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40th annual
WORLD OPEN 
JULY 4-8, 5-8, 6-8, 2-8, 1-3 OR 4-5, 2012  
$250,000 PROJECTED PRIZES, $204,000 MINIMUM
 SHERATON PHILADELPHIA CITY CENTER HOTEL

In 13 sections. The 8 main sections, Open through Under 1200, have a special early bird entry fee that ends TOMORROW (Wednesday, Feb 15).    

   FULL DETAILS         ENTER NOW   


RECENT UPDATES
Dates changed from June 28-July 2 to June 29-July 3. Six foreign GMs have already entered! The $800 minimum prize for foreign GMs is no longer available, however a $500 minimum prize is still available for the next two foreign GMs to enter.   FULL DETAILS   ENTER NOW

Under 1100 Section dates changed from May 25-26 to May 26-28 or May 27-28.   FULL DETAILS   ENTER NOW 
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COMING EVENTS
Details posted at www.chesstour.com now include the following: 
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Mar 2-4 or 3-4: 21st annual EASTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, MA. $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum guaranteed. NOTE ERROR IN ONE PREVIOUS EMAIL: The Master Section has no 5th prize. ENTER NOW

Mar 3-4 or 4: 45th annual NEW YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Hilton Hotel, Saratoga Springs, NY. 6 rounds, 8 sections.  Corrected info for room reservations: call 888-866-3591 or 888-866-3596, use group code AIEM. If rooms are sold out, wait a few days and call again, as there are often late cancellations. Backup hotel: Courtyard by Marriott, 2 blocks away, 518-226-0538. ENTER NOW

Mar 9-11 or 10-11: 19th annual WESTERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sheraton Hotel (formerly Renaissance), Agoura Hills in southern California. $20,000 projected prizes, $16,000 minimum guaranteed. ENTER NOW

Mar 16-18 or 17-18: LONG ISLAND OPEN at Holiday Inn Islip Airport, Ronkonkoma. First CCA tournament on Long Island since the 1970s. $75 room rates, free parking, free airport shuttle! ENTER NOW

Mar 16-18 or 17-18: 16th annual MID-AMERICA OPEN, Crowne Plaza Clayton (Saint Louis). $18,000 projected prizes, $12,000 minimum.  ENTER NOW

Mar 23-25 or 24-25: 13th annual PITTSBURGH OPEN, Doubletree Green Tree Hotel. Free parking, free airport shuttle. $12,000 projected prizes, $9000 minimum. ENTER NOW

Mar 30-Apr 1 or Mar 31-Apr 1: 10th annual SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Wyndham Orlando Resort. $14,000 projected prizes, $10,500 minimum. April USCF official ratings used. Note correction: entry fee $50 less to under 1000 or unrated in Class E. ENTER NOW

Apr 4-8, 5-8, 6-8 or 7-8: 6th annual PHILADELPHIA OPEN at the luxurious, AAA Four Diamonds Loews Philadelphia Hotel. GM and IM norms possible at this first mega-tournament of 2012! New this year: free entry to IMs and WGMs, and higher second section cutoff (U2200 rather than U2100)! These changes should result in a much stronger Open Section. $80,000 projected prize fund, $60,000 minimum. 9 rounds in Open, 7 rounds in other sections. $98 special chess rates, way below the regular Loews rates. ENTER NOW

Apr 27-29 or 28-29: 23rd annual VERMONT RESORT OPEN at upscale new site, Holiday Inn Rutland/Kilington. $89 room rate, heated pool, exercise room, free wireless, free parking, free shuttle to Amtrak, bus terminal, or Rutland Airport, many restaurants within walking distance.  ENTER NOW

May 4-6 or 5-6: WESTERN AMATEUR for Under 2300 at Sheraton Four Points LAX, Los Angeles. $89 room rates, $5 parking, free airport shuttle. $10,000 guaranteed prizes. ENTER NOW

