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Correspondence Chess World Champion, Mikhail M.
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 2 January 1998

The Best CC Game Ev er?

Ever?
LAST year we began the search for the In our issue 10/97 we published two
Best CC Game Ever Played. During 1998, on this list: #1 (John Hawkess favourite)
we shall present one or two games each and #5 (one of Berliners personal
month and invite readers to submit their choices from his own games) while in
own nominations for consideration. At the #11 we gave more of Berliners personal
end of the year we shall have a readers pick: his wins against Mdler (5th CC
poll and hope to announce the winner World Ch semifinal) and De Carbonnel
and the top ten at the start of 1999. (from the final), plus his final game with
We began the topic in CM 4/1997 Zagorovsky, arguably the greatest CC
(pages 24-25) with a proposal from Chess draw ever.
Notes columnist Edward Winter Hans Berliner also nominated two
(Switzerland), who supplied two games games played between CC world champ-
from the youth of CC (one from the 1890s ions Estrin and Rittner as candidates for
and the other from the World War I this accolade, and we are happy to
period). present the first of these now; we have
In our issue 10/97 (pp 40-41) ex-world invited an OTB grandmaster to annotate
champion Hans Berliner and CC writer the other without sight of the contemp-
John Hawkes presented their very orary notes, and we expect to publish that
different criteria for how such a best game in a future issue.
award could objectively be judged. We Numbers #2-4 on the Soltis list will
have these posted on our website at http:/ follow, plus our personal favourites.
/www.chessmail.com/bestgame.html and The following game appeared in
invite comments and alternative criteria. Informator 2/199 with skimpy annotations
In his Book of Chess Lists, GM Andrew credited to R. Maric that appear to have
Soltis reported that Chess Life CC been based on light notes provided by
columnist Alex Dunne, who writes the the loser for the Central Chess Club
popular series The Check is in the Mail, Bulletin. Estrin wrote much lengthier
some years ago polled some leading CC notes for Fernschach and we have based
authorities (including Erik Larsson, Hanon our notes chiefly on those. We shall
Russell, Walter Muir and Maurice Carter) concentrate on the middle-game and
and the top five games that emerged (in endgame because the opening comments
no particular order) were: are largely out of date.
1. OKelly-Barda, Dyckhoff This game was played in one of the
Memorial 1954-6; strongest, probably the strongest,
2. N. Johannson-Tegelman v Rey invitation CC event of the 1960s. The East
Ardid, Sweden-Spain 1935; German grandmaster Rittner, who soon
3. Batik-Dyckhoff, IFSB went on to win the 6th World Champ-
Championship 1930; ionship Final, won the event with 8/10,
4. Purdy-Napolitano, 1st CC World two points clear of former world
Ch Final 1950-53; champion OKelly and future world
5. Estrin-Berliner, 5th CC World champion Estrin and a further half point
Ch Final 1965-8. ahead of FIDE GM Simagin, who had won
 Chess Mail 3

Horst on this line see Van Perlo-Stigar, CM 12/

Rittner ... 97 p13.
6th CC 7...00
World Hasin had played 7...xc5 8 f3 00 9
d3 f5 10 exf6 xf6 11 g5 with about
Champion
equal chances.
8 f3 f5 9 h4 d4
Ed: 9...g6 10 xd8 (10 h3? gxe5
11 xe5 xe5 12 e3 c6 Popovych-
Mednis, USA Ch 1972.) 10...xd8 11 a4
d7= Mednis, but Moles and Wicker
imply a long-term edge to Black while
ECO says its unclear.
10 e2 xd2+ 11 xd2 d5 12 b3
g6 13 g3?
I had overlooked 15...g5; 13 h3 was
correct.
the very strong 6th USSR CC Champ- 13...f4!
ionship just previously. Further back were Black must make haste because if
GMs Yudovich and Barcza among others. White can succeed in completing his
development by 000 he will have a
French Defence (C17) better position as well as material
Yakov Estrin (USSR) - superiority. The text move appears to
Horst Rittner (DDR) spoil the position, but...
Ragozin Memorial, 1964-6 14 f3 xe5
(Notes by the loser) Naturally not 14...xf3 15 gxf3 gxe5
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5 16 exd4.
g4 e7 6 dxc5 15 000 g5!
Estrin wrote that this continuation was This is it! After this move White has
known in the USSR as the Spassky difficulties. He cannot prevent ...e5 which
Variation, because he introduced it into would give Black complete hold of the
tournament praxis. However, he knew centre. Therefore White decided on a
that GM Bronstein had played the move piece sacrifice.
as long ago as 1944. 16 exd4 xd4 17 xd4 h4 18
6...bc6 7 d2 e4 f3+ 19 b1 fxg2 20 xg2 xg2
Estrin chose a quiet line that was played 21 hg1 xf2 22 c6!
in the game Batygin-Hasin, Leningrad XIIIIIIIIY
1954. He explained that he avoided the 9r+l+-+k+0
best continuation 7 f3 because he had 9zpp+-+-zpp0
written two articles about it that Rittner 9-+P+p+-+0
could have seen, including the little-
known game Bronstein-Boleslavsky,
9+-+-+-wq-0
Kiev 1944, which went 7...d4 8 b5! a5
9-+-sNQ+-+0
9 xc6+ xc6. Estrins choice was wise, 9+-+-+-+-0
because Rittner had discovered the 9PzPP+-trnzP0
improvement 9...bxc6! for an update 9+K+R+-tR-0
xiiiiiiiiy
 4 January 1998
I rested my hopes on this position. I must admit that, despite the lost , I
Whites threats are very dangerous and had hopes of a drawn result. If Black
now only one move enables Black to exchanges one of his pawns, he forgoes
maintain his advantage. all winning chances. But how is the white
22...f4! 23 xe6! to reach its ideal position?
Very pretty, but unfortunately My opponent conducted this difficult
insufficient. endgame magnificently, discovering a
23...xe4! fine and surprising win which fully
23...xe6 24 xe6+ h8 25 cxb7. deserves to be placed in theory books on
24 d8+ f7 25 g5+ e7 26 xe4 similar endings. I showed this position to
f4! the leading endgame expert, GM
Only so! On 26...e2 27 c3 f2 28 Averbakh, who told me that if the position
c7! or 26...xd8 27 xf2 f4 28 cxb7 were indeed winning for Black, the
xb7 29 xg7 d5 30 xh7 White could method must be very painstaking.
well play for a win. Now only the dream 45...d5 46 e7+ b6 47 e2 g2
of a draw remains for him. 48 e3 f2 49 e8 c5 50 e3 f3
27 g8 bxc6! 28 xg7+ f8 29 7xg2 51 e2 g3
xe4 30 g8+ e7 31 h8 d6 32 White manoeuvres while Black tries to
b3 realise the following plan:
On 32 xh7 f5! Black wins quickly. 1. To displace the white from the
with the textmove, White attempts to play third rank;
on the unfreedom of the black . 2. March his to the centre to enable
32...e7 33 gg8 c7 34 h4 b7 35 the important move ...e4, from where
h5 c7 36 h6 a6! the attacks both the points c2 and g2;
An important subtlety! The natural 3. Prepare the decisive stroke ...g2.
36...a5? would have deprived Black of all 52 e1 d4 53 d1+ e5 54 d2
his hard labour up to now, as will soon e4
become clear. Even here I still thought that Blacks
37 g7 xg7 38 hxg7 e6 39 xh7 plan was not dangerous against my next
g8 40 b2 moves, but I was wrong.
If the black now stood on a5, then 55 a3 g2!
White would have had good chances of a The decisive move. After 55...c5 56 c4!=
draw by 40 h5 b6 41 g5. White achieves a draw.
40...f7 41 c3 g6 42 h2 xg7 56 xg2 xg2 57 b4 d6!
43 g2 g8 44 b2 f7 45 e2 The last finesse. It had appeared to me
XIIIIIIIIY that Black was obliged to play 57...d4?=
9-+-+-+r+0 but in that case the win would be gone. If
9+k+-+l+-0 the white already stood on c3 then
9p+p+-+-+0 White could be content. Now Black wins
the decisive tempo.
9+-+-+-+-0 58 a5 e4 59 c3 b1 01.
9-+-+-+-+0 Here the game had to be broken off
9+P+-+-+-0 for adjudication and it was decided in
9PmKP+R+-+0 Blacks favour. It is not hard to see that
9+-+-+-+-0 Whites position is hopeless. After 60 a3
xiiiiiiiiy or 60 a4 comes 60...c2.
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Val Zemitis honours the work of Leo C.M. Diepstraten

The chess rresear

esearchers art
esearchers

From the Latvian Gambit to chess in art ... Leo Diepstraten

N
OW THAT Leo C.M. games) and analysis. The text is written
Diepstratens monumental work in Dutch but the game scores are given
on the Latvian Gambit has been and analysed in algebraic notation. These
published in three volumes, his fame and three volumes are indispensable to any
recognition should extend all over the correspondence chess enthusiast who
world. He richly deserves the acclaim, as wishes to play enterprising and exciting
Bob Smith from the Chess Digest states: chess and learn more about the intrica-
Never has the Latvian Gambit been cov- cies of the Latvian Gambit.
ered with such research and analysis. Leo C.M. Diepstraten was born on Feb-
Volume I (Lettisch Gambiet Theorie ruary 2, 1925 in Breda, the Netherlands,
en Praktijk met Historische Notties) was and has had a long and distinguished
published by Van Spijk publishing com- chess career. He learned chess at the age
pany in 1993, Volume II in 1996, and of 10 when Max Euwe became World
Volume III in 1997. Three volumes fea- Champion. After studies at the University
ture 4883 games (mostly correspondence of Nijmegen, he worked as a personnel
 6 January 1998

The Max Euwe-Centrum is eminently

Leo Diepstraten himself writes: suited for chess research. It is located in
I think [my book on the Latvian Max Euwe-plein 30, 1012 GM Amsterdam,
Gambit] is the first chess book about Holland and includes a Chess Academy
a chess opening with a complete his- and a chess-video-centre.
tory of this opening. This history takes In 1996 Her Majesty the Queen of the
about 90 pages. Much of my re- Netherlands honoured him for all his
searches I made in the Royal Library work for chess in Holland and interna-
at The Hague and in the Chess Library tionally by bestowing upon him the
of the Max Euwe-Centre. Knighthood in the Royal Order of Oranje
Im now working on a book in 8 Nassau. Other honours he has received
volumes on: Chess in the Art of are: Holder of the Golden Pin from the
Painting, Drawing, Graphics and Royal Dutch Chess Federation (KNSB)
other two dimensional tech- and Honorary Membership in the
niques. But I hardly can believe I can Nederlandse Bond van Correspond-
find a publisher for such a large work entieschakers (NBC).
with ca. 1000 artists and ca. 1000 re-
productions. But my collection is Latvian Gambit (C40)
nearly complete. Leo Diepstraten (NLD) -
Jan Malmstrm (SVE)
1st Latvian Gambit World Ch 1994-5
manager in radio and television in Hol- (Notes by John Elburg, shortened)
land. In 1968 he joined the Hilversum This game is characterised by constant
chess club and is still a member of this attacks on the black and a rather sad
distinguished club. In the same year he walking tour of the black . Yet Black
jointed the Dutch Correspondence Chess has obvious long-standing resources in
Association (DCCA). Now he is a mem- spite of his inferior position almost from
ber of the Board, and from 1976 till 1996 the beginning.
he was President of the DCCA. He was 1 e4 e5 2 f3 f5 3 c3
also a member of the Federation Council This move is very popular at the
of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation till moment. The system was amply treated
1996. by Mlotkowski in the British Chess
When Max Euwe died in 1981, he sug- Magazine (191516) although he did not
gested to create the Max Euwe-Centrum invent it: it was already mentioned in the
with a library and a museum in Amster- Palamde of 1847. Stasch Mlotkowski was
dam. Mainly through Leo Diepstratens a strong American chessplayer of Polish
efforts and perseverance, it was opened parentage. He was born 10.3.1881 in
in 1986. Under his management the Max Clifton Heights, New Jersey, and died
Euwe-Centrum grew and now has about 16.8.1943 in Gloucester City, N.J.
8,000 chess books, numerous chess maga- Mlotkowski is as important as Karlis
zines and tournament bulletins from all Betins for the history of the Latvian
over the world. More than 10 years he Gambit, although this is not recognised
edited the Nieuwsbrief of the Max in most books.
Euwe-Centrum. He is still an active mem- 3...d6
ber of the Board of the Foundation Max Other options are 3...f6 and 3...c6,
Euwe-Centrum. which leads to a variation of the Three
 Chess Mail 7

Knights Game. c6 12 dxe5 d7 13 xf6 e7 14 e6! (

Maybe 3...fxe4 is best but here is a new b5#) 14...a6 15 d5+ b6 16 xe7
example, Diepstraten-D. Heap (USA), 1st xe7 17 d4+ c5 18 xh8 g5+ 19 b1
Latvian Gambit World Ch cor 1994-7: 4 xe6? 20 d6+ 10 Hannemann-
xe5 f6 5 d4 exd3 6 xd3 f5 7 e2+ Thoresen, 1912;
e7 8 g4 e6 9 xe6 dxe6 10 g2 d6 b) 5...d5 6 xe5 dxe4 7 h5+ g6 8
11 f4 xf4 12 xf4 c6 13 h3 e7 14 0- xg6 hxg6 9 xh8 f7? (9...e6!) 10
0-0 d5 15 fxd5 exd5 16 he1+ d8 c4+ 10 Svendsen-Paavilainen, corr.
17 d2 f8 18 d1 d7 19 de2 g5 20 1991.
e7 f6 21 g7 h6 22 ee7 d7 23 e3 6 xd4!
a5 24 f5 xf5 25 gxf5 a7 26 f3 g8 Planning g5 and 000. Not 6 xd4?!
27 gf7 f8 28 b3 a4 29 b4 a3 30 c3 h5 e7 7 e2.
31 c7 g4 32 hxg4 hxg4 33 xf8+ xc7 6...d5?!
34 xf6 gxf3 35 d2 a8 36 e3 e8+ 6...c6 7 b5 d7 8 xc6 xc6 9
37 xf3 b6 38 f7+ d6 39 a7 e4 40 g5 f6?! (9...e7? 10 xg7; 9...e7
f6 e6 41 f7 f6+ 42 e2 b5 43 f3 e6+ 10 000) 10 xf6+ gxf6? (10...f7 11
44 f2 f6 45 b7 e6 46 e3 d6 47 d5 e8+ 12 e3) 11 xf6+-.
f4 e6 48 f3 1-0. 7 g5 d7 8 e5 c6!
4 d4 If 8...f5? 9 xd5 d6 (9...c6? 10
This move gives a variation of the d8#) 10 xd6+ cxd6 11 b5+ d7 12
Philidor Defence. Alternatives are: xd6 xg5 13 xd7+ xd7 14 xd7+
a) 4 exf5 (Tiemann-Grobe, Atars f8 15 f7# or 8...e6 9 000!.
memorial 1990) 4...c5! 5 b5+ c6 6 00 9 xc6
xf5 7 d3. Not 9 b5? xd4 10 xd7+ xd7 11
b) 4 c4 e7 5 d5 fxe4 6 xe7 xe7 000.
7 xg8 xg8 8 g1 g6 9 e2 d5 10 d3 9...xc6 10 000!
exd3 11 xd3 c6 12 f3 f5 13 e2 e4 10 c3 g6 (10...e6? 11 b5+-) 11
14 d4 d7 15 e3 e5 16 xf5 gxf5 17 xd5.
00 000 18 xa7?! g5! 19 g3 f3+ 20 10...dxe4
g2 h5 21 h3 h4+ 22 h2 xe2 01 XIIIIIIIIY
van Engelen-Diepstraten, Hilversum 9r+l+kvlntr0
1994. 9zppzp-+-zpp0
4...fxe4 9-+q+-+-+0
a) 4...exd4 5 xd4 fxe4 6 c4 f6 7
g5 e7 8 xf6 xf6 9 00 c6 10 xe4
9+-+-+-vL-0
d5 11 xf6+ xf6 12 e1+ d8 13 d2
9-+-wQp+-+0
c7 14 f1 f8 15 e3 g6 16 c4 a6 17 9+-+-+-+-0
cxd5 cxd5 18 f3 d6 19 xf8 xf8 20 9PzPP+-zPPzP0
a5+ 10 Beoto-Kamanel Zamora, Spain 9+-mKR+L+R0
cor 1992-3; xiiiiiiiiy
b) 4...f6 5 dxe5 xe4 6 xe4 fxe4 7
g5 f5 8 d5 d7 9 xb7 10 11 e5+ f7
Sergeant-Senneck, Nottingham 1946. 11...e6 12 d8+ f7 13 c4 xc4
5 xe4 exd4N (13...d6 14 xe4 f6 15 xf6+-) 14
a) 5...f6 6 g5 h6 7 xf6+ gxf6 8 h4 e8#.
e4 9 e5! dxe5 10 h5+ d7 11 000 12 b5 e6 13 xc7+ g6
 8 January 1998

Latvian Gambit Notes If 16...xg2? 17 h5# or 16...f6 17

xf6 gxf6 18 g5+! fxg5 19 f7+ h6 20
from John Elburg f6+ h5 21 f7# or 16...h6 17 d8 hxg5
18 f7+ h7 19 hxg5+ h6 20 gxh6 xg2
21 dd1+-.
THE leaders in WK1, the 1 st Latvian
17 f3 xg2
Gambit World Championship CC
tournament, are: Dr M. Downey (USA) 17...e6 18 d8 f5 19 fxe4 f2 20
f1 xg2 21 dxf8+-.
85% (+30 -2 =8); Inesis Budovskis (LAT)
18 dd1 h7
81% (+29 -1 =15), Kjell Krantz (SVE)
80% (+28 -1 =7), Graham Clarke (ENG) a) 18...xf3 19 df1 g4 20 f7+ h7
21 hg1 d7 22 xh5+ h6 23 xh6
75% (+31 -8 =7), Vasily Kozlov (RUS)
gxh6 24 g6#;
71% (+18 -4 =11), Jorg Pape (GER) 70%
(+26 -15 =8), Wolfgang Stamer (GER) b) 18...exf3? 19 f7+ h7 20 d3+ +-.
19 h2 xf3 20 f1 g4 21 xf8
63% (+16 -8 =7), Gerhard Niemand
h6
(OST) 62% (+16-8 =7) and Jan
Malmstrm (SVE) 61% (+22 -12 =9). 21...g1+ 22 f1 d4 23 f7+-.
22 xh8+ xh8 23 d8+ h7 24
The 2 nd Latvian Gambit World
h1 d7 25 d1 xd8 26 xd8 g4
Championship (WK2), the Kozlov
Memorial, began on August 1, 1997 with 27 d5 f6
27...e3!? 28 d1 f2+ 29 e1!.
16 starters, two games between each
28 xf6 gxf6 29 xe4+ g7
player udner ICCF rules. The TD is John
Elburg, Wilhelminalaan 33, 7261 BP 29...f5? 30 xf5+ xf5 31 xa8+-.
30 f5 xf5 31 xa8 a6 32 d2 e6
Ruurlo, The Netherlands. The competitors
33 a7 d5 34 e3 g6 35 f4 c6
in order of the draw are:
Thomas Svendsen (SWZ), Michael 36 c4 f7 37 b4 e7
37...e6 38 b5 axb5 39 cxb5 d5 40
Downey (USA), Graham Clarke (ENG),
a4 d6 41 f5!+-.
Franz Destrebecq (BEL), Leo Diepstraten
(NLD), Glyn Crimp (AUS), Kon Grivainis 38 b5 1-0.
For if 38...axb5 39 cxb5 d5 (or
(USA), Jan Malmstrm (SVE), Itamar Oren
39...xb5? 40 xb7+ +-) 40 a4 d6 41
(ISL), Gerhard Niemand (OST), Inesis
Budovskis (LAT), Vilnis Strautins (LAT), f5 c7 42 xf6 b6 (42...b8? 43 b6)
43 a8 c5 44 g6 f3 45 h8 b4 46
Alejandro Melchor (ESP), Val Zemitis
xh5 xh5+ 47 xh5 xa4 48 g6 xb5
(USA), Joan Canal Oliveras (ESP) and
Anatoly Logunov (RUS). 49 h5+-.
We shall have more from John Elburg
Now lets see Mr Diepstraten on the
on the Latvian Gambit in a later issue.
black side of the gambit!

13...e7? 14 c4+-. Latvian Gambit (C40)

14 c4 f5 Karl Grd (SVE) -
14...g4 15 f7+ xg5 16 h4+! (16 Leo Diepstraten (NLD)
xf8? f4+) 16...h6 17 xf8 b5 18 d6+ 1st Latvian Gambit World
f6 19 xf6+ h5 20 f7+ g6 21 xh8 Championship final 1996
h6 (21...b7?? 22 xh7#) 22 xg6+ xg6 (Notes by Tim Harding)
23 xg6 xg6 24 h5+ g5 25 g7+ +-. 1 e4 e5 2 f3 f5 3 exf5 e4 4 e5 f6
15 d5 g4 16 h4! h5 5 e2 d6 6 h5+ e7 7 f7 e8 8
 Chess Mail 9

xh8 no , he is therefore lost?

8 c3 may be stronger. Of course 21 xd6 c6 22 a4 d8 23 b4 b6
Diepstraten has been seen on both sides The next phase is characterised by
of this variation too! Whites attempts to get open lines for his
8...xh5 9 xh5 xh5 10 g4 f6 rooks.
11 g1 24 a5 b5 25 a3 a6 26 c3 c8 27 g5
a) 11 g5 h5 12 g6 h6 13 c3 xf5 14 h5 28 g6+ hxg6 29 fxg6+ e6 30
d5+ d7 15 g1 c6 16 e3 e6 17 g4 d7 31 dxe4 dxe4 32 c5 f6
xf5 xf5 18 b3 e5 19 g2 e7 20 f7 33 f4
xg6 21 b2 f6 22 000 hf4 23 xf6 White has achieved some activity for
xf6 24 g4 h5 25 g5 xf7 26 e1 d5 his rooks but they have no real targets and
27 e3 f6 28 g1 e5 29 h3 g5 30 d1 are liable to be harassed. However, Black
g4 31 hxg4 xg4 32 c3 c6 33 f3 d4 34 perhaps got careless.
c4 e5 01 Riegsecker-Littleboy, Atars XIIIIIIIIY
Mem. 9-+r+-+-+0
b) Kosten (1995) recommends 11 c3!? 9+-+k+-zp-0
xg4 (If 11...c6 then ...c6xd4 is no 9p+l+-snP+0
longer possible, so... 12 g1) 12 d5+
9zPptR-+-+-0
d7 13 f7 c6 14 f4.
11...c6 12 g3 9-vL-+ptR-+0
12 g5 h5 13 g6 xf5 14 gxh7 xh7 9+-+-+n+P0
15 g6+ f6 16 xf8 xf8 is fine for 9-zPP+-zP-+0
Black - Kosten. 9+-+K+-+-0
12...e5!? xiiiiiiiiy
12...d4 13 d1 g6 (13...d5 14 d3 f3
15 dxe4 dxe4 16 c3 xh2 17 g5 f3 33...d4?!
18 xe4 Kosten.) 14 c3 f3 (14... Black is now forced on the defensive.
gxf5!? Pupols) 15 g5 h5 16 xf3 exf3 33...h8! keeps the initiative.
17 f6+ xf6 18 xg6+ hxg6 19 gxf6+ xf6 34 e5 e6 35 h4 g8 36 b3 d5
20 c2 h6 21 d3 xc1 22 xc1 g4 23 37 hh5 c6 38 h4 d7 39 f5 e8
d2 h8 24 f1 h3 25 d2 xf1 26 Some databases have the input error
xf1 xh2 27 e3 h3 28 f4 39...f8 here, an obvious blunder.
R.Purschwitz-F.Mueller, cor 1987. 40 hh5 f6 41 h4 d4
13 h3 White is now forced to try desperate
13 c3 c6 14 h3 d5 15 d3 (Tiemann- measures.
Diepstraten, Latvian thematic cor 1990) 42 xf6+!? gxf6 43 h7
is good for White according to Kosten but More testing would be 43 f4 d8?!
Black presumably had something new in (43...f5 looks safer.) 44 xf6+ e6 45 g7
mind here. with difficulties.
13...f3+ 14 d1 e8 15 c3 d5! 43...g8 44 a7 xg6 45 xa6+ c7
Black recognises that knights, not the 46 d6+ d7 47 f4 c6 48 a7+
pair, are the key. He must also support his e6 49 h7 g1+ 50 d2 b4 51 b8
centre and be sure to pick up the h8-. f3+ 52 e3 c1 0-1.
16 b5 d6 17 xd6+ cxd6 18 d3 If 53 c7 f5 54 xc6 e1#.
d7 19 f4 e7 20 f7 xf7 * Thanks to Messrs Zemitis, Elburg
Is it too bold to say that now White has and Diepstraten for their help.
 10 January 1998

TOURNAMENT OF THE MONTH: EU-FSM/43

The wrong man is European Champion!

T
HE October 1996 issue of (ICCF hopes) now a thing of the past and,
Fernschach reported results 103 also thanks to email and fax (and a
and 104 of this tournament and determination by ICCF officials to speed
ICCF declared CC-IM Ing. Max Aigmller matters up) is to be hoped, and
of Austria to be the 43rd European CC realistically expected, that no tournament
Champion. While we were preparing this will ever take this long again.
article, his name was listed as such on Mr Antonov has sent in his picture,
ICCFs website. games and some biographical details (see
However, when we were preparing panel) and we congratulate him on his
our last article about the EU triumph which qualifies him for the next
Championships (for CM 8-9/1997) we World Championship Three-Quarter
faxed that list to the new Tournament Finals. We are also grateful to Mr Nielsen
Director, Jrgen Axel Nielsen, who for his considerable assistance.
informed us that if CC-IM Vitaly Without controversy, the 49th European
Alexandrovich Antonov of Russia won the Champion has also been declared
105th and final game, he would be the recently: Ugo Fremiotti (Italy), the second
champion on tie-break! This has now Italian to win this honour in 1997;
come to pass. congratulations to him also. That
The Sonneborn-Berger count for Mr crosstable is in our results section.
Aigmller is 63.5 but for Mr Antonov it is
67.25. The decisive factor no doubt is that Sicilian Defence (B20)
the Austrian master lost two games, the Vitaly Antonov (RUS) -
Russian only one. Their own game was a H. Schepers (GER)
draw. EU-FSM/43, 1990-96
In October the last game was called in (Notes by Antonov)
for adjudication, and what a fascinating 1 e4 c5 2 g3 g6
fight it was (see below with the winners 2...d5 3 exd5 xd5
notes). As it happens, Mr Aigmller had a) 4 f3!? xf3?! (4...f6 5 g2 e5+
already died when he was declared the 6 e2 c7 7 f3 c6 8 c3 g4 9 h3
winner so ICCF is spared the f5 10 00 000 11 d3 Antonov-
embarrassment of having to inform him Warta, cor 1992) 5 xf3 c6 6 g2 f6 7
that he is not European Champion after 00 g4 8 d3 e6 9 c3 e7 10 f4 d8?!
all. 11 e5 xe5 12 xe5 d7 13 h3 h5 14
This tournament began as long ago as g4 g6 15 f4 Steinsapir-Antonov, corr.
November 21 1990, and the official finish 1987;
was November 20, 1997: exactly seven b) 4 f3 g4 5 g2 e6+ 6 f1 a6+!?
years. Several competitors represented 7 d3 (7 g1!?) 7...c6 8 h3 d7 9 c3
countries that no longer exist. The f6 10 f4 e6 11 a4 c8= 12 g1 e7 13
European political upheavals of the 1990s, h2 00 14 e1 fd8 15 b3 e8 16 b5
with consequent postal disruptions, are d5 17 g5 xg5 18 xg5 a5 19 e4
 Chess Mail 11

b8 20 bd6 c3!= Antonov-Grizou, The real

EU-FSM/43. 43rd
3 g2 g7 4 f4 d6 5 f3 c6 6 d3 e5 European
7 c3 ge7 8 00 00 9 f5 gxf5 10 h4
fxe4 11 dxe4 b6 12 h5 e6 13
CC
d2 ad8?! 14 f5 xf5 15 exf5 f6 Champion,
16 g4 d5 17 f3 f7 18 h3 c4+ 19 Vitaly
h1 f8 20 g5 fxg5 21 f6! g6 22 Antonov
f3 f2 from
XIIIIIIIIY Russia
9-+-tr-vlk+0
9zpp+-+r+p0
9-+n+-zPn+0
9+-+pzp-zpQ0
9-+p+-+-+0
9+-zP-+N+R0
9PzP-+-wqLzP0
9tR-vL-+-+K0 V.A. Antonov, born 10 July 1937 in
xiiiiiiiiy Lodejnoje Pole (Leningrad region).
Living in Kolpino, Russia.
23 e3!! xb2 Profession: engineer-metallurgist
23...xe3 24 xg5 d2 25 g3 dd7 (now: scientific worker).
26 d1+-.
24 g1 g4 25 xg4 xf6 26 g5 e7 CC achievements:
27 xf6 xf6 28 g5 xg5 29 xg5 EU/M/GT/102 1975-9 11/14 (2)
ce7 30 xd5+! xd5 31 xe7 EU/M/GT/132 1978-81 13/14 (1)
XIIIIIIIIY EU-FSM/24 1981-6 11/14 (2)
9-+-+-+k+0 XIV Wch s/f 1983-93 8/14 (6)
EU-FSM/33 1986-94 9/13 (3)
9zpp+-wQ-+p0 Abonyi/4 1989-93 7/10 (1)
9-+-+-+n+0 IM Title 1990
9+-+rzp-+-0 EU-FSM/43 1990-97 10/14 (1)
9-+p+-+-+0
9+-zP-+-+R0
9Pwq-+-+-zP0 48 gd7+ e6 49 e7+ d6 50 cd7+
9+-+-+-tRK0 c6
xiiiiiiiiy 50...c5? 51 d3 h2 52 xe5+ c6
53 f7 xh4 54 e6+ c5 55 f5+ b4
31...g2+ 32 xg2 xe7 33 f3+ 56 xb6+ a3 57 f1 a2 58 c5+-.
g6 34 e4 d2 35 b1 b6 36 b4 51 c7+ d6 52 ed7+ e6 53 d8
e2+ 37 f3 xa2 38 xc4 f4 39 g3+ 54 d3 b2
c8+ g7 40 c7+ g6 41 hxh7 a5 54...h2 55 c6+ f5 56 f8+ g4 57
42 h4 c2 43 hg7+ f6 44 g5 e6 g6+ h3 58 xb6 a3 59 a6 a2 60 fa8
45 c4 d6 46 gg7 a4 47 e4 h5 e4+ 61 d4 d2+ 62 c3 d3+ 63 b4+-.
47...e2+?? 48 f5 and 49 8d7#. 55 c6+ f5 56 f8+ g4 57 g6+
 12 January 1998

h3 58 h5 a3 59 h6 b3+ b1 c7 22 c3 f8 23 g2 h6 24
a) 59...e4+ 60 d4 d2+ 61 c3 a2 62 h2 h5 25 f3 d7 26 g1 b8 27
a8 d7 63 g7+-; h3 d7 28 f4 g6 29 g5 hf8 30
b) 59...a2 60 h7 b3+ 61 c2 c3+ 62 e3 cd8 31 c1 c8 32 a3 xa3
b2+-. 33 xa3 e7 34 d1 b7 35 f2
60 c2 c8 36 ec3 c7 37 xg6!? fxg6 38
XIIIIIIIIY xg6 e8 39 e3 d7
9-+-+-tR-+0 39...a6 40 f5.
9+-+-+-+-0 40 xh5 cc8 41 f7 b8
9-zp-+-+RzP0 41...a8 42 d6 f6 43 g5 (43 xc8?
e4+ 44 g2 xc8! 45 xc4 xc3 46 d6
9+-+-zp-+-0 e4) 43...e4+ 44 xe4 dxe4 45 xe7
9-+P+-+-+0 xe7 46 d5+-.
9zpr+-+-snk0 42 d6 f6
9-+K+-+-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-+-+-0 9-mkr+r+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9zp-+-wq-+-0
9-zp-sNpsn-+0
The game was called in for adjudication 9snP+pzP-+Q0
here. 10.
The following game has also not been
9P+lzP-zP-zP0
previously published so far as we are 9tR-tR-sN-zP-0
aware. 9-+-+-mK-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
French Defence (C16) xiiiiiiiiy
Vitaly Antonov (RUS) -
J. Spodn (CZE) 43 exf6! xd6 44 e5! b7 45 g4 c7
EU-FSM/43, 1990-96 46 g5 h8 47 g6 xh4 48 g7 c8 49
(Notes by Antonov) g3 10.
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 d7 5 There follows the game which, in
d2 b6 6 b5 c6 7 a4 a6 8 ce2 retrospect, ruined the Austrians
f8 tournament. One slip after a good
8...xd2+!?. opening and he fell into a surprising trap:
9 c3 b5 10 c2 c5 11 a4 c4!? a brilliant mate or loss of the queen.
11...a6 12 a5 e7 13 f3 bc6 14
axb6 axb6 15 h4 Luther-Brynell, Sicilian Defence (B67)
Leningrad 1989. E. Nordstrm (SVE) -
12 f3 c6 13 00 cxd4 14 cxd4 Max Aigmller (OST)
14 fxd4?! xe5 15 a5 b5! Not EU-FSM/43 199091
15...b8?! 16 f4 d6 17 axb6 axb6 18 (Notes by Tim Harding)
b3 xe2 19 xe2 nor 15...b7?! 16 axb6 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
axb6 17 a4+. f6 5 c3 d6 6 g5 e6 7 d2 a6 8 0
14...ge7?! 00 d7 9 e2!?
14...b4 15 b1 a5. An old and rare move; Black should
15 b3 a6 16 b4 c4 17 b5 a5 18 reply 9...b5!
e1 g6 19 h4 e7 20 g3 c8 21 9...c8 10 f3 b5 11 d3 a5 12
 Chess Mail 13

EU-FSM/43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
1 H. Schepers GER 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
2 L. Nielsen DEN 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
3 J. Rberg GER 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
4 M. Aigmller OST 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 10
5 A.B. Uogele LIT 0 1 1 1 1 1 9
6 E. Nordstrm SVE 0 1 1 1 1 8
7 R. Grizou FRA 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
8 L. Stoianov BLG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
9 V.A. Antonov RUS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 10
10 J. Spodny CZE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
11 A.E. Kazoks LAT 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 9
12 M.G. Demkov RUS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
13 V. Salceanu ROM 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 9
14 T. Srensen DEN 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 7
15 D. Viard FRA 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6

b1 b4 13 e2 e7 14 he1 h6 15 28 g5+ h7 29 g7+ h8 30 g6+ fxg6

h4 b6 16 e5!? xe5 17 xe5 dxe5 31 xh6#.
18 g3 a5? Aigmller did well to recover from that
Probably Black should play 18...c6 demoralising early loss and put himself
19 xe5 xg2 (19...xf2 20 xa6; 19...b3 into contention. Here is a win by him.
20 axb3 xg2 21 g1; 19...00!?) 20 g1
(20 f4 f3) 20...d5 21 xg7 xa2+ Sicilian Defence (B59)
22 c1 (22 xa2 a5+ 23 b1 xe5) M. Demkov (RUS) -
22...d5 when the complications appear Max Aigmller (OST)
favourable to him. EU-FSM/43 199095
19 xe5 xf2 20 d4 h4 21 f4 (Notes by Tim Harding)
00 22 g3 g4 23 h3 g5 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
If 23...xg3 24 g1 h4 25 f2+-. f6 5 c3 d6 6 e2 e5
24 e5 10. The Boleslavsky Variation, one of the
XIIIIIIIIY theoretical revolutions of the 1950s, which
9-+r+-trk+0 is rarely seen nowadays as OTB masters
9+-+lvlpzp-0 generally prefer formations with ...e6.
9-+-+psn-zp0 7 b3 e7 8 00 00 9 f3
A slow move which hardly challenges
9zp-+-tR-wq-0 Black. Normal are 9 e3 and 9 h1.
9-zp-vL-sN-+0 9...a5
9+-+L+-zPP0 As recommended in ECO to improve
9PzPPwQ-+-+0 on 9...e6 10 d5 xd5 11 exd5 b4 12
9+K+R+-+-0 c4 a5 13 e3 h5 14 d2 f4 15 d1!
xiiiiiiiiy Geller-Barcza, Stockholm izt 1952.
10 a4
Black resigned for if 24...xg3 25 g1 10 e3 a4 11 c1 a3 12 b1 e6 13
f3 and now the beautiful mating line 26 d5 xd5 14 exd5 b4 15 c4 d7 16
e4!! xe4 (26...xc2 loses more bxa3 xa3 17 d2 a6 18 xb7 ac5 19
prosaically after 27 xc2) 27 xg7+! xg7 b2 c7 20 b3 fa8 21 fb1 a7!
(27...Kh8 28 g6+ xg7 29 h5+ etc.) Janosevic-Matulovic, Yugoslavia 1955.
 14 January 1998

Supplementary Games 10...e6 11 e3 d5

The unopposed advance ...d5 signals the defeat
English Opening (A20) of Whites opening strategy.
A. Uogele (LIT) - 12 xd5 xd5 13 exd5 xd5 14 c4 e6 15
T. Srensen (DEN) xd8 fxd8 16 fd1 f5 17 b6!?
EU-FSM/43 1990-93 White starts to dabble in troubled waters.
1 c4 e5 2 g3 f6 3 g2 d5 4 17...dc8 18 f1
cxd5 xd5 5 f3 c6 6 00 Apparently the idea is to prepare c5 without
e7 7 d4 exd4 8 xd4 xd4 fearing the reply ...d4 but its too slow.
9 xd4 f6 10 a4+ c6 11 18...e4 19 ac1 g5 20 c3 f6 21 d4?
d1 d7 12 c3 00 13 g5 Not liking 21 c2 a6 22 c5 b4
c7 14 e4 d5 15 xe7 21...a6 22 c5 b8
xe7 16 c5 fd8 17 f4 Black wins material; if 23 xe6 xc3.
xf4 18 gxf4 e6 19 xb7 23 a3 d8 24 xe6 xd1+ 25 xd1 xc3
db8 20 c5 xb2 21 xe6 26 c7 c6 27 d5 f6 28 fxe4 fxe4 29 g4
fxe6 22 d7 d5 23 e3 f6 f7 30 b3 g6 31 c1 e5 32 d2 a6 33
24 c7 d8 25 h3 d6 26 xa5 c5 34 d1 xh2 35 f2 d3+ 36
c1 xa2 27 1xc6 a6 28 e3 g1+ 37 e2 c1+ 38 d2 b6 39 c3
xd6 xd6 29 xa7 f8 a2 40 b2 c5 41 e2 e6 42 c2 b4+
43 b1 xd5 44 cxd5 e8 45 c3 g1 46
XIIIIIIIIY f1 c8 47 e1 e3 01.
9-+-+-mk-+0 Adjudicated on Blacks death and awarded to
9tR-+-+-zpp0 him e.g. 48 d3 f2 49 b4 h5+.
9-+-trpsn-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 English Opening (A28)
Max Aigmller (OST) -
9-+-+-zP-+0 Vitaly Antonov (RUS)
9+-+-zP-+L0 EU-FSM/43 1990-95
9-+-+-zP-zP0 1 c4 e5 2 c3 c6 3 f3 f6 4 d4 exd4 5 xd4
9+-+-+-mK-0 b4 6 g5 h6 7 h4 xc3+ 8 bxc3 d6 9 f3
xiiiiiiiiy 9 e3 e5 10 f4 g6 11 xf6 xf6 12 g3 00 13
d3 e8 14 g2 e7 15 f2 f6 16 f3 f5 17
A technical task is now well d4 d8 18 c5 Aigmller-Fodor, cor 1990-92.
accomplished: 9...e5 10 e4 g6 11 f2 00 12 d2 c6 13
30 g2 d5 31 f3 e7 32 e2 d5 14 exd5 cxd5 15 00 dxc4 16 xc4
f1 f7 33 b7 g6 34 b5 d7
f8 35 h3 f7 36 e2 f8 XIIIIIIIIY
37 f3 f7 38 e4 f8 39 c4 9r+-wq-trk+0
h6 40 e3 e8 41 h4 h5 42 f5 9zpp+l+pzp-0
exf5 43 e5 d1 44 b3 g1 9-+-+-snnzp0
45 f4 f8 46 e6 g5+
(Desperation) 47 hxg5 h4 48
9+-+-+-+-0
b8+ g7 49 e8 g6+ 50 9-+LsN-+-+0
xf5 e1 (50...h3 51 e7 h4+ 9+-zP-+P+-0
52 e6 e1+ 53 d7 h2 54 g8+ 9P+-wQ-vLPzP0
h7 55 g6+ h6 56 h8+) 51 9tR-+-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 15

17 ab1!?N g8+! xg8 52 xg6 h3

17 b3 c8 18 c4 a6 19 fd1 e7 20 e1 d6 (52...f8 53 f6 h3 54 g6) 53
21 c2 f4= Tal-Dvoretsky, Wijk 1976. f6 h2 54 e7+ (Its check and
17...c8 18 d3 b6 19 fe1 e8 20 xe8+ e6 comes next so...) 10.
xe8 21 e1 c7 22 c4 d8 23 xg6 fxg6
24 e2 c8 25 b5 xb5 26 cxb5 e8 27 North Sea Defence (B06)
d3 xe1+ 28 xe1 c5+ 29 f1 d5 30 M. Demkov (RUS) -
d2 g5 31 g3 f7 32 a4 f6 33 e2 e7+ Eric Nordstrm (SVE)
34 e4 c5 35 d3 e7+ 36 e4 c5 37 EU-FSM/43 1990-93
d3 . (Notes by Tim Harding)
1 e4 g6 2 d4 f6!? 3 e5 h5 4
c3
English Opening (A22) a) 4 f3 d6 5 c4!? c6! 6 e2
Aivars Kazoks (LAT) - a6! 7 e6!? fxe6 8 g5!? xd4 9
Vitaly Antonov (RUS) d3 c6! 10 xe6 e5 11 b3
EU-FSM/43 1990-92 g7! 12 xc8 xc8 13 f4 c6!
(Notes by Antonov) 14 f7+ d7 15 e4 d8!=
1 c4 f6 2 c3 e5 3 g3 b4 4 g2 00 5 e4 Hjorth. However, 6 g5 (D.Stern
xc3 6 bxc3 c6 7 a3 e8 8 b3 b6 9 h3?! -Hjorth, SSKK Bulletinen 40
N; 9 d1 b7 10 d3 d5 11 e2 dxe4 12 dxe4 years, in Chess Mail 7/1997 p.29)
c8 13 c5 a6 14 f3 bd7 15 h3 b7= Portisch- casts serious doubt on the whole
Mecking, Petropolis izt 1973. variation.
9...a6 10 00 c5 11 c2 d6 12 d3 d7 13 b) 4 e2 g7 5 f3 d5 6 h3 or
f4 c8 14 g5 (6 f4 c6 7 bd2 g4 8 h3 xf3
14 f5?! a6 ad8, d5. 9 xf3 h5 10 d2 d7 11 000
14...h6 15 fxe5 dxe5 16 f3 h3 17 xh3 b5 12 g5 e6 13 c3 e7 14 f3
xh3 18 xc5 bxc5 19 f2?! g4 20 xc5? c8 15 g4 Thorhallsson-Day,
20 e2. Yerevan ol 1996.) 6...h5 7 00 c6
20...ab8 21 ab1 8 b3 a5 9 c4 a6 10 c3 c7 11
XIIIIIIIIY cxd5 xd5 12 xd5 cxd5 13 g5
9-tr-+r+k+0 d7 14 d3 e6 15 f3 xg5
9zp-+-+pzp-0 16 xg5 b6 17 xd5 c6 18
9-+p+-+-zp0 c5 xc5 19 dxc5 and White
won (Lautier-Miles, Biel 1996).
9+-wQ-zp-+-0 4...d5
9-+P+P+n+0 This position can also arise via
9+-zPP+NzPq0 3 c3 d5! 4 e5 h5.
9P+-+-+-zP0 5 e2
9+R+-+RmK-0 This appears to be too passive.
xiiiiiiiiy White should either retain his
knight or arrange to recapture on
21...h7!! f3 with the :
a) 21...ed8? 22 xb8 xb8 23 xa7 b2 24 a) 5 f4 g7 (5...c6? 6 f5) 6
xf7+! h7 (24...xf7 25 g5+) 25 f5+ =; f3 (6 e3 f5 7 f2 h5= Vitsas-
b) 21...bd8?! 22 xc6 e6 (22...xd3 23 Hjorth, Sweden 1989) 6...g4 7
xe8+ h7 24 xf7 xf3 25 xf3 xh2+ 26 f1 e3 c6 (7...h5!?) 8 h3 xf3 9 xf3
 16 January 1998

h5 10 d3 f5 (10...c8!?) 11 f2 h1+ 27 e2+-) 23 c7 xd3 24 b8+ h7 25

h4 12 xf5!? gxf5 13 g4! d7 14 xf7 e3! (25...xf3 26 g8+ g6 27 xe6+ h7
g1 a6 15 000 h6 16 gxf5 28 xf3 xh2+ 29 f1 h1+ 30 e2 g2+ 31
xf5 17 g5 h7 18 g4 e6 I. e1+- or 25...f6 26 g8+ g6 27 e8+ h7 28
Mueller-Hjorth, cor 1992; g5+! hxg5 29 h8++-) 26 g8+ g6 27 h4+
b) 5 f3 g4 6 h3 xf3 7 h5 28 f7+ g6 29 f3+ g4 (29...g4?? 30 f5+!
xf3 e6 8 g4 g7 9 h6 d7 +-) 30 h3;
10 000 a6 11 g2 c5 12 dxc5 c) 21...f5? (...f4, ...e3) 22 exf5 e4 23 dxe4
c8 13 he1 Hannes bd8 24 fd1+-;
Olafsson-Mats Larsson, IECG d) 21...h8?! 22 b3 bd8 (22...ed8 23 e7!
E-Mail Wch1 1996. e8 24 h4) 23 xc6 e6 (23...xd3 24 xe8+
5...g7 6 f3 h7 25 xf7 e3 26 h4+-; 23...e3 24 f2
6 h6 f5 7 xf8 xf8 8 f3 xd3 25 xe8+ h7 26 b1+-) 24 c7.
c6 9 d2 h5 10 00 b5 (10...a5!?) 22 b3
11 d3 a5 12 e2 h4 13 h3 a6 22 fe1 ed8! 23 d4 f5+ or 22 fd1? ed8! 23
14 f4 c7 15 fe1 g8 b3 f5!+.
Tolhuisen-Welling, Netherlands 22...ed8 23 d4 f5 24 xc6
1988. Or 24 exf5 e4+ or 24 e1 f4+.
6...g4 7 h3 24...f4!
7 00 c6 8 h6 f5 9 xf8 24...exd4? 25 cxd4 xb3 (25...xd4 26 xb8
xf8 10 h3 xf3 11 xf3 e6 12 d2 27 h8+ xh8 28 c8+ h7 29 xf5+ =) 26
e2 f6! with pressure on the axb3 xd4 27 exf5=.
centre and prospects down the 25 gxf4 exd4! 26 e5 xb3 27 axb3 e3 28
f-file, e.g. 13 exf6? xf6 14 c3 e4+ h8 29 f2 dxc3 01.
h4 15 g3 xf3+ and Black If 30 xe3 d1+ 31 e1 c2 32 xc2 xf3 or
duly cashed in the extra in 30.e1 c2 +.
Scruton-Ruecker, ICCF EM/M/
A007 1997. Kings Indian Attack (A04)
7...xf3 8 xf3 e6 9 e2 d7 L. Nielsen (DEN) -
10 g4?! f6! 11 exf6 xf6 12 Vitaly Antonov (RUS)
g2 d6 13 e3 000 14 EU-FSM/43 1990-94
d2 df8 15 000 b6 16 (Notes by Antonov)
hf1 c4 17 c3 h5 18 f3 e5 1 f3 f6 2 g3 g6 3 g2 g7 4 00 00 5 d3
19 b1 e6 20 g1 exd4 21 c5 6 e4 d6 7 bd2 c6 8 e1
xd4 f4 22 f2 e5 23 b4 8 a4 b6 9 c4 b7 10 e1 c8 11 c3 d7 12
b6 24 f1 c5 25 h2 e6 e3 Spraggett-Sunye, Manila izt 1990.
01. 8...e5!? 9 a4 h6 10 c4 e6 11 c3 a6 12 fd2
b6
Kings Indian Defence (E71) 12...b5 13 axb5 axb5 14 xa8 xa8 15 a3
V. Salceanu (ROM) - b8 16 f4.
Aivars Kazoks (LAT) 13 h3 d5 14 exd5 xd5 15 e4
EU-FSM/43 1990-93 15 xe5 xg2 16 xg2 xe5 17 xe5 xd3
(Notes by Tim Harding) 18 f3 fd8.
1 c4 f6 2 c3 g6 3 e4 d6 4 15...xe4 16 xe4 xe4 17 dxe4 c7 18
d4 g7 5 h3 00 6 g5 c5 e2 h7 19 d1 f5 20 b3?!
6...a6 is a recent trend. 20 e3!? e7 21 d5
 Chess Mail 17

20...f4 21 a2 b5 22 axb5 axb5 23 xa8 7 d5 e6 8 d3 exd5 9 exd5

xa8 24 d6 b4 25 gxf4 9 cxd5 Modern Benoni!
25 b5 c8! 9...bd7 10 f4 a5
25...exf4 26 xf4 bxc3 27 e5 d4 28 e4 f8! 10...a6 11 a4 e8+ Partos-
29 g3 d7 30 g2 e6 31 b4 Ostojic, Bucharest 1973 {INF 15/
31 c4 b8+. 604}.
XIIIIIIIIY 11 f2
9-+-+-tr-+0 11 d2 a6 12 d1 b5 13 cxb5
9+-+-+-vlk0 c4 14 xc4 b6 15 b3 axb5 16
9-+-sNq+pzp0 ge2 e8 17 a3 b4 18 axb4 xb4
9+-zp-zP-+-0 19 c2 c4 20 c1 xb2 21 d2
9-zP-snQ+-+0 xc3 01 Potapov -Shevelevich,
Podolsk 1992.
9+-zp-+-vLP0 11...h5
9-+-+-zPK+0 11...h6 12 h4 a6 13 a4 h5
9+-+R+-+-0 14 ge2 f5 15 c2 g5 16 fxg5
xiiiiiiiiy d8 17 g1 hxg5 18 f2 e5
19 g4 fxg4 20 h7+ h8 21
31...f3! 32 bxc5 g5+ 33 g4 c2 01. hxg4 xg4 22 e4 f6 23 g3
h6 worked out well for Black
in Suba-Yrjola, Manila ol 1992.
Caro-Kann Defence (B16) 12 ge2 f6 13 h4 h6!
Vitaly Antonov (RUS) - This provokes White into
M. Demkov (RUS) conceding a key central square.
EU-FSM/43 1990-91 14 f5 e5 15 g4 f4 16 xf4
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 dxe4 4 xe4 f6 5 xf4 17 c2 c7 18 e4
xf6+ gxf6 6 c3 f5 7 f3 e6 8 g3 c7 9 g7 19 e2 h6 20 g3
g2 d7 10 00 000 11 b4 e4?! 12 e2 xg3+ 21 xg3 gxf5 22 gxf5
f5 13 g5! xg2 14 xg2 (Following Others:
Halifman-Hodgson, St. Petersburg 1983) a) 22 xf5? f4+ 23 g2 xc4
14...f6? (14...b6) 15 e5! (c7, f7) 24 xh7+ h8;
15...e7 16 f4 d7 17 b5 e8 18 bxc6 b) 22 xf5 xf5 23 xf5 (23
bxc6 19 ab1 g7 20 a5 d5 gxf5? h4+ 24 e2 ae8 25 ae1
XIIIIIIIIY xc4 26 hg1+ h8 27 g4
9-+-trk+-tr0 xh3) 23...f4+ 24 g2 xc4.
9zp-+-wqpvlp0 22...h8 23 e2 h4+ 24
9-+p+p+-+0 e3 e8 25 af1 d7 26 f4
9wQ-+n+psN-0 h6 27 a4
9-+-zP-vL-+0 To prevent a ...b5 break but
now Whites exposed is ripe
9+-zP-+-zP-0 for plucking.
9P+-+-zPKzP0 27...xf5! 28 xf5 xc4+ 29
9+R+-+R+-0 d3 e3 30 c1 xd5 31
xiiiiiiiiy e4 h5 32 f1 xe4 33
xe4 e8+ 01.
21 a6! b6 22 a4 h6 23 f3 10.
 18 January 1998

Upholding a long tradition

tradition

T
HE Correspondence Chess League CLUB PROFILE: CCLA
of America (CCLA) is by far the old-
est of the current correspondence
chess groups in the United States. CCLA by Herb Hickman (President)
was founded in 1909 by three players
from New York and New Jersey: Stanley eleven entrants based on rating, and con-
Chadwick, William Hickok and Clarence ducts a Womens Championship every
Demmer. other year. Rather than scheduling the-
It was an offshoot to the Pillsbury matic tournaments, it maintains a series
National Correspondence Chess of coordinators in specific openings to
Association which had been founded in facilitate challenge matches in that open-
1896, but which was no longer publishing ing.
a periodical on a regular basis. CCLA uses its own numerical rating
CCLA was the United States affiliate of system, which was devised in 1940, be-
the ICCF until 1980, when along with the fore the introduction of the Harkness
United States Chess Federation and the (now Elo) approach. Perhaps some day
American Postal Chess Tournaments it the various correspondence chess groups
formed the United States Postal Chess in the United States will settle on a single
Federation (USPCF) for the purposes of rating system (each group currently has
holding a truly national championship, its own ratings), but for now the prob-
international matches and serving as ICCF lems involved in developing a common
affiliate. In all other respects the three rating for each player and maintaining an
organisations have remained independ- efficient unified rating system seem much
ent of each other. greater than the benefits that might
CCLAs oldest tournament is its North emerge.
American Championship, which was CCLA publishes The Chess Correspond-
started by Herman Helms in 1914. Cur- ent six times a year. Each issue includes
rently championships are held for six dif- ratings, results, and annotated games, and
ferent rating classes. there are frequent articles on chess open-
CCLAs most popular tournament is its ings, profiles of members, discussions on
Team Championship, which was origi- various topics and a variety of other chess
nated in the 1930s and was reintroduced items. In 1997 it won the award from the
in 1978. The Team Championship is held Chess Journalists of America for Best
every two years, and usually consists of Postal Chess Magazine in America. A se-
twenty or more teams of ten players each, ries of opening articles on the Dutch De-
the teams being divided into three divi- fence (A80) also won a CJA award for Best
sions according to the average rating of Opening Analysis. Its editor since 1991
their players. The other large tournament has been Joseph Ganem.
is the Grand National, which involves CCLA members participate both in in-
three rounds and qualification standards ternational matches arranged by the
to advance from one round to the next. USPCF and in friendly matches between
CCLA also conducts a single round CCLA and other clubs around the world.
annual championship among the top Currently CCLA has one ICCF GM (Victor
 Chess Mail 19

Palciauskas) and seven ICCF IMs (Rich- around it. Blacks white square bishop is
ard Callaghan, Herbert Hickman, Gary all-important, but Whites craftiness causes
Kubach, Michael Melts, Walter Muir, Erik Blacks major players to be standing on the
Osbun and Nicholas Preo). wrong colours at the finale.
Since 1909 CCLA has experienced
many periods of contraction and expan- French Defence (C00)
sion; currently it has about 700 members. Rick Melton - Stephen Wolff
Its survival owes much to its form of or- CCLA Ch H50019, 1995
ganisation, with member-elected officers 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e3 dxe4 4 d2
and directors forming a Board of eleven f6 5 c3 b6 6 c2 b7 7 e2
people that selects the General Manager, This is the Alapin Gambit.
Tournament Director and Editor. Among 7...g4 8 xe4 xe3 9 fxe3 h4+
the current leaders are Jerry Honn (Gen- 10 2g3 f5 11 f2 d6 12 e4 f4 13
eral Manager and Tournament Director), exf5 00 14 fxe6 c6
Joseph Ganem (Editor), Herb Hickman XIIIIIIIIY
(President), Verna Fausey (Director and 9r+-+-trk+0
Team Championship Coordinator), Robert 9zplzp-+-zpp0
Gilles (Secretary, Treasurer and e-mail) 9-zpn+P+-+0
and Richard Vandenburg (Director, mem-
9+-+-+-+-0
bership, contributions, foreign matches).
Others who are frequent contributors to
9-+-zP-vl-wq0
The Chess Correspondent include Ralph 9+-zP-+-sN-0
Marconi, Bryce Avery and John Downes. 9PzPQ+-sNPzP0
CCLAs membership is restricted to 9tR-+-mKL+R0
North America; it is US$20 except for sen- xiiiiiiiiy
iors over 65, juniors under 21 and prison-
ers, when it is $16. This membership in- Whites position looks grim. Blacks
cludes a subscription to The Chess Corre- army bears down menacingly and Whites
spondent. Subscriptions to The Chess Cor- is uncastled.
respondent are $16 in the USA (add $6 15 d3 e7 16 e4 d5 17 e2
for first class delivery) and $18 elsewhere ae8 18 00 xe6 19 xh7+ xh7
(add $15 for airmail). Memberships and 20 xe6 e3
subscriptions are obtained from CCLA, Whites is now outside Blacks
P.O. Box 59625, Schaumburg, IL surrounding army, every black piece is
60159-0625 USA. If you have any ques- in attack mode and Whites minor pieces
tions you can also contact CCLA by fax are defensive.
(847-534-1707) or by e-mail 21 h3 xg2 22 d5 c8 23 e4+
([email protected]). g8 24 xf4 xf4 25 h1
Here are three games from recent CCLA Necessary to prevent....h3 and the
events which I hope you enjoy. loss of the .
25...f6 26 e2 f5
Constant complications seem to arise in White cannot take the because of
this game between two masters, and Whites 27...e4+ but he must also remain on the
king looks like its caught in the eye of a fourth rank.
hurricane, but it serenely watches the bed- 27 a4 g5 28 xf4 b5 29 d4 h6
lam, tactics, and annihilation going on 30 g1 e4+ 31 g2 g3 32 ae1
 20 January 1998

xd5 33 e8+ h7 34 f5! c6 is the chance it gives us to try combina-

XIIIIIIIIY tions that we would never attempt over
9-+-+R+-+0 the board. The following game, from the
9zp-zp-+-+k0 current CCLA Team Championship, in-
9-+l+-+-tr0 cludes a combination I never would have
9+p+-+Rzp-0 tried OTB; as far as I can tell it is sound.
9-+-+-+-+0 English Opening (A34)
9+-zP-+-wq-0 Herb Hickman (New Jersey Jiants) -
9PzP-+-+NzP0 John Mingos (Maryland)
9+-+-+-wQK0 CCLA Team Championship 1995-97
xiiiiiiiiy 1 c4 f6 2 g3 c5 3 g2 d5
The Rubinstein Defence, which gives
35 h8+! xh8 36 d4+ 1-0. both sides better winning chances than
In the next game Whites prolonged the symmetrical English variations.
attack commences at move 10 with f4 and 4 cxd5 xd5 5 c3 c7 6 f3
the pressure builds from his f- and g- I usually play 6 a4+ in OTB games,
pawns as Blacks king is unable to sum- as its not well known. I once made the
mon assistance from his queenside troops, mistake of trying it in a postal game and
who have only learned kamikaze tactics got crushed with 6...d7 7 c4 (7 b3!?)
7...c6 8 xc5 e6! 9 e3 ed4 10 e4
Sicilian Najdorf (B86) e5 11 f3 c5 12 d3 f5! (Better than
Thomas Mueller - 12...b4 in Hanken-Peters, 1979) 13
Solomon Weinstock xd4 fxe4! (Better than Peters analysis
CCLA Ch H40019, 1994 13...exd4) 14 xe4 (14 xc6 xf2+!)
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 14...xd4 15 d6+ f8 16 e3 e7 (01,
f6 5 c3 a6 6 c4 e6 7 b3 bd7 23) Hickman-Weinstock, cor 1993-4.
8 00 c5 9 e2 e7 10 f4 6...c6 7 00 e5 8 e1
The charge of the light brigade Introduced in Smyslov-Hbner, 1983,
commences and it looks so harmless at this line is still inadequately tested. White
the outset. prepares to hit Blacks e5 and c5 pawns
10...00 11 f5 e5 12 f3 h6 13 d1 with 9 Nd3, while also threatening Bxc6+
c7 14 d5 xd5 15 xd5 b8 16 in some situations.
g4 d8 17 h4! The older 8 d3 has been double-
White isnt bashful about opening up edged, especially after Blacks pawn sac-
attacking lines. rifice with 8 d3 e7 9 d2 d7 10 c4
17...xh4 18 h2 e7 19 g2 d7 00!? 11 xc6 xc6 12 xe5 e8 13 e3
20 g5 h8 21 g6 f6 e6.
Its time to loosen things up. Notice 8...d7
how the so-called supporting troops for This stops xc6+ but is rather passive.
Black all seem to be standing at attention 8...g4 has been suggested (9 d3?
on the first rank oblivious to doomsday. xd3) but 9 xc6+ bxc6 10 a4 d7 11
22 xh6! fxg6 23 e3+ h5 24 fxg6 d3 f6 12 f4 d4+ 13 f2 xa4 14 xa4
g4 25 xh5+! xh5 26 h1 h4 c4 15 dc5 e6 16 b4 cxb3 17 xb3
27 xh4 10. (Hickman-Dolgitser, cor 1995-6) looks
One of the great features of postal chess good for White.
 Chess Mail 21

8...f5 has been suggested by Bagirov e.g. 20 xf6+ gxf6 21 f1 c6 see note
without further analysis. This deserves c) to Blacks next.
some testing; apparently 9 a4 d7 10 20 f1!
xc6 is Whites best chance for an White can take time for a developing
advantage. move, as Black has no effective way to
9 d3 f6 10 b3 e7 11 f4 exf4 improve his defences. For example:
Now 12 xf4 gives White firm control a) 20...f5 21 f6+ xf6 22 xf6 e6
over the d5 square. However, the 23 xf5;
alternative 11...00 12 fxe5 fxe5 13 b2 b) 20...e7 21 xe5 (clearer than 21
also looks good for White. xf6+ xf6 22 xf6 xf6 23 xf6 e6
12 xf4 00 13 e3 d6 14 b2 24 g5+ f7 25 xe5 g8) 21...fxe5 22
14 e2 (Zuelle-Brandics, Leukerbad xe7+ h8 (22...g7 23 g5+) 23 xf8+
1992) didnt look that great to me after xf8 24 g6+ +- Melts;
14...e8. c) 20...c6 21 xf6+ (21 xf6?! d8)
14...e7 15 cd5 xd5 16 xd5 21...xf6 22 xf6 xg2 23 xg2 c6+
e6 (Inferior alternatives include 23...e7 24
16...f7 looks like a better square. g5+ g6 25 d5+ +- and 23...f7 24
17 h5 g4+ f8 25 xd6) 24 e4 e7!? (After
XIIIIIIIIY 24...e8 25 g5+ h8 26 d3 White has a
9r+-+-trk+0 strong attack, e.g. 26...g8 27 xe5 or
9zpp+l+-zpp0 26...d7 27 h6 or 26...c4 27 f7) 25
9-+nvlqzp-+0 xe5 xf6 26 xf6 f7 27 c3.
20...g6?!
9+-zpN+-+Q0 Black picks an aggressive but unsound
9-+-+-+-+0 line.
9+P+-zP-zP-0 21 xf6+ h8
9PvL-zP-+LzP0 No better is 21...xf6 22 xf6 b1+
9tR-+-+RmK-0 23 f1 f3+ (23...xb2 24 d5+ f7 25
xiiiiiiiiy xf7) 24 xf3 xb2 25 d5+ h8 26 d4
f8 (26...e5 27 e4) 27 e4 h6 28
A critical position for Black. xf8+ +-.
Alternatives include: 22 e4
a) 17...e5 18 d4 cxd4 (18...d6? 19 Much stronger than 22 xd7 xf1+.
xf6+; or 18...g6 19 h4) 19 exd4 xd4 22...g7
20 ae1; Or 22...xf6 23 xf6 g7 24 xd6+-.
b) 17...g6 18 h6 e5 19 f4 xf4 20 23 xh7 xf6 24 xf6 xh7
xf4; Or 24...g4 25 h6 g7 26 xd6
c) 17...f7 18 xf7+ xf7 (18...xf7 xh6 27 xh6 g7 28 h5+-.
19 xf6 gxf6 20 xf6+) 19 ac1 b6 25 h6 g8 26 g5+ g7
(19...h8 20 a3) 20 xf6; Not 26...f8? 27 f6+ f7 28 h8#.
d) 17...g4 18 xg4 xg4 19 fc1 27 xg7+
h8 20 a3. Trading queens when two pieces down
17...e8 18 h4 e5 19 xf6! gxf6 may seem strange, but White quickly
Black probably expected 20 xf6+ recoups both pieces with an easy win.
xf6 21 xf6 e6 but hes in for a 27...xg7 28 xd6 f7 29 xe5+-
surprise. 19...xf6 generally transposes, and 10 in 42 moves.
 22 January 1998

The Dutch CC Championships (pt 4)

By Bertrand Weegenaar and for months. The game against
v.d.Zwan was such a hard-fought game

N
OW WE are entering an NBC in a then popular line of the French.
Championship era which saw
future World Championships French Defence (C19)
candidates play. Peter Boll, Joop van Prof. dr. A.van de Zwan (NLD) -
Oosterom and Gert Timmerman are now Henk Temmink (NLD)
world leading players who after playing 8th Dutch CC Ch 1979-1980
strong OTB chess in their younger years (Notes by Temmink in
made the switch to CC or, in the case of Schaakschakeringen # 145)
Timmerman, uses OTB to work out and 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5
test ideas. a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 e7 7 f3 bc6 8
a4 a5 9 d2 d7 10 e2 f6 11 c4
c7 12 exf6 gxf6 13 cxd5 xd5 14
K-8 (1979-1980) c4 de7 15 dxc5 000 16 c3 e5 17
1.H.Temmink 11, P.Boll 10, 3. G.van d6 f5 18 xc7+ xc7 19 00
Buuren and P.C.Seewald 9 he8 20 fd1 fd4 21 xd4 xd4
The 8th edition of the Dutch CC 22 xd4 exd4 23 d3 f5 24 a5 c8
Championships saw Henk Temmink as a 25 f4 e3? 26 f2 c6?
winner. He outplayed by a half point Peter XIIIIIIIIY
Boll, who would develop himself as a 9-+ltr-+-+0
world-class CC-player, now playing in the 9zpp+-+-+p0
14th final of the World Championships. 9-+k+-+-+0
After winning this title, Temmink played 9zP-zP-+p+-0
in the team for the IIIrd European 9-+Pzp-zP-+0
Championships where his results brought 9+-+Ltr-+-0
him the International Master title. As a 9-+-+-mKPzP0
result of this Championship he was invited 9tR-+R+-+-0
for the NBC 25 jubilee tournament where
he performed well, including a
xiiiiiiiiy
convincing win over Horst Rittner.
Peter Boll has done superbly, winning 27 a6!! bxa6 28 a5!
his Grandmaster title in 1993 in the Italian The black position is a mess. The threat
Silli Memorial and winning his final of e2-f3-d5 is hard to parry.
the 14th Wch. He also played in a city 28...de8 29 d2 8e7 30 e2 b7
tournament for the city of s 31 f3+ c7 32 c6 xc6 33 c5 3e6
Hertogenbosch, the NBC/25 Jubilee and 34 xd4 b6 35 xf5 xf3 36 xf3
the European Championship III-final. e2 37 d6+ b7 38 d3 c2 39 c5
Winning a CC-tournament is not only a5 40 h3 a4 41 g4 c6 42 d6+?! b5
just winning enough games. Its also 43 c6+ b6 44 c7+ xc7 45 a6?!
saving inferior positions and fighting for Now White has no retreat. Better was
every square on the board, in 14 games 45 d3 b6 46 a3 c4 47 g5 b4 48
 Chess Mail 23

g4 ee4 49 h4 b3 50 a1 a3 51 h5 e5 35 h3 a3 36 g1 f8! 37 c1
etc. c3 38 xa3 c2 39 c1 xe4 40
45...c3+ 46 f2 b7 47 fa5 ee3 e3 c8! 01.
48 xa7+ b6 49 7a6+ b7 50 h6 The NBC 25-year jubilee tournament
f3+ 51 g2 g3+ 52 h2 gd3 53 was a strong tournament where K-
b5+ a7 54 xh7+ a6 55 b2 a3 championship winners were invited
56 e2 together with strong international grand-
Or 56 g2 b3 57 f5 b2 58 e7 bb3! masters. The Dutch did well, taking the
and the rook has to return to the h-file. first two prizes. Temmink had a good
56...b3 57 e6+ b6 58 xb6+ tournament, winning a good game against
xb6 59 e7 a2 60 e1 a3 61 a1 former World Champion Rittner.
c5
White is one tempo short. Kings Indian (E97)
62 g5 Horst Rittner (GER) -
After 62 h4 follows 62...d5 63 h5 e4 Henk Temmink (NLD)
64 h6 d3 65 h7 a8 and ...h8xh7 etc. NBC-25, 1991
62...d5 63 h4 e4 64 g6 xf4 65 g7 1 e4 d6 2 d4 g6 3 c4 g7 4 c3 f6 5
a8 66 h3 g8 67 xa2 f5 68 h5 e2 00 6 f3 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7
g5 . 9 b4 h5 10 d2 f4 11 f3 d3
The following game contributed highly 12 a3 a5 13 bxa5 xa5 14 b5 c5
to the historic 8-4 victory over the mighty 15 b3 xb3 16 xb3 d7 17 b4
Russian team. The Dutch team reached a a8 18 c3 b6 19 a4 b8 20 fb1 f5
bronze medal in this tournament. 21 a5 bxa5 22 xa5 xa5 23 xa5
Temmink scored 6 out of 8 in the Final. a7 24 a1 h6 25 h3
XIIIIIIIIY
Kings Indian (E60) 9-+-+-trk+0
V. Yarmolik (RUS) - 9wq-zplsn-+p0
H.Temmink (NLD) 9-+-zp-+pvl0
3rd EU tch 1993
9vL-+Pzpp+-0
(Notes by K.H.Nienhuis)
1 d4 d6 2 f3 g6 3 g3 g7 4 g2 f6 9-+P+P+-+0
5 00 00 6 c4 c6 7 d5 a5 8 fd2 9+QsN-+L+P0
c5 9 a3N e8 10 a2 9-+-+-zPP+0
The White set-up looks artificial but 9tR-+-+-mK-0
isnt without dangers. xiiiiiiiiy
10...b5 11 cxb5 c7 12 b4 cxb4 13
a4 b7 14 xb4 a5 15 c4 a4 16 25...e3!! 26 fxe3 xe3+ 27 h1 fxe4
c2 c5 17 e4 f5 18 bc3 b8 28 xe4 xh3! 29 c2 f5! 30 c1
19 xc5 xc2 20 d7 b7 21 xf8 g3+ 31 h2 f1+ 32 xf1 xf1 33
xf8 22 d2 b3 23 h4 xf1 g4 34 b1 f5 35 xf5 gxf5
White starts a kingside attack, but Black 36 b8+ g7 37 b7 g6 38 xc7 f4
defends very actively. 39 b5 e2 40 h1 d1+ 41 h2
23...h5 24 e4 f6 25 h3 xb5 26 c2
xb5 xb5 27 c1 e2 28 e3 a2 Its interesting to see how well the
29 g4 g7 30 gxh5 h8 31 f3 xa3 works together with her pawns and keeps
32 g2 b2 33 hxg6 fxg6 34 h1 the opposing pieces away.
 24 January 1998

42 c8 h6 43 g1 d1+ 44 h2 c2 5...b4 6 e3 b5 7 d2 a5 8 axb5 xc3

45 g1 e4 46 c3 f3 47 gxf3 exf3 48 9 xc3 cxb5 10 b3 b7 11 bxc4
g8+ f7 49 g7+ f8 50 d4 d1+ 11 d5 f6 12 bxc4 b4 13 xf6 xf6 14
51 h2 e2+ 52 g3 f2 53 b7 f1 a4+ d7 15 d4 e5 16 b3 e7 17 b5
54 b8+ f7 01. a6 18 xa5 hb8 19 c7 c8 20 d6+
xd6 21 xd6+ xd6 22 e2 b7 23
Slav Defence (D31) d1+ e7 24 00 c6 25 b1 a3 26
Alberto Zanetti (ITA) - c1 b8 27 d3 b3 28 f3 e4 29 b2 a2
Peter Boll (NLD) 30 fd1 c5 31 f1 d8 32 d4 g5 33
Silli Memorial 1990-3 e1 f5 34 h3 h6 35 f2 e6 36 dd1
(Notes by Peter Boll in xd1 37 xd1 c5 38 e1 c2 39 f4
Schaakschakeringen #290) d3+ 40 f1 gxf4 41 xd3 exd3 42 xb3
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 f3 e6 4 c3 dxc4 5 xg2+ 43 g1 e4 44 f1 c1 01
a4 Hovde-Boll, NBC25 1991.
Or 5 g5 f6 6 d2 b5 7 a4 b4 8 a2N 11...b4 12 b2 f6 13 d3 bd7 14
c5! (RR 8...a5 9 e4 a6 10 c1 c5 11 xc4 c2
cxd4?! 12 xe6 R.Verress-T.Harding, 15 14 00 00 15 d2?! e5 16 dxe5 xe5
CC Wch s/f 1984) 9 e3 d5 10 c1 a6 17 xh7+ xh7 18 xe5 g5 19 g3
11 dxc5 c6 12 xb4 xb4 13 xb4 fd8 20 c2 a4 21 fb1 c5 22 b2 b3
xc5 14 c3 e7 15 d1 b8 16 xd5 23 d1 c6 24 c3 f5 25 f1 xd1 26
xb4 17 d6 xc3+ 18 bxc3 b1+ 19 xd1 g5 27 d2 d8 28 c1 d7 29
d1 xd1+ (19...b3 20 d4 xc3 21 d4 xd4 30 exd4 b2 31 f1 a3 32 d5 f6
xe6 f7 22 c7! b7 23 d2!) 20 01 Forgo-Scholten, cor 1986.
xd1 d5 (20...c6! Boll ) 21 c2 e7 14...00 15 e4 e5 16 00 c7 17 fe1
22 e2 c8 23 b1 b6 24 b4 d5 25 fe8 18 c5 exd4 19 xd4 h6
b1 b6 26 b4 Archangelsky- XIIIIIIIIY
Boll, 14 CC Wch 3/4F 1987. 9r+-+r+k+0
9+lwqn+pzp-0
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9+-+L+N+-0
The quarterly magazine 9-+Q+-zPPzP0
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xiiiiiiiiy
Wagnerstrae 5, D-01309 Dresden 20 h3
FAX: +49 (0) 351 3360145 Or 20 e5 d5 when:
One issue DM 9.00; four issues DM a) 21 e4 f8 22 d2 e6 23 f3
35.00 (Europe) or DM 40.00 (rest of ed8 24 ed1 a4 25 h3 c6 26 c4 e7
the world). 27 e3 xd1+ 28 xd1 b7 29 xc6
Bank a/c: Postbank Kln (BLZ 370 xc6 30 a2 b3 31 a3 b4 32 c1
100 50) Kto.-Nr. 29 5225-503 xa3 01 Adolph-Scholten, cor 1987.
b) 21 e6! In recent years this line has
been subject to intense study (BW).
 Chess Mail 25

Two examples: 30...b2! 31 xb2 d1 32 e2 xe3

21...xe6 22 xe6 fxe6 23 e1 f4 33 xe3 xe5!!
(23...c8 24 xe6 7f6 25 c4 f8 26 Threat ...f3+.
e5 d8 27 d6+ f7 28 e7+ xe7 29 34 f2
xe7 xe7 30 e2+ f8 31 e6 c6 32 34 xe5 xd6! 35 cxd6 xe5+.
e5 c8 33 d4 e8 34 d6+ e7 35 h3 34...b4 35 f6
e8 36 b8 g6 37 c6 10 Mraz-Sprenger, 35 h2 xd6 36 cxd6 xd6.
3rd EU tch 1993) 24 e4 c8 25 g3 d5? 35...f3+! 36 gxf3 e2! 37 xe2
(25...h3+ Magerramov-Sherbakov, 37 h4 g5!.
Moscow 1992) 26 h7+ h8 27 xe6 37...xd4+ 38 g2 xa1 39 xf7!
5f6 28 h4 d8 29 e7 c7 30 xg7 xf3+!!
xg7 31 g6+ f8 32 f5 e5 33 xh6+ 39...xf7?? 40 e7+ +-.
f7 34 d6+ e6 35 f5+ d5 36 xe5 40 xf3
xe5 37 f4+ d5 38 c4+ c6 39 b5+ 40 xf3 xf6+ 41 g2 xf7+.
d5 40 h7 10 A. Muir-Matlak, cor 40...d2+ 41 g3 xb1 42 xh6+!
Olympiad 1990. h7
20...c6 42...gxh6?? 43 g4+ f7 44 g7+ e6
Or 20...c6 21 e5 d5 22 e4 e6 23 45 e7+ d5 46 d6+ and xd2.
ad1 c8 24 a2 a4 25 e3 7f6 26 d4 43 f7 e1+ 44 g4 d4+ 45 f5 e7
d7 27 f5 c3 28 xe6 fxe6 29 c4 46 c6
xd1 30 exf6 xe3 31 xe3 d5 32 f7+ Only move.
h8 33 xd5 xd5 34 f4 a3 01 Portilho- 46...c4 47 g6+ h8 48 f8+
Mooren, 17 CC Wch SF/3 1987. 48 e6 xc5+ 49 f4 g5+ 50 f3 c3+
21 h4 a4 22 f5 b3!? 23 c1 e5 51 f2 c2+ 52 f1 xe6 53 f8+ h7.
23...a5!? 48...xf8+ 49 f7+ g8 50 e6
24 b1! ad8 25 f4 ed7 26 d6 c8+ 01.
e7 27 e5 d5 28 f5! a5 29 e4 White resigned, e.g. 51 e7 b7+ 52
c3!? e6 e4+ 53 e5 (53 f5 d5+)
XIIIIIIIIY 53...c6+ etc.
9-+-tr-+k+0
9+-+ntrpzp-0 In Schaakschakeringen #290 Peter has
9-+lsN-+-zp0 analysed one of his best games, including
9wq-zP-zPP+-0 an opening line (French Winawer) where
he explored a little-known move by
9p+-vLR+-+0 Moles (which cant be found in the latest
9+psn-+-+P0 books on the French) with great success.
9-+-+-+P+0
9tRLwQ-+-mK-0 French Winawer (C18)
xiiiiiiiiy P.Boll (NLD) - L.Hyldkrog (DAN)
14th CC Wch semifinal 5, 1982
30 e3? (Notes by Peter Boll)
The turning point of the game. Not 30 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5
xc3 xc5+ 31 e3 xe4 32 xc5 xc5 a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 e7 7 g4 c7
33 xe4 (or 33 xe4 xd6) 33...d1+ In this group the game P.Boll-
but 30 xc3 xc3 31 xc3 xe4 32 V.Sirotkin went on with 7...00 8 d3 c4!
xe4. 9 h6 unknown then 9...g6 10 xg6
 26 January 1998

fxg6 11 e3 e7 12 h4 f7 13 h5 f5 14 16 fxe5 c6 17 g1 g6 18 g3 e4
e2 gxh5 15 xh5 g6 16 d2 f5 17 H.Holscher-Schrarer, 4th EU tch 1989
h4 d7 18 h3 a4 19 c1 d7 20 g4! went on with 18...d5 19 g2 xe5 20
ff8 21 f4 g5 22 h5 e7 23 ch1 xc6 xc6 21 f1 f5 22 b4 d8 23 d3
xa3 24 xe6 b2 25 d1 b6 26 xf8 d6 24 g5 d7 25 gxf5 exf5 26 xf5
xf8 27 f4 e8 28 5h2 10. e8 27 d1 e5 28 xe5 10.
8 xg7 g8 9 xh7 cxd4 10 e2 19 g2
bc6 11 f4 d7 12 d3 dxc3 13 b1 19 b4!?.
000 14 h3!? 19...xc2
This move, found in a book by Moles, Or Boll-Koelink, cor Netherlands BF-
has resulted in many points. 76 1983: 19...c6 20 b4 xg2 21 xg2
14...d4 15 g4 xe5?! e4 22 xc3+ b8 23 g3 xc2 24 d2
This is theoretically known. e4 25 f2 a5 26 c4 a8 27 c5 b1
In this group I played P.Boll- (27...b6 28 b5 d5 29 xd5 exd5 30 f3
C.Herbrechtsmeier: 15...a5 16 xd4!? xe5 31 xe4 dxe4 32 f5) 28 c1 c8
c5 17 b5 xb5 (17...c6 18 e3!) 18 29 d3 b2 30 b3 a1 31 xf7 10.
xb5 d4 19 d3 c5 20 f3 ec6 21 20 xb7 c5
b5 e7 22 f2 d4! 23 g2 gd8 24 Or 20...xe5 21 f3 d5 22 xa7+-
00 c4 25 b3 d2 26 xd2 cxd2 27 P.Boll-A.Bouwmeester, Brunssum KNSB
d1 a5 28 d3 xd3 29 cxd3 xd3 30 1980.
xd2 xd2 31 xd2 xa3 32 h4 c4 21 f1! d3 22 e3 xe5 23 fxf7
(32...g3!?) 33 f2 e3 34 f3 c1+ 35 XIIIIIIIIY
h2 d7! 36 h5 e8 37 h6 f8 38 h3! 9-+ktr-+r+0
b5? (38...d5 39 xd5 exd5) 39 h4 9zpR+-+R+-0
f1+ 40 h2 d3 41 h7 10. 9-+-+p+n+0
In the following 14th Wch Final,
the game P.Boll-K.J.Harrison went on
9+-+-wq-+-0
with 15...g6 16 g2 a5 (Worse is
9-+-+-+P+0
16...f6? in Boll-Kevicky, WT/M/GT/86 9zP-zppvL-wQP0
1978: 17 exf6 e5 18 f5 f8 19 d5! h8 9-+l+N+L+0
20 g5 h7 21 f7 b8 22 g6 d6 23 g2 9+-+-mK-+-0
f6 24 g3 f8 25 00 c7 26 e4 g7 xiiiiiiiiy
27 g5 10.) 17 00 c6 18 xd4 xg2
19 xg2 c6 20 b5 xd3 21 xc7 23...xg3+
h4+ 22 h2 f3 (22...f3+ 23 xf3 23...d2+ 24 f2.
xf3 24 g2 d4 25 b5 h8 26 xd4 24 xg3 d2+ 25 f2 df8 26 bc7+
fxh3 27 b3) 23 xf3 xf3+ 24 g3 d8
fd4 (24...fxe5 25 fxe5 xc7 26 b3 26...b8 27 xa7#.
xe5 27 f4 f6 28 xe5+ fxe5 29 27 g5+! e7 28 xe7+ xc7 29
xc3+=) 25 b5 xb5 26 xb5 d4 27 xf8+ d8 30 f3+- g6 31 b4
c5+ d7 28 f2! c8 29 xc8 xc8 c2 32 xd2 xf7 33 h4 e7 34 h5
30 h4 d7 31 h5 10 . d8 35 e2 e5 36 e4 c4+ 37 e3
Black resigned, for if 31...e8 32 e3 b3 38 g5 c8 39 c1 f7 40 h6 a5
xc2+ 33 d3 e1+ 34 xc3 f3 35 d3 41 g6+ g8 42 h7+ 10.
h2 36 g5 f3 37 e3 h4 38 d4 b6 39 The passed h-pawn often wins in this
c4 a6 40 e3 b5+ 41 b4 f5 42 f2+-. line.
 Chess Mail 27

K-9 (1980-1981) The point.

22...f7 23 xe4 dxe4 24 b6 ad8
1. J.van Oosterom 12, 2. G.den 25 xf7+ xf7 26 xd7 xd4 27
Broeder 11, 3. E.Sprenger. xd4 fxd7 28 xe4 xa3 29 xg7
Today Joop van Oosterom is known d1+ 30 e1 xe1+ 31 xe1 c5 32
for his efforts in the world of chess. He c3 b5 33 e4 d1+ 34 h2 f1 35
made his fortune with his software e1 h5 36 e2 a5 37 g3 b4 38 xb4
company VOLMAC (now part of Cap axb4 39 g2 10.
Gemini). There could have followed: 39 g2
He was a talented player as a student. b1 40 e4 xb2 41 h4 a2 42 xb4
As a CC-player he played some successful a5 43 h4 a8 44 xh5 b8 45 e5 b4
tournaments like winning a 14th Wch - 46 e2 b3 47 b2 f7 48 f3.
Final earning the right to participate in a
Final. He came second in the NBC 25- Grnfeld Indian (D87)
Jubilee tournament, was part of the J.J. van Oosterom (NLD) -
bronze-winning 3rd European-team (5/ Alois Lanc (CZE)
8), came second in the SSSK-40 Jubilee 3rd EU tch 1993
and still plays in NPSF-50. He is quite 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 d5 4 cxd5
unfortunate that he meets Gert xd5 5 e4 xc3 6 bxc3 g7 7 c4
Timmerman in most tournaments, like the c5 8 e2 00 9 00 c6 10 e3 g4
15th Wch Final. 11 f3 d7?! 12 b1 c7 13 d3 e5
14 d5 a5 15 d2 b6 16 c4 b7 17
French Defence (C06) c3 ae8 18 a4 f6 19 h1 f7 20
J.J. van Oosterom (NLD) - c2 f8 21 d2 d6 22 b5! xb5
de Wit (NLD) Now Black has a bad bishop.
9th Dutch CC Ch 1980-1981 23 xb5 e7 24 a5 c7 25 axb6 axb6
(Notes by van Oosterom) 26 a1 d6 27 bb1 f5 28 a7 h4
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 f6 4 e5 fd7 29 c3 fxe4 30 xe4 d8 31 a8
5 d3 c5 6 c3 c6 7 e2 cxd4 8 cxd4 h5 32 g1 ef8 33 e1 h4 34
b6 9 f3 f6 10 exf6 xf6 11 00 xf8+ xf8 35 e2 f6 36 b2 d8
d6 12 c3 00 13 e3 d7 14 a3 37 d3 f7 38 d6!
d8 15 h3 XIIIIIIIIY
Van der Tak; theory gives 15...c8 16 9-+-vl-trk+0
e1 h8 17 c1 e8 18 c2 a6 19 ce2 9+-+-+n+p0
c7 20 c1 with better play for White in 9-zp-zP-+p+0
Geller-Uhlmann, Skopje 1968. 9+-zp-zp-+q0
15...a6 16 e1 e8 17 c1 h5
Too early: now White takes the
9-+P+-+-+0
initiative. John Watsons Play the French 9+-vLL+P+-0
(new edition, Cadogan 1996) gives the 9-wQ-+R+PzP0
game Cotez-Michaud, cor Canada 1992: 9+-+-+-mK-0
17...c8 18 c2 h8 19 ce2 h5! 20 xiiiiiiiiy
c1!? ce8! 21 b1 e5 22 dxe5 xe5 with
equality (BW). 38...xd6 39 xe5 f7 40 g7 c7
18 a4 e5 19 e2 exd4 20 xd4 g6 41 g4 g5 42 xf8 xf8 43 h1 e5
21 d3 e4 22 b3 44 xb6 10.
 28 January 1998

Sicilian Najdorf (B87) was won by Guido den Broeder. He has

P. Boll (NLD) - analysed several games for Schaak-
J.J. van Oosterom (NLD) schakeringen.
NBC-25, 1991 The following game shows a line of
(Notes by van Oosterom) the Alekhine which has been discussed
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 in Dutch CC extensively. It is a beautiful
f6 5 c3 a6 6 c4 e6 7 b3 b5 8 0 game with an exceptional role for the
0 e7 9 f3 c7 10 g3 c6 11 White king. Be amazed!
xc6 xc6 12 e1 b7 13 f3 00 14
h6 e8 15 ad1 f6 16 d3 b4 17 Alekhines Defence (B03)
a4 a5 18 c4 bxc3 19 bxc3 a6 20 c4 Guido den Broeder (NLD) -
xc4 21 c1 d5 22 exd5 A.de Veij (NLD)
By this exchange White hopes to reach 9th Dutch CC Ch 1980-1981
a draw. Better was 22 e5. (Notes shortened from those by den
22...exd5 23 e3 d6 24 b6 f5 Broeder in Schaakschakeringen #151)
25 f2 xe3 26 xa8 g5 27 xe3 1 e4 f6 2 e5 d5 3 d4 d6 4 c4 b6 5
xe3 28 xe3 xa8 29 d4 h6 30 f4 dxe5 6 fxe5 c6 7 e3 f5 8 c3
c2 b5 31 c3 c8 32 h3 a4 33 c2 e6 9 f3 e7 10 d5 exd5 11 cxd5 b4
e8 34 h2 12 d4 d7 13 e6 fxe6 14 dxe6 c6
XIIIIIIIIY 15 g4 h4+ 16 g3 xh1 17 000
9-+-+r+k+0 f6 18 gxh4 00 19 g5 xf1 20
9+-+-+pzp-0 xf1 xf1+ 21 d1 d3+ 22 c2
9-+-+-+-zp0 e1+
9+q+p+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9p+lwQ-+-+0 9r+-+-+k+0
9+-tR-+P+P0 9zppzp-+-zpp0
9P+L+-+PmK0 9-sn-+P+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-vL-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+-sN-+QzP0
9+-+-+-+-0
How to proceed? Black has a plus 9PzPK+-+-zP0
pawn but White has a fortress. 9+-+Nsnr+l0
34...h5! 35 f4 h4! 36 a3 b8 37 f3 xiiiiiiiiy
d6 38 xa4 e4 39 d2 g5
The fortress has collapsed. The strength Theory till now. Boleslavsky gives 23
of the black pieces grows every move. c1 d3+ etc. (BW).
40 d1 gxf4 41 a4 e5 42 a5 g5 23 c3!! c5 24 f5 d5+ 25 c4 f3
43 b4 a6 44 b8+ g7 45 b2+ 26 g3 b6+ 27 xc5 c8+ 28 d6
d4 46 b4 e5 47 b6 c4 48 b4 c6+ 29 e7 d5+ 30 d8!!
d5 49 b3 d3 50 b5 xb3 51 Now if 30...xe6 there follows 31 d7!
xb3 d2 01. e4 32 b8+ f7 33 d6+ g6 34 xe4
White can prevent the promotion of the b6+ 35 d6 xd1 36 e8+ +-.
d-pawn by moving the , but then the 30...h5 31 de3! xf5 32 xf5
deadly ...f4-f3 follows with check. xe6 33 xg7!! xg7 34 h6+
Second place in this Championship xh6 35 g5# 10.
 Chess Mail 29

First blood in the

ICCF Email Team
Championship email XIIIIIIIIY

F 9r+-+-trk+0
IDE grandmaster Peter Leko of
Hungary and several IMs are 9+-+-+-zpp0
playing in the preliminary round of 9p+-vll+q+0
the 1st ICCF Email Team Championship 9+p+L+-+-0
which began in September 1997. At the 9-+-+-zp-+0
time we went to press in early December,
Leko had not finished any games but after
9+-zPP+-zP-0
about ten weeks play the event was well 9PzP-+-zP-zP0
under way. 9tR-vLQ+NmK-0
On page 55 of CM10/1997 we listed xiiiiiiiiy
the teams competing in each section, with
average ratings. There are 11 teams of four 21 e4!N
players in Section A and nine each in A zwischwenzug improving on 21
Groups B, C and D. Thus there are 152 xa8 xa8 22 f3 f8 23 e4 f5 24
players from 38 teams involved; each d5+ h8 25 a4 xd3 (25...b4 26 cxb4
person has 8 games. Three teams will fxg3 27 hxg3 xb4 28 d2 xd2 29 xd2
qualify from A and two each from the xd3 led to a draw in Timman-Hbner,
other sections to make a 9-team final. Tilburg 1985.) 26 d2 (26 axb5 Nunn)
Unlike the CC-Olympiad. players in a 26...bxa4 27 xa4 xf1 28 xf1 fxg3 29
team dont all have to be from the same hxg3 xg3 30 e3 c2 31 c5 d1+ 32
country and multiple teams are also g2 f3+ 33 f1 h6 34 g1 f5 01
possible. Clearly this event has a great R.Wilhelmi-T.Schwetlick, cor QTV 1991.
future and probably a lot more countries 21...f7 22 xa8 fxg3 23 g2 gxh2+
and clubs will enter groups next time! 24 h1 xf2 25 e3 h3 26 xh3
f3 27 g2 10.
Spanish Marshall (C89)
Viacheslav Lyukmanov (RUS) - Scotch Game (C45)
Jaap van der Kooij (NLD) Adolf Gysi (SWZ) -
ICCF EM/TT/A/4, 1997 Joop Simmelink (NLD)
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 ICCF EM/TT/D/1, 1997
f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 00 8 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 exd4 4 xd4
c3 d5 9 exd5 xd5 10 xe5 xe5 11 b4+
xe5 c6 12 d3 d6 13 e1 h4 14 A finesse, designed to rule out c3, but
g3 h3 15 e4 f5?! it does not inspire confidence.
15...d7 16 d2 b7 is popular among 5 c3 e7 6 c4!? d6 7 xc6 bxc6 8
OTB masters lately. Maybe this game b3 f6 9 xf7+ f8 10 e6!
shows why. 10 e5 has been seen more often.
16 d2 g6 17 f1 f5 18 d4 f4 19 10...xe4 11 xc8 xc8 12 00 d5
xd5 cxd5 20 xd5+ e6 13 d2 c5 14 c2 g6 15 e1!
 30 January 1998

This looks stronger than 15 b4 e6 16 14 a4 is better known:

b2 g7 17 c4+ d4 18 e4 e8 19 f3 a) 14...e6 [Peters] 15 e2 f6 16 g3 e5
c5 20 bxc5 f6 21 c6 b8 22 ab1 f4 (16...b4 17 ed4 c5 18 xf5 exf5
23 h3 e6 24 a4 a6 25 xa6 xa6 26 Emms) 17 d4 b4 18 d1 c5 19 d2
xd4 xb1 27 xf6+ xf6 28 xb1 xa2 exd4 20 xb4 xb4 21 bxd4 c5 22 c3
29 d4 a4 30 b7 xc4 31 b5 xc5 d3 23 e6 xe2+ 24 xe2 de8 25 f1
32 xc7 a5 and Black won the endgame xe6 26 xe6 xe6 27 xg7 e8 01
in Grosar-Sermek, Vidmar mem (OTB), A.Casey-A.Wright, Australia-BPCF match
Slovenia 1993. Any improvement for 1990-3.
Black will probably have to be found b) 14...f6 15 e2 e5 (Blacks 15th and
earlier than this. 16th were uncritically recommended by
15...f6 16 b4 e6 17 f3 g7 18 R.F.Harman & Taulbut in their Winning
e5 xe5 with the Scandinavian, 1993). 16 a5 f4??
Black could offer a pawn by 18...e8 (16...c8 Emms) 17 axb6 xe2 18
19 xc6 b7 although compensation bxc7+?? (18 xc7! xc7 19 bxc7+ xc7
looks inadequate, and White could also 20 xe2+- Emms) 18...xc7 19 xc7
reply 19 g4. d4 20 a8 xc2 21 c4 b5 22 e2 b3
19 xe5 e8 20 b2 d7 21 ae1 01 N.Arning-M.Holzhaeuer, BdF-Master
g8 22 c4 ab8 23 a3 e7 24 cxd5 Class 1986.
cxd5 25 b3 d8 26 c3 (threat xe6) 14...e6 15 xf5 exf5 16 g3 b4 17
26...d4 27 b3 de8 28 d5 c6 29 e2 he8 18 f2 e7 19 e1 d6
b5 10. 20 f4
If 20 xg7 h4+ 21 f1 xh2+ 22
Scandinavian Defence (B01) xf7 h1+ 23 f2 g3+! 24 xg3 g8+.
Iain Mackintosh (SCO-B) - 20...xf4!+ 21 f1 xe2 22 f2
Wolfgang Schmidt (OST) e5 23 xe2 f4+ 24 f3 xh2 25
ICCF EM/TT/A/3, 1997 e3 h1+ 26 f2 h2 27 e2
1 e4 d5 2 exd5 f6 3 b5+ d7 4 xe3+ 28 dxe3 d1 01.
c4 g4 5 f3 f5 6 c3 bd7 7 e2
b6 8 b3 d7 9 d6?! xd6 10 b5
d7 11 e5 000 12 xa7+ b8 13 Hennig-Schara Gambit (D32)
b5 fd5 Ailton J. de Faria (BRA) -
XIIIIIIIIY Simon Fitzpatrick (AUS)
9-mk-tr-vl-tr0 ICCF EM/TT/C/2, 1997
9+pzpqzppzpp0 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 c3 c5 4 cxd5 cxd4
9-sn-+-+-+0 5 xd4 c6 6 d1 exd5 7 xd5 d7
8 f3 f6 9 d1 c5 10 e3 e7 11
9+N+nwQl+-0 e2 000 12 00 g5 13 c2
9-+-+-+-+0 This gambit is one of the ICCF themes
9+L+-+P+-0 for 1998. Whites last move is sometimes
9PzPPzP-+PzP0 played in conjunction with 11 a3 but
9tR-vL-mK-sNR0 seems too slow here. White should be
xiiiiiiiiy trying to get in b2-b4.
13...g4 14 d2 b8 15 a3 c8 16
14 d4N b4 d6 17 c4 c7 18 b2 e5 19
This whole line seems good for Black. d2 hg8 20 ac1 c6 21 b5
 Chess Mail 31
XIIIIIIIIY
9-mkr+-+r+0 a5 e2 24 5c2 xc2 25 xc2 d3
9zppvl-wqp+p0 26 c7
9-+l+-sn-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+P+-sn-+-0 9-+-+-trk+0
9-+-+-+p+0 9+-tR-+pzpp0
9zP-sN-zP-+-0 9p+-+-+-+0
9-vLQsNLzPPzP0 9zP-+-zP-+-0
9+-tR-+RmK-0 9-+-+-+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-+l+-+-0
9-+-+-zPLzP0
21...f3+! 22 xf3 9+-+-+-mK-0
If 22 xf3 gxf3 23 g3 fxe2 24 xe2 xiiiiiiiiy
d7. Now comes a mating combination.
22...xh2+!+ 23 xh2 26...g5 27 d5 h5 28 d7 b5 29 a7
Or 23 h1 gxf3 24 g3 e6! g4 30 g2 h4?
23...e5+ 24 g3 h5+ 25 g1 xf3 30...g7!?.
26 xf3 gxf3 31 h3! e2
Time to resign: 27 a4 g4. 31...gxh3+ 32 xh3 g7 33 b7.
27 e2 xc2 28 e5+ xe5 29 xc2 32 hxg4 xg4 33 xa6 g7
fxe2 01. 33...d8 34 d6 a6.
34 f6 10.
Spanish Open (C83)
Richard Fuzishawa (BRA) -
Robert Mather (AUS)
ICCF EM/TT/C/4, 1997
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There are many sites on the Web d5+ 7 c3 c5+ 8 b2 b5+ 9 a1

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9+-+-+-+-0 This is the website for a local American
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Oregon, metropolitan region. There are
In fact, the solution is readily challenging quizzes, music videos,
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Whites King is nearly trapped by Blacks my goal is to make chess appear easy and
King, Rook and Pawns. White can entertaining. We let people who call in,
immediately capture the about-to- make really bad moves and
promote Black pawn, ending that threat, enthusiastically say Good Move!. Were
but in doing so, Black gains the tempo it not really trying to be analytical, just
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The main line of the solution is: 1 started playing chess, and respond I saw
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 Chess Mail 37

H
IROKAZ Onoda, Japans new
ICCF delegate, writes: I dont like
notes in Informator style. Its so
computer-like and boring. I prefer to hear
human voices about planning, judgement,
oversight-confession, etc. Its a matter of
taste, but would you make as many
annotators as possible write their notes
in English, please?.
Inevitably many games have to be
annotated in symbols, partly to conserve
space, while contributors mostly send
their notes (if any) in that style, but in
every issue we do give some games
where the players tell the story at some
length in words.
Here are two that we hope Mr Onoda,
and all our other readers, will enjoy. Black can ill afford. The Black knight
wants to go or at least threaten to go
Sicilian, Maroczy Bind (B38) to e5. But that could have been done
David Eisen (USA) - on move 16, with equal effect on the
David Kilgour (SCO) bishop. Since the bishop cannot be driven
North Atlantic tt IV, 1996-7 off the b1h7 diagonal even after 16...e5
(Notes by David Eisen) (in view of 17 b1 xc4?? 18 d4+ e5
1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 19 f4), it would be just as well to tether
g6 5 c4 the in favour of 16...c8.
The Maroczy Bind, still a potent 18 d5 h8?
attacking weapon despite persistent Another wasted move, as demonstrated
claims that it has been at least blunted. just three moves later. Black is defending
5...g7 6 e3 f6 7 c3 00 8 e2 before he is attacked; this move neednt
d6 9 00 d7 10 e1 xd4 11 xd4 and shouldnt be played unless and
c6 12 d3 d7 until White plays h3.
The exchange of bishops, which this 19 h1 c8 20 e2
move allows, severely weakens the dark Short-term, so that White can meet
squares around Blacks . 21...xd5 by recapturing with the e-
13 xg7 xg7 14 d2 a5 15 e3! h6 pawn; long-term, heralding the queens
Already Black has to take his dark- imminent arrival on the kingside. Actually,
square weakness into account. The threat Black would do well to eliminate Whites
16 h3! will now be met by....h8. The dangerous knight, despite the play a
price: a further weakening of the king resulting recapture with the e-pawn
position. allows White along the e-file.
16 d1 c5 17 b1 20...b6 21 f4 e8
The importance of preserving this The square it should have gone to in
piece will soon be apparent. the first place is now the square it is all
17...d7? but forced to occupy.
The first of two wasted moves that 22 f5
 38 January 1998

This lets Black anchor his knight at e5 29...h7

but badly undermines his king position. This is a dangerous square as is quickly
22...e6 23 f4 e5 24 fxg6 fxg6 25 evident. But any other retreat exposes
g3 g5 26 h4 c7 27 h5 f6 Black to a check discovering on the .
The most vigorous defence. But it is 30 f3!
double-edged. Black, of course, cannot take either
28 f1 rook in view of e5+. But he is counting
Putting the into a pin is the only way on the next move to bail him out and
of refuting Blacks foray. A discovery make the double threat meaningful.
now would be deadly. But how? g1 can 30...f7!
be met by....f8. XIIIIIIIIY
28...g4 9-+-+r+-+0
What else? Giving up the pawn on g5 9+-tr-+q+k0
would remove the last shred of the black 9-zplzpp+-zp0
s pawn protection. 9zp-+-sn-+Q0
29 xg4+!
9-+P+PsNRzP0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-+-+R+-0
9-+-+r+-+0 9PzP-+-+P+0
9+-tr-+-mk-0 9+L+-+-+K0
9-zplzppwq-zp0 xiiiiiiiiy
9zp-+-sn-+Q0
9-+P+PsNRzP0 I had frankly not seen this move,
9+-+-+-+-0 counting on the overwhelming nature of
9PzP-+-+P+0 the attack and the immediate threat of the
9+L+-+R+K0 lethal discovery to carry the day. It
xiiiiiiiiy merits an exclamation mark because it is
the only move that seems to offer hope
Black cannot accept the sacrifice. of survival, and the refutation is not easy
29...xg4 30 xg4+ loses the to find. In fact, that refutation appears to
immediately after any retreat other than be the only move that doesnt end the
30...Kf7 (to e5+ in case of h7 and g6+ attack and cost White the exchange.
in case of either h8 or f8. 31 g6!! 10.
But 30...f7 provides only momentary There is no escape. 31...g8 loses at
surcease. 31 f3 renews the threat of least the knight, 31...g7 ends in mate
discovery, and 31...g8, the only after 32 xe5 xe5 33 g6+ h8 34
plausible defence, runs into such lines as xh6+ h7 35 f8+, and 31...d7 ends
32 h5+ .e7 33 d5+! exd5 34 xf6 similarly after 32 xe5 dxe5 33 g6+ h8
xf6 35 xh6+ followed by exd5 and 34 xh6+ h7 35 f8+ xf8 36 xf8+.
with three pawns ahead and the black Of course, Black can try 31...xg6 32
exposed, Whites advantage is xg6 xg6 but then 33 f6 g8 34 e5
overwhelming. e8 35 g4 and 36 h5 is conclusive.
Even worse is 32...g7 33 e5! dxe5 34 But the arresting sequence is 31...xf3
d5 exd5 (34...xf3 35 gxf3 exd5 36 32 e5! and Black, on move and a rook
g6+ f8 37 d6+) 35 xf6 xf6 36 up, can do nothing to save the game.For
f5+ e7 (36...g7 37 xe5+) 37 h7+. doubters, two plausible tries:
 Chess Mail 39

a) 32...g7 33 h8+ f8 (33...xh8? 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5

34 xh6+ h7 35 xh7 xh7 36 f6+ f3 00 6 e2 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7
and mate next move) 34 xf7 xf7 35 9 d2 e8
g6 xe5 36 xf7 xf7 37 f4 e7 38 An uncompromising move: Black gets
xh6+ e8 39 g6 f8 40 h5 and Black, on with his kingside attack without
in an unbreakable bind, cannot stop the bothering to shore up the queenside first
pawn. with moves like a5.
b) 32...g5 33 hxg5 f1+ 34 h2 xb1 10 b4 f5 11 c5 f4 12 c4 g5 13 f3 f6
35 xh6+ g8 36 h8+ f7 37 h7#. 14 a4 g6 15 a3 f7 16 b5 f8 17
Black had no doubts. He studied the b6
position for two weeks and resigned. In response to Blacks standard KID
set-up, White decides that it is imperative
The following game won the British to make rapid progress on the queenside,
Postal Chess Federations Best Game even at the cost of a pawn.
award recently. White, who sent us his 17...cxb6 18 cxd6 d7 19 b5 e8
previously unpublished notes, has just 20 b2 a6!
won the Championship of the British Putting an awkward question to the .
Correspondence Chess Association If 21 c7 xc7 22 dxc7 c5+ 23 h1
(BCCA), Britains oldest CC organisation xc7 Black has both the initiative and an
(and one of its largest). extra pawn.
21 ba3 xd6 22 b3?
Kings Indian (E97) It is rarely good to pass up a chance of
Simon Smith (ENG)- eliminating the KID : 22 xd6 xd6 23
Denis Humphreys (ENG) c4 had to be tried.
BPCF Open semifinal S67, 1995-6 22...c5+ 23 h1 f6 24 c3
(Notes by Simon Smith) The awesome power of the Kings
It is never easy to dig in and fight what is graphically illustrated by the line 24 g4??
appears to be a hopeless cause. The cri- fxg3 25 hxg3 f4 mating!
sis point in this game appeared during the 24...c8 25 b2 e7 26 c2 b5 27
middle of one of my worst ever tourna- a5 d6
ments. I was being outplayed by nearly Blacks position grows bigger with
every opponent and, as we all know too every move. Conversely, nothing is going
well, in postal chess the suffering takes right for White: 28 b3, as originally
place over several months! intended, loses to 28 b3 bxa4 29 xc5
To be honest, after move 38 I felt like xc5 30 b4 c8 31 d3 e8! 32 a3
chucking in the towel and starting again ec7 33 xd6 c3.
from scratch in another competition. 28 axb5 xb5 29 xb5 xb5 30 b4
Then I remembered that even the best ec7 31 fd1 xb4 32 xb4 b6
players in the world win or draw games 33 d3 c2 34 dc1 xc1+
from completely lost positions and I man- Not 34...xb2? 35 xc8+ g7 36 xb2
aged to find the spirit to carry on. when the passed d-pawn gives White
Shortly afterwards the game turned into some hope of saving the game. Now
a morality tale: I was rewarded for fight- Black takes the initiative on both sides of
ing on in the face of adversity by the the board.
chance to play an extraordinary combi- 35 xc1 g4 36 d3 e3 37 e1 gxf3
nation! 38 gxf3 d4
 40 January 1998
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-+k+0 A very big decision.
9+p+-+-+p0 The alternative was 47...c2 which at
9p+-+-+n+0 first seems crushing but White has 48 h3!
9sN-+Pzp-+-0 (creating an escape square for the and,
9-+-snPzp-+0 therefore, the threat of xf3) when the
game becomes very complicated after
9+-+-wqP+-0 48... f7 (or 48...d2 49 f5) 49 d7! xg2
9-wQ-+-+-zP0 (49...xd7 50 xd7 xd7 51 xf3) 50
9tR-+-sN-+K0 xg2 (50 xg2? xd7 51 xd7 h4+)
xiiiiiiiiy 50...xd7 51 c5.
48 xf4!!
Whites position is on the critical list. A spectacular counter-punch and
This was the moment of near-despair.39 much stronger than 48 d7 d2! when
xb7 is unplayable because of 39...c2! Black is on top (49 d1 xe4).
40 xc2 xf3+ 41 g1 e2#. The only 48...exf4!
glimmer of hope lies in the advance of The best move, which retains winning
the d-pawn and given the choice of either chances.
pushing it or resigning, White played... Taking the other by 48...xb7? loses
39 d6 b5 to 49 c8 f7 (49...f7 50 e6) 50 d7;
Black could no longer play 39...c2 while the enterprising 48...xh2!? leads
because of 40 d7, but now 40 d7 may only to a draw after 49 xh2 exf4
simply be met by 40...d8 and after (49...xb7? 50 c8 f7 51 g6+) 50 xf4
capturing the d-pawn Black can resume d7! 51 d2 e6 52 d4+ e5 53 f5
the execution. h6+ 54 g1 g8+ 55 f1
40 b7 xf3 41 g2 d3 42 a2+ 49 xf4 d7 50 xf3 e6
g7 43 e6 c3 44 d7+ h8 45 Material is level, but the b7- is out
d1 f8 on a limb. The solution to this problem is
Meeting the threatened xc8. Although to sacrifice again.
the position hangs by a thread, White is 51 c3! xb7 52 c8+ g7 53 g5+
still, remarkably, alive. Did Black miss a g6
clear win somewhere during the last half If 53...f7 54 h5+ g7 (54...f6? 55
dozen moves? e8; 54...g6? 55 d5+) 55 g5+ repeats.
46 g4 b3 47 f1 54 e7+ h6 55 c3 f6!
XIIIIIIIIY A last try: after 55...g4 56 g3 d1+
9-+r+-sn-mk0 57 g2 e2+ 58 g1 Black must take
9+N+-+-+p0 perpetual check.
9p+-zP-+-+0 56 h3+ g5 57 e5!
9+p+-zp-+-0 The saving resource.
9-+-+PzpQ+0 57...xe7 58 dxe7 b8 59 d3 b4
This came as a minor disappointment.
9+q+-+n+-0 An aesthetic draw results after 59...e8
9-+-+-+NzP0 60 xd7 f5 61 a7 xe5 62 xa6 xe7
9+-+-+R+K0 63 b6 and the Black obstructs its own
xiiiiiiiiy .
60 xd7 e8 61 a7
47...b8 Draw agreed ().
 Chess Mail 41

ChessBase ups the stakes with CB-Light

by Tim Harding few thousand games to get you started
IN OUR 11/1997 John Mongle referred to and, unlike the old demo, there are no
the old ChessBase demo program and the limitations on saving games.
various workarounds that ingenious There are two ways to get your data
people have come up with to overcome across from CB-Win to CB-Light (and
its built-in limitations. back, if necessary): use PGN (laborious
However, ChessBase have now and memory-consuming especially for
introduced a new program called CB- large databases or games with many
Light, available for free download at its notes) or use Fritz5, which can read and
website. CB-Light is a limited version of write CBF, PGN and CBH.
the new ChessBase 6 and is clearly CB6 users who run two computers will
designed to be a soft sell leading to an really benefit from CB-Light. Since they
eventual purchases of that program and can only have the dongle on one machine,
(especially, I think) to convince the users they cannot run CB6 on both simul-
of the 1995-vintage ChessBase for taneously: having CB-Light on the other
Windows program that they should pay provides a terrific solution.
for an upgrade. The main restriction is the size limit on
Also in mid-October, what has been databases. I found that the program would
described as the Year 2000 bug in enable me to merge two databases so that
advance struck the old demo and one had more than 8,000 games, and all
many paying customers. On attempting games could be viewed but when the
to start CB-Win 1.1, users were informed program was restarted only the first 7,999
that the program could not be start games were available. So there is some
because of insufficient memory. The flexibility: create a large database during
only solution was to download a new a session, but must copy the games to
version of the program from ChessBases another database or physically delete
website: a trick for which they really sufficient games before you close down
should apologise. to stay within the limit to avoid losing data.
For users of the old demo, this was no CB-Light has the look and feel of its
solution as CB-Win and CB6 require a big brother CB-6, including the very useful
hardware dongle on the parallel port: Player and Tournament indexes which are
you can only get this chip when you buy such an improvement on CB-Win. The old
the program. This copy protection and very buggy CGI-based search system
replaces the Cops Copylock which was of CB-Win is largely done away with now.
used on the DOS versions of ChessBase. Similarly, event names can be
When I downloaded the bug-fix, I also standardised and the excellent
obtained CB-Light but it is of limited value tournament template feature of CB6 is
to CB-Win users for the reason that CB- also available. You can even use the Fritz4
Win uses the old CBF/CBI data files that DLL to analyse games.
ChessBase has had from the beginning, Conclusion: Writers of shareware
whereas CB-Light uses the new CBH/CBG PGN viewing programs may soon be out
etc. formats of ChessBase 6. of business as this is the most powerful
CB-Light comes with a collection of a free database program ever released.
 42 January 1998

Evans Gambit:
5...Be7 6. d4 Na5
7. Be2 (C51)

By Michael Melts, CHAPTER 1

ICCF Master (USA) 8 xd4
This position is very popular
Part 2 nowadays. So far as I know, the move 8
xd4 was played for the first time in my
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 c5 4 b4 game with Gayevsky in 1981!
xb4 5 c3 e7 6 d4 a5 7 e2 exd4 8...f6
This is a more popular move than the Black has other possibilities:
other main possibilities discussed in Part a) 8...f8 9 00 c6 10 e3 (10 d3
1 last month. d6 11 c4 f6 12 c3 e6 13 b1 b6 14
XIIIIIIIIY d5! Nikitin) 10...d6 11 a3 (11 c4!? f6
9r+lwqk+ntr0 12 c3) 11...f6 12 d1 e8 13 c4 g4
9zppzppvlpzpp0 14 a3 xf3 15 xf3 ge7 16 ab1.
9-+-+-+-+0 b) 8...f6 9 f4 (9 00 b6 10 e1 c5
9sn-+-+-+-0 11 d5 b7 12 h5+ g6 13 h4 e7 14
e5 fxe5 15 g5 g7 16 d1 d6 17 d4
9-+-zpP+-+0 xd4 18 cxd4 h6 19 d2 Situru-
9+-zP-+N+-0 Kagan, Canberra 1995) 9...b6 (9...c6? 10
9P+-+LzPPzP0 d5! e2-c4) 10 e5!? c5? (this
9tRNvLQmK-+R0 move has a very nice refutation) 11 e4!
xiiiiiiiiy b7
XIIIIIIIIY
Principally we shall examine 9r+-wqk+ntr0
Kasparovs reply 8 xd4 and then my 9zplzpp+-zpp0
own new suggestion 8 cxd4. 9-zp-+-zp-+0
Walter Muir has used the move 8 00
many times but it maybe is not very good!
9sn-vl-zP-+-0
You can see a very interesting review 9-+-+QvL-+0
about 8 00 in the book by T.Harding and 9+-zP-+N+-0
B.Cafferty, Play the Evans Gambit, 1997: 9P+-+LzPPzP0
8...f6 (8...d5!?; 8...dxc3!?) 9 e5 e4 10 9tRN+-mK-+R0
xd4 (10 cxd4 d5) 10...f5 11 bd2 c5 xiiiiiiiiy
12 e3 xd2 13 xd2 00 14 c4 xc4
15 xc4+ h8 16 d5 d6 17 e6?! (17 12 exf6+!! xe4 13 fxg7 f6 14 e5+-.
d1!?) 17...b8 18 a4 b6 19 f3 f6 20 c) 8...d5 when:
b1 e5 21 d3 f6 Muir-Huuskonen, c1) 9 xg7 f6 10 g3 dxe4 11 g5
Finjub-10 cor 1971-4. f5 (11...e7 12 00 f5 13 d1
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[13.h5!?] 13...h6 14 d5 hxg5 15 xf5) 10 h4!

12 00 (12.f4 d5 13.xc7 c8!; This move is Kasparovs novelty
12.d2!?) 12...h6 (Kasparov-Anand, Riga 1995). Maybe
XIIIIIIIIY Garry knew my game (10 f4 h5 11
9r+-wqk+ntr0 a4 g6 12 h6 Melts-Gayevsky,
9zppzp-+p+-0 Dnepropetrovsk 1981), but his move is
9-+-+-vl-zp0 better.
10...d5
9sn-+-+lsN-0 11 g3 g6
9-+-+p+-+0 If 11...00 12 h6 g6 13 xf8.
9+-zP-+-wQ-0 12 00
9P+-+LzPPzP0 Now Black has four main replies: A)
9tRNvL-+RmK-0 12...d6, B) 12...00, C) 12...h5 and D)
xiiiiiiiiy 12...b6.
A)
c1a) 13 xf7?! xf7 14 h5+ f8 15 12...d6
a3+ e7 16 d1 (16 f4!?) 16...c8 17 13 d1 e6
f4 c4 18 d8+ xd8 19 xf5 g7 14 c4
Rohde-Computer, Rated Blitz Match by 14 h6 d7 Nikitin.
the Internet, 1997. 14...b6
c1b) 13 h3 e7 14 d1 c8 15 f4 14...db4 15 c3.
g8 16 e3 f8. 15 c5 c8
c2) 9 exd5 f6 10 c4 00 (10...c6 11 15...d5 16 cxd6 cxd6 17 c4 dxe5 18
c3 00 12 00 e8 13 b2 f8 14 fd1 xd5 xd5 19 c3 Ftacnik.
cxd5 15 cxd5 g4 Winants-Kremer, 16 cxd6 cxd6
Amsterdam 1996) 11 00 b5!? 12 cxb5 XIIIIIIIIY
xd5 13 b2 f6 14 e5!? (14 d2 f4! 9r+nwqk+-tr0
Nikitin) 14...e8 (14...c5 15 e4) 15 f4 9zpp+-vlp+p0
b7 16 d2 c5! 17 f2 (17 xc5 xf4) 9-+nzpl+p+0
17...h4 18 g3 e7 19 h5 f8 20
ad1.
9+-+-zP-+-0
d) 8d6 (as played by Timman) is 9-+-+-+-+0
analysed separately as Chapter 2. 9+-+-+NwQ-0
9P+-+LzPPzP0
9 e5 c6 9tRNvLR+-mK-0
XIIIIIIIIY xiiiiiiiiy
9r+lwqk+-tr0
9zppzppvlpzpp0 17 exd6!
9-+n+-sn-+0 17 h6 d5. Now:
a) 17...xd6 (17...xd6 18.f4+-) 18
9+-+-zP-+-0 a3 (18 f4 e4! 19 xd8+ xd8)
9-+-wQ-+-+0 18...f6 19 xd6 xa1 20 e5 b6 21
9+-zP-+N+-0 xa1.
9P+-+LzPPzP0 b) 17...f6 18 d7+! xd7 (18...xd7
9tRNvL-mK-+R0 19 xd7 xd7 20 c3 xc3 21 b1)
xiiiiiiiiy 19 g5 e7 20 c3.
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B) C)
12...00 12...h5
13 h6 e8 13 d1!?
14 d1 13 h4 d6 14 d1 e6 15 c4 b6 16
14 c4 b6 15 c3 d6 16 ad1 (16 c5 f4 (16 c5!?) 16...f6 17 b2 fxe5 18 xe5
d7 17 cxd6 cxd6 18 exd6 f6 f8 Buis-OGrady, cor 1995-6.
Ponomarjov-Daniliuk, Krasnodar 1997 XIIIIIIIIY
[INF 69/304]) 16...d7 17 g5! dxe5 18 9r+lwqk+-tr0
f4 Kasparov. 9zppzppvlp+-0
14...b6 9-+n+-+p+0
15 a4 9+-+nzP-+p0
15 bd2 d6 16 c4!? (16 e4 f5 17 9-+-+-+-+0
exd6 xe4 18 dxe7 xe7 19 f1 9+-zP-+NwQ-0
Markosian-Sheridina, Moscow 1995)
9P+-+LzPPzP0
16...xe5 17 xe5 dxe5 18 e4.
15...a5 9tRNvLR+-mK-0
15...a5 16 c4 b4 (16...b4 17 c3 xiiiiiiiiy
13...h4
or 16...d6 17 c5) 17 g5 e7 18 e3. 13...b6 14 e6 d6 (14...d6 15 exf7+
XIIIIIIIIY xf7 16 xd6! cxd6 17 d3) 15 exf7+
9r+lwqr+k+0 xf7 16 d3.
9zppzppvlp+p0 14 g4 b6
9-sn-+-+pvL0 14...d6 15 e4 b6 16 c4 (16 exd6 f5
9sn-+-zP-+-0 17 e3 cxd6 18 a3) 16...f5 17 e3
00 18 c5.
9P+-+-+-+0 15 e6
9+-zP-+NwQ-0 15 e4 d5 16 exd6 f5 17 e3 cxd6
9-+-+LzPPzP0 18 a3 or 15.a4!?.
9tRN+R+-mK-0 15...d5 16 exf7+ xf7 17 f4+ f5
xiiiiiiiiy 18 c4 (18 d3 d6 19 g5+ g8! 20 e3
f6) 18...d6 19 g5+ g8.
16 e6! d6
16...f6 17 exf7+ xf7 18 d3 D)
Ftacnik. 12...b6
17 exf7+ xf7 18 e5+ dxe5 (18...g8 XIIIIIIIIY
19 xg6+-) 19 xd8 xd8 20 d2 9r+lwqk+-tr0
f5 21 g4. 9zppzppvlp+p0
9-snn+-+p+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
CC-IM Michael Melts was editor- 9-+-+-+-+0
in-chief of the first three 9+-zP-+NwQ-0
volumes in the CC Informator 9P+-+LzPPzP0
series. He came to the USA in 9tRNvL-+RmK-0
1994 and is a regular contributor xiiiiiiiiy
to chess publications.
13 c4
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13 h6 (13 a4!?; 13 d1!? Nikitin) in Chess Life (July 1995).

13...f8 14 xf8 (14 g5 e7 15 bd2 XIIIIIIIIY
xg5 16 xg5 e7 17 f4) 14...xf8 15 9r+lwqk+ntr0
bd2 d5. 9zppzp-vlpzpp0
13...d6
13...a4!?
9-+-zp-+-+0
a) 14 h6 d6 15 d1 f5 (Nikitin). 9sn-+-+-+-0
b) 14 d1 00 (14...d6 15 f4) 15 g5 9-+-wQP+-+0
d6 (15...h6? 16 e6!+-) 16 h4 h5. 9+-zP-+N+-0
c) 14 d1!? c5 15 c3 00 16 h6 9P+-+LzPPzP0
e8 17 d5. 9tRNvL-mK-+R0
14 d1 xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY 9 xg7 f6
9r+lwqk+-tr0 10 g3 e7
9zppzp-vlp+p0 Or 10...e6 when:
9-snnzp-+p+0 a) 11 d4 d7 (11...c4 12 xc4 xc4
13 d2 xd2 14 xd2 d7 15 00 00
9+-+-zP-+-0 0 16 ab1 R.Byrne) 12 xe6 xe6 13
9-+P+-+-+0 d2 (13 00?! xe4 14 e1 f8) 13...0
9+-+-+NwQ-0 00 14 00.
9P+-+LzPPzP0 b) 11 00!? d7 (Rohde) 12 g5! e7
9tRNvLR+-mK-0 (12...000? 13 xf6 xf6 14 g5+-;
xiiiiiiiiy
a) 14...d7 15 h6 cxe5 16 xe5
xe5 17 c3 (17 g7 f6 18 xh8 xh8
19 c3 e6 20 c5 d5) 17...f8!? (Rohde;
17...f6 18 c5 f7 19 cxd6 cxd6 20 e3
xh6 21 xh6 f8 22 e3+ f7 23 d5
e6 24 f4 e7 25 e1 10 Kasparov-
Anand, Riga 1995) 18 xf8 (18 e3 e6
Rohde) 18...xf8 19 f4 c6 20 ab1 (20
c5 e7 21 cxd6 f5) 20...f5! 21 xb7
b8 22 xb8 xb8.
b) 14...d7!? 15 h6 dxe5 16 c3 f6
17 e4 (Borngsser-Henk, Dsseldorf
1995) 17...f8!? 18 xf8 xf8 19 c5 c8
20 d2 e7 21 ad1 e6 22 h4
(Borngsser) 22...f7 23 h5 8e7.

CHAPTER 2

Lastly after 8 xd4, there is:

8...d6
Recommended by GM Michael Rohde
 46 January 1998

12...c6? 13 xf6 xf6 14 g7+-; CHAPTER 3

12...xg5? 13 xg5 c6 14 g7+-;
12...e7 13 d1) 13 bd2 c6 14 fb1 7 e2 exd4
000 15 a4. 8 cxd4!?
11 e5!? I dont know why many chess
If 11 00 then: theoreticians didnt analyse this move but
a) 11...d7 12 d4 000 13 d2 c6 I think it is not worse than 8 xd4.
14 e3 h5 15 b1 h6 16 d3 b6 17 a4 XIIIIIIIIY
(Shirov-Timman, Biel 1995) 17...dg8 18 9r+lwqk+ntr0
a5 xa5 19 a6+ d8 20 xa7 e8! 9zppzppvlpzpp0
21 xc7? xg2+! 22 h1 xh2+ 23 xh2 9-+-+-+-+0
e5+ 24 f4 h4+ Shirov. 9sn-+-+-+-0
b) 11...xe4! 12 e1 (12 d4 e5 13 9-+-zPP+-+0
g5 e7) 12...f8 13 b5 g6 14 e8+
9+-+-+N+-0
g7 ( Shirov) 15 d3 xg3 16 hxg3
e7 (16...b6 17 d4 xd4 18 cxd4 b7 9P+-+LzPPzP0
19 xa8 xa8 20 c3 Cafferty) 17 9tRNvLQmK-+R0
xh8 xh8 18 g5 (18 g5 xg5 19 xiiiiiiiiy
xg5 h6!) 18...f5 19 xf7+ g7 20
xf5 xf5 21 g5 e8. 8...d5
XIIIIIIIIY If 8...b4+? (or 8...d6? 9.a4+ c6
9r+l+k+ntr0 10.d2 b6 11.d5) 9 f1 d5 10 a4+ c6
9zppzp-wqp+p0 11 e5 ge7 12 xc6! xc6 13 b5 a5
14 a3 e7 15 exd5 xd5 16 c3 f5 17
9-+-zp-vl-+0 d5.
9sn-+-zP-+-0 The main alternative is 8...f6 when:
9-+-+-+-+0 a) 9 e5 (9.d2!?) 9...d5 ( Kasparov)
9+-zP-+NwQ-0 10 d2 b6 (10...c6?! 11 b3) 11 a4
9P+-+LzPPzP0 00.
9tRNvL-mK-+R0 b) 9 a4 b6 (9...c6? 10 e5 d5 11
xiiiiiiiiy b3 b6 12 d5 or 9..c6 10.d2 b6
11.c3) 10 c3 b7 11 d5 00
a) 11...dxe5 12 a3 e6 (12...c5!?) 13 XIIIIIIIIY
bd2 g4 14 000 c6 15 b5. 9r+-wq-trk+0
b) 11...xe5 12 xe5 dxe5 (12...xe5 9zplzppvlpzpp0
13 f4) 13 g7 f6 14 h6! xh6 15 9-zp-+-sn-+0
xh8 c1+ 16 d1 f8 17 xe5 b2 9sn-+P+-+-0
(17...g4 18 00 xd1 19 d4 b2 20 9Q+-+P+-+0
b4+ xb4 21 cxb4) 18 xa5 xa1 19
a3+ e7 20 00+-.
9+-sN-+N+-0
9P+-+LzPPzP0
9tR-vL-mK-+R0
Please send us your xiiiiiiiiy
best games! b1) 12 00 e8 13 b2 (13 d1!? d6
14 g5) 13...c6 14 ad1 (14 e5!? xd5
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15 xd5 cxd5 16 g4 c4 17 d4) fe1 b6 18 ad1 e7 19 a4.

14...d6 15 d3 d7 16 b1 c7 17 d4 12 a4+ c6
ac8 18 c1 b8 19 dxc6 xc6 20 xc6 12...c6 13 d5 xd5 14 d1 e6
xc6 21 d5 b7 22 a3 f8 23 h3 (14...xc3 15 xd8+ xd8 16 c2 f6
ce5 24 f4 g6 25 ce1 Melts-Usachy, 17 b2) 15 xd5 xd5 16 b5.
cor 1989-91. 13 a3 b6
b2) 12 f4!? c5 (12...e8?! 13 d1 After 13...Bxa3 14 Qxa3 Be6 15 Rfe1
c5 14 e5 h5 15 c1 g2-g4) 13 d1 White has the initiative, for example:
d6 14 00. 15...b6 16 Nb5! or 15...Qc7 16 Rac1 0-0-0
9 exd5 17 Nb5 or 15...Nd5 16 Nxd5 Qxd5
Or 9 a4+ (16...cxd5 17 Bb5+ Nc6 18 Ne5) 17 Rac1
a) 9...c6 10 exd5 (10 d2 c4 11 xc4 b6 18 Ba6.
dxc4 12 xc4 f6) 10...xd5 11 d2 XIIIIIIIIY
b6 12 e5 b7 13 f3 b5. 9r+lwqk+-tr0
b) 9...c6 10 exd5 (10 b5!?; 10 e5!?) 9zp-+-vlpzpp0
10...xd5 11 00 f6 (11...d7 12 c3 9-zpp+-sn-+0
a5 13 b3) 12 c3 f5!? (12...a5 9sn-+-+-+-0
13 xa5 xa5 14 b5) 13 e5 00. 9Q+-zP-+-+0
9...xd5 9vL-sN-+N+-0
9...f6? 10 a4+ c6 11 d2 b6 12 9P+-+LzPPzP0
dxc6. 9tR-+-+RmK-0
10 00
10.c3 b4.
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY In this position White has some
9r+l+k+ntr0 interesting moves, for example: 14 Bb4,
9zppzp-vlpzpp0 14 Ne5, 14 Bxe7 and 14 d5. I think that it
will be interesting for readers to do their
9-+-+-+-+0 own analysis of these alternatives.
9sn-+q+-+-0
9-+-zP-+-+0
9+-+-+N+-0 CONCLUSION
9P+-+LzPPzP0 Before this article, many publications
9tRNvLQ+RmK-0 in 1995-1997 by other authors about the
xiiiiiiiiy moves 7...d5, 7...d6 and 7...exd4 were not
very encouraging for White. This article
10...f6 shows another picture!
10...f5 11 c3 d8 12 e1 f6 13 So far we have too little practical
a4+ c6 14 a3 or 10...g4 11 c3 d7 material, but from my analysis we see that
12 e5 xe2 13 xe2 d8 (13...xd4 Black can have new problems.
14 b5+) 14 a3 or 10...c6 11 c3 Maybe there are mistakes in my
a5 (11...d8 12 d5) 12 d2 f6 analysis (and I am sorry for that!). But I
(12...b4 13 e1 ge7 14 d5) 13 c4 hope this article will be a food for
b4 14 e2. reflection for many Evans Gambit
11 c3 d8 admirers and we shall see many
11...f5 12 d3 d7 13 e5 d8 14 interesting games with the old novelty 7
a4+ c6 15 a3 xa3 16 xa3 e6 17 Be2!.
 48 January 1998

In memoriam ICCF GM Francek Brglez (1922 -1997)

ON THE 25th September 1997 Franek Kings Indian Defence (E62)
Brglez died at the age of 75 in his home- F. Brglez - P. Dubinin
town Ljubljana. He was born on 4th April cor Yugoslavia-USSR, 1974
1922 in adram near Oplotnica. During (Comments by Janko Bohak)
his active life he was a journalist at Radio
Ljubljana and several newspapers. He was 1 f3 f6 2 g3 g6 3 g2 g7 4 00
not only a very strong correspondence 00 5 c4 d6 6 d4 c6 7 c3 g4
chessplayer, but also a chess organiser at The Simagin Variation.
the Chess Federation of Slovenia and a 8 d5 a5 9 b3 c5 10 b2 a6 11 c2
well-known international chess arbiter. b8 12 d2 b5 13 ae1 e5!?
But his first and greatest love was corre- 13...c7 14 d1 b7 15 c3 fb8 16
spondence chess. f4 bxc4 17 bxc4 e8 18 f2 d7 19 d3
In the years 1967-1970 Francek Brglez Korchnoi-Ciocaltea, Skopje ol 1972.
won the IVth European CC Champion- 14 dxe6 xe6 15 cxb5 axb5 16 ce4
ship and got the CC-IM title (1970) and, d5 17 xg7 xg7 18 c3 b4 19
for his result in the 1st Milan Vidmar Me- b2 f6 20 d1 e7 21 a3 a6 22 b4
morial Tournament, the CC-GM title c4 23 xc4 xc4 24 d2 fd8 25
(1975). He was one of the founders of fd1 f7 26 d5+! xd5 27 xd5
the CC Council of the Slovenian Chess e5 28 a2 g7 29 d3! d7 30 e3
Federation and its first president. Franek f5 31 f3 e6 32 xf6 e5 33 f4
Brglez was known worldwide as a former e4 34 b2 g8
Yugoslav delegate at ICCF Congresses XIIIIIIIIY
and later as a delegate from independent 9-tr-+-+k+0
Slovenia. For his meritorious work for 9+-+r+-+p0
ICCF more then 15 years, he received the 9n+-zp-tRp+0
Bertl von Massow medal in gold and was 9+pzpN+-+-0
ICCF Vice President until 1995.
This loss will be felt by his family, hun-
9-zP-+qzP-+0
dreds of his friends and correspondence 9zP-+-+-zP-0
chessplayers worldwide. Correspondence 9-wQ-+P+-zP0
chessplayers in Slovenia lost a remark- 9+-+R+-mK-0
able personality and wonderful friend, but xiiiiiiiiy
his brilliant CC games and combinations
will live on. 35 f5! gxf5 36 g6+!! hxg6 37 f6+
Ptuj, 30. 10.1997 f7 38 xe4 fxe4 39 f1+ e6 40
Slovenian CC Council President, f6+ d5 41 xg6 10.
Janko Bohak

Ing. Paul Diaconescu generation of CC players and senior

organisers died, including Ing. Paul
ALSO during 1997, a sad year for Diaconescu (Romania), ICCF General
correspondence chess, many other Secretary for several years until his
leading figures of the over-60s retirement at the end of 1995.
 Chess Mail 49

Dr. Jozsef Vandorffy

(Budapest, March 3rd,1933 -
Budapest, October 20th, 1997)
Dr. Jzsef Vndorffy was a Vice President
of the ICCF between 1976 and 1991, the
president of the Rules Commission be-
tween 1965 and 1991, the tournament
secretary of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Europe
Correspondence Team Championship, of
the Istvan Abonyi Tournaments and of
other international tournaments. IA from
1976, he got the ICCF honorary member-
ship in 1991 and was the holder of the
gold and silver Bertl von Massow med-
als. He took part in the ICCF congresses
since 1960.
He was through more than 30 years the The late Dr Jozsef Vandorffy
secretary, later president, of the Hungar-
ian Levelezsi Bizottsg (Correspondence g4 15 e3 f5 16 b5 b8
Chess Committee) and a honorary mem- XIIIIIIIIY
ber of the Hungarian Chess Federation. 9-mk-tr-+-tr0
He was 4th in the European Champi- 9zpp+-+pzp-0
onship 1966-70 and 3rd in the Hungarian 9-+-vl-sn-+0
Championship 1955-1958 behind Hag 9+NzpP+n+p0
and Honfi.
He had two diplomas: engineer and
9-+-+-+q+0
economist. He was doctor of the first and 9zP-+-vL-zP-0
candidate of the second. Many publica- 9-zP-+-zPLzP0
tions from his profession bear his name 9tR-+Q+RmK-0
but his articles on chess and correspond- xiiiiiiiiy
ence chess, his game analyses were of-
ten seen in the Hungarian chess periodi- 17 xd6
cals; in Fernschach too. Leads to an endgame with an extra
His death is a great loss for correspond- pawn.
ence chess. 17...xe3 18 xg4 hxg4 19 xf7
Ivn Bottlik xf1 20 xf1 hf8 21 xd8 xd8
22 f3 gxf3 23 xf3 c7 24 e1 b5 25
English Opening (A13) g4 e8 26 xe8 xe8 27 h4 d6 28
Jozsef Vandorffy - P. Kuhne h5 e5 29 g5 d6
17th EU CC Champ 1966-70 If 29...f5 30 h6 gxh6 (30...g6 31
1 c4 e6 2 g3 c5 3 g2 f6 4 c3 c6 e4+ xg5 32 h7) 31 gxh6 g6 32 h5+!.
5 e3 d5 6 cxd5 exd5 7 d4 e6 8 ge2 30 h6 gxh6 31 gxh6 f7 32 h7 c4 33
d7 9 f4 000 10 a3 d6 11 xe6 f2 a5 34 e3 b4 35 a4 h8 36 g2
xe6 12 00 h5 13 e4 xd4 14 exd5 f7 37 e4 h8 38 d6! 10.
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(12), Section 2 Eriksson Wch 19 sf4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

7 (11), Section 3
Maliangkay 11 (14), 1 K-M. Paul GER * 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 9
Section 4 Elwert 8 (11), 2 L. Gyrks HUN 0 * 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 9
Section 5 Mller 7 (11). 3 N. Lauritsen DEN 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 9
4 N. Sommerbauer OST 1 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 - 8
World Champ 5 J. B. Larsen DEN 0 * 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 - 8
XIX Semi-final
Semi-final 6 C. Gatto ITA 0 * 0 1 1 1 - 7
TD: Roald Berthelsen 7 K. Brderle GER 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 0 1 1 - 7
Section 2: 105. Nieminen 8 V. A. Sakharov RUS 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 1 0 1 - 5
0 Kern. The section is
finished see the 9 C. v. Oirschot NLD 0 0 * 0 0 1 - 5
crosstable! Section 4: 91. 10 B. E. Ellis ENG 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 1 0 1 - 5
Sakharov 0:0 11 J. Rosenstein ISL 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 * 0 1 - 5
Sommerbauer. Qualified
12 J. Becker SVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 - 4
for a 3/4-final: N.
Lauritsen (DEN). The 13 J. Ranilla PER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 * 1 - 4
section is finished see 14 E. Jesch GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * - 2
the crosstable! Section 8: 15 L. V. Chepurnoy UKR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * -
105. Redolfi 0 Isaev. The
section is finished see
Lanc Hoffmann. IM-title: G.Wise (HKG). 15.12.1997 with 165 players in 11 sections of
the crosstable!
Section 09 67/8. Dr.Kerekes 0 Kruchem, Guizar, 15 players each.
69. Jones 0 Brookes, 70/1. Andersen 1, Shikhirev From each section the three best players qualify
World Champ 0 Kling. Section 10 59. Giulian Cardelli, 60/2. for a World Championship 3/4-final. Most
XX Semi-final
Semi-final Weinmann-Musset 1 Sinnett, Malac, Waldhauser,
63. Krivic McLaughlin. Section 11 59/62
sections are in category 8, where the score
required for an IM title is 7 points, except
TD: Roald Berthelsen Rozinov Wolny, Solmundarsson, Notten, sections 1-3 which are in category 9, so here the
Section 5: 102/3. Grimm Morris (all adj.). Section 12 42/3. Bialas 0, score required for an IM title is 7 points. We wish
0 Loginov, Craig. Pinkovetsky Crespo. Section 13 56. Muttoni 0 all players good luck and fine games in the spirit
Qualified for a 3/4-final: Franz. Section 14 56/7. Klemettinen 1 Borwell, of Amici sumus!
V. N. Loginov (RUS). Kuperman, 58. Gozman 1 Dr.Tischendorf. We may list the starters if and when we have
Section 10: 78. (corr.) Leaders after 2 years: Section 01 Schneider 7 space in a future issue.
Mihalk Jasinski, 81. (11), Section 02 Barten 8 (10), Section 03 Ugge
Jasinski 1 Gromotka, 82.
Hamilton Mihalk.
8 (12), Section 04 Lukez 8 (11), Section 05
Thompson 6 (10), Section 06 Schultzberg 8 (11),
C.C. Olympiad XI, Final
Final
Section 07 Schneider 7 (11), Section 08 Schlsser TD: Roald Berthelsen
World Champ 9 (13), Section 09 Rohde 7 (9), Section 10 Board 1: 77. Zapletal (CR-SR) 1 Sanakoev
(RUS). Board 2: 72. Abram (USA) 0 Korolev
XXI Semi-final
Semi-final Tiemann 9 (11), Section 11 Habermehl 8 (11),
Section 12 Read 6 (8), Section 13 Piccardo 8 (RUS), 73. van Oosterom (NLD) 1 Meleghegyi
TD Witold Bielecki (11), Section 14 Klemettinen 7 (11). (HUN). Board 3: 73. McNab (SCO) Umansky
Section 1: 53/4. (RUS). Board 4: 73/4. Idema (NLD) 1 Fabri
(HUN), Stolyar (RUS). Board 6: 73. Blokh
Schmitzer
Thorsteinsson
1,
0
World Champ XXII Semi-final
Semi-final (RUS) 1 Hyldkrog (DEN), 74. Hang (ROM) 1
Josefsson. Section 02 53/ TD Witold Bielecki van Perlo (NLD).
4. Buscher 1 Bratsev, 0 New event: This Semi-final started on Team scores: 61. Scotland-Russia 3-3, 62.
Aldrete, 55. Kargol 1
Elburg. Section 03 49/52. Wch 19 sf8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
Ugge, Kupsys 1 Letic, 1 J. Meyers USA * 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Klaic, 53. Copie Thies.
Section 04 53. Lanz 2 A. Eriksson SVE 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Calavia 1 Forgo, 54. 3 J. Flyckt-Olsen DEN * 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Fecht 1 Yakovlev, 55. 4 G. Melson GER 1 * 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Raijmaekers
5 M. Simon GER 0 * 0 1 1 1 7
Gorokhovsky. Section 05
43/4. Konca 1 Preinfalk, 6 R. Smith ENG 0 0 1 * 1 1 0 0 1 7
Hase, 45. OSiochru 0 7 T. Klauner LUX 0 0 1 * 1 1 0 7
Schneberg, 46/7. 8 A. N. Isaev RUS 0 0 1 0 * 1 1 7
Yerofeev 1 Hirtreiter,
Bertino, 48. Mezhebitsky 9 M. J. Koslov RUS 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 7
Martello. Section 06 10 R. A. Redolfi ARG 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 1 1 7
53. Mahling 11 L. Danek CZE 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 5
Brobakken. Section 07 12 B. Sigurjonsson ISD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 * 4
45/6. Schneider 1 Levine,
Lefik, 47. Levine 13 R. Dors POL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 4
Berza. Section 08 67. 14 K. Haderer OST 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 4
Wise 1 Khromov, 68. 15 D. Valeriani ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 4
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Hungary-Netherlands 4-2. Position: Germany 63.8% (44 points WT/M/548 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

from 69 games), Czechia-Slovakia 63.6% (44/70), Russia
56.6% (34/61), Canada 55.63% (39/71), Scotland 55.55% 1= W. Schneider GER * 1 1 1 1 1 5
(40/72 final score), Poland 53.7% (36/68), Sweden 50% 1= A. Scribner USA * 1 1 1 1 1 5
(35/71), England 47.9% (34/71), Netherlands 47.1% (32/ 3 S. Wlfl GER 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 4
69), Denmark 40.6% (28/69), Hungary 39.9% (27/69), 4 D.A. Zlatin RUS 0 0 0 * 1 1 2
Romania 38.4% (26/69), U.S.A. 37.7% (26/69).
5 S. Nordal NOR 0 0 0 * 1 2
6 L. Voltolini ITA 0 0 0 0 * 1 1
C.C. Olympiad XII, Preliminaries
Preliminaries 7 L. Jnosi HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0
TD: Roald Berthelsen
Section 1: Board 1: 64. v. Perlo/Mooren (NLD) 1 Bendaa WT/M/645 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
(NCG).
Team score: 57. Netherlands-Nicaragua 6-0. Position: 1 W.H. Gnzel GER * 1 1 1 1 1 5
Netherlands 70% (45/65), Switzerland 68.9% (45/66 final 2 E. Avanzi ITA * 1 1 4
score), Estonia 67.2% (43/64), Ukraine 64.4% (38/59), Finland 3 O. Dege GER 0 * 1 1 1 4
61.4% (40/66 final score), Norway 54.6% (35/65),
4 G. Kaiser GER 0 * 0 1 1 3
Australia 47.0% (31/66 final score), Canada 45.3% (29/64),
France 45.2% (28/63), Hong Kong 34.9% (22/63), Greece 5 D.A. Zlatin RUS 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 3
30.3% (20/66 final score), Nicaragua 10.3% (6/63). 6 J. Andersson SVE 0 0 0 0 * 1
Section 2: Position: Germany 73.5% (48/66 final score), 7 J. Schulz GER 0 0 0 0 0 *
Sweden 65.2% (43/66 final score), Lithuania 63.6% (37/
59), Slovenia 57.5% (30/53), Hungary 57.1% (36/63),
Luxemburg 56.2% (36/65), Italy 54.2% (32/60), Wales
41.7% (27/66 final score), South Africa 38.5% (23/61),
Master Norm
Mexico 37.5% (21/56), New Zealand 29.5% (18/61), Algeria Tournaments
17.6% (9/54). TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez Exposicin 13, E-41013
Section 3: Board 2: 73/4. Lanz Calavia (ESP), Pyshkin (RUS) Sevilla (ESP)
1 Sapundijev (BLG), 75. Mozzino (ARG) Onoda (JAP). This time we can congratulate one player to a full IM title; in
Team scores: 62. Bulgaria-Spain 3-2, 63. Argentina-Japan section 19 Hans-Herrmann Lemke (Germany) has scored an
4-1. Position: Qatar 72.1% (49/68), Austria 59.7% (43/72 IM result, which due to his high rating at the start of the
final score), Argentina 58.7% (40/69), Denmark 58.4% tournament directly gives him the IM title congratulations!
(41/71), England 56.9% (41/72 final score), Belgium 54.9% Results: MN/3 46. Raschewski 1 Arzumanyan, 47. Arzumanjan
(39/71), Russia 54.8% (34/63), Bulgaria 52.3% (34/66), 1 Wrba. Master result: Raschewski (GER) MN/12 36. Metzer
Ireland 50.7% (36/72 final score), Spain 48.6% (33/69), 0 Frberg, 37. Mathias 0 Chorvt. MN/13 44. Striepens 0
Romania 29.5% (19/66), Japan 26.5% (17/66), Guatemala Jedrzejowski, 45. Ude 1 Griesmann, 46. Wrinn 0 Ude, 47.
23.1% (15/65). Hietanen 0 Ude, 48. Ude 1 Vtter. Master results: Hietanen
Section 4: Position: Latvia 73.5% (48/66 final score), (FIN) and Ude (OST) MN/15 Master result: Grasso (ITA)
Brazil 61.9% (39/63), Czechia-Slovakia 61.7% (37/60), U.S.A. MN/16 48. Karlsson 0 Prang, 49. Prang 0 Goerlinger. MN/17
58.6% (37/64), Israel 57.3% (35/62), Iceland 56.2% (36/ 27. Edelmann 1 Joo, 28. Bckstrm Edelmann, 29. Polakovic
65), Croatia 55.6% (34/62), Poland 54.6% (35/65), Portugal Edelmann, 30. Joo 0 Rosenhahn, 31. Bckstrm 0 Polakovic,
50.8% (32/64), Scotland 36.9% (24/65), Singapore 22.3% 32. Schaaf Polakovic. MN/20 21. Espejo Hava Svobada.
(14/66 final score), Malta 13.6% (9/66 final score). MN/22 20. Pavoni 0 Sntges, 21. Poppe 1 Dziel, 22. Lttke
The one finished game in Section 1: brought about yet another Dziel, 23. Lttke Espindola. Ladies Master result: Poppe
theoretically secure final place, also making Section 1 the first (BEL) MN/23 42. Mukherjee Huler, 43. Pedersen
one to be completely decided congratulations to its two secure Nilsson. MN/24 18. Olofson Alexandre Bisquert, 19. Hase
qualifiers, Netherlands and Switzerland! Hall, Szczepaniec Hase. MN/26 21. Plauth-Herr 1 Youssef,
The first country to finish all its games in the final turned out to 22. Shkarin Plauth-Herr. MN/27 28. Medvedev 0 Carlsson.
be Scotland, who with its final score 40/72 still has a chance for MN/28 23. Lumley Pettersson, 24. Da-Riva Alonso
the bronze medals, but theyll have to sit on the sidelines waiting Lumley, 25. Sonnabend Lumley, 26. Van de Wynkele
for the outcome of the others games! With the current positions Kuhlmann, 27. Pochner 0 Michlek, 28. Michlek Kuhlmann.
the final would have the following composition (theoretically MN/29 17. Lindstrm Weinitschke. MN/30 21. Canal
secure teams in boldface): Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, Oliveras 1 Runowiecki, 22. Schaar Canal Oliveras, 23.
Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Lithuania, Qatar, Dondelinger Borchers. MN/31 23. Svoboda Corfield, 24.
Austria, Latvia, Brazil. Of the other teams, Sweden is 99.9% Baer 1 Mishuchkov, 25. Corfield 1 Sapa. MN/32 11. Fuchs
secure, while Canada, Lithuania, Austria and Brazil can be Geider, 12. Alvarez Villar Cornu, 13. Sandberg Alvarez
considered statistically secure taking into account the positions Villar, 14. De Paz Nistal Geider, 15. Sandberg De Paz
in open games. Nistal, 16. Otte Sandberg. Kovcs 1.etl vs. Cornu nc. m. 17
MN/33 13. Traut 1 Scholz, 14. Ude 0 Traut, 15. Traut 1 Casares
Russia is in the most vulnerable position, due to their large Ripol, 16. Norevall Traut, 17. Scholz 0 Ude, 18. Just 0 Ude,
number of open games. Should they score less than 50% in 19. Ude 1 Casares Ripol, 20. Bellatalla Waltmans, 21. Just 0
these, they will be overtaken by Scotland! Also Slovakia has Norevall. Polakovic 1.etl vs. Ude nc. m. 21 MN/34 11.
good chances to obtain an Amici sumus-place in the final, Ronczkowski 1 Kruchem, 12. Backe Ronczkowski, 13. Krger
provided they catch up with the Brazilians in Section 4. Sufficient Romanov, 14. Krutchem 1 Backe, 15. Morgan 0 Romanov,
levels of statistical security should be reachable in early 1998, 16. Rther Coco. Grima Crespo 1.etl vs. Backe nc. m. 20
so the final should hopefully start in April or May 1998 at the MN/35 18. Mathias 0 Franois, 19. Larsson Rodrguez
latest. Martn, 20. Larsson Mathias, 21. Mathias 0 Negele, 22.
 Chess Mail 53

Zeihser Kling. MN/36 14. Schiller Oksanen, 15. Oksanen Baruffaldi 1 Joseph, Raffaele. 909 18. Henschel Trimble.
0 Traut, 16. Banet Trussler, 17. Serner 1 Traut, 18. Traut 912 17. Danielsson 0 Garkunov. 914 12. Schneider 0 Gomez.
Schiller, 19. Bernal Caamao 0 Kunz, 20. Trussler 0 Bernal 917 13. Bishop 1 Colo, 14/5. Aymard 1 Colo, Krook. 921
Caamao, 21. Kunz Schiller. MN/37 8. Hodges Montag. 11. Beaumont Poetzsch. 922 10. Kaldova Hudk. 923
Hodges 1.etl vs. Bas Fortuny nc. m. 11 MN/38 11. Pampa 12. Barschneider Rsyka, 13. Camerini 1 Maliazawski. 924
Cruzado Dueas, 12. Riemer 0 Noseda. Kaden 1.etl vs. Pampa 11. Giorgi 1 Cataldi. 925 9. Carrettoni 0 Simons. 926 2. Monner
nc. m. 34 Kaden 1.etl vs. Kgler nc. m. 34 Kaden 1.etl vs. Noseda Sans 1 Camerini. 927 5. Rotoni Hanison. 931 9. Pomorev
nc. m. 21 MN/39 2. Hamann Nitsche, 3. Wengler 1 Hamann. Corti. 932 1. Henschel 0 Six. 933 9. Corti 0 Grout. 934 1/2.
MN/41 3. Schuchardt 1 Schaar, 4. Iodice Dille. MN/43 12. Frydendal Milher, 0 Naayer. 935 3. Samko 1 Corti. 937 1.
Fuchs Teumer, 13. Schmall Lumley. MN/48 1. Hempel Strebkovs 1 Bishop. 940 2. Mayer 1 Harris.
Scholz. MN/49 1. Brachtel Mathias. Vacations: Graber, Hammerling, Loots, Oakes, Samko,
Vacations: Backe 15-23.12 + 24.12-12.1 (special), Borchers Schmidt.
22.12-4.1, Fumero Snchez 5-21.12, Kremer 10.11-8.12 WT/H/GT 43-46: TD Hans Wiesner (CAN)
(special), Pedersen 20.11-18.12, Piersig 2-10.1, Rosenhahn Final Result (corr.) GT/43 1./2. R. Oortwijn (NLD), S. Kiupel
26.10-7.11 (special), Rosin 11-25.11, Schaar 17.11-14.12, Traut (GER) 12, 3./4. A.Katz (USA), H, Schnbeck (GER) 11. (all
25.11-20.12, Waltmans 1-31.12. other results are unchanged)
Email Master Norm Tournaments: EM/MN/001 23. Reijnen Results: GT/43-GT/46: 43 99. Kiupel Katz (corr.). 45 81.
Tosi, 24. Diblio Sowray, 25. Sowray Reijnen, 26. Sowray Bury 0 White, 82. White Dobrzycki, 83. Dijon 0 Gundrum,
Tosi, 27. Tosi Mukherjee, 28. Kuhlmann Tosi, 29. 84. Gundrum 0 Hbel, 85. Bury 0 Schalsei, 86. Fengsrud 0
Barnsley Sowray, 30. Kuhlmann Mukherjee, 31. Mary Milher, 87. Bury 0 Dobrzycki, 88. Dobrzycki 1 Dijon, 89. Hbel
Barnsley. Master result: Tosi (ITA). 1 Dobrzycki, 90. Milher 0 Valtera, 91. Vaughn 0-0 Bury, 92.
Vacations: Grau Ribas 23.11-5.12, Reijnen 18-24.11, Wang Dijon 0-0 Vaughn, 93. Bury 0-0 Dijon, 94. Dijon 0-0 Hbel,
30.11-30.12. 95. Schalsei 1 Dijon (#23) 96. Schalsei 1 Kthe (#23), 97.
Schalsei Gundrum. 46 71. Holmberg 1 Pach, 72. Pawlowski
Master Class 1 Pach, 73. Rabczewski 1 Pach, 74. Pawlowski Marquez
Abreu.
TD: Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20, I-10136 Torino (ITA). WT/H/GT: 47-60 TD: Gary Ruben (CAN). Email: [email protected]
New Email: [email protected] 47. 83. Wilk 0 Maly 84. Maly 0 Mostowik 48. 73. Hymas 1
Results: 548 21. Zlatin 0 Wlfl (def). See crosstable. 597 20. Kiguel 74. Kiguel 0 Wilk 49. 60. Schmelz 1 Wilk 61. Diaz 0
Paul German. 645 19. Gnzel Avanzi, 20/1. Zlatin 0 Gnzel, Wilk. 51. 75. Antin 1 Castello. 52. 49. De Smet 1 Stapinski 50.
Avanzi (both def). See crosstable. 679 9/10. Brodskij 0 ikov, De Smet 1 Pawlicz. 54. 30. Evans 0 Muneret 31. Muneret 1
Grasso (both def). 680 16. Wystrach 1 Kuzenkov. 681 18/9. Eriksson 32. Kuo Maly 33. Maly 0 Hymas 34. Plebanczyk 0
Hromov 1, Berluti 0 Krauss. 687 15. Gensicke David. 689 Kuo 35. Zielinski Kuo. 55. 32. Wunderlich 1 Kristensen 33.
20. Zanetti Both. 693 17. Pickett Volkmer. 695 17/9 Zarkov Kristensen 0 Dearnley 34. Winkler Dearnley. 56. #7 corr:
0 Wellenreiter, Silfver, Elson. 696 12. Pierzak Malmberg. Cibin 0 Brencher. 31. Brencher 1 Alverez 32. Mielnik 1 Bobel
697 17. Volkmer Holmberg. 698 16. Mle 1 Cruzado 33. Niesen Brencher. 57. 16. Coope 0 Anderson 17. Veroni 1
Dueas. 702 18/9. Bastian, Holliman 1 Savnok. 705 19. Malr Villafane 18. Veroni 1 Coope 19. Salazar Veroni 20. Gorokov
Schumacher. 706 15. Adriano Pllner. 708 14/5. Mesquita 0 Veroni 21. Windhorst Salazar 22. Windhorst 0 Squires. 58.
Jnior 1 Oksanen, 0 Piersig. 711 18. Wrba 1 Rosenberg. 713 2. Feist 1 Alozy 3. Feist 0 Lane 4. Justesen Feist. 59. 1. Katz
16/8. Biedermann 0 Klveus, Herrmann, Barczynski, 19. 1 Serrier.
Klveus 0 Barczynski. 714 17. Braczko 0 Otte. 715 15. Oon Vacations: 56. Mielnik 2/12/97 to 21/12/97.
Coco. 716 15/6. Manzini 0 Schiller, Buchner. 717 16/7. Dos
Santos Bastian, Huybrecht. 720 15. Kronborg-Kristensen First Class
von Rein. 724 14. Diener 0 Riccio. 725 10. Mousessian 1 Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen (DEN)
Wieland, 11. Mostowik 0 Wystrach. 726 11. tefan 0 Final results: 1377: 21 Riegsecker 0 Pawlicz. 1. T.Rooms
Wunderlich (def). 729 12. Fischer jun. 1 Huybrecht; Krechlok (ENG) 5, 2. S. Hofer (GER) 4, 3. A.Pawlicz (POL) 3, 4.
etl vs. Murden, n.c. move 11. 730 8/9. Gnzel 1 Baroin, V.D. Ljukyanets (RUS) 3, 5.M. Krause (GER) 2, 6. J
Frijling. 732 6. Bialas 0 Fait, 7/8. tefan 0 Boga, Kettunen Riegsecker (USA) 2, 7.M. Kntges (GER) . 1380: 21.
(both def). 733 4. Andersson Jnosi. 735 6/7. Sebagh 1, Steveson 1 Jimenez. 1/2. A.R. Walkden (ENG), B. Steveson
Maruhn Vin. 736 2. Herrmann 1 Cillo. 737 4. Kaiser 1 Ruben. (USA) 5, 3. J-C. Jiminez (FRA) 4', 4.A. Haeberle (GER) 3,
742 2. Dege 0 Bastian. 743 1. Buler 0 Dege. 746 4. 5. V. Ju. Nikitin (RUS) 2, 6. S. Washio (JAP) 1, 7. P. Kristensen
Lorenzmeier 1 Nissen. 748 Bogan etl vs. Kretschmer, n.c. move (DEN) 0.
9. 749 1. Roux Harman. 750 2. Kretschmer 0 Hansen. 755 Results: 1377: 1 7.Wolkenstein 1 Gorov, 1390: 20. Heinze 0
Gillman (): games cancelled. Faber, 1397: 14.Lanc 1 Svetlakov. 1399: 15. Heckeroth Kiuru,
Vacations: Blau, Huybrecht, Klein, Wellenreiter, Wunderlich. 16.Krepelka 0 Kiuru. 1401: 12.Carpentier Heckeroth. 1403:
14.Soulas 0 de O1iveira Neves. 1404: 7/11.Mrs Hurley is still
Higher Class playing. 7.DellErba 1 Maly. 1406:
TD: Joseph Deidun Sr. Temporary Address: (From January 1/ 11.Jones 0 v Speijbroek, 12.Lorkiewicz v Speijbroeck,
98 to April 1/98) c/o Joseph Deidun Jr. 1236 Bridgegate Cr. 13.Wick 1 Lorkiewiecz. 1407: 14.Gtz 1 Stibal, 15 Stibal 0
Moon. 1408: l6/7. Heinze 0 Gunther, Anderson, 18.Portych 1
Pickering, Ontario, L1X 1A4 Canada Heinze, 19 Soberano 1 Anderson. 1412: 9/10 Krause 1 Stefens,
Final Results: 885 1./2. C. Posylek (CAN), O. Winfridsson Glssle, 11/3. Doudon, Portman, Vanicek 0 Krause. 1413:
(SVE) 5, 3./4. J. Jschke (GER), B. Van Beurden (BEL) 4, 5. 10.Michel 1 Kolczykiewicz. 1415: 1/6.Mrs Hurley is still play-
J. S. Jardi Talarn (ESP) 2, 6. J. S. Trochet (FRA) 1, 7. J. ing. 1421: 1. Mller 1 Zuidhof 1423: 1/6. Heinze annulled, ill,
Fernandes de Magalhaes (BRA) 0. 7/11. Feyen 0 all (resigned). 1424, 1425, 1426: Feyen 0 all
Results: 884 20. Wason 1 Lepine-Fontes. 885 21. Jardi Talarn (resigned).
1 Trochet. 897 17. Mohandoussaid 1 Biederman. 908 18/9.
NB: WT Second Class is on the next page, after email results.
 54 January 1998
Neto Fahrbach, 89. Hebert Mackie, 90. Mansilla 1 Scruton.
ICCF E-MAIL TOURNAMENTS 5 47. Pukropski 0 Kaczorowski, 48/50. Sampieri 1 DArruda,
Hund, 0 Hase, 51/2. Rubio Doblas Mrugala, Sampieri, 53.
Hase 1 Roche Peris, 54/5. Valio Alves 1 Sampieri, Pukropski,
56. Hund 1 Wagner. 6 Quattrocchi withdrawn, games cancelled.
Email tournaments Tournament Office: Juan Sebastian
4. Bartsch 1 Fahrbach, 8/11. Lannaioli 1 Perry, 0 Hommel,
Morgado (ARG) Email: [email protected] Halwick, Fahrbach, 12/3. Perry 0 Fahrbach, Penna, 14/5.
Now the second 15-player championship section has finished: Kubasky Penna, 0 Perry, 16. Halwick Johansen. 7 1.
congratulations to the winner P.L. Coleman (ENG) for his full Hitselberger 1 Rooms, 2. Sever 1 Kazoks.
qualification for the Email Championship! Philip Cherrington C/A009-C/A044: 9 20/1. Strebel 1 Hole, Cherner. 10 20/1.
finished second, and obtains a half qualification for the finals. Cherner 0 Hasler, van Norden. 16 19. Min 1 Aumont. 19 9.
At this moment, a heartfelt thanks to the Tournament Secretary Zens Munoz. 24 13. (corr.) Downes Alvarado, 20. Durie
Hans Wiesner (CAN), who ended his last email section with 0 Downes, 21. Alvarado Thompson. 25 11. Storgaard
the conclusion of the first 15-player section! Alexander, 12. Verendel Kaufmann, 13. Ansel 1 Dougherty.
In the cup we have two new semi-final qualifications; in section 26 9/10. Grabowski 0 Welti, Gerzina. 27 13/4. Srebrnic 0
C/A026 M. Gerzina (SLO) and in section C/A027 N. Masquelier, Morihama. 30 9. De Luca 1 Vigny. 31 3/4.
Morihama (BRS) - congratulations! Domancich Bonoldi, 0 Peterson, 5. Peterson 1 Draba. 32 6/
Six new sections have also started, two in the master class and 8. Scarani, Saunders 1, Simon 0 Filho, 9/11. Perry 0 remaining
four in the cup. games. 33 1/2. Wong , Ong 0 DAlessandro, 3. Huber 1 Ong.
FINAL RESULTS: EM/M/GT/A002: see table. C/A009 1. 34 1. (corr.) Blake 0 Esch, 3/8. (corr.) Macsik-games continue,
R. Bogdanov (EST) 5, 2. J. Irvin (USA) 4, 3. I. Mason (ENG) 3/4. Pler 1, Macsik Blake, 5/6. Draba OCallaghan, 0
4, 4. P. Strebel (SWZ) 3, 5. N. Fischer (AUS) 3, 6. T. Hole Esch. 35 1. Klein 0 Barnabe. 36 1/2. Cijs 0 Kaminski, Gerzina.
(HKG) 1, 7. L. Cherner (USA) 0. C/A010 1. V. Bogdanov 37 1/6. Marlow 0 vs. all (withdrawal). 38 1/2. Mauricio 1 Fails,
(EST) 5, 2./3. A. Roberts (SCO), M. Kaufmann (GER) 4, 4. 0 Cijs, 3/6. Fails 0 Selby, Cijs, Dougherty, Pallesen.
H. van Norden (CAN) 4, 5. U. Hasler (SWZ) 2, 6. L. Cherner New sections: 41 P. Mauricio (POR), J. Koh (HKG), D.
(USA) 1, 7. C. Tonelli (ITA) 0. C/A024 1. P. Savino (ITA) 5, Hagemeister (GER), M. Celestini (ITA), B. Nskov-Nielsen
2. A. Rawlings (ENG) 4, 3. P. A. Thompson (USA) 4, 4. J. (DEN), V. Kelly (USA), A. Klauser (SWZ). 42 M. Celestini
Downes (USA) 3, 5. F. Alvarado (PRO) 3, 6. P. Durie (AUS) (ITA), H. N. de Oliveira (BRS), B. de Wolf (NLD), F. Dedinszky
1, 7. S. Mller (DEN) 0. (HUN), H. Seiling (GER), O. Nrregaard Hansen (DEN), B.
RESULTS: M/A005-M/A021: 5 18/20. Tarmak 1 Wagner, Kristensen (DEN). 43 A. Ansel (USA), J. Anderson (SCO), J.
Moessle, Pyrich. 9 11. Montag 1 Brezovar. 11 9. Quattrocchi Jedrzejczak (POL), P. Tagesen (DEN), J. Vollbrecht (GER),
Brezovar, 10. Nielsen Meier. 12 17/8. Leibson Russell, 0 M. Geduhn (GER), G. Marcotulli (ITA). 44 M. Celestini (ITA),
Gysi, 19. Bnsch 0 Ejermo. 13 14. Johnson 1 Laurent. 14 12. K. Karlsson (SVE), W. Steiger (SWZ), I. W. Mitchell (SCO),
Sowray 1 Kosmol. 15 16/7. Weber, Coleman 1 Precerutti. 16 7. T. Braun (USA), J. Lheureux (BEL), M. Gerzina (SLO).
Rios 0 Cherrington (etl), 8/9. Rios 0 Dambrauskas, Feagin. 17
1. (corr.) Rawlings Lvholt, 10. Eilmes 1 White, 11/4. Grau
Ribas Eilmes, Johnson, Rawlings, Lvholt, 15. Stephan 1 World Tournaments: Second Class
Tournaments:
Lvholt. 18 1/2. Garofalo 1 Nagaran, 0 Olafsson. TD: Leonardo Madonia (ITA)
New sections: 20 A. Wosch (GER), P. Cherrington (ENG), H. WT/II/GT #34-39. 34: 79 Foulds 1 Ottenbreit, 80 Winter 0
U. Klemm (GER), Z. Krecak (CRO), C. Sergel (USA), J. Middelbos. 35: 93 Balentine 0 Jonkers, 94 Jonkers 1 Madsen,
Trapeaux (FRA), R. Altrock (GER). 21 M. Parry (USA), W. 95 Ketzer 1 Balentine, 96 Ketzer 1 Middelbos, 97 Ketzer 1
Velker (NLD), R. Altrock (GER), J. Wimmer (GER), E. Limayo Winkler, 98 Schwerdtfeger 0 Middelbos, 99 Hinz 0 Middelbos,
(USA), M. T. Dyer (SCO), D. Jabot (FRA). 100 Schwerdtfeger 0 Balentine. 36: 59 Picard 1 Laudati, 60
M/GT/A003-M/GT/A007:. 3 90. Barnsley Taboada, 91/2. Laudati 1 Schwerdtfeger, 61 Laudati 0 Schwan. 37: 33-46 Garcia
Quattrocchi Taboada, Hoidahl, 93. Koch 1 Peschardt, 94/5. Gonzalvez 0 with all. 38: 41 Kandler 1 Junghans, 42 Sondergaard
Hoidahl, Grau Ribas 1 Barkwell. 4 83/6. Fahrbach, Mascarenhas van Berkel, 43 Pavlicek Wolff. 39: 21 Lindberg 1 Middelbos,
1, Mackie , Stroud 0 Lyukmanov, 87. Stroud Barkwell, 88. 22 Ketzer 1 Schwerdtfeger, 23 Usbeck 1 Schwerdtfeger.

EM/M/GT/A002 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Pos

1 B. Riggs MEX * 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 13
2 T. Thomson SCO 1 * 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 9 3
3 P.Cherrington ENG * 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2
4 H.N Alvarez Villar ARG 1 0 0 * 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 11
5 A. Aberbach ARG 1 * 1 0 0 0 6 9
6 J. J Mackie AUS 1 0 * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13
7 M. Latumbo HKG 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
8 R. W Schutt USA 1 1 1 * 1 0 0 1 8 5
9 A. Balzar GER 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 * 1 0 6 9
10 T. Roy ENG 1 1 1 0 * 1 0 1 8 5
11 J. Malmstrm SVE 1 1 1 0 * 0 0 7 8
12 P. L Coleman ENG 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 11 1
13 U. Hassim CAN 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 * 8 7
14 R. Dournes FRA 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 * 0 5 11
15 A. Mrugala CAN 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 * 9 3
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European Tournament Office. Zonal Director: Eckhard Lers, Weidenstr. 9, 26135
Oldenburg, Germany. Fax (0441)-13662
Eur opean
European EU CC Ch 49 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
Champs. 1 T. Saarenp FIN 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 9
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen 2 T. Hannebauer GER 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9
P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 3 F. Sprenger NLD 0 1 0 1 1 1 8
Hjbjerg (DEN) 4 J. Bures CZE 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7
Final Results: 43. 105.
Antonov 1 Schepers (ad- 5 B. Kievelitz GER 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
judication). See pages 10- 6 U. Fremiotti GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
17 for our report on this 7 K. Kaliwoda OST 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 8
Championship. 7
8 J.K. Schmidt GER 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
49: 104/5. Constantinou,
Schmidt 1 Markytan. IM 9 B.B. Zjugda UKR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Result: A. Constantinou 10 A. Constantinou GRC 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9
(CYP) Congratulations! 11 H. Polzer GER 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9
Final Position: see table.
12 R.V. Hendriks NLD 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8
Results: 50: 102. Bulla 0 13 V. Markytan CZE 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
Kusnezov, 103. Frederiks 1
14 H. Knoll GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kusnezov. IM Result:
S.P. Kusnezov (UKR). 15 E.K. Vitolins LAT 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
Congratulations! 51: 104.
Nevole 0 Hyldkrog. 52:
93 Loginov v.d.Kleij,
94 Lanz Calavia v.d. 51. Mularczyk 1 Mihalko, 52. Cimmino 37. Kapic Hagstrm, Board 5: 47. Zlatin
Kleij. Top places now de- Hertel Board 3: 57. Kleiminger 0 Khlusevich, 0 Marczell (2.etl), Board 6: 43. Mostowik 1
cided: 1. Manfred 58. Sarink 0 Khlusevich Board 5: 51.Qwint Arnljotsson, 44. Pulkis Mostowik, Board
Hafner (GER) 11 (1), 2. Gutop, 52. Dobsa Qwint, 53. Nienhuis 7: 37. Krecak 1 Grebentschikov, 38.
Helmut John 10 (0), 3. 1 Gutop Board 6: 54. Knobel 1 Peluso, 55. Grebentschikov 0 Malac, Board 8: 40.
Karlheinz Weber 9 (0). Samarin Sgaard, 56. Peluso 1 Boom Cvetnic Mraz, 41. Chmiel 1 Richards, 42.
54: 90. K1auner 0 Stettler Board 7: corr: 54. Timar (not Zsolt) 1 Richards Iavarone, Board 10: 42. Saitzev
was result 86; New #90: Holscher, corr: 56. Timar (not Zsolt) 1 Becker 0 Davies (2.etl), 43. Cavajda 1 Davies, Board
Issakainen Stettler. Mr. Board 8: 56. Borisow 1 Filutowski, 57. 12: 46. Bramburg Brockbank, 47.
Stettler qualifies for Wch Calandri 1 Filutowski Board 10: 53. Brockbank 1 Metreveli (2.etl).
Candidates (3/4 finals). Minakow 1 Carlsson; Minakow 1st etl Team results: 12. England-Latvia 7-5, 13.
55: 83.Butze Dabija. Jedrzejowski Board 11: 55. Grodzensky 0 Croatia-Austria 4-7.
56: 55.Lindestrm Jenal, 56. Bryszkowski 0 Grodzensky Board Position (16. November 1997, after 516 of
Hase, 56. Hase 1 Rotariu. 12: 53. Soreghy Wiik. 660 games = 78.2%): 1. Italy (55 points/78
57: 61.Skrodelis Team Result: 23. Poland-Denmark 7-4, 24. games; 70.51%), 2. Slovakia (66/94;
Siewert, 62. Mayr 1 Austria-Hungary 6-5. 70.21%), 3. England (66/104; 63.94%), 4.
Skrodelis, 63. Jezek 1 Position (03.11.1998): 1.Germany (84 points/ Sweden (65/106; 61.32%), 5. Austria (63/
Mayr, 64.Merino Araguas 121 games; 69.42%), 2.Italy (63/99; 109; 57.80%), 6. Latvia (55/99; 56,06%),
Mokrys. 58: 58. Nickel 64.14%), 3. Austria (65/120; 54.58%), 4. 7. Russia (31/61; 51.64%), 8. Iceland (42/
Landgraf, 59. Traut Poland (57/107; 53.27%), 5. Switzerland (63/ 99; 42.42%), 9. Croatia (34/83; 41.57%),
Branding. 59: 22. 119; 52.94%), 6. Hungary (54/106; 10. Poland (23/93; 25.27%), 11. Malta
Glowatzky Backlund. 51.42%), 7. Russia (36/71; 50.70%), 8. (13/106; 12.74%).
60: l Andersen Kings. Belgium (55/119; 46.64 %), 9. Denmark Section 2: Board 4: 40. Podkrajsek
Vacations: Gorokhovsky, (53/119; 44.54 %), 10. Sweden (51/124; Cutillas Ripoll, 41. Walker 1 Varga, 42. Varga
Hallier, Kings, Salceanu 41.13 %), 11. Norway (44/117; 37.61 %), 12. 1 Podkrajsek, Board 5: 36. Szilagyi
(special, illness). Netherlands (45 /122; 37.30 %). Ginzbursky, 37. Haugen 1 Szilagyi, 38. Bohak
1 Szilagyi, 39. Ginzbursky 0 Bohak, Board
4 EU Teams F
Teams inal
Final 5 EU Teams Prelims
Prelims 6: Lederman 1.etl Zlender, Board 7: 41.
Mann Coll, 42. Kristensen 0 Baric, 43. Coll
TD: Joachim Walther TD: Egbert Bsenberg Schulberg 1 D-07586 Baric, Board 8: 37. Hribersek 0 Kelstrup,
Kramerring 8, D-06502 Oberndorf Telefon /FAX: 0049 36606 60276 38. Hribersek 1 Liebenthal, 39. Kampfhenkel
Neinstedt eMail: [email protected] Hribersek, Board 11: 38. Blaskowski 1
Board 1: 51. Gouw Section 1: Board 1: 42. Halamus 0 Saksis, Kulcsar, 39. Saad 0 Kariz, Board 12: 41.
Jarkow Board 2: 49. Board 2: 49. Leszczynski 0 Malinin, 50. Keenan 0 Dekel.
Mularczyk 0 Mihalko, 50. Malinin 1 Krivic, Board 3: 37. Feistenauer 0 New team-captain: Janko Bohak, Zgeceva
Teichmeister 1 Mihalko, Strucic, 38. Sderberg 1 Strucic, Board 4: 6, SLO-2250 Ptuj, Slovenia.
 56 January 1998

Team results: 14. EU/M/GT/369 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

Slovenia-Spain 7-5, 15.
Germany-Hungary 8- 1 J. Moormann GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
3, 16. Hungary- 2 A. Gysi SWZ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 11
Switzerland 4-7, 17. 3 W. Lffler GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Germany-Slovenia 7- 4 P. Rosenstock GER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
4.
5 F. Mayr OST 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Position (16. November 6 T. Lew POL 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
1997, after 482 of 540
games = 89.3%): 1. 7 J.S. v.d. Bergh FRA 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
Germany (67 points/100 8 G.Vinke GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
games; 67%), 2. 9 G. Scholz GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6
Switzerland (54/101;
10 P. Denaro ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
53.96%), 3. Spain (50/
94; 53.19%), 4. Estonia 11 M. Bozzo ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 5
(47/89; 52.81%), 5. 12 H. Braune GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Slovenia (48/96; 50%), 13 M. Fiorito NLD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
6. Norway (48/101;
48.02%), 7. Hungary 14 P. Dupak UKR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(45/94; 47.87%), 8. 15 L.I. Bleischmidt RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland (44/96;
46.35%), 9. Denmark EU/M/1051 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. Sawin 405 92. Kirwa]d
(45/106; 42.92%), 10. Sanchez Rodenas 408 82.
Israel (32/87; 36.78%). 1 Dr F. Kunzelmann GER 1 1 1 1 1 5
Klausen Begunow 410 95.
2 O. Kriese GER 0 1 1 3 Kronauer 1 Panella 411 corr: 96.
Section 3: Board 1: 38. 3 J. Caprano GER 0 1 1 3 Schreiber Usunow 412 55.
Rumiancevas 1 de Quattrocrhi 1 Moldoveanu, 56.
Ruiter, 39. Boissel 1 4 K. Schmitzer GER 0 0 1 1 1 3
Pltner Panjukow 414 67.
Rumiancevas, Board 3: 5 K. Jacobsen DEN 0 1 3
Zieba 0 Hofland 417 60. Nocci
34. Lehto Rosa, 6 D.A. Zlatin RUS 0 0 0 0 1 Micklethwaite 418 65/8. Nocci
Board 4: 35. Lepichov 1 17F. Perez Conde ESP 0 0 0 0 1 1 Draskowski, 0 Pospisil,
Petraitis, Board 5: 36. Kustrin, 69/70. Pace Botschev,
Smrcka 0 Slekys, 37. 1 Pospisil, 71/5. Beisser Benito
Pauwels Kotenko, 38. EU/M/1053 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. Alba, Gaida, 0 Botschev,
Berriot 0 Slekys, Board 1 H. Froschauer GER 1 1 1 1 - 4 Wisskirchen, Pospisil 76. Gaida
6: 39. Minelga 1 Benito Alba 419 49/50. Pranke
Azevedo, Board 9: 35. 2 H. Gerards GER 0 1 1 1 - 3
Slobinski, 0 51/3. Blessing 0
Kilpi Plomp, 36. 3 E. Roche Peris ESP 0 1 - 2 Preussner, Aleschnja,
Meshebitsky 0 Marques, 4 E. Rosche GER 0 1 - 2 Westeras, 54/6. Swetowidow 1
Board 10: Miljutin 1.etl 5 V.G. Burnaschov RUS 0 0 0 - 1 Slobinski, Dziel, Westeras, 57.
Arppi. Slobinski Dziel, 420 48/51.
6 E. Kunath GER 0 0 0 0 1 - 1
Team results: 12. Semmelroth 1 Reinhold,
7 P.H. Pedersen DEN - - - - - - - Montroig, Fischer, 0 Yndesdal,
Netherlands-Finland 7-5,
13. Lithuania-France 6- 52/3. Poltner Yndesdal, 1
5. EU/M/1060 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. Semmelroth, 54. Troia 1
Vacations: Board 4: Harjunpaa 421 44 Walther
1 V. Hrtko SLK 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Elent, 45. Koch Kornilow, 46.
Rakhorst (28.10.-
11.11.1997). 2 W. Montag GER 0 1 1 3 Peracco 1 Norrelykke 422 45
3 W. Siewert GER 0 1 3 Stuart 1 Yefimow, 46. Wojtyra
Position (16. November
4 P.-E. Berglund SVE 0 0 1 1 3 Mammen, 47/8. Jandke Ertl,
1997, after 457 of 540
Mammen, 49. Httmann
games = 84,6%): 1. 5 D.A. Zlatin RUS 0 1 0 2 Kramer 423 56. Jaeger
Czech Republic (54 6 H. Wilshusen GER 0 0 0 1 Nielsen, 57. Dieu 1 Walther, 58.
points/87 games;
7 Dr I. Larra GER 0 0 0 0 1 1 Sonzogno 1 Runowicki 424 23.
62,07%), 2. Lithuania
Sammut 1 Sifnatsch 425 44/6.
(47/81; 58.02%), 3.
Rondio 0 Berdullas, Sonzogno,
Ukraine (41/72;
Farionow, 47/8. Farionow
56.94%), 4. France
(56/101/55.94%), 5.
Master Class Burk, 1 Holovsky, 49. Hengst
GT TD: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842 Ruhla, GER. Grigorjew, 50/1. Weigend,
Netherlands (53/98;
GT/362-437: 362 101. Wittmann 0 Jongman 369 101/4. Bergh 1 Berdullas Cederquist, 52.
54.59%), 6. Belgium (45/
Braune, Bozzo, Lew, Gysi, 105. Braune Bozzo Final Nikolic Burk, 53. Grigorjew 1
87; 51.72%), 7. Finland
result, see table. 376 95. Serbinenko 1 Grzesiewicz 382 101. Djuric, 54. Skarja Weigend
(49/98; 50%), 8. Portugal
Reichel 0 Perdek 390 99. Iodice 1 Trippe 398 84. Kerinnis 0 426 32. Roche Peris Miethke,
(42/90; 47.22%), 9.
Krasevic 399 90/2. Sammut 0 Safraniec, 1 Trusewicz, Schapiro 33. Jongman 0 Rittweger 34/6.
Scotland (46/103;
402 73. Stscherbin 0 Malyshew, 74. Jabot Blessing, 75. Kurtovic 0 Rittweger, 1 Pohl,
45.15%), 10. Wales (22/
Bergmann Entin 404 73. Oskulski 1 Kusenkow, 74/9. Shoup 0 Haataja 427 40/1. Bohak,
97; 22.68%).
Czaja, Iwanow, Kusenkow, Braun, 1 Wolf, de Jong, 80. Iwanow Brajovic 0 Lafarge 42. Scholz 1
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Kuczynski, 43/4. Gensicke Brajovic, 1 Mayka, 45. Naumovic Results: 248 89. Coets 0 Feist, 90. Klemm Feist. 250 78/9.
Battistini 428 30/1. Sowden 1 Skarja, Lorbeck, 32. Larsson Quaranta 0 Hansson, Dzenis, 80/4. Boczula 0 Coets, Hansson,
0 Prokopp, 33/4. Skarja 1 Larsson, Siigur 429 24/5. Jongman 0 Kotschetow, Lupo, Gorecki. 251 69. Kern 0 Giobbi, 70. Giobbi
Wolf, Preziuso, 26. Freise 1 Matovic, 27 Wolf 0 Luksas, 28/9. Persson, 71/3. Pauwels 1 Pompilio, Cook, Persson. 252 81.
Sender 1 Friedl, Matovic, 30 Koser 1 Friedel, Koser 1st etl Santo 0 Kessler. 253 86. Lich 0 KuryLo, 87. Tibbert 0 Bilawer,
Hansen 430 18. Kokosinski de Blois, 19/20 Wansink 0 Kraus, 88. Welti 1 Killane, 89. Vlak 1 Trzeciak. 254 71. Simkin 0
Kirwald. 21 Koser Wolfl corr: 2. Wolfl Schirmer 431 Kleindl, 72. Pitann Schajtorow. 255 72. Maliszewski 1
Schwab 1st etl v Kontulainen 432 23. Pechwitz Masetti, 24. Marshall, 73. Mosser 0 Pompilio. 256 45. Stukalov 1 Herzog,
Carlsson Trushnikow, 25/6. Pospisil 0 Pechwitz, Carlsson 46. Fekete Nielsen, 47. Dunaev Stukalov. 257 61/2. Khnl
433 16/7. Firnhaber 1 Prechtel, Capuano, 18. Lf 0 Nyberg, 0 Noika, Gerlinger, 63. Dopper 0 Volaks, 64. Schroder
19 Prechtel 0 Giese, 200 Capuano Lof 434 2. Poltner Khnl, 65. Emanuelli Gerlinger, 66. Zaniratti Maier, 67.
Batakovs 437 9. Mischke Vadum, 10/2 Rey 0 Thomsen, Schroder 0 Gerlinger.
Vadum, Goedkoop, 13. Schowalter 1 Dalkiran, 14 Thomsen EU/H/GT TD for #258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt, Renova 28,
Kuhl, 438 2. Prottel Rasmussen 439 1. Traut CZ-621 00, Brno, CZE. Email: [email protected] AND
Macchiagodena 2. Belchev 0 Traut. 440 1. Klausner Mischke, [email protected].
2. Carlsson Mischke, 3. Vogel Mischke, 4. Mischke 1 Results: 258 33/6. Garcia (5.B) 0 Nowodworsky, Velden,
Jongman. 442 1/14. Bak (DEN) 0 vs. all (Withdrawal). Goitre, Lappka; 37. Brockhaus 0 Stankus; 38. Felkl 0 Bdding;
7-player sections, TD from #943: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459 39/40. Lappka 0 Velden, 1 Mielnik; 259 8/12. Garcia (5.B) 0
Zempin, GER. Esterbauer, Jelazkowski, Costa, Kijevski, Denzich; 13/15.
1051 20. Jacobsen Perez 21. Jacobsen 1 Zlatin (5B) No Gottegnie 1 Bech Hansen, Senay, Brockhaus; 16. Gundrum 0
scoresheet, analysis etc. for adjudication by Zlatin. See the Denzich; 17. Esterbauer Muliuolis; 261 9/11. Janiga 1
table. 1053 21. Burnaschow 0 Gerards. No scoresheet, analysis Pihlajamki, Bech Hansen, 0 Mateu Farre; 262 5/6. Kokhanov
etc. for adjudication by Zlatin. See the table. 1060 21. Larra 1 Schneider, Nossein; 7/8. Keler 1 Schneider, Post.
1 Zlatin. No scoresheet, analysis etc. for adjudication by Zlatin. TD from #1111: M.Mller-Tpler, Weesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925
See the table. 1081 Dahlgren 1st etl. v. Lanz. 1093 18. Munich (GER).
Schichkow Thlelen. 1094 20. Milatz Delbecque. 1103 Final results: 1145 21. Roche Peris Uecker. Positions: 1.
Daconto 1st etl. v. Bures. 1108 Corr. 12. Packroff Sielaff 20. J.H. Duyker (NLD) 5, 2. H. Hbel (GER) 5, 3. E. Roche
Klein 0 Bystrow. 1115 18. Majewski 0 Schmidt. 1119 13. Bar Peris (ESP) 3, 4. L. Fabri (ITA) 3, 5. S. Zill (GER) 2, 6. J.
Uusitalo. 1120. Pyrich 1 Honza. 1121 Wellenreiter 1st etl. v. Kasowski (POL) 1, 7. D. Uecker (GER) .
Meshebiskij. 1127 15. Burnaschow Winckelmann 19. 1185 20. Lukas 1 Bronstein, 21. Bronstein Nicholls.
Winckelmann Corti. Winner: Winckelmann (GER). 1129 Positions: 1. M. Lukas (GER) 5, 2. J. Revenu (FRA) 5, 3.
Corr. 15. Rasmussen Pietrocola 19. Rasmussen 0 Grizaenko. M.C. Nicholls (ENG) 4, 4. C. Santagata (ITA) 3, 5. I. Bronstein
1130 17. Ignatiev Hansen. 1132 16. Chytilek 0 Lorin. 1139 (RUS) 3, 6. M. Madsen (DEN) 1, 7. I. Stein (GER) 0.
15. Sellerie Sipos. 1142 15. Verschuuren Packroff 16. 1209 20. Genestier 1 Reuter, 21. Genestier 0 Krmencik.
Packroff 0 Venturi. 1145 18. Gerold Jabot. 1147 Corr. 11. Positions: 1. R. Franceschi (ITA) 4, 2. R. Dourues (FRA)
Miciak Datler, not 1. 15. Scholz 1 Gyulai (2nd etl.) 1148 16. 4, 3. J. Kracht (GER) 4, 4. T. Genestier (FRA) 3 5. R.
Karkuth 1 Christoffersen 17. Christoffersen Bravo. 1151 8. Krmencik (CZE) 3, 6. T. Reuter (GER) 2, 7. M. Madsen (DEN)
Sampieri Corde. 1152 13. Klbel Hage. 1156 12. Schuster 0.
Lew. 1157 13. Kuhn Savenok 14. Kuhn Rodriquez. Results: 1167 18. Steudner 1 Minjakow. 1168 19. Rios Garces
1158 10. Michel 0 Rissanen. 1159 9. Turzynski 1 Schulz. 1160 0 Vonk. 1207 14. Negre Krmencik. 1208 17. Lindner 0
7. Powell 1 Blair. 1161 8. Wolff 1 Harman. 1162 7. Stilling Slawinski, 18. Goitre 1 Roggi. 1214 17/8. Bytschkow
Freiknecht 8. Petrovic 0 Schmidt 9. Stilling 1 Petrovic 10. Steinberg, Brggestra, 19. Vonk 1 Almarza Mato. 1217 16.
Petrovic 0 Freiknecht 11. Gustafsson 1 Petrovic 12. Petrovic 0 Schneider Zill. 1218 18. Incelli 0 Pihlajamki, 19. Incelli
David 13. Trautmann 1 Petrovic (Petrovic 5B, silent Labzentis, 20. Pauwels Labzentis. 1219 14/5. Henze 1
withdrawal) 1163 2. corr. 2. Mattheues 0 Potterat, game is not Vorobjew, Dicki. 1232 9. Andersen 1 Pougrac. 1238 13.
finished. Potterat 1st etl. v. Macdonald. 1164 5. Mkinen 0 Vella Goudriaan 1 Genestier. 1241 7/9. Day, Glaser, Lainema 1
6. Vella 1 Kaiser 7. Herzeveldt 0 Mkinen. 1165 2. Sprott 1 Wedemayer, 10. Wedemayer 1 Fakler. 1242 10. Anderskewitz
Jabot 3. Detmer Kiss. 1167 10 Nadrowski 0 Sellerie 11. 1 Solsona Manonelles, 11. Mrkvicka Anderskewitz, 12.
Sellerie Plukker. 1168 7. Walther 0 Hietanen 8. Sprott Solsona Manonelles Bernard. 1243 14. Rosner Palkoeck,
Luppi 9. Sendroby 1 Walther. 1169 3. Sellerie 0 Schulz 4. Schulz 15. Venceljowski Rosner. 1244 9. Rosner 1 Vitols. 1245 13.
1 Kiss. 1170 16. Daw 1 Galerne. 1173 7. Nicholls Brobakken. Weist 0 Evers. 1246 11. Matteg 0 Canibal, 12. Afanashev
1178 2. Bravo Wunsch. 1180 1. Niro Wilke. 1181 2. Rubio Matteg. 1248 6. Sardella 1 Almarza Mato. 1249 5. Ilnicki 1
Fecht. 1190 1. Lanz Johnson 2. Johnson Bekemann. Storm, 6. Reichert Georgiu, 7/8. Georgiu, Patocka 1 Almarza
1197 1. Mller 1 Ragnarsson. Mato. 1250 3. Schneider 1 Giraudet, 4. Kracht 1 Maier. 1252
11. Almarza Mato % Incelli, 12. Incelli Rittner, 13. Six 1
Higher Class Incelli. 1253 4/9. Soranzo 0 v. all, 10/14. Nienwenburg 0 v all
(except Soranzo). 1254 7. Vogel 0 Metschan. 1255 3. Krten 1
EU/H/GT TD to #257: Vladimir Houdek, 364 52 lutice 99
Vogel, 4. Vogel Zill. 1259 2. Aminta 1 Stehr, 3. Karweta 0
(CZE). Matic.
Final Result: 242 105. Costa 0 Schachow. Positions: 1. E.
Koser (GER) 11, 2/3. L. Tinture (FRA), W. Bachmann (GER)
11, 4/5. L. Costa (ITA), I. A. Schachow (CIS) 10, 6. J. Feller First Class
(LUX) 9, 7. Ing. A. Brschneider (GER) 8, 8. L. B. Hansen TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dres-
(DEN) 8, 9. P. Ortega Morales (ESP) 6, 10/11. A. Maier den (GER)
(OST), T. Dootson (ENG) 4, 12/13. H. Fauth (GER), Ch. Final Results. 1798 20. Khnl del Prete, 21. Mller 1 Galliou.
Coets (BEL) 4, 14. Dr A. Santaniello (ITA) 2, 15. F. Meyer Positions: 1. W. v. Eisengrein (GER) 5, 2. D. Altenbernd
(GER) 0 (withdrew). (GER) 5, 3. H. Stopher (ENG) 3, 4. G. del Prete ( ITA) 3, 5.
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(ITA-B) 0 Giertz, 1 Bernal Caamano

EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS (ESP); 35/36. Van Praet (BEL) Co-
lombo (ITA-A), 1 Bernal Caamano; 37/
38. Almeida 1 1 Arbrile. board 2 18/21.
Guimaraes (POR) 0 Walker (SWZ),
E. Khnl (CZE) 2, 6. M. Muller (GER) T.Muller (GER), C.Gnilka (GER) 2, 6. Pavoni (ITA-B), 0 0 Gonzalez Freixas
1, 7. B. Gal1iou (FRA) 0. A.Wipf (SWZ) 2, 7. A.Schmid (GER) (ESP); 22/24. Walker 0, Dabija
1819 19. Valledor 0 Abegg, 20. Richter 0. (ROM) Gonzalez Freixas; 25/28. Spitz
1 Valledor, 21. Salgado 0 Rautenberg. Results: 1190 12. Forster 0 Temme, 13. (FRA) Guimaraes (POR), 1 Guerrini
Positions: 1. B. Abegg (SWZ) 5, 2/3. Temme 1 Redmond, 1191 12/3. Dozaj, (ITA-A), Gonzalez Freixas (ESP);
J.Steinmann, W. Richter (GER) 4, 4. H. Vesson 0 Matyba, 1192 13. Sabbatini 29. Laurent (BEL) Spitz; Gonzalez
Reutenberg (GER) 3, 5. L. Valledor Fels, 14. Neussner 1 Looijmans, 15. Freixas leave 1-30.9. board 3 8/9. Baer
(ESP) 2, 6. A. Nisbet (SCO) 2, 7. G. Looiimans Sabbatini, 16. Sabbatini 1 (SWZ) 0 0 Troffiguer (FRA); 10.
Salgado (POR) 0. Capron, 1194 12/3. Munro 1 Bruschetta, Tarantino (ITA-B) 1 Rodriguez Martin
1820 Corr.: 4. v. Eisengrein 0 Schmid, 1195 12. Vogel 1 Gerl, 1196 10. (BEL); Cutillas (ESP) leave 1-30.8;
Ampiainen. Positions: 1. P. Madrid Vuillemin 1 Grant, 11. Duras 0 Perez Lopes (POR) replaced by Monteiro,
(ESP) 5, 2./3. J. Ampiainen (SVE), W. Marco, 12. Vuillemin Wermann, 13. starting date 15.12.97. board 4 10. Nitti
v. Eisengrein (GER) 4, 4./5. K. Bisbardis Perez Marco 1 Vuillemin, 1197 5. Keth (ITA-A) Garcia Gutierrez (ESP); 11.
(GRC), H. Rautenberg (GER) 3, 6. S. 0 Laffranchise, 1198 3. Randisi Fuchs, Garcia Gutierrez 1 Muri (SWZ); 12/14.
Cole (ENG) 1, 7. A. Glass (GER) 0. 4. Kfuchem 0 Ribes Colom, 5. Kruchem Muri 1 0 Boonet (BEL), Colucci
Results. 1793: 20. Hemming 1 1 Bussola, 1201 2. Brmme 0 Vollbrecht. (ITA-B); Garcia Gutierrez leave
Kotelnikow. 1818 19. Verhoef 1 Costa, Results GT/185-GT/188: 185 93. 5.9-15.10. board 5 19. Mevel (FRA) 0
20. Costa Pa rino. Corr.: 18. Albrecht Robertshaw 0 Kerner, 94. Adamczyk Mertens (BEL); 20. Bascetta (ITA-A)
Costa. 1825 17. Wolkowski 1 Roth. Suba, 95. Robertshaw 1 Adamczyk, 96. Suarez Sedeno (ESP); 21/22. Suarez
1836 16. Soja 0 Drunsfield. 1843 12. Meerssche 0 Cijs, 97. Meerssche 1 Suba, Sedeno, Mevel Flores (POR); 23/24.
Lane 1 Kellner, 13 Kellner 1 Gunther. 186 71/5. Jimenez Reinaldo 0 Neumann, Flores 1 1 Scaramuzzo (ITA-B); 25/27.
1844 11. Neri 1 Merker. 1845 13. Strick Wunderlich, Benito Ruiz, Dick, Ramos Suarez Sedeno 1 Mevel, Mertens, Buktas
0 de Lorenzo. 1846 11. Angus Faber, Barraso, 76/9. Lheureux, Robertshaw, (SWZ); 28. Buktas 0 Bascetta; 29/30.
12 Angus 0 Spierenburg, 13. Faber 0 Dozaj, Kerner 1 Jimenez Reinaldo, 187 Scaramuzzo 0 Mertens. board 6 16.
Spierenburg, 14. Ferreira 0 Faber, 15 42. Winkler 0 Alvarez Sabor, 43. Alvarez Castellano (ITA-A) 0 Iodice (ITA-B); 17.
Faber 1 sterberg, 16 Gabriss Faber. Sabor 0 Lehmann, 188 1/14. Jimenez Boada Llombart (ESP) 1 Svendsen
1847 15. Heel 0 Temme. 1848 14. Reinaldo 0 all. (SWZ); 18/19. Leconte (FRA) 1 Boada
Rooijakkers 1 Silva. 1849 15. Soberano Llombart, Grozescu (ROM); 20.
1 Krebs. 1850 12. Ferre 1 Merker, 13.
Ferre 1 Roos. 1855 2. Vettenburg 1
Third Class
Third Svendsen 0 Sneppe (BEL); Boada
Llombart leave 1-24.8.97. board 7 28.
Rittel. 1856 17. Johanson 1 Rodriguez. TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861,
Follert (ROM) Von Ballmoos (SWZ);
1858 4. Sifre 1 Mohr, 5 Sprenger 0 DK-8270 Hjbjerg (DEN) 29/30. Calzolari (ITA-A) 1, Follert 0
v.d.Burg. 1860 4. Haeberle 1 Sprod. Final Result 1119: 19.Sabbadini Verdier (FRA); 31/33. Poscente (ITA-B)
1861 2. Hansen 1 Schonwetter. 1862 1. Berenschot, 20/1. Berenschot, Hmske 1 Calzolari, 1 Follert; 34. Curado
Gramen 1 Feyen. 1867 1/6. All 1 Goldhorn. Positions: 1/2.A Ferre (POR) 0 Poscente; 35. Von Ballmoos
Gajewski. Perez (ESP), G. Perez Marco (ESP) 5, Curado; 36/37. Calzolari 1, Follert 0
EU/I/GT325-331: 3. B. Goldhorn (NLD) 4, 4.M. Hmske Garcia Gutierrez (ESP). board 8 20/22.
325 l00. Kersten 0 Fumich. 327 80. (GER)3, 5. .C.D.Berenschot (NLD) 2, Amoribello (ITA-B) 0, Clement (BEL),
Gerhards 1 Cleemann, 81. Hauswald 0 6. W Panke 1 , 7. C. Sabadini (ITA) De Lagontrie (FRA) 1 Bas i Fortuny
Gerhards. Corr.: 59; Cleemann . (ESP); 23. Lotti (ITA-A) 1 Morais
Schone, 60. Schone 1 Hauswald. 328 52. Results: 1138: 20 Tzannetakis 0 Galli. (POR); 24. Amoribello 0 Lotti; 25. Wurth
Lindberg Ludigk, 53. Rainer 1 1144: 16.Heckmann 0 Kuni, 17.Lepisto (SWZ) Iliescu (ROM). board 9 13/
Vasseur, 54. Piqueras 1 Lindberg, 55. 0 Bouwmeester. 1147: 13.Skrotzki 0 14. Grasso (ITA-B), Maffei (ITA-A) 1
Ldigk 0 Bultman, 56. Vasseur Drion, Molineuvo. 1149: 5.Semmler 1 Pfeiffer. Gil Matilla (ESP); 15. Grasso 1 Vedrunes
57. Muizarajs Vasseur. 329 55. v. 1150: 2.Milne 0 Pieleck. 1151: 1/6 (FRA). board 10 31. Palmkoeck (BEL)
Eisengrein 1 Mosser, 56. Mosser Morrissey 0 all, 7.Paap 0 Misere. Toscano (ITA-A); 32. Steinhauser
Wundahl, 57. Kohler 0 Wundahl, 58. (SWZ) Palmkoeck; 33. Barbafiera
Mosser Heidrich, 59. v. Eisengrein 0 (ITA-B) 1 Casares Ripol (ESP)
Miralles, 60. Tebar 0 Heidrich, 61. PS Due to a computer crash the listing
Khler 1 Heidrich. 330 17. Robertshaw
1 Moon, 18. Moon Ackers, 19.
COPPA LATINA V of the leaves and 1st time limit
exceedings may be incomplete.
Gorecki 0 Chico, 20. Dostal Kohler.
331 2. Cleemann 1 Winter, 3. Vasseur 1 Organised by ASIGC Standing in mid-November 1997:
Kessler. (251 of 560 games finished = 45%)
TD: Nol vant Riet, Achterstekamp 35,
1 Italy-A 66% 35/53
Second Class NL-9301 RB Roden, Netherlands, Fax
+ 31 50 5010578
2 Italy-B 56% 33/59
TD: Heinz Prokopp, B.-Kellerman-Str. 3 France 54% 45/83
Results sheet 5, 15.11.97. 4 Portuga1 50% 24/48
43, D-39120 Magdeburg, GER 5 Romania 48% 11/24
Final Results 1188:20. Gnilka 0 board 1 27/28. Giertz (SWZ) Mar-
tin (ROM); 29/30. Rogemont (FRA), 6 Belgium 45% 29/65
Battaglia, 21. Battaglia 0 Riha. Positions: 7 Switzld 44% 38/88
l. F.Riha (CZE) 5, 2. Z.Battaglia (ITA) Giertz Almeida (POR); 31/32. Giertz
1, Martin Rogemont; 33/34. Arbrile 8 Spain 42 34/82
5, 3. P.Kruchem (GER) 3, 4./5.
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North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

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Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected]
NAPZ
USA Championship
TD: Allen Wright
US CCC 11 Final:. Colucci Biedermann, Fleetwood
Murray, Valvo 0 Holzmueller, Murray 1 Smith.
Pacific Ar
acific ea Team Tournament III
Area
TD: J. Ken MacDonald (Canada).
2nd APTB/NAPZ Championship Information on this long-running event complete to 27/11/1997.
Board 1. 2 games remaining. Scores so far: S. Chouinard
TD: Maurice Carter (CAN), D. Biella-Bianchi (PER) & D. Eisen (USA) 5/8; H.
Lambert 1 De Jong, Callaway Timm, Preo 1 Lambert 0, Timm Glaser (SIP) 4 (1 game remaining), J. Aldrete (MEX) & J.M.
1 Youssef , Jacobs 1 Leung. Master Norm: Jacobs. Barrance (NZD) 4, G. Herrera (COL) 3 (2), G. Lambert (AUS)
Positions: 1. Timm 12, 2. Fleetwood 11, 3. Jacobs 10, 4. 3 (1), G. Hul (HKG) .
Callaway 9 (1); Callaway needs a draw for IM norm. Board 2. 4 games remaining. Scores so far: C. Guizar (MEX)
6 (1), H.P. Bennett (NZD) 6, G. Gutirrez (COL) 4 (3), A.
NAICCC VIII Prystenski (CAN) 4 (1), Carlson/Dunne (USA) 3 (1), A.
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) Johnston (HKG) & Paucar /Mongrut (PER) 3 (1), J.S.Purdy
7. Pedersen Conover, 8. Pedersen Thompson, 9. Pedersen (AUS) 2, B. Teo (SIP) 0.
Embrey, 10. Leskowsky 1 Hodges 0, 11. Wright 1 Leskowsky Board 3. 3 games remaining. Scores so far: M. Edelstein
0. 1st etl Bogle and Wright v Hux. (CAN) 7, D. Fleetwood (USA) 5 (1), A. Acevedo (MEX) 5,
Vacation: Pedersen 20 Nov 1997-18 Dec1997. D. Lovejoy (AUS) 3, P. Alzola (PER) 3 (2), G.B. Banks (NZD)
3, Ortega/Gonzales (COL) 2 (1), Chia Chee Seng (SIP) 2, D.
Master Class Carless (HKG) 1 (2).
Board 4. 8 games remaining. Scores so far: G. Wise (HKG) 6
TD: Allen Wright (1), J.G. Arboleda (COL) 5 (2), G. Morris (AUS) 5 (1), B.
NAPZ M-58: 13. Mrugala 1 Lapham, 14. duCret 1 Sarosy, Moore (USA) 4 (2), R. Mitchell (NZD) & P. McHoull (CAN)
corr: Murden 1 (not 0) v Mrugala. NAPZ M-59: 12. Mrugala 2 (1), G. Godnez (MEX) 1 (6), G. Paz (PER) 1, W. Wiliams
1 Wang Mong Lin, 13/14 duCret 1 Rosenberg & Eklund, 15 (SIP) (2).
Rosenberg 1 Eklund. NAPZ M-62: 11. Kistler 0 Morss, 12. Board 5. 2 games remaining. Scores so far: W. Megler (AUS)
Chandler 1 Guehn. NAPZ M-63: 6.Shyenberg 1 Noveski. 7, R.D. Cragg (CAN) 6 (1), E. Higulta (COL) 5, S. Cardoso-
Contreras (MEX) & M. Sims (NZD) 4, G. Berry (USA) 3, I.
2nd NAPZ Prize Master Sections. TD: Maurice Carter:
Leong (SIP) 2, M. Spooner (HKG) 1, M. Bailly (PER) 0.
M-01 1/ 4. Bacon, Shure, Atiken & Marconi 1 each vs Lovelace.
Board 6. 1 games remaining. Scores so far: Wang Mong Lin
M-02 1. Ryan 1 Shaw, 2. Golyak Ryan, 3/8. Lin, Golyak,
(SIP) 6, J.L. Montoya (COL) 5 (1), B.Richards (USA) 5, J.F.
Klompus, Doren, Ryan & Shaw 1 each vs Dix.
Cleeve (CAN) 4, Beattie/Andersson (NZD) 4, G. Mettyear
(AUS) 3, J. Landers (PER) 3, Davies/Bau (HKG) 2 (1), C.
Higher Class Gmez (MEX) 1.
TD: Thomas Dougherty Team scores: CAN 29 (3), USA 26 (5), COL 25 (11), AUS
H-38 Dulany 1 Tiling 0. H-40 Hymas 1 Brochard, Estes 1 24 (2), NZD 24 (1), MEX 21 (7), SIP 16 (3), PER 15 (3)
Pickney, Brochard 1 Pickney, Onstad 1 Pickney. H-41 Orlov and HKG 14 (5).
1 Pagusnan 0. The next PATT is likely to be organised by the USA.
Promotional Prize Sections:
H-03 15. Sergel 1 Jonovic, 16. Jarosz 1 Manzon. USA-Latvia match
USA-Latvia
TD: Maurice Carter
NAPZ-CAD
NAPZ-CADAP match
ADAP USA-12 Latvia 6. US player first: Bd 26. Pickett 1 Ribkinskis,
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) Bd 35. Eckert 1 Gerhards 0, Bd 36. Shure 1 Gegeris 0, Bd 47
Bd 15. Remus Bericat . Talmadge 1 Gulbis 0.

ICCF WORLD CUPS ICCF World-Cup VIII F

World-Cup inal
Final
TD: Egbert Bsenberg
Tournament starts: 05.01.1998 with: C. Espindola (ARG),
ICCF World-Cup VI/VII F
World-Cup inal
Final G. Valerio (ENG), J. Mercadal Benejam (ESP), R. Barten
(GER), W. Fademrecht (GER), F. Gerhardt (GER), H. Hoffmann
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw (GER), H.-J. Hofstetter (GER), H.-G. Koch (GER), H. Staudler
(POL). (GER), R. Stiefel (GER), K. Wrba (GER), H. ten Berge (NLD),
VI final: 89. Voyna 1 Pfretzschner, 90. Olsson Rause, 91/2. L. Forslf (SVE), W. P. Dudev (UKR).
Cutillas 1 Heyl, Khokhlov, 93. Normantas 1 Butze (def). Mr Bsenberg will maintain a table of results from this
VII final-97. Horackova Bern, 98. Krivonosovs 1 Wist. tournament at http://home.t-online.de/Eboesenberg/wc8final.
Leaders after 3 years: VI Voss 11 (14), VII Bern 11 (16). We shall have information about World Cup IX Final later.
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Der 3. Versuch. Mein

Weg zum Fernschach-
weltmeister by Grigorij
BO figurine symbols), and
they provide excellent
fighting chess. But indeed,

OKS
K. Sanakojew (Schach- it is the text that makes this
verlag Kania, 1997. ISBN 3- book so special. The text
931192-05-9. Hard cover, is organised chron-
240 pages, tournament ologically, the earliest
tables, players index, game reported being
opening index. DM 38.00 played around 1960. An
plus shipping). extension to the original
manuscript, which had

G
RIGORY Sanakoev Review by CC-GM concluded with the win of
is one of the Stephan Busemann the world championship,
worlds strongest provides games played up
correspondence chess to 1995.
players and the 12th CC will, however, only be Nearly all games are
world champion. He was appreciated fully by annotated. The annot-
runner-up in the 6th CC readers who have a fair ations are argumentative in
world championship final command of German. Let style, convincing (at least
after Horst Rittner (GDR) me quote the only English for me) and do usually not
and ranked fourth in the part of the book from the contain long variations.
10th final. editors preface: Sometimes, games are
This corresponds to the To the non-German- presented under a
title of the book, which speaking reader, I particular theme, e.g. the
translates into The Third apologise that you cannot use of traps. Such
Attempt. My route to fully enjoy this work. The comments go far beyond
become CC world games and analysis are the game under discussion
champion. fantastic, but the words and provide to the reader
It was CC-IM Tihomir that form the context are valuable insights as well as
Glowatzky, a teacher of even better! At first, I useful advice.
German and Russian, and myself could only read the Sometimes the editor
a friend of Sanakoevs, chess words from the takes the floor by adding
who suggested the Russian language man- comments of his own as
publication of the uscript. It was exciting footnotes. Keilhack refers
manuscript in German. enough, but with the to more recent
With Harald Keilhack, he understanding of the pub=lications that
found an enthusiastic words, the performance obviously were
editor. Both have invested takes on a very different, unavailable to the author
a lot of effort in translating and above all, when he wrote the
the work into German, in philosophical flavour. manuscript. In an attempt
having it extended and Unfortunately there will to match up with current
updated and in checking probably be no translation opening theory, Keilhack
and commenting on the to other languages. supports or rejects
analyses. True, the games can be evaluations of Sanakoevs.
Out came a very followed comfortably Occasionally he also
enjoyable book, which (algebraic notation, extends, or casts doubt, on
 62 January 1998

analyses. Although I found

these additional comments
always interesting, useful,
and appropriate in tone, I
wonder why it has not
been possible to check
back with the author in
order to integrate the
additional material into the
text.
The text reveals a lot
about Sanakoevs per-
sonality. He freely talks
about his dedication, his
fighting spirit, his joy and
despair. The symbiosis
between personality and
chess is obvious from both
the game annotations and
the texts linking up the
various steps of Sanakoevs
CC career.
The reader can
participate in Sanakoevs
long journey to the very Grigory Sanakoev (left) with Gottardo
top; he is not just presented Gottardi at the 1997 ICCF Congress. CC-GM
with beautiful snapshots Gottardis T-shirt shows a position from the
taken during the travel. It famous combination Sanakoev-Shaposnikov!
is interesting to follow how Picture by Pedro Hegoburu.
the author developed his
style of play over the years. considers more important opponents options, turn
Being an adherent of for his development than the board.In general,
tactical, aggressive play in many beautiful wins, e.g. the standard move is the
his early time, he his encounter with strongest, but you can
thematises the difficulty of Karlheinz Maeder in the only win with original
restraining oneself from ill- 10th World Championship moves!Remain
advised attacks. Patience final. And of course, he objective but conclude
seems to be one of the explains why. each analysis session with
distinguishing features of a Based on his games, a successful attack!. I like
great player. On the one Sanakoev continuously this eye-twinkling
hand, it is success that adds general insights to his humour a lot. Many of the
counts for the author; on collection of chess laws. laws are entertaining but
the other hand, he At the end of each chapter, not very much
definitely is in search of a few of these laws are applicable to games in
truth and perfection. presented. For instance: If progress, e.g. CC is not
Several of his defeats he you dont understand your for cowards. and If
 Chess Mail 63

Caissa is on your side, f5 d5 8 exd5 a6 9 a4 xb7 (27 xe8 c6)

double your efforts!. b5 10 b3 b6 11 e3 27...e7 White cannot
There are many c5 12 c3 b7 13 survive but 25 f2 gives
aphorisms and d3 00 hope of a defence.
philosophical insights Black has comp- 25...de7 26 f2
quoted from famous and ensation for the pawn XIIIIIIIIY
not so famous people, minus, but no more. 9-+-+r+k+0
including the ancient 14 e4! c8 9+l+-trpzp-0
Greeks as well as 14...xe3 15 xf6+ 9p+-+-+-zp0
contemporary phil- xf6 16 xe3 xd5 17 9+p+-zp-wq-0
osophers. Again I find it xd5 ad8 18 xb7! 9-+-+-snN+0
entertaining and perhaps xd3 19 cxd3 e7 20 e4 9+L+-+P+-0
valuable to see how CC life b4+ 21 e2 xb2+ 22 9PzPP+-wQPzP0
with all its emotional d2. 9+-+R+R+K0
aspects can be char- 15 xc5 xc5 16 00
xiiiiiiiiy
acterised very nicely by bxd5 17 f5 b6 18
general wisdom of life. h1 26...h8!
I can fully recommend Black has re- Necessary prophylaxis.
the book to anyone established material It might appear that after
interested in CC. equality but his pieces 26...e4 27 fxe4 xe4 Black
Especially readers with appear unharmoniously has an irresistible attack,
some command of posted in the centre. White but the zwischenzug 27 h4
German should not miss has the advantage of the refutes it: 27...h5 28 fxe4
this book. pair and threatens by g5 xe4 29 g3 threatening
1997-98, Stephan to achieve a concrete f6+ and d7.
Busemann, initiative on the kingside. 27 c3 f5 28 e3 e4 29
Correspondence Chess Black maintains equality fxe4 xe4 30 h4 h5 31
Grandmaster by regrouping his . d4
18...c7! 19 g5 d7 20 White finds the best
The following game e2 e8 21 ad1 h6!? defence but it leads to a
(notes greatly shortened 22 xf6?! lost endgame. 31 d7
here by the editor) is one This timid move xg2 32 xg2 xh4+ 33
of those added in the surrenders the initiative. g1 h1# or 31 c2
German edition. 22...xf6 23 e3 f4! xe3 32 xf4 h3+ 33
23...ed8 would allow g1 xh4.
Sicilian Defence (B55) general exchanges on the 31...xg2 32 xg2
Henk Sarink (NLD) - d-file with equality. e2 33 xf5 xf5 34
Grigory Sanakoev 24 g4 xf5 xg2 35 d5
(USSR) 24 xd7 xe2 25 xb7 xb2! 01.
CC-ol 10 final 1988-91 f8. White must retreat but
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 24...g5! 25 e3?! his position after 36 f1
cxd4 4 xd4 f6 5 f3!? An unfortunate move, xd5 37 xd5 xa2 is
White avoids theoretical Also after 25 e1? xg2 26 hopeless.
debates. This variation is xg2 xg4+ or 25 xd7 Mr Sanakoev is
better than its reputation. xe2 26 xf7+ (26 xf7 currently playing in the
5...e5 6 b5+ bd7 7 h8 ...e4) 26...f8 27 14th Wch Final.
 64 January 1998

By Tim Harding

Correspondence chess is quality chess

A
N EMINENT player recently asked Of course, the sporting element is so
us What contributions have CC paramount in OTB play (with a high
players made to chess theory? percentage of games decided by nerves and
Trying to make lists is not, we feel, the the clock) that we could ask: what
right way to answer that question. contribution to theory has been made by
For example, look at the brilliant players at the board, as opposed to the quiet
solution to an endgame problem found of their study or hotel rooms preparing for
by Rittner in the first game in this issue: games, i.e. when they are in CC mode.
GM Averbakh was shown the position and However, of course the heat of battle with
he did not see how to win it! an opponent seated opposite does lead to
We also think that those OTB players surprising insights at times.
who have not tried CC, or who scoff at Each form of the game has its own
correspondence play, should take another strengths. Just as postal and email players
look at what we present, and not just in a regularly follow events in grandmaster
hunt for openings novelties although chess, so OTB players should study CC
we have several in every issue. So please developments. Where better to do that
interest your OTB friends in our magazine! than by studying Chess Mail?

Sorry, no players index until next month...

OUR intention was to include a players We can now confirm, for those readers
index for Volume I in this issue but its who asked about binders, that the ones
preparation was delayed and we designed for British Chess Magazine will
discovered too late that it would require suit Chess Mail: the only snag is that you
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discussion with our printer, we had to name of their publication on the spine.
hold it out for a month; we apologise for Order direct from British Chess Magazine
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2/1998 which will be detachable so you inclusive of UK postage, (other countries:
can keep it with your first years issues. add 10%).
 ISSN 1393-385X

C hess
M ail
2/1998
Ragnar Wikman moves
to a new role
Theory: a new idea in the
6 Bg5 Najdorf Sicilian
Bravura play from
Viking Iceland
Notes by Umansky &
FIDE-GM Baburin
Report on first email
master tournaments

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 February 1998

Chess Mail CONTENTS

Volume 2, No. 2, February 1998
Chess Mail magazine is published by: World Champion Umansky Annotates
Chess Mail Limited, 26 Coolamber Park, Four of his games: Pages 2-4
Dublin 16, Ireland. Ragnar Wikman, Interview and Games
This is a private limited company, established in Pages 5-13
1996 and incorporated in the Irish Republic. The
directors are Timothy Harding and Joan Harding. Email Tournament of the Month
Our fax/phone number is: Jiri Pelikan Memorial A and B: Pages 14-23
+353-1-4939339 National Profile:
and our e-mail address is: Correspondence Chess in Iceland
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By Jn Adlf Plsson: Pages 24-30
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Copyright in original articles belongs to the The Best CC Game Ever Played
bylined writers or to Tim Harding where no auth- Alexander Baburin annotates: Pages 31-32
or is named. No part of this magazine may be Theory: Najdorf Sicilian
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or trans- Tim Harding on CC innovations in Perenyi's
mitted in any form or by any means without the line: Pages 33-35
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Special contributors this issue: Jn Adlf Conover's idea in the Leningrad Dutch
Plsson, Mikhail Umansky, Alexander Baburin By Roy DeVault: Pages 36-37
Assistance with crosstables: Angela Harding Around the World
and Claudia Harding Two games in depth. Pages 38-40
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ette (3.5" PC format) in Word 6/ChessBase. ICCF News
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(New Zealand), Bertrand Weegenaar (The Nether-
lands) and Max Zavanelli (USA).
 Next Olympiad cycle
THIS months interviewee, Ragnar Wikman, as one of his final duties before
completing his handover of Tournaments duties (see page 64), intends to begin
both the new 12th CC Olympiad Final and 13th Olympiad Preliminary Sections
on March 1, 1998. He hopes to be able to issue the starting instructions and
details in late January/early February.
If necessary, Mr. Wikman intends to use the authority delegated to him by
the 1997 Congress to decide upon the composition of the new Olympiad Final.

Two critical yyears

ears to go... ECO

T
Index
WO years ago I began planning Chess Mail; in two more years
the new century will begin. These are crucial years for CC to A18 4
popularise itself and establish its position in the era of electronic A57 19, 29
communications. It is a time of danger and of opportunity for those A59 14
who love the game and want a new generation to join them. A88 36
Not so long ago, anybody who insisted on using the term B09 25
correspondence chess instead of postal chess was in danger of B12 28
being regarded as a pedant but now the term postal chess almost B14 26
sounds quaint. As I start play in the new World Championship B19 12
Semifinals I wonder if this will be the last traditional postal event I B21 27
shall play unless I qualify for the Three Quarter Final. However, B42 18
there are still several countries where chess and CC are popular but B66 22
the availability of email is limited so the postcard still has a role to B69 2
play in the next decade at least. B78 21
These are all topics discussed in our wide-ranging interview with B86 30
Ragnar Wikman in this issue. A man of iron logic and great humour, B90 20, 38
Ragnar has been one of the key people making ICCF aware that it B92 20, 29
must make ready for the Millennium. B93 42
The first email master tournaments are now well under way, and B99 33, 35
our Tournament of the Month feature deals with them; after less 12
C03 11
months play, the Pelikan Memorials are at the stage a postal event
C11 24, 25
would only reach in 2-3 years. Because this feature is also our Email
C44 30
column, the Internet/computer coverage in the back half of the
C51 23
magazine may seem a bit thin, but we intend to compensate for that
C63 30
next month. If theres a topic youd like covered, please let us know!
C67 13
We also wanted to devote a lot of space to the National Profile of
C95 2
Iceland, because (just as in OTB chess), this is a country with a huge
activity and success rate in proportion to its size. I hope you enjoy D13 41
these games played in the spirit of the Vikings! D92 31
Finally, we have been encouraged by the high level of renewals E26 27
and new subscriptions come in, but we need more readers! Please E70 39
tell your friends (and even your opponents) about us. Also please E73 21
send in any good gambit games right away for our forthcoming E82 3
Gambit Issue, which will be number 5 or 6 this year.. E89 26
Tim Harding (Editor)
 2 February 1998

World Champion Umansky annotates

THE 13th CC World Champion has sent In the following game Black had to find
us notes to the two following games some hard moves to survive; the variation
which ended recently. His opponent at Whites 33rd move will, in particular,
recently qualified for the CC-GM title in repay detailed study.
World Championship Final XIV.
We hope to present more games by Spanish Breyer (C95)
Mr Umansky later this year. Michel Lecrocq (FRA) -
Mikhail M. Umansky (RUS)
Kings Indian Defence (E69) Russia vs Rest of the World 1993-7
Mikhail M. Umansky (RUS) - 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
Michel Lecrocq (FRA) f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 00 8
Russia vs Rest of the World 1993-7 c3 d6 9 h3 b8 10 d4 bd7 11 bd2
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 g3 g7 4 g2 00 b7 12 c2 e8 13 f1 f8 14 g3
5 f3 d6 6 00 bd7 7 c3 e5 8 e4 g6 15 a4 c5 16 d5 c4 17 g5 h6 18
c6 9 h3 b6 10 dxe5 dxe5 11 c2 e8 e3 c5 19 d2 h5 20 g5 h6 21
12 e3 c7 13 ad1 b6 14 b4 f8 15 e2 e7 22 f1 eb8 23 h2 c8
a3 a5 16 b3 axb4 17 axb4 h6 18 d2 24 xc5 dxc5 25 d6 xg5 26 xg5
g7 19 fd1 e7 20 e1 b7 21 f4 26 dxe7 xd2 27 xd2 e8.
ad8 22 d3 c8 23 b5 c5 26...xd6 27 d1 h7
XIIIIIIIIY 27...e7 28 f4.
9-+ltrr+-+0 28 e3
28 g3.
9+-wq-vlpmk-0 28...f6 29 f3 e6 30 xc5 g5
9-zpp+-snpzp0 31 xe5
9+Psn-zp-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+P+PzP-+0 9rtr-+-+k+0
9+QsNNvL-zPP0 9+-+-+p+-0
9-+-tR-+L+0 9p+-+lwqp+0
9+-+R+-mK-0 9+pwQ-sN-snp0
xiiiiiiiiy 9P+p+P+-+0
9+-zP-+-+P0
24 xc5 xc5 25 xc5 xd2 26
xd2 bxc5 27 b6 e7
9-zPL+RzPP+0
27...b8 28 a4 exf4 29 gxf4 xf4 30 9+-+R+-mK-0
c3+-. xiiiiiiiiy
28 a4 d8
28...exf4 29 gxf4 xe4 30 e2 f5 31 31...xh3
xe4 fxe4 32 e3+-. 31...c8 32 c6.
29 xd8 xd8 30 fxe5 h5 32 d6
30...d4+ 31 h2 xe4 32 b2. RR 32 gxh3 xe5 33 xe5 f3+.
31 h2 e7 32 e6 b7 32...e6 33 e3
32...fxe6 33 e5+-. If 33 gxh3 g5+ 34 f1 d8 35 d7
33 e3 10. a7 36 c6 c7 37 xa6 cxd7 38 xd7
 Chess Mail 3

xd7 39 xb5 d8 40 xc4 h4. Finally here is a game against Karlis

33...d8 34 d7 g5 35 xh3 a7 Ozols about whom there has been some
36 g3 axd7 37 xd7 xd7 38 controversy in the media lately, as we
xg5 xd1+ 39 xd1 xg5 40 f3 mentioned last month (page 33). John
e6 . Mackie informs us: I knew about Ozols
The Rest of the World still has a big affairs even as early as 1969/70 when I
lead in this match. was team captain of the Australian ICCF
Here is another game sent to us by the olympic team, and he was a member of
World Champion, from the USSR the team. There are different versions of
Championship which he won 20 years his past and the Australian Security
ago.
Kings Indian Defence (E82)
Mikhail M. Umansky -
E. Balendo (Minsk)
13th USSR CC Ch 1977-8
(Notes by Umansky)
1 c4 g6 2 c3 g7 3 d4 f6 4 e4 d6 5
f3 00 6 e3 b6 7 d3 a6 8 ge2 c5 9
d5 e6 10 00 exd5 11 cxd5 bd7 12
b3 b5 13 c1 e8 14 d2 e5 15
b1 b4 16 d1 d7 17 b2 b5 18
c4 xc4 19 bxc4 a5 20 g5 a4
21 f4 ed7 22 g3 h6 23 xf6 xf6
24 ce1 d7
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0
9+-+n+pvl-0
9p+-zp-+pzp0
9+-zpP+-+-0
9qzpP+PzP-+0
9+-+-+-sN-0
9P+-wQ-+PzP0
9+L+-tRRmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
25 e5! dxe5 26 f5 g5 27 f6! xf6 28 h4
h7 29 xf7 xf7 30 xh7 f8
a) 30...f6 31 f1 g7 32 xf6+-;
b) 30...d7 31 f1+ e7 32 d6+ d8
33 d5 a7 34 xc5+-;
c) 30...f8 31 d6 e8 32 d5 a7 33
xc5+-.
31 f2+ g7 32 f5 h8 33 f7
g7 34 h5 g8 35 e4 +- Black
resigned (10).
 4 February 1998

Services got all the details and it was 000 16 a4 he8 17 fe1
thought that there was no need to 17 e6 f6 18 exf7 e7 19 b5 a6 20
investigate the matter any further. xc7 xc7 21 xc7 xc7 22 fe1 f8.
Prior to World War II, Ozols particip- 17...b4!
ated in the Kemeri, 1937 tournament XIIIIIIIIY
alongside such figures as Alekhine, Fine, 9-+ktrr+-+0
Flohr, Keres, Reshevsky and Tartakower. 9zppzp-+pzpp0
He represented Latvia in the 1936 and 9-+-+-+-+0
1937 Olympiads.
9+-+-zP-+-0
English Opening (A18) 9PvlnsN-vL-+0
Karlis Ozols (AUS) - 9+-zP-+-+-0
Mikhail M. Umansky (USSR) 9-+-+-zPPzP0
10 CC Ol Prel, 1982 9tR-+-tR-mK-0
(Notes by Umansky) xiiiiiiiiy
1 c4 f6 2 c3 e6 3 e4 d5 4 e5 d4 5
exf6 dxc3 6 bxc3 xf6 7 d4 e5 8 e2 18 b5
e7 9 xe5 xe5+ 10 dxe5 c6 11 If 18 e2 a5 or 18 cxb4 xd4 19
f4 e6 12 f3 a5 g3 b6 20 a5 d5 21 b5 c3 22 b6 axb6
12...000 13 g5. 23 axb6 cxb6 24 f4 d7 25 f5 d2 26 f1
13 d4 xc4 14 xc4 xc4 15 00 b5 27 a3 b4 28 b3 d5+.
18...c5 19 ad1
19 e6 xe6 20 xe6 fxe6 21 xc7 e5
22 e6 d5 23 g3 a3 24 xg7 a5+.
EXCLAM! 19...a6 20 d4 b2 21 d2 xa4 22
b3 a3
E-Mail CC Money Tournaments XIIIIIIIIY
9-+ktrr+-+0
Features: 9+pzp-+pzpp0
* Over 80% of entry fees returned as prize
money 9p+-+-+-+0
* EXCLAM! Elo ratings provided 9+-+-zP-+-0
(Web-based) 9n+-+-vL-+0
* EXCLAM! Bulletin provided 9vlNzP-+-+-0
(Web-based) 9-+-tR-zPPzP0
* EXCLAM! Premier for ELO > 2000
* EXCLAM! Reserve for ELO < 2000 9+-+-tR-mK-0
* 7 Players (6 games: 3 white, 3 black) xiiiiiiiiy
* Professionally run tournaments
23 g5
For more information and an 23 a1 xc3!+.
application: 23...xd2 24 xd2 b2 25 e3 b6
http://www.arrowweb.com/chess/ 26 f4 c4 27 f3 a5 28 c1 a4 29 a5
EXCLAM.HTM xa5 30 xb2 c4 31 a1 d8 32
or email: [email protected] f1 d2 33 e1 a3 34 h3 a2 35 h2
(John C. Knudsen) a3 36 g1 c2 37 g3 xa1 38
xa1 b5 01.
 Chess Mail 5

Ragnar Wikman: 50 yyears

ears yyoung
oung
wit
withh a neww
new orld to conquer
world

Ragnar Wikman is
embarking on a new
role as ICCFs Deputy
President (Rules)
after a quarter of a
century serving ICCF
in numerous
capacities. Tim
Harding interviewed
him at Christmas.

Multiple medallist ...

Ragnar Wikman
applauds another winner
at the prizegiving for the
1st Mindsports Olympiad
in London last summer

Thank you for agreeing to the over the world were a constant source of
interview, Ragnar. excitement for me, and no doubt also
Your father was a well-known CC contributed to my interest in stamps. I
player in Finland. So evidently chess, must have learnt the moves before the
and especially CC, was something you age of 5, because I have a recollection of
playing in an apartment from which we
were brought up to? At what age did moved away when I was 4 years old.
you learn the game and when did you However, when it comes to more serious
begin correspondence play? play I was a late starter; I joined an OTB
That is correct. His CC cards from all club at the age of 17 and didnt begin with
 6 February 1998

a minority language; it is one of the two

official languages in Finland!
Ragnar Wikman Of course, theory and practice do not
Factfile always match to 100%, so one cannot
always expect to get fluent service in
Name: Nils Ragnar Wikman (though Swedish in offices which are legally
called Ragnar in all but official obliged to offer it, but in general no, I
documents) have never experienced my being a
Age: 50 Finlandsswede as a problem. In fact I
Single consider myself privileged, since this
Born: Han, Finland gives me access to two cultural spheres,
Living: bo, Finland both the Scandinavian and the uniquely
Profession: Lecturer in Computer Finnish. Hopefully this also has had some
Science at bo Akademi University positive effect on my attitude towards
(the university for the Swedish- other cultures, something which I
speaking minority in Finland) consider extremely important in any
Homepage: http://www.abo.fi/ international organisation, and
~rwikman particularly in ICCF with its motto Amici
Chess work landmarks: Sumus we are friends.
1972-1979 ICCF Tournament Evidently there is a great tradition of
Secretary (WT/III, II and III ICCF CC in Finland, with a good national
Cup) organisation. How did this come
1983-87 Leader of the World about? How many active CC players
Tournament Office are there now in Finland?
1988-95 Tournament Director Around 1970 a group of young
1996-97 Deputy President enthusiasts took over the leadership of the
(Tournaments) Finnish CC organisation. This brought
1998 Deputy President (Rules) about a great expansion in the range of
tournament activities, and a strong
information campaign directed mainly at
the OTB players led to a great increase in
CC until I was 20 incidentally, my first membership. The period also coincided
CC tournament was the 1st ICCF Cup. with an increased interest in chess among
You wrote in a Chess Mail article last people in general (the Fischer-Spassky
year that Swedish is your mother match in 1972 made headlines even
tongue. Is being part of the Swedish outside the chess magazines). So, I guess
minority a problem in Finland these it is fair to say that it was a combination
days or all you are well integrated, of lucky coincidences the right people
getting together at the right time, finding
unlike (say) Ireland where even in the a receptive audience. In those days we
late 20th century there are cultural had over 1,000 members, but since 1980
clashes stemming from religion there has been a gradual decrease so
language or other historical causes? nowadays we have around 500 members.
I think it is fair to say that the Swedish This seems to be a universal
minority in Finland (comprising about 6% phenomenon, younger players do not
of the population) is one of the legally seem interested in postal chess any more
best protected in the whole world. In fact, I fear the long postal transmission times
Swedish does not even have the status of might act as a deterrent.
 Chess Mail 7

You were awarded the ICCF

International Master title in 1987. ICCF President Alan Borwell
What event(s) earned you the title? welcomes our feature on Ragnar:
Did your approach to tournaments Ragnars unpaid work for
change after you got the title? ICCF for more than three
The first halfnorm I earned in the
preliminary round of the II European decades has been
Team Championship (on board 8) around tremendous and it is very
1978-81. The tournament which was appropriate that he is
eventually accepted as a second halfnorm accorded some universal
was held at the same time, the recognition for his dedication
preliminaries to the IX CC Olympiade. and efforts on behalf of CC
Here I came in after about 4 months and players worldwide. He is a
about 10 moves as a replacement player, World Champion in his own
and in the remaining games scored right!!
exactly the points required for a halfnorm.
However, in those days halfnorms
were not counted for replacement analyse in a correspondence game,
players, so it was not until 1987 when and how did you solve it?
an amendment to the Rules allowed for This is a question which is more or less
replacement norms to be counted if the impossible to answer. However, one of
games were taken over before an average the most interesting (at least during recent
of 10 moves had been played the ICCF years) was the one in the game against
Congress awarded me the title, and then Molarius (see below) where I pondered
based upon para. 52f of the rules. about the possibilities/options around the
I dont think the title itself changed my TN move. But I have to admit, I didnt
approach to tournaments; it only attack that position in a systematic way,
coincided with increased responsibilities it was (as it usually is for me) just an
in the ICCF administration, so I had less endless flow of what-if ideas, most of
time to devote to really serious play. which were immediately discarded, but
How would you describe your style every now and then the flow of thought
of play? What kind of positions do seemed to come up with something
you enjoy? interesting...
On the chessboard I am basically a What are you playing in now? Have
materialist, so my favourite positions often you other upcoming events?
arise from ECO variations which are Mainly in a Finnish memorial
described with (more than) sufficient tournament to our national tournament
compensation for the material director Liisa Vyrynen. She died quite
surprisingly often I have succeeded in unexpectedly about a year ago, at only
proving that the compensation was, in 50 years of age. All our board members
fact, insufficient. participate in her memorial she
What players do you admire? deserves it! Apart from that, I have only a
I have (regrettably) never had the time few team matches, and a section in the
to study other players games in depth, XI ICCF Cup. No upcoming events in
so it is difficult for me to name a particular sight, fortunately!
favourite. I do admire Kasparovs As you work in academic computer
versatility, though. teaching, I gather you use Unix
What is the most fascinating or the systems rather than the Windows
most difficult position you had to environment with which most
 8 February 1998

readers are probably familiar. Can

The annoying postal delays (especially
you describe what chess software you
in some international tournaments) are
use, please? completely eliminated, but on the other
Yes, we are running on Unix. hand, when the reply might drop in on
However, I have no chess software in the you only minutes after youve sent your
Unix environment the only thing I rely own move, no doubt some players feel it
on is an old ChessBase I have installed is too much like blitz...
on my own PC. And it is so old it doesnt
When (if ever) do you think all
even run under Windows, but under DOS.
The picture shows you with medals correspondence chess will be played
by email ten years? 25 years? 5
you won last year at the Mind Sports
years? Or will there always be some
Olympiad in London. Was this just for
chess or did you play other games? players who want to play by post?
I think there will always be some
What were your impressions of this players who want to play by post,,
event? because they need the time in the post to
No, chess was just a minor part of that let the positions ripen, to sink in. But
adventure my main goal was the I definitely think that email CC will rise
Pentamind tournament. It is probably to a status on par with traditional postal
best described as sort of a mental chess in a very short time, maybe even in
equivalent to Pentathlon sports events, less than 5 years.
and Im happy and proud to say that I What advice would you give to
did win a bronze medal in the first ever
Pentamind competition! In the process I somebody starting email CC if they
also picked up two silver medals were a traditional postal player, or if
neither one in chess, though... they were an over-the-board player
The main reason I decided to who hadnt played correspondence
participate was that I wanted to see if a chess before?
50-year old brain was still up to the To judge from some feedback from the
challenge of learning something new I experimental ICCF fax tournament (1994-
have to admit I was not too disappointed 96) the psychological effects of never
with the results... The event itself was having a clean table (the feeling you
quite fascinating. Being the first of its kind, have when on Sunday evening you have
it no doubt had more similarities with the written down your last reply and dropped
1896 Athens Olympiad than with the 1996 the whole bunch of cards in the mailbox
centennial Olympiad in Atlanta, but in my while taking the dog out for a walk, and
opinion it has a definite potential to know there will be no chess cards on your
develop into something big. I myself will table at least for the next few days) can
most definitely participate also in coming be rather difficult to cope with for
years! established postal players.
What do you think are the advantages In email (and fax) chess, the replies
of email correspondence chess, and might begin to drop in just minutes after
the disadvantages? you laboriously cleaned the table... So,
Well, what one player sees as an I would probably advise an established
advantage the other might see as a postal player to forget about the clean
disadvantage... table syndrome and instead concentrate
Isnt email too like blitz for some upon using the time as effectively and
wisely as possible.
players? They dont find it easy to For the OTB-player I would probably
play as carefully as in a traditional CC emphasise the ease of transmission, the
game by postcards... short (in practice often negligible)
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beginning to affect my efficiency and

transmission times, while pointing out the ability to come up with new ideas. So I
opportunity to analyse a crucial position did feel that a change of venue might
for hours on the board instead of having be a good idea, yes.
to do it in your head in a few minutes Since tournaments and rules are closely
with the clock mercilessly ticking towards connected anyway and since I have
the time control. One of the main always been interested also in rules
advantages with CC (be it by post or questions (in fact I was a member of the
email) is in my opinion the possibility to Rules Commission for 20 years, during
analyse a(ny) position much more in 1975-95) I felt this was a natural move
depth than can be done OTB. to make, especially since other moves
Now, lets talk about your work for brought about in the Presidium by Alan
ICCF. How did this come about, what Borwells election as new ICCF President
jobs have you done in ICCF created a vacancy in this very position.
(Tournament Secretary, Arbiter etc.) Before you finally hand over the
and when did you become ICCF Tournaments brief to Eckhard Lers,
Tournament Director, and thus a you have a few tasks to complete,
Presidium member? especially in connection with the
I began as a Tournament secretary (in Olympiads. Can you please explain:
WT/III, and in the preliminaries of the II a) why it has taken so long to finish
and III ICCF Cup) back in 1971, and in Olympiad Final 12/Preliminaries 11;
1975 became an International ICCF b) what steps ICCF has decided on to
Arbiter. In 1983, following the sudden avoid a recurrence of this; and c) how
death of Giuseppe Mandolfo, I on short you will settle any outstanding issues
notice took over as leader of the World
Tournament Office, a job I held until 1987, relating to team and individual title
when I was elected ICCF Tournament qualifications?
Director (and hence became a Presidium Situation a) is regrettably caused by the
Member) after Erik Larsson, who at the terrible postal connections to some parts
Bloemendaal congress announced his of the world (particularly the CC world)
retirement after a long and illustrious during the last 5 years. Despite heroic
career in ICCF. With the new statutes efforts by the Tournament Secretary Roald
being adopted in 1994, the post as Berthelsen including mandating use of
Tournament Director was cancelled and email and fax links in several cases the
its duties taken over by the Deputy obstacles have been formidable. Another
President (Tournaments), a post I was reason might lie in the continuously
elected to in 1995. improving quality of play many of the
You are now in transition from the still-open games are extremely difficult,
hard-to-assess endgames. These factors,
role of Deputy President (Tourn- in conjunction with ICCFs policy to try to
aments) to Deputy President (Rules). avoid adjudication in decisive games have
This is announced elsewhere in this led to the current situation.
issue of Chess Mail, but can you On b), the approach is twofold; firstly
please give your own view of the we have decided to initiate a system with
rationale for the changes? overlapping Olympiads, thus securing
Well, after 15 years of intense that a CC Olympiad will start at least once
tournament work (25, if we count the every three years, and secondly we have
years as Tournament Secretary) a certain decided to give the Tournament Director
feeling of routine began to creep in, Roald Berthelsen even greater authority
slightly reducing the enthusiasm I felt for to mandate the use of email and/or fax in
the job during earlier years, and also potentially postally difficult encounters.
 10 February 1998

the increased use of new technologies will

I really dont care how my bring back the young to CC!
Evidently there is some overlap
opponents make their between the responsibilities of the
moves! The way I see it, my deputy presidents for Rules and
task is to find the best move Tournaments, but you may now have
in any given position which to take a different viewpoint on some
issues? A typical view I get from
arises on the board, America and elsewhere (and well
regardless of how it has return to this soon in Chess Mail) is
been brought about, with or that ICCF is sitting on the fence over
without the aid of a the computer analysis issue. Some
players are saying that ICCF should
computer. denounce computer use: even if it
cannot enforce a rule, it can take a
strong public stance and influence
Re c), at the historic ICCF Congress in opinion.
Argentina 1997 I was given full authority This is actually almost amusing, since
to settle these issues in the best possible ICCF has taken a very conscious stance
way. Currently I am reviewing the on this issue, and we have done anything
positions in (at least the most important) but sitting on the fence. However, the
open games and will then make my stance ICCF has taken on this issue (as
decision based upon that additional was clearly brought out in the 1/1997
information. issue of Chess Mail) is to not denounce
You have a minimum of two years as the use of chess computers! Explaining
Deputy President (Rules), with the full reasons for this viewpoint would
Presidium elections being due at the easily double the length of this interview,
1999 ICCF Congress. So what do you so let me try to summarise it like this:
see as your main task in these two a) It would be meaningless (and
years, and the main priorities for the disastrous to competitive CC) to make a
whole ICCF leadership in these two rule forbidding computer use, since it
cannot be enforced.
years? b) If something is not forbidden, it is
The main priority for ICCF as a whole (by definition) allowed, and hence can
will no doubt be to ensure that the not be denounced as unethical!
transition to a more email-based As for myself, I really dont care how
environment will be as smooth as my opponents make their moves! The
possible. The role of the Deputy President way I see it, my task is to find the best
(Rules) in this period is to make sure that move in any given position which arises
changes in the rules necessitated by this on the board, regardless of how it has
are made properly. been brought about, with or without the
What I think is particularly encouraging aid of a computer.
about ICCF is the willingness even
enthusiasm with which various officials Finally, what do you think is the
approach the challenges brought about special value of correspondence
by the new technologies. A potential chess? How can we persuade more
problem is the relative scarcity of young players to try it? And how do you see
enthusiasts this is true on the the future of CC?
organisational side as well. I really hope The way I see it, it is impossible to
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point at some particular feature and say: French Defence (C03)

This is the special value of CC. There are Pertti Koskinen - Ragnar Wikman
lots of good reasons to choose CC; the 30 Finnish CC Ch, 1985-86
possibility to analyse a position in depth
(in CC, every position is an adjourned (Notes by Ragnar Wikman)
position), the possibility to analyse when 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 e7
it fits your timetable (and not the time Known as Romanishins move.
table of your chess club), the possibility However, it was actually played by the
to take part in a tournament even an Australian CC player John Kellner more
international one while sitting in your than 30 years ago. In WC Final VI he
own favourite armchair at home, and created some interesting games with this
last but not least the possibility to make move, playable also against 3 c3.
new friends and acquaintances all over 4 e5 c5 5 c3
the globe! The game Kuzmin-Romanishin,
Players new to CC should hopefully
be able to relate to at least one of the Leningrad 1977, went 5 dxc5 c6 6 gf3
above reasons, and hence convinced to c7 7 b5 xc5 (7...d7 8 xc6 xc6 9
give it at least a try, provided we can make b4 a5 10 c3) 8 b3 b6 9 00 ge7 10
the application threshold low enough f4 d7 11 d3 g6 12 g3 a5=.
so as not to discourage them even before An interesting try would be 5 g4!?.
they start! 5...c6 6 df3 a5!?
In this I think the internet (with its email Attempting to provoke Whites next,
connections and websites) will play an in order to get a chance to gobble up a
increasingly important role the ideal few pawns, poisoned or not.
would be if one could find information 7 d2 b6! 8 a4?!
about CC and ICCF on one site and apply
for ones first free trial tournament on that This leads somewhat surprisingly to
same site, and receiving the assignments disaster. 8 c1 was probably the best
within days! choice, even if Black then has got the
So yes, I definitely see a future for CC. move...b6 for free.
No doubt it will be (much) more email- 8...cxd4 9 cxd4 xd4 10 a5 xb2!
based in the future, but surely also postal You seem to have the ability to make
chess will live on! possible the impossible, sighed my
Please show the readers some of your opponent in exasperation after this move.
best game(s)! Blacks counter-threats are strong enough
Here are two miniatures from national to hold his position together.
tournaments, the first one typical for my XIIIIIIIIY
style, the second one somewhat atypical...
Also the choice of games is in a sense 9r+l+k+ntr0
quite atypical, since I have mostly played 9zpp+-vlpzpp0
internationally the longer duration of 9-+-+p+-+0
international play seems to suit me better. 9zP-+pzP-+-0
In fact, my only real success in a national 9-+-sn-+-+0
tournament came in the XXXth Finnish
Championship where I took the bronze 9+-+-+N+-0
medal. The first game is from that 9-wq-vL-zPPzP0
tournament, and it was quite enjoyable, 9tR-+QmKLsNR0
because for once I could really indulge xiiiiiiiiy
in my favourite pastime pawn
gobbling...
11 a4+ c6 12 a6!? b4! 13 xb4
 12 February 1998

xb4+ 14 xb4 xb4 15 b1 xa6 more move. The immediate 16 dxc5 was
16 b5+ e7 17 xa6 bxa6 also very tempting, but I felt it would give
Black is three pawns ahead, but the Black sufficient counterplay. Some
only piece he has developed is the King! possibilities; 16 dxc5 a4! (of course not
Thus White is justified to try a few more 16...xc5?? 17 a5+-) 17 b1 xc5 18
moves. c3 e7 19 f5 f8 20 b3 c6 21 xf6
18 d4 f6 19 f4 h6 20 c1 d7 21 gxf6 22 d4 b6=, or 16...c6 17 f3
gf3 hc8 01. xc5 18 c3 xd1+ 19 xd1 d6 20
Blacks position has no weaknesses, so xf6 gxf6 21 e4 e7 22 d3 b8=.
the three extra pawns are bound to decide 16...e8 17 dxc5N
sooner or later. But now is the last chance... The idea
The second game is from a friendly is to support the pawn on c5 with the
team match between the Helsinki area move 18 b4!? However, this leaves the
and the rest of Finland. The friendly bishop on a5 potentially trapped, so the
nature of the match gave me the courage plan is not without its risks.
to experiment a little, and I found an
interesting TN to try out... 17...c6!?
Caro-Kann Defence (B19) XIIIIIIIIY
Ragnar Wikman-Reijo Molarius 9-+k+rvl-tr0
Helsinki Area vs. Rest of Finland tt 9zpp+-+pzp-0
1993-4 9-+q+psn-zp0
(Notes by Ragnar Wikman) 9vL-zP-+-+P0
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 dxe4 4 xe4 9-+-+-+-+0
f5 5 g3 g6 6 h4 h6 7 f3 d7 8 9+-+-+-sN-0
h5 h7 9 d3 xd3 10 xd3 c7 9PzPP+QzPP+0
11 d2 e6 12 e2 gf6 9+-mKR+-+R0
My opponent is a specialist on the
Caro-Kann opening, so now I had to
xiiiiiiiiy
come up with something really good. 13.
In my own analyses I had concentrated
c4 brought me into some difficulties in a
on the move 17...a4 with the following
team match with Cuba, so I searched for
something else... Then I found an quite interesting possibilities: 18 b4
xc5!? (or 18...xa2 19 b5!? a1+ 20
interesting ECO line - 13 e5 c5 14 xd7
d2 e5 21 he1 g5+ 22 c3 e7 23
xd7 15 000 000 16 a5 e8 17.
b4 d5 18 c4 a4 (Murey-Tseitlin, b3 b8 24 e4!?) 19 e4!? xe4 20
xe4 f5! (not 20...xa2? 21 d7!! with a
USSR 1975). Here I became interested in
winning attack, e.g. 21... xd7 22 xb7+
the idea dxc5 (either on move 16 or move
17). So I decided to give it a try - I just d6 23 c7+ d5 24 xc5+ e4 25
e1+ etc.) 21 f3! xb4 (21...xa2? is
had to hope that my opponent followed
again refuted by 22 d7!) 22 xb4 xb4
the script until then...
13 e5 c5 14 xd7 xd7 15 000 23 d3. The text move constitutes an
interesting approach, simultaneously
000
threatening both c5 and g2. However,
15...cxd4 16 c3 a4 17 xd4 c6
(17...xa2 18 b5+ e7 19 xb7+) 18 White has an unexpected resource...
18 h4!!
f5.
This rook jumps into the action with
16 a5!?
I decided to stick to the book for one surprising effect. White now threatens b4-
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b5 with an overwhelming position. xe4 5 d4 e7

18...b8! This is an unusual variation which gives
Probably Blacks best response - taking Black a constrained position. However,
the king out of the bind on the c-file. An White must play precisely, otherwise
interesting alternative would have been Black can free himself and obtain good
18...e7!?. More dubious alternat-ives play.
were 18...xc5 19 c4 b6 20 b4, and 6 dxe5 d5 7 c4! a6 8 a4 e6 9 d4!
18...xg2 19 c6 xc6 20 c4 c5 21 b4. d7 10 xc6 bxc6 11 cxd5 xd5 12
19 b4 e3!
19 c3 e7 20 e5+ a8 21 d6 Taking control of the key c5 square.
xg2. 12...00 13 c2 e6 14 f3 g5 15 f4!
19...xg2?! Not 15 h4?! h3+!. However, now
In a difficult position, Black chooses a White has obtained the f4 advance gratis.
slightly inferior move. 19...b6 is not much 15...e4 16 c3 xc3 17 xc3 g6
better because of 20 cxb6 axb6 21 b5 c7 18 f2 h4 19 d2 fe8 20 c1 e6!
(21...xg2 22 xb6 a3+ 23 b1 b7 21 b3! xb3 22 xb3 ae8 23 a4!
24 e5+ c8 25 c4+) 22 c4 c5 23 By inventive defence, Black has
b4, but 19...c8 would offer stronger obtained some playing-room.
resistance, e.g. 20 hd4 e7 (20...b6 21 Nevertheless, his pawn structure on the
d6! xd6 22 xd6 e8 23 cxb6 c6 24 c-file seems indefensible.
a6! axb6 25 xb6 winning, or 20...d5?! XIIIIIIIIY
21 c4 c3 22 e5+ a8 23 b5! xc5 24 9-+-+r+k+0
xc5 xc5 25 xc3 xd4 26 xd4) 21 9+-zp-+pzpp0
e5+ a8 22 f5 exf5 23 xe7 b6 24 9p+p+r+q+0
d6 a4 25 d7 xd7 26 xd7 c6!
(26...xd7? 27 xd7 bxa5 28 c6!+-) 27
9+-+-zP-+-0
xa7+ b8 28 xb6 he8 29 d6+ xd6
9Q+-+-zP-vl0
30 cxd6. 9+-+-vL-+-0
After the text move White has the 9PzP-tR-+PzP0
devastating... 9+-tR-+-mK-0
20 b5!! 10. xiiiiiiiiy
This strong move secures White an
overwhelming position. For example, 23...h6!
after 20 b5!! c8 21 e5+ a8 22 b6! is Threatens...xe5!
a killer: 22...d5 23 xa7 c7 24 b6 24 e4 g5 25 g3! gxf4 26 gxf4!
b8 25 xc7+ xc7 26 b6. Thus my very White can employ the open g-file
sporting opponent decided upon an quicker than his opponent.
immediate resignation. 26...h8 27 h1 d6!?
The next was also one of my best Another tactical complication.
games ever. 28 g2 d5 29 cg1 f8 30 c4
ed8 31 f5
Spanish (C67) Now Black is lost.
Ragnar Wikman (FIN) - 31...e7 32 f6 c5 33 xc5 10.
Carol Prohaska (ROM) Its checkmate after 33...xc5 34 g8+
II EU tch prel, bd8, 1980 xg8 35 xg8+ xg8 36 g4+ f8 37
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 f6 4 00 c8.
 14 February 1998

TOURNAMENT OF THE MONTH: JIRI PELIKAN MEMORIAL A & B

Two IM titles in email invitationals

invitationals
LAST YEAR in Chess Mail 3/1997 (page Icelandic GM Hannes lafsson already
47) we announced the start of the first all- looks like a possible winner. However,
email grandmaster invitation tournament several players have many games still
approved by ICCF. This historic event is open so that it is too early to say whether
the Jiri Pelikan Memorial A, organised by or not they will be in contention.
CAPA-Argentina which began on Shortly afterwards, on March 20, 1997,
February 1 1997. CAPA also began the Pelikan Memorial
These events are being held in memory B, is an email master invitational
of the late Jiri Pelikan, who in most tournament in category 6 with an average
chessplayers minds is associated with the rating of 2385.
5e5 line of the Sicilian Defence. Jiri After 9 months, 71 games (out of 105)
Pelikan was one of many European have been reported finished to GM
masters who settled in Argentina after the Morgado, so the average rate of play in
outbreak of World War II. (In CM 7/97 the second half of 1997 was considerably
p.17 we published a small biographical faster than in the GM group.
note about him.) Congratulations to Joe Watson of
After 11 months, 56 games out of 105 Scotland who by the end of 1997 had
had already been completed. The earned the IM title by reaching the norm
crosstable shows the results reported to of 8 pts. with one game still running.
the Tournament Director, CC-GM Juan However, Clive Frostick (ENG) and Valeri
Morgado, by the end of 1997. Pankratov (RUS) are also doing well and
The tournament is in category 11 with there maybe others who can catch them.
an average rating of 2505. The required With a very even contest and many draws,
score for a GM title is 9 pts.; for an IM title it is quite likely that 10 points could be
it is 6pts. Therefore IECG Secretary the winning score.
Roberto Alvarez has already exceeded the A selection of games from both events
requirement for the IM title with four follows. We expect to be able to report
games still in play congratulations on the final (or nearly final) results in both
this splendid achievement! (We shall these tournaments by the end of 1998.
interview Roberto in a forthcoming issue.) Benko Gambit (A59)
The leader at present is John Barlow Joachim Dorner (GUA) -
who, being a finalist in World Guy West (AUS)
Championship XV, was doubtless eager Pelikan Memorial A 1997
to be free to concentrate on that event by (Notes by West)
the time the middle-games developed. He 1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5
has overhauled Van Kempen who set the bxa6 xa6 6 c3 d6 7 e4 xf1 8
early pace but these players have each xf1 g6 9 g3 g7 10 g2 00 11 f3
only one game left and their totals are bd7 12 h3
certain to be surpassed. Lately some players have been trying
 Chess Mail 15

Jiri Pelikan Memorial A (email) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf

1 Maurice W. Johnson ENG X 0 1 1 0 0 2 (8)
2 David Kilgour SCO 1 0 1 3 (8)
3 Roberto G. Alvarez ARG 1 1 1 6 (4)
4 Ian S. Brooks ENG 1 0 1 0 4 (6)
5 Ruben Berdichesky ARG 0 1 0 3 (7)
6 George D. Pyrich SCO 0 0 0 1 (8)
7 Mario G. Mujica ARG 0 0 0 (10)
8 Eckhard Lers GER 0 1 0 1 (10)
9 Heinz-Erich van Kempen GER 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 (1)
10 Hannes Olafsson ISL 1 1 1 5 (6)
11 Joachim Dorner GUA 0 0 1 0 0 2 (7)
12 Guy West AUS 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 (3)
13 Jyrki Parkkinen FIN 1 (11)
14 Tero Kokkila FIN 0 1 1 3 (9)
15 John Barlow RSA 1 0 1 1 1 8 (1)

to show that this move may not be of...e6, with his rook still on the
necessary, as Blacks plan of ...g4 and potentially half open f-file.
...ge5 does not quite equalise. However, 15 b3
most white players still prefer to rule it A natural move, but perhaps the
out, as its not clear that Black can do standard preparatory move 15 b1 is
much damage with the extra tempo. better, as the temporary weakening of the
12...a6 long diagonal allows Black to essay the
Black prepares to place his on the modern method with ...e6 under what I
h1a8 diagonal, to inhibit Whites consider to be slightly improved
thematic break e4- e5. conditions.
13 e1 a8 14 c2 15...e6! 16 dxe6 fxe6 17 b2
14 g5 is very popular at the moment. The absence of a black pawn on h6
After 14...h6 15 d2, Black has been invites 17 g5, but this is adequately
trying ...e6!? After analysing it carefully I countered by 17...d5! e.g. 18 f4 h6! 19 e5
didnt quite trust this highly aggressive hxg5 20 exf6 xf6 21 fxg5 f5! with a
move and had another continuation in clear edge, or 18 e5 d4+ 19 f3 (19 f3
mind, but very strong players like Topalov d5) 19...dxc3 20 exf6 xf6 21 e4
do seem to think its okay. 14 f4 is xf3! with a strong initiative. Finally, 18
playable, as is the old plan 14 e2, but b2 h6!? 19 f3 dxe4!? seems to create
the text move seems as well motivated as favourable complications for Black.
any of the alternatives. Clearly then, if 17 g5 is not good, then
14...b7!N Black has gained by not incurring a
As far as I can ascertain this is a new weakness on g6 as in the normal lines
move in this position. 14...b8 is Ivanov- arising from 14 g5.
Christiansen, World Open 1990, an 17...d5 18 exd5?!
unconvincing game which I chose to Again natural, but probably inferior.
ignore. The advantage of my move is its Also not so testing is 18 e5. Black does
flexibility; whilst improving the queens best to meet this uncompromisingly with
position, Black still retains the possibility 18...Nh5!, when 19 a4 f5!? seems about
of switching to the energetic modern plan equal in a complex position. If White
 16 February 1998

instead tries 19 a4, I was intending Or 26 d5 d7 27 c4 h8 28 g4 g5!!

19...xa4!! 20 bxa4 d4 21 b3 c6, with with advantage to Black. On 28 h2 I
excellent compensation. hadnt decided between 28...f2 or
The best move appears to be 18 d2!, 28xg3 29 xg3 f5, both of which
a solid move which puts the onus back promise Black an advantage. The text
on Black to find a continuation that produces a critical position.
justifies his one pawn deficit. XIIIIIIIIY
18...exd5 9-+-+-trk+0
The obvious recapture, but in fact I was 9+-+-wq-vlp0
proud of my resolve to keep attacking and 9Q+-+-+p+0
ignore material here, as Black can
9+-zp-+-+-0
apparently win the exchange with
18...xd5 19 e4 b4. The trouble is, at 9-+-zpnzP-+0
the end of it, although Black cant lose, 9+P+-+-zPP0
its also very difficult to win, with Whites 9PvL-+-+-+0
well-placed pieces contrasting with 9tR-+-+NmK-0
Blacks broken pawn structure. xiiiiiiiiy
19 g1?!
One can sympathise with Whites 26...xg3 does not work here, so Black
desire to remove the from this horrible must find some other energetic
diagonal, but under pressure he has continuation to maintain his initiative, or
overlooked Blacks powerful contin- else quickly find himself lost.
uation. 19 e7 also runs into trouble via 26...c3!!
19...d4 20 a4 d5! 21 xc5 e3+ 22 A key move in the game and the only
xe3 xc5 23 c4+ e6! and now 24 way to force home the advantage. Black
d3 loses the queen to ...c8, whilst 24 takes control of the e-file, and if the far-
xe6 xf3+ just leads to a lost position. flung knight is ever captured then his
White should probably have tried 19 dark-squared enters the fray to
d1 with a complicated position in which powerful effect.
Black appears to have enough compen- 27 c6
sation for a pawn. After the text, White A clever defensive attempt, heading for
never manages to get off the back foot. g2. I had expected 27 xc3 dxc3 28 c4+
19...d4 20 d1 h8 29 c1! (threatening to prolong
Not 20 a4 xa4!. The text is playable matters by xc3) 29...d4+ 30 h2.
because Whites knight on f3 is not really However, Blacks pieces dominate after
en prise, because of Blackcs loose rook 30...e8! 31 c2 (31 xc3 e2+ 32 h1
on a6 after c4+. Or is it? f2+) 31...e4 32 g2 f3.
20...xf3! 21 c4+ d5! 22 xa6 27...d3
e5 23 xe5 The only way to proceed. Whites 27th
A pragmatic decision. Only a computer has forced a slight concession in that now
would even think of trying to keep the he can remove Blacks knight without
exchange here! creating a passed pawn that will queen
23...xe5 24 e3! e4 25 f4 on the same colour as the remaining .
Although loosening, this move is pretty This makes the winning task much trickier
much forced. for Black.
25...e7 26 f1 28 xc3 xc3 29 c1 d4+ 30 h1
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Jiri Pelikan Memorial B (email) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf

1 Hans-Joachim Hofstetter GER 1 4 (7)
2 Jari Mannermaa FIN 0 1 2 (10)
3 Tom Craig SCO 3 (7)
4 Per Nasman SVE 4 (5)
5 Fabian Guinsburg ARG 0 0 0 0 1 (8)
6 Carlos Salgado Allaria ARG 0 1 5 (4)
7 Frank Geider FRA 0 0 0 3 (4)
8 Clive Frostick ENG 1 1 1 1 1 8 (3)
9 Angel Hugo Bericat ARG 1 1 0 0 5 (4)
10 Joe Watson SCO 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 (1)
11 Angel Aberbach ARG 1 0 0 1 0 5 (3)
12 Mario Alberto Frank ARG 0 0 0 0 4 (2)
13 Tim Runting AUS 0 0 0 0 0 3 (2)
14 Luis Quaresma POR 1 1 1 1 7 (4)
15 Valery Pankratov RUS 1 1 1 6 (4)

e2 31 g2 drawing chances.
White has defended coolly and plans 34...a8
to meet the tempting tries ...g5 or ...e8 Now this move is stronger because
with 32 b4!!, a freak tactic that creates after 35 a4 Bc3 36 Nf3, Blacks attack on
good drawing chances. Realising, though, the weak b-pawn with 36Rb8 would
that White has few active plans, Black be pretty deadly.
simply removes the fork on d5. 35 e1 e8
31...h8! 32 xe2 After some tricky shuffling, Black
32 b4 can now simply be captured, finally reaches his desired position.
whilst after 32 a3, ...g5 is strong without XIIIIIIIIY
the fork on d5 to worry about. White could 9-+-+r+-mk0
try 32 h4, but then Black switches to 9+-+-+-+p0
another strong plan with ...e8.
32...dxe2 33 h2 b2!
9-+-+-+p+0
Blacks winning task is not as easy as 9+-zp-+-+-0
it looks. Many of the straightforward tries 9-+-+-zP-+0
here are foiled by the fact that if Black 9+P+-+-zPP0
lets the rooks come off in order to win a 9Pvl-+p+-sN0
piece, White appears to be able to hold 9+-+-tR-+K0
the ending with two pawns against . xiiiiiiiiy
A major alternative was 33...a8, but
my analysis showed that the weakening 36 f3 c3 37 c1 e3!
of Whites b-pawn after 34 a4 was less Black wants to lure Whites king to g2
important than the tempo gained by the in order to win the g-pawn with check.
a-pawns advance. The text distracts Not 37...e1+? 38 xe1 xe1+ as the
Whites rook from the c-pawn and gains potential passed pawns on both wings
control of the useful c3 square. save the game for White.
34 g1! 38 g2
Giving Black the chance to go wrong Less resistance is provided by 38 e1
with 34...d8? 35 f3 d1 36 g2 c3 d2 39 b1 xg3+.
when 37 g4, 37 a3 or 37 f2 all offer some 38...e1 39 xe1 xe1 40 xc5
 18 February 1998

The two connected passed pawns offer White has the better of it.
White the best chance of swindling a 11 e5! d5 12 c4 dxe5
draw. 12...b7 13 f5!
40...xg3+ 41 f1 d2! 13 fxe5 c5 14 c2 b5
Considerably more accurate than XIIIIIIIIY
41...b4 42 b5 which ends up cutting 9r+l+kvl-tr0
things a bit fine. Although a technical win 9+-wq-+p+p0
now, Black still needs to treat Whites 9p+-+p+p+0
queenside pawns with respect, or things 9+psnnzP-+-0
can still get out of hand.
42 f5 xh3 43 fxg6 hxg6 44 g2 c3
9-+NsN-+-+0
45 b5 g7 9+-zP-+-+-0
45...g5? is premature because of 46 9PzPL+Q+PzP0
b7. 9tR-vL-+RmK-0
46 a4 g5 xiiiiiiiiy
47 b6 can now be dislodged by
47...e3. 15 d6+!
47 a5 g6 48 a6 c2 49 f3 a2 50 Needless to say, my computer was not
b6+ h5 01 happy with this decision!
Whites resourcefulness is finally 15...xd6 16 exd6 xd6 17 h6 b7
overcome. 18 ae1 c8 19 f3! d7
a) 19...f5 20 h3 f7 (If 20...g8 or
Guy West also won a very pretty 20...c7 then 21 b4+-.) 21 xf5!+-;
attacking game. As some readers will have b) 19...e7 20 h3 d7 21 b4 a4 22
seen it already, we shortened the notes. xa4 bxa4 (22...xc3 23 f3+-) 23 g5!!
Sicilian Kan (B42) xc3 (23...e8 24 xf7+! xf7 25
Guy West (AUS) - Ian Brooks (ENG) xe6+-) 24 xe7 xh3 25 c5 and youll
Pelikan Memorial A 1997 have to take my word that this wins in all
(Notes by West) variations, for example 25...d3 26 xf7+
1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 a6 c8 27 d6!!.
5 d3 f6 6 00 c7 7 e2 d6 8 f4 20 h3 g8
bd7 9 c3!? 20...f5 fails to 21 b4 xb4 22 xf5! gxf5
A new move, with the dual ideas of 23 xf5.
preserving the light-squared and 21 b4!
blunting Blacks pressure on the half- Black had overlooked the strength of
open file. 9 c4 is normal in this and this at move 18 but its my belief that there
analogous positions. was no adequate defence after Whites
9...b6?! 11 e5.
Perhaps a little slow and too committal. 21...xb4 22 cxb4 xd4+ 23 e3
I was expecting 9...c5 10 c2 e7 (or xb4 24 xh7 f8 25 xg6! d8
10...e5!? 11 f5 xf5) and now White 25...c7 26 g7 a4 27 h6 d5
has a choice of 11 e5 or 11 f5 e5 12 b3. 28 c1! c4 29 f6+-.
10 d2 g6? 26 h6 d4+ 27 f2 h8 28 g5+
Definitely too slow and creating fatal c7 29 xf7+ d7 30 f4+ b6
weaknesses on the dark squares. 10...b7 30...c6 31 d2! xf7 32 d6+.
was preferable, though after 11 2f3 31 xd7 xd7 32 xe6+ c6 33 f7
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h4 34 g3 g4 35 c2 g7 36 h5 white gives the b5- added protection.

f8 37 d6 d7 38 g6 e7 39 f5 11 xa6 xa6 12 b1 (12 dxe6 fxe6
b7 40 h4 f8 41 dxc6 10. 13 e2 c5 14 a4 00 15 b2 b4 16
xf6 xf6 17 c3 d5 18 f1 d4, or 12
Benko Gambit (A57) e2 b8 13 c3 b4 14 c2 c5 15 d3
Joachim Dorner (GUA) - 00) 12...exd5 13 exd5 b4 14 a3
Roberto Alvarez (ARG) xd2+ 15 xd2 xd5 16 e3+ e6=.
Pelikan Memorial A 1997 11...exd5 12 e5!
(Notes by Alvarez in APA) 12 exd5 e7 (12...c5 13 a4 00 14
1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 f3 e2) 13 e2 00 14 a4 c8 15 d1 (15
axb5 6 e4 a5+ 00 xc1 16 bxc1 xd2 17 fd1 a5
6...e6 is an interesting move too, but I 18 d4 f8) 15...xb5 16 axb5; 12
preferred the check because I had xa6 xa6 13 e5 c5 14 e3 h5 15
discovered an interesting possibility. e2 e6 16 a1 c5+.
7 b4 12...xb5 13 xb5
Undoubtedly the sharpest reply. It was 13 exf6 c6!? (13...xb3 14 xb3
predictable due to the aggressive style of gxf6) 14 fxg7 xg7 15 b2 00 16
play of my friend Joachim. By the way, xg7 e8+ 17 d1 xg7.
my idea was to play a complex game, 13...xb5 14 xb5 g8
trying to win. The main alternative is 7 XIIIIIIIIY
d2 which leads to more closed positions 9rsn-+kvlntr0
where Black is OK. 9+-+p+pzpp0
7...cxb4 9-+-+-+-+0
Taking the pawn with the Q is very 9+R+pzP-+-0
dangerous because Black remains
undeveloped.
9-+-+-+-+0
8 d2 b3!?N 9+-+-+P+-0
An interesting sacrifice with the idea 9P+-sN-+PzP0
of attacking the white centre and, through 9+-vL-mK-sNR0
a rapid piece development, trying to xiiiiiiiiy
attack the white . The resulting position
is quite unclear; White needs to play After some more-or-less forced
accurately. 8...e6 9 b3 d8 10 b2 exd5 exchanges, we reached an interesting
11 e5 h5 12 xd5 Lautier-Shirov, pre-ending where both sides have their
Monaco Amber blindfold 1995. own weaknesses (Whites a2-pawn,
9 xb3 e6 10 xb5 Blacks d5-pawn) and bad development.
White needs to take this pawn, either Now I expected a draw because very
with his or , because otherwise Black probably both weak pawns will disappear
retains it with superior development and from the board. leaving only one flank
the better position. and few chances to win. White played
10...a6!? cautiously after my novelty.
10...b4 is another possibility which 15 e2! c6 16 00 b4 17 a3 xa3
deserves to be tried. 18 xd5
11 b1!? 18 c3!? d4 leads to more complicated
Well played. Taking on a6 only helps play. Now I proposed a draw:
Blacks development, whereas now the 18...ge7 .
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Najdorf Sicilian (B92) Najdorf Sicilian (B90)

Eckhard Lers (GER) - Heinz van Kempen (GER) -
Heinz van Kempen (GER) Tero Kokkila (FIN)
Pelikan Memorial A 1997 Pelikan Memorial A 1997
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 f6 5
xd4 f6 5 c3 a6 6 e2 e5 c3 a6 6 e3 e5 7 b3 e6 8 d2 bd7 9
7 b3 e7 8 00 00 9 h1 f3 e7 10 g4 h6 11 000 b5 12 h4 b6 13
c7 10 f4 b5 11 fxe5 dxe5 12 f2 b8 14 c5 b4
g5 bd7 13 d3 h6 On 14...c8 Van Kempen gives:
13...b7 14 f3 h6 15 d2 a) 15 g1! fd7 (15...c4 16 xc4 bxc4 17 g5)
b6 16 g3 h8 17 f5 c8 18 16 xd7 xd7 17 g5;
xe5 d6 19 f4 g5 20 c5 gxf4 b) 15 g5 hxg5 (15...h5 16 gxh6 g6) 16 hxg5
21 h4 xc5 22 cxf6+ g8 23 xh1 17 gxf6 gxf6? (17...f8 18 xb5+ axb5 19
xc5 xc5 24 e5! (Shirov- xh1 dxc5 20 xc5 xf6 21 h8 d7 22 d5
Gelfand, Dos Hermanas 1996) c6 23 xf8+-, or 17...xf1! 18 fxg7 xf2 19 g8+
24d7! 25 f5 e8! unclear f8 20 xf2 f6 21 d3 xf3 22 xb6 xb6 23
[INF 66/230]. d5 b7 24 3b4 e6) 18 xb5+ axb5 19 xh1
14 d2 b6 15 f3 e6 16 f8 20 h6.
g3 h8 17 ae1 c4 18 c1 15 xe6
fd8 19 d2 xd2 15 b1 xa2!?.
19...b4?! 20 xf6 gxf6 21 15...fxe6 16 b1
xc4 bxc4 22 xh6. XIIIIIIIIY
20 xd2 b4 21 a4 ac8 22
9-tr-wqk+-tr0
b3 a5 23 e3 d7 24 c1 c5
25 xc5 xc5 26 a6 b8 27
9+-+-vl-zp-0
c3 9psn-zppsn-zp0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-+-zp-+-0
9-tr-tr-+-mk0 9-zp-+P+PzP0
9+-wq-+pzp-0 9+-+-vLP+-0
9L+-+l+-zp0 9PzPP+-wQ-+0
9zp-vl-zp-+-0 9+NmKR+L+R0
9Nzp-+P+-+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+PzP-+-wQ-0
9P+-+-+PzP0 16...d5! 17 xa6 d4 18 g5
18 e2 fd7 19 f2 (19 d2 c7 20 g5 b3 21
9+-tR-+R+K0 axb3 c5 22 b5+ f7 23 dg1 xb3+ 24 d1
xiiiiiiiiy xd2 25 xd2 a8 26 b3 a2 27 g6+ f8 28
c1 a7 29 b1 b4+) 19...00 20 d2 a8 21
27...a7 28 cxb4 d6 29 b5 b1 c7 22 g5 h5 threatening ...Qa7, ...Nc5 etc.
d2 30 xe5 xa2 31 c3 18...fd7 19 d2
xb3 32 d5 a4 33 f3 19 gxh6?! dxe3 20 hxg7 g8 21 xe3 (21 g3
Whites threats could be f6 22 h5 xg7 23 h3 e7 24 h6 h7) 21...c5
dangerous but his is badly (21...xg7 22 h6 f6 23 b5 e7, or
placed as Black now 21...xh4) 22 b3.
demonstrates. 19...c5 20 b5+ bd7 21 e2 c7 22 c4
33...xd5! 34 xb3 xb3 35 b6 23 a4 bxa3 24 xa3 h5 25 b4 00 26
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c3 fc8 27 b1 f8 28 a2 dxc3 29 xc3 h3 e3 36 e1 f6 37 c7 d4

XIIIIIIIIY 38 c1 b6 39 a3 bd6 40
9-trr+-snk+0 b4 f2 41 f1 g3 42 c5
e5 43 b6
9+-+-vl-zp-0 Trying to get the working
9-wq-+p+-+0 again but its too late; Black will
9+Lsn-zp-zPp0 have full value for the and a
9-+-+P+-zP0 strong a-pawn.
9sN-vL-+P+-0 43...d4 44 a3 xb6 45 e2
9QzP-+-+-+0 e5 46 g4 db8 47 c1 d6
9+K+R+-+R0 48 a1 a3 49 e5 fxe5 50 f5
xiiiiiiiiy a2 01.

29...cd7! Kings Indian Defence (E73)

A retreat like this can be a hard move to foresee: Ruben Berdichesky (ARG) -
now there are threats to both a3 and c3 and White George Pyrich (SCO)
loses material. Pelikan Memorial A 1997
30 xd7 xd7 31 xd7 xc3 32 xe6+ (Notes based on analysis by
h8 33 xb6 xb6 34 a2 d3 35 e8 Berdichesky)
xa3 36 bxa3 g6 37 f1 d2+ 38 a1 h2 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4
Now its a technical task for Black. e4 d6 5 e2 00 6 g5 a6 7
39 a4 g7 40 c1 xh4 41 a5 b3 42 c7+ h4 c5 8 d5 c7 9 d2 e6 10
f8 43 xg6 xf3 44 a6 h1+ 45 b2 h2+ h5
46 c2 xc2+ 47 xc2 h4 48 b2 g7 49 Introduced in Yakovich-
f5 d3 50 e6 d6 01. Dolmatov, Russia ch 1996. 10 e5
leads to great complications. If 10
Dragon Sicilian (B78) f3 exd5 11 exd5 f5 or 10
John Barlow (SAF) - dxe6? xe6 Ftacnik.
Maurice W. Johnson (ENG) 10...exd5 11 exd5 e8N
Pelikan Memorial A 1997 Ftacniks idea.
(Notes by Juan S. Morgado) a) 11...d7? (very passive) 12
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 f6 5 h6 e8 13 xg7 xg7 14 f3
c3 g6 6 e3 g7 7 f3 c6 8 d2 00 9 b5 15 cxb5 b7 16 000 cxd5
c4 d7 10 h4 c8 11 b3 h5 12 000 e5 17 hxg6 xc3 18 xc3 fxg6 19
13 g5 c5 14 b1 e8 15 he1 xh7+ xh7 20 xf6 g7 21
15 g4 hxg4 16 h5 xh5 17 xh5 gxh5 18 h2 g5+ h8 22 f4 xe2 23 h1+
g6 19 d5 xd5 20 xd5 b6 21 c3 e6 22 b3 g8 24 c4+ d5 25 xe2 f6 26
a5 23 fxg4 h4 24 e3 a4 25 c2 a3 26 b3 c6 e3+- was Yakovich-Dolmatov;
27 c2 c7 28 bxa3 d5 29 exd5 xd5 30 c1 b) 11...a6 12 f4 ce8 13 d3
e5 31 a1 e4 32 f2 d8 33 e3 g2 34 g1 b5 14 cxb5 axb5 15 xb5 a5 16
h3 35 d2 h4 36 f2 f3 37 b1 xd2+ 38 hxg6 fxg6 17 ge2 g4 18 g3
xd2 e4+ 39 b2 xd4 40 f4 c5 41 e3 xf2 19 00 e4 20 xf8+ xf8
d2+! P.Enders-S.Cao, Budapest FS 09 A 1995. 21 e3 xc3 22 xc3 g7 23 f1
15...b5 f5 24 a3! Kekki-Yrjl, Finland
Not in the new Gufeld & Stetsko book, The tch 1994.
Complete Dragon. 15...a5 16 a3!? Anand- 12 hxg6 hxg6 13 000
 22 February 1998

Black can now carry out the Kasparov, New York PCA-m 1995.
classic ...b5 advance of this 16 f4 c4
variation, but his castled king is 16...eg4 17 e5 dxe5 18 fxe5 xe5 19 c6
in more danger than Whites. If xc6 20 xd8 xe1 21 c7 xd1+ 22 xd1 xg2
13 f4 b5 or 13 h6 h8 23 a4 bxa4 24 xa4 a8 25 xe7 f8 26 e2
Ftacnik. d5 27 c3.
13...b5 14 cxb5 a6 15 h6 17 xc4 xc4?
xg7+-. 17...bxc4 18 e5 b6 19 exf6 b8 20 c1 exf6
15...h8 16 bxa6 xa6 17 21 e7 d8 22 e3 fxg5 23 hxg5 e5
g5 g7 18 xa6 xa6 19 Glimbrant-Komljenovic, Andorra 1991.
f4 e5 20 ge2 18 e5! b4 19 cb5 d5 20 d3! c8 21 e6
This prevents the threat of xe6 22 xe6 fxe6 23 xg6 xf4 24 xf4
...cxd5 by defending c3. White xf4 25 c7 ef8 26 xe6 g4 27 xh5
must not allow the variation f2 28 c1 gxg2 29 d5 d2 30 b3 h8
20...cxd5 21 xd5 xd5 22 xf6 31 f4 gf2 32 g6+ h7 33 xe7 e8 34
xf6 23 c4 xc3 24 xd5 f5 e5 35 e3 f8 36 xa7+ h8 37 e7
g7 but now the capture is f7 38 a8+ g7 39 g1+ 10.
unplayable because of 21 xd5
(or 21 xd5 xd5 22 xd5 xd5 Sicilian Richter-Rauzer (B66)
23 xd8 xf4 24 xf4 xa2 25 Clive Frostick (ENG) -
d1 xb2+ 26 b1 a1+ 27 c2 Tim Runting (AUS)
xd1 28 xd1+-) 21...xd5 22 Pelikan Memorial A 1997
xf6 xf6 23 c4 (23 xd5?? (Notes by Tim Runting)
g5) 23...xa2 24 xa2+-. 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 f6 5
20...ce8 21 h4 b6 22 d2 c3 c6 6 g5 e6 7 d2 a6 8 000 h6 9
XIIIIIIIIY e3 c7 10 f4 d7 11 d3 b5 12 b1
9-+-+n+k+0 12 h3 a5 13 b1 c4 14 xc4 xc4 15 d3
9+-+-+pvl-0 (15 e5 b4 16 exf6 bxc3 17 fxg7 xg7 18 xc3
9rwq-zp-snp+0 xc3 19 bxc3 e7 20 d3 hc8 21 hd1
9+-zpPtr-vL-0 van Kempen-Runting, 21 CC Wch sf 1995-6)
15...c8 16 a3 e7 17 g4 b4 18 xc4 xc4 19
9-+-+-+-wQ0 axb4 xb4 20 d3 h7 21 hd1 00 22 e5 dxe5
9+-sN-+-+-0 23 fxe5 fb8 24 b3 c6 25 a7 a8 26 c5
9PzP-tRNzPP+0 xc5 27 xc5 g5 28 d6 g2 29 h4 f3 30
9+-mK-+-+R0 d8+ xd8 31 xd8+ h7 32 d7 h5 33 f8+
xiiiiiiiiy h6 34 g5+ xg5 35 hxg5+ xg5 36 d7 b7 37
d2 f3 38 d7 c7 01 M. Schneider-Runting,
22...xd5? 21 CC Wch sf 1995-7.
A miscalculation that loses by 12...a5 13 e1 c4 14 c1 b4 15 ce2 a5
force. Instead 22...b4! sets a trap: 16 g3 e7 17 e2 c8 18 e5!
23 f4? xd5! when: 18 f1 00 19 e3 xe3 20 xe3 e5 21 f3 a4
a) 24 xd5 xd5 25 e7 (25 22 e2 fe8 23 fxe5 dxe5 24 g4 xg4 25 hg1
h7+? f8 26 a3 xa3!) 25...f5 h8 26 h3 e6 27 g2 g8 28 e3 c5 29 f2
Fritz5; xe3 30 xe3 a3 01 Mokry-B.Ivanovic, Reggio
b) 24 xd5 xd5 25 h7+ f8 1984.
26 h6 e7 is good for Black 18...dxe5
 Chess Mail 23

18...d5? 19 exd6 xd6 20 f5 with attack. 27 f5 gxf5 28 xg7+ xg7

19 fxe5 d5 (Berdichesky).
The alternative doesnt look much better either: 23 f3 f5 is the critical line
19...xe5 20 f4 d6 (20...fg4 21 f3 d6 22 according to Berdichesky.
e4+-) 21 b5 xb5 22 xb5+ e7 23 xd6 23 f4 f5?
xd6 24 xe5 and Whites winning. But if 23...xg5 24 fxg5 or
20 xc4 xc4 21 g4! 23...xc3 24 xc3.
Although Clive refers to this as clumsy it has 24 h7+ f8 25 h6 df6 26
the effect of softening up the kingside, from which xg7+ xg7 27 h8+ g8 28
Black never recovers. g4 f6 29 d5 10.
21...g6 After 29...d8 White can do
I looked at every alternative as an example better than taking the exchange:
21...c6 22 xg7 f8 23 xc6 xc6 24 h7 (idea 30 ec3 e6 31 dh2 f5 32 gxf5
xh6+-) or 21...a4 22 xg7 f8 23 e4 and now: gxf5 33 xg8+ xg8 34 h8+ f7
a) 23...c3+ 24 bxc3 bxc3 25 d6+ xd6 26 35 xd8 etc.
exd6 b4+ 27 a1 b8 (27...xd6 28 f5 b6
29 d6+ e7 30 a3+-) 28 b3 axb3 29 cxb3 Evans Gambit (C51)
c6 30 xh6+-; Angel Hugo Bericat (ARG) -
b) 23...b3 24 cxb3 axb3 25 axb3 a6 26 c2 Frank Geider (FRA)
a8 27 a3+-. Pelikan Memorial B 1997
22 hf1 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 c5
22 e4 a4 23 d6+? (23 b3 axb3 24 cxb3 a6) 4 b4 xb4 5 c3 e7 6 b3
23...xd6 24 exd6 b3! 25 h4 00 26 cxb3 axb3 h6 7 d4 a5 8 b5 xc4 9
27 a3 (27 axb3 a6 idea ...b4+) 27...e5 28 f3 xh6 d6 10 xe5 xe4
f5+ 29 a1 c2 and Blacks winning. Gutmans idea which is ?!
22...a4 23 f3! according to Bericat.
Whites pressure on f7, coupled with defence 11 xg7 g8 12 00 d5
on the third rank assures him of a winning If 12...d6 13 xe4 xg7 but in
advantage. this variation the knights have
23...h7 often come off best! Chances may
Otherwise known as Yuk! be about equal after 14 h1!? or
24 e4 c6 14 c4 h3 15 e1 c6 16 c3.
a) 24...c3+? 25 bxc3 bxc3 26 d3 b4+ 27 13 fd2 e6!?
a1 b8 28 b3+-; Black could investigate
b) 24...b8 25 b3 c3+ 26 a1! axb3 27 cxb3 13...d6.
c7 28 xc3 bxc3 29 xh6+-. 14 xe4 dxe4 15 g3 d7?
25 xc6 xc6 26 f2 a3 The last chance was 15...d6
Hoping for ...axb2 & ... a6+. 16 f6 xf6 17 xf6 g6 Fritz5.
27 d3 16 f6 000 17 xe7 xe7
Forget it mate! (Aussie slang). Not 27 b3?? xe4!+. 18 xe4
27...axb2 28 xb2 xd3 29 cxd3 h5 30 c1 Now White has a sound extra
xc1+ 31 xc1 h4 32 h3 d7 33 c2 c6 pawn.
34 b3 b5 35 d4 10. 20 e1 dg8 21 d2 d5 22
Black does not have a decent move to play and c4 e6 23 d5 f5 24 f3 f4
his f-pawn will drop soon, making the others ripe 25 e3 fg4 26 xa7 xg3+
for picking! 27 fxg3 xg3+ 28 h1 10.
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Viking play fr
play om tthe
from he saga island

I
N ICELAND, CC was first organised NATIONAL PROFILE
with the first Icelandic CC
Championship in 1974 under the
Jn Adlf Plsson on the
auspices of the Icelandic Chess Federation
(Skksamband slands), and combined thriving correspondence
with the initiative of our present leader chess scene in Iceland
Dr. Thorhallur B. lafsson.
Iceland joined at the same time a full
membership in ICCF. Abonyi-2 Tournament, with 8 points from
The Icelandic CC Association (FBS) 10 games.
was founded in 1992 and the membership
number has been around 50, and this has French Defence (C11)
varied a little, more or less. Adolphe Viaud (FRA) -
The Icelandic CC Championship has Hannes Olafsson (ISD)
been held almost every year, since the Finjub-30, GM1, 1993
first one took place. Through the years, 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 f6 4 e5 e4 5
organisation has virtually depended on xe4 dxe4 6 e3 c5 7 dxc5 d7 8
Dr. Thorhallur B. lafsson and the author g4 xc5
of this article. This position can also arise via 3 c3
Of the member countries in ICCF, f6 4 g5 e7 5 e5 e4 (Tartakower) 6
Iceland is probably one of the smallest. xe4 dxe4!? 7 e3 c5 8 dxc5 d7! 9 g4
The population of Iceland is about xc5, each player having lost one tempo.
270,000, but all the same our CC players 9 xe4
have been very active members in ICCF 9 xc5 xc5 10 xg7 a5+ 11 c3 f8
among the players. From the beginning 12 xh7?! (12 g3 a4 13 b4 a6 14 e2
of our organisation we always have been d7 15 h3 Minev) 12...d7 13 h4 c6
able to take part in the ICCF Olympiad 14 f4 d8 15 a4? (15 e2!?) 15...b3 16
Team Tournament, European Team b1 xa4 17 f2 e3+! 18 e1 e4 01
Championship and North Atlantic Team A. Gavrilov-Vladimirov, USSR 1976 (via
Tournament (NATT). We are also the the move order mentioned above).
organising country for Nordbalt 9...xe3 10 xe3 a5+ 11 c3
Championship I, which began in February xe5
1996; a report on this event will feature Minev gave this as = and also
in a forthcoming issue of Chess Mail. mentioned 11...xe5!? which has been
At the moment Iceland has 7 tested since: 12 e2 00 13 f4 g6 14
International Masters, 2 with halfnorm f3 e5 15 fxe5 e8 16 c4 xe5 17 00
and Hannes lafsson is our only GM so 0 f5= J.C. Diaz-D. Lima, 1992.
far. Hannes lafsson achieved his title 12 xe5 xe5 13 e2 g5!
with his excellent performance in the 13...e7 14 f3 xf3+ 15 xf3 d8
FINJUB-30 GM1 Grandmaster Tourn- 16 d1 xd1+ 17 xd1 D.Sellos-B. San
ament, and was awarded the title at the Marco, Torcy open 1991.
ICCF Congress in Gjvik 1995. 14 f3 xf3+ 15 xf3 h5 16 h3 d7
Notable is his excellent victory in the 17 000 000
 Chess Mail 25
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+ktr-+-tr0 the result 9 points in 14 games. His title
9zpp+l+p+-0 has just been confirmed at the ICCF
9-+-+p+-+0 Congress in Argentina.
9+-+-+-zpp0
9-+-+-+-+0 French Defence (C11)
Jueri Schuster (EST) -
9+-zP-+L+P0 Jon Arni Halldorsson (ISD)
9PzP-+-zPP+0 Keres II Memorial 1995-7
9+-mKR+-+R0 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 f6 4 e5 fd7
xiiiiiiiiy 5 f4 c5 6 f3 c6 7 e3 cxd4 8 xd4
c5 9 d2 xd4 10 xd4 xd4 11
18 g4?! xd4 b6 12 b5 xd4 13 xd4
White rapidly learns that he cannot e7
afford this weakening advance. 13...b6 14 d3 d7 15 000 000
18...c6! 19 xd8+ xd8 20 xc6 16 hf1 Tal-Stahlberg, Stockholm 1961.
bxc6 21 d1+ c7 14 000 b8 15 e2 d7 16 he1
White is now taught a painful endgame c6 17 f3 ac8 18 d2 h6 19 b3
lesson. g5! 20 fxg5 hxg5 21 h3 cg8 22 f1
22 g1 hxg4 23 xg4 g4 23 h2 gxh3 24 gxh3 g1 25 f3
If 23 hxg4 h2 forces White to become g3 26 f2 h5 27 g2 f5! 28 ef1
completely passive, and the black can e8! 29 e2 xe5 30 xe5 xe5 31
march in to f4. xe5 xg2 32 h1 f6 01.
23...xh3 24 xg5 h2 25 f4 f2 26 Almost all CC Champions of Iceland
a5 xf4 27 xa7+ d6 28 d2 f5 take part in ICCF World Championship
29 e3 h4 30 b7 e5 Semi-final, as they win a free ticket to
Blacks connected passed pawns are the Semi-final as a reward in winning the
too strong. national title. So far only the author of this
31 b4 h3+ 32 f2 e4 33 g2 h8 article has qualified for the World
34 c4 d5 35 d4+ e5 01. Championship XVI final, and he also
Our next hope for the GM title is IM qualified to play in the ICCF World Cup
Bragi Thorbergsson who is the top Iceland V Final.
player in the rating list, with ICCF Elo 2550 Placed 7th on the list is Mr. Vigfs .
He is playing in Alfredo Lewkowitz Vigfsson, with ICCF Elo 2395 Mr. V. .
Memorial group A, where the GM norm Vigfsson has climbed rapidly up the list.
is 9 pts. We will follow with much interest He won the right to play in the ICCF World
how Bragi Thorbergsson will finish: he Cup Final IX, which has just begun, by
needs only one and a half points from his winning section 22 in the Semi-final.
last 3 games.
(ED: We shall publish one of Bragi Pirc Defence (B09)
Thorbergssons games soon, when we Vigfs . Vigfsson (ISD) -
report on progress in the Lewkowitz Manfred Krause (GER)
tournaments.) ICCF World Cup VIII/IX sf22 1995-7
Placed 3rd on the list is our new IM, (Notes by Vigfs .Vigfsson)
Mr. Jon Arni Halldorsson with ICCF Elo 1 e4 d6 2 d4 f6 3 c3 g6 4 f4 g7 5
2475. He got his title in the Paul Keres f3 00 6 d3 c6 7 e5 dxe5 8 fxe5
2nd Memorial Tournament, where he had h5
 26 February 1998

Also known here are 8...d5, 8...g4 9 e5! c6 10 00 00

and 8...d7. 10...xd4 11 e1 e6 12 a4+ f8
9 c4 13 g5 or 13 e3.
Another possibility is 9 e3 g4 10 11 g5 xc3?
e2. 11...e6.
9...g4 10 e3 xf3?! 12 xc6 bxc6 13 bxc3 h6 14 e1 d6
Better is 10...a5 11 e2 c5=. 15 h4 d7 16 c2 fe8 17 d3 g6
11 xf3 xd4 12 e4 f5 13 f2 18 d2 g7 19 g3 f8 20 e5 e6
ECO gives 13 g4 but after 13...hg3 21 f4 d8 22 f5 10.
14 hxg3 xg3 15 f3 xh1 the position Black is lost, e.g. 22 f5 e8 (22...gxf5
is not clear. The move g4 needs to be 23 xf5 xe5 24 xe5) 23 fxg6 fxg6 24
prepared a little more. f1 xe5 25 dxe5 or if 24...e6 25 xf6
13...h6 14 00 e6 xf6 26 f1.
After 14...h8 15 g4 f5 and...h5 is OK,
but after 15 h3 f5 16 exf6 xf6 17 xb7 Young players will give Mr. Kristinsson
and White has the better game. a hard time in defending his title that he
15 h4 b8!? won in the XVII Championship.
More natural looks 15...d7 or 15...
c8. The idea with ...b8 is an original Kings Indian Defence (E89)
one, as will be seen later on. Now White Jn Kristinsson -
is ready! Einar Gulaugsson
16 g4 xg4 17 xg4 b5 18 e2 xe5 18th Iceland CC Ch 1997
19 e4! c6 20 xh5 b4 21 a4! 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
Much better than 21 e2 as soon will f3 00 6 e3 e5 7 ge2 c6 8 d5 a6 9
be seen. d2 cxd5 10 cxd5 bd7
21...gxh5 22 e7 10. A position that more commonly comes
Resigns. After 22...e8 there is a forced about by 8 d2 bd7 9 d5 cxd5 10 cxd5
win with 23 xf7! and now 23...xf7 is a6.
mate after 24 xh7+ g7 25 f1+ xe7 11 g4 c5?!
26 xg7+ d8 27 d1+ d6 28 xd6+ Has the correct plan been forgotten
c8 29 xc6+ b8 (or...d8) 30 c7#. already? 11...h5! 12 g5 h7 13 h4 f6 14
If 22...c8 then 23 xf7 or even better 23 gxf6 xf6 15 g1 b5 16 d1 c5 17 f2
ae1! is winning for White. f8 18 000 d7= Szabo-Gligoric,
Mr Vigfsson is also now playing in Hungary-Yugoslavia 1959.
NATT4 and in the XVIII Icelandic 12 g3 e8
Championship. 12...b5 13 b4 a4 14 xa4 bxa4 15 h4
(15 b5!? Karpov-Kamsky, Linares 1993)
Caro Kann (B14) 15...d7 16 h5+- Kristinsson-Lee,
Vigfs . Vigfsson (ISD) - Lugano ol 1968.
Nick R. Sever (USA) 13 h4 f5 14 gxf5 gxf5 15 g5 f6?
NATT 4 bd4, 1996 Blacks position is already difficult, but
(Notes by Vigfs .Vigfsson) this loses by force. 15...b6 is better.
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 f6 16 exf5 xg5 17 hxg5 xf5 18 b4
5 c3 e6 6 f3 b4 7 cxd5 exd5 8 d7 19 xf5 xf5 20 h3 f4 21
d3 e7+?! e6+ h8 22 xh7+! xh7 23 h2+
8...c6 or 8...00=. 10.
 Chess Mail 27

Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 b6 7 d3 b7 8 f3

rni H. Kristjnsson - 00 9 e2 c6 10 e4 e8
orgeir Einarsson An idea from Capablanca, that prevents
18th Iceland CC Ch 1997 g5 and opens the way for...f5.
(Notes by rni H. Kristjnsson) 11 00 c8 12 g3 a5 13 f4 a6
1 e4 c5 2 d4! cxd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 xc3 XIIIIIIIIY
c6 5 f3 d6 6 c4 a6 7 00 f6 8 9-+rwqntrk+0
b4! g4 9 b5 xf3 10 gxf3 e5 11 9zp-+p+pzpp0
bxa6! xc4 12 axb7! a7 13 b5 9lzp-+p+-+0
xb7 14 a4 d7 15 xc4 e5
9sn-zp-+-+-0
ED: He had to try 15...c5. Now comes
a real Viking attack:
9-+PzPPzP-+0
16 a4 d7 17 e3! xf3+ 18 g2 9zP-zPL+-sN-0
e5 9-+-+-+PzP0
XIIIIIIIIY 9tR-vLQ+RmK-0
9-+-wqkvl-tr0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-+rzppzpp0
9-+-zp-+-+0 14 f5
White gladly sacrifices the weak pawn
9+N+-sn-+-0 for an open and enjoyable game.
9Q+-+P+-+0 14...xc4 15 f6 xd3 16 xd3 b3
9+-+-vL-+-0 17 fxg7 xg7 18 b1 xc1 19 bxc1
9P+-+-zPKzP0 cxd4 20 cxd4 d6 21 b5!
9tR-+-+R+-0 To open up the c-file, giving White the
xiiiiiiiiy possibility to play on both wings. If now,
for example, 21...e8 then 22 g5 d8
19 c7+!! xc7 20 fc1 d8 21 b6! 23 h6 and Black is tied down on the
b8 22 ab1 f5 23 c7! 10. kingside.
Before organised CC began, Bjarni 21...e7 22 c6 xc6 23 xc6 h5?!
Magnsson and Jhann Thrir Jnsson Black wants to drive the from its
played in the Scandinavian CC excellent position, but this will weaken
Championship 1969-1972 Jhann Thrir his position around his .
Jnsson had to withdraw, but Bjarni 24 f3 h4 25 e2 e5 26 c3!
Magnsson played on and became White gives up a pawn for a new and
Scandinavian CC Champion with 7 points excellent position for his .
from 9 games. Bjarni Magnsson (born 26...exd4 27 d5 g5 28 h3
1921) held this title until Tomas Carnstam Gives the white a safe place. Black
(Sweden) won the Nordbalt returns a pawn to consolidate.
Championship I in 1997! 28...e6 29 xd6 d8 30 c6 g7
Nimzo-Indian, Smisch (E26) 31 c1 g5 32 f1
Bjarni Magnsson (ISD) - The white will now show her power.
Olavi Lampela (FIN) 32...f8 33 f5 d8 34 f3 e8 35
Scandinavian CC Ch 1969-1972 g4+ f8 36 h5 10.
(Notes by Bjarni Magnsson. Translated Here is another game from Mr. B.
from Icelandic by J.A.P.). Magnsson, where he invented a Q-
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 e3 c5 5 sacrifice.
 28 February 1998

Caro-Kann Defence (B12) 16...xc2 17 f2

Bjarni Magnsson (ISD) - Definitely not 17 g5?? a1 01 Prasad-
Horst-Peter Anhalt (GER) Ravi, India 1991.
ICCF World Cup IX/X, semi-final gr.10 17...a1
(Notes based on those by Magnsson) Blacks idea: he threatens mate in one
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 f5 4 c3 e6 5 g4 move. 17...b5!? Thipsay.
g6 6 ge2 c5 7 h4 h6 18 e1! c2!?
Sren Peschardt-Hrur Gararsson, ED: This invites White to repeat moves
3rd Nordic 5-Team Ch bd22, 1996, went or give up the exchange. Of course if 19
instead 7...h5 8 f4 h7 9 xh5 cxd4 10 e2 xa3 20 bxa3?? xa3+ 21 d1
xd4 c6 11 b5 ge7 12 h6!? a6 xc3.
(12...gxh6?? 13 f6#; 12...g8!?) 13 XIIIIIIIIY
xc6+ xc6 14 f4 gxh6 (Kotronias 9-+ktr-vl-tr0
recommended 14...g8.) 15 f6+ e7 16 9zpp+-snPzpl0
fxd5+ exd5 17 0-0-0 d4 18 f6+ e8 9q+-+-+-zp0
19 xh8 g6 20 e6 fxe6 21 he1 d6
9+-+pzP-+-0
(The first new move; Kotronias only gave
lines favouring White here.) 22 h5 f4+
9-+pzP-sNPzP0
23 b1 xc2+ 24 xc2 dxc3 25 xe6+ 9zP-sN-vL-+-0
f7 26 e2 a4+ 27 c1 cxb2+ 28 xb2 9-zPn+-wQ-+0
c4+ 29 b1 e4+ 30 a1 xg4 0-1. 9+-mK-tRL+R0
This game was played by email. xiiiiiiiiy
8 e3 b6 9 f4 c6 10 f5 h7 11
d2 000 12 000 c4 13 f4 a6 Magnsson wrote: Until Blacks last
14 fxe6 b4 move, the game has followed INF 51/131
If 14...b5 15 exf7 ge7 16 e6 b4 (note b on the 4th move) where Black
(Timman-Seirawan, Hilversum m-2 played: 18...b3+ 19 d1 b5 and
1990) 17 c5 when: Informator said the position was unclear.
a) 17...bxc3 18 xc3 xa2 (18...a5!? At first sight 18...c2 seems not a worse
Kotronias) 19 h3 Timman; move, if not an improvement. But I found
b) 17...a5 18 3a4 b8 19 b1 a surprising move - a sacrifice!
c8 20 b3 b6 21 e6 xc5 22 xc5 c3 19 xc2?!
23 h2+!+- Seirawan. ED: Imaginative but incorrect. Of
15 exf7 e7 course the psychological impact of the
15...xa2+ 16 xa2 xa2 17 c3 e7 move on Black must have been very great
18 a3 Thipsay. for he goes wrong immediately. This
16 a3 game shows that subjective factors have
16 g5 xa2+ 17 xa2 (17 b1!?) a role to play in CC.
17...xa2 18 c3 c6!? (18...e4 19 19...xc2 20 xc2
a3! Kotronias) 19 xd5 was The critical position.
analysed in the 1994 Kotronias book 20...g6?
Beating the Caro-Kann. See Byron Magnsson wrote: White has got
Jacobs 1997 work, The Caro-Kann only two minor pieces for the , but he
Advance, for the latest information on this has more:
line; its the only book to have the present 1) The extra pawn on the 7th rank gets
game! more power now, and also the e-pawn
 Chess Mail 29

is a passed pawn too. Holland.

2) Black has lost his most active pieces Mr. Einar Karlsson has won the EU/M/
and is confronted with a badly developed GT/383, a 15 player tournament. He also
position. In the light of this, White could played some very interesting games in the
already play 17 xc2!? with a similar 5th European Team Championship.
result. Najdorf Sicilian (B92)
It seems a shame to spoil a good creative John Richards (MAL) -
idea but Jacobs gives the improvement Einar Karlsson (ISD)
20...g5! 21 hxg5 hxg5! 22 xh8 gxf4 23 EU/MSM/V prel bd8, 1994-5
xf4 g6 when, as he says, nothing 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
seems to work for White. For example, f6 5 c3 a6 6 e2 e5 7 b3 e7 8
24 e6 (24 h3 xf4) 24...xh8 (24...xf4 00 00 9 a4 c6 10 h1 b6 11 f4
25 xf8+-) 25 e7 g6+ 26 c1 xe7!? b7 12 f3 b4 13 e2 c7 14 d1
even seems to work tactically for Black: fe8 15 g4 d5 16 g5??
27 xe7 xf7 28 c7+ (28 h3 h8) 16 exd5.
28...b8 29 xf7+ (29 b5 a8) 29...a8 16...dxe4 17 xe4 xe4 18 xe4
30 f5 xg4 31 xd5 xf5 32 c7+ b8 xc2 19 b1 exf4 20 xf4 d6 21
33 d5+ xf4+ 34 xf4 f8+. However, xd6
26...xf7 is simpler: 27 xd5 (27 exd8+ XIIIIIIIIY
xd8) 27...xd5 28 e8 xe8 29 xe8+ 9r+-+r+k+0
d7 30 xf8 g6. 9+lwq-+pzpp0
21 g5 b8 22 h3 h5 9pzp-vL-+-+0
22...hxg5? 23 e6 c8 24 xg5 f5
25 xf5 gxf5 26 xf8 and e6, h1f1xf5,
9+-+-+-zP-0
e7+- Jacobs. 9P+-+L+-+0
23 hf1 a5 24 e6 c8 25 f6! c6 9+N+-+-+-0
26 xf8! 9-zPn+Q+-zP0
White gets rid of Blacks best defensive 9+R+R+-+K0
piece and gives his own bishops more xiiiiiiiiy
scope.
26...xf8 27 d7 a6? 21...xe4 22 xc7 g4+ 23 g2
27...b6 28 e6 a8 29 c1 b3 30 xg2 24 h3 e8 25 xb6 xg5+ 01.
xg6 xc3+! 31 bxc3 b6 would draw -
Jacobs. Benko Gambit (A57)
28 e6 a8 29 f4 b6 30 xg6 b3 T. Kaupat (GER) - Kri Elson (ISD)
Desperation. The white is taboo: ICCF TG-T-94-2 Thema 1994
30...xg6 31 e7 xe7 32 xe7+-. 1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5
31 g8 10. b6 d6 6 c3 xb6 7 e4 g6 8 f4 g7 9
The passed pawn is now worth more f3 00 10 d3 e6 11 c4 b4 12
than a piece and does more than justify d2 exd5 13 xd5 b7 14 xf6+
the Queen sacrifice. So Black resigned. xf6 15 d5 c6 16 c4
Iceland has played many friendly It looks like Black will lose at least his
matches, with great vigour, both losing d-pawn without compensation in the
and winning some, against (e.g.) Sweden, next few moves, but Elson finds a
Finland, BCCA (England), Poland, Italy, practical way to set problems for his
Portugal, USA, Cuba, Argentina and opponent.
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XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+-trk+0 9 xf7+ f8 10 a4 xf7 11 xa5
9+q+-+p+p0 c6 12 a4 b5 13 c2 g4 14 e5!? h6
9p+nzp-vlp+0 15 d4 b6 16 exd6 xd4 17 e4!
9+-zpL+-+-0 b4+ 18 c3 c4?
9-+N+PzP-+0 But if 18...a4 19 xa4.
19 dxe7 xe7 20 f3 he8 21 000!
9+-+-+-+-0 f5 22 d4 g8 23 b4+ f7 24
9PzP-+-+PzP0 d6+ f6 25 xf5! xf5 26 f4 g6
9tR-vLQmK-+R0 27 g4 g5 28 xf5+! 10.
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Sicilian Najdorf (B86)
16...d4! 17 a5 Sverrir Norfjr (ISD) -
At first sight this wins on the spot, but Tor-Arne Klausen (NOR)
Blacks last move intended a sacrifice of 3rd Scandinavian tch, bd. 17, 1995
his queen for two minor pieces. Whether 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
this should really work in such an open f6 5 c3 a6 6 c4 e6 7 b3 bd7?!
position is of course doubtful, but see the 8 f4 c5 9 f5!
earlier remarks about Bjarni Magnssons Known for years as a bad line for Black.
queen sacrifice. 9...e7 10 f3 00 11 00 e5 12 de2
17...xa5!! 18 xb7 xb7 19 d2 xb3 13 axb3 b5 14 g4 b4 15 g5! bxc3
c4 20 b3 16 gxf6 cxb2?
Among the various possibilities for 16...xf6.
White to coordinate his pieces better, 20 17 fxe7! bxa1 18 exd8 xd8 19
c2 clearly stands out. h6! a5
20...xd2 21 xb7 19...xf1+ 20 xf1 gxh6 offers little
21 xd2 xe4 leaves Black with two hope either.
bishops, a pawn and a solid-looking 20 g3 b6+ 21 g2 g6 22 fxg6 fxg6
position for the queen. 23 f3 f5 24 exf5 d5 25 f6 f7 26
21...c4 22 b3 g1 e4 27 g4 a7 28 h3 g8 29
White is so shell-shocked that he does g5 f7 30 xf7 xf7 31 h3 c6
nothing to oppose the black rooks 32 d2 h5 33 e3 e8 34 c3 a8
invasion to the second rook. Here or next 35 h6 10.
move, b1 was indicated.
22...e3 23 g3? fb8 24 a4 xb2 Spanish, Jnisch (C63)
25 c1 ab8 26 xa6 g2 01. Sverrir Norfjr (ISD) -
H. Mortensen (DEN)
Goring Gambit (C44) Bernard Partridge Mem. #9, 1995
Kri Elson (ISD) - Z. Ivanovic (CRO) 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 f5 4 c3
EU/MSM/Vprel. bd.10 1994-5 d4 5 c4 c6 6 00 b5?!N
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 exd4 4 c3 dxc3 Known against 5 a4 but even there,
5 c4 cxb2 6 xb2 d6 7 c3!? its probably no good. Better 6...d6 or
7 00 is normal but in this game White 6...f6!?
will castle queenside! 7 xg8 xg8 8 e1 xf3+ 9 xf3
7...e7 8 b3 a5 b4 10 exf5! bxc3? 11 h5+ g6 12
8...h6 9 d5 f6 Nieuwenhuis- xe5+ f7 13 xh7+ g7 14 fxg6+
Timmerman, Dutch teams 1987. f8 15 f5+ e7 16 dxc3 10.
 Chess Mail 31

The Best CC Game Ev er?

