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FRENCH DEFENCE Part 1

CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDSAPRIL 2011 number 107

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You Are Here! 5How To Read Chess 6Letters To Kiril 7Ed & Alec 13Canada Top Ten 14Did You Know? 15Summer Camps 16Tactics 101 17Regional Top 10’s 18Top Girls 22Combo Mombo 23

Mate in 1 24Mate in 2 25Mate in 3 26Lily’s Puzzler 27News 30Kiril’s Kontest 32CCC History 46Who’s The Goof? 47Tournaments 48Ratings 50Solutions 51

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FRENCH DEFENCE Part 1 8Kiril’s Klass How To Defend With 1.e4 e6

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS 28Canadian Chess Challenge AB BC MB NB NL NS ON QC PE SK

THE CLONING OF C-REX 34Kiri l's KornerSpiderpawn Outwits Dr. No-Brainer


It's easy. The board has 8 filesand 8 ranks. Files are the rowsof squares that go up and down.Each one is named by a smallletter. Ranks are rows that gosideways. Each one is namedby a number.Every square also has a name.

The first part is its file and thesecond part is its rank. In thisdiagram, a white pawn movedto e4 and a black pawn to e5.

When moves are written down,the first capital letter shows thepiece which moves. Q is queen.B is bishop. R is rook. N is usedfor knight because the king is K.If there is no capital letter, thatmeans a pawn moves.

Next is the square that thepiece moves to. Bc4 says that abishop moves to the square c4.When a piece is captured, an xis put before the square. Qxf7means a queen takes on f7.

If a pawn captures, the letterof the file it starts on is givenfirst, then an x followed by thesquare it takes on. exd5 says apawn on the e-file captures onthe square d5.

When two pieces of the samekind can go to the same spot,another letter is put after thepiece to show what file it camefrom. Rae1 tells us that a rookon the a-file moves to e1.

If the pieces that can move tothe same spot are on the samefile, then their rank number isadded. N6e4 means the knighton the 6th rank moves to e4.

Here are some special symbols:

+ check# checkmate

e. p. en passantO - O castles kingside

O - O - O castles queenside1 - 0 white wins0 - 1 black wins

½ - ½ draw! excellent move? mistake!? cool move?! weird (weak) move

The game below is written inalgebraic notation. Kiril wasnew to chess and fell into anold trap called Scholar’s Mate !

ROCKY KIRIL1. e4 e52. Qh5 d63. Bc4 Nf6?4. Qxf7 #

Oh no! Kiril got mated in justfour moves. That was no fun!

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Dear Kiril,It was really fun to solve your problems.

SoumyaDeep ChowdhuryCharlottetown PEI

Hiya SoumyaDeep,Thanks for the long letter. Guess what? You won my

contest! By the way, did anybody

notice that there were 3solutions to the mate in 1 ?Here’s an improved versionof that puzzle.

Bye for now,Kiril

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The main lines in the French Defence after 2.d4 d5 are: 3. exd5 Exchange Variation3. e5 Advance Variation3. Nc3 Classical Variation3. Nd2 Tarrasch Variation

We will look at each of thesevariations. Black has a differentstrategy in each line.

EXCHANGE VARIATIONAfter 3.exd5 exd5, we reach

diagram #3. The centre is now partly open

and both sides will find it easyto bring out all their pieces.

A typical game might continue4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.0-0 0-07.Bg5 Bg4 8.Nbd2 Nbd7 9.c3 c610.Qc2 Qc7 11.Rfe1 Rfe8. Seediagram #4.

Black has copied the whiteplan of development. Both kingsare safe and the rooks arefacing off on the only open file.The position is equal.

In this lesson we look atthe opening 1.e4 e6.

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The French Defence beginswith the moves 1.e4 e6.

The opening got its name in1834 after players from Paris,France used it to win a gamein a team match with London,England.The French is now considered

one of black’s best defences.It is played by many of theworld’s top players and was afavourite of world championMikhail Botvinnik.

Like any good defence, blackmust fight for control of thecentre. In the French, the planis to advance the d-pawn twosquares. The usual moves are1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5.

The e4-pawn is now underattack. White has four good ways to deal with this threat.One bad way to guard e4 is 3.f3. Black gets a greatposition then with 3...dxe4 4.fxe4 Qh4+!