May 24-28, 25-28, 26-28 or 27-28:  21st annual CHICAGO OPEN at Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois. $100,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED. Open is 9 rounds with GM and IM norms possible, other sections 7 rounds. The Under 2300 Section returns after a few years absence and is FIDE rated; raising the 2nd section eligibility from Under 2100 to Under 2300 plus new free entry to IMs, WGMs & foreign FMs should make the Open stronger and increase norm chances. NOTE CHANGE: Under 1100 Section now plays May 26-28 (G/90, d/5) or May 27-28. ENTER NOW

June 29-July 3 (NEW DATES): 9th annual PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL at Sheraton Hotel. 9 rounds, $8000 guaranteed prizes. Six foreign GMs have already entered! The $800 minimum prize to the first 5 foreign GMs to enter is no longer available, but the next two foreign GMs to enter will obtain a $500 minimum prize. Also $300 minimum prize to other GMs and to foreign IMs and foreign WGMs. Note that dates are changed from June 28-July 2 to June 29-July 3, but the tournament is still Friday through Tuesday.  ENTER NOW

July 4-8, 5-8, 6-8, 2-8, 1-3 or 4-5: 40th annual WORLD OPEN at Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia. 9 rounds in most sections, $250,000 projected prizes, $200,800 minimum. GM and IM norms possible in Open Section. Four FIDE rated sections: Open, Under 2400, Under 2200, and new Women's Championship. 6 round Senior Amateur, 6 round Women's Championship and 9 round Under 13 Championship play July 1-3, allowing these players to also play in a July 4-8, 5-8 or 6-8 section. ENTER NOW
  
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

AUSTRALIAN CHESS FEDERATION
newsletter


Number 12/02A      .....      14 February 2012





Table of Contents

Notices
General News
Junior Chess
Results
Coming Events
Overseas Tournaments and News
Tournament Reports
Australian Chess Sites
Games
Sundries

Note: Links in light blue are to sections within the newsletter, those in grey are external and orange links are to the archive of previous issues.


Newsletter contact


Next issues

Tuesday 28 February (deadline Friday 24 February)

Tuesday 13 March (deadline Friday 9 March)
Tuesday 27 March (deadline Friday 23 March)
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Australian Olympiad Selections: 20 Game Rule Deadline for Turkey Olympiad

Prospective applicants for Olympiad selection to represent Australia in either the Open or Women’s team at the 40th FIDE Olympiad are advised that the ACF Council has ruled that the deadline for each applicant to have played at least 20 games in the previous year will be March 31, 2012.  An applicant must have played at least 20 standard games (not rapid or blitz) that are rated by the ACF, FIDE or a national organisation for which rating formula conversion details are known and the playing of the games can be verified.  Players who have not played at least 20 such games will be ruled ineligible for selection.

The Olympiad will be held in Istanbul, Turkey and is scheduled for August 27 - Sep 10 2012.  Detailed information is not yet available.  A call for applications for selections will be issued by the ACF in due course. 

Kevin Bonham
ACF Vice-President
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GENERAL NEWS
Formatting issues

There may be some aesthetic issues with fonts and viewing diagrams in this issue. The Editor has decided that we can live with these in preference to delaying it.


Unsubscribing from ACF News

From time to time e-mails are received from people wishing to unsubscribe from the newsletter. Although this works (usually) the simple way to get off the mailing list is to click on the unsubscribe link in the small print at the very end of each issue. Addresses can also be changed in the same way.

For the record there are currently about 1640 subscribers to the list. The ACF mailing list is not made available to third parties.


Victorian Title Events

The 2012 Victorian Women’s Championship will be played at the Box Hill Chess Club on September 29-30 and October 6-7. More information is available form the BHCC newsletter here.

The Canterbury Juniors Club is hosting the 2012 Victorian Junior Championship in June and July. The U8, U10 and U12 will be played as a single tournament on June 30 and July 1, with the U14, U16 and U18 also as a single tournament from July 9 to 13. See here for more information.

Both clubs meet at 3 Rochester Road, Canterbury.


NSW Country Championship

The 2012 NSW Country Championship was conducted as part of the Newcastle Open (February 12-13), the title being awarded to the highest played NSW country resident. It was won by Trent Parker with 4.5/6.