Ever?
FIDE Grandmaster Alexander This position arises almost by force
after 7 e3 e6 and obviously both players
Baburin annotates a game were well prepared for it.
nominated by Hans Berliner. 11...b5?
Its interesting that Estrin, a well-
known specialist on the Grnfeld
ALTHOUGH I have not played chess by Defence, deviated from a then known
correspondence yet, I was always rather line, which had brought Black very good
interested in games played in results. I would prefer a much less
correspondence tournaments and the committing approach here - 11...xd5.
relevant chess literature. Thus, the Then after a further 12 xc4 b6 13 b3
suggestion of Tim Harding to annotate c6 Black obtains quite comfortable play:
one game played by post sounded the bishop on g5 is somewhat misplaced,
interesting to me I wanted to compare White might have problems with the d-
the decision-making process in postal pawn and Blacks development is
chess with the one in the over-the-board smooth.
game. Perhaps, Estrin was afraid of a possible
Grnfeld Defence (D92) improvement in that line or just wanted
Horst Rittner (DDR) - to test his own idea. I noticed long time
Yakov Estrin (USSR) ago, browsing through issues of the
corr-6 WCH 1968-71, 1968 Fernschach magazine, that many
1 f3 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 d5 4 d4 g7 correspondence players tend to go for
5 f4 00 6 c1 dxc4 7 e3 very sharp variations.
Nowadays White favours another line For example, I was amazed to see that
here - 7 e4. various gambits were extremely popular
7...e6 8 g5 in postal chess tournaments, while I used
This is more or less forced; in the game to think that people would be more
Rogers-I.Gurevich, Hastings 1993, White reluctant to give away material when their
tried a new way - 8 e5, but after 8...c5! opponents can invest a great deal of time
9 dxc5 xd1+ 10 xd1 c8 11 xc4 in analysis. Anyway, it seems to me that
Black could simply play 11...xc5 with the tendency to play more forced or even
an easy equality. sacrificial variations is a typical feature of
8...d5 9 e4 h6 10 exd5 hxg5 11 xg5 some correspondence chess players.
XIIIIIIIIY The move 11...b5 protects the c4-
9rsn-wq-trk+0 pawn, but at a too high price: now its
9zppzp-zppvl-0 hard for Black to take on d5, while Whites
9-+-+-snp+0 light squared bishop is not really limited
9+-+P+-vL-0 by the c4-pawn - that bishop has plenty
9-+pzP-+-+0 of work to do on the d1h5 diagonal. By
9+-sN-+-+-0 playing 11...b5 Black is also falling behind
9PzP-+-zPPzP0 in development, which is a very important
9+-tRQmKL+R0 factor in this fairly unbalanced position.
xiiiiiiiiy
 32 February 1998

12 e2 on that file.
Another tempting move was tried in XIIIIIIIIY
the over-the-board game Portisch- 9rsn-wq-trk+0
Florian, Hungary 1972, and led to a 9+-+-zppvl-0
complicated play after 12 f3 b4 13 e4 9p+p+-vLp+0
xd5 14 xc4 b6 15 00 c6 16 fd1
9+-+P+-+P0
xd4 17 e3 d7 18 f6+ exf6 19 xd4
f5 20 f4. However, the simple move 9-zppzP-+-+0
12 e2, played by Rittner, might be better. 9+-sN-+-+-0
Obviously, taking on b5 - 12 xb5?, is in 9PzP-+LzPP+0
Blacks favour after 12...xd5 13 xf6 9+-tRQmK-+R0
exf6 14 xc4 xg2 15 f1 c6. xiiiiiiiiy
12...a6
If Black would decide to hit the c3- 15...exf6?!
knight by playing 12...b4, White would Playing over the board, I would not
get an advantage after 13 xf6 exf6 choose this recapture - after this move
(13...xf6 is no improvement in view of everything becomes quite clear in a few
14 e4 xd5 15 xf6+ exf6 16 00 where moves and therefore another way of
White is much better.) 14 a4 - Black taking on f6 should have been preferred.
has created too many weaknesses on the After 15...xf6 White has a wide choice
c-file by playing 11...b5?. of continuations and therefore has more
13 h4!? chances to go astray, although this may
I would also consider the less not be the case in correspondence chess.
committing move 13 f3 here. Obviously, Perhaps, having a lot of time to analyse
White was convinced that the sharp attack the position, White wont have much
promises for him even more. troubles to find the following line: 16 e4
13...c6? cxd5 17 hxg6 fxg6 (17...dxe4? 18 xc4+-
This is just too much! For the last three ) 18 d2 g7 19 g4 b6 20 g5 f6 21
moves Black has been making pawn e3 where his attack succeeds.
moves on the queenside, as if he had lots 16 h6 xh6 17 xh6 g7 18 d2
of time to do so in this position. But of bxc3 19 xc3+-
course, here Black cannot afford such slow Now its clear that Black cannot survive
approach. I dont know whether Estrin did the attack upon the h-file. His plan with
not sense the danger or if he recognised it advancing pawns on the queen side on
too late and just decided to carry on with moves 1114 has completely failed.
his original plan. Anyway, if I were Black 19...f5 20 ch3 cxd5 21 f4 c6 22
here, I would probably switch to the more h7+ f6 23 e3! g5 24 h2 g8 25
fast mode by playing 13...b4. f4 gxf4 26 xf4 g6 27 h5 10.
14 h5! b4 A very interesting and instructive game,
The battle is also lost for Black after which I enjoyed analysing. The energy
14...gxh5 15 xf6 exf6 16 xh5. with which White exploited Blacks risky
15 xf6! strategy in the middle game is very
White had another interesting idea at impressive.
his disposal - 15 h6!? h8 16 d6! xd6 ED: The above was one of the most
17 e4, where he does not open up the crucial games in that World Champ-
h-file, but instead gets a dangerous pawn ionship, which Rittner won.
 Chess Mail 33

Najdor
Najdorff Sicilian:
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NORMALLY our policy is to avoid
publishing articles on main line theory in
Chess Mail because we see no point in
repeating OTB games given elsewhere.
By Tim Harding
However, some interesting CC games
have recently finished in an interesting 17 g7 b4
line of the Najdorf Sicilian. The latest 17...d7 is possible; it transposes to
Sahovski Informator caught two, but Rogalewicz-Surowiak, cor Poland 1994:
omitted another, although the winner sent 18 h3 b4 19 d5 (19 e5!? Olthof-Feher,
it to them. cor 1987) 19...exd5 20 exd5 and now the
critical line may be 20...xh3 21 xh3
Najdorf Sicilian (B99) d7 22 e1+ d8 23 h4! as given in
Gianluca Cremasco (ITA) - Carolei Polish notes to that game.
25th Jubilee A.S.I.G.C. 1994-6 18 d5 exd5 19 exd5 g4
(Notes based on those by Cremasco) If Whites innovation in this game is
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 correct, then it seems that Black should
f6 5 c3 a6 6 g5 e6 7 f4 e7 8 play 19...Nd7!? as in Simmelink-Pillhock,
f3 c7 9 000 bd7 10 g4 b5 11 Dutch CC Ch K25 1995-6, in Chess Mails
xf6 xf6 12 g5 d7 13 f5 August 1996 introductory issue another
XIIIIIIIIY significant game of which the vaunted
9r+l+k+-tr0 Informant failed to inform its readers!
9+-wqnvlpzpp0 The critical line from the annotations
9p+-zpp+-+0 by John Elburg & Bertrand Weegenaar
9+p+-+PzP-0 runs 19...d7!? 20 c6 b7 (Nunn gives
only 20...e5 21 xe5 dxe5 22 d6 b7
9-+-sNP+-+0 23 b3 xd6 24 xd6 xd6 25 xf7+
9+-sN-+Q+-0 d8 26 xb7 b8 27 f7+- citing
9PzPP+-+-zP0 G.Mohr-Orel, Slovenia ch 1993.) 21 e1+
9+-mKR+L+R0 e5 22 xe5 dxe5 23 h3 d6 24 f4
xiiiiiiiiy d8 25 xe5 c8 (so far Simmelink-
Pillhock) 26 xc8 xc8 27 g5 c7 28
13...c5 14 f6 gxf6 15 gxf6 f8 16 e2 d7 29 b1 c5 30 e6.
g1! 20 e1+ d8 21 f4 c8
The Hungarian master Perenyis move 21...d7 22 h3 c7 23 hxg4 xg7 24
which revived interest in 13 f5. e7 Nunn.
16...h5 22 b1!
This move is worthy of close attention, If 22 c6:
says Nunn in his The Complete Najdorf: a) 22...d7 23 h3 e6 (23...xh3 24
6 Bg5. xh3 xh3 25 xf7 d7 26 e7+ c7
For alternatives, see below. 27 c4+ Spitz-Ballester Sanz, cor 1989)
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24 dxe6 xe6 25 e7+ d8 26 f3! d5 c) 27...xg4 28 xf7+ d8 29 a4!+-.

27 e5+- Nunn; 28 axb3 f5
b) 22...a5! is well worth investigating, 28...g8 29 d4 xg4 30 a7+ d8
says GM Danny King in his Winning With 31 b8+ c8 32 xd6+ d7 33 b8+ c8
the Najdorf (1993); it is strange that the 34 xb4 e8 35 e4+ d8 36 f4+-.
normally very thorough Nunn overlooked 29 d4! fxg4 30 a7+ d8
this suggestion and only gives lines 30...c8?? 31 xa6+ +-.
winning for White. King, on the other 31 b8+ e7
hand, didnt mention 22 b1. 31...c8 32 xd6+ d7 33 xa6 xg7
Cremasco thinks that 22...a5 is =. 34 d6+-.
22...d7 32 g8 xb8 33 xb8 a5 34 b5!
If 22...a5 23 c6+- or 22...xg7 23 d8 35 xd8+ xd8 36 c1 e7 37
fxg7 g8 24 f6 25 e7 and 26 xf7. d2 f6 38 e3 g5 39 c4 bxc3 40
23 h3 c7 bxc3 h4 41 d7 10.
23...xh3 24 xh3 xh3 25 xf7+-. Let us return to the position after 16
24 hxg4 xg7 25 fxg7 he8 26 xe8 g1.
26 e2 was played in J. Roose-D.M. XIIIIIIIIY
Livie, Alan Shaw Memorial 1995. 9r+l+kvl-tr0
26xe8 9+-wq-+p+p0
XIIIIIIIIY 9p+-zppzP-+0
9-+-+r+-+0 9+psn-+-+-0
9+-mkq+pzP-0 9-+-sNP+-+0
9p+-zp-+-+0 9+-sN-+Q+-0
9+-snP+-+p0 9PzPP+-+-zP0
9-zp-sN-wQP+0 9+-mKR+LtR-0
9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9PzPP+-+-+0
9+K+-+L+-0 Another critical line is:
xiiiiiiiiy 16b4!? 17 d5 exd5 18 exd5 d7
19 g7
27 b3!N Stobor-IsiChess, 15th World Micro-
An important novelty. computer Ch, Paris 1997, saw: 16b4 17
Nunn gives 27 e2 hxg4. The game d5 exd5 18 exd5 d7 19 e1+ d8 20
he cites continued 28 g5 d8 29 xg4? c6+ xc6 21 dxc6 b8 22 b1 h5 23
(time trouble; Informator 45 gave 29 g5 b6 24 g2 e6; White had nothing
xd8+! xd8 30 xg4 g8!= which led for the piece and duly lost.
to a draw in Bertram-Baur, BdF team ch 19...0-0-0 20 xf7 h6+ 21 b1
1991) 29...g8 30 f5 f6 31 b3? e5 df8 22 xf8+ xf8
32 h5 xg7 01 L.Valdes-Diaz Perez, 22xf8 is not mentioned by Nunn:
Pinal del Rio 1988. 23 e1 b8 24 f7 g7 25 e6 xe6 26
27...xb3! dxe6 e7 27 g3 f6 28 g8+ c7 29
Cremasco gives: h3 d8 30 g4 a5 31 e2 e7 32 g2
a) 27...b7 28 gxh5 29 h6+-; b8 33 f3 b6 34 g4 h5 35 g7 b8
b) 27...f5 28 g8 xg8 29 xc5 xg4 36 d4 h4 37 e3 f8 38 c3 bxc3 39 xc3
30 xg4 fxg4 31 xd7+- and b5 40 a4 b6 41 e4 b8 42 c2
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xb2+ 43 xb2 xb2+ 44 xb2 xe4 mentioned at all by Nunn. It can be traced
45 xe4 b6 46 c3 - Bertolucci- back to a German CC game of 1971,
Scuderi, Italian Cor Ch 1990. Walther-Reich. Here is another early
23 e6 xe6 24 dxe6 xe6 25 h3! example. G. Klompus-M.Bondarenko,
Black is probably lost now: cor USSR 1974: 17 a3 b8 18 h5 b4 19
a) 25c4?! 26 b3 c5 27 xe6+ c7 axb4 xb4 20 g7 c8 21 f5 xe4 22
28 d5!+- Shmuter-Kaspi, Tel Aviv 1996 xe4 xe4 23 e7 xe7 24 fxe7 xg7
[INF 67/341]. 25 g2 e5 26 h4 f6 27 b4 xe7 28
b) 25d7 26 a8+ c7 27 a7+: xd6+ f7 29 c7+ g6 30 d8 xd8
b1) 27c6? 28 xa6+ c5 29 xe6 31 xd8 c5 32 c6 1-0.
(29 a3+- Nunn) 29 ..xe6 30 c4 b8 31 17...h5
d5+ xd5 32 cxd5 xd5 33 a7 f8 34 17...0-0-0 18 b1 b8 19 g2 e5 20
e7 c6 35 f7 1-0 Maliangkay-Stull, d5 b7 21 f5 c6 22 b4 e6 23 h4 h5
ICCF Fax-A 1995. 24 de7 b6 25 ge1 b7 26 e3 f4
b2) 27c8 28 xa6+ c7 29 a5+ 27 h1 d5 28 xd5 xd5 29 exd5 xf6
c8 (29 ..c6 30 d4! xf6 [Shmuter] 31 30 e4 e8 31 c3 d6 32 c6 xc6 33
c4+! xc4 32 a4+ +- Nunn) 30 d4! dxc6 c7 34 d7 hg8 35 f3 g1+ 36
xh3 (30...e3 31 xb4 Shmuter) 31 b2 f1 37 d3 g8 38 c3 xf3 0-1
c4+ b7 32 xb4+ c8 33 a6+! d8 H.Gaida-W. Surowiak, semifinal 35 th
34 b8+ c8 35 xd6+ d7 36 b6+! Polish CC Ch 1992.
e8 37 c5 f7 38 xc8 xc8 39 h5+ 18 h3
+- Nunn. Here I cannot resist citing an OTB
From the diagram, 16...d7 is the most game. Not only is it the earliest example
popular choice, wrote Nunn, but he thinks of 17h5 in my database, its also exciting
it is dubious after 17 g7 xg7 (For to play through. A.Zontakh-A.Jedlicka,
17...h5!? see the note to Blacks 17th in the Litomysl open 1995: 18 g7 c8 19 d5
Cremasco game) 18 fxg7 g8 19 e5 000 exd5 20 exd5 g4 (20...b7 had to be
20 exd6 b6 21 e4 c6 22 xc6 xc6 tried, to give the K an escape route.) 21
23 c3 xe4 24 xc5+ b8 25 c7+ a8 e3+ e6 22 dxe6 xe6 23 h3!+- c4
26 xf7! Hamarat-Peli, CC Wch 15 3/4- 24 xf7 h6 25 e7+ f8 26 xe6+ 1-0.
final #1, 1990-91 (see Nunns book for 18a4 19 e5!
many more details). Informator also gives Macchia-Fraga,
For detailed notes on the following cor 1996-7, which went 19 xa4 bxa4
game, I refer you to Lepichovs analysis 20 b1! b8 21 c3 c5 22 a1 e5 23
in Informator 70. d2 h6 24 dg2 d8 25 g7 f8 26
h7 xh2 27 b1 c1 28 e2 g5 29
Aleksey Lepikhov (UKR) - xh5 b5 30 d4 f4 31 g2+- +-.
Asbjorn Woldmo (CAN) 19...c8 20 exd6 xd6 21 e4! f4+?
20th CC Wch sf6 1993-7 22 b1 e5 23 d6+! xd6 24
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 xe6! e5 25 d4! c6 26 d7+!
f6 5 c3 a6 6 g5 e6 7 f4 e7 8 xd7 27 ge1 f8 28 xe5 xe5
f3 c7 9 000 bd7 10 g4 b5 11 29 d5! g4 30 xe5 xd1 31 d6+
xf6 xf6 12 g5 d7 13 f5 c5 14 f6 g8 32 c6+- g4 33 h3 f5 34
gxf6 15 gxf6 f8 16 g1 d7 17 a3 e7+ h7 35 xf5 hg8 36 d3
Instead of the Perenyi recipe with g7, cd8 37 e3 g6 38 e7 d7 39
White prefers a quieter move which is not xd7 xf6 40 g3 h4 41 d4 10.
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Leningrad Dutch 7c6: Cono

Leningrad vers Idea
Conov
g8 as a retreat square for that problem B.
By Roy DeVault With the B maintained on the g8-a2
diagonal, it can support a possible d6-d5
CORRESPONDENCE Master Wayne thrust. Ehlvests book The Leningrad
Conover of New Jersey has been playing Dutch gives a single game with this line
an old move in a new and interesting way and states after 13 cxd5 cxd5 that the d5-
in the Leningrad. His calculated risk in pawn may become weak.
exploring uncharted territory has paid off 11 Bf4 d5
rather well. This may or may not be a pawn
We base our examination of this line sacrifice, depending on the path chosen
on some of his games from the 9th USCCC. from here.
It begins at the 10 move in a fairly well- Conovers opponents chose 12 Ng5,
known opening sequence: but another move which suggests itself is
12 ad1, when 12Qb6 13 b3 yields a
Leningrad Dutch (A88) complex, unexplored position. Weaker is
Arsaga - Wayne Conover (USA) 12...Na6? 13 cxd5 Nb4 14 Qe3! Bxd5 15
9th USCCC Prelims, 1991 a3 Na6 16 Ng5 Qd7 17 Nxd5 Nxd5 18
1 d4 f5 2 g3 Nf6 3 Bg2 g6 4 Nf3 Bg7 Bxd5 cxd5 19 Qe6 (1-0, 49) W. Gray-R.
5 0-0 d6 6 c4 0-0 7 Nc3 c6 8 d5 e5 9 DeVault, CCLA 1994.
dxe6 Bxe6 12 Ng5 Bg8 13 cxd5
White has two obvious defenses of the White can try to pressure the d-file
c4-pawn: 10 Qd3 and 10 b3. There are with 13 Rad1, but after 13...h6 14 Nh3 g5
other moves, of course, but this article will play is similar to the game below: 15 Be3
address the former. In the case of 10 b3, Na6 16 cxd5 (16 Qxf5? Bh7 17 Qf3 g4 -+)
play takes a different character, and we 16...Nb4 17 Qb1 Nbxd5 18 Nxd5 Nxd5
would point out that the weakening of 19 Bc5 Re8=.
the long black diagonal is somewhat offset 13...Nxd5 14 Rad1
by the extra defence of c4. In case of the exchange on d5, Black
10 Qd3 Kh8!? was able to advance the isolani with a
This is the genesis of Conovers idea. cramping effect, and ultimately traded the
Note first that the Black d-pawn is not d4-pawn for the e2-pawn: 14 Nxd5 cxd5
really en prise to the Q until the c4-pawn 15 Nf3 (After 15 Qb3 in Kobernat-
is defended. If White defends c4 via b2- DeVault, 13 th USCCC prelims 1997,
b3, Black may try to exploit the 15...Qb6 looks best, though Black s
weakening of the long diagonal with a resulting pawn formation is unenviable.)
well-timed ...Ne4 or ...d5. 15...Nc6 16 Qd2 d4 17 Bh6 Bxh6 18 Qxh6
Secondarily, a historic problem for Qe7 19 Qd2 Rfd8 20 Rfd1 Bd5 21 Qf4
Black in the 8 d5 e5 9 dxe6 Bxe6 variation Be4 22 Ng5 Bxg2 23 Kxg2 Rd7 24 Rd2
has been those situations in which White Rad8 25 Rad1 Kg7 26 Nf3 Qe4 27 Kg1
plays a N to g5 or d4 and follows with Rd5 28 h4 h6 29 Rd3 Qxe2 30 Nxd4 Nxd4
Nxe6, gaining the B pair. Black could 31 Rxd4 Qxd1+ 32 Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33 Kg2
always retreat to c8, but that is a passive (,46) Hahn-Conover, 9th USCCC finals.
post. With 10...Kh8 Black has prepared 14...h6
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The d-pawn falls on 14...Na6 15 Bxd5

cxd5 16 Nxd5 Qa5 17 Nc3 Rfd8 18 Qf3
b5 19 a3 b4 20 axb4 Qxb4 (Black has
NATT IV News
strong queenside play) 21 Rd2 Rac8 22 JUST before we went to press,
Rfd1 Rxd2 23 Rxd2 Nc5 24 h4 h6 25 h5 Tournament Director Henrik Sjl
(White stakes everything on an all-out (Norway) sent us the following
attack) 25...Bxc3 (played to clear g7 for progress report on North Atlantic
the K Conover) 26 hxg6 Kg7 27 Qh5 Team Tournament IV.
Bxd2 28 Be5+ Kf8 29 Qxh6+ Ke8 30 Qg7 Team standings at the end of
Bd5 31 Qh8+ Kd7 32 Qg7+ Kc6 33 Qf6+ 1997: 1. England 64% (48/75) 2. USA
Kb5 34 Nf7 Nd7 0-1 Sneshkoff-Conover, 59% (40/69) 3. France 57% (40/
Golden Knights Finals 1977. 71) 4. Canada 53% (37/70) 5. Scot-
15 Nh3 g5 16 Nxd5 cxd5 land 52% (39/75) 6. Norway 51% (45/
Whites 16th was to gain e3 for the Bf4, 88) 7. Spain 48% (31/65) 8. Portugal
and Blacks 16th to open c6 for the N, 48% (30/63) 9. Iceland 41% (31/66)
even at the cost of isolating the d-pawn. 10. Ireland 41% (26/64) 11. Wales
17 Be3 Nc6 18 Qb5 Qc8 19 Bc5 Rd8 32% (26/84).
20 b3 d4! Completed matches: Scotland-
Again the advance of the d-pawn Wales 7-3, England-Scotland 7-3,
restrains the White pieces. Norway-Wales 5-4, Norway-
21 Rc1?! Ireland 5-4 .
This R should continue to observe the So far, 4 players have reached their
d-file. White stays about even wth 21 f4 IM-norms. Board 1: Michael
g4 22 Nf2 Re8 . Edelstein (CAN); Board 2: Danny
21...f4! Kopec (USA); Board 3: Philippe
Creating the nasty threat of ...Be6, Tombette (FRA); Board 5: Patrice
winning the hapless Nh3. Verdier (FRA).
22 Be7 Re8 23 Bd6 We hope to have a fuller report
This leaves the B loose, but if 23 Ba3 on NATT4 in a later issue.
Bh7 24 Qd2 Bf5, and Black is winning. Individual results in tables are
23... a6 24 Qa4 posted at: http://home.sol.no/sjoel/
24 Qd3 Qe6, and White must lose npsf/turn/natt4.htm.
material.
24...Rxe2 25 Rfd1 f3!
Black concludes with a well-calculated
World Cup Final IX
combination. Start date: January 5, 1998.
26 Bxf3 Qxh3 27 Bxe2 Bd5 28 Bf1 Players: A van Osmael (BEL), H
Qe6 Borchers (GER), J. Fritz (GER), H.
The dual threats of ...Qxd6 and ...Qe4 Geist (GER), W Kurth (GER), R. Postler
cannot be met, and Black now gains a (GER), E. Prang (GER), W. Rasch-
winning edge. ewski (GER), S. Rausch (GER), F.
29 Bc4 Qxd6 30 Bxd5 Qxd5 31 Qc4 Schneider (GER), V. . Vigfsson
Qd7 32 Qc2 Rf8 33 Qe4 Re8 34 Qd3 (ISD), V.B. Malinin (RUS), B. Brob-
Ne5 35 Qe4 g4 36 Kg2 Nc6 37 Qd3 akken (NOR), J. Janos (SLK), S.
Qd5+ 38 Kg1 Ne5 39 Qf1 d3 0-1. Olsson (SVE).
TD: Joachim Walther (GER).
 38 February 1998

JOHN C. Timm (USA) has won the 2nd

APTB Championship, qualifying him for
the World Championship Three-Quarter
Finals due to start in September. What was
formerly known as the APTB (Anglo-
Pacific Tournament Board) of ICCF is now
called the North America/Pacific Zone.

Sicilian Najdorf (B90)

Grant R. Lambert (AUS) -
John C. Timm (USA)
2nd APTB Ch 1994-7
(Notes by John Timm)
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
11...Rc8 was, objectively, no worse than
f6 5 c3 a6 6 e3 e5 7 b3 e6 8
the position after the standard moves
f3 e7 9 d2 00 10 000
10...Nbd7 or 10...b5. So, as a practical
All standard Najdorf theory, with as of
matter, 10... Qc7 is a better choice because
the time of the game dozens of OTB GM
Black can now use his own ideas which
examples mostly starting with 10...Nbd7
White cannot find in a book or database,
or 10...b5. Many top correspondence GMs
whereas White has to find his own ideas
(Berliner, Sanakoev, Umansky...) have
and cannot merely copy Anand, Adams,
pointed out that merely going to the
Nunn...
opening books and playing what is
Many years ago, when I was a young
recommended is a prescription for
OTB Expert (Candidate Master), I read a
disaster. You need your own ideas. So:
statement by Hans Berliner that he had
10...c7 11 g4 c8
introduced a TN in about half of his games
XIIIIIIIIY in the 5th World Championship. I was
9rsnr+-+k+0 awed, as indeed I should have been. But
9+pwq-vlpzpp0 what I didnt understand at the time was
9p+-zplsn-+0 that an unbooked move doesnt have to
9+-+-zp-+-0 stand theory on its head for example, by
9-+-+P+P+0 turning a loss into a win to be effective. If
9+NsN-vLP+-0 the new/rare move is merely as good as
9PzPPwQ-+-zP0 the book move, and theplayer
9+-mKR+L+R0 understands why, then the new/rare
xiiiiiiiiy move is very likely to be effective.
12 b1?
12 g5 is necessary to prevent Blacks
I found only one example of this plan
next move. Readers can judge for
in my large physical library. Smagin-T.
themselves whether it is completely
Georgadze, Tashkent 1984, went 12 g5
coincidental that White makes a clear
fd7 13 f4 exf4 14 xf4 e5 Black was
mistake just after Black deviates from
soon completely equal and went on to
mainline theory.
win.
12...d5! 13 exd5 xd5 14 xd5 xd5
After some analysis, I convinced myself
15 e2
that the position with 10...Qc7 and
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XIIIIIIIIY
Not 15 xd5? d8. 9-+rtr-+k+0
15...a5! 9+-+-vlp+p0
Black has the initiative and a slight 9-+n+-+p+0
advantage. 9+-+-zp-+-0
16 b6! 9-zp-+-+P+0
White, under attack, sensibly trades
pieces and eliminates the strong Black
9zpPzP-+P+-0
bishop on d5. 9P+-sNL+-zP0
Tactically trickier but insufficient is 16 9+K+R+-+R0
xd5 xc2+ 17 a1 xe2; White cannot xiiiiiiiiy
justify a pawn sac since Black retains the
initiative. One cute variation is 18 he1 27 cxb4 d4 28 c4 xb4 29 hf1
xh2 19 xa5 c6 20 xc6 xc6 21 d4? xb3 30 xf7+ xf7 31 xb3
c2! 22 xe5 c5 23 d2 ca5 (among xd1+ 32 xd1 c3
others), and Black wins. Black is winning due to the following
16...xb6 17 xd5 a4 18 d2 c6 factors:
19 c3 a3 20 b3? a) the bishop is much better than the
Whites last real chance is 20 c4 f2 knight;
21 d3 axb2 22 d2 c5 23 xc5 xc5 b) the f3 pawn is very weak and if it is
24 xb2 keeping Blacks advantage to a lost the threat of the e-pawn queening is
minimum. very real; and
20...d8 21 c4 f2 22 e4 b5! c) Blacks king will be very active
Not 22...xd1+ 23 xd1 xh2 24 b4! whereas the White king is stuck in the
when White is active and the a3-pawn corner to defend the a-pawn.
may soon be lost. 33 d2 e6 34 e4 e3 35 c1 d5
23 d2 36 f6+ d4 37 d1+ c4 38 c1+
Dubious is 23 xe5 xe5 24 xe5 f6 d3 39 d5 d2 40 xe3 xc1 41
25 xd8+ (If White does not play this d5 g5 42 b6 f4 43 h3 g5 44
sooner or later it is not clear how he can d5 e2 45 c3+ xf3 46 b5 g2
deal with the eventual threat of ...e8.) 47 xa3 xh3 0-1.
25...xd8 26 xb5 xc3 27 c4 f6 28
e4 g6 and it is obvious that only Black Matt Guthrie, 1995 Co-Champion of
is attacking. Black threatens 29...d2 and Arizona State, sent in the following game
White has no defence. For example, 29 played by a friend.
c2 g5 30 d1 xd1 31 xd1 g1+ 32 Smisch Kings Indian (E70)
c2 c1+ 33 d3 d2+ and ...xa2, or Hans-Joachim Lappka (GER) -
29 f1 xh2 30 e3 d7! and the threat Stephen Grout (USA)
of ...e7 wins even though the Rook is WT/H/919, 1995-7
hanging. (Notes by Guthrie)
23...ac8 24 d3 g6 25 e2 xe2 26 1 c4 f6 2 c3 g6 3 d4 g7 4 e4 d6 5
xe2 b4 d3 00 6 f3
Black is clearly better and should This transposition to the Smisch
expect to win due to superior Variation is an unfortunate mix of systems.
development, the strong a3 pawn, and More usual (and better) is 6 Nge2.
numerous White structural weaknesses 6...e5 7 d5 h5
d4, f3, a2. Announcing to the world his plan of
 40 February 1998

kingside expansion. The alternative, afraid to invest material to attain his goals.
7...c6, would lead to positions where the 18 hxg4
position of the Bishop on d3 is more XIIIIIIIIY
thematic. 9r+-+-trk+0
8 ge2 f5 9 00?? 9zp-zpl+-vlp0
It may seem extreme to affix ?? to a 9-zp-zp-snq+0
move which does not lose material, but
9+P+Pzp-+n0
from a strategical point of view, White has
just made Blacks position extremely easy
9P+P+PzpP+0
to play. Black will gain space and attack 9+-sNL+P+-0
the K, but Whites pieces are extremely 9-+Q+NvLP+0
poorly placed for queenside play. 9tR-+-+RmK-0
9...f4 xiiiiiiiiy
As well as gaining space, this move
keeps the White B off e3, whence it could 18...xg4!
support a c5 break. Compared to White might as well accept this
positions from the Classical Variation, sacrifice, otherwise Black has a massive
Blacks N is more actively placed than position at no cost.
usual on h5, while Whites minors are 19 fxg4 xg4 20 h4
clumsy. Maybe White now needed to The threats were 20...Bf3, as well as
undertake the major regrouping Bd2, N 20...f3.
c1, Be2, N d3, reaching a more standard 20...f3 21 g3 xg3 22 xg3 h3
position. 23 h2
10 d2 d7 11 b4 df6 12 e1 g5 23 gxh3 xg3+ 24 h1 f2.
13 h3 e8 14 f2 d7 23...fxg2 24 f5
Im not sure of the need for this move. The fact that the pawn will promote
Maybe 14...Qg6, intending to meet a with a double check, therefore a
future Nb5 by ...Rf7! was more accurate. checkmate, rules out horizontal R moves,
15 a4 b6 16 b5? and makes blocking the f-file imperative.
This move makes the c5 break 24...xf5 25 exf5 g4 26 e1
impossible to achieve. 16 c5 was obvious, 26 xg2 d4+ 27 h1 xc3 28 g1
and obviously better. In all such f7 29 f6 e4!
positions, White must strive to open 26...e4!
queenside lines. An excellent clearance sacrifice,
16...g6 17 c2 g4! allowing Black to bring the rest of his
Conversely, Black understands the forces into the attack.
need to open up the Kingside, and is not 27 xe4 d4+ 28 f2 f7 29 d2
af8 30 f4 g7 31 xg4 xg4 32
e6 h5 33 e2 xf5!
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Essex, SS0 8EN, England.
gambit games!
 Chess Mail 41

12th Mosco
12th Moscow w CC Championship and
ot her ne
other ws fr
news om R
from ussia
Russia
By E. Karelin 1996, finished late in 1997 in victory for
Viacheslav Liukmanov. See the crosstable:
THE Russian Correspondence Chess the list of participants was as prominent
Association organises and holds a great as many national championships.
number of competitions by
correspondence from personal and Slav Defence (D13)
team championships of Russia to A. Gorin - E. Linovitsky
qualification tournaments for rank and file 12th Moscow CC Ch final 1996-7
chess players. Among the most prominent 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 cxd5 cxd5 4 f3
competitions we can name the match f6 5 c3 c6 6 f4 e4 7 d2
between Russia and the Rest of the World. xc3 8 bxc3 a5 9 b3 a4
In July 1996 the first team ED: It would take much analysis to
championship of Russia was held hosting determine whether 9...xc3+ is playable;
17 teams which represented all regions the move might look attractive to a
from a small town of Gatchina near computer, but would many humans want
Saint Petersburg in the West to the to be on the black side if it? After 10 d2
Primorsky district in the Far East. c4!? (10...b2 could lead to an early
Early 1997 saw the start of a new cycle draw by 11 c1 c3+ 12 d2 etc.) 11
of personal competitions finals of the e4!? a4 12 exd5 xd4 13 xd4 xd4 14
top league, semi-finals and quarter-finals b5+ d7 15 xd7+ xd7 there is no
of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd championships of obvious way to punish Black.
Russia respectively. The strongest ICCF 10 e3 e6 11 d3 e7 12 b1 b6 13
grand masters and international masters d2 a6 14 xa6 xa6 15 a4 c8
take part in the top league finals. 16 b5 xb5 17 axb5 a5 18 e2
The 12th championship of the Russian d7 19 d3 d6 20 xd6 xd6 21
capital, Moscow, which began in July e4 c7 22 e5+ e7 23 f4 hc8 24 b1

The Russian CC 12th Moscow CC Ch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

Association also 1 V.B. Lyukmanov 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
2 S.I. Hromov 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
organises many 3 A.M. Belinkov 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
international 4 V.A. Nadiullin 0 1 1 1 1 1 9
invitational 5 M.R. Kevorkyan 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
tournaments about 6 S.K. Matiukhin 1 0 1 1 8
which Chess Mail 7 V.V. Sukhanov 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7
will publish 8 E.P. Linovitsky 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
9 G.S. Karnovich 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
information soon. A 10 A.A. Gorin 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
new IM event Five 11 Yu.K. Solntsev 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
Years Russia CCA is 12 Yu.K. Chernyak 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
due to begin early 13 L.N. Skikhirev 0 0 0 0 5
in 1998. 14 V.P. Malyshev 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
15 Yu.K.Salishchev 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
 42 February 1998

f5 25 a2 c4 26 c1 d8 27 cc2 a) 46...h4 47 xg6 xf4 48 xe6;

dd7 28 a3 xa3 29 xa3 c4 30 b) 46...b7 47 b5 c7 (47...h3 48
ca2 dc7 31 b3 d7 32 a6 c8 xg6 xc3 49 g7+ or 47...a7 48 c6
33 ba3 b8 34 6a4 a8 35 xc4 h3 49 a2+ b8 50 a3) 48 a2 b7
xc4 36 h3 49 a6;
XIIIIIIIIY c) 46...a7 47 b5 and a2+.
9k+-+-+-+0 47 xg5 h4 48 g6 xf4 49 xe6
9zp-+-+-zpp0 f1 50 f6 b1+ 51 a3 b5 52 xf5
9-zp-+p+-+0 c4 53 e6 e1 54 e5 a1+ 55 b2
a8 56 e7 e8 57 e6 b5 58 b3
9+P+pzPp+-0
10.
9-+rzP-zP-+0 Here is a miniature by the new
9tR-zPK+-+P0 champion.
9-+-+-+P+0 Sicilian Najdorf (B93)
9+-+-+-+-0 Viacheslav Liukmanov -
xiiiiiiiiy V.P. Malischev
12th Moscow CC Ch final 1996
36...a5!? 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
The start of an over-ambitious plan? f6 5 c3 a6 6 f4 e5 7 b3 e6 8
How does White win if Black stays e3 g4 9 d2 b6 10 f3 exf4 11
passive? xf4 d7 12 d5 xd5 13 exd5
37 bxa6 a7 38 g4 g6 39 c2 c8 40 de5 14 000 g6??
g5 h8 41 a1 h6!? 42 gxh6 xh6 43 Better 14...c7.
b3 xh3 44 g1 h6 45 b4 xa6 15 h3 1-0
46 g2 g5 After 15...h6 16 a4+ e7 (16...d8
Black was in zugzwang: 17 a5) 17 h4+ wins the h6-.

Please Help Compile ICCF Millennium Book

IT WAS agreed in Argentina that Mr. Pedro
Hegoburu (ARG) would be the Project
Manager/Editor-in-Chief of the ICCF 2000
publication.
The ICCF President requests that each
member country could begin to prepare a
synopsis of its CC history, including
interesting events and stories (approx-
imately 1 page) and select a few memorable
games for possible inclusion.
Pedro (see picture, right) can be contacted
by Email <[email protected]> or by
air mail to him at: Casilla de Correo No 59,
Suc.No1, 1401 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
 Chess Mail 43

TWIC moves to a ne
mov neww sponsor
Chess Webwatch
by Tim Harding

AS WE hinted in our guide to chess

websites last month, The Week In Chess
(TWIC) was about to move. Mark
Crowther has now secured sponsorship
from Malcolm Pein, director of the London
Chess Centre in Euston Road. TWIC looks
and functions much as before, but I expect
that there will be some gradual changes
made.
The new URL for TWIC is:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/
twic.html
and the general URL for the Chess
Centre site is available at two addresses:
http://www.chesscenter.com Mark Crowther, editor of TWIC
as well as at the URL we gave last
month for Chess Monthly magazine: will greatly affect the pride and self-esteem
http://www.chess.co.uk/ of the entire WWW, so its in your best
interests to bookmark this page and send
So long Bucket, welcome in your ideas for moves, as well as telling
Mining Company all of your friends to do the same. (Wink
wink!)
There has also been a major change The way it will work is: I will accept
for Sean Whalen whose site The Bucket emailed move suggestions from the WWW
was featured last year and mentioned last until I get a clear majority on one move,
month. His new site is called The Mining then I will play that for the WWW. Send
Company and you can find it at: your move suggestions to me at
http://chess.miningco.com/ [email protected]. I am not a
This site has everything that used to master level player by any means
be at The Bucket and more. (probably about a class B player), so even
Apart from up-to-date chess news (e.g. if youre a beginner, your move ideas are
the FIDE World Championships at the welcome. I will post all move suggestions
time we wrote this), there is Me versus and their originators email addresses also.
The World, Seans take on an old Its not too late to join in. In early January,
concept: Game 1 (Sean playing White) was still in
Hello! I am challenging the entire the book at move 16 (Spanish Marshall main
World Wide Web community to a 2 game line) while in Game 2, Sean was defending
chess match, 1 game with each color. Yes, a Najdorf Sicilian at move 12.
this means you also! This challenge match Another feature at the Mining Company
 44 February 1998

make sure that you have enabled Java in

your browser. Upgrade your browser to
the latest versions of Netscape (3.0 or
higher) or Microsoft Internet Explorer
(3.01 or higher) to get the best results.
(Netscape 2.0 and MSIE 3.0 are not
adequate for Java chat.)

New homepage for

gambit lovers
Another useful homepage is that of Dr
Thomas Stock MD, a German
correspondence player who writes
sometimes for ChessBase Magazine and
Gambit Revue. He has also changed his
Web address and the new URL is:
Sean Whalens Mining Company http://www.thomasstock.com/
chessindex.html
is its guide to chess-playing programs and while the URL for his specific gambit
where to find them. pages is:
There are many chess-playing http://www.thomasstock.com/
programs available nowadays, and most gambit.html
of them are freeware! This feature is to It is early days yet for this amateur site
help you find as many computerized and dont be put off if the counter seems
players as you can handle. These to show very few visitors: many people
programs are mostly freeware, although may not have found the new site yet. We
there are some shareware programs also. shall take a more detailed look at Dr
Another new feature is the Chess Chat Stocks gambit pages in our special
Room: Gambit Issue later this year.
You will be asked to enter a nickname Dr Stock also has a special offer.
(required), a user name and email With the friendly permission of the
address (both optional). After you choose ChessBase Corporation Im pleased to
the Ok, Connect! button the system will offer you the file cb1_11d.zip for
acknowledge your request, open the Chat downloading from my own server.
room and place their nickname in the This file is a read-only demo version
user info box. Thats all there is to it! The of the former ChessBase for Windows
room will be open any time of day or 1.0/1.1/1.11. However, this is an ideal
night... stop in and chat! You might run *.pgn and *.cbf (but not *.cbh) fbrowser,
into me there! or being more precise, a reader that you
I will be hosting an hour-long can include into your browser. To use this
moderated chat every Sunday at 4 pm EST cb1_11d.zip-file (size: 1.16 MB,
(9 pm GMT). I hope to see you there! I will download-time with a 28.800 baud
present a topic to start discussion off, modem about 7 minutes) you need an
then anything goes from there. Un-Zipper.
Please note: In order to chat, you must (Personally for this purpose we prefer
 Chess Mail 45

PKZIP for Windows which you can get Be your own webmaster
from http://www.pkware.com these are
the people who brought you the original Many readers may now have Internet
PKZIP utility.) accounts that allow them to have personal
websites, but are doing nothing about it
for lack of time or know-how! We cannot
Other URLs to bookmark host your pages but we can design you
an easily-maintained chess homepage.
The IECC (International Email Chess You send us the text you want, a
Club), which we shall feature in our Email couple of photographs or other images
column later this year, is now based at: and the PGN for any games you want
http://kerouac.pharm.uky.edu/ included. Well scan the pictures, turn the
rgbIECC/iecc.html best games into HTML or Java and email
You can find out details of their you back the site with simple instructions
activities and download zipped PGN, on how to put it up on the Web. Later
Chess Assistant or ChessBase files of all you can add more text, games and other
IECC games played up to the end of 1997. features yourself as you become proficient
Here is an address we missed off last with the Web language HTML.
months list of specialist chess opening Contact us for a quotation; minimum
sites. If you are interested in 4Qh4 in charge 100/US $150. Large or
the Scotch (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 customised sites that require more than a
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site: willing to quote for designing commercial
http://www.cybernet.dk/users/ sites, not necessarily for chess.
tgvisaksen/ Prefer to do it yourself? Our main
The people who write shareware/ design tool is Hot Dog Pro 4 from http://
freeware utilities for ChessBase are going www.sausage.com but we do simple
through a tough patch as many users updates in good old Microsoft Wordpad.
convert to the new CBH format used by
CB6 and ChessBase Light, but if you are Java Jive
using the older versions of ChessBase it
is still worth visiting Last month we mentioned the
http://www.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/people/ following site in our list of Shareware/
steve/cbdemo.html Freeware sites.
which was the FAQ page for the old http://www.mistybeach.com/products/
ChessBase demo. PGNViewer/index.html
Finally, for use on CBF/CBI databases, This is where you can obtain the Misty
I can recommend Rob Weirs utilities: Beach PGN Viewer java applet which can
http://www.cybercom.net/~rweir/ be used for displaying chess games on
cbutil.htm websites. If you visited our site at
Christmas you probably saw that we had
Bertrand Weegenaars monthly a demonstration of the best five games
Books BooksBooks reviews are featured in Chess Mail during 1997.
at: this URL: We subsequently added notes so, if
http://nic.net4u.nl/~reviews/ your browser supports frames, you can
booksbw.htm see the notes in one panel with the game
 46 February 1998

The game G.J.Timmerman-Ulf Andersson as displayed on

our website using the Misty Beach PGN viewer (version 1).

viewer beside it. Go to: associated with the current move are also
http://www.chessmail.com/ displayed in their own window, without
fivebest.html the frames requirement of the earlier Misty
and select the game you want: game Beach applet. It is also possible to choose
only, notes only or together in frames. your own square colours and to have the
Click forwards or backwards to play page background different from the grey
through the game on the left frame, scroll background of the applet.
up and down on the right to read the Another program you may want to
corresponding notes. It was not ideal but consider using if you have a chess
a big step forward from what was website, is David Zechiels program
available 12 months ago. Also it is free CZECH. Version 2.1 can now be
for use on non-commercial websites. downloaded from:
Since we prepared those pages, and http://www.speed.net/dzechiel/czech/
just before we went to press with this This program is shareware: you can
edition, the programs author Mark Roulo download for free evaluation but are
has posted version 2 of the Misty Beach expected to pay eventually if you decide
Viewer. We shall be checking this out very to use it: Visa and Mastercard accepted.
soon! Like the Internet Chess Club java Compared with the Misty Beach applet,
viewer, which several sites are now using, this is a much bigger program and a longer
it has an algebraic move list enabling you download.
to jump wherever you want in the game, CZECH works by creating HTML files
although only a few moves at a time are from PGN for the games you want readers
displayed. to play through: the diagrams are built out
Unlike the ICC viewer, any notes of a jigsaw of tiny GIFs.
 Chess Mail 47

France to organise Mediterranean team tournament

By Stephane A. Bessis
AJEC (Association des Joueurs dEchecs Stephane
par Correspondance) is glad to announce A. Bessis,
the organisation of a new team ICCF
tournament under ICCF control, the 1st delegate for
Mare Nostrum Correspondence Team France
Tournament.
Invited countries are: all countries
which are a member of the actual ICCF
and who have a border with the
Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum),
including the Adriatic and Aegean Seas.
Some countries which are not currently
members of ICCF may also be invited. second team.
Each team will have 4 boards and 1 Further information is available on the
substitute. Each player will play one game AJEC website:
against each player of the same board. http://wwwperso.hol.fr/~fgeider/
The intention is to start the event in the mare_nostrum-gb.html for the English
second half of 1998. version;
If the invited countries do not provide http://wwwperso.hol.fr/~fgeider/
an odd number of teams then France, as mare_nostrum-fr.html for the French
organiser, will be authorised to enter a version.

Hosts sought ffor

or future ICCF Congr
future esses
Congresses
THE 1998 Congress is due to be held in Riga, Latvia, with the meetings taking
place from September 20 until September 24. At the 1997 Congress, it was
agreed to accept the kind offer from the Swiss Federation to host the 1999
Congress, which is now likely to take place over the period 19th to 23rd
September 1999.
The 1996 ICCF Congress adopted proposals, including financial principles,
to apply for all Congresses to be held from 1/1/98. The main purpose of
these proposals was to encourage all countries (large or small) to consider
hosting an ICCF meeting, by restricting the costs to a reasonable level.
The only offer so far for the years beyond 1999 is from the Cuban Federation
(for 2001) and this kind offer, along with all others received, will be considered
at future ICCF Congresses. The ICCF President hopes that the Congress for
the 2000 Millennium can be held in a location likely to attract a high level of
attendance. He asks that any member federation, which is considering making
an offer to host a future Congress, could contact him to discuss possibilities/
options in more detail, prior to formalising any offer.
 48 February 1998

ICCF Results Service

Results
ICCF Deputy President Tournaments: R.Wikman, Box 111,
FIN-20521, bo, Finland. Fax: +358-21-2318010.
Email: [email protected]
WORLD
World Tournament Office: Heikki Brusila, Loimutie 22, TOURNAMENTS
SF-11120 Riihimki, Finland. Fax: +358-14-733508.
Paying office: Account of the ICCF, i.e. 125633-7 Credit Suisse (Postgiro 50-11400-8), CH-5001, Aarau,
Switzerland, advising: C.Flores Gutirrez, Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain. Email: [email protected]

XII Ol, Sect 4, Bd. 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts.

World Ch XIV Final
Final 1 D. Eljakhim ISL X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
TD: Roald Berthelsen,
2 K. Embrey USA X 1 1 1 1 7
Marknadsvgen 75, S-183 78
3 M-L. Wang SIP 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Tby (SVE) Email:
[email protected] 4 D. Krivic CRO 0 X 1 1 1 1 7
85 im 1 Buj, 86 Boll 5 V. Strautins LAT 0 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 1 6
Morgado. CORR: 83 Webb 1 6 Demetrio/V.Cordeiro POR 0 0 0 1 X 0 1 1 1 1 6
(NOT ) Franzen. 7 Haag/Nizynski POL 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 1 1 5
8 G. S. Amorim 5
World Ch XV Final 9 P. Marczell
BRS
CR-SR

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0
X
1
0
X 0
1 1
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1 4
TD: Witold Bielecki, al.
10 E. Thorsteinsson ISD 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 4
Jaworowa 34a/2, PL 53-123,
11 R. Sammut MLT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 2
Wrocaw (POL).
4. Carleton 0 Gottardi, 5. 12 A.Shaw/C. Beecham SCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X
Vitomskis 1 Carleton.

World Ch XVI TD: Roald Berthelsen Kargol 0 Morchat, 60/2. Svacek Schuchardt,
Section 3: 104/105 Samojlov 1 Bau, Morchat, Elburg. IM title: Wolfgang Galow (GER).
3/4-final
3/4-final Ebeling. All sections are now concluded. Section 03 54/5. Compagnie Raptakis, Copie,
56. Copie 1 Dr.Peli, 57/8. Windhausen 1 Dr.Peli,
TD: Roald Berthelsen
Section 1: 113 Forsberg 1 World Ch XIX Semi-f inal
Semi-final Jemeljanov, 59/60. Heitmann 0 Kupsys, Ugge, 61.
Kupsys 1 Hyldkrog, 62/6. Zlatin 0 Jemeljanov,
Marulin. Section 2: 129 Stoljar TD: Roald Berthelsen Zimmermann, Dr.Peli, Windhausen, Kupsys (def.).
Glaser. Section 3: 127 Section 2: 105 Nieminen 0 Kern. This IM title: Georg Windhausen (GER). Silent
Haessler 0 Conti section is now concluded. Section 3: 75 withdrawal of D.Zlatin, score sheets are awaited.
World Ch XVII Briao 0 Samojlov. Section 04 56. Jakovlew Raijmaekers, 57. Gibbs
0 Wrba, 58. Lanz Calavia Nowak, 59. Forgo 1
3/4-final
3/4-final World Ch XX Terada. Section 05 49/50. Bertino Dahl,
TD: Witold Bielecki, al.
Jaworowa 34a/2, PL 53-123,
Semi-f
Semi-final inal Schneberg, 51/2. Jerofeev 1 Hase, Preinfalk,
53. OSiochru Basden. Section 06 54.
TD: Roald Berthelsen Schultzberg 0 Dr.Verney, 55. Brobakken
Wrocaw (POL). Section 4: 100/101 Kelbratowski 1 Govashelishvili. Section 07 48/9. Wohlfahrt
Section 01 72/3. Soltau 1 Minakow, Timoschenko. Section 5: 104 Bowyer, Schneider, 50/1. Latash Hjorth, 0
Dambrauskas, Enricci, 74. Kluve Temmink 0 Dorner, 105 Craig 0 Hoffmann. Moura. Section 09 72/4. Lelievre 1 Dr.Hofstetter,
1 Kroll, 75. Palmo 0 Danek, 76. Section concluded. Section 6 83. Brookes, 0 Rohde. IM title: John Brookes
Richardson 0 Leonardo (def.), Arkhangelsky Guzar. Qualified for a 3/ (ENG). Section 10 64/5. Cardelli 1 Tiemann,
77. Yarkov Enricci. IM title: 4-final: C. Guzar (MEX). Section 8: 87 McLaughlin, 66/7. Raschewski Waldhauser,
Siegfried Kluve (GER). Section Muller Praznik. Section 10 83/4. Mihalk Krivic. Section 11 63. Notten 0 Zlebcik, 64. Rott 1
02 58. Veinger Voyna, 59. 1 Pizzuto, 0 Tsvetkov, 85 Jasinski Rozinov (adj.), 65. Zlebcik 1 Rott (def.).
Glaser 1 Privara, 60/1. Pereira Hamilton. Qualified for a 3/4-final: J. Withdrawal of A.Rott, score sheets are awaited.
Gutop, Veinger. Section 03 Mihalk (HUN). Section 12 44. Read Aleshnya, 45/6. Hagelin 0,
76. Thorn 0 Tirabassi. Section Dr.de Valliere Bures, 47. Linna Glaser. Section
04 57/8. Bubis 1 Binder, 0
Rause. Section 05 38. Schuh 1 World Ch XXI Semi-f inal
Semi-final 13 57/8. Lers 1 Muttoni, Wang, 59. Van Leeuven
TD: Witold Bielecki Voss, 60. Pyrich Hutchings, 61/2.
Parnas, 39. Merilo 0 Nizynski.
Section 01 55/7. Prof .Kristoffel Rhode, Antoszkiewicz 0 Kratochvil (adj.), Moscicki (adj.).
World Ch XVIII Thorsteinsson, Malyshev, 58. Dusart 1 G.Antoszkiewicz (GER) deceased, games are
Savelyev. Section 02 56/7. Carlsson 0, adjudicated. Section 14 59/60. Grebenshchikov 0
Semi-final
Semi-final Derouineau Grabinger, 58/9. Galow 1, Borwell, Cuno, 61. Angelov 1 Kallinger. IM title:
Thomas Cuno (GER).
 Chess Mail 49

World Ch XXII Semi-final

Semi-final Section 8: F. Gerhardt (GER), C. A.
Espndola (ARG), P. Tkaczyk (POL), J. Ladies Olympiad VI,
TD: Witold Bielecki al. Jaworowa 34a/ M. Lanz Calavia (ESP), P. Herb (FRA), Preliminaries
Preliminaries
2, PL 53-123 Wroclaw 15 (POL) C-O. Stl (SVE), L. Ljubicic (CRO), A. TD: Hans Wiesner, R.R. #2, Lacombe,
There has been a replacement in section Baldus (GER), C. Chandler (ENG), M.
1 of this tournament; however the Kantork (SLK), A. Tsvetkov (RUS), W. Alberta, T0C 1S0 (CAN) Email:
category remains unchanged at 9, and Eveleens (NLD), H. Grabinger (GER), [email protected]
hence also the score required for an IM E. Gromotka (GER), M. Adriano (CAN). The preliminaries of Ladies CC
title is still the same, i.e. 7 points. Section 9: J. Straschewski (GER), S. Olympiad VI started likewise on
The players are: Section 1: J. Orlov (RUS), P. Cimmino (ITA), E. 31.12.1997. The tournament is played in
Mannermaa (FIN, replacing V-M. Mozn (CZE), P. Boronowskis (AUS), two sections with eight teams in each-at
Huuskonen), W. Mescheder (GER), D. N. Somborski (JUG), W. Pasko (POL), least the top three from each section will
Hamilton (AUS), E. Barfoed (DEN), A. S. Goerlinger (FRA), E. Lers (GER), qualify for the next final. We wish all
R. Barnsley (ENG), N. Bensiek (GER), J-O. Forsberg (SVE), M. Huels (GER), teams good luck and fine games in the
G. Peli (ISL), J. Marcinkiewicz (POL), P. W. H. Smith (ENG), C. Par (CAN), spirit of Amici sumus!
F. Schlsser (GER), U. Schuster (GER), G. H. Lambers (NLD), W. Sauermann Section 1: Slovakia (Z. Hagarov, M.
J. Edwards (USA), J. Mercadal Benejam (GER). Section 10: L. Ostrowski (POL), Mojica de Leon, M. Sycov, E.
(ESP), V. Alyeshnia (RUS), J-U. Klgel V. G. Bendersky (UKR), P. Verdier Chorvtov. TC: P. Eiben), Romania (V.
(SWZ), V. Lexa (CZE). Section 2 A. P. (FRA), A. Matt (GER), M. Migicovsky Calinescu, G. Hang, R. Moisoiu, E.
H. Peters (NLD), A. Mukherjee (ENG), (CAN), G. Schneberg (GER), M. C. Mihai. TC: E. Hang), Yugoslavia (N.
W. All (SVE), W. Raschewski (GER), Almeida (POR), M. Gunnarsson (ISD), Popov, N. Jovanovic, J. Popovic, M.
C. Sprengelmeier (GER), S. P. Kusnetsov P. Salcedo Mederos (CUB), D. Matovic. TC: D. Simic), Russia (S.
(UKR), G. Morris (AUS), E. N. Pedersen Reppmann (GER), A. Bjuhr (SVE), L. Starodumova, R. Idrisova, N.
(USA), G. Bertino (ITA), F. Schrder Jakobetz (HUN), A. J. Macchia (URU), Zubritskaya, O. Zimina. TC: L.
(GER), H. Weisenburger (GER), G. Tth R. V. M. Hall (ENG), W. Hase (GER). Kovaleva), Brazil (T. K. Ratcu, H. S.
(HUN), A. Ciruk (POL), J. Luksas (LIT), Section 11: A. Kranabetter (OST), H. Amorim, C. C. Gurgel, S. Chang. TC:
H. Keller (GER). Section 3: W. Kurth Geist (GER), C. Hartman (SVE), A. A. P. Mascarenhas), Latvia (O. Rause,
(GER), J. A. Plsson (ISD), J. B. Larsen Cilloniz (PER), A. Scribner (USA), U. I. Priedite, M. Malahovska, D.
(DEN), H. John (GER), C. Leotard D. Pillhock (NLD), T. Thomson (SCO), Grigorjeva. TC: Priedite), France (J.
(FRA), P. Eiben (SLK), H. Camilleri J. Csima (HUN), H. Mle (GER), A. Roos, M. Raimondi, S. Roynet, D.
(MLT), T. Viksna (LAT), G. Cardelli V. Grishin (KAZ), R. Fay (GER), Y. T. Legall. TC: S-A. Bessis), The
(ITA), M. Conroy (ENG), K-F. Grimm Zveryaka (UKR), U. Skorna (GER), N. Netherlands (C. Bruinenberg, A. v. d.
(GER), C. Guizar (MEX), I. I. Khokhlov Stull (LUX), G. Toscano (ITA). Giessen, A. Schol-Grin, H. Schut. TC:
(UKR), J. Andersen (GER), E. Osbun K. Nienhuis).
(USA). Section 4: L. Rydholm (SVE), Section 2: Lithuania (D. Janusevicite,
A. Yeremenko (UKR), J. Jezek (CZE), Ladies Olympiad V, Final
Final S. Zaksaite, V. Dambrauskaite, E.
A. Kofidis (GRC), C. Lfgren (DEN), TD: Hans Wiesner, R.R. #2, Lacombe, Morknaite. TC: A. Kupsys), U.S.A. (D.
Wang Mong Lin (SIP), S. Matyukhin Kremen, V. Ying, D. B. Lord, M. Koput
Alberta, T0C 1S0 (CAN) Email: Simmons. TC: V. Fausey), Argentina (L.
(RUS), M. Rmmele (GER), A. Ugge
(CAN), C. Frostick (ENG), F. Broucke [email protected] Fredes de Locio, H. Abdala, M. A.
(BEL), U. Rinkis (LAT), S. Pietruske The final of Ladies CC Olympiad V Lezcano, P. Alvarez. TC: C. G. Dieta),
(GER), F. Idler (GER), H-H. Lemke started on 31.12.1997 with the following Poland (D. Pietrzak, A. Szczepaniak, W.
(GER). Section 5: T. Harding (IRL), J- nine teams at least the top four teams Zajac, R. Paderewska. TC: W. Bielecki),
M. Weber (LUX), J. Mihalk (HUN), B. will qualify for the next final. We wish Czech Republic (V. Beranov, R.
Minge (NOR), J. A. De Mauro (USA), all teams good luck and fine games in Pribylov, M. Bazantov, H. Palkov.
S. Arounopoulos (GER), A. Zawadka the spirit of Amici sumus! TC: K. Glaser), Estonia (R. Narva, M.
(POL), I. Perevertkina (RUS), P. Teams: Sweden (S. Bengtsson, S. Rtova, M. Tilk, S. Zainetdinova. TC:
Keglevic (CRO), G. L. Chrestani (BRS), Brvenich, A-L. Karlsson, T. Andersson. Rtova), Germany (A. Koglin, V. Prei,
A. Eger (GER), W. Haufe (GER), W. Team captain [TC]: T. Carnstam), M. Siewert, K. Bradtke. TC: E. Lers),
Mehlhorn (GER), G. Dahlin (SVE), C. Germany (B. Schneider, A. Montag, M. Italy (F. Piano Marone, L. Tamborini,
R. Quaresma (POR). Section 6: G. Enigk Braun, S. Schmidt. TC: E. Lers), U.S.A. M. A. Fonio, L. M. Tinjaca. TC: G.
(GER), D. Knol (RSA), S. E. Kramer (C. Rosenfield, D. Kremen, V. Mastrojeni).
(DEN), K. Metelmann (GER), W. Schmucker, C. Hendrickson. TC:
Knebel (GER), J. Gourmelon (FRA), F. Hendrickson), Poland (K. Radzikowska,
L. Sapis, K. Klimaszewska, B. Kopec- C.C. Olympiad XI, Final
Final
Svoboda (CZE), H. Glaser (GER), I. TD: Roald Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen
Christov (BLG), T. Tomizawa (JAP), T. Umiastowska. TC: W. Bielecki),
M. Whiteside (WLS), I. Johansson England (M. E. Jones, J. Barber, W. 75, S-183 78 Tby (SVE) Email:
(SVE), M. Gerhold (OST), S. Romanov Dakin, P. Clarke. TC: D. March), Russia [email protected]
(RUS), A. Colombo (ITA). Section 7: (I. Perevertkina, S. Khlusevich, T. Board 2 74. Rotariu (ROM) 0 van
G. Wise (HKG), H. P. Fecht (GER), H- Zaitseva, Ye. Rufitskaya. TC: Oosterom (NLD). Board 3 74. Umansky
E. van Kempen (GER), C. S. Mohan Perevertkina), Czech Republic (E. (RUS) Sek (POL).
(IND), E. Dieckmann (GER), M. Drtina Mozn, H. Kubkov, M. Babulov, V. Team score: 63. Netherlands-Romania
(SLK), D. J. Stewart (SCO), P. Kariz Nejezchlebov. TC: J. Canibal), France 3-3. Position: Germany 63.8% (44 points
(SLO), A. Truupld (EST), E. Larsson (J. Roos, M. Raimondi, S. Roynet, D. from 69 games), Czechia-Slovakia
(SVE), A. B. Jrgensen (DEN), V. Legall. TC: S-A. Bessis), Romania (V. 63.6% (44/70), Russia 56.5% (35/62),
Pankratov (RUS), K. Piersig (GER), G. Calinescu, G. Hang, R. Moisoiu, E. Canada 55.63% (39/71), Scotland
L. Grasso (ITA), M. R. Naivelt (RUS). Mihai. TC: E. Hang). 55.55% (40/72-final score), Poland
53.6% (37/69), Sweden 50% (35/71),
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England 47.89% (34/71), Netherlands 47.86% (33/70), variations must be sent via the national federations, who shall
Denmark 40.6% (28/69), Hungary 39.9% (27/69), Romania forward the postal applications to the World Tournament Office
37.9% (26/70), U.S.A. 37.7% (26/69). in the same way as is done for the promotion tournaments and
the email applications to the ICCF Email Tournament Office.
C.C. Olympiad XII, Preliminaries
Preliminaries Results: MN/1: 46. Jnos Hall. MN/4: 47/50. Debnr 0
remaining games (23). MN/5: 52. Brio 0 Nemitz. Master
TD: Roald Berthelsen result: Nemitz (GER) MN/8: 40. Wellens Guerrini, 41.
Section 2: Board 2 64. Podkrajsek (SLO) 1 Hampl (NZD). Kremer 1 Barber, 42. Barber 0 Nickel, : 43. Nickel Crespo,
Board 3: 61. Bohak (SLO) 0 Rumjancevas (LIT), 62 Berecz 44. Kotka 0 Nickel. Master result: Nickel (GER) MN/9: 51.
(HUN) 1 Benagoudjil (ALG), 63/64 Bohak 1 Benagoudjil, 0 Berglund Pochner. Master result: Berglund (SVE) MN/11:
Acevedo (MEX). Board 4: 58/60 Praznik (SLO) Knipe 53. Alegre Gonzlez 0 Svcek. MN/13: 49. Ude 1 Jedrzejowski.
(RSA), Bresadola (ITA), 1 Bishop (NZD). Bd. 5 62/3. Preinfalk MN/15: 50. Pankratov 1 Hamann. MN/17: 33. Joo Kuhn,
(SLO) 1 Meslem (ALG), Knol (RSA). Board 6: 65 Busk 34. Kuhn 1 Bckstrm, 35. Moskov 1 Rosenhahn. MN/20:
Srensen (MEX) Brglez (SLO). 22. Kozlov Feytens, 23. Kozlov Moscicki. MN/21: 34.
Team results: 48. LIT-SLO 4-2, 49. HUN-ALG 6-0, 50. SLO- Glushakov 0 Grimm. MN/22: 24. Fraser 1 Nitsche, 25. Nitsche
RSA 5-1.51 NZD-SLO 1-5 1 Pavoni, 26. Espndola Dziel. MN/24: 21. Hall 1 Kuzenkov.
Section 3: Board 2 76. Dorner (GUA) 1 Lanz Calavia (ESP), MN/26: 23. Rowley Plauth-Herr. MN/28: 29. Sonnabend 1
77. Onoda (JAP) 1 Pyshkin (RUS). Bd. 3 75. Mori (JAP) 1 Kiupel, 30. Pettersson Perevertkina, 31. Pochner 0 Sonnabend
Juarez (GUA). Board 4: 71. Al-Khateeb (QTR) 1 Parau (ROM), Da-Riva Alonso 1.etl vs. Sonnabend nc. m. 29 MN/30: 24.
72/73 Terada (JAP) Lensky (RUS), 0 Parau (ROM), 74. Dondelinger Engelhardt, 25/33. Debnr 0 remaining games
Redolfi (ARG) 1 Sergiev (BLG). (23), 34. Barber 0 Christ. MN/31: 26. Corfield Bensiek.
Team results: 64. ESP-GUA 4-2, 65. QAT-ROM 5-. 66 MN/32: 17. Fuchs Kovcs, 18. Kovcs Alvarez Villar,
ROM-JAP 3-3 19. Fuchs 1 Vlasveld. MN/33: 22. Waltmans Toth, 23.
Section 4: Board 2: 63 Palsson (ISD) de Cresce (BRA). Bellatalla 1 Toth. MN/34: 17. Morgan 0 Kruchem, 18. Backe
Board 5 66. Marczell (CR-SR) 0 Nizynski (POL). The board Krger, 19. Ronczkowski 1 Rther. MN/35: 23. Kling 1
is finished see the crosstable! Moreno Ramos, 24. Rodrguez Martn 0 Thannhauser. 25.
Team results: 56. POL v CR-SR 4-1., 57 ISD-BRA 2- Rodrguez Martn 0 Mathias, 26. Chorfi 1 Mathias. MN/36:
3. Total: ISD 37.0 pts. 22. Bernal Caamao 1 Schiller, 23. Serner 1 Trussler. MN/37:
Also this month brought about yet another theoretically secure 9. Niemand 0 Hodges, 10. Mathes 1 Brachtel, 11. Brachtel 1
final place; in section 2 no one can any longer even in theory Frijling, 12. Miciak 1 Frijling, 13. Frijling 1 Niemand, 14. Frijling
overtake Sweden congratulations! With the current positions 1 Bas Fortuny, 15. Frijling 1 Montag. MN/38: Kaden 1.etl vs.
the final would have the following composition (theoretically Baron nc. m. 21 MN/39: 4. Thomsen 1 Fraser. MN/40: 2. Diblio
secure teams in boldface): Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, 1 Walczak, 3. Diblio Piersig, 4. Daw Karsek. MN/41: 5.
Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Lithuania, Qatar, Dille De Coninck, 6. Schaar 1 Dille. MN/42: 1. Richter 0
Austria, Latvia, Brazil. Schrder. MN/43: 14. Lumley Kuzenkov. MN/44: 2.
Rnarsson Remde, 3. Baumgartner 1 Striepens. Rnarsson
Master Norm Tournaments
Tournaments 1.etl vs. Engelhardt nc. m. 11 MN/45: 2. Baier 0 Ziese.
TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez Exposicin 13, E-41013 MN/46: 1. Fischer Schreiber, 2. Jungnickel 0 Fischer, 3.
Sevilla (ESP) Schreiber Ellis.
Again we can congratulate one player to a full IM title; in section Vacations: Arnold 27.12-3.1, Bas Fortuny 16.12-15.1, Bellas
13 Hans Eduard Ude (Austria) has scored an IM result, and 23-27.12, Ciruk 17.1-16.2, Grski 8-22.12, Kuhlmann 8-22.12
since this was his second result he now obtains the IM title + 23.12-1.1 (special), Kuiper 18.12-5.1, Ledger 22.12-10.1,
congratulations! Marconi 1-31.1, Richter 22.12-6.1 (special), Sandstrm 1-15.1,
Six new sections have again been started. Most of them are in Schrder 21.12-1.1, Schuchardt 19.1-8.2, Szczepianak 1-30.12,
category VI, where the score required for a master norm is 6/ Wengler 23.12-1.1.
10; only section 55 is in category V, where the required score is Email Master Norm Tournaments
6/10. We wish all participants good luck and fine games in Results: EM/MN/001: 32. Mary 1 Sowray, 33. Sowray 0
the spirit of Amici sumus! Bormida. : Reijnen 1.etl vs. Barnsley nc. m. 19 EM/MN/002:
The rules, and the participation rights, for the Master Norm 3. Rost Nightingale, 4. Nicholls Coco.
Tournaments are described in detail in Fernschach International Vacations: Kuhlmann 8-22.12 + 23.12-1.1 (special), Mukherjee
9/1993 (pp. 516-7). New sections of this tournament will be 5-31.12, Nightingale 24.12-1.1, Pasierb 21.12-7.1, Reijnen
started continuously, as soon as a sufficient number of qualified 23.12-4.1 (special), Rost 22.12-2.1. Marconi 1-31.1, Richter
participants have applied. Players with a fixed rating over 2300 22.12-6.1 (special), Sandstrm 1-15.1, Schrder 21.12-1.1,
(2000 for ladies) on the currently valid ICCF rating list, as well Schuchardt 19.1-8.2.
as players with a non-fixed rating of 2350 (2050 for ladies), New sections: MN/50 P. Tombette (FRA), J. Braun (GER), P.
have the right to participate. The same right belongs to unrated Hietanen (FIN), M. T. Dyer (SCO), N. Bensiek (GER), D.
players with a FIDE-rating of at least 2350 (2050 for ladies), as Fischer (GER), C. Cruzado Dueas (ESP), R. A. Oortwijn
well as to players who have taken a medal place (1-3) in a (NLD), S. Dobsa (HUN), A. Gutzait (ISL), H. Edelmann (GER).
national championship, or won a national championship for 51 M. Bergmann (GER), E. Borroni (ITA), I. L. Johnson (ENG),
ladies. Also other players may enter, provided that this doesnt H. Krger (GER), S. Nordal (NOR), I. de Carlos Arregui (ESP),
lower the category of the section. P. Goyvaerts (BEL), J. Dille (LAT), K. Schreiber (GER), J.
Please note! Master Norm sections played by email are now Pouliot (CAN), K-A. Kling (GER). 52 P. Kruchem (GER), T.
also available! The participation rights are the same as for the Keskowski (GER), M. Diotallevi (ITA), H. Lachmann (GER),
postal sections. The first IM result from an email Master Norm T. Traut (GER), A. Dahl (DEN), I. Cavajda (SLK), A. Snchez
section is confirmed this month! Rdenas (ESP), J. Manley (ENG), J. Rudwall (SVE), I. Nowak
Participation is restricted to at most one start each calendar year (POL). 53 A. E. J. Kuhlmann (NLD), A. V. Podymov (RUS),
in the postal and one in the email version. Applications for both S. de Paz Nistal (ESP), J. Dziel (POL), K. Kgler (GER), K-D.
 Chess Mail 51

Mller (GER), A. Gmr (SWZ), J. Vivante-Sowter (ENG), F. WT/M/660 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

Goertz (GER), H. Kremer (GER), P-E. Berglund (SVE). 54 A.
Samraoui (GER), B. J. Jrgensen (DEN), M. J. Donnelly (ENG), 1 V. Vainio FIN * 1 1 4
H. Behling (GER), M. Pichler (OST), F. Schelleman (CAN), B. 2 H. Sunna USA 0 * 1 1 1 4
Riebel (GER), J. Roig Grau (ESP), M. Henk (GER), F. Joseph 3 G. Baier GER * 1 3
(BEL), A. Krasevec (SLO). 55 A. M. Levine (USA), J. Sandberg 4 F. Idler GER 0 * 1 1 3
(SVE), D. Blau (GER), J. Boada Llombart (ESP), E. Miciak
(SLK), H. Baer (SWZ), H. Sabel (FIN), K-H. Metzer (GER), 5 K. Krupa POL 0 0 * 1 1 3
F. London (NLD), M. Hase (GER), M. Elsner (GER). 6 J. Dannehr GER 0 0 0 * 1 2
Email-MN/001 23/4. Reijnen Tosi, Sowray, 25/6. Sowray 7 R. Sadghi SWZ 0 0 0 0 * 1
Diblio, Tosi, 27/8. Tosi, Kuhlmann Mukherjee, 29.
Kuhlmann Tosi, 30/1. Barnsley Sowray, Mary. IM result:
F. Tosi (ITA). Position: F. Tosi (ITA) 6, T. Barnsley (ENG), A. Ilin (RUS), J. Dommaschk (GER), V. Lling (GER), K. Saari
(FIN), K-H. Sntges (GER), A. Szczepaniak (POL), D. Lay
Diblio (ITA) 4 (2), A. Mukherjee (ENG) 3 (4), M. L. Wang
(SIP), A. Bormida (ARG) 2 (6), P. Sowray (ENG) 2 (4), P. (USA), O. V. Strelnikov (UKR).
Cody (CAN) 2 (2), M. Reijnen (NLD), A. E. J. Kuhlmann
(NLD) 1 (7), P. Mary (FRA) (8). Higher Class
TD: Joseph Deidun Sr., Temporary Address: (From January
Master Class 1/98 To April 1/98) c/o Joseph Deidun Jr., 1236 Bridgegate
TD: Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20, I-10136 Torino (ITA). Cr., Pickering, Ontario, L1X LA4 (CAN).
Final Results: 895 21. Acedo Gierth. Positions: l. K. Gierth
Email: [email protected] (GER) 5, 2./3. H. O. Acedo (ARG), A.Fogagnolo (ITA) 3 , 4.
Results: 619 20. Malr Eremenko. 660 21. Krupa Baier. P. Bauget (FRA) 3, 5./7. J. S. A. Figueiras (POR), D. A. Law
See crosstable. 662 20. Champion Cekov. 666 20. Machon 0 (ENG), K. Rimann (GER) 2.
Sunna. 676 20. Zanetti Vajser. 683 20. Krejbich 0 Bericat. Results: 897 18. Romero 0 (def) Six. 900 14/5. Kolomytchenko
684 19. Kalepky 1 Erofeev. 685 19. Mazzeo 0 Vaissermann. 1 Demidov, Borner. 908 20. Raffaele Joseph. 909 19. Rosas
693 18. Volkmer Erofeeva. 694 20. Palm Rain. 696 13. 1 Lagergren. 912 18/9. Pulghe 1 Jensen, Genestier. 916 18.
Castro Torres Malmberg. 702 20. Schulze Savnok. 710 Vladyka 1 Krook. 917 16. Bishop 0 Fischer. 920 13/4.
15. Aiken 1 Bastian. 718 11. Ferreira Palm. 720 16. Chessing Schneidereit Rosas, 0 Esses, 15. Sowden 1 Jasak. 921 12.
1 von Rein. 725 12/5. Mousessian, Mostowik, Wistrach, Borner Beaumont. 922 11. Paglino Kalvoda. 924 12. Baier
Sampieri 1 tefan (all def). 729 13. Borroni 1 Bastian. 731 7. 0 Cataldi. 926 3.Nemec 1 Driessen. 930 3. Angelini 1 Anda.
Blum Bonugli. 732 9/10. tefan 0 Fait, Bialas (both def). 931 11. Corti 0 Krook. 934 3.Frydendal Hildner. 935 4. Corti
733 5(6. Hardman 0, Jnosi 1 Bastian. 737 5. Behling 1 Fehr- 0 Wurzer. 937 2. Genestier 0 Naayer. 939 1. Zuchner 0
Polgr. 743 2. Goasdou Daw, 3. Diener 0 Hansen. 749 2. Pflichthofer. 940 3. Stock 1 Mayer.
Harman 0 Fischer (2.nd etl). 750 2. Kretschmer 0 Hansen. 752 Vacations: Zuchner (spec).
Drechsler 1.st etl vs. Schneider, n.c. 8/11/97. New Sections: WT/H/945 A. Maier (OST), P. G. Mandviwalla
Vacations: Svensson, Wilkes. (IND), R. Esp Gimeno (ESP), M. Wagener (GER), D. R.
New Sections: WT/M/756 J. E. Da-Riva Alonso (ESP), O. Dartnell (ENG), H. J. Lopez (ARG), L. Ginzborski (ISL). 946
Dege (GER), S. Fernandez Santana (URU), H. G. Kothe (USA), J-S. Trochet (FRA), D. Hudk (SLK), V. Birarov (ISL), H.
D. J. Tchekov (BLG), A. Aasum (NOR), P. Wystrach (GER). Wiesner (CAN), U. Drler (GER), D. R. K. S. Rao (IND), J.
757 J. Jhannesson (ISD), J. D. Fraga dos Santos (URU), M. Nielsen (DEN). 947 H-P. Lennartz (GER), A. I. Cibn (ARG),
V. Hayden (USA), F. Nossein (FRA), H. Schneider (SWZ), L. J. W. Rooijakkers (NLD), R. Talbot (ENG), Y. Polak (ISL), S.
Jnger (GER), J. Bastian (GER). 758 A. L. B. da Silva Filho A. Salgaocar (IND), J. Ngel (SLK). 948 J. Joutsi (FIN), G.
(BRS), U. Maffei (ITA), J. Bastian (GER), M. Stengelin (USA), Kamminga (NLD), A. Dziedzic (POL), S. Naftalin (ISL), W. J.
V. Rt (CZE), S. Olausson (SVE), T. Schmalstieg (GER). 759 Lutes (USA), J. L. M. Borges (BRS), M. Krause (GER). 949 J.
W. Holthuis (NLD), C. Cardozo (URU), W. Stone (USA), K. Day (ENG), M. Kotter (GER), J-S. Trochet (FRA), R. Wong
Herrmann (GER), M. Demian (SLK), E. Neri (ITA), A. Blum (USA), R. Tischler (ARG), H. Schnbeck (GER), M. Hojac
(GER). 760 J. Feco (SLK), M. Kuhn (GER), M. Knig (GER), (CZE).
F. Schelleman (CAN), W. Weiss (GER), S. M. Larsen (DEN), WT/H/GT: 47-61 TD: Gary Ruben (CAN). Email: [email protected]
E. Neri (ITA). 761 S. Heise (GER), S. Herlin (FIN), L. do Prado GT-47: 85. Simunek Mostowik 86. Mostowik 0 Savelli. 48.
(BRS), P. K. Trussler (ENG), T. Schmalstieg (GER), L. 75. Busching 1 Quaranta 76. Busching Kiguel 77. Busching
Giaccherini (ITA), R. von Weizscker (GER). 762 L. Jov Grau 1 Fernandez 78. Welling Wilk. 50. 50. La Candia 0 Gobet
(ESP), M. Kevicky (SLK), M. Mller (GER), O. Dege (GER), 52. 51. Fengsrud Erdogdu 52. Fengsrud 0 De Smet. 53. 63.
T. Einarsson (ISD), I. Papenfu (GER), D. Calleros (URU). Strohmeier Dobrzycki 64. Feist Strohmeier 65. Fensgrud
763 J. A. Nielsen (DEN), W. Sosa (URU), K. Herrmann (GER), 1 Strohmeier 66. Strohmeier 0 Alvarez 67. Strohmeier 0
. Manso Gil (ESP), D. J. Tchekov (BLG), G. Gorges (GER), Romantsov 68. Strohmeier 0 Hildago. 54. 36. Wesely Alvarez.
S. Bach (GER). 55. 35. Kristensen 0 Winkler 36. t Jong 1 Winkler 37. Hofer 1
GT: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dres- van Meggelen 38. Winkler 1 Justesen 39. Van Meggelen 1
den (GER) Justesen 40. Dearnley 1 Hofer 41. Justesen 0 Wunderlich 42.
New Sections: WT/M/GT/385 D. Molzahn (GER), R. Niro Wunderlich Vaindl 43. Peczkowski Wunderlich. 56. 34.
(ITA), H. Gaida (POL), T. Schmidt (GER), D. Menndez Mielnik 1 Cibin 35. Alvarez Clark 36. Cibin 0 Borner 37.
(ARG), A. Gundrum (GER), A. N. Kashlyak (RUS), D. Olofson Alvarez Krustkalns. 57. 23. to 35. Maran 0 The Rest. 36.
(SVE), M. Engel (GER), K-H. Sntges (GER), T. Greiner Veroni 0 Hildner 37. Coope 0 Hildner 38. Urpilainen 0 Hildner
(USA), W. M. Vlasveld (NLD), P. Lemaire (FRA), M. M. 39. Hildner 1 Anderson 40. Urpilainen van Leeuwen 41.
Tenenbaum (RUS), J. Ciprian (CZE). GT/386 R. Amico (ITA), Veroni Anderson 42. Vondracek 1 Squires 58. 5. Coclet 0
T. Scherk (GER), G. Schwertel (GER), J. Fischer (OST), R. de Gundrum 59. 2. Eisengrein Esterbauer 3. Rogulski
Boer (NLD), C. Pragua (GER), P. Danzanvilliers (FRA), P. E. Esterbauer 4. Martin 1 Eisengrein
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Vacations: Busching 12/11/97 to 30/11/97, Alozy leave to TD: E. Karelin, a/ja 15 RUS-113534 Moscow
1/12/97, Masek 5/11/97 to 2/12/97, Morano 10/12/97 to 1/2/ Final Results: 885 21. Cameron 0 De Sousa.. Positions: 1. A.C.
98. De Sousa Basile (BRS) 5, 2/3 M. Walther (GER), S. Cameron
New Section: WT/H/GT61 R. Kriewen (GER), G. Almer (NZD) 4, 4. P.Penttil (SVE) 3, 5. J.R. v.d. Werf (NLD) 2, 6.
(OST), K. Lhuovum (IND), P. Coast (ENG), L. Alvarez G. Chevrier (FRA) 1, 7. K. Dahmani (ALG) 0. 891: 17. Pfeiffer
Astaburuaga (ESP), L. Mauro (ITA), A. Justesen (DEN), V. V. 0 Schaar, 18 Thompson 0 Schaar, 19 Thompson 1 Pfeiffer, 20
Koshakin (RUS), E. Raffaele (ITA), R. Fengsrud (NOR), P. Pfeiffer 1 Gajdacs, 21 Gajdacs 0-0 Thompson. Positions: 1/3.
Koncek (CZE), S. Zielinski (GER), D. R. Cumming (SCO), R.Drion (BEL), W. Mazold (CAN), M. Schaar (SWZ) 5, 4/5
K. Slusarczyk (POL), A. Di Lupo (ITA). H. Pfeiffer (GER), R. Thompson (ENG) 2, 6. M. Gajdacs (HUN)
1, 7. J. Dhring (GER) 0.
First Class Results: 906 16. Hartig 0 Ahlroth. 908 17 Budelsky 1 Halonen.
TDs: Sections 1301-1357: Wladyslaw Sapa Os. Piastw Sl. 12/ 911 10 Espinosa Pabon 1 Betz, 11 Fietkau 0 Gostomski. 912 9
Maister 0 Lindesteg 913 17 Tupa 1 Temme 916 15 Luukonen 0
16, PL 47-100 Strzelce Op. (POL) Hasler. 917 7. Geilen Bussola, 8 Hudson 1 Geilen. 919 7 Palmer
Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK- sten.
8270 Hjbjerg (DEN) New Sections: WT/II/922 L. Sndergaard (DEN), S. de las Heras
Final Results: 1375 21. Aindley 0 Jensen. Positions: 1/2. R.F. Fernndez (ESP), R. Halonen (FIN), A. Vetter (GER), J. Morrison
Stevens (USA), M Doudon (FRA) 5, 3. J.A.Simmons (WLS) 4, (USA), A. Maas (NLD), M. Dozaj (JUG). 923 W. D. Heel (NLD),
4. R. Jensen (DEN) 3, 5/. B. Aindley (IND), H. Jokelainen (FIN) J. Carra (GER), M. Juncker (FRA), T. Bydelsky (CZE), J. Jensen
2, 7. A.P.Maelhaes (BRS) 0. 1384: 21. Del Prete 1 Kuschel. (DEN), L. Nyward (DEN), C. Fulker (TAW).
Positions: l. P. Tagesen (DEN) 5, 2. W. Fehr (GER) 4, 3.G.M.
del Prete (ITA) 4, 4. A.R. le Cours (USA) 3, 5. T Kuschel
(GER) 3, 6. R.H. Koster (NLD) 1, 7.T Karstu (FIN) 0.
Third Class
Third
Results: 1397: 15.Svetlakov 1 Nienstedt. 1401: 13. Nepper 0 TD: Poul Rasmussen, Strandboulevarden 25,III 2100 Copen-
Carpentier. 1402: 17. Kneipp 1 Baldassarre. 1405: 8. Morris 1 hagen (DEN).
Hser, 9.Trofimov 1 Heel, 10. Blonde 0 Morris. 1407: l6. Results (November/December 1997 reports combined):
Trompeter 0 Soulas. 1408: 20.Anderson 1 Portyh. 1409: 13. Final Results. 935 20. Green 0 Tetlis, 21. Ca1lens 0 Green.
Behal 0 Braun. 1410: 20. Haeberle 0 Lacis. corr: 8. Joutsi 1 Positions: 1. O.J. Tetlis (NOR) 6, 2. J.P.M. van Dorn (NLD) 5,
Eansworth. 1411: 7.Brotherton 0 Frederiksson. 1417: 10/2. 3. J.M. Green (USA) 3, 4. B. Raupach (GER) 2, 5/7. R. Leupolt
Cuthberson 0 Triumfetti, Lacis, Hoffman, 13. Lacis Hoffman. (GER), A. Ringuette (CAN), M. Callens (BEL) 1. 939 17/20
1418: 2.Mrhalek Cumming. 1419: 7. Orzlowski 0 Markkula. Annibal 0 Koppejan, Steeman, Schendler, Eide. 21 Eide
1421: 2/7.Burkett 0 all (resigned). Nyward. Positions: 1. S. Steeman (NLD) 6, 2. A. Schendler
New Sections: WT/I/1427 B. Fister (FRA), C. J. Roos (RSA), (GER) 5, 3. J.M. Eide (NZD) 3, 4/5 L. Nyward (DEN), J.L.
K. J. Hurley (ENG), B. Heinze (GER), P. Berenguer (FRA), P. Koppejan (NLD) 2, J.R. Annibal (BRS) 2, 7. K. Dreher (GER)
Kissick (AUS), R. Drion (BEL). 1428 T. Blanken (GER), I. 0. 942 21 Adler Antunes. Positions: 1. A. Maas (NLD) 6, 2.
Scalvenzo (ITA), A. Piehl (GER), A. J. G. Beekes (NLD), A. U. Eschert (GER) 5, 3. M. Adler (ARG) 3, 4. J. Antunes (POR)
Al-Modaihki (QTR), A. Johansson (SVE), P. S. Morton (ENG). 2, 5/6. T. Schtz (GER), B. Enoksson (NOR) 2, 7. J.A. Coelho
1429 E. Mller (GER), L. Vettenburg (BEL), M. Bonte (NLD), (BRS) 0.
A. Abdrabo (QTR), B. Frandsen (DEN), A. Mare (FRA), B. Results. 936 15 Meador 0 De1ahaye, 16. McCoy Meador.
Hague (ENG). 1430 A. Pielka (GER), D. Vaindlova (CZE), F. 937 18. Lepka 0 Meador, 19. Lepka 1 Hisaharu. 943 18/20 Brandt
Al-Boainain (QTR), G. S. Baptista (BRS), S. Crowdy (ENG), 0 Bensi, Skogli and Yoshino (silence). 944 19 Antunes 1 Teixeras.
M. Doudon (FRA), D. J. van Speijbroek (NLD). 1431 R. Goulet 947 12/15 de Lima 0 Clarke, J.L. Garcia, Elent, Banci. 948 1/6.
(USA), H. Al-Tamimi (QTR), P. Rotte (NLD), M. Schreiber Rilton 0 Mazza, Vlaar, Graham, de Paulo, Schneider, Rolston.
(GER), S. sterberg (SVE), J. Folk Gilsanz (ESP), T. Brotherton 949 4. Eschert 1 Pielek, 5/8. Roberts 0 Tikkonen, Mazza, Eschert
(ENG). and Yushino (with permission), 9. Roberts 1 Pielek. 951 3 McKoy
GT: M. Mller-Tpler, Wesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925 Mnich 1 Milne, 4. Kluge 1 McCoy. 952 1/3 Govers 0 Bonillo, Thompson,
New Section: WT/I/GT/53 R. Ekmark (FIN), B. Lindenskov Richardson.
(DEN), A. Tucci (ITA), S. Schne (GER), O. Markus (GER), J. Vacation: Roberts, Muller.
Fog (DEN), M. Foulds (JAP), K. Tammik (RSA), J. Gtz (GER), New Sections: WT/III/955 J. M. Roig Garca (ESP), P. J. Hughes
D. W. Coope (ENG), F. A. Niro (USA), V. Houdek (CZE), M. v. (AUS), V. Ethier (CAN), M. hrstrm (SVE), R. Bartholome
d. Velde (NLD), V. Portych (CZE), M. Piqueras Jimnez (ESP). (GER), I. Lakota (CZE), A. C. de Rooij (NLD). 956 N. E.
Schrieber (AUS), C. A. MacGregor (SCO), L. M. Bogers (NLD),
Second Class V. T. Serini (USA), R. Stenzel (GER), A. M. Plenzick (ITA), S.
M. Kristensen (DEN). 957 R. C. de Castro (BRS), D. Randolph
GT TD: Leonardo Madonia (ITA) (USA), M. Paap (GER), J. G. B. Escher (NLD), N. El-Said (FIN),
WT/II/GT/36: 62 Perez Rubio Berenguer, 63 Bogott 0 Laudati. G. P. McCoy (ENG), S. Morgen (GER).
38 44 Vatne 0 Musichin, 45 van Berkel Vatne, 46 Kandler 0
Lehmann. John F
F.. Clee
Cleevve Memorial
39 24 Eshoj 1 Nachtigall, 25 Middelbos 0 Eshoj, 26 Eshoj TD: Hans Wiesner (CAN)
Usbeck, 27 Bistry Usbeck, 28 Usbeck 1 Kressmann, 29 All the games of the late Mr. Brglez are annulled; the numbers
Hemmila Bistry. of these games will be re-used.This situation does not change
New Section: WT/II/GT/40 S. Grochtmann (GER), F. Masek the availability of the GM title. The category remains XI, with
(CZE), K. Thomsen (DEN), R. Ldigk (GER), T. Roux (FRA), a recalculated average rating of 2510.71. The IMC title remains
P. Lindholm (FIN), S. Bartl (CZE), H. Lehmann (GER), E-O. unchanged at 6 pts, the GMC title decreases from 9 to 8 pts.
Ruhle (GER), J. T. de Rijk (NLD), E. Schrader (GER), N. Latest results: 26 Tikkanen Redolfi, 27 Redolfi Engel,
Loperfido (ITA), W. D. Heel (NLD), M. McKean (AUS), M. 28. Borwell 1 Engel, 29 Tikkanen Hollis, 30 Kozlowicz
Nummenaho (FIN). Redolfi, 31. Borwell Kurtz.
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EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS Email:

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European Tournament Office. Zonal Director: Eckhard Lers, Weidenstr. 9, 26135
Oldenburg, Germany. Fax (0441)-13662
Latvia (55/99; 56.06%). 7. Russia (31/62;
European
European eMail: [email protected]
Section 1: Board 3: 39. Cardelli Strucic. 50.81%). 8. Iceland (42/100; 42.50%). 9. Croatia
Champs. Board 4: 38. Minerva Thannhausser. 39. (35/84; 41.67%). 10. Poland (23/95; 24.74%).
11. Malta (15/108; 13.89%).
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen Sammut Gunnlaugsson. 40. Minerva 1 Kuma.
Board 5: 48. Zlatin 0 Pichler (2.etl). Zlatin 1.etl Section 2: Board 1: 39. Gallinnis Merilo. Board
P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Gatto. Board 8: 43. Iavarone Mraz. Board 4: 43. Cutillas Ripoll Varga. Board 5: 40.
Hjbjerg (DEN) 10: 44. Kozlowski 0 Pace. Szilagyi 0 Garcia Corada. Board 6: 41. Zlender 1
48: 98. David 1 Team results: 14. ItalyAustria 6-5. 15. Lederman (2.etl). 42. Minge 1 Paredes Prats.
Kalinischenko. 52: MaltaIceland 4-7. Board 7: 44. Khnel Tiits.
(some old and Vacations: Board 9: Down (09.12. Team results: 18. GermanyEstonia 8-4. Position
previously published 15.12.1997). (14 December 1997, after 488 of 540 games =
results in this section Position (14 December 1997, after 523 of 660 90.4%):1. Germany (68 points/102 games;
were given last month, games = 79.2%): 1. Slovakia (66 points/94 66.67%). 2. Switzerland (54/101; 53.96%). 3.
the editors apologies!) games; 70.21%). 2. Italy (57/82; 70.12%). 3. Spain (51/97; 53.09%). 4. Estonia (48/91;
101. Lanz Calavia 1 England (66/104; 63.94%). 4. Sweden (65/ 52.75%). 5. Slovenia (49/97; 50.52%). 6. Norway
Braczko. 53: 76/77. 106; 61.32%). 5. Austria (65/112; 58.04%). 6. (49/102; 48.53%). 7. Hungary (45/96;
Prokopp, Arzumanyan
Atakisi, 78. Atakisi 1
Striepens, 79. Sderberg EU/M/GT/357 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
Volodin, 80. 1 G. Khnel GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
Arzumanyan Piasini. 2 S.V. Mladenov BLG 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
54: 92. Jordan 1
3 L. Kalmar HUN 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Morozov. 55: 84/85.
Mayr 1, Grasso 4 F. Delort FRA 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Chmelik. 56: 57/8. 5 A. Castellano ITA 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Kazoks 1 Lindestrm, 6 T. Naumann GER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
Rotariu, 59. Bures
Rotariu. 57: 65/67. 7 P. Kellner GER 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
Merino Araguas 0 8 H. Koch GER 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
Cardelli, Polsterer, 9 Dr W. Wittmann OST 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
Jezek, 68. Groth 1 Mayr, 10 P. Hubers NLD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6
69. Skrode1is 0
Szafraniac. 58: 60. 11 B. Cederquist SVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Neuschmied 1 David, 12 N.E. Schebeniuk RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
61.Landgraf Traut, 62. 13 J. Garcia Riera ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Amrehn 0 Marczell. 59: 14 F. Drill GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
23. Martins Peres
Kolczak, 24/6. Bross 15 N.A. Speets NLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glowatzky, Matrisch,
Backlund, 27. EU/M/GT/359 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
Glowatzky Uogele,
28/29. Matrisch 1 M. Kochan GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
Glowatzky, Mercadal 2 H. Steiner GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Benejam, 30. Uogele 3 A.V. Prokofiev RUS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Wrba. 60: 1.Andersen 4 G. Vinke GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Kings.
Vacations: Frederiks, 5 M. Cavaletto SWZ 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Khnel, Polsterer, Traut, 6 G.A. Nasarbekov RUS 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
Wrba. 7 F. Sifnatsch GER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
8 R. Csoma HUN 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
5 EU Teams
Teams 9 M. Demian CZE 0 0 1 1 1 7
Prelims
Prelims 10 H. Krnigsberger GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
TD: Egbert Bsenberg, 11 H. Gaida POL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
Schulberg 1 D - 07586 12 R. Griesbach GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Oberndorf Telefon / 13 T. Demirev BLG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
FAX: 0049 36606 14 T. Charalambiev BLG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
60276 15 L. Scaletti ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 54 February 1998

47.40%). 8. Ireland (44/96; 46.35%). 9. Denmark (45/106; EU/M/1095 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

42.92%). 10. Israel (32/88; 36.36%).
Section 3: Board 11: 35. Sutkus 0 Hietanen (2.etl). Position 1 Dr F.Kunzelmann GER 1 1 1 1 1 5
(14 December 1997, after 458 of 540 games = 84.8%): 1. Czech 2 E. Rosche GER 1 1 1 4
Republic (54 points/87 games; 62.07%). 2. Lithuania (47/82; 3 D. Thielen GER 0 0 1 1 1 3
57.32%). 3. Ukraine (41/72; 56.94%). 4. France (56/101; 4 H.B.C. Schaper NLD 0 0 1 1 1 3
55.94%). 5. Netherlands (53/98; 54.59%). 6. Belgium (45/
87; 51.72%). 7. Finland (50/99; 50.51%). 8. Portugal (42/90; 5 J. Fischer OST 0 0 0 1 2
47.22%). 9. Scotland (46/103; 45.15%). 10. Wales (22/97; 6 J. Romero ESP 0 0 0 1 2
22.68%). 7 S. Dorin ROM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Master Class EU/M/1101 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 Pts.
GT TD: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842 Ruhla,
1 V-M. Huuskonen FIN 1 1 1 1 1 6
1
GER..
GT/357-437: 357 105 Kalmar 0 Castellano Final result: 2 L. Ferrer ESP 0 1 1 1 4
1
see crosstable. 359 104. Prokofiev Kochan, 105. Nasarbekow 3 K.-H. Ollek GER 0 0 1 1 3
1
Steiner Final result: see crosstable. 375 98. Viide 0 4 N. Karker GER 0 0 1 0 1 3
1
Aleschnja 378 101. Wiesinger 0 Wittman 102. 5 W. Sasse GER 0 0 0 1 1 2
0
Dshasmagambetow 1 Westeras 381 97. Pankratow 1 Debnar
392 96. Chromow Wochnik, 97. Bazela 1 Panella, 98. 6 U. Palm SVE 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Wiesinger 0 Geller 395 100. Bothe Hristov 399 93. Schapiro 7 Th. Naumann GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schmidt, 94/. Trusewicz 0 Kotre, Plijter, 1 Bozzi 402 76/8.
Stscherbin 0 Walther, Wittstadt, 1 Pitro, 79. Blessing 1
EU/M/1113 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Malyshew 403 96/8. Ljukmanov 1 ller, Osmael, Norrelykke
405 94. Matjuchin 1 Liebert 409 97. Pinski Czaja 412 67. 1 R. Oechslein GER 1 1 1 4
Pltner 0 Lew, 58. Quattrocchi 1 Mokwa 414 68. Kosciuk 2 K. Wrba GER 0 1 1 1 4
Degli-Eredi 415 86. Winter 0 Moise, 87. Christov 0 Schwieger 3 H.-J. Sellerie GER 1 3
417 61. Kasperski 1 Jongman, 62/4 Klew 1 Kustrin, Jorda,
Wellner, 65. Jorda Wittstadt 418 77/8. Pace 0 Gaida, 1 4 G. Vinke GER 0 1 1 3
Klausen 419 58. Westeras Slobinski, 59. Aleschnja 1 Franke, 5 St.-A.Persson SVE 0 0 1 2
60. Szimmat Swetowidow 421 47. Norrelyke 1 Lehmann, 6 G. Szewczyk POL 0 0 1 2
48. Walther 0 Peracco 422 50/1. Romito 0 Jandke, Wojtyra, 7 R.W. v.d. Linden NLD 0 0 0 0 0
52/6 Ertl 1 Romito, Wojtyra, 0 Stuart, Ljukmanov, Kramer,
57. Kramer 0 Stuart 423 59/60. Runowicki 0 Dieu, Nielsen
425 55. Nikolic 0 Dietrich, 56. Berdullas Djuric, 57. Sonzogno 14. v. Willigen 0 Vinke 15. Tustanowski Glaser. 1139 16.
Hingst 426 37. Gawlik Pohl, 38. Simic 1 Fietz 427 46. Busek 1 Sipos. 1142 17. Rantanen 0 Venturi. 1146 13. Diblio
Martin 1 Battistini 428 35/8. v.d.Linden 1 Bergmann, Slezak 14. Lahlum Diblio. 1150 11. Glosse 1 Dumoulin.
Degli-Eredi, Jacimovic, Racionero, 39. Racionero 1 1151 9. Corde 1 Jablonski 10. Hudec Kreutzer. 1152 14.
Jacimovic, 40/2. Degli-Eredi 1 Jacimovic, Siigur, Bergmann, Zymbalow 1 Scaramuzzo. 1153 11. Steeger 1 Rochel 12.
43. Prokopp Tsirakowski 429 Dr. Freise Sender, Lew, 33. Licciardello Zymbalow 13. Steeger Licciardello. 1155 7.
Rodriguez 1 Matovic, 34. Hansen 1 Jongman 430 22/3. Boylu Gysi 1 Riedmller. 1156 13. Rozsa 0 Schuster. 1159 10.
1 Schirmer, de Blois 431 22. Schwieger Offenborn 432 27/9. Rodriquez 1 Hey 11. Schulz 0 Powell 1161 9. Braun Wolff.
Carlsson Bellmann, Radecki, Masetti, 30/1. Bellmann 1 1163 2. Behling Mattheus. 1166 7. He Bazantova 8.
Kadecki, Donskich 433 21/2. Firnhaber 1 Hruschka, Giese, Lucchini Bazantova. Harman 1st etl. vs. Cane. 1167 12.
23. Capuano Stornelli, 24/. Hruschka Widman, 0 Giese, Ekenlv Jabot. 1168 10. Hietanen Luppi. 1169 5. Palmans
Nyberg, 27. Giese Nagel 434 3/4. Ertl Gil, Sonntag 435 6/ Sellerie. 1170 17. Daw Heise. 1172 15. Bazantova Kiss.
10. Ramos Mora Hage, Hohm, 0 Marotz, Nielsen, Santagata 1173 8. Brobakken Hallier. 1174 2. Fischer 0 Karker 3.
436 10. Franke Mayr, 11/2. Wilshusen Thorn-Leeson, Wolochowicz Montag. 1176 1. Matousek 1 Poulheim 2.
Mayr, 13/4. Knebel 1 Mayr, Franke, 15/6. Thorn-Leeson Solzbacher 0 Monteverde (5B) 3. Poulheim 1 Ragnarsson.
Glosse, 1 Franke 437 15/7. de Carlos Kuhl, Thomsen, 0 1178 3. Wunsch Laursen. 1179 1. Luppi 1 Larsen. 1181 3.
Goedkoop. Rubio Rosche. Nokso-Koivisto 1st etl. vs. Fecht. 1182 2.
From #438, TD: H.Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459 Zempin, GER. Rovira Wolochowicz. 1183 1. Repp 1 Kunath. 1184 1. Scholz
438 3/16. Galkiewicz (POL) 0 vs. all (withdrawal) 17. Heyder 0 Busek. 1185 1. Henz Fiensch. 1186 1. Flemming 1 Sendobry.
Rasmussen 18. Rasmussen 1 Mousekel. 440 5. Kellner 1187 1. Repp 1 Michel. 1189 1. Schulz 1 Michel. 1195 1. Callens
Jongman 6. Mischke Walther 7. Walther Vogel 8. Jongman 0 Theuer.
1 Incelli. 441 Zlatin 1st etl. vs. Naundorf. 443 1. Tiemann 1
Lehmann 2/15. Antoskiewicz (GER) deceased, games cancelled. Higher Class
7-player sections, TD from #943: H. Otte EU/H/GT TD: Vladimir Houdek, 364 52 lutice 99 , CZE.
1067 20. Muller Jablonski 1073 19. Haack 0 Elison 20. Elison 247 97/8. Lukas 1 Liebenthal, Zaniratti, 99. Lukas Veenstra.
0 Navarro Tores 1083 20. Jonasson t Podimob ( 5B). 1095 250 88. Neumann 0 Achilli. 251 75/. Dzenis Sallwey,
21. Schaper 1 Dorin. See the crosstable. 1100 20. Bckstrm 0 Schmelz, 77. Giobbi 1 Sallwey. 252 83/5. Steinberg 1 Schrder,
Michalek. 1101 21. Basx Sasse 0 Palm. See the crosstable. Schalsei, Maier, 86/7. Schalsei 0 Francia, Glaser, 88/9. Steinberg
1112 16. Jerofeew Vasia. 1113 21. Wrba 1 Persson. See the 0 Haller, Heyn, 90. Nilssen 0 Turczynski, 91. Haller Nilssen.
crosstable. 1121 18. Wellenreiter 1 Meshebizkij. Winner: 254 73/4. Krustkalns 0 Fraser, Skalick, 75. Fraser
Wellenreiter (GER). 1126 15. Canal 0 Poulheim. 1128 18. Hase Romanzow, 76. Coets 0 Fraser. 256 50. Fekete 0 Hofer. 257
1 Pietrocola. 1137 12. Nilsson Vinte 13. Tustanowski 0 Vinke 79/83. Khml 0 Maier, Sabljov, Dopper, Zaniratti,.Wagner.
 Chess Mail 55

EU/H/GT TD for 258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt, Reneova 28, 187 44. Lopez Murcia McEwan, 45/6. Lehmann, Winkler
1 Buchhauser, 47/8. McEwan, Schleicher 1 Coets, 188 15.
CZ-621 00, Brno, CZE. Email: [email protected] Middelbos 1 De Rijk, 16/7. Kerner 1 Steinhuser, Schwan,
258 41/6. Knor 1 Velden, Mielnik, Flecher, Garcia, Brockhaus, 18. Neumann 0 Kerner, 19. Schwan 0 Steinhuser.
Oliveira; 47. Garcia 0 Mielnik; 48/50. Zimmermann
Nowodworsky, 1 Oliveira, Garcia; 51. Garcia 0 Goitre;
259 18/20. Esterbauer 1 Bech Hansen, ???? elazkowski, Third Class
Third
Senay; TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg
260 18/20. Esterbauer Baruffaldi, Garcia, 1 Zeiske; 21/2. (DEN)
Rheinstdtler alanga, 1 Zeiske; 23. Pitann Zeiske; 24. Final Results: 1128. 19.Jansen 0-0 Ahnepoh1, 20/1. Garcia
Jungeblut 0 Asikanius; 25/6. Esterbauer alanga, 1 Grabner; Perales, Parison 0-0 Jansen. Positions: 1. J.M.Garcia Perales
261 12/17. Van den Haak Wosch, Bech Hansen, Kruse, 1 (ESP) 4, 2. U. Drexhage (GER) 3, 3. G. Parison (GER) 3,
Algaba, 0 Hentscher, 1 Schrder; 262 9/10. Me 1 Schneider, 4. F Venturelli (ITA) 2, 5/6. M. Fels (NLD), B.P.W. Jansen
Maier. (NLD) 2, 7. R Ahnepohl (NLD) . 113l. 1131: 21.Winter
De Leonardis. Positions: 1. A.D. Crawford (SCO) 5, 2. A.
First Class Krag Jacobsen (DEN) 4, 3. E. de Leonardis (ITA) 3, 4/5. J.
TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dres- Luukkonen (FIN), A. Winter (GER) 3, 6. G.P. McCoy (ENG)
2, 7. T. Schfer (GER) .
den (GER) Results: 1135: 20.Decker 0-0 Panke. 1144: 18/19.
Final Results. 1766 20. Baranjuk 0 Heurmelis (adj.), 21. Kehl Bouwmeester 1 Vanhaverbeke, Kuni. 1148: 6. (corr) Leupolt 0
0 Baranjuk (adj.). Positions: 1/2. V. Hemellis (LAT ), A. Winkel, 7. Leupolt 0 Ferrari. 1149: 6/7.Kristensen, Morrissey
Baranjuk (UKR) 4, 3. A. Dromberg (SVE) 3, 4/5. M. Hasche 0 Semmler, 8/9. Hernandez Cruz. 0 Morrissey, Skrotzki, 10/1l.
(GER), C. Keh1 (SWZ ) 3, 6. E. Carvalho (POR), 7. T. Phillips Skrotzki, Fels 1 Morrissey, 12. Skrotzki 0 Fels. 1150: 3. Scaraz
(WLS) 1.. 1822 21. Pipper Mrs. Hurley. Positions: 1. P. 1 Milne. 1152: 7. Martins 0 Eschert. 1154: . Malomgre 0
Callens (BEL) 6, 2/5. Mrs K. Hurley (ENG), R. Pipper, Purcell, Hansen. 1155: 7/8. Malomgre 0 Skrotzki, Dowell.
W.Heidrich, C. Schulz (GER) 3, 6. F. Batzas (GRC ) 1, 7. P. GT TD: Gerhard Radosztics, Gartenstr. 263, A-7535
Cunha (POR) 0. St.Michael. OST. Email: [email protected]
Results. 1792 17. Rooijakkers 1 Dresling. 1803 18. Domenche 153: 94. Reichl 1 Laitinen; 95. Purcell 1 Krag-Jacobsen; 154:
0 Kusitschkin. 1825 18. Roth 0 Rooijakkers. 1826 19. Vagasy 51. Bredl 0 Rodenas Balana; 52. Roux 1 Benito Larrauri; 53.
Gasparello. 1828 20. Roijakkers Kaufmann. 1829 19. Revil Horn 1 Van de Velde; 54. Plaza Lopez Horn; 55./62. All
0 Bertossi. 1833 14. Ljubesnyk Stephan, 15. Moon 0 Fava. unfinished 1 Hilton (silent withdrawal); 63.Horn Salanas
1834 15. Malyschko 1 Wilbert, 16. Wilbert 0 Nykvist. 1836 Gomez; 64. Benito Larrauri 0 Rodenas Balana; 65. Horn 1 Roux.
17. Gustavsson 0 Lukjanez. 1838 12. Greuberg 0 Pfenninger,
13. Gronau Pfenninger, 14. Gronau Greuberg. 1839 15.
Mahon 1 Stopher. 1841 11. Mrs. Hurley 0 Amann, 12. Coughlan
1 Mrs. Hurley. 1842 17. Macmillen 0 Wagener, 18. Lane 1
Macmillen. 1843 14. Lamole Golybev. 1844 12. Merker 1 ICCF E-MAIL TOURNAMENTS
Goncalves. 1845 14. Strick 1 Brissman, 15. Ferre 1 Haeberle.
1847 15. Skujins 1 Fredrikeson. 1849 17. Thiele 1 Bunt, 18.
Krebs 0 Bunt. 1850 l4. Sprd 0 Fritschi, 15. Sprd 1 Saad. Email Tournament Office: Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG)
1852 9. Waerstad Wyrwala, 10. Waerstad 0 Preu, 11. Email: [email protected]
Wyrwala 1 Labraca, 12. Walker 0 Wyrwala. 1854 10. Hasche 1 Players who are interested in these events are kindly requested
Harkins, 11. Exler 0 Beck. 1856 18. Kraft 0 Beck. 1857 4. to apply via the local contact for the email tournaments.
Tokkekb 0 Wichert. 1859 5. Kaupat 0 Sprenger, 6. Cumming Information about these can be found on ICCFs Web page http:/
1 Kaupat. 1860 5. Sprd 0 Cook, 6. Cook 0 Wesche. 1862 2. /www.iccf.com or from the email address
Feyen 0 Sahm, 3. Jrgensen 1 Feyen, 4. Feyen 0 Schaller, 5. [email protected]. In the beginning the tournaments are
Feyen 0 Brodebeck, 6. Bijtelaar 1 Feyen. 1863 1/6. Feyen 0 all. of two types: For players below Master class strength a three-
1864 1/6. Feyen 0 all. 1865 1/6. Feyen 0 all, 7. Fehr 1 Keusch, stage cup-style event will be arranged, with cash prizes and
8. Pileka 1 Keusch, 9. Steinmann 1 Keusch. 1866 1/6. Feyen 0 promotion to the higher level tournaments for the best players
all. 1868 1. Koll Peschen. 1869 1. Latas 1 Huwer. in the finals. For players in the Master class and above, a
EU/I/GT/323-331: 323 91. Sala 0 Bahlo. 324 96. Skaza 0 <MI>two-stage promotion-style tournament is envisaged, the
Hentschel. 325 86/95. Vrettos 0 all; corr: 10 Unger 1 Vrettos. second stage being the ICCF Email Championship, where
327 82. Gerhards Merker. 328 58. Costa 0 Ellis, 59 . Markus title possibilities could be available.
0 Adamson. 330 21. Querci Bonte, 22. Musso 0 Querci, 23. In the recently finished section M/A005, M. Fritz (GER) has
Robertshaw 1 Bonte, 24. Gorecki 0 Schler, 25. Stahl 1 Dosta1. obtained a half-qualification for the Championship section, and
331 4. Winter 0 Unger. in the still open section M/A010, . Sande (NOR) has obtained
a second half-qualification (the first one was in section M/A003)
Second Class and thus secured himself a place in the first ICCF Email
TD: Heinz Prokopp, B.-Kellerman-Str. 43, D-39120 Championship congratulations!
Thus, at the end of the second year there are now 4 players with
Magdeburg, GER a full qualification and 10 with a half-qualification;
Results: 1192 17. Looijmans Vainonen, 1196 14. Duras Full qualifications: P. L. Coleman (ENG), D. Rost (GER), .
Naughton, 15. Grant 1 Duras, 16/7. Schatilow, Grant 0
Wermann, 18. Wermann 0 Naughton, 19. Grant Perez Sande (NOR), S. Smithers (USA).
Marco, 1197 6. Greco Laffranchise, 7. Rosser 1 Kettl, 8. Half-qualifications: A. Bormida (ARG), P. Cherrington (ENG),
Hansen 1 Rosser, 1199 8. Del Moral Wipf, 9. Dsterlohe 1 M. Fritz (GER), E. Lers (GER), P. Mary (FRA), J. K.
Fuhr, 1201 3. Wunderlich Vollbrecht. McDonald (CAN), A. Moura (POR), P. W. H. Smith (ENG), S.
Results GT/185-188: 185 98/9. Lheureux, Adamczyk 1 de Valliere (RSA), J. Vetter (GER).
Bartl, 186 80. Neumann 0 Dick, 81. Lheureux 1 Robertshaw, In the cup we have eight new semi-final qualifications; in section
 56 February 1998

C/A017 G. Alesi (ITA), in section C/ Silva (BRS), C. E. Costa (BRS), G.

A018 M. Millstone (USA) and R. Pukropski (GER). BDF-50
Kaminski (POL), in section C/A021 B. C/B001 1/2. Niewold , Ceterski 0
Linn (GER), in section C/A023 P. Mascioni.
Tagesen (DEN) and A. Eriksson (SVE) C/A016-C/A045: 16 20. De Lorenzo 1
and in section C/A029 P. Roccasalva Steiger. 17 18. Alesi 1 Kaufmann, 19. TD: Per Sderberg (SVE)
(ITA) and R. Owens (USA). Flockhart Plattner. 18 1. (corr.) All the results to end-1997: 1. Haufe
Congratulations! Sampson 0 Millstone, 20/1. Kaminski , Schtt, 2. Schtt 1 Podzielny, 3. Hertel 1
Three new sections have been started, two Ryan 0 Millstone. 19 10. Cruz 0 Vergili, Schtt, 4. Mohrlok Lers, 5. Lanc 0
in the master class and one in the cup. 11. Posey Zens. 20 20. Gimenez La Rumiancev, 6. Hertel 1 Rfenacht, 7.
Final Results: M/A005 1. M. Fritz Falce. 21 14/5. Linn Scarani, Gimenez Lanc 1 Rfenacht, 8. Rfenacht 0 Schtt,
(GER) 4, 2./3. T. Thomson (SCO), M. Arteaga, 16/7. Drugan Ribeiro, 0 9. Rumiancev Hertel, 10. Mohrlok
Tarmak (EST) 3, 4./5. G. Pyrich (SCO), Domancich. 22 15. Van Tricht Oliveira. Schtt, 11. Mohrlok 1 Binder, 12. Schtt
H. Moessle (GER) 3, 6./7. M. Nicholls 23 16/9. Vopilin 1 DeBlois Figueredo, 1 Gromotka, 13. Gipslis Mohrlok, 14.
(ENG), B. Wagner (GER) 2. C/A018 1. Vila Nova, 0 Tagesen, Eriksson. 25 14. Mohrlok 1 Gromotka, 15. Sliwa
M. Millstone (USA) 5, 2. R. Kaminski Alexander 1 Ansel. 26 11/2. Hallberg 1 Rumiancev, 16. Gipslis Rfenacht, 17.
(POL) 5, 3. P. J. Ryan (USA) 4, 4. Z. Boschen, Joseph. 27 15. Srebrnic 0 Rfenacht Podzielny, 18. Sarink
Vanicek (CZE) 3, 5. H. W. Sampson Wolczek. 28 14/5. Olano 1 Srebrnic, Sutkus, 19. Herschel 1 Rfenacht, 20.
(USA) 2, 6. Ye. Lobanov (RUS) 1, 7. L. Jarmula. 29 15/6. Boles 1, Sampimon 0 Hertel 1 Binder, 21. Podzielny Hertel,
Costa (POR) 0. Matalewski, 17/8. Roccasalva 1 Boles, 22. Mohrlok 1 Podzielny, 23. Rfenacht
Results: M/A005-M/A022: 5 21. Fritz Vergili, 19. Vergili 0 Sampimon. 30 10/ 0 Mohrlok.
1 Tarmak. 7 19. Brezovar 1 Scruton. 9 1. Kaufmann Del Carril, Tucci, 12.
12/3. Smith 1 Lupo, 0 Brezovar. 10 16/7. Tucci De Luca. 31 6/7. Peterson 0
Brezovar Andresen, Dulik, 18. Dulik
0 Sande. 11 11/2. Monteiro 0 Meier,
Pendowska, Bonoldi, 8. Draba Geus.
33 4/5. DAlessandro 1 Bengsch, AFRO-ASIA ZONE
Smithers. 13 15. Laurent Kosmol. 14 Eriksson, 6/7. Eriksson 0 Huber, Wong,
13/6. Johansson 1 Nagy, Kosmol, 8. Bulgarini 1 Ong. 34 7/9. OCallaghan
Montag, Thomson, 17. Nagy 0 Montag. 0 Esch, Macsik, Pler, 10/1. Esch 1 1st Asian CC Champ.
15 18. Precerutti Champion. 16 10.
Sergel Dambrauskas, 11. Cherrington
Macsik, Rotkop. 35 2. Klein 0 v.d.
Velde. 36 3/4. Westerlind 1 Cijs, 0
1997-2000
Barbosa de Oliveira. 17 16. Eilmes Storgaard, 5/6. Cijs, Gerzina 1 Storgaard. TD: Mohamed Samraoui (GER)
Lvholt. 18 3. White 0 Fahrbach. 19 1. 37 7/8. Fuzishawa 0 lander, Janssen, 9. This event began on November 1,
Pope 0 Montag. lander Kelly. 38 7. Selby 0 Cijs, 8/9. 1997 with six players: two games
New section: 22 J. Trapeaux (FRA), P. Mauricio 0 Pallesen, Selby. 39 1/4. Esch against each opponent. The
Speisser (FRA), O. Buraschi (ARG), A. 1 Owens, Baron Gonzles, Larsen, contestants are: Hirokaz Onoda
Correa (ARG), R. Arnold (USA), M. Barnabe, 5/10. Aleixo 0 vs. all (silence). (JAP), CC-IM Mohamad Bin Khaled
Welti (SWZ), D. Dempster (AUS). 40 1/2. Matic 1 Dougherty, Berube. Al Thani (QAT), Mohhamed Megbel
M/GT/A003-M/GT/A008: 3 96. Koch New section: 45 M. Celestini (ITA), J. Al Hitmi (QAT), Gautam de (IND),
1 Rak. 4 91/5. Tarmak 1 Thomas, Scruton, Lheureux (BEL), H. Draba (POL), M. Wang Mong Lin (SIP) and A.C.
Stroud, 0 Fahrbach, Barkwell, 96/8. Millstone (USA), W. Sampimon (AUS), Sanolibekoyv (Kazakhstan). The
Mascarenhas 1, Lyukmanov , Mackie S. Korosec (SLO), M. Gerzina (SLO). start-date for the last player was
0 Neto, 99/100. Lannaioli 0 Neto, Tarmak. December 1 because his Federation
5 57/8. Pukropski, Roche Peris 0 is a new ICCF member and he had
Dzwikowski, 59/60. Rubio Doblas less notice of the event.
Pukropski, 0 Dzwikowski, 61/2. Sampieri
1 Shipman, Wagner, 63/5. Limayo,
WORLD CUPS Afroatin Indi
Afroatin vidual
Individual
Mrugala 1, Pukropski Wagner, 66/8. TD: Mohamed Samraoui (GER)
Lannaioli, Mrugala 1, Shipman ICCF World-Cup VI F
World-Cup inal
Final Group 1: Simango 0 vs. all, Marques
Kaczorowski, 69. Hase Valio Alves. 6 TD: Witold Bielecki Skeels, Alvarez 1 Ramini, Alvarez
17/8. Hommel 1 Csoma, Perry, 19/31. 94. Voss Terterjants, 95/6. Vojna 1 0 Anilkumar, Calogero 0 vs all.
Wagner 0 vs. all (rule 1C), 32. Kubasky Cody, Pillhock. Group 2: Youssef 0 vs all, Wallach 0
0 Johansen, 33/5. Gonalves 1 Kubasky, Soberano, Portilho Soberano,
Lannaioli, Johansen, 36/7. Halwick 1
Csoma, 0 Sender, 38/40. Bartsch 1 ICCF World-Cup VII F
World-Cup inal
Final Hampl Portilho, Hampl 1 Wallach,
Wallach 1 Frank, Frank 0 Porilho,
Lannaioli, Hommel, Lanz Calavia. 7 TD: Witold Bielecki Soberano 1 Gonzalez, Hampl
3/5. Kazoks 1, Scho , Fahrbach 0 Irvin, 99. Zimmermann 1 Toptchij (def.). 100/ Frank, Soberano 0 Hampl.
6/8. Lannaioli Irvin, De Vault, 0 2. Rausis 1 Generalov (def.), Fedukin, Group 3: Bendon 0 vs all, Ziffer 0
Kazoks, 9/11. De Vault 1, Scho, Fahrbach Zimmermann, 103/4. Wohlfahrt 1 Esses, Samraoui 1 Esses, Esses
Smithers, 12/3. Scho De Vault, Braga Generalov (def.), Lepichov, 105. Roach, Roach Ziffer.
da Silva. Heusslein + Fedukin (adj.). IM title: Group 4: Mokrani 0 vs all, Precerutti
New section: 8 R. Hommel (GER), E. Igors Rausis (LAT). 0 Mascarenhas, Moreira 0 Precerutti,
Limayo (USA), M. Novosad (USA), O. Mascarenhas Wang, Moreira
P. Mogstad (NOR), M. Vecek (SLO), J.
Groot-Lipman (CAN), D. Jabot (FRA),
WC IX Final & X s/f
Final inal
s/final Mascarenhas.
Group 5: Achour 0s all, Remus 0
V. Lyukmanov (RUS), P. Kaczorowski For Final IX starters, see page 37. Fuertes.
(POL), P. Speisser (FRA), M. Fahrbach Semifinal X information will be given Group 6: Michalakis 0 vs all, Briao
(GER), I. Firnhaber (GER), A. L. B. da here next month. 1 Cameron.
 Chess Mail 57

North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

1642 N. Volusia Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763 USA.
Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected]
NAPZ
USA Championship
TD: Allen Wright
US CCC 10 Final [email protected].
Adjudication appeal: Edwards (NOT 1) Osbun. The appeal Master Prize 1st series.
judge was ex-world champion Dr Fritz Baumbach. Edwards M-01: Klompus 1 Muir 0.
still wins the championship by a clear point. New Series (June 30 1997-Dec 29, 1999)
US CCC 11 Final All players USA unless otherwise stated. NAPZP M-01
Holzmueller 1 Colucci, Smith 1 Duliba, Fleetwood G.Shure, D. Eckert, R.P. Marconi (CAN), R. Aiken, J.E. Bacon,
Holzmueller. With 8 players still able to reach 9 points are R.C. Lovelace, S.I. Greene. NAPZP M-02 Wang Mong Lin
more, play is likely to be extended beyond the announced closing (SIP), I. Golyak, G. Klompus, D.M. Doren, J.P. Dix, R. Ryan,
date of June 11. A. Shaw. NAPZP M-03 N. Preo, W.M. Lin (SIP), G.T. Everitt,
US CCC 12 Final (Nov 7, 1997-November 1, 2000) S. targonski, T. Horvat, C. Posylek (CAN). NAPZP M-04 J.
The players in draw order are: Stephen Barbre, James Van Dooren, P. Michelman, J.M. Barrance (NZD), W. Muir, A.
Blackwood, Wesley T. Brandhorst, Richard Cale, Wayne Shaw, Khaled Ahmad Youssef (EGY), J.L.L. Chessing.
Conover, Konstantin Dolgitser, Robert Domanski, Edward Results so far: NAPZP M-01 1/5 Shure, Eckert, Marconi,
Duliba, David Eisen, Craig W. Jones, Marc J. Lonoff, Richard Aiken, Bacon 1 Greene, 6. Eckert 1 Lovelace 0, 7. Greene 1
McLaughlin, Jackson E. Morrison, John Mousessian, Charles Lovelace 0. NAPZP M-02: 1/6 All 1 Dix, 7 Golyak Ryan, 8
Musgrove, Quin Shea and Gary Shure. Ryan 1 Shaw.
First results: 1. Barbre Cale, 2. Morrison 1 Barbre, 3.
Musgrove Barbre, 4/5. Mousessian Cale, Dolgitser.
NAPZ-CAD
NAPZ-CADAP match
ADAP
NAICCC VIII TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN)
#81. Bd.15 Remus 0 Bericat 1 (2nd game)
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN)
12. Hux Leskowsky, 13 Bogle 0 Hux. USA-Latvia match
USA-Latvia
USA player first: Bd 5 Eisen 0 Saksis 1, Bd 43 Dolgitser 2
Master Class Zagata 0.
TD: Allen Wright
NAPZ M-58: Mrugala Wang Mong Lin, NAPZ M-59: Higher Class
Mrugala 1 Rosenberg, NAPZ M-62: Griffiths 1 Kistler, Morss TD: Thomas Dougherty
1 Chandler, NAPZ M-64: 1. Remus Sibbett, NAPZ M-66: H-38 Burgess 1 Hole, Burgess 1 Schorr. H-39 Spooner 1 Avery.
1. Eilmes 1 Roberts. H-40 Onstad Estes.
NAPZ Promotional prize events: TD: Maurice Carter. Email:

Denmark I 91, Lithuania 85, Poland I 73.

THEMATIC TOURNAMENTS There were 15 boards with 14 games per player, creating the
chance of an IM title down as far as board 12. On all eligible
boards, at least two title norms were achieved and in several
cases there were more.
Thematic Tournament Office: Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli The 7th Baltic Sea Team Tournament (organised by Sweden)
20, I-10136 Torino (ITA), Email: [email protected] has now begun, and information is available on the Internet at
Final Results: 8/92/S3 1. A. Ferr Prez (ESP) 4, 2. M. Martn the site of Robert Ericsson, Team Captain of Team Sweden
Cervign (ESP) 2, 3. A. Schmaranzer (OST) 0. 14/95/3 1. R. East, at this URL: URL=http://www.torget.se/users/a/assiac/
Lschnauer (OST) 10, 2. L. Do Prado (BRS) 10, 3. M. BSTT7/index.html
Aymard (FRA) 7, 4. L. Klemens (POL) 6, 5. F. Espinosa Pabn There are again 15 boards. The teams are slightly different
(ESP) 5, 6. O. Srkilahti (FIN) 3, 7. T.E. Hartmayer (USA) 0. this time: Denmark, Estonia. Finland 1, Finland 2, Germany A,
Germany B, Germany C, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland 1, Poland 2,
Russia, Sankt-Petersburg, Sweden East and Sweden West.
BALTIC TEAM TOURNAMENTS We shall report occasionally on progress in this event.

The 6th Baltic Sea Team Tournament (organised by Poland) Hans-Werner vvon
Hans-W on Massow Memorial
Massow
ended in late 1997, after adjudications, in victory for Russia. TD: Roald Berthelsen
There were 15 teams from 8 countries. 12 Webb Burger.
Fina1 position (when equivalent, match points define the places):
1. Russia 131 (62.6%), 2. Germany II 126 (60%, 26 match
points), 3. Germany III 126 (20), Germany I 122, Latvia 117, NPSF-50
NPSF-50
Estonia 105, Germany IV 104, Denmark II 102 (13), Finland I TD: Roald Berthelsen
102 (12), Sankt Peterburg 99, Poland II 94, Finland II 93, Pioch 0 Timmerman. There are now 6 remaining games.
 58 February 1998

THE first volume appeared

late last year in the planned
International
BO Yearbook 16 and catch up
with 1997 later?
The third volume of

OKS
Correspondence Chess Correspondence Chess
Review series, published Matches Between Clubs
by Schmidt Schach (see our 1823-1899 by Professor
back cover advertisement). Carlo Alberto Pagni (of
One volume costs 38 DM; Turin) is now available.
for a subscription (three Containing 95 games, it
volumes, the inclusive price completes the scholarly
is 105 DM). This is a series begun with volume
languageless, Informator- Review by Tim 1 (1994, 189 games) and
style publication with 333 Harding volume two (1996, 250
annotated games packed games) which already
into about 220 large-format reviewed by us last year.
pages in very small print (900-1000 in a year), but no The games, many of which
with very large ugly information as yet as to have contemporary notes,
diagrams (having algebraic whether these will be made are presented in ChessBase
coordinates). available on diskette and if style (except in the first
There is also an so at what price. Unlike the volume) using figurine
anonymous feel to the book CC Yearbooks, which had algebraic notation.
since no editor or compiler theoretical articles and ICCF However, my research
is named. information the new Review is still in progress, writes
Another peculiarity is has only the games, and we Prof. Pagni. Many
that the numbers in the have not had the book long specialised magazines,
player index refer to the enough to compare with newspapers and other
pages rather than game our database and see how journals (especially those
numbers, contrary to much is new. A selective not in the English, Italian
Informator practice. The look-through suggests that and German sources he has
publisher assures us that the while some masters and well scoured) may contain
design and printing will be GMs (e.g. Morgado) have games yet to be
better in the second contributed notes specially, rediscovered so if you can
volume, due out in the compilation has largely find any game not so far
February, so its probably been done by culling published in this series, do
better to suspend judgment various national and send it to him.
on that aspect until we see international publications. Also available is For The
volume II. The publishers Many games from the History of Corres-
hope that their series, August 1996 free pondence Chess in Italy:
designed to replace the introductory issue of Chess The Matches between
Italian Correspondence Mail are in (including some Clubs in the XIXth
Chess Yearbook series for which we are the only Century and the
which has ended, will be possible source) but there Beginning of the 20th.
complementary to Chess are no games by Ulf This booklet expands upon
Mail ; I hope so but this Andersson, for example. an article by Prof. Pagni in
remains to be seen. Perhaps the intention is to Chess Mail last year, with
They offer more games fill the gap left after CC many extra games.
 Chess Mail 59

These books are only worked-through example Variation by US National

available direct from Prof. followed by test positions; Master Shelby Anderson
Pagni so if you are answers in the back of the (Pickard & Sons, 92pp.,
interested, write to him at: book. It looks useful for $14.95) deals with the line
Corso Matteoti 17, 10121 - coaches and improving 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Nf6 3 d4
Torino, Italy. players but a good Bg4. The book also covers
A new Argentinian series command of German is alternative third moves for
of booklets, Coleccin needed to get full value White, especially 3 c4 e6
Maestros del Ajedrez from this book. (The Icelandic, or Palmo,
Postal (Masters of Postal Combination Cross by Gambit) and the sharp 3
Chess) was launched last Ukrainian ICCF Internat- Bb5+, but the author
year featuring games by ional Master Victor Char- ruefully admits that White
individual CC players. The ushin (Pickard & Sons, can side-step the meat of his
first three masters featured Dallas, Texas; 90pp., monograph by 3 Nf3, after
were Juan Andrs $11.95, translated by GM which Black has nothing
Enricci, Alberto Leon- Anatoly Lein) is the second better than 3Nxd5 or
ardo Maltz and current of three volumes in the 3Qxd5.
world championship finalist authors Tacticians Hand- Rochade Europa, a
Pablo Buj. The games are book series. We already publisher which has
(with a few exceptions in reviewed Alekhines Block already produced 45
each slim volume) pres- and the final volume, is due booklets in the German
ented without notes; bio- out later in 1998. language, now issues its
graphical information is in The volume deals with first in English: Quick
Spanish and English. what ordinary books on Course of Benko
The booklets are pub- tactics would loosely call Counter-Gambit by
lished by the International cross-pins but enlarges Norbert Heymann (96pp
Chess Foundation (FAI) at the subject and introduces for only DM 9.80). The
Lavalle 1914 -3o D, 1051 a lot of new terminology concept is cheap, brief and
Buenos Aires, Argentina. which is unlikely to be highly specific advice on
The president of FAI is adopted by other authors or specialised opening
LADACs ICCF delegate Dr practical players. However, systems, using a few in-
Claudio Gonalves, who after the introduction there depth games annotated in
can be contacted by email is very little text. The book words and several games
at [email protected]. chiefly consists of 130 depicted with frequent
From the German pub- games without notes, but diagrams but little
lisher of World Champion with diagrams at the crucial comment.
Sanakoevs book comes moment when the The idea is good but a
Eine Reise ber das combination cross native English speaker
Schachbrett, Systemat- appears. should have been enlisted
isches Lehrbuch der I detected some sloppy to avoid sentences like A
Kombinationen by Klaus editing: e.g. Jonathan proud rook gets degrade to
T r a u t m a n n Speelmans surname a background figure and
(Schachverlag Kania, spelled Spielmann in The according to the
319pp hardback, DM 38). Game 77. system counterplay of
Tactical concepts are Center Counter Black is prevented in this
divided into themes with a Defense: The Portuguese way effective.
 60 February 1998

ICCF announces a Cabinet Resh

Resh uf
eshuffle
uffle
JUST before the New Year began, ICCF Director (Europe) has been appointed and
announced a reshuffle of roles among the confirmed by the 1998 Congress in Latvia.
Presidium members, with several cabinet The vacated Presidium position of
ministers exchanging responsibilities. Zonal Director (Europe) will be filled
The changes are designed to fill the according to ICCF Statutes and as
vacancy created by the retirement of described in the General Secretarys
President Mostert at the end of 1996 and outline of duties. Nominations are invited
the subsequent election of Alan Borwell, from all member federations in Europe
as its new President. and Dr Baumbach will arrange for a postal
Nol vant Riet moves from Deputy ballot during March (if necessary).
President (Rules) to the vacancy at Deputy Nominations should reach the ICCF
President (Development), Ragnar General Secretary by February 28.
Wikman moves from Deputy President The other zones and their directors
(Tournaments) to Rules and Eckhard who, ex officio, sit on the ICCF Presidium
Lers, who continues as webmaster, are: North America Pacific Zone (Max
becomes the new Deputy President Zavanelli, USA); CADAP/Latin-America
(Tournaments). (Joachim Dorner, Guatemala) and
His former role of European Zone Africa-Asia (Mohamed Samraoui,
Director will become an elected, instead Algeria).
of an appointed, position. The European Zone is being
The President will in future be reorganised in a form that ICCF intends
responsible for the strategical and will also be a model for other zones. The
financial planning of ICCF, including the new Zone Director is responsible to the
authorisation of sponsorship, major Deputy President (Tournaments) for the
expenditure, ICCF assets and prizes, and running of events in his/her zone and to
will be responsible for the development help with the work the Zone Director will
of ICCF communications channels, appoint a European Tournament Office
including the ongoing use of the Internet, Controller, to handle the processing of
according to policy agreed with the entries, composing of new tournaments
Presidium and Congress. and publication of results reports.
The Deputy President (Development) Other zones may also appoint a
will now also act as Marketing Director Controller, but in smaller zones the same
for ICCF. person may carry out both of these
functions.
Nominations invited Heiki Brusila will continue as World
Tournament Office Director, with some
The handover of duties between of the workload now shifted to Janko
President and Deputy Presidents already Bohak (Slovenia) who is chairman of the
commenced in December 1997 and be new appeals committee in the Rules
completed by March 31, except that the Commission.
new Deputy President (Tournaments) will As of January 1, this is the overall
maintain an overseeing role of the appeals judgment body for all ICCF
European Zone until the new Zonal events.
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Bsenberg named as European Tournament Director
THE ICCF website announced on February 1 that experienced tournament
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or all to help ECO
Index

W
HEN Alan Borwell was in Dublin recently, we discussed A05 28
ICCFs Millennium project which both he and I see as an A47 11
A57 17, 18
excellent opportunity for popularising CC wherever chess A68 35
is played, not only in the heartland of traditional postal chess. A69 37
The main idea is to produce a book, in English, to be launched at A70 28
the beginning of the new century, and possibly an accompanying A79 35
(or separate) CD with previously unavailable games and other A89 29
information about ICCF and correspondence chess. A99 45
Each member country will be expected to contribute 1-3 pages B03 21
of facts and history which will help to build up a true picture of the B07 22, 43
game worldwide. It is likely that a form will be distributed so that B15 41
information will be gathered in a consistent fashion. B18 31 (2), 64
B23 17
If there is worthwhile historical or other material for which no
B32 14
space can be found in the book, the CD would certainly be able to B33 9
accommodate it. The same goes for photographs, of which a CD B39 15
could include any number at little extra cost. B71 22
The year 2000 may seem quite distant but if a collaborative project B85 6
like this is to be produced on time, it is desirable that every national B87 17
federation appoints somebody to prepare its contribution. The C02 42
federations and individual players can also help by supplying ICCF C06 27
Games Archivist Pietro Cimmino with interesting games which so C18 19, 29
far have not found their way into commercially marketed databases. C26 34
As well as trying to establish complete collections of major C40 21, 23
C44 23
tournaments of the past, many CC games of OTB grandmasters such C75 18
as Ernst Grnfeld, Paul Keres, Mikhail Chigorin and maybe even C78 46
Alexander Alekhine are still waiting to be rediscovered. C83 26
The final text must be agreed no later than the 1999 ICCF Congress C84 32
in Switzerland but there needs to be enough good draft material in C98 2
hand at the 1998 Congress (in little over six months from now!) so C99 12
that the book begins to take shape. D06 10 (2)
So I would urge anyone who believes they can make a D20 16
D31 26, 37
contribution to this project to contact their national federations and/ D45 36
or project coordinator Pedro Hegoburu with suggestions and offers D52 37
of assistance. E85 21
Tim Harding, Editor E90 8
 2 March 1998

The Best CC Game Ev er?

Ever?
HAVING published several games least with regard to the opening and early
nominated by Hans Berliner, John middle game phases), it is certainly
Hawkes and others for the title of Best remarkable, primarily for the great tactical
CC game Ever Played we now throw this hand-to-hand fight that commences
forum open to readers to suggest their around Whites 27th move.
nominations, preferably games played in It shows (among other things) how a
the last 25 years. While waiting for your combination of inspiration and per-
suggestions, we shall present in the next spiration can enable an amateur to beat a
two or three issues some games which master at CC. The game began as an
have been highly esteemed in the past orthodox closed Ruy Lopez and warmed
and a couple of your editors personal up slowly.
favourites. Spanish (C98)
In an article he wrote for his magazine Nils Johansson-Tegelman (SVE) -
Chess World in 1947, C.J.S. Purdy called Dr Rey Ardid (ESP)
the following the greatest corres- cor Sweden-Spain, 1933-5
pondence game ever played. While in (Original notes by Tim Harding)
the subsequent half century, many games 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
as fine have probably been played (at f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 d6 8
c3 a5
Until the 1950s this was frequently
played before castling but a standard
EXCLAM! position arises after Whites 12th move.
9 c2 c5 10 d4 c7 11 h3 00 12
E-Mail CC Money Tournaments bd2 c6 13 d5 d8 14 a4 b4 15 c4
b7
Features: This was an attempt to improve upon
* Over 80% of entry fees returned as prize
money the well known game Capablanca-
* EXCLAM! Elo ratings provided Vidmar, New York 1927, in which White
(Web-based) obtained a clear advantage after 15...a5
* EXCLAM! Bulletin provided 16 fxe5! a6 17 b3 dxe5 18 d6 xd6
(Web-based) 19 xd6.
* EXCLAM! Premier for ELO > 2000 Subsequent to the present game,
* EXCLAM! Reserve for ELO < 2000 Vidmar introduced 14...b8 against Keres
* 7 Players (6 games: 3 white, 3 black) at Bad Nauheim in 1936. According to
* Professionally run tournaments Golombeks book on Capablanca, 15...
b7 is poor because of 16 cxb4 cxb4 17
For more information and an b3 Na5 18 Nfd2 and perhaps that is better
application: than Johansson-Tegelmans plan of
http://www.arrowweb.com/chess/ playing with two knights and permitting
EXCLAM.HTM Black to open the b-file.
or email: [email protected] 16 a5!? b8 17 g5 d7 18 d3 b5!
(John C. Knudsen) 19 xf6
Not 19 fd2? xd5!.
 Chess Mail 3

19...xf6 20 fd2 d8 21 b3 38 xe5!!

With the a-pawn thus protected, cxb4 This move, bursting open Blacks
followed by c1 looks like becoming a centre, is the key to the Swedes fine
threat. counter-attack, which involved the
21...bxc3 22 bxc3 e7 23 e3 d7 calculation of variations far too long and
24 c2 c7 25 c4 d8 26 a2 g6! numerous to give here. I would rather
XIIIIIIIIY readers did their own analysis with Fritz
9-tr-wq-trk+0 etc. and let me know if anyone can find a
9+nvl-+p+p0 major hole in the tactics in this game.
9p+-zp-+p+0 38...dxe5 39 c4 d7 40 b2
After this creeping move the
9zPlzpPzp-+-0
suddenly radiates force on both the long
9-+N+P+-+0 diagonal and the b-file.
9+NzPL+-+P0 40...g7 41 b6!!
9Q+-+-zPP+0 This threatens xg5 followed by the
9tR-+-tR-mK-0 arrival of Her Majesty on h6 but Black
xiiiiiiiiy fights to the death, blocking the g-file and
bringing his second rook belatedly on to
This is where the game really begins. the battlefield.
Tired of manoeuvring in a cramped space, 41...g4! 42 xg5 xg5 43 hxg4 f8
Black seeks expansion on the kingside XIIIIIIIIY
and his opponent takes up the challenge. 9-+-+-tr-mk0
27 g4! h4 28 e3 f5 29 exf5 gxf5 30 9+n+-+-tr-0
bd2 f4 31 f3 h8 32 g2! h5! 9pwQ-+-+-+0
Both sides flirt with death wrote 9zP-zpPzp-wqp0
Purdy.
I think the reason that Blacks attack
9-+P+-zpP+0
fails is that the pawn structure has made 9+-+L+R+-0
it easier for White to feed reinforcements 9-+-+-zP-mK0
to the kingside and in particular because 9+-+-+-tR-0
Blacks 30th move ceded this fine square xiiiiiiiiy
to the .
33 h1 f6 34 e4 h6 35 g5 g6 Blacks pawns suddenly threaten to do
36 h2! d8! 37 g1 xg5 damage again. Whites answer is sur-
XIIIIIIIIY prisingly cool; confident in his defensive
9-tr-+-+-mk0 landmine he just awaits the right moment
9+n+-+-+-0 to explode it.
9p+-zp-+r+0 44 xa6!! hxg4 45 h3+ g8 46
e6+ ff7 47 xg4!! 10.
9zPlzpPzp-vlp0
Black resigned 47...xg4 allows mate
9-+N+Nzp-wq0 in 4 (48 e8+ f8 49 h8+ xh8 50
9+-zPL+R+P0 xf8+ g8 51 h6#) while if 47...d8
9Q+-+-zP-mK0 48 e8+ f8 49 h7+. If 47...e7 it is
9+-+-+-tR-0 mate in three by 48 xg7+, or if 47...f6
xiiiiiiiiy then 48 e8+ f8 49 h7+ h8 50 f5+
g8 51 e6+.
 4 March 1998

German player Hans-Marcus Elwert has been one of

the most active CC-grandmasters in the 1990s. The
current ICCF rating list shows he had completed 131
rated games by the end of 1996, more than anyone
else in the top ten. Tim Harding interviewed him

The rroute
oute to tthe
he top
Thank you for agreeing to the
interview, grandmaster.
I see that you were awarded the IM
Intervie
Intervieww by
title in 1992 and the GM title in 1996
and now you are in the Top Ten of
Tim Har ding
Harding
ICCFs rating list (equal 7th at 2670).
So I should like to start by asking you
how your career as a correspondence (Answers translated from
player has developed? German by Karl-Heinz Hallier)
I started both with CC and over-the
board at the same time. Already early I
realised that my strength is not in playing Maybe, gambits and irregular openings
over-the board. In CC I rapidly achieved are often seen in CC. However in top-CC
promotion to the M-class. In 1992 I got the same openings will be played as in
my first CC-rating of 2590. Thats how I over-the-board games. I believe, that even
got the possibility to play some very in CC gambits are well playable. But I
interesting tournaments. think that some variants are too
What is the key to gaining strength extravagant. I cannot get to like those.
in CC? How important is it be a strong I see you have completed 131 rated
OTB player first? games, the most of anybody at the top
I believe, to play only correspondence- of the ICCF rating list. How many
chess is a little one-sided. The situation,
to make a sudden decision over the board, games, typically, do you play
is even for a CC-player not unimportant. simultaneously?
However, the two ways of playing can in I try not to overdo it, but I am not
no way be compared. Over the board, one always successful. Mostly I play about 30
time-trouble error is enough to lose a won games. If there are more games, it
game. In CC I see a more scientific aspect. damages the strength.
When you compare the games in CC- In 1992/1993 I played extremely many
games: the 47th European Championship,
publications with Chess Informant, Bartis Memorial, -final of the XVIth World
it seems that open games, gambits Championship, qualifications to the
and irregular openings are much German team-championship and in
more popular with correspondence Russia vs. Rest of the World. In this period
players than with over-the-board my performances were not always
masters? Is this something to do with satisfactory. In those tournaments I lost
the nature of correspondence chess? three games and had some short draws.
 Chess Mail 5

Hans-Marcus Elwert Factfile

ICCF-IM 1992, ICCF-GM 1996 result so far: Probably qualification
Current rating: 2670 (equal 7th) for the final of the XVI and XVII CC-
Born: 11.07.1962, West Germany World-Championships
Now living: Hamburg Any other noteworthy facts:
Family: married I have just published a book:
Other interests: Books Das Tschechische System
Learned chess at: ca. 10 years old (Schachzentrale Kurt Rattmann,
Best correspondence chess Hamburg 1998)
 6 March 1998

You earned the grandmaster title position is 2...c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 c7

from NPSF-50, with such opponents 5 c3 e6 6 e2 a6 7 00 f6 8 e3 e7
as Ulf Andersson, Erik Bang and J.J. 9 f4 d6 10 a4, and it can also arise via
van Oosterom, and it looks like you 2...e6 with 4...d6 or 4...a6.
will finish third or fourth, depending 10...00 11 h1 e8 12 f3 xd4 13
on Timmermans final results. xd4 e5 14 d2 exf4 15 xf4 e6
How did you prepare for this very 16 fd1 ad8 17 h3
strong event? Did you approach it 17 a5 c8 18 e2 (18 a4 d7 19 f2
differently from previous events you e5 Van der Wiel-Georgiev, Palma
played? de Mallorca GMA 1989.) 18...g4 19 d5
For this tournament I did not prepare e5 20 xe7+ xe7 21 xe5 dxe5 22
in any other way than for other g4 xg4 23 xg4 g6 24 e2 ed7 25
tournaments. However, it is something h3 c5 26 xd7 xd7 27 c3 h5 28 h2
exceptional to play in such an interesting g7 29 a4 c7 30 f2 d8 31 g3 f6
tournament. Ulf Andersson is already 32 b4 h4 33 f3 xf3 34 gxf3 f6 and
fixed as the winner. Ulf did play really Black won in Zelcic-Georgiev, Torcy
very excellently and his win is surely
well-earned. With my performance I am open 1991.
quite satisfied. If I had not lost one game 17...h6N
very quickly, I probably could have 17...c8 18 f2 c7 19 g3 b6 20
finished higher. e5 dxe5 21 xe5 xd1+ 22 xd1 d8 23
d5 xd5 24 c7 c5 25 xd8 d6 26
Sicilian Defence (B85) e7! xe7 27 xd5 xd5 28 e5 and
Hans-Marcus Elwert (GER) - White won in Panchenko-A.Sokolov,
Ulf Andersson (SVE) Moscow 1981.
NPSF-50, 1994-6 18 a5 h7 19 d5 xd5 20 xd5
Lars Grahn introduced this game thus g5 21 c3 xf3 22 gxf3 f8 23 d3
in SSKK Bulletinen: Andersson does not e6 24 ad1 de8 25 h2
use opening literature; he wishes to XIIIIIIIIY
regard all positions as new, from the first 9-+-+rvlk+0
move. The experienced GM knows the 9+pwq-+pzp-0
terrain so well that he finds his way 9p+-zpr+-zp0
without using map and compass. Nat- 9zP-+Q+-+-0
urally it cant be avoided that he un-
consciously walks in old paths. In the
9-+-+PvL-+0
game vs H-M Elwert many moves are 9+-zPR+P+P0
known to theory. Our suspicion is that 9-zP-+-+-mK0
Elwert, different to Andersson, was very 9+-+R+-+-0
well aware about this. The German got xiiiiiiiiy
some initiative and it was necessary for
Black to defend himself actively to 25...e5!
maintain the balance. (Thanks to Per Elwert: After 24...de8 I have a good
Sderberg for the translation.) position. Unfortunately I did not see a
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 better plan. Ulfs move with the rook was
f6 5 c3 e6 6 e3 a6 7 e2 c7 8 a surprise for me.
a4 c6 9 00 e7 10 f4 26 xe5 xe5 27 d4 d5 28 b6
Another route to this well-known b8 29 f2 f5+ 30 e5 xe5+ 31
 Chess Mail 7

h1 f6 32 e1 h7 33 d4
d6 34 f4 g6 35 f3 d7 36 g2 In general, I analyse the
g7 37 b4 f6 38 d1 e6 39 endings especially
d2 e1 40 df2 .
TIMES: White 82 days, Black 81 days.
thoroughly, while in the
middle game extensive
Do you use a computer for analyses are more rare.
preparation and/or analysis and if so,
in what way?
I use a computer for my preparation. tournament. When did this event
It surely is helpful to examine the begin?
openings-repertoire of the players in a That tournament started for me in 1992.
database. But, not only in top-CC, the One player withdraw and I got asked
limits are clearly to be seen. Especially in whether I would like to play.
endings and lengthy plans, there is not
much help to expect [from computers]. Even if you finish your last two games
in 1998, you might have to wait
What is the most fascinating or the another year to see if Hasin can
most difficult position you had to exceed your score! What is it like to
analyse in a correspondence game? play in such a large and long-drawn-
Here I remember some games. But I out event with slow play against very
can not especially indicate one. In
general, I analyse the endings especially strong opponents?
thoroughly, while in the middle game In such a lengthy tournament, the
extensive analyses are more rare. motivation is decisive. At present I have
14 points out of 16 games. The first or
second place is secure, but the decisive
You are currently leading CAPAs game with A. Hasin from Russia is still in
Bartis Memorial A, which is a play. In a unfavourable case, the decision
mammoth 19-game/20-player can take a long time. It is obvious, that I

Gustavo Bartis Memorial A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Pts. Unf
1 M. Arkhangelsky RUS X 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 (2)
2 Bartolome Marcussi ARG X 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 10
3 Juan S. Morgado ARG 1 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 12 (1)
4 Ernst Eichhorn SWZ 0 0 X 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
5 Carlos German Pappier ARG 1 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14
6 Eduardo Vasta ARG 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 A. Laurencena ARG 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
8 Sandor Brilla-Banfalvi HUN 1 1 1 0 X 1 1 1 1 0 8 (7)
9 Lennart Namark SVE 1 0 1 1 0 X 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 9
10 Jaroslav Jezek CZE 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 1 0 1 09 (3)
11 Ib. V.N. Jensen DEN 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 07
12 Dr K.E. Engel GER 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 1 0 1 1 0 09
13 Alcantara Soares ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Abram J. Hasin RUS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 13 (3)
15 Anton Copie SLO 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X 1 1 0 11 (1)
16 M. Pereyra Puebla ARG 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 0 0 7 (1)
17 Pablo Buj ARG 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 1 6 (3)
18 F. Fernandez ARG 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 (3)
19 Hans-Marcus Elwert GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 (2)
 8 March 1998

can be very pleased with that tournament. give more variations than text.
It is very unpleasant for me, to play How do you see the future of CC, with
games with very long postal times. To email, computers etc.?
those games I get no relationship. Progress cannot be stopped, so email
Have you other current or upcoming will be played more in the next years.
events, e.g. the Olympiad? From some friends I know, that it is more
Soon I shall play the Danish Korning exhausting than normal CC. Perhaps the
Memorial. That will surely be a very ICCF should think over one day more time
interesting tournament. There will play J. per move. For normal correspondence
van Oosterom. Besides, two FIDE- chess, 30 days for 10 moves is OK. I think
grandmasters will play: they are Curt for email 50 days for 10 moves is better.
Hansen and Jonny Hector. The coming
of over-the-board players is for me very Kings Indian Defence (E90)
interesting. Hans-Marcus Elwert (GER) -
In the next CC-Olympiad I shall play Jose Antonio Copi (ARG)
in the second German team. Bartis Memorial A 1992-5
I note that so far you have not played (Notes by Elwert)
in a World Championship Final. Have 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
you ambitions to be world f3 00 6 h3 e5 7 d5 bd7 8 e3
champion? c5 9 d2 a5 10 g4
Who would not like to be World
Champion? However there is a lot to do. A fundamentally different idea is 10 a3.
Apart from the choice of the right opening 10...e8 11 h4 f5 12 gxf5 gxf5 13 h5
and good preparation, good fitness is f4 14 xc5 dxc5 15 h6 f6 16 h5
evidently necessary. There always has to d6 17 000 h8 18 e2 d7 19
be good luck. g4! e8 20 h3 f7 21 b5 e7
Will you be qualified for the next 22 f3 ad8 23 h5 g8 24 xf7 xf7
Final? 25 dg1
For some years I wait to see, whether I White has the advantage. The bishop
qualify for the final of the XVI th World f6 is not good.
Championship. Russian player are yet 25...g5 26 xg5 xg5 27 xd6 cxd6
playing some important games and they 28 b1 g8 29 c3 f8 30 g1
know the tournament table. xh6 31 d7 f8 32 xb7 e7 33
(Elwert finished WM16-Cand-3 in joint xg8+ xg8 34 d7 g7 35 b5!
third with 11/16 but at the end of January XIIIIIIIIY
1998, Samarin on 8/13 and I.A.Kopylov 9-+-+-+k+0
8/13 still threatened his position. In 9+-+Qvl-wqp0
WM17-Cand4, Elwert leads with 8/11
but there is a long way to go.)
9-+-zp-+-+0
9zpNzpPzp-+-0
Your book is called the Tschechisches 9-+P+Pzp-+0
System. This opening must be called 9+-+-+P+-0
something different in English, not 9PzP-+-+-+0
Czech System. Can you please tell me 9+-mK-+-+-0
what opening moves define this
system?
xiiiiiiiiy
The first moves are 1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3
Nc3 c6!? The book is in German but I think 35...g1+ 36 c2 f2+ 37 b3 d2
it is very interesting for English readers. I Or 37...xf3+ 38 a4 xe4. Here
 Chess Mail 9

White has a choice between 39 b3!? and f6 5 c3 e5 6 db5 d6 7 g5 a6

39 e6+!?. 8 xf6 gxf6 9 a3 f5
38 a3 d1+ 39 a2 a4 40 c3 b3+ 9...d5!?.
41 b1 f7 42 e6+ f8 43 c8+ 10 c4 g5
g7 44 e8 f8 10...a7 11 00!.
44...f6!? should be tried. 11 g3
45 b5! 11 00.
The ending is won for White. 11...fxe4 12 xe4 g6 13 d5!
45...h5 46 xb3 axb3 47 a4 e7 48 f5 14 f3 c8 15 c3 b5 16 00 h5
a5 d8 49 a6 b6 50 c1 h4 51 d2 17 c2 d7! 18 f4
h3 52 d1 f7 53 f2 h2 54 e2 XIIIIIIIIY
e7 55 f1 d7 56 g2 c7 57 d3 9-+r+kvl-tr0
a5 58 c1 c3 59 xb3 xb2 60 9+-+l+p+-0
xc5 10. 9p+nzp-+q+0
9+p+Lzp-+p0
Sveshnikov Sicilian (B33)
Ernst Eichhorn (GER) - 9-+-+NzP-+0
Hans-Marcus Elwert (GER) 9+-zP-+-zP-0
Bartis Memorial A 1992 9PzPN+-+-zP0
(Notes by Elwert) 9tR-+Q+RmK-0
1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 xiiiiiiiiy

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 10 March 1998

18...exf4 Queens Gambit (D06)

Only so can Black play for advantage. Hans-Marcus Elwert (GER) -
With other moves, White even has the Pekka Kauppala (FIN)
advantage. NPSF-50, 1994-6
19 xf4 f5 20 f2 h4 21 xc6 xc6 (Notes by Elwert)
22 g4 fxg4 23 xg4 f7 24 d4 g8 1 f3 d5 2 d4 f5 3 c4 e6 4 b3 c6
25 e1+ d7 26 xg8 5 d2 b8 6 cxd5 exd5 7 c3 f6 8
26 a7+!? c7 27 xa6 xg4+ 28 xg4 g5 b4?
f3 29 ce3 h6 30 xh6 h1+ 31 f2 A dubious novelty. 8...a5 was seen
xh2+ 32 f1 f4+. in Elwert-Pushkin, Russia v Rest (CM 2/
26...xg8+ 27 g4+ xg4+ 28 xg4 97 p.61) and Hirokaz Onoda-Pushkin
XIIIIIIIIY (CM 11/97 p.28).
9-+r+-vl-+0 9 e4!
9+-+k+-+-0 Now White gets an unproblematic
9p+lzp-+-+0 advantage.
9+p+-+-+-0 9...dxe4 10 e5 e6 11 c4 xd4
11...d3+ 12 xd3 xc4 13 xc4 exd3
9-+-+-+Nzp0 14 000 e7 15 xf6 xf6 16 he1+.
9+-zP-+-+-0 12 xe6 xe5 13 xf7+
9PzPN+-+-zP0 Now the black stays helpless in the
9+-+-tR-mK-0 middle of the board.
xiiiiiiiiy 13...d7 14 000+ d3+ 15 b1
d6
28...g7 29 a3 g8 30 h3 a5 31 ce3 15...xg5? 16 xe4+-.
e5 32 f1 e6 33 f5 h8 34 fe3 16 xf6 gxf6 17 xe4 xe4 18 xd3
e4 35 e1 g8 36 c4 bxc4 37 b5 19 c1 b6 20 f3 e5 21 e3 f5+
xe4 d5 38 e2 f4 39 f1 b8 XIIIIIIIIY
40 f6+ c6 41 e4 g3 42 h5 d5 9-+-+-+-tr0
43 e6+ d7 44 e2 f8+ 45 g2 9zp-zpk+L+p0
d6 46 f2 g8+ 47 f1 c6 48 f7 9-tr-vl-zp-+0
b8 49 f2 e5 50 f6 xf6 51
xf6+ b5 52 f2 a4 53 d2 b3
9+p+-+q+-0
54 f2 a4 01. 9-+-+-+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+Q+-tRP+-0
9-tr-+-+-+0 9PzP-+-+PzP0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+KtR-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-+p+-+-0
22 e4! d8 23 g4 c8 24 c3 10.
9p+p+-+-zp0
9zPkzP-+-+P0 Queens Gambit (D06)
9-zP-tR-mK-+0 Hans-Marcus Elwert (GER) -
9+-+-+-+-0 Wolfgang Hssler (GER)
xiiiiiiiiy NPSF-50, 1994-6
(Notes by Elwert)
1 f3 d5 2 d4 f5 3 c4 e6 4 b3 c6
 Chess Mail 11

The same rare opening twice in a 10...b4 11 b1 c8 12 d5! g4 13

tournament is amazing. b3 d6 14 g3 c2
5 d2 dxc4 XIIIIIIIIY
A barely explored way in the theory... 9-+r+k+-tr0
6 xb7 e4 9zplwqp+pzpp0
ED: 6...ge7 was played in Botvinnik
-Smyslov, Wch (8) 1954.
9-zp-vlp+-+0
7 c3 b8 8 a6 b6?! 9+-+P+-+-0
8...b4!? 9-+-+P+n+0
9 xc4 b4 10 a6 b8 9+N+-+NzP-0
10...b6!? 9PzPn+-zP-zP0
11 xa7 c6 12 a6 b8 13 a5 9tRLvLQtR-mK-0
c6 14 g5 f6 15 e3 f5 16 d5! c4 xiiiiiiiiy
17 b5 b4 18 a3!
XIIIIIIIIY 15 fd4!
9-+-wqkvlntr0 A very good move. However, the
9+-zp-+-zpp0 decisive mistake follows very soon.
9-+-+pzp-+0 15...xe1 16 xg4??
9+-+P+l+-0 16 b5! b8 17 xg4 e5! 18 d1
9-snr+-+-+0 xc1 19 xc1 f3+ 20 g2 a6 21 c3
d4.
9sN-+-wQN+-0 16...a6 01.
9PzP-vLPzPPzP0
9tR-+-mKL+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
18...f7 19 b3 exd5 20 c3 c5 21
e3 e4 22 e2 e6 23 d2 h4 24
g3 h6
A very unusual position. How the rook
got to that place is not easy to understand.
25 xb4 cxb4 26 b5 b6 27 d4
c5 28 xe6 xe6 29 c1 d6 30
f3 e7 31 d4 d7 32 f3 e5
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 12 March 1998

TOURNAMENT OF THE MONTH: PAUL KERES II MEMORIAL

Local winner in Estonias IM eev

vent
Estonias ICCF delegate f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 d6 8
Lembit Vahesaar reports: c3 00 9 h3 a5 10 c2 c5 11 d4 c7

C
12 bd2 cxd4 13 cxd4 c6 14 b3
HESS MAIL informed about the Paul a5 15 e3 a4 16 bd2 b4 17 b1
Keres 2nd Memorial in the issue 7/ d7 18 a3 c6 19 d3 a5 20 e2
1997 already. The tournament was b8
finished in November 1997 when only A standard variation. Here 21 ac1 has
one game was left for adjudication. The been the most popular choice.
last games did not change the ranking of 21 h2 exd4N
the winners. ECO C (2nd ed) gave 21...d8 22 f4
So the first prize went with a very good e8 23 hf3 Grunfeld-Helgi Olafsson,
result to Estonian IM Hugo Pren, the Lucerne 1979 [INF 27/321].) Other
next ones to Jrgen Nilsson (Sweden) and possibilities:
Jn Arni Halldrsson (Iceland). a) 21...b4 22 f4 b3 23 xb3 axb3 24
The finish was successful for FIDE IM axb4 xb4 25 f3 exd4 26 xd4 d5 27
Kimmo Vlkesalmi (Finland) and Tihomir e5 h5 28 e3 xa1 29 xa1 b5 30
Glowatzky (Germany) who both will now xb5 xb5 31 d2 h4 32 f1 g6 33
waiting for the ICCF Congress to get In- a3 b8 34 g4 g7 35 d2 c6 36 xb3
ternational Master diplomas. So all to- c2 37 c1 d3 38 f1 g3+ 39 h1
gether the tournament gave 8 new Inter- xb3 40 a8+ e8 41 xe8+ g7 42 e6+
national Masters. f6 43 e7 xd4 44 g8+ xg8 45 e8+
For the Estonian Correspondence g7 46 ee1 f3 47 xg3 xf1+
Chess Federation the tournament was a Fiensch-Schleiffer, corr DDR 1988;
success and we hope to be able to organ- b) 21...c8 22 f4 c4 23 xc4 bxc4 24
ise the next invitation tournament with a xc4 xe4 25 d5 c6 26 xc6 xc6
GM norm. 27 fxe5 b6 28 d5 dxe5 29 c4 d6 30
In the previous issue, one of c3 Bonay Toscas-Ribot, Spanish
Halldrssons games was published and Cor Ch 1984.
one of Prens wins was given last year. 22 xd4 c6 23 c3 b4 24 axb4
So here are some more games from the xb4 25 b1 c8 26 hf3 b6 27
tournament, with special thanks to Mr d4 g6 28 f3 d5
Siewert for his contribution. A dash for freedom that initiates huge
complications.
Spanish (C99) 29 e5 e8 30 e6! fxe6
Hugo Pren (EST) - 30...xe6 31 xe6 fxe6 32 g4 a6
Kimmo Vlkesalmi (FIN) 33 xg6+-.
Keres II Memorial 1995-7 31 e3
(Notes by Tim Harding) A real correspondence chess position
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 with huge possibilities for analysis.
 Chess Mail 13

Keres II Memorial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Pos

1 Aigars Roze LAT X 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 11th
2 Tihomir Glowatzky GER 1 X 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 9th
3 Bjrn Larsen NOR 0 X 0 0 1 1 6 10th
4 Kimmo Vlkesalmi FIN 1 1 X 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 9 4th
5 Jn A. Halldrsson ISD 1 X 1 1 1 1 9 3rd
6 Jrgen Nilsson SVE 1 1 X 1 1 1 1 10 2nd
7 Harald Merilo EST 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 13th
8 Hugo Pren EST 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 1 11 1st
9 Hillar Krner EST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WD
10 Wolfgang Siewert GER 1 1 1 0 1 X 8 5=
11 Algimantas Kaminskas LIT 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 5 12th
12 Henrik Svane DEN 1 X 1 1 8 5=
13 Jri Schuster EST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 0 3 14th
14 Igor Kullamaa EST 0 1 1 1 1 X 8 5=
15 Jri Seljodkin EST 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 X 8 5=

Unfortunately we dont know exactly b1) 32...c6 33 xc6!! xf2+ 34 h1

what Paaren discovered here. xc6 (34...xe1 35 h8+ f7 36 xh7+
XIIIIIIIIY f8 37 b4+!) 35 h8+ f7 36 xh7+
9r+r+n+k+0 f8 37 xe6+-;
9+-+lvl-+p0 b2) 32...a7?! 33 2f3! and now many
9-wq-+p+p+0 combinations are in the air, e.g. 33...g7
34 f5!! and White wins, e.g.:
9+-+p+-+-0
b21) 34...xf2+?! 35 h1 xf5
9psn-sN-+-+0 (35...b5 36 xg7) 36 h8+ f7 37
9+-vL-wQ-+P0 xh7+ e8 38 f6! b5 39 xg6+ d7
9-zP-sN-zPP+0 40 xf5+-;
9tRL+-tR-mK-0 b22) 34...xf5 35 h8+ f7 36 xh7+
xiiiiiiiiy e8 (36...f8 37 f6 xf2+ 38 h1+-)
37 f6!!+- b5 38 xg6+ d7 (38...f8
39 xf5 etc.) 39 xf5 exf5 40 g7+
31...c6 c6 (40...d6 41 e7+ c6 42 e6+) 41
There are two principal alternatives: d4+ xd4 42 e6+ c5 43 xd4+.
a) 31...f6 32 2f3 and White can build b3) 32...d6 33 g5 when:
up without risk, but Blacks position is b31) 33...e5? 34 f5 xf5 (34...c5 35
more solid in the game, e.g. e7+ g7 36 xe5++-) 35 xf5 d8 36
a1) 32...d6 33 xe6 (33 e2 c6 34 e6+ h8 when 37 xe5! destroys
xf6 xf6 35 ed4 xd4 36 xd4) Blacks centre e.g. 37...g7 (37...d4 38
33...xe6 34 xb4 xb4 35 xe6+ h8 c4 a7 39 xd6) 38 xd5 xd5 39
36 a2=; xd5 with a probably decisive initiative
a2) 32...a6 33 e5 (33 a2 c5 34 in return for the trivial material
ad1 b8 35 e2 a6 36 e5) 33...d6 investment.
34 g4 g7 35 h6+ xh6 36 xh6. b32) 33...d8 34 e3 playing for the
b) 31...c5 32 e5 is the sharpest attack, or simply 34 xd8 xd8 35
possibility which must have required a lot xe6.
of analysis before 30 e6 was played: b33) 33...g7 34 h6! a7 (34...f8
 14 March 1998

35 xg6 hxg6 36 2f3 xc3 37 g5+- better than to repeat moves for a draw
c5 38 h7+ f8 39 h8+) 35 4f3 but Nilsson has discovered differently.
e8! (35...f5 36 xf5 f8 37 h4 exf5 In his game with Schuster he
38 d4 c5 39 e7) and Black may be interposed the at once and won easily:
able to hang on: 36 d4 (36 g5 f5 37 8 d2! g4 9 f3 e6 10 c3 d8 11 xe6
xf5 exf5 38 xh7 h2+ 39 xh2 fxe6 12 c4 (wins a pawn) 12...d5 13
xh7) 36...c5 37 xc5 xc5 38 a3 exd5 exd5 14 xf6 gxf6 15 xd5 xd5
d6=. 16 c7+ f7 17 xd5 c8 18 e2 c5
32 2f3 xd4 19 b4 f8 20 ce3 e6 21 f4 g8 22 fxe5
After this Black seems to be lost. fxe5 23 hf1 e7 24 ad1 b5 25 a4!? bxa4
32...c5 may be a better defence; after 26 b5 a5 27 xe7 xe7 28 f5+ e6
33 h6: 29 d6+ f7 30 a6 10 Nilsson-
a) 33...a7? 34 g5 (or 34 xg6 f6 Schuster, Keres II Mem 1995-7.
35 xh7+ xh7 36 xc6 d4 37 xd4 10...g4 11 f3 e6 12 c3
xd4 38 e7+) 34...f6 35 xg6 e8 36 XIIIIIIIIY
dxe6 e5 37 xe5 xg6 38 xh7+-; 9r+-+kvl-tr0
b) 33...f8 34 h4 (or 34 g5) 9zpp+-+pzpp0
34...xd4 35 xd4 d8 36 f4 g7 37 9-+nzplsn-+0
d3 and control of e5 means that White
9wqN+-zp-vL-0
has compensation but no clear advantage.
33 xd4 c5 34 xc5 xc5 35 g5
9-+L+P+-+0
c7 36 xg6 hxg6 37 xg6+ 10. 9+-zP-+P+-0
Lembit Vahesaar wrote: J. Nilsson 9PzP-sN-+PzP0
thinks that his game with J. Seljodkin is 9tR-+QmK-+R0
one of the best he has ever played. By xiiiiiiiiy
the 50th move he had a study of Puder
(1887) on the board. Chess is an endless The combination of weak d-pawn and
game, he concludes. Unfortunately we exposed , both targeted by the white
dont have that study in our library. pair, seems fatal. Instead of...d8 as
played by Schuster, Black plays a better
Sicilian (B32) move but still loses a pawn quickly.
Jrgen Nilsson (SVE) - 12...d8 13 b3 a6
Juri Seljodkin (EST) 13...xc4?? 14 xc4 wins the .
Keres II Memorial 1995-7 14 xe6 fxe6 15 xe6+ e7 16 a3
1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 d5 17 xf6 gxf6 18 exd5 xd5 19
e5 5 b5 d6 xd5 xd5 20 ac4 b5 21 e3 d7
The Kalashnikov. White usually replies 22 000
6 c4 or 6 1c3. So White has completed his
6 c4 f6?! development with a sound extra pawn.
Recommended by Neil McDonald in Black makes the technical task as hard
his 1995 book on the variation. 6...e6 is for his opponent as he can.
the main line, e.g. G.Garcia- 22...b4 23 e4 bxc3 24 bxc3 f8 25
Vyzhmanavin, Zaragoza 1992. f5 c7
7 g5 a5+ 8 d2 d8 9 g5 a5+ Maybe too hasty but White wants to
10 d2! double rooks.
McDonald said White has nothing 26 fd6+ xd6 27 xd6 e7 28
 Chess Mail 15

hd1 d4 analogous Grigoriev study (64, 1936) with

A tactical skirmish develops but White the kings on c6 and e6 respectively when
is happy to simplify to a won ending. Black gives the rook check. The solution
29 d2 f5 30 cxd4 fxe4 31 dxe5 exf3 then is b5; here b7 works as it
32 gxf3 c5 33 g1 xe5 34 xa6 discovers check.
d8+ 35 c3 e3+ 36 c4 xf3 37 49...d7 50 a7!
g7+ f8 38 xh7 f4+ 39 c5 f5+ Comprehensive Chess Endings by
40 c6 f6+ 41 b7 b8+ 42 xb8 Averbakh & Kopayev, vol 5 (1987 English
xa6 43 a7 h6 44 a4 xh2 ed from Pergamon Press) gives only 50
XIIIIIIIIY b8 b1+! (unique saving move) 51 a8
9-mK-+-mk-+0 a1 with a draw. Maybe Black was
9tR-+-+-+-0 relying on Averbakh?
9-+-+-+-+0 50...b1+ 51 a6 c7?
51...a1+ 52 b6 b1+ (52...e7 53
9+-+-+-+-0 b8 b1+ 54 c5 c1+ 55 b4 b1+ 56
9P+-+-+-+0 c3 c1+ 57 b2) 53 c5 a1 54 h8
9+-+-+-+-0 c1+ (54...xa7 55 h7+) 55 b4.
9-+-+-+-tr0 52 c8+! xc8 53 a8+ c7 54 a7+
9+-+-+-+-0 c6 55 d4 b8 56 c4+ d7 57
xiiiiiiiiy d5+ c7 58 e5+ c8 59 f4 10.
Black soon loses the rook: 59...a8+
With this capture, reducing the position 60 b6 d7 61 d4+ c8 (61...e7 62
to a five-man ending, the Ken Thompson e4+) 62 h8+.
endgame database available on CD
confirms that White wins in 18 moves, i.e. Maroczy Bind (B39)
to mate or transition to another winning Harald Merilo (EST) -
endgame (in this case v ). Nilsson Wolfgang Siewert (GER)
makes no mistake... Keres II Memorial 1995-7
45 a5 a2 (Notes by Siewert)
The principal drawing method in the 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
ending of versus +a-pawn on the 6th g6 5 c4 g7 6 e3 f6 7 c3 g4 8
rank (lateral defence along the rank with xg4 xd4 9 d1 e5?! 10 b5 00
the king remaining passive) is unavailable 11 d2 e7 12 000 xb5 13 cxb5
to Black because his is cut off on the d5 14 exd5 d8 15 d6 e6 16 b1
back rank and cannot reach the drawing f8
zone. XIIIIIIIIY
46 a6 e8 47 c8 a1 9r+ltr-vlk+0
Others lose in the same number of 9zpp+-+p+p0
moves, or fewer. 9-+-zPq+p+0
48 a8 c1+
If 48...f7 (The winning plan is the
9+P+-zp-+-0
same against 48...e7) then 49 b7 b1+
9-+-+-+-+0
50 a7 e7 51 b8! c1 52 b4 d6 53 9+-+-vL-+-0
b8 c5 54 a7 a1 55 b7 and queens. 9PzP-wQ-zPPzP0
49 b7+ 9+K+R+L+R0
Several endgame books give the xiiiiiiiiy
 16 March 1998

17 c5? In this position White rejected a draw

17 c3! offer.
a) 17...xd6!? (G.Serper) 18 c4 f5+ 24 xd6 xd6 25 xd6 xd6 26 e1
(18...e7 19 h4! 20 g5, 20 h5; e4! 27 fxe4 d4 28 e5
18...g4 19 d5! f5+ 20 a1 ac8 21 28 c2.
a5!) 19 d3! (19 a1 e6=) 19...e4 28...xg2 29 e6 e4+ 30 a2?
20 c4 e6 21 g4! e5 (21...xg4? 22 30 c1.
xd6 xd6 23 h6 d1+ 24 c2+-) 22 30...fxe6 31 xe6+ f8 32 c1 e7
xe5 xe5 23 xe6 fxe6; 33 h3?
b) 17...xd6 18 c4 xd1+ 19 xd1 33 g8.
g4 (19...f5+ 20 a1 e6 21 xe6 33...f5+ 34 f1 d6 35 a3 d2
xe6 22 c7) 20 b3 f5+ 21 a1 c8 36 c6+ e5 37 c7 xh2 38 c4
22 xf7+ g7 (22...h8 23 d5 e4 24 g5 39 xa7 d2 40 e7+ f4 41 g8
e6 e2 25 xe5+ g7 26 d4 h5 27 h5 42 f7 g4 43 f6 g5 44 xb6 g3
d8+ f8 28 f6+ g7 29 d8+ h7 30 45 c6 d1 46 b6 g2 01.
g8+ h8 31 c4+ h7 32 xe2 10
Nemeth -Fleger, Balatonbereny op 1996) Queens Gambit Accepted (D20)
23 f3! xg2 24 e6!+- d8!? (24...c2 Wolfgang Siewert (GER) -
25 d5! xd1 26 xe5#) 25 xd8 c2 Kimmo Valkesalmi (FIN)
(25...xe6 26 d1+-) Keres II Memorial 1995-7
b1) 26 d7+?! h8 27 xc2 xc2 28 (Notes by Siewert)
g5 e7!! 29 b3 c5 (29...f5? 30 1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 e4 f6 4 e5 d5 5
xe7!) ; xc4 b6 6 d3 c6 7 e3 e6 8
b2) 26 h6+! xh6 27 e3+ g5 28 c3 b4 9 e4 4d5 10 f3 d7
c1! (29 xf8, 29 d2) 28...b4 29 h4 11 g5 g6 12 xe6 xe6 13 00 f5
g6 30 g4 e7 31 d7 f6 32 d6 g7 14 f3 c6?!N 15 b3 000 16 a4
33 d7+ h6 34 d6 g7 35 h5! +- c7 17 xe6+ xe6 18 d5! xd5 19
Serper-Sermek, Tilburg 1994. xd5 cxd5 20 xa7 h6 21 b6
17...b6 18 a3?! b7 19 f3 d7 20 d7 22 e2 d8
c2 XIIIIIIIIY
20 b3!? 9-+ksn-+-tr0
20...c8 21 b3?! 9+p+rzp-+p0
21 d2 9-vL-+-+pvl0
21...xb3 22 axb3 cd8 23 c4
xd6
9+-+pzPp+-0
9P+-+-+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-tr-+k+0 9-zP-+LzPPzP0
9zpl+r+p+p0 9tR-+-+RmK-0
9-zp-vl-+p+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+P+-zp-+-0
9-+L+-+-+0 23 b5!+- c6 24 a5 e6 25 a6 b8
9vLP+-+P+-0 26 f4 f7 27 axb7 xb7 28 c5
9-zP-+-+PzP0 f8 29 f2 d4 30 xc6+ xc6
9+K+R+-+R0 31 fc1+ b5 32 a8 g7 33 a3
xiiiiiiiiy 10.
 Chess Mail 17

Benko Gambit (A57) xe4 12 xe4 fxe4 13 g5 h6 14

Aigars Roze (LAT) - xe4
Wolfgang Siewert (GER) The Fatbase CD produced by Rattmann
Keres II Memorial 1995-7 has the nonsensical 14 e6 here.
(Notes by Siewert) 14...h7 15 g5+ g8 16 e4 h7
1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 17 f3
e3 axb5 6 xb5 a5+ 7 c3 b7 8 No draw!
ge2 xd5!? 9 00 c6 10 a4 e6 11 17...f6 18 d2 d7 19 af1 e8 20
d3 d5 12 d2 b6 g3
XIIIIIIIIY Threatening xg7+.
9rsn-+kvl-tr0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-+pzpp0 9r+-+qtr-+0
9-wql+psn-+0 9zpp+lzp-vlk0
9+Lzpp+-+-0 9-+-zp-zp-zp0
9P+-+-+-+0 9+-zp-+-+-0
9+-sNQzP-+-0 9-+P+N+-wQ0
9-zP-vLNzPPzP0 9+-+-+-tR-0
9tR-+-+RmK-0 9PzPPvL-+PzP0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-+-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
13 b4? cxb4 14 a2 xb5 15 axb5
e4 16 d4? 20...h5
If 16 xb4 xa2 17 xa2 xb4 or Leading to a prosaic end. If 20...f7 21
16 xb4 xa1 17 xa1 xd2 18 xd2 g5+ while there is a lovely finish after
xb5. 20...f7 21 xg7+! xg7 (or 21...xg7 22
16...a3 17 e2 a7+ 18 c6? xf6!) 22 xh6+ h8 23 f3 g8 (23...
a) 18 b6 xb6 19 fb1 xd2 20 xd2 h7 24 xf6!) 24 g7+! xg7 25 g3+.
a6 21 c1 c5+; 21 c3 d8 22 e1 e6 23 g5+
b) 18 f3 xd2 19 xd2 c5. fxg5 24 xg5 f6 25 xe6 10.
18...xc6 19 bxc6 c5 20 c1 c3
21 xc3 xa1 22 b5 a2 23 c7+ Sicilian Najdorf (B87)
d8 24 b5 a7 25 xd5 Jrgen Nilsson (SVE) -
Desperation. Harald Merilo (EST)
25...exd5 26 d1 c7 27 e4 d4 28 g3 Keres II Memorial 1995-7
d8 29 g2 d6 30 e2 d3 01. 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
White resigns and makes my dream f6 5 c3 e6 6 c4 a6 7 b3 b5 8
come true to become an ICCF-IM... 00 e7 9 f3 b6 10 e3 b7 11
g3 d7?
Sicilian Grand Prix (B23) Evidently in Estonia the books of John
Jrgen Nilsson (SVE) - Nunn are not so readily available.
Kimmo Vlkesalmi (FIN) 11...bd7 is normal.
Keres II Memorial 1995-7 12 f5! exf5
1 c3 c5 2 e4 d6 3 f4 c6 4 f3 g6 5 If 12...b4 13 xg7 g8 14 xf6! Nunn,
c4 g7 6 00 f6 7 d3 00 8 f5 gxf5 The Najdorf for the Tournament Player
9 e1 a5 10 h4 xc4 11 dxc4 (1988).
 18 March 1998

Grandmaster Ker
Grandmaster es as CC pla
Keres yer
play
GM Paul Keres, the great Estonian chess Keres intends a4, opening the
hero, has been featured on a banknote position to expose the black king which
in his native country. His corr- has no safe place to go.
espondence chess career is a topic for 15...d8
a future article, if not a series. 15...a5 16 a4 axb4 17 dxc6! xc6 18
Its regrettable that the majority of axb5 xa1 19 bxc6 Varnusz.
books published about his games 16 a4 bxa4
neglect correspondence play. Here is 16...cxd5 17 axb5 xb5 18 xd5 c6
one of his few preserved post-war 19 a4 Varnusz.
games. 17 c4 xf5 18 dxc6 xc6 19 c3
d7 20 d5 d8 21 h4!
Spanish (C75) A second pawn sacrifice; now its
Paul Keres - Udo Tarve really looking bleak for the black .
Estonian Cor Ch 1951-2 21...gxh4 22 e3 b8 23 xa4 g7
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 XIIIIIIIIY
d6 5 c3 d7 6 d4 ge7 7 b3 h6 8 9-tr-wqk+-tr0
h4 a5 9 c2 g5 10 f5 xf5 11 9+-+l+pvl-0
exf5 f6?!
11...c6 was the improvement
9p+nzp-+-zp0
introduced by Aratovsky in 1957. 9+-+Nzp-+-0
12 d5 c6 9LzPP+-+-zp0
12...g7 13 d2 b5 14 a4! Keres- 9+-+-vL-+-0
Arulaid, Prnu 1955. 9-+-+-zPP+0
13 a3! b5 14 b4 b7 15 b1! 9tR-+QmK-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy

13 xg7 f8 14 g5 g8 g4 21 f3 c4 22 f6 c6 23 f8+
Nunns main line ran 14...h5 15 h6 c7 24 xf5 d7 25 e7 c8 26
xh5; 14...xe4 15 xe7 xe7 16 d5+ ad1 f8 27 d5+ b8 28 xd7
e8 17 f3+- e.g. 17...a7+ (17...c5 18 xe7 29 xe7 xd7 30 xd6 c7
f6+ e7 19 xh7 c6 20 f6+ e8 21 31 fd1 e8 32 1d2 b4 33 6d4
xf8 xb3 22 ae1+) 18 h1 f2+ 19 xd4 34 xd4 a5 35 c4+ b7 36 a3
xf2 xf2 20 f6. bxa3 37 bxa3 d8 38 g4 b5 39 c3
15 xe7!N a4 40 h4 xc2 41 xc2 10.
Nunn gives instead 15 xf7+ xf7 16
xg8+ f8 17 xh7 with three pawns Benko Gambit (A57)
plus an attack for the piece, but Nilssons Tihomir Glowatzky (GER) -
way seems stronger. Bjrn Larsen (NOR)
15...xe7 16 d5 g6 17 f6+ d8 Keres II Memorial 1995-7
18 xh7 e8 19 xf7 xe4 20 xg6 1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5
 Chess Mail 19

Black intends to castle kingside. Its 31 e2 xh1 32 c5! d8 (32...dxc5?

a critical moment for White to find the 33 xc5+ d8 34 d6) 33 b6 d7
most precise continuation. 34 c8 (Threatening to queen the
24 xc6 xc6 25 xa6 xd5 pawn; Black cannot take on c5 because
If 25...b7 26 g4. 35 xc5+ e6 36 e8+ wins the ).
26 xd5 xb4 27 c6+! 10. At this point the game is given as 1-0
Very sharp and stronger than 27 in my database. Does anybody know
xd6. According to Varnuszs book the finish of this game for certain?
on Keres, the game ended here, which We know only one Keres CC game
is plausible if White sent a conditional of a later date than this, played in 1961
along these lines: 27...d7 28 a8+ against Estonian emigr master O.
e7 29 a7 xa7 30 xa7 b1+ Sarapu (New Zealand). Keres won.

e3 g6 6 c3 g7 7 f3 00 8 a4 e6 9 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5
dxe6 dxe6 10 xd8 xd8 11 e4 b7 a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 e7 7 g4 cxd4 8
12 d2 axb5 13 xb5 a6 14 f3 b4 xg7 g8 9 xh7 bc6 10 cxd4?
15 f2 d3+ 16 xd3 xd3 17 c4 xd4 11 d3 a5+ 12 d2 a4 13
a6 18 b6 b8 19 a5 h5 20 d1! c1 d7 14 b4 ef5 15 e2 b5
d4+ 21 e1 b7 22 xd3 xd3 23 16 c3? xe2 17 xe2 xe2 18
e2 e5 24 a6! a7 25 d7! 10. xe2 a5 19 d6 e4+ 20 d2 f4+
25...d6 26 e5 e7 27 b8 c6. 21 e2 d4+ 22 d1 xc1+ 23
xc1 e2+ 24 b2 xc3 25 xc3
French Winawer (C18) xg2 26 b1 c8+ 27 d3 xf2 28
Aigars Rose (LAT) - xb7 fxc2 29 h4 8c3+ 30 d4 h3
Jrgen Nilsson (SVE) 01.
Keres II Memorial 1995-7 White resigned (31 b8+ d7 32 b7+
(Comments by Lembit Vahesaar) d8 33 b8+ c8 34 e7+ d7).
 20 March 1998

Cuba, of course, has a very long chess tradition and honours its
great world champion Capablanca. Its achievements at CC are
less well known. After several years of being barred from
international competition due to serious postal problems, Cuba has
been fully readmitted into the ICCF fold by decision of the 1997
Congress. In the meantime, their players ran a very active
programme of correspondence chess events and they now look
forward to taking on the rest of the world again in Olympiad XIII
thanks to email. Francisco Acosta Ruiz, founder of the Cuban
Correspondence Chess Federation FECAP, puts us in the picture.

It all began by accident!

T
HE creation of a Cuban organisation
dedicated to the development of NATIONAL PROFILE: CUBA
postal chess goes back over 25
years, in fact to the summer of 1972. my beginning to organise correspondence
According to Cuban chess historian and tournaments, but maybe the Goddess
international arbiter, the late Carlos A. Caissa, wondering at such extraordinary
Palacios, the practice of chess at a doings, saw fertile ground for the
distance existed before 1972 in special development of chess, and resolved to
games by telegraph, telephone etc., but intervene as if by accident...
there was never an official tournament of
correspondence chess. All began by one notice...
My own involvement in chess goes
back to 1960 when I was part of the large One day, I happened to be at the great
movement that was conducive to a Ambassadors Room during a meeting
massive development of the game in about the work of technical preparation
Cuba, that attained its culmination with for the next Olympiad. Afterwards,
the celebration at Havana of two fateful international arbiter Jos L. Barreras
events: Merino, Chairman of the Cuban Chess
a) The IV International Capablanca Federation, and he happened to give to
Memorial Tournament, in 1965 (when GM me a copy of the magazine Ajedrez
Robert Fischer played at a distance by Bolivino, a modest publication but
teletype); interesting because it was published in a
b) and the memorable XVII World brother country. Barreras, now very old,
Chess Olympiad, in 1966. was the important Cuban Chess director
It is important to say that I worked in in the 1960s and 1970s, and later became
these events, because here begins the a very strong player in correspondence
history of our correspondence chess. chess.
I did not know that this would lead to It was the friendly custom of Mr
 Chess Mail 21

Barreras to give chess magazines and players, and more than 3000 have played
books to those who helped with the work, sometimes during the past 25 years.
such as chess teachers, referees and Thank you, my friend Morgado! The
national chess organisers. Cuban players are very grateful to you.
When I looked through this historic The second game is my first full
copy, I found on one page a little notice, victory!! Good but before it, I lost
placed there by the old American Union others..!
of Correspondence Chess (UDAPA) Kings Indian Defence (E85)
which invited Latin-American chess Francisco Acosta Ruiz (CUB) -
players to enrol in a correspondence H. Schuttrich (GER)
chess tournament. Without a clear idea ICCF T-275/10G, 1972
of what it would involve, but out of 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
curiosity and the wish to make new f3 00 6 e3 e5 7 dxe5 dxe5 8 xd8
friends, and without thinking twice I sent xd8 9 b5
off my greetings: historic card ! In 1972 its a new plan but not very
At this time (1967), Mr. Juan Sebastin clear.
Morgado was Tournament Chairman of 9...a6 10 a3 c6 11 xa7 e6 12 b6
UDAPA and he answered that he would d7 13 c5 b8 14 e2 h6! 15 c8
include me in the Latvian Gambit d2 16 f4! xb2 17 000! b3 18
Thematic Tournament (G-7-67). Its the d8+ g7 19 d6 bxa3 20 g3!
first ever tournament in which a Cuban Preparing the s escape via g2!!
played correspondence chess! 20...a1+ 21 d2 8a2+ 22 e3
The first game below is historic for me: g4+ 23 f3 a3+ 24 g2 d7 25
its my first victory in CC (by adjud- e8+ f8 26 f6+ 10.
ication). It wasnt an excellent game.
Latvian Gambit (C40) First official tournament
Francisco Acosta Ruiz (CUB) -
N. Morillo (VEN) With the experience accumulated, and
Thematic G-7-67 UDAPA, 1967 with the support of the Ministry of Sport,
1 e4 e5 2 f3 f5 3 xe5 f6 4 d4 d6 5 there was published in 1972 the
c4 fxe4 6 c3 g6 7 f4 f6 8 notification of the First National
e3 e7 9 c4 c6 10 d5 c5 11 d2 Championship, in which 469 chess
a6 12 a4 bd7 13 a5 h5 14 g3 players entered, and were divided into
xg3 15 hxg3 e5 16 e2 xc4 17 52 groups.
xc4 2N vs 2B !! 17...f5 18 a3 f7 Alekhine Defence (B03)
19 f4 d8 20 g4 g6 21 xf7+ L. Santiago - O. Perez
xf7 22 b3 d7 23 f4 f8 24 1st CC Ch Cuba, 1st eliminatory, 1972
xg6 xg6 25 e3 e7 26 xe4 f8 1 e4 f6 2 e5 d5 3 d4 d6 4 c4 b6 5
27 h5 g5 28 h3 h6 Adjudicated: f4 dxe5 6 fxe5 c6 7 e3 f5 8 c3
10. e6 9 e2 d7 10 f3 000 11 00
In subsequent years, Mr Morgado f6?! 12 d5! exd5?! 13 xb6 axb6 14
again included me free of charge in other cxd5 c5+ 15 h1 b4 16 e6 e8
tournaments in order to support the future 17 d4 xd5 18 cb5 xd4 19 xf5
development of correspondence chess in xb2 20 a4 xe6 21 g4! c3 22
Cuba. Today the Cuban Correspondence xc3 10.
Chess Federation has more than 800 active Dragon Sicilian, Levenfish Attack (B71)
 22 March 1998

A. Barreras Garcia - Modern Defence (B07)

A. Folgueira Francisco Acosta Ruiz - J. Vivanco
1st CC Ch Cuba, Semifinal 1973 First Anniversary Tournament, 1973
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 1 e4 d6 2 g3!? b6 3 g2 b7 4 e2
f6 5 c3 g6 6 f4!? c6 7 xc6 bxc6 f6 5 d3 e5 6 00 e7 7 f4 exf4 8
8 e5 d7 9 f3 b6 xf4 00 9 g4!? fd7 10 c3 c6 11
9...g7!. d4 f6 12 e3 e8 13 fd5 a6 14
10 exd6 exd6 11 d2!? xf6+ xf6
11 e3 xb2 12 c4! xa1+ 13 d2 XIIIIIIIIY
is recommended in the new Gufeld & 9r+-wqr+k+0
Stetsko book, The Complete Dragon. 9zp-zp-+pzpp0
11...d5 12 000 b8 13 a4 d8 14 9lzpnzp-sn-+0
e1+ e7 15 e3 f8 16 d3 b7
9+-+-+-+-0
17 f5! f6 18 hf1 e5 19 a6 e7
20 xc8 c4 21 h6+ g8
9-+-zPP+P+0
21...g7 22 xg7+! xg7 23 f6+ +-. 9+-sN-vL-+-0
22 xe7 xe7 9PzPP+-+LzP0
XIIIIIIIIY 9tR-+Q+RmK-0
9-+Lwq-+ktr0 xiiiiiiiiy
9zp-+-vlp+p0
9-+p+-+pwQ0 15 e5! xf1 16 xf1! d7
RR16...a5!?.
9+-+p+P+-0 17 exf6 xe3 18 d2 e6 [
9N+n+-+-+0 18...ae8 19 d5!.
9+-+-+-+-0 19 d5 h6
9PzPPvL-+PzP0 19...gxf6 20 h6 d8 21 e1!
9+-mK-+R+-0 20 g5 h5 21 f4 ee8 22 h3! d8
xiiiiiiiiy 23 xh5 g6 24 f4?!
24 g7 f8 25 f4+-.
23 e6!! xd2 24...d5!
23...fxe6 is the same: 24 fxg6 xd2 25 ED: 24...gxh5 25 g6+- says Acosta but
f7. it is unclear, e.g. 25...e5!? (25...xd4 26
24 fxg6! fxe6 25 f7 10. g5 e6 27 xe6 fxe6 is hardly attractive
Now I founded the Direction General after 28 g1! but 25...fxg6 26 f7+ g7 27
of Postal Chess Tournaments of Cuba, fxe8 xe8 may even be playable.) 26
then affiliated to the Cuban Chess dxe5 xe5 27 g7 is awkward for Black
Federation. At the same time I founded but he has defensive chances with
Ajedrez Postal Cubano, the first Cuban 27...e8.
postal chess magazine, that was published 25 g3 d6 26 h4 e3 27 f2
4 times a year until 1974. In 1996 a new ae8 28 h6 f8 29 xf8+ xf8 30
magazine, Telejaque, began and now d7 xd4 31 xe8 xe8
FECAP has begun an email bulletin. 31...xe8? 32 c3+-.
In one year alone, the new federation 32 c3 e6
had already one hundred members and 32...c2 33 d1!
organised ten tournaments: thematic, 33 h4 c5 34 d1 d8 35 e2 e8 36
memorial and other kinds. f3 d4?!
 Chess Mail 23

36...d6 37 f4 xf4 38 xf4 d7. In the meantime, Cubans have

37 cxd4 cxd4 38 d3 d6 39 b4! d5 contested ten national championships,
40 e4 f5 41 xd4 f4+ 42 e5 and many events of all types, and FECAP
xh4 43 xe6 fxe6 44 d4! h2 45 has been successfully transformed into
a4 g2 a strong organisation with the support
Better is 45...e2+. official of the Direction of Sport of Cuba,
46 xe6 e2+ 47 d6 f7 48 b5 g2 in liaison with the Cuban Chess
49 d5 g4 50 e5 d4+ 51 c6 Federation (FCA). Therefore it pleases
xa4 52 e7+ f8 53 g7 c4+ 54 me that today, perhaps uniquely in the
b7 c5 55 xg6 xb5 56 xa7 b2 world, I am Secretary of both federations,
57 g7 b5 58 b7 b4 59 g6 10. FECAP and FCA.
Latvian Gambit (C40) Here are some recent statistics of
G. Perez - Francisco Acosta Ruiz FECAP: active CC players in Cuba: 890
Experts Postal Tournament, Cuba 1975 (262 rated above 1800, 586 below 1800
1 e4 e5 2 f3 f5 3 c4 fxe4 4 xe5 and 42 without ratings yet). New
d5 5 h5+ g6 6 xg6 hxg6 7 xh8 members in 1997: 59. Tournaments
f7 8 d4 e6 9 e2 c6 10 e3 completed in 1997: 89, events in
h6 11 f4 d4 12 f2 progress: 188, events begun: 83.
12 g3 f6 13 00!? Lane. Ing. Pablo Salcedo Mederos is the new
12...f6 13 c3 d3 14 d1 d5!? 15 Cuban CC Champion, his second time
h3 to hold the title. Towards the end of last
15 b3 h5 16 xe6+ xe6 17 e3 year he was confirmed as winner of the
xf4 18 h3+ xh3 19 gxh3 e5 20 f2 10th CC Ch. of Cuba 1994-7.
f3 21 c4 xh2 22 c3 f8 23 e3 e5 His game with Colina Incln was
24 xe4 xe4 25 f1 g3 26 xf3 g1+ already published last year in CM2/1997.
01 Riegsecker-Downey, Atars Mem cor Here is another.
1989. Goring Gambit Declined (C44)
15...h8 16 b4 f8 17 g1 e7! 18 R. Perez Hernandez-
b3 h5 19 g4?! xh3 20 g3 xg4! Pablo Salcedo Mederos
21 xh3 xh3 22 xe6+ xe6 23 10th Cuban CC Ch 1994-6
g2 h4+ 24 f1 f3+ 25 g1 xf4 (Notes by A. Jaime Chvez and Perez
26 a3 ce5 27 b2 f3+ 28 f1 Perez)
e3! 01. 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 exd4 4 c3 d5
After three elimination rounds, the final 5 exd5 xd5 6 cxd4 b4+ 7 c3
of the First Championship of Cuba ended, g4 8 e2 xf3 9 xf3 c4 10
in 1975, with the victory of Ing. Raul b3
Fernandez, first Cuban champion, who 10 xc6+ xc6 (10...bxc6! 11 e2+
eventually graduated as our first ICCF xe2+ 12 xe2 000 with comp-
International Master. ensation, e.g. 13 e3 e7 14 ac1 he8
15 hd1 f5 16 f3 d6 17 d3 ed8
18 cd1 c5 19 d5 c6 20 a3 c4 21 3d2
Seed in fertile earth xe3 22 fxe3 xc3 23 bxc3 cxd5 24 e4
For professional reasons, I became 01 Vera-Ferron, Sitges op. 1992) 11
separated from chess for almost 20 years, e2+ (RR11 00 e7 12 b3 xc3 13
but the seed that was sown then bxc3 00 14 c4 b6 15 d5 d7 16 a3
transformed itself apace into a strong tree. fe8 17 ae1 f5 18 b2 xe1 19 xe1
 24 March 1998

Email match with e8 20 c3 xe1+ 21 xe1 f6 22 a3 f7 23

e2 e8 24 f1 a4 25 g4 xa3 26 e6+ f8
USA starts 27 c8+ f7 28 e6+ Coleman-Motwani,
British Ch 1989) 11...e7 12 00 00 13 e3 (13
The ICCF-US secretary Max d2?! fe8 14 h5 ad8) 13...d5!? 14 xd5
Zavanelli has announced that the xd5 15 ac1 d6 16 c4 h5! Klausen-Sapa,
first, friendly team match between EU/M/GT/273 1987-92.
the USA and Cuba is underway. 10...xb3 11 axb3
This historic event, which has 11 xc6+ bxc6 12 axb3 e7 13 a6 d7 14
already attracted media interest in 00 hb8 15 e4 d6 16 xd6 cxd6 17 a3
the USA, is the result of an b7 18 d2 ab8 19 fa1 xb3 20 xa7+
invitation put forth by the Cuban J.Moreno-V.Gallagher, Madrid 1992.
delegate at the 1997 ICCF 11...xd4
Congress in Buenos Aires, 11...ge7 12 00 a6.
Argentina. The players will send 12 xb7 c2+
their moves to their countrys 12...b8 13 xa7 c5 14 a8 xa8 15 xa8
team captain who will forward the e7 16 e4 00 17 f4 e6.
moves by email to the 13 e2
corresponding captain. 13 d1 xa1 14 xa8.
Each player has two games. 13...e7!?N
The teams include one junior 13...xa1 14 c6+! f8 15 xa8 xb3 16 e3
and one female player. On the f6 17 d5! 17...d6 18 xf6 gxf6 19 d5 c5
first board Pablo Salcedo 20 a1 e7 21 xa7 (Velimirovic-Toth, Nice ol
Mederos, Cuban Champion 1997- 1974 [INF 17/278]); RR 21...e6 22 g3 b8 23 b7
1998, plays Marc J. Lonoff, a xb7 24 xb7 e5 25 b4 f5 26 f4 c3 27 b5 d6
former US Champion, and on 28 d3 e1 29 f3 c5+ 30 c4 e4 31 h5
board two, ex-Cuban Champion e6 32 d3 d6 33 b6 cxb6 34 xb6 e4 35 g4
and Olympiad top board Jorge f6 36 gxf5+ xf5 37 xf7 xf4 38 e2
Llorente meets Richard Aiken, a Hucks-Gray, USA 1982.
former Golden Knights 14 xa8
Champion. Donna Marie Kremen 14 a4 d8 15 f4 d4+ 16 e1 a5 17 e5
plays Nery Maceiras Moya, Cuban 00.
Woman Champion 1996/1998. 14...xa1 15 e3
The full Cuban team is: 1. Pablo 15 d5 d7 16 d1 d6.
Salcedo Mederos, 2. Jorge 15...xb3 16 xa7 00 17 e4 e8 18 e3
Llorente, 3. Jose R. Valdivia
XIIIIIIIIY
Valdivia, 4. Jos R. Sueiro
Coronado, 5. Jorge L. Diaz
9-+-+r+k+0
Castaet, 6. Luis Azpiri Medina, 7. 9+-zp-snpzpp0
Rafael Corujedo Hernandez 9-+-+-+-+0
(captain), 8. Angel Villegas 9+-+-+-+-0
Rodriguez, 9. Luis A. Pich Herrera, 9-vl-+L+-+0
10. Jose M. Paz la Torre, 11. 9+nsN-vL-+-0
Alejandro Yanes Caizares (13 9-zP-+KzPPzP0
years old), 12. Nery Maceiras 9+-+-+-+R0
Moya. xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 25

18...f5! The roll of Cuban

18...f5?! 19 c2 c5 20 a2! d5 21 xb4.
19 xf5?! CC Champions
19 d1 d6 20 d5 c5 21 a2 a6 22 f1.
1976 Raul Fernandez Alvarez
19...d4+ 20 d3 xf5 21 e1 xe3 22
1980 Pablo Salcedo Mederos
xe3 xe3+ 23 xe3 c5+ 24 e2 f5 25 f3
1982 Luis Achkienasi Cherniak
25 d5 c6 26 e3 f4=.
1983 Jorge Llorente Galardy
25...f7 26 d3 e6 27 h3 h6 28 g4 g6 29
1986 Nelson Gonzalez Rebaco
c4 f2 30 b4 c6 .
1987 IM Alberto Barreras Garcia
1989 IM Guillermo
Look towards the future Estevez Morales
1992 Francisco Hipolito Perez
For many years the strength of Cuban chess 1995 Otoniel Rodriguez Capey
has been increasing, reaching today an outstanding 1997 Pablo Salcedo Mederos
position in the FIDE list. This inevitably was
reflected in the strength of Cuban postal chess
players, although lamentably the problem of Supplementary
correspondence disabled until now the effective Games
activity of Cubans in official ICCF and CADAP
events. However, although still to some degree E. Mastrapa Velzquez -
limited, the ability that use the electronic mail Jos L. Barreras Merino
opens a perspective at the gradual incorporation 10th Cuban CC Ch 1994-6
of Cuban chessplayers into international XIIIIIIIIY
competition, according to the agreement taken in 9-+q+r+k+0
the last ICCF Congress, in Buenos Aires. 9+p+-+p+-0
The Cuban team selected for the 13th CC
Olympiad Preliminaries, with their ICCF ratings,
9-+-zp-+p+0
is as follows: 1 Jorge Llorente Galardy (2380), 2 9+-+P+l+p0
Pablo Salcedo Mederos (2345), 3 Jorge L. Diaz 9Pzp-+-+-+0
Castaet (2295), 4 Jos R. Lpez Gmez (2230), 5 9+-+L+-zP-0
Manuel Vega Palma (FECAP rating 2418) and 6 9-+-wQ-zP-+0
Jos Rafael Valdivia (2300). Captain: Francisco 9+-tR-+-mK-0
Acosta Ruiz. xiiiiiiiiy
In the absence of ICCF competition, FECAP has
in the last decade years organised many 30...xc1+! 31 xc1 xd3 32
tournaments for its players, including its own d2 b3! 33 g2
memorial events for Hans-Werner von Massow, 33 xd3 e1+ 34 g2 (34 f1
the long-time ICCF President; the second of these xf1+) 34...b2+.
ended last year and a third has begun. Other 33...e1!? 01
memorials were for Lascurain, a former ICCF Vice- White resigned in view of 34
President for whom LADAC are also holding a f3 c2! 35 c3 g5 36 g2 e4+
memorial (see CM 7/97 p18) and for the Cuban 37 f3 e2+ 38 f1 b2+ or 34 b4
player Luis Perez Marin. b3 35 xb2 e4+ 36 f3 xd5.
The 2nd Cuban H-W. von Massow Memorial However, a clearer win would
(1994-7, average rating 2180) was won by Jose have been 33...e4+! 34 h3
Luis Barreras Merino on tiebreak from J.L. Diaz f3+.
 26 March 1998

Semi-Slav (D31) (both 10/15); Barreras best game from this event
L. Achkienasi Cherniak - was already published last year in CM2/97. The
H. Leyva Paneque 1 st Marin Memorial (1995-7), average rating
cor 1994-6 approx. 2100, was won by Luis E. Bernal Lara with
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 c3 e6 4 f3 8/12 ahead of Jose R.Lopez Gomez.
dxc4 5 a4 b4 6 d2 a5 7 e3 As there is so much information, your editor
b5 8 axb5 xc3 9 xc3 cxb5 has decided to prepare a separate article for our
10 b3 b7 11 d5 .f6 12 dxe6?! Gambit Issue (5/1998) on the Marshall Counter-
12 bxc4 b4 13 xf6 xf6 14 Gambit thematic tournament held in Cuba recently
a4+ d7 15 d4 e5 16 b3 is which produced many interesting games. (One
the main line. was published last year in CM 6/97 page 47).
12...xd1+ 13 xd1 e4?!
13...fxe6 14 xa5 xa5 15 Spanish Open (C83)
xa5 c6 16 e1 00 favoured J.R. Lpez Gomez - L. Achkienasi Cherniak
Black in Praszak-Trichkov, 2nd Cuban H-W. von Massow Memorial 1994-7
Prague 1991 (see CC INF3 p219). 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 f6 5 0
14 e1 c6 15 exf7+ 0 xe4 6 d4 b5 7 b3 d5 8 dxe5 e6 9 bd2
15 bxc4 d8+ 16 c2 b4 17 c5 10 c3 e7 11 c2 00 12 e1 d7 13
d4 Chvez/Perez. b3 xb3
15...xf7 16 bxc4 ad8+ 17 13...g4 14 xc5 xc5 15 d3 g6 when:
c1 b4 18 d2 c5 19 e2 a) 16 b3 xf3 17 xf3 fe8 18 h6 ad8 19
e5 ad1 f5 20 xf5 gxf5 21 f4 e7 22 g5 c6 23
19...a4 20 f3 a3 21 d5+ d3 b8 24 g3 g6 25 h6 f8 26 d2 f4 27
Chvez/Perez. xf4 g7 28 f3 xe5 29 xe5 xe5 30 fe3
20 f3 be8 31 c2 g7 32 xg6 xe3 33 xe3 xe3
20 xa5 xd2 21 xd2 b3+ 34 fxe3 fxg6 35 b4 f6 36 f2 e5 37 f3 f5
Chvez/Perez. Rio de Janeiro-Buenos Aires, telegraph 1919.
XIIIIIIIIY b) 16 b4 f5 17 d1 xc2 18 xc2 e7 19 a4
9-+-tr-+-tr0 fe8 20 e3 f8 21 axb5 axb5 22 xa8 xa8 23
9+l+-+kzpp0 d3 e7 24 d4 c6 25 g5 a6 26 e6 a7 27
9-+-+-+-+0 exf7+ xf7 28 h3 g8 29 e6+ h8 30 f7
9zp-sn-sn-+-0 a8 31 f6+ 10 Capablanca-Davidowsky, Berlin
1925.
9-zpP+-+-+0 14 xb3 a5 15 c2 c5
9+-+-zPP+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-sNL+PzP0 9r+-+-trk+0
9tR-mK-vL-+R0 9+-+qvlpzpp0
xiiiiiiiiy 9p+-+l+-+0
20...ed3+ 21 xd3 xd3 22
9snpzppzP-+-0
e4 a4 9-+-+-+-+0
22...c3+ 23 d1 a8 Chvez/ 9+-zP-+N+-0
Perez. 9PzPL+-zPPzP0
23 f2 c3+ 24 b1 b3 25 9tR-vLQtR-mK-0
a2 d8 26 xb3 xb3+ 27 xiiiiiiiiy
a1 c6 28 c5 a3 29 e5
 Chess Mail 27

16 g5 dd3 30 e1 e6 31 ae2
16 d3 g6 17 h6 f5 18 d2 fd8 19 xf5 a4 .
xf5 20 b3. French Tarrasch (C06)
16...f5 17 xf5 xf5 18 g4 R. Beoto Benitez -
Safer 18 f3 g6 19 h3 ad8 20 f4 c6 21 Luis Azpiri Medina
d1, intending to play for equality. Cuba M-class 1995-6
18...g6 19 h3?! c6 20 b3 ad8 21 e3 (Notes based on those by A.
fe8 22 f4 Jaime Chvez and Perez Perez)
22 f3 d4 23 xc6 xc6 24 cxd4 cxd4 25 d2 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 f6 4
h4. e5 fd7 5 d3 c5 6 c3 c6 7
22...d4! 23 cxd4 cxd4 24 d2 e2 cxd4 8 cxd4 f6 9 exf6
xf6 10 00 d6 11 f3
24 f2 would deny the any squares and allow
the reply 24...c3!. c7 12 h3 00 13 e3 d7
24...b6 25 c1 14 a3 ae8 15 c1 b8
Considering the passive position of the , it a) 15...e7? 16 e5! e8 17
f4 Barash-Monin, 17 USSR Cor
would be better to activate her at once by 25 f3.
25...a3! 26 b1 c8 27 f2 e7 Ch 1986.;
A necessary retreat. Black wants to manoeuvre b) 15...a5 16 c2 b8 17 c3
his to b4 without impeding the . h8 18 fe1 e5 19 dxe5 xe5 20
28 e4 c6 29 g5 d4 xd3 21 xd3 e4 22 e2
Again 29 f3 was preferable. White wants toxc3 23 xc3 e5 24 d2 e8
25 e3 xe3 Robertson-
build up an attack but it would have been better
to look to he defence of his own . Carleton, British CC Ch
29...b4 30 g4 c2 31 bc1 d3+ 32 e3 Candidates 1987.
xc1! 33 f6+ 16 b4N
XIIIIIIIIY RR16 c3 a6 17 e1 e7 18
9-+-+r+k+0 a4 e8 19 c5 h6 20 b4 h5 21
9+-+-vlpzpp0 b1 f4 22 xf4 xf4 23 d3!
Mohrlok-Kamlah, W. Germany
9pwq-+-sN-+0 tch 1991.
9+p+-zP-zP-0 16...a6 17 b3 h8 18 c2
9-sn-+-zPQ+0 h5
9+P+pvL-+-0 18...c8 19 fc1 e4 20 g5!?.
9P+-+-+-zP0 19 b1 g6 20 c3 f4 21
9+-tr-tR-mK-0 xf4 xf4 22 b5 axb5 23
xiiiiiiiiy xb5 e7?!
23...c8 24 d3=.
A critical moment. 24 xc6 xc6 25 xf4 xf4
33...xf6 34 gxf6 xe1+ 35 f2 e2+ 36 26 b4 f6 27 e5 e8?!
f3?! 27...c8 28 e1 ec7.
This lead to a mating net. However, 36 f1 28 b6 g8 29 fc1 gg7 30
allows Black to resolve the problem at g7 by f3
36...f8 37 c5 d5 38 d7 (38 xf8 e3+) 30 c8 f8 31 d6.
38...xc5 39 xe8+ f8 40 fxg7 xg7+. 30...g5 31 c8 d2
36...xf6! 37 d2 c2 38 a5 d4+ 39 g3 31...g8 32 d8.
d2 40 d7 32 c5 g8 33 g4 10.
 28 March 1998

Modern Benoni (A70) Threatens mate in one and the d4-.

Jos L. Barreras Merino - 40...8xe5!!
Roque A. Lpez Ruz A classic solution.
10th Cuban CC Ch 1994-7 41 xd2
(Notes by Perez Perez) If 41 fxe5 xe5+ with forced mate: 42 g4 (42
1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 c3 h4 xh2+ 43 g4 d1+ 44 g5 h6#) 42...g2+
exd5 5 cxd5 d6 6 e4 g6 7 f3 43 h4 g5+ etc..
g7 8 h3 00 9 d3 a6 10 41...e8 01.
00 c7 11 e1 a6
11...b6 12 f4 fe8 13 d2 a6 Reti Opening (A05)
14 xa6 xa6 15 e5 dxe5 16 xe5 Jorge Diaz Castaet -
b8 17 e4 c7 18 ad1 e8 19 J. Rosa Solorzano
xf7 xf7 20 xc7 xc7 21 g5+ Cuban CC Ch 1994-6
f8 22 d6 d7 23 d5 10 (Notes by A. Jaime Chvez and Perez Perez)
Kragelj-Pregarac, Portoroz 1996. 1 f3 f6 2 g3 b6 3 g2 b7 4 00 c5 5 d3
12 a4 b6 13 f4 e8 14 d2 d5 6 bd2 c6 7 e4 e6 8 e5 d7 9 e1 c7
b8 15 c4 f8 16 f3 h5 10 e2 e7 11 h4 h6 12 c3?!
17 h2 b5 18 axb5 axb5 12 f1 000 13 1h2 dg8 14 g4 f8=.
XIIIIIIIIY 12...g5 13 hxg5 hxg5 14 g4
9-trlwqrvlk+0 14 f1 g4.
9+-sn-+p+p0 14...d4! 15 f1
9-+-zp-+p+0 15 cxd4 xd4 16 xd4 cxd4.
9+pzpP+-+n0 15...000 16 d2
9-+N+P+-+0 16 cxd4 f8!? 17 dxc5 xc5 18 xg5 d4 19
xd4 xd4.
9+-sNL+Q+P0 16...f8 17 b4 g6 18 b5
9-zP-+-zPPvL0 XIIIIIIIIY
9tR-+-tR-mK-0 9-+ktr-+-tr0
xiiiiiiiiy 9zplwq-vlp+-0
19 xd6!? xd6 20 e5 f8 21
9-zpn+p+n+0
d6 e6 22 a7 d7 23 xb5 9+Pzp-zP-zp-0
g5 24 e2 xh3! 25 f4 c4 26 9-+-zp-+P+0
xc4 e6 27 fxg5 xb5 28 9+-zPP+N+-0
xf7 b6+ 29 f2 xc4 30 9P+-vLQzPL+0
xc4+ h8 31 f1 g7 32 e6 9tR-+-tRNmK-0
b4 33 d3 b3 34 c4 b4 xiiiiiiiiy
35 d3 b3 36 c2 xe6 37
xe6 xe6 38 xf8+ g7 39 18...dxc3! 19 bxc6 a6! xd3, xf4 20 xc3?
c8 b5+ 40 c4 xc4+ 41 20 c1 xd3.
xc4 b5 42 f4 f5 43 g1 20...f4 21 c2 xc6 22 e3 xd3 23 b2
xf4 44 xf4 xd6 45 b4 d5 23 xd3 xd3.
46 g4 f7 47 f2 e6 48 23...e4 24 1d2
e3 f5 49 e4 e5+ 50 d3 24 xe4 xe4 25 e1 (25 b1 d3) 25...h7+.
d6 51 d4 f5 52 g3 d5+ 24...d5 25 a4 h6 26 b1 dh8+ 27 a5
53 c4 c6 54 g4 f5 . 27 b5 b7 ...xf3.
 Chess Mail 29

27...xf3! 28 xf3 h2! 01. Leningrad Dutch (A89)

29 f1 h1+ or 29 h4 xg2+ 30 xg2 h1#. O. Trujillo Morales -
Luis Azpiri Medina
French Winawer (C18) 10th Cuban CC Ch 1994-6
A. Jaime Chvez - 1 d4 g6 2 c4 f5 3 f3 f6 4
Roque A. Lpez Ruz g3 g7 5 g2 00 6 c3 d6
cor Cuba, 1994 7 00 c6 8 d5
(Notes shortened from those by Jaime Chvez 8 e1 e4 9 xe4 fxe4 10 g5
and Perez Perez) xd4 11 e3 f3+ 12 xf3 exf3 13
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5 a3 xc3+ xf3 c6 14 g2 e6 15 c2 b6
6 bxc3 e7 7 g4 00 8 d3 f5 9 exf6 xf6 16 b1? (16 d1=) 16...b4
10 g5 f7 11 h4 h6 12 f3 bc6 13 00! Barreras Merino-Azpiri, cor 95-6.
a) 13 g6? xf3! V.Malinin-S.Hlusevich, 10th 8...e5 9 xe5 dxe5 10 e4 f4
USSR tch corr 1991; 11 f3
b) 13 xe7 xe7 (13...xe7!?) 14 00 d7 15 11 b3 g5 12 a3 g4 13 e1 f3 14
ae1 c4 16 g6 e8 17 xe8 xe8 18 e5 xe5 f1 h5 15 c1 h4 16 c2 h7 17
19 xe5 f7 20 fe1 ae8 21 g4 h7 22 h4 g6 c5 e8 18 d3 c6! Lopez Gomez-
23 1e3 f6 24 f3 g7 25 f4 g8 26 e3 Azpiri Medina, cor 1993/94.
h7 27 e2 g8 28 fe3 f7 29 g4 g7 30 f3 11...c6! 12 e2
g8 31 g5 h5 32 f6 h7 33 g2 b5 34 g3 a5 12 dxc6 b6+ 13 h1 bxc6 14
35 f4 g7 36 f5 gxf5 37 xh5 10 Leyva Paneque- b3 g5 15 a3 f7 16 gxf4 gxf4 17
Lpez Ruz, cor Cuba 1994. a4 c7 18 e1 g8 19 c5
13...c4 14 xe7 h5! Hjartarson-Plaskett,
14 g6? xf3!. Hastings 1985/86.
14...xe7 15 xe7 xe7 12...g5 13 dxc6 b6+ 14 h1
15...xe7 16 g6 Malinin. bxc6 15 g4 h5 16 h3 e6 17 b3
16 e2 c6 17 e5!? f7
17 ab1!? f4 18 d2 (18 e5 xe5 19 dxe5 Threatening 18... f8.
e4) 18...g6=. 18 f2 c7 19 g1 h8 20
17...xe5 18 dxe5 d7 a4 hxg4 21 hxg4 h4 22
18...f5 19 f4 h5 20 f3 f7. e2 ah8 23 a3 c8 24 c5
19 f4 af8 20 g3 g6?! xg4 25 fxg4 xg4 26 d2
20...a4 21 g4 e7 22 a2 g6. 26 ad1 f6 27 c1 h2+.
21 a4!? a5! x a4. 22 f2 g5 23 e3 gxf4+ 24 26...h2 27 d7 xd7 28
gxf4 h7? 24...g7 25 g4 g7 26 h3! x e6 xd7 xf1 29 xf1 g4 30
26...gf7 26...g6!? 27 ab1! b8 27...xa4 28 b2 8h5 31 xe5 xe5 32
xe6 28 b6 e7 29 f5 exf5 30 xf5+ xf5 xe5+ xe5 33 xf4+ e6 34
31 xf5 g8 32 e6 g5 f2 a5 35 g3 h8 36 f2
32...g2 33 xd5. d8 37 e5
33 xg5 hxg5 34 d4 g6 35 xd5 f6 37 xg4 g8+ +.
36 xc4 h7 37 e7+! f7 37...xe5 38 xc6 d4 39 f8
37...xe7 38 xb7+. e3+ 40 f2 h3 41 d5+
38 xb7 xh2 39 a7 g4 40 xa5 xe7 41 e5 42 e8 d2+ 43 e1
g5 xc2 42 xg4 d7 43 a5 c7 44 g6 xa2 44 xe7+ d4 01.
c1 45 a6 h1 46 c5 h5+ 47 b4 h1 If 45 e4+ d3 46 xg4 e3+
48 c4 10. 47 f1 ee2+.
 30 March 1998

The Hispano-Swiss variation of the Caro-Kann

H
AS A rock-solid way at last has
been found for Black to draw
against 1 e4? It may not be
glamorous but its highly effective, to
judge from Swiss IM Jens-Uwe Klgels
experiences at the Ekblom Memorial.
Thanks to the other players who
contributed their notes and to the TD,
Clas-Erik Johansson for translating them.
(B18)
The diagram can also arise via 6 h4 h6
7 f3 f6. Now if 8 h5 etc. see below.
As the panel with the crosstable shows,
this event (which began in October 1996) The dagram can also arise via 6 h4 h6
has progressed fast. Dr Klgel has taken 7 f3 f6. Now if 8 h5 etc. see below.
the lead in early January, rooted in a very XIIIIIIIIY
solid performance with Black.
Caro-Kann (B18)
9rsn-wqkvl-tr0
Seppo Lyly (FIN) - 9zpp+-zppzp-0
Jens-Uwe Klgel (SWZ) 9-+p+-snlzp0
Ekblom Memorial, 1996-7 9+-+-+-+-0
(Notes specially contributed by Klgel) 9-+-zP-+-zP0
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 dxe4 4 xe4 9+-+-+NsN-0
f5 5 g3 g6 6 f3 f6 9PzPP+-zPP+0
The more popular move order with an 9tR-vLQmKL+R0
early h2-h4-h5 is seen later in this article. xiiiiiiiiy
The line with an early ...f6 was played
often by Lucas Brunner (Switzerland) and 8 e5 h7 9 c4
Daniel Campora (Argentina) as well as 9 c3 e6 10 d3 xd3 11 xd3 bd7
Magem. I recently achieved a lucky win 12 f4 d5 13 d2 b4 14 cxb4 xe5
against Seppo Lyly in the Ekblom using 15 e4 c4.
this variation. This game seems to be 9...e6 10 e2
important for the theory of the variation Threatening 11 xf7!
(easy equality for Black) although Lyly 10...d5 11 b3
could have made a draw, but missed it. ED: Knaak gives 11 h5 c7 12 0-0
Shortly after this game began, an article d6 13 e1 0-0 14 g4 f6 15 f3 (Am.
by GM Rainer Knaak was published about Rodriguez-Magem, Terrassa 1995)
this variation (Schach, 1/1997) but it did 15...c5!? (Am. Rodriguez) leading to
not include the precise concept seen in advantage for Black.
the Ekblom games. 11...d7 12 d2 xe5 13 dxe5 c7
7 h4 14 000
7 e5 bd7 8 xg6 hxg6 9 d3 e6 10 14 f4 000 15 000 b8 (15...c5
f3 d6 11 e4 xe4 12 xe4 f6 13 was played in Chandler-Bachtiar, Jakarta
d3 xh2 (13...a5+) 14 xh2 xh2 1978.) 16 e4 e7 17 c4 b4 18 c3
15 h3 a5+ 16 c3 h5 17 xh5 gxh5. xe4 19 xe4 xd1+ 20 xd1 d8=.
7...h6 14...000 15 he1 b8 16 h5 e7
 Chess Mail 31

17 f4 c5 18 f1 c6 19 c4 a6 20 b3? Mannermaa-Klgel went 7 h5 h7 8

b4 21 xb4 cxb4 22 xd8+ xd8 f3 f6 transposing back.
23 d1 xd1+ 24 xd1 e4 25 e3 7...f6!?
c5 26 c1 d7 An unusual move-order. The normal
26...xe3+ 27 xe3 b5 28 d3 xg2 move in this position is 7...d7.
29 d4 c3 30 d6+=. 8 h5 h7 9 d3 xd3 10 xd3 e6
27 d1 c6 28 g3 d4 29 g4 a1+ 11 d2
30 d2 f8 31 e2 xa2?! 32 f5 exf5 If 11 f4 d6 12 xd6 xd6 13 00
32...b5 33 fxe6 bxc4 34 xc4 f3 35 0 bd7 14 e2 00 15 e5 fd8 16 he1
d3 xd1 36 d8+ b7 37 d7+ b6 38 c5= Xie Jun-Brunner, Bern 1995.
d8+ c5?? (38...a7) 39 xf8+ d4 11...d6!?
40 d6+ e4 41 c6+ xe5 42 exf7+-. Deviating from the normal 11...d7
33 e6 e4 34 d3 fxe6 35 xe4 fxe4 and 11...c7. The is heading for f4 in
36 xe4 e7 order to exchange the d2-. Knaaks
XIIIIIIIIY article considers 11...c5 (Morozevich-
9-mk-+-+-+0 Granda Zuniga, Amsterdam 1996) but not
9+p+-vl-zp-0 this idea.
9p+-+p+-zp0 12 e4
a) 12 e2 bd7 (12...xg3!?) 13 00
9+-+-+-+P0 0 c7 14 f5 f4 15 xf4 xf4+ 16
9-zp-+Q+-+0 e3;
9+P+-+-zP-0 b) 12 e5 xe5 13 dxe5 xd3 14 cxd3
9q+PmK-+-+0 with a backward pawn on the d-file.
9+-+N+-+-0 12...xe4 13 xe4 d7 14 000 f6
xiiiiiiiiy 14...c7 15 g3.
15 e2 c7
37 xe6?? XIIIIIIIIY
37 e5+! a8 38 c7!!= g5+ 39 e1 9r+-+k+-tr0
f6 40 c8+ a7 41 c5+ b8 42 d6+ 9zppwq-+pzp-0
c8 43 xe6+ c7 44 c4+ b8 45 c5 9-+pvlpsn-zp0
a5 46 f8+ c7 47 c5+ d7 48 d5+.
9+-+-+-+P0
37...g5+ 38 d3 a5+ 39 d6+
a7 40 d4+ a8 41 e2 b5+ 01.
9-+-zP-+-+0
Black proposed the conditional moves 9+-+-+N+-0
42 f2 f5+ 43 e1 e6+ 44 f2 f7+ 9PzPPvLQzPP+0
showing that White is losing a second 9+-mKR+-+R0
pawn! xiiiiiiiiy
Blacks main idea is seen when White
plays the more normal h4-h5. 16 g3
Caro-Kann (B18) 16 c4 000 17 b1 c5 18 c3 cxd4
Heikki Arppi (FIN) - and a draw was agreed in e-Klgel, in
Jens-Uwe Klgel (SWZ) the same event.
Ekblom Memorial, 1996-7 16...000 17 c4
(Notes by Arppi)
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 dxe4 4 xe4
f5 5 g3 g6 6 h4 h6 7 f3 Concluded on page 64
 32 March 1998

The Dutch CC Championships (pt 5)

By Bertrand Weegenaar Spanish (C84)

T
G.J.Timmerman (NLD) -
HE 10th edition of the NBC Dutch J.J. van Oosterom (NLD)
championships was celebrated with 10th Dutch CC Ch 1981-2
the participation of Max Euwe and (Notes [shortened] by Timmerman in
several strong Dutch masters like van the tournament book)
Oosterom (also defending champion), 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
Timmerman, Seewald, Nienhuis and f6 5 00 e7 6 d4 exd4 7 e1 00 8
Holscher. e5 e8 9 f4 b5 10 b3 d5 11 c3!?
The tournament was victim to Gert g4! 12 h3 h5
Timmerman who would become the
strongest Dutch CC player, now in first
XIIIIIIIIY
place on the ICCF ranking list. More on 9r+-wqntrk+0
him in part 6. He also won the 12th edition 9+-zp-vlpzpp0
of the K-groups. 9p+n+-+-+0
Unfortunately Max Euwe died during 9+p+pzP-+l0
the tournament. His games were 9-+-zp-vL-+0
adjudicated which resulted in a total of 9+LzP-+N+P0
9 points: 4th place. The second place 9PzP-+-zPP+0
was shared by J. van Oosterom and K. 9tRN+QtR-mK-0
Nienhuis. To understand the strength of xiiiiiiiiy
the participants: the late P.Seewald was
7th (he was a Master then and reached 13 g4!?
his GM-title some years later) while In the game Etmans-Timmerman, 12th
R.Weijerstrass ended in 10th place but took Dutch CC Ch 19834, White introduced the
revenge in K/11 which he won. (He new move 13 a4 which brought White
became an IM some years later) remarkable results in later championships:
From this strong tournament, a book 13...b4 14 a5!? bxc3 15 bxc3 dxc3 16 xd5
was produced privately with dozens of xf3 17 gxf3 d4 18 e3 c5 19 g2 c2
analyses by the players and published by 20 xc3 xe1+ 21 xe1 b8?! 22 e6!
K.Nienhuis and F.Bleker. In studying xd5! 23 xd5 xb3 24 xe7+ h8 25
these games I found that a lot of opening xc5 b5! 26 g6+ hxg6 27 xf8 g8 28
ideas are still treated incorrectly or exf7+ xf7 29 e7 xa5 30 b4 .
unclearly by present-day theory books. 13...a5 14 cxd4 xb3 15 xb3
You will find several examples later on. was used in later games:
We start with a big clash between a) 15...c6 16 bd2 c7 and now:
Timmerman and van Oosterom. The a1) 17 axb5 cxb5 18 c3 e6 19 e3
opening line has been discussed in many a5 20 c6 b8 21 h2 b4 22 hf1 b6
Dutch CC games where Etmans was a 23 c2 f5 24 f3 f4 25 f2 g6 26 b3
great advocate. I take the liberty here to f5 27 ec1 h8 28 b1 xh3 29 gxh3
also include some games from other K- g5 30 fd2 xh3+ 31 f1 g6 32 e1
groups so you can see the heavy g1 33 f2 g5 34 c3 g2+ 35 e1
discussion which have arisen in this line. h3 36 h4 h6 37 xd5 xh4 38 d1
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g5 39 xb5 g1+ 40 c2 xd4 41 h1 c7 27 f4 b8 28 aa1 b3 29 d2 b5

xh1 42 xh1 c8 43 d1 xc3 44 c4 30 b4 e8 31 c5 c3 32 f5 e4 33
f2+ 45 xc3 xf3+ 46 d3 e4+ 47 f4 xc5 34 dxc5 b4 35 g3 e7 36 f6
d4 d8+ 48 d6 xd6 49 exd6 xd6+ xc5+ 37 h1 f8 38 xa6 c4 39 a7
01 Etmans-v.d.Zwan, 12th Dutch CC Ch h8 40 e6 gxf6 41 exf7 xe1+ 42 xe1
19834. e4 43 f2 e6 44 f4 c5 45 e7 10
a2) 17 ec1 e6 18 e3 d7 19 c3 Etmans-de Boer, 16th Dutch CC Ch 1987.
fc8 20 axb5 cxb5 21 b3 xc1+ 22 xc1 13...g6 14 cxd4
a5 23 e1 a4 24 a2 g6 25 f4 b4 26 14 xd4 is weaker, as can be seen in
ef3 d3 27 f1 e4 28 3d2 d3 29 the game Etmans-van Oosterom, 8th
f3 a6 30 d1 e2 31 c1 xf3 32 gxf3 Dutch CC Ch 19801 which continued:
f8 33 h2 g6 34 g3 h4 35 f5 xf3+ 14...xd4 15 cxd4 f5 16 c3 c6 17 d2
36 g2 e1+ 37 h1 h5 38 b1 f3 39 fxg4 18 hxg4 c7 19 e3 b4 20 e2 d7
g2 h4+ 40 h2 g6 41 f1 10 Etmans- 21 g5 g4+ 22 g3 f3 23 c2 e6 24
v.d.Zwan, 16th Dutch CC Ch 1987. g2 af8 25 xg6 hxg6 26 c2 xg5 27
b) 15...bxa4 16 xa4 b8 17 e3 xg5 xg5 28 ad1 g4 01.
xf3 18 xf3 b6 19 c3 c6 20 g3 14...b4! 15 g3
xb2 21 d1 b6 22 d2 d7 23 d3 In the game Laverne-Poleshchuk, cor
b7 24 e3 g5 25 c3 xe3 26 xe3 19812, the move 15 c3!? was played.
 34 March 1998

There followed: 15...d3 16 xd5 xe1 White threatened 27 c3 b5 27

17 xe1 c5 18 dxc5! xc5 19 d1 h8 xb4!? xe2 28 xc6.
20 f6 c7 21 d7 g8 22 h4! c8 23 27 d1! xa2
xg6+ hxg6 24 xc5 xc5 25 c1 d4 27...d3 28 d2 xa2 29 xd3! b4
26 xc8 xf4 27 e3 10. 30 c3 activates the white pieces.
15...a5! 16 a3 d3! 17 e2 28 xa2 c7 29 f5! e6
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-wqntrk+0 9-+-+-trk+0
9+-zp-vlpzpp0 9+-+-+pzpp0
9-+-+-+l+0 9-+p+n+l+0
9zpp+pzP-+-0 9+q+pzPN+-0
9-+-zP-+P+0 9-+-zP-+P+0
9zPL+n+NvLP0 9+L+-+-+P0
9-zP-+RzP-+0 9R+-+-zP-+0
9tRN+Q+-mK-0 9+-+Q+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
17...a4! 30 a4! xf5 31 gxf5 f4 32 f3!
A new move according to the analyses d3 33 c2 e1 34 d1!
by Ghizdavu, a US-master: 17...c5 18 dxc5 The only move: 34 b3 e2! 35 d1
c7 19 c6!? (19 d2 xc5 20 xd5 xd5 e4!+.
21 xd5 b6) 19...a6 20 d4. 34...b2! 35 e4!!
Ronnqvist-Olli, cor Finland 1990, went This saves the position for White. 35
instead 19...e6 20 d2 ef4 21 h2 b4 xe1 loses a pawn and 35 b1 fails to
22 d4 c8 23 axb4 xb4 24 xf4 xf4 35...c3!.
25 c3 c7 26 f3 xc3 27 bxc3 xc6 35...c3! 36 g2 h6 37 f6! d3 38
28 g3 e6 29 xd5 xc3 30 xa8 xa8 g4! g5
31 c1 c8 32 xc3 10. 38...g6 would have given White
18 a2 b4 19 axb4 xb4 20 c3 a3 chances: 39 f1! e1 40 f3 b4 (or
21 bxa3 xa3 22 b3 xa1 23 xa1 ...c1) 41 e3 with a better endgame for
c6 White because he doesnt have the weak
23...c5? is too early because White gets d4-pawn and the f6-pawn ties Black. Or
chances against the d5-pawn, e.g. 24 39...c2 40 xd3! xa4 41 e6!.
dxc5 xc5 25 d2! c7 26 a5! or 24...d4 39 h5 e1+ 40 h2 xf2 41 xh6
25 d2! d3 26 a7! with advantage. . Black has perpetual check.
24 a2!? a5 25 h4!? From the winner, two great games. The
The game P.Ramaekers-Timmerman games are analysed in detail in the book
from the 12th Dutch CC Ch continued but shortened for this occasion:
with: 25 c3 b5 26 d2 c7 27 h4 Vienna (C26)
xa2 28 xa2 xh4 29 xh4 e6 30 f5 H. Giesbergen (NLD) -
xf5 31 gxf5 xd4! 32 xd4 xb3 33 G.J. Timmerman (NLD)
a6 xh3 34 xc6 xf5 35 xd5 h5 36 10th Dutch CC Ch 1981-2
d6 e8 37 e6 g4+ 38 h2 xe6 39 (Notes by Timmerman)
xe6 xe6 40 xh5 h6 01. 1 e4 e5 2 c3 f6 3 g3 c5! 4 g2
25...xh4 26 xh4 b5 c6 5 ge2 d6 6 h3!? a6 7 d3 00 8
 Chess Mail 35

00 e6 9 d5!? h6! 10 h2! xd5! Maybe 14...c4 is possible: 15 a4!

11 exd5 e7 12 c4 c6! 13 f4! cxd5 14 ac5! offering the c-pawn but activating
fxe5 dxe5 15 xh6! dxc4! 16 dxc4 the pieces.
b6! 17 d2! ad8 18 c1!? d3! 19 15 b3! ac8 16 e5! dxe5 17 xb7!
b4! d4! 20 b1 d8 21 xd4 xd4 b6 18 d6! b8
22 g5 c3 23 d1! xd1 24 xd1 Black must be consistent. After
xd1 25 xd1 xc4 26 xb7 xb4 18...ed8 19 xa7! d7 20 b4! cxb4 21
27 xa6 a4! 28 d8+ h7 29 d3+ xb6 xa7 22 xa5 bxc3 23 fxe5 the
e4 30 b1 g6! 31 d2 fd5! 32 endgame is lost.
b8! f5 33 b2 e5 34 c2 a7! 19 xa7! c8 20 d7 d8 21 a4!
35 g2 f5! 36 b3 d4! 37 xd5 xa4 22 xa4 exf4!?
xd5 38 e3 a3! 39 xd4 xd4 22...xd6! may be stronger, e.g. 23 fxe5
40 h4! f5! 41 f2! g6! 42 d2+ e5 43 c4! 24 xc5 xe3 25 xa6 c2 26 xb8
b2 f6! 44 g2! g7 xb8! 27 b3 xa1 28 xa1 xe5 with
XIIIIIIIIY problematic drawing changes due to the
9-+-+-+-+0 opposite coloured bishops.
9+-+-+-mk-0 23 xf4 xd6 24 ad1! d4+ 25
9-+-+-+p+0 h2 b4! 26 b3 bb8
9+-+-+p+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+p+-zP0 9-tr-tr-+k+0
9tr-+-+-zP-0 9+-+-+p+p0
9PtR-+-+K+0 9n+-sn-+p+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-zp-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9N+-vl-vL-+0
9+P+-+L+P0
45 g4? 9P+-+-+PmK0
45 f2! h6 46 h2 h5 47 h3 c3! 9+-+RtR-+-0
48 f1! d3! 49 f2 a3! 50 b2! f4! 51 xiiiiiiiiy
b5+ h6 52 b3 e3! 53 xa3 e2 54 gxf4!
e1 55 g3! with some drawing chances 27 e5?!
for White. 27 d2!.
45...f6! 46 f2 e5 47 h5 f4! 48 g1 27...b4 28 d2 xe5+ 29 xe5 f5
e3 49 b2 f3 50 h6 a7! 51 b8 f4 30 xd8+ xd8 31 a3 c2 32 e4
52 e8 d7! 01. fd4 33 xc5 xa3 34 b4 c4 35
e7 f8 36 a7 b5 37 a2 c3 38
Benoni /Kings Indian (A68) c2 xe4 39 xc4 xc5 40 bxc5
P.Seewald (NLD) - e7 41 g3 .
G.J.Timmerman (NLD) Black can win the c-pawn but the rook
10th Dutch CC Ch 1981-2 endgame with 3 against 2 still is a draw.
(Notes by Timmerman) A narrow escape!
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
f4 00 6 f3 c5 7 d5 e6 8 e2 exd5 9 In second place came Kier Nienhuis
cxd5 g4!? 10 00 e8 11 h3! xf3 who with quick victories reached 10
12 xf3 a6!? 13 e1! d7 14 e3! points. His win over van Oosterom was
a5!? such a victory:
 36 March 1998

Slav Defence (D45) Benoni (A79)

K.Nienhuis (NLD) - Dr F.Baumbach (GER) -
J.J. van Oosterom (NLD) K.Nienhuis (NLD)
10th Dutch CC Ch 1981-2 Kirjeshakki-25, 1990
(Notes by Nienhuis in the tournament (Notes by Nienhuis in
book) Schaakschakeringen 255/89)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 c3 f6 4 f3 c6 5 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 f3 c5 4 d5 exd5
e3 bd7 6 c2 d6 7 b3 00 8 e2 5 cxd5 d6 6 c3 g6 7 e4 g7 8 e2
dxc4 9 bxc4 e5 10 00 e8 11 b2 00 9 00 e8 10 d2 a6 11 f3 c7
exd4 12 a4 b6 13 c4 a6 14 g5 h6 15
11...e4 12 d2 e7 13 ae1 f3. e3 xc4 16 xc4 a6 17 d2 h7
12 exd4 f8 13 ad1 g6 14 e5! 18 ab1 b8 19 d3 d7!
This pawn sacrifice was discovered by 19...b5 20 axb5 axb5 21 xb5 xb5
Hbner. There can follow: 14...xe5 15 22 xb5 xd5 23 xd5 xb5 24 xf7
dxe5 xe5 16 b5 e6 17 d4 e8 18 c5 was the analysis by Ivanchuk in the
b8 19 xc6 c7 20 xb8 xb8 21 xf6 Informator.
gxf6 22 d3 with great play for White. 20 xa6 e5 21 e2 xa6 22 xa6
14...c7 15 f4 e7?! 16 d3 g6 17 c5! b5!
xe5 18 fxe5 fd5 19 f2 e6 20 XIIIIIIIIY
e4 g7 21 f6! h8 22 e4! ad8 9-tr-wqr+-+0
23 c1 h6 24 d3 c8 25 g3 10. 9+-+-+pvlk0
XIIIIIIIIY 9Q+-zp-+pzp0
9-+qtr-+-tr0 9+pzpPsn-+-0
9zpp+-snpmk-0 9P+-+P+-+0
9-+p+lsNpzp0 9+-sN-vLP+-0
9+-zPnzP-+-0 9-zP-+-+PzP0
9-+-zPL+-+0 9+R+-+RmK-0
9+-+-+-tR-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9P+-+-wQPzP0
9+-vL-+RmK-0 23 b3 b6 24 a7 bxa4 25 xa4 b5!
xiiiiiiiiy 26 a6 b8 27 d2 c4! 28 c3 b6
29 a4 cxb3 30 e2
There could have followed 25...h5 26 Baumbach wrote that for analysing this
xd5 xd5 27 xd5 xd5 28 f6+ h7 move 2 computers and himself were used.
29 xg6 fxg6 30 e7+ g8 31 f6. None of the three have foreseen Blacks
Nienhuis CC career involved playing 32nd move in their calculations. Happily
in the European Team Championships 1,2 the human has something to say.
and 3 and now he is captain of those 30...e7 31 d4 a7 32 a5 xa5!!
teams. His big success came in the Finnish 33 xa5 c4 34 c3 b4 35 h1
invitation tournament Kirjeshakki-25 a5! 01.
were he beat F.Baumbach. Tim Harding Sharing second was Joop van
has used this game in his book Winning Oosterom; more information on him in
at Correspondence Chess (pp.104-105) issue 1/98 of Chess Mail. Here is a recent
to show the result of blindly following demonstration of his strength from the
others analyses. Final of the XI-Olympiad:
 Chess Mail 37

Slav Defence (D31) e5! 23 a4 b5 24 a6 g6 25 e4 b6

J.J.van Oosterom (NLD) - 26 c5 exd4 27 f4 f7 28 g4
M. Matlak (POL) xc5 29 bxc5 c7! 30 d3 a4 31
Olympiad XI Final, 1992-6 b4 h5 32 a5 hxg4 33 a6 c8 34
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 f3 e6 4 c3 dxc4 5 xc7 c3 35 b2 xe4 36 a4 g5!
a4 b4 6 e3 b5 7 d2 a5 8 axb5 xc3 37 xb5 cxb5 38 c6 d3 39 c7 h7! 40
9 xc3 cxb5 10 b3 b7 11 bxc4 b4 12 xa7 d2 41 d1 f5 42 h4 e8
b2 f6 13 d3 bd7 14 c2 00 ED: I found this game in a database
15 e4 e5 16 00 c7 17 fe1 fe8 18 with 42...f3+ 01 as the conclusion. The
c5 exd4 19 xd4 h6 20 e5 d5 move played also wins.
XIIIIIIIIY 43 c8 e1+ 44 h2 f3+ 45 g2
9r+-+r+k+0 xh4+ 46 h2 f3+ 47 g2 h5 01.
9+lwqn+pzp-0 The following game can be used to
9-+-+-+-zp0 judge books on opening theory. Three
9zp-zPnzP-+-0 books in my library could be used to
prepare for this line: (1) The Complete
9-zp-vL-+-+0 Benoni by Psakhis (Batsford 1995), (2)
9+-+L+N+-0 Beating the Kings Indian and Benoni by
9-+Q+-zPPzP0 Vasser (Batsford 1997) and (3) Die
9tR-+-tR-mK-0 Komplette Moderne Benoni-
xiiiiiiiiy Verteidigung Band I by Schneider (Dreier
Verlag 1997).
Up to here as in Zanetti-Boll, Chess None of the above could be used by
Mail 1/1998 p24. the players but they have found a line 15
21 h7+N h8 22 e4 f8 23 ac1 years ago still covered poorly or
c6 24 c4 f4 25 xc6 xc6 26 inadequately today. So study CC games
e3 4e6 27 d2 g6 28 f4 ed8 properly, gentlemen chessbook-writers!
29 f1 a4? 30 f5 xe5 31 fxe6 fxe6 Benoni / Kings Indian (A69)
32 xh6 gxh6 33 f4 f7 34 f6+ P.Seewald (NLD) - H.Sinke (NLD)
g8 35 g6+ h8 36 e4 c7 37 10th Dutch CC Ch 1981-2
f6 g5 38 xh6+ h7 39 xh7 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
xh7 40 f6+ g7 41 h4+ g8 42 f4 00 6 f3 c5 7 d5 e6 8 e2 exd5 9
c4 10. (Published in Szach 5-6 1997.) cxd5 e8 10 e5 dxe5 11 fxe5 g4 12
From the tournament: g5 b6 13 00 xe5 14 d6 xb2
Queens Gambit (D52) The most principled. 14...f5!? is an
H.Holscher (NLD) - alternative.
J.J. van Oosterom (NLD) 15 d5 xf3+
10th Dutch CC Ch 1981-2 Given a ? by (3).
(Notes from the tournament book) 16 xf3 d4+ 17 h1 xa1 18
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 c3 f6 4 g5 c6 5 xa1 xa1 19 xa1
e3 bd7 6 f3 a5 7 d2 b4 8 Book (3) gives this position with a big
c2 00 9 e2 dxc4 10 xf6 xf6 advantage for White.
11 xc4 c7 12 a3 e7 13 b4 d8 19...d7
14 f3 d7 15 00 ac8 16 fc1?! An alternative given by (1) and (2) is
b6 17 ab1 e8 18 b3 b8 19 g3 19...e5!?. Vaisser in (2) continues: 20
d5 20 e5 f6 21 d3 f7 22 e2 f4! xd5! 21 xd5 c6 22 xc6 bxc6
 38 March 1998

23 c1 d7 24 xc5 b8 25 h3 with d3 32 d8 xd8 33 e6+ f6 34 xd8

equality. This opinion is shared with (1) xe7 35 xc6+ d6 36 xa7 c4+
saying even chances. Nunez, given in (1).
20 e7 b8 21 c7 f8 22 e1 b) 26 h3 f6 was played in P.Garcia-
Here Sinke concludes his theory ends. A.Nunez, Ciego de Avila 1989 [INF 48/
22...b5 23 xf8 xf8 24 e8+ g7 11]. Now 27 d8! c4! (27...b7 28 xb8
25 c6 b4! xc6 29 a6 d7 30 c8 b7 31 c7
XIIIIIIIIY xa6 32 xd7 c4 33 xa7 f6 34 e7
9-trl+R+-+0 xa2 35 e5!! e6 36 xc5 a2 37 e5=
9zp-sNn+pmkp0 Nogueiras) 28 e8+! xe8 29 xe8 b3
9-+LzP-+p+0 30 axb3 cxb3 31 h2! b2! 32 d7 xd7 33
9+-zp-+-+-0 xb8 xc6 with a drawn endgame -
Vaisser.
9-zp-+-+-+0 The game continued:
9+-+-+-+-0 26 g1? f6 27 d7 xd7 28 xb8
9P+-+-+PzP0 xc6 29 f1
9+-+-+-+K0 Better 29 f2!. Now 29...a5! 30 b6
xiiiiiiiiy e4 and 31 a6 fails because of
31...d3+ (Sinke).
This is an essential position for the 29...e4 30 f2 a5 31 b5 c4 32 xa5
evaluation of the variation. After the move c3 33 e3 b1 34 a6 c2 35 c5
played in the game White loses easily. e4! 36 c4 xa2! 37 xc2 b3 38
Two alternatives are found in the books: b2 c3! 01.
a) 26 xd7? b3 27 axb3 xb3 28 h3 (Notes by Sinke in the tournament
xd7 29 e7 c6 30 d7 xh3+ 31 g1 book. Addition by B.Weegenaar)

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Invitation T
Invitation ournament Ne
Tournament ws
News
REGULAR readers will remember that we some of the events which were principally
published a major feature in our 7/1997 featured in 7/1997 including the Lewk-
issue about the various invitational owitz Memorials, and some tournaments
tournaments, organised by national that are developing fast such as BdF-50,
federations, in which IM and GM titles ASIGC 2000 and the Cleeve Memorial.
may be earned. (There are also a few
invitational tournaments which are rated New tournaments
by ICCF but do not give title possibilities.)
Since then, we have published results Two major tournaments with GM
at the back of the magazine where space norms have begun (or are about to begin)
allowed, in particular the NPSF-50, von early in 1998. We also introduce some
Massow Memorial, Cleeve Memorial and other events which began in the second
BDF-50 events. Additionally, we have had half of 1997.
Tournament of the Month features on the
Algerian Jubilee and Pelikan memorials. Bozidar Kazic Memorial
Instead of devoting a whole issue to
invitationals this year, we shall divide our THE CC organisation of Yugoslavia has
update between several months. begun on February 1 a GM invitational
We shall also continue to publish tournament dedicated to Boidar Kai.
results updates at the back of the Boidar Kai (1921-96) was the first
magazine and to keep our Web tables at Yugoslav champion at correspondence
http://www.chessmail.com/tourneys.html chess (1953/54). He was also successful
as up to date as we can. while representing Yugoslavia, playing in
In this issue, we look at: the national team, when in the finals of
a) New tournaments. III ICCF Olympiad Yugoslavia was
b) Tournament of the Month (pp.12- awarded the bronze medal. Mr. Kai was
19): the recently completed Keres II a famous chess player and the outstand-
memorial. ing judge for the OTB chess too; many
c) Other recently completed readers, including your editor, will have
tournaments in brief. met him at FIDE Olympiads or other im-
d) The Bartis Memorial A (in portant events.
connection with our interview with GM The tournament is of category XI, av-
Elwert); thanks to TD Norberto Patrici for erage ICCF Rating 2,517. This means a CC-
the crosstable on page 7; we expect to GM norm of 9 points and the CC-IM norm
feature this event later when the winner is 6pts.
is known. There will be three prizes: the first in
e) The Ekblom Memorial (see this the amount of DM 2,500, the second DM
months Theory article). 1,500, and the third one DM 1.000.
In our next issue we hope to have The players in draw order are: Djordje
information and games from Russian Konjevi (YUG, 2470), Zbigniew Sek
invitation tournaments about which we (POL, IM 2565), Itzhak Veinger (ISR, GM
had little information in 7/1997. 2605), Stevan Leti (YUG, IM 2360),
Later this year we intend to return to Borislav Vukevi (YUG, GM 2510), S.I.
 40 March 1998

Korolev (RUS, GM 2630), Slobodan Alberto Frank (ARG), Pablo Amilcar

Mirkovi (YUG, IM FIDE 2390), Spyros Goenez Briao (BRS), ngel Pablo Guido
Kofidis (GRC, IM 2615), Marc Geenen (ARG), Miguel Vctor Litovicius (ARG),
(BEL, IM 2575), Olita Rause (LAT, IM Liam Lynn (NIR), Juan Alberto Martello
2615), Milan Jovi (YUG, GM 2.455), (ARG), Anbal F. Andrade Romo (ECU),
Manuel Menetrier (FRA, 2505), Tunc Petr Buchnicek (CZE), Carlos A. Pisani
Hamarat (OST, GM 2595), Tomislav (ARG), Guillermo Rodrguez (ARG),
Serafimovi (YUG, 2360), and Mads Smith Alfredo Manuel Pietrobono (ARG),
Hansen (DEN, IM 2510). Oliverio Vargas Villalobos (CRA) and
The TD is Istvan Brindza (YUG). Teodoro Jos Zuzek (ARG).
TD: Jos Daniel Finkelstein (ARG).
Korning Memorial
The Dansk Skak Union announce the Jorge Canale Memorial
start on March 1 of the Korning Memorial, Average rating 2347, category IV, IM
a very strong (Category 13) tournament title 9/14pts. Start June 30, 1997; end
including two FIDE grandmasters. The June 29, 2000.
GM title norm is 8/14 and the IM title is Players: Jorge Aldrete Lobo (MEX),
5. Pablo Amilcar Goenez Briao (BRS), Aldo
Readers can follow the tournament Omar Cena (ARG), Jorge Eduardo Deforel
progress on the Internet at: http:// (ARG), Jos Daniel Finkelstein (ARG),
home5.inet.tele/dk/kskakdsu/index.htm. Hugo P. Fornasari (ARG), Claudio Javier
The players in order of the draw are: Gonalves (ARG), Rogelio Antonio
Michiel Plomp (NLD, IM 2440), Jindrich Guzzardo (ARG), Antonio Mariano Kobalc
Trapl (CZE, IM 2570), Rudolf Maliangkay (ARG), Jos M. Ledezma lvarez (CHI),
(NLD, GM 2605), Hans-Marcus Elwert Jorge Daniel Reyes (ARG), Ren ngel
(GER, GM 2670), Jens Hartung Nielsen Molo (ARG), Hugo A. Papinutti (ARG),
(DEN, IM 2525), Mathias Rfenacht (SWZ, Josef Spodny (CZE) and Mario Valverde
GM 2555), Joop van Oosterom (NLD, GM Lpez (CRA).
2670), Rolf Knobel (SWZ, IM 2545), TD: Alejandro Jorge Rebagliati (ARG)
Michael Read (ENG, IM 2545), Hans
Tanggaard (DEN), Sven Jardorf (DEN, IM Paucar Perez Memorial
2485), Lars Hyldkrog (DEN, IM 2495), Curt
Hansen (DEN, GM), Nikolaj Borge (DEN) The information on this event was
and Jonny Hector (SVE, GM 2615). Hector supplied by TD Dario Biella-Bianchi and
played in the SSKK Bulletinen 40 Years Miguel Bailly (Peru) and one of the
tournament. competitors, Fred Fraser (England).
The TD is Sren Peschardt, Denmarks The event began on April 1, 1997, with
ICCF delegate. 16 players which is unusual for a
correspondence tournament as it
Hrcules Pampn Memorial unbalances the colours. IM titles can be
earned but we dont know the
Average rating 2357, category V, IM recalculated norm yet. Sosa withdrew,
title 9/14pts. Start June 30, 1997; end June bringing the event back now for 15
29, 2000. players, and then Javier Landers replaced
Players: Horacio Nelson lvarez Villar Juan Alvarez.
(ARG), Bernard Berriot (FRA), Mario The field (not in draw order) is: Alfredo
 Chess Mail 41

Cilloniz, Armel Fernandez, Javier Landers, Magnsson (ISD) 3.

Guillermo Rivas Romero, Ricardo Teruya Magnsson did not have a good
(PER); Paulo Briao (BRS), Eduardo tournament but he beat Marks in the last
Deforel (ARG), Domenico Acunzo and game to finish, which was annotated in
Giuliano Bucciardini (ITA), Michel Del detail by Marks in his popular Bits n
Gobbo (FRA), Tom Craig (SCO), Fred Pieces column in the Scottish CCA
Fraser (ENG), Arne Bjrn J r gensen magazine. It was quite a remarkable
(DEN), Leif Karlsson (SVE) and Jorma Nimzowitschian performance by
Nurminen (FIN). Magnsson after a very deep pawn
Some results have so far been notified sacrifice in the opening. Here it is with
to us. The crosstable is on our website. light notes based on those by Marks:

Completed tournaments Caro Kann Defence (B15)

Ian Marks (SCO) -
The Keres II Memorial is treated in a Bjarni Magnsson (ISD)
separate feature in this issue. Shaw Memorial 1995-7
The Bartis Memorial B, organised by 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 g6 4 f3 g7 5
CAPA: we were incorrectly informed last h3 h6! 6 f4 dxe4!
year about the winner of this IM event. It Black usually omits this exchange in
was won in fact by Norberto Patrici (ARG) the ...h6 lines and often gets a lousy
on tie-break from Alejandro Kozlowicz position. Bjarni slips it in and emerges in
(ARG), both players achieving a score of fine fettle.
11/16. Alfredo Roca (ARG) had 11/16 7 xe4 00 8 d2 f5 9 c3 d7! 10
followed by Clairton Felicio (BRA), g4 d6 11 xd6 exd6 12 xd6 e8+
Gabriel Blasberg (ARG) & Jorge E. 13 e2 b6 14 e5 xe5!?N
Clarizza (ARG) 10 and David Eisen 14...f6 15 f4 c4 16 c2 e6
(USA) 10. The other scores were: Guill. ...d5 with compensation (BCO 1st ed).
Muttoni (ARG) 9, Louis Owen (USA) 8, Bjarnis move surprised me. I thought it
Luiz F. Cirello (BRA) 7, Per Rosell (ARG) was going to leave his exposed. He told
and Jos Angel Diani (ARG) 7, Jorge me he exchanged bishops to expose
Laplaza (ARG) 6, Ren Angel Molo mine.
(ARG) 6, Alcires Cala (ARG) 5, 15 xe5 f6
Mohamed Samraoui (ALG) 1 and XIIIIIIIIY
Agustn Correa (ARG) 1. 9r+lwqr+k+0
The Alan J. Shaw Memorial was 9zpp+-+-+p0
featured in CM 6/1997 with a results 9-snp+-zpp+0
update subsequently. Now it has ended. 9+-+-sN-+-0
Final totals: won by Dan Olofson (SVE)
11/14, Trond Romsdal (NOR) 9, Dr E.H.
9-+-zP-+P+0
Sprenger & H. Prokopp (GER), Tom 9+-zP-+-+P0
Craig (SCO) 8, J. Roose (BEL) 7, 9PzP-wQLzP-+0
Kristian Rohde-Jensen (DEN) and David 9tR-+-mK-+R0
Anderton (ENG) 7, Stephane-A. Bessis xiiiiiiiiy
(FRA) & C.F. Boyle (SCO) 6, D.J.Stewart
(SCO) 6, Ian Marks (SCO) 5, Douglas 16 d3!? c4 17 c2 e7 18 f1
Livie & T.M. Thomson (SCO) 4, Bjarni e4 19 g1 e6 20 e1 f7 21 d1
 42 March 1998

d5 22 b3? d6 23 f4 xe1+ 24 tournament (with ICCF-IM title

xe1 e8+ 25 f1 g5 26 g2 f5! possibilities) is still in progress; the
27 e3?! crosstable was given in our 12/97 issue
27 h4!? e7 28 g5. on page 55.
27...h4 28 g2 f4! 29 f1 d5+ 30 TD Dario Biella-Bianchi (Peru) reports
f3 that the Premier finished with the victory
30 h2 e4. of Carlos Sosa from Peru while Fred Fraser
30...b5 31 d2 f6 32 h2 b4! 33 c4 (ENG) occupied the second place with
f7 34 h4 g5 35 hxg5 xg5 36 e1 the same score as Sosa. The S-B was
xe1 37 xe1 f5 38 f1 a5 39 d2 favourable to Sosa. Both players won the
h5 40 f2 h4+ 41 h3 g6 42 d2 title of Latinamerican Postal Chess Master,
h6 43 gxh5 xh5+ 44 g2 h4+ to be awarded by CADAP.
45 g1 g6+ 46 f1 f5 47 e4 Mr Fraser had one fascinating
g7 48 d2!? xd4 49 xd4 xd4 adjudication position which we have
Pawn structure generally defines an deferred to a later issue where we intend
ending. Here it determines the quality of to have a special article about
the respective bishops, the scope of the adjudications and appeals. In the
knights and the prospects of the meantime, here are two of his wins from
respective kings. Blacks advantage in the event which he sent us.
each of these areas suggests that the white
position is beyond redemption. Pirc Defence (B07)
XIIIIIIIIY Prof. Mario Valverde Lopez (CRA) -
9-+-+-+k+0 Fred Fraser (ENG)
9+-+-+l+-0 II Coppa Peru Premier, 1994-5
9-+p+-+-+0 1 e4 d6 2 d4 f6 3 c3 g6 4 c4 g7
5 h3?! xe4!? 6 xf7+ xf7 7 xe4
9zp-+-+-+-0 f8 8 f3 g8 9 00 d5 10 c5 d6
9-zpPsnNzp-+0 11 d3 c6 12 e3 f5 13 f4 d8
9+P+-+P+-0 14 e3 e4 15 g5 d6 16 c5 f5
9P+-+-+-+0 17 c3 b6 18 d3 xd3 19 xd3 e5
9+-+L+K+-0 20 d2 e4 21 h4
xiiiiiiiiy To rescue the .
21...h6 22 h3 h7 23 f4 ae8 24
50 d6?! g6 51 b7 b1 52 xa5 h5? g5 25 g6 f7 26 g3 d7 27 e2
xa2 53 g2? a5 28 b4 c4 29 h2 f3+ 30 a4
53 e1. g4 31 e5 xe5 32 dxe5 xh5+
53...c5! 54 h3 b1 55 g4 e6 56 01.
c6 f7 57 e5+ e7 58 h3 f5+
59 h4 b1 60 g4 f6 61 d7+ French Defence (C02)
f7 62 e5+ e7 63 c6+ d6 64 Fred Fraser (ENG) -
a7 d3 65 c8+ e5 66 e7 b1 Luiz Velez Dieguez (PER)
67 c6+ d6 68 a7 h7 69 b5+ II Coppa Peru Premier, 1994
e5 70 h3 d4! 71 g2 d3 72 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 c5 4 c3 c6 5 f3
f2 xb5 73 cxb5 xb5 01. cxd4
The II Copa Peru Final consisted of Premature.
two events. The 2nd Copa Peru Master 6 cxd4 b4+ 7 c3 d7
 Chess Mail 43

7...ge7 has been seen more often, 16 xf5 exf5 17 xc3 xc3 18 c1
including two antique examples b4 19 xd5 f8
a) 8 a3 a5 9 b4 b6 10 b2 f5 11 XIIIIIIIIY
a4 c7 12 c1 a6 13 d3 00 14 00 9-+-+ktr-+0
b8 15 c2 g6 16 xa6?! wins a pawn 9zpp+l+pzpp0
but is probably not best. 16...bxa6 17 9-+-+-+-+0
xc6 d7 18 xc7 xa4 19 xd8 bxd8
9sn-+QzPpsN-0
and Black eventually got a draw in
L.Paulsen-Noa, 2nd German Schachbund
9-wq-zP-+-+0
Congress 1881 9+-+-vL-+-0
b) 8 d3 h6 9 00 d7 10 e2 g8 11 9P+-+-zPPzP0
a3 f8 12 e3 g6 13 f4 g7 14 b1 9+-tR-+-mK-0
ge7 15 h3 00 16 h2 f5 17 xf5 gxf5 xiiiiiiiiy
18 h5 h4 19 d1 h8 20 g3 d8 21
d2 g8 22 xh6 and White won 20 xf7!+- e6 20...c6 21 e6 c8
methodically in Schallopp-Noa, 4th 22 d6+ d8 23 xc8+ xc8 24 f4
German Schachbund Congress 1885. 10.
8 d3 b6
8...ge7 9 00 a6 10 e3 h6 11 c2
a5 12 a3 c7 13 a4 b6 14 c3 b5 15 Vidmar II Memorial
b3 b4 16 axb4 xb4 17 e2 xd3 18 TD Janko Bohak (Slovenia) reports that
xd3 a5 19 d2 xc3 20 xc3 b5 21 grandmaster title qualifications have been
fc1 c6 22 c5 c8 23 a3 f6 24 exf6 achieved by two players already: Dr.
gxf6 Hopfer-Sciaretta, cor USA Harald Tarnowiecki (OST) and FIDE
Teams 1991. International Master Leon Gostisa (SLO).
9 e3 xc3+ 10 bxc3 a5 11 00 c8 Following the death of GM Francek Brglez
12 g5 xc3 13 f3 h6 last year, all his unfinished games were
13...xd3?? 14 xf7+ d8 15 xg7+-. adjudicated won by his opponents.
14 fb1 c7 15 c1 f5? We hope to have a further report on
Better 15...xc1+ 16 xc1 c4 but 17 this tournament with more games later
xh7!? looks promising. this year.
II Peru Cup Final (Premier) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. SB Pos
1 Carlos Alfaro Chaca PER X 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 7
2 Ricardo Casinelli PER X 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 19.75 12
3 Paul E. Deatherage USA 1 1 X 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 5
4 Fred Fraser ENG 1 1 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 69.25 2
5 Jorge E. Deforel ARG 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 10 3
6 Javier Landers PER 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
7 Alberto Pane ITA 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 25.25 11
8 Paulo Sergio Penna BRS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13
9 Hugo Ramirez Brain PER 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 0 0 0 1 7 36.25 9
10 G. Rivas Mongrut PER 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 X 0 1 0 0 8 6
11 Jose Angel Roncan ARG 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 0 10 4
12 Carlos C. Sosa Patino PER 1 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 11 71.25 1
13 R. Honorato Tonolli BRS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 1 14
14 Mario Valverde Lopez CRA 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 X 7 29.75 10
15 Luis Velez Dieguez PER 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 X 7 8
 44 March 1998

ICCFs Thematic T ournaments ar

Tournaments aree
growing in popularity
gro
By Gian-Maria Tani
EVERY year ICCF proposes 12-16
Thematic Tournaments to its members.
Everyone is allowed to enter T.T.s: the
World Champion and the Third Class
player!
The players are divided in groups
(generally with 5-7 players) and everyone
plays 2 games against each of his
opponents. Groups are not arranged for
class or strength.
Every theme has from one (direct Final)
to three stages (it depends from the
number of the entries). If there are 2 or 3
stages (Preliminary, Semifinal and/or
Final), the best 2 or 3 players of each
T.T. Office director Gian-Maria-
group are promoted to the next stage.
Tani was born on 22.12.1954 and lives
Generally there are two stages: last year
in Turin, Italy.
there was an increase of entries, and their
Profession: teacher of Mathematics and
average was 18 for each theme; 1998s
other scientific subjects in a Middle
themes seems to be very interesting and
School.
the number of entries is likely to increase
Correspondence Chess: First Class
again.
player (!!)
T.T.s are not valid for ICCF promotions
ICCF: International Arbiter (1981), T.D.
or Elo rating. There are no prizes, but I
for WT/M, T.T.O. leader.
want to ask next ICCF Congress to grant
ASIGC: Member of Managing Board
a diploma to the winner of each theme.
(1983), former Vice-President.
Where do the T.T. players come from?
Candidate for election as European
Well, they come from all over the world!
Zonal Director
Mainly from Europe, as usual, but last year
we had entries from a lot of countries
whose players generally rarely play in of friends!) are called to lead WT/M and
ICCF tournaments, i.e. Turkey, Uruguay, EU/M promotion tournaments.
Japan, India, Malta and so on. Entries for all ICCF thematic
Also the Tournament Directors come tournaments are taken through national
from all over the world; Thematic federations affiliated to ICCF and there is
Tournaments are a training school for a small entry fee. The list of opening
new international T.D.s and generally the themes for 1998 was published in Chess
best T.D.s of my team (as I like to call Mail 11/1997 on page 54. It is not too late
it, because its a very well arranged team to enter many of these events.
 Chess Mail 45

ICCF Email Team

Team
Tournament
Revisited
SINCE our first report two months ago,
email
no more than a draw.
this tournament continues to develop 29...f7 30 e3 af8 31 g1
rapidly. At early January (after four In view of his doubling of the rooks
months play) 162 games had finished in on f-file and preparing a kingside
4 months, i.e. over 25 % of the total of offensive, a change in strategy was
656 games. necessary doubling my rooks on the
Of these, two were draws by GM Peter g-file.
Leko, against Tony Barnsley (ENG) and 31...d8 32 h1
Joachim Brueckner (GER). We hope to I decided against exchanging the s
have some notes by Leko later to one of by 32 h5 with a dead draw so, after some
his games, when Zoltan Blazsik can catch finking I prepared a little trap...
him in between OTB tournaments! 32...h3 33 g2 h6 34 ag1 b6 35
It is too soon to discern a pattern about f1?!
the likely qualifiers in this event. Some XIIIIIIIIY
players seem to be playing rather fast, 9-+-+-trk+0
while others have no results yet. Cuba, 9+-+-+rsn-0
by the way, has a team. 9-vl-zp-+-zp0
John Mackie (board 2 for Australia in
section B) has sent us two of his games.
9+-zpPzp-zp-0
Mr Mackie, one of the founders of the
9-zpP+P+-+0
BCCS in Britain in the 1960s, has two wins, 9zpP+-vL-+q0
a draw and a loss so far. 9P+-+QzPRzP0
Classical Dutch (A99) 9+-+-+NtRK0
J. John Mackie (AUS) - xiiiiiiiiy
Harald Moessle (GER)
ICCF/EM/TT/B-2, 1997-8 35...h5?
(Notes by Mackie) ...into which he fell like a Newtonian
1 d4 f5 2 g3 f6 3 g2 e6 4 f3 e7 apple. He should have asked himself why
5 c4 00 6 c3 d6 7 00 e8 8 b3 a5 9 White removed his g3- from a good
e1 e4 10 b5 a6 11 d2 xd2 square?
12 xd2 c6 13 a3 c7 14 f4? 36 xg5! hxg5 37 xg5+ g7 38 e3
This is book but it is no good. d8 39 5g3 10.
14...g5?! 15 c1 e5 16 b2 f4 17 d5 Resignation is in order as at best he will
c5 18 b1 a4 19 d2 b5 20 e4 f5 be left with a rook and a bishop v my
21 e3 fxg3 22 xg3 g6 23 e4 xe4 queen and an extra pawn, but you will
24 xe4 d7 25 e2 a3 26 c1 b4 have to find this for yourselves.
27 g3 e8 28 e4 g7 29 g2 Email events in general are becoming
Hoping to advance the h-pawn and very popular with a lot of friendly
double the rooks on the h-file, expecting international matches under way, many
 46 March 1998

of them involving Austria, as well as the

Coming soon in Five Nations event which was announced
in CM10/97 p47.
Chess Mail Spanish Arkhangelsk (C78)
Zoltan Gyimesi (HUN) -
J. John Mackie (AUS)
April issue ICCF/EM/TT/B-2, 1997-8
(Notes by Mackie)
Interview with ICCF/IECG email chess 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
organiser Roberto Alvarez f6 5 00 b5 6 b3 b7
The Arkhangelsky variation of the Ruy
Special report on IECG
Lopez is currently regarded as one of the
Tournament of the Month: Switzerland best defences for Black in CC.
in the Chess Olympiads 7 c3 h6 8 d4 d6 9 e2 g6 10 a4 g7
Tim Harding on the pains and joys 11 dxe5 dxe5 12 axb5 axb5 13 xa8
of chess databases xa8 14 a3 b4
Erik Larsson on the first Le Monde In the Popovic-Tal game, Subotica
Illustr tournament in the 1880s 1987, Black played 14...00. I decided to
follow instead the Ebeling-Yakovich
PLUS: a National Profile, opening game, Helsinki 1992, drawn in 23, playing
theory and more coverage of chess the text 14...b4 which is better.
on the Internet. 15 b5 b8
Black protects the c7-pawn and also
indirectly the b4-pawn.
May: Gambit Special 16 c4 .
XIIIIIIIIY
Please send in your games as soon 9-wq-+k+-tr0
as possible! 9+lzp-+pvl-0
Articles on the Latvian Gambit, the 9-+n+-snpzp0
Marshall, the Blackmar-Diemer, 9+N+-zp-+-0
Elephant Gambit and many more. 9-zpQ+P+-+0
Games with all kinds of gambits. 9+LzP-+N+-0
PLUS: National Profile of Australia 9-zP-+-zPPzP0
and our regular features. 9+-vL-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Later This Year
White offered a draw in the light of
As in 1997, we plan a Readers Issue similar games also drawing, but the
(probably #7 or #8-9) and we invite position is dynamic and a useful one for
articles and annotated games, deeper analysis.
interesting positions and stories. Next month we shall have a special
Where possible, please send us your feature about IECG and an interview
text by email or on diskette with with one of the major figures in the
games in ChessBase or PGN formats. organisation of email events, Roberto
Alvarez.
 Chess Mail 47

WEBWATCH by Tim Har

WEBWA ding
Harding

A
S ANNOUNCED on page 33, the required to view the notes alongside the
URL we gave last month on page games and as multiple games can be
45 is no longer current as Books, accessed from one PGN file the whole
Books, Books has moved to our own thing is much simpler, both for the
website: http://www.chessmail.com/ webmaster and the reader. Once the
books/index.htm applet itself is posted to a server very few
Also new on our Chess Mail website is extra files are required to display a set of
a set of pages using version 2 of Mark games, and the applet also works fine
Roulos Misty Beach PGN Viewer which when run on your local hard drive. Since
we mentioned last month. As you can see the Misty Beach applet is written in Java,
from the screen-shot above, the applet it should work with almost any browser.
can be put into a table cell: thanks to Jack While some improvements to the
Woodbury for that tip! program are possible (and have been
This new version of the Viewer calls a requested by us), this is a major step
PGN file which may include several forward and clearly shows the way things
games and optional annotations. The first are going in future.
game will always be shown initially but
you can make a selection from the game Important New Sites
list in a pop-up window. Navigate through
the game using the Previous and Next Over 60 nations are affiliated to ICCF
buttons, or jump forward and back by and the number putting up homepages
clicking on any white or black move in increased rapidly in 1997 but still many
the game window. Any notes to a selected do not have them. Two major
move appear below. organisations that launched pages in
Unlike the version 1 pages which we January are ICCF-US and CAPA.
posted at Christmas, no frames are The American organisation that
 48 March 1998

coordinats international reprsentation for between when these words go to press

United States players is ICCF-US (secretary and when you read them.
Max Zavanelli). A very professional- Last month we mentioned Villy Fink
looking site has now gone up for them at Isaksens site about 4Qh4 in the Scotch
http://www.iccfus.com/. Game. Mr Isaksen is still hoping that
The first Argentinian federation, somebody with access to rare British
LADAC, has no website yet but CAPA has sources of the period 1830-50 can come
begun the construction of its site at http:/ up with information about Wellington
/webs.satlink.com/usuarios/a/ajeinteg/ Pulling who has been credited with
capa.html. By the time you read this, it originating the adventurous queen move.
will probably be fully operational since
one of the people behind it is next New sites to visit
months interviewee, Roberto Alvarez, the
secretary of IECG. Every month we try to suggest a few
Already at the start of February, they more URLs that are worth a visit. Here
had pages up about nearly all the are two more sites that we did not mention
international events they organise: previously:
including invitation IM and GM events New Zealand Chess (OTB chess
and the Russia v Rest of the World match. mostly, but an attractive site)
We have posted tables about these events http://ourworld.compuserve.com/
in recent months but its hard to keep homepages/nzchess/
them up to date without regular result Chess Digest (Ken What a Player!
reports, so we shall be providing links to Smiths publishing and book-sales house)
CAPAs pages instead. http://www.chessdigest.com
The URL for their tournaments index Here are two sites that have been
page is: around for a while but didnt get a
http://webs.satlink.com/usuarios/a/ mention before; we shall probably check
ajeinteg/torneos.html. them out more fully in future:
These pages are well worth a visit as Chess Assistant (the Russian database
they all have gams for downloading: PGN program)
files archived with a ZIP utility. That http://www.chessassistant.com/
means several hundred high-class Chessco and Thinkers Press (Bob
correspondence games are now freely Long)
available on the Internet in addition to http://www.chessco.com/
the free games we have been posting for Recently John C. Knudsen
the past year, and those posted by Jaap recommended I take a look at a site put
van der Kooij on his Schaak site. up by a friend of his, and I am certainly
The crosstables of the CAPA events, glad I did.
unusually, are put up as well-designed Randy Bauers Revealing Reviews
GIF files which gives more control over http://staffweb.legis.state.ia.us/
appearance than HTML tables but has the Senate_Democrats/randy.htm
snag that, since the GIFs have a fixed US National Master Randy Bauer
number of pixels, they appeared rather describes his site (see screenshot on the
small on computer screens set to high facing page) as A discussion of chess
resolutions. Of course, CAPA may be books, periodicals and resources from the
making some changes in the time practical players perspective.
 Chess Mail 49

Welcome to my chess site, he writes

where the royal game is explored from Major CC site
the perspective of a practical amateur
Its been a year since we reported on
tournament player.
John Knudsens site which, with our own
Its said that there are more books
and the ICCF website, is one of the three
written about chess than all other games
really big correspondence chess sites,
combined. Coupled with the explosion
offering complementary resources, and
of computer chess products, its often hard
which is certainly well worth a visit by
for the average player to know what is
over-the-board players too. His URL is
good and useful and what is not. I hope
http://www.arrowweb.com/chess/
to help provide that guidance.
but there is far more to be found there
The beauty of chess lies in its nearly
than you could possibly exhaust in even
limitless bounds. I hope that this site can
two or three visits so what we mention
help be a guide on that fascinating
now is only a few of its new(ish) features.
journey!
Why was I glad I visited? I found a Maybe later this year we shall be able to
glowing review of Gary Lanes new book arrange an interview with John when I
for Batsford, The Grand Prix Attack, can get over to Germany, where he serves
which I also recommend highly and as a signals officer in the US forces.
not only because I was its editor and Some players (especially in the US)
typesetter! find the idea of playing correspondence
Apart from book reviews, Mr Bauer chess for prize money increases the
also offers useful links and instructive motivation and John has started to
games. Its also an attractive site to look organise his new EXCLAM! email prize
at in a classical sort of way. tournaments to cater for them. See the
 50 March 1998

advertisement near the font of this format called READ. These include no-
magazine. The first master section had frills games collections of miniatures from
already started by the end of January. various periods.
A new development is that John is However, lots of the material on Johns
preparing to sell gamefiles by ECO site is not aimed at your purse. For
openings code all of them from A00 to example, there is his An Argument In
E99. The collections in this offer are all in Favor of Correspondence Chess in which
Portable Game Notation (PGN) format, he attempts to explain the lure and
the industry standard which can be read fascination of correspondence chess and
by most database programs and readers. interest more chess players in this form
The collections come zipped on 3.5 of the game.
inch disks. Most are in the $3-$8 range Theres also his story which you can
but for 12,500 games with A00 (irregular read at the end of this article; John agreed
openings) from 1804-1997 the price is to let us (re)print it.
$13. John had only got to B01 when we John also has outside contributors to
checked at the end of January but no his website including a ChessBase
doubt hes heading well down the list by containing 30 outstanding chess
now. Could reach the Najdorf soon? combinations (mostly CC).sent in by CC-
Last year John began to publish IM Michael Melts whose next theory
shareware electronic books (http:// article for Chess Mail is in preparation.
www.arrowweb.com/chess/ Finally, John makes no secret of his
BOOK.HTM), something else that hasnt views on computers as correspondence
been tried in the chess world before. Most chess analytical tools hes very strongly
of the books cost only $5 US (or DM 8) against them!
and you get to read them first, to see if
they are worthwhile to you. You can keep
them electronically on a disk or print them
out. As with shareware software, you
CC in 2010 AD
should register if you find the publication
useful. By John C. Knudsen
Some of the books come with a
freeware truetype font that you instal to JANUARY 15, 2010. Its almost time.
create the diagrams in Microsoft Word 6, Ive been waiting for the tournament
then you just read away. assignment for several weeks now.
Some of the books principally consist Looking at my watch, I ascertain that
of games from Johns database but a it is time for me to open my Wallet-
particularly interesting essay is The Artist PC and prepare for the initiation
As A Chess Player, The Chess Player As conference call between the
An Artist, by ICCF Master Terry Taylor. participants of my World Cup
My review is on the Web at http:// preliminary section and the
www.chessmail.com/book_feb98.html. tournament secretary. The beeping
Also in this Word format is the game signal rings loud and clear: time to
collection 19th Century Correspondence begin.
Chess, edited by Knudsen himself. By my count, all of the players are
Some of the other electronic books ready for initiation, the voice of TS,
dont require Word: they use a DOS with his Danish accent, comes
 Chess Mail 51

through clear. Gentlemen and services (can you imagine that using
ladies, we will now initiate the the postal service?), particularly those
computer disable feature on your of Cuba and Latin American
devices. countries, along with Africa. Now all
At this instruction, all of the opponents were on an equal footing,
players activate the research-only and the so-called silent
function on their PCs and disable the withdrawing player was as rare as a
analysis function. This is a locked traffic accident. No more registered
function, and cannot be enabled for repeats. No more wondering if a guy
the duration of the tournament. A had passed away, or whatever. Instant
necessary precaution, since the forfeits!
debacle of the World CC Finals of After checking my five million
2006, when the eventual winner game database, I send my first move.
(before disqualification) used a secret Im glad the time control for this
program he obtained from the section is 20 moves in 30 days. Even
developer of the OTB World if someone has another computer
Champion, Deep Blue-Green VI. This sitting somewhere in their house, the
scandal rocked the CC world and detect another move-generating
almost ruined the ICCF in its wake. computer pattern function on my
In the interim, the software gurus at wallet PC protects me from the
ChessWare 2000 had developed the obvious use of an unfriendly PC.
present fail-safe system. Should this alarm go off, I will notify
I notice that the new rules provide the TS, and he will use a sniffer
for a social clause. Those who wish program to detect illegal use of
may make full use of the second or third party computers.
commentary option on their PCs. Tournament Secretaries had long
This function enables the user to send been required to be computer
voice files and videos along with the engineers. Should an offender be
moves. Interestingly enough, some of found, it results in instant forfeit!
the more vocal players (particularly December 20, 2011. In my section
Americans) had used this to torture of fifteen players, three were
their opponents. Comments such as eventually forfeited because of ethics
Take that, you patzer, or Did I tell violations. But to say that it was
you that my brother-in-law is a common place would also be wrong.
famous Grand Master? became During the course of the tournament,
common. a period of about two years, I learned
Now, a player had the option not some Arabic, learned of the joys and
to accept such media, along with the sorrows of my opponents my
moves. It is in the rules. But the vast friends; and learned that, no matter
majority of players used the new how hard I tried, there would always
technology to talk about chess, their be the eternal search for the best
families, and other things going on move. This search, which almost
in their lives. The world became drove me insane, was a creative
smaller as a whole. pursuit. And, I enjoyed every minute
My father told me of the time when of it. All by myself.
he had problems with some postal 1997, 1998 by John C. Knudsen.
 52 March 1998

ICCF Results Service

Results
ICCF Deputy President Tournaments: Eckhard Lers,
Weidenstr. 9, 26135 Oldenburg, Germany. WORLD
Fax (0441)-13662 Email: [email protected]
TOURNAMENTS
World Tournament Office: Heikki Brusila, Loimutie 22,
SF-11120 Riihimki, Finland. Fax: +358-14-733508.
Paying office: Account of the ICCF, i.e. 125633-7 Credit Suisse (Postgiro 50-11400-8), CH-5001, Aarau,
Switzerland, advising: C.Flores Gutirrez, Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain. Email: [email protected]

Ladies World Champ

World Champ.. V World Champ
Champ.. XVIII World Champ
Champ.. XXII
Final Semi-final
Semi-final Semi-final
Semi-final
Tournament Director: Eberhard Winkler, TD: Roald Berthelsen Marknadsvgen TD Witold Bielecki
Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 75, S-183 78 Tby (SVE) Email: There has been a replacement in section
Dresden (GER) [email protected] 4 of this tournament this lowers the
72. Simonsen Winter. Section 3 104/5. Ebeling , Bau 0 category to 7, and hence the score
Samoylov. The last section of semi-final required for an IM title is now half a point
Ladies W orld Champ
Champ.. VI
higher, ie. 8 points.
World XVIII is finished see the crosstable!
Section 4 Jezek replaced by E. Karlsson
Semi-final
Semi-final World Champ
Champ.. XX
(ISD), start on 15-Jan-98.
TD: Eberhard Winkler
Section 2 98. de Locio 1 Borries. Semi-final
Semi-final C.C. Olympiad XI, Final
Final
Position: A. Riegler (ITA) 10 (2), A. TD: Roald Berthelsen TD: Roald Berthelsen
Jurczynska (POL) 10 (1), B. Borries Section 4 100/1. Kelbratowski 1 Board 2 75. Berry (CAN) Lanc (CR-
(GER) 10, L. F. de Locio (ARG) 9 (3), Minakov, Timoshenko. Section 5 104. SR).
F. Petek (SLO) 9 (1), H. Kubkov Temmink 0 Dorner, 105. Craig 0 Team score: 64. CR-SR-Canada 4-2.
(CZE) 9, N. Petrenko (UKR) 8 (4), S. Hoffmann. Qualified for a 3/4-final: J. Position: Germany 63.8% (44 points
Hansson (SVE) 7 (1), V. Schmucker Dorner (GUA). The section is finished from 69 games), Czechia-Slovakia
(USA), M. Rtova (EST) 6 (1), E. see the crosstable! Section 8 87. Mller 63.4% (45/71), Russia 56.5% (35/62),
Wigforss (SVE) 4, S. Velazquez Praznik. Qualified for a 3/4-final: A. Canada and Scotland 55.6% (40/72 final
(ARG) 3, L. Vyrynen (FIN) 2, V. Praznik (SLO) and K. Hohm (GER). scores), Poland 53.6% (37/69), Sweden
Craven (ENG) 1, C. Stolz (SWZ) 0. Section 10 85. Jasinski Hamilton. 50% (35/71), England 47.89% (34/71),
Netherlands 47.86% (33/70), Denmark
World Champ
Champ.. XV ffinal
inal World Champ
Champ.. XXI 40.6% (28/69), Hungary 39.9% (27/69),
Romania 37.9% (26/70), U.S.A. 37.7%
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/ Semi-final
Semi-final (26/69).
2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw (POL). TD: Witold Bielecki
6. Carleton 1 Poulsen. S1 corr.56. Prof. Kristoffel 1 (not ) C.C. Olympiad XII,
Thorsteinsson. S02 63/4. Aldrete
World Champ
Champ.. XVII Elburg, Barten, 65/6. Kargol Carlsson, Preliminaries
Preliminaries
3/4-final
3/4-final 0 Buscher. S03 67. Copie Windhausen,
68/9. Zlatin 0 Thies, Heitmann (both by
TD: Roald Berthelsen
Section 1: Position: Netherlands 70%
TD: Witold Bielecki def.). S04 60/1. Terada Mller, 0 Lanz (45/65), Switzerland 68.9% (45/66
S1 corr. 70. Orseth 0 (not 1) Kraft, #47 Calavia, 62. Lukez Haufe, 63. Forgo 0 final score), Estonia 67.2% (43/64),
was reported twice, also as 30, so new Thaler. S05 54/5. Dr.Zecha 1 Ukraine 64.4% (38/59), Finland 61.4%
result 47. Matt Khlusevich, 78. Kraft Mezhebitsky, Preinfalk, 56. Schneberg (40/66 final score), Norway 54.6%
1 Leonardo, 79/80. Palmo, Danek Yerofeyev. S06 56/7. Kasapchuk (35/65), Australia 47.0% (31/66
Kluve, 81/3. Kluve, Kroll, Wojtow Schultzberg, 0 Mahling 58/9. Maillard 0 final score), Canada 45.3% (29/64),
Dambraus-kas, 84/5. Leonardo 1, Simon, Zaric, 60/1. Chladek 0 Brobakken, France 45.2% (28/63), Hong Kong
Richardson 0 (def) Wojtow, 86. Enricci Mahling (both by def.). S07 52. Bowyer 34.9% (22/63), Greece 30.3% (20/66
Grodzensky. S2 62/3. Pereira 1 He. S08 69. Johansson Khromov. final score), Nicaragua 10.3% (6/63).
Eriksson, Jenal, 64. Meyers 1 S09 75. Guizar 1 Kashlyuk, 76. Brookes Position: Germany 73.5% (48/66
Notten, 65. Fries Nielsen Vojna. S3 1 Skuja. S10 68. Cardelli 1 Weinmann- final score), Sweden 65.2% (43/66
77/8. Osbun 1 Steckner, 0 Sutkus, 79. Musset. S11 66/8. Lybin 1 Rott, final score), Lithuania 64.2% (38/60),
Thorn Blokh. S4 59. Krantz 0 Habermehl, Wolny, 69. Morris 1 Rott. S12 Slovenia 58.7% (37/63), Hungary 57.8%
Geenen. S5 40/1. Nizynski, Grohde 1 48. Linna 1 Aleshnya, 49. Baric 1 (37/64), Luxem-burg 56.2% (36/65),
Bern, 42/3. Zanetti 0 Grohde, Pinkovetsky, 50. Dr.de Valliere 0 Hotting Italy 54.1% (33/61), Wales 41.7% (27/
Rfenacht (both by def.), 44. Bern 1 (def.) S13 63. Lers Voss. S14 62. 66 final score), Mexico 38.8% (22/
Parnas. Borwell Teichmann, 63. Leiber 1 Pare. 58), South Africa 38.1% (24/63), New
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Zealand 28.6% (18/63), Wch 18 sf3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

Algeria 16.7% (9/57).
Section 3: Position: 1 M. Tirabassi ITA X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Qatar 72.5% (50/69), 2 A.S. Pyshkin RUS X 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Austria 59.7% (43/72 3 O. Sgaard DEN X 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
final score), Argentina 4 J. Kristinsson ISD 1 0 0 X 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
59.3% (41/70),
Denmark 58.4% (41/ 5 M. Ebeling FIN 0 1 X 1 1 1 1 1 9
71), England 56.9% (41/ 6 S.J. Mezhebitsky UKR 0 0 1 X 1 1 0 1 1 1 8
72 final score), 7 V.M. Samoylov RUS 0 1 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 0 1 8
Belgium 54.9% (39/71), 8 B. Hammar SVE 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 7
Russia 53.8% (35/65),
Bulgaria 51.5% (34/ 9 J.N. Kolenbrander NLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
67), Ireland 50.7% (36/ 10 E. Bau HKG 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 1 1 5
72 final score), Spain 11 M. Samraoui ALG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 1 1 5
47.9% (33/70), 12 P. Cassar ENG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 1 5
Romania 30.1% (20/
68), Japan 28.6% (20/70), 13 S. Khnert GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 1 5
Guatemala 23.9% (16/ 14 V.A. Tokarev RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 2
67). 15 J.H. Herbert AUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
Section 4 Position:
Latvia 73.5% (48/66
final score), Brazil 61.7% Wch 20 sf5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
(39/64), Czechia- 1 H-O. Herr GER X 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Slovakia 60.7% (37/61), 2 C. Teichmann CZE 1 X 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10
U.S.A. 58.6% (37/64), 3 J. Dorner GUA 0 X 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10
Israel 57.3% (35/62),
Iceland 56.1% (37/66 4 H. Temmink NLD 1 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
final score), Croatia 5 V.N. Loginov RUS 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
55.6% (34/62), Poland 6 G.H. Lambers NLD 0 1 X 1 1 1 1 9
55.3% (36/66 final
7 F. Grimm GER 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
score), Portugal 50.8%
(32/64), Scotland 8 J. Marcinkiewicz POL 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 7
36.9% (24/65), Singapore 9 P. Hoffmann GER 0 0 0 1 X 1 0 1 1 7
22.3% (14/66 final 10 T.J. Craig SCO 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 0 1 1 1 7
score), Malta 13.6% (9/
66 final score). 11 Bernal Caamao ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 1 1 1 6
Despite relatively few 12 S.Nyman SVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 5
finished games, this 13 M.A. Sidorov UKR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 3
month brought about two 14 M.F. Noble NZD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1
very significant results. In
the final it is now clear 15 B. Teo SIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
that Canada and
Scotland will tie for at ABO-14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Pos.
least a qualifying place 1 M. Gunns SVE X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11
even if maybe not for a
bronze medal, so both 2 I.L. Lensky RUS 1 X 1 0 1 1 6 3=
have secured a place also 3 R.I. Nevednichaya MOL 1 0 X 1 0 1 0 0 4 7=
in the next final! In section 4 P. Kleiminger DEN 1 1 0 X 0 1 1 0 5 6
4 no one can now even in 5 J.A. Copi ARG 1 X 1 6 5
theory overtake Brazil
who has thus qualified for 6 R. Polaczek BEL X 0 4 7
their first olympic final! 7 H.P. Fecht GER 1 1 1 X 6 2=
Congratulations to the 8 J. du Jardin DEN 1 X 1 1 6 2=
secure qualifiers! 9 M.F. Noble NZD 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 2 10
With the current positions
the final would have the 10 G. Melson GER 0 1 0 0 X 0 3 9
following composition 11 M.V. Blokh RUS 1 1 1 1 1 1 X 8 1
(theoretically secure
teams in boldface):
Germany, Czech ICCF W orld-Cup VI/
World-Cup ICCF Cup X Semifinal
Semifinal
Republic,
Canada, Scotland,
Russia, VII Final
Final Central tournament leader and appeal instance: Gerard K.P.
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. v.d.Haak (NLD). TD (groups 1-7): Joachim Walther (GER). TD
N e t h e r l a n d s ,
Jaworowa 34a/2, PL 53-123, (groups 8-13): Frans Waltmans (NLD).
Switzerland, Sweden,
This event began with 181 players on January 5; closing date March
Lithuania, Qatar, Austria, Wrocaw (POL). 31, 2001. Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 10 each have 15 players; the
Latvia, Brazil. 106. Partikas 1 Generalov (def). others have 13 players.
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Istvn Abonyi
Abonyi 26: 24. Daw 0 Rowley, 25. Kruse 1 Daw.
MN/27: 29. Turner Carlsson, 30.
[email protected]
New Player: 755 T. Einarsson (ISD)
Tournaments Yakobson 1 Medvedev, 31. Carlsson 1 replaced E. Gudlaugsson.
New TD: Witold Bielecki Yakobson. Anhalt 1.etl vs. Carlsson nc. Results: 648 18. Szewczyk Bode. 686
With deep sadness we must inform about m. 37. MN/28: 32. Da-Riva 1 Pochner, 14/5. Blau 1, Donatini 0 Trahan. 687 16.
the death of Dr. Jozsef Vandorffy, ICCF 33. Lumley Pochner. MN/29: 18. Khne Kantsurak. 691 18. Eilmes
Honorary Member, ICCF International Stewart Alberti, 19. Lindstrm Kgler. 693 19. Erofeeva Pickett. 698
Arbiter, and for many years tournament Stewart. MN/31: 27. Salmins 1 Baer. 17. Mle 1 Erofeeva. 704 20. Holthuis
secretary for the Abonyi tournaments. MN/32: 20. Geider Otte, 21. Nocci 0 Erofeeva. 708 16. Schiller 1 Casella.
The remaining sections will be concluded Cornu. Kovcs 1.etl vs. Henk nc. m. 24 714 18. Mossekel 1 Nelson. 715 16.
by Witold Bielecki, Poland. Kovcs 1.etl vs. de Paz Nistal nc. m. 15. Hallier 1 Oon. 717 18. Fischer 1 dos
In section 20 has Fred Tears (U.S.A) MN/33: 24. Toth 0 Ude, 25. Vtter 1 Just. Santos (def). 719 16. Schiffner 0 Posylek.
scored an IM result-the score required MN/34: 20. Backe Morgan, 21. Rther 722 15. Wagg 0 Nielsen. 725 16.
for a master result is 5/10 while he has Backe, 22. Romanov 1 Rther, 23. Wystrach Mousessian. 726 12/4.
a score of 6/9 with one game still open. Galj Krger. MN/35: 27. Franois 1 Gehre, Svetovidov, Montes 1 tefan (all
Because he has a previous IM halfnorm, Larsson, 28. Moreno Ramos Negele, def). 731 8/9. Blum , Lanz 0 Mozn.
he now obtains the IM title 29. Negele Bystrow, 30. Zeihser 1 732 11. tefan 0 Baroin (def). 733 7.
congratulations! Rodrguez Martn, 31. Chorfi 1 Rodrguez Herrmann 1 Andersson. 734 1. Hayden
Results: ABO/14 54. Nevednichaya 1 Martn. MN/36 24. Serner Trahan, 25. Fehr-Polgr, 2. Herrmann Klein.
Gunns (adj), 55. Lensky Fecht (adj). Rezzuti 1 Oksanen, 26. Schiller 1 Trahan. 735 8. Wsciubiak 0 Bastian. 736 3.
The section (about which we had a report MN/37 16. Mathes Miciak, 17. Hodges Aiken Sowden, 4. Herrmann 1 Khne.
in CM 12/97) is finished see the Plato. MN/38 13. Cruzado Dueas 1 737 6/10. Ruben 0 all remaining games,
crosstable! ABO/16 52/3. Pinus 0 Read, Kgler, 14. Baron Noseda, 15. Riemer 11. Fehr-Polgr 0 Kaiser. 738 8/9.
Dekeyser. ABO/20 45/6. Tears 1, 0 Kgler, 16. Cavajda Cruzado Dueas. Rutanen 0 Thal, Vaissermann; Chldek
Malinin 0 Rozhkov, 47. Malinin Kaden 1.etl vs. Nsman nc. m. 15 Riemer 1.st etl vs. Wellenreiter, n.c. 18/11/97.
Sprenger. i.etl vs. Nsman nc. m. 21. MN/39 5. 739 5/10. Tears 0 all games. 740 4.
Nitsche 1 Wengler, 6. Wengler Achilles. Dilworth Lunek. 741 11. Fehr-Polgr
Master Norm MN/40 5. Michels Schuster, 6. Piersig
Michels. MN/41 7. Schaar 0 Blling,
Greiner. 744 Barten 1.st etl vs.
Salminen, n.c. move 16 and
Tournaments 8. De Coninck Blling. MN/42 2.
Harabor Baudoin. MN/43 15. Teumer
Schmidbauer, n.c. move 18. 747 3.
Tournament secretary Carlos Flores Harcke 1 Ciaxz. 749 Harman 1.st etl vs.
Lumley, 16. Kruse Teumer, 17. Duduev, n.c. move 10 and Niemand, n.c.
Gutirrez Exposicin 13, E-41013 Lumley Calandri, 18. Fuchs Kruse. 16/09/97. 750 Barten 1.st etl vs. Litz, n.c.
Sevilla (ESP) Fuchs 1.etl vs. Schmall nc. m. 31. MN/ move 20.
Again we can congratulate one player to 44 4. Remde Engelhardt, 5. Engelhardt Vacations: Gorges, Knig, Steffan,
a full IM title; in section 8 has Arno 1 Striepens. MN/45 3. Mehlhorn 1 Baier. Stone.
Nickel (Germany) scored an IM result, MN/46 1/2. Schreiber Fischer, Ellis, 3.
and since his rating at the start of the
tournament was above 2450 he now
Jungnickel 0 Fischer, 4. Schreiber
Larsen, 5. Cilento 0 Schreiber. Jungnickel
Higher Class
obtains the IM title congratulations! 1.etl vs. Ellis nc. m. 19. MN/48 2. Hempel TD: Joseph Deidun Sr., P. 0. Box 371,
New section Email-MN/003: I. Plauth-Herr. MN/54 1. Behling Bloomfield, On. Canada KOK 1G0
Muschalek (GER), J. Canibal (CZE), P. Riebel. Results: 882 20. Herzing 1
Rak (GER), S. Kiupel (GER), J. Vacations: Anhalt 9.2-1.3, Dahl 7-21.3, Mohandoussaid. 899 13. Mohandoussaid
Malmstrm (SVE), J. Brckner (GER), Eisen 17-31.1, Hempel 20.12-7.1, 1 Bobel. 904 17. Pregun 0 Terminali. 910
H. Schorra (GER), C. Laurent (FRA), P. Larsson 7-28.1, Oksanen 14.2-15.3 18. Mamaev 1 Benassi. 914 13.
L. Coleman (ENG), A. Mrugala (CAN), (special), Pecot 26.1-2.2, Svcek 26.1- Kellerman 2 Schneider. 920 corr: 6.
F. Tosi (ITA). 5.2, Van Damme 5-20.4. Brschneider 0 Sowden. 926 4. Driessen
MN/3: 48. Westers 0 Arzumanyan. MN/ Email Master Norm Tournaments Huber. 927 6. Hanison 0 Canibal. 928
6: 53. Mokrys 1 Rott (adj.), 54. Harabor EM/MN/001: 34. Mary Wang, 35. 16. Vitols 0 Peetoom. 929 3. Peetoom 0
Rott (adj.). MN/8: 45. Grill 1 Crespo, Wang 1 Kulhmann, 36. Cody 0 Mary. Lennartz. 930 4. Giraudet 0 Hoyer. 931
46. Grill 1 Kotka. MN/9: Pochner 1.etl EM/MN/002: 5. Simmelink 0 De Groot, 11/2. Corti 0 Brner, Garcia. 933 10/11.
vs. Eisen nc. m. 46. MN/11: 54. Stilling 6. Rost 1 Nicholls, 7. Weissleder 1 Corti 0 Kreuscher, Yanushevsky. 935
Buczinski. MN/12: 38. Lindstrm 0 Simmelink, 8. De Groot Weissleder, 9. corr: 1. Corti 2 Welton (not Phillip), 5/
Chorvt, 39. Etmans 1 Kuzenkov. MN/ De Groot Rost, 10. Grau Ribas 6. Corti 0 Kthe, White, 7. Wurzer 2
14: 43. Mathes 0 Skultti, 44. Donskikh Weissleder, 11. Weissleder 1 Nicholls, 12. Welton. 936 1. Rooms 1 Genesrier. 938
1 Prokhorov. Master result: Donskikh Alvarez Villar Simmelink, 13. 1. Heemeyer 0 Chigishev. 942 1. Grout
(RUS). MN/18: 30. Marulin 0 Shulman. Nightingale 1 Simmelink. EM/MN/003: 1 Wosch.
Gibney 1.etl vs. Poleshchuk nc. m. 19. 1. Mrugala 1 Tosi, 2. Mrugala Vacations: Jacob, Rnby, Welton.
MN/19: 31. Kragten Nikitin, 32. Nikitin Brueckner, 3. Tosi Coleman. WT/H/GT: 47-59 TD: Gary Ruben
Hempel. Master result: Lemke (GER). Vacations: Diblio 12-18.1, Coco 16.1- (CAN). Email: [email protected]
MN/20: 24. Moreno Ramos 0 14.2, Kristensen 14-20.1 + 26-31.1, 49. 62. Dzenis 1 Diaz 51. 76. Justesen
Neuschmied. Master result: Neuschmied Schorra 10-24.1 (special). Sopka 77. Castello 0 Lick 78.
(OST). MN/24: 22. Kuzenkov 0 Hase, Semenischev 1 Schutte 79. Ryska 1
23. Wengler 1 Szczpaniec, 24. Rkay 1
Szczpaniec. 25. Olofson Arnold. MN/
Master Class Sacerdotali 80. Maset 0 Castello 52. 53.
Marchant 1 Tibbert 54. Erdogdu 1
25: 36. Cuno Bazant, 37. Talbot TD: Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20, Marchant 55. Marchant 0 Zhdanov 56.
Bazant, 38. Talbot Baumgartner. MN/ I-10136 Torino (ITA). Email: Fengsrud Tibbert 53. 69. Hidalgo 1
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Dobrzycki 70. Feist 1 Hidalgo 54. 37.