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If black wants a sharper game,they can choose a setup withqueenside castling. Here is asample line after 3.exd5 exd5:4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4. This pin

threatens to win a pawn (6.O-ONxd4) so white has to defendd4 again. 6.c3 Bd6 7.0-0 Nge7The arrangement of knights onc6 and e7 is a key part of theblack plan. 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bh4 Qd710.Nbd2 0-0-0 (diagram #5).

Black can play for a kingsideattack now by advancing the g-and h-pawns.

ADVANCE VARIATIONA very different approach for

white is 3.e5. See diagram #6.This advance closes the centreand gives white more space onthe kingside. The pawn on e5also stops a black knight fromgoing to f6. For these reasons,it can be dangerous for black tocastle kingside.

Since the centre is blocked,the black king is safe on e8. Heis usually in no hurry to castlein the Advance Variation.

Black’s best strategy is to play on the queenside and toput pressure on the white d-pawn, starting with 3...c5!

Taking on c5 helps black develop (4.dxc5? Bxc5), sothe following moves are almost always played: 4.c3 Nc65.Nf3 Qb6! (diagram #7). The black queen and knightboth aim at the important d4 square.

White has 3 options here. Thetrickiest move is 6.Bd3, settinga trap. Diagram #8 shows theposition after 6...cxd4 7.cxd4.Now taking the d-pawn is a biggoof. (7...Nxd4? 8.Nxd4 Qxd4?9.Bb5+! and the black queen islost to a discovered attack.)

So black should play 7...Bd7!instead, shielding the king froma bishop check on b5. Black hasa good game then after 8.Be2Nge7 9.b3 Nf5 10.Bb2 Bb4+, sowhite usually continues with thegambit 8.O-O!? Nxd4 9.Nxd4Qxd4 10.Nc3. (diagram #9)

Winning a second pawn with10...Qxe5 is risky. White has alead in development and cangain another tempo by attackingthe queen with 11.Re1. Here are some of the lines:a) 11...Qb8 (or 11...Qf6) 12.Nxd5!b) 11...Qd6 12.Nb5

12...Bxb5 13.Bxb5+ Kd8 14.Qf312...Qb8 13.Qf3

13...Bd6 14.Qxd5 13...Nf6? 14.Bf4

12...Qb6!? 13.Be3 Qa5 From the diagram, most players

prefer to play it safe with 10...a6!, taking charge of the b5 square. After 11.Qe2 Ne7 and 12...Nc6,black has an extra pawn and asolid position.

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White’s second option fromdiagram #7 is 6.Be2. The mainline is 6...cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6!?The knight is heading for f5.See diagram #10.

Taking the knight by 8.Bxh6?gives black the advantage after8...Qxb2!, which shows anothergood thing about having thequeen on b6. It attacks b2.

So the game usually goeseither 8.b3 Nf5 9.Bb2 Bb4+ or8.Nc3 Nf5 9.Na4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2Qa5 11.Bc3 b5! In both cases,black has a fine position.

The third option in diagram #7is 6.a3, planning 7.b4. Blackcan stop this plan with 6...a5and then play the same way asin the previous lines with 6.Bd3and 6.Be2.

But many French players like to stop white’s plan with6...c4. See diagram #11. The centre is super closed now,and both players will maneuvre on the side of the boardwhere they have more space. White normally attackswith pawns on the kingside. Black attacks with pieces onthe queenside, and often moves them into the squaresa4 and b3.

One line is: 6.a3 c4 7.Nbd2 Na5 8.Be2Bd7 9.0-0 Ne7 10.Ng5 h6 11.Nh3 0-0-012.Nf4 g6 with a level game.

Well, friends, that’s it for part 1 of ourlesson on the French Defence. Next time,we’ll look at the Classical Variation with3.Nc3. Au revoir!

SPECIALSPECIAL ED aand SSMARTED aand SSMART ALECALEC

Hey, Alec, it’s so quiet out here in the middle of the lake.

It sure is. Wouldn’t this be a great place for a game of chess?

Absolutely, dude, especially if we had a radio!

Yea, and a motor too. I’m tired of rowing!