ACT Title Events

FM Endre Ambrus was the convincing winner of the 2012 ACT Lightning Championship, scoring 10 wins and a single loss. He finished a point and half ahead of Roger Farrell and FM Junta Ikeda, with IM Andrew Brown a further half point back.

Ambrus's only loss was to Farrell in round 6, and he defeated everyone else who finished in 8th place or better. Farrell kept pace with Ambrus up until round 8, when a draw with WIM Emma Guo caused him to fall behind. Ikeda recovered from a slow start (1.5/3) but his loss to Ambrus in round 8 ended his winning chances.
33 players took part in the tournament, which offered $600 in prizes ($300 for first). Full results of the event can be found at link.

Shaun Press on chessexpress


The 2012 ACT Chess Championships will be held on the weekends of 17/18/19 and 25/26 Feb at the Vikings Club in Erindale.

A registration form is provided here.

I would like to strongly encourage all ACT players to support this event. It does clash with a new Grand Prix event at Hornsby. However, it was agreed last year that the ACT Championships would be run prior to the Canberra Day weekend.

All players must be members of the ACTCA. Each club will be collecting ACTCA fees during the first couple of club meetings. Fees are $25, and $15 for concession holders and juniors.

Glenn Ingham


Tasmanian Title Events

The 2012 Tasmanian Championship will be played at Havenview Primary School, Marriott St, Burnie Tasmania 7320 on 10-12 March. The tournament also includes the titles of Tasmanian Senior Champion and Tasmanian Womens’ Champion. The event is open to all players but only those meeting residency rules are eligible for titles. See Coming Events for more information.


South Australian AGM

The SACA AGM was held on 12 February. The following officers were elected.

Patrons : Aivars Lidums and Richard Thorne
President: George Howard
Deputy President: Alan Goldsmith
Vice presidents: William Wedding, Joseph Tanti
Treasurer: Tristrom Cooke
Ass treasurer : Robin Wedding
Secretary: Robin Wedding
Tournament Director: Willian Anderson Smith
Ass Tournament Director: Roland Eime
Match Secretary: Eric Staak
Assistant Match Secretary: Brandon Low
ACF Delegate: George Howard
Mind Sport Delegate + Bay Sports Delegate: William Wedding
Chess Centre Manager: Zina Koodrin
Webmaster: Joseph Tanti
Rating Officer: Alan Goldsmith


Doeberl Cup Shirts

Orders are now being taken for commemorative T-shirts for the 50th Doeberl Cup at Easter. See link for details. Note that shirts must be pre-orderded.
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JUNIOR CHESS
AusJCL Calendar (National and International)

See http://www.australian-junior-youth-chess.blogspot.com/ or the AusJCL page for calendars, selection details, etc. Note that events are often changed so it is advisable to check frequently for updates.


2012 Johns-Putra Australian Junior Elite Training Squad

The Australian Junior Chess League is pleased to invite applications from talented Australian juniors (U/18) for the national junior training squad.

The JETS Squad is Australia's premier development squad, aimed at encouraging and challenging the next generation of Australian champions. (Past JETS members have gone on to become Grandmasters and International Masters.)

Applicants are judged by enthusiasm and commitment as well as rating, with priority for applicants aged 14 and under.

30 players will be selected, including at least 10 players of each gender.

Eligibility for the Squad will require participation in at least one of the national Championship (Geelong) or Junior (Melbourne) Championships, or the Queenstown Classic in January 2012. (A very small number of exceptions may be made in extenuating circumstances.)

The 30 selected members of the 2012 JETS Squad should commit to attend the national junior training camp, in Melbourne from July 2-7, where they will receive free coaching by Grandmasters and International Masters, plus compete in a training tournament and a Grandmaster simultaneous exhibition.

Additional half or full day mini-camps, free for JETS Squad members, may be held in other major cities, usually in conjunction with a Grand Prix weekend tournament.

In the first half of the year, JETS Squad members will occasionally be set homework.

