27Ð29
requested in advance with entry; CC Scarborough Youth Tournament Series Place: City Hall, 200 King St. W
Chess Club; S Smoking allowed. Date: October 14, November 4, Rds: 5
Organizers of CFC-rated events should November 25, December 16, Type: Regular Swiss
send notices to: The CFC, 2212 Gladwin January 13 TC: 30/90, SD/60
Crescent, EÐ1, Ottawa, ON, K1B 5N1 by Place: Scarborough Chess Club, Times: 6:30 / 9:30, 3 / 9:30, 3
the 25th of each even numbered month Wexford Collegiate, 1176 EF: Open $35; U2000 $30; U1600
(e.g., February). Notices must state the Pharmacy Ave. $25; $5 late fee after October 20
name of the organizer and whether Prizes: $$BEN
smoking is allowed. A prize fund is Rds: 5
Type: Active Swiss (open to U18 as of Reg: 17:30Ð18:15 at site; or cheques
considered to be guaranteed by the
organizer unless explicitly stated January 1, 2001 to Brian Clarke, 132 Martinglen
otherwise. Times: 10:30, 11:30, 1, 2, 3 Cr., Kitchener, ON, N2E 2A2
TC: G/30 Org: Brian Clarke (519)742Ð2423
A tournament in a small town (under
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LTIP grant. Write to the CFC for details Prizes: SCC/CFC memberships, Misc: Bye 1Ð4; brings sets and clocks
of this program. trophies, medals
Reg: 10:00Ð10:30 at site; or cheques
Scarborough Winter Actives
to Scarborough CC, 72 Cavehill Date: November 5, December 10,

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 January 20 EF: $70; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr./Sr.,
Place: Scarborough CC, Wexford 2400+, titled & women; free for
Collegiate, 1176 Pharmacy Ave. GM
Rds: 6 Sec: Open, U2100, U1900, U1700, Scarborough
Type: Active Swiss U1500 & UR Chess Club
Times: 1, 2:30, 3:45, 5:15, 6:30, 7:45 Prizes: $$BEN Tournament
TC: G/30 Reg: 08:30Ð09:30 at site; or cheques
EF: $40, less $10 Jr/Sr; SCC to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, Schedule
members $30, Jr/Sr $25; less Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe All events have the following
$10 titled players Park Drive, Toronto, ON, M4H information in common unless
Prizes: $$BEN 70% 1L7 by December 18 noted otherwise.
Reg: 11:00Ð12:30 at site; or cheques Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715,
payable to Scarborough CC, 72 DutChess@idirect.ca Place: Scarborough Chess Club,
Cavehill Crescent, Scarborough, Misc: Bye 1Ð5, max. 3; GTCL Wexford Collegiate, 1176
ON, M1R 4P9 sanctioned event; bring sets and Pharmacy Ave, Scarborough, ON
Org: Bryan Lamb, (416)391Ð4777 clocks; special rates at Best Club Hours: Sundays
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Place: Best Western Primrose Hotel, Place: Best Western Primrose Hotel, Org: Bryan Lamb
111 Carlton Street, Toronto 111 Carlton Street, Toronto (416)391Ð4777
Rds: 5 Rds: 5 blamb@idirect.com
Type: Regular Swiss Type: Regular Swiss
Times: 7 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 Times: 7 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 Misc: Scarborough Chess Club
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EF: $60; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr/Sr, EF: $60; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr/Sr, Adult, $75/yr Jr. & Sr.). Events
2400+, titled & women; GM free 2400+, titled & women; GM free are CFC-rated (CFC
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U1600 & UR U1500 & UR fees to events covered by club
Prizes: $$BEN Prizes: $$BEN membership
Reg: 17:30Ð18:30 at site; or cheques Reg: 17:00Ð18:30 at site; or cheques
to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910,
Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe Special Events:
Park Drive, Toronto, ON, M4H Park Drive, Toronto, ON, M4H
1L7 by November 6 1L7 by February 5 Thursday Evening Events
Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715, Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715, TC: 30/75, SD/30
DutChess@idirect.ca DutChess@idirect.ca Times: 7, one game per week
Misc: Bye 1Ð3, max. 2; GTCL Misc: Bye 1Ð4, max. 2; GTCL Sunday Afternoon Events
sanctioned event; bring sets and sanctioned event; bring sets and TC: 40/120, SD/60
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Western 1Ð800Ð268Ð8082 Western 1Ð800Ð268Ð8082
Ongoing Blitz Tournaments
DCC Wednesday Club & Class Kitchener KW Winter Open Sundays: G/5, $12 at 15:00
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south of Eglinton, above Rds: 5 Type: Regular Swiss
ChessÕn Math, Toronto Type: Regular Swiss Rds: 7
Rds: 6 Times: 6:30 / 9:30, 3 / 9:30, 3 SCC Club Championship
Type: Regular Swiss TC: 30/90, SD/60 Date: Nov. 2 to Jan. 11
Times: 6:30 EF: Open $35; U2000 $30, U1600 Type: RR or Swiss
TC: 40/120, SD/60 $25; less $10 Jr/Sr; $10 late fee Rds: 9
EF: Free with DCC membership after February 16
Prizes: N/A Prizes: $$BEN Active Tournaments
Reg: 18:00Ð18:30 at site; or cheques Reg: 17:30Ð18:15 at site; or cheques Date: Nov. 5, Dec. 10, Jan. 20,
to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910, to Albert Den-Otter, 11 Hermie Feb. 17, Mar. 18
Leaside Towers, 95 Thorncliffe Place, Kitchener, ON, N2H 4X9; Type: Active Swiss
Park Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7 (519)744Ð5213, Rds: 6
Org: Mark S. Dutton (416)467Ð9715 ardenotter@hotmail.com Time: 13:00
Misc: http://www.play.at/duttonchess Misc: Bye 1Ð4; SWOCL Grand Prix EF: $40; $30 Jr./Sr. & SCC
event SCC Sunday Fall Swiss
Toronto Christmas Open Date: Sep. 17 to Oct. 29
Date: December 26Ð30 Toronto Summer International Type: Regular Swiss
Place: Best Western Primrose Hotel, Date: August 15Ð19, 2001 Rds: 6
111 Carlton Street, Toronto Place: Best Western Primrose Hotel, SCC Winter Round Robin
Rds: 6 111 Carlton Street, Toronto Date: Nov. 19 to Jan. 14
Type: Regular Swiss Rds: 9 Type: Regular Swiss
Times: 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 / 10, 4:30 Type: Regular Swiss Rds: 5
TC: 40/120, SD/60 Times: 6 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 /

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 10, 4:30 EF: $35; $30 Sr; $25 Jr
Dutton Chess TC: 40/120, SD/60 Prizes: $$BEN
EF: GMs free; $100 by May 31, $125 Reg: 11:00Ð12:00 at site
Y2K Toronto Events by August 1, $150 thereafter Org: Wally Steinke (250)545Ð6677,
All events have the following Sec: Open, U2200, U2000, U1800, wsteinke@sd22.bc.ca
information in common unless U1600/U1400/UR Misc: Bye 1Ð4; BC Closed qualifier;
noted otherwise. Prizes: $$G15,000 bring sets and clocks
Reg: Cheques to Mark S. Dutton,
Place: Best Western Primrose Suite 3910, Leaside Towers, 95 Vancouver Winter Open
Hotel, 111 Carlton Street Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto, Date: December 2-3
Rds: 6 Type: Regular Swiss ON, M4H 1L7 Place: Vancouver Bridge Center, 2776
TC: 40/120, SD/60 Org: Mark S. Dutton, (416)467Ð9715, E. Broadway, Vancouver
DutChess@idirect.ca Rds: 5
Org: Mark S. Dutton Misc: Bye 1Ð8 max. 3; top section Type: Regular Swiss
(416)467Ð9715, FIDE rated; brings sets, clocks; Times: 10 / 2 / asap / 10 / asap
DutChess@idirect.ca, http:// special rate at Best Western TC: 30/60, SD/60 day one; 40/90,
www.play.at/duttonchess Primrose Hotel 1Ð800Ð268Ð8082 SD/60 day two
EF: $25; $15 Jr/Sr
Events: Prizes: $$BEN
Thanksgiving Open British Columbia Reg: Until 09:30 at site
October 7Ð9; FIDE rated Org: Jason Williamson 873Ð3555,
Remembrance Day Open Chess By The Sea nexus1@home.com
November 10Ð12; 5 rds. Misc: Bring sets and clocks
Date: October 1
FIDE rated Place: Beecher Place Community BCIT Wednesday Night Swiss
Christmas Open Centre, 12160 Beecher St., Date: Wednesdays, beginning
December 26Ð30; FIDE rated Crescent Beach January 12
Rds: 3Ð5 Place: BCIT SA Campus Centre
Valentine's Day Open Type: Regular / Active Swiss
February 9Ð11; 5 rds Building, Conference Room D
Times: 11, asap Rds: 6
Toronto Summer International TC: G/30 or G/60
August 15Ð19; 9 rds. Type: Regular Swiss
EF: $8; $4 late fee Times: 6, 8 / 6, 8 / 6, 8
$$G15,000; FIDE rated Sec: Girls Only! U19, U15, U13, U11, TC: G/60
U9, U7 EF: $15; $12 Jr.
Prizes: Trophies Prizes: $$BEN
Place: Dutton Chess Club, 1681 Reg: 09:30Ð10:45 at site; or cheques Reg: 17:30Ð18:00 at site
Bayview Ave., 2nd floor to Harold Daykin, 13942 Ð 72 Org: Stephen Miller (604)432Ð8602;
Ave., Unit 6, Surrey, BC, V3W
Misc: Adults $99, Jr./Sr. $69; 0J8 by September 25
Richard Krys (604)986Ð6216
join anytime with byes! Org: BCCF and Surrey Dept. of Parks Vancouver Millennium Open
and Recreation; Harold Daykin
Mondays: 597Ð6488, or Richard Krys
Date: January TBA
G/15 Events Place: Vancouver Bridge Center, 2776
986Ð6216, or Mike Konkins
6rds.; start at 19:30; EF $10 E. Broadway, Vancouver
544Ð0508
Rds: 5
Misc: Bring sets and clocks; open
Wednesdays: Type: Regular Swiss
only to girls resident in BC
Times: 10 / 2 / asap / 10 / asap
40/120, SD/60; start at 18:30 Vancouver Fall Open TC: 30/60, SD/60 day one; 40/90,
Autumn Swiss SD/60 day two
Date: November 4Ð5 EF: $25; $15 Jr/Sr
October 11 to November 8 Place: Vancouver Bridge Center, 2776 Prizes: $$BEN
DCC Club Championship E. Broadway, Vancouver Reg: Until 09:30 at site
November 15 to December 20 Rds: 5 Org: Jason Williamson 873Ð3555,
Type: Regular Swiss nexus1@home.com
Saturdays: Times: 10 / 2 / asap / 10 / asap Misc: Bring sets and clocks
G/5 Blitz Events each Week TC: 30/60, SD/60 day one; 40/90,
7 double rds. Swiss SD/60 day two
EF: $25; $15 Jr/Sr
Times: 13:00 & 16:00 EF: $10
Prizes: $$BEN Alberta
Regular Afternoon Events Reg: Until 09:30 at site
40/120, SD/60; 12:00Ð18:00 Org: Jason Williamson 873Ð3555, ECC John Tournaments
September 9 to October 28 nexus1@home.com Date: Monday nights
DCC Active Series #7, 8, 9, 10 Misc: Bring sets and clocks Place: Edmonton Chess Club
G/30; 6 rds.; EF $40 Rds: 4
October 21, November 25, Silver Star Classic Type: Active Swiss
December 23, January 6 Date: November 11Ð13 TC: G/30
Poppy Open Place: Village Green Hotel, 4801 27th EF: $2
November 4 to December 16 Avenue, Vernon Reg: 18:30Ð19:15 at site
Rds: 6 Org: John Quiring (403)468Ð9173
Winter Open Type: Regular Swiss
January 13 to March 3 Times: 12, 5 / 10, 4 / 9, asap
TC: 30/90, SD/60

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 Words Books Active Place: Colonel Gray High School
Date: U2000 1st Saturday of each Library, Charlottetown En Passant
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Type: Regular Swiss Magazine
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Times: 7 / 10, 4 / 9, 2 Submission Specs
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En Passant No 164 — October 2000 7

 The
Jack Collins
International
New York Marshall Chess Club
by Igor Zugic
After the Canadian Closed last year in
September, school duties prevented
me from playing in any more strong
tournaments for a long time. In the
meantime I worked on chess regularly
of course and also tried to improve
my physical conditioning. Three hours
of basketball in the evenings and a
twice weekly morning tennis practice
helped make me feel ready for more
strenuous tournament efforts.
After closely missing several top
places and international norms in
earlier efforts, I began to look for the
related obstacles that had been
holding me back, and armed with
new tournament and opening
strategies I set out to test myself in
June at the Jack Collins International
at the Marshall Chess Club in New
York City.
The main idea behind the event is to
offer promising young players a
chance to compete for FIDE title
norms, and fortunately for me the
organizers allow foreigners the same
opportunities that are accorded to the
local talent. Mostly due to the
enormous efforts of Mr. Leon Haft the
tournament was perfectly organized,
and once again confirmed my very
pleasant earlier experiences of
playing in a similar US event in San
Francisco last year.
With a FIDE rating of only 2396 I was
the lowest rated of the participants,
but the organizers still managed to
meet the criteria of a Category 10
event which requires an average
rating of 2476 or better.
I am quite fortunate that my school
teachers from Thistletown Collegiate
Institute back in Toronto have been
very understanding about my passion
for chess, allowing me to finish the
school year well before the other
students, but with the provision that I
had to continue work on a special
project after the end of the school
term. This I completed on the
8 En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
evening before the start of the first
round at the home of my hosts Miro
and Marina Radovich. Their hospitality
and generosity, internet access, and
frequent trips to the Marshall Chess
Club really made me feel like I was
playing at home. Thank you!
In the first stage of the event two
groups of six players battled for two
qualification spots in an all-play-all
format. The two players who advance
then face four Grandmasters in a
Scheveningen type of event for a
total of nine games, while the next
two non-titled finishers in each group
continue in a similar event against a
selection of strong local players. In
the GM event, 4.5/9 gives an IM
Igor Zugic, Leon Haft
norm and 6/9 a GM norm. In the
other section an IM norm is also still
possible, this time for a 5.5/9 result.
Highly rated IM Boris Kreiman,
already with two GM norms, was
unable to play the first round at the
scheduled afternoon time, so with our
game the tournament officially got
under way in the morningÖ
Notes by
Igor Zugic
Zugic, Igor
Kreiman, Boris
New York MCC Jack Collins
Int. A (1), 2000
Grünfeld: Exchange D85
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 g6 3.»c3 d5 4.cxd5
»xd5 5.e4 »xc3 6.bxc3 ºg7
7.ºe3 c5 8.½d2 cxd4
I wanted to reach the position after
8Ö½a5 9.¼c1 cxd4 10.cxd4 ½xd2+
11.¾xd2 0-0 12.ºb5!? when Black
was unable to find a satisfactory
continuation over the board in the
game LesiegeÐZugic, Montreal 1999.
9.cxd4 »c6 10.»f3
Slightly more accurate is 10.¼d1.
10Öºg4 11.¼d1 ºxf3» 12.gxf3
0-0 13.d5 »e5 14.ºe2 ¼c8 15.0-0
½d7
Black has completely equalized.
16.¾g2 »c4
Otherwise White plays ¼c1 followed
by f4.
17.ºxc4 ¼xc4 18.¼c1
Black is better after 18.ºxa7 f5! since
19.½e2 fxe4 20.fxe4 ½a4 obviously
doesnÕt work for White.
18Öb5
Black can also equalize with 18Ö¼fc8
19.ºxa7 ¼xe4.
19.¼xc4 bxc4 20.ºd4
I was not happy with the result of the
opening. My opponent has equalized
too easily, and it is really White who
has to be careful. The exchange of
BlackÕs powerful dark squared bishop
allows White to centralize his queen.
20Öºxd4 21.½xd4 ¼c8 22.¼c1
½a4 23.e5
White tries to create a passed pawn.
23Ö½b5 24.¼c3
Also possible is 24.d6 exd6 25.exd6
½g5+ 26.½g4=.
24Ö¼d8
Or 24Ö¼c5 25.f4 ¼xd5 26.½xc4=.
25.d6 exd6 26.exd6 ½c6 27.¼xc4
½xd6?
Black has let his guard down, or
simply overlooked my 29th move.
Here 27Ö¼xd6 leads to a dead drawn
ending after 28.½xa7 ½xc4 29.½b8+
¾g7 30.½xd6 ½xa2.
28.½xa7 ½d5
Here I rejected my opponentÕs draw
offer after discovering a possibility to
play for the full point.
29.½e7!
The only way. Black reaches an easy
draw after 29.½c5?! ½xc5 30.¼xc5
¼a8 31.¼c2 ¼a3.
29Ö¼a8
Inferior is 29Ö½xc4 30.½xd8+ ¾g7
31.½a5 with a4, ½b5 and a decisive
march of the a/¹ to follow.
30.¼c2 h5
Here 30Ö¼xa2 loses to 31.¼c8+ ¾g7
32.¼d8! and now A) 32Ö½c4
33.½e5+ ¾h6 (33Öf6 34.¼d7+ ¾h6
35.½xf6«) 34.¼d4«; or B) 32Ö½f5
33.½f8+ ¾f6 34.¼d6+ ¾g5 35.½d8+
¾h6 36.¼d5 ½e6 37.½f8#.
31.h4
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White covers square g5 against
enemy checks and frees his queen for
other duties. WhiteÕs doubled and
therefore normally weak f/¹s in this
particular case provide excellent
shelter for his king.
31Ö¾h7 32.½e4 ½d8?!
The rook ending after 32Ö½xe4
33.fxe4 ¼a3 is likely drawn, and
should have been BlackÕs choice.
Clearly my opponent hopes for a
perpetual check at some point, and
therefore keeps the queens on.
33.a4 ¼a5 34.¼b2! ¼a7 35.¼b5
¼e7?
Black is lost in any case, but this
mistake speeds up his demise.
En Passant No 164 — October 2000
36.¼xh5+ ¾g8 37.¼d5 ¼d7
38.¼xd7 ½xd7 39.½b4 ¾h7 40.a5
½d3 41.½b7 ½c4 42.a6 ½xh4
43.½xf7+ ¾h6 44.½f8+ ¾h7
45.½c5 ½d8 46.a7 ¾h6 47.½b5
47.½c6 leads to a quicker win.
47Ö¾h7 48.½e5
Or 48.½b7+ ¾h6 49.f4 ½h4 50.½f3.
48Ö¾h6 49.½b8 ½g5+ 50.¾h1
½c1+ 51.¾h2 ½d2 52.½h8+ ¾g5
53.½e5+ Ø.
Notes by
Igor Zugic
Zugic, Igor
Gross, David
New York MCC Jack Collins
Int. A (2), 2000
Grünfeld: Exchange D85
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 g6 3.»c3 d5
I did not expect a GrŸnfeld from my
opponent, who normally plays the
KingÕs Indian. But fortunately I had
already analyzed my first round game
and an improvement was ready.
4.cxd5 »xd5
Considering my opponentÕs relative
inexperience with the GrŸnfeld, I was
tempted to play NadanianÕs 5.»a4.
5.e4 »xc3 6.bxc3 ºg7 7.ºe3 c5
8.¼c1
This move avoids the continuation
from my first round game against
Kreiman. Once again, BlackÕs best
course is to enter the endgame
immediately.
8Ö½a5 9.½d2 cxd4 10.cxd4
½xd2+ 11.ºxd2
According to ECO, after 11.¾xd2
Black equalized with 11Ö0-0 12.ºb5!?
¼d8 13.»f3 ºd7 14.ºxd7 »xd7
15.¼c7 »e5 16.»xe5 ºxe5 17.¼xe7
ºxd4 18.¼xb7 ¼ac8 in the game
PetronicÐKapetanovic, YU 1992.
11Ö0-0 12.»f3 e6 13.ºb5 a6?
After spending 70 minutes on his first
dozen moves, my opponent now
commits an important mistake. ECO
gives 13Ö»c6 14.ºxc6 bxc6 15.»e5
ºb7 16.ºb4 ¼fd8 17.ºc5 f6 18.»c4
ºa6 with an unclear position in the
game LazarevÐErnst, Oberwart 1991.
14.ºb4!
White wins an exchange.
14Öaxb5 15.ºxf8 ºxf8 16.¼xc8
¼xa2 17.0-0
Here I spent some ten minutes
considering the return of the
exchange with 17.¼xb8 ¼a1+ 18.¾e2
(18.¾d2 ¼xh1 19.»e5 ¾g7 20.¼xb7
¼xh2 21.»xf7 ¾g8 22.»d8³)
18Ö¼xh1 19.»e5 b4 20.»d7 b3
21.»xf8 ¾g7 22.»xe6+ fxe6
23.¼xb7+ ¾f6 24.¼xb3 ¼xh2
25.¼b6« but decided that this
venture is not really necessary.
17Ö»a6 18.»e5
Even though we have an endgame,
White plays for the attack.
18Ö¾g7 19.»d7 ºa3 20.e5 b4
I was more concerned about 20Ö¼d2
although White still wins after 21.»f6
ºf8 (21Ö¼xd4 22.g4 ºe7 23.¼g8+
¾h6 24.f4±) 22.»e8+ ¾h6 (22Ö¾g8
23.¼fc1 ¼xd4 24.¾f1 b4 25.»f6+
¾g7 26.¼xf8 ¾xf8 27.¼c8+ ¾g7
28.g4«) 23.f4.
21.»f6 b3 22.¼g8+ ¾h6 23.h4
As soon as I played the text I noticed
that there was a much easier win to
be had with 23.f4 ºe7 24.¼f3 when
mate with ¼h3 cannot be stopped.
23Öºe7 24.g4 ºxf6 25.exf6 b2
26.f3 ¼a1 27.¼g7 ¼xf1+ 28.¾xf1
b1½+ 29.¾g2
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Since the only way to stop the
threatened mate with 30.g5+ and
31.¼xh7# is by giving up the queen,
Black has no time to enjoy his new
acquisition.
29Ö½c1 30.g5+ ½xg5+ 31.hxg5+
¾xg5 32.¼xf7 ¾f5 33.d5!
Now 33Öexd5 34.¼xb7 ¾xf6
35.¼b6+ leaves White up a full rook.
After this game, I felt that no matter
what happens in the rest of the
tournament, I fullfilled my part.
Ø.
9
 Notes by
Igor Zugic
Bonin, Jay
Zugic, Igor
New York MCC Jack Collins
Int. A (3), 2000
Grünfeld: Exchange D85
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 g6 3.»c3 d5
It was time to show that the GrŸnfeld
is not a bad opening!
4.cxd5 »xd5 5.e4 »xc3 6.bxc3
ºg7 7.»f3 c5 8.ºb5+
My opponent chooses a rare line he
has previously used to beat IMs
Maurice Ashley and J. Ady.
8Ö»c6 9.0-0 cxd4 10.cxd4 0-0
11.ºe3 ºg4 12.ºxc6 bxc6 13.¼c1
½a5 14.½d2
The game SokolovÐLeko, Sarajevo
1999, continued 14.¼xc6 ½xa2
15.¼c7 ½e6 16.h3 ½d6 17.¼c5 ºxf3
18.½xf3 a5 19.e5 ½d7 20.¼a1 a4
21.½d1 ¼a7 22.f4 ¼fa8 23.d5 ¼a5
24.½c2 a3 25.¼xa5 ¼xa5 26.½d3
½xd5 Ú.
14Ö½xd2 15.»xd2 ¼fd8 16.»b3
a5
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17.¼xc6
My opponent decided not to repeat
17.e5 ºe6 18.¼xc6 a4 19.»c5 ºxa2
20.¼a1 when Black continued with
20Ö¼db8 (I had planned the much
superior 20Öºd5 21.¼c7 a3 22.¼xe7
a2-) in BoninÐAdy, New York 1999,
and lost after 21.h3 ¼b1+? 22.¼xb1
ºxb1 23.»xa4 ºxe5?? 24.»b6 ºe4
25.¼c1 Ø.
17Öa4 18.»c5 ºe2!
Or 18Öºxd4 19.ºxd4 ¼xd4 20.f3
ºc8 21.¼c7².
19.¼e1 ºxd4
My opponent went for a walk after
his 19th move, and immediately
offered a draw on his return. All of this
has been played before in the game
10
RazuvaevÐTseshkovsky, Minsk SU ch But not 14Ö»xg4 15.½xc6±.
1979, which ended 20. ¼xe2 ºxc5 15.½xc6
21. g3 ºxe3 22. ¼xe3 ¼d2 23.a3 ¼b8
24.¼c4 ¼bb2 25.¼f3 ¼b3 Ú. Here I felt that White is close to
winning, but this assessment is wrong.
Ú.
15Ö¼b8 16.ºxe4 dxe4 17.»d2
Notes by Unattractive is 17.½xd6 exf3 18.»c1
Igor Zugic ¼e6 19.½f4 g5 20.½f5 ¼b5.
17Ö½b6
Zugic, Igor After losing a winning position against
Young, Angelo Jay Bonin in round two, my opponent
New York MCC Jack Collins is once again in trouble on the clock.
Int. A (4), 2000 18.½c2
Slav D35 After the queen exchange 18.½xb6
»xb6 19.h3 ºa6 20.»c1 »d5 Black
1.d4 e6 2.c4 »f6 3.»f3 d5 4.»c3
has plenty of compensation for his
c6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.ºg5 »bd7
pawn.
7.½c2 ºd6
18Öºa6 19.»c4 b3!
I did not know about this move at the
time, but it must be worse than the I did not seriously consider this move,
usual 7Öºe7. since it seems unlikely that Black
would want to exchange queens and
8.e3 0-0 9.ºd3 h6 10.ºh4 ¼e8
enter into an ending down a pawn. It
11.0-0-0
turns out however that my opponent
White wants to exploit the weakening gets annoying pressure along the b-
of his opponentÕs kingside with 9Öh6 file.
by launching an attack against the
20.axb3 ºxc4 21.½xc4 ½xb3
king. Also interesting is the immediate
22.½xb3 ¼xb3 23.¼d2 »b6
advance 11.g4.
24.¼c2 ¼b8 25.»c1?
11Ö½a5 12.¾b1
White misses an easy win with
This is often a useful prophylactic 25.ºg3 ºxg3 26.»xg3 »a4 27.¾a2.
move in this type of position.
25Ö¼b5 26.ºg3 ºxg3 27.hxg3
12Öb5 »d5
Ü————————Ü With only 90 seconds remaining to
›ìÝèÝìÝôÝœ make 40 moves, Black had no time to
discover the amazing resource
›áÜÝäÝàáÜœ 27Ö»c4!! 28.¼xc4 ¼xb2+ 29.¾a1
›ÜÝàéÜåÜᜠ¼b1+ 30.¾a2 ¼8b2+ 31.¾a3 ¼b6
›ñàÝàÝÜÝÜœ 32.¾a2 (White can also try 32.¼h5
›ÜÝÜßÜÝÜçœ ¼a6+ 33.¼a4 ¼a1+ 34.»a2 ¼xa4+
35.¾xa4 ¼xa2+ 36.¾b4 ¼xf2 37.¼e5;
›ÝÜãæßâÝÜœ or 32.¼h2 ¼a6+ 33.¼a4 without risk
›ÞßîÝÜßÞßœ of losing) 32Ö¼6b2+ 33.¾a3 ¼b6=.
›ÝòÝêÝÜÝêœ 28.»a2
Ü““““““““Ü The immediate 28.¼h5 is also good.
13.g4 28Öa5 29.¾c1 a4 30.¼h5! g5?
Both sides need to act quickly and
Now BlackÕs position deteriorates
launch their attacks without delay. quickly due to his time trouble.
13Öb4 31.¼xh6 a3 32.¼hc6
Very risky is 13Ö»xg4 14.¼hg1 »xh2
Also winning is 32.bxa3 ¼b1+ 33.¾d2
(better 14Ö»gf6 15.»e2 ºb7 16.»g3 ¼f1 34.¼h2 »f6 35.¾e2 ¼bb1
ºxg3 17.ºxg3 with compensation for although during the game BlackÕs
White) 15.»xh2 ºxh2 16.¼g2 ºd6
activity in this line called for some
17.»xd5 cxd5 18.½c6 ½c7 19.¼dg1 caution.
and White wins.
32Öaxb2+
14.»e2
Better is 32Ö¼xb2 33.¼xb2 ¼xb2
On 14.»a4 follows 14Ö»b6. 34.¼c2±.
14Ö»e4 33.¾b1 ¼b3 34.¼c8+ ¾g7?
En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
35.¼xb8 ¼xb8 36.¼xb2 ¼h8
37.¼b5 »f6 38.¼xg5+ ¾h6 39.¼f5
¾g6 40.»c3 »xg4
My opponent has somehow made the
time control, although it makes no
difference now.
41.¼f4 f5 42.»xe4 ¼h2 43.¾c1
¼h1+ 44.¾d2 ¼b1 45.»d6 ¼b2+
46.¾e1 ¼b1+ 47.¾e2 ¼b2+
48.¾f1 »h6 49.»c4 ¼a2 50.»e5+
¾g5 51.¾g2 ¼a5 52.¼h4 ¼a2
53.d5 Ø.
Notes by
Igor Zugic
Lapshun, Yury
Zugic, Igor
New York MCC Jack Collins
Int. A (5), 2000
Nimzo-Indian: Classical E32
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 e6 3.»c3 ºb4
4.½c2 d6
More popular options for Black are
4Ö.c5, 4Ö.0-0, and 4Öd5.
5.ºg5 h6 6.ºh4 »bd7 7.e3 ½e7
8.»f3
A better try is 8.ºd3 followed by
»ge2 and a3.
8Öb6 9.ºe2 ºb7 10.a3 ºxc3+
11.½xc3 g5 12.ºg3 h5
Even though Black is better here, my
tournament situation really only
required a draw: a loss would have
meant a play-off with two others for
qualification to the GM Final. And in
case my opponent refused the draw
offer, he would almost certainly feel
obligated to play for a win from an
inferior positionÖ
Ú.
I had played the qualification stage of
the event with a FIDE performance
rating of 2693 and still had the feeling
that I could push harder if necessary.
For my first GM norm I would now
need 2/4 against the GMs, but since
four consecutive draws did not seem
realistic, I knew that I had to push for
at least one win.
Jack Collins Int. Prel. Group A
# Player
1 Zugic,Igor 2396 x = =
2 Bonin,Jay 2419 = x =
3 Lapshun,Yuri 2429 = = x
4 Gross,David 2465 0 = 0
5 Kreiman,Boris 2515 0 0 =
6 Young,Angelo 2441 0 0 =
En Passant No 164 — October 2000
Notes by
Igor Zugic
Zugic, Igor
Stripunsky, Alexander
New York MCC Jack Collins
Int. Final, (1), 2000
Slav D35
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.»f3 »f6 4.»c3
e6
An earlier encounter with the same
opponent from the Toronto
International op (4) 1998, saw 5.ºg5
h6 6.ºxf6 ½xf6 7.e3 ºd6 8.a3 ½e7
9.ºd3 »d7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.0-0 »f6
12.½c2 0-0 13.¼fe1 ºg4 14.»d2
¼ad8 15.ºf5 with an eventual draw.
5.cxd5 exd5 6.ºg5 h6
Already a surprise, as I expected my
opponent to play 6Öºf5. GM
Stripunsky gives 6Öºf5 7.½b3 ½b6
8.ºxf6 gxf6 9.e3 »d7 10.¾d2 ½a5
11.»h4 ºg6 12.ºd3 b5 13.a4 ºxd3
14.¾xd3 b4 15.»e2 ¼d8 from the
game GretarssonÐStripunsky, Wijk aan
Zee 1996, and recommends 16.¼hc1
followed by ¾d2-e1 as slightly better
for White. However, after 16.¼hc1
Black has the simple 16Öc5 to gain an
advantage. Of course, I had prepared
something different, which will have
to await another opportunity!
7.ºxf6
More common than this obscure
sideline is 7.ºh4.
7Ö½xf6 8.½b3 ºd6 9.e3 0-0
Another option for Black is to delay
castling by playing Ö½e7, Ö»d7-f6,
Öºe6 and then either Ö0-0 or Ö0-0-0
depending on WhiteÕs setup.
10.ºd3 ½e7 11.0-0-0
Castling kingside is safer, but then it is
hard to imagine how someone could
lose the game. WhiteÕs choice entails
some risk, but is also much more
entertaining!
11Öºe6 12.¼hg1 »a6 13.g4 g6
White replies to 13Ö½f6 with 14.ºe2.
14.ºxa6
Apparently the only viable alternative.
Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tot
1 1 1 4
= 1 1 3=
1 = = 3
x 1 = 2
0 x 1 1=
= 0 x 1
14Öbxa6 15.½c2 ½f6 16.½e2
¼ab8
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17.»d2?
White intends to move the knight to
the queenside in order to protect the
king, but this passive move is just not
in the spirit of his earlier play. The
energetic 17.g5! hxg5 18.»xg5 with
h4-h5 to follow is stronger. WhiteÕs
attack comes first, even in case of
18Öºxh2 19.¼g2 ºd6 20.¼h1 etc.
17Öc5
Now White is forced to defend.
18.dxc5 ºe5?!
I was a lot more concerned about the
simple 18Öºxc5 19.»b3 ºb4 20.¼d4
¼fc8 21.¾b1 ºxc3 22.bxc3 ¼xc3
23.¼c1 ¼xc1+ 24.¾xc1.
19.»b3 ºxc3 20.bxc3 d4!?
20Ö½xc3+ 21.½c2 ½e5÷ is unclear.
21.exd4
Better for Black is 21.»xd4 ½e5 (or
21Ö¼fc8), while WhiteÕs king has
trouble finding a safe haven after
21.cxd4 ºxb3 22.axb3 ¼xb3 followed
by Ö¼fb8.
21Öºxb3 22.axb3 ¼xb3 23.¾c2
¼b7
White wins after 23Ö¼fb8 24.¼b1.
24.¼ge1
With time trouble approaching for
both players, White takes control of
the e-file.
24Ö½c6 25.½c4
Probably stronger is 25.¼b1 since
White is better after 25Ö¼fb8
26.¼xb7 ½xb7 27.½d2! However,
with a drafty king facing two major
pieces it is very difficult to safely
calculate all variations and correctly
evaluate the position.
25Ö¼fb8 26.d5
White loses after 26.¼b1 ¼xb1
27.¼xb1 ½e4+ 28.½d3 ½xd3+
29.¾xd3 ¼xb1 30.c6 ¼b8 31.d5 ¼c8.
11
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In spite of appearances, WhiteÕs king before, i.e. FedorowiczÐZaremba, Igor Zugic

has sufficient protection.
27Ö½f6 28.f4 ½h4 29.d6 ½f2
30.½d5 ½c2+ 31.¾d4 ½f2+
The sacrifice 31Ö¼8b4+ 32.cxb4
¼xb4+ 33.¾e5 ½c3+ 34.¼d4 ½xe1+
(34Ö¼xd4 35.½xd4 ½xe1+ 36.½e4
½c3+ 37.¾d5 also wins for White)
35.¾f6 ½h4+ 36.g5 falls short.
32.¼e3 ¼e8?
This is BlackÕs only only real mistake.
With very little time left on the clock
for both players, he misses a draw by
perpetual check with 32Ö¼d2+
33.¼xd2 ½xd2+ 34.¼d3 ½f2+ 35.¾c4
½a2 etc.
33.½f3
Now itÕs an easy win for White.
33Ö¼d2+ 34.¾c4 ¼xe3 35.½xf2
¼e4+
Here 35Ö¼xf2 fails to 36.d7.
36.½d4!
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With this win I had already made a
half point more than the required 4.5/
9 for an IM norm, but my sights had
already been set higher!
Notes by
Igor Zugic
Fedorowicz, John
Zugic, Igor
New York MCC Jack Collins
Int. Final (2), 2000
Slav D11
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.»f3 »f6 4.½b3
½b6
Black has the option of transposing
the game into a line of the QueenÕs
Gambit Accepted after 4Ö.dxc4
5.½xc4 ºf5 or into the Catalan after
4Öe6 5.g3.
5.½c2
New York MCC ch 1999, and
ChernuschevichÐKludacz, Sollentuna
op 1995. The usual replies in this
position are 5.»c3 and 5. c5.
5Ög6
The American junior Andrei Zaremba
played 5Ö.»bd7 earlier in the event
and managed to draw. The point of
the text is to gain a tempo for
development. After only five moves,
both of us are on our own.
6.cxd5 ºf5 7.½a4!
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Here I offered a draw, because I
wanted to see if Fedorowicz was in a
fighting mood. My position is not
worse, and a draw with Black would
be fine at this point. Black does not
have enough compensation for the
pawn after 7Öºg7 8.dxc6 »xc6 9.e3
0-0 10.»a3.
8.»bd2 »f6 9.g3 ºg7 10.ºg2 0-0
11.0-0 »bd7 12.¼e1 »e4 13.»c4
½d8 14.½b4
After 14Ö»b6 15.»xb6 axb6 the final
position is completely equal.
Ú.
Now, for the first time during the
tournament, I felt some pressure. If I
were to fail in collecting the final half
point from my last two games to earn
my GM norm, surely this would be a
tough psychological blow to
overcome in any future tournaments.
Poor Danny Gormally of Great Britain
has missed a GM norm a record seven
times in the final round, but finally
made his first norm at the 4th Mind
Sports Olympiad in August!
Here GM Serper was a difficult
opponent for testing my abilities. His
style and powerful play usually leave
his opponents little space for active
operations, and he wins many games
by capitalizing on small positional
advantages. Even worse, I was Black.
Serper, Grigory
Zugic, Igor
New York MCC Jack Collins
Int. Final (3), 2000
Slav D12
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.»f3 »f6 4.e3
GM Serper plays many different lines
against the Slav, so I did not really
know what to expect. Against IM
Barcenilla he quickly drew in the
Exchange Variation, but I knew that
he would not likely settle for another
colorless draw here, since he needed
to play for a top prize.
4Öºf5 5.»c3 e6 6.»h4 ºe4 7.f3
ºg6 8.½b3 ½b6
After 8Ö½c7 9.ºd2 and ¼c1 BlackÕs
queen is misplaced on the c-file.
9.»xg6 hxg6 10.ºd2 »bd7 11.0-
0-0 ½xb3 12.axb3 ºd6 13.h3
0-0-0N 14.¾c2 a6
Just the type of positional game that I
expected. Black bides his time and
waits for his opponent to show his
hand. The text prepares a possible
Öc5 advance by taking the reply »b5
out of the equation.
15.g4 ºc7 16.ºd3 »g8
White plans to break through on the
kingside with h4, ¼h3, ¼dh1, and h5.
17.h4 »e7 18.¼h3 f5
While 18Öe5 19.cxd5 exd4 20.exd4
»f6 21.dxc6 »xc6 leads to complete
equality, I did not want to open the
position for my opponentÕs bishop
pair.
19.¼g1 »f6 20.gxf5 exf5 21.ºe1
»h5 22.»e2
Slightly better for Black is 22.¼xg6 f4!
(22Ö»xg6 23.ºxf5+ ¾b8 24.ºxg6=)
23.¼g5 fxe3 24.»e2 ¼de8.
22Ö¾d7?!
Here 22Ö¼he8 is better since 23.e4 is
bad for White after 23Ödxe4 24.fxe4
fxe4 25.ºxe4 »f5 26.ºxf5+ gxf5.
23.e4 ¾e8 24.ºb4 dxe4 25.fxe4
»f4 26.»xf4 ºxf4
BlackÕs dubious king maneuver has
made his position critical.
27.ºxe7?!
GM Serper had less than ten minutes
to reach move 40 at this point, and
with more time on the clock he might
have tried the more testing 27.exf5