HEYHEY DUDES!DUDES!Special Ed and Smart Alec needhelp. You can send suggestionsand funny comments to them atKiril’s address. Please be kind!

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The king has always had a specialmove. In modern chess, he has theright to castle, but this rule has onlyexisted for about 300 years.

In the early days of chess, the king was allowed tomove like a knight once during a game, even if hewas in check! Later the rule changed and he had theoption of moving two squares on his first turn.

It was a thousand years ago when players in northAfrica started experimenting with “castling”. It beganas a two step process. On the first turn, the kingmoved to the second rank. Then, on the next turn,the rook went to the king’s original square and theking jumped all the way to the corner.By the late 1400s, Italians had adopted the modern

form of castling, except it still took two turns. It wasanother hundred years before “one move castling”was introduced in Morocco and Spain.

Variations in castling rules continued until the endof the 19th century, when everyone finally agreed!


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White’s queen is also overloaded, defending d3and f2. Black to play wins by 1...Rxd3! 2.Qxd3 Qxf2+3.Kh1 Qxe1+ (2.Rxe7+ Qxe7 3.Qxd3 Qe1+ 4.Qf1 Bxf2+!)

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HI BOYS AND GIRLS!In each diagram, switch two pieces so that the

black king stands in mate. Any two pieces can tradeplaces. Colours do not matter. You can switch whitewith white, black with black, or white with black. Youcan even switch a king. The resulting position mustbe legal. No fair putting pawns on the first rank orhaving both kings in check. Good luck! solutions page 51

SWITCHEROOS SWITCH THE PLACES OF ANY TWO PIECES

SO THAT BLACK IS IN CHECKMATE.

A B


NEWFOUNDLANDNEWFOUNDLAND1 Norman Chen St. John’s2 Brett Russell * St. John’s3 Xingbo Huang St. John’s4 Stefan Boon-Petersen St. John’s5 Gary McKeown St. John’s6 Stephen Snelgrove St. John’s7 Christopher Qiu ***** St. John’s8 MaoMao Zhang St. John’s9 Matthew Bendzsa **** St. John’s

10 Justin Drover ****** St. John’s11 Michael Dawson **** St. John’s12 Jeffrey Dawson ** St. John’s

NOVNOVAA SCOTIASCOTIA1 Will Bate Halifax2 Kevin Li * Halifax3 Kyle Woodworth * Berwick4 Lucas Dorrance *** Cambridge5 Kate He Halifax6 Connor MacLeod Halifax7 Adam Dorrance ***** Cambridge8 Jeremy Peters Halifax9 Dennis Gallant Dartmouth10 Fred Lu ** Halifax11 Lee Bennett Sackville12 Ian Weaver Halifax

MANITMANIT OBAOBA1 Joshua Huston-Earle Winnipeg2 Ron Amrom Winnipeg3 Theo Wolchock ** Winnipeg4 Ethan Lin **** Winnipeg5 Alexander Iomdina Winnipeg6 Justin Lin ** Winnipeg7 Ryne Swift ***** Winnipeg8 Michael Pang ***** Winnipeg9 Leor Wasserman Winnipeg

10 Christopher Santos Winnipeg11 Aaron Green **** Winnipeg12 Igal Raihman *** Winnipeg

PRINCEPRINCE EDWEDWARDARD IS.IS.1 Arnab Kundu Charlottetown2 Karla Lynn McCallum Charlottetown3 Ian Kerr ** Charlottetown4 S. Chowdhury Charlottetown5 Jack Ronahan Charlottetown6 Sydney Rose Charlottetown7 James Tweel Charlottetown8 Iain Crowell *** Charlottetown9 Venu Bangla Charlottetown

10 Aaron Rainnie ***** DeSable11 Alexandre Perry ** Charlottetown12 Joshua Ranni Kensington

SASKASASKATCHEWTCHEWANAN1 Alexander Sasata Saskatoon2 Daniel Wei * Saskatoon3 Federico Szechtman Regina4 Fraser McLeod *** Saskatoon5 Avram Tcherni **** Regina6 Daniel Zhou ** Saskatoon7 Jimmy Bartha * Saskatoon8 Max Liu Regina9 Nigel Reynoldson*****Saskatoon