See link for the application form. Applications must be received by 25 February.
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RESULTS
Recent GP weekend results

2012 MCC Australia Day Weekender January 26-29, Melbourne, Vic. FM Michael Baron with 6/7 from Max Chew Lee, Patrick Scharrer and Ari Dale (25 players).
2012 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender January 28-29, Sydney, NSW. Jason Hu won with 6.5/7 followed by FM Max Illingworth, IM George Xie, Blair Mandla and IM Andrew Brown (74 players).
2012 Newcastle Open February 12-13, Newcastle, NSW. FM Max Illingworth won with 5.5/6 from IM Gary Lane 5 and IM Vladimir Smirnov, Ronald Scott, Anton Smirnov and Trent Parker 4.5 (43 players).
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COMING EVENTS
Grand Prix events

February 18-19 Bill Powell Open [2], Coolum, Qld  link
February 25-26 Hornsby Weekender [1], Sydney, NSW  link
March 10-12 Begonia Open [3], Ballarat, Vic  link
March 17-18 Dubbo RSL Open [1], Dubbo, NSW  link

2012 GP calendar link


Queensland Events (misc)

Logan City Novice Chess Tournament for under 1000 (and unrated) - Friday February 24th
After a successful first run in 2011, the Logan City Chess Club is again holding their annual Novice Chess Tournament. Open to both adults and juniors it's a great chance for lower rated and unrated players to engage in friendly competition.
15 minute time control; 5 rounds; Trophy prizes; Fee $5 .
Springwood High School (via Dennis Rd entrance). Check-in from 7:30pm, play starts at 8pm
Jim Ritchie 0421 135 703 or jamess.ritchie736@gmail.com; Phil Bennet pw.bennet@bigpond.com
Entry form can be found at http://www.logancitychessclub.110mb.com/LoganNovice2012.pdf


Childrens Tournament Bundaberg – Sunday 26 February
A one day tournament for children will be held at the U3A rooms in Bundaberg on 26 February. For further information please contact Allan on 0417073094 or email at menhamat@hotmail.com


2012 Bill Powell Open (18-19 February)

2012 Myer-Tan Australian Grand Prix event (Class 2)
2012 Queensland Participation Grand Prix event
Presented by Suncoast Chess Club Incorporated
Venue: Proudly held at Coolum-Peregian R.S.L, 1906 David Low Way, Coolum 4573 - Google Maps Link
Come and enjoy our beautiful coast before the school holiday rush. Great surf beaches and great weather (can't guarantee either).
Please find entry form through link: ENTRY FORM or off our website tournaments page link at bottom of post.
Goto our facebook page to see some of the great photos JaK took at our last event (note different venue but still on our beautiful coast). JaK's great photos
Format Six Round Swiss
Time Control All moves in 60 minutes per player plus 10 seconds per move from move one (Fischer)
Director of Play / Arbiter Jeff Dyer.
Contact Details Jeff Dyer, PO Box 196 Buderim QLD 4556, Phone 0424 606 831
Email: suncoastchess@gmail.com
Prize pool depends on number of entries. Expected to be well over $1300.
There will be other non cash prizes before the start of some rounds. At the 2011 Caloundra Open we gave away $1535.
Links               Suncoast Chess Club's website         Suncoast Chess Club's facebook pages


2012 Hornsby Weekender (25-26 February)

Kevin Tan and I [Peter Yang] are pleased to bring to the chess community the 1st Annual Hornsby Weekender Class 1 Myer Tan Grand Prix event, which will be held 25th-26th February at the spacious Asquith Leagues Club (5 minutes walk from Hornsby station, next to Waitara station, Sydney)
What is it? A seven round swiss tournament over two days, time control 1 hour+10secs (standard weekender time controls). The tournament will be ACF rated and will incorporate FIDE laws of chess. There may be a blitz tournament held after the main tournament has concluded.
The prize pool for this tournament will be around $1000, including division/miscellaneous prizes depending on the number of entries.
Entry fee: Adult: $50 Junior and Concession-$40 Entry and Payment deadline is 24th February, enter before 2012 for a $5 discount, please enter before 2012 so we can confirm numbers! All players must be members of the NSWCA, NSWJCL or their comparable state organisation. IMs and GMs free.
We are accepting entries now! To assist Kev and I logistically, please enter as soon as you can!
More details   http://www.chesscrazytalk.com/hornsbyweekender or search for the event on Facebook.
We are expecting some press at the event, Hornsby Advocate perhaps and of course chesscrazytalk with full coverage!