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although after 27Ög5 Black should be
able to salvage a draw. For example
28.¾c3 ¼d7 29.ºxe7 (only not
29.¼hh1 ¼xh4 30.¼xh4 gxh4
31.¼xg7 »d5+) 29Ö¼xe7².
27Ö¾xe7 28.¼xg6 fxe4 29.ºxe4
¼xd4 30.¼xg7+ ¾f6 31.¼g6+ ¾f7
32.¼g4 ¼d2+
But not 32Ö¼xe4 33.¼f3±.
33.¾c3 ¼f2 34.¼f3 ¼xf3+ 35.ºxf3
ºe5+ 36.¾b4 ºf6
At this point it is quite clear that the
position is drawn, although I still
decided to take plenty of time just to
make sure that I didnÕt miss anything.
I even thought about sitting on my
hands, but then decided that such
bizarre measures were not required!
37.¾c5 ¼xh4 38.¼xh4 ºxh4
39.¾b6 ¾e7 40.c5 ºf2 41.b4 ºe1
42.¾xb7 ºxb4 43.¾xc6 ¾d8
44.¾b6 a5 45.ºg4 ºd2 46.c6 ºf4
47.¾xa5 ¾c7
And the position could not be any
more drawn.
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Ú.
I had made the coveted GM norm in
just eight rounds, but the subsequent
relaxation induced by my euphoria
gave GM Wojtkiewicz exactly what
he needed to deal with me
effectivelyÖ
Notes by
Igor Zugic
Zugic, Igor
Wojtkiewicz, Alexander
New York MCC Jack Collins
Int. Final (4), 2000
Modern A43
Although I had already earned my GM
norm in the previous round, I had to
wait for an agonizing thirty minutes
for my opponent to show for this
game. In case of a forfeit, my norm
would be null and void!
En Passant No 164 — October 2000
1.d4 g6 2.»f3 ºg7 3.e4 c5 4.d5
»f6 5.»c3 d6 6.ºe2
Another possibility in this position is
6.ºb5+ ºd7 7.a4.
6Ö0-0 7.0-0 e6 8.dxe6!?
A normal move here is 8.»d2, but
unfortunately my desire to make the
game more interesting is about to
backfireÖ
8Öºxe6 9.»g5 »c6 10.f4 »d4
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11.»xe6?!
I should have opted for the more
interesting 11.f5!? gxf5 12.ºd3 ºd7
(here 12Öfxe4 13.»cxe4 »xe4
14.ºxe4 h6 15.½h5 is unclear)
13.exf5 with an unclear position.
11Öfxe6 12.ºe3
At this point the game is level.
12Ö½b6 13.¼b1 ½c6 14.ºxd4
cxd4 15.½xd4 »d5
The chances after 15Ö»g4 16.e5
dxe5 17.fxe5 ¼xf1+ 18.¼xf1 »xe5
19.½e3 are roughly balanced.
16.½c4?
After this move White is slightly
worse, whereas 16.e5 ¼xf4 17.»xd5
¼xd4 18.»e7+ ¾h8 19.»xc6 bxc6
20.exd6 ¼xd6 is once again even.
16Ö»xf4 17.½xc6 bxc6 18.ºf3
¼ab8 19.»a4 ºe5 20.b3 ¾g7
21.g3?!
WhiteÕs best alternative is 21.»b2
ºd4+ 22.¾h1 ºxb2 23.¼xb2 with a
level position. Instead 21.¼fd1 »h3+
22.¾f1 »g5 23.¾e2 ºxh2 is winning
for Black, while 21.¼bd1 leaves Black
with better chances because »/a4 is
stranded without the possibility of
»b2 at some point.
21Ö»h3+ 22.¾g2 »g5 23.»b2
ºxb2 24.¼xb2
Here the knight is clearly better than
the bishop, and thus Black has an
undisputable advantage in the
endgame. With precise defense White
can still draw, but in praxis BlackÕs
winning chances are better than
WhiteÕs drawing chances.
24Öc5 25.c3 a5 26.¼d2 ¼b6 27.h4
»f7 28.ºg4 ¼e8 29.ºe2 »e5
30.¼fd1 ¼d8 31.¾f2 ¾f6 32.¾e3
¾e7 33.¼f1 ¼a8 34.¼b1 h6
35.¼db2 a4 36.bxa4
After 36.b4 a3 37.¼d2 Black is better.
36Ö¼xb2 37.¼xb2 ¼xa4 38.¼b7+
¾f6
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39.¼b6?
A blunder in time pressure. Decent
survival chances were still offered by
the more tenacious 39.¼b2.
39Ö¼xa2 40.¼xd6 ¼c2 41.¼d8
Black wins a pawn in any case. After
41.c4 ¼c3+ 42.¾f2 (on 42.¾d2 ¼xc4
WhiteÕs king is on the wrong square)
42Ö»xc4 43.ºxc4 ¼xc4 44.¼c6 ¾e5
White has no drawing chances.
41Ö¼xc3+ 42.¾f2 h5 43.¼f8+ ¾e7
44.¼a8 ¼b3 45.ºd1 ¼b2+ 46.¾e3
¼g2 47.¾f4 »d3+ 48.¾f3 ¼b2
49.¾e3 »e5 50.¾f4 ¾f6 51.¼f8+
»f7 52.¼c8 ¼d2 53.ºf3 ¼d3
54.e5+ »xe5 55.ºe4 ¼d4 56.¼f8+
¾e7 57.¼g8 »c4 58.¼g7+ ¾d6
Before the game I felt that I really did
not care too much about its result, but
I was wrong?!
Ù.
Once GM Ivan Sokolov said to me
ÒYou have a chance to become a
good chess player if you travel to
play chess, not play chess to travel.Ó
He is probably right, but I still spent
some time visiting the fabulous
attractions in New York City with my
family before returning home.
And finally I would like to thank the
many members of the Canadian chess
community who have supported me
through personal e-mails, newspaper
articles, web pages, and for selecting
me to represent Canada at the
upcoming Olympiad. That is what I
am really proud of!
13
 Opening
Preparation
by IM Andrei Sokolov
Andrei Sokolov is 28-years-old and has
been an International Master since
1992, currently with an Elo of 2509
and two GM norms. Andrei has been
vice-champion of Latvia twice,
competed at the European Team
Championships in Debrecen 1992,
and the Chess Olympiads in Moscow
1994 and Erevan 1996. He has won a
number of international events,
beginning with Maromme 1991 and,
his last for the time being, Riga 2000.
He currently lives in the Russian city
of Novgorod, but remains a member
of the Latvian Chess Federation. He
has been a 10-year member of the
Viernheim Club, which usually plays
in the Second League South of the
German Bundesliga.
IM Andrei Sokolov
The pace of life changes quickly in
modern times, and chess is no
exception. Time controls have
become much faster, and the old-
fashioned adjournments are but a
distant memory for most of us. As a
result, modern day tournaments have
become more tense and require a
different style of play and more
energy from the players.
Here I will try to examine the
influence that these important factors
have had on todayÕs style of play,
concentrating particularly on the
opening phase of the game, and
offering a few helpful guidelines for
your own practical play and decision
making over the board.
14
Every chess player knows that
playing with the White pieces is
different from playing with the Black
pieces. Most of us prefer to play
White! Is it because Black is a tempo
down? Perhaps, but equally important
is the idea that it is usually White who
gets to determine the character of the
play. His opponent doesnÕt always
have to agree, but letÕs examine an
example of the ÔancientÕ chess history:
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
Tarrasch, Siegbert
Charousek, Rudolf
Nürnberg, 1896
Pirc: Four Pawns B09
1.d4 d6 2.e4 »f6 3.»c3 g6 4.f4
ºg7 5.»f3 0-0 6.ºe2
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After this energetic move Black is
already unable to stop his opponentÕs
attack.
9Ö»c6 10.h5 »e7 11.g4 f5
12.hxg6 »xg6 13.ºd3 h6 14.g5
¾h7 15.½e2 ¼h8 16.½g2 c5
17.gxh6 Ø.
After the game Charousek wondered
where he made the decisive mistake?
The answer from his opponent was
simply that, according to established
principles of chess strategy, no further
En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
mistakes were required after choosing
such an opening!
Funny, donÕt you think? Of course, the
opening itself wasnÕt the culprit for
BlackÕs demise, but rather the fact that
the most effective plans for this type
of position were unknown at that
timeÖ Dr. Tarrasch, one of the most
didactic chess thinkers of the time,
further remarked that the only correct
reply to 1.e4 is 1Öe5 and, similarly,
after 1.d4 the only sensible move is
1Öd5. Today we arenÕt quite so
peremptory!
In fact, from the modern point of
view, Black has two fundamental
ways to approach his opening play:
he can aim to equalize the position
first, or he can try to establish his own
counterplay immediately and without
delay. In order to equalize the game,
Black often chooses symmetrical
variations:
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
Kuczynski, Robert
Sokolov, Andrei
DE BL, 1999
Petroff C42
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »f6 3.»xe5 d6
4.»f3 »xe4 5.d4 d5 6.ºd3 »d6
Kramnik plays 6Ö»c6 here.
7.0-0 ºe7 8.¼e1 0-0 9.c3 »d7
10.»bd2 ¼e8 11.»f1 »f8 12.½c2
c6 13.h3 g6 14.ºf4 ºf5 15.ºxf5
»xf5 16.¼e2 »e6 17.ºh2 ºd6
18.¼ae1 ½c7 19.»g5
And after 19Ö»eg7 20.¼xe8+ ¼xe8
21.¼xe8+ »xe8 there is insufficient
material left to unbalance the position.
Ú.
As we have seen here, the desire to
equalize the position by such means
can sometimes lead to very stale
positions and boring draws. But what
happens when Black is more
ambitious and wants to avoid sterile
equality? Perhaps we can just play
asymmetric systems such as the
Sicilian, Pirc, or AlekhineÕs Defense?
Unfortunately, matters arenÕt so
simple quite yet because of the rapid
pace of development in the theory of
chess openings. Instead, I would like
to propose a different and interesting
way of handling the Black pieces: it is
possible for us to ÔprovokeÕ the
opponent:
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
Rozentalis, Eduardis
Sokolov, Andrei
Bern op (5), 1992
Alekhine B04
1.e4 »f6 2.e5 »d5 3.d4 d6 4.»f3
dxe5 5.»xe5 »d7!? 6.»xf7!?
Indeed, this sacrifice must be correct.
6Ö¾xf7 7.½h5+ ¾e6 8.c4
Here 8.½g4+ ¾f7 9.½h5+ is equal,
while 8.g3 b5 9.a4! is also possible.
(Tal,M)
8Ö »5f6 9.d5+ ¾d6 10.½f7 »e5
11.ºf4 c5 12.»c3 a6
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13.0-0-0??
White takes a wrong step. Much
better is 13.b4! with a strong attack
for the knight.
13Ög6 14.ºxe5+
On 14.¼e1 ºh6 wins for Black.
14Ö¾xe5 15.d6 ºh6+ 16.¾c2
½e8¬ 17.¼d5+ »xd5 18.½xd5+
¾f6 19.ºd3 exd6 20.½xd6+ ¾f7
21.»e4 ½c6 22.½e5 ¼d8 Ù.
In this encounter BlackÕs provocation
of his opponent was successful. Of
course, one can take this style of play
too far, as even world champion Gary
Kasparov found out in the following
very famous miniature:
En Passant No 164 — October 2000
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
COMPUTER Deep Blue
Kasparov, Gary
New York m (6), 1997
Caro-Kann B17
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.»c3 dxe4
4.»xe4 »d7 5.»g5 »gf6 6.ºd3
e6 7.»1f3 h6?!
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Black forces his silicon opponent to
sacrifice a piece, but the fatal
consequences of this ÔFingerfehlerÕ are
already well known.
8.»xe6 ½e7
The alternative 8Öfxe6 9.ºg6+ ¾e7 is
equally hopeless.
9.0-0 fxe6 10.ºg6+ ¾d8 11.ºf4
b5?! 12.a4! ºb7 13.¼e1 »d5
No better is 13Öb4 14.c4 bxc3
15.bxc3 »d5 16.ºg3 »xc3 17.½b3
½b4 18.½xe6.
14.ºg3 ¾c8?!
Black probably holds out a little
longer with 14Ö»c7.
15.axb5 cxb5 16.½d3 ºc6
Here 16Ö½b4 runs into 17.c3! ½c4
18.¼xe6.
17.ºf5! exf5 18.¼xe7 ºxe7 19.c4!
After 19Ö»b4 20.½xf5 bxc4 21.»e5
Black has no chances.
Ø.
Provocation was the leading motif in
this game as well, but against a
superlative tactician or attacking
player this approach can be very
dangerous.
Another possibility for Black to
unbalance the position early in the
game is to venture a strategically
dangerous variation, for example 1.d4
g6 2.c4 ºg7 3.»c3 c5 4.d5 ºxc3+.
Sometimes, when it is necessary to
win at any cost, such a risk can be
justified. Certainly this type of
approach tends to be much more
interesting than the dull positions we
get so often when we try to simply
equalize the game first.
Thus far, then, we have defined two
main ways to approach the opening
for Black:
1) Playing for equality in symmetrical
variations, which often leads to stale
positions with few winning chances
for either side; or
2) Playing to provoke the opponent
in an early tactical skirmish or by
choosing a strategically dangerous
variation to unbalance the position
very early in the game.
I should add that a third possibility
exists, which involves an attempt to
change the evaluation of an
established opening variation. The
following game provides an excellent
example of this approach:
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
Timman, Jan
Karpov, Anatoly
Montreal 1979
English A28
1.c4 »f6 2.»c3 e5 3.»f3 »c6 4.e3
ºe7 5.d4 exd4 6.»xd4 0-0
7.»xc6 bxc6 8.ºe2 d5 9.0-0 ºd6
10.b3 ½e7 11.ºb2
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Based on the continuation 11Ö¼d8
12.cxd5 ½e5 13.g3 ºh3 14.¼e1 ºb4
15.½c2 ºf5 16.½c1 cxd5 17.ºf3 ½e7
18.a3 ºa5 19.b4 ºb6 20.»xd5! from
the game KeeneÐJanson, Haifa 1976,
this line was thought to favor White.
[Now 20Ö»xd5 21.e4 gives White a
comfortable edge. Ed.]
11Ödxc4!N
This novelty completely changes the
evaluation of the line.
12.bxc4
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Very dangerous is 12.ºxc4 because of
12Ö»g4 or even 12Öºxh2+!?
12Ö¼b8! 13.½c1 »g4 14.g3?!
Perhaps a little better is 14.ºxg4
ºxg4 15.¼e1 ¼b4 although Black
retains the initiative.
14Ö¼e8 15.»d1 »xh2! 16.c5
WhiteÕs only chance, since 16.¾xh2
½h4+ 17.¾g2 ½h3+ 18.¾g1 ºxg3
19.fxg3 ½xg3+ 20.¾h1 ¼e4 21.¼f4
ºh3 loses without a fight.
16Ö»xf1 17.cxd6 »xg3!!
The end. Black gains material and
preserves his attack.
18.fxg3 ½xd6 19.¾f2 ½h6
20.ºd4 ½h2+ 21.¾e1 ½xg3+
22.¾d2 ½g2 23.»b2 ºa6 24.»d3
ºxd3 25.¾xd3 ¼bd8 26.ºf1
½e4+ 27.¾c3 c5 28.ºxc5 ½c6
29.¾b3 ¼b8+ 30.¾a3 ¼e5 31.ºb4
½b6 Ù.
Unfortunately it is not easy to
recommend this approach in practice,
since it requires a deep understanding
of the opening variation in question,
and many long hours spent at home
preparing new ideas. Not only that,
but it is usually not possible to predict
if anything valuable can be found in
the variation you are interested in.
In spite of still being a relatively new
weapon in the arsenal of the modern
player, ÔprovocationÕ is rapidly gaining
in popularity at all levels. A look at
the Stars Tournament, Montreal 1979
from only twenty years ago for
instance, uncovers only about eight
games in which Black did not play for
equality first. And only one game can
really be classified as ÔprovocationÕ:
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
Kavalek, Lubomir
Hübner, Robert
Montreal 1979
Caro-Kann B19
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.»d2 dxe4
4.»xe4 ºf5 5.»g3 ºg6 6.h4 h6
7.»f3 »d7 8.h5 ºh7 9.ºd3
ºxd3 10.½xd3 »gf6 11.ºd2 e6
12.0-0-0 c5?!
This advance is premature. Normal is
12Ö½c7 followed by queenside
castling.
13.¼he1 ºe7 14.d5! »xd5
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15.¼xe6!?
Once again the provocation is
successful. White can also dispense
with the sacrifices and instead build
up an initiative with 15.»f5!? 0-0
(15Ö»7f6 16.¼xe6! fxe6 17.»xg7+
¾d7 18.»e5+ ¾c8 19.»xe6)
16.»xe7+ »xe7 17.ºxh6 »f6 18.½a3
½c7 19.ºe3.
15Öfxe6 16.½g6+ ¾f8 17.½xe6
»c7
The only move.
18.½f5+ »f6 19.»e5 ½c8
20.»g6+?!
Perhaps 20.½f3!? is a better try.
20Ö¾f7 21.»xh8+ ½xh8 22.¼e1
Maybe 22.ºc3!?
22Ö¼e8 23.½d3 b5
A safer alternative is 23Ö¾f8.
24.»f5 ½h7 25.g4 a6
White is back in the game after
25Öºf8 26.¼xe8 ¾xe8 27.ºa5.
26.c4 ºf8 27.¼xe8 ¾xe8 28.½f3?
Now White loses by force. With
28.ºa5! instead, he continues to enjoy
compensation for his material
investment.
28Ö½g8 29.½c6+ ¾d8 30.ºa5
½c4+ 31.¾b1 ½e4+ 32.½xe4
»xe4 Ù.
Alexander Nikitin remarks: ÒKavalek
authors the entire game, and then
HŸbner makes just one good move
with 28Ö½g8 and wins!Ó I hardly
agree, since the course of the game is
entirely the result of HŸbnerÕs
provocation!
In the first half of the 1980s such a
provocative approach to the opening
phase of the game by the second
player did not find many followers.
For example, in the 82 combined
games of Bugojno 1986 and BrŸssels
1986 there exist only about ten
examples where Black tries to
orchestrate his counterplay before
En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
equalizing. But at the same time
certain ÔcrazyÕ openings became quite
popular:
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
Kasparov, Gary
Timman, Jan
Hilversum m (6), 1985
Nimzo-Indian E13
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 e6 3.»f3 b6 4.»c3
ºb4 5.ºg5 ºb7 6.e3 h6 7.ºh4 g5
8.ºg3 »e4 9.½c2 ºxc3+ 10.bxc3
d6 11.ºd3 f5 12.d5 »c5 13.h4 g4
14.»d4 ½f6 15.0-0 »xd3
16.½xd3 e5 17.»xf5 ºc8
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18.»d4!?
White gets nothing special with the
normal 18.e4 ºxf5 19.exf5 »d7 20.f4
gxf3 21.½xf3 0-0-0 22.a4 a5! 23.¼a2
¼dg8 24.ºf2 h5! and Black was
already better in MilesÐTimman, 1986.
White players later found the
improvement 18.f4! to create big
problems for Black. Here White
sacrifices the knight to improve his
pawn structure and gain the
advantage in the center!
18Öexd4 19.cxd4 ½f5 20.e4 ½g6
21.½c3 0-0 22.¼fe1 »d7 23.e5
And here WhiteÕs center pawns prove
stronger than the knight.
23Öºb7 24.¼e3 b5 25.½a5 »b6
26.½xb5 ½c2 27.exd6 cxd6
28.¼e7 ¼f7 29.¼xf7 ¾xf7 30.c5
½c4 31.½b1 ½xd5 32.½h7+ ¾f6
33.½xh6+ ¾f7 34.½f4+ ¾g8
35.½xg4+ ¾h7 36.ºf4 ºc8
37.½g3 dxc5 38.¼e1 ½f7 39.½g5
»d5 40.½h6+ ¾g8 41.¼e5 Ø.
Another very dynamic system that
regained popularity at the top level at
that time is the Botvinnik Variation of
the Semi-Slav classified as D44.
Common to these systems is that the
equilibrium is disturbed very early,
and the common methods for the
evaluation of chess positions have to
be replaced by concrete calculations.
Often the dynamic features of the
position are even more important
than material considerations!
By the end of the 1980s and into the
1990s several new and important
factors once again triggered a change
in chess style: the level of play at an
ever increasing number of Open
tournaments around the world has
increased measurably, and it is now
absolutely essential to play for the
victory with both colors in order to
compete for the top prizes.
But the most dramatic changes in the
game in the past decade, in my
opinion, have been produced by the
introduction of the computer into the
lives of chessplayers everywhere.
Most players today use PCs as
sparring partners and research tools,
not to mention the communication
possibilities offered by the Internet.
This work with the computer has had
some interesting effects: the
importance of positional
considerations such as pawn structures
and king safety has decreased
markedly in favor of raw tactical
calculation. We can simply say that
chess has become a much more
concrete game, and that this influence
is most strongly felt in the area of
chess openings.
And while the aim of this article is to
show the development of BlackÕs
approaches to the openings, it is clear
that these modern influences also
extend to the White side. The joke
among many strong players today is
that opening preparation has become
so concrete that it is virtually
impossible to prove an advantage
with White, or equality for Black in
almost any reasonable variation!?
Perhaps that is why White sometimes
prefers to play irrational positions:
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
Ivanchuk, Vassily
Csom, Istvan
Erevan, 1989
Nimzo-Indian E20
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 e6 3.»c3 ºb4 4.f3
c5 5.d5 ºxc3+ 6.bxc3 »h5 7.g3 f5
8.e4 f4 9.dxe6 fxg3 10.½d5 g2
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What a position! Both GMs seem to
have forgotten all about classical chess
principles.
11.½h5+!!
A very powerful shot. White allows
his opponent to get a second queen,
since Black is fine after the natural
11.ºxg2 »f6 12.½xc5 d6.
11Ög6 12.½e5 ½h4+ 13.¾e2
gxh1½ 14.½xh8+ ¾e7 15.½g7+
¾xe6
White also wins after 15Ö¾e8
16.½f7+ ¾d8 17.½f8+ ¾c7 18.ºf4+.
16.ºh3+ ¾d6 17.½f8+ ¾c7
18.ºf4+ ½xf4
Black must return one queen. Even
worse is 18Ö¾b6 19.¼b1+ ¾a6
20.½xc8.
19.½xf4+ d6 20.¼d1« »c6
21.½xd6+ ¾b6 22.½g3 h5
23.ºxc8 ¼xc8 24.»h3 h4 25.½f2
Nice, now Black loses his second
queen as well.
Ø.
What can we say about this game? It
is absolutely impossible to find such a
playing style in the top level games
of twenty years ago. The pawn
structure was spoiled from the outset,
and piece development barely
received any attention at all! Then
Black gets to make a second queen
by capturing a White rook, but
immediately afterwards goes down by
a forcing sequence of moves.
We can hardly explain this type of
game by traditional chess principles
alone! Black tried to take advantage
of the static features of the position,
but neglected to pay enough
attention to dynamic factors, and was
duly punished. As is so often the case
in modern chess today, concrete
tactical considerations tend to
outweigh the generalities of a
positional strategy.
LetÕs take another statistical poll, this
time for the next five years of Master
practice, and examine the games
from Linares 1992. One of the first
things to note is that the number of
draws has declined to roughly 43%
from the earlier tournament average
of over 50%. And the style of play has
also changed dramatically, since Black
tries in about 40 of the 91 games to
dictate the course of events.
Sometimes he does so in an overly
optimistic way:
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
Beliavsky, Alexander
Gelfand, Boris
Linares (7), 1992
Slav: Counter Gambit D10
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.»c3 e5?! 4.dxe5
d4 5.»e4 ½a5+ 6.»d2 »h6!?
I donÕt really like this move, but the
idea is attractive nonetheless.
7.»gf3 »f5 8.g3 »e3 9.fxe3 dxe3
10.a3!?N
The novelty. White also remains with
a small edge after 10.ºg2 exd2+
11.ºxd2 ºb4.
10Öºf5?!
Here is where Black plays too
optimistically. I prefer 10Öºe6!?
11.ºg2 ºc5?
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12.b4!
Pretty. Black is forced play into the
following sequence of moves.
12Öºxb4 13.axb4 ½xa1 14.0-0
exd2 15.½xd2 0-0 16.ºb2 ½a6
17.»g5 ºg6 18.e6!«
Black has an extra exchange, but his
queenside never comes into play.
18Ö f6 19.e7 ¼e8 20.ºh3 ½b6+
21.c5 ½c7 22.ºe6+ ¾h8 23.¼xf6
»d7 24.¼xg6 Ø.
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This game was in fact not the only
Slav Gambit of the tournament, and
Bareev used it to beat Karpov with
Black! A better demonstration of this
approach is given by the World
Champion himself:
Notes by
Andrei Sokolov
Gelfand, Boris
Kasparov, Gary
Linares (5), 1992
King’s Indian: Classical E92
1.d4 »f6 2.c4 g6 3.»c3 ºg7 4.e4
d6 5.ºe2 0-0 6.»f3 e5 7.ºe3 c6
8.½d2 exd4 9.»xd4 ¼e8 10.f3 d5
11.exd5 cxd5 12.0-0 »c6 13.c5
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13Ö¼xe3!?
Strictly a positional sacrifice of the
exchange.
14.½xe3 ½f8 15.»cb5
After 15.»xc6 bxc6 16.»d1!? White
has chances to realize his material
advantage.
15Ö½xc5 16.¼ac1 ½b6 17.½f2
ºd7 18.¼fd1
After 18.»b3 ºh6 19.¼c3 ¼e8 Black
has compensation.
18Ö¼e8 19.ºf1 ºh6 20.¼c3 »b4!
21.»c2 ½f2+ 22.¾f2 »c2 23.¼c2
ºe3+ 24.¾e1 ºf4+ 25.¾f2 ºe3+
26.¾e1 ºg1+ 27.¾d2 ºh2
The World Champion declines the
repetition and outplays his opponent
convincingly. Here the two pawns
and bishop are stronger than the rook.
28.¼e1 ¼d8 29.¾d1 ºf4 30.»d4
a6 31.ºd3 h5 32.¼c3 h4 33.ºc2
ºg3 34.¼e2 ¾g7 35.¼b3 ¼b8
36.¼d2 b5 37.¼a3 ¼b6 38.b4 ºd6
39.¼b3 »h5 40.»e2 ºe6 41.a3 g5
42.»d4 ¾f6 43.»xe6 fxe6 44.ºd3
»f4 45.¼c3 d4 46.¼c8 »d5
47.¾e2 ºf4 48.¼dc2 »e3 49.¾f2
ºg3+ 50.¾g1 »xc2 51.¼xc2 g4
52.fxg4 ¾g5 53.¾f1 e5 54.¾e2
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¾xg4 55.¼c8 ¼f6 56.ºe4 ¼f2+ More concrete recommendations
57.¾d3 ºf4 58.¼g8+ ¾h5 59.ºd5 really require a familiarity with the
ºg5 60.¾e4 ¼xg2 Ù. individual player, and it is up to you
In this game the World Champion to make independent decisions in this
managed to show that the bishop can regard. I have pointed out the general
be stronger than a rook! Later it was principles that apply in most cases,
demonstrated that Black doesnÕt have and these need to be adjusted to the
level of experience and the strength
full compensation for the material, but
Kasparov plays like this in his World of each player.
Championship matches as well. In the end, you simply need to be
And so we have reached the present able to Ôplay chessÕ. The average
time in our survey of chess standard of play continues to rise at
tournaments everywhere, and some
development over the last twenty
of the active methods of play I have
years. Traditional Swiss system events
recommended here demand more
now have competition from knockout
type tournaments, and time controls tactical proficiency from the second
for Ôtraditional chessÕ are getting ever player than ever before. With this in
faster. Chess styles continue to mind, I would like to challenge my
develop as well of course, although it readers with the following sampling of
is clear that the trend towards ever tactical positions to test your skills:
more dynamic and concrete play
Notes by
continues today.
Andrei Sokolov
Based on our overview of the
changing trends in chess styles, it is
possible to offer some general advice Sokolov, Andrei
to players in their tournament Raetsky, A
preparations with the Black pieces: Berlin, 1994
1) We need to establish what the
desired outcome of the game is under
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the specific circumstances. If a draw is ›ÜÝôíÜÝÜíœ
needed, then a strategy to equalize in ›áÜáÜÝÜáàœ
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1.ºg4! Ø.
we provoke the opponent, or play an
asymmetrical line? Your choice should
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depend on your own preferences and
consider your opponentÕs Andrei Sokolov
weaknesses. Faced with a good
tactician for example, provocation Starostits, I
might lead to quick disaster. But in Sokolov, Andrei
any case, your choice of opening or
specific position should aim to Riga, 2000
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3) Your goal is to steer the game into ›ÜÝÜÝÜíôÝœ
a concrete position that is better ›ÝàáÜÝðáÜœ
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caught in your web! 24Öºb2!!
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Other possibilities do not reach the 3Öd3+! 4.¾xd3 ½xc4+ 5.¾e3 1.½xh6+! ¾xh6 2.¼xg6+ ¾h7
target: 24Öºxf2 25.¼f3; or 24Ö»h5 ¼e8+ 6.¾f3 ½e2+ 7.¾g3 h5!! Too easy for White is 2Ö¾h5 3.ºf3+
25.¼f3 »f4 26.»b3; or 24Ö¼a2 8.¼he1 ¾h4 4.g3+.
25.¼h3 ¼xd2 26.½h4! all let White off WhiteÕs king is also rounded up after
the hook. 3.¼a3!! Ø.
8.¼hg1 ½g4+ 9.¾f2 ºh4+; or 8.½f3
25.ºxb2 ¼xf1+ 26.»xf1 »xe4 ºh4+. Notes by
27.½c1 8Öºh4+ Ù. Andrei Sokolov
Again the only defense, since 27.½e3
»xf2+ 28.¾g1 »h3+ is a quick mate. Notes by
Mecking, Henrique
27Ö»xf2+ 28.¾g1 »d3! Andrei Sokolov Tan, L
And White resigned soon. Petropolis, 1973
Ivanov, M
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›ÝÜÝÜÝàÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÞœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜóÜœ
›ÜÝÜÝÜñÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÞÝœ Ü““““““““Ü
›ÝâáÜÝÜéÜœ 1.ºxf7+! ¾xf7 2.¼xc7+ ½xc7
›ÝÜÝêÝÜÝòœ 3.½h7+ ¾e6 4.½xc7
›ÜÝàáÜÝÜÝœ Ü““““““““Ü
›ÝÜÝÜÝèßÜœ And White realized his material
1Ö¼c1! advantage.
›ÞßÜÝÜßÜßœ The actual game ended with a draw Ø.
›ëÜÝÜïêóÜœ after 1Öºe3? 2.½xc7 ¼xc7.
Ü““““““““Ü 2.½b3 Notes by
1Öºd2!! Not so difficult to see is 2.½xc7 Andrei Sokolov
But not 1Ö¼xh2 2.½e8+ ¾b7 3.½d7+ ¼xd1+ 3.¾h2 ºf4+ 4.g3 hxg3+ 5.¾g2
¾b6 4.¾xh2 when White can cover ¼d2+ 6.¾f3 ¼f2+ 7.¾g4 g2¬. Zukertort, Johannes
the upcoming check on the h-file 2Öºf4! 3.½f3 Englisch, B
with his queen.
Or 3.a7 ½c3 4.a8½ ½e1+. London, 1883
2.½xd2 ¼xh2 Ù.
3Ö½c3 4.½e2 ½g3 5.¾g1 ½e3+ Ü————————Ü
Notes by 6.¾f1 ¼xd1+ 7.½xd1 ºg3 ›ÜÝÜÝôÝÜÝœ
Andrei Sokolov And Black wins. ›áÜßÜÝÜáÜœ
Notes by ›ÜÝðÝäáÜáœ
Ionov, S Andrei Sokolov ›ÝÜÝâÝÜÝÜœ
Yashtylov, A
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
Samara, 2000 ›ÝîÝÜÝÞßÜœ
Schwicker, F
Ü————————Ü Boudre, J ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝòßœ
›ÜÝìÝÜíôÝœ France, 1980 ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
›áàÝÜÝàáàœ Ü————————Ü Ü““““““““Ü
›ÜÝÜÝÜéÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝìÝÜÝœ 1.½b5! ½xb5 2.c8½+ ¾f7
›ÝÜÝÜÝÞÝÜœ 3.½xe6+! ¾xe6 4.»c7+ ¾e5
›ÝÜñäÝÜõÜœ 5.»xb5 Ø.
›ÜÝÜáÜßÜÝœ ›àáÜÝÜáàíœ
›ïÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝàÝÞÝÜœ
›ðßÞçÜÝÜßœ ›ÞÝÜÝæÝêÝœ
›ÝÜóêÝæÝêœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
Ü““““““““Ü ›ÜßÞïÜÝÞßœ
1Ö¼xc2+! 2.¾xc2 ¼c8+ 3.ºc4
›ëÜÝÜÝÜÝòœ
Mate follows 3.¾d3 ½c4+ 4.¾e4
½c6+ etc. Ü““““““““Ü

En Passant No 164 — October 2000 19

They variation, nor did I know of one, so I
went to my outdated MCO and similar
works. But I was not a complete
Joseph Henry Blackburne, Alexander
Tolush and former WomenÕs World
Champion, Maya Chiburdanidze.
Shoot stranger to the Bird.
Notes by
Notable Bird victims have included
Adolf Anderssen.