Zielinski 0 Plebanczyk 38. Alvarez THEMATIC TOURNAMENTS
Zielinski 39. Alvarez 1 Muneret 40.
Alvarez Maly 41. Plebanczyk
Alvarez. Corr: 25. Konicek 0 Zielinski
55. 44. Justesen 0 Hofer 45. Hofer 0 t Thematic Tournament Office: Dr. Gian- lafsson. RC/1/93/S2 10. Holzner 1
Jong 46. Winkler 1 van Meggelen 47. Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20, I-10136 Kuperman. RC/1/93/S4 8/9. Brachtel 2
Hofer 1 Winkler 56. 38. Bobel 0 Niewold. TI/4/93/F 5/6. Urpilainen,
Kotelnikov 39. Cibin Lappka 40. Cibin Torino (ITA). (See also page 44.) Knechtel 0 Gast. TW/2/93/F 11. Muoz
1 Bobel 41. Bobel 0 Krustkalns 42. Jans Email: [email protected] Osorio 1 Jabot. TW/3/93/F 10. Michel 0
1 Bobel 43. Bobel 0 Giuntini 57. 43. New Section: 16/94/Final (Grnfeld, Algaba, 11/2. Espinosa Pabn 0 Asturiano
Veroni Urpilainen 58. 6. Lee 1 Alozy D85). Startdate: 16.02.1998. Tournament Molina, 1 Michel. TG/1/94/S2 15.
7. Goode Feist 8. Gundrum Feist 9. Director: L. Madonia (ITA). J. Niewold Koppejan 0 Zwaneweld. TO/1/94/F 10.
Feist Ogrodnik 10. Feist 0 Sacerdotali (NLD), J.M.P. Vermeulen (NLD), J.A.M. Jensen 1 De Smet, 11. Galberg Lund 0
11. Hymas 1 Dobrzycki 59. 5. Esterbauer de Waard (NLD), W. Goedhart (NLD), Jensen, 12/4. Nilsson 1 Galberg Lund, ,
Katz 6. Eisengrein 0 Dubleumortier M. Hase (GER), P. Koopmans (NLD), Jensen. 16/94/4 21/4. Nikiin 2
7. Esterbauer 0 Bonoldi. S.G. Nikiin (RUS). Pertkiewicz, , La Candia, 25/30. All
Final results: 8/91/S1 1. J. Asturiano games between Petkiewicz, La Candia
First Class Molina (ESP) 11, 2. J. Hybl (CZE) 9, 3.
L. Alagna (ITA) 7, 4. R. van Vuuren
and Maes: 0:0. 3/95/1 27/30.
Odachowski, Nowak 2 Marler. 4/95/1 37/
Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen (NLD) 6, 5. T. Havelaar (NLD) 5, 6. 8. Nowak 2 Maes. 5/95/2 19/20.
P.0. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg F.W.G. Hansen (NLD) 3, 7. J. Martin Thompson 2 Kstenbauer. 5/95/3 15/6.
(DEN) (FRA) 0. Scholing 2 Barnab, 17/8. Barnab 2
1389 18. Radostev 1 Merritt. 1401 14 16/94/4 1./2. W. Goedhart (NLD), S.G. Thompson. 8/95/1 39/40. Logunov 2
Mendow 1 Sineiro. 1404 8 DellErba 1 Nikiin (RUS) 8, 3. J.M. La Candia Maes. 11/95/1 40. Felber 0 Nowak (corr.),
Rooijmakers. 1405 11 Morris 1 Heel. (ARG) 4, 4./5. J. Maes (BEL), W. 41/2. Nowak 2 LeCours. 12/95/1 34.
1409 14 Hirashima 0 Braun. 1413 11 Pertkiewicz (POL) 2, 6. A. Perez Garca Rohde 0 Hacker, 35. Aymard Alozy.
Kolczykiewicz Hurley. 1416 5 (ESP) 0. 12/95/3 22/4. Schachov 0, De Jonge , 0
Shatilov 1 Hser, 6 Hser 1 Domenche 3/95/1 1. H.H. Hage (NLD) 8, 2. M. Mattsson. 14/95/2 36/7. Deneuville 2
Redondo, 7 Kovalenko 1 Niro. 1418 3/4 Odachowski (POL) 7, 3./4. K. De Smet Freitas. 1/96/4 35/6. Larghi 2 Morin. 3/
Schn, Adamson 1 Mrhalek. 1420 2 (BEL), I. Nowak (POL) 6, 5. F.Z. 96/1 15/7. Zehm 1, , Kristensen 1
Matousek 1 Schultheiss, 3 Speck 1 Marler (USA) 2, 6. P.J. Lorca Hernando Fulton, 17. Bishop Zehm. 4/96/1 19/
Haeberle. 1422 2 Steveson Lundberg, (ESP) 0. 21. Kristensen 1, Lemaire 1/2, Hagg 0
3 Jakobi 1 Pfeiffer. 1426 7 Knoll 1 Pabst. 5/95/2 1. M. Zuchart (OST) 6, 2. B. Almer. 5/96/1 7/8. Vegjeleki 2 Hartmayer.
Thompson (ENG) 5, 3./4. J.J.A. 8/96/2 20. Blanchet Larghi. 11/96/1 34.
Second Class Cornelisse (NLD), H. Kstenbauer (OST)
4, 5. J.A.B. Nobre (BRS) 0.
MacGregor 0 Seris-Granier Gonzlez, 35.
Seris-Granier Gonzlez 0 Koller. 12/96/1
TD: Leonardo Madonia (ITA) 11/95/1 1. F. Doplmayr (OST) 9, 2. I. 9. Rooijakkers Alozy (corr.), 16/8.
WT/II/GT/36: 64 Laudati 1 Bartl 65 Nowak (POL) 9, 3. J. Felber (OST) 7, Hofer 1 Seris-Granier Gonzlez, ,
Laudati 1 Evangelisti 66 Berenguer 1 4. M. Brll (GER) 7, 5. J. Trapeaux (FRA) Bott, 19. Bott 1 Alozy, 20/2. Michalek ,
Evangelisti 67 Bogott 1 Evangelisti 68 5, 6. A.R. LeCours (USA) 3, 7. P. Staal , Alozy 1 Rooijakkers. 12/96/2 29/30.
Evangelisti 0 de Rijk 69 Evangelisti 0 (NLD) . Doplmayr 2 Boer. 2/97/1 12/3. Petrini 2
Ruhle 70 Evangelisti 0 Bartl WT/GT/ 8/96/2 1. G. Larghi (ITA) 7, 2. C. Dubina (corr.), 20. Dubina 0 Devocelle,
II/38: 47 Nyward 0 Pavlicek 48 Blanchet (CAN) 5, 3. M. Ballan (FRA) 21/4. Friedrich, Lajeunesse 2 Dubina, 25/
Junghans 0 Pavlicek WT/GT/II/39: 30 3, 4./5. M. Nordijk (NLD), Y. De 6. Devocelle 2 Friedrich. 2/97/2 10/1.
Benussi 1 Verdugo 31 Nachtigall 1 Lombaerde (BEL) 0. Hanison , Bentancurt. 3/97/1 14/5.
Frster. 11/96/2 1. H. Teuschler (OST) 9, 2. F. Gionfriddo 2 Benjamin. 3/97/2 4. Muller
Doplmayr (OST) 8, 3. G.H. Boer (NLD) 1 Incelli, 5/6. Hser 2 Padovani. 3/97/3
Third Class
Third 6, 4. J.M. Benjamin (USA) 3, 5. M. 3/6. Satici, Powierski , Camilleri , 0
TD: Poul Rasmussen, Ballan (FRA) 3, 6. W. Piegeler (GER) 0. Jacot. 3/97/4 9/10. Schwenk , Hanison
Results: 1/87/F 8. Hemmil 0 Neri (2nd 1 Plenzick, 11/2. Plenzick 2 Buchanan.
Strandboulevarden 25,III 2100
game), 9/11. Jerbek 1 Neri (both games), 5/97/1 8. Brll Junge, 9. Sarhage 0
Copenhagen (DEN). 1 Hemmil (2nd game). 7/88/F 1. David- Callens. 5/97/2 20/1. Malinowski ,
936 17 Meador 1 Ioka. 944 20. Ringuette Bordier 1 Beth. 9/89/F 15/6. Kuiper 2 Haas. 5/97/3 11. Bertelsen 0 van der
Antunes. 945 19 Beerland Malmstrm. 3/90/F 45. Miguel Velker, Kemp, 12/3. van der Kemp 2 Liermann.
0 Coclet (silence). 947 16/8 Banci 0 46/7. Jrgensen , 1 Schiller, 48/50. 5/97/4 14. van Vugt Junge. 8/97/F 6/7.
Clarke, Garcia, Elent (silence). 949 10 Engelhardt Mook, , Miguel. 5/91/ Buchanan , Demrc, 8/9. Tritt
Yoshino 0 Tirronen. 951 5. Sampson 0 F 12/5. Kuhlmann 1, 0 Heesen, , Demrc, Jacot. 9/97/3 1. Wengler 1
Dougherty. 953 1/6 Mller 0 Bains, Ritter. 6/91/F 4/5. Sderberg , De Kaupat.
Hilton, Yoshino, Kolstad, Morrissey, Smet. 8/91/S1 39/41. Asturiano Molina 1
Verstoeg.
Vacation: Spackova, Paap.
van Vuuren, 2 Alagna, 42. Alagna 0 Cleeve Memorial
Cleev
Hanssen. 3/92/S1 3/4. Rohde , 1 TD: Hans Wiesner (CAN)
Hans-Werner
Hans-W Ihlebk. 3/92/S2 15. Zuchart 0 Mena. 3/
92/S3 11. Kirchshofer Perilli, 12/3.
32 Kozlowicz 0 Hiltunen, 33 Nimtz 1
DeMauro, 34 Thomas 1 Hiltunen, 35
von Massow Memorial
Massow Stepakin , Brodskij. 4/92/S2 18. Osterman 0 Engel, 36 Borwell 0
TD: Roald Berthelsen Thystrup 1 Michel. 4/92/S3 8. Larsen 1 Osterman, 37 Hiltunen 0 Osterman, 38
13 Sloth Webb. Col. 5/92/F 19/20. Peafiel Lopez , Hollis Engel, 39 Hollis Zlender.
Simon. RC/1/93/S1 21. Van der Velde
 56 March 1998

New Tournament Office Director: Egbert Bsenberg,

EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS Schulberg 1 D-07586 Oberndorf, Germany. Phone/FAX: 0049
36606 60276. Email: [email protected]

European Champs.
European Position (14 January 1998, after 541 of 660 games = 82%): 1.
Italy (59 points/84 games; 70.24%), 2. Slovakia (67/97;
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.0. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg 69.07%), 3. England (68/106; 64.62%), 4. Sweden (68/109;
(DEN) 62.39%), 5. Austria (66/114; 58.33%), 6. Latvia (57/103;
EU FSM 48: 99 Zwetkov Ziese. 50 104 Grohde 0 Mikenas. 55.83%), 7. Russia (32/67; 47.76%), 8. Iceland (43/102;
53: 81 Ka1ivoda Piasini, 82.Pecot Arzumanjan. 54: 42.65%), 9. Croatia (38/92; 41.,85%), 10. Poland (25/99;
93.Sawatzki 1 Stepanov, 94..Janosi Klauner. 55: 86/7. 25.76%), 11. Malta (15/109; 13.76%).
Sntges, Chmelik 1 Dabija, 88.Chmelik 1 Montag, 89.Flores Section 2: Board 4: 44. Varga 0 Rooks (2.etl), Board 5: 41.
Gutierrez Grasso. 56: 60/1.Kazoks, Hase 1 Ciesielski, 62. Kristoffel 1 Szilagyi, Board 6: 43. Berner 0 Kask (2.etl), 44.
Minkov 0 Grill. 57: 70/1. Skrodelis 0 Weber, Mokrys, Gibson 1 Lederman (2.etl), Board 8: 40. Csizmadia 0 Hribersek,
72.Ciardelli Siewert, 73/4. Skrodelis, Mutter 1 Skorna, 41. Kelstrup 1 Liebenthal (2.etl), Board 9: 43. Rechtman 0
75.Mutter 0 Mokrys. IM title: C.P. Mokrys (GER) 8 points; Lorbek, Board 11: 40. Blair Kariz, 41. Veskime Kulcsar,
Congratulations! 58: 63/4.Dr Kunzelmann Hadraba, Board 12: 42. Gravseth 1 Vavpetic..
Landgraf, 65.Fischer 0 Amrehn. 59: 31.Backlund Uogele. Team results: 19. Slovenia Hungary 6-5, 20. Ireland
60: 2.Andersen Wallner 3/4.Dr Stern, Jordan Zier. Slovenia 5-7, 21. Denmark Israel 7-4.
Vacations: Matrisch Position (14 January 1998, after 498 of 540 games = 92.2 %):1.
Germany (68 points/102 games; 66.67%), 2. Estonia (51/95;
4 EU Teams F
Teams inal
Final 54.21%), 3. Switzerland (54/102; 53.43%), 4. Spain (51/
TD: Joachim Walther Kramerring 8, D-06502 Neinstedt 97; 53.09%), 5. Slovenia (51/101; 50.99%), 6. Norway (50/
board 1: 52 v. Osmael Gouw. board 2: corr. 51. Mularczyk 103; 49.03%), 7. Ireland (46/98; 46.94%), 8. Hungary (46/100;
1 Jensen (not Mihalko), 52. Cimmino Hertel, 53. Cimmino 46%), 9. Denmark (46/107; 43.46%), 10. Israel (32/91;
1Jensen, 54. Polaczek 0 Makarow (2nd etl). board 3: 59. 35.16%).
K1eiminger 0 Matlak. board 4: 65. Tjulin 0 Waldhauser, 66. Section 3: Board 3: 35. Joseph Milvydas, 36. Rosa 0 Joseph,
Berecz Tjulin. board 5: 54 Thaler Leroy; Kvamme 1st etl 37. Feroul 0 Joseph, Board 4: 36. Spitz Lepichov, 37.
Gutop. board 7: 59. Lfgren 0 Chromov, 60 Lfgren 0 De Rakhorst 1 Lepichov, 38. Hannecart Jderholm, 39. Petraitis
Blasio. board 8: Wallner Calandri, 59 Srensen 0 1 Hannecart, Board 5: 39. Phillips 0 Slekys, 40. Cordeiro 0
Hugentobler, 60. Hgye Monaville. board 9: 61 de Laat Pauwels, Board 9: 37. Kilpi 0 Marques, 38. Meshebizkij 1
Bielecki. board 10: 54 Matlak Jedrzejowski. board 11: 57. Kilpi, 39. de Beck Meshebizkij, 40. Baker 0 Meshebizkij,
Grodzensky 0 Celli, 58. Bryszkowski 1 Celli. board 12: 54. 41. De Beck 1 Agejevas, 42. Baker 0 Agejevas, Board 10: 35.
Cornu Kalinitschenko, 55 Wysocki 1 Sreghy, 56. Wysocki Miljutin 1 Laurent, 36. Rubinas 1 Laurent, 37. Griffiths
1 Wiik. Laurent, Board 11: 36. Peres 1 Sutkus, Board 12: 42. Vaitonis
Team results: corr: 23 Poland-Denmark & 25. 1 Rodrigues (2.etl), 43. Rodrigues 0 Kolesnikov (2.etl).
Denmark-Switzerland 6-6, 26. Italy-Austria 7-4, 27. Team results: 14. Portugal Belgium 5-7, 15. Finland
Switzerland-Belgium 7-5, 28. Belgium-Netherlands 7-4, 29. Belgium 7-5, 16. Belgium France 7-5.
Poland-Netherlands 6-5. Position (14 January 1998, after 479 of 540 games = 88.7%):
Vacations: DAdamo 23.12.97-8.1.98, Filutowski (spec) 11.11- 1. Czech. Republic (54 points/87 games; 62.07%), 2. Lithuania
30.11.97, Frederiks 16.12 97-05.01.98. (52/90; 58.33%), 3. Ukraine (46/79; 58.23%), 4. France (57/
Position: (January 5, after 690 of 792 games = 87.12): 1 103; 55.34%), 5. Netherlands (54/99; 55.05%), 6. Belgium
Germany (84 points/122 games; 69.26 %), 2. Italy (66/103; (51/98; 52.04%), 7. Finland (50/102; 49.51%), 8. Portugal
64.08%), Austria (67/122; 54.92%), 4 Poland (62/114; 54.39%), (44/96; 46.35%), 9. Scotland (46/103; 45.15%), 10. Wales
5. Switzerland (65/122; 53.28%), 6. Hungary (55.5/108; (22/101; 22.28%).
51.39%), 7. Russia (39/77; 50.65%), 8. Belgium (57/123;
46.34%), 9. Denmark (53/124; 42.74%), 10. Sweden (51/124; Master Class
41.13%), 11 Netherlands (46/124; 37.5%), 12. Norway (43/ TD from #943: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459 Zempin, GER..
117; 37.18%). 1067 21. Muller 1 Schmitz. See the crosstable. 1073 21. Haack-
Navarro Tores 0:0. See the crosstable. 1083 20. Podymow
5 EU Teams Pr
Teams elims
Prelims Kliesch. 1093 19. Riva Schichkow. 1108 21. Sielaff 0
TD: Egbert Bsenberg Bystrow. See the crosstable. 1112 17. Lausch Jerofeew 18/9.
Section 1: Board 1: 43. Klaic 0 Johnson, Board 3: 40. Manduch Vasia 1 Oltersdorff, Lausch. Winner: Vasia (ITA). 1114 19.
0 Kazoks, Board 4: 41. Kuma 0 Kapic, 42. Thannhausser 1 Meshebizky 0 Schmidt. 1115 19. Kolander 1 Majewski. 1135
Kuma, 43. Kapic Katishonoks, Board 5: 49. Gatto 20. Marin Solano Berger. 1144 19. Koller 0 Kaden. 1146 15.
Halldorsson, 50. Zlatin 0 Jnsson (2.etl), Board 6: 45. Lahlum 0 Verheyen. 1151 11. Weinitschke Massch. 1152 15.
Mostowik 1 Krsovnik, 46. Bowyer 1 Krsovnik, Board 7: 39. Cetwinski 1 Zymbalow. 1153 14. Massy 1 Steeger. 1154 7.
Malac 0 Forslf, Board 8: 44. Smekalin Cvetnic, 45. Chmiel Bode Steeger 8. Giachherini 0 Busch. 1155 8. Kuzenkow
1 Smekalin, 46. Blomstrand 1 Smekalin, Board 10: 45. Cavajda Repp. Battistini 1St etl vs. Haundorf. 1156 14. Obertin 1 Rozea.
1 Saitzev (2.etl), 46. Robitsch Volaks, Board 11: 50. Bilic 1159 12, Glaser 1 Kasak. 1163 3. Behling l Macdonald. 1164
Sigurmundsson, 51. Auzinsh 0 Cimmino, Board 12: 48. 10, Clever 1 Kaiser 11/2. Unglaub, Kaiser 1 Heuzeveldt 13.
Carbonaro 0 Smuk. Heuzeveldt 0 Vella. 1166 9. Cane 0 He 10/1. Lange, Harman
Team results: 16. Slovakia Latvia 6-5, 17. Austria Latvia Lucchini. 1167 13. Ekenlv 0 Plukker 14. Kuzenkow
7-5. Sellerie. 1168 11. Hietanen 0 Sprott 12. Walther 0 Lange. 1169
Vacations: Board 9: Westlund (10.01. 25.01.1998 spec.). 6. Palmans Kiss. 1171 5. Chytilek 1 Camilleri. 1172 16.
Gleichmann 1 Nagel. 1176 4. Solzbacher 1 Lemieux 5. Lemieux
 Chess Mail 57

Schorra. 1179 2. Larsen 0 Gerold. 1180 2. Klein Rothaler. EU/M/1067 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1181 4. Rosche Wolochowicz. 1183 2. Papenfu 1 Kunath 3.
Repp Papenfu. 1185 2/7. Matousek 0 vs. all (withdrawal). 1 E. Groff GER 0 1 1 1 1 4
1188 1/6. Zatsch 0 vs. all (withdrawal) 1190 3/4. Nagel Jaeger, 2 W. Siewert GER 1 0 1 1 1 4
0 Johnson. 1191 1. Lahlum 1 Theuer. 1192 1. Huuskonen 1 Ward. 3 S. Nordal NOR 0 1 1 1 1 4
1193 1. Schwarz Lange.. 4 J. Jablonski POL 0 1 0 1 3
GT TD to #437: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842 5 M. Hnichen GER 0 0 0 1 2
Ruhla, GER.. 6 A. Muller SWZ 0 0 0 0 1 1
EU/M/GT 394-437: 394 101. Waldhauser 1 Kusnezow 396 93.
Schepers 1 Tarakanow 398 85/7. Tarabanko Wikman, 1 7 H. Schmitz GER 0 0 0 0 1
Kerinnis, 0 Kirschne 88/95. Trustschakow 0 Camilleri, Kobbieter,
Bieganowski, Kerinnis, Demian, Kirschner, Krasevic, Tarabanko EU/M/1073 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
399 930 Schapiro Schmidl 94/6. Trusewicz 0 Kotro, Plijter, 1 1 W. Rausch GER 1 1 1 1 1 5
Bozzi 402 76/8 Stscherbin 0 Walther, Wiitstadt, 1 Pitro, 79. 2 R. Eber GER 0 1 1 1 4
Blessing 1 Malyenew 403 96/8. Ljukmanow 1 ller, Osmael,
Norrelykke 405 93. Matjuchin 1 Liebert 408 82/3. Wiesinger 3 P. Cimmino ITA 0 1 1 3
Kusenkow, Pietrakowski (NB: numbering change as Tauber 4 A. Skulteti GER 0 0 1 1 1 3
Wiesinger was counted twice.) 409 97. Pinskij Czaja 410 96. 5 P.M. Navarro ESP 0 0 0 1 0 1
Krutous 1 Camilleri 411 corr: 95. Schreiber Umur (not Usunow) 6 K. Elison ISD 0 0 0 0 1 1
412 59. Lundberg 0 Lev 413 82. Mller 0 Baumann 415 88.
Nevole Svenneby 416 60. Engl 1 Sinovjev 417 66/7. 7 K. Haack GER 0 0 0 0 0
Sewerinow 1 Winter, Jorda 418 79. Pospisil 1 Klausen 419
61. Sinovjev 1 Mller 420 55/6. Schablinskij 0 Caprano, Wolf EU/M/1108 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
421 49. Ruchlin Walther, 50. Peracco 0 Schwieger, 51/3. Elent
1 Schwieger, Kornilow, 0 Teichmeister 422 58/60. Krasevic 1 S.M. Bystrov RUS 1 1 1 1 5
Marquez-Abreu, 1 Romito, Wojtyra, 61. Kramer 0 Ljukmanow, 2 V. Hrtko SLK 1 0 1 3
62. Mammen 1 Stuart 423 61/2. Sonnhalter Charitonow, 1 3 H. Packroff GER 1 3
Runowiecki 424 240 Schreiber 1 Sammut, 25/7. Natri 1 Debnar, 4 M. Sielaff GER 0 0 1 1 1 3
Wokurka, 0 Thimoguer 425 58/9. Holovsky 0 Nikolic, 1 Burk,
60. Sonzogno Berdullas, 61/2. Farionov Bosma, 1 Weigend 5 S. Rittweger GER 0 1 0 1 3
426 39. Muzas 0 Gawlik, 40. Pohl 0 Simic 427 47/9. Schmidd 0 6 Dr. S. Klein GER 0 0 1 2
Oomen, Battistini, Mayka, 50. Naumovic 0 Lafarge 428 44/5. 7 F. Bruckmayr OST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kovacevic 1 Siigur, Prokopp, 46. Skarja 0 Kliesch, 47/53.
Packroff Bergmann, Racionero, Larsson, Siigur, Kliesch,
Lorbeck, 1 v. Linden 429 35. Frberg Luksas, 36. Preziuso 1 0 Dijkveld, 1 Gundrun, Brockhaus; 30/33. Dijkveld 0 Denzin,
Wolf, 37. Sender 1 Maksimow, 38/40. Friedl 0 Rodriguez, 1 Gottegnie, Gundrum, 1 Garcia (5.B). 260 27. Esterbauer
Matovic, Lew, 41. Lew 1 Matovic 430 24. Kirwald 1 Wiesinger, Jakobsen, 28/9. Munk 0 Jakobsen, Pitann; 30. Lietuvninkas 0
25. Shchebenyuk de Blois 431 23. Meinhardt 1 Schulenberg Salenga; 31/4. Jakobsen 1 Pitann, Asikanius, Zeiske,
432 32. Sammut 0 Neumann, 33/4. Pechwitz, Bellmann 1 Rheinstadtler; 35. Esterbauer 1 Asikanius. 261 18/9. Hentscher
Sakalinskas, 35. Miethke 1 Radecki, 36. Bellmann 1 Masetti 434 1 Schrder, Bech Hansen; 20/1. Schneider 1 Pihlajamki,
5/6. Sonntag Lttke, 1 Httmann, 7/8. Batakovs 1 Lttke, Schrder, 22/3. Bech Hansen Wosch, 1 Pihlajamaki. 262 11.
Httmann, 9/11. Lttke 1 Httmann, Drechsler, Gil 435 1/2. Brschneider 1 Post; 12. Nossein 1 Schneider; 13/5. Maier 1
Hartung 1 Marotz, Nielsen, corr: 5. Nielsen 0 Hage 436 17. Nossein, Schneider, Grazinis; 16/7. Mess 1 Gundrum, 0
Kupsys 1 Wicklund-Hansen, 18. Wilshusen 1 Franke, 19/20. Barschneider. 263 1. Di Lao 1 Coets, 2/3. Coets 0 Vaindl, Mess.
Glosse 0 Sanchez-Rodenas, Wicklund-Hansen 437 18. de Carlos TD from #1111: M.Mller-Tpler, Weesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925
0 Schwieger, 19. Thomsen 1 Dalkiran.
Munich, GER.
EU/M/GT from 438; TD: H.Otte. Final result 1140: 1140 19/20. McKay 1 Diepold, Costa
438 19/20. Beier 1 Heyder, 0 Prttel 21. Mossekel 0 Prtte 1. Correia, 21. Costa Correia 1 Pinardi. Positions: 1. R.
439 3. Wochnik 0 Sielaff 4. Traut Sielaff. 4409. Mischke Hnemann (GER) 5, 2. W. Rabenstein (GER) 4, 3. 1.1.
Bondick. 10. Klausner Incelli 11. Carlsson 1 Jongman. 4411. Klujew (RUS) 3 , 4. C. McKay (SCO) 3, 5. M. Pinardi
John 1 Naundorf 2/3. Lehmann 1 Arndt, John. 44316. Lehmann (ITA) 3, 6. M.R. Costa Correia (POR) 2, 7. J. Diepold (CZE)
Vogel 17. Beltschev Herzog 18/30. Stepanov 0 vs. all (silent 0.
withdrawal) 31. Herzog Tiemann. 4441/14. Taranovski 0 vs. Results: 1168 corr: 19. Rios Garces 1 (not 0) Vonk, 20. Leeuwen
all (withdrawal). 1 Rios Garces. 1183 19. Pulghe 1 Tschernezow. 1210 19. Knorr
0 Antonenkow. 1212 14/5. Zimmermann, Ciais Raffaele, 16/
Higher Class 9. Goitre, Reijnen, Zimmermann, Day 0 Ciais. 1213 16. Day
Mayer. 1216 16. Marshall 0 Kirillow. 1223 17. Armani 0
EU/H/GT TD for 258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt, Reneova 28, Kitrilakis, 18/9. Hessels 1 Kitrilakis, Nagler. 1226 20. Scholz 0
CZ-621 00, Brno, CZE. Email: [email protected]. Ryan. 1228 15. Beniest Lertora. 1229 16. Donegani 0 Zdl,
Results: 258 [12/1997 correction AND new 1 & 2/98]: 41/6. 17. Balow 1 Lannaioli. 1230 10. Picco 1 Johnson, 11. Mayer 1
Knor 1 Velden, Mielnik, Flecher, Garcia, Brockhaus, Oliveira; Picco, 12. Korobka 1 Vogel, 13. Huber Picco. 1235 16. Schwarz
47. Garcia 0 Mielnik; 48/50. Zimmermann Nowodworsky, 1 0 Niedra. 1236 12/3. Revenu 1 Ghle, Mayer, 14. Marcuzzo
Oliveira, Garcia; 51. Bdding 1 Garcia; 52/53 Velden Mayer. 1237 14. Bernardt 0 Vonk. 1238 14/5. Marcuzzo Hll,
Bdding, 1 Zimmermann, 54. Goitre Velden. Mostowik, 16. Hll 1 Mostowik, 17. Mostowik Shawl 1239
259 19 [corr] Esterbauer Zelazkowski; 21/2. Cottegnie 5. Lochte 1 Gzel, 7/9. Staudt 1 Maier, Vonk, Gzel, 9. Staudt
Esterbauer, Gundrun; 23. Senay 1 Garcia (5.B); 24/6. Antritter Genestier. 1240 16/7. Halli 1 Lebtinen, Maier, 18. Day Reimer.
Bech Hansen, 0 Gundrum, 1 Garcia (5.B); 27/9. Bech Hansen 1241 1/2. Lainema, Day 1 Incelli. 1242 13. Zill 0 Mrckvicka,
 58 March 1998

Maier, 7. Rios Garces Giraudet, 8. Giraudet 0 Kracht. 1252

14/7. Bachmann, Metschan 1 Kulik, Allen. 1255 5/6. Jacewicz,
Giazi 1 Krten, 7. Jacewicz 1 Vogel, 8. Krten 1 Samko. 1256
13. Zchner 0 Hommel. 1257 8. Bing Mariani, 9. Bing
1 Mee, 10. Mariani 1 Kontny.

First Class
TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dres-
den (GER)
Final Results 1828: 21. Kontos 0 Rooijakkers. Positions: 1/2.
M. Lane (WLS), O. Fryrdendal (NOR) 5, 3. P. Kontos (GER)
4, 4. J. Rooijakkers (NLD) 3, 5. M. Kaufmann (GER) 2, 6.
P. Mika (CZE) 1, 7. P. Vegliante (ITA) 0. 1840 21. Mason 1
Ryshich. Positions: 1. B. Faber (NLD) 5, 2. I. Mason (ENG)
4, 3. E. Breidlich (GER) 4, 4. T. Ryshich (UKR) 3, 5. J.
Petersen (DEN) 2, 6. M. OCallaghan (IRL) 1, 7. R. Debrus
(BEL) 0.
Results: 1834 17. Nykvist 1 Malyschko. 1836 18. Mller 0
Lukjanes. 1837 17. Bonte Rautenberg. 1839 16. Haeberle 0
Mohan. 1842 19. Lane 1 Glunz. 1843 15. Long Kellner. 1845
16. Haeberle 0 Brissman. 1847 17. Temme 0 Skujins. 1850 16.
Merker 1 Saad. 1853 9. Saxton 1 Pipper, 10. Klementiev 1
Brgisser. 1857 5. Hrl 0 Rautenberg. 1858 6. Sprenger 1
Skivinger 0 l860 7. Haeberle 0 Demharter, 8. Wesche
Dembarter. 1861 3. Markkula 1 Hansen. 1863 7. Soja 0 Lebled,
8. Raabe Soja. 1869 2. Huwer 0 Mosbach.
EU/I/GT/324: 97. Hanison 0 Khler. 327 83. Kristensen 1 Parr.
328 62. Adamson Muizarajs. 329 62. Tebar 0 Khler, 63.
Wundahl 0 Perreira, 64. Wundahl 0 Coets. 330 26. Robertshaw
0 Ackers, 27. Bonte Moon, 28. Bonte 1 Thoma, 29. Schler
Moon, 30. Bonte Gorecki, 31. Stahl 1 Gorecki. 331 5.
Wharrier 1 Casin, 6. Matthew 1 Wharrier, 7. Winter 0 Vasseur,
8. Matthew 1 Kessler, 9. Kessler 1 Winter.

Second Class
TD: Heinz Prokopp, B.-Kellerman-Str. 43, D-39120
Magdeburg, GER
Results: 1185 15. Domarev 0 Erbe, 16. Heel 1 Harvey, 17.
Domarev Harvey, 18. Schimanski Domarev, 1190 14.
Redmond 1 Hardat, 1192 18. Vainonen Sabbatini, 19.
Sergey Grodzensky, ICCF delegate for Neussner 0 Vainonen, 20. Vainonen 1 Capron, 1194 14.
Russia, is a candidate for European Bydelsky 0 Dhaene, 1197 9. Rosser 0 Neumann, 10. Neumann
1 Laffiranchise, 11. Hansen 0 Kettl, 12. Kettl 0 Neumann, 1198
Zonal Director in the forthcoming 6. Bussola 0 Fuchs, 7. Vaccari 0 Bussola, 1199 10. Scholz
election. Born in 1944, he is an Fuhr, 1200 1. Looijestijn 1 Nachtigall, 1202 1/6. Heel 0 vs.all,
7. Lemmens 1 Glunz 1203 1/6. Silva Carvalho 0 vs.all, 1204 1/
engineer, working as a professor at the 6. Heel 0 vs.all.
Moscow Technical University. He is an Results GT/185-GT/188: 185 100. Lheureux Midlane, 187
49/50. Coets 0 Marchena Perez, Lopez Murcia, 51. Lopez
ICCF-IM and Arbiter and (with Murcia 1 Marchena Perez, 52. Joutsi 1 Schleicher, 53. Winkler
I.Romanov) was author of the CC Schleicher, 188 20. Kerner 1 De Rijk, 21. Huis in t Veld
De Rijk, 22. De Rijk 0 De Clercq.
history book Khod v konverte (Move
in the Envelope). He is an editor-in- Third Class
Third
chief and publisher of the Russian CC TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen
Final result 1144: 20 Collart 0 Heckman, 21 Heckman 0
magazine Vestnick zaochnykh Lepist. Positions: 1. N.J. Bouwmeester (NLD) 6, R. Kuni
shakhmat (Correspondence Chess (GER) 5, K Lepist (FIN) 4, M Heckmann (GER) 3, J P.
Vanhaverbeke (BEL) 2, D. Collart (BEL) 1, E. Hagel (SVE) 0.
Herald).
Results: 1143: Stothard 0 Lbich. 1147: 14 Schulz 0 Horn.
1148: 8. Jack 1 Leupolt, 9. Ferrari 1 Jack. 1151: 8/10. Samper
13. Palmkoeck 0 Solsona Manonelles, 14. Incelli Palmkoeck. Cervera, v.Hamme, Prickaerts 1 Paap. 1153: 9. Knox 1 Hansen,
1243 16. Palmkoeck 1. Venceljowski. 1244 10. Welti Munoz 10/11 Mller 0 Knox, Spackova. 1154: 3/5.Malomgre 0
Osorio, 11. Vitols 0 Welti. 1246 13. Potocka 0 Kruse. 1249 9/ Luukkonen, McCoy, Bartholomew. 1155: 9/10. Malomgre 0
10. Storm, Reichert 0 Potocka. 1250 5/6. Schneider 1 Lorentzen, Hansen, Antunes.
 Chess Mail 59

North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

1642 N. Volusia Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763 USA.
Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected] NAPZ
Thi
Thirrd NAPZ Championship NAPZ 2-02 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts
TD: Maurice Carter 1 David L. Jones USA X 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
The 3rd North American/Pacific Zone CC Championship started 2 M. Shvartsman USA 1 X 1 1 1 1 5
on 16 Feb 98. Category 4. IM title: 9 pts. The 1st and 2nd 3 M.W. Watson AUS 1 0 X 0 0 0 1 2
qualify for a World Championship 3/4 Final.
4 Timothy Goan USA 1 0 1 X 0 1 3
Players in draw order: Tony Albano (USA, 2405) Bruce Barnard
(NZD, 2385) Rene du Cret (USA, 2200), Gordon Greig (CAN, 5 Jeff Chandler USA 0 1 X 0 1 3
2470) Mario Jimenez (MEX, 2200), Morris Lainer (USA, 2265), 6 M.J. Marshall USA 1 0 1 1 1 X 1 5
Manny Migicovsky (CAN, 2240), A Morgan (AUS, 2320), Sid 7 Robert Itter USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
Pickard (USA, 2205), Gary Shure (USA, 2460), Michael Spooner
(HKG, 2140), Shoji Terada (JAP, 2405), Jeffrey Tilghman (USA,
2440), Wang Mong Lin (SIP, 2450), Walter Wood (USA, 2470).
Master Class
NAICCC8 TD for Promotional prize events: Maurice Carter
TD: Ralph Marconi (CAN) 1st series. M-05 Toth Tee.

14. Bogle 1 Weinstock 0, 15. Conover 1 Nalepa 0, 16. Pedersen Higher Class
Email: [email protected]

0 Hux 1, 17. Conover 1 Thompson,18. Edelstein Conover TD: Thomas Dougherty

,19. Edelstein 1 Leskowsky 0. H-01 Carrigan Jackson. H-37 Runyon 1 Kissick 0. H-40 Estes
1 Pagunsan 0, Pagunsan 1 Pickney 0, Estes Brochard.
NAPZ-C AD
NAPZ-CAD AP match
ADAP
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) First Class
Bd 59 Unterberg Medeiros ., Bd 77 NAPZ/ Harry TD: George Stibal: no new results
Andruschak 0 CADAP/ Cesar Sacco 2
Totals: NAPZ: 45 CADAP: 39. Second Class
TD: Ralph P. Marconi
USA-Latvia Match
USA-Latvia NAPZ 2-01: 1st Jim Perry 6-0, 2nd Rick Nebel 5-1. Two games
US captain: Maurice Carter remain outstanding in this section: Mold-Frazier & Mold-Owen.
Bd 9 Melts 2 Rinkis 0. Bd 13 Nowak Gurtovoi. Bd 22 Mackie NAPZ 2-02: 21. Marshall 1 Goan 0. This section is completed;
0 Bondars 1. Bd 50 Kothe Priedate. see crosstable. NAPZ 2-40 13. Adamson 1 Blanchette. NAPZ 2-
Totals so far: USA 17 Lat 9. 41 1. Freire 1 Owens; 2. Johnrud 1 Levin.

Zonal Director: Mohamed Samraoui, postfach 1414, D-52114

AFRO-ASIA ZONE Hrath, GER.. Email: [email protected]

Afroatin Indi
Afroatin vidual
Individual
New eev
New vent: 1st Afro-
Afro-Asian email
o-Asian Group 2: Gonzales 0 Portilho 1, Frank Soberano, Wallach-
Portilho 0-1. Standing: Portilho 6/7, Hampl 5/6, Soberano 5/7,
Correspondence Chess Championship
Correspondence Wallach 3/6.
Group 3: Roach 0 Samraoui 1, Samraoui 1 Ziffer 0.
All chessplayers from Africa and Asia Group 6: Moreira Wang, Precerruti 0 Wang 1.
who have an email address are cordially
invited to the above tournament which will
start in the Spring of 1998. There is no BALTIC TEAMS
entry fee and the number of entries will We have two corrections.
determine if there are two stages or BSTT 5: Witold Bielecki informs us that there was one change
of a result on bd.14: Yunonin 0 (not 1) Kribben. Consequently
proceed directly to a final. there is a correction of the team results: 1.Russia 130,5 +79
Please send your entries as soon =103-28 4.Germany 1 123 +73 =100-37.
BSTT6 is being organised by Russia, not Sweden as we said
possible by email to the Zonal Director, last month. However, it is true that the Internet results service
[email protected]. is being provided by Sweden at the URL we gave then on page
57.
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Tournament Office: Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG)

ICCF E-MAIL TOURNAMENTS Email: [email protected]

Our previous questionnaire, where we requested opinions

from players, was successful, and some of the suggestions were EM/M/A012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
included in the new email playing rules (non-mandatory use of
email official form, allowing PGN notation). 1 Joachim Vetter GER 1 1 1 1 5
Roberto Alvarez <[email protected]> is now Tournament 2 L. Leibson ARG 0 0 0 0 1
Secretary for ICCF Email Cup groups, sections #012,014,028 3 Hanon Russell USA 1 1 0 3
and 029. Please send him a report of your remaining games in 4 Hans Baensch GER 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
those sections.
5 Adolf Gysi SWZ 1 1 1 4
ICCF Email Championship-7 players
play 6 Robert G. Arnold USA 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
EM/M/A007: 20. Brezovar 1 Ruecker. EM/M/A009: 14. 7 Olof Ejermo SVE 0 1 1 1 4
Brezovar Lupo; 15. Bormida Smith. Vacations: Sogaard
from 07.12.97-26.12.97. EM/M/A012: 20. Baensch 1 Leibson; EM/M/GT/A008: 1. Pukropski Novosad.
21. Arnold 1 Leibson. Final result, see crosstable. EM/M/ New section EM/M/GT/A009 (start 20.1.1998):. Daniel Jabot
A013: 16. Finnie 1 Leibson; 17. Laurent 1 Leibson; 18. Johnson (FRA), P Kaczorowski (POL), Alcindo da Silva (BRS),
0 Finnie; 19. Finnie Kosmohl. Vacation: Limayo from Alfonsino Lannaioli (ITA), Umberto Starace (ITA), Sheldon
27.11.97 to 11.12.97. EM/M/A014: 18. Thomson 1 Sowray; Rothman (USA), Hilmar Krueger (GER), Wolfgang Bunk
19. Sowray Montag; 20. Nagy 0 Thomson. EM/M/A015: (GER), Otto Vodep (OST), Artur Mrugala (CAN), Kristian
19. Nagy Champion. EM/M/A016: 12. Baensch 1 Rios; 13. Rohde Jensen (DEN), Alain Lacoste (FRA), R Lutzenberger
Barbosa de Oliveira 1 Baensch; 14. Barbosa de Oliveira 1 (GER), Jan H. Nielsen (DEN), and Peter Nielsen (SVE).
Feagin. Rios 1st etl vs Barbosa de Oliveira (move 24), EM/M/
A018 4. Garofalo White; 5. Fahrbach 1 Olaffson. Vacation: ICCF Email Cup-Semifinals
Cup-Semifinals
Moura from 29.12.97 to 29.01.98. EM/M/A019: 2. Edighoffer TD George Stibal <[email protected]>
1 Pope; 3.Vetter 1 Oortwijn; 4. Montag Taylor; 5. Taylor 1 EM/C/B001 (Semifinal #001): 3.Irvin 1 Niewold, 4.Mascioni
Pope; 6. Oortwijn Montag. Vacations: Vetter from 20.12.97 Irvin, 5/6.Niewold 0 Lupo, Whitehead,7.Ceterski 0 Lykke,
to 07.01.98; Edighoffer 23.12.97 to 01.01.98. EM/M/A021: Vacation: Kaufmann 8.-12.1998, Mascioni 16.12.-12.1.1998.
1.Jabot 0 Parry. EM/M/A022: 1.Arnold 0 Burashi. EM/C/B002: 1/2.Lannaioli 0 Grodzensky, Geldmann
3.Geldmann 1 Steiger, 4.Roberts Lannaioli, (Results 1-4
ICCF Email Championship-GT groups
groups reported 1.1.1998) Vacation: Juan 22-30.11.1997 and 20.12.-
EM/M/GT/A002: Correction: 100.Balzar 0 Mackie. EM/M/ 4.1.1998
GT/A003: 97. Peschardt 0 Hidahl. EM/M/GT/A004:
101.Mansilla 0 Hebert; 102. Mackie 1 Barkwell.
EM/M/GT/A005: 70. Dzwikowski 1 Wagner; 71. Hase 1
ICCF Email Cup-Preliminaries
Cup-Preliminaries
DArruda; 72. Wagner DArruda; 73. Dzwikowski Valio TD: Roberto Alvarez <[email protected]>
Alves; 74. Lannaioli 0 Wagner; 75. Limayo 1 Dzwikowski; 76. Final Results. EM/CUP/A015 21. Oresek Divanbaigyzand.
Sampieri Dzwikowski; 77. Sampieri Kaczorowski; 78. Positions: 1. Mehran Divanbaigyzand (USA) 5, 2. Branko
Peris Kaczorowski; 79. Kaczorowski Dzwikowski; 80. Oresek (SLO) 5, 3. Peter Joseph (USA) 3, 4. Ian S. Mason
Wagner 0 Hase; 81. Kaczorowski 1 Rubio Doblas. Shipman (ENG) 2, 5. J. Sanchez Fernandez (ESP) 2, 6. Larry Frazier
1st etl vs Lannaioli (move 24), & 1st etl vs Rubio Doblas (move (USA) 2, 7. Zdenek Vanicek (CZE) 0. EM/CUP/A016 20. De
21). Vacations: Limayo from 27.11.97 to 11.12.97, Shipman Lorenzo 0 Steiger, 21.Posey 1 Aumont. Positions (co-winners):
from 10.12.97 to 16.12.97, DArruda from 20.01.98 to 10.02.98. 1/2. Robert Posey (USA) & Giancarlo De Lorenzo (ITA) 4,
EM/M/GT/A006: 41. Halwick 1 Penna; 42.Kubasky 0 Bartsch; 3. Walter Steiger (SWZ) 4, 4. Francis Shim Ng Min (MRT)
43. Fahrbach 0 Johansen; 44. Perry 1 Csoma; 45. Csoma 0 3, 5. Eric Aumont (FRA) 3, 6. Stephen E. Wead (USA) 1,
Fahrbach; 46. Csoma 1 Sender; 47. Goncalves 1 Csoma; 48. 7. David Daspremont (BEL) 0. EM/CUP/A020 21. La Falce 1
Csoma 0 Penna; 49. Lannaioli 1 Csoma; 50. Csoma 0 Johansen; Green. Positions: 1. Dante Gimenez (ARG) 5, 2. Giovanni La
51. Lanz Calavia 1 Csoma; 52. Csoma 0 Kubasky; 53. Bartsch Falce (ITA) 4, 3. P.J.G Cijs (NLD) 3, 4/5 Jefferson Green
1 Csoma; 54.Perry Bartsch; 55. Bartsch 0 Goncalves; 56. (USA) & Douglas R. Smith (ENG) 2, 6. Richard Fuzishawa
Johansen 1 Bartsch; 57. Sender 1 Lannaioli; 58. Johansen (BRS) 2, 7. Paulo Santos (POR) 1. EM/CUP/A021 19. van
Hommel; 59. Hommel Goncalves; 60. Halwick 0 Perry; 61. Tricht Linn 20. Artega 1 Scarani; 21. Drugan 0 Jimenez
Kubasky Hommel; 62. Hommel 0 Lanz Calavia. Arteaga. Positions: 1. Angel Gimenez Arteaga (ESP) 5, 2.
Vacations: Goncalves from 18.12.97 to 10.01.98 Bartsch from Burghard Linn (GER) 4, 3. Ezequiel Domancich 3, 4/5.
27.12.97 to 03.01.98. EM/M/GT/A007: 14. De Vault 0 Marcel Van Tricht (BEL) & Antonio Scarani (ITA) 3, 6. Vitor
Fahrbach; 15. Lannaioli 0 Fahrbach; 16. Scho 1 Fahrbach; 17. Ribeiro (POR) 1, 7. Mark A. Drugan (ENG) . EM/CUP/
Kazoks 1 Scho; 18. Irvin Smithers; 19. Kazoks 1 De Vault; A022 16. Artega 0 Oliveira 17. Oliveira Cijs 18. Oliveira
20. Braakhuis 1 Irvin; 21. Irvin 1 Dempster; 22. Braakhuis Vopilin 19. Oliveira 1 Rosas 20. Hakonsson 0 Oliveira 21. van
Scho; 23. Irvin 1 De Vault; 24. Kazoks 1 Wagner; 25. Fahrbach Tricht 1 Hakonsson. Positions (co-winners): 1/2. Marcel Van
0 Kazoks; 26. Braakhuis 0 Kazoks; 27. Dempster Lannaioli; Tricht (BEL) & Arlindo Oliveira (POR) 4, 3/4. P.J.G Cijs
28. Dempster Sever; 29. Kazoks 1 Dempster; 30. Lannaioli (NLD) & Vasily Vopilin (RUS) 3, 5/7. A Gimenez Arteaga
0 Braakhuis; 31. Hitselberger 0 Kazoks; 32. Fahrbach (ESP), Carlos Lins Rosas (BRS) & Fredrik Hakansson (SVE).
Dempster; 33. Koch Scho; 34. Lannaioli 0 Rooms; 35. De EM/CUP/A023 20. Figueredo 1 Vila Nova 21. Hasler 0
Vault 0 Rooms; 36. Rooms Scho. Wagner 1st etl vs Scho Figueredo. Positions: 1. Francesco Trani (ITA) 5, 2. Peter
(move 10) Tagesen (DEN) 4, 3/4. Arne Eriksson (SVE) &. Vasily Vopilin
(RUS) 3, 5. A DeBlois Figueredo (ESP) 2, 6. Reinaldo Vila
 Chess Mail 61

Nova (POR) 1, 7. Ulrich Hasler (SWZ) 0. Benejam 31/32. Murray 0 Tombette (FRA), Simmons (WLS)
Results in ongoing sections: EM/CUP/A012: 20. Deschamp 33/34. Gunnarsson (ISD) 1 Peres (POR), 0 Finnie (SCO) 35.
0 Nilsson. EM/CUP/A014: 19. Pfleghart 0 Voutilainen. Martinovsky Gunnarsson 36/37. Peres 0 de Vriendt, Timson
EM/CUP/A017: 18.Alesi 1 Kaufman 19. Flockhart Plattner. 38. Simmons 1 Peres 39. Timson 0 Haugen 40. Finnie de
Gaspare Alesi is the winner. EM/CUP/A019: 12.Posey 1 Vriendt 41/42. Mercadal Benejam 1 de Vriendt, Simmons. IM-
Vergili, 13.Vergili 1 Zens. EM/CUP/A025: Vacation: norm: P. Tombette (FRA)
Alexander 20.12.-5.1.1998. EM/CUP/A026: 13. Boschen 0 Board 4: 24. de Langontrie (FRA) 1 Ryan (IRL) 25/26.
Welti, 14. Angermann 0 Welti, 15. Angermann 0 Grabowski,16. Vigfusson (ISD) 1 de Lagontrie, Carleton (ENG) 27. Sarosy
Hallberg 1 Grabowski. Vacations: Hallberg 05.07.97 to (CAN) Da-Riva Alonso (ESP) 28. Carleton Sarosy 29.
03.08.97; Grabowski 05.07.97 to 20.07.97; Grabowski 16.08.97 Sarosy 0 Vigfusson 30. Sever 0 Ryan 31. Philips (WLS) 0 Sarosy
to 30.08.97; Joseph 21.09.97 to 06.10.97. EM/CUP/A027: 16. 32. Sarosy Livie (SCO) 33/34. Klausen (NOR) Sarosy,
Masquelier Mull, 17. Catania 0 Masquelier, 18. Mull Carleton 35. Azevedo 0 Klausen 36. Vigfusson 1 Philips 37.
Srebrnic, 19. Wolczek 1 Lustyk (def.), 20. Srebrnic 1 Catania. Carleton 0 Azevedo 38. Ryan Azevedo
Vacations: Lustyk 11.08.97 to 09.09.97. EM/CUP/A028: 16. Board 5: 29. Canal Olivieras (ESP) 1 Adriano (CAN) 30.
Srebrnic 0 Jarmula; 17. Olano 1 Pereira, 18. Olano 1 Krebl. Albano (USA) 1 Thorarinsson (ISD) 31. Figueiras (POR) 0
EM/CUP/A029: 20. Matalewski 0 Vergili. EM/CUP/A030: Barnsley (ENG) 32. Adriano 0 Albano 33. Verdier (FRA) 1
13.De Luca 1 Kaufmann,14/15.Plich 0 De Luca, Del Carril, Thorarinsson 34. Nybrott (NOR) 0 Canal Oliveras 35. Albano
16.Vigny 0 Del Carril. EM/CUP/A031: Corr: 3.Domancich 1 1 Canal Oliveras 36. Thorarinsson Canal Oliveras 37. Robb
Peterson, 9.Pendowska 1 Domancich 10/11.Pendowska 1 Geus, (IRL) 0 Albano 38. Canal Oliveras 1 Thomas 39. Thomas
Bonoldi. EM/CUP/A032: 12.Simon 0 Scarani, 13.Saunders 1 Figueiras 40. Robb Thomas 41. Barnsley Albano 42.
Rambousek. EM/CUP/A033: 9/10.Bulgarini 1 Wong, Huber, Thorarinsson Robb
11/12.Huber 1 Wong, 0 Alessandro, 13.Wong 1 Ong,14/ Board 6: 13/15. Menetrier (FRA) 1 Berthelsen (NOR), Roberts
16.Bengsch 0 Wong, Huber, Bulgarini, 17.Ong 0 Bengsch, (WLS), Forte (IRL) 16. Dyer (SCO) 0 Menetrier 17. Pedersen
18.Eriksoon 0 Bengsch. Vacation: Bulgarini 24.12.-12.1.1998 (USA) Siemms (CAN) 18. Siemms 1 Flores Gutierrez (ESP)
EM/CUP/A034: 12.Esch 1 Paessler, 13.Rotkop Draba 14/ 19. Dyer Pedersen 20. Roberts 1 Dyer 21. Forte 0 Dyer 22.
15.Draba 1 Paessler, Blake 16.Macsik 0 Draba, 17.Paessler Brooks (ENG) 1 Forte 23. Halldorsson (ISD) 0 Brooks 24.
Rotkop, 18.OCallaghan 0 Rotkop. Hans-Joerg Esch (GER) Pedersen 0 Roberts 25. Neves (POR) Pedersen 26.
is the winner. EM/CUP/A035: 3.Barnabe 0 Joseph, 4.Klein 1 Halldorsson Pedersen 27. Roberts 1 Flores Gutierrez 28. Forte
Joseph, 5.Vestergaard 1 Klein. EM/CUP/A036: 7/8.Dechen Flores Gutierrez 29. Roberts 1 Forte 30/31. Forte 0 Neves,
Storgaard, Gerzina, 9/10.Gerzina 1 Ng Min, Westerlind. Halldorsson 32. Berthelsen 0 Siemms
Vacation: Ng Min 6.-13.12.1997 EM/CUP/A037: Board 7: 24. Cassidy (IRL) Rozier (FRA) 25. Cornblum
10.Fuzishawa 0 Kelly, 11/12.Wolczek 1 Fuzishawa, Olander, (CAN) 1 Coleby 26. Ellis (ENG) 0 Conover (USA) 27. Sanchez
13.Janssen Wolczek. EM/CUP/A038: 10/11.Cijs 1 Pallesen, Serrano (ESP) 0 Cassidy 28. Damasceno (POR) Ellis 29/30.
Dougherty, 12.Reilly 0 Cijs, 13.Pallesen 1 Selby. Peter Cijs Cassidy 1 Coleby, Conover 31. Cassidy Rise (NOR) 32.
(NLD) is the winner with 100%. EM/CUP/A039: 11/12.Owens Cornblum 1 Ellis 33. Damasceno 1 Cornblum 34/35. Coleby 1
Geduhn, 0 Baron Gonzales. EM/CUP/A040: 3.Matic 1 Rise, 0 Rozier 36. Rise Conover 37. Campbell (SCO) 0
Schucker. EM/CUP/A041: 1. Celestini 0 Koh; 2. Klauser 1 Cornblum 38. Conover 1 Campbell
Mauricio. EM/CUP/A042: 1. Dedinszky Seiling; 2.de Wolf Board 8: 20(*). Toth (USA) Marconi 21(*). Marconi
1 Celestini;3.Dedinszky 1 de Oliveira 4. Seiling Hansen; 5. Rodriguez Forner (ESP) 22. Gilmore (IRL) 0 Elisson (ISD) 23.
Kristensen Seiling. EM/CUP/A/043: No results yet. EM/ Soberano (POR) 1 Weyand (FRA) 24. Soberano 1 Toth 25.
CUP/A/044: 1. Karlsson 0 Gerzina. Soberano Andresen 26. Toth 0 Lumley (ENG) 27. Rodriguez
Forner Soberano 28. Hammond (WLS) Marconi 29.
Andresen 1 Marconi 30. Hammond 1 Gilmore 31. Rodriguez
Forner Elisson 32. Elisson 0 Toth 33. Marconi Elisson 34.
NATT IV Lumley 1 Marconi 35. Marconi 1 Soberano 36. Hammond 0
Toth 37. Hammond 0 Andresen 38. Weyand 1 Toth 39. Gilmore
0 Andresen. NB: (*) these games got a wrong number in
TD: Henrik Sjl (NOR) CM 7/97.
Board 1: 24. Larrouy (FRA) 0 Costa (POR) 25/26. Edelstein Board 9: 20. Robeson (FRA) 1 Tobernerio Palacios (ESP) 21.
(CAN) 1 Richmond (WLS), Conroy (ENG) 27/28. Mogstad Tobernerio Palacios 1 Scantlebury (WLS) 22. Einarsson (ISD)
(NOR) Eisen (USA), Costa 29. Kilgour (SCO) Conroy 1 Tobernerio Palacios 23. Tobernerio Palacios 0 Salter (IRL)
30. Edelstein 0 Eisen 31. Kilgour Edelstein 32. Barrababe 24. Down (ENG) Scantlebury 25. Lucio (POR) 1 Down 26.
Menal (ESP) 0 Edelstein 33. Costa Edelstein 34. Edelstein 1 Einarsson Lucio 27. Bowie-Reed (CAN) 0 Fleetwood (USA)
Gibney (IRL) 35/36. Eisen 1 Kilgour, Barrababe Menal 37. 28. Robeson 0 Watson (SCO) 29. Watson Salter 30. Sparby
Gibney 1 Mogstad 38/39. Richmond 1 Karasson (ISD), Costa. (NOR) Fleetwood 31. Tobernerio Palacios 0 Bowie-Reed
IM-norm: M. Edelstein (CAN) 32/33. Fleetwood 1 Tobernerio Palacios, Lucio. Robeson 1st
Board 2: 29/30. Kopec (USA) Cody (CAN), Read (ENG) etl vs. Down. Watson 1st etl vs Fleetwood
31/33. Read 1 Cody, Barrios Troncoso (ESP), Peres (POR) 34/ Board 10: (the game Moore (USA) Donnelly (ENG) is
35. Kopec 1 Lorentzen (NOR), Thomas (WLS) 36/37. Barrios reported twice. the numbering of the games is adjusted to this.)
Troncoso Kopec, 1 Lorentzen 38/39. Cody Bouchez (FRA), 22. Kerr (IRL) 0 Brynjolfsson (ISD) 23. Guy (WLS) Kerr
Stewart (SCO) 40. Bouchez 1 Kopec 41/42. Cody 0 Barrios 24/25. Brynjolfsson 1 Moore, Olsen (NOR) 26/27. Migicovsky,
Troncoso, Peres 43. Lorentzen Cody 44/45. Palsson (ISD) Lennox (SCO) Brynjolfsson 28/29. Donnelly Migicovsky,
Lorentzen, 1 Bouchez 46. Stewart 0 Kopec 47. Barrios 1 Lennox 30/31. Sireta, Moore 1 Guy 32/34. Sireta 0 Olsen,
Troncoso Palsson 48. Peres Kopec 49 /50. Bouchez, Kopec Moore, Donnelly 35/36. Migicovsky Lennox, Reis 37. Lennox
0Hare (IRL). IM-norm: D. Kopec (USA) Moore 38. Moyano Garcia Moore 39/40. Reis Olsen,
Board 3: 26. Martinovsky (USA) Mercadal Benejam (ESP) Guy 41. Donnelly Moyano Garcia Reis 1st etl vs. Sireta,
27/28. de Vriendt (CAN) Martinovsky, Timson (ENG) 29. Moore, Moyano Garcia, Donnelly, Brynjolfsson, Kerr. Reis
de Vriendt 1 Murray (IRL) 30. Haugen (NOR) 1 Mercadal replaced by Oscar Nuno De Pedroso.
 62 March 1998

Complete Book of Chess

T o u r n a m e n t
Crosstables, Vol. 1 1851-
BO place lets the reader see
some interesting and
surprising trends at a

OKS
1948 & Vol. 2 1949-1967 glance. For instance one
by Rick Melton. can see why Schlechter has
Published by RAM a reputation as a drawing
Enterprises LTD., Box master; one notices the
17777 Dept. 3, Fountain (surprisingly) high place-
Hills, AZ 85269, USA. ment of Maroczy, Albin,
([email protected]). and Blackburne in many
1997. Spiral bound events; and one can be
softcovers, 123 pp + 131 Review by CC-IM shocked by Laskers 13-0 in
pp, $25 each. Allan Savage NY 1883!
EVERY serious chess player Another asset of this
has probably had a work is the authors
fascination for crosstables at Gaige tried to be summary comments that
one time or another. For the inclusive as possible and appear as captions to many
chess book collector or thus covered many minor crosstables. He highlights
historian, crosstables play a events. Besides total scores, the unusual and spectacular
very significant role in his tables contained results of certain players
research. The authors summaries of wins, losses, and even adds some
stated purposes of this new and draws, and each tongue-in-cheek sarcasm
reference are to make these crosstable cited its source. when referring to some
records readily available, Furthermore, in addition to early career events of
enhance the clarity, and the year, the exact day and famous-to-be players.
place them in a modern, month of each event was There were fewer summary
user-friendly package. He recorded. Melton was very comments on the modern
has certainly succeeded in selective about which tournaments in volume 2
meeting these goals. tournaments are included, I would have liked to see
Such a work must and there is little detailed more!
inevitably be compared information no sources, The last 50 years of chess
with Jeremy Gaiges no W,L,D, and only the has produced an enormous
monumental four volume year. Thus this new work is number of tournaments,
series, Chess Tournament uncluttered and more quite beyond anyones
Crosstables, which is long streamlined, but less ability to produce an all-
out of print. Gaiges work comprehensive. Aside from inclusive compilation
covered the years 1851- major tournaments, similar to Gaige. So it is
1930 so there was clearly a included are major matches, quite clear that some way
need to compile crosstables world championship of deciding which events to
from the modern era. But matches, US champ- include was needed. But
aside from the years ionships, and many USSR unfortunately, Melton does
covered, there are some championships. A complete not explain his method
significant differences alphabetic index is other than to say he used a
between the two included. discerned selection
references. The value of having all criteria. This left this
of these crosstables in one reviewer a bit confused at
 Chess Mail 63

times. For instance why Within each year, irregular fonts and font sizes
were Monte Carlo 1901 and crosstables were apparently crept into a few tables.
1902 omitted, but Hanover arranged chronologically Despite these criticisms,
1902 and Monte Carlo 1903 (though the months were this reference is a very
included? These former not printed), but this was welcome addition to the
events appear at least as not stated anywhere. Still literature. It can serve as a
strong if not stronger than some events did not follow study guide for the
the latter. Why were this chronological order. hobbyist, help collectors
Hastings 1923-4 and One crosstable was printed decide which tournament
Belgrade 1959 (two rather twice, and at least one other books are important, and
weak events) included? I (Stockholm 1919) had help historians decide
realise choice is subjective erroneous results for some which famous games to
but it would have been nice players. Gaige printed two seek.
to know the authors crosstables from two This resource is portable,
thinking. different sources for this lightweight, and lies flat,
I have a few other minor event and Melton making it very user-
quibbles, most of which apparently took the wrong friendly. Above all, it is just
could have been corrected one (which I verified by fun to peruse. A third
by tighter editing (I realize consulting Donaldsons volume, covering 1968 to
this was self-published). book on Rubinstein). Some near present day, is in press.
 64 March 1998

Theory (continued fr
(continued om page 31)
from
a) 17 b1 he8 18 c4 c5 19 c3 e7 White has to choose between e2,
20 e5 cxd4 21 xd4 xe5 22 xe5 c6 b1, e4 or c4.
23 xd8+ xd8 24 d1+ d7 25 xd7+ 13 e4 000 14 g3
xd7 26 xf6 gxf6= Gheorghiu-Benko, With the threat f4.
Palma de Mallorca 1968; 14...xe4 15 xe4 f6 16 e2 d6
b) 17 e5 c5 18 h4 xe5 19 dxe5 Suddenly the position is identical to the
d5! 20 g4 hg8 21 c4 b4!. game Arppi-Klgel, above.
17...e7 XIIIIIIIIY
For 17...c5 see Arppi-Mannermaa. 9-+ktr-+-tr0
18 e5 9zppwq-+pzp-0
18 a5 c7 19 xc7 xc7 20 e5 e7 9-+pvlpsn-zp0
21 e3 d7 22 d3 b6 23 b3 d7 24 f4 9+-+-+-+P0
he8 25 g4 a3+ 26 b1 (10, 47) was 9-+-zP-+-+0
played in V.Zagorovsky-A.Anton, cor
1983.
9+-+-+NzP-0
18...c7 9PzPPvLQzP-+0
Klgel offered a draw but I did not 9+-mKR+-+R0
accept it yet. Kosenkov-A.Anton, cor xiiiiiiiiy
1983, went instead 18...d7 19 a5 de8
20 f4 xe5 21 dxe5 c5 22 d3 b6 23
c3 d8 24 hd1 xd3 25 xd3 d8 26 17 c4 c5
h7 and 10 in 76 moves. Klgel played 17...e7.
19 c3 d7 20 f4 xe5 21 dxe5 18 c3 cxd4 19 xd4
xd1+ 19 xd4 a5 20 b1 f5+ 21 a1
Draw here in Mannermaa-Klgel. b8! 22 c5 (22 e3 d7 23 e5 g4
22 xd1 d8 23 xd8+ . 24 c5+ c7 led to a Black win in F.
The same theme can even arise when Hellers-A.Miles, Biel 1989.) 22...e4 23
...gf6 is played later in the opening: xe4 xe4= A.Halifman-R.Douven,
Groningen 1988.
Caro-Kann (B18) 19...a6
Heikki Arppi (FIN) - Intending to play ...c6 after 20 b3
Jari Mannermaa (FIN) or 20 f3. The best idea is:
Ekblom Memorial, 1996-7 20 d2
(Notes by Arppi, translated by Threatening 21 hd1 or 21 c2 c5.
C-E.Johansson) 20...c5 21 f4 c7 22 b4!?
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 dxe4 4 xe4 It looks foolhardy to advance in front
f5 5 g3 g6 6 h4 h6 7 f3 d7 8 of the but Black has castled on the same
h5 h7 9 d3 xd3 10 xd3 c7 side.
11 d2 e6 12 000 22...e7 23 f5 f8 24 xd8+
The can be played to e2 after the xd8 25 d4 c7 26 d1 e7 27
text move. In this variation White has a b2 .
free hand. Its time for White to come up with a
12...gf6 new plan!
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 Four candidates in zonal election
THERE is a good chance that a second round of voting
will be required in April in the election for ICCFs new
European Zonal Director. This is an important office, with
an automatic seat on the Presidium, and the fact that four
good candidates have emerged is a healthy sign.
We are printing a picture of Jaromir Canibal here
because the other candidates (Messrs. Bessis, Grodzensky
and Tani) have already been featured; Jaromirs name
was the last to be declared, too late for issue 3. He is ICCF
delegate for the Czech Republic and chairman of the
Playing Rules section of the Rules Commission.

Olympiad dilemma rresolv

esolved
esolved ECO
Index

I
HAVE great sympathy for the dilemma in which Ragnar Wikman
found himself in January. He was supposed to decide which A09 34
countries had qualified, so that the next ICCF Olympiad Final and A33 46
Preliminaries could start in March as announced. A45 20
When the time came, the information available seemed insufficient A54 25
A57 42
and he waited a few more weeks for the position to become clearer.
A65 26
Now, as announced on page 53, the right decision has been made
and play should start in early May. B08 40
B13 18
He has left open the possibility that late qualifiers could join the B20 47
Olympiad Final by email later in the year but it seems very improbable B21 12
that this will be necessary: results that came in after his decision was B31 21
made have already eliminated one of the four countries that had an B33 19
outside chance. B85 10
The Olympiads are ICCFs most important tournaments; each C01 27
member nation, whether it has 20 titled players or none, competes in C03 25
them to the best of their ability. Several countries had their Olympiad C06 48
XII games finished and their teams for the 13th picked almost a year C10 15
ago, so it is vital that this kind of delay should never recur. C12 35
C16 39
The 1996 Congress voted for a proposal to hold overlapping
C18 24
Olympiads, but this was not implemented because several countries C22 31
said they could not pick their teams for new Preliminaries without C39 20
knowing if they were in the next Final. It seems probable that the 1998 C77 29, 45
Congress will be asked to rescind the overlapping Olympiads decision D05 41
and instead vote for compulsory use of email and fax to speed up slow D17 38
matches; in 1998, when officials of almost every country have email, D21 38
this seems a much more acceptable solution than it did two years ago. D34 2
D59 64
Our interview with Roberto Alvarez and special feature on IECG
E62 26
in this issue highlight the huge changes email is making to the world E97 41, 64
of CC. If you havent tried it yet, this is the year to begin. E99 46
Tim Harding, Editor
 2 April 1998

The Best CC Game Ev er?

Ever?
By Tim Harding book Winning At Correspondence Chess
WE STILLl have two games to present (p. 21). There is a little more space this
from the Top 5 CC Games that emerged time and the notes below are based on
from Alex Dunnes poll some years ago, those by Dr Tarrasch and Dr Dyckhoff
as mentioned on page 2 of CM 1/98. This himself in the book of the Dyckhoff
month we are publishing Batik-Dyckhoff Memorial tournament.
while next month it will be the turn of
Purdy-Napolitano, appropriately to Queens Gambit, Tarrasch (D34)
coincide with our national profile of Francisek Batik (Czechoslovakia) -
Australia. Dr Eduard Dyckhoff (Germany)
In issue 6, I shall give my own personal IFSB Ch, 1930
favourites, leaving issues 7, 8-9 and 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 c3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5
possibly 10 for readers nominations 5 f3 c6 6 g3 f6 7 g2 e7 8
before conducting our vote to decide the 00 00 9 dxc5
overall winner. Tarrasch observed that this move,
Please send in suggestions now! I think given as best, could be the decisive
that the winner ought to come from the mistake. White gives up the centre and
last 30 years or so, the period in which his is displaced to a very harmful
there have been a greater number of high- square.
level CC tournaments than ever before. 9...d4
Dutch master Kier Nienhuis has This gambit, introduced by Dr Tarrasch
nominated his own game with Baumbach; himself, is the logical exploitation of the
coincidentally, he did this just as I had error. He observed also that the correct-
put issue 3 in the post to him in which ness of this gambit becomes the theme of
that game may be found (page 36). While the game.
this was a faultless game by him, with an 10 a4 f5!
important opening innovation followed The best move, preparing ...e4 which
up by excellent calculation, there are is bad at this moment. Blacks plan is
perhaps other games of which this could ...e4, ...f6, ...e8, ...e7, ...ad8 with
be said and the winning candidate for Best a strong threatening position, if no
CC Game Ever should perhaps have a immediate attack.
longer and more delicately balanced 11 h4
struggle before the decision? For more observations on alternatives
As to Batik-Dyckhoff, it is right that one see my book or works on theory.
of the fathers of modern correspondence 11...e4 12 f3
chess is represented in the nominations; This makes the e-pawn backward but
we shall no doubt learn more about Dr. Black also stands better after the superior
Dyckhoff when Erik Larssons series about 12 xe4 xe4 13 f5 xc5 14 xc5 xc5
historic chess tournaments reaches the because of Blacks strong central pawn.
1930s. 12...d5 13 f5 e6!
I was somewhat reluctant to republish Absolutely necessary! Black must
it because (as with the Nienhuis game) I exchange the immediately before
have already written notes to it in my White, by f4, can establish a piece on
 Chess Mail 3

d6. Black has already made four moves xd3 xf3 29 xe3 xe1 30 xe7 xd3+
with this but the first was a good +.
developing move and the others were b) 22 d3 e7 23 f2 xd3 24 exd3
either directly or indirectly forced. e5 Dyckhoff.
14 xe7+ xe7 22...e5
XIIIIIIIIY Threatening 23...xf3 24 xd4 xg3+
9r+-+-trk+0 25 h1 c6+ 26 e4 f3 and ...g1+.
9zpp+-wqpzpp0 23 f4
9-+n+lsn-+0 As this lets the knight into the attack,
9+-zP-+-+-0 23 g2! was better but then Dyckhoff
intended 23...g5! 24 h1 c6! 25 c4
9N+-zp-+-+0 xc4 26 xc4 d3 27 e4 3xe4 28 fxe4
9+-+-+PzP-0 f2!.
9PzP-+P+LzP0 23...g4 24 c4 xc4 25 xc4
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0 If 25 bxc4 g6! 26 g2 xh2 27 xh2
xiiiiiiiiy xg3+ 28 h1 d3 29 f3 8e6 30 f5
6e4! 31 xe4 h3+ 32 g1 g3+ 33
15 g5 f2 h2+ +.
a) 15 f4 c4 16 d6 e3+ Tarrasch; XIIIIIIIIY
b) 15 e4 d7! 16 c2 fc8 or 16...b4 9-+-+r+k+0
17 d2 c6 18 b4 b5 19 cxb6 axb6 20 b5 9zpp+-+pzp-0
b4 Dyckhoff. 9-+-+-wq-zp0
15...c4! 16 e1 h6 17 xf6 xf6 18
9+-zP-+-+-0
b3
18 e3 is strongly met by 18...ad8 and
9-+Rzp-zPn+0
18 e4 by 18...d3. 9+P+-tr-zP-0
18...a6 19 d2 fe8 20 b2 9P+-wQP+-zP0
For 10 moves this stood offside. 9+-+-tRLmK-0
Meanwhile Black has established strong xiiiiiiiiy
pressure on the e-file.
20...e3 21 ac1 25...g6!
On 21 d1 the combination 21...xe2 The d4-pawn, now weak, is
fails to 22 xe2 d3 (or 22...xe2 23 xe2 abandoned as Black plays for mate,
d3 24 b2) 23 e1 xa1 24 c3; threatening ...h5.
therefore Black would play 21...e7 22 26 g2 xh2!
f2 ae8 23 e4 g6 Dyckhoff. This strong breakthrough sacrifice
21...ae8 22 f1 would also have followed 26 h3.
A sad move, observed Tarrasch saying 27 xh2 xg3+ 28 g1 d3 29 c3
that Here one can see that a worse With the intention of playing with
malady than a backward pawn on an and against after 29...xe2 30 xe2
open file, is that makes its own pieces xe2 31 xe2 dxe2 32 xg3 e1+ 33
backward. h2.
Dyckhoff gave these alternatives in his 29...8e6! 01
notes: The threat is ... g6, and White resigned
a) 22 c4 xc4 23 xc4 e7 24 f2 in view of forced mate. If 31 f5 the goes
f5! 25 f4 d3 26 f3 g6 27 c3 d4 28 via e4 to g4.
 4 April 1998

Meet tthe
he man who br ought IECG
brought
back fr om tthe
from he brink of collapse
Please tell us about how you got
started in chess and your best
performances OTB.
Intervie
Intervieww by
I started to play chess at the age of 18.
I won some local opens played in my
Tim Har ding
Harding
chess club (Circulo de Ajedrez de Villa
Ballester) during the 90s . Translation of the main part
Due to work commitments (and of the interview: thanks to
probably due to the lack of necessary
talents to play over the board!), my chess Pedro Federico Hegoburu
OTB career was simply as amateur,
reaching the first category in my
federation, with a few wins against
higher-level players. Yes. I am a member of:
1987 Co-Champion Villa Ballester a) The Council of IECG (International
Chess Club Major Tournament Email Chess Group), in charge of the
1992 Vice-Champion Buenos Aires Secretariat;
team tournament (Villa Ballester CC) b) ICCFs New Technology
1992 Champion Playas de Necochea Subcommittee (in the Development
Team Tournament (V.Ballester CC) Commission);
Then you took up CC? c) ICCF World Email Tournaments
As a way to improve my chess Office (with GM Juan Morgado).
understanding, I began to play I am also Tournament Secretary in ICCF
correspondence chess in 1985, but only Email TT, Martinez Acosta Mem. B and
since 1994 I started to play more or less some team country matches (through my
seriously (just after I stopped playing over national federation, CAPA)
the board chess). On over the board bodies, I was
I took first place in some CC events, Tournament Director at the Metropolitan
for example ICCF Cup X prel. sect.72 (9/ Chess Federation (FEMEDA) when I was
10), WT/M/GT/344 and some Argentinian 18, and member of the Villa Ballester
events. Chess Club Board during nearly ten years
I currently have 8/10 in CAPAs (as Secretary and Treasurer).
Martinez Acosta Memorial A (cat. IV, When we interviewed GM Juan
began 1995) and Ive reached an IM title Morgado last year, he said the chess
result in CAPAs Pelikan Memorial A email players in Argentina are very grateful
GM (cat. X) with 7/11. If I have good to you for providing the Caissa chess
luck in my 3 remaining games (1 out BBS, giving access to email and The
3), I will obtain the IGM title. Week in Chess for a moderate cost.
You have also been busy as a chess Please tell us more about this.
organiser! The idea behind the Caissa BBS started
 Chess Mail 5

Name: Roberto Gabriel

Roberto Alvarez Alvarez
Secretary of International
Factfile Email Chess Group
Born: October 24th, 1963
Living: Villa Ballester, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
Work: Software/Hardware
Technical Assistant
ICCF IM (Title pending, 1998)

Picture by George Pyrich

many years ago. In 1995 I was able to decreasing in Argentina, the BBS (Bulletin
achieve that wish to have a virtual place Board System) is practically in extinction.
in which chess players could obtain This has happened in many countries, and
information, and also the possibility to even many important companies that
play chess by electronic mail. produce software for BBS have
The registered users of Caissa have disappeared. Due to the fact that Caissa
access to an email account, plus access BBS is not permanently connected to the
to complete libraries of chess-related files Internet, it is not possible for foreign users
(gamefiles, shareware programs, demos, to connect without paying long distance
news, etc.) and until some months ago, calls. Now Caissa has some 30 registered
they also had access to chess newsgroups users (a very small number) but hundreds
(rec.games.chess). connect daily in order to obtain information
Since Internet costs have been from the free libraries available.
 6 April 1998

What do you think are the advantages quality of the postal service.
of email correspondence chess, and Another important factor is that many
the disadvantages? correspondence chess players are not
The advantages are almost obvious: used to play endgames, a critical phase
speed, reliability, low cost, and the of the game. The extreme length of postal
possibility to play with people all over chess games does not benefit that phase
the world without the well-known because it usually demands more game
problems with snail-mail. The electronic time.
mail is a much more efficiently means of Lets assume you are playing a game
communication for chess players when with someone who has a regular or bad
compared to traditional post. postal service, and you have to decide
Personally, I do not find any whether to play an uncertain variant of
disadvantages, except for the necessity to moves with attack, or an ending with a
own a computer and a telephone line (if small advantage that will take many
you have no email access in your work moves to win. Usually the player decides
or school), but nowadays, at least in to offer a draw, or to reject the chance to
developed or developing countries, a play an endgame that will take years to
computer and telephone line are available win (and which will probably be stopped
at a cost that is not prohibitive. due to the adjudication of the game).
Isnt it too fast for some players, they This limitation does not exist in email
dont play as carefully as in a chess: you can choose to play a complex,
traditional CC game by postcards... even endgame, and in the worst scenario
I do not think it is that fast. We must that game might last 18 to 24 months, but
consider that the reflection time is bigger it will always be decided over the board.
(40 days for 10 moves), that you may take What advice would you give to
a 30-day ordinary leave plus a 30-day somebody starting email CC?
special cessation of play per year. Start with a reduced number of
Luckily, in email chess it is not possible games, preferably a 7-player tournament
to forge reception dates systematically, as (6 games). You will see how much time
is the case in postal chess. I am not saying it will take you, and if necessary, you can
that all chess players are doing it, but it is play more games. Personally, I believe
evident that some are, and that is why the that the average player (those who play
international chess tournaments take up 30/50 postal games at the same time) will
to 8 years, which goes against the be satisfied with 15 email games.
popularisation of postal chess. Use with discretion the reflection
Furthermore, the chess reasoning and time, especially trying to accumulate
knowledge in email chess are more precious time during the first opening
important than the use of computers. If moves. Control the anxiety of wishing to
you play a 15-player tournament and have answer instantaneously.
only one computer, it is easy to see that If you lose a game without deserving
you do not have the same computer it, take a break which enables you re-
time that you can have in postal chess. establish your confidence.
In email chess, the postal time is Use specific software designed for
established at 1 day, whilst that same email chess: it avoids notation mistakes
factor in postal chess depends, partly on and saves heavy administrative workload.
what your opponent declares and on the Be friendly to your opponents, and
 Chess Mail 7

avoid discussions that may put you

nervous and affect your play in other ICCF has a big inertia, which
games. Always abide by the Rules of Play. makes difficult the taking of
Be helpful to the Tournament Director. decisions... It is excessively
Knowing the Rules is as important as a
good theoretical novelty! bureaucratic and the service/
Finally, a piece of advice to those cost relationship offered to
over-the-board players who have not players must get better.
played correspondence chess before:
Do not underestimate your
opponents, because postal and email tournaments for ICCF, but then the
chess are quite different from OTB. I like organisation collapsed, delaying
particularly the opinion of GM Simon ICCFs plans for many months. The
Webb (who is also a FIDE IM): in postal old IECG was claiming maybe 3000
chess you have to find the best move in players is that right?
the position; in OTB you can play against When IECG collapsed, it is probable
your opponents mistakes. that they had 3000 players, even though
Being a strong OTB player does not many of them were inactive. If we
mean you are also strong in compare the current activities of IECG,
correspondence chess. which has 4800 members, with the
I call IECG the Chess Phoenix of the previous one, it is feasible that many of
Internet, because it was reborn when those 3000 players had never begun
all seemed lost. IECG began in 1994, games.
and grew very rapidly at first. Who Then around April-May 1995 it just
were its founders and how did it collapsed. What happened? Was it just
begin? too ambitious?
The founders of IECG were Franz I think that the collapse was due to
Hemmer, Henk Chang and Lisa Powell. some combined factors: maybe too many
With a handful of chess players, IECG wishes to grow (something like a desire
became popular in no-time. to achieve a record number of
Then there was some kind of split, I members), excessive concentration of
believe? One of the first organisers, jobs and desire for power. I do not believe
Lisa Powell in Canada, started IECC that the original idea of the organisers was
instead... Do you know anything to obtain money. I think that the internal
about this period? struggles for power and the control of
Probably it was a struggle for power, IECG produced a tremendous friction that
which produced a split in IECG, and the they did not know how to solve in time.
creation of IECC by Lisa Powell. Judging You were very active in the Usenet
by later events, I think that Lisa Powell newsgroups, organising a rescue of
had good reasons! Although as a CC IECG with new workers to replace
player I regret that said split took place. those who had silently withdrawn.
It is always easier to divide than to Many people were sceptical, but by
join, and I trust that, in a near future, the end of 1996 you had IECG
that situation may change. working again. This was a great
At the ICCF Congress in Gjvik (1995) achievement. How did you do it and
they made a deal to run the email who were your main helpers?
 8 April 1998

Sincerely, trying to reorganise IECG

from amongst the chaos in which it was Although it may seem
(absolute lack of necessary information,
lack of cooperation or silence from the strange, the Internet lacks a
people in charge, plus the chaos and President, Vice-President etc.,
disapproval from the members) was and nevertheless... works!
something completely crazy!
I always have in mind the lines of the
Argentine poet Pedro B. Palacios (also President, Vice-President, etc., and
known as Almafuerte): Do not give up nevertheless... works!
even when beaten, do not feel a slave even We took that kind of decentralised
when in slavery... and that confidence model and adapted it to a free
sustained me during the hard first months. organisation as IECG. The motto is
At first, the efforts were dedicated to decentralised and team work. In this
the re-establishment of communication way, it is easier to make the necessary
with IECG members, writing hundreds of replacements and in the event of a crisis,
messages requesting help and the whole organisation will not stop. Of
cooperation. Many friends gave us their course, I do not mean to say that the
opponents addresses, some more traditional vertical model of an
courageous offered their help. We were organisation does not work, but in a free
told it was an impossible task, without entity based on volunteers, the
specialised software, but our hearts and collaborators are better motivated by team
the courage of the volunteers made work, without the necessity of giving
possible what seemed destined to fail. orders.
IECG does not exist only thanks to In the IECG staff, all opinions count
Roberto Alvarez. I am part of a team that and are valuable, because from them we
gave impulse to the reorganisation, and I can extract what in the end is more
especially wish to thank my friends Ortwin convenient for the organisation. Another
Paetzold, Vania Mascioni, Richard Kyllo, advantage is that all staff members have
Ian Brooks, Filiberto Pivirotto and Mats jobs assigned, that is to say, there are no
Larsson, who are still working for IECG. political positions, they are all working
What do you think are the lessons of positions.
the IECG experience for people trying Regarding the IECG growth, a way to
to organise things on the Internet control it is the establishment of a tutorial
(not necessarily just chess). How do course, which limits the acceptance of
you control growth so it does not new members to those who really
overload the organisers? demonstrate interest and respect for the
We must learn from our acquired rules. Furthermore, we do not usually
experience. The previous centralised publicise excessively our activities. We do
organisation, with high positions not engage in discussions or battles with
(President, Vice-President, Manager, etc.) the rest of the free organisations in
collapsed because many internal struggles Internet, because we are not looking for
arose, something that my experience an immense growth. We want the players
indicates is inevitable in vertically- to choose IECG because they are
organised structures. Although it may convinced.
seem strange, the Internet lacks a How many organisers and players
 Chess Mail 9

does IECG have now? What services How to join IECG and
are provided for members? And how
is it all paid for? what it offers: See p.44
During 1997 we have accepted nearly
900 new members, and the current
number of players is around 4900. The pretending to offer extraordinary services
volunteers working for IECG are about which cannot be maintained, thus
20 (tournament secretaries, rating, generating unrest among the players. We
archive) and 20 volunteers in the must be aware of our limitations and, if
acceptance of new members. In the first possible, we must establish a closer
11 months of 1997, we started 134 Class collaboration with ICCF and also with
tournaments (7 players, by ranking IECC, so that we can achieve bigger things
categories), more than 300 two-game together.
matches, 67 Quads tournaments (4 How do you see the relation between
players, double round), the finals of IECG ICCF and IECG, now and in the
Cup I, 9 groups of the IECG Cup II, the future? Do they have distinct roles or
preliminaries of IECG Cup III (with more will they eventually merge?
than 300 players from 49 countries) and I am optimist regarding a harmonic
the second final of the IECG World existence based on mutual cooperation,
Championship. with well-defined roles for both
All the services for players are free of organisations: IECG in charge of email
charge. This includes the subscription to chess promotion, and ICCF as organiser
the IECG-L (mailing list for members), of the World Championship, granting
access to our Website, autorresponders international titles, drafting the rules of
with rules and FAQ, gamefiles in .PGN play, etc. Of course this will be possible
and ChessBase formats, etc. if there is an interaction between them,
The website and the IECG-L mailing which makes possible the required
list are supported by a German company exchange of ideas and projects.
(EICS). Also, Schroder BV and Andres A relationship based on the submission
Valderde programmer of ECTOOL of IECG to what ICCF dictates will be
have generously donated products which condemned to failure. The assignment of
we have distributed among our members. roles is not capricious: ICCF is
Each volunteer has to bear the costs internationally known after decades of
originated by the IECG work. existence, whilst IECG is a young and
How do you see IECG developing? eager organisation. From the synthesis of
As a free organisation, I think we have youth and experience the worlds players
an important role: that email chess is will obtain bigger benefits. Many
known to all the world. IECG could grow volunteers in the IECG staff are also
more, maybe up to 6000 active members, members of the federations affiliated to
and then it will be very difficult with a ICCF, and therefore are also ICCF players
structure based on voluntary work and no who, through IECG, have been able to
fee. Since IECG activities will be always channel their uneasiness.
free of charge, there are factors which put What do you think is good about ICCF
limits to a fast growth. and what is not so good?
This is why we must not get confused ICCF is a big organisation, existing for
about our role in the chess world, decades, which has the support of the
 10 April 1998

strongest players, besides being now the As long as the postal service exists,
one with more affiliates. It has some things there will be players participating in postal
that need to be better, no doubt about it, chess competitions. I also believe that, in
especially ICCF should decide whether it the next 5 or 10 years, the main CC
continues being an amateur competitions will be made by email,
organisation that charges fees, or a especially due to its low cost, possibilities
professional organisation (at least in some of sponsorship and popularity among
of its organisational aspects). world aficionados.
ICCF has a big inertia, which makes Have you anything else you would
difficult the taking of decisions and like to add?
therefore slows the process of adaptation Yes, For information about the ICCF,
to the current times. In other aspects it is visit http://www.iccf.com or write to:
excessively bureaucratic and closed, and [email protected] (for email
the relationship service/cost offered to tournaments and a list of email contacts
players must get better. I have seen during around the world)
the last two years a renewed impulse For information about IECG, visit http:/
(mainly thanks the current ICCF /www.eics.com/iecg or write to
President), who wish to transform ICCF [email protected].
into a dynamic and vigorous organisation. And do not forget to visit our page at
The main problem arises with the need http://webs.satlink.com/usuarios/a/
to open ICCF activities to all the players, ajeinteg/capa.html!
and not try to enforce membership to One last question, about your email
National Federations. Chessplayers are address, [email protected]! Are you a
not stupid people: they will join ICCF great fan of Elvis Presley or is there
member federations if there is a good another reason?
relation cost/proficiency, and never will Not. The elvis name has its origin in
join them by force. my chess club, where some years ago,
It would be a big mistake to blame one of my friends, after seeing me with a
only those with responsibility duties for new windcheater and a new hair-look,
all the evils in ICCF: we, the players have exclaimed Oh, here comes Elvis. It is
a high degree of responsibility. Arguing the origin of the nick-name.
is not enough, participation is necessary! By the way, I am a fan of the following
If the players participated more music bands: Queen, Led Zeppelin (my
through their national federations, these favourite) and The Police.
would be modernised and strong, and
because ICCF is a federation of Scheveningen Sicilian (B85)
federations, the results would be quickly Roberto Alvarez (ARG) -
seen. The motto for players would be: Do Tero Kokkila (FIN)
not be a mere spectator, be a part of the Pelikan Memorial A, 1997
changes. They must help national (Notes by Roberto Alvarez)
federations, because these are the basis 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
of ICCF. f6 5 c3 e6 6 e3 a6 7 e2 e7 8
When do you think all CC will be f4 c7 9 a4 c6 10 00 00 11 h1
played by email ten years? 25 years? d8 12 d3 d7
5 years? Or will there always be some Usually, Black plays the system with
players who want to play by post? ...e8 as was seen in Kasparov-Anand,
 Chess Mail 11

PCA match. White obtains an small b) 23 c2!? c7 24 d4 b3 25 h4.

positional advantage, and Kasparov 18 f5!+- exf5
suffered a lot with the black pieces a) 18...e5 19 h3 h5 20 f6 exd3 21
(maybe one of the reasons why he fxg7!? xb2 (21...e5 22 f5) 22 g5 f6
switched to the Dragon). The system 23 xf6 e5 24 f5;
involving ...d8 and ...d7 is quite recent, b) 18...gxf5? 19 exf5 xd3 20 h3+-;
and gives plenty of possibilities, with a c) 18...f6 19 fxg6!! xh4 20 gxf7+ f8
difficult struggle in the middlegame. 21 fxe8+ xe8 22 xe6 b8 23 d5
13 h5!? (see diagram).
13 f3 b4 14 f5 e5 15 g3 h8 16 XIIIIIIIIY
a5 g8 17 de2 d7 18 b6 c8 19 f4 9rwql+k+-+0
e8 Palac- Hulak, Croatia ch 1995. 9+p+n+-+p0
13...b4 14 a5 f6N
A new move. Black wishes to keep
9p+-zpN+-+0
control over the critical point e5, ready 9zP-+N+-+-0
to play ...e5 in reply to f4-f5. So, White 9-sn-+P+-vl0
needs to be careful before making such a 9+-+LvLR+-0
break. Zelcic-Hulak, Croatia ch 1995, 9-zPP+-+PzP0
went instead 14...c5 15 f5 f6 16 fxe6 9tR-+-+-+K0
cxd3 17 db5 e7 18 c7 xe6 19 xiiiiiiiiy
xe6 xe6 20 cxd3 xc3 21 bxc3 xd3
22 d4 e8 23 f3 e5 (01, 61). After a surprising queen-sacrifice,
15 f3 White is winning, due to the very poor
Whites plan looks good: f3 with the location of the major black pieces (see
threat of h3 when Black will need to
weaken his pawn structure.
15...g6?!
Having not completed the queenside
development, another possible move is
15...f8 16 b3 e8 17 b6 b8
although White is better.
16 h6 g7 17 h4!? e8?
Maybe an important mistake. Tero does
not want a draw by repetition, but this
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 12 April 1998

a8, b8, d7). Although the material is 23...xf7 24 f3! e7

unbalanced in Blacks favour, fortunately There are different possibilities, and all
the value of pieces depends on their lose the game, then, we will avoid bother
mobility, and not only on their existence our readers with lots and lots of analysis,
on the board. I was very excited about because surely they could be a good
this possibility! My strong opponent surely exercise to them trying to discover the
saw this variation (and its correct tactical keys.
positional evaluation), though maybe not 25 xh5 xd4 26 g6+ h8 27 f7
before playing 17...e8. 10.
Play could go from the diagram: Black resigned, because the position
a) 23...b5 24 g7+ d8 25 xb4+-; is hopeless: 27...xf7 28 xf7 xe4 29
b) 23...f6 24 ec7+ d8 25 b6+-; xe4+-.
c) 23...e5 24 f8+ d7 25 g5! xd5 The next game is an instructive
(25...xg5 26 xg5 xd5 27 exd5+-) 26 example about the pair of bishops against
exd5+-; the knight-bishop couple. This game
d) 23...xd5 24 exd5 e5 (24...e7 25 began in January 1995.
h3; 24...f6 25 af1) 25 f8+ e7 26 Sicilian Morra Gambit (B21)
af1. Roberto Alvarez (ARG) -
19 exf5 e5 20 h3 h5 Mario Mujica (ARG)
Now the position seems to be unclear... 15 Argentine Ch semifinal email, 1995
but only at a first glance: Blacks (Notes based on those by Roberto
weaknesses on the kingside are a major Alvarez in APA)
disadvantage. 1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 xc3
21 e4! g4 e6 5 f3 a6 6 c4 b5 7 b3 e7 8 0
21...c4 22 g1 (22 f2!?) 22...xb2 0 g6 9 e3 b7 10 c1 c6 11 e1
(22...e5 23 a4 d5 24 f3!) 23 g3 e7 12 a4 00 13 axb5 axb5 14 xb5
e5 (23...d5 24 xd5 xd5 25 xd5 e5 a6 15 c3 b4 16 a1 d3 17 e2
26 b3) 24 fxg6 xg3 25 gxf7+ xf7 df4 18 d2 b4
26 xg3+ g4 27 xd6+-. XIIIIIIIIY
22 fxg6 xe3 23 gxf7+! 9r+-wq-trk+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-+p+pzpp0
9r+l+r+k+0 9l+-+p+n+0
9+pwq-+Pvl-0 9+-+-+-+-0
9p+-zp-+-+0 9-vl-+Psn-+0
9zP-+-+-+p0 9+LsN-vLN+-0
9-sn-sNL+-wQ0 9-zP-tR-zPPzP0
9+-sN-sn-+R0 9tR-+Q+-mK-0
9-zPP+-+PzP0 xiiiiiiiiy
9tR-+-+-+K0
xiiiiiiiiy Having neutralised the gambit, Black
has equalised the game. White must play
The game is over. 23 xe3 wins too, in very precisely to avoid inferiority. The
but only after a lot of tricks in a complex plan ...e6, ...a6, ...e7 therefore seems
position, so I preferred the more forcing one of the better ways to answer the
23 gxf7+. gambit.
 Chess Mail 13

19 g3! 25 f4
If 19 xd7?! c8 20 d2 xc3 21 bxc3 An important move to restrict the rival .
(21 c1!? xd2 22 xc8 fxc8 23 xd2 25...c8 26 c4!
with an uncertain position) 21...xc3 22 Removing the strong d5-point from the
c1 f6. I dislike this whole variation black minor pieces.
because there will be no pawns on 26...c6
queenside/centre, and when play is 26...b8 27 a2 a8 28 a7.
reduced to only one flank (mainly 27 d6 e7 28 d2 f8 29 f2 e8
kingside when the kings are short 30 d4
castled), the logical result should be a Part of the plan has been fulfilled. Now
draw. Although (in our variation) the we should create weaknesses in the
white pieces are very active, Black has kingside and, if possible, block it in order
no weakness, and after some moves Black to impose our queenside superiority.
will improve his piece position with 30...d8
nothing to avoid a draw. 30...f5 31 c3 h5 32 c2.
After some little calculations/eval- 31 e2 f5 32 c3 xd2+?!
uations, I disregarded both 20 g5? and This is, to say the least, of doubtful
20 d2, and found, in my opinion, a better value, since now White will be able to
move, which keeps the pawn structure walk his to the centre without
unbalanced, and with better prospects. problems.
19...xc3 33 xd2 f6 34 d3 d7
19...h3+? 20 g2 f6 21 xh3 xc3 XIIIIIIIIY
22 bxc3 e2 23 xe2 xa1 24 xa1 xf3 9-+-+-+-+0
25 a2+-. 9+-+k+-zpp0
20 bxc3 e2+ 21 xe2 xe2 22 xa8 9-+l+pzp-+0
xd1 23 xd8 xf3
23...xb3 24 xd7 and White has an
9+-+-+n+-0
extra pawn. 9-+P+-zP-+0
24 xd7 xe4 9+LvLK+-zP-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-zP0
9-+-+-trk+0 9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+R+pzpp0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-+p+n+0
35 d1!
9+-+-+-+-0 From here, the watches both
9-+-+l+-+0 diagonals. One of the games motifs is the
9+LzP-vL-zP-0 struggle between both light-squared
9-+-+-zP-zP0 bishops to occupy the long diagonal,
9+-+-+-mK-0 presently in Blacks possession.
xiiiiiiiiy 35...d6 36 b2 b7 37 d4 e7
38 c2
After a long forced variation, we reach Causing the advance of the black
an interesting endgame. White has the pawns. Please watch the white position:
better chances through his pair of bishops centralised , a pair of bishops aiming
and, fundamentally, the passed c-pawn. toward the black kingside. Meanwhile,
White should play a strategic plan. the black is outside of the play.
 14 April 1998

38...f5? to f7, we can occupy quietly with our own

38...g6 is better. king the strongpoint e5.
39 a3+ f6 40 h4 e8 41 d1! c6 47...e4 48 a4 g2 49 c5! d8 50
42 b4 a5! c6+
Blacks inflexibility is beginning to be If 50...e7 (50...b7 51 c7!+-) 51
evident. The is dominated and the xd8+ xd8 52 e5 e7 53 b3 e4
has not much mobility (it must prevent (53...c6 54 xe6 b5 55 d5 d7 56
the moves f3 and a4 at the same time). c6 e8 57 c7) 54 xe6 f3 55 d5 e2
The e4-square is temporarily protected, 56 c6 b5 57 c7 d7 58 b7.
but zugzwang will soon be a factor. 51 xc6 xc6 52 d8+ f7 53 e5
42...g6 43 c3 h6 44 b4 h5 45 c3 e8
White has been waiting, while Black If 53...d7 54 d6 c8 55 c6 e8 56
exhausts the moves of his pawns. In this f6 f7 57 g5 e8 58 c7 a6 59 b8!.
type of ending, it is not advantageous be 54 d6 b5
hurried. First we should set the pieces on Or 54...d5 55 g5! (Not 55 b6?! c4
the best squares for them to exhaust the 56 c6 b5 57 xe6 xc6 58 f6 f3 59
opponents moves. xg6 g4=) 55...c4 56 c6 b5 57 c7
45...f7! c4 58 b8 a6 59 a8 c8 60 a7+-.
a) 45...g2 46 a4 d6 47 c5+ e7 55 f6!
48 f6+ xf6 49 xd6+-; The must be located on the h4-
b) 45...e4 46 a4 g2 47 c5 d8 48 diagonal, in order to deny the black
c6 xc6+ 49 c5+ +-; the e7-d8 squares. In spite of the
c) 45...d8 46 c5+ e7 47 a5 b7+ presence of bishops of opposite colour,
48 xc6 xa5+ 49 b5 b7 50 c5 d8 the ending is won by White, who
(50...d8 51 b6) 51 b3 c7 52 xe6 anticipated this manoeuvre long ago.
d8 53 d5+-. 55...a6 56 xe6 c4+
46 e1! Black finally gave up the e6-pawn,
Again we must not allow Black to now that the white cannot step on the
activate his (route c5-e4). Now the f6 square.
protects the g3-pawn, that in some 57 d6 a6 58 g5 c4!
variation could be captured by the . If 58...c8 59 c6 a6 60 c7 d3 61
46...f6 47 b4 b8 a6 62 a7 c8 63 a8+-. The
XIIIIIIIIY triangulation creates zugzwang, which
9-+-+-+-+0 decides the struggle: 63...a6 64 b8.
9+n+-+-+-0 59 c6 e2
9-+l+pmkp+0 a) 59...b5 60 c7 e2 61 b8 a6
62 a7;
9+-+-+p+p0 b) 59...d3 60 c7 e4 61 d6 f3
9-vLPmK-zP-zP0 62 c7 b7 63 e6 c8+ 64 f6 d7 65
9+-+-+-zP-0 xg6 xc7 66 xh5 d6 67 g6+-.
9-+-+-+-+0 60 e6 b5
9+-+L+-+-0 Or 60...c4+ 61 f6 b5 62 c7 (62
xiiiiiiiiy xg6? xc6 63 xh5 f7) 62...d7 63
xg6 xc7 64 xh5 e8+ 65 h6 d7
White has limited again the mobility 66 f6 e6 67 g5 f7 68 h5 xh5
of the black and now, if the moves (68...g8 69 e5) 69 xh5 xf6 70 h6.
 Chess Mail 15

61 c7! If 11...xf3 (11...e4 12 xe4 xe4

The final point: 61 f6? xc6 62 xg6 13 e1) 12 xf3 b6 when:
f3 63 xf5 f7! reaching a position, in a) 13 e1 and now:
which Black would wait, moving the a1) 13...xc4 14 xe6+ xe6 15 e2+
on the d1h5 diagonal, with a draw! e3 (15...d7) 16 xe3+ d6 17 g3+
61...c4+ 62 f6 d7 63 xg6 e2 c6 18 c3+ b6 19 b3+ c6 20 f4;
64 xf5 xc7 65 g6 10. a2) 13...xd4 14 xb7;
65...d7 66 f5 d3 67 g4 hxg4 68 h5 a3) 13...d7 14 b3 d8 15 b2 b4
d6 69 f4+ +-. (15...c8 16 xe6 b8 17 f5) 16 e2
French, Rubinstein (C10) c6 17 a3 a5 18 d5;
Roberto Alvarez (ARG) - b) 13 b3 c8 14 e1 d8 15 b2 e7
Emil Bazela (SLK) 16 d5 exd5 17 xe7 xe7 18 e1+.
ICCF WT/M/GT/344, 1995 12 d5 exd5
(Notes by Roberto Alvarez) If 12...xd5 13 cxd5 xd5 14 e1 f6
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 dxe4 4 xe4 15 d4.
d7 5 f3 c6 6 d3 d7 7 00 13 e1+ d8 14 cxd5 xd5 15 xd5
gf6 8 eg5 h6 b4
8...d6 9 c4 h6 10 xe6 fxe6 11 g6+ XIIIIIIIIY
f8 12 e1 g8 13 e2 f8 14 c2 xf3 9r+qmk-+-tr0
15 xf3 c6 16 d2 e7 17 e2 f7 18 9zppzpn+-zp-0
h3 e8 19 ae1 h5 20 g3 h4 21 g4 6h7 9-+-+-snLzp0
22 e4 f6 23 c5 c7 24 f4 d8 25 e3
g5 26 f5 exf5 27 gxf5.
9+-+Q+-+-0
9 xe6
9-vl-+-+-+0
White sacrifices a knight, obtaining a 9+-+-+N+-0
good attack, thanks to the bad position 9PzP-+-zPPzP0
of the black king. 9tR-vL-tR-mK-0
9...fxe6 10 g6+ e7 xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-wq-vl-tr0 16 g5! hxg5
9zppzpnmk-zp-0 16...c6 17 xf6+ gxf6 18 e4 xe1 19
9-+l+psnLzp0 xe1 c7 20 f4+ b6 (20...e5 21
9+-+-+-+-0 xe5 fxe5 22 xe5+ b6) 21 b4+ c7
22 f5 d8 23 d4 b8 24 e6 e5 25
9-+-zP-+-+0 xd8 xd8 26 f4.
9+-+-+N+-0 17 xg5 c6 18 e6+ e7 19 xg7+
9PzPP+-zPPzP0 d8 20 e6+ e7 21 g5+ d8 22
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0 d4 xe1 23 d1 10.
xiiiiiiiiy I also considered 23 e6+ e7 24 xe1
d5 25 c5+ d6 26 e6+ c7 27 e7
11 c4 d8 28 f5.
I rejected 11 e1 xf3 12 xf3 b6 Black resigned after 23 d1 in view of
13 xe6+ xe6 14 e3+ d6 15 g3+ 23...xf2+ (23...b8 24 xf6+ c7 25
c6 16 c3+ d7 17 f5+ e8 18 g6+ e6+ b6 26 xd7 xh2+ 27 f1) 24
d7 19 h3+ c6 20 c3+ d7. xf2 d5 25 xh8+ c7 26 xc8+ xc8
11...c8 27 f5 (or 27 h4).
 16 April 1998

TOURNAMENT OF THE MONTH: OLYMPIAD XII PRELIMS

Swiss back in tthe

he ffinal
inal after 60 yyears
ears
By Georg Walker Poland 19.
SWITZERLAND has qualified for the final II. CC Olympiad (Final: 5/1952-2/
of CC Olympiad XII. This is our first time 1955)
to reach the final since qualification pre- No Swiss participation!
liminaries were re-introduced. The medal-winners: 1. Sweden 27
Before looking at the results of the play- Pts., 2. CSSR 27, 3. West Germany 27.
ers and some of their games, here is a III. CC Olympiad (Final: 2/1958-12/
little Olympiad history. 1961)
I. European Nations Olympiad No Swiss participation!
This event began on January 15, 1935 The medal-winners: 1. USSR 35, 2.
with 17 national teams in three pre- Hungary 34, 3. Yugoslavia 32.
liminary groups. Switzerland won its IV. CC Olympiad (Final: 10/1961-8/
group with 20 points out of a possible 1964)
30. The Swiss team was: (board order Still no Swiss participation.
unknown) E. Voellmy 4 pts. from 5 The medal-winners: 1. USSR 36 pts., 2.
games, O.Zimmermann 4, M. Henn- East Germany 28, 3. Sweden 27.
eberger3, W.Henneberger 3, Bickel 2 V. CC Olympiad (Final: 5/1965-7/
and K.Flaff 2. 1968)
The final began in 1937 with 6 teams. The Swiss finished fourth in their group
The Swiss results: O.Zimmermann 2, behind East Germany, Great Britain and
E.Voellmy 3, M.Henneberger 2, Australia with 19 points from 36 games.
P.Johner 2, K.Flaff 4 and W. Henn- The Swiss team: W Baumgartner 4/6, Cl.
eberger . Olsommer 1, W.Dintheer 2, O. Krausz
Final positions: 1. Hungary 20 pts. 3, J.L. Ormond 1 and J Steiner 6 (!).
2. Austria 19, 3. Switzerland 16. Final result: 1. Czechoslovakia 36, 2.
In those days, before World War II, the USSR 30, 3. West Germany 29.
majority of the Swiss OTB national team VI. CC Olympiad (Final: 7/1968-6/
played also in the correspondence chess 1972)
national team. In Group 3 the Swiss came 7th out of 9
I. CC Olympiad (Final: 1949-1952) Teams. The Swiss team: O. Krausz 1/8,
In Group 1 (1946-1949) we finished in J Steiner 5, P. Mller 3, H.Keller 3,
3rd place behind Portugal and France. W. Baumgartner 1 and M. Markus 3.
Swiss team: 1.W.Henneberger 3, 2. Final result: 1. USSR 38 Pts. 2. Czecho-
H.Schrmann 2. 3.M.Blau 5, 4. K.Flaff 4, slovakia 28, 3. East Germany 25.
5. 0.Krausz 3 and 6.A.Crisovan 1 pts. VII. CC Olympiad (1972-1975)
The medallists in the Final (1949-6/ Once more the Swiss were absent.
1952) were: 1 Hungary 23 pts. 2. Final result: 1. USSR 35/54, 2. Bul-
Czechoslovakia 20, 3rd = Sweden and garia 30, 3. GB 29.
 Chess Mail 17

Swiss players (left to right): M.Rfenacht (board 1), Georg Walker (ICCF
delegate), E. Bhend (board 2), Ch. Issler (board 3), R.Knobel (board 4),
Dr. M.Christoffel (board 5). Missing: F.Liardet (board 6).

VIII. CC Olympiad (Preliminaries won by Great Britain 33 pts./48 ahead

1972-1977, Final 1977-1982) of West Germany 30 and USSR 27.
Switzerland returned to the competi- X CC Olympiad (Preliminaries. Octo-
tion and came fifth in Group 1 with 41/ ber 1982-1987, Final 1988-1993)
66. The team missed qualifying for the This time 33 nations contested 3 pre-
final by one point. liminary groups. The Swiss came 8th in
On the Swiss team were: J.Steiner 6/ Group 2 with 33/66 Games: X Steiner:
11, W.Baumgartner 5, H.P.Locher 7, X. 4/11, P.Bezzola 5, M.Christoffel: 5,
Steiner 8, P.Bezzola 8 (IM-halfnorm) J.Janzek 8 (IM-halfnorm), W.A.Stilling
and W.A. Stilling 7. 4 and J.A.Cornu 5.
13 countries played in the Final and The Final had 10 teams, with the re-
the result was: 1. USSR: 46/72, 2. Hun- sult: USSR 34/54, England 33, East Ger-
gary 44, 3. GB 41. many 33 ahead of Czechoslovakia 30.
IX. CC Olympiad (Preliminaries: Here it is interesting that at the conclu-
1977- 1982, Final 1982-1987) sion of the competition neither the USSR
Now 38 nations started in the Prelimi- nor the German Democratic Republic
naries, divided into 3 Groups. Switzerland existed anymore, but both their teams
came 7th of 13 teams in Group A with 43 continued playing and won medals.
pts. Final result of the Swiss players: X. XI. CC Olympiad (Preliminaries:
Steiner 8/12 games (IM-halfnorm), 1988-1992, Final 1992-8)
Bezzola 10 (IM-halfnorm), Christoffel: 8 In the Preliminaries, 40 teams played
(IM-halfnorm), Stilling 6, Cornu 5 and in 4 groups. Again the Swiss team missed
Blaffner 5. qualifying for the final by one point. They
There were 9 countries in the Final, came 4th in Group 4, with 28/48. Team
 18 April 1998

results: M.Rfenacht 4/8, Bezzola/ 16...e6

Eichhom 3, G. Gottardi 5 (IM- Gabriel Blasberg played 16...c8,
halfnorm), J.Janzek 5 (IM-halfnorm), M. preventing long castling, to draw two
Christoffel 5 and H.Robert 4. games in the Bartis Memorial B. White
The Final of Olympiad XI was still in replied 17 00 in one and 17 d2 in the
play when this article was written. other.
XII. CC Olympiad (Preliminaries Earlier OTB games went 16...f6 17
1992-1997) 000 d8 18 hg1 (18 he1 d6 19 d4
A total of 49 countries contested 4 g5 20 d2 xh2 21 g4 c8+ 22 d1
Groups. By the end of 1996, Switzerland hg8 23 h1 h5 24 a4 e5 25 xh5
finished play in Group 1 with 45 pts. xb2 26 xa7= Z..Polgar-T.De Jong,
from 66 Games and thus qualified for the Wijk aan Zee II 1990.) 18...d7 19 e3
Final of the CC Olympiad XII. Although g8 20 g4 e6 21 e1 h5 22 a4 f5
other teams were still playing, the Swiss 23 xa7 xa7 24 xa7 d6 25 e3 e5
were assured of either first or second 26 h3 b8 27 b3 which looks
place in their group. advantageous but ended in a draw in
For the individual results of the play- Kindermann-Lobron, Bern zt 1990.
ers, see the table on the facing page. 17 000 b4
The Swiss team for Olympiad Final XII 17...c8+ 18 b1 c5 19 he1+ f5
is not yet finalised at the time of going to 20 e3! (20 g3 d4!=) 20...hd8 21 d4
press, as there is uncertainty over the xd4 22 xd4 d7 is only (Nesis).
availability of one player. The second 18 a3
team for the Preliminaries XIII is (in board 18 d4! e.g. 18... hc8+ 19 b1 was
order): Jens-Uwe Klgel, Markus Ms- recommended in New In Chess. This plan
chinger, Adolf Gysi, Patrick Hugentobler, was successful in Ginzburg-Tzekurov,
Jrg Jenal and Laurent Jacot. The board 2 World Cadet Ch 1992.
player has an ICCF-IM half-norm and the 18...hc8+
rest already hold the title. Alternatives:
a) 18...ac8+ 19 b1 a5 20 hg1! g6
Caro-Kann, Panov (B13) 21 b4 b6 22 ge1+ f5 23 g3 d4 24 a4
Matthias Rfenacht (SWZ) - c4! 25 e5+ f6 26 b5 e8 27 c1!
Zoltan Sarosy (CAN) ec8 28 e5+ e7 29 e1 was played in
12 ol prelims, bd. 1, 1992 Brunner-Stoering, Luxembourg 1989; here
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 f6 Black had to try 29...d7 with the idea
5 c3 c6 6 f3 g4 7 cxd5 xd5 ...c6, ...a6 to challenge the white .
8 b3 xf3 9 gxf3 e6 10 xb7 xd4 b) 18...a5 19 b4 b6 20 he1+ f5
11 b5+ xb5 12 c6+ e7 13 21 d6 d4 22 e5+ f6 23 de1 (threat
xb5 d7 14 xd5+ xd5 15 xd5 e7+) 23...h6! 24 5e4 hc8+ 25 b2
exd5 16 f4!? g6!? (25...d3 26 e5+ g6 27 g1+
The more normal moves are 16 0-0 h5) 26 g1+ h7 27 e5 g5 28 xd4
and 16 e3. The text, introduced by the d8! 29 c3 d3 was A.Lukin-
Swiss player Brunner in 1989, prepares D.Komarov, Leningrad 1989;
0-0-0 without blocking the e-file, but 19 b1 a5 20 b4N
drawbacks are that the square d4 is not In connection with Whites 23rd move,
controlled and the might be hit by ...f5 this improves on 20 g3 d8 21 b4 b6
later. 22 he1+ f6 23 a4 ac8 which led to a
 Chess Mail 19

Swiss player CAN NLD UKR FIN AUS HKG EST NOR NIC FRA GRC Pts. Avg. Perf
1 Rfenacht 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 2471 2637
2 Bhend 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 2372 2538
3 Issler 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2348 2559
4 Knobel 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 2308 2474
5 Christoffel 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 2351 2416
6 Liardet 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 2291 2356
TOTALS 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 6 45

XIIIIIIIIY
draw in Reeh-Adorjan, Bundesliga 1990.
20...b6 21 he1+ f5 22 d6 d4 23
9-+-+-+-+0
e5+ f6 24 de1 h6 25 5e4 9tR-+-+-+-0
Except that the white is on the safer 9-+-+-zpkzp0
square b1 instead of b2, the position is 9+-+-+-+-0
identical with that reached in Lukin- 9-zP-+-+p+0
Komarov. 9zP-+-+-+-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-tr-zP0
9r+r+-+-+0 9+-mK-+-+-0
9zp-+-+pzp-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-vl-vL-mk-zp0
9+-+-+-+-0 35 a8 f7 36 b5
9-zP-zpR+-+0 It is not the number of pawns but their
9zP-+-+P+-0 speed that counts here.
9-+-+-zP-zP0 36...xh2 37 b6 g3 38 b7 g2 39 f8+
e6 40 g8 h1+ 41 c2 h2 42
9+K+-tR-+-0 c3 h3+ 43 c4 h4+ 44 c5
xiiiiiiiiy h5+ 45 c6 g5 46 e8+ f5 47
e1 g8 48 g1 e6 49 a4 f5 50 c7
The difference seems significant in the f4 51 xg2 xg2 52 b8 g7+ 53
...d3 line so probably Black should have c6 f7 54 b3+ f6 55 a5 10.
tried ...g6 now instead of meekly giving
up his d-pawn. On Board 2, we already published
25...g5 Bhends win against J.Purdy in CM 11/97
a) 25...g6 26 g1+ h7 27 e5 g5 (page 27). The following was probably
28 xd4 d8; his best game.
b) 25...d3 26 f4+ g6 27 g1+ h5 Sicilian Sveshnikov (B33)
28 xg7 when Black is a crucial tempo Dr Nikolai Kristoffel (EST) -
behind the note b to Blacks 18th move, Edwin Bhend (SWZ)
e.g. 28...c2 (not check) 29 f5+ forcing 12 ol prelims, 1992
mate. 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
26 e5+ g6 27 xd4 xd4 28 f6 5 c3 e5 6 db5 d6 7 g5 a6 8
xd4 c3 a3 b5 9 xf6 gxf6 10 d5 f5 11
Trying to exploit the negative side of d3 e6 12 h5 b8!?N
the being on b1. Normal moves are 12...g8, 12...g7,
29 e3 ac8 30 d6+ f6 31 xc3 12...f4. The rook often goes to b8 later in
xc3 32 a6 xf3 33 xa7 g4 34 c1 this variation but can White exploit the
xf2 slowness to develop the kingside?
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13 f4 g8 14 00 15 c3 e5 16 g5 a6 17 c2 h5 18
White follows the recipe which theory h1 h7 19 e3 df6 20 a3 d8
recommends against 12...a7. 21 b4 h4 22 b1 h5 23 bxc5 bxc5
14...g6 15 c3 24 a4 f4 25 b6 b8 26 xc8
15 xh7 of course allows immediate xc8 27 b3 f6 28 b2 6h5 29
repetition by 15...h6 16 g8 g6; 15 fb1 f6 30 a5 h3 31 f1 hxg2+
exf5 is asking for trouble. 15...xg2+ 32 xg2 h6 33 b7 g7 34 b6
(15...h6) 16 xg2 xd5+; 15 ae1 looks h8 35 f2 xg2 36 xg2
critical. XIIIIIIIIY
15...h6 16 e2 fxe4 17 xe4 f5! 9-+r+-+-tr0
Black continues to play very actively 9+N+-+pmk-0
and seizes the initiative. 9ptR-zp-wqpvl0
18 f6+ xf6 19 xc6+ f7 20 f3
9+-zpPzp-+n0
e4
White does not seem to have any real
9-+P+P+-+0
counterplay, with two pieces useless on 9zP-+-+P+-0
the a-file. 9-+Q+-vLKzP0
21 h5+ g8 22 d2 h6 23 e2 9+R+-+-+-0
h4 24 h3 g6 25 h1 b7 xiiiiiiiiy
This rook is fed to the kingside and
White is helpless. 36...d2!! 37 h1
26 g1 bg7 27 af1 g3 28 h2 37 xd2? f4+ 38 f1 (38 g1? xh2
7g6 29 e1 e3 0-1. 39 xh2 h8+ 40 h4 xh4++ 41 g1
Final position: g3+) 38...xh2.
XIIIIIIIIY 37...f4+ 38 f1 h3 39 d3
9-+-+-vlk+0 Losing move? 39 d1 xf2 40 xf2
9+-+-+-+p0 f4 (40...g5!?) 41 h3 (41 g2 h3!! 42
9p+-zpl+r+0 xh3 g5+) 41...e3+ (41...b8) 42
e2 d4 and Blacks initiative is worth
9+p+-+p+-0 at least a draw.
9-+-+-zP-wq0 39...xf2 40 xf2 f4 41 h3 b8 01.
9sN-zP-zp-trP0 White resigned, though its not imm-
9PzP-+L+PmK0 ediately obvious why he could not have
9+-+-wQRtR-0 fought on. 42 bb1 h5 certainly looks
xiiiiiiiiy hopeless but 42 b3 h4+ could have
taken some time to win.
Kieseritsky Gambit (C39)
Board 3, Issler. Christian Issler (SWZ) -
Trompowsky (A45) Paul Ma (AUS)
Pettar Stigar (NOR) - 12 ol prelims, 1992
Christian Issler (SWZ) (Notes based on those by Tim Runting
12 ol prelims, 1992 in Australian Chess Quarterly)
1 d4 f6 2 g5 e4 3 h4 c5 4 f3 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 f3 g5 4 h4 g4 5
a5+ 5 c3 f6 6 d5 b6 7 b3 g6 8 e4 e5 f6 6 d4 d6 7 d3 xe4 8 xf4
d6 9 d3 g7 10 e2 00 11 d2 g7 9 c3 e7
c7 12 00 b6 13 c1 bd7 14 c4 e6 Rfenacht-Bendana (NCG) went
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instead 900 10 d2 f5 11 g3 e8 12 as Blacks position is preferred.

e2 d7 13 xe4 fxe4 14 g5 f6 15 23...xe4 24 xf5+ e6 25 a5 a8
b3+ h8 16 f4 b6 17 000 f5 18 26 f4+ d7 27 d3
df1 f8 19 h6 g7 20 xg7+ xg7 Now White has clear compensation for
21 e6+ xe6 22 xe6 e8 23 xg4+ the exchange with good piece activity.
g6 24 xg6+ hxg6 25 c4 c6 26 d2 d5 27...ee8 28 g2 g8 29 f4 f6 30
27 c5 d7 28 b4 f6 29 g4 b6 30 h3 a5 e3 e7 31 b4 g7 32 a4 gg8
31 g5 d7 and now the neat finish 32 b5! There is nothing better; Black must
cxb5 (32...bxc5 33 bxc6 or 32...xf1 33 bide his time.
xf1) 33 c6 xf1 34 xf1 f8 35 c7! (35 33 f5 af8 34 e4 xf5 35 xf5 c6
xb5 e6) 35...c8 36 c3 e6 37 h3 36 d5 f8+ 37 xg4 f6 38 dxc6+
(The point) 37...b4 (37...f7 38 c6) 38 xc6 39 b5+ c5 40 f5 g8+ 41
c2 e3+ 39 d1! 10. f3 xc3 42 xd6+ c4 43 e7
10 e2 f5 f8+ 44 g4 b4 45 xb4 xb4 46
Black stands slightly better according c6+ xa4 47 xa7 a5 .
to Fischer. Final position:
11 d2 xd2 XIIIIIIIIY
ED: The alternative is 11...c6 12 xe4 9-+-+-tr-+0
xe4 13 f2 f5 14 xe4 xe4 15 xe4+ 9sN-+-+-+p0
fxe4 16 c4 d7 17 00 e7 18 g5 hf8 9-+-+-+-+0
19 xe7 xe7 20 fe1! d7 21 xe4 h5 9mkP+-+-+P0
22 e6+ c6 23 ae1 f6 24 d5+ (24 9-+-+-+K+0
b3 a6!?) 24...c5 25 b4 b5 26 a4 a6
27 a5! b8 28 be4 b4 29 cxb4+ xb4 30
9+-+-+-zP-0
c1+ 10 R. Haag-MacNeal, US Teams 9-+-+-+-+0
CC Ch 1992 (30...b5 31 d7+ xa5 32 9+-+-+-+-0
a1+ b6 33 xb4+). xiiiiiiiiy
12 xe7+ xe7 13 xd2 d7 14
e1+ f8 15 g3 b6 16 c2 d5 17 An exciting and well-fought game.
d2 f6 18 g2 e8!?
Black returns the pawn to give himself Board 4, Knobel
some counterplay by mobilising his The following game had great
pieces. importance for the final qualification,
19 xb7 e4 20 xe4 writes Mr Knobel. That is why prophylaxis
In Berry-Bang, CCCA-60 1981, 20 c6 dominated the realisation-phase. The
was played. In the tournament book, strategic conduct of the middle-game is
Diamond Dust, Berry wrote: This turns also also an effective psychological
out to be a loss of tempo. Of course, during weapon, he observes.
the game, I thought it was a gain of tempo. Sicilian (B31)
Black held comfortably with 20...e7 21 Victor Kaschljuk (UKR) -
xe4 xe4 22 hf1 e8 23 e3 d7 24 Rolf Knobel (SWZ)
d2 b8 25 b3 be8 26 f4 f3 27 h5 12 ol prelims, 1992
h8 28 f4 g7 29 h5 . (Notes by Knobel)
20...xe4 21 hf1 f5 22 h5 f7 23 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 g6 4 00
xe4 g7 5 xc6 dxc6!? 6 d3 f6 7 d2
Otherwise White remains too passive, 00 8 c3
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XIIIIIIIIY
xd1+ 21 g2 e8;
9r+lwq-trk+0 c) 18 ad1 xf3 19 d2 c3 20 de2
9zpp+-zppvlp0 e6.
9-+p+-snp+0 18...xc2!
9+-zp-+-+-0 This is stronger than the obvious
9-+-+P+-+0 18...d2 because of 19 ad1! ad8
9+-vLP+N+-0 (19...xd1 20 xd1 xe5 21 d7=) 20
9PzPP+-zPPzP0 xd2 xd2 21 e6 f6 22 f4 xc2 23 b8+
9tRN+Q+RmK-0 g7 24 xa7 xa2 25 xa2 xa2 26
xiiiiiiiiy d1=.
19 e4 d2 20 f4
8...c4!?N XIIIIIIIIY
This new pawn sacrifice has the 9r+-tr-+k+0
underlying intention of opening the 9zpp+-zpp+p0
position for the pair. 9-+p+-+pwQ0
9 e5 d5 10 dxc4 xc3 11 xc3 g4 9+-+-zP-+-0
12 e1 a5 13 d4?! 9-+P+RzP-+0
This forces the course of the game too 9+P+-+-+-0
strongly. Black has full compensation after 9P+-wq-zPKzP0
13 e2 fd8 14 a3 d7 15 b4 c7.
13...xf3 14 gxf3
9tR-+-+-+-0
Now White ends with two pairs of xiiiiiiiiy
doubled pawns after first having intended
to add one (pair) to Black. The ending is no better alternative:
14...fd8 15 e3 b4 16 b3 h6! 20 e3 d3 21 xd2 xd2 22 ae1 (22
Seizes the d-file. As the sequel shows, f1 ad8 23 e2 2d3) 22...xa2 23
this is indeed of central importance. d1 b2 24 e3 e6 25 d7 a5 26 ed3
17 xh6 xc3 a4.
XIIIIIIIIY 20...e6!
This is the only way to retain the
9r+-tr-+k+0 advantage.
9zpp+-zpp+p0 To equality lead:
9-+p+-+pwQ0 a) 20...c2? 21 e3 d3 (21...d2 22
9+-+-zP-+-0 h3 xf2+ 23 g1 g2+ 24 h1 g5 25
9-+P+-+-+0 f5=) 22 c1! d2 23 ce1 xe3 24 xe3
9+Pwq-+P+-0 d1 25 h3 g4+=;
9P+P+-zP-zP0 b) 20...d3? 21 ae1 e6 22 1e2 c1
9tR-+-tR-mK-0 23 e1 c3 24 f5 exf5 25 h4 xe1 26
xiiiiiiiiy xh7+ f8 27 h8+ e7 28 f6+ d7
29 xf7+ c8 30 h8+ =.
18 g2 21 ae1
Or: Or 21 e3 d3 22 xd3 xd3 23 e1
a) 18 e3 xc2 19 e2 f5 20 e4 d8 24 e3 c2 25 h3 e4+ 26 f3
xe4 21 fxe4 d4; (26 f3 d2+ 27 g3 e1+ 28 g4 g2+
b) 18 g5 xf3 19 e3 d1+ 20 xd1 29 g3 f2+) 26...d3 27 h3 h5.
21...d4! 22 1e2
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Now there is no direct attack as the 31...h1?! 32 f2 c1 33 h3 d1 34

black can escape: 22 4e3 ad8 23 h4.
h3? xe1 24 xh7+ f8 25 h8+ e7 32 e4
26 f6+ d7 27 xf7+ c8 28 xe6+ Prophylactic moves make the foll-
b8+ owing endings hopeless:
22...d1 23 xd4 xd4 24 g5 a) 32 d2 c1 33 e2 xe3 34 xe3
If 24 e3 d8 so White must finally d2+ 35 g3 xa2;
abandon his attack. This is the first b) 32 h3 h1 33 f2 d1 34 d2 g1+
interest on the d-file investment. 35 h2 f1 36 xd1 xf2+ 37 g3 xa2
24...d8 25 g3 38 d7 b5.
Here and later on, Black must renounce 32...c5
alluring adventures that give up the d- 32...g1+?! 33 f2 f1+ (33...d1 34
file. This game shows that the safest way e3 f1 35 c2) 34 e3 c1+ 35 f2
is effective in such positions. (35 d4? d1+ 36 c5 a3+ 37 b6
25...d1 b4+ 38 c7 a4+) 35...f1+ 36 g3.
I cannot and must not be distracted by 33 g3
(over-hasty) attacks. For example: All alternatives lead eventually to a lost
25...a1?! 26 e3 d1 27 d2 (27 xa7!?) endgame:
27...h1 28 d3 g1+ 29 f3 xh2 30 a) 33 xb7 g1+ 34 f2 d4+ 35 e3
d8+ g7 31 f6+ h6 32 g5+ xg5 xf4 36 xg1 xe3+ +;
33 fxg5+ xg5 34 d7. b) 33 c2 g1+ 34 f2 d4+ 35 e3
26 f3 h1 36 g2 xh2+ 37 xh2 xf4+ +;
An alternative winning plan follows c) 33 f2 f1+ 34 g2 g1+ 35 f2
after 26 e3 d3 27 e4 a5 28 h3 d4 d1! 36 e1 xe1 37 xe1 xe1+ 38
29 e3 c5 30 e1 c2 31 e2 f5 32 xe1 g5+;
d2 xf4! 33 xc5 g7 34 e3 e4 35 d) 33 e3!? This is (still) the most
c3 e1!. persistent.
26...g7 I planned 33...b6 34 h3 (34 f2 c1
Rash here is 26...a5?! 27 e3 b1 28 35 h4 g1+ 36 f2 d1+ or 34 f2
e4 xa2 29 d3 a8 30 c5 a4 31 b4 g1+ 35 h3 b1 36 e4 xe4 37 fxe4
axb3 32 xb3 e2. e1+; 34 f2 h1 35 g3 g1+ 36
27 e4 a5 h4 b1 37 e4 f1+) 34...g1 35
Apparently more direct here would be f2 c1 36 e4 h7 37 e3 (37 e2
27...a1!? 28 e3 d1 29 xa7 h1 30 d1 38 f2 d2 39 e2 xe2 40 xe2
f3 xh2 31 e4 b1+ 32 e3 h3+ 33 xf4+) 37...f1 38 e2 d1 39 c3
f3 g1+ 34 f2 h2 35 e2 g3 36 xh2 xc3 40 xd1 d4 41 xd4 cxd4 42
xh2+ 37 d3 xf4 38 xb7 xf3+. g3 g5+.
28 c2 d4 33...g1+ 34 f2 f1+
The following triangular manoeuvre Or 34...d1 35 h4 h1 36 g3 d8
keeps the d-file further in an iron grip. 37 f5 exf5 38 f4 d3
Not 28...a1? 29 d2=. 35 e3 h1! 01.
29 e4 a1 30 e3 d1 31 f3 The continuation could be: 35...h1!
The d-file remains taboo. 31 d2?! h1 36 d3 (36 d2 g1+ 37 d3 b1+ 38
32 f3 f1+ 33 g3 g1+ 34 h4 g2 e3 e1+ 39 e2 xe2+ 40 xe2 xa2+
31...h6 +) 36...g1+ 37 e4 xh2 38 xh2
This prevents any hope like e.g. xh2 39 a4 g1+.
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Supplementary Murray Kurtz (CAN) - Rolf Knobel:

Games XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+k+0
French Winawer (C18) 9+Qzp-+p+-0
Matthias Rfenacht (SWZ) - 9-+-+-wqp+0
J. Henri/D. Keast (AUS) 9zp-+R+-+-0
12 ol prelims, 1992 9P+-+r+-+0
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 9+-zP-vLnzP-0
e5 c5 5 a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 e7 9-zP-+-zPKzP0
7 g4 c7 8 a2!?
A very strange move but not
9tR-+-+-+-0
without precedent. xiiiiiiiiy
8...bc6
a) 8...f5 9 f3 c6 10 d3 22...xe3! 23 fxe3 xe3 24 f2!
ce7 11 00 d7 12 a4 c4 13 xf5 a) 24 xc7 e2+ 25 f1 e6+;
xf5 14 h4 000 15 xf5 exf5 b) 24 b5 xh2! 25 g5 (25 xh2 f2+ 26
16 xg7 e6 Eberle- h1 f3+ 27 g1 xg3+ 28 h1 h3+ 29 g1
Bertholdt, Elekes Memorial 1959; g4+ 30 f1 f4+ 31 g1 g3+ 32 h1 h4#)
b) 8...g6 9 d3 cxd4 10 cxd4 25...f3 26 h1 g7 27 g4 e1+ 28 h3 d3
c6 11 f3 d7 12 00 000 13 29 c4 f2+ 30 h2 f3+.
c3 f5 14 g5 dg8 15 a4 ge7 16 24...e6!
a3 h6 17 d2 g5 18 d6 d8 Not 24...e8? 25 f5! xf5 26 xf3 c2+ 27
19 b1 a5 20 c4 dxc4 21 xe7 g1 xb2 28 f1= nor 24...e7?? 25 d8+!.
xe7 22 xa5 cxd3 23 d5 exd5 25 b5
24 xb7 xb7 25 b2+ b5 26 25 d8+ g7 26 h4 e2+ 27 xf3 c6+.
xb5+ c7 27 b7+ d8 28 25...xh2 26 d4
b8+ d7 29 b7+ c6 30 c7+ XIIIIIIIIY
xc7 31 b5# 10 Meyer- 9-+-+-+k+0
Jonsson, cor 1987. 9+-zp-+p+-0
9 f3 d7 10 d3 c4 11 e2 9-+-+q+p+0
00 12 g5 h6 13 h3 h7 9zpQ+-+-+-0
14 f4 f5 15 h3 b5 16 g1 9P+-tR-+-+0
g8 17 h5 ce7 18 g4 g6 9+-zP-tr-zP-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9-zP-+-mK-sn0
9r+-+-trn+0 9tR-+-+-+-0
9zp-wqlsn-+k0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-+p+pzp0
9+p+pzPp+Q0 26...c5! 27 d8+
9-+pzP-sNP+0 If 27 f4 g5+ or 27 h4 e5 28 h3 g4+ 29
9zP-zP-+-+-0 f1 f5+ 30 g2 c2+ 31 h1 f2+ +.
9R+P+LzP-zP0 27...g7 28 xc5 e2+ 29 g1 f3+ 30 f1
9+-vL-mK-tR-0 h7! 31 d5 h2+ 01.
xiiiiiiiiy 31...h2+ 32 g1 e3+ 33 h1 f3+ 34 g1
(34 xf3 xf3) 34...g2+ 35 h1 f2+ 36 g1
19 xg6! xg6 20 gxf5 h8 xg3+ 37 h1 g4.
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Board 5, Christoffel 20...6e7 21 f6.

Old Indian (A54) 21 f6 f7?
Dr Martin Christoffel (SWZ) - 21...e8 22 h3 g6 (22...
Agathoklis Constantinou (GRC) g6 23 xe6) 23 a4 bxa4 24
12 ol prelims, 1992 a3.
(Notes by Christoffel) 22 h3+- e8 23 d3+ 10.
1 d4 f6 2 c4 d6 3 c3 bd7 4 f3 e5 5 g5
e7 6 e3 00 7 c2 c6 8 d3 French Defence (C03)
This is a well-known variation of the Old Indian. Edwin Bhend (SWZ) -
A usual continuation would be 8...e8 9 00 with Kier Nienhuis (NLD)
slight advantage for White, but my opponent 12 ol prelims, 1992
prefers to try to solve his opening problems with 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 e7 4
a crowbar. c3 f6 5 e5 fd7 6 b4 00 7
8...exd4 9 xd4 e5 10 e2 e6 11 b3 d5 d3 a5 8 b5 a4 9 h3 e8 10
12 00 c8 f3 f5 11 f4 b6 12 h4 a3
XIIIIIIIIY 13 g5 d8 14 g4 c6 15 b1
9-+rwq-trk+0 c4 16 e2 b2 17 xb2
9zpp+-vlpzpp0 axb2 18 gxf5 exf5 19 xb2 h6
20 f3 a5 21 c2 e6 22
9-+p+lsn-+0 g1 d7 23 bxc6 bxc6 24 g6
9+-+psn-vL-0 f7 25 xc6 f6
9-+PsN-+-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+PsN-zP-+-0 9r+-+qtrk+0
9P+Q+LzPPzP0 9+-+-+lzp-0
9tR-+-+RmK-0 9-+R+-sn-zp0
xiiiiiiiiy 9vl-+pzPp+-0
9-+-zP-sN-zP0
At this stage of the game, I had the impression
that my opponents opening was unsound and I
9+-zPL+N+-0
was busy looking for possibilities to create a lasting 9P+R+QzP-+0
advantage. The best continuation would have been 9+-+-mK-+-0
13 h3 with the threat xf6. Instead, I chose a xiiiiiiiiy
complicated exchange combination.
13 xf6 xf6 14 f4 g4 26 xf6 gxf6 27 e6 h5 28 e7
Forced. If 14...d7 (or ...g6) then 15 f5 will xe7 29 xe7 fe8 30 xe8+
win a piece. xe8+ 31 e2 xc3+ 32 f1
15 xe6 xe3 16 d3 fxe6 17 xe3 d4! xe2 33 xe2 10.
Preserves the material equilibrium.
18 xe6+ h8 19 d3! Pirc Defence (B07)
It is evident that any move of the white would Edwin Bhend (SWZ) -
lead to advantage for Black. By the text move, Olavi Neuvonen (FIN)
White succeeds in retaining a small advantage. It 12 ol prelims, 1992
is well known that middle games with queens and 1 e4 d6 2 d4 f6 3 c3 g6 4
bishops of opposite colours can be very tricky! f4 g7 5 d2 c6 6 b5
19...dxc3 20 h3 h6 21 h1 f7 00 7 xc6 bxc6 8 h6 d5 9
The threat was f5 with the gain of a pawn. By xg7 xg7 10 e5 e4 11
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xe4 dxe4 12 e2 f6 13 e3 the following moves, Black too negligently

b8 14 b3 fxe5 15 xe4 exd4 conceded the open e-file to his opponent.
16 d1 d5 17 xd4+ xd4 22 c5!
18 xd4 f5 19 c4 c5 20 d8 Opens the diagonal c4-g8 for the white . The
e5 21 f3 b6 22 f2 b7 23 c5-pawn, seemingly jeopardised, will stay taboo
hd1 c6 24 c8 b7 25 f4 for the rest of the game.
a5 26 g4 1-0. 22...e7 23 ae1 xe1 24 xe1 g8 25 f5
d4 26 e6!
Kings Indian Defence (E62) XIIIIIIIIY
Ari Issakainen (FIN) - 9-+r+-+qmk0
Christian Issler (SWZ) 9zpp+-+-zp-0
12 ol prelims, 1992 9-+p+R+-zp0
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 g3 g7 4
g2 00 5 c3 d6 6 f3 a6 7
9+-zP-+Q+-0
00 c6 8 e4 g4 9 h3 xf3 10 9-+-vl-zP-+0
xf3 fd7 11 d3 c5 12 d5 9+PzpL+-+-0
b5 13 cxb5 a5 14 g5 e8 9P+-+-+PzP0
15 fb1 e5 16 e2 c4 17 a4 9+-+-+-+K0
bd7 18 a3 c5 19 d2 xiiiiiiiiy
ec8 20 h2 b3 21 e3
axb5 22 axb5 b4 23 a7 Black is almost paralysed. White intends to
XIIIIIIIIY move his pawns on the kingside. No remedy
9r+r+-+k+0 against this threat is in sight.
9vL-+-zppvlp0 26...f8 27 e4 f6
9-+-zp-+p+0 If 27...xc5 28 e5 with the threat xh6+, will
9+P+Psn-+-0 win immediately.
28 g4 g5 29 fxg5 xg5
9-wqp+P+-+0 Lightens the attackers task. But also 29...hxg5
9tRnsN-+-zPP0 30 h4 looks like an easy win, e.g. 30...g7 31
9-zP-+QzPLmK0 hxg5 xg5 32 g6 h7+ 33 g2 f6 34 g5 g7
9+R+-+-+-0 35 h6 and mates.
xiiiiiiiiy 30 h4 f6 31 g5 g7
Resignation. After 31...hxg5 32 hxg5 xg5 then
23...f3+ 24 xf3 33 e5+ g7 34 h2+ g8 35 g6 will win easily.
24 xf3 d2 25 d1 xb1 26 32 gxh6 f6 33 c2! 10
xb1 xb2+ Issler. Zugzwang! No black piece may move without
24 ..xc3 25 g4 f8 26 d7 immediate loss, e.g. 33...f7 34 xf6 or 33...f7
d4 27 xd4 xd4 28 e3 34 e8 f8 35 xf8 and h7 mate. Pawn moves
28 d1 xa3 29 bxa3 c5 30 will soon exhaust themselves. Therefore Black
b4 e6! resigns.
28...b3 29 b6 Board 6, Liardet
29 xb3! Modern Benoni (A65)
29...ab8 30 a4 c5 31 d1 Fabrice Liardet (SWZ) -
xb6 32 c3 fb8 33 d4 Rob Frederiks (NLD)
a5 34 xc4 a2 35 bc1 12 ol prelims, 1992
xb2 36 1c2 b1 37 e5 xc2 1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 d6 4 c3 g6 5 e4 g7 6
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ge2 00 7 g3 e6 8 e2 exd5 9 cxd5 b6 10 38 xc2

00 a6 11 f4 e8 12 xa6 xa6 38 xc2? b4 39 d2 e4.
XIIIIIIIIY 38...f1 39 h4 d7 40 d3
9r+-wqr+k+0 e1 41 exd6 exd6 42 a7
9zp-+-+pvlp0 42 c7 e5 43 a7 b3!+.
42 ..b2 43 c2 xc2 44 xc2
9nzp-zp-snp+0 e5 45 g2 e2 46 b8+
9+-zpP+-+-0 g7 47 b3
9-+-+PzP-+0 47 xd6 c4 48 c5 xc2 49
9+-sN-+-sN-0 d4+ f6 50 d6 e5+.
9PzP-+-+PzP0 47 ..d2 48 a2
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0 Better 48 e4.
xiiiiiiiiy 48 ..g4 49 b3 c3 50 d1
e5 51 a6 d4 52 xd6
13 e5 d3 01.
Sweeper-sealer, standard stuff la Kmoch. French Exchange (C01)
13...dxe5 14 f5 b8 15 ge4 bd7 16 d6 Christian Issler (SWZ) -
xe4 17 xe4 h4 18 f3 f6 19 h3 c4 20 Vladimir Bratzev (UKR)
e3 h6 21 h2 xe3 22 xe3 g7 23 12 ol prelims, 1992
ac1 b5 24 b3 ec8 25 bxc4 xc4 26 xc4 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 exd5 4
bxc4 27 c5 xc5 28 xc5 f3 d6 5 c4 f6 6 c3 00
What makes this game attractive is Whites 7 cxd5 bd7 8 g5 b6
handling of the limited forces (heavy pieces and 8...h6 9 h4 b6 10 e2 e7
pawns) from this point. His nominal material 11 xf6 xf6 12 b3 a5 13 a4
disadvantage is insignificant compared with the f5 14 00 e7 15 ac1 b4 16
initiative based on his passed pawn and safer king. xb4 axb4 17 b5 xd5 18 xc7
XIIIIIIIIY Ulibin-Lputian, USSR Ch. First
9r+-+-+-+0 League, Simferopol 1988.
9zp-+-+-mkp0 9 e2 e7 10 xf6 xf6 11
9-+-zP-zpp+0 b3 a5 12 a4 d6 13 00 f5
9+-wQ-zpP+-0 14 fc1 b4 15 xb4 axb4 16
9-+p+-+-wq0 b5 xd5 17 xc7 xc7 18
xc7 e4 19 b3 c6 20 e5
9+-+-+-+P0 d8 21 xc6 bxc6 22 xc6
9P+-+-+PmK0 e8 23 c4 f6 24 d1 ac8
9+-+-+R+-0 25 d5 e7 26 b5 f8 27 f1
xiiiiiiiiy d6 28 a5 c7 29 a6 a8 30
e2 h5 31 h3 g6 32 a1 c5
28...d4 29 c7+ h6 30 fxg6 xg6 31 f3 33 c4 e8+ 34 f3 g5 35 a5
e4 32 g3+ f5 33 d7 d5 34 c8! d6 36 g4 hxg4+ 37 hxg4 g7
To promote with discovered check. 38 d4 f6 39 f5 f8 40 d6
34...f4 35 c3 f5 36 xc4 g5 37 c3 h5 a7 41 c5 d8 42 c7 aa8
38 d8 xd8 39 xf5+ h6 40 g3 e7 41 43 xf7+ e5 44 h7 xd6
f4+ h5 42 g7! 10. 45 xd6 xd6 46 d7 f8+
Problem-like square clearance (g4+) decides 47 e2 e8 48 d3 f8 49 a7
neatly. 10.
 28 April 1998

Historical CC Tournaments
Tournaments
IT IS SURPRISING that the first interna-
tional CC tournament was played first in
1884, about 30 years later than the first
international OTB one. Still more it sur-
prises me that the first world chess fed-
erations were founded 40 years later,
FIDE in 1924 and ICCF in about 1927,
considering of the fact that CC games were
played about the year 1650 between
Venetian and Croatian merchants.
Then a long period followed with CC
games played between clubs and towns,
thoroughly documented in books by
Ludwig Bledow in 1843, by Dr. M. Lange
in 1872 and by Professor Carlo Alberto
Pagni in 1994.
For the period 1900-1927 we have to
thank many weekly and monthly chess
magazines and also periodicals with chess
columns for the CC development. To ar-
range CC tournaments it is almost a must
to have a periodical to reduce the costs by Erik Larsson (Part 3)
of correspondence between the tourna-
ment secretaries and the players. Of
course the periodicals were interested to tournament started. Eight players retired
have tourneys as they could help to in- for different reasons: Formstecher, Istel,
crease the number of subscribers inter- Kann, Lihdak, Siry, Steneberg, Suarez and
ested to read about results and games. Tagliaferro. For the results between the
The first chess column to start interna- remaining 15 players please see the table
tional CC tournaments was the French below. Mr. Balaschoff got the first prize,
weekly Le Monde Illustr (LMI) whose a sculpture Diane Victorieu by Pinedo,
column under S. Rosenthal organised 4 valued at about 2500 francs and donated
CC tournaments. The first, started on No- by LMI.
vember 1st 1887, has wrongly been re- Mr. Balaschoff, born in St. Petersburg,
garded as the first in the world. However, lived since a long time in Paris and was a
its importance cannot be left out of ac- member of the Cercle Des Echecs and was
count as it was historically the first CC recognised as a real Frenchman. He was
tournament organised by a non-chessical an academician and a most sympathetic
periodical in the world. personality. His chessplay was appreci-
For the LMI:1 Tournament 25 players ated by the LMI readers as his games
enlisted. Mr. van de Velde, The Hague, maintained a high qualitative standard.
did not start, and Mr. Mentienne, of Mr. Weismanns 2nd prize was the same
Brie-sur-Marne, died some time after the amount as the total entry sum (25 x 10 =
 Chess Mail 29

Le Monde Illustr 1887-90 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

1 Piere de Balaschoff FRA 1 10 0 1 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 23
2 Josef Weissmann FRA 0 11 11 0 ? 11 11 11 1 11 11 11 11 11 23
3 Pierre d'Arnold RUS 01 00 10 1 11 1 1 1 11 11 11 11 11 11 22
4 E. d'Engel HUN 1 00 01 11 01 1 01 11 1 11 11 11 11 11 21
5 Herv FRA 0 1 0 00 01 0 11 1 01 11 11 11 11 17
6 P. Gaspary GRE 01 ? 00 10 10 0 01 1 11 11 01 11 11 1 17
7 Adolf Norlin SVE 00 00 0 0 1 1 01 1 10 10 10 11 11 11 15
8 Georges Mayer HUN 00 00 0 10 00 10 10 11 00 01 11 11 10 11 13
9 G. Humbert FRA 00 00 0 00 0 0 00 ?? 01 1 11 11 11 11
10 Sgroi ITA 00 00 00 0 0 00 01 11 ?? 1 1? 11 ?? 1 10
11 Desmarest FRA 00 00 00 00 10 00 01 10 10 0 01 00 01 11 8
12 Wald ? 00 00 00 00 00 10 01 00 0 0? 10 10 11 11 8
13 Jule Reboul FRA 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 01 11 1 7
14 Latzky LAT 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 ?? 10 00 10 11 5
15 M. Courel FRA 00 00 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 0 00 1

250 francs). He was considered to be one LMI had the sole right to publish the
of the strongest chessplayers who fre- games which meant that LMI owned them.
quented the Caf de la Regence in Paris. This is interesting because the matter of
His play was witty and interesting. He copyright of chess games today is a hot
readily searched for complicated situa- potato both in FIDE and ICCF.
tions, just to satisfy himself by solving Spanish (C77)
them to his own advantage. Pierre de Balaschoff (FRA) -
Mr. Pierre dArnold, St. Petersburg, got Adolf Norlin (SVE)
as 3rd prize all LMI volumes containing 1st CC tournament of Le Monde Illustr
the chess columns by Rosenthal. 1887-1890
He was the chief of the St. Petersburgs (Notes by Tim Harding)
railways. He was a first-rate Russian cham- 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
pion, coached by the famous Chigorin. f6 5 e2 b5 6 b3 b7 7 00
Pierres games were full of audacity and In his Modern Chess Instructor (1889),
imposing brio. Some of his moves were Steinitz recommended 7 d3 c5 8 c3 0-0
maybe too bold but always showing en- 9 0-0 d6 10 h4 to exploit Blacks
thusiasm and originality. weakness at f5, and he pointed out that
Some games were not reported by the 6...e7 (instead of ...b7) would be weak
players, and were therefore struck out. because of 7 a4 b4 8 d4 exd4 9 e5 b4 10
They are noted in the table with a ?. One e4.
of these games could have affected first 7...c5 8 d3 h6 9 c3 00 10 d5
prize but even today there can be several a5 11 e3 xb3 12 axb3 xe3 13
reasons that a game can be scored as lost xe3 e7 14 h4 d5 15 f5 e6 16
to both players. f3 fe8 17 f2 h5?
Some other rules were different from Both weakening and time-wasting: not
those valid today. The OTB touch and a move that many of todays master CC
move law was partly applicable. The players would make.
maximum time limit was 8 days per move. 18 h4 g6 19 g5 h7 20 g3 g7
In case of illness, a cessation of play could 21 f2 c5 22 af1 d4?!
be granted but had to be verified by a Releasing the pressure on the centre,
medical certificate. for the sake of some vague queenside
 30 April 1998

play later with ...c4, gives White a free Both players failed to analyse this
hand on the kingside. accurately. Why not now simply 43 ..xe5
23 f4 g4 when:
Apparently Black relied on the queen a) 44 h6+ xh6 45 xe5 g6 46 c3
exchange to ease his defence. a4 is a dead draw, as is 44 g7 e6.
24 xg4 hxg4 25 h4 b) 44 f7 allows the black too much
Freeing the f-pawn so that the doubled activity after 44...e1+ or 44...d5.
rooks can be effective down the file. c) 44 d6 was probably the idea:
25...c8 26 fxe5 g5 c1) 44...e7 45 d5 c6 46 xa5 e2
Futile, since White does not lose a 47 a6 g2+ 48 f1 xh2 49 b6 with
piece. some chances based on the b-pawn and
27 h5+ g6 28 f6 xf6 29 xf6+ Blacks endangered .
h5 30 e1 e6 31 d2 c4 32 bxc4 c2) 44...e1+ 45 f2 (45 g2 e7 46
bxc4 33 1f2 h8 34 dxc4 a5 35 c5 f6 e2+ 47 g1 b5 48 d5 e1+
ab8 36 c3 dxc3 37 xc3 b5 38 draws.) 45...e7 46 c3 (46 f6? e6=)
xf7 xf7 39 e6 xe6 40 xh8 and its not over yet, but White has made
xc5 his task very hard compared with the
XIIIIIIIIY position he had at the last diagram.
9-+-+-+-vL0 After Norlin misses his opportunity.
9+-+-+-+-0 White finishes efficiently:
9-+-+l+-+0 43 ..c7? 44 b6 c6 45 e6 g6 46
e7 f7 47 f6 d7 48 xg5 c5 49
9zp-tr-+-zpk0 f6+ xe7 50 f5+ 10.
9-+-+P+p+0 50...d6 51 e7+
9+-+-+-+-0
9-zP-+-tRPzP0 My fellow-countryman, Lieutenant
9+-+-+-mK-0 Adolf Norlin (1858-1921), is in my opin-
xiiiiiiiiy ion neglected by my colleagues. He is
only remembered as an OTB player and
The presence of rooks and the widely for his problems and studies. I intend to
dispersed pawns should mean good publish his biography.
winning chances for White despite the I am also going to publish more about
opposite coloured bishops. However, the tournaments by Le Stratgie and LMI
White does not proceed methodically and especially focusing on the players and
seems to spoil his position. In the end, their games:
the defensive task is too much for Norlin. LMI 2 (1889), won by the famous J.
41 f6?! Berger, Graz, with 52 pts. out of 54 with
Restricting his looks wrong to the Briton Mr. J.H. Blake from Southamp-
modern eyes. White should probably ton as the runner-up.
improve the position of his pieces, putting LMI 3 (1893), with 7 Frenchmen, 4
his bishop on c3 and bringing his king Russians, 3 Germans, 2 Hungarians, one
over to support the e-pawn, but White Greek and one Swede.
was in a hurry. The following game has a pretty
41...c8 42 g3 d7 combinative finish that could have come
Just waiting. from a modern CC master tournament.
43 e5?! The winner was a regular player in later
 Chess Mail 31

correspondence tournaments, e.g. he ...fc8.

came fifth in the first Hungarian CC XIIIIIIIIY
Championship won by Charousek and 9r+-+-trk+0
Maroczy, and he played in OTB 9+l+p+p+p0
tournaments too. 9-+-+-wqp+0
Centre Game (C22) 9sn-+-+-+-0
M. Courel (FRA) - Gy. Mayer (HUN) 9-+-wQP+-+0
1st CC tournament of Le Monde Illustr
9+-+-+-+-0
1887-1890
(Notes by Rosenthal) 9PzPP+-zPPzP0
1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 xd4 c6 4 e3 9+-mKR+-sNR0
g6 5 c3 xiiiiiiiiy
5 d3 followed by e2, 00.
5...g7 6 d2 f6 7 000 00 8 19...b3+!! 20 cxb3
c4? 20 axb3 a1+ 21 d2 xd4+ or 20
8 d5!? b1 xd4.
8...a5 9 c5? 20...fc8+ 21 b1 xf2!! 22 d3
If 9 b3 xb3+ 10 axb3 e8. Better 9 22 xf2 xe4+ 23 a1 (23 c2 xc2+
e2! followed by f2-f4. + and ...xd1) 23...xa2+ 24 xa2 a8+
9...b6 10 b4 c5 11 a4 a6 12 g5 and mate next move.
12 d5 b5 13 a3 b4 (13...xd5 14 22...xg2 23 f3 a6 0-1.
xd5 c4 and Nxb2 or Bxb2+ after the White resigned. Rosenthal gave the
escapes) 14 a4 bxc3 15 xa8 cxd2+ +. variation 24 e3 c2+ 25 a1 e2
12...b5 13 xb5 (Threat ...xa2+ etc) 26 d4 xf3 27
13 a3 xc4 xf3 c1+ and mates.
13...axb5 14 xb5 c7 15 xf6 xf6 My coming articles will deal with in-
16 d5 d8 ternational CC 1927-1939 and 1945-1955
ED: 16...e5 17 f4 e6 is also playable when I took part myself very actively. In
but Black had a different idea. the meantime I continue my researches
17 xf6+ xf6 18 xc5 b7 19 d4 about CC during 1900-1926, a neglected
Black threatened both ...xe4 and period.

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 32 April 1998

A history of Scottish CC
by Alan Borwell NATIONAL PROFILE: SCOTLAND

C
ORRESPONDENCE chess in
Scotland was very prominent as on the formation of an overall British
long ago as the early part of the organisation for postal chess. In 1978, an
last century and in 1824, the world famous amicable agreement was reached
match took place between Edinburgh and between the BPCF, Scottish CCA and the
London. It lasted for the same length of Welsh CCA, whereby the BPCF agreed to
time as the Scottish Centenary Tourn- support the direct ICCF membership of
ament some 160 years later, taking some Scotland and Wales. Unfortunately, ICCF
4 years to complete (but this was for five maintained that its old Statutes still
successive games by stagecoach!) In the precluded our membership!
fifth and deciding game, Edinburgh However, in 1981 in London, an
adopted the famous Scotch Opening, with important step forward was taken by ICCF
a successful outcome to clinch victory in which enabled Scotlands players to
the match. represent their own country in official
In 1884, the Scottish Chess Association international postal chess competitions,
was founded but, in its first twenty years, including team tournaments. A Scotland
over-the-board competition was almost team began playing in CC Olympiad
entirely within Scotland. However, in the Preliminaries in 1982 and European Team
early part of this century, matches began Tournament Preliminaries in 1983, as did
against teams from Northern England. teams representing England and Wales.
When chess organising bodies in England Eventually, ten years later in 1991, ICCF
decided to form a British Chess found a way to enable the full
Federation, it made efforts to embrace membership of Scotland and it now has
the SCA into its structure. However, it was its rightful place in international CC
decided by the Scottish Chess Association circles, as it has had for OTB chess and
that it should not become a part of the many other cultural, sporting and
BCF. However, FIDE initially only took recreational activities for decades.
BCF into membership but Scotland was Particular thanks were due to the then
also accepted in its own right in 1932. The ICCF President, Henk Mostert, and the late
English OTB body has perpetuated the BPCF President, Reg Gillman, for their
use of a British nomenclature until this help towards achieving this satisfactory
day! outcome.
History was to repeat itself almost 50 During the period after the Second
years later when the British Postal Chess World War, interest in correspondence
Federation, an affiliate of the BCF, was chess in Scotland was limited but, under
formed and assumed umbrella the auspices of the SCA, it was
responsibility for all British regenerated by Bernard Partridge and for
correspondence chess. The SCA was then several years in the 1960s, he ran popular
still responsible in Scotland for both over- events for teams and individuals, and a
the-board and postal chess at national and Scottish Correspondence Chess
international levels but was not consulted Championship was inaugurated. Sadly,
 Chess Mail 33

Bernard died over 10 years ago but this is still spoken about with happy
Scottish CC will ever be indebted to his memories by many international
efforts in the formation years and the delegates, despite the unpredictable
SCCA is currently running a stars barred Scottish weather! Several ICCF delegates
open tournament in his memory for are still wearing the tartan ties which we
players from countries bordering the presented to everyone attending that
North Sea. Bernard had a particular Congress! Scotland was again pleased to
interest in encouraging less strong chess host the ICCF Congress in Perth in 1994,
players to play correspondence chess! In which was also a memorable occasion
the mid-1970s, the Scottish Corres- when the new ICCF Statutes were
pondence Chess Association was formally approved and the first ICCF Fax Tour-
developed and constituted as the official naments were inaugurated.
body for CC in Scotland.

O
In January 1980, the Scottish CCA N THE playing scene, Scotland
published its first News Bulletin and this has gone from strength to
has been developed into an attractive and strength, firstly with Douglas
well-regarded Magazine. To celebrate the Brysons outstanding achieve-ment in
Magazines 10th anniversary, the Assoc- winning the Scottish Centenary Inter-
iation organised three international national Tournament and the Nor-wegian
invitation tournaments, the one for ladies CC 40th Anniversary Tournament, thereby
being the first by any national association becoming Scotlands first CC Grand-
since the introduction of the ICCF rating master.
system. Recently, the 60th edition of the This was followed by Glasgow winning
Magazine was published, edited by myself the strong European Town Teams Tour-
but with a great deal of dedication and nament and, since then, both Andy Muir
assistance from my wife Moira since its and David Kilgour have also become
inception ! GMs and 6 IM titles have been achieved
The Scottish CCA has been fortunate by Scottish CCA players.
to have the services of many excellent and Douglas Bryson came close to becom-
long serving officials. George Livie served ing Scotlands first qualifier for a World
as a Council member for 15 years from CC Final, but this honour was accom-
the SCCAs foundation, firstly as Grading plished by David Kilgour, who won a
Officer and then as Vice President until World CC Semi-Final by 3 clear points and
1992. Alan Hind has been Secretary since then, after another impressive perform-
1983, with responsibility for all domestic ance in the Finals, he has recently
tournaments, whilst George Pyrich begun play in the XV World CC Champ-
became a Council member in 1985, ionship! In 1997, David also succeeded
subsequently being Treasurer and then me as SCCA President, following my
International Secretary and ICCF Del- retirement almost exactly 20 years after
egate. Many other members have played the SCCAs inauguration!
significant roles in the development of the Scotland surprised most pundits by
SCCA into a thriving and forward looking qualifying for the X1 Olympiad Final and
CC organisation. has recently concluded its games with the
In 1985, the Scottish Correspondence excellent score of 40/72 points and is
Chess Association had the privilege of currently in equal 3rd place with Canada,
hosting the ICCF Congress in Peebles and with only Russia having a chance of
 34 April 1998

overtaking to claim the bronze medal. the Benko Gambit.

However, both Canada and Scotland have 6 a4 c6 7 a3 f6 8 d3 g6 9 bd2
secured places in the next Olympiad g7 10 g2 00 11 00 e8 12 xb3
Final, an outcome which was not really e5 13 fd2 c7 14 c5 d8 15 ce4
expected by anyone, especially the xe4 16 xe4 b8
members of the Scottish team or the SCCA! At this stage I quite liked the look of
We hope that our progress will be an my position, but was unsure how to
example for other small nations to continue. With hindsight, I do not approve
emulate in the future! of my choice.
The Scottish CCA now has its own 17 a5?! f5!
National WWW site at: Taking the pawn immediately is
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~scca/ unwise (17...xa5? 18 d6!) but Black
finds a strong counter.
18 g5 e4! 19 h3
The Scotland teams for the Perhaps I should try 19 dxe4!? although
Olympiads are as follows: 19...h6 20 h3 fxe4 21 f4 f5 22 d5
Final XII: D.A.Kilgour, C.A.McNab, d7 looks quite good for Black.
P.M.Giulian, G.D.Pyrich, T.J.Craig, 19...xa5 20 f4 b6 21 d5
J.Watson. I had hoped that the on d5 would
Prelims. XIII: D.A.Kilgour, provide compensation for the pawn but
A.P.Borwell, S.R.Gillam, T.Thomson, this is soon shown not to be the case.
G.R.Sprott, D.Neil. 21...f7 22 dxe4 fxe4 23 xe4 xc4
The games below feature several of 24 e7+ h8 25 c6 e8! 26 f3
these players. Games by George Pyrich After 26 xb8 xe4 the twin tasks of
are being saved for his interview in a retrieving the from b8 and avoiding
subsequent issue. mate on the light squares would prove
Space does not allow all the players too much for White.
annotations to be given in full. In most 26...h3 27 xb8 xf1 28 c6
cases more detailed notes were published XIIIIIIIIY
in Scottish Correspondence Chess. If you 9-+-+r+-mk0
are not a member of SCCA this magazine 9zp-+-+qvlp0
costs 2.50 per issue/10 per year (UK 9-zpN+-+p+0
residents) or 15 per year/25 for two 9+-+-+-+-0
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Business Services, 8 Wheatfield Avenue,
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Perthshire, Scotland PH14 9RX. A free 9vL-+-+LzP-0
sample issue can be requested. 9-+-+PzP-zP0
Reti Opening (A09) 9tR-+Q+lmK-0
Colin McNab (SCO) - xiiiiiiiiy
Mikhail Umansky (RUS)
11 ol Final, 1992-7 28...h3?
(Notes by McNab) As far as I can see, 28...d3! wins.
1 f3 d5 2 g3 c5 3 c4 d4 4 b4 cxb4 5 Possible continuations are:
a3 b3 a) 29 xf1 d2! 30 d1 xf3+ 31 exf3
Black plays, with colours reversed, a d2 32 e7 xa1 33 xa1+ g7 34 d1
system that is currently popular against (34 b2 d1+) 34...c3 and now 35
 Chess Mail 35

b4!? c1 36 g2 xd1?? 37 c3# would 48...f4 49 d6+ f3 50 g5 g2 51

be a dream finish, but 36...xe7 provides e4 xh3 52 f3 b4 53 xb4 h2
a rude awakening. 54 c5
b) 29 exd3 d2! 30 xd2 xa1 31 After 54 d6+ g1 55 g4 g2 56
b2+ xb2 32 xb2+ g8 33 e5 h3!!. xh4 f3 57 h3 e4 58 g4 e3=
29 xd4 d7 Black has achieved a blockade. He moves
29...d8 30 e3 a5 is still slightly better his between e3, e4 and e5, preventing
for Black. Whites from advancing. If White
30 e3 xe3? 31 fxe3 xe3 defends his g-pawn with the and tries
Black has calculated that after to play his to the queenside, then Black
moves, 32...xd4 wins but he has can play ...f5 and push his a-pawn to
evidently missed Whites riposte. deflect the .
32 c6! xd1 33 xd1 54...h1 55 f2 h2 56 d6+ h1
Blacks position means that he is XIIIIIIIIY
unable to avoid the loss of material. 9-+-+-+-+0
33...e8 34 d8 xd8 35 xd8 9+-+-+-+-0
d4+ 36 h1 a5 9-+-vL-+p+0
Converting Whites material advantage 9+-+-+-zP-0
to a win is problematic, and perhaps even
impossible. Blacks passed pawns are
9p+-+-+-zp0
dangerous, and while White is dealing 9+-+-+-+-0
with them Black may get amongst his 9-+-+-mK-+0
kingside pawns. 9+-+-+-+k0
XIIIIIIIIY xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-sN-+-mk0
9+-+-+-+p0 Mutual zugzwang; Black to play would
9-zp-+-+p+0 lose, but...
57 a3
9zp-+-+-+-0 57 f1 h3 58 f2 a3 59 xa3 h2 60
9-+-vl-+-+0 g3 g1 61 c5+ h1 leads to stalemate.
9vL-+-+LzPl0 57...h2 58 c5 h3!
9-+-+-+-zP0 58...h1? 59 d6!+-.
9+-+-+-+K0 59 f3 h2 60 d6+ g1 61 g4
xiiiiiiiiy g2 .
Black is drawing as explained in the
37 g2 xg2+ 38 xg2 b5 39 c6 note to move 54.
c3 40 c5 g7 41 f3 f6 42 e4
a4 43 e7+ e6 44 a3 h5 45 d4+ French MacCutcheon (C12)
It appears that Black can force a draw David Kilgour (SCO) -
after this but I am not sure what else White Joseph DeMauro (USA)
should play. 11 ol Final, 1992
45...xd4 46 xd4 f5 47 h3 (Notes by Kilgour)
47 e3 g4 48 f2 h3 49 g1 h4=. 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 f6 4 g5 b4
47...h4! 48 g4+ 5 e5 h6 6 e3 e4 7 g4 g6
48 gxh4 f4 49 d6+ f3 50 c3 g2 7...f8 is more popular but not better!
51 b4 xh3 52 e7 g4 53 xb5 a3=. Another of my games that followed this
 36 April 1998

line is Mohrlok-Kilgour, World 3/4 Final and Black is weak on the dark squares.
1993-5: 8 a3 a5 9 ge2 c5 10 dxc5 c6 24 dxc5 d4 25 xb5 xb5 26 cxd4
11 b4 xc3 12 xc3 xe5 13 d1 c7 e2 27 e4
14 b5 b8 15 c4 a6 16 c3 f6 17 c1 The heads off for the black and
xc4 18 xc4 dxc4 19 e4 e7 20 xc4 d6, attacking f7 and b7. Black must now
g8 21 d4 c7 22 d6 g6 23 00 g7 bring his into play. I did not calculate
24 d2 b5 25 f4 xd6 26 cxd6 d8 27 that when the black gets to d5 it is
d7 b7 28 c3 h7 29 c7 g5 30 f3 reasonably safe.
d5 31 e1 hf8 32 c5 10. 27...xh5 28 d6+ d7 29 b1 c6
8 a3 xc3+ 9 bxc3 xc3 10 d3 c6 30 c8 g4 31 xa7+ d5 32 b5
This is all straight from the book. Black hg8 33 f2 c6 34 e3 g3 35
has won a pawn but his position is very xh6 g6 36 d1 e4 37 dd2 d3
restricted with major weaknesses on the 38 xd3 xd3 39 d6 xd4
kingside and he will find it difficult to The position has simplified into a better
activate the queenside pieces. ending for White but I am sure that I must
11 h4 e7 12 h5 g5 13 f4 gxf4 14 xf4 have missed something along the way.
d7 15 h3 000 16 00 dg8 40 xf7 xe5 41 g7 d5 42 xe5
ED: Whites 15th is a recommendation xe5 43 xb7 d5 44 b3 a6 45
by Zlotnik claiming after 16...df8 (or c3 g7 46 f2 c7 47 e3 xc5
dg8) 17 f6. Now 17 xf7? xf7 18 48 xc5+ xc5 49 e4+ d5
xf7 e8 would bring the black to life. Bishops are usually better than knights
17 f6 xf6 18 xf6 in positions where the pawns are split as
With the queens off, the black position the can cover the board much more
is more difficult. quickly. In these positions, the support
XIIIIIIIIY of the is important in the winning
9-+k+-+rtr0 process.
9zppzpl+p+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+n+ptR-zp0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+pzP-+P0 9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-zP-+-+0 9l+-+p+-+0
9zP-snLvL-+N0 9+-+k+-+-0
9-+P+-+P+0 9-+-+N+-+0
9tR-+-+-mK-0 9zP-+-mK-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+-+-+P+0
9+-+-+-+-0
18...g4 19 f2 g3 20 f4 gg8 21 xiiiiiiiiy
e3 d8
If 21...g3 then 22 d2 allows f4 50 g4 e5
later, attacking the . I was now looking at positions where
22 d2 b5 23 c3 c5 White is left with an a-pawn and
This is an interesting move as it against . The endings books that I have
activates the black queenside pieces, but are not too clear just where the should
White should now be much better as there be for this to be won, but I was starting to
follows an attack on both sides of the regret my last move as g4 is closer to a8
board. The f-file is important for White, than g3. I still found that Black had a
 Chess Mail 37

difficult task ahead of him. 33 g4 g6 34 e5 f5 35 exd6+ xd6

The winning method is to encourage 36 d1 e7 37 e5 gh6 38 e2 f4!.
the black over to g4 and then to hold 33...gh7 34 e5 f5 35 b6+
the opposition as the kings move over to It is now high risk strategy to try to
b8 and c8. White can sometimes gain a achieve a decisive breakthrough. This
move by putting the on c5 first. allows Black dangerous counterplay.
51 a4 b7 52 c5 c6 53 a5 f6 54 35...axb6 36 exd6+ c6! 37 d7 h8 38
a6 e5 55 f2 g5 56 g3 d5 57 a7 f4 5h6 39 e3 a6 40 hb2 xc4
c6 41 xb6+ xd7 42 c1 c7 43 bb1
This is the position I was aiming for e5 44 xc4 exf4+ 45 d3 e8!
from move 50. Unexpected, but I could not really have
58 e6+ f6 59 c7 e4 60 f4 e3 61 avoided reaching this position. If the
xe3 g5 62 d4 xg4 white f-pawn falls without compensation,
We are now at least one move ahead then the triple pawns are mobilised.
of the position that could have been Having generated most of the creative
reached from move 50. ideas, I now had real worries about being
63 c5 b7 64 b6 h1 65 e6 a8 able to hold the game, maybe symp-
66 c7 f5 67 b8 d5 68 c5 10. tomatic of my chess career!
The winning method is to put the 46 d5 e3+ 47 d2 d6 48 b5
on b7 and queen the a-pawn. 48 b6+ xd5 49 xh6 b3+ 50 c2
xc1 51 xc1 xa3 52 h5 xf3 53 h8
Alan P. Borwell - E. Hang (ROM) h3 54 h6 f3 55 d8+ c4 56 h7 f2 57
11 ol Final, 1992-7 d2 h2+.
(Comments by Alan Borwell) 48...xd5 49 cxc5+
XIIIIIIIIY 49 bxc5+ e6 50 xa5 xh4 51 c6+
9-tr-+-+-+0 d7 52 cc5 h2+ 53 d1 xf3 54 d5+
9zplmk-+ptr-0 e7 55 e5+ f8.
9-+-zppzp-+0 49...d6 50 xa5 xh4 51 d5+ e6
Obviously, Black must look for a hiding
9snPzp-+-+p0 place; otherwise White will achieve
9-+P+P+PzP0 perpetual check.
9zP-+LsNPmK-0 52 xf5 h2+ 53 d1 ee2
9-+-+-+-tR0 53...xf3 54 ae5+ d6 55 d5+ e7
9+R+-+-+-0 56 de5+ f8 57 e2 should draw.
xiiiiiiiiy 54 h5 d2+ 55 e1 he2+ 56 f1
f2+ 57 g1
At this point my opponent offered a 57 e1? a2! ...b2, ...h2.
draw as he really cannot do anything to 57...xf3 58 h6+
improve his position...I looked at my Things were getting really desperate
opponents rating (2120), the Romanian now. If 58 h2?? g3+ + or 58 a6+ e7
team score and also the positions in the 59 a7+ d6.
remaining Scottish games, and decided to 58...f6 59 a6+ e5 60 hxf6 g3+
go for it. Little did I know the time and 61 f1 e4
effort which was going to be needed to Black uses Whites a-pawn as a shield
achieve even the half point! against lateral checks. If his settles on
31 f2 h8 32 gxh5 xh5 33 g2 f3 unharassed, then White is lost.
 38 April 1998

62 g6 gd3?! when after 18...d8 19 xe6 is forced and

62...f3+ 63 g1 e3 (63...fd3 64 also strong. 19...fxe6 20 e5 d5 21 xh6!?
g2 f3 65 xd2 xd2 66 f6) 64 g2 is interesting!
e1+ 65 h2 dd1 66 h3 h1+ 67 g4 17 c1 a5 18 e5 ac8 19 d2
f3. a3 20 e3 h7
63 ae6+ f3 64 h6 f2+ 65 e1 20...a5 repeating the position, was
dd2 66 h3+ g4 67 hh6 circumspect. White can then try 21 d2
White offered a draw. h7 when 22 d3 planning c5 is one
67...a2 68 eg6+ f3 69 h3+ e4 possibility.
70 e6+ f5 71 hh6 fb2 72 f1 ED: Perhaps Black, a finalist in the 9th
b1+ 73 e1 xe1+ 74 xe1 g4 75 World Championship, did not want to
f1 g3 76 f6! f3 77 g1 give his opponent a short draw.
Again White offered a draw, quoting 21 c1 ed8?
Fines Basic Chess Endings p290 (diag Very likely he missed Whites reply.
306) and Black was convinced. The extra XIIIIIIIIY
pawn is incidental. 9-+rtr-+k+0
9zpR+-zppvln0
Queens Gambit Accepted (D21) 9-+p+l+pzp0
T. Thomson (SCO) -
9+-+-sN-+-0
O.P. Miliutin (RUS)
5th EU Teams Prelim., 1994
9-+-zPP+-+0
1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 f3 d7 9wq-sNQvL-+P0
3...f6 is usually played here. The text 9P+-+-zPP+0
has little published theory but is quite 9+-tR-+-mK-0
playable. xiiiiiiiiy
4 e4 b6 5 xc4 xc4 6 a4+ c6 7
xc4 f6 8 c3 e6 9 d3 h6?! 22 d5! xc1+
This looks a waste of time as g5 was 22...xd3 23 xe7+ h8 24 xd3+-.
hardly a serious threat. 23 xc1 cxd5 24 e3 dxe4 25 a6
10 00 g6 11 h3 g7 12 e3 00 13 c2?
fd1 Missing another trick. 25...xe5 was
Black has achieved a Grnfeld type of forced. After 26 dxe5 c2 27 xa7 xa2
position and enjoys the two s. However, 28 b6 White is winning but still has some
White has consolidated his pawn centre technical problems.
and has good chances. 26 xg6!+- xa2 27 xe7+ h8 28
13...a5 b5 f6 29 b8 xb8 30 xb8+
13...a5 14 d2 h7 15 ac1 a4 is an h7 31 d5 d7 32 d4 e8 33 f4!
interesting line. 10.
14 b4! xb4 33...xd4 34 xe4+.
14...h5 15 e2 fd8 (15...xh3? 16
f4) 16 ac1 with c5 coming up is good Slav Defence (D17)
for White. Simon R. Gillam (SCO) -
15 ab1 a3 16 xb7 fe8 Alasdair MacLeod (SCO)
The more active 16...fb8 was better. SCCA League, 1994
After 17 c1 a5 White has an interesting (Notes by Gillam)
choice between 18 xb8+ and 18 xe7!? 1 d4 f6 2 c4 c6 3 f3 d5 4 c3 dxc4
 Chess Mail 39

5 a4 f5 6 e5 e6 7 f3 b4 8 e4 xe4 conditional so I had no need to analyse

9 fxe4 xe4 10 d2 xd4 11 xe4 35...g3!? (although 36 c3 seems an
xe4+ 12 e2 xd2+ 13 xd2 d5+ adequate reply). Without the conditional,
14 c2 a6 15 xc4 000 16 e5 I might have opted for 35 xb7 which
f6 17 e3 b8 18 e2 xg2 19 hg1 transposes to the game continuation in
xh2 20 xg7 b4+ 21 b3 d5 22 many lines.
f3 XIIIIIIIIY
After this rather heavy theory, the 9ktr-+-+-tr0
game now commences! 9zpp+-+-+R0
22...h5 23 a5 9n+psNpzp-+0
Not 23 h1 f4!. I later discovered that
9zP-+-+-+-0
Blacks last move followed Kramnik-
Lautier, Cannes 1993, which continued 23 9-+-+-+-+0
f1 c8?!. 9mKP+-+L+-0
23...a8 24 ag1 9-+-+-+-zp0
Instead 24 xb7 b8 25 a6 hg8 9+-tR-+-+-0
gives Black counterplay and so I decided xiiiiiiiiy
to try to keep control of the open lines,
while an exchange of s would be 36 xb7! bd8?
helpful. Better 36...xb7 when Black is still in
24...b8 25 a2 e5 26 c4 d4 27 the game after 37 xc6 c5! 38 xb7 (38
a5! c5 b4? b8!) 38...xb7 39 a6 b8 40 axb7.
27...h4 28 a3 h3 29 d1 xd1 30 37 xc6 10.
xd1 h2 31 b6+ xb6 32 axb6 a6 33 The neatest finish would have been
xa6+ bxa6 34 a7#. 37...xd6 38 xa6! xa6 39 b6#.
28 b3 h4 29 c1 b4
29...f8? 30 d7 h3 31 xd5 cxd5 32 French Winawer (C16)
b6+ axb6 33 axb6 h4 34 c4!+-. Ulrich Kampfhenkel (GER) -
30 xb4 xb4+ 31 a3 a6 32 d6 Philip Giulian (SCO)
I think that this is the most accurate World Ch. 20 s/f, 1993
sequence as it allows White to meet (Notes by Giulian)
32...hd8 with 33 d1 keeping the black 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 b6?! 5
out. g4 f8 6 h3 a6 7 b5!
32...h3 33 f3 Whats this? I dont usually play this
Unfortunately 33 xa6 doesnt quite opening and was blindly following a
work after 33...bxa6. game Kovalev-Vaganian which went 7
33...h2 34 b3 hg8 xa6 xa6 8 f4 b4 9 e2 e7=. A
A better try was 34...h3!? 35 h1 d3 hurried look at the opening books
e.g. 36 xc6 xb3+! 37 xb3 (37 a2 showed that after 7 b5, Black played
b4+ 38 xb3 bxc6) 37...bxc6 unclear. 7...d7 8 a4 e7 9 f4 g6 10 h5 g8
35 h7 11 h6 +- Tal-Krner, USSR 1979.
35 xb7 g1! 36 xc6 h1 37 xh1 7...d7 8 a4 b7 9 f4?! a6 10 c3
xh1 38 xa6 xb7 39 xb7 xb7 40 c6 11 000 ge7 12 e3 h5 13 f3
xe6=. f5 14 f4 g6 15 g3?! 000 16 h3??
35...h8? xe5!! 17 dxe5 d4 18 e2 b4!! 19
This had been offered by Black as a fd5!?
 40 April 1998

a) 19 he1 xc3 20 bxc3 xa4 21 cxd4 16 d2?! h5 17 g3?

(21 xd4 xd4 transposes although Black Evidently intending to keep the out
can also try 21...c5; not 21 xf5?? dxc3+) of f4, but...
21...xd4 22 xd4 a1+ 23 d2 xd4+ 17...f4!
24 xd4 xd4+ with attacking chances as XIIIIIIIIY
well as 2 pawns for the piece; 9-+-tr-trk+0
b) 19 xf5 xc3 20 h3 xa4! and 9+lwqn+pvlp0
Black has too many threats; 9p+p+-+p+0
c) 19 a2 xa4 20 xb4 dxe3 21 c3 9+p+-zp-+-0
xh1+.
19...xc3 20 xc3 xe3 21 fxe3
9P+-+Psn-+0
xh1 22 xa6+ 9+-sNLvL-zPP0
22 xh1 dxc3 23 xa6+ b8 24 g2 9-zPPsNQzP-+0
d2+ 25 b1 xg2+. 9+-+RtR-mK-0
22...b7 23 a7 dxc3 24 xd7 xd7 xiiiiiiiiy
Better than 24...cxb2+ 25 xb2 xd7
when White may still have some chances 18 gxf4
with 26 f1a6 and a5. 18 f1 is more prudent.
25 bxc3 hd8 26 a5 d1+ 27 b2 8d5! 18...exf4 19 a7 c8! 20 axb5 cxb5
28 axb6 b5+ 29 a2 d5+ 01. 21 d5 xa7 22 e7+ h8 23 c6
In view of 30 a3 a1#, White c7 24 xd8 xd8
resigned. Black has ample compensation for the
exchange. If White takes time to save his
Pird Defence (B08) b-pawn, Black would play 25...e5 with
William E. Maillard (USA) - strong threats against the white kingside.
Colin McNab (SCO) 25 f3 xb2 26 c4 c3 27 cxb5
11 ol Final, 1992 27 f1 b4.
(Notes by McNab) 27...xe1 28 xe1 axb5 29 xb5
1 e4 g6 2 d4 d6 3 c3 c6 4 f3 g7 5 Although there are now pawns on only
a4 f6 6 e2 00 7 00 bd7 8 h3 one side of the board, the weakness of
c7 9 e3 b6 the white pawns gives Black excellent
This may look rather passive but it is winning chances.
quite a purposeful move. If Black plays 29...f8 30 xd8 xd8 31 c3+ g8
9...e5, White can exchange pawns and 32 e5?!
obtain pressure down the d-file and This allows Black to force
against the queenside. Hence Black simplification by a tactical sequence.
completes his queenside development 32...xh3! 33 xh3 g5+ 34 g4 h5!
before committing himself in the centre. 34...xb5?! 35 h6! and White will win
10 d2 b7 11 fe1 back one pawn, retaining some drawing
11 ad1 led to a tough battle in the chances.
game Kern-McNab, World Ch. 19 s/f 35 e2 hxg4 36 xg4 xg4+ 37
1992-3. xg4 f6
11...ad8 12 ad1 a6 13 d3 e5 14 Fixing the white pawn on e4.
dxe5 dxe5 15 e2 b5 38 f1 f7 39 e2 e7 40 f3 g5
Black has equalised comfortably. Now 41 c8 g6 42 g4 d6 43 b7 e5
White starts to go wrong. 44 c6 f8 45 b7 e6 46 f3 c5
 Chess Mail 41

47 c8 d3 48 a6 f2+ a) 30 f4? xf4 31 xf4 (31 xf4 xf4

My original intention had been to play 32 xf4 xe5=) 31...xe5 32 d7+ e7=;
my to h4 and then advance my but I b) 30 f3 xd4 31 xd4 e5 32 b3
realised that White might be able to draw b5.
with a well-timed counter-attack: 29...f8
48...e1 49 e2 g2 50 h5! h4 51 h6 29...xc4 30 xc4 xf4? 31 g4+-.
d4 52 g7 e3 53 xf6! xf3 54 e5 30 xe6 xe6 31 g3 d8 32 a7 e7
xe5 55 xg5!=. 33 ab1 10.
49 h5 g4 50 fxg4 xe4 51 b5? Joe Watson has earned the IM title in
A much better defensive try is 51 g5!. this event with one game still running.
Then I believe 51...fxg5? 52 g4= is a
draw: Black seems unable to liftt the Colle System (D05)
blockade. However, 51...xg5! 52 g4 George Sprott (SCO) -
f3 leads to a win, for example 53 b7 f2 Franz Urban (OST)
54 g2 e4 55 f3 f1+ 56 xf1 d2+ 4th EU Teams Prelim., 1991
+. A rare case where it is better to have 1 d4 f6 2 f3 e6 3 e3 c5 4 d3 d5 5
pawns doubled than connected. c3 c6 6 bd2 d6 7 00 00 8 dxc5
51...g5 52 h4 e4 53 a6 f3 54 xc5 9 e4 c7 10 e2 g4 11 exd5
h5 f4 55 h4 f2 56 h5 e4 57 exd5 12 b3 d6
b5 g3+ 58 g6 e3 01. 12...b6 13 g5 d7 14 h4 fe8 15
c2 h6 16 g3 c8 17 ae1 e6 18 h3
Kings Indian (E97) f6 19 e5 d7= Klein-Sawyer, cor 1973.
Joe Watson (SCO) - 13 h3 f6
Tim Runting (AUS) 13...ge5 Phillips-Taylor, cor GB
Pelikan Memorial B email, 1997 1990.
(Notes by Tim Runting in Australian 14 e3 d7 15 bd4 a6 16 xc6
Chess Quarterly) xc6 17 d4 fe8 18 c2 e4 19
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5 fe1 b5 20 d2 xd2? 21 xh7+
e2 00 6 f3 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7 f8
9 b4 a5 10 a3 axb4 11 xb4 d7 21...h8 22 f5! 23 h5 +-.
12 a4 h6 13 a5 f5 14 d2 h8 15 22 xd2 f6 23 g6 xe1+ 24 xe1
d3 f6 16 b3 f7 17 c5 dxc5 e8 25 d3 d7 26 f5 c6 27 g4
17...f6 18 cxd6 cxd6 19 b5 a6 20 g8
f3 h5 21 e1 f4 22 f1 Nd2-c4. XIIIIIIIIY
18 xc5 xc5 19 xc5 fxe4? 9r+-+l+k+0
19...f4 20 c4 f6 21 b5 aa6. 9+-+-+-zp-0
20 c4! f5 21 d6 d7 22 xe4 9p+qvl-zp-+0
22 b5? xd6 23 xd6 cxd6 24 xe4
d4.
9+p+p+-+-0
22...xd6 23 xd6 cxd6 9-+-vL-+L+0
23...xd6 24 xd6 xd6 25 f3+-. 9+-zPQ+-+P0
24 d5 e7 25 xd6 f8 9PzP-+-zPP+0
25...e6? 26 xe6! xe6 27 f7+ +-. 9+-+-tR-mK-0
26 f7+ g7 27 xe5+- e6 28 d4 xiiiiiiiiy
f6 29 f4!
29 xe6? xe6 Concluded on page 64
 42 April 1998

Email vs. Postal: Early Experiences

Postal:
By Roy DeVault of my chess play went down, even in the
face of contesting more games than I ever
did with post cards!
WHEN one looks back across 38 years of There are some differences in the two
correspondence chess, memories flood modes which must be considered.
the mind. I have memories of many Because the opponents reply so rapidly,
happily contested games, with congenial a 15-man ICCF Master Section is a
opponents. Also, of many long days spent considerable commitment. For those of
waiting for that reply. But, in the past two us who work full-time, the weekends
years, that aspect of my chess life has often become the only refuge for more
changed dramatically. Beginning in late difficult analysis. There are numerous
1995, I began switching all my other organizations offering tempting
correspondence play from postal to email. events: the IECC, USCF, APCT, and others
I was particularly overjoyed at the ICCF have been my hosts in email tournaments.
decision to begin email sections. So the temptation towards over-
After contesting over 100 ICCF games commitment to a games load is somewhat
by post in the 70s and 80s, I had dropped worse with email than with postal, since
out of ICCF play for several reasons. The the oft-times useful transmission time lag
expense was non-trivial, with ever rising all but disappears.
postage rates. The frequency of lost cards All things considered, the advantages
increased in congruence with European of email over postal far outweigh the
political upheaval, and registered repeats minimal drawback of somewhat
were very expensive. Of course one decreased reflection time. If there are any
cannot ignore the pleasure that a flow of other drawbacks in the equation, Ive yet
exotic stamps gave to my elderly Aunt, a to encounter them. Age cannot wither
philatelist. But practical considerations her, nor custom stale the pleasure of my
won out, and I ceased ICCF play by post. first email win. Tactics ruled the day in
When I began ICCF play via email, the this miniature.
hassles simply went away. The Internet
provider fee per month was about equal Benko Gambit (A57)
to the cost of playing one ICCF game with Roy DeVault (USA) -
a European opponent. I already possessed Lew Hucks (USA)
a home computer, so the total expense IECC Trio, 1996
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 f3
For varietys sake.
WANTED 5...e6 6 e4 exd5 7 e5
Entering into some sharp lines of play.
Chess Informator, volumes 1, 3, 5-9. Along about here it became apparent that
Good quality photocopies acceptable. my opponent often made multiple moves
Will exchange for books, Chess Mail issues in a day, so I fell in line, and made some
or databases. Please contact the Editor. same-day replies myself.
7...Qe7 8 Qe2 Ng8 9 Nc3 Bb7 10
 Chess Mail 43
Rxd5 d6 15 Rxb5 Nf6 16 Qd2 Dlugy-
Nh3 Alburt,US Ch m/2,Los Angeles, 1991) 13
This flank development is almost Nb5 Qxe5 14 Re1 (14 Nc7+!?) 14...d6 15
mandatory if White is ever to unravel his Nc7+ Kd7 16 Nxa8 Bxa8 17 Qd1 Bc6 18
kingside. Bg5 (18 Ba7+-) 18...Qf5 19 g4 Qg6 20
10...c4!? Qd4 Lobron-Kuntz,Cannes Op 1992;
Black virtually equalised with the quiet d) 12 Nf4 Qxe5 13 Nxb5 Ne7 14 Bb6
10...Qd8 11 Nf4 Ne7 12 Nh5 Qb6 13 a4 d6 15 Nc7+ Kd7 16 Nxa8 Qxf4 17 Be3
axb5 14 Nxb5 Ng6 15 f4 Nc6 16 Qd1 Na5 Qh4+ 18 g3 Qh5 19 Nb6+ Kd8 20 Bg2
in Arlandi-Belotti, Reggio Emilia 1995; but Nbc6.
White got a significant edge on 10...d4 11 12 Nf4 Qxe5?
Ne4 d3 12 Qe3! Qxe5 13 Nxc5 Qxe3+ 14 Now Black has defended the d-pawn
Bxe3 Bxc5 15 Bxc5 axb5 16 Bxd3 and all is well until the reply is seen. Also
Glek-Annageldyjev, USSR 1989. unsatisfactory for Black are 12...axb5 13
The game move has the merit of Ncxd5 Qxe5 14 Nc7+ Kd8 15 Nxa8 and
continuing to block Whites efforts to 12...Bg7 13 Nfxd5 Bxd5 14 Nxd5 Qxe5
develop his pieces on the f1-a6 diagonal. 15 Nc7++-.
11 Be3 13 Nfxd5 1-0.
Black also has problems untangling his The resignation is not premature. After
pieces, and the text prevents 11...Qc5. 13...Bxd5 14 Bd4 Qxe2+ 15 Bxe2 and
e.g., 11 Nf4 Qc5 (11...d4? 12 Ncd5 Qc5 now if 15...f6 16 Nxd5 or 15...Bb4 16
13 Qxc4) 12 bxa6 Nxa6. Bxh8, and in both cases White is winning.
XIIIIIIIIY
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 44 April 1998

What IECG email play is all about

play
THE IECG is the largest international supervise your first game from the
email chess organisation. In early 1994, regulation point of view. This program is
about a dozen chessplayers met via email perhaps one of the reasons that there are
to form the International Email Chess so few dropouts or silent withdrawals
Group. Some of the ups and downs since from IECG events.
that time are discussed in our interview If you have email but no WWW access,
with IECG Secretary, Roberto Alvarez, address your registration request as
elsewhere in this issue. follows:
Undoubtedly IECG is attracting a lot of If your country of citizenship is in
new players to CC competition. ICCF Europe, Africa or Asia, to Mr. Robert
Deputy President Nol vant Riet recently Dournes (FRA) at
did an analysis of players from his country <[email protected]>
mentioned in IECGs results reports and If your country of citizenship is in
found that a high proportion were not the Americas or in Oceania, to Mr.
members of Dutch federation NBC. Mario Cocozza (ITA) at
In early February 1998 IECGs website <[email protected]>.
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a complete range of tournaments and IECG Rules of Play.
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Membership and all tournament entries IECG Membership Agreement.
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Every player regardless of strength should also read:
receives an international Elo rating based Reflection time calculation made
on their performance. If you have an ICCF easy.
or FIDE rating when you join, that can be Note, however, that, as for ICCF email
taken as a starting point. tournaments, the time limit is 40 days (not
The official IECG website at http:// 30) for each 10 moves and that the normal
www.eics.com/iecg/stuff has many pages transit time for moves is assumed to be
to inform IECG members of results, one day only; sometimes of course it will
ratings, rules, the names and email be zero and several moves may be made
addresses of people responsible for in one day, e.g. at weekends.
organising its various functions etc. All the above documents are also
Automatic registration for both available from IECG by email if you dont
tournaments and membership.is have Web access.
available. In addition, a monthly IECG Bulletin
To join IECG, just go the registration is published electronically and submitted
page, fill in the form and press the send to members through the IECG mailing list.
button. You will then be contacted by its IECGs activities have been
Tutorial Office, assigning you a first game implemented and maintained through the
with another player and a tutor, who efforts of a small team of very dedicated
 Chess Mail 45

and highly motivated volunteers. following:

The same is no doubt true of the JS to MC
smaller IECC which we shall feature later [Event m 12024]
this year. [Site IECG]
Here is a summary of IECGs events: [Date 1996.08.22]
IECG World Championship [Round 1]
Invitational. Semifinal invitations are [White Smith,John]
extended to winners in Class M [Black Clarke,Mary]
tournaments. [Result ?]
IECG Cup tournament available
annually is a cycle of 3-round 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
tournaments, typically taking two years
to complete. IECG Cup I, which began [Event m 12024]
play on 15 September 1995, had 203 [Site IECG]
participants from 34 countries in 29 [Date 1996.08.22]
sections. IECG Cup I semifinal started with [Round 2]
63 players in several sections on 15 [White Clarke,Mary]
September 1996. IECG Cup II began on [Black Smith,John]
early November 1996 with 273 players in [Result ?]
39 sections.
Class tournaments on a 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6
continuing basis, seven-player single Your move received: 25 August Time
round events are started as soon as valid (JS): 2/4
groups of seven players are formed in I replied : 27 August Time (MC): 2/7
their classes: class M (2200 and higher), where John is playing White in game
class 1 (1800-2199), class 2 (1400-1799), 1, and Mary playing White in game 2, with
class 3 (1000-1399), class N up to 999. Mary to move in both games.
Quad tournaments on a
continuing basis, 4 players double round The IECG email World Championship
tournaments. II Final started on 15 May 1997. Defending
Transmission of Moves is very similar champion, ICCF-GM Simon Webb, has
to ICCF except that the numeric got off to a steady start while Canadian
notation is not used. player Knut Neven has already completed
Each player is required to maintain a all his games! Steven Smithers leads on
complete written record of each game. SB-points but the tournament is very
The use of short algebraic notation much open as you can see from the
with English piece codes is required. crosstable. The IECG rating average is
The moves must be numbered. 2408 (Category 7).
It is recommended that complete move Some of the games are presented
lists are included with each. Usually, below with light notes.
players use PGN headers for this purpose,
so that it is easy to report the game when Spanish (C77)
it ends. Steven Smithers (USA) -
For example, if John Smith and Mary Simon Webb (ENG)
Clarke were playing a 2-game match, IECG WCH-2 Finals 1997-8
each message could contain the 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
 46 April 1998
XIIIIIIIIY
f6 5 e2 e7 6 d4!? 9-+-+-+-+0
In other email games, Smithers has 9+-+-+-zp-0
played 6 c3 here. The sharper 6 d4 is just 9p+n+-+-zp0
a footnote to theory. Now in older games, 9+p+k+-+-0
6...xd4 7 xd4 exd4 8 e5 seemed good 9-+pzp-zP-+0
for White.
6...exd4 7 e5 d5
9zPP+-+NzP-0
7...g8 8 00 c5 9 b3 e7 10 g5 9-+PmK-+-zP0
f8 was seen in Etmans-Velema, Dutch 9+-+-+-+-0
Cor Cup 1993: not very inviting, although xiiiiiiiiy
Black won!
8 00 Resignation is a little surprising but it
8 e4 b6 9 xc6 dxc6 10 xd4 d5 looks as if White has no counterplay
11 d2 00 12 00 f6 13 4f3 fxe5 14 against the creation of a strong queenside
xe5 d6 15 d4 f5 16 c3 ae8 17 b3 passed pawn, e.g. 32...c4 33 bxc4+ (33
c5 18 xd5+ cxd5 was good for Black h4!?) 33...bxc4 34 h3 e4 35 e2 d3+
in Georgadze-Estrin, Lublin 1974. 36 cxd3+ cxd3+ 37 f2 a5 (37...a5;
8...b6 37...d4? 38 d2+) 38 d2+ d4.
a) 8...b5 9 b3 b6 10 c3 d5 11 xd4
xd4 12 cxd4 00 13 c2 f5 14 f4 c5 15 Kings Indian Defence (E99)
dxc5 xc5+ 16 h1 e6 17 d2 c4 18 Adolf Bormida (ARG) -
f3 d4 led to double-edged play in Thomas Niessen (GER)
J.Platz-Moskowitz, New York 1952. IECG WCH-2 Finals 1997-8
b) 8...00 9 c3 dxc3 10 e4 b6 11 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
c2 g6 12 xc3 d5 13 f4 was a gambit f3 00 6 e2 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7
seen in Platz-E. Jackson, Springfield 1955; 9 e1 d7 10 e3 f5 11 f3 f4 12 f2
Platz won both these games and he seems g5 13 a4 g6 14 a5 h8 15 h1N f7
to have playe 6 d4 a lot. 16 b5 f6 17 xa7 g4 18 xc8
9 b3 d5 10 exd6 xd6 11 bd2 e6 xc8 19 fxg4 xe4 20 d3 xf2+ 21
12 e1 000 13 xe6+ xe6 14 xf2 h4 22 f1 e8 23 e4 10.
xe6+ fxe6 15 xe6 he8 16 b3
c4 English Opening (A33)
Webb returned the pawn to get a free Knut Neven (CAN)-
game with a space and development Thomas Niessen (GER)
advantage. He avoids premature exch- IECG WCH-2 Finals 1997-8
anges and gradually his advantage seems 1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 f3 cxd4 4 xd4
to increase. c6 5 c3 e6 6 a3 xd4 7 xd4 b6
17 bd2 d6 18 e4 xe4 19 xe4 8 f4 b7 9 e4 d6 10 d3 e7 11
b4 20 xe7 xe7 21 g5 ed7 22 g3 h5!?N
xd8 xd8 23 e1 c5 24 a3 c6 25 11...c8 12 00 00 13 h6 e8 14
f4 d2 f6 15 ac1 g6 16 b3:
This keeps the out of e5 but looks a) 16...a6 17 e3?! (17 fd1 g7 18
weakening. g5 Korchnoi) 17...g7 18 a4
25...c7 26 f3 e7 27 f2 d6 28 Korchnoi-Sax, Wijk aan Zee cm2 1991.;
e1 xe1 29 xe1 d5 30 b3 b5 31 b) 16...g7 17 fd1 h5 18 e3 e5
d2 h6 32 g3 c4 0-1. 19 g3 f6 20 h3 d7 21 f4 g7 22 e1
 Chess Mail 47

IECG World Champ. II, Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts. Unf.

1 Adolfo Bormida ARG 2314 # 0 1 1 (5)
2 Bjoern Gambaeck SVE 2403 # 0 (6)
3 Knut Neven CAN 2376 1 1 # 0 0 0 3 -
4 Steven Smithers USA 2276 1 1 # 1 0 0 3 (2)
5 Martin Pecha AUT 2327 1 # 1 2 (6)
6 Thomas Niessen GER 2495 0 1 # 2 (4)
7 Arthur Szrama CAN 2379 0 # 1 (5)
8 Robert Sasata CAN 2420 1 0 # 2 (3)
9 Simon Webb ENG 2682 1 # 2 (4)

a6 23 f1 c7 24 f2 fe8 25 g2 f5 50 d2 b4 51 c3 xe4 52 b7
Parkkinen-van Kempen, Pelikan b4 53 e7 e5 54 xc5 bxc5 55 c7
Memorial A 1997. d4 56 xc5 f4 01.
12 00 g4 13 e2 c8 14 b3 f6 15
h3 e5 16 d1 h4 17 e3 g6 18 Sicilian (B20)
b2 e5 19 ab1 f4 20 f3 c6 Steven Smithers (USA) -
21 a4 00 22 b5 xb5 23 axb5 e7 Bjoern Gambaeck (SVE)
24 a3 fd8 25 g3 g5! 26 h2 IECG WCH-2 Finals 1997-8
e5 27 d3 d5! 28 bd1 dxc4 29 bxc4 1 e4 c5 2 d3 c6 3 g3 g6 4 g2 g7 5
xd3 30 xd3 f4! f4 d6 6 f3 e5 7 00 ge7 8 c4 h5 9
XIIIIIIIIY c3 h4!?
9-+r+-+k+0 This soon leads to anarchy but surely
9zp-+-+pzp-0 it cannot be sound? Both 9...d4!? and
9-zp-+p+-+0 9...g4 look sounder.
10 xh4 exf4 11 xf4 d4+ 12 h1
9+P+-vl-wq-0 e5 13 g5 e6 14 e2 g4 15
9-+P+Psn-zp0 a4+ b5 16 xb5+ d7 17 a6
9vL-+Q+-zPP0 xb2 18 ab1 xd3 19 xd6 g4
9-+-+LzP-mK0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+R+-+-0 9r+-wqk+-tr0
xiiiiiiiiy 9zp-+-snp+-0
9-+-wQ-+p+0
Once more unto the breach... If 31 9+-zp-+-vL-0
gxf4?? xf4+ and mates.
31 e3 h6 32 g4 xc4 33 c1
9-+P+P+lsN0
hxg3+ 34 fxg3 g6 35 xh6 gxh6 36 9+-+n+-zP-0
xh6 c3 37 d7 9Pvl-+N+LzP0
If 37 g1 c5 and White loses a pawn 9+R+-+R+K0
without counterplay. xiiiiiiiiy
37...xg3 38 h1 a3 39 g5 b3
40 xa7 xb5 41 h4 g3?! 20 e5!?
41...b2!+ cuts off the and looks In this game both players prefer the
more efficient. complicated paths. 20 xd8+ xd8 21
42 h5 g7 43 xg6 xg6 44 g2 f4 also looks strong.
b3 45 d8 e5 46 h5+ xh5 47 20...xe5 21 c6+ xc6 22 xc6+
xf7 g4 48 f2 d4+ 49 e2 c5 d7 23 e4 f5 24 d5 xg5 25
 48 April 1998

xa8+ e7 26 d5 Hotting-Hooykaas, Dutch cor 1988.

26 xa7? allows Black to force a draw: 16...c7 17 c2 h6 18 h3 c8 19
26...xh4 27 b7 xh2+ 28 xh2 h4+ fe1 d7 20 d2
29 g1 (29 g2 e4+) 29...d4+ 30 20 ac1 f5 21 xf5 exf5 22 b4 c6
xd4 xg3+ etc. 23 b2 g5 24 f4 g4 Danstrup-Sprott,
26...xh4 27 b7! d6 4th EU Team Ch 1990.
27...xh2+ 28 xh2 h4+ 29 g1 20...f5 21 xf5 exf5 22 f4 xf4?!
d4+ now fails to 30 xd4 xd4+ 31 Opposite coloured bishops with heavy
xd4 etc. pieces are rarely drawish and here Black
28 f4 10. clearly has the inferior .
23 xf4 e4 24 e3 xc3 25 bxc3
IECG Cup I. Final is a 9-player event fe8 26 d3 xe1+
with 8 countries represented. The Cup Inviting complications with the more
was begun under the old IECG and exposed is unwise.
resumed by the newly-constituted 27 xe1 b2 28 b1 xa3 29 xb7
organisation which ran the Semifinals and xc3 30 e2 a4 31 g2 b3 32
now two Finals. The semifinals of Cup II c7 b1 33 c1 f8 34 e1
are now in progress. 35 a3+ xa3 36 xb1
Cup Final A, with a rating average of 34...a1 35 e5 b5 36 d6+ e8
2260, began on 01 September 1997 and 37 c3 f4
by mid-February 1998, 11 games had 37...a5 38 e3+ d8 39 e7+ c8 40
been finished. The leader is Joe Feagin c3+ +-.
(USA, 2345) with +3 =1 -2 but three 38 xf4 b4
players have 100% scores so far 92/2 or 38...a6 39 f3+-.
1/1). 39 e3+ d8 40 d2! b5 41 f8+
c7 42 e1 a5 43 xg7 c1 44 xh6
French Tarrasch (C06) a4 45 e7 c6 46 f4+ d6 47 d2
Louis Garay (ESP) - a3 48 e1 a2 49 e5 10.
Joe Feagin (USA)
IECG Cup I Finals 1997-8 There is also a BFinal, 9 players with
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 f6 4 e5 fd7 6 countries represented; average IECG
5 d3 c5 6 c3 c6 7 e2 b6 8 f3 rating 2195. Half the games were finished
cxd4 9 cxd4 f6 10 exf6 xf6 11 00 by mid-February 1998. The leader in the
d6 12 c3 00 13 e3 d7 clubhouse is Henri Spijkerman (NLD,
13...xb2? 14 b5! e7 15 b1 xa2 2312) who had already completed his
16 a1 b2 17 a4+- 18 Bc1 Kraut, games with 6 pts. without defeat.
New In Chess YB14. Only one player could overhaul his
14 a3 e8 15 g5!? e7 16 g3 score: Werner Gresshoff (GER 2302) who
16 h3 c7 17 c2 (17 e2 h5 18 c2 so far has just had two draws, the other
ac8! 19 xh7+ h8 20 c3 g6 21 g4 being with Guido Bresadola (ITA, 2351).
xh7 22 xh7 xh7 23 gxh5 f3! Bresadola is also undefeated but with 3
A.Kuzmin-Meister, Budapest 1989) pts. and only two games left the best he
17...h6 18 f3 h5 19 ae1 xf3 20 gxf3 can hope for is second place. The only
d6 21 f4 xf4 22 xf4 xf4 23 f3 xd4+ other player who could in theory reach
24 h1 h4 25 g2 g6 26 xg6 xg6 6 pts. is Pedram J. Fard (USA, 2137) who
27 xe6 f5 28 g1 g5 29 xh6 10 has just a loss and a draw so far.
 Chess Mail 49

Tim Harding begins a new series on how to get

the most out of your chess database program

The data- bases ar

data-bases aree loaded!
Part 1: Standardise your in a standard format (generally surname-
comma-firstname/initials) and to identify
player and event data players as clearly as possible, especially

O
VER the next few issues of Chess if they were called Smith or Jones. The
Mail, this series will look at diskettes published by Interchess with its
various aspects of chess database early NIC Yearbooks already set a
software, especially as they affect Internet standard by giving the full names of
users and correspondence players. If there players wherever possible.
are related topics that you will like Of course, utility programs for aiding
discussed, please let me know. the processing of ChessBase files still
As a user of ChessBase products since mostly deal only with CBF databases,
version 2 (about ten years), this is the because the programmers appear reluc-
program family that I know best and it is tant to make their data format available
probably the program of choice for the to third parties, and such utilities are also
majority of writers, editors and prof- geared to OTB rather than CC palyers and
essional players who are able to offset the events.

O
high cost against tax; much of what I shall NE OF the biggest problems in
have to say should apply to all or most standardising CC databases is the
rival programs. This series is intended wide variation in years given for
neither to be a review of the program, when games are played: sometimes the
nor a thorough user guide, however. start date of an event, or the next year (if
The first topic I shall deal with is the a game nominally began in late December
question of managing the player and as ICCF event as often do), sometimes its
event data for the games, because this is end date or the end date of the particular
closely tied to key questions like avoiding game, sometimes when a game was
duplicate games and searching succ- published.
essfully for the games you need. Unless the year is identical, Rob Weirs
In the early years of chess databases CBDEDUPE utility wont detect a double.
(the late 1980s) the main source of games, Nor will ChessBase 6.
apart from what users themselves input Even now, some games turn up
and exchanged, was ChessBase itself and without first name(s) or unambiguous
also Interchess, with its rival NICBase: initials, and in our March 1998 database
games can be converted from one to the we sometimes had to leave them like this
other, usually with the loss of annotations. rather than attribute a game to the wrong
As databases grew it became more player. Especially when there are two or
apparent that it was desirable, when more strong CC players with the same
saving a game, to specify players names surnames (e.g. Dieter and Werner Stern
 50 April 1998

or I.A.Kopylov and the late N.Kopylov), downloads them from the Net, the last is
the issue cannot be settled unless the really the clincher.
event is certainly correct and information I have discussed the question of
about who played in what is available. I standardising names and event descrip-
spent a lot of time in my database tions with ICCF Games Archivist, Pietro
separating the games of the late Alexander Cimmino. In his opinion, all corres-
Zaitsev (FIDE GM) from the V.V.Zaitsev pondence players names and CC event
who played in the 2nd USSR Champ- descriptions should be standardised on
ionship, but now I have discovered there the style used in ICCFs ratings database,
are also V.I. and V.K. Zaitsev, I am sure I Eloquery. However, this supports the
have some misattributed games. most common accents and extended
Even more confusing is the potential characters, so it still needs to be supp-
for confusion between (ICCF-GM) A.P. lemented by agreed rules about whether
Korelov, (ICCF-IM) A.V.Korolev and to treat a letter such as or as plain a
(ICCF-GM) S.I.Korolev, especially as both and o, or whether they should be
Korolevs played in the final of the 17th converted like umlauts to ae and oe.
USSR Championship! Nor is Eloquery perfect: the 9th CC World
Problems remained with Russian Champion is styled there Tnu im (with
names that were commonly transliterated umlauts) instead of the correct tilde
in different ways in different countries accents (Tnu Oim). As you can see there,
(Kortschnoi/Korchnoi and Judowitsch/ many typefaces that include the more
Yudovich being typical examples), with common accents dont support the tilde
names that include special characters not except on the Spanish-style n (maana).

T
normally seen in English names (e.g. Oim
HERE are several persistent
or Ekebjrg, to name two top CC grand-
problems in the area of the
masters), with names containing accents
transliteration of Russian and other
(giving rise to Mller/Mueller/Muller
cyrillic names into the Roman alphabet:
duplicates for the same individual) and
a) The Germanic tendency to trans-
with the many names that begin with de,
literate the Russian B (which is a v-
van, von etc. Some guidance on these
sound) into a printed w.
will be given later in this article.
b) The use of J instead of Y for the initial

G
ENERALLY speaking, at the risk in names like Yarkov and Yuri, which
of offending the individuals who causes a lot of problems in searching and
have these names, accented checking player indexes because the
characters should not be used when initial letter is different. Note that the
inputting personal or event names into cyrillic e vowel is normally now
chess databases for these reasons: transliterated without a y in front (thus
a) They cannot be input direct from Eloquery has Erofeev, not Yerofeyev and
standard English/American keyboards; certainly not Jerofejew).
b) When they are pasted into the c) Likewise, the use of S where Z
ChessBase save mask, they sometimes is correct (as in Sagorowsky, read
appear OK but vanish from the games list; Zagorovsky!).
c) They are anyway lost or corrupted d) The influence of the Serbo-Croat
when games are converted into PGN. spellings used in Informator and ECO,
For anybody who exchanges games or especially affecting names like Zaitsev
 Chess Mail 51

and Tseitlin (for which one often sees work on the CBF files, but John Nunns
Saizew and Cjeitlin). program only uses this to detect doubles
e) The Russian letter pairs ch and whereas Rob Weirs program actually
kh, sh and shch (or sch) often get writes a new version of the database with
confused problems, made worse by the the names changed.
tendency to insert the letter t when it In many cases what one would really
has no equivalent in the Russian. Where like to do is have a word processor style
games have come from German sources, search-and-replace facility to operate on
weird combinations of consonants as sj, game headers; the only way to do this is
tsj and cz are liable to have been to convert games to PGN and then back
substituted. Special problems arise at the again after processing.
start of names, where for example ChessBase 6, however, does have a
Khasin, Hasin and Chasin are very powerful feature enabling editing of
frequently seen; Eloquery specifies the player index. You could easily have
Khasin, Khlusevich etc. for the for example, six or more players in the
transliteration of the Russian letter that index designated for example Sanakoyev,
looks like X. Sanakojew Grigorij (i..e. with the
In almost all cases with cyrillic names, Christian name in the surname field),
the standard transliteration as recomm- Sanakoev,G, Sanakoev,G.(every
ended by Batsford to all its editors and character, including full stops is sig-
authors (which corresponds to the way nificant) etc. all the same person.
Russian is taught in British schools) should Highlight them all in the index and press
be followed. ALT-W. Then edit what appears in the
However, Batsford rightly specify that dialogue box to the style you want
if a person is very famous by a certain (Eloquery specifies Sanakoev,Grigory
form of his name in the West (e.g. Konstantinovich) and the headers to the
Nimzowitsch) the accepted form should 12th CC World Champions games will
be used even if it is incorrect; never- all be changed, eliminating the variants
theless, about Alekhin/ Alekhine/ and facilitating the killing of duplicate
Aljechin arguments still continue in some games.
circles. The main thing is to get agreement Similarly, the tournament list can be
on what form should be used in data- edited, although again ChessBase displays
bases: although its wrong I use no intellisense and even the slightest
Alekhine as is customary in English- variation will create a new tournament.
speaking countries. Next month, I shall look at the issue of

W
the large amount of bad data that is cir-
HEN you have tidied up all these
culating, and what could be done about
kinds of discrepancies in your
it. However, on this point, I shall conclude
database, you should find that
with one confession: a further error has
a large number of previously undetectable
been caught in our database of the CC
duplicates come to light and can be
World Championship Finals I-X. Some
purged. How you go about cleaning up
years ago, ChessBase released a diskette
the database depends on what software
with loads of errors and missing games. We
you have. For example, the old Nunn
found and fixed nearly all, but heres one
Utility and the CBNormal utility both use
more: in Final 9, the result of Sakharov-
editable textfiles of substitution strings to
Porreca should be 0-1, not 1-0.
 52 April 1998

ICCF Results Service

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World Champ. XIV ffinal

inal Cavajda, 103 Pucelj Kronberg, 104
Lahi 1 Stock. Section 4 102. Vinot 1
Lybin. Section 12 51. Crespo 1 Hagelin.
Section 13 64/5. Pyrich 0 Kratochvil,
Tournament Director: Roald Berthelsen, Minakov, 103 Mozzino 1 Minakov, 104 Wang, 66/7. Tarakanov Muttoni, 0
Marknadsvgen 75, S-183 78 Tby Lonoff 1 Gudmundsson. Qualified for a Moscicki, 68/9. Bondar 0 Wang, 1
(SVE). 3/4-final: W. Bricke (GER) and A. Kratochvil. Section 14 64.
Morgado etl. vs. Ekebjrg, nc. m. 40. Buj Mozzino (ARG). Section 6 84. Borwell Grebenshchikov 0 Dr. Tischendorf, 65/6.
etl. vs. Anton, nc. m. 39. Guzar. Section 7 102/104 Roca Teichmann 1 Pare, Klemettinen, 67.
Giulian, Hefka, Kampfhenkel Section 8 Angelov 1 Borwell.
World Champ. XV ffinal
inal 76/8. (corr.) Kaminskas 1 Paul,
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/
Boronowsky, Cording. Section 10 86.
Gromotka Pizzuto, 87 Barata 1
World Champ. XXII
2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw (POL). Kristoffel. Hamilton etl. vs. Tsvetkov, nc. Semi-final
Semi-final
7. Prizant Timmermann, 8. Cayford m. 37. TD: Witold Bielecki
Carleton. Vacation: Hamilton 24.1-23.2. Section 7 1. van Kempen 0 Pankratov.
Naivelt (RUS) will be replaced.
World Champ. XVI World Champ. XXI
3/4-final
3/4-final Semi-f inal
Semi-final C.C. Olympiad XI, Final
Final
TD: Roald Berthelsen
TD: Roald Berthelsen Section 1 59/60. Johnson 1 Savelyev, Late result: Board 3: 75 Umansky 0
Section 1 corr 110 Fernandez 0 Thorsteinsson, 61/2. Perdek 1 Josefsson, Carlsson.
Goldenberg. 114. Fernandez Sumkin. Richards, 63. Prof. Kristoffel Team Result: 64 RUS-SVE 4-2.
Section 3 130 Manduch 1 Popov. Section Schneider. IM title: Markus Schneider For positions, see the announcement on
3 128. Plsson 1 Conti, 129. Samarin 1 (GER). Section 2 60. (corr.) Svacek 1 the facing page.
Mohrlok, 130 Samarin Blanco. (not ) Schuchardt, 67. Derouineau
Svacek, 68. Kargol Tait, 69. Morchat
C.C. Olympiad XII,
World Champ. XVII 1 Buscher. Section 3 70/1. Dr. Peli 0
Zimmermann, Hyldkrog, 72/3. Hyldkrog, Preliminaries
Preliminaries
3/4-final
3/4-final Letic 1 Zlatin (both by def.), 74/5. Thies TD: Roald Berthelsen
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/ 1 Dr. Peli, Letic. IM titles: Horst Section 1: Board 4 62. Salas (NCG)
2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw (POL). Zimmermann (GER), Gnter Thies Taksrud (NOR).
Section 1: 87. Golyak 0 Dambrauskas, (GER). Section 4 64. Yakovlev 0 Team score: 58. NOR-NCG 5-.
88. Danek 1 Kraft. Section 2 66/7. Pereira Gorokhovsky, 65. Nowak 0 Lukez, 66. Position: Netherlands 70% (45/65),
1 Kolbe, Privara, 68. Kolbe 0 Forgo 0 Wrba, 67. Haufe 1 Lanz Calavia, Switzerland 68.9% (45/66 final
Herbrechtsmeier, 69/71. Jenal 1 Stolyar, 68. Tochacek 1 Mller. Section 5 57/8. score), Estonia 67.2% (43/64), Ukraine
Meyers, Kolbe. Section 3 80/1. Lopepe Schneberg , Mezhebitsky 0 Preinfalk, 64.4% (38/59), Finland 61.4% (40/66
Blokh, Osbun, 82. Schn 1 Lindgren, 59. Dr. Zecha Konca, 60/1. Yerofeev final score), Norway 54.5% (36/66
83. Orlyansky Maliangkay. Section 4 Martello, Dahl. Section 6 62/4. final score), Australia 47.0% (31/66
60. van Kempen 0 Rause. Section 5 45/ Unglaub 1 Chladek, Brobakken, Zaric, final score), Canada 45.3% (29/64),
6. Schuh 1 Svensson, Nizynski, 47. 65. Maillard 0 Mahling. Section 7 53/4. France 45.2% (28/63), Hong Kong
Merilo Volchok, 48. Rfenacht Latash Prof. Levine, 0 Dr. Keter, 34.9% (22/63), Greece 30.3% (20/66
Zabala, 49. Parnas Mller, 50/1. Zanetti Section 8 70/1. Bricke 1 Panman, Dr. final score), Nicaragua 10.9% (7/64).
0 Gallinnis, Mller (both by def.), 52. Stengelin, 72. Hoffmann Blanco. IM Section 2: Board 1 61/62 Gefenas (LIT)
Mller 0 Nizynski. titles: Dr. Martin Stengelin (USA), 1 Ponelis (RSA), Behar (ALG) Board 4
Horst Hoffmann (GER). Section 9 77. 60 Praznik (SLO) 1 Bishop (NZD).
World Champ. XX Kling 0 Jones, 78. Melson 1 Skuja, 79.
Dr. Hofstetter 1 Lundholm. Section 10 69.
Team Results: 51 NZD-SLO 1-5, 52
LIT-RSA 4-1.
Semi-final
Semi-final Raschewski Weinmann-Musset, 70.
McLaughlin 0 Tiemann, 71. Karasalo 1
Position: Germany 73.5% (48/66
TD: Roald Berthelsen final score), Lithuania 65.32% (40/62),
Malac. Section 11 70/3. Rott 0 Lemke,
Section 1 99/100 Wijk 1 Moncayo, 0
Notten, Mielke, Weirich, 74. Lemke Continued on p. 54
Ljukmanov. Section 3 102. Moore 1
 Chess Mail 53

Announcement for the Final of C.C. Olympiad XII

By Ragnar Wikman, ICCF the teams already in the final, will be
Deputy President allowed to start as a late entry,
provided they agree to play all their
games by email and/or fax for at least
FINAL XII is now finally ready to start, the following 18 months.
together with the preliminaries of Olym- On 1.3.1998 the following teams are
piad XIII. After a few more important at least statistically secure of a place in
results dropped in during the first months the final, and are thus granted a place in
of 1998, all other qualifications were at final XII: Germany, Czech Republic,
least statistically secure, except for the fate Canada, Scotland, Netherlands, Swit-
of the Russian team in the current final zerland, Sweden, Lithuania, Qatar,
XI. They are ahead on percentage points, Austria, Latvia and Brazil.
but behind on absolute points, and the If by the ICCF Congress in September
positions in their open games are very 1998 the open games of the Russian team
difficult to determine. have advanced so far that a final score of
Thus, the available options were: more than 40 is at least highly likely,
a) To let play continue for 6 more Russia will be granted an extra place in
months in the hope that the situation the final, provided that they agree to play
would be clearer by then; their games by email and/or fax for at least
b) adjudicate the open games, which the following 18 months.
would even in the best of cases require 3- Also a few other teams have theoretical
4 months time, or chances to end up on equal points with
c) apply the decision from Buenos one of the qualifiers of course also their
Aires, giving the Deputy President situation will be reviewed at the Congress.
(Tournaments) absolute authority to All finalists will be given until 22.3.1998
determine the composition of the to submit their team. Late entries for the
forthcoming Olympiad final in line with semi-final will also be accepted until then.
existing rules and precedent. The start date will be in early May. Entries
The following decision will no doubt must be sent by email (or fax) to Ragnar
be considered controversial by a few Wikman, email: [email protected] or
federations, but after long deliberations I fax: +358-2-2318010.
have come to the conclusion that this is
the best possible way to solve the FINAL XI. Position at 23/02/98: Ger-
problem, keeping both existing many 63.8% (44 points from 69 games),
precedents and the ICCF motto of Amici Czechia-Slovakia 63.4% (45/71), Canada
sumus in mind. and Scotland 55.6% (40/72 final scores),
1. All teams with at least a Russia 55.56% (35/63), Poland 53.6% (37/
statistically secure qualification on 69), Sweden 50.69% (36/72 final
1.3.1998 are promoted to the final. score), England 47.89% (34/71), Neth-
2. The situation will be reviewed erlands 47.86% (33/70), Denmark 40.6%
after 6 months at the ICCF Congress (28/69), Hungary 39.9% (27/69), Rom-
in Riga in September 1998. Any ania 37.9% (26/70), U.S.A. 37.7% (26/69).
(other) team which by then is at least For positions in the preliminary
statistically secure to overtake one of sections, see the results on pp. 52 & 54.
 54 April 1998

Sweden 65.2% (43/66 final score), Scotland 37.1% (24/66 final score), Mercadal Benejam 1 Glushakov. MN/24
Slovenia 59.38% (38/64), Hungary 57.8% Singapore 22.3% (14/66 final score), 26. Rkay 0 Hase, 27. Arnold 1 Hall. MN/
(37/64), Luxemburg 56.2% (36/65), Malta 13.6% (9/66 final score). 26 26. Kruse 1 Benedetto. MN/27 32.
Italy 54.1% (33/61), Wales 41.7% (27/ Final XII is now finally ready to start, Fremiotti 1 Turner. MN/28 34. Kulling 1
66 final score), Mexico 38.8% (22/ together with the preliminaries of Lumley, 35. Michlek Perevertkina.
58), South Africa 37.5% (24/64), New Olympiad XIII! The current month Da-Riva Alonso 1.etl vs. Perevertkina nc.
Zealand 28.13% (18/64), Algeria brought about a few more key results m. 20 MN/29 20. Lindstrm 1 Smit.
916.38% (9/58). as a consequence of these now also Lindstrm 1.etl vs. Alberti nc. m. 41 MN/
[ED: These percentages have been Austria and Lithuania have theoretically 30 35. Dondelinger Barber, 36.
recalculated since Mr Wikmans report secured their final places! The two results Runowiecki 0 Christ, 37. Borchers 1
arrived, on the basis of last-minute results in section 4 also mean that the chances Canal Oliveras. Runowiecki 1.etl vs.
from Mr Berthelsen. They show that for the team from Czechia-Slovakia to Dondelinger nc. m. 20. Master result:
Lithuania is now definitely secure for the overtake Brazil (and thus obtain a place Christ (GER) MN/31 28. Baer Rosin,
next Final, and his remarks below and in the final because of the Amici sumus 29. Toscano Rosin. MN/32 22.
on page 53 have been amended decision from Bad Neuenahr) are now Sandberg 0 Fuchs, 23. Vlasveld 1 Otte,
accordingly. Some late results in Sections also only theoretical. 24. Cornu 0 Otte, 25. Otte Alvarez
1 and 3, with no bearing on See the announcement on page 53. Villar, 26. Henk 1 Vlasveld. MN/33 26.
qualifications, have been held for next Casares Ripol 0 Just, 27. Traut
month.].
Section 3: Board 1 76. Jardorf (DEN)
Master Norm Bellatalla, 28. Bellatalla Scholz. MN/
35 32. Negele Larsson. MN/36 27.
Rinaldi (ARG). Board 4 75. Bernal Tournaments Kunz 0 Serner, 28. Horvth Serner, 29.
Caamao (ESP) Lensky (RUS). TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez, Kunz 1 Oksanen, 30. Banet 1 Bernal
Team scores: 67. Denmark-Argentina Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla (ESP) Caamao, 31. Oksanen 1 Trussler, 32.
3-2, 68. Spain-Russia 3-2. MN/1 12. (corr.) Milgram 0 Pedersen, Trahan Trussler. Master result: Serner
Position: Qatar 72.5% (50/69), Austria 47. Pedersen 1 Jnos, 48. Nitsche 1 Jnos. (GER) MN/37 18. Plato 1 Niemand, 19.
59.7% (43/72 final score), Argentina Master result: Pedersen (USA) MN/4 Miciak 1 Bas Fortuny, 20. Niemand 0
59.2% (42/71), Denmark 58.3% (42/72 51. Brent 0 Montag. MN/7 50. Nebel 1 Goerlinger, 21. Brachtel Goerlinger
final score), England 56.9% (41/72 Bellas. Master result: Nebel (GER) MN/ MN/38 17. Riemer Baron, 18. Cavajda
final score), Belgium 54.9% (39/71), 10 49. Lubrano 0 Weileder. MN/12 40. Nsman. MN/39 7. Achilles Nitsche.
Russia 53.8% (35/66), Bulgaria 51.5% Chorvt 1 Frberg, 41. Metzer MN/41 9. Morais 0 Schaar, 10. De
(34/67), Ireland 50.7% (36/72 final Kuzenkov. MN/13 50. Zeihser 1 Wrinn, Coninck Schaar, 11. Schuchardt 1
score), Spain 47.9% (34/71), Romania 51. Ude 1 Musson. MN/14 45. Skultti Sandstrm. MN/42 3. Sonzogno 0
30.1% (20/68), Japan 28.6% (20/70), Viard, 46. Mostowik 0 Viard, 47. Skultti, 4. Richter Skultti, 5. Baudoin
Guatemala 23.9% (16/67). Prokhorov 0 Wislff-Nilssen. Master Skultti. MN/43 19. Bonnez Lumley.
Section 4: Board 1 65. Miskovsky (CR- results: Viard (FRA) and Wislff- MN/44 6. Del Gobbo 1 Baumgartner.
SR) 0 Keglevic (CRO). Board 2 64. Nilssen (NOR) MN/16 50. Kvari 0 MN/45 4. Volaks 0 Mehlhorn, 5. Van
Pyrich (SCO) Spodny (CR-SR). Prang, 51. Scribner Prang. Master Damme 0 Ziese, 6. Volaks 0 Ziese, 7.
Team scores: 58. Croatia-CR-SR 3- result: Prang (GER) MN/17 36. Volacks 0 Van Damme, 8. Pedersen 1
2, 59. CR-SR-Scotland 5-1. Rosenhahn 1 Bckstrm, 37. Rosenhahn Volacks, 9. Fumero Snchez 1 Volacks,
Position: Latvia 73.5% (48/66 final Schaaf, 38. Tocklin Polakovic, 10. Volacks 0 Romanov, 11. Viard
score), Brazil 61.7% (39/64), Czechia- Edelmann 1 Moskov. Master result: Baier, 12. Van Damme 0 Pedersen. MN/
Slovakia 59.5% (37/63), U.S.A. 58.6% Edelmann (GER) MN/19 33. Rezzuti 46 6. Larsen 1 Jungnickel. MN/47 1.
(37/64), Israel 57.3% (35/62), Croatia Kevorkyan. MN/20 25. Moscicki 1 Pracejus 1 Ellinger. MN/48 3. Rosenhahn
56.3% (35/63), Iceland 56.1% (37/66 Moreno Ramos, 26. Levertov Pikan, 1 Scholz, 4. Rosenhahn 0 Plauth-Herr.
final score), Poland 55.3% (36/66 27. Moscicki 0 Neuschmied, 28. MN/49 2. Otte Alberti, 3. Grill
final score), Portugal 50.8% (32/64), Moscicki 0 Svoboda. MN/21 35. Alberti.
World-Cup WT/M/GT/342 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
VI/VII Final
Final 1 W. Hase GER X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. 2 G. Pechwitz GER X 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Jaworowa 34a/2, PL
3 G. Carlsson SVE X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
53-123, Wrocaw
4 W. Riemer OST 0 1 X 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
(POL).
Cup VI final: 97. 5 I. de Carlos Arregui ESP 0 0 1 X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Rause 1 Cutillas, 6 K. Drazkowski POL 0 X 1 1 0 1 1 8
Cup VII final 107/8. 7 R. Tobies GER 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 1 1 0 1 1 1 8
Lepichov 1 Horackova, 8 A. Bernad Surez ESP 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 8
Popov, 109. Veinger 1
Horackova. 9 V.V. Medvedev RUS 0 0 X 1 1 0 1 1 7
10 R. Talmadge USA 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 7
World Cup X 11 J.S. Hill ENG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 6
Semifina1
Semifina1 12 J.R. Polee NLD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 3
TD: Joachim Walther 13 D. Romito ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 1 3
Section 1: 1 14 A. Zonev BLG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 2
Teichmeister Wrba. 15 J. Cendak ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
 Chess Mail 55

WT/M/551 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. WT/M/666 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 A. Hoffmann GER * 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 1= E. Dieckmann GER * 1 1 1 1 1 5
2 H. Schumacher GER 1 * 0 1 1 4 1= W. Mehlhorn GER * 1 1 1 1 5
3 R. Barten GER 0 * 1 1 3 1= H. Sunna USA * 1 1 1 1 5
4 D.A. Zlatin RUS 0 1 0 * 1 0 1 3 4 S. Banjoya JAP 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 3
5 E.D. Louro POR 0 0 * 1 1 3 5= H. Brusila FIN 0 0 0 0 * 1 1
6 J.A. Nielsen DEN 0 0 1 0 * 1 2 5= J.H. Machon POL 0 0 0 0 * 1 1
7 W. Kryjak CAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 7 J. Fleischer GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0

WT/M/644 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts. WT/M/682 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 K. Herrmann GER * 1 1 1 4 1= R.E. Rain BRS * 1 1 1 4
2= J. Tait ENG 1 1 1 3 1= G. Szewczyk POL * 1 0 1 1 1 4
2= E. Groff GER * 1 1 3 1= Kronborg-Kristensen DEN 0 * 1 1 1 1 4
4 G.S. Drobotov MOL 0 0 * 1 0 1 1= M. Menetrier FRA 1 0 * 1 1 1 4
5 G.F. Rnarsson ISD 0 0 0 * 1 1 5 S. Hemp GER 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 2
6 M. Mossekel GER 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 6 G.A. Piljasov RUS 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0
Vacations: Blau 1-15.3, Engelhardt 26.2-6.3, Kiupel 10-24.2, 7 A. Kure OST 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0
Negele 8-23.5, Pascual Gras 23.2-9.3, Plauth-Herr 8-22.4,
Polyakevich 1-15.02, Schreiber 18.3-15.4 (special), Svcek 6- WT/M/694 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
10.2, Turner 1-31.3. 1 H.-G. Klein GER * 1 1 1 1 1 5
Email Master Norm Tournaments
Results: EM/MN/001 37. Mukherjee 1 Mary. EM/MN/002 2 K. Herrmann GER * 1 0 1 1 4
14. Nicholls Alvarez Villar, 15. De Groot 1 Nicholls, De 3 R.E. Rain BRS 0 * 1 1 1 4
Groot Nightingale, 17. Simmelink 1 Kristensen, 18. Pasierb 4 W. Palm GER 0 0 * 1 1 1 3
Rost, 19. Nightingale Kristensen. EM/MN/003 4.
5 E. Gudlaugsson ISD 0 1 0 0 * 1 1 3
Malmstrom Brueckner, 5. Coleman Mrugala, 6. Brueckner
1 Coleman, 7. Tosi Rack. 6 D.G. Bazyk RUS 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1
Vacations: Kiupel 10-24.2, Tosi 1-15.3 (special). 7 M. Rogalewicz POL 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0

Master Class Gourmelon, Plomp. 338 104. Mielke 1 Lemaire. 340 98.
Gaprindashvili Kevicky, 99/100. Bittorf 1 Jaloszynski, Fenner.
TD: Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20, I-10136 Torino (ITA). 342 100. Pechwitz Riemer, 101/2. Zonev 0 Riemer, Romito (both
Email: [email protected] adj), 103/4. Drazkowski 1 Hill, Medvedev (both adj), 105. Hill
See crosstables for completed sections 551, 644, 666, 682 Medvedev (adj). The section is finished see the crosstable!
and 694. 345 93/5. Da-Riva Alonso 0 Glushakov, Acevedo, Frostick. 346
551 21. Zlatin 0 Hoffmann (def). 644 15. Rnarsson 0 Groff. 98. Holliman 1 Mataix Arbona. 348 92. Mostowik 0 Anderson. 350
666 21. Sunna 1 Brusila. 675 20. Rantanen 0 Vajser. 679 11/2. 91. Vtter Mrugala, 92. Rout 0 Kuzenkov. 351 80. Yurovsky
Brodskij 0 Gnzel, Kruchem (both def). 681 20. Krauss 0 Belis. Mayer, 81. Weinitschke 1 Kuzminich. 352 93. Schulze Mamaev.
682 19/21. Menetrier Rain, 0 Kronborg-Kristensen, 1 353 90. Schwierzy Salanin, 91. Ryan 0 Otte, 92. Cibin 0 Mazzeo.
Szewczyk. 687 17. Kantsurak David. 694 21. Rain 1 355 96/7. Troia, Radecki 0 Heimbrodt, 98. Stoliar 1 de Carlos
Gudlauggson. 696 14. Pierzak 0 Harbig. 698 18. Cruzado Arregui, 99. Radecki 0 Kuzenkov. 356 93. Duliba 1 de Abreu. 357
Dueas 1 Erofeeva. 699 17. Kazakov 0 Togeby. 708 17. 93/4. Vicoli 1 Cale, 0 Jendrian. 359 82. Schuster Mrugala, 83/4.
Oksanen 1 Weiss, 18. Hallier 1 Mesquita Jnior. 710 16. Aiken Marchenko 1 van Dijk, Svendsen, 85/6. van Dijk 1 Ciprian, 0 du
1 Elson. 711 19. Rosenberg 0 Fay. 712 19. Eckert Mller. Cret, 87. Ciprian 0 Pierzak. 360 74/5. van Dijk 0 Fumero Snchez,
714 19. Otte Kucera. 715 17. Lins Oon. 716 17/9. Lanz 0 Shapovalov. 361 74. Bernardino 0 Tramacere, 75/6. v.d. Linden 1
Manzini, Vancura, Buchner. 717 19/20. Caldieri 0 Fischer, 1 Kirdin, Devocelle, 77. Jastrow 1 Jones. 362 76. Romero Snchez
Bastian. 719 17. Posylek Montes. 722 16. Hemp Kaden. Elent, 77. Musson Cederquist, 78. Aleshnya Roelens. 363
723 12/3. Bastian 0 Forato, 1 Anderson. 724 15/6. Cruzado 80/1. Guinsburg 1 Manso Gil, Biedermann, 82/3. Guinsburg,
Dueas Baier, 1 Ham. 726 15. Versili 1 Montes. 728 3. Gribovsky Schmulenson. 364 68. Chorfi Ruys. 365 77. Harke
Belluire 0 Gnirk. 729 14. Krechlok Mozn. 730 10/1. Frijling 1 Bellatalla, 78. Morss 0 Kotrc. 366 67/79. Ali 0 remaining games.
0 Gorges, 1 Baroin. 731 10/4. Lanz 0 all remaining games. 733 367 63. Fleischanderl 1 Kusmierek. 368 82. Pachmann 1 Tiggelman.
8. Turati 1 Bastian. 734 3. Klein Hayden, 4/5. Sampieri 1 369 40/1. Van Damme 1 Wlfl, Clowes, 42. Carlsson 1 Colombo
Herrmann, 0 Bericat. 735 9. Hayden Maruhn. 742 3. Bastian Berra. 370 24/5. Klompus 1 Gebhardt, 0 Daz Rub, 26. Borchers 1
Hansen. 747 4/5. Holmberg 1/2 Ciaxz, Santagata. 749 3. Mozny, 27/8. Smirnov Wojtkowiak, 0 Gnirk. 371 31/3. Mostowik,
Fischer Roux, 4. Harman Niemand. 751 1. Lang 1 Laing. Gnirk $12, Waldrep 0 Schmidt, 34/5. Prokopp 1, Waldrep
752 1/2. Schneider 1 Milgram, Drechsler. 753 1. Kastner 1 Bullockus, 36. Horst Lagergren. 372 12. Walther 0 du Cret, 13/4.
Korhonen. 754 1. Bernad Surez Grasso. Louro 1 Baumgartner, Pordzik, 15/6. Douliez, Lucht Zoll. 373
Vacations: Blum, da Silva Filho, Duliba, Gnirk (+ special), 37/8. Gnirk 0 Pechwitz, Gebhardt, 39. Korell 1 Mitchell. 374 39.
Kazakov, Knig, Kretschmer, Steffan, Stone, Vancura. Ansorge Mostowik, 40. Law Tinture, 41. Bergerhoff 1 Hey.
GT: Eberhard Winkler Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dres- 375 30/1. Riebel 1 de Boer, Kovacs, 32/3. Licciardello Schmidt,
den (GER) Krger, 34. Offenborn Davila. 376 25/6. Nikolic, Phillips
314 104. Pankratov 1 Bliss. 316 103/4. Terteryants Bchling, 27. Nikolic 1 Wolak, 28/9. Grnroos, Wolak 0 Wuttke.
 56 April 1998

377 17. Tdter 0 Schmalstieg. 378 10/1. (RUS) 3, 5. M. Krause (GER) 2, 6. J. Pawlowski (POL), D. Vincent (FRA), M.
Fleischanderl 1 Husemann, Packroff, Riegsecker (USA) 2, 7. M. Kntges (GER) Ramos Barraso (ESP), K. De Smet
12. Lay Comini, 13. Packroff 1 de Boer. . WT/I/1380 1./2. A.R. Walkden (ENG), (BEL).
379 8/9. Wochnik 1, Baroin Schulze, B. Steveson (AUS) 5, 3. J-C. Jimenez (FRA) 15/94/Final (Catalan, E04). Start:
10/1. Httmann 0 Wochnik, Schfer, 12. 4, 4. A. Haeberle (GER) 3, 5. V.Y. Nikitin 1.03.1998. TD: M. Caressa (ITA). J.
Ripper Schfer, 13. Ekenlv Baroin. (RUS) 2, 6. S. Washio (JAP) 1, 7. P. Niewold (NLD), D. Luppi (ITA), S.G.
382 6/7. Baumgartl Krncke, Carlson, Kristensen (DEN) 0. Nikiin (RUS), K. De Smet (BEL), J.
8/9. Khnel 1 Loerke, Vicnek, 10. Aymam Padrol (ESP), M. Ramos Barraso
Carlson Rnkk. 383 3. Gebhardt
Herzog. 384 17/8. Buse Gebhardt,
Second Class (ESP).
1/98 (Cochrane Attack, C42). Start:
Vujadinovic, 19. Christiansen 1 Druon. TD: E. Karelin, a/ja 15 RUS-113534, 20.02.1998. TD: S.M. Larsen (DEN). 1:
Final Results: 888 20. Munro 0 Wei, 21 F. Blaszczyk (FRA), H. Fritschi (SWZ),
Wei 1 Domarov. Positions: 1./3 J.W.
Higher Class Ketzer (NLD), E. Bruns (GER), D. Wei
H. Gnirk (GER), A. Mutzner (SWZ), M.
Seris-Granier Gonzlez (ESP), E.T. t
WT/H/GT: 47-61 TD: Gary Ruben (GER) 4, P.F. Munro (ENG) 3, Te P.
(CAN). Email: [email protected] Jong (NLD), J. Wundahl (GER). 2: E.
Domarev (RUS) 3, G.P. Berni (ITA) 1, R. Chery (FRA), F. Espinosa Pabn (ESP),
47. 87. Veroni 0 Montgomery 88. Francis (CAN) 0.
Mostowik 0 Montgomery 48. 79. R. Freydl (SWZ), H. Gnirk (GER), B.
Results: 906 17. Hatherill 1 Ahlroth. 911 Hanison (ENG), T.E. Hartmayer (USA),
Mrkvicka 1 Quaranta 49. 63. Kochetov 1 13 Dobroruka 0 Betz. 914 3/8 Pelhos 0 all,
Wilk 64. Lin Duval 65. Lin 1 Dzenis J.-G. Petit (SWZ). 3: C. Garlant (SWZ),
9. Vesson 0 Ranieri, 10 Albrecht 0 Ranieri. H. Gnirk (GER), D. Gronkowski (POL),
50. 51. Konicek 1 Wojciuk 52. Konicek 915 12 Roberts 0 Tinjaca Luz. 916 16 Hasler
1 La Candia 53. Hoyer 0 La Candia 51. A. Mattsson (SVE), J.M. Roig Garca
0 Telenius, 17 Hasler 0 Hohenberger. 917 9 (ESP), J. Zarske (SWZ).
81. Sopka 0 Antin 52. 57. Stapinski Hadson 1 Lindberg. 919 8 Faber 0
Posthoff 53. 71. Fengsrud 0 Alvarez 55. 2/98 (Sicilian Morra, B21). Start: 20.02.
Vollbrecht, 9 Volbrecht 1 Winkler. 1998. TD: M. Caressa (ITA). 1: G. Almer
48. van Meggelen Bendig 49. GT TD: Leonardo Madonia (ITA)
Wunderlich 1 van Meggelen 50. Bendig (OST), L. Giacchetti (ITA), R. Martn
WT/II/GT36: 71 Bartl 0 Carra 72 Molinero (ESP), D. Randolph (USA),
t Jong 51. Bendig Peczkowski 56. Evangelisti 0 Carra 73 Schwan 1 Lamn 74
44. Alvarez 1 Lappka 45. Alvarez 0 E.T. t Jong (NLD), J.-C. Sage (FRA). 2:
Lamn 0 Schwerdtfeger 75 Lamn 1 F. Blaszczyk (FRA), G. Compagnone
Budding 46. Lappka 0 Krustkalns 47. Evangelisti 76 Ruhle 1 Lamn 77 Tanis 1 Bartl
Giuntini 0 Nielsen 57. 44. Coope 0 (ITA), C. Garlant (SWZ), B. Hague
78 Laudati Perez Rubio GT37: 47 (ENG), T.E. Hartmayer (USA), D. Wei
Vondracek 45. Windhorst 0 Veroni 46. Wunderlich 0 Nebel 48 Bhme 1 Wunderlich
Munoz Osorio 1 Coope 47. Gerasimchuk (GER). 3: H. Baumann (SWZ), G.
49 Naumann 0 Bhme 50 Naumann 0 Compagnone (ITA), .H. Kristjnsson
1 Veroni 58. 12. Ogrodnik 0 Alozy 13. Dalstrup Olsen GT38: 49 Sondergaard 1
Alozy 1 Gundrum 14. Alozy Coclet 15. (ISD), S. Maruhn (GER), M. Seris-
Kandler 50 Musichin 0 Pavlicek GT39: Granier Gonzlez (ESP).
Coclet 1 Dobrzycki 16. Lane Coclet 32 Bistry Geilen 33 Bistry 0 Eshoj 34
17. Sacerdotali 1 Lane 59. 8. Esterbauer FINAL RESULTS: TG/2/93/1 1. A.
Frster 0 Eshoj 35 Frster Hemmila Geltinger (GER) 8, 2./3. A. Defize
1 Martin 9. Esterbauer Feinstein 10. 36 Lindberg Hemmila 37 Usbeck 1
Rogulski 0 Feinstein 11. Dublemortier (BEL), A.I. Rjumin (RUS) 7, 4. P.J.
Lindberg 38 Eshoj Geilen 39 Usbeck Baudoin (NLD) 5, 5. J. Hammerman
Esterbauer 1 Frster 40 Middelbos 0 Usbeck GT40: (USA) 2, 6. L.M. Vieto Sora (ESP) 0.
1-14 Heel 0 with all.
First Class
TG/2/93/2 1. A. Defize (BEL) 8, 2. J.
Raasveld (NLD) 7, 3. D. Roebuck
Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen Third Class
Third (AUS) 5, 4. G. Gamant (FRA) 4, 5.
P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg TD: Poul Rasmussen (DEN) T. Kolczykiewicz (POL) 2, 6. R. Strher
(DEN) WT/III/941: 15/6. Padovan 1 (OST) 0. TG/2/93/4 1. W. Casier (BEL)
1397: 16.Franken 1 Knzel. 1398: Herlingvaux, Capuci. 948: 7/8. De Paulo 8, 2. J.-P. Monzie (FRA) 8, 3. B.
17.Nykvist 1 Knzel. 1. S. Nykvist (SVE) 1 Ball, Rolston. 949: 11. Morrissey 0 Hanison (ENG) 7, 4. Z. berth (HUN)
5. 1401: 15. Barbosa Sineiro 0 Heckeroth. Eschert, 12. Tirronen 1 Eschert. 3, 5. M. Lalonde (CAN) 3, 6. G.
1405: 12/4. Trofimov Huser, 0 Morris, Vacations: Dos Santos. Endthaler (OST) 0. 12/94/Final 1. K. De
Timson. 1409: 15/6. Behal Muncelsi, Smet (BEL) 12, 2. J. Niewold (NLD) 11,
Hirashima. 1411: Garcia Narciso 3. B. Hanison (ENG) 9, 4./5. J.C.
Frederiksson. 1412: 14/5.Glssle, THEMATICS Rosendaal (NLD), J. Lehtinen (FIN) 7,
6. J. Maes (BEL) 6, 7. J.-M. Hagnre
Vanicek 0 Portman. 1413: 12. Bogistov
Lau. 1415: 1/6 retracted, new l. (FRA) 3, 8. B. Fischer (DEN) 0. 3/95/5
NEW SECTIONS: 1. J. Joutsi (FIN) 10, 2. T. Carnstam
Shtrickman Eschenbacher. 1416 6. TG/2/93/Semifinals (Falkbeer Gambit,
Shatilow Domenche Redondo. 1417: (SVE) 10, 3. J.M.P. Vermeulen (BEL) 7,
C31). Start: 20.02.1998. 2 from each 4. T. Torell (SVE) 6, 5. K. Tytgat (BEL)
14.Cuthberson 0 Kolczykiewicz, 15. group to the Final. TD: M. Mller-Tpler
Hoffmann 1 de Booij. 1418: 5/6. 4, 6. Z.J. Michalek (OST) 3, 7. M.
(GER). S1: A. Defize (BEL), J.-P. Monzie Ramos Barraso (ESP) .
Angermann 0 Cumming, Balleer, 7. (FRA), A. Lorente Latorre (ESP), K. De
Mrhalek Klein, 8.Balleer 1 Cumming. 8/95/3 1. K. Champion (ENG) 11, 2. K.
Smet (BEL), B. Hanison (ENG). S2: A. Elson (ISD) 9, 3. S. Scholing (GER) 7,
1419: 8/10. Balleer 1 Lau, Orzlowski, Defize (BEL), A. Geltinger (GER), J.
Richter. 1425: 7. Sowter Klhe. 1428: 4. D. Mena (SVE) 6, 5. A.M.A. Luca
Raasveld (NLD), A. Ferr Prez (ESP), (NLD) 4, 6. P. Rasmussen (DEN) 4, 7.
l/6. Beekes 0 all (resigned). A.J. Stobbe (USA). S3: L. Devocelle W. Piegeler (GER) 0.
GT: M. Mller-Tpler, Wesendonkstr. (FRA), B. Haas (GER), W. Casier (BEL), 8/95/5 1. D. Carlsson (SVE) 8, 2. F.
15a, D-81925 Mnich (GER) D. Roebuck (AUS), A.I. Rjumin (RUS). Doplmayr (OST), 3. A.J. Stobbe (USA) 5,
Final Results: WT/I/1377 1. T. Rooms 13/94/Final (Gring Gambit, C44). Start: 4./5. B. Hanison (ENG), D.J. van
(ENG) 5, 2. S. Hofer (GER) 4, 3. A. 1.03.1998. TD: M. Caressa (ITA). G.J. Speijbroek (NLD) 4, 6. R. Benz (GER) 0.
Pawlicz (POL) 3, 4. V.D. Lukyanets Stueber (USA), J. Niewold (NLD), S.
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New Tournament Office Director: Egbert Bsenberg,

EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS Schulberg 1 D-07586 Oberndorf, Germany. Phone/FAX: 0049
36606 60276. Email: [email protected]

EU CC Ch 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. European
European
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TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen
3 V. Chlad CZE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270
4 D. Olofson SVE 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 Hjbjerg (DEN)
5 W. Haufe GER 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 EU/FSM 48: 100.
6 A.M. Notten NLD 1 0 0 1 0 6 Zwetkov Khnel. 50:
7 S.J. Grodzensky RUS 0 1 0 0 1 6 104.Grohde 0 Mikenas,
105. Frederiks
8 W. Grohde GER 1 1 1 0 1 8 Mikenas. Final result: see
9 J. Illetsko CZE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 crosstable. EU-champ: A.
10 U. Ploder GER 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 Mikenas (LIT) 9/14. IM:
11 A.V. Mikenas LIT 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 R. Frederiks (NLD). 52:
102. Kotzem 1 Loginov,
12 W. Sauermann GER 0 1 1 1 0 1 8 103.Tyschkowcz 0
13 R.W. Frederiks NLD 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 Bracko, 104/5. Loginov 0
14 S.P. Kusnezov UKR 1 1 1 0 1 8 Andersen, Hafner Final
7 result: see crosstable.
15 W. Galow GER 1 0 1 0 1 0
EU-champ: M. Hafner
(GER) 12/14. 53: 83.
EU CC Ch 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Pecot 0 Atakisi, 84.
1 F. Feistenauer OST 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Atakisi 1 Taylor, 85.
4 Volodin 1 Kalivoda. 55:
2 R. Hussler GER 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
90/l. Holovsky,
3 P. Laurenc CZE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jedrzejowski 0 Dabija, 92.
4 B.H. Andersen DEN 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 Jedrzejowski 1 Holovsky.
5 E. Kotzem GER 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 56: 63. Khokhlov 0
Kazoks. 57: 76. Jezek
6 C. v.d.Kleij NLD 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
Mokrys. 59: 32. Ciinmino
7 K. Weber GER 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 Peres, 33. Glowatzki
8 V.N. Loginov RUS 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 Cimmino, 34. Wiesinger 0
9 H. John GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Salceanu. 60: 5. Spitz 1
Jordan, 6. Jordan
10 M. Braczko POL 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7
Frederiks.
11 M. Kahn GER 1 1 1 1 9 Vacations: Malinin,
12 J.M. Lanz Calavia ESP 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 8 Minakov.
13 T. Mrten GER 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 9
14 K.E. Tyschkowetz UKR 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 EU T eams
Teams
15 M. Hafner GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 Final
TD: Joachim Walther
EU/M/GT/358 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Kramerring 8, D-06502
1 V.P. Tarakanov RUS 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 Neinstedt
Board 1. 53. Gouw 1
2 A. Polsterer OST 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Holmberg. Board 2. 55
3 A. Szczepaniak POL 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Cimmino Frederiks, 56.
4 D. Guerrini ITA 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Makarow 0 Teichmeister.
5 D. Hustert GER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Board 3. 60. David
Schrancz. Board 5. 55.
6 K. Rohde Jensen DEN 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Wohlfahrt Jaworski, 56.
7 L. Pantaleoni ITA 0 0 1 1 1 1 8 Kroll Gutop. oard 6. 57
8 N. Molzahn GER 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 Jasinski 1 Taksrud, 58.
9 A. Kovacs HUN 0 0 1 0 1 1 7 Taksrud 0 Samarin, 59.
Toth 0 Peluso. Board 12.
10 D.A. Zlatin RUS 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 57. Diotallevi 0 Kalin-
11 G. Reichenbacher GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 itschenko.
12 Dr R. Pischner GER 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 Team results: 30. Aus-
tria-Poland 6-5, 31.
13 H. Wolff GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
Sweden-Netherlands 6-6.
14 V. Vyskocil CZE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Vacation: Nienhuis
15 P. Kantschev BLG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (08.03.-22.03).
 58 April 1998

Position (8 Feb, 700 out of 792 games finished = 88.38%): Marquez-Abreu Kramer, 1 Httmann, 65. Ljukmanow 1
1. Germany (84 points/122 games = 69.26%), 2. Italy (68/ Efimow, 66. Jandke 0 Devocelle 423 63. Nielsen Charitonow,
107 =63.55%), 3 Austria (68/124 = 55.24%); 4. Poland (63/ 64. Keitsch 0 Runowicki 424 28. Natri 1 Sifnatsch, 29/30.
116 = 54.74%), 5 Switzerland (65/122 =53.28%), 6. Russia Sammut Kariz, 1 Kohbieter 425 63. Skarja 0 Hingst, 426 41.
41/81 =51.23%), 7. Hungary (56/110 =50.91%), 8 Belgium Muzas 0 Miethke, 42. Roche Peris Simic 427 51/2. Bohak 1
(corr. 57/123 = 46.75%), 9. Denmark (53/125 =42.8%), Mayka, Oomen, 53. Lew 0 Lafarge, 54. Mayka 1 Meinhardt
10. Sweden (corr. 50/125 =40.4%), 11 Netherlands (48/126 428 54. Sowden 1 Bergmann, 55/6. Prokopp 1 Skarja,
=38.1%), 12. Norway (43/119 =36.55%). Racionero, 57 Kliesch 1 Lorbeck 429 42. Hansen Lew, 43/5.
Matovic 0 Wolf, Koser, Maksimow, 46/7. Sender, Lukaas 1
5 EU Teams Pr
Teams elims
Prelims Koser, 48/9. Freise Friedl, Hansen, 50/1. Preziuso, Frberg 1
Koser 430 26. Wlfl Nocci 431 24/5. Kontulainen 0 Meinhardt,
TD: Egbert Bsenberg, Dikmen, 26/7. Schwab 1 Schulenberg, Loderbauer, 28. de
Section 1: Board 1: 44. Saksis 1 Pipitone, Board 5: 51. Keyser Schmidt 432 37/9 Donskich Miethke, Jeremecic, 1
Krivonosovs 1 Gatto, 52. Gatto 1 Zlatin (2.etl), Board 7: 40. Saka1inskas, 40. Neumann v. Wieringen, 41. Pechwitz
Grebentschikov 0 Viksna, Board 9: 41. Drazkowski 0 Skuja, Trushnikow, 42/3. Sammut 0 Pospisil, Carlsson, 44/5. Miethke,
42. Ljubicic Down, Board 10: 47. Davies Robitsch, Board Carlsson 1 Sakalinskas 434 12/3. Ertel 1 Httmann, Pltner,
11: 52. Cimmino 1 Sigurmundsson, Board 12: 49. Metreveli 14/6. Drechsler 1 Httmann, Pltner, 0 Ertel, 17/9. Rosenheim
Bramburg. Drechsler, Sonntag, 1 Httmann, 20. Gil Sonntag, 21/2.
Team results: 18. EnglandAustria 7-5. Pltner 0 Lttke, Chmielowski, 23. Lttke 0 Rosenheim, Eren
Position (11 Feb, 550 out of 660 games finished = 83.3%): 1. withdrawal, no score 435 13/6. Namyslo Marotz, 1 Hage,
Italy (61 points/88 games =69.32%), 2. Slovakia (67/97 Hartung, Duart, 17. Hage 0 Fernandez , 18/9. Marotz Nielsen,
=69.07%), 3. England (69/ 108 =64.35%), 4. Sweden (68/109 1 Schepers 436 21. Knebel 1 Thorn-Leeson, 22. Babin Mayr,
=62.39%), 5. Austria (67/115 =58.26%), 6. Latvia (62/108 23 Scaletti 1 Wicklund-Hansen, 24. Franke 0 Gnirk, 25/6. Glosse
=57.41%), 7. Russia (32/70 =46.43%), 8. Iceland (43/ 103 0 Kupsys, Scaletti 437 20. Schwieger Thomsen, 21. Vadum 1
=42.23%), 9. Croatia (39/93 =41.94%), 10. Poland (25/100 Kusmierek, 22/4. Krajic 1 Kusmierek, Dalkiran, 0 Kuh1, 25.
=25.50%), 11. Malta (15/109 =13,76%). Dalkiran 0 Kuhl, 26/7. Mischke 0 Bandza, Rey, 28. Goedkoop
Section 2: Board 5: 42. Taylor 1 Szilagyi, Board 9: 44. Sjl 0 0 Kuhl, 29. Gnirk 1 Bandza, 30/1. de Carlos Mischke, 1
Petro, Board 12: 43. Kukk 1 Boada Llombart. Dalkiran.
Team results: 22. NorwayHungary 6-6.
Position (11 Feb, 501 out of 540 games finished = 92.8%): 1. GT (recent starts):TD H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459 Zempin, GER..
Germany (68 points/102 games =66.67%), 2. Estonia (52/96 EU/M/GT/438 22. Rasmussen 0 Mayr 23/4. Johansson 1 Mayr,
=54.69%), 3. Switzerland (54/102 =53.43%), 4. Spain (51/ Mossekel, 25/7. Pietruske 1 Heyder, Mossekel, Mayr. 439 5/
98 =52.55%), 5. Slovenia (51/101 =50.99%), 6. Norway (50/ 7. Sielaff 1 Pontoppidan, Sifnatsch, Gawlik, 440 12. Mischke
104 =48.56%), 7. Ireland (47/99 =47.47%), 8. Hungary (47/102 Szewczyk 13/4. Bondick Jongman, 0 Walther 15, Kaliwoda
=46.08%), 9. Denmark (46/107 =43.46%), 10. Israel (32/91 0 Walther. 441 4. Naundorf 0 Walther 5/6. Lehmann, Arndt 1
=35.16%). Naundorf, 443 32, Tiemann Beltschev. 444 Dragomirescu 1st
Section 3: Board 2: 41. Koskivirta Benndersky, Board 5: 41. etl. vs. Larsen. 446 1. Unglaub Sikorsky.
Slekys Kotenko, 42. Slekys 0 Raymaekers, Board 6: 40. de 7-player sections, TD from #943: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459
Coninck 0 Hadraba, Board 11: Sutkus replaced by Novikovas. Zempin, GER..
Position (11 Feb, 483 out of 540 games finished = 89.4%): 1. EU/M/1075 19. 0Conne11 0 Mehlhorn ( 5B). 1107 20.
Czech. Republic (55 points/88 games =62.50%), 2. Ukraine (47/ Bystrow 1 Walther. 1110 20. Gnirk 0 Michalek. 1118 20. Lorin 0
81 =58.02%), 3. Lithuania (53/92 =57.61%), 4. Netherlands (55/ Kreitzer. 1121 19. Mezhebitsky 1 Kuhnert. 1122 20. Llorenz 0
100 =55.50%), 5. France (57/103 =55.34%), 6. Belgium (51/99 Cyrus. 1123 20, Gnirk 1 Bravo. 1124 19. Buchnicek 1 Scholz.
=51.52%), 7. Finland (51/103 -49.51%), 8. Portugal (44/96 1126 Ignatiev 1st etl. vs. Murlasitz. 1129 20. Grizaenko
=46.35%), 9. Scotland (46/103 =45.15%), 10. Wales (22/ Pietrocola. 1140 18. Popkow 1 Hallberg. 1147 16. Datlr 1 de
101 =22.28%). Carlos 17. Gyulai 0 Henk 18. Krien 0 Datler. 1148 18. Copar
Bravo. 1150 12. Jrges 1 Dumoulin. 1153 15. Rochel 1
Master Class Licciardello. 1154 9. Busch 0 Stulgaitis, 10. Vinklarek 0 Schmidt.
1155 9, Saunders 1 Naundorf 10, Repp 1 Battistini 10, Naundorf
GT TD: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842 Ruhla,
0 Kuzenkow. 1157 15/6. Rodriquez Savenok, 0 Nicholls. 1158
GER.. 11. Bravo 0 Rissanen. 1159 13/4. Kasak Rodriquez, 0
GT/358-437: 358 104. Szczepaniak Guerrini, 105. Hustert Turzynski 15. Turzinski 1 Rodriquez 16. Rodriquez Schulz.
Zlatin Final result: see crosstable. 363 100. Pltner 0 Ustinow, corr, 10. Rodriquez 0 Hey, not 1. 1161 10. Pommerel Gulotto.
101. Wittmann 0 Menken 374 104. Neumann 1 Pltner 381 98. 1162 14. Gustafeson 1 Stilling 15. Trautmann 0 Gustafsson 16.
Hanauer 0 Pankratow 392 99/100. Chromow Geller, 1 ~Mller. Stilling David. 1163 4. Mattheus Potterat. 1164 14.
397 101/2. Sustarsic Corde 0 Mayorow 399 97/8. Kotro 1 Henzoveldt Kuzenkow 15. Clever Unglaub. 1165 4.
Schapiro, Bozzi, 99. Jongman 1 Bozzi 400 87. Aleksandrowicz Jongman 0 Sprott 5/6. Schmitzer 1 Jongman, Engelhardt 7. Ja-
1 Kratochwil, 88. Baumann Kellner 403 99/100. Kohbieter bot 1 Schmitzer. 1169 7, Hodac Sampieri. 1170 18. Galerne 0
Ljukmanow, 1 Flp 404 81/5. Iwanow 0 Czaja, Braun, 1 Steiner, Naundorf 19. Vujadinovlc 0 Schmidt. 1171 6. Chytilek 1 Woelk
de Jong, ller 407 90. Sanchez Serrano 0 Gnirk 408 84/50 7/9. Hallier 1, Woelk , Michel 0 Valent 10/1l. Camillieri
:Kusenkow Schwertel, 1 Jongman, 86. Herrmann 0 Nocci 411 Woelk, 1 Hallier 12. Michel 0 Chytilek. 1172 17. Hallberg 0
980 Umur 1 Nielsen 412 60. Lew 1 Moldoveanu 413 82. Bliss Gleichmann. 1174. 4 Hoffmann Karker. 1175 2. Alagna 0 Cyrus
Baumann, 83/6. Dumitru 0 Mataix, Dragomirescu, Philipps, 3/4. Christensen 1 Diener, 0 Skorna 5. Palmkoeck 1 Diener 6.
Baumann, 87. Kusmierek Baumann 414 69. Ertel Zieba Diener 0 Gnirk. 1178 4. Wittmann Laursen. 1179 3. Larsen 0
415 89 Wiesinger 1 Svenneby 416 61/3. Sinovjev 1 Mller, Wilkes. 1180 3. Klein 1 Wilke. 1181 5. Santagata Fecht. 1182
Navarro, Wolf, 64. Olsen Larsen 417 68/70. Sewerinow 1 3. Wolochowicz August. 1183 4. Huuskonen Repp 5. Repp
Jongman, Schmidt, Quattrocchi 419 61. Lupo Blessing 421 1 v.Lent. 1184 2. Tabanero Lanz 3. Fecht Busek. 1186 2.
54/6. Peracco Koch, 1 Lehmann, Goedkoop 422 63/4. Baldemero Nyhlen. 1188 7. Incelli 0 v. Willigen. 1190 5.
 Chess Mail 59

Bekemann Nagel. 1191 2. Theuer 1 Dekeyser. 1195 Theuer Schler Stahl, 35. Ackers Querci, 36. Moon 1 Gorecki. 331
1st etl vs. David. 1197 2, Ragnarsson 1 Naundorf 3. Mller 0 10. Hesse 1 Unger, 11. Unger Wedel, 12. Ptschke 1 Wharrier,
Evans. 13. Ptschke 1 Kessler, 14. Ptschke 1 Unger, 15. Wharrier 0
MacMillen.
Higher Class Second Class
EU/H/GT TD: Vladimir Houdek, 364 52 lutice 99 , CZE.
247 100/1. Wilk 0 Bertola, Helbing, 102/3. Liebenthal 0 TD: Heinz Prokopp, B.-Kellerman-Str. 43, D-39120 Magdeburg
Veenstra, Eichsteller. 248 91. Dijkveld Klemm, 92/7. Dijkveld (GER). email: [email protected]
1 Coets, Zimmermann, Kustrin, Feist, Rozumek, Zeiske. 250 Final Results: 1185 19. Domarev 1 Schmid, 20. Duras
89. Grey 0 Lupo, 90. Dzenis 1 Boczula. 251 78/9. Di Lupo 0 Domarev, 21. Heel 1 Duras. Positions: 1. H.Erbe (GER) 5, 2./
Stepanjanz, Pompilio, 60. Kern Stepanjanz, 81/2. Stepanjanz 4. E.Domarev (RUS), W.Heel (NLD),
0 Cook, Pauwels, 83. Pompilio 1 Dzenis, 84. Persson B.Schimanski-Longerich (GER) 3, 5. R.Harvey (ENG) 3, 6.
Pompilio. 253 94. Ryka , Welti, 95/6. Trzeciak 0 Battistini, J.Duras (CZE) 2, 7. A.Schmid (GER) .
Tibbert. 254 77. Krustkalns 1 Schajtorow, 78. Krustkalns Results: 1193 13/4. Schachova 1 De Winne, Gonzalez Diaz, 15.
Coets, 79. Coets 0 Schajtorow, 80/2. Simkhin 0 Krustkalns, Malomgre 0 Schachova, 1194 15. Munro 0 Dhaene, 1195 13.
Senay, Cichon. 255 76. Stschemeljow 1 Coets, 77. Peetoom 1 Lloyd Vogel, 14. Harvey 1 Vogel, 15. Lloyd 1 Klett,
Mess, 78. Stschemeljow Wuttke. 257 84. Wagner 1 Noika, 1196 20. Wermann l Duras, 1197 13. Neumann 1 Hansen, 1199
85. Sabljov Gerlinger, 86. Maier 0 Sabljov, 87. Volaks 11. Fuhr Wipf, 12. Scholz 1 Capron, 1200 2. Nachtigall 0
Emmanuelli, 88/9. Volaks 1 Sabl jov, Wagner. Podeswa, 1201 4. Brmme 1 Wunderlich, 5. Weiser Brmme,
TD from #1111: M.Mller-Tpler, Weesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925 6. Asten 0 Weiser, 1202 8. Glunz 1/ Kohlberg.
Final Results: GT/185 101. Lheureux 1 Suba, 102/3. Bartl, Suba
Munich, GER. 0 Cijs, 104. Bartl 0 Robertshaw, 105. Bartl Midlane. Posi-
1235 17. Eeckhout 1 Niedra. 1236 15. Ghle 0 Maier, 16. Maier tions: l. P. van de Meerssche (BEL) 12, 2. P.Cijs (NLD) 12,
0 Vonk. 1237 corr.: 11. Cottegnie 1 Vonk (not Glemnot 1 3. H.Kerner (GER) 11, 4./5. P.Midlane (ENG), A.Robertshaw
Maresca). 1241 corr.: 2. Wedemayer 1 Incelli (not Lainema 1 (ENG) 10, 6. J.Lheureux (BEL) 8 , 7.18. J.Suba (CZE),
Wedemayer), 13. Incelli Glaser. 1242 15. Solsona Manonelles J.Wulff(GER) 8. 9. M.Adamczyk (GER) 7, 10. S.Bartl (CZE)
Mrkvicka, 16/7. Palmkoeck Incelli, Bernard, 18. Palkoeck 5, 11. F.Neumann (GER) 5, 12. M.Nominal (SLO) 3, 13.
1 Zill, 19. Incelli 0 Solson Manonelles. 1244 10/1. Rosner, F.Scaffidi (ITA) 2, 14. F.Zagorski (FRA) 1, 15. J.Hlach (CZE) 0.
Hollstein Ferrari, 12. Hollstein Lannaioli. 1245 14. Truyens Results: 186 82. Dozaj 1 Neumann, 83. Ramos Barraso 0 Benito
Marquinez Cabrejas. 1248 7. Peters 1 Almarza Mato, 8. Ruiz, 84. Wunderlich 0 Lheureux, 85. Neumann 0 Benito Ruiz,
Asquith Fleurackers. 1249 11. Almarza Mato Reichert. 187 54. Buchhauser Coets, 55. Joutsi 1 Coets, 56. Schleicher
1250 9. Canibal 0 Lorentzen. 1251 1/2. Nowak, Griffiths Lehmann, 57. Coets 0 Lehmann, 58. Joutsi 1 McEwan, 59.
Bachmann, 3/4. Gallo 0 Nowak, Bachmann, 5/. Bachmann 1 Heldgaard 0 Joutsi, 188 21. Huis in t Veld 0 (not ) De Rijk
Grneberg, Mayer. 1253 16. Allen 1 Kuli, 17t20. Ziegert, Kulik, (Corr.), 23/4. Steinhuser, Kandler 1 Neumann, 25. Schwan 0
Metschan, Allen 1 Nieuwenburg. 1258 13. Schweizer 1 Bartl, 26/30. Huis in t Veld 0 Middelbos, Kerner, Steinhuser,
Cottegnie. 1259 4/5. Matic 1 Bich, Aminta, 6/7. Jensen Bich, Degrassi, Schwan, 31/7. Hofmann, De Clercq, Bartl, Neumann.
Aminta. 1260 1. Heidemann 1 Mayer, 2. Simmelgeard Aversik, Blain, Kandler 1 Huis in t Veld, 38. Middelbos 1 De
Barsciauskas, 3. Simmelgaard 1 Mayer. 1265 1. Sciallero 0 Clercq, 39. De Clercq 1 Kandler, 40/1. Hofmann, Kandler 0
Ptzsch. 1266 1. Prydendal 1 Coets. 1267 1/6. Coets 0 v all. Kerner, 42. De Clercq Kerner, 189 1. Domsch 1 Neumann.
1269 1. Kevicky 1 Niedra.

First Class Third Class

Third
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen (DEN)
TD: Eberhard Winkler (GER) EU/III/1141: 15.Steinmller 0 Hanssen. 1146: 15/6.De la Calle
Results: 1792 18. Mikk 0 MacMillen. 1803 19. Kusitschkin 1 Iturrino, Guequin 1 Staal. 1147: 15. Skrotzki 0 Morosi. 1149:
Henk. 1832 17. Kayser Henk. 1833 16. Friedrich 1 Weitering. 13/5. Hernandez Cruz 0 Semmler, Fels, Pfeiffer, 16/7. Kristensen
1838 15. MacMillen Greuberg. 1841 13. Coughlan Trani, 0 Fels, Pfeiffer, 18. Hernandez Cruz 0-0 Kristensen (23). 1150:
14. Coughlan Trompeter. 1844 13. Goncalves Gtz. 1849 4/5. Pieleck 0 Scarcez, Krger. 1152: 8. Kuni 1 Eschert. 1155:
19. Soberano 1 Thiele. 1851 2. Eschenbauher McCorry, 3. 11/2.Antunes 1 Skrotzki, 0 Hansen.
McCorry Hacker. 1853 11. Brgisser 0 Pipper, 12. Pipper 0 GT TD: Gerhard Radosztics, Gartenstr. 263, A-7535
Pellegrinon. 1854 12. Hasche 1 Aebi, 13. Aebi 0 Bryzek, 14 St.Michael (OST) [email protected]
Aebi 0 Harkins, 15. Harkins Exler. 1855 3. Nittel 1 Witczak, 150: 89. Madsen 1 Schmitter; 90. Westermann 0 Madsen; 91.
4. Bardason Nittel, 5 Nittel Brotherton, 6. Heydt Nittel. Madsen Krause; 92. Krause 0 Cijs; 93. Schmitter 0 Krause;
1857 6. Wichert 0 Rautenberg. 1858 7. Sprenger 1 Mohr, 8. 94. Westermann 1 Krause; 153: 96. Roux 1 Purcell; 154: 66.
v.d.Burg Robertshaw. 1859 7. Sprenger 1 Cumming. 1860 8. Opperman 0 Roux; 67. Plaza Lopez Roux; 155: 1./14. Krause
Sprd 0 Ricci, 10. Wesche 1 Drost, 11. Sprd 0 Wesche. 1861 permitted withdrawal for professional reasons.napz
4. Latronico 1 Schnwetter, 5. Mandelkow 0 McDonald. 1862
8/12. Jrgensen 0 Bijtelaar, Brodbeck, Gramen, Schaller, Sahm.
1863 9. Wagener 1 Raabe, 10. Rooijakkers Raabe, 11. Lebled NBC 30
1 Raabe, 12. Raabe Schning, 13. Rooijakkers 0 Lebled. 1864
7. Hofmann Albrecht, 8. Albrecht 1 Hartmann. 1868 2. TD: G. vd Haak (NLD)
Eschenbacher 1 Peschon. 6/8 Boom Prokopp, Compagnie, Walker. 9 Fries Nielsen
EU/I/GT//321-331: 321 98. Hanak 0 Goyvaerts, 99. Grnert 1 Boom, 10/11. Prokopp 1 Oksanen, Pyrich. 12/16. Prokopp
Markus, 100. Markus 0 Thompson. 324 98. Heirich 0 Skaza, Compagnie, Backlund, Stuart, Jacot, Fries Nielsen. 17. Oksanen
99. Khler 1 Heirich. 328 63. Drion 0 Muizarajs, 64. Vasseur 0 Backlund, 18/19. Compagnie Hebels, Kahn, 20. Walker 1
Adamson, 65. Costa 1 Vasseur. 329 65. Vila Lthi, 66. Coets Backlund, 21/3. Stuart Hebels, Jacot, Kahn, 24 Fries Nielsen
0 Perreira. 330 32. Gorecki 1 Khler, 33. Bonte Ackers, 34. 1 Srensen, 25 Plomp Kahn, 26 Jacot Kahn, 27 Walker
Pyrich. Leader: H. Prokopp (GER) 6/10.
 60 April 1998

North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

1642 N. Volusia Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763 USA.
Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected] NAPZ
USA Championship NAPZ M-01 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
TD: Allen Wright 1 J. Tilghman USA 0 1 1 1 3
US CCC 11 Final: 2 Walter Muir USA 0 1 0 0 1 2
Murray 1 Colucci, Duliba Jones, Valvo 1 Edwards, Fields 3 Jon Edwards USA 1 1 1 1 1 5
Murray & Smith, Fleetwood Jones, Murray 1 Golyak,
4 Edmund Bau HKG 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Jones 1 Smith, Murray 1 Valvo, Jones Valvo.
Leading positions: Stephen Jones 10 (1 unfinished), Robin 5 James P. Dix USA 1 0 1 1 4
Smith & P.J.Thompson 9 (each 1 unf.), Michael Valvo 8 6 G. Klompus USA 0 1 0 1 0 1 3
(1), T.J. Murray 8 (4), K. Holzmueller 8 (1), Paul Fields 7 7 Devasconcelos USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(2), Jon Edwards 7 (1), E.Duliba 6 (3). Murrays unfinished
games are with Duliba, Edwards, Holzmueller and Thompson; NAPZ M-02 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Jones and Smith are playing Colucci.
US CCC 12 Final: 1 Bob Martinec USA 0 1 1 1 1 4
6/7 Barbre Conover & Mousessian, 8/9 Brandhorst Cale 2 G.P. Cooper USA 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
& Mousessian, 10 Cale 1 Eisen, 11/12 Cale Morrison & 3 S. Schuster USA 0 0 1 1 0 2
Shure, 13/15 Conover Dolgitser, Musgrove & Craig Jones, 4 Don P. Eilmes USA 0 1 0 1 1 3
16 Shea 1 Eisen, 17 Lonoff Mousessian, 18 Mousessian 1
Morrison. 5 S. Nieuwendal USA 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 H.P. Bennett NZD 0 1 0 1 0 2
NAICCC 8 7 Bill Paulson USA 0 1 1 1 1 4
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN)
20. Weinstock Conover, 21. Deidun Bogle. Bogle 1st NAPZ M-04 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
e.t.l. v. Pedersen.
1 Wang Mong Lin SIP 1 1 1 1 1 5
NAPZ-CAD
NAPZ-CADAP match
ADAP 2 G.P. Drysdale USA 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) 3 W. Conover USA 1 1 1 1 5
Bd 6. Pickett 1 Biella-Bianchi , Bd. 73. Stern , 1Chedid 4 Gary Good USA 0 1 1 3
, 0. Totals: NAPZ 48 CADAP 40 5 G.T. Everitt USA 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bobby Moore USA 0 0 0 1
Master Class 7 S.I. Greene USA 0 0 0 1 2
TD: Allen Wright
APM 54: 21 Johnston 1 Spiegel. Final result: see crosstable. NAPZ-H02 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
NAPZ M-58: Sarosy 1 Murden, Mrugala 1 Sarosy. NAPZ
M-59: Wang Mong Lin 1 Rosenberg, Wang Mong Lin 0 1 Jeffrey Cobb X 0 1 0 2
Eklund; corr: Mrugala-Rosenberg still playing. Positions: 2 Scott Baldwin X 0 0 0 1
duCret 5/5, Mrugala , Wang Mong Lin & Rosenberg 3/5, 3 Craig Smith 1 1 X 1 1 5
Eklund 2/4, Peacock 1/6, Bullockus 0/5. NAPZ M-60: Koziol 4 William Boucher 0 1 X 1 0 1 3
Bokar. NAPZ M-62: Kistler 1 Guehn, Mousessian 1 Luk
Luen Wah. NAPZ M-63: Novosad & Posylek 1 Bullockus, 5 William Rogatsky 1 1 0 0 X 0 2
Novosad Sheynberg, Sheynberg Posylek, Posylek 1 6 Gary Adams 0 1 1 X 3
Johnston. NAPZ M-65: Bacon, Halwick & Chapin Remus, 7 Philip Cody CAN 0 X 2
Duliba 1 Remus, Halwick Chapin. NAPZ M-66: Eilmes 1
Groot-Lipman.
New section NAPZ M-67 (1/98-7/00): Philippe Lesage TD for Promotional prize events: Maurice Carter
(CAN), G. Jerome Flowers (USA), Dr Mario Jiminz (MEX), NAPZ Master Prize (1st series). M-01 Section complete (last
Omar Farid (CAN), Yuliy Sheynberg, Randy Schmidt and Lev result already published), see crosstable. M-02 Eilmes
Lamech (USA). Paulson, Schuster 1 Eilmes 0. Section complete, see crosstable.
M-04 Wang Mong Lin 1 Good 0. Section complete, see
APM 54 94-97 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts crosstable.
1 F. Halwick Jr. USA 1 1 0 3
2 M. Spiegel USA 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Higher Class
W. Champion 1
TD: Thomas Dougherty
3 USA 0 0 0 0
APH-34 Bokar-Hymas is still playing. APH-40 Hymas 1 Foster.
4 J. Morrison USA 1 1 0 3
Prize sections (1st series)
5 Z. Sarosy CAN 0 1 0 2 H-01 Bokar 1 Steffens 0. H-02. Section complete: see
6 A. Johnston NZD 0 1 1 1 4 crosstable. H-03 Kissick 1 Manzon, Kissick 1 Jonovic. Sergel
7 T. Sawyer USA 1 1 1 4 is winner with 5 but three games are still in play.
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 62 April 1998

Das Tschechische
System, Ein Komplettes
Repertoire gegen 1 e4, by
BO repertoire with Black then
this is the right book for
you.

OKS
Hans Marcus Elwert John Elburg
(Kurt Rattmann, 206 pp.,
DM 29.90) Secrets of the
HERE I have an impressive Trompovsky, Volume 1,
work from Hans Marcus by Julian Hodgson (157
Elwert about the pp, 11.99, Hodgson
Tschechische System. Enterprises, 132 Purves
I believe that there are 11...Qxg2 and Black has all Rd., London, NW10 5TG,
many chessplayers who the fun. England)
dont have a clue about Figurine algebraic not- IT WAS a pleasant surprise
this name so let me try to ation is used so no German to learn that the top GM
explain: We shall reach it knowledge is needed to practitioner of the Tromp-
after the folowing moves: 1 read and understand this ovsky decided to write a
e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 and massive work. A good bal- complete treatise on it.
now 3...c6. Yes indeed, we ance of material and var- First analysed and
reach now by transposion iations is achieved by Hans played by the Brazilian
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Marcus Elwert, a strong GM Champion Octavio Tromp-
Nc3 Bg4 5 h3 Bh5 Deep from Germany. For more ovsky in the 1930s, the
Blue-Kasparov New York background information opening was revived in the
(m/4) 1997. In the first ECO about Elwert see CM 3/ late 1960s and early 1970s
from 1975 there is one small 1998. by some Soviet and Czech
note over this move 1 e4 d6 It looks to me that he has players. Major books by
2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 c6 4 Nf3 nearly dug up every game Bellin (1983), myself (1984),
Bg4 5 h3 Bh5 6 Be2 with his Tschechische Soltis (1995), and Gerstner
Foltys -Puc, Wien 1949. The system in his book. On 12 (1996) have att-empted to
sec-ond ECO is not better pages there where refer- organise and present the
but in the third edition we ences to nearly 84 games. theory of the opening. GM
have some more variations. Interesting is that it also Hodgson himself has writt-
But with this book we covers after 1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 en three Trends pamphlets
have 206 pages, 378 dia- 3 Nc3 c6 4 Nf3, the Philidor on the subject, the latest in
grams, 73 complete games, Defence. There are hun- 1995. But it is highly un-
good paper and a very fine dreds of game references. usual that an active GM
layout. It is interesting to Many of them are from would write a complete
play lines like this: 1 e4 d6 Germany and Slovakia review of an opening he
2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 c6 4 f4 Qa5 which have not appeared in frequently plays.
5 Bd2 e5 6 Nd5 Qd8 7 other books, and these This first volume deals
Nxf6+ Qxf6 8 dxe5 dxe5 9 provide a happy hunting with what has come to be
Nf3 exf4 10 e5 Qg6!?. Yes ground for players looking the main line (1 d4 Nf6 2
we are not in the Kings for surprise weapons. Bg5 Ne4) and volume two
Gambit but it looks a lot like Altogether this is a very will cover everything else.
it: 11 Bd3 (Not 11 Bxf4 good book. So if you are The book is well organised
Qe4+ 12 Be2 Qxf4 0-1 interested in this opening or with clear diagrams, excell-
Bartak-Pribyl, CZE-ch 1991) you like to change your ent use of boldface, and a
 Chess Mail 63

pleasant font. But the real playable and crit-ical; per- latter move may be simply
interest is how well Hodg- haps this is the real reason defused by 3h6 4 Bf4 c5
son covers the relevant he prefers 6 d5 but he (practically forcing 5 d5
material and meets the doesnt say. Qb6), but admits there are
challenge of giving his true When one starts exam- few examples and no real
opinions of the critical ining the variations starting analysis of that position.
variations. On this score, with his preferred 6 d5, all Food for thought.
this reviewer feels the clarity disappears. After Hodgson is the authority
results are mixed. 6Qb6, Hodgson says he on this opening and maybe
Two-thirds of the book is not sure whether 7 Bc1 we shouldnt expect him to
are devoted to the most or 7 b3 is best although both comment on the published
popular Hodgson Variation are examined in depth. This works of lesser authors. He
(3 Bf4). One of the most certainly will keep his was brave enough to put
critical lines continues future opponents guessing, many of his opinions on his
3c5 4 f3 Qa5+ 5 c3 Nf6, but some readers may view pet opening in print and he
though deviations from this this as a cop-out. To his should have the right to
sequence are also covered. credit he presents many hold something back for
The first burning question interesting ideas for Black future tournaments. This is
that interests the Tromp- that have not seen many really an excellent book for
ovsky devotee is: 6 d5 or 6 tests, but one gets the anyone taking up the open-
Nd2? Hodgson is quite impression he is holding ing for White or looking for
forthright, giving 6 d5 the something back. direction on how to meet
nod and giving his detailed The line 3 Bf4 d5 is also it. Non-master players may
reasons as well. covered in some depth, but sometimes find the basis of
The once topical 6 Nd2 here too, things are not some of the evaluations
cxd4 7 Nb3 Qb6 8 Qxd4 is always clear. In the critical with slight advantage
summarily dismissed for gambit line 4 f3 Nf6 5 e4 explained very well, but
White, but oddly the eval- de4 6 Nc3 Bf5 7 fxe4 Nxe4 other times not at all.
uation of the critical sub- 8 Qf3 Nxc3 9 bxc3, Hod- For the experienced
variation is given as = (or gson suggests 9Qc8 10 Trompovsky player, the
optionally an unclear spec- Rb1 c6 11 Bd3 Bxd3 12 book certainly contains
ulative sac with no anal- cxd3 leaves White reason- valuable opinions from the
ysis); there is no mention of able compensation, but I foremost practitioner of this
disputing Nunns further believe this evaluation is avant garde opening. But
analysis evaluated . He open to serious debate. the reader must be wary
does mention the unass- Missing is Steans old sugg- that there are still a large
uming line 7Qd8 8 cxd4, estion of 7 Qe2!?, which number of critical lines
but then only gives 8g6 was the subject of my Chess (both contained in and
leading to (and doesnt Hammer #40 or Kavaleks missing from this book)
address 8d5 which Soltis 7 Bc4!? which are still open to
said leads to equality The remaining sections analysis and evaluation. As
though I have a suggested cover 3 Bh4 and 3 h4 and Hodgson states, [the
improvement for White in are excellent. Hodgson Trompovsky] is still a child
Chess Hammer #41. He suggests the brouhaha (not in its life of theory. I look
agrees that 7Qf5!? (Salov- to mention deep tactical forward to volume two.
Nunn, Amsterdam 1995) is variations) concerning the CC-IM Allan G. Savage
 64 April 1998

Games by Scottish players (from page 42)

28 xf6!? gxf6 29 e6+ g7 26 c4! h8 27 xe3 fxe3 28 fe1
29...f7? 30 g6+ +-. 28 g1? xg2 29 xg2 xg2+ 30 xg2
30 xd5 d7 31 f3 d8 32 e6 e2+.
e7 33 g4+ g6 34 e4 c5 35 28...g6 29 b2+ e5 30 g3
f5 f7 36 b4 f8 XIIIIIIIIY
36...b6 37 xg6 xg6 38 e7+ h6 9r+-+-+-tr0
39 h4+ h5 40 h7+ +- Sprott. 9+pzp-+pmk-0
37 h4 h6 38 e6 d5 39 xg6 9p+-zp-+-+0
xg6 40 f3 d3 9+-zPPsn-wq-0
40...f5!? Sprott.
41 xf6 d1+ 42 h2+- d6+? 43
9PzP-+P+-+0
xd6 xd6 44 h8+ h7 45 f8+ 9+-+-zpPzP-0
g7 46 xd6+ h7 47 xa6 e5+ 9-wQ-+-+-sN0
48 g3 e2 49 b7+ g8 50 g2 e5 9+-+RtR-+K0
51 c4 bxc4 52 c8+ 10. xiiiiiiiiy
Kings Indian (E97) 30...xh2+! 31 xh2
Jiri Novotny (CZE) - 31 xh2 h8+ 32 g2 (32 g1 xg3+
Tommy Craig (SCO) 33 g2 xf3+ 34 f1 h1+ 35 xh1
4th EU Teams Prelim., 1991 f2#) 32...h5!+.
(Notes by Craig) 31...h8 32 xh8+ xh8 33 g2
1 f3 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 g6 34 h3 f5! 35 exf5 xf5+ 36
5 d4 00 6 e2 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7 g2 e5 01.
9 b4 h5 10 c5 f4 11 xf4 exf4 12 Finally, a game from a key figure in
c1 h6 13 h3 g5 14 b5! Scottish chess.
14 a4 g6 15 b5 a6 16 bd4 e8 17 Queens Gambit (D59)
c4 f6 18 c2 h5 Suba-Schmidt, E. Ellison - Bernard Partridge (SCO)
Prague 1985. 1st Scottish Cor Ch 1971
14...g6 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 c3 f6 4 g5 e7
14...a6 15 cxd6. 5 f3 00 6 e3 h6 7 h4 b6 8 cxd5
15 a4?! a6 16 a3!? xd5 9 xe7 xe7 10 xd5 exd5
16 bd4. 11 d2 e6 12 c1 c5 13 dxc5 bxc5
16...e8 14 b5 a6 15 a4 c8 16 00 d7
16...b2?! 17 c4 xa3 18 b3 xb4 17 fd1 f6 18 a5 ab8 19 d2
19 xb4. e4 20 dc2 f6 21 b3 f5 22 e1
17 c2 h5!? 18 h2 g4 19 hxg4 hxg4 d4 23 exd4 cxd4 24 xc8+ xc8 25
20 xg4! xc8+ xc8 26 f3 c3 27 c7 f5
20 xg4? g5 21 f3? (21 h2 h4 28 c4 g5 29 f1 e3+
h3) 21...d4+ 22 h1 xg4 23 fxg4 Fatbase give the ludicrous ending 29
h4#. ..e2+ 30 h1 d3 01 but in view of 30
20...xg4 21 xg4 g5 22 h2 h4 xe2 this must be an input error and the
23 f3 d4+ 24 h1 g7! 25 cd1 text is far more plausible. Now 30 f2
e3?! loses in the long run, so:
25...h8! 30 h1 d3 01.
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New European CC Championship System Announced
ON PAGE 56, you will find the official announcement of the new European
CC Championship, to begin later this year. In this two-stage system, new EU
semifinals will parallel World Championship semifinals and finals will have
the same status as Three-Quarter Finals. The change affects every player in
EU Master Class and is the model for new continental championships in those
other regions that have sufficient players to support it.
Unused qualifications from the past 10 years can be taken up and each
country in the European zone can also nominate a player for the semifinals.

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T
HIS issue has two distinct themes: CC in Australia and gambits. A45 40
The concatenation is a pure accident, not an attempt to say
anything about our friends Down Under! Indeed Aussies dont B01 11
B21 20, 36
seem to play many gambits. B33 40
Australia was the first non-European country to make a big impact B50 46
in ICCF and, if they have been going through the doldrums lately, I B53 18
am sure this is only a temporary state of affairs. If, as in past years,
they can attract some of their OTB masters to CC they should be C17 41
able to recapture the glory years. C21 13
This National Profile has been long-planned but I decided to C33 14
hold out most of our other regular features interview, Tournament C34 37
of the Month and email column in order to maximise the space C37 16
for gambits. Our 1997 gambit issue was popular but it was felt that C40 21-22
(Latvian),
insufficient space had been given to the topic. We have several 28-30
articles by guest contributors, and by myself, on various gambits. If (Elephant)
your own favourite is not included, why not write something on it
for a future issue of Chess Mail? C51 31
Room was found also for two articles to do with chess and C52 32
computers the continuation of my new series on databases, and C89 33-35
a special contribution from Germany on the implications for CC of
Kasparovs next chess computer experiment. D00 23-27
It is over a year since we covered this topic, partly because there D07 30
seem to be two irreconcilable schools of thought about whether D10 2
D31 19
electronic analysis assistants should or should not be banned. We D42 41
intend to publish an article soon from a reader who feels strongly D43 3
that computers hould be kept out of CC. D55 6
Our regular features will return next time with a good variety of
news and games, plus an interview with newly-wed ICCF E26 4
Qualifications Commissioner George Pyrich. E35 44
Tim Harding, Editor E97 47
 2 May 1998

Cecil Pur dy and his legacy

Purdy
By Tim Harding but McIntosh shows he can permanently
leave his en prise.

C
ECIL John Seddon Purdy was born 11 f4 d8 12 d2 d6 13 b1 c5
in the Middle East but came to Aus- 14 fd5?
tralia quite young, after a brief spell Purdy: An oversight but the thin ice
in New Zealand. Before the Second World on which White has been skating has
War, he was primarily an OTB player and already cracked.
won the 1935 Australian Championship. 14...cxd5 15 xd5 g3+! 16 hxg3
He came to realise the attractions of xd5 17 d1 b6!
CC, especially in a country as widespread A fine move, curtailing resistance.
as Australia. He introduced the scorecard 18 b5+ d7! 01
system in 1933 as a way of obtaining a If 19 exf5 cd3+ 20 xd3 xd3 21 e2
postal concession; unfortunately this b5! 22 g1 c2+ 23 e1 00! mating
method of playing CC is not ideal. or winning the .
His skill at CC did not develop over- McIntosh, who was born in 1906 at
night. A private match with the postal Cootamundra NSW (birthplace also of the
specialist G.F. McIntosh surprised him and great cricketer Sir Don Bradman), played
taught him lessons that were undoubtedly on two of the Australian olympiad finals
valuable for the future. teams in the postwar era.
Slav Defence (D10)
Cecil Purdy - G.F. McIntosh Purdy wrote many chess books (sev-
Australia cor 1937 eral of which are still in print) and for
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 e3 f6 4 c3 f5 5 many years educated the Australian chess
cxd5 xd5 6 ge2!? public into the finer points of chess, rais-
Simpler is 6 c4 first. Now Black ing the standard of play nationwide. Very
evolves a subtle reply based on Whites important for this work was his maga-
temporary lack of mobility. zine: formerly Australasian Chess Review,
6...a5!? 7 f3? e5! 8 e4 exd4! 9 xd4 it was renamed Chess World in 1946. In
b4! 10 d1 8a6! its pages over the years, he annotated
XIIIIIIIIY most of his games.
9r+-+kvl-tr0 A more mature Purdy faced the
9zpp+-+pzpp0 postwar challenge to qualify for the 1st
9n+p+-+-+0 World Championship Final, but he was
still climbing the learning curve. In the
9wq-+-+l+-0 qualifying tournament I played the Evans
9-sn-+P+-+0 Gambit in two gamesby the time the
9+-sN-+P+-0 finals started I looked back on this as
9PzP-+N+PzP0 nave, he was to write later.
9tR-vLQmKL+R0 The Olympiad, which began a year
xiiiiiiiiy before the World Championship, was
probably a useful experience. The next
The best chance now was 11 g3. The game is a fine example of defence turned
move played threatens to trap a by a3, into counter-attack.
 Chess Mail 3

Queens Gambit Declined (D43) by Purdy. For example:

Zandor Nilsson (SVE) - a) 25 f4 gxh5 26 h6 f6 27 xh7
Cecil Purdy (AUS) xh7 28 xf6+ g7 29 xg7+ (29
1st CC ol prel, 1946 xe6!?) 29 ..xg7 30 dxe6 xe5 31 xd8
(Notes by Tim Harding) xd8 32 xe5 f6 33 e2 d4 and Black
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 f3 d5 4 g5 h6 5 should win.
xf6 xf6 6 c3 c6 7 b3 d7 8 e4 b) 25 h6? xe5 26 f4 xb2 27 e2
dxe4 9 xe4 f4 10 d3 f6 11 g3 b6!+.
e7 12 00 00 13 ad1 d8 14 b1 But abandoning the attack with 24 e3
c7 15 fe1 d7 16 e5 e8 17 just left Black with all the chances.
c2 g6 18 c1 g7 19 h4 h5 20 e3 24 ..xe5 25 xe5+ xe5 26 xe5
ac8 21 a3 f6 27 c2 exd5 28 cxd5 d6
XIIIIIIIIY Now Black clearly stands better and
9-+rtrl+-+0 soon won:
9zppwq-vlpmk-0 29 f3 f8 30 e2 b5 01.
9-+p+psnp+0 In the World Championship
9+-+-sN-+p0 preliminary group, there were 11 7-
9-+PzP-+-zP0 players sections and it was essential to
win outright. After Reilly (IRL) withdrew,
9zP-+-wQ-sN-0 Purdy had just five opponents, to whom
9-zP-+-zPP+0 he conceded but one draw.
9+L+RtR-mK-0 This tournament included his well-
xiiiiiiiiy known endgame save against Bigot of
France. That game is published in my
Black is cramped and under pressure book Winning At Correspondence Chess
on the kingside but his counterplay comes but recent discoveries with the computer
just in time. White lacks a dark-squared program Fritz, published elsewhere, have
bishop required for decisive infiltration since shown that Purdys analysis of that
while Blacks e8- makes sacrifices on ending was not quite correct. His final
f7 or g6 difficult. move was not the most accurate and
21...c5! 22 d5 White could have drawn the game at a
Purdy now unwinds his position but later point than Purdy believed.
White, probably believing he held the In choosing a game to represent Purdy
initiative, avoided simplification: 22 dxc5 in our Best CC Game Ever series, I had a
looks safer. problem. I did not want to give the Bigot
22 ..d6 23 g5 game because it should have been a
This prevents ...exd5 because of f5+ draw, and then I discovered what appears
and may threaten -d3 f3. Now Purdy to be a major flaw, previously undetected,
finds a crucial defensive resource. in the game which I intended to nominate.
23 ..h7! 24 e3?! In the end, I decided to give both that
I suspect that most OTB players would game and another from the World
have risked 24 xh5+ although the best Championship final.
reply to 24 ..h8 is not entirely clear. With The 14-player final included some of
correct play, Black has a bishop for two the leading European CC masters from the
or three not so strong pawns and White IFSB era of the 1930s, as well as Theo
gets a lost position; very precise defence van Scheltinga who was a mainstay of
 4 May 1998

Dutch OTB national teams up to the epigram But between the opening and
1970s. For some years that tournament the endgame the gods have placed the
was my life, Purdy wrote, when seri- middle-game.
ous problems arose in the games, lawns He concludes with the advice to play
would remain unmown and fences h3. Looking at this game objectively, I
unrepaired, my business (chess shop, etc.) conclude that it bears out his advice. By
would be neglected, and I would work defying it here, White gets a passed d-
on with Portland sets far into the small pawn rapidly to the seventh rank: but it
hours My most complicated game, not does not outweigh the disruption of the
my best but nightmarishly exciting, was castled position.
against Dr Napolitano. 25...h3 26 a6 a8 27 c5 fe8 28 a7
At a crucial stage in the tournamnet, e4!
Purdy (in a drawn position against Blacks and are troublesome, and
Mitchell of England) set up an endgame now the e8- is not entirely restricted to
position wrongly with one pawn on an defence.
incorrect square. The resulting move was 29 b7 h4
a blunder which lost rapidly. He had to Threatening.f3+.
redouble his efforts to win every other 30 b3 f5! 31 dd7?!
game. ED: this move gets a ! from both Purdy
Nimzo-lndian: Smisch (E26) and Napolitano, but it is refuted by Fritz5.
Cecil Purdy (AUS) - 31 b8 was objectively the correct move,
Dr Mario Napolitano (ITA) keeping the other rook to defend the back
1st CC World Ch Final, 1950-53 rank. 31...g4 32 g3 where Purdy was
(Notes based on those by the players) worried about 32...e3 which indeed
1 c4 f6 2 d4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 a3 seems the best move, at least drawing for
xc3+ 5 bxc3 c5 6 e3 c6 7 d3 e5 8 Black after 33 xa8 xa8 34 b8+ h7.
e2 d6 9 e4 h5 10 00 g5 11 c2 Of the move he played, Purdy wrote
f4 12 a4 d7 13 g3 cxd4 In playing this. I almost resigned myself
An aggressive scheme that Black was to a draw. But Napolitano refrains from
playing for and I was inviting. I had forcing the draw, as on all the positions
analysed it as leading to a game full of as he knew them, It would have given
complexity favouring White. What I did me the title.
not know was that it fitted in well with XIIIIIIIIY
Blacks imaginative and aggressive style. 9r+-+r+k+0
14 xc6 bxc6 15 cxd4 f6 16 e3 9zPR+R+p+-0
h5! 17 dxe5 dxe5 18 b1 d8 9-+p+-+-+0
18...h4 19 f5 xf5 20 exf5 xf5? 21
9+-vL-+qzp-0
d6.
19 c2 h4 20 f5 xf5 21 exf5 00!
9-+P+p+-sn0
22 fd1 h5 23 xa7 g7 24 a4 9+Q+-+-+p0
xf5 25 a5 9-+-+-zPPzP0
White faced a question discussed by 9+-+-+-mK-0
Tarrasch, whether to let a Pawn come to xiiiiiiiiy
h3 or stop it by h2-h3. He says to let it
come and then play g3 is better for the 31...f3+??
endgamebut then makes his famous Sometimes designated !? but this was
 Chess Mail 5

the blunder that decided the first CC

World Championship! Napolitano didnt
know that Purdy had blundered against
The Best CC
Mitchell and thought he had to win this
game. The win was there and he did not
Game Ev er?
Ever?
see it!
a) 31...xc5? 32 xf7 e5 33 fd7!
a1+ 34 d1 xa7 35 c5+ h8 36 bd7! Our nomination for Purdy is
a3 37 f7+-; the game with Watzl, on page
b) 31...e3 32 b2 (32 xf7!?) 32...exf2+ 6. Readers nominations are
33 xf2 xf2+ given as = Purdy in my
CC World Championships book but Fritz starting to come in: please
says Whites winning, and I see no draw; send more!
c) 31...hxg2! demolishes Purdys
combination!
Tim Hardings own favourites
Strangely, the players seems to have will be given next month.
had mutual blindness here and successive
editors (me included) have until now only
quoted from the players own notes. For The miserly 33 e3 allows a draw by
example Napolitano, cited in Hanon 33...ad8 34 d1 g4+ 35 f1 xc4+.
Russells book Correspondence Chess, 33...xc5 34 c3 f8 35 d3! e5!
says he should probably have played Indirectly parrying the threat of xf7!
31...e3. Apparently the mating and starting new devilment.
continuation, which computers now find 36 xf3 ae8! 37 b1 xh2 38 b3
quickly, was overlooked by the worlds e5 39 xh3 f4!
two strongest CC players of half a century I wrote out analysis for 20 possible 40th
ago. Is this a sign that standards have risen moves. At first I could not make any of
in the intervening years? them win. Finally I found a curious one.
The main point of 31...hxg2 is seen in 40 c5!! c4+ 41 g2 e4
the variation 32 xf7 f3+ 33 xf3 (33 The curious win was by 41...xc5 42
xg2 g4+ 34 f1 g1+ 35 e2 e1#) h6 g4 43 g3 e4 44 h4 f5 45 d8.#
33...exf3 and White cannot take the queen 42 f5 xb3 43 xe4 g7 44 f5
because of mate on e1. If instead 32 g3 g4 45 xg4+ 10.
e3 33 xe3 xa7! 34 xa7 (or 34 xa7 If 45... h7 46 d1 mates or gets for .
b1+) 34 ..e1#. A wild game. In CC a simple style wont
White does not seem to be able to do win a world title, said Purdy.
more than prolong the game with Although the above was the Purdy
alternatives, e.g 32 b1 xc5 (32...f3+ game nominated by voters in Alex
33 xg2 g4+ 34 f1 xh2+ 35 e1 Dunnes survey, quoted in the Five Best
f3+ 36 f1 h3+ 37 e2 e5) 33 xf7 CC Games section of the Soltis Book of
e5 34 g7+ xg7 35 xg7+ xg7 36 Chess Lists, it appears to be disqualified
b7+ g8+. The white king is penned from our Best CC Game Ever contest
in and the queen on her own is helpless. unless some reader can refute 31...hxg2.
32 gxf3 exf3 33 f1! Therefore my nomination for Purdy is
This was the move that Napolitano had the following game which he also rated
underestimated. highly: a win spun from air.
 6 May 1998

Queens Gambit (D55) progress.

Cecil Purdy (AUS) - 36 b8+ g7 37 d7 a1+ 38 h2
L.Watzl (OST) a3 39 e5+ h6
1st CC World Ch Final, 1950-53 The conclusion of the 14-move
1 c4 f6 2 d4 e6 3 c3 d5 4 g5 e7 combination. Black has difficulties but
5 e3 00 6 f3 e4 7 xe7 xe7 8 White had at first envisaged only 40 f4+
cxd5 xc3 9 bxc3 exd5 10 b3 d6 leading to a draw. He now finds the better
11 c4 dxc4 12 xc4 c6 13 c3 g4! line, using the to block the out.
14 d2 40 c5! b4?
14 00 xf3 15 gxf3 ad8 16 h1 f6 ED: The final inaccuracy. After 41...f6
17 e2 fe8 18 ae1 d7 19 g1 e7=. 42 c7 White is better but doesnt have
14...ad8 15 00 e7 16 fc1 b6 17 quite as clear a path to victory.
e4 d7 18 g3 c6 19 a3 a8 41 g4 f6 42 c7 g7 43 xa7 b2
Thus far Guimard-Eliskases, Mar del 44 d3 c3 45 d7 f5 46 d6 e8
Plata 1941, except one move less as Black 47 f8+ g7 48 gxf5 gxf5
had played ...h6. 48...xd3 49 f6 wins easily.
20 c2 e6 21 xe6 xe6 22 ac1 49 d6+ 10.
fd8 23 e2 d7 24 h3 g6 Black resigned. If 49...h5 50 f4+ or
XIIIIIIIIY if 49...g5 50 e7+.
9r+-+-+k+0
9zp-+rsnp+p0 Eventually, in 1953 Purdys final game
was drawn and he became the first Cor-
9-zpp+q+p+0 respondence Chess Champion of the
9+-+-+-+-0 World. He did not defend the title and
9-+-zP-+-+0 played no serious CC games after that;
9wQ-+-zP-+P0 no doubt he felt it would have been an
9P+R+NzPP+0 anti-climax.
9+-tR-+-mK-0 (Some other world champions have
xiiiiiiiiy taken a similar decision. Berliner gave up
CC, Sloth has played only occasionally in
24...h6 is preferable, as this weakens a few elite events and Rittner chose never
the dark squares. But what a small to play for the world title again, while
weakness to work on, there being no pursuing an active CC career in other
bishops. events. On the other hand, Zagorovsky
25 f4 d6 26 b2 and others sought a second world title.)
This is the start of a long combination. C.J.S. Purdy never competed again in
26...c8 27 d3 c5 the Australian Championship after his sec-
A blow for freedom, but better to stay ond victory, and Australia did not enter
cramped rather than expose the . the second CC Olympiad. Apparently his
28 e5 dc7 29 dxc5 f6 last CC games began in 1957 when a
To prevent g4. match was organised between Australia
30 d4 f5 31 f4 e6 32 d3 bxc5 and the Philippines, which was aban-
33 xc5 xc5 34 xc5 xc5 35 xc5 doned after postal difficulties.
xa2 However, his son John S. Purdy has
White is winning, although it does not continued the family tradition and still
look like it; but the combination is still in represents Australia internationally.
 Chess Mail 7

70 yyears
ears of CC in Austr
Austr alia
ustralia
ited by Paul Dunn and Shaun Press, re-
placing Peter Parrs Australian Chess
Magazine which has come to an end.
The Correspondence Chess League of
Australia (the second CCLA to be featured
in Chess Mail this year!) was founded in
August 1929 as a branch of the Melbourne
Chess Club and was established as an
NATIONAL independent body in 1937. CCLAs history
up to its jubilee in 1979 is well
PROFILE documented in the admirable booklet The
First Fifty Years (of the Correspondence
Compiled by Chess League of Australia), compiled by
Tim Harding H.W.M. Lunney; this article supplements
that, thanks to information largely

A
supplied by Tim Runting, one of
USTRALIA has one of the longest Australias most active international
traditions of organised players these days.
correspondence chess of any The first Australian Championship was
country almost certainly the longest in begun in 1938 and won by Purdy with
the southern hemisphere. The organ- Koshnitsky as runner-up, and they took
isation has now been running for almost the same positions in second
70 years. As the home nation of the first championship begun in 1945.
CC World Champion, C.J.S. Purdy, During the wartime years, the first
Australia will always have a special place Australian Womens Championship was
in CC history. held. This was won by Mrs Lajos Steiner,
In recent years, Australian players have who had begun the event as Miss Edna
struggled somewhat to emulate the Kingston. Steiner himself, probably the
achievements of previous generations strongest OTB master in Australia during
(three of the earliest ICCF grandmasters, the 1940s, appears not to have been
two other world championship finalists, tempted to play CC.
three-time qualifiers for Olympiad finals) Although Cecil Purdy (1906-79) was
but it is to be hoped that recent changes born in Port Said and lived briefly in New
in Australian chess may lead to a Zealand, and Gary Koshnitsky (born
renassance, both CC and OTB. 1903) was born in Moscow, they were
Maurice Newman QC, a contributor to
one of our earliest issues, has just taken
over as President of CCLA, and the Feb-
ruary issue of Australian Correspondence Thanks to all the Australian players
Chess Quarterly appeals for fresh blood whose contributions have made the
to help run the association. Another re- preparation of this article possible,
cent development is the launch of a new notably Tony Holloway, J.J. Mackie,
magazine, Australian Chess Forum, ed- Tim Runting and George Stibal.
 8 May 1998

essentially Australian players who both

Australian Champions did an enormous amount to develop the
game in their adopted country. Twice
(Championships are designated by Australian OTB champion, Koshnitsky
the years in which they began.) finally earned the ICCF-IM title in the 6th
1st (1938) Cecil Purdy 10/11, 2. Olympiad Final.
Koshnitsky 8. Australia has produced several of its
2nd (1945) Cecil Purdy 9/11, own CC masters, many coming from ru-
Koshnitsky 8. ral parts where OTB opponents were
3rd (1950) Romanas Arlauskas doubtless hard to find. Among the lead-
9, Endzelins & Darragh 8. ing native CC players were Frank Crowl,
4th (1955) Max Salm 6/8, Ozols 5. who contested many games with Purdy
5th (1959) Karlis Ozols & John in the 1930s, CC-IM Max Salm who won
Kellner 7. the 4th (1955) Australian Championship
6th (1961) John Kellner 8, McIntosh and contested several World Champion-
7. ship Finals, and the late John Kellner
7th (1963) Lloyd Fell 9/10, Lapin 8. (1931-87), who earned the IM title when
8th (1966) Alan Miller & Salm 8, he tied for fifth place in the 6th CC World
Kellner 8. Championship.
9th (1969) Dr Clive Barnett 7/9. The general availability of air mail from
10th (1972) P.W. Thompson 6/8, L. the late 1940s opened the world stage to
Oliver 6. Australia. Australias team for the first
11th (1975) M. Woodhams 9/10, post-war olympiad, beginning 1946, was
Salm 8. Purdy, Koshnitsky, Goldstein, Neild,
12th (1977) Dr I. Venclovas & G.N. Crowl and Willison; the following year
Ware 5/7. Purdy and Koshnitsky began play in the
13th (1979) 1= Roy Weigand & preliminaries of the first CC World Cham-
Norton Jacobi 7/10. pionship, both events being played un-
14th (1981) Kevin Harrison 10/12, der the auspices of ICCFs precursor, the
D. Kewley 9. International Correspondence Chess As-
15th (1983) Simon Jenkinson 10/ sociation.
12, D.Hamilton 9. Mr Lunney observes:
16th (1985) Lloyd Fell 9/12, Purdys success had an unequalled
R.Jamieson 9. impact. His games, based on accurate yet
17th (1987) Guy West 10/12, imaginative play, set a new standard for
F.Hutchings 9. Australian chess. In 1946 we did not know
18th (1989) Frank Hutchings (son- how we compared with other countries;
in-law of C.J.S.Purdy!) 9/12, seven years later we were recognised as
L.Kempen 9. one of the strongest, and since then we
19th (1991) Jose Silva 12/12, 2 Tim have always tried to sustain a high level
Runting 9. of international play.
20th (1993) Frank Hutchings 10/12, As in many other countries, the con-
2 Werner Bundschuh 8. tingent of long-established home players
21st (1995) W.Jordan 11/12, was supplemented in the late 1940s by
H.Barber 9. the arrival of several master players dis-
placed by war from eastern Europe, in-
 Chess Mail 9

The second Games from Australia:

Aussie CC- pages 40-48
GM: Lucius
Endzelins
Additionally Australia has one Lady IM (C.
(born Henri, 1991) and two International
21.5.1909; Arbiters (E.G. Lord and J.J. Mackie), the
died latter being one of the prime movers
27.10.1981 behind the foundation of the BCCS in
in Britain in the 1960s.
Adelaide) Mr Lunney points out, however, that
while international successes made news,
the majority of games were played be-
cluding two who became grandmasters. tween CCLA members in Australia. No
Lucius Endzelins was born in Estonia, rep- doubt for most larger countries with a
resented Latvia in several pre-war FIDE sufficient pool of players of all standards,
olympiads and came to Australia in 1949. this remains the case, whereas smaller
As runner-up in the Second CC World countries are obliged to look outwards for
Championship, he became the countrys competition.
second GM before it had any CC-IMs! He CCLA has a wide range of best game
remained a very active player right up to prizes (e.g. for best save, best end-
the 1980s. game) which help to encourage partici-
The third Australian CC-GM was pation and a higher standard of play from
Romanas Arlauskas, born in Kaunas members, especially in domestic compe-
(Lithuania) in 1917, who came to Australia titions.
in 1948. He won the 3rd Australian CC However, CCLA has had its critics in
Championship (1950) ahead of Endzelins recent years. Its domestic competitions
and got the GM title by taking 3rd place in have (no doubt like many others in other
the 4th CC World Championship. The joint countries) suffered from problems with
12 th Australian CC Champion Dr I. withdrawals and accusations of cheating
Venclovas was also born in Lithuania, in over time; the faster pace and fewer op-
1938. portunities for deceit in email play should
Another immigrant from the Baltic be a big help here.
States was the Latvian master, Karlis We also understand that in domestic
Ozols, already mentioned in Chess Mail competitions, the use of scorecards (sent
earlier this year, who shared first place back and forth in the post) is still
with Kellner in the 5 th Australian prevalent; our opinion is that they make
Championship (1959). Ozols is one of the disputes doubly likely although we know
living Australian holders of the CC-IM title, from Irish domestic competition that some
which he also won from Olympiad VI in older players are unwilling to play CC by
which Australia placed fifth. The other any other method.
title-holders (with their year of getting the Perhaps the new team at the helm in
title) are: C. Barnett (1995), K.J. Harrison CCLA will tackle these issues vigorously.
(1995), S.J. Henri (1990), G. Koshnitsky Anyway, we wish Australia all success for
(1972), P. Ma (1994), M.C. Salm (1962), the future, beginning perhaps with their
P. Viner (1983) and G. West (1992). team in the new (13th) Olympiad?
 10 May 1998

Eat My Pawns!
A Justification For Gambits, a cult. Yet the blinkered folks who
by Tim Harding compile ECO left it out of the 3rd (1997)
edition of volume C altogether! After 1

F
EEDBACK from readers during my e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 a3 Bxc3+
career as a writer and editor has 5 bxc3 dxe4 they devote several lines of
convinced me that there is great play to 6 Qg4, which hardly anybody
interest in gambits among the general plays any more, and there is not even a
chess reading and playing public, and footnote on 6 f3!? (see diagram).
especially among correspondence XIIIIIIIIY
players. 9rsnlwqk+ntr0
This is not always reflected in the 9zppzp-+pzpp0
writings of mainstream theoreticians who 9-+-+p+-+0
chiefly play in GM tournaments, 9+-+-+-+-0
international opens and other master 9-+-zPp+-+0
events such as the professional leagues 9zP-zP-+P+-0
in Europe. Few take the time and trouble
to research marginal gambits in detail and
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see if a refutation is really valid. 9tR-vLQmKLsNR0
CC games tend to feature strongly in xiiiiiiiiy
articles and books on gambits. Online
blitz play with Internet chess servers is Our special gambit issue, however,
also very popular these days. Gambits can avoids that particular gambit as I feel it is
be very effective in that context. very thoroughly covered in the quarterly
Apart from the thematic CC Gambit Revue which is the main source
tournaments devoted to particular of new information on the topic.
openings (in which games with White and However, I am writing a monograph for
Black are played simultaneously from a Chess Digest on gambits in the French and
set position against each opponent) many the Winckelmann-Reimer will feature in
postal and email players venture gambits that.
like the ones in this book in open
competitive events too. On the basis of Some are unsound
their own analysis and of games not often
to be found in standard theoretical works I should like to elaborate on something
and the publications read by over-the- I wrote a couple of years ago in my book
board (OTB) players, the CC specialists Winning At Correspondence Chess.
often find moves which sometimes are at Then (pages 108-109) I wrote:
least as good as the moves in the books. The very complexity, indeed almost
Consider, for instance, the inexhaustibility, of chess gives talented
Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit which has players a lot of opportunities to create
literally come from nowhere to become new and tricky situations for opponents
 Chess Mail 11

who may believe they can refute a gambit Nf3 that it is really four gambits in one:
by rote. That is one of the main points of the Hartlaub Gambit (...f6 continuations),
employing them. Another important factor Soller Gambit (with.d6), the Englund
in CC these days is that if opponent (with.Qe7) and the Zilbermints Gambit
employs a computer to help with analysis, (3...Nge7). Yet all the gambit books and
he will find that the extra pawn tends to monographs in the world should not save
distort the programs evaluation function. Black if his opponent is a sound 2300
Computers spot clear-cut combinations player.
but do not find it so easy to come to grips An even more dubious counter-gambit
with intangibles like the initiative, was ventured against me in CC once.
somewhat safer king and piece co-
ordination if the gambiteer builds up his Scandinavian Defence (B01)
pressure gradually. Programs tend to Tim Harding (IRL) -
favour lines in which they hold on to the A. Malzan (GER)
material at all cost and expect the ICCF Cup VI Prelims., 1987
opponent to try to win it back as quickly 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 e5?! 3 dxe6 Bxe6
as possible (which is probably not the I had never seen this before but the
intention). refutation was basically common sense,
This does not mean I favour all gambits; especially as my opponent did not play
some are only suitable for blitz play very well. I was surprised to find in my
To which I could add and thematic database nearly 20 CC games with this
tournaments. rubbishy gambit.
At the risk of offending specialists in 4 Nf3
the particular gambits mentioned, I
suggest that the Latvian Gambit (1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 f5) is verging on the incorrect, yet
it may be a very effective winning weapon
below 2200 in the hands of somebody
who has all the books on it and knows
which lines are definitely refuted and
which remain unclear. It is also a good
way to get rapidly crushed if you play it
casually as Black against a well prepared
opponent!
At the other extreme, White should be
able to achieve a favourable position
against the Englund Gambit (1 d4 e5)
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 12 May 1998

An example of what White must avoid an extra pawn and be sure that you have
is provided by the 1991 postal game not overlooked a possibility for your
Grolsiger-Rasmussen: 4 d4 Bd6 5 Nc3 opponent.
Nf6 6 Bg5 Qe7 7 Qe2 Nc6 8 d5 Nd4 9 If you decide to challenge the
Bxf6 gxf6 10 Qd2 Bf5+ 11 Kd1 Bxc2+ 12 gambiteer, you need a fairly substantial
Kc1 Bf4 0-1. quantity of examples to work on: gams,
4...Bd6 5 d4 Nf6 6 Bd3 Nbd7 7 c4 books or articles. If you try to analyse a
c6 8 0-0 very complex tactical problem like the
White has an extra pawn, central Latvian Gambit with 3 Bc4 from move
control and reasonable development; it three unaided, you are in the unenviable
is hard to see compensation for Black. position that computer software experts
8...Qc7 call trying to re-invent the wheel. You
Better 8...0-0 hoping to set up cheapos may succeed, at enormous effort, but it is
against h2, based on ...Bg4, ...Qc7 etc. more likely that you will fail to overcome
9 Nc3 0-0-0 10 Bg5 Bg4 11 h3 Bh5 some difficulty that others have already
12 Rc1 Bh2+ 13 Kh1 Bf4 14 Bxf4 encountered and ultimately surmounted.
Qxf4 15 Ne2 Bxf3 16 Nxf4 Bxd1 17 If your opponent is better informed than
Rfxd1 g5 18 Ne2 Rhe8 19 Ng3 Kb8 you (as he is likely to be, since he has
20 Re1 Nb6 21 Nf5 1-0. chosen to risk this gambit) you could be
(Black withdrew from the tournament.) in for a nasty surprise.
Several gambits and counter gambits One of the more astonishing gambits
fall into a grey area between outrageous seen in recent years is the Halasz Gambit
gambits like this and respectable ones like where the deviation from recognised
the Benko, Kings Gambit and the Spanish paths comes as early as move three: 1 e4
Marshall. e5 2 d4 exd4 and now 3 f4!? instead of
Meeting many gambits, a small the well known 3 c3 (Danish Gambit) and
advantage is achievable by following Centre Game (3 Qxd4, revived in recent
general principles. However, if the years by some OTB masters) or the rarer
defender wants to find an outright 3 Nf3.
winning line, he must be prepared to do XIIIIIIIIY
a lot of hard work and perhaps be 9rsnlwqkvlntr0
disappointed. If you meet an unfamiliar 9zppzpp+pzpp0
gambit, you must ask yourself: Shall I 9-+-+-+-+0
spend ten days on research and analysis
before I decide on my third move, or shall
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I take a practical decision after a couple
9-+-zpPzP-+0
of days and play safe rather than for a big 9+-+-+-+-0
advantage? 9PzPP+-+PzP0
Also, should I try to win by holding on 9tRNvLQmKLsNR0
to the sacrificed material or look for an xiiiiiiiiy
opportunity to seize back the initiative
and give up material myself? Generally You wont find 3 f4 mentioned, for
speaking, it is easier to prove the example, in The Complete Book Of
correctness of a counter sacrifice leading Gambits (Keene), Open Gambits
to checkmate or simplification to a (Botterill), Unorthodox Openings
winning endgame than it is to hold on to (Benjamin & Schiller), nor in ECO, C21.
 Chess Mail 13

XIIIIIIIIY
Dr Gyrgy Halasz of Budapest 9r+lwqk+-tr0
rediscovered 3 f4, which dates from the 9zpp+n+pzpp0
uninhibited days of the last century, as
the English magazine Kingpin revealed,
9-+pvlpsn-+0
following up a 1990 survey in Fernschach 9+-+p+-+-0
by Hermann Heemsoth. Even after these 9-+PzP-+P+0
articles, players who have not previously 9+-sN-zPN+-0
seen 3 f4 would probably be totally 9PzPQ+-zP-zP0
surprised by it; it has won some games. 9tR-vL-mKL+R0
Whether 3 f4!? is any good must be xiiiiiiiiy
doubtful since, unlike most gambits, it
gives White no lead in development for This applies in CC too: Russian GM
his pawn, but only a slight gain in space Abram Khasin used 7 g4 to defeat Jezek
on the kingside. Nevertheless, one of in the Bartis Memorial A. If GM Matthew
Blacks (psychological) problems is that Sadler is right, in his new book The Semi-
3 f4 looks so obviously unsound that it is Slav, the right answer for Black is not to
hard to decide which refutation to take the pawn at all but to reply 7...Bb4!
adopt. as in Gelfand-Kramnik, Berlin 1996. For
In my opinion, anybody thinking of the records, Jezek answered 7...xg4 8
playing the Halasz Gambit needs to find g1 f5 9 h3 gf6 10 xg7 e4; White
an improvement on Colo-Ewald, cor won in 50 moves.
1991, which went 1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 It has been many decades since Rudolf
f4 Nf6 4 Bd3 Bb4+ 5 Bd2 Bxd2+ 6 Spielmann wrote his famous article From
Nxd2 d5 7 e5 Bg4 8 Ne2 Nh5 9 Qc1 the Sickbed of the Gambits. Some indeed
Bxe2 10 Bxe2 Nxf4 11 Nf3 Nxe2 12 may be sick but there are far more gambits
Kxe2 c5 13 Qf4 0-0 14 Rae1 Nc6 15 now current than were dreamed of in his
a3 Qc7 16 Kd1 f6 17 Qf5 fxe5 18 philosophy.
Qe6+ Qf7 19 Ng5 Qxe6 20 Nxe6 Rf2
21 Re2 Rxe2 22 Kxe2 b6 23 Nc7 Rd8
24 Rf1 Rd7 0-1.
Pawn sacrifices in the opening can take
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I was very interested to read GM Adrian for gambit players
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The Shabalov Gambit indeed shows
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the books ten years ago!
 14 May 1998

The tthr
hree kinds of gambits
hree
By CC-IM J.D. Pat Thorn Keres Gambit (C33)
I.S. Fedorov (RUS) -
THERE seem to me to be three distinct J.D. Thorn (ENG)
types of gambit. Wch XVIII sf 6
1. The ones most often played by (Notes by J.D. Thorn)
professionals (and others) OTB e.g. most 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 c3
Queens Gambits, which are not really In their book The Kings Gambit,
gambits at all, except for a mere Korchnoi and Zak say: a risky move
technicality of definition. leading to great complications in which a
2. At the other extreme are those which single inaccuracy can have fatal
are known to be unsound but have consequences.
surprise value OTB and usually lead to 3...h4+
hectic games which are good fun and The only good independent reply,
good training. They lose much of their though 3...c6 and 3...c5 have all been
point in correspondence chess. tried in master practice. 3...d5 followed
3. In between, there are the true by 4 xd5 h4+ is just a transposition.
gambits fair and proper gambles on 4 e2 e7
the players own ability to cope with In Steinitzs time, the standard move
complex and risky situations on both sides here was 4...d5 (or 3...d5 as above). This
of the board. was still in use in 1973 in a game quoted
I think (and at least Korchnoi and Zak by C H OD. Alexander which he labelled
appear to agree) that what I would call Steinitz Gambit.
the Keres Gambit belongs in group 3. It 4...e7 appeared in the Keres games
was played by Mason, adopted by Steinitz and can by the same principle be called
and used by the teenage Keres in a the Keres Gambit. Keres himself,
number of postal games. There is the however, gave credit to his local club at
added interest that it and to some extent Prnu, where it was evidently devised and
Keres himself came to fame through developed.At first glance it seems that this
his postal games. move cannot be right, blocking in the
Published examples of recent games kings bishop and moving the queen yet
are quite rare (possibly because the losers again so early in the game and without
feel ashamed not to have seen any obvious need for withdrawal.
something and the winners fully Korchnoi and Zak (loc. cit.) do not
sympathise). even mention it. However, ECO gives two
The following game was played in Keres games from 1933-6 which both
1989-92 and although it has been continued with the natural looking 4...
published in the BPCF Information b4 and after 5 d5 d6 6 f3 g4 7 d4
Circular, it may not be widely known. e7 8 c3 White gained a big advantage
As with so many true gambits, once a in both. 4...e7 was employed
player has gone off the rails, playing successfully in 1976 (again in Estonia) and
catch up chess leads to total collapse. reported as an innovation in Informator
 Chess Mail 15

21, Game 201. This is too obvious for Black to fall

5 d3 into, which would not matter if there was
In the latter game White continued 5 no harm done, but White is left in a bad
d4 and after 5...f6 6 f2 d5 7 e5 g4+ 8 position as well as being a pawn down.
e2 xe5! the game ended with Whites Much better was 12 c3 or 12 c3, 12 b1
resignation after move 24. (ED: This was or even 12 f3.
Tarasevich-Malevinsky, Tallinn 1976.) 12...g4+ 13 f3 xb2 14 h3 e6
5 d3 takes us into new territory. 5 f3 15 d4
is also worth considering here. It is becoming more and more difficult
5...f6 6 xf4 d5 7 g5 to get the into safety and the bishop
Although the King has already moved and queens rook into play.
once. I think 7 d2 is best here, with the This at least provides a better flight
text next best. After 7 d2 Black might square for the at f3.
well play 7...dxe4 8 dxe4 g4 9 f3 c6 15...xd5 16 exd5 000 17 f5+
(or 9...xe4+!? ) with some advantage. b8 18 f3 b4 19 e5
7...dxe4 8 dxe4 h6 9 xf6 xf6 10 If 19 xf7 c3+.
d5 19...a3+ 20 d3
Obvious (?) and attractively forceful, 20 e3 makes for longer resistance but
attacking both queen and queens bishop abandons hope of anything else.
pawn at the same time, but as the sequel 20...d6 21 h5
demonstrates. White should prefer to There is no good place for the queen
develop his back rank with safety to go.
uppermost in his mind, e.g. 10 f3 when 21...xa2 22 b1 g6 23 g4?
I intended 10...d6 although 10...c5 is Inferior to the offered conditional 23
also a possibility. h4, but the game is lost anyway, e.g.
10...e5 11 d3 a6 23...xd3 24 c6+ a8 25 cxd3 xd5+
11...d6 again comes into mind, but 26 e4 bxc6 27 xd5 cxd5 28 b5 c5.
deciding at this point to castle queenside 23...f5 01.
this preparatory move should not be White might now play, say, 24 xg6
delayed. xd5 25 e3 he8 26 xd4 etc. but
12 d1 Resigns is correct.
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 16 May 1998

The Rosentr
Rosentr eter Gambit (C37)
osentreter

A
FEW years ago the Rosentreter
Gambit was brought to my
attention by my good
correspondence chess friend Jonathan
Tait.
At first I treated it with scepticism, the
Muzio is unsound and since this was in
very similar style I figured that the
Rosentreter must surely be unsound also.
I think it was during an idle moment that
I started to look at the position in the
diagram which arises after the moves
1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 f3 g5 4 d4 g4 5
xf4 gxf3 6 xf3
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9zppzpp+p+p0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-zPPvL-+0
9+-+-+Q+-0
9PzPP+-+PzP0 By CC-GM Maurice W.
9tRN+-mKL+R0 Johnson
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6...d6 is the most popular and could be
The more I analysed this position the called the main line.
more I realised how difficult Blacks de- The general rule in such open gambit
fensive task is. I cant remember who sug- positions is that Black should return some
gested it, but Jon and I had several friendly material by playing.d5, simultaneously
CC games with the object of testing it. aiding his development. However, here
Unfortunately I dont still have the scores it doesnt have the desired effect as it aids
of those games but I certainly remember Whites development more than Blacks.
that the results were very heavily in From the diagram position we continue
Whites favour. 6...d5 7 c3
Black has quite a wide choice of moves This is the usual move and seems
from the diagrammed position but for perfectly good. However, in Coco-
reasons of space (our editor only allows Tuisko, cor 1995, there occurred the
me limited space!), I will deal with the novelty 7 Be5 which may be even
two most common, i.e. 6...d6 and 6...d5. stronger. That game continued 7...f6 8
Of the other moves that have been tried, Qh5+ Ke7 9 Nc3 c6 10 exd5 Qe8 (10...
none have been very successful for Black Qb6 11 Bc4 Qxb2 12 0-0! Qxc3 13 d6+
anyway. Of the games in my database,
 Chess Mail 17

Kd8 14 Bxg8 Qe3+ 15 Kh1 Nd7 16 Bxf6+! The best try.