2012 Tasmanian Championship (10-12 March)

VENUE: Havenview primary School, Marriott St, Burnie Tasmania 7320
FORMAT: 7 round Swiss or Accelerated Swiss.
TIME: 90 minutes plus 15 seconds per move per player
TIMETABLE: Saturday (10th Mar ) - Round 1 10.30am Round 2 2:30pm; Round 3 6:45pm.
Sunday (11th Mar) - Round 4 9:30am; Round 5 1:45pm; Round 6 6:00pm. Monday (12th Mar) - Round 7 9:00am.
ENTRY FEE: $60 waged, $55 concession, $35 juniors (U18) $30 juniors (U12)
$10 discount if payment is received before midnight, Thursday 8th March.
PRIZES: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U1700 & U1400 - % of pool, U18 $70, U12 $50.
ARBITERS: To be appointed.
ENQUIRIES: David Hughes. Phone: (03)64 235 669. Email (preferred): david.gareth.hughes@gmail.com
TITLES: Titles of Tasmanian Champion, Tasmanian Senior Champion and Tasmanian Womens Champion will be awarded (last two subject to at least two entries).*Only players meeting TCA residency rules can win titles.
NOTES: FIDE Laws 2009 apply –*mobile phones making any noise will incur automatic forfeit.*
Entrants agree to abide by all decisions of the organisers and arbiters.
The organisers reserve the right to make any changes required.*
Moves to be recorded until 5 minutes remain.
Juniors and novices welcome. Entry is open to all chess players, however only players who meet TCA residency rules are eligible for the title of Tasmanian Champion.
Entries: See link for entry form. Cheques and money orders to be made payable to: BURNIE CHESS CLUB.
Please send entry with payment to: Neville Ledger, 19 Futuna Ave, Burnie, TAS 7320.

2012 Ballarat Begonia Open (10-12 March)

The Ballarat Chess Club will host the 46th Begonia Open over the Labour Day long weekend.
Venue: University of Ballarat; School of Mines, Ballarat Campus; 107 Lydiard Street South, Ballarat VIC.
Playing Times: Saturday 10 March - Entries Close 12:30 pm; Opening Ceremony 1:30 pm; Round 1 1:45 pm; Round 2 7:30 pm
Sunday 11 March  -  Round 3 9:30 am; Round 4 2:30 pm; Round 5 7:30 pm. Monday 12 March - Round 6 9:30 am; Round 7 2:30 pm.
Enquiries can be made through the two doyens of Ballarat chess! Patrick Cook 03 5331 6658  or Kevin Perrin 03 5331 3711.
Entries: http://www.ballaratchess.com/events/Begonia/BegoniaEntryForm2012.pdf or enter online via Tornelo

2012 Billanook Chess Classic
The Billanook Chess Classic is a series of 4 allegro tournaments. Each tournament will have a minimum of $740 in cash prizes and there are overall series prizes in excess of $1000. In total, over $4000 in cash prizes will be on offer The series is organised by Northern Star Chess (Pearl Yung) and follows on from the successful Billanook College Chess Championship Cup series in previous years. The dramatic increase in prize-money is thanks to the major sponsor Billanook College. Billanook College is developing a strong association with the chess community and was the venue for the 2011 Australian Junior.
Tournament Dates:
Tournament 1: Sunday 25th March 11.00am – 4.00pm
Tournament 2: Sunday 20th May 11.00am – 4.00pm
Tournament 3: Sunday 29th July 11.00am – 4.00pm
Tournament 4: Saturday 25th August 9.30am – 2.30pm
Tournament prizes: Trophies, medallions and the following cash prizes: 1st $250; 2nd $150 ; 3rd $100 .
Plus rating group prizes: 1st $50; 2nd $30 (at least 3 groups).
Series prizes: Based on total scores over the series: trophies and the following prizes -
    Adults: 1st $200; 2nd $100; Juniors: 1st $200; 2nd $100 Girls: 1st $100 2nd $75.
Plus age group prizes (U18/U16/U14/U12/U10): 1st $50 per age group.
Venue: Billanook College, 197-199 Cardigan Rd, Mooroolbark, VIC 3138 (Mel: 52C1)
Time Control: 15 minutes per player. FIDE Rapid Play rules apply.
Tournament format: 7 round Swiss.
Entry fee per tournament: $15 if pre-registered. $20 to register on the day.
For full details and registration: Please visit the Northern Star Chess website.