Birds, Robert Webb Notes by

Robert Webb
Don't Webb, Robert
Garside, Raymond Anderssen, Adolf

They? Bury Easter Congress (3),

1965
Lange, Max
Breslau, 1859
Ruy Lopez: Bird C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird C61
by Robert Webb
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 »d4?! 1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 »d4
Chessplayers lose confidence in their 4.ºc4 b5?! 4.»xd4 exd4 5.ºc4 »f6 6.e5?
abilities. Having selected openings More usual is 4Öºc5!? Correct is 6.d3.
that suit their style, they play them 6Öd5 7.ºb3 ºg4 8.f3 »e4 9.0-0
5.ºxf7+ ¾xf7 6.»xd4 ½h4
with the assurance that superior and
extensive knowledge brings. Until the White picks up a spare rook after Ü————————Ü
fateful day, that is, when someone 6Öexd4 7.½h5+ g6 8.½d5+. ›ìÝÜñôéÜíœ
comes along who knows just a little 7.½f3+
bit more. What happens? Some repair
›áàáÜÝàáàœ
7.»e2!? ½xe4 8.0-0 is possible. ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
and maintenance, a morale booster or
two in blitz games, and all is peace 7Ö»f6 8.»xb5 ºc5 9.»5c3 ¼f8 ›ÝÜÝàßÜÝÜœ
and tranquility, right? 10.d3 ¾g8 11.½g3 ½h5 12.0-0
»g4
›ÜÝÜáäÝèÝœ
Wrong! I lost confidence in my ›ÝæÝÜÝÞÝÜœ
favorite French Defense a number of Ü————————Ü ›ÞßÞßÜÝÞßœ
years ago, and the selection of 1Öe5 ›ìÝèÝÜíôÝœ
as a replacement followed. We wonÕt ›ëâçîÝêóÜœ
get into the reasons for and against
›áÜáàÝÜáàœ Ü““““““““Ü
that choice. Nor will we rehash the ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ 9Öd3!
falling out with the French. Sorry, a ›ÝÜéÜáÜÝðœ This move is the introduction to the
secret is a secret. Of course, chess, ›ÜÝÜÝÞÝäÝœ absolutely marvellous attack to come.
like life is not simple and, in this
instance, it came up and bit me in the ›ÝÜãÞÝÜïÜœ No doubt some of the subsequent
›ÞßÞÝÜßÞßœ play also deserves our praise, but
rear with 1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 a6
without this little gem the following
4.ºxc6 dxc6 5.0-0. ›ëâçÜÝêóÜœ moves would not have come to pass.
The main proponent of this, at least in Ü““““““““Ü 10.fxg4 ºc5+ 11.¾h1 »g3+
my circle of play, was the late Dr. 13.»d1 12.hxg3 ½g5 13.¼f5
Ken Winterton. I faced him twice in
A better defense is 13.ºe3. Ü————————Ü
this line and was disected with clinical
precision. Since there were others 13Ö»xf2 14.ºe3 »h3+ 15.gxh3 ›ìÝÜÝôÝÜíœ
using it, less skilled at the board, but ¼xf1+ 16.¾xf1 ½xd1+ 17.¾g2
quite able to follow a lead, I had to ºxe3 18.½xe3 ½xc2+ ›áàáÜÝàáàœ
find an antidote. Or, I could delve into The game has in fact been following ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
the morass of Sicilian theory. ZaitsevÐTimchenko, Moscow 1956, ›ÝÜéàßêñÜœ
I chose the former, thank you very where Black now played the better ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÞÝœ
much, and began playing the Bird move 18Öd6 to keep his opponent ›ÝæÝàÝÜßÜœ
Defense 3Ö»d4?! What could be bottled up.
better: no knight, no capture! No way ›ÞßÞßÜÝÞÝœ
19.»d2 ½xb2 20.¼f1 ½xa2 Ù.
was I going to let that chubby bishop ›ëâçîÝÜÝòœ
Upon choosing the Bird myself, I
get the better of me. After 1.e4 e5
stored the 4Öb5?! idea away for Ü““““““““Ü
2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 »d4?! 4.»xd4 exd4 13Öh5 14.gxh5 ½xf5 15.g4 ¼xh5+
possible use. The analysis and
5.0-0 I noticed two important points: 16.gxh5 ½e4 17.½f3 ½h4+!
research did unearth some interesting
The º/b5 seemed stuck out there
history, which I wonÕt get into, except Black first misdirects his opponentÕs
like a forgotten laundry item on a
to mention that users of the variation queen to take away an escape square
clothesline, and the ¹/d4 prevented
include no less than former World for WhiteÕs king.
the seemingly necessary plan of »c3
Champion Alexander Alekhine, title 18.½h3 ½e1+ Ù.
and d4 for White. Well, it might take a
contenders David Bronstein and
few moves for White to unravel his
Siegbert Tarrasch, as well as Henry
game. I did not have a book on this
Bird himself, of course. Then there are

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Frank Marshall, Efim Geller, Jose Raoul
Capablanca and Harry Nelson Pillsbury
also lost against the Bird, although the
latter two in a simultaneous and a
casual game respectively. There is
something about a chessplayer that, I
think, surprises others: the habit of
supporting lost causes. Some of the
opening choices of the late Dutch GM
Jan Hein Donner, for example, spring
to mind. I was not to be outdone in
this respect, no sir, not even by a GM.
Defeat followed defeat with alarming
regularity.
Notes by
Robert Webb
Vucko, Ignac
Webb, Robert
Toronto op (4), 1985
Ruy Lopez: Bird C61
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 »d4
4.ºc4 ºc5! 5.»xe5? ½g5!
Ü————————Ü
›ìÝèÝôÝäíœ
›áàáàÝàáàœ
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜéÜãÜñÜœ
›ÜÝæåÞÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
›ÞßÞßÜßÞßœ
›ëâçîóÜÝêœ
Ü““““““““Ü
6.»g4
WhiteÕs pieces just hang in the air
after 6.ºxf7+ ¾e7, while 6.»xf7
½xg2 7.¼f1 (7.»xh8 »xc2+ 8.¾e2
½xe4+ 9.¾f1 ½xh1+ 10.¾e2 »d4+
11.¾d3 ½xd1 isnÕt appealing either)
7Ö½xe4+ 8.ºe2 »f3# gives a pretty
mate that Henry Blackburne is said to
have brought off so many times for
money that it was known as
ÒBlackburneÕs Shilling Game.Ó
6Ö»h6?
The correct way to play this position
is with 6Öd5! 7.h3 (after 7.ºe2 »xe2
8.½xe2 ºxg4 9.½b5+ ºd7 10.½xc5
½xg2 11.¼f1 ºh3 12.½b5+ c6 Black
wins an exchange, while 7.ºxd5
ºxg4 8.f3 »xf3+ 9.gxf3 ½h4+
10.¾e2 ½f2+ 11.¾d3 ºxf3 12.½f1
½d4# Ù BrittonÐMcMahon, Sheffield
1996, has nothing to recommend it
for White) 7Ödxc4 8.c3 h5! 9.cxd4
ºxd4 10.»e3 (10.d3 ½a5+ 11.ºd2
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½b6 shows off multiple threats)
10Öºxe3 11.dxe3 (11.fxe3 keeps the
»/d2 bottled up) 11Ö½xg2 12.¼f1
(12.¾e2 ºxh3 is hopeless too)
12Öºxh3 13.»d2 0-0-0 and Black
wins shortly.
7.»e3 b5 8.ºe2 ºb7 9.d3 »xe2
10.½xe2 ºxe3 11.ºxe3 ½xg2
12.½f1 ½xf1+ 13.¼xf1
And White went on to win. There was
no need for Black to lose this game,
but he allowed his error on move six
to cloud his judgement.
Ø.
I became unable to see the wood for
the trees. And as I looked around at
my peers, what did I see? Over here
Alan Tomalty, salivating over the
Schliemann, over there Doug Burgess,
lapping up the Latvian, and at the
back of the room Phil Lidstone,
tanking up on the Tarrasch. ÒHey! I
got my own ideas, ya know!Ó Yeah,
we know, busted in the BirdÖ
Since getting the position after 5.0-0
was easy, I tried all the fifth move
alternatives for Black: 5Öc6, 5Öºc5,
5Ö»e7, 5Ög6, and even 5Ö½g5, but
was never able to pluck up enough
courage to play BirdÕs personal
favorite 5Öh5?! This delicate morsel is
intended to keep WhiteÕs queen out
of h5, while commencing the
storming of the opponentÕs position. I
think he went a bit overboard though,
when he combined this particular idea
with Ö¾f8 since he wanted the rook
ready to rumble down the h-file. He
saw that the ¼/a8 could be activated
via a6 to h6. Talk about long-term
planning! As my mother used to say,
ÒItÕs ok to go crazy once in a while,
but try not to be stupid.Ó However,
the following game does attest that
BlackÕs idea is not entirely invalid.
Notes by
Robert Webb
Charlton, K
Hawes, S
cr, 1977
Ruy Lopez: Bird C61
This game from an old issue of Chess
is a fine example of BlackÕs play with
BirdÕs favorite line.
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 »d4
4.»xd4 exd4 5.0-0 h5?! 6.d3 ºc5
7.»d2 c6 8.ºc4
White is perhaps slightly better after
8.ºa4 d6 9.»f3.
8Öd5! 9.exd5 cxd5 10.ºb3 ºg4
11.½e1+ »e7 12.ºa4+ ¾f8 13.f3
ºf5 14.¼f2 b5
Ü————————Ü
›ìÝÜñÜõÜíœ
›áÜÝÜåàáÜœ
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
›ÝàéàÝèÝàœ
›æÝÜáÜÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝÞÝÞÝÜœ
›ÞßÞãÜëÞßœ
›ëÜçÜïÜóÜœ
Ü““““““““Ü
15.»b3!?
The game is level after 15.ºb3 ½d7.
15Öºd6 16.ºxb5 ½b8 17.½a5
ºxh2+ 18.¾f1 h4 19.»xd4 h3
20.»xf5 ºc7 21.½b4 h2
22.½xe7+ ¾g8 23.ºc6 h1½+
24.¾e2 ºa5 25.c3 ½xc1 Ù.
Blackburne, with 5Ö g6 refined BirdÕs
method of keeping the White queen
from invading via h5. Nowadays,
Ö»e7 and Ög6 combined, can be a
quite satisfactory line for Black. But I
have to admit that very often I found
myself with an uncastled king, no
matter which line I played. You also
have to choose the opponent with
some care.
Notes by
Robert Webb
Allan, Denis
Webb, Robert
Smiths Falls op (1), 1984
Ruy Lopez: Bird C61
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 »d4?!
4.»xd4 exd4 5.0-0 c6 6.ºc4 »f6
7.¼e1 d6 8.d3!
Had I known that IM Denis Allan
plays the Bird Defense himself, I
would never have gone in for it.
Denis assumes that I am primed with
all of the current theoretical recipes
after 8.c3 and so avoids them with the
simple text.
8Ö»g4
Instead of BlackÕs impulsive
excursion, Denis recommends the
much more sensible 8Öºe7!
9.h3
21
 Ü————————Ü Here 10.ºf1?! d3 11.f4 ½b6+ 12.¾h1 with the common strategic and
h5 13.fxe5 ºg4 14.½b3 ½f2 is good tactical motifs of these positions, and
›ìÝèñôéÜíœ for Black. he is summarily outplayed. Generally
›áàÝÜÝàáàœ 10Ö»xc4 11.dxc4 dxc3 12.»xc3 speaking, I find these positions easier
›ÜÝàáÜÝÜÝœ ºe7 13.ºe3 to play with Black than White.
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ More promising is 13.ºf4 with 11.»d2 »f4 12.½f3 g5 13.g3 g4
›ÜÝæáÞÝäÝœ pressure on ¹/d6. 14.½d1 »h3+ 15.¾g2 ¾h8
16.»b3 ºb6 17.d4 ½g6 18.ºd3 f5
›ÝÜÝÞÝÜÝÞœ 13Öºe6 19.exf5 ºxf5 20.»c1 ºe4+ 21.f3
›ÞßÞÝÜßÞÝœ And drawn shortly thereafter. Sadly ºxf3+ 22.¼xf3 gxf3+ 23.½xf3
›ëâçîëÜóÜœ the full score has been mislaid, but is ¼xf3
Ü““““““““Ü presented here correct in all essential Now 24.ºxg6 ¼xe3 25.ºf5 »g5
9Öh5? details. 26.h4 ¼f8 is hopeless for WhiteÖ
If this advance were any good, then a Ú. Ù.
Master would never have allowed it in And finally a nice win. From a tournament that gave me little
the first place! else to cheer about, this encounter
Notes by
10.hxg4 hxg4 11.g3 ½f6 12.c3 g5 was well worth all of the previous
13.cxd4 ½h6 14.¾f1 ½h1+ Robert Webb aggravation. Well, ok, some of it. But
15.¾e2 ½f3+ 16.¾d2 ½xf2+ the defeats continued just about
17.¼e2 Ø. Chen, C unabated. Oh, there were some
Soon thereafter Jonathan Berry had Webb, Robert further wins, of course, but none
particularly satisfying, and I could
come to my rescue. WhatÕs that you Toronto op (4), 1985 certainly not be accused of setting
say, Jon Berry giving lessons on the Ruy Lopez: Bird C61
Bird? No, no. Being CFC Executive new theoretical trends. But, other
Director at the time, he personally 1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 »d4?! White opponents were playing the
delivered my copy of Andy SoltisÕ 4.ºc4 ºc5! Vienna, the Evans and KingÕs Gambits,
new book on the Bird Defense at an along with another Ottawa favorite at
There is always my personal favorite that time, the BishopÕs Opening. And
Ottawa tournament. Co-written with 4Öb5?! again for something different.
Gene McCormick, this excellent book so, with this outside assistance, I came
gave me insights into the opening I 5.c3 to remember why I had played the
had been lacking. There was an We have already seen that 5.»xe5 French in the first place. Enthusiasm
improvement of sorts with the ½g5 leads to trouble for White. for 1Ö e6 returned and has not
following somewhat fortunate draw. diminished.
5Ö»xf3+ 6.½xf3 ½f6 7.½e2
But I still play over Bird Defense
Notes by After 7.d3 d6 8.ºe3 ½xf3 9.gxf3 games whenever I see them, and
Robert Webb ºxe3 10.fxe3 ºe6 the game there is a trace of a tear in the corner
ElsonÐBird, Philadelphia 1876 was of an eye, and a deep sigh when
eventually drawn, while 7.½xf6 »xf6 seeing the undoubted Bird skills of
Hubley, Roger 8.d3 d6 9.ºg5 h6 10.ºc1 c6 Glenn Flear, Vladimir Tukmakov,
Webb, Robert ultimately led to a White win in the Victor Kupreichik and others. I still
Ottawa, 1984 game SmallÐKnecht, Philadelphia play the Bird at the Internet Chess
1990. SielaffÐKirchhoff, DE tt 1990 Club in an occasional blitz game,
Ruy Lopez: Bird C61
saw 7.½g3 »e7 8.d3 d6 9.f4 ½g6 when those precious seconds that tick
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 »d4?! 10.f5 ½xg3+ 11.hxg3. by for my surprised opponent can be
4.»xd4 exd4 5.0-0 c6 6.ºc4 »f6 7Ö»e7 8.d3 0-0 9.0-0 d6 10.ºe3 useful indeed. Nevertheless, its days
7.¼e1 d6 8.c3 »g4 9.h3 »e5 »g6 in the tournament arena are gone. I
Ü————————Ü am still convinced of its viability as an
Ü————————Ü opening idea, in spite of my own
›ìÝèñôéÜíœ ›ìÝèÝÜíôÝœ rather dismal record of +5 =2 Ð13.
›áàÝÜÝàáàœ ›áàáÜÝàáàœ I would like to finish with a favorite
›ÜÝàáÜÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜáÜñäÝœ quote from my personal chess hero:
›ÝÜÝÜåÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜéÜáÜÝÜœ ÒDubious therefore playableÓ Ñ
›ÜÝæáÞÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝæÝÞÝÜÝœ on WhiteÕs second move
›ÝÜßÜÝÜÝÞœ ›ÝÜßÞçÜÝÜœ ÒObvious therefore dubiousÓ Ñ
›ÞßÜßÜßÞÝœ ›ÞßÜÝîßÞßœ on BlackÕs second move
›ëâçîëÜóÜœ ›ëâÝÜÝêóÜœ Savielly Gregorovich Tartakower
Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü from his annotations of the game
10.d3! Although Black is by no means better TartakowerÐWinter, Hastings 1935.
at this point, WhiteÕs subsequent play
clearly shows that he is unfamiliar

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 Alvah's Boast:
A Review of the 2000 Charlottetown Invitational
and its Implicit Claims for Maritime Chess
by Roger Langen
Some weeks prior to what
would be a busy summer
of Canadian chess, a
dispute arose on the
virtues of maritime chess.
Was a maritime Master
equal to or better, or
perhaps worse, than
Ontario players with a
similar rating?
Nova ScotiaÕs Alvah Mayo
let it be known that his
2201 rating was antidote
enough for any 2300
rating in, say, Edmonton
or Toronto. AlvahÕs boast,
as full throated and Celtic
as one is likely to hear
anywhere, cut a wide
swath through a Canadian
internet talk site, and the
battle lines were drawn.
En Passant No 164 — October 2000
The 2000 Charlottetown Invitational, The tournament was distinguished by
organized by new CFC Secretary Fred the return of another New Brunswick
McKim, offered maritime players the player to chess, FM Joe Horton, who
opportunity to obtain FIDE ratings. has a Canadian Closed win over Kevin
The reader may judge for himself Spraggett to his credit. Originally from
how well they fared. Winnipeg, Horton has an engaging,
In the first round of the 12-player almost romantic approach to the
game. The following game shows
round robin, two New Brunswick
both his ready eye for tactics and,
players, Jonathan MacDonald and Bill
Bogle, faced off in an interesting unfortunately, the penchant for error
that a layoff, or age as he suggested,
treatment of the Scandinavian
Defense. brings.
MacDonald, Jonathan Horton, Joe
Bogle, Bill Reddy, Tyler
Charlottetown FIDE (1), 2000 Charlottetown FIDE (1), 2000
Scandinavian B01 French: Tarrasch C05
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 ½xd5 3.»f3 ºg4 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.»d2 »f6 4.ºd3
4.ºe2 »c6 5.0-0 0-0-0 6.¼e1 »f6 c5 5.c3 »c6 6.»gf3 cxd4 7.cxd4
½b6 8.0-0 »xd4 9.exd5 »xf3+
7.b4 »xb4 8.ºb2 e6 9.d4 ½f5
10.»a3 »bd5 11.»c4 »f4 12.»e3 10.»xf3 »xd5 11.»e5 ºe7
12.½h5 g6 13.ºxg6 fxg6 14.»xg6
»xe2+ 13.¼xe2 ½h5 14.»xg4
»xg4 15.h3 »f6 16.c4 ºd6 17.c5 »f6 15.½h6 ¼g8 16.»xe7 ¾xe7
ºf4 18.½a4 »d5 19.½xa7 ½f5 17.ºg5 ¼xg5 18.½xg5 ¾f7
19.¼ad1 ºd7 20.½e5 ¼g8 21.¼fe1
20.ºa3 ½d3 21.¼b2 ½a6 22.½xa6
bxa6 23.g3 ºh6 24.»e5 ¼hf8 ½c6 22.g3 h5 23.h4 ½b5 24.½c7
»d5 25.½e5 »f6 26.½f4 ¼g4
25.¼ab1 Ø.
27.½c7 ½c6 28.½e5 ½b5 29.b3
Bogle is a much better player than his ½xe5 30.¼xe5 ºc6 31.¾f1 ºd5
final result showed. He was returning 32.¾e2 ¾e7 33.¼c1 ¾d6 34.¼g5
to competitive play after a three year ¼d4 35.f3 ºc6 36.¼g1 e5 37.g4
layoff, and was generally in time ºb5+ 38.¾e1 ¼d3 39.f4 ¼e3+
trouble by move fifteen. MacDonald is 40.¾d2 ¼e2+ 41.¾c3 »d5# Ù.
a fine calculator with a 2300 flair for
the middlegame, but he, too, gave Despite his near bottom rating,
several points away to the clock. Dartmouth junior Tyler Reddy
finished third with a fine 7/11. His
Left to right: Jonathan MacDonald, Aaron Cooper, Tyler Reddy, Roger Langen, Ed Urquhart, Joe Horton, Alvah Mayo,
Mike Eldridge, Lefong Hua, Tom O'Donnell, Fred McKim, Bill Bogle. Seated: Justin Gulati
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play is somewhat difficult to assess, as
he was the recipient of piece gifts by
Langen and Gulati in equal positions,
and flagged Bogle in a lost cause. On
the other hand, he showed excellent
positional sense and cold-blooded
composure under stress. Oddly, he
obtains his playing experience by
frequent trips to Ontario, generally
avoiding maritime contests.
The preeminent Nova Scotia player,
however, is probably Eddie Urquhart.
Here is his imaginative attacking win
over fellow Nova Scotian Mike
Eldridge, who is a tough defender.
Urquhart, Eddie
Eldridge, Mike
Charlottetown FIDE (9), 2000
Modern B06
1.e4 g6 2.d4 ºg7 3.»c3 c5 4.dxc5
½a5 5.ºd3 ºxc3+ 6.bxc3 ½xc3+
7.ºd2 ½xc5 8.»f3 »f6 9.0-0 0-0
10.¼b1 ½c7 11.e5 »d5 12.c4 »b6
13.½b3 »a6 14.ºh6 »c5 15.½c3
»ba4 16.½d4 »e6 17.½h4 ¼e8
18.ºe4 »ac5 19.ºd5 ¼b8
20.¼fe1 b6 21.¼e3 ºb7 22.»g5
»xg5 23.ºxg5 ºxd5 24.cxd5 d6
25.½h6 f5 26.e6 »e4 27.¼h3 »f6
28.¼c1 ½b7 29.ºxf6 exf6 30.¼c6
¼bd8 31.¼hc3 ¼c8 32.½c1 ¼xc6
33.¼xc6 ¼d8 34.h3 b5 35.¼c7
½b6 36.¼f7 ½d4 37.½h6 ½a1+
38.¾h2 ½e5+ 39.g3 Ø.
That Urquhart lost only to top
finishers Lefong Hua and Tom
OÕDonnell, was an indication that the
tournament was in danger. The
visitors drew each other and went
6.5/7 in usually very smooth games.
In round six, however, the game
LangenÐHua did provide some
complications.
Notes by
Roger Langen
Langen, Roger
Hua, Lefong
Charlottetown FIDE (6), 2000
Sicilian B41
1.e4 c5 2.»f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
4.»xd4 a6 5.ºe3 ½c7 6.ºe2 »f6
7.ºf3 ºc5 8.c3 d6 9.0-0 »bd7
10.»d2 0-0 11.h3 ¼b8 12.b4 ºb6
13.c4 »e5 14.ºe2 »c6 15.»xc6
½xc6 16.ºxb6 ½xb6 17.½b3
ºd7 18.¼fe1 ¼bc8 19.¼ac1 e5
20.a3 ºe6 21.½d3 a5 22.¼b1 axb4
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23.axb4 ¼a8 24.¼b2 ¼a4 25.¼eb1
½c6 26.ºd1 ¼a7 27.½e3 ¼fa8
28.¾h2 ¼a3 29.½e2 ¼c8 30.¼c1
»d7 31.ºb3 ½b6 32.ºa2 »c5
33.»b1 »d3 34.¼cc2 »f4 35.½f1
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Great complications arise after
35Ö¼d3!
36.c5! dxc5 37.ºxe6 »xe6
38.bxc5 ½c6 39.½b5?
White might have played 39.»c3!
¼a7 40.»d5! if his flag werenÕt
hanging by a thread.
39½xb5 40.¼xb5 »d4 Ù.
Lefong HuaÕs winning 10/11was the
result of rapid comprehension and
methodical, direct play. Against Alvah
Mayo he solved difficult problems
with an almost effortless logic.
Hua, Lefong
Mayo, Alvah
Charlottetown FIDE (8), 2000
A40
1.c4 g6 2.d4 ºg7 3.»c3 c5 4.d5
ºxc3+ 5.bxc3 f5 6.ºg5 ½a5
7.½c2 d6 8.»f3 »d7 9.e3 »gf6
10.ºd3 »e4 11.ºxe4 fxe4
12.»d2 »e5 13.0-0 ºf5 14.ºf4
»d3 15.ºh6 ¼g8 16.f3 exf3 17.e4
f2+ 18.¾h1 »e1 19.½b2 ºc8
20.»b3 ½d8 21.½xf2 »d3
22.½f7+ ¾d7 23.ºf8 ¼xf8
24.½xf8 ½xf8 25.¼xf8 »e5
26.»d2 b6 27.¼h8 h5 28.¼f1 ºb7
29.¼xa8 ºxa8 30.¼f8 ºb7 31.¼g8
a5 32.»f3 »xf3 33.gxf3 ºa6
34.¼xg6 ºxc4 35.a3 b5 36.¼g8
ºe2 37.¾g2 b4 38.axb4 axb4
39.cxb4 c4 40.¾f2 ºd1 41.¼g1
ºb3 42.¾e3 c3 43.¼a1 e5 44.¼a3
c2 45.¾d2 Ø.
Both Hua and OÕDonnell were very
generous and constructive in their
postmortems, when neither player
showed the least sense of hauteur.
En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
Hua, in particular, showed that
objectivity can be light spirited affair.
But what of AlvahÕs boast? Mayo woke
up after his loss, as he reports himself,
Òin a violent mood.Ó His opponent on
that day was IM Tom OÕDonnell.
Notes by
Roger Langen
Mayo, Alvah
O’Donnell, Tom
Charlottetown FIDE (9), 2000
B23
1.e4 c5 2.»c3 »c6 3.f4 g6 4.»f3
ºg7 5.ºb5 »d4 6.0-0 »xb5
7.»xb5 a6 8.»c3 d6 9.d3 »f6
10.½e1 0-0 11.h3 e6 12.f5 »d7
13.fxe6 fxe6 14.ºg5 ½c7 15.½h4
¼e8
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16.e5 dxe5 17.»e4 »f8 18.ºf6 b6
19.»fg5 ¼a7 20.¼f2
The direct 20.ºxg7 also wins on the
spot after 20Ö¾xg7 (or 20Ö½xg7
21.»f6+ ¾h8 22.»xe8 ½e7 23.½h6
¾g8 24.»f6+ ¾h8 25.»d5) 21.¼xf8
¾xf8 22.¼f1+ ¾g8 23.»f6+ ¾f8
24.»gxh7+ ½xh7 25.»xh7+.
20Ö¾h8 21.¼af1 ºxf6 22.»xf6
¼d8 23.»fxh7 »xh7 24.»xh7
ºb7 25.»f6+ Ø.
When the mighty fall, they come
thundering down! Although this loss
cost OÕDonnell his chance for first, it
proved beneficial to the tournament.
Hua barely edged out Horton in the
next round, and then was held to a
draw by Reddy before clinching first
prize. Points were shared after all. So
it is fair to say that the Charlottetown
Invitational was saved, in the end, by
the proving of AlvahÕs boast! MayoÕs
6.5/11 gave him a well deserved
share of fourth place prize money.
We can deduce from this event that
maritime chess is healthy. Several
strong players were missing, such as
Anthony Howarth who was on hand
as arbiter. Prince Edward IslandÕs Justin
Gulati and Aaron Cooper also gave an
excellent account of themselves, the
latter upsetting Horton and Bogle.
Thanks are due to Phil Bruneau and
the University of Prince Edward Island
for providing an excellent site, to
ChessÕn Math for flying in Lefong Hua,
to the Maritime Chess Centre for
sponsoring Tom OÕDonnell, and
especially to Fred McKim for
conceiving, organizing, and directing
this memorable event.
It is fitting to conclude with a game
between the 1999 and 2000 Atlantic
Closed Champions, Roger Langen and
Justin Gulati, respectively.
Notes by
Roger Langen
Langen, Roger
Gulati, Justin
Charlottetown FIDE (10), 2000
C48
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.»c3 »f6
4.ºb5 d6 5.d4 exd4 6.»xd4 ºd7
7.»xc6 bxc6 8.ºc4 ºe7 9.h3 0-0
10.0-0 ½b8 11.¼e1 ½b6 12.ºb3
¼fe8 13.ºf4 ¼ad8 14.½e2 h6
15.ºe3 c5 16.¼ab1 ºf8 17.½f3
½a6 18.»d5 »xd5 19.ºxd5 ºe6
20.½e2 ½a4 21.c4?! ºc8 22.½f3
½d7 23.e5 ¼xe5 24.¼ed1! ½f5
25.ºf4 ¼ee8 26.g4 ½f6 27.½g3
ºe6 28.ºc6 ºd7 29.ºd5 ¼b8
30.b3 ¼e2 31.ºd2 ½g6 32.¼a1
h5?! 33.ºf3 ¼e7 34.¾g2 hxg4
35.hxg4 ½c2
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decisive tactic. Necessary is 37Ög5.
38.½h4 f5 39.ºd5+ ºe6
40.ºxe6+ Ø.
En Passant No 164 — October 2000
Charlottetown FIDE Invitational
## Player CFC TPR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Tot
1 Hua,Lefong 2368 2507 X = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
2 O'Donnell,Tom 2434 2465 = X 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9=
3 Reddy,Tyler 2064 2316 = 0 X = 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
4 Mayo,Alvah 2192 2268 0 1 = X = 1 = = 0 = 1 1 6=
5 Urquhart,Ed 2221 2266 0 0 1 = X 1 = = = 1 1 = 6=
6 MacDonald,Jonathan 2136 2164 0 0 1 0 0 X = = 1 1 0 1 5
7 Langen,Roger 2214 2157 0 0 0 = = = X 0 1 = 1 1 5
8 Horton,Joe 2307 2149 0 0 0 = = = 1 X 1 0 1 = 5
9 Gulati,Justin 2127 2093 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 0 X = 1 1 4
10 Cooper,Aaron 1985 2069 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 = X 0 1 3=
11 Eldridge,Michael 2058 1953 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 0 2
12 Bogle,Bill 2239 1937 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 X 2
Notes by
Organizer’s Report
Tom O'Donnell
While the idea of running a FIDE
tournament, primarily for the benefit
of the local Maritime players, had MacDonald, Jonathan
been in the back of my mind for a O'Donnell, Tom
long time, it was only this winter Charlottetown FIDE (3), 2000
when I seriously gave the
Sicilian B50
implementation some thought. There
are numerous problems, one being 1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.b4?!
not enough FIDE players in the In my opinion, this is a superior
region, and two being the cost to version of the Wing Gambit 1.e4 c5
bring in the needed bodies. 2.b4 as it cuts out BlackÕs most active
My plan consisted of asking two out- defense 2Ö cxb4 3.a3 d5! Still, it is
of-region Masters to join us for a hard to believe that this gambit is
summer tournament, and hope that completely correct.
our own two active FIDE players 3Öcxb4 4.ºc4
would participate so that the event
Normal here is 4.d4 when the game
could boast the four necessary FIDE
could steer into channels resembling
players in a ten man field to qualify
the French Defense after 4Ö»f6
for FIDE rating. My first catch was IM
5.ºd3 e6 6.0-0 ºe7 7.»bd2 d5. Black
Tom OÕDonnell, who was agreeable
has had time to prepare for his king
to come for expenses.
safety, and although Wing Gambiteers
This was enough to entice the others: may like this position for White, I
Joe Horton, Roger Langen and Bill would rather have the extra pawn.
Bogle etc, and we were off. Later on,
I expanded the field to twelve so as 4Ö»f6 5.½e2 ºg4!?
to include an unnamed player from Calling this move interesting may be
ChessÕn Math, who ultimately giving me more credit than I deserve.
supplied our winner! And with a few I had foreseen WhiteÕs next move,
private donations I was actually able but also underestimated my
to come very close to breaking even opponentÕs resources. Perhaps Black
on the whole venture. should adopt our now familiar French
In retrospect, a huge effort, although friend with 5Öe6 and a later Öd5.
the event itself ran very smoothly, Another possibility is to prepare Öºg4
thanks in no small part to the great with 5Ö»c6.
group of players we had. 6.e5 ºxf3
In all likelyhood we have created My first choice was the rather sharp
three new FIDE rated players, and 6Öd5 and now
may now be more self sufficient in
A) 7.exf6 dxc4 8.ºb2 (8.½xc4 can be
our ability to run FIDE events. answered by 8Öºxf3 9.gxf3 exf6,
Fred McKim while 8.fxe7 ½xe7 is also fine for
Black) 8Ögxf6 9.ºxf6 ¼g8. Black may
[And finally, two very nicely have to leave his king in the center,
annotated games from IM Tom but his active pieces should easily
OÕDonnell, who came very close to compensate for this; or
winning the event. Ed.] B) the stronger 7.ºb3! when 7Öºxf3
(7Ö»h5 8.h3!? [8.½b5+ ½d7 9.½xd5
e6 looks okay for Black] when Black
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has an interesting if risky continuation
in 8Ö»f4) 8.½xf3 »e4 9.d3 is good
for White; and 7Ö»e4 8.½b5+ ½d7
9.½xd5 ½xd5 10.ºxd5 »c5 11.d4 e6
12.ºc4 also looks better for White.
7.½xf3
The next couple of moves are fairly
forced as White scoops back his
pawns while Black develops.
7Ödxe5 8.½xb7 »bd7 9.a3?!
Against the direct 9.d4 exd4 10.ºg5
followed by 11.ºb5 with tactics on
the diagonals Black has either 10Ö¼c8
or 10Ö½c8. Perhaps WhiteÕs best is to
get the queen out of harms way with
9.½xb4 e6 10.½a4.
9Öe6 10.axb4 ¼b8 11.½xa7 ºxb4
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sports the more solid pawn structure,
while WhiteÕs queen is somewhat
misplaced and the development of
his »/b1 and º/c1 without losing at
least one of his central pawns is
difficult.
And yet I doubt that Black has much
more than a token advantage here! A
direct attack on WhiteÕs king is not
possible, and so Black will have to
play actively on the queenside. Even
if he succeeds here in winning
WhiteÕs queenside pawns for his ¹/e5
the resulting 4 vs 3 pawn structure
does not ordinarily offer terrific
winning chances.
12.ºa3
If 12.ºb2 0-0 (12Öºxd2+?! 13.»xd2
¼xb2 14.ºb3 entombs the rook)
13.0-0 is messy.
12Ö0-0 13.0-0
With this move White, perhaps
carelessly, offered a draw. From a
psychological perspective this is a
mistake, since such an offer betrays
how a player feels about his position,
and therefore such verbal exchanges
can be very dangerousÖ
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Some years ago I reached a favorable
middlegame position against a GM
and also offered a draw because I had
no idea about how to win. To my
surprise he declined, and I began to
play passively to reach my desired
result, i.e. a draw, and lost. Since then
I have learned to simply ignore the
option of offering a draw against a
stronger player; if the position is really
drawn or he is worse, the offer will
come sooner or later. And if not, your
own offer would have been declined
in any case.
In your own practical play against
stronger opposition I can think of only
one situation where a draw offer is
appropriate, and only if you donÕt
mind if it is declined: if you have a
promising attack, but cannot be quite
certain if it is sound. His reply will
give you some insight, and hopefully
take some time off his clock.
In practice I have noticed that most
players offer draws to better players
in one of two situations: the first is
when they think that the position is
clearly level and they intend to do
nothing but shuffle their pieces back
and forth. A stronger player will
always decline these cases, because
the weaker player will invariably offer
a less energetic defense after his offer
his rejected. The second situation
usually occurs right after the position
has turned against the weaker player.
Strong players really love to hear
these offers, as they spell out clearly
how both players feel about the
position on the board.
Very few psychological gains are
more valuable than knowing that your
opponent realizes he has frittered
away his position, and further, that he
knows that you know it too!
In our particular case, aside from the
psychological factors we have already
discussed, I knew that I could
immediately set Jonathan a rather
difficult problem to solveÖ
13Ö½c8
Black taps the º/c4 while potentially
skewering ¹/c2. White replies with an
obvious but insufficient move.
14.ºb3?!
White should have considered bailing
out of trouble with 14.d3 since Black
can now split WhiteÕs pawn structure
on the queenside. I intended then to
play 14Öe4 in order to liquidate my
weakness and saddle White with an
En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
isolani. Still, White can always bail into
the aforementioned 4 vs 3 pawn
structure with lots of drawing chances.
14Ö»c5 15.ºxb4 ¼xb4 16.½a5
White keeps his pawns together with
16.ºa4!? »d5 but will have problems
developing his »/b1.
16Ö»xb3
This is better than the flashy 16Ö¼xb3
17.cxb3 »xb3 18.½a3 »xa1 19.½xa1
when ¹/e5 comes under pressure
with ¼e1, d3 and perhaps the
maneuver »/b1-a3-c4.
17.cxb3 ½b8 18.¼e1 ¼b5 19.½a4
¼xb3
Mission accomplished. WhiteÕs b/¹ is
gone, while Black has retained his
own ¹/e5 in a defensible position.
20.»c3 ¼d8 21.h3
Just as on the last move, once again
taking on e5 is very bad after
21.¼xe5? ¼xc3 22.dxc3 ½xe5.
21Öh6?!
A reflex reaction. In the next note we
will see that Black should play 21Ög6
here instead, but not 21Ö¼xd2?
22.½xb3 and mate on the back rank.
22.»e4 »xe4 23.½xe4
White covers square h7, and so
BlackÕs back rank problems still
potentially exist. White now threatens
24.½xe5 ½xe5 25.¼xe5 ¼xd2 with
serious drawing chances.
23Ö¼d5
The game now enters a new phase in
which Black tries to win ¹/d2 outright.
Otherwise Black is also happy if he
can trade some pieces while retaining
his ¹/e5.
24.¼e3 ¼b2
Black can try to drive his opponentÕs
queen to a less central square with
Hua, Lefong
24Ö¼b4!? (White coasts to an easy
draw after 24Ö¼xe3? 25.dxe3) when
White can mix it up and reach a
position similar to the game with
25.¼a8!? ½xa8 26.½xb4 ½a1+
27.¾h2 ½d4 28.½b8+ ¾h7.
25.¼ea3 ¼d4
Black drives the queen away from
covering square h7.
26.½e3
Black easily wins the ending after
26.½xd4? exd4 27.¼a8 ½xa8
28.¼xa8+ ¾h7 29.d3 ¼b3.
26Ö¼b1+ 27.¾h2 ¼xa1 28.¼xa1
½d6 29.¼a8+ ¾h7 30.¼a7
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White has defended well and is close
to making a draw. It is essential for
Black to keep his pieces active while
not allowing White to hit square g7.
30Öe4+ 31.g3
Forced, since 31.¾g1 ¼xd2 threatens
mate and 32.½xe4+? f5 merely adds a
hanging queen to WhiteÕs troubles.
The ending after 31.½g3 ½xg3+
32.¾xg3 ¾g6 also looks lost, as White
cannot liquidate his ¹/d2 for BlackÕs
¹/e4 without allowing a rook trade.
This means that one of his pieces will
be chained to the defense of ¹/d2.
BlackÕs practical winning chances are
excellent.
31Öf6
During the game 31Öf5 looked a bit
loosening, but in the calm of the post-
game analysis the feared 32.½c3 e5
33.½c8 ½f6 looks fine for Black.
32.¾g2
After 32.¼a6 ½xa6 (not 32Ö½d5
33.¼xe6) 33.½xd4 ½e2 (White picks
off ¹/d3 after 33Ö½d3 34.½xd3 exd3
35.¾g2 ¾g6 36.¾f3 and draws; while
33Ö½c6 34.d3 liquidates WhiteÕs
weakness) Black can improve his
position slowly by tying WhiteÕs
queen to the defense of ¹/d2 while
centralizing his king in preparation for
a move like Ö½d3. White cannot stop
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this plan with 34.½e3 because
34Ö½xe3 35.dxe3 ¾g6 36.¾g2 ¾f5
37.¾f1 ¾e5 38.¾e2 ¾d5 39.¾d2
¾c4 40.¾c2 e5 wins for Black.
32Ö½d5 33.¼a5 ½xa5 34.½xd4
½d5 35.½e3 ¾g6 36.h4?! h5
37.½b6?
With his flag hanging by a thread
Jonathan blunders fatally. WhiteÕs best
chance appears to be 37.¾g1 when
37Ö½d3 38.½xd3 (Black still has
work to do after the passive 38.½e1)
38Öexd3 39.¾g2 ¾f5 40.¾f3 g5 lets
Black build a passed h/¹ one way or
another.
37Öe3+ 38.¾f1 ½d3+ 39.¾g2 exd2
40.½xe6 d1½ 41.¾h2 ½d5 Ù.
Notes by
Tom O'Donnell
O'Donnell, Tom
Urquhart, Ed
Charlottetown FIDE (6), 2000
Caro-Kann B17
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.»d2 dxe4
4.»xe4 »d7 5.ºc4 »gf6 6.»g5
e6 7.½e2 »b6 8.ºd3 h6
Certainly not 8Ö½xd4? 9.»1f3 and
White picks up ¹/f7 after 10.»e5.
9.»5f3 c5 10.dxc5 ºxc5 11.»e5
»bd7 12.»gf3 ½c7 13.0-0
White avoids the clever trick 13.ºd2?
»xe5 14.»xe5 ºxf2+ 15.¾xf2 ½xe5
16.½xe5 »g4+.
13Ö»xe5 14.»xe5 0-0 15.ºf4
ºd6 16.¼ad1
It is not easy to determine which rook
should land on d1. The alternative is
16.¼fd1 with play on the queenside
after c4 and ¼ac1. However, since
Black is quite likely to fianchetto his
º/c8, I decided that it might be useful
to keep the option of ¼fe1 open,
possibly with some »xf7 tricks.
16Öb6 17.ºg3 ºb7
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18.»d7!?
A neat move! I had originally intended
18.»g4 but could not see a good
response to 18Ö»e8 since my knight
looks rather lame on g4 if I cannot sac
it on h6. Instead, White forces his
opponent to make one of two
exchanges.
18Ö½xd7
Also interesting were
A) 18Ö»xd7?! 19.ºxd6 ½c6 20.f3
¼fe8 (20Ö¼fd8? 21.ºb5 ½c8 22.ºe7)
21.ºb5 when White is better; or
B) 18Öºxg3 19.»xf6+ (19.»xf8?
ºxh2+ 20.¾h1 ¼xf8 is good for
Black) 19Ögxf6 and now 20.fxg3!? (or
20.hxg3 ¼fd8 21.ºe4 with a safe
edge to White) 20Ö½c5+!? (20Öf5
21.g4 is an interesting way to lure
BlackÕs kingside pawns forward)
21.¾h1 ½g5 and White is probably
somewhat better.
19.ºxd6 ¼fd8
WhiteÕs º/d6 is immune.
20.ºe5 ½c6
Black gains time to deal with the
threats of 21.ºxf6 and 21.ºh7+ by
threatening mate on g2.
21.f3 ½c5+ 22.¾h1 »d5 23.ºe4
I wanted to play 23.c3 but the line
23Ö»e3 24.ºd4 ¼xd4 25.cxd4 ½g5
26.½d2 (26.f4 fails to 26Öºxg2+ or
26Ö½xg2+) 26Ö»xf1 27.½xg5 hxg5
28.ºxf1 ¼c8 is better for Black.
After the text, White answers 23Ö»e3
with 24.ºxb7 and 23Ö½e3 with
24.½xe3 »xe3 25.ºxb7 »xf1
(25Ö»xd1 26.ºxa8 and 25Ö¼xd1
26.¼xd1 »xd1 27.ºxa8 both win a
piece) 26.¼xf1. BlackÕs ¼/a8 drops to
one of WhiteÕs bishops.
23Öf5?
A radical solution to the positional
problem of facing a strong pair of
bishops. Black reaches a bishops of
opposite color middlegame, where
White controls square e5.
24.ºd4!
Much better than 24.ºxd5 ºxd5
25.b3 b5 when Black has prevented
26.c4 and secured square d5 for his
bishop. Accordingly, White drives his
opponentÕs queen away from a
square that supports the Öb5 push.
24Ö½e7 25.ºxd5 ¼xd5 26.c4 ¼d7
27.ºc3 ¼ad8 28.¼xd7 ¼xd7
A deceptive and complex position
has arisen. With BlackÕs f/¹ on f6 or f7
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the position would be drawn, but here
Black faces constant problems in the
defense of his weaknesses on e6 and
g7. Even though I rather doubt that
this position is winning for White,
especially with the rooks on, but it is
very pleasant to play.
29.¼e1
Unfortunately Black is fine after the
immediate liquidation 29.¼d1 ¼xd1+
30.½xd1 e5!?
29Öºc8 30.h3 ¼d8 31.½e5 ½f7
32.a4
White tries to create a new Black
weakness on the queenside.
32Ö¼d3 33.a5 ½d7 34.½b8 bxa5
Necessary, since 34Ö½b7 35.½xb7
ºxb7 36.axb6 axb6 37.¼xe6 b5
38.¼b6 wins for White.
35.ºxa5 ¾h7 36.ºc3 a6 37.½g3
¼d1?
A serious mistake that allows White to
activate his king. Better is to simply
sit and wait with 37Ö½f7.
38.¼xd1 ½xd1+ 39.¾h2 ½d7
40.½e5 ºb7 41.¾g3 ¾g8 42.¾f2
ºc6 43.¾e3 ¾f8 44.ºd4 h5
45.¾d3?
White should play 45.b3 intending ¾/
e3-d3-c3. Instead, my tactical
ÔsolutionÕ runs into a tactical riposte!
45Öºa4 46.¾c3
The intended 46.b3 ºxb3!? 47.½b8+
¾f7 48.½xb3 e5 forfeits much of
WhiteÕs advantage, or at least that is
what I thought during the game. But
in truth, White is still better after
49.½b6 exd4 50.½xa6.
46Ö½b7
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47.ºc5+
The natural 47.b4 doesnÕt appeal to
White here because it limits his
winning chances in opposite colored
bishop endings. In these cases, after
queens have been traded of course
and the pawn structure is roughly the
En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
same, White needs to reach a position
with ¾/b6 and º/e5 vs ¾/d8 and º/
c8. From here the win involves finally
playing c4-c5-c6 and then waiting for
Black to reply with Öa5 (answered by
¾xa5) when WhiteÕs two passers win
easily. Along the way White has to
prevent Ö¾c6 (because it stops
WhiteÕs king from reaching b6) and
resist the advance c4-c5, which would
allow Black to set up a blockade with
Öºb5 and Ö¾c6 or Ö¾c8. Note that
both players put their pawns on the
same color as BlackÕs bishop, which is
good news for White since the
mobility of BlackÕs bishop decreases
with every move.
47Ö¾f7 48.ºb4 ½d7 49.b3
In convoluted fashion, WhiteÕs mission
is accomplished.
49Ö½d1!? 50.½c7+
Of course not the dreadful 50.bxa4??
½a1+ 51.¾d3 ½xe5.
50Öºd7
The ending after 50Ö½d7 51.½xd7+
ºxd7 52.ºd6 ¾e8 53.¾b4 ºc8
54.¾a5 ¾d7 55.ºe5 ¾c6 (on 55Ög6
56.¾b6 White reaches the winning
configuration mentioned earlier)
56.ºxg7 e5!? (else 57.ºe5 and 58.g4
wins) 57.ºxe5 ¾b7 gives White just
what he was looking for when he
exchanged rooks earlier.
51.¾b2 ¾e8
Black frees the queen from the
defense of her bishop, but now ¹/g7
is a goner. Black should have tried to
hold the fort with 51Ö½e2+ 52.¾a3
½d1 when White can try to gang up
on the ¹/g7 with 53.ºc3 and 54.½e5.
52.½e5 ½d3
Naturally 52Ög6 53.½f6 does not
come into consideration.
53.½xg7 ¾d8 54.ºa5+ ¾c8
55.½e5 ¾b7 56.¾a3
I wasnÕt sure about 56.½c7+ ¾a8
57.ºb6 (or even better 57.½d8+ ¾b7
58.½b6+ ¾a8 59.½xa6+) 57Ö½d2+
58.¾a3 ½c1+ 59.¾b4 although it
looks winning too.
56Ö½d1 57.½c7+ ¾a8 58.ºb6
Black has a lot of checks, but they
donÕt help.
58Ö½a1+ 59.¾b4 a5+ 60.ºxa5
½e1+ 61.¾c5 ½e3+ 62.¾d6 ½d4+
63.¾e7 ½g7+ 64.¾d8 ½f7
65.½xd7 ½f8+ 66.¾c7 ½b8+
67.¾c6 ½xb3 68.½d8+ ¾a7 Ø.
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first night of their arrival. In addition to of the positions in this test. In each Ü————————Ü
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well on level three middlegames but 19. White
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›ÜÝÜÝÜÝìÝœ ›ìÝÜÝÜÝôÝœ ›ìÝèÝôéÜíœ
›áàÝÜÝàÝàœ ›áàÝÜÝàáàœ ›áàÝÜáàáàœ
›ÜÝÜÝÜõÜÝœ ›ÜÝàÝÜÝÜÝœ ›ÜñâáÜåÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝÜáÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
›ÜÝÜÝÞåÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝæÝÞÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝÜáÞÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜßÜœ ›ÝÜãÜÝÜÝÜœ
›ÞßÜÝæÝÜßœ ›ÞßÞÝÜßÜßœ ›ÞßÞÝÜßÞßœ
›ÝÜëÜÝòÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝêóÜœ ›ëÜçîóÜÝêœ
Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü
5. Black to move. 9. White to move. 13. Black to move.

