PEI Chess Gazette

January 2020, Issue 4

The official publication of Chess PEI

Chess PEI organizes regular chess tournaments in PEI, supports the activities of Community Chess

Clubs, and is associated with the Chess Federation of Canada.

President Director of Communications

Fred McKim, Shreya Singh,

902-626-5019, fred_mckim@hotmail.com 902-314-1634, shreyabvpsingh@gmail.com

Chess Clubs UPEI Chess Club meets every Tuesday night from 6:30-9:30pm in Room 105 at Cass Science Hall. This group is an all-age club. Children below grade 7, should be rated approximately 600+ CMA.

CFC Quad The Club's annual CFC Regular event came down to the last game, to decide 1st place. Fred McKim

needed at least a draw for a clear 1st place victory.

Ed Keunecke 0-1 Fred McKim

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 (The Nimzo-Indian

Defence is one of the most popular defences against

the Queen's Gambit) 4. Qc2 0-0 5. Nf3 h6 (passive)

6. e3 c5 7. Be2 d5 8. 0-0 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. a3

Bxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bd7 13. Bd2 Rc8 14.

Rac1 (White doesn’t see the danger ahead) b5 15.

Be2 (White immediately loses to 15 ... Nxd4 if he

takes the b5 pawn) Nxd4 16. Qd1 Rxc1 17. Bxc1

Nxf3+ (the wrong decision here, black should take

the e2 bishop, I was too concerned about a Bishop

of opposite colour ending) 18. Bxf3 Qc7 19. Bb2

e5 20. Qa1 Re8 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. Rd2

a5 24. Qd1 b4 25. axb4 axb4 (White loses on time

.... this was a bit fortuitous, as white has some

compensation for the pawn and there is no clear

plan for black)

2nd place went to Zihe Fu and Channing Guo captured Most Improved.

mailto:fred_mckim@hotmail.com

FUNdraiser Tournament Our 6th Fundraiser of the year saw a 7 player turnout. Ed Keunecke and Ivan Wang took home the

Most Improved prizes (only prizes in FUNdraiser events). Special shout-out to Ed for also tying for 1st

place.

Christmas Blitz Tournament Several club members were on vacation, but we still managed to get 7 players out. Fred McKim lost his

1st game, but came back to win 11 straight for a 1st place finish of 11-1. Ivan Wang was second with

9.5. Most Improved went to kindergarten student (!) David Idowu.

UPEI Junior Chess Club continues to meet on Friday nights with an average of about 10 players (K-9) each week from 7-9pm in Cass Science Hall, Room 105. We play fun tournaments every week

and some special year-end events. Instruction is also available. There is a nominal weekly fee. For

more information on the clubs, contact Fred McKim or visit the webpage:

http://mcc.cdevastation.com/upeichar_cc.html

Christmas Tournament

We had 10 players come out for the last tournament of the year. Zihe Fu took 1st place with 4.5 / 5,

followed by Ankush Gowda in 2nd, and Beowolf Babineau- Mardes and Ivan Wu sharing 3rd place.

Most Improved went to Devon Yuan, while Danny Ye and Asher Li tied for Top under 700.

http://mcc.cdevastation.com/upeichar_cc.html

2020 UPEI Chess Club Calendar of Events 07-Jan CFC Rapid #1 Rds 1-3

14-Jan CFC Rapid #1 Rds 4-6

21-Jan FUNdraiser #1

28-Jan

04-Feb PEI Closed & Reserves (Week 1)

11-Feb PEI Closed & Reserves (Week 2)