Nxf6 17 Qf7 with a winning position 14 xg7!
Coco) 11 Qh4 Kd7 12 0-0-0 Bh6+ Threatening f6 mate!
(12...fxe5? 13 dxe5 Kc7 14 d6+ Kd7 15 g3 14...xc2+ 15 d2 xd5
and the threatened 16 Bh3+ is terminal The tactics are incredible, but White
Coco) 13 Kb1 Qf8 14 Be2 Kd8 15 Rhf1 comes out on top. Other tries for Black
Nd7 16 Qg3 Nxe5 17 dxe5 c5 18 e6 a6 19 are no better: 15...d6 16 xe7+ xe7
Na4 10. 17 xe7 xe7 18 af1 wins material for
7...dxe4 White.
7...b4 has been tried without (not 16 xd5 xe3 17 b3!
surprisingly) success. Black can hardly Much stronger than 17 xb7 g8 18
exchange this Bishop in view of all the xa8 c4+ 19 c3 b6 when White
weak dark squares on his kingside and if retains some advantage, but, with two
he doesnt exchange then ...b4 makes pieces for Rook plus two pawns, Black
no sense. has some drawing chances. It is important
8 xe4+! that the White remains on the a2-g8
As far as I know, only 8 Nxe4 has been diagonal.
played. I do not understand why nobody 17...c2
has tried the text move, which seems The best try.
stronger and is certainly more forcing. 18 xh8
8...e7 18 xc2 g8 19 xf5 xf5 20 e5
The only move which doesnt lose xg2+ 21 c3 d7 with equality.
quickly, e.g. 8...e7 9 d5 or 8...e6 9 18...xa1 19 xa1
xb7 d7 10 b5 or 8...e7 9 e5! f6 and, with the two Bishops and a pawn
10 d5. more, White should win the endgame.
9 c4 g7
Anticipating Whites threatened 10 d5 Now we take a look at the most popu-
with the double threats of 11 xc7+ and lar choice for Black at move 6. Again from
11 f6 mate! the first diagram,
The alternative is worse, e.g. 9...c6 10 6...d6 7 c4 g7 8 e5
xb8 xb8 11 e5 e6 12 xe6 and Andrew Soltis, in his book Winning
now if 12...g6 13 xf7+ xf7 14 00+ with the Kings Gambit, volume 1, con-
g8 15 e6+ g7 16 f7+ h6 17 e4! demns this move, saying instead that
and Black cannot avoid mate or runinous White should continue 8 0-0! (the ! is
loss of material, e.g. 17...e7 (to answer his) 8...xd4+ 9 e3 xe3+ 10 xe3. At
18 h3+ with h4) giving some chances this point Soltis claims that the assault on
of survival. However, 18 g3 and there f7 cannot be denied, and gives some con-
are too many threats for Black to counter, tinuations, some of which are not at all
notwithstanding that he can take the d- convincing. Further, Black can here play
pawn with check. the strange-looking 10...f6 which is not
10 d5 f5 11 e3 a6 12 g5 at all easy to refute.
If 12 xa6 xd5 with advantage to 8...dxe5 9 xe5 f6
Black. Here Soltis ends his condemnation of
12...f6 13 xf6 8 e5 with the comment that this is not the
13 xf6+ xf6 14 xf6 f8 is not clear. sort of position White wants.
13...b4! I disagree; it seems to me that Black is
 18 May 1998

under tons of pressure. Precisely what this for merely a piece!. Far from easy
White wants! for Black to free himself, for instance the
XIIIIIIIIY attempt to drive the N on c5 from its
9rsnlwqk+-tr0 dominating post by means of ...b6, merely
9zppzp-+pvlp0 drives it to an even stronger post on e5
9-+-+-sn-+0 via d3.
It is often extremely difficult, even im-
9+-+-vL-+-0 possible, to prove or disprove the sound-
9-+LzP-+-+0 ness of such gambits, and this one is no
9+-+-+Q+-0 exception. However, it can be said that it
9PzPP+-+PzP0 certainly offers White good chances, and
9tRN+-mK-+R0 like most similar gambits, its fun to play.
xiiiiiiiiy
10 00 bd7 11 f4!
Countering Blacks threat of 11...Nxe5
12 dxe5 Qd4+ and 13...Qxe5 with advan- Morra Misery
Morra
tage, and also discouraging Black from
castling. Deferred Morra Gambit (B53)
11... e7 Fabrice Liardet (SWZ) -
11...00? 12 xc7 e8 13 d6 is good Henry Leung (HKG)
for White. 12th CC ol prelim 1992-4
12 xc7 b6 (Comments by Henry Leung)
What else? Black was almost in 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 c3!? f6
zugzwang, but there is a threat of 13...Nd5 Both players dont want the opponent
13 xb6 axb6 14 c3 00 15 ae1 choosing his favourite variation. 4...dxc3
b4 16 b3 d7 17 a3 a5 18 e5 5 xc3 c6 is the alternative continuation.
b5 5 cxd4?
No better is 18...a6 19 g5 e8 20 Maybe the losing move. Better is 5 e5
f3 with a rapidly mounting attack. to get equality.
19 g5 5...xe4 6 d5
Threat 20 xg7. ED: 6 d3 a5+ 7 bd2 f5 8 b4!?
19...e8 20 e4 h8 21 c5 c8 was played in an Australian CC game
21...c6? 22 e6! wins for White, for if Keast-Saint, circa 1975.
22...fxe6 23 xf8+ and mates. 6...a5+ 7 c3 xc3 8 bxc3 g6
22 c3! Now the h8-a1 diagonal and c-file are
Ruling out any attempt at counterplay Blacks strategic lines.
with.b4, solidifying Whites centre which 9 d4 g8 10 d2 g7 11 f4 xd5
frees the pieces to roam at will, and intro- 12 e2 f5 13 a4+ d7 14 h4
ducing the possibility of the White op- f6 15 g5 c6 16 f3 h5 17 h3
erating on the b1-h7 diagonal. White has If Black takes the , then 18 c8 mate.
two pawns, a strong bind on Blacks de- 17...d7 18 e4 g7 19 d1 a4 20
velopment, good attacking prospects b1 b6 21 h4 c8
against Blacks , and several weak black Black starts to attack the isolated pawn
pawns to harvest along the way. and finally the uncastled .
As Nimzowitsch might have said All 22 g5 f5 23 d2 xc3 01.
 Chess Mail 19

46th European Champion A.G. Lepikhov annotates

A vital game in tthe

he Slav Gambit
Slav

C
C-IM Aleksey Grigorievich
Lepikhov is the 46 th European Ukrainian
Champion. He was born on CC master
October 23, 1955 in Zaporozhye A.G.
(Ukraine) where he stills lives. Lepikhov
His profession is engineer/mechanic. ... a
His current ICCF rating is 2575 and he European
holds the title of CC-Grandmaster of the Champion
Ukraine. and
He also won a semifinal of the ICCF contender
Cup VI/VII and, with 10/13 (3 un- for World
finished) has chances to win the final. He Cup
also took first place in a 20th CC-World honours
Championship semifinal.
He sent us this previously unpublished
gambit game and some notes to other
games which we shall publish later. a5 (12...xg2 13 f3 g5 14 000 h6
15 hg1) J. Konikowski, Gambit Revue
Slav Gambit (D31) 2/97.
A.G. Lepikhov (UKR) - 11 00
Tenio Petkov Tenev (BLG) Two years later, another interesting
EU FSM 46 1992-6 plan was shown: 11 d2!? f4 (11...xg2
(Notes by Lepikhov) 12 f3 e2, 000, e4) 12 h5+!
This game was decisive in the fight for g6 13 f3 e5 (13...e7 14 e2) 14 e4
the title of European Champion. T.P. f7 15 00 c7 16 f3 e7 17 fe1
Tenev was leading for a long time and Dorfman-Ruzele, Lyon 1994.
took the second place finally. 11...e7 12 d3 c6 13 c2 a5?!
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 c3 c6 4 e4! XIIIIIIIIY
I find the Slav Gambit very difficult for 9r+l+k+-tr0
Black and my correspondence experience 9+p+nsn-zpp0
(4 convincing victories in 4 white games) 9-+q+pzp-+0
confirms this conclusion. 9zp-zp-+-+-0
4...dxe4 5 xe4 b4+ 6 d2 xd4 7
xb4 xe4+ 8 e2 d7 9 f3! c5
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10 c3 f6 9+-vLL+N+-0
a) 10...e7 11 d2!? 00 12 000 g6 9PzPQ+-zPPzP0
13 g3 f6 14 e1! de5 15 d2! c6 16 f4 9tR-+-+RmK-0
f7 17 h4 with a strong attack xiiiiiiiiy
(Lepikhov-Silin, VI/VII ICCF Cup Prelims.
1986-88). Unsuccessful trap! Somewhat better
b) ED: 10...gf6 11 d6 g6 12 d2 was 13...g6 14 h4 h5 with comp-
 20 May 1998

ensation: 2 bishops, kingside initiative. 22...xe6 23 xg7+! e8 24 xh8+-.

14 xh7! f5 15 g5 f6 23 c7 ac8
If 15...f8 16 e2 or 15...f8 16 23...xe6 24 e1+-.
ad1. 24 xf5+ g8 25 d5+-
16 e2! Is it enough for Black to resign? But
17 xf6 gxf6 18 h5+ +- the Bulgarian champion went on playing
16...f8 17 ad1 for nearly a year(!) and stopped only after
17 b3?! d7 (17...xh7? 18 h5) 18 the decision of Tournament Director Mr.
b2 xh7 19 xg7+ e8 20 xh8 Mostert to use only registered air mail...
xg5. 25...xc7 26 xc7+ f7 27 e1 f6
17...e8 28 xf6 gxf6 29 e7 xd5 30 xd5
17...b6 18 e5 d6+-, c6 31 xf6+ f8 32 h7 xh7 33
18 e5 xh7+ e7 34 g5 d7
18 b3?! c6 19 b2 d4!. What a shame!
18...c6 19 xc5+ e7 35 f4 d6 36 h4 g4 37 f7+ e7
XIIIIIIIIY 38 e5 10.
9r+l+-mk-tr0
9+p+-wq-zpL0
9-+n+psn-+0
9zp-wQ-+psN-0
9-+P+-+-+0
Morra My
Morra stery
Mystery
9+-vL-+-+-0 Morra Gambit (B21)
9PzP-+-zPPzP0 Eric Boulard (FRA) -
9+-+R+RmK-0 Christian Issler (SWZ)
xiiiiiiiiy 12th CC ol prelim 1992-5
1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 xc3
20 d6! c6 5 f3 e6 6 c4 c7 7 e2 f6
20 xe7+ xe7 21 g6 h6 22 f7 8 g5 a6 9 c1 c5 10 b3 00 11
e4!. h3 d6 12 00 d7 13 a3 b5 14 a2 b4
20...xh7 15 d5 b8 16 f4 a5 17 d2 b3 18
a) 20...xh7 21 xf6 gxf6 22 xh7+ b1 de5 19 xe5 xe5 20 f6
f7 23 fd1 a6 24 e3!+-; b5 21 h5 0-1.
b) 20...e5 21 fd1 xh7 (21...e8 22 White stands better here but he
d7!+-) 22 d8+ +-; overstepped the time limit in the diagram
c) 20...e8 21 fd1! xd6 (21...d8 position. We dont know why.
22 xg7+! xg7 23 d7 xd7 24 xd7+ XIIIIIIIIY
xd7 25 e7+ h6 26 h4 c6 27 g8!+- 9r+l+-trk+0
e5 28 f7+ xf7 29 xf7 and mates.) 22 9+-+-+pzpp0
xd6 (xc6) 22...d7 23 g6 9-+-zppvL-+0
(xd7!) 23...d8 24 f7+-. 9zpqvl-sn-+N0
21 xc6! d7 9-+-+P+-+0
If 21...bxc6 22 xg7+! or 21...xg5 22 9zPp+-+-+P0
xc8+ +- or 21...xc5 22 xh7+ xh7 9-zP-wQ-zPP+0
23 xc5+-.
22 xe6+! f7
9+LtR-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 21

Latvian Gambit In Crisis Again?

Compiled by Tim Harding 5Qf7 6 Ne3 c6 7 d3 but Nunn asks why
should White not take the pawn on e4?
THE Latvian Gambit was of course He makes a strong prima facie case that
featured in our 1/1998 issue, and with a White is winning, comparing the line to a
lot of other gambits to cover this month, Petroff in which Blacks f-pawn has
we nearly didnt give any games with it. dropped off.
However, a copy of the first issue of the At this point things were looking very
new publication Latvian Correspondence bleak for Black and I was wondering that
Chess & Latvian Gambit arrived through if I published a Latvian Gambit RIP story,
the letterbox, courtesy of Val Zemitis, I might get lynched in Riga when I
which put a whole new complexion on attended the ICCF Congress there in
an article we were preparing for a later September. Then the new magazine
issue. arrived.
Heres the starting point. Kon Grivainis is arguably the strongest
In his new book Secrets of Practical of the Latvian expatriate masters. He has
Chess (see review on page 62) GM John played and written about the gambit
Nunn has a dissertation warning about extensively. An American now living in
traps for the reader in books on offbeat Spain, he doesnt have an ICCF title but
openings. One of his two examples is a grandmaster of the World
concerns the Latvian Gambit and in Correspondence Chess Federation.
particular Tony Kostens book. He writes He challenged CC-IM Janis Vitomskis,
that he has always viewed 3 Nxe5 as the a current World Championship finalist, to
logical reply. a four-game thematic match. It started in
He looks at two lines in some detail. 1994 and ended two years later with +2 -
The first is 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 f5 3 Nxe5 Nc6?! 1 =1 in favour of Vitomskis. Another way
about which he writes I was stunned of looking it is that, since Grivainis win
I hadnt realised that 3Nc6 was even was with Black, the gambit won the
vaguely possible. He is evidently too match!
young to remember John Littlewood While the four games (two of which
playing this at Hastings 1964 (losing in were in other variations) dont refute
20 moves to Owen Hindle)! Nunns case, they do show that it may
In search for something clearer than 4 not be so clear if a strong player is
Qh5+, which Hindle played, he liked 4 handling the black side. First, a game that
d4! and if 4Qh4!? 5 Nf3! Qxe4+ 6 Be2 seems to support Nunn:
and Blacks position is probably just lost.
In my computer there is an OTB game Latvian Gambit (C40)
that went that way (Canfell-Van Mil, Alexander Kure (OST) -
Utrecht 1988) and White won, but I know Mark Orr (IRL)
there are larger Latvian databases in Austria-Ireland email match (board 1),
circulation, so does anyone think they can 1997
prove the Doctor wrong? 1 e4 e5 2 f3 f5 3 xe5 f6 4 c4
Then he moves on to 3 Nxe5 Qf6 4 Nc4 fxe4 5 c3 f7 6 e3 c6 7 xe4 d5
fxe4 5 Nc3 when Kostens main line goes 8 g5 f6 9 f3
 22 May 1998

XIIIIIIIIY
c4 00 12 b3
9rsnl+kvlntr0 12 cxd5?! cxd5.
9zpp+-+-zpp0 12...e6 13 c5 f4 14 xb7 d7
9-+p+-wq-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+p+-+-0 9r+-+-trk+0
9-+-+-+-+0 9zpQ+nsn-zpp0
9+-+-sNN+-0 9-+p+lwq-+0
9PzPPzP-zPPzP0 9+-zPp+-+-0
9tR-vLQmKL+R0 9-+-zP-vl-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-+-sNN+-0
9PzP-+-zPPzP0
9e6
Recommended in Kostens book, but...
9tR-vL-mKL+R0
10 d4 d7 11 d3! xiiiiiiiiy
In the drawn game four of their match,
Grivainis played instead 11 c4 e7 12 15 b4!?
g5!? xg5 (not forced) 13 xd5 g6 14 15 d3 g5!? (Priede-Grivainis, Betins
c7+ d8 15 xa8 f5 when Grivainis thematic 197072) 16 h3 ( Kosten)
remarks White is two pawns and the requires tests.
exchange up, but look at his undeveloped 15g6! 16 d1?!
position! Better 16 d2 000.
11000 12 00! g5 13 c4 g4 14 cxd5 16g4 17 e2 xf3 18 xf3 xc1
cxd5 15 e5 19 xc1 xf3! 20 gxf3 g2 21 f1
Nunn gives all the moves as far as here f5 22 e3 e8 23 d2 xf3 24
but he probably didnt know about this c3 f6 25 a3 g4 26 e2 f4 27
game. h3 h2 28 h1 xd4 01.
15xe5 16 dxe5 xe5 17 xg4 New Developments in the Latvian
g7 18 e1 10. Gambit by Kon Grivainis and John
(I am happy to say that Black, a FIDE Elburg is now available from Chess
IM, got his revenge in the other game.) Enterprises, Moon Towsnhip,
The alternative in Kostens book is Pennsylvania, USA (80 pages, $6.95; ISBN
9Bd6 but he didnt like it on account 0-945470-69-x).
of 10 d4 Ne7 11 c4!. Nunn got his teeth 4500 Latvian games for $10. Write to
well into that also but it may be that John Elburg, Wilhelminalaan 33 7261 BP,
Vitomskis has found something for Black Ruurlo, The Netherlands. Email:
which he did not have to reveal in the [email protected]. John also produces
following game. the Latvian Newsletter, $10 a year.
Latvian Correspondence Chess &
Latvian Gambit (C40) Latvian Gambit costs US$18 (or
Kon Grivainis (USA) - equivalent in other currencies) for six
Janis Vitomskis (LAT) issues surface mial, $24 airmail. Send to
Thematic match 1994-6 (game 2) Val Zemitis, 436 Citadel Drive, Davis, CA
(Notes by Vitomskis) 95616 USA, or Janis Vitomskis, Parslas Iela
1 e4 e5 2 f3 f5 3 xe5 f6 4 c4 17-1, Riga, LV-1002, Latvia. Materials for
fxe4 5 c3 f7 6 e3 c6 7 xe4 d5 publication should be sent to Mr
8 g5 f6 9 f3 d6 10 d4 e7 11 Vitomskis.
 Chess Mail 23

The BDG: Are tthe

Are he rreports
eports By Tom Purser,
Editor of BDG
exagger ated?
xaggerated? World

T
HE fabled American author, Mark Two strong players struggled with this
Twain, was once obliged to inform dynamic position in the semifinals of the
a newspaper that its reports of his Fourth ICCF World Cup, where White had
death were grossly exaggerated. Although to be satisfied with a draw after 16 e7+
his words have almost become a clich, I h8 17 d5 c6 18 xc6 e2+ 19 xe2
must call on them once more in defence xd1+ 20 e1 d6 21 xa8 f6 22
of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. xg6+ fxg6 23 f3 e4 24 xf6 xf6 25
Although this provocative opening has xe4 xb2 P. Kauppala-A.E.
been pronounced dead and buried Popov, corr 1989
innumerable times, its many faithful Five years later a veteran BDG player
partisans in the Blackmar Gemeinde have from the state of Washington, Ernst
repeatedly and persistently raised it from Rasmussen, found the solution:
the grave. 16 xd4!N exd4
So I cheerfully take shovel in hand. My 16...bxc4 17 e7+ xe7 18 xe7 exd4
purpose in this brief article is not to 19 xf8 xf8 20 xh7+-
prove the correctness of the BDG (after 17 e7+ h8
all, a good number of books havent 17...xe7 18 xe7 results in the same
settled that argument). Rather it is to offer line as 16...bxc4
a few examples of the gambits vitality, 18 xf7 xf7
of its resiliency. For the first case in point, 18...d6 19 xg6+ xg6 20 d3 xd3
consider this game. 21 xf8+ +-.
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (D00) 19 xf7 1-0
Ernst Rasmussen - Bruce Beardsley So a timeworn veteran of many BDG
corr USA, 1994 campaigns found what two much higher
1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 c3 f6 4 f3 exf3 rated players overlooked. Of course this
5 xf3 g6 6 c4 g7 7 00 00 8 e1 game is old news to BDG partisans. I
g4 9 h4 c6 10 e3 xf3 11 published it in 1994 in BDG World 65,
xf3 e5 12 d1 xd4 13 f2 e8 14 and Gary Lane picked it up in his 1995
g5 d7 15 d5 b5 book on the BDG. That same year Tim
XIIIIIIIIY Sawyer, author of the BDG Keybook, and
9r+-+ntrk+0 I examined the line again.
9zp-zpq+pvlp0
9-+-+-+p+0 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (D00)
Tim Sawyer - Tom Purser
9+p+Nzp-vL-0 Corr APCT 1995
9-+Lsn-+-wQ0 1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 c3 f6 4 f3 exf3
9+-+-+-+-0 5 xf3 g6 6 c4 g7 7 00 00 8 e1
9PzPP+-tRPzP0 g4 9 h4 c6 10 e3 xf3 11
9+-+R+-mK-0 xf3 e5 12 d1 xd4 13 f2 e8 14
xiiiiiiiiy g5 d7 15 d5 d6N
 24 May 1998

XIIIIIIIIY f4 bd7
9r+-+-trk+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9zppzpq+pvlp0 9r+-+kvl-tr0
9-+-sn-+p+0 9zpp+n+pzpp0
9+-+Nzp-vL-0 9-+p+p+-+0
9-+Lsn-+-wQ0 9wq-+-sn-zP-0
9+-+-+-+-0 9-+L+-wQ-+0
9PzPP+-tRPzP0 9+-sN-vL-+P0
9+-+R+-mK-0 9PzPP+-+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-+R+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
At the time this seemed to me an
improvement, but anything that doesnt I played 15 e4?! 0-0-0 16 e2 and
lose as quickly as Popovs 15...b5? would resigned a few moves later (0-1).
appear so. The game continued: Later this game was published in the
16 e7+ h8 17 f6 e8 18 xe5 APCT Bulletin, and a reader who saw the
f3+ and White resigned after a few game there asked the obvious question.
more moves. 01 Why not
I was a bit proud of 15... d6, and 15 xd7! xd7 16 b5?
mentioned it in a conversation with Why not indeed?
Rasmussen a few months after the game. 16...xc4
The next day I was a bit surprised to Anything else loses quickly:
receive another phone call from Ernie. a) 16...cxb5? 17 xe5 and Black will
Sorry, he said, but xd4 still works! have to give up the queen to stop a quick
After some discussion we settled on 16 mate, e.g., 17...e7 18 xb5+ c8 19
xd4 exd4 17 e7+ h8 18 f6 e4 19 d7+;
xg7+ xg7 20 xe4 f6 21 d5 ae8 22 b) 16...f6 17 gxf6 xc4 18 d1+ d6
xd4 and White has a slight advantage. (18...d6 19 xd6+! followed by fxg7
Play might continue 22...e1+ 23 f1 wins easily. 19...xd6? 20 xd6+ and
xf1+ 24 xf1 c6 25 f4!. This is all very mates.) 19 fxg7+-;
well, but White probably gets no more c) 16...d6 17 xd6 xd6 18 b4:
than equality after 20..ae8, rather than c1) 18...xb4? 19 d4+ e7 20
20...f6. Still, it seems just about any line xe5+- e8 (20...xc4? 21 c7+ mates)
after 16 xd4 turns out better for White 21 xf7!+-;
than the way the game went. c2) 18...c7 19 d4 d7 (19...f6 20
gxf6+-) 20 xe5+-
In our second game in the same 17 xf7+ e7 18 d1+ d2 19
thematic, Black was again victorious: xd2+ xd2 20 xd2 cxb5 21 xg7
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (D00) and White has good chances. Play
Tom Purser - Tim Sawyer might go:
corr APCT, 1995 21...ag8 22 d4+ e8 23 f2
1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 c3 f6 4 f3 exf3 Or 23 xa7 xg5 24 b8+ d8+ 25
5 xf3 g4 6 h3 xf3 7 xf3 c6 8 f2 f8+ 26 e3 f5 27 a5
g4!? xd4 9 e3 d8 10 d1 a5 23...b6 24 e5 f8+ 25 e2 hg8 26
11 c4 e6 12 g5 fd7 13 0-0 e5 14 xe6.
 Chess Mail 25

Certainly a great improvement over the my first 23 moves at which point the
game. game is essentially won. (The analysis,
by Jensen and Gegner, had appeared in
Ive always been fascinated with this the September 1986 issue of BDG World.
variation with 8 g4!?. Recently a British Even today the latest book on the BDG
correspondence chess magazine called it by Gary Lane stops at 12...d7 in this line,
the Cider Hall attack. In fact, the line is giving it a !? with no continuation.) At
not named after a pub but after two any rate, my contribution to the game was
longtime BDG players, Norbert Sidel and minimal, as the conclusion almost played
Arthur Hall. Black does well to take the itself.
d-pawn. (To play successfully against the 23...f3 24 xg6 hxg6 25 xg6+ f7
Blackmar-Diemer, Black must strike a 26 g7+ e8 27 xe6+ e7 28 e1
fine balance between passivity and f8 29 h6 1-0
aggression.)
An example of this line where Black Finally, lets consider a game that has
forgoes the d-pawn: received much publicity in the past year.
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (D00) Borwell-Lers, ICCF/EM/M/A001,
Tom Purser - Mihai Harabor 1996 It was published with notes in CM2,
corr APCT, 1990 pp 41-2, but let me repeat it here for this
1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 c3 f6 4 f3 exf3 discussion: 1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 c3
5 xf3 g4 6 h3 xf3 7 xf3 c6 8 f6 4 f3 exf3 5 xf3 g6 6 c4 g7 7
g4 e6 9 g5 d5 10 d3 e7 11 f1 0-0 0-0 8 e1 c6 9 h4 f5 10 h3
0-0 12 e4 d7 13 a3 b5 14 h5 f5 xc2 11 h6 xh6 12 xh6 xd4
15 gxf6 5xf6 16 xf6+ xf6 17 13 g5 f5 14 xf5 gxf5 15 d5 f4
h4 g6 18 g1 d5 19 h6 h4+ 16 d1 d6 17 d3 xd3 18 xd3
20 d1 f6 21 c3 f3+ 22 c2 f2+ h8! 19 e4 f3 20 xf3 c5+ 21
23 d2 h2 g4+ 22 xg4 d6+ 23 xd6
XIIIIIIIIY cxd6 24 xe7 ae8 25 f5 f6 26 f3
9r+-+-trk+0 e2 27 xd6 xb2 28 d4 f5 29 f3
9zp-+-+-+p0 xa2 30 xb7 a5 31 b5 a4 0-1.
Later in the year the game was
9-+p+p+pwQ0 published in New in Chess, by A. C. van
9+p+n+-+-0 der Tak, in a survey entitled, appropriately
9-+-zP-+-vl0 enough, Unshakable Belief. Van der Tak
9zP-zPL+-+P0 wrote, ... in the type of position where
9-zPKvL-wq-+0 Black was blown away in previous
9tR-+-+-tR-0 encounters he now manages to withstand
xiiiiiiiiy the attack. First he discovers a hole in
earlier published analysis (18...h8!),
This game illustrates the risks of then he robs White of any further hopes
playing into another players pet lines, with 19...f3! and 21...g4! An important
where one will probably be at a game for BDG theory!
disadvantage in knowledge of the While I believe in giving masters their
literature. My opponent here, rated close due (and it is possible that Lers
to 2300 in ICCF play now, was unaware discovered these moves independently)
that I had followed published analysis for I cannot agree that these moves are new.
 26 May 1998

The first time I can recall seeing a game considerably below:

with 18...h8 was when N.J. Jensen sent
me a 1995 game Rasmus Pape had played 11 f2! with two main variations:
against his computer. Rasmus played 19 a) 11...f5 12 h6 xh6
e4 f3 20 xf6? and the computer 12...h5 13 xg7 xg7 14 g4 xd4
shocked him into resignation with 15 d1 e5 (15...xf3+ 16 xf3) 16 g5
20...f2+! h5 17 gxf5 gxf5 18 xf5 xf5 19 xd8
Yes, you say, but how was Lers to xh4 20 d7;
know of this game? He wouldnt, but 12...e6 13 g5 h6 14 xh6 xh6 15
he might very well have seen the game xh6 xd4 16 g5 c6 (16...e7 17
Claus-Schulz, corr 1993, in which Black ce4+-) 17 f4+-.
also played the very same sequence, right 13 xh6 e6
through to 20...f2+. This game was 13...xd4 14 g5 e6 15 g4 d6 16 gxf5
included in the ChessBase disk on the g3+ 17 h1+- xf5 (17...xf2 18
BDG in a survey by Bangiev, which was ce4!) 18 xf5! exf5 19 d5
released several years ago. 14 d1 e7
All very well, but 18.h8 still spoils The ideas behind this move: get off the
this line for White, and our esteemed d-file in anticipation of d4-d5, open d8
editor wrote in CM5, p 26, under the title for a rook, help hold the f6, guard
Is it RIP for the BDG?, that there seems against sacs on f7, and prepare for f8
no prospect of reviving this line after 10 If 14...a5 15 e2 e8 16 g5 e7 17
h3?!. I agreed that it appeared hopeless g4 White wins a piece but must be
when I republished the game in BDG concerned with Blacks kingside pawn
World, but shortly after it appeared there mass if it gets to an endgame.
I received a phone call from a reader, Lev 15 d5 a5
Zilbermints. Or 5...b4 16 g5 fd8 (16...ad8? 17
Lev, rated about 2000 USCF, rarely ce4 fe8 18 d6! xd6 19 xd6 cxd6
plays correspondence, but he greatly 20 xf5 exf5 21 xf6+ xf6 22 xf7+
enjoys blitz play at the Marshall Chess xf7 23 xf7 e1+ 24 h2 xf7 25
Club in New York. Look at the position xh7+ +-) 17 e1 f8 18 xf8+ xf8 19
after 10...xc2, he said. dxe6.
XIIIIIIIIY 16 e2 fd8 17 g5 f8 18 xf8+
9r+-wq-trk+0 xf8 and now 19 b4= or 19 g4 h6 20
9zppzp-zppvlp0 gxf5 hxg5 21 b4 gxf5 22 bxa5.
9-+n+-snp+0
9+-+-+-+-0 b) 11...b4 12 h6 d3
If 12...h5 13 xg7 xg7 14 g5
9-+LzP-+-wQ0 d6 (Threatening 15 xf7+ xf7 16
9+-sN-+N+P0 e6+).
9PzPl+-+P+0 Or 12...xh6 13 xh6 when:
9tR-vL-+RmK-0 a) 13...f5 14 a3 b5 (14...c2 15 d1
xiiiiiiiiy 16 d3) 15 xb5 c6 16 c4 bd5 17
g5 and now:
11 f2! is the move, Lev said. And it a1) 17...b6 18 ce4! wins 18...xe4
very well may be true. We considered two (18...bd7? 19 xf5!! gxf5 20 g3! mates.)
likely replies, which Ive expanded 19 xf6 xd4+ 20 h1 xg2+ 21 xg2
 Chess Mail 27

d2+ 22 f2 and Black has to give up bxc3 23 xf6 d1+ 24 f2 h5 25 xh5

the queen to stop mate.; gxh5 26 bxc3.
a2) 17...d6 18 af1 xc3 (18...e6 19 15 xg7 xg7 16 g4 d3 17 gxf5
xd5 cxd5 20 g4) 19 bxc3 ab8 (19...e6 xf2 18 fxe6! h6 19 xf7 xh3+ 20
20 f4 21 h4; or 19...xa3 20 f3 xh3 xd4+ 21 h1 g4 22 f1
with multiple threats of g4, xf5, d3, h5
and more.) 20 xf5 gxf5 21 d3!+-; Not 22...f2+?? 23 xf2 h5+-
b) 13...d3 14 g5 xd4 (14...f5 15 (23...xf2?? 24 xh6+ f6 and now 25
d1+-) 15 xd3 xd3 16 ce4+-. e4+ wins the queen, but 25 d5+
13 b3 e6 14 g5 f5 mates).
If 14...xh6 15 xh6 when: 23 g3.
a) 15...e8 16 d5 exd5 (16...bxd5 17 Now I wont argue that this maze of
d1) 17 a3 e.g. 17...c6 18 axb4; variations completely resurrects the 10 h3
b) 15...f5 16 ce4 xe4 17 xf6 line, but it does get at least get a foot out
xd4+ 18 h1! (18 f2? g7 19 xg7+ of the grave. And even if one variation in
xg7 20 xe4 Black fights on) 18...xg2+ the Blackmar-Diemer is finally laid to rest,
19 xg2 wins, as White can finally escape another two are born to replace it.
the checks and Black must exchange the RIP? Never.
queen for the knight to stop the mate.;
c) 15...xd4 16 d1 e3 (16...ad8? Copyright 1998 by Tom Purser
17 ce4) 17 a3 a5 18 axb4 axb4 19 xd3 [email protected]
a1+ (19...xd3? 20 ce4) 20 d1 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/
e.g. 20...xd1+ 21 xd1 xb3 22 c3 Acropolis/490

Two BDG miniatures from Master Class

Good news for the BDG comes from the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (D00)
European M-class; thanks to TD Harro Mervyn C. Nicholls (ENG) -
Otte for sending in this pair: Hanno Kuhn (GER)
EU/M/1157, 1996
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (D00) 1 d4 f6 2 c3 d5 3 e4 dxe4 4 f3 c5 5
Mervyn C. Nicholls (ENG) - f4 xd4 6 b5 xd1+ 7 xd1 a6
Bernd-Walter Kliesch (GER) 8 fxe4 g4 9 d3 xe4 10 e3 f5 11
EU/M/1157, 1996 h3 h5 12 g4 f7 13 gxf5 d5 14 c4
1 d4 f6 2 c3 d5 3 e4 dxe4 4 f3 exf3 c6 15 g2 f6 16 xc6+ bxc6 17
5 xf3 e6 6 g5 e7 7 c4 bd7 8 d6+ d7 18 f7 g8
00 00 9 e1 a6 10 d3 c5 11 h4 The lesson of his game is, what use is
e8 12 e5 h6 an extra doubled pawn if you cannot use
Now a typical BDG finish: your rooks?
13 xh6 xe5 14 dxe5 d4+ 15 19 h2 h5 20 d2+ e8 21 d6+
xd4 cxd4 16 exf6 dxc3 17 xg7 d7 22 e4+ c8 23 e2 xf4 24
c5+ 18 h1 cxb2 19 ab1 e5 20 xf4 g6 25 f6 c7 26 f7 h8 27 xc5
xb2 e4 21 e2 e5 22 f4 f8 23 e5 28 fe6 xe6 29 xe6 h6 30
xf8 xf8 24 b4 10. f3 10.
 28 May 1998

For get tthe

orget he Elephant!
By Tim Harding www.chesscafe.com). Let us begin with

T
HE Queens Pawns Counter a win for Black to show what the gambit
Gambit (1 e4 e5 2 f3 d5!?) has can do on a good day. It was sent in by
19th century origins and has been my old friend Roald Berthelsen.
revived as a surprise weapon from time
to time. It was a favourite of London Elephant Gambit (C40)
players such as J.B.Howson in the 1960s Mikael Westlund (SVE) -
and some English and continental players Roald Berthelsen (NOR)
(including Halasz and Karker) took it up 3rd Nordic Cup Preliminary 1994-5
again in the 1980s. 1 e4 e5 2 f3 d5 3 xe5
Under the new name Elephant Gambit After 3 d4 dxe4 4 xe5 d6 5 c3
it has acquired definite notoriety in recent xe5 6 dxe5 xd1+ 7 xd1!? c6 8 b5
years, although I dont think it has d7 9 f4 ge7 (90-0-0! J.Rogers) 10
achieved the cult status accorded to the c3 a6 11 xc6 xc6 12 0-0-0 0-0 13
Latvian, BDG and Winckelmann-Reimer he1 f5 14 exf6 xf6 15 g5 e6 16 f3
Gambits. White won a pawn, but not the game, in
An article on the Elephant appeared in Wiklund-Berthelsen, Norway 1965.
Fernschach in 1988 and later a Trends 3dxe4
monograph was written about it by Elephant fanciers (or should we call
Jonathan Rogers from Essex. This is them mahoots?) such as Jonathan Rogers
definitely one of the grey area gambits. seem to prefer 3d6 4 d4 dxe4 which
Having tried this in my teens, and leads to the same position as after 3 d4
having faced it a couple of times with etc,
White (both OTB and CC), I do not 4 c4 g5 5 xf7+ e7 6 d4 xg2
believe it should be sound, or even as 7 f1 d7
dangerous as the Latvian Counter Gambit, This is well established as a promising
yet White must be careful. line for Black but White apparently did
Unlike the Halasz Gambit (1 e4 e5 2 not know any of the anti-theory.
d4 exd4 3 f4), which is hardly mentioned XIIIIIIIIY
in books at all, there is a certain amount 9r+l+-vlntr0
of information on this counter-gambit. On 9zppzpnmkLzpp0
the principle that a little knowledge is a
dangerous thing, this actually makes
9-+-+-+-+0
some players very vulnerable both to 9+-+-sN-+-0
opponents who have researched it more 9-+-zPp+-+0
deeply and to those who just tackle it 9+-+-+-+-0
sensibly on common sense principles 9PzPP+-zPqzP0
without doing any research at all. 9tRNvLQmKR+-0
This article supplements what I already xiiiiiiiiy
wrote about the gambit in #15 of my
monthly Internet column, The Kibitzer 8 h5?
(still archived at http:// The critical line goes 8 c4 gf6 9 f4
 Chess Mail 29

(9 f7!?) 9b6 10 e2 when: Elephant Gambit (C40)

a) 10e6 11 c4 g5 12 g3 g8 13 Michael G. Hampl (NZD) -
d5 h5 14 xh5 d8 15 d2 h3 16 e2 Hilton P. Bennett (NZD)
c6 17 b3 cxd5 18 c5 bd7 19 xb7 e6 63rd New Zealand Championship, 1996
20 000 xe5 21 g1 xg1 22 xg1 1 e4 e5 2 f3 d5 3 exd5 d6!?
xc5 23 b3 b6 (Rasmussen-Pape, cor This move (instead of 3...e4 which
1988) ought to have been somewhat in Roald Berthelsen was playing back in the
Whites favour after 24 d1. 1960s) has been the focus of the revival
b) 10 bd5 11 d2 e6 12 c3 xf4 of the gambit. In fact it is really only an
13 xf4 g5 14 e3 xh2 15 xe4 f4 16 Elephant Gambit when the bishop move
xf6 xf6 17 000 d6 18 d3 xe3+ is played.
19 fxe3+ g6 20 e4 with an unbalanced The developing move is important
ending, won by Black after mutual errors because as yet Black had not moved a
in Walmisley-Crawley, cor England 1993. piece. The bishop may look passive
8gf6 9 g5 xe5 10 dxe5 g4 sandwiched between the c7 and e5 pawns
11 exf6+ but it has a lot of potential energy and of
Another example is 11 h4 f3 12 c3 course its a preparation for castling.
xf7 13 g3 h5 14 e6+ xe6 15 xc7 4 c3 f6 5 d4 e4 6 e5
f5 16 h4 b4 17 f7+ f6 18 xf6 This position can be found in Rogers
e2# 01 Monson-Motta, USA 1991. monograph arising from the move order
11gxf6 12 xf6+ 4 d4 e5 5 e5 f6 6 c3.
12 h4 f3 13 c3 fxg5 14 xg5+ 6bd7 7 c4 b4 8 e3! b6 9
xf7 15 d5+ e6 16 xb7 e7 17 xc7 b5+ d7 10 e2 00 11 c4 c8?!
hc8 18 g3 f6 19 xf3 exf3 20 d2 Black plays artificially to regain the
g5+ 21 d3 c4 01 Grube-Munster, gambit pawn.
cor 1991. 12 00 xc3 13 bxc3 bxd5 14 xd5
12xf6 13 a5 xd5 15 xe4 xc3 16 d3 d5
13 d5 b4+ 14 c3 ad8 01 Dopper- 17 b3
van Geemen, cor 1990. White has a big advantage with the
13b6 14 c3+ bishop pair since Black has no anchor
14 d5 c6! 15 c4 b5 16 xc6+ xf7 point for his .
17 xb5 d8+. 17c6 18 c4 b6 19 a4!? e6 20 a5
14xf7 15 xc7+ e7 16 d2 d7 21 a3 e8
ac8 17 f4+ g6 18 h3 h5 19 f3 XIIIIIIIIY
g5 20 d6+ 9r+-wqr+k+0
20 xe4+ h6 21 e6+ g6+. 9zpp+n+pzpp0
20g7 01. 9-+p+l+-+0
If 21 000 e3 22 e5+ h6+.
Now to the counter-examples.
9zP-+-+-+-0
However, ivory hunters have done well 9-+PzP-+-+0
lately. A quick look at the database shows 9vLL+Q+-+-0
White winning most published games 9-+-+-zPPzP0
played in 1995-7, employing simple 9tR-+-+RmK-0
improvements on the lines given in xiiiiiiiiy
Rogers monograph. Here are two striking
recent CC victories for White. 22 d5 cxd5 23 cxd5 g4
 30 May 1998

If 23f6 then 24 fd1 xd5? (or Not the WRG this time
24xd5 25 xd5 xd5 26 f3) 25 f3!
sets up crossfire, but not of course 25 THANKS to TD Harro Otte for sending in
xd5?? xd5 26 xd5 e1+ when Black the next game.
wins. Winckelmann is best known now for
24 g3 f6 25 b2 h5 26 d6 g6 his gambit against the French, but of
27 fd1 e2 28 d4 c2 29 xc2 course sometimes he must play Black and
xc2 30 d7 10. here is what can happen.

Elephant Gambit (C40) Queens Gambit Chigorin (D07)

Herman van de Wynkele (BEL) - Emanuel Miciak (SLK) -
Mark Thomas (WLS) Thomas Winckelmann (GER)
5th EU tch prelims, 1995 EU/M/1127, 1996
1 e4 e5 2 f3 d5 3 exd5 d6 4 b5+ 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 c3 dxc4 4 d5
d7 5 e2 e7 6 c3 f6 7 00 a5!? 5 a4+ c6 6 b4!?
00 8 e1 e8 9 xd7 bxd7 10 6 dxc6 xc6 7 e4 d7 8 xc4 e6=.
d4 e4?! 11 b5 h6 6...b5!? 7 xa5 xa5 8 bxa5 b4
Prevents g5. Black commits himself XIIIIIIIIY
to a kingside demonstration which is 9r+l+kvlntr0
easily proved to be harmless. 9zp-+-zppzpp0
12 d2 g4 13 h3 e3 14 fxe3 h2+ 9-+p+-+-+0
15 h1 g3 16 e2
9zP-+P+-+-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9-zpp+-+-+0
9r+-+r+k+0 9+-sN-+-+-0
9zppzpnwqpzp-0 9P+-+PzPPzP0
9-+-+-+-zp0 9tR-vL-mKLsNR0
9+Q+P+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-zP-+n+0
9+-sN-zP-vlP0 9 d1
9PzPPsNR+P+0 9 dxc6?! bxc3 10 e4 a6! brings White
9tR-vL-+-+K0 no advantage. However, wed love to
xiiiiiiiiy know what Black was planning against 9
a4!? (Komljenovic-Insua, Linares 1994)
16a6 17 xb7 f2+ 18 g1 h4 9...cxd5 10 e4!
19 d6 f6 20 d7 10. 9...cxd5 10 f3
They say an elephant never forgets, If 10 e4!? e6 says Winckelmann; then
but in these two games it looks as if Black Dunnington recommends 11 e3 in his
forgot some fundamental principles of 1996 book on the Chigorin.
play in open positions: development, king 10...e6
safety, control of the centre. 10...f6 J.Watson (1981).
Maybe Black could go back to 3...dxe4 11 e4 f6!? 12 e2?
but I think it is unlikely to fare any better He had to try 12 e5 or 12 exd5 exd5.
once it comes under thorough scrutiny 12...xe4 13 00 d6 14 b1 00
again. 15 d4 d7 16 f3 f5 17 e1 ab8
Therefore I say: Forget the Elephant! 18 c2 a4! 19 d4 e5 01.
 Chess Mail 31

Two Evans Gambit disco

Evans veries
discov
ENGLISH player P.W.H. Smith has sent Fritz5 thinks it definitely is good for White.
in a little story of a missed opportunity, b) 19...e5 20 g5+ xg5 21 f4+ (21
correcting the coverage of this variation g7+ 5g6 22 f4+ h4 23 h7 h5 24
in Play The Evans Gambit by Harding and f3) 21...h4 22 fxe5 dxe5 23 h1 f8
Cafferty (2nd edition, p.194). Its a pity he 24 b3+-.
didnt tell us about it before! Its an even XIIIIIIIIY
greater pity that Bernard and I didnt 9r+lwq-+r+0
discover the correct continuation for 9zppzp-snQ+-0
ourselves over 20 years ago.
In the first BPCF Grand Open, Mr Smith
9-+-zp-sN-mk0
had two Evans games against P.H. Clarke, 9+-+-+-+-0
then on his way to earning the CC-GM 9-+n+P+P+0
title. Clarke, now retired (though his wife 9+-+-+-+-0
still plays CC at a high level), was a well- 9P+-+-zP-zP0
known chess writer and an extremely 9tR-+-+RmK-0
solid player who was generally satisfied xiiiiiiiiy
with a draw unless provoked.
Smith-Clarke ended:
Evans Gambit (C51) 20 f4? xg4+ 21 h1 h8 22 f5
Peter Smith (ENG) - e5 23 xg4+ xg4 24 xe7
Peter Clarke (ENG) f6 25 xc7 f2+ 26 g1 xe4
Grand Open I, rd. 1, 1978 27 a5 d7 01.
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 c5 4 b4 So what should have happened?
xb4 5 c3 c5 6 d4 exd4 7 00 d6 8 Peter Smith explains:
cxd4 b6 9 c3 a5 10 g5 e7? 20 h7+! g5 21 xg8 xg8
In the semi-final the following year, Or 21...xg8 22 xe7+ and now:
Clarke played 10f6 11 Bd4 Ne7! and a) 22...xg4 23 h1 h5 (What else?)
eventually won. This is the critical line 24 g1 g4 25 xg4! xg4 26 h7+ g5
since Smiths analysis below refutes the 27 g1;
knigh interposition. b) ED: After 22...h6 (best?) 23 h4+
11 d5! f6 12 xf6 gxf6 13 xf6+ g7 24 ac1 leaves Black with a very
f8 14 g5! xc4 15 h5 g7 16 difficult position: 24...e6? 25 f4.
f7+ h6 17 gxh7!! 22 f4+! +-
Here Chigorins analysis ended 17 The whole line looks good for White,
h5+ g7 18 f7+ with perpetual check. because he has regained material and still
17...xd4 18 g4 xf6 19 xf6 g8 maintains an attack. If 22...f6 23 h4+
Smith asks is this is forced? Alternatives: wins the : I missed this move when
a) 19...f8 20 g5+ xg5 21 h7+ (21 analysing against P.H. Clarke.
f4+? h6 was the line given in the 1st So 22...xg4 23 ab1 (mate in 6 -
edition of the Harding/Cafferty book, Chess Genius 4) 23...d2 24 g2 h3+-
1976.) 21...xh7 22 xf8 with a most I think you will find this line correct.
unbalanced position which Clarke after I have waited for 17 years in vain to
long analysis thought might favour White. play this against someone.
 32 May 1998

Evans Gambit (C52) c3) 14 xc3 dxc3 15 xe5 cxb5 16

1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 c5 4 b4 xb5+ c6 17 xc6+ xc6 18 xg7 g8
xb4 5 c3 a5 6 d4 exd4 7 00 ge7 19 fe1+ e6 (19...d7 20 xh7! xg7
8 g5 d5 9 exd5 e5 10 a4+! N 21 f6+ d8 22 ad1+ c7 23 e8+ b6
Known are 10 Bb3 (Bronstein), 10 d6? 24 xg7+-) 20 xe6 fxe6 21 xc3.
and 10 Qxd4. Roman Chytilek (CZE) c2) 11...7g6!? 12 b3 xc3 (12...00
suggests this as a minor improvement; 13 cxd4 b5 14 a3 b4 15 a4 a6 16
here is a summary of his analysis. dxe5 xe5) 13 xc3 dxc3 14 f4!.
XIIIIIIIIY 11 b5 c6 12 dxc6
9r+lwqk+-tr0 12 xa5 cxb5 13 cxd4 c4 14 b4 a5!
9zppzp-snpzpp0 15 b3 h6 16 f3 a4 17 d3 00.
9-+-+-+-+0 12...bxc6
12...5xc6 13 cxd4.
9vl-+Psn-sN-0 13 xa5
9Q+Lzp-+-+0 13 xd4 cxb5 14 xe5 f6 15 e2 fxg5
9+-zP-+-+-0 16 xg5.
9P+-+-zPPzP0 13...cxb5
9tRNvL-+RmK-0 13...d5 14 cxd4 xd4 15 c3 cxb5
xiiiiiiiiy 16 d1.
14 cxd4
10...d7! 14 a4?! b8! 15 cxd4 7c6 (or
a) 10...d7 11 xa5 xc4 12 c5 b6 15...5c6!? 16 c3 b4 17 c4 00) 16
(12...d6 13 xd4 df5 14 e4 h6 15 d2 xd4 17 xd4 xd4.
f3 d6 16 e5) 13 e1! (13 xd4 0 14...c4!
0 14 c4 f5=) 13...h6 (13...dxc3 14 xc3) 14...xd4 15 xb5+ d7 16 b3 (16
14 a3 bc8 15 f3 dxc3 16 xc3; b2?! 5c6!=).
b) 10...f8 11 b3! when: 15 c3
b1) 11...b6 12 cxd4 d7 13 b4 a5 15 b4 00 16 a4 a5 17 c3 a6 18
(13...d3?! 14 c4 xc1 15 d6 d5 16 axb5 xb5, or 16 a3 a6!? 17 xc4
xd5 e2+ 17 h1 f6 18 dxc7 c6 19 bxc4 18 a3 fe8=.
xf7+ xf7 20 xf7 xd4 21 a3 xa1 15...00 16 a3
22 xa1+-) 14 c3 f5!? 15 dxe5! d4 Leading to equality (on the low side).
16 h3 xe5 (16...g3 17 e6+-) 17 c3 If 16 a4!? a6 17 a3 b4?! (17...xa3
a4 (17...g3 18 e6+ +-) 18 c2+- 18 xa3 b4 19 xb4 xf1 20 xe7 xe7
g3 19 a3+ e8 20 ae1! xh3 21 21 xe7 fe8 22 c5 c4) 18 xb4
xe5+ d7 22 fxg3!; fb8 19 b5.
b2) 11...xc3 12 xc3 dxc3 13 d4 16...d5!=
f6 14 xc3 xd5 15 c5+ e7 16 d1 After this move things could develop
e8 17 f4; as follows:
c) 10...c6 11 d6!? when: 17 xc4 bxc4 18 e1 f5 19 f3
c1) 11...xd6 12 f4! b5 (12...d5 13 b7 20 a3 fe8 21 c5 h6 22
e1! xf4 14 xa5 00 15 xe5) 13 xe8+ xe8 23 xa7 e4 24 a4
xb5!? (or 13 xe5 xe5 14 xf7 bxa4 (24 e1 g4 25 h1 xg2 26 xg2 h4+
15 xe5 dxc3 16 c1 f8 17 xc3) 27 f1 xf3 28 e8+ h7 29 e2)
13...xc3 (13...cxb5 14 xb5+ d7 15 24...g4 25 h3 xg2+ 26 xg2 h4+
xa5 f6 16 cxd4 xd4 17 xe5 fxe5 18 27 f1 xf3 .
 Chess Mail 33

A Marshall Ant hology (C89)

Anthology

W
XIIIIIIIIY
E PROMISED an article on the
Spanish Marshall as featured in
9r+lwq-trk+0
a Cuban thematic tournament 9+-zp-vlpzpp0
but some other games came in too, so this 9p+P+-sn-+0
is something of a pot-pourri. 9+p+-+-+-0
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 9-+-zP-+-+0
f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 00 8 9+LzP-+-+-0
c3 d5 9PzP-+QzPpzP0
XIIIIIIIIY 9tRNvL-tR-mK-0
9r+lwq-trk+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-zp-vlpzpp0
9p+n+-sn-+0 Suggested in ECO originally but
9+p+pzp-+-0 dropped from later editions.
12d6 13 g5 h6 14 h4 g5 15 g3
9-+-+P+-+0 e8 16 e5 xe5 17 dxe5 g4 18 d2
9+LzP-+N+-0 xe5 19 f3 e7 20 e4 f6 21 xe5
9PzP-zP-zPPzP0 xe5 22 e4 g7 23 xf6 xf6 24
9tRNvLQtR-mK-0 g3 xc6 25 e5+ f6 26 xc7 f5
xiiiiiiiiy 27 e1 g6 28 d5 f8 29 xg2 h5
30 h3 f5 31 b7 d8 32 e2 d3 33
e3 d2 34 e5 a5 35 e2 d3 36 f3
Minor Lines xe5 37 xe5 d2+ 01.
J. Colina Inclan (CUB) - Although the 9...e4 line of the Marshall
F. Perez Cruz (CUB) is fun to analyse, it is unlikely to be
10th Cuban CC Ch 1994-96 correct. The most promising of the
9 exd5 e4 alternatives to the 11...c6 is seen next.
Herman Steiners variation. J.R. Lopez Gomez (CUB) -
10 dxc6 exf3 11 d4 fxg2 A. Jaime Chavez (CUB0
11e8 12 xf3 g4 13 d3 d6 14 Cuban Thematic T-3229, 1996-97
d5 ad8 15 d2 (15 d4+- Fritz5) (Notes by Jaime Chavez/Perez Perez)
15...xd5 16 xd5 xd5 17 xd5 xd5 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
18 b3 e6 19 e3 b4 20 c4 [20 d4; f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 00 8
20 f4 Elburg, Shaakschakeringen) c3 d5 9 exd5 xd5 10 xe5
20...dd8 21 a5 f6 22 e2 g4 23 f3 10 d3 f6 (10...g4 11 e2 b8!? 12
f5 24 ae1 e6 25 f2 xe2 26 xe2 e4 f6 13 xc6 b6 14 xe5 d6!
d1+ 27 e1 xe1+ 28 xe1 xb2 29 Yudovich) 11 e3 b7 12 bd2 xe3
xb4 d4+ 30 h1 b1 31 a3 d3 32 13 xe3 e8?! 14 e2 d7 15 e4 e7
e1 e3 33 g3 b6 34 e1 f6 35 h4 16 eg5 xg5 17 xg5 d8 18 xe5
f7 36 h2 e6 37 b4 e5 38 g3 0 xe5 19 xe5 h6 20 h3 xd3 21 xc7
1 T.Varley - D.Dillinger, IECC TH-M.13, Jaime Chavez- R. Leon Castillo, Cuban
1996. thematic 1995-6.
12 e2 10...xe5 11 xe5 b7!?
 34 May 1998

XIIIIIIIIY 11c6 Main Line

9r+-wq-trk+0
9+lzp-vlpzpp0 F. Grebesko - U. Svagers
9p+-+-+-+0 4th Latvian Senior CC Ch 1996-7
9+p+ntR-+-0 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
9-+-+-+-+0 f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 00 8
9+LzP-+-+-0 c3 d5 9 exd5 xd5 10 xe5 xe5 11
9PzP-zP-zPPzP0 xe5 c6
9tRNvLQ+-mK-0 XIIIIIIIIY
xiiiiiiiiy 9r+lwq-trk+0
9+-+-vlpzpp0
12 d4 d7 9p+p+-+-+0
a) 12...f6 Sisniega-Milos, Sao Paulo 9+p+ntR-+-0
1991; 9-+-+-+-+0
b) 12...f6 13 d2 Kulik-Shikirov, 9+LzP-+-+-0
Ukraine thematic 1995-6. 9PzP-zP-zPPzP0
13 d2 f4 14 e4 9tRNvLQ+-mK-0
14 f3 xg2! 15 xe7 xe7 16 xg2 xiiiiiiiiy
e4 17 h3 g6+.
14...g6 12 d4
14...xg2?! 15 xg2 d6 16 f3!. 12 g3 d6 13 e1 d7 14 d3 h3 15
15 c5 xc5 16 xc5 ae8 17 e3 e4 b7 16 h4 f5 17 c2 d7 18 d2
h8 18 h5 h6 ae8 19 e4 e7 20 g5 f6 21 h5 f5
18...f5?? 19 xh7+ +-. 22 d2 xh5 23 xh5 f5 24 g5 g6 25
19 h3!? h4 f4 26 xf4 xg5 27 xg5 e2 28
19 h3 f5! 20 xh6 gxh6 21 xh6+ g7 b3 fxf2 29 c4 (29 f1 g2+ 30 h1
22 h5 d6! 23 h7+ f6 24 h4 f4! xb2 31 h6 bf2 32 xf2 xf2 33 g1
Rogers. f6) .29...bxc4 30 dxc4 c7 (30...f6 31
19...f5 c5+ d5 32 h6 g2+ 33 h1 xb2 34
19...f5?! 20 xh6 gxh6 21 xh6+ g7 f1 gf2 35 xf2 xf2 36 b4 f7 37
22 h5. e4 d7 38 g2 f7 39 f3 e7 40 g4
20 d2 e6 41 g5 a5 42 xe6 xe6 43 d8).31
20 c2 d5 21 g4 c8! 22 h5 xh5 c5+ d5 32 e3 g2+ 33 h1 xb2 34
23 xh5 f5. d4 bd2 (34...be2 35 b1!) 35 b1
20...e4 ge2 36 c3 10 H.Remus (USA) - Dr
20...xg2?! 21 xg2 e4+ 22 g1 h4 Bernhard Lsse (GER), 10th ICCF Cup,
23 d5!+-. 1996.
21 g3 h7! 22 c2 12...d6 13 e1 h4 14 g3 h3 15
22 e1 f5 23 f3 e7 24 f2 f6 25 e3
e2 xe2 26 xe2 f4 27 h3 c8. 15 e4!? g5! 16 f1?! (The most
22...e6 23 h4 e4! 24 e1 f5 25 dangerous line is 16 f3 f5 17 c2
f3 g4 26 g3 when 17...f4!?, as first analysed by Tim
26 xe4 xe4! 27 h3 xh4 28 f3 Harding and other Oxford players in the
xh3. autumn of 1971, is still critical.) 16...h5
26...f5 27 f3 g4 . 17 f3 f5 18 e1 ae8 19 xe8? (19 d2
 Chess Mail 35

f4!? 20 gxf4 xf4; 20 e4!? Lars Grahn) sacrificing a piece but obtaining, app-
19...xe8 20 c4? (20 d2 f4!) 20...d3! arently, a winning position. If you are on
21 xd3 xg3! 22 hxg3 e1+ 23 f1 the Net, you can read the debate about
xf1+ 24 xf1 h1+ 25 e2 xc1 26 this at http://www.dejanews.com by
cxd5 xb2+ 01 Uno Nukas - Anders searching for Marshall: Busted? which
Johansson, Nordbalt cup prelim #18, was the title of the thread.
1996. The original analysis of 17...Re6 was
15...g4 16 d3 ae8 in Russian publications from the early
16...f5 17 f4 g5 18 f1 h5 19 g2?! 1960s. I am researching this as we go to
f3 20 f2 (20 d2!? g4 21 d3 h8 22 press. This will probably be the topic of
d2.Jaime Chavez/Perez Perez) 20... my May Kibitzer column at http://
gxf4 21 xf4 xf4 22 f1 (22 gxf4 h8! www.chesscafe.com.
23 xd5 cxd5 24 d2 g8+ + or 22 d2 19 axb5 axb5 20 f1 fe8
xd2 23 xd2 ae8) 22...c1! 23 xc1 20...f5 21 e2 g4 22 d2 f3 23
ae8 24 d2 e2! 25 xf3 (25 xd5+ d1 f6 24 xf3 xf3 25 d1 f5 26
xd5+) 25...xh2+ 26 f1 xd2 27 d1 g2 fe8 27 f3 h5 28 d2 h4 29 gxh4
(27 xd5+ cxd5 28 xd5+ g7 29 e5+ d5 30 g5 f4 31 xe6 xe6 32 g3
f6 30 e7+ g6 31 e8+ h6 32 e3+ xg5! 01 Grebesko-Zagata, same event.
f4!+) 27...xb2 28 ab1 xb3! 29 axb3 21 d1 xd1 22 xd1 f5 23 d2
f4 30 g4 (30 g4+ h8) 30...e3++ 31 23 a6 h5 24 xc6 h4 25 d2 xe1 26
e1 e8! 32 dc1 c4+ 01 J. Rodda xe1 h3 27 f3 e6!? Class-Dauga,
Romero (CUB)-H. Farinas Seijas (CUB), cor.1992-94.
Cuban Thematic T-3229, 1996-97. 23...h5N
17 d2 e6 18 a4 XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+r+k+0
9-+-+-trk+0 9+-+-+pzp-0
9+-+-+pzpp0 9-+pvlr+-+0
9p+pvlr+-+0 9+p+n+q+p0
9+p+n+-+-0 9-+-zP-+-+0
9P+-zP-+l+0 9+-zP-+-zP-0
9+LzPQvL-zPq0 9-zP-vL-zP-zP0
9-zP-sN-zP-zP0 9tR-+QtRNmK-0
9tR-+-tR-mK-0 xiiiiiiiiy
xiiiiiiiiy
24 xe6 xe6 25 h4 f6 26 g2 e4
18...h5 27 a8+ h7 28 e3 d5 29 f3 f6
Here Black has two major alternatives. 30 f4 xf4 31 gxf4 g6+ 32 g3
Spassky used to play 18...bxa4 until he g4 33 e8 f6 34 xd5 xd5 35
took up the text move. c8 xh4 36 xc6 xf4+ 37 f3 g5
There is a big cloud over 18f5, which 38 c5 g6 39 xb5 h2 40 d5 h4
is the main line in ECO and most books. 41 b6+ f6 42 f1 h3+ 43 e4 d3
Instead of 19 Qf1 Qh5, Daniel Quigley 44 d6 xf2+ 45 d5 d3+ 46 c6
asked in March in the Usenet newsgroup g4 47 c7 e5 48 b8 g7 49 b4
rec.games.chess.analysis, why should f5 50 d4 xd4 51 cxd4 f7 52 b4 g4
White not reply 19 axb5!! f4 20 Bxf4 53 b5 f4 01.
 36 May 1998

Miscellaneous Gambit Games

Morra Gambit (B21) 16 c4 c8 17 a4 d4 18 a2 xf3+
Michael Allard (USA) - 19 gxf3 d7 20 a5 ac8 21 a4 xc1 22
F. Gregory Noveske (USA) xc1 d8 23 c5 f7 24 d3 (24 xd6?
60th CCLA Grand National Final R, 1996 e7) 24...h8 25 h2 h5 and Black
1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 xc3 eventually won in Horti-Hogye, 32nd
c6 5 f3 d6 6 c4 e6 7 00 f6 Hungarian Cor Ch 1991.
7...e7 8 e2 f6 9 d1 e5 10 e3 16...b5? 17 xe6 c8 18 d5 xd5
00 11 ac1 e6 12 b4 xc4 13 xc4 19 exd5 d8 20 g4 f6 21 xc8
g4 14 d5 xe3 15 fxe3 a6 16 a4 g5 xc8 22 c1 b8 23 c7 10..
(16...c8 17 b5 axb5 18 axb5 e8 19
bxc6 bxc6 20 xe7+ xe7 21 a6 c7 Sokolsky Opening (A00)
22 c2 d7 23 dc1 c5 24 d3 e7 25 J. Kucharkowski -
d2 c6 26 d5 a6 27 c4 d7 28 A.E.J. Kuhlmann (NLD)
b2 c6 29 d1 xd5 30 xd5 10 friendly cor 1995-6
Walls-Thompson, cor 1985) 17 b5 axb5 (Notes by Kucharkowski in Orang-
18 axb5 b8 19 c7 a2 20 xb7 d7 Utan magazine, Nov 97)
21 c7 c5 22 xd8 xd8 23 c3 a3 1 b4 e5 2 b2 xb4 3 f4
24 xd6 xc3 25 xc3 xe4 26 cd3 The Kucharkowski-Meybohm Gambit.
xd6 27 xd6 f6 28 b6 e7 29 d5 b8 3...d6 4 f3 f6
30 b5 f7 31 d2 e6 32 c4 d7 33 Black maintains the extra pawn. This
a5 c6 34 a7 c5 35 f2 d5 36 d2 move involves weakening the kingside.
g8 37 a5 c6 38 c4 xb6 39 xb6 Other possibilities are 4...c6 and
xb6 and White held the rook ending a 4...g4.
pawn down: 40 d5 c6 41 d2 a8 42 5 e4 exf4!?
h4 f5 43 f3 g6 44 g3 h6 45 f2 e4 46 The acceptance of both pawns is
f1 c7 Allard-Hake, same event. questionable. However it obliges White
8 e2 a6 9 d1 c7 10 f4 e7 11 to demonstrate that his offer is correct.
ac1 00 12 b3 b8 13 h3 e5 Better 5...e6 to be first on the a2-g8
13...e5 is more usual. diagonal, or maybe 5...e7.
14 e3 e6 15 xe6 fxe6 6 c4 c6 7 c3
XIIIIIIIIY Or 7 a3 a5, but on 7 00!? White must
9rwq-+-trk+0 reckon with 7...a5!?.
9+p+-vl-zpp0 7...a5 8 d4 f5
Black dissolves the doubled pawn and
9p+nzppsn-+0 frees the f6 square for his . However
9+-+-zp-+-0 the attack on the white central pawns is
9-+-+P+-+0 somewhat premature. Black should play
9+-sN-vLN+P0 8...e7 and ...000.
9PzP-+QzPP+0 9 b3 h6 10 bd2
9+-tRR+-mK-0 White has a lead in development,
xiiiiiiiiy strong pawn centre and controls the a2-
g8 diagonal. This is sufficient comp-
16 g5! ensation for both pawns. It is hard for
 Chess Mail 37

Black to castle. This piece sacrifice destroys the Black

XIIIIIIIIY defensive coordination.
9r+lwqk+-tr0 25...xh5 26 xf5 hxf5 27 xd6
9zppzp-+-zpp0 1-0.
9-+nzp-+-sn0 Both s are pinned, the h8- is out of
9vl-+-+p+-0 play and both xe7 and xb6 are
threatened. Black resigned in view of
9-+LzPPzp-+0 27...d8 28 d7! g6! (28...b8? 29 xe7
9+QzP-+N+-0 xe7 30 xf5+) 29 xe7 xe7 30 xc8+
9PvL-sN-+PzP0 g7 31 xb7+- (extra pawn, pair and
9tR-+-mK-+R0 positional advantage).
xiiiiiiiiy
Kings Gambit (C34)
10...fxe4 11 xe4 f5 12 00! b6 Darrell Nightingale (IRL) -
Clearly necessary because of the xb7 J.Th. Simmelink (NLD)
threat. If 12...xe4? 13 ae1 wins back ICCF Email Master Norm 2, 1997-8
the piece. (Notes by Nightingale)
13 ae1 Joop made the mistake of telling me
Threatening xd6+ early that he always won against the KG...
13...a5 So now he proposes to publish it as his
The fork comes too late but Black Analysis Competition under the title
has nothing better. (ED: 13...e7!?). Blacks missed win!!.
14 b4! 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 Nf3 d6 4 Bc4 h6
Renews the xd6+ threat. The Stupidly I hadnt prepared against his
immediate 14 xd6+? fails to 14...f8 known predilection, and tried to bail out
...xd6. of pseudo-Hansteins with 5 d3 but 5...g5
14...f8 6 g3 Nc6! and I was losing. 7 gxf4 g4 8
14...d7 is no better. Ng1 Qh4+ 9 Kf1 Nf6 10 Kg2 Be6 11
15 d5 Bb5 d5 12 Bxc6+ bxc6 13 f5 Bc5 14
White gladly retains the . Qe2 Bd7 15 Be3 Bb6 16 Nc3 0-0-0
15...c5 17 a4 dxe4 18 dxe4 Rhe8 19 Rf1 Kb8
A try for queenside counterplay. Here Joop missed his win (19...c5!) 20
16 b5 a5 Bxe3 21 Qxe3 Bc8 22 Nge2 and
16 dxc5? dxc5 and 17...xd5. duly made a swashbuckling mistake
16...c8 17 eg5 cxd4 18 cxd4 a6 19 22...Re5? which I thought gave me
b4 c6 20 d2 f6 drawing chances. 23 Qg3 Qxg3+ 24
Black has not managed to develop his Nxg3 h5 25 h4 Bb7 But then I found
h8- and bring his to safety. Now the 26 Kf2! which was winning, at least after
White attack is decisive. his 26... Rd2+? 27 Ke3 Rxc2 28 Kf4
21 e6+ g8 Re8 29 Kg5 Nd7 30 Kxh5 Rg2 31
21...xe6? 22 xe6 d8 (22...f5 23 Rfg1 Rh8+ 32 Kg5 f6+ 33 Kg6 Rxg1
h4) 23 xf4+ +-. 34 Rxg1 Rxh4 35 Rg2 Rh8 36 Nh5
22 xf4+ f8 23 h5 g6 24 f4 Ba6 37 Nxf6 Ne5+ 38 Kg5 Bf1 39
e7 Rg3 Rh3 40 Nh5 Bc4 41 Kf4 Nd3+
24...xh5? 25 xd6+. 42 Kxg4 Rh2 43 b3 Nf2+ 44 Kg5
25 h4!! Bxb3 45 e5 Kc8 46 e6 Rh1 47 a6 1-0.
 38 May 1998

Tim Harding continues his new series on how to

get the most out of your chess database program

The data- bases ar

data-bases aree loaded!
the final conditional which induces
Part 2: Try to weed out resignation or a peace treaty: the same
doubles and bad data game may be in a database at both 31 and
34 moves. Were these moves part of the

A
game or not? I say not.
NYONE trying to build up a database
Probably the first fairly reliable
of CC games faces both a wealth of
publications of CC games were the
information and also a hard task to
Yearbooks from s1 Editrice and Chessbases
get it organised. Whether you maintain a
CC Secrets disk compiled by Michael
separate CC database or just mix them in
Melts. In 1996-8 the whole picture
with OTB games, there are many issues to
changed. Now there are large, and
confront which do not arise with OTB
constantly growing, email tournament
games.
gamefiles available in PGN from IECC,
Until recently, sources of CC games were
IECG and ICCF as well as CAPA and other
relatively limited whereas most major OTB
ICCF-affiliated bodies. Moreover, a
events rapidly circulated via the various
succession of commercial CDs, each with
quick-disk services and the Internet.
over 100,000 correspondence games, are
Consistency of name and event data is
on sale. Most of these would not have been
much better with the major OTB events
possible without the prior work of
than with correspondence games, which
MacDonald & Co.
have mostly been input ad hoc by

S
enthusiasts, sometimes with incomplete or POT-CHECKS on these CDs have
inaccurate source data. Games just revealed problems. In CM 4/1997 we
identified as corr, cor, cr or CC are reviewed the Essential CD and we
a plague and we always try to be specific are disappointed to see that many of the
in Chess Mail when we can. Informator is same errors were reproduced some
one of the worst offenders here; everyone months later on the Fatbase from Schach-
should write in and demand proper verlag Rattmann, e.g. three different
references for CC events! copies of my game with G.P.Zhivodov
The pioneer builders of CC databases, that was in Informator 25.
such as Ken MacDonald in Canada and Jaap When Fatbase first appeared,
van der Kooij in the Netherlands, exaggerated claims were made for the
exchanged games among themselves and quantity of CC games on it. Its main
had approximately 80,000 games by 1994 database has over a million games (CC and
but there were many doubles, incomplete OTB) but the CD also contains a collection
games and a total lack of standardisation called corr.cbf which has 151,730 games
of player/event information. (including duplicates). All of these are in
A particular problem with CC games is the main collection too. Joop Simmelink,
 Chess Mail 39

the Dutch collector who supplied most of

the games on the CD, has claimed that The ChessBase 6 double
hidden in the main Fatbase are as many as detector needs a lot of
100,000 further CC games but extensive
improvement: it should offer
searching, way beyond the point of
diminishing returns, yielded me fewer than user options such as ignore
190,000 CC games in total. I made extensive year and ignore result
notes for which there is no room here.
This figure of approx. 190,000 includes
11,901 games played via the Internet or
Compuserve which I put in a separate ensured that all games from one event were
Online database. The current ICCF given as from the same year. Thus you can
definition of correspondence chess find both: Gritsajenko-Lutovinov, corr.
includes this type of play but most serious Konstantinopolsky memorial CCYB 1994
CC players would probably view this as a AND Gritsayenko-Lutovinov, Konstant-
separate kind of game with a relatively inopolsky memorial corr. 1993. The notes
small overlap of players. are identical.
Its also a pity that Rattmann & Co. did Unfortunately, there are no shareware
not add more value to their product: e.g. double-kill utilities for ChessBase 6. If the
ECO codes and a CGI index for finding program doesnt detect a double, you have
players quickly in CBWin. (CB6 users to spot it yourself or convert to CBF in order
dont need these features.) to make use of the utilities written by Rob

T
Weir and John Nunn. Failure to detect
HE QUALITY of the data on the doubles can be due to truncated games,
1997 Fernschach CD from extra moves at the end, move order
ChessBase GmbH is much higher differences, different results, different years,
and a good attempt has been made to naming discrepancies or the presence of
indicate the year-span of events. annotations. What a nightmare!
However, this is a very expensive item. The CB6 double detector needs a lot of
Nor is its data as accurate as I expected. improvement: it should offer user options
Here are just a few examples. such as ignore year, ignore result and
The CD holds 103,953 CC games show multiple games with annotations!
(including 81 openings surveys) in CB6 Wrong results are probably present in
format. The same games are also available all databases. The CB-CD has, for example,
in CBF format. The CD is advertised as Konstantinopolsky-Gilman, 1st USSR CC Ch,
containing many complete tournaments given as a draw, although this is a well-
and games not widely available before. The known game (1-0) e.g. in the book Hod v
earliest game is from 1824 and the latest Konverte by Grodzensky and Romanov. In
from 1996. The games from 1996 are mostly cases where you have access to a printed
email games, presumably available free on crosstable of a tournament, you can check
the Net. it against a table produced within
Even with the resources at ChessBase ChessBase. This can help to spot both
GmbH, they have not avoided all incorrect results and even players who do
duplicates. It would have helped if they not belong in that tournament!
had followed Eloquery for names and if
for GM tournaments they had at least
Concluded on page 64
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Games F
Frrom Austr
Austr alia
ustralia

T
IM RUNTING has kindly provided e5+ f8 28 g6 e7 29 xg7 xg7 30
us with a large selection of games h8#.
from Australia and Australian play- The next game won the tournament
ers to bring the story of The First Fifty Best Game Prize.
Years up to date and the introductory re- Sicilian Sveshnikov (B33)
marks are his. The full selection will be Douglas Hamilton - S.J. Henri
available on our CD later this year. Purdy Australia-N.Z Jubilee
This game between the defending 1977 Tournament, 1979
Champion, Dr Venclovas, and the event- (Notes by the players)
ual co-winner of the 1979 Championship, 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
Roy Weigand, was of great interest. f6 5 c3 e5 6 db5 d6 7 g5 a6 8
QP Game (A45) xf6 gxf6 9 a3 f5 10 c4!?
Roy Weigand - Dr I. Venclovas 10 h5 leading to a cut throat unclear
Australian Championship, 1979 position is by far the most common move
(Notes by S.J. Henri) here. 10 c4!? is known, but has not had
1 d4 f6 2 c3 g6 3 h4 particularly good results for white. The
Since Black is virtually committed to text leads into little fished waters.
00. 10...b5 11 e3 b4 12 cd5 fxe4 13
3...d5 4 f4 g7 5 e3 f5 6 d2 h5 e6
bd7 7 e2 h5 ED: 13...g7! Krasenkovs book says
Preventing Whites h5 but creating that after 14 c4 00 15 00 a5! White
weaknesses. has no compensation for the pawn
8 b3! c8 9 c4 e6 10 c1 dxc4 11 according to Sveshnikov.
xc4 xc4 12 xc4 c6 13 f3 00 14 c4 d4
14 00 b6 15 ce5 e4? 16 xg6 14...a7? 15 000 d4 16 b1 a5 17
e8 17 ge5 e6 18 c2! d8 19 fc1 he1 h6 18 xd4! with a winning edge
f6?! 20 d3! d5 for White (Green-Kotki vs Berry,
XIIIIIIIIY Canadian Open, 1977) a good example
9r+-+r+k+0 of Whites possibilities.
9zpp+-+p+-0 15 00!
9-snp+pvl-+0 A new try which sets Black the problem
of continuing in a position where the
9+-+qsN-+p0 target king has fled the normal queen-
9-+-zPnvL-zP0 side battle area. Known is 15 c3 bxc3 16
9+-+QzPN+-0 bxc3 c8.
9PzPR+-zPP+0 15...g8!
9+-tR-+-mK-0 A fine counter, which offers a pawn in
xiiiiiiiiy order to put the white queen off side for
several moves. 16 h1 appears to be the
21 xf7! 10. best reply, leaving the h-pawn as a
White now announced mate in 10! weakness. However, White decides to test
21...xf7 22 c5 xc5 23 h7+ g7 24 the tactical justification of Blacks strategy.
h6 g8 25 xc5 d8 26 g5 f6 27 16 xh7 g6 17 fd1 c8! 18 b3
 Chess Mail 41

Both players thought that this was best. 24...xe5 25 dxe5 ac8 26 f1 d8
18 xa6 is monstrously complicated, e.g. 27 g3 f7 28 ad1
18...xd5 19 xc8 xc8 20 xd5? f3+ Again obvious, but Blacks reply shows
21 f1 (21 h1 h6) 21...c4+. it to be lost time.
18...g5! 28...d7 29 c1 f8 30 ed1 e8
18...xb3 or 18...a5 pose White few Blacks retreat to the back rank has
problems. This aggressive stroke is the cleared the decks and Whites pieces
most powerful move in the game and prove to be awkwardly placed despite
leaves White in trouble. appearances.
19 a4+ 31 b1 g5 32 hxg5 hxg5 33 g4 h7
If instead 19 xb4 f3+ 20 f1 c4+! 34 g2 xg2 35 xg2 d5+ 36 f3
with advantage to Black. XIIIIIIIIY
19...d8 20 g3 h6 21 xe4 f5 22 9-+r+nvlk+0
g2 9zp-+-+-+r0
22 d3 h5! or 22 h4 g8 with 9-zp-+p+-+0
advantage to Black.
9+-+qzPpzp-0
22...f4 23 xf4
23 gxf4? f3+ 24 h1 h5 25 f1 g6+.
9P+-+-+P+0
23...exf4 24 xd4 fxe3 01. 9+-vL-+P+-0
White exceeded his time. If 25 e1! 9-zP-sN-+K+0
c5! 26 fxe3 g7 it is Black still in 9+QtRR+-+-0
command. xiiiiiiiiy
The following was the CCLA Best
Played Game in 1983. (The winner has 36...xc3! 37 xc3 xe5 01.
just become the CCLAs new President.) The 1987 Champion was OTB & CC
Semi-Tarrasch (D42) IM Guy West. The following game he
Lloyd Fell - Maurice Newman rated as the best game of CC he had ever
New South Wales Championship 1982 played.
(Notes by Newman) French Winawer (C17)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 c3 f6 4 cxd5 xd5 Guy West - S. Booth
5 f3 c5 6 e3 c6 7 d3 cxd4 8 exd4 Australian Championship 1987
e7 9 00 00 10 e1 f6 11 e4 (Notes by West)
ce7 12 c2 g6 13 h6 g7 14 g5 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5
f6 15 d2 d7 16 b3 c6 17 d3 g4 e7 6 f3!? bc6
Possibly better than Spasskys 17 xd5 Better than 6...cxd4?! as in West-Walsh
against Petrosian in 1966 with no from the same event, which White won
advantage for the loss of the bishop pair. in only 14 moves.
17...d7 18 e4 b6 19 h4 h6 20 a4 7 d2 f5
c7 21 c3 d5 22 c2 c6 23 My reference didnt mention this move,
ed2 f5 24 e5 but the whole variation stemming from 6
An obvious move, forcing Black to f3 is relatively unexplored, so I wasnt
exchange, thus eliminating Whites too surprised. Its nice to get out of theory
isolated d-pawn. Blacks backward e- quickly in correspondence chess or its
pawn then looks weaker than ever, but not really a test of respective abilities.
the blockage on the e-file makes it almost 8 dxc5 xc5 9 d3 h5 10 f4 ce7!?
impossible to get at. An interesting attempt to embarrass
 42 May 1998

Whites Q, but there is a good reply. 21...f5 22 h3 h6 23 e2 d7

11 h4! xh4 12 xh4 c6!? Better than the natural 23...b7 as
The ending would be fine for Black so White will soon have combinative
this is not really a time loss. Nevertheless, possibilities against e6 and f7 squares.
I feel White has retained an edge from 24 g4 hxg4 25 xg4 xg4 26 xg4
the opening. h5
13 g3 f8 14 f4 a6 15 000 b4?! Seemingly preventing the realisation of
A tempting move, but I think its a bit Whites strategy. If it were not for the
too optimistic. I expected g6 imm- tactically precarious position of his king,
ediately with the option of transferring Black would be winning. Id anticipated
that knight to f5. this position for several moves and
16 e2 g6 17 b1 b5!? mistakenly thought my next shot was so
This is tactically a bit loose and is strong that it won immediately.
exploited by Whites next move. 17... d7 27 dg1!
is one possible improvement. Obviously threatening xf7 but the
18 e4! e7 real point is that 28...e8 or 27...e8 lose
XIIIIIIIIY to 28 xh5!
9r+lwq-mk-tr0 27...c5!
9+-+-vlp+-0 The only reply, but a very testing one
9p+-+p+p+0 as 28 xf7 is now met by e7 and
9+p+pzP-+p0 Whites N and R are both attacked. 29 d6
xg1 30 xg6?? fails to the pin 30...h7.
9-sn-+NzP-+0 Could White be busted? Out of all the
9+-+-+-wQ-0 myriad variations arising from 28 xf7, 28
9PzPPvLL+PzP0 f5 and 28 xh5, only one line works.
9+K+R+-+R0 28 xf7 e7
xiiiiiiiiy XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-mk-+0
After either 18...dxe4 19 xb4 or 9+-+lwqN+-0
18...a5 19 a3 White gets a crushing dark 9p+-+p+p+0
square attack.
9+pvlpzP-+r0
19 h4!!?
This ugly-looking move sets the stage
9-+-+-zPQzP0
for an amazing enduring attack which 9+-+-+-+-0
culminates 22 moves later! The basic plan 9PzP-vL-+-+0
is g5, followed by a queen move and 9+K+-+-tRR0
g4, breaking through by force. This xiiiiiiiiy
necessitates Blacks reply which nets a
pawn in compensation. 29 h6!!
19...xc2! 20 g5 d4 21 d3 I cant remember ever having to find a
White has two tempi and possible use more startling only move. When I
of the c-file for the pawn and threatens discovered this move I experienced that
to sacrifice on f7. If Black plays xg5? unique exhilaration that only hours of
here or later, White takes with the h- poring over a tortuous chessboard
pawn and moves like b4+ and g4 are problem can provide when the inspiration
too strong. finally strikes. The threat is again 30 xh5
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and 29...xg1 loses to another bolt from taking with the queen and promoting on
the blue 30 f5!! e8. After 39...g8 40 f3 the move f8
29...xh6 30 f5 cannot adequately be met.
A critical position which seems to be 39...f4 40 hxg5 c2 41 h1! 10.
winning for White, as follows: 30...h8 A nice geometrical finishing touch,
31 fxg6 xg1 32 h5!!?. both defending against mate on c1 square
I have not been able to find a defence and threatening mate by h6+. Some
to the threats of g5 and f6 or simply variations are: 41 h1! xg5 (41...c1+
advancing the pawns but it all looks so 42 xc1 xc1+ 43 xc1 xc1 44 f8+-
ethereal that I had worked out another or 41...h2 42 6f2+-) 42 g1 (43
winning line commencing 32 g5! i.e. 32 h6+) 42...g6 43 e8+! g8 44 d5+
g5 e8 33 f6 h6 34 xg1 and the h7 45 h1+ mating.
threat of h5 forces Black to sac back the The next was adjudged CCLA Equal
rook into a lost ending. If instead 32 g5 First, Best Endgame 1992.
c5 33 xe7+ xe7 34 g5+ e8 35 g7 L. Kempen - K. Deeves:
wins easily and the other queen sac is no (Comments by Deeves)
better or 32...g7 33 f6 c5 34 g5! XIIIIIIIIY
with advantage to White. 9-+-+-+k+0
Booths move is the best chance. 9+-+-+-+-0
30...g7! 31 fxe6! 9-+-+-zpp+0
Whites attack suddenly changes 9zp-zp-+p+-0
direction.
31...e8 32 f3+ g8 33 xd5 c8
9-+P+p+-+0
34 xh6 xh6 35 e7+ g7 9+P+r+-+-0
How to continue the attack? 36 d8 is 9P+-trRzPPzP0
flashy, but after 36...xg1 37 xc8 e3 9+-+-tRK+-0
White is overextended. Whilst 36 c1 e3 xiiiiiiiiy
looks precarious for Black its hard to find
anything concrete. The text is much stronger. White offered a draw here as the
36 f1! dominance of the Black position is not
This unhurried move prepares d8 or readily apparent.
f8 and 36...xe7 is met by 37 b7. 35...a4!!
36...g5! However, every line I looked at after
Blacks resourceful play in defence this move ended up with a distinct
adds a lot to this game. White still has to advantage for Black.
be accurate. 36 bxa4 xe2 37 xe2 c3 38 g4
37 f6! xc4 39 gxf5 gxf5 40 g2 f4!
Now 37 f6 g6+ 38 a1 xe7 Forcing the white king to detour to get
(38...gxh4 runs into the pretty variation 39 into the game.
d8 h8 40 xg6+! xg6 41 e8+ xe8 41 h3?!
42 f6+ winning) 39 d7 e8 40 h5+-. But now it is out of the action zone.
37...h7+ 38 a1 e3 41...f5 42 a5 f7 43 b2 e6!
Hoping for 39 hxg5? c2 with Kings win endgames!
counterplay at last. 44 b5?
39 hf1! Wastes a move but theres no way out.
Whites threat is f7+ followed by 44...d5 45 b2 a4 46 h4
 44 May 1998
XIIIIIIIIY
In all the major lines it is the c-pawn 9k+-tr-+-tr0
that wins the game, the central pawn mass 9+p+-+p+p0
being most valuable in restricting White. 9p+-+n+-+0
46...c4 47 g5 c3 48 b8 c2 49 d8+ 9+-+PwQ-+-0
c4 50 c8+ d3 01. 9-+-+P+-+0
The next was the CCLA Best Played
Game 1993.
9+-+P+-zPP0
Froms Gambit (A02) 9qzPN+-+L+0
R. Steifel - Don Keast (AUS) 9+-mK-+-+R0
VIII/IX ICCF World Cup 1991 xiiiiiiiiy
(Notes by Keast)
1 f4 e5 2 fxe5 d6 3 exd6 xd6 4 f3 On the face of things, White has two
f6 5 g3 c6 6 g2 g4 7 d3 c5 8 pawns for the exchange, and some
c3 a6 9 f4 e7 10 d2 000 11 prospects, but
000 36...c8! 37 d2
A fairly normal From position. White 37 dxe6 b3! wins the queen and
dare not try 00 as ....h5 is too dangerous. Whites loose pieces are overrun.
Black has space in the centre for his 37...c5 38 e1
invested pawn. Black now has a problem. White
11...b4 12 g1?! threatens to escape with e3 with a
Trying to plant the N on e2, protecting playable game. How to enter the fortress?
c3. However, this is a los of time from 38...f6!!
which White never fully recovers. Suddenly, an insignificant pawn rips
12...c5 13 h3 e6 14 e4 a5 15 a3 the White position apart. White must
xa3! accept or lose the queen or the b-pawn.
Whites 15th move was to save the a- 39 xf6 hf8!
pawn, but it is lost anyway. Snap! The f-file is shut to escapees.
16 b1 40 g7 b1! 01.
16 bxa3 xa3+ 17 b1 b4 is dire. A quiet queen move to which there is
16...b4 17 c3 e7 18 f2 g5! no adequate reply: if 40...b1 41 e5
Multi-purpose, driving the bishop b3+ 42 e2 c2+ 43 xc2 xc2+ 44
back, gaining e5 and opening the g-file e3 d2#.
for later use. Now for 1994s Best Played Game .
19 e3 b3 20 d2 a1 21 f3 a5 Nimzoindian (E35)
22 d4 c5 23 xg5 cxd4 24 xf6 Arthur Prystenski (CAN) -
xf6 25 xf6 e6 John S. Purdy (AUS)
White avoids material loss, but his Pacific Area tt III, 1991
position remains under pressure. (Notes by J.S. Purdy)
26 f2 b3+ 27 c2 a4 28 a3 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 c2 d5
c5+ 29 b1 b3 30 c2 a2+ 31 5 cxd5 exd5 6 g5 h6 7 h4 c5
c1 b3 32 f5+ e6! 33 cxd4+ In this line Black is trying to exploit
xc2 34 xc2 b8!! the fact that White has not developed any
Time to activate Blacks rookery of of his kingside pieces. He therefore seeks
reserves. White cannot avoid destruction to open up the game even though it results
on the c-file. in an organic weakness at d5.
35 e5+ a8 36 d5 8 dxc5 c6 9 e3 00
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For some reason this seems to be an due to the defensive strength of the knight
innovation. ECO gives 9...g5 10.g3 a5 on g6. 22...h4 becomes a powerful threat
Paroulek-Richter, cor 1942, leading to a and 23 f3 adds the e-pawn to the list of
minute advantage to Black. In the 1990 Whites sick pawns.
Linares Tournament, Spassky as Black 22 h4
against Kasparov also played the imm- Seeking to exploit the weak pawns
ediate 9...g5, but followed by 10...e4. around the Black king. The trick is that if
Although Black lost the game the opening Black replies 22...gxh4 White answers
seems satisfactory. with 23 4xh4 and after ...xh4, xh4
10 ge2 g5 11 g3 e4 White winds up a pawn ahead with Black
Black cannot now be stopped from having all the weaknesses.
playing ...f5 and gaining yet another 22...b6
tempo. Giving up all plans to recapture Whites
12 000 f5 13 xe4 xe4 14 a4 c-pawn, and committing himself to the
This is the first critical position. White sacrifice of a pawn. In return, Black
is a pawn up but I had the feeling Black obtains very powerful pressure down the
must have a playable game because of a- and c-files.
his superior development. However the 23 cxb6 axb6 24 b4 c5 25 hxg5
obvious moves for Black all fail; for c6! 26 d3
example 14...xc5 15 c3+-. If Black In light of subsequent events, it may
does nothing, White proceeds with 15 f3 have been better for White at this stage
and 16 e4. After several days thought I to give up the c-pawn with 26 c4, but
found: after 26...a8 Whites game still seems
14...g6! extremely difficult.
At first sight a most extraordinary move. 26...h4
It removes the protection from Blacks This creates a real White weakness at
weakness at d5 and does not develop any g2. The g-pawn cannot move later
new Black piece. However, it threatens because of the possibility of h3 and if g2
15...xc5 with a good game and also pawn is ever captured h3 becomes a real
raises the possibility of 15...f6 and threat.
16...f5. 27 h2 a8 28 d2
15 c3 White has no alternative if the White
White decides to allow a weakness in king goes to the b-file then 28...b5 and
his pawn structure in order to quickly if the queen seeks to protect the pawn
swap off Blacks light-square bishop and with 28 b3 then 28...b5 29 c2 ba5
remain a pawn ahead, albeit a weak one. 30 d2 c4 31 b1 xa2 32 xa2 xa2
15...xc3 16 bxc3 f6 17 b3 e7 33 xa2 e4+ +.
18 d3 fd8 19 xg6 xg6 28...a4 29 b2 b5 30 c2 a3 31
On g6 the knight turns out to be c4 c5 32 b1 xc4 33 b2 ac3 34
incredibly strong. It is useful in defence hd1 c5
of the king and for the rest of the game With the ...b5 threat White is forced
completely dominates Whites bishop. into the following tactics which, although
20 d4 ac8 21 a3 h5! resulting in the loss of the Black d-pawn,
While this move completely disrupts allow in return the occupation of the
Blacks kingside, in this instance it does White second rank.
not matter as much as it would normally 35 xd5 c2 36 a3 xd5 37 xd5
 46 May 1998
XIIIIIIIIY
xf2 9-+-+-+-+0
Blacks game looks overwhelming. He 9+-+-+p+k0
has threats of 38...xg2, 38...xc2+ and 9-zp-+-+n+0
38...xd5. However, White manages to 9+-+-+-zP-0
keep it all together. 9-+-+-+-zp0
38 d3! e6
38...xg2 39 d6 followed by xg6+ =.
9zP-+-zPq+-0
39 d6 xg2 9-vL-+-+-+0
At last Black completes his plan that 9mK-wQ-+-+-0
began with 26...h4. xiiiiiiiiy
40 a3 strategy since move 45. Now White
XIIIIIIIIY cannot manoeuvre his queen onto c3 or
9-+-+-+k+0 d4 because Black plays ...f1+ followed
9+-+-+p+-0 by c4 forcing an exchange.
9-zp-+q+n+0 50 f6 h3 51 c7 f1+ 52 b2
9+-+R+-zP-0 e2+!!
9-+-+-+-zp0 This zwischenzug is absolutely vital. It
is essential that the White king be driven
9vL-+QzP-+-0 to the first rank as Blacks only winning
9P+-+-+r+0 plan involves protecting the f-pawn with
9+K+-+-+-0 his king and answering a white check on
xiiiiiiiiy the eighth rank with ...f8. This plan will
only work if Black is in a position when
Now Black is in real trouble. Whites White moves his bishop to e7 (attacking
plan is to alleviate the pressure on his a- the pinned knight) to check at f1 and
pawn by b2 which also threatens d8 advance his h-pawn a further square. He
and h8 mate! After 40...h3 41 b2 h2 42 can then afford to sacrifice the knight and
d8+ f8 comes 43 xf8+!! xf8 44 in return queen the pawn.
a3+! followed by a8+ and xg2. The 53 b1 c4 54 d7
bishop must be stopped from going to b2, 54 d6 f1+ 55 b2 e2+ and ...h2.
which is now Blacks objective and to get 54...h2 55 b7 b3+ 56 b2 d3+
the rooks swapped to rid the troublesome 01.
rook/bishop battery. 57 a2 c4+ 58 b1 f1+.
40...c6 41 d1 c3 42 d8+ g7 Sicilian Defence (B50)
43 d3 e5 44 d5 e4+ 45 a1 W. Jordan - W. Megier
g1 46 b2+ h7 47 xg1 xd5 Australian Championship, 1995
Mission accomplished; White has two (Notes by Jordan)
problems: firstly he cannot allow an 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 c4
exchange of queens and secondly he is The King William Attack, my own
vulnerable on the first rank and has to invention, which I played no fewer than
make a bolt hole for his king. 4 times in this tournament.
48 a3 f3 3...f6
48...h3? 49 g4 at least draws. Babi and Hamilton played 3...e6 with
49 c1 (See Diagram) identical games for 10 moves.
49...b5!! 4 e2 c6 5 c3 g4 6 00 e6 7 d3
This move has been the basis of Blacks e7 8 bd2 00 9 h3 h5 10 e1
 Chess Mail 47

b8 11 b3 b5 defend the queenside. I could go passive

So far almost identical to my game to hold my extra pawn, but a lot of
against Ted Brink, who instead played analysis showed threats on the kingside
11...Qc7. were preferable.
12 f1 27 f4!
If Black plays.e5 at some point we The threat f5 is awesome in some
have a Lopez type position; if he doesnt, positions to say the least. Its straight for
the h5-B may become harassed by g4 the king from now on.
and a later f4. 27...cb7 28 b4 c7
12...e5!? 13 g4 xf3+ 14 xf3 g6 28...Qa3 should win a pawn, but Black
15 g5 will eventually get mated.
White has to be very careful not to over 29 c1 c4
extend, but the bad position of the black The queen is very active here, the
B just justifies this. position is very delicately balanced and
15...d7 16 h4 c4 the next move was the hardest in the
Another interesting way to sac a pawn game.
was 16...f6. 30 h3! f8 31 d2
17 dxc4 bxc4 18 xc4 e5 19 e2 31 f5 is met by ...Qd3. White has a very
xc4 20 xc4 b6 strong attack.
Black has 2 bishops and some open 31...h8 32 f5 exf5 33 exf5 d5? 34 d4
lines for the pawn. I had expected 20...d5 10.
to free the bishop on g6 and prevent a Black resigned in view of 34...Qc6
later opening of the h-file. (say) 35 Rh4 Bg8 36 Rxh7+ Bxg8 38 g6.
21 g3 fc8 22 e2 f6 23 g4 f7 33...Bg8 was a better try, but White is
White has managed to keep Black a pawn up with a very powerful attack.
passive, but its not easy to free the queen- Kings Indian Defence (E97)
side. If 24 b3 (hoping for 24...Rxc3 25 Hermann Rhode (GER) -
Bb2) Black can exchange pawns first. Tim Runting (AUS)
24 e2 fxg5 25 e3 World Ch XXI semifinal, 1995-8
Much better than allowing a bishop (Notes by Runting)
exchange with Bg5. 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 f3
25...a5 26 hxg5 c7 00 5 e4 d6 6 e2 e5 7 00 c6 8
XIIIIIIIIY d5 e7 9 d2 a5 10 b1
9-tr-+-+k+0 10 a3 d7 11 b3 (11 a2 c5 12 b3 e8
9zp-tr-vllzpp0 13 b2 f5 14 b4 axb4 15 axb4 b6 16 bxc5
9-+-zpp+-+0 bxc5 Kamsky-Shirov, Dos Hermanas
1995) 11...c6 12 b2 h6 13 b1 c8 14
9wq-+-+-zP-0 dxc6 xc6 15 d3 b6 16 b4 axb4 17
9-+-+P+Q+0 axb4 h5 Ftacnik-Topalov, Polanica
9+-zP-vL-sN-0 Zdroj 1995 (01, 59).
9PzP-+RzP-+0 10...d7 11 a3
9tR-+-+-mK-0 If 11 b3 then:
xiiiiiiiiy a) 11...c6 (Notkin) 12 a3 b8 13 b4
axb4 and now:
Black threatens the simple doubling on a1) 14 axb4 cxd5 15 cxd5 c8 16 b2
the b-file and White has to contort to h6 (16...b5 17 d3 b6 18 b3 h6
 48 May 1998

19 a5 c7 Nemet-Gallagher, Sweden and ag8-g4+.

1994) 17 c4 b5 18 a5 xc3 19 xc3 27...e7 28 e2 e5
xe4 Van Wely-Djurhuus, Gausdal Again the occupation of e5 by Black
1993. leaves him with an edge, but this time
a2) 14 xb4!? h6 (14...a7 15 c2 even greater due to the queens influence
e8) 15 b3 (15 db1! xc1 16 xc1 on the game from this square.
e8 17 b2 a7 18 d2) 15...a7 29 h1 g4 30 g1 hg8 31 f1
Notkin-Bologan, St.Petersburg open 1995 There is little White can do, but wait...
(10, 58) ; 31...gxh3 32 xh3
b) 11...c8 12 a3 b6 13 e1 c6 14 32 gxh3 h4 (32...g3 33 h4 ag8 34
dxc6 bxc6 15 c5 dxc5 16 c4 xc4 17 c2 e8 e.g. 35 h1 d7 36 h2 h3)
xc4 e7 Kolev-Kr. Georgiev, Bulgarian 33 h1 g3 34 h2 ag8 35 c2 e8
Ch 1992. and ...d7+.
11...a4 12 f3!? 32...g3+ 33 h2 h4 34 h1 h3 35
I couldnt find this move anywhere, but g1 ag8 36 h2
it looks illogical to me! Whites reluc- White has done his best, but the end is
tance throughout this game to play b3/b4 in sight...
to obtain counterplay on the queenside 36...hxg2 37 h7+
only ends up in disaster. 12 b4 axb3 is 37 f2 (38 d1) 37...f5-+.
known. 37...f8 38 h4
12...h5 13 g5 f4 14 xf4 exf4 XIIIIIIIIY
15 g4 h6 16 xd7 xd7 17 f3 g5 9-+-+-mkr+0
Black has achieved equality and has a 9+-zp-+-+-0
clear plan based on the occupation of e5 9-zp-zp-zp-+0
and the advance of the h- & g-pawns.
Whites indifferent play based solely on
9+-+Pwq-+-0
the exchange of the light square bishops
9p+P+Pzp-tR0
gives him nothing. 9zP-+Q+Ptr-0
18 e1 g6 19 h3 9-zP-+R+p+0
19 d4? xd4 20 xd4 f3!...Qg4/ 9+-+-+-mK-0
Nh4+. xiiiiiiiiy
19...e5 20 xe5 xe5 21 f3 f6 22
h1 f7! 38...f5! 01.
Clearing the decks for the heavy Faced with the following lines, White
arsenal down the g- & h-files. White resigned:
should still be aiming to open up the b- a) 39 exf5 h8 40 xh8+ (40 xe5
file to obtain some counterplay as xh4 41 e1 h1+ 42 f2 xe1+)
opposed to looking at a long defence on 40...xh8 41 xg2 xb2+;
his kingside. b) 39 h2 39...h8 40 hxg2 hh3:
23 b5 h5 24 d4 xd4 25 xd4 b6 b1) 41 xg3 fxg3 42 g2 (or 42 exf5
Secures the queenside from either a h8+) 42...h8 43 f1 h1+ 44 e2
direct 26 c5 or 26 b4 axb3 27 xb3. xb2+ 45 d2 xd2+ 46 xd2 h2+;
26 d3 h8 27 h2 b2) 41 exf5 xg2+ (41...h8) 42 xg2
27 h4?! g4! (27...gxh4? 28 d2 h3 29 (42 xg2 g7+) 42...e1+ 43 f1 h1+ +;
xf4 hxg2+ 30 xg2 ag8+ 31 h2 and b3) 41 ef2 fxe4 42 xe4 xg2+ 43
32.g1) 28 d2 gxf3 29 xf4 fxg2+ xg2 xe4 44 fxe4 e3+.
 Chess Mail 49

CC and computers: our

long-running issue!
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Knut Herschel (Leipzig, Germany),
International Master of Correspondence Chess and
a member of the German national correspondence
chess team, offers some thoughts on the planned
Kasparov-match with human/machine-symbiosis.

R
EPEATEDLY, there have been advantages at least for higher leagues.
heated discussions on the usage of He believes that in spite of considerably
computers in correspondence improved chess programs an optimum
chess, which for many of us has actually connection of human analytic capacity,
already become normality. creative playing and of the ability to use
In this matter opinions differ and the programs efficiently are still decisive
arguments are often controversial. The for the outcome of any game.
variety of stated opinions ranges from Personally, I found especially enlight-
excessive over-estimation to blue-eyed ening the very informative explanations in
under-estimation or even attempts to ChessBase publications by FIDE-IGM
suppression of a problem which changes
the basis of CC decisively.
An important step in the objectivisation
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ter user knows how to additionally uti-

One should not be misguided lise gigantic databases for opening theory
into thinking that computer and games, and he also knows that there
programs offer total tactical are systems which allow analysis of a
position by different analytic modules by,
security... There is a high simply, pressing a button.
danger of misjudgment. Recently, I found the following press
release (I quote excerpts):

Rainer Knaak about the efficient usage of A few days after his defeat by Deep Blue,
analysis programs and their possibilities as Garry Kasparov came up with the idea that dur-
well as limits. And I can only strongly rec- ing future championships human beings should
ommend to every CC player the probing be allowed to use the abilities of a computer in
deeper into different variants during the game. Consequently, he is planning to par-
computer analysis, thus, in the long run, ticipate in an experiment initiated by himself
saving time and achieving better results. from June 9 until June 13.
I have to add from my own experience, In Lon, a town in Spain, he will play a match
however, that even this technology is of six one-hour-games (2 x 60 min.) against Bul-
very time-consuming much more, in garian top GM Topalov with the following rules:
fact, than a competitor, who is also fully Each of the opponents can use a computer
involved in his profession, can afford. both machines having the same capacities on
Furthermore, one should not be mis- which he may install any programs. The ques-
guided into thinking that computer pro- tion is: How may computers be used most effi-
grams offer total tactical security. Due to the ciently during a game?
well-known horizon problem and be- It is likely that the opening databases will be
cause of program weaknesses, especially searched for variations and previous games, that
concerning difficult material relations, there during the middle of the game a chess program
is a high danger of misjudgment. may be used to search for tactical holes in the
planned variants, and that at the end of the game

H
OWEVER, one big advantage of CD-ROMs, capable of playing endgames with
the usage of computers has not up to 5 chessmen error-free, will be utilised.
yet been emphasised at all: the The idea is not completely new, rather, it has
great rationalisation of the analysis itself! been modified. Already a few years ago the Pro-
I used to puzzle over the board taking fessor of Mathematics, Dr. Ingo Althfer from
notes. Today, my computer automatically Jena, was experimenting with his Dreihirn
logs the notation of the moves considered. (three-brain), that is, a human is using two com-
Thus, the analysis can be extended in a puters running parallel to one another: in situa-
flexible and hierarchical way, while an tions where the programs suggestions differ, the
image of the respective position and the human is to choose one of them. Also, for years
notation are available simultaneously. I computers have been used in the same way in
believe that the effects thus created in correspondence chess with the exception that
respect to time saving and creating space there were no defined periods for the computer
for creative analysing are no less impor- usage, and that there was no security of both
tant than the use of computer based ana- opponents using the same kind of computer. In
lytic engines. Lon, however, there will be such a regulation.
A CC player and experienced compu- The games will be of high quality in respect of
 Chess Mail 51

1997: Kasparov versus the IBM computer. This year it will be Kasparov +
computer v grandmaster Topalov + computer. What lessons will we learn?
opening theory and big tactical mistakes will be our faction use all kinds of computers, all
avoided. And it is because of this and because kinds of programs, one plays chess more
of the players skills that this Symbiosis-Match or less well, one has more or less time for
will probably be first class. the move, and ones understanding of
Kasparov enthusiastically calls his idea what the machine is doing is more or less
Chess of the 21st century. This is probably a advanced. And (sometimes) one has infi-
little exaggerated since this kind of chess seems nitely more time than Kasparov or
to eradicate one of the major reasons for playing Topalov under stress.
chess: the joy in ones very own good perform- Still, this interesting Kasparov-project
ance. Still, the human/machine-symbiosis is an will yield some basic conclusions for the
interesting idea for chess, and it is well worth to world of correspondence chess:
be tested. Who will, for the most part of the
(translated from SCHACH MAGAZIN 64 game, be the Master in this Master-Slave-
/ Schach-Echo - 4/1998) System?
What about personal performance?
For correspondence chess this (And how to redefine it securely?)
match will be of great importance! On the basis of my own experience in
For the first time under regular cham- CC without and with computers and
pionship conditions, something will be based on the results of many discussions
tested which CC players have been prac- with experts and experts I am trying a
tising for a long time. Of course, there are risky prediction: The human will domi-
small giant differences: The players of nate the course of the game on the basis
 52 May 1998

of strategic thought, using the data bases with the help of his CAD-program. No-
for the openings, and he will draw on the body would think the machine designed
support of the machines processing ca- the building. However, discussing this
pabilities particularly in tactical questions very article, Prof. Althfer reminded me
yet not too intensively or rather trust- that there were colleagues in my profes-
ing the machine strongly or even too sion (not always older ones) who rejected
strongly. CAD-systems...
Asked about the Lon match, expert Yet, what are our opponents to do who
R. Knaak said, I cannot imagine that we prefer to play on their own? Personally,
will get much out of it. With only one hour most interesting in this respect would be
per game the stars will basically rely on the question whether any such prefer-
their own skills, letting the computers run ences still exist and whether they are in
along for control. (The necessary think- keeping with our times or even practi-
ing into variations takes respectively cally realisable. If so, one could try to or-
much time.) Unless, of course, games with ganise championships where the players
many tactical possibilities develop. assure each other to not use computers.

T
But there is no possibility of control and
HE advantages and disadvantages
no protection from belated ambitions to
of human beings and computers
win... Otherwise, there is the danger of
will possibly become very evident.
these players losing faith and transferring
Computers will bring to bear their two
to regular chess of the 20th century. But
blindnesses the strategic one and the
beware: 1 years before the turn of the
limited horizon much to the displeasure
millennium even this area is being infil-
or pleasure of players and commentators.
trated by the symbiotic-game.
And we, dear friends of CC, may be

F
able to say: See, even though we use INALLY, but not unimportantly:
computers we are still winning or losing When opponents utilise roughly the
our games ourselves! Almost, that is same kind of computer in a CC
But seriously, whether one likes or dis- game, the achievements, no doubt, are
likes the chess of the 21st century is each players own.
much a matter of personal taste. If That is, their personal performance will
though sadly a top player like ICCF- always be the decisive factor a point
GM D. Stern (GER) does not want to play in which BdF President, ICCF General
correspondence chess any longer because Secretary and former world champion Dr.
of the computers, his point is respectable. F. Baumbach agrees with me. And the
And I am sure that, unfortunately, other pleasure in ones own achievements will,
top players like some German corre- in such cases, remain unspoilt.
spondence chess friends, will follow his But how about competitions with op-
decision. ponents not owning a computer, or un-
K. Zuse, construction engineer and in- able to afford a quality machine, or un-
ventor of the computer, was a colleague able to afford a computer at all?
of mine who was fed up with calculating Dear friends, under the motto AMICI
long statistics by hand. And therefore I SUMUS! we are all participating in the
have to play on for a little more. I am com- same championships, some using a For-
forted by the similarities between a com- mula One racing car, most using a regu-
puter-supported CC game and a construc- lar one, some cycling and others as pe-
tion project developed by the engineer destrians even. What a wonderful picture!
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Grodzensky, Dambrauskas, Danek.
World Ch XXII Semi-final
Semi-final 1 Boada Llombart, 40. Grimm Oren.
Master result: Mercadal Benejam
Section 02 72. Herbrechtsmeier TD: Witold Bielecki (ESP). MN/22: 27. Dziel 0 Sntges, 28.
Veinger, 73/5. Voyna 1 Sek, Meyers, Section 06 1. Enigk Tomizawa, 2/3. Fraser Shishigin, 29. Pavoni 1 Roth.
Pereira, 76. Kolbe Notten, 77. Knebel Romanov, 0 Christov. Section MN/24: 28. Szczepaniec 0 Hall, 29.
Eriksson 1 Gutop. Section 03 84. 07 2. Fecht van Kempen, 3. Grasso Mokrys Rkay. MN/26: 27. Rowley
Steckner 1 Jensen. Section 04 61. Pankratov. S10 Ostrowski started with Kruse, 28. Rowley 1 Youssef. MN/
Buisman Geenen. Section 05 53/4. 1st etl. in all games, that were claimed. 27: 33. Anhalt 1 Bieganowski, 34. Anhalt
Gallinnis Bern, 0 Veen, 55/6. Merilo Fremiotti. MN/29: 21. Alberti
1 Zanetti (def), Rfenacht, 57/8. C.C. Olympiad XII, Leung, 22. Smit Leung. MN/30: 38.
Nizynski 1 Rfenacht, Parnas.
Preliminaries
Preliminaries Christ 1 Schaar. MN/31: 30.
Mishuchkov Rosin, 31. Schreiber 0
World Ch XX Semi-final
Semi-final TD: Roald Berthelsen
Section 1-Board 2: 66 Dorofeev UKR
Toscano. MN/32: 27. Henk 1 Sandberg,
TD: Roald Berthelsen 28. Fuchs 1 Cornu, 29. Henk 1 Kovcs.
0 Kristoffel EST, Board 4: 63/64 Kovcs 1.etl vs. Geider nc. m. 18. MN/
Section 1: No new results. Section 2: Kaschljuk UKR 1 Johnston HKG, 0
99/100 Keskowski 1 Viskov, 0 Al-Thani 33: 29. Waltmans Polakovic. MN/34:
Feroul FRA. 24. Wakolbinger Ronczkowski, 25.
Section 3 and 4: No new results. Team Result: 61 UKR-FRA 3-2.
Section 6: 85 Arkhangelsky 1 Woldmo. Galj 0 Wakolbinger, 26. Galj 0 Backe,
Section 2-Board 4: 61 Bresadola ITA 0 27. Ronczkowski 1 Galj, 28. Coco
Sections 7,8 and 10: No new results Mihalko HUN. Ronczkowski. Grima Crespo 1.etl vs.
Team Result: 53 HUN-ITA 3-3.
World Ch XXI Semi-final
Kruchem nc. m. 19. MN/35: 33.
Semi-final Section 3: No new results. Rodrguez Martn Franois, 34.
TD Witold Bielecki Section 4-Board 3: Kuperman 1st etl vs Moreno Ramos 0 Mathias. MN/36: 33.
Section 01 64. Rhode 0 Runting, 65. Moura POR. Ncm 43. Rezzuti 0 Serner. MN/37: 22. Goerlinger
Dusart Johnson, 66. Josefsson 1 Frijling, 23. Goerlinger 1 Plato, 24.
Malyshev. Section 02 70. Buscher Master Norm Miciak Niemand, 25. Brachtel 1 Plato.
Serbinenko, 71. Tait 1 Aldrete, 72.
Bratsev Grabinger. IM title: Jonathan Tournaments MN/39: 8. Girard 0 Achilles, 9. Fraser
Nitsche, 10. Barrios Troncoso
Tait (ENG). Section 04 69. Mller 1 TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez, Rkay, 11. Rkay Thomsen. MN/40:
Gorokhovsky, 70/1. Tochacek, Lanz Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla 7. Weileder Litovicius, 8. Weileder
Raijmaekers. IM title: Rene (ESP) Piersig, 9. Piersig Daw. MN/41: 12.
 54 May 1998

Blling Dille, 13. Sandstrm 1 Dille. MN/42: 6. Baudoin WT/M/667 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

Richter, 7. Belokopyt Harabor, 8. Richter Harabor.
MN/43: 20. Kruse 1 Lumley, 21. Calandri Kuzenkov. MN/ 1= . Hansen DEN * 1 1 1 1 5
44: 7. Engelhardt Baumgartner, 8. Remde Baumgartner. 1= H.-P. Fait GER * 1 1 1 1 5
MN/45: 13. Viard 1 Volaks, 14. Viard 1 Van Damme. MN/ 3 V. Vinklrek CZE 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 4
46: 7. Ellis 1 Holl. MN/47: 2. Kuiper Magalln Minguez, 4 H.G. Kothe USA 0 0 0 * 1 2
3. Ellinger Iotov. MN/48: 5. Hempel 1 Rosenhahn. MN/
49: 4. Otte Mathias, 5. Alberti Mathias, 6. Ledger 5 M. Griesmann FRA 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 2
Otte. MN/55: Elsner 1.etl vs. Metzer nc. m. 7 6= I. Duben SLK 0 0 0 * 1
Vacations: Alberti 4-27.4, Fischer 15-28.3 (special), 6= E. Mkinen FIN 0 0 0 * 1
Franois 10-19.4 (special) + 27.6-26.7, Geider 13.3-1.4,
Grimm 6-19.4, Kozlov 1-30.4 + 1-15.5 (special), Larsson
6-26.4 (special), Nitsche 24.4-9.5 + 14-27.6, Richter 9-24.4 WT/M/688 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
(special) + 29.7-25.8, Samraoui 20.2-20.3, Schuchardt 2- 1 F. Odenwald GER * 1 1 1 1 1 5
10.4 + 11-15.4 (special), Schuster 30.3-28.4. 2 U. Bokelbrink GER 0 * 1 1 1 1 4
EMAIL MASTER NORM TOURNAMENTS
Results: EM/MN/001: 38. Wang 1 Bormida, 39. Wang 3 A. de Groot NLD 0 * 1 1 1 4
Sowray, 40. Barnsley 1 Reijnen, Mary Bormida. Reijnen 4 S.I. Khromov RUS 0 0 * 1 1 3
1.etl vs. Mary nc. m. 29 Reijnen 1.etl vs. Mukherjee nc. m. 5 G. Descroix FRA 0 0 0 * 0 1 1
29 EM/MN/002: 20. Nightingale Grau Ribas, 21. Coco 6 E.C. Muniz BRS 0 0 0 0 * 1
0 De Groot, 22. Nightingale 1 Coco, Rost Simmelink, 24.
Simmelink 0 Pasierb, 25. Kristensen 0 Nicholls, 26. Alvarez 7 J. Sandberg SVE 0 0 0 0 0 *
Villar Grau Ribas. EM/MN/003: 8. Tosi Schorra, 9.
Tosi 0 Muschalek, 10. Laurent Tosi, Malmstrom WT/M/691 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Muschalek, 12. Tosi 1 Malstrom, 13. Brueckner 1 Tosi, 14.
Malmstrom 0 Mrugala, 15. Rak Brueckner. 1= K. Kgler GER * 1 1 1 4
Vacations: Kristensen 29.3-12.4, Simmelink 16.3-1.4. 1= H. Offenborn GER * 1 1 1 4
New Section EM-MN-004: Cor van Wieringen (NLD), 3 M. Fahrbach GER * 1 1 0 1 4
Peter Rak (GER), Robert Bowerman (CAN), Walter 4= A. Kramer NLD 0 0 * 1 1 3
Lautenbach (GER), Giuseppe Siviero (ITA), D. Viana de
Assis (BRS), Hector Horta (SVE), Hirokaz Onoda (JAP), 4= D.P. Eilmes USA 0 0 * 1 1 3
Horacio Neto (POR), Valery Aleshnya (RUS) and Palle 6 Lunden-Kristensen DEN 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 2
Bratholm (DEN). Rating Average = 2355, Start date: 25 Mar 7 V. Apr ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0
1998, Category V, IM norm: 6 out of 10.

Master Class WT/M/717 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 W. Fischer GER * 1 1 1 4
TD: Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20, I-10136 Torino 2 J. Bcker GER * 1 1 1 4
(ITA). Email: [email protected]
3 R. Caldieri ITA 0 * 1 1 1 4
RESULTS: 567 20. Malinin Diener. 647 18. Ipatko 0
von Rein. 648 19. Ipatko 1 Baier. 667 21. Vinklrek 1 Kothe. 4 F. Huybrecht BEL 0 * 1 3
See the crosstable 685 20. Mesquita Jnior 0 Borchers. 686 5 R. Gillman ENG 0 0 * 1 2
16/7. Kantsurak 1 Trahan, Donatini. 687 18/20. Muniz 0 6 J. Bastian GER 0 0 0 * 1
Khne, David (both def.), Kantsurak. 688 Muniz 0
7 M.A. dos Santos BRS 0 0 0 0 * 1
Bokelbrink, de Groot (both def.), 0:0 Descroix. See the
crosstable. 690 20. Reale 0 Daw. 691 19. Offenborn 1
Eilmes, 20/1. Lunden-Kristensen, Eilmes 1 Apr. See the 0 Kastner. 757 1. Jnger 1 Bastian. 758 Olausson: games cancelled.
crosstable. 695 20. Wystrach 1 Zarkov. 707 16. Kazakov 0 Vacations: Bauer, Detmer (special), Hardman, Norevall, Wilkes (+
Heise, 17. Holthuis Ganesan. 712 20. Gorges 0 Eckert. special), Wunderlich (special).
714 20. Kucera 1 Braczko. 715 18. Oon 0 Herrmann. 717
21. Caldieri 1 dos Santos (def.). See the crosstable. 718 12.
Turati 0 Wystrach. 719 18. Taufratshofer 0 Forslf. 720 17.
Higher Class
TD: Joseph Deidun Sr., P. O. Box 371, Bloomfield, On. Canada
Grehoff Chessing. 722 17. Probola 0 Nielsen (def.). 726
16. Gehre 0 Versili. 728 4/5. Belluire, Zivic 0 Mehlhorn, 6/ KOK 1G0
7. Svensson 1 Zivic, Battistini. 730 12/3. Fay 1 Gnzel, Final Results: 903 21. Groshev 0 Gomes Filho. Positions: 1. C. C.
Naumovic. 731 15. Weiss Baroin. 732 12/4. Kettunen 1 Gomes Filho (BRA) 6, 2. R. H. K. Mann (ENG) 5, 3./4. M. Jacobsson
Bialas, 0 Fait, Baroin, 15. Richter 1 tefan (def.). 734 6/ (NOR), V. A. Groshev (RUS) 3, 5./. S. Bricker (USA), E. A.
7. Herrmann 1 Malmberg, Hayden, 8. Hayden 0 Malmberg, Fadin (RUS), 7. R.S.M. Vasconcelos (POR) 0.
9. Klein 0 Sampieri. 735 10. Bastian 1 Hayden. 736 5. Czr Results: 886 17/8. Astrow 1 Kthe, Tornow, 19. Cooley 1 Tornow.
Herrmann, 6. Aiken 1 Snchez, 7/8. Khne 0 Sowden, 1 897 19. Stika 0 (def) Mohandoussaid. 899 14/5. Kruglov 1 Naeter,
Cillo. 737 12 Vin 0 Norevall. 738 10. Vaissermann Thal. Bobel. 906 11/2. Jemar Ninci 1 Legrand, Brschneider, 13. Nucci
740 5/6. Wanke Wsciubiak, Anderson. 742 4. Diener 1 Giorgi. 907 12/3. Castellano 1 Raffaele, 0 Tepper. 917 17. Bishop
Dege, 5/7. Hansen 1 Diener, Dege, Mrquez Abreu. 745 Krook. 919 17. Trochet Simons. 920 16. Rosas 0 Sowden, 17.
1/2. Schmidbauer Bauer, 1 Palm. 746 5/10 Petrovic 0 vs. Schneidereit 0 Jasak. 921 13. Beaumont 1 Colo. 922 12. Kthe 0
all, 11. Nissen 0 Krejbich; Youssef etl vs. Borroni, n.c. 5/01/ Hudk. 923 14/5. Maliszewski 0 Brschneider, Schallies, 16. Ryska
98. 749 5. Schiffer Roux. 750 Barten etl vs. Kretschmer, l Camerini. 924 13. Baier 0 Ponomarev, 14/5. Cataldi 1 Oakes,
n.c. move 26. 753 2. Hernez Fernndez Eckert, 3. Nossein Ponomarev. 925 10/1. Kumpuniemi 1 Carrettoni, Hudk. 926 5.
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WT/H/GT/46 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts.
1 C. Marquez Abreu ESP X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
2 S. Pawlowski POL X 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
3 N. Schaefer GER 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
4 G. Polklaeser GER 0 1 X 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8
5 K. Holmberg SVE 0 1 0 1 X 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
6 T. Buechling GER 0 0 1 X 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
7 J. Kolarik CZE 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 1 1 1 7
8 V. Konev RUS 0 0 X 0 1 5
9 R. Pach FRA 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 0 1 5
10 A. Moffat CAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 5
11 P. Clough ENG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 4
12 A. Goode ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 4
13 A. Rabczewski POL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 1 3
14 E. Pikkuhookana FIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0

Camerini Driessen. 927 7/8. P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg 82 de Rijk 0 Schwan 83 Bartl 0 Schwan
Likhachev de Haas, Hanison. 928 17. (DEN) 84 Picard 1 Berenguer GT37: 51 Foulds
Talbot 1 Vitols. 929 4. Likhachev 1 Final Results: 1379 21 Jago 1 Volak. 1 Wunderlich 52 Romijn 0 Ramos
Peetoom. 930 5. Anda 1 Giraudet. 931 Positions: 1. G. Bassi (ITA) 6, 2. D. Barraso 53 Hinz 1 Bhme 54 Wunderlich
13. Franceschi Garcia, 14. Krook Rosner (GER) 5, 3. B. Hanison (ENG) 0 Hinz GT38: 51 van Berkel 1 Wolff 52
Brner. 933 12. Grout 1 Kreuscher. 934 3, 4. S Jago (AUS) 3, 5. J. Volak (POL) Musichin 1 Nyward 53 Kandler 0 Vatne
4. Hildner 1 Kthe. 935 8. Welton 1 2, 6. R. Schultheiss (GER) 1, 7. U. 54 Wolff 1 Nyward GT39: 41 Eshoj 1
Kthe. 936 2. Rooms Grber. 939 2/3. Baier (GER) 0. 1396 20/1. Ketzer 42 Schwerdtfeger 0 Hemmila 43
Tagesen 1 Aymard, Zchner. Scheffler-Weber 0 Lane, Gerwert (23). Bistry 1 Nachtigall 44 Geilen 0
Vacations: Salgaocar . Positions: 1. M. Lane (WLS) 5, 2/3. Nachtigall GT40: 15 Roux 1 Lehmann.
WT/H/GT:Final Higher Class GT report Th. Gelwert (GER), L. Scheffler-Webcr
from TD Hans Wiesner (CAN) (GER) 4, 4. U-M Gerlinger (GER) 3, Third Class
Third
WT/H/GT46: 88. Rabczewski 0-0 5. V.D. Ljukyanets (RUS) 2, 6. TD: Poul Rasmussen (DEN)
Clough, 89. Pawlowski 1 Clough, 90. B.Jensen (DEN) 1, 7. F.A. Results: 936 18. Drexhage 1 Ioka, 19.
Pawlowski 1 Rabczewski, 91. Konev 0 Albuquerque Melo (BRS) 0. 1408: 21. Ioka 1 Duncovich, 20 Duncovich
Pawlowski. See the crosstable. Anderson 1 Gnther. Positions: 1. J P Drexhage. 941 17/8. Capuci 0 van Beele,
WT/H/GT: 47-61 TD: Gary Ruben Soberano (POR) 6, 2. G. M Anderson El-Said (silence). 950 6. Purcell 1
(CAN). Email: [email protected] (SCO) 5. 3. V. Portych (CZE) 4, 4. A. Morrissey, 7/9. Huis int Veld 0
48. 80. Hymas 0 Dzenis 49. 66. Diaz 0 Gnther (GER), 5. B. Heinze (GER) 2, Wrzebesser, Roux, Purcell, 10.
Schmelz, 67. Lin 1 Diaz. 50. 54. 6. R. Stevenson (IRL) 1, 7. O.V. Ermulin Wrzebesser Luey, 11. Dunn 1 Purcell,
Lagergren 1 Merrell 52. 58. Stapinski 0 (RUS) 0. 1410: 21. Haeberle Koller. 12. Morrissey 0 Huis int Veld, 13/14.
Zhdanov, 59. Zhdanov 1 Bobel, 60. Positions: 1. J. Joutsi (FIN) 5, 2. A. Huis int Veld 0 Dunn, Luey, 15 Dunn 1
Tibbert 0 Posthoff. 53. 72. Fengsrud 1 Lacis (LAT) 5, 3/4. G. Koller (OST), A Luey. 953 7. Morrissey 0 Kolstad, 8/12.
Rozumek. 54. 42. Muneret 1 Maly, 43. Haeberle (GER) 3, 5. G. Maly (GER) Hilton 0 Bain, Yoshino, Kolstad,
Muneret 0 Wesely. 55. 52. t Jong 0 2, 6. M.J.Merritt (USA) 1, 7. K. Morrissey, Versteeg (silence). 954 1/2
Vaindl 53. Kristensen 1 van Meggelen, Eansworth (ENG) . Martins 1 Jger, Stacey.
54. Hofer 1 Peczkowski, 55. Bendig Results: 1402: 18. Heinze 0 Polasek. Vacation: Kristensen.
Kristensen, 56. Dearnley 0 Peczkowski, 1404: 9. Hurley 0 Maly. 1411: 9. Zorin
57. Dearnley 0 Bendig. 56. 48. 1 Brotherton, 10. Moncelsi 0 Garcia
Narcisio. 1412: 16. Stefens Portman.
Cleeve Memorial
Cleev
Krustkalns 1 Budding, 49. Clark 0 Tournament Director: Hans Wiesner
Budding, 50 Budding 1 Cibin. 57. 48. 1413: 13. Kolczykiewicz 0 Bogustov.
van Leeuwen Squires, 49. Squires 0 1415: 2. Eschenbauer 1 Bardason. 1418: (CAN)
Hildner, 50. Coope 0 van Leeuwen, 51. 9. Cumming 0 Schn. 1420: 4. Kiuru 1 After reviewing the state of the unfinished
van Leeuwen 1 Munoz Osorio, 52. van Schultheiss. 1424: 7. Eschenbauer 1 games from the late Mr. Brglez, a
Leeuwen Anderson. 58. 18. Coclet Hartmann. 1425: 8/9. Klhe Mller, decision has been made to restore the
Feist, 19. Sacerdotali 1 Coclet, 20. Lane Gtz. 10. Gtz 1 Mller. 1426: 8. Gtz scores of the three finished games and to
Goode. 59. 12. Capoccia Feinstein. 1 Pabst. adjudicate the 11 unfinished games. The
60. 1. Cermak Wagner. Vacations: Crowdy, Hoffmann, Mller, three restored games will be recorded as
Vacations: Gritti 9/2/98 to 10/3/98, Soulas, Triumfetti. 43-45.
Buesching 6/3/98 to 15/3/98, Esses 1/3/ 40 Hollis Thomas, 41 Thomas
98 to 15/3/98. Second Class Pineault, 42 Kozlowicz Borwell. 43.
Borwell Brglez 44. Brglez 0 Hiltunen
GT TD: Leonardo Madonia (ITA) 45. Redolfi Brglez, 46. Engel
First Class WT/II/GT/34: 81 Joutsi 1 Ottenbreit, Pineault 47. Pineault 0 Tikkanen 48.
Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen GT36: 79 Evangelisti 0 Schwan 80 Pineault Kozlowicz 49. Zlender
Bogott 0 Schwan 81 Schwan 1 Berenguer Pineault, 50 Zlender 1 Kozlowicz.
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EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS Tournament Office

Director: Egbert
Bsenberg,
Schulberg 1, D-07586
ANNOUNCEMENT Oberndorf, Germany.
Phone/FAX: 0049
63. European Championship, 36606 60276.
Email:
Semi-final [email protected]
According to the decision of the 1997 ICCF
Congress the European Championship will IMPORTANT !!
be remodelled and organised in two stages, To avoid unnecessary correspondence it is
semi-final and final. essential, that for each nominated/entered
The right to participate is determined by player the nominating/entering federation
9, 10 of the Tournament Rules of the clearly indicates on what ground this player
European Tournament Office: is nominated/entered. For players qualified
9.1. Each national ICCF member according to 10.1.10.5. must also be given
federation of the European zone is entitled the information in which section(s) the
to nominate one player without qualification. qualification has been gained.
9.2. Those players who have a valid Nominations and entries shall be sent, via
qualification are entitled to play: the national federation, either by eMail
10.1. a player who has won an EU/M/GT ([email protected]), by fax (+49
group, 36606 60276) or by (registered) letter to the
10.2. a player who within 10 years has twice European Tournament Office (Egbert
achieved 2nd place in an EU/M/GT group, Bsenberg, Schulberg 1, D 07586
10.3 a player who within 10 years has Oberndorf), to be received by him not later
achieved 2nd place in an EU/M/GT group and than September 30th, 1998. The tournament
1st place in an EU/M group, will probably start on January 1st, 1999.
10.4. a player who within 10 years has won The entry fee is 25 Swiss Francs per player
two EU/M groups and must be paid through the national
10.5. a participant of an European federation.
Championship who scored at least 60 % of
the possible points but did not qualify for EU/M/1110 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
the 3/4-final of the World Championship. 1 J. Krebs GER 1 0 1 1 1 4
2 Dr M. Michelek CZE 1 1 1 4
3 A. Santi ITA 0 1 1 1 4
Each semi-final section shall comprise 15 4 G.J. Michels GER 1 0 0 1 1 3
to 17 players. The first and the second placed 5 H. Gnirk GER 0 0 1 1 3
players of each semi-final section achieve 6 J. Larsen DEN 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
the final, which comprises also 15 to 17 7 A. Hebald GER 0 0 0 0 0
players. EU/M/1118 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
In this final all participants have the 1 H. Wagner GER 1 1 1 4
possibility to achieve a direct qualification 2 H.-J. Kreutzer GER 1 1 4
for the World Championship final. 3 K.-H. Glaser GER 1 1 4
The European Champion shall be awarded 4 F. Lorin FRA 0 1 1 1 4
5 Dr H. Nagel OST 0 0 0 1 2
with the ICCF Grandmaster title provided 6 R. Steinke GER 0 0 0 1 0 1
that the category of the final is IX or above. 7 S. Berbece ROM 0 0 0 0 0
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European
European EU/M/GT/363 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

Champs. 1 H. Schwierry
2 T. Szafraniec
GER
POL
1 1
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TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen
3 J. Girard FRA 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270
4 L. Karlsson SVE 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Hjbjerg (DEN)
No report this month. 5 G. Vinke GER 1 1 1 1 9
6 J. Menken GER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
4 EU Teams F
Teams inal
Final 7 P.K. Trussler ENG 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7
TD: Joachim Walther 8 R. Dressel GER 0 0 1 1 0 1 7
Kramerring 8, D-06502 9 M. Koch GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
Neinstedt (GER) 10 J. Pltner OST 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
Board 1: 54 Gouw 1 11 B. Bktas SWZ 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 6
DAdamo, 55 Holmberg
DAdamo, 56 Fabri 12 H.J. Gawlik SCO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Jardorf. Board 2: 57. 13 Dr W. Wittmann OST 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Frederiks Eichhorn. 14 V.V. Ustinov RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Board 3: 61 Lundholm 0 15 A.P. Keivan RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David. Board 10: 55
Jedzejowski 0 Jakobetz.
Team results: 32 ITA 7 Brzoza, Board 8: 47. Cvetnic Janos, Board
9: 43. Drazkowski 0 Westlund, 44. Hefka 1 Master Class
NLD 4, 33 HUN 6 DEN GT TD to #436: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1,
5. Ljubicic, Board 10: 40. Seger 1 Cavajda,
Vacation: Wysocki 16/03- Board 11: 53. Podymov Radosztics, Board D-99842 Ruhla, GER..
27/03/98. 12: 50. Metreveli 1 Osinski, 51. Bramburg GT/363-437: 363 102, Menken 1 Pltner, 103/5.
Position (8 Mar, 706 out of Smuk. Ustinow 0 Menken, Trussler, Koch. Final result,
792 games finished = Team results: 19. England-Croatia 8-3, 20. see crosstable. 376 96/7. Volkov 0 Grzesiewicz 1
89.14%): 1. Germany (84 Slovakia-Sweden 5-7. Trussler, 98/100. Wittmann 0 Klausen, Nicklich,
points/122 games = Position (11 March 1998, after 561 of 660 Grzesiewicz 392 101. Uhlig 1 Kellner 393 97.
69.26%), 2. Italy (69/110 games = 85%): 1. Italy (61 points/88 games; Gaprindaschwili 0 Franke, 98. Montroig 1 Fedukin
=63.18%), 3 Austria (68/ 69.32%), 2. Slovakia (69/101; 68.81%), 3. 398 96. Camilleri 1 Kerinnis 403 101. Sifnatsch 0
124 = 55.24%); 4. Poland England (7; 109; 64.68%), 4. Sweden (70/ Ljukmanow, 102/4. Mayr 1 Callela, Stepakin,
(63/117 = 54.27%), 5 111; 63.06%), 5. Austria (67/116; 58.19%), Norrelykke 404 81/5. Iwanow 0 Czaja, Braun, 1
Switzerland (65/123 6. Latvia (63/109; 57.80%), 7. Russia (33/ Steiner, de Jong, ller 405 94. Majuchin 1 Traut
=53.25%), 6. Russia 41/81 73; 45.89%), 8. Iceland (43/103; 42.23%), 407 92. Mller 1 Skarja, 93/4. Hrting Nocci,
=51.23%), 7. Hungary (57/ 9. Croatia (41/99; 41.92%), 10. Poland (26/ Haataja. 408 87/8. Schwertel Begunow, 1
112 =51.13%), 8 Belgium 104; 25%), 11. Malta (15/109; 13.76%). Holovsky 409 98. Pinski 1 Nasarbekow 410 97/80
(57/123 = 46.75%), 9. Section 2: Board 1: 40. Merilo 1 Granski, Camilleri 1 Cimicki, Drewes 412 61/2. Skorpik
Denmark (54/126 =42.86%), Board 2: 41. Baumgartner 0 Merilo, 42. Lew, 0 Mokwa, 63. Louro 1 Moldeveanu 415
10. Sweden (51/127 OConnell 0 Merilo, Board 3: 41. Seljodkin 1 90. Christov Hannebauer 417 71/2. Schmidt,
=40.16%), 11 Netherlands Papai, Board 5: 43. Kristoffel Taylor, Board Wittstadt 1 Micklethwaite, 73/9. Mayr 1 Trantalis,
(49/128 =38.67%), 12. 10: 40. Blattner 0 Teeme. Nocci, Severinov, Klewe, Jongman, Wellner, 0
Norway (43/119 Team results: 23. Israel-Estonia 3-8, 24. Micklethwaite 420 57. Pltner Schablinski, 58/
=36.55%). Estonia-Switzerland 6-5. 61. Montroig 1 Wiesinger, Troia, Pltner, 0
Position (11 March 1998, after 507 of 540 Yndesdal 421 57. Sergejew 0 Teichmeister 422 67/
5 EU Teams
Teams games = 93.9%): 1. Germany (68 points/102
games; 66.67%), 2. Estonia (58/102; 56.86%),
8 Ljukmanow Devocelle, Marquez-Abreu, 69/
70. Mammen Ljukmanow, 1 Romito 423 65.
Prelims
Prelims 3. Spain (51/98; 525%), 4. Switzerland
(54/104; 52.40%), 5. Slovenia (51/101;
Walther Kharitonov, 66. Sonzogno 1 Jaeger 31/
2. Sifnatsch 0 Schwertel, Chorunshij, 33/4. Natri
TD: Egbert Bsenberg
50.99%), 6. Norway (51/104; 48.6%), 7. Kariz, 0 Schreiber, 35/6. Wertel 0 Kohbieter, 1
Section 1: Board 3: 41.
Ireland (47/101; 47.03%), 8. Hungary (47/ Kariz, 37/8. Thimoguer 1 Debnar, Workuka 425
Maslik 0 Manduch, 42.
103; 45.63%), 9. Denmark (46/107; 64. Dietrich 1 Skarja, 65. Sonzogno 1 Boschma,
Strucic 0 Verney (2.etl),
43.46%), 10. Israel (32/92; 34.78%). 66/7. Berdullas 1 Weigend, Burk, 68/9. Skarja 0
Board 5: 53. Movre 1 Zlatin,
Section 3: no news. Hingst, Rondio 426 43/4. Gawlik Rittweger,
Board 7: 41. Krecak

EU/M/1135 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. EU/M/1144 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 Dr Thannhausser OST 1 1 1 1 5 1 E. Pesonen ENG 1 1 1 4
2= H. Dullemond NLD 1 1 4 2 P. Kaden GER 1 1 1 4
2= H. Rosenkranz GER 1 1 4 3 H. Vennemann GER 0 1 1 3
4 J. Marino Solano ESP 0 1 1 3 4 H. Packroff GER 0 1 3
5 M. Berger GER 0 2 5 A. Koller OST 0 0 2
6= G. Vinke GER 0 0 0 0 1 6 L. Farkas HUN 0 0 0 1 2
6= E. Engelhardt GER 0 0 0 0 1 7 W. Holthuis NLD 0 0 0 1
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Kurtovic, 45. Simic 1 Jongman, Rittweger 0 Haataja, Muzas, (ENG), A. Maier (OST) 4, 13. B. K. Braun (GER) 3, 14.
48/9. Borchers 1 Kurtovic, Fedin. 427 55/6. Battistini 1 Scholz, P.P.W. Raijmaekers (NLD) 3, 15. E. Wilk (POL) 1. 246 105.
Mayka, 57/8. Schmidt Law, 1 Slaustas, 59. Meinhardt 0 Schrder 0 Zibin. Positions: 1. H. J. Willert (GER) 12, 2./4.
Clemente 428 58. Packroff Kovacevic 429 52/3. Lew 1 Koser, A.K. Zibin (CIS), I. Zaniratti (ITA), B. Plebanczyk (POL) 10,
Jongman, 54/5. Hansen, Freise 1 Koser, Sender 1 Jongman, 5. W. Weisensel (GER) 9, 6. A. Gundrun (GER) 8, 7/9. J.
Hansen 430 27/8. Wiesinger 1 de Blois, Brajovic, 29/30. Cichon (GER), F. Mosser (OST). D. Savelli (FRA) 7, 10. A.
Schirmer 1 Brajovic, 0 Wansink, 31/2. Wlfl 0 Kraus, Justesen (DEN) 6, 11/12. J. Jardi Talarn (ESP). K. Rossen
Kokosinski, 33/4. Wansink 1 de Blois, Koser 431 29. Lannaioli (DEN) 5, 13. W. Schrder (GER) 3, 14. E. Wilk (POL) 3, 15
1 Schwab, 30/1. Schwieger Schwab, Kontulainen 432 46/7. A. Stubljar (SLO) 1.
Trushnikow 1 Sakalinskas, Lehmann, 48. Pospisil 1 van Results: 247: 104. Schachow 1 Clough. 249 101. Meter 0
Wieringen 433 28. Holovsky 0 Gnirk, 29. Widman Stornelli, Kustrin. 250 91. Thorhauer 1 Boczula, 92, Achilli Hanison.
30/1. Giese 1 Holovsky, Nyberg 434 24/5. Radoslavic 0 251 85. Giobbi Cook. 252 92. Francia 1 Santo. 253 97.
Batakovs, Pltner. 435 20/1. Santagata Hage, 0 Battistini 1 Tibbert, 98. Lick 1 Welti, 99. Ryska 1 Kurylo, 100.
Teichmeister, 22. Marotz Titov, 23. Nielsen 0 Namyslo 436 Battistini Asikanius. 254 83. Schajtorow 0 Potterat. 255 79.
27/8. Mayr, Thorn-Leeson 0 Kupsys, Babin, Wilshusen 1 Stschemeljow 1 Maliszewski, 80. Marshall Mess. 256 51.
Wicklund-Hansen, 31/2. Mayr 1 Wicklund-Hansen, Angioni 0 Gonzales, 52. Rotoni 1 Dziedzic, 53/4. Hofer 1
Thorn-Leeson, 33. Yakimenko 1 Glosse 437 32/3. Mischke 1 Kokhanow, Mickley. 257 90. Schrder Sabljov.
Dalkiran, Kusmierek, 34/5. Schwieger 1 Goedkoop, Dalkiran, EU/H/GT TD for 258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt, Reneova 28,
36. Rey 1 Dalkiran, 37, de Carlos 1 Kusmierek. CZ-621 00, Brno, CZE. Email: [email protected]
EU/M/GT from 437. TD: H.Otte 258 55. Kadonas 0 Mielnik; 259 (corr.) 16. Denzin 0 Gundrum;
438. Mossekel 0 Andrieux 29. Heyder 1 Mossekel 30. Prttel 34/5. Zelazkowski Bech Hansen, 1 Brockhaus; 36/39.
Johansson 31. Rasmussen 0 Beier 32. Pietruske 1 Rasmussen Gundrum 1 Garcia (5.B), Senay, Brockhaus, Muliuolis; 260 36.
33/4. Mair Prttel, Andrieux. 4 8. Etmans Sielaff 9. Pitann 1 Lietuvninkas; 37/8. Esterbauer 1 Trzeciak, Jungeblut;
Pontoppidan 0 Etmans. 440 16. Vogel Klausner 17. Mischke 261 24. Pihlajamaki 0 Haak; 25. Farre Schroder; 262 18.
1 Kaliwoda 18. Kellner Carlsson 19. Jongman Thomas. Post 1 Campony Morena; 19. Gundrum 1 Schneider; 20.
441 corr. 1. John Naundorf, not 1. 2. Lehmann Arndt, not Barschneider 1 Nossein; 263 4/5. Coets 0 Wagner, Schroder;
1 7. Reichel 1 Lehmann 8.Lehmann 0 Walther. 442 15. Krncke 6. Schroder 1 Mess.
Wosch 16. Molzahn Wittstadt. 444 1 5/6. Buse, Hartung 1
Willert 17. Buse Cuno 18. Larsen 1 Aanum 19. Aasum 0
Buse. 448 1. Prokopp Wittmann.
First Class
TD from #943: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459 Zempin, GER.. TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dres-
1110 21. Santi 1 Michels. See the crosstable. 1111 17/8. den (GER)
Berglund, Szewczyk 0 Nickel 19/20. Haack 0 Nickel, Final Results 1818: 21 Neubert 0 Costa. Positions: 1. H.
Rosenhfer. Winner: Nichel (GER). 1118 21. Steinke- Verhoef (GER) 6, 2. F. Costa (ITA ) 4, 3/4. F. Parrino (SWZ),
Berbece 0:0. See the crosstable. 1130 18. Rochel 1 Ignatiev. K. Albrecht (GER) 3, 5. N. Cottle (ENG) 3, 6. F. Neubert
1132 17. Lorin 1 Poulheim. 1135 21. Marin Solano 1 Vinke. (GER) 1, 7. T. Teimer (DEN) 0. 1824: 21 Verlaine 0 Pessoa.
See the crosstable. 1139 17. Skogsberg 0 Sipos. 1144 20/1. Positions: 1. S. Reichmann (CZE) 5, 2. R. Hi1dner (GER)
Kaden, Koller Vennemann. See the crosstable. 1146 16. 4, 3. F. Pessoa (POR) 3, 4/5. J. Duigou (FRA), D. Rozzoni
Lahlum 1 Slezak. 1147 19. Miciak de Carlos. 1148 19. (ITA) 2, 6. A. Verlaine (LUX) 2, 7. U. Lange (GER) 1.
Copar 1 Rochel. 1149 16. Diener 0 Verseghi-Nagy. 1150 13. Results 1837: 18 Rautenberg 1 Milton, 19 Milton 1 Wassilieff.
Dumoulin 0 Benedetto 14. Verseghi-Nagy 1 Glosse. 1151 12. 1839: 17. Wengler 1 Mohan. 1841 15. Hurley 0 Whleke. 1844
Jablonski Kreuzer. 1153 16. Rochel 0 Massy. 1155 12.
Repp 1 Gysi. 1157 17. Schmidt 1 Kuhn. 1158 12. Rissanen 1 14. Barranco 1 Steinbach, 15. Barranco 0 Gtz. 1845 17. De
Vinklarek. 1159 17. Powell 1 Kasak. 1160 8. Blair Lorenzo 1 Ferre, 18. Brissman 0 Ferre. 1849 20. Joutsi 1 Thiele.
Kirschner 9. Sehdobry 1 Ferrandiz. 1162 17. David 1 Corr: 13. Joutsi 1 Quevedo. 1850 17. Saad 0 Neyens, 18.
Trautmann. 1163 5. Mattheus 1 Macdonald 6. Behling 1 Neyens 0 Merker. 1852 13. Koller 1 Preu, 14. Goncalves 1
Potterat. 1166 12. Schmitzer 0 Bazantova 13. Lange 1 Walker. 1855 7. Bescos 1 Vettenburg. 1859 8. Hagenbach 1
Schmitzer. 1168 13. Sendobry 1 Hietanen. 1169 8. Sellerie 0 Sprenger. 1862 13. Gramen 1 Bijtelaar. 1863 14. Soja 0
Weber 9/10. Sampieri, Kiss 1 Sellerie 11/2. Weber 1, Hodac Rooijakkers. 1865 10. Keusch 0 Hurley. 1866 7. Brown
Palmans. 1170. Naundorf 0 Daw. Winner: Daw (ENG). Luddeckens, 3. Luddeckens 1 Angermann, 9. Kotte 0
1171 13/4. Valent Chytilek, Camilleri 15. Chytilek Angermann. 1872 1. Jnisch 1 Beakes , 2. Conlan 1 Beekes, 3.
Hallier. Winner: Chytilek (CZE). 1172 18. Hallier Beekes 0 Pellegrinon. 1874 1. Demharter 0 Fuhr.
Hallberg. 1174 5. Montag 0 Karker. 1175 7. Palmkoeck 1 GT Final Results, 324: 100. Dymek 1 Hanison, 101. Khler 1
Christensen. 1176 6. Schorra 1 Ragnarsson 7. Poulheim 1 Dymek, 102. Steinberg 0 Dymek, 103. Hanison 0 Steinberg,
Schorra. 1178 4/5. Gerold 0 Luppi, Ellertsson. 1182 4. 104. Steinberg 0 Khler, 105. Skaza Khler (adj.). Positions:
August Rovira. 1183 6. Kunath 1 v.Lent 7. Tabanero 0 1. E. Hentschel (GER) 14, 2. O. Retzer (GER) 12, 3.
Kunath. 1184 4/9. Jansen 0 all (withdrawal) 1185 8. Lanz 1
Hernaez. 1186 3/8. Jansen 0 all (withdrawal) 1189 2. Gierse H.Dymek (GER) 10, 4. A. Skaza (POL) 10, 5/7. D. Fea (FRA),
0 Schulz. 1191 3. Dekeyser 0 Lahlum. 1194 1. Wolf 0 Hens. K. Khler (GER), B. Ludekus (GER) 9, 8. A. Heirich (GER)
1196 1. Kling 0 Henk. 1198 1. Baum 1 Winter. 8, 9/10. P. Billion (BEL), R. Steinberg (GER) 5, 11. B. Hanison
(ENG) 4, 12. P. Bradbury (ENG) 3, 13. J. Brauneder (OST)
2, 14. R. Leoni (ITA) 1, 15. D. Mastrakoulis (GRC) 0. 325:
Higher Class 101. Sack 0 Jendrzejewski, 102. Sack 1 Kersten, 103. Ptzsch
EU/H/GT TD: Vladimir Houdek, 364 52 lutice 99 , CZE. 0 Kersten, 104. Ptzsch 0 Sack, 105. Lacis 0 Fumich (adj.).
Final Results: 237 105. Hribersek 1 Glorioso. Positions: 1. F. Positions: 1. M. Dyckhoff (GER) 12, 2. J. Cadman (ENG)
Diaz Rubi (ESP) 12, 2/3. G. Tarascio (ITA), J. Hribersek (SLO) 11, 3. J. Trapeaux (FRA) 11, 4. A. Gehring (GER) 10, 5. A.
11, 4./5. H. J. Willert (GER), F. Masetti (ITA) 10, 6. F. Grey Jendrzejewski (GER) 9, 6. S. Fumich (ITA) 9, 7. A. Lacis
(GER) 8, 7. A. Glorioso (ITA) 7, 8. P. Vadum (DEN) 6, 9. K. (LAT) 8, 8. C. Bachofner (OST) 8, 9. C. Nittel (GER) 7,
Rinck (GER) 6, 10. S. Mielnik (POL) 5, 11./12. A. Rawlings 10. W. Sack (GER) 6, 11. R. Ekmark (FIN) 4, 12. M. Kersten
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(GER) 3, 13. D. Ptzsch (GER) 2, 14. S. Cole (ENG) 1, 2 from each group to the Final. TD: D.R. Adamson (USA). S1:
15. K. Stamatis (GRC) 0. R. de Waard (NLD), G. Montan (FRA), F. Alozy (FRA), K.
GT Results, EU/I/GT/321: 101. Beckett 0 Thompson, 102. Romijn (NLD), K. Hjortstam (SVE). S2: B. Boschma (NLD),
Thompson 0 Grnert. 322 93. Lauridsen 1 Stopher, 94. Vigny B. Sirta (FRA), D. Vincent (FRA), B. Romijn (NLD), A.
Vormelker. 326 96. Ekmark 0 Revell, 97. Haeberle 1 Jaumandreu Llopis (POR). S3: H. Breivik (NOR), G. Montan
Saltikovs, 98. Rautenberg 1 Saltikovs, 99. Saltikovs 0 Schssler, (FRA), B. Boschma (NLD), S. Pawlowski (POL), J. Niewold
100. Schssler 0 Revell. 328 66. Costa 1 Ldigk, 67. Vasseur (NLD). S4: E. t Jong (NLD), L. Devocelle (FRA), J. Niewold
Bultman, 68. Drion 0 Richards, 69. Richards Phillips. 329 (NLD), E. Rodriguez Martin (ESP).
67. Tebar 0 Miralles. 330 37. Schler 1 Dostal, 38. Musso 1 5/95/Final (Kings Indian, E92). Startdate: 15.03.1998. TD: R.
Khler, 39. Dostal 0 Musso, 40. Musso Stahl, 41. Khler 0 Battistini (ITA). I.R.E. Clarke (ENG), P. Larsen (DEN), S.
Stahl, 42. Dostal 0 Gorecki, 43. Gorecki 0 Musso, 44. Musso 0 Scholing (OST), B. Thompson (ENG), J. Niewold (NLD), M.
Bonte, 45. Schler Robertshaw, 46. Khler 0 Schler. 331 Zuchart (OST).
16. Nedozral 1 Winter, 17. Winter 0 Ptschke, 18. Cleemann 0 3/98 (Van Geet Opening, A00). Startdate: 20.03.1998. 2 from
Ptschke, 19. Kessler Nedozral, 20. Unger 0 Cleemann, 21. each group to the Final. TD: S.M. Larsen (DEN). 1: C.
Winter 0 Hesse, 22. Hesse 1 Kessler, 23. Wedel Wharrier, Deneuville (FRA), R. Drost (NLD), M. Friedrich (GER), J.
24. Wharrier 1 Cleeman. 332 1. Strick 1 Pfeiffer Kuchta (CZE), F.A.S. Lipperts (NLD), H. Steiner (OST). 2: A.
Aasum (NOR), B. Dieu (FRA), H. Kuiphof (NLD), D. Wei
Second Class (GER), B. Wyder (SWZ), S.F.J. de Jong (NLD). 3: A. Aasum
TD: Heinz Prokopp (NOR), K. Akadegawa (JPN), L.J. Fick (NLD), R. Koppmann
1191 14. Dozaj 1 Pili, 1194 Fels 1 Munro, 1195 16. Vogel 1 (GER), Z.J. Michalek (OST).
Klett, 1197 14. Dsterlohe 0 Neumann, 1198 8. Fuchs 1 Khn, 4/98 (Latvian Gambit, C40). Startdate: 20.03.1998. 3 from each
9. Bussola 0 Randisi, 10. Randisi Kruchem, 1199 13. Fuhr 1 group + the best 3 to the Semifinals. TD: C.R. Thomsen (DEN).
Capron, 1202 9. Lemmens 1 Seib, 10. Seib 1 Kohberg, 1204 7. 1: M. Friedrich (GER), G. Gamant (FRA), H. Gnirk (GER),
Winkler 0 Tppich, M. Martn Molinero (ESP), G. Niemand (OST), H.H. Petersen
GT/186-189: 186 86. Robertshaw 0 Benito Ruiz, 87. Lehmann (DEN), K. Vitols (LAT). 2: C. Deneuville (FRA), F. Espinosa
1 Neumann, 88. Benito Ruiz 1 Kerner, 89. Lehmann 0 Ramos Pabn (ESP), J. Kuchta (CZE), G. Niemand (OST), B. Oakes
Barraso, 90. Robertshaw 1 Neumann, 187 60. Lopez Murcia (ENG), J.-G. Petit (SWZ), D. Wei (GER). 3: M. Bonte (NLD),
Winkler, 61. Buchhauser Alvarez Sabor, 62. Heldgaard 1 M. Cecchi (ITA), T.E. Hartmayer (USA), P. Lescot (FRA), A.
Winkler, 63. Coets 1 Heldgaard, 188 43/4. Degrassi, Kandler Melchior Muoz (ESP), Z.J. Michalek (OST), H. Schwenk
Avsenek, 45. De Clercq 1 Hofmann, 46. Degrassi Kandler, (GER). 4: H. Baumann (SWZ), G. Crimp (AUS), H. Gnirk
47. Steinhuser 1 Avsenek, 48. Steinhuser 0 De Clercq, 189 (GER), L. Jov Grau (ESP), H. Kaupat (GER), B. Oakes (ENG),
2. Van de Velde 1 Neumann, 3. De Clercq 1 Van de Velde, 4. J.W. van Willigen (NLD). 5: H. Gnirk (GER), A. Melchor
De Clercq 0 Smet, 5/6. Smet 1 Kerner, Van de Velde. Muoz (ESP), A. Migala (POL), N.-. Nilsson (SVE), E. van
de Velden (NLD), S.F.J. de Jong (NLD).
Third Class
Third FINAL RESULTS: 8/92/S6 1. S. Teichmeister (OST) 6, 2. J.
Peafiel Lopez (ESP) 4, 3. T. Havelaar (NLD) 2, 4. B. Helman
GT TD: Gerhard Radosztics
(JPN) 0.
Final Results, 151: 101. Sottovia 0 Pasala; 102. Munoa Zubia
13/94/3 1. S. Pawlowski (POL) 7, 2. M. Ramos Barraso (ESP)
1 Pasala; 103. Pasala 0 Fernandez Campo; 104. Sottovia 0
6, 3. J. Niewold (NLD) 5, 4./5. P.J. Lorca Hernando (ESP), J.
Munoa Zubia; 105. Fernandez Campo 1 Munoa Zubia;
Maes (BEL) 0.
Positions: 1. A. Dsterlohe (GER) 12 (SB 78); 2. I.W.I. van
14/94/1 1. J. Verwoert (NLD) 11, 2. H. Breivik (NOR) 10, 3.
Beele (NLD) 12 (SB73); 3. R. Fischer (GER) 11; 4.F.
F. Alozy (FRA) 7, 4. H.J.H. Jacobs (NLD) 4, 5. L. Kulejewski
Fernandez Campo (ESP) 11; 5. W. Schtze (GER) 10; 6.-7. St.
(POL) 2, 6./7. M. Ramos Barraso, J. Maes (BEL) 0.
Tzannetakis (GRC) and. A. Munoa Zubia (ESP) 8; 8. H. Pasala
14/94/2 1. E.T. de Jong (NLD) 10, 2. B. Sirta (FRA) 9, 3.
(FIN) 7; 9. F. Fernandez Sanchez (ESP) 7; 10. J. Sottovia
S. Pawlowski (POL) 9, 4. C. Kieren (BEL) 7, 5. F. Alozy (FRA)
(OST) 6; 11. M. Roig Garcia (ESP) 4; 12. T. Adler (OST) 3;
4, 6. E.P. de Baan (NLD) 2, 7. K. Hansen (DEN) 0.
13. M. Borggreve (NLD) 2; 14. J. Alvarez Anton (ESP) 1; 15.
14/94/5 1./2. A. Jaumandreu Llopis (ESP), J. Niewold (NLD)
L. Vieito Soria (ESP) 0;
6, 3. W. Goedhart (NLD) 6, 4. R. Hadfield (ENG) 5, 5.
Results: 150: 94. Schmitter 0 Fgert; 95. Westermann 0 Fgert;
G.R. McDonald (ENG) 4, 6. K. Guthrie (SCO) 1.
96./97. Cijs 1 Schmitter und Stark; 153: 96. Purcell 1 Skrotzki;
14/94/6 1./2. B. Boschma (NLD), L. Devocelle (FRA) 7, 3. K.
97. Krause 0 Purcell; 98. Purcell 1 Roux; 99. Gerlach 1 Felten;
Romijn (NLD) 5, 4. P. Moles Pallej (ESP) 5, 5. M. Jannik
100. Felten 0 Laitinen; 154: 68. Bredl 0 van Roijen; 69. Solanas
(DEN) 2, 6. G.R. McDonald (ENG) 1.
Gomez Bredl; 70. Rodenas Balana Horn; 71. Duran
15/94/1 1. J. Niewold (NLD) 9, 2. S.G. Nikiin (RUS) 8, 3.
Sampedro Horn; 72. Roux Duran Sampedro; 73. Fischer 0
J. Aymam Padrol (ESP) 8, 4. M. Ramos Barraso (ESP) 7, 5. J.
Roux; 155: 15. Genter 0 Galli;
Maes (BEL) 5, 6. J.A. Romero (ARG) 2, 7. A. Bandiera (ITA)
0.
2/95/1 1. H.H. Hage (NLD) 9, 2. I. Nowak (POL) 7, 3. S.G.
THEMATIC TOURNAMENTS Nikiin (RUS) 6, 4. M. Ramos Barraso (ESP) 5, 5. B. Van
Beurden (BEL) 2, 6. E.P. de Baan (NLD) 0.
5/95/3 1. S. Scholing (OST) 7, 2. J. Niewold (NLD) 5, 3. W.
Tournament Office: Gian-Maria Tani (ITA) Barnab (BRS) 4, 4. B. Thompson (ENG) 3, 5. I. Clayes
Email: [email protected] (BEL) 0.
NEW SECTIONS: 8/91/Final (Sicilian). Startdate: 15.02.1998. 13/95/F 1./2. H.H. Hage (NLD), A. Odebrecht (GER) 8, 3.
TD: Rubens Battistini (ITA). J. Asturiano Molina (ESP), E. T. Genestier (FRA) 6, 4. P. Lemaire (FRA) 5, 5./6. M. Badiola
Togeby (DEN), J. Sanjuan Ruperez (ESP), J. Hbl (CZE), S. Gomez (ESP), M. Aymard (FRA) 5, 7. I. Keppek (DEN) 2,
Teichmeister (OST), V.I. Rubin (RUS). 8./9. M. Ballan (FRA), S.L. Timofeev (BLR) 2, 10. J. Jhansson
14/94/Semifinals (Smith-Morra Gambit). Startdate: 1.04.1998. (ISD) 0.
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Tournament Office: Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG)

ICCF E-MAIL TOURNAMENTS Email: [email protected]

EM/M/A007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

Email Championship-7 players

play
1 K.Rohde Jensen
2 J.M. Grau Ribas
DEN
ESP
0 1
0 1 0
1

3
2
EM/M/A007: 21. Brezovar 0 Grau Ribas. Final result, see
crosstable. EM/M/A015: 21. Bsenberg 0 Coleman. Final 3 T. Thomson SCO 1 0 1 1 4
result, see crosstable. EM/M/A009: 16. Bormida 0 Montag; 4 Matjaz Brezovar SLO 1 0 1 1 1 4
17. Fahrbach Sogaard. EM/M/A010: 19. Merlini 1 Brezovar. 5 Udo Ruecker GER 0 1 3
EM/M/A011: 13. Smithers 1 Quattrocchi. EM/M/A013: 20. 6 Andreas Bartsch GER 0 1 0 1 3
Limayo Laurent. EM/M/A016: 15. Rios 0 Sergel; 16. Sergel
1 Oliveira; 17. Oliveira 1 Rios. EM/M/A017: 18. Johnson 0 7 Ray Scruton ENG 0 0 0 0 0
Stephan. EM/M/A018: 7. Moura 1 Olaffson; 8. Olaffson 1
White; 9. Garofalo 0 Moura; 10. Wosch 1 Olaffson. EM/M/ EM/M/A015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
A019: 9. Edighoffer 1 Laurent; 10. Vetter 1 Taylor; 11. 1 W. Champion USA 0 0 0 0 1
Edighoffer Oortwijn; 12. Laurent 0 Montag. EM/M/A020:
1. Altrock Sergel; 2. Trapeaux Altrock; 3. Sergel 1 Klemm; 2 P. Coleman ENG 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
4. Sergel 1 Wosch; 5. Sergel 1 Trapeaux. EM/M/A021: 1. Jabot 3 J. Precerutti ARG 0 0 0 0 1 1
0 Parry; 2/7 Dyer 0 All; 8. Wimmer Limayo. EM/M/A022: 4 E. Bsenberg GER 1 0 1 1 4
1. Arnold 0 Burashi; 2. Dempster 0 Arnold; 3. Speisser 0 5 K-H. Weber GER 1 0 1 3
Dempster; 4. Buraschi 1 Welti. EM/M/A023: 1. Soberano 1
Vodep; 2. Vodep Sampieri. EM/M/A024: 1. Soares de Sa 0 6 T. Thomson SCO 1 0 1 1 4
Shaw; 2. Shaw Quattrochi. EM/M/A025: 1. Kovacs 1 Druon. 7 L.Nagy HUN 0 0 0 0 1
Vacations: Barbosa de Oliveira 20/02/98-01/03/98, Brezovar
01/02/98-08/02/98.
(SCO), S. M. Pereira (AUS) and Marco Caressa (ITA) 3, E.
Email Championship -GT groups
groups Mrosla (USA) and M. Pfleghart (SWZ) 0. EM/CUP/A028:
20. Krebl 0 Pereira, 21. Pereira 1 Bate. Positions: 1= Adam
EM/M/GT/A003: 102. Barkwell 0 Taboada EM/M/GT/A005: Jarmula (POL) and Jose Maria Olano (ESP) 5, 3= Marko
89. Hase Shipman; 90. Dzwikowski 1 Shipman; 91. Srebrnic (SLO) and S. M. Pereira (AUS) 3, 5= Wayne Krebl
Kaczorowski 1 Hase; 92. Shipman 0 Mrugala; 93. Wagner (USA) and Gene Bate (USA) 1, V. Masquelier (BEL) 0. EM/
Rubio Doblas; 94. Rubio Doblas Valio Alves. EM/M/GT/ CUP/A029: 21. Vergili 0 Boles. Positions: 1. Pietro
A006: 70. Lanz Calavia 1 Lannaioli; 71. Penna 1 Bartsch; 72. Roccasalva (ITA) 5, 2= Robert Boles (USA) and Robert
Penna Sender; 73. Kubasky 0 Sender EM/M/GT/A007: 55. Owens (USA) 4, 4. Ricardo Vergili (ARG) 2, 5= W.
Hitselberger 1 Fahrbach; 56. Fahrbach Koch; 57. Wagner Sampimon (AUS) and Leszek Matalewski (POL) 2, 7. M.
Hitselberger; 58. Braakhuis Wagner; 59. Smithers 1 Kazoks; Kielbratowski (POL) 0. EM/CUP/A030: 19. Tucci 1 Plich;
60. Smithers 1 Lannaioli; 61. Rooms 0 Dempster; 62. Koch 1 20. Carril 0 Tucci; 21. Plich 0 Vigni. Positions: 1. Stefano De
Dempster; 63. Irvin Wagner; 64. Wagner Smithers; 65. De Luca (ITA) 5, 2= Aniello Tucci (ITA) and Philippe Vigny (FRA)
Vault 0 Hitselberger; 66. Wagner Sever; 67. De Vault 1 Sever. 4, 4= Michael Kaufmann (GER) and Jose Del Carril (ARG)
EM/M/GT/A008: 1. Pukropski Novosad; 2. Pukropski 3, 6. Adam Plich (POL) 1, 7. J. Maximiliano Filho (BRS) 0.
Vecek; 3. Limayo 1 Pukropski; 4. Groot-Lipman 1 Pukropski; EM/CUP/A033: 20. Eriksson 0 Bulgarini; 21. Ong 1 Eriksson.
5. Fahrbach Novosad; 6. Limayo Novosad; 7. Evanir Costa Positions: 1. G. DAlessandro (ITA) 5, 2. Marco Bulgarini
1 Speisser; 8. Jabot 0 Evanir Costa; 9. Speisser Pukropski; (CHI) 4, 3. Martin Huber (GER) 4, 4. Raymond Wong (USA)
10. Pukropski Jabot; 11. Evanir Costa 1 Pukropski; 12. Vecek 3, 5. Norbert Bengsch (GER) 3, 6. Allan Ong (USA) 1, 7. M.
Speisser; 13. Vecek Hommel. EM/M/GT/A009: 1. Eriksson (SVE) 0.
Lannaioli 0 Nielsen,P; 2. da Silva Lacoste; 3. Rothman Results, EM/CUP/A017: 20. Dapples Alesi EM/CUP/
Vodep; 4. Lacoste Rothman; 5. Kruger Mrugala; 6. A019: 16. Esbroeck 1 Posey; 17/18. Munoz 0 Posey,Vergili.
Nielsen,J. Lannaioli; 7. Nielsen, J. 0 Bunk; 8. Lannaioli EM/CUP/A026: 19. Angermann 0 Hallberg (TD decision:
Starace; 9. Vodep 1 Starace; 10. Starace Mrugala; 11. Mrugala Angermann stopped play). EM/CUP/A031: 16. Draba
1 Lannaioli; 12. Vodep Krueger; 13. Lannaioli Vodep; 14. Pendowska; 17. Vigny Draba; 18. Bonoldi Vigny. EM/
Lacoste Lannaioli. CUP/A032: 15. Rambousek Pleschke; 16/17. Saunders
Vacations: da Silva 02/02-03/03, Kaczorowski 20/01-31/01; Scarani, 1 Simon; 18. Scarani Pleschke. EM/CUP/A034:
J.Nielsen 01/02 -15/02 (special), Pukropski 20/2-10/3/98. 19. Rotkop 1 Macsik EM/CUP/A035: 13. Vestergaard 0 Yen.
Rothman 7/2-18/2, Wagner 07/2-28/02. EM/CUP/A036: 13. Storgaard Ng Min; 14. Ng Min 0
Dechen; 15. Westerlind Ng Min. EM/CUP/A037: 16/18.
Email Cup-Semifinals
Cup-Semifinals Awad 0-all; 19. Olander Janssen. EM/CUP/A039: 14. Larsen
EM/C/B001: 9. Irvin 1 Ceterski; 10/11. Whitehead Ceterski, 0 Baron. EM/CUP/A040: 6. Matic Wilsdahl; 7. Dougherty
0 Mascioni ; 12. Lupo 0 Mascioni; 13/20. Kaufman 0 all 1 Schucker; 8. Wilsdahl 1 Schucker; 9. Schucker 0 Dales; EM/
(withdrawn); 21. Mascioni 1 Lykke. EM/C/B002: 8. CUP/A041: 1. Celestini 0 Koh; 2. Klauser 1 Mauricio; 3. Kelly
Grodzensky Geldmann; 9. Geldmann 1 Roberts; 10. Steiger 0 Klauser; 4. Koh 0 Klauser 5. Mauricio 0 Celestini EM/CUP/
0 Bogdanov; 11. Roberts 0 Grodzensky. A042: 1. Dedinszky Seiling; 2. de Wolf 1 Celestini; 3.
Dedinszky 1 de Oliveira; 4. Seiling Hansen; 5. Kristensen
Email Cup Preliminaries
Preliminaries Seiling; 6. Kristensen de Wolf; 7. Celestini 0 Hansen; 8.
Final Results, EM/CUP/A014: 20. Chrzanowski 1 Pfleghart; Hansen 1 de Oliveira; 9. de Oliveira 0 Seiling; 10. Seiling 1 de
21. Mrosla 0-0 Pfleghart. Positions: 1= Hannu Voutilainen Wolf; 11. Seiling 1 Celestini; 12. de Wolf 0 Hansen; 13.
(FIN) and B. Chrzanowski (USA) 5, 3= Anthony Roberts Kristensen 0 Celestini; 14. de Wolf 0 Dedinszky; 15. Hansen 1
 Chess Mail 61

Kristensen. EM/CUP/A043: 1. Jedrejczak 1 Ansel; 2. Sampimon; 4. Millstone 1 Sampimon; 5. Gerzina Draba; 6.

Marcotulli 0 Vollbrecht; 3. Jedrejczak 1 Geduhn; 4. Vollbrecht Sampimon 0 Korosec; 7. Sampimom 0 Celestini; 8. Gerzina 1
0 Jedrejczak; 5. Jedrejczak 1 Tagesen; 6. Anderson 0 Sampimom. EM/CUP/A046: 1. Javubowski 1 Owens; 2.
Jedrzejczak; 7. Marcotulli 0 Jedrzejczak. EM/CUP/A044: 1. Owens 1 van Tricht, EM/CUP/A047: 1. Sommer van Tricht.
Karlsson 0 Gerzina; 2. Lheuereux 0 Gerzina; 3. Lheureux 0 EM/CUP/A048: 1. Laderchi 1 Hammerman; 2. Allen 0 Joseph;
Karlsson; 4. Karlsson Stieger; 5-10. Braun 0 All (Braun 3. Jacubowski 1 Hammerman; 4. Jacubowski Laderchi.
withdrew for professional reasons). EM/CUP/A045: 1. Vacations: Ansel 16/1/98-23/1/98, Dechen 2.2.-15.2.98;
Millstone 1 Gerzina; 2. Lheureux 0 Gerzina; 3. Lheureux 0 Kaminski 1.3.-8.3.98; Vigny 1.3.-10.3.98, Westerlind 1.2.-

North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

1642 N. Volusia Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763 USA.

Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected] NAPZ
USA Championship
TD: Allen Wright APH37: 18/19 Baldwin 1 Schorr, 1 Kissick. Baldwin wins the
US CCC 11 Final: group with 5.
Colucci Jones, Edwards 1 Murray, Fleetwood Valvo.
Positions: Stephen Jones 10, Smith & Thompson 9 (each 1 Second Class
still in play), Valvo 9, Edwards 8, Murray 8 (3), Holzmueller TD: Ralph P. Marconi
8 (1), Fields 7 (2), Fleetwood 7 (2), Duliba 6 (3), Colucci 5 NAPZ 2-41 3. OKeefe 0 Freire 1
(3), Biedermann 4, Golyak 3, Jim McLaughlin 2, Burris 0.
US CCC 12 Final:
Eisen 0 Barbre, Lonoff 0 Barbre, Domanski Barbre, Barbre USA - Latvia Match
Richard McLaughlin, Brandhorst Eisen, Cale 1 Conover, US player first: bd 12. Conover Spinga , bd 49.
Dolgitser 1 Cale, Conover Shure, Musgrove 1 Duliba, Morrison 2 Gulbis 0. Scores so far: USA 20 Latvia 10.
McLaughlin Shea, Morrison Musgrove.

3rd NAPZ Championship

3rd WORLD CUPS
TD: Maurice Carter
Correction: Due to the following rating changes: du Cret 2505
Spooner 2200, this event is now category 5; IM norm now 9pts. ICCF World-Cup VI/VII F
World-Cup inal
Final
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw
NAICCC VIII (POL).
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) VI final: 98/9. Normantas 1 Cody, Voyna, 100. Berglf 1
22/23. Hodges 0 Hux, Weinstock. 24. Pedersen 1 Wright, 25. Cutillas, 101/2. Rause 1 Cody, Heyl.
Nalepa Pedersen, 26. Thompson 1 Nalepa, 27. Nalepa VII final: 110. Partikas 0 Wohlfahrt. IM title: Herbert
Edelstein.. Hodges 1st e.t.l. vs. Conover, Embrey. Bogle 1st Wohlfahrt (OST).
e.t.l. vs. Hodges.
ICCF World-Cup IX F
World-Cup inal
Final
NAPZ-CAD
NAPZ-CADAP match
ADAP TD: Joachim Walther Kramerring 8, D-06502 Neinstedt (GER)
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) Vacations: Malinin 04/03-09/03/98, Geisl 06/03-22/03/98.
Bd 58 Weller 0 Luzardo 2; Weller had to resign both games
due to poor health. Totals: NAPZ 48 CADAP 42. ICCF World-Cup X Semi-F
World-Cup inal
Semi-Final
TD #1-7: Joachim Walther
Master Class S07: 1. Zimmer 1 Roelens.
TD #8-13: Frans Waltmans (NLD)
TD: Allen Wright S13: 1. Bareiss Serner, 2. Krotofil Serner, 3. Klee Bareiss.
NAPZ M-58: 18. Sarosy 0 Lapham, M-59: 18. Mrugala 1
Rosenberg, M-63: 11. Noveski 1 Posylek, 12. Novosad
Youssef, 13. Posylek 1 Youssef, 14. Sheynberg 1 Johnston, M-
64: 2. Fields Sibbett, M-65: 7. Bacon 0 Halwick, 8. Halwick
H-W. VON MASSOW MEMORIAL
Lang, 9. Duliba 1 Halwick,
TD for Promotional prize events: Maurice Carter TD: Roald Berthelsen
Master Prize (1st Series), M-05: Mackie 1 Oon Soon Tee 0. 18. Burger 0 Umansky.
Master Prize (2nd series): M-01 Eckert 1 Marconi 0, M-02
Shaw Doren, Shaw Wang Mong Lin, Golyak Klompus. NPSF-50
Higher Class TD: Roald Berthelsen
TD: Thomas Dougherty 100. Kauppala 0 Timmerman.
 62 May 1998

F BO
OLLOWERS of the this issue.
English chess Secrets of Practical
publishing scene have Chess has been mentioned

OKS
got used to the idea that elsewhere in this issue. This
there are two principal is an excellent book for the
stables the pioneers, average OTB and
Batsford, and Cadogan who tournament player, which
inherited and developed should do very well, but is
the list begun by Pergamon. of limited relevance to CC.
Now a third name His advice about using
appears Gambit Reviewed by Tim computers is sound but not
Publications Ltd., run by Harding and everyone will agree with
GM John Nunn, Batsfords his opinion that the
former chess editor Graham Allan G. Savage Internet is a great time-
Burgess and GM Murray waster; he advises people
Chandler. The first two titles considerable improvement to top up their databases
from Gambit are My Best on its predecessor, which from commercial sources,
Games of Chess by Vishy was more about Norwood to avoid bad data.
Anand (240pp., 15-99) than Anand, but there is not Sometimes Nunns
and Secrets of Practical really any more to say about olympian view of things
Chess by John Nunn this. Either you want a book does take him a bit away
(176pp., 14-99). These of Anands games or you from his target market. For
have already been followed dont. example, the five pages
by 101 Chess Opening 101 Chess Opening devoted to the ending of
Surprises by Graham Surprises is a collection of queen and pawn versus
Burgess (128pp., 12-99) opening novelties, or near- queen, while fascinating,
and S*T*A*R Chess by GM novelties, most of which are are too many and too
Paul Motwani. reviewed in a page apiece advanced for a book of this
Deferring the latter (and and ranked on the scales 1- type. In 35 intensive years
some openings books from 5 for surprise and of chess I have never had
various publishers that soundness. So its a to play a non-trivial ending
arrived in recent weeks) for gimmick book more likely of this kind, have you?
future consideration, I can to be useful to OTB than Calling the Giuoco Piano
recommend the first three correspondence players but (i.e. Italian Game) an
to the audiences at which still worth a skim unless it offbeat opening also
they are aimed. touches on your repertoire. reads a bit oddly: evidently
A little better luck at Interestingly, the if you are a GM, only a few
Lausanne would doubtless Winckelmann-Reimer openings are not offbeat.
have done wonders for Gambit is featured in one The coverage he gives of
Anands book, but it is at of the surprises (Burgess the Italian is a recycled
least a solid piece of work recommends 6e5 against book review from BCM
in which one of the worlds it) while the Rosentreter some years ago; there is a
top three players surveys Gambit gets two pages, major alternative for White
his career to date and with somewhat different at move 14 in his main line
annotates 40 games in lines given than those in that he does not mention at
middling detail. It is a Maurice Johnsons article in all.
 Chess Mail 63

Anybody involved in Purdy, Edward Lasker, Tongue-in-cheek hu-

OTB chess organisation will Divinsky, and Brandreth. mour surrounds the real
welcome the publication, Long forgotten and deeply games from the curious
by Cadogan, of The Chess researched material is the Young-Hanham match. An
Organisers Handbook essence of the content. enlightening article on
by the very experienced This long awaited Torre includes a game ver-
chess organiser and arbiter number of the journal sus Reshevsky at age 12.
Stewart Reuben. Pack- doesnt disappoint. Under Hilberts article on Tools for
aged as a 128-page pocket- the new editorship of chess Exploring Chess History is
sized hardback, this book historian John Hilbert (au- excellent. He gives a pre-
which incorporates the thor of a recent books on cise synopsis of the major
new official FIDE Laws of Buffalo 1904 and 1894, and chess reference works and
Chess is built to get and Napier), the focus on de- many ideas for further re-
survive years of non-stop tailed and accurate prose is search. The articles on for-
use and the only conceiv- rendered in a 64-page let- gotten games of Steinitz and
able fault I can find with it ter-size issue. Included here Alekhine are accompanied
is that the print is inevitably are articles on Laskers First by searching methods and
small. Two Months in the US; 1893 encouragement for the
All kinds of pairing sys- Walbrodt-Delmar match; reader to unearth such
tems, title regulations, and 1888 Young- Hanham treasures on his own.
issues concerning organ- match; Young Carlos Torre; Though the cover, pa-
isers and arbiters are cov- Henry Chadwick, Father of per, binding, typeface, and
ered. Nine pages cover Baseball, Friend of Chess; diagram fonts have been
comments on the new laws. Tools for Exploring Chess upgraded and redesigned,
T.H. History; and forgotten the results are mixed. Surely
games of Steinitz and the paper is better than that
Lasker & His Contempo- Alekhine. used in the old issues (now
raries, Issue 5, 1998. Ed- The Lasker article (part yellowing), but its combi-
ited by John Hilbert. one) includes long forgot- nation with the new
(Thinkers Press Inc, P.O. ten games with analysis by typeface tends to make the
Box 8, Davenport, IA Steinitz and Lasker, photos text appear too light at
52805-0008. 64 pp, $20) of old chess clocks, and times. The diagram fonts
THIS IS the fifth instalment great biographical detail. are much better and the use
of an irregularly published The Walbrodt-Delmar of boldface and graphics is
scholarly journal of high match was a fascinating af- excellent. But the Art Deco
quality. fair. Most interesting was cover design is a poor sec-
First published in 1978 the game they played for ond to the old cover and the
and last issued in 1984, this several moves before either color (light maroon?) is not
issue revives the wonderful noticed the starting position attractive and makes the
idea of presenting historical of the White King and prose on the inside covers
material covering the ap- Queen were reversed! And very hard to read. Much of
proximate period from these were very strong mas- this is admittedly subjective.
1890 to 1940. In past issues, ters! The notes to these Plans for Issue 6 are
many famous writers have games are not very deep nearly complete (projected
graced their pages includ- but the play was generally Fall 1998).
ing Heidenfeld, GM Evans, of very high order. A.S.
 64 May 1998

The Databases Are Loaded (from p.39)

Some games on the CD show signs of games on the CB CD purport to be his from
truncation in conversion from PGN or some that event; maybe these are from a semifinal
other format, e.g. Sitkij-Jevdokimov [should or a team championship. Finals 18 and 19
be Sitsky-Evdokimov] which tails off after were documented in the CC Informator
13 moves on the CD and is given as a draw series so are well covered on the CD; they
(it was actually 0-1, 35). Many others from were on the Melts diskette. The CD does
the 2nd USSR Championship are wrong in score is in providing previously rare games
various ways. from the 16th USSR CC Final.

I
Here is another tip for minimising bad
CHECKED the World Championship
data in your collection. When a c for
Finals to see if ChessBase have taken
comments appears unexpectedly in the
account of my earlier criticisms (CM
game list, or a game is shown as a Line
August 1996 p.61 & 4/97 p.48). The
instead of the final result, this generally
omitted games are now in, but some of
means something has gone wrong, and that
the corrections have not been made.
the game needs to be compared with an
The worst affected is Final 8. For
original printed source, if you can find one.
example, Sloth-Abramov, is given on the

I
SUSPECT that ChessBase used some CB Fernschach-CD as ending 29 Rc4! 1-0.
semi-automatic process: probably The game actually continued: 29Rd6 30
doing optical character recognition on Rc7 Bf6 31 Bd5 Rxd5 32 Qxd5 Qxa3 33
old issues of Fernschach magazine and Bd6 Bd8 34 Rb7 Qa4 35 Kg2 1-0 as Sloths
converting the result without proper care own book confirms.
or checking. Much of the resulting data The game on the CD purporting to be
from such a process is worthless unless Mikhailov-Baumbach from the 11th Final is
considerable care is taken, as I know from identical to the one correctly given as their
doing similar work on typed gamescores game from the 9th Final. Also in Final 11,
supplied to me e.g. Coppa Latina, they attributed a game to Alvaro Pereira
Norway-Switzerland match etc. If you when it was Manuel Pereyra Puebla who
dont check everything suspicious, you played in this championship, a fact easily
get wrong data. checked. By this stage I was beginning to
For example, Ive researched the 2nd wonder if I could trust anything on this CD
USSR CC Championship in Soviet public- which retails in Britain for 89-95.
ations, finding over 70 games. Tanin- On our website, well list errors found.
Abroshin ends at move 21 on the CD; it To be fair to them, you cannot even trust
was actually 0-1, 39. Tanin-Aratovsky and printed sources entirely. Thus, Fernschach
Aratovsky-Makovkin have lost several 9/1994 has an article on the 4th USSR CC
moves. The worst example is Zaitsev, Ch in which Aronin-Sadomskis was
Alexander-Dubinin,Peter Vasilievich, actually Abroshin-Sadomsky while White
purporting to be a 22-move draw. In fact in Moiseev-Baturinsky must have been
there were 38 moves, Black won and White Maseev, because Moiseev didnt play any
was a totally different Zaitsev! USSR CC Finals.
Turning to the 3rd USSR Championship The next article in this series will deal
Final (1955-7), the Soviet Chess with the pitfalls of converting games
Encyclopaedia shows that no player called between various formats, particularly
anything like Shdyarsky was in it but two CBF, CBH and PGN.
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C.J.S. Purdy, the first Correspondence Chess World Champion, giving a simultaneous display at Bondi, circa 1960 (won
17, lost 1, drawn 2). Photograph supplied by the Correspondence Chess League of Australia
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Has the IM title been
devalued? George Pyrich
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CC Olympiad begins: all
the teams and players
New games with notes
by Leko & Umansky
Scandinavian Defence:
theory by Michael Melts
First blood in the H-W.
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 Election/appointment of Tani completes new team
THE expected election of Gian-Maria Tani to the ICCF presidium as European
Zone Director was announced just before we went to press. This coincided
with his appointment as Controller for World Tournaments in succession to
Heikki Brusila. This means that most postal tournaments (other than
continental events outside Europe) are now run by a new team comprising
Eckhard Lers, Egbert Bsenberg and Mr Tani. We wish them good success.

Ne
Neww Olympiads start at last ECO
Index

T
HE Final of ICCF Olympiad XII and Olympiad Preliminaries A02 27
XIII start play on May 30. ICCF hopes that, thanks to email A17 47
and fax possibilities and a determination to keep games A40 34
A43 23
moving, that the event can be completed rapidly, perhaps in three A45 26
years, instead of the 6-8 years duration of recent olympiads which A46 20
has been very damaging to the popularity of CC. A56 36
Indeed a few games from the previous cycle of olympiads are A89 42
still in progress although most countries completed play six months B01 28-31
or more ago. In our Tournament of the Month feature, we give a
B04 27
complete preview of the new Olympiads and some high-class games B09 40
from the old ycle including analysis specially contributed by World B21 37
Champion M.M. Umansky. B33 24
New proposals are also being put forward for consideration at B41 48
the next ICCF Congress. One is the establishment of a new Senior B44 44
IM title, and the other to hold an annual Email World Championship B47 10
B51 45
event while of course still retaining the Correspondence World B62 26
Championship in its present form. The first of these topics is aired B81 35
in this months interview with ICCF Qualifications Commissioner, B90 41
George Pyrich; we shall probably have more about the second in C07 26
our next issue. If you have views on these topics, please write in C10 37
to us, and to your national ICCF delegate. C16 32 [3], 33
In this issue we also have a wealth of games from invitation C27 36
tournaments and other high-level events. Later, either as #8-9 or C35 15
C39 44
#10, we shall have our annual Readers Issue which will also include C58 25
some gambit games sent in too late for last month. So if you have an C78 46
interesting game or article, please send it in without delay. C83 38
We are also looking for final nominations for The Best CC Game C87 23
Ever. There have been far too few from recent decades from which, D06 34
in our belief, the winner ought to come, so please send in your favourite! D34 33
D36 14
To have a chance of winning, games should be played throughout at D41 42
a high level with no obvious errors; they may feature an important D82 33
opening innovation but should not be decided by that alone: a E11 37
fascinating middlegame and/or endgame is a prerequisite for serious E90 39
consideration. However, readers votes later in the year will decide! E99 2, 12
Tim Harding, Editor
 2 June 1998

The Best CC Game Ev er?

Ever?
By Tim Harding Defensive or counter-attacking play

I
of a high order i.e. the game must not be
HAVE not found it easy to decide what one-sided;
game or games to nominate for this Endgame play that goes beyond
competition. Several of the games technique;
already nominated by others are in my Something special to mark it down
opinion non-starters or seriously flawed, as a truly correspondence game.
but a few are very strong contenders. To find all these in the one game is
Some other games that I rate very highly improbable.
already appeared in Chess Mail last year Finally, in John Knudsens new booklet
so I do not want to repeat them at this Essential Chess Quotations (see review on
point. page 63), I find this from Emanuel Lasker:
The games already published that It takes two great men, contending
would make my short-list are (in no with one another under the utmost
particular order): personal responsibility, to produce one
Umansky-Penrose, 13th World Ch great game.
Final (CM 3/97 p. 11); That is why I have mostly looked to
Timmerman-Andersson, NPSF-50 World Championships and other high-
(CM 1/97 p. 7); level GM events to produce games for the
Estrin-Berliner, 5th World Ch Final short-list.
(CM 9/97 p. 25); I do not believe that quantitative
Estrin-Rittner, Ragozin Memorial (CM methods such as the ingenious formula
1/98 p.3), proposed last year by John Hawkes can
and Bertrand Weegenaars nomination ever decide an issue like this. So long as
in the present issue (see p. 36), there is a good response, a poll among
Ekebjrg-Timmerman, NBC-25. our readers (which we propose to
Of the games played before the conduct via our subscription renewal
modern era, I think Johansson-Tegelman forms at the end of the year) is probably
v Rey Ardid (CM 3/98 p.2) has held up as good a way as any of coming up with
surprisingly well to modern analyis. Some a 1-2-3.
readers have also asked me to present I also believe that, although there have
games from Chigorin, Napolitano and been some great draws (such as Keres-
Keres for consideration and I shall do that Dyckhoff, which is in my Winning At
in later issues. Correspondence Chess) the winner must
What are we looking for in a Best CC be a decisive game, although this means
Game Ever? Certainly some of the that a minimal level of unobvious error
following factors: by the loser must be accepted.
A surprising and effective opening All this chat means I have actually left
innovation; very little room for notes to a game but
Strategic play founded in an accurate maybe it is as well that readers analyse
assessment of the position; the key moments for themselves. Over
A startling and sound sacrificial 20 years ago, I was given the book of the
combination; BdF-25 German Jubilee tournament as my
 Chess Mail 3

prize for winning a preliminary group of 26 exf5 b5 27 xd6

ICCF Cup III and the following game from If 27 d2 e4 while if 27 a3 a7+ a
that book made a deep impression on me. recurrent theme comes into play: the
The winner found some svery fine weak a7-g1 diagonal.
moves to show up what at first sight 27xd6 28 c7 xd5 29 xb8
seemed a strong, but actually was a rather xf5 30 a7 d8!?
poor opening innovation (at move 15) by Fritz5 prefers 30xe2+ 31 xe2
the loser. However, when you give the xd3 although it leaves Black with some
climax of this game to Fritz5 on a very disadvantage. I am not sure why Yud-
fast computer, it annoyingly suggests ovich gave 30...d8 a ? in Informator.
more than one point near the end where 31 f2 a8 32 b3+ h8 33 c7?
White could possibly have salvaged a White is a whole rook up but on h2 it
draw. is not doing much. However, 33 xb5!
I dont think this game has yet been appears to save the day, unless a reader
annotated really objectively: not by Skold can improve upon 33axb5 34 c7 d2
in the tournament book, nor by me in my 35 b6 e2+ 36 f1 g3+ etc.; 35 xb5
own book and certainly not by Yudovich and 35 f7 may also draw. If an
in Informator 17. What is the truth about advantageous line for Black could be
it? found here, then this game would
Kings Indian Defence (E99) certainly be in the running.
Mikhail Yudovich Sr. (USSR) - 33xe2+ 34 f1 g3+ 35 e1?
Eric Arnlind (SVE) After this Black has a fine forced win.
cor German Jubilee, 1971-74 The correct move was 35 g1, when
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5 computers tend to examine 35d2 and
f3 00 6 e2 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7 35e2+ but 35.. d5 (threatening
9 e1 d7 10 d3 f5 11 d2 f6 12 ...d8) is also very interesting.
f3 f4 13 c5 g5 14 c1 g6 15 b5? 35d2!+ 36 xd2 d8+ 37 d3
a6! 16 a3 g4 17 cxd6 cxd6 18 c4 xc7 38 g1 e4 39 fxe4 xe4+ 40
g3 19 a5 gxh2+ 20 xh2 e7 21 e1 e7 41 d1 g3 42 c2 d8
h1 h5 22 b6 g3 23 g1 b8 43 d2 f1+ 44 e2 xh2 45 xh2
24 h2 h4 25 c4 hf5!! e7+ 01.
Black thought he was lost until he Finally if I had to plump for a game as
found this. I wont linger on the opening the best from the past 25 years, and a
as theory has moved on in the past quarter worthy overall winner, I think it would
century, but I dont think that need either the Umansky or Andersson game
disqualify a game. listed above. The latter has an important
XIIIIIIIIY theoretical improvement brilliantly
9-trl+-trk+0 followed up, while Umansky ruthlessly
9+p+-wq-vlp0 exploited an almost imperceptibly inferior
9p+-zp-+-+0 opening choice by Penrose.
9vL-+Pzpn+-0 In each case, the game was crucial for
9-+N+Pzp-+0 the tournament decision of a very
important event, and the loser was the
9+-+N+Psn-0 worlds top-rated CC player at the time.
9PzP-+L+PtR0 At the moment I cannot decide between
9+-tRQ+-mK-0 these two.
xiiiiiiiiy
 4 June 1998

Has tthe
he ICCF International Master
title become de
devvalued?
Tim Harding explores this and many other topics in a
wide-ranging interview with ICCFs outspoken
Qualifications Commissioner, George Pyrich.

Thank you for agreeing to the events, so I suspect my Report will be

interview, George. fairly bulky!
Let us start with your role as ICCF Also, Im responsible for the
Qualifications Commissioner, which preparation of the new title certificates
you took on in 1996. Can you please and maintaining the store of ICCF medals.
When I first took over, the former task
describe how you came to volunteer presented me with considerable
for this and explain what work the difficulties but last year I was very grateful
job entails. for the invaluable help provided by my
As I said, Ive been the SCCAs ICCF good friends, Alan and Moira Borwell.
delegate since 1992. This gave me the I should also mention that my
opportunity to attend ICCF Congresses, predecessor, Nol vant Riet, had
get to know how ICCF works and make maintained meticulous records which he
many new friends. It was one of those, handed over to me. This certainly made
Ragnar Wikman, who took me to one side things much easier for me when I started
one evening in the hotel bar at the ICCF out.
congress in Gjvik in 1995 and asked me I suppose that the job of Qualifications
to volunteer for the post. Perhaps I was Commissioner can be likened to that of
rather tired (it was quite late in the an auditor. I see my role as being an
evening!) because I agreed fairly readily! administrator. Its not that difficult but you
Seriously, Ive never regretted taking do need to know the ICCF Rules and also
on the job although it can be quite time- keep your wits about you. Often, I have
consuming and demanding as Congress to liaise with counterpart Gerhard Binder,
approaches each year. Basically, the job the Ratings Commissioner. As I said, Ive
entails verifying and documenting Title made many new friends since I became
applications from national delegates. The active in ICCF and almost everyone I have
main part of the job is preparing and dealings with is very helpful and co-
presenting a lengthy report to Congress operative. I find that one or two can be a
each year listing all the new title little tiresome but I suppose that every
applicants and also listing participants and job has its frustrations.
norm requirements in all new title
tournaments. What are the main difficulties you
This latter part is quite time-consuming
experience in this job? What
and exacting. This year well have new
Olympiads (both Mens and Womens) as procedures are followed to establish
well as another set of World that an application is soundly based?
Championship Semi-finals as well as Are there too many players qualifying
another large batch of new invitational as IMs in recent years?
 Chess Mail 5

ICCF Qualifications Commissioner George Pyrich and U.S.A. delegate

Max Zavanelli , in Buenos Aires during the 1997 ICCF Congress, seated at
seated at the chess table used for the Capablanca-Alekhine world
championship match of 1927. Picture: Alan Borwell.

Most of the time things go fairly be surprised how often Ive to remind
smoothly although problems can arise delegates to submit applications on behalf
when people submit title claims without of players! I remember my predecessor,
reading or understanding the ICCF Rules. Nol vant Riet, telling me that, over the
I feel that, on the whole, the present ICCF years, hed been responsible for ensuring
Rules are well-written and unambiguous the provision of more titles to players in
particularly with regard to title norms and one member federation than their
qualifications. delegate! According to the ICCF Rules,
With regard to new title applications, I titles can only be awarded when the
normally receive applications on behalf necessary applications/confirmations
of players from national delegates (I have been provided and there have been
apply for the XX title on behalf of player instances where titles have been withheld
XX, a member of our Federation, who when these conditions havent been
scored XX points in event XX where the observed.
title norm was XX points) and Also, tournament organisers of
subsequently receive confirmation from invitational events must submit a list of
the tournament organiser that this was the the participants to me if they dont, I
case. cant present this to congress and Title
Well, thats what should happen! Youd Norms cant be approved!
 6 June 1998

During the course of the year I carefully

George Pyrich Factfile scrutinise tournament results published in
both Chess Mail and Fernschach as well
as numerous other CC publications. Since
Name: George Pyrich Ive determined the title norms in any new
Age: 46 events (subsequently approved by ICCF
Born in Edinburgh, living in Congress), I can be reasonably sure that
Glenrothes, Fife everything is in order with regard to new
Family: Married March 1998 to titles although occasionally I do have
Catherine queries and have to pursue these and, yes,
Profession: Finance Manager with a there have been occasions where Ive
Local Authority. refused title applications.
Regarding the numbers of new I.M.s
Best chess performances (OTB in recent years, Im aware that there has
and CC): been some comment. Yes, the numbers
OTB, nothing much! Ive played in have risen dramatically in 1993 there
several Scottish Championships but were 57 whereas in 1997 there were 124
with a conspicuous lack of success with every indication that this will be
my best score was 5/9 I think that surpassed in 1998.
was in 1989. I have a modest FIDE However, in my view, people are
rating of 2090. Presently my SCA grade assuming wrongly that the title is
is 2065 (about 183 on the BCF scale). becoming devalued simply because of the
increase in numbers. There is no
In CC, my best performance was the indication at all that the standard of play
ICCF Fax Tourney where I made the has fallen and, it seems to me, people
IM score. Earlier Id come close in the forget that title norms are determined by
SCCA Bulletin 10th Anniversary the average rating of participants with
Tournament. strict rules governing these ratings,
Chess organisational work: particularly with regard to fixed and un-
a) Since March 1996 Ive been ICCF fixed ratings.
What people are also forgetting, I think,
Qualifications Commissioner. are that, whilst the numbers of players
b) Ive been the ICCF Delegate and participating in ICCF events overall has
International Secretary since 1992. fallen steadily over the last 5 years, there
Previously I was SCCA Treasurer. are more new title events now than ever
Also, Ive been Games Editor for the before. Nowadays we start new World
SCCA Bulletin for a number of years. Championships cycles every 2 years and
c) Im President of the local club in we now plan to accelerate the Olympiad
Glenrothes. Before becoming active cycles. Also, in my view its a bit silly if
in ICCF, I did a weekly column in a we (ICCF) congratulate ourselves on the
local newspaper and also was a popularity and success of the Master Norm
tournaments and then complain that we
member of the SCA Council for some have too many new I.M.s!
years. There have been instances where
Other interests apart from chess: organisers of team events have been
music (mostly 60s/70s: Bob Dylan, encouraged to manipulate parings to
The Doors, The Beatles); cooking, facilitate the availability of title norms!
cinema and tv, computers, cycling and Also, it should be appreciated that, on the
supporting Raith Rovers FC! whole, worldwide postal services have
improved very significantly over the last
decade and nowadays, in a great many
 Chess Mail 7

instances, a player can achieve a title realistic opportunities, many of these new
score in 2 years or less whereas previously I.M.s may soon be lost to CC. Maybe
this might have taken much longer. Now, someone should examine the feasibility
with the development of email, players of GM Norm Tournaments.
can achieve new titles in less than one Why is it necessary for an application
year. Given all these factors, its hardly to be made by a federation on a
surprising that we now have many more players behalf before he can get (for
new I.M.s example) an IM title for which he has
Regarding the requirements for titles, qualified?
Im open to discussion. The current ICCF
Rules require that a sufficient score in a Basically because the ICCF Rules state
that all new title applicants must be
15 player tournament (14 games) is members of affiliated member federations
sufficient. As far as I know, this Rule was
approved many years ago when the and only national delegates can confirm
this.
factors Ive described above (postal Of course, difficulties can arise in
transmission times etc.) didnt apply and
circumstances were very different. instances where players move from one
country to another or where member
Perhaps now that things have changed, countries fail to maintain their ICCF
this Rule should be reconsidered. Maybe
the requirement should be extended to a memberships but Id like to think, and
indeed Im sure, that nowadays ICCF
minimum of say 18 or 20 games rather would view any such applications
than the 14 at present but Id be very wary
of changing simply for the sake of it. sympathetically..
Others have raised comments of What are the rewards (social or
instances where players have gained titles otherwise) of being Qualifications
from events where players have Commissioner?
withdrawn, granting their opponents As I say, since I became active in ICCF,
free points. However, it should be Ive made many new friends. Also, Ive
remembered that the ICCF Rules have travelled to countries that otherwise Id
been drafted specifically to avoid never have visited. Last years trip to
instances where players would be Argentina was unforgettable the
penalised through no fault of their own. experience of a lifetime! Also, I love chess
To me, it seems very unfair to deny a and Im happy to be involved in
player a title because one of his/her something I consider to be very
opponents failed to meet their obligations. worthwhile.
Finally, Id say that, in my personal You have also been Scotlands
view, the problem we have with the delegate to ICCF and previously you
qualifications of large numbers of new were SCCA treasurer. Scotland is very
I.M.s is that we have very few active in the international CC sphere,
opportunities for those players to go and for example organising two ICCF
try to become G.M.s. People dont seem Congresses in one decade, organising
to appreciate that all the new G.M.s over invitational events, obtaining many
the last 2 years gained their titles in
invitational events and that, other than IMs and GMs and outperforming the
invitational events, there are very few English team in the latest Olympiad
events which provide GM norms. cycles.
Whilst we (ICCF) award 100+ new I.M. So how do you explain the great
titles annually, only those fortunate success of Scotland and what lessons
enough to receive invitations can try to are there for other countries who
become G.M.s. I suspect that, without would like to do better?
 8 June 1998

All that could be attributed to one Commissioner, I found this number

factor, or rather one person, Alan Borwell, manageable but now its simply
who, until last year, was SCCA President impossible, married or not! Soon, the
for 20 years. His contribution to chess in number will fall to about 20 or so and Ill
Scotland has been simply immense. It was never raise it above this level again!
Alan who became active in ICCF, holding You were awarded the ICCF
the post of ICCF Treasurer before International Master title in 1995
becoming President. Yes, we saw the following your IM result in the ICCF
development of 3 world-class G.M.s in Experimental Fax A tournament
the late 80s-early 90s Dougie Bryson,
about which you wrote earlier in
Andy Muir and David Kilgour but it
was Alan who helped provide the Chess Mail. Has your approach to
opportunities for them to gain their titles, tournaments changed since you got
organising events such as the SCA 100 the title?
Anniversary Tournament in 1984 as well No, I dont think so. I simply like to
as hosting 2 ICCF congresses within 10 play! Perhaps Im more conscious of my
years. It was Alan who achieved the responsibilities when playing in team
SCCAs full membership status within events and try a little harder.
ICCF and who gave the SCCA its high How would you describe your style
profile within ICCF. of play? What kind of positions do
I suppose it shows just how much can you enjoy? What players do you
be achieved through one individuals hard admire?
work and enthusiasm. In OTB play, the most appropriate
At what age did you learn the game description nowadays would be erratic!
and when did you begin corr- In CC, Im not sure how my play would
espondence play? What was your be described. I prefer to avoid sharp
path to master strength tactical openings with reams of published
performances? theory.
I learned chess at the age of 10 from a In OTB play, I grew up in the Tal/
school friend. Unfortunately, there was no Fischer/Spassky era so I always admired
local club in Kirkcaldy where I lived at these greatly. Also, I enjoyed Korchnois
that time and I didnt start to play regularly games greatly. During the 80s he was my
at clubs and congresses until I left personal hero as well as a chess hero.
Kirkcaldy to become a student some 8 Nowadays Ive much less time to study
years later. so cant really comment too much on the
I can honestly say that I never had a current players.
chess coach or tutor. I simply began to In CC play, there are quite a number
play regularly and gradually improved. I of players I admire but especially those
didnt take up CC until about 1977 and like Juan Morgado who, as well as playing
even then was only a casual player for a a lot at a very high level, publish
number of years. Again, I guess it was a annotations to a large numbers of their
case of playing regularly and improving games. One thing I dislike in CC are those
gradually. players who avoid or refuse to publish
How many games have you typically their games in order to retain their
played at one time? (Presumably this supposed secrets I consider this
mean-spirited.
will decrease now that you are getting I recently acquired a copy of Gennadi
married...) Sanakoyevs new book my German is
Too many!! Over the last 10 years or pretty poor but the annotated games are
so, this has varied between 30 and 45. quite magnificent.
Before I became Qualifications
 Chess Mail 9

What is the most fascinating or the

most difficult position you had to Whilst we (ICCF) award
analyse in a correspondence game,
and how did you solve it? 100+ new I.M. titles
In my case, the blunders and swindles annually, only those
are much more notable!! Yes, dear reader,
I was the poor sad loser in the game fortunate enough to receive
quoted on page 161 of Tims excellent invitations can try to
Winning at Correspondence Chess!!
Even more crass was my blunder become G.M.s... Without
against Peter Wragg (AUS) in the SCCA realistic opportunities,
Bulletin 10th Anniversary Tournament.
Happily, I have played a number of many of these new I.M.s
interesting and relatively error-free games may soon be lost to CC.
and some of these follow.
You are playing in the Pelikan
Memorial A, the first email master 5th European team Champs. Recently I
invitation event. Did you find this started play in the ICCF Email TT being
organised by CAPA. Also, Im playing in
very similar to the fax event or were some SCCA friendly international
there significant differences? matches. Presently, thats some 35 games!
Other than the fact that the Pelikan Im not doing too well in both the
event has some much stronger opposition, Pelikan and NBC events. Perhaps I could
theres not been a great deal of difference. claim that I took on too much in playing
Play has progressed at more or less the both events simultaneously but it would
same rate. more honest to admit that Im not good
What do you think are the advantages enough to compete successfully at GM
of email correspondence chess, and level.
the disadvantages? My next event will be the Olympiad
I think that the advantages are obvious. Final 12, starting fairly soon.
Play is much quicker with no lost cards What do you think is the special value
and, if youre playing a lot of games of correspondence chess? How can we
simultaneously, its much less expensive. persuade more OTB players to try it?
Unfortunately, only those players who Im not sure that I have any original
have PCs can play by Email! Im not sure ideas on this topic. CC is a great pastime
that I can think of any disadvantages of for those who like it.
playing email. Id recommend it to I think it would be better to now try to
anyone! recruit OTB players to Email. As Mr.
What else are you playing in now? Stevens said, I have seen the future... and
Have you other upcoming events, e.g. it works.
the Olympiad? Finally, how do you see the future of
Currently Im playing in 2 invitational CC?
events (I have to be honest and admit that, Im not sure. Certainly the future lies
had it not been for my ICCF/SCCA in email although traditional CC play will
positions, its probable that I wouldnt stay around for some time yet. Im not
have received these invitations), the Jiri sure how far and how quickly technology
Pelikan Memorial A and the NBC 30 will develop so I honestly dont know
tournaments. where well be in say 10 years time.
I also have some games outstanding Certainly, 20 years ago I had no idea
from World Ch. XXI semi-final and the where Id be when I first took up CC.
 10 June 1998

While you were on honeymoon, I Games by George Pyrich

heard of the proposal to be put to
the 1998 ICCF Congress that a Taimanov Sicilian (B47)
Senior International Master title be Arend Hotting (NLD) -
instituted, to give an incentive to the George Pyrich (SCO)
many ICCF IMs. EUMSM/V/3-6, 1994
The problem I see with this is that it (Notes by Pyrich)
will put ICCF out of step with OTB 1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
titles, so that on the contrary, many c6 5 c3 c7
IMs may feel their title is devalued, Taimanovs Variation, a dependable
since FIDE does not have such a title line for Black.
but does have a lower one, Fide Master. 6 e2 a6 7 00 f6 8 h1
Before very long, S.I.M. will seem to 8 e3 is another story.
be the real ICCF IM title and the 8xd4
present IM title will look like the 8b4 is also popular; whilst 8c5
equivalent of Fide Master. is interesting.
What is your opinion about that? Do 9 xd4 c5 10 d3 h5 11 f4
you support the new proposal? 11 g5 featured in the famous game
Yes, Id heard about this a little earlier. Kasparov-Kengis, Riga 1995 The World
I gather the idea gained support because Champion won in grand style after 11b5
there are a number of countries, Germany (11g4 is Dolmatovs suggestion which
being an obvious example, with a large I tried in EM/M/A005 against Mart Tarmak
number of I.M.s who have little or no of Estonia. After 12 f4 f2+ 13 xf2 xf2
opportunity to try for G.M. (as I wrote 14 e5 c5 15 e4 b6 16 f3 b8 Black
earlier) and this proposal would provide stood well.) 12 f4 b7 13 e5 (10, 24).
such players a half-way step to aim for. 11g4 12 d1
As to precisely how this will be attained There are two main alternatives:
well have to wait for the next ICCF a) 12 e5 d6 (12f2+ is maybe a bit
Congress I understand that Ragnar
Wikman is to present draft proposals and risky. After 13 xf2 xf2 14 e4 c5 15
until these become available Ill reserve c3 b6 16 h3 is unclear) 13 exd6 xd6
judgment. 14 e4 e7 15 h3 f6 16 e3 d7 was
Personally, Im in broad agreement roughly equal in Kristoffel-Neuvonen,
with much of what you say. I think it likely 12th cor ol Prelims., 1992;
that the I.M. Title will soon be wrongly b) 12 g3 is probably the acid test of
viewed as inferior and hence become Blacks set-up, e.g. 12b5 13 xg4 hxg4
devalued if the proposals are adopted. 14 xg4 b7 15 e2 b4 16 d1 e7!
If Im allowed to declare a personal with compensation for the pawn in Xie
interest, I know that I had to work hard Jun-J.Polgar, Thessaloniki OL 1988 (01,
in order to achieve my own I.M. title but
I also know that its very unlikely that Ill 53). The full score of this fascinating game
ever aspire to the GM level. is given in Informator 46.
So, whilst my own title may become 12b5 13 c3
devalued, I may be presented with a more 13 a4 was slightly better for White in
realistic aspiration. As I say, Ill reserve Marjanovic-Horvath, Zenica 1987 after
judgment and meantime Ill consult with 13b7 14 axb5 axb5 15 xa8+ xa8
my colleagues on the SCCA Executive 16 d2 b4.
Committee. 13b7
 Chess Mail 11

XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+k+-tr0 9-+-+-+k+0
9+lwqp+pzp-0 9+l+-+pzp-0
9p+-+p+-+0 9-+-+p+-+0
9+pvl-+-+p0 9+L+-tRn+p0
9-+-+PzPn+0 9-zP-+-+-+0
9+-wQ-+-+-0 9+-+-vL-+P0
9PzPP+L+PzP0 9-+P+-+PmK0
9tR-vLN+R+K0 9+-+r+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
14 a4 26...h4
Played probably to dissuade -side The alternatives didnt look too
castling. appealing:
Instead 14 xg7 is risky, as its not a) 26...e1 27 f4 xe5 28 xe5 e3
clearafter 14000 15 f3 (15 xf7 29 c4 xg2 30 c5 and the passed pawns
xe4 with good compensation for the could be very dangerous;
pawn) 15f6! how White can extricate b) 26...xe3 27 xe3 d2 28 e2 with
his Black has at least a draw the same assessment.
following dg8. 27 e2 b1 28 xh5 xg2 29 d2
1400 15 b4 A bit of a surprise Id expected 29
Alternatively 15 xg4 hxg4 16 e3 d6 b5 xe3 30 xb7 b2 31 d3 g5 32
17 axb5 axb5 18 f2 b6 and Black is
about equal.
15b6 16 xc7
Again 16 xg4 isnt too worrying after
16hxg4 17 b2 xc3 18 xc3 fc8!=
19 axb5 d4
16xc7 17 e5 d6
Not 17bxa4 when 18 xa4 d6 19 h3
h6 20 c4! is comfortable for White.
18 axb5 axb5 19 xa8 xa8 20 h3
h6 21 xb5 dxe5 22 fxe5 f5
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xd1+ 26 h2
 12 June 1998

g3 g7 33 c3 f6 when Blacks chances 39 c5 g5

are slightly better. The only winning try.
29...e1 40 b5 g6 41 b6 h8 42 b7 b8 43
With the threat of 30...f3!. c7!
30 xe1 Accurate to the end, restricting the
30 c5 e4 31 c8+ h7 32 c4 b2! Black instead 43 b5 gives Black
is big trouble for White. good winning chances after 43f5 44 f3
30...xe1 31 d3 e4 f6 45 d4 e7.
I didnt relish a pawn race after 31...e5 43e5 44 f3 f5 45 g3 .
32 c4 f6 33 c5 f7 when things are unclear Now I could find no way for Black to
(Not 33e4? losing to 34 c4+ f8 35 make progress White simply checks
h8+ e7 36 g8+-). from the side and, if the Black king come
32 c5 over to the -side, the White goes
I suspect he saw more than I did here. behind the pawns. Advancing the pawns
Id hoped for 32 e5 h1+ 33 g3 xd3 allows the White to blockade. So, draw
34 cxd3 b1 35 e4 b3 36 d4 e5 37 agreed.
d8+ h7 38 d5 e4 winning. Kings Indian (E99)
32...xd3 33 cxd3 e2+ 34 g1 e3 George Pyrich (SCO)-
35 c3 Ryszard Dors (POL)
XIIIIIIIIY XII Olympiad Prelims, 1992
9-+-+-+k+0 (Notes by Pyrich)
9+-+-+pzp-0 1 c4 f6 2 c3 g6 3 e4
9-+-+p+-+0 My limited pre-game research
9+-+-+-+-0 revealed that my 2500-rated opponent
habitually (and successfully) employed
9-zP-+-+-+0 the Grnfeld hence this sequence:
9+-tRPtr-+P0 3...d6 4 d4 g7 5 f3 00 6 e2 e5 7
9-+-+-+-+0 00 c6 8 d5 e7 9 e1 d7 10 e3
9+-+-+-mK-0 The fashionable line when this game
xiiiiiiiiy began I dont think Ill repeat it!
10 f5 11 f3 f4 12 f2 g5 13 a4
35xh3 Alternatives are:
Here I was confident of victory, but a) 13 d3 f6 14 c5 g6 15 c1 f7
36 g2! 16 cxd6 cxd6 17 b3 g4 18 b4?!
Not 36 b3 f8 37 b5 e7 38 b6 h8 Popdjekunin-Bucciardini, EU/H/924,
and Black wins the b-pawn; whilst 36 b5 1987 when Black crashed through with
also loses after 36h5 37 b3 c5 38 the thematic 18...g3! (01 in 31);
b6 c8 39 b7 b8 40 f2 f8 41 e3 b) 13 b4 f6 14 c5 g6 15 cxd6 cxd6
e7 42 d4 d6. 16 c1 f7 17 a4 h5 18 a5 d7 19 b5
36h4 Mochalov-Fogel, IX USSR Team CC Ch
36...h8?? loses after 37 c8+. 1988.
37 c8+! h7 38 c4 h5 13 g6
Of course, with the Black so far Instead Clough-Walters, British Cor Ch
away, Black cant exchange s. Also the 1992-93, saw 13...f6 continuing 14 c5
h3 square is no longer available after his g6 15 c1 f7 16 d3 f8 17 cxd6 cxd6
36th. 18 b5 but 01 in 33.
 Chess Mail 13
XIIIIIIIIY
14 a5 h5 9r+q+-tr-+0
More direct than the alternative 14...f7 9+pzp-+-mk-0
when one example is Korchnoi- 9-+-zp-+n+0
Popovich, Brno 1992, which went 15 c5 9zP-+Pzp-+-0
xc5 16 xc5 dxc5 17 c4 h8 18 a6 9-zPP+nzPLzp0
bxa6 19 d3 f8 20 a4 when Whites
positional bind brought a convincing win.
9+-+Nvl-+-0
15 b5 f6 9-+-+-+PvL0
Abandoning the a-pawn every 9tR-+Q+R+K0
tempo is vital in the race on opposite xiiiiiiiiy
flanks.
16 xa7 g4 25...g3+ 26 xg3 hxg3 27 xc8
As in the last note. In Informator 56, axc8 28 g4
Golubev gave an instructive line Instead 28 f2 xf2 29 xf2 gxf2 30
16...d7 17 c5! xa7 18 c6 a8 19 cxd7 g3 exf4 31 d4+ (Both 31 g4 and 31 g4
xa5 20 c1. are better.) f6 32 g2 fxg3 33 xg3 e5
17 xc8 xc8! 34 f1 fc8 35 b5 g6+ is +.
XIIIIIIIIY 28...h8+ 29 h3 exf4!
9r+q+-trk+0 I overlooked this! Id hoped hed play
9+pzp-+-vl-0 29xh3+ 30 gxh3 h4 (30 exf4 31
e1 e5!) 31 e1+-.
9-+-zp-snn+0 30 ae1 xh3+
9zP-+Pzp-+p0 Not 30...ce8? 31 xf4! nor 30cf8?
9-+P+Pzpp+0 31 xe3!.
9+-+-+P+-0 31 gxh3 h8 32 xe3 xh3+ 33 g2
9-zP-+LvLPzP0 h2+ 34 f3 fxe3 35 xe3
9tR-+QsNRmK-0 It was only now that I realised I had
xiiiiiiiiy no winning chances and indeed had to
play carefully to draw. The text seemed
Improving on the 17...g3 of Kozul- safer than 35 xg3 d2 36 f4 e5 37
Sherzer, Biel 1993, which went 18 hxg3 e1 xc4 38 c1 e5 39 xc7+ f6 40
fxg3 19 xg3 h4 20 h2 xc8 21 d3 c3 d4 41 xe3 xb4.
h6 22 f4! xe4 23 g4 d8 24 e6+ 35...c2 36 g1 g2 37 b5
h8 25 g4 and White won comfortably. XIIIIIIIIY
The significance of Blacks improvement 9-+-+-+-+0
is soon apparent. 9+pzp-+-mk-0
18 d3 h6 19 b4 g3 20 hxg3 fxg3 9-+-zp-+n+0
21 xg3 h4 22 h2 e3+ 23 h1 9zPP+P+-+-0
g7 9-+P+-+-+0
Now Black threatens ...h5-g3+,
(xg3) hxg3 and ...h8+ 24 c5 does
9+-+NmK-+-0
nothing to deflect Black so I followed the 9-+r+-+p+0
f4 idea of Kozul-Sherzer Id seen the 9+-+-+-tR-0
possibility of the ensuing sac but didnt xiiiiiiiiy
believe it!
24 f4 xe4 25 g4 37...f6
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Tricky was 37...h4 when White has xe4 dxe4 13 xe4 f5 (13g6 14 h4!)
to tread carefully. Id analysed 38 f4 14 e6+ f7 15 g6+-.
c3+ (38...xc4 39 xg2 c3+ 40 e4= 10e8 11 f3 c5 12 00 a6 13 ad1
or 38 ...f6 39 a6 bxa6 40 bxa6 xc4 41 b5 14 f2 f8
xg2 f5+ 42 d3 a4 43 c1 e5 44 Improving on the aforementioned
xc7 xa6 45 c3 xd5 46 e3+!=) 39 game which went 14...c4!? 15 f5 b6
e2 a3 40 xg2 a2+ 41 e3! xg2+ 16 g3 f8 17 a3 b7 18 e4 and 10,
42 f3 xa5=. 52. With the text Black marks time and
38 a6! gives White the opportunity to go
Now the game fizzles out to a draw. wrong.
38...bxa6 39 bxa6 e5 40 xe5 xe5 15 f4?!
41 a7 a2 42 xg2 a3+ 43 d2 d4 and I promptly oblige! The
44 g4+ c5 45 g7 xa7 . belongs on g3 to aim for f5.
I dont know the identity of the wit first 15c4 16 f5 b6 17 a3 c7 18 fe1
to remark if you cant be good, be lucky. d6 19 g3 b7
However, the quote is certainly applicable XIIIIIIIIY
to the following game! 9r+-+r+k+0
9+lwq-+pzp-0
Queens Gambit (D36) 9psn-vl-sn-zp0
George Pyrich (SCO)-
9+p+p+L+-0
Pero Klaic (CRO)
XII Olympiad Prelims, 1992 9-+pzP-sN-+0
(Notes by Pyrich) 9zP-sN-zPPzP-0
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 d5 4 cxd5 exd5 9-zPQ+-vL-zP0
5 g5 c6 6 c2 e7 7 e3 bd7 8 d3 9+-+RtR-mK-0
00 9 ge2 h6?! xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+lwq-trk+0 Id expected 19... c6 preparing the
9zpp+nvlpzp-0 advance of the pawns when Black is
9-+p+-sn-zp0 clearly better.
Whites pieces are awkwardly placed
9+-+p+-vL-0 and require several tempi to regroup.
9-+-zP-+-+0 20 g2 g6?!
9+-sNLzP-+-0 Another surprise why weaken the
9PzPQ+NzPPzP0 kingside?
9tR-+-mK-+R0 21 h3 b4
xiiiiiiiiy Played to prevent Whites thematic
advance e4.
As in the classic game, Botvinnik- Instead 21...c6 allows 22 h4 g7
Larsen, Noordwijk, 1965 Botvinnik 23 g2 a5 24 e4 and White is doing well.
criticised this and nowadays everyone Also 21...e7 22 h4 g7 23 g3 ae8
plays the standard manoeuvre ...e8, 24 e4 and 21...c6 22 h4 g7 23 e4.
...f8. 22 axb4 xb4 23 h4 c6 24 e2
10 h4 xc3 25 xc3 a4 26 c1 ab8 27
10 h4 is certainly playable when e4!
10hxg5? is met with 11 hxg5 e4 12 (See diagram on the facing page.)
 Chess Mail 15
XIIIIIIIIY
9-tr-+r+k+0 I looked a long time at 30 d2 but
9+-wq-+p+-0 30...xe3 31 xe3 xd5 32 d4 c3 33
9p+l+-snpzp0 xc3 xc3 34 xc3 a4 35 f6 b6+
9+-+p+-+-0 36 g2 b5 37 d6 c5 is (but maybe
9n+pzPP+-sN0 38 e6?!).
30d8
9+-+-+PzPL0 30...b7? 31 xh6! (f5) +-.
9-zP-+RvL-zP0 31 xe8+ xe8 32 xh6 xd1 33
9+-wQR+-mK-0 f5!
xiiiiiiiiy XIIIIIIIIY
9-tr-+q+k+0
The last 10 moves or so have revolved 9+-+-+p+-0
around this now White must play it or
else be overwhelmed on the queenside.
9p+lzP-snpwQ0
At this point I noted the possibility of 9+-+-+N+-0
xh6 with f5, thinking that I could 9-+p+-+-+0
always bale out with a draw (after gxf5, 9+-+-+PzPL0
g5+ etc.). 9-+-+-vL-zP0
27dxe4 28 d5! 9+-+n+-mK-0
28 c2 d5. xiiiiiiiiy
28e3?!
I didnt consider this! Luckily its not ...And wins! If now 33gxf5 then 34
particularly strong. Black had 3 g5+ h8 (f8 35 xf6+-) 35 xf6+
alternatives: g8 36 xf5 (g5+) 36...f8 37 d4+-
a) 28...xd5 29 d4!; . Alternatively 33f8 34 e7+ xe7 35
b) 28...xd5 29 fxe4 I examined dxe7 xf2 36 e6!!+-.
only 2 of the numerous possibilities: 33h5
b1) 29...h7!? 30 exd5 xe2 31 dxc6 Allowing a gruesome finish.
bxb2 (31xf2!?) 32 f5! (Whites 34 d4 e1+ 35 f1 f6 36 xg6+
moves are easy to find simply keep f8 37 d7 b4 38 xh5 xd7 39
hacking!) 32...gxf5 33 xf5+ g7 34 h8+ 10
d4+! f6? (loses, but theres nothing Its mate in 2. Just like OTB chess, its
better) 35 xb2 and 36 d7+. much easier to play when you have the
b2) 29...c3 30 xh6 cxb2 31 f5 gxf5 initiative.
32 g5+ f8 33 h6+=;
ci) 28...exf3! 29 xe8+ xe8 with 2 Kings Gambit (C35)
possibilities: Alan P. Borwell (SCO) -
c1) 30 xh6 (f5) 30...b6!! 31 George Pyrich (SCO)
xg6 (31 xb6? xb6+ 32 h1 e4 +) ICCF Fax Tourney B, 1994
31...fxg6 32 e6+ xe6 +; (Notes by Pyrich)
c2) 30 d6?! d8! (30...b7? 31 xh6! 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 f3 e7
b3 32 e1 xb2? 33 xg6! e6+ +- Ive always played this the systems
) 31 xh6 d7 32 xd7 xd7 33 d4 with ...g5, ...d6 have always baffled me.
(33 xg6?!) 33f2+! 34 g2 (34 xf2?? 4 c4
g4+) 34xd6 +. In the 1991/93 SCCA Ch. Final, Nick
29 xe3 xb2 30 d6! Down played the alternative 4 c3 when
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I soon came unstuck: 4h4+ (better 21xa2? 22 d4.

4c6) 5 e2 d6 6 d4 g4 7 xf4 c6 8 22 d4 xc2 23 e3 d7
d3 ge7 9 d2! xf3 10 gxf3 d7 11 XIIIIIIIIY
d1 0-0-0 12 c1 a6 13 e3 b8 14 9-+-+-trk+0
g1 g6 15 c4 (10, 40). 9+p+qvlpzpp0
4f6 5 e5 g4 6 c3 d6 7 exd6 9p+-+-sn-+0
xd6 8 d4 e6 9 d3
9+-+-+-+-0
Given a ! in Gallaghers Winning with
the Kings Gambit and in preference to
9-+-vL-+-+0
9 d5?! d7 10 e2 0-0 11 e4 b6 12 9+-+-tRNwQ-0
xf4 f5 (12xb2? 13 0-0!) 13 g3 9PzPr+-+PzP0
(13 h3 xe4!) 13...g6. 9+-+-+RmK-0
9c6 xiiiiiiiiy
I took a long time here it took a
while to appreciate that Blacks O.K. after With both c5 and g4 in the air,
Whites 11th. Black is clearly better.
10 b5 24 e1 c6 25 d3 g4 26 xg4
After the game Alan was unhappy with xg4 27 h3
this but I dont see anything better: No better is 27 g3 h5 28 h3 f6 29
a) 10 0-0? Nxd4! (not 100-0 11 d5! f3 d8.
watch out for discovered checks!) or 27f6 28 b3!
b) 10 d5? xd5 11 xd5 xd5 12 xf4 If White can liquidate all the -side
0-0-0. pawns, he has good drawing chances.
10d7 11 xf4 c8 12 00 28b5 29 a4 bxa4 30 b7 e8!
Better 12 c3 b4 (12... xd4??, 12... Not 30...d8 when after 31 f3 c5
0-0?? 13 d5!) 13 a3 a5 14 b4 b6 15 32 xc5 xc5 33 a1 b5 34 a7! xb2
e2. 35 xa4 White accomplishes his objective
12a6 13 c3 d8 at move 29.
0-0. Not 13 ... xd4!? 14 h3 c5 31 f3 e4 32 e1 d6!
15 h1 f6 16 e5 e7 17 g5. Threatening ...g3 or ...c7.
14 d5!? 33 g5?!
14 h3 f6 15 e2 b4 16 e5 d5 17 The better alternative 33 e5 c5 34
c4. a7 c7 35 xc7 xc7 36 f1 b3 37
14xd5 15 xd5 xd5 16 e1 c3 f6 38 d3 xe1+ 39 xe1 f7
16 xc7? d7 17 f4 (17 b6 c5+) leaves Black two pawns ahead but still
c5+ 18 h1 f2+ +. with a lot of work to do.
1600
33g3 34 xf7 g6!
Playing safe riskier was 16...b4
Now Black is winning the exchange
when 17 g3 xd3 18 cxd3 f5 19 h3
and thus forces a won endgame.
f6 20 xg7 g8 21 h6 d5 22 h2
g6 is = but White has 19 ae1!. 35 xe4 xe4 36 xg7+ xg7 37
17 g3 f6 18 xc7 c8 19 b6 xe4 g6 38 f1 f7 39 c3 d6
19 f4 b4 20 h6 h5 21 g4 xd3 40 f2 e7 41 g4 b6 42 f3 a3 43
22 cxd3 c6! 23 g5 g6. bxa3 xa3 44 h4 b3 45 e2 b4
19b4 20 ad1 xd3 21 xd3 46 d4 a5 47 h5 a4 48 g5 e7 49 d2
e6! a3 01.
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60 teams in hunt ffor

hunt or Olympiad glory

T
HE Final of ICCF Olympiad XII and including double-GM Ulf Andersson on
Olympiad Preliminaries XIII are just top board for Sweden. When he
starting with 12 teams in each completes six games from the Olympiad
section. In all, 60 teams of 6 players are to go with the 14 from his victory in NPSF-
involved (with several hard-working souls 50 (one of which is still in play), he will
playing both events simultaneously!), and at last get an ICCF rating!
there is a possibility that there could be On top board for Germany is 2695-
one or two late starters. rated Joachim Neumann who is
In the Final, there is an outside something of a mystery man; now we
possibility that one or two countries may shall find out how good a player he really
yet qualify from unfinished games in the is! Qatar is led by Mohammed Khaled Al-
previous cycle. Congress will consider Thani (2630), several of whose games
such claims in September if they arise and were featured in the very first (8/1996)
also the question of the readmission of issue of this magazine. These high-rated
the Ukraine, who will play in Preliminary IMs will certainly be hunting the GM norm
Group #4 if they pay their dues. We of 6 points.
understand that a new CC federation with Tunc Hamarat (2595), who is likely to
the backing of that countrys sports win a medal in World Championship Final
ministry may replace the organisation XIV leads Austria and Wch XV finalists
which formerly represented Ukraine and Janis Vitomskis (LAT 2590) and David
which defaulted on its payments. Kilgour (SCO 2610) and former world
With Cuba competing once more, most finalist Ing. Jindrich Zapletal (2525) leads
member countries of ICCF are the Czechs. GMs Valentinas Normantas
participating although Greece has (LIT 2625) and Rudolf Maliangkay (NLD
sadly not entered and nor have 2605), who is likely to qualify for Wch
Kazakhstan (admitted last year to ICCF XVI will also give Andersson and
membership) or Algeria. The Arab nations Neumann a tough test.
are represented by Qatar which competes We must not forget the outsiders on
in the Final only; the Republic of South this board who have a great opportunity
Africa is the only African nation in the to prove themselves at the highest level.
olympiad but CC in Asia is on the rise as In CC having a low rating so that the
can be seen from the participation of India opponents have to beat you can
in Preliminary #3. AICCF is doing a very sometimes be an advantage: the IM norm
good job in popularising CC in the land of 4/11 is in their grasp if they play well..
of Vishy Anand. Rolf Knobel (2545) has stepped up from
The full line-up of players is given board 4 in the Swiss team; Gilberto Frago
below. To look first at the Olympiad XII Portilho of Brazil (2430) is a very
Final there are GM norms available on experienced competitor and Gordon
both the top two boards (and also on Greig of Canada (2470) has had excellent
board 1 of Preliminary #2). results lately.
The top board in the Final is at Catgeory Board 2 of the Final is category X (GM=
XIV probably one of the strongest GM 7 IM=5) and includes more celebrated
events ever held with the participants players including GMs Ingvar Carlsson
 18 June 1998

and Matthias Rfenacht and FIDE GM For Canada and Scotland who did so
Colin McNab. well last time second time around may
As for team honours, it is of course far be tough and their performance will
too early to predict how things will turn doubtless depend on how their new
out but the German and Dutch teams look players get on. Its going to be a learning
formidable while Sweden is sure to be experience for Brazil whose chances are
strong although some of their players are the hardest to predict. They can be very
not so well known internationally. For the proud of their success in qualifying ahead
Czech Republic competing as an of better-fancied European nations
independent nation for the first time clearly a country where CC has a great
motivation is sure to be high. No doubt future.
Latvia and Lithuania, with their great CC There are also several distinguished
traditions, will also be in the hunt. players involved in the Preliminaries
Austria and Switzerland are each where the countries have been carefully
missing one of their best players divided by Ragnar Wikman according to
(Tarnowiecki and Gottardi respectively) a number of criteria: geographic rating
but Qatar will probably cause a few number of teams in the Final etc.. Board
shocks as they did in the Preliminaries. 1 of Preliminary #1 includes one of the
Having the whole team living in the same highest-rated CC-GMs, Hans-Marcus
small city probably provides some Elwert, while former world champion Dr
advantages in building team spirit! Fritz Baumbach is on board 2!

Olympiad sections: all the teams and the players

Tournament Director: Roald Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen 75, Van Osmael (BEL), Pletnek (CZE), Elwert (GER), Morris
S-183 78 Tby (SVE). Email: [email protected] (WLS), Atakisi (TRK), Turner (HKG).
Board 2: Piccoli (BRS), Lanz Calavia (ESP), Salcedo Mederos
Olympiad Final XII board 1: Portilho (BRS), Zapletal (CZE), (CUB), Toldaev (BLR), Sande (NOR), Spassov (BLG), Roose
Al-Thani (QTR), Vitomskis (LAT), Neumann (GER), (BEL), Spodn (CZE), Baumbach (GER), Richmond (WLS),
Maliangkay (NLD), Hamarat (OST), U.Andersson (SVE), lker (TRK), Leung (HKG).
Knobel (SWZ), Kilgour (SCO), Greig (CAN), Normantas (LIT). Board 3: Cipolli (BRS), Magalln Minguez (ESP), Daz
Board 2: de Cresce (BRS), Mrz (CZE), Al-Modaihki (QTR), Castaet (CUB), Korneyevets (BLR), Gravseth (NOR),
Saksis (LAT), Nimtz (GER), Gouw (NLD), Neuschmied (OST), Christov (BLG), Van Leeuwen (BEL), Kratochvl (CZE), Hertel
Carlsson (SVE), Rfenacht (SWZ), McNab (SCO), Deidun (GER), James (WLS), Satici (TRK), Kuo (HKG).
(CAN), Gefenas (LIT). Board 4: Joo (BRS), Garca Corada (ESP), Lpez Gmez
Board 3: Felcio (BRS), Seveek (CZE), Shadarevian (QTR), (CUB), Leshenok (BLR), Romsdal (NOR), Sapundjiev (BLG),
Strautins (LAT), V-M. Anton (GER), v.d. Plassche (NLD), Van de Wynkele (BEL), Tochek (CZE), Raupp (GER), Phillip
Wohlfahrt (OST), I. Johansson (SVE), Bhend (SWZ), Giulian (WLS), Ksebay (TRK), Johnston (HKG).
(SCO), Demian (CAN), Rumiancevas (LIT). Board 5: Mascarenhas (BRS), Gonzlez Freixas (ESP), Vega
Board 4: Joo (BRS), Danek (CZE), Mousa (QTR), Dauga Palma (CUB), Tsymbalov (BLR), Haugen (NOR), Mladenov
(LAT), Kreuzer (GER), Nienhuis (NLD), Teichmeister (OST), (BLG), De Coninck (BEL), Svek (CZE), van Kempen (GER),
Holmberg (SVE), Issler (SWZ), Pyrich (SCO), Cody (CAN), Thomas (WLS), zbilen (TRK), Latumbo (HKG).
R. Sutkus (LIT). Board 6: Portilho (BRS), Cutillas Ripoll (ESP), Valdivia (CUB),
Board 5: Amorim (BRS), Teichmann (CZE), Al-Khateeb Savchenko (BLR), Johnsen (NOR), Angelov (BLG), Palmkoeck
(QTR), Strautins (LAT), Busemann (GER), van Perlo (NLD), (BEL), Boukal (CZE), Schlachetka (GER), Phillips (WLS),
Mayr (OST), Hjelm (SVE), Klgel (SWZ), Craig (SCO), Dikmen (TRK), Spooner (HKG).
Mrugala (CAN), Slekys (LIT). Oly 13 Preliminaries #2
Board 6: Barata (BRS), Pribyl (CZE), Al-Hitmi (QTR), Kazoks Board 1: Read (ENG), Krivi (CRO), Mertens (LUX), Peres
(LAT), Maeder (GER), Frederiks (NLD), Thannhauser (OST), (POR), Wang Mong Lin (SIP), Rfenacht (SWZ), Sapa (POL),
M. Andersson (SVE), Giertz (SWZ), Watson (SCO), Sosa (PER), Palmo (FIN), Rumiancevas (LIT), Morgado
Leskowsky (CAN), V.Sutkus (LIT). (ARG), Veinger (ISL).
Board 2: Valerio (ENG), Jaguni (CRO), Simon (LUX), Rosa
Oly 13 Preliminaries #1 (POR), Livelo (SIP), Mschinger (SWZ), Tkaczyk (POL),
Board 1: Chrestani (BRS), Mercadal Benejam (ESP), Llorente Teruya (PER), Neuvonen (FIN), Mikenas (LIT), Echeguren
Galardy (CUB), Gurin (BLR), Vinje (NOR), Tashkov (BLG), (ARG), Elyakim (ISL).
 Chess Mail 19

Preliminary #2 has at 2408 marginally

the highest rating average of the four Norways
groups. Its top board is a formidable Roald
tournament in its own right: in category Berthelsen
11 (GM=7 pts/11 IM=5) its the second
who is TD
toughest board in the whole cycle.
Switzerland Finland Lithuania Argentina for the
and Israel all field grandmasters: more Olympiads
GMs than on the top board in the final! (and for
For Argentina who came very close to World Ch.
making the final its the first time to enter XIII & XIV
a joint LADAC-CAPA team. They are and other
possibly favourites to win that section but
important
the Finns are out in strength too and
England can never be underestimated. events)
This section also has Poland, Portugal
and Croatia who wont give in lightly
while the Swiss and Lithuanian teams are death!
not much weaker than the ones they are On the principle that young nations
putting out in the final. This is what they have the highest motivation, Section #3
call in soccer tournaments the group of should shake down to a battle between

Board 3: Hall (ENG), Strui (CRO), Klauner (LUX), Cordeiro M. Nielsen (DEN), Lambert (AUS), Pichler (OST), Bortolin
(POR), Ng (SIP), Hugentobler (SWZ), Pasko (POL), Obando (ITA), Bohak (SLO), Gala (IND), Degerhammar (SVE),
(PER), Sutela (FIN), Dambrauskas (LIT), Copi (ARG), Azar Kristoffel (EST), Houston (IRL).
(ISL) . Board 6: Mandch (SLK), Mata Lozano (MEX), Morrell
Board 4: Timson (ENG), L. Ljubii (CRO), Schuller (LUX), (CAN), Andersen (DEN), Basden (AUS), Ude (OST), Campioli
Peres (POR), Yap (SIP), Gysi (SWZ), Jaworski (POL), Rivas (ITA), Vavpeti (SLO), Trehan (IND), Dahlgren (SVE), Tiits
Maceda (PER), Hesse (FIN), Kupsys (LIT), Crespo (ARG), (EST), Cassidy (IRL).
Stepak (ISL).
Board 5: Brooks (ENG), A. Ljubii (CRO), Stull (LUX), Oly 13 Preliminaries #4
Soberano (POR), Ong Soon Tee (SIP), Jenal (SWZ), NB: Ukraine may be added to this group later.
Jedrzejowski (POL), Rivas Romero (PER), Jderholm (FIN), Board 1: Dronov (RUS), Camilleri (MLT), Fbri (HUN),
Rubinas (LIT), Berdichesky (ARG), Dothan (ISL). DeMauro (USA), Mooij (NLD), Ponelis (RSA), Krivonosovs
Board 6: Bowyer (ENG), Cvetni (CRO), Riva (LUX), (LAT), Jovi (YUG), Lecroq (FRA), Davila (URU),
Marques (POR), Pereira (SIP), Jacot (SWZ), Pierzak (POL), Halldrsson (ISD), Kilgour (SCO).
Paz (PER), Raivio (FIN), Roius (LIT), J. (ARG), Oren (ISL). Board 2: Makarov (RUS), Camilleri (MLT), Mihalk (HUN),
Edwards (USA), Plomp (NLD), Knol (RSA), Batakovs (LAT),
Oly 13 Preliminaries #3 Mirkovi (YUG), Boissel (FRA), (URU), Krason (ISD),
Board 1: Franzen (SLK), Aldrete (MEX), Demian (CAN), Borwell (SCO).
Hyldkrog (DEN), Hamilton (AUS), Wallner (OST), Stornelli Board 3: Pinkovetsky (RUS), Vincenti (MLT), Jnosi (HUN),
(ITA), lender (SLO), Gautam De (IND), Hammar (SVE), im Kubach (USA), Pillhock (NLD), Knipe (RSA), Viksna (LAT),
(EST), Taylor (IRL). Konjevi (YUG), Herb (FRA), Betancurt (URU), Plsson (ISD),
Board 2: Lan (SLK), Guizar (MEX), Cody (CAN), Jardorf Gillam (SCO).
(DEN), Zaric (AUS), Waldhauser (OST), De Blasio (ITA), Kariz Board 4: Shemagonov (RUS), Sammut (MLT), Timr (HUN),
(SLO), Salgaocar (IND), Kronberg (SVE), Pren (EST), Maillard (USA), van Egmond (NLD), Terblanche (RSA), Volaks
Nightingale (IRL). (LAT), Somborski (YUG), Leotard (FRA), Luzardo (URU),
Board 3: Prvara (SLK), Acevedo (MEX), Schelleman (CAN), Vigfsson (ISD), Thomson (SCO).
Kramer (DEN), Runting (AUS), Polsterer (OST), Borroni (ITA), Board 5: Khromov (RUS), Grillage (MLT), Szcs (HUN),
Praznik (SLO), Lhouvum (IND), Gramer (SVE), J. Merilo Timm (USA), Sprenger (NLD), Benad (RSA), Gaujens (LAT),
(EST), Clarke (IRL). Serafimovi (YUG), Vinot (FRA), Berrutti (URU), E. Karlsson
Board 4: Hefka (SLK), Cardoso Contreras (MEX), Wiesner (ISD), Sprott (SCO).
(CAN), J.H. Hansen (DEN), Boronovskis (AUS), Wakolbinger Board 6: Belinkov (RUS), Richards (MLT), Dobsa (HUN),
(OST), Rinesi (ITA), Pucelj (SLO), Chatterjee (IND), (SVE), Fleetwood (USA), v.d. Langenberg (NLD), van Greuning
H. Merilo (EST), OHare. (IRL). (RSA), Salmins (LAT), Miji (YUG), Spitz (FRA), Ramini
Board 5: Kolk (SLK), Mata Lozano (MEX), Maurer (CAN), (URU), Gunnlaugsson (ISD), Neil (SCO).
 20 June 1998

Estonia, Slovakia and Slovenia for the two TOURNAMENT OF THE MONTH:
qualifying places. On top board they field
respectively ex-World Champion Tnu OLYMPIADS XI AND XII
im, 12th championship runner-up Josef
Franzen and Boris lender who has a
chance of a GM result in the current Vidmar Games from last
from
II Memorial. However the Danes and
Italians will doubtless have other ideas olympiad cycle
while Sweden II also looks quite strong.
Preliminary #4 is very hard to weigh Stonewall Attack (A46)
when we dont know whether Ukraine Ib Jensen (DEN) -
will play. Russia, still hoping to get into Mikhail M. Umansky (RUS)
the Final as a late qualifier (see the latest Ol XI Final 1992-98
results on page 52), has entered a team of (Notes by Umansky)
relative unknowns who are likely to be 1 d4 f6 2 f3 e6 3 e3 b6 4 bd2
dangerous. Hungary also field a team that b7 5 d3 d5 6 e5 d6 7 f4 c5 8 c3
will challenge hard. Yugoslavia, 00 9 f3 a6 10 c4 bd7 11 00
rebuilding after a troubled decade, are c8 12 b3 cxd4 13 exd4 b4 14 b1
also hard to assess while the Dutch second dxc4 15 bxc4 xe5 16 dxe5 d4+
team is also strong enough to challenge. XIIIIIIIIY
Again there are several GMs on board 1 9-+r+-trk+0
including the veteran Jovi and Lecroq 9zp-+-+pzpp0
of France who will get the title this 9lzp-+psn-+0
September. 9+-+-zP-+-0
My tips to emerge from this group,
however, are the USA and Iceland. The
9-vlPwq-zP-+0
Americans, after a disappointing showing 9+-+L+Q+-0
in the last final, field an experienced team 9P+-sN-+PzP0
that really looks like it means business: 9+RvL-+RmK-0
with their first native-born CC-GM Joseph xiiiiiiiiy
DeMauro on 1, current national champion
Jon Edwards on 2, Gary Kubach (North 17 h1
American Champion) on 3 and NAPZ 17 f2 xd2 18 xd2 b7 19 h3
champion John Timm on board 5. e4.
Somehow Iceland has rarely fulfilled its 17...xd2 18 xd2
potential in team events, probably 18 exf6 xc1.
because of its small pool of players to 18...d5
spread between so many competitions, 18...fd8 19 b3 xc4 (19...e8 20 f5)
but although they have not entered their 20 e3.
strongest possible team I think they will 19 f5
be scorea lot of points. 19 cxd5 xd3 20 b4 xd5 21 xd5
Let us not forget however that the exd5.
olympiad spirit is that it is more important 19...xc4 20 xc4 xd2
to take part than to win so let us hope Not 20...xc4 21 fxe6 xd2 22 exf7+
that the whole event is played (speedily) h8 23 bd1 nor 20...xc4 21 f6.
in the spirit of ICCFs motto Amici Sumus! 21 bd1 c3 22 xd5 exd5 23 xd5
 Chess Mail 21

23 xd5 xf3 24 gxf3 c2. you are my superior. I am satisfied with

23...c5 24 d7 xe5 25 xa7 b2 the game which I think was hard and
XIIIIIIIIY interesting, and I do not think, that I make
9-+-+-trk+0 great mistakes. You won because are
9wQ-+-+pzpp0 better than me, and that I must accept. I
9-zp-+-+-+0 wish you all the best in the future, and I
will follow you in order to see if you can
9+-tr-+P+-0 be the first to win the WM-title twice.
9-+-+-+-+0 I appreciate my opponent for his kind
9+-+-+-+-0 words, and I hope I shall have the
9Pwq-+-+PzP0 possibility to take part in the CC World
9+-+R+R+K0 Championship a second time.
xiiiiiiiiy
Mr Umansky has also thrown new light
26 e7 on his game with Colin McNab, which was
26 b1 xf5 27 g1 f2 28 xb6 h6 published in CM4/97 p34-35 with notes
29 b7 xa7 30 xa7 e8 31 a4 e2 32 based on analysis by McNab in Scottish
a5 ff2 33 a6 a2. Correspondence Chess. Basically they
26...e5 agree on the course of the game until a
If 26...xa2 27 d8 or 26...h6 27 f6. late stage, when the Scots player could
27 c7 not find a win in the endgame.
27 d6 e2. This was the position after Blacks 46th
27...h6 28 h3 move, Umansky having missed a win in
If 28 d8 xd8 29 xd8+ h7 30 h3 the middlegame, had lost a piece.
a5 or 28 b1 xf5. XIIIIIIIIY
28...e2 29 g1 9-+-+-+-+0
29 g3 xa2 30 d6 fe8 31 xb6 9+-+-+-+-0
8e3. 9-+-+-+p+0
29...f2 30 df1 xf1
9+p+-+k+p0
30...a8 31 xf2 xf2 32 c6.
31 xf1 a8 32 f6 xa2 33 d8+ 9p+-mK-+-+0
33 c6 a1. 9vL-+-+-zP-0
33...h7 34 d3+ g6 35 d5 a7 36 9-+-+-+-zP0
h2 c3 37 e4 c7+ 38 h1 b7 9+-+-+-+-0
39 b4 a2 40 g1 f2 41 d4 e2 xiiiiiiiiy
42 g4 e6 43 f1 c6 44 d4 e2
45 g4 e4 46 g3 47 h3
46 xe4 xe4 47 b1 e6. Here McNab gave 47 e3 g4 48 f2
46...e3 47 h2 g5 48 g1 e1 01. h3 49 g1 h4= McNab. However, this
It was a great pleasure for me to receive is perhaps not clear after 50 gxh4 xh4
from my opponent,after long years of 51 g2.
playing this game, the following message Instead Umansky gave the long
in spirit of Amici Sumus: drawing variation 49...g5 50 e7 h4 51
Dear chessfriend, I resign and thank gxh4 gxh4 52 d6 g4 53 g2 h3+ 54
you for the game. I try to fight the best I f2 f5 55 f3 e6 56 f8 d5 57 g4
could, but after 5 years I must admit, that c4 58 xh3 b4 59 g4 b3 60 a3 c3
 22 June 1998

61 h4 b2 62 xb2+ xb2 63 h5=. f4+-) 55 g5 f1 56 g4 g2 57 xh4

47...h4! 48 g4+ f3 58 b4 f4 59 e7 f3 60 d6 e4
If 48 gxh4 f4 49 d6+ f3 50 c3 61 g3 (61 g4 d5 62 e7 c4 63 h4
g2 51 b4 xh3 52 e7 g4 53 xb5 b4 64 h5 gxh5+ 65 xh5 b3 66 a3 c3
a3=. 67 g6 b2 and the notes Umansky sent end
48...f4 49 d6+ f3 here. The forced continuation is 68 xb2+
The critical position. xb2 69 g7 a3 70 g8 a2 with a well-
XIIIIIIIIY known book draw.) 61...d5 62 e7 c4
9-+-+-+-+0 63 h4 b4 64 h5 etc.
9+-+-+-+-0 b) 51...xh3 52 f3 and now:
9-+-vL-+p+0 b1) 52...g5 53 e7 h2 54 xg5 b4 55
9+p+-+-+-0 c1 (55 xh4 b3) 55...g1 56 g5 h3 57
g3 h2 58 e3+ f1 59 xh2 b3 60 c1
9p+-mK-+Pzp0 e1 61 g6 d1 62 a3 c2 63 g7 b2 64
9+-+-+k+P0 g8 b1 65 g6+ +-;
9-+-+-+-+0 b2) 52...b4 53 xb4 h2 54 e7 g1
9+-+-+-+-0 (54...h3 55 f2 h1 56 g3 h2 57 h3
xiiiiiiiiy g1 58 c5+ h1 59 d6; or 54...h3
55 d6) 55 xh4 a3 56 g3 (56 f6 h2)
Now the game continued 50 g5 g2 56...a2 57 f6 f1 58 g5 e2 59 f4 d3
51 e4 xh3 52 f3 b4 53 xb4 60 a1 c2 61 e5+-.
h2 when Umanskys analysis throws a
little more light on what was going on. Last year we had an article about the
Apart from McNabs line, Lithuanian teams fight to qualify. Here is
54 d6+ g1 55 g4 g2 56 xh4 one more game, with notes specially
f3 57 h3 e4 58 g4 e3= the World contributed by their top board, Gefenas.
Champion indicates the variations 54 f2 Sicilian Pelikan (B44)
h3 and 54 g4 g2 55 xh4 f3 56 Imre Mllner (HUN) -
d6 e4 57 g4 e3 Umansky. Vladas Gefenas (LIT)
McNab played 54 c5 and the game 12 ol prel #2-bd1 9296
ended 54...h1 (Not 54...h3 55 f2 h1 1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
56 g3 h2 57 h3 Umansky; White c6 5 b5 d6 6 f4 e5 7 e3 a6 8
wins both rooks pawns.) 55 f2 (55 d6 5c3 f6 9 c4 e7 10 d5 xd5
g1 Umansky) 55...h2 56 d6+ 11 xd5 00 12 a3?!
h1 57 a3 h2 58 c5 h3! 59 12 c3N e6 13 00 c7 (13...c8!?;
f3 h2 60 d6+ g1 61 g4 g2 13...c8!?) 14 b3 ac8 15 d5 xd5 16
. xd5 b4 17 c3 (17 b3 xc2 18 c1
Returning to the diagram, apparently xe3 19 xc7 xd1 20 xe7 xb2 21
this is where White missed his win. xb7 c4 22 c1 d5! =/) 17...xd5 18
Umansky sent us: 50 50 e5! g3 51 xd5 c6 19 fd1 xd5 20 xd5 c4?!
e4+ (51 f6+ xh3 52 g5 g2 53 xg6 (20...f5! 21 exf5 xf5=) 21 f3 f5 22 exf5
h3) when: xf5 23 d2! f7 24 b3 c6 25 c4 e6
a) 51...f2 52 f4 g2 53 e3 f1 54 26 a4 (26 e1 b5) 26...d8! 27 e1 b6+
f3 g1 (54...e1 55 f4 d2 56 g5 28 e3 (28 f1?!) 28...xe3+ 29 xe3 b6!
c3 57 xg6 b4 58 h5 b3 59 g5 c2 60 draw (Osterman-Gefenas, CNEC15
a3 b1 61 g6 a2 62 c1 b1 63 1992-5).
 Chess Mail 23

12...h8!? h1#) 23...h1+ 24 f2 h2#.

12...b4 13 b3 b5 14 c3 c6 15 d5
c7 16 c2 b8 17 00 e6= Spanish (C87)
Westerinen-Taimanov, 1989 [INF 48/ Sigurds Dauga (LAT) -
(239)]. D.M. Jenkins (SCO)
13 00 12 ol prel4 bd6, 1992-6
13 c4?! f5 14 exf5 xf5 15 c3 e8 16 (Notes by Dauga)
f3 g6 17 00 d3 18 f2 h4 19 d2 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
e4 20 xe4 xe4 21 fxe4 xe4 f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 d6 7 c3 g4 8
Quinteros-Krnic, 1973 [INF 16/(333)]. d3 d7 9 bd2 g5 10 f1 g8 11
13...f5 14 f3 b8!N e3 h5
14...f4?! 15 f2 f6 16 c4 g6 17 f7 11...h5 12 d4 b5 13 b3 Geller-
h6 18 b6 Trepp-Krnic, 1986 [INF 41/ Mortensen, Thessaloniki ol 1988.
(180)]. 12 d5 g4 13 d2 b5 14 c2 000
15 c3 15 g3 xd5 16 exd5 b8 17 a4 f5 18
15 c4!? b5!? 16 xc6 bxc4 17 b3! cxb3 axb5 axb5 19 a7 f7
(17...c3? 18 d5 d7 19 c4 d3) XIIIIIIIIY
18 axb3 c7 19 d5 fxe4 20 fxe4 xf1+ 9-snktr-+r+0
21 xf1 xc2 22 f7 h3! 23 gxh3 c3 9tR-zpqvll+p0
24 xe7 xe3+ 25 h1=. 9-+-zp-+-+0
15...d7 16 c2?! f4! 17 f2 f6 18 9+p+Pzpp+-0
e1 h6 19 d3 e8
19...h4?! 20 g3! (20 h3? g3
9-+-+-+p+0
...xh3-; 20 e1 g5 21 xh4 xh4 9+-zPP+-zP-0
22 f2 h5 23 h3) 20...fxg3 21 hxg3 9-zPLsN-zP-zP0
(21 xg3 xg3 22 hxg3 g5) 21...g5 9+-vLQtR-mK-0
22 c1. xiiiiiiiiy
20 e1?
20 g4 fxg3 21 xg3. 20 c4! e8
20...h5! 21 h3 xh3!! 0-1. 20...bxc4 21 a4
XIIIIIIIIY 21 d4 e4
9-tr-+-+-mk0 21...bxc4 22 xf5+ d7 23 a4 g6
9+p+-vl-zpp0 24 b5+-.
9p+nzp-+-tr0 22 e3 d7 23 c4 g5 24 g2 xc1
25 xc1 e8
9+-+Lzp-+q0 25...bxc4 26 a4 e7 27 xc4+-.
9-+-+Pzp-+0 26 cxb5 xb5 27 xc7+ xc7 28
9+-zPN+P+l0 a4+ 10.
9PzP-+-+P+0
9tR-+QvLRmK-0 Franco-Benoni (A43)
xiiiiiiiiy Reynaldo A. Ferraz de Alvarenga
(BRS) - Douglas M. Livie (SCO)
White resigned in view of 22 f2 12ol prel4 bd4, 1992-6
xg2 23 g1 h1+ and 22 c2 xg2! (Notes by Tim Harding)
23 xg2 g6 24 f2 f8 (...f6+) 1 e4 e6 2 d4 c5 3 d5 exd5 4 exd5 d6 5
and 22 gxh3 xh3 23 c2 (23 f2 f3 f6
 24 June 1998

This is a line with which Larsen and grandmother of chessplayers, she began
others experimented in the 1970s. It is not ICCF classification groups in Class II in
so easy for White to get an enduring 1983, played the French CC
advantage, as I found when Xaver Steiner Championship twice (86-87 and 88-89)
of Switzerland used it to draw with me in and reached the semifinal of ICCF World
the 5th European Team Championship, Cup VI which ended last year. She also
only he played 5...a6!?. played for France in the individual and
6 e2 e7 7 00 00 8 c3 a6 9 team world championships.
e1 c7 10 h3 She is somewhat lucky in the following
A recent game went 10 a4 a6 11 b1 game.
g4 12 b4 d7 13 f4 and White went Pelikan Sicilian (B33)
on to win in San Segundo-Cacho, Linares Jacqueline Roos (FRA) -
zonal-open 1995. Etelka Csom-Nmeth (CZE)
10...a6 11 a4 b6 12 h2 e8 13 f4 4th Ladies Ol Final 1992-97
b7 14 c4 f8 15 f3 b5?! 16 axb5 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
axb5 17 xb5 xa1 18 xa1 xb5 f6 5 c3 e5 6 db5 d6 7 g5 a6 8
19 xb5 xd5 20 d1 e4 21 g5 a3 b5 9 xf6
b7 22 d3 b4?! 23 g4 e7 24 A recent game in an alternative line
d2 xg4 25 hxg4 xb2 26 c3 b6 went 9 d5 e7 10 xf6 xf6 11 c3 e7
27 a5 12 xf6+ gxf6 13 c2 b7 14 d3 d5 15
A critical moment: can Black get exd5 xd5 16 e3 e6 17 h5 e4
enough for the exchange? Moves that (17...d8) 18 c2 f5 19 g3 g6 20 h4
come into consideration include 27...d5, d8 21 d1 xd1+ 22 xd1 d5 23 c1
27...f6 and 27...h6. d6 24 xd5 10 Rubinchik-Sliwa, Estrin
XIIIIIIIIY Mem, 1995-6.
9-+-wq-+k+0 9...gxf6 10 d5 f5 11 d3 e6 12
9+l+-vlpzpp0 h5 g8 13 g3 g5 14 d1
9-tr-zp-+-+0 The retreats at a cost of two tempi,
but now Black cannot castle. 14 xh7 is
9vL-zp-+-+-0 more normal but Black maybe able to take
9-+-+-+P+0 advantage of discoordination in Whites
9+-+L+-+-0 forces.
9-+P+-zPP+0 14...xd5 15 exd5 e7 16 c3 g7 17
9tR-+Q+-mK-0 c2
xiiiiiiiiy 17 h4 g6 18 c2 e4 19 e2 c7
(19...b6!? Krasenkov) 20 a4 b4! 21 h5
27...c6 28 e1 f8 29 c4 h6 30 h6 22 xb4 b7 Sideif-Zade v
xb6 xb6 31 e4 c7 32 a6 d7 Yurtaev, Dnepropetrovsk 1980.
33 e2 e6 34 f4 d8 35 f5 c8 36 17...e4 18 f1 c7 19 f4 exf3 20 xf3
a8 e8 37 g3 d5 38 cxd5 g6 39 fxg6 g4 21 000 b8 22 b1 a5 23 h3
fxg6 40 d6 e5 41 f3 10. c4 24 xf5 b4
Whites situation appears critical.
Let us not forget the ladies. Europe However...
Echecs (December 97) writes that 25 xb4 axb4 26 xh7 xc3 27 bxc3
Jacqueline Roos has been playing CC for bxc3+ 28 a1 a5 29 d3 b2 30
almost 50 years. Spouse, mother and c4 f5 31 he1 d8 32 b1 10.
 Chess Mail 25

Lux embour
Luxembour g: small is acti
embourg: activve

A
LTHOUGH it has a land area of just
999 square miles and a population NATIONAL PROFILE
of only 400,900 people,
Luxembourg (a full member of the
European Union) plays its full part in Based on
world affairs chess and otherwise. information
They have two International Masters supplied by
of CC: Norbert Stull (1990) the 33rd Franois Riva
European Champion and Jean-Marie (right), ICCF
Weber (1997), and also one International delegate for
Arbiter (Thed Klauner, 1996). Stull (born Luxembourg.
December 10, 1942) has many times been
Luxembourg OTB champion and a player
on its FIDE Olympiad teams. Your editor
met him at a tournament in Paris in 1983.
At present ten players have a fixed or
unfixed rating above 2000 (six of them player final is now in progress.
above 2400), in addition to whom a dozen Two Knights Defence (C58)
more have provisional ratings and are Jerzy Jablonski (POL) -
likely to appear in the 1998 or 1999 ICCF Norbert Stull (LUX)
rating list. This is obviously a healthy 33rd EU CC Ch, 1986
situation and a credit to ICCF delegate 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 f6 4 g5
Franois Riva who sent us most of the d5 5 exd5 a5 6 b5+ d7!? 7 e2
games and information for this article. Its e7 8 c3 00 9 xd7
entirely our fault that it took so long to In this line White does not try to hold
get into print. the gambit pawn; Black has nothing to
Understandably, Luxembourg looks fear. 9 00 g4!? 10 xe5 d6 was tried
outwards for competition with an in Herbrechtsmeier-Nunn, Bundesliga
ambitious program of friendly matches. 1985. Now in his NIC YB35 survey, A.C.
They recently won a match 12-8 against van der Tak suggested 11 d4.
the German region Rheinland-Pfalz and 9...xd7 10 d3 xd5 11 h4
are now playing against England (9 a) 11 xd5, with an immediate draw
boards), Ireland, Latvia and Portugal (10 agreement, was played against Estrin
boards), Norway (12 boards) and Sweden once.
(8 boards). I doubt if any other country b) 11 e4 f6 12 e2 c6 13 f3 d4
of comparable size can match this level 14 d1 c6 15 e3 xf3+ 16 xf3 xf3
of activity. Just over 20 players are 17 gxf3 b4 18 d2 fe8 19 000 c6 20
involved in these various events. hg1 f8 led to a won ending for Black
The first National CC Championship is in Ciprian-R. Haeussler, EU/M/GT/294
also being held. Five players qualified 1988.
from each of two 11-player qualifying c) 11 xh7?! fe8! 12 h5 (Garcia
groups, along with one sixth-placed Ramos-Alvarez Ibarra, Seville op 1994)
player who exceeded 50% and the 11- 12...b4! Van der Tak. Or if 12 g5
 26 June 1998

Black Knights Tango (A45) > f4.

Kings Indian (E62) 11...xc3 12 bxc3 c6 13 e4 f5!
Jean-Marie Weber (LUX) - Whites attacking gestures are thrown into
Clairton Felicio (BRS) reverse gear by this exchange sacrifice.
II Coppa Peru Final Master 14 c4+ h8 15 f7+ xf7 16 xf7
1994-97 XIIIIIIIIY
1 d4 f6 2 c4 c6 3 c3 e5 4 9r+-+-+-mk0
d5 e7 5 f3 d6 6 e4 g6 7 g3 9zppzpqvlQzpp0
7 e2 g7 8 00 00 main line
Classical Kings Indian.
9-+n+-+-+0
7...g7 8 g2 00 9 00 9+-+-zpp+-0
This position is discussed on 9-+-+-+-zP0
page 30 of Georgi Orlovs book 9+-zPP+-+-0
The Black Knights Tango 9P+P+-zPP+0
(Batsford, 1998), from the move 9tR-vL-mK-+R0
order 5 g3 d6 6 g2 g6 7 f3 g7 xiiiiiiiiy
8 00 00 9 e4. He recommends
9...h8!? (Karpov-J.Polgar, Dos 16...d4!
Hermanas 1995). For a fuller Did White overlook this? Of course taking the
treatment of the possibilities, see loses the after ...b4+.
ECO E62 and Games 13 and 14 of 17 d1 f8 18 h5 g6 19 h6 f4!
Colin McNabs book The A further sacrifice, cutting the off from
Fianchetto Kings Indian defence.
(Batsford, 1996) which principally 20 cxd4 f5! 21 dxe5 f8 22 g4?
cover 9...e8 (Mortensen- 22 b2! b5! (22...e6) 23 xf8+ xf8 is not
Kupreichik, Esbjerg 1988) and so straightforward as the game. 22 e6 xe6 also
9...d7 (Karpov-J.Polgar, Las doesnt help in the long run.
Palmas 1994). 22...d5 23 e1 f3+ 24 e2 xg4 25 b2
9...c6?!N 10 e1 cxd5 11 cxd5 xh6 26 e6+ g7 27 e7 xb2 28 e8+ g7
e8 12 d3 f5 13 b3 h8 29 d2 f8 30 e7+ g8 31 b5 xa1 32
14 f4! c4+ h8 33 c3 xh4 34 d4+ f6 35
XIIIIIIIIY xf6+ xf6 36 xc7 c6 01.
9r+lwqntr-mk0
9zpp+-sn-vlp0 French Defence (C07)
9-+-zp-+p+0 Franois Riva (LUX) - Janko Bohak (SLO)
9+-+Pzpp+-0 XII ol prelim, 1992
9-+-+PzP-+0 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 c5 4 exd5 xd5 5 gf3
cxd4 6 c4 d6 7 00 f6 8 b3 c6 9
9+QsNN+-zP-0 bxd4 xd4 10 xd4 a6 11 e1 c7 12
9PzP-+-+LzP0 b3 d6 13 h3 00 14 g5 b5 15 c4!?N
9tR-vL-+RmK-0 a) 15 xf6 gxf6 16 h5 b7 17 c3 h8 18
xiiiiiiiiy h6 g8 19 xf6+ g7 20 f3 ag8 and Black
went on to win in Jansa-Brunner, Baden-Baden
14...exf4 15 xf4 d4+ 16 1989.
h1 c7 17 e6 xe6 18 b) 15 c3 b7 16 c2 d5 17 g4 fe8 18 h4
dxe6 fxe4 19 g5 h6 g6 19 e4 f5!= Akopian-Levitt, Groningen 1990.
 Chess Mail 27

15...b4?! Either an analysis error

If 15...bxc4 16 c1 but there should be (thinking his is on g7) or a
something better. desperate attempt to complicate.
XIIIIIIIIY 20 xh6 xf1+ 21 xf1 f5
9r+l+-trk+0 22 f4 e7 23 d5 xe6 24
9+-wq-+pzpp0 d1 e5 25 a3 xf4 26 gxf4
f7
9p+-vlpsn-+0 Now Black is punished for his
9+-+-+-vL-0 failure (since move 2!) to develop
9-zpPsN-+-+0 his queenside pieces.
9+L+-+-+P0 27 b6 axb6 28 xa8 c4 29
9PzP-+-zPP+0 a3 d7 30 c3+ xc3 31
9tR-+QtR-mK-0 bxc3 c6 32 h3 d5 33 xf5
xiiiiiiiiy gxf5 34 g1 g7 35 f2 f6
36 e3 10.
Now, at first sight, White can just win a pawn
by 16 xf6!? gxf6 17 g4+ h8 18 f3 but its Birds Opening (A02)
not so clear as Black can give up his rooks for the G. Kirsch - H. Nickels
queen by 18...f5! 19 xa8 b7 20 xf8+ xf8 1st Luxembourg CC Ch Group
after which his bishops might get up to mischief. A, 1996
So White probes for weaknesses... 1 e3 f6 2 f4
16 c2! e7 17 d3 g6 18 ad1 h5 19 Birds Opening was also seen
xe7 xe7 20 c6 f6 21 d4 a5 22 b6 in 1 f4 d5 2 f3 g6 3 e3 g7 4
e5 23 e4 f4! e2 d7 5 00 e5 6 fxe5 xe5 7
Black creates some dangerous counter-chances c3 e7 8 b3 00 9 b2 c5 10
that require White to calculate accurately. a4 xf3+ 11 xf3 xb2 12
24 e7+ xe7 25 xa8 xh3! 26 f3! xb2 d6 13 c4 d4 14 d3 b8
26 gxh3? xh3+ could actually favour Black. 15 f4 dxe3 16 dxe3 e5 17 e2
26...g5 27 g3 e6 28 b3 h3+ 29 f1 f6 f5 18 ae1 e6 19 d5 b6
30 d5 g5 31 c6 Schwab-Mertens, same event.
Control of this long diagonal is the key to 2...g6 3 f3 g7 4 d3 d5 5 e2
Whites success. 00 6 00 c5 7 c3 c6 8 a4?!
31...c8 32 b7 e8 33 e3 e4 34 xe6 d6 9 a3 a6 10 e1?
xe6 35 d7 f5 36 xe6+ xe6 37 d8+ This leaves the a-pawn and
f7 38 e1 a4 39 bxa4 10. queenside weaknesses unprot-
ected.
Alekhines Defence (B04) 10...f5 11 d2 a5 12 h4
Feyen - Baskewitsch b3 13 ad1 d7 14 a5 xa5
1st Luxembourg CC Ch Group A, 1996 15 e5 c7 16 g4 e6 17 f3
1 e4 f6 2 e5 d5 3 d4 d6 4 f3 f5 5 d3 With no other prospects, White
g4 6 h3 h5 7 g4 g6 8 xg6 hxg6 9 e6 f6 pursues the ghost of an attack.
10 c4 b6 11 d3 c8 12 xg6+ d8 13 17...c6 18 g5 xe5 19 fxe5
f7 c5 14 d5 xc4 15 bd2 b5 16 xc4 bxc4 d7 20 d4 f6 21 exf6 exf6 22
17 d2 a5 18 00 c7 19 g2 b7 20 fd1 e4
a4 21 a3 b5 22 h4 c6 23 g6 d8 01. Increasing desperation.
A very messy game! 22...ae8 23 dxc5 dxe4 01.
 28 June 1998

Scandinavian Def
Scandinavian ence wit
Defence h l e4 d5 2 eexd5
with xd5
xd5 3 Nc3 Qd6!?
Qxd5 d6!? (B01)
By CC-IM Michael Melts
(USA). Part 1

T
HE Scandinavian Defence (The
Centre Counter) is one of the old
est chess openings it was first
recommended by Lucena in the 15th cen-
tury. About 140 years ago (in fact after
the 7th match game Morphy-Anderssen,
Paris 1858) chessplayers knew the 3...Qa5
line (after l e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Nc3),
and modern theory thinks that this line is
the best for Black after 3 Nc3. chessplayers can tell by analogy The
position of the Black Queen on a5 is vul-
XIIIIIIIIY nerable in view of the eventual threats
9rsnl+kvlntr0 b2-b4 and Bd2. Why not?
9zppzp-zppzpp0 Why, in the games (with the 3...Qd6
9-+-wq-+-+0 line) Karpov-Lutikov (USSR 1979) and
9+-+-+-+-0 Kasparov-Wirth (Zurich 1988) did not
9-+-+-+-+0 both World Champions realise the threats
9+-sN-+-+-0 Nb5 or Bf4?
9PzPPzP-zPPzP0 Why do we see the 3...Qd6 line in the
9tR-vLQmKLsNR0 opening repertoire not only of the legen-
xiiiiiiiiy dary David Bronstein but sometimes other
grandmasters and masters, for example
The variation 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Kir. Georgiev, D.Donchev,
Nc3 Qd6 is in fact is not well known for a R.Dzindzichashvili, A.Sygulski, T.Utasi,
lot of chess players, and this variation is E.Mozes and C.Mann? Do they use this
not popular in modern chess theory Why? variation because they only hope for a
Maybe because there is opinion that surprise effect in the opening or maybe
The queen is unfavourably placed on d6, they do have their own opinion about this
compared to a5. First, there is no useful variation (which is different from the opin-
pin on the c3 knight, second the Queen ion of modern chess theory about it)?
can be harassed by Bf4 (John Emms, The
Scandinavian, 1997) or, similarly, The The 3...Qd6 line was first recom-
position of the Black queen on d6 is vul- mended by William Norwood Potter
nerable in view of the eventual threats (1840-1895) in 1885 (but unfortunately I
Nb5 and Bf4. Therefore, this line is infe- do not have information in my database
rior for Black (Leonid Shamkovichs about any games by 3... Qd6 line before
article Two letters on the Center Counter 1965!!). Mr. Potter was a very strong chess
Defense from Chess Life, February 1998). player, e.g. the matches Potter-Zukertort
But about the queen on a5, 1875 (+2, -4, =8 and Potter-Mason, 1879
 Chess Mail 29

(+5, -5, =11). Potter was 3rd behind ECO, vol. B, 1st edition 1980, in
Blackburne and Zukertort in a 1876 handi- Informator 5/109 or in Chess in the USSR
cap tournament but he won handicap 6/1968). That is why I think will be right
tournaments in 1875 and 1878. He was to name this 3...Qd6 line the
editor of his own magazine, The City of Gubnitsky-Pytel Variation or even
London Chess Magazine in the 1870s. PGP Variation (Potter, Gubnitsky, Pytel).
Writing about Steinitz in his Manual
of Chess, Emanuel Lasker said, I heard This variation has many lines, for ex-
in London that a London master, Mr. Pot- ample: lines without 4 d4 (such as: 4 g3,
ter, who loved unusual and strange 4 Bc4, 4 Nf3); the line 4 d4 Nf6 5 Nb5; or
moves, had influenced Steinitz greatly. 4 d4 Nf6 5 h3; or 4 d4 Nf6 5 Bd3, the line
They were friends, and Steinitz somehow 4 d4 Nf6 5 Be3; the line 4 d4 Nf6 5 Bg5
began to copy Potters style. Potter and and the line 4 d4 Nf6 5 Bc4 (met by
Steinitz were partners in the 1872-1873 5...Bg4, 5...c6 or 5...a6). Then there is the
correspondence match between the Lon- line 4 d4 Nf6 5 Nf3 with several alterna-
don and Vienna chess clubs (won by Lon- tives: 5...Nc6; 5...c6 (6 Be2, 6 Ne5 or 6
don 1-). h3); 5...Bg4 (6 Be2 or 6 h3) and 5...a6 (6
Sometimes you can see the name Pytel g3; 6 h3; 6 Ne5; 6 Bc4; 6 Bd3; 6 Be2 or 6
Variation given to 3...Qd6 because in The Be3).
Chess Player 13/1977, Krzysztof Pytel from
Poland (he lives in France now) wrote a In this article you will see only part of
short article mentioning 9 games with this my analysis about some of these lines.
variation (unfortunately without any 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 xd5 3 c3 d6 4 d4
analysis but using the code system, like f6
!?, ?, =, etc.). Six games from this article The first part of my article deals with
were played in the 1970s by his wife, two possibilities here:
Bozena Pytel, two games by Henryk A: 5 Nb5
Dobosz (Poland) in 1976, and one game B: 5 Be3
(Turishchev-Gubnitsky, USSR) was Part Two will deal with 5 Nf3 and Part
played in 1968. Three with 5 Bc4.
You can see in publications of Eric
Schiller (USA) the name Eric Schiller A:
Variation given to the 3...Qd6 line with 5 b5
...c7-c6 because he played by this line in At first sight, this looks as if it cannot
about 60 games since 1980. But Samion be good, but it can be interesting!
Borisovich Gubnitsky (chess player from XIIIIIIIIY
the former USSR, winner of the 2nd Euro-
pean CC Team Championship 1983-1988
9rsnl+kvl-tr0
and CC-IM from Kharkov in the Ukraine) 9zppzp-zppzpp0
successfully began to use this variation 9-+-wq-sn-+0
since 1965. 9+N+-+-+-0
He has played many more games than 9-+-zP-+-+0
Eric Schiller or any other chess player in 9+-+-+-+-0
the 3...Qd6 line with ...c7-c6. About one 9PzPP+-zPPzP0
from his games (Turishchev-Gubnitsky, 9tR-vLQmKLsNR0
USSR 1968) you can see information in xiiiiiiiiy
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5d8 he1 e7 11 g3 00 12 b1 ac8 13 h4

Or 5b6: fd8 14 e2 b6 15 e5 bd5 16 xd5
a) 6 c4 c6 7 c3 f5=; cxd5 Gitelman-Melts, cor 1988-89.
b) 6 f4 d5 7 f3 (7 e5!?) 7c6 8 6 d2 c6
xb8 xb8 9 000 g6 10 c4 h6+ 11 XIIIIIIIIY
b1 e6; 9r+l+kvl-tr0
c) 6 c3!? c6 7 a3 f5 (7g4!?) 8 c4 9+pzp-zppzpp0
c7 (8d8 9 f3 e6 10 b3) 9 e2 9p+nwq-sn-+0
d5 10 g3 g6 11 e5 d7 12 xg6
hxg6 13 e2 e6=.
9+-+-+-+-0
6 f4 d5 9-+-zP-+-+0
If 6a6!? 7 c4 c6 8 c3 g6 9 f3 g7 9+-sN-vL-+-0
10 e2 00 11 00. 9PzPPwQ-zPPzP0
7 f3 c6 8 c4 xf4 9tR-+-mKLsNR0
8e6 9 xd5 xd5 10 c7+ xc7 xiiiiiiiiy
11 xc7 xf3 Williams-Myers, USA
1982. From the diagram:
9 xf4 B1: 7 f3
9 xf7+ xf7 10 xf4+ g8 11 c7 B2: 7 000
e5! 12 xe5 d6 13 e8+ xe8+ 14 xe8 B1:
b4+ 15 c3 a5 Myers. 7 f3 f5
9cxb5 10 xf7+ Or 7g4 (7...h6!? Myers) 8 g5
10 xf7+ d7 11 f5+ c7 12 c5+ when:
c6+ Myers. a1) 8e5?! 9 d5 b4 10 f3 f5 11 ge4
10d7 11 xb5+ d7 12 000 c6 (12000? 13 c4
XIIIIIIIIY a2-a3) 13 dxc6 xd2+ 14 xd2 xe4 15
9rsnlwq-vl-tr0 xe4 xc6 16 xf6+ gxf6 17 d3
9zpp+kzpQzpp0 Karpov-Lutikov, USSR 1979;
9-+-+-+-+0 a2) 8e6 9 f3 f5 10 ge4:
9+L+-+-+-0 a21) 10xe4 11 fxe4 (11 xe4 d7
9-+-zP-+-+0 12 000 b4 13 a3 d5 14 f2 e7
9+-+-+-+-0 Ghinda-Mozes, Romania 1994) 11g6
9PzPP+-zPPzP0 12 000 000 13 g3= Diblio-Mathias,
9tR-+-mK-sNR0 cor 1990/93;
a22) 10d8!? 11 000 b4
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
11c7 (11c6!?) 12 c4+ c6 13 9r+-wqk+-tr0
d5 a6 14 dxc6 (14 a4 d6 15 dxc6 b5) 9+pzp-+pzpp0
14axb5 15 cxb7+ xb7 16 xb5+ 9p+n+psn-+0
b6. 9+-+-+l+-0
9-vl-zPN+-+0
B: 9+-sN-vLP+-0
5 e3 a6 9PzPPwQ-+PzP0
5c6 (5...f5? 6 f3) 6 f3 f5 7 9+-mKR+L+R0
d3 xd3 8 xd3 bd7 9 000 e6 10 xiiiiiiiiy
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12 xf6+ xf6 13 g5 (13 a3 xc3 14 14 g3

xc3 00=) 13xc3 (13g6!? 14 h4 14 g3 g5 15 cxd5 xd5.
h6 15 f4 000 16 g4 xd4 17 gxf5 xf5 14000 15 d3
18 xd4 xd4 19 xd4 xc3 20 bxc3 15 cxd5 xd5 16 b1 g5.
a5) 14 bxc3 g6 15 f4 e5 16 e1 15xh4 16 cxd5 xd5 17 gxh4
000. xa2.
8 a3 e6 CONCLUSION: After 5 b5 or 5 e3
9 c4 e7 (with the idea d2, f4) White does not
10 h4 have an advantage, and Black has
a) 10e4 11 xe4 xe4 12 d3 counterplay in many cases.
c5 13 dxc5 xd3 14 xd3 (If 14 cxd3
xh4 15 d4 [= Topchy] 15000 16
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XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+k+-tr0
9+pzpqvlpzpp0 Informator/ Fernschach
9p+n+p+-+0
9+-+l+-+-0 Thanks to all readers who offered help
9-+PzP-vL-sN0 with our Editors search for some early
9+-+-+P+-0 numbers. This matter is now taken
care of. We now seek Fernschach:
9PzP-wQ-+PzP0 complete years 1967, 1969 and 1973;
9+-mKR+L+R0 1970 #10, 11 and many single issues
xiiiiiiiiy from 1960s and 1971-72.
 32 June 1998

The Dutch CC Championships (pt 6)

23 d3 xe5 24 h3 xd4 25 b1
By Bertrand Weegenaar g4 26 xh7+ f7 27 e3 d8 01.
Having some special lines, like the
Championship K/11 (1982) 4...d7, in your repertoire can be a
strength and a weakness. Your opponent
can be prepared. Look at the following
1. R. Weijerstrass 10 2. games starting after 12...c6:
E.H.Sprenger 9 3. M. Etmans 9 French (C16)
H.Temmink (NLD) -

P
LAYING in the 10th championship, R.Weijerstrass (NLD)
Weijerstrass was invisible. However NBC-25 1991-95
he won the 11th edition with 10 (Notes Temmink)
points, 1 in front of E.Sprenger and 13 cxd5 cxd5 14 h5 g6 15 f4 a4
M.Etmans. Weijerstrass attended again in Pinkovetsky-Weijerstrass, Wch15 sf4
the 12th edition where he disappointedly 1985-91, went 15...c6 16 c3 f8 17 a4
reached 7th place, but took his revenge ge7 18 a3 a5 19 h4 e8 20 b4
with a second place in the 16th and first c4 21 a5! bxa5 22 xa5 xa5 23 xa5
place in the 18th edition. Together with c6 24 c5! and White won on move 32..
Timmerman he is the only player who has 16 e3
won a K-group twice. 16 c3 e7 17 h4 h6 18 h5 g5 19 g6
Third place Maarten Etmans must be d7 20 xh8+ xh8 21 d3 c4 22 d2
considered the player with the most a6 23 a4 xd3+ 24 xd3 c6 25 f4 g4 26
games in the K-groups: he participated c4 led to an endgame win for White in
13 times getting his best results (third Rittner -Weijerstrass, NBC-25 1991-95.
place) in K-11 and K-12. 16...c4 17 d1 e7 18 d3 h6 19
First two games from the winner: d2 bc6 20 h4 g8 21 c3 a5
French (C16) 22 00 b5 23 b1 b4 24 g3 ce7 25
M. Wind (NLD) - h3 a2 26 a1 xc2 27 axb4 a4 28
R. Weijerstrass (NLD) b5 a3 29 b4 a2 30 xe7 b1+ 31
11th Dutch CC Ch 1982 h2 xa1 32 xg6! h7 33 h8+!
(Notes by M.Wind in e8 34 xg8+ d7 35 xa8 g7 36
Schaakschakeringen 174/27) c5 g5 37 xh6 10.
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 d7 5 Another example of preparation and
a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 b6 7 g4 f5 8 g3 debate can be seen between Etmans and
a6 9 xa6 xa6 10 e2 b8 11 Weijerstrass in another French special:
f4 f7! 12 c4 French (C16)
This doesnt work well, but after 12 a4 M.Etmans (NLD) -
c6 followed by ...a5-c4 Black is fine R.Weijerstrass (NLD)
also. 12th Dutch CC Ch 1983-5
12...c6! 13 b3 e7 14 00 c8 15 (Notes by A.C.van der Tak )
d1 dxc4 16 xc4 d5 17 d3 b5 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 d7 5
18 b3 b6 19 c5 d5 20 h3 d2 b6 6 g4 f5 7 h5+ g6 8 f3
8d7 21 xd7 xd7 22 h5+ g8 a6
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Not much is known on this line. Instead 30 c4 gd7 31 c1 g5! 32 hxg5 hxg5
of 8... a6 Pytel proposed 8...f8!. 33 h6 de7 34 b2 xd4 35 b1
9 xa6 xa6 10 h4 h6 11 ge2 e7!? xe5 36 xg5 d5 37 g4 b5 38
12 d3 b8 13 000 bc6 14 b1! c1 fxg4 39 xa4 f7! 40 b2 e1
xd2+ 15 xd2 a5! 16 f4 f7!? 41 c1 xf2 42 xe6 xb2+ 43
17 f3 ac8 18 b1 c5 19 c4! cxd4 20 xb2 xb4+! 44 axb4 a8+ 45 a4
xd4 hd8 21 cxd5 xd5 f2+ 01.
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+rtr-+-+0 Tarrasch (D34)
9zp-+q+k+-0 P.van Schijndel (NLD) -
9-zp-+p+pzp0 R.Weijerstrass (NLD)
9sn-+nzPp+-0 12th Dutch CC Ch 1983-5
1 d4 e6 2 c4 d5 3 c3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5
9-+-wQ-sN-zP0 5 f3 c6 6 g3 f6 7 g2 e7 8 0
9+-+-+P+-0 0 00 9 dxc5 xc5 10 a4 e7 11
9PzP-sN-+P+0 e3 g4 12 c1 e8 13 h3 xf3 14
9+K+R+-+R0 xf3 d7 15 g2 d4! 16 g5 e4
xiiiiiiiiy 17 xe7 xe7 18 c2 f5 19 fd1
ad8 20 c4+ h8 21 c5 d6 22
22 e4! c4!? 23 d6+! xd6 24 d3 h5 23 h4 g5 24 hxg5 g8 25 g6
exd6 xd6 25 d3 g3! 26 a1 c2 dxg6 26 f4 h6 27 d5 h7! 28
27 e5+ g8 28 h5! g5 29 g6 h7 h3 h4! 29 xf5
30 he1 dc8 31 a3 xg2? 32 e5! XIIIIIIIIY
2c6 33 xd5! c1+ 34 a2! 10. 9-+-+-+rmk0
Black got his revenge when White 9zpp+-+-+q0
dared to repeat the line 6 championships 9-+n+-+-tr0
later: 9+-+Q+L+-0
French (C16)
M.Etmans (NLD)
9-+-zpnsN-zp0
R.Weijerstrass (NLD) 9+-+-+-zP-0
18th Dutch CC Ch 1988-9 9PzP-+PzP-+0
(Notes by Weijerstrass in 9+-tRR+-mK-0
Schaakschakeringen 242/70) xiiiiiiiiy
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 d7 5
d2 b6 6 g4 f5 7 h5+!? g6 8 f3 29...hxg3!! 30 xe4 g2 31 g6 gxg6
a6 9 xa6 xa6 10 h4 h6 11 d3 32 xg6+ xg6 33 xg2 xg2+ 34
b8 12 ge2 e7 13 b1 xd2+ 14 xg2 e4+ 35 g3 xe2 01.
xd2 bc6 15 000 000N 16 f4 A beautiful finish.
b8 17 b1 hg8
After 17...a5 18 c4 dxc4 19 xc4 Grnfeld (D82)
xc4? 20 xc4 Black has problems on J.Dries - E.Sprenger
g6 and e6. 11th Dutch CC Ch 1982
18 b3?! a5! 19 a3 a4 20 d2 b7 21 (Notes by Sprenger in
c4 dxc4 22 xc4 d5 23 d3 a5 Schaakschakeringen 181/122)
24 c2 b5 25 c1 g7 26 h3 dg8 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 d5 4 f4 g7
27 a2 a8 28 b4?! c6 29 b2 d8 5 e3 c5 6 dxc5 a5 7 b3?! dxc4 8
 34 June 1998

xc4 00 9 b5 xb5 10 xb5 d7 Queens Gambit (D06)

11 b1 c8 12 xb8 axb8 13 b4 b6 E.Sprenger (NLD) -
14 a6 c7 15 ge2 bxc5 16 b5 f5 V.Lyavdansky (RUS)
17 d1 c4 18 d2 e4+ 19 xe4 3rd EU Team Ch Final 1993
xe4 20 f3 c3+ (Notes by K.H.Nienhuis in
XIIIIIIIIY Schaakschakeringen 288/112)
9-tr-+-+k+0 1 d4 d5 2 f3 f5 3 c4 e6 4 cxd5 exd5
9zp-tr-zppvlp0 5 b3 c6 6 c3 b4 7 e4 dxe4
9L+-+-+p+0 In Sprenger-Leeners (BV-871) Black
played 7...e7?! 8 a3! dxe4 9 e5 f6 10
9+P+-+-+-0 axb4 fxe5 11 d5.
9-+-+l+-+0 8 e5 e6 9 c4 f6 10 xe6 fxe6
9+-zp-zPP+-0 11 a3 d3+ 12 xd3 exd3 13 xb7
9P+-mKN+PzP0 f7 14 00 e7 15 e3 b8 16 xa7
9+-+R+-+R0 xb2 17 a6 b3 18 fc1 d2 19 c2
xiiiiiiiiy xa3 20 xd2 d6 21 a7! g6 22
g3 b2 23 a6 d7 24 e2 d5 25
The White position is already critical. cc6 e8 26 c5! b7 27 c2+ f7
21 c1 b7 22 b6 axb6 23 xb7 28 xh7 a3! 29 f4 xf4 30 xf4
cxb7 24 c2 b5 25 d3 a7 26 c1 f8 31 xe6 xe6 32 f5+ g8 33
b4 27 hd1 xe6+ 10.
XIIIIIIIIY M.Wind showed some interesting stuff
9-tr-+-+k+0 in this tournament. His most adventurous
9tr-+-zppvlp0 games were with the Basman:
9-+-+-+p+0 Basmaniac Defence (A40)
F.Vlugt (NLD) - M.Wind (NLD)
9+-+-+-+-0 11th Dutch CC Ch 1982
9-zp-+-+-+0 (Notes by M.Wind)
9+-zpRzPP+-0 1 d4 h6!? 2 e4 g5 3 h4 gxh4 4 h5!?
9P+K+-+PzP0 f6 5 xh4 d6
9+-sNR+-+-0 5...c5!?
xiiiiiiiiy 6 f3 c5 7 e5 dxe5 8 dxe5 d5 9 e4
c6 10 d2 e6 11 c3 g7 12 f4 a6
27...xa2+! 13 ge2 f5!! 14 exf6 xf6 15 g6+
This had to be calculated carefully, but f8 16 a4? e7 17 d3 c7 18
its correct and wins immediately. g3 b5 19 c3 b7 20 h5 xh5
28 xa2 b3+ 29 c1 bxa2 30 d8+ 21 xh5 d8 22 h3 b4 23 a4??!
f8! 31 xb8 a1+ 32 c2 a4+ 33 After 23 d1 Black stands better, but
c1 a2 01 can White for a success after this sacrifice?
Sprenger developed to become a 23...d7 24 d3 xa4 25 f5 c6 26
valuable player for the European 000?!
teamgroup II and III. This last team White misses his last opportunity: 26
reached a bronze medal in the Final, f6!? xf6 27 xh6 xh6 28 xh6+ e8
partly because of the 8-4 victory over 29 h5+ d7 30 000 c8 31 f7.
USSR. 26...c4 27 e2 c3 28 e1 cxb2+ 29
One crisp attack effort by Sprenger: b1
 Chess Mail 35
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-mk-tr0 (Notes by G.J.Timmerman in
9+l+-sn-vl-0 Schaakschakeringen 193/8)
9p+q+p+-zp0 1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
9+-+-+P+R0 f6 5 c3 d6 6 g4 h6 7 g1 e7 8
9-zp-+-+-+0 e3 c6 9 e2 a6 10 h4 d5 11 exd5
xd5 12 xd5 xd5 13 xc6 xc6
9+-+-+-+Q0 14 d2 d7
9PzpP+L+P+0 Coincidentally, my White game against
9+K+RvL-+-0 Hans Bouwmeester in the Volmac
xiiiiiiiiy tournament saw the exact same first 14
moves. Here Black played a better move,
29...xc2+!! 30 xc2 xd1 31 xd1 14...e5! with the idea to place the passive
e4+ 32 d2 b1 33 fxe6 b2+ 01. bishop on e6: 15 000 e6 16 b1 d8
17 a5 00 18 xe5 xh4 19 d3 fe8
Championship K/12 20 h5 f6 21 g5 d5 22 h4 hxg5 23
xg5 xg5 24 xg5 xg5 25 xg5 d5
(1983-1985) 26 g1 g6 27 h6 e4 28 xe4 xe4 29
h1 f6 30 f3 b4 31 b3 b5 32 h7+
1. G.J.Timmerman 11 2. A.P. f8 33 h6+ g8 34 h7+ f8 35 h6+
Sprinkhuizen 10 3. M. Etmans 10 g8 .
15 000 000 16 d4 a4 17 a7

I
N PART 5, I promised to show more xa2?
on G.J. Timmerman. After winning the 17...c6! 18 d3! xa2 19 b6! a1+
10th edition of the K-group, he also 20 d2 xb2 21 b1! when Black isnt
won the Dutch Open title in 1985 after completely chanceless because the White
which his international career started: 2nd also is quite unprotected.
place in NBC-15 Jubilee (also known as 18 b6! a1+ 19 d2 c6+
the VOLMAC tournament) after H. Rittner XIIIIIIIIY
earning the GM-title, 1st place in ICCF- 9-+ktr-+-tr0
Cup V, 1st place in FinJub 30 (top group), 9wQp+-vlpzp-0
1st place in NBC-25 Jubilee, 2nd place in 9pvLl+p+-zp0
BdF 40 (behind D.van Geet, also of the 9+-+-+-+-0
Netherlands) and (probably) second place 9-+-+-+PzP0
in NPSF-50. At the moment he puts his
energy into the 15th World Championship
9+-+-+-+-0
Final. 9-zPPmKLzP-+0
These superb results have brought him 9wq-+R+-tR-0
the first rank in the ICCF rating list for xiiiiiiiiy
three successive years now. His best
games can fill an issue of Chess Mail by 20 e3!! c5+ 21 xc5 xb2 22
themself. First two games from the 12th d4! xc2 23 f3 f6 24 f2 b3 25
championship and then some highlights. b6! xd1 26 xd1 d5 27 d3!
Sicilian, Keres Attack (B81) b1 28 a8+ d7 29 xb7+ e8 30
G.J.Timmerman (NLD) - xd5! exd5 31 c6+ 10.
A.de Klerk (NLD) The d5-pawn will be kept with check
12th Dutch CC Ch 1983-5 and the White bishops will invade.
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Timmerman likes sharp games, and 14 moves are well-known to both players
sometimes uses intriguing lines. In this Vienna (C27)
tournament he used the Vulture (in O.Ekebjrg (DAN)
German: Geier), an opening propagated G.J.Timmerman (NLD)
by Stefan Bcker. NBC-25 1991 - 1994
Vulture (A56) (Notes by G.J.Timmerman)
N.Oud (NLD) - 1 c3 f6 2 e4 e5 3 c4 xe4 4 h5
G.J.Timmerman (NLD) d6 5 b3 c6 6 b5 g6 7 f3 f5 8
12th Dutch CC Ch 1983-5 d5 e7 9 xc7+ d8 10 xa8 b6
(Notes by G.J.Timmerman in 11 d3 b7 12 h4 f4 13 f3 d4 14
Schaakschakeringen 193/9) g4 g7 15 d2 xa8 16 000 f6
1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e4 4 f3?! 17 b4 a5 18 xd6
In J.Helsloot-G.J.Timmerman (same 18 a3 b5 19 c3 xb3+ 20 axb3 b4! 21
event) White played 4 c2! and won the cxb4 b5 and Black is much better.
game in great style: 4...a5+ 5 d2 d6 18...xd6 19 h3 c6 20 g5
6 e4 g6 7 b3! g7 8 b2 xb2 9 xb2 0 20 c3 xg2 21 xg2 xb3+ 22 axb3
0 10 d3 b5 11 e5 bxc4 12 bxc4 e8 13 xg2 23 h2 f3 24 e1 h6 25 g1 g4
gf3 d6 14 00 d7 15 fe1 b6 16 exd6 26 e2 e8.
exd6 17 h3 a6 18 e3 b8 19 c1! f6 20...a4! 21 c4
20 f1 c8 21 a3 a4 22 g5 b4 23 21 f7+ c8 22 xh8? axb3 23 c3 bxa2
de4 d8 24 f4 f5 25 g3 d7 26 24 d2 b3+ 25 e2 xh8+.
h4 e8 27 f3 e5 28 d3 xd3 29 21...b5! 22 f7+ c7 23 xh8 xh8
xf6 xg5 30 xg5 b2 31 f3 b8 32 24 h5! g5!
e1 10. We will see more from Helsloot 24...bxc4 25 hxg6 cxd3 26 c3 e2+
because he will win the 13th Dutch CC. (26...a3 27 g7!) 27 b1 b5 28 a1 a3 29
4...a5+ 5 d2 d6 6 e4 g6! 7 c2 d2.
g7 8 d3 a6 9 a3 b5! 25 c3
Not 9...b4? because of 10 axb4! xa1 25 xg5 bxc4 26 dxc4 xc4 27 xd4
11 bxc5 after which Black must return the xd4 28 g8 e4 29 c3 d5! 30 xh7 (30
on d6. cxd4 xg8 and Black stands superior.)
10 cxb5 xb5 11 xb5 xb5 12 e2 30...e5 31 d1 e3 and Black has
d6 13 c3 b7 14 00 d7 15 c4 winning chances.
c7 16 g5 b5! 17 xb5 xb5 18 25...bxc4 26 cxd4 cxd3+ 27 b1
ab1 a6! 19 fc1 d4+ 20 h1 f6 27 d2? c2+ 28 e1 f3!+.
21 d2 f7 22 d3 ab8 23 b4 hc8 27...c2+ 28 a1 a3! 29 b1
24 g3 g7 25 g2 c7! 26 h4 bc8 XIIIIIIIIY
27 h5!? gxh5 28 c2 cxb4! 29 xd4 9l+-+-+-vl0
xc4 30 xc4 xc4 31 e3 bxa3 32 9+-mkp+-+p0
g4 a2 33 h6+ g8 34 g5 axb1 35 9-+-+-+-+0
g6 f1+! 36 xf1 c2+! 01. 9+-+-zp-zpP0
This year Tim started a contest called
The Best CC Game Ever?. I like to
9-+-zP-zpQ+0
nominate the following game to this 9zp-+p+-+-0
contest. Ekebjrg is an extremely hard 9PzPq+-zPP+0
player to beat. Starting from move 4 9mKR+-+-+R0
complications are everywhere. The first xiiiiiiiiy
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29...e4! g4 12 b5
29...d2? 30 d1 e4 31 xc2+ xc2 White must continue 12 a3 c8 13
32 hc1! dxc1 33 xc1+-. ac1 xf3 14 xf3 xb4!.
30 d1 exd4! 31 f1! d6! 32 f3 f5 12...a5 13 d5 c8 14 ac1 b6 15
33 c1 d2 34 xc2+ xc2 35 hd1 h3 h5 16 a4 h8 17 g4 g6 18 d2
d3 36 xd2 b6! 01. d7 19 f4 f6 20 f3 f7 21 a2
White resigned in view of 37 h6 b5 xd5
38 f2 b4 39 d2 axb2 40 xb2 a3+. 21...c4 22 f2 exf4 23 d4 de5 24
e6 xe6 25 xe6 and White is better
French (C10) (according to the White player).
G.J.Timmerman (NLD) 22 xd5 xc1 23 xc1 c5 24 f5
J.Pedersen (DEN) d7 25 h4 d8 26 c2 f7 27 h5
40 Years BdF 1986 g6?! 28 hxg6 hxg6 29 h4 gxf5 30
(Notes by Timmerman in the exf5! xd5 31 g6+ g7 32 h2
tournament book) g8 33 h5 b3 34 e1 e4 35
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 e7! h6+ f7 36 e3 b1+ 37 g2
Romanishins move. a2+ 38 h3 e8?
4 e5 b6 5 g4 g6 6 h4 h5 7 g3 a6! Better is 38...f2+ 39 g3 h1+.
8 xa6 xa6 9 a3 d7 10 d3! b8 39 xe5+ e7 40 f8+ xf8 41
11 g5!? h6 12 ge2 f5 13 000 d7+ e7 42 h7+ 10.
c6 14 h3! a5 15 f3 d8 16 xe7
xe7 17 dh1 c6 18 b1 000 19 Bogoindian (E11)
a2 b7 20 b3 a6 21 a4 a7 22 A.P.Luchtmeijer (NLD) -
d2 c8 23 g4! g7! M.Etmans (NLD)
If 23...hxg4 24 fxg4 g7 and the Rook 12th Dutch CC Ch 1983-5
on h3 moves to the queenside again. (Notes by A.C.van der Tak in
24 f4! b7 25 d3 c5?! 26 dxc5 Schaakschakeringen 189/98)
xc5?! 27 dxc5 bxc5 28 b4! 10. 1 d4 e6 2 c4 b4+ 3 d2 xd2+ 4
If 28...cxb4 29 f2+ b8 30 b1! c4 xd2 d5 5 f3 f6 6 c3 00 7 e3
31 b6 f4 32 e3! hxg4 33 xf4 gxh3 bd7 8 cxd5 exd5 9 d3 c6 10 00
34 xb4 or 28...c4 29 f2+ b8 30 b5! e8 11 c2 e7 12 a4 e4 13
axb5 31 b1! b7 32 c3. ab1 f8
Second place Sprinkhuizen was invited A similar position to the Orthodox
to the Freedman Memorial but didnt play Exchange Variation is reached. The
very well. He also was a player in the 4th looks strange on the a4 square.
European team championship. 14 fc1 g6 15 b4 g4 16 xe4 dxe4
17 d2 h4 18 c5 f5 19 f1 f3!
Sicilian, Morra (B21) 20 gxf3 xf3+ 21 h1 h4 22 b2
A.Sprinkhuizen (NLD) - After 22 d7 e6 Black wins by 23 c4
N.Oud (NLD) xf2!.
12th Dutch CC Ch 1983-5 22...h8 23 d7 e6 24 e5 f8 25
(Notes by G.C.van Perlo in b5
Schaakschakeringen 209/57) Also 25 xf3 exf3 26 d2 h3 27 g1
1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 xc3 f4!! 28 exf4 e1! 29 b1 g2#.
c6 5 f3 d6 6 c4 e6 7 00 f6 8 25...h6 26 xf3 exf3 27 c5 g8
e2 e7 9 d1 e5 10 e3 00 11 b4!? 28 e5 f4 01.
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Invitation tournaments rre

Invitation evisited

W
E HAVE collected some very different character from the previous
high-class and (in some cases) examples. Black may hope for counter-
previously unpublished games play down the f-file but his kings
from invitational events. We shall be defences are weakened.
presenting these games and news of the 19 c2 f8 20 h6 f7 21 g3 f8
events over the three remaining issues 22 e3
before our summer break (this issue and Possibly threatening b4, but the
numbers 7 and 8-9). immediate c1 also comes into
We shall begin with the first decisive consideration. After 22 g5 e7 23 c1?!
game to end in the Hans-Werner von (23 h6) 23...h8 24 h4 Black was
Massow Memorial, the highest rating- immediately able to bring a rook to the
average CC event ever held so far. Thanks g-file and take the initiative in A.
to Roald Berthelsen for supplying this. So Stenborg-E.Larsson, Swedish Team Cor
far 18 games have ended as draws and Ch 1978: 24...g8 25 h3 g5 26 h5 g4 27
Burger has lost two games, the other being h2 d8 28 g6!? fg7 29 f4 h4 30
to Umansky. e2 c6 31 f1 c4 32 c2 g5 33 h6
Open Spanish (C83) f7 34 g3? f8 35 h5 e7 36 d1 f5
Victor Palciauskas (USA) - 37 xf5 xf5 38 xg4 g6 39 d4 xh6
Helmut Burger (GER) 40 e1 g6 41 h3 d8 42 e2 h6 43
Hans-Werner von Massow Mem, 1996-8 h4 f4 0-1.
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
f6 5 00 xe4 6 d4 b5 7 b3 d5 8 Hans-Werner vvon
ans-W on Massow Memorial
Massow
dxe5 e6 9 c3 e7 10 e3 00 11 Tournament Director: Roald Berthelsen
bd2 xd2 12 xd2 d7 13 ad1 19: Baumbach Palciauskas, 20: Sloth Morgado.

ad8 14 fe1 fe8 15 d3 g6 16 h3 NPSF-50

NPSF-50
a) 16 h6 a5 17 g5 c4 18 g3 Tournament Director: Roald Berthelsen,
f5 19 xc4 bxc4 20 d4 f6 21 f3 c6 22 101: DeMauro 0-1 Elwert. Prize Positions: 1. Ulf
Andersson (SVE) 11 (1); G.J. Timmerman 9 (1), H.M.
ed1 e6 23 4d2 fxe5 24 xe5 f6 led Elwert 9.
to a draw in Cibulskis-Stieg, cor 5th Baltic
Sea tt 1986. BdF 50
Tournament Director: Per Sderberg (SVE)
b) 16 g5 a5 17 f6 xb3 18 axb3 I hope soon to present the first GM in the tournament!
g4 19 b4 xf3 20 xf3 xf6 21 xf6 New results: 38. Rumiancev 1 Rfenacht 39. Rfenacht
e6 22 h4 de8 23 d4 f6 24 f4 fxe5 Binder 40. Mohrlok 1 Sliwa 41. Herschel 1 Hertel 42.
Rfenacht Haufe 43. Podzielny 1 Sutkus 44. Mohrlok 1
25 xe5 c6 26 de1 xe5 27 fxe5 e7 Rotariu 45. Herschel Sutkus 46. Sarink Hertel 47.
also led to a draw in Matanovic-Pachman, Sliwa 0 Hertel 48. Hertel 1 Gromotka 49. Mohrlok Lanc
50. Gromotka Sliwa 51. Rumiancev Gipslis 52. Haufe
Moscow 1956; the e-pawn required 1 Gromotka 53. Gromotka Gipslis 54. Gromotka Lanc
constant defence.
16...a5 17 d4 c5 John F. Cleeve Memorial
Cleev
Tournament Director:Hans Wiesner (CAN)
Presumably Burger feared White 51. Zlender Nimtz, 52 Hiltunen 1 Kurtz, 53. Nimtz 1
getting a grip on the c5 square after Tikkanen, #54 Borwell 0 Redolfi, 55 Brglez Pineault 56
Tikkanen 1 Brglez 57 Kurtz Brglez 58 Brglez Nimtz
17...xb3 18 xb3. 59 Brglez DeMauro 60 Osterman 1 Brglez 61 Hollis
18 xe6 fxe6 Brglez 62 Engel Brglez 63 Brglez 0 Thomas, 64 Brglez
Zlender, 65 DeMauro Engel.
The half-open f-file gives the game a
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22...c4 23 c1 g7 24 b3 b6 25 cleeve.html thanks to Hans Wiesner who

h4 df8 26 e2 e8 27 h5! gxh5 28 is keeping us well informed. One of the
h3 c7 29 d3 late GM Brglezs games still remains to
With the transference of this rook to be adjudicated by M. Umansky, as his
the kingside, it is clear that Black faces a opponent was slow to send in the position
difficult defensive task. after the decision was made to count these
XIIIIIIIIY games after all.
9-+-+qtrk+0 We agreed with the Canadian CCCA
9+-tr-+-vlp0 not to present games from their
9psn-+p+-+0 tournament, as only unpublished games
are eligible for the events best game
9+pzppzP-+p0 prize, but as the following already
9-+-+-+-+0 appeared in the Finnish magazine
9+PzPR+-+Q0 Kirjeshakki it is disqualified.
9P+L+RzPP+0 Kings Indian Defence (E90)
9+-vL-+-mK-0 Kari Tikkanen (FIN) -
xiiiiiiiiy Klaus Engel (GER)
Cleeve Mem 1996-97
29...d4 30 cxd4 d5 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 00
Black seeks relief by giving up a pawn 5 f3 d6 6 h3 c5 7 d5 a6 8 a4 e6 9
and opening the centre but White keeps d3 exd5 10 exd5 e8+ 11 e3 h6
control. If 30...cxd4 31 xd4 xe5 32 12 00 xe3 13 fxe3 bd7 14 d2
de4. g7 15 f2 g8 16 af1 f6 17 e4
31 dxc5 xc5 32 g3 f4!? 33 g5! b6?
This is better than 33 xf4 xf4 34 17...e5 looks necessary.
xg7+ xg7 35 g3+ g6 because the XIIIIIIIIY
text move ensures the exchange of the 9r+lwqr+n+0
active . 9+p+-+-mkp0
33...d4 34 e3 xe3 35 xe3 cd5 9psn-zp-zpp+0
36 e4 d1+ 37 h2 5d4 38 f3 9+-zpP+-+-0
h8 39 xh5 h6 40 h3 f8 41
xe6 f1 42 f5 10.
9P+P+N+-+0
Roald Berthelsen also reports on 9+-+LzPN+P0
NPSF-50 where Ulf Anderssons game 9-zP-wQ-tRP+0
with Peter Millican is one of four games 9+-+-+RmK-0
still continuing. The Swede has already xiiiiiiiiy
won the event, but Timmerman needs a
draw from his last game to secure second 18 fg5!+- e5
place ahead of Elwert, who has just won If 18...fxg5 comes 19 c3+ e5
his last game. There will be no (19...h6 20 f7 e5 21 f8) 20 f7
adjudications. h8 21 f8.
19 a5 xc4 20 xc4 f5 21 xf5!
New results have been coming in gxf5 22 xf5 fxg5
rapidly of late in the Cleeve Memorial. If 22...xf5 23 e6+.
The crosstable is constantly updated on 23 c3 g6 24 xe5 dxe5 25 d6 e8
our website at http://www.chessmail.com/ 26 xg8 xg8 27 xe5 10.
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CNEC-15 Years (Algerian Jubilee) of the White position. At this point I felt
This event was our Tournament of the confident that Black initiative was only
Month in the 12/1997 issue. The penultimate an illusion.
result is now in: 104 Gasiorowski Morgado. 10...h5 11 e3 g3 12 g1 f6?!
The last game (Gefenas-Zanetti) can decide Timman preferred 12...g7 and finally
the event: a win for Zanetti would give him got away with a draw. Mr. Copi probably
outright first place; otherwise there will be a thought he could restrict Whites kingside,
tie. Leading Positions: D. Kilgour (SCO), J.S. getting an advantage.
Morgado (ARG) and V. Normantas (LIT) 10, 13 d3 fh5 14 g5!
A. Zanetti (ITA) 9 (1). Now the position has changed. Whites
Marcussi Memorial pieces have not been restricted, and the
This GM-norm event is organised by two Black Knights situation is not very
CAPA; more information was given in our comfortable.
7/1997 issue. There is still a long way to 14...d7 15 b1!
go in this event.We have three new games Not to hurry! 15 f2 e5 16 xg3 xg3
from it, the first sent in by Chiles strongest 17 f2 exf4; 15 e1 e5!?
CC player. 15...c6 16 f5! g7 17 fxg6 hxg6 18
Pirc Defence (B09) e2 xe2 19 xe2 f6 20 d3
Guillermo Toro Solis (CHI) - Although White has spent 3 tempi to
Jos Antonio Copi (ARG) exchange one of the Black knights, he
Marcussi Mem, 1996-7 keeps the initiative.
1 e4 g6 2 d4 g7 3 c3 d6 4 f4 20...c7!
Mr. Copi is a well-known specialist Black wants to free himself, advancing
in the Pirc Defence. I realised that fact, his d pawn, but first he has to prevent e5.
when I read some magazines and I a) 20...a5?! 21 f2 a4 (21...c7 22
looked for the games he had played with h4! fc8 23 gf1 b5 24 e5!! dxe5 25
Black against e4, in my chess database. I xf6 exf6 26 h7+ f8 27 c5+ e8 28
found a few Sicilian defences, but most g8+ f8 29 xf8+ d7 30 f5#) 22 e5
of the games were Pirc! I have faced the h7 23 xh7 xh7 24 e6 f5 25 g4 a5
Pirc only a few times, but I have always 26 h4+ g8 27 d4!! xd4 28 gxf5 g7
chosen f4, and I have gotten fairly goods 29 xg6 e5 30 f6!!+-;
results. b) 20...d5? 21 e5 e4 22 xe4 dxe4 23
4...f6 5 f3 00 6 e3!? f2! a5 24 h4 fd8 25 h7+ f8 26
Before this game, I always played 6. e6+!! fxe6 27 gf1+ f6 28 h6+ e8
d3 in this position. But this time, I 29 g8#.
decided try this move, brought into top 21 f2!
chess practice by A. Beliavsky. White ignores Black threats, and brings
6...bd7 his queen to an attacking position.
6....b6 is the most popular reply. 21...d5 22 h4 dxe4 23 c4!
7 d2 c5 8 000 cxd4 9 xd4 h6 23 df1? fd8! when:
Mr. Copi is following the game a) 24 xf6 exf6 25 h7+ f8 26 c5+
Beliavsky-Timman, W Cup, Reykjavik, d6 27 xf7 (27 xe4 xe4 28 xd6+
1988. xd6 29 xe4 f5! 30 d3 d4+)
10 h3! 27...xf7 28 xd6 xd6 29 c4+ d5
I liked this Beliavsky idea, tempting 30 d1 d8! (30...h8? 31 xd5) 31
Black figures to invade the black squares xd5 xd5 32 xd5+ xd5+;
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b) 24 c4 24...d5 25 xd5 xd5 26 but 26 d4!!+- e.g. 26...e5 27 gf1 (27

xf6 exf6 27 h7+ f8+. df1 exd4 28 xf6 xg5 29 xg5+-)
XIIIIIIIIY 27...h5 (27...exd4 28 xf6 xg5 29
9r+-+-trk+0 xg5 xf6 30 xf6+-) 28 gxh5 h6 29
9zppwq-zppvl-0 hxg6 g7 30 xf7.
9-+l+-snp+0 26 gf1 fc8 27 xf7+ f8 28 c4 d8
29 e6 c8 30 g3+- xd1+ 31
9+-+-+-sN-0 xd1!! 10
9-+L+p+-wQ0 And Black resigned.
9+-+-vL-+P0 Israels ICCF delegate Itamar Oren sent
9PzPP+-+P+0 us the two following games from the
9+K+R+-tR-0 event.
xiiiiiiiiy Sicilian Najdorf (B90)
Abir Har Even (ISL) -
23...a4! Spyros Kofidis (GRC)
Black finds a clever defence, that could Marcussi Mem, 1996-7
have worked, if I had not paid enough (Notes by Har Even)
attention. 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
a) 23...ad8 24 df1 d5 25 xf6+-; f6 5 c3 a6 6 e3 e5 7 f3 c7 8
b) 23...e8!? 24 b3! b5 25 df1 a4 e7 9 a5 e6 10 e2
xf1 26 xf1 h5 27 xf7 xf7 28 xf7+ 10 g5 is the alternative.
h8 29 xg6+- 10...c6
c) 23...e6!? 24 g4! fd8 25 df1! e5 10.. bd7 and 10...00 are also known.
(25...e7 26 xf7 xf7 27 g5) 26 xf7 11 d3 bd7 12 g5 c8
xf7 27 g5 h8 28 g4 e7 29 gxf6+ 12...d5 13 xe6 fxe6 14 exd5 exd5 15
xf6 30 xf6+-. g5.
24 b3 e8 13 xe6 fxe6 14 f3 00 15 00 c5
The long black diagonal has been 16 c4 d7 17 a2 f7 18 b4! d3
opened, and Black expects to get a 19 d5! exd5 20 cxd3 c3 21 fc1
winning counterplay. If instead 24...b5 25 fc8 22 xc3 xc3 23 exd5 b5 24
df1+- or 24...c6 25 df1! h5 26 d2 c8 25 b3 d8
xf7+-. XIIIIIIIIY
25 g4!! 9-+rvl-+-+0
The key move! To rush at this point... 9+p+-+kzpp0
could be fatal.. 25 gf1?! h5! 26 g4 g3 9p+-zp-sn-+0
27 xg3 xg3 28 g1 e5 29 f2?! or 25 9zPq+Pzp-+-0
df1?? h5 26 g4+ e5!.
25...d7
9-zP-+-+-+0
Even at this point, White could have 9+Q+P+L+-0
gone wrong! For example.. 9-+-vL-zPPzP0
a) If 25b5 26 gf1?? (Not 26 df1! 9tR-+-+-mK-0
h5+ 27 gxh5 e5+-) 26d8 27 xd8 xiiiiiiiiy
xd8 28 xf6!!;
b) 25a5 and now not 26 df1? 26 g4!!
h5+ 27 xf7 (27 gxh5 c3) Making the pair of bishops useful.
27xf7 28 xf7 xf7 29 xf7+ xf7!! 26...h6 27 h4 d7 28 g5 hxg5 29 hxg5
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c7 30 g4 f8 31 e1 b6 31...xe4 32 fxe4 e5! 33 d3

31...g8 32 e3 e8 33 f5. 33 c2?! f8 34 b3 h6 35 b6 e3!
32 d4! 10. 36 b5 xh2+! 37 xh2 g7.
In view of 32.c4 33 f3+ g8 34 33...h6 34 g1 e3 35 xe3 dxe3
c1 a2 35 g6!. 36 xe3 c5 37 f4 c2 38 f1
xe2 39 c1
Leningrad Dutch (A89) 39 f7 e5+.
Jaan Merilo (EST) - 39...xc1+ 40 xc1 d3 41 a1+
Abir Har-Even (ISL) g8 42 a2+ g7 43 b2+
Marcussi Mem, 1996-7 43 a1+ f8 44 f1+ xf1+ 45 xf1
(Notes by Har Even) c5.
1 d4 f5 2 g3 f6 3 g2 g6 4 f3 g7 43...f7 44 f2+ e8 01.
5 00 00 6 c4 d6 7 c3 c6 8 d5 a5
9 a4 c5 10 dxc6 bxc6 11 c5 dxc5 12 Lascurain Memorial
e5 b6 13 e3!? This is a LADAC event with GM norm
13 c2 c7 14 d3 c4 15 c5 possibilities. The following game was
(Gelfand-Topalov, Dos Hermanas 1994) already published in British Chess
15...b7! Magazine but we have some additional
13...e6 14 ab1 g4 15 xg4 fxg4 comments now.
16 fc1 b4 17 xc6 ad8 Queens Gambit (D41)
17...xc6 18 xc6 b6 19 d5 xc6 Carlos Cranbourne (ARG) -
20 xe7+ f7 21 xc6. Nikolai Ninov (BLG)
18 e6 14 ab1 g4 15 xg4 fxg4 Lascurain Memorial 1996-7
16 fc1 b4 17 xc6 ad8 18 a3 (Notes based on those by Cranbourne)
b6 19 g2 b3 20 d1 d4 21 b4 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 c3 c5 5
d7 22 b5 e6 23 d2 h8 24 e4 cxd5 xd5 6 e4
f5 25 d1 c4 6 e3 c6 7 d3 cxd4 8 exd4 b4.
Black gets a strong initiative. 6...xc3 7 bxc3 cxd4 8 cxd4 c6 9
26 h1 h5 c4 b4+ 10 d2 xd2+ 11 xd2
Not 26...xb5? 27 c3 a6 28 a4. 00 12 00 b6 13 ad1 b7 14 fe1
27 xd4 cxd4 a5 15 d3 c8 16 d5 exd5 17 e5
27...xd4? 28 e3. c4 18 f4 b2 19 xh7+
28 a4 e6 29 c2 c8 30 d1 19 d2 xd3 Ninov.
30 c1 a6 31 bxa6 xa6. 19...xh7 20 g5+ g6 21 h4
30...d5 31 f3 XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+rwq-tr-+0
9-+r+-+-mk0 9zpl+-+pzp-0
9zp-+-zp-vlp0 9-zp-+-+k+0
9-+-+q+p+0 9+-+pzP-sN-0
9+P+l+-+r0 9-+-+-wQ-zP0
9P+-zpN+p+0 9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+PzP-0 9Psn-+-zPP+0
9-+-tRP+LzP0 9+-+RtR-mK-0
9+R+Q+-+K0 xiiiiiiiiy
Threatening 22 h5+ xh5 23 g4+ g6
xiiiiiiiiy
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24 f5+ h6 25 h7+ xg5 26 h5+ f4 27...c1 28 g4+-.