10 Zachary Lintott Regina11 Joshua Timm ** Nipawin12 Keith MacKinnon********Battleford

* champion last year also

CANADIAN CHESS CHALLENGE2012011 PROVINCIAL1 PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSCHAMPIONS

QUEBECQUEBEC1 Robert Liu Montreal2 William Lai * Montreal3 Maili-Jade Ouellet St. Lambert4 Zachary Saine Montreal5 Kelly Wang **** Montreal6 Olivier K. Chiku-Ratte * Montreal7 Chang Yun La Prairie8 Qi You Wu * Montreal9 Forest Guo * Sherbrooke

10 Myriam Roy Longueuil 11 Seymour Gelet Montreal12 Mathieu Poulin ** Montreal

NEWNEW BRUNSWICKBRUNSWICK1 Ethan Haché Moncton2 Simon Latour * Campbellton3 Ethan Pearson * Fredericton4 Etienne Saint-Aubin * Dieppe5 Sam Song Saint John6 Nathaniel Schrader**** Moncton7 Bob Feng ** Moncton8 Nicolas Robichaud * Moncton 9 Cody Carson Riverview

10 Jordan Stackhouse Rothesay11 Patrick St-Coeur Moncton12 Jason Manley *** Moncton

BRITISHBRITISH COLUMBIACOLUMBIA1 Victor Zheng Vancouver2 Luke Pulfer * Surrey3 Joshua Doknjas * Surrey4 Edwin Xu *** Vancouver5 Jason Cao Victoria6 John Doknjas Surrey7 Matthew Herdin Surrey8 Ryan Lo * Richmond9 Tanraj Sohal ******** Surrey

10 Jack Cheng ** Vancouver11 Roger Luo Vancouver12 Loren Laceste * Vancouver

ALBERTALBERTAA1 Ian Zhao Calgary2 Kaixin Wang Edmonton3 Patrick Tolentino ** Calgary4 Andre Tolentino Calgary5 Jakob Kaiser Edmonton6 Diwen Shi * Calgary7 Dennis Situ * Edmonton8 Yuekai Wang ** Calgary9 Tony Kai Calgary

10 David Zhang *** Calgary11 Jeff DeGuzman Edmonton12 Raymond Ong Calgary

CANADIAN CHESS CHALLENGE2012011 PROVINCIAL1 PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSCHAMPIONS

ONTONTARIOARIO1 Benjamin Lin Toronto2 Frank Wang * Mississauga3 Kevin Yie Toronto4 Yuan Chen Zhang Markham5 Eric Song Toronto6 Michael Song Toronto7 Mark Plotkin Thornhill8 Christopher Knox Toronto9 Joey Qin *** Nepean

10 Dan Liu Kanata11 Arthur Calugar ** Toronto12 Lloyd Mai * Ottawa


CANADA AND WORLD NEWS

ONTARIO JUNIORGuelph University hosted theOntario Junior Championshipon February 12-13. The winnerof the 5 player round robin wasMichael Kleinman of Toronto.

ALBERTA YOUTH The 2011 Alberta Youth Chess

Championships were played onFebruary 12-13 in Edmonton.There were 36 participants. Thewinners are:

< 8 Kaixin Wang<10 Patrick Tolentino<12 Jamil Kassam<14 Richard Wang<16 David Zhang<18 David Miller

NOVA SCOTIA TEAM The 2011 Nova Scotia School

Team Championship took placeat Halifax on April 3rd, with tenteams competing.

grade K-4 Oxfordgrade 5-6 Westmountgrade 7-9 Park Westgrade 10-12 Fountain

VICTORIA YOUTH 60 players attended the VictoriaYouth Chess Championship onMarch 6.

< 8 Luke Pulfer<10 Matthew Geng<12 Esteban Bermudez

Jasper Hamilton<14 Eric He<16 Jill Ding<18 TianTian Geng

CALGARY CLOSED Eighteen year old International

Master Eric Hansen was thisyear’s winner of the CalgaryClosed Championship, playedin February and March.

TORONTO CLOSEDThe 2011 Toronto Closed ChessChampionship was an 8 playerround robin, held from January23 to March 6. The winner wasVictor Plotkin.

The runners-up were grade 11students Michael Kleinman andRoman Sapozhnikov.

