We had a feel for the game .Whenever I saw a position, I relied on the power of evaluation and understanding as to what would be a good move. But the motto of today's player is - show me the move. I can't explain it to them but sometimes, it's just your sense which says what is a good or a bad move.
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov talking to the media in India in early March 2009.
1) Mechanics' Institute Chess Club News
2) Spice Tournament Starts
3) ICC Tournament of State Champions
4) Michael Aigner on the Western Chess Congress
5) Upcoming Events
1) Mechanics' Institute Chess Club News
The Spring Tuesday Night Marathon started last night with 60 entrants headed by Russell Wong, Oleg Shakhnazrov and Igor Margulis. It's still possible to enter the eight round event with a bye for round one.
Felix Rudyak won the A. J. Fink Amateur, open to players below 2000, in convincing fashion this past weekend scoring 5.5 from 6. Tying for second at 5 in the 41-player event were Tim Werby and Wallace Hannum.
Good luck to MI member GM Vinay Bhat who leaves for Iceland this Friday. He will be playing in the upcoming Reykjavik International along with US Champion Yury Shulman.
Northern California state champion IM Sam Shankland will represent his region in the ICC Tournament of State Champions to compete for a spot in the US Championship.
Thanks to Colin Ma who has been donating many excellent new chess books to the Mechanics' Institute Library. One recent highlight was Bologan's book on the Chebanenko Slav.
Book and equipment donations to the Mechanics' are always welcome. All donations to the Mechanics' are tax deductible due to the M.I.'s 501(c) (3) nonprofit status. If you have any chess books or equipment that have been lying around unused for some time consider donating to the Mechanics'. You will not only get a tax write off but also the satisfaction of seeing things put to good use.
2) Spice Tournament Starts
The 2009 SPICE Spring Invitational, a double round robin event with
an average rating of 2505 FIDE featuring two of America's strongest junior
players, begins today in
The participants are:
GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (Georgia)
GM Timur Gareev
(
GM Dashzegve
Sharavdorj (
IM
Gergely Antal (
IM Robert Hess
(USA)
IM Ray Robson (USA)
Go to
www.SPICE.ttu.edu for more information.
ICC
hosts online U.S. State Champion of Champions Tournament
Internet Chess
Club,
in conjunction with St. Louis Chess Club, sponsors of
the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship, and the United States Chess Federation is pleased to
announce details of the upcoming 2009 U.S. State
‘Champion of Champions’ online tournament, the winner of which will go
forward to play in the 2009 U.S.
Chess Championship, May 7th through 17th in St. Louis,
MO.
State
champions from
Apart
from the attraction of one of the final spots up for grabs at what promises to
be a memorable U.S. Chess Championship, in a spectacular new setting and with a
prize fund exceeding $130,000, the winner will also receive the title of State
Champion of Champions, a round trip ticket to St. Louis and a glass trophy
designed by The Stained Glass
Store of Des Moines, Idaho.
ICC
has organized and sponsored this tournament four times now with great success on
each occasion. Not only has it proved to be a popular event with all the
players, but it also ably demonstrates that online chess and over-the-board
chess can indeed be a perfect mix. “We have always looked at ways of bringing
the virtual world of ICC into the real world of tournament chess,” commented ICC
President Joel Berez. “And thanks to this perfect symbiosis with our
partners at the St. Louis Chess Club and USCF, the State Champion of Champions
event helps us work further towards that goal.”
Full
rules and regulations for the U.S. State Champion of Champions tournament can be
found here: www.chessclub.com/activities/cofc_2009.html
Further
information:
John
B. Henderson
ICC
Director of Chess Content
Tel:
847-347-9593
E-mail:
jbhthescots@chessclub.com
JOHN B. HENDERSON
The following comes from NM Michael Aigner's excellent blog at fpawn.blogspot.com .
5) Upcoming Events
Max
Wilkerson Open - March 28
Walter
Lovegrove Senior Open - April 4-5
Imre
Konig Memorial - April 18
Northern California
Mar. 21-22 Hans Poschmann Memorial 4-SS, 30/90; SD/60 Fremont Adult School, 4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont, CA 94538. $$B 80 paid entries (not counting unrated entries) Three Sections: Open: $350-225 U2200 $220-115; A/B (1999-1600): A $220-115 B $220-115; Reserve (U1600): C $220-115 U1400 $220-115 Unr: Trophy First. All, EF: postmarked by 3/16 $50, $60 at site. Unrateds $20 in the Reserve section or may play up to the Open section for the regular fee. USCF memb. req'd. May play up for add'l $10 per section. Reserve players in the A/B section compete for the B prize. Reg.: Sat 3/21 9:00-9:45am. RDS.: Sat 10:00-3:30; Sun 10:00-3:30; One 1/2 pt bye available if requested in advance (bye in rds 3 or 4 must be requested before rd 1). 2009 March Ratings List, CCA minimums and Directors discretion will be used to place players as accurately as possible. Please bring clocks and equipment. INFO: Ken Zowal (510)-623-9935 Email: kenneth.zowal@sbcglobal.net or richardkoepcke@yahoo.com Ent: Ken Zowal, P.O. Box 3211, Fremont, CA 94539. No Phone entries. WCL JGP.