27 f5#. This move was discovered and 28 g4+- xg4
analysed by Spassky and Polugaevsky 28...xf2+ 29 xf2 h7 30 f5+ g6
(see the latters Grandmaster Preparation, 31 h5+-.
page 3) and introduced in the well- 29 xg4 c1 30 g5 10.
known game Polugaevsky-Tal, 37th USSR When your editor published this game
Ch 1969. in British Chess Magazine, he wrote that
21...e7N If there is a chance of salvaging a draw,
After this new move (for me of course!) it would be in the line 23...g6 24 d6
all computer programs say that Black has f5. John E. Littlewood wrote in to say that
a winning position. Others: the knight move to d6 hardly seems in
a) 21...c4 22 h5+ (22 d4 e7 23 h5+ the spirit of the line, and he sent in the
h6 24 e6+ h7 25 xf8+ xf8 26 following analysis from the position after
xc4 xc4 27 e6 f6 28 f5+ g8 29 e7 23...g6.
e8 30 h6 d6 31 g4 10 Linna- XIIIIIIIIY
Huuskonen, Finnish Cor Ch 1992) 22... 9-+r+-tr-+0
h6 (22...xh5 23 g4+ h6 24 h2+ 9zpl+-wqpzp-0
xg5 25 h5+ 10 De la Vega-G. 9-zp-+-+k+0
Gonzalez, Mar del Plata ch 1970) 23 xf7+
9+-+pzP-+-0
h7 24 f5+ g8 25 e6!+- f6
(25...e7 26 h6!+-) 26 xf6 gxf6 and now
9-+-tRNwQ-zP0
instead of 27 d2?! (which eventualy won 9+-+-+-+-0
against Tal) Polugayevsky wrote that 27 9Psn-+-zPP+0
d6 was more energetic but note that 9+-+-tR-mK-0
Black got a draw after this in Naumkin- xiiiiiiiiy
Nevanlinna, Jyvaskyla open 1993.
b) 21...xd1 22 h5+ h6 23 e6+ 10 24 h5+ h7 (24...xh5 25 f5+ h6
Fridrik Olafsson-Lombard, Athens 1969. 26 f6 leads to mate in 2 after both 26...g6
c) 21...f5 22 d4! threatening h5+; and 26...gxf6.) 25 g5+:
d) 21...d7 22 e6 fxe6 23 g4 f6 24 a) 25...h6 26 xf7+ h7 27 f5+ g8
xe6+ h6 25 e5 f7 (25...g6 26 28 e6 giving us:
g5++-) 26 h5+ xh5 27 xg7# 10 a1) 28...xf7 29 exf7+ xf7 30 xf7+
Dimov-Tsolov, Bulgarian Cor Ch 1990. xf7 31 f4+ g8 32 e7 c6 33 ff7
22 d4 winning easily, and
I believe in Lev Polugaevsky and not a2) 28...f6 29 g4 c4! 30 h6! g6
in computers. (30...xd4 31 h7+ wins) 31 e7! xd4
22...h6 (31...xf7 32 exf8+ xf8 33 xc4! xc4
It appears that Blacks 21st was first 34 d4! g8 35 e8+ followed by mate.)
seen in Grn-Goehring, Bundesliga 1983: 32 exf8+ xf8 33 d7! xf7 34 e8+
22...f5 23 h5+ (23 e3!? Cranourne) xe8 35 g7#.
23...h6 24 f7+ h7 25 xf5+ g8 26 b) Or 25...g8 26 f5 g6 27 hxg6:
e6. b1) 27...fxg6 28 xg6+ g7 29 e6+
23 e4+! h7? 24 f6+ gxf6 25 f5+ f7 30 xf7 xf7 31 g4+ f8 32 d6+
h6 26 exf6! e8 33 e6 winning;
Computer: wake up! you are lost... b2) or here 27...f6 28 exf6! xe1+
26...xe1+ 27 h2 g8 (28...xf6 29 d7 xf2+ 30 h2 wins;
 44 June 1998

or here 29...xg6 30 g4) 29 h2 and 11 bxc3 c6 12 00 g7

there is no answer to the many threats. XIIIIIIIIY
Littlewood added There may of course 9r+lwq-+-tr0
be some adjustments within this analysis 9zppzp-+-mk-0
but the final verdict must surely be a win 9-+n+-sn-zp0
for White. 9+-+p+-+-0
Do readers agree? The critical line in
all this seems to be 25...g8 26 f5 g6
9-+-zPPvLpzP0
27 hxg6 f6! 28 exf6! xf6 29 d7 9+-zP-+-+-0
xg6 30 g4 when Fritz5 suggests 9P+P+L+P+0
30...c6!. Has White more than a draw 9tR-+Q+RmK-0
now? That is all there is to be had after 31 xiiiiiiiiy
e6 b1+ (31...g7) 32 h2 xd7 33
e4+ with perpetual check: 33...h7 13 c4 xe4
(33...f7 34 g5+) 34 h4+ g7 35 g4+, No doubt if you give this game to a
or 31 e6+ xe6 32 xe6+ f7. After computer program like Fritz it will tell you
all, Black is a piece up and where is the Black is winning almost throughout. Try
mate? to defend it yourself against a human
The 24 h5+ idea certainly is a fas- being and its a different story. Another
cinating variation and it is a shame if it sharp line is 13...dxe4 14 d5 e7 (14...b8
does not work. Over to you, John... 15 d4 c5 16 c3) and now 15 e5 or
15 h5 with wild complications.
We conclude this months survey with 14 cxd5 c3
a game from the Estrin Memorial, a GM 14...xd5 and 14...e8 also come into
event including GMs Gipslis, Morgado consideration.
and Sliwa; the early leader was N. 15 dxc6 xd1?
Kopylov 6/10 from J. Kivimki (FIN) 5/8. If 15...e8 16 xh6+ xh6 17 d2+
It is a game which we forgot to include g7 18 xc3 (18 xg4 e4) 18...xe2
in our Gambit Issue last month. It has been 19 ae1+-. Black has zero development.
puzzling us ever since the TD, Mr Latash, 16 e5+ g6 17 d3+ 10.
sent it in! Here Black resigned but, with a queen
Allgaier Gambit (C39) against two rooks and no immediate mate,
Yuri Minakov (RUS) - this seems premature. The main lines
Veniamin Borisov (RUS) seem to go 17 d3+ h5 (17.f5 18
Estrin Mem, 1995-6 xf5 xh4 19 xd1) 18 cxb7 and now:
1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 f3 g5 4 h4 g4 5 a) 18e6 19 xh8 xh8 (19b8
g5 h6 6 xf7 xf7 7 c3 f6!? 20 f6) 20 bxa8 xa8 21 axd1 xh4
We suspect that most Kings Gambit 22 c4 d8 23 d5!? ;
players have what the Irish call a b) 18d7 19 xh8 xh8 20 bxa8
sneaking regard for the romantic xa8 21 axd1.
Allgaier. Keres recommended 7...f3 here. We hope to have more information
If Black wants an alternative, then 7...c6 about other Russian invitational events
transposes to the Vienna (Hamppe- next month.
Allgaier Gambit). Other moves are asking We shall also look at some interesting
for trouble. games from the BdF-50 tournament and
8 d4 d5 9 xf4 b4 10 e2 xc3+ other invitational events.
 Chess Mail 45

Mixed ffortunes
Mixed ortunes
for FIDE GMs email
A
FEW months ago we looked at the PL: Surprise, but this natural move is a
ICCF Email Team Championship. new move.
Szeged (Hungary) have the TB: All this is well known to theory,
strongest team on paper with FIDE GMs and a typical example is Psakhis-Harlov,
Peter Leko (2670) and Zoltan Gyimesi New York Open 1997 which continued
(2505) both playing. However, the OTB 12 d4. It seemed to me that the opening
stars are not finding it easy to score points up of the centre in this way gives Black a
against the CC specialists. very free and easy game, and would not
At the end of April, Leko had scored bode good for me. Hence my eventual
+1 =3 while on board 2 Gyimesi has -1 choice of 12 h4 which I gave a lot of
=2 and a win by default. It is noteworthy thought to, and as far as I am concerned
that on board 3 Peter Coleman (ENG) had is new.
already finished his games with an 12...fe8 13 f5
excellent 6/8. TB: Peter had a longer than usual think
Here are some games from the here, and so perhaps I was on to
Hungarian team, thanks to Zoltan Blazsik something. One of the points of Whites
and also to Lekos opponent in his first plan is that the white squared Bishop of
game to finish. I have shortened Blacks is certain to be exchanged.
Barnsleys comments which I had already 13...f8
published in my British Chess Magazine PL: It would be more precise to play
column before Lekos notes were sent to 13...g6 14 xe7+ xe7 15 f3 with
me. chances for both sides.
Sicilian (B51) 14 f1 g6 15 h4!
Tony Barnsley (ENG) - PL: Much better than the simple 15
Peter Leko (HUN) 1g3. In this case 15...h5! 16 xh5
EM/TT/Prel.1 Sect.B Board1, 1997 xh5 was Blacks plan.
(Notes by Leko and Barnsley) 15...d7 16 xg6 hxg6 17 b3 a5
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 b5+ c6 4 xc6+ TB: 17...d5 18 c4.
bxc6 5 00 g4 6 h3 h5 18 d2 b6 19 a3
TB: 6...xf3 7 xf3 e6 8 c3 e7 9 d4 XIIIIIIIIY
cxd4 10 cxd4 f6 11 c3 d5 12 e3 9r+-+rvlk+0
Leko-Gelfand, Munich 1994 (01 in 42). 9+-wq-+pzp-0
At least Id done my homework here, and 9-snpzp-+p+0
rightly or wrongly came to the conclusion
that this was an error and that 12 e5! was
9zp-zp-zp-+-0
stronger. At least that is the move that I 9-+-+P+-+0
would have played if Leko had continued 9wQPzPP+-+P0
this way. 9P+-vL-zPP+0
7 d3 e5 8 bd2 e7 9 c3 f6 10 9tR-+-tRNmK-0
a4 c7 11 e1 00 12 h4 xiiiiiiiiy
 46 June 1998

19...a4
New events PL: This is an interesting moment,
because now Black has an alternative
Two new invitational events by possibility, a tactical variant as a bolt from
email have recently begun, organised the blue: 19...c4 20 bxc4 (20 dxc4 d5 21
by CAPA-Argentina in memory of the c5 d7 is good for Black ) 20...d5 21 c5
late GM Carlos Germn Pappier. d7 22 e3 dxe4 23 dxe4 a4! 24 d2!
CAPA has crosstables for these two (24 ad1 a5! the point!) 24...a7 25
tournaments at: c4 xc5 26 xc5 xc5 27 xc5 xc5=.
http://webs.satlink.com/usuarios/a/ If this game had not been a corr-
ajeinteg/pappiera.html and espondence game, Black would play this
http://webs.satlink.com/usuarios/a/ continutation.
ajeinteg/pappierb.html 20 c4 axb3 21 xb3 a4 22 eb1 b8
The players in the GM group are: 23 b2 a7 24 ab1 d7 25 c2
1. Heinz van Kempen (GER 2565), a3 26 f3 b6
2. Alexander Pankratov (RUS 2550), PL: Of course not 26...e7? 27 xb8+
3. Mohamed Bin Khaled Al-Thani xb8 28 b2 d7 29 b7 and White has
(QAT 2630), 4. Achim Soltau (GER a big advantage.
2570), 5. Roberto Alvarez (ARG 27 xb6 xb6 28 b2 e7 29 b1
2505), 6. Mikhail Umansky (RUS .
2700), 7. Gabriel Blasberg (ARG
2505), 8. Luiz Carlos Galvao (BRS Spanish Mller (C78)
2510), 9. A. Raul Ramirez (ARG Otto Vodep (OST) -
2480), 10. Carlos Alvarez Rouchaud Peter Leko (HUN)
(ARG 2485), 11. Jose Angel Diani EM/TT/Prel.1 Sect.B Board1, 1997-98
(ARG 2490), 12. Jean Hbert (CAN 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
2510), 13. Ruben Berdichesky (ARG f6 5 00 c5 6 xe5 xe5 7 d4 b5!?
2505), 14. Alexey Zvetkov (RUS 8 b3 xd4 9 xd4 d6
2485), 15. Sergey Stolyar (RUS 2485). This topical line doesnt seem to have
Average = 2531.66 (Category XII). been played in high-level CC previously.
GM Title: 8 points. IM title: 6 points. 10 f4
The category 6 IM group has: 1. 10 c3 b7 11 f3 c5 12 d1 00 13 a4
Khalid Chorfi (MAR, 2460), Mervyn c4 14 c2 b6+ 15 d4 xd4+ 16 cxd4
Nicholls (ENG, 2310, Adolfo c6 led to a draw in Dimitrov-Onischuk,
Bormida (ARG, 2345), Guillermo Yerevan ol 1996.
Muttoni (ARG, 2380, Alexander 10...c6 11 d3?
Czerwonski (POL, 2395), 6. Douglas Here the queen plays no active role
Eckert (USA, 2300, 7. Laurent Pecot and Black can set up a fork (see move
(FRA, 2495), 8. Antonio Jose Tavares 16).
(BRS, 2495), 9. Anthony Barnsley Modern praxis goes 11 c3 b7 12 e5
(ENG, 2440), 10. Marcelo Hedrera e4 13 e3 a5 14 d2 xb3 15 axb3
(ARG, 2305), 11. Phillip Cody (CAN, (or 15 cxb3 xd2 16 xd2 00 17 c3
2350), 12. Simon Fitzpatrick (AUS, h4 18 ae1 fe8 19 f2 xf2+ 20 xf2
2400), 13. Ali Samraoui (ALG, 2420), dxe5 Anand-Topalov, Linares
14. Mario Alberto Frank (ARG, 2350) 1997.) 15...xd2 16 xd2 Svidler-
and 15. Marcelo Esses (ARG, 2200). Shirov, Groningen 1996.
 Chess Mail 47
XIIIIIIIIY
11...b7 12 d2 00 13 e1 e8 14 a3 9r+lwq-trk+0
e7 15 c3 c5 16 a2 c4 17 g3 d5 9zpp+n+pzpp0
Now Black has the initiative and seems 9-+-vl-sn-+0
to outplay his 2325-rated opponent 9+-+pzp-+-0
effortlessly. 9-+-zP-+-+0
18 exd5 fxd5 19 f2 xc3 20 xc3
d5 21 xe8+ xe8 22 e1 c6 23
9zP-sNLzPN+-0
d2 f6 24 a5 e4 25 f3 e8 26 9-zP-+-zPPzP0
e2 d7 27 c3 c5 28 f1 d3 01. 9tR-vLQ+RmK-0
XIIIIIIIIY xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-+r+k+0
9+l+q+pzpp0 10 b5
10 e4=.
9p+-+-+-+0 10...b8 11 dxe5 xe5 12 xe5
9vLp+-+-+-0 xe5 13 f4 b8 14 d2 e8 15 c1
9-+p+-zP-+0 e4
9zP-zPn+-+-0 15...d7=.
9LzP-+R+PzP0 16 c3 a6 17 xe4 xe4 18 a5 d7
9+-+-+QmK-0 If 18...e8 19 xd5 when:
xiiiiiiiiy a) 19...axb5?? 20 xe4 e6 (20...
xe4?? 21 xc8+ e8 22 xe8#) 21
Its just a matter of time before Whites b6+-;
position collapses: see how useless his b) 19...xe3 20 c7 xc7 21 xc7
bishop pair is on the a-file! An instructive e7.
and smooth performance by Leko. 19 c3 xe3 20 xd5
You can follow progress in this event 20 xd5 d3 21 e4 d4 22 cd1
and download the PGN gamefile from: xe4 23 xd7 xd7 24 xe4 b5 25 d1
http://webs.satlink.com/usuarios/a/ xf4.
ajeinteg/iccfto.html 20...e8 21 e1 xe1+
Grandmaster Gyimesi is having an 21...a7+ 22 b6 h8.
uncomfortable time. 22 xe1
Semi-Slav (A17) XIIIIIIIIY
Harald Mssle (GER) - 9rvll+-+k+0
Zoltan Gyimesi (HUN) 9+p+q+pzpp0
EM/TT/Prel Section B Board 2, 1997-98 9p+-+-+-+0
(Notes by Mssle) 9vL-+N+-+-0
1 c4 f6 2 c3 e6 3 f3 d5 4 d4 c6 5 9-+-+-zP-+0
e3 bd7 6 a3 d6 7 d3 00 8 00
e5
9zP-+-+-+-0
8...e7 9 e1 (9 e4 dxc4 10 xc4 e5 11 9-zP-+-+PzP0
a2 exd4 12 xd4 e5 13 f3 9+-tR-wQ-mK-0
J.Petronic-Khenkin, 26th Rilton Cup, xiiiiiiiiy
Stockholm 1998) 9...h6 10 e4 dxc4 11 xc4
e5 12 d5 Majer-Disconzi da Silva, Sao 22...a7+?
Paulo Ch 1996. 22...xf4 23 xf4 d4+ 24 f2 xf2+
9 cxd5 cxd5 25 xf2 b5+-.
 48 June 1998

23 b6 e6 Trompovsky (A45)
23...d8 cannot help: 24 xa7 g4 25 John J. Mackie (AUS) -
e7+ h8 26 c5+-. Luiz dos Santos Galvao (BRS)
24 xa7 xe1+ 25 xe1 e6 26 c7 EM/TT/B/02 1997-8
26 e7+ may be better? 26...f8 27 (Notes by Mackie)
c5 b6 28 d6+-. 1 d4 f6 2 g5 e4 3 f4 d5
26...xa7 27 f5! 10 The Trompovsky is not a suitable
Sicilian (B41) opening for EM/CC. White gives a tempo
Zoltan Blazsik (HUN) - to Black for a pie in the sky no opening
Alan Rawlings (ENG) advantage. In fact, as this game illustrates,
ICCF EM TT, 1997 has to fight for equality in the opening, in
(Notes by Blazsik) the middle game and in the endgame. Not
1 f3 c5 2 c4 funny at all!
Black invites a Sicilian, but we play 4 d2 f5 5 e3 e6 6 xe4 xe4 7
something rare. e2 d7 8 g3 g6 9 e2 e7 10
2...f6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 e6 5 c3 00 c5 11 c3 00 12 d2 c8 13 fd1
a6 6 a3 f6 14 dxc5 xc5 15 f3 b6 16
Against the ...b4 move. e5 e7 17 h3 fd8 18 d4 c7 19
6...c7 7 e4 b6 8 d3 b7 9 00 c5 xf6 xf6 20 e2 e5 21 ac1 a5
The dark-squared bishop does not 22 d4 a6 23 a3 b6 24 e2 f6 25
stand well here. f3 e5
10 f3 e7 XIIIIIIIIY
Black lost a tempo now and this is 9-+rtr-+k+0
enough. 9+p+-+pzpp0
11 e5! g4 9pwq-+-vll+0
Forced; other moves are no better.
12 f4 c6 13 e1 f6?! 14 h4!
9+-+pzp-+-0
Begins a long variant with White 9-+-+-+-+0
advantage at the end. 9zP-zP-zPN+P0
14...fxe5 15 xg4 exf4 16 h5+ d8 9-zP-wQLzPP+0
17 g6! e8 18 xh7 f3! 9+-tRR+-mK-0
Black hopes that maybe the White King xiiiiiiiiy
position will be weaker.
19 g3 26 h2 e7 27 f3 e4 28 e2 f5 29
This is the best reply. f1 e8 30 g3 g6 31 f1 f6 32
19...f6 20 d5! d6 21 xf6 gxf6 e2 a4 33 e1 d6 34 d4 c7
22 e4 c7 23 ad1 d4 24 xb7 35 e2 e5 36 b1 f4 37 d1 xd1
xb7 25 h4! 38 bxd1 f7 39 exf4 xf4 40 e2
The Knight and the Queen did their df8 41 f1 b6 42 de1 c7 43
duty; now they go back. h1 d6 44 g3 h5 45 h4 d7 46 g2
25...e5 f6 47 f4 b5 48 d1 b6 49 fe1
Or 25...f5 26 g7 e5 27 xf5 xf5 28 8f7 50 d2 c7 51 h1
xd6 xg7 29 xd7+ +-. White had to be careful not to fall for
26 f5 c6 27 xd4 exd4 28 d3! the sacrifice on f4. Hence this is the best
ac8 29 xe8 xe8 30 xd4 c8 31 move not to fall a victim to that tactic.
b3 e5 32 h4 10.. 51...d6 52 e1 df6 .
 Chess Mail 49

Tim Harding continues his new series on how to

get the most out of your chess database program

The data- bases ar

data-bases aree loaded!
Whatever about these mysteries, tests
Part 3: Converting games clarified an important lesson:
between formats If player/tournament data is missing
when you open a CBF database in CB6,

S
OMETHING strange can happen no method of converting will restore the
when you upgrade to ChessBase 6 lost data.
from an earlier version of the You must close the database (without
program. changing it) and reopen in CBWin 1.1
There are two ways within CB6 of where the full data should return to view.
converting a game from old (CBF) format Within CBWin 1.1, convert the
to the new (CBH). The simplest is just to database (or set of games giving
copy a game (e.g. by click-and-drag problems) to PGN. Open that PGN file in
between two game lists) from an old- CB6. The lost data is saved!
format to a CB6-format database. The The corollary is that when upgrading
other is to convert the whole database. to CB6 you should keep CBWin on your
I had a CBF database of USSR CC system or make PGN backups of all your
Championship games. The source fields data first. When converting a CBF file to
of the games was designated like this: cor CBH, when it asks you whether you want
6 ch USSR etc., with the number of the the old files deleted, choose No. You can
event, except a few which I had not always delete them later when you have
standardised, that were in other forms (for verified that nothing has been lost.
example 5 USSR Corr ch 61-3). Converting to and from PGN, although
When I opened this database in time-consuming, can often be the most
ChessBase 6, I found virtually all the convenient way of tidying databases,
games were just designated as cor with because it enables you to edit the file in
the rest of the information lost! At first I Word or Wordpad,with search-and-
thought this meant that CB6 threw away replace operations not possible in
everything after the cor but that does ChessBase itself.
not seem to be the case. The different Chessbase versions and
Some, for no apparent reason were PGN files handle player and tournament
OK: Cor 2nd USSR CH and 3rd USSR CC information in different ways. When
Ch came through unaffected to CB6.1. saving a game in ChessBase 4 (or its
Also cor ch-USSR-6 came through earlier DOS brothers), there is just one
unchanged and so did a game designated Players line in which to enter all details
cor 5ch USSR whereas the previous of both players, separated by a hyphen.
game cor 5 ch USSR (i.e. with a space Event data is entered on a second line,
between the 5 and the ch) just came out designated Source. Games are however
cor. saved in the same CBF/CBI file format as
 50 June 1998

used by ChessBase for Windows Tournament in CB6. Its more

(CBWin). sophisticated save mask puts initials/
Games created or worked on in CBWin forenames/ countries into the new boxes
can still be read by older versions of to the right of the surnames; no
ChessBase if the length of annotations information is lost.
doesnt exceed the number of characters Clicking Details gives a box headed
allowed in CB4, basically three lines of Enter Tournament Data. Under Title
text with about 40 characters in each. the same information appears as under
Games that cannot be read by the DOS Tournament, and below it the new field
version of the program will show up as Place was blank. I changed tt to ch,
Data Error in the game list. inserted Ireland under Place, clicked
If you want to remove notes from a OK and the change from tt to ch
large set of games quickly, to make them appeared in the Tournament field of the
compatible with DOS versions of main Save mask.
Chessbase, use Rob Weirs CBSTRIP This Details dialog box matches the
utility, available free from http:// format of PGN headers. A game converted
www.cybercom.net/~rweir/cbutil.htm to PGN looks like this:
The same formats are used by [Event cor imaginary tt 9798]
Chessbases Fritz program: Fritz3 is DOS, [Site IECG]
Fritz4 is Windows-based and Fritz5 can [Date 1997.??.??]
handle CBF, CBH and PGN. [Round ?]
ChessBase Light (the free version) [White Alexandropoulos, K.D. [RUS].]
handles CBH and PGN but not CBF. So if [Black Bloggs,Joseph (ENG)]
you are going from an earlier Chessbase [Result 1-0]
to CB-Light you should convert everything followed by a blank line and then the
to PGN first. CBWin can do this for you; moves in English algebraic. The first seven
otherwise you need a utility program and header fields are compulsory; other
there are plenty around on the Net. optional ones such as Annotator, ECO and
CBWin also has a more sophisticated EventDate may also be present. When
Save mask than CB4. For example, an CBWin converts a game to PGN it puts
imaginary game in CB4 could have: the Source information into the Event
Players: Alexandropoulos, K.D. [RUS]- field; when CB6 converts a game it will
Bloggs,Joseph (ENG) put the Place information from the
Source: cor imaginary tt 9798 [Harding] Details dialog into the Site field. You
Opening this game in CBWin 1.1 and cannot see this information within the
choosing the Replace option which program, as the Details dialog is
shows the Save mask and game data, inaccessible in PGN files, but if you copy
these details are correctly separated by the same game back to a CBH database
the program. The White field gets all the the information in the Site field
details for the fictitious Alexandropoulos reappears. However, this information is
and Black all the details for Bloggs. The not portable to CBF databases. The Site/
Source field retains all data except for Place field is anyway not really intended
[Harding] which is correctly transferred, for CC games.
without the brackets, to the new However it can be useful sometimes.
Annotator field.
The Source field is called Concluded on page 64
 Chess Mail 51

WEBWATCH by Tim Har

WEBWA ding
Harding
IT IS now time for a Webwatch update as events. Ralph has his NAPZ 2nd class tables
some new sites and software products and other chess information; the NAPZ-
have appeared since CM 3/98. CADAP and NAICCC8 tables will continue
There are new national chess (or to be maintained on the Chess Mail site.
CC) websites at the following URLs: His site includes a page written by USCF
http://home5.inet.tele.dk/kskakdsu/ Senior Postal Master Stephen Ham.
index.htm (New Danish CC website). J.Franklin Campbell is well known in
http://www.fpx.pt/cnxc/index.htm the USA as a columnist for the APCT. His
(Portugal) site (like Ralphs, still under development)
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~scca is also worth visiting.
(Scotland) Recently, thanks to Maurice Carter, we
The email chess software field is discovered Edmund Poschers
growing. We should be interested to hear Fernschach-Encyclopaedia at:
from readers who have tried out the http://www.bk-verlag.at/home/poscher/
following programs: fs_enzy.htm.
Deep Frozen: a new free email chess Readers with German may find this
applet from Sweden: primarily historical site of interest;
http://www.frozen.se/en/df.html unfortunately it seems to have been
and Icicle Creek Softwares new email abandoned in an incomplete state.
chess program. You can download a 90 Our Irish readers, and others interested
day trial version from: in Irish chess, should note:
http://www.iciclecreek.com/IceChess.htm http://homepage.tinet.ie/~acad
There have been several attempts to recently put up by Michael Crowe for
set up CC play via websites, and you the Irish Chess Union.
may like to check out the latest of these, Finally the enterprising John
Stans NetChess: Knudsen has a new feature on his site
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Chess Digest has a site to add to our Board) which is a bulletin board which
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There are new readers chess http://www.arrowweb.com/chess/
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(Ralph Marconi) lated to CC, with international appeal.
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(J. Franklin Campbell). flame wars, etc. that have plagued other
Ralph Marconi, an American based in forums (newsgroups) will not happen
Canada for many years, is Games Editor here. Postings to TCCMB will remain on
of CCCAs quarterly CHECK!, team the board for a period of 30 days, unless
captain for Canada and TD for many otherwise indicated.
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ICCF Results Service

Results
ICCF Deputy President Tournaments: Eckhard Lers,
Weidenstr. 9, 26135 Oldenburg, Germany.
Fax (0441)-13662 Email: [email protected]
WORLD
TOURNAMENTS
World Tournament Office: Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20,
I-10136 Torino, Italy. Email: [email protected]
Paying office: Account of the ICCF, i.e. 125633-7 Credit Suisse (Postgiro 50-11400-8), CH-5001, Aarau,
Switzerland, advising: C.Flores Gutirrez, Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain. Email: [email protected]

Information from the Deputy President (Tournaments) McLaughlin 0 Raschewski. IM title:

Gabriel Cardelli (ITA). Mc Laughlin has
withdrawn, score sheets are awaited. S12
The official transfer of duties from the Olympiads and new Ladies 56. Linna Crespo, 57. Pinkovetsky
myself to the new Deputy World Champ-ionship semifinal de Valliere, 58/9. Hotting 1, Alyeshnia
President (Tournaments) took Baric. S13 71. Tarakanov 0 Piccardo, 72.
events started. Van Leeuwen 1 Franz. S14 72. Gozman
place on 1.4.1998, so from now
1 Borwell, 73. Kurth 1 Angelov.
on it is Eckhard Lers who is World Champ XV ffinal
inal
responsible for the results on these
pages, and for the smooth running
TD: Witold Bielecki
12. Poulsen 1 Cayford.
World Ch XX Semi-final
Semi-final
TD: Witold Bielecki
of all ICCF Tournament activities S01 1/2. Schlsser Barnsley,
as well. I wish my successor as World Ch XVII 3/4-final
3/4-final Alyeshnia. S02 1. Weisenburger
much success in his new function TD: Witold Bielecki Bertino. S06 4. Johansson Tomizawa,
within the ICCF Presidium as he S01 92. Orseth Palmo, 93. Danek 5. Knebel Kramer, 6. Svoboda
has had in his previous one the Golyak. S02 78/9. Veinger 1 Fries Glaser. S07 4. Pankratov Fecht.
Nielsen, Gutop, 80/1. Voyna 1 Privara, Naivelt replaced by E. H. Sprenger
tournaments are in good hands, Eriksson. S03 85/6. Sevecek Blokh, (NLD) with start date 15 Apr. 1998.
Eckhards! Good luck, Eckhard! Glatt, 87/8. Sutkus, Osbun 0 Schn. S04 Attention: new IM title 8 (14).
The (former) DPT wishes to 62. Geenen 1 Bubis, 63. Rause 0 Raupp.
express his sincere thanks to all S05 59. Lensky 1 Rfenacht, 60/1.
Nizynski Volchok, Lensky, 62. Pyshkin
C.C. Olympiad XI, Final
Final
cooperators during the past 10 TD: Roald Berthelsen
1 Svensson, 63/7. Zanetti 0 Nizynski,
years. A special thanks goes to Melson, Bern, Schuh, Volchok (all by def.) Board 1: 78 Sanakoev (RUS) 1 Burger
Heikki Brusila, who successfully (GER). Board 3: 76 Umansky (RUS) 1
Jensen (DEN).
managed the World Tournament World Ch XX Semi-final
Semi-final Board 4: 75 du Jardin (DEN). 1
Office for most of these 10 years. TD: Roald Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen DeMauro (USA).
I will continue my work for 75, S-183 78 Tby (SVE). Email: Team results: 65 USA-DEN 3-3, 66
ICCF as Deputy President (Rules). [email protected] RUS-GER 3-3.
Id also like to use this occasion Section 08: 88 Bulla Paul, 89 Leading team scores: Germany 44/70,
Czechia-Slovakia 45/71, Canada &
to thank you all for the friendly Jakimenko 0 Paul, 90 Boronowsky
Scotland 40/72 (final scores), Russia 37/
and interesting correspondence we Jakimenko. Section 10: 88 Pizzuto
Jasinski. 65. Russia require minimum 3pts to
have had, and for your good qualify for a late start in Olympiad XII
support and cooperation during
the past slightly more than 10 World Ch XXI Semi-final
Semi-final
Final. All medal positions are still open.

years I started as ICCF TD Witold Bielecki

S01 67. Rhode 1 Savelyev, S02 73. Barten
C.C. Oly XII, Preliminaries
Preliminaries
Tournament Director on 1.1.1988! 1 Serbinenko, 74/5. Kargol 0, Aldrete 1 TD: Roald Berthelsen
Amici sumus!Ragnar Wikman Galow, 76. Bratsev Schuchardt. S03 Section 4: board 3: 65 Kuperman (ISL)
76. Zlatin 0 Compagnie (def.). S04 72/3. 0 Manduch (CSR).
The (new) ICCF Deputy President Yakovlev 1 Forgo, Mller, 74. Haufe 0
(Tournaments) Eckhard Lers Thaler, 75. Fecht Gorokhovsky, 76. Istvan Abon
Istvan yi
Abonyi
has announced the appointment of
a Tournament Controller for the
Nowak 1 Terada, 77. Lukez 1 Wrba. IM
title: Dr. K-D. Mller (GER). S06 67/
Tournaments
70. Chladek, Westeras 0 Zaric, Badiola TD: Witold Bielecki
ICCF World Tournaments: Gian- ABO/16 54. Kuperman 1 Nielsen. ABO/
(all by def.). S07 58. Moura
Maria Tani from Italy. The TC Kornilovich, 59. Schneider Latash. S09 18 54. Murray Zvetkov. ABO/19 53/
Title Tournaments will be Eckhard 81/2. Kerekes Rohde, Jones. S10 73. 4. Voyna 1 Grohde, Sderberg. Sections
himself after Ragnar Wikman gets Hoffmann Cardelli, 74/5. Sinnett, 16, 18 and 19 end on 20 Apr. 1998.
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WT/M/636 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. WT/M/654 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 A. Volkmer GER * 1 1 1 1 5 1 U. Staroske GER * 1 1 1 1 5
2 D. Rost GER 0 * 1 1 1 4 2 I. Aird SCO * 1 1 1 4
3 C. Coco ITA 0 * 1 1 0 1 3 3 G. Bertino ITA 0 * 1 1 0 1 3
4 K. Tuisku FIN 0 * 1 1 3 4 S. Wieland GER 0 0 * 1 1 1 3
5 J.Th. v. Schaaik NLD 0 0 * 1 2 5 J. Bastian GER 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 2
6 S.R. Junonin RUS 0 0 1 0 * 2 6 T. Olsson SVE 0 1 0 0 * 0 1
7 S. Hemp GER 0 0 0 0 0 * 7 V. Rut CZE 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1

Material is awaited till 15 May 1998. 40. Kling 1 Larsson. Master result: G. Delfs (GER), F. Lohmann (GER).
ABO/20 48. Mller 1 Malinin. ABO/21 Zeihser (GER). MN/36 34. Traut MN/58 J. L. Bernal Caamao (ESP), L.
39. Malinin Schreiber. ABO/22 49. Rezzuti, 35. Schiller Rezzuti, 36. Banet Karsek (SLK), R. Kotka (FIN), G. De
Brker 1 Plomp, 50. Markus 0 Lers, Horvath, Trussler 1 Schiller, 38. Traut Coninck (BEL), J. Kracht (GER), A. M.
corr. Lers 0 (not 1) Berglf. 1 Bernal Caamao, 39. Horvt 0 Oksanen, Belinkov (RUS), W. Mehlhorn (GER), H.
40. Kunz Rezzuti. Master result: Banet Onoda (JAP), F. Cilento (ITA), J. Grski
Master Norm (FRA). MN/37 26. Bas Fortuny 1 (POL), T. Schmelz (GER). MN/59 A.
Tournaments
Niemand, 27. Miciak 1 Montag, 28. Sonzogno (ITA), D. Rosenberg (ISL), A.
Goerlinger Miciak, 29. Plato 0 Mathes. Hanauer (GER), F. Huybrecht (BEL), W.
TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez MN/38 19. Kgler 0 Kaden, 20. Cruzado Mathes (GER), O. Kriese (GER), F.
Results: MN/1 50. Fedukin Nitsche, Dueas 0 Noseda, 21. Cruzado Dueas Moreno Ramos (ESP), B. Y. Shulman
51. Hall 1 Fedukin. Master results: De Vriendt. Nsman 1.etl vs. Noseda (RUS), A. V. Kuzenkov (RUS), M.
Nitsche (GER) and Hall (ENG). MN/3 nc. m. 20. MN/39 12. Barrios Troncoso Schaar (SWZ), O. Macs (LAT). MN/60
50. Arzumanyan 0 Petrova, 51. Petrova 1 1 Nitsche. MN/40 10. Diblio 0 Weileder, T. Klauner (LUX), J. Fischer (GER), E.
Westers. Arzumanyan 1.etl vs. Rkay nc. 11. Michels Diblio, 12. Karsek Miciak (SLK), M. Mathias (GER), F.
m. 28. MN/5 54. Karsek Gysi. MN/ Weileder, 13. Berriot Daw. MN/41 Scholz (GER), H. Van de Wynkele (BEL),
12 44. Mathias 1 Majewski, 45. Chorvt 14. Kiupel 1 Schuchardt. MN/43 22. A. Holl (GER), S. Wojtyra (POL), V. I.
1 Keller, 46. Keller 1 Zuzenkov (2.etl). Schmall 1 Bonnez, 23. Ruch 1 Bonnez, Zaitsev (RUS), J. R. Rodrguez Forner
Master result: Chorvt (SLK). MN/13 24. Ruch Schmall, 25. Forgacs 1 (ESP), L. Lertora (ITA).
53. Wrinn 0 Jedrzejowski. MN/14 48. Schmall, 26. Lumley 1 Fuchs, 27. Teumer
Mathes 1 Prokhorov. MN/15 51. Bensiek 1 Bonnez. MN/44 9. Remde 0 Del Email MN Tournaments
Tournaments
1 Pankratov. Master result: Bensiek Gobbo, 10. Del Gobbo 1 Striepens, 11. EM/MN/001 42. Mary 0 Diblio, 43.
(GER). MN/18 34. Minge 1 Gibney, 35. Oren Fonio, 12. Remde Striepens. Barnsley 0 Kuhlmann, 44. Diblio 1
Minge 1 Marulin, 36. Kruse Shulman. MN/45 15. Mehlhorn 1 Ziese, 16. Van Kuhlmann, 45. Wang 1 Reijnen, 46.
Master result: Minge (NOR). MN/19 35. Damme Grabner, 17. Pedersen 0 Bormida 1 Mukherjee. Reijnen 1.etl vs.
Vicnek 0 Mamaev, 36. Kragten Mehlhorn, 18. Baier 1 Van Damme. MN/ Bormida nc. m. 28 Master results: Diblio
Rezzuti, 37. Perea Montero 0 Klompus, 46 8. Fischer 1 Larsen, 9. Feytens 1 (ITA) and Wang (SIP) EM/MN/002 27.
Strand 1 Perea Montero. MN/20 29. Larsen, 10. Schreiber Sedlacek, 11. Grau Ribas 0 De Groot, 28. Alvarez Villar
Pikan 1 Schmalstieg, 30. Pikan 0 Feytens 0 Schreiber, 12. Feytens 0 Ellis. Coco, 29. Weissleder 1 Coco,
Neuschmied. MN/21 41. Panter 0 MN/48 6. Perea Montero Saunders, 7. Kristensen Rost, 31. Nightingale 1
Yamaliev. Master result: Yamaliev Frijling Plauth-Herr, 8. Plauth-Herr 1 Pasierb, 32. Kristensen De Groot, 33.
(RUS). MN/24 30. Olofson Mokrys, Scholz, 9. Scholz Perea Montero. MN/ Grau Ribas 1 Rost. Master result: De
31. Olofson Szczepaniec, 32. Rkay 49 7. Mathias 1 Norevall, 8. Norevall Groot (NLD). EM/ MN/003 16.
Kuzenkov. MN/25 39. Baumgartner 0 Alberti, 9. Brachtel 1 Otte, Grill Muschalek Mrugala, 17. Canibal 1
Grasso, 40. Weileder Talbot. MN/26 Brachtel. MN/50 1. Bensiek Fischer. Malmstrom, 18. Coleman 1 Muschalek,
29. Youssef 0 Kuiper, 30. Plauth-Herr 1 MN/51 2. Bergmann Krger, 3. Krger 19. Kuipel Coleman, 20. Muschalek 0
Daw, 31. Youssef 0 Gorski. Master result: 1 Kling. MN/54 2. Pichler 1 Schelleman, Canibal, 21. Brueckner 1 Canibal, 22.
Plauth-Herr (GER). MN/27 35. 3. Behling 1 Henk. MN/55 1. Sandberg Muschalek Brueckner, 23. Canibal
Carlsson Anhalt, 36. Carlsson 0 Miciak. Elsner 1.etl vs. Blau nc. m. 9 Coleman, 24. Rak 0 Mrugala.
Fremiotti. MN/28 36. Kiupel Vacations: Arnold 13-19.4, Baumgartner Vacations: Mukherjee 6-22.4, Rak 10-
Kuhlmann. MN/29 23. Stewart 1 10-25.4, Bellas 6-18.4, Glushkov 8.2- 27.4, Reijnen 29.4-6.5.
Weinitschke. MN/30 2. corr. Schaar 1 10.3 + 11-31.3 (special), Goertz 17.4-2.5,
(not ) Runowiecki.. 39. Barber 0
Bergmann, 40. Dondelinger 1 Canal
Kruchem 10.7-9.8, Mathes 25.5-7.6 + 15-
31.8, Mokrys 30.3-9.4, Nickel 15-30.4,
Master Class
Oliveras. MN/31 32. Salmins Corfield, Norevall 2-11.5, Otte 21.4-9.5, TD: Dr. Gian-Maria Tani
33. Sapa 0 De Groot, 34. Schreiber 1 Ronczkowski 30.4-13.5. Results: 636 21. Volkmer 1 Junonin. 654
Svoboda, Salmins 0 Schreiber, 36. New Sections:MN/56 A. R. Ramrez 21. Staroske 1 Bertino. 696 15/6. Castro
Schreiber Mishuchkov. Master result: (ARG), J. Just (GER), W. Schiller (GER), Torres 0 Mehlhorn, Pierzak. 699 18.
Schreiber (GER). MN/32 30. Kovcs P. Backe (SVE), J. Canal Oliveras (ESP), Kazakov Corti. 701 18. Hayden
de Paz Nistal, 31. Vlasveld 1 de Paz V. Rezzuti (ITA), H-D. Vtter (GER), K. Remde. 703 20. Detmer 1 Kevick. 706
Nistal. MN/33 30. Vtter 1 Casares Adamus (CZE), P. Polakovic (SLK), E. 16. Kevick 1 Adriano. 716 20.
Ripol, 31. Waltmans Vtter. MN/34 A. Jakubov (ISL), V. I. Garkunov (RUS). Huybrecht 0 Buchner. 718 13. Palm 0
29. Galj 0 Kruchem, 30. Wakolbinger 1 MN/57 J. A. Fumero Snchez (ESP), W. Micklethwaite. 720 18. Kronborg-
Backe. MN/35 35. Chorfi 1 Moreno Holthuis (NLD), I. Oren (ISL), P. A. Kristensen Gajarsk. 724 17. Baier
Ramos, 36. Zeihser 1 Larsson, Moreno Shishkov (RUS), K. Rkay (SLK), B. Ham. 726 17. Versili Wunderlich. 729
Ramos 0 Thannhauser, 38. Larsson Bison (ITA), J. A. Diani (ARG), T. 15. Huybrecht 0 Borroni. 730 14.
Moreno Ramos, 39. Bystrov Chorfi, Schmidt (GER), J-P. Haegeman (BEL), Ruggieri 0 Fay. 732 16. Richter 1 Boga.
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733 9. Turati Herrmann. 734 10. Klein Soltan (BLR), B. Wagner (GER), M. (CAN). Email: [email protected]
Malmberg. 737 13. Drobotov 0 Horvat (SLO), W. Mraz (OST), M. 48. 81. Kern 1 Quaranta 82. Quaranta 0
Behling. 738 11/2. Wellenreiter 1 Thal, Krncke (GER), T. Schmidt (GER), G. Dzenis 49. 68. Duval Schmelz 69.
Rutanen. 739 11. Giaccherini 0 Drysdale (USA), P. Marczell (SLK), N. Kochetov 1 Diaz 70. Duval 0 van Damme
Gromotka. 740 7. Wsciubiak 1 Dilworth. Hornhaver (DEN), T. Einarsson (ISD). 53. 73. Dobrzycki 1 Lertora 74. Hidalgo
741 12. Detmer 1 Fehr-Polgr. 746 12. GT/389 N. Schfer (GER), K. Rkay Lertora 75. Rubini Hidalgo 76.
Nissen Borroni. 747 6/7. Holmberg 0 (SLK), P. Chadwick (CAN), A. Gorecki Polklaser Hidalgo 77. Hidalgo
Harcke, 1 Youssef. 749 6/7. Schiffner (POL), V. M. Rusnak (MOL), L. Simons 54. 44. Hymas 1 Evans 45.
Niemand, Fischer. 753 4. Korhonen 0 Devocelle (FRA), R. Tobies (GER), H. Glorioso Wesely 46. Evans 1 Kosztyla
Wegner. Kretschmer (GER), V. M. Perfilev 55. 58. Winkler 1 Vaindl 59. Vaindl
Vacations: Bogan, Lang, Mle, Palm, (RUS), J. Andersson (SVE), R. Battistini Hofer 56. 51. Cibin Clark 52. Clark
Raschewski, Rut. (ITA), A. Brschneider (GER), H-P. Krustkalns 53. Clark 0 Jans 57. 53.
New Sections from 764: TD Rubens Tdter (GER), P. Cutillas Ripoll (ESP), Urpilainen 1 Villafane 54. Andersen 1
Battistini, via A. Costa 106/2, I-40134 H. Prokopp (GER). GT/390 F. Villafane 55. Urpilainen 1 Windhorst 56.
Fleischanderl(OST), H. Schnbeck Squires Urpilainen 57. Veroni 0 van
Bologna (ITA). (GER), G. Delfs (GER), K. Drazkowski Leeuwen 58. Veroni 0 Vondracek 59.
Email: [email protected] (POL), R. G. Katzl (USA), J. Bastian Gorokov 0 Coope 58. 21. Lane 1 Justesen
764 K. Herrmann (GER), M. Vujadinovic (GER), I. Pohle (GER), L. Devocelle 22. Coclet 1 Goode 59. 13. Dublemortier
(JUG), L. Giaccherini (ITA), K-U. Groth (FRA), J. Ryska (CZE), R. Huler 0 Serrier 14. Grabner Eisengrein 60. 2.
(GER), H. Larrauri (ARG), W. Holthuis (GER), N. I. Melnik (UKR), K. M. Huser 0 Raffaele 3. Justesen 0 Wagner 4.
(NLD), V. Rantanen (FIN). 765 W. Weiss Astanin (RUS), K. Gustavsson (FIN), N. vanden Dool Huser.
(GER), A. Cillo (ITA), L. Forslf (SVE), Otto (GER), R. Marucchi (ITA). Leave: Coope 6/4/98-19/4/98
J. Jasak (POL), H. Larrauri (ARG), H-J. New section: GT/62 A. V. Istomin
Isigkeit (GER), G. von Rein (GER). 766
V. I. Garkunov (RUS), A. Fogagnolo
Higher Class (RUS), R. Picco (ITA), R. Esp Gimeno
(ESP), M. Nowakowski (POL), P. Bobel
(ITA), U. Staroske (GER), D. Anderson TD: Joseph Deidun Sr., P. O. Box 371, (FRA), B. W. Anderson (NZD), A.
(USA), F. Pss (GER), T. Hill (GER), B. Bloomfield, On. Canada KOK 1G0 Pazdziorko (POL), Y. Manashev (KAZ),
Wiker (SVE). 767 K-H. Hallier (GER), Final Results: 882 21. Davolio Marani D. Savelli (FRA), P. Rychtecky (CZE),
H. Schmidt (GER), H. Inglfsson (ISD), 1 Vonk. Positions: 1. M. Davolio Marani Y. V. Baykovsky (UKR), P. Bourgault
M. Richter (GER), C. Manzini (ITA), T. (ITA) 6, 2. P. G. Vonk (ENG) 4, 3. G. (CAN), E. Raffaele (ITA), A. Veroni
Biederman (USA), L. Jov Grau (ESP). Herzing (GER) 3, 4. M. Mohandossaid (SWZ), F. Bendig (GER).
768 H. Schiffner (GER), J. Romero (ALG) 3, 5. U. Wessln (SVE) 2, 6. H.
Snchez (ESP), M. Sampieri (ITA), S. M.
Larsen (DEN), K-H. Hallier (GER), J. F.
H. Kleinwort (GER) 1, 7. W. G. Jelagin
(RUS) 1. First Class
Sanchez (ARG), D. Heidtmann (GER). Results: 902 16/7. Castellano 1 Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen
769 T. Bialas (GER), J. Buler (GER), Palabugin, Rnby. 906 1475. Kochetov 1 P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg
S. Peschardt (DEN), P. Malr (SLK), Y. Ahola, Nucci. 907 14/5. Castellano (DEN)
Yeffermov (ISL), S. Heise (GER), G. Mathais, Sorokin. 909 20. Grabowski 1 1381: 17 Surkov 1 Knzel. 1397: 17.
David (ITA). 770 K. Vins (CZE), F. Rosas. 914 15. Kellerman 1 Kuna. 915 Robidoux Knzel. 1398: 18. Knzel 1
Weyand (FRA), J. Rehor (OST), S. Klein 20. Smistk 1 Trimble. 917 18/9. Krook 1 Goulet. 1401: 16/7 Carpentier 1 Barbosa
(GER), K. Hallberg (SVE), D. Taiana Colo, 0 Fischer. 919 18. Grout 0 Sineiro, Polasek. 1404: 10. Hurley 0
(ARG), H. Packroff (GER). 771 K. Vins Krsinger. 920 18/9. Esses Sowden, 0 dellErba. 1409: 17. Moncelsi 1 Heel.
(CZE), A. Volkmer (GER), R. G. Truman Brschneider. 922 13/5. Bauget 0 vs rest. 1411: 11/3. Irlbacher 0 Brotherton,
(ENG), M. Stengelin (USA), T. 923 17. Camerini 1 Schallies, 18/9. Moncelsi, Garcia Narcio. 1412: 17
Schmalstieg (GER), E. M. Svensson Cataldi Brschneider, Ryaka. 924 16/ Glssle 0 Vanicek, 18. Portman 0 Doudon.
(SVE), R. Riccio (ITA). 772 H-J. 7. Giorgi 1 Mittenzwei, 0 Oakes. 927 9. 1413: 14. Lau 0 Millar. 1418: 10. Schn
Boschek (GER), F. M. Mesquita Jnior Canibal de Haas. 928 18/9. Canibal 1 0 Balleer 11 .Angerman Mrhalck, 12.
(BRS), S. E. Pedersen (DEN), A. Dushin Talbot, Vitols, 20. Wettstein Talbot. Adamson 0 Schn, 13. Cumming
(RUS), R. Diener (GER), R. 930 6/7. Giraudet 0 Angelini, Zeppa, 8. Adamson. 1419: 11. Schfer 0 Lau, 12.
Anderskewitz (GER), R. Niro (ITA). 773 Hildner Angelini. 934 5/6. Naaijer 1 Lau 0 Richter. 1422: 4. Pleiffer 1
C. Santagata (ITA), R. Maruhn (GER), Kthe, 0 Hildner. 935 9. Wurzer 1 Kthe. Lundberg, 5. Spierenburg 1 Jakobi. 1423:
T. Hill (GER), F. M. Mesquita Jnior 936 3. Genestier 0 Bertola. 939 4. Maier 12. Jensen 0 Soulas. 1425: l. Sowter
(BRS), A. Forsman (FIN), E. A. Jakubov Tagesen. 940 4. Terada 1 Harris. 943 Gotz.,
(ISL), A. Volkmer (GER). 1. Norris Lutes. 946 1/2. Wiesner 1 Vacations: de Oliveira Neves
GT: Eberhard Winkler Gustav-Richter- Nielsen, Drler, 3. Nielsen 0 Drler. New sections: 1432 J. M. Vermeulen
Str. 21, D-01129 Dresden (GER) Vacations: Grber. . (NLD), G. Saxton (SCO), G. Bifolchi
New sections:: GT/387 T-C. Kuo New sections: 950 E. Ramini (URU), A. (ITA), A. Vetter (GER), G. Maly (GER),
(HKG), P. Schulze (GER), J. Fischer V. Kotelnikov (RUS), F. Baggiani (ITA), P. Soulas (FRA), L. R. Shura (CAN).
(OST), F. Rohde (GER), H. Schumacher G. Lang (GER), K. Kneip (GER), B. 1433 M. Hnilicka (CZE), B. M. Bardason
(GER), V. D. Chashikhin (RUS), V. A. Flowers (USA), K. Glaser (CZE). 951 J. (ISD), I. Truscott (ENG), N. Kirchmann
Visloguzov (BLR), R. Hey (GER), H. Kuchta (CZE), L. Heckeroth (GER), S. (GER), R. Kotte (GER), B. Favresse
Brusila (FIN), G. Gradowski (GER), A. Amann (GER), A. Cibn (ARG), J. A. (FRA), M. Friedrich (GER). 1434 G.
Nakic (JUG), S. Harke (GER), G. Comini Hunt (USA), S. Carlowitz (GER), G. Maly (GER), B. Jensen (DEN), H.
(ITA), R. de Boer (NLD), J. Ciprian Moncelsi (ITA). 952 A. Bode (GER), M. Hodorf (GER), S. Picard (FRA), S.
(CZE). GT/388 R. Bothe (GER), K. V. Cattani (ITA), K. Petty (USA), E. Dostl (CZE), J. McKearney (USA), S.
Stepanov (RUS), B. Hanisch (GER), G. Recoulat (ARG), K. Samko (SLK), P. G. Hofer (GER). 1435 W. Fehr (GER), U.
Collareta (ITA), E-B. Gertz (GER), G. V. Vonk (ENG), F. Bbber (GER). Knzel (SAL), A. Mare (FRA), I-F.
WT/H/GT: 47-62 TD: Gary Ruben
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Angermann (GER), C. Costanzo (ITA), (USA), G. M. Omar (ARG). 925 D. Wei New section: GT/41 R. Neumann (GER),
J. Behal (CZE), P. Staffansson (SVE). (GER), K-P. Jernberg (NOR), S. Ghisi H. Bogott (GER), F. Goguillon (FRA), G.
GT: M. Mller-Tpler, Wesendonkstr. (ITA), J. M. Oroquieta (ARG), A. Homs Bhme (GER), N. R. Blackburn (ENG),
15a, D-81925 Mnich (GER) Par (ESP), S. G. Ball (AUS), R. N. K. Bajpai (IND), D. Kremann (GER),
33 82. Thompson 1 Rainer, 83. Weinmesser (OST). 926 J. M. Oroquieta H-G. Schwerdtfeger (GER), J-B. Blain
Thompson 1 Hanke, 84. Nielsen (ARG), R. Banci (ITA), J. Junghans (FRA), P. Geilen (GER), W. D. Heel
Thompson, 85. Thompson 1 Poirier, 86. (GER), G. H. Sommeling (NLD), A. (NLD), E. Winkler (GER), L. Lang
Jones 0 Thompson, 87. Heyn 1 Goulty (ENG), M. Lefebvre (FRA), H. (GER), H. Bredl (GER), J. P. M. van
Thompson, 88. Thompson 0 Mller. 46 Lornelius (GER). Doorn (NLD).
76. Mews 0 Faber, 77. Mews 1 Vitvar, GT TD: Leonardo Madonia (ITA)
78. Mews 1 Salati. 48 74. Slater 0 Pala, Final Result, WT/II/GT133: 104 Third Class
Third
75. Pala 1 Kreher, 76. Tammik 0 De Bourgault 1 Bartl, 105 Kressmann - TD: Poul Rasmussen (DEN)
Abreu, 77. De Abreu 1 v.d. Velde, 78. Schwerdtfeger 0-0. Positions: , 1. Heel Results: 933 19. Coristanco 1 Sevestre
Jago 0 Gtz, 79. Hartonen 0 Gtz, 80. W.D. (NLD) 13, 2. Bourgault P. (CAN) 20. Fels 0 Sevestre 941 19/2.Padovan 0
Jokelainen 0 Gtz. 49 Corr.: 45. Wittal 12, 3. Schenning A.A.N. (NLD) 11, El-Said, van Beele (silence) 946 19.Edge
0 (not 1) Mller, 50. Tanis 1 Piqueras 4. Kollmann K. (GER) 11, 5. Gawel G. Fulker 948 (Corr)7. Rolston 0 De
Jiminez, 51. Kuchta 1 Polasek, 52. (USA) 11, 6. Wunderlich H. (GER) 9, 7. Paulo 8.Schneider l Rolston 9. Rolston
Kuchta 1 Mller, 53. Grade 1 Piqueras Bhme G. (GER) 8, 8. Bartl S. (CZE) 6, Mazza 10. Mazza De Paulo , 949
Jiminez, 54. Piquers Jiminez 1 Wittal, 9. Quarta L. (ITA) 5, 10. Kuchta J. (CZE) 13/4. Mazza 1 Tirronen, Pieleck 951 6.
55. Meinhardt 0 Gtz. 50 26. Richter 1 4, 11. Schwerdtfeger H.(GER) 4, 12. Sampson 1 Milne, 7.Pereira 0 McCoy, 8.
Heiermann, 27. Soja 0 Calvo, 28. Kressmann D. (GER) 4, 13. Wagner W. McCoy Sampson 952 4. Andou 0
Tokkebob Kuchta, 29. Tokkebob 1 (GER) 3, 14. Nebe R. (GER) 1 , 15. Richardson. 954 3 Vaessens 0 Martins
v.Gool, 30. Mason Soja, 31. Mailleux G. (BEL) 0. 956 1. Plenzick 1 MacGregor.
Tokkebob Calvo, 32. Calvo Results. WT/II/GT136: 85 Tanis 0 Perez Vacations: El-Said, van Beele, Martins.
Gasparello. 51 16. Rath Guirini, 17. Rubio, 86 Picard Tanis, 87 Perez Rubio New sections: 958 C. M. Meador (USA),
v.Tricht Coughlan, 18. Ryder 0 Rath, 1 Ruhle, WT/II/GT137: 55 Lehmann 0 U. Eschert (GER), Y. Herlinvaux (BEL),
19. Coughlan 1 Adamson, 20. Friedrich Foulds, WT/II/GT138: 55 Vatne 0 J. Quintana Serradell (ESP), R. Gentner
0 v. Tricht, 21. v.Tricht 1 Guirini, 22. Sondergaard, 56 Musichin 0 Sondergaard, (GER), H. Ludwig (GER), R. McMaster
Cornelisse 0 Knzel, 23. Coughlan 57 Di Nardo 0 Vatne, 58 Di Nardo 0 (IRL). 959 F. Helm (GER), K. Bettermann
Tan Wolff, 59 Sondergaard 1 Di Nardo, 60 Di (GER), J. Antunes (POR), A. A. Hornyak
New section: GT/54 A. Bandiera (ITA), Nardo 0 Kandler, WT/II/GT139: 45 (USA), J. M. Roig Garca (ESP), C.
G. M. Anderson (SCO), S. A. Eshoj 1 Kressmann, 46 Nachtigall Hannon (ENG), R. Wrzebesser (GER).
Rynkevich (BLR), M. v. d. Velde Middelbos.
(NLD), E. Schfer (GER), B. Vincent
(FRA), J. Davis (USA), W. Richter
(GER), Z. Cakl (CZE), J. Wundahl
(GER), H. Lthi (SWZ), R. Lindberg
THEMATIC TOURNAMENTS
(SVE), C. Connell (POL), R. Schulz
(GER), P. Eshj (DEN). TO: Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli New Sections: 1/95/Final (Benoni,
20, I-10136 Torino (ITA). A69). Startdate: 1.05.1998. Tournament
Second Class Email: [email protected]
Director: L. Madonia (ITA). H.H. Hage
(NLD), F. Versavel (BEL), K. De Smet
TD: E. Karelin, a/ja 15 RUS-113534, Final Results: 6/92/F 1. A. Ferr Prez (BEL), G. Almer (OST), L. Devocelle
Moscow (ESP) 11, 2./3. V.N. Andreev (RUS), (FRA), D.J.A. Brink (NLD), S.G.
Final Results, 905: 20. de Vries 0 Z. berth (HUN) 9, 4. H. Schmaranzer Nikiin (RUS).
Solaroli, 21 Faber 1 Schnrath. (OST) 9, 5./6. R. Lindberg (SVE), P. 2/95/Final (Aljechin, B05). Startdate:
Positions: 1. R. Solaroli (ITA) 6, 2. R. Billion (BEL) 7, 7. M. Kiefer (GER) 2.05.1998. Tournament Director: T.
de Vries (NLD) 5, . A.Armstrong 7, 8. O. Christensen (DEN) 6, 9. S.M. Klauner (LUX). S.G. Nikiin (RUS),
(SCO), B.M. Faber (NLD) 3, 5. M. Kolesnikov (RUS) 4, 10. Ja.A. Tajdakov H.H. Hage (NLD), A. Hebels (NLD),
Schnrath (GER) 2, 6. M>W.M. Watson (RUS) 3, 11. B. Bertelsen (NOR) 2, J.L. Minnaar (NLD), I. Nowak (POL),
(USA) 1, 7, St. A. Mattox (USA) 0. 12. S. Mirwald (CZE) 1, 13. D. W.H. van Vugt (NLD).
Results: 907 17. Adamczyk 1 Domarev, Vermeiren (BEL) 0. 3/95/Semifinals (Sicilian, La
18 Adamczyk sten, 19 Domarev 1 RC/1/93/S3 1. J. Moormann (GER) 8, Bourdonnais Variation, B32). Startdate:
Yonkers, 20 Domarev Walter. 910 19 2. J. Tait (ENG) 7, 3./4. J.H.H.M. 1.05.1998. 2 from each group to the
Piazza 1 Andersen. 912 10 Bedu 1 Engelen (NLD), P. Thystrup (DEN) 6, Final. Tournament Director: L. Madonia
Akadegawa. 914 11. Costantini 0 5. B. Haas (GER) 2, 6. H.K. Bouwer (ITA). 1: K. De Smet (BEL), G. Almer
Ranieri, 12 Ranieri 1 Onitsaka. 915 13 (NLD) 1. (OST), I. Nowak (OST), G. Wagenaar
Tinjaga 1 Lefebvre. 14 Lefebvre 0 9/95/3 1. K. Metelmann (GER) 4, 2./ (NLD), R.J. Felber (OST). 2: K. De
Meischner. 917. 10 Bussola 1 Lindberg, 3. I. Nowak (POL), J. Simmelsgaard Smet (BEL), M. Odachowski (POL), F.
11 Lindberg 1 Lajeunessa. 918 2. (DEN) 3, 4. M. Aymard (FRA) . Versavel (BEL), T. Carnstam (SVE), D.
Charles Bistr, 3. Bistr 14/95/2 1. L. Perilli (ITA) 10, 2. H.H. Jabot (FRA). 3: G. Wagenaar (NLD),
Chrzanowski. 919 sten Faber, 11 Hage (NLD) 10, 3. C. Deneuville (FRA) J.M.P. Vermeulen (NLD), P. Denaro
sten 0 Vollbrecht, 921 1. Ray 1 Van 8, 4. A. Ziegert (GER) 6, 5. J.M. (ITA), H.H. Hage (NLD), J. Aymam
New sections: 924 E. sten (FIN), J. Freitas (BRS) 4, 6. T.E. Hartmayer Padrol (ESP).
M. Vermeulen (NLD), A. Cusmano (USA) 1, 7. S.A. Murrey (ENG) 0. Due to pressure on space, the rest of
(ITA), W. Steinberg (GER), P. New Player: 5/95/F C. de Paulo (BRS) the new groups are held over until next
Sworowski (POL), N. H. Meltesen replaced I.R.E. Clark.. month.
 56 June 1998

European Zone Tournament Office Controller: Egbert

EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS Bsenberg, Schulberg 1 D-07586 Oberndorf. Phone/FAX: 0049
36606 60276 email: [email protected]

European Champs.
European Janos 1 Richards. 49. Iavarone Janos. Board 10: 48. Ivanovic
0 Cilento. Board 12: 52. Smuk Metreveli.
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen, P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg Position (12. April 1998, after 566 of 660 games=85.8%): 1.
(DEN) Italy (62 points/90 games =69.44%). 2. Slovakia (71/103
54: 95.Stepanov : Mller. IM result: J Jordan (ENG) 8:. =68.93%). 3. England (70/109 =64.68%). 4. Sweden (70/111
55: 93. Ho1ovsky 0 Flores Gutierrez, 94.Grasso Jedrzejowski. =63.06%). 5. Austria (67/116 =58.19%). 6. Latvia (63/110
IM result: G. Grasso (ITA) 8. 56, Correction: 42.Sapa 1 (not =57.73%). 7. Russia (34/74 =46.62%). 8. Iceland (43/103
0) Rotariu. 64.Groff 0 Lindestrom 65.Kazoks Bures, =42.23%). 9. Croatia (42/102 =41.18%). 10. Poland (26/104
66.Tkaczyk Kazoks, 67 Sapa 1 Minkov, 68 Groff 1 Kazoks, =25.00%). 11. Malta (15/110 =13.64%).
Rotariu 1 etl vs Khnel, nc move :37 1/3/98. 57: 77/8.Cardelli 1 Section 2: Board 1: 41. Granski 1 Steiner. Board 4: Varga 1.etl
Skorna, Wellens, 79.Jezek 0 Siewert, 80. Szafraniac Wellens, Ryan. Board 10: 41. Potrata 1 Blattner. Board 11: 42. Gil Matilla
81. Polsterer 0 Szafraniac, 82.Wellens Skrodelis. Mr Jezek 0 Nordal.
(CZE) deceased: Mr Szafraniac, please send in scoresheet and Team results: 25. Norway-Spain 5-6. 26. Slovenia-
analyses. 58: 66. David 0 Branding, 67, Landgraf Hadraba, Switzerland 6-6.
68. Branding Landgraf, 69 Amrehn 0 Kotenko, 70.Vetter Position (12. April 1998, after 510 of 540 games=94.4 %):1.
Kotenko, 71. Landgraf 0 Neuschmidt. 59 35 Martins Peres 1 Germany (68 points/102 games =66.67%). 2. Estonia (58/102
Huybrecht, 36.Bross 1 Wiesinger, 37.Huybrecht 0 Kolcak, =56.86%). 3. Spain (51/99 =52.02%). 4. Slovenia (52/102
38.Martins Peres l Gorokhovsky 39. Wrba 0 Martins Peres, =51.47%). 5. Switzerland (54/106 =51.42%). 6. Norway (51/
40.Backlund 1 Cimmino, 41.Kolczak Bross. Martins Peres 1st 105 =49.05%). 7. Ireland (47/101 =47.03%). 8. Hungary (47/
etl vs.Backlund, n.c. move 28, 23/3/98. 60: 5.Spitz 1 Jordan, 103 =45.63%). 9. Denmark (46/107 =43.46%). 10. Israel (33/
6.Jordan Frederiks, 7. Zayontz 1 Zier, 8. Krebs 1 Frederiks. 9. 93 =35.48%).
Flum 0 Wallner, 10/l. Kotenko Frederiks, Andersen, Section 3: Board 1: 40. Mraz Morris. Board 2: 42. Bendersky
12.Kotenko 1 Wallner, 13. Zajontz Pacchiarini, 14.Wallner Uogele. 43. Goncalves 0 Bendersky (2.etl). 44. Goncalves 0
Kings. Koskivirta. Board 3: 38. Sevecek Milvydas. 39. Feroul
Vacations: Frederiks, Hobusch, Hofstetter, Jordan, Landgraf, Sevecek. 40. Muravjev 1 Rosa. Board 4: 40. Lepichov 1 Spodny.
Mokrys, Polsterer, Wallner, Wellens. 41. Spodny 0 Pinto. Board 6: 41. Minelga 1 Hadraba. 35.(corr)
de Coninck Vigneron (not Azevedo). Board 9: 43. Meshebizkij
1st Ladies European Championship F
European inal.
Final. 0 Plomp.
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen Team results: 17. Portugal-Finland 5-6. 18. Czech. Rep.-
Juliane Hund (GER) is the European Champion. Congratula- France 6-5.
tions! . Position (12. April 1998, after 494 of 540 games=91.5%): 1.
11 started, 1 withdrew with games cancelled. Eight games are Czech. Republic (56 points/94 games =60.11%). 2. Ukraine
still in play (50/86 =58.72%). 3. Lithuania (55/95 =57.89%). 4. Netherlands
Positions: Hund 7/9, Hana Palova (CZE) & Anke Koglin (56/101 =55.94%). 5. France (57/104 =55.29%). 6. Belgium
(GER) both 6 (1 game each remaining), Mariloa Babuilova (CZE) (51/99 =51.52%). 7. Finland (52/104 =50.00%). 8. Portugal
4 (2), Nina Schushpanova (RUS) 3 (2), S. Starodumova- (45/100 =45.50%). 9. Scotland (46/103 =45.15%). 10. Wales
Kuzmina (RUS) 3 (4), Merike Rtova (EST) 3 (2), Merete Haar (23/102 =22.55%).
(DEN) 2 91), Tamara Agapitova (RUS) 1 (3), Helena Salabun
(POL) 0. Master Class
GT TD to #437: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842
4 EU Teams F
Teams inal
Final Ruhla, GER.
TD: Joachim Walther, Kramerring 8, D-06502 Neinstedt GT/381-437: 381 99. Pankratow Tschalyi 394 102. Lindstrm
TDs vacation: 15/6-8/7. 0 Kusnezow 398 96. Camilleri 1 Kerinnis 402 80. Stscherbin 1
Board 1: 57 DAdamo 0 Rfenacht, 58 Jarkow Orseth. Board Gebuhr, 81. Blessing Pitro 403 101. Sifnatsch 0 Ljukmanow,
2: 58 Mihalko Makarow. Board 5: 57 Jaworski Gutop. 102/4. Mayr 1 Callela, Stepakin, Norrelykke 404 81/50 Iwanow
Board 8: 61 Calandri 1 Josefsson. IM norm: F.Calandri (ITA). 0 Czaja, Braun, 1 Steiner, de Jong, ller 405 94. Matjuchin 1
Board 11: Roels 1st etl v Grodzensky. Traut, 95/6. Rodenas Liebert, 0 Bak 407 92. v.Tller 1 Skarja,
Team results: 34 Switzerland 6 Italy 5, 35 Italy 9 Sweden 93/4. Hrting Nocci, Haataja, 95. Nocci 1 Sanchez 408 87/8.
2/ Schwertel Bergmann, 1 Holovsky 409 98/9. Nasarbekow 0
Position (5. April 1998, after 711 of 792 games=89.77%): 1. Pinski, 1 Schmidt, 100/01. Grau Nasarbekow, 0 Czaja 410
Germany (84 points/122 games = 69.26%), 2. Italy (70/112 97/8. Camilleri 1 Cimicki, Drewes 412 64. Skorpik 1 Mossekel
=62.95%), 3 Austria (68/124 = 55.24%); 4. Poland (64/118 = 413 88.Mller 0 Kusmiere k, 89. Philipps 0 Silin 415 91.
54.24%), 5 Switzerland (66/124 =53.63%), 6. Hungary (58/ Hannebauer 0 Nielsen, 92/3. Troia Hannebauer, 1 Galiano,
113 =51.33%), 7. Russia 43/84 =51.19%), 8 Belgium (57/123 94/5. Christov Larsen, 0 Moise 417 80. Winter Trantalis,
= 46.75%), 9. Denmark (54/126 =42.86%), 10. Sweden (51/ 81. Wittstadt 1 Sewerinow, 82/6. Trantalis 0 Micklethwaite, 1
128 =39.84%), 11 Netherlands (49/128 =38.67%), 12. Norway Jongman, Wellner, Klewe, Sewerinow, corr: 69. Schmidt 1
(44/120 =36.67%). Sewerinow 418 80. Klausen 1 Gaida, 419 62. Lupo.1 Preussner,
63/5. Svetovidov 0 Tiilikainen, Franke, Aleschnja 420 62.
5 EU Teams Pr
Teams elims
Prelims Reinhold 1 Troia 422 71/2. Lthgens 1 Jefimow, Jandke, 73.
Httmann 0 Jefimow 423 67/9. Fomin 1 Gacnik, Keitsch,
TD: Egbert Bsenberg Turcanu, 70/1 . Dieu 1 Jaeger, Keitsch 425 70. Guerra 1 Skarja,
Section 1: Board 6: 47. Aleschnja 1 Krsovnik. Board 8: 48. 71/5. Holovsky Cederquist, 0 Dietrich, Boschma, Skarja,
 Chess Mail 57

EU/M/1087 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
EU/M/1083 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
1 G. Galvan ITA 1 1 1 - 4
1 J. Jonasson ISD 1 1 1 1 5
2 H. Krien GER 0 1 1 - 3
2 G. Matrisch GER 1 1 1 1 5
3 P.Wolochowicz POL 1 0 - 2
3 O. Kallinger OST 0 0 1 1 1 3
4 U. Keitsch GER 0 0 1 1 - 2
4 B-W. Kliesch GER 0 0 1 2
5 J.Kolenbrander NLD 0 1 0 - 2
5 A.V. Podymov RUS 0 0 1 2
6 H-J.Rubin GER 0 0 0 - 1
6 H. Packroff GER 0 0 0 1
7 V. Kettunen FIN - - - - - - -
7 B. Johanson SVE 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Rondio, 76/7. Berdullas 1 Hingst, 0 Grigorjew, 78/9. Cederquist EU/M/1093 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

Nikolic, 1 Skarja, 80/1 . Sonzogno 1 Holovsky, Cederquist, 1 D. Thielen GER 1 1 1 1 5
82 Grijgorjew Weigend 426 50. Kurtovic 0 Fietz, 51/2. Gawlik 2 F. Riva LUX 0 1 1 1 4
Rocheperis, 0 Borchers 427 60. Law Mayka, 61. Fischer 3 P.A. Shishkov RUS 1 0 0 1 3
Slaustas, 62. Battistini Gensicke, 63/4. Bohak 1 Battistini,
Naumovic, 65. Kuczynki 0 Schmid 428 59/63. Bergmann 1 4 D. Blair IRL 0 0 1 1 3
Jacimovic, Lorbeck, Larsson, 0 Skarja, Siigur, 64/5. v.d.Linden 5 R. Nebel GER 0 0 1 0 0 1
1 Siigur, Skarja, 66. Kovacevic 1 Lorbeck, 67/8. Racionero 1 6 E. Engelhardt GER 0 0 1 0 0 1
Lorbeck, Skarja 429 58. Lew Preziuso, 59. Luksas 1 Jongman, 7 D. Jabot FRA 0 0 0 0 1 1
60/2. Rodriguez 1 Koser, Jongman, Wolf, 63. Sender 1 Frberg
430 35/6. Koser 0 de Blois Schirmer, 37/9. Norris Koser, 1
Brajovic, Shebenyuk, 40/1. Wlfl 0 Boylu, 1 Brajovic, 42. de
2. Repp 1 Nieland. 1189 3. Corde 1 Gierse 4. Gierse 0 Michel.
Blois 1 Brajovic 431 32. Loderbauer de Keyser, 33/4. Dikmen
1 Meinhardt, Lannaioli 432 49/50. Neumann:, Radecki 1190 6/7. Johnson 1 Lausch, Jaeger. 1191 4. Vekeyser 0 Peracco.
1196 2. Henk Miciak. 1198 2. Traut Winter. 1200 1.
Pechwitz, 51/4. Pospisil. 1 Lehmann, Sakalinskas, Trshnikow,
0 Donskikh, 55. Lehmann 1 Sakalinskas 433 32. Stornelli 1 Lf, Grschner 0 Graefen. 1205 1/6. Kaya (TRK) 0 vs. all (silent
withdrawal).
33. Hruschka 0 Nagel, 34. Nyberg 1 Widman, 35/6. Firnhaber 1
Lf, Czaja, 37 Nagel Capuano, 38/9. Widman 0 Capuano,
Czaja 435 24 Teichmeister Namyslo, corr: 12. Hartung Higher Class
Nielsen 436 34. Babin 1 Thorn-Leeson 437 38/9. Kusmierek EU/H/GT TD: Vladimir Houdek, 364 52 lutice 99 , CZE.
Thomsen, Schowalter, 40. Bandza 1 Dalkiran, 41. Vadum Kuhl. 251 86/7. Cardoso 0 Di Lupo, Cook, 88, Giobbi 0 Dzenis, 89.
GT TD from 438 H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459 Zempin, GER Schrder 0 Stepanjanz, 252 93 Turczanski 1 Santo. 254 84
438 35/6. Prttel 1 Heyder, Andrieux 37/8. Beier 1 Sammut, 0 Schajtorow Polklser. 255 81 Jasak 1 Coets, 82/3 Jasak 0
Pietruske 39. Rasmussen Macchiagodena. 439 10. Sifnatsch Johnson, Peetoom. 257. 91. Wagner Simoncini, 92 Noika 0
Hanke 11/2. Hanke 1 Etmans, Pontoppidan 13/4. Wochnik, Volaks.
Traut 1 Etmans. 440 20. Thomas 1 Mischke 21. Walther 1 Kellner EU/H/GT TD for 258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt, Reneova 28,
22. Kaliwoda 0 Thomas. Cottarelli 1st etl. vs. Carlsson. 441 9/
10. Reichel, Kliesch John. 1. John 1 Walther, Swrd 13. CZ-621 00, Brno, CZE. Email: [email protected]
Walther Swrd 14. Kliesch 0 Lehmann 15. Lehmann Klausen 258 56/7. Mielnik Nowodworski, 0 Velden; 58. Nowodworski
16. Reichel 1 Naundorf 17. Sward Kliesch 18/9. Reichel, 1 Knorr; 59/60. Knorr Stankus, 1 Kadonas; 61/4. Kadonas 0
Kliesch 0 Walther. 442 17/29. Weiss (OST) 0 vs. all except Bak Velden, Lappka, Zimmermann, Budding (all 5B); 259 40/1.
(DEN). 30. Schmidt 1 Wittstadt 31. Wosch 1 Schmidt 32/3. Antritter 0 Denzin, Esterbauer; 42/4. Bech Hansen 1 Denzin,
Wosch 1, Krncke Molsahn. 443 Kranzl 1st etl vs. Vogel. 20. Garcia, Senay; 45. Senay 0 Denzin; 46. Denzin 1 Muliuolis (5B);
Anderson 1 Aasum Cuno 1st etl. vs. Hartung. 445 1. Wolf 0 47. Garcia 0 Cottegnie; 48. Esterbauer 0 Kijewski; 260 39.
Kowalski. 447 1. Packroff Wokurka. Palm 1st etl. vs. Packroff. Trzeciak Rheinstadtler; 40/1. Salenga 1 Jungenblut, Asikanius;
448 2. Meinhardt 0 Jongman 3. Prokopp Ertl. 450 1. Hrting 42/3. Van Beurden 0 Esterbauer, Jakobsen; 44. Jakobsen 1
Winckelmann. Jungeblut; 45. Munk 1 Garcia; 46.Rheinstadtler 1 Baruffaldi;
47. Trzeciak 1 Van Beurden; 48/52. Garcia 0 Pittan, Zeiske,
7-players, TD from #943: H. Otte Baruffeldi, Lietuvnikas, Asikanius; 53. Grabner 1 Lietuvnikas;
1075 20. Mehlhorn 0 Duschin. Winner: Duschin (RUS) 1083 261 26. Hentschel Wosch; 27/8. Kruse 1 Pihlajamaki, Lo Conte
21. Jonasson 1 Podymow. See the crosstable. 1087 20. Krien (2.etl.); 29/30. Hansen 1 Schroder, Farre; 262 21. Barschneider
Wolochowicz 21. Rubin 0 Krien. See the crosstable. 1093 20. Griend; 22. Justesen 0 Post; 263 7/9.Cumming 0 Eisengrein,
Schischkow 0 Nebel (adj.) 21. Blair 0 Schischkow (adj). See the Griffiths, Almer; 10/1. Almer 1 Coets, Wagner; 12. Mauro
crosstable. 1127 20. Miciak 1 Burnaschow. 1132 18. Wikman 1 Coets; 13. Mess Griffiths; 265 1/3. Metschan 0 Burnicki,
Powell 19. Chytilek 1 Wikman. 1137 16. Nilsson 1 Gerold. 1139 Dobner, Pittan.
18/9.Sipos 1, Skogsberg Nieland. 1145 19. Evans Schartner.
1150 15. Jorges Benedetto. 1154 11. Giaccherini 0 Vinklarek. TD from #1111: M.Mller-Tpler, Weesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925
1162 18/9.Freiknecht, Schmidt Gustafsson. 1166 14. Schmitzer Munich, GER.
1 Lucchini 15. Harman Cane. 1167 15. Jabot 0 Nadrowski. Final results 1143 20. Rusnak Franke, 21. Rusnak 1 Gamant.
1168 14. Thannhausser 1 Sendobry 15. Sprott 1 Walther. 1169 Positions: 1. Dr. J-U. Klgel (SWZ) 5, 2. K-H. Franke (GER)
13. Schulz 1 Palmans 14/5. Weber 1, Sampieri Schulz 16. 5, 3. W.-I. Rusnak (RUS) 3, 4. T. Boylu (TRK) 3, 5. F. Moik
Hodac 1 Kiss. 1171 16. Woelk Michel. 1173 9. Nicholls 0 (OST) 3, 6. H.-J. Lappka (GER) 1, 7. G. Gamant (FRA) 0. 1166
Hallier. 1174 6. Hoffmann 1 Jacobsen. 1176 8. Poulheim 1 21. Dodow 1 Wengel-Nielsen Positions: 1. G. Blask (GER)
Solzbacher ( 5B) :: 1177 1. Pesonen Monteverde. 1178 6. 4, 2. M. Wengel-Nielsen (DEN) 3, 3. E.N. Dodow (MOL)
Buscher 1 Laursen. 1179 6. Bll 1 Luppi 7. Larsen 0 Bll. 1181 3, 4. M. Alesio (ITA) 3, 5. 0. Allen (FIN) 2, 6. F. Lorin
6. Rosche Kuhn 7. Santagata Rosche 8. Fecht 1 Kuhn 1187 (FRA) 2, 7. R. Weist (GER) 2. 1176 20. Wantoch-Rekowski 0
 58 June 1998

Incelli, 21. Gnchtel Raffaele Positions: 1. E. Raffaele (ITA) Alonso 0 Confente, 103. Confente 1 Fiorito, 104. Confente 0
4, 2. S. Gnchtel (GER) 4, 3. Dr. H. Bastian (GER) 3, 4. S. Nickels (adj.), 105. Sala Faber (adj.). Positions: 1. H. Nick-
Macgilchrist (SCO) 3, 5.B. Zchner (GER) 3, 6. Dr. R. Incelli els (LUX) 12, 2/3. D. Krten, J. Bahlo (GER) 11, 4. M. Sala
(ITA) 1 7. J. Wantoch-Rekowski (POL) 1. 1189 21. Braun (ITA) 10, 5/6. P. Hacker (OST), G. Confente (ITA) 9, 7/8. H.
Sidabras. Positions: 1. J. Sidabras (LIT) 5, 2. J.A. Hulley (ENG) Faber (GER), E. Sazonovs (LAT ) 7, 9. M. Jensen (DEN) 7,
5, 3. J. Braun (GER) 4, 4. C. Santagata (ITA) 3, 5. P. Legrand 10/12. W. Lange, J. Alonso, G. Preue (GER) 5, 13. B. Fiorito
(FRA) 3, 6. E. Schipper (SWZ) 1, 7. Dr. B. Klinkert (GER) 0. (NLD) 3, 14. T.Ayata (TRK) 1, 15. H. Spies (GER) 0.
1197 21. Mostowik Gacnik Positions: 1. U. Klasen (GER) 5, Results. 327 84. Sazonovs 0 Parr, 85. v.d. Broucke 1 Parr, 86.
2. P. Mostowik (POL) 4, 3. C. Santagata (ITA) 3, 4. Dr. I. Parr 0 Papoutsis, 87. Cleemann 0 Parr, 88. Sazonovs 0 Merker.
Palffy (HUN) 3, 5. J.M. v.d. Weijer (NLD) 3, 6. L. Gasnik 328 70. Lindberg Phillips, 71. Rainer 1 Lindberg, 78. Lindberg
(SLO) 2, 7. A. Grammatika (ITA) 0. 1221 21. Hedberg 1 Ritter 0 Muizarajs, 73. Vasseur 1 Lindberg. 329 68. Khler 0 v.
Positions: 1. K. Dyrbern (DEN) 5, 2. G. Armani (ITA) 4, 3. Eisengrein, 69. v. Eisengrein 0 Coets. 330 47. Moon 1 Musso,
A.L.M. v. Melis (NLD) 4, 4. K. Hedberg (FIN) 2, 5. E. Ritter 48. Robertshaw Dostal, 49. Stahl 1 Ackers, 50. Ackers
(GER) 2, 6. J. Kopas (GER) 2, 7. C. Almarza Mato (ESP) 1. Chico, 51. Querci 1 Schler, 52. Stahl 1 Chico, 53 0 Moon 1
1223 20. Kitrilakis 1 Nagler, 21. Nagler Lehtinen Positions: Dostal, 54. Stahl Moon, 55. Thoma 1 Dostal. 331 25. Nedozral
R.A. Hessels (NLD) 5, 2. G. Armani (ITA) 4 1J2, 3. A. 1 Casin, 26. Matthews 1 Unger, 27. Picatoste 0 Nedozral, 28.
Kitrilakis (GRC) 4, 4. G. Nagler (GER) 3, 5. H. Metschan (GER) Casin 0 Vasseur, 29. Unger 1 Held. 332 2. Mayor 0 Weiser, 3.
2, 6. A. Lehtinen (FIN) 1, 7. R. Debrus (FRA) 0. 1227 20. Mayor 0 Strick, 4. Toth 1 Strick, 5. Bedbur 1 Strick.
Enderlein 0 Villar Ramos, 21. Kesoglu 1 v.d. Berg. Positions: 1.
M. Bgge (GER) 4, 2. R. Kruse (GER) 4, 3. K. Kesoglu
(GRC) 3, 4. A. v.d. Berg (NLD) 3, 5. E. Villar Ramos (ESP) 2
Second Class
, 6. T. Reuter (GER) 2, 7. S. Enderlein (GER) 1. TD: Heinz Prokopp, B.-Kellerman-Str. 43, D-39120
Results: 1201 18. Santagata 0 Gontscharow, 19. Gontscharow Magdeburg, GER
Rychlik. 1210 20. Antonenko Juranko. 1214 20. Bytschkow Final Results: 1192 21. Neussner Sabbatini. Positions:
1 Wastel. 1217 17. Melnikow 1 Wunsch.. 1228 16. Jungeblut 0 1.A.Vainonen (SVE) 5, 2./3. G.Sabbatini (ITA), F.Neussner
Talos, 17. Lertora 0 Heide. 1229 18. Zdl 0 Lannaioli. 1230 14. (ESP) 4, 4./5. K.Looijmans (NLD), B.Fels (GER) 3, 6.
Coets 0 Korobka. 1231 16/8. Modestino 1 Metschan, Rawlings, G.Capron (FRA) 1, 7. R.Lemmens (BEL) 0. 1196 21. Wermann
Matwejew, 19. Metschan 1 Rawlings. 1233 14. Mathias Talos. Perez Marco. Positions: 1.G.Perez Marco (ESP) 5, 2.
1235 18. Niedra Lillo Collado. 1238 18. Marcuzo 1 Goudrisan. M.Wermann (GER) 4, 3. G.Vuillemin (FRAS) 3, 4./5.
1240 19. Day 0 Halli. 1241 14/5. Glaser 1 Day, Kaesjager, 16. G.Naughton (ENG), B.Grant (SCO) 2 , 6.S.Schatilow (GER)
Wedemeyer Kaasjager. 1244 12. Hollstein 1 Vitols. 1245 15. 2, 7. J.Duras (CZE) 1.
Rosner Truyens, 16/7. Evers 1 Veroni, Gubats, 18/9. Veroni 0 Results. 1191 15. Neve Dozaj, 1194 17. Dhaene 0 Bruschetta,
Weist, Gubats. 1247 7. Winkler Gamza, 8. Almarza Mato 0 18. Bruschetta 1 Schmid, 1197 15. Hansen Dsterlohe, 1198
Bellincampi, 9. Biszk 0 Matteg. 1248 9. Almarza Mato Canibal. 11.Khn 1 Vaccari, 12. Vaccari Fuchs, 13. Randisi 1 Khn,
1250 10. Lorentzen Kracht. 1251 7. Nowak 0 Chigishev. 1252 1199 14. Del Moral 0 Scholz, 1200 3. Kluge 1 Schmid, 1201
18. Incelli 0 Pietrzak. 1254 8/9. Martinez-Cabanas, Raimer 1 7.Weiser Vollbrecht, 8. Asten Brmme, 1202 11.Kohberg 0
Vogel, 10. Raimer 0 Metschan. Lemmens, 1203 7/8. Nolimal 0 Delas Heras, Freiburghaus, 9/
11. Carra, Wiechmann, Vranidis 1 Nolimal, 12. Freiburghaus 1
First Class Carra.
TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dres- RESULTS GT/186 - 189:
186 91. Ramos Barraso 1 Lheureux, 187 64. Alvarez Sabor 0
den (GER) Coets, 65. Heldgaard 1 Marchena Perez, 66/7. Alvarez Sabor,
EU/I 7-players, Final Result, 1837 20. .Milton Bonte, 21. Lopez Murcia 1 Heldgaard, 188 49. Kandler 1 Middelbos, 50.
Krvel-Velle 0 Bonte. Positions: 1./2. H. Rautenberg, H. De Clercq 1 Neumann, 51. Steinhuser Kandler, 52. Kerner 1
Wassilieff (GER) 5, 3. M. Bonte (NLD) 4, 4. E. Milton (ITA) Middelbos, 53. Schwan De Clercq, 189 7. Kerner 0 Hildebrand,
3, 5. A. Binder (GER) 2, 6. T. Krvel-Velle (NOR) 1, 7. G. 8. Alvarez Sabor 1 Neumann, 9. Lehmann 0 Hildebtrand, 10.
Erez (ISL) 0. Neumann 0 De Clercq, 11. Hildebrand Schmidtel, 12. Frster
Results 1833 17. Ljubenyk 0 v.Eisengrein. 1835 14. Hagenbach 0 Smet, 13. Kerner 1 Rodenas Balana, 14. Hildebrand 1 De
1 Lang. 1838 16. Lers 1 Pfenninger, 17. Lers 1 Greuberg. Clercq, 15. Kerner 0 Schmidtel, 16. Neumann 1 Rodenas Balana,
1844 16. Barranco 0 Neri. 1846 17. sterberg 1 Ferreira. 1847 17. Kerner 1 De Clercq, 18. Neumann 0 Schmidtel, 19/20.
18. Skujins 1 Heel, 19. Kurscheidt 0 Skujins, 20. Hofer 1 Skujins. Alvarez Sabor 0 Hildebrand, Kerner, 21. Rodenas Balana 1
1850 19. Saad 0 Ferre. 1852 16. Preu 1 Labraca. 1853 13. Alvarez Sabor.
Klementjev 1 Pipper, 14. Seidel 1 Klementiev, 15. Pellegrinon 0
Seidel. 1854 16. Harkins 0 Bryzek. 1857 7. Blumentals 1 Hrl,
8/13. All 1 Dales. 1859 9.Kesl 1 Wennerwald, 10. Hagenbach 1 Third Class
Third
Kaupat, 11. Cumming 0 Hagenbach. 1860 12. Drost 1 Haeberle, Note: as EU Third Class is discontinued from 1/1/98, win-
13. Haeberle 0 Cook. 1861 6. Latronico 1 Evert. 1862 14. Schaller
ners are promoted to Class I and all other players are pro-
0 Gramen, 15 Sahm 1 Schaller, 16. Sahm 1 Bijtelaar. 1863 15.
Lebled 1 Wagener. 1865 11. Steinmann Fehr, 12. Steinmann 1 moted to Second Class.
Pileka. 1867 7. Green 0 Lambrecht, 8. Kurscheidt Green, 9. TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen, P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg
Kunswadl Kurscheidt. l868 3.Roll 1 Eschenbacher. 1872 4. (DEN)
Horyna 1 Beekes, 5.Kreusch 1 Janisch. 1874 2. Southwell 1
Final Results: 1117: 20/1. Schmitter 0-0 Antunes, Garalda
Demharter, 3.Fritschi 1 Southwell.
Luquin. Positions: 1.F. del Moral del Caz (ESP) 5, 2. H Bck
EU/I/GT Final Results: 323 92. Sala 1 Sazonovs, 93. Confente
(GER) 3, 3/5. A. Garalda Luquin (ESP), J.W. de Ligt (NLD),
1 Sazonovs, 94. Lange 1 Fiorito, 95. Hacker 1 Preue, 96. Ayata
J.M. Antunes (POR) 3, 6.G. Schmitter (GER), 7.S. Spasari (ITA)
0 Hacker, 97. Fiorito 0 Hacker, 98. Preue 1 Fiorito, 99. Preue
0. 1132: 21. Benussi 0 Decker (adj). Positions: 1.W. Krollmann
0 Confente, 100. Confente 1 Ayata, 101. Alonso 1 Fiorito, 102.
(GER) 5, 2.A Benussi (ITA) 4; 3.T. Wolff (GER) 4.
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4.F.Decker (LUX) 3, 5. C. Dowell (ENG) 2, 6/7.A. Topholm Results. Cup/A019 19.Zens 0 Van Esbroeck. Jeff Van Esbroeck
Pedersen (DEN), L. Nyward (DEN) 1. 1135: 21 Decker 1 (BEL) is the group winner. Cup/A031: 19.Bonoldi Draba;
Stothard (adj). Positions: 1. I Mai (GER) 5, 2.R Rapp (GER) 20.Geus Vigny; Cup/A034: 20.Blake 1 OCallaghan. Cup/
4, 3. F. Decker (LUX) 3, 4. D.E. Stothard (ENG) 3, 5. W. A036: 16.Ng Min Cijs; 17.Dechen 1 Westerlind; 18/
Panke (GER) 2, 6.H.. Misere (GER) 1, 7.M. Maurizio (ITA) 19.Kaminski Gerzina,Dechen; Cup/A037: 20.Kelly
0. Wolczek; Cup/A039: 15/18.Barnabe Baron, 1
Results. 1147: 16/7 Morosi 1 Molinuevo, Schultz, 18/9.Schultz Owens,Geduhn,Larsen; 19.Geduhn 0 Esch; Cup/A040:
1 Molinuevo, Skrotzki, 20. Molinuevo 0 Horn. 1148: 10.5. 10.Wilsdahl 0 Dales; Cup/A041: 6-9. Mauricio 0 All games;
Darmaux 0 all, 16/7. Schneider 1 Jack, Winkel. 1150 6. Scarcez 10-14. Hagemeister 0 All games; 15. Kelly 1 Celestini. NB:
1 Krger. 1151: 11 Priekaerts 1 Misere 1152: 9 Krag Jacobsen Mauricio and Hagemeister silently withdrew! Cup/A042: 16.de
Kuni, 10.Dominguez Lorenzo 1 Krag Jacobsen. 1153: 12.Rapp Oliveira 1 Kristensen; 17.Celestini de Oliveira; 18.Dedinszky
1 Hansen 13/6. Moreau 0 Rapp, Knox, Spackova, Hansen l154: 1 Kristensen Cup/A043: 8.Ansel 1 Anderson; 9.Tagesen 0
6. Purcel1 Hansen, 7. Bartholome 0 Hansen,. 1155: 13. Salas Vollbrecht; 10.Vollbrecht Ansel Cup/A044: 11.Gerzina 1
Tarroja 1 Malomgre, 14/5. Hansen 0 Salas Tarroja, Dowell. 1157: Celestini; 12.Mitchell 0 Gerzina; 13.Celestini 1 Karlsson Cup/
1/6. Korff 0 all (no answer). A045: 9.Gerzina 1 Celestini; 10.Millstone 1 Lheureux; 11. Draba
Millstone Cup/A046: 3.Jacubowski MacDonald; 4.van
Tricht 1 Peacock; 5.Soh 1 Jacubowski Cup/A047:
2.DAlessandro 1 Vialet; 3.Vialet Sommer. Cup/A048:
WORLD CUPS 5.Joseph 0 Laderchi; 6.Joseph Jacubowski; 7.Laderchi 1
Lalonde; 8.Joseph 1 Hammerman; 9.Hammerman 1 Allen;
10.Hammerman 1 Lalonde; 11.Hole 0 Laderchi; 12.Lalonde
ICCF World-Cup VI/VII F
World-Cup inal
Final Jacubowski; 13.Jacubowski 0 Allen. Cup/A049: 1.Jacubowski
TD: Witold Bielecki 1 De Francesco; 2. Mayer Jacubowski Cup/A051: 1.Davila 0
VI final 103/4. Olsson 1 Koltsov, Voyna, 105. Khokhlov 0 Karlsson; 2.Davila Best
Grehl. Leaders: Voss 11 (1), Rause 11 (2), Heyl 9 (3),
Normantas 8 (4), Voyna 8 (3). ICCF Email Championship 7 players
play
EM/M/A010: 20. Brezovar 0 Soberano EM/M/A011: 14.
ICCF World-Cup IX F
World-Cup inal
Final Smithers 1 Luk; 15. Luk 1 Monteiro; 16. Luk 0 Meier EM/M/
TD: Joachim Walther A018: 11. Wosch Garofalo; 12. White Moura EM/M/A019:
1. Raschewski 1 Rausch. 13. Vetter 1 Edighoffer; 14. Taylor 1 Oortwijn; 15. Taylor 0
TDs vacation: 15/6-8/7. Edighoffer. EM/M/A020: 6.Krecak 1 Altrock; 7.Altrock 1
Klemm; 8.Trapeaux 0 Cherrington. EM/M/A021: 9.Altrock
ICCF World-Cup X Semi-F
World-Cup inal
Semi-Final Wimmer; 10.Limayo 1 Parry; 11.Jabot 1 Altrock; 12.Parry
Wimmer. Velker 1st etl Altrock. EM/M/A022: 5.Speisser 0
#1-7 TD: Joachim Walther (GER) Burashi EM/M/A023: 3.Leibson 0 Soberano; 4.Vujadinovic
S01: 2. Koths Brderle, 3 Verhaeghe Brderle, 4. Krause Leibson; 5. Vodep 1 Vujadinovic; 6.Sampieri Vujadinovic; 7.
0 Teichmeister, 5 Teichmeister 1 Wuttke, 6 Krause Wuttke. Fahrbach 1 Dempster EM/M/A024: 3. Fritz 0 Quattrocchi EM/
S02: 1 Dournes 0 St. Amour, 2. Wilhelm Mets, 3. Wilhelm M/A025: 2.Druon 0 Valio Alves; 3.Vujadinovic Kovacs;
Ollmann. S04: 1 Busch Tavares. 2. Bsenberg 1 4.Druon Vujadinovic 5.Fahrbach 1 Druon. Fleurackers
Schmalstieg. S07: 2. Zimmer Franz, 3. Hartogh 1 Strick. withdrawn, without results EM/M/A026: 1.Simic Uralde EM/
#8-13 TD: Frans Waltmans (NLD) M/A029: 1. Sampieri 1 van Bolhuis
S04: 13: Bareiss Kindbeiter, 14: Bareiss 1 Zejewski. S06:
11: Solzbacher Isigkeit. S10: 13: Zejewski 0 Serner . S11: ICCF Email Championship GT groups
groups
13: Kindbeiter Serner. EM/M/GT/A003: 103. Taboada Hoidahl. EM/M/GT/A004:
103. Hebert 1 Tarmak; 104. Hebert 1 Stroud EM/M/GT/A005:
95. Lannaioli Shipman; 96. Wagner 1 Shipman; 97. DArruda
ICCF E-MAIL TOURNAMENTS Valio Alves EM/M/GT/A006: 74. Perry 1 Lanz Calavia; 75.
Lanz Calavia 1 Halwick; 76. Lanz Calavia 1 Kubasky; 77.
Tournament Office: Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG) Email: Fahrbach 0 Sender. EM/M/GT/A007: 68. Fahrbach 1 Wagner;
[email protected] 69. De Vault 0 Braga da Silva; 70. Sever 0 Irvin; 71. Braakhuis 0
http://webs.satlink.com/usuarios/a/ajeinteg/iccfto.html De Vault; 72. Wagner Dempster; 73. Fahrbach Braakhuis;
74. Hitselberger 1 Braakhuis; 75. Smithers 1 Hitselberger. Sever
ICCF Email Cup Semifinals
Semifinals 1 etl vs. Braga da Silva move 6. EM/M/GT/A008: 14. Limayo
Vecek; 15. Firnhaber 1 Limayo; 16. Limayo 1 da Silva ; 17.
EM/Cup/B001: 22.Lykke 1 Niewold. EM/Cup/B002: Pukropski 1 da Silva; 18. da Silva 1 Vecek; 19. firnhaber
12.Roberts 0 Bogdanov, 13.Adams 0 Grodzensky, 14.Randa 1 Speisser; 20. Firnhaber Mogstad; 21. Fahrbach 0 Firnhaber;
Roberts, 15/16.Lannaioli 0 Randa, Juan, 17.Bogdanov 22. Groot-Lipman Fahrbach; 23. Speisser Limayo; 24.
Lannaioli. EM/Cup/B005: 1. Rawlings Owens; 2. Cucchi 1 Hommel 1 Groot-Lipman; 25.Lyukmanov 0 Limayo; 26. Groot-
Owens. EM/Cup/B006: 1. Alexander 0 Voutilainen; 2. Alexander Lipman 0 Limayo; 27 Lyukmanov Groot-Lipman; 28. Vecek
0 Roccasalva. 0 Firnhaber EM/M/GT/A009: 14. Lacoste Lannaioli; 15.
Starace 0 Rothman ; 16. Bunk Vodep; 17. Starace 1 Lacoste;
ICCF Email Cup Preliminaries
Preliminaries 18. Starace Bunk; 19. Krueger Starace; 20.Lannaioli
Final Result, Cup/A017: 21.Dapples Plattner. Positions: 1. Krueger; 21. Rothman Lutzenberger; 22. Lacoste
Gaspare Alesi (ITA) 5, 2. Rolf Plattner (GER) 4, 3-5. Pierre Lutzenberger; 23.Starace 0 da Silva; 24. da Silva Rothman;
Dapples (SWZ), Michael Kaufmann (GER) & Hugh Flockhart 25. da Silva Lannaioli; 26. Krueger 1 da Silva; 27. Lutzenberger
(SCO) 3, 6-7. Joe Castillo (USA) & Christopher Morgan (USA) Starace; 28. da Silva 0 Mrugala. EM/M/GT/A010: 1.
0. Baklanov 1 Cody
 60 June 1998

North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

1642 N. Volusia Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763 USA.
Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected] NAPZ
USA Championship AP1-39 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
TD: Allen Wright 1 Scotty Louden USA 1 1 0 0
US CCC 11 Final:
No new results 2 S. Vaillancourt CAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
US CCC 12 Final: 3 Miss Y.P. Ho HKG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jones 1 Barbre, Brandhorst Lonoff, Domanski Eisen, 4 Allan A.Miller USA 1 1 1
Musgrove 1 Eisen, Lonoff McLaughlin, Musgrove Shea, 5 Willy C. Ng PHI 1 1 1 1 1 5
CORR Duliba 1 (NOT 0) Musgrove.
6 T. Lord AUS 1 1 1 0 1 4
NAICCC VIII 7 Frank Krueger USA 1 1 0 0 0
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN)
28. Edwards 1 Weinstock, 29. Weinstock 1 Deidun, 30. Hux
Thompson, 31. Pedersen 1 Martinovsky, 32. Edwards NAPZ 1-01 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 Pts.
Embrey, 33. Thompson Edwards, 34. Thompson Hodges 1 Bob Addison USA 0 1 1 1 1 4
0
35. Martinovsky 0 Hux 1, 36. Hux 1 Wright 0.
Early Leader: Robert E. Hux 7/9 (5 games in play). 2 Elmo Mugnani USA 1 1 1 1 5
1
3 A.B. Hailey USA 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
Master Class 4 D.B. Johnston USA 0 0 1 1 0 3
1
5 J.J. Deffely USA 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
TD: Allen Wright
NAPZ M-62: 17 Luk Luen Wah 1 Kistler. M65: 10 Stueber 6 Arthur Strobbe USA 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Halwick, 11/12. Chapin Stueber, Chapin Lang. 7 Gary Campbell USA 0 1 1 1 1 4
New Section M-68: Steve Bolduc (CAN), Clive Murden (AUS),
Allan Johnston (NZD), Dr. Jason Bokar (USA), Claude
Bloodgood (USA), Robert L. Laing (USA) and Luk Luen Wah NAPZ 1-02 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
(HKG).
1 F. S. Griego USA 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
TD for Promotional prize events: Maurice Carter
2 Garry Pagunsan USA 1 1 0 0 0 2
NAPZ Master Prize (2nd series)
M-02: Doren Golyak, Golyak Shaw . 3 Steven Patterson USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Crawford Daniels USA 1 1 1 0 0 3
First Class 5 M.P. Scanlon USA 1 1 1 1 0 1 5
TD: George Stibal (AUS) 6 A. Mathiopoulos GRC 1 1 1 4
AP1-35, 1-36, 1-37 and 1-38: These sections are all completed: 7 Alan Miller USA 0 1 1 1 0 3
see the crosstables.
AP1-39: Two games remain open but Willy C. Ng (PHI) has
API-36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
AP1-35 1994-8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
1 Jerry Waldman JAP 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 A.T. Buttles TLD 0 1 1 1 4
2 Miss Y.P. Ho HKG 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 H.W. Gustafson USA 1 0 0 1 1 1 4
3 Bob Meinert USA 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
3 Thierry Lanz USA 1 1 0 1 4
4 E.J. Boyle USA 1 1 1 1 4
4 Shinichi Washio JAP 0 1 0 1 0 1 3
5 Frank Krueger CAN 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
5 D.J. Duke USA 0 1 0 2
6 Robert Giroux CAN 1 1 1 1 1 5
6 Philip Harris CAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
7 Dan Warner USA 1 0 0 1 0 2
7 Iain Gunn SCO 0 0 0 1 2

API-37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. API-38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 Hirashima Takateru JAP 1 3 1 Nikolai Brunni 0 0 0 0 0
2 A.E.Jorgensen CAN 1 0 1 3 2 H.W.Gustafson 1 0 1 1 4
3 Alan A.Jones USA 0 0 1 2 3 Donald Hanebutt 1 1 1 1 5
4 M. Lauterbach USA 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 Gene Bate 1 0 0 0 1 2
5 Nikolai Brunni USA 0 0 1 0 2 5 Dr.Murray Smith 1 1 0 1 1 1 5
6 Ted Lord AUS 0 2 6 Garry Pagunsan 1 0 1 0 0 2
7 R. A. Cheshire USA 0 0 2 7 Phillip E. James 0 0 0 0 1 1
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won the group: see crosstable. NAPZ 1-03 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

API-40: 1/2 Gustafson Hughes, 1 Louden. API-41: 1/4.
Pagunsan 0 Kremer, Beardsley, Wheeler, 1 Smith. 5./6. Kremer 1 Alan A. Jones USA 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
1 Beardsley, Smith. 7. Lord 0 Wheeler. 8. Beardsley Wheeler. 2 F.S. Griego USA 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
AP1-42: 1/6. Munoz 0 vs. all, 7. Brown 1 Wong. 3 Robert Giroux CAN 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
Prize sections 4 Anthony Aliberti USA 1 1 0 1 0 1 4
NA 1-01, 1-02, 1-03 and 1-04: These sections are all completed:
see the crosstables. 5 James D. Healy USA 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
6 John T. Ridgins USA 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Second Class 7 Dr G.M. Levitt USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TD: Ralph P. Marconi
NAPZ 2-39 Richard Lajeunesse forfeits, games awarded to: NAPZ 1-04 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Williams, Roberts & Orban. NAPZ 2-40 14. Chrzanowski 1
1 Arthur Stobbe USA 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Blanchette 0. NAPZ 2-41 4.Johnsrud 0 Owens 1; 5.Owens
Levin 2 Gregory Cross USA 1 0 0 0 1 2
Ralph Marconi now has tables for his NAPZ sections at: 3 Charles A. Pote USA 1 1 1 1 5
http://www.angelfire.com/vt/rmarconichesspage/ 4 Phillip E. James USA 0 0 0 0 1 1
5 Donald Hanebutt USA 1 1 1 0 1 4
6 Don Bloomquist USA 1 1 1 1 1 5

COPPA LATINA V 7 Marvin Pestcoe USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standing at 24/03/98 (319 of 560 games finished = 57%): 1

Organised by ASIGC. Italy-A 62% 45pts (73 games), 2 Italy-B 60% 47 (78), 3 France
TD: Nol vant Riet (NLD) 56% 58 (103), 4 Portuga1 47% 29 (62), 5 Belgium 46% 36
(79), 6 Spain 45% 43 (97), 7 Switzer1and 43% 44 (103), 8
Board 1 39/41. Bernal Caamao (ESP) 0 Van Praet (BEL), 1 0
Romania 35% 15 (43).
Martin (ROM); 42. Colombo (ITA-A) Rogemont (FRA); 43.
Rogemont 1 Arbrile (ITA-B);
Board 2 30. Spitz (FRA) 1 Laurent (BEL); 31/33. Pavoni
(ITA-B) Dabija (ROM), 1 Guimaraes (POR), Gonzlez AFRO-ASIAN ZONE
Freixas (ESP); 34. Dabija (ROM) Walker (SWZ);
Board 3 11/13. Baer (SWZ) 1 Moncher (ITA-A), 0 Monteiro
(POR); 14/16. Cutillas Ripoll (ESP) 1 Rodriguez Martin (BEL),
Baer (SWZ); 17. Troffiguer (FRA) Cutillas Ripoll; 18/ Zonal Director and TD: Mohamed Samraoui (ALG). Email:
20. Tarantino (ITA-B) 1 1 Moncher (etl), Troffiguer; <[email protected]>
Board 4 15/16. Boonet (BEL), Colucci (ITA-B) 0 Bouverot
(FRA); 17/18. Muri (SWZ), Bouverot 1 Amaro (POR); Cusmir 1st Afro-
Afro-Asian Email Championship
o-Asian
(ROM) 1.etl in both games against Garc Gutierrez (ESP) and This suggestion made by the friends Alvarez and Morgado has
Colucci, start new reflexion time 1.1.98; become a reality; the first edition officially started on 20.4.98
Board 5 31/32. Surez Sedeo (ESP) Bascetta (ITA-A), 1 (the starting lists were sent to all the participants since 10.4.98).
Scaramuzzo (ITA-B); 33. Bascetta 1 Mertens (BEL); 34. We have 3 groups with each 8 players and the 3 best will qualify
Scaramuzzo Mevel (FRA); Hang (ROM) 1.etl in both games to the Final.
against Mertens (BEL), start new reflection time 11.2.98; Group A: V. Pandit (India), K. Chorfi (Morocco), S. Schmelkov
Board 6 21/22. Iodice (ITA-B) 1 Leconte (FRA), Castellano (Uzbekistan), Z. Ramlee (Brunei), K.L. Ching (Malaysia), H.
(ITA-A); 23/25. Svendsen (SWZ) 0 Mendes (POR), Boada Onoda (Japan), M. Rafik (Egypt), E. Van der Riet (South Africa).
Llombart (ESP); 26. Grozescu (ROM) 0 Leconte; 27/28. Group B: Dr. A. Chatterjee (India), G. Altanoch (Mongolia),
Leconte Castellano; W. Chiam (Malaysia), K. Benbachir (Morocco), A. Kasapoglu
Board 7 38/39. Verdier (FRA), Curado (POR) Calzolari (Turkey), W. Sandaruwan (Sri Lanka), R. El Messiri (Egypt),
(ITA-A); 40/42. Calzolari \, Garcia Gutirrez (ESP), Poscente H. Vivian (South Africa).
(ITA-B) 1 Curado (POR); 43/45. Poscente (ITA-B) 1 , Group C:: K.Akadegawa (Japan), A. Namdeo (India), V.
Calzolari Huybrecht (BEL); 46. Garcia Gutierrez Follert Muralidharan (Malaysia), R. Messerschmidt (South Africa), T.
(ROM); Siratana (Thailand), G. De Velez (Philippines), S.V. Lam Huan
Board 8 26/27. Wrth (SWZ) 0, Lotti (ITA-A) 1 Clement (Singapore), K. Tjiptadi (Indonesia).
(BEL); 28/31. De Lagontrie (FRA) 1 Wrth, 0 Clement, 1 1 Reserve in case of withdrawals: Mekki Samraoui (Algeria).
Iliescu (ROM) (etl); 32/34. Iliescu 0 Wrth (etl), 0 0 Bas i
Fortuny (etl); 35. Lotti 1 Iliescu (etl); leave Bas i Fortuny (ESP)
16.12.97 15.1.98; Afroatin indi
Afroatin vidual
individual
Board 9 16. Vedrunes (FRA) 0 (etl) Grasso (ITA-B); 17. Maffei Marques-Stobbe 1-0 , Nelson-Briao 0-1(def) , Knol-Soberano
(ITA-A) 1 Lber (SWZ); 18/19. Berbecu (ROM) 0 (etl) 0 0-1, Nelson-Ramini 0-1 Sans-Precerutti 1-0, Stratico Sarozy,
Grasso; 20/21. Goyvaerts (BEL) 1 1 Lopes (POR) (etl); Lber Cameron-Hamilton 0-1, Remus- Stratico, Hampl
1st etl. in his White game against Grasso, new start of reflec- Gonzales, Neto-Remus 1-0, Anilkumar-Skeels 1-0, Chorfi-
tion time at move 39; Stobbe 1-0.
Board 10 34. Steinhauser (SWZ) Vasile (ROM); 35/36. Vasile
Milgram (FRA), 0 Barbafiera (ITA-B); 37/39. Toscano 2nd African CC Championship
(ITAA) 0 Palmkoeck (BEL), 1 1 Vasile (etl); 40. Marques (POR) Achour-Hayes 0-1, Hayes 1 Behar. Standing: Chorfi 7pts/7,
Toscano Hayes 6,5/8 , Benagoudjil 5,5/6 , Achour 5/8 , Behar 4/7.
 62 June 1998

T BO
HIS month we are of the references to be
mostly concerned found in older-style
with openings opening books. These are

OKS
books; it seems to be that mostly advantages for
time of the year! Shortly readers who are practical
before my deadline, an OTB players but they mean
important-looking new that volumes in this series
book by Dvoretsky and (while useful) are rarely
Yusupov arrived which I comprehensive enough for
shall deal with next month. the correspondence player
The variation 1 d4 Nf6 2 Reviewed by Tim at master class.
c4 Nc6 has somehow in Harding The Trompowsky by
recent years acquired the British GM Joe Gallagher
appropriate name The (Chess Press Opening
E533333 and such-like
Black Knights Tango Guides, Cadogan, 14-99)
but now the lesson seems
and that is the title of is in direct competition to
to have been forgotten: see
Georgi Orlovs book the book by Julian Hodgson
page 111!
about it (Batsford, 12-99). reviewed here recently by
Also, as with the recent
He covers the lines that can Allan Savage. I havent seen
book by Vasser, there is
arise from it via 3 d5, 3 g3 Hodgsons book but I
extensive use of underlined
and 3 Nf3 including suspect that he has made a
text: the last resort of a poor
repertoire-style coverage of severe marketing blunder
typesetter! First Rank
transpositions to the Kings by not getting out first with
Publishing need to invest in
Indian. (One way that can a single-volume book on
some new fonts!
happen is illustrated by the the opening, because for
Or maybe they have
game Weber-Felicio on most people one book on
now done so, since this
page 26 of the present the Tromp will be enough.
fault is not apparent in the
issue.) It must be particularly
Opening Guides series they
This actually highlights a galling for him that he is
are doing: three for
problem for Black: if he is cited on almost every page
Cadogan (in the same style
not a Kings Indian player, so that readers of
as last years with the tuck-
the early ...Nc6 is not such Gallaghers book almost
in cover flap) and three new
a good option. It is also a feel they are getting Julian
ones just arrived for
pity that 1...Nc6 is not as a co-author.
Batsford (no flap) which
covered (or even Players of the Tromp, I
will be reviewed next
mentioned so far as I can suspect, are starting to feel
month.
see). that the wheel is turning
All these books are
The book has an against them, especially in
selective to some extent.
attractive cover, but inside CC, as now their opponents
Their strength is that they
the organisation could be can be booked-up in a way
concentrate on explaining
better. When Bob Wade that was not really possible
modern main lines to the
was running the Batsford until this year. Black had do
average-to-expert player
opening series he schooled his own research in the past
through recent games and
authors to avoid sub- but that is not the case
leave out some variations,
divisions that led to anymore as Gallagher
older examples and many
variations identified as provides a whistle-stop tour
 Chess Mail 63

of all the main variations Kostens 10 pages are short survey of the
and those who want more decidedly skimpy. He Trompowsky line played
detail can then turn to doesnt give enough space by Anand against Karpov,
Hodgson. to the lines that really matter and 20 pages on the
The Semi-Slav by and appears to be unaware Budapest Fajarowicz (A51),
Matthew Sadler of some important games. a line which really seems to
(Cadogan, 14-99), which In case the rest of the book have caught on since my
complements his earlier is of this standard, I would 1996 book for Chess Digest.
book on the Slav in the advise against buying it, but I have tried to like
same series, covers 1 d4 d5 maybe Kosten just couldnt S*T*A*R* Chess by GM
2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6 be bothered to research 6 Paul Motwani (Gambit
leading to the Botvinnik Bd3 properly. Publications, 240pp, 15-
Variation (5 Bg5) and the Schachzentrale Kurt 99) but despite several
various forms of Meran (5 Rattmann, Hamburg, attempts have been unable
e3 Nbd7). He thus restricts recently issued a small CD to finish it. It is meant to be
the material to a with PGN and CBF/CBI an instruction book but I
manageable amount for a files of all the Schach- just find the authors style
160-page book but buyers Archiv openings articles indigestible. The book,
should note what is left out. from 1973-97. This is a which follows two that
His move order circum- valuable resource Batsford published, has
vents some lines normally containing analysis of even less of a consistent
considered to be part of the several thousand positions; theme (except the arbitrary
Semi-Slav, viz. the 3 Nc3 e6 the price 98 DM. Chess star concept) is basically
4 e4 gambit and 3...e6 4 Nf3 Archives was begun by Max a loose collection of
dxc4. Euwe in the 1950s and used annotated games.
The French Advance to consist of monthly pages Finally, John Knudsen
by Tony Kosten for insertion in a ring binder has issued a 48-page
(Cadogan, 14-99) follows according to its own system booklet Essential Chess
on the heels of Gary Lanes of opening codes. In the Quotations; for price and
1994 Beating The French 1960s it was available in ordering details see Johns
for Batsford. This is English, German and website (URL on page 51)
somewhat surprising as 3 Dutch. Later it became a or write to him at:
e5 is probably the least German publication when Jahnstrasse 9-b, 67574
dangerous of the main lines GM Pachman took it over, Osthofen, Germany.
for Black to meet; its and in recent years GM Lev Whether you want the
attraction for the average Gutman has been the funny (If you cant beat
player is that perhaps you editor. your computer at chess, try
can get away with knowing The latest example (in kick-boxing Anon), the
a bit less theory. 164-page book form) is thought-provoking (Some
Compared with the other Schach-Archiv 47, part of a mistake is always
two Cadogan books, there containing articles on the 6 correct Tartakower) or
are more old games in this f4 Najdorf Sicilian (B93), the inspiring (Chess is the
volume, and compared Caro-Kann with 4...Nd7 gymnasium of the mind
with Lanes reasonably (B17), a line in the Pascal) this is a handy
thorough coverage of the Scandinavian with 2... work to keep by the
Milner-Barry Gambit, Qxd5 3 Nc3 Qa5 (B06), a bedside for dipping into.
 64 June 1998

The databases are loaded (continued from page 50)

For example, almost all games in the IECC Far worse, the ICCF file for the Email
1996 and many in the IECC 1997 archives Team Championship puts all players
which I downloaded recently lack the countries before their names. So the CB6
designation IECC most inconvenient Player Index couldnt find Lekos games
when they are to be merged into a large as he was under H: [HUN] Leko instead
database. To change the tournament field of L. If you must put in a country
of every single game is impracticably time- designation, do it in the forename field,
consuming in CBF. In CB6 it is possible to after the name: Leko,Peter [HUN].
amend the Tournament Index but this has This kind of thing is really maddening
to be done for each event separately. as there is no way of fixing it except to
Thus it is better to begin with, for process each player individually
example, the IECC PGN file rather than quicker in CB6 than PGN. So if you are
the CBF and open it in, e.g. Wordpad. collecting games for distribution to other
You will find most games have the people, please follow the standard usage
tournament specified under [Event] while or the users wont thank you!
the Site field is ??. Simply do a search-
and-replace. Change all instances of [Site
?] to [Site IECC] and save as textfile Subscription
(not a Word document). Then reopen in Information
ChessBase, copying all the games to your
CB6 database. Its not as good as having Full subscription informationis
IECC in the Event field but a lot quicker available in previous issues or at
than modifying numerous different http://www.chessmail.com/
tournament designations. subform.html. All new
In the IECC 1997 collection, it is also subscriptions start with our 1/1998
necessary to provide some of the games issue unless otherwise specified.
with a year. This is done by changing Surface mail: 29/ US $46 or
[Date ????.??.??] to [Date 1997]. DM70. Air mail 35 (Europe) or
If a game has the wrong year, which 40 (Rest of the World) for a full
often happens with CC, set the right year year (11 issues).
in the Tournament Index; this changes the You can pay by Visa/Mastercard,
EventDate in the Details dialog. International Money Orders or
Unfortunately it doesnt change the year Eurocheques in IR. We also
for individual games. One solution is to accept Sterling/US Dollar/
create a PGN file and change all the dates Deutschmark Bank Drafts.
with a text editor. If there are not too Personal cheques from UK/USA/
many, you can do it in CB6. Open the Ireland only. DO NOT SEND
game header with ALT-W (no need to CASH.
open the game itself), go to the Details For direct payment to our bank
menu where the correct year will be seen; in IR use: Bank of Ireland,
click OK and the main game date will Terenure, Dublin 6, Ireland.
change to match. Save the change. Repeat Branch code 90-02-52. Account
for other games that have the wrong year. Chess Mail Ltd., no. 73606281.
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7/1998
Walter Mooij on CC,
GM Viktor Korchnoi
and all that jazz...
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NE important proposal that delegates to the 1998 ICCF A07 46
Congress in this issue.may be asked to consider in September A10 32
is the inauguration of an annual Email World Championship, A30 21
which could be started as early as 1999. A34 23
This is likely to provoke strong reactions and we are willing to A40 20
give space in Chess Mail to a debate on this. Contributions should be A46 17
short and to the point. To give time for more distant readers, especially A87 39
A98 37
those without email, to have their say, we can accept contributions
up to August 20 for inclusion in our pre-Congress issue 10. B01 34-36
Those in favour are likely to argue that if ICCF does not take this B07 8
step, it could be pre-empted by another organisation. It is hard to B17 42
assess how serious a threat this is. A strong argument against, B22 43, 48
B28 26
however, is that the establishment of such a tournament would B33 13, 27, 48
devalue the present World Championship and could destabilise the B72 18
whole carefully-erected structure of CC events, leaving playesrs in B79 28
some countries out in the cold. What do you think? B89 21

A
NOTHER topic likely to come up for discussion is the question C12 41
of time limits and the second time control. Chess Mail believes C15 14
that exceeding the time limit once should mean losing the C18 19, 40, 42
game. This variation from standard ICCF rules is the practice in BPCF C30 48
events, but attempts to change the ICCF rule have always run into C44 49
serious opposition from some continental European countries. C45 15
C49 18
While Congress decided in 1996 that the new set of ICCF playing C55 22
rules for tournaments normally played by post must stand for a C57 62-63
minimum of four years (i.e. until April 2001), rule changes for email C78 25
tournaments could be decided this year. C82 5
ICCFs email tournaments seek to attract players to CC who have C84 15
hitherto only played OTB, and such players used to the law of the C89 29
clock flag must find it strange that in ICCF events you can lose on D00 19
time without losing the game. D11 22
I believe Rule 6B is an anachronism. Congress 1998 should be D31 24
asked to vote in principle for the abolition of the second control so E11 44
that the Rules Commission has a clear guideline for drafting E46 20
amendments in future. In the meantime, the rule should be changed E52 44
for all email events beginning from January 1, 1999. E59 45
Here, too, we throw our pages open to readers for their views. E87 6
E97 24, 44
Tim Harding, Editor
 2 July 1998

Walter Mooij: Chasing tthe

he ICCF
gr andmaster title and all tthat
grandmaster hat jazz
Thank you for agreeing to the
interview.
I notice from your answers to the
Intervie
Intervieww by
questionnaire that music is very
important to you. What is your
Tim Har ding
Harding
favourite music, and is it hard to
divide your time between music and Walter Mooij factfile
chess now that you are retired?
Yes, music is very important to me. My Born: June 21, 1938 in Amsterdam
favourite kinds of music are classical Married..
music I studied piano (and clarinet) at Work: After my study at the
the Amsterdam Conservatory and jazz Amsterdam Conservatory (piano and
music. I shall restrict myself now to jazz clarinet), at first I worked as a jazz
music. In this music I am especially musician. Later I changed to the civil
interested in the period from the Forties service and worked lately as a
with the development of bop by the secretary for the Social Security
legendary Charlie Parker till today. In
all its appearances. The music I play is Service. Now I am retired and only
Mainstream jazz from the end of the play music and chess.
Fifties and Sixties. Often in clubs and Other hobbies: Collecting chess
sometimes for a concert; mostly with a books (about 4,500-5,000 volumes).
piano trio, sometimes with a soloist. Best CC results include:
(Mainstream jazz is the form of jazz in IM title in Heilimo Memorial II 1978-
which the music is improvised and based 82.
on chord sequences.) EU/M/735 and EU/M/768: both first
During the last five years it is not so place with 5/6.
difficult to divide my time between 44th EU Championship, 1st place with
music and chess. In earlier days, 11/14 and qualification for a World
however, I simply made the fault to Championship Final.
play too many games at the same time
in combination with other activities.
I believe that you are friendly with whose style of play I admired and still
Viktor Korchnoi. Perhaps you can tell admire! As a frequent visitor to chess
tournaments, I immediately recognised
readers something about how you him and it was hardly possible not to
met him and so on. introduce myself.
Yes, indeed. I met him during his After this ceremony, he invited me for
Candidates match with Reshevsky in a drink and we had a long talk. I attended
1968, somewhere in Amsterdam, where his match with Reshevsky, played in the
he was walking with his second at that Olympisch Stadion (easily won by him
time, the late GM Furman. I really walked with 5-2) and after this match we
straight into the arms of the grandmaster, became friendly, which led to a
 Chess Mail 3

CC-IM Walter Mooij ... learned a lot from his friend Viktor Korchnoi

reasonable correspondence. almost sure that correspondence chess is

During, and probably before, the IBM- not in agreement with his character...
tournament in 1976 he took the decision
to defect from the Soviet Union and I told How did you become a CC master?
him that for the time being he could live I became a CC-master in the Heilimo
in my house. About 5 months later he B Memorial which was held from 1978-
decided to establish himself in 1982. Before this tournament I scored
Switzerland. already half a norm in the Preliminaries
I have very pleasant memories of that of the 2nd European Team Championship
time and he taught me important things from 1978-1980. In the Lithuania-100
about the game. What always has struck Memorial and the 44th European
me about him, is his fondness for the Championship I achieved the IM-title too.
game. Therefore it is clear to me that he The latter I won with 11/14.
will play chess as long as he can... How important is it be a strong OTB
We still have contacts by letter. The player first?
last time I asked him his opinion Of course it is important to be a strong
OTB-player. Such a player will be more
about my treatment of a finished on the alert and will take a quicker
endgame I played in the 44th Europ- decision. Especially now, I realise how
ean Championship. He immediately important it was that I gave up OTB-chess
answered. I dont think Korchnoi about 20 years ago...
ever played correspondence chess? CC is something different, as you can
Did you discuss this with him and if analyse positions leaning behind in your
so what is his opinion about CC? chair with your legs on the table... It
Not as far as I know. But...frankly makes you lazy.
speaking I never asked him, as I assumed Normally a game costs me a lot of time.
that he needs the OTB-tension! I am Sometimes I even overstep the time-limit
 4 July 1998

the first time if the position requires [a nearly always is the lower placed players
hard] decision. I can remember my only of the tournament table....
game with the late Kor Mulder van Leens Yes, winning the 44th European
Championship has been my best result
Dijkstra in the Heilimo B Memorial, till now. It took about 5 years (1991-1996).
which I won after a 1st etl. The main obstacles on the way were
Your career has coincided with that Blokh, Yemeljanov (both Russia) and
of some of the strongest Dutch CC Haese from Germany. Against the latter I
players like Timmerman and van lost the only game. Anyway, with the
Oosterom. Have you played players Manfred Kahn, Werner Haufe
interesting games with them? Did you (both Germany) and Francis Farcy
meet them, or other top Dutch CC (France) it has been a strong field.
players (e.g. Dijkstra) personally? Is there a noticeable difference
Yes you are right. With Timmerman between the European Champion-
and Van Oosterom I did not play games. ship level of opposition and the extra
Gert Timmerman I have met personally needed to achieve a GM result?
as well as Kor Mulder van Leens Dijkstra, I really think there isnt in my case! It
whom I visited several times on his farm will depend on the categories of both
in the north of Holland. Further I played tournaments; although ratings sometimes
games, among others, with IGMs Dick are relative...
van Geet, Wiersma, Seewald, Ger van As you have good contacts with
Perlo and Sarink. Especially my games Argentina too, can you say if the
against Kor, Dick van Geet (in which I standard of play (both in general and
managed to achieve a draw after a difficult at the top) in Europe and Latin-
defence) and the games with Henk Sarink
were interesting. Finally, with my score America is the same? Are there
of 6/9 I am quite satisfied. differences of style?
What is the secret of the popularity I dont think there are differences in the
standard of play in Latin America and
and success of CC in the Netherlands? Europe; nor there are differences in style.
In my opinion Henk Mostert and Dick The only difference is in the number of
Smit have done much for the popularity correspondence players on both cont-
of CC in the Netherlands. Henk Mostert inents! Thinking only of countries such as
did a lot of PR in order to stimulate CC, Russia and Germany, it is evident to me that
while Dick Smit gave advice to the Dutch not only the number of players is larger,
players. The latter sadly died last year and but consequently the top is broader too.
Henk had to give up his activities because
of a stroke. Its a great loss for Dutch CC. What is the most fascinating or the
I guess that until you achieve the most difficult position you had to
GM title the best result of your analyse in a correspondence game?
Its impossible to say. I do remember
career so far was winning European a number of games with difficult and/or
Championship 44? fascinating positions.
How long did that take and what were Do you use a computer for prep-
the main obstacles on the way? aration and/or analysis and if so, in
About achieving the IGM-title I have what way?
to correct you. This will depend on the Yes. I use a computer for preparation
results of my last two remaining games in and I must say that the ChessBase
the Lewkowitz B Memorial. program is of great help. For analysing, I
Unfortunately I have to win both of them!! am not so enthusiastic. Especially with
My general problem in tournaments endgames I dont trust these electronic
 Chess Mail 5

wonders.
For example, I can remember a game No computer will come to
with the Brazilian player Mario Biava from the idea to sacrifice the
the Lewkowitz B Memorial. In this queen in such positions.
game, my opponent had a slightly better
position after 26 moves. As I foresaw a According to the
difficult endgame especially if it should programs assessment, I
come to an exchange of rooks I started
to analyse a queen sacrifice (against a would be a lunatic...
rook and a knight). According to the
appraisal of the program I would be a
lunatic... No computer will come to the 21 c1
idea to sacrifice the queen in such A good move. I now had to reckon with
positions. Except when there is a position an eventual f3, but I had found an
on the board in which there is a forced
mate, then it will find the solution of interesting answer.
course! Eventually I offered my queen and 21c5
made a draw. The most active way, I think.
22 f3!
Open Spanish (C82) Yet more dangerous than I had ex-
Mario Silas Biava (BRS) - pected.
Walter Johan Mooij (NLD) 22e7!
Lewkowitz Memorial B, 1994-97 Now after 23 fxe4 xf1+ 24 xf1
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 xe4 25 xc5 (25 xe4? xe4 26 f2
f6 5 00 xe4 6 d4 b5 7 b3 d5 8 d3+ +) 25xb1 26 xe7 xe7 27
dxe5 e6 9 c3 c5 10 bd2 00 11 d2 d3 28 xb4 xe2 29 d1 d2+
c2 f5 12 b3 g6 13 fd4 xd4 30 e1 e2+ 31 f1 d2+ Black
After 13xd4? 14 cxd4 b6 15 f3 anyway has a perpetual check.
g5 16 xg5 xg5 17 f4! h4 18 f5 White 23 e1 f6 24 d2 xb1 25 xb4
had a clear edge in Kostro-Pioch, Poland cxb4 26 xb1
1973. XIIIIIIIIY
14 cxd4 a5 15 e3 a4 16 c1 9-+-+rtrk+0
After 16 d2 Black has still the 9+-+-wq-zpp0
possibility to exchange knights on d2. 9-+-+-sn-+0
After the text, White can decide later to 9+p+p+-+-0
play f2-f3, attacking Blacks on e4. I 9-zp-zP-+-+0
think the text is more dangerous for Black,
as it avoids simplification by the exchange
9zpP+-+P+-0
of pieces. 9P+-+N+PzP0
16a3 17 b3 f6 18 exf6 xf6 19 e2 9+RwQ-tR-mK-0
b4 20 b1 ae8 xiiiiiiiiy
Played in the game Liberzon-Stean,
Beer-Sheva 1982. In this game there After 26 b1 I did not like my position
followed 21 g3 e6 22 xe4?! (22 c1 and thought Whites position to be
leads to an equal game - Krasenkov.) preferable. Especially if it should come
22dxe4 23 d2 d3 24 f3 exf3 25 xf3 to an endgame, Blacks weak pawns on
e7 with the initiative for Black. b4 and b5 could be very vulnerable. Only
if Black could make use of his trump, the
 6 July 1998

a3-pawn, could he have chances. Apart from the Lewkowitz Memorial,

Therefore I started analysing a have you other current or upcoming
sacrifice, in most variations leading to the events, e.g. the new Olympiad?
win of Whites a-pawn and a draw. I do Yes, I shall play for my country in the
not know how many hours I spent at this Preliminaries for the 13th Olympiad. In
position but... anyway, quite a lot! After 1999 I hope to start in the 3/4 Final for
thoroughly looking into the variations, I the World Championship.
became convinced that this should be How do you see the future of
anyway the best and most effective correspondence chess, with email,
defence! Its a coincidence that I have had computers etc.?
the final position leading to the draw on It is difficult to predict. On the one hand
the board. yes, on the other no. I have the impression
26xe2! 27 xe2 xe2 28 a1 that the possibility to use email will
Black not only got and for the , stimulate players to play CC, but there is
but has condemned White to protect his a large number of players who will stop
a-pawn with the . with CC owing to the use of computers.
28fe8 29 g4 Generally speaking, I am a little bit
One of the logical moves here to drive sceptical. Anyway it is useless to discuss
away the black . In some variations, about the use of computers, to forbid it
however, this appeared to be no threat at or not!? Take it or leave it!
all! By the way, its funny that I practically
29h6 30 h4 b2 31 g5 hxg5 32 never heard complaints about the use of
xg5 chess books and periodicals! In this case,
The alternative 32 hxg5 did not give as a collector, I undisputedly must have
White an advantage either, according to an advantage.
all the variations I analysed. One variation Finally about playing CC by email. If I
ever will take the decision to play by
went 32ee2 and now: email, I think that I should need e.g. 5
a) 33 gxf6?? should lead to a lost days a move in order to preserve myself
position for White after 33g2+ 34 h1 from suicide...
h2+ 35 g1 bg2+ 36 f1 c2!. After
this, White has the unpleasant choice Kings Indian Smisch (E87)
between giving the for the , or being Walter Johan Mooij (NLD) -
mated on h1. For example, 37 f7+ f8! Hendrik Bartus Sarink (NLD)
38 xc2 xc2 and White will lose the 100 Years CC in Lithuania, 1988
endgame as he has to give up his a2- (Notes by Mooij)
pawn in order to free his . 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
b) 33 c8+ e8 34 b8 h7 35 g3 f3 00 6 e3 e5 7 d5 h5
g6 36 c1 xa2 37 c6+ h7 38 g6+ In our first game, played in the NBC-
g8 39 c1 (The threat is mate.) Volmac Master Tournament, my
39ab2 40 g5 f8 41 f4+ e7 42 opponent played the same variation
f7+ d6 43 f8+ with a draw. against IM Hans Brugman, a friend of
32ee2 33 h5 xa2 34 xa2 xa2 mine, and me. We both lost our games.
35 h6 f7 36 xg7+ e6 37 h7 . Immediately after the tournament was
There could have followed 37xh7 over, my friend started analysing where
38 xh7 b2 and perpetual check to he (we) went wrong. He found a new
prevent the a3-pawn marching on. move and, after we analysed together, we
 Chess Mail 7

came to the conclusion that the new move Here Black obviously didnt trust the
he found was a real improvement. variations starting with 22xe4 23
Therefore I enjoyed it very much to see xe4 xg2 as White will dominate the
that my opponent was playing the same g-file in combination with the pair of
variation against me! Unfortunately Hans bishops. Anyway, if I were playing with
Brugman did not get a second chance the black pieces I surely shouldnt have
against the same opponent, as he stopped chosen this variation.
with correspondence chess after this 23 c6 e8? 24 b6 d7 25 ec1
tournament because of a lack of time. xc6 26 dxc6 c8 27 c2 h8 28
8 d2 f5 9 000 d7 10 exf5 gxf5 b3 g6 29 d5 e7 30 a3 g7 31
11 d3 df6 12 ge2 a6?! g4 fxg3 32 hxg3 h8 33 c7 d7 34
12...h8. f7 10.
13 g3 f4 14 xh5 xh5 XIIIIIIIIY
In a game Botvinnik-Medina, Tel Aviv 9-+q+-+-mk0
ol 1964, followed 14...fxe3 15 xf6+ xf6 9+-zPlvlQ+p0
16 c2 h6 17 e4 e.g. 17...e2+ 18 d2 9pvL-zp-+r+0
xh2 19 xh2 e1+ 20 d1 e3+ 21
9+p+-zp-+n0
b1 with a difficult defence for Black.
15 f2 f5 16 e4 b5?! 9-+-+N+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9zPL+-+PzP-0
9r+-wq-trk+0 9-zP-+-+-+0
9+-zp-+-vlp0 9mK-tR-+-+-0
9p+-zp-+-+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+p+Pzpl+n0 Now for a finish from the same event.
9-+P+Nzp-+0 Robertas Sutkus (LIT) -
9+-+L+P+-0 Walter Mooij (NLD)
9PzP-wQ-vLPzP0 Lithuania100, 1988
9+-mKR+-+R0 After White had neglected to maintain
xiiiiiiiiy the better position in an earlier stage of
the game, he made a terrible mistake
17 c5! following my last move, 30...c8-e8.
This is the improvement. In the XIIIIIIIIY
aforementioned games Brugman-Sarink 9-+-+r+k+0
and Mooij-Sarink, we both answered with 9zpl+-+-+p0
a mistake in return (17 g4? fxg3 18 hxg3 9-zp-+-+-+0
bxc4 Black obtained a good position and 9+-zpP+q+-0
eventually won both games. After 17 c5,
it appeared that 16...b5 must have been a
9P+P+r+p+0
dubious move. 9+Q+-zPnvL-0
17g6 18 he1 f7 19 b1 9-+R+-+LzP0
Its funny that this move prevents Black 9+-+R+-+K0
from winning a pawn on d5 (19dxc5 xiiiiiiiiy
20 xc5 xd5? 21 xg6 xd2 22 xf7+)!.
19f8 20 cxd6 cxd6 21 c1 g7 22 White answered:
a1 c8 31 f4
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31 c3 would have been a possible xc8 xg4 17 xe6+ f6 18 xa8 xa8

defence. Black won here after 19 c5 b6 20 h3 c4 and Black is better
31xf4! 32 exf4 d4 33 xd4 e1+ (not 20xg2 21 e4+ e5 22 f1!
01. trapping the rook).
White resigned, not waiting for Blacks 13f6 14 00 fd5 15 ge4 xc3
variation 34 f1 xf1+ 35 g2 f3! when 16 xc3 d5 17 e4
White loses the d4- leading to a game What else?
with a piece less. 17xb2 18 c4 f6
Editors Note: Walter is not so happy This move seemed stronger to me than
with the following game, as he has played 18c3.
more interesting games, but we insisted 19 c5 a3 20 d3 e4 21 f3
on having a win from the current event xg3 22 hxg3 a5
where he is trying for the GM title. To free the rook.
Because of the circumstances (he has 23 e5 d6 24 fe1 a4 25 b1 a5
been unwell, following a holiday) it was 26 d3 e5 27 e3 c5 28 xc5
only possible for him to give short notes. If 28 xe5? then 28f5 wins: 29
Pirc Defence (B07) xc5 xc5 30 xc5 xb1.
Gerardus C. van Perlo (NLD) - 28xc5 29 e2 d8 30 b4 a5
Walter Johan Mooij (NLD) 31 f4
Lewkowitz Mem B 1994-96 Whites position is indefensible. Maybe
(Notes by Mooij) therefore this try?
1 c3 f6 2 e4 d6 3 d4 g6 4 g5 c6 5 31a3 32 d3 d4 33 b3 f7 34
e5 fxe5 e6 35 f2 xe5 36 xa3 xe3
Leading to the sacrifice of a pawn. 37 xe3 g4 38 f3 d6 39 b3 e5!
Although Blacks bishop on c8 nearly has 40 f2
to stay its whole life on this square I If now 40 xb7 e4+ 41 xe4 xe4
thought this sacrifice was a little bit too White is losing a piece.
wild... 40c5 41 e2 d4 42 e3 e4 43
5dxe5 6 dxe5 xd1+ 7 xd1 g4 a3 e6 44 a5+ b4 45 a7 d7
8 f3 g7 9 f4 d7 10 e6 fxe6 11 XIIIIIIIIY
g5 b6 12 e2 00 9-+-+-+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9tRp+r+-+p0
9r+l+-trk+0 9-+p+l+p+0
9zpp+-zp-vlp0 9+-+-+-+-0
9-snp+p+p+0 9-mkP+p+-+0
9+-+-+-sN-0 9+-+-+-zP-0
9-+-+-vLn+0 9P+-+LmKP+0
9+-sN-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
9PzPP+LzPPzP0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-+RmK-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy 46 a3+ c3 47 e3 xc4 48 xc4
xc4 49 xe4 e7+ 50 f4 c5 51 a4
13 g3 d3 52 a5 e4+ 53 f3 c4 54 b5
The best move. See e.g. 13 xg4 c3 01.
xc3+ 14 bxc3 xf4 15 d8+ g7 16
 Chess Mail 9

Ne ws bites
News What The Critics Are
Saying About
The 1998 ICCF Congress will be held
at the Hotel Latvija, Riga, from September Essential Chess Quotations
19-25 (opening plenary session at 10am
on Sunday 20th). The agenda includes If chess games could be won by flinging
proposals to amend the ICCF Statutes to the perfect quote at your opponent, then
cover in more detail the procedures for this would be John Knudsens My System.
elections to the Presidium and the filling I certainly intend to quote from it, even
of mid-term vacancies. Full details are if it doesnt raise my rating.
available at http://www.iccf.com. FM Alex Dunne, chess author and
The French CC association, AJEC, has The Check Is In The Mail columnist.
announced that the first Mare Nostrum
All very entertaining! Books like these
team tournament for countries
belong to the treasury of chess.
bordering the Mediterranean Sea will start
Recommended!
play on July 12. Teams of four players
John Elburg, book reviewer at the
will represent France, Croatia, Israel.
Chess Mail web site.
Malta, Spain, Slovenia, Italy, Yugoslavia
and Turkey. There seems to be a problem John Knudsen brings together some of
with the Greek CC organisation as they the best known quotes and epigrams of
are not playing in this or the Olympiad. chess. From masters like Morphy to
John Elburg announces that, although Fischer, and non-masters from Pascal to
some results are not yet in, the winner of Letterman, all are witty sayings about this
the First Latvian Gambit World game we call chess. Essential Chess
Championship is Michael Downey Quotations sums up what chess is and isnt
(USA) ahead of Kjell Krantz (Sweden), to the players who have mastered the
Inesis Budovskis (Latvia), Graham game and to the non-players who have
Clarke (England), Jan Malmstrm given up on the game. The quotes about
(Sweden) and other strong players correspondence chess are especially
including Itamar Oren (Israel) and revealing from players who either love or
David Heap (USA). The second hate postal play. From the humorous to
tournament is already under way, as the philosophical, its all here in one big
reported in our 1/998 issue. collection. And you can quote me.
Bill Wall, prolific chess author.
Pedro Hegoburu, Project Manager/
Editor-in-Chief of the ICCF 2000 Essential Chess Quotations. Compiled
Publication project, sent information by John C. Knudsen, 48 pages, 8.5"
about the proposed book to the delegates x5.5". Price: $6 US + $2 p&h ($8 US Total
of all ICCF member countries early in - Cash, Check or Money Order).
June. Each country is requested to provide John C. Knudsen, Jahnstrasse 9-b, 67574
information about its CC history and Osthofen, Germany.
activities to a template provided. First Email: [email protected]
drafts should be returned to Mr Hegoburu
h t t p : / / w w w. a r r o w w e b. c o m / c h e s s /
by August 31 to facilitate work on the
INDEX.HTM
project at the Congress.
 10 July 1998

TOURNAMENT OF THE MONTH: NORTH ATLANTIC TEAMS IV

Countries 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts G % Pos

1 France X 3 3 4 5 4 7 5 2 3 6 44 83 53.01 4
2 Canada 5 X 3 4 5 5 7 4 3 1 5 42 79 53.79 3
3 USA 3 6 X 6 5 5 6 3 4 4 4 48 80 60.00 2
4 Scotland 6 3 2 X 4 5 7 3 3 6 5 45 89 51.12 6
5 Norway 3 3 4 6 X 4 5 6 5 6 5 50 97 51.55 5
6 Spain 2 5 3 3 5 X 6 4 2 3 2 36 82 44.51 9
7 Wales 2 1 3 3 4 2 X 3 1 3 4 27 88 30.68 11
8 Portugal 5 4 2 4 4 4 5 X 4 3 2 39 82 48.17 8
9 England 5 5 3 7 5 6 8 6 X 6 5 58 91 64.29 1
10 Iceland 4 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 2 X 4 40 81 49.38 7
11 Ireland 2 3 3 2 4 4 4 2 4 3 X 33 78 42.95 10

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Special report by Tim Harding

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HE 4 th North Atlantic Team until the New Year when a new results
Tournament now has a new sheet was issued (see CM3/98) but after
Tournament Director: Per Lea, the that all was silence again.
President of the Norwegian CC Fed- We do not want to be too hard on Mr
eration, NPSF. After a period of chaos, in Sjl. Controlling a tournament of 550
which results went unreported to the games is a major operation and when
players and time claims/disputes were work, health or family pressures arise, it
unresolved, it is to be hoped that the event is all too easy to let things slide
is now back on course and will conclude meaning to get back to them later but
smoothly within the next 6-12 months. never finding the time. Sadly it seems too
This tournament, involving teams of 10 common in CC that players under
from 11 countries bordering the North pressure find it easier to go silent than to
Atlantic Ocean, began in 1996 under the send off a few postcards of explanation.
direction of Henrik Sjl of Norway. Silent withdrawals are a blight on CC but
Everything went smoothly for about 12 human nature rather than chess seems to
months with a series of results reports and be the cause.
games supplies to us for publication. Last During May, many team captains were
summer Mr Sjl even published tables of in contact with each other and with NPSF
all the results on his website, but seeking a resolution of the situation.
unfortunately this was only updated When I took over as Irish team captain
occasionally and team captains found it from a predecessor who had failed to
hard to get answers from him. They began provide me with his file or much
to speak of silent withdrawal of the TD meaningful information, I found it quite
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NATT 4 Board 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin

hard even to find out what
1 N. Larrouy FRA X 0 0 9 . 0 0 0 0 . 8
was happening with my 2 M. Edelstein CAN 1 X 0 1 1 . 1 6 9
own teams results. 3 D. Eisen USA 1 1 X 1 0 . 5 9
As a result of 4 D.A. Kilgour SCO 1 0 X 1 1 1 . . 5 8
exchanges of information 5 O.P. Mogstad NOR 0 X 1 0 0 4 10
with most other captains, 6 E.Barrababe ESP . 0 0 0 X . 2 8
I am able to present tables 7 P. Richmond WLS 1 0 1 0 1 X 1 . 5 9
8 F.V.L.S. Costa POR 1 X 0 . 4 9
of results as known to me 9 M.J. Conroy ENG 1 X 0 5 10
and most of my opposite 10 A.. Karason ISD 1 . . 0 1 X . 4 7
numbers, as of May 31 11 E. Gibney IRL . 0 . . 1 . . . 1 . X 2 3
1998. It is possible there
are a few errors and NATT 4 Board 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin
omissions, as sometimes 1 D. Bouchez FRA X 1 0 5 10
players do not report 2 P. Cody CAN X 0 0 0 . 0 2 9
results promptly to their 3 D. Kopec USA 0 X 1 1 1 6 10
own captains and new 4 D.J. Stewart SCO 0 X 0 0 0 3 10
results are coming in 5 . Lorentzen NOR 0 1 X 0 0 4 10
6 J.A. Barrios ESP 1 1 X 1 0 6 10
every week. There will be 7 M. Thomas WLS 0 0 X 0 0 3 10
updates of these results 8 J.L.M. Peres POR 1 1 X 0 5 10
whenever possible in 9 M.J. Read ENG 1 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 8 10
future issues up to the end 10 J.A. Palsson ISD 1 . 1 X . 5 8
of the tournament. I am 11 C. O'Hare IRL 1 0 . X 4 9
grateful to all the other
captains who responded NATT 4 Board 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin
promptly to my enquiries 1 P. Tombette FRA X 1 1 1 1 7 10
and sent in results, games 2 A. de Vriendt CAN X 1 . 0 1 1 . 1 5 8
and news of games 3 E. Martinovsky USA X . 0 . 3 8
4 D.S. Finnie 5
subject to disputes. I hope SCO 0 . X 0 1 1 1 9
5 A. Haugen NOR . 1 1 X 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 9
eventually to compile a 6 J. Mercadal ESP 1 0 0 X 1 0 1 5 10
complete gamefile of the 7 J. Simmons WLS 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 1 0 2 10
event. 8 J.C.M. Peres POR 0 0 . 0 0 X 0 0 . 1 8
The first table shows 9 P.F. Timson ENG 0 1 1 1 X . 5 9
the results among the 10 M. Gunnarsson ISD 0 . 0 1 0 0 1 . X 3 8
11 J. Murray 3
teams, and the team IRL 0 0 0 1 . X 9

positions at the end of

May, with 85 games still NATT 4 Board 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin
unfinished although 1 J. de Lagontrie FRA X 0 . 1 0 1 4 9
some of these may be 2 Z. Sarosy CAN 1 X . 1 0 5 9
about to awarded/ 3 Sever/Miettinen USA . . X . . . 0 0 1 4
conceded because of time 4 D.M. Livie SCO X 0 0 2 7
claims or silence. 5 T.A. Klausen NOR 1 X 1 1 6 10
6 Da-Riva Alonso ESP 0 0 X 1 0 0 . 3 9
You can see that some 7 G.H. Phillips WLS 0 . X 0 0 3 9
countries have nearly 8 J.M.P. Azevedo POR . . 0 0 X 1 . 3 7
completed their 9 J.J. Carleton ENG . 1 1 1 0 X 0 1 5 9
programmes while others 10 V.. Vigfusson ISD 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 X 7 9
have over 20 games in 11 B.Ryan/ P.Ryan IRL 0 1 . . 0 X 3 8
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NATT 4 Board 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin

play. NATT3 (1990-94)
1 P. Verdier FRA X 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 10
2 M. Adriano CAN 0 X 0 1 0 1 . 0 . 1 3 8
was won by England with
3 T. Albano USA 1 X 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 8 9 65pts ahead of Norway
4 C.F. Boyle SCO 0 0 X 0 1 0 1 1 4 10 60 and Canada 58. A
5 L. Nybrott NOR 0 0 X 0 1 1 4 10 short report on that event
6 J. Canal ESP 1 1 0 1 1 X 1 . 6 9 appeared in the first (8/
7 B.D.T homas WLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 . 1 9
1996) Chess Mail
8 C.M.A.Figueiras POR 0 . . 1 X 0 . . 2 5
9 A.R. Barnsley ENG 1 0 1 1 X 1 0 6 10
magazine.
10 .Thorarinsson 0 . 0 0 0 . . 0 X 0 7 England are likely to be
11 D. Robb IRL 0 0 0 0 . 1 1 X 3 9 winners again, but USA
may run them very close
if the remaining positions
NATT 4 Board 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin
are favourable. At present
1 M. Menetrier FRA X . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1 6 6
2 R. Siemms CAN . X . 1 1 . . . 0 1 3 6
Norway have the second
3 N.E. Pedersen USA . X 0 0 1 4 9 highest points total but are
4 M.T. Dyer SCO 0 . X 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 fifth on percentages with
5 R. Berthelsen NOR 0 0 1 0 X 0 0 0 2 10 Canada and France
6 C. Flores ESP 0 0 1 1 X 0 0 . 3 9 competing hard for the
7 T.P. Roberts WLS 0 . 1 1 1 1 X . . . 1 5 6
third place. Scotland have
8 J.J.A.C. Neves POR 0 . 1 . X 0 1 4 8
9 I.S. Brooks ENG . . 1 1 . 1 X 1 1 6 7
also done well.
10 J. Halldorsson ISD . 1 1 . . 0 X 1 4 7 The ten board tables
11 L. Forte IRL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 10 show all the individual
results known at this
stage. IM norms are
NATT 4 Board 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin
available on the top seven
1 D. Rozier FRA X .. . 1 . . 3 5
2 E. Cornblum CAN X 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 5 8
boards. IM half-norms
3 W. Conover USA . X 1 . 1 1 1 6 8 have so far been achieved
4 I.S. Campbell SCO 0 0 X 0 . 1 0 3 9 as follows:
5 H. Rise NOR . . 1 X 0 0 0 1 3 8 Board 1: IM M.
6 A. Sanchez ESP . 0 . . 1 X . . . . 0 1 3 Edelstein (CAN).
7 J. Coleby WLS 0 0 0 0 1 . X 0 0 0 1 9
Board 2: IM Mike Read
8 J. Damasceno POR 1 0 1 1 . 1 X 6 9
9 B.E. Ellis ENG . 0 0 . 1 X 0 3 8
(ENG), Danny Kopec
10 T.B. Olafsson ISD . . 0. X 0 2 7 (USA) and J.A. Barrios
11 P. Cassidy IRL 1 1 1 1 X 7 10 Troncoso (ESP).
Board 3: Arild Haugen
NATT 4 Board 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin
(NOR), who will now get
1 F. Weyand FRA X 1 0 . 0 . 3 8
the title this year, and
2 R.P. Marconi CAN X . 0 0 1 0 . 3 8 P.Tombette (FRA).
3 I.G. Toth USA 0 X 0 1 . 1 0 0 1 . 3 8 Board 4: Vigfs
4 G.W.G. Livie SCO 1 . 1 X . 0 . 1 1 5 7 .Vigfsson (ISD).
5 T. Andresen NOR 1 0 X 1 1 1 6 10 Board 5: IM Patrice
6 J.R. Rodriguez 3
ESP 1 . . X . . 6
Verdier (FRA) and Tony
7 T.J. Hammond WLS . 0 1 0 . X 0 0 0 1 2 8
8 J.P. Soberano POR 1 0 1 . 1 X 1 . 5 8
Albano (USA).
9 W.F. Lumley ENG 1 1 1 X 1 1 7 10 Several players with
10 K. Elsson ISD 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 3 10 games still in play have
11 A. Gilmore IRL . . . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 X 0 5 good or at least theoretical
 Chess Mail 13

chances of achieving xd5 17 e3 e6 18 h5 f5 19 000 g6 20 g5

norms, e.g. Peter f6 21 xg6+ hxg6 22 c2 b6 23 h5 f4
Richmond of Wales and XIIIIIIIIY
David Eisen of USA, who 9-+l+-trk+0
each need draws against 9+-+-sn-+-0
Ireland on top board, and 9ptr-+-zpp+0
Manuel Menetrier of
France on board 6. We
9+p+-zp-+P0
already published Eisens 9-+-+-zp-+0
fine win against GM 9+-zP-sN-+-0
Kilgour and one of Mr 9PzPL+-zPP+0
Vigfssons games and 9+-mKR+-+R0
we hope to present one xiiiiiiiiy
of Richmonds games
later if he is successful. A 24 hxg6! e6
selection of other games 24...fxe3 25 g7! xg7 26 h7+ g8 27 xe7 e6 28
from this event in the h7+ h8 29 h1.
following pages, starting 25 h7 fxe3 26 xe7 exf2 27 f1 a5 28 a3 a4 29 xf2
with two specially d6 30 d2 fd8 31 e8+ xe8 32 xd6 c4 33 e4
annotated for us by g7 34 d2 f8 35 g4 h6 36 e3 g5 37 f3 h8
subscribers. 38 g3 e8 39 f5 e4 40 d7 e6 41 xe6 xe6 42
Board 1: The g7 e8 43 e7 g8 44 xe4 xg7 45 b4 d7
Canadian captain has
contributed a special
article about the current NATT 4 Board 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin
board leader, Mr 1 C. Robeson FRA X . . 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 8
2 E. Bowie-Read CAN . X 0 0 1 . . . 0 0 2 6
Edelstein; see the 3 D.M. Fleetwood USA . 1 X 1 1 1 . . . 5 6
following article in this 4 J. Watson SCO 1 1 0 X 1 1 1 1 7 10
issue which includes two 5 B. Sparby NOR 0 X 1 0 1 5 10
games from NATT4. On 6 A. Tabernero ESP 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 0 0 2 10
this board 10 games are 7 K. Scantlebury WLS 0 . 0 0 X 0 . 2 8
still in play. 8 J.M.R. Lucio POR 0 0 0 1 X 1 0 4 10
9 N.A. Down ENG 1 . . 1 0 X 1 0 4 8
Sicilian Sveshnikov 10 T. Einarsson ISD 0 . . 0 0 1 1 0 X 3 8
(B33) 11 D. Salter IRL 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 X 6 8
David Kilgour (SCO) -
Peter A. Richmond NATT 4 Board 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Fin
(WLS) 1 B. Sireta FRA X 0 0 0 0 . 1 0 0 0 1 2 9
NATT401, 1996 2 M. Migicovsky CAN 1 X 1 1 . 6 9
1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 3 B.G. Moore jr. USA 1 X 1 1 . 0 5 9
cxd4 4 xd4 f6 5 4 C.J. Lennox SCO 1 X 1 1 1 0 6 10
5 S. Olsen 6
c3 e5 6 db5 d6 7 6 R. Moyano
NOR
ESP
1
.
0

0


0
X


X
1
1


1
0
1
. 3
10
8
g5 a6 8 a3 b5 9 d5 7 D. Guy WLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 1 10
e7 10 xf6 xf6 11 8 Reis/de Pedroso POR 1 . 0 X . 4 8
c3 00 12 c2 b8 13 9 M.J. Donnelly ENG 1 1 0 1 X 1 1 7 10
h4 e7 14 xf6+ gxf6 10 I. Brynjolfsson ISD 1 1 0 1 1 0 X 1 6 10
15 d3 d5 16 exd5 11 D. Kerr IRL 0 . . . 0 0 X 2 7
 14 July 1998

45...b7 46 c4 b) 11...g8 12 c4 b6 (12...f8 13

46 xb5+ g6 47 f4 d2 48 g5 b2) 13 d5 exd5 14 g5 d6 15 ae1+
fxg5+ 49 xg5+ f6 50 b5 1-0. f8 16 f4 xa3 (16...c5+ 17 e3 d6
18 xf6) 17 xc7 c8 18 g5 with a
French Winawer (C15) dangerous attack for White in
Dr Eugene Gibney (IRL) - Winckelmann-Hergert, cor 1995.
Mike Conroy (ENG) 12 f2 df6
NATT401, 1996 New, but White will later exploit the
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 a3 xc3+ offside position of this knight. 12...hf6
5 bxc3 dxe4 6 f3 d7 would put the obligation on White to
Volker Hergerts speciality against the avoid a repetition. The plan is ...Qe7 and
Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit. ...000 if White does not continue
7 h3! exf3 energetically.
The main alternative is 7...c6 8 fxe4 Alternatives were analysed in the
xe4 9 g5! c6 10 h5 (10 f3 f6 11 German periodicals Schach-Archiv
d3) 10...e7 11 d3 f6 12 h3 (editor Lev Gutman) and Gambit Revue:
bd7 13 00 e.g. 13...h6 14 f3 000 15 a) 12...e7 13 a4 000 14 a3 e8
c4 g5 16 d2 h5 17 b2 h6 18 ae1 (14...f6? 15 e1) 15 xf7.
g4 19 b3 df6 20 c3 g8 21 b4 b) 12...00 13 a4 hf6 14 g5 h6 15
d8 22 d5 and White won after a h4 hxg5 16 xg5 e8 17 h7+ f8 18
complicated struggle in Winckelmann- g6 e7 (Winckelmann-Zitzewitz, cor
Kirstein, thematic cor 1993. 1997) 19 xf7!? c8 20 ae1 f8 21 e5
8 xf3 c6 9 g3 f6 10 d3! xg6 22 xg6+ d7 23 c4 and, according
10 xg7?! g8 11 h6 g6 12 h4 to Schach-Archiv, White has a destructive
g4 13 h6 (13 f2 e4 14 e2 g6) attack.
13...g6 with repetition of moves. 13 e2 00
10...bd7 11 00 This seems to yield White an automatic
XIIIIIIIIY attack. Matters are much less clear after
9r+-wqk+-tr0 13...d7 threatening to castle queenside,
9zppzpn+pzpp0 e.g. 14 h4 (14 g4?? d5 15 f3 xf3 16
9-+l+psn-+0 xf3 xf3 17 xf3 xg4) 14...d5 15
f3 a5 16 xc6+ bxc6 17 d2 (best?)
9+-+-+-+-0 17...h6.
9-+-zP-+-+0 14 h4 d5 15 f3 a5 16 d2
9zP-zPL+-wQN0 xf3
9-+P+-+PzP0 16...g6 17 xc6 bxc6 18 xf6.
9tR-vL-+RmK-0 17 xf3 a4 18 g4 xc2
xiiiiiiiiy Black apparently counted on this active
queen invasion for counterplay but he has
This position was analysed by the misjudged the whole line.
gambits greatest promoter, Thomas 19 gxh5
Winckelmann. 19 g5? e4.
11...h5 19...xd2 20 h6 xh6!?
a) 11...e7 12 a4!? 000 13 a3 e8 Apparently defeatist but after 20...e8!
14 c4 with initiative to White Gutman, 21 hxg7 xg7 22 h1 seems to be the
Schach-Archiv. critical continuation: 22...f6 23 g1 the
 Chess Mail 15

concentration of heavy White pieces on b5 8 b3 d6 9 d5 xd5 10 exd5

the kingside give him a winning attack. e5 11 xd4 00 12 a4 g4 13
21 xh6 gxh6 22 xf6 f3 d7 14 c3 bxa4 15 xa4
Blacks three pawns are broken and h4 16 g3 f6 17 c3 e8 18
do not compensate for the missing knight. e4 c5 19 dxc6 xc6 20 b3
22...g7 23 f3 c5 e5 21 d2 c4 22 xf6+ xf6
In order to get counterplay by creating 23 xe8+ xe8 24 c3 e6 25
a passed pawn duo. d4 f6 26 e1 e5 27 d1 h3
24 dxc5 ac8 25 b1 xc5 26 xb7 28 d4 f7 29 e4 g5 30 e2 f5
a5 27 c4 e5 28 f2 g6 29 c3 f5 XIIIIIIIIY
30 c5 e4 31 c6 e5 32 xa7 f4 9-+-+r+-+0
Black appears to have some count- 9+-+l+k+p0
erplay but the white c-pawn is very 9p+-zp-+-+0
strong.
9+-+-snpzp-0
33 c7 c8 34 a6+ f5
Hoping to infiltrate the king, but White 9-+-sNR+-+0
does not panic. If 34...g7 35 f1 and 9+-vL-+PzPq0
White can use his king in the blockade. 9-zPP+Q+-zP0
35 xh6 e3 36 h5+ e6 37 d3! 1-0. 9+-+-+-mK-0
In view of 37...xh5 38 xf4+, Black xiiiiiiiiy
resigned.
31 xe5 dxe5 32 c4+ e6? 33 c7+
Askell Orn Karason (ISD) - g8 34 xe5 h6 35 xf5 xf5 36
Fernando V.L.S. Costa (POR) xe8+ f8 37 e5 xc2 38 xg5+
XIIIIIIIIY g6 39 e5 b1 40 g2 1-0.
9-+-+-+-+0
9zp-+q+pmk-0 Board 2: This board is almost complete
9-+rzP-+p+0 with only two games by Icelandic IM, Jn
Adolf Plsson, still in play.
9+p+Q+-+p0 IM Mike Read dominated the board and
9-+-+-+-+0 he sent us this fine game. I was fortunate
9+-+-+-+P0 enough to finish as top scorer on that
9P+-tR-zPP+0 board with 8/10. I played one game in
9+-+-+-mK-0 particular that I was very proud of...
xiiiiiiiiy
Scotch Game (C45)
34 d1 a6?? ystein Lorentzen (NOR) -
34...b6. Mike Read (ENG)
35 xc6 10. NATT402, 1996
(Notes by Read)
Spanish (C84) 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 d4
Mike Conroy (ENG) - The Scotch has become fashionable in
Norbert Larrouy (FRA) recent years, largely as a result of Gary
NATT401, 1996 Kasparov including it in his white arsenal.
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 f6 4 3...exd4 4 xd4 f6 5 xc6 bxc6 6
d4 exd4 5 00 a6 6 a4 e7 7 e1 e5 e7 7 e2 d5 8 c4 b6 9 d2
 16 July 1998

b7 10 b3 a5 This super-strong move seems to

This is currently the critical line in the ensure Black a clear advantage. Perhaps
9 d2 variation. in future games White will have to limit
11 b2 a4 12 f4 axb3 13 axb3 xa1+ himself to 11 a4 instead of 11 b2.
14 xa1 a3 15 d1 16 e4
XIIIIIIIIY After 12 days thought. The main
9-+-+kvl-tr0 alternative was 16 d3 against which I
9+lzpp+pzpp0 had prepared 16...e3 and then:
9-snp+-+-+0 a) 17 g3 c5 18 e4 a2!;
b) 17 f5 c5 18 f3 (18 e4 a2!)
9+-+-zP-+-0 18...a2 19 e2 e4;
9-+P+-zP-+0 c) 17 f1 c5 18 e4 a8! 19 b1 xe4
9wqP+-+-+-0 20 xe4 a5+ with Black well on the way
9-+-sN-+PzP0 to victory in all lines.
9vL-+QmKL+R0 16...e3 17 e6!
xiiiiiiiiy The best practical chance. Instead 17
f5 c5 18 d3 (18 g3 a2) 18...a2, or
So far we have been following Grosar- 17 g3 c5 18 g2 (or 18 d3 ) 18...a2
Hjartarson, Debrecen EU-tch 1992 [INF are too horrible to contemplate, while 17
56/338]. That game continued 15...b4 c3 c5 18 d2 xf4 19 f6+ gxf6 20 xf4
16 d3 a5 (After 16...xd2+? 17 xd2 b2 21 exf6 d8! leaves White un-
White has two bishops in an open position developed and with an exposed .
and Blacks pieces are not coordinated 17...00!
well enough to take advantage of the The only move and it was necessary
exposed ; 16...a2? 17 c2 a5 18 e2! to calculate the consequences of it when
00 19 f3 is also in Whites favour.) 17 playing 15...c5.
d4? 00 18 e3 d6 19 00 dxe5 with a 18 f6+ h8
clear advantage to Black, who went on Of course not 18...gxf6?? 19 g4+.
to win in 40 moves. 19 e2?
Hjartarson recommended 17 e2! as 19 exd7 b4+! 20 e2 e7 does not
an improvement, analysing 17...d6 18 f3 help White, but he could have put up a
c3 19 xc3 xc3 as equal. stronger resistance by 19 xd7! xd7 20
Of course my opponent would not exd7 e7 21 e2 (21 e2? b4+) 21...c5
deliberately play down a line in which when Black is clearly for preference but
he has no chance of gaining an advantage there is no forced win. This line would
with the white pieces, and so it was also have given Black a chance to go
necessary to find what improvement he wrong as the obvious-looking 19...d8
had in mind. allows 20 e2! c5 (forced) 21 c2 xd7
This is what led me to discover that 22 b2 a5 23 exd7 xd7 24 c3 and
Hjartarsons equal line does in fact White should draw.
favour White after the further 20 a1! 19...xf4 20 d3
xa1 (not 20...xb3?? 21 b1) 21 xa1. Alternatives were:
I had worked this out some moves a) 20 exd7? e7+ and Black wins.;
earlier, and then I found my own b) 20 xd7 xd7 21 exd7 e7+
improvement! likewise;
15...c5!! c) 20 d4 a2+ 21 b2 dxe6 22 d7
 Chess Mail 17

g8 and the threat of.c1 leaves Black 24...b1+ 25 e2

a won position.; 25 d2 is met in the same manner.
d) 20 xh7 xh7 21 d4 h6 and 25...g6 26 xc7 xf6 27 xb6
White has no compensation for the piece. If 27 xb7 then 27...d4 is deadly.
e) 20 h5 h6 21 d4 d6 when 27...b2+ 0-1.
Black is a pawn up with Whites badly Now 28 e1 (28 d1 loses to 28...a8;
exposed. and 28 d3 to 28...e5 29 e3 {else
20...gxf6 21 xf6+ g8 22 f5 29...e4+} 29...f4) 28...a8 29 e2 b1+
XIIIIIIIIY 30 d1 e4+ 31 e2 (31 f1 c5 32 g1
9-+-+-trk+0 d3+ 33 e1 d4 is hopeless for White)
9+lzpp+p+p0 31...a1+ and then:
a) 32 f2 f4+ 33 f3 a2+ etc.;
9-snp+PvL-+0 b) 32 d2 a2+ 33 c3 e5+ 34 b4
9+-+-+Q+-0 d6+ 35 c5 d4+ 36 c4 d2#.
9-+P+-vl-+0 So... 28 Resigns.
9wqP+-+-+-0
9-+-+K+PzP0 Board 3:
9+-+-+L+R0 Six games remain here. The poor result
xiiiiiiiiy of American veteran Dr Eugene
Martinovsky, twice US champion, has
Other choices were: helped European teams.
a) 22 exd7 xd7 23 xd7 c8 24 d3 First, a game by the new Norwegian
(24 d4 e8+ 25 f3 e3 26 d3 a7 IM:
with a huge advantage to Black) 24...e8+
25 f2 e3+ 26 g3 c1 and the net Torre Attack (A46)
around Whites is tightening. J.A. Simmons (WLS) -
b) 22 e7 e8 23 f5 xe7+ leaves Arild Haugen (NOR)
Black material ahead. NATT403, 1996
c) 22 h3 a2+ 23 f3 c5+! 24 xf4 1 d4 f6 2 f3 e6 3 g5 c5 4 c3 b6
(24 g4 fxe6) 24...f2+ 25 g5 fxe6 and 5 c2 cxd4 6 cxd4 c6 7 e3 d5 8 c3
Black wins.; d7 9 xf6 gxf6 10 b5 c8 11 00
d) 22 d4 a2+ 23 e1 b1+ 24 f2 d6 12 a3 e7 13 d3 a5 14 b4
(24 e2 c2+ 25 e1 c1+ and now that c4 15 xh7 c7 16 fc1
the at f4 is covered, Black can calmly XIIIIIIIIY
play ...fxe6.) 24...fxe6 25 xf4 g6 and 9-+r+-+-tr0
White is lost. 9zppwqlmkp+L0
22...fxe6 23 xf4 9-+-vlpzp-+0
After 23 g4+ f7 24 xf4 Black can 9+-+p+-+-0
safely play 24...xb3 as White has no 9-zPnzP-+-+0
good discovered checks.
23...a2+ 24 e1?!
9zP-sN-zPN+-0
24 f3 would put up more of a fight, 9-+Q+-zPPzP0
but 24...xb3+ 25 g4 d1+ 26 h4 f7 9tR-tR-+-mK-0
and Black maintains a decisive advantage xiiiiiiiiy
e.g. 27 g4 xc4 28 g5+ f8 29 g2 d2
etc. 16...xh2+ 17 xh2 f5 18 f3 xh7
 18 July 1998
XIIIIIIIIY
19 g3 g8 20 e5 gh8 9r+lwqntr-mk0
Of course not 20...xe5?? 21 xd5+. 9zpp+-+-zpp0
21 xf5 exf5! 22 xd5+ d8 23
xc7 d2
9-+n+-zp-+0
The threat of mate wins a piece. 9+-zp-+-+-0
24 xf7+ xf7 25 g2 9-+-zpP+-sN0
If 25 a2 fh7! 26 xd2 h1+ 27 g2 9zPL+P+-+-0
xc1+. 9-zPPwQ-tRPzP0
25...fh7 01. 9+-sN-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Four Knights Game (C49)
Philippe Tombette (FRA) - 22 g5! e7
Magnus Gunnarsson (ISD) 22...b6?? 23 g6+.
NATT403, 1996 23 xc5 b6 24 e5 g4 25 h3 10.
1 e4 e5 2 f3 f6 3 c3 c6 4 b5
b4 5 00 00 6 d3 d6 7 g5 e7 8 Board 4:
h4 c6 9 c4 d5 Ten games are still open here. It is quite
Deserves further investigation by surprising to see a current World
Black players, wrote Nunn in his New Championship finalist turning up as low
Ideas In The Four Knights (1993). as board 4! No doubt John Carleton has
10 b3 d6 11 f3 higher priorities than his NATT games but
Not mentioned in Nunns book; his the following was instructive.
suggestion 11 f4 has been tried a few Dragon Sicilian (B72)
times. J.J. Carleton (ENG) -
11d4 Jose Eduardo Da-Riva Alonso (ESP)
Maroczy-Yates, London 1922, went NATT404, 1996
11g4 12 g3 d4 13 xf6 xf6 and 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
now instead of 14 xg4 (10, 66 after f6 5 c3 g6 6 e3 g7 7 e2 c6
many complications), the tournament 8 d2 00 9 000
book prefers 14 d5 cxd5 15 xg4 dxe4 A fairly unusual line in which e2 is
16 dxe4 d6 17 g3 and White is more combined with 000.
free. Here 14...xd5 15 xg4 f4 (or 9...xd4 10 xd4 a5
15...f4 ) also comes into consideration. 10...e6 is usually played.
12 a3 a5 13 a2 e8 11 b1 e5 12 e3 e6 13 a3!
13...g4 14 g3 e2 15 f4 h5 16 White plays for long-term advantage.
fxe5 xg3 17 exd6 xf1 18 dxe7 fe8 If 13 xd6 fc8! with an initiative for the
19 c1 and White emerges with two sacrificed pawn, say Gufeld and Stetsko
pieces for a rook. in The Complete Dragon. That book only
14 g3 c7 15 f4 exf4 16 xf4 d8 appeared the year after the event began.
17 f2 xf4 18 xf4 h8 19 af1 13...fd8 14 g5 b6 15 xf6 xf6
f6 16 d5 xd5 17 xd5 ac8
Threatening ...g5. 17...xf2? 18 c4 with the double
20 d2 c5?! threat of xf7+ and hf1.
20...c7 idea.Be6. 18 c4 d7 19 b3 c5 20 d3 b5
21 c1 c6? 21 h4 a5 22 c3 h6
If 21...b6 22 e2. Black wants to block the kingside
 Chess Mail 19

before breaking on the queenside, but this testifies to the total failure of his opening.
plan fails. 13 a4 c5 14 0-0-0
22...b4 looks more dynamic, but after He gives up a pawn to get castled, but
23 cxb4 xf2 24 h5 doesnt equalise. this is hardly the dynamic BDG using an
23 h5 g5 24 f3 g7 open f-file to attack the black king.
Black now has a very bad bishop 14...xf2 15 f4 d5 16 d3 e3
compared with its opposite number. 17 c2 g5 18 h4 e3+ 19 c1 h6
25 d5 b6 26 hd1 a4 27 a2 cc7 20 b1 f4 21 c5 xd1 22 a6
28 a1 b7 29 1d2 c6 30 g3 f8 xd2 23 xb7+ b8 24 xd1 f5+
31 f5 bc7 0-1.
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-vlk+0 Board 5: This board, where only 7
9+-trr+p+-0 games are unfinished, was dominated by
9-+qzp-+-zp0 two players.
9+p+RzpQzpP0
9p+-+P+-+0 French Winawer (C18)
9zP-zP-+-zP-0 Tony Barnsley (ENG) -
Anthony Albano (USA)
9LzP-tR-zP-+0 NATT405, 1996
9mK-+-+-+-0 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5
xiiiiiiiiy a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 e7 7 g4 c7 8
xg7 g8 9 xh7 cxd4 10 e2
32 f4+- b4 33 cxb4 c1+ 34 b1 f1 bc6 11 f4 d7 12 d3 dxc3 13 b1
35 fxe5 xf5 36 exf5 c1 37 d1 000 14 a4 d4 15 xd4 xd4 16
xd1 38 xd1 c7 39 exd6 d7 40 xd4 b5 17 xa7
c2 xd6 41 xd6 xd6 42 g4 g7 Apparently new, and it is
43 xa4 1-0. understandable that White misjudged the
There were two replacements on this subsequent chances.
board. The unrated Peter Ryan replaced 17 f2 xf1 18 xf1 d7 19 f3 xg2
his brother Brendan who died after a 20 xc3+ b8 21 e3 d5 22 d4 e3
years play, and has done quite well, and 23 xe3 xh2 24 f2 xa4 25 c1 b5
the USA captain replaced Nick Sever. Tor 01 was v.d. Griend-Spieringshoek, cor
Arne Klausen did well on this board but Netherlands 1983.
missed the norm by half a point. 17...xf1 18 xf1 xg2 19 a8+
b8 20 a5
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (D00) XIIIIIIIIY
J. Da-Riva Alonso (ESP) - 9-wqktr-+-+0
T.A. Klausen (NOR)
NATT404, 1996
9+p+-snp+-0
1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 c3 e5 4 ge2 9-+-+p+-+0
c6 5 xe4 9wQ-+-zP-+-0
5 d5 is the usual move here. 9P+-+-zP-+0
5...f5 6 g5 e7 7 xe7 gxe7 8 9+-zp-+-+-0
c5 d6 9 b3 e6 10 c3 0-0-0 11 9-+P+-+rzP0
dxe5 xe5 12 d2 he8 9+RvL-mKR+-0
Whites miserable development xiiiiiiiiy
 20 July 1998

20...xh2! Juan Canal Olivieras of Spain also has

Black voluntarily goes into an ending the chance of a norm; he requires a draw
a pawn down. He judges that he has from his last game.
enough counterplay in pawn targets that Polish Defence (A40)
his rooks can attack. Patrice Verdier (FRA) -
20...c7 21 a8+ b8 22 xb8+ J. Canal Olivieras (ESP)
xb8 is inferior as it exchanges queens NATT405, 1996
in such a way that the black rook cannot 1 d4 b5 2 e4 b7 3 d3 c5!? 4 dxc5
get to the a-file quickly. f6 5 f3 e6 6 e3 a6 7 a4 b4 8 d2
21 xc3+ c7 22 xc7+ xc7 23 c7 9 b3 d6 10 f4 e5 11 cxd6
e3 a8 24 a5 d5 25 b6+ xb6 xd6 12 g5?!
26 axb6+ c6 27 f2 h1+ 28 f1 White neglects to ensure the safety of
xf1+ his , which would be better on the
Avoiding repetition. Black kingside after 12 e3 followed by e2, a
instructively converts his positional plan more consistent with 5 f3. Even after
advantage into a technical win. the plan adopted by White, it is hard to
29 xf1 a4 30 e2 xf4 31 d3 see that Black has genuine compensation
c5 32 e3 c4 33 f1 xc2 34 for the pawn.
xf7 xb6 35 d3 c6 36 f2 c5 12...bd7 13 e2 c5 14 xf6?!
37 c2+ d5 38 b2 c7 39 b5+ The sequel to move 12, giving away
c6 40 a5 b6 41 a2 d5 42 b2 the dark squares.
b7 43 b5+ c6 44 b2 a7 45 14...gxf6 15 c4 xb3 16 xb3 0
e3 b5 46 d2 d7 47 c2+ b6 00 17 g3 a5 18 d5 c5 19
48 b2 d5 49 e4 c5 50 f4 c3 d3
51 d2 b4 52 g5 c6 0-1. 19 xb7+ xb7 20 e2 would be a
Nimzo-Indian (E46) more sensible way if White is playing for
Patrice Verdier (FRA) - a win.
Carlos Manuel A. Figuieras (POR) 19...xd5 20 exd5 d4 21 000
NATT4-05, 1996 Reaching a dangerous position with no
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 e3 material advantage. Instead 21 a6+ b8
0-0 5 ge2 d5 6 cxd5 xd5 7 d2 22 b5+ still looks good for a draw.
7 g3 is normal. 21...xd5 22 b1 c6 23 c3?
7...c5?! 23 f5 was the last chance to keep
7f6!?. things under control.
8 xd5 xd2+ 9 xd2 xd5 10 23...bxc3 24 bxc3
f4 d6 11 dxc5 xd2+ XIIIIIIIIY
11xc5 12 c1. 9-+k+-+-tr0
12 xd2 d8+ 13 e1 b6 14 c1 9+-+-+p+p0
b7 15 cxb6 axb6 16 a3 e5 17 d3 9-+q+-zp-+0
c6 18 f3 f5 19 f2 f7 20 d3 e6 9zp-+rzp-+-0
21 e2 d7 22 hd1 c7 23 g4 g6 9P+-vl-+-+0
24 c4+ e7 25 d5 ac8 26 gxf5
gxf5 27 d3 a6 28 f2 f6 29
9+-zPQ+PsN-0
xc6 xd3 30 xd3 xc6 31 dc3 9-+-+-+PzP0
xc3 32 xc3 xc3 33 bxc3 g5 34 9+K+R+-+R0
c4 h5 35 c5! 1-0. xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 21

24...d7 25 e4 b8+ 26 c1 e7 27 This seems to lose material by force.

he1 c5!+ 28 xd5 a3+ 29 c2 15...bxa4 16 xa4
b2+ 30 c1 b5+ 31 c2 xd5 0-1. 16 xa4 xa4 17 xa4 b4 18 b6
xd4 19 xa8 a7.
Board 6: This is a very competitive 16...xa4 17 xa4 b4 18 c6 c8
board where 12 games remain open. ICCF 19 c3 c5 20 xe8
Treasurer (and NATT3 TD) Carlos Flores 20 a4 xg5+!? 21 b1 f6.
and World Championship TD, Roald 20...fxe8
Berthelsen, had a tough time against Black doesnt want to risk taking the
Icelandic IM Halldorsson and ambitious g-pawn now that he can work up a
norm-seekers chasing the tough 7pt clear-cut attack on the white .
target. The French players 100% score 21 d2 a4 22 d4 c4 23 f4 d5 24
after six results is very impressive but c3 a2 25 d3 dxe4 26 xe4
other players are also in the running for a ed8 27 e5 xd4 0-1.
norm, including expatriate Englishman If 28 xd4 d8.
Ian Brooks who is still unbeaten.
English Opening (A30)
Sicilian Velimirovic (B89) Jon Arni Halldorsson (ISD) -
Jose J.A.C. Neves (POR) - Ian S. Brooks (ENG)
Manuel Menetrier (FRA) NATT406, 1996
NATT406, 1996 1 c4 f6 2 c3 e6 3 f3 c5 4 g3 b6 5
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 g2 b7 6 00 e7 7 d4 cxd4 8
f6 5 c3 e6 6 c4 c6 7 e3 e7 xd4 d6 9 g5 a6 10 xf6 xf6 11
8 e2 00 9 000 d7 10 b3 b8 f4 00 12 fd1 e7 13 e4 xe4
11 g4 xd4 12 xd4 b5 13 g5 e8 14 xe4 a7 15 e3 c7 16 ac1
14 dg1 c8 17 d4 e8 18 h3 f6 19 b3
14 h5?! b4 15 d3 bxc3 16 h3 c5 20 a4 g5 21 f4 f6 22 f3 d8
xg5+ 17 xg5 e5 18 g3 exd4 19 hg1 23 g4 c6 24 g5
(Espig-Kirov, Timisoara 1972) 19...d8! XIIIIIIIIY
20 h6 f6+ Shamkovich. 9-+qtr-+k+0
14...a5 9+-+-+pzpp0
14...b4 15 d1 c7 16 h5 e8 17
f6 d8 18 e5 dxe5 19 xe5 g6 20 h6
9pzpnzppvl-+0
e8 21 h4 c6 22 h5 xh1 23 hxg6 10 9+-tr-+-zP-0
Vance-Fawbush, cor 1993. 9P+P+-zP-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+P+-wQN+L0
9rwq-+ntrk+0 9-+-+P+-zP0
9+-+lvlpzpp0 9+-tRR+-mK-0
9-+-zpp+-+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9zpp+-+-zP-0
9-+-vLP+-+0 24b2!?
24e7 25 f5 (25 e1 threat Nd3,
9+LsN-+-+-0 with complications.) 25exf5 26 b4 d5
9PzPP+QzP-zP0 may be playable but the text cuts across
9+-mK-+-tRR0 Whites plans.
xiiiiiiiiy
15 a4
 22 July 1998

25 c2 a3 26 cd2 This should be preceded by 16 Nb3,

Now 26 e1? fails to 26...xg5+ 27 forcing the black bishop on to the less
fxg5 c5. threatening b6-f2 diagonal.
26c7 27 f2 d5 28 cxd5 cxd5 16...xf6 17 b3 d6
29 e3 The B now joins in with his colleague
It is hard to find a way for White to in an irresistible attack against the white
play for a draw. If 29 xd5 xd5 30 xd5 monarch.
exd5 31 e3 e7 and Black targets the e3 18 c3 g4
pawn. Blacks attack plays itself.
29xd2 30 xd2 c5 31 f1 b5 19 fxg4 h4! 20 g3
32 axb5 axb5 33 g2 b4 34 d4 20 h3 g3 mates.
xd4 35 exd4 d5 36 g3 c3+ 37 20...xg3 21 f1
d3 c1 38 d2 f6 39 gxf6 Forced in view of the threat ...Bf2.
Or 39 xb5 fxg5 40 fxg5 f8. 21...xg4 22 g2
39xf6 40 g2 d5 41 g3 22 d4 f2 23 ce2 xe2.
41 f5 f8. 22...f2! 0-1.
41f8 42 xb5 h5 43 h4 xf4 01. Not 22...h3?? losing to 23 xf8+ xf8
24 xg3+-.
Board 7: On this board, the most Now White resigned in view of 23 d2
games (13) remain open officially, but Bh3 or (more artistic) 23...Kh7! taking the
we think the Spaniard may have gone g6 square from the White queen after 24...
silent and possibly his games may be Bh3. A sample continuation could be 23
conceded. The 8/10 norm here is almost d2 h7 24 d1 (To get as much material
impossible to achieve although Irelands as possible for the queen) 24...h3 25
Paul Cassidy made a good attempt and xf2 xf2 26 xf2 f8! 27 xf8 (Not
finished with an unbeaten 7pts; we check: another good point of. Kh7)
already published his clash with Ellis and 27...e1+.
here is his game against the Icelandic
captain. Norms are still achievable in principle
Two Knights Defence (C55) on this board but only the very
Thorhallur B. Olafsson (ISD) - experienced American player Conover
Paul Cassidy (IRL) has a realistic shot, requiring 2/2 against
NATT407, 1996 France and Spain. He sent us this game:
(Notes by Cassidy) Slav Defence (D11)
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 f6 4 d4 B.E. Ellis (ENG) -
exd4 5 e5 d5 6 b5 e4 7 xd4 d7 Wayne Conover (USA)
8 xc6 bxc6 9 00 c5 10 e3 e7 NATT407, 1996
11 e1 00 12 f3 g5 13 d2 f6 14 (Notes by Conover)
h1 h6 15 xg5 hxg5 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 f3 f6 4 c2 g6 5
All of these moves are a well cxd5 cxd5 6 c3 g7 7 g5 c6 8
established main line of the Two Knights e3 00 9 b3 e6 10 h3 a5 11 f4
Defence where praxis tends to favour d7 12 c1
Black. However, possibly due to a Anticipates 12 xb7 ab8 13 xb8
pessimistic nature (in chess at any rate) xb8 14 a6 xa6 15 xa6 b4.
I regard the chances as roughly equal. 12...b6 13 e2 fc8 14 00 a6 15 a3
16 exf6? b5 16 a1 e4 17 fc1
 Chess Mail 23

17 xe4 allows 17...dxe4 18 g5 d2 Bill Lumley of England has the best

19 fe1 xd4. score on board 8 so far, though George
17...xc3 18 xc3 f8 19 cc1 b6 Livie (SCO) and Portuguese captain J.
20 e5 xe5 21 xe5 a5 22 a4 b4 Pedro Soberano are also in contention
23 xb5 xb5 24 axb5 xb5 25 d1 for best result. 11 games are unfinished
e7 26 b3 f6 27 g3 f7 28 c7 but this includes five Irish games that
xc7 29 xc7 e8 30 d2 b4 31 may be conceded; our player, under
b2 c8 32 c1 e7 work pressure, asked to be replaced last
Threatens ...a4. year but unf-ortunately nothing was
33 a1 f7 34 c3 b4 35 c2 done about it.
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-+-+0 English Opening (A34)
J.P. Soberano (POR) -
9+-vL-+k+p0 Kari Elisson (ISD)
9-+-+pzpp+0 NATT408, 1996
9zpq+p+-+-0 1 c4 c5 2 c3 f6 3 f3 d5 4 cxd5
9-vl-zP-+-+0 xd5 5 g3 c6 6 g2 c7 7 a4
9+P+-zP-+P0 d7 8 e4 e6 9 e3 g6 10 d4 cxd4
9-+R+-zPP+0 11 exd4 g7 12 e3 a5 13 00 f5
9wQ-+-+-mK-0 14 d3 b4 15 d2 c6 16 d5 0
xiiiiiiiiy 00 17 d4
This line from Blacks move 12 was
35...d3 recommended for testing by Bagirov in
Interesting is 35...d6 36 c1 xb3 his 1995 book English Opening,
37 c3 and at this point I would have Symmetrical (Cadogan).
liked to have played 37...xc3 (37...b4 17...xd4 18 xd4 xd4
38 xa5) 38 xc3 xc7 39 d2 a4 but I 18e5 seems critical:
could not find a win. Note that 37...b4 a) 19 xe5 xe5 20 e3 xd5
allows 38 a5. (20...xd5) 21 xe5 he8 and Black
36 a2 assumes the initiative.
36 a4 is answered by 36...xc2 37 b) 19 dxc6 xc6 20 b4 with further
d7+ e7 38 xc8 c1+ 39 h2 d6+. complications after:
36...a4 37 bxa4 d1+ 38 h2 a5 39 b1) 20a3 21 b5 a4 22 fc1
b3 xb5 (22exd4 23 xc6 bxc6 24 xc6+
Necessary was 39 xa5 xc2 40 a3 b8 25 f4+ +-) 23 a4;
but Black has good winning chances after b2) 20xb4! 21 xc6 and the final
40...xf2 41 d6 c2 42 d7+ g8 43 outcome remains hard to determine.
xe6+ g7 44 xd5 xe3 45 d7+ h6 19 xd4 c2?
46 g4 c4. However, if 19...e6 20 fc1 he8
39...xc7 0-1. (20...exd5? 21 a3 a6 22 b4) 21 a3 xd5
40 xc7 xc7 is check. 22 b4 with a very strong queenside
initiative in return for the temporary
Board 8: There is no norm on the three pawn deficit.
lower boards because there were too 20 c4
many unrated players, although each The refutation.
board has some master-strength players. 20...xa1 21 dxc6 c2 22 b5 1-0.
 24 July 1998

Kari Elisson (ISD) - Imre Toth (USA) Board 10:

XIIIIIIIIY With only 5 games left, this board is
9-+k+-+r+0 near to completion. Brynjolfsson of
9+pwqn+-tr-0 Iceland has the leading score on this board
9p+p+p+-zp0 but could be overtaken. There was one
9+-+pzP-+-0 replacement on this board: Portugal
replaced Reis, because of illness, with
9-zP-zP-+-+0 Oscar N. de Pedroso.
9zP-+Q+-+P0 Last year we already published two
9-+P+N+-+0 games from Dr. Michael Donnelly. Here
9tR-+-mKR+-0 is one more game played on this board.
xiiiiiiiiy Kings Indian Defence (E97)
Svein Olsen (NOR) -
23 f4? xe5! 24 e3 c4 25 xe6+ David Guy (WLS)
b8 26 e2 g6 27 f7 xf7 28 NATT410, 1996
xf7 e8 29 f2 ge6 30 f4 e3 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
31 g1 xa3 32 gg7 d6 33 d7 f3 00 6 e2 c6 7 00 e5 8 d5 e7
f8 0-1. 9 d2 a5 10 b3 e8 11 a3 b6 12 b4
axb4 13 xb4 f5 14 b5 f4 15 g4
xg4 16 xg4 f6?
Board 9: Failure of vision. 16...c8 is
David Salter of Ireland and Joe Watson necessary.
of Scotland are leading this board but the 17 e6+ h8
experienced US and Canadian players till XIIIIIIIIY
have several games in play. Here 9 games 9r+-wq-tr-mk0
remain open. 9+-zp-sn-vlp0
9-zp-zpQsnp+0
Semi-Slav (D31)
9+N+Pzp-+-0
Jorge Manuel R. Lucio (POR) -
Joe Watson (SCO)
9-vLP+Pzp-+0
NATT409, 1996 9+-+-+-+-0
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 c3 c6 4 f3 dxc4 5 9P+-sN-zPPzP0
g5 f6 6 f4 b5 7 e4 a6 8 g3 e7 9 a4 9tR-+-+RmK-0
g6 10 e3 b4 11 g2 d7 12 00 xiiiiiiiiy
b6 13 axb5 cxb5 14 d2 00 15 h4
b7 16 h5 h8 17 g4 f7 18 f4 c7 18 xc7! xc7 19 xd6 b7 20
19 e1 f5! 20 g5? xe7 d7 21 fb1 fe8 22 f7 c8
Menacing pawn moves mean nothing 23 b3 1-0.
when they dont create open lines for the To conclude, it looks as if NATT-4 will
pieces. White is worse anyway but he had finish early next year, leaving open the
to keep the kingside fluid. possibility of starting a NATT-5 in 1999
20...d6 21 e5 xg2 22 xg2 c6+ or 2000. Any volunteers to run NATT-5
23 h2 e8 24 g3 c7 25 f3 must be sure they have an experienced
xc3 26 bxc3 cd5 27 d2 a5 28 TD who wont run out of enthusiasm. Or,
fc1 b4 29 cxb4 axb4 30 g6 h6 31 g5 as we say in Ireland, the old dog for the
c3 0-1. hard road!
 Chess Mail 25

Ralph P. Marconi (CCCA Games Editor & ICCF Arbiter) profiles

Canadas newest ICCF International Master, Michael Edelstein

Youre ne
oure nevver too old to become an I.M.!

M
ICHAEL Edelstein, of Victoria, his attention to international play. He
British Columbia, Canada was greatly admires the games of Jose
officially awarded the title of Capablanca, and considers him to be the
ICCF International Master (IM), at last greatest chessplayer of all time.
years ICCF Congress held in Buenos In addition to the 4th NATT Michael is
Aires, Argentina, bringing the total of CC participating in the 8th North American
IMs for Canada to 12. He earned his title Invitational Correspondence Chess
for his fine performances in the 3rd Pacific Championship (NAICCC), 1996-1999, one
Area Team Tournament (PATT), the Paul of five players representing Canada in this
Spinath Memorial, and the 4 th North important and prestigious international
American Team Tournament (NATT) . event.
He took 1st on board 3 in the 3rd PATT The following is a sampling of
event, with an undefeated score of 7/8, Michaels games.
thus earning his first ICCF norm. He
earned his second norm by scoring 6 Ruy Lopez/Archangel Variation (C78)
points out of a possible 8 points in the Alex Dunne (USA) -
Paul Spinath Memorial; and he also scored Michael Edelstein (CAN)
an IM norm on board 1, in the yet Paul Spinath Memorial 1994
unfinished 4th NATT. He has 1 game (Notes by Ralph P. Marconi)
remaining in this event with the possibility 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
of scoring 7/10. f6 5 00 b5 6 b3 b7!?
Michael, who turned 81 on March 21, This is the so-called Archangel
is originally from Poland. He came to Variation, a popular variation in the Ruy
Canada from the USA in 1964, settling in Lopez in CC.
Halifax, Nova Scotia. He taught 7 e1
mathematics at Dalhousie University from 7 c3! is also quite fashionable these
1964 to 1982. Upon retiring from days.
Dalhousie University in 1982, with the 7...c5
rank of Pofessor Emeritus, he accepted a On 7e7 8 d4! xd4 9 xd4! exd4
fellowship position at Mount Allison 10 e5 e4 11 g4 c5 12 xg7 f8 13
University, Sackville, New Brunswick. He xh7 c4 14 xe4 cxb3 15 axb3 b6 16
finally retired from teaching in 1985. h6 000 17 xf8 xf8 18 d2
Michael was introduced to the game (Suetin).
of chess around the age of 12, and 8 c3 d6 9 d4 b6 10 e3
describes his process of learning the game More aggressive would be 10 g5!? or
as a slow osmosis over the years. He 10 h4!?. A host of other moves have also
entered the CC arena in 1974, at the been tried here as well.
relative late age of 57, and started play in 10...00 11 bd2 h6 12 h3
the CCCA. He then subsequently turned 12 dxe5 dxe5 13 xb6 cxb6 14 e2
 26 July 1998

c7 15 h4 e7 16 ad1 ad8 17 f5 shortly, and we shall present that later

(Spassky-Smejkal, Sochi 1973 [INF 16/ when we report on the event. Now we
241]) and now, according to Smejkal, have two games Ralph sent from our
17xf5! would have been equal. current Tournament of the Month.
12exd4 13 cxd4 b4 14 b1 c5!?
An apparent improvement over Sicilian Defence/OKelly Var. (B28)
14d5?! 15 e5 e4 16 d1 Kapengut- Michael Edelstein (Canada) -
Lepeshkin, USSR 1975, according to ECO. Eugene Gibney (Ireland)
15 a3 c6 16 e5 dxe5 17 dxe5 d5 NATT401, 1996
18 e4 c4! (Notes by Michael Edelstein, unless
And Black has the initiative. otherwise indicated.)
XIIIIIIIIY 1 e4 c5 2 f3 a6!?
9r+-wq-trk+0 The late Grandmaster OKelly is often
9+l+-+pzp-0 credited with introducing this variation
9pvln+-+-zp0 into modern tournament play.
3 c3 d5 4 exd5 f6 5 c4 e6 6 dxe6
9+p+nzP-+-0 xe6 7 d4 cxd4 8 xd4 c5 9 e3
9-+p+N+-+0 g4 10 c3 xe3 11 fxe3 h4+ 12
9zPL+-vLN+P0 g3 h6 13 f3 00 14 f4 xf4 15
9-zP-+-zPP+0 gxf4 c6
9tRQ+-tR-mK-0 XIIIIIIIIY
xiiiiiiiiy 9r+-+-trk+0
9+p+-+pzpp0
19 xb6 9p+n+l+-+0
Not good is 19 d6? because of
9+-vl-+-+-0
19...xe3 20 fxe3 (20 xb7 would lead
to the same situation.) 20cxb3 21 xb7
9-+PsN-zP-+0
c7 22 d6 xe5! 23 xe5 xd6 and 9+-sN-zP-+-0
Black has a clear advantage. 9PzP-+-+-zP0
19xb6 20 c2 fd8 21 c1 9tR-+-mKL+R0
Again 21 d6? is not good because of xiiiiiiiiy
21...xe5!,winning a pawn.
21ab8 22 d2?! db4 23 f6+!? 16 xe6! fxe6 17 e2 e5 18 fxe5
Better was 23 e2, although Black xe5 19 g2 g4 20 d5+
would have retained the better game after Displacing the Black into an
23...xc2. White underestimates the uncomfortable position; in the endgame
strength of Blacks position. it will cause loss of tempi.
23f8!! 20h8 21 e4 ae8 22 xb7
Of course not 23...gxf6? 24 xh6! and Always glad to accept gambits, in
Black is in trouble. particular when it leads to an improved
24 h7+ e7 25 e2 xc2 26 xc2 position.
d3 27 e6 d4 28 xd4 xd4 29 [If 22 xc5?! xe3+ 23 d2 f2+ with
e2 d2 01. compensation Marconi.]
ED: Ralph Marconi also sent us another 22e7 23 xc5 f2+
of Edelsteins wins from the Spinath Black must react energetically because
Memorial, which will be concluding of the material deficit, but because of the
 Chess Mail 27

many exchanges the chances of success f6 5 c3 e5 6 db5 d6 7 g5 a6 8

are getting slimmer. a3 b5 9 d5 e7 10 xf6 xf6 11
24 e1 xb2 c3 00 12 c2 b8 13 e2 g5 14 0
24xe3+!? may have been better 0 a5 15 b4 e6 16 a4 bxa4 17 xa4
Marconi. axb4 18 cxb4 d7 19 a6 xb4 20
25 e4 g6 cxb4 xd5 21 xd5 xb4 22 xd6
Loses time. a4 23 a6 c2 24 d3 c3 25 c6
26 d3 b8 27 d5 xe3 28 d2 d4 26 c4 b2 27 xd4 exd4
xd5 29 cxd5 d8 30 he1 ed7 31 XIIIIIIIIY
e5 xd5 32 xd5 xd5 33 e1 a5 9-+-+-trk+0
34 b4 a3 35 e3 a4 36 a3 a5 37 9+-+-+pzpp0
c6 9-+R+-+-+0
The a-pawn has a promising future!
9+-+-+-vl-0
37h4 38 xa5 xh2+ 39 c3 h5
40 a4 h4 41 c4
9-+LzpP+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-mk0 9-tr-+-zPPzP0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+RmK-0
9-+-+-+p+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-+-+-+-0 At this point I felt that the isolated Black
9P+N+-+-zp0 d-pawn was less of a threat than my e-
9+-mK-tR-+-0 pawn and the better deployment of my
9-+-+-+-tr0 pieces. However, the safety of my King
9+-+-+-+-0 must be taken care of before further
xiiiiiiiiy action. Thus:
28 g3 d8 29 d1 h6 30 e5 b6 31
A precise calculation of the ending is d3!
still difficult, but in general terms White This stops the d-pawn and activates
has a free moving a-pawn assisted by the for decisive action.
Knight and King while the Black h-pawn 31d8 32 g2 a5 33 a3 b6 34
is delayed by his Rook and the King is f3 b8?
lagging behind; an interesting ending is 34d3!? 35 xd3 e8 36 c4 xe5
about to occur. 37 xf7+:
41g7 42 a5 g5 43 e5 h3 44 xg5+ a) 37...f8!? 38 g6+ e7 39 f7+ d8
h6 45 g8 h5 46 h8+ g5 47 40 xg7 (or 40 b7 xf2+ 41 h3 e3
b4 g4 48 a6 a2 49 a3 b2+ 50 42 cc7 e6 43 d7+ c8 44 xg7)
a5 b3 51 c4 10. 40xf2+ 41 h3 e3 (If 41a5 42
b7 b2 43 f5 xf5 44 cxb6 xb6 45
Sicilian Sveshnikov (B33) xb6 h5 46 h4 f2 47 xh5 xh2+ 48
Michael Edelstein (CAN) g5) 42 a6+-.
Peter Richmond (WLS) b) 37h7 38 g6+ g8 39 c8+ e8
NATT401, 1996-7 40 xe8#.
(Comments by Michael Edelstein. c) 37h8? 38 g6+-.
Analysis by Ralph P. Marconi). (Analysis by Marconi)
1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 35 xf7+ 10.
 28 July 1998

Michaels opponent in the following e5 12 h4 c4 13 xc4 xc4 14 g4!? (14

game was the 1993 USCF Absolute b1!?) 14b5!? (Tempting White to
Champion. accept the pawn sacrifice in order to open
Sicilian Dragon (B79) up lines on the queenside.) 15 h5 b4 16
Michael Edelstein (CAN) ce2!? a5 17 b1 fc8 18 hxg6 fxg6 19
Daniel Fleetwood (USA) f4!? e5!? (Suggested by Honfi in INF
PATT III/Board 3 1993 33/306.) 20 h2?! (Better was 20 d3 a5
(Notes by Ralph P. Marconi) 21 e5!? dxe5 22 b3 c7 23 bc5 c6 24
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 e6. Honfi gives this position as equal,
f6 5 c3 g6 6 e3 g7 7 f3!? but I still prefer White.) 20f7!? 21 g5!
Introducing the Yugoslav Attack, xe4!? (21e8!?) 22 xh7 (22 fxe4?!
perhaps the sharpest reply to Blacks set- xc2!? with unclear complications.)
up. GM John Nunn in his book Beating 22f5 (best) 23 fxe4 xe4? (...but this
the Sicilian 3 even goes so far as to state loses. Correct was 23...xe4!? and the
that this move... is more or less forced... position is unclear.) 24 h5! and White
700 8 d2 c6 9 c4 went on to win in a few more moves
The main line, but 9 g4 and 9 000 (Marconi-Hartmann, ICCF World Cup
are sound alternatives. prelims #197, 1986-88).
9d7 10 000 16 d4 e6
ECO gives 10 00 xd4 11 xd4 c8 The Queen is not as nearly as effective
12 b3 a6 13 a4 a5 14 e3 e6 as on e6, and may very well become a target.
equal. 17 he1 ac8 18 e5 d5 19 exd6
10a5 11 h4 fc8 12 b3 e5 13 xc3+ 20 xc3 xc3 21 xe6 xd2
b1 c4 14 xc4 xc4 15 b3 22 xe7 f5 23 xd2 xc2 24 xc2
e5!? xc2+ 25 a1 d8 26 xb7!?
XIIIIIIIIY After a flurry of exchanges White has a
9r+-+-+k+0 emerged a pawn ahead in the endgame.
9zpp+lzppvlp0 On the surface, Whites last move appears
9-+-zp-snp+0 to have been an oversight because White
is suffering from a serious case of first rank
9+-+-wq-+-0 weakness, but Michael finds an amazing
9-+r+P+-zP0 resource.
9+NsN-vLP+-0 26xd6
9PzPPwQ-+P+0 And Black is threatening mate in two.
9+K+R+-+R0 27 c1!
xiiiiiiiiy XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+k+0
Positioning the Queen on e5 is not a 9zpR+-+p+p0
new concept, the idea being of lining up 9-+-tr-+p+0
the Queen and Bishop on g7 eyeing b2, 9+-+-+-+-0
and centralising her, but this early may not
be the most appropriate time to so do.
9-+-+-+-zP0
I faced this same move in an ICCF 9+-+-+P+-0
World Cup preliminary section a few 9PzPl+-+P+0
years back, but from a slightly different 9mK-sN-+-+-0
move order, e.g. 10 b3 c8 11 000 xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 29

The only way to preserve winning considers it unsatisfactory.

chances. 12 d4! d6 13 e1 g4 14 h3 h4
27 a3? loses a piece after 27d1+ 15 f3
28 c1 (28 a2 b1+ 29 a1 e4+) Not 15 hxg4? h2+ 16 f1 h1+ 17
28xc1+ while if 27 a4 a6!=. e2 xg4+ 18 d3 xg2 19 g1 f5+
27a6 20 e2 ae8+ 21 e3 xe3+ + ECO.
If 27d1? 28 b4!! xc1+ 29 b2 15xf2 16 d2!
e4!? (or 29g1 30 xc2) 30 fxe4 g1 XIIIIIIIIY
31 xa7 xg2+ 32 c3 and it seems that 9r+l+-trk+0
White will queen first. 9+-zp-+pzpp0
28 c7 d2 29 g3 d1 30 f4 f3 31 9p+-vl-+-+0
c3 e4 32 b4 f8 33 b3 g2 34
9+p+-+-+-0
c5 g1+ 35 b2 g2+ 36 c1 f5
37 a3 g1+ 38 b2 c8 39 b3 d1 9-+-zP-+-wq0
40 a4 d6 41 a5 f5 42 d3 d7 9+LzP-+Q+P0
43 e5 b5 44 c8+ g7 45 a4 f1 9PzP-vL-snP+0
46 c7+ g8 47 d7 e6 48 b5 axb5 9tRN+-tR-mK-0
49 axb5 e8 50 b6 10. xiiiiiiiiy
Ruy Lopez/Marshall Attack (C89) 16b7 17 xb7! d3 18 e2 g3
Michael Edelstein (CAN) - 19 f1! f4 20 f2 h2 21 xf4
Diomedes Ortega (COL) xf4 22 g4! xh3+ 23 g2 10.
3rd PATT/Board 3, 1993
(Notes by Michael Edelstein, unless
otherwise indicated)
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 Future Plans
f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 00 8
Our next issue, to be mailed well
c3 d5
This is the starting point of the Marshall before the end of July, will be a
Attack. Frank J. Marshall (1877-1944) normal sized issue numbered 8-9
used it as a surprise gambit in the game (as we did last year).
Capablanca-Marshall, New York 1918. This issue will include details of
The indomitable Capablanca won the our CD with a special advance
game even though he had never seen this purchase offer.
gambit before. Issue 10 will be published in mid-
9 exd5 September in advance of the ICCF
White can avoid the gambit line by Congress. This will be our Readers
playing 9 d4!?, but that would defeat the Issue and we invite contributions
maxim: the best way to refute a sacrifice
which should reach us as soon as
is to accept it; besides this line is so
exciting to play, especially with the extra possible, and in any case not later
time that one has in CC (Marconi). than August 21.
9 exd5 xd5 10 xe5 xe5 11 xe5 As in 1997, issue 11 will report on
f6 (?!) the Congress and issue 12 will be
The original move played in the above mailed in November.
mentioned game. Current theory
 30 July 1998

NO(s)T just a CC club!

T
HE kNights Of the Square Table (Japanese chess) and many of its variants,
(NOST) is an American as well as Xiang-Qi (Chinese chess) and
correspondence game club catering Changgi (Korean Chess). The problem
to chess, chess variants and other games. may be here that these games have their
Established in 1960, It now runs both own theory to learn, as the interesting
postal and email events, and it is possible English book on Shogi by Tony Hosking
for overseas players to join especially (published last year) shows!
the email events. If you prefer tactics to theory, are losing
There are entry fees and prize money some of your enthusiasm for the regular
in postal events, email events are free game (orthochess as NOST calls it) or
without prizes. just think your rating isnt high enough,
NOST keeps in touch with members maybe chess variants are for you. Some
through its official magazine, NOST- examples are mentioned on the NOST
ALGIA, published six times a year, and website, including Marseillais Chess (two
its website at http://cc.northcoast.com/ moves per turn) and Scottish Chess, or
~nost/ which is well worth a visit. This progressive chess. in which White makes
gives a good introduction to the clubs one move, Black two, White three, and
activities and some of its emailchess so on. Since games are short, this excellent
games can be downloaded in text format for postal play (we understand this form
from an Archive file. of the game is also popular in Italy).
The kNights Of the Square Table also However, NOST claims, Our strength
hold an annual NOSTvention somewhere is in variants which youve probably never
in the US or Canada where, to quote from heard of, but which are just as good as
the website, members play in several the popular ones, or better. The best
chess, chess variant & non-chess game example is Avalanche Chess, where every
tournaments including a simultaneous turn has two parts: make a normal chess
chess match with a local master. Many move, then push an enemy pawn one
bring their families and friends to enjoy square toward you. Its a fast-moving
numerous games, parties, sightseeing, game, full of subtleties. People who have
banquet, awards and a generally great never played any other CV in NOST are
chess experience. playing and enjoying this one.
Chess is the most popular game among Several more are mentioned on the
NOST members, many of whom also website and NOST-ALGIA describes
participate in ICCF competitions and other others. Here is the description of Rein-
events, and there is a well-established carnation Chess: If a piece is captured,
structure of NOST tournaments. and the capture square is subsequently
However, it is their CV&NCG (Chess vacated, there appears a zombie, a piece
Variants & Non-Chess Games) program with the powers of the captured piece but
which really makes NOST unique among belonging to the capturer. If multiple
correspondence game organisations. This captures occur before the square is
includes chess-like oriental games vacated, only the last capture produces a
including GO and variants, Shogi zombie. Zombies and regular pieces cant
 Chess Mail 31

CLUB PROFILE: NOST

capture each other but zombies can NCG begin each month. Non-members
capture zombies. A zombie capture leads, should contact the Secretary first.
in a similar manner, to the rebirth of a New members wanting to play by
normal man. email must know algebraic portable game
Another example is Extinction notation (PGN), correspondence chess
Chess: There is no check or mate. Win procedures and be very knowledgeable
by capturing all of one type of the with computer system/internet software.
opponents piece: king, both knights, all Secretary may require that practice games
pawns etc. including promoted pieces. be played to determine eligibility.
P=K allowed. If forced to promote your If you are thinking of joining, the
last pawn, you lose. website is the place to start, unless you

T
do not have an email connection. In that
HEY ALSO offer traditional games case, write to its secretary Ronleigh
like Checkers, Salvo (Battleships), A.Dale, 1403 Inyo St. 21, Crescent City,
Nine Mens Morris (Mill) and CA 95521, USA (his email address is:
commercial games like Reversi/Othello [email protected]).
and Mastermind (Pigs and Bull). War NOST is offering 1-year free trial
games dont seem to have a NOST membership to all new Internet email
following, but other than that, if a game chess players. The regular membership
can be played by mail, you can probably fee, including a subscription to NOST-
find a NOST who is willing to try it with ALGIA, is $18 per year to US addresses,
you. $22 per year to Canada/Mexico and
CV&NCG officer John McCallion, 42- overseas addresses by first class surface
65 Kissena Blvd 324, Flushing NY 11355 mail, $27 per year to overseas addresses
can give further details, and supply rules by air mail.
sheets for many games for postage and a Discount $4 to seniors, handicapped
small photocopying fee. and prisoners. Bonus offer: two years for
He also has a booklet (Rawlings) giving the cost of one by paying full one year
rules for 30 popular non-chess games; just membership fee within 30 days of
$1.50 postpaid. In addition to individual registration; mention 2-for-1. Send
matches, tournaments in various CV & remittance to the Secretary in US funds.
 32 July 1998

The Best CC Game Ev er?

Ever?

S
COTTISH reader David Brown has CC at one time.
nominated the following game won Dr Napolitano won the first two Italian
by the late Dr Mario Napolitano of CC Championships and this game comes
Italy, one of whose losses was already from the first of them.
featured in the series. White conducts a English Opening (A10)
fine sacrificial attack although there must Dr Mario Napolitano - Cane
be some doubt over the quality of the 1st Italian CC Ch 1939-41
defence in the early stages. Two end- 1 c4 f5 2 e4 fxe4 3 c3 f6 4 d3 exd3
games by Napolitano in World Ch I could Theory recommends 4...e5 5 g4 (5 dxe4
also come into consideration: against b4) 5...h6.
Collins and vant Veer. 5 xd3 e6 6 g5 b4 7 ge2 00 8
Born in 1910, grandmaster Napolitano c2 h6 9 h7+ h8 10 h4!
had a very long career as a CC player, XIIIIIIIIY
starting before the Second World War. He 9rsnlwq-tr-mk0
played in all the first three World 9zppzpp+-zpL0
Championship finals and the Dr Dyckhoff 9-+-+psn-zp0
Memorial and he was still active in the
9+-+-+-vL-0
1970s and 1980s, competing for example
in the Scottish Centenary Tournament. 9-vlP+-+-zP0
The Italian federation ASIGC intends to 9+-sN-+-+-0
hold a GM tournament for him but first 9PzPQ+NzPP+0
has to sign up five or six grandmasters. 9tR-+-mK-+R0
An article about Dr Napolitano, by Tim xiiiiiiiiy
Bogan, in the Autumn 1978 (#62) of the
BCCA magazine Correspondence Chess White initiates a classic attack on the
points out that in the 1st CC World h-file theme. Calculating all the poss-
Championship Final, he had no draws at ibilities is probably not possible but Black
all: 10 wins and 3 losses! A quotation from ought to have been able to defend better
him was found by Mr Bogan in the John G. in the next few moves.
White chess collection at Cleveland Public 10...c6
Library in Cleveland, Ohio. Here it is: Black must ignore the bishop as
Correspondence chess is not only a 10...hxg5 11 hxg5 opening the h-file is
school for technique or an academy for asking for trouble:
virtuosity; it is a discipline of deep a) 11...e8 12 g6 f5 (12...e7 13
thought, of research, of tenacity. There is h5) 13 h5 xg5 14 f7;
no place for the easy and convenient b) 11...g4 12 f4 e3 13 e4 c5 14
draw by agreement, but there is always g3! and the gets to h1 for the mating
the torment of the search for the best. attack.
In fact Dr Napolitano did have one Probably Black should try to break the
draw in the 1st World Championship: in pin on his knight e.g. 10...e5! 11 000
the preliminary section, against Dr Gideon e8 and if 12 g6 e6.
Barcza of Hungary who of course became 11 000
a FIDE GM but was also quite active in Threatening e4.
 Chess Mail 33

11...e7
Now if 11...hxg5 12 hxg5 g4 White
has a winning attack after 13 g6+! g8
14 h5 xf2 15 e4 xd1 16 xd1.
12 g6 g8 13 d2 e5 14 b1 Dr Mario
xf2 Napolitano
Black raises the stakes by taking more ... very sharp
pawns, forcing White to justify his gambit
with blood. play
15 e3 xg2 16 d4 g4 17 f4
xe3 18 xe3 g4 19 dg1 f6 20
xg4 xg4 21 d3 f6 22 e4 g8
23 f1 f7 save for White. Moreover, that potential
XIIIIIIIIY save, which is quite spectacular, involves
9r+lwq-+-+0 both the computer horizon and
9zppzppvlkzp-0 compensation for material effects.
9-+-+psn-zp0 See the diagram.
9+-+-+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+P+NsN-zP0 9r+-+r+k+0
9+-+Q+-+-0 9zPR+R+p+-0
9PzP-+-+-+0 9-+p+-+-+0
9+LmK-+R+-0 9+-vL-+qzp-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+P+p+-sn0
9+Q+-+-+-0
Black is three pawns ahead and looks 9-+-+-zPpzP0
safe after a further....f8,....e8 but White 9+-+-+-mK-0
has everything in place for the final xiiiiiiiiy
assault.
24 xf6 xf6 32 d1
Of course if 24...gxf6 25 h7+ and Fritz and both think this is best.
mates. 32...f3+ 33 xg2 h4+
25 xe6! e8 Both Fritz and Hiarcs think this is best.
If 25...xe6 26 d5+ e7 27 e1+ f8 Black has various other ways of attacking,
28 g6 and mates. for example 33...g4+ 34 f1 xh2+ 35
26 xg7 f8 27 g6+ e7 28 e1+ e1 f3+ 36 f1 h3+ 37 e2 e5 but I
d6 29 d3+ 10. cannot find a clear win for Black here
either. In all cases the strong a7/b7
NAPZ Champion John Timm writes: battery gives White substantial count-
I have been looking very closely at some erplay.
of the candidates for best CC game ever. 34 g3! xc5 35 xf7 e5+ 36 g4
He has sent us some fascinating analysis e6+ 37 xg5! f3+ 38 xf3 exf3
relating to the Purdy-Napolitano game in 39 d4! e5+ 40 xe5 xe5+
issue 5, especially relating to the
possibility 31...hxg2! which we were the
first to point out. I did see a potential Concluded on page 64
 34 July 1998

Scandinavian Def
Scandinavian ence wit
Defence withh 1 e4 d5 2 eexd5
xd5
xd5 c3 d6!?
xd5 3 c3 d6!? (B01)
By CC-IM Michael Melts (USA)
Part 2
1 e4 d5 2 exd5 xd5 3 c3 d6 4 d4
f6 5 f3 c6
XIIIIIIIIY
9rsnl+kvl-tr0
9zpp+-zppzpp0
9-+pwq-sn-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-+-+-0 9rsnl+kvl-tr0
9-+-zP-+-+0 9zpp+-zppzpp0
9+-sN-+N+-0 9-+pwq-sn-+0
9PzPP+-zPPzP0 9+-+-+-+-0
9tR-vLQmKL+R0 9-+-zP-+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-sN-+N+-0
9PzPP+LzPPzP0
A: 6 e2 9tR-vLQmK-+R0
B: 6 e5 xiiiiiiiiy
Or 6 h3 f5 when:
a) 7 c4 bd7 8 g5 (8 e2 e6 9 6g4
b3 c7 10 d2 d6 11 000 000 12 Or 6f5 7 00 (7 g5 e6 8 d2 c7
he1 d5 13 e5 xc3 14 xc3 xe5 9 f4 d6 10 xd6 xd6 11 000
15 dxe5 c5 Hozhaeuer-Mann, Ger- bd7= Newman-May, USA 1997)
many 1991) 8e6 9 00 e7 10 e2 00 7bd7 8 e1 e6 9 e3 h6 10 d2 c7
11 ad1 b6 12 b3 ad8 13 h4 g6 11 f4 d6 12 xd6 (12 e5 d8
14 xg6 hxg6 15 f3 bd5= Lorenz- Friedman-Schiller, Chicago 1983)
Bressler, Berlin 1987; 12xd6 13 ad1 00=.
b) 7 d3 xd3 8 xd3 bd7 9 00 7 h3
e6 when: a) 7 00 e6 8 e1 xf3 9 xf3 e7 10
b1) 10 e1 e7 (10h6!? 11 d2 0 e4 xe4 11 xe4 (11 xe4 d8 12 d3
00=) 11 d2 00 12 a3 fd8 13 ad1 h6 d7 13 e1 f6 Litvin-Gubnitsky,
14 e2 c7 15 e5 xe5 16 dxe5 d5 Kharkov 1969) 11d7 12 c3 00=
Prohl-Muse, Berlin 1994; Sakharov-Gubnitsky, Kiev 1965;
b2) 10 e4 xe4 11 xe4 f6 12 e2 b2) 7 g5 bd7 8 d2 e6 9 f4 b4
e7 13 c4 00= Kasparov-Wirth, Zurich 10 00 d6! 11 xd6 xd6 12 ad1 00
1988. Feustel-B.Pytel, Poland 1976.
7h5 (see diagram)
A: Or 7xf3 8 xf3 e6 9 00 e7 10
6 e2 e3 (10 e2 bd7 11 f4 b4 12 d3
 Chess Mail 35

00 13 c7 b6=) 1000 11 e2 bd7 B1:

12 g3 b6 13 e2 fd8 14 c4 c7 15 6f5?!.
fd1 d7= Litvin-Gubnitsky, Kharkov XIIIIIIIIY
1967. 9rsn-+kvl-tr0
XIIIIIIIIY 9zpp+-zppzpp0
9rsn-+kvl-tr0 9-+pwq-sn-+0
9zpp+-zppzpp0 9+-+-sNl+-0
9-+pwq-sn-+0 9-+-zP-+-+0
9+-+-+-+l0 9+-sN-+-+-0
9-+-zP-+-+0 9PzPP+-zPPzP0
9+-sN-+N+P0 9tR-vLQmKL+R0
9PzPP+LzPP+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9tR-vLQmK-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy a) 7 c4 e6 8 00 bd7 9 f4 xe5
10 dxe5 xd1 11 axd1 d5=.
8 00 b) 7 f4 d8 (7b4 8 c4 e4 9
a) 8 g5 e6 9 d2 e7 10 000 bd7 a3 xc3 10 axb4 xd1 11 b6) 8 c4
11 b1 xf3 12 xf3 b6 13 f4 b4 e6 9 g4! g6 10 h4 e4 (10b5 11 b3
14 e4 Kalinin-Gubnitsky, Kharkov b4 12 h5 e4 13 xe4 xe4 14 e2 d6
1966; 15 000 or 10...b4 11 f3) 11 xe4
b) 8 g4 g6 9 e5 bd7 10 c4 c7 xe4 12 d3 d6 13 b3 d7 14 000
11 a4 h5 (11e6 12 f3 b4 13 00 h5 e7 15 b1 a5 16 a4 b6 17 c4 a6 18
14 g5 d5 15 e2 f5 16 g2 h4 c2 c8 19 c5 (10 Lokasto-
Calistri-Morin, Paris 1996) 12 g5 d5. Safyanovsky, Moscow 1991) 19xe5 20
8e6 xe5+- Neumann-Van der Berg, cor
9 e5 1993-95;
9 g4 g6 10 e5 d5 11 xd5 xd5
12 f3 d8 13 xg6 hxg6 14 g2 d7= B2:
Kudishevich-Gubnitsky, Chernovtsy 6e6!?
1966. XIIIIIIIIY
9xe2 9rsn-+kvl-tr0
10 xe2 e7 9zpp+-zppzpp0
11 f4 b4 9-+pwqlsn-+0
12 c3 b6 13 c4 d8 14 b3 b5 15
e5 00 16 a4 b6 17 axb5 cxb5 18
9+-+-sN-+-0
c4 b4 19 c5 b7 20 a4 d5= 9-+-zP-+-+0
Litvin-Gubnitsky, Kharkov 1966. 9+-sN-+-+-0
9PzPP+-zPPzP0
9tR-vLQmKL+R0
B: xiiiiiiiiy
6 e5
And now: 7 c4
B1: 6f5?!. a) 7 f4 d8 (7d5 8 xf7 xf4
B2: 6e6!? 9 xh8) 8 e2 g6 9 00 g7 10 e1
B3: 6bd7 00;
 36 July 1998

b) 7 c4 d8 and this position is 9 e5

famous after 3...a5 4 d4 f6 5 f3 c6 6 9 f4 d8 10 e5 e6.
e5 e6 7 c4 d8=, for example 8 e2 9e6
g6 9 00 g7 10 a4 a5 11 f4 00 12 d2 9e6? 10 g5 e7 11 e4 xe4 12
a6 13 ad1 b4 14 fe1 bd5 xf7+ d8 13 xg7 e8 (13xg5 14
Reyes-Doncevic, Argentina 1991. xh8+ e7 15 g7+ d6 16 f7+ d5
7xc4 17 d3+-) 14 f7+ (14 f4? f6 15 f7+
8 xc4 d8 e7 16 xc7 xg7) 14d7 15 h4
This position is famous after 3...a5 4 xg5 16 hxg5 f4 17 d3 f8 18 xh7
d4 f6 5 e5 e6 6 c4 xc4 7 xc4 d5 19 c4 b4+ 20 f1 xf7 21 xf7+
d8=, for example 9 g5 e6 10 xf6 (10 xf7 22 xf7+ e8 23 g6 e7 24 e2 e5
00 e7 11 f4 00 12 f5 exf5 13 xf5 a6 25 h1 10 Brujic-Andonovski, cor 1979.
14 d2 c7 15 d1 fd5 16 xd5 xd5 10 f4 bd5
17 xe7 xe7= Roman-Soppe, Buenos XIIIIIIIIY
Aires 1993) 10gxf6 11 00 a6 12 e1 9r+-+kvl-tr0
g7 13 h5 00 14 ad1 b5 15 e3 f5 9zppwq-zppzpp0
16 e2 d6 17 c3 c7 Illescas 9-+p+lsn-+0
Cordoba-Azmaiparashvili, Madrid 1996. 9+-+nsN-+-0
B3:
9-+-zP-vL-+0
6bd7 9+-sN-+Q+-0
7 c4 9PzPP+-zPPzP0
7 f4 xe5 8 xe5 (8 dxe5 b4 9 9tR-+-mKL+R0
exf6 xf4 10 fxg7 xg7) 8...b4 9 a3 xiiiiiiiiy
b6 10 e2 f5 11 00 e6=.
7c7 11 xd5 xd5 12 g3 b6 13 00
This position is famous after 3...a5 4 0 g6 14 a3 a5 15 h4 h5 16 c4 a7 17
d4 f6 5 e5 d7 6 c4 c7. he1 h6+ 18 b1 00 19 e2
XIIIIIIIIY f5 Alexander-Thomas, Margate
9r+l+kvl-tr0 1937.
9zppwqnzppzpp0 CONCLUSION: After 5 f3 c6 6 h3 (or
9-+p+-sn-+0 6 e2) Black has equality. After 6 e5
9+-+-+-+-0 f5 7 f4 White has an advantage but
after 6...e6 or 6...bd7 Black has
9-+NzP-+-+0 equality with counterplay.
9+-sN-+-+-0
9PzPP+-zPPzP0 This article concludes next month.
9tR-vLQmKL+R0
xiiiiiiiiy CC-IM Michael Melts was
editor-in-chief of the first three
8 f3 volumes in the CC Informator
8 g3 d5 9 e4 7f6 10 xf6+ xf6 series.
11 g2 f5 12 00 e6 13 e2 e7 14 He came to the USA in 1994
f4 d8 15 ad1 d5 16 c1 00= and is a regular contributor to
Petkovic-Jevtic, Nice 1994. chess publications.
8b6
 Chess Mail 37

CCLA Enters The Email Lists

S
By Roy DeVault
INCE late last year, the
Correspondence Chess League of
America has made real strides
forward into the email and Web arenas.
Their website is in place at http://
email
setups against 1 d4, and here he opts for
newton.loyola.edu:80/ccla/. The website the immediate transfer of the Q to the
features Bryce Averys popular column kingside. Indeed, the Dutch in general
The Postal Warrior reprinted from the remains quite popular with corres-
leagues magazine The Chess Corres- pondence players.
pondent. Also found there is entry 8 Qc2
information for regular and email tourn- Dietz does not press for an opening
aments, and the usual set of links to advantage, at least according to the book.
popular chess sites on the Web. ECO A (2nd ed.) gives White the nod on
The CCLA email tournament site, both 8 Re1 and 8 b3, but is less emphatic
found at: http://gilles.econ.vt.edu/chess/ after 8 Qc2.
ccla.html, is well worth visiting. The lists 8...Qh5
of email tournaments show that some When Ilyin-Genevsky was pioneering
activity is developing. Several pages of this line in the early Thirties, he preferred
members games, from both snail mail 8...Nc6, but lost with depressing
and email, are attractively presented, as regularity.
well as the corosstables of the last three 9 Bg5
CCLA closed Championships (11th, 12th The major option is 9 b3, continuing
and 13th). A selection of games from the e.g., 9...a5 10 Bb2 Na6, with an unclear
12th (1996) Championship is included. verdict.
Future plans include consolidating the 9...h6
above sites in a single domain at ccla.com. So we seem to have a White edge after
All in all, a good start for CCLA email! all, since neither 9...Nbd7 nor 9...e5 quite
Jim Dietz won one of the first CCLA equalise for Black per ECO . Interesting
email tourneys. In the following game is 9...Nc6, e.g., 10 Rad1 e5 11 dxe5 Nxe5
from that event, he takes on G. Robert as in Savitsy-Riumin, Leningrad 1933.
Arnold, in the latters favourite Dutch This old sequence has become popular
Defence, and prevails. with Black players in the Nineties.
10 Bf4?!
Dutch Defense, Classical (A98) Now we depart ECO , which gives 10
James Dietz (USA) - Bxf6 Bxf6 11 e4 Nc6 12 Nb5 Qf7 13 Rad1
G. Robert Arnold (USA) Kh8 14 Rfe1 leading to a White edge,
CCLA email, 1998 citing F. Olafsson-Kan, Nice ol 1974. But
1 d4 f5 2 g3 Nf6 3 Bg2 e6 4 Nf3 Be7 ECO is misleading about Whites
5 c4 0-0 6 Nc3 d6 7 0-0 Qe8 prospects here. Thus 12...Bd8 13 d5 Nb4
Arnold favours the Classical Dutch 14 Qb3 fxe4 was drawn in 42 in Vehre-
 38 July 1998

Davies, corr 1981. An even better result But Black lags in development. White
for Black was 12...Rf7 13 Rad1 e5 14 d5 stands better.
fxe4 15 Nd2 Nb4 (0-1, 26) Barnes- 14 h4 Ne4 15 hxg5 hxg5 16 Be3 Rf7
Johanssen, North Atlantic tt 1990. In at Freeing f8 for the N and preparing to
least one sense, the text is dubious, since attack along the h-file.
Black wants to get in ...g5 anyway, and 17 Nxe4 fxe4 18 Qc2 d5
now can do so with tempo. Forced. But now White can use e5, and
10...g5 11 Bd2 c6 does so to open play, which always
Here the ...Nc6 idea does not work favours the better developed side.
well: 12 Nb5 Bd8 13 Rad1 e5 14 dxe5 19 Ne5 Nxe5 20 dxe5 Rh7 21 f3
Nxe5 15 Nxe5 dxe5 16 Ba5 with The lack of supporting pieces means
advantage. that the most Black can get on the h-file
12 Rfd1!? is a check at h2. White continues to pry
The choice of R is always an interesting away at the enemy centre, while pro-
question. 12 Rad1 brings another piece viding a handy escape square at f2.
to bear, while Dietzs choice frees a flight 21...Qg7 22 Qc3 exf3 23 exf3 Bd8 24
square for the K. Meanwhile, 12 d5! sets Bd4 Bc7 25 Re1 Qg6 26 Rac1 dxc4
Black difficult problems, e.g., 12...cxd5 13 27 Qxc4 Bd7
cxd5 Nxd5 14 Nxd5 exd5 15 Nd4; or At last the problem B emerges.
12...Na6 13 Nd4 exd5 14 cxd5 Nb4 15 Qb3 28 Bc5 Qh5 29 Kf2 Qf7 30 Qd4
c5 16 Ne6, in both cases a clear positional Be8?
advantage for White. If 30...Bb6 31 Bxb6 axb6 32 Qxb6 Rxa2
12... Nbd7 33 Qb3. Blacks best defensive chance
XIIIIIIIIY is 30...b6!. True, his better B gets ex-
9r+l+-trk+0 changed after 31 Bd6 Rc8 32 Bxc7 Rxc7,
9zpp+nvl-+-0 but he now threatens 33...c5, removing
9-+pzppsn-zp0 his d7-B from the sick list, and equalising
play. If 33 b4, then 33...Be8 34 Re3 Rd7!
9+-+-+pzpq0 35 Qc3 Qf5!=.
9-+PzP-+-+0 31 Bxa7 Qf5 32 Re4 b6 33 Bxb6 Rd7
9+-sN-+NzP-0 34 Qe3 Bxb6 35 Qxb6 Rd2+ 36 Kg1
9PzPQvLPzPLzP0 Rxa2 37 Rb1
9tR-+R+-mK-0 The extra pawn is in the bank, but
xiiiiiiiiy White must still overcome a bit of
Here and on the previous move Black resistance...
had the option of ...g4. But White 37...Ra8 38 Rbe1 Ra2 39 Qb8 Qf7 40
maintains his opening advantage on R4e2!
12...g4 13 Ne1 e5 14 d5 cxd5 15 cxd5 Bd7 The prosaic 40 Rb1 promises no
16 Nd3. immediate progress, since White cannot
13 Qd3 push b2-b4 so long as the enemy R pair
And at this turn 13 d5! is strong: remains on the 7th. Dietz decides to give
13...cxd5 14 cxd5 Nxd5 15 Nxd5 exd5 16 up the Q for the rooks, going for the full
Nd4 Nb6 17 Ba5 or 13...Nc5 14 dxc6 point.
bxc6 15 Nd4 Ng4 16 h3 Ne5 17 b4. 40...Raxb2 41 Qxb2 Rxb2 42 Rxb2
13...Qg6 Qd7 43 Kh2 Kf8?
Reinforcing f5 against the d4-d5 thrust. Black could fight on with 43...c5! For
 Chess Mail 39

example, 44 Rc1 Qd5 45 Rbc2 Qxe5 46 Bf3 is analysis by Afifi in ECO 2nd ed.
Rxc5 Qh8+ 47 Bh3 Kf7 48 Re1 Qb2+ 49 11 ...Qd7 12 Ngxe4 Nxe4 13 Nxe4!
Kh1 Qf2 50 Bxe6+ Kg6 51 Bf5+ Kg7 52 Mingos improves on the ECO book
Re7+ Bf7 53 Rc3 and Black has a fighting of 13 Bxe4 Bf3 14 Bxf3 Rxf3 15 Ne4 d5
chance to wriggle out of a zero into a half- 16 Nc5 Qf5 (draw, 33) Affifi-Yusupov,
point. Tunis IZT 1985.
44 Re4 Qc7 45 Bh3 Bg6 46 Ree2 13 ...Bf3?
Ke7 47 Rbd2 Bf5 48 Bxf5 exf5 49 Hickman follows in Yusupovs path.
e6 1-0. But there is a vital difference between 13
Bxe4 and 13 Nxe4, and therefore better
The following game was nominated for was 13...e5! 14 d5 Nd4! 15 Bxd4 exd4 16
1997s Game of the Year in CCLA. White f4 Rae8= Frederiks-E. Larsson, ICCF
exploits a small mistake by Black to the 1991-3 [CCYB 9/64].
fullest. 14 Bxf3 Rxf3 15 Ng5!
XIIIIIIIIY
Dutch Defense, Leningrad (A87) 9r+-+-+k+0
John Mingos (USA) - 9zppzpqzp-vlp0
Herb Hickman (USA) 9-+nzp-+p+0
CCLA, 1997
9+-+-+-sN-0
1 d4 f5 2 g3 Nf6 3 Bg2 g6 4 Nf3 Bg7
5 0-0 0-0 6 c4 d6 7 Nc3
9-+PzP-+-+0
Hickmans favourite Leningrad Dutch. 9+-+-vLrzP-0
7...Qe8 9PzP-wQ-zP-zP0
Herb has preferred this move in recent 9tR-+-+RmK-0
years, while 7....c6 and 7....Nc6 remain xiiiiiiiiy
as the major alternatives. This is the problem with Blacks 13th;
8 e4 the tempo on the Rook speeds the N on
This opening up of play is rather its path to e6.
unusual at this early stage. Most games 15 ...Rf5 16 d5 Ne5
continue with 8 d5, or 8 b3, among others. With the threat of ...Rxg5 and ...Nf3+.
With the text, White is saying, in effect 17 Qe2 h6 18 Ne6 Nf3+ 19 Kg2 Kh7
Im not giving you time to catch up in It is a bit better to make a home on d4
development; Im starting active play for the advanced f3-N by 19 ...c5, as this
now. will ensure the eventual exchange of the
8 ...fxe4 e6-N. For example: 20 Rad1 Rb8 21 Nxg7
8 ...Nxe4 9 Nxe4 fxe4 10 Ng5 Nc6 11 Kxg7 22 Bf4 Nd4 23 Qe4 with a small
Be3 e5 12 d5 Nd4 13 Nxe4 (13 Bxd4 exd4 White edge.
14 Nxe4 Bf5 15 Re1 Qf7=) 13 ...Bf5 is 20 Rad1 Be5?
roughly equal (T.Fischer-Schmittdiel, This creates a problem for the
Cattolica 1993). defender, in that he can no longer answer
9 Ng5 Nc6 Rd3 with ...Ne5. Better was 20...c5,
When White doesnt prevent it (by d4- though White keeps an advantage after
d5), this piece placement works well for 21 Rd3 (21 b3 Rb8 22 Bf4 Nd4 23 Nxd4
Black. Bxd4 24 Rfe1 Rf7=) 21 ...Ne5 22 Rb3 b6
10 Be3 Bg4 11 Qd2 23 f4 Nf7 24 g4 Rf6 25 Bd2.
11 Qb3 Qd7 12 Ngxe4 Nxe4 13 Bxe4 21 Rd3! Bh8
 40 July 1998

No better is 21 ...Bg7 22 Nxg7 Kxg7 Siegen ol 1970) is an aggressive line

23 Bxh6+ Kxh6 24 Rxf3. whereby White has forced a concession
22 g4 Rf7 23 Bxh6 Nh4+ in the loss of castling while keeping his
23...Kxh6 24 Rxf3 Rxf3 25 Qxf3 is an queenside intact. A slower option is 8 Nf3
easy White win. b6 9 Bd3 Ba6 10 0-0 Ne7 11 Bxa6 Nxa6
24 Kg1 Kxh6 25 Rh3 g5 26 Qe3 1-0. 12 Qb1 cxd4 13 cxd4 Rc8 with some
counterplay for Black, (draw, 29)
Van Koppersmith of Mobile, Alabama, Camilleri-Dreyer, Yerevan ol 1996.
is the current CCLA Champion, having 8...c4 9 Nf3 Nd7
won the 11th Ch., begun in 1995, with a Wolff attempts to improve on 9...Nc6
7 1/2 of 10 score. Here is a game from 10 g3 Nge7 11 Bg2 Bd7 12 0-0 0-0-0 13
that event. Re1 h6 14 Qc1 g5 15 h4 g4 16 Nh2 h5 17
Bg5 Rdg8 18 Bf6 Rh7 19 Rb1
French Defence, Winawer (C18) Vasiukov-Matsukevich, USSR 1956.
Van Koppersmith (USA) - 10 Be2 Nb6 11 0-0 Bd7 12 Re1 h6
Stephen D. Wolff (USA) 13 Qc1 Ne7 14 Rb1 Nc6 15 Bd1 Kd8
11th CCLA Ch, 1995 Better 15...0-0-0 - Koppersmith.
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e5 c5 5 a3 16 Re3 Kc7 17 Ne1 a6 18 Nd3!
Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 Qa5 7 Bd2 Qa4 XIIIIIIIIY
Given ?! according to some sources, 9r+-+-+-tr0
like Moles. The reason this move remains 9+pmkl+pzp-0
a sideline is that it so often transposes into 9psnn+p+-zp0
an inferior line for Black.
9+-+pzP-+-0
8 Qb1
8 Qg4 Kf8 9 Qd1! (R.J.Fischer-Hook, 9q+pzP-+-+0
9zP-zPNtR-+-0
9-+PvL-zPPzP0
9+RwQL+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
GAMBIT REVUE 18...Qa5
Or 18...cxd3 19 cxd3 Qb5 20 Rxb5+-.
The quarterly magazine 19 Nc5 Na7 20 Rg3 Rhg8 21 Bh5
for gambit players Raf8 22 Rf3 Be8 23 a4 Nc6 24 Qa3
Nd8
Schachverlag Manfred Mdler The point e6 looks solid, but the weak
Wagnerstrae 5, D-01309 Dresden dark squares allow White to break
FAX: +49 (0) 351 3360145 through with a sacrifice.
One issue DM 9.00; four issues DM
25 Nxe6+! Nxe6 26 Qd6+ Kc8 27
35.00 (Europe) or DM 40.00 (rest of Bxf7 Bxf7 28 Rxf7 Qxa4
the world). If 28 ...Rxf7 29 Qxe6+ +-.
Bank a/c: Postbank Kln (BLZ 370
29 Rxb7!
100 50) Kto.-Nr. 29 5225-503 White is playing for mate, and he gets
it.
We now export clocks (the Mdler 29...Kxb7 30 Qxb6+ Kc8 31 Qb8+
digital), pieces and garden chess. Kd7 32 Qd6+ Ke8 33 Qxe6+ Kd8 34
Rb8+ Kc7 35 Qd6# 1-0.
 Chess Mail 41

BdF-50 Half-
BdF-50 Term R
Half-T eport
Report
I
N LATE 1996, the German CC 15 xc7 xc7 16 e2
federation BdF, began two major XIIIIIIIIY
invitational master tournaments. The 9r+-+-mk-tr0
all-GM Hans-Werner von Massow 9zppwql+pzp-0
Memorial is progressing cautiously with
only three decisive games so far; we
9-+-+p+-zp0
published one last month and the others 9+-zPpsn-+-0
will follow next issue. 9-zP-+-+-+0
This time we turn our attention to the 9zP-+-vL-+-0
BdFs own Golden Jubilee invitation 9-+P+LzPPzP0
event, which with 17 players (136 games) 9tR-+QmK-+R0
is larger than the average tournament. We xiiiiiiiiy
are grateful to TD Per Sderberg
(Sweden) for providing results and games, Black now plays a move which is new
and current leader Dieter Mohrlok for but no real improvement on 16...d8 of
annotations. The results table is up-to-date the well-known game Klovans-Harding,
as reported to the TD by May 31. 1st EU CC Ch Final 1978-80.
Mohrlok, a former West German OTB 16...a4 17 00 a6 18 f4 c6 19 d2
international player (e.g. Varna 1962 and e7 20 d4 c6 21 b2 f6 22 g4
Tel Aviv 1964 olympiads) is an IM of both f7 23 fe1 e8 24 c4! b3 25 b5
FIDE and ICCF and looks like being the d8 26 bxa6 bxa6 27 b4 b7
first to earn a GM title from this 27xc4 28 c6+ e7 29 c7 c6 30
tournament but there could be others. b6 Mohrlok.
He got a fairly easy point against Sliwa 28 c6+ xb4 29 axb4 10.
because the Polish veteran made a poor For after 29...xc6 30 b5:
opening choice. a) 30b4 31 a3 a5 32 xe6 dxc4
33 b6! (or 33 xb4+! axb4 34 a7 c2 35
French MaCutcheon (C12) b6 b3 36 c7 b2 37 b7 e4 38 xc4)
Dieter Mohrlok (GER) - 33xe6 34 xe6 f7 35 f5 b8 36 ae1
Bogdan Sliwa (POL) a4 37 1e4 g8 38 d6;
BdF-50 1996-98 b) 30axb5 31 cxb5 b8 (31d8 32
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 f6 4 g5 b4 h5) 32 xe6 Mohrlok.
5 e5 h6 6 e3!? e4 7 g4 f8 8 a3
a5 9 ge2 c5 10 dxc5 c6 11 b4 The other leading contender at present
xc3 12 xc3 xe5 13 d1! c7 is CC-IM Peter Hertel.
14 b5 d7 Spanish (C78)
14b8 is the alternative, e.g. 15 c4! Peter Hertel (GER) -
a6! 16 c3! f6 17 d4 (17 c1 is Gerhard Binder (GER)
probably better, as in Mohrlok-Kilgour, BdF-50 1996-97
Cor Wch 3/4F 1993.) 17...dxc4 18 xc4 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
g5? (18e7! 19 a2 d8 20 d2 f6 5 00 b5 6 b3 b7 7 c3 xe4 8
Mohrlok) 19 e3+- Harding-Joe Ryan, d4 a5 9 c2 exd4 10 xd4 c5 11
Dublin league 1990. f5 f6 12 d2 d5 13 xe4 dxe4 14
 42 July 1998

g3 e7 15 xe4 c6 16 h5 g6 French Winawer (C18)

16g6 17 e2 e6 18 e1 h6 19 Matthias Rfenacht (SWZ) -
xc5 and White soon won in Yurtaev- Dieter Mohrlok (GER)
Mozaliov, Russian Cup, Smolensk 1997. BdF-50 1996-97
17 e5 f6 18 g3 00 19 f3 (Notes by Mohrlok)
XIIIIIIIIY 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5
9r+-+-trk+0 a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 e7 7 g4 f8 8
9+l+-vl-+p0 h4 c7 9 d1 b6 10 h3 a6 11
9p+q+-zpp+0 xa6 xa6 12 e2 c8 13 a2 d7
14 h5 h6 15 f3 cxd4 16 f4 c6 17
9snpzp-+-+-0 cxd4 d8 18 g4 c7 19 g5 hxg5 20
9-+-+N+-+0 g4 c6 21 xg5 e7 22 g3 f5
9+-zP-+PwQ-0 23 xf5
9PzPL+-+PzP0 23 xf5 exf5 24 xf5 e6.
9tR-vL-+RmK-0 23exf5 24 xf5 e6 25 e7+ e8
xiiiiiiiiy 25g8? 26 xg7!.
26 h4 c6 27 c4
19f5? 27 h6 xh6 28 xh6 gxh6 29 g8+
A decisive positional mistake f8 or 27 d6+ f8.
comments Hertel. It is not easy to find a 27c7 28 e3
good continuation for Black, as other 28 xg7+ f8 29 xe6+ xe6.
practical examples show. 28a4+ 29 e1 xc4 30 xc4
a) 19ad8 20 f4 d7 21 fe1 b6 xc4 31 d2 c1+ 32 e2
22 e2 d5 23 b3 f7 24 ae1 b4 25 32 d1 h6.
f2 d8 26 f5 d5 27 e6+- 10 32xh5 01.
Zontakh-Petronic, Belgrade 1996.
b) 19fe8 led to a draw in Leko- Swiss grandmaster Rfenacht began
Mozetic, Tilburg 1993, but White should the tournament very badly but he has
have played 20 f4! c4 (20ad8? 21 begun to rack up the points.
c7) 21 b3! according to Leko [INF 59/ Caro-Kann (B17)
367]. Matthias Rfenacht (SWZ) -
20 g5 Eckhard Lers (GER)
CC World Championship finalist John BdF-50 1996-98
Barlow played instead 20 f2 against Joe 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 dxe4 4 xe4
Feagin in a 1996 IECC master event: d7 5 g5 gf6 6 c4 e6 7 e2 b6
20d6 21 f4 ad8 22 fe1 c4 23 8 b3 h6 9 5f3 a5 10 a4 c5 11 f4
ad1 xf4 24 xf4 xd1 25 xd1 e8 d7
26 xe8+ xe8 27 e3 c6 28 b3 e7 11... d6 is more usual, and 11...cxd4
29 f2 and White eventually won in a 12 000 is sometimes seen. There are
minor piece endgame. Hertels move is no real master-level precedents for
more aggressive and direct. 11...d7.
20ad8 21 e1 d6 22 h4 d7 12 e5 cxd4 13 gf3 bd5 14 d2
23 e3 c7 24 ad1 b6 25 xd7 c5 15 000 00
xd7 26 b4 c4 27 xc5 xc5+ 28 This game supports the argument
bxc5 a5 29 b3+ xb3 30 axb3 c7 advanced by Keres and Kotov, in their
31 b4 c6 32 h3 b7 33 e6 10. old book The Art of the Middle-Game:
 Chess Mail 43

BdF 50 Years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts. Unf

1 Peter Hertel GER X 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 (4)
2 Gheorge S. Rotariu ROM X 0 0 0 (14)
3 Robertas Sutkus LIT X 0 0 0 1 (10)
4 Eberhard Gromotka GER 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 2 (6)
5 Aivars Gipslis LAT X 0 1 4 (8)
6 Eckhard Lers GER X 0 0 2 (10)
7 Boris Rumiancev LIT 1 X 1 1 5 (9)
8 Ingo Schtt GER 0 1 1 X 0 1 1 1 1 8 (4)
9 Knut Herschel GER 1 X 1 2 (13)
10 Gerhard Binder GER 0 1 X 0 1 (12)
11 Hendrik Bartus Sarink NLD 1 0 X 0 3 (9)
12 Dieter Mohrlok GER 0 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 10 (2)
13 Alois Lanc SLK 1 0 0 X 1 3 (10)
14 Werner Haufe GER 1 1 X 3 (11)
15 Bogdan S. Sliwa POL 0 0 0 X 1 (11)
16 Matthias Rfenacht SWZ 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 (4)
17 Karlheinz Podzielny GER 1 0 1 0 X 3 (9)

with opposite side castling, pawn storms xc2 see 20...xc2, while 21h5
are indicated and the player who creates allows mate in 5 by 22 h7+) 22 xc3
the first opening in the enemy defences dxc3 23 g5 cxb2+ 24 xb2.
usually wins. 20 g2 xb3 21 hg1 g6 22 xg6
XIIIIIIIIY fxg6 23 xg6+ h8 24 h6 f7 25
9r+-wq-trk+0 e5 c7 26 g7+ 10.
9+p+l+pzp-0
9-+-+psn-zp0 Sicilian Defence (B22)
Matthias Rfenacht (SWZ) -
9zp-vlnsN-+-0 Eberhard Gromotka (GER)
9P+-zp-+-+0 BdF-50 1996-98
9+L+-+N+-0 1 e4 c5 2 c3 f6 3 e5 d5 4 d4 cxd4 5
9-zPPvLQzPPzP0 f3 c6 6 c4 b6 7 b3 d5 8 exd6
9+-mKR+-+R0 xd6 9 00 g6!? 10 g5 e6 11 e4
xiiiiiiiiy d8
In his book The Complete c3 Sicilian
16 g4! e8 (1996) GM Murray Chandler gives 11
16b5 is therefore the indicated e5 12 e1 e7 13 cxd4 xd4 (Acs-
move, to open at least one line against Leroy, Budapest 1994).
the white king without delay. Blacks play 12 f3
is too materialistic. New. There have been a few games
17 g5! hxg5 18 dg1 xa4 19 xg5 with 12 g5. Not 12 cxd4 g7 13 g5
h7 xd4! 14 d6+ f8 15 c3 xd1 16
19xb3 also loses after 20 hg1 e.g.: axd1 h6 17 e3 e5 18 db5 g7
a) 20xc2 21 xg7+ h8 22 xc2 Grushevsky-Blokh, Moscow 1986.
c8 23 f1+-; 12e7 13 g3 d5 14 h6 f6
b) 20g6? 21 xg6 fxg6 22 xg6+ 15 xf6+ xf6 16 a3 e5 17 f4
h8 23 h6+ h7 24 g5+-; d6 18 b5 dxc3 19 xc3 g8 20
c) 20h8 21 xg7 c3 (For 21 fd1 b6+ 21 h1 xf4 22 d6+
 44 July 1998

xd6 23 xd6 b5 24 ad1 e7 g4 27 e7+ f8 28 g3 xc3;

XIIIIIIIIY b) 24 f1 xb2 25 b1 xc3 26 xb2
9r+l+-+r+0 xd3 27 xd3 xb2 28 xb2 e4;
9zpp+-mkp+p0 c) 24 e2 xb2 25 b1 c2;
9-+ntRp+pvL0 d) 24 c2 xe5 25 fxe5 g4 26 e1
9+q+-+-+-0 e3.
24e6 25 e1
9-+-+-+-+0 If 25 c3 xe5 26 xe5 fd8 27 b3
9+LwQ-+-+-0 d5 28 a3 xg2+ + or 25 f3 a7.
9PzP-+-+PzP0 25xe5 26 fxe5 fd8 01.
9+-+R+-+K0 If 27 e3 g4 or 27 b3 xg2+! 28
xiiiiiiiiy xg2 xd2+ 29 f1 c4 30 f3 g4+.

25 a4! 10. Bogoljubow Indian (E11)

25...xa4 26 g5+ f8 (26...e8 27 Boris Rumiancevas (LIT) -
xc6+) 27 d8+. Dieter Mohrlok (GER)
BdF-50 1996-98
Nimzoindian (E52) 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 f3 b4+ 4 d2
Robertas Sutkus (LIT) - e7 5 g3 c6 6 g2 xd2+ 7 bxd2
Dieter Mohrlok (GER) d6 8 00 a5 9 e4 e5 10 d5 b8 11 e1
BdF-50 1996-98 00 12 d3 a6 13 a3 c6 14 dxc6
(Notes by Mohrlok) bxc6 15 b4 g4 16 e1 ab8 17 b3
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 e3 00 axb4 18 axb4 b7 19 a4 d7 20
5 d3 d5 6 f3 b6 7 00 b7 8 cxd5 d2 b6 21 a5 d7 22 a2 e6
exd5 9 e5 bd7 10 a4 d6 11 f4 23 c3 f6 24 aa1 d5 25 exd5 cxd5
a6 12 d2 b5 13 c2 b6 14 f3 c5 26 b5 dxc4 27 xe5?!
15 h3 g6 16 dxc5 xc5 17 xb5 Not 27 xe5 xb5 but better 27 bxa6!
c8 18 c3 d4 19 exd4 xd4+ 20 cxd3 (27xd3 28 xd3 cxd3 29 c6
h1 a8 30 a7) 28 fd1 fd8 29 c6 bc8
Or 20 e3 xe3+ 21 xe3 bd5 22 30 c5! c7 31 ab1! d5 32 bc1!.
ee1 xf4. 27xb5 28 ec6 d5
20bd7 21 f3 Not 28be8 29 d4.
a) 21 xg6!? g4 (21hxg6 22 xg6 29 d4?
b6 23 h7+ g7 24 g3+ h8 25 f5 a) 29 xd5 xd5 30 xb8 xb8;
g8) 22 f1! hxg6 23 xg6 df6 24 b) 29 f3! ac7 (29...be8? 30 d4+-)
f5 f2+ 25 xf2 xf2 26 e3 e1 27 30 xb8 xb8 31 fe1 f7 32 f1.
h7+ g7 28 f5 h8 (28e8!?) 29 29be8 30 fb1 c5 31 xc5
g5+ f8; xc5 32 b5 e4!! 33 d4 f7 34
b) 21 xd7 xd7 22 f5! g4 23 f1 xc4 .
c6 24 f4 b6.
21c5 22 e5 Kings Indian (E97)
22 f1 g4 (22e4!? 23 d1 f5 24 Boris Rumiancevas (LIT) -
h4 g4 25 e1 f6 26 xd8 fxd8) Robertas Sutkus (LIT)
23 e1 e8. BdF-50 1996-98
22xd3 23 xd3 b6 24 a4 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
a) 24 b1 e6 25 e1 fd8 26 xg6 f3 00 6 e2 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7
 Chess Mail 45

9 b4 h5 10 g3 f5 11 g5 f6 12 f3 White threatens e5-e6 and if 37...c4

c6 13 e3 f4 14 f2 fxg3 38 1d7.
14e8.
15 hxg3 h5 16 e6 xe6 17 dxe6 Nimzoindian (E59)
c8 Robertas Sutkus (LIT) -
Mentioned with no continuation Eberhard Gromotka (GER)
(except that it intends ...e7xe6) in The BdF-50 1996-98
Main Line Kings Indian by Nunn & (Notes by Gromotka)
Burgess (1996). White makes it as hard 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 e3 00
as possible to regain the pawn. 5 d3 d5 6 f3 c5 7 00 c6 8 a3
Maybe better 17f4 18 gxf4 exf4 19 xc3 9 bxc3 dxc4 10 xc4 c7 11
c1 f5. b2 e5 12 c1?!
18 c5 e7 19 b3 h8 20 ad1 f6 12 h3 e4 (12b6 13 e2 b7 14
21 f4 a2) 13 d2 a5 (13e7! 14 c2
XIIIIIIIIY f5=) 14 a2 c4.
9r+n+-+-mk0 12e4
9zpp+-wq-vlp0 12g4!?.
9-+pzpPtrp+0 13 d2 a5 14 a2 g4 15 g3 b6
16 c2 h6 17 h4 f5 18 d5
9+-zP-zp-+n0
9-zP-+PzP-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+QsN-+-zP-0 9r+-+-trk+0
9P+-+LvL-+0 9zpp+-+pzpp0
9+-+R+RmK-0 9-+-+-+-wq0
xiiiiiiiiy 9sn-zpL+l+-0
9-+-zPp+nzP0
21xe6?! 9zP-zP-zP-zP-0
Fritz5 analyses: 9-vLQsN-zP-+0
a) 21xe6 22 xe6 (22 f5 xb3 23 9+-tR-+RmK-0
axb3 h6 24 g2 g7=) 22xe6 23 f5 xiiiiiiiiy
f6 (23e7 24 fxg6 f6) 24 g2 b5;
b) 21exf4 22 cxd6 (22 xh5 fxg3 23 18d6
xg3 gxh5 24 cxd6 xf1+=) 22xd6 a) 18g6 19 xe4 (19 xe4?! ae8)
23 xh5 fxg3 24 xg3 xf1+=. 19xe3 20 fxe3 (20 xf5 xf5 21
22 xh5 e4) 20xg3+ 21 h1 h3+ (21
Fritz5 prefers 22 f5 f6 23 g2 h6 24 xh4+ 22 g1 g3+ 23 h1 h3 24 g1
h1 e8. xe3) 22 g1=;
22gxh5 23 f5 f6 24 d3 f8 25 g4 b) 18f6 19 xe4!? (19 a2 cxd4 20
dxc5 26 bxc5 hxg4 27 h4 xc5+ 28 cxd4 c6) 19xe4 20 xe4 ae8.
g2 h6 29 f7 b6 30 f6+ xf6 19 xe4 xe3 20 fxe3 xg3+ 21
31 xf6+ g7 32 g5 f8 33 f6 h6 h1 xh4+ 22 g1
34 xe5 f7? 22 g2? c4!.
34c4 is better but Blacks straggly 22g3+ 23 h1 h3+ 24 g1
pawns cant fully compensate for the g3+ .
exchange with the white pieces so active. 24xe3+ 25 f2 xe4 26 xe4 cxd4
35 fd1 g8 36 d8 f8 37 f5 10 27 cxd4.
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Mor
Moree Invitation T
Invitation ournament Ne
Tournament ws
News

W
E PROMISED to report on 16 f5 e6
Russian invitationals this month 16...e8 17 f3.
but have not been able to 17 fe1 fd8 18 c3 b6 19 b4 c7
obtain a complete picture of them. During 20 c5 f8 21 f1 axb4 22 axb4 g6
May we received updates to the 22...xa1 23 xa1 g6 24 g2 b8
crosstables of the Konstantinopolsky 25 h2 e8.
(see page 55), Estrin and Eventov 23 c4 xa1 24 xa1 d7 25 g4 h5
memorials. Thanks to Messrs. Yerofeev 25...e6 26 xe6 (26 f3 f4 27 h2
and Latash for supplying these. xf5 28 gxf5 e7 29 a7 4d5!?)
Reti Opening (A07) 26...xe6 27 a7 xf5 28 gxf5 c8 29
Dag Orseth (NOR) - c4 b8.
Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG) 26 f3 b5!?
Konstantinopolsky Memorial, 1995-98 26...e6 27 xe6 xe6 28 a7 xf5
(Notes by Morgado) 29 gxf5 c8 30 c4 b8.
1 f3 f6 2 g3 d5 3 g2 c6 4 00 27 cxb6
g4 5 d3 e6 6 bd2 e7 7 b3 00 8 27 b3 e6 28 xe6 xe6 29 a7
b2 a5 9 a3 bd7 10 h3 h5 11 c4 e8.
11 e1 b5 12 e4 a4 13 e5 e8 14 g4 27...xb6+ 28 g2 e6 29 xe6
g6 15 b4 c5 16 bxc5 xc5 17 d4 b6 xe6 30 a6 d7 31 a2 xf5
18 e3 Damljanovic -Lukacs, Crvena 31...f6 32 c4 xf5 33 exf5 d4 34
Zvezda-Spartakus 1984. xd4 exd4 35 e2 d3.
11...d6 12 c2 e7 32 exf5
New. 12...c7 13 ac1 ac8 14 fe1 32 gxf5 h6.
fd8 15 b1 b8 16 a1 b5 17 f1 g6 32...h6! 33 e4
18 cxb5 cxb5 19 xc8 xc8 20 c1 a4 21 33 c4 hxg4 34 hxg4 (34 fxg4 c1 35
b4 e5 22 h4 b6 23 xc8+ xc8 24 c1 xb6 xc3) 34...e4! 35 xb6 exf3+ 36
d7 Ribli Arnason, Malta ol 1980. g3 xb6 37 xb6 f2!.
13 e4 dxe4 14 dxe4 e5 15 h4 c5 33...c1 34 a1 c2+ 35 d2 f6
Estrin Memorial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf
1 M.R. Naivelt RUS X 0 (12)
2 L. Rubinchik RUS X 1 3 (8)
3 B. Sliwa POL 0 X 0 (11)
4 A. Gipslis LAT X 0 (12)
5 S. Grodzensky RUS X 1 0 3 (7)
6 I.V. Samarin RUS X 1 (11)
7 Y.M. Minakov RUS 0 X 0 1 2 (9)
8 A.S. Pyshkin RUS X 1 (11)
9 G. Blasberg ARG 1 X 0 1 (11)
10 S.O. Khlusevich RUS X 1 4 (6)
11 N. Kopylov RUS 1 1 1 X 6 (5)
12 V.I. Borisov RUS 0 0 X 1 (10)
13 J. Kivimki FIN X 2 (10)
14 J.S. Morgado ARG 1 1 X 3 (9)
15 S. Muravjev RUS X 1 (12)
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Eventov Memorial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf

1 Ing. Jan Jezek CZE X . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 1 . . 6 (6)
2 A. Popov RUS X 1 . 0 1 1 0 7 (1)
3 I. Minakov RUS 0 X 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 -
4 S. Arzumanian RUS . 0 X . . . 0 0 . 1 0 3 (5)
5 M. Pichler OST 1 X 1 . 0 1 . 1 1 . 7 (3)
6 A. Nokso-Koivisto FIN 0 . 0 . 0 X 0 . . 1 3 (4)
7 E. Rodin RUS . . . 1 X 0 1 1 1 0 6 (3)
8 O. Vlasov RUS . 1 . 1 X 1 0 1 . 0 0 6 (3)
9 D. Zlatin RUS 0 0 0 . 0 X 0 . 0 0 2 (2)
10 V. Shemagonov RUS 0 0 1 . . 1 X . 1 0 0 5 (3)
11 A. Podymov RUS . 1 0 1 1 X . 1 0 7 (2)
12 R. Molarius FIN 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . . . X 1 0 2 (4)
13 R. Kolesnikov UKR 0 0 0 0 0 . 1 0 0 0 X 0 0 2 (1)
14 S. Yerofeev RUS . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 X 1 9 (1)
15 E. Tunev RUS . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 0 X 8 (2)

36 a2 c4 47 xh3 d2 48 c8 xb4 49 xc6.

XIIIIIIIIY 42 g1 xb4
9-+-tr-+k+0 The advance of the c-pawn creates
9+-+-+pzp-0 threats that are difficult for White to meet.
9-vlp+-sn-+0 42...d4+ 43 h1 xb4 is similar, but if
42...e3+ 43 h1 hxg4 44 e2! g3 45
9+-+-zpP+p0 g2 xh3+ 46 xh3 gxh3 47 c2.
9-zPq+N+P+0 43 g2
9+-+-+P+P0 43 a8+ h7 44 f2 c5.
9R+-vL-+K+0 43...c5!
9wQ-+-+-+-0 43...b3 44 a8+ h7 45 f3 offers
xiiiiiiiiy White more resistance than in the game.
44 a8+
37 g5 xe4! 44 f3 c4 45 gxh5 (45 g5 xg5 46 a8+
This sacrifice of the exchange is based h7 47 xh5+ h6 48 a2 b7+ is also
principally on the insecurity of the white very favourable for Black.) 45...b1 46
. By comparison, the black is not a8+ h7 and White can no longer
inconvenienced by the combination of defend.
Whites and . Black will finally win 44...h7 45 a7 c4 46 c7
with the passed c-pawn. 46 f2 c3 threatening ...e4 is very
38 xd8 xd8 39 fxe4 xe4+ 40 strong. But not 46...d6 47 a2 d3 48
h2 g5 41 f1 f4+ f3 b1 49 e2 and White has a good
41...xb4 transposes to the game. defence.
41...hxg4 is not as good because of 42 46...c3
a8+ h7 43 hxg4: 46...d2+ 47 f2 c3? 48 xd2 cxd2 49
a) 43...xb4 44 h3+ h6 45 a7 d7 hxg4 50 hxg4 h6 51 f3 g6
c5 46 d7 (46 xf7? b2+ 47 g2 f4+ (51...g5? 52 e2! is a draw!) 52 e2 gxf5
+; 46 a2 f4+ 47 g2 e4) 46... 53 gxf5 f6.
b2+ 47 g1 e4 48 g3; 47 f6?
b) 43...f4+ 44 g1 e3+ (44...xb4 A terrible mistake. However the
45 h3+) 45 h2 xg4 46 h3+ xh3+ struggle is in Blacks favour after 47 e2
 48 July 1998

e4 48 c4 b2 49 f1 b1+ 50 f2 d2 Kings Gambit Declined (C30)

(or 50...hxg4 51 hxg4 h1 52 xc3 e3+ Gabriel Blasberg (ARG) -
53 xe3 h4+ 54 f3 g3+ 55 e4 xe3 Sergey Grodzensky (RUS)
56 xe3 xg4+ 57 e5 f6+ 58 e6 c4+ Estrin Memorial, 1995-97
59 d6 a6+ 60 e7 b7+ 61 d6 b8+ 1 e4 e5 2 c3 f6 3 c4 c6 4 d3
and Black wins the f5-pawn.) 51 g5 e3+ c5 5 f4 d6 6 f3 g4 7 a4 b6 8
52 g2 g6 53 fxg6+ xg6. xb6 axb6 9 00 00 10 c3 a5 11
47...c2 01. b5 c6
The Ljubomirov Memorial finished Alternatives include 11...e7 (Tait-
on 5/5/98 but we dont yet have a Hawkins, BCCA ch 1992) and 11...d5 12
crosstable; possibly some games are being exd5 exf4 13 xf4 xd5 14 d2
adjudicated. Moscow master B. Borisov v.d.Plassche-Frederiks, Dutch CC Ch
achieved the IM title with the score 10 1990.
pts. out of 16 but we think the winner is 12 a4 b5 13 c2 b6+ 14 h1 c5
probably R. Hiltunen (FIN) with 12pts. 15 e1 xf3
The last scores we had, some months ago Whites prospects also looked better
with 10 games still to finish, were: K. after 15...c6 16 h4 xf3 17 xf3 e7
Bazersky 10 (2 unfinished), N. Hilchenko 18 f5 d5 19 g5 a6 in Nordal-Kremer,
9 (3), L. Kubach 9 (1), V. Posharsky Eu Master-class 1993, but his 20 exd5 now
9, T. Koshil 9 (3), L. Hyldkrog (DEN) 9 was probably the wrong plan and the
(2), P. Raivio (FIN) 8, J. Bohak (SLO) game ended in a draw. Maybe 20 h3!?
7 (3), Laplaza (ARG?) 7 (2), R. 16 xf3 c6 17 f5 b4 18 g5 d7 19
Kolesnikov 7, A. Berggreen (DEN) 6 (2), f6 g6 20 h4
N. Ogroizkov 2, Hansen (DEN?) , L. XIIIIIIIIY
Monostori (HUN) 0. 9r+-+-trk+0
The Kosenkov Memorial is now in 9+p+n+p+p0
progress but we dont have any other 9-wqnzp-zPp+0
information about it. Nor do we have any
news of the Chepurnoy Memorial run
9+-zp-zp-vL-0
by Ukraine, except that it is an IM event
9-zp-+P+-wQ0
and two Finnish players are participating. 9+-zPP+R+-0
9PzPL+-+PzP0
Sicilian Sveshnikov (B33) 9tR-+-+-+K0
Leonid Rubinchik (UKR) - xiiiiiiiiy
Bogdan S. Sliwa (POL)
Estrin Memorial, 1995-96 Threatening xh7+ and mates.
1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 20...h5 21 g4 xa2 22 af1 bxc3 23
f6 5 c3 e5 6 db5 d6 7 g5 a6 8 gxh5 10.
a3 b5 9 d5 e7 10 xf6 xf6 11
c3 e7 12 xf6+ gxf6 13 c2 b7 Sicilian Defence (B22)
14 d3 d5 15 exd5 xd5 16 e3 e6 Gabriel Blasberg (ARG) -
17 h5 e4 Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG)
17...d8. Estrin Memorial, 1995
18 c2 f5 19 g3 g6 20 h4 d8 21 1 e4 c5 2 c3 f6 3 e5 d5 4 d4 cxd4 5
d1 xd1+ 22 xd1 d5 23 c1 cxd4 d6 6 f3 c6 7 c3?! dxe5 8
d6 24 xd5 10. dxe5 xc3 9 xd8+ xd8 10 bxc3
 Chess Mail 49

d7 11 e3 g6! 12 b1 g7 13 b5 Minev, Berlin 1962. The text improves on

c6 10...e5!? of Makropoulos-P.Nikolic,
13...xb5 14 xb5 (Sveshnikov- Athens 1985 [INF 40/390].
Gutman, Hastings 1984) 14...c8 15 d2 11 fxg3 e5
b6 Gutman XIIIIIIIIY
14 00 00 15 a4 fb8 16 f4 e6 17 9r+l+kvl-+0
fd1 e8 18 d4 xd4 19 xd4 b5 9zppzppwqpzp-0
20 b3 c8 21 c4 b4 22 bd1 a5 23 9-+-+-+p+0
h3 h6 24 h4 f8 25 g3 c6 26 1d2 9+-+Ptr-+-0
c5 27 4d3 a4 28 d1 e4 29 d7
b3 30 xh6
9-+P+-+-+0
30 axb3 a3! 31 a2 b1 32 a1 a2 33 9+-+-vL-zP-0
f3 d8. 9PzP-+Q+PzP0
30...cb8 01. 9tRN+-mKL+R0
Next month we also intend to take a xiiiiiiiiY
look at progress in more Argentinian-
organised events; the table of the Loeffler 12 d2
Memorial is on page 61 as we received 12 f2 f6+ 13 f3 (13 e1 c5 14
an update just before the deadline for this d1 d6; not 13 g1? c5) 13...f5 14 f4
issue. The following game from it features c5+ 15 e1 xb2+.
an important innovation in a rare opening; 12...b4+ 13 d3 b5 14 c3 bxc4+
the notes were contributed by Letic. 15 c2
15 d4? a6!!+.
Ponziani Opening (C44) 15...c5 16 xc4 xe3 17 xb4
Henry Camilleri (MLT) - xb4 18 c4 d6 19 ae1 e5 20
Stevan Letic (YUG) xe5+ dxe5 21 b5 a5 22 b4 b6
Loeffler Memorial 1994-97 23 e1 f6 24 a4 a5! 25 bxa5 xa5 26
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c3 f6 c1 f5+ 27 d3 d7?
3...d5 4 a4 (4 b5 dxe4 5 xe5 d5 Sadly Black misses the best winning
6 a4 ge7 7 f4 d7 8 xd7 xd7 9 try, 27...e4 28 e2 e3+ 29 d3 d7.
00 f5 10 d4) 4...dxe4 5 xe5 d5 28 xf5+ gxf5 29 h4 b6 30 b3 f4
6 xc6 bxc6 7 c4 d7 8 00 f6 9 d3 31 gxf4 exf4 32 c4! g5 33 c6 f8
exd3 10 xd3 b7 11 c2. 34 hxg5 fxg5 35 g6 f3 36 gxf3 xf3+
4 d4 xe4 37 c4 f4+ 38 d3 g4 39 g7+ d8
4...d5 5 b5 exd4 6 e5 e4 7 xd4 40 d6 cxd6 41 xd6 xa4 42 c4
c5 8 00 00 9 xc6 bxc6 10 e3 d7 c7 .
11 d2. Janko Bohak has sent us games from
5 d5 e7 the Vidmar II event organised by
5...c5 6 dxc6 xf2+ 7 e2 bxc6 8 Slovenia and we shall report on that next
a4 f5 9 bd2 00 10 xe4 fxe4 11 xe4 month. The Finnish-organised Ekblom
b6. Memorial is now at an advanced stage
6 xe5 g6 7 xg6 too, with Dr Jens-Uwe Klgel now the
7 d3 xe5 8 xe4 c5=. leader in the clubhouse having finished
7...hxg6 8 e2 e7 9 e3 h5 10 c4 his programme with 11 points/14.
g3!N However, it is too soon for him to be
Blacks 9th was introduced in Liebert- certain of victory.
 50 July 1998

Tim Harding continues his series on how to get

the most out of your chess database program

The data- bases ar

data-bases aree loaded!
endgame themes on a regular basis, I
Part 4: Small special think it does make sense to keep them
bases or one big one? separately from a main games collection.
The size of ones computer hard disk

T
and speed of processor of course make a
HERE is probably no one right
lot of difference to how one organises
way to organise your chess games
games collections. In the early years of
database. I am aware that some of
ChessBase, I was using an Amstrad 1640
the advice I have so far offered, written
with a 32MB hard disk. Both the computer
from the point of view of an author and
and the program could not readily handle
publisher, may not be so relevant to
large collections of games (searches
practical players.
would be too slow), and backups of
A lot depends on what is your prime
databases that would not fit on one 5
use for the database: to find rapidly as
inch floppy were tiresome.
many games as possibly by your next

T
opponent is an important motive for HE move to more powerful
OTB players especially those bringing Windows-based computers with
databases to tournaments on a notebook faster processors and 1.44MB
computer, but this is less of a factor in diskettes, combined with the backup
CC, where you may only start a new set features of the Nunn Utility program,
of games once or twice a year and can made life easier for a while but nowadays
research at home. there are huge quantities of games
Most of you, I suspect, want to use available electronically.
their databases to research and collect Moreover, the Windows versions of
games in openings you play, or are ChessBase encourage extensive ann-
thinking of playing. A significant otations which were much harder to
minority may use programs like arrange in the old DOS days; with long
ChessBase in coaching or for self- text notes and many variations, the filesize
training, using theme keys and other of a database rapidly grows. Anyone
advanced features of the program that I serious about their chess database has to
seldom employ. have a backup system more sophisticated
One reader asked me whether the than diskettes. Even something like an
Tactics examples that come with every Iomega ZIP drive with its 100MB cartridge
ChessBase Magazine are best capacity is beginning to look too small in
incorporated in ones main database or 1998!
kept separately. I think this is something The best way to make ChessBase
one must decide for oneself, but if you databases portable (e.g. to email them) is
are going to acquire selected tactics or to use the archive CBV format which
 Chess Mail 51

many users still dont seem to be aware

of; with CBV you only have to store or Many ChessBase 6 users
transmit one file instead of several. still dont seem to be aware
However, some information (i.e. which
games are marked for deletion) is lost in that when emailing a
the process and when you open a CBV database they need only
file in ChessBase it is automatically
deleted and replaced by the expanded
send a CBV archive file.
files. Its not like using PKZIP where the
archive file is preserved.
automatically end up in a subkey called

N
OWADAYS with multi-gigabyte Unwanted. The same key is used to sort
hard drives and 200MHz+ CC and OTB games that I acquire from
processors the norm, many of the outside sources, e.g. TWIC and other
old rules of thumb for using ChessBase Internet sites.
efficiently no longer apply. Why spend Every few weeks the games from
hours organising games into different Workbase and Sort and Corsort are added
databases when every game you collect to the main openings databases, and all
will fit comfortably on your hard drive and games from these three databases are
Zip cartridge? One answer is that some added to my main database and my CC
operations are slow even with a Pentium database if relevant. These two large
II if you have over a million games in a databases are organised with the
database! For example, if you want to Informator key.
input 10,000 new games with dont The old Workbase is then archived and
import doubles switched on and you had then I begin again with empty Workbase,
better leave the machine on all night. Sort and Corsort files (except for the
My method of using ChessBase openings key which is reclassified as new
involves multiple databases. The games are added again).
specialised openings databases I began If I take up a new opening or variation,
in the 1980s (e.g. for the French Defence) I modify the Workbase and sorting key
remain central to my openings research, to catch these lines in future, and I hunt
so I only have to go hunting in very large down games with that line in the two big
databases for openings I dont play or databases but this only has to be done
when searching for games of a particular once for each new variation.
player or event. My specialised openings When I spot unwanted duplicates at
databases have openings keys I have any time, I check which version is
gradually refined myself. erroneous or lacks notes and immediately
Games that I input myself go into mark it for deletion. However, I dont like
Workbase, which has an openings key I to waste time and take the risk to
developed myself some years ago to filter physically delete games from databases
out the games in the main openings and containing over 100,000 games. Only after
variations that I play sometimes burning a backup CD-R, will I do a
catching important transpositions as double kill and physical deletion on the
described in my book on CC. Games that version of the large database on my hard
I input for the magazine but are not drive. If something goes wrong, the lost
relevant to my own repertoire games will be on the CD.
 52 July 1998

ICCF Results Service

Results
ICCF Deputy President Tournaments: Eckhard Lers,
Weidenstr. 9, 26135 Oldenburg, Germany.
Fax (0441)-13662 Email: [email protected] WORLD
World Tournament Office: Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20,
TOURNAMENTS
I-10136 Torino, Italy. Email: [email protected]
Paying office: Account of the ICCF, i.e. 125633-7 Credit Suisse (Postgiro 50-11400-8), CH-5001, Aarau,
Switzerland, advising: C.Flores Gutirrez, Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain. Email: [email protected]

Ladies World Ch V F
World inal
Final World Ch XX Semi-final
Semi-final World Ch XXII Semi-final
Semi-final
TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter- TD: Roald Berthelsen TD: Witold Bielecki
Str. 21, D-01129 Dresden (GER) Section 6: 86 Archangelsky del Vasto. S01 3/4. Bensiek, Mescheder
73 Nejezchlebova Simonsen, 74. Section 8: 91 Kaminskas Jakimenko. Schlsser, 5. Alyeshnia Barnsley. S03
Csom-Nemeth 1 Miranda, Simonsen 1 1. Camilleri 0 Leotard. S04 1/2. Karlsson
Miranda. Frostick, Rydholm, 3. Rmmele
World Ch XXI Semi-final
Semi-final Yeremenko. S06 7/9. Knebel Enigk,
World Champ XIV ffinal
XIV inal TD Witold Bielecki Colombo, 0 Tomizava, 10/1. Enigk 1
Metelmann, Johansson, 12. Glaser 1
Tournament Director: Roald Berthelsen, S01 68. Schmitzer 1 Malyshev, 69.
Dusart 1 Montecatine, 70. Perdek Metelmann. S07 5/6. Wise, van Kempen
Marknadsvgen 75, S-183 78 Tby Johnson. IM title: Philippe Dusart Grasso, 7. Joergensen 1 Wise. S08 1.
(SVE). (BEL). S02 77/8. Bratsev 1 Derouineau, Chandler 0 Herb.
Email: [email protected] 0 Kargol, 79. Svacek 1 Grabinger, 80.
88/89 Morgado 0 Ekebjrg, 1 Barten Morchat. IM title: Miroslaw C.C. Olympiad XI, Final
Final
Baumbach, 90 Buj 0 Lecroq. Morchat (POL). S03 77. Klaic 0 Thies, TD: Roald Berthelsen
Leaders: O.Ekebjrg (DEN) 10/14 78. Zlatin 0 Raptakis (def.), 79. Letic 0 Board 4: 76 Stolyar (RUS) du Jardin
(final score), M. Lecroq (FRA) 9/14, Heitmann, 80/1. Peli, Klaic 0 (DEN). Board 6: 75 Konca (POL) 1
T. Hamarat (OST) 9 (1 game open), T. Compagnie, 82. Kupsys Yemelyanov. Blokh (RUS).
im (EST) 8 (3), W. Stern (GER) 7 S04 78. Gorokhovsky 1 Forgo, 79. Team results: 67 RUS-POL 2-3. 68
(1), J.S. Morgado (ARG) 7 (2). NB: Tochacek Yakovlev. S05 67/9. DEN-RUS 2-4
G.K.Sanakoev (RUS) 3 (8) can still in Ballantyne 1 Preinfalk, 0 Hirtreiter, Total: Denmark 29 pts.
theory win the event. Bertino, 70. Martello 0 Hirtreiter, 71/2.
Zecha 1 0Siochru, Thompson, 73/4.
C.C. Olympiad XII, Final
Final
World Champ XV ffinal
Champ inal Hase 1 Schneberg, Dahl. S06 71/4.
Schultzberg, Verney, Kasapchuk, Simon TD: Roald Berthelsen
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/ Leave: Hamarat 15/7-15/8, 16/8-15/9
1 Chladek (all by def.), 75/7. Simon 0,
2, PL 53-123 Wroclaw 15 (POL) Maillard, Verney Kasapchuk. IM title: (spec).
13/4. Carleton 0 Prizant, Timmerman. K. J. Verney (ENG). S07 60/2. Berza
Montag, 0 Wohlfahrt, Bowyer, 63/4. C.C. Olympiad XII,
World Ch XVI 3/4-final
3/4-final Keter 1, Tsvetkov Moura, 65. He 1
Preliminaries
Preliminaries
TD: Roald Berthelsen Levine, 66. Kornilovich 0 Montag. S08
74. Lanc 1 Blanco. S09 Corr: 80. TD: Roald Berthelsen
Section 2: 131 Koc 1 Popov. Section 3: Hofstetter 0 Brookes. 83. Hofstetter 1 Section 1, Board 1: 64 Vinot (FRA) 1
131/132 Kopylov 1 Footner, Haessler. Skuja. S10 Corr: 72. Gal 0 Hoffmann Carless (HKG). Board 4: 65/66 Salas
76/8. Gal 1 McLaughlin, Sinnett, 0 (NIC) 0 Kurtz (CAN), Feroul (FRA).
World Ch XVII 3/4-final
3/4-final Weinmann-Musset, 79. Tiemann 1 Team results: 62 NIC-CAN 0-5. 63
TD: Witold Bielecki Raschewski, 80/1. Lubkov 1 FRA-HKG 2-3. 64 NIC-FRA 1-5
S2 82/3. Stolyar 0 Voyna, Fries Nielsen, McLaughlin, Karasalo. S11 Corr: 75/ Total: France 31 pts. Nicaragua 7 pts.
84/5. Privara 1, Voyna Notten, 86. 6. Rosinov+ Al-Khateeb, Weirich (adj) Section 2: Board 1: 63/64 Finocchiaro
Meyers Herbrechtsmeier. IM title: 77/8. Solmundarsson 1 Rott (def.), 0 (ITA) 1 Gefenas (LIT), Behar (ALG).
Jens Ove Fries Nielsen (DEN). S3 89. Zlebcik, 79. Notten 1 Mielke, 80/1. Board 2: 65 Pizzuto (ITA) 1 Podkrajsek
Schn 1 Tirabassi, 90/1. Glatt, Thorn 1 Morris 0 Hampl, Al-Khateeb. IM title: (SLO). Board 3: 65/66 Benagoudjil
Sutkus, 92/3. Orlyansky , Thorn 0 Ladislav Zlebcik (CZE). S12 60. Bures (ALG) 0 Barnard (NZD), Acevedo
Khrenov, 94. Jensen 1 Lopepe. S4 64/5. 1 Grger, 61. Crespo 0 Hotting. IM title: (MEX). Board 4: 62 Amrane (ALG) 1
Pappier 0 Kubach, Usachy, 66/7. van Arend Hotting (NLD). S13 73. Lers 0 Knipe (RSA). Board 5: 64/65 Cardoso
Kempen, Usachiy Borisov. S5 68. Kratochvil, 74. Vo 0 Moscicki. IM title: (MEX) 1 Slekys (LIT), 0 Meslem
Parnas 1 Volchok, 69. Rfenacht Milos Kratochvil (CZE). S14 74. Leiber (ALG), 66 Meslem 0 Knol (RSA).
Svensson, 70/2. Zanetti 0 Lensky, 1 Grebenshchikov, 75. Camilleri 0 Team results: 54 ALG-NZD 3-2 55
Parnas, Pyshkin (all by def.). Gozman. ITA-LIT 3-2 56 ITA-ALG 5-0 57
SLO-ITA 2-3 58 MEX-ALG 4-2 59
 Chess Mail 53

ALG-RSA 4-1 . ABO-18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.

Total: Rep.South Africa 25 pts.
Section 3: No new results. 1 S. G. Gustafsson SVE x 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
Section 4: No new results. board 3 2 Ch. Pragua GER x 1 1 1 1 7
Kuperman (ISL) 1st etl vs Moura (POR). 3 Yu. Pinus RUS 0 x 1 1 1 1 1 7
4 V. Koltsov RUS x 1 1 6
C.C. Olympiad XIII, 5 A. Zvetkov RUS 1 0 0 x 1 1 1 6
Preliminaries
Preliminaries 6 G. Schuh GER 0 x 1 1 1 6
TD: Roald Berthelsen 7 N. Gavrilakis GRC 0 0 x 1 0 1 4
New players: 8 J. Murray IRL 0 0 0 x 1 4
Section 1, Board 3: Norway: Oystein 9 S. Kings DEN 0 0 0 x 0 1 3
Lorentzen. Board 6: Bulgaria: Botchev
Krasmir, Germany : Hagen Tiemann. 10 T. Strand NOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 1 3
Section 2, Board 3: Singapore: K V 11 V. Fomin UKR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0
Hariharan
Section 3, Board 3: Mexico: Kenneth Mller. MN/24 33. Arnold 1 Rkay, 34. Elson. MN/50 2. Hietanen Fischer.
Frey Board 4: Mexico: Armando Kuzenkov Olofson, 35. Hall 1 Rkay, MN/51 4. Borroni Schreiber. MN/52
Acevedo. Board 5: Mexico: John B. 36. Kuzenkov Szczepaniec, 37. 1. Kruchem Lachmann. MN/53 1.
Sorensen. Board 6: Mexico: Santiago Wengler Kuzenkov. Master result: Kuhlmann Mller. MN/54 4. Henk
Cardoso Contreras. Arnold (GER) MN/25 41. Dyer 0 Donnelly, 5. Riebel Samraoui, 6. Henk
Section 4, Board 6: Russia: Viacheslav Chuykov, 42. Dyer 0 Talbot. MN/27 37. Samraoui, 7. Henk 1 Riebel, 8.
Ljukmanov. Medvedev Barnsley. Master result: Samraoui Behling. MN/55 2.
Leave: Taylor 1-30/6, Hyldkrog 22/6- Barnsley (ENG) MN/28 37. Kulling 1 Sandberg Elsner.
22/7, 23/7-3/8 (spec). Pettersson, 38. Lumley 0 Kiupel. Pochner Vacations: Ellinger 31.5-14.6, Elsner
1.etl vs. Kulling nc. m. 30 MN/29 24. 4.5-2.6, Grill 4.5-1.6, Huybrecht 16.5-
Istvan Abon
Istvan yi
Abonyi Leung 0 Stewart, 25. Stewart 1 Smit. 15.6, Lachmann 1-31.8, Mehlhorn 19-
Tournaments Master result: Stewart (SCO) MN/30
41. Borchers 1 Runowiecki, 42. Borchers
28.5, Rosenhahn 23.5-8.6, Rosin 3-14.6,
Schmall 25.5-8.6 (special), Sntges 19.5-
TD: Witold Bielecki 1 Barber. Master result: Borchers 7.6.
ABO/18 55. Zvetkov 1 Strand. See the (GER) MN/32 32. Vlasveld 1 Sandberg, Email Master Norm Tournaments
crosstable. ABO/20 49. Tears 1 Malinin. 33. De Paz Nistal Cornu. MN/33 32. EM/MN/001 47. Mukherjee 0 Wang,
ABO/21 40/2. Hampl Groth, 0 Ude 1 Vtter, 33. Ude 1 Polakovic, 34. 48. Reijnen Mary, 49. Sowray 1
Malinin, Romsdal, 43/4. Malinin Waltmans 0 Ude. Master result: Ude Kuhlmann, 50. Reijnen 0 Mukherjee.
Romsdal, 0 Barnes. ABO/22 51/3. (OST) MN/34 31. Rther 1 Galj. MN/ EM/MN/002 34. Weissleder
Freeman Markus, Wohlfahrt, 0 35 41. Moreno Ramos 0 Franois, 42. Nightingale, 35. Coco 0 Rost, 36. Coco
Berglf, 54. Markus Kwiatkowski. Franois 1 Kling. Master result: Franois 0 Grau Ribas, 37. Kristensen 1
(FRA), MN/37 30. Bas Fortuny 0 Weissleder, 38. Rost 1 Alvarez Villar, 39.
Master Norm Goerlinger, 31. Frijling Mathes, 32. Pasierb 1 Alvarez Villar. Master results:
Hodges Frijling, Plato Frijling, 34.
Tournaments
De Groot (NLD) and Nightingale (IRL).
Niemand 0 Mathes, 35. Brachtel EM/MN/003 25. Coleman 0 Rak, 26.
TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez, Hodges, 36. Mathes Hodges. Master Brueckner Kiupel, 27. Laurent 0
Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla results: Mathes (GER), Miciak (SLK) Coleman, 28. Laurent 0 Brueckner, 29.
(ESP) and Goerlinger (FRA) MN/38 22. Mrugala 1 Canibal, 30. Laurent 0 Kiupel,
MN/1 52. Cardelli 1 Fedukin. MN/10 Kgler De Vriendt, 23. Cruzado 31.Coleman 1 Malmstrom, 32. Canibal
51. Lumley 1 Wierzbicki. MN/12 47. Dueas Gatto. MN/39 13. Barrios Rak, 33. Canibal Tosi, 34.
Kuzenkov 0 Sielaff. Master result: Troncoso Hamann, 14. Hamann 0 Malmstrom 1 Laurent. EM/MN/004 1.
Sielaff (GER) MN/13 54. Striepens Thomsen. MN/40 14. Svenneby 0 Rak Bowerman, 2. Rak Siviero.
Musson. MN/14 49. Kiupel 1 Mostowik, Weileder, 15. Weileder Berriot, 16. Vacations: De Groot 3-23.6, Pasierb 16-
50. Prokhorov 0 Mostowik. MN/15 52. Berriot Michels, 17. Diblio 24.5
Hamann 1 Ciruk, 53. Grasso 0 Hamann. Schuster, 18. Schuster 0 Piersig. MN/41
Master result: Hamann (GER) MN/17 15. De Coninck Sandstrm, 16.
Sandstrm 1 Schaar, Sandstrm
Master Class
43. Bckstrm Siegl, 44. Polakovic 0
Siegl, 45. Polakovic 0 Kuhn. Master Rodrguez Forner, 18. Rodrguez Forner TD: Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20,
result: Kuhn (GER) MN/18 37. Ryan Dille, 19. Kiupel 1 Morais, 20. I-10136 Torino (ITA). Email:
Kruse, 38. De Coninck Shulman, Rodrguez Forner Kiupel. MN/42 9. [email protected]
39. Kruse 1 Nasarbekov, 40. Nazarbekov Baudoin Datler, 10. Schrder 1 Fuka.
Sections from 764: Rubens Battistini via
1 Gibney, 41. Gibney 0 Poleshchuk. MN/ MN/43 28. Bonnez 0 Fuchs, 29. Lumley
1 Forgcs, 30. Fuchs Ruch, 31. A. Costa 106/2, I-40134 Bologna (ITA)
19 39. Lemke Kevorkyan. G. Klompus
(USA) has died. His remaining games Calandri Kruse. MN/44 13. Oren 1 Email: [email protected]
will be adjudicated. MN/22 30. Dziel 0 Runarsson. MN/45 19. Volaks 0 Baier, Results: 597 21. German 0 Groth. Final
Donskikh, 31. Espindola Fraser, 32. 20. Pedersen Baier. MN/46 13. result, see crosstable. 680 17/8. Heinig
Espindola Roth, 33. Poppe Schreiber 0 Jungnickel. MN/47 4. Hodges, Kuzenkov. 681 21.
Espindola. MN/23 44. Jaumandreu Ellinger 1 Hock, 5. Magalln Minguez Metelmann 0 Khromov. Final result, see
Llopis Mller, 45. Karsek Nocci, G. Klompus (USA) has died. crosstable. 685 21. Mazzeo 1 Mesquita
Jaumandreu Llopis, 46. Karsek 1 All his games are annulled. MN/48 10. Jnior. Final result, see crosstable. 706
Frijling 1 Scholz. MN/49 11. Alberti 1 17/8. Baldus Aird, Adriano. 712 21.
 54 July 1998

WT/M/597 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. WT/M/681 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 W.H. Gnzel GER * 1 1 1 1 5 1 S.I. Khromov UKR * 1 1 1 1 1 5
2 K.-U. Groth GER 0 * 1 1 1 1 4 2 B. Tsoukkerman NLD * 1 1 1 1 5
3 K.-M. Paul GER * 1 1 1 4 3 W. Bunk GER 0 0 * 1 1 1 3
4 B.R. German UKR 0 * 1 1 3 4 K. Metelmann GER 0 0 * 1 2
5 G. Daw ENG 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 2 5 R. Beli SLK 0 0 0 * 1 2
6 J. Salminen FIN 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 6 G. Krauss USA 0 0 0 * 1 2
7 A. Maier OST 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 7 L. Berluti ITA 0 0 0 0 0 *

WT/M/685 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. WT/M/712 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 B. Vaissermann FRA * 1 1 1 1 5 1 G. Gorges GER * 1 0 1 1 1 4
2=H. Borchers GER * 1 1 1 4 2 H. Lagergren FIN 0 * 1 0 1 1 1 4
2=G. Kisters GER * 1 1 1 4 3 D. Eckert USA 1 0 * 0 1 1 3
4 H.-D.Wunderlich GER 0 * 1 1 1 4 4 H. Kalepky GER 0 1 1 * 0 3
5=F.Mesquita Jn. BRS 0 0 0 0 * 1 0 1 5 J. Sandberg SVE 0 0 1 * 2
I. Andersson SVE 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 6 M. Mller GER 0 0 * 1 2
A. Mazzeo ITA 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 7 V. Kucera CZE 0 0 0 0 * 1

Kalepky 1 Eckert. Final result, see crosstable. 714 21. Nelson WT/M/714 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Dege. Final result, see crosstable. 723 14. Frostick Idler.
1 M. Bauer GER * 1 1 1 1 5
724 18. Riccio 1 Baier. 725 17/8. Rada Mousessian,
Mostowik. 728 8. Mostowik Battistini. 730 15. Naumovic 0 2 J. Kucera SLK * 1 1 1 1 5
Frijling. 731 16. Mozn 0 Hnerfauth, 17. Bonugli Baroin. 3 H. Otte GER 0 1 1 1 1 4
734 11. Fehr-Polgr 0 Bericat. 736 9. Snchez 0 Herrmann. 4 M. Braczko POL 0 0 * 1 1 1 3
737 14/5. Drobotov 0 Fehr-Polgr, Kaiser. 738 Chldek etl
5 O. Dege GER 0 0 0 * 1 2
vs. duCret, n.c. 4/03/98. 743 3. Dege 0 Gnirk. 746 13.
Lorenzmeier Krejbich. 748 . Gonzlez Freixas 1 6 M.Mossekel GER 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1
Kretschmer, Kruse. 749 8. Harman Duduev. 751 2. Mehlhorn 7 R. Nelson CAN 0 0 0 0 0 *
Lang. 752 Gudlaugsson etl vs. Altschuler, n.c. move 14 and
Schneider, n.c. 9/02/98. 753 4/5. Korhonen 0 Hernaez Wurzer 1 Ziegert. 938 2. Zimmermann 0 Chigishev (def).
Fernndez, Eckert, 6. Wegner 1 Kastner. 754 2. Hayden 0 Vacations: Schmidt, Jacob.
Demian, 3/4. Wunderlich 1 Steffan, Demian. 755 1/3 WT/H/GT: 47-59 TD: Gary Ruben (CAN). Email: [email protected]
Schemmann 0 Incelli, Einarsson, Steffan (all def.), 4. Incelli 0 GT-47-62: 47. 89. Ogrodnik Mostowik 48. 83. Dzenis 1
Nieland. 758 1. Schmalstieg 1 Bastian. 761 Schmalstieg etl vs. Incelli 50. 55. Miguel 1 De Sortis 56. Schafer 1 De Sortis 57.
Heise, n.c. 22/04/98. 763 . Herrmann Bach, Nielsen, 3. Merrell 0 Schaffer 58. De Sortis Arias Duval 59. Miguel
Bach 0 Nielsen. Arias Duval 52. 61. Zhadanov 1 Posthoff 62. Fengsrud 0 Svanda
Vacations: Barczynski (+ special), Hernaex Fernndez, Kothe, 53. 78. Lertora 1 Rozumek 54. 47. Glorioso 1 Muneret 48.
Mehlhorn, Mezebickij (+ special), Pihlajinen, Raschewski, Kuo 1 Glorioso 49. Erikkson 0 Evans 50. Alvarez 1 Konicek
Schneider, Steffan. 57. 60. Coope 1 Windhorst 61. Windhorst 0 Munoz Osorio 58.
23. Dobrzycki 0 Ogrodnik 24. Feist 1 Albesa 25. Albesa 0 Coclet
Higher Class 26. Sacerdotali 1 Justesen 27. Sacerdotali 1 Albesa 59. 15.
TD: Joseph Deidun Sr., P. O. Box 371, Bloomfield, On. Canada Naftalin 1 Esterbauer 16. Capoccia Bonoldi 17. Serrier
Capoccia 18. Capoccia 1 Esterbauer
KOK 1G0 Vacation: Simunek 20/4/98 - 20/5/98
Final Results: 884 21. Wason 0-0 Herzog (dbl. def). Positions:
First Class
1. M. Reuter (GER) 5, 2. B. Malmberg (SVE) 5, 3. P. C.
Wason (ENG) 3, 4. G. Lepine-Fontes (FRA) 3, 5. K. Herzog
(GER) 2, 6. A. N. Schalamanow (RUS) 1, 7. E. Vogel (ARG) Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-
0. 886 20/1. Fademrecht 2 Astrow (adj), 0-0 Tornow (dbl. def). 8270 Hjbjerg (DEN)
Positions: 1. M. S. Astrov (RUS) 5, 2. W. Fademrecht (GER) WT/I/ Final Results: 1370 18/9. Divis 1 Norris, Ambrosio,
42, 3. C. M. Cooley (ENG) 4, 4./6. T. Kumouniemi (FIN), H. 20/1 Biktschentaev 0-0 Divis, Schmidt. Positions: 1.R.Becker
G. Kthe (GER), H. Tornow (GER) 2, 7. C. Augereau (FRA) (GER) 5, 2.L Divis (CZE) 4, 3/4.A C Norris (SCO), F K
0. 905 corr: 11. Bastinelli 2 Monner Sans, 21. Monner Sans 1 Biktschentaev (RUS) 3, 5.T Schmidt (GER) 2, 6.G Ambrosio
Esterbauer. (USA) 1, 7. A Mokrani (ALG) 0. 1374: 17/9.Potterat 1
Positions: 1. R. Monner Sans (ARG) 5, 2. G. Bastinelli (ITA) Markkula, Tan, Schemer, 20/1. Markkula 0-0 Schemer, Savage.
4, 3. T. Slawinski (POL) 4, 4./5. G. Esterbauer (OST), R. Positions: 1.M Potterat (SWZ) 6, 2. E Nielsen (DEN) 3,
Incelli (ITA) 2, 6. H. G. Kthe (GER) 1, 7. N. M. Godunov 3/4.J Schemer (GER), F M Tan (MAL) 3, 5. D J Savage (SCO)
(RUS) 2. 2, 6. M Markkula (FIN) 1, 7.B Laoedj (ALG) 0.
Results: 899 16. Incelli 0 Van Elsen. 904 18. Pregun 0 Results: 1381: 18.Kuenzel 1 Zayat. 1387: 18.Gonsalves 0
Lagergren. 906 corr: 2. Brschneider 1 Legrand, 16. Hossdorf. 1402: 19.Crowdy Baldassarre. 1405: 15.Morris
Brschneider 1 Giorgi. 910 19. Evans 0 Mamaev. 917 20. Fischer Timson. 1406: 14.Moncelsi 0 Wick. 1412: 19.Stefens 0
1 Colo. 918 corr: 14. Brschneider 1 Flowers. 924 18. Oakes Doudon. 1415: 3.Bardason 0 Sienkiewicz. 1417: 16.Lacis 1
0 Ponomarev. 933 13/4. Lavoisier 1 Grout, Kreusher. 935 10. de Booij. 1418: 14.Klein 0 Schoen. 1419: 13.Balleer 1 Schaefer.
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1422: 6.Kuenzel 0 Pfeiffer. 1424: Keusch, Zagorski, 21. Keusch 1 Ottenbreit 89 Ottenbreit 1 Kandler 90
8.Rylner 0 Eschenbacher. 1428: 7.Piehl Zagorski. Positions: 1. J-U. Jeschke Ottenbreit 1 Lehmann 91 Zabloudil 0
0 Blake. (GER) 5, 2. A. Chan (SIP) 5, 3. Theim 35: 101 Geilen 1 Hinz 36: 88
GT: M. Mller-Tpler, Wesendonkstr. M.Ambro (CZE) 4, H. Keusch (GER) Lamn 0 Bogott 89 de Rijk Ruhle 90
3, 5. F. Zagorski (FRA) 2, 6. S. Steeman Bartl 0 Perez Rubio 37: 56 van Leijde
15a, D-81925 Mnich (GER) Ramos Barraso 57 Naumann 0 Ramos
WT/I/GT/31 90. McKenna 0 Radke, 91. (NLD) 1, 7. H-J. Bauer (GER) 0.
Results, 908: 18 Budelsky de Booy, Barraso 58 Naumann 0 Romijn 59 Nebel
McKenna 0 Rye-Gregersen, 92. 0 van Leijde 38: 61 Di Nardo 0
McKenna 0 Jago, 93. McKenna 0 v. 910 cor 16. Prei 0 Piazzo, 911 14. Vlaar
Fietkau, 15 Betz 1 Fietkau. 912 11/ Chrzanowski 62 Junghans
Gool, 94. Rye-Gregersen 0 Hollbach, 95. Sondergaard 39: 47 Kressmann 0
Rye-Gregersen 0 Langer, 96. Rye- 12. Bedu 1 Gnther, 0 Vonk, 13
Lindesteg 1 Bedu, 916 18. Telenius 0 Hemmila 48 Geilen Frster 49 Geilen
Gregersen 0 Jago. 32 101. Rottier 0 1 Schwerdtfeger 50 Geilen 1 Kressmann
Yukhimchuk, 102. Rottier 0 Preston, 103. Hohenberger, 19 Budelsky 1 Hasler, 20.
Bashkirov 0 Telenius, 21 Hasler 1 51 Kressmann 0 Benussi 52 Nachtigall
Rottier 0 Graversgaard. 44 90. Gonzales 1 Hemmila 53 Lindberg Bistry 54
1 Vergine. 48 83. Stephan 0 De Abreu, Bashkirov, 919. 12 Vollbrecht 1 Palmer,
921 2 Ukai 1 Heinze, 3 Buckenhofer Benussi 1 Nachtigall 55 Hemmila 0
84. Stephan 1 Jago. 49 Mller Polasek, Geilen 40: 16 Ruhle 1 de Rijk.
57. Mller 1 Mik, 58. Kuchta v.d. Van de Wall, 923 1 Budelsky 1 Jensen.
GT TD: Leonardo Madonia (ITA)
Velde. 50 40. Richter Mason, 41.
Ranalli 1 Soja, 42. Heiermann 0 Final Result, WT/II/GT 32: 105 Ramos Third Class
Third
Roegiers, 43. Roegiers 0 Calvo, 44. Verd 0 Walther. Positions: 1. 1. Lau S. TD: Poul Rasmussen (DEN)
Ranalli Heiermann. 51 34. Knzel 1 (GER) 13 2. Bisciotti M. (ITA) 12 3. Final Results: 944 21.Teixeria 1
Adamson, 35. Wedel 0 Vasseur, 36. Berenguer P.(FRA) 11 4. Bien C. (GER) Hofman. Positions: 1/2. J.G.Teixeria
Guirini 1 Knzel, 37. Tan 1 v. Tricht, 38. 10 5. Ramos Verd J.M. (ESP) 9 6. (BRA), C.P.M.Hofman (NLD) 5,
Ryder 0 v. Tricht, 39. Friedrich 0 Vasseur, Walther M. (GER) 9 7. Theim L. (GER) 3.J.Antunes(POR) 4, 4. A.Ringuette
40. Ryder 0 Vasseur. 52 19. Tanis 1 9 8. Gyra J. (CZE) 7 9. Wst M. (GER) (CAN) 3, 5.M.Pellegrino (ITA) 2,
Schepers, 20. Tozzi 1 Dolz, 21. 6 10. Grant B. (SCO) 6 11. Bunnow 6.C.J.Richards (ENG) 1, 7. R.Flugrat
Wikstrm 0 Tozzi, 22. Tanis 1 Wikstrm, D.R. (USA) 5 12. Ram H. (NLD) 3 13. (GER) 0,
23. Radovcic 0 Tozzi. 53 1. Gtz 0 Suarez Rodriguez J.A.(ESP) 3 Results: 945 20. Fuhlrott 1 Cochet 952
Coope. 14.Grimstad S.B. (NOR) 1 15. Heel 5.Andou 0 Jimena, 6.Thompson 0 Andou
W.D. (NLD) 0 954 4/9, Brown 0 Martins, Spackova,
Second Class Results, WT/II/GT34: 82 Zabloudil 0
Ottenbreit 83 Middelbos 1 Ottenbreit 84
Jger, Vaessen, Stacey, Enoksson (si-
lence), 10. Vaessen Stacey. 956 2/7.
TD: E. Karelin, a/ja 15 RUS-113534, Ottenbreit 1 Theim 85 Ottenbreit 1 Kristensen 0 Plenzik, Sereni, Stenzel,
Moscow Wagner 86 Winter 0 Ottenbreit 87 McGregor, Rogers, Schreiber.
Final Results, 892: 19/20. Chan 1 Ottenbreit 1 Hinz 88 van der Bij 0 Vacation: Helm.

Updates to Konstantinopolsky Memorial supplied by S. Yerofeev

INVITATIONAL EVENTS (RUS) and GM Juan S. Morgado. Update to Loeffler Memorial
(page 61) supplied by Juan Martello (ARG).