ONTARIO SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPThe 2011 Ontario School Team Chess Championship took place

in Toronto at Marshall McLuhan Secondary School on March 5-6.The four player teams were divided into three groups on Saturday,and the K-6 section was played Sunday. A total of 39 teams tookpart with 187 players. The top three teams in the each section aregiven below.

Congratulations to Seneca Hill and Denlow schools for repeatingas champions in the elementary sections.

Grades K-31 Seneca Hill

Benjamin LinEugene ZhangEric ShenBill Hu

2 Seneca Hill B3 Crestview

Grades K-91 UTS

Christopher KnoxJackie PengBryant YangJeffrey Lee

2 Henderson3 Crescent

Grades K-121 Northern

Aaron Wu B. Olden-CooliganTian LanDaniel Zhang

2 Vincent Massey3 Dr. Norman Bethune3 Northern BGrades K-6

1 Denlow Yinshi LiMichael WangGeorge ChenJerry Wang

2 Henderson3 John Fischer3 Claude Watson3 Hillmount3 Denlow B

QUEBEC GIRLSThe Quebec Girls Chess Championshipwas held on April 3 at Lucien Page HighSchool in Montreal. The 36 participantswere divided into five groups by grade.This year’s champions are:

grade K-1 Elisa XueElisabeth Savchenko

grade 2 Julia Liugrade 3 Daisy Lugrade 4 Cindy Yugrade 5-8 Maria Alexandra Rosca

Stephanie Nazarov


We received 3 correct solutions to February’s contest.

1 Mate in 1 1.Qb3# (or 1.Qh7# or 1.Qh8#)2 Mate in 2 1.Nf6+ Kg7 2. Ne8# (1...Kb2 2.Be5#)3 Maze Bd1-f3-d5-f7-e8-d7-f5-d3-f1xh34 Loyd A.Kc3 B.Ka3 C.Kg3 (Qf2#)

The winner of the drawing for a Kiril T-shirt is :SoumyaDeep Chowdhury of Charlottetown PEI

WELCOMEWELCOME TOTO MYMY CONTEST !CONTEST !Can you solve the 4 puzzles on the nextpage? Mail me your answers if you do.One lucky person will win a Kiril T-shirt.White moves first in the mate problems.In case you never saw a “maze” or “loyd”before, here are some examples:

In a CHESSMAZECHESSMAZE only one whitepiece moves. In this maze, it isthe white knight. The object is tocapture the black king withouttaking any pieces or movingwhere the knight can be taken.Draw a line to show the path ofthe knight. This is a Maze in 12.That means you should get theking in twelve moves or less.

The TRIPLE LOYDTRIPLE LOYD was inventedby Sam Loyd, a famous chesscomposer. They are called triplebecause there are three parts. Inpart A, you place the black kingon the board so that he is incheckmate. In part B, place him instalemate. For part C, put theblack king down so that Whitehas a mate in 1. solutions page 51

KIRIL'S KONTESTKIRIL'S KONTESTMail entries to: 3423 St. Denis #400 Montreal, Quebec H2X 3L2or e-mail to: [email protected] Deadline : May 24

Only the white KNIGHT moves.Capture the black king withouttaking any pieces or movingwhere the knight can be taken.

MAMATE IN 1TE IN 1

CHESSMAZE IN 1CHESSMAZE IN 111 TRIPLE LOYDTRIPLE LOYD

MAMATE IN 2TE IN 2

PLACE THE BLACK KING IN :A CheckmateB StalemateC Mate in 1


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Chesstown was being terrorized. The dinosaurs wereroaming the streets, looking for chess opponents.

Citizens were afraid to leave their homes, becausenobody wanted to play against a chessosaurus rex.Nobody had a chance of winning. And of course, thedinosaurs would eat anybody who tried and lost.

Dr. No-Brainer moved into the castle at the edge oftown, and lived like a king. He made his evil demands,and the good people of Chesstown had little choice.They gave him what he wanted, and they did what hetold them to do.

It was a sad story, and getting sadder everyday, untilour hero arrived!