2012 Doeberl Cup (5-9 April) and Sydney International Open (11-15 April)

Entries for these two major international events at and just after Easter respectively are now being taken at


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Please notify forthcoming tournaments to auschessnews@gmail.com
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OVERSEAS TOURNAMENTS AND NEWS
Championship and major events

Asian Teams Championship  May 2012, Hainan, China
Asian Seniors: 1 June 2012, Sydney, Australia
Olympiad: 27 August 2012, Istanbul, Turkey


Regional events

Guam International: 17 February 2012, Guam  link
Solomon Islands International: tba 2012, Honiara, Solomon Islands  link
Fiji International Open: 5 May 2012, Suva, Fiji  link

Oceania Grand Prix link

(Date listed is date of commencement)


Tournament calendars

FIDE: link
allyearchess.com: link


2012 Tata Steel Chess Tournament

This tournament, previously known by various other names but currently sponsored by Tata Steel, was held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, from 13 to 29 January. GM Levon Aronian (Arm) won with 9/13 from GM Magnus Carlsen (Nor), GM Teimur Radjabov (Aze) and GM Fabio Caruana (Ita) 8. GM Pentala Harikrishna (Ind) won the B section and GM Maxim Turov (Rus) the C section. See link for more information.


2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival

GM Nigel Short (Eng) won this Swiss event (Gibraltar, 23 January to 1 February) in a play-off against Women's World Champion GM Hou Yifan (Chn) after they tied on 8/10. James Attwood (Aus) scored 4.5 (=142nd out of 256) while frequent Australian visitor Henrik Mortenesen (Den) made 4. See link for the tournament site.


Candidates’ Tournament

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the next Candidates’ cycle, which will select the Challenger to the winner of the forthcoming Anand-Gelfand World Championship match, will be held in London. See link for a report on chessvibes.


ChessCafe Book of the Year

The winner of this award, which is determined by popular vote, is Invisible Chess Moves by IM Yochanan Afek and Dr Emmanuel Neiman. See link for more information.


International Titles

FIDE has published the list of the list of titles approved by the 1st Quarter Presidential Board held in Al Ain, UAE from 3 to 6 February 2012. There were no new titles for Australian players but the following Australian organisers were awarded the International Organiser (IO) title: William Anderson-Smith, Shane Burgess, Norman Greenwood, Gerrit Hartland, Peter Parr and Leonid Sandler. See link for the full list.


Boris Spassky turns 75

The former World Champion celebrated his 75th birthday on 30 January. See link for a report on Chessbase.
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TOURNAMENT REPORTS
2012 Melbourne Chess Club Australia Day Weekender

Tournament report by Arbiter Kerry Stead

The Melbourne Chess Club started the year with its annual Australia Day Weekender. This year’s event attracted 25 players, with two FIDE Masters, Melbourne local Michael Baron & visiting Italian Patrick Scharrer being the top seeds. The top 10 players in the event were rated above 1800, which made for a very competitive event, where the players battled not only each other, but the oppressive summer heat of Melbourne.

The first few rounds were relatively uneventful, with most results going according to rating, however juniors Max Chew Lee & Jack Puccini both held their higher rated opponents to draws in round 2. Round 3 was the start of the real action in the event, with top seed Michael Baron being defeated by Sylvester Urban after making a very un-Baronesque blunder. In other results, David Beaumont managed to win a tactical game against Ari Dale, while Jack Puccini recovered from a poor opening to draw against Max Chew Lee. In upset results, Tristan Krstevski beat Finley Dale & Joseph Wong held Gary Bekker to a draw.