Ü————————Ü Ü————————Ü Ü————————Ü

›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ ›ìÝÜÝÜÝôÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝÜÝàÝÜœ ›ÝìÝÜÝàáàœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
›àÝÜåôÝàÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝôÝàÝœ
›ÝàÝÜÝÜÝàœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
›ÜßÜÝÜçÜßœ ›ÜÝàÝÜÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝòßÞÝœ
›ßÜßòÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜßÜÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
›ÜÝÜÝÜßÞÝœ ›àÝÜëÜßÞßœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝêÝÜóÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü
6. White to move. 10. White to move. 14. White to move.

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›ìÝèÝÜíôÝœ ›ìÝÜñôÝÜíœ ›ìÝèñôéÜíœ
›ÝàÝðÝÜÝÜœ ›áàÝÜÝàáàœ ›áÜÝÜáàÝàœ
›àÝÜãÜÝàᜠ›ÜéàáÜåÜÝœ ›ÜÝàÝÜåàÝœ
›ÝÜáÞÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜáÜçÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜáÜÝÜœ
›ÜÝÞéâÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝæÝÞÝèÝœ ›ÜÝæÝÜÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝîÝÞßÜœ ›ÝÜßÞÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜãÜÝÜÝÜœ
›ÞßÜÝæÝòÝœ ›ÞßÜÝÜßÞßœ ›ÞßÞÝÜßÞßœ
›ëÜÝÜÝêÝÜœ ›ëâÝîÝêÝòœ ›ëÜçîóÜÝêœ
Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü
7. Black to move. 11. White to move. 15. White to move.

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›ìÝèñôéÜíœ ›ÜÝÜíÜíôÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜõÜÝœ
›áàáäÝàáàœ ›áàáÜñàáàœ ›áàÝÜÝàåêœ
›ÜÝÜÝÜåÜÝœ ›ÜåäáÜÝÜÝœ ›ðÝÜáèÝàÝœ
›ÝÜÝàÝÜçÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜáÞÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜßÜœ
›ÜÝÜßÜÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÞÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜßÜÝœ
›ÝÜãÜÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝæßÞïÜãÜœ ›ÝâïÜÝÜÝÜœ
›ÞßÜÝÞßÞßœ ›ÞßÜÝÜÝÞßœ ›ìßÞÝÜÝÞÝœ
›ëÜÝîóæãêœ ›ëÜÝÜÝêóÜœ ›ÝòëÜÝÜÝÜœ
Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü
8. White to move. 12. White to move. 16. Black to move.

34 En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000

 Ü————————Ü Ü————————Ü Solution Key
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ ›ìåèñôéÜíœ The (Side to Move) is followed by
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ ›áàÝàÝàáàœ Phase of Game/Level of Difficulty
and the Solution(s). The Phase of
›ÜáÜÝôÝÜᜠ›ÜÝÜÝàåÜÝœ Game can be O Opening, M
›áÜáÜÝÜáÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ Middlegame, and E Endgame.
›ÞÝÞÝòÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜãÞÝÜÝœ 1. (W) M/1 1.¼h7+
›ÝÞÝÜÝÜÝÞœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ 2. (W) O/1 1.»f3, 1.»c3, 1.d3
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÞÝœ ›ÞßÞÝÜßÞßœ 3. (W) E/3 1.¾e3
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ ›ëâçîóæÝêœ 4. (W) O/1 1.0-0,1.d3
Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü 5. (B) M/3 1Ö¼g1+
17. White to move. 21. White to move.
6. (W) E/2 1.ºxd6
7. (B) M/1 1Ö½h3#
Ü————————Ü Ü————————Ü 8. (W) O/3 1.e3, 1.»f3, 1.½c2, 1.¼c1
›ìÝèñÜíôÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜíÜÝœ 9. (W) E/2 1.¼d1
›ÝàáÜéàáàœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝàõàœ 10. (W) M/1 1.¼d8+
›àÝäáÜåÜÝœ ›ÜßÜÝàÝàÝœ
11. (W) O/3 1.ºxf6
›ÝÜÝÜáÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝàÝÜÝÜœ
12. (W) M/2 1.f6
›æÝÜßÞÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜßÜÝÜÝœ
13. (B) O/1 1Öbxc6
›ÝÜÝÜÝâÝÜœ ›ÝÜëÜßÜÝÜœ
14. (W) E/3 1.g5
›ÞßÞÝÜßÞßœ ›ìÝÜÝÜßÞßœ
›ëâçîëÜóÜœ ›ÝÜëÜÝòÝÜœ 15 (W) O/1 1.ºxf7+
Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü 16. (B) M/3 1Ö¼a1+
18. White to move. 22. Black to move. 17. (W) E/2 1.g4
18. (W) O/2 1.ºxc6
Ü————————Ü Ü————————Ü 19. (W) E/1 1.¼c1,1.¼a1
›ÜíÜÝÜÝôÝœ ›ÜÝÜíÜÝÜÝœ 20. (B) M/2 1Öf4
›ÝÞÝÜÝàáàœ ›áÜíÜÝèõÜœ 21. (W) O/1 1.ºd3, 1.»c3
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜáÜÝœ 22. (B) E/2 1Ö¼b2
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÜáÜñÜáàœ 23. (B) M/3 1Ö¼xd1+
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ 24. (W) E/2 1.»d5, 1.f3
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ ›ÝÞëÜßÜÝÞœ
›ÜÝÜÝÜßÞßœ ›ÞÝÜÝÜïÞÝœ Complete Solutions
›ÝêÝÜÝÜóÜœ ›ÝÜëæÝÜóÜœ 1. Skewer Wins Queen, Middlegame
1, 1995 White to move 1.¼h7+
Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü ºxh7 2.¼xh7+« Modification of
19. White to move. 23. Black to move.
Alburt, p.147 #375.
2. Development, Opening 1, 1995
Ü————————Ü Ü————————Ü After 1.e4 e5 2.ºc4 ºc5 acceptable
moves are 3.»f3, 3.»c3, 3.d3 but
›ìÝèÝÜíôÝœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ not 3.½f3 or 3.½h5. It is important to
›áàáÜñÜáàœ ›ÝÜÝÜéÜÝÜœ develop the minor pieces before
›ÜÝäáÜÝäÝœ ›ÜáÜÝôáÜᜠmaking queen moves.
›ÝÜÝÜáàÝÜœ ›ÝÜáÜáÜÝÞœ 3. Opposition, Endgame 3, 1995
›ÜÝÜÝÞÝÜßœ ›ÜÝÞÝòÝÞÝœ 1.¾e3 is the only way to win. In
order to win an ending with ¾+¹ vs
›ÝâÝÞïÜßÜœ ›ÝÞãÜÝÜÝÜœ ¾, the superior side must (1) be in
›ÞßÞÝâßæóœ ›ÜÝÜÝÜßÜÝœ front of the pawn, and (2) have the
›ëÜÝÜÝêÝÜœ ›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ opposition.
Ü““““““““Ü Ü““““““““Ü 4. Development, Opening 1, 1995
20. Black to move. 24. White to move. After 1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.»c3 »f6
4.ºc4 ºc5 acceptable moves are
5.d3 or 5.0-0 but not 5.»g5 which
would be a wasted move after the
normal developing reply 5Ö0-0 when

En Passant No 164 — October 2000 35

it would be very bad to consider
trading two pieces for rook and pawn
with 6.»xf7 or 6.ºxf7.
5. Knight Fork, Middlegame 3, 1995
1Ö¼g1+! 2.¾xg1 »xe2+ is deadly.
6. Simplify When Ahead, Endgame 2,
1995 1.ºxd6 is best, since after
1.¾d4? the reply 1Ö»c4 gives White
real trouble. When ahead material in
the endgame, always head for the
simplest available position by
exchanging the defending pieces.
7. Mate in One, Middlegame 1, 1995
1Ö½h3# Fischer, p. 65 #44. Ù.
8. Development/Calculation, Opening
3, 1995 After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.»c3
»f6 4.ºg5 »bd7 5.cxd5 exd5
acceptable moves are 6.e3, 6.»f3,
6.½c2, or 6.¼c1, but not 6.»xd5??
»xd5! 7.ºxd8 ºb4+ 8.½d2 ºxd2+
9.¾xd2 ¾xd8 and Black wins.
9. Seventh Rank, Endgame 2, 1995
1.¼d1 (1.¼e1? ¾f8) 1Ö¾f8 2.¼d7±
10. Back Rank, Middlegame 1, 1995
1.¼d8+ ¼xd8 2.¼xd8# Modification
of Fischer, p.112 #88. Ø.
11. Tactic Wins Piece, Opening 3,
1995 After 1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5
ºc5 4.0-0 »d4 5.»xd4 ºxd4 6.c3
ºb6 7.d3 c6 8.ºc4 »f6 9.ºg5 d6
10.¾h1 ºg4 White wins a piece with
11.ºxf6 ºxd1 (11Ö½xf6
12.½xg4«) 12.ºxd8 ºe2
(12Ö¼xd8 13.¼xd1«) 13.¼e1
ºxd3 14.ºxd3 ¼xd8.
12. Sweeper/Clearance, Middlegame
2, 1995 1.f6! is best, since 1.»h5 is
not forceful enough and allows Black
to respond with 1Ö½h4! and chances
to defend himself. 1Ögxf6 (1Ö½d7
2.fxg7«) 2.»f5«.
13. Only One Recapture, Opening 1,
1995 After 1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.d4
cxd4 4.»xd4 »f6 5.»c3 »c6 6.ºc4
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½b6 7.»xc6 the acceptable move is ºe7 6.¼e1 d6 7.d4 0-0 the best move
7Öbxc6 but not 7Ö½xc6?? 8.ºb5. is 8.ºxc6. Now White wins a pawn
14. Pawn Tempo/Opposition, after 8Öbxc6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.½xd8
Endgame 3, 1995 1.g5 takes the ¼xd8 11.»xe5.
opposition. The move 1.¾d4 does 19. Queening/Back Rank, Endgame
not throw away the win but does not 1, 1995 1.¼c1! or 1.¼a1!
make progress either, as White will 20. Lever, Middlegame 2, 1995
have to play g5 soon anyway. 1.f5+? 1Öf4!
only draws, as after 1Ögxf5 2.gxf5+
¾f6 White does not fulfill the 21. Development/Calculation,
necessary conditions for a ¾+¹ vs ¾
Opening 1, 1995 After 1.e4 c5
win: he is not in front of his pawn and 2.»f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.»xd4 »f6
does not have the opposition. acceptable moves are 5.»c3, 5.ºd3
but not 5.e5?? ½a5+.
15. Tactic Wins Queen, Opening 1,
1995 After 1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.d4 22. Rook Behind Passed Pawn,
cxd4 4.»xd4 »f6 5.»c3 »c6 6.ºc4 Endgane 2, 1995 1Ö¼b2 equalizes.
Rooks belong behind passed pawns!
g6 7.»xc6 bxc6 8.e5 dxe5 the best
move is 9.ºxf7+ and White wins the White should win after 1Ö¼b8? 2.¼b1.
queen. 23. Overloaded Piece, Middlegame 3,
1995 1Ö¼xd1+! 2.¼xd1 ½xc3
16. Clearance, Middlegame 3, 1995
1Ö¼a1+ 2.»xa1 ½a2# Clearance Hays, p.69 #313.
sacrifice. Hays, p.62 #283. Ù. 24. Knight vs Bad Bishop/Zugzwang,
Endgame 2, 1995 1.»d5 (not
17. Pawn Tempo/Opposition,
Endgame 2, 1995 1.g4 Once again, 1.»a4? ºd8 2.f3 ºc7) 1Öºd8 2.f3
¾f7 3.¾f5 ¾g7 4.¾e6 ¾f8
White uses a pawn tempo to gain the
5.¾d7« Instead 1.f3 also leads to
opposition.
the same win, but by a slightly
18. Removing Defender Wins Pawn, different move order.
Opening 2, 1995 After 1.e4 e5
2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 a6 4.ºa4 »f6 5.0-0
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En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
A Matter of
Technique
by Brian Hartman
ÒJust a matter of techniqueÓ the
annotator quips and leaves what to
me is still a complex position with lots
of fight for both sides. I am a
reasonably experienced player, yet I
am continually confounded by
positions others feel are Ôeasy winsÕ.
During the 1983 Belleville Open, I
recall a game versus former Canadian
Champion IM Jean Hebert, where he
blundered a clear pawn in the
opening, but went on to draw. I
couldnÕt believe it, why didnÕt I win
such an ÔeasyÕ game? Afterwards GM
Kevin Spraggett was standing inside
an elevator at our hotel, and as I tried
to catch up with him he was wagging
his finger at me and said ÒTechnique!Ó
Then the door closed and he went
up. The metaphor was most definitely
not lost on me!
Another time, during the 1986 Hull
Open, after drawing our individual
game, IM Igor Ivanov and I were
vying for first by competing against
the ÔothersÕ. During the last round,
Igor mated his opponent in quick
fashion and I was similarly happy in
what I thought was an advantageous
ending. When I got up for a coffee
between moves Igor said, ÒWhat do
you think of your game?Ó I smiled and
winked, indicating a won game. He
smiled back and asked me what my
plan was. While I donÕt make it a
habit to discuss positions during the
game, I reeled off a long sequence
resulting in (supposed) zugzwang.
Igor then said, ÒOk, did you consider
¾d6 at the end of your variation?Ó I
froze, instantly realizing this move not
only disproved zugzwang, but won
for my opponent! I was so shaken
that I went back to the board and
offered a draw, which was accepted.
This experience taught me two
things: 1. DonÕt discuss positions
during a game, especially with
someone who has a vested interest in
your result, and 2. There are always
hidden resources in even the most
barren positions.
An old adage states Òstudy the ending
to understand the openingÓ. There is
En Passant No 164 — October 2000
truth in this, whereby studying key,
common endings and themes
provides the prerequisite background
for planning, i.e. how else can you
determine a proper transition to an
ending if you donÕt know what is
good in the first place? For example, I
once played in a Canadian Open
Checker Championship on a whim,
but before the event began, another
chessplayer, who was also a strong
checker player, asked me if I knew
some basic endings. I said no, and he
proceeded to demonstrate a few key
ones that might occur. Well, I lost all
my games in the event, but one,
versus a reasonably strong player,
where I was lucky enough to
calculate a forcing variation that
resulted in one of the endings I was
taught beforehand. While checkers
may be simple in comparison Ð not
from my perspective though Ð it
makes the same point.
Although I havenÕt had the
opportunity to play in over the board
tournaments for some years, I still find
occasion to play blitz on several
Internet chess servers and recently
arrived at the following position with
Black against a GM.
Notes by
Brian Harman
NN
Hartman, Brian
Internet blitz, 2000
Ü————————Ü
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
›àßôÝÜÝÜÝœ
›ßÜÝÜÝÜÝÜœ
›ÜÝÜÝÜÝÜÝœ
›ÝÜÝÜÝòÝÜœ
Ü““““““““Ü
I was going to resign, but thought I
might learn something, and so I
played it out as follows:
1.¾e2 ¾d4 2.¾d2 ¾c4 3.¾e3
¾d5 4.¾d3 ¾c6 5.¾c4?! ¾b6
6.b5?? ¾a5!
And since 7.¾c5 allows stalemate, a
draw was agreed! I especially liked
the Ôopposition lureÕ of this variation,
where the natural move 5.¾c4 in
response to 4Ö¾c6 etc isnÕt best. At
first I thought I had discovered some
defensive anomaly until I examined
the ending further: can Black hold in
another variation?
1.¾e2 ¾b3 2.b5 ¾xa3 3.b6 ¾a2
4.b7 a3 5.b8½ ¾a1 6.¾d2 a2
7.½c7 ¾b2 8.½c3+ ¾b1 9.½c1#
The Ôself-entombingÕ idea is quite
appealing, but here it is at least two
tempi too slow. But, how does White
win from the first defensive idea?
1.¾e2 ¾d4 2.¾d2 ¾c4 3.¾e3
¾d5 4.¾d3 ¾c6 5.¾d4! ¾b5
6.¾d5! ¾b6 7.¾c4!
Now 7Ö¾c6 allows 8.b5+ and 9.¾b4;
while 7Ö¾a6 8.¾c5 also wins for
White. The key is not to allow Black
to play Ö¾b6 when White plays ¾c4.
This sort of thing reminds me of
Grandmaster Victor Korchnoi during
the 1985 Toronto International, where
he would never get up from the
board during any of his games, instead
using both his and his opponentÕs
time to think. The rest of us would
often jump up after each move and
act like we were part of a social club,
discussing anything at all to calm our
nerves. I now know at least two
reasons for GM KorchnoiÕs iron
discipline: 1. He simply sees more
than the rest of us, and so there is
more to look at, and 2. He better
understands the inherent resources of
chess positions, and therefore never
takes anything for granted.
The lesson to be learned from all of
this is to never take a position for
granted, no matter how ÔobviousÕ it
appears, lest you become a victim of
the Ôlosing a won gameÕ syndrome, or
worse, you annotate a game you won
and end your commentary with Ò...and
the rest is a matter of techniqueÓ
without actually understanding the
position and revealing some potential
gems to yourself and the audience.
37
 Across Canada
BC
British Columbia
24-Hour Marathon
After organizing and directing more
than 150 tournaments between 1982
to 1991, I called it quits to pursue an
accounting career and moved to
Hong Kong for six years. Recently
though my old passion got the better
of me once again and I decided to try
something different, this time around
involving the idea of combining a 24-
hour marathon with the possibility of
playing simultaneously in several
events.
And so the first ever 24-hour chess
marathon in Canada was conceived,
and would start on August 26 with a
total of 103 entries. Players included
representatives from as far away as
Alberta and, amazingly, Nigel
Fullbrook, Steven Sadoway, Kaleim
Nathani and Guy Turgeon did actually
manage to play in all five events and
45 games over the 24 hours.
Quite to our amusement, at 4:30 in
the morning several police officers
arrived to check on a security alarm
that had gone off next door, and
and was won by Roman Jiganchine
and Dragoljub Milicevic at 4/5.
Only 23 of the original 32 players in
the Marathon were ready at 8am to
contest the tenth round, and it was
Gary Basanta who took top honors
with an impressive 7.5/10, followed
by David Ottosen at 6.5/10. James
Kerry and Steven Sadoway won the
U2000 prize at 6/10, while Desmond
Stephens and Denis Belanger split
the U1800 prize, also at 6/10.
Congratulations to everyone for Back row: Rob Gardner, Dave Gomboc, Nic Haynes, Alan
Clark, Harold Climenhaga; Front row: Tim Dean, David
toughing out this event, and hats off Ottosen, Micah Hughey
in particular to junior James Chan,
who apparently also played in Hassel, Roy Yearwood, Kim Nguyen,
another event held across town during Art Milne and Juraj Pivovarov who
the 24-hour Marathon! prevailed for Calgary.
TD/Org/Rep: Henry Chiu
Round two however brought a
decisive reversal when Rob Gardner
UBC Tuesday Night August
completed his sweep on top board,
One time junior champion Tyler assisted by additional victories from
Johnson continued his comeback Harold Climenhaga, Tim Dean and
with a solid 4.5/5, yielding a draw last minute recruit Skylar Malito.
only to former rival Robert North.
TD/Rep: David Ottosen
TylerÕs play was solid throughout, but
exciting to watch nonetheless
because of his time trouble addiction.
Second was Tristram McPherson at
4/5, while top spot in the U1800
went to newcomer James Chan.
MB
Rep: Lyle Craver
AB Manitoba

seemed quite surprised by the Winnipeg Summer Open

presence of our group here in the
middle of the night!? Many thanks go
out to my assistants Mark Barnes,
Jason Williamson, Jason Feng and Tris
McPherson for their assistance.
Among the individual events were
several simultaneous exhibitions,
where the surprise was a 13-year-old
girl named Yamei Wang who, rated at
only 1767, defeated both NM Nigel
Fullbrook and David Ottosen.
Noteworthy contenders in the Blitz
events were Steven SadowayÕs 11/14
score, followed by Gary BasantaÕs
perfect 14/14, fully 5 points ahead of
second place finisher Alex Kononov.
The Midnight Active event proved to
be the strongest group of the night,
Alberta
Battle of Alberta
The fifth edition of the Battle of
Alberta brought twelve Edmontonians
with an average rating of 1992 to Red
Deer to do battle with a Calgary
squad that boasted an average Elo of
2070. With the scales seemingly
tipped in their favor, the first round
did indeed end in a narrow 6.5Ð5.5
victory for the Calgarians. While Rob
Gardner, Micah Hughey, Harold
Climenhaga and Dave Gomboc
scored for Edmonton, it was Dale
Nine players spent the sunny July
weekend indoors at the Winnipeg
Chess Centre to compete in the
Summer Open. Veteran Expert Les
Mundwiler took first place with 4/5,
followed by Jay Khedkar and junior
Yanchong Xia in second at 3.5/5.
Khedkar, Jay
Xia, Yanchong
Winnipeg Summer (4), 2000
Sicilian: Sveshnikov B33
1.e4 c5 2.»f3 »c6 3.d4 cxd4
4.»xd4 »f6 5.»c3 e5 6.»db5 d6
7.»d5 »xd5 8.exd5 »b8 9.c4
ºe7 10.ºe3 a6 11.½a4 0-0
12.½a3 f5 13.f3 ¼f6 14.¼d1 »d7