Konstantinopolsky Mem 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf

1 L. Hyldkrog DEN X 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 0 . 0 0 5 (2)
2 S. Khlusevich RUS X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 -
3 A. Tseemkov RUS 1 0 X 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 9 -
4 O. Stepanov RUS 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 . 0 1 3 (1)
5 M. Blokh RUS . 0 1 X 1 1 1 1 0 8 (1)
6 A. Lutovinov RUS 0 0 1 1 0 X 0 . 1 0 1 0 0 5 (1)
7 Bogdan Sliwa POL 0 0 0 1 X 1 0 1 . 0 5 (1)
8 S. Brzozka POL 1 1 1 . 0 X . 1 1 0 1 8 (2)
9 Juan S. Morgado ARG 0 1 . X 1 1 1 0 7 (1)
10 B. Gritsaenko RUS 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 1 0 1 6 -
11 D. Orseth NOR 1 0 0 . 0 0 X 0 0 0 3 (1)
12 I. Morozov RUS 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 0 5 -
13 V. Malinin RUS . 0 0 . 0 1 0 X 0 . 3 (3)
14 Gottardo Gottardi SWZ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 13 -
15 A. Berggreen DEN 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 0 X 4 (1)

John F. Cleeve Memorial

Cleev
Tournament Director: Hans Wiesner (CAN) (4), K. Tikkanen (FIN) & T.Thomas (ENG) 6 (5), G. Osterman (FIN)
66 Thomas Kozlowicz; 67 Hiltunen DeMauro, 68 5 (5), D. Pineault (CAN) 5 (4), K. Engel (GER) 5 (2), F. Brglez
Kurtz 1 Engel, 69: Engel 1 Kozlowicz, 70 Kozlowicz (SLO) 5, R.A. Redolfi (ARG) 4 (7), B. Zlender (SLO) 4 (5), A.P.
Brglez (adj), 71 Zlender Thomas. Borwell (SCO) 4 (3), M. Kurtz (CAN) 3 (7), A.S. Hollis (ENG) 3
Standings: K. Hiltunen (FIN) 8 (1), M. Nimtz (GER) 7 (6), A. Kozlowicz (ARG) 2 (4), J. DeMauro (USA) 2 (9),
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Email Tournament Office: Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG)

ICCF E-MAIL TOURNAMENTS Email: [email protected]

ICCF Email Championship EM/M/A010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

GT groups
EM/M/GT/A005: 98. Rubio Doblas 1 Shipman, 99. 1 M. Brezovar SLO 0 0 0 0 1
Kaczorowski 0 DArruda. EM/M/GT/A006: 78. Johansen 1 2 M.Audino ITA 1 0 1 0 3
Penna, 99. Penna Hommel, 80. Fahrbach Penna. EM/M/ 3 T. Andresen NOR 1 0 3
GT/A007: 76. Kazoks 1 Koch, 77. Koch Smithers, 78. 4 J. Dulik ARG 0 0 0 0 1
Braakhuis 0 Koch, 79. Rooms Koch, 80. Braga da Silva 0
Hitselberger, 81. Dempster 0 Hitselberger, 82. Fahrbach 1 5 D. Merlini SLO 1 1 4
Rooms, 83. Sever 0 Hitselberger, 84. Koch 1 Sever, 85. Smithers 6 P. Soberano POR 1 1 1 1 0 4
1 Sever, 86. Braga da Silva 1 Sever, 87. Sever 0 Braakhuis, 88. 7 . Sande NOR 1 1 1 4
Sever 0 Rooms, 89. Scho 1 Sever, 90. Sever 0 Fahrbach, 91.
Sever 0 Lannaioli, 92. Hitselberger 0 Koch. EM/M/GT/A008:
ICCF Email Cup - Preliminaries
29. Speisser da Silva, 30. da Silva Fahrbach, 31. Firnhaber
EM/CUP/A025: 17. Alexander 1 Dougherty. EM/CUP/A031:
1 Groot-Lipman, 32. da Silva 0 Evanir Costa, 33. Firnhaber 1
21. Geus Bonoldi. EM/CUP/A035: 14. Joseph Yen, 15./
Pukropski, 34. Evanir Costa Firnhaber, 35. Firnhaber 1 da
16. Barnabe 1 van de Velde, Vestergaard, 17. Joseph 1
Silva, 36. Groot-Lipman 0 Kaczarowski, 37. Groot-Lipman 0
Vestergaard. EM/CUP/A036: 20. Westerlind 0 Kaminski. EM/
Mogstad, 38. Mogstad 0 Vecek. EM/M/GT/A009: 29.
CUP/A038: 19. Dougherty 0 Pallesen. EM/CUP/A039: 20.
P.Nielsen da Silva, 30. Bunk 0 Rothman, 31. Lannaioli 0
Baron 1 Geduhn, 21. Geduhn 0:0 Larsen. EM/CUP/A040: 11.
Lutzenberger, 32. Rothman 0 Krger, 33. Rothman 0 P.Nielsen,
Berube 1 Dougherty, 12. Dales 1 Berube, 13. Schucker 0
34. Bunk Lannaioli, 35. Rohde Jensen Krger, 36. Rohde
Cederlf. EM/CUP/A041: Maurizio and Hagemeister silently
Jensen J.Nielsen, 37. Rothman 1 Lannaioli, 38. J.Nielsen 0
withdrew. EM/CUP/A042: 19. Celestini Dedinszky, 20.
Starace, 39. Mrugala 1 Rothman, 40. Mrugala Bunk, 41.
Hansen Dedinszky, 21. de Oliveira de Wolf. EM/CUP/
Lacoste P.Nielsen, 42. Lutzenberger 1 Vodep, 43. J.Nielsen
A043: 11. Vollbrecht 1 Geduhn, 12. Ansel Tagesen, 13.
P.Nielsen, 44. Lannaioli Rohde Jensen, 45. Rohde Jensen
Tagesen Anderson. EM/CUP/A044: 14. Gerzina 1 Steiger.
Lacoste, 46. Lacoste Bunk, 47. P. Nielsen 1 Krger, 48.
EM/CUP/A045: 12. Korosec 1 Lheureux, 13. Celestini 1
Rohde Jensen Starace. EM/M/GT/A010: 2. Naumovic 0
Lheureux. EM/CUP/A046: 6. van Tricht 0 Soh, 7. Pereira 0
Baklanov, 3. Thomas 1 Cody, 4. Fahrbach 0 Naumovic, 5. Cody
Dzwikowski, 6. Baklanov Thomas, 7. Baklanov Owens, 8. Owens 0 Soh, 9. Jacubowski 1 Pereira, 10. van Tricht
Jacubowski, 11. Owens 1 Peacock. EM/CUP/A047: 4. van
Kubasky, 8. Cody Moreira, 9. Thomas 1 Moreira, 10.
Baklanov 1 Peschardt, 11. Naumovic 0 Thomas, 12. Naumovic Tricht 1 Vialet, 5. Johansson 0 Freire, 6. Vialet 1 Freire, 7. van
Tricht Freire. EM/CUP/A048: 14. Laderchi Allen, 15.
1 Cody. EM/M/GT/A011: 1. Green 0 Santos, 2. Rosas
Aleshnya, 3. Limayo 1 Rosas, 4. Baklanov 1 Rosas, 5. Novak Hole 0 Joseph. EM/CUP/A049: 3. Lind 0 Mayer, 4. Saxton 1
Mayer. EM/CUP/A050: 1./7. Murden withdrew before
Baklanov, 6. Vujadinovic Novak, 7. Novak 1 Rosas.
ICCF Email Championship 7 players tournament began, 8. Peterson 0 Soh. EM/CUP/A051: 3. Pler
0 Davila, 4. Pler 1 Best. EM/CUP/A052: 1. Matzke 1 Foulon,
EM/M/A010: 21. Brezovar 0 Audino. Final Result: see
crosstable. EM/M/A011: 17. Brezovar Smithers, 18. Meier 2. Barkwell 0 Matzke, 3. Barkwell 0 Ribeiro. EM/CUP/A053:
2. Barkwell 1 Montenero, 3. Barkwell 1 Hammerman, 4.
0 Smithers. EM/M/A016: 18. Dambrauskas 1 Feagin, 19.
Dambrauskas 1 Barbosa de Oliveira. EM/M/A018: 13. Nagaran Montenero 0 Nissen, 5. Montenero 0 Terminali. EM/CUP/
A055: 1. Davila 1 Krabbe.
0 White, 14. Fahrbach 0 Wosch, 15. White 1 Wosch, 16. Moura
1 Wosch, 17. Wosch 1 Nagaran. EM//M/A019: 16. Pope
Vetter, 17. Laurent 0 Vetter. EM/M/A020: 9. Cherrington
Sergel. EM/M/A021: 13. Altrock Parry. EM/M/A022: 6. Hans-Werner vvon
Hans-W on Massow Memorial
Massow
Welti 1 Arnold, 7. Speisser 0 Arnold, 8. Welti 1 Dempster, 9. Tournament Director: Roald Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen 75,
Buraschi 1 Correa. EM/M/A023: 8. Soberano 0 Sampieri, 9. S-183 78 Tby (SVE). Email: [email protected]
Dempster 0 Sampieri, 10. Dempster 0 Soberano, 11. Vodep 1 22: Baumbach Anton, 23 Timmerman 1Bang, 24 Baumbach
Leibson, 12. Fahrbach Soberano, 13. Vujadinovic 1 Dempster, Sloth. Situation: Palciauskas, Timmerman and Umansky are
14. Vujadinovic Fahrbach, 15. Dempster 1 Vodep, 16. on +1.
Fahrbach 1 Vodep, 17. Soberano Vujadinovic, 18. Sampieri
Fahrbach. EM/M/A024: 4. Shaw 0 Fritz, 5. Beaumont 1
Fritz. EM/M/A025: 6. Fahrbach Vujadinovic, 7. Vujadinovic NPSF-50
NPSF-50
Valio Alves, Fleurackers withdrawn without results. EM/M/ Tournament Director: Roald Berthelsen,
A026: 1. Simic Uralde. Correction (Editors error). In our previous issue (page 38) we
ICCF Email Cup Semifinals listed the leaders of this event incorrectly, omitting Van
EM/C/B001: 23. Mascioni 1 Bogdanov, 24. Irvin 1 Lupo, 25. Oosterom.
Bogdanov Irvin. EM/C/B002: 18. Bogdanov 0 Geldmann, With four games still in play, there being no new results to 31/5,
19./23. Steiger 1 Randa, Adams, Roberts, Juan, Lannaioli. EM/ here is the correct situation: 1. U. Andersson (SVE) 11 (1), J.J.
C/B003: 1. Arteaga 1 Saunders. EM/C/B004: 1. La Falce 0 van Oosterom 10 (final score), G.J. Timmerman (NLD) 9 (1),
Gerzina, 2. Jarmula 1 La Falce, 3. La Falce 0 van tricht, 4. H-M. Elwert (GER) 9, P. Millican (ENG) 7 (1), E. Bang
Millstone 1 La Falce, 5. La Falce 0 Trani, 6. La Falce 0 Olano (DEN), N.J. Fries Nielsen (DEN), W. Hssler (GER) & Z. Pioch
Aizpurua, 7. Trani 0 Jarmula, 8. Oliveira 1 La Falce, 9. Jarmula (POL) 7, I. Veinger (ISL) 6 (2), I. Bern (NOR) 5, C.McNab
van Tricht, 10. Oliveira Jarmula, 11. Eriksson 1 La Falce. (SCO) 4, J. DeMauro (USA) 3 (1), P. Kauppala (FIN) 2
EM/C/B005: 3. Cucchi Rawlings. (2), H. Temmink (NLD) 1.
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EU Zone Tournament Office Controller: Egbert Bsenberg,

EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS Schulberg 1 D-07586 Oberndorf. Phone/FAX: 0049 36606
60276 email: [email protected]
European Champs.
uropean Down 0 Hefka, Board 10: 49. Cavajda 1 Elisson, 50. Elisson
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen, P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg Cilento, 51. Pace 1 Ivanovic, 52. Zaitzev 0 Cilento, Board 12:
(DEN) Email: [email protected] 53. Osinski 0 Bramburg.
EU/FSM56: 69.Kazoks 1 Minkov. IM-title: A Kazoks (LAT). Position (15 May 1998, after 577/660 games = 87.4%): 1. Italy
57: 83/4.Polsterer, Groth Jezek, 85/6.Jezek Cardelli, (64/92 =69.57%), 2. Slovakia (73/106 = 69.34%), 3. England
Szafraniec (all adj.). 58: 72.Hadraba 0 Neuschmidt. 59: (70/110 = 64.09%), 4. Sweden (70/111 = 63.06%), 5. Austria
42.Matrisch Backlund, 43.Wiesinger 0 Backlund, 44. (68/117 = 58.55%), 6. Latvia (63/110 = 57.73%), 7. Russia
Backlund Salceanu. 60: 15/6.Krebs Andersen, Flum, 17/ (37/80 = 46.88%), 8. Iceland (44/106 =41.98%), 9. Croatia
8.Zajontz 0 Kingso, Krebs, 19.Kings Krebs, 20.Wallner 1 (42/104 =40.38%), 10. Poland (26/105 = 24.76%), 11. Malta
Zajontz, 21.Zier 0 Andersen, 22.Flum Zajontz. Hallila 1etl (17/113 = 15.04%).
vs Dr Stern, nc move 15 7/4 98, vs Kings nc move 21 8/4 98, Section 2: Board 2: 43. Bernal Caamano 0 0Connell, Board
vs Jordan nc 22/4 98. 3: 42. Magallon Minguez 0 Seljodkin.
Vacations: Andersen, Arzumanyan, Grill, Hallila, Heinsohn, Team results: 27. Ireland Spain 5-7.
Marczell, Nitsche. Position (after 512/540 games = 94.8%): 1. Germany (68/102 =
66.67%), 2. Estonia (59/103 = 57.28%), 3. Slovenia (52/102
4 EU Teams F
Teams inal
Final = 51.47%), 4. Switzerland (54/106 = 51.42%), 5. Spain (51/
101 = 50.99%), 6. Norway (51/105 = 49.05%), 7. Ireland (48/
TD: Joachim Walther Kramerring 8, D-06502 Neinstedt 102 =47.55%), 8. Hungary (47/103 = 45.63%), 9. Denmark (46/
Board 1: 59. Sek DAdamo. Bd. 5: 58. Kroll Conti, Bd. 107 = 43/46%), 10. Israel (33/93 = 35.48%).
9: 62 Karelin 0 Poli. IM norm: Poli. Section 3: Board 6: 42. Azevedo 0 Gal, 43. Hadraba 1 Hotting,
Bd. 10: 56 Minakov Lassen, Bd. 12: 58. Sreghy 0 Diotallevi. Board 11: 37. Deschamp 1 Sutkus.
Team Results: 36. ITA 7 DEN 4. Position (after 497/540 games = 92%): 1. Czech. Republic (57/
Position: 1. Germany (84/122 =69.26%), 2. Italy (73/116 95 =60.53%), 2. Ukraine (51/87 = 59.20%), 3. Lithuania (55/
=63.36%), 3 Austria (68/124 = 55.24%); 4. Poland (64/119 96 = 57.29%), 4. Netherlands (56/102 = 55.39%), 5. France
= 54.20%), 5 Switzerland (66/124 =53.63%), 6. Hungary (58/ (57/104 = 55.29%), 6. Belgium (52/100 = 52%), 7. Finland
114 =50.88%), 7. Russia 43/86 =50.58%), 8 Belgium (57/ (52/104 = 50%), 8. Scotland (46/103/45,15%), 9. Portugal
123 = 46.75%), 9. Denmark (55/128 =42.97%), 10. Sweden (45/101 = 45.05%), 10. Wales (23/102 = 22.55%).
(51/128 =39.84%), 11 Netherlands (49/128 =38.67%), 12.
Master Class
Norway (44/120 =36.67%).

5 EU Teams Pr
Teams elims
Prelims 7-players, TD: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459 Zempin, GER.
EU/M/1079 19. Baxter 1 Dolgow 1107 21. Stefan 0 Berglund.
TD: Egbert Bsenberg Final result, see crosstable. 1126 Ignatiev 1st etl. vs. Richter.
ATTENTION: The tournament will finish on 31/12/ 1998!! 1128 19. Hruschka Cehelsky. 1130 19. Pllner 1 Ignatiev (5B)
Section 1: Board 2: 51. Mader 1 Malinin, 52. Malinin 0 1131 21. Fordham-Hall 0 Chytilek. Final result, see crosstable.
Camilleri, Board 3: Strucic 1.etl Manduch, Board 4: 44. 1132 20. Wikman Lorin. 1136 17. Massy 1 Braun 18.
Veselsky Gunnlaugsson, 45. Shemagonov 1 Kapic, Minerva Micklethwaite 0 Massy. 1137 17. Gerold 0 Koller. 1138 12.
1.etl Veselsky, Board 6: 48. Aleschnja 1 Farrugia, Board 9: 45. Jablonski 0 Diblio. 1147 20. Gyulai 0 de Carlos. 1153 17.
Zymbalow 1 Rochel. 1154 12/3. Schmidt 1, Giaccherini
Stulgaitis. 1157 18. Nagel 1 Savenok. 1158 13. Kokosinski 0
AFRO-ASIA ZONE Vinklarek. 1160 10. Ferrandiz 0 Blair. 11. Powell 1 Kirschner

Tournament Office Director: Mohamed Samraoui, Postfach EU/M/1107 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1414, D-52114 Herzogenrath, GER. 1 R.Berglund FIN 1 1 1 1 1 5
Email: [email protected] 2 E.Kunath GER 0 1 1 1 4
3 J.Krebs GER 0 1 1 3
Afroatin Indi
Afroatin vidual
Individual 4 S.M.Bystrov RUS 0 1 3
Neto 1 Remus, Chorfi 1 Stobbe, Kover 1 Ramini, Colombo 1
Precerutti, Monner 1/2 Mascarenhas, Anilkumar 1 Skeels, 5 H-J.Sellerie GER 0 0 0 1 2
Alvarez 1/2 Kover, Ramini 0 Skeels, Skeels 1/2 Barlov, Monner 6 O.Stefan SLK 0 0 0 1 1 2
1 Moreira. 7 G.Walther GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1st Asian CC Championship EU/M/1131 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

El Hitmi 2 Onoda 0, Al-Thani 1/2 El Hitmi. El-Hitmi leads with 1 R.Chytilek CZE 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
21/2/3.
2 P.Backe SVE 0 1 1 1 1 4
1st Afro-
Afro-Asian Email Championship
o-Asian 3 C.Fordham-Hall ENG 0 0 1 1 1 3
Pandit 1 v.dRiet, Akadegawa 0 Messerschmidt, Onoda 1 4 R.Bravo Gonzalez ESP 0 0 1 1 3
v.d.Riet, Chatterjee 1 Kaspoglu, Ramlee 0 v all, Ching 1 v.d.Riet, 5 S.Klbel GER 0 0 0 1 1 2
Chatterjee 1 El Massini, Chiam 1 Vivian. 6 H.-J.Falke GER 0 0 0 0 1 1
Please note that Simonenko (Turkenistan) and Mekki Samraoui
(Algeria) are incorporated respectively in Groups B and C. 7 A.Drreberger GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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EU/M/GT/403 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
1 V.B. Grigoriev RUS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
2 A. van Osmael BEL 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 11
3 V.V. Liukmanov RUS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
4 J. Th. Simmelink NLD 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
5 F. Mayr OST 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
6 S. Turlej POL 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
7 W. Newrly GER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
8 F. Sifnatsch GER 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
9 S. Calella ITA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
10 A. ller GER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
11 G.J. Norrelykke DEN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6
12 R. Wander GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
13 E. Kohbieter GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
14 S.G. Stepakin RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
15 P. Flp HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1164 16. Unglaub 1 Mkinen. 1171 17. Hallier 1 Michel. 1172 440 23. Incelli 0 Mischke 24. Jongman 0 Klausner. 441 20/1.
19. Hallberg Kiss. 1173 10. Naundorf 0 Mschinger. 1174 7. Naundorf 1 Klausen, Swrd 22. Kliesch Arndt 23/4. Swrd
Wolochowicz Fischer. 1177 2/3. Nyvlt , Berggreen 1 Montag Klausen, Skorpik 25/6. Damasceno Klausen, Arndt 27.
4. Montag 0 Mammen 5. Mammen 1 Monteverde. 1178 7. Kliesch Naundorf 28. Klausen 0 Skorpik 29. Arndt 1 Swrd
Wittmann 1 Wunsch. 1181 9. Nokso-Koivisto Santagata. 30/43. Zlatin (RUS) 0 vs. all (silent withdrawal) 442 34/6.
Wolochowicz 1st etl v Santagata.1182 5. Rovira 0 Urban. 1185 Unokovic 0 Okrecat, Rogala, DellIsola Krncke 1st etl. vs.
9. Henz 0 v.d. Graaf. 1189 5/6. Corde , Michel 0 Berglund. 7. Krecak. 443 33/4. Lehmann , Herzog 0 Hemmelgarn. Kranzl
Dullemond Baldemero. 1190 8. Jaeger 0 Lausch 9/14. 1st etl. vs. Elison, zibilen 1st etl. vs. Tiemann. 444 21. Winter
Drechsler (GER) 0 vs. all (silent withdrawal) 1198 3. Baum Buse 22. Preussner Anderson 23. Aasum 0 Preussner.
Haraldsson 4. Traut 0 Baum. 1203 1. Baum Wieland. 1205 7. Dragomirescu 1st etl. vs. Cuno, Willert. 445 2. Schmidt 1 Wolf.
Schulz 1 Diener. 446 2/3. Sikorsky, Nasarbakow Schmidt 4. Unglaub 1 Herzog.
GT 392-437 TD: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842 5. Kristensen 0 Nasarbakow 6. Feco 1 Kristensen. 448 4. Prokopp
Ruhla, GER.. 1 Meinhardt 5. Rickers Ertl. 6/19. Kse (TRK) 0 vs. all (with-
392 102. Khromov Sonnabend 399 100/1. Schapiro drawal) 450 Kusenkov (RUS) replaces Iljin (RUS).
Degli-Eredi, 0 Szafraniec 403 105. Stepakin 0 Norrelykke
Final result, see crosstable. 408 89/90. Herrmann Kusenkow, Higher Class
Pietrakowski, 91 . Wiesinger 0 Nocci 411 99. Beisser Umur EU/H/GT TD: Vladimir Houdek, 364 52 Zlutice 99, CZE.
412 65. Mokwa 1 Moldoveanu 414 70/30. Kosciuk 0 Ertel, Final Result EU/H/GT 247 105. Wilk Zaniratti. Positions:
Kraus, 1 Pontoppidan, Vicanek 425 96. Hannebauer 1 Wiesinger 1. T. Bertola (FRA) 10, 2. Dr. P. Ptk (CZE) 10, 3/4. K.
417 87. Quattrocchi 1 Klew, 88. Kustrin Jongman 418 81 . Thomsen (DEN), E. Eichsteller (GER) 9, 5. G. Polklser (GER)
Sonntag Gaida, 82/4. Drazkowski 1 Klausen, Kustrin, Beisser, 8, 6./7. H. Helbing (GER), N. Lukas (GER) 8, 8. I. Zaniratti
85. Kustrin Beisser 419 66/7. Tillikainen 1 Lemaire, Slobinski, (ITA) 7, 9./10. Dr. P. Clough (ENG), S. Kessler (GER) 6,
68/70. Lupo, Dziel, Aleschnja 1 Lemaire 420 63. Schablinski 11. I. A. Schachow (CIS) 5, 12./13. F. Mosser (OST), A. Wilk
Lapie, 64/5. Sperkin Wiesinger, Lapie 421 Sergejew 1st etl (POL) 4, 14/15. R. Liebenthal (ISL), J. Veenstra (NLD) 3.
Walther 422 74/5. Devocelle 1 Marque Abreu, Romito 424 39. 249 102. Quaranta 0 Sienkiewicz. 250 93. Achilli Thorhauer,
Sammut 1 Debnar, 40. Workuka 1 Schwertel 425 83. Farinow 1 94/7. Quaranta 0 Grey, Kotschetov, Roth, Boczula, 98. Roth 1
Skarja 427 66. Bohak 1 Law, 67. Gensicke 1 Kuczynski 428 69. Boczula. 251 90/1. Schmelz 1 Stepanjanz, Di Lupo, 92. Saharinen
v.d. Linden 0 Kliesch 429 64. Rodriguez 1 Hansen 430 43. Wlfl 0 Stepanjanz. 252 94. Heyn Haller, 95. Zaniratti 1 Heyn. 254
de Blois 431 35/6. Schulenberg 0 Dikmen, 1 Kontulainen, 37. 85. Schajtorow 0 Fraser. 256 55. Stukalov 0 Nielsen, 56. Dunjev
Schmidt 1 Schwab, 38/9. Meinhardt Schwab, Pawlowski 432 0 Kokhanov. 257 93. Simoncini 1 Nozicka.
56/7. Wiesinger Radecki, 1 Masetti 433 40/1. Nagel Prechtel,
1 Czaja, 42/3. Stornelli 1 Hruschka, Nagel, 44/7 Prechtel 1 EU/H/GT TD for 258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt, Reneova 28,
Hruschka, Lf, Nagel, 0 Capuano 434 26/7. Sonntag CZ-621 00, Brno, CZE. Email: [email protected]
Batakovs, 1 Pltner, 28. Lttke Grau, 29/30. Ertel 1 Grau, 258 65/6. Flecher 1 Kadonas, Garcia; 259 49. Dijkveld 0
Batakovs, 31. Radoclavic Ertl 435 25/6. Teichmeister 1 Zelazkowski; 50. Esterbauer 0 Costa; 51. Antritter 1 Senay; 260
Voveris, Marotz, 27/9. Hohm Teichmeister, Namyslo, 0 54/5. Munk 1 Grabner, Jungeblut; 56/7. Trzeciak Pittan,
Hage, 30. Hartung 1 Schepers, 31.Smuk Marotz, 32. Schepers Grabner; 58/60. Rheinstadtler 1 Jungeblut, Garcia, Grabner;
0 Namyslo. Hohm 1st etl v Santagata 436 35. Wicklund-Hansen 61. Trzeciak 1 Lietuvnikas (#5B); 261 31/3. Algaba 1 Hansen,
0 Knebel 437 42/4 Vadum 0 Krajnc, Schwieger, Goedkoop, Schroder, Pihlajamaki; 34/5. Kruse 1 Janiga, Schneider; 36/7.
45. Gnirk 1 Dalkiran, 46/7. Kusmierek 0 Bandza, Rodriguez, Spinga Wosch, 1 Pihlajamaki; 262 23. Mostowik 1
48/9. Goedkoop 1 Kusmirek, Dalkiran. Barschneider; 24. Mess Griend; 25/6. Griend 1 Post, Nossein;
GT from 438 TD: H. Otte, 27/8. Justesen 0 Nossein, Barschneider; 29. Mess 0 Post; 30.
438 40. Macchiagodena Beier 41. Mossekel 0 Gnirk 42/3. Barschneider Kokhanov; 31. Kessler 1 Gundrum; 263 14/5.
Johansson 1 Hyder, Rasmussen. 439 15/6. Sielaff 1, Thal Grey Schroder, 1 Coets; 16./21. Eisengrein 1 Coast, Dyckhoff,
Hanke 17/8. Hanke 1 Wochnik, Traut 19/20. Wochnik 1 Mess, Bjdo, Almer; 22. Schroder Cumming; 264 1/14.
Krasevec, Traut 21. Thal 1 Pontoppidan 22. Etmans 0 Gawlik. Mendl 0 all (#5B); 265 4. Metschan 1 Merker; 5. Dobner 1 Pittan;
6/19. Dogan 0 all (#5B).
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TD from #1111: M.Mller-Tpler, Weesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925 17. Dsterlohe 1 Capron, 18. Capron 0 Del Moral, 1200 4.
Munich, GER. Schmid 0 Looijestijn, 5. Harvey 0 Kluge, 6. Podeswa 1 Schmid,
1241 17. Incelli 1 Kaasjager. 1243 17. Palmkoeck 1 Davide 1244 1201 9. Wunderlich 1 Asten, 1203 13. Freiburghaus
13. Munoz Osorio 0 Rosner. 1246 14/5. Kruse, Matteg Munoz Wiechmann, 1204 8/10. Winkler, Mueller, Tppich 1 Recasens
Osorio, 16. Canibal Afanashev. 1248 10/1. Lilleooren Sanchez, 11/2. Recasens Sanchez 0 Norevall, De Winne, 13.
Canibal, Asquith, 12. Canibal 1 Fleurackers. 1249 12 Almarza Winkler 0 Mueller, 14. Tppich 0 Mueller, 15. Mueller 1 De
Mato Incelli, 13/4. Georgiu, Enderlein 1 Storm, 15. Almarza Winne, 1205 1. Weinmesser Kleine, 2. Weinmesser 1 Schmid,
Mato 1 Enderein. 1254 11. Metschan 0 Donzelotti. 1255 corr. 8. 1206 1. Weinmesser Hege, 2. Hege Wiechmann, 3. Seifert
Krten (not 1) Samko, 10 Samko Jacswicz, 11/2. Zill 1 0 Gerard, 4. Hege 1 Seifert, 5. Bydelsky 0 Weinmesser, 1207 1.
Samko, Wurzer, 13. Vogel Wurzer. 1256 14. Boone Canibal. Malik Georgi, 2. Fels 1 Malik, 3. Fels Georgi.
1258 1415. Cottegnie, Schweizer 0 Jardi Talarn, 16. Haase 1 RESULTS GT/186 - 189: 186 92. Lehmann 0 Benito Ruiz, 93.
Saule. 1259 8. Stehr 1 Karweta. Kerner 1 Robertshaw, 187 68 Marchena Perez 0 Winkler, 69.
Coets 1 Winkler, 70. Schleicher 1 Heldgaard, 71. Buchhauser 1
Schleicher, 72. Joutsi Alvarez Sabor, 188 54. Avsenek De
First Class Rijk, 55. Bartl Avsenek, 56. Neumann 0 De Rijk, 57. Avsenek
TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dres- 0 Kerner, 58/9. De Rijk 0 Kandler, Steinhuser, 60. Bartl 1
den (GER) Kandler, 61/2. Hofmann 1 Neumann, Avsenek, 63/4.
Final Result, EU/I/1780 21. Marcuzzo 0 Lianas. Positions: 1. Steinhuser, Schwan 1 Hofmann, 189 Corr: 1.Domsch 0 (not 1)
G. Lianas (GRC) 5, 2. G. Marcuzzo (ITA) 4, 3. F. Holfmann Neumann, 22/7. Domsch 0 Frster, Schmidtel, Smet, 0Farrell,
(GER) 3, 4/5. A. Heirich, A. Binder (GER) 2, 6/7. B. Hanison De Clercq, Rodenas Balana, 28/34. Van de Velde, Alvarez Sabor,
(ENG), H. Maas (NLD ) 1. Nolf, Recasens Sanchez, Hildebrand, Kerner, Lehmann 1
Results: 1778 20. Kotsis 1 Wick. 1830 19. Troso 0 Perpiglia, Domsch, 35/40. Recasens Sanchez 0 Van de Velde, Alvarez
20. Troso 0 Dominici. 1834 18. Wilbert 0 Dagonnier. 1839 18. Sabor, Nolf, Hildebrand, Kerner, Lehmann, 41/7. Frster,
Wengler de Weert. 1841 16. Trani 0 Amann. 1844 17. Steinbach Schmidtel, Neumann, Smet, 0Farrell, De Clercq, Rodenas Balana
0 Goncalves. 1851 4. Eschenbacher 1 Soto. 1855 8. Vettenburg 1 Recasens Sanchez,, 48. Schmidtel 1 De Clercq, 49. Rodenas
0 v.d.Heydt. 1856 19. Seidel Johanson. 1859 12. Kesl 1 Balana 0 0Farrell, 50. Hildebrand 1 Frster, 51. Kerner 1
Cumming, 13. Wennerwald Sprenger, 14. Hagenbach 1 Kesl. Neumann, 52. 0Farrell 0 Alvarez Sabor, 53. Smet 1 Alvarez
1860 14. Drost 1 Dembarter. 1861 7. Evert Mandelkow. 1862 Sabor, 54. Neumann 0 Smet, 55. Schmidtel 1 Frster, 56/7. Nolf
17. Bijtelaar 0 Brodbeck. 1865 13. Mrs. Murley 0 Steinmann. 1 Neumann, Van de Velde, 58. Smet 1 Lehmann, 59. Hildebrtand
1866 10. Wyrwala 1 Kotte. 1872 6. Roos 1 Jnisch. 1873 1. 0 0Farrell, 60. Alvarez Sabor 1 Lehmann, 61. Alvarez Sabor 0
Rttinger 1 Pipper. Van de Velde, 62. Lehmann 0 Schmidtel.
Final Result, EU/I/GT321: 103. Beckett 1 Grnert, 104. Grnert
0 Bartusch (adj.), 105. Hanak Bartusch (adj.). Positions: 1. F. Third Class
Third
Pezzi (ITA) 12, 2. M. Nabel (GER) 12, 3/4. E. Hanak (CZE), TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen
E. Lartusch (GER) 11, 5/6. F. Goyvaerts (BEL), J. Valencia EU/III/1148: 18.Jack Wuerzebesser. 1149: 19.Semmler 1 Fels.
(ESP) 9, 7. A. Lumsdon (SWZ) 8, 8/10. H. Faber, T. Grnert 1150: 7.Pieleck 0 Franco. 1151: 12.Misere Scala, 13.Samper
(GER), B. Thompson (ENG) 6, 11. O. Markus (GER) 4, 12/ Cervera 0 Priekaerts. 1152: 11.Martins 0 Kuni. 1153: 17/8.
13. L. Heiermann (GER), P. Beckett (ENG) 3, 14. G. Stathakis Hansen 1 Mueller, Spackova. 1156: Heyn 0 Schade, Steinmueller
(GRC) 1, 15. P. Mosebach (GER) 0. 1157: 7.Heckmann 0 Schneider.
Results: 326 80. Hildner 1 Ekmark. 328 74. Costa 1 Markus,
75. Muizarajs 0 Costa, 76. Phillips Muizarajs. 329 70. Vila GT TD: Gerhard Radosztics (OST) [email protected]
Khler, 71. Wundahl 1 Vila, 72. Mosser Coets, 73. Mosser 1 Final Results, EU/III/GT/150: 98. Cijs 1 Westermann, 99.
Vila. 330 56. Ackers Gorecki, 57. Musso Robertshaw, 58. Skrotzki 0 Cijs, 100. Wuttke 1 Schmitter, 101. Krause 0
Querci 1 Thoma, 59. Bonte 0 Stahl, 60. Dostal Macmillen, 61. Westermann, 102. Westermann 1 Schmitter, 103. Schmitter 0
Khler 0 Moon, 62. Querci 1 Moon, 63. Chico Querci, 64. Lheureux, 104. Westermann 0:0 Stark, 105. Stark 0:0 Lheureux,
Ackers Schler, 65. Stahl 1 Thoma, 66. Moon 1 Chico. 331 Positions: 1. J. Wuttke (GER) 13, 2. P.J.G. Cijs (NED) 12, 3.
30. Nedozral 1 Held, 31. Held 0 Vasseur, 32. Vasseur 1 Matthews, R. Stark (OST) 10, 4. M. Fgert (GER) 10, 5. J. Lheureux
33. Held 0 Hesse. 332 6. Weiser 1 Strick, 7/20. Cottle 0 all. (BEL) 9, 6-7. J.P.M van Doorn (NED) & R. Madsen (DEN) 8,
8. K. Westermann (GER) 7, 9-10. M. Hansen (DEN) u. D. Krause
Second Class 6 (GER), 11. G. Skrotzki (GER) 5, 12. G. Schmitter (GER)
3, 13. A. Martinez Sanchez (ESP), 14. L. M. Vieito Soria (ESP)
TD: Heinz Prokopp (GER). Email: [email protected] 1, 15. A. Giuliano (ITA) 0. 152: 103. Kristensen 1 Sottovia,
Final Results: 1190 15. Redmond 0 Frster, 16. Catalano 0 104. Sottovia 0 Thil, 105. Kristensen 0 Lheureux, Positions: 1.
Temme, 17/8. Andre, Redmond 0 Catalano, 19/20. Catalano 1 R. Bergqist (NOR) 14, 2. M. Thiuel (GER) 12, 3. H. Usvalehto
Frster, Hardat, 21. Hardat 0 Andre. Positions: 1.S.Temme (FIN) 11, 4. J. Atucha Borge (ESP) 11, 5. J. Lheureux (BEL)
(GER) 5, 2. L.Catalano (ITA) 5, 3./4. N.Redmond (IRL), 8, 6-7. D. Gleed (GBE) & M. Noordijk (NED) 8, 8. C.T.M.
P.Andre (FRA) 3, 5. K.Frster (GER) 2, 6. M.Hardat (BEL) 2, Scherbeijn (NED) 7 9. M. Galli (LUX) 6, 10. J. Sottovia
7. M.Di Giulio (ITA) 0. 1191 16. De Jong Pili, 17/8. Matyba (OST) 6, 11. St. Kristensen (DEN) 5, 12. St. Kaliszewski (POL)
0 Neve, De Jong, 19/20. Pili 1 Neve, Matyba, 21. Pili Vesson. 3, 13. F. Sanchez Fernandez (ESP) 2, 14. J. Hkkinen (FIN) 1,
Positions: 1./2. P.de Jong (NLD), M.Ford (SCO) 4, 3. E.Vesson 15. H. Herzog (GER) 0,
(FRA) 3, 4./5. M.Dozaj (YUG), E.Pili (ITA) 3, 6. D.Matyba Results, 154: 74. Lopez 1 van Rooijen, 75. Rodenas Balana 1
(GER) 2, 7. E.Neve de Mevergnies (BEL) 1. Oppermann, 76. van Rooijen 0 Rodenas Balana, 77. Salana
Results: 1193 16. Angermann 0 Schachova, 17. Caron Tozzi, Gomez 1 van Rooijen, 78. Benito Larrini 1 Bredl, 155: 16. Genter
1194 19. Schmid 0 Bydelsky, 1195 17. Klett 1 Harvey, 18. Klett 0 Buttenschn, 17. Stacey 1 Genter, 18. Maier Genter, 19-31.
Gerl, 1198 14. Fuchs Ribes Colom, 15. Kruchem 1 Vaccari, Unfinished games 1 Kristensen (withdrawal), 32. Galli Parison,
16. Ribes Colom 1 Randisi, 17. Bussola 0 Khn, 18. Khn 33. Galli 1 Schnhammer, 34. Genter 0 Stothard, 35-46.
Kruchem, 1199 15. Scholz 0 Dsterlohe, 16. Wipf Dsterlohe, Unfinished games 1 Riesselman (silent withdrawal).
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North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

1642 N. Volusia Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763 USA.
Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected] NAPZ
USA Championship
TD: Allen Wright NAPZ 1-05 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 Pts.
USA CCC11 Final : 1 Julio Gill USA 1 0 1 1 0 3

No new results 2 Takateru Hirashima JAP 0 0 1 1 3

USA CCC12 Final: 3 Thomas E. Ceterski USA 1 1 1 1 1 6
1
Barbre 1 Blackwood, Brandhorst Barbre, Blackwood 4 John Mc Kearny USA 0 0 0 1 0 2
1
Eisen, Mousessian 1 Blackwood, Brandhorst Shea,
Conover Domanski, Eisen & McLaughlin, Dolgitser 1 5 Louis Partney USA W W W W W 0
W
Lonoff, Duliba 1 Lonoff, Jones 1 Eisen, Eisen 6 George Stibal AUS 0 0 1 2
McLaughlin, Jones 1 Morrison, McLaughlin 1 Musgrove, 7 William S. Alloway USA 1 0 1 1 4
Mousessian Shure

NAICCC VIII 4 Good 1 Bloodgood, 5/6. Miettinen 1 Bloodgood, Groot-Lipman.

2nd NAPZ Prize Tournaments
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) TD: Maurice Carter
38. Embrey 1 Conover 0, 39. Conover Hodges , 40. NAPZP M-02: Wang Mong Lin 1 Ryan, NAPZP M-04: Michelman 1
Deidun Edelstein 41. Weinstock 0 Embrey 1, 42. Shaw, Chessing 1 Muir 0.
Embrey 0 Thompson 1 43/44. Thompson 1 Deidun, Bogle
0 (Thompson won both) 45. Hux Embrey, 46 Bogle 0 USA-Latvia match
USA-Latvia
Conover, 47. Nalepa 0 Edwards; 48.Hodges 0 Bogle. US captain: Maurice Carter
Bd 50 Priedite 1 (LAT) Kothe 0 (USA). Current score: USA 20 Latvia
NAPZ-CAD
NAPZ-CADAP match
ADAP 11.
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN)
Bd 5 97. Muir 0 Aldrete 1 (first result).Bd 11 Skeels 2 Higher Class
Alvarez 0 Bd 22 Blomquist Contreras , Board 88: TD: Thomas Dougherty Email: [email protected]
Milford 2 Ballesteros 0. H-39: deVriendt 1 Avery 0 H-40: Lee 1 Pagunsan, Pinkney H-41:
Total score NAPZ: 53 CADAP: 44. Pagunsan, Avery, Jarosz 1 Yap, Jarosz, Avery 1 Pagunsan; Wheatly 1
Avery 0.
Master Class
TD: Allen Wright
First Class
NAPZ 1-05: 21. Gill 1 Hirashima. Final result, See the crosstable.
NAPZ M-59: 19 Mrugala 1 Eklund, 20 Eklund 1
Bullockus. Leaders: duCret 5/5, Mrugala 5/6. NAPZ M-
63 corr: Noveske (not 1) Posylek. 15 Johnston 1 Second Class
Youssef. NAPZ M-64: 3 Fields 1 Remus. NAPZ M-65: TD: Ralph P. Marconi
13 Laing Remus. NAPZ M-66: 3 Bloodgood Eilmes, 2-41 7. Freire 1 Levin, 8 Levin 0 Jay.

TD: Joachim Walther

ICCF WORLD CUPS Vacations: Janos 25.3-31.3, Postler 84.-27.4, Kurth 1.7-19.7.

ICCF World-Cup X Semi-F

World-Cup inal
Semi-Final
TD (groups 1-13): Joachim Walther
ICCF World-Cup VI F
World-Cup inal
Final S01: 7 Krause 0 Koths, 8 Schuller 0 Teichmeister, 9 Nurminen
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw Koths. S02: 4. Amour 0 Hofstetter, 5 Amour Wochnik, 6.
(POL). Wochnik Dournes. S04: T.Stock (GER) withdrawal: no score!
106/8. Terterjants 1 Grehl, Butze, Olsson, 109. Voyna 0 Rause, S05: 1. Gierth 1 Gereth, S06: 1 Starke 1 v.d. Kooij. S07: 4.
110/1. Koltsov 1 Voyna, Cody, 112/3. Normantas Striek 0 Franz, 5 Roelens Franz.
Pfretzschner, Berglf. IM title: Mikhail Terterjants (RUS). H-E.Lers requested us to supply the following corrected list
of results so far in semi-final groups 8-13:
ICCF World-Cup VIII F
World-Cup inal
Final S08: 1. Blau 0 Ziese S09: no results S10: no results S11: 1.
TD: Egbert Bsenberg Solzbacher Isigkeit S12: 1. Hase 1 Brachtel S13: 1. Bareiss
1. Valerio 1 Koch, 2. Hoffmann 0 Dr.Hofstetter, 3. Dr.Hofstetter Serner, 2. Krotofil Serner, 3. Klee Bareiss, 4. Bareiss
Barten, 4. Stiefel Fademrecht. Kindbeiter, 5. Bareiss 1 Zejewski, 6. Zejewski 0 Sender, 7.
Zejewski 0 Klee, 8. Zejewski 0 Serner, 9. Kindbeiter Serner,
ICCF World-Cup IX F
World-Cup inal
Final 10./17. Zejewski 0 Niemand, Serradimigni, de Waard, Krotofil,
Chrestani, Lanz Calavia, Trani, Kindbeiter.
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E.-O. Ruhle (GER), T. Silfver (SVE). 3: T. Cleary (IRL), D.T.

THEMATIC TOURNAMENTS Fulton (USA), T. Hirashima (JAP), L. Kulejewski (POL), A.
Mutzner (SWZ), D. Prez Romero (ESP), D. Weiss (GER). 4:
Thematic Tournament Office: Gian-Maria Tani (ITA) Email: A. Ciudad Gascn (ESP), F. Colombo Berra (ARG), B. Hanison
(ENG), M. Kuhn (GER), P. Oldrati (ITA), G. Saxton (SCO), J.
[email protected]
Vahvaselk (FIN). 5: G. Almer (OST), J. Anderson (SCO), .
New Sections (including some held over from last month:
Chery (FRA), E. McGivern (USA), S.V. Ortn Romero (ESP),
4/95/Final (Spanish, Marshall Variation, C89). Startdate:
H. Svensson (SVE), A. Tucci (ITA). 6: B. Bouyt (FRA), J.S.
1.05.1998. Tournament Director: L. Madonia (ITA). H.H. Hage
Crawley (SCO), W. Humer (OST), J. Musumeci (USA), F.J.
(NLD), A. Robak (POL), B. Hanison (ENG), J. Rodriguez
Rubio Doblas (ESP), V. Saxena (IND), A. Tucci (ITA).
Hernndez (ESP), P. Colucci (ITA), I. Nowak (POL), S.G.
8/98 (Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, D00). Startdate: 15.06.1998.
Nikiin (RUS).
3 from each group to the Semifinals. Tournament Director: R.
5/98 (Traxler Counter-Attack, C57). Startdate: 2.05.1998. 2
Battistini (ITA). 1: D.W. den Herder (NLD), H. Gnirk (GER),
from each group + the best 2 to the Semifinals. Tournament
M. Martn Molinero (ESP), B. Poljak (SWZ), E. Rutanen (FIN),
Director: L. Madonia (ITA). 1: J. Canal Olivares (ESP), A.C.
H.-E. Schug (GER), A.J. Stobbe (USA). 2: M. Brzoza (POL),
Dudman (NLD), N. Dupuy (FRA), C. Nirov (NLD), F.J.
. Chery (FRA), P. Henschel (GER), D.A. Koetsier (NLD),
Topolovec (OST), M. Vujadinovic (JUG). 2: H.K. Bouwer
G.F. Rnarsson (ISD), H.-E. Schug (GER), W. Wild (SWZ). 3:
(NLD), F. Doplmayr (OST), H. Kaupat (GER), D.A. Koetsier
J. Canal Oliveras (ESP), P. Cullen (USA), R. Felber (OST), H.
(NLD), G. Larghi (ITA), J.-C. Sage (FRA). 3: P. Caizares
Gnirk (GER), P. Guyer (SWZ), K. Gnther (GER), D.A.
Cuadra (ESP), F. Doplmayr (OST), J.-M. Grillon (FRA), B.
Koetsier (NLD). 4: V. Drke (GER), A. Galletti (ITA), H. Gnirk
Hanison (ENG), G.F.M. Kuijpers (NLD), J. Pawlega (POL). 4:
(GER), G.F. Rnarsson (ISD), R. Talbot (ENG), W. Velker
F. Eastwood (ENG), M. Milanollo (OST), A. Paschke (SWZ),
(NLD), D. Zube (SWZ). 5: V. Drke (GER), P. Haldi (SWZ),
K. Rodriguez (USA), W. Sobolewski (POL), W.H. van Vugt
J.N. Muller (NLD), J. Musumeci (USA), E.-O. Ruhle (GER),
(NLD). 5: K. Elson (ISD), C. Fuchs (OST), C. Garlant (SWZ),
J. Vahvaselk (FIN).
M. Paglino (ARG), W.H. van Vugt (NLD), K. Werner (GER).
New Players: 1/95/F A. Ziegert (GER) replaced D.J.A. Brink.
6/98 (Kings Gambit Accepted, C37). Startdate: 2.05.1998. 2
New Tournament Directors:
from each group + the best 2 to the Semifinals. Tournament
6/97 R. Battistini (ITA) replaced A. Satici. 9/97 M. Caressa
Director: T. Klauner (LUX). 1: D. Bartoli (ITA), J.P. de Almeida
(ITA) replaced A. Satici.
Gonalves Baptista (POR), H. Gnirk (GER), J.-M. Grillon
Final Results:
(FRA), M. Paglino (ARG), J. Pawlega (POL), E. van de Velden
5/92/S1 1. C. Hacker (GER) 3, 2. A. de Blois Figueredo
(NLD). 2: H. Arens (BEL), H. Gnirk (GER), N. Kagiyama
(ESP) 2, 3. A. Magrin (ITA) 0.
(JAP), N.-. Nilsson (SVE), F. Skalicky (CZE), L.M. Trullenque
1/95/2 1. G. Weissel (OST) 10, 2. L. Devocelle (FRA) 8, 3. I.
Lasierra (ESP). 3: H. Gnirk (GER), J. Rahkonen (FIN), Z. Saule
Peddie (ENG) 4, 4. A. Magrin (ITA) 3, 5. K. Tytgat (BEL)
(LAT), J.R. Torner Planell (ESP), M. Vujadinovic (JUG), W.
1, 6. M. Ramos Barraso (ESP) 1.
Wilms (BEL). 4: . Chery (FRA), G. Compagnone (ITA), C.
1/95/3 1. S.G. Nikiin (RUS) 8, 2. H.H. Hage (NLD) 7, 3.
Cruzado Dueas (ESP), V. Drevikovski (CZE), B. Haas (GER),
D. Tadzik (POL) 3, 4. J.M. Ramos Verd (ESP) 2, 5. J. Maes
W. Velker (NLD). 5: D. Bartoli (ITA), W. Bryzek (POL), J.M.
(BEL) , 6. P.J.L. Graafmans (NLD) 0.
Garca Snchez (ESP), C. Garlant (SWZ), B. Hanison (ENG),
3/95/2 1. P. Denaro (ITA) 8, 2./4. G. Almer (OST), K. De
L. Zinner (OST).
Smet (BEL), J.A. Caro Rodriguez (ESP) 6, 5. J. Gracki (POL)
7/98 (Sicilian Dragon, B76). Startdate: 15.06.1998. 3 from each
3, 6. T. Kaupat (GER) 0.
group to the Semifinals. Tournament Director: G. Gamant (FRA).
4/95/1 1. I. Nowak (POL) 10, 2. S.G. Nikiin (RUS) 8, 3. A.
1: D.R. Carless (HKG), A.F. de los Santos Serrano (ESP), A.
Jaumandreu Llopis (ESP) 5, 4. T. Kaupat (GER) 4, 5./6. E.
Hacker (OST), M. Lilleren (NOR), J.R. Milne (SCO), S.
Sammalvuo (FIN), P.J. Beale (ENG) 2, 7. J. Maes (BEL) 1.
Montella (ITA), D. Randolph (USA), F. Rohde (GER). 2: S.
4/95/3 1. H.H. Hage (NLD) 11 2. A. Robak (POL) 7, 3. D.
Camilleri (MLT), J.A. Findlay (SCO), J.M. Garca Snchez
Mena (SVE) 7, 4. A. Ziegert (GER) 4, 5. G. Larghi (ITA)
(ESP), J. La Candia (ARG), C. Lyne (ENG), S. Montella (ITA),
3, 6. S. Wojciuk (POL) 2, 7. M. Ramos Barraso (ESP) 1.

Loeffler Memorial 1995-98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf

1 R.A. Ferraz de Alvarenga BRS X 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1 9 (2)
2 ngel Hugo Bericat ARG . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 8 (4)
3 Henry Camilleri MAL 1 0 . . 1 1 . . . . 5 (6)
4 Gustavo R. Cano de Meio ARG . 0 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 6 (5)
5 Juan Antonio Castro ARG 0 1 0 1 . . 1 . . . 1 5 (5)
6 Jorge Eduardo Deforel ARG 0 . . . . . . . . 1 3 (8)
7 Pablo Adrian Gritti ARG 0 . 0 0 . . . . 1 . . . 1 2 (8)
8 Nickolai Gurtovoi LAT 0 . 0 . . . . 1 1 1 . . . 1 4 (8)
9 Tim Harding IRL 0 . . 0 . . 1 1 5 (4)
10 Emil Krsovnik CRO 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 1 . . 1 3 (4)
11 Jos M. Ledezma lvarez CHI 0 . . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 . . . 0 (9)
12 Stevan Letic YUG . 0 . . . . . 0 1 . . . 2 (9)
13 Carlos Francisco Lobato ARG . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 (11)
14 Vidar Taksrud NOR 0 0 . 0 . . . . 0 . . . 0 . 0 (9)
15 Dmitry A. Zlatin RUS 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0 (4)
 62 July 1998

Attack and Defence by

Mark Dvoretsky and
Artur Yusupov (Batsford,
BO writes, is ideally suited to
investigation by corres-
pondence.

OKS
288pp., 17-99) is the fifth This is a revised and self-
and final volume in the published new edition of a
series of books based on monograph which first
material from the school appeared in 1979. It takes
for gifted players run by account of new analysis,
these two leading GMs in some by Berliners com-
1990-92. It includes a puter program Hitech, and
variety of material, mostly Reviewed by Tim contains a completely new
by the authors but also Harding way to answer the Muir
including reprints of two Variation, 12 Qe2!? leading
articles from the 1930s by to a draw.
Blumenfeld and contrib- Grigory Sanakoevs fine The Estrin-Berliner
utions by Vladimir Vulf- book The Third Attempt game went instead 12
son, Mikhail Krasenkov (currently available only in xb5+ d8 13 00 exf3
and Igor Belov. Russian and German). 14 xf3 Rb8 15 Be2? and
Unlike previous books Another Sanakoev game is Black won a justly famous
in the series which centred featured in a later chapter game. Previously unpub-
on particular themes (pos- and a few other CC games lished improvements for
itional play, opening prep- are also in the book. Black on known theory
aration, endgames and From the Deathbed of (e.g. compared with my
training) this is a mixum- 4 Ng5 in the Two survey of the variation in
gatherum which is subtitled Knights Defense by Dr CM 10/97) include:
How creative thought Hans Berliner, the fifth CC * Analysis of 15 Bf1 Re8 16
develops in a chess player. World Champion, is sub- Nc3 Nf6! (a novelty men-
Needless to say, anybody titled The Fritz Variation tioned but not explained in
who has collected and read Justified! This self- my article);
the preceding volumes of published short monograph * A new line after 15 a4 a6
the series needs little focuses on the dramatic line 16 Bxa6 Re8 17 Nc3;
prompting from me to go that was featured in * A new line for Black after
out and obtain this one too, Berliners epic win against 15 a4 a6 16 Bc6 with 16...
for it contains a wealth of Estrin on his way to the Nb4 instead of Berliners
diverse advice and games world title. That game original 16...Ne7.
for analysis. However, if began 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 * Detailed continuations
you are new to the series 3 c4 f6 4 g5 d5 5 after 15 a4 a6 16 Bf1 Re8
then probably you should exd5 b5 6 f1 d4 7 c3 17 Nc3 following Pliesters
go back to the beginning xd5 8 e4 h4 9 g3 suggestion 17...Nf6!? which
and start there. g4! 10 f3 e4! 11 cxd4 avoids the known drawing
For the CC player, of d6 one of the most line 17...c6 18 d3 f5.
particular interest is Chapter fantastic and tactically The monograph also
8, Thoughts About A Book, intricate piece sacrifices includes lines for Black
by Mark Dvoretsky in ever to feature in a CC against Whites earlier
which he examines in great world championship. The options 8 h4, 8 cxd4, 8
detail several games from whole line, as Dr Berliner Nxf7, 6 dxc6 etc.
 Chess Mail 63

One problem line for for White in two CC games. possible. (Also players only
White that does not seem I understand that the full- mentioned in the tables are
to have been taken up in length book he mentioned not indexed consistently.)
my article is the position in that interview The International Corr-
arising from 14 Qb3 Nb4!! System is due to appear espondence Chess
15 xf3 c6 16 xf7 cxb5 later this year and will Review 2 arrived belatedly
(misprinted b:c5 on page include something about in May, just in time for
9 of the monograph): the Fritz Variation as part of review in this issue. Pub-
XIIIIIIIIY Dr Berliners overall phil- lished in Germany by
9r+-mk-+-tr0 osophy of how to play the Schmidt Schach GmbH, it
9zp-+-+Rzpp0 openings. Berliner is contains 341 annotated
9-+-vl-+-+0 scathing about 14 Qb3 but games in the style of the old
9+p+-+-+-0 until he provides the ref- CC Yearbook series, but no
9-sn-zP-+lwq0
9+Q+-+-sN-0 utation of 17 c3 his case additional information. The
9PzP-zP-+PzP0 is not fully proved, so I presentation is slightly
9tRNvL-+-mK-0 hope he will take that improved on number 1, but
xiiiiiiiiy opportunity to indicate how not markedly (the diagrams
Black should meet it. are still ugly); at least play-
This, Dr Berliner writes For details of price and ers are now indexed to
...leaves White defenceless how to buy the monograph, game numbers instead of
against the coming on- see the advertisement on pages.
slaught on the kingside. the inside back cover of this The games are from a
The only continuation he issue. It is not cheap but the variety of events. A curious
gives is 17 xg7 e8 19 autographed edition is sure inclusion is the set of Timm-
Rg8 Kd7 19 Rg7+ Kc6. At to become a collectors ermans games from the
first sight the line may seem item. NBC-25 which finished
unconvincing, if you look The Soviet Champ- several years ago. Apart
at it with a PC program like ionships by Bernard from these you wont find
Fritz5 (no relation!) which Cafferty and GM Mark many of the worlds top
claims clear advantage for Taimanov (Cadogan, players listed in the index;
White with 20 Qc3+ Kb6 21 19-99) is that rarity in the there is a new game by
d3! (in order to answer 21... world today: a hardback Umansky but it has already
Rac8 22 Bg5). However, if chess book built to last and appeared in Chess Mail.
you continue with the near be treasured. The vast majority of
-forced sequence 21... The product of trem- games have no named
Bxg3 22 hxg3 Qxg3 23 endous research over many annotator; the notes
Qc5+ Ka6 24 Re7 Rxe7 25 years, the book has text on mostly consist of vaguely
Qxe7 Bf3! 26 Qg5 Qxg5 27 each championship by relevant openings refer-
Bxg5 Rg8! you can see for Cafferty with games ences extracted from a
yourself, and Fritz5 agrees, selected and annotated by database. Once again, no-
that this is a good ending Taimanov. Unfortunately body is credited as editor or
for Black. the value of the book as an compiler and the general
However, there is no historical reference work impression is of a database
analysis of 17 c3, men- would have been greater dump on which no real text
tioned in my article last had the crosstables shown editing or layout work has
year, which has scored 75% players initials wherever been done.
 64 July 1998

The Best CC Game Ever? (From page 33)

XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+k+0 makes no sense at all to modern GMs and
9zPR+-+-+-0 IMs. A more subtle problem is caused by
the fact that this early mis-evaluation
9-+p+-+-+0 seems to pervade all of the Tarrasch and
9+-+-tr-mK-0 Dyckhoff notes... White was doing fine
9-+P+-+-+0 until some early middlegame mistakes...
9+-+-+p+-0 Some of Dyckhoffs other notes are as full
9-+-+-zP-zP0 of holes as Swiss cheese.
9+-+-+-+-0 He then details several examples for
which we do not have space, but in
xiiiiiiiiy particular he highlights the note 22 Nc4
(instead of 24 Bf1) 22...Bxc4 23 Rxc4,
Both Fritz and Hiarcs think this position when he points out that the obvious
is won for Black, but according to me its 23...d3!, not mentioned by Dyckhoff,
a clear positional draw because Black will gives Black a clear advantage.
never find an effective means of getting
even one of his three pieces off the eighth
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8-9/1998
Tomas Carnstam on
how he won the
Nordbalt Marathon
Updates & games from
top international events
Annotations by Hans
Berliner & Umansky
The leading 1998-99
ICCF Ratings
New ideas in the
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Volume 2, No. 8-9, August/September 1998
How I Won the Nordbalt Championship
Chess Mail magazine is published by:
By Tomas Carnstam, Pages 2-7
Chess Mail Limited, 26 Coolamber Park,
Dublin 16, Ireland. Tournament of the Month
This is a private limited company, established in Nordbalt & Nordbalt Seniors
1996 and incorporated in the Irish Republic. The Pages 8-12
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or is named. No part of this magazine may be By Jozef Franzen, Pages 26-27, 64
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or trans-
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Olita R ause strik
Rause es a blo
strikes w ffor
blow or womens chess
womens
Since the rise of the Polgars, we have been waiting to see if female players can
make a similar impact in the world of correspondence chess. Mrs Luba Kristol
of Israel set a new standard by reaching the final of World Championship XIV.
Now Mrs Olita Rause of Latvia has increased her already high rating and won
ICCF World Cup VI. Congratulations on this excellent result.

Top tournaments, top games ECO

Index

T
HIS number of Chess Mail is chiefly concerned with bringing
A00 17, 26
the reader up to date on the situation in a a great number of
A36 19
high-level correspondence chess events and it contains several
of the most interesting games we have ever published. Many top B01 28-31
players have contributed notes. B14 40
Over the past 18 months, we have accumulated a great number B17 41
of good games for which we never found space, and we do not B20 11
intend to waste them. Our number #10 will mostly have games sent B30 8
in by subscribers including two by grandmaster Simon Webb B78 10
from a wide range of CC events, not just elite tournaments. B81 41
The database on our forthcoming CD (see pages 32-33) will B85 13
include a lot of games and annotations that never found their way B93 23
B99 9
into print or on to our subscribers diskettes. However, the CD will
be much more than just a games collection. To get the best value,
C02 10
place your order without delay! C11 8
A few regular items are missing from this issue. National Profiles C18 14
will continue, but not as a monthly series as we now prefer to have C19 19
in-depth articles from the countries concerned and several of these C45 15
are planned for late 1998 and next year. There is no Databases are C47 40
Loaded article either, because ChessBase has just launched version C67 34
7 and I want to assess it before writing on new topics.
WE INVITED a Readers Debate about proposed new ICCF title D04 37
D37 10
arrangements, the question of an Email World Championship and
D41 24
whether the second time control in ICCF events should be abolished. D44 9, 22
There is a little about this on page 38 this month and the next D55 11
issue also has space reserved for letters on these points. So if you D72 16
want your voice to be heard, and influence debate at the 1998 ICCF
Congress, send in your views without delay. E08 24
Finally, we apologise for the slight delay in publication of this E12 11
issue. Due to rescheduling of some other work I had to do, it could E17 25
not be finished in time for the normal mid-month mailing and E32 4
E39 24
then extra results came in from several TDs! We expect that Issue 10 E61 46, 47
will go to the printer in early September and then we shall produce E76 6
#11 as soon as we can after the Congress. E99 44
Tim Harding, Editor
2 Aug./Sept. 1998

The very first

issue of Chess
Mail (August
1996) reported
on the start of
the Nordbalt
Championship
for players from
the five
Scandinavian
countries and the
three Baltic
states which
regained their
independence a
few years ago.
The Nordbalt
Championship I
was Category VI
with an IM norm
of 10 points.
With a strong
correspondence
chess tradition in
each of these
countries, an
interesting fight
was certain and
we invited the
eventual winner,
Tomas
Carnstam of
Sweden, to
report on the
event which (bar
one game) is
now complete.
 Chess Mail 3

Monster wins NordBalt Mar

NordBalt at
Marat hon
athon

T
HE Office Monster of SSKK has hard I have worked with each of them!
temporarily left its hiding-place at During my childhood and adolescence
the request of the Chess Mail edi- (and long thereafter) all voluntary physi-
tor. Monster!? Thats what I sometimes call cal activity was inconceivable, except for
myself inside SSKK, the Swedish corre- cycling tours. But when getting close to
spondence chess federation. 40, I once tried running in the lonely dark
Our national office is in my home town, and was caught immediately by this new
and I manage it all by myself in my spare experience. Soon, on the eve of my birth-
time. My profession, however, is to teach day, I started in a local 10 km race and
mathematics at the Lund Institute of Tech- one year later, in 1990, I ran my first
nology for 23 years by now so there Stockholm Marathon! After six attempts I
is no doubt that I like my work! Im also still havent finished within four hours,
educated in engineering physics. but once I was close to it. Maybe I should
Unpunished, unmarried, unshaved. My lose some weight before trying again.
age is left as an exercise for the reader. The reason for writing all this is my
To the fruits of my life I count music, success in NordBalt I, the first champi-
books and cookies. What about chess? I onship for the Nordic and Baltic Coun-
learned the rules when I was eight but tries. Ironically, I was about to decline the
didnt start competing until I was almost invitation for time reasons, but after ac-
sixteen. Every summer since 1965 I have cepting I was firmly determined to get the
played in the Swedish OTB champion- ten points stipulated for the IM title. I
ships (but only very little other OTB chess could hardly imagine winning the tour-
for quite a long time). Within a year I also nament! Among the favourites were the
tried CC and up to now I have finished Latvians Rinkis and Saksis, and I was
131 games. Not very many but how Black against both of them.

Nordbalt Championship I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts. Unf

1 Erkki Koskinen FIN 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
2 Aleksandras Agejevas LIT 1 1 0 0 1 0 8
3 Per Sderberg SVE 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9
4 Per Ofstad NOR 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 10
5 Svend Erik Kramer DEN 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 11
6 Uldis Rinkis LAT 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 11
7 Jri Siigur EST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
8 Helge Gundersen NOR 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
9 Pjotr Nikitin EST 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 . 0 9 1
10 Pentti Lehtinen FIN 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
11 Vytautas Sutkus LIT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
12 Juris Saksis LAT 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 9
13 Einar Karlsson ISD 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8
14 Bjarni Magnsson ISD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
15 Tomas Carnstam SVE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
16 Jn Kristinsson ISD 1 1 0 0 . 1 1 1 9 1
17 Sven Jardorf DEN 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 10
 4 Aug./Sept. 1998

I had to struggle hard for a draw in most My pleasure is even greater here, as my
of my black games. But I was definitely computer doesnt have a chance to find
lost only against Rinkis, who surprised me such a move, if its not already present in
with a brilliant sacrifice of the exchange. the opening library.
However, he overlooked an escape pos- The reader can easily verify that the
sibility for me and lost the game. And g5-bishop is taboo, but for my computer
now, in the final crosstable, it looks as if the unravelling of the drama lies beyond
this game cost Rinkis the whole tourna- the analysis horizon. I mainly expected
ment... 11...Nbd7, which can be met by 12 Nh3!
Its really a pleasure to be White in without any risk.
correspondence chess! My best game 11...Re8
came about against Sutkus, who tried a This gives the black king an escape
new opening idea. on f8, so now I have to reconsider
...hxg5 thoroughly. I must confess that
Nimzoindian (E 32) my computer was useful here after all!
Tomas Carnstam (SVE) - Still misunderstanding the threats, it
Vytautas Sutkus (LIT) could investigate important future key
Nordbalt Ch I, 1996-97 positions chosen by me.
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Qc2 12 Ne2 Kf8
0-0 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 Qxc3 b6 7 Bg5 By anticipating the White attack (which
d6!? 8 Qf3! c6 would follow after ...hxg5), Black threat-
What plan could Sutkus have? Maybe ens to force the white bishop to choose:
he hoped for a double exchange on f6; exchange or retreat. Fortunately White
the double pawn is no minus in this case. can anticipate the defence by attacking
I regarded the White position as supe- in advance.
rior, but it remains to prove it! A natural 13 0-0-0!
idea with g3, Bg2 will only prevent ...c6- The white bishop is still safe: 13...hxg5?
c5 for a short time. The tempting e2-e4- 14 hxg5 Ng8 15 Bg6 with the idea Rh8.
e5 is impossible after ...Nb8-d7. I tried 13...Nbd7 14 g4!
another method, which at this early stage My computer (486 with Genius 3) per-
seemed rather precocious. sists in believing that ...hxg5 will do, but
9 e3 Bb7 10 Bd3 h6 11 h4! my opponent is a human, who under-
XIIIIIIIIY stands better and continues on the escap-
9rsn-wq-trk+0 ing course.
9zpl+-+pzp-0 14...Ke7 15 Bf4
9-zppzppsn-zp0 By postponing the retreat as long as
possible, White has established a new
9+-+-+-vL-0 base for his bishop. Now 15...e5 would
9-+PzP-+-zP0 be useless due to 16 dxe5 dxe5 17 Bg3.
9zP-+LzPQ+-0 15...Rg8!? 16 g5 hxg5 17 hxg5 Ne8 18
9-zP-+-zPP+0 g6! f6
9tR-+-mK-sNR0 Necessary.
xiiiiiiiiy Of course White has a greatly superior
position, but how to achieve the final
Ever since my junior days, I have al- impact? After extensive analysis I decided
ways been looking for such possibilities. upon the following continuation:
 Chess Mail 5

Dr Fritz Baumbach trying to beat my Mephisto Portorose in 1991 while his

daughters and I watch. Photo by Carl-Eric Erlandsson in my flat.
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-wqn+r+0 20...Kd7! 21 Qh3
9zpl+nmk-zp-0 I also considered 21 Qg3 but couldnt
9-zppzppzpP+0 find any forced win. After the text move
9+-+-+-+-0 Black has a last chance to escape:
9-+PzP-vL-+0 21...Qe7 22 d5 cxd5! 23 cxd5 Kd8 24 dxe6
Nxe6 which is not so easy for White to
9zP-+LzPQ+-0 win. To my relief Black chose another
9-zP-+NzP-+0 plan:
9+-mKR+-+R0 21...Kc7? 22 c5 bxc5
xiiiiiiiiy 22...b5!?
23 dxc5 e5 24 Bc4 Bc8 25 Qf3
19 Rh7 Nf8 20 Rh5 XIIIIIIIIY
My plan now was Qh3, Rh8 with a 9r+lwqnsnr+0
rook exchange, Qxh8, Qg8, Qf7+. Black 9zp-mk-+-zp-0
has a very narrow position and can hardly
prevent White from breaking through.
9-+pzp-zpP+0
I saw only two possibilities for Black. 9+-zP-zp-+R0
One was 20...Qc8 21 Qh3 Nd7 22 Rh8 Nc7 9-+L+-vL-+0
defending the g8-rook instead of ex- 9zP-+-zPQ+-0
changing it, but then White has 23 Bxd6+! 9-zP-+NzP-+0
Kxd6 24 Qh2+ with decisive threats. Sutkus 9+-mKR+-+-0
chose the other possibility: xiiiiiiiiy
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Now a beautiful line is 25...d5? 26 my consolidation very difficult, and it took

Rxd5!! cxd5 27 Rxe5!! fxe5 28 Bxe5+ Kc6 some twenty moves before the danger
29 Bxd5+!. White will recapture all ma- was over.
terial with interest. [ED: The move 8 e5!? is not mentioned
(This reminds me of a terrible tactical in the recent book on the Four Pawns
mistake in my very first correspondence Attack by Anatoli Vasser! Perhaps it is too
game thirty years earlier. I tried to finish sharp; 8 00 is recommended there.]
with an eight-move optimal sequence, Back to my game against Kramer,
believing that it was more elegant to win whose method was far better:
that way, like it was hundred years ago, 8...Nd7 9 Be4 c6 10 0-0
when checkmates had to be announced. If 10 h3!? Bxf3 11 Bxf3 Qb6 with
But instead my opponent deviated to a counterplay.
bad line... Its much better to suggest an 10...f6! 11 exd6 f5!!
undesired line, then your opponent can I had reckoned on a pawn sacrifice but
deviate to the desired one!) not this one! Black was expected to
But of course a player like Sutkus is kindly escape by 11...e5 from the dis-
not supposed to allow the fireworks just aster (if 11exd6? 12 f5!).
shown. XIIIIIIIIY
25...Be6 26 Bxe6 Nxe6 27 Bxe5! 9r+-wq-trk+0
Now Sutkus silently withdrew, but he 9zpp+nzp-vlp0
would have lost anyway: 27...fxe5 28 9n+pzP-+p+0
Qf7+ will cost the exchange. 9+-+-+p+-0
Finally, I would like to show my im- 9-+PzPLzPl+0
portant game against Kramer, who fin-
ished third.
9+-sN-+N+-0
9PzP-+-+PzP0
Kings Indian (E 76) 9tR-vLQ+RmK-0
Tomas Carnstam (SVE) - xiiiiiiiiy
Svend Erik Kramer (DEN)
Nordbalt Ch I, 1996-97 Instead, after the alertly-played
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 11...f5, the black g7-bishop exerts strong
f4 0-0 6 Nf3 Na6 7 Bd3 Bg4 8 e5!? pressure on d4. I think Black now has at
I also tried this against Koskinen, who least equal play.
fell into the trap I had set! He tried to re- 12 dxe7 Qxe7 13 Bc2 Rfe8
fute my thrust by 8...Nh5? but probably Black goes for a rapid recapture of the
regretted it after 9 h3! Ng3 10 hxg4 Nxh1 pawn I was more afraid of 13...Rad8!
11 Ke2 dxe5 12 fxe5 Ng3+ 13 Kf2. it will soon be apparent why.
White has a decisive material advan- 14 h3 Bh5
tage, but Black has fairly good counter- The exchange has to wait. After
chances. I expected him to play 13...Bxe5 14...Bxf3?! 15 Rxf3 Qe1+? 16 Rf1 White
14 dxe5 Nc5 15 Kxg3 (15 Bxg6?!) 15... would keep his extra pawn.
Qxd3 16 Qxd3 Nxd3 17 Bg5! f6 18 Bh6 15 Qd2 Bxf3 16 Rxf3
Rfd8 19 exf6 exf6 20 Nd5 with a great Had he played 13...Rad8 above, Black
advantage for White. But Koskinen went now could have gone on with 16...Ndc5,
on more tactically with 13...f5!? 14 Kxg3 getting good compensation for the sacri-
fxg4 15 Kxg4 Rxf3!. This sacrifice made ficed pawn, e.g. 17 Ne2 Ne6 18 Re3 Qd6.
 Chess Mail 7
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9zpp+nwq-vlp0 9zpp+-trk+p0
9n+p+-+p+0 9nsn-+-+p+0
9+-+-+p+-0 9+-zp-+P+-0
9-+PzP-zP-+0 9-+P+-+P+0
9+-sN-+R+P0 9zPPtR-+-+-0
9PzPLwQ-+P+0 9-+L+rvL-+0
9tR-vL-+-mK-0 9+-+R+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
16...Qe1+ 17 Kh2 28...Rd7 29 Kf1! Ree7 30 Rh3
Not 17 xe1?. More forcing than 30 Rxd7 Rxd7 31
17...Qxd2 18 Bxd2 Bxd4 19 Rd1! Rh3.
19 Re1 is only =. 30...Rxd1+ 31 Bxd1 Kg7 32 Be1
19...Nb6 20 Be1 Bf6 21 Bf2! Now the white bishop pair will decide
Preventing ...Na6-c5. (The pawn is ta- without mercy, even if it may take some
boo: 21xc4? 22 b3 b5 23 d6 time:
xc3? 24 xc3 and White is winning be- 32...Nd7 33 Bc3+ Kf8 34 f6 Rf7 35
cause of the threat xc4.) g5 Nc7 36 Bg4 h5 37 gxh6 Nxf6 38
Black has an active position, but this is Rf3! Nh7 39 Be5 Ne8?! 40 Rxf7+
just temporary and cannot balance the Kxf7 41 Bf3 b6 42 Bd5+ Ke7 43 Bb8
white bishop pair, which should mani- a6 44 Ba7 Nef6 45 Bg2 Ng4 46 Bxb6
fest itself in the long run. White stands Kd6 47 b4 cxb4 48 c5+ Ke5
slightly better. Kramer tries breaking into 48...Ke7 49 c6 bxa3 50 Bd5 Kd6 51 c7
my second row but is overrating his re- etc.
sources: 49 axb4 Ne3+ 50 Kf2 1-0.
21...Bxc3? Only two of my sixteen NordBalt
[ED: 21ad8 looks best.] games were short draws. In the other
22 Rxc3 Re2 23 Kg1 games I really tried to press the maxi-
The critical line now is 23...Nb4 24 Bb3 mum out of every position, good or bad,
Rxb2 25 Bc5!. After 25...a5! 26 Bxb6 a4 so after the tournament I really needed
27 Bc5 axb3 28 Rxb3 Rxb3 29 axb3 White some rest!
will have a very good endgame, but the By now I have enjoyed almost a year
alternatives are frightening: 25...Na6? will of leave, except for two games in a
lose immediately (26 Ba3 Re2 27 c5+ Nd5 friendly team match. It will probably still
28 Rxd5 etc.), and almost as bad is take a long time before I enter such a big
25...Nxa2?! 26 Re3 (Black must give away tournament again. But I felt the same way
the exchange). before NordBalt, so who knows?
Maybe Kramer discovered 25 Bc5! too
late. He could hardly have aimed at the
following: The next issue of Chess
23...Rae8 24 a3 c5 25 b3 Kf7 26 g4 Mail will be #10/98, out in
fxg4 27 hxg4 R8e7 28 f5
Although Black can exchange rooks he
mid-September just before
will get a hopeless endgame. the ICCF Congress.
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TOURNAMENT OF THE MONTH: NORDBALT & NORDBALT SENIORS

NordBalt Games 13...c8

13...hxg5? 14 hxg5 dh1.
14 g4 c5 15 f4 cxd4 16 b1 c5 17
We have collected further games from xc5 bxc5 18 c4 d5 19 d3
the Nordbalt Championship together with xg5 20 hxg5 xc4 21 xc4 g6?! 22
two from the concurrent Nordbalt Seniors xh6 g7 23 dh1 g8 24 e2 d5
master tournament. In principle these
XIIIIIIIIY
events have two players from each
country with an additional player from the 9-+r+-+r+0
organising nation. Unfortunately, Ice- 9zp-+-+pmk-0
lands participation in the veterans event 9-+-+p+ptR0
was reduced to one player. 9+-zpq+-zP-0
Additionally there is a popular Nordbalt 9-+-zp-zPP+0
Cup tournament for players not invited 9+-+-+-+-0
to the master events. This is a multi-stage 9PzPP+Q+-+0
event with over 30 7-player preliminary 9+K+-+-+R0
groups, some of which are still in xiiiiiiiiy
progress.
We are grateful to the Tournament 25 f5! gxf5
Directors Jn Adolf Palsson (Iceland) and 25...f8 26 fxg6 xg6 27 1h5!+-.
Poul Rasmussen (Denmark), and to 26 gxf5 d3 27 cxd3 xf5 28 g6! f6 29
Jrgen Axel Nielsen (Denmark) for their 1h5 f4 30 h7+ f8 31 f7+ 10.
help in supplying the results and to Karlis
Vitols (Latvia) and Esko Nuutilainen
(Finland) for supplying their magazines Sicilian (B30)
with some games from these events. Per Sderberg (SVE) -
Juris Saksis (LAT)
French, Burn Var. (C11) Nordbalt Ch I, 1996-97
Erkki Koskinen (FIN) - (Comments by Sderberg)
Bjarni Magnsson (ISD) I got an advantage in the opening and
Nordbalt Ch I, 1996 then hung on to it until it finally paid off.
(Comments from Kirjeshakki). As usual, the most interesting varations
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 f6 4 g5 dxe4 are those that not were played.
5 xe4 e7 6 xf6 xf6 7 f3 00 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 e6 4 00
8 d2 d7 ge7 5 c3 a6 6 a4!? c4!? 7 d4 cxd3 8
8...b6 9 xf6+ xf6 10 d3 b7 11 xd3 g6 9 c4 c7 10 c3 e7 11
g5 d8 12 000 h6 Aulaskari- a3 00 12 b3 b8 13 e3 b6 14
Rydholm, 2nd Nordic Cup #6. ad1 d8 15 a2 b7 16 e2 f6
9 000 e7 10 d3 b6 11 h4 b7 17 a4 a8 18 b4 ce5 19 d2 d6
12 fg5! 20 f4 d7 21 c1 dc8 22 f2 b7
12 f4 INF 50/314. 23 c3 b5 24 e2 h4! 25 g3 e7
12...h6 13 h3! 26 cxb5 axb5 27 f5 xc1 28 xc1 exf5
13 b1 INF 51/279. 29 xf5 f6 30 c3 e5 31 d5
 Chess Mail 9

xd5 32 exd5 e8 33 d4 g6 34 f1 20 b6+! axb6 21 xe6+ c7 22

d8 35 g2 a6 36 c3 f3 d6 23 e7+ d7 24 xf6 g7
XIIIIIIIIY 25 c6+ d8 26 axb6 d4+ 27 h1
9l+-vlr+k+0 f2+ 28 g1 d1+ 29 h1 f2+
9+-+-+p+p0 .
9q+-zp-+p+0 Najdorf Sicilian (B99)
9+p+Psn-+-0 Einar Karlsson (ISD) -
9-zP-vL-+-+0 Jri Siigur (EST)
9zP-tR-+-zP-0 Nordbalt Ch I, 1996-97
9L+-sN-+KzP0 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
9+-+-+Q+-0 f6 5 c3 a6 6 g5 e6 7 f4 e7 8
xiiiiiiiiy f3 c7 9 000 bd7 10 g4 b5 11
xf6 xf6 12 g5 d7 13 f5 c5 14
36...c4 f6 gxf6 15 gxf6 f8 16 g1
An interesting idea to sacrifice a pawn Perenyis move; see Chess Mail 2/1998
for counterplay but its not enough for pp.33-35. We saw there that this line is
Black. still promising for White, especially as the
37 xc4 bxc4 38 xc4 a4 39 f1 featured game Cremasco-Carolei was
d1 40 e3 d2+ 41 g1 g5 42 omitted from a recent Chessbase
f1 d1 43 d3 g4 44 f2 h6 Magazine survey of the line!
45 b5 b7 46 c7 c8 47 c3 g5 16...d7 17 g7 xg7 18 fxg7 g8
48 h4 10. 19 e5 000 20 exd6 b7
20...b6 Hamarat-Peli, CC Wch15
Semi-Slav (D44) 3/4 final 199091.
Uldis Rinkis (LAT) - 21 xf7 b4 22 b1
Sven Jardorf (DEN) XIIIIIIIIY
Nordbalt Ch I, 1996-97 9-+ktr-+r+0
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 f3 f6 4 c3 e6 5 9+q+l+QzPp0
g5 dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 a4 b6 8 xf6 9p+-zPp+-+0
gxf6 9 e2 b7 10 00 d7 11 d5 9+-sn-+-+-0
cxd5 12 exd5 b4 13 a5 a6 14 dxe6 9-zp-sN-+-+0
fxe6 15 a4 xf3 16 xf3 000 17
e2 e5 18 h5 h6 19 f4 d3
9+-+-+-+-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9PzPP+-+-zP0
9-+ktr-+-tr0 9+NmKR+L+-0
9zp-+-+-+p0 xiiiiiiiiy
9q+-+pzp-vl0 22 ce2 is the only move mentioned
9zP-+-+-+L0 in The Complete Najdorf: 6 g5 by GM
9Nzpp+-zP-+0 John Nunn.
9+-+n+-+-0 22...e4 23 b3 xb3+ 24 axb3 f5
9-zP-+Q+PzP0 25 xa6+ b8 26 e7 g4 27 d2
9tR-+-+RmK-0 xg7 28 h4 a7 29 d3 g4 30
xiiiiiiiiy f2+ b7 31 xh7 g5 32 e4+
a6 33 f3 f5 34 e4 10.
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Dragon Sicilian (B78) 1g4 xg5 23 xh4 xh4 24 xh7+

Erkki Koskinen (FIN) - h8? 25 e4 f6 26 e2 xe4 27
Uldis Rinkis (LAT) xe4 e7
Nordbalt Ch I, 1996-97 XIIIIIIIIY
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 9r+-tr-+-mk0
f6 5 c3 g6 6 f3 g7 7 e3 00 8 9zpl+-vlpzp-0
d2 c6 9 c4 d7 10 b3 c8 11 9-+p+p+-+0
000 e5 12 h4 h5 13 h6 c4 14
9+-+-+-+-0
xc4 xc4 15 xg7 xg7 16 he1
a5 17 b3 c7 18 g5 b5 19 d2 9-+-+NvL-+0
c8 20 ee2 a5 21 d5 xd5 22 exd5 9zP-+-zP-+P0
a4 23 d4 c5 24 e3 xd5 25 f2 9-zP-+QzP-+0
4c5 9+-mK-+-+-0
XIIIIIIIIY xiiiiiiiiy
9-+r+-+-+0
9+-+lzppmk-0 28 g5! f6 29 h5+ g8 30 xf6
9-+-zp-+p+0 xf6 31 xf6+ gxf6 32 g6+ f8 33
9+ptrq+-+p0 xf6+ e8 34 xe6+ f8 35 e4 c5
36 e5 ac8 37 f6+ e8 38 e6 c7
9p+-sN-+-zP0 39 f4 10
9+-+-+P+-0
9PzPPtRRwQP+0 French Advance (C02)
9+-mK-+-+-0 Jri Siigur (EST) -
xiiiiiiiiy Erkki Koskinen (FIN)
Nordbalt Ch I, 1996
26 e6+ xe6 27 xe6 xe6 28 a3 (Comments from Kirjeshakki 1/97).
b3 29 c3 c4 30 g3 8c5 31 d3 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 c5 4 c3 c6 5 f3
e5 32 d2 cc5 33 f2 cd5 34 b6 6 a3 c4 7 g3 a5 8 bd2 d7 9
d2 c4 35 d4 xd4 36 xd4 f6 h3 e7 10 00 h6 11 h4 ec6 12
37 g4 d5 g2 e7 13 e3 000 14 e1 h5 15
The white king is in a mating net! f1 h4 16 g4 g5 17 b1 f6 18 exf6
38 a7 f7 39 b3 axb3 40 e3 hxg4 xf6 19 b4 cxb3 20 xb3 xb3 21
41 fxg4 e5 42 f3 e1+ 43 b2 xb3 c7 22 h3! hf8 23 e2 de8
e2+ 44 b1 b2 45 h5 d2 01. 24 d2 a5!? 25 b1 d8 26 c4 f4
27 cxd5 c7
Queens Gambit (D37) XIIIIIIIIY
Uldis Rinkis (LAT) - 9-+k+rtr-+0
Einar Karlsson (ISD) 9zppvll+-+-0
Nordbalt Ch I, 1996-97 9-+-+p+-+0
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 d5 4 f3 e7
9sn-+P+-zp-0
5 f4 00 6 e3 c5 7 dxc5 xc5 8 c2
c6 9 a3 a5 10 000 e7 11 g4
9-+-zP-wqPzp0
dxc4 12 xc4 xg4 13 hg1 h5 9zP-+-sN-+P0
14 h3 f6 15 e2 d8 16 e5 f5 9-+-tR-zP-+0
17 d3 h5 18 g5 h4 19 dg1 9+RvLQ+LmK-0
e8 20 xc6 bxc6 21 e4 b7 22 xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 11

28 g2! exd5 29 f1 axb5 axb5 13 xa8 xa8 14 xc4!

29 xd5 h2+ 30 f1 c6!. xg2
29...a4!? 30 e2! xd1 31 xe8+ 14...h6 15 xe6! hxg5 16 xf7 e7 17
xe8 32 xf4 xf4 33 xd1 c4 34 xh8 xe6 18 g6+ f8 19 xg5
a4 b6 35 a5 c4 36 a1 d8 37 a4 Gavrilov-Levin, Alekhine Memorial cor,
d6 38 xd5 b5! 01. Russia 19914.
15 xb5+ c6 16 g1
Queens Gambit (D55) Analysed by Konikowski in Fernschach
Valentinas Partikas (LIT) - 1/96.
Veli-Matti Huuskonen (FIN) 16...d5 17 d3 h6 18 h4 g5 19
Nordbalt Senior Ch I, 1996-97 g3 c5 20 e2 xc3 21 xc3
(Comments from Kirjeshakki) XIIIIIIIIY
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 c3 f6 4 g5 e7 9-sn-wqk+-tr0
5 f3 00 6 e3 h6 7 f4 c5 8 d3 9+-+-+p+-0
cxd4 9 xd4 bd7 10 f3 b4 11
c1 e7 12 e5 d8 13 xd7 xd7
9-+-+psn-zp0
14 00 e5! 15 g3 g4! 16 b3 e4 17 9+-zplsN-zp-0
b1 xc3?! 9-+-zP-+-+0
17...dxc4 18 xc4 ac8 19 b3 d2. 9+-wQLzP-vL-0
18 xc3 e2 19 fe1 xc4 20 h4 9-zP-+KzP-zP0
20 b3 b5 21 c5 xc5 22 xc5 c6. 9+-+-+-tR-0
20...g5 21 g3 b6 22 e5 d7 23 d4 xiiiiiiiiy
23 g7? f6! 24 xh6 h7.
23...ac8 24 d2 e5 25 b3 a6 26 21...cxd4 22 xd4 00 23 c1! e4
b2 e8 27 cd1!? 24 a7 h5 25 f3 xd3+ 26 xd3
27 xe5 xe5 28 xe5 xe5 29 xc8+ bd7 27 c7 e8 28 b7 h4 29 d6
xc8 30 c1. f8 30 e5 8d7 31 c3 e5 32 b4
27...d6! 28 xe5 xe5 29 d4 c7! b8 33 xd7 xd7 34 xd7 e4 35
30 a4? f2 exf3+ 36 xf3 e5 37 c5 e6
30 dd1; 30 d2. 38 xe6 xe6 39 e4! g7
30...b5! 31 b4 39...f5 40 exf5 e5 41 b4 xf5+ 42 g4
31 xa7? xa7! 32 xe5 a5. e5 43 h5!.
31...d7! 32 d4 c3 33 e2!? g4 40 b4 a6 41 g4 g6 42 d3! a2
34 f1? f5! 35 h3 h5 36 h1 f4 37 43 b5!
g1 b5 38 f1 f5 39 e1 fxe3 40 fxe3 43 h3? g2+ 44 f3 g3+ 45 e2
cf8 41 g4 f2! 42 xd5 8f3! 01. xh3.
43...xh2 44 b6 d2 45 e5+ g7
Now a game by the Senior champion: 46 c4! 10.
Queens Indian (E12)
Gedimins Salmins (LAT) - Sicilian (B20)
Bo Jderholm (FIN) Juozapas Stanulis (LIT) -
Nordbalt Senior Ch I, 1996-97 Bo Jderholm (FIN)
(Notes by Salmins) Nordbalt Senior Ch I, 1996-97
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 f3 b6 4 a3 b7 5 (Comments from Kirjeshakki)
c3 d5 6 g5 e7 7 a4+ c6 8 c2 1 e4 c5 2 b3 d6 3 b2 c6 4 f4 e6 5
dxc4 9 e3 b5 10 e5 a6 11 a4 b4 12 f3 f6 6 c3 e7 7 e5 dxe5 8 xe5
 12 Aug./Sept. 1998

Nordbalt Senior Champ. I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts. Unf

1 Juozapas Stanulis LIT X 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 8
2 Voldemar Umberg EST X1 1 1 . 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
3 Aksel Ros DEN 0 0 X . 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
4 Olav Arvoll NOR 0 0 0X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Valentinas Partikas LIT 0 . . 1 X . . 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 0 2 5
6 Svend Kings DEN 1 1 1 X 1 1 10
7 Thorhallur B. Olafsson ISD 0 0 1 . 0 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
8 Dimitri Seissler EST 1 0 1 . 0 0 X 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
9 Jens Haagen Hansen DEN 0 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 10
10 Veli-Matti Huuskonen FIN 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 0 10
11 Gedimins Salmins LAT 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 11
12 Thor Lvholt NOR 1 1 1 0 0 X 1 0 1 8
13 Sven Asker SVE 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 X 1 1 8
14 Bo Jderholm FIN 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 1 10
15 Imants Abolins LAT 0 1 . 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 6 1
16 Ove Alfredsson SVE 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 7

d4 9 b5 f5 10 g4 d5 11 f3 14 xg2?? h4; 14 xg2 h4+ 15 d1

h4 12 f2 a6 13 c3 (15 e2 xf4+) 15...e3+.
XIIIIIIIIY 14...ge3+ 15 c1 xf1 16 xf1 f6
9r+lwqk+-tr0 17 d3 00 18 a4
9+p+-vlpzpp0 18 xc5 xf4 19 xf4 xc5 20 e4
9p+-+p+-+0 d4.
18...b6 19 c4 b5 20 cxb5 axb5 21
9+-zpnsN-+-0 axc5 b4 22 d4 a5 23 a3 bxa3 24
9-+-+-zPPsn0 xa3 b6 25 e1 d8 26 b2 c7
9+PsN-+-+-0 27 e3 b5 28 ec1 a6 29 c4
9PvLPzP-wQ-zP0 29 c3 xc5 30 xc5 e5 31 g5 b8 32
9tR-+-mKL+R0 g1 f5.
xiiiiiiiiy 29...xc5 30 xc5 e5 31 f5 b7 32
e6?
13...g2+! 14 d1 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+k+0
9+l+-vl-zpp0
In Our Issue #10 9-wq-+Nzp-+0
9+r+-zpP+-0
9-+R+-+P+0
Pedro Hegoburu interviews 9vLP+-wQ-+-0
Argentinas new CC 9-mK-zP-+-zP0
grandmaster, Norberto 9tR-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Patrici
Plus Readers Games & 32 xb7 xb7 33 xe7 xe7 34 a7
b7 35 xb7 xb7=.
Views, and much more 32...xb3+ 33 xb3 xd2+ 34 c2
xc2+ 35 xc2 e4+ 01.
 Chess Mail 13

Scottish GM wins Algerian jubilee

XIIIIIIIIY

M 9-+-trrvlk+0
OHAMED Samraoui reports that
the Algerian Jubilee tournament 9+lwqn+-+p0
CNEC-15 has ended in a three-way 9pzp-zp-+p+0
tie, with Scottish CCA president David 9+-+-zp-zP-0
Kilgour coming first on tiebreak. See the 9Psn-tRPzP-+0
crosstable. The following was one of the
last games to finish.
9+NsN-vLL+-0
9-zPP+-+Q+0
Sicilian Taimanov (B85) 9+-+-+R+K0
Grigory K. Sanakoev (RUS) - xiiiiiiiiy
Vladas Gefenas (LIT) xd8 26 e2! c8 27 xc5 xc5 28 c4+
CNEC-15, 1992-98 h8 29 f2! e7 30 xc5 bxc5 31 g3!+-
(Notes by Gefenas) and White eventually won in Finocchiaro-
1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 Gefenas, 12th CC ol prel2 bd1 1992-7.
c6 5 c3 c7 6 e2 a6 7 00 f6 8 10...00 11 g3 xd4 12 xd4 b5 13
e3 e7 9 f4 d6 10 e1 a3 b7 14 ae1!? c6 15 e5N
Another of my recent games went 10 15 d3; 15 f3; 15 h1.
a4 00 11 h1 e8 12 f3 d7 13 b3 15...dxe5 16 xe5 b7!?
b6 14 g4 c8 15 g5 d7 16 e2 b7!?N 16...b6+!?.
(16...b8) 17 ad1 f8 18 g2 ad8 19 17 f5 exf5 18 xf5 e8 19 d3 f6 20
h4 b4 20 h5 g6 21 hxg6 fxg6 (21...hxg6!?) d4
22 d4 e5?! (See diagram on right) 20 h5 c5+ 21 h1 g6.
a) 23 xb4? d5!! 24 a2 (24 exd5 xb4 20...g6 21 f2 d8 22 e3 f7 23 e4
25 d6 xf3 26 dxc7 xg2+ 27 xg2 c8 d7! 24 c3 d5! 25 b1 d6 26
28 d5 d6) 24...xb4 25 xb4 exf4 xd6 xd6 27 e4 .
26 d4 dxe4; 27...xe4 28 xe4 xe4 29 xe4 f5
b) 23 fxe5! dxe5 24 d2 c5 25 xd8 30 e6 e7 31 xe7 xe7=.

CNEC 15 Years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PTS SB Pos.

1 R.I. Reynolds USA * 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 14
2 Horst Handel GER * 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 12
3 J.S. Morgado ARG 1 * 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10 62.75 2
4 V.P. Normantas LIT 1 1 * 1 1 0 1 1 1 10 59 3
5 G.K. Sanakoev RUS 1 0 * 0 1 7 8=
6 Vladas Gefenas LIT 0 * 1 1 1 8 7
7 D.A. Kilgour SCO 1 1 * 1 1 1 1 10 64.25 1
8 S. Brilla-Banfalvi HUN 1 1 0 0 * 0 1 1 0 7 8=
9 R. Gasiorowski POL 1 0 0 * 0 1 0 1 1 7 8=
10 Alberto Zanetti ITA 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 9 4
11 Colin McNab SCO 0 0 1 0 * 1 0 0 1 6 11
12 Kamel Douaouria ALG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 15
13 Petter Stigar NOR 1 1 1 1 * 9 5=
14 Georg sterman FIN 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 * 1 9 5=
15 G.C. van Perlo NLD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 4 13
 14 Aug./Sept. 1998

Top tournament rround-up

ound-up

T
HIS issue has brief reports on a Correspondence Chess & Latvian Gambit
number of important tournaments magazine and here are two of them.
that are in progress or just ending
together with some excellent games from French Winawer (C18)
many of these. A brief overview of these Janis Vitomskis (LAT) -
follows. For up-to-date results tables, we Michael Prizant (ENG)
refer you to our online results service at: 15th CC Wch, 1996-98
http://www.chessmail.com/ 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5
tourneys.html. a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 c7 7 f3 b6 8
Just before we went to press, the long- b5+ d7 9 d3 e7 10 f4 h6 11
running World Championship Final h4 a4 12 00 d7 13 e1 000 14
XIII ended (see results pages). We h5 b7 15 d2 c8 16 a2 a8 17
reported on this last year but will publish e3 c6
a couple more games from it later this XIIIIIIIIY
year. World Championship Final XIV 9k+r+-+-tr0
is now a question of whether anyone can 9zp-wqn+pzp-0
catch Danish GM Ove Ekebjrg and there
will be a report about this later in CM.
9-zpn+p+-zp0
Decisive results have already been 9+-zppzP-+P0
coming in from World Championship 9l+-zP-+-+0
Final XV and Timmerman (who has just 9zP-zPLvLN+-0
beaten Dutch rival Van Oosterom) is the 9R+PwQ-zPP+0
early leader. Janis Vitomskis has been 9+-+-tR-mK-0
publishing his games in the new Latvian xiiiiiiiiy

Quest for missing World Champ. games

THERE IS is still no tournament book of World Championships XI and XII.
ICCF will have to decide what to do about these events which were contracted
to be produced by the now-liquidated s1 Editrice company, which used to
publish the CC Yearbooks.
The death of WC11 and 12 tournament director Reg Gillman has complicated
the matter as it is hard for ICCF to find a new publisher unless they can supply
all the games of these Finals. Some players inbvolved in missing games have
died.
ICCF Games Archivist Pietro Cimmino and Roald Berthelsen, TD for Finals
XIII and XIV, are collecting the games and we ask those readers in a position
to help to cooperate with them. Roalds address is in our results pages.
The games of WCXIII are almost all secure now but D.P. Lapienis (LIT)
withdrew before Roald became TD and he does not have the scores of
Goldenberg-Lapienis and Lapienis-Tomkovich. It is also not certain if the
scores of Penrose-Lapienis and Berry-Lapienis are complete.
 Chess Mail 15

18 dxc5 xc5 20 a5 g4
Maybe 18...bxc5 is better. XIIIIIIIIY
19 xc5 bxc5 20 c4 a5 9-+k+-+-tr0
A critical line seems to be 20...b8 21 9+-zp-+pzp-0
cxd5 exd5 22 c4!?. 9-+p+l+-+0
21 cxd5 exd5 22 aa1 c6 23 f4 f6 9wQ-vLr+-+p0
24 g4 fxe5 25 xe5 b7 26 f5
cd8 27 g6 he8 28 f4 xe1+ 29
9-+-+-+n+0
xe1 c4 30 e6 e7 31 g3 d6 9+-+L+-zPq0
32 e5 1-0. 9PzPP+-zP-zP0
Vitomskis gives these lines: 9tR-+-tR-mK-0
a) 32...c4 33 e2+-; xiiiiiiiiy
b) 32...c8 33 xg7 xf5 34 xf5 f6
35 f4+-; 21 xe6!
c( 32...b8/h8 33 xc5 xf5 34 xe7 21 e4? xh2+ 22 f1 xf2+ 23 xf2
xg3 35 fxg3+-. xa5;
21 a8+?? d7 22 xh8 xc5+.
Scotch Game (C45) 21...xc5?
Gottardo Gottardi (SWZ) - 21...fxe6 22 a8+ d7 23 xh8 xh2+
Janis Vitomskis (LAT) (23...xc5? 24 xg7+ d6 25 f8+ d5
15th CC Wch, 1996-98 26 d8+ e5 27 f4#) 24 f1 xd3! 25
(Notes by Gottardi) cxd3 h1+ 26 e2 xa1 27 xg7+ (27
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 exd4 4 xd4 d4!?) 27...c8 and now:
f6 5 xc6 bxc6 6 e5 d5 7 d3 d6 a) 28 g8+?! b7 29 xe6 xb2+ 30
8 exd6 xd6 9 00 h4! 10 e1+ e6 f3 e5+ 31 e4 e2+ 32 f5 h4! 33
11 g3 h3 gxh4 (33 xe5?? xe5+ 34 xe5 h3)
XIIIIIIIIY 33...h5+ 34 e4 xd3 35 xd3 xc5;
9r+-+k+-tr0 b) 28 d4!? xa2? (28...b1 29 d2!?
9zp-zp-+pzpp0 or 28...b7 29 g5!?) 29 h8+ b7 30
9-+pvll+-+0 xh5+-.
22 a6+ d7
9+-+n+-+-0 22...b8 23 xc5.
9-+-+-+-+0 23 e7+ 10.
9+-+L+-zPq0
9PzPP+-zP-zP0 There are several high-level invit-
9tRNvLQtR-mK-0 ational tournaments many of which have
xiiiiiiiiy a higher rating average even than the
World Championships. NPSF-50 is
12 d2! 000?! 13 e4 e7 14 g5 drawing to a close but it still remains to
xg5 15 xg5 d6 16 d2 h6 17 be seen if Timmerman can secure outright
e3 f6? 18 xa7 h5 19 c5 second place to Ulf Andersson whose last
19 b4!?. game just ended in a draw.
19...d5 The Hans-Werner von Massow
a) 19...g4 20 f3; Memorial is the strongest of them all.
b) 19...d5 20 f1; Grandmaster Simon Webb has sent us a
c) 19...xd3 20 xd3 d5 21 a6+. game for our next issue and he informs
 16 Aug./Sept. 1998

us: The von Massow is full of quality c5 d6 17 fd1.

draws which are rather less publishable. 14 d1
One player gets a slight advantage but a) 14 b3 f5;
against sound defence it is insufficient to b) 14 e4 c4 15 b3 a5.
win. 14...c4 15 b3
In this event, the important clash 15 a4 d6=.
Timmerman-Bang was decided by a rare 15...a5
technical error from the Dane: apparently 15...d6 16 e3 d7 17 e4.
he sent off a card while on holiday, 16 c2 f5
without a board in front of him, over- a) 16...f5 17 d6;
looking a strong move for his opponent a b) 16...d7 17 d6 b4 18 e4.
few moves further on. 17 e4 xe4
The current World Champion won the 17...d7 (17...g4?!) 18 d6 f5 19 d5+
following fine game in this event and sent h8 20 a3 c8 21 b4 c6 22 a2 ab8
us Informator-style notes. 23 b2;.
18 xe4 c8
Neo-Grnfeld (D72) 18...h6 19 b4 xb4 20 a4 a6 21 a3
Mikhail Umansky (RUS) - e8 22 d6+-.
Helmut Burger (GER) 19 2c3 h6
H-W. von Massow Memorial, 1996
XIIIIIIIIY
(Notes by Umansky). 9-+rwq-trk+0
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 g3 g7 4 g2 d5 5 9zpp+-+pvl-0
cxd5 xd5 6 e4 b6 7 e2 e5 8 d5 9n+-+-+pzp0
00 9 00 c6 10 bc3 cxd5 11 exd5 9sn-+Pzp-+-0
a6 12 b3!?N 9-+-+N+-+0
Now if 12...g4 13 e3 c8 14 fd1. 9+-sN-+-zP-0
ED: 12 b3 is known from Antoshin- 9PzPQ+-zP-zP0
Tukmakov, USSR 1972, while 12 b3 and 9tR-vLR+-mK-0
12 a4 have also been seen. xiiiiiiiiy
12...c5 13 a3 a6 20 b4 xb4
13...d3 14 e4 xc1 15 axc1 f5 16 20...c4 21 d6 f5 22 d7 c7 23 b5+-.

John F. Cleeve Mem. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf

1 A.P. Borwell SCO X . 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 4 (2)
2 F. Brglez SLO X 0 0 0 0 5
3 J. DeMauro USA . X . . . 0 . . . . . 2 (9)
4 K. Engel GER 0 X 1 0 0 1 . 0 . 5 (2)
5 K. Hiltunen FIN 1 X 1 1 1 0 . 0 1 8 (1)
6 A.S. Hollis ENG . 0 X . . 0 . . 3 (5)
7 A. Kozlowicz ARG . 0 0 . X . . 0 0 0 2 (3)
8 M. Kurtz CAN . 1 0 . X . . . . . 3 (7)
9 M. Nimtz GER 1 1 1 . . X 1 1 8 (2)
10 G. sterman FIN 1 1 . 0 1 1 . X . . 0 . 5 (5)
11 D. Pineault CAN 1 . 0 . X . 0 5 (3)
12 R. A. Redolfi ARG 1 . . . . . . X . 4 (7)
13 T. Thomas ENG . 1 . . 1 1 . X . . 5 (6)
14 K. Tikkanen FIN 1 1 . 1 1 . 0 1 1 . X 8 (3)
15 B. Zlender SLO . . 0 . 1 . . . . X 3 (6)
 Chess Mail 17

21 b1 32 xg6!
21 a4 c4 22 a3 xa2. 32 e8+?! g7 33 xa1 d3!.
21...a6 22 a3! 32...e5
Not 22 d6?! f5 23 d5 when: 32...g7 33 e1 xd7 34 e8+ xe8
a) 23...fxe4? 24 e7+ h7 25 xe4 f6 35 xe8+ h7 36 f4+-.
26 xc8 xc8 27 d7 d8 28 a3 c6 29 33 f4 c3
ac1+-. 33...b6+ 34 g2 d8 35 e8+ g7
b) 23...f7 24 d7 c6 25 d2; 36 fxe5 bc6 37 d6 b2+ 38 h3 f7
c) 23...xc1 24 xc1 fxe4 25 b5 f7 39 g6+ xg6 40 g8+ f5 41 xf7+
26 e7+ h7 27 d1 b8 28 d5 f6 29 e4 42 e6+-.
ab1+-; 34 d6 10.
d) 23...c4 24 g5 hxg5 25 e7+ +-; Black resigned in view of 34...f8 35
e) 23...h7! 24 d7 a8!. e6 c5+ 36 g2 d5+ 37 h3 xd7
22...f5 38 f5 e7 39 f7+-.
22...e8 23 d6 d7 24 d5+-.
23 xf8 xf8 24 d6 c4 Several new ICCF titles are imminent
24...fxe4 25 xe4 b6 26 d3 b4 27 in the Cleeve Memorial (see crosstable on
f3+-. facing page), the Vidmar II Memorial (see
25 b5 fxe4 26 xe4 h8!? separate report in this issue) and the
XIIIIIIIIY Pelikan Memorials (see the Email
9-+-wq-vl-mk0 column). Other important invitational
9zpp+-+-+-0 tournaments in progress include the
9n+-zP-+pzp0 ASIGC 2000 A where Angelo Peluso
9snQ+-zp-+-0 (Italy) has just earned the GM title and
many events organised by CAPA and
9-+r+N+-+0 LADAC from Argentina.
9+-+-+-zP-0 Readers of our Iceland profile earlier
9P+-+-zP-zP0 this year will be delighted to hear that a
9tR-+R+-mK-0 GM title result has also been achieved
xiiiiiiiiy now by Bragi Thorbergsson in Lewkowitz
Memorial A.
26...h7 27 d5 b4 28 f7+ g7 29 Last month we mentioned the Lew-
d7 xe4 30 d6 g4 31 e6+-. kowitz Memorial B in connection with
27 d5! our Walter Mooij interview. He sent us
27 xe5+?! g7 28 e6 xa1 29 d7 the following game played by his Dutch
c7 30 xg6 xe4 31 xh6+ g8 32 colleague in the event against the 6th CC
g6+ g7 33 xe4 c6 34 d6 e5. World Champion.
27...b4
If 27...b8 28 c5+- or 27...c8 28 Van Geet Opening (A00)
f7+-. Ger van Perlo (NLD) -
28 xe5+ g7 29 e6 xa1 30 d7 Horst Rittner (GER)
xe4!? Lewkowitz Memorial B, 1994-97
30...bc6? 31 e8+ g7 32 d6+-. (Notes by Van Perlo)
31 xe4 ac6 1 c3 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 d5
31...bc6? 32 e8+ g7 33 xa1 c4 Inviting a Chigorin with White. I never
34 e1+-. saw this before, a good reason to accept.
 18 Aug./Sept. 1998

4 dxc5 d4 5 e4 d5 27 a3 would be bad for White:

Or 5...f5 6 eg5 e5 7 e4 h6 8 c4!?. 27...xd3 28 e7 and simply 28...e8.
6 g3 e5 7 e4 xc5 8 a3 a5!? 9 d3 27...fxe5 28 f6 f8!
Modern strategy: overprotecting the Or 28...c7 29 f7+! h8 30 h6.
square f5. 29 g4
9...d6 10 00 ge7 11 b4 29 h6 xf6 (Not 29...xd3? 30 g4
I could not find a better plan here. The g6 31 f7+ h8 32 xc8 d6 33 xf8+
position is not easy to play. xf8 34 g5+-) 30 xf6 gxf6 31 g4+
11...b6 12 b5 d8 13 d2 e6 14 leads to a draw.
b2!? 29...f7
Too slow; consistent would have been 29...c7 30 h6 xd3 31 e6+ with a
14 c4. strong attack.
14...c8 15 h5 00 16 f4 f6 17 fxe5 30 h6 cc7 31 g3
xe5 18 f5 xf5 19 exf5 d5 20 After 31 g5 simply 31...xd3 is
ae1 f7 21 h4 fd8 22 f3! possible and so I played g3 to hold the
Purely based on tactical possibilities, d3-pawn.
as Whites strategy was not a success. 31...c5
Black seems better here. The safest way
22...c4 32 xg7 d6 33 e1 c5 34 h6+
Of course. h8 35 f4 c8 36 xe5 b4
23 a4 c5 Now White is better, but the battle goes
Or 23...xd3 24 cxd3 c2 25 f2 c5 on.
26 xe5!?. 37 a1 b2 38 f1
24 c1 Now in some cases, g7+!! could be a
24 xe5 is simply met by 24...xe5!. threat if Blacks c8- enters the battle-
24...xd3 field.
24...b4 leads to great complications: 38...c1
25 d2 xa4 26 a1 xb5 27 fb1. 38...b6 39 g7+ xg7 40 fxg7+ g8.
25 cxd3 c2 26 xe5 xe5 39 f4 xf1+ 40 xf1 h6
XIIIIIIIIY And not 40...c2 41 h4 xa4 42 c1!.
9-+rtr-+k+0 41 h3 g8
9+p+-+-zpp0 Black defends well. 41...b4 42 f5 is
9-+-+-zp-+0 very risky.
42 f5 c1+ 43 h2 g5 44 e6
9zpP+-snP+-0 g6 45 xd4 h7 46 e5 g7 47
9P+-zp-+-wQ0 d5 f7 48 e4+ g6 49 d4!? g8
9+-+P+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+q+-+PzP0 9-+-+-+k+0
9+-vL-tRRmK-0 9+p+-+q+-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+-+-zPrzp0
9zpP+-vL-+-0
Or 26...fxe5 27 f6 xa4 28 fxg7.
27 xe5!?
9P+-zPQ+-+0
Whites intention to sacrifice the 9+-+-+-+P0
exchange is realised now. The game is 9-+-+-+PmK0
very complicated. 9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 19

50 d5 13 d2 ac8?
Who knows better? I was not content 13...c4 14 e2 g6 15 e3 ce7=.
with g2-g4 but should have tried it. 14 g5 g6 15 f3 cxd4?
50...g5 15...c4 16 e2 f5=.
The counter-chance. 16 cxd4 h8??
51 h4 16...f5.
Risking all for a win! 17 h6 fe8 18 g5 g8 19 f6+
51...h5 52 f4 xd5 53 xh6 e5 xf6 20 exf6 d6 21 g5 f8
54 c4+ f7 55 g4+ h7 56 g5 XIIIIIIIIY
c5! 9-+r+rwq-mk0
I suppose it is now a draw. 9zp-+-+p+p0
57 d4 d5 58 e3 e5+ 59 xe5 9-zpn+pzPp+0
xe5 60 g4
9+-+p+-sN-0
Or 60 g3 g6!.
60...e4 61 g3 g6! 62 d2
9l+-zP-+-+0
White has to be careful to avoid a loss 9zP-+L+-+-0
at the last moment. 9-+PwQ-zPPzP0
62...xf6 63 xa5 xa4 64 d2 9tR-+-tR-mK-0
a3+ 65 f4 b3 66 h5 xb5 67 xiiiiiiiiy
c3+ f7 68 g5 g8
The way to a draw is to sacrifice the 22 xh7! xh7 23 e3+- h6 24
against a pawn on h7 at the right moment! h3 xh3 25 gxh3 h8 26 g5 b8
69 e5 b4+ 70 f5 h4 71 h6 . 27 e1 e8 28 f4 g8 29 f5 h5 30
Draw agreed. It was a difficult and e3 exf5 31 xe8+ 10.
tense game, as are mostly my games with
Horst Rittner. Another set of very strong events is the
The Invitational tournaments that World Championship Candidates (or
only have IM norms can also be pretty Three-Quarter Finals), of which a new
tough events. Here is an enjoyable game series is due to start late this year. Alvaro
won by a well-known ICCF tournament Pereira, who played in the 13th Final, is
director. It was sent to us by G.K.P. van trying to qualify again and he sent us this
den Haak, chairman of NBC and TD of new game with notes.
their 30th anniversary event; the notes are
probably by the winner. English Opening (A36)
Arne Vinje (NOR) -
French Winawer (C19) Alvaro Pereira (POR)
Heinz Prokopp (GER) - 17th CC Wch -Final, 1995-98
Yrjo Oksanen (FIN) (Notes by Pereira)
NBC-30, 1997 1 c4 c5 2 c3 g6 3 g3 g7 4 g2 c6
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 b4 4 e5 c5 5 5 e4 f6 6 ge2 00 7 00 e8 8 d3
a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 e7 7 f3 b6 c7 9 g4
7...bc6 8 d3 a5 9 d2 c4=. So far as I know, this is a novelty.
8 b5+ d7 9 d3 a4 Anyway, a typical position will arrive soon
9...h6 10 00 bc6 11 e1 00 12 f4 (9 h3 or 9 f4 might transpose to that).
c4=. 9...d6 10 h3 b8 11 f4 b5
10 00 c7 11 e1 bc6 12 f4 00 By now, my game is on this wing.
 20 Aug./Sept. 1998

12 b1 d4 13 b3 e6 e1 gxf5 31 gxf5 xf5 32 xd6 seems

More ambitious than 13...b4. drawish.
14 h2 24...gxf5!!
Oops! I failed to see this move, with The right timing!
the positional threat 15 xd4, after which 25 exf5!
Black must weaken his pawns or permit When the game finished, Vinje (a
d3-d4 in good conditions. friendly opponent) criticised this move,
14...xe2 15 xe2 f5 but I dont agree.
14.../15...d5 would be another inter- After 25 gxf5+ h8 (25...f7?! 26 d3!)
esting plan. But I was trying to prove that 26 c3 b7 Black would have the
Whites advances on the kingside also had position of his dreams, avoiding the tricky
some disadvantages. 24...b7 25 c3 gxf5 26 e1!! However,
16 e3 fxg4 17 hxg4 e5 18 f5 h6 19 what about 26 g3 profiting from the fact
d2 h4+ 20 h3 xe3 21 xe3 that the is still on e2?
e8 Well, then 26...h6 27 bg1 b7
Now the fight will be on the other wing. (27...xe4?? 28 g8+) 28 g7+ is very
22 f2? confused, isnt it? Indeed but I found a
Planning g1f3, with a dangerous strange and wonderful move: 27...a6!!.
attack, but there is no time for that. After Now 28 c3 g8, for instance 29 d3
22 fxg6, 22...f6! is the only move... but b7 30 xg8+ xg8 31 xg8+ xg8 32
a good one. Anyway, 22 g3, 22 cxb5 or g1 c1+ 33 g2 xe4! but the real point
even 22 g1 seem better tries for White. was 28 g7+ xg7 29 xg7 b7 winning
22...bxc4! 23 dxc4 f6 a pawn without a shadow of counterplay.
Threatening to take not only on g4, but 25...b7 26 gg1 e4 27 bf1 g5
also on e4. 28 g3 h8
24 g2 Threatening 29...xh3 30 xh3 xg4.
XIIIIIIIIY 29 fg1 c6!
9-trl+-trk+0 Again a matter of timing! If 29...f6 30
9zp-+-+-+p0 c3 h6 White can hold himself together
9-+-zp-snp+0 with 31 d1! and f2.
9+-zp-zpP+-0 30 c3 a5! 31 e2
9-+P+P+Pwq0 Of course 31 d1 a4.
9+P+-wQ-+L0 31...f6 32 e3!
9P+-+N+RmK0 A beautiful combination would be 32
9+R+-+-+-0 d1 (trying themes on d6) 32...h6
xiiiiiiiiy (Maybe more exact 32...g8 first, to avoid
My original idea, when I first saw this 33 dd3) 33 dg1 g8 34 e3 (Better 34
position, a few moves back, was 24...b7 f1) 34...xh3 35 xh3 xg4!!.
25 c3 gxf5 26 gxf5+ f7 (or 26...h8) 32...h6!
with a comfortable advantage. The plan Timing still is the name of the game!
is correct... but not the timing of it. In Blacks main idea is to force a rupture with
fact, White could improve with 26 e1!!, ...h5, so this move seems pointless.
with good defensive resources. I could However, after something like 32...b7
delay the capture, with 25...h8 but White (aiming for h7 and avoiding 33 d5,
has again 26 e1! as 26...h6 27 d2! because of 33...xd5 34 cxd5 b4!),
xd2 28 xd2 xe4 29 xe4 xe4 30 White could insist on 33 d1!.
 Chess Mail 21

33 gg3 quickly; for instance: 44 g2 e5+ 45 g3

Forced, as 33 f1? a4 wins quickly; for e3 46 e1 e2 47 g1 f1!.
instance: 34 d1 axb3 35 axb3 xh3 36 43...e5 44 g1 a4 01.
xh3 xb3!.
33...g8 34 d1
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...h5, with 35...f6 36 gg2 g7 (37 f2
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 22 Aug./Sept. 1998

Local her oes in Vidmar II Memorial

heroes

T
HE Vidmar II Memorial is the One of many possibilities; 7...b7 has
second CC grandmaster been mostly favoured lately.
tournament held in honour of 8 xf6 gxf6 9 e2 b4
grandmaster Dr Milan Vidmar (1885- Here 9...a6 10 00 b7 11 d5 is a major
1962), the noted OTB and but the first to alternative:
be organised by Slovenia since its a) 11...c5 12 dxe6 fxe6 and now:
independence. a1) 13 h4 d7 14 g4 (14 h5+
With 15 players and a rating average e7) 14...000 15 xe6 b8 16 xd7
of 2508, it is in Category 11 with a GM c8 17 d5 cxd5 18 xc8 dxe4 19 d7
norm of 9pts. This is unaffected by the (19 g4 xc8 20 axb5 axb5 21 xe4)
fact that GMs Pappier and Brglez have 19...c7;
unfortunately died during the course of a2) 13 e5 d7 14 e4 fxe5 15 fg5
the event. The tournament has been a e7 16 g4 f8 (16...d4 17 f3 af8
great success for Dr Harald Tarnowiecki 18 h3) 17 f3 g6 18 f7+ d8 19
(Austria), now the number eight rated xe6+ c8 20 6xc5+;
player in the world, who will receive his a3) 13 b3 d8 14 c1 d7 15 axb5
GM title at the next ICCF Congress and cxb5 16 bxc4 b4 17 a4;
for the Slovenians themselves. b) 11...d7 12 dxc6 (12 dxe6 fxe6 13
Earlier this year Leon Gostia (a FIDE d4 c5 14 h5+ e7 15 de2 g8 or 12
IM) reached the GM title norm and now d4 c5 13 c6 g8 14 h5 xc6 15 dxc6
Boris Zlender has also achieved it. There xc6 16 axb5 axb5 17 xa8+ xa8 18
could be other GM results before the event xb5 c6 19 c3 d6 20 f4 e7)
is over. 12...xc6 13 axb5 axb5 14 xa8+ xa8
We are grateful to the TD, Janko 15 d4 (15 b3 b4) 15...c6 16 h5 c5;
Bohak, for providing us with games from c) 11...cxd5 12 exd5 when:
this event; a few were already published c1) 12...d7 13 axb5 axb5 14 xa8+
last year. You can follow progress on xa8 15 dxe6 (15 d4 c5 16 dxb5)
Slovenias own website at: http:// 15...fxe6 16 d4 c5 17 dxb5 e5 18
www.sah-zveza.si/corr/vidmar.htm and a4 e7;
our crosstable shows the situation as c2) 12...b4 13 a5 c7 14 dxe6 bxc3 15
shown there on July 12. d4 g8 16 a4+ d8 17 g3 d5 18 fd1
c8;
Semi-Slav (D44) 9...b7 is also known:
Dr Harald Tarnowiecki (OST) - a) 10 00 g7 (10...a6) ;
Bent Sorensen (DEN) b) 10 axb5 cxb5 11 d5 d7 12 00 a6
Vidmar Mem II, 1995-97 13 b3 cxb3 14 xb3 e7;
(Notes by Bohak/Harding). c) 10 a5 c7 11 d5 e5 12 h4.
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 f3 f6 4 c3 e6 5 10 00 b7
g5 dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 a4 10...00 11 d2 d7 12 h6 e7 13
Not a bad alternative to the over- e5 f5 14 g4 h8 15 h1 g8.
analysed 7 e5. 11 d2 a6 12 h6 d7 13 fd1
7...b6 000 14 h5 df8 15 f1 b8
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Vidmar Memorial II 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf

1 Timothy Binham FIN X 1 1 . . 0 . . 1 0 1 . 0 0 4 (5)
2 Sandor Brilla-Banfalvi HUN 0 X 1 . . 0 0 1 . 1 . 0 .. 4 (5)
3 Francisek Brglez SLO 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
4 Alfredo Roca ARG . . 1 X . . . 1 . . . 4 (8)
5 Ibrahim Kapi CRO . . 1 . X 0 . 0 1 0 . . 0 0 2 (6)
6 H. Tarnowiecki OST 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 1 10 (1)
7 J. Podkrajek SLO . 1 1 . . 0 X 1 0 1 . 0 . 5 (5)
8 Anton Praznik SLO . 1 1 . 1 . X 1 0 1 1 . 0 . 6 (5)
9 Carlos G.Pappier ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Leon Gostia SLO 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 X 9 (2)
11 Bent Sorensen DEN 0 0 1 . . 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 0 3 (2)
12 David A. Kilgour SCO . . 1 . . 0 . 0 1 X 1 0 4 (5)
13 Petter Stigar NOR 1 1 1 1 1 X 0 8 (1)
14 Boris lender SLO 1 1 1 1 1 0 X 9
15 Pertti Lehikoinen FIN 1 . 1 . . 1 1 1 1 X 8 (3)

XIIIIIIIIY
9-mk-+-tr-tr0 Harding.
9+l+n+p+p0 20 g3 g5
9pwqp+pzp-+0 20...xc3 21 xc6+ xc6 22 bxc3
9+p+-+-+Q0 xe4 23 g2 f5 24 db1 Harding.
9PvlpzPP+-+0 21 h6 b3
21...fg8 22 xf6 xc3 23 xc6+
9+-sN-+N+-0 xc6 24 d8+ +- Bohak.
9-zP-+-zPPzP0 22 xb3 cxb3 23 xf6 fg8 24 e2
9tR-+R+LmK-0 c7 25 ac1 c5 26 d4 b7
xiiiiiiiiy 26...xe4 27 xb5+-.
27 xc5 10.
16 d5! c5 17 dxc6 xc6 18 axb5
axb5 19 d4 hg8?! Najdorf Sicilian (B93)
19...xc3!? looks critical; compared David A. Kilgour (SCO) -
with the next note, Whites does not Dr Harald Tarnowiecki (OST)
reach the long diagonal so quickly. Vidmar II Mem 1995-98
However, Dr Tarnowieckis judgment at (Notes by Bohak).
move 16 was probably correct. Play could 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
go 20 bxc3 (20 xc6+ xc6 21 bxc3 xe4 f6 5 c3 a6 6 f4 e5 7 f3 c7
22 e2 d8 23 xd8+ xd8 24 f3 is 7...bd7 8 a4 e7 9 d3 00 10 00
also interesting.) c5 11 h1 exf4 12 xf4 g4 13 e3
a) 20...xe4 21 xc4 xc3 (21...d6 c8 14 e1 h5 15 d4 Kindermann-
22 xc6+ xc6 23 xd6 or 21...b7 22 Enders, Ptuj 1995.
xb5 xb5 23 xb5 c8 24 a4) 22 d3 8 a4 bd7 9 d3 e7 10 00 00 11
hg8 23 g3 g5 24 h6 c8 25 xc6+ h4!? d5! 12 f5 c5+ 13 h1 dxe4
xc6 26 xc3 bxc4 27 xf6 b5 28 xf7 14 xe4 e8
Bohak. 14...xe4? 15 xe4 b6 16 fxe5 xe5
b) 20...xe4 21 db1!! xb1 (21... 17 xc5 xf5 (17...xc5 18 e3 c7 19
g6) 22 xb1 b3 (or 22...b7 23 xb5 xg7) 18 xb7.
a6 24 b4) 23 xb3 cxb3 24 xb3 15 f3 f8 16 d3 e4! 17 xe4 c5
 24 Aug./Sept. 1998

18 d3 xd3 19 xd3 xf5 20 xf5 xe4 14 xe4 f5 15 g2 b6 16 a3

ad8 21 h3 b5 22 axb5 axb5 23 f5 e7 17 b4 b7 18 xb7 xb7 19
b4 24 f4 c4 25 a4 xc2 26 fc1 ab1 bc8 20 d3 c6 21 d1 c7
e2 27 f1 b5 28 b3 d3 29 f3 22 b3 d6
XIIIIIIIIY 22...d8 23 bc1.
9-+-+rvlk+0 23 c2 c6 24 d3 d6 .
9+-+-+pzpp0
9-+-+-sn-+0 Catalan Opening (D41)
9+q+-+P+-0 Francek Brglez (SLO) -
Leon Gostisa (SLO)
9Nzp-+-vL-+0 Vidmar II Mem, 1995-97
9+P+r+R+Q0 1 f3 f6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 c5 4 g2 c6
9-+-+-+PzP0 5 00 e7 6 c3 00 7 d4 d5 8 cxd5
9tR-+-+-+K0 xd5 9 xd5 exd5 10 dxc5 xc5 11
xiiiiiiiiy c2 b6 12 g5 g6 13 d2 d4 14
b4N
29...e4! 30 g1 c5+ 31 xc5 14 f3 e7 15 h6 f6 16 e3 d3
xc5+ 32 e3 xe3! 33 xe3 f6 Agzamov-Tal, USSR 1981, or 14 f4 e7
34 ae1 d5 35 f2 h5 0-1. 15 d5 f5 16 e4 dxe3 17 xe3 h6
Black gains space and creates a flight Pigusov-Kengis, USSR 1982.
for the king before winning the f-pawn. 14...e7 15 a3 f5 16 b2 ad8 17
fe1 f6 18 f3 e4 19 ac1 fe8 20
Nimzoindian (E39) h6 e6 21 d2?
Boris Zlender (SLO) - 21 cd1 e7 22 f4 Bohak.
Leon Gostisa (SLO) 21...xg2 22 xg2 d5! 23 f3 h5
Vidmar II Memorial, 1995-97 24 f4
(Notes by Zlender) 24 d2 h3+ 25 g1 e5 Bohak.
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 c2 c5 24...g5! 01.
5 dxc5 00 6 f3 a6 7 g3 xc5 8
g2 ce4 9 d2 Catalan Opening (E08)
9 00 xc3 10 bxc3 e7 11 e4 d6 12 Francek Brglez (SLO) -
e5 dxe5 13 xe5 c7 14 e2 d6 15 Boris Zlender (SLO)
f4 d7 16 xd7 xd7 17 xd6 xd6 Vidmar II Mem, 1995-97
18 xb7 ab8 19 fd1 c7 20 e4 (Notes by Zlender, slightly shortened).
M.Gurevich-Petursson, Reggio Emilia 1 f3 d5 2 c4 e6 3 g3 f6 4 g2 c6 5
1989/90. d4 e7 6 00 00 7 c2 b6 8 d1 b7
9...xd2 10 xd2 a6 9 b3 bd7 10 c3 a6 11 g5 dxc4
Alternatives: 12 bxc4 xc4 13 xf6 xf6 14 e5
a) 10...b8 11 00 b6 12 ac1 (12 de4 xe5 15 dxe5 c7 16 f4 ad8 17 e4
xe4 13 xe4 h6 14 ad1 a6= M. b5 18 d6
Gurevich-Sax, Moscow 1990) 12...b7 13 18 g5 f5 19 d6 xe5 20 fxe5 xd6
a4 xg2 14 xg2 xc3 15 xc3 c7= 21 exd6 xd6; 18 d6 b6 19 a4 d5.
Yrjola-Andersson, Thessaloniki ol 1988; 18...b6+ 19 h1 f6 20 xc6
b) 10...d5 11 00 d4 12 ce4= 20 ad1 d5 21 exf6 xf6 22 xf6+
Stempin-Magerramov, Uzgorod 1988. gxf6 23 xd8 xd8.
11 00 c7 12 fc1 b8 13 ce4 20...e3 21 c7
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21 d6 b6 22 exf6 xf6. b7 15 g5 a5 16 f4! xc4 17 f3

21...fxe5 22 d1 xf1 18 xf1 c4 19 f2 exf4
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-trk+0 9r+-wq-trk+0
9zp-tRn+-zpp0 9zp-zp-+pzpp0
9-+-+p+-+0 9-zp-zp-sn-+0
9+p+-zp-+-0 9+-+P+NvL-0
9-+l+NzP-+0 9-+n+Pzp-+0
9+-+-wq-zP-0 9+-zP-+QzP-0
9P+Q+P+LzP0 9P+-+-tRLzP0
9+-+R+-+K0 9+-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
22 g5 f6 23 xh7 g4 24 f3 f2+ 20 xg7!! xg7
25 g2 e4. 20...e5 21 xf4 ed7 22 f5 h8
22...exf4!! (22...h5 23 h4 f6 24 h6+-) 23 h6+-
22...d5 23 g5 f6 24 xd5 xd5 .
25 xd5 exd5 26 e6 f2. 21 xf4+- g8
23 gxf4! 21...d7 22 xd8 axd8 23 g5+ h8
23 dxd7 xd7 24 xd7 f3!. 24 xf7.
23...d5 24 g5 22 xd8 axd8 23 g5+ h8 24
24 f5 xf5 25 xd7 xd7 26 c8+ f8 xf7 xf7 25 xd8 d2 26 e5! c4
27 xd7 xe2 28 c1 b4. 26...dxe5 27 d6 cxd6 28 xd6 f3+ 29
24...f6 25 xd5 xd5 26 g1! d2 xf3 xf3 30 xe5+ f6 31 g4 h6 32 h4
27 c6 h7 33 c7+ +-.
27 xg7+? xg7 28 xd2 xd2 29 27 e6 e7 28 f3 e5 29 h5 10.
f3+ h8 30 xd2 d5.
27...xe2 28 b7! xh2+!
28...e8 29 f7 c5 30 xf8+ xf8 ICCF Congress 1998
31 xb5 d2 32 xe6 f7 33 g5 d6
34 b8+ e8 35 xe8+ xe8 36 g2=. The 1998 ICCF Congress will
29 xh2 xf4+ 30 h3
30 g3 h5 31 e4 h6 32 h3 f4+. be held in Riga, the Latvian
30...f5+ 31 h2 f4+ . capital, from September 19-24.
Your editor will be going there
Queens Indian Defence (E17) as Delegate for Ireland and
Timothy Binham (FIN) -
Sandor Brilla-Banfalvi (HUN) our issue #11 will report on the
Vidmar II Mem, 1995-97 Congress, where we expect
(Notes by Bohak) there will be many important
1 f3 f6 2 d4 e6 3 g3 b6 4 g2 b7
5 c4 e7 6 c3 00 7 d5 b4 8 00
discussions (formal and
8 d2 xc3 9 xc3 exd5 10 h4. otherwise) about the future of
8...xc3 9 bxc3 d6 10 d4 e5 11 f5 CC and ICCF.
a6 12 d3 bd7 13 e4 c5 14 e2
 26 Aug./Sept. 1998

Slovakia unbeaten in its ffirst

Slov irst match
By CC-GM Jozef Franzen the past Australians played a great number

O
N JANUARY 1st, 1993 Czechoslo of international contests and they didnt
vakia was divided into two States: consider the match with Slovakia a
the Czech Republic and the holiday, so their team was not as strong
Slovak Republic. Both national CC fed- as possible. Therefore the final result was
erations were accepted as new ICCF cruel: Slovakia-Australia 30-7.
members at the ICCF Congress, Gdansk, On the first six boards: 1. Franzen 2
in September 1993. Three months later, Keast 0, 2. Privara-Pedersen 0 (annulled),
in December 1993, the first Slovak repre- 3. Manduch 1 Rout , 4. Krisko /Ma-
sentative match began, against the Aus- lar Crane , 5. Marczell 1 Morris
tralian team, played on 20 boards. , 6. Bulla 2 Stoliar 0. The captains, Mi-
In their first international match the lan Manduch (SLK) and George Stibal
Slovak team was full of ambition. All the (AUS) noted that from the 38 played
best players started with the exception of games, 23 were won by Slovak players
CC GM Lanc and CC-IM Hefka. One and 15 were drawn. No game was won
proverb tells: A new broom sweeps by an Australian!
clean.
Australia is a fixed star in CC. The First Van Geet Opening (A00)
CC World Champion was Australian, C.J.S. Don A. Keast (AUS) -
Purdy. In the second World Champ- Jozef Franzen (SLK)
ionship L. Endzelins was 2nd and in the AUS-SLK friendly match, 1993-97, bd.1
4th Championship Arlauskas was 3rd. In (Notes by Franzen)
1 c3
My first meeting with this move. The
best-known champions of 1 c3 are Dick
GAMBIT REVUE van Geet (NLD) and Ove Ekebjaerg
(DEN). Keast played this move in Dec-
The quarterly magazine ember 1993. Four months later, in the 14th
CC World Champiorship Final, I met
for gambit players Ekebjaerg and he began, of course, also
Schachverlag Manfred Mdler 1 c3.
1...d5 2 e4 dxe4
Wagnerstrae 5, D-01309 Dresden Blacks reaction is a matter of taste.
FAX: +49 (0) 351 3360145 Here 2...d4 is common also.
One issue DM 9.00; four issues DM 3 xe4 e5 4 c4 c6
35.00 (Europe) or DM 40.00 (rest of Black has already a little advantage in
the world). the centre: e5 against d3, but the dev-
Bank a/c: Postbank Kln (BLZ 370 elopment of the white pieces is better.
100 50) Kto.-Nr. 29 5225-503 Therefore, Black must be on the watch
We now export clocks (the Mdler for 4...f6? 5 g5; or 4...e7? 5 h5.
digital), pieces and garden chess. 5 f3 e7 6 d3 g4 7 h3
For the beginners only: 7 xf7+? xf7
 Chess Mail 27

8 fg5+ xg5 9 xg5+ xg5!+.

7...h5 8 g3 g6 9 00 d6!
Important for the defence of the e5-
pawn and because of the harmonious
completion of the development.
10 d2 ge7 11 e1 f6!
11...00? 12 c3 and the e5-pawn is
falling. Now Black loses castling rights but
Whites strong will be removed.
12 h4 f7 13 g4!?
Ekebjaerg chose a different way here:
13 xf7+ xf7 14 hf5 xf5 15 xf5 g6
with a draw after 35 moves.
13...xc4 14 dxc4?!
White sacrifices his pawn structure for
the tactical possibilities, but this is not very
good business. After 14 xc4 d7 Black CC-grandmaster Jozef Franzen,
has no problems. runner-up in World Champ. XII
14...f7!
Whites intention now is 14...00 15
A better plan for White was 17 c3 with
gf5 xf5 16 xf5 with some initiative,
the idea 18 b4 - to set in motion his own
as 16...f7? (or ...d7??) are not possible
majority.
because of 17 h6+. However, Black has
17...ad8 18 f5
no need to go with his on to the
18 fxe5 xe5 would be pleasant for
dangerous g-file.
Black.
15 ad1 c8 16 e4 e6 17 f4?!
18...c5+ 19 h2 c8 20 c3
XIIIIIIIIY Prevents 20...d4. Insufficient was 20
9r+-+-+-tr0 f3 because of 20...f2 followed by
9zppzp-snkzpp0 21...xg3+ and 22...xf5.
9-+nvlqzp-+0 20...f2 21 f1 xg3+ 22 xg3 d7
9+-+-zp-+-0 23 e3 xd1 24 xd1 d8 25 f1
9-+P+QzP-sN0 d7 26 f2
9+-+-+-sNP0 With the idea 27 d2. But B1acks
9PzPPvL-+P+0 fundamental plan simplification and an
9+-+RtR-mK-0 endgame is not prevented.
xiiiiiiiiy 26...d3 27 xd3 xd3 28 f3 g5!
The majority begins its motion.
29 fxg6+ hxg6 30 e2 d8
Seeming active, but in fact an inst-
30...e4 seemed premature to me. The
ructive strategic mistake. White has no
advance of the f- and g-pawns is for the
real chances for the attack against his
time being not secured by the pieces.
opponents . B1ack has the pawn
31 f3
majority on the kingside and the utilisation
Now .f5 is possible without a
of this majority will, in an eventual
endgame, be easier just because of 17 f4?!
Now Blacks goal is clear an endgame. Concluded on page 64
 28 Aug./Sept. 1998

Scandinavian Def
Scandinavian ence wit
Defence withh 1 e4 d5 2 eexd5
xd5
xd5 c3 d6!?
xd5 3 c3 d6!? (B01)
By CC-IM Michael Melts (USA)
Part 3

1 e4 d5
2 exd5 xd5
3 c3 d6
4 d4 f6
This final part of my article deals with
the possibility: B:
5 c4 5...a6
Now: After this move White has be ready to
A: 5...g4 play a gambit with the classical idea:
B: 5...a6 development advantage for one or even
C: 5...c6 two pawns.
6 ge2
A: a) 6...c6
5...g4 XIIIIIIIIY
6 ge2 9rsnl+kvl-tr0
a) 6 f3 f5 7 ge2 e6 8 f4 (8 00 9+pzp-zppzpp0
c6 9 f4 b4 10 b3 000) 8...d8 9p+q+-sn-+0
(8...b4 B.McGeary) 9 00 c6 10 d2 9+-+-+-+-0
bd7 11 g3 g6 12 b3 e7 13 ce4=
Rolletschek-Weiss, Germany 1996;
9-+LzP-+-+0
6...bd7!? 9+-sN-+-+-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9PzPP+NzPPzP0
9r+-+kvl-tr0 9tR-vLQmK-+R0
9zppzpnzppzpp0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-wq-sn-+0
7 b3 (7 d3 xg2 8 g1 xh2 9 f4
9+-+-+-+-0 h3 10 g3 d7 11 000 Asadroup-
9-+LzP-+l+0 Grun, Norrkping 1997) 7...xg2 8 g1
9+-sN-+-+-0 xh2 9 f4:
9PzPP+NzPPzP0 a1) 9...h3 10 xc7 c6 (10...g4 11
9tR-vLQmK-+R0 d2 bd7 12 000 c8 13 g3 h5 14
xiiiiiiiiy de1 xe2 15 xe2 e6 16 d5 Karoly
Honfi-Neurohr, Ingbert 1990) 11 d5 a7
7 00 12 d4 g4 13 000 (13 b6 c8 14
7 f4? xe2!+ or 7 e3 c6; 7 f3!?. a4+ d7) 13...xe2 14 xe2 b5 15
7...b6 8 b3 c6 9 f4 xf4 10 xf4 a4 d7 16 b6 g6 Menchik-Utasi,
xd1 11 axd1 e6=. Havana 1986;
 Chess Mail 29

a2) 9...h5!? 10 xc7 g4 11 d3 C1:

bd7 12 000 c8. 6...g4?!
7 f3
b) 6...b5 7 b3 b7 8 f4 d8 9 In this line after f2-f3, White is better
00 in the centre (square e4) and can plan
XIIIIIIIIY g2-g4 and (if ...g6) then f4, h2-h4
9rsn-wqkvl-tr0 with the idea after ...h7-h6 (or ...h5) to
9+lzp-zppzpp0 move f4xg6.
9p+-+-sn-+0 7 h3 xe2 8 xe2 e6 9 00 e7 10
g5 00 11 ad1 bd7 12 fe1 b6 13
9+p+-+-+-0 d3 bd5 14 e4 xe4 15 xe4 g6 16
9-+-zP-vL-+0 h6 fd8 17 c3 d7 18 c2 ad8=
9+LsN-+-+-0 G.Agzamov-Gubnitsky, Kharkov 1968.
9PzPP+NzPPzP0 7...f5
9tR-+Q+RmK-0 8 f4
xiiiiiiiiy XIIIIIIIIY
9rsn-+kvl-tr0
9...bd7 (9...e6 10 g3 b4 11 a4 d5 9zpp+-zppzpp0
12 d2 d7 13 e1 h4 14 e4 e7 15 9-+pwq-sn-+0
c4 bxc3 16 bxc3 00 Mueller-Hargens,
9+-+-+l+-0
Bundesliga 1990/91) 10 e1 g6 11 d1
g7 12 g3 00 13 a4 c5 14 dxc5 c8 15 9-+LzP-vL-+0
axb5 axb5 16 xe7 xc5 17 d5 xd5 9+-sN-+P+-0
18 xd5 e6 19 c1 xd5 20 xd5 xc2 9PzPP+N+PzP0
21 xb5 a1 22 e3 xf1+ 23 xf1 d4 9tR-+QmK-+R0
24 xd4 xd4 25 h4 xb2 26 b4 g7 xiiiiiiiiy
Kennaugh-Bronstein, Hastings 1995.
a) 8...b4 9 b3 e6
C: a1) 10 a3 a5 11 00 e7 12 g3 00?
5...c6 (12...g6 13 ce4) 13 d5 xd5 14 xd5
6 ge2 cxd5 15 xf5 exf5 16 xd5 Chervonov-
One of the admirers of the 3...d6 line
with c7-c6, Eric Schiller, thinks that the
plan c4, ge2 (with the idea f4) is the
best for White.
6 f3 has also been seen: 6...g4 7
Acknowledgments
cknowledgments
e3 e6 (7...bd7 8 h3 h5 9 00 e6= I thank my chess friends
Litvin-Gubnitsky, Kharkov 1970) 8 00 Hugh Myers (USA), Hanon
e7 9 e2 00 10 h3 xf3 11 xf3 bd7 Russell (USA), Samion
12 ad1 b4 13 b3 b6 14 a3 a5 15
e4 xe4 16 xe4 f6 17 c4 h5=
Borisovich Gubnitsky
Mariasin-Gubnitsky, Tula 1967. (Ukraine) and Timothy
Harding (Ireland) for some
After 6 ge2: materials that I used in this
C1: 6...g4?! article.
C2: 6...f5
 30 Aug./Sept. 1998
XIIIIIIIIY
Gubnitsky, Kiev 1967; 9rsn-+kvl-tr0
a2) 10 d2 e7 11 g4 g6 12 000 9zpp+-zppzpp0
and now: 9-+pwq-sn-+0
a2a) 12...bd7 13 a3 (13 h4 h5 14 g5 9+-+-+l+-0
d5 Ayas-De la Riva, Catalunya 9-+LzP-vL-+0
1996) 13...a5 14 b1 14...00 (or
14...000) 15 d5+-;
9+-sN-+-+-0
a2b) 12...00 13 g3 bd7 (13...d8? 9PzPP+NzPPzP0
14 c7 d7 15 a3+-) 14 f4 h2-h4- 9tR-+QmK-+R0
h5; xiiiiiiiiy
b) 8...d8
XIIIIIIIIY 7...b4!
9rsn-wqkvl-tr0 7...d8?! 8 g3 g6 9 00 e6 10 d2
9zpp+-zppzpp0 e7 11 ae1 00 12 e5 bd7 13 f4
Sieberg-B.Pytel, Biel 1976.
9-+p+-sn-+0 8 b3
9+-+-+l+-0 8 d3 xd3 (8...g6!?; 8...e6!?;
9-+LzP-vL-+0 8...g4!?) 9 xd3 e6 10 000 bd7 11
9+-sN-+P+-0 b1 b6 12 a3 c4 (12...a5!?) 13 f3
9PzPP+N+PzP0 e7 14 h4 a6 15 h3 c4 16 c1
9tR-+QmK-+R0 Birk-Unrath, Olwnert 1992.
xiiiiiiiiy 8...e6
8...bd7!? 9 d2 (9 g3 g6 10 00
b1) 9 h4 h5 10 d2 e6 11 g3 (11 a3 000) 9...e6 10 000 d6 11 a3 xf4
bd7 12 000 b6 13 d3 xd3 14 12 xf4 e7 13 g3 g6 14 he1 b6=.
xd3 bd5 15 g5 e7 16 b1 a5 17 9 00
d2 c7 18 e4 b5 Litvin-Gubnitsky, XIIIIIIIIY
Kharkov 1971) 11...g6 12 ce4; 9rsn-+kvl-tr0
b2) 9 d2 e6 10 000 bd7 11 g4 9zpp+-+pzpp0
g6 12 h4 and now: 9-+p+psn-+0
b2a) 12...h6 13 g3 b6 14 d3 (14 9+-+-+l+-0
b3 bd5 15 a3 d6 Kosikov-Gergel, 9-wq-zP-vL-+0
Smolensk 1991) 14...xd3 15 xd3 d6
16 g5 fd5 17 e4;
9+LsN-+-+-0
b2b) 12...h5 13 g5 hxg4 14 f4 (14 9PzPP+NzPPzP0
fxg4 b5 15 b3 b4 16 a4 e4 17 e3 9tR-+Q+RmK-0
xg5 18 hxg5 xh1 19 xh1 e7 xiiiiiiiiy
Rotshtein-Gubnitsky, Berdiansk 1970) ;
b3) 9 g3 g6 10 00 e6 11 d2 e7 9...a6
12 ae1 00 13 e5 bd7 14 f4. a) 9...e7? 10 c7! a2-a3;
b) 9...bd7?! 10 c7 (10 a3 a5 11 g3
C2: g6 12 e1 e7 13 d1 c8 14 ce4
6...f5 7 f4 xe1 15 fxe1 xe4 16 xe4 xe4 17
7 a3 e6 8 g3 g6 9 f4?! bd7 10 00 xe4 00 18 c3 fd8= Heidrich-Mann,
b6 11 b3 d7 12 e2 000 13 e3 German Bundesliga 1990/91) 10...b6 11
h5 Koblov-Melts, cor 1990. a3 a5 (11...e7!?) 12 g3 g6 13 h4
 Chess Mail 31

e7 14 c4 00 15 e2 ac8 16 b4 xb4 whole, its employment is very often an

17 xb6 axb6 18 axb4 xb4 19 a2; unpleasant surprise for White and it of-
c) 9...a5 10 g3 fers not bad chances for Black to equal-
c1) 10...e7? 11 d5! (11 xf5 xf5 12 ise the position or even to win. I know
e2 Gertneris-Gubnitsky, Vladimir that from my experience I have used
1966) 11...xd5 (11...cxd5 12 xf5 exf5 this variation since the 1970s; unfortu-
13 xd5) 12 xd5 cxd5 13 xf5 exf5 nately I lost the scores of many of my
14 xd5 c6 15 xc6+ bxc6 16 e1; games when I emigrated to the USA.
c2) 10...g6 11 e2 e7 12 ad1 00 However, there is another (very impor-
(12....bd7 13 d5 cxd5 14 xd5 xd5 15 tant and objective) factor to justify the use
xd5 exd5 16 d6 00 17 xe7 b5= of this variation: the queen is more active
Kraft-Ruehr, Germany 1981) 13 d5 (13 on d6 than a5 (centre!). This factor helps
xe6? fxe6 14 xe6+ f7 15 c8+ f8) Black to equalise the position and to have
13...cxd5 14 xd5 xd5 15 xd5 c6=. counterplay.
10 g3 As the analysis shows, the moves b5
10 d2 e7 (10...d6!?= Tylevich- and f4 are not very dangerous for Black
May, USA 1997) 11 a3 b6 (11...a5 12 if he knows the different tactical nuances.
g3 g6 13 fe1 00? 14 d5 d8 15 Usually White has a temporary develop-
xe7+ xe7) 12 g3 g6 13 fe1 d8 ment advantage in this variation. There-
14 ad1 00. fore Black has to hold on a central strat-
10...g6 11 a3 a5 12 e2 e7 13 egy and should not try to open the posi-
fe1 00 tion in the centre by the move.e5 be-
Biriulin-Melts, cor 1988-90. fore a castling.
Will the modern theoretical opinion
Conclusion about this variation change? Will the line
3...Qd6 become one of main variations
After 5 c4 a6 6 ge2 c6 White have in the Scandinavian Defence? On these
to play unclear gambit; after 5...c6 6 ge2 and other questions, only practice and
f5 7 f4 b4 Black has equality with serious analytical works can answer. As
counterplay. for me, I think this variation will have an
Regarding the variation 3...d6 as interesting future!

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The Best CC Game Ev er? Not!

Ever?

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UR Best Game CC Ever series I realised that there were many comp-
is starting to look like a Not The lexities that I had not considered. Below,
Best Game series, as inevitably I present what I hope is a very accurate
it focuses on putting candidates under analysis of this game which appears dull
severe scrutiny. This month we feature to the eye, but is really very complicated.
two more games, both by Estonian grand- The upshot of the analysis is that the
masters, that wont win the accolade but position is very slightly in Whites favour
are interesting nevertheless. throughout the game. Black can force a
Readers nominations must close on draw on move 21, but he does not have
August 31 so if you have any more to. He can draw at several points up to
suggestions please send them in soon. move 28, at which point the draw has
Meanwhile, Per Sderberg of Sweden become quite difficult. Here, he finally
has nominated Bang-Andersson, NPSF-50 makes a blunder that loses. However, on
which was published in CM 2/1997. I several of the drawing lines, the White
think Umanskys game with Burger in our winning attempts and how to meet them
present issue can stake a claim too. are very interesting.
The first game this month is specially 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 f6 4 00
annotated for us by the 5th CC World xe4 5 d4 d6 6 xc6 dxc6 7 dxe5
Champion, Dr Hans Berliner. This arose f5 8 xd8+ xd8
from a private discussion between us I have never thought Black has much
about some of the CC World Champions. to fear in this line. He has the 2 Bs and a
Tnu im currently has a chance of somewhat freer game. He is in effect a
becoming the first player to win the CC pawn down, and his K is a little insecure,
World Championship twice and the but Whites good B is missing, and the
following he stated to be his best game other one is not very likely to become a
in the 9th Final. So now, its over to Dr hero. It is very much limited in scope by
Berliner to deconstruct it! the e5-pawn.
9 b3 h6 10 c3 e6 11 e2 c5 12
Spanish (C67) d1+ c8 13 f4 d8 14 xd8+
Tnu im (EST) - xd8 15 xe6+ fxe6 16 b2 e8
G. Porreca (ITA) Now it is time to take another look.
9th CC Wch Final, 1977-83 White is still, in effect, a pawn ahead, but
(Notes by Hans Berliner) his main problem is that his B is not worth
When I originally played over this much, whereas all of the other pieces for
game, I was left with the impression that both sides have meaningful roles to play.
Black did something wrong after his 17 d1 a5 18 a4 e7 19 f1 d5 20
20...b5. It appeared, he overplayed his g3
hand, and thus sustained a loss. I was I dont understand this move at all. Is
amazed to see that im considered this White really trying to keep the N out of
his best game of the tournament. f4; if so, why? Or is this preparation for
However, after a careful examination Kf1-e2? In any case, it puts another white
of the play starting with Blacks move 21, pawn on the dark-coloured squares. 20
 Chess Mail 35

d4, proposing an exchange and prac- b2) 26 e2 d8! with an equal

tically forcing the retreat of the black position.
bishop, is appropriate. If White has b3) 26 b4! c8 27 bxa5 bxa5 28 d4
ambitions in this position, he must xc3! 29 xa5 b4 30 xe6 b3! 31 b5
eventually advance his kingside pawns. (31 xg7+ f7 could only lose for White.)
Now Black undertakes action to 31...a3 and Black is fine since 32 xg7+
attempt to get some use out of his stymied d7! 33 g2 (or almost anything)
pawn majority on the queenside. It almost 33...c6! 34 b8 c7 35 b5 c6 with a
seems that White has been marking time, draw.
waiting for Black to make an error. c) White could also choose to play
However, what Black now undertakes is placidly with 22 e2 bxa4 23 bxa4 c4
eminently sound, although it requires 24 c3 d8! whereupon White can only
precision of execution. hope for progress by exchanging Rs with
20...b5! d1, which must be duly prepared and
XIIIIIIIIY does not seem to offer much hope of a
9r+-+k+-+0 win anyway.
9+-zp-+-zp-0 Thus, Black appears to have a clear
9-+p+p+-zp0 draw at this point.
22 xa4 b4 23 d4 d7 24 e2
9zppvlnzP-+-0 b6 25 a1 a4 26 bxa4 c5
9P+-+-+-+0 I do not understand how White would
9+P+-+NzP-0 propose to win the position after 26...
9-vLP+-zP-zP0 xa4! 27 xa4 (or 27 f4 xa1+ 28 xa1
9+-+R+K+-0 c4) 27...xa4 28 c1.
xiiiiiiiiy In any case, White still suffers from a
useless that could only come to life if
21 a1 bxa4 attacking the black kingside pawns.
Now Black could play 21...b6! with However, Black can set up a sort of
the threat of 22...bxa4 23 bxa4 c4 fortress by playing to f7 and his
followed by.b8 and the invasion of kingside pawns to h5 and g6 after which
the queenside. If White replies: White would have no chances for a win.
a) 22 d4 xd4 23 xd4 bxa4 24 bxa4 I dont think White can prevent this with
c4 with the threat of.b8-b4. If White moves such as g4, as the e5-pawn is very
now plays 25 b1 then 25...b6! forces weak. However, Black does not have to
the back, for if 26 xb6 b8 with a capture the a4-pawn right away.
draw. 27 f4 c6 28 f2
b) 22 d4! then 22...b4 23 c3 e7 24 XIIIIIIIIY
xb6 cxb6 25 axb5 (25 d4 bxa4 26 xa4 9r+-+-+-+0
d7 is fine for Black.) 25...cxb5. Now 9+-zp-+-zp-0
White has several choices: 9-snk+p+-zp0
b1) 26 d4 [ED: This was the line given 9+-zp-zP-+-0
for White in Scacco and cited in my book 9Pvl-+-zP-+0
of CC World Championships I-X: 9+-+-+-zP-0
presumably this is what Porreca feared]
26...c8! 27 xb5 c5 28 c4 xe5 and
9-vLP+NmK-zP0
the position is equal. 9tR-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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28...d8?? overplay his hand on the queenside? How

Black must now finally play 28...xa4 did White intend to proceed if Black plays
which just barely holds. After 28...xa4 passively? What was 20 g3 for?
29 xa4 xa4 30 c1 d5 Black stands The fact that Black missed some draws
better. And after 29 c3 xa1 30 xa1 a3 does not bother me very much. What I
also. would have liked to see is some idea of
However, White can play 29 g4! g6! 30 how White was going to make progress
f3 xa1 31 xa1 c4! 32 g3 d5 33 if Black had not acted first on the
h4! d2+! 34 e2 c4 35 h5 gxh5 36 queenside.
xh5 e4 37 g5 (Also possible is 37 f5?! It would be interesting to know what
exf5 38 f6+ f4 39 e6 fxg4! 40 xg4! made Porreca decide on his 28th move.
xg4 41 e5!! xe5 42 e7 c4!! 43 e8 He must have over-estimated Whites
d6 with a fortress position where every chances, or did I miss something?
piece is defended and White cannot attack
anything except the which could hide What was the best CC
on the queenside if need be.) 37...hxg5
38 fxg5 f5 39 g7+ xg5 40 xe6+ f5 game by Keres?
41 g7+ g6 42 e6 d6 43 e5 c8 44 Your editor was asked to nominate a
d3 c4+! 45 xc4 f8 46 e8 f5 47 game by Paul Keres and this presented a
g7 xg7 48 xg7+ f6 and the ending problem. Many of his CC games are
is drawn. unavailable, although we believe that
Another possibility is 32 f5?! gxf5 33 some more post-war games he played in
gxf5 exf5 34 g3! d5! 35 xf5 d2! 36 Estonia may turn up eventually. Maurice
e7+ (the only possible attempt to win) Carter has sent us the two games played
36...e6 37 g6 a3! 38 e2 c1! 39 between Keres and Sarapu which we shall
d1 (39 d3 c4+) 39...e3! (Now Black present in a separate article later this year.
will win the e-pawn) 40 f8+ e7 41 Of his games from the 1930s, many are
g6+ f7 42 h4 e6 43 f3 f4 miniatures and juvenilia from the period
followed by ...c4 and the capture of the when Keres played very many games
e-pawn leaves Black in command. simultaneously, but he did play in some
However, after Blacks 28...d8?? the genuine master CC events in the second
game is over. half of the decade. Perhaps the best game
29 c3!+- xc3 30 xc3 d2+ 31 is his draw with Dyckhoff (see my
f3 xc2 32 e4 c4 33 a5 c8 34 g4 Winning at Correspondence Chess) while
b2 35 e3 g5 36 f5 exf5 37 gxf5 e7 a few can be found in Paul Keres: The
38 f6 f5+ 39 f3 d5 40 a6 d4+ Road To The Top (ed Nunn, Batsford
41 g4 b8 42 c3+ xe5 43 a7 a8 1977) and the Varnusz books on Keres.
44 f7 h5+ 45 xh5 e6 46 g6 f8+ Already one correspondent argued that
47 xg5 c6 48 e1+ d4 49 e8 the Dyckhoff game should not be ruled
h7+ 50 g6 xa7 51 e2+ d3 52 out just because it was a draw.What do
c1+ c2 53 h8 xc1 54 xh7 other readers think?
a8 55 g7 d2 56 f8 xf8 57 The following game is worth
xf8 c3 58 g7 10. presenting, despite its flaws, not least
This is a reasonably played game by because the loser was a finalist in the first
White, but somehow it does not speak CC World Championship 12 years later.
best game to me at all. Did Black Some parts of this game are rather
 Chess Mail 37

impressive; if only we knew what Keres dark squares. After the simple 17 00
had planned at certain critical junctures! xc4 Black regains the pawn but that is
all. White has the bishop pair and is surely
Queens Pawn Game (D04) not worse? Now Keres gets a slight
Harald Malmgren (SVE) - initiative and never lets go. His target is
Paul Keres (EST) the a-pawn.
IFSB European Olympiad Prelims, 1935 17...xc4 18 xa5 xa5 19 00 e5
(Notes by Tim Harding) In this phase of play, all four minor
1 d4 d5 2 f3 c5 pieces are active.
In post-war OTB games, Keres pref- 20 b1 c6 21 e3 d4 22 c4 c2
erred the move 2...f5 here. 23 c5 fc8 24 d5 ab8 25 a7
3 e3 b5 26 bd1 d4
Passive. Keres also met 3 dxc5 while XIIIIIIIIY
Rubinsteins 3 c4 is reckoned to be best. 9-+r+-+k+0
3...f6 4 bd2 c6 5 c3 9vL-+-+pzpp0
Planning a Colle System with 6 d3 9p+-+-+-+0
but Keres throws a spanner in the works.
9+r+L+-+-0
5...e4!? 6 xe4 dxe4 7 d2 cxd4 8
exd4 e5 9 dxe5 f5 9-zp-vl-+-+0
Dynamic play; Black takes a lead in 9+P+-+-+-0
development at the cost of a pawn. 9P+n+-zPPzP0
10 a4 a6 11 xe4 b5 12 c2 xe5 9+-+R+RmK-0
13 d6+ xd6 14 xf5 00 15 e2 xiiiiiiiiy
b4
XIIIIIIIIY 27 xf7+
9r+-wq-trk+0 27 xd4 xd5 and the white has
9+-+-+pzpp0 nothing to do while a2 is weak. What
9p+-vl-+-+0 Malmgren does may be worse but its hard
to pinpoint a losing move.
9+-+-snQ+-0 27...xf7 28 xd4 a5 29 b6
9-zp-+-+-+0 xa2 30 d7+ g8 31 d4 xd4 32
9+-zP-+-+-0 xd4 a5
9PzP-+LzPPzP0 In the double rook ending, the outside
9tR-vL-mK-+R0 passed pawn is master.
xiiiiiiiiy 33 h3 h6 34 e1 c7 35 f4 b7
36 h4 a4 37 ee4 axb3 38 xb4 aa7
Obviously White cannot exchange on 01.
b4 as he would never get castled.
However, it is not clear that Black really Nominations Close
has enough for the pawn after 16 d2
e.g. 16...e8 (16...h4? 17 g5) 17 00 Nominations for Best CC Game Ever
g6 18 d3 e5 19 f3 but maybe White Played close at the ICCF Congress in
felt this line offered Keres too much scope September. If you have a favourite game
for his tactical prowess. we have not mentioned yet, please send
16 c4?! a5 17 b3? it to us by September 15. Thank you.
This costs a tempo and weakens the
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CC Forum: R
Forum: eaders Debate Begins
Readers
From Grandmaster Simon Webb 100+ IM titles yearly.
(IECG Email World Champion) (2) Even worse than the low GM/IM
I think it would be a good idea if ICCF ratio is the fact that the ICCF GM/IM dis-
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and chess. in CC, where, as everyone seems to agree,
most GM titles are earned in invitational
From NAPZ Champion, John Timm events and the chances of an average IM
(shortened slightly): receiving the coveted invitation even once
I read Mr. Hardings interview of Mr. in a lifetime are at best fair to good or,
Pyrich in the June Chess Mail and had more likely, slim to none.
some strong reactions. Since everyones SOME SUGGESTIONS:
view of this issue is likely to be influenced (1) Organize GM-norm tournaments.
by their current rating/title/ambition, I Any player with appropriate qualifications
should reveal mine: I am a correspond- (for example, IM title and 2500 rating)
ence IM, rated 2535. Since I have been would automatically be eligible. GM par-
successful in CC so far, I see no reason ticipation would be permitted. Anyone
not to aspire to the GM title. who reached a specified performance rat-
THESIS: The number of CC-GMs ing (for example, 2600) would receive the
should triple in the next five years. GM title, regardless of the number of par-
(1) The ratio of ICCF GMs to ICCF IMs ticipating GMs.
is too low. ICCF has about 150 GMs and (2) Anyone who achieves a 2600 per-
900 IMs, or a ratio of 1 to 6. In compari- formance in the World 3/4 Finals and es-
son, FIDE has about 550 GMs and roughly pecially anyone who qualifies for the
1500-1600 IMs, or a ratio of 1 to 3. Maybe World Championship should automati-
I am prejudiced by my first (OTB) ca- cally be a GM. There is absolutely no rea-
reer (in which I played at least several son I can see why a player who works
dozen rated tournament games against for ten+ years, enjoys consistent success,
GMs and many more against IMs), but a and reaches the World Championship
ratio of 1 to 3 seems about right (that is, it should not be a GM.
rewards clearly superior players without Amici sumus, John Timm
rewarding so many as to make the dis- P.S. The idea for a SIM title should be
tinction meaningless). The ICCF ratio rejected. The idea has no history, no tra-
should change to match the FIDE ratio, dition, breaks with OTB practice for no
resulting in a doubling of the current good reason, and doesnt address the real
number of ICCF GMs. Over the next five problem (lack of adequate opportunity for
years, the number should triple to keep strong players to even attempt to obtain
the 1 to 3 ratio if we continue to award the GM title).
 Chess Mail 39

Luis Q uar
Quar esma
uaresma
wins tthe
he Pelik
Pelik
Memorial B
an
elikan email
faster: in the IM B group, going for just

T
HE progress of the Jiri Pelikan over 15 months, only three games
Memorial A and B tournaments, remained open and the tournament is
which began respectively in now decided. Luis Quaresma and Clive
February and March 1997, shows that Frostick tied first place with 10/14 and
while email master events are quicker the Portuguese player won the
than postal to get going, they may not be Sonneborn-Berger tie-break.
decided much more rapidly than a It will be interesting to see if the
traditional CC event (like the Nordbalt) statistics are similar in CAPA new set of
which is restricted to countries with good email invitationals, the Pappier Memorial.
postal connections. Already after just over two months play
The players start to consume their in the B group, Mervyn Nicholls informs
accumulated time (40 days for 10 moves us that 11 games have ended! Later this
instead of 30) in the middlegame and year we shall take a look at these events.
endings and also get distracted by new Readers with Web access can follow
events beginning. Thus at June 30, i.e. progress in these events on the website http:/
after 17 months play in the GM group, /webs.satlink.com/usuarios/a/ajeinteg/
TD Juan Morgado reported that 87 games capa.html where games may be
were finished and 17 were still running. downloaded.
This maintains the rate shown in our last
report (CM2/98): approximately five Superior opening play helped the
games are concluded each month. Portuguese player to victory in some
Lower-rated players apparently play games.

Jiri Pelikan Memorial B (email) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf Pos.

1 Hans-Joachim Hofstetter GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 - 3rd
2 Jari Mannermaa FIN 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 1 0 4 (1)
3 Tom Craig SCO 1 0 1 7 - 6th
4 Per Nasman SVE 1 . 0 0 0 5 (1)
5 Fabian Guinsburg ARG 0 . . . 0 0 0 0 0 2 (3)
6 Carlos Salgado Allaria ARG 1 0 1 0 7 -
7 Frank Geider FRA 0 . 0 0 0 4 (1)
8 Clive Frostick ENG 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 - 2nd
9 Angel Hugo Bericat ARG 1 1 0 0 0 6 -
10 Joe Watson SCO 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 - 5th
11 Angel Aberbach ARG 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 -
12 Mario Alberto Frank ARG 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 -
13 Tim Runting AUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -
14 Lus Quaresma POR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 - 1st
15 Valery Pankratov RUS 1 1 1 1 9 - 4th
 40 Aug./Sept. 1998

Jiri Pelikan Memorial A (email) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf

1 Maurice W. Johnson ENG X 0 0 . 1 . . 1 0 1 . 0 4 (4)
2 David Kilgour SCO 1 0 . 0 1 0 . 0 1 5 (2)
3 Roberto G. Alvarez ARG 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 8 (2)
4 Ian S. Brooks ENG . 1 . 0 1 0 . 5 (3)
5 Ruben Berdichesky ARG 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 . 8 (1)
6 George D. Pyrich SCO 0 . 0 0 . 0 . 3 (3)
7 Mario G. Mujica ARG . . 0 0 . . 1 0 0 . 0 2 (5)
8 Heinz-Eckhard Lers GER . 0 . 0 . 0 1 0 0 0 3 (3)
9 Heinz-Erich van Kempen GER 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 -
10 Hannes Olafsson ISL 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 7 (4)
11 Joachim Dorner GUA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 -
12 Guy West AUS 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 -
13 Jyrki Parkkinen FIN . . . 1 1 1 . 1 0 . 6 (5)
14 Tero Kokkila FIN . 1 0 . . 1 1 . 6 (4)
15 John Barlow RSA 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 -

Scotch Game (C47) 1971, White did not try to defend b2 and
Fabian Guinsburg (ARG) - the game went 17 b1 fb8 18 c6 d8
Luis Quaresma (POR) 19 c5 xb2 20 a4 ab8 21 e3 a5 22
Pelikan Memorial B, 1997-98 h4 d7 23 e5 e8 24 d6 g4 25 g3
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 exd4 4 xd4 c8 26 f3 e5 27 d1 e6 28 g4 g6 29
f6 5 c3 b4 6 xc6 bxc6 7 d3 g3 d4 and Black soon won.
d5 8 exd5 cxd5 9 00 00 10 g5 e6 17...fb8 18 c6 d8 19 fb1 a5
11 b5 c5 12 c3 a5 13 a4 20 b4 a3 21 d1 xc3 22 e4 d4 23
XIIIIIIIIY c5 d3 24 b5 c8 25 e3 c2 26 a4
9r+-wq-trk+0 b2 27 ac1 a2 28 a7 g4 29 f3
9zp-+-+pzpp0 h3 30 g3 f6 01.
9-+-+lsn-+0
Caro-Kann Panov (B14)
9vlNzpp+-vL-0 Luis Quaresma (POR)
9Q+-+-+-+0 - Joe Watson (SCO)
9+-zPL+-+-0 Pelikan Memorial B, 1997
9PzP-+-zPPzP0 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 f6 3 c4 c6 4 c3 cxd5
9tR-+-+RmK-0 5 cxd5 xd5 6 f3 e6 7 d4 b4 8
xiiiiiiiiy c2 c6 9 d3 xd4?!
This has been superseded in OTB
13...a6!? master play by 9...a5!? which threatens
This is an interesting Keres idea that both the d4-pawn and the exchange of
avoids the well-known drawing line Whites light-squared bishop.
13...b6 14 h4 h6 15 xh6 gxh6 16 10 xd4 xc3 11 bxc3 xd4 12
xh6 c4 17 g5+ as in Ciric- b5+
Gligoric, Yugoslav Ch 1960 and many Presumably fearing an improvement
others. on 12 00! xc3 13 b5+ f8!? 14 e4
14 xf6 xf6 15 xa5 axb5 16 xb5 Pirrot-Schulz, German Bundesliga 1989.
c4 17 c2 12...e7
In Engel-Tiemeyer, W. German CC Ch 12...d7? 13 xd7+ xd7 14 a4+ +-.
 Chess Mail 41

13 00 xc3 27 hxg6 10
13...xc3? 14 a3+ f6 15 ad1 e5 Now for a high-class game from the
16 d6+- or 13...c5 14 b1. A group.
14 a4 Caro-Kann (B17)
Old theory goes 14 e2 Najdorf- Guy West (AUS) -
Portisch,Varna ol 1962. Eckhard Lers (GER)
14...d6 15 f4 e5 Pelikan Memorial A, 1997
15...xf4 16 xf4 c5 17 a4 g5 18 g3 (Notes by West)
d8 19 ac1 d5 20 f4 Nunn-Lobron, 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 dxe4 4 xe4
Biel 1982. d7 5 d3 gf6
16 ac1 b2 17 c2 d4 18 c4 5...df6?! was tried in the game
d5 19 d1 xd1+ 20 xd1 exf4 21 Kokkila-West from the same event, but
e4+ e6 22 c4 hc8 23 xe6 fxe6 after 6 g5 g4 7 1f3 threatening xf7,
24 g3 fxg3 25 hxg3 e5 26 g4 g8 27 Black falls short of equality.
f4 af8 28 e2 g5 29 fxe5 c5+ 30 6 g5 e6 7 1f3 d6
g2 g6 31 e4 b8 32 d5 b6 33 Deep Blue-Kasparov adequately
d2 10 demonstrated the perils of 7...h6?! 8 xe6!.
In CM2/98 we already published the 8 e2 h6 9 e4 xe4 10 xe4 f6
game Frostick-Runting. Here is an 11 e2 c7 12 d2 b6
enjoyable anti-Sicilian crush by the Blacks strategy over the past two
Englishman... moves follows a well-tested path. Rather
Sicilian Keres Attack (B81) than castling immediately and creating a
Clive Frostick (ENG) - target, he makes natural developing
Angel Aberbach (ARG) moves first and retains all options on
Pelikan Memorial B, 1997-98 where to position his .
1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 13 e5 b7 14 000 c5
f6 5 c3 d6 6 g4 c6 7 g5 d7 8 14...000 has been tried here many
h4 e7 9 e3 00 10 h5 xd4 11 times, but White has generally kept the
xd4 a6 12 000 b5 13 e5 b7 14 upper hand after 15 f4, and besides,
h3 g6 15 e2 c7 16 exd6 xd6 Karpov always prefers the text!.
17 h5 e5 18 e3 b6 15 b5+ e7
XIIIIIIIIY The only move chosen in my database,
9r+-+-trk+0 but I notice Hiarcs 6s book gives the
9+lwq-+p+p0 unnatural 15...f8 as better. Personally, I
9psn-vl-+p+0 wouldnt like disconnecting my rooks.
9+p+-zp-zPP0 16 dxc5 xc5
The only good recapture, as 16...bxc6?
9-+-+-+-+0 is positionally weak, whilst 16...xc5 17
9+-sN-vL-+R0 f4 d6 18 xd6 is terminal.
9PzPP+QzP-+0 Now the tricky 17 c6!? is not as strong
9+-mKR+L+-0 as originally thought, as Black can get
xiiiiiiiiy three pieces for his Queen, e.g. 17...xc6
18 b4 xe5! In 1996 both Anand and
19 g4 c8 20 h4 xh3 21 xb6 Ivanchuk beat Karpov with 17 a3 but it
xb6 22 d5 b7 23 f6+ h8 24 has been suggested that Karpovs reply
xh3 ad8 25 g2 a7 26 h1 d4 17...a5 is in fact weaker than the prev-
 42 Aug./Sept. 1998

iously tried move 17...c7 which held the with a standard pawn sacrifice on g5.
balance in Fogarasi-Kumaran, also from 23 d3 c5 24 xc5
1996. Whites prized bishop is jettisoned to
17 f4! buy time for the attack. 24...xc5 or
A novelty. (ED: Its not in Gufeld & ...xc5 would now be met by 25 g5!, and
Stetskos brand-new book Caro-Kann Whites offensive develops with trem-
Smyslov System 4... d7.) endous speed.
17...hc8 18 e3 c7 19 d4 24...bxc5
XIIIIIIIIY Threatening c4, with counterplay.
9r+r+-+-+0 25 c4 b7 26 g5!
9zplwq-mkpzp-0 The only defence. In lines involving
9-zp-vlpsn-zp0 ...g6, White can always sacrifice his way
9+L+-sN-+-0 to victory.
9-+-vL-zP-+0 26...hxg5 27 h5 f5 28 g6 e7
After 28...e8 I was intending the piece
9+-+-+-+-0 sacrifice 29 g4! Black cannot decline it
9PzPP+Q+PzP0 with 29...xf4 because of 30 xf5! exf5
9+-mKR+-+R0 31 f6+ f8 32 d7. The main line of
xiiiiiiiiy the 29 g4 sac goes 29...fxg4 30 h7+
f8 31 fxg5+ f3. White has various tries
Unfortunately Black now avoided the here but at the very least the prosaic 32
main idea of my novelty, which was e4 ab8 33 xf3 gxf3 34 xf3+ e7
19...d5 20 hf1 f6 21 g3!! Unlike (34...f4 35 g6!) 35 xg7+ maintains
Marshall, Im not willing to wait for years complete command, with two passed
to reveal this nice move! kingside pawns ready to roll.
The idea is that by protecting the weak 29 xf5 exf5 30 xd6 f8
f-pawn, White threatens to simply retreat Black finds the only move to prolong
his knight, having provoked a serious the struggle. The idea is ...f6, defending
weakness on e6. But after 21...fxe5 22 adequately. White now has a critical
fxe5 Black is subjected to a ferocious choice of how to proceed, as there are
attack to which I was unable to find a several ways to reach endgames a pawn
satisfactory defence, despite complex up. The text causes a repetition of moves,
variations. Blacks move avoids this but gives Black the chance to go wrong.
critical test, but leaves White with a 31 e6 d8!
powerful initiative. Not 31...e4+ 32 a1 b7 because
19...f8 20 hf1 g8 21 g4 e4! Whites goes to d1 with total dom-
Offering better resistance than 21... ination: 33...c2 34 c6!. Or (33 d1)
d5. The knight can spring to c5 and be ad8 34 xd8 xd8 35 e8+ xe8 36
used to swap off one of Whites dan- xe8+ h7 37 g6+! g8 38 e6+ h7
gerous bishops. 39 f7! or finally 33...ab8 34 b3 b4 35
22 b1 b2 bd8 36 xd8 xd8 37 f7+ h7
Apart from other advantages, in some 38 h6+!.
lines it is useful if xc2 is not mate. The text maintains Blacks threat of
22...d5 ...f6.
Black must generate counterplay 32 d6 e7
quickly or White will simply crash through 32...e4+ is best kept for a rainy day,
 Chess Mail 43

whilst 32...e8? 33 xg5 leads to quick a double rook ending with slightly
annihilation. increased drawing chances for Black.
33 d7 38...f3 39 d7 b7 40 xe4 xd7 41
White commits himself, but its by no e5 h7!
means clear that this is a better way Black cannot defend the c5 pawn
forward than 33 g1, or indeed 32 g1, without becoming totally passive, so he
32 xg5 or 32 fxg5. Even in hindsight, coolly starts developing his only inactive
Im not sure about this crucial section of piece.
the game, but I feel intuitively that White 42 xc5 g6 43 f2
could have done better somewhere. A difficult choice, played mainly on
33...e4+ 34 c1 f6 35 h5!? principle. 43 e5, 43 c2 and 43 b3 also
A serious alternative was 35 fd1. The came into consideration.
text is a slight finesse over 35 xg5 43...h5! 44 e5 g4 45 g6!
straight away. White tries to extract some decoy value
35...ab8 for the g-pawn, which cannot be held for
The best way of meeting the threat of long anyway.
36 g6, but it has the disadvantage of 45...f4 46 e1 f6 47 c5!
leaving the a-pawn undefended and also The best and only way to try and wrest
creates a potential fork on d7. back the initiative that Black stole with
36 xg5 xg5 37 fxg5 his inspired king march.
White appears to have parlayed a 47...xg6 48 c2 f6 49 b4 c7
winning position gained in the opening This move looks rather passive, but
and middle game into a fairly easily given that it would have been forced soon
winning ending. But in fact there is still a anyway, Black keeps his options open on
lot of work to do. which attacking plan to adopt.
37...f4! 50 a4
Resourceful play, offering a pawn to XIIIIIIIIY
prevent the manoeuvre -g6xf4. 9-+-+-+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9zp-tr-+-zp-0
9-tr-+-trk+0 9-+-+-tr-+0
9zp-+R+-zp-0 9+-zP-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0 9PzP-+-mk-+0
9+-zp-sN-zP-0 9+-+-+p+-0
9-+P+lzp-+0 9-+R+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-mK-tR-+-0
9PzP-+-+-zP0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-mK-+R+-0
xiiiiiiiiy 50...g4?!
A better alternative was 50...g5. No
38 e7!? doubt White should still win against
White prefers to avoid the substantial 50...g5, but it seems a bit murkier than
counterplay Black would gain after 38 the text. After 51 c4+ f5 52 f1 e5
xa7. The text swaps off Blacks dang- there is a danger of Whites queenside
erous bishop and ensures that White
cannot lose, but at the cost of producing Concluded on page 64
 44 Aug./Sept. 1998

Dmitry Lybin annotates

Lybin

R
EADERS already saw last year (CM d5!N
7/1997) that Belarus master Dmitri 26 c4 INF 68/551.
Lybin is a very dangerous exponent 26...xe6 27 c4 e5
of the Kings Indian Defence. With a rating 27...c8!?.
of 2585, he is one of the highest-rated CC 28 b3 h6!?
players without an ICCF title (hes already
XIIIIIIIIY
a FIDE IM). 9-+-+-trrmk0
Now he has sent us some new ex- 9+p+-+-vlp0
amples of his play. Let us begin with a 9-vL-zp-+-wq0
puzzle. 9zP-+Nsn-sn-0
Dmitry Lybin (BLR) - 9-+-+pzpP+0
A.Lopukhin,A 9+L+-+-+-0
corr, 1997
XIIIIIIIIY 9-zP-+-+PzP0
9r+-wq-tr-+0 9tR-+Q+RmK-0
9+-+n+-vlk0 xiiiiiiiiy
29 xf4!
9l+-zp-zppzp0 29 e7?! h4!
9zpp+Pzp-+-0 a) 30 xg8 xg4 31 e1 (31 h3
9-+-+N+P+0 xh3++) 31...xh2+ 32 f1 f3+;
9zP-zP-+-+Q0 b) 30 f2 h3+ 31 gxh3 xh3!
9-zPL+-zP-zP0 (31...xe7 32 xg8 xg8) 32 h1 f3
9tR-vL-mK-+R0 33 g1 xg4 34 xg4 e5!+;
xiiiiiiiiy c) 30 e1 xg4 31 h1 d3 32 d1
White to play and win. Solution at the f3 33 gxf3 (33 g1 e5 34 xg8 h5 35
end of the article. g3 h3+) 33...exf3 34 g1 e4 35 xg5
f2+ 36 g2 e1!+.
Kings Indian (E99) 29...xf4
Hans-Hermann Lemke (GER) - Or 29...gf3+!? 30 gxf3 xf4 (30...
Dmitry Lybin (BLR) xf3+ 31 xf3! exf3 32 h5! e5 33
21st CC Wch semifinal, 1995-97 xg8 xg8 34 xf3 xh5 35 h3 xb2
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5 36 c1! c7) when:
f3 00 6 e2 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7 a) 31 e3? xf3+ 32 xf3 exf3 33 xf4
9 e1 d7 10 e3 f5 11 f3 f4 12 f2 xf4 34 xg8 xg4+ 35 f2 (35 f1
g5 13 d3 f6 14 c5 g6 15 a4 h8 g2+ 36 e1 f2+) 35...d4+ -+;
16 a5 g8 17 cxd6 b) 31 xg8 and now:
17 a6 (INF 70/564) 17...bxa6!? 18 b4 b1) 31...xf3+ 32 xf3 exf3 33 d5
h5. h3 (33 ..xg4+ 34 f1 h3+ 35 e1
17...cxd6 18 b5 g4 19 fxg4 xe4 20 h4+=) 34 d2! e5! (34... xg4+?!
xa7 d7 21 b6 e7 22 c7 af8 35 h1 e5 {35...g2 36 f4} 36 g1!)
22...ac8!?. 35 e6! (35 h1? f2! 36 g2 a4!! or 36
23 e6 f2 a4-+) 35...f2+! (35...f6 36 f5
23 a3 INF 70/564. h6 37 d4!) 36 xf2 a4! 37 xa4
23...xe6 24 dxe6 g5 25 b4 e4 26 xh2+ 38 h1 f4+ 39 g1 h2+=
 Chess Mail 45

(39...xd2?? 40 d4#). d2 d3+ 39 c1 g5+ 40 e3!=;

b2) 31...exf3?! 32 c2! (xh7+ in b42) 34...bxa6 35 d5+ h8 36 a8+
some lines) 32...xg4+ (32 ..xg8 33 f8 37 e3 f6!? 38 xa6 xb2+
a4!) 33 h1 xg8 34 c8+ f8 35 (38...d4+ 39 e1 c2+ 40 e2 xe3
g1. 41 xe3 f3+ 42 d2 f2+ 43 c3 e3
30 xf4 h3+ 31 gxh3 xf4 44 xd6 e2 45 e6) 39 f1 b1+ 40
XIIIIIIIIY g2.
9-+-+-+rmk0 b43) 34...xh2+! 35 e3 h6+ 36
9+p+-+-vlp0 xe4 d2+ 37 xd2! xd2 (37...xd2!?)
9-vL-zp-+-+0 38 a7 e2+ (38...c2+) 39 d5 b5+
40 e4 d5+ 41 e5 xb2+ 42 d4 g7+
9zP-+-sn-+-0 43 e6 e2+ 44 xd5 g2+ 45 c4
9-+-+pwqP+0 b5+!?.
9+L+-+-+P0 32...c8 33 d1! c1 34 e3!
9-zP-+-+-zP0 34 xc1 xc1+ 35 d1 xd1+ 36
9tR-+Q+-mK-0 xd1 c4! endgame.
xiiiiiiiiy 34...f3+ 35 h1
35 f1 xd1+ 36 xd1 f6 (36...f8?!
32 e2! 37 f2) 37 f2
Alternatively: a) 37...xb2?! 38 xb2 xb2 39 xf3
a) 32 h1 c8 33 d5? (Better 33 (39 b3 c3) 39...exf3 40 f2 d5 41 xf3
e6) 33...d3 34 xb7 e5 35 e2 (35 g7 42 h4;
g1 f2+) 35...c1+ 36 xc1 xc1+ 37 b) 37...xh2+! 38 g2 f3 39 xf3 (39
g1 d4 38 g2 f2+ +. b4 c3 40 xf3 exf3+ 41 xf3 xb4=)
b) 32 xg8 f3+ 33 f2 (33 g2 39...exf3+ 40 xf3 xb2+=.
xh2+ 34 f1 d2+ 35 e1 h6! 36 f2 35...xd1+ 36 xd1 e5 37 c2 h6
h1+ 37 e2 f3+ 38 e1 d3+; 36 38 b4 d5!?
a3!) 33...xg8 and now: 38...b5 39 c8+ h7 40 f5+ xf5
b1) 34 d5+ h8 35 f5 (35 e2 41 gxf5 c3 42 b3 xb4 43 d5 (43 f6
xh2+ 36 e3 h6+ 37 g5! xg5+ 38 e5 44 f7 d7 45 b6 e3 46 d4 g6)
xe4 g2!? 39 b5 e5+ 40 f5 f3+ 43...xa5 44 f6 e5 45 xe4+ g8 46
41 e6! f7+ 42 xd6 c4+! 43 c5 xh6 f7 47 g7 (47 g5 d8 48 d5+
e7+ 44 d4 f4+ 45 d3 f3+! + 46 g6 49 f7 xf7 50 xf7+ xg5) 47...d8
xc4 e2+) 35...d2+ 36 f1 xh2+ 37 48 d5+ g6=.
g1 f3+ 38 f1 d3+ 39 f2 c2+ 40 39 b5
f1 h4! 41 f2 d3+ +; XIIIIIIIIY
b2) 34 e2 xh2+ 35 e3 (35 f2 9-+-+-+-mk0
d4+ 36 e3 d5 or 36 e1 e3) 35...h6+ 9+p+-+-vl-0
36 xe4 d2+ 37 d3 xh3+ ...b3; 9-+-+-+-zp0
b3) 34 e3 xh2+ 35 f1 xh3+ 36
9zPP+pwq-+-0
f2 h2+ 37 f1 e5;
b4) 34 a6 when:
9-+-+p+P+0
b41) 34...f6 35 axb7! h4+ 36 e2 9+-+-vLn+P0
(36 g2; 36 g2? xh2+ 37 f1 xh3+ 9-+Q+-+-zP0
38 e2 g2+ 39 e3 g5+ 40 xe4 9+-+L+-+K0
d2++) 36...g1+! 37 xg1 f3+ 38 xiiiiiiiiy
 46 Aug./Sept. 1998

a) 39 b6!? a1 40 h4 (40 c8+ =; 40 d2 c8 12 f3!? a6 13 ad1 h7

b5 d4 41 b3 d3 ...d4/...d4 or 41 13...e5 14 b3 g5 15 f2 c7 16 c1
a4 b2) 40...d4 41 a4 (e8+) a5 17 fd1 (d5) 17...h8 18 c2!
41...b1 42 b3 c1 43 b5 d3; b5? 19 cxb5 axb5 20 cxb5.
b) 39 c1 d4 (39...d4 40 c8+ h7 14 h1!?
41 f5+ xf5 42 gxf5 d3 43 b5 d4) xc6, e4.
40 xf3 exf3 41 c8+ h7 42 f5+ h8 XIIIIIIIIY
43 xf3 xb4=; 9-+rwq-tr-+0
c) 39 c8+ h7 40 f5+ xf5 41 gxf5 9+p+lzppvlk0
c3 9p+nzp-snpzp0
c1) 42 b3 d4 43 f4 e3 (43...d3!?) 44
9+-+-+-+-0
d1 e1 (d3-b2, d2, d3) 45 f6
xb4 46 f7 g7 47 h5 d3; 9-+PsN-+-vL0
c2) 42 b6!? e5 (42...d2 43 c5!?) 9+-sN-zPP+-0
43 b3 (43 b5 c4) 43...d4 44 g1! (44 9PzP-wQL+PzP0
f6 e3 45 d1 g6 46 b5 c4; 44 b5 e3 45 9+-+R+R+K0
d1 c4) 44...d7! 45 d5 (45 a7?! xiiiiiiiiy
d3 46 b5 {46 d5 f6} 46...xa5 47 d4
b6 48 xb6 xb6 49 f2 d7; or 45 14...a7
d8?! d3 46 f6 e3 47 c4 e5! 48 f7 Intending ...b5. Alternatives:
xb4+; or 45 c7!? d3 46 f6 xf6 47 b5 a) 14...b8 15 b3 (c4-c5) 15...a5
g7 {...e3} 48 c4 d2 49 b3 d5!) 16 xa5 xa5 17 xf6 xf6 18 d5
45...xb6 46 axb6 e3 47 c4=; xd2 19 xf6+ g7 20 xd2 xf6 21
c3) 42 c5 e5 (...d3) 43 b3?! c5!; better is 15...g5 16 f2 (16 g3!?)
(Better is 43 b5 xa5 44 d4 f3 45 xf3 16...a5 (16...e5) 17 d4!;
exf3 46 g1 e1 47 f1 h4 48 f2 f6 b) 14...e5 15 b3 g5 16 e1!? (16 f2)
49 c5=) 43...d4 44 b5?! e3 45 d1 d3 16...h8 (...a5) 17 f4 c6 (17...gxf4
46 a6 xc5 47 a7 d3 48 a8 e2!+. 18 exf4 c6 19 f3!) 18 fxg5 hxg5 19
39...d4 40 a6! dxe3! f5!;
40...xb5? 41 e2! d3 42 a7!!+-. c) 14...a5 when:
[ED: Can White really win after 42... c1) 15 xf6 xf6 16 xc6 xc6 17
e8 as suggested by Fritz5?]. d5 xd2 (17...xa2? 18 xf6+ exf6 19
41 a7! c3! a4 20 xd6 f5 21 d1! a1 22
41 axb7? xb5+. g1!+-) 18 xf6+ g7 19 h5+ gxh5 20
41...a1! 42 c8+! xd2;
42 a4? xa4 43 xa4 e2 44 a8+ c2) 15 b3 h5 (15...b4 16 xf6
h7!+ or 42 b6 f8! ...d4+. xf6) 16 xf6 xf6 17 d5 h4
42...h7 43 f5+ h8= . (...g3) 18 f4 f5 (18...g4 19 xg4
xg4 20 g3) 19 g4 e6 20 b6 c7 21
Kings Indian (E61) c5!.
Dmitry Lybin (BLR) - 15 e4 e8 16 b3 b5?! 17 c5!
Adolf T. Rott (RUS) To exploit the weakness at d7.
21st CC Wch semifinal, 1995-97 17...c6
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 g5 h6 17...g5 18 f2! targetting the a7-knight.
5 h4 00 6 e3 c5 7 f3 d6 8 e2 18 e5! g8 19 exd6 exd6 20 cxd6
cxd4 9 xd4!?N c6 10 00 d7 11 Threatening both e7 and fe1.
 Chess Mail 47

20...c8 d6+ g6 29 xb7 b8 30 xc5

20...e6 21 d7; 20...e5 21 e7; xb2 31 h8! c3 32 g4
20...b4 21 e4 xb4, c5, e7. A winning endgame.
21 e7! 10. 32...e2+ 33 f1 c2 34 a8 d1 35
and in view of 21...xe7 22 dxe7 d3 a2 36 c5 c3 37 c6 b5 38
winning the d7-bishop, Black resigned. b8 c7 39 c8 d5 40 c7 10.

Kings Indian (E61) Dmitry Lybin (BLR) -

Dmitry Lybin (BLR) - V. Akhunganov
A. Bulatov corr, 1997
corr 1994-97 XIIIIIIIIY
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 g5 d6 9-+-+-+-+0
5 e3 00 6 e2 c5 7 f3 h6 8 h4 g5 9+-zp-+-+-0
9 g3 h5 10 dxc5 xg3 11 hxg3 9p+-mk-+-+0
dxc5 12 c2 e6 13 g4 d7N 9+-+P+R+-0
With the idea ...c6, ...d7. 13...c6
INF 70/516.
9-zpK+-+-+0
14 d1 9+N+-+-+-0
14 000!?. 9-+-+-+-+0
14...e7 15 e4! 9+-+-+-+r0
Threatening exg5, xd6. xiiiiiiiiy
15...f5?!
Better is 15...d8 . Black to play and draw?
16 g3! 1...h4+ 2 d4 b3! 3 f6+ d7 4 f8
With a kingside initiative. 4 f2 a5 ...a4.
16...f7 17 gxf5 exf5 18 d6! e6 4...b2! 5 b8 h1! 6 xb2 c1+ 7
XIIIIIIIIY b4
9rsn-+-trk+0 7 d3 d6 8 e4 e1+ 9 e2 c6=.
9zpp+-+qvl-0 7...d6
9-+-tRl+-zp0 7...a5+!=.
8 e2 a5+
9+-zp-+pzp-0 8...a1! 9 c4 c6! 10 b6 a4+ 11 b3
9-+P+-+-+0 c5! 12 xa4 xb6 13 d6 c5!=.
9+-+-zPNsN-0 9 b3 a4+ 10 b4 a3 11 d2 b1+
9PzPQ+LzPP+0 12 xa3 c6 13 c3 b8??
9+-+-mK-+R0 13...a1+ 14 b2 a8=.
xiiiiiiiiy 14 e4+ e5 15 d6! 10.
Black resigned in view of 15...xe4
19 xg5!! hxg5 20 xe6! xe6 21 16 d7 d8 17 b4 e5 18 c5 e6 19
f3!! f7 xc6 etc.
21...d8 22 xf5 threatening both
xg7 and xb7. Solution to the diagram at the start of
22 d5 e5 23 xf5 c6 24 xf7+ the article:
xf7 25 xg7 b4 1 g1! 10.
25...xg7 26 h7+ f8 27 h8++-. The threats of xh6! and g4-g5 are
26 f5+ xf5 27 xf5 xa2 28 iresistible.
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Timmerman still tops ICCF rratings

atings

T
HE 1998 ICCF rating list is based
on the rateable games that were
finished in the calendar year 1997.
Altogether 26,909 results from 7,695
players in 1,281 tournaments and 138
country matches were evaluated.
The main list now contains 6,524
players, 4,864 of them with fixed ratings
and 846 title holders. In the Ladies list
there are 220 players, 153 of them with
fixed ratings. In the databank we now
have 26,666 players 1,150 of them
ladies.
There are no significant pieces of news
in the Top Ten; only the ordering has
changed somewhat.
If a name should seem to be missing
from the list, please consider the extract
from the rules (on page 53). The main list
contains only players with a minimum
rating of 2000 (1600 for ladies), based on
20 or more games. Players whose last
rateable result was prior to 1992 are no By Gerhard Binder, ICCF
longer included. Their rating does
however remain valid for the future. The Ratings Commissioner
Top-List includes only players with a fixed
rating. Grandmaster was awarded for the first
For titleholders who gained their titles time, to L.S. Belavenets (RUS), L.D. Kristol
prior to 1996 there is a special rule: their (ISL), E. Mozn-Hojdarov (CZE), M.
rating will also in that case be treated as a Rtova (EST), A. Sikorova-Klosova (CZE),
fixed rating even if it is based on less than L.G. Yakovleva (RUS) and to the inactive
30 games. This does not apply however players S. Ignatchenko (UKR) and G.
for titles that were awarded after 1996. Schoisswohl (OST). Heartiest
For this reason the unofficial top dog GM congratulations!
Ulf Andersson appears neither in the Main Further changes will discussed during
List nor in the Top-List, as his provisional the year and probably agreed, namely the
rating of 2821 is based on only 13 games. rating of all international tournaments in
It was decided at the 1997 ICCF classes I and II (with start date from
Congress in Buenos Aires that the 30.12.1997) and also the shortening of the
published ratings from this year on should rating period to half-yearly (two lists per
no longer be rounded to the nearest 5 year from the year 2000).
points. In addition the title Woman For the fact that the list is published on
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time, I must give thanks above all for the IC CF Toplist 1998-99 (Fixed ratings only)
Timmerman, Gert Jan G NLD 2727 111
excellent collaboration of all international Penrose, Dr. Jonathan G ENG 2711 70
Tournament Directors and the delegates Neumann, Joachim M GER 2693 33

of 48 national units, who have answered

Oosterom, Joop J. van G NLD 2687 113
Umansky, Mikhail M G RUS 2687 66
my questions carefully and punctually. Elwert, Hans-Marcus G GER 2680 140

Thank you! Santos, Lus M. C.

Tarnowiecki, Dr. Harald
G
M
POR
OST
2680
2673
53
125
Translated by Alan J.C. Rawlings Popov, Dr. Georgi A G BLG 2669 30
(ENG) many thanks! Bang, Erik G DEN 2663 134
Khasin, Abram I G RUS 2651 148
Webb, Simon G ENG 2649 120
Kujala, Auvo G FIN 2649 42
Editors Comments on Gottardi, Gottardo
Barash, Dmitry F
G
G
SWZ
RUS
2648
2645
122
50
the Rating List Geet, Dr. Dick D van G NLD 2644 39
Matlak, Marek M POL 2637 34

THE 1998-9 list shows an increase in most Khlusevich, Sergey O

Hertel, Peter
G
M
RUS
GER
2636
2636
92
67
areas, as more players are brought into Ekebjrg, Ove G DEN 2635 233

the rating system but there are now 10 Hssler, Wolfgang

Bachmann, Andreas
G
M
GER
GER
2635
2635
44
42
fewer players in the published Ladies list. Tseitlin, Mikhail S G RUS 2634 28
Also, last year 71 players had a published Joffe, Manne M SVE 2632 34

rating of 2600 or higher; now there are

Kraft, Prof. Karl-Heinz M GER 2630 42
Vinje, Arne M NOR 2628 58
only 64. (Two with no new games Kokkila, Tero G FIN 2628 47

dropped below 2600 as a result of the Al-Thani, Mohammed

Muir, Andrew J
M
G
QTR
SCO
2628
2628
41
40
abolition of rounding: A.P. Korelov and Korolev, Sergey I G RUS 2624 81
G.Nesis.) Metz, Werner Richard G GER 2624 45

I predict a further decrease in the

Normantas, Valentinas P. G LIT 2623 133
Rause, Mrs. Olita M LAT 2622 107
Toplist next year as some highly-rated Boissel, Brice M FRA 2621 31

players from the former USSR are now Kreuzer, Dr. Martin
Morgado, Juan S
G
G
GER
ARG
2620
2618
55
336
inactive and are liable to be dropped in Johnson, Maurice W. G ENG 2618 141

the next year or two, e.g. D. Barash (now Blokh, Maksim V M RUS 2618
2618
130
Maliangkay, Rudolf J. G NLD 90
living in the USA), J. Zelinskis (Israel) and Anton, Volker-Michael G GER 2616 203
A.Y. Deuel (USA) and there are other Mikhailov, Aleksei I G RUS 2616 132

inactive players e.g. Irelands Tony Doyle Nimtz, Dr. Manfred

Voyna, Alexandr
M
M
GER
UKR
2616
2616
110
89
(A. O Duill) and Dr G. Popov (Bulgaria). Trger, Mikls HUN 2616 32

However some players are making Yarkov, Vladimir V

Zelinskis, Jury
RUS
ISL
2613
2612
67
102
upward progress, notably the veteran Zanetti, Ing. Vittorio M ITA 2612 31
Abram Khasin (Russia) who has gained Sloth, Jrn G DEN 2610 88

21 points and Mrs Olita Rause (Latvia)

Meleghegyi, Csaba G HUN 2609 120
Deuel, Alfred Yefimovich M USA 2608 60
who continues to gain points partly Lepikhov, Aleksey M UKR 2607 95

thanks to her victory in ICCF World Cup Raupp, Thomas

Airas, Olavi
M
M
GER
FIN
2607
2607
69
28
Final VI. Hovde, Frank G NOR 2605 96
On the curiosity front, the gap between Zilberberg, Alik S G USA 2605 94
2603
the rating and number of games played
Hamarat, Tunc G OST 184
Muravjev, Sergey M UKR 2603 71
by Austrian IM Dr Walter Wittmann Lanka, Zigurds M LAT 2603 50

continues to widen: he now has 2270 Sevecek, Rudolf

Volchok, Alexandr
M
G
CZE
UKR
2602
2602
197
192
rated games and a rating of 2084. Rittner, Horst Robert G GER 2601 297

The plan to have twice-yearly lists is im, Tnu

Pioch, Zygmunt
G
G
EST
POL
2600
2600
200
70
certainly to be welcomed. Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove DEN 2600 56
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13th CC World Ch Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts.

1 M.M. Umansky RUS X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13
Thanks to 2 E. Bang DEN 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Ragnar 3 J. Penrose ENG 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Wikman 4 A.P. Korelov RUS 1 X 1 0 1 1 1 10
for 5 A. Pereira POR X 0 1 1 1 1 1 10
supplying 6 V. Palciauskas USA 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 9
the sorted 7 A. Zilberberg USA 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 9
table in 8 L.M.C. Santos POR 0 0 1 X 1 1 1 9
finishing 9 H. Ziewitz GER 0 X 1 1 8
10 F. Baumbach GER 0 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 8
order.
11 R. Goldenberg FRA 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 1 0 0 1 7
12 U. Svenson SVE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 6
13 J. Berry CAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 6
14 M.C. Salm AUS 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 1 5
15 I.A. Kopylov RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 5
16 V.V. Tomkovich RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 1 5
17 D.P. Lapienis LIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X

World Champ XIII ffinal

inal Schuh Veen, 78. Bern Melson, 79.
Gallinnis 1 Svenson.
Blanco Arbrile S09 84/5. Skuja 1
Shikhirev, 0 Jones. S10 82/3. Hoffmann,
TD: Roald Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen Malac 1 McLaughlin, 84/6. Raschewski,
75, S-183 78 Tby (SVE). World Ch XXI Semi-final
Semi-final Karasalo , Gal 0 Cardelli, 87. Krivic 1
Lubkov, 88. Waldhauser Karasalo. IM
Email: [email protected] TD Witold Bielecki (Double Report)
135 Baumbach Kopylov, 136 title: A. Hoffmann (GER). Qualified for
S01 71. Savelyev Montecatine, 72/3. a 3/4-final: H. Tiemann (GER). S11 83.
Palciauskas Tomkovich. Malyshev 0 Schneider, Dusart. S02 81.
Final positions: see crosstable. Hampl Mielke. IM title: K. Mielke
Bratsev 0 Svacek. Qualified for a 3/4- (GER). S12 62. Read 1 Crespo, 63.
final: R. Barten (GER). S03 83. Ugge
World Champ XV ffinal
inal 1 Yemelyanov. Qualified for a 3/4 final:
Hotting 1 Aleshnya, S12 64. Hagelin 1
Baric, 65. de Valliere 1 Bialas. S13
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/ A. Ugge (CAN). S04 80. Forgo 0 Haufe, 75.Piccardo Pyrich, 76/7. Vo 1,
2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw (POL) 81. Terada Tochacek, 82. Nowak 1 Kratochvil Tarakanov, 78/81. Vo
15/6. Maes , van Oosterom 0 Gibbs, 83.Thaler 1 Yakovlev, 84. Lanz Hutchings, 0 Wang, Bondar, Muttoni, 82.
Timmerman, 17. Poulsen 1 Vitomskis. 1 Mller, 85. Haufe 0 Terada. Qualified Antoszkiewicz Muttoni (adj.), 83.
for a 3/4-final: F. Lukez (SVE). IM-title: Moscicki Franz. S14 76/9. Kuperman
World Ch XVII 3/4-final
3/4-final
Thaler (SWZ). S05 75/6. Ballantyne,
Bertino 1 O Siochru, 77/9. Martello 1
1 Grebenshchikov, Camilleri, Tavares,
Pare, 80. Pare 1 Borwell, 81. Angelov
TD: Witold Bielecki Dahl, Schneberg, 0 Preinfalk, 80. Leiber, 82. Kuperman 1 Leiber, 83/4.
S01 94. Matt Grodzensky, 95. Yarkov Dahl 0 Ballantyne. IM title: G. Bertino Tavares Klemettinen, 0 Teichmann.
1 Orseth. S02 87. Stolyar Privara, 88. (ITA). S06 78. Kasapchuk 1 Westeras
Meyers 1 Sek, 89. Vinje 0 Pereira, 90. (def), 79. Maillard 0 Brobakken, 80.
Voyna 1 Rinaldi. S03 95. Lopepe 1 Verney 1 Maillard. IM title: B. World Ch XXII Semi-final
Semi-final
Sutkus. S04 68. Buisman 1 Pappier , Brobakken (NOR). S07 67/8. Tsvetkov TD: Witold Bielecki
69. Usachiy Geenen, 70. Kubach 0 1 Lefik, Kornilovich, 69/70. Kornilovich S01 6. Barnsley Klgel. S02 2/3.
Vukcevic. S05 73/4. Parnas , Zanetti 0 1 He, Levine, 7. Wohlfahrt 1, Lefik Mukherjee 0 Morris, Bertino, 4. Keller
(def) Zabala, 75/7. Svenson 1, Parnas, Levine. S08 75. Johansson 1 Lanc, 76. Weisenburger, 5. Ciruk Bertino, 6.
 Chess Mail 51

Sprengelmeier Schrder. S03 2.

Andersen 1 John. S04 4. Matyukhin
Montag (GER), Donna Kremen (USA),
Lucyna Sapis (POL), Jill Barber (ENG), C.C. Olympiad XI, Final
Final
Karlsson, 5. Lemke Broucke, 6/8. Svetlana Khlusevich (RUS), Hana TD: Roald Berthelsen
Frostick 1 Kofidis, Rmmele, Kubkov (CZE), Marthe Raimondi Board 2: 74 Korolev RUS Lanc CSR.
Yeremenko. S05 1/2. Arounopoulos (FRA), Gabriela Hang (ROM), Board Team result: 69 CSR-RUS 4-1.
Haufe, Minge; 3. Eger Harding S06 3, Anna-Lena Karlsson (SVE), Margit Leading positions: (Former)
13. Johansson 1 Metelmann, 14. Braun (GER), Vivian Schmucker (USA), Czechoslovakia 45 pts./72 (final
Whiteside Knebel, 15. Tomizawa 1 Kamila Klimaszewska (POL), Wanda score), Germany 44/69 (three games to
Metelmann, 16. Whiteside Kramer, 17. Dakin (ENG), Tamara Zaitseva (RUS), finish), Canada and Scotland 40/72 (final
Christov Enigk. S07 8. Grasso Mariola Babulov (CZE), Sylvie Roynet scores), Russia 38/68, Poland 38/70.
Fecht, 9. Piersig Wise, 10/2. van (FRA), Raluca Moisoiu (ROM), Board Russia and Poland still have the chance
Kempen Wise, Jorgensen, Piersig, 13/ 4, Terese Andersson (SVE), Silvia of qualifying as late starters in Olympiad
4. Jorgensen Pankratov, Fecht, 15. Schmidt (GER), Chris Hendrickson Final XII if they reach 40pts. before the
Wise Fecht. S09 1. Sauermann Hls, (USA), Barbara Kopec-Umiastowska ICCF Congress in mid-September.
2. Cimmino Lambers, 3. Smith (POL), Peggy Clarke (ENG), Yelena
Forsberg. S11 1. Fay 0 Thomson, 2. Rufitskaya (RUS), Vlasta Nejezchlebov C.C. Olympiad XII,
Skorna Hartman, 3. Hartman 1
Kranabetter, 4. Zveryaka Cilloniz, 5/
(CZE), Danielle Legall (FRA), Eleonora
Mihai (ROM). Preliminaries
Preliminaries
7. Fay 1 Skorna, Csima, Stull. TD: Roald Berthelsen
VI Ladies OL preliminaries Section 1 and 2: No new results.
New Ladies
New Section 1, Board 1, Zuzana Hagarov
(SLK), Voichita Calinescu (ROM), Nada
Section 3, Board 2: 78 AL-Thani QTR
1 Lanz ESP.
Championship Events
Events Popov (JUG), Svetlana Starodumova Team result: 69 ESP-QTR 1-4.
(RUS), Tatiana Kaawar Ratcu (BRS), Final score: Spain 35 pts.
Information from (former) Deputy Presi- Olita Rause (LAT), Jacqueline Roos Section 4, Board 6: 64 Barata BRS 1/2
dent Tournaments, Ragnar Wikman (FRA), Clara Bruinenberg (NLD), Strucic CRO-
Ladies WC semi-final VII (started 30/ Board 2, Martina Mojica de Leon Team result: 59 CRO-BRS 2-4.
6/1998) (SLK), Gabriela Hang (ROM), Nevenka
Section 1: Vilma Dambrauskaite (LIT). Jovanovic (JUG), Roza Idrisova (RUS),
Heloisa Stange Amorim (BRS), Ingrida C.C. Olympiad XII Final
Final
Nina Shchebenyuk (RUS). Sara TD: Roald Berthelsen
Maspons Ferrer (CUB), Veronika Prei Priedite (LAT), Marthe Raimondi (FRA),
Ada v.d. Giessen (NLD), Board 3, Board 4: 1 Teichmeister OST 1 Cody
(GER), Dana Reizniece (LAT). Myrna CAN.
Siewert (GER), Daniela Vaindlova Miroslava Sycov (SLK), Raluca
Moisoiu (ROM), Jelena Popovic (JUG), Vacations: Carlsson 10-25/7, Mraz and
(CZE). Sylvie Roynet (FRA), Svetlana Sevecek 8-22/7, Danek 13/7-1/8,
Khlusevich (RUS), Peggy Clarke (ENG). Natalya Zubritskaya (RUS), Chirleide
Carlos Gurgel (BRS), Maija Malahovska Teichmann 13-28/7.
Pavla Kosir (SLO), Lubov Caklov
(LAT), Sylvie Roynet (FRA), Anneke
(SLK), Elaine Hartford (SCE). Hazel
Stevenson (IRL). Schol-Grin (NLD), Board 4, Elena C.C. Olympiad XIII,
Chorvtov (SLK), Eleonora Mihai
Ladies WC semi-final VII,
Section 2: Astrid Montag (GER), (ROM), Marija Matovic (JUG), Olga Preliminaries
Preliminaries
Gearoidin Ui Laighleis (IRL), Nery Zimina (RUS), Suzana Chang (BRS), TD: Roald Berthelsen
Maceiras Moya (CUB). Jill Barber Dana Grigorjeva (LAT), Danielle Legall Section 1, Vacations: Ripoll 25/8-23/9,
(ENG), Marie Bazantov (CZE). Natalya (FRA), Heleen Schut (NLD). Freixas 1-30/7, Atakisi 7-18/7 -
Zubritskaya (RUS), Andra Cimina Section 2, Board 4: New player Peru:
Section 2, Board 1, Donata Pedro Atcola Tovar.
(LAT). Tamara Zaitseva (RUS), Janusevicite (LIT), Donna Kremen
Jacqueline Roos (FRA), Mria Pappov Board 5: 1 Dothan ISL 1 Rivas PER.
(USA), Liliana Fredes de Locio (ARG), Board 6: New player Argentina: Juan A
(SLK), Helena Griffiths (ENG), Christine Dorota Pietrzak (POL), Vera Beranov
Rosenfield (USA), Margarita Botcheva Enricci.
(CZE), Regina Narva (EST), Anke Vacations: Rubinas 4-18/7, Nizynski 13-
(BLG). Petra Ipavec (SLO). Koglin (GER), Franca Piano Marone
Section 3: Hana Kubkov (CZE), 22/7 and 17-23/8, Mertens 20/9-18/10
(ITA), Board 2, Salomeja Zaksaite (spec), Schuller 10/7-3/8, Stull 15/7-2/8
Regina Sutkien (LIT), Maruta Abolina (LIT), Victoria Ying (USA), Hilda
(LAT), Zuzana Pappov (SLK), Marlenis (spec), Riva 17/8-17/9, Ljubicic 7-31/7.
Abdala (ARG), Alicja Szczepaniak Section 3-Board 2: 1 Nightingale IRL 1
Merio Alba (CUB), Nada Popov (JUG). (POL)2235, Ruzena Pribylov
Olga Sukhareva (RUS), Mary E. Jones Cody CAN, 2/3 Salgaocar IND 0
(CZE)2160, Merike Rtova (EST) 2215, Kronberg SVE, Lanc SLK.
(ENG). Rosemary A. Giulian (SCO), Veronika Prei (GER), Laura Tamborini
Tiina Lindholm (FIN), Silvia Schmidt Vacations: Zlender 6-27/7, Bohak 1-15/
(ITA) 1900, Board 3, Vilma 7 and 20/9-15/10 (spec), Dahlgren 1-14/
(GER), L.I. Knyaseva (BLR), Doreen J. Dambrauskaite (LIT), Dorothy B. Lord
Helbig (ENG). accepted withdrawal: Ita 7, Franzen 19-29/6.
(USA), Mara Anglica Lezcano (ARG), Section 4, Vacation: Fleetwood 12-27/7.
Ryan (IRL). Wieslawa Zajac (POL), Marie Bazantov Our last issue had reported on some
V Ladies OL final (CZE), Maie Tilk (EST), Myrna Siewert board changes. As a result, Ragnar
Board 1, Siv Bengtsson (SVE), Birgit (GER), Maria Angela Fonio (ITA), Wikman announces new title norms in
Schneider (GER), Christine Rosenfield Board 4, Egle Morknaite (LIT), some cases as follows.
(USA), Krystyna Radzikowska (POL), Marilyn Koput Simmons (USA), Patricia Section 1 - board 3: new player
Mary E. Jones (ENG), Irina Perevertkina Alvarez (ARG), Regina Paderewska Lorentzen (NOR). Category goes from
(RUS), Eva Mozn (CZE), Jacqueline (POL), Hana Palkov (CZE), Svetlana VI to VII, new IM norm at 6.
Roos (FRA), Voichita Calinescu (ROM), Zainetdinova (EST), Katrin Bradtke Section 1 - board 6: new players
Board 2, Silvia Brvenich (SVE), Astrid (GER), Luz Marina Tinjaca (ITA). Botchev (BLG) and Tiemann (GER).
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ABO-16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. Category goes from V to IV, new IM

norm at 7.
1 G. Haese GER x 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Section 2 - board 3: new player
2 M. Read ENG 0 x 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 Hariharan (SIP). No change.
3 G. Schuh GER x 1 0 1 1 6 Section 3 - boards 3-6: Mexican
changes on all four boards; bd. 3:
4 H. Grabinger GER 0 x 1 0 1 1 1 6 Category goes from VII to II new IM
5 M. Nielsen DEN 0 1 0 x 1 1 0 1 1 6 norm at 8. (NB from Editor: Subject to
6 P. Raivio FIN 0 1 0 x 1 1 1 6 petition to 1998 ICCF Congress on the
7 E. Dekeyser BEL 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 1 1 1 5 grounds that sufficient players have fixed
ratings in the 1998-99 list.)
8 Yu. Pinus RUS 0 0 x 0 1 4 bd 4: Category goes from VI to VII, new
9 B. Kuperman ISL 0 0 0 1 0 x 1 4 IM norm at 6. bd 5: No change. bd 6:
10 O. Stepanov RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 1 3 Category goes from I to IV, new IM norm
11 H. Kristensen DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 at 7
Section 4, board 6: new player
Lyukmanov (RUS). No change
ABO-19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
Istvan Abon
Istvan yi
Abonyi
1 A. Voyna UKR x 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
2 A. Oomen NLD x 1 1 1 1 7
Tournaments
TD: Witold Bielecki
3 M. Read ENG 0 x 1 1 1 1 1 7 ABO/16 55. Kuperman Stepanov. See
4 P. Sderberg SVE 0 x 1 1 1 6 the crosstable. 19 55. Asker Curtacci.
5 S. Curtacci ITA 0 x 1 5 See the crosstable. 20 50. Tronhjem 1
6 W. Grohde GER 0 0 x 1 1 5 Rozhkov. 22 55. Wohlfahrt 0
Kwiatkowski. Final positions: see
7 C-P. Franke GER 0 0 0 x 1 1 4 crosstable.
8 W. Baumgartner SWZ 0 0 0 0 x 1 1 4
9 B. Barnard NZL 0 0 0 0 x 1 3 Master Norm
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Tournaments
TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez,
Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla
ABO/22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. (ESP)
MN/1: 53. Holl 1 Fedukin, 54. Fedukin
1 F. Lukez SVE 1 1 1 6 0 Pordzik, 55. Pordzik 1 Jnos. The
2 P. Raivio FIN 0 1 1 1 6 section is completed: see crosstable.
3 M. Plomp NLD 0 1 1 1 6 MN/10: 52. Wierzbicki 0 Leander. MN/
4 H. Berglf GER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 14: 51. Mostowik 0 Wislff-Nilssen.
MN/18: 42. Surez Sedeo
5 C. Brker GER 1 0 5 Nazarbekov, 43. Poleshchuk Kruse.
6 H. Wohlfahrt OST 1 0 5 44. Poleshchuk Surez Sedeo, 45.
7 K.-D. Mller GER 0 1 0 1 5 Poleshchuk 0 De Coninck. Marulin 1.etl
8 M. Freeman NZL 0 1 5 vs. Nazarbekov nc. m. 31. Master
results: Kruse (GER) and Poleshchuk
9 H-E. Lers GER 0 0 0 1 4 (RUS). MN/20: 31. Espejo Hava 1
10 J. Markus NLD 0 0 0 1 0 3 Moscicki. MN/22: 34. Sntges 1
11 F. Kwiatkowski ENG 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Donskikh. Master result: Sntges
(GER) MN/23: 47. Mller 1 Muhonen,
48. Jaumandreu Llopis Pedersen. MN/
24: 38. Wengler 0 Alexandre Bisquert.
MN 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts. MN/26: 32. Grski 1 Belokopyt. MN/
1 G. Cardelli ITA 1 1 1 1 1 7 28: 39. Sonnabend Kulling, 40. Van
de Wynkele 0 Michlek, 41. Kulling 1
2 E.N. Pedersen USA 1 1 1 1 7 Kiupel. Pochner 1.etl vs. Perevertkina nc.
3 W. Nitsche GER 1 1 1 6 m. 21 MN/29: 26. Leung Lindstrm.
4 R.V.M. Hall ENG 0 1 1 1 1 6 MN/30: 43. Runowiecki 0 Bergmann.
5 A.E.J. Kuhlmann NLD 0 1 1 5 MN/31: 37. Svoboda Mishuchkov.
MN/32: 34. Sandberg 0 Nocci, 35. Henk
6 A. Holl GER 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 de Paz Nistal, 36. Sandberg Geider.
7 J. Jnos SLK 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 Master result: Henk (GER) MN/33: 35.
8 D. Pordzik GER 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 Norevall 1 Vtter, 36. Bellatalla
9 F. Kristensen DEN 0 0 0 0 0 2 Norevall, 37. Waltmans 0 Traut, 38. Traut
Polakovic, 39. Bellatalla Just.
10 A.I. Fedukin RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Bellatalla 1.etl vs. Ude nc. m. 32. Master
11 C. Milgram FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 result: Traut (GER) MN/34: 32.
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Kruchem 1 Grima Crespo (2.etl), 33. Krger 1 Grima Crespo WT/M/603 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
(silence). Grima Crespo 1.etl vs. Coco nc. m. 10 MN/35: 43.
Bystrov 1 Larsson, 44. Thannhausser Franois, 45. Kling 0 1 P.J. Pedersen DEN * 1 1 1 1 5
Thannhausser. Master result: Thannhausser (OST) MN/36: M. Schneider GER * 1 1 1 1 5
41. Trahan 0 Banet, 42. Horvth 0 Schiller. MN/37: 37. Plato 1 3 F. Weyand FRA * 1 3
Bas Fortuny, 38. Nienmand 1 Brachtel. MN/38: 24. Baron 1 4 T. Greiner USA 0 0 * 1 2
Kaden, 25. De Vriendt 1 Kaden, 26. Cruzado Dueas Baron.
Nsman 1.etl vs. Baron nc. m. 22, Nsman 1.etl vs. Riemer nc. 5 H.Schulenberg NLD 0 0 * 1 0 2
m. 27, Nsman 1.etl vs. Kaden nc. m. 19, Nsman 1.etl vs. 6 J. Strohmeier GER 0 0 0 * 1 2
Cruzado Dueas nc. m. 21 MN/39: 15. Girard 0 Wengler, 16. 7 H. Klausner GER 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1
Nitsche Girard. MN/40: 19. Karasek 1 Schuster, 20.
Weileder 1 Michels, 21. Michels 1 Svenneby. MN/41: 21.
Kiupel Sandstrm, 22. Dille 0 Morais. MN/43: 32. Kruse 0 WT/M/676 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Schmall. MN/44: 14. Del Gobbo Copar, 15. Remde Copar. 1 J. Straschewski GER * 1 1 1 1 5
MN/45: 21. Baier Grabner, 22. Ziese 0 Pedersen. MN/46: 2 K. Herrmann GER 0 * 1 1 1 4
14. Sedlcek Pecot, 15. Ellis 0 Jungnickel, 16. Jungnickel
Holl,17. Holl Schreiber, 18. Pecot 1 Larsen. MN/47: 6. Hock 3 G. Descroix FRA * 0 1 1 3
Powell, 7. Hock Pracejus, 8. Iotov Pracejus. MN/48: 4 V.A. Vajser RUS 0 0 1 * 1 1 3
11. Frijling Hempel, 12. Rowley Plauth-Herr, 13. Plauth- 5 M. Richter GER 0 0 * 1 1 3
Herr Polyakevich. MN/49: 12. Brachtel Alberti, 13. Elson 6 F. Zanetti ITA 0 0 0 * 1 2
0 Norevall, 14. Grill Mathias,15. Elson Timr, 16. Elson
Ledger. MN/50: 3. Bensiek Hietanen. MN/51: 5. De Carlos 7 A. Maier OST 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0
Arregui Schreiber. MN/52: 2. Lachmann 0 Keskowski, 3.
Kruchem 1 Keskowski, 4. Keskowski Traut, 5. Rudwall 0 WT/M/695 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Keskowski. MN/53: 2. Vivante-Sowter Goertz, 3. Vivante-
Sowter Mller, 4. Mller Goertz, 5. Kremer Berglund. 1 D. Cleto Jnior BRS * 1 1 0 1 1 4
MN/54: 9. Donnelly Samraoui, 10. Jrgensen Henk, 11. 2 H. Wellenreiter GER 0 * 1 1 1 1 4
Riebel Donnelly, 12. Donnelly Behling. MN/55: 3. Sabel 3 P. Wystrach GER 0 * 1 1 3
Metzer, 4. Elsner Blau. 4 K. Elson ISD 1 0 * 0 2
Vacations: Baier 1-28.6, Barrios Troncoso 16.6-6.7, Bensiek
25.7-24.8, Berglund 1-30.7, Borroni 10.8-8.9, Bystrov 10-25.7 5 T. Reichert GER 0 * 2
+ 5-20.8, Coco 1-30.6 (special), Copar 7.8-5.9 + 6-10.9 6 T. Silfver SVE 0 0 0 1 * 2
(special), Cornu 5-20.7, Cruzado Dueas 1-15.7 + 1-15.9, De 7 N.A. Zarkov RUS 0 0 0 * 1
Groot 3-23.6, Dondelinger 15.6-3.7, Engelhardt 30.5-20.6
(special), Fischer 8-17.6 + 11-31.7, Hempel 25.7-16.8 + 17-
22.8 (special), Kotka 17.6-16.7 + 17-31.7 (special), Michlek WT/M/703 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
1-15.7, Mller 18.7-9.8, Nordal 22.6-1.7 + 26.7-14.8, Norevall 1 H. Detmer GER * 1 1 1 1 0 4
13-22.7, Pecot 1-19.7, Perevertkina 15.6-5.7, Pichler 27.7-14.8, 2 P. Hodges USA * 1 3
Piersig 11-30.7, Riebel 13.8-12.9, Snchez Rdenas 14-31.7 +
1-14.9, Sandberg 2-23.6, Schmelz 29.6-26.7, Strand 18.6-18.7, 3 M. Kevick SLK 0 * 0 1 1 1 3
Tombette 6-26.7, Traut 3-26.7. 4 R. Rosin GER 0 1 * 0 1 3
Email Master Norm Tournaments 5 G. Marturano ITA 0 0 1 * 1 3
EM/MN/002: 40. Alvarez Villar 0 Kristensen, 41. Grau Ribas 6 E. Ressler GER 0 0 * 1 2
Kristensen. EM/MN/003: 35. Schorra 0 Mrugala, 36.
Mrugala 1 Laurent, 37. Mrugala 1 Kiupel, 38. Kiupel Tosi, 7 M. Arounopoulos GER 1 0 0 0 0 0 * 1
39. Malmstrom 1 Rak, 40. Schorra Malmstrom, 41. Laurent
0 Canibal. Muschalek 1.etl vs. Kiupel nc. m. 20. Master result: WT/M/710 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Mrugala (CAN). EM/MN/004: 3. Aleshnya Rak, 4.
Bratholm 0 Van Wieringen, 5. Aleshnya 1 Bratholm, 6. 1 R. Aiken USA * 1 1 1 1 1 5
Lautenbach Rak, 7. Van Wieringen 1 Aleshnya. EM/MN/ 2 F. London NLD * 1 1 0 1 1 4
005: 1. Fuhrwerk Shaw, 2. Simmelink 0 Elburg, 3. Simmelink 3 H. Schmidt GER 0 0 * 1 1 1 3
Shaw. K. Elson ISD 0 0 * 1 1 1 3
Vacations: Aleshnya 29.6-28.7 (special), Coco 1-30.6 (special),
Elburg 1-31.7, Neto 18-28.6, Reijnen 3-29.6. 5 J. Bastian GER 0 1 0 0 * 1 2
6 M. Mossekel GER 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1
Master Class 7 V.S. Svetovidov RUS 0 0 0 0 0 *
Sections to 763: TD Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20, I-
10136 Torino (ITA). Email: [email protected] WT/M/726 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Sections from 764: Rubens Battistini, via A. Costa 106/2, I- 1 M. Versili ITA * 1 1 1 1 5
40134 Bologna (ITA) 2 H.-D. Wunderlich GER * 1 1 1 1 5
Email: [email protected] 3 S. Gehre GER 0 * 1 1 1 1 4
Results: 603 20/1. Weyand Greiner, Strohmeier. 676 21. 4 F. Montes LUX 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 3
Vajser 1 Richter. 695 21. Zarkov 0 Cleto Jnior. 697 18.
5 V.S. Svetovidov RUS 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 2
Gudlaugsson 0 Zarkov; Zarkov etl vs. Mezebickij, n.c. move
29. 698 19/20. Mezebickij 1 Weiss, Elson. 703 Kevick 6 O. Stefan SLK 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1
Hodges. 706 19. Adriano 1 Aird. 708 19. Mesquita Jnior 7 G. Descroix FRA 0 0 0 0 0 *
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Weiss. 710 17/21. Svetovidov () 0 Mossekel, Aiken, Schmidt, 85. Fernandez 0:0 Kiguel 86. Fernandez 0 Welling 87. Gritti
London, Elson. 711 20. Rosenberg 0 Otte. 720 19. Gajarsk Mrkvicka, 88. Wilk Incelli. 49. 71. Dzenis 0 Schmelz 72.
Grehoff. 723 15. Forato Idler. 725 19. Mousessian 1 Kochetov 1 van Damme, 73. Schmelz 1 Simunek 50. 60.
Sampieri. 726 18/21. Svetovidov () 0 Gehre, Wunderlich, Lagergren Arias Duval 52. 63. Stapinski 0 Fengsrud 64.
Versili, Montes. 728 9. Mehlhorn 1 Mostowik. 734 12. Hayden Tibbert Stapinski, 65. De Smet 1 Zhdanov 53. 79. Fengsrud
0 Sampieri. 735 11. Maruhn 1 Sebagh. 737 16. Kaiser 1 Vin. 0 Romanzow 80. Rozumek 0 Romanzow 81. Fengsrud
741 13. Fehr-Polgr Breitenbaum, 14/5. Detmer 1 Snchez, Polklaser, 82. Alvarez Lertora 54. 51. Hymas Plebanczyk
Greiner, 16. Andersson Snchez. 742 8. Dege 0 Holthuis. 55. Plebanczyk Evans, 56. Evans 1 Konicek 55. 60. t Jong
746 14. Youssef 0 Nissen. 750 3. Vinklrek Kretschmer. 753 Wunderlich 61. Demian Dearnley, 62. Peczkowski 1
7. Kevick 1 Korhonen. 758 2. Schmalstieg 0 Rut. 762 1. Kristensen 63. Peczkowski 1 t Jong 56. 54. Brencher 0
Kevick Mller. 763 4/7. Bach 0 Cekov, Sosa, Manso Gil, Krustkalns 55. Brencher 1 Borner 56. Borner Bikchentaev
Gorges, 8. Herrmann 1 Gorges. 57. Brencher 1 Lappka 58. Budding Brencher, 59. Lappka 1
Vacations: Aiken, Boga, Borroni, Coco (special), Gonzlez Giuntini 60. Jans 1 Brencher 61. Kotelnikov Jans 62. Jans 1
Freixas, Mller, Rischke (+ special), Wegner (+ special). Cibin 63. Krustkalns 1 Jans 64. Budding Jans 65. Borner
Mielnik 57. 62. van Leeuwen 1 Windhorst 63. Windhorst 1
Higher Class Gorokhov 64. Villafane 0 Windhorst 65. Anderson 1 Windhorst
TD: Joseph Deidun Sr, P. O. Box 371, Bloomfield, On. Canada 66. Windhorst 0 Gerasimchuk, 67. Coope 1 Villafane 58. 28.
Alozy 1 Albesa 29. Albesa 0 Lane 30. Lane Gundrum 31.
KOK 1G0 (Double Report )
Gundrum Sacerdotali, 32. Albesa 0 Justesen 33. Ogrodnik 0
Final Results: 898 21. Sparnacini Grber. Positions: 1./2.
Lane 34. Alozy 1 Justesen 35. Goode 0 Alozy 36. Sacerdotali 1
A. Madrid Sol (ESP), S. Sparnacini (ITA) 5, 3. I. Grber
Alozy 59. 19. Grabner 1 Dubleumortier 20. Dubleumortier
(GER) 4, 4. P. G. Vonk (ENO) 3, 5. S. Brady (SCO) 2, 6.
Cappoccia 21. Bonaldi Serrier 22. Stapinski 1 Eisengrein
M. Marchant (CAN) 1, 7. G. Albarran (ARG) 0. 920 20/1.
23. Dubleumortier Stapinski 24. Naftalin Capoccia 25.
Jasak Esses, Rosas. Positions: 1. E. C. Sowden (ENG) 52,
Eisengrein 0 Capoccia, 26. Bonoldi Naftalin 27. Bonaldi
2. A. Brschneider (GER) 4, 3. M. J. Esses (ARG) 3, 4. C. L.
Dubleumortier 60. 5. v.d. Dool 1 Justesen 6. Raffaele 0 Simunek
Rosas (BRS) 3, 5. J. Jasak (POL) 2, 6. T. Bernhardt (GER) 2.
7. Justesen 1 Simunek 8. Simunek 0 Esses 9. v.d. Dool 1
7. M. Schneidereit (GER) . 923 20. Cataldi 2 Camerini, 21.
Simunek 10. Busching v.d. Dool 11. Marzolla 1 Simunek 12.
Rawlings 1 Camerini. Positions: 1. J. Ryska (CZE) 4. 2./4.
Cermak 1 Huser 13. Huser 0 Slusarczyk 14. Huser 1 Busching
S. Camerini (ITA), R. A. Cataldi (BRS), A. Rawlings (ENG),
15. Cermak v.d. Dool, 16. Justensen 0 Raffaele 17. Simunek
4, 5. A. Brschneider (GER) 3, 6. H. J Schallies (GER) 1, 7.
0 Wagner 18. V.D. Dool Mostowik 61. 1. Konicek 1 Justesen
M. Maliszewski (POL) 0.
2. Cummings Konicek
Results: 900 corr: 15. Kolomytchenko 1 Kopenen (not Brner).
Vacations: Schmelz 29/6/98-26/7/98 Lertora 1/7/98-25/7/98
902 18. Lebedev 0 v. d. Haak (def). 904 19. Aindley 0 Pregun.
van Leeuwen 10/6/98-29/6/98
910 20. Mamaev 1 Chambers. 913 19/20. Sznek 1 Lennartz,
Players Note: Please remember to notify the Tournament Sec-
Vonk. 914 15. Golovko 1 Hauptmann. 916 19/20. Maier
retary when you take vacation or leave. This is important!
Maruhn, Vladyka. 921 14. Brner 1 Colo, 15/6. da Silva 0
Brner, Colo, 17/8. Beaumont 1 Da Silva, Schallies. 922 16.
Disselhorst 0 Carlowitz.926 6. Camerini Ribkinskis, 7/8. First Class
Huber 1 Ribkinskis, Grego (def), 9/10. Nemec 1 Huber, Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-
Ribkinskis. 927 10. Canibal 1 Likhachev, 11. Halli 1 Ramini, 8270 Hjbjerg (DEN)
12/3. Ramini 0 Canibal, Hanison. 929 5. Peetoom 1 Modestino. Final Results, 1371: 20/1. Kuenzel, Allum 0-0 Ryshik.
930 9. Anda Hoyer. 932 2. Henschel 1 Janovic, 3. Tafner 0-0 Positions: 1.T Schmidt (GER) 4, 2.U Kuenzel (SAL) 4, 3/4.
Janovic (dbl. def), 4/9. Tafner 0 (def) vs rest, 10/12. Janovic 0 T B Ryshik (UKR), W C Allum (ENG) 3, 5.G J Scherbijn
(def) vs rest. 934 corr: Frydendal vs Milher still in play, new (NLD) 2, 6.A Bussquist (SVE) 1, 7.L Meflan (ALG) 0
#1. Kthe 0 Frydendal, 7. Bighi Naaijer, 8. Bighi 1 Kthe. Results, 1381: 19.Surkov 0-0 Nienstedt. 1387: Gonsalves 1etl
935 11. Ziegert 1 Kthe, 12. Welton White. 936 4. Genestier vs Gorov ncm 18. 1398: 19.Dostal Kuenzel. 1399: 17/8.Fava,
0 Schmidt. 937 3. Strebkovs 1 Genestier, 4/5. Naayer, Schmidt Krepelka 0 Heckeroth, 19.Heckeroth Legrand. 1401: 18/
1 Bode. 938 3. Kuitunen l Heemeyer, 4/5. Kuitunen 1 Hymas, 0 9.Slater, Polasek 0-0 Nepper. 1402: 20.Polasek 0 Crowdy. 1403:
Zimmermann. 939 5. Zchner 1 Aymard, 6/7. Pflichthofer 1 15.Rylner 0 Nosov. 1405: 16.Blonde 0 Trofimov, 17.Moncelsi
Maier, Aymard. 940 5. Terada 1 Vonk. 941 l/2. Papsch 0 Hart, 0 Hueser, 18.Huser 1 Timson. 1406: 15.v. Speijbroek 0 Schaefer,
Mart Gruz. 944 1. Dearnley Hammerling, 2/12. Rosenthal, 16.Moncelsi 1 Schaefer. 1407: 17.Stibal 0 Soulas. 1409: Goetz
Thomas 0 (def) vs all, 0-0 (dbl. def) each other, 13. Jacob 1 1 Moncelsi. 1412: 20.Stefens 0 Vanicek. 1413: 15.Bogustov 1
Dearnley. 946 4. Nielsen Birarov. Hurley, 16.Michel 1 Millar, 17.Millar 1 Kolczykiewicz. 1415:
Vacations: Anda, Carlson, de Haas, Hojac, Rnby, .Schmidt, 4.Rodriguez Perez 1 Hurley, 5.Eschenbacher Rodriguez
Strebkovs, Ziegert, Zimmermann. Perez, 6.Jones 0 Eschenbacher, 7.Sienkiewicz 0 Eschenbacher,
WT/H/GT: 47-59 TD: Gary Ruben (CAN). Email: [email protected] 8.Jones 1 Bardason. 1416: 9.Schatilov 1 Kovalenko, 10.Ackers
Double Report Schatilov, 11.Laios 0 Schatilov, 12.Hueser Niro. 1418:
Final Results, WT/H/GT/47: 90 Osak 1 Ogrodnik 91. Osak 0 15/6.Balleer 1 Adamson, Klein, 17.Mrhalek 0 Balleer, 18.
Mostowik (adjudication) Adamson Angermann. Winner: D Balleer (GER) 6. 1419:
Positions, 1st: R. Montgomery (IRL) 11/13, 2: J. 14/5. Lau, Richter 1 Markkula, 16.Orzlowski 0 Richter,
Dommaschk 11, 3rd: W.F.R. Braakhuis 10, 4th: D. Savelli 9 , 17.Markkula Balleer, 18. Schaefer 0 Orzlowski. Winner: D
5th/6th: R. Feist and J. Simunek 8, 7th/8th: B. Dobrzycki and P. Balleer (GER) 5. 1420: 5/10.Ramanamurthy 0 all (deceased).
Mostowik 6 , 9th/10th: H. Elstner and A. Veroni 4 , 11th/ 1422: 7.Stevenson 1 Jakobi, 8.Spierenburg 1 Stevenson. 1423:
12th: R. Ogrodnik and J. Osak 3, 13th/14th: G. Maly and E. 13.Kirch 1 Jensen, 14/7.Fraga dos Santos 0 Jensen, Gist, Soulas,
Wilk 2 . Kirch (silent). 1424: 9.Rylner 1 Boles. 1425: 12.Kobayashi 1
Results in Ongoing Sections: In Tournaments GT 48 and 49 Moeller, 13/7. de Heer 0 Kobayashi, Sowter, Kluhe, Gotz,
the first several places are not yet decided. I will allow them to Moller. 1426: 9.Goetz Baptista, 10/4.Hansen 0 Pabst,
continue for up to 6 more months. 48 84. Ogrodnik 0 Hymas Baptista, Oe, Gotz, Knoll. 1428: 7.Piehl 0 Blanken, 8.Piehl
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Johansson. 1430: 1.v Speijbroeck 0 Pielka.1431: 1.Schreiber

0 Osterberg, 2.Osterberg 0 Rotte. WORLD CUPS
Vacations: Angermann, Blanken, Braun, Haeberle, Kunzel,
Mare, Markkula, Morton, Rylner, v Speijbroeck, Vaindlova,
Vetter (+ special). ICCF World-Cup V
World-Cup VII ffinal
inal
GT TD: M.Mller-Tpler, Wesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925 Mu- TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw
nich, GER. 114. Khokhlov Olsson, 115. Pfretzschner 1 Cody, 116. Rause
Final result: 32 104 Graversgaard Yukhimchuk, 105. 1 Terterjants, 117.Cutillas 1 Cody.
Graversgaard Preston. Positions: 1. W. Heyn (GER) 12, Winner: O.Rause (LAT) 13 pts.
2. P.D. Joseph (USA) 11, 3. A. Dubleumonber (FRA) 9, 4.
A.M. Yukhimchuk (UKR) 8, 5. M. Rottier (BEL) 8, 6. K. Kneip ICCF World-Cup V
World-Cup II ffinal
VII inal
(GER) 8, 7. I. Seack (GER) 8, 8. A. Ryder (ENG) 7, 9. K. TD: Witold Bielecki
Graversgaard (DEN) 7, 10. B. Birchall (ENG) 6, 11. T. 111. Veinger 0 Zimmermann, 112. Wist Horackova.
Thomson (SCO) 6, 12. N. Seifert (GER) 5, 13. W. Preston
(ENG) 4, 14. G. Mller (GER) 3, 15. B. Mallet (FRA) 0.
Results. 44 91. Portych 1 Vergine. 49 59. Mikk 0 Tanis, 60. ICCF World-Cup VIII F
World-Cup inal
Final
Tanis 1 Gtz. 51 41. Vasseur 1 Seliga, 42. v. Tricht 1 Rath, 43. TD: Egbert Bsenberg
Rath 1 Cornelisse, 44. Adamson Vasseur, 45. Vasseur 1 Rath. 5. Koch Hoffmann, 6. Gerhardt 1 Barten.
52 24. Radovcic 0 Cesaro, 25. Addis 1 Radovcic, 26. Addis 1
Bourgault, 27. Addis 1 Schepers, 28. Radovcic 0 Bourgauit, ICCF World-Cup IX F
World-Cup inal
Final
29. Madsen 1 Radovcic. 53 2. Folds 1 Ekmark. TD: Joachim Walther
2. Rausch Janos.
Second Class Vacations: Raschewski 22.6-5.7.98, Brobakken 3.7-2.8.98
No results this month.
ICCF World-Cup X Semi-F
World-Cup inal
Semi-Final
Third Class
Third TD: Joachim Walther
TD: Poul Rasmussen (DEN): June & July reports combined. S01: 10. Brderle 1 Giobbi, 11 Wuttke Nyberg, 12 Koths
Final Result, WT/III /936: 21. Meador 1 de Rooij. Positions: Nyberg.
1. C.M. Meador (USA) 4, 2. A.C. de .Rooij (NLD) 4, 3. M. S02: 7. Wochnik Deschamp.
Duncovich (USA) 3. 4/5. G.P.McCoy (ENG), M. Delahaye S04: 3/14 Schmalstieg 0 Weber, Wunderlich, Maassen,
(USA) 3, 6/7. U. Drexhage (GER), Ioka Hisaru (JAP) 1. Hostachy, Vtter, Dshasmagambetov, Schartner, Arounopoulos,
Results: 940 16. Sommeling 0 Knobloch. 946 20, Edge 1 Sereni. Ferre Perez, Tavares, Stornelli, Busch.
948 13. Ralston 0 Ball 948 11 Mazza Schneider, 12 Ball 1 S07: 6. Sendobry Strick, 7 Strick 0 Schorra, 8 Strick 0
Vlaar, 949 15. Pielek 0 Tirronen, 950 Wrzebesser 1 Purcell Roelens.
951 9. Milne Koppejan 10/2. Koppejan 1 Pereira, S08: 1 Blau 0 M.Hase, 2 Beaumont Diaz Rubi. S09: 1. Heide
Kluge,Sampson 13. Koppejan 0 McCoy 954 11 Enoksson 0 Ollmann, 2 Welzenheimer Vetter. S11: 2 Schfer Isigkeit.
Martins, 12. Spackova 0 Martens 955 1/3. Ohrstrm 0 de Rooij, S13: 2. Krotofil Serner, 3. Klee Barei, 4. Barei
Lakota, Hughes. 957 1. Papp 1 Escher, 2. Ness el Said 1 Paap. Kindbetter, 5 Kindbetter Serner. P.Zejewski (GER):
Vacations: Fuller, Schneider. withdrawal, games cancelled.

Sneppe (BEL); 31. Svendsen (SWZ) 0 Castellano (ITA-A); 32/

COPPA LATINA V 34. Sneppe 1 Grozescu (ROM), Iodice (ITA-B), Castellano;
Mendes (POR) 1st etl in his Black game against Sneppe (BEL)
Organised bv ASIGC at move 50.
Tournament secretary: Nol van t Riet Achterstekamp 35 NL - Board 7 47/49. Curado (POR) Huybrecht (BEL), Von
Ballmoos (SWZ); 50. Follert (ROM) 0 Huybrecht; Follert first
9301 RB Roden Netherlands fax + 31 50 5010578 etl in White game against Poscente (ITA-B), start of new time
Results sheet 7 count 1.3.98.
Board 1 44/46. Martin (ROM) , Almeida (POR) 0 Van Board 8 36/37. Bas i Fortuny (ESP) 1 Clement (BEL), 0
Praet (BEL); 47/48. Almeida Martin Amoribello (ITA-B); 38/39. Morais (POR) 1 1 Iliescu (ROM)
Board 2 35. Guimaraes (POR) 1 Laurent (BEL) (etl); 40/42. Clement De Lagontrie (FRA), 1 1 Iliescu; 43.
Board 3 21/23. Rodriguez Martin (BEL) 1 1 Monteiro (POR), Wrth (SWZ) Lotti (ITA-A).
Troffiguer (FRA); 24. Troffiguer 1 Monteiro; Moldoveanu Board 9 22/23. Gil Matilla (ESP) 0 Goyvaerts (BEL), Maffei
(ROM) 1st etl in his White game with Rodriguez Martin (BEL) (ITA-A); 24/29. Lber (SWZ) 0 Grasso (ITA-B), Maffei, 0 0
at move 35, new start of reflection time at move 36; Moldoveanu Berbece (ROM), Lopes (POR); 30. Gil Matilla 1 Lber; 31/34.
1st etl in his Black game with Rodriguez Martin at move 36, Grasso, Gil Matilla 1 1 Lopes (etl); 35. Goyvaerts Vedrunes
new start of reflection time at move 37 (FRA)
Board 4 19. Boonet (BEL) 0 Amaro (POR); 20/21. Bouverot Board 10 41/42. Casares Ripoll (ESP) , Milgram (FRA) 1
(FRA) Colucci (ITA-B), 1 Muri (SWZ); 22. Amaro (POR) Barbafiera (ITA-B); 43. Palmkoeck (BEL) 1 Vasile (ROM);
Muri 44/47. Barbafiera, Marques (POR) Palmkoeck
Board 5 35/36. Mertens (BEL) 0 Flores (POR); 37/38. Mevel
(FRA, Hang (ROM); 39/40. Bktas (SWZ) Scaramuzzo Standing (after 380/560 games = 68%): 1 Italy-A 63% (49/
(ITA-B), 0 Surez Sedeo (ESP); 41/42. Scaramuzzo 0 Surez 78), 2 Italy-B 59% (54/92), 3 France 57% (64/112), 4 Portugal
Sedeo, Bktas (SWZ) 49% (42/86), 5 Belgium 49% (53/108), 6 Spain 46% (50/108),
Board 6 29/30. Boada Llombart (ESP) 0, Iodice (ITA-B) 7 Switzerland 40% (47/118), 8 Romania 34% (20/58).
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EU/MSM/V/2-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
EUROPEAN 1 T. Clarke IRL 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7
TOURNAMENTS 2 A.B. Jrgensen DEN 1 1 1 1 1 7
3 R. Oechslein GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 6
4 H. Kramer SWZ 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6
New Tournament Office Director: 5 J. Petro HUN 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Egbert Bsenberg, Schulberg 1 D- 6 R. Lorbek SLO 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
07586 Oberndorf, Germany. 7 H. Sjl NOR 1 0 0 0 0 3
8 M. Rechtman ISL 0 0 0 1 0 3
Phone/FAX: 0049 36606 60276. A. Rei
9 EST 0 0 0 0 1 3
Email: [email protected] 10 F. Casares Ripol ESP 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

European Champs.
European Germany (87 points/125 games = 69.6%), 2. Italy (75/119
=63.03%), 3 Austria (68/125 = 54.8%); 4. Poland (65/121 =
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg 53.72%), 5 Switzerland (66/124 =53.63%), 6. Hungary (58/
(DEN) Double Report. 114 =50.88%), 7. Russia 45/91 =50%), 8 Belgium (57/123
EU/FSM/48: 101.Karmow 0 Konikowski. 53: 86 Volodin 0-0 = 46.75%), 9. Denmark (55/128 =42.97%), 10. Sweden (51/
Arzumanyan, 87.Arzumanyan 0 Galow. IM title: K Sderberg 128 =39.84%), 11 Netherlands (50/130 =38.46%), 12. Norway
(FIN). 54: 96. Morosov 1 Klauner, 97. Morosov 0 Plijter, (46/122 =37.71%).
98.Klauner Muller. 55: 95. Dabija 0 Flores Gutierrez,
96.Holovsky Montag, 97.Grasso Dabija, 98.Dabija 0
Knebel. 56: 70. Khokhlov 0 Sapa, 71. Sapa 1 Bures, 72. Kuenel
5 EU Teams Prelims
Prelims
1 Rotariu (etl), 73.Liflyand Sapa, 74.Kuhnel 1 Liflyand, 75/ TD: Egbert Bsenberg, Schulberg 1 D - 07586 Oberndorf.
6.Hase, Lindestrom 1 Minkov. IM: W. Hase (GER) 57: corr: Phone/FAX: 0049 36606 60276 email:
84.Groth 1 (not ) Jezek, 87. Szafraniec Cardelli, 88. Mayr [email protected]
0 Cardelli, Merino Araguas Mayr. 58: 73/4. Marczell 1 Section 1: Board 1: 45. Klaic Camilleri, 46. Johnson
Branding, Vetter, 75. Hadraba 0 Branding. IM-title: G. Halamus, 47. Saksis 1 Klaic, Board 2: 53. Malinin 0 Toscano,
Branding (GER). 59: 45. Backlund Kolcak, 46. Wiesinger Board 3: 43. Samojlov 1 Feistenauer, Board 6: 49. Arnljotsson
0 Glowatzky, 47. Uogele Gorokhovsky, 48.Salceanu Landolfi, 50. Mostowik Aleschnja, 51. Landolfi Kolcak,
Martins Peres, 49.Wrba Cimmino, 50.Gorokhovsky Board 7: 42. del Vasto 0 Krecak, 43. Forslf 1 del Vasto, 44.
Backlund. Wrba 1 etl vs Bross, ncm 51. 60: 23. Spitz 1 Zier, Hawley Grebentjikov, Board 8: 50. Cvetnic 0 Iavarone, 51.
24/6. Flum, Wallner, Zajontz Stern, 27. Frederiks 0 Wallner, Abolinsh 1 Chmiel, 52. Abolinsh 0 Smekalin, Board 9: 46.
28. Kings 0 Zier, 29. Wallner 1 Zier, 30/1. Kings Jordan, Johannesson 1 Karmov, 47. Westlund 1 Ljubicic, 48. Vincenti
Pacchiarini, 32/3. Zier Flum, Satici, 34/5. Pacchiarini, Spitz 0 Karmov, Board 11: 54. Sigurmundsson Podymov, Board
Krebs, 36. Wallner Pacchiarini, 37. Krebs Wallner, 38/ 12: 54. Bramburg 0 Karlsson, 55. Unander Bramburg.
9. Zier 0 Krebs, Kotenko, 40. Jordan 1 Kotenko, 41. Andersen Team results: 21. Croatia Malta 9 : 3, 22. Croatia Sweden
1 Zajontz, 42. Andersen 0 Spitz, 43. Stern 0 Andersen, 44. 2 : 9, 23. Poland Latvia 1 : 10.
Satici Kotenko, 45.Pacchiarini 1 Zier, 46.Flum Kings, Leave: Board 6: Aleschnja (29.0628.07.1998).
47.Spitz 1 Zajontz, 48/9.Dr. Stern Jordan, Pacchiarini, New team-captain, Russia: Valery V. Aleshnya, a/ya 25, RUS-
50.Hallila 0 Wallner. Hallila 1.etl vs Andersen, ncm 10. 61: 1. 109542 Moscow.
Stepanov Bystrov. 62: 1. Nitsche Hampel, 2.Potrata 0 Position (12 July 1998, after 597 of 660 games = 90.5%): 1.
Hotting, 3/4.Reichel Nitsche, Pankratov, Moorman 1etl vs Slovakia (74 points/107 games =69.16%), 2. Italy (67/98
Hampel ncm 20. =68.37%), 3. England (71/112 =63.84%), 4. Sweden (72/
Vacations : Backlund, Bures, Bystrov, Gaprindasvili, Hadraba, 114 =63.60%), 5. Austria (68/118 =58.05%), 6. Latvia (65/
Hallila, Hampel, Hofstetter (spec), Hotting, Huybrecht, Hyldkrog 113 =57.96%), 7. Russia (42/90 =47.22%), 8. Iceland (47/
(+ spec), Kolcak, Kotenko, Krebs, Lindestrom, Malinin, 110 =43.18%), 9. Croatia (43/109 =39.91%), 10. Poland (27/
Martens-Goedert (spec), Pacchiarini, Pragua, Reichel, Salceanu, 108 =25%), 11. Malta (17/115 =15.22%).
Seres, Sderberg, Soentges, Volodin. Section 2: Board 5: 44. Garcia Corada Kristoffel, 45.
Ginzbursky 0 Taylor. Board 9: 45. Oechslein 1 Sjl. The board
4 EU Teams F
Teams inal
Final is complete: see crosstable!, Board 10: 42. Blattner 1 Oren,
43. Oren 0 Johnsen, Board 12: 44. Kukk 1 Vavpetic.
TD: Joachim Walther Kramerring 8, D-06502 Neinstedt GER. Team results: 28. Norway-Germany 4-7, 29. Israel-
Board 1: 60. Nimtz 1 Yarkov, 61. Nimtz 1 DAdamo. GM Switzerland 4-7, 30. Slovenia-Estonia 4-8, 31. Norway-
half-norm: Nimtz (GER). Bd. 2: 59. Makarov 1 Frederiks. Bd. Israel 7-5.
5: 59 Jaworski Conti. Bd. 8: 62. Borisov Hendriks. Bd. 9: Position (12 July 1998, after 518 of 540 games = 95.9%): 1.
63. Kempen Karelin. Bd. 10: 57. Gullaksen 1 Minakov, 58 Germany (69 points/103 games =66.99%), 2. Estonia (60/
Sommerbauer 0 Gullaksen (2nd etl). Bd. 12: 59. Diotallevi 1 105 =57.62%), 3. Switzerland (55/107 =51.87%), 4. Spain
Wysocki. IM half-norm: Diotallevi (ITA). (52/102 =50.98%), 5. Slovenia (52/103 =50.97%), 6. Norway
New Team Captain, Norway: Sven Nordal, Tangenveien 101, (52/107 =49.07%), 7. Ireland (49/103 =48.06%), 8. Hungary
N-1450 Nesoddtangen. Tel/Fax +47/66 91 2969. (47/103 =45.63%), 9. Denmark (46/107 =43.46%), 10. Israel
Team Results: 37. GER 6 ITA 5. (33/96 =34.38%).
Vacation: Frilk 15.6-10.7.98 Section 3: Board 4: 42. Stewart 0 Hannecart, 43. Jderholm 0
Position (7 June 1998 after 725 of 792 games=91.54%): 1. Lepikhov, 44. Lepichov 1 Hannecart, Board 8: 44.
 Chess Mail 57

Dambrauskas 1 Neves, 45. Luoma 0 Dambrauskas. Board 10: EU/M/123 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 Pts.
38. Urban 1 v. d. Kleij, 39. Rubinas Urban, Board 11: 38.
Clifford Pawlenko, 39. Sutkus 0 Pawlenko. 1= F. Lorin FRA 1 1 1 5
1
Team results: 19. Belgium-Scotland 7-4, 20. Wales-Ukraine 1= A. Harcke GER 1 1 1 5
1
1-10, 21. Netherlands-Czech. Republic 3-8, 22. 1= A. Kubasky SLK 1 1 1 5
1
Lithuania Finland 5-7. 4 H. Gnirk GER 0 0 0 1 1 3
1
Leave: Board 6: Hadraba (2130.06 + 1728.07.1998).
Position (12 July 1998, after 506 of 540 games = 93.7%): 1. 5= R. Bravo Gonz' ESP 0 0 0 0 0 1
1
Czech. Republic (59 points/97 games =60.82%), 2. Ukraine 5= H. Rochel GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(55/91 =60.44%), 3. Lithuania (57/100 =57.5%), 4. France 5= R. Diener GER 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
(57/104 =55.29%), 5. Netherlands (56/103 =54.85%), 6.
Belgium (53/102 =51.96%), 7. Finland (52/106 =49.06%), 8.
Scotland (46/104 =44.71%), 9. Portugal (45/102 =44.61%), Bayram (TRK) 0 vs. all (silent withdrawal). 446 7/18. Kristensen
(DEN) 0 vs. all (withdrawal), 19/31. Bayram (TRK) 0 vs. all
10. Wales (23/103 =22.82%).
(silent withdrawal), Kristensen-Bayram 0:0. 447 2. Packroff 0
Leconte. 448 206 Meinhardt 1 Wittmann 21. Rickers
Master Class Jongman. 449 1. Fentze Delfs.
GT TD to #437: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842 7-player groups, TD from #943: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459
Ruhla, GER. Zempin, GER.
GT/380 (See table CM 8-9/97 p.57) corr: Mokwa (not 1) 1103 20. Daconto 0 Bures. 1119 14/5. Mary, Schljapkin 1
Baum. 391 100. Suarez 1 Kohbieter 394 103. Kusnezow 1 Fournell. 1121 20. Pesonen 1 Meshebizkij. 1123 21. Gnirk 0
Tabernero 402 82/4. Polakovic 1 Stscherbin, Blessing, Lorin. See the crosstable. 1126 Ignatiev 1st etl. vs. Poulheim.
Wittstadt 406 104. Kaufmann 1 Beltschev 409 102/30 Czaja 1138 13. Jablonski 0 Dahlgren 14/9. Awerin 0 vs. all (silent
Schestak, Traut 411 100. Holl Umur, 101. Chmielowski 0 withdrawal). 1149 17. Sawtschak Hage. 1150 16. Versaghi-
Palm 415 97/8. Svenneby 1 Larsen, Hannebauer 417 89/94. Nagy Jrges. 1151 13. Jablonski 0 Weinitschke. 1155 13.
Kustrin 0 Trantalis, Kasperski, Wittstadt, Mayr, Sewerinow, Naundorf 1 Battistini. 1156 15. Rozsa 0 Weinitschke. 1159 18.
Micklethwaite, 95. Jorda 1 Micklethwaite, 96/7. Kasperski 1 Kasak Schulz. 1160 12. Ferrandiz 0 Powell. Ferrandiz 1st
Micklethwaite, Nocci 418 86/90. Kustrin 0 Benito Alba, etl. vs. Dushin. 1165. 8. Engelhardt 0 Sprott 9. Sprott 0 Detmer.
Klausen, Botsche, Gaida, Wisskirchen, 91. Wisskirchen 1 Nocci, 1166 16. Bazantova 0 Lange. 1167 16. Plukker 1 Nadrowski.
92. Draskowski 0 Fietz 419 71/3. Preussner Slobinski, 1 1168 16. Thannhausser Sprott, corr. 14. Thannhausser (not
Swetowidow, 0 Aleschnja 420 66. Gabriel Sperkin, 67. 1) Sendobry. 1174 8. Montag Jacobsen. Wolochowicz 1st
Fischer 1 Schablinski, Caprano, Yndesdal 1st etl v. Sperkin 422 etl. vs. Hoffmann. 1175 8. Diener 0 Alagna. 1176 9. Ragnarsson
76. Stuart 1 Romito 423 720 Bellmann Charitonow, 73. Fomin 0 Matousek. 1177 7. Rosenhfer Pesonen 8. Montag 0
Dieu, 74/5. Runowiecki 1 Jaeger, Gacnik, 76/7. Charitonow Rosenhfer. 1178 8. Sleidinger 0 Wittmann, 1179 8. Wilkes 1
Gacnik, 1 Jaeger 424 41. Debnar 0 Wolkow, 42. Natri Gerold 9. Gerold 1 Bll 10. Svacek 1 Larsen. 1180 4. Klein 1
Schwertel 425 84/5. Weigend 0 Burk, Sonzogno, 86. Djuric Bll. 1182 6. Gnirk August, 7. August 1 Gerold 8. Gerold 0
Farionow 426 53/5. Fietz 1 Jongman, Haataja, Roche Peris Wedervang. Wolochowicz 1st etl. vs. Gerold. 1183 9.
427 68/9. Bohak 1 Sohmidt, Slaustas 429 65/6. Lew, Preziuso Huuskonen Papenfu 10. Papenfu 1 v. Lent. l185 10/11.
0 Sender, 67. Luksas 1 Lew, 68/9. Freise Rodriguez, 1 Fiensch Lanz, 0 Hernaez. 1186 l0. Cherrington Flemming.
Jongman 430 44/6. Boylu 1 Brajovic, Norris, Kraus, 47. 1188 9/10. Incelli v. Willigen Schlgel. 1189 8, Corde
Shchebenyuk 1 Koser, 48. Norris 0 Kirwald 431 40. de Keyser Baldemero, 9. Dullemond 0 Corde. 1190 15. Lausch 1
Schulenberg, 41/2. Shchebenyuk 0 Meinhardt, Offenborn, Bekemann. 1191 5. Peracco Theuer. 1193 2. Schneider 0
43/4. Schwieger 1 Loderbauer, 0 Schulenberg 432 58/9. Schwarz, 3. Schwarz 1 Jove Grau. 4/9. Bayram (TRK) 0 vs. all
Trushnikow 1 Sammut, Bellmann, 60/4. Lehmann 0 Donskich, (silent withdrawal). 1194 2. Skogsberg 1 Dubois. 1195 2. Traut
Jeremic, 1 v. Wieringen, Masetti, Radecki 433 48/9. Lf 0 Callens. 1197 4. Solano 1 Mller 5. Skorpik 1 Naundorf.
Czaja, Sarier, 50/1. Capuano Nyberg, 1 Czaja, 52/3. Czaja 1205 8. Hedberg 0 Diener, 1209 1. Sampieri Czukor 2.
0 Giese, Nyberg 434 32. Httmann 0 Nocci, 33/4. Batakov 1 Winkler 1 Sampieri.
Drechsler, Chmielowski, 35/8. Gil 1 Chmielowski, Drechsler,
0 Nocci, Rosenheim 435 33. Voveris 0 Namyslo, 34. Duart
Fernandez 0 Teichmann, 35/7. Santagata Namyslo, Marotz, Higher Class
Hohm, 38. Teichmann 1 Titow, 39. Wassak 0 Marotz 436 EU/H/GT TD: Vladimir Houdek, 364 52 lutice 99 , CZE.
Kupsys 1st etl v Franke 437 50/3. Kusmierek 0 Gnirk, Eubl, 248 98. Wilk 1 Kustrin. 249 103/4. Kustrin 0 Odebrecht, Pach.
Schwieger, 1 Dalkiran. 250 99. Boczula 0 Grey. 251 93. Pauwels 1 Di Lupo, 94.
GT TD from #438: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459 Zempin, GER. Stepanjanz Pompilio. 252 96. Heyn 1 Turczynski. 253 101.
438 44. Mossekel Beier 439 23. Hanke Krasevec, 24/5. Kurylo Bilawer, 102/3. Welti 1 Kurylo, Asikanius. 254 86.
Camilleri , Krasevec 0 Sielaff. 440 25/6. Vogel 1, Szewczyk Cichon 0 Romanzow. 255 84. Mess 0 Stschomiljow. 256 57.
Carlsson, 27. Mischke 1 Cottarelli 28. Gordienko Mischke, Rotoni 1 DunaJev, 58. Galli Gonzales. 257 94. Zaniratti
29/30. Vogel, Thomas 1 Incelli, 31. Incelli 0 Kellner, 32. Tho- Wagner, 95. Schroder Nozicka.
mas Carlsson, 33. Klausner 1 Kaliwoda. 441 44/5. Swrd EU/H/GT TD for 258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt, Reneova 28,
Lehmann, Damasceno 46. John Klausen 47. Knoll 1 John CZ-621 00, Brno, CZE. Email: [email protected]
48. John 0 Arndt. Damasceno 1st etl. vs. Krecak. 442 37/8. EU/H/258 67/8. Nowodworski 1 Stankus, Felkl; 69/70. Budding
Schmidt, Loerke 1 Unokovic 39. Unokovic 0 Karelin 40/1. 1 Giotre, Mielnik; 259 52. Boreika 0 Denzin (5.B); 53/5.
Schmidt 1, Wosch Loerke. 443 35. Tiemann 0 Vogel. Iljin Gottegnie 1 Costa, Mulioulis, Antritter; 56/7. Mulioulis 0 Senay,
(RUS) 1st etl. in all games. 36/48. Kranzl 0 vs. all, except Kijewski; 260 62. Jakobsen 1 Sanches; 63/5. Munk 1
Stepanov (silent withdrawal) 444 24/5. Hartung, Winter 1 Lietuvnikas, 0 Trzeciak, Baruffaldi; 66. Zeiske 0 Salenga;
Preussner 26. Larsen Anderson 27. Willert Larsen. 67/8. Asikanius 1 Zeiske, Lietuvnikas; 69. Pitann Salenga;
Dragomirescu 1st etl. vs. Hartung. 445 3. Engel Wolf, 4/17. 261 38/42. Lo Conte 0 Aukstuolis, Hentschel, Algaba, Farre,
 58 Aug./Sept. 1998

Haak; 43/5. Janiga 0 Haak, Algaba, 1 Spinga; 46. Aukstuolis 1 5, 3. B. Fredriksson (SVE) 3, 4. S. Temme (GER) 3, 5. P.
Algaba; 47. Lo Conte 1 Pihlajamaki; 262 32. Grazinis 1 Castello; Kurscheidt (GER) 2, 6. W. Heel (NLD) 2, 7. C. Pedro (POR)
33. Post 0 Castello; 34.Barschneider 1 Kessler; 35. Mess 0. 1849 21. Thiele 0 Quevedo. Positions: 1. J. Joutsi (FIN)
Grazinis; 263 23. Vaindl 1 Mess; 24/5. Almer Bajo, Cumming; 5, 2. J. Soberano (POR) 5, 3/4. T. Bunt (NLD), V. Quevedo
26. Mess 1 Coast; 264 15. Kern 1 Schroder. (ESP) 3, 5. H. Krebs (GER) 2, 6. W. Richter (GER) 1, 7. G.
TD from #1111: M.Mller-Tpler, Wesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925 Thiele (GER) 1.
Munich, GER. Results 1825 19. Wolkowski Bardason, 20. Ananjev 1
Final results: 1168 21. Vonk 1 Baikowsky. Positions: 1. L. Bardason. 1836 19. Lukjanez 0 Seidel. 1844 18. Peschek
Olivotto (ITA) 5, 2. W.v.Leeuwen (NLD) 3, 3. K. Hedberg Goncalves, 19. Steinbach Peschek. 1845 19. Drost 0 de
(FIN) 3, 4. J.W. Bajkowsky (UKR) 3, 5. P.G. Vonk (ENG) Lorenzo. 1846 18. Spierenburg 1 Ferreira, 19. Gabriss 0
2, 6. J. Rios Garces (ESP) 2, 7. A. Drrenberger (GER) . Spierenburg. 1851 5. McCorry 1 Jonsson, 60 McCorry 1 Soto.
1169 21. Vos Golubenko. Positions: 1. A. Diblio (ITA) 5, 1853 16. Pellegrinon 1 Saxton. 1854 17. Hasche Beck. 1855
2. J. Garriga Lopez (ESP) 5, 3. A.G. Golubenko (RUS) 3, 4. 9. Vettenburg 1 Bardason. 1857 14. Wichert 0 Hrl. 1858 9.
M. Vos (NLD) 3, 5. M. Fance (FRA) 2, 6. A. Lehtinen (FIN) Sifre v.d.Burg, 10. Robertshaw 1 Sprenger. 1860 15. Cook 1
1, 7. G. Grtner (GER) 0. Ricci. 1861 8. McDonald 0 Hansen, 9. Hansen 0 Latronico.
1174 21. Klemm 0 Donegani. Positions: 1. J.C. Schuller (LUX) 1863 16. Wagener 1 Soja, 17. Schning 1 Soja. 1864 9. Holmann
5, 2 P. Donegani (GER) 4, 3. H.P. Kraus (GER) 3, 4. S. 1 Hartmann, 10. Billion 0 Hofmann, 11. Ferreira 1 Hartmann.
Franzese (ITA) 3, 5. H-U. Klemm (GER) 2, 6. R. Davide 1866 11. Angermann 0 Brown, 12. Wyrwala Angermann,
(ITA) 2, 7. S. Dziergas (POL) 0. 1210 21. Antonenko 13. Lddeckens Kotte, 14. Lddeckens 1 Roth, 15. Wyrwala
Brschneider. Positions: 1. W.G. Antonenko (RUS) 5, 2. A. 0 Lddeckens, 16. Roth Brown, 17. Angermann Roth.
Brschneider (GER) 4, 3. I. Zaniratti (ITA) 3, 4. F. Mosser 1868 4. Edney Moon, 5. Moon Eschenbacher. 1873 2.
(OST) 3, 5. J. Juranko (SLK) 2, 6. B. Knorr (GER) 1, 7. T. Nittel Pipper, 3. Nitte1 0 Rttinger, 4. Lamole 1 Nittel, 5.
Genestier (FRA) 1. Nittel 0 Perez. 1876 1. Hofer 1 Pielka, 2. Parses 0 Bambini.
Results, 1148 12/5. Rokitta, De Diego Fuentes, Dubosz, 1877 1. Byrialsen 0 Guidici, 2. Byrialsen 0 Angermann, 3.
Zeltwanger 1 Uecker. 1152 19. Schmitz 0 Montes, 20. Schmitz Latronici 1 Byrialsen.
Kotte. 1154 17/8. Mayer 0 Broskij, Gebal, 19. Brschneider
Brodskij. 1193 17/18. Dothan 1 Rychlik, Schimmelpfennig, Third Class
Third
19. Dothan Macchiagodena. 1207 15. Lobbe Raffaele. 1216 TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg
17. Kirillow Kellenmann. 1231 18/9. Modestino Rawling, (DEN) Double Report.
Matwejew. 1237 15. Vonk Sanowski, 16. Cottegnie 1 Vonk. Final Results, EU/III/1137: 17.Malomgre Nyward,
1239 10. Vonk 1 Vera Cruz, 11/2. Vonk Maier, Genestier. 18.Nyward 1 Troeger, 19.Brown 0 Nyward, 20.Troeger
1240 20. Reimer 1 Lehtinen. 1242 20. Mrkvicka Incelli. 1248 Buergisser, 21.Buergisser 0-0 Brown. Positions: 1.S P Clarke
13. Canibal 0 Sardella. 1249 16. Enderlein 0 Georgiu, 17. Ilnicki ENG 5, 2.M Paap GER 4, 3.L Nyward DEN 3, 4/5.M G
1 Reichert. 1250 11. Mayer Lorentzen. 1252 19. Bttner 1 Brown SCO, P Buergisser SWZ 2, 6.U Troeger GER 1, 7.R
Pietrzak. 1254 12. Metschan 0 Martinez Cabanes. 1258 17. Haese Malomgre BEL .
0 Cottegnie. 1259 9. Mayer Jensen. 1260 corr.: 1. Heidemann 1142: 21. Rieselman 0 Blake. Positions: 1. R v. Berkel (NLD)
0 (not 1) Mayer, 4/5. Remis Femandez, Simmelsgaard 1 Bartels, 6, 2. M J Blake (ENG) 5, 3/4. G. Rieselman (BEL), F Helm
6/7. Bartels Heidemann, Barsciauskas, 8. Bartels 1 Mayer. (GER) 3, 5. R Leupolt (GER) 2, 6. J M Roig Garcia (ESP) 1,
1261 1/3. Wastel, Haack, Weitering 1 Ptzsch, 4/5. Humphrys, 7. W Conrad (BEL) 0. 1147: 21. Horn 1 Morosi. Positions: 1. A
Weitering 1 Wastel, 6/7. Humphrys Weitering, Potzsch, 8. Horn (GER) 6, 2. D Morosi (ITA) 5, 3. M Schultz (DEN) 4, 4.
Wastel 1 Haack. 1262 1/2. Schmitt 1 Oakes, Haack. 1263 1/2. M A Molinuevo (ESP) 3, 5. G Skrotzki (GER) 2, 6. R Heyn
Lane, Herbst Wastel. 1264 1/2. Lane Hauptmann, Loots, 3/ (GER) 1, 7. J P B. Heijmans (NLD) 0.
4. Hauptmann, Reichmann 1 Humphrys, 5. Lane 0 Humphrys, 6. Results: 1146: 17. De la Calle 0 Guequin 18. Staal 1 Decker,
Humphrys Loots. 1265 2. Faber 1 Oakes. 1266 2/4. Hanison, 19. Tholin Decker. 1149: 20. Morissey 0 Pfeiffer. 1151: 14
Mayer, Miguez Hermida 1 Coets, 5. Frydendal 0 Hanison, 6/7. Misere 0 van Hamme, 15. Misere 1 Samper Cervera, 16.Scala 0
Miguez Hermida Hanison, Frydendal, 8. Hanison Kleinwort. Priekaerts. 1152: 12. Kuni 1 Galli, 13. Galli 0 Krag Jacobsen,
1267 7. Schulz 1 Weist, 8/9. Almarza Mato Joutsie, Schulz. 14. Dominguez 1 Martens, 15/6. Galli, Krag-Jacobsen 0 Martins.
1268 1. Jonckheere 1 Zimmermann, 1269 1. Frydendal 1 Niedra. 1154: 8. Luukkonen 0 Purcell. 1155: 16.Skrotzki 0 Hansen. 1156:
1272 1. Sandmann McDonald, 2. Hoffmann 0 Mosser, 3. 3. Schade 1 Steinmuller, 4. Heyn 0 Kragh, 5.Alcaine Valles 1
Bachmann 1 Sandmann. 1273 1. Bttner Nielsen. Heyn. 1157: 8.Purcell 0 Heckmann.
Vacations: Dominguez, Dr Schneider, Priekaerts, Rapp
First Class
TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dresden
EU/I/GT/316 97. Khler 0 Skaza. 328 77. Piqueras 0 Phillips,
78. Drion 0 Bultman, 79. Rainer 1 Richards, 80. Ldigk
NATT IV
Adamson, 81. Muizarajs Richards, 82. Muizarajs 1 Piqueras. Organised bv NPSF. New TD: Per Lea (Norway). Email:
330 67. Chico Schler, 68. Musso Schler. 331 34. Wedel [email protected]
0 Ptschke, 35. Wharrier 0 Nedozral, 36. Wede1 0 Vasseur, Board 1. Gibney (IRL) 0 Eisen (USA). IM norm: David Eisen
37. Kessler 0 Cleemann, 38. Wharrier 0 Unger. 332 21. Strick (USA), congratulations! Board 3 Murray (IRL) Peres (POR).
0 Soh, 22. Strick 1 Kurmatovs. Board 5: Albano (USA) 1 Figuieras (POR), Thorarinsson (ISD)
7-player groups: 0 Adriano (CAN). Board 6. Pedersen (USA) 0 Menetrier (FRA).
Final Results, EU/I/1831 21. Georgi Simonet. Positions: 1/ Board 7: Conover (USA) 1 Rozier (FRA) 0, Conover 1 Sanchez
2. H. Baufays (BEL), W. Richter (GER) 4, 3. G. Hughes Serrano (ESP, silence). IM norm: Wayne Conover,
(ENG) 3, 4/5. M. Burba, F. Hoffmann (GER) 2, 6. W. Georgi congratulations! Board 8: Toth (USA) 0 Rodriguez Forner
(GER) 2, 7. D. Simonet (FRA) 1. 1847 21. Kurscheidt (ESP), Marconi 1 Gilmore (IRL, silence), Weyand (FRA) 1
Fredriksson. Positions: 1/2. S. Hofer (GER), M. Skujins (LAT) Gilmore (silence).
 Chess Mail 59

North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

1642 N. Volusia Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763 USA.
Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected] NAPZ
USA Championships
TD: Allen Wright. APM 55 1994-98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts
TD Vacation: July 17-August 9. 1 Y. Sheynberg USA 1 0 1 3
11th USCCC Final 2 Imre G. Toth USA 0 1 0 1 1 3
Smith 1 Colucci, Fleetwood 1 Duliba, Murray 1 Holzmueller,
Murray 1 Duliba, Murray Thompson. 3 R. Gustafson USA 0 0 0 1
Stephen Jones, Timothy J. Murray, and Robin Smith have 4 Horst Remus USA 0 1 3
finished play with 10 points. Since tie breaks are not used 5 Naor Wallach USA 1 1 1 1 5
in USCCC finals, they are co-champions. There are still three M. Rodriguez MEX 2
6 1 0 0 0
games in progress; but no one else can score 10 points.
12th USCCC Final 7 Artur Mrugala CAN 0 0 1 2
Barbre Dolgitser, Brandhorst Domanski, Brandhorst
Musgrove, Cale Domanski, Cale 1 Musgrove, Conover NAPZ M-58 Lapham Murden. NAPZ M-61 Wallach 1 Tee
Lonoff, Dolgitser Eisen, Mousessian 1 Domanski, Duliba NAPZ M-63 Novosad Johnston NAPZ M-64 Novosad
Jones, Duliba Mousessian, Jones Lonoff, Jones 1 Youssef, Remus 1 Posylek, Posylek Fields, Youssef Remus,
McLaughlin, Jones Mousessian, Lonoff 1 Musgrove, Lonoff Remus Edighoffer, Fields 1 Edighoffer. NAPZ M-65 Chapin 1
Shure, McLaughlin Mousessian, Shure 1 Musgrove. Bacon, Bacon 1 Laing.
Jackson E. Morrison died on June 9, 1998. Under ICCF TD for Promotional prize events: Maurice Carter
rules, Mr. Morrison forfeits all his remaining games, i.e. 1st series
Morrison 0 v Blackwood, Brandhorst, Conover, Dolgitser, M-05 20. Rosenberg Mackie
Domanski, Duliba, Eisen, Lonoff, McLaughlin, Shea and 2nd series
Shure. M-01 Shure 1 Marconi, Bacon 1 Eckert, Barcon Greene. M02
13th USCCC Preliminaries Shaw, Doren 1 Klompus .
We hope to have news of progress in a later issue. M03 Everitt 1 Targonski, Posylek 1 Targonski.
14th USCCC Preliminaries
TD: Maurice Carter (except TD for US14P01: Allen Wright)
Play began on July 10 and continues to January 12, 2001.
Second Class
There are 11 13-player sections and one 11-player section; TD: Ralph P. Marconi
winners qualify for the final. J.Franklin Campbell will provide NAPZ 2-41 9. OKeefe 0 Johnsrud, 10. Owens 1 Jay.
a results service for ICCF-US on his website at:
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/JFranklinCampbell/usccc.html

2nd APTB Championship Hans-Werner vvon

Hans-W on Massow Memorial
Massow
Tournament Director: Roald Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen 75, S-
TD: Maurice Carter
The final adjudication results are awaited. 183 78 Tby (SVE). Email: [email protected]
25 Webb 1 Rittner, 26 im Palciauskas, 27 Bang 1 Burger.
3rd NAPZ Championship
3rd NPSF 50
TD: Maurice Carter
1. Barnard Tilgman Tournament Director: Roald Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen 75, S-
183 78 Tby (SVE). Email: [email protected]
NAICCC VIII 102 Andersson Millican, 103 Kauppala 0 Veinger.
Remaining games: DeMauro-Kauppala and Veinger-Timmerman.
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN)
49. Edwards Martinovsky, 50. Hux 0 Conover; 51.
Weinstock Pedersen, 52. Weinstock 0 Edelstein; 53. BdF 50
Weinstock 0 Martinovsky, 54. Hodges Deidun. Tournament Director: Per Sderberg (SVE)
64. Herschel Mohrlok.
NAPZ-CAD
NAPZ-CADAP match
ADAP
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) Gustavo Bartis Memorial A
Gustav
Bd 48 Dyba De O.Barroso Bd 87 Gardner 2 Abreu. Bd Tournament Director: Norberto Patrici (ARG)
99: Wilson 0 Neto. See the table in CM 3/98. New results since then:
Totals: NAPZ: 56 CADAP: 46. Elwert Buj, Hasin. Jezek 1 Fernandez Fornes, Brilla-Banfalvi
1 Jezek , Buj 1 Jezek , Arkhangelsky Brilla-Banfalvi, Morgado
Master Class Brilla-Banfalvi, Buj 1 Brilla-Banfalvi.
To be adjudicated: Brilla-Banfalvi v Pereyra Puebla .
TD: Allen Wright Still in play: Hasin v Brilla-Banfalvi, Arkhangelsky-Fernandez
APM 55: 21. Remus 1 Jimenez. Final result, see crosstable. Fornes, Brilla Banfalvi-Copie and Fernandez Fornes-Hasin.
Naor Wallach won the section with 5 points. Leaders: Elwert 15/18, Pappier 14, Hasin 13/16, Morgado
13/18.
 60 Aug./Sept. 1998

Tournament Office: Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG)

ICCF E-MAIL TOURNAMENTS Email: [email protected]

ICCF Email Championship - GT 18. Nagaran 0 Fahrbach, M/A019: 18. Oortwijn 1 Laurent; 19.
EM/M/GT/A004: 105. Tarmak Mackie. Final result, see Oortwijn 1 Pope, M/A020: 10. Cherrington 1 Altrock, M/A022:
crosstable. 10. Dempster 0 Buraschi, M/A023: 19. Sampieri 1 Leibson,
M/GT/A003: 104. Grau Ribas 1 Hoidahl, M/GT/A005: 100. M/A024: 6. Beaumont Shaw 7. Beaumont Quattrocchi, 8.
DArruda 1 Shipman; 101. Kaczorowski Wagner, M/GT/ Varberg 0 Soares 9. Quattrocchi Soares. Larsen 1st ETL
A006: 81. Lanz Calavia Fahrbach; 82. Sender 1 Perry; 83. Quattrochi, Soares, Varberg, Shaw, Fritz , M/A025:, 8. Kovacs
Sender 1, Hommel; 84. Sender Goncalves; 85. Goncalves 1 1 Fahrbach, M/A026: 2. Hansen Uralde 3. Hansen 1 de Vault
Penna, M/GT/A007: 93. Rooms 1 Irvin; 94. Smithers 1 Rooms; 4. Uralde 1 Baroin, 5. Simic Vigny 6. Vigny 0 Uralde 7.
95. Wagner 1 De Vault;, 96. Koch Wagner; 97. Koch De Uralde 1 de Vault, M/A027: 1. Rabovszky 0 Parry 2. Neto 1
Vault; 98. Lannaioli 0 Koch, M/GT/A008: 39. Groot-Lipman Rabovszky, 3. Vigny 1 Rabovszky 4. Rabovszky 0 Valio Alves,
0 da Silva 40. Mogstad da Silva, 41. Mogstad Limayo 42. M/A028: 1.Joppich 1 Delbecque 2.Roberts 0 Joppich 3.Roberts
Fahrbach 1 Vecek 43. Pukropski Hommel, 44. Evanir Costa 0 Dunn, M/A029: 2. Sergel 1 Shaw 3. Sampieri Scho .
1 Mogstad 45. Hommel 1 Speisser 46. Mogstad Fahrbach, Baklanov Thielen, 5. Scho 1 Baklanov 6. Thielen Sampieri
47. da Silva 1 Hommel 48. Pukropski Fahrbach 49. Novosad 7. Scho Thielen, 8. Thielen Sergel, M/A031:2. Dutra 1
0 Firnhaber, 50. Novosad 0 Evanir Costa 51. Evanir Costa 1 Dempster
Groot-Lipman, 52. Novosad 0 Hommel, M/GT/A009: 38. Vacations: Hansen 25/4-4/5/98, Limayo 13/5-26/5/98, Mansilla
Nielsen,P 0 Starace (corr) 49. Vodep 1 Mrugala, 50. 20/05/98-30/05/98, Taylor 01/6/-30/6/.98, Vigny 10/4-22/4/98,
Lutzenberger Nielsen, J.H. 51. Krueger Nielsen, J.H, 52. Wimmer 24/5-15/6/98.
Jabot 0 Lannaioli 53. Starace 1 Nielsen, J.H. 54. Krueger 1 ICCF Email Cup - Semifinals
Lacoste, 55. Vodep 1 Nielsen, J.H. 56. Vodep 1 da Silva 57. Email Cup-Semifinals
Bunk 1 Lutzenberger, 58. Lutzenberger 1 Krueger 59. Krueger C/B00: 26.Ceterski Bogdanov; 27.Whitehead 0 Lupo;
0 Bunk 60. Jabot 0 Mrugala 28.Lupo Lykke;, 29.Irvin 1 Whitehead; 30/31.Lykke 1
61. Lutzenberger 1 da Silva 62. Lannaioli 0 Kaczorowski, M/ Irvin,Bogdanox; 32.Whitehead 0 Lykke;, C/B002:
GT/A010: 13. Cody 1 Peschardt 14.Moreira 1 Peschardt 5. 24.Grodzensky 1 Juan; C/B003: 1.Arteaga 1 Saunders; C/B004:
Peschardt 0 Naumovic 12. Gerzina Trani; 13. Jarmula Gerzina C/B005: 4. Pepe 1
16. Cody 0 Heap 17. Peschardt Heap 18. Jankowicz 1 Rawlings; 5. Pendowska Rawlings; 6. Pendowska , Cucchi;
Baklanov, 19. Peschardt 0 Fahrbach, M/GT/A011: 8. Vodep 7. Owens Bulgarini; 8. Pepe Cucchi, C/B006: 3.Morihama
Baklanov; 9. Vodep Rosas; 10. Poretti Baklanov; 11. 1 Cijs;4.Kaminski 1 Boles;5-12 Chrzanowski 0 vs.all.
Mackie 1 Rosas; 12. Rosas 0 Vujadinovic; 13. Poretti Vodep; Vacations: Oresek 23.-12.6.1998
14. Rosas 0 Wimmer; 15.Rosas Stol; 16. Green 0 Mackie; ICCF Email Cup - Preliminaries
17.Vujadinovic Poretti; 18. Rosas Poretti; 19. Stol 0 Final Results EM/CUP/A019: 20.Vera Cruz 0 Esbroeck,
Wimmer; 20. Baklanov Vujadinovic. 21.Vera Cruz 0:0 Zens. Positions: 1. Jeff Van Esbroeck (BEL)
Vacations: Bunk 2/4-9/4, Firnhaber 1/7-11/8/98, Heap 25/5- 6, 2. Robert Posey (USA) 4, 3. Ricardo Vergili (ARG) 4, 4/5.
29/5/98, Hommel 9/4-15/4-98, Jabot 5/4-30/4/98, Kaczorowski Rolf Zens (GER) and Aguinaldo Vera Cruz (POR) 2, 6. Lazaro
26/4-31/4-98 + 7/6-13/6/98, Lannaioli 11/7-2/8/98, Larsen 22/ Munoz (USA) 1, 7. Rune Lindesteg (NOR) 0.
6-12/7/98; Limayo 13/5/98-26/5; Peschardt 02/05-09/05 and EM/CUP/A025: 18/19.Verendel 1 Ansel, Dougherty;
28/06-18/07/98, Shipman from 27/5/98 to ?? 20.Dougherty 1 Kaufman; 21.Kaufman 0:0 Veresteeg. Positions:
Wimmer 24/05/98-15/06/98. 1. Fleming Storgaard (DEN) 5, 2. Alasdair Alexander (IRL)
ICCF Email Championship - 7-player groups 5, 3. Andy Ansel (USA) 2, 4. Jan Verendel (SVE) 2, 5.
M/A011: 19. Brezovar 1 Luk; 20. Brezovar 1 Nielsen, M/A017: Michael Kaufmann (GER) 2, 6. Brett Dougherty (AUS) 1, 7.
19. Grau Ribas 0 Stephan; 20. White Grau Ribas, M/A018: Jim Versteeg (USA) 0.

EM/M/GT/A004 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Pos

1 Mike Barkwell CAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 13
2 Mart Tarmak EST 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 8
3 Horacio Neto POR 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10 3
4 Manfred Fahrbach GER 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10 2
5 Roy Thomas ENG 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 6
6 A.Lannaioli ITA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 11
7 A. Mascarenhas BRS 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 9 6
8 E. Roche Peris ESP 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 4
9 V Lyukmanov RUS 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 4
10 Jean Hbert CAN 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1
11 Michael Stroud CAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 10
12 R. Oscar Mansilla ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 13
13 Ray Scruton ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 11
14 Thomas Franzen SVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
15 John Mackie AUS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 9
 Chess Mail 61

EM/CUP/A034: 21.Macsik 0 Paessler. Positions: 1. Hans-

Joerg Esch (GER) 5, Leonid Rotkop (USA) 4, 3/4. Henrik
Draba (POL), H-Dieter Paessler (GER) 3, 5. Michael J. Blake AFRO-ASIA ZONE
(ENG) 2, 6. Tamas Macsik (HUN) 1, 7. Michael
OCallaghan (IRL) . Zonal Director: Mohamed Samraoui, Postfach 1414, D-52114
EM/CUP/A036: 21.Storgaard Kaminski. Positions: 1. Mitja
Gerzina (SLO) 5, 2. Andre Luiz Dechen (BRS) 4, 3. Roman Herzogenrath, Germany. Email: [email protected]
Kaminski (POL) 3, 4. F Shim Ng Min (MRT) 3, 5. Fleming
Storgaard (DEN) 2, 6. Peter Cijs (NLD) 1, 7. Sture 1st Afro-
Afro- Asian Email Championship
o-Asian
Westerlind (SVE) 1.
Results in ongoing groups: A026: 20. Welti Hallberg, A035:
Semif inal
Semifinal
Group A: Pandit 0 Chorfi, Pandit 1 Schmelker, Onoda 1 Pandit,
18.Velde 1 Joseph, A040: 14.Wilsdahl 1 Dougherty;
Ching 1 vd. Riet, Schmelker 0 Chorfi. Standing: Chorfi 4/4,
15.Dougherty 0 Dales;, 16.Berube 0 Wilsdahl; 17.Dougherty 0
Ching & Hirokaz Onoda 3/3, Pandit 3/5.
Cederlof;, A043: 14. Geduhn 0 Tageson 15-18. Marcotulli 0
Group B: Altanoch 1 El Messiri, Simonenko 1 Vivian.
All games, 19. Ansel 1 Geduhn, A044: 15. Celestini 1 Lheureux
Standing: Chatterjee, Altanoch, Benbachir, Sandaruwan &
16. Steiger Celestini, 17. Celestini 1 Mitchell 18. Mitchell 0
Simonenko 3/3.
Karlsson, A045: 14. Celestini Korosec 15. Draba 1 Celestini,
Group C: Tjiptadi 1 Messerschmidt, Tyiptadi 1 Akadegawa,
16. Lheureux 0 Draba, A046: 12. Soh MacDonald 13.
De Velez 0 vs all, Namdes 1 Muralidharan, Akadegawa 1
MacDonald Owens 14. Peacock 0, Jacubowski 15. Pereira 0
Siratana, Tjipladi 1 Lam, Siratana 0 Samraoui, Muralidharan 0
Van Tricht, A047: 8. Sommer 0 DAlessandro 9. DAlessandro
Samraoui. Standing: Tjiptadi 6/6, Messerschmidt 5/6, Namdeo
1 Johansson, 10. Vialet Castellano, A048: 16. Lalonde 1
& Samraoui 4/4.
Joseph 17. Allen Lalonde, A049: 5. Mayer 1 Boles 6. Boles
0 Jacubowski 7. Grabowski, 0 Jacubowski 8. Jacubowski 1
Lind, A050: 9. Krstic 1 Peterson, A051: 5. Best 0 Karlsson 6. 1st Asian CC Championship
Karlsson 1 Manarin 7. Best 1 Manarin 8, Davila 1 Manarin, 4. El Hitmi Al Thani. Standing: El Hitmi 3/4, Al Tahni 1/2.
A052: 4. Paessler 0 Barkwell, A053: 6. Nissen 1 Cijs, 7.
Montenero 0 Hammerman, 8. Cjis 1 Barkwell, 9. Nissen 0 Afroatin Indi
Afroatin vidual
Individual
Paessler, 10. Paessler 1 Montenero, 11. Terminali 0 Paessler, Goenez 1 Beaumont, Beaumont 1 Ramini, Soberano 1 Behar,
12. Cijs 1 Montenero, 13. Terminali 1 Cijs, 14. Nissen G. Braio 1 Ramini, Lambert Chorfi, Ziffer Bordoni, Sarozy
Terminali, 15. Hammerman 0 Nissen, A054: 1. Karlsson 1 Remus, Chorfi Ziffer.
Kagiyama, 2. Karlsson 1 Van Rooijen, A055: 2.Manarin 0 Standing. Group 1: Anilkumar 3/3, Skeels 3/5, Marques &
Krabbe; 3.Burgess Smith; 4.Smith 1 Manarin;, 5/6.Krabbe Kover 2/3, Alvarez 2/4.. Group 2: Soberano 7/9, Portilho
Geus,Burgess; 7.Geus Burgess; 8.Burgess 1 Manarin;, 6/7, Hampl 5/7, Frank & Wallach 3/6.. Group 3: Chorfi 5/
A056: 1. Laderchi 1 OCallaghan; 2.Laderchi 1 Sampimon. 7, Samraoui 4/5, Esses 2/5, Ziffer 2/6, Marques 2/2..
Vacations: Kajzar 23/05/98-27/05/98, MacDonald 12/6/98-29/ Group 4: Monner 4/5, Mascarenhas 4/6, Wang 4/5, Moreira
6/98. 4/6, Colombo 3/3.. Group 5: Fuertes Neto 2/2, Sarozy & Stratico
2/3, Remus 2/5.. Group 6: Goenez 5/5, Hamilton 2/2, Beaumont
2/3, Ramini 2/4..
Estrin Memorial
Morgado Pushkin CNEC-15 Years
Years
Final result: 105 Zanetti 0 Gefenas.
Konstantinopolsky Memorial See crosstable on page 13.
Blokh 1 Hyldkrog, Malinin Hyldkrog, Malinin 1 Berggreen.
Four games remain in play.

ASIGC 2000 A
THEMATIC TOURNAMENTS
Organised by ASIGC (Italy)
TD: Mohamed Samraoui, Postfach 1414, D-52114 Tournament Office: Gian-Maria Tani (ITA) Email:
Herzogenrath, Germany. Email: [email protected] [email protected]
71 Finocchairo 1 Gudjiev, 72 Casabona 1 Meleghegyi, 73 Peluso Final Results:
Redolfi, 74 Redolfi 0 Pizzuto, 75 Meleghegyi 1 Redolfi, 76 1/91/S1 1. J. Hglund (SVE) 9, 2. L. Devocelle (FRA) 9, 3.
Del Vasto 0 Morgado. F. Hoffmann (GER) 8, 4. B. Knorr (GER) 4, 5. G.R. McDonald
Standings: Angelo Peluso (ITA) 9/14 (GM title), Meleghegyi (ENG) 4, 6. G. Confente (ITA) 4, 7. K.J. Olsen (DEN) 0.
8/13, Rittner 7/11, Morgado & Tirabassi 7/12, Casabona 6/9, 1/92/S2 1./2. J. Bodis (FRA), A. Moens (BEL) 10, 3. E. Hallila
Finocchairo 6/10. (FIN) 7, 4. B. Hanison (ENG) 6, 5. A. Ebenfeldt (SVE) 5, 6. K.
Lorenz (SVE) 4, 7. G. Henz (GER) 0.
ASIGC 2000 B 1/92/S3 1. M. Hagemann (GER) 8, 2. K. Hjortstam (SVE)
6, 3. J. Steinmann (GER) 6, 4./5. R. Fengsrud (NOR), A.
TD: Mohamed Samraoui Thomassen (SVE) 3, 6. A.J. Stobbe (USA) 2.
83 Oppici 0 Bresadola. Standing: Gysi 9/13, Davies & TG/2/93/S1 1./2. B. Hanison (ENG), K. De Smet (BEL) 1 (all
Masternak 9/14 etc. the other players withdrew).
TI/2/93/S1 1. F. Cottarelli (ITA) 5, 2. K. Rrquist (SVE) 3,
John F. Cleeve Memorial
Cleev 3. C. Deneuville (FRA) 2, 4. H. van der Plas (NLD) 1.
Tournament Director: Hans Wiesner (CAN) 7/95/7 1. W. Wilms (BEL) 9, 2. R.G.M. Nobbe (NLD) 8, 3.
72 Hollis Nimtz, 73 Kozlowicz 0 Tikkanen, 74 Borwell 0 C.L. Lyne (ENG) 6, 4. J. Grabowicz (POL) 4, 5. P. Green (CAN)
Tikkanen, 75 Pineault 0 Nimtz. See table on page 16. 2, 6. J. Schneider (GER) 0.
 62 Aug./Sept. 1998

The Kings Gambit: really knows what he is

by Neil McDonald
(Batsford Chess
BO doing then its a tough
struggle, but in CC I see no
Opening Guides series, reason to fear the Kings

OKS
160pp, 14.99) Gambit.
The first Chess Press I was interested to see
books came out from Cad- McDonalds conclusions
ogan; now they have concurred with mine. Lines
switched to Batsford. The with ...d5 (including the
three new titles look much Falkbeer) are under a
the same, but minus the Reviewed by Tim cloud, declining with 2...
handy tuck-in cover flaps Bc5 is passive so Black
that served as bookmarks.
Harding should accept the pawn
Otherwise it is the formula and then play 3...d6 or the
as before. immediate 3...g5. With
These books concentrate book is subtitled A modern access to the theory, Black
on the currently fashionable view of a swashbuckling can thread his way through
main lines of their particular opening. This volume now the complications after
openings and tend to leave takes over from Joe Gall- 2...exf4 3 Nf3 g5 with little
out whole major variations aghers book as the latest danger, but has to be wary
where they dont suit the survey on the KG. of transposing to the under-
authors message. They I wouldnt claim to be a estimated Hamppe-Allgaier
also feature recent games great expert on this ancient Gambit. If 4 h4 g4 5 Ne5!?
and analysis at the risk of gambit (which I never yet McDonald recommends
omitting older material, and played with White) and 5...d5 for Black.
this tends to mean that nothing has happened in The Muzio Gambit is no
correspondence players the opening for many years threat because 4 Bc4 can be
cannot rely on the books in to make me change the way met by 4... Bg7 although
this series alone although I meet it with Black. Maybe 4...g4 is probably playable.
they can be useful supp- this is because I grasped If you like that kind of thing,
lements to what is already early on that in the modern look at Dr Thomas Stocks
in the library. KGA White is not really gambit pages on the Web.
The Chess Press Guides playing for a sacrificial The only time I lost in
also tend not to give credit attack and a quick check- recent decades to the KG,
where it is due to previous mate. it was when my opponent
authors. Maybe this is better GM McDonald observes, played the Little Bishops
for the practical young in his brief but useful intro- Gambit (3 Be2) which is
reader who doesnt care duction, that the conflict dismissed by McDonald
whether a move was first between Blacks activity without any examples at all.
recommended by Bloggs or and Whites better structure On the whole, though, this
Smith, but it is a departure is central to the modern book seems more than
from the semi-academic approach to the Kings satisfactory.
tradition in Batsford chess Gambit.. Against oppon- The French Tarrasch:
opening literature. ents who dont understand by John Emms (Batsford
Getting down to partic- this, Black can get many Chess Opening Guides
ulars, The Kings Gambit easy points but when White series, 144pp, 14.99)
 Chess Mail 63

The back cover of this subtitle of this book by the the Attacking Player and
book by English GM John English-resident Croatian now its the turn of the
Emms describes it as a GM. The author covers all Positional Player, if such an
complete guide to this lines after 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5 animal really exists below
highly respected opening in which White plays the a 2400 rating.
but no book in this series is only good reply 3 dxe5 Rather more than half the
really a complete guide. although surprisingly book is, understandably,
To give one example, since this is after all an devoted to Blacks reper-
the treatment of the line 1 opening popular among toire. Pages 105-168 deal
e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Nf6 4 club players the inferior with various lines of the
e5 Nfd7 5 f4 in Chapter 4 replies 3 d5 and 3 e3, not Kings Indian Defence, but
(just eight pages) is decid- infrequently seen at sub- there are only 21 pages on
edly skimpy; out of 144 master level, do not get any how to meet 1 e4 (with the
pages I think correct bal- mention. Sicilian Defence, open
ance called for 12 pages at The author got off to a main line with 2...d6 and
least on this important line. bad start with me by giving 5...Nc6). There is nothing at
Maybe masters are not no credit, or bibliography all for Black on how to meet
playing it so much these reference, for my 1996 3 Bb5+ or the Grand Prix
days but amateurs and book on the Fajarowicz or Attack or Closed Sicilian.
correspondence players just the extensive Danish anal- This is just a bad joke.
love to grab all that space. yses by Niels Jrgen Jensen The authors have written
I recently concluded a which have both given a about what they wanted to
very interesting CC game in big boost to the popularity and left huge gaps in the so-
which after 5...c5 6 c3 Nc6 of the tricky 3...Ne4 among called repertoire.
my opponent played not 7 club and CC players. With White, they re-
Ndf3 (the only move cov- At least he does mention commend 1 e4 with the
ered by Emms) but the Tseitlins book in his Biblio- Scotch Game, 2 c3 against
perfectly playable and graphy; this was the first the Sicilian and the Tarrasch
tricky 7 Ngf3!?. In order to book on the Budapest to Variation against the
find something on this, you really take the Faj seriously. French. They want you to
will have to consult other So far as I can tell, the meet the Caro-Kann by 3 e5
books such as the second coverage of the 3... Ng4 (isnt that a line for the
edition of Play The French main line is excellent. Attacking Player?), the
by John Watson. An Opening Reper- Alekhine with the main line
This book is worth con- toire for the Positional based on 4 Nf3 and the
sulting, especially for its Player: by Eduard Gufeld Pirc/Modern complex with
clear 7-page introduction, and Nikolai Kalinich- an early f2-f3.
but it will never be a sub- enko (Cadogan, 192 pp.) Something missing here
stitute for the trusty Watson! I am not sure how it can too? Yes, they have left out
The Budapest Gambit: be justified to cut down the Scandinavian Defence
by Bogdan Lalic more trees just to produce altogether: did nobody at
(Batsford Chess Opening another book of this kind. Cadogan point out to them
Guides series, 160pp, There are already more that 1...d5 is all the rage in
14.99) than enough openings rep- the West these days?
Up-to-date coverage of ertoire books. Last year the So this is a book for the
a dangerous gambit is the same duo produced one for reject pile.
 64 Aug./Sept. 1998

Keast-F
Keast-Frranzen (fr om page 27)
(from
struggle. Otherwise Black forces it by 45 c6 b6 46 c2?
...e6 and ...h8. White is afraid of the opponents
31...f5 32 g4 pawns, but fear is a bad adviser. More
Similar to the 17th move, White violates tenacious was 46 h1 or 46 g4 .
the principle: No moves with the pawns 46...h6 47 e1 e3 01.
on the wing where you are weaker Resigns. Black threatens 48...e4 and
(Steinitz/Tarrasch). But without 32 g4 the after 48 e2 he wins by 48 f5! with the
threat of 32...g3+ and next ...e4 was idea 49 g4 f3+ 50 xf3 h6+ etc.
very unpleasant.
32...xe3 33 xe3 e6 34 b4 h8
35 h4 d8! West-Luers (from p44)
An advance of the pawns must first be
secured by the pieces.: See also the note pawns being undermined, whilst 51 b5
after the 30th move! g4 52 c6 f5! leaves White with the
After 35...f5 Black would be hampered problem of how to continue. If, for
by 36 g5+ f6 37 e4+. instance, 53 c4+ g5 54 d2 Black can
36 h5!? gxh5 37 h2 f7 38 gxh5 f5 try the brilliant rook sacrifice 54...h7!!
39 a4 f4+ 40 e2 f5 55 c7 xh2+ with a highly unclear
XIIIIIIIIY situation.
9-+-+-+-tr0 51 b2 g5?!
9zppzp-+n+-0 Blacks last hope to swindle a draw lay
9-+-+-+-+0 in 51...f2. (51...f4 probably transposes.)
Whites best may be 51...f2 52 f1 f4 53
9+-+-zpk+P0 b3 f3+ 54 c4!? f4+ 55 b5 (55 d5?
9PzPP+-zp-+0 cf7!) 55...b7+ (55...cf7? 56 c6+-) 56
9+-zP-+N+-0 a5! bxb4 57 fxf2 xa4+ 58 b5 and
9-+-+K+-tR0 despite allowing material equality, the
9+-+-+-+-0 removal of Blacks dangerous f-pawn and
xiiiiiiiiy Whites own advanced passed pawn
combine to produce a probably winning
My third dilemma, similar to the moves position.
30 and 35. I had no taste for 40...e4!? 41 In the game continuation, however,
d4+ with a nice square at d4 for the White can go to sleep after getting 52 b5
opponents with the possibility b5. in, because his can then hide from
But without the advance of the pawns, checks on a5-a6 and because he can now
this position is impossible to win. Maybe afford to one day give up a rook for
40...e4 was better. Blacks passed f-pawn and still win with
41 c5 h6 his queenside pawns.
With the idea ...f6 and with the 52 b5 h3 53 f1 g4 54 c6 e6
control of the pawn-breakthroughs on the The natural 54...g3 fails to 55 hxg3
6th rank. xg3 56 b3 f2 57 b4 g2 58 cxf2+
42 b5 e4!? 43 d4+ e5 44 h4 f6 as in the previous note.
Now 44...f3+? is weak because of 45 55 b3 c8 56 b4 ce8 57 ff2 e2
e3. 58 c7 xf2 59 xf2 c8 60 c2 10.
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 2 October 1998

The Best CC Game Ever?

Ever?

W
E HAVE received a large number mean most if not all of the following
of nominations in recent weeks. criteria:
It is not feasible to publish them 1. Two top players;
all in the magazine especially where 2) an important tournament or
we have already given a game. match;
All serious contenders that have been 3) an interesting or theoretically
nominated will be listed next month, important opening;
however, including a reference to where 4) an original middle game with
they can be found in past issues of Chess chances for both sides;
Mail. They will also be posted on the 5) optional. an endgame of difficulty
Chess Mail website during October and executed with strong technique.
November. In our next issue we shall 6) a conclusion that appeals to the
conclude this series with an explanation readers sense of aesthetics.
of the voting process, which will be There has been one game
coordinated with the subscription renewal published in my column over the
form. The winning game or games will years that would fulfil these six
be announced early next year and criteria (Martinovsky-Savage, in CM
published with notes. 2/ 1997 is a very close second place).
This months space is largely devoted Here then is my nomination;
to a contribution by leading American annotations were published in my
journalist Alex Dunne who writes the CC column.
column in the USCF magazine Chess Life. French Defence (C05)
He writes: Tony Cayford (USA) -
The following game is my Vladimir Zagorovsky
nomination for the greatest USA-USSR match 1984-5
correspondence chess game ever. I (Notes by Tim Harding)
would like to make a few comments 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 f6 4 e5 fd7
first, however. 5 d3 c5 6 c3 c6 7 gf3 b6 8 00
As you may know, Dr. Ronald cxd4
Hames offers a prize for the best Nowadays 8...g6 is usually preferred
Master and non-Master games to accepting the gambit.
published in my column The Check 9 cxd4 xd4 10 xd4 xd4 11 f3
is In The Mail each year. He has been b6 12 a4 e7
doing this since 1984 so I had 12...b4 is sometimes preferred, to cut
fourteen years of excellent games to the white off from the kingside.
decide from. Dr. Hames offers a 13 g4 g6 14 h6 c5
beauty prize which is not quite the This move was analysed by Irish master
same thing as the greatest. John Moles in Bob Wades Chessman
To me, to be the greatest cc game Quarterly magazine 16, in the early 1970s.
does not mean perfect the flaws 15 c2 xb2 16 ac1 d7 17 f4
pointed out by Berliner and Timm do f5 18 exf6 xf6 19 c7 c8 20 g3
not detract from the greatest game. c6 21 fe1 d8 22 g5 g7 23
The greatest postal game to me would xe7 xe7 24 e5 g8 25 g4 d7
 Chess Mail 3
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-trk+r+0 Folco Ferretti writes:
9zpp+lwq-+p0 I wanted to take part in your contest
9-+-+p+p+0 for deciding on the best CC game ever
9+-snpsN-+-0 played; I would like to nominate the
9-+-+-+Q+0 Kopylov-Korolev game I discovered
9+-+-+-+-0 this game recently, while I was translat-
9P+L+-zPPzP0 ing The King Hunt by Nunn and Cozens
9+-tR-tR-mK-0 into Italian, and my reactions were en-
xiiiiiiiiy thusiastic.
The game is extremely original from
the opening to the end, Blacks mistakes
26 a4! h5
are almost imperceptible and Whites play
26...xa4 27 xd7; 26...xa4 27 xc5.
seems to be flawless, which is even more
27 xd7+ xd7 28 h3 c7 29 d3
remarkable if we consider that this highly
f7 30 f4 a6 31 cd1 c6 32
tactical and tense game was played be-
xd5
fore the age of chess computers. In addi-
This leads to a position where Black
tion, the finish is really spectacular: White
must give up his queen for rook, knight
sacrifices nearly everything except his
and pawn.
queen to lure the Black king to the
32...g5 33 f3+ f5 34 a3 e8 35
al-square, where he gets mated.
e3 xd5 36 xd5 exd5 37 xe8
Unless serious flaws are discovered, I
xe8 38 e3+ d7 39 f4 d6 40
think the Kopylov-Korolev game is at
xa7 c7 41 d4 b8 42 f5 gxf5 43
least as thrilling as the other masterpieces
f2 c6 44 f4 d4 45 xf5 d3 46
nominated so far and probably no less
e1 d2+ 47 d1 h4 48 h7+ b6 49
sound. The final decision is inevitably a
xh4 c5 50 h7 b5 51 h4 d4 52
matter of personal judgment, but in my
c7 d5 53 b6 b4 54 b5+ d6
opinion the greatest attacking players of
55 h5 e5 56 h6 10.
all time such as Alekhine, Tal and
XIIIIIIIIY Kasparov would have been proud of
9-+-+-+-+0 playing such a game.
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-mk-+-zP0
9+Q+-sn-+-0 From The Deathbed of
9-zp-tr-+-+0 4 Ng5 in the Two
9+-+-+-+-0 Knights Defense
9P+-zp-+P+0
9+-+K+-+-0 by Hans Berliner
xiiiiiiiiy This monograph (reviewed in our July
issue) is still available from Dr.
If 56...c4 57 xb4+ d5 58 b3 (Not Berliner, 4000 N. Ocean Drive #1903,
58 c3 as in Cayfords notes) 58...e4 59 Riviera Beach, Florida, USA.
f3+- Dunne. Numbered autographed edition $20 or
There is yet another Best Game standard edition $15.
nomination in this issue: see the Book US dollar checks only, direct to Dr
Review section (page 64). From Italy, Berliner please.
 4 October 1998

GM Patrici: dif
Patrici: diffficult rroad
oad to glory
Shortly before Czech GM
Jaroslav Jezek died, he posted Intervie
Intervieww by
his resignation card to Norberto
Patrici in the Lewkowitz
Pedr
edroo Hegoburu
Memorial A tournament. This
meant the CAPA player and tournaments, the strong Candidates A-86
organiser had reached the (ending with a score of 10 points in 14
games, 4th. behind Lopep, Copi, and
grandmaster norm and will be Enricci, three strong Argentine IMs), and
awarded the CC-GM title at the the V Panamerican Team Tournament,
with a nice score of 9/9, thus achieving
ICCF Congress... my first norm for the IM Title. In
LADAC, besides a lot of national
Chess Mail: Thank you very much, tournaments, I played in the Final of the
Norberto, for agreeing to have this XI Argentine Championship, with a final
interview. Could you please tell us (and modest) 7/13, due to the fact that I
something about you and your chess had already started a very intensive work
career? as CC organiser.
I was born on March 25, 1949. I am In ICCF I played in 3 Masters
married to Dalia and we have two tournaments, obtaining 2 nd. place in
daughters, Mara Eugenia (who is about sections WT/M/GT/151 and 235, which
to get married) and Mara Laura. I am a allows me to play in a World
Certified Public Accountant, currently Championship Semifinal, and a 3rd. place
working as Financial Director in an in section 281.
international company. Once CAPA was established, I was
I started like most of us: my father invited to play in the Memorial Barts B
taught me to move the pieces around, but (IM strength) which I won with 11 in
we could say that I learnt by myself, I 16 games, unbeaten.
never had a teacher or tutor.
As OTB player I was never stronger CM: Norberto, your participation in
than 3rd. category, playing in the Villa the different Memorial tournaments
Crespo Chess Club. In 1969 I started to is part of a policy implemented by
play CC because I had no spare time for CAPA. What can you tell us about it?
the long OTB games. Yes, when we had the idea to organise
Later I started playing in CADAP, it was the Barts Memorials (which, at that time,
a thematic tournament (Sicilian, Fischer were the strongest and only tournaments
variation) and its TD was none other than to be organised in Latin America) I was
Juan Morgado! After that I became a given the chance to participate in the IM
member of LADAC, where I played a section. After my good performance, I
number of tournaments, but the truth is received yet another invitation, but this
that I played much more in CADAP. time it was for a GM tournament, the
Among others, I played the Semifinals Lewkowitz A.
of the III and VI Latin American Zonal All this has been a consequence of
 Chess Mail 5

you obtained excellent results, and

the IM and GM titles. How did you
manage to do that? What expectations
did you have?
At that time I was almost exclusively
dedicated to CAPA, it was my main
concern. I did not have great expectations
from my games, I played because I had
great support from the rest of my
colleagues in the Board of CAPA (Juan
Morgado, Carlos Espindola and you,
Pedro!) who urged me to play! It seems
that the three of you knew better what
my strength was!
In the Barts B I knew Muttoni (who
had led me 2-0) and Clarizza (1-1, he beat
me in 1972, and I did the same to him in
the Final of the 11 th Argentine
Championship in 1988). Roca was well-
known due to his OTB strength (FIDE
Master) and Jorge Laplaza, but the rest
were strong players and I knew none of
Norberto Patrici...GM this year their games. I was also aware of the good
performances of Blasberg and Kozlowicz
CAPAs transparent policy, which was in Preliminaries of the Argentine Cup.
established by ourselves (I was a member In the Lewkowitz Memorial, with the
of its Board for the first 8 years). We exception of Ebeling (who beat me in the
decided to invite players according to Masters WT/M/GT/151) and Laplaza, I
their ELO and their potential. Due to this, knew the rest of my rivals by name, they
more than 60 Argentine players have were all very strong especially their
already participated in one or more ELOs, all higher than mine!
international tournaments, of GM or IM My preparation was very simple and
strength! risky, it was based on a psychological
As examples we have Gabriel Blasberg attitude: to wait for the development of
and Alejandro Kozlowicz, who were the games, not to get too impatient, and
invited to the Barts B due to their try to understand what was going on over
excellent performances in Preliminary the board.
groups of the 1st. Argentine Cup. What is To be honest, I never imagined I could
also very nice to see is that Kozlowicz tied reach the GM title at 9 points. I was merely
the first place with me, and Blasberg trying to revalidate my IM title, which was
ended fourth, and both achieved well- an easier task (6 points in 14 games).
deserved IM titles. Currently they are
playing GM tournaments! CM: Besides the GM title, you are also
an International Arbiter. What kind
CM: After many years of playing of advice can you give to players and
postal chess, you were given the arbiters? Did you enjoy your task?
chance to play two title tournaments, I obtained the International Arbiter title
the Barts-mem B and the in 1991, therefore I was nominated to be
Lewkowitz-mem A. In both of them TD of the Barts Memorial A group. Of
course I enjoyed the task, even though it
 6 October 1998

study chess in general, for example, I have

been interested in the evolution of chess,
I took a major decision: how ideas have been born, how the
to play chess as I thinking process of the masters has
evolved. Undoubtedly, I was much
understood it, with my impressed with Lasker after reading his
biography The difficult road to glory,
mistakes and my skills. published in Spain.
His definition of chess as a struggle,
and his comprehension of the game in a
is not easy because it is time-consuming. time in which there were no chess books
The A group was a mammoth for teaching, gave me a new vision and
tournament (19 players!) and our first convinced me that I had to follow my own
experience as CC organisers. Looking path, notwithstanding if it was good or
backwards, I think that in some way bad. After that I took a major decision: to
I initiated a new school for TDs, play chess as I understood it, with my
which was later followed by my other mistakes and my skills.
colleagues in this job. Needless to say, now I will have to face
For example, the way in which to focus the game in a different way. I work many
problems and how to solve them, and the hours a day, and when both tournaments
creation of the News together with started I was also a member of CAPAs
my friend and International Arbiter Carlos committee, to which I dedicated most of
Espindola, TD in the Barts B group - my free time, therefore I could not
which is now a trademark of the dedicate much time to my games.
tournaments organised by CAPA. I try to penetrate into the essence of
Basically, the News is an update we the position, to understand what is going
send to each player two or three times a on, and after that I attack the possible
year, containing notices of leaves, time moves on the basis of what has been
excesses, new addresses, plus all the understood. Most of the time I do not
results to that date and the games! analyse too many variations, I have learnt
This is very good for the players. They to trust my own decisions even at the
know how the rest of the opponents are expense of losing games.
doing, and at the end of the tournament I play this game because I like it,
they will have all the games played, which therefore I must learn it from my own
is something elementary but often it is not experience, and my opponents are the
done. ones from whom I must learn. Losing
My advice for the players is to study games is a great lesson!
the Rules of Play. Otherwise, they will not
be playing correspondence chess. To the CM: Nowadays, email chess seems to
TDs I would recommend that they teach be another alternative to postal play.
the Rules each time they have to make a What is your opinion on this new
decision. modality?
I think that in future years people will
CM: Are you a methodical postal play more games by email; it probably is
player? Do you have your own an irreversible trend. Nevertheless,
formula. How do you approach a nowadays there are far more players for
new tournament? Do you have pet CC games than for email, and I believe
variations? Do you follow games by that those directing our activity should
any players? handle with utmost care this transition
My method is not having method! I which in my opinion will be a slow
 Chess Mail 7

process dictated by the players will. every move, while in CC you can
Trying to impose email play over CC investigate what to play after you have
would be a mistake. received the move.
If I am invited, I would almost surely
participate in an email tournament, but CM: What plans do you have for the
before that I must face a special future?
preparation for this modality. We must not My plans for the future, as a player,
forget that CC players are not include qualifying and playing a World
professionals of the game and we have Championship Final, and contributing to
other responsibilities to attend. the Argentine Olympic team. For the short
In email games we have a shorter term, I will play in the SSKK-60
delivery time of the moves, which tournament starting later this year, which
requires a different preparation, one has will be a strong Category XIII with many
to know what he will play against almost good players.