K I R I L’ SORNER

TTHHEE CCLLOONNIINNGG OOFFCCHHEESSSSOOSSAAUURRUUSS

RREEXXIt was a dark day in Chesstown. The mad scientist

known as Dr. No-Brainer had returned from exile. Andhe was not alone. He brought an army along with him,an army of mean hungry dinosaurs.

The doctor ’s plan was masterful, and fiendish! Heobtained a rare brain cell of Chessosaurus Rex, thegreatest chess playing dinosaur that ever lived, andfrom that single cell, he cloned him a hundred times.

Now Dr. No-Brainer, backed by an obedient horde ofC-Rexs, was out to get his revenge.

And the name of our hero is . . . SPIDERPAWN! He’sfriendly, neighbourly, and amazing. If anyone can stopDr. No-Brainer and rid the town of dinosaurs, it’s him.

When Spidey heard what was happening, he swunginto action. It didn’t take him long to find the villain.

“So, Dr. No-Brainer, we meet again.”“Yes, and that’s unfortunate for you,

spider boy. I’m in charge of this citynow, and you’re not welcome here.”

“We’ll see about that, doc. Why don’twe make a deal? I’ll play one of yourmighty chessosaurs. If I lose, you canserve me for lunch. But if I win, thenyou all take a permanent hike. Okay?”

“Forget it, webhead. I don’t make deals with annoyingpests like you. You’re just a little snack for my C-Rexs.They’re going to swat you down and snarf you up.”

Then Dr. No-Brainer gave a signal, and Spidey wassurrounded by four angry dinosaurs. “Get him, boys!”

Spiderpawn had expected something like this, andwas ready for the fight. He shot a web overhead, andswung clear of their dangerously sharp teeth. Then heturned to face the first Chessosaurus Rex.


1. e4 C-Rex grabbed the e-pawnin his claws, and pushed itforward two squares.

1. . . . d6Spiderpawn replies with aquick flick of his wrist.

2. d4 Nf6Attacking the pawn on e4.

3. Nc3 Bad for white is 3.e5? dxe54.dxe5 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Ng4!

3. . . . g6Spidey plans to fianchettohis bishop on g7 and thento castle. Later he willlash out with ...c5 or ...e5.

PIRC DEFENCE

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4. Be2 An aggressive move bythe dinosaur, preparing toadvance his pawns on thekingside. More common is4.Nf3, 4.f4, or 4.Be3.

4. . . . Bg7 A great spot for a bishop,for attack and defence.

5. g4 Chessosaurus Rex startshis assault right away. Hedoesn’t believe in subtlestrategy. He always goesstraight for the throat.

5. . . . c5!

Spiderpawn knows that thebest way to deal with anearly attack on the wing isto counter in the centre.Castling would have been

risky. 5...0-0?! 6.g5! Nfd77.h4 followed by 8.h5

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6. d5White plays to keep the

centre closed. If C-Rex took the pawn

with 6.dxc5, Spidey wasn’tgoing to reply 6...dxc5 andallow 7.Qxd8+. Instead, heplanned to pin the knighton c3 with 6...Qa5! Then7.cxd6 Nxe4! 8.dxe7 Nxc3gives black the advantage.So best is 7.Bd2 Qxc5 withan equal position.

6. . . . h67. h4

7. . . . Na6

8. Nh3The dinosaur develops hisknight without blocking thebishop at e2. (8.Nf3? Bxg4)

8.Bxa6?! would let blackactivate a rook on the openb-file. 8...bxa6 9.f3 Rb8!

8. . . . Nc79. g5

White charges ahead. After9.f3, one possible line was

9... a6 10.a4 Bd711.a5 Rb8 and

then 12...b5.

9. . . . hxg510. Bxg5

Chessosaurus snarledas his bishop captured thepawn. Taking by 10.hxg5?would have lost a pawn to10...Nxe4! 11.Nxe4 Rxh3.

This central pawn formationusually arises from the BenoniDefence after 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf63.Nc3 d6 4.e4. But the strategyis still the same.Black plans to expand on the

queenside by ...Nc7 and ...b5.


As usual, he was right.13...Bd7 14.Bxd7+ Qxd715.Qf3 is good for black.But why settle for goodwhen you can have great ?