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15.ºg5 ¼g6 16.ºe3 ºh4+ 17.g3
f4 18.ºf2 ºe7 19.ºd3 ¼h6
20.¾e2 »f6 21.»c3 ºd7 22.b4
½c8 23.½b3 ºf5 24.ºxf5 ½xf5
25.c5 e4 26.¼d4 Ù.
Rep: Derek Bays
ON
Ontario
DCC Days of Summer Swiss
Warren Dutton dominated the 36
player Wednesday evening event,
followed by Robert Sherman, Rick
Garel and 10-year-old Irakli
Vadachkoriya in a tie for second.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
Renfrew Open
A turnout of only 24 players for the
first event of the 2000 Grand Prix
resulted in a decision by the TD to
merge three sections into one event.
This proved to be a move that top
seed Miladin Djerkovic would
regret, as he lost in the first round to
Stijn De Kerpel. Miladin did recover
however, and showed his mastery of
the game by ending the event in a
share of first place with Pavel Peev at
4/5. Peter Hum was third with 3.5/4.
Prize money for the Intermediate
Section was won by De Kerpel and
Robert Webb with 3/5, followed by
Raja Panjwani and Daniel Lavergne. In
the Amateur Section Luc Villeneuve
finished ahead of Brian Phillips and
Fabio Vivas.
Rep: Herb Langer
DCC Summer Active
Milan Mitrovic, Jura Ochkoos,
David Filipovich and Boris
Rositsan finished in a tie for first at
4.5/6 in the Open Section, while
juniors Christian Stevens and Bojana
Mitrovic as well as Ashish Gulati and
Anatoly Levin split the remaining cash
in this group. The U2000 event saw
Gavrilo Bojovic go 6/6 enroute to a
sweep, well ahead of second place
finisher Markku Salomma. Nosrat
Nozari and Mervyn Sit Yee split the
U1800 prizes, and juniors Alexandra
En Passant No 164 — October 2000
Benggawan and Tim Capes shared
top honors in the U1600. Mohit K.
Sharma surprised everyone with the
top U1400 performance.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
DCC Summer Sizzler
Robert Sherman, on the wings of an
eight game winning streak at the club,
prevailed with another four
consecutive victories before settling
for a hard fought draw with third
place finisher Chris Benson. Slava
Sviridovitch, who lost only to Robert
Sherman, finished alone in second.
Notes by
Robert Sherman
Vadachkoriya, Irakli
Sherman, Robert
DCC Summer Sizzler (2),
2000
Four Knights C50
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºc4 »f6
4.d3 ºc5 5.»c3 d6 6.ºg5 ºe6
7.»d5 ºxd5 8.ºxd5 h6 9.ºh4?
This is a textbook positional mistake,
and merely a sign of young IrakliÕs
relative inexperience. Now WhiteÕs
bishop becomes entombed on g3.
9Ög5 10.ºxc6+ bxc6 11.ºg3 ¼b8
12.¼b1 ½e7 13.0-0?!
Castling into the coming pawn storm
cannot be recommended!
13Öh5! 14.h3?!
The unsightly 14.h4 had to be tried to
stop the opening of the h-file.
14Ög4 15.hxg4 hxg4 16.»h2 ½f8
Black wants to increase the pressure
along the h-file with 17Ö½h6.
17.c3 ½h6 18.¼e1?
According to Fritz this is the losing
move, but White is in a difficult
position anyway.
18Ö»h5! 19.½xg4
To my young opponentÕs credit he
did not miss 19.»xg4 »xg3!! 20.»xh6
¼xh6 with mate to follow.
19Ö»xg3 20.½xg3 ¾e7 21.½h3
½f4!
Black wins the knight.
22.½f3 ½xh2+ 23.¾f1 ¼h4 24.d4
¼f4 25.½e3 exd4 26.cxd4 ºb4
27.¼ed1 ¼g8 28.¾e2 ¼xg2 29.¼f1
½h5+ 30.¾d3 ¼f3 Ù.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
Toronto Summer International Blitz
IM Dmitri Tyomkin captured first
place just a half point ahead of GM
Kevin Spraggett in second place at
the 24 player International Blitz event
held at the Dutton Chess Club
following the Toronto Summer
Dimitri Tyomkin
International. Junior Mark Bluvshtein
took third place, while Ruperto Frilles
won the U2200 prize ahead of David
Raheb. In the U1900 Section Ken Le
finished on top, followed by Hugh
Siddeley and Nosrat Nozari.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
Toronto Simcoe Day Open
FM Stephen Glinert and Hungarian
IM Jevgenyij Boguslavszkij topped
the FIDE rated Open Section with
undefeated 4.5/6 scores, followed by
Lewis Harkes in third place, and a
tie between Ted Kret and Isai
Berengolts for the U2300 prize.
The U2100 Section was won outright
by Chris Benson at 4.5/6 after
Evgeny Miller was disqualified when
his 2153 FIDE rating was discovered.
In hot pursuit were Anil Vassanji, Ross
Richardson and veteran Nick
Zimninski. Meanwhile, Igor Miller
scored 3.5/6 along with Richard
Wing to win the U1900 prize money.
Patrick Jovian won the U1700
Section with an incredible 5.5/6 finish,
while Pavel Fulmyk posted 5/6 in
the U1500 Section. 8-year-old David
Hier scored 4.5/6 for second place!
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
18th Annual EOCA Grand Prix
The 18th Annual EOCA Grand Prix
was another success for CanadaÕs
largest running chess series. IM Tom
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OÕDonnell took the title on tiebreak
over perennial favorite IM Deen
Hergott, followed by Miladin
Djerkovic in third place. Class prize
winners were Charles Gould in the
U2200 Section, Robert Webb in the
U1950 Section, Ralf MacGrady in
the U1700 Section, while Fabio Vivas
took the ÒNo Established RatingÓ
Section.
Rep: Terry Fleming
Mid-Scarborough CC Y2K RR#3
Master Utzy NavehÕs steady play
gave him first place with a perfect 7/
7 ahead of upcoming young Johann
Rutnam at 4.5/7. Alex Knox had 4/7,
followed by Shivaharan Thurairasah.
Rep: Alex Knox
Toronto International Open
Eduardis Rozentalis settled for a
last round draw with 16-year-old IM
Vinay Bhat of San Jose to score 7/9
for first place in the Toronto
International Open. GM Rozentalis
defeated Canadian IM Lawrence Day
in the penultimate round, who in turn
was unable to overcome the
resistance of Igor Zugic in the final
round for another share of the top
money. Bhat and Day nevertheless
finished in shared second place, ahead
of GMs Kevin Spraggett, John
Fedorowicz and Alexandre Stripunsky,
IMs David Cummings and Dimitri
Tyomkin, and FM Michael Mulyar.
In the U2200 Section HamiltonÕs
Majid Taherkhani also scored 7/9
to take first place, followed by
Toronto junior Christian Stevens, US
senior Robert Jacobs and Steve
MacLeod at 6.5/9. Peter Boross-
Harmer dominated the U2000
Section with an undefeated 7/9 to
finance his tuition fees for the coming
school year! Half a point behind were
Slava Sviridovitch, Pierre Maheux,
Enrique DeJesus, Trifelino Miaco and
Andrew Picana.
GM Eduardis Rozentalis
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Michael Wang, Michael Thomas,
Robert Beaubien, Vasile Mustafa,
and Kandiah Kathiramalainat split
the U1800 Section, while Robert
Love posted 7/9 to win in the U1600
Section ahead of Mark Badal, Perfecto
Alea, Nick Martin and Peter Chan. And
finally, 8-year-old Alina Sviridovitch
scored an amazing 8.5/9 to win the
U1400 Section ahead of her
competitors Tavish Armstrong, Jason
Mei and Richard Manalo.
Cummings, David
Gurevich, Artem
Toronto International (3), 2000
English A20
1.c4 e5 2.g3 »f6 3.ºg2 c6 4.»f3
e4 5.»d4 d5 6.cxd5 ½b6 7.»b3 a5
8.d3 a4 9.»3d2 ºc5 10.0-0
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15.»c3 »d7 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.½d2
»e5 18.h3 ºe6 19.¼b1 f6 20.½f4
¼fb8 21.d4 »c4 22.d5 cxd5
23.»xd5 ½c5 24.»c7 ºf5
25.»xa8 Ø.
TD/Org/Rep: Mark S. Dutton
Scarborough CC Thursday Summer Swiss
The SCCÕs last Thursday event of the
1999-2000 schedule drew 27 players,
who saw Bryan Lamb finish in top
spot with 5/6 ahead of Andre Rolavs
and junior member Allan Cai, who will
shortly reach Expert standing. The top
ÔBÕ Class players were Mike Douglas
and Murt Ramzi with 4/6, and Gary
Tebbs took top ÔCÕ Class at 3.5/6.
TD/Org/Rep: Bryan Lamb
Scarborough CC Sunday Summer Swiss
The 12 player ÔAÕ Section was won by
Bryan Lamb with 5/6, while junior
member Lukas Beaudry and Jim
Paterson shared second with 4/6. In
the 18 player ÔBÕ Section Frank
Tebbs finished clear first with 4.5/6,
En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
followed in second place at 4/6 by
Gary Tebbs, Murt Ramzi and new
junior member Hazel Smith.
TD/Org/Rep: Bryan Lamb
Scarborough July Active
FM Stephen Glinert won over Milan
Mitrovic enroute to an impressive 5.5/
6 final tally, surrendering only a last
round draw to Richard Ruiz. Ruperto
Frilles took second place by winning
over Bryan Lamb in the last round,
and allowing Vasile Mustafa to slide
into third place with 4.5/6. Tony
Verma won the U1800 Section, and
Gajana Srinivasan won the U1600.
TD/Org/Rep: Bryan Lamb
Scarborough Youth #11
David Hier lost his first game, but
came storming back with four
consecutive victories to win the event
ahead of brothers Nimalan and
Shiyamalen Thavandiran, as well as
Gajana Srinivasan.
TD/Org/Rep: Bryan Lamb
Scarborough Tuesday Swiss #2
The SCCÕs ÒVolunteer Member of the
YearÓ for 1999-2000, Robert
Armstrong, shared first place with
Nick Lancia at 4.5/6. Newcomer
Henryk Stala captured third place.
TD/Org/Rep: Bryan Lamb
Toronto Macedonian Labour Day
The 10th Annual Macedonian Labour
Day Open featured a turnout of 118
players, and a very competitive 32-
player Open Section that resulted in
many hard fought battles between the
established Masters and some of the
talented up-and-coming Junior players
behind them. In the end IM Bryon
Nickoloff was joined in top spot by
Eduardo Teodoro IV, IM Michael
Schleifer, Jura Ochkoos and Milan
Mitrovic. The U2300 prize money
went to junior players Kevork Hacat,
Warrick Rolfe and David Krupka with
4/6 scores.
In the U2100 Section Andrew
McMillan set the early pace with five
consecutive wins, and could not be
caught in spite of dropping his sixth
round game to Mark Dutton, who was
joined in second place by Ron Brice.
Scarborough Chess Club members
Jaime Solis and Joe Bellomo split
the U1900 Section with with 5/6.
Hazel Smith and Jonathan Yu split
first place money with Merlin
Atayde in the U1700 Section, while
the U1500 Section was dominated by
Gajana Srinivasan who posted the
only perfect score in the event.
Among the large number of juniors in
the Open Section who have already
ÔarrivedÕ were players such as Mark
Bluvshtein, Justin Gulati, Sheng Jun
Xu, David Raheb, Hao Yuan Wang,
Bojana Mitrovic, Dina Kagramanov,
Amanda Benggawan, and Joseph
Lentini. It wonÕt be too long before
these players start competing for the
top prizes! Canadian Junior Chess, as a
whole, in my view has never been as
promising as it is right now, both in
terms of quantity and quality!
Thanks to Mark Dutton for some
important tournament directing advice
and, lastly, a heartfelt thank you to
tournament organizer Randy Moysoski
who graciously asked me to direct,
and who has served the Toronto
chess community tremendously by
providing the Macedonian Hall as a
playing site for the past decade.
Notes by
Bryan Lamb
Alcaide, Florante
Teodoro IV, Eduardo
Toronto Macedonian (2), 2000
Dutch: Leningrad A87
1.c4 f5 2.»c3 »f6 3.d4 g6 4.»f3
ºg7 5.g3 0-0 6.ºg2 d6 7.0-0 ½e8
8.ºg5 »a6 9.ºxf6 ºxf6 10.»d5
ºg7 11.b4 c6 12.b5 cxd5 13.bxa6
dxc4 14.»d2 ¼b8 15.»xc4?!
Here White can improve with 15.¼b1.
15Öb5 16.»a5 ºxa6 17.»c6 ¼b6
18.¼c1 ºb7 19.d5 e5 20.½b3 ¾h8
21.»xa7 e4
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In view of BlackÕs next move, White
should probably consider 22.¼fd1 to
protect ¹/d5.
En Passant No 164 — October 2000
22Ö½a8 23.»xb5 ºxd5 24.½d1
ºg8!? 25.»c7 ½a5 26.»b5 ¼a8
27.e3 ½xa4 28.½xa4 ¼xa4 29.»c3
ºxc3 30.¼xc3 ¼b2 31.¼c8 ¾g7
32.h4 ¼aa2 33.¼fc1?
White loses quickly after his ¹/f2 falls,
and for this reason a waiting strategy
such as 33.¼c6 or 33.ºh1 is required.
Black will then try to place his bishop
on the f1-a6 diagonal to further
increase the pressure.
33Ö¼xf2 34.¼1c7+ ¾h6 35.ºf1
¼f3 36.¼xg8 ¼a1 37.¼gg7 ¼axf1+
38.¾g2 ¼3f2+ Ù.
Wang, Hao Yuan
Meng, Ang
Toronto Macedonian (4), 2000
Scotch C55
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºc4 »f6
4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 d6 6.»xd4 »e5
7.ºb3 ºg4 8.f3 ºh5 9.½e1 ½d7
10.f4 »eg4 11.h3 »h6 12.»f3
ºxf3 13.¼xf3 0-0-0 14.»c3 ¼e8
15.¼d3 ¾b8 16.ºe3 a6
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17.e5 »h5 18.ºa4 b5 19.»xb5
axb5 20.½a5 c6 21.ºxb5 »f5
22.ºa6 »xe3 23.¼b3+ ¾a8
24.ºb7+ ¾b8 25.ºxc6+ ¾c8
26.½a8+ Ø.
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Lamb
NB
New Brunswick
Fredericton Chess Knights
The Fredericton Chess Knights 2000
differed from most events in that the
usual cash prizes were replaced with
plaques and books. After yielding a
second round draw to Brian Boyce,
FM Joe Horton won his remaining
games to finish alone in first place at
5.5/6. Jonathan MacDonald lost to
Horton, but also won his other games
to finish in second place with 5/6. Leo
Legacy took the U1600 prize, while
Brian Graves returned after a long
absence to win the Most Improved
award.
Notes by
Georges Comeau
Carr, Terry
Comeau, Georges
Fredericton Chess Knights,
2000
Ruy Lopez: Closed C92
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºb5 a6
4.ºa4 »f6 5.0-0 ºe7 6.¼e1 b5
7.ºb3 0-0 8.c3 d6 9.h3 ºe6 10.d4
ºxb3 11.axb3 exd4 12.»xd4
Robert Fischer played 12.cxd4 in
spite of the doubled, isolated pawns
against Bobotsov in 1960 and Szabo in
1965, winning both games.
12Ö»xd4 13.½xd4 c5 14.½d3
½b6 15.ºe3 ½c6 16.»d2 d5
17.ºg5 c4 18.½f3 »xe4
The position is very sharp, and in
spite of my own doubts during the
game, subsequent home analysis with
the silicon oracle did not find any
grave errors from either side.
19.ºxe7 »xd2 20.½f4 »xb3
21.ºxf8 ¼xf8
An important decision, since I feared
21Ö»xa1 22.ºxg7 because of my
exposed king and misplaced knight.
In fact, even stronger for White is
22.ºd6 and 23.¼e7.
22.¼ad1 »c5 23.¼e7 »d3 24.½f3
½d6 25.¼e2 ¼d8 26.½e3 ¾f8
27.½d4 f6 28.b4! ¼d7 29.¼a1 »f4
30.¼ea2 »e6?
Black rushes back to defend ¹/a6.
However, it never occurred to me
that this pawn is immune because of
the fork 30Ö»e2+ followed by
31Ö½xa6. Another idea is to reinforce
the threat with 30Ö¼e7.
31.½e3 »c7 32.½d4 ½e5 33.¼d1
½xd4 34.cxd4? ¼e7 35.f3? ¼e3
36.¼b2 f5?
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This advance must be criticized
because it later allows White to
decisively open a file on the kingside.
37.f4? ¾e7?
Black misses his chance to play the
more active 37Ö»e6.
38.¾f2 ¼a3 39.¼e1+ ¾d6 40.¼e3?
¼xe3? 41.¾xe3 ¾c6 42.g4 g6
43.gxf5 gxf5 44.¼g2 a5
This queenside advance is no doubt
BlackÕs only chance. The remaining
Ônatural and automaticÕ moves were
played very quickly by both players,
but are altogether horribly wrong!
45.bxa5 b4 46.¼g7 b3 47.¾d2??
White has a clear win after 47.¼xh7
b2 48.¼h6+ followed by 49.¼b6.
47Öb2??
And here Black wins by force with the
simple 47Ö»b5 when his passed
pawns march on with deadly effect.
48.¾c2 c3
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Now very keenly aware of the threat
Ö»b5-a3+ my opponent resigned
after some reflection. But after the
game, FM Joe Horton showed us the
amazing resource 49.¼xh7 »b5
50.¼h6+ ¾c7 51.¼b6 »a3+ 52.¾xc3
b1½ 53.¼xb1 »xb1+ and White wins
because BlackÕs defensive resources
are stretched too thin to stop WhiteÕs
advancing passers while protecting his
own pawns in the center.
Similarly, ChessMaster prefers 49.a6!
when 49Ö»b5 50.a7 »a3+ 51.¾xc3
a1½ 52.a8½+ leads to a quick mate.
Therefore Black must content himself
with 49Ö»xa6 50.¼g1 and an ending
that should be winning for White.
Terry Carr has previously crushed me
in a mere 17 moves, but this time
Caissa seemed to have a grudge
against him. I wonder if anything in
chess can be more depressing than
resigning a won game?
Ù.
TD/Org/Rep: Charles Graves
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NS
Nova Scotia
Unamaki Open
NM Alvah Mayo and Michael
Eldridge tied for first in this yearÕs
edition of the Unamaki Open with
undefeated 4/5 scores, just ahead of
Stephen Saunders in third place.
Org/Rep: G. Bernard
Bridgewater Veranda Invitational
Stephen Saunders seems to be on
the fast track to Master rank with
several fine recent results, including
his win here. Top rated Glenn
Charlton spent too much time
contemplating the beautiful
surroundings, and therefore had to
settle for second place. Third and
fourth, respectively, went to Dave
Kenney and Brian Pentz, who proved
that they can still play good chess
after some mediocre results in recent
months. Rounding out the field were
an uncharacteristically conservative
Brian Burgess and an out-of-form Rex
Naugler.
Rep: Glenn Charlton
Halifax Labour Day
The Halifax Labour Day Open
provided the participants with eight
gruelling rounds over four long days
at the Technical University of Nova
Scotia. IM Tom OÕDonnell proved to
be unbeatable in the Open Section
with a perfect 8/8, and made it look
easy as he efficiently disposed of all
comers. Nova ScotiaÕs newest Expert,
John Klapstein finished two points
behind in second place, after
defeating Alvah Mayo in the last
round. David Kenney settled in third
place with 5.5/8, followed by Mayo,
Carlos Drummond and Steve
Saunders in a tie for fourth at 5/8.
Behind Drummond in second place
for the U1900 prize were David
Poirier, Gary Phillips and Brad
Armstrong with 4.5/8. Raffi Jivalian
won the U1700 prize with 4.5/8,
followed by Jim Gilks and Robin
Lindsay.
En Passant No 164 — octobre 2000
In the U1700 Section of the event,
Jarrod Paul of Cape Breton similarly
dominated the opposition with
another perfect 8/8! The U1600 prize
went to Garret Keddy at 7/8, who
only lost to the winner. Local
competitor George Beals finished in
third place with 5.5/8.
Notes by
Tom O'Donnell
O'Donnell, Tom
Klapstein, John
Halifax Labor Day (3), 2000
Sicilian: Dragon B78
1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
4.»xd4 »f6 5.»c3 g6 6.ºe3 ºg7
7.f3 »c6 8.½d2 0-0
My love affair with the Dragon has
waxed and waned for more than a
decade. The system has the virtue of
producing unbalanced positions and
gives Black chances to score quick
victories. But all is not sunshine and
light for the aspiring Dragoneer, who
will find it necessary to keep abreast
of constantly changing theoretical
assessments.
One way to reduce the amount of
work required is to rely on the
ÒtrickyÓ move order 1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6
3.d4 cxd4 4.»xd4 »f6 5.»c3 »c6
6.ºe2 g6 when a Classical Sicilian has
become a Dragon after all, but Black
has avoided the highly theoretical
Yugoslav Attack. This Classical Dragon
isnÕt as sharp, but still gives Black
plenty of chances.
9.ºc4 ºd7 10.0-0-0 »e5 11.ºb3
¼c8 12.h4 »c4
Black has a big alternative in 12Öh5
which I used to play in the late 1980s.
13.ºxc4 ¼xc4
Rather than enter into tactical
mayhem with 14.h5 »xh5 15.g4 »f6
16.ºh6 »xe4 17.½e3 ¼xc3 18.bxc3
»f6 19.ºxg7 ¾xg7 White wants to
turn the game into a positional battle.
Most Dragon players, including my
opponent here, are quite comfortable
with the standard Ö ¼xc3 exchange
sacrifices while simultaneously trying
to avoid mate down the h-file, and so
a calmer approach was called for.
By the way, I now think that 12.¾b1
»c4 13.ºxc4 ¼xc4 14.g4 is an even
smarter way to accomplish the same
thing: White has the added possibility
of advancing with g5 without wasting
a tempo on h4. And in response to
14Öb5 White played 15.b3! with an
advantage in TiviakovÐKomljenovic,
Linares 1998. At least for now!
14.¾b1 ¼e8
I still have no idea what BlackÕs best
move is in this position. My database
offers the text, as well as 14Ö½c7,
14Öh5 and 14Öb5 as the main
alternatives. Intuitively, I like 14Öb5
since neither 15.»dxb5 or 15.»cxb5
seems advisable in view of BlackÕs
pressure against ¹/b2 after Ö½b8 and
Ö¼fc8.
15.g4?! h5!?
A major decision. Black could also
allow White to execute his threat to
open the h-file with, for example
15Ö½a5 16.h5 ¼ec8 17.hxg6 hxg6
and a typical Sicilian Dragon.
16.g5
A key moment. White can play
16.gxh5 »xh5 but then what? It
seems to me that White does not
need to rush into an attack, since he
has not sacrificed any material or
made serious positional concessions.
16Ö»h7 17.»b3?
In retrospect, White should play
17.½d3 to support ¹/e4 in
preparation for the advance f3-f4-f5.
17Ö»f8
After the game someone suggested
the surprising 17Öºxc3 which neither
player seriously considered. After
18.bxc3 ½c7 19.e5 ºf5 20.exd6 exd6
both John and I concluded that White
is doing well, but Black can improve
with 19Ö¼xc3 20.exd6 exd6 21.ºd4
¼c4 22.ºb2 ¼c8 23.¼h2 ºe6 24.»d4
½b6 which indeed looks better for
Black although it is still complicated
after 25.»xe6 ¼xc2 26.½xc2 ¼xc2
27.¼xc2 fxe6 28.¼cd2 d5 29.¼c1
because White has a strong º/b2 on
an unobstructed long diagonal.
18.»d5 ºe6?
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En Passant No 164 — October 2000
Until now, White is the one who has
made several positional concessions,
such as surrendering a bishop for a
knight and advancing his kingside
pawns. However, by giving up the a/
¹ Black is now obligated to Ôdo
somethingÕ, as he will most assuredly
lose the ending. The interesting thing
is that sacrificing the a/¹ is a lot
different than giving up the b/¹ in
terms of the counterplay Black can
expect. It is actually quite easy for
White to repel an attack down the a-
file, since BlackÕs pieces have to
assume awkward posts to hit ¹/a2
and too many pieces get exchanged
in the process.
19.ºxa7 »d7 20.ºd4 »e5
21.¼hf1 ºxd5 22.exd5 ½c7?!
Black should retreat the ¼/c4 to open
up the square for his »/e5. After the
text, Black is not only down a pawn,
but finds that his king is now in the
hotseat with no counterplay.
23.f4 »d7 24.ºxg7 ¾xg7 25.f5
»e5 26.fxg6 »xg6 27.»d4 e6
28.dxe6 fxe6 29.»b5 Ø.
Notes by
Tom O'Donnell
O'Donnell, Tom
Saunders, Steve
Halifax Labor Day (6), 2000
Sicilian: Najdorf B90
1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
4.»xd4 »f6 5.»c3 a6 6.ºe3 »g4
7.ºg5 h6 8.ºh4 g5 9.ºg3 ºg7
10.ºe2 h5
I cannot for the life of me understand
this position: if Black neglects his
development and advances his g/¹
and h/¹ in any other opening, say, a
Pirc, he gets rolled. But here Black
actually gets a respectable position.
This is truly a testament to the
resiliency of the Sicilian Defense!
11.h4?!
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An unpopular choice, but after the
NCO recommended 11.ºxg4 hxg4!?
12.0-0 »c6 13.»f5 ºxf5 14.exf5
ºxc3 15.bxc3 »e5 16.ºxe5 dxe5
17.½xg4 f6 18.¼fd1 White got
nothing in OÕDonnellÐGardner,
Hamilton CA ch 1994.
11Ö½a5?!
During the game this seemed logical,
but 11Ögxh4 12.¼xh4 »c6 13.»b3
ºe6 14.½d2 ½b6 15.»d5 ºxd5
16.exd5 »ce5 17.c3 »g6 18.¼h3 h4
19.ºxg4 hxg3 20.¼xh8+ ºxh8
21.½e3 gxf2+ 22.¾xf2 ½xe3+
23.¾xe3 from TopalovÐKasparov, CS
Masters active 1996, looks better.
12.hxg5 »c6
After 12Ö½b4 13.»b3 ºxc3+ 14.bxc3
½xe4 15.¾f1 White gets pretty active
with ºf3 or ºd3 but Black is fine.
13.»b3 ºxc3+ 14.bxc3 ½xc3+
15.½d2
I wasnÕt sure about 15.¾f1 ½xg3!?
16.fxg3 »e3+ 17.¾f2 »xd1+
18.¼axd1 since WhiteÕs truly mangled
pawn structure makes it very difficult
to generate a passed pawn.
15Ö½g7
After 15Ö½xd2+ 16.¾xd2 White piles
up on ¹/h5 and wins it.
16.f3 »ge5 17.ºf2 ºe6
With the threat 18Öºxb3 19.axb3
»xf3+ when WhiteÕs ¼/a1 hangs.
18.»d4 ºc4
I like White after 18Ö»c4 19.ºxc4
ºxc4 20.¼b1 ºxa2 21.¼xb7 although
BlackÕs pieces are almost as active as
WhiteÕs.
19.¼b1!
White pressures ¹/b7 and gets his ¼/
a1 out of the range of ½/g7. It took
me a while to realize that the bishop
trade on e2 is in WhiteÕs favor in spite
of my ÔcentralizedÕ king.
19Öºxe2 20.¾xe2 b5 21.»f5
½h7?
More natural is 21Ö½g6. Then White
can either try to probe the queenside
with 22.a4 or reach a very double-
edged position after 22.g4 ¾d7 (the
threat was 23.gxh5 ¼xh5 24.¼xh5
½xh5 25.»g7+) 23.gxh5 ¼xh5.
22.g4 »xf3 23.¾xf3 hxg4+
24.¾g2 ½g8 25.½d5 ¾d7
26.½xc6+ Ø.
TD/Rep: David Kenney
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122764 Nielsen, Brad 1629 1629 127931 Chan, Jason xxxx 4 127242 Jones, Taylor xxxx 7 127219 Pettersen, Graeme xxxx 10
127780 Nurmohamed, Karim xxxx 5 128245 Chang, Wayland 200 4 120077 Jose, Marionito 1870 1892 126599 Phan, Christine xxxx 19
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120174 Olson, Hans 1982 2082 126558 Chee, Justin xxxx 20 124316 Kelly, Patrick 1522 1545 108125 Pitts, Matthew 1898 1898
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the last four months (a 101694 Palcic, Branko 1506 1800 126274 Chen, Daniel 613 10 120242 Kelly, Joseph 799 1004 103074 Poitras, Luc 2164 2300
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CFC# column contains the 127551 Pon, Matthew xxxx 15 123699 Cheng, Lesley xxxx 854 127384 Khramtsov, Boris 952 10 125517 Ravindran, Sivatharan xxxx 420
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122668 Schneider, Wolfgang 1234 15 127924 Choi, Jasmine xxxx 5 108816 Kleiman, Avi xxxx 689 127227 Regan, Tanner xxxx 9
memberÕs current rating. If 106738 Schulte, Oliver 2454 2462 127333 Chou, Patrick xxxx 8 124187 Klippert, Alex 1101 20 125846 Reid, Brianna 888 24
the rating is xxxx then the 101970 Sekuloff, Mike 1696 1800 123094 Chow, Philip 667 667 127311 Kononov, Alexander 2157 2157 124834 Reid, Alexander 1115 1157
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played. 127550 Tassone, Adam 1480 1480 100314 Craver, Lyle 1691 1906 126589 Lam, Gregory xxxx 15 126066 Rycroft, Sean 1056 1058
128099 Tayefi, Ali 898 6 111494 Crook, David 1980 2013 127225 Lapka, Matthew xxxx 10 127341 Saatchi, Anaheed xxxx 7
125865 Taylor, Ian 1577 14 127593 Cucksey, Nelson 749 4 127940 Lawson, Shawn xxxx 5 106541 Sadoway, Steven 1989 2026
100070 Taylor, William 1977 2022 128216 Curiel, Hector 1740 10 123876 Le, Jamie 1053 21 110084 Sadoway, Graham 1239 1239
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127042 Tsang, Alexander 1446 4 110614 Davies, Lucas 1810 1828 127935 Lehmann, Alexandre xxxx 4 128132 Scotley, Evan 384 7
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102887 Alderton, Peter 1548 1762 105520 Verlik, Val 1603 1704 106424 Deline, Toni 2118 2121 127864 Lerch, David 741 5 127932 Selinger, Colin xxxx 5
103801 Anderson, John 1688 1730 106498 Vermette, Chris xxxx 1802 109581 Desquieu, Philippe 1957 2000 127743 Leung, Joe 1427 15 110550 Service, Christina xxxx 880
123306 Anderson, Ashton 1697 1839 112618 Ward, Kevin 1650 1817 108072 Devries, Peter 1707 1791 127872 Leung, Simeon 924 5 127926 Short, Dana xxxx 5
108876 Baunok, Zoltan 2037 2200 107355 Weis, Rodney 1848 1935 127236 Diogan, Jagmeet xxxx 10 127919 Leveille, Kelly 1326 5 123036 Sial, Ahsan xxxx 1213
128141 Beebe, Greg 1809 14 127136 Wentzel, Dieter 1342 12 122802 Dique, Andrew xxxx 11 124361 Lim, Ryan xxxx 1096 123844 Sieben, Alois 1085 1085
120610 Belleau, David xxxx 1929 127483 Wihnon, Jason 1580 22 127936 Dyson, Devy xxxx 2 127336 Lin, Andrew xxxx 10 124409 Sieben, Perry xxxx 798
103443 Bentley, Bill 1903 2000 125589 Wong, Eric 1833 5 128133 Egilson, Stefan 556 7 127588 Lin, Scott 1012 10 126569 Silva, Aljandro xxxx 15
127795 Bereznicki, Viktoria 584 6 110780 Wu, Cynthia 1710 1775 127239 Ezzy, Tyler xxxx 10 127570 Lin, David 889 5 126542 Simion, Andrei 587 19
127782 Berndt, Chris xxxx 4 111417 Wu, Douglas 1978 2075 108064 Fekete, Charles 1777 1964 106375 Link, Bruce 1265 22 128116 Sing, Derek xxxx 5
126059 Blakely, Grant 1151 10 110779 Wu, Beatrice 1822 1895 104911 Feng, Jason 1709 1894 125981 Lister, Curtis 1785 8 127576 Singleton, Brendan 728 4
106248 Boehmer, Kris 2108 2202 102410 Yamach, Ahmet 1804 1900 128093 Finette, Steve 1696 9 124020 Litster, Marissa 1144 23 127324 Sirotic, Mario xxxx 9
121267 Booth, Shandy xxxx 1361 102743 Yearwood, Roy 2241 2286 104240 Firor, Jon 1780 1814 124398 Litster, Stefan xxxx 1382 127350 Sirotic, Diana xxxx 10
120375 Borowski, Ted xxxx 1682 127783 Yewchuk, Simon 1447 11 125916 Fleming, Balin 1728 1728 127589 Liu, Devon 818 5 105458 Skulsky, Ian xxxx 2262
107545 Brown, Grant 2073 2133 109094 Zaradic, Tony 1689 1746 128283 Ford, Stephen 1432 8 126590 Liu, Andrew xxxx 10 127921 Smith, Jeremy 521 5
102719 Buitendyk, Theo 1620 1731 127933 Foreman, Stormy xxxx 5 110351 Long, Hugh 1869 1928 123432 Sokourinski, Sergei 2235 2268
111058 Bukowski, George 1661 1662 British Columbia 122172 Forsyth, Brendan xxxx 18 127860 Lonsdale, Joey 459 5 127367 Solnicka, Lucy 1051 1051
125876 Campbell, John 1555 23 122171 Forsyth, Gavin xxxx 5 100272 Losch, Eric 1831 1900 127902 Sorochka, Tyler 678 5
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102157 Cannon, Gord 1770 1849
126760 Caron, Harvey 1736 10 128092 Abood, G 1701 10 121234 Fowler, Stephen 1919 1965 102303 Loseth, Tim xxxx 1076 110554 Stanford, Mike 2122 2142
127472 Carr, Stephen xxxx 10 126689 Akhtaran, Shahram 1300 11 109352 Fox, Joel 965 1195 123778 Lyakh, Alexey 1635 1782 100331 Steinke, Wally 1647 1839
123601 Chi, Megan 1002 17 128246 Albertson, Nicholas 599 4 112641 Friesen, David 1599 1649 126540 Ma, Geoffrey xxxx 20 112313 Stephens, Desmond 1746 1746
108292 Chi, Jonathan 1534 1534 122210 Alipour, Iraj 1779 1779 124222 Froese, Lucas 1160 24 126597 Ma, Nathan xxxx 919 124863 Stevenson, Gary E 1427 18
102956 Chiba, James 1629 1761 126653 Alipour Birgani, Farhad 1428 1 111253 Fullbrook, Ross xxxx 13 127891 Maag, Bryce 460 5 108176 Stewart, Todd xxxx 16
112298 Chrumka, Colin 1783 1851 126652 Alipour Birgani, Farokh 1624 9 103643 Fullbrook, Nigel 2323 2373 127911 Macadam, Quentin 669 4 100346 Stockhausen, Peter 1665 1735
120745 Clark, Alan 1994 2026 101947 Allan, Philip 1980 2037 124821 Funt, Malcolm xxxx 15 127899 MacDonald, Shawn 751 5 100205 Stringer, Lynn 1557 1700
112570 Clark, Chris 1436 1474 127625 Anderson, Philip xxxx 4 124836 Gait, Andrew 974 991 122647 MacFadyen, Stephen 877 22 103750 Sullivan, Brian 1749 1749
101228 Climenhaga, Harold 1905 1995 127885 Anderson, Dustin 960 5 124835 Gait, Joshua 992 992 107927 Mair, Bob 1669 1695 120436 Sum, Peter xxxx 1310
105606 Daniluk, Jim 2120 2193 126530 Ang, Jervin xxxx 15 123562 Gallagher, Evan xxxx 15 122651 Majewski, Michael 1371 1371 127351 Sun, Lisa xxxx 10
110082 Das, Samir 1421 24 120112 Angelvette, Dwayne 1656 1656 127863 Gaucher, Jonathan 348 5 125845 Malone, Christina xxxx 745 127903 Tallman, Mike 357 5
109618 Davies, Robert 1642 1748 127942 Appleby, Helen xxxx 5 112560 Gelbart, Michael 1243 1243 124509 Manouchehrian, Salar xxxx 23 123564 Tang, Tiffany 1212 1260
107487 Day, Jonathan 1857 1917 127941 Appleby, Mark xxxx 5 111013 Gemmell, Ian 1448 1448 121341 Martinescu, Mike 1006 1084 123723 Tang, Edward 1614 1624
121149 Dean, Tim 1856 1963 110160 Aquino, Manfrei 1906 2031 127858 Genoe, Ryan 200 5 109234 Martinovsky, Ian 2216 2261 127248 Tarampi, Phoenix xxxx 10
123560 Deimert, David 1132 1132 127168 Archer, Joshua xxxx 9 125089 German, Wade 1600 14 122911 Martinson, Rick 1738 1750 123631 Tassel, Ben 875 875
106163 Deimert, Elroy 1657 1729 122964 Armatage, Kyle 1122 1122 127896 Gex-Collet, Byron 583 5 127599 Maxwell, Frattolin 874 5 105952 Tate, Bill 1975 1979
103550 Demers, Christopher 2259 2285 104388 Atkinson, Gavin 1834 1840 120569 Gibson, David xxxx 22 127943 McCall, Dylan xxxx 5 107829 Taylor, Nicholas 1904 2100
108124 Dewindt, Cor 1509 1813 110005 Atkinson, Neil 999 1094 110906 Goldstein, Rhys 2005 2005 113123 McCusky, Louis 1626 1628 127585 Tee, Mitchell 911 5
121190 Eshleman, Brandon 1312 1328 127562 Au, Kevin 942 10 126640 Gorgevik, Kristijan xxxx 1000 124824 McDonald, Patrick xxxx 21 123037 Thind, Puneet xxxx 24
101758 Faust, Steven 1839 1910 127019 Auger, Nickolus xxxx 19 121338 Goutor, Valentina 1644 1758 125983 McDonell, Tavish 1852 1852 126139 Toews, Alex xxxx 4
102103 Flemming, James 1992 2056 124220 Aylward, Zachary xxxx 1287 121339 Goutor, Yaroslav 1542 1728 120558 McKim, Chris xxxx 23 123845 Trandafir, Stefan 1194 1194
108323 Gardner, Robert J. 2313 2387 125762 Aylward, Natasha Nichole 787 787 123238 Goutor, Evgeni 1658 1702 112021 McLaren, Sean 2077 2131 127947 Treend, Cory xxxx 3
105159 Gibney, Eugene 2239 2239 127563 Azar, Anthony 915 10 123841 Guze, Matthew 799 799 110535 McLean, Jimmy xxxx 1375 127892 Tripke, Colton 703 5
121808 Gibson, Vince 1431 1455 127581 Babbar, Sid 1114 9 126528 Ha, Leon xxxx 16 120735 McNichol, Paul 1699 1742 126639 Tsang, Bonita 372 19
127637 Giterman, Daniel xxxx 10 127309 Bacon, Craig 1863 14 110595 Haase, Daniel xxxx 8 124728 McPhee, David 964 22 126521 Tsui, Michael xxxx 13
127793 Golda, Bradyn 714 6 127565 Baettner, Charles 693 5 127880 Halber, Dan 450 5 104893 McPherson, Tristram 2091 2125 126527 Tsui, William xxxx 15
100353 Gomboc, Dave 1953 2144 127894 Bakos, Brendan 1286 5 127906 Halber, Derrick 979 4 125108 McVeigh, Ryan xxxx 10 120079 Turgeon, Guy 1679 22
102428 Gomes, Alan 1935 1973 125756 Balasubramaniam, Nish 792 792 101879 Hallam, John 2218 2323 101550 Medalen, David 1841 2042 127876 Turner, Evan 482 5
104433 Gonzalez, Mario 1750 1833 123690 Balasubramaniam, Nish 1032 1057 127567 Halldorson, Darcy xxxx 5 106573 Medina, Mark xxxx 1502 128088 Vaglio, J. 2248 2248
121140 Goude, Brian 1862 1957 127895 Balul, Michael 675 5 103261 Hamanishi, Neil 1786 2015 123148 Melissen, Mel 1346 11 125378 Van, Joseph xxxx 608
123305 Grublke, Charles xxxx 4 127923 Bandstra, Dylan xxxx 4 128118 Hammer, Jon xxxx 5 127900 Meng, Fanhao 1628 5 105021 Vanderleeden, Han 1602 1602
109051 Grumic, Sasha 2212 2276 100238 Barnes, Mark 1581 1831 126676 Hansen, Levi 738 13 128217 Merat, Sam 1513 18 100277 Veszely, Frank 1922 2106
112476 Haessel, Dale 2231 2310 123838 Barzan, Cristian 1612 1630 125539 Hardy, Justin 1734 1734 127244 Merriman, Graeme xxxx 10 103640 Vigier, Gerry 2001 2043
100341 Hangartner, August 1785 1947 102357 Basanta, Gary 2372 2400 102677 Harper, Bruce 2346 2352 120075 Milicevic, Dragoljub 2343 2345 126583 Wai, Timothy xxxx 15
105644 Hansen, Steve 1777 1855 124308 Bates, Darren 1614 1685 112311 Harris, Philip 1982 2105 105939 Miller, Max 1605 1717 127861 Wallace, Katie 214 4
121091 Harris, Greg 1787 20 123779 Bau, Jonathan 1412 1412 108381 Harris, John 1560 1709 110536 Miller, Amy-Marie 1058 1110 127877 Wallace, Eric 732 5
122495 Haynes, Nicolas 1929 1947 123780 Bau, Lawrence 1525 1619 127859 Hasick, Colin 710 5 108774 Miller, Stephen 1388 1402 127904 Wallace, Greg 865 5
121097 Hinds, Riana 1308 1331 127913 Bay, Richard 1013 4 112513 Haukenfrers, Dale 2216 2216 126555 Miller, Noah xxxx 15 127215 Walsh, Clinton xxxx 8
106102 Hinds, Dr. Ronald 2001 2100 106921 Becherer, Michael 1650 1733 127915 Hedman, Cody 627 5 123881 Miller, Rene xxxx 15 120237 Wang, Fei 1516 1587
109674 Huber, Gregory 2333 2385 124355 Beddoes, Richard 1707 1796 128097 Heinola, Kari 2207 2207 109261 Minard, Ernie 1799 1877 120239 Wang, Yamei 1767 1767
109502 Hughey, Micah 2066 2135 127857 Beeson, Coulter 340 3 127897 Heinz, Kyle 875 5 128091 Moenke, A 1944 10 125246 Ward, Hilton 1587 1587
111589 Ibach, Horst 1259 16 105652 Belanger, Denis 1850 1850 121694 Henrey, Andrew 1313 1379 123445 Moisseev, Dmitri 1937 1971 120587 Warko, Andrew 1424 1492
121765 Jeserich, Tobias 1612 1741 123093 Belmoro, Jeffrey xxxx 520 103127 Herder, David 2300 2311 125566 Mok, Justin 1241 1241 126487 Warner, Matthew xxxx 795
104063 Jewlal, Derrick 1891 1908 127869 Bennewith, Justin 353 5 125939 Herman, Eric 852 14 106767 Monteith, Don 1763 1924 126216 Wasser, Reuben 807 24
122426 Kazakevich, Alexander 1733 1794 120095 Beqo, Besnik 2100 17 125938 Herman, Andrew 1012 1012 101144 Moore, Harry 2248 2308 126915 Webster, Kirsten xxxx 15
121625 Kazakevich, Anastasia 1586 1678 127573 Bergen, Ben 648 4 127334 Hill, Alex xxxx 10 123860 Morrison, Dan 1717 1740 123106 Wee, Michael 826 852
101953 Kuczaj, Chris 2064 2171 123791 Bernhardt, Travis 1554 1554 127888 Hiroe, Chikara 850 5 127938 Morrow, Lauson xxxx 5 127908 Weller, Kristopher 869 5
127128 Kuwair, Martin xxxx 19 104010 Berrocoso, Tony 2053 2100 121071 Hladek, David 2104 2104 127574 Moscoso, Camilo 808 4 125477 Werth, Guido 1541 18
125942 Lacroix, Peter 1627 1627 100040 Berry, Jonathan 2386 2400 127586 Hoang, Johnston 1140 10 108049 Murphy, Adam xxxx 1703 126137 Whitwell, Adam 769 4
102095 Lactin, Derek 1705 1720 127886 Birtwistle, Luke 613 5 109482 Holubowicz, Kazimziercz 1661 1823 123567 Nasonov, Yan 1185 1221 105889 Wiebe, Warren 2045 2045
127781 Lamba, Gurjot xxxx 16 127564 Blacklock, Nathan 735 5 102299 Horning, Ira xxxx 1367 107627 Nathani, Kaleim 1899 1966 126600 Wiggins, Mitchell xxxx 14
127166 Langlois, Paul 1541 10 127233 Bolt, Derek xxxx 9 120599 Howett, Stephen xxxx 1085 105750 Neufahrt, Gerhard 2203 2227 126584 Wiggins, Sean xxxx 14
121783 Lapides, Paul 1600 1753 109804 Booker, Brad 2119 2300 128247 Hu, Alan 347 4 107811 Neumann, Ralph 1734 1926 126767 Wild, Joshua xxxx 14
105577 Lauterwald, Kurt 1457 1600 127918 Booth, Ryan 788 5 128248 Hu, Jer Luen 438 4 120592 Nguyen, Vinh xxxx 948 106287 Williamson, Jason 2093 2100
121303 Li, Zhuoran 1583 1583 127905 Bouchard, Jeremy 1009 4 126695 Huang, Chris xxxx 20 125377 Nguyen, Sophie xxxx 741 110849 Wilson, John 1803 1854
127465 Lines, Michael xxxx 16 127930 Bradley, Graehme xxxx 5 127330 Huang, Benjamin xxxx 10 120554 Nguyen, Trieu 1130 1186 123863 Wilson, Scott 1380 1380
110043 Litwiller, Robert 1352 11 127927 Bradley, Eric xxxx 5 127584 Huang, Tony 644 5 100318 Niksic, John 2073 2200 126296 Winkelmans, Paul xxxx 1086
103945 Lovi, Aaron 1679 1806 126212 Brandt, Josh xxxx 1038 127568 Hudson, Paul 889 5 108705 Nishida, Harold 2009 2085 127571 Wong, Calen 760 5
107443 Ludwig, David 1825 1825 122965 Brodie, Graham 1314 1314 123398 Hunter, Montana xxxx 5 106910 North, Robert 2067 2100 101237 Wong, Samuel 2084 2097
111831 Luyben, Norm 1718 1753 101468 Broz, Peter 1659 1804 128117 Immaraju, Amrit xxxx 5 126568 Oaken, Quinn xxxx 20 127326 Wou, Kieren xxxx 10
105024 Lynn, Jim 1849 1913 125446 Bujoreanu, Catalin 918 20 126276 Inclan, Danilo L. Jr 413 19 127925 Olsen, Deidre xxxx 5 127893 Wray, Matt 1093 5
110115 Macfarlane, Don 1670 1670 127870 Burger, Kris 565 5 126595 Inclan, Quincy xxxx 20 127580 Olstrom, Chris 488 4 108715 Wright, Stephen 2196 2343
111989 Macfie, Bob 1670 1736 108008 Butler, Thor 1546 1594 127946 Irizar, Pablo xxxx 3 127916 O'Owyer, Eoin 1018 5 123632 Wright, Brandon xxxx 17
110787 Macnab, John 1670 1738 127252 Buttolph, Tristan xxxx 9 125416 Ivankovic, Goran 1989 2019 125103 Ophus, Phil xxxx 9 127590 Wrotniak, Craig 916 9
111540 Malito, Skylar xxxx 1661 123569 Bytchkova, Alina xxxx 24 127934 Iverson, Logan xxxx 5 122803 Ophus, Colin xxxx 11 127578 Wu, Mark 943 5
103010 Marks, Terry 1568 1649 100283 Cabanas, Francisco 2006 2248 127569 James, Alex 427 5 120252 Osthoff, Dieter 1522 1522 105433 Wu, Howard 2202 2202
101022 McKay, Tom 1688 1743 120793 Cable, Lindi 1314 7 127256 Jasper, Alex xxxx 10 100195 Oszvald, Joe 2109 2300 126534 Xu, Zheng xxxx 14
101845 McLaughlin, Robert J 1294 8 127566 Calimoso, Jann 1046 10 126221 Jeong, Max 979 1002 127907 Palmiere, Frankie 573 4 127385 Yao, Chris xxxx 10
120082 McMaster, Carolyn 1546 1630 104730 Caluza, Juni 1793 1900 106716 Jeremic, Savo xxxx 14 127873 Panazis, Nikolas 531 5 125111 Yates, Davis xxxx 15
127775 Mendoza, Mario 1766 9 127878 Cameron, Geoffrey 973 5 127914 Jewett, Damian 1348 5 127917 Parmelee, Keenan 1000 5 101701 Yee, Peter 1952 2023
112716 Miller, Chris 1504 1569 124453 Campbell, Jamie 1577 1577 123793 Jiang, Xin 2079 2103 104060 Pascuzzi, Tony 2130 2144 127579 Yip, Wang 1083 10
102547 Miller, Brian 1806 1909 120408 Campbell, Tom 1589 1765 127944 Jiang, Ying-Yu xxxx 3 127587 Patel, Krunal 814 5 107994 Yoos, John C. 2444 2483
101874 Milne, Arthur 1944 2068 123111 Canning, Patrick xxxx 712 123082 Jiganchine, Roman 2186 2207 104330 Pechisker, Alfred 2130 2244 124357 Young, Eric xxxx 20
123323 Milward, Dave 1678 1736 127222 Capdecoume, Blaze xxxx 10 128096 Jimenez, Jaun 2241 2241 122820 Pelcher, Jonathan 1048 1048 126574 Young, Alisa xxxx 15
122576 Mo, Jeffrey 1415 16 126213 Carere, Mike 1045 1045 127591 Johal, Ajeet 909 4 127583 Pelletier, Mark 894 5 124832 Young, Bryan xxxx 1020
126256 Mrvos, Nebojsa 1874 18 120552 Carlisle, Michael 2130 2157 126596 Johnson, James xxxx 11 127928 Pentland, CJ xxxx 5 128249 Yu, Danny 1063 5
109724 Newton, Geoff 1987 2105 127879 Carr, Josh 312 5 126564 Johnson, Chris xxxx 15 127881 Peron, Brendan 869 5 102642 Zamorano, Alex 1688 1828
126459 Ng, Myron xxxx 6 127862 Carson, David 610 5 107019 Johnson, Tyler 2152 2200 126279 Petchenov, Andrew 936 936 126281 Zhang, Hans 877 920
121343 Ng, Mitchell xxxx 20 124819 Chan, Katherine xxxx 14 127898 Johnson, Keegan 825 5 127865 Peters, Jeffrey 949 4 126916 Zhu, Kevin xxxx 15