18-Feb

25-Feb Handicap (Odds) Tournament

03-Mar CFC Rapid #2 Rds 1-3

10-Mar CFC Rapid #2 Rds 4-6

17-Mar

24-Mar Blitz #1

31-Mar NO CHESS

07-Apr NO CHESS

14-Apr

21-Apr FUNdraiser #2

28-Apr

05-May CFC Quick Chess Rds 1&2

12-May CFC Quick Chess Rds 3&4

19-May

26-May CFC Rapid #3

02-Jun

09-Jun FUNdraiser #3 Rds 1-4

16-Jun FUNdraiser #3 Rds 5-8

23-Jun Blitz #2

30-Jun

07-Jul CFC Rapid #4 Rds 1-3

14-Jul CFC Rapid #4 Rds 4-6

21-Jul

28-Jul FUNdraiser #4 Rds 1-4

04-Aug FUNdraiser #4 Rds 5-8

11-Aug

18-Aug CFC Rapid #5 Rds 1-3

25-Aug CFC Rapid #5 Rds 4-6

01-Sep

08-Sep Blitz #3

15-Sep

22-Sep Fischer Random (Chess 960) Tournament

29-Sep FUNdraiser #5

06-Oct

13-Oct CFC Rapid #6 Rds 1-3

20-Oct CFC Rapid #6 Rds 4-6

27-Oct

03-Nov CFC Quad Week #1

10-Nov CFC Quad Week #2

17-Nov CFC Quad Week #3

24-Nov

01-Dec FUNdraiser #6 Rds 1-3

08-Dec FUNdraiser #6 Rds 4-6

15-Dec Christmas Blitz

*Dates without an event are fun nights- no charge*

2020 UPEI Chess Weekends

An exciting schedule of events for UPEI in 2020 - as usual something for everyone. Several web sites

are currently in development and will be ready by the start of 2020. All of these events are organized

jointly by the UPEI Chess Club & Chess PEI.

Sat, Jan 18 - UPEI Winter Quick Chess Tournament - G/30

http://mcc.devastation.ca/upeiwqck20.html

Sun, Jan 19 - PEI Blitz (OPEN) Championship - G/5 (Back after a year's absence)

http://mcc.devastation.ca/peibl20.html

Sat, Mar 21 - UPEI Spring Quick Chess Tournament - G/30

http://mcc.devastation.ca/upeisqck20.html

Sun, Mar 22 - PEI Junior Open Championship (2 Sections) - (CFC/CMA Rated)

http://mcc.devastation.ca/peijrop20.html

Sat, May 30 - Sun, May 31 - Charlottetown Open

Sat, May 30 - Charlottetown Open Junior Division - (CFC/CMA Rated)

Fri, July 10/Sat, July 11 - Sun, July 12 - PEI Open Championship

Sat, July 11 - PEI Open Junior Division - (CFC/CMA Rated)

Sat, Sept 12 - PEI Quick Chess (Open) Championship - G/40

Sun, Sept 13 - PEI Rapid Chess (Open) Championship - G/20

Sat, Nov 28 (Tent) - UPEI Fall Quick Chess Tournament - G/30

Sun, Nov 29 (Tent) - UPEI Open - G/65

http://mcc.devastation.ca/upeiwqck20.htmlhttp://mcc.devastation.ca/peibl20.htmlhttp://mcc.devastation.ca/upeisqck20.htmlhttp://mcc.devastation.ca/peijrop20.html

UPEI Open Chess Tournament A small turnout for this year's event - but there was good competition. Fred McKim took 1st place with

4/4 while 2nd place went to Arnab Kundu with 2.5 Zihe Fu was Top Under 1400 and Ivan Wang

captured Most Improved.

Fred McKim 1-0 Ivan Wang

While there is nothing spectacular about this Round 1 encounter, what is noteworthy is the ability of

my 9 year old, 1000 rated opponent to stay in the game as long as he did. Well done, Ivan.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 (Standard setup of the main line Queen's Gambit Declined) Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5.

Nf3 h6 6. Bh4 Nc6 7. e3 0-0 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Ncxe7 11. 0-0 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13.

Rb1 Rb8 14. Re1 b5 15. a2 f6 (This move id suspect when White has his White square Bishop and all

of the major pieces still on the board) 16. e4 Qc8 17. e5 f5 18. Qe2 Nd5 (allows White to break

through) 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. e6 Be8 21. Qe5 Bc6 22. Nh4 Qd8 (black eventually cracks under pressure)

23. e7 (and white wins 5 moves later)

UPEI Fall Quick Chess Tournament

Peter Turner and Fred McKim tied for 1st place in the final event of the year. J.P. Robichaud and Dave

Burchell tied for top under 1400 and Most Improved prizes went to Ivan Wang and Ankush Gowda.

Peter Turner 1/2-1/2 Fred McKim

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 (Pirc Defence Classical

variation) 5. Be2 0-0 6. 0-0 a6 7. h3 b6 8. Re1 Bb7 9. Bd3 c5 10.