13. . . . Kf8! Spiderpawn is famous foramazing king moves. Afterstepping out of the check,black has three threats: 14...Bxb2 taking a pawn14...Qa5+ forking the king

and bishop14...Bxh3 15.Rxh3 Nxg5

winning a piece(16.hxg5? Rxh3)

“What now, Mr. Growler?” 14. Qe2

C-Rex defends two of thethreats. 14...Bxh3 can bemet by 15.Qxe4, althoughblack can still nab a pawnwith 15...Bf5 16.Qe2 Bxb2.

Inside his mask, Spideywas all smiles. He had thisovergrown reptile exactlywhere he wanted him. Onthe edge of defeat!

14. . . . Bxb2 Checking with 14...Qa5+ isalso strong. (15.c3 Bxc3+!)

15. Rb1 There was no smile on

the face of ChessosaurusRex. Just the blank stareof his beady green eyes.

White is lost after 15.Rd1Nc3 or 15.Qxe4 Bxa1.

15. . . . Qa5+ Now the real fun begins.

10. . . . b5!The spiderpawn makes hismove on the queenside. Itlooks like he’s giving up apawn, but he’s really not.

11. Nxb5 Black gets a good positionafter other moves too.

11. . . . Nxe4 White’s e-pawn vanishes

and the black bishop at g7comes to life.

Chessosaurus Rex wasstarting to sweat.

12. Nxc7+ When he checked the king,the dinosaur growled andshook his tail in the air.

12. . . . Qxc7“Nice tail action, Dino. Doyou know any other tricks?

13. Bb5+C-Rex was really sore now.So he checked again, andgrowled some more.

Spiderpawn was about toblock the check with hisbishop, but then he gotthat strange feeling.

“Uh-oh, my spider senseis tingling. There must bea better move here!”

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Forking with 15...Nc3 gets trickyafter 16.Qxe7+!? Qxe7 17.Bxe7+Kxe7 18.Rxb2. But black can stillwin by 18...Nxb5 19.Rxb5 Rxh4,pinning the N. 20.Rb3 Bf5 21.Kf1Rah8 22.Kg2 Kf6 or 22...Bxc2.

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16. Kf116.Kd1 walks into a royal

triple fork by 16...Nc3+. Also bad is 16.Bd2 Nxd2!

(17.Rxb2 Nc4+ 18.Kf1 Nxb2or 17.Qxd2 Bc3!)

16. . . . Nxg5 Spiderpawn sees a clear

path to an advantage andtakes it. First he eliminatesthe bishop on g5 so thereare no tricks on e7.

16...Bxh3+ 17.Rxh3 Nxg518.Rb3! Rxh4 19.R1xb2 isless clear. Black is up twopawns but white battles on.

17. Nxg5Avoiding 17.hxg5? Rxh3.

17. . . . Qxa2Black has two extra pawnsand a position that is easyto control. Spidey doesn’twant to slip up today.

18. Kg2 ?! This lizard is no wizard.However, he also standsworse after 18.Rd1 Bf6 or18.Re1 Bf6 (or 18...Qxd5!?)

18. . . . Qxd5+ Another white pawn bitesthe dust. “Hey, Rex, thischeck’s for you!”

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19.Kh2? Rxh4+ 20.Kg3 Qxg5+19.f3 Rxh4! 20.Rxh4 Qxg5+

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21.hxg5 Bxf3+ 22.Kxf3 Rxh1

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22.Nxh2 Qg2#22.Kxh2 Qh5+

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19. Kg1 There are no good choicesleft for white. Does anyonefeel sorry for C-Rex?

19. . . . Bb7! Spidey threatens mate by20...Qg2# and 20...Qxh1#.

20. Rh2The game would last a bitlonger with 20.f3 Bd4+.

20. . . . Rxh4! KAPOW!

THE AMAZING SPIDERPAWN!

21. Rxb2 The hungry dinosaur can’tresist eating the bishop.

And now, folks, are youready for the big finish?

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Spiderpawn has the dinosaur caught in his mating weband ends the game with a flashy queen sacrifice.

21. . . . Qh1+!The quick and impressive mate.Also winning easily are 21...Qxg5+ (22.Kf1 Rxh2) and 21...Rxh2 (22.Ne4 Rh5)

22. Rxh1 As Spidey winds the web tighter around his helpless foe, the chessosaur begins to realize his fate. He knows that he’s defeated and his snarly growls slowly turn to timid whimpers.