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101537 Zuk, Bob 2253 2317 125167 Harris, Ray xxxx 16 102829 Kimber, David 1445 1544 127736 Boni, Sabrina xxxx 6 125547 Dembowski, Mitchell 1391 1408
109799 Hebert, Rodrigue 1902 2000 108446 Klapstein, John 2039 2039 127817 Bonvanie, Ian 1129 5 128011 DeMetillo, Raul xxxx 5
Manitoba 123196 Hebert-Losier, Francis 1407 1451 101867 Kustudic, Dusan 1906 1918 127140 Boreh, Michael 1432 6 109477 Demmery, Steve 2169 2174
100166 Horton, Joe 2272 2354 127976 Lapointe, Michael 771 5 127833 Borman, Evan 1128 5 111991 Deneault, James 1571 16
CFC# Name Rtng High 121367 Johnson, Ghislaine 1331 1386 127987 Lauder, James 477 5 110947 Boronka, Joseph xxxx 1704 110803 Den-Otter, Albert 1510 1647
120096 Alexiuk, Mark 1288 16 126076 Johnson, Serge 1041 1074 127974 Lauder, Josh 916 5 108790 Boross-Harmer, Peter 1973 2150 103285 Desforges, Jean 2221 2221
124005 Barkman, Daniel 1524 1632 120429 Johnson, Kyle 1635 1674 124480 LeBlanc, C. Stephen 1668 1803 103523 Bortolotti, Guido 1857 1987 126960 Desjardin, Michel xxxx 11
110941 Bays, Derek 1508 1549 108430 Kapadia, Ronak 1942 1974 127989 LeBlanc, Marcel xxxx 7 111452 Bourque, Lionel 1585 1621 100170 Devenport, Martin 2258 2300
127954 Bernier, Joshua 374 4 120130 King, Peter 1500 1582 127997 Lewis, Brian 610 5 120980 Bowers, Roger 1670 1700 127526 Devine, Norman 1455 10
108289 Bince, Rolando 1887 1900 107009 Knappic, Pascal 1863 1888 120340 Lindsay, Robin 1660 1660 107194 Bowers, David 2031 2041 127675 Dhanani, Imran xxxx 5
101126 Boron, Anthony 1887 1918 121684 Laforest, Gilles 1537 1639 106811 Livingston, Alex 1204 1204 124235 Bowles, Robert 1274 1274 128051 Di Traini, Jessica 691 6
105630 Brandson, Doug 1547 1560 110291 Laforge, Renaud 1637 1651 123143 Livingstone, James Brian 1535 1584 107747 Bozinoski, Tom 1951 2000 128183 Dickson, Dale 1589 10
125497 Charles, Alice xxxx 16 121683 Lambert, Pierre 1851 1902 105681 Lomond, Gerald xxxx 2182 127717 Bradley, Sam xxxx 6 128040 Dilao, Aaron 907 6
125496 Charles, Christopher xxxx 9 125344 Laplante, Marc Andre xxxx 13 127417 Lu, Charles 1037 13 107784 Brahm, Dave xxxx 1566 109214 Divljan, Igor 2201 2255
120822 Charter, Bennet 1769 1769 105234 Laverty, Guario 1755 1755 127994 Luca, Eric xxxx 8 127845 Brahm, Gary 1515 8 104754 Dixon, Frank 2021 2090
127558 Chen, Ken 1365 5 126119 Lavigne-Theriault, Francis xxxx 8 127993 MacDonald, Frank 743 5 127705 Breed, Cory xxxx 6 101065 Djerkovic, Miladin 2290 2402
125301 Chuchman, Iyvan xxxx 10 109003 Legacy, Leo 1477 1641 108891 MacLean, John 1472 1499 127807 Brestoiu, Doina 2203 5 105728 Dobrishman, Liat 1832 1968
111659 Cleto, Sam 1831 1992 112095 Leger, Yvon 1615 1693 125677 MacNeil, Danny 1393 23 108842 Brewster, Kirk xxxx 1959 127096 Dobson, Kelly xxxx 18
111806 Czypinski, Jaroslaw 2001 2046 126071 Levesque, Ghislain 1139 1151 127985 MacQueen, Scott 606 5 102666 Brice, Ron 2100 2247 127846 Donen, Eduardo 1257 5
127956 Dangerfield, Cody 397 2 102536 Loomer, Frank 1699 1748 123434 Mahendranathan, Prem 1365 1498 127651 Bridgeman, Ed xxxx 6 127728 Doubrough, Dan xxxx 6
125296 Dela Rosa, Jeff xxxx 23 103780 Losier, Pierre 1597 1637 127982 Mason, Adam xxxx 8 127774 Brookes, Alec 1417 19 126312 Doubrough, Joe 1037 11
127555 Evangelista, Hannah xxxx 10 109325 MacDonald, Jonathan 2140 2273 105142 Mayo, Alvah 2154 2212 109002 Brooks, Michael 1514 1534 109006 Doucette, Patrick 1630 1684
108290 Federkevic, Danny 1974 2011 126623 MacLellan, Chris 640 13 100212 Naugler, Rex 1894 1931 127627 Brown, Chris 1196 5 101619 Dougherty, Douglas 1990 2100
111910 Ford, Stephen 1645 1675 104793 Malley, Clarence 1607 1676 125712 Nuschke, Alex 1632 1632 102882 Brown, John R. 1766 1970 100294 Dougherty, Michael 2330 2368
127958 Frohlinger, Joey 384 5 125184 Maltais, Michael 1302 1337 124179 Palak, Andrzej xxxx 1495 127626 Brown, Gabriel 1381 5 106524 Douglas, Mike 1807 1858
105641 Gannon, Keith 1635 1725 110482 Marks, Reginald 1558 1579 121635 Paul, Jarrod 1603 1603 127299 Brown, Nathaniel 1283 9 123319 Downs, Steve 1553 21
112445 Gentes, Kevin 2344 2395 126624 Mathew, Litt 1068 1068 126655 Penney, Mark 1295 20 106292 Bruziewicz, Andrew J. 2104 2104 113062 Draak, Jan 1305 1350
107069 Gibbons, Michael 2116 2116 103904 Maund, Chris 1333 1421 100079 Pentz, Brian 1984 2100 128297 Bugeja, Sarah 1068 4 125528 Dragusanu, George 1557 18
107847 Gibbons, Lorne 1382 1446 108737 Mills, Ken 1914 1953 106253 Phillips, Fred 1844 1944 127752 Bui, Cunham xxxx 11 125682 Duggan, Brendan 1523 1527
107754 Gibson, Kris 1812 1879 128144 Murray, Brian 1251 5 104589 Phillips, Gary 1787 1898 127657 Bui, David xxxx 6 103208 Dumas, Matt xxxx 1889
127961 Gocik, Matthias 534 5 111808 Ossinger, Brian 1600 1733 106289 Poirier, David 1895 1895 127847 Bunch, Mathew 1189 5 103373 Dumontelle, Joe 1872 1993
122619 Gray, Colin xxxx 10 100315 Papenhausen, Richard 2052 2057 127977 Ranier, Daniel 638 5 100046 Bunning, Les 1791 2100 108750 Dunn, David 2043 2183
127949 Gray, John 1140 5 109311 Parker, James J. 1696 1700 111124 Reddy, Tyler 2174 2185 101613 Burgess, Doug 1771 1974 111907 Duong, Brian 1978 2011
107168 Greenberg, Harley 1689 1779 125186 Pelletier, Miguel 1530 1569 127972 Richard, Tom xxxx 8 124891 Burns, Sean xxxx 11 127734 DuPuis, Jasper xxxx 6
101878 Guenther, Donald 1789 1818 125187 Poitras, Eric xxxx 11 127403 Richardson, Mark xxxx 11 125437 Burtman, Eugene xxxx 9 105998 Duralia, John 1735 1915
120178 Gushuliak, Justin 2172 2185 109452 Reebs, Stephan 1798 1805 127975 Rose, Jason 771 5 127841 Burton, Peter 1327 4 100317 Dutton, Mark S. 2003 2100
102670 Hanrahan, Nigel 1635 1735 104837 Riordon, Jason 1878 1921 103353 Saunders, Stephen 2084 2145 128319 Bury, Bryan 710 5 106571 Dutton, Warren Richard 2080 2257
109975 Hellsten, Ole 2006 2058 126082 Rioux, Margo xxxx 6 106636 Scallion, Calvin xxxx 1784 110977 Buscar, Michael 2046 2066 126203 Dutton, Christine 1222 1294
123133 Henschel, Corey xxxx 16 106788 Robichaud, Martin 1913 1999 127973 Shaw, Robert 1105 5 123535 Bushell, Bernie xxxx 1549 107233 Eberle, Mark 1836 1857
127948 Hogan, Gerald 1125 5 120904 Robichaud, Nick xxxx 1713 109017 Shea, Joseph 1629 1644 127696 Butcher, Ed xxxx 1 102279 Eckert, Frank 1927 2020
112549 Kaptsan, Aron 2125 2300 127968 Rodriguez, Jose 1652 10 126662 Smith, Corey xxxx 14 127650 Butt, Saad xxxx 6 128223 Edwards, Donald 521 6
102800 Kesteris, Imants 1830 1830 127965 Ruci, Ervin xxxx 5 127400 Solomon, Geffrey xxxx 8 105619 Buzdon, Paul 1603 1691 110299 Egorov, Michael 1992 2063
108018 Kesteris, Thurston xxxx 1258 121366 Sadeghi, Sam 1249 1249 124479 Spencer, David 1511 1555 107907 Cadamov, Angel xxxx 2046 106512 Ehrman, Carl 2152 2202
102391 Khedkar, Jay S. 1994 2038 125329 Sadeghi, Cirous xxxx 14 127402 Spurrell, Eugene xxxx 10 128242 Cadamov, Kosta 1459 1 105439 El Kaafarani, Ahmad 1662 1662
108919 Klokow, John 1741 1852 110147 St.Pierre, Jean-Marie 1778 1843 127998 Taylor, David I. 719 5 121776 Cai, Christopher 1559 1588 127608 Elliot, Robbie 541 5
125309 Kozar, Joshua 864 10 109891 Sullivan, Andrew 2002 2100 127995 Tobin, Drew xxxx 8 126888 Cai, Allan 1996 1997 101459 Ellis, Joe T. 1885 1900
125472 Lafreniere, Adrian 1680 1748 124419 Taylor, David 1350 1350 127979 Tobin, Blake xxxx 8 102214 Cairns, James 1823 1869 127620 Elo, Kirsi 377 5
121761 Lasker, Justin 1236 1236 124741 Tervo, Richard 1490 1490 104815 Urquhart, Ed 2230 2230 112582 Callaghan, Marcus 1377 17 128307 Emidio, Bryan 910 5
102783 Lauritson, Jim 1974 2077 101279 Torrie, Philip 1290 1500 101504 Uuetoa, Harold 1774 1806 108909 Callaghan, Kenneth J 1543 1588 123171 Emnace, Segurdino xxxx 10
127960 Liebzeit, Mick 473 4 103666 Torrie, John 1981 2136 126706 Cameron, Kirk 653 10 127641 Empson, Craig xxxx 5
105377 Lipnowski, Samuel 1975 2030 125147 Tremblay, Jonah 941 17 Northwest Territories 101324 Campbell, Brett 2240 2388 126313 Enero, Reynaldo 1866 22
105352 Lipnowski, Michael 1749 1749 123071 Tremblay, Eric 1388 1472 109977 Canham, Cecil 1591 1813 128043 Enero, Michael 874 6
100128 Lipnowski, Irwin 2333 2400 126239 Trevors, Mark xxxx 11 CFC# Name Rtng High 128024 Caoitan, Paulo 858 4 103011 Erickson, John 1731 1789
104847 MacPherson, Joseph H 1407 1435 105827 Trofimencoff, Pierre xxxx 1900 128125 Bubar, Rob 1667 9 127499 Capes, Tim 1582 1599 128044 Estoesta, Rjay 882 6
125303 Magnusson, Saul xxxx 15 126114 Vihvelin, Derek xxxx 10 127649 Cappadocia, Chris xxxx 6 103309 Evans, Bill 2099 2300
127553 Magnusson, Anna xxxx 11 103405 Wilson, Brian 1729 1814 125090 Cappiello, Tom xxxx 945 124625 Evans, Tom 1264 1264
109208 Magyar, Peter 1499 1558 104469 Woodman, George 1942 1987 Ontario 128030 Carcamo, Alex 618 5 101981 Fabris, Al 1814 1987
123828 Medes, Bartek 1649 1649 CFC# Name Rtng High 108396 Carr, Malcolm 1661 1746 101722 Fan, Yibing 1865 1865
103189 Milord, Frank 1786 1790 127667 Abdul, Romal xxxx 5 106875 Carr, Samuel 1741 1827 127687 Farian, Vadim xxxx 5
104799 Moffat, Ron 1757 1763 Newfoundland 107642 Abt, Michael 1676 1862 126729 Carrie, Daniel xxxx 11 127732 Fehir, Scott xxxx 6
127951 Morris, Devin 958 5 CFC# Name Rtng High 126013 Addley, Matthew 878 18 127842 Casandra, Lin 820 4 127849 Feiner, Peter 1207 4
127554 Mu, Yuchen 1195 5 122243 Barbour, Les 984 1058 123274 Agabekian, Konstantin 1829 1831 125838 Cassel, Daniel 1615 1640 110743 Ferencz, Joseph 1509 1745
103336 Mundwiler, Les 2026 2100 121195 Barbour, Stephen 1405 1405 127754 Ahuja, Sonja xxxx 6 127683 Cehovin, Adria xxxx 6 109715 Ferguson, Jim 2200 2313
127557 Neumann, Jada xxxx 10 125290 Buckley, Peter xxxx 17 127727 Alavi, Shawn xxxx 6 120758 Cejvan, Sadik 1271 1296 124807 Ferguson, Ken xxxx 7
127959 O'Connor, Dylan 613 4 120932 Carayanniotis, Jason 1159 1159 106553 Alcaide, Florante 2201 2201 124515 Chan, York 1314 1314 127516 Ferreira, Alex xxxx 5
108926 Ott, Richard 1462 1572 124182 Carayanniotis, George 1114 1114 127130 Alea, Perfecto 1595 1595 125705 Chan, Walter H. 1851 18 123660 Ferreira, Jose xxxx 21
125295 Permack, Laurie xxxx 17 125875 Chudinov, Sergi xxxx 11 127118 Alexander, Donald xxxx 12 127690 Chan, Sung-ho xxxx -1 104137 Ficzere, Tony 1879 1929
112499 Piche, Jeremie 1596 1747 107651 Joshi, Nikhil 1682 1782 120631 Aliev, Inara 1370 1370 126414 Chan, Peter xxxx 1569 108098 Field, Christopher 1401 1636
103518 Plocek, Jaroslav 1682 1760 104077 Joshi, Anand 2074 2118 127611 Allard, Jared 510 5 123266 Chan, Evan 1593 1593 111305 Filipkowski, Adam 1842 1971
124202 Pottinger, Carl 1523 14 123729 Keats, Jason 1253 22 108984 Allum, J.A.E. 1778 1812 128134 Chan, Jason H.S. 1306 20 103521 Filipovich, David 2318 2370
104122 Proulx, Roy 1663 1722 125284 King, Ryne xxxx 801 127670 Almeida, Ian xxxx 6 127749 Chantal, Bielmann 825 6 105001 Findlay, Dave 1865 1879
127952 Ramas, Ben 1071 5 125407 Lui, Ming 1399 1399 107100 Alvarez, Alfonso 1644 1805 104052 Chatzilias, Alexis 2227 2239 107539 Finkenzeller, Aaron 1711 1787
128235 Rasler, Frank 1574 4 125730 Martin, Steve 1490 1490 128031 Amato, Daniel 593 5 128255 Chau, Paul xxxx 4 107176 Fintas, Randy 1483 1577
104699 Remillard, John 1600 1732 125729 Martin, Rick 1277 1277 109721 Amodeo, George 1809 1849 121110 Cheng, Alfonso 1394 1394 122479 Fleming, Alan xxxx 1588
109227 Repa, Jason 1940 1960 122388 McKenzie, David 947 17 127691 Andrapov, Robert xxxx 1 128253 Cheung, Jessica xxxx 3 112308 Fleming, Derrick 1668 1731
127953 Rich, Alan 564 5 121087 Oliver, Brian 1199 1285 128306 Andre, Ruben 910 5 127074 Chislett, Sage xxxx 13 102029 Fletcher, Andy 2088 2139
123575 Sadov, Serge 2122 2122 108190 Piercy, Christopher 973 6 128308 Andretti, Monica 910 5 126833 Chiu, Lily xxxx 17 108498 Flitton, David 1904 2004
106687 Schulz, Waldemar 2016 2095 110197 Smith, Andrew 1978 2000 124988 Andronache, Victor xxxx 1208 127757 Chiu, Gord xxxx 3 101828 Folsl, Walter 1643 1643
110840 Sekhar, Ganesan 1931 1967 125289 Sullivan, Michael xxxx 1098 127660 Ang, George xxxx 6 126854 Chiu, Edward xxxx 11 126108 Fournier, Jordan 985 8
127957 Sigurdson, Matthew 768 5 103802 Tsui, Alick 1203 1250 127970 Angus, Scott xxxx 6 105296 Chobanov, Gabriel 1876 1946 125000 Francispragasam, Cliff xxxx 1209
126021 Sitter, Wayne 1599 11 110990 Tsui, Edwin 1808 1816 127742 Aranga, Michael xxxx 5 128241 Cho-Kee, Steven 805 3 125062 Francispragasam, Mario xxxx 1272
127559 Strub, Michael 1586 1586 103170 Vey, Roger 1752 1752 100034 Armstrong, Robert J. 1828 1828 124932 Chong, William xxxx 1235 125544 Francispragasam, Niro xxxx 13
103193 Trueman, Francis 1506 1564 109425 Watson, Michael 1403 1403 103145 Armstrong, Don 1590 1765 127425 Choo, Vincent xxxx 11 126498 Friedman, Alexander xxxx 7
125312 Van Driel, Evan xxxx 9 125727 White, Chris 798 16 110365 Armstrong, Wayne 1483 1583 102074 Chow, Vincent 2084 2124 109170 Friendly, John 1675 1814
125311 Vincent, Trevor 1320 1320 122967 Wiseman, Shane 1220 1260 125571 Armstrong, Tavish 1359 1359 128111 Christakis, Panos 652 4 123621 Friendly, Brooke 1469 1469
105269 Walker, Adam 1551 1551 122247 Woodworth, Bob 1047 1047 125622 Armstrong, Leslie 1101 10 126417 Chu, Matthew 973 973 104235 Friis, Torben 1678 1928
109884 Walker, Sean 1613 1613 121199 Woodworth, Claire 1035 1035 101203 Arseneau, Peter 1851 1990 110210 Chu, Christopher 2201 2231 102447 Frilles, Ruperto 2066 2302
111477 Walker, Erin 1898 1898 121198 Woodworth, Steven 1022 1022 127139 Asan, Buhari 1695 14 109384 Chuderski, Jan 1594 1785 126508 Fulmyk, Pavel 1756 6
120176 Weijs, Harry 1514 1667 121549 Asghari Shekhy, Arash 1938 2025 127672 Chung, Mike xxxx 5 103390 Furlic, Mijo 1675 1906
127950 Xae, John 1227 5 120202 Ash, Brian 1437 1477 126826 Chuquihuara, Joshua xxxx 12 102942 Furstner, Nandor 2052 2147
120248 Xia, Yanchong 1787 1814 Nova Scotia 128063 Aspinall, Adam 1193 8 105738 Chyurlia, Jerome 1781 1875 102701 Gaffney, Kevin 1575 1575
127955 Zink, Adam 355 4 CFC# Name Rtng High 102698 Atayde, Merlin 1617 1784 127605 Cizmar, Darren 577 5 126877 Gaffney, Eamonn xxxx 12
120922 Alex, Alfred 1337 1337 128012 Atebati, Arman xxxx 5 123411 Clairmont, Prentis 1160 1160 122439 Gagnon, Justin 1709 1732
104592 Armstrong, Brad 1819 1900 120266 Badal, Mark 1540 1567 127631 Clark, Cam 1261 4 123492 Galka, Mike 1495 1540
New Brunswick 127991 Arsenault, Kevin xxxx 8 127699 Bailey, Onique xxxx 6 109127 Clark, Paul 1306 1435 128034 Gamayon, Chino 976 6
CFC# Name Rtng High 105503 Beals, George 1559 1767 126435 Bailey, Keno xxxx 11 106389 Clarke, Brian 1557 1628 127758 Ganyuk, Thomas xxxx 6
107246 Arsenault, Normand 1533 1796 108248 Bernard, Gilbert 1742 1900 107158 Bailey, Timothy 1460 1600 105333 Clayton, William J. 1748 1843 105218 Garel, Richard 1897 2049
102063 Assaff, David 1936 1941 105484 Bjornson, Jonathan 1585 1671 123152 Balboa, Manuel xxxx 1968 127835 Coakley, Daniel 1120 5 127815 Garlick, Tyler 1429 5
127146 Barrett, David 1170 5 127999 Bourgeois, Alain 991 5 110464 Balcombe, Darren 1500 1522 104041 Coe, Larry 1865 1900 127828 Garlick, Adam 1556 5
125336 Bastarache, Matt xxxx 20 110332 Boyle, Phil 1747 1747 127771 Bales, Karthik 1248 7 100234 Cohen, David 1978 2067 112426 Gashgarian, Rob 1963 2061
126829 Bermejo, Julian 2349 2349 126656 Brannan, Travis xxxx 14 121230 Baljeu, Alan 2027 2027 111166 Collins, Christian 2134 2232 127619 Gastmeier, Alex 377 5
110522 Bhandari, Ashish 1127 14 108219 Burgess, Brian 1814 1952 127712 Balkwill, Aaron xxxx 6 120423 Colvin, Ted 1669 1706 108131 Gavan, Silviu 1904 1910
126092 Blagirev, Dima 1028 21 125118 Candow, John 1310 17 125017 Ball, Ashleigh 970 12 127741 Compton, Gordon xxxx 6 124454 Gayman, Ian 1643 1643
106172 Bogavac, Milic 1941 1961 103179 Cashin, Ken 1675 1719 120161 Bambrick, James 1682 1683 120635 Contosoros, Constantine xxxx 1529 105416 Gebhardt, David 1968 1977
105067 Bogle, Bill 2172 2290 127983 Cato, Anthony 939 5 128239 Barabas, Istvan 1572 2 127764 Cook, James xxxx 6 123384 Geley, Shawn 1405 1405
126124 Bone, Mike xxxx 10 103015 Charlton, Glenn 2195 2212 105732 Barbatbun, John 1459 1543 103885 Cook, George 1521 1687 126627 Gelowitz, Mark A. 999 16
109835 Bordage, Don 1480 1620 127988 Chartrand, Adam xxxx 8 108147 Barber, Dave 1626 1779 126311 Cooke, Matthew 1363 1363 127816 Gharib, Omar 1039 5
103047 Bowes, Richard 1994 2064 103844 Clarke, Aubrey 1583 1720 121264 Bardetsky, Dennis xxxx 20 108236 Cooper, Andrew 1482 1534 128019 Ghazarian, Mike 997 6
113027 Boyce, Brian 1723 1872 125798 Cooper, Jim 1170 1170 105523 Barragan, Javier 1645 1700 107987 Cope, Ray 1598 1732 112337 Gideon, Joseph 1845 2000
108718 Breau, Robert 2016 2137 108039 Cosman, Tom 1884 2103 105639 Barragan, German 1765 1819 124587 Copeland, Bradley xxxx 22 110983 Gilchrist, Raymond 1599 1660
100253 Brun, Jacques 1791 1905 128000 Crosby, Pat 924 5 102855 Basciano, Peter 2062 2083 102378 Coppin, Wayne 2114 2114 108202 Gillanders, Robert 1920 2140
104790 Buckley, Bill 1912 2039 125672 Currell, Sean 1230 1230 127829 Baxted, Peter 1462 5 127688 Corbeil, Jeremy xxxx 6 127827 Gilmour, Megan 200 5
108103 Carr, Terry 1845 1889 108860 Drummond, Carlos 1851 1851 124420 Baxter, Shawn 1353 8 128296 Cornendal, Christopher 1243 5 122659 Giroux, Dave 1752 1752
106930 Cole, Don 1536 1607 127992 Dunning, Nick 618 5 107819 Beatty, Michael 1882 1982 127715 Costa, Martin xxxx 6 103711 Glinert, Stephen 2362 2362
127543 Comeau, Isaac 655 5 125676 Dunphy, Callum 867 867 105210 Beaubien, Robert 1847 1847 110316 Cote, Richard 1753 1868 127676 Gnuchy, Ivan xxxx 6
126207 Comeau, Georges 1866 10 125674 Dunphy, Bruce 1384 16 126054 Beaudry, Lukas 1943 1983 128254 Coulter-Mistela, Gerald xxxx 3 126855 Golad, Slava xxxx 11
125176 Couture, Marc 1372 23 125675 Dunphy, Andrew 1234 1234 121686 Belc, Daniela 2198 2281 123439 Courtney, Brian 1481 1481 127648 Golding, Adam xxxx 6
125175 Couture, Philip 1252 1252 105141 Ede, Albert 1763 1860 126799 Belisario, Conrado A. 1680 13 127116 Cox, Bobby xxxx 11 104325 Golebiewski, Sofie 1648 1728
106361 Craft, Ken 1785 1785 104341 Eldridge, Michael 1920 2058 107265 Bellgrau, Marion 1941 1991 113056 Coxhead, Randall 1375 1428 103597 Golts, Roman 2303 2321
125363 Crowley, Darren 1240 1244 127980 Fleming, Shane xxxx 8 109793 Bellomo, Joe 1847 1934 111622 Cozens, Dave 1440 1486 109888 Golts, Diana 1752 1772
125143 Dastous, Jean-Francois xxxx 15 109707 Fleury, Bruce 1733 1805 107301 Benggawan, Undriadi 1939 2007 109456 Crisan, Ioan 2330 2332 128052 Gonzalez, Andrew 691 6
111760 Davis, Neil 2111 2172 120900 Gabriel, Jarrett 1552 1552 120636 Benggawan, Amanda 1990 2037 111286 Critchley, Don 1308 1336 108832 Gooding, Gordon 2077 2077
126125 Debertin, Allan xxxx 9 109838 Gibson, Jamie 1795 1891 120637 Benggawan, Alexandra 1623 1650 103526 Crnilovic, Greg 1744 1840 127686 Goodman, Alex xxxx 6
123224 Deguire, Benoit 1219 1261 104320 Gilks, James 1680 1718 128207 Benjaffar, Mohamed E 2303 9 127492 Csoka, Daniel 1069 11 106629 Gordon, David 2212 2255
123574 DeGuire, Martin xxxx 19 107781 Googoo, Allan 1750 1800 128036 Bennett, Gregory 954 6 125618 Cuevas, Vincent 1513 1513 102579 Gordon, Dave 1855 1915
121511 Deveau, Justin 1423 1430 127986 Hart, Scott 743 5 110150 Benson, Chris 1995 2025 123161 Cummings, David 2479 2479 128104 Goubanova, Svetlana 1098 10
112947 Doucet, Daniel 1724 1835 127981 Harvey, Peter 943 5 125667 Berengolts, Isai 2231 16 105206 Daez, Noel 2129 2236 128314 Granelli, David 843 5
112674 Doucette, Raymond 1630 1726 110807 Hastings, Robbie xxxx 4 103293 Bergeron, Florian 1971 2133 120629 Dai, Jason 1885 1988 127615 Gravelle, Clarissa 462 5
102718 Duff, Ken 1848 2000 127990 Herritt, Blair 658 5 112590 Berman, Corey 1728 1776 102589 Daku, Zoltan 1664 1800 123493 Graydon, Mike 1343 1386
108882 Duivenvoorden, Hubert 1712 1900 127996 Hiltz, Tim xxxx 8 127808 Berson, Oleg 1646 19 128316 Daley, Dwayne 748 4 110824 Grebenc, John 1748 1787
124897 Elmajian, Emmanuel 1205 22 104593 Hynes, John A. 1669 1700 110630 Berson, Jordan 2181 2181 123618 Dalla Ave, George 1599 1599 127088 Grech, Jacqueline xxxx 12
104228 Frenette, Franco 1773 1967 126661 Inglis, Rodney xxxx 14 103050 Best, Garland 1472 1600 127819 D'Andrea, Christian 755 5 127068 Grech, Kaila xxxx 12
127544 Furlotte, Patrice 766 5 127405 Jackson, Ryan xxxx 9 127630 Bilbey, Kevin 1035 8 107299 Dangberg, Karl 1847 1879 101012 Gregorz, Ralph 2072 2218
109507 Fyffe, Larry 1706 1710 128001 Jennex, Amanda 538 5 108516 Bilbey, Brian 1530 1600 101024 Day, Lawrence 2484 2510 128136 Griffa, Roberto 2037 2037
121364 Girouard, Mathieu 1256 1256 128148 Jivalian, Raffi 1654 8 123498 Bishop, Ian xxxx 19 127662 D'Costa, Elton xxxx 6 102884 Grinbergs, Daniel 1749 1749
125556 Godin, Robert 1297 1304 127978 Johnston, Jason 439 5 101163 Blackman, Gord 1814 1937 109777 De Jesus, Enrique 2002 2054 122962 Gumama-Hillyard, Abul 1209 1225
107486 Godsoe, Cliff 1873 1873 127984 Jollie, Conrad 806 5 125997 Blanchard, Simon 1522 24 128035 De la Rosa, Philip 1040 6 105318 Guo, Josh 2210 2256
128145 Graves, Brian 1975 6 128002 Jones, Alex 738 5 102671 Bloom, Daniel 1202 17 124403 Deakin, John 1466 20 125839 Gurevich, Artem 2271 2271
105843 Grover, Brian 1833 1944 126004 Joudrey, Gary 1524 23 125709 Bluvshtein, Mark 2240 2310 104176 Dean, Andrew 2022 2034 123263 Guttman, Richard 1646 1673
104152 Guignard, Michael 2120 2120 110198 Keddy, Garrett 1606 1606 125934 Bluvshtein, Ilia 2146 2146 102315 Deane, Lloyd 1686 1686 112613 Hacat, Kevork 2216 2230
125180 Hache, Thierry 1228 19 123642 Kenney, Jonathan 1150 1150 128196 Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij 2300 2300 104844 DeCastro, Dan 1867 2000 127854 Hadad, John xxxx 5
111207 Hache, Sonny 1457 1457 110204 Kenney, Jason 1992 2086 123042 Bojovic, Gavrilo 2023 2106 128015 DeGourse, Joseph xxxx 5 104833 Hadley, Ryan 1833 1866
107785 Haggarty, Don 1095 1235 120195 Kenney, Bryan 1219 1246 111830 Bond, Hal 1945 2021 102011 DeKerpel, Stijn 2078 2161 100027 Haley, Philip G. 1812 2005
108799 Harris, Joe 1503 1600 103040 Kenney, David 1976 2024 128197 Bondy, Ken xxxx 8 105261 DeLugt, Gerald 1837 1861 127719 Hamman, Zaid xxxx 6