Patrici annotates his games

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer (B64) Geller, Gothenburg izt 1955.
Norberto Patrici (ARG) - 13 c4
Jorge Laplaza (ARG) The main variation is 13 b1 and other
cor Lewkowitz Memorial A, 1996 less common alternatives are 13 g4 and
(Notes by Patrici) 13 xf6.
1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 13...d4
f6 5 c3 d6 6 g5 e6 7 d2 e7 8 A novelty for me!
000 00 9 f4 h6 10 h4 13...b4 14 b3 xf4 15 xf4 exf4
10 xf6?! xf6 11 xc6 bxc6 12 xd6 16 hf1 a5 (16...h5 17 xe7 xe7 18
b6 13 e5 d8 14 a3 e3+ 15 b1 d5! xd5 19 xd5 ad8 20 xb7 g5
xd1+ 16 xd1 xa3 17 bxa3 e7. {Leko-Piket, Wijk aan Zee 1994} 21 fxg6
10...e5 11 f5 Leko) 17 xf4 xb3+ 18 axb3 d5 19 fd4
Also possible: fc8 20 xf6 xf6 21 xd5 xc3 22 bxc3
a) 11 xc6 bxc6 12 fxe5 dxe5 13 xd8 c7 23 d7 ac8 24 c4 f8 25 g4 e8 26
xd8 14 xd8+ xd8 15 c4 f8!? 16 xc7 xc7 27 e1+ d7 28 d2 h5 29
f1 d7!? 17 h3 e8 18 d1 e7= h3 hxg4 30 hxg4 c8 31 h1 d6 32 h7
Matulovic-Popovic, Yugoslavia 1984; e5 33 xg7 f6 34 h7 g8 35 h6+
b) 11 db5 exf4 12 xd6 g4!?; e5 36 h4 g7 37 e3 f6 38 f3 a5 39
c) 11 xf6?! xf6 12 b3 g4 13 e2 h8 d4 40 f8 c3 41 xf6 10
xe2 14 xe2 exf4 15 d5 a5 H.Stefansson-J.Sloth, 5th Nordic Grand
Perlstrm-Thorbergsson, corr 1987; Prix, Torshavn 1997.
d) 11 f3 exf4 12 xf4 a5 13 xf6 14 xf6 xf6 15 d5 a4
xf6 14 d5 b6 15 b5 f2 16 d1 I was expecting the exchange of
e5 17 xe5 xf1 18 xg7+ xg7 19 Queens.
xf1 e8 20 c3 Shirazi-D.Gurevich, 15...xd2+ 16 xd2 xf5 17 xf6+
USA Ch 1985. gxf6 18 d5 ab8 19 e4 d4 20 c3 e6
11...xf5 12 exf5 a5 (20...c6 21 xd6) 21 xd6 xf4
12...c8 13 b1 h8 14 g1 Rabar- (21...c5 22 e1 xe4 23 xe4) 22
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xf6 g7 23 d6. e1 h6 10 h3 xf3 11 xf3 c6 12 f4

16 d3 ac8 17 b3 a5 00 13 h5 e8 14 d2 e5? 15 xg7!
A new surprise. I had calculated 17 Korchnoi-Dreev, Brno 1992.
...xb3, eliminating the powerful white 8...e7 9 b3 00 10 b2 xf3
Bishop. Also known are:
18 xf6+ gxf6 19 b1! a) 10...a5! 11 a3 (11 c4 a4 12 e5)
XIIIIIIIIY 11...b5! 12 e1 b4 13 a4 b7 14 d2 c5
9-+r+-trk+0 15 c4 cxd4 16 xd4 c7!? 17 c1 c5
9zpp+-+p+-0 18 b2 h6 19 d1 fd8 20 e2 c6 21
9-+-zp-zp-zp0 f1 g4 22 e2 c7 23 e1 h5?! 24
f1! 10 in 60 moves, Adams-Dreev,
9wq-+-zpP+-0 Manila ol 1992;
9-+-sn-zP-+0 b) 10...b6 11 c4 b7 12 e2 c5 13 ad1
9+L+Q+-+-0 c7 14 b1 ad8 15 fe1 cxd4 16 xd4
9PzPP+-+PzP0 c6 17 h4 fe8 18 e3 f8 19 e4
9+K+R+-+R0 xe4 20 xe4 c8 21 xb7 xb7 22 g4
xiiiiiiiiy f6 23 h4 e5 24 h5 in 45 moves,
Schmaltz-Gaerths, Augsburg Under-20
19...c6?? 1992.
Better is 19...xb3. 11 xf3 c6 12 c4 e8 13 fe1
20 g3+ 13 h4 g6 14 h5 a5 15 hxg6 hxg6 16
Whites advantage is decisive. a3 g5 17 fe1 ad8 18 ad1 g4 19
20...h8 21 h4 h7 xg4 xg4 20 e4 h6 21 d5! f5 22
21...xf5 22 xf6+ g7 23 d5! c5 dxe6 fxe6 23 b4 b6 24 e2 10 in 43
(23...a6 24 d3+-; 23...c7 24 d3+-) moves, Ivanchuk-Epishin, Tilburg 1992.
24 xf7+-. 13...f8
22 d3 d5 23 h3 xf5 24 h5 fc8 13...c7 14 ac1!? d5; 13...a5 14
25 xf5+ g7 26 g4+ f8 27 xh6 a3 ad8 15 ad1 Wahls-Lyrberg, Geneva
e7 28 fxe5 d2 29 xf6 xc2 30 open 1995. 13...f8 Shirov-Chernin,
xf7+ 10 Groningen PCA 1993.
In view of 30...xf7 31 f1+ e7 (After 14 ad1N
31...f2 32 xf2+ xf2 White chooses This is a recommendation of Informator
how he wants to win; or 31...e8 32 e6+ 57/284 (Shirov-Hbner, Munich 1993).
d8 33 d6+ e8 34 f8#) 32 g7+ e6 14 h4! is also possible: 14...c7 15
(32...e8 33 f8#) 33 f6+ d7 34 d6+ ac1 g6 16 h5 h4 17 e3 d6 18 e4
e8 35 f8#. f4 19 xf6+ gxf6 20 e4 (Ftacnik)
20...f5 21 e2 xc1 22 xc1 f6 23 g3 f7
French Fort Knox (C10) 24 gxh4 f4 25 e1 g8+ 26 f1 ae8
Norberto Patrici (ARG) - 27 e3 xh4 28 e2 xh5+ 29 d2 g2
Carlos Alberto Piccon (ARG) 30 e2 g5 31 f4 xe2+ 32 xe2 g2
Lewkowitz Memorial A, 1997 33 f3 xf3 34 xf3 g6 35 e3 d8
(Notes by Patrici) 36 c3 f7 37 a4 e7 38 a5 a6 39 b4
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 dxe4 4 xe4 d7 40 e2 e8 Ebeling- Piccon,
d7 5 f3 c6 6 d3 d7 7 00 in this same tournament!
gf6 8 g3 14...g6 15 e4 c7 16 d5 exd5 17
Another possibility was 8 eg5 d6 9 xf6+ xf6 18 xe8+ xe8 19 xf6
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XIIIIIIIIY
gxf6 20 cxd5 cxd5 21 xf6 e5 22 9-+rwqk+-tr0
xe5 xe5 23 f5 c6 24 f1 9+l+pvlpzpp0
White has a clear plan to follow. 9p+-+p+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9snp+-+-+-0
9-+-+r+k+0 9-+-+PzP-+0
9zpp+-+p+p0 9+-sN-vL-+-0
9-+n+-+-+0 9PzPPwQL+PzP0
9+-+p+L+-0 9+-+R+R+K0
9-+-+-+-+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+P+-+-+-0
9P+-+-zPPzP0 14 f5!?N
9+-+R+K+-0 According to Informator 64/185. The
xiiiiiiiiy alternative was 14 d4.
14...c4
24...d4 14...00! V. Terentev.
This is a good move by White. It 15 xc4 xc4 16 fxe6 fxe6 17 d4!?
enhances the activity of the . 17 f2 f8 18 g3 according to the
25 a3 same Informator game, but I thought that
Restricting the knights movement. the text move was stronger.
25...a5 26 e1 d8 27 e4 g7 28 17...g5 18 e2 e7 19 a4 c6 20
e2 d7 29 c1 e7 30 c4 f5 31 e5 h6
f3 f6 32 d2 20...f6 21 d6 d8 22 e5 e7
According to Piccon, !! and only (22...g5 23 h5+ g6 24 xh7!+-) 23
move f2+-; 20...d5 21 axb5 axb5 22 exd5 exd5
32...g6 33 c5 e5 34 e2 b6 23 xd5 xd5 24 xd5
34...d3 35 f1 b6 36 c3 f4 36...f4 21 b3 xc3 22 h5+ d8 23 xc3
37 f3. c8 24 axb5 axb5 25 e5
35 b5 This move shows the weakness of the
Intending f4. black squares. The threat a5 and c7#
35...d6 36 f4 g6 37 g3 e7 38 f3 decides the game.
d5?? 25...d8
Piccon thought I had played 38 d3. Other moves do not save the position,
Anyway, Blacks position is hopeless. e.g.
39 xd5 10. a) 25...f8 26 a5 xf1+ 27 xf1 d6
28 c3 d7 29 d4 e5 30 b6 e8 31
Sicilian Scheveningen (B46) c7+ e6 32 b4 d7 33 b8+-;
Norberto Patrici (ARG) - b) 25...g5 26 xg7 xg7 27 xg7+-;
Kjell Krantz (SVE) c) 25...e8 26 a5 d5 27 c4+-.
Marcussi Memorial, 1997 26 c5 c7 27 a5 e3
(Notes by Patrici) 27...xa5 28 xd7 xd7 29 f7+ d8
1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 30 d6+ c8 31 xc6+ +-.
c6 5 c3 a6 6 e2 ge7 7 e3 28 f8+ b7 29 xe3 10.
xd4 8 xd4 b5 9 00 c6 10 d2 After the game Mr. Krantz told me I
e7 11 f4 b7 12 ad1 c8 13 h1 had refuted some home analysis he had
a5 made!
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Sicilian Dragon (B78) Komljenovic, Biel op 1987;

Norberto Patrici (ARG) - c) 17 xf6 xf6 18 d5 e6 19 hxg6
Jos Angel Diani (ARG) exd5 20 h5 g5 21 f4 h6 22 xd5
Barts Memorial B 1992-93 Saksis-Kaupe, USSR 1989.
(Notes by Roberto Alvarez) 17...h8 18 d5
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 XIIIIIIIIY
f6 5 c3 g6 6 e3 g7 7 f3 00 8 9-+-wq-trkvl0
d2 c6 9 c4 9+-+lzpp+-0
This is the Yugoslav attack of the
Dragon. Whites idea is to avoid Blacks
9-+-zp-snpzP0
move ...d6-d5, and to attack on the 9+ptrLsn-vL-0
kingside. Meanwhile, Black must use the 9p+-sNP+-zP0
semi-open c-file, with the strong point c4. 9+-sN-+P+-0
9...d7 10 000 c8 11 b3 e5 12 9PzPPwQ-+-+0
h4 h5 9+K+R+-+R0
The definition of the defensive pattern. xiiiiiiiiy
Black does not want to allow White to
quickly open the h-file. 18...b4?!
13 g5 c5 14 b1 a) 18...h7! 19 xf6 xf6 20 f4 c4
The two other important branches 21 xc4 xc4 22 e3 xd4 23 xd4 b6
were 14 he1 and 14 g4. 24 hd1 e5 25 fxe5 dxe5 26 4d3 xe3=
14...b5 15 g4 Ernst-Vescovi, Groningen op 1992;
15 he1 a5 16 f4 c4 17 xc4 xc4! b) 18...e6 19 h7+ xh7? 20 h5 g7 21
(17...bxc4?! 18 e5 Barczay-Sosonko, h2+- Pared Estrada-Espinosa, Cuba
Wijk aan Zee 1977) 18 e5 g4 19 xf6 1988.
exf6 20 e6 b8 21 e7 e8 Beliavsky- 19 h7+! xh7??
Hbner, Tilburg 1986. The mistake that loses the game. Now
15...a5! checkmate is unavoidable.
15...hxg4?! 16 h5 xh5 17 d5 e8 18 ED: 19...xh7 20 ce2 xg5 21 hxg5
xh5 gxh5 19 h2 Karpov-Sznapik, e6 gives a critical position, e.g. 22 f4 g7
Dubai ol 1986. 23 fxe6 fxe6 24 xe6 xe6 25 xe6+
16 gxh5 f7 Garca-Kudrin, Salamanca 1989.
16 xf6 xf6 17 a3 hxg4 18 f4 c4 19 20 h5 xh5
d3 c8 Karpov-Georgiev, Dubai ol a) 20...bxc3 21 hxg6+ xg6 (21...g7
1986. 22 h6+ g8 23 gxf7+ xf7 24 g5+ h7
16...a4 25 g7+ +- or 21...g8 22 xh8+! g7
16...xh5 17 d5 e8 18 a3 c4 19 23 xf6+ xf6 24 f4+ g7 25 h7+ g8
d3 (19 g2 b4 20 a4 Sznapik-Sehner, 26 h6 xg6 27 xg6#) 22 h2 g7 23
Slupsk 1987) 19...e6 20 c3 xd5 21 exd5 xf6! h8 (23...b6 24 h5+ xf6 25
c8 Short - Georgiev, Novi Sad ol 1990. h4+ g6 26 dg1+ +-) 24 f4 xf6 25
17 h6 dg1+ g4 26 xg4+ xg4 27 xg4+
a) 17 xf7+?! xf7 18 hxg6+ xg6 19 g5 28 f5+ g7 29 xf7#;
h5 e5 20 h6 c4 Ivanovic-Kosanovic, b) 20...gxh5 21 xf6! xf6 22 xh5+
Stara Pazova 1988; g8 23 h6 e8 24 g1+ +-.
b) 17 d5 b4 18 ce2 e6 19 h6 h8 21 xh5+! gxh5
20 h7+ xh7 21 h5+- Sznapik- a) 21...g8 22 xh8+! xh8 23 h2+
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g7 24 h6+ g8 25 h1+-; d8! 01 Biava-Rittner, Lewkowitz

b) 21...g7 22 f6+! xf6 23 g5+ Memorial B 1996.
g7 24 f5+ g8 25 xh8+ xh8 26 21 b4!?
h6+ g8 27 g7#. With the initiative (Dolmatov). Another
22 h2 10. of his ideas is 21 ac1!? c5.
For if 22...g8 23 xh5 b3 24 h1 XIIIIIIIIY
bxc2+ 25 xc2 h3 26 xh3 g7 27 9-+-+-trk+0
h7#. 9zpp+-wq-zpp0
Sicilian Scheveningen (B83)
9-+n+p+-+0
Norberto Patrici (ARG) - 9+-+-sn-+-0
Bragi Thorbergsson (ISD) 9-zPPtr-sN-+0
Lewkowitz Memorial A, 1997 9+-+-wQ-+-0
(Notes by Patrici) 9P+-+L+PzP0
1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 9tR-+-+R+K0
f6 5 c3 d6 6 e2 e7 7 00 c6 xiiiiiiiiy
8 e3 00 9 f4 e5
The modern Scheveningen, which was 21...g5
worked out by Spassky and Bondarevsky Looks like the only move.
in the seventies. 22 h3 xb4 23 xg5 e7 24 g3
10 b3 exf4 11 xf4 g6 25 xf8+ xf8 26 f1+ e8
11 xf4 is another complex of var- 26...g8 27 f7 d6 (27...xg5 28
iations. xg5 xf7) 28 xd6 xd6 29 xb7.
11...e6 12 h1 d5 13 e5 d7 14 27 h5
xd5 dxe5 15 c4 Threatening xh7.
15 xe7+ xe7 16 c3 fe8 17 b5 27...d8
Nunn-Andersson, Johannesburg 1981. 27...d6 28 xd6 xd6 29 c5 d7
15...g5 16 c5 xf4 (29...d5 30 xh7 xh5?? 31 f6++-) 30
16...b6. xh7 g7 31 f8 ce5 32 xg6 xg6
17 xe6 33 f6+-.
17 xf4 is also playable, e.g. Rittner- 28 f7 d6
Hbert, CCCA-60. The best move. If 28...e8?? 29 c7#
17...fxe6 18 xf4 e7 or 28...c5?? 29 xe6+ +- or 28...b4 29
a) 18...d4!? 19 d2 b6 20 e3; xe6+ e8 30 f1.
b) 18...h4 Kindermann-S.Polgar, 29 xd6+ xd6 30 xb7 ce5 31
Aruba 1992. xh7 f4 32 g3
19 d2 I also considered playing 32 c5 a6 33
19 b3? d4 20 e3 xe2 21 xe2 d1 but the line I chose looked simpler.
f5! Dolmatov-Psakhis, Moscow GMA- 32...xh5 33 xh5 a6 34 c5
op 1990. Blacks position is difficult to defend,
19...ad8 20 e3 d4 but the future Icelandic GM who was
20...g5N 21 g3 d4 22 ad1 ec6 in hospital made my task easier with
23 f3 xf3 24 xf3 e5 25 xd8 xd8 34...d3 35 xe6+ 10.
26 d1 f6 27 d5+ h8 28 d3 f5 29 because after my proposal 35...xe6
g2 h6 30 b3 e7 31 xb7 g6 32 h3?? 36.d5+ he resigned the game, and I
e4 33 f4 xf4+ 34 gxf4 xf4 35 g1 started to dream of my GM title...
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Lewkowitz Memorial A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Unf

1 N.J. Fries Nielsen DEN X 1 1 1 . 0 1 1 1 . . 1 8 (3)
2 Jorge Laplaza ARG 0 X . . 0 . 0 0 . . . 0 0 1 (6)
3 H-W. Dnhaupt GER 0 . X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1)
4 Ruben Berdichesky ARG 1 X 1 0 0 . 6 (1)
5 Horst Handel GER 0 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 1 3 (1)
6 J. Fernndez Forns ARG . . 1 1 X . 0 . 0 . 0 4 (5)
7 Werner Richard Metz GER 1 1 1 1 . X 1 1 1 1 10 (1)
8 Rick Callaghan jr. USA 0 . 1 1 1 X 0 0 6 (1)
9 Abram Idema NLD 0 1 1 1 . 0 1 X 1 1 1 9 (1)
10 Bragi Thorbergsson ISD 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 X 1 1 0 9 -
11 Mika Ebeling FIN 0 . 1 . 1 1 0 0 X 0 5 (2)
12 Carlos A. Piccon ARG . . 1 X . 0 5 (3)
13 Samuelle T. Pizzuto ITA . . 1 . . 0 0 0 1 . X 0 3 (9)
14 Norberto E. Patrici ARG 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 10 -
15 Jaroslav Jezek CZE 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 7 -

Spanish Exchange (C68) e7 24 bxc5 dxc5 25 e1 c6 26 a5

Norberto Patrici (ARG) - hd8 27 b1+ a7 28 ab5 xb5 29
Ral Ramrez (ARG) xb5 axb5 30 a5+ b7 31 xb5+ c7
Marcussi Memorial, 1997 32 xc5+ c6 33 h3 xa2 34 c3 a5 35
(Notes by Patrici) e3 g5 36 d4 d7 37 f3 f8 38 h5
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 xc6 a4 39 xh7 xd4 40 cxd4 xd4 41 e7
dxc6 5 00 d6 6 a3 e6 d1+ 42 h2 c8 43 xf6 Pri-
6...b5 7 c3 c5!? ...-e7-c6. Almasi, Debrecen EU-chT 1992.
7 g5 12 fd2 000
7 e2 f6 8 d1 g4 9 c3 e6 10 c2 XIIIIIIIIY
h5 11 d4 d6 12 e1 e7 13 g5 g4= 9-+ktr-vlntr0
Onischuk, Malaniuk. 9+pzp-+qzpp0
7...d7 9p+p+-zp-+0
7...f6 8 xe6 xe6 9 b1 c5 10 h5+
9+-+-zp-+-0
g6 11 e2.
8 d3 9-+N+P+l+0
8 c4. 9+-+P+-+-0
8...f6 9 c4 e7 10 f3 f7 11 e1!? 9PzPPsN-zPPzP0
An interesting move, with the 9tR-vL-wQRmK-0
advantage of being quite unknown. My xiiiiiiiiy
intention was to confront my opponent
with new situations. 13 b3 e6 14 c3 xc4 15 dxc4
11...g4 g5 16 e3 d7
Maybe this is a TN, I knew the Black does not understand the position.
following game which was afterwards His last couple of moves reveal the lack
sent to Mr. Ramrez. of a plan and the ignorance of the coming
11...h5 12 d4 exd4 13 f4 e6 14 danger.
a5 000 15 d1 c5 16 xb7 xb7 17 17 c5
a5 d6 18 xd4 e8 19 xd6 cxd6 20 Restricting Blacks game and starting
a4 a8 21 d1 d8 22 c3 b6 23 b4 the attack on the weak b7 square.
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XIIIIIIIIY
17...h6 18 a5 e6 19 a4 e7 9r+-wq-trk+0
19...g4 20 c1 h5 21 a3 b6 22 cxb6 9zpp+-+pzpp0
xa3 23 b7+ b8 (23...d7 24 bxa3+-) 9-snp+-zpl+0
24 xc6+ xb7 25 xd8+ xd8 26 9+-+-+-+-0
xa3. 9-+-zP-+-+0
20 a3 f5 21 b3 f4 22 c1+- 10.
Not finding a solution to Whites attack,
9+-zP-+-zP-0
Black decided to resign. 9PzP-+LzPP+0
9tR-vLQtR-mK-0
Caro-Kann (B15) xiiiiiiiiy
Norberto Patrici (ARG) -
Gabriel Blasberg (ARG) This move was decided upon after a
Barts Memorial B, 1992-5 lot of thought. It starts an attacking plan
(Notes by Patrici & Blasberg) on the queenside, where White has a
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 dxe4 4 xe4 pawn majority and will aim his bishops.
f6 5 xf6+ exf6 6 c3 f5 7 e2! 13...e8 14 c4 d7 15 e3 f5 16 b3
Blasberg: A strong move, linked to the ad8 17 d2 c8
idea g3, c4, f4-f5, and far better than P: The knight will seek a better place
7 f3 d6 8 d3 xd3 9 xd3 00 10 on e4.
e3 d7 11 000 c7 12 g3 ad8 13 18 ad1 d6 19 d5 e4
h4 g6 14 he1 fe8 15 b1 c5 with a B: The only thing that Black can do is
good game for Black (01 in 40 moves), try to make Whites task more difficult
Ivanovic-Matulovic, Belgrade m (5) 1985. through a good disposition of its pieces.
7...d6 8 g3 g6 9 c4 00 10 19...cxd5 20 xa7 dxc4? 21 b6.
00 xg3 20 b4 b6 21 f3 cxd5 22 xd5 c8
B: This move costs the pair, but I 23 a4 e7
understand that it is an only move, 23...xd5 24 cxd5.
because different play would allow White 24 g4! g6 25 xd8+ xd8 26 d1
to create powerful threats on the kingside. c8 27 b4 e8 28 a4
10...e8 11 f4 b5 12 b3 e4 13 h5 Intending a5.
d7 14 xe4 xe4 15 c2 g6 16 h4 28...e5 29 d4
e8 17 f5 e7 18 f3 g5 19 h5 d8 20 P: I had the chance to obtain 3 pawns
xg5 10 Nunn-Arkell, London Lloyds for the bishop by playing
Bank 1987. 29 xb6 axb6 30 xb6 f8
11 hxg3 White was threatening d8. At this
Patrici: The evaluation of this position point we find a very complex tactical
appears in Informator 44, as a struggle that is difficult to calculate, even
commentary to the above-mentioned in correspondence chess! I will show a
game. I felt suspicious that Blasberg had couple of examples I had annotated:
not seen it, so I expected some home a) 31 d8 e8 32 xe8 xe8 33 a5
analysis. d2 (33...g5! 34 b7 e1+ 35 h2
Blasberg: Sadly, I saw Nunns game too e5+ 36 g3 h6 37 a6 e4 38 a7 f3+) 34
late and had no other alternative except a6 e1+ 35 h2 h5 36 a7 e5+ (36...f1+
to defend an inferior position right from 37 h3 hxg4+ 38 xg4 e4 39 f3 c3
the opening! 40 a8+ xa8 41 b8+ h7 42 xa8
11...d7 12 e1 b6 13 e2!? xb3 43 e4+ g6 44 e2) 37 h3+-;
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b) 31 a5 e6 and now: by all of its pieces.

b1) 32 c7 e7 33 d7 xd7 (33...e8 36...b8 37 a7 d8 38 c5 c8 39
34 b6 c5 35 d8+-) 34 xd7 h6 35 a3+- xc4 40 xc4 xc4 41 xc4
a6 h7 36 a7 c5 37 xe4 xe4 38 e8 d1+ 42 h2 h5
d4 39 a8 xa8 40 xa8 d1+ 41 B: Trying to create the threat of
h2+- Alvarez; perpetual check.
b2) 32 d8 xb6 33 xf8+ xf8 34 XIIIIIIIIY
axb6 c5 35 b7 (35 b4 d7!) 35...a6 9-+r+-+k+0
(35...d7 36 c5! c6 +-) 36 c5 e7 37 9+-+-+pzp-0
b4 d3! 9-+-+-zp-+0
Therefore... why enter into this mess,
9+-vL-+-+p0
if we can obtain a clear positional
advantage which needs no sacrifices to 9-+R+-+P+0
be demonstrated?. 9wQ-+-+-+-0
29...e6 9-+-+-zPPmK0
a) 29...a5 30 e1; 9+-+q+-+-0
b) 29...g5? 30 xb6 axb6 31 xb6+- xiiiiiiiiy
and the threat d8 is terrible: 31...d2 32
xd2 e1+ 33 h2. 43 f3 d7 44 f5
30 a5 f8 31 b5! 44 gxh5?? xc5! 45 xc5 d6+=.
Whites is better than Blacks, so we 44...c7+ 45 f4! hxg4 46 xg4 b7
must avoid exchanging it. 47 c3 f5 48 xf5 c6 49 d4 xc3
31...d6 50 xc3 c6 51 d4 h6+ 52 g3
31...c5 32 axb6 axb6 33 b4! c2 34 a6 53 e4 b5
xc5 bxc5 35 a1. P: Allowing a nice move.
32 a6 c2 54 xg7! b3+
B: It looks as if this move poses some 54...xg7 55 e5+ xe5 56 fxe5 h6
obstacles in Whites task, but the foll- (56...f5 57 f4 g6 58 g3!+-) 57 h4 g6
owing sequence proves me wrong. 58 g4 g7 59 g5 g8 (59...f8 60 f6
33 c1 xb3 34 d5 e8 35 axb6 e8 61 g7 e7 62 g4 e6 63 g5 xe5
axb6 36 xb6 64 xf7+-) 60 f6 f8 61 g4 e8 62 g7
XIIIIIIIIY e7 63 g5 e6 (63...e8 64 e6 fxe6 65
9-+-+rwqk+0 h7 e5 66 g6 e4 67 g7 e3 68 g8+) 64
9+-+-+pzpp0 f8 xe5 65 xf7+-.
9-wQ-sn-zp-+0 55 f3 xf3+ 56 xf3 xg7 57 e4
9+-+L+-+-0 g6
B: With a last trap... in which my
9-+PvL-+P+0 opponent does not fall!
9+l+-+-+-0 58 g3! 10
9-+-+-zPP+0 58 g4?? f5+! 59 gxf5+ f6=.
9+-tR-+-mK-0 Chess Mail thanks Norberto Patrici
xiiiiiiiiy and Pedro Hegoburu for contributing
this interview, Blasberg, Patrici and
White has achieved its pawn majority Roberto Alvarez for providing game
on the queenside, obtaining a strong free annotations and Pedro again for his
pawn whose advance can be supported translation.
 Chess Mail 15

Historical CC Tournaments by Erik Larsson (Part 4)

International CC
In The Pioneering
Year 1928

N
ATIONAL chess clubs and asso
ciations already existed in the 19th
century in England, USA, Nether-
lands, Germany and Switzerland and so
on. Therefore it is surprising that the
Fdration Internationale des Echecs
(FIDE) for over-the-board chess was only
established first in 1924 and the fore-run-
ner of the International Correspondence
Chess Federation, ICCF, for correspond-
ence chess (CC) first in 1928. I cannot tell
why, can you?
In the magazine Brief-Schach, organ
of the Internationaler Correspondenz-
Schachbund (ICSB), 15-year-old Hans- ICCF Honorary Member, Erik
Werner von Massow wrote: When I re- Larsson (Sweden)
plied in November 1927 to an advert in
Deutsche Schachzeitung from Erich Otto
Freienhagen and asked him to enter me Vice Secretary: Ernst Huxdorff, St.
into his private CC tournaments1, I could Mrgen, Germany.
not in my wildest dreams foresee that this Treasurer: Kurt Laue, Halle a. Saale,
should lead to an international organisa- Bertramstr. 3, Germany.
tion. Vice Treasurer, J. Ahrend, Frankfurt
The date of the constitution of the ICSB a. Main, Germany
Board was the 15th August 1928: Substitutes: C. Olsen, Langesund
President: E.O.Freienhagen, (near Oslo), Norway; H. Schild, Coeefeld
Thaerstrasse 6, Berlin O 34, Germany. (near the Dutch border), Germany, and
Vice President: I.W.Keemink Jr, G. v. Hans Fahrni, Bern, Switzerland.
Amsterstr. 134, Hilversum, Netherlands. In July 1928 Erich Freienhagen pub-
General Secretary; Hans-Werner von lished in his Fernschach-Courier a game
Massow, Dresden A. 16, Hhnelstrasse 12, he played by exchange of letters during a
Germany. journey through the USA in 1926 with Mr.
I. Edison, Washington. As the CC League
1
Articles are planned on these and other of America was founded in 1927 and its
tourneys which were arranged by maga- organ The Chess Correspondent started
zines during 1900-1928. the same year, I am sure that Erich could
 16 October 1998

have discussed the foundation of an in- 21 d1 ae8 22 d2 b1+ 23 f2 g6

ternational CC federation a fascinating 24 h5 xh5 25 xh5 f6 26 g3 10
thought because it was not until 1945 that Perlis-Kopa, Barmen 1905.
the ICCA could include USA and other If 11...c6 12 a4 and later d4 after the
overseas nations. I would appreciate very is saved.
much if CC historians in the USA could 12 b4
make researches on Freienhagens visit The must be driven from the a7-g1
to America in 1926. diagonal.
12...d4!
Vienna Game (C29) 12...xb4 loses to 13 xd5 c5 14 d4
Erich Freienhagen (GER) - xd4 15 f4 g6 16 e7+.
I. Edison (USA) 13 xd5 xe5
corr United States, 1926 Not 13...xa1 because of 14 f6+ gxf6
(Notes by Freienhagen) (14...h8 15 xh7#) 15 g1.
1 e4 e5 2 c3 f6 3 f4 d5 4 fxe5 xe4 14 d4 d6
5 f3 g4 6 e2 xf3 7 xf3 h4+ On 14...xd4 White traps the by 15
8 g3 xg3 9 hxg3 xg3+ 10 f1 f4 g6 16 e7+.
c5!? 15 f6+ gxf6 16 g1 10.
XIIIIIIIIY

I
9rsn-+k+-tr0 CSBs goal was to promote and prac
9zppzp-+pzpp0 tise CC on an international basis by
9-+-+-+-+0 arranging different tournaments,
championships for individuals and teams
9+-vlpzP-+-0
from towns, districts and nations, theme-
9-+-+-+-+0 tourneys, matches and tuition-courses for
9+-sN-+Lwq-0 less experienced players so they could
9PzPPzP-+-+0 reach H-Class level. The federation was
9tR-vLQ+K+R0 to have a magazine in the German, Eng-
xiiiiiiiiy lish, Italian and Hungarian languages.
Already in March 1928, 15 results were
11 e2 reported in ICSBs Propaganda (Werbe)
In a game Krecjik-Klar, Olmutz 1907, tournament section No. 1 between
11 d4 was also seen to be strong: L.Probst (Coburg, Germany), Furmaniak
11...xd4 12 e2 c6 13 e3 xe5 14 f2 (Osterfeld, Germany), Erich Freienhagen,
f4 15 e1 d7 16 h4 f6 17 g4 d8 (Berlin), Hans-Werner von Massow
18 xd7 xc3 19 f4 d6 (19...xf4 20 (Dresden), August Potysch (Poland), W.
e7+ c7 21 e8+ c8 22 d7+) 20 Steinmeyer, (Westphalia, Germany),
xf7 xe1 21 xe1 h6 22 a5+ c7 23 J.Ahrend (Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany)
h4+ g5 24 c3 10. and C. Olsen (Langesund, Norway).
11...00 By the end of 1928, a further 58 games
11...d7 fails to 12 xd5 since after had finished with the position: Olsen 14
12...xe5, or alternatives, there follows (12), Freienhagen 14 (-), v. Massow 13
13 g2 and then d4 and f4 with a (8), Ahrend 12 (15), Potysch 7 (12),
winning position, e.g. 13...00 14 d4 c6 Probst 6 (18), Steinmeyer 4 (9),
15 f4 g4 16 xe5 cxd5 17 dxc5 fe8 Furmaniak 1 (-).
18 g5 e2+ 19 g1 xc2 20 xd5 e6 Five sections were arranged by ICSB
 Chess Mail 17

during 1928; the first one was played with This move, which Schlechter
four games per head, then the number recommended in the Deutsche
was reduced to two. Freienhagen and Schachzeitung 1914 (page 80), was tried
v.Massow played one another also in PR that year in the Baden gambit tournament.
section 2, where only 2 games were In a game Mieses-Gunsberg, Hannover
played between each couple. In total, 1902, Black played 4...c2 5 xc2 c6 6
Freienhagen played von Massow in eight c3 c5 7 f3 d4 8 xd4 xd4 (10,
games but the two in section V were 62).
probably never finished. 5 exd5
The placings in Section II: v.Massow If 5 xd5? the following continuation
8 (1st Prize), Camenzind (Lodz, Poland) can be played: 5...cxb2 6 xb2 f6 7
3 (4), Freienhagen 3 (2), Hollenz xf7+ xf7 8 xd8 b4+ 9 d2 xd2+
(Burg) 2 (2), Friedr. Karl v. Heydebreck 10 xd2 (ED: So far following Nyholm-
(Pommern) 0 (8), Steinmeyer (6). Tartakower, Baden 1914) 10...c5! and
The results between the two organis- Black has a favourable ending: queenside
ers were: pawn majority. He plans ...c6, ...e6 and
Freienhagen 1 0 = 3 ...d8.
v. Massow 0 1 = 3 5...cxb2 6 xb2 f6 7 c3 d6 8
It was an interesting idea to play four f3 g4
games between opponents. Nowadays Nyholm-Spielmann, Baden 1914, went
two games per head is most unusual: gen- 8...b4.
erally only seen in thematic tournaments 9 00 00 10 d4?
and friendly matches. XIIIIIIIIY
Here are the three games we know 9rsn-wq-trk+0
between Freienhagen and von Massow. 9zppzp-+pzpp0
Just as we can get to grips with a 9-+-vl-sn-+0
Rembrandt, a Beethoven, a Strindberg 9+-+P+-+-0
etc., so we can do in my opinion like-
wise with chess players from their games,
9-+LwQ-+l+0
particularly if we have the players own 9+-sN-+N+-0
comments. (As Brian Patrick Reilly, the 9PvL-+-zPPzP0
one-time BCM Editor, said to me: The 9tR-+-+RmK-0
players comments are always of interest xiiiiiiiiy
even if they are not correct.)
Please agree that chess is fantastic. White misjudges the position. He wants
Every move which, for instance, to provoke.xf3 as he thinks the
Hans-Werner has made you can similarly bishop pair and open g-file will give him
repeat at your home after 70 years on your a strong attack. The Handbuch gives 10
own board. e1 bd7 in this position.
Danish Gambit (C21) 10...xf3 11 gxf3 c6
Erich Freienhagen (GER) - Development with tempo.
Hans-Werner von Massow (GER) 12 e3?
ICSB Propaganda 1, 1928 To attack the knight.
(Notes by von Massow) Not 12 dxc6? xh2+ winning the .; I
1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 c4 think 12 h4 is better in this position.
d5 However, there could follow 12...e5 13
 18 October 1998

e2 g6 with a superior position for Laskers recommendation.

Black in any case. Freienhagen wrote 13...g4!?
afterwards: This move was made through XIIIIIIIIY
an oversight. I played without the board 9r+-wq-trk+0
and believed that I hadnt yet castled. 9+-zp-+-zpp0
12...a5 9p+n+l+-+0
Stronger than 12...e5 as it keeps the
9+pvlp+-sN-0
bishops diagonal to h2 open. Thus we see
the saying Springer am Rand bringt
9-+-+-+n+0
Schand! (A knight on the rim brings shame 9+-zP-+-+-0
to him) is not always true. This is a case 9PzPLsN-zPPzP0
where the exception proves the rule. 9tR-vLQ+RmK-0
13 d3 h5! xiiiiiiiiy
Black prepares.h4. Now both
knights are on the rim... In his book Gesunder Menschen-
14 e4 verstand im Schach, Lasker gave 13...g4
On 14 e2 Black decides by 14...e8 with the continuation 14 xh7+ xh7 15
15 d2 xe2 16 xe2 h4; If 14 e4 I xg4 xg5 (15...xg5 16 b3 xf2 17
found a few continuations that were xc5 xf1+ 18 xf1 f8+ 19 e2 xc5
favourable to Black. I leave finding these 20 xg5 e8+) 16 e6+ h8 17 xc6.
as an exercise for the reader!. However, it is not clear to me whether it
14...f5 15 e6+ h8 16 e4? is good or bad.
A miscalculation but White was lost 14 df3
anyway. There are two variations: The naturally cannot be captured.
16 e2 g5+ 17 h1 ae8 18 d7 14...d6 15 xh7+ h8 16 h3 xf2
xe2 19 xe2 h4; 16 xf5 h4 17 h3 17 xf2 g3 18 xe6 xf2+ 19 h1
(17 h3 f4) 17...f4. xh7 20 xf8+ xf8 21 d2
16...fxe4 17 xe4 g5+ 18 h1 h6! On 21 g5+ there naturally follows
01. 21...g6! and if then 22 e6? f1+ 23
A short but nevertheless instructive xf1 xf1+ 24 h2 d6+ with decisive
game. advantage for Black.
21...e8 22 d4
Spanish Open (C82) Gradually White succeeds in freeing
Hans-Werner von Massow (GER) - himself from the clutches of his opponent.
Erich Freienhagen (GER) 22...e5
ICSB #1, 1928 The naturally cannot be captured.
(Notes by von Massow) 23 f4
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 The only move. If 23 xc6 e2 with
f6 5 00 xe4 destruction.
The best defence for Black. 23...xf4 24 xc6 g5 25 d3+
6 d4 h8 26 e1 f5 27 d4 xd4 28
Sharper than 6 e1. cxd4
6...b5 7 b3 d5 8 dxe5 e6 9 c3 c5 The rook ending would be hopeless.
10 bd2 00 11 c2 f5 28...f2 29 e8+ f8 30 xf8+ xf8
The best move. .
12 exf6 xf6 13 g5 Quite an interesting drawn game.
 Chess Mail 19

Nimzowitsch opening (A04) ICSBs successor, the Internationaler

Hans-Werner von Massow (GER) - Fernschachbund (IFSB), in 1929 with the
Erich Freienhagen (GER) players shown in bold and 11 new ones
ICSB #1, 1928 replacing the others. More details in my
(Notes by Freienhagen) next articles.
1 f3 c6 2 b3 e5 3 b2? Besides the players mentioned,
3 e4 is necessary. Fernschach-Courier (Febr.-Sept.) and
3...e4! 4 d4? Brief-Schach (Oct.-Dec) also include the
The should go back to g1. players Ladis. Wiesel (Hungary), J.
4...f6! Latrasse and E. Heilimo (both from Fin-
The becomes unpleasant: both land), Abraham (Romania), Butnow (So-
and are threatened. viet Union), Dr. Geiger and H. Wolf (both
5 c3 from Austria), and Chevassus (Hungary).
Blacks purpose is achieved: the a1 In Brief-Schachs December issue,
h8 diagonal is closed. Freienhagen made known that he with-
5...c5 6 e3 h6 drew as President of the ICSB because of
Better than 6...ge7 . disagreements between the members of
7 d3 d5 8 dxe4 dxe4 9 xc6 bxc6 10 the board. Others will do it better, he
c2 00 wrote. Some took side with Freienhagen
A well-calculated pawn offer. and through Mr. Steinmeyer they pro-
11 xe4 f5 12 f3 ad8 13 e2 tested against those who took the law in
g6 14 a3 g4 15 g3 c2 their own hands, above all how Dr.
Black puts White under crossfire. Dhrssen was elected President.
16 f3 f5! 17 xg4 xe3! 18 e4 ICSB tried during 1929 to continue in
Still hoping to escape. parallel with the IFSB but in vain and be-
18...fe8! 19 xc2 xc2+ came less and less important while the
Announcing mate in two moves: IFSB became stronger and stronger. That
20 f1 d1+! 21 xd1 e1# 01. I am going to describe in future articles.
The only ICSB section which could be
finished in 1928 was No. III: Freienhagen
4 (SB 8.25), Steinmeyer 4 (7.25),
Bokisch 3, Baluch 0. Two games per head.
In July 1928 a world tournament was
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ing 26 participants had entered in Sept. Wagnerstrae 5, D-01309 Dresden
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 20 October 1998

2nd APTB Championship ffinally

inally ends

T
HE SECOND championship of the runner-up, Fleetwood, won the 1993-96
NAPZ (formerly Anglo-Pacific USCF Absolute Championship.
Tournament Board) began on Originally called the Anglo-Pacific
August 1, 1994 and ended just in time for Tournament Board, the organisation
inclusion on this CD. Play had been conducting ICCF tournaments for players
extended for several months to establish in these regions was renamed the North
the winner in actual play. America Pacific Zone (NAPZ) and is run
This event is the Championship of what from the USA under the direction of ICCF-
was formerly known as the Anglo-Pacific US Secretary Max Zavanelli and his
Tournament Board (but now is called the assistant, Bob Meinert.
North America/Pacific Zone) of ICCF. The The first APTB Championship was held
tournament director was Maurice Carter from 1989-92. The 3rd (NAPZ)
(USA). Championship began in early 1998, also
The tournament included players from under the direction of Maurice Carter.
Asia, Australasia and one from Africa as We had an interim report in Chess Mail
well as United States and Canadian 3/97 (page 57) and John Timm already
players. Its status as an ICCF zonal supplied us with one annotated game
championship is equivalent to the from this event earlier this year. Here is
NAICCC series but title norms are based another, which we had been saving until
on ratings as more countries are the final results came in.
represented. The first two players qualify
for a World Championship Candidates Sicilian Dragon (B74)
(Three Quarter Final) Tournament. John Timm (USA) -
After John Timm established an Helmut Glaser (SIP/GER)
unbeatable lead, the remaining four 2nd APTB Ch, 1994
games were adjudicated. In all, four (Notes specially contributed by Timm)
players achieved the IM norm: Timm, 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
Fleetwood, Lambert and Callaway. The f6 5 c3 g6 6 e3 g7 7 e2
2nd APTB/NAPZ CC Ch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. POS
1 Khaled Ahmad Youssef EGY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14
2 Helmut F. Glaser SIP 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 5-7
3 Hirokaz Onoda JAP 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 8
4 Robert M. Jacobs USA 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 10 3rd
5 Grant R. Lambert AUS 1 1 0 * 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 5-7
6 Mark Noble NZD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
7 Daniel M. Fleetwood USA 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 2nd
8 Henry Leung HKG 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 5-7
9 Max De Jong Jr. USA 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 12
10 David Eklund USA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 10
11 Joseph E. Callaway USA 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 9 4th
12 Alan Fichaud CAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 13
13 IM Nicholas Preo USA 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 9
14 John C. Timm USA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1st
15 Bruce E. Altschuler USA 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 11
 Chess Mail 21

According to most modern books on

the Dragon, these old-fashioned What The Critics Are
Classical Sicilian variations (Be2 and Be3)
cannot really harm Black. The reasoning Saying About
is that early kamikaze attacks with f5 and
g4 are unsound (which is probably Essential Chess Quotations
correct) and that positional lines (as in this
game) lead to at most a very small
If chess games could be won by flinging
advantage for White. The books therefore
the perfect quote at your opponent, then
recommend the modern Yugoslav
this would be John Knudsens My System.
Attack (e3, f3, d2 and 000), where
I certainly intend to quote from it, even
White can hope for brilliant sacrificial
if it doesnt raise my rating.
attacks and mate.
FM Alex Dunne, chess author and
Unfortunately for me, I have never
The Check Is In The Mail columnist.
figured out which of the many possible
variations of the Yugoslav Attack actually All very entertaining! Books like these
leads to brilliant sacrifices and mate, as belong to the treasury of chess.
opposed to complicated sacs, possibly Recommended!
brilliant defence, and bad endgames for John Elburg, book reviewer at the
White. In such cases, it is worth asking: Chess Mail web site.
what is really modern, and what is just
John Knudsen brings together some of
fashion?
the best known quotes and epigrams of
One of the fundamental tenets of
chess. From masters like Morphy to
modern positional chess (modern in
Fischer, and non-masters from Pascal to
this case meaning Steinitz and Tarrasch,
Letterman, all are witty sayings about this
not the Yugoslav Attack) is that White
game we call chess. Essential Chess
should not attack unless he has some clear
Quotations sums up what chess is and isnt
advantage. In many variations of the
to the players who have mastered the
Yugoslav Attack, it seems to me that White
game and to the non-players who have
attacks because White feels like attacking,
given up on the game. The quotes about
not because White has any particular
correspondence chess are especially
advantage.
revealing from players who either love or
7...c6 8 00 00 9 b3 b6 10 f4 b7
hate postal play. From the humorous to
11 f3 c8 12 d2 c7
the philosophical, its all here in one big
Black should consider 12...d7 with
collection. And you can quote me.
the idea of ...g4, or 12...d7 with the
Bill Wall, prolific chess author.
idea of 13...xc3 14 xc3 ce5 followed
by c4, xe3 and xc2. After the text, Essential Chess Quotations. Compiled
White has a small positional advantage by John C. Knudsen, 48 pages, 8.5"
which he retains for many moves. x5.5". Price: $6 US + $2 p&h ($8 US Total
13 ad1 fe8 14 fe1 d8 15 d4 - Cash, Check or Money Order).
a6 16 f2 b5 17 e5 xf3 18 exf6 b4! John C. Knudsen, Jahnstrasse 9-b, 67574
Not 18...xd1 19 d5 c4 20 xe7+ Osthofen, Germany.
xe7 21 fxe7 e6 22 xe6 fxe6 23 b3
Email: [email protected]
c7 24 xe6 e8 25 d5! h8 26
http://correspondencechess.com
xd1+-.
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19 xe7 xe7 20 fxe7 xe7 21 xf3 fxg5 mate.

bxc3 22 bxc3 b7 23 d3 36 g1 xg1+
XIIIIIIIIY Forced, since on 36...fxe6 37 b7+
9-+r+-+k+0 mates.
37 xg1 c1+ 38 f2 xf4+ 39 e2
9+n+-wqpvlp0 g4+ 40 f2
9p+-zp-+p+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-zP-+0 9+-+-+pmkp0
9+-zPQ+N+-0 9-+-zpRvlp+0
9P+P+-vLPzP0 9zP-+Q+-sN-0
9+-+R+-mK-0 9-+-+-+q+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-+-+-+-0
White offers to trade one type of small
advantage (extra but doubled pawn) for 9-+-+-mKPzP0
another type of advantage (outside 9+-+-+-+-0
passed a-pawn). Black could consider xiiiiiiiiy
declining by.a5, possibly followed by
...c5 and ...a4. ED: If 40 f3 c4+ draws comfortably.
23...xc3 24 xa6 xc2 25 a8+ 40...d4+?
d8 26 a4 a2 27 e1 f8 28 c1 Black can still resist by playing
e8 29 b6 f6 30 e1 d7 40...f4+ when:
Not 30...c6?? when 31 xd8! wins. a) 41 f3 d2+ 42 e2 xg5 and
31 a5 g7 32 d5 White will find it extremely hard to
Black could have considered 31...d5 coordinate his pieces to support the
to prevent this move. advance of the a-pawn while avoiding
32...a4 33 g5 c2 34 h1 e6 perpetual check.
35 xe6! a1+ a) 41 e2 should give some winning
Not 35...b1+ 36 g1 fxe6 (36...a1 chances, since if 41...g4+ (41...xg5 42
37 e1!+-) 37 xe6+ wins by force in e4) 42 f1 (42 d3 d1+ 43 c4 a4+)
all variations. For example, 37...h6 38 42...f4+ 43 f3 c1+ (43...c4+ would
g4! with the idea of 39 g5+!! and 40 have to be tried.) 44 e1 the checks are
blocked and 44...xg5 is met by 45 a6.
The text establishes material equality
Our CC World CD but exposes Blacks . The attack on the
Black combined with the threat to trade
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Guide wins for White.
Chess website on a CD 41 e1 c3+ 42 f1 fxe6 43 xe6+
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The first 12 issues of Chess Mail in Adobe e3 d7 47 f3+
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example 47...e7 48 c6+ e8 49 d5!.
What more could you 47...g7 48 b7 xb7 49 xb7 e5
want for Christmas? 50 h3 f6 51 a6 h2 52 f3 g1 53
xd6 10.
 Chess Mail 23

Bruce
64th NZ CC Champ. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts.
1 Barnard, BF x 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
2 Doyle, TJ 1 x 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8

Barnar
Barnardd 3 Heasman, MR
4 Dunwoody, ML

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retains 5 Hoskyn, GA
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NZ title
7 Vetharaniam, PAR 0 0 0 x 1 1 1 0 1 5
8 Cooper, DJ 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 1 1 1 4
9 Bishop, JO 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x 0 0 1 3
10 Noble, MF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 1 1 3
By Brett 11 Steadman, MVR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 1 2
E. Sinclair 12 Bennett, HP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 1

F
22 ad1 c7 23 c3 b8 24 b2 a5
OR THE second time in as many
25 a4 c5 26 d5 b6 27 h3 f4 28
attempts Bruce Barnard from
f7+ g8 29 c1 c7 30 h6 c6
Auckland took away the 64th New
31 d3 c4 32 de3 cxb3 33 xg7
Zealand CC Championship. A narrow
bxc2 34 h6 10.
margin of half a point separated him from
Kings Indian Defence (E99)
second place, and first-time entrant Tim
T.J. Doyle - Bruce Barnard
Doyle of Wellington.
64th NZL Championship, 1997
Maurice Heasman marked his return to
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
competitive play after an absence of
f3 00 6 e2 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7
several years with a very creditable 3rd
9 e1 d7 10 e3 f5 11 f3 f4 12 f2
placing. This year saw some very
g5 13 a4 g6 14 a5 a6 15 b4 f7 16 c5
enterprising play, witnessed by the
h5 17 cxd6 cxd6 18 a4 h4 19 h3 f6
following examples.
20 b6 b8 21 c2 c7 22 c4 f8
Alekhines Defence (B04)
23 b6 f7 24 c1 h5 25 a7 a8
Bruce Barnard - Russell Dive
26 b6 xa7 27 xc8 g3 28 f2
64th NZL Championship, 1997
h7 29 d1 h6
1 e4 f6 2 e5 d5 3 d4 d6 4 f3 dxe5
5 xe5 g6 6 c4 c6 7 00 g7 8 e1
XIIIIIIIIY
00 9 b3 e8 10 c3 e6 11 e4 9-+Q+-wq-+0
c7 12 f3 f8 13 g5 xb3 14 9trp+-+rvl-0
xb3 xe5 15 dxe5 c8 9psN-zp-+nmk0
XIIIIIIIIY 9zP-+Pzp-zp-0
9rsnq+-trk+0 9-zP-+Pzp-zp0
9zppsn-zpp+p0 9+-+-+PsnP0
9-+p+-+p+0 9-+-+-tRP+0
9+-+-zP-sN-0 9+-tRLsN-mK-0
9-+-+-+-+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+Q+-+-+-0 30 a4 e7 31 e6+ f6 32 d7
9PzPP+-zPPzP0 g6 33 c7 h7 34 fc2 g8 35
9tR-vL-tR-mK-0 xb7 xb7 36 xb7 f7 37 xa6
xiiiiiiiiy d8 38 c8 c7 39 c6 e7 40
16 e6 f6 17 f7 ba6 18 c4 e8 19 xe7 xe7 41 xc7 xc7 42 c6
b3 g7 20 h6+ h8 21 a3 e8 f6 43 b5 d8 44 b6 10.
 24 October 1998

WEBWATCH by Tim Har

WEBWA ding
Harding

I
N THE FEW months since our last
Webwatch update there have been
several changes of interest to readers.
In particular, John Knudsen has
relaunched his site at:
http://www/correspondencechess.com
and the Internet Email Chess Club
(IECC) has a new homepage address:
http://www.life-online.org/iecc/iecc.html
Furthermore the United States Chess
Federation has greatly extended its CC
pages at
http://www.uschess.org/cc/index.html
where there is a players forum with
monthly debating topics. Moreover,
John Knudsen... new URL
recent articles from Chess Life by Alex
Dunne can be read there. now brings you to a general London Chess
The website for the Correspondence centre menu (thats marketing for you!)
Chess League of America (CCLA) has as well as TWIC itself.
moved to The American OTB magazine Inside
http://www.chessbymail.com Chess is now at:
but there is no change to the address http://www.insidechess.com
for their email page: and Sahovski Informator have a new
http://gilles.econ.vt.edu/chess/CCLA.html game viewer you may want to download:
A correspondence chess organisation, http://www.sahovski.co.yu
running for several years, which we Manfred Rosenbooms diagram editor
havent previously mentioned is the Chess http://www.rebel.nl/epd2diag.htm
In Friendship club (CIF). They now have and you may also want to check out
a website at: CDB: a free positional chess database
http://privat.schlund.de/CiF/home.html program by Peter Klausler, at:
You can download over 2,000 games http://reality.sgi.com/pmk_craypark
from there but most of them are on our FIDE IM Mark Orrs Irish chess archive
CD with players names standardised so is of interest, especially if you read my
far as possible. recent Kibitzer article about Irish players.
Dont forget that you can also find Other countries could consider doing
games at the ICCF Email Tournament something similar. The URL is:
Office website. http://www.cns.ed.ac.uk/tica/
http://webs.satlink.com/usuarios/a/ home.html
ajeinteg/iccfto.html Tim Krabbs chess curiosities
Moving on to chess sites in general, the http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/
TWIC URL chess.html
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/ and Bill Walls chess trivia
twic.html http://misc.traveller.com/chess/trivia
 Chess Mail 25

KGA: Wagenbach Def

Wagenbach ence (C34)
Defence
By Jonathan Tait (ENG)
Part One

A
FTER 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 f3 the
move 3...h5!? characterises the
Wagenbach Defence, the invention
of Hungarian emigr, Janos Wagenbach
(aka The Master).
XIIIIIIIIY
9rsnlwqkvlntr0 Stefan Bckers 2...f6!? ...xf4).
9zppzpp+pzp-0 Since its inception in blitz games at
9-+-+-+-+0 Mansfield Chess Club in 1991, 3...h5 has
9+-+-+-+p0 been seen in 170+ serious games and
9-+-+Pzp-+0 given rise to 50+ A4 pages of theory,
9+-+-+N+-0 developed in collaboration with The Mas-
ter. Someday, I (or we) may turn this into
9PzPPzP-+PzP0 a book. In the meantime I will briefly sum-
9tRNvLQmKL+R0 marise our findings to date. Note though
xiiiiiiiiy that the assessments here are mine; Janos
The idea behind this seemingly rid- does not always agree with me!
iculous move is to support the extra f4- The main line of the Wagenbach arises
pawn with ...g7-g5 and pre-empt Whites after 4 c4 h4 5 d4 g5 (or 4 d4 g5 5 c4
undermining thrust, h2-h4, by physically h4). In the first part of this article I will
occupying the target square with ...h5-h4. deal with Whites alternative ways to play.
You might wonder why Black would For example, s/he can in turn prevent
want to do this, especially given that the ...h5-h4 by rushing out h2-h4, either im-
recognised defences, 3...g5 in particular, mediately (4 h4) or after provoking ...g7-
already set difficult problems for White. g5 (e.g. 4 d4 g5 5 h4).
Why indulge in such a fanciful plan as (a) 4 h4!? thwarts Blacks plan but cre-
...h7-h5-h4-? ates significant kingside weaknesses
Tony Miles once wrote: Im not quite which s/he can use to generate count-
sure why, but for many years I have spent erplay.
idle moments trying to refute the Kings (a1) 4...e7!? (4...f6!?) 5 d4 (5 c4
Gambit. Refute it not in a boring way, but d5!) 5...g6! is a Bonch-Osmolowsky,
in the same spirit as the gambit itself. I which may not be as bad as its reputa-
can certainly relate to this, and for me the tion; e.g. 6 c4 (6 c3 b4! 7 c4 xc3
spirit of the Kings Gambit is the spirit of 8 bxc3 f6) 6...e7 7 c3 (7 0-0 d6 8
adventure. Therefore I suggest that Black c3 g4; 7 g3!? fxg3 8 0-0 d5 9 xd5
play 3...h5 simply because s/he can! From f6) 7...c6 8 0-0 d6 9 h2 xh4 10 xf4
Blacks side there is no more adventur- xf4 11 xf4 f6 (11...e6) 12 e5 dxe5
ous defence than 3...h5 (except, perhaps, 13 e2?! e6 Spassky-Tolush,
 26 October 1998

Kislovodsk 1960 (via 3...e7). on the dark squares. Black can avoid this
(a2) 4...d5 is natural, and then: 5 exd5 with 6...f6! 7 b5 (7 c3 d6) 7...a6
(5 e5!? g4 6 d4 e7 7 xf4 xh4+ 8 g3 (7...e5!?) 8 d4 d6.
e7) 5...f6 (5...d6!? 6 d4 g4 7 c4 (d) 4 e2!? is a strange Little Bishops
c6; 5...e7!?) Gambit; e.g. 4...g5 (4...h4) 5 0-0 d6 6 d4
XIIIIIIIIY g7 7 d3 c6 8 b4!? (8 c4!?) 8...h6 9 b5
9rsnlwqkvl-tr0 0-0 10 c3 f5 11 e5 g4 12 exd6!? gxf3 13
9zppzp-+pzp-0 xf3 xd6 14 xf4 g6 15 a3 g4 16
9-+-+-sn-+0 g3 e6 17 h3 h4 18 xh4 f6 19 f3
9+-+P+-+p0 e4 Simmelink-Elburg, corr invitational
9-+-+-zp-zP0 thematic 1998.
(e) 4 c3 will usually transpose be-
9+-+-+N+-0 low; e.g. after 4...h4! 5 d4 g5 or 5 c4
9PzPPzP-+P+0 d6! 6 d4 g5. One independent line: 5
9tRNvLQmKL+R0 e2!? intending 5...d6? 6 d4 g5 7 b5+
xiiiiiiiiy etc, or otherwise 6 b3, 7 b2; e.g. 5...a6!?
6 c4 (6 d4 xd5; 6 e2+ e7 7 c4 c6; 6 b3 (6 d5!? g5 7 f2 h6!) 6...d6 7 b2
6 e2!? xd5 7 c4 e7 8 d4 g6; 6 b5+!? (7 d5!? g5 8 xg5 g7!) 7....c6 (7...c6)
c6 7 bxc6 xc6 8 d4 d6) 6...e4 8 0-0-0 h3 9 d5 hxg2 10 xg2 g4 11
(6...f5!?) 7 e2 (7 d4 b4+) 7...e7 8 xf4 e5 12 h3 xf3 13 xf3 xf3 14
d4 g3 9 xe7+ xe7 10 g1 f5 xf3 h4? 15 df1! d7 16 g6 h6 17
(...xf1, ...d3) 11 c5 (11 b3 a6 12 hg1 xh3 18 g2 f6 19 e5! Tait-
a3 c2; 12 xf4 b4) 11...xf1 12 Wagenbach, corr invitational thematic
xf1 a6 13 f4 (13 a3 d3+ 14 f2 1998. Probably Black should play 5...g5
xc5!) 13...0-0-0 14 c3 b4 15 e1 (15 (5...b6!?) and if 6 b5?! (6 b3 g7) 6...c5!
xc7!? d3+! 16 f2 xc7 17 d6+ xd6 7 d4 b6.
18 cxd6+ xd6) 15...f6 16 e5 (16 (f) 4 d4 g5 5 h4 (5 c4 h4 is the main
d6?! cxd6 17 xd6 c2) 16...xe5 17 line) 5...g4
xe5 d3+ 18 f2 c4 19 e3 xd5 20 XIIIIIIIIY
xd5 xd5 21 a3 f6 22 e7 Elburg- 9rsnlwqkvlntr0
Nightingale, corr invitational thematic 9zppzpp+p+-0
1998. 9-+-+-+-+0
(b) 4 b3 is plausible (cf. 3...h6); e.g.
4...d5!? (4...h4 5 b2 d6 6 c3 h6!?
9+-+-+-+p0
...g5) 5 exd5 f6 6 b2 (6 c4 c6) 9-+-zPPzppzP0
6...xd5 7 c4 e6 8 0-0 c6 9 e2 9+-+-+N+-0
c5+ 10 h1 0-0 11 e5 d4 (11...xe5 9PzPP+-+P+0
12 xe5 f6) 12 xh5 xc2 13 d3?? 9tRNvLQmKL+R0
(13 g6 fxg6 14 xg6 d7 15 xc2) xiiiiiiiiy
13...f6 14 h4 d4 15 xd4 xd4 16 (f1) 6 g5 is a sort of Allgaier and has
xc2 xa1 McDonald-Eastwood, corr in fact been seen via the Allgaier move
BCCA thematic 1995-96. order 3...g5 4 h4 g4 5 g5 h5 6 d4?. A
(c) 4 d3!? is passive but has some jus- very old game, Cotter-Brhl, London
tification in 4...g5 5 h4 (5 d2!? c6!) 1788, continued 6...f6 7 xf4 fxg5 8 hxg5
5...g4 6 d4!? and if 6...h6 (or 6...e7) d5 9 e5 f5 10 d3 e7 11 0-0 g7 12
7 f5 when White obtains compensation g3 f8.
 Chess Mail 27

(f2) 6 e5 is similar to the Kieseritsky ral in the Wagenbach, some 3...d6 games
Long Whip, except that White has not are relevant to 3...h5 theory. For instance,
played c4 so Black does not have to 6...e7 7 xf4 xh4+ 8 g3 g5 9 e2 (9
waste time defending f7. Hence 6...d6 7 d2!?) 9...d6 reaches a position that has
d3 with two ideas: been seen several times via the Fischer
XIIIIIIIIY (e.g. Handoko-Thipsay, Berthelot-
9rsnlwqkvlntr0 Thebault, Gallagher-Joliez).
9zppzp-+p+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-zp-+-+0 9rsnlwqkvlntr0
9+-+-+-+p0 9zppzpp+p+-0
9-+-zPPzppzP0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+N+-+-0 9+-+-+-+p0
9PzPP+-+P+0 9-+-zPPzppzP0
9tRNvLQmKL+R0 9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9PzPP+-+P+0
(f21) 7...f3 and now 8 gxf3?! e7 is 9tRNvLQmKLsNR0
much better (for Black) than the Long xiiiiiiiiy
Whip, with the white bishop still on f1; However, White has done well from
e.g. 9 e3 (9 g5 xg5 10 hxg5 xg5; these positions so Black should probably
9 fxg4 xh4+ 10 d2 xg4) 9...xh4+ avoid the transpositions and try something
10 d2 g5. But since the bishop is on more active; e.g.
f1 White can ignore 7...f3 and develop the (f31) 6...h6 7 e2 (7 c3 e7 8
other bishop obtaining some compensa- ge2 g6! 9 d5 f3) 7...f6 8 bc3 e7
tion; e.g. 8 f4 fxg2 9 xg2 g7 10 c3 9 e5 f5 10 g3 f3 11 f4.
f6 11 0-0 (11 d2!?) 11...c6 12 d2 e6 (f32) 6...d5!? (6...f5!?) 7 exd5 d6 8
13 c4 (13 e1!?) (Black withdrew) c4 f3!? 9 gxf3 g3+ 10 d2 xh4 11
Tatlow-Hanison, corr BCCA thematic c3.
1995. Or 8 e3 f6 9 c3 fxg2 10 xg2 (f33) 6...f3(!) 7 gxf3 (7 g5 e7 8 d2
e7?? 11 g5 c6 12 f1 g7 13 e2 f6 9 e3 f5! ; 7 f4 e7 8 g3 fxg2 9
0-0 14 e5 dxe5 15 dxe5 c7 16 xf6 d7 xg2 d5! 10 exd5 h6 ...f5; 7...f6!?)
17 e3 e8 18 xg7 xg7 19 g5+ 7...e7 8 e3 (8 fxg4? xh4+; 8 g5
Mead-Pritchett, Brighton 1885 (via 3...g5). xg5 9 hxg5 xg5) 8...xh4+ 9 d2.
(f22) 7...e7 8 xf4 xh4+ 9 g3 (for Now 9...d6 is again a Fischer (e.g.
obvious reasons there are no compara- Weissen-Rgsegger, Miliutin-Melts), as is
ble Kieseritsky examples) 9...f6 10 c3 9...g5 10 e2 (10 f4!?; 10 fxg4!?)
(10 e5?! dxe5 11 dxe5 e7 12 g2 h4 13 10...c6 11 c3 d6 (e.g. Inhoven-Thom),
c3 h3 14 e4 c6) 10...h4 11 d2 (11 and again White has done well here. So I
e2 hxg3 12 xh8 xh8 13 xg3 g5!) would recommend 9...d5!?; e.g. 10 exd5
11...h6 (11...g5!? 12...xf4 13 xf4 (10 e5 h6; 10 c3 dxe4 11 fxe4 g5)
g5!) 12 b3 h3 13 0-0-0 d7 14 e1 10...f6 (10...g5!?) 11 c4 (11 e2
(e4-e5) Tait-Elburg, corr invitational xd5!?) 11...c5!? (11...g3!?) 12 dxc5!? (12
thematic 1998. c1 e7) 12...xb2 13 c3 xa1 14
(f3) 6 g1 is a sort of Fischer Defence. xa1.
In fact, since Black sometimes plays (g) 4 c4 is both natural and tricky.
...h7-h5 in the Fischer and ...d7-d6 is natu- (See the diagram on the next page.)
 28 October 1998

XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9rsnlwqkvlntr0 9rsnl+kvl-tr0
9zppzpp+pzp-0 9zppzppwqpzp-0
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+-+-+-sn0
9+-+-+-+p0 9+-+-sN-+Q0
9-+L+Pzp-+0 9-+L+Pzp-zp0
9+-+-+N+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
9PzPPzP-+PzP0 9PzPPzP-+PzP0
9tRNvLQmK-+R0 9tRNvL-mK-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy

Black should advance the h-pawn im- (g1) 7 xf7? g6 8 e5? xf7 9 xf7+
mediately, otherwise White will follow up xf7 10 xh8 xe4+ 11 f1 f3!
with 5 d4 g5 and 6 h4!; e.g. 4...d6 5 d4 g5 Elburg-Tait, corr friendly thematic 1997.
6 h4, or if 4...g5 5 h4 g4 then 6 e5 actu- (g2) 7 d4? d6 8 xf7 xe4+ 9 f1 g6.
ally is a Long Whip, while 6 g5!? is a (g3) 7 d3 g6 (7...d6? 8 xf7 g6 9 xg6
favourable Allgaier. xf7 10 xf4) 8 xg6 fxg6 9 xg6+
After 4...h4! 5 d4 g5 is the main line d8 10 xf4. In CCYB15 I gave this as
again. But White has tried other moves, good for White but since found 10...h7!
of which 5 e5!? is critical. Also: 5 b3!? after which Black is better; e.g. 11 h5
(suggested by Maurice Johnson) 5...d6 6 e7 12 0-0?! d6 13 g5 xg5 14 xg5+
b2 f6 (6...g4) 7 e2 h5!? 8 c3 e7 15 b5? g7 16 b3? h3 17 f2
g4?! (8...c6) 9 e5! (9 0-0-0 c6!) 9...e7 g4! 18 gxh3 xf2+ 19 xf2 f8+
(9...xf3?! 10 xf3 c6? 11 g4! hxg3 12 Elburg-Simmelink, corr invitational the-
hxg3 d5 13 d3) 10 0-0-0 c6 11 d4 0- matic 1998.
0 12 e6 f5 13 f2 b4 14 d5 f6 15 b1 (g4) 7 c3 is relatively best, but then
g5?! (15...a5) 16 a3 a6 17 xa6 bxa6 18 7...g6 (7...d6? 8 xf7! g6 9 xg6+ xf7
de1 e7 19 d4 g7 20 a4 Tait- 10 d5) 8 xg6 fxg6 9 xg6+ d8 10
Simmelink, corr invitational thematic d4 (10 d5 g7 11 xf4 c6! 12 d3
1998. e7; 10 d3 g7 or 10...c6!?) 10...g7!
Returning to 5 e5, in CCYB15 I gave 11 xg7 xg7; e.g. 12 e2 (12 xf4
5...h6! a question mark and concen- xd4 13 g5+ e8 14 d5 e5; 12 e5
trated on the dubious 5...e7 and 5...g5, f5) 12...e8!? (12...d6; 12...c6) 13 e5
both of which have since been refuted. c5! 14 c3 d6 15 xf4 dxe5 16 g5+ c7
Fortunately for Black 5...h6 is more than 17 dxc5 e6 18 xe6 xe6 19 xh4 d7
OK. White will continue with 6 h5 and 20 0-0-0?! (20 b4 f8) 20...xc5 21 hf1
if 6...g6? 7 xg6! fxg6? 8 xg6 e7 9 f8 Wagenbach-Tait, corr invitational
g5+! mates, while 6...f6?! shows the thematic 1998.
point of the early e5; i.e. 7 xf7! g6 (the Probably none of the above variations
h8 is not protected) 8 e5+ xe5 9 can be regarded as a serious threat to the
xe5 g5 and White has regained the pawn Wagenbach. In the second part of this
with the better chances. But after 6...e7! article, in CM 11/98, I will deal with the
(6...d5!? 7 xd5 e7) White has to sac- main line: 3...h5 4 c4 h4! 5 d4 g5.
rifice to justify the previous moves and
the sacrifice is insufficient. Copyright Jonathan Tait 1998
 Chess Mail 29

CC Forum: R
Forum: eaders Debate
Readers
Introduction by Tim Harding checks and it would be up to federations

A
S PROMISED, several pages of this to check whether their present IMs
issue is devoted to airing the views qualified for promotion.
on our readers about some topics ii) To make the IM title harder to get,
which have been aired in the magazine e.g. by requiring more games or a
this year. All these are likely to be the minimum two norms.
subject of debate at the 1998 ICCF iii) Introduce GM norm tournaments.
Congress. Copies of this report will be Some of these points were already
given to delegates in Riga so that they can raised in our George Pyrich interview
consider Chess Mail readers views. (CM6/98) and John Timms contribution
Before printing our selection of (CM 8-9, p.38).
readers contributions, a few paragraphs In your editors opinion (though he
of introduction are required. is open to persuasion) neither the first
The principal topics are these. nor third of these proposals is ideal, but
A) The Second Time Control: should the second should definitely be adopted
it be retained or abolished, or perhaps for the IM title as soon as possible, while
abolished for email events only? possibly retaining the 14-game rule for
B) An Email World Championship: GM title qualifications. We would be
should ICCF institute one? opposed to SIM if it means a new level
C) Reform of Rules for of performance but if it is just based on
International CC Titles. having sufficient norms and games based
The third of these is very complex, on existing categories, maybe it is
being really several topics in one: a acceptable.
common view is that the IM title is too To give a personal view for a moment,
easy to get, the GM title too hard. I have two norms with 21 games.
Invitations to play in the Olympiad Obtaining a third 9-game norm in future
(where only half-norms can be obtained) would not be easy does not seem
were declined by some strong players impossible (revalidating my title as
who preferred to put their energies into Norberto Patrici puts it in his interview).
events where they can earn a title outright. However, to earn two or three norms at
So countries often cannot enter their a higher performance level beyond the
strongest possible teams. Since it is not age of 50 does seem too much to ask of
feasible to have a minimum of 14 games a busy player. Else one has worked hard
on olympiad boards (especially as the over many years to finally attain a
new cycle has already begun) some other lifetimes ambition of the IM title, only
solution is required to redress the balance to see it possibly devalued to FM level.
if desirable. GM norm events without a quota of
Proposals being put forward are: players already holding the GM title can
i) To institute a Senior International only lead to a devaluation of the
Master (SIM) title, which might require at traditional top honour which historically
least three IM norms in a minimum of 30 can only be earned by playing against
games. ICCF would not run retrospective grandmasters.
 30 October 1998

Just before this issue went to press, and a WC organised by a world federa-
too late to amend the article, Ragnar tion should on all accounts be open to
Wikman circulated a discussion paper for all members and players of that federa-
Riga dealing with the titles issue. What tion all over the world. An Email WC is
came out of these debates will be reported only open to players who own the nec-
in our next issue. essary computer equipment, that means
We are going to begin with the for people who have the means to afford
contribution of former world champion such equipment;
Dr Fritz Baumbach. He sends his an annual WC leads to an inflation
contribution on BdF letterhead signed as and later to a devaluation of the title World
BdF President so we take it that his Champion (as we have already experi-
opinions are offered as an expression of enced with the large amount of European
the BdF view on the matters concerned, titles);
rather than in his capacity as ICCF General to have two actual champions at the
Secretary. same time is an unsatisfactory situation
(similar to FIDE). It leads sooner or later
Views Of Dr Baumbach to difficulties and maybe even lead to a
division of ICCF.
Second time control Instead of this proposal, we should
promote Email chess with special semi-
CC and OTB are different forms of
and three quarter-final groups to shorten
chess; regarding the time limit there is an
the path of these players to a joint final.
important difference between them. In
OTB you solely are responsible for the
use of your time, in CC there are the postal Creation of the new title
connections as an additional factor which Senior International Master
takes responsibility out of your hands.
Every CC-player knows that sometimes I support the idea of creating the new
there are mistakes... title Senior International Master.
I remember a case when I posted my Three titles as you have in OTB
card on Easter Saturday before the indi- (FIDE Master, IM, GM) are a better quali-
cated collection time, but my card got the fication ladder for all international play-
postmark of Thursday: 5 days later! There- ers than two possible titles.
fore I exceeded my time-limit, but should The large and constantly increasing
I lose my game because of that? On the number of IMs (in Germany...) gives a
other hand, I am not able to monitor my new motivation to collect further title
20 or so games carefully enough to pre- norms.
vent such incidents. Thats why I am Increasing the number of GMs as an
against the abolition of the 2nd control alternative (as proposed in Chess Mail 8-
for postal chess. 9) is not the right way. This would de-
In case of Fax and Email chess there valuate the GM-title, because honestly-
should be further discussion. speaking there are no more than about
150 CC-players in the world with real GM
Email World Championship strength. Please compare that with the
I belong to the opponents of a special number of about 550 FIDE-GMs relative
Email WC. My arguments are to the number of OTB players altogether!
 Chess Mail 31

Time Contr ol
Control
over the time for short trips (often caused
by ones professional duties) as reflection

R
time. So the good old second time control
USSIAN TD E.Karelin has sent us should be kept, also for Email
a personal view on this issue which
tournaments!
FIDE GM Alexander Baburin
translated for us orally from Russian. He J.J. Mackie writes:
makes these points:
ICCF should change its time limit rules
The pace of playing chess by email is
so that one exceeding the time limit ends
considerably close to OTB, therefore Mr the game as in OTB tournaments. This
Karelin believes the second time control
would give a more serious meaning to
should be excluded for email at the 1998
the ICCF tournaments and the
Congress. Tournament Secretaries would have much
Although it may sound strange, in
less work to do.
postal chess it should go as well. The
The idea that some ICCF rules, once
present procedure allows lazy or unfair decided upon, must stand for four years
players to slow down the play, claiming
is silly. After all the ICCF administration
letters were lost, repeating moves etc. If
meets every year and should therefore be
there were only one time control, it would able to change the rules as necessary.
help to speed up the tournaments.
Paragraph 3D about a break in play would
ON THIS topic, Roberto Alvarez
be unnecessary then. (Argentina) writes:
Deletion of the second time control
You pointed that Email Playing Rules
would require more careful and urgent
can be changed, meanwhile Postal
investigation of claims by players about Playing rules shall remains unchanged till
delays and time claims. Therefore it might
April 2001. I was present at the ICCF
be reasonable at Congress to accept this
Congress in Buenos Aires, and the official
thing in principle and ask the Rules proposal of Deputy President Rules, page
Commission to prepare a set of rules
4, which was approved by the Congress,
accordingly.
states 2.To approve the Playing Rules for
email tournaments, to be valid from
FROM Mr Ilya Christov, International 1.1.1998 until 1.1.2001. Thus, as decided
Secretary of the Bulgarian CCA, we by the ICCF Congress, both rules cannot
received the contrary view: be changed till 1.1.2001.
There is one big difference between I believe rules should remain for some
OTB chess and Correspondence Chess. time, but stating a 4 years period seems
Playing over the board, one can be an excess, which can be against the
100% concerned with and concentrated development of chess. We passed from
on his game during the 2 or 4 or 5 hours changes every year to no changes for 4
of play. The player can fully control his years (from one extreme to the other
behaviour when he is in zeitnot. Not so extreme). Indeed, the ICCF Congress can
when playing a correspondence chess decide to modify such decision, and in
game that could last 1,2,3 or more years! my humble opinion, it would be good (for
It would be really a pity to lose a game chessplayers) if ICCF for the email
by time only because the postmark dates chess rules works in cooperation with
dont match! In fact most CC players take IECG and IECC. A worldwide accepted
 32 October 1998

set of rules would please chessplayers

avoiding confusions and favours the Email World
World
development and spread of email chess.
About the point of suppressing the 2nd Championship
time control, I believe it is possible. Such
a change does not affects the majority FROM Australia, J.J. Mackie (a co-
of chessplayers. It mostly affects some founder of BCCS in the 1960s) writes that:
incorrect ones, who in bad positions stops A suggestion that ICCF and IECG
or slows play. The opponent then needs should join to administer World Email
to repeat the move, and claim to the championships (ED: mentioned by Simon
Tournament Secretary in postal play it Webb in CM 8-9/98) was made last year.
has to be done using expensive registered However, deeper analysis indicates that
letters. Correct players, having time it is a difficult although not impossible
constraints, have the possibility to proposition.
request a leave, including special ones. IECG offers opportunities for
Besides, it could make the task of the individual chess players to participate in
Tournament Secretaries less hard. In my worldwide Email tournaments whereas
experience as TS, often the player who ICCF is strictly nationality-oriented so that
makes a 1st time violation makes the 2nd individual players cannot participate in its
one, which leads to more work. Probably, world championships.
most of the complaints attended by any It was in fact for this reason alone that
TS are about 1st time limit violations. The a decade ago the World CC Federation
money saved could be used in more and was created. Unfortunately, its bad
better services to the chessplayers. administration let down more than 800
It would be necessary to hear the members.
arguments of why the first time limit
violation was allowed, to evaluate if the Detlef Rost from Germany writes:
proposed goal at that time was fulfilled, A word on coming Email World
or if the present results are worst than Championship: Give every ambitious
the past problem. high-rated player a possibility to take part
In email chess there would be no great by preliminaries please, no invitational
difficulties to implement it, though I EMail World Championships!
believe it would be better to make such a
change in both postal and email, and ICCF-IM Ilia Christov from Bulgaria
about email, to coordinate the change writes along similar lines to Dr Baumbach.
with IECG and IECC (surely possible). I highly appreciate the use of Email for
(ED: We were present at the 1996 transmitting moves from correspondence
Congress where the four-year self-denying chess games but this still doesnt mean
ordinance was agreed. This was at the that now we have some other kind of
insistence of delegates from countries correspondence chess!
who have the labour and expense of As it so is we dont need a separate
making and circulating translations Email World Championship. Otherwise
when rules change. However, as email we would have two or even more people
CC is almost entirely conducted in or countries being World Champions
English, it might be reasonable to exclude during one and the same period
email from the four-year rule.) (Kasparov and Karpov...) !?
 Chess Mail 33

In the very close future practically all

games in higher level World GM
Championship Tournaments will be Roberto
played by Email and this will be the
solution of the problem. For example, in
Alvarez ...
the recently started events where I take strong
part, XXII WC/SF/Sec.6, seven players out views on all
of 15 use Email; in XIII Olympiad/Pr./ three topics
Sec.1/Bd.3 4 players out of 12 play by
Email.
However it would be very good to
introduce new kinds of Email
tournaments, for example GM norm
tournaments, team tournaments for an then, ICCF cannot complain if those
ICCF Cup etc. players abandon ICCF play and decide to
continue their chess pastime within
Finally, Roberto Alvarez (who has another organisation.
recently stood down as IECG Secretary) I do not subscribe to a discussion about
writes: email against postal. I am convinced it
I believe ICCF should give their players is possible to have one unique World
opportunities to play within a World Championship inside ICCF, with sections
Championship by email. In my view, it (semifinals, candidates and final) being
should be done as result of an important played by postal or email.
premise: give service to chessplayers, ICCF should offer both possibilities to
rather than due to a reaction to prevent their players, and then, they shall decide
another organization to do it. ICCF is since which way to play. Do not forget the main
1996 organising email only events for goal of the ICCF is to promote the
their players, and the activity is increasing practice and study of correspondence
each year. An undetermined amount of chess understanding correspondence
email games are being played too in chess as not only the transmission of
mostly by post events, so the amount moves using postal services.
of chessplayers playing email chess Some claim an email World
around the world is growing all the time. Championship would let some countries
Meanwhile, the postal activity, both out in the cold. I wish to point that postal
national and international, is decreasing play is, for many years, leaving many,
since a couple of years. This is not only many players out of ICCF competition
due to email, there are other reasons like for example, Cuban players, African/
very bad postal services in many countries Asian players, South American players
(which lead to tournaments taking 5 or due to expensive and unreliable postal
more years for completion) and increasing services.
postal rates. A view around what IECG and IECC
If ICCF does not offers the possibility (among another email chess
to play within a World Championship by organizations) are doing shows clearly
email to its own players of course, than there are chessplayers with interest
many new players could join ICCF in email chess in far more countries than
interested in such a World Championship the ones taking part in postal events.
 34 October 1998

To sum up, the current World

Championship can perfectly be adapted ICCF Title Ref
Ref orm
eform
to both postal and email (due to sections
are being started in batch mode, where WORLD Championship finalist, CC-GM
a player qualifying from Semifinal XXI can Alvaro Pereira writes from Portugal:
play in Candidates XX!?). As a result, more John Timm (CM 8-9/98) points some
players globally speaking and more interesting things, but I think that his
countries will be represented in the ICCF whole perspective is wrong: ICCF doesnt
World Championship. There would be no have a small number of GMs; ICCF does
devaluation ,because only one World have an incredibly high number of IMs!
Championship would exist for ICCF (e.g.: Defending his thesis that the number
final XV postal play, final XVI email play, of CC-GMs should triple in the next five
etc.). years, Mr. Timm makes some
The real devaluation would occur if comparisons between ICCF and FIDE.
ICCF players, being unable to play inside But, considering that there are much more
their own organisation, abandon ICCF and OTB than CC players, I think that ICCF
played in a non-ICCF World by now has at least proportionally as
Championship. Then which Wch would many GMs (150) as FIDE (550).
be considered the real one if However, I agree with him when he
(supposing), the ICCF Wch Final is says that the chances to earn a GM title
category 11 and the XXX Email Wch is depend very much on invitations for
category 16?? tournaments. Maybe it should be easier
We must avoid making the same to become a GM in ICCF official
mistake as FIDE, where a minority tournaments. On the other hand, no one
considers today Karpov (admittedly he should receive a GM title based on only
is still an strong player) the real World one invitational tournament.
Champion while chessplayers still
recognize Kasparov as the World FROM Argentina, Roberto Alvarez
Champion and strongest player. makes a major contribution on this topic.
As he is on the list to be confirmed a CC-
GM in Riga, we have only summarised

Ne xt Mont
Next Monthh his views a little.
I disagree with some arguments given
by Mr. Timm, in special about the need
ICCF Congress Report to have the same IM/GM ratio as in FIDE.
Everybody knows today the FIDE GM
tittle is quite devalued (I remember a
More About What You recent interesting interview with
American FIDE IM Jack Peters in Chess
Can Find On Our CD Life magazine). So, we shall not base our
arguments only on the situation in FIDE.
Another mistake is that ICCF IM/GM
Special Feature About ratio is 1 to 6. Well, according to the last
The Best CC Game Ever ICCF Rating list, there are 164 GM and
858 IMs, nearly a ratio of 1:5. Another
important reason because this ratio is
 Chess Mail 35

different, is that in ICCF you can be an

International Master without (!!) having
played a single game against an IM!! (ED: Buy our new CD
new
e.g. from the IM Norm events which, by
definition, no titled players enter.). Correspondence
It give us a large number of new IMs
(some of them without at least a 2400 Chess World
rating, not talking about direct IM titles
for players with fixed ratings above 2450 The first chess CD to be organised
with only a short norm). as a website: you only need a
To become a FIDE IM, you must face Windows computer and a browser!
IMs over the board!. Then, the real issue
CC Players A-Z and Classic CC
is that the current number of IMs is much
too high, and several new IMs have not Tournaments. Also includes our
enough qualification. first 12 magazines in Adobe
A way to make the ratio more similar Acrobat format and a 55,000 CC
to FIDE if it were necessary, a matter games in ChessBase and PGN.
which I doubt is to force IMs to play
in IM title events (nothing new, it is the PRICE: IR 29.99 or GB 27.50 or
FIDE approach for decades). Then, the US$ 40 or DM 75.00
number of new IMs should be not so high Includes air mail if in Europe.
(current IMs would get norms too). Outside Europe, add 1/$1/50
How to make IM title events attractive
to current IMs if there are not payments NB: All credit card charges (Visa/
to play (as it exists in FIDE)? Well, this is Mastercard/ Eurocard/ Access
the idea of the Senior International Master, only) are in Irish Pounds.
an intermediate title (note FIDE has 3
titles and ICCF only 2). Diskette Option Discount: If you
In this way, IMs would have some selected the diskette option when
interest to play IM events and some paying for your 1998 Chess Mail
reward if they fulfil again (or twice again) magazine subscription, you qualify
the IM requirement. In the middle/long for a discount on the CD.
term, it would make the IM title more
valuable because candidates for DISCOUNT PRICE: IR 27 or GB 24.75
master would need to compare skills with or US$ 36 or DM 67.50
established IMs. Please send direct interbank
The proposal to organise GM-norm payments to: Bank of Ireland,
events is not bad, but the idea of allowing Terenure, Dublin 6, Ireland. Branch
players to obtain the GM title without
code 90-02-52. Account Chess
playing a single game against
established GMs seems a little crazy, and Mail Ltd., no 73606281.
would surely devalue the GM title.
Mr.Timms suggest ICCF should reach Credit card orders are also
the FIDE ratio... but not follow FIDE about welcome via our online form at:
the tournament requirements. www.chessmail.com/cd_form.html
However, I agree with Mr.Timm that
 36 October 1998

there are not many opportunities for IMs almost no financial reward no FIDE
in some countries to obtain an invitation GM would play a GM event without a
to GM title tournaments. (by the way, it is payment which at least helps the GM
the same situation in several FIDE to cover the postal expenses; also the
countries). It is probably due to several tournament prizes are quite low.
reasons, the main one being their Many important federations seem to
federations are not working properly. The have no interest to organize GM events
goal of any federation should be to serve (fortunately, not the situation in Argentina,
their own players! thanks to CAPA), and this is the real
Secondly, to become a FIDE GM you problem.
need to gain a norm in one closed event, The ICCF structure is based on their
and more than 90 % of closed events are federations (as it is with FIDE) and the
invitational ones, organized by country member federations are responsible to
federations and not by FIDE itself. (it work in the organisation of such events.
means the argument based on any OTB I cannot understand how important
IM can freely play to be a GM is not totally federations, with thousands of members
exact). are not willing to organize at least one
There are currently 164 ICCF GMs (last GM event each 2 years! It would give their
ICCF rating list, some could be inactive) own players opportunities to progress,
plus 25 players whose rating is equal/ and to offer accurate rewards to current
greater than 2600 and (valid as GM for GMs.
title purpose). We could have at least 150 IMHO, the GM title requirements
candidates to start one GM event each should not be changed.
two years (supposing many will not wish
to play one GM event each year). With 5 Finally, Detlef Rost from Germany,
GMs required to play in a 15-player GM rwrites:
event, the national federations could start I think Mr. Timm in the 8/9 Chess Mail
at least 30 invitational events each two is right when he says everyone is
years, where 300 non-GMs can fight for influenced by their current rating/title/
the title. (There are only 261 IMs with ambition. Ive got the IM-norm some
ratings higher than 2500 who are still not weeks ago and my new rating is 2502. So
GMs). my next ambition is to reach the GM-title.
Besides invitational events, ICCF But where?
Candidates and ICCF Finals are giving GM In Germany there are many IMs with
titles to those who reach the necessary this ambition with no chance to play in
points, some boards at ICCF Olympiads an invitational tournament or a high-level
too, and the number of ICCF GM team tournament because nearly every
invitational events is increasing (though place is occupied by GMs.
not fast enough for some, and too fast for So what we need are GM-norm
others) tournaments for every ambitious IM.
I know there are 3 GM title Apply exacting standards to the players
tournaments waiting to start because the but give a chance to take part for every
organisers cannot obtain the necessary IM! So tournaments to reach a Senior IM
GMs. Why do many GMs not wish to play? title will only accepted if they improve
Dont forget, the current conditions the possibilities to get a chance for a GM-
offered to ICCF GMs are absolutely poor: norm.
 Chess Mail 37

Chess Female! Donna married a game...

Female!
Donna and Ray
Kremen...the family
has 160 CC games in
progress

D
ONNA Marie Kremen is playing plays correspondence chess. Between the
board two for the USA in the 5th three of them, they have more about 160
Ladies Olympiad Final, which games going at a time. Ray worked as a
began recently. (Dr Christine Rosenberg chemist until 1985 but also has M.S. and
is on top board.) like his wife is now on a permanent
Donna (47) is also playing top board disability pension.
in the 6th Ladies Olympiad Preliminaries Being mildly retarded doesnt stop
and on the womens board in the USA- Michael playing chess. He may not
Cuba email match. Not bad for a remember to comb his hair but he can
registered blind person who only started tell you the particular move he made in a
playing the game a decade ago! game in 1986, says Ray.
Despite suffering from multiple Donna can see the chessboard when
sclerosis and being legally blind, Donna she puts her face up almost against it, but
worked as a social worker for the State of her eyes tire easily. She started playing
Illinois, helping families with retarded with a polite and considerate attitude but
children. One time she visited a father her husband kept telling her You must
whose son was mildly retarded; she play chess to kill.
ended up marrying him. I could not play over a board, she
Until then she hardly knew what chess says not because of her disability but
was, but when I married my husband because she likes to take her time. I have
nine years ago, I realised I would have to to research a move. I like to get out my
learn to play chess or else wed have books and see which move is successful
nothing to do or talk about. and which one is not. Ray helps with the
Ray Kremen has been a keen chess books because Donnas vision is so poor.
player for 30 years and his son from a He still cannot get over how quickly
previous marriage, Michael (now 26), also Donna surpassed him at chess!
 38 October 1998

Schmid Benoni (A43) Taimanov Sicilian (B44)

Donna Kremen-A.L.Bolling Michael Matzke - Donna Kremen
12th US CC Ch P07, 1996 12th US CC Ch P07, 1996
(Notes by Kremen, shortened) 1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
1 d4 c5 2 d5 f6 3 c3 g6 4 e4 d6 5 c6 5 b5 d6 6 c4 f6 7 5c3 e7
f3 g7 6 b5+ d7 7 xd7+ 8 g3 00 9 g2 c7 10 00 a6 11 a3
bxd7 8 00 00 9 f4 a6 10 d2 b5 d7 12 e3 e5 13 c1 fe8 14 f4
11 fe1 e8 12 h6!? ef6 13 xg7 g6 15 g5 h6 16 e3 e5 17 h3
xg7 14 f4 b8 15 ad1 XIIIIIIIIY
This rook placement took me many 9r+-+r+k+0
brain-hours. I chose the d-file since I 9+pwqlvlpzp-0
made a mental plan to concentrate on 9p+-zppsn-zp0
achieving passed pawns in tjhe middle
9+-+-sn-+-0
of the board... much later on in the game.
15...c7?! 16 h4 b4?! 17 e2 ab8 18
9-+P+P+-+0
g4 fe8 19 g3 b6 20 h5 d7 21 9sN-sN-vL-zPP0
h6+ g8 9PzP-+-zPL+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-tRQ+RmK-0
9-tr-+r+k+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-+qzpp+p0
9psn-zp-snpzP0 17...xc4 18 xc4 xc4 19 d5
xa2 20 c7 c6 21 xa8 xa8 22
9+-zpP+-+-0 c2 a5 23 a1 h5 24 f4 g6 25 f5
9-zp-+PwQP+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-+NsN-0 9r+-+-+k+0
9PzPP+-zP-+0 9+p+-vlpzp-0
9+-+RtR-mK-0 9p+lzppsnqzp0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-+-+P+-0
22 f5! h8 23 e3 g8 24 g5 f6 25
9-+-+P+-+0
e5 f8 26 h4 9+-+-vL-zPP0
Now, if only my lady could control that 9-zPQ+-+L+0
a1h8 diagonal. 9tR-+-+RmK-0
26...f5 xiiiiiiiiy
and now the f6-g7 blockade is a thing
of the past! I gotta go for it... and rule that 25...xg3 26 f4 xe4 27 xg3
diagonal! xc2 28 fxe6 fxe6 29 fe1 d5 30
27 d4!! cxd4 28 xd4 f6 29 d1 xe6 f7 31 ee1 e4 32 ac1 d8
a5 30 c4 bxc3 31 bxc3 a4 32 c4 33 ed1 b6+ 34 h2 xg2 35
Here is that innocent c-pawn that xg2 e8 36 c2 g5 37 d3 d4 38
White worked so hard to have at her f3 g6 39 b3 d5 40 d2 e4 41
disposal. Therell be no swapping of the f3 f5 42 e2 xe2 43 xe2 e4
gals here! 44 h2 h5 45 g3 c5 46 b8 b6 47
32...bd7 33 g2 xa2? 34 gxf6 b2 g3 e3 01.
35 fxe7 fe8 36 exd6+ xd4 37 xd4 (Based on press cuttings supplied by
c5 38 e6 10. Mrs Kremen).
 Chess Mail 39

Close ffinish
inish in
second IECG
Championship
email
G
RANDMASTER Simon Webb took justify his pawn sacrifice. So one point of
over the lead in the unofficial this move is to meet c2 with a3,
IECG Email World Championship without leaving the bishop en prise. But,
II with one game left, after defeating as we will see, this doesnt work. So how
Martin Pecha in the game below, which else can White play for an advantage?
he annotates for us. 17 fc1 xc1+ 18 xc1 c6 19 d5 b4
Then Martin Pecha has won against seems OK for Black.
Adolfo Bormida, to retake by half a point. 17 d1 is also a possibility, but I cant
As TD Ortwin Paetzold says, This see anything convincing. Perhaps some-
tournament is thrilling! Unbelievable, but one can suggest how to play this position.
players who will finish somewhere in the 17...c2 18 a3 xd4!
middle of this tournament will decide this Oops! I had missed this. Up to this point
tournament! I had spent little time on this game, as I
There could be a three-way tie if Adolfo was concentrating on my games in the
wins his three open games, Simon draws Von Massow Memorial and WC XIV. But,
and Martin loses! Chess Mail readers will as usual, the result was that I had to spend
be kept informed! several hours on this position trying to
Grnfeld Defence (D85) repair the damage done by hasty play. 19
Simon Webb (ENG) - fc1 is met by 19...c5!.
Martin Pecha (OST) I spent most of my time looking at 19
IECG WCH-2 1997-8 xd4 xd2 20 a1 (20 b2!?) 20...xe2
(Notes by Webb) 21 xe7 with a strong attack, but I
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 d5 4 cxd5 decided that 20...e5 or 20...c6 would be
xd5 5 e4 xc3 6 bxc3 g7 7 f3 good for Black.
c5 8 b1 00 9 e2 cxd4 10 cxd4 19 xh6
a5+ 11 d2 xa2 12 00 g4 13 Blacks extra pawn is roughly balanced
g5 h6 14 e3 b6 15 d3 c8 by his weakened king position.
No doubt this has been played before, 19...c5 20 g3 e5
but my limited theoretical sources showed 20...c6 would have been a risky
only 15...d8. No, I havent got round to winning try. For example 21 b3 e5 22
obtaining databases and chess software f4 g7 23 a6 looks good for White.
yet. The limited time I have available for 21 h4 f6 22 g3
chess goes to analysing my games. In any Having nothing better than repetition,
case, I only rely on lines played regularly I offered a draw here. By this stage my
by top grandmasters. So I try to work out opponent had already won two games,
anything else for myself. while I had a win, two or three draws and
16 h3 d7 17 d2?! some promising positions, so it looked as
Black would like to exchange queens, though this game could decide first place.
after which it will be difficult for White to Bravely, he decided to play for a win.
 40 October 1998
XIIIIIIIIY
9rsnr+-+k+0 Simon Webb has also sent us notes to
9zp-+lzpp+-0 two of his recently concluded postal
9-zp-+-vlpvL0 games and these will appear in the
9+-wq-+-+-0 magazine before Christmas.
9-+-+P+-+0 Petroff Defence (C43)
Martin Pecha (OST) -
9+-+-+-wQP0 Adolfo Bormida (ARG)
9-+-sNLzPP+0 IECG WCH-2 1997-8
9+R+-+RmK-0 1 e4 e5 2 f3 f6 3 d4 xe4 4 d3
xiiiiiiiiy d5 5 xe5 d7 6 xd7 xd7 7 00
e7 8 c4 c6 9 e1 f6 10 c5 00 11
22...e5 23 h4 f6 24 g3 c3? c3 e8 12 f4 e6 13 b4 d7 14
As it turned out, this move and his next c2 g6 15 h3 h5 16 e5 g7 17 b5
were worse than either of us thought at f5 18 ab1 xd3 19 xd3 f5
the time. XIIIIIIIIY
25 f3 c2? 26 e5! xe2 27 exf6 exf6 9r+-+r+k+0
With opposite coloured bishops in the 9zpp+-vlpsnp0
middle game the decisive factor is usually
who can attack the king more easily,
9-+p+-+p+0
rather than who has more pawns. So I 9+PzPpvLq+-0
felt that I had winning chances if I could 9-+-zP-+-+0
get an attack in before Black could 9+-sNQ+-+P0
develop his queenside. But with hindsight 9P+-+-zPP+0
I now believe that White has a big 9+R+-tR-mK-0
advantage. xiiiiiiiiy
28 bd1
Black would love to bring his knight 20 d1! h4 21 b2 e6 22 g4 g5
out. So this move brings the rook into play 23 ee2 f6
while delaying Blacks knight This leads to the and getting into
development. trouble later. Black already stands worse.
28...b5 29 d6 h5 30 e3 e6 24 d6 ae8 25 bxc6 bxc6 26 f4 h6
30...e8 31 xf6 d7 32 f4 would at 27 xe6 xe6 28 e2 d8 29 g2
least develop the knight, but Whites f5 30 g5 h5 31 e5 h6 32 a4 e7
attack looks too strong. 33 g1 xg5
31 d4 e8 Because if 33...hxg5 34 b8 e8 35
31...c4 32 c1 a6 loses to 33 c6. xa7 h7 36 xh7+ xh7 37 f6.
32 xe6 fxe6 33 a1 34 fxg5 xg5+ 35 h2 h7 36 a6
Whites last piece joins in the attack, f7 37 xc6 xe5 38 dxe5 f4+ 39
while keeping the Black queenside h1 e4+ 40 g2 f4 41 d6 xe5
immobilised. 42 h2 10.
33...f5 34 a4 g5
I was expecting 34...e5, aiming for Martin Pecha is still playing against
Bjoern Gambaeck (SVE) who currently
d7, but 35 h6 threatening b3+, has 2/6 and Simon Webbs last opponent
wins. is Arthur Szrama (CAN) who has 1 /6 so
35 xg5 g6 36 g4 f5 37 h4 g7 far. Bormida is still playing Gambaeck,
38 h6 f8 39 dxe6 10. Steven Smithers (USA) and Szrama.
 Chess Mail 41

Readers Games John

T
Elburg...
HANKS to all the readers who have
sent in games; there were so many reviews
that some have had to be held out books
to next month. Let us begin with a win on our
from John Elburg who reviews books on website
the Chess Mail website.
French Defence (C12)
Joop Th. Simmelink (NLD) -
John Elburg (NLD)
EMail Master Norm, 1998
(Notes by Elburg)
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 f6 4 g5 b4 10 d3 e7 11 h4 b6 12 h5 g5 13 d2
The MacCutcheon Variation, giving A new try from Simmelink. 13 f4 gxf4
rise to immediate complications (Fischer 14 xf4 b7 Barcza.
in his famous 60 Memorable Games). XIIIIIIIIY
5 e5 h6 6 d2 9rsnl+k+-tr0
According to IM Craig Pritchett in 9zp-zp-wqp+-0
Scottish Chess, this is almost certainly the 9-zp-+p+-zp0
best move.
9+-+pzP-zpP0
According to Tim Harding the most
critical move is 6 e3 e.g. 6e4 7 ge2
9-+-zP-+Q+0
c5 8 dxc5 c6 9 a3 xc3+ 10 xc3 xc3 9+-snL+-+-0
11 bxc3 xe5 12 d4 g5 13 h4 f5 14 9P+PvL-zPP+0
e2 00 15 00 c6 16 f4 xd4 17 cxd4 9tR-+-mK-sNR0
d7 18 g4 f6 19 g5 e7 20 d3 and xiiiiiiiiy
White (with the far superior bishop) went
on to win in Glek-Hoang Th., Vietnam 13...a4 14 f4 gxf4 15 xf4
1998. 15 g7!? f8 16 f6 a6 17 xa6
6...xc3 7 bxc3 e4 8 g4 g6 9 e3!? xa6 18 e2 b8 19 00 d7 20 xf4
9 d3 xd2 10 xd2 c5 11 f4 d7 b2 21 a4.
(11...d7 12 f3 c6 13 h4 d7 Spraggett 15...b2 16 h3 xd3+ 17 cxd3!?
-Glek, Cappelle la Grande 1998) 12 h4 17 xd3 a6 18 g3 d7 19 g7 c5
a5 13 f3 b6 14 hb1 a6 15 a4 xd3 20 f3 cxd4 21 xd4 c5.
16 cxd3 cxd4 17 xd4 c8 18 b5 00 17...d7 18 f3 a6 19 h3 000
19 b4 g7 20 h1 c6 21 h5 g5 22 g3 20 a3 dg8 21 b4 d8 22 c1 b8
fc8 23 hb1 d4 24 xd4 xc3 25 xc3 23 g3 h7 24 c2 b7 25 c1 a5
xc3+ 26 e3 c2 27 f1 c5 28 f4 b3 25...xe5?! 26 dxe5 d4 27 xc7 xf3
29 d6 c5+ 30 e2 c2+ 28 d6 a8 29 c4 b7 30 xd4 hg7
Simmelink-Kuhlmann, 26th Dutch CC Ch. 31 xb7 g4 32 f4 xb7 33 e4+ a6
9...xc3 34 a4+ b7 35 e4+=.
9...c5 10 d3 xc3 11 dxc5 a5 12 26 d2 f6 27 exf6
f3 e4+ 13 f1 xc5 14 xg6 27 f4?! fxe5 28 xe5 xe5 29 dxe5
Maroczy. d4+.
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27...xf6 28 xh6 ad8 22 d2 c8 23 h3 g5 24 g4 e6

28 f4 xh5 29 e5 c8 30 c6 25 e1 d6 26 f1 fd8 27 e2 f7
b7. 01
28...g4 29 f4 e5 30 dxe5 d4 31 f1
e8 32 e6 xe6+ 33 e2 d7 34 g5 French Tarrasch (C06)
xh5 35 e6 c8 36 c4 e3 37 Folco Ferretti (ITA) -
xe3 dxe3 38 xe3 d5 01. Claudio Gatto (ITA)
ASIGC, 1995
English CC-IM J.D. Pat Thorn sent (Notes by Ferretti)
us the following finish of a recent game 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 f6 4 e5 fd7
from the 17 th World Championship 5 d3 c5 6 c3 c6 7 e2 cxd4 8 cxd4
Candidates (section 3), 1996-98. f6 9 exf6 xf6 10 f3 d6 11 00
XIIIIIIIIY b6 12 b3 00 13 b2 d7 14 g3
9-+-+-+k+0 h8 15 d2
9+-+q+-zpp0 As far as I know, this move has been
9-+l+-zp-+0 already played in similar situations but is
new in this exact position. Theory
9zp-+-+-+-0 recommends 15 h1 with the King
9-vl-+-+-+0 coming back to g1 three moves later in
9+Ptr-zP-+-0 order to defend f2, as in a Rublevsky-
9-sNLzp-zPPzP0 Matlak game. This does not seem to be a
9+Q+-+RmK-0 particularly consistent way to handle the
xiiiiiiiiy position, although my move is probably
not much stronger.
White (Robertas Sutkus of Lithuania) 15...g8!?
has just played 34 c2. How did Black Beginning a curious plan. Perhaps
gain Whites resignation in reply? Black only wanted to redeploy his to a
Solution at the end of the article. more active square, but I decided to
We wonder does he remember the prevent 16...xf3 17 gxf3 xd4, shatt-
following which we found while ering the pawns in front of Whites king.
browsing some early issues of Chess Interesting alternatives were 15...ae8 or
magazine? even 15...b4.
Nimzoindian (E21) 16 e2 h6 17 g5?!
J.W. Cash (ENG) - Leading to complications which do not
J.D. Thorn (ENG) seem to favour White. However this
Postal Chess Club, 1950 move, which attacks e6 and h7, makes
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 f3 the game more fun to watch than it would
e4 5 c2 f5 6 e3 b6 7 d3 b7 8 have been after a normal continuation
00 xc3 9 bxc3 00 10 d2 d5 11 such as 17 ad1 or 17 fe1. For the next
f3 xd2 12 xd2 c6 13 e4 dxe4 14 ten moves, all of Whites moves and
fxe4 xd4 15 b1 several of Blacks will either start or end
If 15 cxd4 xd4+ 16 h1 fxe4 17 e2 (or both) on a square at the edge of the
f2 with a fine game, e.g. 18 c3 xe2! chessboard!
(B.H. Wood). 17...xd4 18 h5 f4!?
15...c6 16 f4 e5 17 c1 f4 18 f3 Another surprise: it looks unnatural for
e7 19 c2 a5 20 b1 c5 21 e2 Black to double his Rooks on the f-file
 Chess Mail 43

this way, but it wont be easy for White Black after 23...xf2 24 xf2 b5 (if
to exploit the exposed Rook on f4. 18... 24...c6/e6 then 25 f6! xf2+ 26 h1,
e8 would have been less good owing followed by 27 g6) 25 df1 or even 25
to 19 xd4 xd4 20. e2, threatening e4!?. On the other hand, 23...g4 releases
21 xe6 and 21 xh7. the pressure on f2 and allows White to
19 xh7 weaken Blacks kingside further with 24
Taking with the Knight is also possible, xh6. Finally, if Black leaves the Rook on
to prevent 19...af8. However I wanted f4 White can apparently take it, and the
to put pressure on the d-file with a Rook immense complications after 24 xf4 exf4
if necessary. 25 b4! appear to be in his favour.
19...af8 20 ad1 However, I should have known better
So as to answer 20...xf2, followed by than to underestimate my opponents
a discovered check with the Knight, by resources in such a crazy position!
21 xd4 and wins. 23...e7!!
20...e5 Played after 11 days thought, and
Opening the c8-h3 diagonal for the extremely strong. Black removes the R
Bishop and (more importantly, as we shall from e8, thus creating the threat 24...g4,
soon see) clearing the 6th rank for the and at the same time defends the d7-B,
Queen, which will now be able to control so that most variations after 24 xf4 exf4
g6. If now 21 xd4 xd4 we get a very 25 b4 (unfortunately the N has no good
unclear position, where White may regret square: 25 h1?? e2+) no longer work
his decision to part with the Bishop-pair. for White. For instance: 25...xb4 26
21 b1 c5 22 h7 xd5 fxg3! 27 xd4 (alas, 27 xd7 is no
Since White has no more hopes of longer possible) 27...gxf2+ 28 h1 (the
reaching h7 with his Queen, he puts his pawn cannot be taken because of 28...
Knight there, threatening both the Rook c5) 28...xd4 29 xd4 b5, and White
and the enemy e-pawn. The other black will have to pay a very price to stop the
rook is also in danger, but White cant f2-pawn from promoting.
feel too safe either, with his forces looking 24 xf4 exf4 25 f8!? e8 26 g6
rather scattered and so many black pieces And now, just as I had resigned myself
aiming at f2. to a draw by repetition after 26...b5 27
22...e8 23 c1 d3, etc., Blacks rook decided to surprise
XIIIIIIIIY me again with another short move.
9-+-+r+-mk0 26...f7! 27 xf7 xf7
9zpp+l+-zpN0 The point: White has too many pieces
9-wq-+-+-sn0 en prise and is forced to give up one of
his Knights, leading to a very unusual
9+-vlpzp-+Q0 situation with two Rooks vs. two Bishops
9-+-sn-tr-+0 and a Knight.
9+P+-+-sN-0 28 g5 fxg3?!
9P+-+-zPPzP0 I dont understand why Gatto chose to
9+LvLR+RmK-0 give up the two bishops in this way. After
xiiiiiiiiy 28...xf8! 29 xf4 c6 Black would have
ultimately coordinated his forces, and it
Here I was feeling relatively optimistic. would have been difficult for White to
Sacrificing on f2 seems unsatisfactory for fight against the opponents minor pieces.
 44 October 1998

29 d7 d6 30 xc5 1981, suggested 7 Bc4 Bg7 8 Qb3! Na5 9

The Knights amazing tour (b1d2-f3- Bxf7+ Kf8 10 Qd5 Nf6 11 Qd3! Kxf7 12
g5-h7-f8-d7-c5) comes to an honour- Ng5+ Kg8 13 e5! Nh7 14 Qd5+ e6 15 Nxe6
able conclusion, eliminating one of and White wins; why not 13...d5!? 14 Qxg6
Blacks most dangerous pieces. Qf8 15 exf6 exf6 16 Nf3 Bg4 17 Nxd5 Rd8
30...gxh2+ 31 h1 xc5 32 e3 e6 and the position seems to be rather level?
If Black had attempted to keep Queens 7 h5 xh5 8 xh5! gxh5 9 g5 h6
on the board by playing 32...hf5?!, his Flesch gave 9...e6 10 Qh5 Qe7 11 Nb5
knights would have got into trouble after d6 12 Bf4 e5 13 Nf7 Qxf7 14 Nc7 Ke7 15
33 e5!, threatening 34 g4. Bg5 Qf6 16 Nd5!+-.
Now the game peters out into a level 10 xh5 e5 11 b5 a6 12 e6
endgame. Our subsequent play can XIIIIIIIIY
probably be improved, but on the whole 9r+lwqkvl-tr0
I believe White should not lose: with a 9+p+pzpp+-0
little care, he will almost certainly be able 9p+-+N+-zp0
to sacrifice the exchange to get rid of
9+L+-sn-+Q0
Blacks passed pawn (which is the only
factor capable of upsetting the balance).
9-+-+P+-+0
33 xc5 xc5 34 xh2 g4+ 35 9+-sN-+-+-0
g1 e5 36 f4!? c6 37 g4 h7 38 9PzP-+-zPP+0
f2 e4 39 h2+ g6 40 h5! c3 9tR-vL-mK-+-0
41 d2 d4 42 f1 b6 43 h8 e4 44 xiiiiiiiiy
d1 c3
Black realises that he no longer has any A curious position.
winning chances. 12...d3+ 13 d1 xf2+ 14 c2 b6
45 d2 e4 14... axb5 15 Nxd8 Kxd8 16 Be3.
It may sound rhetorical to say that a 15 d5 xe6
draw is the fitting end to such a hard- 15...Qa5 16 Ndc7+.
fought struggle, but for once I believe this 16 c7+ d8 17 xe6+ dxe6 18 e5
is indeed the case! f6 19 e3 axb5 20 b6+ e8 21
h5+ 10.
Morra Gambit (B21) In view of 21...Kd7 22 Qb5 Kd6 23
Kurt Hjortstam (SVE) - Rc1!.
Thierry Genestier (FRA)
TT/14/94/7, 19941995 American reader Joe Bacon says we
(Notes by Kurt Hjortstam) published one of his losses a while back,
1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 xc3 so how about a win?
c6 5 f3 g6 6 h4
Leonidovs move, see below. Pirc Defence (B07)
6...f6?! Joe Bacon (USA) -
Probably best is 6...Bg7 7 h5 d6 8 Bc4 Leo Whiteside (USA)
Be6 9 Nd5 gxh5 10 Ng5 and the attack APCT Q150 M/E 1989-90
continues; Leonidov-Ignatiev, 1962). Or 1 e4 d6 2 d4 f6 3 c3 g6 4 c4 g7
9 Nf6!? and Black maintains defensive 5 e2 c6 6 e5 g4 7 e6 xd4 8
chances Burgess, 1994. xg4 xc2+ 9 f1 xa1 10 exf7+
Another move is 6...h5 and now Flesch, f8 11 h4 d5
 Chess Mail 45
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+lwq-mk-tr0 b5+ c6 10 d3 d7 11 00 e7
9zppzp-zpPvlp0 12 e1 00 13 b1! 7f6
9-+-+-+p+0 13...c8 14 d3 g6 15 a2 7f6 16
9+-+p+-+-0 e5 d6 17 g5 b7? 18 b5! d8
9-+L+-+-wQ0 (18...b8 19 xd5 xd5 20 xf6 xf6
21 d7 f4 22 g3+-) 19 xa7 c7 20
9+-sN-+-+-0 b5 a6 21 b3 Chekhov-Anastasian,
9PzP-+-zPPzP0 Pavlodar 1987.
9sn-vL-+KsNR0 14 e5 b7 15 d3 c8 16 g5 g6
xiiiiiiiiy 17 h6 e8 18 a2 f8 19 g5!
According to the books, Black is better e7
whichever way White captures the pawn. 19...g7.
12 xd5 e6 13 h6 xd5 14 20 h3! c7
xg7+ xg7 15 d4+ xf7 16 20...d6 21 b5 b8 22 xd5 xd5
xd5+ e6 17 f4+ e7 18 g5+ d6 23 xf7.
19 f4+ 21 b5!!
More fuel on the fire. 21 ad1 h5 22 c1.
19...xd5 20 f3 21...h5
Whatever your computer may think, 21...xb5 22 xf7 xd4 (22...xf7 23
this is not simple for Black. xe6+ g7 24 f7+ h8 25 xf6+ xf6
20...c5 21 e3+ b5 22 d4+ c4 26 xe8+ xe8 27 xf6# or 22...c7 23
23 c3+ d5 24 e2 e5 25 b5 c5 xe6+-) 23 xe6 g4 24 e3!+-.
26 d1+ c6 27 xd8 hxd8 28 a3 22 xc7 xc7
Now the situation has stabilised. Black 22...xg5 23 xe8 xe8 24 d5+- or
stands worse because his is still trapped. 22...xc7 23 xf7 xg5 24 xg5 f4 25
28...d4 29 b3 ad8 30 xa1 b6 31 h6+-.
b2 b7 32 f3 e4 33 c4 exf3+ 34 23 xf7+- xf7
xf3 d3+ 35 e2 3d4 36 a4 a6 23...xd4 24 xe6 c8 25 h6+ h8
37 c3 e8+ 38 f2 ed8 39 e3 26 f7+-.
d3 40 e2 b7 41 a5 xb3 42 e7+ 24 xe6+ g7 25 f7+ h8 26 e5!
c8 43 xa7 bxa5 44 xc5+ d7 26 d5!? (threatening 27 d6) is also
45 xa5 b2+ 46 f3 d2 47 c6 strong.
h8 10. 26...xg2
Not 26...f8 27 xe7 xf7 28 xd8+-.
Queens Indian (E12) It seems to me that the word resign is
Alfredo Mozzino (ARG) - not in Mr. Reads vocabulary. ED: We
Michael J. Read (ENG) have seen one or two ICCF-GMs play
Match LADAC-BPCF, 1996-8 on in worse positions than this!.
(Notes by F.M. Jorge Rodriguez and CC- 27 ae1 d5
IM Alfredo Mozzino) . 27...f8 28 xe7 (28 xe7 xf7 29
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 f3 b6 4 a3 b7 5 xf7 xf7 30 xd8 d7 31 e8+ g7 32
e3!? xg2 xd4 33 c7+- is also strong.)
T. Petrosian. 5 c3. 28...xf7 29 xd8 f4 30 xc7 xc7 31
5...c5 6 c3 e8+ g7 32 1e7+ xe7 33 xe7+ h6
Threatening 7 d5. 34 f7 d5 35 xd5 xd5 36 xa7+-.
6...cxd4 7 exd4 d5 8 cxd5 xd5 9 28 xd5 10.
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Budapest 1992. This caused IM Schneider

Now two more games from England.
to annotate 12 d1 with ?! but it is possible
to improve Whites play in this line.
Modern Benoni (A65)
14...b8 is more logical as it achieves
Dr Michael J. Donnelly (ENG) -
Blacks key aim of.b5.
F. Eastwood (ENG)
15 00 b5 16 axb5 axb5 17 f2 b4 18
BCCC Candidates F, 1997
cd1 a8 19 xa8 xa8
(Notes by Mike Donnelly)
Also entirely logical. The queen is not
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4
out of play here and pressures d5. In
d6 5 f3 00 6 e3
addition there is a chance to play a2
The game starts as a KID Smisch
hitting b2 and also threatening c4.
but rapidly transposes to a Modern
20 g5
Benoni.
Forced but strong. The more
6...c5 7 d5 e6 8 d2 exd5 9 cxd5 a6
conventional h3 is too slow due to a2.
10 a4 e8
20 f4 eg4 21 xg4 xg4 22 xg4
Weaker is 10...bd7 due to 11 h3
xg4 23 f2 d7 24 e5 dxe5 (24...a2
e5 12 f2 and, with better control of
25 e4 dxe5 26 xc5 b5 27 d1 exf4
g4 and e4, White can get in f4 more
28 d4 xd4+ 29 xd4 e2 30 d6 xb2)
easily.
25 xc5 exf4 26 xb4 b5 are both better
11 ge2 bd7 12 d1
for Black.
This novel idea was played in the
The line selected (20 g5) needed
game R.Meulders-R.Douven, Neth-
many hours of analysis and the
erlands 1991. The idea is to reverse the
fundamental concepts of the position had
position of the knights to aim for f4 as
to be forseen right through to the end of
described above. The alternative is 12
the game.
g3 when 12...h5! provides Black with
20...a4 21 e3 b3 22 xf6
sufficient play an example being
22 f4 ed7 23 b5 b8 24 xd7 xd7
Timman-Speelman, London 1989. Also
25 e7 a6 26 e5 dxe5 27 f5 was another
seen is 12 c1 but I do not see what
but less convincing way to play.
the knight does on c1.
22...xf6 23 f4 d7 24 b5 d8 25
12...e5 13 ec3 d7 14 e2 b8
e5
XIIIIIIIIY 25 xd7 xd7 26 e5 dxe5 27 e4 g7!
9-tr-wqr+k+0 (27...e7? 28 fxe5 xd5 29 g4 xe4 30
9+p+l+pvlp0 xd7 xg2 31 f2 wins.) 28 xc5 exf4
9p+-zp-snp+0 29 xd7 fxe3 30 xe3 xd5 31 b6 a7
9+-zpPsn-+-0 is unclear.
9P+-+P+-+0 25...dxe5 26 xd7
9+-sN-vLP+-0 26 e4 exf4 27 xd7 d4! 28 c6
9-zP-wQL+PzP0 xc6 29 dxc6 xe3+ wins.
9tR-+NmK-+R0 26...exf4 27 eg4 g7
xiiiiiiiiy Excellent defensive play. If 27...d4 28
c6 a2 29 xf4 xd5 30 xd5 xd5
31 h1.
14...a5 15 a3 b4 16 a5 c4 17 28 xf4
xc4 xc4 18 a2 b5 is better for The point leaving the bishop to its fate
Black as in V.Krutti-E.Szalanczy, to gain time for attacks against f6 or h6.
 Chess Mail 47

28...xd7 Grnfeld Defence (D85)

28...xd5 29 h6+ xh6 30 xh6 G. Muttoni (ARG) -
xd7 31 g4 f5 32 f6+ h8 33 xd7 A.R. Barnsley (ENG)
wins. Pappier Memorial B, 1998
29 e4 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 d5 4 f3 g7
XIIIIIIIIY 5 cxd5 xd5 6 e4 xc3 7 bxc3 c5 8
9q+-+-+k+0 b1
9+-+r+pvlp0 Certainly the most popular move in this
9-+-+-+p+0 variation
8...00 9 e2 cxd4 10 cxd4 a5+ 11
9+-zpP+-+-0
d2 xa2 12 00 a5
9-zp-+NwQN+0 This direct method is favoured by some
9+l+-+-+-0 Hungarian Grandmasters led by Leko and
9-zP-+-+PzP0 Adorjan, and the plan is clear... Black
9+-+-+RmK-0 would like to queen his a-pawn.
xiiiiiiiiy 12...g4
This move is more in keeping with
29...d4+ recent tastes among the elite, and is
A key defensive check. Weaker is favoured by both Kasparov and Anand.
29...f5 30 gf6+ h8 31 xc5. 12...b6 was tried by Shirov in his game
30 h1 xd5 31 gf6+ g7 against Lautier at Belgrade in 1995, drawn
31...h8 loses to 32 h6 xf6 33 xf6 in 31.
xg2+ 34 g1. 13 c1 e6
32 xd7 xe4 33 xf7+ In his book The Grnfeld for the
33 g3 c6 34 e5 xg2+ 35 xg2 Attacking Player, Lalic considers this move
xg2+ 36 xg2 xe5 with advantage. of doubtful value because of the cont-
33...h6 inuation 14 c4 xe4 15 xf7+ xf7 16
33...h8 34 f8+ xf8 35 xf8+ g7 xc8+ f8 17 c4+ e6 18 b5 with g5
36 c8 f5 37 c7 xd7 38 xd7+ f6 or e5 in the air.
39 b3 h5 40 d5! e6 41 g5 f6 42 h4 13...g4, recommended by Lalic, was
and white should win. used by Leko to draw rather comfortably
34 f4+ against Kramnik at Dortmund 1996.
34 f8+ xf8 35 xf8 f5 36 b6 14 c4 xe4 15 xf7+ h8!
xb2 gives the game to Black. Continuing with 15...xf7 would lead
34...g7 35 f7+ . of course to Lalics recommended line for
35 g5 is the other try but after White which looks very good for the first
35...d5 36 xd5 xd5 37 c1 c4 38 d1 player.
c3 the bishops snatch victory. Hence 16 e1
White must take perpetual check. 16 g5!?.
CAPA is hosting a pair of email 16...f5 17 c4
invitational events in memory of Arg- 17 xe7? c6.
entinian grandmaster Carlos Germn 17...c6 18 b5 g4
Pappier. We already have a game to show Easily best of Blacks Queen moves,
you from the B (IM) section, contributed but never played before as far as I know
by the player whose draw with GM Peter due no doubt to the fact that Black loses
Leko was featured here a few months ago. his Queen. However, there are
 48 October 1998

considerable compensations, as will be that it seems strange. The bishop has

seen. nothing to look for at a7, and his position
19 e6 xe6 20 h3 xf3!! 21 gxf3 at e3 is fine.
xd4 22 xe6 15...ed8 16 a4 d5 17 exd5
22 xb7 xf3+ 23 h1 xe1+. 17 Nxd5 Nxd5 18 exd5 (18 Rc4 Bc5+
22...xe6 23 xb7 d4 24 f1 19 Nxc5 b5 20 Nxe6 Qxa7+ 21 Kh1 bxc4
24 xe7 xf3+ 25 h1 ac8 26 d1 22 Nxd8 N5f6 23 Qd6 Qf2) 18...Bxd5 19
cd8+. Qxd5 (19 Raa1 Bc4 20 Bxc4 Qxc4 21 Qd5
24...xf3 25 e1 Qc7 and Black is also better) 19... b5 20
Afraid of the a-pawn, and probably axb6 Nxb6 and Black is much better.
with some justification. 17...b5 18 axb6 xb6 19 xb6
25...f5! 26 xa5 d4 27 b6 xf2+ 19 Rxa6 Nbxd5 20 Qc1 Nxc3 21 Rxd8+
28 g1 e2+ 29 xd4+ xd4 Bxd8 22 bxc3 Qxc3 23 Na1 Be7
Blacks game is flowing now. 19...xb6+ 20 h1 xd5 21 xa6
30 c3 e5 31 b1 aa2 c7 22 aa1
It seems that Black really can afford to Black is better, e.g 22 Qe1 Nb4 23
be as direct as this. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24 Rxe6 fxe6 or 22 Raa1
32 c8+ g7 Nxc3 (22...Nb4 23 Qc1 Bg5 24 Rxd8+
Going for the attack but its suicidal for Rxd8 25 Qb1 Bf5 26 Qg1 Nxc2 27 Rd1)
White. 23 Qxc3 Rxd1+ 24 Bxd1 Qxc3 25 bxc3
33 b7+ h6 34 f8+ g5 Rxc3.
And the Black King escapes by joining 22...b4 23 c1 g5 24 xd8+ xd8
in the attack against his White counterpart! 25 b1 f5 26 e4 xc2 27 a5
35 d8+ f4 36 f7+ f5 37 h4+ e3 28 b5 d1 29 g3 xe4 30 fxe4
e3 38 g5+ d3 39 xf5 gxf5 c6 31 a5 a6 32 c2 e3 33 b1
Or 39...g2+ 40 f1 xg5 41 xg5 and c8 0-1.
Black has an easy endgame win, but the
move played is far more decisive. For a light dessert, here is a miniature
40 xf5+ d2 01. won by a Swiss reader.
White must give up his queen or be QP Game (D00)
checkmated. Thomas Svendsen (SWZ) -
Roger Patrice (FRA?)
Najdorf Sicilian (B92) IECG-N043, 1997
Eckhard Lers (GER) - 1 d4 d5 2 g5 c6 3 e3 f5 4 c4 f6 5
Yoav Dothan (ISL) h4 d7 6 c3 000?
ICCF World Cup Xl, #24, 1997 In the Yugoslav CC periodical Dopisni
(Notes by Dothan) Sah, the improvements 6...b4 and 6...e6
1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 were suggested by Simic.
f6 5 c3 a6 6 e2 e5 7 b3 e7 8 7 cxd5 b4 8 e4! g5 9 g3 g6 10 a3
00 00 9 e3 e6 10 d2 bd7 11 e5? 11 axb4 xb4 12 xa7 b6 13 dxe5
a4 c8 12 a5 c7 13 fd1 xe4 14 e6! e7 15 a4 xc3+ 16
ECO B92/14 pp. 455 mentions only the bxc3 xd5 17 a6+ b8 18 xb6+
continuation 13 Rfc1 Rfe8 14 Nd5 Qc6 10.
with an unclear position.
13...fe8 14 f3 h6 15 a7 Solution to Sutkus-Thorn (see page 42):
When I received this move I thought 34...xg2! 01.
 Chess Mail 49

Games F
Frrom Asia & Africa
XIIIIIIIIY
Scandinavian Defence (B01)
9-+r+-tr-mk0
Henry Leung (HKG) - 9zp-wqlvlp+-0
Joseph E. Callaway (USA) 9-zpn+p+-zp0
APC-2, 1994-97 9+-+-+-zp-0
1 e4 d5 2 exd5 xd5 3 c3 a5 4 d4 9-+-zPL+-+0
f6 5 f3 f5 6 d2 e6 7 c4 c6 8 9+-zP-vLN+-0
e2 b4 9 e5 bd7 10 xd7 9P+-+-zPPzP0
xd7 11 000 ad8 12 a3 xc3 13 9+RwQ-tR-mK-0
xc3 c7 xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-tr0 18 xg5! hxg5 19 xg5 f5 20 xc6
9zppwqk+pzpp0 xc6 21 xe6 f7 22 f4 d8 23
9-+p+psn-+0 e5+ g8 24 h6 10.
9+-+-+l+-0 Kings Indian Defence (E90)
9-+LzP-+-+0 S. Schmelkov (UZB) -
9zP-vL-+-+-0 Khalid Chorfi (MRC)
9-zPP+QzPPzP0 1st Afro-Asian Email Ch, 1998
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 g5
9+-mKR+-+R0 00 5 f3 c5 6 d5 d6 7 e4 h6 8 xf6
xiiiiiiiiy exf6 9 d3 d7 10 00 e5 11 h3
xd3 12 xd3 f5 13 fe1 fxe4 14
14 f3 c8 15 g4 g6 16 e1! h5 17 xe4 b6 15 c2 f5 16 d2 ae8
g5 d7 18 g3 a5 19 h4 f5 20 17 h4 d7 18 e4?
he1 hg8 21 e3 b5 22 d3 xd3 Now Black wins material by force.
23 xd3 g6 24 c3 b7 25 f4 gf8 18...g5 19 f3 f5 20 c3
26 d6 b6 27 d5 b8 28 e7+ a8 20 g3 g4.
29 dxe6 de8 30 f6 xe6 31 xe6 20...b4 01.
fxe6 32 xf8 g1+ 33 d2 xg3 34 Danish Gambit (C21)
xc6 xh4 35 c3 e5 36 c5 a6 37 N. Neelakantan - Rajasekhar
d6 e1+ 38 b3 e3+ 39 c3 xf3 AICCF thematic, 1995
40 c7 h4 41 c5 10 1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 c3 dxc3 4 c4
Semi-Tarrasch (D41) cxb2?! 5 xb2 g5 6 f3 a5+ 7
Tamiya Mamoru (JPN) - c3 b4 8 xf7+ xf7 9 b3+ e8
Palgi Zvi (ISL) 10 xb4 b6 11 c3 c6 12 e5 h6
Japan-Israel match, 1996-98 13 c4 d4 14 d1 f6 15 d6+
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 f6 d8 16 00 a5?
5 c3 e6 6 f3 e7 7 cxd5 xd5 8 Black overlooks a little geometry.
d3 00 9 00 xc3 10 bxc3 c6 11 17 xa5+! e7 18 b4 e6 19 f4
c2 h6 12 e3 d7 13 ab1 b6 14 xa5 20 xa5 f7 21 b4 g6 22 f5+
h7+ h8 15 e4 c8 16 fe1 c7 e7 23 xf7+ d6 24 e5 xf7 25
17 c1 g5 xd6+ e8 26 d8# 10.
White threatened xh6 but now... A game in the 19th century mode.
 50 October 1998

ICCF Thematic Tournaments 1999

Tournaments

G
IAN-MARIA Tani, director of the 6 Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack, C89
I.C.C.F. Thematic Tournament 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5
Office, has announced their 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 0-0 8 c3 d5
opening selections for the new #7- 8 Entries: 15.04.1999 Start:
tournaments to begin during 1999. All 15.06.1999
entries have to be submitted through 7 Scandinavian Defence, B01 1 e4
national federations as usual. d5 2 exd5
All tournaments involve double 8 Pirc Defence, Austrian Attack,
pairings: a game with White and with B09 1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 g6 4 f4
Black against each opponent. These 9 Nimzowitsch Defence, B00
events are not rated so you can have fun. (Entries: 01.06.1999 Start: 15.08.1999) 1
For themes 1 and 2, entries must be e4 Nc6
submitted not later than December 15, #10-11 Entries: 01.08.1999 Start:
1998 for a start date on February 1. 01.10.1999
The other themes have entry deadlines 10 Caro Kann, Knight Defence, B15
and start-dates in 1999 as listed below. 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6
1 Elephant Gambit, C40 1 e4 e5 2 11 Larsen Opening, A01 1 b3
Nf3 d5. #12-13 Entries: 15.09.1999 Start:
2 Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon, B27 15.11.1999
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 g6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Bg7 12 From Gambit, A02 1 f4 e5 2 fxe5
#3- 4 (Entries: 15.01.1999, Start: d6 3 exd6 Bxd6 4 Nf3
15.03.1999) 13 Kings Indian, Smisch
3 Ruy Lopez, Bird Variation, C56 1 Variation, E80 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3
e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nd4 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3
4 French Defence, Tarrasch C05 1 #14-15 Entries: 15.10.1999 Start:
e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7 5 f4 c5 15.12.1999
6 c3 Nc6 14 Grob Opening, A00 1 g4
#5- 6 Entries: 01.03.1999 01.05.1999 15 Kings Indian. Four Pawns
5 Kings Bishops Gambit, C33 1 e4 Attack, E76 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7
e5 2 f4 exf4 3 Bc4 4 e4 d6 5 f4.

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 Chess Mail 51

You ar
aree tthe
he adjudicator!
XIIIIIIIIY
ADJUDICATION is still a necessary evil 9k+l+-tr-+0
sometimes in CC. We have collected a few
9+-+-+-+-0
examples of difficult adjudication 4 9-wQ-+-+-+0
positions.
You have four weeks to analyse them 9+-+-+-+-0
and then in our number #11 you can 9-zP-zP-zP-sn0
compare what you thought with the actual 9zP-+-zp-zPq0
result given.
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+R+-+-zP0
9r+-+-mk-+0 9+-+L+-mK-0
9zp-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-+pzpl+r+0 Black to play. What result?
1 9wq-sn-+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-+0
9-+-vL-+-wQ0 9zp-tR-+-+-0
9+-sN-+-+-0 5 9-+-+-mkp+0
9PzPP+-+P+0 9+-+-+-+p0
9+-mKR+-+-0 9-+-+-zp-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+P+-snL+P0
White to move claims a win.
XIIIIIIIIY 9P+-+-+P+0
9-+-+-mk-+0 9+-mK-+-+-0
9wQ-+l+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-zPq+-+-+0 Black to play.
2 9+-+-z
9-+-+-zP-+0
PpvL-0 White claims a win, submitting the
principal variation 36...g5 (36...a5? 37
9+-+-+-+-0 c5 a4 38 bxa4 g5 39 a5 g4 40 b7 d1+
9-+-+-+-mK0 41 b2 xg2 42 a6 f3 43 a7 or 36...g5?
9+-+-+-+-0 37 xa7 h4 38 g7 g5 39 h7 g4 40
xiiiiiiiiy hxg4 xg4 41 a4 f6 42 f7) 37 xh5
White to play. Win or draw? xg2 38 xa7 h8 39 g4...
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0 9R+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
3 9-+-+p+Q+0 6 9-+-mk-+-zp0
9+-zp-+-+p0 9+-sn-+-zp-0
9-+-+n+PzP0 9-+-zpP+P+0
9+-+kwq-+-0 9+-+-+K+-0
9-+-+-+KsN0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
White to move claims a draw. Does Black to play. What result?
he get it?
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Copie 7 (3).
World Champ XIV ffinal
inal Steckner Glatt, 101. Tirabassi
Osbun, 102/3. Khrenov Maliangkay, S04 86. Fecht Lanz Calavia, 87.
TD: Roald Berthelsen 0 Blokh. Positions: Maliangkay 12 (-), Gorokhovsky 1 Terada. Positions: Lukez
91 Webb 1 Kristol. Sevecek 10 (3), Schn 9 (5), Lindgren 10 (1), Thaler 8 (2), Raijmaekers 8
Vacations: Baumbach 13-31/7, Hamarat 8 (-), Glatt 7 (6), Thorn 7 (1), Blokh (-), Fecht 8 (1), Mller 8 (-), Tochacek
15/7-15/8 and 16/8-15/9(spec) 6 (7), Orlyansky 6 (6). 7 (3).
S4 71/4. Vukcevic 1 Fries Nielsen, S05 81. Zecha Ballantyne, 82.
World Champ XV ffinal
inal Geenen, Krantz, 0 Elwert, 75. Usachiy Yerofeev 0 Basden. IM title: Dr. G.
Zecha (GER). Positions: Zecha and
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/ Rause. Positions: Elwert 9 (3),
Geenen 8 (-), Stadler 8 (5), Raupp 7 Bertino 8 (1), Thompson 7 (3), Hase 7
2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw (POL). (5), Rause 6 (4). (2), Yerofeev 6 (3), Schneberg 6 (2),
15/6. Maes , van Oosteroom 0 S5 80/3. Svenson 1 Zanetti (def.), Konca 6 (6), Ballantyne 5 (5).
Timmerman, 17. Poulsen 1 Vitomskis, Merilo, 0 Grohde, Melson, 84/6. Merilo S06 81/2. Govashelishvili 1 Westeras,
18/20. Maes Poulsen, Vitomskis, van Grohde, Gallinnis, 0 Schuh, 87. Chladek (both by def.), 83. Zaric 1
Oosteroom, 21/2. Sichev Reynolds, 0 Pyshkin 0 Bern, 88. Melson 0 Nizynski, Simon, 84. Verney 0 Unglaub. IM title:
Barlow, 23/4. Prizant 1 Reynolds, 89. Rfenacht Parnas, 90. Zabala S. Zaric (AUS). Positions: Mahling 9
Poulsen, 25/6. Kilgour 1 Prizant, Volchok, 91. Gallinnis 1 Schuh. (3), Verney 9 (2), Schultzberg 9 (1),
Carleton. Positions: Grohde 9 (3), Mller 9 (2), Unglaub, Zaric and Brobakken 8 (1).
Positions: Timmerman 4 (from 6), Nizynski 8 (6), Bern 7 (3), Gallinnis 7 S07 73. Montag 0 Tsvetkov, 74/5. Lefik
Poulsen 3 (5), Prizant 3 (6), Kilgour and (6), Schuh 7 (4), Parnas 6 (4), Latash, 0 Wohlfahrt, 76. Moura He.
Gottardi 2 (3), van Oosteroom 2 (4), Rfenacht 6 (1). Positions: Schneider 8 (-), Wohlfahrt
Vitomskis 2 (5). and Bowyer 7 (4), Montag 7 (1), Keter

World Ch XVI 3/4-final

3/4-final World Ch XX Semi-final
Semi-final 5 (8), Tsvetkov 5 (7).
S08 77/9. Lanc 1 Ponelis, 0 Bricke,
TD: Roald Berthelsen Khromov, 80. Blanco Khromov.
TD: Roald Berthelsen Section 3: 105 Cavajda 1 Lahi. Final Positions: Schlsser 9 (-), Brenke 8
Section 1: 115 Kindl 1 Nikitin. Section result, see crosstable. Section 7: 105 (1), Wise 8 (1), Hoffmann and Stengelin
2: No new results. Section 3: 133 Miron 0 Jacobs. Final result, see 7 (-), Bricke 6 (3).
Schlachetka 0 Samarin. crosstable. Section 8: 92/93 Muller 1 S09 86. Brookes 1 Melson, 87/8. Guizar
Bendana and 0 Jakimenko.. Andersen, 0 Kling. Qualified for a 3/
World Ch XVII 3/4-final
3/4-final 4 final: J.Brookes (ENG). Positions:
TD: Witold Bielecki World Ch XXI Semi-final
Semi-final Brookes 11 (2), Rohde 8 (3), Lelievre
3/4 XVII W.Ch. TD Witold Bielecki 8 (2), Melson 7 (3), Hofstetter 6 (4).
S1 96/7. Matt 0 Danek, Golyak, 98/9. S01 74. Rhode Perdek, 75. van S10 89. Hoffmann 1 Malac, 90. Karasalo
Leonardo 0 Soltau, Kluve, 100. Kempen 1 Malyshev, 76/7. Gal. Positions: Tiemann 11 (-),
Grodzensky Golyak. Positions: Soltau Thorsteinsson 0 Malyshev (def.), Hoffmann 9 (3), Cardelli 9 (2),
11 (unfinished 1), Kluve 10 (3), Danek Richards, 78/9. Richards 1 Johnson, 0 Raschewski 7 (3), Krivic 7 (2).
7 (6), Kraft 7 (5), Kroll 7 (4), Schneider, 80/1. Runting 1 Josefsson, S11 84/5. Al-Khateeb 1 Hampl, 0 Lemke,
Khlusevich, Enricci and Yarkov 6 (5). Dusart. Positions: Schneider 10 (-), 86. Habermehl 1 Wolny, 87. Lybin
S2 91/5. Privara 1 Meyers, Jenal, Dusart 9 (-), Johnson 7 (3), van Notten, 88. Lemke 0 Hampl. IM title: H.-
Vinje, 0 Veinger, Herbrechtsmeier, 96/ Kempen 7 (-), Schmitzer 7 (3), Perdek H. Lemke (GER). Positions: Habermehl
7. Herbrechtsmeier Voyna, Rinaldi, 98/ 6 (3), Runting 6 (5). 10 (1), Mielke 8 (4), Zlebcik 8 (3),
9. Stolyar 0 Vinje, Pereira, 100. Rinaldi S02 82. Serbinenko 0 Grabinger. Notten 8 (1), Lemke 8 (-), Weirich 7 (3),
1 Glaser, 101/3. Veinger 1, Eriksson , Positions: Barten 10 (1), Galow 9 Wolny 6 (3), Hampl 6 (-), Lybin 6
Kolbe 0 Meyers. Positions: (1), Morchat 8 (2), Tait 8 (-), Svacek 7 (6).
Herbrechtsmeier 10 (-), Veinger 9 (2), (3) S12 66/7. Read 1 Pinkovetsky, de
Pereira 9 (1), Voyna 9 (3), Eriksson 9 S03 84/5. Klaic 1 Zlatin (def.), Valliere, 68/9. Glaser de Valliere, 0
(1), Vinje and Fries Nielsen 6 (5), Yemelyanov, 86. Peli 0 Heitmann. Pinkovetsky, 70. Bures Aleshnia.
Meyers 6 (4), Sek 6 (3). Positions: Ugge 10 (-), Thies 10 (-), Positions: Read 9 (-), Linna and
S3 96/8. Lindgren 1 Khrenov, Tirabassi, Kupsys 9 (2), Windhausen 8 (2), Hotting 8 (1), Glaser 6 (1), Keller 6
Lopepe, 99. Sevecek 1 Sutkus, 100. Zimmermann 8 (1), Hyldkrog and (4), Bures 6 (3).
 Chess Mail 53

Hans-Werner
Hans-W World Ch XX sf3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

von Massow
Massow 2
1 B. Tsoukkerman
M. Geenen
NLD
BEL
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Memorial 3 M. Rfenacht SWZ 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
4 H-E. Lers GER X 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9
TD: Roald 5 J. Pucelj DEN 0 X 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9
Berthelsen 6 H. Holmsgaard SLO 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
28 Morgado 7 S-. Kronberg SVE 0 1 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 8
Umansky, 29 Webb 8 O. Lahi EST 0 0 0 1 1 X 0 0 1 1 1 7
Bang, 30 Rittner 9 S. Gehre GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 6
Sloth, 31 Baumbach 10 M.P.F. Singleton 5
ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 1 1 1
1 Burger, 32 Webb
Anton, 33 im 11 I. Cavajda SLK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 0 0 1 1 5
Franzen, 34 Franzen 12 B.G. Moore USA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 4
Baumbach, 35 13 M. Stock GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 4
Morgado im.
14 G. Peli ISL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 3
15 G.M. Movshovich RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
John F
F.. Cleeve
Cleev
Memorial World Ch XX sf7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
1 A. Roca ARG X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Tournament Director:
2 V. Hefka SLK X 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Hans Wiesner (CAN)
3 P.M. Giulian SCO 1 X 1 1 0 1 1 9
76 Kurtz 1 Hollis, 77 4 J. Gather GER X 1 1 1 1 9
Osterman 0 Zlender, 5 E.H. Sprenger NLD 1 0 X 1 0 1 1 1 1 9
78. Thomas 1 Borwell,
79. Kurtz Nimtz. 6 W. Haufe GER 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
With this result Dr. 7 U. Kampfhenkel GER 0 0 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Nimtz has achieved the 8 M. Christoffel SWZ 0 0 1 0 1 X 0 1 1 1 7
GMC title with 9
points (with one game 9 A.N. Isaev RUS 0 X 1 7
remaining)! Mr. Kurtz 10 R.M. Jacobs USA 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 1 1 7
now has 5 points with 11 S. Lundholm SVE 0 0 0 1 X 0 1 1 6
5 unfinished games to 12 V.M. Usachiy UKR 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 4
achieve the IMC norm
of 6 points. 13 H. Camilleri MLT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 3
14 C. Miron ROM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 3
15 S. Vestergaard DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2

S13 84/7. Bondar Lers, Franz, 0 11. Keller Peters. S03 3/5. Leotard, Weyerstrass NLD.
Moscicki, Hutchings, 88/9. Winge, Camilleri, Kurth Andersen, 6/7. Board 6: 76 Keszi HUN 1 Hang ROM.
Kratochvil 1 Wang. IM title: S. Winge Conroy 1 Viksna, John, 8. Camilleri 0 Team result: 70 HUN-ROM 4-2.
(SVE). Positions: Piccardo and Viksna. S04 9. Wang Pietruske, 10/1. Russia are still 1 point short of the 40
Kratochvil 9 (1), Winge 8 (1), Frostick 1 Wang, Broucke. S05 4/5. pts they need before the ICCF Congress
Moscicki 7 (2), Lers 7 (1). Minge 1 Dahlin, Eger. S06 18. for a late qualification to Final XII. They
S14 85. Kuperman Gozman, 86. Svoboda 1 Knebel, 19. Johansson have about three weeks to get that point.
Angelov 0 Cuno (def.). Positions: Cuno Glaser. S07 16/7. Dieckmann van
9 (2), Teichmann 9 (1), Klemettinen
and Leiber 8 (-), Kurth 7 (3), Kuperman
Kempen, Stewart, 18/9. Fecht
Truupold, Stewart, 20/2. Jorgensen 1
C.C. Olympiad XII,
6 (6), Pare 6 (1), Gozman 5 (6), Larsson, Stewart, 0 Truupold, 23. Piersig Preliminaries
Preliminaries
Tavares 5 (4). 1 Grasso. S08 2/3. Herb Eveleens, 0 TD: Roald Berthelsen
Gerhardt, 4. Kantorik 0 Stal. S09 4/5. Section 1: Board 1: 66 Volchok UKR 1
World Ch XXII Semi-final
Semi-final Forsberg Goerlinger, Straschewski.
S10 1/2. Migicovsky, Salcedo 0 Hall, 3.
Carless HKG. Board 5: 66 H Merilo
TD: Witold Bielecki EST Kuznetzov UKR Board 6: 66
Schneberg Bjuhr. S11 8. Fay Frederiks NLD 1(ETL) Muravjov UKR
S01 7/8. Barfoed 1 Mescheder, Mle, 9. Thomson Hartman.
Schlsser, 9. Barnsley Mercadal, 10/ Team Results: 64 NLD-UKR 4-2, 65
2. Klgel 1 Aleshnia, Schlsser, EST-UKR 2-3 66 UKR-HKG 4-
Marcinkiewicz, 13/4. Schlsser, C.C. Olympiad XI, Final
Final 1
Barnsley 1 Schuster. S02 7/9. TD: Roald Berthelsen Positions: This completes Section 1. We
Weisenburger 1 Peters, Toth, OLY Final XI: hope to give the final crosstable next
Sprengelmeier, 10. Kusnetsov Bertino, Board 3: 77 Umansky RUS 1 (def) time. Total: NLD 46 pts, EST 44
HKG 22, UKR 40.
 54 October 1998

MN/6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
Section 2, board 1: 65 Gefenas LIT
Aldrete MEX. Board 2: 66 Pizzuto ITA 1 H. Glaser GER 1 1 1 1 7
1(Adj) Guizar MEX board 4: 63 Amrane 2 T. Cuno GER 1 1 1 0 1 1 7
ALG 0(Adj) Praznik SLO, 64 Muzas LIT 3 M. Rinesi ITA 1 1 1 1 7
1 Amrane ALG, 65 Bishop NZD 0-0 (12C)
Godinez MEX, Board 6: 66 Srensen MEX 4 D. Baron FRA 1 1 1 1 7
0-0 (12C) Bennett NZD, 5 H. Baer SWZ 0 0 1 1 5
Team results: 60 LIT-MEX 4-2, 61 SLO- 6 M. Poppe BEL 0 0 0 1 1 4
ALG 6-0, 62 ALG-LIT 0-5 (62), 63 NZD- 7 A.T. Rott RUS 0 0 4
MEX 2-1 (12C), 64 MEX-ITA 1-4.
Final Totals:: LIT 42 pts, NZD 19, ITA 8 C-P. Mokrys GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
37, ALG 11. 9 O. Stefan SLK 1 0 0 0 0 3
Section 3, board 1: 77 Ninov BLG 10 P.D. Dodson ENG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
Rinaldi ARG. Team result: 70 BLG-ARG 11 M Harabor USA 0 0 0 0 0 1
2-4. Total result: Argentina 42 pts.
Section 4, board 1: 66 Cayford USA
Leonard POR. board 2: 65/66 Granski ISL MN/7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
1 Spodny CSR, Klaic CRO (Adj). board 1 K. Weber GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
3: 66 Kuperman ISL 0 Moura POR. board
6: 65 Laurenc CSR 1 Barata BRS, 66: 2 A. Gysi SWZ 1 1 1 1 1 7
Owen USA 0 (Adj) Strucic CRO. 3 L. Karsek SLK 1 1 1 1 1 7
Team results: 60 CSR-ISL 2-3. 61 4 V. Unglaub GER 1 1 1 1 7
ISL-POR 3-3, 62 BRS-CSR 1-4. 63 5 B. Nemitz GER 0 1 1 1 1 6
ISL-CRO 3-3, 64 USA-POR 3-3, 65
unavailable, 66 CRO-USA 3-3 6 A. Mori ITA 0 0 0 1 1 4
Final Totals: This completes Section 4. We 7 M.T. Dyer SCO 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4
hope to give the final crosstable next time. 8 E. Dekeyser BEL 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Brazil 40 pts., CSR 39 pts, : USA 38 pts., 9 V.A. Vayser RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
Israel 37 pts, CRO 37 pts, Portugal 34
points. 10 S. Boudignon FRA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
11 E. Dekeyser BEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
C.C. Olympiad XII Final
Final
TD: Roald Berthelsen Sprott 15/7-5/8, Franzen 3-14/7, Woldmo, 41. Hall 1 Woldmo. Master re-
Board 4: 1 Cody CAN Nienhuis NLD Degerhammar 10-30/8. sult: Hase (GER) MN/25: 43. Kulachikov
Board 5: 1 Mrugala CAN Klugel SWZ Section 4: Vacations: Batakovs 27/ 1 Chuykov. MN/28: 42. Lumley
Vacations (July batch): Al-Thani 27/6-28/ 7-5/8, Salminsh 15/9-14/10. Michlek, 43. Perevertkina Van de
7, McNab 31/7-17/8, Nimtz 22/7-15/8, Wynkele. Ladies Master result:
Busemann 18/9-4/10 and 3-16/8 spec, V.
Strautins 13-27/7 and 17-31/8, van Perlo Master Norm Perevertkina (RUS) MN/29: 27. Alberti
1 Lindstrm. MN/30: 44. Litovicius 0
15/7-13/8.
Vacations (August batch): Normantas 1-
Tournaments Dondelinger, 45. Canal Oliveras
TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez, Litovicius. MN/31: 38. De Groot
30/8, R.Sutkus 4/8-2/9, V.Sutkus 3/8-1/9, Svoboda. MN/33: 40. Norewall 1
Anton 17/8-31/8, Pyrich 12-30/9, Craig 19/ Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla
Waltmans. MN/34: 34/41. Grima Crespo
8-1/9. (ESP) 0 remaining games (23), 42. Coco
Two reports this month (not merged). Backe. MN/35: 46. Mathias Bystrov, 47.
C.C. Olympiad XIII, See final tables MN6 and MN7. Bystrov 1 Rodrguez Martn, 48. Bystrov
JULY REPORT:
Preliminaries
Preliminaries MN/2: 53. Marconi 0 Feco. MN/5:
Kling, 49. Bystrov Zeihser, 50.
Thannhausser Bystrov. MN/38: 27.
TD: Roald Berthelsen 55. Vayser 0 Weber. MN/6: 55. Cavajda 1 Riemer, 28. Baron 1 De Vriendt.
Section 1: Board 5: 1-3 Van Kempen GER Rinesi 1 Mokrys. Master result: Nsman 1.etl vs. Pampa nc. m. 22 MN/
1 Latumbo HKG, Thomas WLS, de Rinesi (ITA) MN/8: 47. Walczak 1 39: 17. Ramrez Barrios Troncoso, 18.
Coninck BEL. 4 Latumbo 1 Thomas. Guerrini. MN/10: 53. Lubrano 1 Achille Rkay. : Klugiewicz 1.etl vs.
Vacations: :Baumbach 13-31/7, Christov Wierzbicki, 54. Wierzbicki 0 Nitsche nc. m. 21, Klugiewicz 1.etl vs.
12-31/7, Svacek 27/6-6/7, Van Kempen 1- Weileder. MN/13: Master result: Wengler nc. m. 23 MN/40: 22. Daw
20/9. Jedrzejowski (POL) MN/16: 53. Schuster, 23. Daw Weileder, 24.
Section 2: Board 5: 1 Brooks ENG 1 Hofstetter 1 Scribner. MN/18: 46. Svenneby 0 Schuster, 25. Litovicius
Rivas PER. Gibney 0 De Coninck. Master result: Karsek, Master result: Weileder (GER)
New TC Peru: Richardo Obando. De Coninck (BEL) MN/19: 40. MN/41: 23. Kiupel 1 De Coninck, 24.
Vacations: Sapa ill (spec.cess). Rezzuti Klompus (adj.), 41. Schaar Neborak, 25. Neborak De
Jedrzejowski 20/7-9/8, Kupsys 1-20/8, Hall Klompus Kragten (adj.), 42. Nikitin Coninck, 26. Sandstrm 1 Blling. MN/
17/8-7/9, Klauner 1-16/8, Simon 26/8-7/ 1 Klompus (adj.), 43. Hempel 1 42: 11. Sonzogno Finnie, 12. Sonzogno
9, Timson 15/7-5/8. Kevorkyan, 44. Klompus 1 Baudoin, 13. Datler Fuka, 14. Fuka 0
Section 3: New TC India: Krishna Kevorkyan (adj.). Master result: Richter, 15. Baudoin Schrder, 16.
Prabhakar. Hempel (GER) MN/22: 35. Schrder 1 Sonzogno, 17. Schrder 1
Vacations: Gramer 20/8-10/9, Kolcak 20/ Donskikh Nitsche, 36. Donskikh Datler, 18. Finnie 0 Schrder, 19. Richter
7-18/8, Kronberg 15/9-27/9(ICCF), Rinesi Pavoni. MN/24: 39. Rkay Datler, 20. Skulteti 1 Schrder. MN/43:
18/7-10/8 and 29/8-14/9, Hjelm 6-26/7, Alexandre Bisquert, 40. Hase 1
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33. Kruse 1 Bonnez. MN/44: 16. Engelhardt Del Gobbo, Fumero Snchez. MN/46: 21. Pecot Schreiber. MN/47: 12.
17. Striepens Runarsson, 18. Baumgartner 0 Fonio, 19. Auzins Powell 1 Magalln Minguez. Hock 1.etl vs. Kuiper nc. m. 26
0 Engelhardt, 20. Baumgartner 0 Pascual Gras, 21. Pascual Gras MN/48: 14. Saunders Scholz. MN/49: 24. Norevall Timr.
Fonio. MN/46: 19. Feytens Jungnickel, 20. Pecot 1 Feytens. MN/50: 5. Tombette Oortwijn. MN/52: 7. Snchez Rdenas
MN/47: 9. Pracejus Nocci, 10. Ellinger Klewe, 11. Nocci Keskowski. MN/53: 8. Goertz 1 Kgler, 9. Vivante-Sowter
0 Ellinger. MN/48: Rowley 1.etl vs. Rosenhahn nc. m. 18 MN/ Dziel, 10. Kgler Vivante-Sowter, 11. Gmr Vivante-
49: 17. Timr Alberti, 18. Norevall Grill, 19. Mathias Sowter. MN/54: 17. Krasevec Donnelly. MN/59: 1. Hanauer
Wiesinger, 20. Grill 1 Otte, 21. Grill 1 Wiesinger, 22. Timr Kriese. MN/60: 4. Klauner Van de Wynkele, 5. Mathias 1
Grill, 23. Alberti 1 Ledger. MN/50: 4. Edelmann 1 Bensiek. Scholz. MN/61: 1. Quattrocchi Tosi.
MN/51: 1. Krger Schreiber (correction). MN/52: 6. Vacations: Bellatalla 17.8-16.9, Blau 18.9-2.10, Boada
Lachmann 1 Traut. MN/53: 6. Kremer Mller, 7. Kuhlmann Llombart 3-22.8, De Carlos Arregui 3.8-2.9, Delfs 3.8-1.9, Eisen
Vivante-Sowter. MN/54: 13. Behling 1 Jrgensen, 14. Roig 2-18.9, Feytens 28.8-8.9, Fremiotti 3.8-1.9, Fumero Snchez
Grau Henk, 15. Pichler Samraoui, 16. Behling 1 Pichler. 17.8-6.9, Galj 4-14.9, Geider 10.8-6.9 (special), Hanauer 17.8-
MN/55: 5. Miciak 1 Baer. MN/60: 1. Scholz Van de Wynkele, 13.9, Hase 1-31.8, Hock 7-20.8, Karsek 7-20.9 (MN/40) and
2. Scholz Rodrguez Forner, 3. Van de Wynkele Mathias. 21.9-4.10 (MN/58), Klauner 1-16.8, Kgler 26.8-8.9, Kriese
Vacations: Arnold 15-31.8, Baron 17.7-10.8, Bellas 19.7-7.8, 1-30.8, Mamaev 16.7-4.8, Mathias 1-21.10, Metzer 1-30.9,
Bison 7.8-7.9, Cilento 20.7-10.8 + 28.8-4.9, Daw 18.7-1.8, Del Perevertkina 8-31.8 (special), Rnarsson 20.7-19.8, Schmidt
Gobbo 1-30.7, Espejo Hava 1-31.8, Fisher 19.7-2.8, Gatto 6.8- 5-21.9, Schuster 12.9-12.10 (special), Sntges 17-28.8, Votter
5.9, Gibney 20.7-17.8, Hase 8-31.8, Jedrzejowski 20.7-9.8, 20.8-2.9, Walczak 20-31.8 + 1-30.9 (special).
Jrgensen 1-31.8, Just 23.7-5.8, Kracht 20.7-3.8, Krger 25.7-
24.8, Kuiper 20.7-3.8, Hall 17.8-7.9, Ledger 25.7-8.8, Lohmann EMAIL MASTER NORM TOURNAMENTS
3-10.7 + 22.7-15.8, Macs 15.7-14.8, Miciak 11-25.7, Mokrys Results: EM/MN/001: 52. Bormida 1 Kuhlmann. Master
3-21.8, Nsman 6.7-2.8, Otte 13.7-9-8, Pankratov 29.7-28.8, result: Bormida (ARG) EM/MN/002: 46. Alvarez Villar 0
Pochner 15.7-14.8, Polakovic 11-19.7, Roig Grau 1-30.9, Nightingale, 47. Simmelink 1 Grau Ribas, 48. Pasierb 0 Nicholls.
Ronczkowski 14-29.9, Schiller 10.7-10.8, Vlasveld 1-31.8, EM/MN/003: 45. Rak Kiupel, 46. Rak 0 Muschalek, 47.
Walczak 1-19.8, Weileder 1-25.8. Rak 1 Laurent. EM/MN/004: 12. Lautenbach Bratholm, 13.
Bratholm Neto. EM/MN/005: 10. Shaw Cherrington, 11.
EMAIL MASTER NORM TOURNAMENTS Shaw 1 Vujadinovic, Vujadinovic 0 Fuhrwerk, 13. Vujadinovic
Results: EM/MN/001: 51. Kuhlmann 1 Mary. EM/MN/002: 0 Quattrocchi, 14. Simmelink 1 Fuhrwerk, 15. Shaw 1 De Groot,
42. Rost 1 Weissleder, 43. Coco 0 Kristensen, 44. Simmelink Fuhrwerk De Groot, 17. Quattrocchi 1 Simmelink, 18. Elburg
Coco, 45. De Groot 1 Alvarez Villar. Master result: Rost Vujadinovic, 19. Quattrocchi 1 Fuhrwerk.
(GER) EM/MN/003: 42. Canibal 1 Schorra, 43. Coleman 1 Vacations: Kristensen 14-21.8, Neto 31.7-19.8, Schaar 31.8-
Schorra, 44. Brueckner 1 Schorra. Master result: Brueckner 28.9 (special).
(GER) EM/MN/004: 8. Siviero Van Wieringen, 9. Van
Wieringen 1 Lautenbach, 10. Onoda Lautenbach, 11. Horta
Onoda. EM/MN/005: 4. Fuhrwerk 1 Elburg, 5. Simmelink
Master Class
De Groot, 6. Elburg 1 Schaar, 7. Elburg 0 De Groot, 8. Sections to 763: TD Dr. Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20, I-
Quattrocchi 1 Elburg, 9. Fuhrwerk 1 Schaar. 10136 Torino (ITA)
Vacations: Email: [email protected]
Bowerman 9-20.7 + 29.7-10.8, Bratholm 13-20.7, Canibal 15- Sections from 764: Rubens Battistini, via A. Costa 106/2, I-
21.7, Elburg (1-31.7 annulled) instead 30.7-29.8, Erofeev 21- 40134 Bologna (ITA)
27.7 + 29.7-10.8, Grau Ribas 21.7-20.8, Lautenbach 22.7-10.8,
Pasierb 27.7-9.8, Quattrocchi 1-10.7, Rak 24.7-5.8 + 6-23.8 Email: [email protected]
(special), Simmelink 20.7-2.8 + 3-17.8 (special), Schorra 10.8- Two reports this month (not merged). See tables for completed
4.9, Siviero 1-29.8, Weissleder 1-25.8. sections 553, 585, 619, 633, 662, 689, 690, 704 and 719.
JULY REPORT:
AUGUST REPORT: RESULTS: 585 21. Kievelitz 0 Pracejus. 662 21. Cekov 0
Results: MN/8: 48. Crespo Barber. MN/12: 48. Kuzenkow Mitchell. 677 19. Erofeev Clowes. 699 19. Korell 1 Kazakov.
Mathias, 49. Majewski 0 Etmans. MN/17: 46. Wakolbinger 701 19. Hayden 0 Diener. 707 18/9. Kazakov Holthuis, 0
1 Moskov. MN/19: 45. Mamaev Klompus, 46. Klompus Schumacher. 709 19. Dusin 1 Forsman. 719 19. Taufratshofer
Strand. Master results: Nikitin (RUS) and Strand (NOR) MN/ 1 Coco. 723 16. Forato 0 Frostick. 724 19/20. Riccio Rejinen,
20: 32. Levertov 0 Svoboda. MN/21: 42. Mercadal Benejam 1 1 Cruzado Dueas. 728 10. Zivic 0 Belluire. 733 Turati etl vs.
Zhikharev. MN/25: 44. Bellas 1 Chuykov. MN/26: 33. Herrmann, n.c. 10/03/98. 734 13. Malmberg Bericat. 735
Belokopyt 0 Daw. MN/27: Bieganowski 1.etl vs. Carlsson nc. 12/3. Vin Hayden, 0 Wsciubiak. 736 10. Sowden Cillo.
m. 41 MN/29: 28. Fischer 1 Lindstrm, 29. Azevedo 1 Fischer, 737 17. Vin 0 Drobotov. 740 9. Wsciubiak Lunek, 10.
30. Azevedo 1 Alberti. MN/31: 39. Baer 0 Svoboda, 40. Dilworth 0 Gromotka. 741 17. Snchez Breitenbaum, 18.
Svoboda 1 Rosin. MN/33: 41. Norevall Ude. MN/34: 43. Fehr-Polgr 1 Andersson. 742 9. Mrquez Abreu Bastian,
Romanov Kruchem, Kruchem Coco. MN/35: 51. 10. Holthuis 1 Diener, 11. Savnok Dege. 744 1. Barten
Thannhausser 1 Negele, 52. Larsson Chorfi. Master result: Kevick. 746 15. Krejbich Borroni. 747 8. Malr 1 Mossekel.
Chorfi (MRC) MN/36: 43. Rezzuti 1 Trussler, 44. Kunz 1 748 3. Harman Gonzlez Freixas, 4/5. Kruse 1 Harman,
Horvth. MN/37: 39. Brachtel 0 Miciak. MN/38: 29. Kaden Wilkes. 749 9. Niemand 0 Fischer. 750 4/5. Litz Niro, 0
Riemer, 30. Noseda 1 Kaden, 31. Cavajda Baron. MN/39: Duliba, 6. Barten 1 Kretschmer. 752 3. Schneider Altschuler.
19. Klugiewicz 0 Rkay, 20. Wengler 0 Barrios Troncoso. MN/ 753 8. Korhonen 0 Wagner. 754 5. Wunderlich 1 Hayden, 6.
43: 34. Kuzenkov Schmall, 35. Schmall 1 Fuchs. Master Demian 1 Steffan. 756 1. Dege 0 Wystrach. 759 1/2. Herrmann
result: Schmall (GER) MN/44: 22. Copar 0 Striepens, 23. Blum, Demian. 761 1. Schmalstieg 0 Heise. 763 9/10. Nielsen
Engelhardt 1 Copar. Runarsson 1.etl vs. Fonio nc. m. 16 MN/ Gorges, Sosa.
45: 23. Mehlhorn 1 Grabner, 24. Ziese Grabner, 25. Ziese 1 Vacations: Buler, Dusin, Fischer jun., Kretschmer, Kuhn,
Larsen, Santagata, Schmidbauer, Tsoukkerman, Wunderlich.
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WT/M/553 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. WT/M/585 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 M. Gunnarsson ISD * 1 1 1 1 5 1= M. Pracejus GER * 1 1 4
2 M. Stengelin GER * 1 1 1 1 5 1= K. Wrba GER * 1 0 1 1 4
3 M.S. rjo POR 0 * 1 1 1 4 3 T. Svendsen SWZ 0 0 * 1 1 3
4 G. Billing GER 0 0 * 0 1 1 2 4 S. Stammberger GER 1 * 0 0 2
5 J.A. Roncan ARG 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 2 5 B. Kievelitz GER 0 1 * 0 2
6 C.L.T. Nieland NLD 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 6 N.G. Jakovlev RUS 0 0 1 1 * 0 2
7 J. Hunstock GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 7 J.W. Alingh Prins NLD 0 0 1 * 2

WT/M/619 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. WT/M/633 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 Paul Hodges USA * 1 1 1 1 5 1 M. Pracejus GER * 1 1 1 1 5
2 A.V. Eremenko UKR * 1 1 1 4 2 K. Wrba GER * 1 1 1 4
3 Fumero Snchez ESP * 1 1 1 4 3 S. Holmberg SVE 0 * 1 1 3
4 V. Kucera CZE 0 0 * 0 1 2 4 C. Manzini ITA 0 * 1 3
5= W. Palm GER 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 2 5 Lpez Ballesteros ESP 0 0 * 1 2
5= G. Rska GER 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 2 6 H. Otte GER 0 0 0 * 1
7 P. Malr SLK 0 0 0 0 * 1 7 V.I. Skitin RUS 0 0 0 0 * 1

WT/M/662 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. WT/M/689 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 M. Mitchell ENG * 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 M. Schmidbauer GER * 1 1 1 4
2 D.J. Cekov BLG 0 * 1 1 1 4 2 D. Cleto Jnior BRS 0 * 1 1 1 1 4
3 A. Remde GER 0 * 1 1 3 3 B. Tsoukkermann NLD 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 4
4 P.J. Pedersen DEN 1 0 * 0 1 3 4 K. Rkay SLK 0 0 * 1 1 3
5 J. Bastian GER 0 0 1 * 1 3 5 J. Breitenbaum GER 0 0 * 2
6 W.R. Champion USA 0 0 * 0 1 6= E. Both DEN 0 0 0 * 1
7 J. Dannehr GER 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 6= F. Zanetti ITA 0 0 0 * 1

AUGUST REPORT: WT/M/690 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

RESULTS: 553 20/1. Gunnarsson, Nieland 1 Roncan (both 1 G. Daw ENG * 1 1 1 1 5
adj.). 619 21. Rska 1 Mlar. 633 20/1. Pracejus 1 Skitin,
Lopez Ballesteros. 689 21. Zanetti 0 Tsoukkermann. 690 21. 2 H. Borchers GER * 1 1 4
Reale 0 Borchers. 699 20. Herrmann 1 Kazakov. 704 21. 3 A. Blum GER 0 * 1 1 1 4
Erofeeva 0 Schrder. 705 20. Malr 1 Aird. 718 14. Palm 0 4 H. Kuntermann GER 0 * 1 1 3
Turati. 719 20/1. Forslf 1 Coco, Schiffner. 720 20. Gajarsk 5 D. Cleto Jnior BRS 0 0 * 1 2
Polzer. 722 18/9. Kaden Wagg, Probola. 723 17. Idler
Gdovin. 728 11. Svensson 1 Belluire. 729 16. Bastian 0 Mozn. 6 J. Sigeman SVE 0 0 0 0 * 1
733 10. Herrmann Hardman. 734 14/5. Fehr-Polgr 0 Klein, 7 R. Reale ITA 0 0 0 0 * 1
Herrmann, 16. Bericat Hayden, 17. Sampieri 1 Malmberg.
735 14. Vin 1 Riis, 15. Wsciubiak 1 Hayden. 736 11/2. WT/M/704 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
Snchez 0 Sowden, Khne. 737 18. Behling Norevall. 738 1 F. Schrder GER * 1 1 1 4
13. Vaissermann 0 Du Cret. 741 19/20. Snchez, Breitenbaum
2 H. Polzer GER 0 * 1 1 1 4
Greiner. 744 2. Salminen 0 Schmidbauer. 745 3/4. Bauer 1
Palm, Necesan, 5. Necesan 1 Palm, 6. Schmidbauer 1 3 W. Holthuis NLD * 0 1 1 3
Ellertsson. 746 16. Borroni 1 Mller. 747 9. Mossekel 0 4 N.S. Erofeeva RUS 0 1 * 3
Santagata. 748 6. Wilkes 1 Kretschmer. 750 7. Vinklrek 5 H. Detmer GER 0 0 * 1 2
Litz. 754 7. Demian Bernad Surez. 757 2. Jnger 1 Nossein.
6 K. Kgler GER 0 0 * 1 2
758 3/5. Stengelin, Maffei, da Silva Filho 1 Schmalstieg, 6/7.
Bastian 0 da Silva Filho, Stengelin. 760 1. Larsen 1 Kuhn. 7 A. Maier OST 0 0 0 0 * 1
Vacations: Aiken, Barten, Bauer, Blum, Boschek, Daw,
Freiherr von Weizscker (+ special), Hallier, Idler, Lang,
Lunek, Palm (+ special), Volkmer. WT/M/719 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
1 L. Forslf SVE * 1 1 1 1 5
Higher Class 2 C. Posylek CAN * 0 1 1 3
TD: Joseph Deidun Sr., P. O. Box 371, Bloomfield, On. 3 M. Taufratshofer GER 0 * 1 1 0 1 3
Canada KOK 1G0 4 C. Coco ITA 0 1 0 * 1 1 3
Final Results: 911 21. G. Talbot 1 R. Talbot. Positions: 1. 5 F. Montes LUX 0 0 * 1 1 3
G. Talbot (CAN) 4, 2./3. S. Amadesi (ITA), R. Talbot (ENG)
4, 4./5. G. Esterbauer (OST), A. Schmitz (GER) 3, 6. A. V. 6 H. Schiffner GER 0 0 1 0 * 1 2
Korovin (RUS) 1, 7. B. Van Beurden (BEL) 0. 928 21. Vitols 7 L. Berluti ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0
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Wettstein. Positions: 1. F. Peetoom (NLD) 5, 2./3. J. Meischner 0 Tinijaca, 917 12 Bussola 1 Lajeunessi, 13 Hudson
Canibal (CZE), K. Wettstein (GER), 4, 4. R. Talbot (ENG) 3, 1 Bussola, 14/6. Lajeunessi 0 remaining games. 919 13 Faber
5. K. Vitols (LAT) 3, 6./7. M. McFadden (USA), F. Bertoli Palmer, 14 Faber 1 Winkler, 15 Winkler 1 Albugueske, 16
(ITA) 0. Winkler sten. 920 1 Ferroni 1 Heel, 921 4/9. Maa 0 all,
Results: 900 16/7. Brner Demidov, 0 Kolomytchenko. 906 922 1/6 Maa 0 all, 923 2/6 Jensen 0 all, 7 Heel 0 Budelsk, 8
17/20. Jemar Ninci 1 Nucci, Ahola, Giorgi, 0 Kochetov. 907 Fulker 1 Heel, Nyward 1st etl v Budelsk, n.c. from 1/8/98.
16/7. Tepper 1 Genestier, Novak. 922 17. Disselhorst 0 Hudk. Vacations: Fulker, Vetter, Telenius, Cusmano, sten, Winkler
924 19. Ponomarev 1 Mittenzwei. 925 12. Hudk 1 Carrettoni. (spec.), Jornberger, Hanse Par.
926 11/5. Grego 0 (def) vs rest. 929 6/11. Greco 0 (def) vs all. GT TD: Leonardo Madonia (ITA)
932 13. Six 1 Krook. 934 9. Naaijer Popov. 935 13/4. Samko WT/II/GT/36 91 Picard 1 Lamn 92 Bartl 0 de Rijk 93 Bartl 0
1 Kthe, White. 936 5. Schmidt Rooms. 938 6/7. Picard 37 60 Naumann van Leijde 61 Foulds Junghans 62
Zimmermann 1 Hymas, 0 Heemeyer. 940 6/7. Stock Bighi, 0 van Leijde 1 Bhme 63 Dalstrup Olsen 1 Nebel 64 Romijn
Terada. 942 2. Potemri 0 (def) Grout. 943 1/2. Schnbeck 1 Dalstrup Olsen 65 Ramos Barraso 1 Nebel 66 van Leijde
Trochet, Kotter. 944 14. Hammerling Salgaccar. 946 5. Dalstrup Olsen 67 Bhme 0 Ramos Barraso 68 Romijn 0
Hudk 0 Nielsen. Capezza 69 Drevikovsky Dalstrup Olsen 38 63 Speisser 1
Vacations: Baldassare, Grout, Hammerling, Krook, Rnby, Sondergaard 64 Lehmann 1 Di Nardo 65 Pavlicek 1 Kandler
Ribkinskis, Sardella, Welton. 66 Wolff 1 Lehmann 67 Pavlicek 1 van Berkel 39 56 Geilen 0
WT/H/GT: 47-59 TD: Gary Ruben (CAN). Email: [email protected] Usbeck 57 Hemmila 0 Usbeck 58 Usbeck Ketzer 59 Ketzer
48. 89. Gritti 1 Wilk 49. 74. Simunek 0 Dzenis 50. 61. La Candia 0 Nachtigall 60 Bistry 1 Schwerdtfeger 61 Bistry 1 Kressmann
Miguel 54. 54. Muneret 1 Kosztyla 55. Muneret 0 Hymas 62 Middelbos Bistry 63 Lindberg 0 Eshoj 64 Benussi 1 Geilen
56. Plebanczyk Muneret 55. 64. Wunderlick 1 Demian 65. 40 17/29 Schrader 0 vs. all 30 de Rijk Ldigk 31 Roux
Peczkowski 1 van Meggelen 56. 66. Nielsen 0 Krustkalns 67. Grochtmann 32 Grochtmann Lindholm 33 Grochtmann 1
Krustkalns Bikchentaev, 68. Krustkalns 1 Mielnik 69. Giuntini Ldigk 34 Ldigk 0 Roux 35 Ruhle 0 Grochtmann 36 Masek 1
0 Jans 57. 68. Hildner 1 Gerasimchuk 69. Hildner 1 Munoz Bartl 37 Ruhle 0 McKean 38 de Rijk Nummenaho 41 1/14
Osario, 70. Urpilainen 1 Anderson 71. Urpilainen 1 Coope 72. Heel 0 vs. all, 15/27. van Doorn 0 with all, 28 Geilen 0 Bogott
Villafane 0 Squires 58. 37. Lane 1 Hymas 38. Coclet 1 Justesen
39. Hymas 1 Feist, 40. Alozy 1 Hymas 41. Albesa 0 Hymas 59.
28. Naftalin 1 Dubleumortier 60. 19. Justesen Busching 20.
Third Class
Third
Slusarczyk 1 Simunek 61. 3. Cumming Kriewen 4. Coast 0 TD: Poul Rasmussen (DEN)
Cumming 5. Alvarez 0 Konicek Double report.
Vacations: Villafane 15/9/98 to 15/10/98. Final Result 945: 21 Bierland 0 de Paulo. Positions: 1/ 2. A.
Maas (NLD), L. Fuhlrott (GER) 5, 3. C. de Paulo (BRS) 4,
First Class 4. O.Coclet (FRA) 3, 5. D. Bierland (BEL) 2, 6. R.Padovan
(BRS) 1, 7. Roig Garcia (ESP) 0.
TD Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, Results:
DK-8270 Hjbjerg (DEN) 948 14 Baal 0 Mazza, 15. Baal 0 Schneider, 16 Mazza 1 Vlaar,
Email: [email protected] 949 16 Yoshino 1 Pielek, 17 Mazza 1 Eschert, 950 17 Purcell 1
Final Result 1385: 21.Maarild Kollmann Positions:.1/2.H Roux, 952 7 Blair-Krause 0-0 (silence), 8/12. Bain 0 Govers,
Chr Schmidt DEN, W Schmidt GER 5, 3.A Kollmann GER Jimena, Thompson, Andou, Richardson (silence), 13/17. Krause
3, 4/5.J Maarild SVE, R Conte ITA 3, 6.N Cottle ENG 1, 0 Govers, Jimena, Thompson, Andou, Richardson (silence), 953
7.A Nunes Neto BRS 0. 13/16. Bain 0 Akira, Kolstad, Morrissey, Verssteeg, 954 13
Results: 1381: 20.Hirashima 0 Zayat.1383: 20.Schultheiss 1 Spackova 1 Stacey, 14 Vaissea 0 Enoksson, 15. Stacey 1 Jaeger,
Kahrass. 1403: 16.de Oliveiras Neves Ludigk. 1406: 955 4 Ethier 1 Chrstm, 956 8 Stenzel 1 Bogers, 9 MacGregor
17.Schafer 0 Wick. 1409: 19.Hirashima Moncelsi. 1413: 0 Stenzel, 10 MacGregor 1 Bogers, 957 3/4. de Castro 1 Paap,
18.Michel Bogistov, 19.Hurley 0 Michel. 1415: 9.Hurley 0 Escher, 5. Paap 1 McCoy, 958 1/4. Herlinvaux 0 Meador,
Shtrickman. 1416: 13.Niro Ackers. 1419: 19.Schafer 0 Quintana Seradel, McMaster, Eschert, 959 1 Wrzbesser 1
Richter. 1420: 11.Matousek 1 Haeberle. 1423: 18.Soulas 1 Helm, 959 2 Betterman 0 Antunes, 3/8. Hannon 0 Helm,
Kirch. 1426: 15.Baptista 0 Pabst. 1429: 1.Frandsen Bonte. Betterman, Antunes, Hornyak, Roig Garcia, Wuerzbesser
1430: 2.Crowdy Doudon, 3.vSpeijbroeck 0 Crowdy. 1435: (silence), 9 Betterman Wuerzbesser.
1/6. Staffansson 0 all. Vacations: Eschert, Sereni.Quintana Seradel, Mueller.
Vacations: De Booij, Dostal, Ludigk, Vandlova, van
Speijbroeck.
GT: M. Mller-Tpler, Wesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925 Mnich NATT IV
(GER)
No report this month. Tournament Director: Per Lea (NOR)
Bd 3. De Vriendt (CAN) 0 Haugen (NOR) 1. Bd 4. Azevedo
Second Class (POR) Sever/Miettinen (USA), Sever Phillips (WLS), Bd
TD: E. Karelin, a/ja 15 RUS-113534, Moscow 8. Gilmore (IRL) 0 Rodriguez Forner (ESP).
Final Result, 875: 21 Tschurilov 1 Frayar. Positions: . W. v.
Eisengrein (GER) & I.A. Tschurilov (UKR) 5, 3. I.W.
Frayar (AUS) 3, 4. R. Mande (OST) 3, 5. R.I. van Delden
USA-LATVIA MATCH
(NLD) 2, 6. H.Jger (GER) 1, 7. A. Bouhadad (ALG) 0.
Results: 908 19 Piazza 1 Budelsk, 910 20 Brmme 1 Piazzo, TD: Maurice Carter (USA)
912 14 Akadegawa 1 Vonk, 15 Akadegawa 1 Lindesteg, 16 bd 6 Gibbons 1 Vitolins 0 bd 11 Johnson 1 Skuja 0 bd 13
Gnther 1 Lindesteg, 914 13 Ranieri 1 Maa, 14 Constantini 1 Nowak 1 Gurtovojs 0 bd 42 Sims 1 Alsins 0 (US player listed
Maa, 15 Maa 0 Vesson, 16 Maa 1 Onitsuka, 915 15 first).
Score: USA 24 Latvia 10.
 58 October 1998

New Tournament Office Director: Egbert Bsenberg,

EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS Schulberg 1 D-07586 Oberndorf, Germany. Phone/FAX: 0049
36606 60276. Email: [email protected]

European Champs.
European Section 2, Bd 4: Ryan (IRL) 1 Varga (HUN: silence). This com-
pletes the board.
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg
(DEN) Master Class
Email: [email protected] GT TD: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842 Ruhla,
EU/FSM/48: 102.Karmov 0 Shimkus. 53: 88. Teichmeister 1
Volodin, 89.Striepens 1 Arzumanyan, 90.Taylor 1 Titov, GER.
91.Volodin 1 Pecot. 54: 99.Janosi 1 Morozov. 55: 99.Dabija 364 1010 Muchin 1 Schmidt 370 100/1. Wittman 0 Potrata, Lau
Montag, 100.Flores Gutierrez 0 Pasko. 56: 77.Liflyand 1 381 100 0 Wittmann 0 Engel 404 80. Engel 1 Kusenkow 407 96/
Khokhlov, 78.Liflyand 0 Bures, 79.Grill Kazoks. 57: 70 Haataja 1 Sanchez, Skarda 419 74/5 0 Fietz, Lupo 1
90.Skrodelis Groth, 91.Merino Araguas Mutter. 58: Swetowidow 421 58. Norrelykke 0 Roch 422 77/80 Wojtyra 1
76.Pillhock David. 59: 51/2.Backlund, Mercadal Benejam 1 Ljukmanow, 0 Devocelle, 79. Ertl 0 Marquez Abreu, 80/1. Jandke
Martins Peres, 53.Cimmino Bross, 54.Wiesinger Matrisch, Nojtyra, Kramer 423 (Note: new mumberinga s result #36
55.Matrisch Cimmino, 56/7. Wrba 1 Wiesinger, Matrisch. Turcanu-Bellmann was given twice) 77. Kharitonov 1 Keitsch,
60: 51.Frederiks Kingso, 52.Zier 0 Frederiks. 61: 2.Mertens 78/9. Weber 0 Keitsch, Jaeger, 80. Bellmann Fomin 426 56/7.
Rausch. 62: 5.Bulla Potrata. Haataja 1 Jongman, Muzas 427 70/1. Clemente 1 Law,
Vacations: Bulla, Chemlik, dAdamo, David, Flores Gutierrez, Kuczinski, 72. Schmid 1 Naumovic, 73. Bohak 1 Gensicke 428
Hase, Jedrzejowski, Mokrys, Nickel, Reichel, Traut, Weissleder. 70.Kovacevic 1 Skarda 429 70/1. Lew 0 Rodriguez, Prberg
430 corr.: 36. Koser 0 Schirmer 431 45. Meinhardt Spiridonow,
46. Lannaioli 1 Kontulainen 432 65/6. Sammut 0 Donskich, 1
4 EU Teams F
Teams inal
Final Sakalinskas, 67. Bellmann Heumann 433 54. Holovsky 0
TD: Joachim Walther Kramerring 8, D-06502 Neinstedt Widmann, 55/6. Stornelli Sarier, Nyberg, 57. Stepanow 0
New European Champions: Germany 89 pts (5 games still Widman 434 39. Drechsler 0 Grau, 40/1. Nocci. Lttke 1
open). Congratulations! Chmielowski, 42/3. Radoslavic 1 Chmielowski, Drechsler, 44.
Results, Board 2: 60 Johansson Mihalko, Board 5: 60 Thaler Sonntag 1 Drechsler 435 39. Duart Pernandez 0 Hohm 436 36.
Dobsa. 61 Thaler 1 Nienhuis. Board 6: 60 Knobel 1 Jasinski, Wicklund-Hansen 0 Pranke, 37/8. Wilshusen 0 Scaletti, Babin
Board 7: 61 Kallinger Lfgren, Board 8: 63 Borisov 0 Schutt, 437 54/7. Schowalter Kuhl, Goedkoop, 0 Gairk, 1 Bandza,
Board 9: 64 Karelin 1 Horvath, 65 Berggreen 1 Karelin, Board 58. Mischke 1 Schwieger, Rodrigeuz 1 Kuhl.
10 59 Minakow Jedrzekowski, Board 11: 59 Smeby 1 GT TD from #438: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D-17459 Zempin, GER..
Schroll, Board 12: 60 Lanzendrfer 1 Wysocki, 61 Wiik 0 438 45. Prttel Pietruske 46/7. Sammut, Mossekel 0 Mayr 48.
Kalinitschenko. Beier 0 Johansson 49. Andrieux 1 Heyder 50. Heyder Mayr.
Team results: 38 HUN 7 SVE 5, 39 39 SWZ 6 HUN 6, 40 439 26/7. Camilleri, Sielaff 1 Thal 28/9. Traut 1 Thal, Krasevec
OST 8 DEN 3, 41 NOR 7 OST 5, 42 GER 8 POL 3, 43 30. Thal Gawlik. 4 34. Kellner Mischke 35. Bondick 1
SWZ 7 NLD 4. Incelli 36. Carlsson 1 Kaliwoda 37. Vogel 1 Kellner 38. Kaliwoda
Vacations: Gullaksen 20/6-14/7, Jedrzekowski 20/7-9/8. 0 Vogel 39/40. Incelli 0 Kaliwoda, Cottarelli. 41/4. Cottarelli,
Position (8 August 1998 after 737 of 792 games=93.06%): Carlsson, Kellner, Gelemerow 1 Walther 45/9. Walther 0 Tho-
1. Germany (89 points/127 games = 70.08%), 2. Italy (75/119 mas, Szewczyk, Gordienko, Incelli, Klausner (Walther = illness)
=63.03%), 3/4. 5 Switzerland and Austria (both 69/127 = 4 49/50. Knoll 1 Naundorf, Swrd 51. Arndt 1 Walther 52.
54.33%); 5 Poland (65/124 = 52.82%), 6. Hungary (59/117 Reichel 0 Arndt 53. Skorpik John 54/9. Damasceno, Naundorf,
=50.43%), 7. Russia 48/96 =50%), 8 Belgium (57/123 = John, Kliesch, Lehmann, Reichel 1 Walther 60/3. Walther 0
46.75%), 9. Denmark (56/130 =43.46%), 10. Sweden (51/ Skorpik, Knoll, Krecak, Napalkov. (Walther = illness) 442 42.
129 =39.92%), 11 Netherlands (50/131 =38.17%), 12. Norway Volke 0 Schmidt 43. Rogala 0 Wosch 44. Schmidt Molsahn
(47/12 =37.90%). 45. Molzahn 1 Unokovic 46. Unokovic 0 Krncke 47. Krncke
0 Wittstadt 48. Molsahn 1 Demidov 49. Demidov 0 Xogala 50/
5 EU Teams Pr
Teams elims
Prelims 1. Wittstadt 0 Loerke, 1 Unokovic 52/3. Demidov 1 Karelin,
TD: Egbert Bsenberg, Schulberg 1 D - 07586 Oberndorf. Unokovic 54/61. Demidov 0 Delllsola, Loerke, Wittstadt,
Schmidt, Krecak, Volke, Wosch, Krncke 62/3. Wittstadt 1, Volke
Phone/FAX: 0049 36606 60276 email: 0 Loerke. 443 49. Herzog 1 Vogel 50. Vogel Nielesen 51.
[email protected] Beltschev zbilen 52. Lehmann Beltschev 53. Elison
No full report this month (TD holidays) but see some ta- Tiemann 54. Hemmelgarn 1 Nielsen 55. Lehmann Elison, 444
bles. 28/9. Cuno 1 Preussner, Willert. 30. Hartung 1 Anderson 31.

EU/M/1116 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. EU/M/1170 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 K. Elisson ISD 1 1 1 - 4 1 G. Daw ENG 1 1 1 1 5
2 F. Lorin FRA - 2 2 H. Schmidt GER 1 1 1 4
3 G. Wilms GER 0 1 - 2 3 Dr. St. Heise GER 1 1 4
4 Th. Schmidt GER 0 1 - 2 4 R. Galerne FRA 0 0 1 2
5 G. Hoffmann GER 0 0 1 - 2 5 H. Naundorf GER 0 0 1 0 1 2
6 H.-J. Trottnow GER 0 0 - 1 6 M. Vujadinovic YUG 0 0 0 1 1 2
7 M. Rogalewicz POL W D - I L L - 7 J.G.F. Jansen NLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Chess Mail 59

Winter 0 Willert 32. Anderson 1 Buse 33. EU Teams V/2-04 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.

Cuno Larsen 34. Winter 0 Hartung.
1 Azar, Pinchas ISL X 1 1 1 1 6
Winter 1st etl. vs. Anderson. 445 18.
Thomsen Wolf 19. Engel Schmidt 2 Cutillas Ripoll, P. ESP X 1 1 1 6
20. Golovkin Lisjutin. 446 32/4. 3 Rooks, Ivar EST X 1 1 1 6
Schmidt, Elerzog , Nasarbekov 0 4 Walker, Georg SWZ 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 5
Werbeck 35/6. Werbeck 0 Sikorsky,
Muller 37. Schmidt Unglaub 38. 5 Ryan, John M.T. IRL 0 1 X 0 1 1 5
Herzog Schmidt. 447 3. Packroff 1 6 Sauermann, Wilfried GER 0 X 1 0 1 4
Gradowski 4/5. Nagel 1. Gundrum 7 Jrgensen, Poul W. DEN 0 0 X 1 1 4
Wokurka 6/8. Palm 0 Wokurka, Leconte, 8 Podkrajsek, Janez SLO 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 0 1 3
Lagergren 9/10. Perpiglia, Nocci 1 Palm.
448 22. Meinhardt Paredes Prats 23. 9 Varga, Laszlo HUN 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 3
Wittmann 1 Jongman. 24. Rickers 10 Johansen, Arild NOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
Witimann 25. Prokopp 1 Rickers. 450 2.
Mossekel 1 Winckelmann 451 1/14. Isik
EU Teams V/2-05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
(TRK) 0 vs. all (silent withdrawal).
1 Haugen, Arild NOR X 1 1 1 1 1 7
TD from #943: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D- 2 Garcia Corada, P. ESP X 1 1 0 1 1 6
17459 Zempin, GER.. 3 Gysi, Adolf SWZ 0 X 1 1 1 1 6
1079 20. Dolgow 1 Kunzelmann. 1105 4 Kristoffel, N. EST 0 X 1 1 1 1 6
201 Svenn Kusenkov. 1116 21. Lorin
5 Taylor, W. D. IRL X 0 1 1 1 5
Elison. See the crosstable. 1126 16/7.
Richter 1 Raptakis, Ignatiev. 1138 20. 6 Bohak, Janko SLO 0 0 1 X 1 1 1 5
Herold 1 Jablonski. 1139 20. Braun 0 7 Cording, Harm GER 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 3
Busek. Winner: Busek (GER)! 1140 19. 8 Ginzbursky, L. ISL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 2
Popkow 1 Suter. 1142 18/9. Venturi,
Verschuuren 0 Krner 20. Venturi 0 9 Polgar / Szilagyi HUN 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1
Glser, Winner: Glser (GER) 1145 20. 10 Eriksen, O.P. DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1
Schartner Jabot. 1146 17. Vinke
Holzechuh 18/9. Diblio 1, Holzschuh
Verheyen 20. Slezak 0 Holzschuh. Win- EU Teams V/3-09 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
ner: Holzschuh (GER). 1149 18. Schorra 1 Sedlacek, O. CZE X 1 1 1 1 6
0 Versaghi-Nagy. 1150 17. Schmidt 1
Dumoulin. 1151 14. Hudec 1 Jablonski. 2 Plomp, M.P. NLD X 1 0 1 1 5
1153 18. Zymbalow 0 Steeger. 1154 14. 3 de Beck, Eric BEL 0 X 1 1 1 5
Busch Vinklarek. 1156 16. Obertin 1 4 Marques, J.L.S. POR 0 X 0 1 1 1 5
Lew 17. Weinitschke O Campioli. 1157 5 Baxter, R. SCO X 1 0 4
19. Savenok 0 Nicholls. 1160 13.
Sendobry Powell 13. Dushin Henk. 6 Agejevas, A. LIT 0 1 0 1 X 0 1 4
1161 1. Gullotto Schmidt, Braun 13. 7 Mezhebitsky, S.I. UKR 0 0 1 X 1 0 1 4
Harman Gullotto. 1163 7. Gatto 8 Kilpi, Teemu FIN 0 0 X 3
Braun. 1165 10. ~etmer Jongman 1.
9 Rousselot, B. FRA 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 3
Kiss 1 Sprott, Jabot. 1166 17. Lucchini
1 He 18. Cane 0 Lange Winner: Lange 10 Baker, A. P. WLS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
(GER) 1168 17. Sprott 1 sendobry 18.
Thannhausser 0 Luppi. 1170 21.
Vujadinoviv 0 Heise. See the crosstable. 1189 10. Michel 0 Dullemond. 1190 16. Final Result, 249: 105. Hoogervorst 1
1171 18. Valent 1 Kirschner. 1174 9. Nagel 0 Lausch. 1191 6. Peracco Lanz. Pach. Positions: 1. A. Odebrecht (GER)
Jacobsen Alagna 10/1. Karker 0 1192 3. Ward Mokrys 4. Gnirk 0 12, 2. F. Bttner (GER) 11, 3. E.C
Alagna, Wolochowicz (Karker deceased) Wrth. 1195 3. NordfJrd Callens. Sowden (ENG) 10, 4. P. Hoogervorst
12/4. Fischer 0 Hoffmann, Montag, 1196 3. Miciak Kling. 1197 6. Naundorf (NLD) 10, 5./6. A. Kustrin (ITA), C.
Jacobsen. 1176 10. Ragnarsson Mller 0 1199 . Henk 1 He, Sch- Parisi (ITA) 8, 7./8. R. Pach (FRA),
Lemieux 11/12. Solzbacher 0 Ragnarsson, neider 3/4. Obertin, Skerlik Henk. 1200 H. Meter (3ER) 8, 9. G. Esterbauer
Matousek 13. Lemieux 1 Poulheim 14. 2. Vollmer 0 Graefen 3. Graefen 1 Jaeger. (OST) 7, 10. C. Quaranta (ITA) 6, 11.
Matousek 1 Monteverde 15. Schorra 1 1201 1. Kersemakers Traut. 1202 1. V. Pizzorno (ITA) 6, 12. W. Sienkiewicz
Solzbacher. 1177 9/10. Mammen 0 Galerne 0 de Laat. 1203 2/3. Wieland 1 (POL) 5, 13. C.G. Aragones (ESP) 2,
Pesonen, Nyvlt. 1178 9 Larsen Nyvlt. Lertova, Palmkoeck 4.Roob Wieland 14. W. G. Gerzow (CIS) 1, 15. R. Post
10/1. Laursen, Wittmann Bravo 12/3. 1205 9. Hedberg 0 Schulz. 1208 1. (GER) 0 (withdrew).
Nyvlt 1 Buscher, Wunsch 14/5. Buscher Kollowa Wystrach. 1209 3. Czukor 0 Results 248 99. Wilk 0 Giobbi, 252 97/
1 Sleidinger, Bravo. 1179 11 Svacek 1 Winkler . 1213 1. Schlgel 1 Khn. 8. Kessler 1 Schalsei, Turczynski. 254.
Wilkes. 1180 5/6. Wilke 0 Neil, Rothaler. 87. Fraser 1 Simkin. 255 85. Jasak 1
1181 10. Nokso-Koivlsto 0 Fecht (etl.)
11. Nokso-Koivisto 0 Kuhn 12. Kuhn
Higher Class Zeiske;, 86. Peetoom Schemilyov, 87.
Mess 1 Pompilio. 88. Johnson 1 Mess.
Rubio. 1182 9. August 0 Wedervang. 1184 EU/H/GT TD: Vladimir Houdek, 364 52 256 59. Lyne 1 Dunajev, 60. Dziedzic
10. Fecht 1 Scholz. 1185 12. Schulse 1 lutice 99 , CZE. Gonzales, 61. Dunajev 0 Dziedzic, 62.
Fiensch. 1187 3/4. Lanz, Gnirk 1 Michel. Double Report. Mickley 1 Dziedzic. 257 96. Nozicka
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Zaniratti, 97. Simoncini 1 Dopper. 1223 Corr.: 17. Armani 1 (not 0) Kitrilakis. G. Armani is equal
EU/H/GT TD for 258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt, Reneova 28, on points with R.A. Hessels. 1232 10. Metschan 1 Mayer, 11.
CZ-621 00, Brno, CZE. Metschan Gluschak. 1236 17/8. Vonk, Reichert 1 Marcuzzo,
19. Vonk Reichert.. 1244 15. Ferrari 1 Vitols, 16. Rosner
Email: [email protected] Welti, 17. Lannaioli Vitols. 1247 10. Winkler 1 Almarza Mato.
Double Report: 258 71. Goitre 1 Kadonas, 72. Flecher 1248 14/5. Fleurackers 0 Lilleoeren, Sardella. 1249 18. Georgiu
Mielnik; 73. Nowodworski 1 Flecher; 74/5 Zimmermann 1 0 Patocka. 1250 Corr.: 5. Lorentzen 1 (not 0) Schneider, 12.
Mielnik, Felkl; 76. Felkl 0 Flecher; Canibal 1 Schneider. 1251 8/9. Griffiths, Maier 0 Nowak. 1255
259 58/9. Mulioulis 0 Zelaskowski, Costa; 60. Senay Costa; 14. Wurzer 1 Jacewicz, 15. Samkow 1 Wurzer. 1256 15. Canibal
260 70/2. Garcia 1 Jungebort, Van Baurden, 0 Trzeciak; 73. 1 Zchner. 1257 11/4. Mee, Winkler, Orvisky, Bing 1 Kontny,
Lietuvnikas 0 Baruffaldi; 74. Grabner 1 Zeiske; 75. Baruffaldi 15/6. Mariani, Winkler 1 Mee, 16/7. Winkler 1 Orvisky, Mee,
Jungeblut; 18. Winkler 0 Mariani. 1258 18. Schweizer 0 Saule. 1259 10.
261 48. Krause 0 Hansen; 261 49. Lo Conte 0 Janiga; 50. Hansen Matic 1 Stehr. 1262 3. Schmitt 1 Kassjager. 1263 3. Wastel 0
1 Spinga; 51/2. Hentschel 1 Kruse, Moik; 53/6 Hansen 1 Moik, Lers, 4. Hofer 1 Lane. 1264 7/8. Hauptmann 1 Loots, Canal.
Aukstuolis, Schneider, Lo Conte; 57/8. Spinga Moik, 1 Lo 1265 3. Ptzsch 1 Faber.
Conte; 59. Kruse 1 Farre;
262 36. Campoy Grazinis; 37. Nossein 0 Gundrum; 38.
Kessler 1 Maier; First Class
263 27. Schroder 1 Dyckhoff; 28/9. Coast 0 Cumming, Griffiths; TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 21, D-01129 Dres-
30. Wagner 1 Di Lao; 31/2. Dyckhoff 1 Mess, Coets; 33. Di den (GER)
Lao 0 Mauro; 34/5. Schroder 0 Almer, Wagner; 36. Dyckhoff 1 The reports received were illegible by our computer scanner.
Wagner; We shall catch up with results in this class next month.
264 16. Sustersic Faganel; 17. Schroder 0 Cook; 18. Di Lao
0 Kern;
265 20. Pitann Tibbert; 21. Metshan 0 Alberio; 22. Saule 1
Second Class
Dobner; 23/4. Merker 0 Pitann, Eeckhout; 25. Saule 1 Pitann; TD: Heinz Prokopp, B.-Kellerman-Str. 43, D-39120
26/8. Merker 0 Alberio, Dobner, Gubats; 29/31. Saule 1 Tibbert, Magdeburg, GER
Gubats, Dobner; 32. Ceplecha 1 Metshan; 33. Alberio 0 Pitann; Two reports this month (not merged).
266 1. Krause Hanison; 2/4. Meter 0 Krause, Bobel, Fritsche; JULY REPORT:
5. Fritsche 1 Zeiske. Final Results: 1195 19. Gerl 0 Caron, 20/1. Gerl Harvey,
TD from #1111: M.Mller-Tpler, Weesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925 Lloyd.. Positions: 1. P.Caron (FRA) 6, 2./3. G.Lloyd (SCO),
Munich, GER. U.Vogel (SVE) 3 , 4. R.Harvey (ENG) 3, 5./6. H.Gerl (GER),
Final results: 1148 16/9. Dubosz Rokitta, De Diego Fuentes, H.Klett (GER) 2 , 7. A.Malvasio (ITA) 0.
Roth, Zeltwanger, 20. Zeltwanger Rokitta, 21 Rokitta De RESULTS, 1197 16. Greco 1 Rosser, 1198 19. Khn 0 Ribes
Diego Fuentes. Positions: 1. E. Roth (OST) 5, 2. L. De Diego Colom, 1199 19. Capron 0 Wipf 20. Fuhr Del Moral, 1200
Fuentes (ESP) 4 , 3. L. Dubosz (POL) 4, 4. U. Rokitta (GER) 7/8. Nachtigall 1 Schmid, Harvey, 9. Kluge Nachtigall 1201
3 , 5. H. Zeltwanger (GER) 3, 6. D. Uecker (GER) 1, 7. G. 10. Petersen 1 Wunderlich, 11. Brmme 1 Coqueraut, 12.
Cilia (ITA) 0. 1152 21. Montes Gladkow Positions: 1. F. Coqueraut 0 Petersen 1203 14. Carra 0 Vranidis, 15.
Montes (LUX) 4 , 2. F. Tosi (ITA) 4, 3. W. Sienkiewicz Freiburghaus Vranidis, 1204 16. De Winne 0 Tppich, 1205
(POL) 4 112, 4. R. Hartmann (GER) 3, 5. E.W. Gladkow (RUS) 3. Schmid 0 Kleine, 4. Benselin 0 Weinmesser, 5. Benselin 1
2, 6. H. Schmitz (GER) 1, 7. R.Kotte (GER) . 1154 20/1. Schmid, 1206 6. Gerard Weinmesser, 7. Wiechmann
Gebal, Marucchi Brodsky. Positions: 1. R. Marucchi (ITA) Gerard, 8. Hege Gerard, 9. Gerard Bydelsky, 10.
4, 2. S. Gebal (POL) 3, 3. A.S. Brodsky (UKR) 3, 4. J.S. Weinmesser 1 Seifert, 1207 4. Georgi Roux, 5. Ahlroth 0
Madarasz (OST) 3, 5. W. Pommer (GER) 3, 6. A. Fels, 1209 1. Exler 1 Skrotzki, 1211 1/6. Betz 0 vs.all, 1212 1.
Barschneider (GER) 1, 7. J.Mayer (GER) 1. 1161 21. Kuhfs Somogyi 1 De Winne, 2. Van Bmmel 1 Pfeiffer.
Simkin. Positions: 1. A. Chamorro Areses (ESP) 4. 2. T.
Andresen (NOR) 4, 3. R. Chytilek (CZE) 4, 4. J. Kuhfs (GER) GT Results: GT/187-190: 187 73. Lopez Murcia 1 Joutsi, 74.
4, 5. A.P. Simkin (RUS) 3, 6. S. Nobile (ITA) 1, 7. R. Beullens Lehmann 0 Winkler, 75. Alvarez Sabor 1 Marchena Perez, 76.
(BEL) 0. 1162 20/1. Balana Romero, Nozicka 1 Bruckmayr. Marchena Perez 0 Ramos Barraso, 77/8. Schleicher 0 Lopez
Positions: 1 A. Sardella (ITA) 5 . 2. V. Nozicka (CZE) 4 , Murcia, Marchena Perez, 79. Winkler 0 Ramos Barraso, 80.
3. R. Balana Romero (ESP) 3, 4. R. Zimmermann (GER) 3, Winkler 1 Joutsi 188 65. Degrassi 0 Bartl, 66. Neumann
5. M. Madsen (DEN) 2, 6. A. Ch. Mamedow (AZE) 1, 7. F. Degrassi, 67. Hofmann Kandler, 189 63. Van de Velde 0
Bruckmayr (OST) . 1163 21. Stcker Hentges. Positions: Schmidtel, 64. Lehmann 1 Neumann, 65. Frster 0 De Clercq,
1. K Michel (GER 5 . 2. E.C. Sowden (ENO) 5, 3. A.P. 66. Van de Velde 0 Hildebrand, 67. OFarrell 0 Van de Velde,
Krurow (RUS) 3, 4. R. Stcker (GER) 2 , 5. J. Bennbom 68. Rodenas Balana Smet, 69. Neumann 0 OFarrell, 70. De
(SWE) 2, 6. J. Hentges (LUX) 2, 7. 0.U. Dolunay (TRK) 0. Clercq 1 Alvarez Sabor, 71. Smet Hildebrand, 190 1/14.
1206 21. Vogel 1 Alesio Positions: 1. S. Kiunel (GER) 5. 2. Reichel 0 vs.all.
M. Kallienke (GER) 5, 3. W. Vogler (GER) 3, 4. M. Alesio
(ITA) 2, 5. 1.L. Johnson (OBE) 2, 6. C. Almarza Mato (ESP) AUGUST REPORT:
2, 7. B. v. Beurden (BEL) 1. 1242 Corr.: 16. Bernard 1 Mrkvicka Final Results: 1193 18. Gonzalez Diaz 0 Tozzi, 19. Caron
(not Palmkoeck Incelli), 21. Solsona Manonelles Zill. Schachova, 20. Schachova Tozzi, 21. Gonzalez Diaz De
Positions: 1. R. Anderskewitz (GER) 4 2. C. Bemard (FRA) Winne. Positions: 1./3. P.Caron (FRA), S.Schachova (RUS),
4 , 3. J. Solsona Manonelles (ESP) 3, 4. J. Mrkvicka (CZE) T.Tozzi (ITA) 5, 4./5. L.De Winne (FRA), E.Gonzalez Diaz
3, 5.W. Palmkoeck (BEL) 2 , 6. S. Zill (GER) 2, 7. Dr. R. (ESP) 2, 6. I.Angermann (GER) 1, 7. L.Malomgre (BEL) .
Incelli (ITA) 1. 1194 20/1. Bydelsky 0 Munro, Bruschetta. Positions: 1. B.Fels
Results in ongoing sections: 1207 16. Raffaele Krmencik, (GER) 5, 2. G.Dhaene (LUX) 4, 3./4. L.Bruschetta (ITA),
17. Raffaele 1 Fricke. 1221 Corr.: 19. Ritter-Armani still playing. P.Munro (ENG) 4, 5. T.Bydelsky (CZE) 2, 6. A.Schmid (GER)
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1,7. C.Gnilka (GER) 0. 1199 21. Duesterlohe 1 Del Moral.

Positions: 1. A.von Duesterlohe (GER) 5, 2. T.Scholz(GER)
4, 3./4. A.Wipf (SWZ), R.Fuhr (GER) 3, 5. F.Del Moral
ICCF WORLD CUPS
(ESP) 3, 6. G.Capron (FRA) 1, 7. G.Baardsen (NOR) 0.
Results: 1200 10/1. Schmid 0 Djuric, Harvey, 12. Djuric ICCF World-Cup VI/VII F
World-Cup inal
Final
Kluge, 1201 13. Coqueraut 1 Asten, 14. Asten 0 Petersen, 15. TD: Witold Bielecki
Petersen 1 Weiser, 16. Vollbrecht 1 Asten, 1205 6. Fietkau VI final 118. Cody Olsson.
Weinmesser, 7. Schmid 0 Werman, 1206 11. Weinmesser 1 VII final 113. Zimmermann 0 Wohlfahrt, 114/5. Wist,
Wiechmann, 12. Seifert Wiechmann, 13. Wiechmann Krivonosovs Lepikhov, 116. Partikas Vetter, 117/8. Wist 1
Bydelsky, 1207 6. Georgi Ahlroth, 1211 7. Enoksson 0 Paap, Generalov, Topchiy (both by def.), 119. Popov 0 Veinger.
1214 1/6. Heyn 0 vbs.all.

GT Results: 186 94. Lheureux 1 Dozaj, 187 81. Schleicher 0 ICCF World-Cup VIII F
World-Cup inal
Final
Marchena Perez, 82. McEwan Alvarez Sabor, 188 68. De TD: Egbert Bsenberg. No report (TD holiday)
Rijk 1 Hofmann, 69. Kerner 1 Degrassi, 70/1. Hofmann, Kandler
1 Blain, 72/3. Schwan 0 Degrassi, Kandler, 189 72. De Clercq ICCF World-Cup IX F
World-Cup inal
Final
1 OFarrell, 73/4. Van de Velde 1 Kerner, Foerster, 75. TD: Joachim Walther
OFarrell 0 Smet, 76. Rodenas Balana De Clercq, 77. Alvarez 3 Rausch Fritz, 4 Rausch Schneider, 5 Schneider Postler,
Sabor 0 Schmidtel, 78. Foerster Alvarez Sabor, 190 15/20. 6 Borchers Brobakken, 7 Borchers Prang, 8 Rausch Kurth.
Bredl 0 Longo, Valenet, Nolf, Mantovani, Aguirre, Schwan, Vacations: Malinin, Olsson, Fritz, Fritz, Schneider, Geist,
21/7. Foerster, Caparros, Lang, Skrotzki, Goelles, Mazza, Borchers.
Goguillon 1 Bredl, 28/33. Schwan 0 Foerster, Caparros, Nolf,
Mantovani, Aguirre, Goguillon, 34/9. Longo, Valenet, Lang,
Skrotzki, Goelles, Mazza 1 Schwan, 40/4. Valenet 0 Longo, ICCF World-Cup X Semi-F
World-Cup inal
Semi-Final
Caparros, Nolf, Mantovani, Aguirre, 45/50. Foerster, Lang, Due to pressure on space, these are held out until next month.
Skrotzki, Goelles, Mazza, Goguillon 1 Valenet.

Third Class
Third AFRO-ASIA ZONE
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg
(DEN) TD: Mohamed Samraoui. Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Afroatin indi
Afroatin vidual
individual
Final Result: 1143 21.Lubich 1 Knox. Positions:. 1/2.M Smet Stratico-Fuertes 1-0, Behar-Wallach - ; Mekki Samraoui-
BEL, U Lubich GER 5, 3.M Muller GER 4, 4.D Beerland Cirello -, Korver-La Candia -; Barlow-Korver 1-0,
BEL 3, 5.D E Stothard ENG 2, 6.A Knox SCO 1, 7.J M Roig Stobbe-Mekki Samraoui 0-1, Barlow-Oribe 1-0, Marques-Esses
Garcia ESP 0 1-0, Remus-Chapman 1-0, Berra-Moreira 0-1.
Results: 1146: 20.Decker 0 De la Calle Iturino. 1150: 9/10.
Schmiedtke 1 Franco, Kruger. 1157: 9/10. Rapp 1 Heckmann, 1st Afro-
Afro-Asian Email Ch semi ffinal
o-Asian inal
0 Schneider. Group A: Only 2 unfinished games. Ching and Onoda are the
current leaders with 5/6, followed by Chorfi 5/6 (loss vs Ching)
and Pandit 4/6. Group B: Altanoch, Benbachir, Chatterjee,
Sandaruwan, Simonenko and Vivian are still fighting for the 3
ICCF E-MAIL TOURNAMENTS qualification places.
Group C: Only 2 games unfinished. Mekki Samraoui is the
current leader with 6/7, followed by Namdeo and Tjiptadi 6/
7, then Messerschmidt 5/7.
Due to
EM/M/GT/A003 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Pos
pressure 1 Roy De Vault USA 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 10
on 2 Gerald Bennett ENG 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14
space, 3 Sren Peschardt DEN 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 13
other 4 Erik Hoidahl NOR 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 3
email 5 Adam Bell USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
results 6 G. Quattrocchi ITA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
7 Michael Koch GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1
are held 8 Jma Grau Ribas ESP 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 7
out this 9 Mike Barkwell CAN 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 12
month. 10 Peter Rak GER 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 5
11 Philip Cody CAN 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 10
12 Karl-Heinz Weber GER 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 7
13 Tony Barnsley ENG 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 7
14 Pedro Taboada CHI 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 3
15 Patrick Mary FRA 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 5
 62 October 1998

North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

1642 N. Volusia Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763 USA.

Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected] NAPZ
USA Championship NAPZ M-60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
TD: Allen Wright 1 Yuliy Sheynberg 1 0 1 1 0 3
US CCC 11 Final: 2 Ian Rout 0 0 1 1 3
Duliba 1 Fields 3 Floyd Halwick 1 1 0 0 3
US CCC 12 Final:
Barbre Duliba, Barbre Shure, Brandhorst Conover, 4 Th. Biedermann 0 0 2
Brandhorst 1 McLaughlin, Brandhorst Shure, Cale 5 Jan Z. Koziol 0 1 1 3
McLaughlin, Dolgitser 1 McLaughlin, Dolgitser Shea, 6 T.M. Hjelmeland 0 0 1 0 2
Domanski 1 Musgrove, Jones 1 McLaughlin, Mousessian 1 7 Dr Jason Bokar 1 0 1 1 4
Shea, Shea 1 Shure.
US CCC Preliminaries
J. Franklin Campbell now maintains crosstables for the NAPZ-H03 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
USCCC13 and 14 Preliminaries on his website: 1 Leonard Chipkin X 1 0 1 1 0 3
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/JFranklinCampbell/usccc.html
The Chess Mail website will continue to maintain table for 2 Pablo Manzon Jr 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0
USCCC Finals. 3 Stanley Jarosz Jr. 1 X 1 1 0 4
TD: Maurice Carter 4 Chris. Sergel 1 1 X 1 1 1 5
US CCC 14 Preliminaries (began July 10, 1998) 5 Paul Jonovic (AUS) 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0
US14P06 Ryan Robison, Boucher 1 Martinec, Boucher 1
6 Charles Kissick 0 1 0 0 1 X 0 2
Ryan, Brown Boucher,Robison Brown. US14P09 Remus
1 Sims. 7 Thomas Horvat 1 1 1 0 1 1 X 5
US14P10 Cale McCollum. Leas (deceased) all games void;
replacement player: Barry Saxe. APH-34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts

3rd APTB Championship

3rd 1 Scott Baldwin
2 Tom Braun
X 1 0
0 X 0 0
1
1

0
0 3
0 1
TD: Maurice Carter
Tilghman Albano, Barnard 1 Migicovsky 0, Wood 1 Pickard. 3 Wang Mong-Lin SIP 1 1 X 1 1 5
4 James Hymas 1 0 X 1 3
NAICCC VIII 5 Roman Bandi 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) 6 Don Vaughn 1 1 X 4
54. Hodges Deidun; 55. Edwards Hux; 56. Nalepa 1 7 Jason Bokar 1 1 1 X 4
Leskowsky; 57. Embrey 1 Nalepa; 58. Wright Deidun; 59.
Embrey 1 Hodges 60. Wright 1 Hodges 61. Conover 1
Leskowsky; 62. Hodges 1 Pedersen 63. Hodges 0 Martinovsky NAPZ M-68 Both Messrs. Bolduc & Bloodgood have with-
64. Thompson 1 Weinstock 65. Deidun Hux, 66. Embrey 1 drawn.
Wright; 67. Wright 1 Nalepa 68. Nalepa 1 Hodges 69. Wright New section NAPZ M-69: Clive Murden (AUS), James Hymas
Bogle; 70. Edelstein 1 Wright (CAN), Dr. Ted Bullockus (USA) Andr Hariman (AUS),
Leader: Hux 9/13. George Bradt (CAN), Chip Chapin (USA) and Earl Moore
(USA).
NAPZ-CAD
NAPZ-CADAP match
ADAP 2nd NAPZ Promotional prize events: TD Maurice Carter
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN) NAPZ P M01 Shure Eckert, Eckert Greene, Bacon 1
Bd. 43 R. Gustafson (NAPZ) D. Tacoronte, Bd 45. H.W. Erkert. NAPZ P M02 Doren Ryan,Ryan 1 Klompus , Wang
Gustafson 1 (NAPZ) Lima 0. Bd 54: Posylek (NAPZ) Mong Lin 1 Klompus . NAPZ P M04 Muir Michelman,
Kellerman . Bd 95: Bailey 0 (NAPZ) Barbosa 2. Shaw Barrance.
Score: NAPZ: 58 CADAP: 49
Higher Class
Master Class TD: Thomas Dougherty. Email: [email protected]
H-34 21 Hymas Bokar. Final result, see crosstable. H-39:
TD: Allen Wright
De Vriendt 1 Carrigan, Argomaniz 1 Carrigan, Spooner 1
NAPZ M-58 Noveske 1 Murden. NAPZ M-60 20. Rout 1
Carrigan, Van Dooren 0 vs. all, Carrigan Avery. H-40: Hymas
Bokar, 21. Bokar 1 Hjelmeland. Final results, see crosstable.
Onstad, Estes 1 Hymas, Lee 1 Brochard. H-41: Ng 1 Yap,
Dr. Bokar finished first with 4 points. NAPZ M-61 Rout 1
Jarosz Orlov, Jarosz 1 Wheatley, Yap 0 Wheatley & Orlov,
Turner, Tee 1 Rout, Tee 1 Skeels. NAPZ M-63 Posylek 1
Wheatley 1 Pagunsan.
Novosad 0. NAPZ M-64 Edighoffer Sibbett, Novosad 0 vs
Promotional Prize Sections
remaining five opponents (Rule #13). NAPZ M-65 Duliba 1
H-03 19 Chipkin 1 Kissick, 20 Chipkin 1 Jonovic, 21 Jonovic
Laing. NAPZ M-66 Good 1 Groot-Lipman, Roberts 1 Groot-
0-0 Manzon. Final result, see crosstable
Lipman,; Roberts, Jimenez, & Groot-Lipman 1 Bloodgood.
 Chess Mail 63

How Purdy Won: The

Correspondence Chess
BO Grandmaster John
Nunn had a hand in three

OKS
Career of a World books released in recent
Champion weeks. His own Tactical
By C.J.S. Purdy, Frank Chess Endings (Batsford,
Hutchings, and Kevin 208pp. paperback, 13-99)
Harrison. 2nd edition first appeared as a hardback
edited by Frank Hutchings. under the George Allen &
Thinkers Press, 1998, 176 Unwin imprint in 1981 and
pages, pb $18.00 US. Reviewed by as a Batsford paperback a
The re-publication of this few years later. As the title
heretofore scarce work is a
CC-IMs Allan G. suggests, it concentrates on
wonderful opportunity for Savage and endgames that are decided
readers to experience the Tim Harding by tactical points, including
working methods of the 1st some studies.
world correspondence Annotations are kept
champion. Though initially fairly short and to the point,
published (in 1983) after espondence play. They are and so this book will be
Purdys death, half of the typical of the kind of pithy more useful to the average
games were annotated by advice that make the book player than the endgame
Purdy himself, and the of great value to the astute books by the likes of
remaining were analyzed reader. Speelman and Timman.
by the editors with the help Purdy was always trying Every reader probably
of Purdys original notes. to get beyond style. His could do with some help
It was Purdys hope that philosophy was to always improving their endgame
his book of correspondence search for the objectively play. So if you have not
games would help OTB best move to do whatever come across this book
players improve their chess the position demanded. before, give it a try.
without the undue time Therefore some of his Judgment and
expenditure that is often games dont look very Planning In Chess by
necessary. All of his CC spectacular on the surface. Max Euwe (Batsford,
games are here, most are But in these he simply 176pp. paperback, 14-99),
annotated, and there is detected and took the World Champion from
plenty of historical material advantage of minute 1935-37, is the latest book
as well. mistakes. Some games have to come under Nunns
The games must be been updated with modern attention in his Algebraic
carefully mined for their theory and others have Classics series. This was a
instructive commentary. benefited from scrutiny by relatively slim book on
Two examples should an OTB grandmaster. middle-game play by
suffice: Purdy always This book is another Euwe, compared with the
considered that this [1e5] cornerstone to the ever- two-volume treatise he
is the best reply to 1 e4 and growing Purdy Chess wrote with Kramer, and is
Twenty years later Purdy Library published by more useful than that rather
wrote that he would now Thinkers Press, and is one unsuccessful attempt at
consider the Slav Defence that should not be missed. systematisation. Euwe was
too inactive for corr- A.S. a fairly straightforward
 64 October 1998

teacher in the Tarrasch Immortal and Evergreen 20 xg7!

mould. games, it has not been The would be trapped
Bent Larsen once resisted. By game 15 we after 20 xf7+ e8!.
observed that Euwes have reached 1918, while 20...xd6 21 xf7+
books are very good for the first post-WW2 game is c7?! 22 xd6 xd6 23
the ordinary club number 31. Curiously, there g2 g5 24 h8 h6 25
player...but once youve are no games at all from g3+ b6 26 d1
reached a certain strength 1941-52. Sixteen of the xh8 27 d6+ a5 28
you get the impression that hundred games are from d2! f5 29 xb7 g6
everything Euwe writes is the 1990s. 30 b4+ a4 31 c6+ b3
a lie. So you have to decide Two CC games are 32 g3+ b2
for yourself whether your included: one being Estrin- White now executes a
chess is at the standard Berliner from the 5th World problem-like finish:
where you can benefit from Ch and here is the other 33 b1+! xb1 34
Euwe or whether you are which Folco Ferretti xb1+ xb1 35 b3+
stronger and need to grow commended (see page 64). a1 36 c1! 10.
away from his teachings... We published this in 1996 Not 36 c2?? d3+ and the
The most recent of on our website but never black defends.
Nunns three to appear is put it into print before. Its rather strange that in
The Mammoth Book of Sicilian (B29) his 1996 edition of The King
The Worlds Greatest Nikolai G.Kopylov - Hunt, Nunn attributed this
Chess Games by Graham S.I. Korolv game, first published in
Burgess, John Nunn & USSR cor 198183 Informator 36 (1983) to
John Emms (Robinson, 1 e4 c5 2 f3 f6 3 e5 N.G.Kopylov (correctly I
9-99 stg., 558 pages). This d5 4 c3 e6 5 e4 think) but the new book
is evidently intended to c6 6 c4 db4 7 a3 a5 says White was Igor
follow up the success of 8 b3 d5 9 exd6 e5 Kopylov!
Burgesss Mammoth Book Black should play 9...f5 I am unsure of the event
of Chess which won the 10 xc5 xc5 11 axb4 reference. It cannot be from
British award for Chess xb4 with at best a slight a USSR individual champ-
Book of the Year. Never advantage to White said ionship as the authors claim,
mind paper quality, just feel Kopylov. Amazing since neither Kopylov
the width. Weight-wise, complications now follow played a Korolev in a Soviet
you would think twice as both players soon final at the right time.
about bringing this in your forsake the right to castle. They do have the correct
briefcase to read on the 10 b1 a6 11 g4 d8 black player to judge from
train, but for bedside or 12 d4!? exd4?! 13 f4 the way his name was
fireside its a good choice d7 14 g3 h5 15 d2 printed in Informator.
for people who dont have hxg4 16 e1 d8 17 I dont really blame Nunn
a library of famous games. e5 xe5 18 xe5 c6 and Burgess; its very hard
Beginning with the 16th 19 g5 h5 to sort out the Kopylovs and
McDonnell-Labourdonnais Ingenious counterplay. Korelov/Korelovs and really
game of 1834, there are Not 19...xh1 20 xf7+ the mix-up is Informators
nine games from the 19th d7 21 xh8 xd6 22 fault for its laziness in not
century. If there was a xd6 xd6 23 g3+ publishing proper
temptation to omit the followed by g2+-. references for CC games.
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 ICCF gives email play equal status
ICCF decided at its 1998 Congress that email and postal play must have equal
status in future. Its new programme of email events, to start with the semifinals
of the first official Email World Championship in March 1999, will be phased
in during 1999.
ICCF also made big decisions concerning titles, with the controversial
introduction of a new title between International Master and GM requiring a
minimum of three IM norms and at least 30 games. The GM requirements
have also been changed to give far more opportunities to compete for the
title without reducing the very high standard of play required.

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 2 November 1998

Around the table (from left): Eckhard Lers, Gerhard Binder and
Hermann Heemsoth (GER), George Pyrich (SCO), Pedro Hegoburu
and Guillermo Campos (ARG)

Rigas Knights of tthe

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Round able
Table

T
HE 1998 ICCF Congress was held and associates convened at the round
at the Hotel Latvija in the centre of black table in the hotel conference room.
Riga, the capital of Latvia, from The event began with speeches from the
September 19-25, with the main sessions Minister of Sport, from Karlis Vitols (the
on September 20-22. I think it is safe to chief organiser) and ICCF President Alan
say that all who attended had a very Borwell. Latvian children then put on a
enjoyable time and were impressed by the dance display before we got down to
efficiency and hospitality of the Latvian business, which was almost exclusively
organisation and the warmth of the people conducted in the English language.
they met. The Sunday afternoon session was
The 1998 ICCF Congress agenda scheduled as a joint meeting of the
covered some major issues for the Development, Tournaments and Rules
development of correspondence chess Commissions which all were welcome to
and ICCFs continuation as the principal attend. This gave a more informal forum
organisers of the international game. at which issues to be decided on later
A tremendous amount of business was could be discussed without binding
got through, both in the plenary sessions decisions being taken.
and various side-meetings, and decisions
were taken that should have a big effect
on CC in the next few years. Before The lighter side
looking at the Congress business in some
detail, I shall outline the main events. On The social side of Congresses is very
the Saturday, the arrival day for most important too. On the Sunday evening,
delegates, a meeting of the ICCF the Latvian CCF hosted the opening
Presidium was held as usual and in the banquet in a nearby restaurant; this was
evening there was a champagne the first chance most of us had to renew
reception. old acquaintances and to meet new
The Congress opened officially on the friends. At one point the restaurant pianist
morning of September 20 when delegates was replaced by the delegate from
 Chess Mail 3

ICCF Congress 1998: report by Tim Harding

Belarus, Dmitry Lybin (a professional

composer), who gave a bravura rendition
of a mazurka by Chopin.
Several delegates had wives or other
family members with them. The usual
busy ladies program was organised
including a visit to the (windy) seaside
on one afternoon, and some museums
that the delegates did not get time to visit,
such as the new Museum of the
Occupation of Latvian 1940. During World
War II, control of their country changed
three times.
Both Monday and Tuesday, mornings
and afternoons, were devoted to the main
sessions of the Congress, which
sometimes over-ran their scheduled times.
However, this did make it possible for the
formal business to be completed before
dinner on the Tuesday.
Nor was it all hard work. The The event was a triumph for the
presentation of title awards is always a chief organiser of the Congress,
pleasant business, although (as usual) Karlis Vitols
very few of the recipients could be
present. The GM title was awarded to 13 Qualifications Commissioner George
players and the title of CC Lady Pyrich is to be congratulated on his work
Grandmaster to Mrs Ingrida Priedite up to the very last minute, tracking down
(Latvia). She was one of the principal missing qualification confirmations to
Congress organisers and was able to ensure that several players did not have
receive her medal and certificate in to wait another year before receiving their
person, having finished as runner-up in award.
the recently concluded Ladies World There was some amusement at the
Championship Final V. large number of IM medals which Dr
There are 132 new CC-IMs (including Baumbach had to collect for his German
a posthumous award to Fred Tears of the players; it seemed he needed a dump-
USA who achieved his final norm shortly truck. Then he had to go up once more
before he died), four new Lady IMs and to collect a single one for Hungary, as he
eight new International Arbiters. With the held their proxy.
exception of the IA award to Carlos The highlight of Tuesday afternoon
Rinaldi (Argentina), which was by special was the item on the agenda discussing
decision of Congress, these titles were future Congresses. Switzerland had
awarded on the basis of results achieve already been chosen for 1999 and their
due to and including August 1998. delegate Georg Walker came up to the
 4 November 1998

podium with a set of slides for the moreover it had been won a major first
overhead projector, to deliver a most for CC by a woman, and what is more,
entertaining and persuasive spiel about a woman from this very city of Riga.
why we should all go to Thun next So Olita Rause came forward to receive
September. With its running joke her quite hefty ICCF World Cup VI trophy,
comparing Switzerland and Sweden, this a cup fashioned in the shape of a rook.
was so funny that the ladies (who had To thunderous applause from delegates,
missed it) insisted on a repeat her husband and home players alike, this
performance after breakfast next day. vivacious young woman received the
Each evening had a scheduled activity. trophy from the ICCF President and then
Monday was the Mayoral reception, submitted to the photocall, fulsome
Tuesday the chess match Riga v ICCF, congratulations and the Chess Mail
Wednesday the traditional blitz interview which you can read in this issue.
tournament (which used to be held on On Tuesday evening the Riga-ICCF
Saturday afternoons under the more chess match was held over 20 boards and
leisurely former Congress schedule). ICCF did quite well to score 6! Looking
When the formal speeches began, we at the team list before play started, I
were informed that even in Soviet times remarked that the GM-loaded top six
CC was rather popular in Latvia because looked like the Latvian national team; no,
it permitted some international contacts its only the ones who play
and was one of the few activities that the correspondence chess, replied Mr
KGB could not control. Now we are a Vitomskis and he wasnt playing!
free country, he went on, and a democracy However, the top two in the Riga team
and we consider ourselves Europeans, but were going off to Elista later that week.
chess remains popular. Why ICCF webmaster Sren Peschardt
Following Alan Borwells reply and an volunteered for board 1 (where he had to
exchange of gifts, the mayor dispensed meet FIDE-GM Zigurds Lanka) is still a
with the services of his interpreter to bit of a mystery, but it did help others to
address us directly in good English. get easier (?) opponents.
Apparently when new Swedish visitors The traditional blitz tournament was
arrive, they are always asked what was held on the Wednesday evening; there
the second largest Swedish city in the 17th was insufficient time for an all-play-all so
century. Riga? they generally enquire two preliminary groups were held, with
politely; No, Stockholm! Riga was the three qualifiers from each. Swedish
first. delegate Per Sderberg, the winner in
Buenos Aires, showed he meant business
Local heroine by ordering a coca-cola instead of beer at
dinner beforehand in the excellent
One more important task remained Russian restaurant Tratieris but he lost his
before the delicious buffet was served and unbeaten record in the last round of the
we could begin to meet the Latvian play-off against Aivars Kazoks of Latvia
players. Alan Borwell explained how 12 and had to be satisfied with third. On the
years ago, a tournament of over 3,000 Amici Sumus principle, first prize was
players had begun in honour of the late shared between Mr Kazoks and Dr
Bertl von Massow, wife of the then ICCF Baumbach with the local man getting the
President. Now it had just ended, and slightly larger trophy.
 Chess Mail 5

The new ICCF Presidium line-up for 1998-99. BACK ROW (from left): Max
Zavanelli, Eckhard Lers, Gian-Maria Tani, Mohamed Samraoui,
Carlos Flores and Carlos Cranbourne. SEATED: Nol vant Riet, Alan
Borwell, Dr Fritz Baumbach and Ragnar Wikman.

The new shorter Congress format does showing how the Latvian peasants used
make it possible for delegates to get home to live in past centuries like Irelands
and rest a bit before resuming work the Bunratty on a much larger scale! Then we
next week, but it also leaves less time for went on to Sigulda in the hilly region
socialising and sight-seeing. There are known as Latvian Switzerland (Latvia is
always matters to be discussed in side- mostly flat and wooded) to see the view
meetings, as well as the need to relax after from a winter sports centre and have
intensive debates or an over-the-board lunch in a castle. The afternoons travels
trauma. So it was not unusual to see were curtailed by rain.
delegates talking in the hotel bars at 1am.
The quality of the local Aldaris beer and Presidium changes
the very low price of Scotch malt whisky
could have had something to do with this, On Thursday evening the final banquet
too... was hosted by ICCF in the hotel
The weather was fine almost restaurant. On the Friday morning about
throughout, including the morning of the half the delegates and families travelled
outing day (Thursday) when we visited on to Estonia while the others, including
about half of the 106-hectare Latvian your editor, had to return home.
Ethnographical Museum, which is an We do not intend in Chess Mail to
open-air museum of wooden building publish the Congress minutes. You can
 6 November 1998

read in the draft minutes on the ICCF New Honours and Titles
website, http://www.iccf.com or look later
in Fernschach. The proposal by ICCF President, Alan
Congress no longer tries to complete Borwell, and the Presidium to bestow a
and approve the minutes within the week, new distinction on Erik Larsson (Sweden)
since this was the main factor causing an was enthusiastically supported by
unnecessary and expensive duration of Congress. Mr Larsson (83) became
Congresses, and was felt in the modern Tournament Director of the pre-war CC
era of rapid international communication organisation IFSB in 1937, and was the
to be no longer necessary. The draft person chiefly responsible for restarting
minutes are subject to amendment; a international CC (including the first World
revised version will be published later and Championship and the first global CC
next years Congress will be asked to Olympiad) in 1945-46 under the aegis of
approve it. the International Correspondence Chess
Two new faces came into the ICCF Association (ICCA) which later evolved
Presidium, the organisations executive into ICCF.
committee, in Riga. This was the first time Mr Larsson, who is now writing a series
for a few years that the whole Presidium of historical articles for our magazine, was
was present together. the first recipient of the award, Honorary
The election of Professor Gian-Maria Member of ICCF. He continued for many
Tani (Italy) as European Zone Director more years as a stalwart of the
was confirmed by Congress, along with organisation until 1987, when he retired
the other changes in the duties of vice- and handed over the work of Tournament
presidents that had come into effect earlier Director to Ragnar Wikman. His half a
this year. The cabinet reshuffle was centurys work for CC is a record which
required to resolve the vacancy arising is unlikely ever to be equalled (except
from Alan Borwells election last year, in by his friend, the late Hans-Werner von
succession to Henk Mostert who had Massow, who was the first Honorary
retired at the end of 1996. President of ICCF).
A second vacancy had arisen for On the day we travelled to Riga, Mr
Director of the Latin-American zone Larsson (although 83 years old) made a
where Joaquin Dorner (Guatemala) and day trip from his home in southern
his deputy Alberto Mascarenhas (Brazil) Sweden to meet both Jrgen Axel Nielsen
had to step down through business and (Denmark) and myself in Copenhagen,
personal commitments. With new and we can report that he was in good
elections due at the end of next year, it health and as enthusiastic about CC as
was felt that the best solution was the ever. The interview I recorded then with
interim appointment of a person willing Mr Larsson will be published in an issue
and competent to fulfil this role. of Chess Mail early next year.
This vacancy was potentially a major The title of Honorary Member of ICCF
problem for ICCF but fortunately Carlos was bestowed in Riga on both Walter
Cranbourne (Argentina) accepted this Muir, the doyen of American CC, and
appointment. He had been one of the Jrgen Axel Nielsen. Although in his
organisers of the Buenos Aires congress nineties, Walter Muir is still an active
last year and arrived in Riga on the player. Happily, Mr Nielsen was present
Tuesday afternoon. to receive his honour in person; also in
 Chess Mail 7

Riga was Hermann Heemsoth (Germany) Erik

on whom this honour was bestowed last Larsson...
year. All these three men have given very
special
long service to CC also.
In a very moving moment, Mr Nielsen Lifetime
went up to receive the congratulations of Achievement
the President and then circumnavigated Award
the large round table to shake hands with
everyone present.
Several other workers for ICCF with 10
or 15 years service received the silver or
gold Bertl von Massow Medals, some of
these awarded retrospectively to people
who had been overlooked in the past,
such as Carl-Eric Erlandsson (Sweden)
who gets both.

Miscellaneous Matters Rules Commission examine the possibility

of abolishing tiebreaks altogether or
ICCF welcomed back one suspended consider adopting a system other than
member and we heard that a new Sonneborn-Berger. Whether it would be
member (Malawi) would be joining. The advisable to have joint individual world
new organisation in the Ukraine (backed champions must, however, be
by the countrys sports ministry) has paid questionable.
all its ICCF dues outstanding from the It is no longer possible for any further
former Ukrainian body to the end of 1997, teams to qualify for Olympiad XII Final.
and Ms Elena Salnikova was welcomed Mr Wikman stated with well-deserved
as delegate for that country. Ragnar satisfaction that it now seems (on
Wikman reported that Ukraine would admissions from Poland and Russia about
now, as planned, commence play in their remaining positions) that the teams
section 4 of the Olympiad 13 which he announced several months ago
Preliminaries. were the qualifiers for the Final are indeed
Decisions were taken about how to the very ones which actual results will
resolve ties that may arise in the Olympiad show to be the correct countries.
XI Final and the venues of some future As for future Congresses, an offer from
Congresses. It seems likely that Germany the USA to host Congress 2000 in Florida
and the team representing the former was enthusiastically accepted. It only
Czechoslovakia may finish level in the remains to be decided whether this will
Olympiad and it was decided that if this be at Daytona Beach or inland near the
occurred the tie should not be broken and town of Orlando. It was also agreed that
the members of both teams would receive Congress 2001 will be hosted by the
gold medals. Similarly, if third place (as Italian federation ASIGC, probably in
seems almost certain) ends in a tie Rimini, for its 50th anniversary. The Czech
between Canada and Scotland, bronze Republic (in association with their Slovak
medals will be awarded to both teams. friends) have a first option on the
Alan Borwell recommended that the Congress for 2003, probably to be held
 8 November 1998

in Jaromir Canibals home town of to ICCF, recruiting new players, sponsors

Karvin, near the Polish and Slovak etc. If you are interested in helping,
borders. contact him without delay.
Offers to host future Congresses in Mr vant Riets impressive presentation
Cuba and Brazil were also welcomed; a was followed by constructive discussion
decision will be taken at a future Congress at the end of which BdF President Dr Fritz
about the year 2004, which ICCF wishes Baumbach conceded than an email
to host outside Europe, and a European world championship can go ahead,
venue is sought for the year 2002. Any although a German board meeting had
country interested should discuss the voted 4-1 against this.
matter privately with the ICCF President Alan Borwell stressed that national
before making a public announcement. delegates have to be able to take
decisions on the basis of debates in
Crucial Decisions Congress and should not be mandated in
advance by their fed-erations to vote in
Apart from the above, the principal particular ways on issues. It is also no
issues were: longer acceptable to defer decisions on
1. ICCFs new Marketing policy. important issues for 12 months as has
2. The inauguration of an Email World tended to happen in the past.
Championship and other email events. 2. New Email Tournaments
3. Changes concerning titles. An essential part of Nol vant Riets
The question of the second time plan is a much fuller program of ICCF
control was discussed privately but not Email tournaments, largely to mirror the
in open session. The Rules Commission existing structure of the postal tourn-
will look first at other ways to get tough aments. Any qualification achieved in a
with slow players, defaulters and possible postal event may be used instead to enter
cheats since many people feel that the an email event and vice versa.
time control rule is a blunt instrument for This plan was approved after some
dealing with them. considerable debate, largely centring on
1. Marketing whether or not there should be an Email
Mr vant Riet, the Deputy President World Championship. It was noted that
(Development), presented a far-reaching ICCFs agreement with FIDE entitles it to
report to Congress in which he rec- organise whatever world championships
ommended that the Development Comm- it sees fit so that no further special
ission be reconstructed as a smaller recognition is necessary.
Marketing Commission with a much This was finally agreed and on page
tighter focus on specific issues. He 43 of this issue you can read the ann-
analysed CC according to the marketing ouncement about the Semifinals of the
model of the four ps: product, place, 1st ICCF Email World Championship to
price and promotion. The aim is to get as begin in March 1999.
many players as possible involved in CC The Email Master Norm tournaments
(and preferably ICCF play and org- (11 player sections) are already in
anisation) by either post or email, the two existence but the present ICCF Email
modes to be considered of equal standing. Championship and ICCF Email Cup
He is looking for some helpers to do system will be replaced by Master Class
specific jobs, e,g. recruiting new countries (11 players) and 7-player groups in
 Chess Mail 9

Higher Class (1900+) and Open Class. grandmasters if the average rating is high
An Email Olympiad is also approved enough. However, two important new
in principle but the first of the series is requirements will be introduced:
unlikely to start until late 1999 or the year i) The GM norm must be achieved twice
2000 to avoid clashing with other events. (except in the case of tournaments already
The existing Cups and open team approved under the old rules);
tournament will continue to completion ii) A minimum five games must be
but an amended Cup structure is likely to played against GMs in the tourn-aments
be announced. in which the GM norms were achieved.
3. International Titles To get the SIM title will require 3 IM
Changes to qualification rules for the norms in a minimum 30 games. Some
GM title and the proposed new title were delegates said that Senior was not the
presented and eventually agreed as a right word, as it would imply Veteran
single package. Surprisingly, much more especially in some languages; we prop-
of the debate time was devoted to the GM osed Higher International Master.
issue, which was perhaps a mistake as the If anybody can come up with a better
proposal to introduce a new title between name before it is too late, please tell
IM and GM was the most controversial Ragnar Wikman. He has agreed to
topic to be debated by any ICCF Congress contribute an article on the subject of the
in recent years. title changes soon in Chess Mail, in which
The perceived problems, as discussed he can explain the reasons for the
in our last issue, were that: changes, and how they will work, in his
a) the IM title is too easy to get; own words.
b) many IMs are dropping out of CC The first applications for the new title
play because they have no new goals; can be made at the 1999 Congress. The
c) there are very few opportunities to onus will be on the federations to see
earn the GM title; which of their IMs are already qualified
No proposal was made to do anything on the basis of old results. Most existing
directly about a); the main problem that IMs will need one or even two more
the title can be achieved in only one event norms to qualify for SIM, which should
will gradually solve itself as the typical encourage them to resume play, possibly
size of a tournament decreases from 15 in the new email events.
to 11 players. Taken as a package, therefore, the new
There was no desire to weaken the proposals (although not ideal) are
requirement to qualify for a GM title; the necessary and hopefully sufficient to
problem was that existing GMs are often further the development of CC at master
inactive so that organising a title tourn- level. The unprecedented 21-14 vote
ament with one third GMs was proving in shows that several delegates felt that more
very difficult unless there was sponsorship consideration was needed and/or that the
for generous expenses and a prize fund. proposals were not the right ones.
The new system was generally app- However, the Presidium believed that
roved, despite some details to be sorted ICCF could not wait another year to put
out. Any tournament of category VII or in place an attractive new system of titles
above can now have a GM norm, even if and tournaments.
there are not one third grandmasters; We hope and believe that Congress has
indeed there do not have to be any made the right decisions.
 10 November 1998

Olita Rause and her husband, FIDE GM Igors Rausis (left) talk with World
Cup VI TD, Witold Bielecki, at the mayoral reception in Riga.

First Lady of CC: Olita R ause

Rause

W
ITH an ICCF rating of 2622 and
rising, and the World Cup VI Intervie
Intervieww by
trophy safely received, Mrs
Olita Rause is at the top of the womens
correspondence rankings with her eyes
Tim Har ding
Harding
set firmly on the world title. The one that
is currently held by Mikhail Umansky. (interpreter: Ingrida Priedite)
Ingrida Priedite describes her as an
unique person and ICCF President Alan
Borwell called her the Judit Polgar of at just 35 years old, she has the years on
correspondence chess. her side. (She was just 23 when the World
Olita Rause is already a FIDE Womens Cup began!)
GM but at correspondence chess she is Olitas husband, the FIDE grandmaster
only a unisex International Master. Igors Rausis, is playing in the World Cup
The GM title should come next year as VII Final which began with the same set
she was just a point short of the norm for of preliminary events as her tournament.
the title this year. His statement that he is not doing well in
Unfortunately she wont qualify from the event is belied next evening when
her current Three Quarter Final (where Alan Borwell presents him with his IM
she expects to finish fifth) and the World medal and certificate before the Riga-ICCF
Cup victory only qualifies here for match!
another Three Quarter Final. However, Three quarters of the year, her husband
 Chess Mail 11

is away as his only professional earnings

come from playing chess. The ICCF I couldnt play over the
Congress was fortunately-timed because
the Latvian team was still at home, board with small children
preparing for the Elista olympiad. but I was involved in
Occasionally the couple are able to get chess and so I tried to
away to a tournament together, for
example in Stockholm this August.
find a solution
Of course they met through chess. Mrs
Priedite explains: In the Soviet period,
chessplayers had financial support Olympiad but she had to decline; her ELO
through the military system. Teams had is so high that she would be certain to lose
to have a female board. Olita was playing rating points, because of an anomaly in
on the Baltic Cadet team and Igor the rating rules. She would have to score
(originally from the Ukraine) was playing 200%!
on the Black Sea team. They met in The family lives out in the Riga suburbs,
Byelorussia. about a 20-minute trolley-bus ride from the
He took her citizenship and family centre of the Latvian capital. Her job as an
name: a good example of the strength of editor/translator and two daughters, aged
her character! says Ingrida. (Male names 9 and 11, means she keeps very busy. Her
in Latvian always end in s; female names mother helps with the children when Igor
in a or e.) is away and another lady looks after the
Asked if she would play in the next children sometimes.
Ladies World Championship Final, due to On the rare occasions when Igor is
start next year and she says maybe; she home, he is able to help with the children.
has never played in a ladies-only CC He is a rather good cook, she says.
event! Ingrida Priedite, Latvias new Lady Mostly Olita translates foreign literature
GM and runner-up in the last into Latvian, but there are some new
championship, wanted Olita to play board Latvian books too. As well as the fiction,
1 for the Latvian team in the new Ladies there are also self-help books. She has just
ICCF World Cup VI Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts. Unf
1 R. Pfretzschner GER X 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 . . 7 (2)
2 Tino Grehl GER X 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 . 5 (1)
3 Maximilian Voss GER 1 1 X 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 11 (1)
4 Roland Butze GER 1 0 X 0 0 1 0 7
5 Gerd Heyl GER 1 1 1 X 1 1 0 1 . 0 . 1 9 (3)
6 Harald Berglf GER 1 0 X 1 1 0 0 . 1 . . 7 (3)
7 U.D. Pillhock NLD 0 0 0 X 1 . 1 . . 6 (3)
8 Sture Olsson SVE 0 0 0 X 0 1 1 0 1 7
9 P. Cutillas Ripoll ESP 0 1 0 1 X 1 0 . 1 1 . 8 (2)
10 Dr Philip Cody CAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 0 0 0 1 . 0 4 (1)
11 Mrs Olita Rause LAT 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 1 1 13
12 V.P. Normantas LIT 1 1 . 1 X 1 1 . 9 (2)
13 A.V. Voyna UKR 1 1 1 0 . 1 0 0 X 1 1 0 8 (1)
14 I.I. Khokhlov UKR 0 0 0 . . . 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 3 (3)
15 A.I. Frolov UKR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
16 M.R. Terterjants RUS . 1 1 . . 1 . 0 1 1 X 1 8 (4)
17 V.A. Koltsov RUS . . . . . . 0 . 1 0 . 1 1 0 X 4 (8)
 12 November 1998

finished studying for her masters degree Riga; coaches go to different schools for
in philology. two hours each day. Olita has no time to
Then there are the chess tournaments: teach them herself and anyway she thinks
World Cup, Marcussi Memorial, Kazic it is better to have professional coaching
Memorial and soon SSKK-60 will start. as she herself had.
How does she find the time? When she took up CC she was already
Earlier she was runner-up with an a FIDE grandmaster. I couldnt play over
unbeaten 11/14 in the 45th European the board with small children but I was
Championship for which she qualified involved in chess and tried to find a
with two staggering results. In WT/M/GT/ solution...
248 she scored 14/14; its a bit hard to She has a computer, with Chess
follow that and in EU/M/GT/277 (1987- Assistant and also Chessbase. Sometimes
91) she actually conceded one draw from she consults them for tactical
her 14 games. Semifinal 14 of the World middlegames but they dont understand
Cup was won with +12 =1 -1 and she has endings. She gave the example of bishop
finished play in Final VI with +10 =6 -0. endings with the wrong rooks pawn:
She learned chess at the age of 12 and they are saying all along that it is a win
was educated at the Riga Chess School. and suddenly they see it is a draw.
This involved children getting lessons in So what ambitions has she left now?
the afternoon, after normal school, from The (real) World Championship.
a professional trainer. Then she adds: Ambitions are OK. I
Both the top female CC players Olita invite everyone to play CC because it is
(with the highest rating) and Luba Kristol very interesting to get acquainted with
of Israel (twice Ladies World Champion) unknown people and then maybe later
came through this Soviet training to meet them.
system. Is that why they, and not western For example, here she met one former
women, are the top female players now? opponent ICCF Ratings Commissioner
Most probably yes, she answered. Gerhard Binder for the first time and
So how can we get more women in sometimes in Open tournaments in
the West to play CC? Europe, people come up to her and say
Its a hard question, she replied. The Arent you Olita Rause? We played
social conditions are different. A prize once...
fund would help. The following was her last game to
National traditions help. Womens finish in the World Cup Final, against her
chess is a tradition in the Czech Republic. closest rival.
They follow Horackova... Latvia has an
old tradition of chess from the previous Scotch Four Knights (C47)
century. Olita Rause (LAT) -
What about family encouragement? Mikhail Terteryants (RUS)
She knows of cases, contrary to the ICCF Cup VI Final 1994-98
Polgars, where a father forces a daughter (Notes by Olita Rause)
to play chess. As soon as she is old 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c3 f6 4 d4
enough to decide for herself, she stops exd4 5 xd4 b4 6 xc6 bxc6 7 d3
playing. d5 8 exd5 cxd5 9 e2+ e7 10 00
Her own daughters are learning with 00 11 e1 e6 12 b5 c5 13 c4 a6
the Gauja Chess School, located in central Black offered a draw.
 Chess Mail 13

14 c3 d4 15 e4 e8 16 f4 b6 Fischer brought into fashion in the mid

16...xe4 17 xe4 a7 18 d3 h6 19 1960s. The new book on the Spanish
c6. Exchange Variation by Andrew Kinsman
17 f3 xe4 18 xe4 ad8 19 ae1 (Batsford 1998) is almost entirely devoted
f6 20 g4 g6 21 h6 h8 to that move and is dismissive of 5 d4:
21...g7 22 xg7 xg7 23 g5 xb2?! This immediate exchange is really too
24 h4 xg7, idea h4-h5 with initiative. simplistic, Black can complete his
22 g5 b8 development without trouble.This game
Again offering a draw. tends to bear out that opinion.
XIIIIIIIIY 5...exd4 6 xd4 xd4 7 xd4
9-tr-+r+kvl0 Anyone who has read Retis classic
9+-+-+p+p0 Masters of the Chessboard knows the
9pwq-+l+p+0 story of how Emanuel Lasker selected this
9+-zp-+-vL-0 apparently innocuous line to defeat
Capablanca in the decisive game at the
9-+PzpR+P+0 great St Petersburg tournament of 1914.
9+-+L+Q+-0 Black selects a different formation from
9PzP-+-zP-zP0 Capablancas.
9+-+-tR-mK-0 7...d7
xiiiiiiiiy He played 7...d6 followed by ...e7
and kingside castling but Reti rec-
23 h4 a5?! ommended that Black should castle
23...xb2 24 h5. queenside,.
24 1e2! g7 25 h5 d7 26 h6 f8 8 e3 000 9 d2
27 xe8 xe8 If 9 c3 Kinsman recommends 9...e8
27...xe8? 28 xg6+-. 10 000 b4 11 de2 f5 following
28 f4 b6 29 e7 xe7 30 xe7 Smyslov-Keres, USSR Ch 1940.
f8 31 c7 d8 9...e7 10 f3
31...b7 32 xb7 xb7 33 xg6+-. This seems to be new. White almost
32 e5 d7 33 xc5 xg4 34 c7 invariably castles queenside here.
d7 35 c5 e6 36 xd4 e1+ 37 10...e8 11 f2 h5 12 h4 c5 13 e2
h2 d2 38 xd7+- xh6+ 39 g2 c6 14 a3 b6
g5+ 40 f1 xd7 41 xd7 xc5 XIIIIIIIIY
42 b7 h5 43 b3 a5 44 a3 10 9-+k+rvl-tr0
9+-zpl+pzp-0
Here is another important win against 9pzpn+-+-+0
a major rival in the Cup Final.
9+-zp-+-+p0
Spanish Exchange (C68) 9-+-+P+-zP0
Aleksander V. Voyna (UKR) - 9zP-+-vLP+-0
Olita Rause (LAT) 9-zPPsNNmKP+0
ICCF Cup VI Final 1994-98 9tR-+-+-+R0
(Notes by Tim Harding) xiiiiiiiiy
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 xc6
dxc6 5 d4 We are now in the sphere of long-term
The older line rather than 5 00 which strategy. The early queen exchange has
 14 November 1998

not made it any easier for White to obtain earlier manoeuvre c6-d4-c6. To prevent
an endgame in which his 4-3 kingside ...d3 White must exchange his remaining
pawn majority might be of value. Blacks bishop for a knight with a serious
long-term advantage is her bishop pair weakness on the dark squares.
as she will eventually demonstrate. At this 25 xe5 xe5 26 fe3 b5 27 g3 c6
stage, however, completing development The knights start to lose their footholds.
and preparing kingside counterplay is on 28 f4 c8 29 e2 c7 30 d4 e7
the agenda. 31 e2 he8 32 f4 b6
15 g5 g8 16 ad1 d4 There is a focal point for some tactics
Of course White will not straighten out at e3 so White unpins.
his opponents pawns by capturing on d4. 33 g2 c5 34 c2 g8 35 d4 e5
17 c3 c6 Now the lever ...g5 and a focal point at
Whites pawn can never go back to c2; g3 come on to the agenda.
for this potential weakening of the light 36 h2 b6 37 e2 c7 38 h3
squares Black was willing to expend two White tries to restrain ...g6-g5 but now
tempi. this has lost contact with d5, so its
18 c4 e6 19 e3 e5 20 f4 d6 partner can be chased back.
21 d5 38...c5 39 c2 f6 40 f4
For the moment, White has an active This briefly gains space but leaves e4
square for his knight. Black will work out weak.
a way to expel this intruder. In this game 40...e7 41 e3 ge8 42 f2
she shows great patience and waits for XIIIIIIIIY
White to giveher opportunities to make 9-+l+r+-+0
progress. 9+kvl-tr-+-0
21...b7 22 g3 h8 9p+-+-zpp+0
Again Black has retracted a move she
made earlier and next move she plays ...g6
9+pzp-+-+p0
anyway but time is not the most crucial 9-+p+PzP-zP0
factor here. 9zP-zP-tR-zP-0
23 he1 g6 24 f1 c4 9-zPN+-sN-mK0
This move shows the first fruits of the 9+-+R+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
To guard e4 but of course allowing the
pawn break. 42 de1 would surrender
From The Deathbed of the d-file.
4 Ng5 in the Two 42...g5! 43 hxg5 fxg5
Knights Defense Threatening ...h4.
44 fxg5 h4 45 g2 hxg3 46 xg3
by Hans Berliner The exchange sacrifice is Whites last
line of defence, probably prepared since
Numbered autographed edition $20 or move 40, since giving up the e-pawn is
standard edition $15. clearly hopeless.
US dollar checks only, direct to Dr 46...xg3 47 xg3 g8 48 d5 eg7
Berliner please: 4000 N. Ocean Drive 49 f4 f8+ 50 g3 c6 51 e3 e6
#1903, Riviera Beach, Florida, USA.. 52 e5 d6 53 fg4 gf7 54 h4
h7+ 55 g3 h5
 Chess Mail 15

White is running out of moves. b) 20 00 b2 21 e1 b4 22 c1

56 a4 xc3 23 xc3 xc3 24 xc3 xe2 25 a3
Now Black must just pass a little 00.
examination in technique. 20...b2 21 e3 c2 01.
56...bxa4 57 f5+ xf5 58 d5+ c6 For if 22 exd5+ f8 23 00 d6 24 f4
59 xf5 xf5 60 exf5 xg5 61 f4 xc3 25 d2 cxd5+.
h5 62 e5 h1! 63 e6 b1 64 f6
xb2 65 e5+ b5 0-1. Finally, one of the games won en route
White resigned in view of 66 f7 f2 to the Final.
67 g4 (67 d7 xf7 68 xf7 a3; 67 e7
a3 68 f8 xf8 69 xf8 a2) 67...xf7 68 Alekhines Defence (B04)
xf7 a3 69 e3 a2 70 c2 a4 and Olita Rause (LAT) -R. Sorgo (ITA)
the white king is too far away. ICCF-Cup VI/VII Semifinal 24, 1990-94
(Notes by Olita Rause in Latvijas
Queens Gambit (D06) Korespondencsahs 2/95)
Harald Berglf (GER) - 1 e4 f6 2 e5 d5 3 d4 d6 4 f3 g6 5
Olita Rause (LAT) c4 b6 6 b3 c6 7 a4 dxe5?!
ICCF World Cup VI Final 1994-96 7...a5
(Notes by Rause) 8 a5 d5
1 f3 d5 2 d4 f5 3 c4 e6 4 b3 c6 RR 8...d7 9 xf7+ xf7 10 g5+ g8
5 d2 b8 6 cxd5 exd5 7 c3 f6 8 11 e6 e8 12 xc7 f7 13 xa8 exd4.
g5 a5 9 a4+ c6 10 xf6 gxf6 11 9 dxe5 db4 10 00 xd1 11 xd1
e3 b5 12 d1 c4 13 c1 a5 14 e2 g4?
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9-tr-+kvl-tr0 9r+-+kvl-tr0
9zp-+-+p+p0 9zppzp-zpp+p0
9-+p+-zp-+0 9-+n+-+p+0
9wqp+p+l+-0 9zP-+-zP-+-0
9-+nzP-+-+0 9-sn-+-+l+0
9+-sN-zPN+-0 9+L+-+N+-0
9PzP-+LzPPzP0 9-zPP+-zPPzP0
9tR-wQ-mK-+R0 9tRNvLR+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
14...b4 15 h4 g6 16 b3 a5 17 12 a6! xa6 13 xa6 bxa6 14 a4
xg6 hxg6 18 bxc4 d7 15 xd7 xd7 16 d4 c8 17
18 00 a3 19 c2 b2 20 bxc4 xc3 xc6 b7 18 c3 e6
21 xc3 xc3 22 ab1 00. 18...g7 19 a5+ b6 20 d5+!! xa5?
18...a3! 19 d2 (20...c5 21 c4! xe5 22 e3+ d6 23
19 c2 bxc4 20 f1 (20 00 b2 21 b7+ e6 24 c5+ d6 25 e4+ e6 26
a4 xa4 22 xa4 xe2) 20...b2 21 a4 g5+ d6 27 xf7++-) 21 b3+- d2#.
xc3 22 xc6+ f8 23 xf6 g8. 19 e3 h6 20 e4 g7? 21 c5+ c8
19...bxc4 20 e4? 22 e7+ 10
Loses rapidly. Others: For if 22...b8 (or 22...d8 23 b7+!
a) 20 c1 b2 21 c2 b4; xe7 24 c5#) 23 d7+ b7 24 c6#.
 16 November 1998

Tim Harding finds out about chess in Latvia from the principal
congress organisers, Karlis Vitols and Ingrida Priedite, and
from several of the local players.

Latvia: building NATIONAL PROFILE

on a ffine
ine tradition
tradition
Karlis
The host nation for the 1998 Betins...
Congress only regained its the father
independence 6 years ago, but of CC in
Latvia
the land of Mikhail Tal always
has a special love for chess.

K
ARLIS VITOLS is a familiar sight to
anyone who has visited an ICCF
Congress in the Nineties. President
of the Latvian Correspondence Chess
Association and delegate for Latvia since
the country joined ICCF at Graz in 1992, gave it the opportunity to achieve
he heads an organisation of 250 players, independence after World War I which it
of whom 100 were active internationally enjoyed for just over two decades before
in the last year. becoming a pawn in the games of Hitler
After the 1939-45 war, the whole CC and Stalin. Finally in August 1991 Latvia
system was reorganised (in the USSR). In became an independent state once more
1958, the CC Commission of the Latvian just too late to join ICCF that year as
Chess Federation was established. But the Congress had been held in June.
we went away independently in 1992 and However, they joined the next year in
transformed the Latvian organisation into time for the Olympiad XII Preliminaries;
a federation. they won their section comfortably to
Karlis is a classic CC player; he has qualify for the final.
been sending chess moves by post for 40 Latvia has two CC-GMs (Gipslis and
years. Mrs Priedite), one International Arbiter
He has been working with his team for and 17 IMs of whom Mrs Rause will get
half a year to make the Riga congress a the male GM title next year.
reality, not counting the advance prep- Like the other two Baltic states, Latvia
aration since they were awarded the has a great chess tradition and many of
Congress in 1996. He is very happy that their OTB players also play CC.
he now receives good compliments, says The first official CC match was played
Ingrida. there 120 years ago and in the 1930s there
Latvia was a Russian province in the were the famous Riga-Stockholm games
19th century but the Russian Revolution to test the Latvian Gambit, 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3
 Chess Mail 17

f5. This is all connected with Karlis

Betins, the player and organiser of both
OTB and CC, explains Mrs Priedite.
Betins is known as the father of Latvian
CC In recent years they have made a
monument on the grave of Betins and the
first invitational tournament they org-
anised since independence was the Betins
Memorial.
The Riga Chess Society was established
in 1890 and of course some great players
have come from the city: Mikhail Tal, of
course, and Aron Nimzowitsch, although
he was not really Latvian (by origin a
Polish Jew who emigrated to Denmark);
still, the basis he got here. A game won
by Betins against Nimzowitsch in 1912 is
in my book Winning At Correspondence
Chess. Betins beat several other leading
masters.
Another important figure in early
Latvian chess history is Hermans Mattisons
(1894-1932), the celebrated endgame
study composer about whom a handsome
little book Pri Savam Laikmetam was
produced in 1994 (editor: Valentins
Kirilovs). It includes some studies missing
from a collection published in the West New Ladies GM Ingrida Priedite
as well as games and photographs. just after the presentations
Mattisons was the first Latvian cham-
pion (1924) and in the same year he won joint third in the 1937 Ladies World
FIDEs first amateur world championship, Championship tournament in Stockholm,
held when the organisation was founded which was dominated by Vera Menchik;
in Paris. Were always very proud that she was the first wife of Lucius Endzelins
Latvia participated in Paris, said Mrs but they separated. She also played in the
Priedite; unfortunately they could be no 1939 Buenos Aires ladies championship
Latvian team. When Mattisons came (where Latvia finished seventh in the
home, he reorganised the Riga Society to olympiad after winning its preliminary
be a Latvian body so they could join FIDE group).
and he played in the 1931 Olympiad in Some of the Latvian players did not
Prague, where he beat Alekhine. The next return home because of the outbreak of
year he died of tuberculosis. war. Feigin, a Jew who had scored over
Other important players in the inter- 65% on board 3, went to New York.
war independence years included F. Petrovs (who had +8 =1 -0 on board 1)
Apenieks, V. Petrovs and Milda Lauberte. disappeared in Russian camps in the early
Still alive and an active player, she was 1940s. Endzelins (board 4) came to
 18 November 1998

Outside the Congress hall (from left) are: CC-IM Gedimins Salmins
(Nordbalt Senior Champion), Viljams Strelis (International Arbiter) and
CC-IM Janis Vitomskis (World Championship finalist)

Australia later; his second place in ICCF was travelling, Tal would always
World Championship II is the best CC remember. He would come to play board
result by a Latvian so far. 1 for the team of Latvia; he was the real

T
HERE was thus a very strong basis captain of the team.
for chess in Latvia. When the talent Tal even played one CC tournament.
of Tal appeared, he had the place But his character was not to write cards
to develop it. We had very good coaches for ten years and he abandoned.
such as Aleksandrs Koblents. There was also a Soviet Team CC
Tal was a very nice and very simple Championship but several of the former
man, democratic. He would enter a club republics are not (yet) members of ICCF.
at night and just play chess. (Russian and the three Baltic states are the
During the Soviet period, he was the most active by far with Ukraine and
only Latvian player who could travel and Belarus participating to some extent.)
he made lectures about what he had seen There is no Armenia, although they have
with jokes, and if you spoke from the hosted a FIDE olympiad since
floor he made a witty response. independence, no Georgia (despite their
In the USSR Team Championships, all strong womens chess tradition), no
15 republics participated. Wherever he Moldova (although it is in Europe and
used to play in the Coppa Latina) and no
 Chess Mail 19

Kazakhstan and Uzebekistan although drew the game.

normal chess is well developed there. Another ICCF-IM, Janis Vitomskis, is
I asked why this was but the answer currently playing in the World
seems to be political or economic. Championship XV Final. He was well-
Apparently, in some of these countries known for his analysis of the Spanish
(e.g. Tadjikstan and Turkmenistan) CC is Marshall with Tal and Gutman. he came
not really developed but a party up to me after one of the Congress
functionary made a team. Other former sessions ended and introduced himself
republics have strong OTB players but saying Tim Harding! Marshall Attack!
they have had economic or civil war Vitomskis told me he got a computer
problems, or it might not be in their in March. He showed it his game with
character to write postcards. Gottardi (see CM8-9/98 p.15) and it found
In the case of the Asian republics, his opponents winning combination,
perhaps the growth of email will help. which the Swiss player found but he had
ICCF doesnt need more countries with overlooked, in ten seconds.
dreadful postal connections but it does With Zigfrids Trenko, Vitomskis is now
need to make contact with those players producing the new English-language
who may have been active in former times magazine Latvian Correspondence Chess
and could be feeling very isolated now. and Latvian Gambit which is coming out,
Email can make this possible. with American help, six times a year with

P
LAYERS such as Gipslis and Klovans 20 pages (+cover); they intend to increase
grew up with Tal while the younger this to 24 pages next year. It has up-to-
generation (Shirov, Shabalov, Ken- date news and games and theory articles
gis, Lanka) learned indirectly, for example by Gipslis. An earlier Latvian-language CC
from a weeks preparation training magazine failed financially so please
together in a hotel. support the new venture. See their
Aivars Gipslis is a grandmaster of both advertisement below.
FIDE and ICCF; he prefers to play Any materials intended for publication
invitational tournaments such as the should be sent to Mr. Vitomskis.
Alekhine Memorial which he won. Janis
Klovans, the new FIDE veterans champ-
ion, is an ICCF-IM and FIDE-GM. He was Latvian Correspondence
on the Soviet Unions CC team (board 3 Chess & Latvian Gambit
in the Final of the 1st European Team
Championship), but now he only plays Magazine in English: 6 issues per
OTB chess and often goes abroad for year with games, news and theory by
tournaments. Though he is over 60, he is GM Aivars Gipslis.
very fit and (according to Igors Rausis)
goes jogging every day. Please send US$18 (or equivalent)
Klovans told me that he thinks he is a for surface mail, or $24 airmail to
stronger player than when he was young! Janis Vitomskis, Parslas Iela 17-1, a
The Latvian masters dont play the Latvian or to the circulation manager
Gambit, he says; only the correspondence Val Zemitis, 436 Citadel Drive,
players do, he thinks. However, he said
Davis, CA 95616 USA.
somebody played it against him in an OTB
event and he was so surprised that he only
 20 November 1998

Games by Latvian players

play
Latvian Gambit (C40) 19 f3?
G. Gebuhr - Karlis Vitols (LAT) 19 f5 Grivainis.
Betins Memorial thematic, 1972 19...g5
1 e4 e5 2 f3 f5 3 xe5 f6 4 c4 The German book on the gambit by
fxe4 5 c3 g6 Tiemann and Vetter says the game was
Nowadays 5...f7 (Gunderam) is now drawn on account of: 20 d1 d5 21
usually preferred. xd5 cxd5 22 xd5 but our database
6 d3 b4 7 d2 xc3 8 xc3 f6 9 gives the continuation as a win for Black.
xf6 gxf6 10 dxe4 20 c2 d5 21 b3 d7 22 c4 e5 23
10 e3!? is recommended by Kosten. d1 g4 24 f4 xf4 25 d4 c5 26
10...xe4+ 11 e3 b4+ 12 c3 xb2 e6+ xe6 27 cxd5 g4 28 c2
13 c1 a3! d4+ 01.
Apparently an innovation to be credited
to Vitols. Tony Kosten, in his 1995 book Reti Opening (A13)
on the gambit, says this is far from clear. Ingrida Priedite (LAT) -
Indeed! Etelka Csom-Nemeth (HUN)
14 c4 c5 15 00 Ladies World Champ. V Final 1994-97
a) 15 d5 is possibly better: 15...xd5 (Comments from the new Latvian
16 xd5 d8 17 xf6 c6 18 00 d5 19 magazine)
d3 h6 20 fe1 d7 21 h5 c5 22 g6 1 f3 d5 2 c4 e6 3 g3 f6 4 g2 e7
d7 23 c4 dxc4 24 xc4 b6 25 f6 c8 5 b3 00 6 b2 c5 7 00 b6 8 cxd5
26 xc5! bxc5 27 e7 and White won in xd5 9 d4 cxd4 10 xd4 b7 11 e4
Downey-Jackson, Atars memorial f6 12 c3 a6 13 a3 c8
thematic 1987. XIIIIIIIIY
b) 15 b3 d6 16 d5 d8 17 00 d7 9-+rwq-trk+0
18 g4 c6 19 g7 e8 20 xf6 xf6 21 9zpl+-vlpzpp0
xf6+ c7 22 fe1 d7 23 f7 e5 24 9nzp-+psn-+0
xe5!= Walther-Gebuhr, corr 1975 (not
24 g7?? xc3!) .
9+-+-+-+-0
15...c6 16 e1 d8 17 f3 9-+-sNP+-+0
17 e6?! d6! 18 xc8 xc8 19 g4+ 9zPPsN-+-zP-0
c7 Korsmaa-Gebuhr, corr 1976. 9-vL-+-zPLzP0
17...g5 18 e4 c5 9tR-+Q+RmK-0
XIIIIIIIIY xiiiiiiiiy
9rsnlmk-+-tr0
9zpp+p+-+p0 14 e2
9-+p+-zp-+0 White embarks on a well-calculated
9+-wq-+-+-0 and far-reaching combination. A
9-+L+Q+-+0 temporary piece sacrifice leads to the win
9+-zP-sN-+-0 of the exchange.
9P+-+-zPPzP0 14...xd4
9+-tR-tR-mK-0 Better is 14...c7 15 ac1 b8.
xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 21

15 d5 c5 16 b4 d6 17 xf6+ 17...b8!?
xf6 18 e5 xe5 19 xe5 e7 20 18 exf5
d6 xd6 21 xb7 c7 22 xc8 18 fxe5!? xe5 19 f4 xf4 20 xf4
xc8 23 ac1 f8 21 e5!.
With a decisive material advantage: 18...gxf5 19 fxe5 xe5 20 f4 d4+?!
23...d8 24 c2 h6 25 fc1 d7 26 20... xf4!? 21 xf4 f8=.
c6 e7 27 c2 e8 28 c8 f5 29 21 h2 f8 22 f3! e8
e2 h7 30 e1 c7 31 e5 g6 22...b5 23 h5 g7 24 h6.
32 h3 f6 33 e2 c3 23 e6 b8 24 fe1 xe6 25 dxe6
XIIIIIIIIY a7 26 d5 b5 27 h6
9-+R+-+-+0 27 cxb5 axb5 28 a5.
9zp-snr+-zp-0 27...g7 28 e7 f7
9-zp-+p+kzp0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-+p+-0 9-tr-+n+k+0
9-zP-+-+-+0 9tr-+-zPqvlp0
9zP-wq-+-zPP0 9p+-zp-+-vL0
9-+-+QzP-+0 9+pzpN+p+-0
9+-+-tR-mK-0 9P+P+-+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-+-+LzPP0
9-zP-wQ-+-mK0
34 xe6+ xe6 35 xc3 g5 36 g2 9+-+-tR-+-0
e4 37 ce3 d2 38 1e2 d4 39 f3 xiiiiiiiiy
f6 40 e7 a5 41 bxa5 bxa5 42 a7
a4 43 ee7 xa3 44 xg7+ h5 45 29 b4!! xe7?!
a6 a2+ 46 f1 10. Not 29...cxb4 30 d5+-. The main line
was 29...xh6 30 xh6 g7 (30...cxb4
Kings Indian (E64) 31 d5 xd5 32 f8#; 30...xe7 31
Juris Markauss (LAT) - g5+ g7 32 xe7 xe7 33 xe7 cxb4
Ryszard Wolny (POL) 34 cxb5 axb5 35 a5+-) 31 d5+ h8 32
Olympiad XII prel. IV bd1, 1992-94 xg7+ xg7 33 c6.
(Notes by Markauss) 30 d5+- xe1 31 xf7+ xf7 32
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 f3 g7 4 g3 00 xe1 bxc4
5 g2 d6 6 00 c5 7 d5 a6 8 c3 a) 32...cxb4 33 xg7 xg7 34 xb4+-;
c7 9 a4 e5 10 e4 g4 b) 32...xh6 33 c6 a8 (33...b7 34
10...d7 11 d3 f5 12 b5 f6 13 g5 d8+) 34 e7+ g6 35 b7+-.
fxe4 14 b3 xb5 15 axb5 f5 16 e6 33 xg7 1-0
Raicevic-Uhlmann, Yugoslavia 1985. If 33...xg7 34 d5 xb2+ 35 g1 e6
11 h3 36 c1 c4 +-.
11 e1!? f5 12 f3 f6 13 d3.
11...h6 12 e3 f5 13 d2 f7 14 Two Knights Defence (C55)
g5!? Aivars Gipslis (LAT) -
14 ad1. Jaroslav Jezek (CZE)
14...d7 Chigorin Memorial 1992-94
14...f4!? 15 gxf4 exf4 16 xf4 e5. (Notes by Gipslis)
15 xf7 xf7 16 f4 b6 17 ae1 a6 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 f6 4 d3
 22 November 1998
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-wq-+-+0
9zp-zp-snrmk-0
9-zp-zp-zp-+0
9+-+-+-zpP0
9-+-zPP+-+0
9+-+-vL-+-0
9PzP-wQ-+P+0
9+-+R+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
30...xg7 31 xf6+-
31 xg5! g8
31...fxg5 32 xg5+ f8 33 h6! (
g7 +-) 33...xf1+ 34 xf1+ e8 35 h7
d7 36 f7+-.
32 f4 e7 33 h4+- e8 34 de1
At the start of the Riga v ICCF e6 35 b3 ef8 36 f3
match... grandmasters Aivars g3-g6 +-
Gipslis (left) and Janis Klovans 36...c5 37 dxc5 dxc5
37...bxc5 38 d1+-.
e7 5 b3 d6 6 c3 00 7 00 d7 38 e5! 1-0
a) 7...g4 8 bd2 d7 9 h3 h5 10 For if 38...f5 (or 38...fxe5 39 g5+ h8
c2 c5 11 g4 g6 12 d4 40 xe5+-) 39 g3+ h8 40 g6+-.
Chiburdanidze-Fauland, Graca 1991;
b) 7...e6 8 bd2 d7 9 d4 xb3 10 Spanish Archangelsk (C78)
xb3 c8 11 c4 f6 12 e3 e8 13 Janis Vitomskis (LAT) -
cd2 Gipslis-Radulov, Albena 1983. Pero Klaic (CRO)
8 e3! f6 Olympiad XII prel. IV bd2, 1992-94
8...b6 9 a4!. (Notes based on those by Vitomskis in
9 bd2?! the Latvian magazine)
Better 9 d4. 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4
9...c5! 10 c2 e6 11 e1 g6 f6 5 00 b5 6 b3 b7
11...g5. ED: On page 34 of this issue, you will
12 f1 g5 13 3d2 e6 14 f3 find another fascinating game with this
g5 15 xg5 xg5 16 d4 f6 17 variation.
f4 d7 18 d2 b6 19 ad1 e8 20 7 e1 c5 8 c3 d6 9 d4 b6
g3 e7 21 f1 g7 22 f5! f6 9...a7!? Suetin.
22...d8 23 b3. 10 g5!? h6
23 h4! d8 24 b3+ f7 25 fxg6! 10...00 11 d3 h6 12 h4 a5
hxg6 (12...g5? 13 xg5 hxg5 14 xg5 exd4 15
25...xb3 26 gxh7+. e5! xe5 16 xe5+- Diaz-Valdes, Cuba
26 xf7+ xf7 27 h5! 1988) 13 c2 c5 14 d5 c4 15 e2 g5 16
Winning control of the square f5. xg5!? hxg5 17 xg5 g7 18 f3 b8
27...g5 28 f5 exd4 29 cxd4 e7 19 d2 c8 (Hbner-Beliavsky, Munich
29...e8 30 de1. 1990) 20 b4 cxb3 21 axb3 b7 22 b4
30 xg7 xg7 Beliavsky.
 Chess Mail 23

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If 15...g5?! 16 g3 e8 17 d5 e7 18 xg5 24 dxc6 e5 25 e4.

c3 g6 19 c2 b4 (S.Korolev-Reili, corr. 22 d5 b6
1983) Vitomskis intended 20 b5! with the 22...xb2? 23 xc6 xc6 24 c2+-.
idea b5-d4 +/-. 23 d2
16 c3 g5 Threatening 24 f7+ followed by 25
XIIIIIIIIY h6+!.
9l+-wqr+k+0 23...g4
9+-zp-+p+-0 23...a5? 24 f7+ xf7 25 h6+ h7
9-vlnzp-sn-zp0 26 xf6+ g7 27 xg7+ xg7 28 a1+-.
9+p+-+-zp-0 24 a1! b7 25 c3+ f6
25...ge5 26 h3+ g7 27 h7+ f6
9-+-zPP+-vL0 28 f5+ g7 29 e6+ +-.
9+LsN-+N+-0 26 h3+ h6 27 f7+ h7 28 xh6
9-zP-+-zPPzP0 xh6 29 d7+ g7 30 xc6 xc6
9+-+QtR-mK-0 31 xc6 xb2
xiiiiiiiiy XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
17 xg5! 9+-zp-+-+k0
As played in two earlier games, 9-vlQzp-+-+0
improving on 17 d2 of Pioch-Morozov,
9+p+-+-+-0
Simagin Memorial 1985-90. Not 17 xg5?!
hxg5 18 xg5 xd4. 9-+-+P+-+0
17...hxg5 9+-+-+-+-0
17...xda4 18 xd4 hxg5 19 f5 9-wq-+-zPPzP0
18 xg5 e7 19 d5! 9tR-+-+-mK-0
If 19 f3 (! Suetin) then 19...xd4 xiiiiiiiiy
(Volchok). The Ukrainian master has
suggested 19 xb5!? with the idea e1 32 d7+!+- g6 33 f1 b4 34 h4 b3
e3! . 35 h5+ xh5 36 g4+ g6 37 g2
19...xd4 d4 38 f5+ g7 39 h1 g8 40
If 19...xda5? 20 h5 f6 21 xf7+ h5 f6 41 g6+ f8 42 f5 e7
xf7 22 xf7+ h8 23 e3+- Hammar, 43 g5
20 xe7+ xe7 21 xf7+!N 43 e5 also wins.
This is the novelty. Old theory was 21 43...d7 44 gxf6 c5 45 f7 c2 46 d5
xf7 f8 22 g5 b6 23 e6+ e8 24 10.
d5 xd5 25 exd5 e5 26 e4? (Better
is 26 f4 Korolev) 26...h7 27 e1 h6 Scheveningen Sicilian (B85)
28 g3 d7 S.Korolev-Kosenkov, corr. Janis Klovans (LAT) -
1986. A. Semeniuk (RUS)
21...h8 USSR (probably Team Ch) 1989-90
If 21...f8 a22 d5? (22 a2! b6 23 (Notes by Klovans)
b3) 22...xd5 23 exd5 xg5 24 1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
dxc6 (24 f3+ f6 25 xf6+ xf6 26 f6 5 c3 d6 6 e2 e7 7 00 00 8
dxc6 xc6 27 c1 d5 28 xc7 f4 a6 9 a4 c6 10 e3 c7 11 h1
xb2) 24...xc6; 21...g7 22 d5 e8 12 b3 b6 13 e1 b7 14 f2
xd5? (22...b6 23 e6+) 23 exd5 d7 15 ad1 f6
 Chess Mail 25

XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0
9+lwqn+pzpp0 What The Critics Are
9pzpnzppvl-+0 Saying About
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+-+PzP-+0 Essential Chess Quotations
9+NsN-vL-+-0
9-zPP+LwQPzP0
9+-+R+R+K0 If chess games could be won by flinging
xiiiiiiiiy the perfect quote at your opponent, then
this would be John Knudsens My System.
I certainly intend to quote from it, even
16 e5! dxe5 17 e4 e7
if it doesnt raise my rating.
a) 17...d8 18 f5 f8 19 f6 d4 20 fxg7
FM Alex Dunne, chess author and
xe4 21 gxf8+ xf8 22 xd4 exd4 23
The Check Is In The Mail columnist.
xd4 g6 24 h6 e8 25 xd8! xd8
26 d1 e7 27 d7! xd7 28 f6+-; All very entertaining! Books like these
b) 17...exf4 18 xd7 xd7 19 xf6+ belong to the treasury of chess.
gxf6 20 xf4. Recommended!
18 f5 f8 John Elburg, book reviewer at the
If 18...exf5? 19 xf5 f6 20 d3. Chess Mail web site.
19 xd7 xd7 20 f6 gxf6
John Knudsen brings together some of
20...fe8 21 g3! f8 22 h6 d4 23
the best known quotes and epigrams of
xg7 xe2 24 g5+-.
chess. From masters like Morphy to
21 h6 h8 22 xf6 d8 23 d1
Fischer, and non-masters from Pascal to
d4
Letterman, all are witty sayings about this
a) 23...xf6 24 xd8 xd8 25 xf8+-;
game we call chess. Essential Chess
b) 23...c7 24 h4 g8 25 f8!+-.
Quotations sums up what chess is and isnt
24 xd4 exd4
to the players who have mastered the
24...xf6 25 xe6 xd1+ 26 xd1
game and to the non-players who have
fxe6 27 xf8 xf8 28 e2+-.
given up on the game. The quotes about
25 xd4 d5
correspondence chess are especially
25...c7 26 xf8 xf8 27 h4+-.
revealing from players who either love or
26 xd5 10.
hate postal play. From the humorous to
If 26...exd5 27 f5 xf6 28 d3.
the philosophical, its all here in one big
collection. And you can quote me.
Scotch Game (C45)
Bill Wall, prolific chess author.
Victor Charushin (RUS) -
Igors Rausis (LAT) Essential Chess Quotations. Compiled
6-7 ICCF Cup sf14, 1992 by John C. Knudsen, 48 pages, 8.5"
(Notes based on those by Rausis). x5.5". Price: $6 US + $2 p&h ($8 US Total
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 exd4 4 xd4 - Cash, Check or Money Order).
f6 5 xc6 bxc6 6 e5 d5 John C. Knudsen, Jahnstrasse 9-b, 67574
Instead of the normal 6...e7, and Osthofen, Germany.
supposedly dubious.
Email: [email protected]
7 c4
http://correspondencechess.com
7 d3 d6 8 exd6 xd6 9 00 h4 10
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g3 h3 11 e1+ e6 12 f1 f5 Arnold- 14...xd3 15 xd3 c3 16 e4 cxd5

Rausis, Germany 1996. 17 xd5 c6 18 d3
Now the new Batsford book The 18 xc6 dxc6 19 e3 a5 20 d4 a6
Scotch Game by Peter Wells rec- 21 c1 d7 and ...a4.
ommends 13 g2 or 13 d2. 18...e7 19 b2 g6 20 c4 c5! 21
7...b6 8 d3 a6 9 e2 h4 10 d2 00 22 e4 fd8!
d2?! Black is a sound exchange to the good
10 b3 b4+ 11 d2 xd2+ 12 xd2 and duly won.
00 13 00 f6 14 f3 h5 15 fe1 fxe5 23 xc5 ac8 24 b4 b6 25 d4 a5
16 xe5 xe2 17 xe2 (Rausis). 26 a3 axb4 27 axb4 b8 28 d3 b5
10...b4 11 b3? 29 xb5 xb5 30 c5 d6 31 exd6
11 00!? xd2 12 xd2 xc4 13 fe1 xd6 32 e3 f8 33 f4 xb4 34
00 14 b3 xd3 15 xd3 d5 16 e4 h4 c5 35 xc5 xc5 36 a1 g6 37
e7 17 ae1 Budlevskis-O.Rause, h3 d4 38 g3 h6 39 g2 g7 40
corr 1993. a6 c2 41 b6 d5 42 a6 g5 01.
That game continued 17...e6 18 h4
g6 19 c4 ae8 20 g4 e6 21 ge4 French Tarrasch (C06)
f5 22 f3 h5 23 b4 xb4 24 xb4 24...f6 Igors Rausis (LAT) -
25 c4+ e6 26 f4 g6 27 exf6 fxf6 Genrikh Topchy (UKR)
28 xf6 xf6 29 xe6 xe6 30 xe6+ ICCF Cup VII Final, 1994
dxe6 and Olita won the king and pawn 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 f6 4 e5 fd7
ending: 31 f2 f7 32 e3 e5 33 e4 5 c3 c5 6 d3 c6 7 e2 cxd4 8 cxd4
e6 34 b4 d6 35 g4 hxg4 36 fxg4 g5 37 b6 9 f3 f6 10 exf6 xf6 11 00
a3 e6 38 a4 d6 39 f5 d5 40 xg5 d6 12 b3 00 13 f4 xf4 14 xf4
e4 41 f4 d4 42 g5 e3 43 f3 d3 44 d7 15 c1 ae8 16 b1 e7 17 e1
g6 e2 45 g7 e1 46 g8 f1+ 01. e4 18 h3 d6
11...d4 XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-trk+0
9r+-+k+-tr0 9zpp+ltr-zpp0
9zp-zpp+pzpp0 9-wqnsnp+-+0
9lsnp+-+-+0 9+-+p+-+-0
9+-+-zP-+-0 9-+-zP-+-+0
9-vlPwq-+-+0 9+P+-+N+N0
9+P+L+-+-0 9P+-+-zPPzP0
9P+-sNQzPPzP0 9+LtRQtR-mK-0
9tR-vL-mK-+R0 xiiiiiiiiy
xiiiiiiiiy
19 hg5!? g6
12 00 19...h6 20 h4 hxg5 21 g6 f6 22
12 b1 d5! h5 e8 23 xc6 bxc6 24 h8+ f7 25
12...xa1 13 f3 e5+ e7 26 xg7+ f7 27 xg5+ f8
Threatening 14 e3 c3 15 d2. 28 h6+ e7 29 h4+ f8 30 g6 a5
13...d5! 14 cxd5 31 h6+ g7 32 e3+- (Rausis).
14 b2 f4 15 c2 xb2 16 xb2 20 e5 xe5 21 xe5 f7? 22
xd3. xh7 10.
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KGA: Main LIne Wagenbach (C34)

Wagenbach
By Jonathan Tait (ENG)
Part Two
1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 f3 h5!?
And now:
4 c4 h4 5 d4 g5 or
4 d4 g5 5 c4 h4.
XIIIIIIIIY
9rsnlwqkvlntr0
9zppzpp+p+-0
h6!; 9 xg5 xg5 10 xg5 xd4 11
9-+-+-+-+0 xf7+ e7 12 b3 xb3 13 axb3 h5
9+-+-+-zp-0 ...h6) 9...d7! 10 xb7 (10 xg5
9-+LzPPzp-zp0 d8) 10...b8 11 xc6? (clerical error,
9+-+-+N+-0 but even so: 11 xc7 c8 12 b7 g4)
9PzPP+-+PzP0 11...xb7 Young-Wagenbach, corr
9tRNvLQmK-+R0 BCCA thematic 1996-97.
xiiiiiiiiy b) 6 c3 c6 (6...d6?! 7 b3 e7 8 b5+

T
c6 9 xg5 xe4+ 10 d1 f6! 11 xf4)
HIS can be regarded as a tabia for 7 e5 d5 8 exd6 xd6.
the Wagenbach. Black has achieved c) 6 g3!? hxg3 (6...b5!?) 7 e5 xh2
the desired formation (f4, g5, h4); (7...h6? 8 hxg3; 7...d5!?) 8 xh2 gxh2
White has everything a Kings Gambit 9 xf7+ (9 h5? h1+ 10 h1 h6)
player could want in terms of centre and 9...e7 10 h5 f6 11 g6+! xf7 12
development, and has numerous ways to e5+ e6 13 f7+ d6 14 c4+ c6 15
play this position: e5+ with perpetual (not 15...b6?? 16
(1) castle kingside and sacrifice on g5; b3+ etc.).
(2) break in the centre with e4-e5 and/ d) 6 e5 h3!? (6...d5 7 exd6 xd6, or
or d4-d5; 7...cxd6!? 8 e2+ e7 9 xg5? a5+)
(3) castle queenside and break with g2- 7 g3 g4 8 xf4! gxf3 9 xf3 (10 xf7+
g3; xf7 11 g5+) 9...d5 10 xd5 e7 11
(4) castle on either side and hope for c3 f5 12 e3 c6 13 xf7+! xf7 14 g4
long-term compensation. h4+ 15 e2 h6 16 xh6 xh6 17 e4
Rushing in with 6 e5 (A) is ineffec- f8 18 af1 b6 19 d2 (Black with-
tive, so the usual moves are 6 c3 (B), 6 drew) Wagenbach-Hanison, corr BCCA
0-0 (C), or both 6 0-0 d6 7 c3 (D). Of thematic 1995.
course White has other tries, in particular
the trick of b5+ to pick up the g5-pawn: (A) 6 e5 h6 7 h5 f6 8 c3
a) 6 d3 and now 6...d6!? (6...c6 (not 8 xf7?? xf7 9 xf7+ e7!)
...d6) is playable even though it allows reaches the diagram at the top of the fac-
Whites trick: 7 b3! e7 8 b5+ and ing page.
then: 8...c6 (8...d7!?) 9 d5? (9 xg5 Now Black has three choices:
 28 November 1998
XIIIIIIIIY
9rsnl+kvl-tr0 xd6 20 a5+ b6 21 xc6+ c7 22
9zppzpp+p+-0 c3 f5 (22...xc6!? 23 d5+ c5 24
9-+-+-wq-sn0 e4 b5) 23 d5+ gg8 24 e7+!? d7
9+-+-sN-zpQ0 25 ae1 xe7 26 xe7 a6 27 e5+
9-+LzPPzp-zp0 c8 28 b8 xb8 29 xb8 b5 30 d3
9+-sN-+-+-0 f3 31 e5 fxg2 32 h7 d8 33 f6
9PzPP+-+PzP0 xh3 34 e3 d6 35 e8+ c7 36
9tR-vL-mK-+R0 e7+ Adams-Wagenbach, corr
friendly thematic 1997-98.
xiiiiiiiiy
8...c6 9 0-0 e7 10 d1 d6 11 f3 (B) 6 c3 d6! reaches the next dia-
g4 12 d3 d7 13 d2 0-0-0 14 b4 h3 gram.
15 b5 hxg2 16 xg2 xf3+ 17 xf3 e5! XIIIIIIIIY
18 dxe5 dxe5 19 d5 cxd5 20 xd5 e6 9rsnlwqkvlntr0
21 c4+ b8 22 a5 c8 23 c7+ 9zppzp-+p+-0
a8 Saunders-Tatlow, corr BPCF 9-+-zp-+-+0
Open F8 1997-98 (if 24 b6+? xb6!). 9+-+-+-zp-0
8...b4 9 d2 xc3 10 xc3 d6 11 9-+LzPPzp-zp0
f3 g8 12 d5 g4 13 xf6 xh5 14 h3
a6 15 0-0-0 d7 16 d4 f6 17 de1 f7
9+-sN-+N+-0
18 hf1 0-0-0 Mossekel-Tait, corr WT/ 9PzPP+-+PzP0
M/644 1994-95. 9tR-vLQmK-+R0
8...d6 is The Masters move: xiiiiiiiiy
a) 9 xf7? xf7 10 xf7+ d8! 11 Now 7 0-0 is (D) below. White can
g6 (11 d5 g7 12 g6 c6 13 c3 also play according to plans (2) and (3)
e7!) 11...xg6 12 xg6 g7 13 e2 above; e.g.
e7 14 0-0 f6 15 f5 xf5 16 gxf5 a) 7 e2 c6 8 d2 (or 7 d2 c6)
e8 Young-Wagenbach, corr BCCA 8...g7 9 d5 b5!? (9...g4) 10 d3 b4 11
thematic 1995-96. d1 c5 12 0-0 g4 13 c3 a5 14 b5+
b) 9 f3 g8 10 e5 (10 d5 d8) f8 15 d3 xf3 16 xf3 e5 Alcock-
10...g6 11 xg6 xg6 12 0-0 c6 Wagenbach, Notts League 1993.
(12...c6!?) 13 d2 f5 14 exd6 cxd6 b) 7 d3 c6 (7...g7 8 d2 g4 9 0-
15 ae1+ d7 16 e4 e7 17 d5 e5 0-0 h6 10 g3 xf3! 11 xf3 fxg3 12
18 b5+ c7 19 a5+ b6 20 b4 hxg3 g4 ...h3 is a simple way of de-
xf3+ 21 xf3 d8 22 c4 xe4 23 fending; or 7...c6!?) 8 d2 e7 (8...g4
xe4 f6 24 b3 e5 25 c5?! dxc5 26 9 0-0-0 h6) 9 0-0-0 b5?! 10 b3 a5 11
xe5 cxb4 27 e7+ b8 28 xb4 xd5 a4 b4 12 a2 a6 13 c4 b6 14 g3!.
McLaughlin-Wagenbach, corr Bielby-Tait, Middlesbrough 1996, contin-
friendly thematic 1997-98. ued 14...d7 15 gxf4 g4 16 g5 h6 17
c) 9 d5 d8! 10 f3 (10 b6? dxe5 b1 f8 18 c1!? f6 19 e5!.
11 xa8 b4+! 12 c3 g4 13 xf7+ c) 7 e5!? is logical since Black is not
f8; 10 xc7+? xc7 11 xf7 xf7 ready to close the centre with ...d6-d5.
12 xf7+ xf7 13 xh8 g4) 10...g8 Instead:
11 h3 d7 (11...c6) 12 0-0 c6 13 e1 f6 c1) 7...h6!? 8 0-0 (8 e2+ f8)
14 xf6+ xf6 15 e5 g6 16 exd6+ 8...g4 (8...e7!?; 8...g4!? 9 exd6! gxf3
d8 17 xg6 xg6 18 e5 g7 19 d2 10 dxc7 xc7 11 b5 b6 12 xf3 a6)
 Chess Mail 29

9 e1! e7? (9...f8! would be nor- 1996-97, or 8...d8!? 9 xf4 g4 10 e5

mal) 10 exd6 cxd6 11 xg5! xg5 12 h6 11 xg4 xg4 12 exd6 xd6 13
e4!? (12 xf4 xf4 13 xf4) 12...b6 xd6 cxd6 14 b3 c6 Simmelink-
13 xf7+ (13 xg5? xd4+) 13...xf7 14 Nightingale, corr invitational thematic
g5+ e8 15 xf4 c8 16 c4! h3!? 17 e3 1998.
g8 18 f2 a5 19 f7 Nightingale- Instead, 7 c3 is (D) below. White can
Tait, corr invitational thematic 1998 (via also try 7 c3!? preparing b2-b4 and/or
6 0-0 d6 7 c3 h6!? 8 e5). d1-b3. Black responds ...c7-c6, ...h6
c2) 7...g4 8 e2 e7! 9 e6!? (9 d2 and ...e7, over-protecting f7 and g5. For
c6; 9 d5 d7; 9 exd6 cxd6 10 e4 clarity I will assume that all games started
c8!) 9...f5!? (9...fxe6 10 xe6 xe6 11 with 7...c6, and then:
xe6 f8 ...d7) 10 h3 (10 d5?! a) 8 b4 e7 9 a4 h6 10 a2!? g4
h3!) 10...h5 11 d3 (11 d2 c6!; 11 (10...d7) 11 h3 h5 12 e1 0-0 13 af2
d5 f6 12 d2 e7) 11...h6 12 d5 0-0 d5!? (13...xf3) 14 d3 (14 exd5 e8)
13 d2 a5 14 0-0 a6 15 xa6 xa6 16 14...g6 15 xh4!? gxh4 16 xf4 g5/
ae1 Tait-Nightingale, corr invitational Lazonby-Wagenbach, Notts League
thematic 1998. 1995.
b) 8 h3 is unnecessary; e.g. 8...g7!?
(C) 6 0-0 9 bd2 0-0 10 b3 c6 11 d3 h8 12
XIIIIIIIIY d5 f5 13 exf5 e7 14 b3 exf5 15 e4
9rsnlwqkvlntr0 f7 16 c4 5h6 17 e6 xe6 18 xe6
9zppzpp+p+-0 d5 19 c5 b6 20 d3 Holt-Tatlow, corr
9-+-+-+-+0 BCCA thematic 1995-96. Or 8...h6 9 b4
9+-+-+-zp-0 e7 10 b5 d7 11 a4 f8 12 e2 g6 13
9-+LzPPzp-zp0 bd2 g4!? 14 hxg4 xg4 15 e1 h3 16
9+-+-+N+-0 bxc6 bxc6 17 a3 a5 Simmelink-Tait,
9PzPP+-+PzP0 corr invitational thematic 1998.
c) 8 b3 h6 with a few examples:
9tRNvLQ+RmK-0 i) 9 d5 e7 (9...d7!) 10 e5 d7 11
xiiiiiiiiy dxc6 bxc6 12 xf7+?! xf7 13 e6 b6+
Now McDonald-Dive, London 1994, 14 d4 xb3 15 axb3 fe5 16 exd7+
continued 6...h6?! 7 xg5!? xg5 8 xd7 17 d2 h3 Lyth-Tait, Rhyl 1992.
xf4 g4? (8...g6!/) 9 xf7+ d8 ii) 9 h3 e7 10 a4 d7 11 a5 f8 12
10 xg4! xg4 11 h3 h6 12 e5 xf7 bd2 g6 13 e1 c7 14 f1 0-0 15 a6?
13 xh8 e8 14 f6. But if White pro- b5 16 d3 b6 17 h1 xa6 18 e5 d5 19
ceeds differently (e.g. 7 c3 d6 8 e5) the c2 g7 20 e6 f5 Holt-Wagenbach, corr
knight may turn out to be misplaced on BCCA thematic 1995-96.
h6. iii) 9 a3 e7 10 d5 d7 11 dxc6 bxc6
Hence 6...d6!, when the sacrifice is 12 c2 e5 13 e2 0-0 14 c4 hg4 15
overhasty: 7 xg5? xg5 8 xf7+ (8 fxe5 xe5 16 b3 f6 17 a3 xc4 18
xf4 g6; 8 xf4 f6) and now ei- xc4 e5 19 ad1 f6 Elburg-Tait, corr
ther 8...xf7 9 xf4 g4! 10 e5+ f6 friendly thematic 1997-98.
11 xg4 xg4 12 xf6 (12 xf6+ e7 iv) 9 xg5? xg5 10 xf4 g6 11
13 xd6 g8) 12...g7 13 xh4+ g6 xh6 xh6 12 xf7+ d8 13 d1 h3 14
14 f2 c6 15 c3 h6 16 a3 he8 g3 e3+ 15 f2 h6 16 d2 f8 van
Fox-Wagenbach, corr friendly thematic der Kooij-Elburg, email NLD 1997-98.
 30 November 1998

e7) 12...g7 (12...h7!?) 13 d2?