22. . . . Rxh1#After the final move, Spiderpawn spun around to

challenge the other C-Rexs. “Okay, boys, who’s next?”But the dinosaurs backed away quietly. None of them

wanted to play against a spiderpawn! If he could beatone chessosaurus rex, then he could beat any of them.The truth was, they were all identical clones.

It was a humbling experience for the C-Rexs and abrilliant victory for the “webmaster”.

Without his army fighting for him, Dr. No-Brainer waspowerless. His diabolical reign of terror was over, andhe was left at the mercy of Spiderpawn and the goodpeople of Chesstown.

The first thing that they did was create a new touristattraction called Dinosaur Park, a safe place where thechessosaurs could live in peace. They found a perfectspot in the hills west of town. And here’s the best part:the admission fees will be used to feed the dinosaurs!Did you know they like cat food?

Dr. No-Brainer was sentenced to one million hours ofcommunity service. Of course, he had to give back allthe stuff he took and apologize for all the things he did.He even promised to give up his evil ways!

Perhaps it was a mistake, but they also decided tomake him the park manager. Somehow it seemed likea good idea to keep him and the dinosaurs together.

The town had a big party and parade for Spiderpawn.And at the end of the day, when the celebration wasover, the band played his theme song one more time,as our hero swung down Main Street and vanished intothe night.


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CCAANNAADDIIAANNCCAANNAADDIIAANN CCHHEESSSSCCHHEESSSS CCHHAALLLLEENNGGEECCHHAALLLLEENNGGEETHETHE FIRSTFIRST 22 YYEARS22 YYEARS

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Ontario has placed first 14 of the last 16years. Earlier, they were second 4 timesand third 3 times (1991-1993).

Quebec has been team champion 8 times,including the first 6 years. They also won in1997 and 2009. They came in second place13 times, and finished third in 2000.

British Columbia has come in second place4 times (1991-1993, 2000) and third 13 times(1990, 1994-99, 2001, 2005, 2007-10).

Alberta has placed fourth 13 times and fifth5 times (1994-96, 2005-06). They finished inthird place in 2003, 2004 and 2005!

Manitoba was third in 2002 and 2006, fourthin 2003 and 2005, and fifth in 1990-91, 2001,2004, and 2007-10.

New Brunswick came fifth 4 times (1992,1998-2000) and sixth 13 times. In 1989 theyfinished in third place!

Newfoundland has placed fourth 3 times(1994-1996) and fifth 3 times.

Nova Scotia came in sixth place in 2005,2007, and 2008. They were seventh 5 times.

Saskatchewan placed sixth in 1998, andseventh in 1997, 2000, 2004.

Prince Edward Island had its finest momentin 1993 when they came in seventh place.


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* SSOOLLUUTTIIOONNSS *MAMATE IN 1TE IN 11 1.Rg5#2 1.Ne6#3 1.Qg8#4 1.Qe6#

MAMATETE IN 2IN 21 1. Rc5 Ke8 2.Rc8#2 1. Ng6+ Kg8 2.Bc4#3 1. Bf7+ Kxh6 2.Nf5# 4. 1. Qh5 g6 2.Qxg6#

1. . . . g5 2.Qg6#1. . . . other 2.Rh8#

MAMATETE IN 3IN 31 1. Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rg3+ Kh8 3.Rxh6#2 1. Qxd8+ Rxd8 2.Rxd8+ Kh7 3.Rh8#

(1...Kh7 2.Qh8#)3 1. Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 3.Qxg7# 4 1. Qd7+ Rxd7 2.Re8+ Rd8 3.Rxd8#

(1...Kb8 2.Qxd8#)

COMBOCOMBO MOMBOMOMBO1 White Q defends d4 & e1.

1...Rxe1+ 2.Qxe1 Nxd4 (1...Nxd4? 2.Rxe8+ =)

2 Black R defends c6 & e7.1.Qxc6 Rxc6 2.Ne7+ Kh7 3.Nxf5


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TRIPLETRIPLE LOYDLOYDA. Kd1 B. Kf2 C. Kb3 (Rb1#)

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