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104591 Handelman, Michael 1980 1980 127663 Lambruschini, Steven xxxx 6 128221 Moltner, Stephanie 477 8 123764 Quayle, Jamie 759 759 127658 Stupak, Dima xxxx 6
104804 Handelman, Danny 1690 1756 127519 Lambruschini, Alex 1490 1490 105464 Montano, Angel 1473 1500 128041 Racelis, Daniel 888 6 127702 Su Wu, Sterling xxxx 6
109113 Hanna, Raoul 1801 1951 123072 Lamond, Bruce 1808 24 102805 Moorehouse, Daniel 1779 1865 127609 Radtke, Ashley 510 5 128053 Subhani, Sean 576 3
106963 Hardie, Mackenzie 1772 2062 101595 Lancia, Nicholas 1844 1914 120428 Moors, Henry A. 1716 1791 120954 Raheb, David 2203 2203 128018 Sue Ping, Jeffrey 1035 7
111196 Hardy, John 1302 1354 103482 Langen, Roger 2201 2288 128049 Moraleja, Kressida 825 6 125902 Rainsberger, Joe 1255 18 102755 Sullivan, Michael 1741 1776
123559 Hare, Scott 1942 1967 100319 Langer, Herb 1736 1991 125678 Morariu, Eduard 1902 1926 100257 Raletich, George 1883 2100 112423 Surlan, Dan 2212 2212
101040 Hargreaves, Chris 1530 1608 127300 Langer, Valerie 1020 14 122106 Morgan, Bryan 1305 1305 127533 Ramnarine, Ramesh 1611 6 126201 Sviridovitch, Slava 1999 1999
127653 Haris, Sameh xxxx 6 107995 Langlands, Ian 1653 1674 128029 Morgielewicz, Michal 778 4 101082 Ramzi, Murtadha 1671 1900 126093 Sviridovitch, Alina 1508 1516
104354 Harkes, Lewis 2158 2236 127656 Lankage, Dinush xxxx 6 108896 Morra, Lui 1818 1963 106977 Rapoport, Alex 2078 2142 123551 Swart, Michael 1619 1619
123381 Harley, Zenon xxxx 8 127677 Lapsley, Jonathan xxxx 6 102970 Morrell, Gord 2266 2266 126292 Rassouli, Arash 1413 9 103225 Sy, Joseph 1664 1689
127596 Harrigan, Ben 1232 23 121507 Lau, Daniel 910 910 124579 Morris, Colin xxxx 21 127839 Reeve, Christopher 884 5 106730 Syed, Ali 1854 1918
127824 Hart, Derek 279 5 128037 Lau, Samuel 967 11 109825 Moser, Dorothy 1371 1500 127671 Reid, Ken xxxx 6 127427 Syed, Aleem xxxx 10
127081 Hart, Kyle xxxx 14 108998 Laughlin, Steve 1944 1945 108702 Moses, John 1627 1737 127836 Reinholt, Lauren 881 5 127500 Szucs, Nadia 1760 6
123136 Harvey, Tim 1455 1493 112068 Lawless, David 2038 2157 127064 Mountenay, Travis xxxx 12 109637 Reinwald, John 1381 1447 127852 Szywala, Peter 948 3
110832 Harvey, Maurice 1475 1592 127708 Le, Dan xxxx 6 106574 Mucignat, Ermanno 2073 2127 122971 Requadt, Guenter 1281 1425 121237 Taherkhani, Majid 2197 2197
127716 Hasan, Taha xxxx 6 111318 Le, Ken 1834 1937 127613 Mucklow, Gillian 523 5 125247 Revich, Dan 1665 1665 127756 Takla, Michael xxxx 4
111177 Hassain, Mahmud 1935 2019 127844 Lecraw, Theresa 1078 5 127818 Mueling, David 865 5 127668 Reynoso, Ralph xxxx 6 101371 Takov, Chris 1773 2087
126055 Hassan, Hassan 1657 1657 127646 Lee, John xxxx 5 120182 Munoz, Luis 1838 16 128022 Rice, Michael 919 6 126827 Tam, Matthew xxxx 11
106156 Haziprodromu, Sam 1882 2187 120630 Lee, KaHo 1650 1675 125537 Mustafa, Vasile 1776 19 111115 Richardson, Ross 2010 2078 127520 Tam, Christopher xxxx 5
102463 Heinisch, Peter 1678 1800 128303 Lee, John 977 5 106173 Nadeau, Richard 1788 1802 112451 Riddell, Robert 1556 1556 121114 Tam, Timothy 1525 1525
105731 Hendon, Lee 1534 1537 104130 Lehman, Andrew 1614 1636 126881 Nagar, Ravendra xxxx 11 127645 Rimmer, Keith xxxx 6 126821 Tatikian, Garni 1076 23
105200 Henry, David 1881 2088 105108 Lehmann, James E. 1660 1852 106050 Nagy, Julius 1786 1981 103017 Rioux, Richard 1676 1697 127644 Taylor, Burton xxxx 5
127769 Henry, Liam 1327 1339 121831 Lentini, Joseph 2146 2153 109428 Naish, Peter J. 1656 1656 127610 Ritchie, Amy 523 5 127707 Tchebotarev, Gleb xxxx 6
106436 Hergott, Deen 2495 2580 127099 Lesich, Jordan xxxx 10 128305 Nakhid, William 910 5 109327 Rivas, Edgar 1824 1947 127731 Tchoutchouzov, Peter xxxx 6
126647 Herrick, Troy 1553 21 102556 Leskowsky, Zoltan 1904 2000 128003 Napoleone, Marc 1226 17 100053 Rodgers, R.F. 2023 2200 101786 Tebbs, Frank 1566 1700
126408 Herzberg, Matthew xxxx 13 127692 Lesperence, Ian xxxx 6 101488 Napper, Alan 1332 1392 124806 Rodin, Yuriy 1747 1779 103699 Tebbs, Frank J 1650 1769
127767 Hickey, Christopher xxxx 5 127735 Lessard, John xxxx 6 128315 Narayanan, Pooja 748 4 124206 Rodina, Nataliya 1963 2009 120140 Tebbs, Gary 1598 1693
125002 Hier, David 1554 1570 120122 Leung, Victor 1688 1718 128318 Narayanan, Poornima 668 4 128300 Rodrigues, Brian 977 5 124501 Teh, Kevin 1674 1674
126103 Hill, Jason 1496 23 125731 Leung, Kevin 1605 1731 126905 Nastase, Stefan 2096 16 127424 Roh, Anthony xxxx 12 127704 Tensen, Jonathan xxxx 6
108908 Hillyard, Larry 1477 1756 127723 Leung, Vanessa xxxx 6 125704 Naveh, Utzy 2195 2195 128045 Roh, Daniel 795 6 112575 Teodoro, Roderick xxxx 2315
127821 Hing, Jessica 491 5 105262 Lidstone, Phil 1726 1938 126646 Nezamizad, Calvin 1415 1500 120383 Rolavs, Andre xxxx 2003 112698 Teodoro IV, Eduardo D. 2433 2487
123867 Hipolito, Jayby Rey xxxx 23 127726 Lim, William xxxx 6 126464 Nezirovic, Ozren 1988 22 111945 Rolfe, Warrick 2150 2150 106474 Termeer, Ted 1529 1721
127737 Hirjee, Aleem xxxx 6 127713 Lim, Michael xxxx 6 101676 Ng, Kit-Sun 2128 2128 111209 Roller, Robert 1841 1994 127729 Terry, Thomas Ariel xxxx 6
127655 Ho, Martin xxxx 6 100355 Litchfield, Gerry 1854 1854 126862 Ngai, Tiffany xxxx 12 128110 Romao, George 690 5 127423 Thavandiran, Nimalan xxxx 1406
121115 Ho, Jeffrey 991 993 102042 Livshits, Ron 2461 2536 127711 Ngai, Desmond xxxx 6 121661 Roncal, Justin 1784 1803 127431 Thavandiran, Shiyamalen xxxx 1197
128257 Ho, Joshua xxxx 2 101686 Loadman, Ian 2200 2217 120654 Nguyen, Long xxxx 10 111705 Rook-Green, David 1637 1717 127851 Thayer, Ben 758 4
127689 Hoang, David xxxx 1 128186 Loeb, Kurt 1611 7 127664 Nguyen, Ha Thanh xxxx 6 113055 Roschman, Paul 1624 1624 128172 Thomas, Michael 1903 9
123135 Hoch, Doug 1497 1497 107201 London, John 1757 1757 108201 Nickoloff, Steve xxxx 1912 101799 Rowles, Christopher 1816 1910 106868 Thompson, Ed G. 1474 1536
100239 Hodson, Richard 2096 2148 127098 Loney, Brandon xxxx 10 103659 Nickoloff, Bryon 2506 2536 125586 Ruano, Jonathan 1292 10 123874 Thomson, Matt 1797 20
107184 Holmes, Michael J 1779 1818 105027 Long, Robert S. 2128 2207 126730 Nodin, Thomas xxxx 11 125766 Rubanovski, Vladimir 2051 2053 103841 Thurairasah, Shivaharan 1755 1877
120380 Holowaty, Alex xxxx 13 103733 Lorenz, Alfred 1751 24 125489 Norwood, Tyler 1475 1489 111463 Ruiz, Richard 2157 2181 126102 Thurlow, Mike 1197 7
124750 Horsman, Andreas 1142 8 128032 Lotfy, Mina 648 4 122103 Nozari, Nosrat 1892 1999 123866 Rusu, Victor xxxx 11 126727 Tibbs, Kailee xxxx 10
126889 Hossain, Mahamoud xxxx 16 121032 Loudon, Peter 1219 7 121335 Nunes, Paulo 1477 1477 122938 Rutnam, Johann 1705 1743 126856 Tillo, Joseph xxxx 11
106551 Howard, Allan 1695 1857 123190 Love, Robert 1644 1644 128175 Nur, Shirwac 1747 4 127748 Ryan, Samantha xxxx 6 106844 Timmerman, Joel 1433 5
126973 Huard, Thea xxxx 10 127085 Lowen, Kyle xxxx 12 112040 Oates, Eric 1840 1968 128152 S., Mark 972 2 127825 Timmerman, Zachary 410 5
105297 Huband, Ken 1792 1964 124977 Lu, Jian 1610 1621 123894 O'Brien, Luke xxxx 20 127525 Sadler, Craig 1312 11 101079 Tipu, Vincent 2295 2383
107565 Hubley, Roger 2079 2100 110214 Lucki, Arnie 1874 2100 104561 Obrovac, Zvonko 1978 2066 127607 Saharinen, Cody 577 5 121639 Tirpak, Josef 1499 1499
124976 Hui, Edwin xxxx 1559 128224 Ludlow, Mack 579 6 102669 Ochkoos, Jura 2356 2437 110752 Saleh, Maher 2310 2368 126875 Tolnai, David xxxx 20
109011 Hum, Peter 2204 2300 109393 Luiting, Larry 1796 1958 127697 O'Connor, Ryan xxxx 1 127694 Salenga, J.P. xxxx 4 112353 Tomalty, Alan 1743 2000
123505 Hung, Joshua 788 788 120344 Lukacs, Martin 1463 22 127640 O'Donnel, Tyler xxxx 5 125047 Sallay, Malik xxxx 23 110864 Tomlinson, John B 1675 1911
126476 Hunt, Chris 1477 10 128017 Lumbre, Carmichael 1033 6 106245 O'Donnell, Tom 2453 2500 108545 Salomaa, Markku 1638 1638 127772 Tong, Steven 1240 13
104858 Hunt, Murray 1737 1810 127823 Lupker, Jeff 510 5 128119 O'Donovan, Liam 986 4 127642 Salvatore, David xxxx 5 127679 Tonner, Justin William xxxx 5
127079 Hunter, Devin xxxx 14 127746 Luu, Quoc xxxx 6 106011 Ogden, Steve 1237 1340 127518 Salzman, Mark 1194 15 110282 Toolsie, Alexander 1782 1896
121116 Hunter, Mory 2040 2059 123759 Luzius-Vanin, Michael 930 1008 127822 Ohlsson, John 534 5 127831 Sammut, Justin 1289 5 125577 Torrie, Mark 1355 11
128185 Huntington, Michael 1386 10 128302 Ly, Amy 977 5 102746 Oldland, Ray 1641 1726 127682 Sampat, Faiz xxxx 5 123005 Tota, Allan xxxx 21
112242 Hurley, Paul 2185 2206 125903 Ma, Daniel 1216 1216 106639 Ollers, Ian 1649 1772 104466 Santiago, Noel xxxx 1700 125443 Tran, Tommy xxxx 13
112983 Hutchison, Rob 1840 1974 127761 Ma, Ricky xxxx 6 106370 Olszewski, Piotr 2352 2368 128205 Santos, Steven 1072 6 111224 Tremblay, Brent 1632 1814
127426 Huynh, Louis xxxx 10 112124 MacGrady, Ralf 1644 1711 127482 O'Neil, Gary 1170 17 106615 Sarkar, Prosanto xxxx 2317 110865 Triefeldt, Jack 1902 2000
128317 Hyatr, Allan 843 5 110448 MacGrady, Shelley 1645 1735 127600 O'Neill, Sean 643 5 127766 Sathayakumaj, Shan xxxx -1 109466 Trinh, Kevin 1624 1624
127834 Hysen, Albin 1121 5 127747 MacInnes, Katie xxxx 6 104907 Oraha, Zaki 1721 1907 112413 Savoia, Robert 2003 2055 127701 Truong, Tony xxxx 6
127476 Hyseni, Astrit xxxx 10 123180 Mack, Jamie 1338 1338 102500 Orloff, Irv 1278 1600 102767 Schmidt, Tom 2218 2253 127654 Truong, Huy xxxx 6
127623 Ibey, Kieli 243 5 127684 Mackiewicz, Artur xxxx 6 103144 Ortiz, Hugo 1702 1807 127826 Schmidt, Spencer 340 5 123437 Truong, William xxxx 16
128137 Ilisan, Gheorghe 2205 4 126020 Mackrael, Peter 1317 11 103715 Pacey, Kevin 2338 2347 127832 Schmidt, Jordan 1261 5 127753 Tsai, Paul xxxx 6
128298 Iltchenko, Maxim 1110 5 104111 MacLeod, Steven 2133 2174 121545 Page, Peter 1446 1474 106569 Schofield, Mike 1614 15 100344 Tsai, Edmund 1849 1863
128042 Infante, Ralph 874 6 128021 MacNeil, Cody 1069 14 127560 Palmer, Jordan 1337 6 109747 Schuller, Kirk 1757 1796 127647 Tse, Dixon xxxx 6
127811 Ing, Earl 1229 11 127617 Madore, Brandon 395 5 127744 Palmer, Don xxxx 6 108609 Schumacher, Albin 1612 1700 123187 Tsung, Timothy xxxx 12
125434 Iqbal, Wagas xxxx 10 102449 Magnan, Michel 1907 2000 106856 Palsson, Halldor Peter 2185 2244 104545 Schwartz, Lorne 1633 1663 107368 Tuca, Tony xxxx 17
122801 Iqbal, Shan xxxx 1661 122135 Maguire, Matt 1187 16 107543 Pancer, Jeff 1307 1400 128189 Scott, Norm 1194 6 124498 Tursman, Richard 1718 1718
120795 Iwinski, Tom 1466 1471 105147 Maheux, Pierre 2017 2050 127745 Pang, Victor xxxx 6 123223 Seguin, Marc 1643 1718 124154 Unck, Joe 1748 12
100030 Jackson, David 2230 2302 125600 Mai, Lloyd 1229 1267 122954 Panjwani, Dilip 1694 1715 127750 Selby, Thomas xxxx 6 102136 Ungor, Imre 1796 1864
123270 Jacobs, Chaim-Akiva 1605 1620 127751 Mailhot, Paul xxxx 6 121202 Panjwani, Raja 1729 1785 127674 Selvarajah, Rishikesan xxxx 6 127091 Upton, Josh xxxx 12
127535 Jacques, W xxxx 2 123011 Majstorovic, Andrew 1274 1274 127183 Papp, Leslie 1769 8 127703 Seng, Sopheak xxxx 6 125708 Uwland, Jaco 1266 1359
106205 Jando, Edmond 1666 1709 100338 Majstorovic, Dan 2037 2102 127184 Papp, Alex 1083 5 123727 Sequillion, Aaron xxxx 1515 126202 Vadachkoriya, Irakli 1911 1957
112029 Janes, Miroslav 1932 2000 123763 Mak, Calvin 1153 1153 128025 Para, Daniel 818 5 127733 Serban, Florin xxxx 6 125532 Vaingorten, Yaaqov 2272 2272
104380 Jaques, Wray 1251 1404 127806 Makharadze, Tamara 1754 6 125813 Parikh, Jugal 1259 12 103877 Serdula, Jay 1838 1958 127601 Valiquette, Tomas 577 5
128310 Jaramillo, Jacobo 910 5 127441 Malik, John xxxx 12 101329 Parisi, Joe 1732 1928 127850 Sergeant, Scott 925 4 128109 Valverde, Nano 488 4
128023 Javier, J.R. 919 6 127442 Malik, Paul xxxx 9 111977 Parker, Christopher 1874 1981 127740 Sexton, Mason xxxx 5 125251 Van, Hung xxxx 14
127084 Jeffries, Blake xxxx 12 128225 Malik, Miles 200 4 102652 Parker, Laurie 1757 1757 121329 Shah, Omaray M. 1804 1818 111795 Van Adel, Steven 1991 2145
108115 Jew, Harold 1840 1988 112277 Manalo, Pepin 1931 1971 127097 Pasly, Josh xxxx 12 126825 Shahi, Arash 1398 16 127802 Van de Ven, Kaleb xxxx 2
125520 Jizan, Masoud 1650 19 125503 Manalo, Richard 1356 1356 127521 Pastor, Andrew 1161 16 125969 Sharma, Mohit K 1088 16 106830 Van der Velde, W. H. 1975 1975
124816 Joag, Vineet 1513 1566 127643 Mandheerej, Nandra xxxx 5 126897 Patel, Chirag xxxx 11 126142 Sharma, Rahul 1087 10 127621 Van Eden, Carly 310 5
126474 Johnson, David 1194 14 112465 Mandoshkin, Jake 1959 1959 125008 Patel, Satyam xxxx 17 100349 Sharpe, Sam 2081 2153 100219 Van Weeren, H. 1516 1621
104694 Johnson, Wylie 1543 1651 125444 Manea, Alexandre xxxx 9 126898 Patel, Rushang xxxx 12 128301 Shelton, Sean 977 5 125056 Vandenberk, Paul xxxx 1115
127709 Johnson, Aaron xxxx 6 107855 Manley, Natalia xxxx 1210 102570 Paterson, Jim 2041 2127 105109 Sherman, Robert 1891 2004 126509 Vandenberk, Michael xxxx 991
126025 Johnston, Marty 1040 11 127840 Mao, Taha 538 4 127706 Paul, Jonathan xxxx 6 128256 Sherman, James xxxx 4 104269 Vandermeer, Ben 1715 1919
112378 Jones, Roy 1347 1358 127693 Marales, Robert xxxx 6 106406 Paulsen, Lorenzo 1510 1664 127720 Shih, Derek xxxx 6 104797 Vandervoort, Wayne P. 1533 1647
121181 Jones, Avery 1713 1713 127759 Marelli, Brandon xxxx 6 101816 Pauric, Ivan 2059 2126 120564 Shishkina, Olya 1961 2026 127739 Vankoughnett, Matt xxxx 6
127185 Jordan, Harry G. 1585 10 107391 Marghetis, Aris 1935 2048 122285 Pauric, Allen 1523 1552 127801 Shyr, Jonathan xxxx 12 107974 Vassanji, Anil 2022 2081
127838 Jordan, Marc 904 5 128033 Marianayagan, Anewrian 1053 6 122831 Pavez, Sonia 597 597 127799 Shyr, Aaron xxxx 13 102877 Vaydin, Mike 1687 1820
107581 Joseph, Steve 1918 1934 126870 Mariano, Allan xxxx 945 125367 Pavez, Andrea 491 18 127800 Shyr, Justin xxxx 13 127830 Veenhof, Chad 1174 5
128039 Jove, Fatima 879 6 126880 Mariano, Andrew xxxx 1131 127666 Pawlowski, Mike xxxx 6 102717 Sibbald, Peter R. 1978 2066 101858 Veltmann, Alfred 1753 2002
128004 Jovian, Patrick 1658 11 122440 Maric, Gordana 1659 1717 126610 Pe, Joe Mari 1931 1934 120619 Siddeley, Hugh 1910 1923 102372 Venning, Ron 1612 1855
127522 Jung, Simon xxxx 5 107185 Marinelli, Philip 1670 1700 122223 Peev, Pavel 2095 2120 125410 Sidhom, Raouf 1886 15 107979 Vera, Jesus 1482 1675
100182 Jung, Hans 2281 2346 128309 Marino, Anthony 910 5 127602 Pelletier, Damien 589 5 125933 Sidler, Hans 1341 10 108688 Verde, Pino 1860 2014
126499 Kacic, Mladen 1416 9 109180 Marks, Richard 1896 2000 110101 Penner, Len 1525 1531 128050 Siena, Jefferson 660 5 122790 Verma, Tony 1978 2030
106715 Kagramanov, Dina 2004 2004 106665 Marshall, Peter 2183 2258 127722 Penniser, Anthony xxxx 6 109808 Simic, Dusan 2263 2309 127614 Vickruk, Cory 443 5
127820 Kagramanov, Dalia 529 5 126255 Martin, Nick 1584 1584 101770 Peredun, Andrew 2258 2301 128184 Simon, Grant 1751 13 127724 Vienneau, James xxxx 6
124895 Kain, Andrew 1184 1230 103429 Martin, Carl 2064 2100 107582 Perkins, Simon 1765 1832 127604 Simpson, Brittany 577 5 107520 Villagracia, Ruben 1611 1657
125361 Kaplan, Youri 1519 1519 128222 Martin, Scott 750 6 127659 Perlowski, Chris xxxx 6 128016 Singian, Don 1111 6 128048 Villanueva, Edilyn 649 5
128151 Karpati, Leslie 1251 5 128013 Martin, Corey xxxx 5 107646 Perovic, Bozidar 2047 2108 103744 Sit Yee, Mervyn 1807 1807 122286 Vincent, Rob 1786 1792
127685 Kartuzov, Yuriy xxxx 1 108940 Masic, Zivomir 1969 2116 128047 Perry, Michael 779 6 127770 Sithamparapillai, Jievitha xxxx 6 127622 Vita, Giovanni 310 5
108036 Kathiramalainat, Kandiah 1685 1800 127853 Maslunana, Bernard 1283 3 107369 Perun, Allan 1931 1994 127673 Skalski, Lukasz Kacper xxxx 6 124342 Vivas, Fabio 1547 1591
127524 Katzman, Noah xxxx 5 121347 Massoulie, Francois 1551 1618 104700 Peterson, George 2014 2143 103821 Skelton, C. Peter 1797 1895 120516 Voloaca, Mihnea 2226 2251
127678 Kaushal, Navin xxxx 6 109627 Matchim, William 1600 1695 106479 Petkovic, Zarko M. 1991 2074 126961 Skrobek, Mathew xxxx 12 106693 Vucko, Ignac 1895 2165
127616 Kavalchuk, Amanda 456 5 128135 Materia, Maria 909 4 106449 Petti, Harry xxxx 1600 127302 Skuce, Chris xxxx 10 125697 Vujic, Branimir 2308 2321
127661 Kawaji, Keigo xxxx 5 128150 Mazariegos, Adalberto 1582 7 127848 Pham, Luan 1120 5 127301 Skuce, Adam 942 9 123624 Wagner, Robert 1495 1495
127062 Kazi, Saad xxxx 12 126638 Mazloom, Nura xxxx 6 127738 Phan, Nam xxxx 6 111970 Sliwinski, David xxxx 1977 126316 Wan, Michael 1344 1384
105620 Kekely, John 1903 1903 104319 McCarthy, William S. 1611 1671 128320 Phan, Wilson 588 4 111290 Smilovici, Emil 1907 2075 126892 Wang, Tony 1420 23
102619 Kekki, Klaus 1859 2015 100298 McClelland, Tom 1957 2000 128311 Phan, Raymond 910 5 127760 Smith, Brandon xxxx 5 121192 Wang, Michael 1824 1824
123497 Kelly, Steven 1151 14 111084 McFarland, Malcolm J 1243 19 120803 Phares, Adam 1583 1583 125546 Smith, Hazel 1640 1640 105702 Wang, HaoYuan 2129 2129
105995 Kelly, Paul 1688 1760 127798 McGeough, Shaun xxxx 12 111407 Philip, Andrew 1799 2032 127768 Smith, Andrew 856 6 103753 Wannamaker, David 1599 1793
101422 Kempner, Andrew 1965 2023 125585 McGilly, Craig 1116 1246 101917 Phillips, Patrick W. 1805 1953 101793 Smith, Maurice 1695 1967 127018 Ward, Gerald 1806 10
127698 Kershaw, Stephen xxxx 6 125825 McGuire, Paul 1614 9 102028 Phillips, Brian J. 1546 1546 126709 Smith, Gregory xxxx 10 100304 Warren, Robert 1640 1700
127665 Khan, Monasin xxxx 6 111614 McKay, Sean 1908 1929 128181 Phipps, Ashley 1500 -1 127523 Smith, Joel xxxx 10 107494 Wasmund, Miles xxxx 1557
127721 Kim, Vladimir xxxx 6 126109 McKay, Thomas 1481 12 128182 Phipps, Terry 1473 3 127710 So, Young xxxx 6 100074 Webb, Robert N. 1867 1938
128304 Kim, Mark 977 5 106075 McKay, Geoff 2118 2159 124207 Phung, Cameron 1549 1566 102297 Solis, Jaime 1908 2011 100357 Webster, John 1501 1621
128299 Kim, Joseph 1110 5 127444 McKeon, Michael xxxx 24 125815 Picana, Andrew 1988 2025 128028 Solis, Jeo 727 5 107417 Wesingi, Uno H. 2005 2220
107850 Kirby, Patrick 2115 2137 106713 McKillop, Peter 1942 2015 128313 Pine, Neville 843 5 123265 Solodar, Yevgeni 2046 2159 108288 Wesingi, Brice 1649 1800
101913 Kitenbergs, Alek 1777 1928 126902 Mclean, Lance xxxx 12 123186 Pisanski, Peter 968 968 102194 Solorzano, Art 1517 17 121463 Wettengl, Willi 1501 1538
126884 Kmicic, Adrian xxxx 11 120120 McMillan, Andrew 2062 2062 124334 Pizzolato, Mark 1498 1498 127765 Sondhi, Rohit xxxx 6 127652 Wheatley, David xxxx 6
120759 Knezevic, Adam 1397 1475 110766 McTavish, David 2196 2300 126906 Platz, Stanley 1346 6 105764 Soriano, Romeo E. 1933 2103 125863 Whiteside, Jeff 998 11
127843 Knockwood, Eric 644 2 104887 McTavish, Dale 2195 2230 108062 Pleau, Derek 1984 1999 102535 Southam, David 2099 2347 127103 Whiteway, Cameron xxxx 10
100336 Knox, Alexander N. 1746 1853 121270 Mehta, Gy 1868 1893 109167 Polywkan, Roman 1454 1454 122775 Sperling, Guenter 1475 1631 102934 Wight, Keith 2162 2208
111905 Kocela, Manuel 1408 1408 126895 Mei, Jason 1290 1290 125074 Poon, Douglas 1561 1565 106383 Spicer, Christopher 1935 2018 106595 Wignarajah, Kanji 1403 14
127552 Kolobanov, Stasik 1706 2 128312 Melo, Justin 843 5 127532 Poon, Pat 1271 4 105153 Spraggett, Kevin 2633 2665 102469 Wilkinson, Allan 1689 1791
125924 Komer, Brent 1401 5 112655 Mendoza, Pedro Y. 1967 2100 128014 Popa, Edi xxxx 5 125533 Spraggett, Chris xxxx 1783 128026 William, Paul 883 6
127603 Konawalchuck, Jonathon 577 5 100297 Mendrinos, Ari 1540 1763 126186 Poplawski, Matthew 1071 12 127695 Srichandram, Puri xxxx 6 128027 William, Francis 805 6
106932 Kopinch, Miro 1958 1968 112053 Meng, Ang 2157 2214 104280 Poulin, Rene 1814 1839 123789 Srinivasan, Gajana 1534 1557 127531 Williams, Dan 1949 6
102599 Kosic, Dusan 1668 1861 107489 Mesiti, Silvano 1743 1930 101151 Powell, Bryson 2032 2120 128153 Stala, Henryk 1538 1567 106290 Williams, Mike 1943 1970
127725 Kourktchan, Dennis xxxx 6 120200 Meyer, Kiel xxxx 1482 126910 Powels, Lou 1344 6 127111 Stam, Kevin xxxx 11 105942 Williamson, James 1480 1637
126708 Krawczuk, Jacob xxxx 10 121781 Miaco, Trifelino 2015 2082 125043 Prajza, Justin 1453 17 127618 Stark, Joshua 377 5 103241 Wilson-Grange, David 1695 1714
127837 Krebbs, Adrian 897 5 123188 Michalowski, Lukasz 1827 1903 127773 Prajza, John 1432 6 108627 Stein, Jacob 1693 1734 123761 Wilton, Taylor 842 842
105549 Kret, Ted 2215 2266 105291 Milicevic, Goran 2415 2424 120006 Predescu, Marian 1539 1596 127077 Stephenson, Zac xxxx 14 103265 Wing, Richard 1945 1978
127542 Krez, Milan 1229 5 106645 Millar, David 1951 2014 102775 Predescu, Sebastian 2038 2099 120171 Stevens, Christian 2063 2063 108844 Winmill, Ronald 2070 2070
102648 Krupka, David 2288 2307 127810 Miller, Igor 1800 20 110701 Pribyl, Tomas 1758 1758 120848 Stewart, Frankie 1786 1786 127541 Wirantunga, Sheran 1017 5
108817 Kubik, Rob 1683 1754 127534 Miller, Evgeny 2070 2070 127606 Prodaniuk, John 589 5 125968 Stoltefuss, Rolf 2002 2002 111966 Wolfer, Peter 1664 1773
104537 Kurkowski, Ken 1705 1900 127517 Mills, Morgon 1353 15 105444 Profit, Brian 1992 2200 128209 Stones, Mike 1404 6 127503 Wong, Paul 1712 12
105482 Kuryliw, Ray 1947 1949 126956 Millward, Garner xxxx 11 127612 Provost, Dennis 510 5 108689 Stonkus, Raymond J 1970 2072 123676 Wong, Jordan Andrew 1242 1341
120201 Lackey, Ryan xxxx 1431 103982 Milne, Reg 2047 2100 127730 Prowse, Joshua xxxx 6 127755 Storrar, Jonathan xxxx 6 123675 Wong, Brandon 1185 1191
102419 Laimer, Alice 1630 1664 104248 Mitchell, Joe 1410 1453 125656 Puddephatt, Tony 1247 5 107059 Streiter, Michael 1619 1688 109682 Wong, Jack xxxx 1800
128046 Lakhani, Vinay 756 6 104906 Mitro, Dave 1996 2065 104903 Puiras, Jarmo 1832 1900 110035 Strojevs, Alexander 1800 1942 127681 Wong, Jordan Chris xxxx 6
126891 Lam, Yin xxxx 16 102310 Mitrovic, Milan 2313 2320 108329 Puschke, R.F. 1794 1890 110170 Struthers, Matthew 2073 2178 122512 Wong, Wylon 1645 1645
106974 Lamb, Bryan 2190 2350 103626 Mitrovic, Bojana 2092 2130 101150 Pushkedra, Frank 2290 2337 122922 Stubberfield, Chris 1724 1724 109506 Wood, Bryan 1526 1600
127762 Lambier, Kelly xxxx 5 120638 Mocharenko, Petro 1565 1565 127718 Qu, Younge xxxx 6 123815 Studiman, Paul 1199 17 127763 Wright, Meghan xxxx 6