The weekend turned into a battle of who could cope with the heat the best, with the lack of air conditioning adding to the challenge of playing the tournament. Carl Gorka won a tactical battle against Sylvester Urban, while Michael Baron survived a scare from David Beaumont, who missed an excellent opportunity in a two rooks against queen ending. Mario Palma & Jason Chew scored upset wins, while Jimmy Ying & Jack Puccini drew against higher rated opponents. The afternoon round saw plenty of fighting chess, with all games being decisive. Scharrer, Baron & Urban all won to share the lead on 4/5 at the end of the day, while Max Chew Lee defeated David Beaumont to claim another scalp for the juniors and Ruben Nowak won a marathon encounter against the higher rated Rad Chmiel, which went well over the four hour mark.

Sunday saw ice & more fans being brought into the tournament hall in an effort to make the playing conditions more bearable for the players. Jack Puccini revelled in these conditions & disposed of the more fancied Sylvester Urban in a tactical struggle. Michael Baron won the battle of the FIDE Masters, eventually grinding out a win against Patrick Scharrer in a rook ending after appearing to be slightly worse for much of the early part of the game. In other games, Max Chew Lee & Jason Chew both held their higher rated opponents to draws.

The final round saw fighting chess on the top boards, as players fought for a share of the prize money. Michael Baron secured first place with a win over Jack Puccini, who had one of his best ever tournament results. Patrick Scharrer & Max Chew Lee both won their last round games to move to 5/7 and a share of 2nd place. They were later joined by Ari Dale, who won a very unbalanced game against Carl Gorka when Carl overstepped the time limit trying to figure out the complications. The last game to finish was Palma-Chmiel, which was a game of changing fortunes between two players who were within sight of the leaders throughout the event.
Hopefully we will see many of these players and plenty of new faces at Melbourne Chess Club for the upcoming Club Championship or the ANZAC Day weekender in April!


Prize winners:
Open1st:  Michael Baron 6/7
=2nd (sharing 3rd & U1800) Max Chew Lee 5/7, Patrick Scharrer 5/7, Ari Dale 5/7
U1800 FIDE =2nd (sharing 2nd junior) Jimmy Ying 4/7, Finley Dale 4/7$45
Junior 1st Jack Puccini 4.5/7 $65


NOTICES
Position Vacant: ACF Selections Director

The ACF is seeking expressions of interest in filling the voluntary position of ACF Selections Director.  The Selections Director is responsible for administering adult selections on behalf of the ACF, including the calling for and checking of applications for selection for events, the forming of a suitable selector group for each event from a broader Selection Panel, the sending of material to selectors, the processing of selector votes and the notification of outcomes.  The Selections Director may also be expected to assist with or conduct Olympiad player registrations.

The Selections Director will follow the procedures stated at http://www.auschess.org.au/constitution/Selection%20Procedures%20after%2021%20July%202008.pdf (noting that in most cases the Selections Director will in practice also be the Selections Co-ordinator).  The Selections Director will not typically be involved in selecting players themselves.

This is a challenging role that can at times have a busy workload and that requires good communication skills and attention to detail, organisation, demonstrated commitment to chess administration, ability to follow rules carefully and fairly, lack of serious conflicts of interest and reliable internet access around critical dates such as set selections deadlines.  Anyone with any questions should contact the previous incumbent Kevin Bonham k_bonham@tassie.net.au who will also be available to assist with advice if needed. 

Applications should reach the ACF Secretary, Tom Accola tomaccola@optusnet.com.au by the end of January 2012.

Kevin Bonham, ACF Vice-President.

Monday, February 13, 2012

VII Obert Internacional Tupinambà

VII Obert Internacional Tupinambà

torneos de ajedrez en España

España

Marzo del 2012

torneo de ajedrez en Marzo

El torneo de ajedrez ofrece 9 rondas desde el 14 / 03 , hasta el 16 / 05 torneo limitado a 111 jugadores, válido para elos catalán i FIDE, local de juego Ros de Olano 9, Barcelona, dia de juego, miércoles. hora inicio 19,15; Metro: L3 Fontana, L6 L7 Grácia

Barcelona

Desde: 14 / 03 / 2012
hasta: 16 / 05 / 2012
rondas: 9
Sistema : Swiss
Tipo : Abierto
premios : 1030 €

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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