Qe2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. Rad1 Nc5

15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. a4 Ra7 (This is a silly move, but forced after I

had picked up my Rook with the intention of going to c8, but

then noticing my a6 pawn would fall)17. Bc4 Bc6 (still in shock

over my previous move, I somehow forget the Bishop is

protecting the a6 pawn) 18. b3 Nh5 19. Bxa6 Nf4 20. Qc4 Ne6

21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. Bxb5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Rd3 Qe7 25.

Bc6 Kh8 26. Bd5 f5 27. Rf3 fxe4 28. Rxe4 Qg5 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8

30. g3 Re7 31. Rxe7 Bxe7 32. Bf3 (The position peters out to Bishop of opposite colour ending and

White only having an h pawn left on the K side and the inability to move any of the Q side pawns)

Draw in 15 moves

Upcoming Events Register now for UPEI Jan 18 & 19 Chess Weekend!

Our next UPEI Chess weekend starts 4 weeks from tomorrow. Register now to ensure you don't incur a

late fee.

UPEI Winter Quick Chess Tournament - Sat, Jan 18 - G/30 - 5 games - CFC Rated

http://mcc.devastation.ca/upeiwqck20.html

PEI Blitz (Open) Championship - Sun, Jan 19 - G/5 - 18 games

http://mcc.devastation.ca/peibl20.html

Pre-register by Sun, Jan 12 to avoid late fee. This helps ensure we have sufficient equipment on hand

for the tournament and helps with publicity. If your plans change, just drop me a line so I know you're

no longer coming.

Community Events 2020 Maritime Chess Festival

(Oct 9-12) Credit Union Place in Summerside is hosting the Maritime Chess Festival again this

Thanksgiving! The main event will be the Maritime Open, but there will be the same complement of popular one day

events as last year: Blitz, Junior, Amatuer, & Senior.

Check out all of the details at: http://mcc.devastation.ca/mcf20.html

As was the case last year, pre-payment of registration will save you on the various entry fees, but the

first deadline isn't until June 30, so there is a lot of time.

What we would like, though, is for players planning to participate to pre-register so we can keep a close

watch on our expected turnout, especially now that we have a baseline from 2019.

A special thank to the NB Chess Association for allowing us to take their turn at hosting the 2020

Maritime Open and to Chess NS for returning this year with their Digital Equipment.

http://mcc.devastation.ca/upeiwqck20.htmlhttp://mcc.devastation.ca/peibl20.htmlhttp://mcc.devastation.ca/mcf20.html

CUP Chess Group CUP Chess Group continues to meet every 2nd Wednesday in Community Room 4, at Credit Union

Place. The next meeting will be Wed, January 8.

Rating List Top 10 Maritime Blitz Ratings

=============================

1. Justin Gulati 2177 Charlottetown

2. Anthony Banks 2045 Charlottetown

3. Fred McKim 1886 Charlottetown

4. Peter MacKean 1831 Kensington

5. Arnab Kundu 1718 Charlottetown Jr

6. Italo Marzari 1609 Cornwall

7. Scott McLaughlin 1486 Charlottetown

8. Will Scott 1432 Charlottetown

9. Ed Keunecke 1363 Morrell

10. Israel Femi 1320 Charlottetown

PEI YCA We want to draw your attention to the PEI Youth Chess Association. This volunteer, non-profit

organization conducts monthly Scholastic Chess Tournaments, mini-camps and organizes PEI teams

for regional and national events. Visit their website for more information: https://www.peiyca.ca/

https://www.peiyca.ca/

January 2020 Events

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4

5 6 7

UPEI Chess

Club

6:30 pm

CFC Rapid

#1 Rds 1-3

8

CUP

Summerside

Chess Group

7:00 pm

9 10

UPEI Junior

Chess Club

7:00 pm

Sectional

Play

11

12 13 14

UPEI Chess

Club

6:30 pm

CFC Rapid

#1 Rds 4-6

15

16 17

UPEI Junior

Chess Club

7:00 pm

Blitz

Tournament

18

UPEI

Winter

Quick

Chess

Tournament

19

PEI Blitz

(OPEN)

Championship

20 21

UPEI Chess

Club

6:30 pm

FUNdraiser

#1

22

CUP

Summerside

Chess Group

7:00 pm

23 24

UPEI Junior

Chess Club

7:00 pm

Regular

Tournament

25

26 27 28

UPEI Chess

Club

6:30 pm

Fun

Tournament

29 30 31

UPEI Junior

Chess Club

7:00 pm

Regular

Tournament