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127669 Wright, Dave xxxx 6 200008020 2000 Simcoe Day Under 1700 22 127855 Traverse, Philippe 954 4 127538 Marr, Colin 925 4
127700 Wu, Adrian xxxx 5 Saskatchewan 200008019 2000 Simcoe Day Open 14 120079 Turgeon, Guy 1604 11 100298 McClelland, Tom 1742 1900
124805 Xia, Angel 1793 1809 CFC# Name Rtng High 200008018 Oshawa Double Round Robin 6 105021 Vanderleeden, Han 1478 4 128009 McDonald, Janna 510 5
110260 Xu, Sheng-Jun 2085 2201 126819 Bestvater, Eric 1699 10 200008017 Veranda Invitational 6 120239 Wang, Yamei 2027 5 128006 McDonald, Gay 712 4
100255 Yee, Lorne 2214 2285 107342 Bishop, Tom 1887 1930 200008016 Last Tournament of Summer 9 105889 Wiebe, Warren 2010 2054 126992 McDonald, Jamal 967 5
126132 Yu, Jeffrey 1413 1484 122662 Bradbrooke, Wally 1130 12 200008015 Get Your Rooks Off 5 106287 Williamson, Jason 1799 1800 125825 McGuire, Paul 1206 20
126131 Yu, Jonathan 1645 1645 107399 Chin, Sheldon xxxx 1792 200008014 Winnipeg July TNT 15 110849 Wilson, John 1814 19 121270 Mehta, Gy 1939 1951
127632 Yuan, Jason 1373 5 108653 Kaufman, John 1401 20 200008013 Winnipeg Summer Open 9 123863 Wilson, Scott 993 9 107584 Melamud, David 1732 16
127714 Yuen, David xxxx 6 102617 McIntyre, John 1992 2000 200008012 Loyalist City Open 26 105433 Wu, Howard 2001 2001 112655 Mendoza, Pedro Y. 1962 2009
101317 Zagar, Milan 1952 2135 123141 Me, Kevin 1482 6 200008011 RA PickUp Number 2 33 101701 Yee, Peter 1882 1917 127534 Miller, Evgeny 2154 6
107387 Zakrajsek, Aljosa 2013 2088 111334 Robertson, Trevor 1512 1512 200008010 Maple City CC ICR Junior 5 101537 Zuk, Bob 2200 24 104248 Mitchell, Joe 1257 21
128038 Zanini, Ryan 879 6 103662 Soerensen, Lyndon 1768 1768 200008009 Maple City CC ICR Adult 4 103626 Mitrovic, Bojana 1871 1871
125087 Zhao, Jacky 1404 21 121013 Stone, Gerald 1327 15 200008008 Toolsie vs WilsonGrange 2 Manitoba 102310 Mitrovic, Milan 2360 2400
125904 Zheng, San San 1115 1115 108946 Sutton, Jack 1213 1331 200008007 Unamaki Open 9 120428 Moors, Henry A. 1616 1640
109603 Zimmer, Antonin 1953 1991 200008006 BCIT Wednesday Night Swiss 15 CFC# Name Rtng High 125537 Mustafa, Vasile 2005 2005
121771 Tootoosis, Harvey 1834 1846
102172 Zimninski, Nick 1888 2022 108447 Tuason, Alfred 1596 1596 200008005 Kingston Ch Group 3 11 110941 Bays, Derek 1239 8 126905 Nastase, Stefan 1905 12
120850 Zlobec, Srdan 2171 2171 200008004 Kingston Ch Group 2 6 101126 Boron, Anthony 1880 14 128072 Novakowski, Christopher xxxx 3
122992 Znottka, Shawn 1049 1091 200008003 Kingston Ch Group 1 6 107847 Gibbons, Lorne 1355 1355 122103 Nozari, Nosrat 1796 1797
103094 Zoccano, John 1718 1822 Yukon Territory 200008002 UBC Tuesday Night Swiss 15 125472 Lafreniere, Adrian 1638 4 104561 Obrovac, Zvonko 1988 1988
127680 Zochowski, Stefan xxxx 6 CFC# Name Rtng High 200008001 Canada Day Pre-emptive Open 15 103189 Milord, Frank 1546 8 102669 Ochkoos, Jura 2310 2409
111138 Zubac, Marius 2260 2304 101153 Bowerman, Bob 2072 2166 200007034 2000 Atlantic Closed 6 106687 Schulz, Waldemar 1897 1917 127482 O'Neil, Gary 1579 15
104898 Zugic, Igor 2457 2457 109874 Winberg, Jim 1689 1837 103193 Trueman, Francis 1327 20 127560 Palmer, Jordan 1664 6
127501 Zuk, Ed 1340 19 125311 Vincent, Trevor 1314 4 127184 Papp, Alex 1074 3
107851 Zybura, Andre 2068 2094
Foreign
Active Ratings 120176 Weijs, Harry 1522 4 127183 Papp, Leslie 1335 3
120248 Xia, Yanchong 1562 13 125813 Parikh, Jugal 1189 16
Prince Edward Island CFC# Name Rtng High 126610 Pe, Joe Mari 1949 1949
106982 Pejovic, Mike 1735 1735
CFC# Name Rtng High 123296 Archangelsky, Mikhail 2330 2383 Alberta New Brunswick 107646 Perovic, Bozidar 1931 1968
105569 Benjamin, Joel xxxx 2659 CFC# Name Rtng High CFC# Name Rtng High 123186 Pisanski, Peter 1432 1432
104781 Bruneau, Philippe 1609 1609 121215 Bhat, Vinay 2485 18
111875 Cooper, Aaron 2001 2035 128230 Brustman, Agnieszka xxxx 2355 CFC# Name Rtng High 108718 Breau, Robert 1950 1950 124334 Pizzolato, Mark 1591 14
127509 Donaldson, Jamie Lynn xxxx 12 125579 Day, Chris 1696 8 125093 Balla, John 772 12 100253 Brun, Jacques 1644 1772 125656 Puddephatt, Tony 1304 11
125216 Doyle, Curtis xxxx 1101 104023 Donaldson, John xxxx 2518 102424 Beingessner, Andrew xxxx 1557 107785 Haggarty, Don 937 937 108329 Puschke, R.F. 1682 1786
112954 Ferguson, Brian 1717 1800 128095 Epishin, Vladimir 2671 2671 120375 Borowski, Ted xxxx 1609 120429 Johnson, Kyle 1510 1550 120954 Raheb, David 1915 1926
110208 Gulati, Ashish (Justin) 2102 2159 128262 Evelev, Vladimir 2447 2447 126458 Burak, Sophia xxxx 17 126076 Johnson, Serge 896 14 101082 Ramzi, Murtadha 1597 17
125217 Judson, Jessy 1045 1102 123334 Fedorowicz, John xxxx 2547 101519 Campbell, Stephen xxxx 1531 121684 Laforest, Gilles 1346 1407 128074 Renaud, Matthew xxxx 3
111891 Keunecke, Ed 1650 1774 128113 Ferguson, Ryan 1870 5 128085 Chan, Cory xxxx 5 125320 Otis, Mathieu xxxx 5 120227 Reynolds, Derek 1475 1515
100145 McKim, Fred 2030 2132 128108 Ferguson, Robert 1599 5 128090 Chapman, James 1391 9 107532 Peters, Michael 1683 17 109327 Rivas, Edgar 1776 1776
109557 Parker, Ian 1242 1242 128112 Ferguson, Rob III 995 5 123601 Chi, Megan 740 20 104837 Riordon, Jason 1681 1682 113055 Roschman, Paul 1609 20
121861 Paulowich, David 1792 1890 123331 Fernandez, Lorenzo 1839 1842 108292 Chi, Jonathan 1334 1334 103199 Rositsan, Boris 2264 2369
127393 Walsh, Raymond xxxx 691 123330 Fernandez, Daniel xxxx 2258 112298 Chrumka, Colin 1734 1828 101799 Rowles, Christopher 1685 1812
126802 Walsh, Thomas xxxx 589 101228 Climenhaga, Harold 1744 1744 Newfoundland 111463 Ruiz, Richard 2081 2108
103522 Franett, Mike xxxx 2136 CFC# Name Rtng High 102198 Rutherford, John 1517 1649
123166 Friedman, Aviv xxxx 2353 127207 deMoissac, Marcel xxxx 9
127206 deMoissac, Matt xxxx 10 123729 Keats, Jason 1347 10 122938 Rutnam, Johann 1655 1655
Quebec 128264 Gaspariants, Garry 2212 2212
108124 Dewindt, Cor 1492 1600 111803 Ryzycki, Bohdan 1812 1822
CFC# Name Rtng High 128272 Gilman, Arkadi 2237 2237
123413 Gligoric, Svetozar xxxx 19 127636 Galusha, Robert xxxx 5 108545 Salomaa, Markku 2006 12
105161 Abreu Cordero, Jose L 2168 2183 127637 Giterman, Daniel xxxx 5 Ontario 112780 Samano, Beto 1892 1944
128259 Grigoriants, Serguei 2506 2506 CFC# Name Rtng High 108609 Schumacher, Albin 1541 1541
128268 Antonenko, Valeria 1999 9 128265 Gruzmann, Boris 2304 2304 105644 Hansen, Steve 1653 1711
102413 Arsenault, Michel 1952 2032 103437 Gustafson, Dale 1906 2031 122495 Haynes, Nicolas 1518 1518 126013 Addley, Matthew 1188 18 104545 Schwartz, Lorne 1757 1810
109160 Bachand-Fleurent, Julien 1963 2027 111401 Harmon, Clark 2296 2296 123872 Hudson, Richard 1571 1571 123274 Agabekian, Konstantin 1664 1756 125969 Sharma, Mohit K 1142 11
128277 Beaulieu, Pierre 1934 8 101337 Imai, Toshio 1573 1807 109502 Hughey, Micah 1875 1875 120631 Aliev, Inara 1222 21 103744 Sit Yee, Mervyn 1781 1781
104030 Belanger, Jacques 2092 2121 102167 Ivkov, Borislav xxxx 2494 121625 Kazakevich, Anastasia 1400 1400 103145 Armstrong, Don 1623 1642 106383 Spicer, Christopher 1849 1852
128267 Berezovich, Mikhail 2193 2193 128228 Jacobs, Robert 2294 8 120194 Knoll, Frank 1521 1788 110365 Armstrong, Wayne 1294 1368 123789 Srinivasan, Gajana 1484 17
109782 Bolduc, Jacques 1485 1581 125619 Jones, Chris 1545 1545 128086 Kouwenhoven, Kyle xxxx 4 100034 Armstrong, Robert J. 1646 1656 120171 Stevens, Christian 1935 1935
104782 Bowles, Charles 1576 1746 108384 Kleist, Frederick 2170 2170 124459 Kucharski, Evan xxxx 710 121549 Asghari Shekhy, Arash 1802 1880 108689 Stonkus, Raymond J 1754 1911
100101 Brodie, Hugh 1970 2100 120762 Kleist, Carol 1615 1615 121303 Li, Zhuoran 1414 1414 128063 Aspinall, Adam 1028 4 109057 Strehlow, Chris 1822 1861
125421 Caire, Francois xxxx 23 128229 Kogan, Artur 2537 2537 110043 Litwiller, Robert xxxx 15 127771 Bales, Karthik 1513 6 107059 Streiter, Michael 1599 1619
128276 Carceres Cortes, J 2199 8 128275 Kulagin, Mixim 1839 9 110115 Macfarlane, Don 1423 1567 128073 Banihashemi, Amir xxxx 3 128076 Sullivan, David xxxx 3
125642 Chagnon, Francois 1594 14 128261 Kurenkov, Nikolai 2362 2362 103010 Marks, Terry 1565 1565 105523 Barragan, Javier 1781 20 112423 Surlan, Dan 2201 2206
108065 Charbonneau, Pascal 2438 2438 125630 Lazarev, Vladimir 2546 2546 125668 McDonald, Luke J. 652 652 106106 Beckwith, Paul H. 2053 2101 101786 Tebbs, Frank 1616 13
113051 Charbonneau, Anne-Marie 1829 1834 123173 Marcelo, Sergio 2056 16 128089 McMackin, Vincent 1207 5 120637 Benggawan, Alexandra 1500 1521 120140 Tebbs, Gary 1439 14
113099 Christian, Mark 1391 23 128098 Mazock, Michael 2186 19 101874 Milne, Arthur 1932 2127 120636 Benggawan, Amanda 1561 1727 106474 Termeer, Ted 1554 1692
102908 Clement, Michel 2089 2102 128258 Miladinovic, Igor 2529 2571 127494 Molavi, Bob 1480 15 125709 Bluvshtein, Mark 2318 12 106868 Thompson, Ed G. 1391 1391
107405 Cormos, Eugene xxxx 2187 110329 Morabito, Matthew 1786 2003 121343 Ng, Mitchell xxxx 1065 123042 Bojovic, Gavrilo 2069 2069 106110 Thorvardson, Steve 1964 1964
103228 Cote, Jacques 2124 2318 125627 Mulyar, Michal 2434 2434 126459 Ng, Myron xxxx 14 128070 Bondy, Cathleen xxxx 3 103841 Thurairasah, Shivaharan 1730 1853
109091 Danis, Jacques 1805 1805 103289 Neff, Elliot xxxx 19 120812 Nobleman, Josh xxxx 1060 108790 Boross-Harmer, Peter 2072 2098 126102 Thurlow, Mike 1245 9
121228 Davidian, David 1767 23 128271 Nicula, Marius 2194 2194 122982 Nystrom, Kurtis 1668 18 103523 Bortolotti, Guido 1847 1912 128107 Tobolovsky, Evgeni 2082 6
109665 Desjardins, Andre 2226 2272 123163 Novikov, Igor xxxx 2580 104728 Ottosen, David 1995 1996 128075 Boyes, Erik xxxx 3 127772 Tong, Steven 966 5
127421 Dessmark, Anders 1910 10 126514 Oliger, Mark 1891 10 127551 Pon, Matthew xxxx 10 112136 Brajkovic, Nikola 2069 2219 110865 Triefeldt, Jack 1819 2000
128278 Dumouchel, Alain 1906 9 103005 Orlov, Georgi xxxx 2614 111007 Rusnell, Lorne 1873 17 127784 Broersen, Hans 1637 6 124498 Tursman, Richard 1517 22
107950 Duong, Thanh Nha 2385 2433 109498 Piper, August xxxx 1815 128234 Rutkowski, Alan 1245 6 126209 Bryskine, Marina 2020 18 106830 Van der Velde, W. H. 1898 1940
128269 Dvoretski, Alexei 2072 2072 121054 Porubszki, Georg 2030 2030 120858 Smith, Mike 1561 1640 126888 Cai, Allan 1986 12 102877 Vaydin, Mike 1760 1760
125456 Feoktistov, Dmitri 1968 1968 128273 Postnikova, Anna 1633 8 127190 Smorshchok, Daniel xxxx 19 108909 Callaghan, Kenneth J 1444 1512 102372 Venning, Ron 1494 1698
108237 Fillion, Steve 2189 2189 123157 Pratt, Donald 1768 1768 127550 Tassone, Adam 1297 3 126706 Cameron, Kirk 1125 5 122790 Verma, Tony 1799 24
103577 Gagnon, Michel 2173 2206 104294 Pupols, Viktors xxxx 2296 101473 Thompson, Kevin 1687 1694 127499 Capes, Tim 1559 5 106693 Vucko, Ignac 2036 2143
103399 Gagnon, Fabien 2139 2141 126288 Randall, Paul A. 2252 7 127042 Tsang, Alexander 1161 10 128080 Carson, Robert xxxx 3 128067 Wadhwa, Jaspreet xxxx 3
110490 Goldenberg, Danny 2322 2388 125646 Rigo, Gan Francesco 2072 17 123395 Valeroso, Bert 1617 1686 126210 Carter, John 1557 24 126892 Wang, Tony 1627 6
101700 Gottlieb, Jonathan 2118 2147 125647 Rigo, Caterinia 1178 16 111433 Van Ieperen, Taco 1811 1900 109384 Chuderski, Jan 1700 1703 103753 Wannamaker, David 1612 11
110526 Gould, Charles 2084 2186 125648 Rigo, Fillippo 981 15 105520 Verlik, Val 1511 1637 106389 Clarke, Brian 1526 1589 127018 Ward, Gerald 1634 10
104705 Grondin, Jean-Philippe 2160 2160 128140 Rowson, Jonathan 2523 2523 127208 Wang, Amanda xxxx 14 120423 Colvin, Ted 1528 11 108288 Wesingi, Brice 1576 1600
120274 Hebert, Yves 1353 1353 104611 Rozentalis, Eduardas 2637 2637 127483 Wihnon, Jason 1462 6 107299 Dangberg, Karl 1664 1805 121463 Wettengl, Willi 1342 1342
101280 Hebert, Jean 2487 2534 127158 Schmitz, Manuela xxxx 2103 123461 Williamson, Ben 964 973 124403 Deakin, John 1294 17 127541 Wirantunga, Sheran 949 6
111469 Hua, Lefong 2400 2400 127157 Schmitz, Andreas Arnold xxxx 2209 111417 Wu, Douglas 1662 1662 113030 DeBoer, Bernard 1585 23 122512 Wong, Wylon 1369 1369
110380 Ibrahim, Anthony 2219 2243 128260 Smagin, Sergei 2629 2629 126101 Yngvason, Daniel 421 16 123454 DeBoer, Adrian 1337 6 128071 Woodward, Christopher xxxx 3
128263 Kalinichev, Andrey 2123 2123 123162 Stripunsky, Alexandr 2505 2505 128087 Zhang, Jordan xxxx 4 128066 DeLorenzi, Bryan xxxx 3 101317 Zagar, Milan 2001 2140
128176 Katch, Gary 1767 8 128274 Terminasov, Zaven 1733 8 109477 Demmery, Steve 2135 2135 107387 Zakrajsek, Aljosa 2016 2016
121232 Khassanov, Marat xxxx 2496 105085 Thomson, Philip 2095 2117 110803 Den-Otter, Albert 1469 1674 102172 Zimninski, Nick 1763 1821
122023 Khaziyeva, Dinara 1998 1998 British Columbia 106524 Douglas, Mike 1500 1500
120957 Turner, Keith 1595 12 CFC# Name Rtng High
128270 Lasitsyn, Ilia 1890 9 123304 Tyomkin, Dimitri 2508 2523 125528 Dragusanu, George 1134 20 Prince Edward Island
102939 Laurin, Jacques 1967 2096 110577 Vetemaa, Juri xxxx 2532 104388 Atkinson, Gavin 1796 19 105998 Duralia, John 1701 1816
102780 Lavergne, Daniel 1703 1801 124220 Aylward, Zachary xxxx 4 110299 Egorov, Michael 1908 1911 CFC# Name Rtng High
128139 Wells, Peter 2517 2517
125452 Lawson, Jonathan 1191 22 100238 Barnes, Mark 1599 1633 101459 Ellis, Joe T. 1862 1955 104781 Bruneau, Philippe 1542 1570
123478 Lawson, Eric 2025 2025 102357 Basanta, Gary 2397 2403 103011 Erickson, John 1776 1793 123488 Casey, Adam 1276 1280
106923
107085
Lesiege, Alexandre
Leveille, Francois
2617 2622
xxxx 2442
Regular Events 124308
124072
Bates, Darren
Batisse, Norman
1416
1012
10
14
103309
101981
Evans, Bill
Fabris, Al
2053 2144
1677 1800
110208
125217
Gulati, Ashish (Justin)
Judson, Jessy
2155 2155
1180 1181
120108 Luksza, Arkadiusz 2227 2227 200009029 Victoria Labour Day 19 109804 Booker, Brad xxxx 2057 111839 Fairbairn, Stephen 1951 2045 102875 Landry, Scott 1541 1617
107237 Maisonneuve, Paul 1706 1801 200009028 UBC Tuesday Night 17 104349 Chapman, Dan 1272 15 103521 Filipovich, David 2179 2179 109557 Parker, Ian 1410 1410
125461 Masse, Hugues xxxx 1924 200009027 Macedonian Labor Day U2100 26 125376 Chow, Thomas 1482 14 105001 Findlay, Dave 1715 1715 108960 Parker, Kim 1557 1557
125795 McAlpin, John Francis 1873 11 200009026 Macedonian Labor Day U1900 29 106001 Chranowski, Rick 1804 1955 128008 Fisher, Glenn 831 5 121861 Paulowich, David 1846 1846
123740 Menard, Marc 1620 14 200009025 Macedonian Labor Day U1700 20 111010 Cruz, Tyler 1351 5 122479 Fleming, Alan xxxx 1491 106600 Quigley, Nick xxxx 1662
120107 Mikanovic, Goran 2370 2434 200009024 Macedonian Labor Day U1500 12 110614 Davies, Lucas 1599 8 128007 Fontaine, Brent 671 5
127203 Miron, Francois xxxx 14 200009023 Macedonian Labor Day Open 32 110120 Davies, Alex 1982 9 126498 Friedman, Alexander xxxx 6 Foreign
108318 Morin, Yves 2134 2141 200009022 Edmonton Labor Day U1800 20 106424 Deline, Toni 1825 1825 102447 Frilles, Ruperto 2155 2250
110488 Moskvitch, Andrei 2201 2207 128191 Du Mont, Marcel 1143 5 126508 Fulmyk, Pavel 1492 17 CFC# Name Rtng High
200009021 Edmonton Labor Day 1800 14
123741 Moss, Laurent 2167 2199 200009020 Labor Day U1700 10 104911 Feng, Jason 1710 1710 124454 Gayman, Ian 1672 1672 128238 Levin, Anatoly 2115 6
128279 Neacsu, Catalin 1968 7 200009019 Labor Day Open 28 121234 Fowler, Stephen 1447 1447 128069 Girard, Dustin xxxx 3 110329 Morabito, Matthew 1877 1931
127194 Nguyen, Liem xxxx 11 200009018 Beals vs Dunphy 2 103643 Fullbrook, Nigel 2273 2315 103711 Glinert, Stephen 2209 2209 110863 Pitre, H. G. 1901 17
127200 Ouellet-Leveille, Bertrand xxxx 10 200009017 RA PickUp 3 32 121338 Goutor, Valentina 1623 14 104325 Golebiewski, Sofie 1710 1872
122702 Ouellet-Leveille, Clement xxxx 21 200009016 City Center Fall TuneUp 4 123238 Goutor, Evgeni 1171 4 125839 Gurevich, Artem 2118 18
110740 Perecowicz, Jonathan 1274 1303 200009015 Oakwood Library Jr Warmup 25 101879 Hallam, John xxxx 2195 104833 Hadley, Ryan 1717 1717 Active Events
126300 Pescarus, Radu 1970 2003 200009014 August Knights 17 103261 Hamanishi, Neil 1682 1774 100027 Haley, Philip G. 1743 1900
123418 Phillips, Ray 2290 17 200009013 2000 Falmouth Invitational 7 125539 Hardy, Justin 1659 9 128010 Halverson, Billy 937 5 200009032 August TNT Active 10
105990 Pineault, Denis 2205 2211 200009012 Parker vs Harris 2 112513 Haukenfrers, Dale 2061 2061 128077 Hansen, Keith xxxx 3 200009031 Mad Active 24
128127 Plante, Claude 1529 5 200009011 24 Hour Marathon 32 128097 Heinola, Kari 2127 9 128081 Hansen, Kirk xxxx 3 200009030 August Words Under 1800 Active 8
121272 Pnevmonidis, Pantelis 2163 22 200009010 London WestMount Mall Junior 10 109482 Holubowicz, Kazimziercz 1695 18 110832 Harvey, Maurice 1346 1361 200008046 DCC Summer Active U2000 21
123417 Pnevmonidis, Pantelis xxxx 11 200009009 Litchfield vs Phares 2 123082 Jiganchine, Roman 2062 9 123136 Harvey, Tim 1518 21 200008045 DCC Summer Active Open 18
103928 Poulin, Maurice 2097 2111 200009008 Chess Academy Jr August 9 120077 Jose, Marionito 1757 1772 128065 Hatami, Ata xxxx 2 200008044 Hansen Vs MacFarlane Active 2
101347 Prahov, Valentin 2238 2245 200009007 Uuetoa vs Ede 2 127561 Jung, Mike xxxx 5 105731 Hendon, Lee 1430 1511 200008043 ECC July Active 13
127196 Radoaka, Tudor xxxx 11 200009006 Miladinovic vs Charbonneau 2 124316 Kelly, Patrick 1599 14 127769 Henry, Liam 1175 9 200008027 BC Active Championship 2000 30
120203 Ramaswamy, Kishor 1821 1821 200009005 Knights of the Round House B 17 127388 Khramtsov, Iouri 1258 12 126103 Hill, Jason 1314 13 200007038 Scarborough July Active 16
126039 Ramaswamy, Kiran 1887 1911 200009004 Knights of the Round House A 14 127384 Khramtsov, Boris 1105 5 123135 Hoch, Doug 1239 1239
111745 Rashev, Nick 2099 2152 200009003 Tournoi international de Montreal 12 127311 Kononov, Alexander 1714 4 105422 Hollo, Peter 1708 1800
128266 Razdolski, Ilia 2137 9 200009002 DCC Days of Summer 36 102462 Krys, Christopher 1662 15 106205 Jando, Edmond 1635 1649
103400 Reeve, Jeff 2298 2400 200009001 2000 Quebec Open 70 111002 Krys, Richard 1177 5 126499 Kacic, Mladen 1114 16
110815 Regnier, Alain 2156 2185 200008042 Scarborough Thurs Summer 27 102841 Krys, Mark 1503 20 106002 Kearley, Jim xxxx 1888
105274 Ross, David 2433 2439 200008041 Renfrew Open 24 106064 Lee, Jason 1829 1829 102619 Kekki, Klaus 1807 1924
122701 Roussel-Roozmon, T 2105 2105 200008040 August TNT 16 125981 Lister, Curtis 1586 15 106376 Knechtel, Tim xxxx 2000
108266 Roy, Guy 2011 2011 200008039 Toronto Summer Int. U2200 33 122651 Majewski, Michael 1617 14 120759 Knezevic, Adam 1553 1563
127197 Safar, Daniel xxxx 11 200008038 Toronto Summer Int. U2000 55 126516 Manrique, Joel 1472 10 100336 Knox, Alexander N. 1739 1746
105905 Saint-Amand, Paul 2241 2241 200008037 Toronto Summer Int. U1800 42 109234 Martinovsky, Ian 1717 14 128079 Lam, Terry xxxx 3
125738 Sakr, Nassim 2199 18 200008036 Toronto Summer Int. U1600 17 113123 McCusky, Louis 1344 1348 106974 Lamb, Bryan 2003 2122
104038 Sasseville, Jean 1962 2000 200008035 Toronto Summer Int. U1400 14 112021 McLaren, Sean 1888 9 101665 Langill, Ron 1445 1534
103553 Schleifer, Michael 2430 2491 200008034 Toronto Summer Int. Open 60 120075 Milicevic, Dragoljub 2099 2112 108998 Laughlin, Steve 1948 12
107078 Senecal, Jean-Pierre 1603 1817 200008033 London August Junior 7 110536 Miller, Amy-Marie 1012 18 104130 Lehman, Andrew 1419 14
111541 Soudre, Nicolas 2189 2189 200008032 Battle of Alberta 22 123445 Moisseev, Dmitri 1581 1581 105108 Lehmann, James E. 1571 1592
125745 Strassman, Swantje 2010 2010 200008031 Mid Scarborough CC RR 3 8 106767 Monteith, Don 1652 1652 128068 Leparskas, John xxxx 3
106058 Sullivan, Neil 2165 2165 200008030 UBC Tuesday Night 16 107627 Nathani, Kaleim 1744 24 128078 Liang, Richard xxxx 3
123738 Tessier-Desrosiers, Olivier 1933 2001 200008029 London Summer Camp Jr op 7 128192 Penway, Tom 1200 4 128186 Loeb, Kurt 1253 6
127598 Timbaliuk, Veaceslav xxxx 7 200008028 Scarborough 2nd Tuesday 1Hr 10 111132 Remedios, Russell 1867 1884 128155 Loker, Chad xxxx 5
101307 Trottier, Yves 1882 1882 200008026 UPEI Open 10 106541 Sadoway, Steven 1880 1894 110214 Lucki, Arnie 1881 2010
110232 Trottier, Julie 1958 1972 200008025 DCC Summer Sizzler 20 103414 Scoones, Dan 2146 2201 123180 Mack, Jamie 1690 1740
112806 Van Dusen, Eric 1911 1942 200008024 Dobrishman vs Litchfield 2 103673 Seid, Hee 2036 2196 123763 Mak, Calvin 1268 3
123745 Villeneuve, Luc 1627 15 200008023 Charlottetown Invitational 12 101193 Sladek, Vaclav 1799 23 112277 Manalo, Pepin 1886 1887
120109 Wenaas, Eric 2253 2273 200008022 Brown vs Webb 2 123432 Sokourinski, Sergei 2063 15 122440 Maric, Gordana 1771 1771
109453 Wilkin, Alain 1886 1930 200008021 2000 Simcoe Day Under 2100 21 110554 Stanford, Mike 1645 1645 109180 Marks, Richard 1880 1898

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