Sun Mar. 28 Bay Area Chess
$uper$wiss (Adult/Regular)
4SS
x G/60.
Apr. 25-26 4th Annual Frank Doyle Open GPP: 6 California Northern
Exchange Bank, 444 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403. 4 round Swiss, G/120. In 3 Sections Open: $$GTD: $250-175. Reserve: Open to 1899 & under. $$GTD: $200-125. Booster: Open to 1499 & under. $$GTD: $150-100. Unr. must play in Open Section. ALL: EF: $35 advance until 4/18, $45 at site. Reg.: 04/25 8:30am - 9:30am. Rds.: Sat 10,3; Sun 10,3. ENT: Mike Goodall, 461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael, CA 94903-1327 (415) 491-1269. INFO: mike.goodall@comcast.net. No phone or e-mail entries. Bring equipment, none provided. NS NC W. WCL JGP.
Sat Apr. 25 Bay Area Chess
$uper$wiss (Adult/Regular)
4SS
x G/60.
May. 23-25 or 24-25 Memorial
Day Long Swiss (Adult/Regular)
6SS
30/90 G/60 (2-day option first 3 rounds G/60 merges in round 4).
Prize
fund: $3360 b/85
|
|
Master |
Expert |
A |
B |
C |
D/E/Unr |
|
1st |
$500
|
$400
|
$200
|
$200
|
$150
|
$150
|
|
2nd |
$200
|
$200
|
$100
|
$100
|
$100
|
$100
|
|
3rd
|
$120
|
$100
|
$80
|
$80
|
$80
|
$80
|
|
4th
|
$70
|
$70
|
$70
|
$70
|
$70
|
$70
|
Format &
Time Control (3day) 6SS x 30/90 G/60; (2day) Rounds 1-3> G/55; Rounds 4-6>
30/90 G/60 (merges with 3day in Round 4).
Rounds times
(3day) 5/23 11am, 4pm every day. am, 3:20pm; 5/23 11am,
4:10pm.
Onsite
registration: 5/23 10-10:30am | 5/24 8-8:30am. (2day) 5/24 9, 11:15am, 1:30,
4pm; 5/25 11am, 4pm.
Entry
Fee: $66 for 3-day, $65 for 2-day; $19 fee for ea. section playing up;
re-entry $33
Entry:
Online at http://www.bayareachess.com/my
or mail to BayAreaChess 4423 Fortran Ct., Suite 160, San Jose, CA 95134. Payable
to BayAreaChess
Info:
http://bayareachess.com/events/memo.php.
NS NC W
Southern California
March 28-29
Kern County Open Championship
5-SS, 25/75, SD/30 (Rounds 1-3), 40/2, SD/1 (Rounds 4-5). Clarion Hotel 3540
Rosedale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93308 (661-326-1111 ).
$1700 prize fund b/o 40,
80% guaranteed: $500 (guaranteed!)-300-200 top U2000 $250, U1800 $200, U1600/Unr
$150-$100.
EF: $45 by 3/25, $55 after. $6 discount for BCC members and SCCF
members. GMs & IMs FREE ($45 from prize).
Reg.: 8:45-9:30 a.m.
Saturday.
Rds.: Saturday: 10-2-6, Sunday: 10-4:30.
Special K-8
Tournament: March 28: 5-SS G/30, Rounds 10-11:30-1-2:30-4. EF: $20 by 3/25, $30
after; prizes 1st–3rd place Overall & 1st – 3rd place trophies in scholastic
categories.
All: ½-pt bye available any round with entry
Info: Kenneth
J. Poole 661-304-7468, kpchessman@yahoo.com or visit www.bakersfieldchessclub.com
HR: $59 special rate, mention "BakersfieldChessClub." Reserve by 3/13 or
rate may go up!
Ent: Bakersfield Chess Club, P.O. Box 176, 3501 Mall View
Rd., Suite 115 Bakersfield, CA 93306.