(D) 6 0-0 d6 7 c3 (13 e5+ g8 14 xd6 xd1 15
XIIIIIIIIY axd1) 13...xf6 14 e5 f5 15 f4?
9rsnlwqkvlntr0 (Alfred-Wagenbach, Nottingham Major
9zppzp-+p+-0 Open 1996) and now Black had
9-+-zp-+-+0 15...g5!.
9+-+-+-zp-0 b) 9 xf4 is more dangerous, intend-
ing to continue with development and
9-+LzPPzp-zp0 maintain attacking options. Quite possi-
9+-sN-+N+-0 bly Black can find a route to safety but
9PzPP+-+PzP0 theory has not as yet explored sufficiently
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0 in order to make a valid judgment; e.g.
xiiiiiiiiy 9...g6 (9...g4) 10 f3!? (or 10 d2!?
Black has several moves here, e.g. ae1, d4-d5, e4-e5; but not 10 e5?
7...g4, 7...e6, 7...h6!?, but mostly s/ h7, nor 10 xf7+? xf7 11 xd6
he chooses 7...c6!? to forestall e4-e5, and xf1+ ...xd6) 10...e6 11 d5 g4 12
soon to consolidate if White plays slowly; f2 f6 13 e5 dxe5 14 ae1 d7 15 dxc6
e.g. 8 e5 d5 9 d3 h6 10 e2 e7 11 bxc6 16 xe5! e7 (16...xe5?! 17 xe5+
c3 g4 12 h1 d7 13 a4 f8 14 b4 a6 e7 18 e4; 16...d8!?) 17 d6 h7
15 c2 d7 16 d2 e6 17 eg1 g7 18 h3 xh3 19 f3 xg2! 20 xg2 xg2+
18 fe1 e6 19 e2?! hf5 21 xg2 f8 (21...d8) 22 h2 h6 23
(...g3+) Pready-Wagenbach, Birming- e4 f7 24 e6 d8 25 c7 c8 26 f4
ham 1998. Or 8 e2 h6 9 c3 e7 10 (26 a5? fe5 27 d1 e8 28 fe1 b8)
d3 f6 11 e5 d5 12 exf6 dxc4 13 xc4 and now Black should have accepted the
xf6 14 b3 0-0 15 a3 e8 16 ae1 e6 tacit draw offer (26...d8). Instead he gave
17 d3 d7 18 c4 f5 19 d1 e3 20 an unnecessary check and got into trou-
d5 g4! 21 fd4 d3 22 a1 e4 23 dxc6 ble: 26...g7+? 27 h3 d8 28 c7 c8
f3! 24 g3 hxg3 Elburg-Tait, corr 29 a5! fe5 30 d1 e8 31 fe1 d8
friendly thematic 1997-98. (31...b8 32 xd7+ xd7 33 d6+ f8
Therefore the sacrifice 8 xg5!? is 34 f5) 32 xd8 xd8 33 xd7+ xd7
critical. It is stronger than on the previ- 34 d1 Cooper-Wagenbach, corr
ous move simply because White is an- friendly thematic 1997-98.
other tempo ahead in development, This is the first article to look at the
whereas Blacks extra move ...c7-c6 Wagenbach in any depth. While it is too
weakens the queenside slightly. After soon to give a definite assessment, I hope
8...xg5 then: I have at least shown that 3...h5!? (...h4)
a) 9 xf7+ xf7 (9...d8!?) 10 xf4 deserves serious consideration as a de-
g4 and then: 11 xd6+ (11 xg4 fence against the Kings Gambit.
xg4 12 xd6+ f6 13 xf6+ xf6 14
e5+ g6 15 xh8 d7) 11...f6 12 If you have any games and/or analy-
xf8 (12 xf6+ xf6 13 e5+ g6 14 ses with 3...h5, I would be very grateful if
xh8 xd1 15 xd1 g4 16 f1 d7) you sent them to: Jonathan Tait, The
12...xd1 13 axd1 xf8 14 e5 g6 15 Forge, Chapel Lane, Farnsfield, Newark,
exf6 f5 16 d5 xf6 Tatlow- Notts, NG22 8JP, England.
Wagenbach, corr BCCA thematic 1996-97.
Or 11 e5+ f6 12 xf6 (12 xf6+ Copyright Jonathan Tait 1998
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games, probably with a cut-off date of 2. Purdy-Napolitano, World Ch I,
1945, 1950 or at latest 1960. 1950-53, CM 5/98 p.4 AND CM 7/98 p33
In future, we may also debate such 3. Purdy-Watzl, World Ch I, 1950-53,
issues as the Best Endgame and Best CM 5/98 p.6
Drawn CC Game. 4. OKelly-Barda, Dyckhoff
The games nominated by us and by Memorial, 1954-56, CM 10/97 p. 41
readers have been narrowed down to 20 5. Estrin-Rittner, Ragozin Memorial,
games that your editor believes have a 1964-66, CM 1/98 p.3
serious chance of winning. Some games 6. Estrin-Berliner, World Ch V, 1965-
published in the series during 1997-98 68, CM 9/97 p25
have been excluded because the loser was 7. Rittner-Estrin, World Ch VI, 1968-
too weak or the play does not stand up to 71, CM 2/98 p. 31
modern analytical scrutiny. Some players 8. Yudovich-Arnlind, BdF-25, 1971-
have more than one entry as we are 74, CM 6/98 p3
unsure which was their best game. 9. im-Porreca, World Ch IX, 1977-
The games are listed in order of the year 83, CM 8-9/98 p34
the game began, and if that is the same, 10. Mulder v.L. Dijkstra-Penrose,
then by alphabetical order of the players. BPCF Jubilee, 1981-83, See website
We invite all our readers to vote for their 11. Pereira-Vukcevic, Olympiad IX
favourite game and there will be two book Final, 1982-84, CM 11/98 p35
prizes, one for subscribers and one for 12. Cayford-Zagorovsky, USA-USSR,
other website voters. Everyone who votes 1984-85, CM 10/98 p2
for the winning game will be in the raffle. 13. Dnhaupt-Webb, BdF-40, 1986,
If there is a tie between two or more CM 11/98 p34
games, we shall ask ICCF President Alan 14. Bang-Umansky, World Ch XIII,
Borwell to exercise a casting vote. 1989-98, See website
Voting closes on January 31, 1999 so 15. Umansky-Penrose, World Ch
that we can count on February 1 just in XIII, 1989-98, CM 3/97 p.11
time to announce the winning game in 16. Baumbach-Nienhuis, Kirjeshakki-
our 3/1999 issue. This should also 25, 1990, CM 3/98 p.36
encourage you to renew on time (either 17. Ekebjrg-Timmerman, NBC-25,
directly to us or through an agent) since if 1991-94, CM 6/98 p.36
you have not paid by 31/1/99 then your 18. Bang-Andersson, NPSF-50, 1994-
vote will be wasted and you will not 96, CM 2/97 p.14
receive the magazine from 3/99 onwards. 19. Timmerman-Andersson, NPSF-
This of course does not apply to the 50, 1994-96, CM 1/97 p.7
minority of subscribers whose renewals 20. Umansky-Burger, Von Massow
fall due in mid-year; they can naturally Memorial, 1996-98, CM 8-9/98 p.16
 32 November 1998

vote on the form without paying again. Scheveningen Sicilian (B83)

The subscription/voting form which Heinz-Wilhelm Dnhaupt (GER) -
you should find inside this magazine will Simon Webb (ENG)
enable you to vote for your favourite BdF-40, 1986-89
game on the list at the same time as you (Notes by Simon Webb)
pay for your 1999 subscription to Chess After much hesitation I have decided
Mail. If the form is missing, you can send to send my own favourite game as a
your payment and voting instructions in suggestion. I played through those you
a letter, or ask us to send you the form. published and decided mine was perhaps
You can vote for a game that is not on no worse than some of them. I have no
the list of 20 but it is unlikely that enough notes of my analysis at the time, so have
other people will do the same for it to be just written light notes. Perhaps someone
successful. will shoot it down!
Votes cast by subscribers on the form 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
or in a letter sent by post or fax count as 2 f6 5 c3 e6 6 e2 e7 7 00 c6 8
points. e3 00 9 f4 d7 10 b3 c7 11 f3
fd8 12 e2 a5 13 ae1 c4 14
Also vote on our Website c1 ac8 15 h1 b5 16 e5
Fairly standard play so far. White
These 20 games will also be on our cannot sit back while Blacks queenside
website from November 1 at http:// pawns advance, so he advances in the
www.chessmail.com/bestgame.html so centre. Over the next few moves White
that you can play through them in HTML wants to get in f4-f5 in a favourable
or using our java viewer. You will also position, opening up for a kingside attack.
find an interactive voting form on the Black avoids playing ...d5 as this would
website. Votes cast by anyone using the only make f5 easier.
website form count as 1 point. Ideally Black would like to make White
This enables you to vote for both your play exd6, freeing Blacks game.
first and second choices and also involves 16...e8 17 e4 b4 18 d1 g6 19 d3
our many website readers who dont get f8 20 d4 g7 21 f3 c6 22 g5
the printed magazine regularly. Please b7 23 b3 b6 24 e3 e7 25 g4
dont vote twice on the website and dont d7 26 b2
vote for the same game twice. XIIIIIIIIY
In the end we ran out of space and time 9-+rtrn+k+0
to publish all the games that readers 9zpl+nwqpvlp0
suggested. For example, Bang-Umansky 9-+-zpp+p+0
from the 13th World Championship is a 9+-+-zP-sN-0
fine game that has not yet been published 9-zp-+-zPQ+0
in print in Chess Mail but it was widely 9+P+LsN-+-0
published elsewhere and we shall put it 9PvLP+-+PzP0
on our website for this competition. The
same applies to the game Mulder van
9+-+-tRR+K0
Leens Dijkstra-Penrose, proposed by Ken xiiiiiiiiy
Bowyer of England. White is poised for a sacrifice on the
Two final games self-nominated by GM kingside. But...
readers now conclude the series. 26...c3!
 Chess Mail 33

Cutting the on b2 out of the attack, a win. However it has some interesting
after which no sacrifices work. White will moments.
also have trouble keeping e5 defended. 47 g2 xg2+ 48 xg2 f6 49 f2
27 xc3 bxc3 e7 50 e2 d7 51 d3 c6 52 e4
I reasoned that my strong bishops are xc5 53 a4 e7 54 a3
worth at least a pawn, and Whites Because 54 xa7? c6 and ...b4+
queenside majority is useless, while I have wins the c-pawn.
an extra pawn on the kingside, after exd6. 54...c6 55 h4 d4 56 h7 e5+
So I have full compensation for the 57 e2 d5 58 h4 e4 59 h5 gxh5
exchange, and probably a little more. If I 60 xh5 f3 61 h7 g1+ 62 d1
can exchange the on d3 for one of my e3
knights I should have a clear advantage, If 62...f3 63 d7 e2 64 g4 is
as my rule of thumb is that two bishops annoying. If White had played 62 f1 this
are equal to rook and knight. line would be OK, as Black continues
28 d1 c8 29 h3 f8 30 exd6 64...g3+.
A concession, but if 30 f3 c7 and it .63 e7+ f2
is difficult to see an active plan for White, Leaving f3 free for 64 d7 f3 pro-
while Black can come out with moves like tecting everything.
...c5 and ...c7. 64 g4 f3 65 d7 e3 66 e7+ f4
30...xd6 31 e3 c7 32 f3 d7 Now the g-pawn falls and the game is
33 g4 c5! over.
After careful analysis I decided that 67 a4 f3 68 e2 e5 69 g7 xg4
Whites attack was insufficient, so I could 70 d3 e3 71 xc3 e5 72 b4 f5
get away with this move, to exchange the 73 c4 e4 74 b5 f4 75 h7 f3 76
white . h4+ d3 77 c5 f2 78 h1 e2 79 c6
34 g5 xd3 35 xh7+ f8 36 xe6 xc6 01.
c6 37 f3 c5 38 e1 e8 39 e5
d5 40 b4
Not 40 gxf7? xf7.
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XIIIIIIIIY
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46...f3+ popular. See the order form insert.
Going for the endgame which is clearly
 34 November 1998

Spanish Archangelsk (C78) f3 (19 xf7 dg8) 19...f8 20 xb5

Alvaro Pereira (POR) - exd4 21 cxd4 xd4! (21...xd4?! 22 xd4
Borislav Vukcevic (YUG) xd4 23 a5!) 22 e5!! b8 (22...xe5??
Olympiad IX Final bd 1, 1982-4 23 a8+; 22...xe5? 23 c2; 22...dxe5?
(Notes by Pereira). 23 c2; 22...g4? 23 e6; 22...a7? 23
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 xa7+ xa7 24 g3!; 22...a5? 23 xd4!!
f6 5 00 b5 6 b3 b7 7 c3 xf3 24 e6) 23 xd4!! xf3 (23...dxe5??
The Archangelsk was very popular in 24 f5 exd4 25 xg6) 24 e6 fxe6! 25 xe6
CC at the time. In the same tournament, d5 26 xd7+ fxd7 27 a7 (27 a5!?;
Penrose played 7 e1 against me and the 27 e7!?) 27...c6 28 a8+ b7 29 xf8
same Vukcevic. Both games were very xf8 30 f5 e6 31 xe6 xe6 32 f4
beautiful too: They went 7 e1 c5 8 c3 b4 33 xe6 xe6 34 h6
d6 9 d4 b6 10 g5 h6 11 h4 Penrose-Pereira, Olympiad IX Final
XIIIIIIIIY 1982-84.
9r+-wqk+-tr0 7...xe4 8 d4 e7 9 e2!
9+lzp-+pzp-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9pvlnzp-sn-zp0 9r+-wqk+-tr0
9+p+-zp-+-0 9+lzppvlpzpp0
9-+-zPP+-vL0 9p+n+-+-+0
9+LzP-+N+-0 9+p+-zp-+-0
9PzP-+-zPPzP0 9-+-zPn+-+0
9tRN+QtR-mK-0 9+LzP-+N+-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9PzP-+QzPPzP0
9tRNvL-+RmK-0
a) 11...00 12 a4 exd4 13 axb5 axb5 xiiiiiiiiy
14 xa8 xa8 15 cxd4 e8 16 c3 g5 17
d2!! (New then, but see Vitomskis-Klaic Strangely enough, this simple move
on pp22-24!) 17...a5 (17...gxh4 18 (freeing d1 for the rook and pressing the
xh6+- ) 18 c2 b4 19 xg5! bxc3 weak b5 pawn) was a novelty. Then, the
(19...hxg5 20 xg5+ f8 21 h6+) 20 f4 game was published in a NIC Yearbook
xd4 21 h7!! e5 (21...xh7 22 e5+; and it became the standard move on the
21...xh7 22 xd8 xd8 23 e5! xe5 24 position (instead of the old 9 e1).
xh7+ xh7 25 xf7+ h8 26 xe5!) 22 9...d5 10 dxe5 a5 11 c2 c4?! 12
xh6 e6 23 xf6+ xf6 (23...xf6 24 a4 00 13 d1
e5!) 24 xf6 xf6 (24...xf6 25 xf6 Not 13 axb5? axb5 14 xa8 xa8 15
xf6 26 a1) 25 e3 e5 26 h3 e7 b3 b6 16 xb5?? a6
27 h5 f5 28 g6+ g7 29 e6+ f7 30 13...e8
c8+ f8 31 xc7 g7 32 xf5 e8 33 To hold b5.
g5! f8 34 xa5 cxb2 35 a7 10 14 axb5 axb5 15 xa8 xa8 16 b3
Penrose-Vukcevic, Olympiad IX Final b6 17 d4 b4 18 c4!
1982-84. Two false promised lands would be:
b) 11...d7 12 a4 000 13 axb5 axb5 a) 18 d3? b7! 19 h3 c8;
14 a3 (compare the Vitomskis game b) 18 f3? xc3! 19 xc3 bxc3 20 d3
notes for 14 xf6) 14...g5 15 g3 h5 16 g6 21 h6 b4! (21...c5? 22 f5) 22 xf8
h4 gxh4 17 xh4 h6 18 g5! g6 19 xf8 c5, d4, d5.
 Chess Mail 35

18...c5 Its difficult to criticise this move,

XIIIIIIIIY because, after 21...g6 22.xe7+ xe7
9l+-+qtrk+0 23.xf8, Black would lose in the long run
9+-zp-vlpzpp0 anyway and now White must play very
9-sn-+-+-+0 well to not lose himself!
9+-snpzP-+-0 Other variations were:
9-zpPsN-+-+0 a) 21...xb3 22 xg7 f6 23 g4 h5 24
g3 h7 25 xe7 xe7 26 xf8 xf8 27
9+P+-+-+-0 xb3+-;
9-+L+QzPPzP0 b) 21...gxh6 22 g4+ g5 23 xh6+
9+NvLR+-mK-0 h8 24 xg5 bd7 25 xf7+! xf7 26
xiiiiiiiiy xf7 xf7 27 d8+ g8 28 xg8+ xg8
29 e6!+-.
19 f5!! 22 xg7! xg7
Threatening 20.xg7! xg7 21.g4+ XIIIIIIIIY
This is the beginning of a long com- 9l+-+qtrk+0
bination, continuing to the end of the 9+-zp-+pvlp0
game. For now, White is simply offering
a pawn, but it was...
9-sn-+-+-+0
19...dxc4! 9+-sn-zPN+-0
...necessary to calculate all the foll- 9-zp-+-+-+0
owing sacrifices. The positional approach 9+L+-+-+-0
would be 19 cxd5. 9-+-+QzPPzP0
a) 19...f6? (a thematic defence, as it 9+N+R+-mK-0
will be seen) 20 e1+-; xiiiiiiiiy
b) 19...e6? 20 cxd5 xd5 21 xd5
xd5 22 d3+-; At last Black takes one of the of the
c) 19...g6? 20 h6 gxf5? 21 xf5 h8 so-many-times-offered bishops! An
22 g7+! xg7 23 g4+ h6 24 h3+ elegant mate would be 22...xe5 23 xe5
g5 25 f4+ xf4 26 f1+ xe5 27 g3+ xe5 24 xe5 xb3 (24...e8 25 xc7)
d4 28 f2+ e5 29 f4+ f6 30 d4+. 25 h6#. But now the attack seems to be
20 h6! at a dead end, as if 23 g4? xe5, for
20 xg7?? would be wrong: 20...xg7 instance, then 24 f4 b2 25 e7+ h8 26
21 g4+ h8 22 f5 e4! 23 xe4 xe4 xf7 ( g6+) 26...xg2+!+.
24 xe4 c3. 23 d8!!
20...cxb3 This deflection sacrifice (23...xd8 24
a) 20...f6 21 exf6! xe2 22 xg7 g4) is the point of 19 f5.
xd1+ 23 xd1 h5 24 h6+ h7 25 23...f3!?
xf8+-; After 23...xe5 24 e7+ xe7 25 xe7
b) 20...gxh6 21 g4+ g5 22 xh6+ xb3 Black has three pieces for the
h8 23 xg5 e6 (23...bd7 24 xd7! queen, but loses one of them: 26 xf8+
xd7 25 f5; 23...f6 24 exf6 e6 25 f5 xf8 27 xc7 d5 28 g3+.
f7 26 xe6!) 24 xh7 (24 d8!?) 24 xf3 xe5 25 h6+! 10.
24...xh7 25 f5 g6 (25...xe5 26 This was my first win over a ICCF GM.
h5+) 26 h4+. And, almost 15 years later, Im still really
21 xb3!! f6 proud of it!
 36 November 1998

Coppa Latina Europe America

Europe
by Nol van t Riet participants for America should have

A
T THE meeting of the ICCF been: the Argentine, Canada and USA
Presidium in Linz (Austria) 1980, (who shared the third place with Brazil).
the Argentine delegate Ing. As Canada and USA were not able to
Antonio-Gerardo Lascurain made a participate, a team from Brazil was
proposal for a new team tournament. entered and also a team from Peru, which
Lascurain was not only present at the had finished on the tenth (and last) place
Congress as the Argentine delegate but in the second Panamerican team champ-
also as representative of the Latin ionship. But in this tournament too Peru
American confederation CADAP. At that didnt do well; they finished last with only
time he was the director of the CADAP 6 points out of 80 games.
tournament office. The team tournament The tournament was won in 1985 by
which he proposed was the Coppa Latina Italy with the highest CLEA score ever:
Europe America. In this team tournament 53 points out of 80 games, which is a
there would be place for 6 teams, each score of 67%. Also remarkable was that
with 8 players, who would play two the three European teams finished in the
games with all their opponents at the front positions.
same board. Board 1 was won by Richard Gold-
The 6 participating countries would be enberg (France) with a very good score
the three best placed countries in the last of 9 points out of 10 games: a score at
Coppa Latina and in the last Panamerican board 1 which has not been equalled up
team championship. Coppa Latina is a to now.
team tournament for latin countries in The score Europe-America was 154-
Europe. 82 (three games annulled).
I wrote an article about it in Chess Mail CLEA 1
6/1997. The Panamerican team champ- 1 Italy 53/80
ionship is organised by CADAP; the 2 France 50
participating countries are, besides the Romania 50
CADAP countries, Canada and the USA.
board 1
When I wrote the article last year, I didnt
1 Goldenberg FRA 9 /10
know what the original idea behind the
2 Pipitone ITA 7
Coppa Latina Europe America was.
3 Pereyra Puebla ARG 5

Coppa Latina Europe Coppa Latina Europe

America 1 America 2

T T
HE first edition started in 1981. At
HE second edition started in 1986
that time the second Coppa Latina
under the guidance of Ing. Gustavo
was finished and also the second
Paz y Barriga (Peru), who had been
Panamerican team championship.
playing for his country at board 1 in the
Therefore the participants for Europe
first edition.
were: Romania, France and Italy. The
 Chess Mail 37

For Europe the participants were The score Europe-America was 130-
France, Romania and Spain, which was 109.
the substitute for Moldavia that had
finished third in the third Coppa Latina, CLEA 3
but was not able to raise a team for this 1 Italy 49/80
event. America was represented by their 2 France 43
three qualified teams: Argentina, Canada 3 Switzerland 38
and Brazil. board 1
Although two American teams finished 1 DeMauro USA 7 /10
second and third, the score Europe- Redolfi ARG 7
America was 126-113, due to the bad 3 Sarosy CAN 5
performance of Brazil (21 out 80). It was
by far the best American score in the three
editions of the tournament so far.
Analysis of CLEA 1-3

T
CLEA 2 HE table below gives an overview
1 France 53 /80 of the first three Coppa Latina
2 Canada 47 Europe America tournaments. As
3 Argentina 45 you probably already will have noticed,
reading the above description, it is not
board 1
surprising to see that Italy has the best
1 Feroul FRA 7/10
score in their two per-formances in these
2 Biava BRS 6
three tournaments: a score of 64%. Only
3 Garcia
France and Italy succeeded in scoring
Vicente ESP 5
more than 50% all the times they
participated.
Coppa Latina Europe
America 3 Tournament 1 2 3 Ranking

T
games per team 80 80 80 Total %
HE third edition was approved by Italy 53 - 49 103 64
the 1991 ICCF Congress in France 50 53 43 146 61
Jrvenp (Finland). It started in Argentina 46 45 37 128 54
1992 and it was finished in 1997. Romania 50 34 - 84 53
Once again Gustavo Paz y Barriga was Canada - 47 35 82 51
the tournament director. The European Spain - 39 - 39 49
Switzerland - - 38 38 48
participants were the qualified teams of
USA - - 37 37 47
Switzerland, Italy and France. For America
Brazil 30 21 - 51 32
were playing: the Argentine, Canada and
Peru 6 - - 6
the USA, replacing Cuba. This means that
Argentina and France are the only teams As can be seen in the table at the top
that have played in all three editions. of the next page, 127 players participated
Italy was the winner, for the second in the first three editions of the tour-
time. For the third time France was among nament. With only 15 players in 3 teams
the medal winners. The fact that Switz- of 8 players each, Argentine had the most
erland was third with a score of less than homogeneous teams. Of the teams that
50% indicates that there has been a hard participated more than once, Italy was the
fight for this place. most heterogeneous: two times with
 38 November 1998

Players: frequency of participation

Number of Total
Mister Coppa Latina
3 2 1
times players Europe America
Argentina 2 5 8 15 (24)
Brazil - 2 12 14 (16) Redolfi ARG 127
Canada 3 10 13 (16) Boyd CAN 114
France - 20 22 (24) Cordoba ARG 114
Italy 16 16 (16) Purcarea ROM 114
Peru - 8 8 (8) Goldenberg FRA 109
Romania - 1 14 15 (16) Rogemont FRA 109
Spain - - 8 Doroftei ROM 103
Switzerland - 8 (8) Finnochiaro ITA 103
USA - - 8 8 (8) Gatto ITA 103
2 13 112 127 Grizou FRA 103
Lecroq FRA 103
Vinot FRA 103
completely different teams. Sarosy CAN 101
That table also shows that only 15 Biaux FRA
Lewkowitz ARG
players played in two or more Rinaldi ARG
tournaments. And only three players Leveille CAN
played in all three tournaments: the Conover USA87
Argentine players Cordoba and Redolfi. De Mauro USA
At foot of this column, youll find a table Garriga Nualart ESP
with the percentage results of these 15

I
players. The two Argentine players
Cordoba and Redolfi, who participated N MY article about the Coppa Latina
three times each, are at the top of this list. in Chess Mail 6/1997 I defined a
The total result of Rodolfo Argentino measuring-staff with which one can
Redolfi is very good, especially when find out which player deserves the title of
you realise that he made his score of Mister Coppa Latina.
75% at the first three boards (8 points The formula which I used was: per-
at board 3 in CLEA 1, 7 points at centage score + scored points + number
board 2 in CLEA 2 and finally 7 points of played games. Using this formula, the
at board 1 in CLEA 1). title of Mister Coppa Latina could be
awarded to the Romanian player Mihai
Breazu, ahead of his two countrymen
Redolfi ARG 22/30 75 Valer-Vasile Demian and Emil Mende.
Sarosy CAN 13/20 68 Using the same formula for the Coppa
Cordoba 65
Rinaldi
ARG
ARG
19/30
12 /20 60
Latina Europe America, the above-
Leveille CAN 11/20 58 mentioned Rodolfo Redolfi absolutely
Buj ARG 10/20 53 appears as Mister CLEA. The top twenty
Miclot FRA 10/20 53 are shown in the table above.
Laurencena ARG 48
Travi BRS 9 /20 45 CLEA 4

T
Laplaza ARG 8 /20 40
Popescu ROM 8 /20 40
HE fourth edition of the Coppa
Chouinard CAN 35
Lemaire FRA 6/20 33
Latina Europe America has not
Pereyra Puebla ARG 33 been prepared yet. Coppa Latina 5
Pacini BRS 6 /20 30 is still underway, it started in 1995 and at
 Chess Mail 39

this moment about 75% of the games have Blacks c-pawn. In other respects, Whites
been finished. Italy-A, Italy-B and France kingside attack strategy in this game is
are in the lead. very similar to the Grand Prix Attack.
As two teams from one country is new, 3...d6 4 f3 g6 5 e2 g7 6 00 f6
there has not been made a ruling as far as 7 e1 d7 8 h1 00 9 h4 b5 10
I know for the qualification for the 4th h3 d4 11 d1
Coppa Latina Europe America. But I think White will hold the queenside while
that it would be wise to give only one he builds up on the other wing. Black fails
qualification per country. to find an effective central counter.
That would mean that the team that 11...a5 12 bd2 a4 13 xd4 cxd4 14
finishes in fourth place also could qualify. f3 b6 15 f5
At this moment Belgium, Portugal and The formula is well-known: h6, g5,
Spain are candidates for the fourth place. fxg6, xf6 followed by mate.
The 4th Panamerican team champ- What is a bit surprising is that Black
ionship already finished in 1993. So the finds no answer to this.
American qualifiers are already known for 15...b4 16 h6 c5 17 g4 c6 18 g5
many years: Argentine and Canada, who b3
shared first place and Brazil which Black thinks he is getting counterplay
finished point ahead of USA. but he is too slow.
So the most probable outcome is that 19 fxg6 bxc2
the tournament CLEA 4 will be played XIIIIIIIIY
with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, 9r+-+-trk+0
Italy and Belgium or Portugal. Which 9+-+-zppvlp0
would mean a fourth participation of 9-+lzp-snPvL0
Argentine and France and a first app- 9+-wq-+-sN-0
earance of Belgium or Portugal.
Here is a game by Mister CLEA. As it
9p+-zpP+PwQ0
happens, GM Redolfis very good win 9+-+P+-+P0
against DeMauro was already published 9PzPp+-+-+0
in this magazine last year and is still 9tR-+L+R+K0
available for playing through with the Java xiiiiiiiiy
applet on our website, as one of the Five
Best Games in Chess Mail 1997. 20 xf6!
This one is more one-sided but still Please, take my piece and promote
instructive and entertaining. your pawn with check. It will make no
difference.
Sicilian (B21). 20...cxd1+ 21 xd1 c2
Redolfo A. Redolfi (ARG)- This allows forced mate but there is
Italo G.B.Travi (BRS) nothing better.
CLEA 1 1981-85 21...xf6 allows mate in 4: 22 g7!;
(Notes by Tim Harding) 21...exf6 is the same. If 21...hxg6 22 xg7
1 e4 c5 2 f4 c6 3 d3 xg7 23 df1 is one way to win and if
Redolfi keeps his inside the pawn 21...fxg6 22 xg7 xg7 23 e6+.
chain rather than playing it to b5, as in 22 gxh7+ h8 23 xg7+ xg7 24
the Grand Prix Attack, when it is often h8+ xh8 25 e6+ fxe6 26 g5+
exchanged for the knight on c6 to double 10.
 40 November 1998

You ar
aree tthe
he adjudicator!

L
AST MONTH we gave you six for an appeal? Mr Fraser has sent us
positions to study, all of which have detailed analysis of this ending which
occurred in correspondence tourn- suggests that White, while standing better,
aments and been the subject of adjud- does not have a clear win.
ications, either because the close-out date What do readers think? (We shall come
of the event had come or because one of back to this position in a later issue when
the players had died. we have more space.)
We shall be examining two of these in
greater detail next month and we should Position 2. White to play. Win or draw?
be interested in readers views on any of This position arose in Secchi-Salm,
these. 3rd CC World Ch Final, 1959-62.
We shall be examining two of these in XIIIIIIIIY
greater detail soon, but we should be 9-+-+-mk-+0
interested in readers views on any of 9wQ-+l+-+-0
these positions. 9-zPq+-+-+0
Position 1. White claims a win.
Pirc Defence (B09)
9+-+-zPpvL-0
Carlos Alfaro Chaca (PER) -
9-+-+-zP-+0
Fred Fraser (ENG) 9+-+-+-+-0
II Copa Peru Premier, 1994 9-+-+-+-mK0
1 e4 d6 2 d4 f6 3 c3 g6 4 f4 g7 5 9+-+-+-+-0
f3 00 6 e5 fd7 7 h4 c5 8 e6 fxe6 9 xiiiiiiiiy
h5 gxh5 10 dxc5 xc5 11 xh5 a5
12 g5 h8 13 xg7 xg7 14 d4+ This position was adjudicated 10 by
e5 15 fxe5 c6 16 h4 h8 17 h6 Folke Ekstrm, apparently on the grounds
d8 18 g5 e6 19 b5 g8 20 of the variation 52 a3+ f7! 53 b2
xc6 bxc6 21 exd6 g6 22 000 c8 54 e6+! g8 55 h6 b7 56 f6
exd6 23 xh7 xh7 24 e3+ g7 and 57 e7 winning. A draw would have
25 d4+ f8 given Salm the GM title and when he saw
XIIIIIIIIY this line in Tim Hardings book of the CC
9r+-+-mk-+0 World Championships, too late to appeal,
9zp-+-+-+-0 he pointed out the defence 54...xe6! 55
9-+pzpl+r+0 e5+ (55 f6+ d5=; 55 h8 d5=; 55
9wq-sn-+-+-0 g3 f7=) 55...f7 56 e7+ (56 h8
9-+-vL-+-wQ0 e6=) 56...g6=. This position was
9+-sN-+-+-0 recently shown to GM Colin MacNab who
9PzPP+-+P+0 says White is easily winning in the
9+-mKR+-+-0 adjudication position, but we are unsure
xiiiiiiiiy with what sequence of moves.
This case raises the question of whether
Here the game was broken off for adjudications and appeals in CC should be
adjudication, and Black was awarded a done on the basis of an objective
draw. Do you think White has grounds assessment of the final position or a
 Chess Mail 41

subjective one. On the principle that are given which imply that Black is
games should, so far as possible, be winning with 72... f2+ e.g. 73 h1 (73
decided by the players themselves, the h3 f6 74 xf6 xf6 75 h6 e4 76 g4
question is whether the (incorrect) f5 77 g3 g6 78 e5+ xh6 79 f4
winning line stemmed from Secchi, or h5+) 73 c4 74 h6 c3 75 h7 c2 76 h8
from Ekstrm, or Ahues (the original c1+ etc. So what is the truth about this
commentator in Fernschach). It also raises game; do the Czechs know?
the question of whether the players
should be allowed to see the analysis or Position 4. Black to play; what result?
arguments on which the adjudicator bases XIIIIIIIIY
his decision; normally this is not the case. 9k+l+-tr-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
Position 3. White to move claims a 9-wQ-+-+-+0
draw. Does he get it?
This position arose in Volchok-Trapl,
9+-+-+-+-0
Markov Memorial 1987-92. 9-zP-zP-zP-sn0
XIIIIIIIIY 9zP-+-zp-zPq0
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+R+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+L+-mK-0
9-+-+p+Q+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-zp-+-+p0
Budapest Fajarowicz (A51)
9-+-+n+PzP0 P. Salcedo Medero - F. Perez
9+-+kwq-+-0 10 Cuban CC Ch 1994-97
9-+-+-+KsN0 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e5 3 dxe5 e4 4 f3
9+-+-+-+-0 b4+ 5 bd2 c6 6 a3 xd2 7 xd2
xiiiiiiiiy xd2+ 8 xd2 e7 9 c3 b6 10 e3

There is a mystery about this game. CC

Informator 2 gives the result as a draw Correspondence Chess
but the ChessBase Fernschach-CD gives World CD: Bonus Files
the result as 01 which seems more
plausible? The draw placed Volchok If you bought our CD, look on our
second with Trapl third equal; a win for website: http://www.chessmail.com/cd-
Black would have reversed these pos- update.html has a bonus zipfile of
itions. updated HTML pages and images for
CC-IM Michael Melts, who edited CC download. Installing this bonus file will
Informator 2, writes: I think the result of restore the missing image on the start
the game is . This result is the result pages and will add new images such as
by adjudication maybe because after a picture of GM Timmerman which he
71.e4 72 gxh5 72 gxh4 c4 (72...Ke2 sent to us just too late for inclusion.
73 Qg4+) 73 h6 c3 74 h7 c2 75 h8Q There will also be updates to some
c1Q 76 Qd8+ Ke2 77 Qh5+ Ke1 78 weblinks and to pages where ICCF
Qda5+ Qcd2+ 79 Qxd2+ Qxd2+ 80 information has changed as a result of
Kh3=. the Riga Congress.
However, on the CD, notes by Jezek
 42 November 1998

b7 11 d1 000 12 e2 de8 13 adjudicated. White claimed a win.

d5 g5 14 e6 fxe6 15 xg5 e5 16 00 We received from GM Morgado a
d6 17 g3 hg8 18 xg8 xg8 19 gamefile including the comments of the
e1 h4 20 f4 e4 21 b4 b8 22 d1 (unidentified) adjudicator who wrote:
e7 23 g3 f5 24 g2 h3 25 f2 I proceeded to verify the variations in
h5 26 c5 d5 27 e5 d4 28 e6 f8 29 which Pereyra claimed advantage. This
cxb6 axb6 30 exd4 h4 31 xh4 e3 32 indicated in each case errors of analysis.
c2 c8 33 e5 xh4 34 xc7+ The main line ran 36...g5 37 xh5
a8 35 xb6 xg2 38 xa7 h8 39 g4 e3!
We were sent this in a file of games (Pereyra proposed 39... e1? but the text
from Cuba. The final crazy position was gains a tempo by the advance.f4-f3.)
adjudicated drawn but why? White has and now 40 d2 would actually lose after
five pawns for a piece and is his king 40...xg4 41 hxg4 h4 42 b4 xg4 43 b5
really in such danger? f3 44 e1 b4 45 a4 g4 46 f2 b2+ 47
g3 g2+.
Position 5. Was Whites adjudication So the critical line goes 40 b4 xg4
analysis (CM 10 p.51) correct? 41 hxg4 h4 42 b5 xg4 43 b6 f3 44
Kings Indian Defence? (A48) a3 and here Pereyra proposed 44...f2??
Manuel Pereyra Puebla (ARG) - which wins for White after 45 Rf3+ Rf4
Bartolomeo Marcussi (ARG) 46 Rxf2! Rxf2 47 b7 etc. However, after
Barts Memorial A, 1991-94 44...b4! it is a draw: 45 xf3+ e7 46
1 d4 f6 2 f3 g6 3 f4 g7 4 c3 b3 xb3 47 axb3 d7. So the adj-
d6 5 d2 bd7 6 e4 00 7 000 c5 8 udication was -.
dxc5 xc5 9 e5 fe4 10 xe4 xe4
11 e3 d5 12 h6 a5 13 b1 xh6 Position 6. Black to play. What result?
14 xh6 g4 15 e3 f5 16 e2 ac8 XIIIIIIIIY
17 h3 f4 18 d4 f5 19 xd5+ xd5 9R+-+-+-+0
20 xd5 xf2 21 c1 fd8 22 c4 9+-+-+-+-0
f8 23 b3 e6 24 d4 xd4 25 xd4 9-+-mk-+-zp0
d8 26 xe6+ xe6 27 xe6 e7 9+-sn-+-zp-0
28 c4 d1 29 d3 e3 30 e4 b6
31 c4 e6 32 c5 xe5 33 f3 bxc5
9-+-zpP+P+0
34 xc5+ f6 35 c1 h5 36 c7 9+-+-+K+-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-tr-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0
9zp-tR-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-+-mkp+0
This was the most fascinating position
9+-+-+-+p0 of the six and we have material for a huge
9-+-+-zp-+0 article on this, which we shall publish
9+P+-snL+P0 soon. We shall disclose the identities of
9P+-+-+P+0 the players then.
9+-mK-+-+-0 Suffice it say now that White thought
xiiiiiiiiy he was winning and got the decision on
adjudication. However, Black appealed.
Here Marcussi died and the game was On what grounds? And was he right?
 Chess Mail 43

ICCF decides on ne
neww email initiati
initiativve

T email
HIS months email column is largely
devoted to a very interesting game
of theoretical importance and to the
announcement of the first official (ICCF)
Email World Championship which will
begin early in the New Year.
If you are eligible for it (see the list of in contention).
qualifying criteria on thefacing page), Webb and Pecha have each one game
dont miss the chance to enter this historic left and Webb needs half a point more
event. It will be fascinating to see how than Pecha from these to retain the title.
many FIDE-GMs use their right to enter. If Pecha wins his game, that is it; if he
The fact that players away from home a draws, Webb must win. If Pecha loses
lot can still compete by email should then Webb would only need a draw.
make the event attractive to them. In IECG Cup Final I, Josef Jaluvka
Note also that each member federation (CZE) is in a very strong position with 6/
of ICCF can enter two players (instead 7 and one game still in play but is not the
of the usual one, for postal semi-finals) definite winner at the time of writing. In
apart from players qualified in respect of the B-Final, just one game is left open and
rating or other criteria. the winner is confirmed as Henri
Meanwhile the unofficial (IECG) Email Spijkerman (NED) with 6/8 ahead of
World Championship, on which we Steven A. Smithers (USA) 6 and third is
reported last month, is down to two Guido Bresadola (ITA) 5.
decisive games which will see whether This three-stage Cup event began in
Webb or Pecha is the victor. (Bormida has 1995 under the old IECG and has taken
drawn two more games and is no longer more than three years to complete.

First Email Chess World Championships

World
Announcement by Deputy The semifinals will be played in about
President (Tournaments) 15 groups of 11 players. The first two
players of each group qualify for the 3/4
Eckhard Lers final, which will most likely be played in

A
S DECIDED by the 1998 ICCF 3 (or 4) groups of 13 players each. The
Congress in Riga, the first official first three players in each 3/4-final group
Email Chess World Championships will qualify for the final, which is also
will be started in 1999. These World planned to be played with 13 players.
Championships will be played in three ICCF will start semifinals of the Email
stages: semifinals, 3/4-finals (the stage Chess World Championships every two
between the semifinals and the final) and years. Based upon an agreement between
the final. the two world chess bodies, ICCF (for
 44 November 1998

correspondence chess) and FIDE (for over at least 60% of the possible points,
the board chess), the ICCF World Champ- provided a higher qualification has not
ionship titles are also recognised by FIDE. been achieved;
Since 1946 ICCF has organised 22 (4) the winners of 15 player Master
World Championships, all of which have class groups or Email Championship
been played by post. As decided by the sections;
1998 ICCF Congress in Riga, future World (5) those players who twice within the
Championships will be offered by post or last 10 years have achieved 2nd place in
by email, with qualifications inter- a 15 player Master class group or Email
changeable according to players pref- Championship section and a 1st place in
erences. It is planned that new World a 7 player Master Class group or Email
Championship semifinals will begin each Championship section;
year, alternating between post and email (6) those players who twice within the
respectively. last ten years achieved 2nd place in a 15
The semifinals of the first Email Chess player Master class group or Email
World Championship will therefore also Championship section;
be the semifinals of the 23rd World (7) those players, who twice within
Correspondence Chess Championship. the last 10 years achieved 1st place in a 7
These semifinals will be played ex- player Master Class group or Email
clusively by email, will begin on 01/04/ Championship section;
1999 with a closing date for entries of 28/ (8) the participants in the final of ICCF
02/1999. World Cup 6 and 7 who achieved at least
The 3/4-finals and the final of the first 60% of the possible points;
Email Chess World Championship will (9) the holders of the ICCF or FIDE
start when there are enough qualifiers Grandmaster title;
wishing to play at the next level using (10) those players with a fixed rating
email transmission. of at least 2570 on the rating list valid until
Similar provisions, as usual, will apply 30/6/1999;
for postal 3/4-finals and finals of the World (11) those players who are entered by
Champ-ionship, which will also begin their ICCF member organisation. Two
when enough qualifiers have emerged participants per member federation may
who wish to play using postal trans- be entered, with an extra entry from each
mission. country participating in Olympiad Final
The following players are entitled XI, three more extra places for Germany
to enter the semifinals of the first and Czech Republic/Slovakia, and one
Email Chess World Championship: more extra place for Canada/Scotland as
(1) the participants of the (postal) finals prospective medallists from Olympiad
13 and 14 if they have not earned a higher final X.
qualification;

T
(2) the participants of the (postal) 3/4- HE nominating/entering feder-
finals 15, 16 and 17, who have scored at ations must clearly indicate on what
least 30% of the possible points provided ground (tournament and section
a higher qualification has not been numbers) the player is nominated/
achieved; entered.
(3) the participants of the (postal) Nominations and entries, including
semifinals 19, 20 and 21 who have scored working email addresses, should be sent
 Chess Mail 45

via the national federation (only in Residents in other countries who are
exceptional cases directly) by email not members of any ICCF member
([email protected]), by fax (+49-441- federation may enter direct to the ICCF
13662) or by post (Weidenstr. 9, D-26135 Paying Office provided this has been
Oldenburg) to the ICCF Deputy President agreed first by the Deputy President
(Tournaments), Eckhard Lers (GER), to (Tournaments).
be received by him not later than 28/02/ Please visit the ICCF website (http://
1999. www.iccf.com) for more information
The entry fee is CHF 30 per player and about the ICCF Playing Rules for email
must be paid through the appropriate tournaments and about the national ICCF
national member federation. member federations.

Important innovation in email game

innov

T
HE VII Baltic Sea team tournament, fxg3 xc6 26 d1 h6 27 c5 a8
organised by the Russian 28 e4 xe4 29 xe4 a5
Correspondence Chess Association This position is considered a draw since
(RCCA), is going only one year and only Yusupov-Tukmakov, Leningrad 1987
155 games are ended so far. But among [INF 43/(525)], but...
these are some interesting games, which 30 g2!
have theoretical meaning. This move is new and maybe will
Here is one of them, submitted by E. refute the variation with 17...b8, writes
Karelin, Vice President of RCCA and team Mr. Karelin.
captain of Russia. 30...e3 31 f3 b6 32 h4 b3 33 a1!
He points out this game was played by d8 34 h5 b7 35 g4 c6 36 g5 d4
email and 45 moves were made in 8 37 d1! a4 38 g6 fxg6
months! XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-+0
Semi-Slav (D44) 9+-+-+-+-0
A. Pankratov (RUS) - 9-+k+pzPp+0
P.W. Jrgensen (DEN)
Baltic Sea tt-7, 1997-98
9+-+-+-+P0
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 f3 f6 4 c3 e6 5 9p+-vlN+-+0
g5 dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 e5 h6 8 h4 g5 9 9+p+-+K+-0
xg5 hxg5 10 xg5 bd7 9-zP-+-+-+0
The Botvinnik Variation, about which 9+-+R+-+-0
theoretical debate has been raging for xiiiiiiiiy
several decades.
11 g3 b7 12 g2 b6 13 exf6 000 Now a fine piece of calculation:
14 00 c5 15 d5 b4 16 a4 b5 17 a3 39 xd4!! xd4 40 f7 d8 41 hxg6 a3
b8 18 axb4 cxb4 19 g4 xd5 20 42 g7 axb2 43 f8 b1 44 xd8
fc1 c6 21 xd5 xd5 22 xc4 h1+ 45 f4 1-0.
xg5 23 d4 b8 24 xc6 xg3+ 25 Black resigned.
 46 November 1998

Chessbase 7: ffirst
irst impr essions
impressions
Tim Harding
compares the
latest version
of the market
leader
database
program with
its
predecessors.

W
HEN I was a kid, there was a an OTB club player or a coach or a writer
professional wrestler on TV who or publisher. ChessBase 7 serves all of
was always billed as the man them but with varying degrees of success.
you love to hate. Thats how I feel about I have been using ChessBase in its
ChessBase: cant live with it, cant live various incarnations since version 2. Most
without it. players who may consider buying CB7
ChessBase 7.0 is a 32-bit program for are probably users of one of the earlier
users of Windows 95, Win98 and NT4. So versions and want to know if this new
please note that it wont work with earlier release is a significant improvement, so a
versions of NT or 16-bit Windows. In other brief review of the family history is
respects, however, CB 7.0 is an improve- probably a good idea.
ment and enhancement of version 6 rather Versions 1-4 of ChessBase ran under
than a wholesale rewrite of the program. MS-DOS; the next two versions were
This review gives my early impressions. optimised for Windows 3.1.
Next month I intend to look in more detail ChessBase 3 was the first program that
at certain features of the program includ- really could be recommended: an imp-
ing the new opening tree database options roved openings key system was intro-
which I havent yet had time to try out. duced and new or changed games were
Each new version of CB is an improve- immediately written to disk instead of
ment on the one before but also makes waiting until the end of a session with a
you learn new ways of doing things and particular database.
still leaves undone things that ought to Version 4 was a slight improvement on
be done. Clearly an itinerant professional version 3; positions could now be
wants different features from a CC player, analysed with the Fritz engine. However,
 Chess Mail 47

the limitation that you could only work Parallel analysis with multiple engines
on one game and one database at a time is now possible in theory; the Crafty
means that if you try to use it now, you engine is included on the CD and if you
feel you are wearing a straitjacket. own Fritz5 then you have that engine. In
Many things in ChessBase 4 had to be practice, unless you are running Windows
done with external utilities (e.g. double NT with dual processors this option will
search, PGN import, comparing databases not give reliable results and may cause
and stripping annotations) but in a way your computer to crash or hang.

O
this was an advantage as it attracted
shareware programmers and gave the NE READER asked me to be sure
user choice and flexibility. To kill to say whether CB7 is easy to use;
doubles, for example, there were the Rob he currently has CB4 which he
Weir and John Nunn utilities which went doesnt find easy. CB7 is indeed the
about the process in different ways; both easiest version of ChessBase yet, and
had their virtues for particular tasks. coming to it from a DOS version will be a
The first non-DOS version should have revelation for this user, but also perhaps
been ChessBase 5 but in fact was named rather strange.
CBWin 1 (ChessBase for Windows 1). It If you are coming from ChessBase 6,
took a lot of getting used to although it you wont notice such huge differences
was much more powerful than anything but I already noted a couple of big
that had preceded it. Several databases improvements: the indexes and double
could be opened at the same time, games kill are much improved.
could be merged and the preparation of For example, the Player and Tourn-
output for DTP was much improved. ament indexes (about which I wrote in
ChessBase 6 (and its freeware brother earlier articles) were a great new feature
ChessBase Light) introduced a completely in CB6 but they were also buggy. Trying
new file system which is retained for to merge 20 different players into one (to
ChessBase 7. However, CB7 does not remove spelling and name discrepancies)
require the hardware dongle copy is far faster in CB7 than in CB6 and also
protection which previous Windows more stable; I found that doing this in a
versions used; if you have two computers database of 250,000+ games in CB6
you can now put CB6 and the dongle on frequently causes the program to crash.
your back-up machine, instead of only If I had been using CB7 instead of CB6
being able to run CB-Light there. when producing and editing the database
Installation from the CD is straight- on our CD, it would have made life a lot
forward. You can select a custom easier and the finished product even more
installation and thereby get an Internet- polished. It proved impossible in CB6, for
ready version that will look for new example, to eliminate all doubles because
games on the Net. You are warned that that version would not delete annotated
selecting this option will disable MS games even if they had identical copies.
Internet Explorer 3 so, if you are using When you select Kill doubles in
that browser, you had better stick with ChessBase 7 it gives you a big dialogue
the typical installation until you get more window where you can choose for
familiar with the program and upgrade example to keep the better version of
to IE4. There is apparently no problem the game and/or to merge annotations
for Netscape users. into one version of the game. You can
 48 November 1998

choose whether players names should be undocumented and that is ChessBases

Exact, Similar or be ignored; the same with fault.
tournaments and moves. Finally, very I will give one detailed example of the
important with CC games, you can choose kinds of problems and time-wasting this
to ignore the year. creates. To produce this issue of the
I tried this on a mixed CC/OTB magazine I needed to create textfiles with
openings database of 85,000 games and games and in Chess Mail we do not want
it detected over 5,000 doubles in under coordinates (a-h, 1-8) around the diag-
ten minutes; this was on a 266MHz rams. Finding out how to do get rid of
Pentium 2 with 64 MB RAM. ChessBases them in CB7 was not easy. You can turn
claim that killing doubles is now far go to Status/ Options/ Board but this does
quicker albeit slowed down a lot if you not affect printing.
choose the merge game option is borne When creating textfiles, there is now
out by this experience. an option to make an HTML file. This is a
Another new feature, to cannibalise useful new feature. Although the resulting
low-quality databases looking for games HTML is hard to edit as it is not well laid
not in your main database will be out, it gives good onscreen results which
welcome if it works properly; this is we shall probably use on our website
another feature I propose to test soon The before long.
old ChessBase 6 method of importing the After choosing the path and filename
new games, not copying doubles never you get the Create textfile dialogue box.
really worked properly. It was better with If you check the option RTF then you
CB6 to copy everything to CBF in order are offered a format choice RTF/HTML/
to use Rob Weirs CBDIFF utility. ANSI with the latter as the default. This is
I also intend to go through all my old a repetition of effort and a difference in
databases and eliminate the duplicates the default: badly thought-out interface!
that earlier versions of CB could not find. If you select RTF, you get an option to

S
switch off coordinates. Finally, when you
O MUCH for the love, what about open the file in Word, you get a diagram
the hate? As some CM readers have that still has them!
complained in the past, part of the I tried creating my textfiles in CB6 but
problem with ChessBase is that, despite to my surprise this didnt work as the little
the high price of their program, they do diagram marker in the annotations (set up
not provide adequate helpfiles or man- by CTRL-A, CTRL-D) seems different for
uals. Finding out how to do something the two programs: diagrams set up in CB7
can be very frustrating. In the box you were not recognised in the old version:
get a ChessBase 7.0 update manual (37 another undocumented feature?
pages), a ChessBase 6.0 update manual Eventually I found that in CB7 you must
(44 pages) and an out-of-date ChessBase go to the Printing menu, Diagrams option
1.1 manual (136 pages) which describes and then click the RTF options button.
many features that have since changed. This gives various options, one of which
What is needed is somebody (or a is coordinates empty. If you havent
team) to write a ChessBase for Dummies done this, then deselecting coordinates in
kind of book and Chess Mail will publish the textfile dialogue has no effect.
it! However, the fact remains that some
features of the program are
Concluded on page 64
 Chess Mail 49

GM Sandor Brilla-Banfalvi (1914-98)

Brilla-Banfalvi
Obituary by Ivan Bottlik Old Benoni (A43)
Sndor Brilla Bnfalvi (HUN) -

C
J. Ungr (CSSR)
C GM Sndor Brilla-Bnfalvi (Hun-
VI Cor Ol Final 1965-66,
gary), a great personality of Corre
(Notes by Brilla-Bnfalvi).
spondence Chess, has passed
1 d4 c5
away. He was born on April 14, 1914 in
The Old Benoni, a favourite of Lothar
Magyarcsaholy and died on June 25, 1998
Schmid in his heyday.
in Debrecen, where he spent most of his
2 d5 d6 3 c3 g6 4 e4 g7 5 f3 f6
life.
6 e2 a6 7 00 c7 8 e1 a6 9 a4
He was a civil servant and remained
00 10 g5 e6
the same until his retirement, if we leave
10...h6 11 f4 d7 (11...g5) 12 d2
the years of World War II and the occu-
b5 13 e5 dxe5 14 xe5 Spassky-
pation out of consideration.
Schmid, Varna ol 1962.
He participated successfully in tourna-
11 d2 e5
ments already in the late 1930s, e. g. the
12 dxe6 was threatened; now the rook
tournaments of IFSB and the Wiener
gets a new mission.
Schachzeitung. He took part in tourna-
12 eb1! a5 13 h3 d7
ments for 60 years till his death, in his
13...b6 and 14...a6 had to be taken
84th year, in the 2nd Vidmar Memorial.
into consideration.
Brilla-Bnfalvi fulfilled the norm of cor-
14 e3 c8 15 d2! b8 16 c4 b6
respondence GM five times; in this respect
he occupied the 2nd-3rd place in the world XIIIIIIIIY
ranking order. 9rwq-+-trk+0
He was an exemplary team player: in 9+-snl+pvlp0
olympiad finals and preliminaries he ob- 9-zp-zp-snp+0
tained about three-quarters of the points 9zp-zpPzp-vL-0
attainable. 9P+N+P+-+0
In the 3rd CC Olympiad final (1958- 9+-sN-wQ-+P0
61) and the 8th Olympiad final (1977-82) 9-zPP+LzPP+0
he contributed with respectively 7/9 9tRR+-+-mK-0
and 9/12 points to the silver medal of xiiiiiiiiy
the Hungarian team. He always kept in
view the interests of the team: he was
17 a3!
equally willing to compete on the 1st
17 xd6? cxd5.
board and the 6th.
17...a7 18 xb6! xb6
Brilla-Bnfalvi was many-sided, not
18...b7 19 xd7 xd7 20 e7 e8
only in the handling of the openings,
(20...xb2 21 b3!) 21 xd6 xd5 22
middle-games and endgames on a very
xd5 xd6 23 b5+-.
high level, but he was equally at home in
19 b3 cxd5! 20 xb6 xe3 21
the biggest complications as well as in the
fxe3
positional exploitation of barely visible
tiny advantages. Concluded on page 64
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Ladies 5th World Ch Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts. POS

1 Luba Kristol ISL X 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 11 1
2 Ingrida Priedite LAT 0 X 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 9 2
3 V.N. Pimenova RUS 0 0 X - 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 1 2 11
4 M. Zelic CRO - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 E. Mozn CZE 0 1 - X 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - 0 1 8 3
6 I.M.B.J. Miranda POR 0 1 - 0 X - 1 0 0 0 0 - - 0 1 4 10
7 A. Granatelli ITA - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - -
8 V.I. Sternina RUS 0 0 0 - 0 0 - X 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 1 1 12
9 I. Simonsen BRS 0 . 1 - 1 - 1 X 1 0 1 - - 1 7 5
10 C. Rosenfield USA 0 1 - 1 - 1 0 X 0 - - 1 1 7 6=
11 B. Hund GER 0 1 - 0 - 1 1 X 1 0 - - 0 1 6 8=
12 I. Winter GER 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 0 X - - 1 7 6=
13 E. Csom-Nemeth HUN 0 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 0 1 X - - 1 6 8=
14 L. Yakovleva RUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - -
15 N. Krasikova RUS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - -
16 V. Nejezchlebova CZE 0 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 1 - - X 1 8 4
17 L. Belavenets RUS 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 X 0 13

Ladies World
World World Ch XVII 3/4-final
3/4-final
Malyshev. S02 83. Schuchardt 1
Kargol. S03 87. Hyldkrog Copie. S04
Championship V Final
Final TD: Witold Bielecki 88. Tochacek 1 Nowak. IM-title: M.
TD: Eberhard Winkler,Gustav-Richter- S1 10. Matt, Leonardo Palmo, 103. Tochacek (CZE). S05 83. Dahl 1
Kluve 1 Grodzensky, 104. Leonardo 0 Mezhebitsky. S07 77. He 0 Tsvetkov.
Str. 21, D-01129 Dresden (GER)
Enricci. GM-title: S. Kluve (GER). S4 76/ S09 89. Lelievre 1 Shikhirev. S10 9.
See final crosstable. LGM title: Ingrida
7. Kubach, Binder Fries Nielsen. S5 Cardelli 1 Malac, Waldhauser. S12 71.
Priedite (LAT).
92. Zabala 1 Svenson, 93. Bern 1 Bures 0 Baric, 72. de Valliere 1 Hagelin,
Volchok. 73. Linna 1 Pinkovetsky, 74. Aleshnia
World Champ XIV ffinal
inal Crespo. Qualified for a 3/4-final: A.
TD: Roald Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen World Ch XX Semi-final
Semi-final Linna (FIN). S13 90/1. Muttoni
Moscicki, 0 Wang, 92. Winge 1 Bondar,
75, S-183 78 Tby (SVE). TD: Roald Berthelsen
Email: [email protected] 93. Van Leeuwen 1 Tarakanov. IM-title:
Editors Correction: in the table of WCC Z. Moscicki (POL). S14 87.
92. im 1 Morgado, 93. Sanakoev XX sf3 last month (CM10 p53) the
Webb. Grebenshchikov 0 Kurth. IM-title: W.
national codes for two playesr were Kurth (GER).
Vacations: Stern 25/8-25/9. reversed. Pucejl is SLO and Holmsgaard

World Champ XV ffinal

inal
DEN.
S1: 101. Moncayo 0 Karason S2: 101. World Ch XXII Semi-final
Semi-final
TD: Witold Bielecki, al. Jaworowa 34a/ Deppe 0 AL-Thani S8: 94. Bulla 1 TD: Witold Bielecki
Boronowsky S10: 89. Hamilton 1 S01 15. Hamilton Schuster, 16/7.
2, PL 53-123, Wrocaw (POL). Pizzuto. Barfoed Barnsley, Mercadal. S02 12/
Email: [email protected] 3. Pedersen Weisenburger, Bertino, 14/
27/8. Reynolds 0 Timmerman, Gottardi,
29. Barlow 1 Carleton, 30. van Oosterom World Ch XXI Semi-final
Semi-final 5. Ciruk Sprengelmeier, Weisenburger,
16. Luksas Schrder. S03 9. John
Gottardi. TD Witold Bielecki Grimm, 10/1. Andersen 1 Grimm,
S01 82. Perdek Savelyev, 83. Runting Eiben, 12. Leotard Kurth, 13.
 Chess Mail 51

Camilleri Conroy. S04 12. Idler MN /16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.

Rmmele, 13. Yeremenko Matyukhin.
S05 6/7. Minge Weber, Perevertkina, 1 S. Goerlinger FRA + 1 1 1 1 1 7
8. Mehlhorn Eger. S06 20/1. 2 H.J. Hofstetter GER + 1 1 1 1 7
Metelmann Knebel, Kramer, 22. 3 E. Prang GER 0 + 1 1 1 1 6
Romanov 0 Johansson, 23. Kramer 0 4 M. Bergmann GER + 1 1 6
Enigk, 24. Glaser 1 Whiteside. S07 24.
Dieckmann Larsson, 25. Pankratov 5 T. Schmidt GER 0 + 1 1 5
Piersig. S08 5. Herb 1 Gromotka, 6/7. 6 G. Kvri SLK 0 0 + 1 1 1 5
Stal 1 Chandler, Eveleens. S09 6. 7 I. Firnhaber GER 0 + 4
Sauermann Straschewski, 7. Mozna 8 A. Scribner USA 0 0 0 + 1 4
Pare. S10 4/5. Gunnarsson Almeida,
Hase. S11 10/1. Hartman 1 Csima, 0 9 E. Karlsson ISD 0 0 0 + 3
Pillhock, 12/3. Geist 1 Fay, Mle, 14. 10 M. Wochnik GER 0 0 0 0 0 + 1 3
Thomson Csima, 15/6. Skorna 1 11 V. Kangasjrvi FIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 2
Mle, Kranabetter.
Carlos Arregui. MN/52: 8. Rudwall
C.C. Olympiad XII Final
Final
19: 47. Nikitin 1 Lemke. MN/20: 33.
Svoboda Yunonin, 34. Svoboda 1 Dahl, 9. Rudwall 0 Lachmann. MN/53:
TD: Roald Berthelsen Pikan, 35. Svoboda 1 Kozlov, 36. 12. De Paz Nistal Vivante-Sowter, 13.
Board 6: Tannhauser OST Giertz Moscicki Yunonin, 37. Moscicki Berglund 0 Gmr.: A.E.J. Kuhlmann
SWZ. Pikan. Master result: Svoboda (CZE) (NLD) has died. His remaining games
Leave Greig 5/10-2/11. MN/21: 43. Zhikharev Grimm. Master will be adjudicated. MN/54: 18. Roig
result: Grimm (GER) MN/22: 37. Pavoni Grau Behling. MN/55: 6. London
C.C. Olympiad XIII, 0 Dziel. MN/26: 34. Grski Kruse.
MN/28: 44. Michalek Sonnabend.
Miciak, 7. Baer 1 Sabel, 8. Baer 1
Sandberg, 9. Sandberg 0 London. Elsner
Preliminaries
Preliminaries A.E.J. Kuhlmann (NLD) has died. His 1st etl vs. Baer nc. m. 21 MN/60: 6.
TD: Roald Berthelsen remaining games will be adjudicated. Scholz Miciak.
Section 1 Board 5: 5/6 Haugen NOR 1 MN/29: 31. Alberti Szczepaniak, 32. Vacations: Hock 19.9-4.10, Mehlhorn 1-
Thomas WLS, De Coninck BEL 7 De Stewart 1 Azevedo, 33. Leung Fischer. 20.10, Noseda 1-20.9, Pankratov 15.9-
Coninck Latumbo HKG. 8-15 Thomas Ladies Master result: Szczepaniak 14.10, Plauth-Herr 12-26.10, Poppe
0 vs BRA, ESP, CUB, BLR, BEL, CZE, (POL) MN/30: 46. Engelhardt 25.9-24.10, Rosenhahn 5-20.9, Rowley
TRK BLG. Runowiecki. MN/31: 41. Toscano 1 De 7.9-6.10, Szczepaniak 24.8-23.9, Teumer
Vacations: James 24/9-10/10, Svacek Groot, 42. De Groot 1 Salmins. Baer 1.etl 10-30.9.
18/9-7/10. vs. Toscano nc. m. 38 MN/32: 37. Email MN Tournaments
Tournaments
Section 2 Board 1: New player POL: M Alvarez Villar 0 Henk. MN/34: 45. Results: EM/MN/001: 53. Kuhlmann
Nizynski Board 2: New player POL: W Kruchem Wakolbinger, 46. Romanov Reijnen. EM/MN/002: 49. Pasierb
Sapa. New player PER: 1 Coco. Master result: Kruchem (GER) Weissleder. EM/MN/003: 48. Schorra 1
Vacations: Sapa 1-30/9. MN/36: 45. Trahan 0 Traut. MN/37: 40. Muschalek, 49 Schorra 1 Rak. EM/MN/
Section 4: New team entry: Ukraine Goerlinger 1 Montag. MN/38: 32. Gatto 004: 14. Lautenbach Horta, 15. Viana
Board 1: A.S.Volchok, board 2: A.V. Riemer. MN/39: 21. Nitsche 1 de Asis Lautenbach, 16. Horta Van
Kamenetz, board 3: A.G.Lepikhov, board Thomsen, 22. Hamann Rkay, 23. Wieringen, 17. Neto Siviero, 18. Horta
4: V.UI.Kashlyuk board 5: Achilles 1 Barrios Troncoso. Fraser 1st Aleshnya, 19. Horta Siviero, 20.
S.P.Kuznetzov, board 6: I.M.Terelya. .etl vs. Achilles nc. m. 41 MN/40: 26. Bratholm Siviero, 21. Wieringen
Svenneby 0 Diblio. MN/41: 27. Onoda, 22. Viana de Assis Horta. EM/
Master Norm Schuchardt 0 De Coninck, 28. Rodrguez
Forner Neborak, 29. Sandstrm
MN/005: 20. Mueller Schaar, 21.
Bellas Vujadinovic, 22. De Groot
Tournaments Iodice, 30. Dille 0 Schuchardt, 31. Quattrocchi, 23. Fuhrwerk 1 Bellas, 24.
TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez Schuchardt 1 Morais, 32. De Coninck 1 Vujadinovich Cherrington, 25. Elburg
Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla Morais, 33. Morais 0 Sandstrm, 34. 1 Shaw, 26. Vujadinovic 1 Simmelink.:
Iodice 0 Blling. Master result: 1. Erofeev Gilbert, 2. Erofeev 1
(ESP). Email: [email protected] Sandstrm (SVE). MN/44: 24. Fonio Malmstrom, 3. Erofeev Van Tricht.
CORRECTIONS: The table listed in Engelhardt. Ladies Master result: Fonio A.E.J. Kuhlmann (NLD) has died. All his
CM10 p54 as MN7 was in fact MN5; (ITA) MN/45: 26. Mehlhorn games are annulled.
your editor apologises. One player was Romanov. MN/46: 22. Fischer Holl, Vacations: Cherrington 30.09-20.10,
named twice in the table: 8th was PGA 23. Jungnickel 0 Pecot. MN/47: 13. Neto 25.9-15.10, Troffiguer 12-20.9.
Briao BRS with 3. The correct score Powell 1 Pracejus, 14. Nocci Kuiper.
of Dekeyser in this section was last place
with 0.
MN/48: 15. Perea Montero Rowley,
16. Plauth-Herr Perea Montero, 17.
Master Class
The final score of Mr Harabor in MN6 Plauth-Herr Roth, 18. Scholz Sections to 763: TD Dr. Gian-Maria
(same page) should have been given as Rowley, 19. Saunders 0 Rosenhahn. MN/ Tani, via Tripoli 20, I-10136 Torino (ITA)
2 pts. 49: 25. Mathias 1 Ledger, 26. Mathias Email: [email protected]
Results: MN/7: 51. Nikolichev 0 Wang, 27. Timar Otte, 28. Ledger 0 Results: 665 17. Weyand 1 Cibin, 18/9.
Corfield. Master result: Corfield (ENG) Timr, 29. Ledger 1 Brachtel. MN/50: Wagner 1 Weyand, Cibin. 680 19.
MN/9: 53. Eisen 0 Criton. MN/14: 52. 6. Fischer Edelmann. : Dyer 1.etl vs. Kuzenkov 1 Dahlgren. 696 17/8. Pierzak
Prokhorov 0 Skulteti. MN/16: 54. Edelmann nc. m. 16 MN/51: 6. Nordal 1 Podkozurnikov, Schmalstieg. 698 21.
Scribner 0 Goerlinger, 55. Scribner 0 Bergmann, 7. Kling Bergmann, 8. Mezebickij 0 Mle. See crosstable. 711
Kvri. Final result: see crosstable. MN/ Bergmann Borroni, 9. Bergmann De 21. Pihlajinen Rosenberg. See
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Hans-Werner vvon
Hans-W on WT/M/GT 315 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

Masso
Massoww Memorial 1 V. Pankratov
2 J. Oleari
RUS
ITA
X


X

0

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1
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1
1
1
1
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12
Tournament Director: Roald
Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen 3 S. Olsson SVE 1 X 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
75, S-183 78 Tby (SVE). 4 H. Hamann GER 0 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Email: 5 R. Druon FRA 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
[email protected] 6 M. Golziow GER 0 0 1 1 X 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7
36. Timmerman 1-0 Burger, 7 G. Daw ENG 0 0 0 1 X 0 1 1 1 1 7
37. Webb 0-1 im. 8 U. Meyer GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 1 1 1 1 7
9 C. Thomsen DEN 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 6
10 W. Lffler GER 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 6
11 T. Store NOR 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 0 1 1 5
ICCF W orld-Cup
World-Cup 12 P. Oppermann GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 4
VI/VII Final
Final 13 J. Roncan ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 1 4
TD: Witold Bielecki 14 R. Jnig GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1
VI final 119. Chochlov 15 S. Stepakin RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
Koltsov.
VII final 120/1. Fedukin
Krger, Wist. WT/M/GT 343 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
1 A. Ciruk POL X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
ICCF W orld-Cup
World-Cup 2 E. Bazela SLK X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
VIII Final
Final 3 F. Johansen DEN 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 10
TD: Egbert Bsenberg, 4 V. Zaitsev RUS 0 X 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9
7. Stiefel Koch, 8. 5 W. Riemer OST 0 X 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9
Hoffmann 1 Wrba, 9. 6 F. Chiva ESP 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Hoffmann 0 Staudler, Dudev 7 J. Lopez ESP 0 0 0 1 X 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
and Barten 1st etl ten Berge,
Fademrecht 1st etl Staudler. 8 S. Pollard USA 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 1 1 1 7
9 M. Dyer SCO 0 1 0 0 X 0 1 1 1 7
ICCF W orld-Cup
World-Cup 10 M. Wochnik GER 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 7
IX Final
Final 11 R. Truman ENG 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 1 1 1 7
TD: Joachim Walther, 12 J. Scholze GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 1 4
No new results. 13 M. Fiorito NLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 2
14 G. Di Salvo ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 2
15 H. Stelzer GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0

crosstable. 723 18/9. Forato, Anderson

1 Gdovin. 736 13. Khne 0 Aiken. 737 via A. Costa 106/2, I-40134 Bologna 359: 94. Mrugala 1 Gebhardt, 95.
19. Norevall Fehr-Polgr. 739 12. (ITA) Mrugala 0 Bjrneraas. 361: 93.
Gromotka Jnosi. 740 11. Lunek 1 Tramacere Jastrow. 364: 88. Muzyka
Email: [email protected] 1 Ciprian, 89. Truman Pipitone. 365:
Anderson. 741 21. Snchez Fehr- Results: 766 1. Pss Hill. 768 1.
Polgr. See crosstable. 742 12. Holthuis 94. Thal 1 Morss, 95. Thal Nikolichev,
Sampieri Larsen. 769 1. Bialas 96. Remus 1 Kotrc. 366: 93. Rain 1
Hansen. 743 4. Daw Gnirk. 744 3/ Heise. 773 Jakubov: games cancelled.
4. Salminen 0 Kevick, Battistini, 5. Tdter. 367: 82. Kusmierek
Vacations: Staroske (+ special), Hill (+ Chadwick, 83. Lyukmanov 1 Vsetecka.
Schmidbauer Barten. 747 10. Malr special), Ingolfsson, Richter, Klein (+
0 Holmberg. 748 7. Kretschmer 0 Kruse. 369: 70. Nedeljkovic Sauermann, 71.
special), Maruhn (+ special). van Damme 0 Nedeljkovic. 370: 66.
750 8. Hansen Barten, 9. Kretschmer GT: Eberhard Winkler Gustav-Richter-
0 Litz. 751 3. Casella 0 Pihlaijnen. 753 Wojtkowiak Mozny, 67. Drysdale 0
9/10. Wegner 1 Nossein, Kevick. 754 Str. 21, D-01129 Dresden (GER) Wojtkowiak, 68. Dikmen Cederquist,
8/9. Steffan Bernad Surez, Grasso. 340: 103. Flemming 1 Petrow. 345: 103. 69. Kovacevic Dikmen, Mozny 1st etl
756 2. Kothe Dege. 757 3. Nossein 0 Gluschakow Otto, 104. Acevedo vs. Schfer (27.8.98). 371: 75. Tobies 1
Bastian. 758 8. Rut 1 Bastian, 9. da Silva Gluschakow, 105. Gluschakow Waldrep, 76. Mostowik 0 Gilbert. 372:
Filho 0 Maffei. 761 2/3. Trussler 0 von Kretschmer (adj.). Final result see 47. Belis 1 Belokopyt, 48. Baumgartner
Weizscker, Heise, 4/8. Schmalstieg crosstable. 348: 102. Chorfi 1 Grischin. 1 Pampa, 49. Walther 1 Baumgartner, 50.
0 remaining games. 762 2/3. Jov Grau, 351: 92. Bjrneraas 1 Daconto. 352: Lucht Pampa, 51. Lucht Pawlowski,
Mller 1 Dege. 101. McLaughlin 0 Mamaew, 102. 52. Lucht 0 Belis. 373: 60. Knyasewa 1
Vacations: Aiken, Mehlhorn, Norevall, Mamaew Tkaczyk. 354: 104. Bergmann, 61. Knyasewa 0 Korell, 62.
Richter, Salminen, Savnok. Matyuchin 1 Sanchez. 356: 102. Knyasewa 0 Andersen, 63. Andersen 1
Labyshkin 0 Duliba. 357: 104. Jendrian Karelin, 64. Gebhardt 0 Mitchell.
Sections from 764: Rubens Battistini, 1 Blokhin. 358: 96. Waldrep 0 Tobies. Mitchell 1st etl vs. Karelin (1.9.98). 374:
 Chess Mail 53

70. Mostowik 0 Bergerhoff, WT/M/GT 346 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

71. Hey 0 Donskikh, 72.
Marinosson 1 Podzielny, 73. 1 A. Kranabetter OST X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
Masetti Marinosson. 2 A. Saslowsky USA 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Marinosson 1st etl vs. Duliba 3 R. Baumann GER X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
(9.9.98). 375: 59. Martin 4 M. Barczynski POL 0 X 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9
Davila, 60. de Boer 0 Martin,
61. Davila Petrow. 376: 63. 5 V. Bendersky UKR X 1 1 1 8
Dadi 1 Wolak, 64. Wuttke 1 6 H. Arnold GER 0 1 0 X 1 1 0 1 1 8
Reale, 65. Phillips Realr. 7 B. Holliman USA 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 7
377: 56. Tdter 0 Binas, 57. 8 T. Thomson SCO 0 1 0 X 0 1 1 7
Otto 1 Binas, 58. Bohak
Binas. Hybl 1st etl vs. Knebel 9 F. Rohde GER 0 0 1 1 X 0 0 1 1 7
(11.8.98). 378: 56. Santagata 10 T. Schmalstieg GER 0 0 0 X 1 1 0 1 6
1 de Boer, 57. Packroff 1 11 C. Mataix ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 1 1 5
Stoliar. Gnirk 1 st etl vs.
12 J. Ciprian CZE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 1 1 5
Santagata (24.8.98). 379: 51.
Talmadge 1 Notten, 52. 13 R. Druon FRA 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 5
Schfer Notten, 53. Gnirk 14 M. Fiorito NLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 4
Schfer, 54. Notten 1 15 J. Tjunjkov RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
Gnirk, 55. Baroin 0 Notten.
380: 55. Holas 0 Smolensky.
WT/M/ 741 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
381: 47. Radoslavic 0
Lagergren. 382: 57. Khnel 1 1 H. Detmer GER * 1 1 1 1 5
Kragten, 58. Loerke 0 2 J. Breitenbaum GER * 1 1 4
Vicanek, 59. Rnkk 0 3 P. Fehr-Polgr HUN 0 * 1 1 3
Garcia, 60. Khnel 1 Rnkk.
383: 23. Krnauer Elent, 4 T. Greiner USA 0 * 1 1 3
24. Molzahn 0 Chmelik, 25. 5 J.C. Snchez ARG 0 * 1 3
Arbrile 0 Uie, 26. Kronauer 6 I. Andersson SVE 0 0 0 * 1 2
Romero, 27. Romero 1 7 W. Braakhuis NLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0
Rasmussen, 28. Steffan
Rasmussen, 29. Rasmussen
Elent, 30. Shaw Krnauer. Gaprindaschwili, Kashlyak, Knebel, Karelin, Pflichthofer Camargo. 940 8/9. Harris 1 Vonk,
384: 65. Christiansen 1 Molzahn + spec, Muzyka, Nedeljkovic, 0 Stock, 10. Vonk Mayer. 941 3/4. Hart 1
Incelli, 66. Druon Furrer. Ruys, Remus, Szczepaniak, Tdter, Compagnone (def), 0 Mart Cruz. 942 3/7.
385: 22. Gundrum Ciprian, Turcanu. Potemri 0 (def) vs rest. 946 6. Birarov 1 Wiesner.
23. Gundrum Schmidt, 24. 949 3. Schnbeck 0 Hojac.
Vlasveld Schmidt, 25. Higher Class Vacations: Brschneider, Canibal, Carlowitz,
Mandviwala, Loots, Ramini.WT/H/GT: TD
Schmidt Menendez, 26. TD: Joseph Deidun Sr, P.O. Box 371,
Schmidt 1 Ciprian. 386: 21. Gary Ruben, 1319 Poprad Avenue, Pickering,
Bloomfield, On. Canada KOK 1G0 On, Canada L1W 1K9.
Schwertel Pragua, 22. Saari Final Result: 910 21. Mamaev
Sntges, 23./35. Sreljnikov Email: [email protected]
Winkler.Positions: 1. S. M. Mamev (RUS) WT/H/GT49. 75. Kochetov 0 Schmelz 50. 62.
0 vs. all. 387: 3. Gradowski 5, 2. D. Chambers (ENG) 4, 3. A.
Schulze, 4. Schulze 0 Bertram 0 Lagergren 63. La Candia 1 Wojciuk
Benassi (ITA) 3, 4. J. F. Serrier 3, 5. A. 64. De Sortis 0 La Candia 65. La Candia 1
Fischer, 5. Ciprian 1 Fischer, Winkler (GER) 2, 6. G. L. Evans (USA)
6. Brusila 1 Fischer. 389: 2. Bertram 66. La Candia 1 Merrell 53. 83. Lertora
1, 7. M. Richter (GER) . 1 Rubini 54. 57. Konicek 1 Eriksson 58.
Prokopp 1 Schfer, 3. Results: 896 9/13. Wojciuk 1 Tiemann,
Kretschmer 0 Prokopp, 4. Plebanczyk 1 Konicek 59. Glorioso 1 Maly 60.
Giraudet, Tradardi, 0 Dury, Romero. 899 17. Glorioso 0 Luca 56. 70. Kotelnikov 1 Mielnik
Brschneider 0 Prokopp. Van Elsen 0 Kruglov. 924 20. Ponomarev
Schfer 1st etl vs. Andersson 71. Mielnik 0 Nielsen 72. Giuntini 0 Mielnik
Giorgi. 925 13. Hymas 1 Kumpuniemi. 931 73. Giuntini 0 Brencher 57. 73. Urpilainen 0
(1.9.98). 390: 2. Huler 1 15. Ponomarev Franceschi. 934 10/1.
Bastian. Vondracek 74. Squires Veroni 75. Hildner 1
Milher 1 Frydendal, 0 Popov, 12. Frydendal van Leeuwen 58. 42. Sacerdotali 1 Ogrodnik 43.
Vacations: Brusila, Comini, 0 Bighi. 936 6. Grber Bertola. 937 6/7.
Gorecki, Gaida, Lee 1 Albesa 44. Lee 1 Feist 59. 29. Esterbauer
Strebkovs Naayer, 0 Bode. 939 8. Morano 30. Capoccia Morano 31. Morano

WT/M/ 698 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. WT/M/ 711 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 H. Mle GER * 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 R. Fay GER * 1 1 1 1 5
2 N. Erofeeva RUS 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 V. Kucera CZE * 1 1 1 4
3 C. Cruzado ESP 0 1 * 0 1 1 3 3 H. Otte GER * 0 1 1 1 4
4 S.I. Mezhebitsky UKR 0 0 1 * 1 1 3 4 K. Wrba GER 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 4
5 W. Weiss GER 0 0 0 * 1 5 H. Rosenberg USA 0 0 0 * 1 2
6 K. Elson ISD 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 6 J. Pihlaijnen FIN 0 0 0 0 * 1 1
7 T. Schmalstieg GER 0 0 0 * 1 7 C.L.T. Nieland NLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0
 54 November 1998

Eisengrein 32. Grabner Bonoldi 33. Dubleumortier 1 Schwerdtfeger 45 Kressmann 1 Neumann 46 Neumann 0 Geilen
Rogulski 60. 21. Marzolla V.D. Dool 22. Esses 1 Marzolla 47 Blackburn 1 Neumann.
23. Marzolla 1 Huser
Vacations: Van Leeuwen 4/9/98 - 20/9/98 Third Class
Third
TD: Poul Rasmussen, Strandboulevarden 25III, DK-2100, Co-
First Class penhagen (DEN)
TD Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, Final Results, 938: 21 Costanzo 1 Fels. Positions: 1. C.
DK-8270 Hjbjerg (DEN). Email: [email protected] Costanzo (ITA) 6, 2. F. Sevestre (FRA) 5, 3. M. Fels (NLD) 4,
Final Results: WT/I/1382: 1382: 19.Tammik 0-0 Kuzichkin, 4. K.Rausch (GER) 3, 5. M. Tamiya (JPN) 2, 6/7. D. Czmyr
20/1 Gras 0-0 Tammik, Kuzichkin. Positions: 1.M Kryzaniak (BRS), S. Nussbaum (GER) 0. 943: 21. Bensi 0 Skogli.
GER 5, 2.K Tammik RSA 3, 3/4.P Gras FRA, G E Positions: 1. P. Skogli (NOR) 5, 2/3. C. Bensi (ITA), M.
Kuzichkin UKR 3, 5.N Brunni USA 2, 6.I Johansson SVE 1, Bredel (GER) 4, 4. H. Brandt (GER) 2, 5/6. I.C. Koppejam
7.J A S Amores POR 0. (NLD), A. Yoshino (JPN) 2, 7. D.Czmyr (BRS) 0.
1392: 13/4.Carlsson 0-0 Bergman, Wagener, 15/6. Ryzhickh Results, 950: 18Luey 1 Roux, 19. Dunne Wrzbesser, 954
0-0 Bergman, Wagener, 17/8.Bergman 0-0 Savage, Wagener, 16 Vaessen Spackova, 17 Jger 0 Vassen, 956 11 Schrieber
19.Kaufmann 0-0 Ryzhickh, 20/1.Savage 0-0 Ryshickh, ter 1 Sereni, 957 6 McCoy Escher.
Harmsel. All these games have been silent since 1997 without
information to the TD! Positions: 1/2. M Wagener GER, M
Kaufmann GER 3, 3.M Carlsson SVE 2, 4/6.D J Savage SCO,
ICCF World-Cup X Semi-F
World-Cup inal
Semi-Final
I A Ryzhickh UKR, P F B Bergman BRS 1, 7.A ter Harmsel TD: Joachim Walther
NLD . In this section nobody promotes. The play has been AUGUST REPORT:
abandoned in all 1998 without informing the TD! S01 13. Nyberg Hoyer, 14 Brderle Schuller, 15. Brderle
1400: 20.Nagel 1 Jacewicz, 21.Jacewicz 0 Baller. Positions: 1 Krause, 16.Brderle 1 Hoyer, 17. Giobbi Schuller, 18.Nyherg
1.W Baller GER 6, 2/3.J Sowter ENG, A Mare FRA 4, 4.G 1 Brderle, 19. Giobbi 0 Teichmeister, 20. Witzschel 1 Krause.
Nagel GER 3, 5.G Jacewicz POL 2, 6/7. J Coltart SCO, B S02 8. Dournes Wilhelm, 9. Schrnandt 0 Metz, 10. Metz 0
M Braude NOR 0. 1402: 21.Baldassarre 1 Rylner. Positions: Hofstetter, 11.Metz Ollmann, 12.Metz Wochnik. R.Barten
1.K Kneip GER 5, 2/3.S Baldassarre ITA, S Crowdy ENG (GER) withdrew, no score. S03 1. Feist 1 Sthle, 2. Kuck
4,4.K Polasek CZE 3, 5.L Rylner SVE 2, 6.B Heintze GER Sthle, 3. Sthle 0 Schrder. 4. Sacher 0 Guldberg Hansen, 5.
2, 7.I H Gudjonsson ISD 0. Holzner 1 Sthle, 6 Guldberg Hansen 1 Bohak. S 04 15. Weber
Results in Ongoing Sections. 1397: 18.Nienstedt Knzel. 0 Bsenberg, 16 Arounopoulos 0 Bsenberg (2nd etl), 17.Weber
1407: 18.Moon 1 Trompeter. 1411: 14.Brotherton 1 Haeberle. 1. Arounopoulos (2nd etl.), 18. Bsenberg Hostachy, 19.
1415: 10.Rodriguez Perez 1 Bardason. 1416: 14.Niro Hostachy Weber, 20. Arounopoulos 0 Vtter (2nd etl), 21.
Schatilov. 1419: 20.Lau Orzlowski. 1420: 12.Haeberle 0 Vtter Bsenberg. S05 2. Balzert 0 Gierth, 3. Lemke 1 Hecker,
Kiuru. 1421: 8.vGreuning 1 Zuidhof. 1422: 9.Jakobi 1 Knzel. 4. Grau Ribas 0 Goyvaerts. R.Barten (GER) withdrew, no
1425: 18.Mller 0 Sowter. 1428: Al-Modaikhi etl vs all, score. S06 2. Wellenretter 1 Starke. De Beck (BEL) withdrew,
Johansson vs Blanken, ncm 21 Sep 7.98. 1429: 2.Bonte 0 no score. S07 9. Sendobry 1 Hartogh, 10 Strick 0 Zimmer, 11.
Mller, 3.Bonte More, Al-Adrabo etl all. 1430: 4/5.Vaindlova, Franz 0 Sendobry, 12. Trsch Franz, 13. Zimmer 0 Schorra.
Doudon 1 v.Speijbroeck, Al-Bouainain etl all. 1431: Al-Tamini 14. Hartogh 0 Schorra, 15.Franz 1 Hartogh, 16. Kayser 1 Strick,
etl v. all. 17. Schorra Trsch, 18 Kayser 0 Roclens, 19. Kayser 0 Zimmer.
Vacations: Muizarajs, Pfeffer, Pielka. S08 3. M. Hase 1 Stehr, 4. Wollmann Stehr, 5. M. Hase 1 Diaz
Rubi, 6/16. Blau 0 Boger, Schuh, Britten, Diaz Rubi, Wollmann,
Second Class Groff, Krivonosovs, Beaumont, Stehr, Bouverot, Kratochvil, 17.
Schuh 1 Wollmann, 18 Diaz Rubi Wollmann S09 2 Richter 1
TD: E. Karelin, a/ja 15 RUS-113534, Moscow, Russia Postler, 3. Cuno Postler, 4. Bree Postler. S10 3 Heide 0
Final results, 898: 20 Mande 0 Fourot, 21 Nash 1 Mande. Welzenheimer, 4 Welzenheimer Gehret. S11 3. Humbach 1
Positions: 1. M. Juncker (FRA) 5, 2. D. Nash (ENG) 4, 3. Berclaz, 4. Humbach 1 Isigkeit, 5. Isigkeit Munoz, 6. Isigkeit
D. Fourot (FRA) 3, 4./5. R. Mande (OST), J-F. Angermann Ertel, 7. Isigkeit Stuart, 8. Stuart 1 Schfer, 9 Berclaz
(GER) 3, 6. A.R.C. Houthuysen (NLD) 2, 7. D. Kagajoo (JPN) Stuart, 10. Stuart Ertel, 11 Munoz Schafer, 12. Isigkeit 0
0. 909: 21 Knoll 1 Jger. Positions: 1. T.Tozzi (ITA) 6, 2. H. Berclaz. S12 2 W. Hase 1 Bachmann, 3. Hser 0 W.Hase S13 6.
Wunderlich (GER) 5, 3. E. Winkler (GER) 4, 4. H. Knoll (GER) Sender 1 Barei, 7. Serner de Waard, 8. Klee 1 Niemand.
3, 5. H. Jger (GER) 2, 6. J.W.Festen (NLD) 1, 7. D. van SEPTEMBER REPORT:
Benthuysen (USA) 0. S01: 21 Schuller 1 Verhaege, 22 Wuttke Wrba, 23 Teichmeister
Results: 906 18. Wagner Hartherill, 911 16 Espinosa Pbon 1 Koths. S02. 13 Schmandt Wilhelm, 14 Rrosgaard
1 Vlaar. 912 17 Akadegawa 1 Gnther, 915 16 Meischner 0 Wilhelm, 15 Rrosgaard Hofstetter. S04. 22 Wunderlich
Roberts, 918 4 Boone Charles, 919 17 Winkler 0 Palmer, Weber, 23/31. Arounopoulos 0 Ferre Perez, Maaen, Hostochy,
921 10 Heinze 1 Buckenhofer, 11 Van der Wall 0 Ukai, 12 van Wunderlich, Shasmagambetov, Schartner, Tavares, Stornelli,
der Wall 0 Heinze, 923 9 Juncker Heel. Busch. 32. Maaen Wunderlich. S06. K. Solzbacher (GER)
GT TD: Leonardo Madonia, Via DAzeglio 17, I-40123, Bolo- withdrawal (no score). S07. 20. Serrano 1 Roelens, 21 Mors 0
gna (ITA) Zimmer, 22 Mors Striek. S08. 19 M. Hase 1 Kratochwil (2nd
Email: [email protected] etl), 20 Krivonosovs Stehr, 21 Kratochwil 0 Stehr (2nd etl).
WT/II/GT37: 70 van Leijde 1 Lehmann WT/II/38: 58/78. 78 S09. 5 Seib 0 Richter. 6 Galje 0 Liz. S10. 5 Balleer 0 calzolari,
Chrzanowski 0 vs all. 79 Speisser 1 Lehmann 80 Speisser 1 6 Balleer Persson, 7 Van Damme 1 Balleer, 8 Vetter 1 Balleer,
Nyward 81 Kandler 0 Speisser 82 Speisser 1 Pavlicek. WT/II/ 9 Kranebetter Vetter, 10 Welzenheimer Balleer, 11
39 65 Lindberg 0 Geilen 66 Schwerdtfeger 0 Benussi 67 Frster Welzenheimer Ollmann. S11: 13. Schfer 0 Humbach, 14/24
0 Benussi WT/II/40 39 Nummenaho Ruhle 40 Ruhle 1 Bartl Solzbacher 0 Berclaz, Munoz, Botscher, Schuh, Humbach,
WT/II/GT41 29/40. Bredl 0 vs. all, 41 Schwerdtfeger 0 Bogott Hamilton, Vlasreld, Ertel, Sawatzki, Stuart, Schfer, 25 Vlasveld
42 Neumann 0 Bogott 43 Neumann 0 Winkler 44 Winkler 1 1 Isigkeit. S12. 4. Giese Salaun, 5 Hser 0 Giese,
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Zone Tournament Office Controller: Egbert Bsenberg,

EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS Schulberg 1 D-07586 Oberndorf, Germany. Phone/FAX: 0049
36606 60276. Email: [email protected]

European Champs.
European 7-5, 25. Lithuania-Netherlands 7-4, 26. Finland-Czech. Rep.
4-7, 27. Lithuania-Scotland 8-4, 28. Wales-France 3-8,
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg 29. Ukraine-France 4-7, 30. Netherlands-France 5-6, 31.
(DEN) Portugal-Scotland 7-4.
Email: [email protected] Vacations: Board 1: Mraz (12.-15.08.1998).
EU/FSM/53: 92.Galow 1 Titov, 93.Titov 0 Pecot, 94.Striepens Position (12. September 1998, after 517/540 games = 95.7%):
0 Volodin. 55: 101.Dabija 0 Pasko. Winner and new EU 1. Ukraine (56 points/93 games =60.75%), 2. Czech Republic
champion: W. Pasko (POL) 11/14. Congratulations! 56: (60/100 =60.5%), 3. Lithuania (60/103 =58.25%), 4. France
Lindestrom 1st etl vs Bures, ncm 46 Sep.7.98 Is Mr Ciesielski (59/108 =54.63% final score), 5. Netherlands (57/106
playing? does not answer the TD. 57: 90.Skrodelis Groth, =53.77%), 6. Belgium (53/102 =51.96%), 7. Finland (52/107
9. Merino Araguas, Siewert Mutter, 93.Groth 1 Merino =49.07%), 8. Scotland (49/107 =45.79%), 9. Portugal (45/103
Araguas. 58: 77.Kotenko 1 Pillhock. 59: 58.Bross 1 Mercadal =44.17%), 10. Wales (24/105 =22.86%).
Benejam, 59.Mercadal Benejam Cimmino, 60.Kolcak 1
Matrisch. 60: 51.Frederiks Kings, 52.Zier 0 Frederiks, Master Class
53.Wallner Jordan, 54.Frederiks 1 Zajontz, 55.Zajontz 0 Jordan. TD from #943 and GT TD from #438: H. Otte
Hallila etl vs Kotenko, ncm 20, Jy 22.98. No results this month.
Vacations: Bulla, dAdamo, Frederiks, Krebs, Minerva,
Mohrmann, Pankratov, Reichel, Dr Stern. GT TD: G.Weinitschke, A-Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842 Ruhla
Double report (merged); see crosstables on the next pages
for recently finished groups 370, 374, 385, 388 and 409.
5 EU Teams Pr
Teams elims
Prelims Corr from last month, CM10 p58, first result is in #362 not
TD: Egbert Bsenberg #364, repeating now with correct numbering.
Email: [email protected] 362. 101/2. Muchin 1 Schmidt, Dubrawski 364 102/3. Olekey 0
Web: http://home.t-online.de/home/Eboesenberg Skitin, Plchut 370 102/3. Kolenbrander 0 Potrata, Fischer, 104/
Section 1: Board 1: 48. Johnson Malyshev, 49. Klaic 5. Lau 0 Potrata, Fischer see crosstable 374 105. Iodice
Malyshev, Board 2: 54. Malinin 0 Read, Privara 1.etl Toscano, Studzinski see crosstable. 376 101/3. Volkov 1 Klausen,
Board 3: 44. Gunnarsson Samoilov, Board 6: 52. Krsovnik Serbinenko, 0 Schleiffer 378 103/4. Thierry 1 Wittmann, 0
Pulkis, 53. Aleschnja 1 Bowyer, Board 9: 49. Down 1 Karmov, Walczak 385 99/102. Glasner 0 Pontoppidan, Schmalstieg,
Board 10: 53. Zaitzev Elisson, 54. Cavajda Kozlowski. Hrdina, Krasevic, 103/4. Schmalstieg 0 Hrdina, Nocci, 105.
Team results: 24. Slovakia-Poland 10-2. Unglaub 1 Hrdina see crosstable 388 100/3. Vedrunes 0 Palm,
Vacations: Board 1: Malyshev (06.08.-04.09.1998), Board 2: Schreiber, Jorgensen, Burk, 104/5. Burk 1 Schreiber, Palm
Toscano (29.07.-07.08.1998), Privara (28.08.-10.09.1998). see crosstable 390 100/3. Nabiulin 0 Benito Alba,
Position (12. September 1998, after 606/660 games = 91.8%): Weinmann-Musset, Lehmann, Iodice 395 101. Iodice 1 Podzielny
1. Slovakia (74 points/108 games =68.98%), 2. Italy (67/98 396 94. Troffiguer Kuhl, 95/7. Stulraiter 0 Nilsson, Stepanow,
=68,37%), 3. England (74/116 =63.79%), 4. Sweden (72/114 Strbad, 98/9. Strbad 0 Nilsson, Lehmann 404 87/9. Wiesinger 0
=63.60%), 5. Austria (68/118 =58.05%), 6. Latvia (66/114 Czaja, Braun, de Jong 405 Matjuchin 1 Kooman 407 98/9. Gnirk,
=57.89%), 7. Russia (45/97 =46.91%), 8. Iceland (48/112 Sanchez 1 Skarja 408 92. Klausner Pietrakowski 409 104.
=43.30%), 9. Croatia (44/111 =40.09%), 10. Poland (27/109 Pinskij Schestak, 105. Czaja 1 Burk see crosstable. 410 98.
=25.23%), 11. Malta (17/115 =15.22%). Drewes 0 Krutous 412 66. Krasevic 1 Mokwa, 67. Mossekel 0
Section 2: Board 3: 43. Waagner Nielsen Sifrer, Board 4: 45. Panjukow, 68/70. Noldeveanu 0 Thal, Skorpik, Panjukow, 71.
Ryan 1 Varga, Board 7: 45. Mann 0 Dothan, Board 8: 42. Pltner Mokwa, 72. Panjukow 0 Quattrocchi 413 90/4. Mataix
Csizmadia 0 Tammemgi, 43. Gonzalez Freixas Csizmadia, 0 Dragomirescu, Philipps, Thomsen, Baumann, Vicanek, 95/6.
Board 12: 45. Vavpetic 1 Dekel. Schwab 1 Silin, Dragomirescu, 97. (TD numbered this #99)
Team results: 32. Hungary-Estonia 4-7, 33. Israel-Hungary Dragomirescu 1 Vicanek 418 93/6. Wisskirchen 1 Drazkowski,
5-6, 34. Denmark-Slovenia 5-6, 35. Ireland-Hungary 7- Benito Alba, Gaida, Klausen 419 76/7. Blessing, Lemaire 1
5. Swetowidow, 78. Tilikainen Blessing, 79. Hrtko 1 Fietz 421
Vacations: Board 10: Flores (02.08.31.08.1998 + 14.09. 59. Norrelykke 1 Schwieger, 60/1. Kornilow 0 Teichmeister,
30.09.1998 [spec]). Feracco, 62. Sergejew 1 Kellner, 63. (TD numbered this #62)
Position (12. September 1998, after 524/540 games = 97%):1. Kornilow Perasco, 64. Goedkoop 1 Sergejew, Kornilow 1st etl
Germany (69 points/103 games =66.99%), 2. Estonia (61/106 v. Sergejew 422 82. Httmann 1 Romito, 83. Jandke 1 Krasevic,
=58.02%), 3. Switzerland (55/107 =51.87%), 4. Slovenia (54/ 422 84.Lthgens 1 Marquez-Abreu 423 810 Sonnhalter 0 Fomin,
105 =51.43%), 5. Spain (52/103 =50.97%), 6. Norway (52/ 82. Charitonow Sonzogno, 83/5. Jaeger 0 Fomin, 1 Turcanu,
107 =49.07%), 7. Ireland (50/104 =48.56%), 8. Hungary (47/ Keitsch 424 43/4. Thimoguer Kariz, 1 Kohbieter, 45.
107=44.39%), 9. Denmark (47/108 =43.52% final score), 10. Chorunshij 1 Detnar, corr: 40. Workuka 0 Schwertel 425 87.
Israel (34/98 =34.69%). Farionow 1 Cederquist, 88/9. Berdullas Nikolic, 1 Holovsky
Section 3: Board 1: 41. Mraz 0 Rumiancevas, Board 3: 41. 426 58/9. Fediv Simic, 1 Pohl, 60. Pohl Muzas, 61. Kurtovic
Muravjev 1 Quakkelaar, 42. Feroul McDonald, 43. Muravjev 0 Peris 427 74. Lafarge Martin, 75/6. Lafarge 1 Kuczynski,
Feroul, Board 5: 43. Craig 1 Berriot, 44. Slekys Craig, Mayka, 77/8. Clemente 1 Gensicke, Mayka 428 71/4. Larsson 1
Board 9: 44. Agejevas 1 Plomp, 45. Plomp Rousselot, Board Jacimovic, Lorbeck, 0 Degli-Eredi, Vinas Racionero, 75/6.
10: 40. Griffith 0 Urban, 41. Ferreira 0 Thomson, Board 11: 40. Kovacevic 1 Tsirakowski, Bergmann, 77/8. Tsirakowski 1 Skarja,
Hietanen Lizan. Bergmann 431 47. Schmidt 1 Kontulainen, 48/9. Schwab 1
Team results: 23. Scotland-France 7-5, 24. Lithuania-Czech. Rep. Kontulainen, 0 de Keyser, 50.Schmidt 1 Pawlowski 432 68/70.
Neumann 1 Pospisil, Sakalinskas, Masetti,
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71. van Wieringen EU/M/GT 370 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

Pechwitz, 72/3. Carlsson 1 J. Jordan FRA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13
1 Jeremic, Donskich, P. de Boer 9
2 NLD 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
74/7. Sakalinskas 0
Masetti, van Wieringen, 3 A. Venni ITA 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9
Radecki, Jeremic, 78/9. 4 K. Unglaub GER 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
Bellmann, Pechwitz 1 5 S. Breuer GER 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 7
Jeremic 434 45/6. 6 B. Kliesch GER 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
Rosenheim 1 Grau, Gil,
7 J. Netik CZE 0 1 1 0 0 6
47/8. Gil Httmann, 0
Grau, 49/50. Httmann 0 8 H.J. Gawlik SCO 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
Radoslavic, 1 9 J. Ferreira POR 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
Chmielowski, 51. 10 J.N. Kolenbrander NLD 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6
Simovjev 1 11 W. Vogel GER 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Chmielowski, 52. Ertel 1
12 J. Potrata SLO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
Chmielowski, 53.Grau 1
Httmann, 54. Pltner 0 13 J. Fischer OST 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
Gil, 55. Rosenheim 1 14 W. Lau GER 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Nocci, 56/8. Drechsler 0 15 Dr W. Wittmann OST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chmielowski, Sinvojev,
Nocci 435 41. Schepers
EU/M/GT 374 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 Pts.
Nielsen, 42 Namyslo
1 Waszak, 43/4. Hage 1 J. Mercadal ESP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Hartung, 1 Voveris, 45/ 2 P. Verdier FRA 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
6. Smuk 0 Teichmeister, 3 H. Hamann GER 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 11
Ramos, 47/8. Hartung 4 G. Iodice ITA 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 11
1 Wassak, 0 Hohm, 436
39. Babin Franke, 40/ 5 D. Studzinski POL 1 1 1 1 9
1. Kupsys 1 Pranke, 6 O. Alkaersig DEN 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Knebel, 42/3. Knebel 1 7 R. Blessing GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Babin, Gnirk 437 60/1. 8 Dr F. Meyer GER 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7
Rodriguez Kranje, 1 9 W. Rieseler GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
de Carlos, 62. Arregui 0
Schowalter, 63. 10 L. Palmans BEL 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
Thomsen Schowalter. 11 J. Poltner OST 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
12 Dr W. Wittmann OST 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Higher Class 13 P. Flop HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
14 B. Hanisch GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
EU/H/GT TD: Vladimir
15 G. Pili ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houdek, 364 52 lutice
99 (CZE)
Final Result, 257: 257 EU/M/GT 385 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 Pts.
98/9. Sabljov 1 Zaniratti, 1 J. Wiesinger OST 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
Nozicka, 100/4. Dopper M. Bergmann 11
2 GER 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 Nozicka, Maier, van
Beurden, Schrder, 3 A. Krasevic SLO 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Zaniratti, 105. van 4 K. Unglaub GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Beurden 0 Maier. 5 Dr R. Hempel GER 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9
Positions: 1. B. Volaks 6 R. Nocci ITA 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
(LAT) 13, 2. R.
7 X. Steiner SWZ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
Emanuelli Simoncini
(ITA) 11, 3. A. Wosch 8 H. Tuominen FIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
(GER) 10, 4./5. S. 9 W. Gresshoff GER 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
Sabljov (YUG), J. C. 10 M. Hock GER 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
Dopper (NLD) 10, 6. J. 11 T. Schmalstieg GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5
Wagner (OST) 9, 7.
12 J. Hrdina CZE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
U.M. Gerlinger (GER)
8, 8./9. W. Schrder 13 E. Pontoppidan DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
(GER), I. Zaniratti (ITA) 14 R. Glasner GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
6, 10. V. Nozicka 15 V.M. Schatunov RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(CZE) 6, 11. A. Maier
(OST) 5, 12. E. Khnl
(CZE) 3, 13. B. van Results, 248 100. Giobbi 1 Klemm. 251 95. EU/H/GT TD for 258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt,
Beurden (BEL) 2, 14. Dzenis 0 Cardoso, 96. Di Lupo Persson. 254 Reneova 28, CZ-621 00, Brno (CZE).
C.M.J. Loureiro (POR) 88.Romanzow 1 Schajtorow. 255 89/92. Pompilio
Email: [email protected]
1, 15. J. I. Maksimow 0 Jasak, Stschemiljow, Peetoom, Wuttke. 256 63.
258 77/8. Stankus 0 Zimmermann, Mielnik; 79/82.
(CIS) 0. Rotoni 1 Mickley.
Felkl 1 Kadonas, Stankus, Mielnik, Garcia; 83.
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EU/M/GT 388 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415 Pts. N. Kordis (GRC) 0.

1 H. Reichel GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
1833 18. Weitering 0
Ljubesnyk, 19.
2 D. Burk GER 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 Ljubesnyk 1 Friedrich,
3 P. Jorgensen DEN 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 20. Friedrich 0 Fava, 21.
4 K. Noskowicz POL 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 Fava Ljubesnyk
5 W. Schreiber GER 0 1 1 1 1 8 (adj.).Positions: 1. A.
Stephan (GER) 5, 2.
6 W. Kastner OST 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8
W. v.Eisengrein (GER)
7 K. Shoup GER 0 1 1 7 4, 3. S. Fava (ITA) 3,
8 K. Winter GER 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 4/5. S. Ljubesnyk
9 E. Meinhardt GER 0 0 1 1 0 6 (RUS), J. Moon
10 E. Palm EST 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 (ENG),3, 6/7. J.
Weitering (NLD), M.
11 J. Vedrunes FRA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5
Friedrich (GER) 1. 1834
12 J. Glosse GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 21. Malyschko Exler
13 J. Tucek GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 (adj). Positions: 1. S.
14 G. Reisser GER 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Nykvist (SVE) 5. 2.
15 D. Mostowik POL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 R. Dagonnier (BEL) 4,
3/4. N. Malyschko
(RUS), G. Ostendorp
EU/M/GT 409 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 Pts. (GER) 3, 5. S. Wilbert
1 G.A. Pinsky RUS 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
1 (GER) 3, 6. M. Exler
2 H. Schestak OST 1 1 1 1 1 9 (GER) 1, 7. H.
Garnica (FRA) 0. 1835
3 G.A. Nasarbekov RUS 0 0 1 1 1 1 8
1 15. Laug 0 Vettenburg,
4 Dr R. Hempel GER 0 1 0 1 1 1 8
1 16. Vettenburg 1
5 Th. Schmidt GER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
1 Dimitrijew, 17. Laug 0
6 P. Lehmann GER 1 1 8 Slate, 18. Slater 1
P. Sonntag Dimitrijew, 19. Laug 0
7 GER 1 0 1 7

Dimitrijew, 20. Mandel
8 H.J. Gawlik SCO 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7
0 1 Laug, 21. Dimitrijew
9 G. Traut GER 0 0 1 1 1 7 0 Mandel. Positions: 1.
10 R. Czaja POL 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7
1 U. Hagenbach (GER)
11 G. Salminsch LAT 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
1 5, 2. W. Kessler
(SWZ) 5, 3/4. L.
12 L. Jove Grau ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
1
Vettenburg (BEL), T.
13 L. Ekenlv SVE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 4 Mandel (GER) 3, 5. J.
14 N. Wiedemann GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Slater (ENG) 2, 6. W.
15 D. Burk GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Dimitrijew (RUS) 1, 7.
W. Laug (GER) 0. 1854
19. Bryzek 1 Exler, 20.
Beck 0 Bryzek, 21.
Goitre 1 Stankus; 259 61/2. Esterbauer 0 Gundrum, Results, 1236 20. Ghle 1 Vonk. 1254 13. Beck 1 Aebi. Positions:
Boreika; 63. Costa 1 Boreika (2.etl.); 260 76. Salenga Martinez Cabanas Reimer. 1257 19. Mariani 1. M. Hasche (GER)
Jakobsen; 261 60. Farre 0 Van der Haak; 61. Wosch Orvisky, 20. Mee 1 Orvisky. 1259 11. 5, 2. W.Bryzek (POL)
Moik; 62. Aukstuolis 0 Kruse; 63. Schneider 1 Moik; Karweta Jensen, 12. Mayer 0 Karweta. 5, 3/4. M. Harkins
262 39/41. Nossein Mess, 0 Castello, Kessler; 42/3. (SCO), J. Beck (ENG)
Kessler 1 Griend, Mess; 44. Mess Mostowik; 45/8. First Class 3, 5. M. Aebi (SWZ)
Gundrum 1 Maier, Post, Griend, Justesen; 49. Justesen TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter-Str. 2, 6. M. Exler (GER)
0 Castello; 263 37/8. Di Lao 0 Cumming, Mess; 39. 1, 7. C. Robles (ESP)
Wagner Grey; 40. Vaindl 1 Cumming; 264 19. Di Lao 21, D-01129 Dresden (GER)
We have three months reports from Mr 0.
0 Perez Martin; 20. Senay 0 Cook; 265 34. Metschann Results, 1792 19.
0 Alberio; 35. Pitann 1 Burnicki; 36/8. Merker 1 Tibbert, Winkler (merged).
Final Results: 1778 21. Armani 1 Kotsis Blazquez 1 Macmillen.
Burnicki, Vecek; 266 6. Meter 0 Hanison; 7/9. Fritsche 1803 20. Domenche
0 Kruse, Pellisseri, Staudt. (adj.).Positions: 1. G. Armani (ITA) 5, 2.
A.Kotsis (GRC) 5, 3. R. Wick (GER) 4, 4. B. Hunter. 1826 20.
TD from #1111: M.Mller-Tpler, Weesendonkstr. 15a, Brotherton 0 Istomin.
Hanison (ENG) 3, 5. W. Schler (GER) 1,
D-81925 Munich (GER) 6/7. P. Billion (FRA), J. Muno (GER) 1. 1803 1832 18. Kayser
Final results: 1199 21. Canibal 1 Bronnikow. Positions: Solias, 19. Solias 0
21. Hunter 1 Frster. corr:19. Kusitschkin 0
1. G. Halli (GER) 5, 2. C. Santagata (ITA) 4, 3. M. Henk. Positions: 1/2. T. Hunter (IRL), A. Henk, 20. Steinbach 0
Miguez Hermida (ESP) 3, 4. Dr. J. Canibal (CZE) 2, Solias. 1834 19.
Henk (GER) 5, 3/4. G. Kusitschkin (UKR),
5. M. Richter (GER) 2, 6. A.W. Bronnikow (UKR) 2, P. Kurscheidt (GER) 3, 5. F. Domenche Malyschko
7. J. Flecher (FRA) 1. 1226 21. Maier Contini. Posi- Ostendorp, 20.
(ESP) 3, 6/7. K. Frster (GER), T. Seiz (OST)
tions: 1. P. Ryan (IRL) 5, 2. D. Scholz (GER) 4, 3. H. . 1830:21. Horyna 1 Troso. Positions: 1/2. Dagonnier Malyschko.
Metschan (GER) 3, 4. H.J. Lappka (GER) 3, 5. A. 1836 20. Lukjanez 1
T. Dominici (FRA), T. Perpiglia (ESP) 5, .
Maier (OST) 2, 6. D. Contini (FRA) 2, 7. R. Debrus M. Rath (GER), J. Horyna (CZE) 3, 5. L. Schiefrer. 1841 17. Heel
(BEL) 0. 1 Trompeter, 18.
Troso (ITA) 3, 6. I. Gudjnsson (ISD) 1, 7.
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Whleke 1 Trompeter, 19. Mrs. Hurley 0 Trani. 1842 20. Glunz Strick, 45. Soh 1 Mayor, 46. Mayor 1 Nendrok, 47. Toth 1
0 Macmillen. 1843 16. Gnther 0 Long, 17. Lane 1 Gnther, Mendrok, 48. Markus 1 Mendrok, 49. Mendrok 0 Soh, 50.
1843 18. Golybew 0 Kellner. 1844 20. Goncalves 0 Neri. 1850 Mendrok 0 Strick, 51. Mendrok 0 Kurmatovs, 52. Ekmark
20. Fritschi 1 Neyens. 1851 7. Eschenbacher 1 Jonsson, 8. Markus. 733 1. Kandler Feist, 2. Billion 0 Esterbauer, 3.
Stamatopoulos Eschenbacher. 1852 17. Labraca 0 Koller, 18. Kandler Esterbauer, 4. Feist 0 Esterbauer, 5. Feist 0 Martinsons,
Koller Waerstad, 19. Koller 1 Goncalves. 1854 18. Bryzek 0 6. Feist Nachtigall.
Hasche. 1855 10. Bardason 0 Bescos, 11. Brotherton 0 v.d.Heydt,
12. Brotherton 1 Witczak, 13. Bardason 1 Brotherton, 14.
v.d.Heydt Bescos, 15.Witczak Vettenburg. 1857 15.
Second Class
Rautenberg 1 Blumentals. 1858 11. Robertshaw 1 Macmillen, TD: Heinz Prokopp, B.-Kellerman-Str. 43, D-39120 Magdeburg
12. Skivinger 0 Macmillen, 1858 13. v.d.Burg 1 Macmillen. 1859 (GER)
15. Kesl Garlant, 16. Kaupat 1 Kesl, 17. Galant 0 Hagenbach. Email: [email protected]
1860 16. Ricci 1 Haeberle, 17. Cook 1 Drost, 18. Demharter 0 Final Result: 1198 20. Ribes Colom 1 Vaccari, 21. Vaccari
Cook. 1861 10. Hansen 1 Evert, 11. McDonald Latronico. Randisi. Positions: 1. J.Ribes Colom (ESP) 5, 2. H.Fuchs (GER)
1862 18. Brodbeck 0 Schaller. 1864 12. Ferreira 1 Albrecht, 13. 4, 3./4. S.Randisi (FRA), P.Kruchem (GER) 3 , 5. H.Khn
Danese 0 Billion, 14. Billion 0 Albrecht, 15. Hartmann Danese, (GER) 2 , 6. E.Bussola (BEL) 1 , 7. R.Vaccari (ITA) 1.
16. Billion 0 Ferreira, 17. Hartmann 1 Billion. corr: 13. Danese Results: 1197 17. Dsterlohe 0 Greco, 18. Greco Hansen,
1 Billion. 1866 18. Kotte Roth, 19. Brown Wyrwala. 1867 1200 13. Podeswa 1 Harvey, 14. Looijstijn 1 Podeswa, 1202 12
10. Richter Green, 11. Kunstwadl 1 Green. 1868 6. Moon 1 Soares 0 Lemmens, 13. Scavo Kohberg, 14. Lemmens
Roll, 7. Jimenez 0 Eschenbacher. 1870 1. Bunt 0 Bingham, 2/7. Scavo, 1204 17. De Winne 0 Winkler, 18. Norevall 1 Winkler,
All 1 Fischer, 8. Bingham 0 Gunther, 9. Bingha 0 Funke 10. 1205 8. Goti Weinmesser, 1207 7. Malik Roux, 8.
Strojil 1 Bingham, 11. Bertossi 1 Bingham. 1871 1. Fyhn 1 Drost. Schluderbacher Fels, 9. Roux 1 Ahlroth, 10. Fels Roux,
1873 6. Lamole Rttinger, 7. Lamole 0 Pipper. 1874 4. 1208 1/2. Fuchs, Roux Gessenich, 1210 1/6. Blaschitz 0 vs.all,
Demharter 0 Richter, 5. Demharter 0 Neri, 6. Southwell 0 Fuhr, 7. Wencki 1 Schmid, 8. Dhaene 1 Colnot, 9.Schmid 0 Mensching,
7. Southwell 0 Richter, 1874 8. Richter Fuhr, 9. Neri 1 1211 8. Sndergaard 1 Enoksson, 1213 1. Paap 0 Tholin.
Southwell. 1875 1. Wundahl 1 Breitenfellner, 2/6. All 1 GT Sections:
Breitenfellner. 1876 3. Pielka 1 Chico, 4. Chico 0 Brgisser, 5. Final Result: GT/186 95. Benito Ruiz 1 Dozaj, 96/8.
Partes Hofer, 6. Chico Partes. corr 1. Hofer Pielka 1877 Wunderlich, Lehmann, Dozaj 0 Robertshaw, 99/100. Dozaj 0
4. Angermann 1 Jakobi. 1879 1/6. All 1 Schulz 1880 1. Albrecht Dick, Ramos Barraso, 10. Kerner, Robertshaw 1 Ramos
0 Riha, 2 Nepper 0 Albrecht, 1881 1. Nilsson 1 Meyer, 2. Meyer Barraso, 103. Ramos Barraso 1 Wunderlich, 104/5. Dozaj,
0 Vettenburg, 3. Burke 1 Meyer. Wunderlich 1 Lehmann. Positions: 1. E.Benito Ruiz (ESP) 14,
EU/1/GT 2. H.Kerner (GER) 13, 3./4. A.Robertshaw (ENG), M.Ramos
Final results, 316: 98. Thiele 1 Salvatore, 99.Khler 1 Salvatore, Barraso (ESP) 11, 5./6. J.Lheureux (BEL), C.Dick (GER) 9, 7./
100. Alonso 0 Batterbee, 101. Batterbee-Bachofner 0:0, 102. 8. H.Lehmann (GER), M.Dozaj (JUG) 8, 9. H.Wunderlich (GER)
Drpinghaus-Batterbee 0:0, 103. Drpinghaus - Bachofner 0:0, 7, 10. F.Neumann (GER) 5, 11. J.Jimenez Reinaldo (ESP) 4, 12.
104. Drpinghaus-Cofente 0:0, 105. Khler 1 Confente (adj.). J.Santo Nunes (POR) 3, 13. B.Grisez (BEL) 2, 14. J.Santos
Positions: 1. U. Thiele (GER) 12, 2.13. K. Batterbee (ENG), Simoes (POR) 1, 15. L.Vatne (NOR) 0.
C. Saivatore (ITA) 11, 4. W. Heyn (GER) 10, 5. P. Kayser Results: 187 83. Schleicher Alvarez Sabor, 84/5. Joutsi,
(LUX) 10, 6. A. Skaza (POL) 8, 7/8. C. Bachofner (OST), P. Heldgaard 1 Buchhauser, 86. Heldgaard 0 Lehmann, 87. McEwan
Morton (ENG) 7, 9. J. Alonso (GER) 6, 10/11. K. Kohler Schleicher, 88. Buchhauser 0 Lopez Murcia, 89. Lehmann 1
(GER), G. Confente (ITA) 5, 12. G. Drpinghaus (GER) 4, 13. Marchena Perez, 188 74/5. Steinhuser 1 Bartl, Blain, 76/8.
F. Landenberger (GER) 2, 14. C. Erdell (GER) 1, 15. G. Middelbos, Avsenik, De Rijk 1 Schwan, 79/82. Blain 0 Avsenek,
Hartmanis (LAT) 0. De Rijk, Kerner, Middelbos, 83. Middelbos 0 Degrassi, 84.
Results, 326 101. Unger 0 Reveil. 327 89. Guy 0 Kristensen. Kerner 1 Bartl, 85. Schwan 1 Blain, 86. Middelbos 0 Steinhuser,
328 83. Adamson Richards, 84. Ldigk 0 Rainer, 85. Rainer 0 87/8. De Clercq 1 Avsenek, Blain, 89/90. Neumann 0 Middelbos,
Costa. 329 74. Lthi 1 Tebar, 75. Faber Luthi, 76. Lthi 1 Schwan, 9. Bartl, Avsenek 1 Neumann, 93. Blain 0 Neumann,
Mosser, 77. Faber Pereira, 78. Pereira 1 Mosser, 79. Miralles 94/5. Bartl, Degrassi 1 Blain, 96. Degrassi 0 Steinhuser, 189
1 Mosser, 80. Mosser 0 Faber, 81. Khler 0 Mosser, 82. Pereira 79. Nolf 1 Hildebrand, 80. Schmidtel 1 OFarrell, 8. OFarrell,
0 Lthi 83. Khler 0 Miralles, 84. Miralles 1 Vila. 330 69. Ackers Lehmann 0 Kerner, 83/4. Smet, De Clercq 1 Nolf, 85. Lehmann
0 Macmillen, 70. Macmillen 0 Schler, 71. Macmillen 0 Bonte, 1 Frster, 190 51/3. Lang 0 Longo, Mantovani, Aguirre, 54/60.
72. Macmillen 0 Robertshaw, 73. Ackers Musso, 330 74. Frster, Caparros, Nolf, Skrotzki, Glles, Mazza, Goguillon 1
Macmillen 0 Moon, 75. Thoma 1 Gorecki, 76. Robertshaw 0 Lang.
Stahi, 77. Macmillen Musso, 78. Thoma 1 Khler, 79. Thoma
Musso, 80. Querci 1 Stahl, 81. Dostal 0 Chico, 82. Schler 1
Bonte, 83. Gorecki 0 Querci. 331 39. Macmillen 1 Winter, 40.
Third Class
Third
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270 Hjbjerg
Macmillen Ptschke, 41. Vasseur 1 Wharrier, 42. Unger
Kessler, 43. Matthews 0 Hesse, 44.Hesse 1 Wharrier, 45. Kessler (DEN)
0 Macmillen, 46. Kessler Wedel, 47. Kessler 1 Casin, 48. Email: [email protected]
Picatoste 1 Kessler, 49/58. All 1 Held, 59. Ptschke Picatoste, Final Results: EU/III/1138: 21.Krger 0-0 Tzannetakis.
60. Unger 0 Nedozral. 332 23. Weiser 1 Pfeiffer, 24. Pfeiffer 1 Positions: 1.J. v/d Braak NLD 5, 2.R Weinmesser OST 5,
Mayor, 25. Soh 1 Turkovic, 26. Mendrok 0 Weiser, 27. Ekmark 3.M. Krger GER 3, 4.M Galli ITA 3, 5/6. S Tzannetakis GRC,
0 Bedbur, 28. Strick Ekmark, 332 29. Mendrok 1 Ekmark, I Stothard ENG 1, 7.P Lscher GER 0. 1139: 21.Salas Tarroja
30. Kurmatovs 1 Ekmark, 31. Ekmark Mayor, 32. Markus 0 Schtz. Positions: 1.J Miralles Ramos BEL 6, 2.P Speisser
Toth, 33. Toth Weiser, 34.Mayor 0 Toth, 35. Soh 1 Ekmark, FRA 4, 3.M C vBerkel NLD 4, 4.R Salas Taroja ESP 3, 5.T
36. Weiser Ekmark, 37. Bedbur 1 Pfeiffer, 38. Pfeiffer 0 Benti, Schtz GER 2, 6.R Heyn GER 1, 7.M Goedert LUX 0. 1140:
332 39. Benti 1 Markus, 40. Benti 1 Mayor, 41. Weiser 0 Piqueras, 1140: 21.Bredl 0 Sanz Velez. Positions: 1.A Sanz Velez ESP 6,
42. Bedbur 1 Mendrok, 43. Turkovic 1 Mendrok, 44. Markus 0 2.M Schmidt GER 4, 3/4. R Weinmesser OST, J de Clercq BEL
 Chess Mail 59

3, 5/6 H Bredl GER, R Madsen DEN 2, 7.C W Marks NLD 0.

Results, 1148: 19.Winkel 0 Ferrari. 1150: 11.Scarcez 0
Schmidtke. 1154: 9.McCoy 1 Purcell, 10/1.Bartholome
THEMATIC TOURNAMENTS
Luukkonen, McCoy. 1155: 17.Antunes 0 Dowell. 1156: 6.Boyle
Steinmller, 7.Boyle 1 Heyn. 1157: 11.Boyle 0 Heckmann,
12.Schneider 1 Purcell. Tournament Office: Gian-Maria Tani (ITA) Email:
GT TD: Gerhard Radosztics, Gartenstr. 263, A-7535
St.Michael. OST [email protected]
Email: [email protected] NEW SECTIONS:
Final Result, 153: 101. Gerlach 1 Laitinen; 102. Gerlach 0 8/95/Semifinals (Latvian Gambit, C40). Startdate: 15.10.1998.
Reichl; 103. Krag-Jacobsen 1 Gerlach; 104. Goudrian Reck; 2 from each group to the Final. Tournament Director: P. Rasmussen
105. Horn 1 Reichl. Positions: 1. St. Reichl (GER) 12; 2. M. (DEN). S1: F. Doplmayr (OST), A.R.C. Houthuijzen (NLD), W.
Reck (GER) 11; 3./4. P.F. Goudrian (NED) & A. Horn (GER) Goedhart (NLD), B. Sirta (FRA), A.J. Stobbe (USA), S. Tatlow
11; 5/6. J. Gerlach (GER) & C. Purcell (IRL) 9; 7/ 8. D. Krause (ENG). S2: D. Carlsson (SVE), K. Champion (ENG), U. Hser
(GER) & A. Krag-Jacobsen (DEN); 9. T. Roux (FRA) 7; 10. (GER), F.A.S. Lipperts (NLD), Z.J. Michalek (OST), . Trigance
G. Skrotzki (GER) 5; 11. H. Laitinen (FIN) 4; (FRA). S3: F. Doplmayr (OST), K. Elson (ISD), P. Green (CAN),
12. W. Hahn (GER) 3; 13. H. Felten (GER) 2; 14. A.A. Merenga J. Malmstrm (SVE), I. Nowak (POL), H. Steiner (OST).
(NED) 1; 15. St. Kristensen (DEN) 0; 9/98 (Evans Gambit, C51). Startdate: 5.08.1998. 2 from each
Results, 154: 79. Van Roijen 0 Van de Velde; 80. Van de Velde group to the Final. Tournament Director: J. Bodis (FRA). 1: .
Rodenas Balana; 81. Oppermann Plaza Lopez; 82. Rooijen Chery (FRA), B. Hanison (ENG), J. Rodrguez Hernndez (ESP),
0 Oppermann; 83. Oppermann 0 Fischer; 84. Salanas Gomez 0 H.-J. Schneider (GER), H. Steiner (OST), A. Tucci (ITA). 2: B.
Oppermann; 85. Oppermann 1 Larrauri; 86. Oppermann 1 Duran Bouyt (FRA), P. Caizares Cuadra (ESP), F. Cottarelli (ITA), H.
Sampedro; 87. Larrauri 0 Van de Velde; 88. Van de Velde 0 Plaza Gnirk (GER), V. Musil (CZE), K. Pettersson (SVE). 3: B.M.
Lopez; 89. Fischer 0 Plaza Lopez; 90. Plaza Lopez 1 Solanas Bardason (ISD), M. Bartels (GER), T. Broek (NLD), H. Gnirk
Gomez; 91. Plaza Lopez 1 Larrauri; 92. Plaza Lopez 1 Duran (GER), P. Houvehand (SWZ), A. Tucci (ITA). 3: P. Denaro (ITA),
Sampedro; H. Fritschi (SWZ), G. Gamant (FRA), H. Gnirk (GER), M.
155: 47. Buttenschen 1 Stacey; 48. Genter 0 Schnhammer; 49. Stevenson (NZL), J.M. Vermeulen (NLD).
Parison Genter; 50. Maier Stacey; 51. Hilton 0 Stacey; 52. 10/98 (Frankenstein-Dracula, C27). Startdate: 10.10.1998. 2 from
Stacey Galli; 53. Genter 0 Jimena Bonillo; 54. Stacey 0 each group to the Final. Tournament Director: C.R. Thomsen
Stothard; 55. Schnhammer Parison; 56. Stothard 1 (DEN). 1: J.-F. Baudoin (FRA), A.C. Dudman (NLD), B. Hanison
Schnhammer; 57. Schnhammer 1 Crawley; 58. Hilton 0 Genter; (ENG), O. Kubec (CZE), J.L. Moeckel (USA), A. Peters (GER),
59. Crawley 0 Genter; 60. Galli o Buttenschen; 61. Crawley 0 W.H. van Vugt (NLD). 2: F. Blaszczyk (FRA), F. Doplmayr
Stacey; 62. Hilton 0 Stothard; 63. Stothard 0 Maier; 64. (OST), F. Eastwood (ENG), L. Jov Grau (ESP), R. Lindberg
Buttenschen 1 Hilton; 65. Buttenschen 1 Crawley; 66./72. open (SVE), H. Trompeter (BEL), W. Velker (NLD). 3: M. Aymard
games 1 Crawley (silent withdrawal); 73. Stacey 0 Schnhammer; (FRA), F. Doplmayr (OST), L. Hansson (SVE), G. Larghi (ITA),
74. Jimena Bonillo 0 Buttenschen. A. Robertshaw (ENG), W.H. van Vugt (NLD).
11/98 (Schara-Hennig Gambit, D32). Startdate: 10.10.1998. 2
from each group to the Final. Tournament Director: T. Silfver
COPPA LATINA V (SVE). 1: M. Aymard (FRA), P. Denaro (ITA), H. Gnirk (GER),
R. Koppel (SVE), H. Wolff (GER). 2: F. Blaszczyk (FRA), C.
Fuchs (OST), H. Gnirk (GER), F. Martnez Rubio, C. McIntee
Organised by ASIGC (SCO). 3: B. Bouyt (FRA), C. Cavallotto (ITA), K. Elson (ISD),
TD: Nol van t Riet, Achterstekamp 35, NL - 9301 RB Roden H. Gnirk (GER), D.J. van Speijbroeck (NLD).
FINAL RESULTS:
(NLD). Fax: + 31 50 5010578
FINALS: TI/1/93/F 1. K. Gierth (GER) 11, 2. F.H.M. Jonkman
Board 2 36. Walker (SWZ) Dabija (ROM); 37. Gonzlez
(NLD) 7, 3. R. van Vuuren (NLD) 7, 4. J. Niewold (NLD) 6, 5.
Freixas (ESP) Pavoni (ITA-B); Pavoni leave 2-16.8.98. Board
G.H. Boer (NLD) 4, 6. M. Zopenali (ITA) 3, 7. A. Willn
3 25/27. Cutillas Ripoll (ESP) 1 Monteiro (POR), Troffiguer
(SVE) 2. TO/1/93/F 1. W.W.J. Rakhorst (NLD) 8, 2. K.
(FRA), Tarantino (ITA-B); 28/29. Tarantino 0 0 Monteiro (etl);
Wederwang (DEN) 6, 3. B. Stadler (OST) 5, 4. G. Niemand
leave Cutillas Ripoll 25.7-23.8.98. Board 4 23/24. Colucci (ITA-
(OST) 4, 5. R. Fogli (ITA) 3, 6. F.H.M. Jonkman (NLD) 1.
B) Boonet (BEL); 25/26. Cusmir (ROM), Colucci 0 Muri
SEMIFINALS AND PRELIMINARIES:
(SWZ); 27/28. Bouverot (FRA) 0 Garcia Gutierrez (ESP), 1
9/91/S4 1. M. Aleksandrowicz (POL) 10, 2. K. Laine (FIN) 9,
Cusmir; 29. Muri Nitti (ITA-A) Board 6 35. Svendsen (SWZ)
3. J. Frijling (NLD) 9, 4. J. Mercadal Benedam (ESP) 6, 5. P.
0 Iodice (ITA-B); leave Iodice 1.8 30.8.98. Board 8 44. Wrth
Denaro (ITA) 5, 6./7. B. Hanison (ENG), P. Penttil (SVE) 1.
(SWZ) 1 Amoribello (ITA-B). Board 9 36. Grasso (ITA-B) 1
10/95/1 1. J. Simmelsgaard (DEN) 12, 2. M. Aymard (FRA) 8,
Maffei (ITA-A); 37. Vedrunes (FRA) 1 Gil Matilla (ESP); 38.
3. M. Spoljar (AUS) 7, 4. A. De Jong (CAN) 6, 5./6. W. Krahl
Maffei 1 Goyvaerts (BEL); Vedrunes and Lopes (POR) 1st etl. in
(GER), R. Benz (GER) 4, 7. J. Jnasson (ISD) 1.
both games with Maffei, start new count 22.6.98 Board 10 48.
6/96/1 1. A. Hacker (OST) 7, 2. A.J. Stobbe (USA) 6, 3. F.
Barbafiera (ITA-B) 1 Milgram (FRA); 49. Marques (POR)
Martin (GER) 4, 4. P. Lemaire (FRA) 3, 5. J.A. Huis in t Veld
Barbafiera; 50. Steinhauser (SWZ) 0 Toscano (ITA-A).
(NLD) 0.
Standing (after 402 of 560 games = 72%):1 Italy-A 63% (51/
11/96/1 1. R. Luey (AUS) 9, 2. J.W.C. Roojiakkers (NLD)
82) 2 Italy-B 59% (61/104) 3 France 56% (66/117) 4 Belgium
7, 3. Z.J. Michalek (OST) 3, 4. J.M. Roig Garca (ESP) 4, 5. S.
49% (54/111) 5 Portugal 48% (43/90) 6 Spain 47% (54/114) 7
Henninger (GER) 0.
Switzerland 41% (51/125) 8 Romania 34% (20/61).
John F
F.. Cleeve Memorial
Cleev
Evento
Eventov Memorial
entov Tournament Director: Hans Wiesner (CAN)
This Russian invitational event has been won by S. Yerofeev 80 Nimtz 1 Kozlowicz (Rule #23). 81. DeMauro Borwell.
(Russia) although several games remain in play. Final scores: Nimtz 10, Borwell 4.
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ICCF E-MAIL 1 M. Brezovar SLO 1 0 3 2=
TOURNAMENTS 2 Alfredo Lupo
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Tournament Office: Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG) 5 M. Fahrbach GER 0 0 2 6
Email: [email protected] 6 A. Bormida ARG 1 0 3 4=
Following discussions with ICCF President Alan 7 Astrid Montag GER 1 1 1 1 5 1st
Borwell and others in Riga, we are no longer
attempting to publish all email results in this
magazine. It is clear that the explosion of new events
EM/M/A017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. Pos.
will make this impracticable and all the players get
the results electronically far quicker than they can 1 Don Eilmes USA 1 0 0 2 3=
be brought to you in print. 2 J.Ma Grau Ribas ESP 0 2 3=
However, we shall continue to give the final results 3 Alan Rawlings ENG 0 0 2 5=
in Master Class (ICCF Email Championship and
above) and final results in Cup sections. The Email 4 Nicolas White ARG 0 0 0 1 7
Master Norm tournaments will continue to be 5 Ulrich Stephan GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1st
reported with the postal MN events as we get these 6 Thor Luvholt NOR 0 0 2 5=
results together from the same TD sooner than we 7 Bjorn Johnson SVE 1 1 1 0 1 4 2nd
receive them from the EM-TO. We intend to report
results in the new Email championship events which
will start next year. 1, 7. J. C. Peacock (AUS) 0. EM/C/A048: 19-21. Hole 0 All games
The following report includes Final Results held over (silence). Positions: 1. G R Laderchi (ITA) 5, 2. A. Jacubowski (GER)
from last month. 3, 3. Peter D Joseph (USA) 3, 4. Michel Lalonde (CAN) 3, 5.
ICCF Email Cup - Semifinals C.Hammerman (SVE) 3, 6. Geoff Allen (AUS) 3, 7. Terrence Hole (HKG)
No sections concluded yet. 0.
ICCF Email Cup - Preliminaries ICCF Email Championship Preliminary - 7 players
Final results, EM/C/A032: 1. Antonio Scarani (ITA) Final results: EM/M/A009: 19.Sgaard Bormida; 20.Fahrbach
5, 2. Steve Saunders (CAN) 4, 3/5. J Maximiano Brezovar, 21. Brezovar Bormida. See crosstable. EM/M/A011: 21.Meier
Filho (BRS), Helmut Pleschke (GER) & Zsuzsanna Brezovar. Positions: 1. Steven Smithers (USA) 5, 2. Matjaz Brezovar
Simon (HUN) 3, 6. Jiri Rambousek (CZE) 1, 7. (SLO) 4, 3. Kurt Meier (GER) 3, 4. Gaetano Quattrocchi (ITA) 3, 5.
James J Perry (USA) 0. EM/C/A041: 1. Andreas Jan Holst Nielsen (DEN) 2, 6. Luk Luen-Wah (HKG) 1, 7. Arthur
Klauser (SWZ) 6, 2/3., John Koh (HKG) and Vilar Monteiro (BRS) 1. EM/M/A017: 21. Stephan 1 Eilmes. See crosstable.
Kelly (USA) 4, Mauro Celestini (ITA) 3, B Naeskov- EM/M/A029: 19. Thielen 1 Shaw 20. Shaw 0 Baklanov 21. Sampieri
Lassen (DEN) 2, Dieter Hagemeister (GER) 1, Paulo Shaw. Positions: 1/2. Chris Sergel (USA), Christian Scho (GER) 4,
Mauricio (POR) 0. EM/C/A046: 1. Edmund Soh 3. Dieter Thielen (GER) 4, 4. Valentin Baklanov (RUS) 3, 5. Maurizio
(ENG) 5, 2. Andreas Jacubowski (GER) 4, 3. Robert Sampieri (ITA) 3, 6. Alan Shaw (USA) 1, 7. Aart van Bolhuis (NLD) 0.
Owens (USA) 3, 4. Marcel van Tricht (BEL) 3, 5. ICCF Email Championship -GT groups
Paul MacDonald (SCO) 2, 6. Stephen Pereira (AUS) No final results this month.

Peru II Peru Cup Final 'Master' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 Pts.
Cup 2 1 Miguel Bailly PER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
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7 P.A. Gonez Brio BRS 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
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tournament 8 Gernot Daum GER 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 11 8
finished on 9 H.D. Voetter GER 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1 7
30/6/1998. 10 Joaquin Dorner GUA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 7
Miguel
11 Jos Ranilla Collado PER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1
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Weber and 13 A. Cilloniz Razzetto PER 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

Carlos 14 Victor Hctor Ortiz ARG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4

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IM title. 17 Angel Acevedo PER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Congratulations to Khalid Chorfi (Morocco) and Omar Players with title and/or ICCF-rating of 2400 or more may take
Benagoudjil (Algeria) on their IM titles awarded in Riga. part. (outside this quota).
Asia also has two new IMs: Wang Mong Lin (SIP) and Geoff The closing date for nomination (no entry fee required) is fixed
Wise (Hong Kong); congratulations! to 31.12.1998.
Applications must be sent to: M. Samraoui, Postfach 1414, D-
1st Afro-
Afro-Asian Email Championship
o-Asian 52114 Herzegonrath, Germany
(e-mail: [email protected] ). Any questions and/or remarks to
The first semifinal has finished: see crosstable. Qualified for
the final: Pandit, Ching and Onoda. the same person!
Group B is not so advanced. Leaders: Dr Ambar Chatterjee
(IND) 4/5 (3 unfinished), C. Altanoch (MON) 4/4.
In Group C, Mekki Samraoui (ALG) has qualified with 7/8
but the other qualifying places depend on the unfinished game NATT IV
A.Namdeo (India) v K. Tjiptadi (Indonesia). Each has 6/7 while
R. Messerchmidt (RSA) has finished with 6/8. Tournament Director: Per Lea (NOR)
Bd 1 Barrababe Menal (ESP) 0 Gibney (IRL), Larrouy (FRA)
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 62 November 1998

A BO
MONG the books Averbakhs Selected
that have been Games (also from Cad-
accumulating on my ogan, 192pp. wide format,

OKS
shelf in recent weeks, none 16-99) contains 60 games
is specifically of CC interest. from the great endgame
However, it is time to theorist Yuri Averbakh.
recommend the 1999 Int- He was a competitor in the
ernational Chess Cal- Zurich 1953 Candidates
endar (Russell Enter-prises, tournament and in the
PO Box 30, Milford, CT following year he won the
06460 USA; $9-95 plus $1- Reviewed by 21st USSR Championship.
50 shipping and handling). Tim Harding He also topped the table in
This is the 12th year that the 23 rd Soviet Champ-
Hanon Russell has prod- ionship (1956) but lost out
uced this entertaining item, a book that the average to Taimanov in a 3-way
full of pictures, puzzles, player can identify with play-off with Spassky
historical information and more easily than with the Like Xie Jun, and unlike
other chess trivia. Enjoy! collection of a super-GMs Belyavsky, Taimanov in-
Chess Champion from games. cludes in his book some
China by Xie Jun (Gambit, From the authors fore- games that he did not win.
15-99, 224pp., $22.95) is word to his Uncomprom- From the 1952 Interzonal,
welcome because it tells us ising Chess (Cadogan, 192 for example, there is his
a bit about the person who pp. wide format, 15-99), game with Stahlberg which
rose from obscurity to the we learn that Alexander he lost after it was adj-
end the dominance of the Belyavsky sees himself as ourned in a winning pos-
Womens World Champ- an ancient Roman going to ition for him. Averbakh
ionship. It must be strange the battleground of chess. describes how he overcame
to hold this title when I share the conviction of this blow and composed
everyone knows that at the Romans, he writes, himself in a walk by a lake.
least one other player is that victory in battle is He realised he could still
recognised worldwide as granted by the immortal qualify for the Candidates
much stronger than you; gods and is therefore out- and the GM title if he could
maybe now Karpov knows side the will of the comm- score 7pts. from the rem-
how that feels. ander. aining 9 games and this he
Xie Jun won the title in The book itself is less out managed to do!
1991 in Manila from Maia of the ordinary, but still The Chess Players
Chiburdanidze, no mean worthwhile. The title refers Battle Manual (Batsford,
feat! She defended it rather in part to a few occasions 160pp pb, 11-99) is by
easily against Nana Ios- when spurning a last round GM Nigel Davies who
eliani in 1993 before losing draw offer has cost him first recently took over as chess
to Zsuzsa Polgar in 1996. prize. The 71 games in this manager with this books
Xie Juns games tend to be book were mostly played at publisher. An experienced
tactical in nature but she a higher level than Xie Juns chess coach, Davies con-
writes frankly (and perhaps and will suit players who centrates on practical elem-
too modestly) about their want something to get their ents of success in OTB at
shortcomings, making this teeth into. the average players level.
 Chess Mail 63

It is rather like John Nunns moves. The main games queen on either square.
Secrets of Practical Chess, are arranged by opening 9 e2 000 10 xe4
only much more focused on variation with more ex- xe4 11 a4 g5 12 00
the target market. amples in the notes. g4 13 d2
For example, whereas Apart from consulting XIIIIIIIIY
Nunn drifted into a lengthy such previous works as 9-+ktr-+-tr0
analysis of a queen ending Neishtadts Catastrophe in 9zppzp-wqp+p0
that you might possibly get the Chess Opening, Burgess 9-+nvl-+-+0
once or twice in a 50-year has been trawling data- 9+-+-+-+-0
career, Davies much more bases to find these games, 9Q+P+l+p+0
sensibly omits such endings and couldnt help noticing 9zP-+-zP-+-0
from his endgame chapter repeating patterns. A trap 9-zP-sNLzPPzP0
and concentrates on rook that seemed unlucky for the 9tR-vL-+RmK-0
endings and pure pawn victim first time soon bec- xiiiiiiiiy
endings. omes to seem just care-
Two of the chapters in lessness. As somebody said If instead 13 e1 hg8
the Davies book are dev- (not quoted in this book): and the Finnish magazine
oted to giving detailed History repeats itself: first Kirjeshakki gives these
antidotes to three attacking as tragedy, then as farce. lines:
systems that often bring Readers are recommended a) 14 c2 xh2+;
points on the local league/ to begin this book with the b) 14 f4 gxf3 15 xf3 (15
weekend major tournament openings they play to avoid xf3 xh2+) 15...h4;
circuit: the Grand Prix becoming the fall guy in the c) 14 c5 xh2+ 15 xh2
Attack against the Sicilian, farce. h4+ 16 g1 f5! 17 c4
the Trompowsky and a 1 d4 The Faj is notorious for g6+.
build-up that Davies calls rapid White defeats and 13...xh2+ 01.
the 1 d4 charge. This is Burgess has five examples; For if 14 xh2 h4+ 15
preceded by a general here is a new one for the g1 xg2 16 xg2 h3+
chapter about building an next edition. 17 g1 g3.
opening repertoire.
There is also a sensible Budapest Fajarowicz
chapter about computers, (A51) NEXT MONTH
focusing on playing against Yrj Oksanen (FIN) -
them but not discussing, as Pauli Aulaskari (FIN) Meet the new ICCF
Nunn does, the use of 2nd Nordisk Cup, 1998 Webmaster
databases. There is nothing 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e5 3 dxe5
about CC in the book. e4 4 a3 c6 5 f3 d6 Report on the 11th
No this is not a typing 6 exd6 xd6 7 bd2 USA Championship
error: there really are no f5 8 e3 Lots of great games
capital letters in the title of The book includes a
the quickest chess vic- game with 8 xe4. The Dutch CC
tories of all time by 8...e7! Championships:
Graham Burgess (Cad- Instead of the usual Bertrand Weegenaar
ogan, 224pp.) which has 8...f6 but the final com- continues his series
more than 2000 deciisive bination in this game could
games no longer than 13 have been played with the Index for 1998
 64 November 1998

Sandor Brilla Banfalvi obituary (concluded)

Banfalvi
21 xe3 e8 22 b5 is good too. 32 c4 e8 33 d5 a7 34 a5!
21...h6 22 h4! An important defender is exchanged.
Better than 22 xf6 xf6 23 xd6 g5 34...xa5 35 xa5 c7 36 b7!
or 23...e7. Stabilises the situation until the white
22...g5 23 e1! joins the play.
The key move of the combination 36...f8 37 f2 e7 38 e2 d7 39
started with the 17th move. Although now d3 e8 40 c4 c7 41 b5!
Black is able to play ...e8 (which hitherto The changing of the guard.
would have been wrong because of e7) 41...g7
the white gets excellent play. 41...f6 42 a1 d7 43 f1 f6 44 g4
23...e8 24 b5 xb5 25 axb5! f6 zugzwang.
26 a6 xa6 27 bxa6 c7 28 a1 a8 42 a1 e6 43 f1 d8 44 d5! 10
29 xa5 d8 30 a2! e8 31 b5! Now there is no defence against the
c7 invasion of the white , so Black
31...b6 32 c6!. resigned.

Chessbase 7 review (concluded)

The only thing that stops me screamiing suddenly the end of the game has gone!
is that I remember the days of creating In a standard Windows program you:
chess books and newspaper columns bring your mouse to the Edit menu to
without a program that guarantees the click that comforting Undo option
accuracy of the game scores: not much but in ChessBase it just isnt there!
more than 10 years ago! ChessBases programmers have clearly
Another problem about ChessBase put in a lot of effort to develop the
textfiles is that the players full name is program in other areas, but they are still
not included although it is in the game neglecting some of the basics.
data.. Like the HTML/DOC issue and the There is in fact one undocumented
coordinates, full name/initials only in Undo feature in ChessBase 6/7, but it only
textfiles should be a global preference for applies to the little box where you type
a user. You should only have to select this text annotations. If you overtype
kind of thing once unless you want to something there, a right mouse-click (in
change it. Not being able to select as Win95 anyway) will give you a menu
defaults the options you most commonly with an Undo option to restore the text.
use is very annoying. ChessBase 7.0 comes with various
Another problem is the virtual absence extras (databases, ChessBase Magazine
of undo features. The other main free samples) that will depend, like
programs that I regularly use (e.g. pricing, on the deal you have with
Pagemaker, Photoshop, Word and Excel) whatever supplier you choose. I should
have this feature, but not ChessBase! I am like to take this opportunity of thanking
sure everyone has had the awful exp- Malcolm Pein of Chess & Bridge and CB
erience of inputting a game or new Software (London) for providing me with
annotations for an existing game, and the review copy of the program.
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C hess
M ail
12/1998
New ICCF webmaster,
Sren Peschardt
Report on the 11th United
States CC Championship
CC-GM Alik Zilberberg:
From Odessa to L.A.
Ragnar Wikman explains
ICCF's title reforms
Missing games from
classic events found

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Chess Mail CONTENTS

Volume 2, No.12, December 1998
Chess Mail magazine is published by: Meet the new ICCF webmaster
Chess Mail Limited, 26 Coolamber Park, Tim Harding interviews Sren Peschardt.
Dublin 16, Ireland. Pages 2-7
This is a private limited company, established in Tournament of the Month: the 11th US CC
1996 and incorporated in the Irish Republic. The Championship Final
directors are Timothy Harding and Joan Harding. Three players tied for first.
Our fax/phone number is: Report and games, Pages 8-17
+353-1-4939339 You The Adjudicator: Part 3
and our e-mail address is: The inside story of an appeal against an
[email protected] adjudication. Pages 18-20
Information about subscription prices for Chess
Mail may be found on our website and on the GM Alik Zilberberg
inside back cover of this issue. Born in the Ukraine and now of one
Copyright in original articles belongs to the America's most successful CC players.
bylined writers or to Tim Harding where no auth- Profile and Games, Pages 21-26
or is named. No part of this magazine may be ICCF's Title Reforms Explained
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or trans- By ICCF Deputy President Ragnar Wikman
mitted in any form or by any means without the Pages 27-30
prior permission of Chess Mail Limited. Missing classic games recovered
Special contributors this issue: Alik Zilberberg, Pages 30-33
Ragnar Wikman, Bertrand Weegenaar Index To Chess Mail volume 2, 1998
Editorial Assistant: Clarinda Noonan Central section (pages not numbered)
Help with results service: Angela Harding and
Claudia Harding The Dutch CC Champions: part 7
Bertrand Weegenaar on K13 and K14.
Printing: Reprint Limited, 22/23 South
Pages 36-39
Cumberland Street, Dublin 2.
Email Column
Pelikan Memorial A is decided.
Readers' Contributions Pages 40-42
We welcome articles and games submitted free of Liubomirov Memorial
charge by readers, preferably by email or on disk-
ette (3.5" PC format) in Word 6/ChessBase. Final result and game. Page 43
CLEA 3 Revisited
Editorial Advisory Group Gianni Mastrojeni on an Italian success
An Editorial Advisory Group has been established Pages 44-45
to assist the editor. The members of this Group re- ICCF Results
ceive no payment and bear no financial or legal Pages 46-57
responsibility for the magazine, nor are they re-
sponsible for any errors you may find in this issue. Book Reviews
Pages 58-59
The Group members at present are: Roald Berthelsen
(Sweden), Alan Borwell (Scotland), Brett E. Sinclair Najdorf Thematic
(New Zealand), Bertrand Weegenaar (The Nether- Page 60
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A Happy Christmas and New Year To All Our Readers
Chess Mail would like to take this opportunity of thanking all our readers in
1998. A few of you may receive our 1/1999 issue before Christmas but if you
are not one of the lucky ones please be patient as the post is always uncertain
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Year ends on positi

positivve note ECO

A
SOMEWHAT difficult year for correspondence chess is
Index
ending on an upbeat. The long-delayed olympiads are now
A02 38
well under way and the announcements are published for A16 26
the 1st Email World Championship Semifinal and (see page 33) A29 36
the World Championship Three-Quarter Final, two important
events that will start in the first half of 1999. B06 36
ICCF found the going hard in mid-1998 as key individuals B12 40
struggled with work pressures and illness. The changeover of roles B17 9
among the Deputy Presidents did not go as smoothly as hoped. B32 25
However, by the end of the Riga Congress it was clear this had all B33 16
been sorted out and new volunteers are helping to share the B42 14
Presidiums workload. B78 12
One of these, ICCF webmaster Sren Peschardt, is our B81 30
B99 34, 37, 60
interviewee this month. I think you will find his views stimulating.
Sren did not want us to publish any of his games so instead we C11 17
have a profile with games of US grandmaster Alik Zilberberg. C88 11
Also in this issue, Ragnar Wikman explains in detail how the C92 34
ICCF title reforms will work. We expect to see these really make C97 33
an impact in 1999-2000 as tournament organisers and master class
players adapt to the opportunities. D00 35
Ragnars article and the 1998 Index meant we had no space D01 25
this month for a Theory article or the continuation of my review D61 43
of Chessbase 7 but watch out for these next time. D75 31
Our Correspondence Chess World CD has had encourgaing
early sales and reviews: see the back cover advertisement. E12 10
Due to pressure on time (spent on the CD) and space, some E24 37
articles we planned for this year did not yet see the light of day. E25 23
E48 35
For example, our promised profile of the second big free email E62 36
chess club, IECC, will have to wait for an early issue of 1999. If E69 45
you have played an interesting game in IECC, or have views or E81 30
stories about it, why not send them in? E94 32
Tim Harding (Editor) E99 22
 2 December 1998

Danish delegate Sren Peschardt talks about his love

of CC and his new Internet role for ICCF

Webmaster intends to get rresults

esults
First Sren will tell us a little about
himself.
I am 42 years old, I am married and I
Intervie
Intervieww by
have three children: two girls (aged 12
and 13) and a boy of 17. None of them Tim Har ding
Harding
plays chess and neither does my wife.
Professionally I also work a little with At work I use Microsoft Front Page and
web pages. I am employed at a big an FTP program, thats all. We have
hospital just outside Copenhagen. people sitting all over the hospital making
Not as a doctor? home pages in Word and I collect them
Not as a doctor, as a computer and put them into MS Front Page and
idiot...Trying to teach secretaries and make sure everything works.
doctors and nurses how to use their Its a very large website. Its more than
computers, mainly in Word and Excel. 40 megabytes, lots of information and
Those are the two programs I teach and I pictures, all that stuff.
do that very often Mondays, Tuesdays and So its a much bigger project than the
Wednesdays. On Thursdays I maintain the ICCF website?
hospitals website. Its a little different Yes, its much bigger but it doesnt need
from the one on the ICCF Web because to be updated so often.
its a frame-based website and I think we Then on Fridays at work, I have a
dont need that on the ICCF Web: frames special duty to perform because I am
and all the fancy stuff. chairman of the sports committee at the
This hospitals site: is that an Intranet, hospital. So on Friday, you could say, I
just for the people who work there, maintain my hospital company...we do all
or can it be seen by the outside world? kinds of things. We had a football
Its both. What I am involved is in tournament. The tournament was called
information for patients (possible patients) Europital: a 7-a-side tournament for
and doctors all around Copenhagen can hospitals in the EU. Played once a year.
visit the website and can find out how they We also have an annual skiing holiday
perform this operation etc. A year ago we in Norway: 70 people to Norway in the
even had a test, trying to put... if you had second week of January. So thats the kind
to have an operation how long you had of work I do on Fridays.
to wait, and we put all that kind of Its a bit of variety...
information on the teletext tv. That was Yeah, and I have been able to put my
before the Internet was quite so popular. working schedule into some kind of a
I make all kinds of statistics also, for system. Monday to Wednesday I teach,
how many patients have this disease, with Thursday website, Friday sports.
this age, this operation, how long they So how did you get involved in chess,
have to stay in hospital afterwards... or correspondence chess?
So are you using any special HTML Well, correspondence chess...Thats a
software to maintain the site? long story.
 Chess Mail 3

I started out when I was 15 years old

and I have played 27 years now without
any breaks. I think I am an addict or I have played 27 years
something. now without any breaks. I
Thats a very good record, 27 years!
Are you playing in one of the ICCF think I am an addict or
class groups or in Danish something.
tournaments?
No I dont play Danish tournaments so
often. Now and then, when they invent a friendship in between the moves. That has
new kind of tournament and I have to try given me a lot. I mean, its not just for
it out. But you go to the post box and the chess.
next day you get the answer back, thats On the other hand, I dont want to write
a little too fast for me. Even email chess too much because then perhaps my
is a little too fast for me. I dont analyse opponent (or myself) when he replies
so well when it is speeded up. feels obligated to send an A4 page with a
You like the moves to come at lot of personal stuff, and you just dont
intervals? have the time for that.
Yes, I do. At the same time, I also want When you are busy, you dont. Maybe
to have a lot of games going. I think my sometimes...
personal record was 55 games when I was Your opponent doesnt know when
younger. Now if I am below 20 games I you are busy, and if he sends you an A4
start to look for a new tournament. page and you just send a move back then
So I play a lot. I have played the world maybe he is going to be a little annoyed.
championship semifinal twice; in both
tournaments I was relegated. You see, I Now can I ask about how you became
won two master groups of 15 players. I Danish delegate?
am now playing my second International Flemming Madsen took over as
Master tournament, without any success delegate for Denmark just after Ernst
there either I think. Nielsen died (in 1996) but Flemming
I am playing the Russia Five Years very soon got overwhelmed with the
tournament. I can tell you in five or six workload, so he resigned after 6 months.
years if I am successful or what! I volunteered for some kind of
organising work in Denmark, because I
We have an Irish player in that: knew, they were a little in need. To my
Desmond Taylor, from Northern big surprise, I was offered the position as
Ireland. delegate and chairman of the Danish
Yes, I am playing him. We have played Chess Federations CC-department.
the first ten moves by email so we are So you went to Buenos Aires?
already in the middle-game. He is one of Yes, I was there last year, yes and really
the players I am playing now that I think got into these Congresses in a good way.
we have something in common. It was very nice, theres good friendship...
We have discussed matters like the My wife does not understand why I like
peace treaty in Northern Ireland and why these Congresses so much.
are Catholics doing that to Protestants and Buenos Aires was an experience and I
vice versa. I just cant believe what they was there for two weeks. We started with
are doing and of course he agrees with the ordinary Congress in a huge city. I
me. will not say I was afraid to go on the
Its really one of those things that I like streets, but I was aware...
about postal chess, that you can put some I also think it was a problem that it took
 4 December 1998

hours. Because, I dont see that I have

those free hours.
I think the website is a But I think the website is a very
very important thing for important thing for results and all that
stuff, and news.
results and all that stuff, Now the coincidence comes that I was
and news. on holiday in Scotland this year with my
wife and my girls and one of the days I
called Alan Borwell and said, Hey, we
are 50 miles from you, put on the coffee!
14 hours to get there and I got put in a So he put on the coffee and we went
seat near some young Brazilians and I to visit him and his wife and their children,
didnt get any sleep on the aeroplane, and and during that afternoon he just asked
then you have a big city thrown in your me something about websites. I think he
face... knew then that Eckhard had to step down.
But I was very happy about the Then he wrote me a letter at the end
Congress itself. It was an old traditional of July asking me if I was interested in
chess club with a lot of friendly people. taking over and without thinking I just said
There was a very special friend, Mr Pedro yes. I cant say no to a thing like that.
Hegoburu, and Carlos Cranbourne, we Its a great honour and a great
suddenly discovered that we had chore as well.
something in common. There is an ocean So I said, yes I will do it but I cannot
between us but so what? do any updating in August as I had to do
After the Congress, we were 15 or 18, the football tournament, but there is going
we took five or six days to Iguazu Falls. to be updating now.
Alan Borwell was there, and George So are you going to change the server?
Pyrich, and Carlos, and the Italians: Pietro The server remains in Germany. So far
Cimmino and Gianni Mastrojeni were I have had no problems uploading, and
there. It was just a holiday and none of us its half the price of a Danish website.
had seen anything like it before. How big is the ICCF website?
The Riga congress was a lot more I think its about 10-15 megabytes. I
important in certain ways, than the got it all on a CD from Eckhard with all
congress last year. We took a lot more the Word files and Excel spreadsheets; its
controversial decisions here some very only the HTML files that go to the Internet.
good decisions, I might add. I really dont know how big it is, but I
So how did you become ICCF am going to make it smaller!
webmaster? I am going to get rid of all the fancy
It was again some kind of coincidence stuff that takes up space, that gives people
that I have managed to be the new a very long access time.
webmaster. It started in a little sad way If you are interested in ratings and you
that Eckhard Lers had to step down from have a slow modem, you have to wait 10
office and I guess that he just had to find minutes before all the buttons with the
someone that could take over from him. letters A, B, C, D... appear. I think its one
Eckhard has done a tremendous work of the things thats wrong with the website
starting the website. I think nobody can today. Thats bad; we have to change that.
imagine what kind of power it takes. I think we have a lot of people in the
They needed someone with world with slow modems and they should
experience. have the same service as people with fast
Someone with experience, yes, and I modems.
am not going to say with that many free By the time people read this you will
 Chess Mail 5

Sren Peschardt (left) and Nol vant Riet at the Congress in Riga

probably have made some of these Are you going to keep the search
changes. engine? I mean, its a good idea but it
Yes I will. doesnt seem to work very well.
I have used the days from the first of Well, I think the search engine is a
September up to now to make myself good idea but I dont know how to make
some tools in Excel that will make one. I think its different on the server
updating a lot more easy for me. today from the one that is in Denmark,
You use Excel for tables? but I am going to find out. I think it has a
Yes, with lots of formulas. I dont have third priority or something. The first
to put in all the results, I just put in one of priority is results and then news; well,
the results and the other one comes they share the first place.
automatically. If I beat you, I give myself We have to provide news to the players
a 1 and my formulas will give you a zero; while it is still news and we have to be
I dont have to write that. Then it the first with results in groups that have
calculates the total score and how many ICCF recognition.
games are left in the group. Eckhard has The Third Class 7-player group has the
something with a Sonneborn-Berger same importance to the person playing it
calculation but I am going to get rid of as a World Championship Final.
that because I dont think it has any Of course to the rest of the world the
meaning. If you have played 50% of the Championship Final is more important
games in a group, what do you need the than WT/III/1017 or something. We have
calculations for? to treat all classes equally.
I have already changed the background I fear that you are going to find this
on the website. Thats just because in my is too much work, that you are going
taste the one we had before was a little to have one or two days in each
too flashy and I think a neutral grey one month when you do nothing but
is the best, on the front page now. update tables and post the updates.
 6 December 1998

You may find after a while that you Honorary Member of ICCF which I
cannot keep it up. believe is well deserved. Maybe you
My dream, of course, is to keep all the would like to say something about
tables but not on my own. In the future, I him?
see all the tournament directors making He is doing tremendous work in
tables themselves, not the oldest ones but Denmark. He is keeping records of all the
the younger ones... Danish players and he has done that for
Some of them already do, like Egbert years, for decades! He keeps records of
Bsenberg. all our results, and those records are the
Yes, he can keep all the pages that he basis of the Danish rating system. We have
is already doing:. a national rating system; I think we are
Added November 1: Today, I have going to get rid of that when ICCF
approximately 20 people making a lot of includes all the First and Second classes,
tables for the website. Im confident, that but we also have our national tour-
within a month we shall be able to build naments that we want to rate, and he is
a structure, in which the TD sends his doing a marvellous job for that.
monthly report to a volunteer, who puts Jrgen Axel Nielsen is a perfectionist.
the new results in the Excel-files, sends He wants every result to be correct, and
them to me for converting to HTML and he wants it to be correct now! Hes also
then to be published. been a good help to me. He deserves the
Im very optimistic about this solution honour. He is very proud of it.
but in these days we have to do a lot I think he was the one who made sure
of work to make the original tables ready. that when a new Danish delegate was
Unfortunately we couldnt just convert needed, that something was done.
what we got from the old website. The Yes he really did that, and he didnt
tables were sorted by points, and most of have to. Also he maintains three classes
them hadnt been updated for a long, long as a tournament director: World First Class
time. and European Third Class and European
You said I should ask you something Championship and I think he even has
about Chess Mail. Do you think this some Ladies Tournaments.
magazine is any good? What about your style of play, your
I think Chess Mail is really the best favourite game...?
correspondence chess magazine I have You have some games played by me
ever seen. I have seen a lot. I have even in Fernschach and Skakbladet but all
seen a lot of chess magazines in Spanish, these games I have lost. I think I am
which I cant read, so perhaps they have losing, and losing, and losing...so you may
the same quality that you have. I am not see one of my games, but not with my
going to say anything bad about any chess annotations!
magazines in the world, but I have been I dont think I have a special chess
a subscriber to Fernschach since I was style, I just play. And I dont even have
15 and, well, I like your magazine better. any favourite players. I admire Bent
Thank you. Larsen of course very much, not just
I like the articles. Its interesting when because hes a Dane but because he is
I come home from work, and Chess Mail the person he is. I also admire the other
is lying on my table. I take it, open the Danish grandmaster, Curt Hansen.
envelope and go to the toilet where I Bent Larsen is a man of the world, you
know I wont be disturbed... can say, and everyone in Denmark knows
who he is although he is the 6th or 7th
Jrgen Axel Nielsen, here in the Riga strongest player now. They dont know
Congress, was awarded the title the six others.
 Chess Mail 7

I dont play through games on a

chessboard, I just see the diagrams and
oh, did he move that? And I am just I agree with Nol vant
reading on. Riet: in 10 years we
I know some people are very worried
about the future of CC, mainly will not have any CC
because of players using computers by post. Everybody is
to analyse their games. I wonder if
you have any views about that? going to play by email
We made a survey in Denmark. We and that changes the
wrote to about 300 players who use
computers and asked them this and that sport a little bit.
and how old are you and where do you
live?
Of course we have a problem with a lot of hours to achieve something not
computers and I am not going to say we a world championship, maybe a national
should ignore it, because in my exp- championship or something and be
erience some have stopped playing proud of it. He knows that he didnt
because they suspect their opponents are deserve that title. So I dont think so many
going to use computers. The main thing people will use computers.
that we are not going to do, is that we I think thats more or less the official
cannot control it. If we are going to make ICCF view, isnt it?
some rules, we cannot find out if people Yeah. Well, I hope so.
are using computers anyway, so we just But still in a few countries you have
have to put it over there in the corner
and... people saying, Something has to be
In the survey, over 50% of the players done about it! But they cannot come
said we think it is wrong to use a computer up with any suggestion about how it
but we cannot do anything about it, so could be done.
we are not going to forbid it. And if you No, we just have to accept it, try to live
are going to forbid it anyway, then we with it.
wont play chess anymore because we I also agree with Nol [vant Riet]s
think you are stupid! opinion that in 10 years we will not have
Unless you have Orwells Big Brother any correspondence chess by post. I think
in every room that watches you and there is even a risk it could go even
says No, you are not allowed switch quicker than that. Everybody is going to
play by email and that changes the sport
on your computer when you are a little bit.
playing correspondence chess... Within a country where you get the
I have ChessBase. I spent over 1,000
Danish Crowns buying Fritz5 and I have card the next day anyway, there is the
used it once. Its not my style to ask a cost factor. It is cheaper to email the
computer anything about chess. If you move than to buy the card and the
start in Master Class and you use a stamp.
computer, at this point you might get Its not easier in the beginning because
beaten because Master Class players are you have to invest in a computer and a
very strong, even those who are not using modem, but people have that anyway for
a computer. other purposes in their house. So they are
Of course the computer gets stronger of course getting to play much more email.
and stronger and stronger, but I cant Even I am playing email chess now, and
imagine anyone using a lot of money and I hate it! But I am not going to stop it.
 8 December 1998

TOURNAMENT OF THE MONTH: 11TH US CC CHAMPIONSHIP

Triple tie in USA Championship

T
OURNAMENT Director, Allen
Wright, reported in July 1998 that Report by Tim Harding with
there was a triple tie in this event contributions by Allen Wright,
between Stephen Jones, Timothy J.
Murray and Robin Smith who have all Stephen Jones, Jon Edwards
finished play on 10 points. and Robin Smith
Since tiebreaks are not used in the
USCCC, they are declared co-champions.
Jones was the 9th U.S. Champion; the Angeles, California. I was born in Austin,
only other two-time winner is Dr Eugene Texas. I received my bachelors degree
Martinovsky (2nd and 8th USCCCs). from the University of Texas and a Ph.D.
The event began on December 11, in mathematics at the University of Wis-
1995 and the crosstable shows the consin. From 1967-69 I was a visiting
situation at the end of October 1998. Two member at the Institute for Advanced
games are still unfinished but no other Study. Afterwards, I taught at the Univer-
player can reach 10 points. Note that sity of Massachusetts and from there I att-
Burris withdrew early. ended law school at the University of
Unfortunately our request for inf- Michigan.
ormation, pictures and game notes met As to chess, I entered my first United
with a mixed response. Murray, a quite States Chess Federation over-the-board
famous homicide detective according to tournament at the age of 13. At the age of
Allen Wright, sent in nothing to either Mr 15 in 1958, among other titles, I won the
Wright or myself; I guess he has a very Southwest Championship. However, with
busy and pressured job. Jones sent in the coming of other responsibilities, I spent
some information and one game, but less time on the game, winning only mi-
without notes, while Smith was very nor over-the-board titles over the next 40
helpful. Allen Wright sent us most of the years such as being the Texas and Massa-
games played by Murray and Jones. chusetts champion, United States Amateur
Since two of the co-champions asked champion, Houston Open champion, and,
us to publish their wins against the 10th recently, twice the Southern California sen-
champion Jon Edwards, we invited him ior champion. I have not played as much
to contribute a win of his own, which you postal chess, although I did win the 9th
will find at the end. For the past two years United States Postal Championship.
he has been concentrating on trying to win I was not as happy with the quality of
the 8th North American Championship and my play in this championship and offer
it seems he has good prospects of only the following game from the 11th
eventually doing so. US Championship between myself and
Let us begin with Stephen Jones: the winner of the previous 10th United
l am an attorney practising law in Los States Postal Championship.
 Chess Mail 9

USCCC11 1995-98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PTS Unf POS

1 T. Biedermann 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
2 D.E. Burris W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 15th
3 M. Colucci 1 0 0 . . 0 1 0 0 0 4 (2)
4 E. Duliba 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
5 Jon Edwards 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 8
6 Paul Fields 1 1 . 0 1 7 (1)
7 Dan Fleetwood 1 1 . 1 0 1 1 0 8 (1)
8 Isay Golyak 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13th
9 K. Holzmueller 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 8
10 Stephen Jones 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1=
11 J. McLaughlin 0 1 W 0 W 0 0 0 W W W W 2 14th
12 T.J. Murray 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10 1=
13 Robin Smith 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 10 1=
14 P.L. Thompson 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 10 4th
15 Michael Valvo 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 9 5th

Caro-Kann (B17) 15...c5 was seen in Johnson-Bern,

Jon Edwards-Stephen Jones SSKK Bulletinen 40 Years (CM 3/97 p.17)
USCCC-11 1995-98 which could have transposed to the
(Notes by Tim Harding) present game if Black had followed up
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 d2 dxe4 4 xe4 correctly; the point is that a threat to
d7 5 c4 gf6 6 g5 e6 7 e2 b6 exchange the for the d3-bishop is
8 d3 h6 9 5f3 c5 reinforced by play down the d-file if
Fleetwood-Jones in the same tour- White avoids the exchange as Edwards
nament went 9...a5 10 a4 c5 11 f4 d6 does.
12 g3 00 13 d1?! c4! 14 xc4 xa4 15 Jon Edwards wrote to us: I think that
c3 b6 16 d3 a4 17 e5 a3 18 bxa3 xa3 15 h3 is incorrect and that 15...ad8! is a
19 d2 fd5 20 e2 xc3!. Fleetwood nice novelty. 15 xd7 seems correct now
now found 21 xf7! xf7 22 xd6 xd1 to me.
23 xa3 xf2 24 00! and after 24...xd3 16 ad1 c5 17 c4 b6 18 b1 b7 19
25 xf7 xf7 26 xd3 g8 27 f4 c7 fe1 fe4 20 h2 ac8 21 c2 a5
28 g6 d5 29 h3 b6 30 f3 f7 31 xf7+ XIIIIIIIIY
he held on to draw the endgame in 73 9-+rtr-+k+0
moves. 9+lwq-+pzp-0
10 dxc5 xc5 11 e5 bd7 12 gf3 9-zp-vlp+-zp0
c7 13 00 00 14 f4 d6 15 h3
d8!N
9zp-sn-sN-+-0
Gufeld & Stetskos book Caro-Kann 9-+P+n+-+0
Smyslov 4...d7 gives as the main line 9+-+-+N+P0
15...xe5 16 xe5 xe5 17 xe5 d7 9PzPQ+-zPPvL0
(17...b6 18 f4 Santo Roman-Andrijasevic, 9+L+RtR-mK-0
Cannes 1989; 17...d8?! 18 ae1 e7 19 xiiiiiiiiy
f4 A.Martin-Ledger, British Ch 1992.) but
they admit White has compensation after White is already worse and tries a
18 f4 b6+ 19 h2 xb2 20 ad1 desperation exchange sacrifice.
(Martin). 22 xd6!? xd6 23 g4 cd8 24 b3
 10 December 1998

f6 25 xd6 xd6 26 b2 d3 27 20 xc4 xc3

xd3 xd3 28 e2 g5 29 e1 20...a5 21 h4 xc3 22 xc3 xd5 23
XIIIIIIIIY g5 h5 24 b2 Black has terrible
9-+-+-+k+0 weaknesses on the dark squares. Whites
9+lwq-+-zp-0 queen will go to d4, provoking Black to
further weaken his king position with f6.
9-zp-+pzp-zp0 21 xc3 xd5
9zp-+-+-sn-0 Blacks improvement over 21...xd5
9-+P+-+N+0 22 a1 when White stands better.
9+P+r+-+P0 22 f4 ce4 23 e5 h5 24 h6
9PwQ-+RzPP+0 Whites queen remains on this square
9+-+-sN-mK-0 for the next 25 moves; a constant thorn in
xiiiiiiiiy Blacks side.
24...f5 25 g4!
29...xh3+! 30 f1 White must act quickly to keep his
Black has a comfortable win in the case white square bishop in the game. After
of 30 gxh3 xh3 31 g2 (31 xf6+ f7; other moves Black plays 25...hf6.
31 f3 g3+ 32 g2 xf3) 31...f3 32 e3 25...fxg4 26 xg4 hf6 27 e6+
(32 d2 xg4 33 f4 xf4 34 xf4 g5 xe6 28 xd8 axd8 29 d4 c4
35 xh3 xe2) 32...xg4 33 xh3 xh3 30 c1 b5 31 f3 d5 32 e6 f7 33
and there may be other winning lines. xf6 xf6 34 a1 d6 35 d4 d5
30...f4 31 xd3 xg2+ 32 g1 f3 36 e4 c7 37 f5 d3 38 f2 e6
33 d2 h3+ 34 f1 xg4 35 d4 39 e3
f5 36 e1 h2 37 f3 h1+ 38 e2 XIIIIIIIIY
g1+ 39 f2 e5 40 e3 h5 41 a3 h4 9-+-+-+k+0
42 b4 axb4 43 axb4 e4 01. 9+-+-+r+p0
9p+-+n+pwQ0
The following clash between two of 9+p+-+-+-0
the champions was sent in by the loser. 9-+l+P+-+0
Queens Indian (E12)
Stephen Jones - Robin Smith
9+-+rsNP+-0
USCCC-11 1995-98 9-+-+-mK-zP0
(Notes by Robin Smith) 9tR-+-+-+-0
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 f3 b6 4 a3 b7 5 xiiiiiiiiy
c3 d5 6 c2 e7 7 cxd5 exd5 8 f4
00 9 e3 c5 10 d1 a6 11 d3 c7 39...c5?
12 00 e6 13 e5 c4 14 f5 g6 15 I saw that 39...d4 draws (40 xa6
h3 a6 16 b3 d2+! 41 g3 xf3+ 42 g4 df2=) but
The game is following Dreev-Timman; after surviving the opening I got greedy
Dortmund 1994. Timman played 16...b5. and tried to play for a non-existent win.
16...c8 is also good. 40 g2 e6 41 h4 h3+
16...xa3?! Its not clear that the White king is any
With this risky capture Black searches worse on g3.
for complications and gets more than he 42 g3
bargained for. 42 xh3? xf3+ 43 g2 dxe3.
17 bxc4 dxc4 18 d5 c5 19 a2 b4 42...d7 43 h5 d6?
 Chess Mail 11

43...b4 may allow Black to still hold a which have potentially good squares at
draw: 44 hxg6 g7 45 g1 d6. f5, d5 and c4.
44 e5 d3 45 hxg6 g7 46 g1 xg6+ 25 a1 b6 26 xa5 xa5 27 c1
47 f2 e8 48 xg6+ xg6 49 g4 b4 28 d5 xd5 29 xd5 h8 30
f7 50 f4+ e7 51 f6+ d7 52 c4 b6
b6 e6 53 xa6 e7 54 f6 g5 XIIIIIIIIY
55 g3 xf3 56 f4 xe5 9-+-+-tr-mk0
In desperation Black removes Whites 9+-+l+pzpp0
last pawn, in the hopes of creating a 9pwq-zp-+-+0
barricade. 9vl-+Lzp-+-0
57 xe5 e3+ 58 f4 e6 59 d5+ 9P+R+P+-+0
f7 60 b7+ f8 61 c7 b4 62 xb4
f6+ 63 g4 f7 64 d6+ g7 65
9+p+P+N+P0
e5+ g8 66 d5 f1 67 e7+ f7 9-zP-+-zPP+0
68 xg6 hxg6 69 c7+ f8 70 g5 9wQ-+-+-mK-0
g1+ 71 f6 f1+ 72 xg6 and xiiiiiiiiy
White went on to win. (10)
The following was Murrays best game 31 d4
in my opinion. White moves into a new phase of
activity.
Spanish Anti-Marshall (C88) 31...f6
Tim Murray-Edward Duliba This frees the from its defensive task
USCCC-11 1995-98 but further weakens the light squares as
(Notes by Tim Harding) the white s influence now extends to
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 g8, creating mating possibilities.
f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 00 8 Readers may find it instructive to
a4 b7 9 d3 d6 10 c3 a5 11 a2 examine the consequences of Blacks
b4 12 e2 c5 13 c3 b8!? 14 cxb4 alternatives. If 31...exd4 32 xd4 with a
cxb4 15 d2 c8 good square for the , attacking both b3
15...d5 16 g3 dxe4 17 dxe4 c5 18 and f5. If Black tries to hold e5 by
e3 xe3 19 xe3 b3 20 xb3 xb3 21 31...b8 then Whites queen becomes
xb3 xe4 22 xd8 fxd8 23 xb8 very active after 32 dxe5 dxe5 33 g5
xb8 24 xe4 xe4 25 xe5 xb2 26 e8 (33...g8 34 d1 threatening h5)
c1 c3 27 f1 b3 28 d3 and Black 34 a3.
had problems in the endgame in 32 c1 b8 33 e3 d8 34 d3
Marinkovic-Tosic, Vrnjacka Banja 1991. b6 35 e3 d8 36 d3 b6 37
16 h3 d7 17 g3 b6 18 c1 bc8 h4
19 xc8 xc8 20 g5 f8 21 f5 After the repetition of moves, White
White has a classic Spanish initiative tries a new tack: preparing -f3-h5.
on the kingside. 37...g6 38 g3 d8 39 dxe5 dxe5 40
21...d8 22 e3 b8 23 c4 b7 xg6+ hxg6 41 xg6 f8 42 c5
24 f3 b3 e8 43 g4 d2
Black is short of counterplay so he To defend the kingside.
isolates the a-pawn and obtains the 44 c7 h6 45 f5 g7 46 a5
pair. This is not worth much as the light- Black is tied up and White threatens
squared is inferior to Whites knights -a7x6.
 12 December 1998

46...b4 47 g4 f8 48 h4+ h6 US championship prelims I did better,

49 a7 c8 50 xa6 g7 51 xf6 yielding only one draw and no losses.
h7 52 a6 c1+ 53 h2 a1 54 e6 The 11th US finals was my first
There is no defence: if 54...f7 or experience with a correspondence chess
54...g6 then 55 e7. defeat: I lost 2 games. I thought that this
54...g5 55 xg5 10. would put me out of contention for first,
but a large number of wins compensated.
Robin Smith writes that he was born I also learned a lot from those defeats!
on August 17, 1952 in Minneapolis, the I enjoy correspondence chess because
youngest of 4 children (1 sister, Heidi; 2 I dont feel the same level of presure as
brothers, Gene & Joel). From age 6, he OTB and I enjoy having enough time to
was raised in the Bay area, California. strategize.
He is divorced and is the custodial parent Computers are definitely having an
of 2 children, Eva (12) and Danielle (11). effect on correspondence chess. I believe
He has a BA in Philosophy and MS in a little over half of the people playing in
Electrical Engineering, and works as the finals used computers for analysis and
Manufacturing Engineering Manager for the others didnt. For now people who
Hewlett Packard in Loveland, Colorado. depend solely on computers to make their
Apart from chess, his hobbies include moves are not competitive at the highest
tennis, scuba, hiking, reading (non- levels but in another 10 or 20 years this
fiction) and movies. may no longer be true. This will be a sad
I learned the rules of chess at age 5 day for correspondence chess.
from my father but only played my family
until high school when I joined the school Sicilian Dragon (B78)
chess club. At UC Santa Cruz there was Robin Smith - Keith Holzmueller
no chess club so I started one. Ive played USCCC-11 1995-98
in about 10 OTB tournaments over the (Notes by Robin Smith)
years and am rated about 2100. I play The Holzmueller game is not that great
casual blitz with a friend about once a overall, but it corrects an error in GM
week. I sometimes feel I would like to Marins analysis of a line in the Dragon.
play more OTB but Im not too fond of 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
the stress. f6 5 c3 g6 6 e3 g7 7 f3 c6 8
My correspondence chess exp- d2 00 9 c4 d7 10 000 c8 11
erience is equally limited. My first b3 e5 12 h4
correspondence tournament was the 1978 12 moves into the game we reach that
Golden Knights. I finished with 17/18 most common of positions in the Yug-
(6-0 in the first round; 6-0 in the second oslav attack.
round; 5- in the last round) which put 12...h5 13 g5 c5 14 b1 b5 15 g4
me tied for third as two players finished a5 16 gxh5 xh5 17 d5 e8 18 a3
with perfect 18/18 scores. Unfortunately c4 19 g2!
I let my USCF membership lapse and Previous references give Whites move
never did receive my prize. as a ? but White has an improvement in
My second CC tournament was the mind.
10th US championship preliminaries, 19...f8!?
where my +10 =4 -0 was only enough The idea is for Blacks K to get off the
for second place in my section. In the 11th g file before it is opened by 20 f5!. GM
 Chess Mail 13

USCCC-11 co-champion Robin Smith with his two daughters Eva (left)
and Danielle, in Spain about two years ago.

M. Marin gives this move a !!, but this game published analysis by GM Marin. White
puts the whole line in doubt. temporarily gives up a pawn to keep
20 f5 Blacks bishop off the b1h7 diagonal.
Anyway. Black is now lost. He must capture on e4
20...gxf5 21 hg1 or g4, otherwise gxf5 is crushing.
In this position Fritz 5 likes 21...Kg8, Not 24 exf5? xf5 25 fxg4 h7;
which really calls Blacks 19th move into grandmaster Marin assesses this position
question. as slightly better for Black and I have to
21...e5 22 f4 xf4 23 xf4 g4 agree. Blacks light-squared eyes c2
XIIIIIIIIY and can also be called upon to defend
9-+-wqrmk-+0 the weak f7-pawn. Meanwhile the Black
9+-+lzppvl-0 pawns are poised to open up Whites
9-+-zp-+-+0 king, while Whites pawns only block the
9zpptr-+p+-0 g- and h-files.
9-+-+PvLnzP0 24...fxg4
9zPL+-+P+-0 24...fxe4 25 f2 is even worse for
9-zPP+-+Q+0 Black.
9+K+R+-tR-0 25 f2 c4
xiiiiiiiiy White was threatening a discovered
24 fxg4! attack against f7 with xd6 or e3 so
Whites improvement on previously Black gives up the exchange in an attempt
 14 December 1998

to take some of the pressure off his king. Here Black resigned, since White mates
If 25...h5 comes 26 g5!, locking the in 7 with 47...e4 48 h2+ xh2 49 h6+
h5 rook away from the f-file. (26 xd6 g2 50 d2+.
is not as clearly decisive.) Then after
26...f6 (26...f5!?) White plays 27 e5. Sicilian Kan (B42)
With this move White makes 2 killer Robin Smith-Jon Edwards
threats: 28 e6 which cuts the queen and USCCC-11 1995-98
white square bishop away from the (Notes by Robin Smith)
defense of Blacks king; and 28 exd6 exd6 1 e4 c5 2 f3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 a6
29 Bf4 which opens another diagonal 5 d3 f6 6 00 c7 7 h1
towards the Black monarch. So 27...dxe5 A rarely played move that has the
but after 28 a7 Black loses his white advantage of getting the game out of
square bishop and is left hopelessly weak book.
on the white squares. 7...c5!?
If instead 25...f6 26 e5 a4 27 a2 f5 7...d5! is stronger. As my friend Tim
28 exf6 xc2+ 29 a1 xd1 30 fxg7+ likes to say If Black can play ...d5 in the
xg7 31 d4+ e5 32 xd1+-. Sicilian, he has equalized.
26 xc4 bxc4 27 df1 e6 8 b3 e7 9 f4 d6 10 e3 bd7 11
27...b8 28 e5. 1d2 b6 12 f3 b7 13 g3 00 14
28 e3 f5?!
Threatening xb4. Objectively this move is probably not
28...b8 good, as it locks the d3 bishop out of the
Black could have tried for counterplay attack on the kingside. However I have
with 28...c3 . found that moves such as f5 are effective
29 d4 f6 against computers and as computers are
Now both of Blacks bishops are shut allowed in ICCF correspondence play I
out of any attempt at counter attack. like to adopt anti-computer strategies.
More resistance is given with 29... 14...e5 15 c4
xd4 30 xd4 f6 exchanging off Blacks White must prevent ...d5.
problem dark-squared bishop. 15...fd8 16 h6 f8 17 ae1
30 h5 b5 31 h6 h8 Over-protecting the crucial e4 pawn.
31...xh6 32 xf6+-. 17...h8 18 g5 e7 19 f3 h6?
32 e3 This move gives White a good target
Preventing g5 and supporting an e5 to attack. 19...c5! would have equalized
push. after 20 xc5 xc5 (20...dxc5? 21 xe5!)
32...f7 33 e5 21 h3= (so that e3 and f2 cant be
Opening the d- and e-files for the answered by ...g4). With no targets,
rooks. White will have to regroup and possibly
33...dxe5 34 xe5 d5 35 c3 f5 switch his attention to the queenside. The
36 f4 c8 37 c7 g6 38 d1 g8 move h3 also provides a square for the
An amusing position. The only Black manouevre f3-h2-g4 or could provide
piece not on the first rank is his king. support for an eventual g4 pawn push.
39 d4 f5 40 xc4 xc3 41 xc3 20 h3
xh6 42 c6+ g5 43 h1 e5 44 Now that Black has provided White a
h7 f4 45 c4+ f3 46 c3+ g2 target on h6, White frees the g-file for a
47 c6+ 10. possible g4 pawn push.
 Chess Mail 15

20...c5 21 xc5 dxc5 28 g5;

This natural looking recapture is not c) 25...bxc4 26 h4 e8 27 g5 d8
as good as 21...xc5!. Although Black (27...hxg5? 28 hxg5 d8 29 f2+-) 28
now has control of the open d-file, White a4 (or 28 gxh6 and White wins back
controls all the penetration squares and the pawn with a very strong attack) .
Black is unable to use his open file. Also 25 h5
...b5, dislodging Whites c-pawn, is not Preventing ...g5. White gets only a
as effective now without the follow-up slight advantage after 25 g3 g5! 26
move ...d5 which would tear open the xg5 xg5 27 xe5 xe5 28 xe5.
centre. The stage is now set for a White 25...d4!
kingside attack. Black finally plays a move that tries to
22 c2 h7 23 c1 f6? activate his pieces, but it is too late. Not 25...
Black spends all his time preparing g5? 26 xg5 xg5 27 f6! xf6 28 g5!+-.
and never really does anything. This move 26 b3
overprotects the e5-pawn and prevents Better than 26 xd4 when suddenly
White from playing f6, but it also makes both of Blacks bishops spring to life.
a g2-g4-g5 pawn push that much more 26...b5 27 h4 bxc4 28 g5 cxb3 29 axb3
appealing. Black should be trying to get b4
something going on the queenside with 29...d7 30 g4 White wins a piece
23...b5. for 2 pawns.
XIIIIIIIIY 30 g1!
9r+-tr-+-mk0 White continues to pile up pressure
9+lwq-+pzpn0 against Blacks kingside.
9pzp-+-vl-zp0 30 g4 c7 31 gxf6 xf6 And Black
wins the critical e4-pawn for the bishop.
9+-zp-zpP+-0 30...e8 31 gxh6
9-+P+P+-+0 If 31 gxf6? xf6 and White loses the .
9+-+-+N+Q0 31...g6 32 fxg6 fxg6 33 xg6 xg6?
9PzPL+-+PzP0 Oddly enough, this trade of queens
9+-vL-tRR+K0 eases Whites task by giving White a
xiiiiiiiiy tempo for doubling rooks on the g-file,
and because of possible exchange sacs
24 g4! on f6. Even with the queens gone there
It is somewhat unusual to see a pawn are still numerous mate threats, due to the
storm with both kings castled on the same cramped position of Blacks king. After
side and with an open file in the centre, 33...c4! Whites task is more difficult.
but it is not easy for Black to find a way 34 xg6 c4 35 b2 b5
to use the open d-file. 35...cxb3 36 xe5+-.
24...e7 36 eg1 c8
Now it is too late for 24...b5 because 36...cxb3 37 d3 c5 38 xf6 xf6 39
of 25 g3 when: xe5 g8 40 g4+-.
a) 25...g5 26 xg5 hxg5 (26...xg5 37 b4 a5 38 xf6 c3
27 h4 h7 28 g5) 27 h4 gxh4 28 xh4 Setting a clever trap for White. If
d6!? 29 g2! d8 30 h1 xh4 31 xh4 38...xf6 then:
g5 32 xg5 g7 33 e3; a) 39 xe5 f8 (39...xe5 40 xe5
b) 25...g5 26 h4 xf3 27 xf3 d4 c7 41 bxa5 xe4+ 42 xe4 xe4 43
 16 December 1998

g7 xg7 44 hxg7+ xg7 45 xc4+-) 40 b6 43 xg8+ xg8 44 h7+ g7 45

g6 and now: h8+ xh8 46 g7+ g8 47 b3+.
a1) 40...axb4 41 xf6+ h7 42 e5
xf3+ 43 h2 (or 43 g1 b7 44 e6 b3 Sicilian (B33)
45 b1) 43...b7 44 e6 b3 45 b1; Jon Edwards -
a2) 40...h7 41 xf6 xf6 42 xf6 Michael Colucci
axb4 43 g7; USCCC-11 1995-98
b) 39 xe5 h7 40 f7 g8 41 xf6 (Notes by Jon Edwards)
f5! is less clear, but also probably wins Heres a brevity that I think that youll
for White. enjoy. My opponent was the current USCF
39 g5! 1-0. Golden Knights Champion.
Not the tempting 39 f5?? (or 39 e6?? 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
which transposes) 39...cxb2 40 xe5 b6 5 b3 f6 6 c3 e6 7 d3 b4
xe5 41 xe5 when White is now up an The opening requires little comment.
exchange and 2 pawns, but the win is His 7... b4 is suspicious. His 8... e7
gone after 41...f6: was even more so.
a) 42 c5 xc5 43 bxc5 a4 44 h2 (44 8 d2 e7?
xa4 xe4+ 45 h2 b1 46 xb1 ED: 8...00 is the recommended move
xb1=) 44...xe4 45 xe4 xe4 46 c6 for Black in The Sicilian With ...b6, the
a3 47 c7 d6 48 d1 c8 49 d8+ h7 new book by Yugoslav IM Zoran Ilic.
50 xc8 b1 51 h8+ xh8 52 c8+ 9 00 d6 10 h1 00 11 f4 d8 12
h7=; f3 c7 13 ae1 a6 14 a3
b) 42 b1 xe4+ 43 xe4 (43 xe4 A useful prophylactic.
xe4 44 xe4 c4 45 b1 xb4= Whites 14...d7 15 h3 e5 16 f5 d4 17
bishop is the wrong colour to support the xd4 exd4 18 d5
h-pawns advance.) 43...xe4 and now: 18 e2 would have been sufficient, but
b1) 44 bxa5 c3 45 ee1 (45 a6 a8=) 18 d5 was much more precise.
45...a8=; 18...xd5 19 exd5 f6
b2) 44 xe4 c1 45 ee1?? xe1! 46 XIIIIIIIIY
xe1 a4+ and Whites rook is helpless 9r+-tr-+k+0
against the Black pawns. 9+pwql+pzpp0
XIIIIIIIIY 9p+-zp-vl-+0
9-+r+-+-mk0 9+-+P+P+-0
9+l+-+-+n0 9-+-zp-+-+0
9-+-+-tR-zP0 9zP-+L+-+Q0
9zpr+-zp-sN-0 9-zPPvL-+PzP0
9-zP-+P+-zP0 9+-+-tRR+K0
9+-zp-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-vLL+-+-+0
9+-+-+-tRK0 20 e6!
xiiiiiiiiy The sequence beginning with 20 e6
is thematic but special. Four rook
Here Black resigned. After 39...xg5 sacrifices end the game quite quickly. I
40 hxg5 cxb2 41 g6 White forces a suspect that your readers will enjoy
queen. For example 41...g8 42 f8 working the variations out for themselves.
 Chess Mail 17

20...b5 21 xf6 xd3 22 xd3 e7

23 h6 f6 24 e1 f7 25 h4 10. What The Critics Are
Finally, Dan Fleetwood had Saying About
tremendous tussles with two of the new
champions. The following is also worth Essential Chess Quotations
analysing for yourself!
If chess games could be won by flinging
French Defence (C11)
the perfect quote at your opponent, then
Dan Fleetwood-Tim Murray
this would be John Knudsens My System.
USCCC-11 1995-98
I certainly intend to quote from it, even
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 c3 f6 4 e5 fd7 5
if it doesnt raise my rating.
f4 c5 6 f3 c6 7 e3 a6 8 d2 b5 9
FM Alex Dunne, chess author and
dxc5 xc5 10 xc5 xc5 11 f2
The Check Is In The Mail columnist.
e7 12 d3 b7 13 00 h6 14 a3 c8
15 f5 xd3 16 cxd3 00 17 d4 f6 18 All very entertaining! Books like these
h4 fxe5 belong to the treasury of chess.
Black gives up the exchange. Recommended!
19 g6 c7 20 xf8 xf8 21 dxe5 John Elburg, book reviewer at the
xf5 Chess Mail web site.
XIIIIIIIIY John Knudsen brings together some of
9-+-+-+k+0 the best known quotes and epigrams of
9+lwq-+-zp-0 chess. From masters like Morphy to
9p+n+p+-zp0 Fischer, and non-masters from Pascal to
9+p+pzPr+-0 Letterman, all are witty sayings about this
9-+-+-+-+0 game we call chess. Essential Chess
9zP-sN-+-+-0 Quotations sums up what chess is and isnt
9-zP-+-wQPzP0 to the players who have mastered the
9tR-+-+RmK-0 game and to the non-players who have
xiiiiiiiiy given up on the game. The quotes about
correspondence chess are especially
revealing from players who either love or
22 xd5
hate postal play. From the humorous to
White avoids passivity.
the philosophical, its all here in one big
22...c8 23 c5 exd5 24 xd5+ h7
collection. And you can quote me.
25 d3 e7 26 ac1 a8!?
Bill Wall, prolific chess author.
Tremendous cut-and-thrust play.
26...e6 would be more obvious. Essential Chess Quotations. Compiled
27 xf5 e4 by John C. Knudsen, 48 pages, 8.5"
The point. x5.5". Price: $6 US + $2 p&h ($8 US Total
28 d7 xf5 29 c8 d5 30 xd5 - Cash, Check or Money Order).
xd5 31 b8 h4 32 b6 xg2 33 John C. Knudsen, Jahnstrasse 9-b, 67574
xa6 f4 34 b6 c4 35 b3 xb3 Osthofen, Germany.
36 xb5 e6 37 f2 c4 38 a5 g6
Email: [email protected]
39 f3 e6 40 e4 g5+ 41 d4
http://correspondencechess.com
e6 42 e3 .
 18 December 1998

You tthe
he adjudicator: Pt 3, The Appeal

W
E SHALL now look in detail at ted. If no analysis is submitted, he will
the adjudication and appeal use best play (in his judgement) to reach
process of Position 6 which we a projected result. The adjudicator will
first presented in our 10/1998 issue. NOT consider factors such as rating, time
XIIIIIIIIY used, position in the event, and so on.
9-+-+-+-+0 The adjudicator will not be required to
9+-+-+-+-0 justify his decision.
9-+-mk-+-zp0 White sent in two pages of typed
9tR-sn-+-zp-0 analysis based on his intended move 78
9-+-zpP+P+0 a8. Black had to consider other poss-
ibilities also, and also analysed 78 e5+ in
9+-+-+K+-0 some detail, which we can disregard.
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 Whites principal argument went as
xiiiiiiiiy follows:
This position arose after Blacks 77th White has won the exchange for a
move in a game from the 10th US CC pawn and immediately threatens to win
Championship Final; play was broken off the black h-pawn with h8 and, of far
since the tournament was already more importance, to win the black
decided. (The diagram we published d-pawn with d8+ [since. e5, d5+
earlier was incorrect as White had not wins the black knight]. In order to have
actually made his 78 th move, a5-a8 any hope of drawing, Black must either
when play ended.) advance the d-pawn in order to tie down
The TD, Allen Wright, sent the players Whites rook and king and/or find ways
the standard ICCF-US adjudication form to trade the d- and h-pawns for Whites
which is a model of its kind. There is a remaining e and g-pawns. As will be
blank diagram, boxes for the players to seen, neither of these strategies work.
fill in who is to play, what is their claim In the absence of an aggressive plan
and whether they submit analysis (and if by Black, White can win the h-pawn with
so, how many pages). The form is headed: h8-h6 and then the g-pawn... or infil-
Instructions: Immediately stop trate with e5 followed by f3-e4-f5... or,
play. Fill in the diagram position using the if the black knight relinquishes control
upper case letters R, N, B, Q, K, and P. over d3 and e5, White can post the white
Circle the black pieces. king more aggressively with e2-d3 with
Analysis, if any, starts with the dia- the thematic idea of d5xd4.
grammed position. You may include a Before proceeding with the analysis,
general evaluation with little or no analy- it is useful to state that the diagram on
sis, or go into considerable detail. That is the facing page, a position similar or iden-
your option! tical to which White reaches in many lines
The adjudicator will be selected by sacrificing the exchange, is a clear win
from a panel of volunteers. He will be in- for White. This king and pawn ending
structed to consider only the adjourned could arise, for example, by 78b3 79
position AND any analysis that is submit- e8 d7 80 e5 d2+ 81 e2 b3 82
 Chess Mail 19
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0 (85...h4 86 xg5) 86 b6+ f7 87 e5
9+-+-+-+-0 h4 88 f5 g4 (88...h3 89 xg5) 89 b7+
9-+-+k+-zp0 (White actually wrote h7 but this was
9+-+-+-zp-0 clearly what he meant in view of the
9-+-mKP+P+0 subsequent moves. Obviously, typing
errors and illegal moves do not help a
9+-+-+-+-0 claimant win his case!) 89...e8 90 e6
9-+-+-+-+0 d8 91 d6 c8 (91...e8 92 e5) 92 g7
9+-+-+-+-0 g3 93 e5 f1 94 e6+-.
xiiiiiiiiy Whites analysis also briefly mentioned
d3 d6 83 d5+ e6 84 xd4 xd4 79...e5 80 a5+ and 81 d5+- but did
85 xd4+-. not cover the reply which Black in fact
White would proceed simply by sup- analysed. We shall come to that later.
porting the advance of the e-pawn until It was several months before the TD
Black is forced to permit White to win was able to inform the players of the
the two remaining black pawns. Sacri- decision. The adjudication was done by
fices of the h-pawn are futile because an IM, who spent a considerable amount
White can either reach the black g-pawn of time on it, and the result was given as:
while Black cannot stop both of the e- Jon Edwards 1 Erik Osbun 0.
and h-pawns because they are suffi- Mr Osbun promptly wrote to the TD:
ciently advanced... or else White simply Not only do I not like it, I can hardly
wins the pawn race. believe it. He requested the opponents
From the main diagram, White identi- and adjudicators analyses.
fied seven logical tries for his opponent: The TD replied that the tournament
A) 78...d3; B) 78... d3; C) 78...b3; D) organisers are not required to send you
78... e5; E) 78...c7; F) 78...c6 and G) Edwards analysis and the adjudicators
78...d7. White proceeded to analyse analysis/decision sheet. Moreover in like
these in detail, but we shall concentrate past cases, they have never sent such
on the line which Black relied upon in material to a player. He reminded Mr
his own analysis. Osbun him that the rules for adjudication
78d7! in the USCCC are as set out in the ICCF
Not 78d3 79 e3 e5 80 d8 e6 Rules; this event was played under the
81 d5. old rules so he was advised to note
79 a6+ especially Rules 36-40 including the
Black also analysed 79 a4 (to bottle Clarifications and Int-erpretations.
up the black ) 79e5+ 80 g3 d3 Max Zavanelli confirmed the TDs
81 d4+ e6 82 d5 f6 83 d6+ e7 ruling. On receiving Blacks appeal
when a draw by repetition could result documents, Mr Zavanelli also reassured
from 84 d5 f6, while 84 xh6 d2! Mr Osbun that the adjudicator had not
would give him equality at least. used a computer for the analysis.
After 79 a6+ Whites main line went Osbun submitted additional analysis
79...c5 80 e2 (80 a5+ c4 81 d5 and arguments with his appeal.
c5 82 d6 d3 83 c6+ b4 is not White has a Pawn less for which only
clearly winning for White, he admitted.) the advantage of the exchange can com-
80...e5 81 a5+ d6 82 d5+ e6 83 pensate. Blacks extra passed d-pawn
b5 xg4 84 d3 h5 85 xd4 h2 threatens to advance, which will tie down
 20 December 1998

the White King or Rook. Whites Pawns 79...e7 was an unexpected move,
are weaklings, one blockaded and one which was not analysed by White. (White
which can be sacrificed in order to get took only 79...c5 into consideration, but
play for his King. There are a lot of trans- even after that move he couldnt prove a
positional features in the lines already clear win). The analysis of Black after
given and to be given below. The posi- 79...e7 is convincing:
tion is one in which the Knight shines The gist of Osbuns analysis went 80
against the targeted White Pawns. The xh6 e5+ and here he originally
result with best play should be N+K vs. analysed two main lines:
R+K with the Knight close to his cen- a) 81 g3 d3! with equality: 82 h2
tralised King for the draw. I quote d6 83 d2 c5 etc. or 82 h5 d6 83
Averbakhs Rook v. Minor Piece Endings h1 (83 xg5?? d2) 83c5 etc. Whites
(1978): If there are no Pawns on the pawns are seen to be very weak in this
board, the advantage of the Rook vs. line.
Knight is normally insufficient for a win. b) If 81 e2 abandoning the weak g-
A GM was sought to judge the pawn, Black gave 81d3+! 82 d2 (or
appeal; in fact a former world 82 d1 xg4 83 g6 f2+=) 82xg4
champion accepted the challenge. 83 g6 f2 84 e3 d2! 85 xd2 xe4+
We have been supplied with his with equality.
report, which went as follows. At the appeal stage Osbun added some
The adjudication is carried out on the more variations, including:
basis of the analyses of both players. The c) 82 a6 (keeping the black out for
adjudicator has checked both analyses a moment) 82d2 83 a1 d6 84 d1
and has decided on the basis of the bet- c4 85 f3 e5.
ter analysis (subjective adjudication pro- The appeal judges decision report
cedure). The adjudicator made no inde- concluded:
pendent analysis (objective adjudication Finally lets have a look at the White
procedure). analysis after 79...c5. This analysis is not
That means that all moves which are correct, because White missed after 80
identical in both analyses count as hav- e2 (80 a5+ c4 is judged as unclear
ing played. In the game Edwards-Osbun by himself) 80...e5 81 a5+ d6 82
the following moves are identical: 78 a5 d5+ e6 83 b5 (the best move)
d7 79 a6+ and Black answered 79... 83...d6, a waiting move. White cannot
e7. make any progress without capturing the
The position now existing has to h6-pawn; after that Black takes the g-
be adjudicated. pawn (winning a tempo) and the posi-
XIIIIIIIIY tion is similar to that in Blacks analysis.
9-+-+-+-+0 My decision is a draw.
9+-+nmk-+-0 Edwards had already won the event so
9R+-+-+-zp0 only his margin of victory was affected.
9+-+-+-zp-0 Apart from the intrinsic interest of the
9-+-zpP+P+0 endgame, this example gives an insight
9+-+-+K+-0 into the processes involved when a game
is adjudicated. It also shows how hard it
9-+-+-+-+0 is to produce an exhaustive analysis of a
9+-+-+-+-0 position when making a claim.
xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 21

CC-GM Alik Samulo

Samulo vich Zilberber
ulovich g
Zilberberg
The USA has several OTB
grandmasters who have
emigrated from the former
USSR but only one such
active CC-GM. Here he
outlines his career and
supplies some rare games.

I
WAS born in Odessa (Ukraine, former
USSR) on Nov. 7, 1937. Until 1963 I
played over-the-board. I twice played
in the Soviet youth championship; also I
was champion of Odessa in 1961.
From 1963 until 1978 I participated in
many Soviet and international matches &
8th USSR Ch Final 66-67 12/19, 2nd/
tournaments. My major accomplishments
3rd (3rd on tiebreak)
were 2nd/3rd places in the 8th USSR Final
Lenin Memorial (international) 70-
& 11th European final, also 5th prize in
72, 9/15 5th place (IM title)
the Lenin Memorial (from my point of
11 EU Championship 73-78 11/14
view, one of the strongest ever corr-
2nd/3rd (2nd on tiebreak)
espondence tournaments), 1970-72. Here
11 Olympiad prel, section 1, bd 1 87-
I became an IM.
93 8/10 (first place)
In 1979, I emigrated to the USA, but
11 Olympiad Final bd.1 92-97 7/12
only in the middle of the 80s slowly
13 Wch Final 89-98 9/16 (GM title
returned to correspondence play.
1994)
Here are my achievements: 7th place
in the 13th World Final (GM title), 1st
place on the 1st board for USA in 11th Im not going to play in big
Olympiad (semifinal 1), 4th place on top tournaments in the nearest future; I
board in the 11th Olympiad final (with probably will move to e-mail events, but
another GM norm). I also have 4/5 from who knows?
friendly international matches on first I also will try over the board. Its always
board for the USA. important! So, we shall see!
Recently, my wife Betya and I retired I think that our correspondence game
from government jobs in the City of L.A. will transform eventually into the e-mail
Our daughter Yana (an electrical chess game, because of the development
engineer & mathematician) is going to in computer technology.
make a PhD degree in maths; our son-in- I hope it will demand an interest in this
law Dr.Bibhu Mohanty is a lead engineer new game. Even over-the-board players
in a communications company. will participate in this new game, which
 22 December 1998

will get more interesting and more 26 exd5 xd5 27 e4 d8 28 xa7 and
complicated. Black lost on time in this very bad position
This new condition wont be able to (Zilberberg-Yu.Zarubin, same event).
accommodate 12, 14, 16 etc. participants 13 b1 cxd5 14 cxd5 d7 15 h1 a6
(the old format for the majority of 16 a4 c8 17 g1 fxg4
correspondence games),because of I think this exchange is necessary
increased speed and new quality of the sooner or later because it makes White
game. So, because of that, ICCF should think about the defence of e4 and g4 all
start now to rethink the whole reor- the time.
ganisation of the new game, e.g. 18 fxg4 b5 19 axb5 axb5 20 d3
decrease the number of participants to One of the most difficult moves of the
maybe 7 in each tournament. There is a game to find. White releases the square
lot to think about for everybody! d1 for the manoeuvre c3-d1f2. It is
very tempting to play 20 b3 but then
Mr Zilberberg has kindly sent us a large Black would get more than enough
number of his games, many of which have compensation by 20...xc3.
never been published, and we have 20...b4 21 d1 c7 22 f2 h8 23
chosen to concentrate on these although f3 b7 24 h3 b5 25 d2
he has not been able to provide It looks as if everything is very fine for
annotations. Most of these are games from White, but suddenly Black finds a way to
his period in the USSR but also include sharpen the play.
his last game to finish. 25...c4 26 b3 c3 27 d1 fxd5!
However, we begin with one that was Black finds interesting possibilities for
published in the USSR with his notes piece play.
shortly after it ended. 28 exd5 xf3 29 xf3 d3 30 f2
Kings Indian (E99) xd5 31 h2 h6
Alik Zilberberg - Vasily Skotorenko 31...xb3 32 xb3 xb3 33 g5+-.
8th USSR CC Ch Final 1967-68 32 d2 e4 33 c4
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5 XIIIIIIIIY
e2 00 6 f3 e5 7 00 c6 8 d5 e7 9-+-+-+-mk0
9 e1 d7 10 f3 f5 11 g4 f6 12 e3 9+-+-sn-vl-0
12 g2 was known from Portisch- 9-+-zp-+pzp0
Shtein, Erevan 1968 and Nikitin-Shtein, 9+l+q+-+-0
Kislovodsk 1966.
9-zpN+p+P+0
12...c6
The idea of Shtein in the analogous
9+P+rvL-+P0
position. Blacks pieces are fighting to 9-+-+-wQ-mK0
maintain pressure on the centre and on 9+R+N+-tR-0
the kingside. xiiiiiiiiy
12...f4 is considerably worse. Blacks
temporary kingside initiative disappears 33...e6?
fast, as another game from the same event 33...c6! is much better, for example
showed: 13 f2 g5 14 d3 h5 15 h3 f7 34 db2 xb3 35 bd1 e6 36 xh6 (36
16 c5 f8 17 g2 g6 18 b4 h7 19 h1 xd6 e5+!) 36...xh6 37 xd6 e7 and
e7 20 c1 h4+ 21 g1 d7 22 c6! Blacks chances are not worse. But better
bxc6 23 dxc6 e6 24 b5 hxg4 25 hxg4 d5 is 34 g2! e6 35 f4 with good chances
 Chess Mail 23

of realising the material advantage. 33 c2 c1 34 e3 xc3 35 d5+ xd5

34 db2 xb3 35 d4 f3 36 xg7+ 36 xd5 d3+ 37 e4 c3 38 xa6 c2
xg7 37 d4+ h7 38 d2! 39 d5 d2+ 40 c5 xg2 41 a7+ e6
38 xd6 f7!. 42 xh7 xe5 43 c7 (Threatens to
38...f4 39 bc4 xc4 40 xc4 c6 promote the pawn after 44 h4.) 43...
41 xd6 f2+ 42 g2 xg2+ 43 xg2 c2+ 44 b6 d6 45 b7 b2+ 46 c8
xc4 44 f1 10. e6 47 d8 d2+ 48 e8 c2 49 e7+
In his early CC career, Zilberberg f5 50 h7 1-0.
played several games against the Nimzo- 6 f3 d5
indian using a line that is now uncommon. This position can also arise via 4 f3 d5
5 a3 etc.
Nimzo-indian (E25) 7 cxd5 xd5 8 dxc5 f5
Alik Zilberberg (Odessa) - 8...a5 is preferred nowadays.
A. Gurvich (Chernovtsi, Ukraine). 9 e4
8th USSR Ch Semifinal 1964-66 One of his first correspondence games
(Notes by Tim Harding) went 9 c4 f6 10 d2 c3 11 b3 e4
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 a3 12 a2 h4+ 13 g3 xg3 14 hxg3 xh1
xc3+ 5 bxc3 c5 15 h3 e5 16 d3 h2 17 f4 e4 18 d5
Zilberberg played his very first int- c6 19 g5 h5 20 xe4 g6 21 d6+
ernational games around this time, on e7 22 b2 b8 23 b3 d8 24 g4 e6
board 2 in the match Ukraine-Bulgaria 25 e3 xd6 26 cxd6+ d7 27 gxf5 xf5
(began 10/64 and ended 7/1967). His 28 h3 xh3 29 xh3 xd5 30 cxd5 d4
opponent was Dr. Georgy A. Popov and 31 e4 10 Zilberberg-Bodisko (Rostov),
White won both games. 8th USSR CC Ch -final 1963-64.
Popov played here 5...0-0 and an 9...fxe4 10 c2 e3
interesting endgame soon arose: 6 f3 e8 10...00 is also possible.
7 e4 b6 8 d3 a6 9 a4 d6 10 f4 c6 11 11 d3 d7 12 c4 f4 13 xe3
a3 d7 12 e2 f5 13 e5 a5 14 f3 xc5?!
xa4 15 00 d7 16 b4 b7 17 xa5 In this line Black has problems re-
c5 18 exd6 xd6 19 dxc5 xc5+ 20 d4 gaining his pawn. 13...a5+ seems better,
bxa5 21 xe6+ f7 22 e5 xe5 23 fxe5 e.g. 14 f2 xd3+ 15 xd3 00 16 d2
e4 24 xe4 fxe4 25 xf7 xf7 26 xa5 and now:
XIIIIIIIIY a) 16...xd2+ 17 xd2 e5 18 e3 d8
9r+-+n+-+0 19 a5 e8 20 e2 xc5 21 b4 a4 22
9zp-+-+kzpp0 hc1 e6 23 g3 ec8 Zilberberg-
V.Dragunov, 8th USSR CC Ch semifinal.
9-+-+-+-+0 b) 16...a6 17 e2 f6 18 g3 xc4
9tR-+-zP-+-0 19 hc1 a4 was agreed drawn in
9-+PsNp+-+0 Furman-Polugaevsky, Leningrad 1963,
9+-zP-+-+-0 and John Emms says the position is dead
9-+-+-+PzP0 level in his new book on this opening.
9+-+-+-mK-0 However, is it completely clear? In
xiiiiiiiiy McMillan-Cowling, BPCF open semifinal
1988, White played on with 20 d4 xd4
26...a6 27 f2 c8 28 c5 c7 29 c6 21 xd4 d7 22 xf6 gxf6 23 e4 and
b8 30 e3 g6 31 xe4 e7 32 a4 b1 eventually won.
 24 December 1998

14 xh7 h4+ 15 f1 xh7 16

Its a long story...
story... xh7 xh7 17 xc5
17 xf4 also comes into consideration.

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White won in Yakovich-Montecatine
HE STORY of Zilberbergs
Rios, Seville open 1994.
eligibility for World Champ-
17...b6 18 e3 d3 19 h3 h4
ionship XIII is too com-
Maybe better 19...a6. A precedent for
plicated to tell in full here and
the present game was 19...e5 20 g5
there is no point in reopening old
h5 21 h4 xc4 22 d4 f8 23 c1 e5
wounds. At the time of the 11th
24 a1 xa3 25 c7 a6+ 26 f2 c4
European Championship the
27 e6+ g8 28 xg7+ h8 29 e7 and
present rule that qualifications are
White won in Kondratiev-Rutman,
to a World Championship Three-
Leningrad 1963.
Quarter Final did not apply; up to
20 e2!
EU-FSM13, the champions,
20 f2 only led to a draw in Yakovich-
runners-up and players in ties for
Naumkin, Moscow 1990. Retaining the
second place had the right to play
knights improves Whites chances.
in the World Championship Final.
20...e5 21 f4 a6 22 g3 h7 23
Due to a miscalculation of the
f2 xc4
Sonneborn-Berger, Zilberberg
At last Black gets his pawn back but
was originally placed third in his
his coordination is inferior to Whites.
European Championship, but he
24 h4 d8 25 h5 h8 26 g4 d5
should have been second.
However (as both Ragnar Wik- XIIIIIIIIY
man and Nol vant Riet have 9-+-trk+-tr0
confirmed) this did not matter 9zp-+-+-zp-0
anyway: both Kauranen and Zil- 9-zp-+p+-+0
berberg had the right to play in 9+-+lsn-+P0
World Championship Final X, as 9-+-+-sNP+0
well as the champion B.Toth 9zP-+-vLP+-0
(Italy) who withdrew just after the 9-+-+-mK-+0
event began. 9tR-+-+-+R0
Zilberberg was in the process of xiiiiiiiiy
emigrating from the USSR to the
USA via Italy at the critical time
Black seems to be getting somewhere
and there was nobody to press his
but a flurry of tactics proves him wrong.
case; anyway, starting a new
27 d4! xg4+ 28 fxg4 xh1 29
career in a new country is not the
xe6
best time to play a World CC
Should Black lose this ending?
Championship Final. Eventually,
29...d6?!
Mr Zilberberg wrote to ICCF-US
Not 29...b7? 30 xd8 xd8 31 xg7
Secretary Max Zavanelli who
and the passed pawns decide. However,
convinced ICCF President Henk
29...xd4 30 xd4 d5 looks a better
Mostert and Congress to give him
practical chance. Also 29...f8+ 30 xf8
a place in the next available World
(30 g3 f3+ 31 h4 d6) 30...xf8
Championship.
(30...xd4 31 e6! d2+ 32 g3 and the
 Chess Mail 25

g-pawn falls.) 31 xg7+ xg7 32 xh1 20 fd3 a5 21 c3 ed8 22 b3

is not a clear-cut win but it is under- 22 cxb4 axb4 opens the a-file for Black
standable that Black avoided this. but maybe that was the lesser evil.
30 xg7+ d7 31 f5 f8 32 g7 22...a4
xf5+ 33 gxf5 d5 34 e1 g8 35 Rather than just open one file, Black
h6 10. wants to undermine the white kings
About the next game, GM Zilberberg protection altogether.
writes: A very good game, never pub- 23 d4 a3 24 xd5 exd5 25 b3
lished. Also interesting: Smolensky and axb2+ 26 xb2 a7 27 dc1 d4 28
myself used to live for many years in the cxd4 xb3 29 xb3 c5 30 b2 b3
city of Odessa, just a few blocks from each Destroys the last bastion.
other. So I got a move from him almost 31 d5 bxa2 32 a1 b8 01.
every other day, like electronic mail! From my point of view, an interesting
game against GM A.K.Tolush: his very last
Richter-Veresov (D01) game, very last moves...
Yuri Smolensky - Alik Zilberberg
8th USSR CC Ch Final 1967-68 Sicilian Labourdonnais (B32)
(Notes by Tim Harding) Aleksander Tolush - Alik Zilberberg
1 d4 d5 2 c3 f6 3 g5 g6 4 d2 8th USSR Ch Final 2/1967-12/1968
h6 5 f4 g7 6 000 c6 7 f3 e6 8 1 e4 c5 2 f3 c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
b1 b5 9 e4 dxe4 10 xe4 bd7 11 e5 5 b5 a6 6 5c3
e2 d5 12 g3 b4 13 c1 f5 14 f2 Rare and not very dangerous. The
b6 theory of that time (before the 5...d6
Threat.c3+; already Black seems to Kalashnikov was developed) mostly
have some initiative. concentrated on the variation with 6 d6+
15 a1 00 16 c4 f7 17 he1 fe8 xd6 7 xd6 f6 where various queen
XIIIIIIIIY moves were tried for White.
9r+-+r+k+0 6...f6 7 c4
9zp-+nzplvl-0 7 g5 e7 8 xf6 xf6 9 d5 g5 10
9-wqp+-+pzp0
9+-+n+p+-0
9-zpLzP-+-+0
9+-+-+PvL-0
NEXT YEAR
9PzPPwQ-sNPzP0 Chess Mail in 1999
9mK-sNRtR-+-0 Our January issue will include
xiiiiiiiiy an exclusive interview with Erik
Larsson, recipient of ICCFs
18 e5 Lifetime Achievement Award.
White tries to prevent the opening of
the game by.e5. Plus new games annotated by
18...xe5 19 dxe5 e6 World Champion Mikhail
Blacks light-squared bishop looks Umansky and other GMs.
very bad but he has good prospects on
We hope to have plenty of surprises
the left wing whereas Whites play now for you in the New Year!
comes to a halt.
 26 December 1998

c4 00 11 bc3 b5 12 b3 d4= English Opening (A16)

Chistiakov-Uusi, Moscow 1961. Francek Brglez (SLO) -
7...e7 Alik Zilberberg (USA)
7...b5 8 d5 Faibisovich-A.Zaitsev, Slovenia-USA bd1, 1994
Leningrad 1962. 1 f3 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 d5 4 cxd5
8 00 00 9 f3 d6 10 d5 b5 11 b3 xd5 5 a4+ d7 6 b3 b6 7 d4
xd5 12 xd5 b6+ 13 h1 e6 g7 8 g5 h6 9 h4 e6 10 d1
14 c3 ac8 15 f4 exf4 16 xf4 e5 10 c2 has normally been played here.
17 xe5 dxe5 18 b3 b4 19 d5 10...c5N
xd5 20 xd5 f6 21 a3 a5 22 axb4 10...00 11 e3 c5 12 dxc5 d5 13 xd5
axb4 23 ad1 cd8 24 c4 d4 25 xd5 14 d2 xf3 15 gxf3 c7 16 c4
e2 xd1 26 xd1 d8 27 d5 c8 d8 17 c2 a6 18 xg6 a5+ 19 f1
28 f1 c7 29 b3 d8 30 h4 f8 and White won in Garcia Padron-Sion
Threatening the h-pawn. Castro, Linares 1991.
31 g3 d7 32 g2 d4 33 d1 a7 11 e3 c6 12 dxc5 d5 13 xd5
34 c4 b7 35 d5 d8 36 b5 xd5 14 d2 xf3 15 gxf3 xd2+
d2+ 37 f3 a7 38 c5 h5 39 e3 This move and the next show why
g2 40 f3 d2 41 e3 g2 42 f3 Black has improved on the Spanish game.
h2 43 d5 g6 44 e3 g7 45 d3 The minus pawn will soon be recovered,
g2 46 c4 f8 47 c6 xg3 48 xe5 with interest.
g4 49 b5 b7+ 50 b6 d7+ 51 16 xd2 000+! 17 e2 d5
c6 b7+ 52 b6 d7+ .
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-vlk+0 9-+k+-+-tr0
9+-+q+p+-0 9zpp+-zppvl-0
9-tR-+-+p+0 9-+n+-+pzp0
9+K+-wQ-+p0 9+-zPr+-+-0
9-zp-+P+rzP0 9-+-+-+-vL0
9+L+-+-+-0 9+-+-zPP+-0
9-zPP+-+-+0 9PzP-+KzP-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0 9tR-+-+L+R0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
Here suddenly, A.K. Tolush passed
away. International arbiter Y.Eventov 18 d1
declared Draw. The final position is not 18 c1 xb2 19 c2 a3.
clear. But if we play, who knows 18...h5 19 g3 xb2 20 b1 c3
maybe I have chances to win(!). A victory 21 b3 a5 22 b2 d8 23 g2
would have given me the title co- Whites bishop pair is not very im-
champion of the USSR. pressive.
Most of the games that GM Zilberberg 23...xc5 24 f4 d7 25 f5 gxf5 26 f4
has played since coming to live in the USA b4 27 d1 xd1 28 xd1 d5 29
are better known than the ones from his xd5
USSR period, but the following is new. It 29 xh6 c3+.
was played from January 1994 to Nov- 29...xd5+ 30 e2 h5 31 c2+ d7
ember 1996 in top board in a friendly 32 a4 e5 33 g5 d6 34 h3 c6 35
match on 20 boards. b2 b6 36 d3 f6 37 h4 e6 01.
 Chess Mail 27

ICCF rref
ef orms its title structur
eforms e
structure
By Ragnar Wikman, ICCF undesirable consequence because of
Deputy President (Rules) the huge step from IM to GM many
players seemed content with making the

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IM title the goal of their CC career. After
HE CURRENT ICCF title system achieving this goal, they stopped
(based upon average ratings and competing seriously, feeling that the
categories) has now been in use next step is way out of reach for them.
for about 10 years, and based on the In these settings, the package which
experience which has been gained during has become known as the Haren option
this period, it was felt that some changes was created. It attempted to address both
were needed. With this in mind, ICCF put problems connected with the GM title
together the package which was by increasing the number of games/
discussed and subsequently approved at tournaments required, BUT easing the
the Congress in Riga. requirement of GM opposition in all
The package tried to take into account these tournaments.
at least the following comments about the It was felt that the IM problem could
current system, comments which reflected not be solved satisfactorily by tightening
areas where it was felt some improvement the requirements. Thus the idea to adopt
might be needed. a new title Senior International Master
1) The current system produces are too (SIM) halfway between IM and GM
many IM title holders, so these norms was raised, while leaving the IM
should be raised. requirements unchanged. In this way the
2) There are too few possibilities for value of the IM title should remain
players to compete for the GM title, so untainted, while the new SIM title would
the number of GM-level tournaments hopefully provide IM players with a new
should be increased. incentive to go on playing actively and
3) The GM title is becoming too easy competitively, even if they felt the GM
to achieve one only needs to score a title were beyond their reach.
GM norm once, thus the requirements for Some federations have expressed
the GM title should also be raised. considerable unhappiness with the name
Various options were pondered at a
special meeting held in Haren (NLD) early
in the year, where the President and all
three Vice-Presidents took part. It was felt
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 28 December 1998

Senior International Master, ex- majority vote of a Congress must be

plaining that it is difficult to translate into obtained.
their own native tongue. If a literal A Grandmaster title based upon results
translation proves impossible to find, any under c) or d) will not be awarded unless
translation which conveys the correct at least five of the games have been
intention of the new title may of course against grandmasters or players with a
be used! (The word senior in English also fixed rating of at least 2600.
has the meaning more experienced and The last sentence is important. It means
it is in this sense it is used here.) that any tournament of at least Category

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VII strength now counts as a GM-level
HE DETAILED proposal (the exact tournament! In practice this means that
wording of the paragraphs) is as (almost) all World Championship semi-
follows (it can also be found at the finals (not to speak of 3/4-finals) will be
ICCF Website as part of the 1998 Congress GM-level tournaments, and even some
Minutes): Master Norm sections! The only add-
GM title: itional requirement is that at least 5 of the
Normally requires at least two GM opponents must have been grand-masters
norms in at least 24 games, against at least or rated above 2600.
5 GM opponents or opponents with a To give a few examples; in the future
fixed rating of 2600 or above. The new a GM title could be won e.g. like this:
wording of paragraph 51 of the Tourn- 1) 1 GM-result in 10 games, against 2
ament Rules looks like this: GM opponents (e.g. OL-prelim, top
51 The title Correspondence Chess board) + 1 GM-result in 14 games, against
Grandmaster is not limited in time and is 3 GM opponents (3/4-final);
awarded to: 2) 1 GM-result in 10 games, against 2
a) those players who gain places 1-3 GM opponents (OL-preliminary, top
in the WC final, board) + 1 GM-result in 10 games, against
b) the player who has the best result 3 GM opponents (OL-final, middle board)
on Board 1 in the final of the Corres- + 1 GM-result in 10 games, no GM-
pondence Chess Olympiad (tie breaking opponents (Master Norm);
by points evaluation), 3) 1 GM-result in 10 games, against 5
c) those players who gain at least two GM-opponents (OL-final, top board) + 1
grandmaster results in international title GM-result in 14 games, no GM-opponents
tournaments with a total of at least 24 (invitational tournament);
games, 4) [where the player has a rating above
d) those players who gain one or more 2550 at the start of the events] 1 GM-result
grandmaster results in international title in 10 games, against 5 GM-opponents
tournaments with at least 14 games, (OL-final, top board) + 1 GM-result in 10
provided they had a fixed rating of at least games, no GM-opponents (Master Norm);
2550 or are FIDE Grandmasters without a 5) [where the player has a rating above
published ICCF rating but with a FIDE 2550 at the start of the events] 1 GM-result
rating of at least 2600 prior to the in 16 games, against 6 GM-opponents
commencement of the tournament(s), (WC final) etc...
e) those players for whom the national This rule will not be applied retro-
federation makes an appropriately actively, so all GM-level tournaments
qualified application. For this a two-thirds started before the Riga Congress will be
 Chess Mail 29

Ragnar Wikman (left) shares a joke with Roald Berthelsen in Riga

completed using the old rules, i.e. a 14- Rules covering this title looks like this:
game GM result against at least 5 GM-level 52 The title Senior International
players is enough to gain the title. The Correspondence Chess Master is not
rule will apply only for tournaments limited in time and is awarded to:
approved at the Riga Congress (or, a) those players who gain at least three
naturally, at later Congresses). master results in international title
Neither will new GM norms be tournaments with a total of at least 30
awarded based upon retroactive results, games,
since such results would be much too b) those players who gain at least two
difficult to verify correctly. However, master results in international title
applications based upon paragraph 51g tournaments with a total of at least 18
can of course always be made in cases games, provided they had a fixed rating
where a national federation feels it would of at least 2450 prior to the comm-
be appropriate. encement of the tournaments.
One of its main advantages is likely to c) those players for whom the national
be for smaller federations who until now federation makes an appropriately qual-
have had difficulties in attracting enough ified application. For this a two-thirds
GM-level players for their GM-level majority vote of a Congress must be
invitationals now a 13-player tour- obtained.
nament with 2-3 GM-level players is SIM titles can be awarded based upon
suddenly looking like a very attractive retroactive results. However, the burden
alternative, not only for the federation, but of proof lies with the national federations
also for the players! they must submit the applications
together with adequate proofs that the
SIM title: requirements have, indeed, been met.
Normally, this title requires at least ICCF (its Qualifications Commissioner) is
three IM norms in at least 30 games. The not responsible for digging up old results
new paragraph (52) of the Tournament from 20-year old archives.
 30 December 1998

Lost games of top eev

vents rreco
ecover
ecov ed
ered
By Tim Harding registered letters by Mr Heitmann were
not answered at all.
ONE OF the tasks I set myself when doing
The finish of one of the recovered
research for our Correspondence Chess
games, sent to me by both the players
World CD was to attempt to recover some
concerned, is quite instructive.
of the unpublished games from classic
tournaments of the past, and this attempt
Kings Indian (E81)
was fairly successful. I wrote to most of
Alan P. Borwell (SCO) -
the players concerned and the replies
Gheorghe Rotariu (ROM)
were most helpful.
Kurt Klar Memorial 1982-87
For example thanks to Alan Borwell,
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 d6 5
Gheorghe Rotariu and Hermann
f3 00 6 g5 c5 7 d5 e6 8 d2 exd5 9
Heemsoth there are four games from
xd5 e6 10 e2 xd5 11 cxd5
the Kurt Klar Memorial tournament on the
bd7 12 c3 a6 13 e2 b5 14 00 c4
CD which are not in the tournament book.
15 b4 cxb3 16 axb3 c5 17 ab1 b4
Mr Rotariu also sent us a game that was
18 a4 xa4 19 bxa4 a5 20 fc1 b8
previously missing from Finjub 30 GM1,
21 b5 a7+
his loss to Eichhorn.
In the case of the Kurt Klar Memorial XIIIIIIIIY
(1982-87), explains Mr Heemsoth, the TD 9r+-+-trk+0
of BdF, Mr Thmer, promised to publish 9wq-+-+pvlp0
a book but never did so. Eventually 9-+-zp-snp+0
Heemsoth himself took the initiative. The 9zpL+P+-vL-0
manuscripts were sent to me, but a lot of 9Pzp-+P+-+0
games were missing, even some of my 9+-+-+P+-0
own. So I wrote to my German friends...I 9-+-wQ-+PzP0
am glad to have saved most of the games 9+RtR-+-mK-0
for posterity, xiiiiiiiiy
All but one (Barczay-Dnhaupt) of the
five games still missing involved Yud-
22 e3? h6!! 23 xa7 xd2 24 d1
ovich. Heemsoth explains that the Russian
xa7 25 xd2 c8 26 c6 g5 27 g3
GM was disqualified by Mr Heitmann,
g4 28 e1 e7 29 f2 g7 30 e5
who was TD for this tournament, because
xe5 31 xe5 dxe5 32 e2 b3 33
complaints came from most players. he
xe5 b2 34 e1 gxf3 01.
answered only after 2 or 3 months;
White resigned in view of 35 xf3
xd5! and if 36 xd5 c1.
Dont miss any issues! Mr Heemsoth was able to provide
several previously unpublished games
If you have not yet renewed your and some fragments from the the Dyck-
subscription, remember that the hoff Memorial 1954-56: surprisingly the
deadline is January 31 to vote and early moves of many of the games were
ensure that you miss no issues. featured in Fernschach while the event
was still in progress!
 Chess Mail 31

In the case of the Dyckhoff, in which Nielsen-Adam (a Najdorf Sicilian) was

most of the top CC players of the West published to move 14 in Fernschach 7/
participated, many games from the top 1954. Adam silently withdrew from the
section are not included in the classic tournament but there may have been
tournament book edited by Eberhardt further moves.
Wilhelm and Hans-Werner von Massow. The other missing games of Nielsen are
With several master groups and numerous against Watzl (Austria), Barda (Norway),
amateur groups, the editors of that book Marini (Italy), Bonham (England), Tears
had a vast amount of material to sift (USA) and Sturm (Trinidad). The Watzl
through and Von Massow wished to and Bonham games were draws and he
publish only the best games. won the others.
Historians of CC will regret this To see all the recovered games you will
decision, as with that of the editors of the have to purchase our CD, but here is a
book Border Wars 3 to include only the small selection.
best 64 games from the 3rd North American First is a rediscovered game by the 3rd
Invitational Tournament. (We have 70 CC World Champion. It is not a classic,
games on the CD but 35 are still missing.) but nonetheless worth preserving. This
This means of course that the games game is not in the tournament book; it
which turned up subsequently are mostly was supplied by Hermann Heemsoth and
not classics but several of them are of its authenticity was then confirmed by
interest. Surprisingly, the tournament Hayes.
book (and databases prior to ours) omits
a game which OKelly thought good Grnfeld Defence (D75)
enough to include in his own collection, Christiaan Hayes (RSA) -
34-mal Schach-Logik. Alberic OKelly de Galway (BEL)
Additionally, Christiaan Hayes (South Dyckhoff Memorial (Einladungsgruppe
Africa) and Max Salm (Australia) sent us 1/M) 1954-56
some of the games we were looking for. 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 f3 g7 4 c3 d5
Unfortunately we wrote too late to Fred 5 cxd5 xd5 6 g3 00 7 g2 c5 8 00
Tears, who died earlier this year. The xc3 9 bxc3 c6 10 b2 g4 11 e3
tournament winner, GM Lothar Schmid, e5 12 dxe5 xe5 13 xd8 axd8 14
is of course still alive but he is the one xe5 xe5 15 h3 e2
player of whom all games were included XIIIIIIIIY
in the book. 9-+-tr-trk+0
Most of the games still missing from 9zpp+-+p+p0
this event concern players from the 9-+-+-+p+0
bottom of the tournament table, except
that several games of Julius Nielsen are
9+-zp-vl-+-0
missing. Apparently there are no more to
9-+-+-+-+0
be found in Skakbladet but maybe 9+-zP-zP-zPP0
research can still be done in Denmark? 9PvL-+lzPL+0
Christiaan Hayes wrote to us: I cannot 9tR-+-+RmK-0
explain why my game with Nielsen is xiiiiiiiiy
missing, but I must have discarded it by
mistake. Hayes was White so the game 16 fc1?
began 1 d4 and Nielsen won it. Heemsoth offers 16 fe1 d2 17 c1
 32 December 1998

c2 18 xb7 xc3 19 e4! Hayes later was published in the tournament book
wrote to me: I dont quite agree with his (p.192); the complete score and notes
suggestion...I am of the opinion that were supplied to us by Mr Heemsoth. He
Whites position is lost in any event, as has also sent us a good deal of other
Black can improve on the line by fascinating games, some unpublished
18...d3. while others were in his column in the
16...d2 17 ab1 fd8 18 xb7? German magazine Schach. Many of these
Heemsoth: A blunder, but the position games will appear in Chess Mail next year.
is untenable.
18...d3 01. Kings Indian (E94)
Hayes wrote to us that In the Dyckhoff R.W. Bonham (ENG) -
I concentrated mainly on my two games Hermann Heemsoth (GER)
against Lothar Schmid and Dr Mario Dyckhoff Memorial 1954-56
Napolitano, but do not offer this as an 1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 c3 g7 4 e4 00
excuse for my poor performance, and 5 f3 d6 6 e2 bd7 7 00 e5 8 c2
hasten to say that I was hopelessly c6 9 h3 e8 10 dxe5 dxe5 11 d1 c7
outclassed generally. 12 e3 h6 13 c5 f8 14 b4 e6 15
More than 40 years after that event, Mr c4 h5 16 d2 ef4 17 ad1 g5
Hayes is still an active player and he also 18 e2 g4?
sent us some recent games, two of which 18...xe2+!.
you can find on page 60 of this issue. 19 hxg4 xg4 20 h4! ad8 21 f5
Hermann Heemsoth announced his xf5 22 exf5 xd2 23 xd2 xe2+
retirement from CC a few years ago but 24 xe2!
has been persuaded by Alan Rawlings to 24 xe2 f4!.
change his mind. He will probably play 24...f6 25 d6! d8
in the Friends of Reg section of the XIIIIIIIIY
Gillman Memorial tournaments to be 9-+-tr-+k+0
started soon by BPCF. 9zppwq-+pvl-0
Only the finish of the following game 9-+ptR-sn-zp0
9+-zP-zpP+-0
From The Deathbed of 9-zPL+-+-+0
4 Ng5 in the Two 9+-+-vL-+-0
9P+-+QzPP+0
Knights Defense 9+-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
by Hans Berliner
This monograph (reviewed in our July 26 xf6!! xf6 27 g4+ f8 28
issue) is still available from Dr. xh6+ e7 29 xf7!! e4 30 f4
Berliner, 4000 N. Ocean Drive #1903, Here the blind master from Worcester
Riviera Beach, Florida FL 33404, USA. overlooked the saving continuation. 30
Numbered autographed edition $20 or e6 was better.
standard edition $15. 30...d1+! 31 xd1
US dollar checks only, direct to Dr 31 h2 d8! (threatening.h8+
Berliner please. and.xf7) 32 d6+ fails in this position
to 32...xd6 33 cxd6+ xf7.
 Chess Mail 33

31...xf4 32 e6
Again White threatens mate. ICCF Announcement:
In the tournament book, Ludwig 3/4-Final of the XIX
Rellstab wrote that perhaps White could
still play for a win by 32 g3! xf5 33 h5 World Championship

E
(or 33 b3 ) as the opposite-coloured
bishops then create great difficulties. CKHARD LERS, ICCF Deputy
32...d4!! President (Tournaments),
32...c7 33 h5!+-. announces that the above 3/4-
33 xd4 c1+ . final will probably start on 01/06/1999,
Drawn by perpetual check. Bonham provided that a sufficient number of
later became the World CC Champion of qualified entries are at hand at that
the Blind (the only time this event was time. Otherwise, the tournament will
held?). Christiaan Hayes observes Bon- start as soon after that as possible.
ham...was a perfect gentleman and never (Note that there is no 18th World
complained. His wife used to write his Championship Final as the 1996
postcards for him. Congress in Bad Neuenahr decided to
Mr Salm also supplied some games. He cancel that due to an insufficient
thinks he was White in the following one; number of qualifiers at the time.)
can anyone confirm the colours? The right to participate is
determined by paragraph 8 in the
Spanish (C97) ICCF Rules of Play. The fixed rating
Max Salm (AUS) - Leo Watzl (OST) (par. 8h) was kept unchanged, i.e. it is
Dyckhoff Memorial 1954-56 at least 2600, on the rating list valid
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 until 30/06/1999.
f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 d6 8 Nominations and entries should be
c3 a5 9 c2 c5 10 d4 c7 11 h3 sent via the national federation (only
00 12 bd2 d7 13 f1 c4 14 in exceptional cases directly),
g3 fe8 15 d3 b6 16 e3 ab8 preferably by telefax (+49-441-13662)
17 c1 a4 18 e2 h6 19 d2 bd8 or by email ([email protected]), to
20 b3 b6 21 d5 b8 22 ee1 d8 the ICCF Deputy President
23 c4 b4 24 h4 (Tournaments), Eckhard Lers
XIIIIIIIIY (Weidenstr. 9, D-26135 Oldenburg,
Germany), to be received by him not
9-tr-wqr+k+0 later than 30/04/1999.
9+-+lvlpzp-0 The entry fee is CHF 16 per player
9psn-zp-sn-zp0 and must be paid through the
9+-zpPzp-+-0 appropriate national member
9-zpP+P+-sN0 federation to the ICCF Paying Office.
9+P+LvL-sNP0 To avoid unnecessary confusion
9P+-wQ-zPP+0 and extra correspondence it is essential
9+-tR-tR-mK-0 that, for each nominated/entered
xiiiiiiiiy player, the nominating/entering
federation clearly indicates on what
24...g4 25 hf5 xe3 26 xe7+ grounds the player is qualified.
.
 34 December 1998

The Dutch CC Championships (pt 7)

By Bertrand Weegenaar 15 b2 c6 16 c4 c7 17 a4
Better than 17 c5 exd4 18 cxd6 xd6
Championship K/13 (1983-85) 19 xd4 bd7.
17...bd7 18 d3 b4 19 c5! exd4 20
1. J.S.Helsloot 11, 2. A. cxd6 xd6 21 xd4 e5! 22 xe5
Pagel 11, 3. J. Houtman 9 xe5 23 xe5 xe5
XIIIIIIIIY

A
BOUT THE 13th edition of the 9r+-+r+k+0
Dutch CC-championship, not too 9+l+-+p+p0
much can be told. Few games have 9p+p+-snp+0
been published and about the co-winner 9+-+-wq-+-0
A.Pagel (a Dutch industrialist), a dark 9Pzp-+P+-+0
cloud has hung since the eighties. 9+P+L+-+P0
However, the other winner John
Helsloot started an international chess
9-+-sN-zPP+0
career which included participating in the 9tR-+QtR-mK-0
John Nielsen Memorial which earned him xiiiiiiiiy
the ICCF master title, the Olympiad XI White is much better now, because the
team and in the Swiss 100 year jubilee black c-pawn is left backward while
tournament. Third place was held by Joop White can play e4-e5. The white pieces
Houtman who played some nice games will be placed on active positions in a few
in this tournament. moves.
24 c4 c7 25 e5 d5 26 d6 f8 27
Spanish (C92) c4! f6?! 28 c1! e7 29 d4! 10.
J. Helsloot (NLD)- Black resigns: 29...fxe5 30 xd5+! cxd5
J. Houtman (NLD) 31 xe5 xe5 32 xe5 ab8 33 c7+-.
13th Dutch CC Ch 1983-1985
(Notes by J. Helsloot) Sicilian (B99)
1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6 4 a4 J. Helsloot (NLD)-
f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 b3 d6 8 T. Strand (NOR)
c3 00 9 h3 b7 10 d4 e8 11 bd2 Julius Nielsen Memorial 1988
f8 12 a3 d7 13 c2 (Notes by J.Helsloot)
13 a2 a5 14 a4 bxa4 15 d5 Gutman. 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
13...g6N f6 5 c3 a6 6 g5 e6 7 f4 e7 8
Previously played was 13...ad8 14 f3 c7 9 000 bd7 10 d3 c5!?
b3 h6 15 d5 e7 16 a5 c6 17 c4 11 he1!
Psakhis/Balashov. If 11 b1 h6! 12 h4 fxe4! or 11 f5?!
14 b3!? b8? f8 12 g4 b5! with good play for Black.
The knight is transferred to d7; this 11...00 12 e5 dxe5 13 fxe5 d5 14
means a loss of valuable tempi because e4!N
the queen must move. Glek gives 14 xe7 xe7 15 h5 g6
Better is 14...g7 . 16 e3 xd3+ 17 cxd3 f4 and Black is
 Chess Mail 35

fine; if 14 xd5 xg5+ 15 f4 f6. a5 14 b1 b8

14...b4? 14...g6 15 exd5 xd5 16 f5+
Black tries to take immediate advantage Helsloot.
but is too greedy. He overlooks one of 15 f4 g6 16 xe6 fxe6 17 g3 a4
the points of Whites 14th move. 18 exd5 cxd5 19 h4 f8 20 he1 c8
Better is 14...xe4 15 xe7 xe7 16 21 b3 b5 22 e3 b4 23 d2 f5 24
xe4 g6; but if 14...xd3+ 15 xd3 b4?! c1 bxc3+ 25 bxc3 g6 26 c2 a6
16 b3 xa2+ 17 b1 b4 18 xe7 xe7 27 e2 xe2+ 28 xe2 g7 29 b1+
19 f6+ h8 20 h5 gxf6 21 h3+-. b7 30 xb7+ xb7 31 f4 h6 32 b3
XIIIIIIIIY c7 33 d3
9r+l+-trk+0 33 xe6 xe6 34 xd5 b6 35 xe6.
9+pwq-vlpzpp0 33...d7 34 c4 dxc4+ 35 xc4 b4
9p+-+p+-+0 36 g1 e7 37 f3 .
9+-sn-zP-vL-0 Nimzoindian (E48)
9-sn-sNN+-+0 J. Helsloot (NLD)-
9+-+L+Q+-0 J-L. Carniol (FRA)
9PzPP+-+PzP0 Olympiad XI Preliminaries, 1987-92
9+-mKRtR-+-0 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 e3 c5 5
xiiiiiiiiy d3 c6 6 ge2 cxd4 7 exd4 d5 8
cxd5 xd5 9 00 00 10 a3 e7 11
15 f6+!! xf6 c2 xc3 12 bxc3 b6 13 d3 g6 14
15...gxf6 16 xh7+! xh7 17 exf6 wins e1 b7 15 f4 a5 16 g3 h8
also. 17 h3 g8 18 e3 c4 19 g3 e5
16 xh7+ xh7 17 exf6 cd3+ 18 XIIIIIIIIY
xd3 xd3+ 19 xd3+ g8 20 fxg7 9r+-wq-+rmk0
xg7 21 h3 g8 22 e3! f6 23 h6 9zpl+-vlp+p0
a5 24 g3+ 10. 9-zp-+-+p+0
On this tournament Jrgen Axel Nielsen 9+-+-zp-+-0
has created a superb bulletin (in Danish)
with all the games and dozens of analyses.
9-+nzP-sN-+0
The tournament was won by Jonathan 9zP-zP-+-tRQ0
Penrose in front of O.Ekebjrg and 9-+L+-zPPzP0
C.Shephard. Participating also was the late 9tR-vL-+-mK-0
Dick Smit with whom Helsloot played a xiiiiiiiiy
great drawn game. Not every good game
has to have a winner! 20 xg6 xg6 21 xg6+ fxg6 22
xg6 c8 23 xc8+ xc8 24 g3
Queens Pawn (D00) exd4 25 cxd4 f6 26 g5 xg5 27
D.Smit (NLD)- xg5 xa3 28 f4 c4 29 xa7 d6
J.Helsloot (NLD) 30 e5 c7 31 e6 c4 32 d5 d7 33
Julius Nielsen Memorial 1988 d6 xd6 34 xd6 xd6 35 xb7
1 d4 f6 2 g5 d5 3 xf6 exf6 4 e3 d1+ 36 f2 d2+ 37 g3 d3+ 38
e6 5 d2 d6 6 d3 c6! 7 c3 e7 h4 d2 39 h3 f2 40 g3 b2 41
8 e2 c6 9 e4!? c7 10 g3 000 11 g4 b5 42 f5 g8 43 g5 b4 44 g3 b1
f3 de8 12 h5 hg8 13 000 45 h4 g1+ 46 f4 h1 47 e5 10.
 36 December 1998

Pirc Defence (B06) For de Ruiter it also was his first and
J. Houtman - Jongman up to now his best appearance. Mister van
13th Dutch CC Ch 1983-1985 der Zwan played his last one till today,
1 e4 g6 2 d4 g7 3 c3 d6 4 f4 c6 5 also reaching his best result. After winning
e3 f6 6 h3 00 7 g4 e5 8 dxe5 dxe5 the K-14 group Overveld was selected
9 f5 gxf5 for the 4th European team where he
a) 9...h6 10 f3 e7 11 g5 hxg5 12 performed very well.
xg5 b4 13 a3 c5 14 d2 d4 15 g2
h5 16 000 c6 17 h4 b5; Kings Indian (E62)
b) 9...d4 10 d2 gxf5 11 gxf5 (11 exf5 R. Overveld (NLD)-
d5 12 xd5 xd5 13 g2) 11...xe4! P.B. Dodson (ENG)
12 xe4 xf5. European Teams Ch IV Prelims 1990-91
10 exf5 1 c4 f6 2 c3 g6 3 f3 g7 4 g3
10 gxf5 d6 5 g2 00 6 d4 c6 7 d5 a5 8
a) 10...xd1+ 11 xd1 d4 12 d3 d2 c5 9 c2 e5 10 a3 b6 11 b4 b7
(12 xd4 exd4 13 xd4 e8) 12...d7; 12 00 g4 13 b1 f5 14 h3 f6 15
b) 10...d4 11 f3 c5 12 g5 b6 13 b3 h5 16 h2 g5 17 bxc5 bxc5
xf6 xf6 14 d5 xf3+ 15 xf3 h4+ Better 17...xc5 (Tirabassi, CCYB).
16 e2 e6!? 17 e3 ad8 18 g1. 18 f3!
10...h6 XIIIIIIIIY
10...d4 11 g2 e8 12 ge2 d6 13 9r+lwq-trk+0
d3 c5 14 000 d7 15 g3 a5 16 b1 9zpn+-+-vlp0
f6 17 ce2. 9-+-zp-+-+0
11 g2 d7 12 d2 d4 13 000 9+-zpPzppzpn0
h7 14 f3 xf3 15 xf3 e7 16
h4 ad8 17 f2 e4 18 e2 c6 19 g5
9-+P+-+-+0
g4 20 f6 xf2 21 fxe7 xd1+ 22 9zPNsN-+LzPP0
xd1 xd1 23 exf8 xf8 24 xd1 9-+Q+PzP-mK0
hxg5 25 hxg5 g6 26 c4 e7 27 9+RvL-+R+-0
d5 xd5 28 xd5 xg5 29 xg5 xiiiiiiiiy
xg5 30 xc7 f5 31 e2 f4 32
e6+ 10. 18...g4 19 hxg4 fxg4 20 e4 f6 21
d3 h5 22 g5 d7 23 g2 d8 24
Championship K/14 (1984-86) h1+- b8 25 xc5 c7 26 xb8
xb8 27 5e4 xe4 28 xe4 f7 29
1. R.Overveld 11 2. T. de h7+ h8 30 e3 h6 31 xh5 10.
Here two games from the K-14 group.
Ruiter 10, 3. J.J. van der
Zwan 10 English (A29)
R. Overveld-M. Etmans
THE 14th championship was a close win 14th Dutch CC Ch 1984-86
for R.Overveld in front of T.de Ruiter and 1 c4 e5 2 c3 f6 3 f3 c6 4 g3
ir. J.J.van der Zwan. For Overveld it was b4 5 g2 00 6 00 e8 7 d5 f8
his first K-group, so his win shows 8 d3 h6 9 a3 d6 10 b4 xd5 11 cxd5
mastery, a title he would reach soon after e7 12 e4 c6 13 dxc6 xc6 14 e3
in the nineties. g4 15 h3 xf3 16 xf3 g6 17 c1
 Chess Mail 37

a6 18 c4 g7 19 d2 h7 20 fc1 d2 a1+ 28 f2 e8 29 d6+ c8

d7 21 g2 ec8 22 c2 e6 30 e6 xe6 31 xe6+ b7 32 xa5
XIIIIIIIIY d4+ 33 g3 bxa5 34 e7+ b6 35
9r+r+-+-+0 d6+ b5 36 d7+ c4 37 a4+
9+p+-+pvlk0 d3 01.
9p+nzpq+pzp0 Getting to know Tom de Ruiter per-
9+-+-zp-+-0 sonally during my work as editor of
Schaakschakeringen was a pleasure. He
9-zPR+P+-+0 started a column with games from Third
9zP-+PvLLzPP0 Class players and found other extra-
9-+Q+-zPK+0 ordinary games.
9+-tR-+-+-0 Here are some games: one featuring in
xiiiiiiiiy the notes a nice innovation which was
found by Ruud Maliangkay (winner of K-
23 g4 f5 24 f3 d4 25 xd4 xc4 20 and now growing to become one of
26 xc4 xc4 27 xc4 fxe4 28 xe4 the strongest Dutch CC-grandmasters),
exd4 29 xb7 a7 30 c7 h5 31 a4 and some examples showing Toms love
h6 32 a5 d5 33 b5 10. for the Bird, 1 f4.

Nimzoindian (E24) Sicilian (B99)

R. Hendriks-R. Overveld O. Rennemo (NOR)-
13th Dutch CC Ch 1983-1985 T. de Ruiter (NLD)
1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 f3 c5 5 Scottish Magazine tourney, 1990
a3 xc3+ 6 bxc3 c6 7 e4 d6 8 e3 (Notes by B. Weegenaar)
b6 9 d3 a5 10 e5 dxe5 11 dxe5 g8 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
12 h3 a6 13 e2 xc4 14 000 f6 5 c3 a6 6 g5 e6 7 f4 e7 8
xd3 15 xd3 c7 16 hd1 f3 c7 9 000 bd7 10 g4 b5 11
XIIIIIIIIY xf6 xf6 12 g5 d7 13 f5 c5 14
9r+-+k+ntr0 f6 gxf6 15 gxf6 f8 16 g1 h5 17 g7
9zp-wq-+pzpp0 d8!?
9-zp-+p+-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9sn-zp-zP-+-0 9r+lwqkvl-tr0
9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+ptR-0
9zP-zPRvLP+N0 9p+-zppzP-+0
9-+-+Q+PzP0 9+psn-+-+p0
9+-mKR+-+-0 9-+-sNP+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-sN-+Q+-0
9PzPP+-+-zP0
16...e7 9+-mKR+L+-0
16...xe5 17 d8+ xd8 18 xd8+ xiiiiiiiiy
xd8 19 g5+ f6 20 xe5.
17 d7 c6 18 1d6 a4 19 d3 This extraordinary move in the tricky
d5 20 xd5 exd5 21 xf7 xa3+ Perenyi-line (see also CM 2/98 p.33) was
22 d1 b3+ 23 e1 xf7 24 f5+ played by Ruud Maliangkay against
e8 25 e6+ d8 26 f4 xc3+ 27 U.Wedemeyer in EU/M-313 in 1990.
 38 December 1998

Other known moves at the time were 18...b6 19 e7 b7 20 g3 xe4

17...b4, 17...d7 and 17...b7. In his 21 xe4 xe4 22 g2 h4 23 g4
analyses Maliangkay suggested the moves xg2 24 xg2 d8 25 b1 h3 26
played in this game. g5 c5 27 g4 xg7 28 fxg7 xe7
The game ended in a draw after the 29 gxh8!? xh8 30 f1 e3 31 a4
following thrilling moves: 18 b1 b7! bxa4 32 c4 f5 33 c7+ f6 34 xd6
19 g5 (19 h3 xg7 20 fxg7 g8 21 e5 35 d2 a3 36 c3 xc3 37 bxc3
xh5 f6 22 f1 g6 23 xg6 fxg6 24 e5 01.
xe6 xe6 25 xe6 xg7 26 d5 xd5
27 exd5 e7 28 h3 f8 29 xf8 xf8 30 Froms Gambit (A02)
a4 bxa4 Langeveld-de Vries, NLD T.de Ruiter (NLD) -
H-Class 1991.) 19...d7! 20 xe6 fxe6 K. Dehmelt (GER)
21 xh5 h6 22 g3 xf6 23 xd6 h7? Olympiad XI Preliminaries, 1987-92
(After 23...e7 24 d4 e5! 25 g1 000 (Notes by de Ruiter; additional games
Black could have finished the job, which selected by B.Weegenaar)
means 18 b1 is not Whites best move.) 1 f4 e5 2 fxe5 d6 3 exd6 xd6 4 f3
24 xb5!! axb5 25 xb5 d8 26 f1! e7 g5
27 g3 g7 28 xg7 xg7 29 xh6 e7 In the positional line 4...f6 de Ruiter
30 h4 c5 31 e5 e4 32 b4 b8 33 a4 encountered a loss: 5 g3 g4 6 g2 h5!?
xa4 34 xa4 xb4+ 35 c1 xa4 36 7 d4 h4 8 d3 hxg3 9 hxg3 xg3+ 10
ff4 . (Notes by Maliangkay in f1 xh1+ 11 xh1 h2+ 12 xh2 xh2
Schaakschakeringen 257). 13 d2 g5 14 g2 f5 15 e4 g4 16 e5
18 c6 c6 17 b3 h5 18 c5 xe5 19 e4
Not the only move. 18 b4!? was f5 20 e2 g4 21 e4 f5 22 e2
suggested by Maliangkay: 18...b7 19 e5 xe2+ 23 xe2 c6 24 c3 000 25 e3
xg7 20 fxg7 g5+ 21 b1 xg7 22 e8 26 f1 g6 27 b4 d8 28 d2 b6 29
c6+ f8 23 exd6 f5 with good chances d3 e4 01 de Ruiter-Frederiks, Dutch
for Black. Ch K19 199092.
In 1991, de Ruiter had experience with 5 g3 g4 6 h4 e7
this move: 18...d7 19 e5 b6 20 e4 d5 Other moves here:
21 xf7 dxe4 22 xf8+ xf8 23 c6 c7 a) 6...f5 7 d4 c6 8 c3 ge7 9 d3
24 g3 h7 25 d6 d5 26 e2 d7 27 e6 10 g2 d7 11 00 000 12 d2
xd7 xd7 28 e7 e8 29 g7 a7 30 hf8 13 c4 e8 14 xd6+ xd6 15 f4
xh5+ xh5 31 f7+ d7 32 xd5 h7 d8 16 e4 fxe4 17 xe4 h5 18 f2 f5
33 f6+ c6 34 xh7 van Putten- 19 xf5 xf5 20 xf5+ xf5 21 e1 ff8
de Ruiter, Dutch Jubilee 1991. 22 c4 f7 23 xf7 xf7 24 fe2 a6 25
XIIIIIIIIY e6 g7 26 g2 f7 27 h3 gxh3+ 28
9r+lwqkvl-tr0 xh3 d5 29 g4 g7+ 30 f3 h5 31
9+-+-+ptR-0 h6 xh6 32 xh6 f7+ 33 f4 d7 34
9p+NzppzP-+0 h1 e7 35 h5 c6 36 c4 e6 37 e4
9+psn-+-+p0 d7 38 a4 g6 39 b3 e7+ 40 d3 f7
9-+-+P+-+0 41 e4 e7+ 42 e5 f7 43 b4 e7 44
9+-sN-+Q+-0 f5 e6 45 f6+ d7 46 f5 10 de
9PzPP+-+-zP0 Ruiter-Ma, cor 11 ol prel 1987-92.
9+-mKR+L+-0 b) 6...c6 7 c3 f5 8 d4 transposes. Now
8...f6 (instead of 8... ge7) 9 g2 ge7
xiiiiiiiiy
 Chess Mail 39

10 00 g7 11 e4 fxe4 12 d2 g6 13 26 g1 exe3 27 xe3 xe3 28 cxd6

xe4 xh4 14 xd6+ cxd6 15 gxh4 h6 xh1 29 xh1 cxd6
16 f4 d7 17 a4 10 De Ruiter- XIIIIIIIIY
Hendriks, Dutch Ch K14 1985. 9-+k+-+-+0
7 d4 g6 8 xg6! hxg6 9 d3 c6 9zpp+-+-+-0
10 c3 e7 11 g2 f5 12 e3 xe3 9-+-zp-+p+0
13 xe3! 000
9+-+-+-+-0
Wrong is 13...xh2?! 14 xc6+ bxc6
15 xh2 xg3+ 16 f2 b8 17 b3 10
9-+-zP-+p+0
T.de Ruiter-P. de Laat, NLD M-class 1993. 9+-+-tr-zP-0
14 f2 h5 9PzP-+-+-zP0
Another example of De Ruiters 9tR-+-+-+K0
handling of the From Gambit was 14...f6 xiiiiiiiiy
15 f4 xf4 16 gxf4 d7 17 d2 e7 18
e4 h5 19 ae1 f8 20 f1 fh8 21 g1 After exchanging material, an int-
a5 22 a3 b5 23 b4 b6 24 e3 c6 25 eresting rook endgame arises with the
c4 a6 26 a1 a4 27 f2 a5 28 g3 better position for Black. His rook is active
c6 29 c2 d8 30 d5 f7 31 e3 g5 32 and white pawns seem to be lost.
f5 e5 33 xg4 xg4 34 xg4 e8 35 For this position I took 19 days. I had
bxa5 xc4 36 ac1 xc1 37 xc1 xh2 to get active to defend the position.
38 g3 h8 39 b1 h4 40 b4 h7 41 30 f1! e2 31 f4 xb2 32 a4 b4
f1 b8 42 a6 b6 43 a4 f7 44 b5 e7 33 a5 a4 34 xg4 xa5 35 xg6 b5
45 c4 e5 46 g4 f7 47 d4 a7 48 36 g5 a1+ 37 g2 a6 38 h4 b4 39
c6 e8 49 b7 e7 50 d6 c5 51 dxe7 h5 b3 40 g8+ c7 41 g7+ c6 42
cxd4 52 e5 10 T. de Ruiter-G. de d5+! xd5 43 b7 a2+ 44 h3 b2
Coninck, NLD M-class 1994. 45 h6
15 d2 dh8 16 f1 d7 17 d2 f5 45 g4 is too slow. After the text move
18 e4 fxe4 19 xe4 e5!! its Black turn to neutralise the White
XIIIIIIIIY chances.
9-+k+-+-tr0 45...c6 46 b8 a5 47 xb2 h5+
9zppzpl+-+-0 48 g4 xh6 49 f5 h8 50 a2 a8
9-+-vl-+p+0 51 e6 a5 .
9+-+-sn-+r0 After the game I received a friendly
card from my opponent with some notes
9-+-zPL+p+0 from the game. He wrote:
9+-zP-+-zP-0 Dear chessfriend. Thank you for a
9PzP-vL-mK-zP0 very interesting and exciting game. Our
9tR-+-+N+R0 game was the most interesting corr-
xiiiiiiiiy espondence game I have ever played. I
also spent much time. I thought I was
My first reaction after receiving the card winning after my 30th move (5352), but
was that Black has made a blunder, but you played very good defence and I dont
after 20 dxe5 xe5 Black regains his piece know if I had a win or not.
and the White king looks terrible. Sincerely, Karl Dehmelt.
20 f4 f8 21 g2 f3 22 e3 h7 A correspondence game of the highest
23 c4 e7 24 xf3 xf3 25 c5 c6 order!
 40 December 1998

Roberto Alvar
Alvarez wins P
arez elik
Pelik an A
elikan

W email
E ALREADY reported twice on
CAPAs Pelikan Memorial email
events. The GM group is not yet
completed but there is now a winner, our
4/98 interviewee Roberto Gabriel lvarez,
who recently stood down from his role
of IECG Secretary that he held for almost c7 20 b4 d8 21 b5 a5 22 xa5 xa5
two years. 23 b2.
He has finished with 10/14 but the 18 f4 c6 19 xc6 xc6 20 cxd3
other prizes are still being closely xd3 21 xd3
contested with three players finished on Although the position is nearly bal-
8/14, three more having 8/13 and another anced, Whites chances are preferable. His
on 7/13. king can rapidly enter the fight, his rook
Roberto was in line to collect the ICCF- occupies the only open file, and in
IM title in Riga but instead he got the GM addition, White has a dangerous queen-
title, in one leap, thanks partly to the side pawn majority.
following game against the ICCF Deputy 21...f6
President (Tournaments). 21...d8!? 22 xd8+ xd8 23 f2 b4
24 a3 d5 25 b4 c7 26 g3 e5 27 fxe5
Caro-Kann (B12) xe5 28 d3.
Roberto Alvarez (ARG) - 22 b3! b8?!
Eckhard Lers (GER) A normal move, but a quite important
Pelikan Memorial A, 1997-98 mistake. Now, the black rook is in a
(Notes by R. Alvarez) passive position. Better seems to be
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 f5 4 f3 e6 5 22...f7!? e.g. 23 xb7 xc5 24 b3
e2 c5 6 e3 e7 7 c4 dxc4 8 c3 xe3+ 25 xe3 e5 26 fxe5 xe5. Or
bc6 9 dxc5 d5 10 xd5 xd5 11 22...a5 23 b5 d8 24 d2 c4 25 c3
00 d3 12 c1 d8 13 xd3 cxd3 f7 26 f2 d7 27 e2 f7 28 d3
14 a4 e7 15 fd1 00 16 c3 d7 e7.
XIIIIIIIIY
17 e1!?N 9-tr-+-+k+0
Shirov chose a dubious queen sacrifice
in his game vs Anand, Dortmund 1996:
9zpp+-vl-zpp0
17 b5 fd8 18 cxd3 xd3 19 xd3 9-+n+pzp-+0
xd3 20 g3 8d7 21 g2 h6 22 c4 a6 9+-zP-+-+-0
23 h4 7d5 24 b4 a3. 9-+-+-zP-+0
The present move allows White to 9+R+-vL-+-0
capture the black d3-pawn with nearly 9PzP-+-+PzP0
equal possibilities for both sides. 9+-+-sN-mK-0
17...xe5?! xiiiiiiiiy
Dubious, because it allows White to 23 f2!
exchange queens, where in the resulting Dont hurry! Before taking more
position White dominates the d-file. important actions, the white king needs
17...xe5!? 18 cxd3 xd3 19 xd3 to be centralised. The natural 23 d3
 Chess Mail 41

allows Black to return his rook to the fight If 35...f6 36 a4 when:

by 23...d8 and ...d7. a) 36...e7 37 d6 f7 (37...xd6 38
23...f7 24 f3 g5?? cxd6 f6 39 g4 e5 40 d7 e7 41 xe5 xd7
A decisive mistake, which allows White 42 f5+-) 38 xe7 xe7 39 e5+-;
to take control of the critical e4-square, b) 36...f7 37 b5 axb5 38 axb5 e8 39
especially because the black e6-pawn is c6 bxc6 40 b6 d7 41 b7 d8 42 e5
isolated and weak. Better seems 23...e5!? c7 43 b8 xb8 44 xb8+-; 35...g4 36
25 fxg5 fxg5 e5 f7 37 d6 h5 38 d7 f6 39 a4
I was expecting ...f5 and then ...e5 with c3 40 b5 axb5 41 axb5+-; 35...f6!? 36
some central control in exchange for the g4 e7 37 e5 d7 38 a4 b6 (38...e7
sacrificed pawn. 39 a5+-) 39 c6+! and White completely
26 e4 a5 27 d3 c4 28 d4 dominates the black bishop, which lacks
g6 29 b3 a5 30 f3 c6 31 b4! a6 good squares. In the case of an exchange
Still with no material advantage, for the white bishop, Whites king
Whites positional advantage is decisive: position makes the win certain: 39...xc6
better king, better pawn structure, rook 40 xe6 b5 41 a5+-.
dominating the open file, and queenside Or if 35...e7 36 a4 f7 (36...a5 37 d6
pawns now mobile. Especially, the e5- f6 38 xe7+ xe7 39 b5 d8 40 e5
square is weak. e7 41 c6 bxc6 42 bxc6 g4 43 c7 d7 44
32 e5+ c8+ xc8 45 xe6+-) 37 g4!? e8 38
32 e5!? was possible, but I preferred e5 d7 39 a5! d8 40 d6 h6 41 h3
to exchange knights. e7 42 xe7 xe7 43 b5+-.
32...xe5 33 xe5 d8 36 e5 e7!?
Almost the only move, because White Black plans to wait by ...e7 and ...f8,
attempted to play d7. when the white king cannot enter through
34 xd8 xd8 35 b8! the queenside.
White strategy is clear: to occupy e5 a) 36...e7!? 37 g4 d7 38 a4 e7+-
square with his king, then pass his king (38...b6 39 c6+ xc6 40 xe6 b5 41 a5
to the queen side to impose the pawn b7 42 e5+-) 39 a5! d8 40 d6 h6 41
majority. Possible too, with a similar idea, h3 e7 42 xe7 xe7 43 b5 axb5 44
is 35 h8!?. The present move keeps c6 d8 45 cxb7 c7 46 a6 b4 47 d4
control of b8-h2 and avoids a future e5+ 48 c4 and wins.
...c7 attacking the h2-pawn. b) 36...f6+ 37 d6 c3 38 a7 xb4
XIIIIIIIIY 39 c7+-;
9-vL-vl-+-+0 c) 36...h5 37 d6 a5 (37...g4 38 d7
9+p+-+-+p0 f6 39 c7 a5 40 b5+-) 38 d7 e7 39
9p+-+p+k+0 d6 f6 40 b5+-.
9+-zP-+-zp-0 37 g4
Again, dont hurry. First White can fix
9-zP-+K+-+0 the black pawns on dark squares. Then,
9+-+-+-+-0 it will be time for taking decisive actions
9P+-+-+PzP0 on the opposite side.
9+-+-+-+-0 37...f8
xiiiiiiiiy a) 37...a5 38 c6 f6+ 39 e4 bxc6 40
bxa5+-;
35...f7 b) 37...d8 38 d6!? a5 39 d7 e7
 42 December 1998

40 d6 f6 41 b5+-; With idea of b6, then b5, c6 etc. +-.

c) 37...f6+ 38 d6 c3 (38...e5 39 41...g7+
c7 e4 40 xb7 e3 41 g3 e2 42 h3+-) a) 41...e7 42 b6 f6+ (42...f8 43
39 c7 xb4 40 a7 b5 (40...e5 41 xb7 b5 xc5 44 bxa6 bxa6 45 xc5) 43
e4 42 c6 d6 43 c7 xc7 44 xc7 e6 d6+-;
45 c6+-) 41 cxb6 c5 42 b7 a5 43 b) 41...g6 42 xe6 h5 43 d7 hxg4
a8 xb6 44 xb6 a4 45 b7 f6 46 44 hxg4 g7 45 c8 c3 46 xb7 xb4
c6 e5 47 h3 f4 48 c7+ e5 49 d5 47 c6 f7 48 d8 d6 49 xa6+-.
g3 50 xe5 xh3 51 f5 g2 52 42 d6 e5 43 d5 10.
xg5+-. For if 43...e4 44 xe4 c3 (44...e6
38 a4 h6 45 b5 d7 46 bxa6 bxa6 47 e5+-) 45
a) 38...h5 39 gxh5 a5 40 c6 g7+ 41 b5 axb5 46 c6 xa5 47 xa5 bxc6 48
e4 bxc6 42 bxa5+-; e5+-.
b) 38...a5 39 c6 bxc6 40 bxa5 c5 41 The B section (IM group) has now
a6+-; ended. The tournament was won by Luis
c) 38...e7 39 a5+- f8 (39...f6+ 40 Quaresma (Portugal) on tiebreak from
d6 c3 41 c7 xb4 42 xb7 xc5 43 Clive Frostick (England).
xa6 f2 44 e5 g6 45 b7 h5 46 h3 The last three results to add to the table
hxg4 47 hxg4+-) 40 c7 g7+ (40...h6 published in CM8-9 on page 39 are: 103
41 h3 e7 42 b6 f8 43 b5 g7+ 44 Nasman 1 Guinsburg, 104 Geider 0
e4 e7 45 c6 or 40...e7 41 b6 f8 Guinsburg, 105 Mannermaa 1 Guinsburg.
42 b5+-) 41 d6 e5!? 42 b5 e4 (42...f8+ These three games are in our November
43 d5 e4 44 c6 bxc6+ 45 xc6) 43 c6 subscriber diskette; the first 102 games are
bxc6 44 bxc6 e3 45 b6 e2 46 f2 d4 on our CD.
47 e1 g1 48 h3 h2+ 49 d7+-. We hope to have a final report soon
39 h3 e7 on the first round of ICCFs open email
Others also fail: team tournament. Bulletin 16, the latest
a) 39...a5 40 c6 bxc6 (40...e8 41 cxb7 before our issue deadline, stated that 5
d7 42 bxa5) 41 bxa5 c5 42 a6 e7 43 teams had already qualified for the Final:
a7 xa7 44 xa7 d8 45 xe6; CITEFA (ARG), Rochade (GER), Russia-
b) 39...e8 40 xe6 a5 41 c6 bxc6 42 1 (RUS), Scotland A (SCO) and NBC-1
bxa5 d8 43 a6 c8 44 d6 g7 45 f5 (NLD). There is still a fight for the other 4
d4 46 f8 c7 47 xh6 b6 48 xg5 places. The following teams are in
xa6 49 f6+-; contention: Zone A: Singapore and
c) 39...g7+ 40 d6 and now: Russia-2 (maybe OST-2 has a chance
c1) 40...e5 41 c7 e4 42 xb7 e3 43 too), Zone B: Szeged and USA, Zone C:
c6 e2 44 g3 e5 45 e1 f6 46 c7 xc7 Argencapa-2 or Czech.
47 xc7 e5 48 b5 axb5 49 axb5; Meanwhile, Ortwin Paetzold reports
c2) 40...d4 41 c7 e3 (41...a5 42 that the last but one game of the second
bxa5 xc5 43 xb7 e5 44 xe5 e6 45 IECG World Championship is finished:
g7 f7 46 xh6 g6 47 xg5 xg5 48 Bjrn Gambaeck and Martin Pecha
a6) 42 xb7 f4 43 c6; finished with a draw, which keeps this
c4) 40...c3 41 c7 xb4 42 a7 e5 tournament open until the very last move.
43 xb7 e4 44 c6 d6 45 a5 g6 46 xa6 If Simon Webb wins, then he has def-
c7 47 b5. ended his title, any other result and we
40 c7 f8 41 a5 have a new champion!
 Chess Mail 43

Double success ffor

or Finnish master
Finnish

R
EIJO Hiltunen has just qualified as 5 g5 e7 6 e3 bd7 7 c2 00 8
a CC-GM from the Cleeve Memorial 000!?
tournament. This follows soon after 8 d1 e8 9 a3 a6 10 h3.
his victory in the memorial tournament 8...e8
held in memory of Russian master and 8...a6 9 d3 dxc4 10 xc4 b5.
composer Dmitri Georgievich Liubomirov 9 h4! a6 10 d3 dxc4 11 xc4 b5 12
(1935-92). d3 f8 13 xf6! gxf6
Sergey Grodzensky has edited a 13...xf6 14 g4.
booklet with all the games from the event 14 h3 h8
(1993-98) and an obituary article including XIIIIIIIIY
photographs, games, studies and prob- 9r+lwqrsn-mk0
lems by Liubomirov. 9+-+-vlp+p0
The event (see crosstable) began with 9p+p+pzp-+0
17 players but Ole Lomholt Hansen
(Denmark) and Lajos Monostori (Hun-
9+p+-+-+-0
gary) died at an early stage. 9-+-zP-+-zP0
Here is one lively brevity from the 9+-sNLzPN+R0
tournament. 9PzPQ+-zPP+0
9+-mKR+-+-0
Queens Gambit (D61) xiiiiiiiiy
Veniamin Ivanovich Borisov (RUS) -
Rudolf Kolesnikov (UKR) 15 xh7! xh7
Liubomirov Memorial 1993-98 15...f5 16 g5 g7 17 e2 xh7 18
(Notes by Borisov in the tournament xh7 xh7 19 g3 and mate in a few
book) moves.
1 d4 d5 2 f3 f6 3 c4 e6 4 c3 c6 16 g5!!+- f5 17 xf7+ 10.

Liubomirov Memorial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts.

1 Hiltunen,Reijo FIN * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
2 Koshil,T.S. RUS * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
3 Vazersky,K. RUS 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
4 Khilchenko,N. RUS * 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
5 Borisov,V.I. RUS 0 0 * 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
6 Kubach,G. L. USA 0 1 0 * 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 10
7 Hyldkrog,Lars DEN 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
8 Posharsky,V. RUS 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 9
9 Raivio,Perti FIN 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 8
10 Raykin,L. RUS 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 1 8
11 Bohak,Janko SLO 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 8
12 Laplaza,Jorge ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 7
13 Kolesnikov,R. UKR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 6
14 Berggreen,A. DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 6
15 Ogryzkov,N.V. RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 2
16 Hansen,L. DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1
17 Monostori,L. HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *
 44 December 1998

Italy ar
aree TEAM W D L Pts. %

the 1 Italy 33 34 13 50 63

CLEA
2 France 28 30 32 43 54
3 Switzerland 21 34 25 38 48
winners 4 USA 23 28 29 37 47

By Gianni 5 Argentina 24 26 30 37 46
Mastrojeni 6 Canada 17 36 27 35 44

LAST month we published an article by two South American magazines and on

Nol vant Riet about the latest edition of which Mr vant Riet apparently relied,
the Coppa Latina Europe America. By contained an error. An adjudication
coincidence, while this issue was in the appeal was won by the Italian player Mr.
post to him, Italian team captain Gianni Minerva, as a result of which the correct
Mastrojeni sent us this report of the event total for Italy is 50pts/80 not 49.
from the Italian point of view. Fortunately the calculations to determine
He points out that the information Mister CLEA are not seriously affected by
about this event, previously published in this discrepancy.

W
ITH THE last adjudication, in both in 4rh European Team Champ-
September, there was the end ionship (Final) and in the 5th European
of this intercontinental tourn- Team Championship preliminaries, Italy
ament, started in the year 1992 among the is neck and-neck with the group leaders,
first 3 tams of the previous European Latin Slovakia.
Cup, and the first 3 of the Panamerican. Half of the Italian players won their
For the final result, see the crosstable. boards, and several obtained IM results.
This was a very clear victory of the Best board performances were:
Italian Team (ASIGC): 7 points more than * First board, G.M. Redolfi ARG and
the second team, 12 more than the third DeMauro USA, 7 points;
one. Italy won all its matches: 10-5 v * Second, Valerio Conti, ITA, 7/10 ( +5,
France, 9-7 v Switzerland, 10-6 v USA, =4, -1), IM title;
9-6 v Argentina and 11-5 against * Third, Giuseppe Poli , ITA, 6/10 (+4,
Canada. The corrected score in the =5, -1), IM title;
Continents challenge is Europe, 131 * Fourth, Banet ,FRA, 7.
points, 54% (+82, =98, -60); America, 109 * Fifth, IM Del Gobbo FRA and Conover
points, 46% (+ 64, =90, -86). USA , 7.
This is the second official Team * Sixth, Baron, FRA, 7.
Tournament won by ASIGC ; and the * Seventh, Claudio Gatto, 8/10 (+7, =3,
result confirms the particularly brilliant -0), IM title: not only best
form of the Italian teams. At this moment, board, but also best result of the whole
as a matter of fact, Italy has: first place tournament !
also in the 5 Latin Cup, second place * Eighth, Enzo Minerva, 7 (+5, =4, -1).
 Chess Mail 45

It was a difficult tournament, both for 24 b2 xb2 25 xb2 a4! 26 d2

the players (because of the strong xe2 27 xe2 c3 28 c4 xd1 29
opponents) and for the captains, because xd1 d8 30 c5 e7
this was probably the last tournament of Not 30...xe4? 31 g5.
the pre-email era! But, at last, it was a 31 c4+ e6 32 c3 f7 33 d4
nice adventure and an exciting struggle d6 34 xc6 ac8 35 xd6 xd6
for the top place in the first years 36 e5!
between Italy and USA, later between
XIIIIIIIIY
Italy and France. 9-+r+r+k+0
9zp-+-+-+p0
Kings Indian (E69) 9-+-sn-+p+0
Dr Walter Baumgartner (SWZ) - 9+-+-zP-+-0
Pietro Lubrano (ITA) 9-zP-sN-zp-+0
CLEA3, 1992 9zP-+-+-+P0
1 d4 f6 2 c4 g6 3 g3 g7 4 g2 00
5 c3 d6 6 f3 bd7 7 00 e5 8 e4
9-+-+-zPL+0
c6 9 h3 b6 10 e1 e8 11 dxe5 dxe5 9+-+R+-mK-0
11...xe5 Karpov-Lautier, Biel 1990 xiiiiiiiiy
(by transposition) and after 12 xe5 dxe5 White seems to be coming back into
13 a4 Colin McNab recommends the game?
13...f6! in his book The Fianchetto 36...c4! 37 d5+ f8 38 e6+ e7
Kings Indian. 39 xf4 xe5 40 b3 g5 41 d5+
12 e2 f8 42 g2 g6 43 d3 ed8 44
12 b3 c7 13 a3 e8 14 a4 a5 15 h2 c1 45 f3+ g7 46 b5?
d6 e6 16 b4 b6 17 c5 Vaisser- Black has the advantage anyway but
Zhelnin, USSR 1982. now he can exchange rooks and reach a
12...c7 13 e3 b4 14 a3 e7 15 won ending.
ed1 e8 16 b4 e6 17 c5 f5 18 c4 46...f8 47 xf8 xf8 48 a4 d7 49
f7 19 e2 f4 20 c1 b6! 21 cxb6 e3 c5 50 c2 a1 51 g3 xa4
xb6 22 c2 a6 23 gxf4 exf4 52 g4 g1+ 53 h5 c3 54 d3
White is coming under pressure so d1 55 xd1 xd1 56 e4 d4 57
decides to give up the exchange. f3 h6 58 h4 gxh4 59 xh4 b4 01.

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ICCF Results Service

Results
ICCF Deputy President Tournaments: Eckhard Lers,
Weidenstr. 9, 26135 Oldenburg, Germany. WORLD
Fax (0441)-13662 Email: [email protected]
TOURNAMENTS
World Tournament Office: Gian-Maria Tani, via Tripoli 20,
I-10136 Torino, Italy. Email: [email protected]
Paying office: Account of the ICCF, i.e. 125633-7 Credit Suisse (Postgiro 50-11400-8), CH-5001, Aarau,
Switzerland, advising: C.Flores Gutirrez, Exposicin 13, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain. Email: [email protected]

The table on the World Ch XX sf4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.

right is an 1 O. Rause LAT X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
interesting 2 A. Mozzino ARG X 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
postscript to our 3 W. Bricke GER X 1 0 1 1 1 1 9
interview last 4 M.J. Lonoff USA X 1 1 8
month with Olita 5 A.G. Timoshenko UKR 0 X 1 0 1 1 1 8
Rause. She long 6 W. Schneider GER 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 8
since finished her 7 S. Vinot FRA 0 0 X 1 1 0 1 1 7
games and is 8 J. Spodny CZE 0 X 0 1 1 1 7
playing a Three
9 S. Winge SVE 0 1 0 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 7
Quarter Final.
10 Yu.M. Minakov RUS 0 0 0 1 X 1 0 1 1 1 7
11 F. Oppenrieder GER 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 1 1 1 6
NB: No reports this 12 K. Kelbratowski GER 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 0 1 5
month from Witold
13 S.Dobsa HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 4
Bielecki as we are
14 K. Gudmundsson ISD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 3
out of synch with
his schedule. 15 D. Wong HKG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0

World Championship
Championship C.C. Olympiad XII, Simon LUX. Board 3: Hariharan SIP
1st etl vs. Copie ARG, ncm 1. Board 4:
XIV Final
Final Preliminaries
Preliminaries 1-2 Schuller LUX Crespo ARG and
TD: Roald Berthelsen, Marknadsvgen TD: Roald Berthelsen Hesse FIN. Board 5: 2-3 Brooks ENG
Section 3: Remaining games are as 1 Soberano POR and Berdichesky
75, S-183 78 Tby (SVE). ARG.
Email: [email protected] follows. Board 1: Van Osmael BEL vs
Blanco Gramajo GUA. Board 2: Vacations: Simon 30/10-16/11.
94 Anton 1 Buj. Section 3: Board 5: 1 Houston IRL
Final score: V-M. Anton (GER) 7. Finished. Board 3: Juarez GUA vs Mori
JAP and Grozescu ROM; Borisov RUS Degerhammar SVE.
Section 4: Board 5: New player for
World Ch ampionship vs Grozescu and Vankov BLG. Board
4: Al-Khateeb QTR vs Sergiev BLG, Iceland: Kari Elison.
XX Semi-f inal
Semi-final Parau ROM vs Roldan GUA and Lensky
RUS. Board 5: Mazariegos GUA vs Master Norm
TD: Roald Berthelsen
Section 4: 105 Vinot Timoschenko.
Pisarev RUS. Board 6: Kato JAP vs
Batres GUA and Bragin RUS; Dimov
Tournaments
See crosstable. BLG vs Mahmoud QTR and Bragin. TD: Carlos Flores Gutirrez,
Please, inform the TD if any of these Address as above (ICCF Treasurer)
Ladies World Ch
World amp
Champ games are concluded! MN/9: 54. Furmston 0 Grski. MN/15:
VI Semi-final
Semi-final 54. Baudoin 0 Pankratov. MN/18: 47.
TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter- C.C. Olympiad XIII, Ryan 1 Gibney. MN/22: 38. Roth
Donskich. MN/23: 49. Lohmann
Str. 21, D-01129 Dresden (GER) Preliminaries
Preliminaries Pedersen. MN/25: 45. Kulachikov
Section 3: 101. Gasjunas 0 Tilk. TD: Roald Berthelsen Baumgartner, 46. Cuno Kulachikov.
Section 1:Board 3: Diaz CUB 1st etl vs. MN/26: 35. Youssef 1 Daw, 36. Kruse
C.C. Olympiad XI, Final
Final Hertel GER, ncm 6. Board 5: slilen Youssef. MN/27: 38. Turner 1 Barnsley.
TD: Roald Berthelsen TRK 1st etl vs. Tsymbalov BLR, ncm 5. Master result: Barnsley (ENG) MN/28:
Board 6, 78 Konca POL 0 Kreuzer GER 16 Gonzalez Freixas ESP Haugen 45. Kuhlmann Kulling (adj.), 46.
Team result: GER-POL 3-2. NOR Kulling 1 Pochner. MN/30: 47. Litovicius
Section 2: Board 2: 1 Mschinger SWZ 0 Engelhardt, 48. Bergmann 1 Litovicius.
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Master results: Engelhardt (GER) and EM/MN/001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.

Bergmann (GER) MN/31: 43. Rosin
Corfield, 44. Toscano 1 Salmins. MN/32: 1 Wang Mong Lin SIP 1 1 1 1 1 7
38. Cornu 1 Vlasveld. MN/33: 42. Toth 2 A. Diblio ITA 1 1 1 6
Vtter, 43. Polakovic 0 Scholz, 44. 3 A. Bormida ARG 0 1 1 1 1 6
Norevall 1 Toth. MN/34: 47. 4 F. Tosi ITA 1 1 6
Ronczkowski 1 Morgan, 48. Wakolbinger 5 A.R. Barnsley ENG 0 1 1 5
Coco. Master result: Ronczkowski
(GER) MN/35: 53. Moreno Ramos 6 A. Mukherjee ENG 0 0 1 1 1 5
Bystrov.: MN/36: 46. Trussler 7 A.E.J. Kuhlmann NLD 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
Horvth. MN/38: 33. De Vriendt 8 P. Mary FRA 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Riemer, 34. Nsman De Vriendt. MN/ 9 P.J. Sowray ENG 0 0 1 0 0 3
39: 24. Girard 0 Ramrez, 25. Klugiewicz
10 M. Reijnen NLD 0 0 0 3
0 Achilles, 26. Rkay Wengler. MN/
40: 27. Piersig 1 Litovicius, 28. Daw 0 11 P. Cody CAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Diblio, 29. Litovicius 0 Diblio, 30. Berriot
0 Piersig. MN/41: 35. Neborak 1 Kiupel,
36. Morais Blling, 37. Rodrguez
14. Blau Hase. : Elsner 1.etl vs. Hase
nc. m. 16 MN/58: 1. Bernal Caamao 1 Master Class
Forner 0 De Coninck, 38. Morais De Coninck. MN/60: 7. Mathias 0 Sections to 763: TD Dr. Gian-Maria
Iodice, 39. Kiupel Iodice 40. Schaar 1 Fischer, 8. Miciak Mathias, 9. Fischer
Kiupel, 41. Morais 0 Rodrguez Forner. Tani, via Tripoli 20, I-10136 Torino (ITA)
Scholz 10. Fischer Miciak. Email: [email protected]
Schuchardt 1.etl vs. Neborak nc. m. 14 Vacations: Goetz 22.10-5.11 + 6-22.11
MN/42: 21. Datler Finnie, 22. Datler 684 20. Yerofeev 1 Oltersdorff. 728 12.
(special), Grimm 17.10-3.11, Kulachikov Battistini 0 Belluire. 731 18. Mozn 1
1 Sonzogno. MN/43: 36. Kuzenkov 20.10-19.11, Perea Montero 20.10-10.11
Kruse, 37. Kruse Ruch. MN/46: 24. Baroin. 732 17/8. Kettunen, Baroin 0
(special), Pedersen 17.10-7.11, Pichler Richter. 733 11. Jnosi 1 Herrmann. 736
Pecot Yamaliev, 25. Fischer 0 Pecot. 27.10-6.11, Romanov 4-20.11.
MN/47: 15. Kuiper Pracejus, 16. 14. Khne Czr. 737 20. Vins Fehr-
Ellinger Kuiper, 17. Powell Ellinger. Email Master Norm Polgr. 739 13. Gromotka 0 Rodrguez
MN/49: 30. Wiesinger Norevall. MN/ Tournaments Rodrguez. 744 6/7. Schmidbauer 1
Battistini, Kevick. 745 7. Bauer 1
50: 7. Cruzado Dueas Bensiek, 8. Results: EM/MN/001: 54. Bormida
Edelmann Tombette, 9. Cruzado Reijnen, 55. Reijnen Cody. See Youssef. 746 17/8. Mller 0 Krejbich, 1
Dueas 1 Oortwijn. Dyer 1.etl vs. crosstable. EM/MN/002: 50. Nicholls 0 Youssef. 747 11. Ciaxz 1 Malr. 749 10.
Cruzado Dueas nc. m. 13 MN/51: 10. Grau Ribas, 51. Grau Ribas 1 Pasierb, Roux 1 Niemand. 750 10. Litz 1 Barten,
Schreiber 1 Bergmann. Johnson Pasierb 0 De Groot. Master result: Grau 1. Niro 1 Barten, Kretschmer. 752 4.
withdrawn. All his games are annulled. Ribas (ESP) EM/MN/003: 50. Schorra Altschuler 1 Drechsler (def). 753 11.
MN/53: 14. Goertz Kuhlmann (adj.), 1 Laurent. EM/MN/004: 23. Siviero 1 Korhonen 0 Nossein. 754 10. Hayden
15. Gmr Kgler, 16. Berglund 0 Aleshnya, 24. Onoda Rak, 25. Onoda Bernad Surez, 11. Norevall 1 Demian.
Goertz, 17. Berglund 1 Kuhlmann, 18. 1 Bratholm, 26. Rak Bratholm, 27. 757 4. Jhannesson 1 Nossein. 759 4.
Vivante-Sowter Berglund, 19. De Paz Lautenbach 0 Siviero, 28. Siviero Demian Holthuis. 760 2. Knig 0
Nistal Kuhlmann (adj.), 20. Kuhlmann Onoda, 29. Bowerman 1 Lautenbach. Larsen.
Kremer (adj.) 21. Kuhlmann Dziel EM/MN/005: 27. Mueller Simmelink, Vacations: Bialas, Hardman, Stone,
(adj). MN/54: 19. Donnelly Roig Grau, 28. Schaar 1 Bellas, 29. Quattrocchi 1 Wunderlich (special).
20. Samraoui 1 Schelleman. Jrgensen Mueller, De Groot 1 Vujadinovic, 31. Sections from 764: Rubens Battistini,
1.etl vs. Pichler nc. m. 18 MN/55: 10. Quattrocchi 1 Shaw, 32. De Groot 1 via A. Costa 106/2, I-40134 Bologna
Miciak 1 Metzer, 11. Metzer 0 London, Mueller. EM/MN/006: 4. Kostakiev 1 (ITA)
12. London 1 Sabel, 13. Miciak Hase, Erofeev, 5. Van Tricht 0 Gilbert. Email: [email protected]
ICCF W orld-Cup
World-Cup WT-M-GT-326 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
VIII Final
Final 1 G. Valerio ENG X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
TD: Egbert Bsenberg 2 P. Schischkov RUS X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
10. Staudler 1 Stiefel, 11.
Barten 1 Stiefel, 12. Gerhardt 3 L. Carlson SVE 1 X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Stiefel, 13. Hofstetter 4 J. Holas CZE 0 1 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Stiefel, Fademrecht 1.etl Koch, 5 J. Rodriguez ESP 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Wrba 1.etl Staudler. 6 G. Schwertel GER 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
World-Cup IX Final
Final 7 H. Leeners NLD X 0 1 1 7
TD: Joachim Walther, 8 H. Clausen DEN 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 7
9 Rausch 0 v.Osmael, 10 9 A. Bittner GER 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 1 1 6
Schneider Brobakken, 11 10 A. Osis GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 5
Fritz Postler, 12 Postler
Borchers, 13 Geist Prang, 14 11 M. Carter USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 5
Schneider 0 Geist, 15 12 C. Posthoff GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 4
Vigfsson Fritz, 16 Kurth 1 13 J. Deforel ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 4
Postler, 17 Prang Kurth. 14 W. Hasenberg GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1
Vacation: Raschewski 5/10-
20/10/98. 15 P. Martinez ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
 48 December 1998

764 1. Rantanen 0 Herrmann. 768 2. Vacations: Khnel, Mehlhorn, Mielke, Zayat; corr: 19. Surkov 1 Nienstedt..
Schiffner Larsen. 771 1. Schmalstieg 0 Mraz. Positions: 1381: . D Fea FRA, R Zayat
Svensson, 2.Stengelin 1 Schmalstieg. ITA 4, 3/4. U Kunzel SAL, P Nienstedt
Vacations: Bialas. Higher Class FIN 3, 5.N P Surkov RUS 3, 6/7. A
Haeberle GER, T Hirashima JPN 1.
GT: Eberhard Winkler Gustav-Richter-Str. TD: Joseph Deidun Sr., P.O. Box 371,
Results, 1387: 19.Gorov 1 Gonsalves.
21, D-01129 Dresden (GER) Bloomfield, On. Canada KOK 1G0 1389: 19.Schmolei 1 Radostev. 1397:
326: 105. Schischkow Rodriguez. See Final Results: 924 21. Mittenzwei 1 19.Bardason 0 Franken. 1401: 20.Mendow
crosstable. 340: 104. Petrow Otte. 350: Oakes. Positions: 1. A. A. Ponomarev 0 Carpentier. 1404: 11/5. Toukan 0
100. Rout 1 Prokofeew. 358: 97. Achilles 0 (RUS) 5, 2. A. Giorgi (ITA) 42 3. R. A. Dellerba, Flegl, Rooijakkers, Hurley, Maly
Grigoryew, 98. Necesany 1 Grigoryew, 99. Cataldi (BRS) 4 , 4. J. Mittenzwei (silent). 1406: 18.Schafer 0 Lorkiewicz.
Necesany 1 Miettinen. 359: 96. Gebhardt (GER) 32, 5. B. Oakes (ENG) 3, 6. U. 1407: 19.Trumpeter Schmidt. 1413:
Pierzak. 360: 92. Shapovalov 1 Baier (GER) 1, 7. T. Pilarski (POL) 0. 20.Hurley 0 Millar. 1414: 16.Baldassarre
Gustavsson. 362: 97. Mbjerg-Nielsen Results:896 9/13. Wojciuk 1 Tiemann, Sutton. 1416: 15.Niro 1 Laios, 16/9.
Aleshnya, 98. Mbjerg-Nielsen Giraudet, Tradardi, 0 Dury. 919 19. Kovalenko (deceased) 0 Laios, Huser,
Cederquist. 363: 91. Gribovsky 0 Snape, Simons 1 Bazilevsky. 930 10. Anda 0 Ackers, Demenche. 1417: 17.Triumfetti 1
92. Vancura 0 Gribovsky, 93. Schmulenson Hildner. 932 14. Sardella 1 Henschel. Lacis. 1421: 9.Pagunson Zuidhof. 1424:
1 Vancura, 94. Snape 1 Vancura, 95. Baroin 934 13. Popov 1 Frydendal. 937 8/9. 9.Eschenbacher 1 Boles. 1425:
0 Gribovsky. 364: 90. Ruys 0 Muzyka. 367: Schmidt 1 Naaijer, Bishop. 938 8. 19.Kobayashi Sowter. 1426: 16.Knoll 0
84. Kusmierek 1 Gnirk. 368: 91. Cruzado Terminali 1 Heemeyer. 941 5. Maier Baptista. 1428: 9/10.Johansson, Blanken 1
Samoylov. 369: 72. Clowes Azar, 73. Hart. 944 15. Jacog Hammerling. Morton. 1429: 4.Hague 1 Bonte,
Pampa 0 Azar. 370: 70. Mozny 945 1/6. Wagener 0 vs all. 946 7. 5.Vettenburg Bonte. 1430: 6/7.Pielka 1
Kovacevic. 371: 77. Mostowik 1 Tobies. Drler Birarov, 8. Trochet Vaindlova, Crowdy. 1432: 1.Maly 0 Soulas,
372: 53./65. Chelak 0 vs all. Corr.: 10. Wiesner. 2.Vermeulen 1 Soulas.
Chelak 0 Pordzik. 373: 65. Cane 0 Vacations: Heemeyer, Winkler,
Andersen 374: 74. Goncalves 1
Marinosson, 75. Ansorge 1 Masetti, 76.
Ziegert.
WT/H/GT: TD Gary Ruben, 1319 Second Class
Poprad Avenue, Pickering, On, GT TD: Leonardo Madonia, Via
Duliba 1 Masetti, 77. Donskikh 1 Masetti,
78. Goncalves 1 Masetti, 79. Tinture 0 Canada L1W 1K9. DAzeglio 17, I-40123, Bologna (ITA)
Donskikh, 80. Marinosson 0 Tinture. 375: Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
62. Kovacs 1 Widmann. Eilers 1stetl vs The tables for WT/H/GT/48-63 have Final Result, WT/II/GT/35: 102. Ketzer
Kvari nc 23.9.98. 376: 66. Stber 1 been updated on the ICCF website. Go 1 Hinz, 103/105. Balentine 1 Winkler, Hinz,
Stepanov. 377: 59. Macchiagodena 0 Hybl, to www.iccf.com and click on Tables. 0 Middelbos. Positions: 1. Jonkers
60. Hariman 1 Macchiagodena, 61. Knebel GT-48-63: 48. 90. Incelli Quaranta A.G.(NLD) 13, 2. Madsen F.(DEN)
Chmiel, 62. Hybl Knebel. 378: 58. de 50. 67. Praagman 0 La Candia 68. De 12, 3. Robertshaw A.(ENG) 10 (SB
Boer 0 Bock, 59. Stoliar 0 Fleischanderl, Sortis 1 Praagman 69. Praagman 55.50), 4. Geilen P.(GER) 10 (SB 54.25),
60. Necesany 1 Schmalstieg. 379: 56. Wojciuk 70. Merrell 0 Praagman 52. 5. Wolff T.(GER) 10 (SB 50.75), 6. Ketzer
Baroin 1 Httmann, 57. Baroin 1 Talmadge. 66. Masek Fengsrud 53. 84. Hidalgo J.W.(NLD) 10 (SB 48.25), 7. Ambroz
380: 56. Bondick 0 Smolenskij, 57. 1 Alvarez 85. Alvarez Simons 54. M.(CZE) 8, 8. Bistry J.(CZE) 7, 9.
Kretschmer 1 Holas, 58./70. Shchebenyuk 61. Kuo 1 Evans 62. Eriksson 0 Alvarez Middelbos B.(NLD) 5 (SB 17.00), 10.
0 vs all. Corr.: 33. Bjrklund 1 55. 66. Winkler 0 Demian 67. Balentine T.(USA) 5(SB 15.00), 11.
Shchebenyuk. 381: 48. Troia 1 Grigat, 49. Peczkowski 1 Winkler 68. van Winkler E.(GER) 5, 12. Hinz L.(GER) 3,
Shchebenyuk Koval, 50. Vicanek Meggelen 0 Vaindl 56. 74. Mielnik 0 13. Schwerdtfeger H.G.(GER) 2, 14.
Shchebenyuk, 51. Nicholson 1 Lagergren. Brencher 57. 76. Vondracek 0 Leermakers T.J.P.(NLD) 1, 15. Heel
Radoslavic 1st etl vs Nicholson 26.9.98. Anderson 59. 34. Esterbauer 0 W.D.(NLD) 0.
Koval 1st etl vs Nicholson 10.10.98. 382: Stapinski 35. Serrier Esterbauer 36. Results, WT/II/GT/34: 92/95. Zabloudil
61. Busch 1 Kragten. Krcke 1st etl vs Grabner 1 Martin 60. 24. Wagner 0 Lehmann, Middelbos, Hinz, van der Bij,
Perevertkina 31.8.98. 383: 31. Chmelik 1 Raffaele 25. Huser 0 Esses 61. 6. 96/97. Wagner 0 van der Bij, Middelbos,
Rasmussen. 384: 67. Druon 1 Gebhardt, 68. Cumming 1 Alvarez, 7. Di Lupo 1 98. van der Bij 1 Winter, 99/101. Zabloudil-
Gebhardt Morgan, 69. Blokhin Alvarez 8. Kriewen Coast 9. Coast Wagner, Winter-Zabloudil, Wagner-Winter
Christiansen, 70. Winfridsson 0 Furrer, 71. 0 Cumming 10. Alvarez 0 Zielinski 11. all 0-0. 36: 94/95. Carra 1 Lamn, Laudati,
Furrer Christiansen, 72. Furrer Morgan. Justesen 0 Kriewen 62. Rychtecky did 96. Lamn 0 Laudati. 38: 83/85. Vatne 0
385: 27. Engel 1 Molzahn, 28. Engel 0 not start play. Games annulled. Speisser, Wolff, 1 Pavlicek, 86/88.
Vlasveld, 29. Vlasveld 1 Ciprian, 30. Bourgault resigns. Games annulled. 63. Musichin 0 Wolff, Speisser, Kandler, 89/
Greiner Engel, 31. Sntges Gundrum, 1. Coclet 1 Alozy 90. Di Nardo 0 Pavlicek, van Berkel. 39:
32. Kashlyak 0 Sntges, 33. Greiner 0 Vacations: Peczkowski 1/9/98 - 30/9/ 68. Hemmila Middelbos, 69/70.
Menendez. 386: 36. Lling 0 Saari, 37. 98 Remember to inform the Lindberg 0 Nachtigall, 1 Kressmann. 40:
Pragua Danzanvilliers, 38. Pragua 1 Tournament Secretary of your vacation. 41/45. Nummenaho 0 Roux, Loperfido,
Fischer, 39. de Boer Pragua, 40. Lay This is important! Ldigk, McKean, Lindholm. 41: 48/49.
Sntges, 41. Sntges 0 Pragua. 387: 7. Hey Kressmann 0 Winkler, Bogott, 50. Winkler
Schulze, 8. Harke hey, 9. Hey First Class 1 Bogott, 51/52. Neumann 0 Blain, Bajpai,
Ciprian, 10. Rohde 1 Ciprian, 11. Rohde 1 TD: Sections from 1358: Jrgen Axel 53/63. Lang 0 with all.
Schulze, 12. Harke Rohde, 13. Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, DK-8270
Schumacher 0 Harke, 14. Schumacher 1
Hjbjerg (DEN). Third Class
Third
Fischer. 388: 1. Krncke Einarsson. TD: Poul Rasmussen, Strandboulevarden
Krncke 1st etl vs Schmidt 5.9.98. 390: 4. Email: [email protected]
Huler Schnbeck, 5. Delfs 1 Bastian. Final Results, 1381: 21.Nienstedt 25III,, DK-2100, Copenhagen (DEN)
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940 17 Sommeling dos Santos, 948 17 Schneider de Paulo, (NLD), R. Ziegler (USA).
949 18/9. Yoshino 0 Mazza, Eschert 953 17/8 Kolstad 1 Veersteg, WT/III 961 R. Alun (ENG), F.O. Bourgault (CAN), P. Hoffmann
Yoshino. 957 7/12. Morgen 0 de Castro, Randolph, Paap, Eschert, (GER), S.M. Kristensen (DEN), J.P. Rivenburg (USA), K.-D.
El Said, McCoy. Schinle (GER), P.A. Thompson (USA). 962 R. Bartholome
(GER), M. Cravatte (BEL), U. Eschert (GER), J. Sarhage (USA),
World Tournaments: ne
Tournaments: w gr
new oups
groups M. Schultz (DEN), J.L. de M. Tourinho (BRS), M. Whitecotton
(USA). 963 M. Bacher (GER), F. Huber (GER), A. Krag-
(starting date: 25-Nov-1998)
WT/M/GT 393 T. Bauland (GER), F. Chiva Vega (ESP), H.F. Jacobsen (DEN), J.L. Moeckel (USA), V. Sereni (USA), M.L.C.
Cordoba (ARG), K. Elson (ISD), A.J. Goedkoop (NLD), V.I. van Rooijen (NLD), A. Winter (GER).
Golovkin (RUS), M. Heilmann (GER), P.E. Ilyin (RUS), H.
Lagergren (FIN), U. Nebel (GER), K. Podzielny (GER), B. Riebel ICCF World-Cup X Semi-F
World-Cup inal
Semi-Final
(GER), J. Simon (USA), S. Sparnacini (ITA); T. Spendowski TD: Joachim Walther
(POL). 394 R. Caldieri (ITA), J. Ciprian (CZE), R. de Boer S01: 24 Wuttke 0 Brderle, 25 Kothe Heyer. S02: 16 Ollmann
(NLD), E.P. Duliba (USA), H. Gromotka (GER), D. Gronkowski Wochnik, 17 Metz 1 Otte, 18 Wilhelm 1 Otte, 19 Hofstetter 1
(POL), E. Jakubov (ISL), S. Karkuth (GER), C. Mataix Arbona Otte, 20 Hofstetter 1 Dournes. S03: 7 Sacher Sthle, 8 Sacher
(ESP), E.Ja. Mogilnyi (RUS), N. Otto (GER), P.C. Pitters (DEN), 0 Pavoni, 9 Kuck 1 Sacher. S04: 33 Weber 1 Vtter. S05: 5
G. Poli (ITA), M. Preussner (GER), B. Salewski (GER). Goyvaerts 0 Balzert, 6 Gierth He. S06: 3 Starke 0 Schepers,
WT/M 778 H. Blauhut (GER), J. Breitenbaum (GER), H. Leers- 4 Karlsson Vennemann, 5 Kirwald Vennemann, S07: corr:
Fischer (GER), A.C. Norris (SCO), H.A. Papinutti (ARG), 13 Zimmer (not 0) Shorra, 23 Roelens 1 Mors, 24 Roelens 1
G.C.G. Verheijen (NLD), W. Weiss (GER). 779 D. Cleto Jnior Sendabry, 25/34 Trsch 0 Strick, Kayser, Roelens, Hartogh,
(BRS), A. Donatini (ITA), K. Herrmann (GER), W. Mehlhorn Barbosa, Serrano, Skulleti, Mers, Zimmer, Sendobry. 35 Skulteti
(GER), W. Palm (GER), M. Richter (GER), V. Rut (CZE). 780 Hartogh. S08: 22/30 Kratochvil 0 Boger, Schuh, Britten, Diaz
A. Bauer (GER), S. Darczy (HUN), R. Diener (GER); J. Rubi, Wollmann, Groff, Krivonosovs, Beaumont, Bouverot, 31
Gajarsk (SLK), S.T. Oon (SIP), G. Szewczyk (POL), M. Britten 1 Beaumont, 32 Wollmann 0 Beaumont. S09: 7 Kastner
Taufratshofer (GER). 781 O. Dege (GER), P.H. Fields (USA), Galje, 8 Seib Kastner. S10: 12 Ollmann Gehret, 13 Van
H. Heinig (GER), K. Herrmann (GER), W. Junge (GER), B. Damme 0 Ollmann, 14 Gehret Van Damme, 15 Persson
Malmberg (SVE), E. Villar Ramos (ESP). 782 R. Aiken (USA), Van Damme, 16 Lers Persson, 17 Calzolari Welzenheimer.
O. Dege (GER), R. Fay (GER), J. Gajarsk (SLK), K. Knut S11: 26 Sawatzki Berclaz, 27 Stuart 1 Munoz, 28 Vlasveld
(GER), S.-E. Sagstrm (SVE), F. Zanetti (ITA). 783 D. Cleto Ertel, 29 Humbach Ertel, 30 Berclaz 1 Ertel. S12: 6 Kraus 1
Jnior (BRS), H. Detmer (GER), T. Hingst (GER), M. Kotrc Basile, 7 Giese 0 Bachmann, 8 Giese Hernaez, 9 Hser 0
(CZE), A.C. Norris (SCO), T. Schmidt (GER), H.-D. Wunderlich Rada, 10 Rada 1 Hernaez, 11 Brachtel Hernaez. S13: 9 Serner
(GER). 784 : H. Borchers (GER), F. Drosson (GER), J. Joutsi 0 Sender, 10 Kindbeiter 0 Sender, 11 Sender 1 Trani, 12 Krotofil
(FIN), A. Madrid Sol (ESP); T. Schmidt (GER), M. Vsetecka 1 Barei, 13 Niemand Krotofil, 14 Trani Niemand.
(CZE), F. Wolfenter (GER).
WT/H/GT 64 P. Bourgault (CAN), V. Col (ITA), W. Heyn
(GER), B.J. Goodwin (SCO), G. Grneberg (GER), W. Ilnicki
(POL), A.V. Kotelnikov (RUS), A. Lapse (LAT), V.V. Mironov
(RUS), T. Ribkinsis (LAT), S. Sacerdotali (ITA), J. Simunek
(CZE), R. Sisak (CZE), S. Sobry (FRA), M. Zopenali (ITA).
ICCF E-MAIL TOURNAMENTS
WT/H 955 B. Gruber (GER), J. Johansson (SVE), J. Lleyda
Naval (ESP); R.H. Mann (ENG), P. Pansier (FRA), H. Schilling
(GER), J. Wagner (OST). 956 U. Brner (GER), P. Fischer Tournament Office: Juan Sebastian Morgado (ARG)
(GER), A. Jonvik (NOR), J. Mart Cruz (ESP), J. Moon (ENG), Email: [email protected]
D. Mouron (SWZ), A. Saad (ISL). 957 M. Bartels (GER), H.- Final results ONLY
D. Beuchler (GER), S. Camerini (ITA), T. Forsberg (SVE), P.
Konicek (CZE), J. Michel (NLD), R. Talbot (ENG).
WT/I/GT 55 H. Adelt (GER), T. Bertazzo (ITA), D.W. Coope
ICCF Email Championship - 7 players
play
EM/M/A009 (correction, see CM11 p60). Correct total
(ENG), J. Davis (USA), C. Douchamps (FRA), V. Houdek (CZE), Brezovar 3pts not 3, placed joint 3rd/4th.
A.G.H.P. Jonkers (NLD), E. Kance (LAT), Gabriel Mller
(SWZ), Gerhard Mller (GER), W. Neelmeier (GER), L.
Roegiers (BEL) C.K. Tanis (NLD), P. Testard (FRA), H. ICCF Email Cup - Preliminaries
Preliminaries
Trompeter (BEL). EM/CUP/A037: 1/4. Elof Olander (SVE), M.C.Janssen
WT/I 1438 A. Haeberle (GER), W.D. Heel (NLD), K. (NLD), Vilar Kelly (USA) and Stanislaus Wolczek (GER),
Hohenberger (GER), H. Maag (GER), A. Pasmov (RUS), D.J. all 4 pts; 5. Renato S Fuzishawa (BRS) 2, 6. Ashraf M Awad
Savage (SCO), Y. Seto (JAP). 1439 B. Grfrath (GER), A. Henk (EGY) 1, 7. Terry Marlow (ENG) 0.
(GER), K.J. Hurley (ENG), D. Meslin (FRA), D. Muhle (GER), EM/CUP/A045: 1. Mich Millstone (USA) 4, 2. Henryk
F. Piazza (ITA), F.F. Torre (BRS). 1440 L.F. do Carmo (BRS), F. Draba (POL) 4,3. Mitja Gerzina (SLO) 3, 4. Mauro Celestini
Domenche Redondo (ESP), F. Huybrecht (BEL), F. Kirch (GER), (ITA) 3, 5. Stefan Korosec (SLO) 3, 6. W.Sampimon (AUS)
W. Lau (GER), R. Soja (OST), C. Wyss (SWZ). 1, 7. Joseph Lheureux (BEL) 0.
WT/II/GT 42 C. Adam (BEL), E.J. Blikeng (NOR), N. DAmato EM/CUP/A054: Goudreau withdrew from the tournament.
(ITA), J.T.N. de Riik (NLD), A. Desmaricaux (BEL) L. Gueguin Final Positions: 1. Stephen Grout (USA) 5, 2/3. Kurre
(FRA), H. Hildebrand (GER), S.M. Jimena Bonillo (ESP), H. Karlsson (SVE) & Stanis Wolczek (GER) 4, 4. Nobuaki
Lehmann (GER), B. Middelbos (NLD), T. Roux (FRA), R.S. Kagiyama (JPN) 3, 5. P. Van Rooijen (NLD) 2, 6. Franco
Sandhu (IND), M. Thiel (GER), J.P.M. van Doorn (NLD), R.A. Manarin (CAN) 1, 7. Alex Goudreau (CAN) 0.
Villafae (ARG). EM/CUP/A055: 1/2. Brian Burgess (CAN) & Jan Geus
WT/II 929 M. Bauer (GER), J.-P. Bedu (FRA), B.M. Braude (NLD) 4, 3. Wolf D Krabbe (GER) 4, 4. Oscar A Davila
(NOR), T. Bydelsk (CZE), A. Kohberg (GER), G.H. Sommeling (ARG) 3, 5. George Ferroni (USA) 2, 6. Douglas R Smith
(ENG) 2, 7, Franco Manarin (CAN) 0.
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EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS Schulberg 1 D-07586 Oberndorf, Germany. Phone/FAX: 0049
36606 60276. Email: [email protected]

EU/FSM/51 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Pos.

1 Casares Ripol, F. ESP 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 13
2 Zajontz, R. GER 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 9 3
3 Nevole, V. CRO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 12
4 Hyldkrog, L. DEN 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 2
5 Podzielny, K. GER 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 4
6 Holthuis, W. NLD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 15
7 Sumkin A.N. RUS 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 6
8 Matt, A. GER 0 1 0 1 7 7=
9 Vinje, Arne NOR 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1
10 Andersen, J. GER 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 5
11 Salmins, S. LAT 0 0 1 0 1 6 9
12 Luttke, Dr. S. GER 1 0 7 7=
13 Baer, H. SWZ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 14
14 Sirobaba, F.L. UKR 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 11
15 Ertl, R. GER 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 10

European Champs.
European EU/MSM4 Final bd 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts.
TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861, 1 Tirabassi, M. ITA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
DK-8270 Hjbjerg (DEN) 2 Bachmann, A. GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Email: [email protected] 3 Waldhauser OST 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7
EUFSM/48: 103.Kalinichenko 0
Konikowski. 51: 105.Hyldkrog 4 Issler, Dr. Ch. SWZ 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
Shimkus. Final Position, see 5 Sapis, W POL 0 0 1 1 1 6
crosstable. 53: 95.Volodin 0 Pragua, 6 Tjulin RUS 0 0 1 1 5
96.Pragua 1 Titow. 55: 102. Butze 1
Grasso. 56: 80/1.Ciesielski 0 7 Smith-Hansen DEN 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 5
Lindestrm, Rotariu (23), 82.Liflyand 8 Berecz, Dr. A. HUN 0 5
1 Ciesielski (23), 83.Liflyand 9 Larsen, S. B. NOR 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Lindestrm, 84.Kuhnel 1 Tkaczyk
(23), 85.Rotariu 1 Khokhlov. 10 v. Leeuwen, E. BEL 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Lindestrm 1.etl vs Bures, ncm 46 7/ 11 Roos, Dr. P. NLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
9.98, Guroff 1.etl vs Liflyand, ncm 31 12 Hjorth, S. SVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
16/9 98. 57: 94.Szafraniec Groth.
58: 77.Kotenko 1 Pillhoeck. Fischer
1.etl vs Hadraba 10.9. 98. 60: EU/MSM4 Final bd 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts.
56.Krebs Satici, 57/8.Pacchiarini, 1 v. Kempen, H.E. GER 1 1 1 1 1 8
Jordan 1 Andersen, 59.Flum
Pacchiarini, 60.Jordan 1 Krebs, 2 Berggreen, A. DEN 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
6.Krebs, Andersen 1 Hallila, 3 Poli, G. ITA 1 0 1 1 1 7
63.Satici 0 Andersen, 64.Kings 0 4 Hirsch, A. OST 0 1 1 1 6
Stern, 65.Spitz 1 Pacchiarini. 61:
3.Rausch 0 Nevole. Minerva 1 etl vs 5 Bielecki, W. POL 1 0 1 1 6
Leconte nc 4.9.98. 62: Moormann 1st 6 de Laat, P.J.M. NLD 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
etl vs all for forgetting to announce his 7 Johansen, T. NOR 0 1 1 0 1 6
vacations.
Vacations: Backlund. 8 Preziuso, T. SWZ 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
9 Dondelinger,J.P. BEL 0 0 0 0 1 4
4 EU Teams F
Teams inal
Final 10 Loginov/Karelin RUS 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
TD: Joachim Walther Kramerring 8, 11 Carlsson, G. SVE 0 0 0 0 0 3
D-06502 Neinstedt (GER) 12 Horvath, M. HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Board 2: 61 Cimmino Makarov,
Board 3: 62. Khlusevich David, (2nd etl), Board 12: 62 Wakolbinger 0 792 games=94.44%): 1. Germany (89
Board 5: 62 Wohlfahrt Gutop, 63 Kalinischenko. points/128 games = 69.92%), 2. Italy
Jaworski Thaler, 64 Gutop 0 Team results: 44 Poland 9 Norway 3, (76/121 =62.81%), 3. Switzerland (69/
Kvamme. Board 7: 62 Rdeker 45. Poland 6 Switzerland 5. 128 = 54.30%), 4. Austria (70/130 =
Khromov, Board 9: 66 Hirsch 1 Vacation: DAdamo 17/8-2/9/98.
Karelin, Board 11: 60 Smeby 0 54.23%); 5 Poland (67/126 = 53.17%),
Position (16 October 1998 after 748 of 6. Russia (53/105 =50.48%), 7. Hungary
Bryszkowski, 61 Grodzensky 1 Roels
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(59/118 =50%), 8 Belgium (57/124 =

46.37%), 9. Denmark (56/130
Master Class Serbulow, Wasjakin. See the cross-table.
375 99. Aleschnja 1 Mattheus, 100.
=43.46%), 10. Sweden (51/129 GT 367-437: TD G.Weinitschke, A- Wittmam 0 Czaja 383 104/50 Burk 1
=39.92%), 11 Netherlands (50/131 Puschkin-Str. 1, D-99842 Ruhla (GER) Schreiber, Palm. See the cross-table.
=38.17%), 12. Norway (48/126 GT/367 Corr: 53. Olsson 0 Ertel, 89. 391 101/4. Jongman 1 Ripoli, Kohbieter,
=38.10%). Stuart 1 Serbulow, 90/1. Sinke 0 Suarez, Birmelin, 105. Birmelin 0

5 EU Teams Pr
Teams elims
Prelims EU Teams V/1-02 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
TD: Egbert Bsenberg 1 Read, Michael J. ENG X 1 1 1 1 1 7
See the tables for several boards that
2 Gramer, Kent SVE X 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
have finished. Note, however, that space
may not permit us to publish all the 3 Krivi, Davor CRO 0 1 X 1 1 0 1 1 6
boards (12 each in three sections)! 4 Privara, Igor SLK 0 X 1 1 1 6
Section 1: Board 1: 50. Kristinsson 1 5 Batakovs, Olegs LAT 0 X 1 0 1 1 5
Malyshev, 51. Malyshev 0 Lekander,
6 Mader, Andreas OST 0 0 X 1 1 1 5
Board 2: 55. Toscano Privara, Board
5: 54. Gatto 1 Grillage. 7 Scuderi / Toscano ITA 0 0 X 1 1 1 5
Position (14. October 1998, after 610 8 Halldorsson, G ISD 0 X 0 4
of 660 games = 92.4%): 1. Slovakia (75 9 Malinin, V.B. RUS 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 0 1 4
points/109 games =68.81%), 2. Italy 10 Camilleri, S. MLT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 1 3
(68/100 =68.5%), 3. Sweden (73/
115 =63.91%), 4. England (74/116 11 Leszczynski, Z POL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X
=63.79%), 5. Austria (68/118
=58.05%), 6. Latvia (66/114 =57.89%), EU Team Ch V 3-02 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
7. Russia (45/99 =45.96%), 8. Iceland 1 Bendersky, V.G. UKR X 1 1 1 1 6
(49/113 =43.81%), 9. Croatia (44/ 2 Trapl, Jindrich CZE 0 X 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
111 =40.09%), 10. Poland (27/109
=25.23%), 11. Malta (17/116 3 Uogele, A.B. LIT 1 X 0 1 1 5
=15.09%). 4 van de Craen,R. BEL 0 X 1 1 1 5
Section 2: Board 3: 44. Gutzait 5 Herb, Pascal FRA 0 X 1 1 1 5
Houston, Board 11: 43. Veskime 6 Groeneveld, C. NLD 0 0 X 1 4
Blair.
Team results: 36. IrelandEstonia 5-7. 7 Koskivirta, Ossi FIN 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 1 4
Position (14. October 1998, after 526 8 Giulian, Philip M. SCO 0 0 0 X 3
of 540 games =97.4%):1. Germany (69 9 Goncalves, J.A.C. POR 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 2
points/103 =66.99%), 2. Estonia (62/107 10 Dishman, Steven WLS 0 0 0 0 0 X 2
=57.94%), 3. Switzerland (55/107
=51.87%), 4. Slovenia (54/105
=51.43%), 5. Spain (52/103 =50.97%), EU Team Ch V/3-3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
6. Norway (52/107 =49.07%), 7. 1 Sevecek, R CZE X 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Ireland (51/106 =48.58%), 8. Hungary
(47/107 =44.39%), 9. Denmark (47/ 2 Muravjev, S UKR 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 6
108 =43.52% final score), 10. Israel 3 Milvydas, V LIT X 1 1 1 6
(34/99 =34.85%). 4 Joseph, F BEL X 1 0 1 1 1 6
Section 3: Board 2: 45. Bendersky 1
5 Borwell, A.P. SCO 0 0 0 X 1 1 0 1 1 4
Trapl, Board 4: 45. Adams 0 Spodny,
Board 5: 45. Pauwels 1 Slekys, Board 6 Lehto, Arto FIN 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 4
10: 42. Ferreira Miljutin. 7 Quakkelaar, M. NLD 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 3
Team results: 32. Lithuania-Belgium 8 Rosa, A.R.B. POR 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 3
5-6, 33. Wales-Czech. Rep. 1-
10. 9 Feroul, M FRA 0 0 0 X 3
Position (14. October 1998, after 521 10 McDonald, J WLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X
of 540 games = 96.5%): 1. Ukraine (58
points/95 games =61.05%), 2. Czech. EU Team Ch V 3-04 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
Republic (61/102 =60.29%), 3.
1 Lepikhov, Alexej G. UKR X 0 1 1 1 1 1 6
Lithuania (60/104 =57.69%), 4. France
(59/108 = 54.63% final score), 5. 2 Rakhorst, Wim W.J. NLD 1 X 0 1 1 1 6
Netherlands (57/106 =53.77%), 6. 3 Pinto, Nuno M.F.B. POR X 0 1 1 1 1 6
Belgium (54/103 =52.43%), 7. Finland 4 Spitz, Patrick FRA 1 1 X 1 0 5
(52/107 =49.07%), 8. Scotland (49/
107 =45.79%), 9. Portugal (46/104 5 Hannecart, Marc BEL 0 X 0 1 1 4
=44.23%), 10. Wales (24/106 =22.64%). 6 Petraitis, Gintautas LIT 0 1 X 0 0 1 1 4
The secured teams for the final are: 7 Spodny, Josef CZE 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 1 4
Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Estonia, 8 Jderholm, Bo FIN 0 0 0 1 X 3
Lithuania and the Czech Republic. One
team in each section is yet to be decided. 9 Stewart, D. James SCO 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 3
10 Adams, Mark WLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
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Suarez. See the cross-table. 402 85. EU Team Ch V 3-05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.

Malyshew 0 Polakovic 404 90/1. 1 Raymaekers, R.C.H. NLD X 1 1 1 6
Kusenkow de Jong, Braun 406 105.
Beltschev Schwieger. See the cross-ta- 2 Craig, Tom S. SCO X 1 1 1 6
ble. 407 100. Zentko 0 Gnirk, 101/2. 3 Pauwels, Rudy BEL X 0 1 1 1 1 6
Schreiber 0 Sinibe, Sanchez, 103/5 4 Hesse, Gnter FIN 0 0 1 X 1 1 1 5
Sanchez 0 Meyer, Sinibe, Rieseler. See the 5 Cordeiro, Vitor L. POR 0 0 X 1 1 1 5
cross-table. 411 102/4. Chemielowski
Holl, 0 Umur, Blank. 413 100. Kusmierek 6 Kotenko, G.J. UKR X 1 0 4
1 Schwab 417 98. Trantalis Kasperski, 7 Slekys, Emilis LIT 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 1 4
99. Sewerinow Klewe 420 68/9. Troia 8 Smrcka, Frantisek CZE 0 0 0 X 3
1 Pltner, Yndesdal 421 64/7. Kornilow 9 Phillips, G.H. WLS 0 0 0 0 X 2
Kellner, Lehmann, 1 Norrelykke, Walther,
68. Teracco Elent 422 85. Mamrnen 10 Berriot, Bernard FRA 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Jefimow, 86. Ljukmanow Stuart, 87.
Wojtyra Kramer 423 86. Charitonow EU Team Ch V/3-12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
Turcanu 424 46. Schwertel 0 Sammut 425
90/1. Grigorjew 1 Holovsky, Dietrich 1 Spitz, C. FRA X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
426 62. Muzas 0 Borchers, 63. Simic 0 2 Vaitonis, V. LIT X 1 1 1 1 6
Miethke 427 79. Lau Battistini 429 72. 3 Pletanek, J. CZE X 1 1 1 1 6
Preziuso Freise 430 49. de Blois 4 Johansson, C-E. FIN 0 X 1 1 1 5
Kirwald 431 51. Dikmen Loderbauer
432 80. Neumann Carlsson, 81. Miethke 5 Rodriguez Martin BEL 0 X 0 1 4
1 Masetti, 82/3. Trushnikow 1 Masetti, Stavnitschuk/
6 UKR 0 0 X 0 1 1 4
Jeremic 434 59. Nocci Lttke, 60/2. Kolesnikov
Chmielowski 0 Sonntag, Grau, Rosenheim 7 Etmans, M.D. NLD 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 1 4
435 49/51. Smuk Duart Ferl.andez,
8 Rodrigues, J. C. POR 0 0 0 0 X 1 3
Waszak, 1 Nielsen, 52/4. Schepers 1
Ramos, Santagata, 0 Hage, 55 Hartung 9 Boyle, C.F. SCO 0 0 0 0 0 X 2
Teichmeister, Smuk 1st etl Hartung 436 42/ 10 Grier, Chris WLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
3. Knebel 1 Babin, Gnirk, 47. Franke 0
Rodenas 437 63. Thomsen Schowalter,
54. Mischke Krajno. Camilleri, 0 Traut 48. Rorchut 0 (zbilen, Turlej, Iljin, Beltschev, Herzog,
Sifnatsch. 440. Klausner 1 Cottarelli 51. Nielsen, Steudner) 65. Tiemann 1
TD from #GT438: H. Otte, Dorfstr.6, D- Thomas 1 Kellner 52. Mischke 1 Nielsen 66/7. zibilen, Turlej 0 Tiemann
17459 Zempin (GER) Gelemerov 53/4. Bondick 0 Klausner, 68. Beltschev 1 Turlej, 69. Steudner 0
438 51/2. Sammut, Andrieux 1 Rasmussen Thomas 55. Carlsson 1 Bondick 56. Tiemann. Vogel 1st etl. vs. Elison. 444
53. Macchiagodena Johansson 54. Incelli 0 Carlsson. 441 64/8. Lehmann 35. Buse Hartung 36. Hartung Cuno
Beier 0 Andrieux 55. Antipenko 1 0 in open games (Damasceno, Skorpik, 37.Wiesinger 1 Aasum 38. Preussner
Sammut 56. Rasmussen Dubrawski. 439 Knoll, Krecak, Napalkov) 69. Arndt 1 Larsen 39. Aasum 0 Hartung 40.
31/2. Krasevec, Camilleri 1 Etmans 33/4. Klausner. 442 64/5. Dell Isola Anderson 1 Wiesinger 4. Andersen 1,
Etmans 0 Sifnatsch, Macchiagodena 35/6. Schmidt, Krncke 66/75. Volke (GER) Aasum 0 Winter. 445 4/17.Bayram
Korchut, Macchiagodena Gawlik 37. 0 in all open games (DellIsola, Loerke, (TRK) cancelled, Mrs. Bayram is play-
Sifnatsch Krasevec 38. Korchut 1 Rogala, Wittstadt, Molzahn, Karelin, ing. Therefore new numbers for the fin-
Wochnik 39. Orzechowski 0 Sielaff 40/1. Krecak, Unokovic, Wosch, Krncke) ished games: 4. Thomson Wolf 5.
Thal 1 Sifnatsch. 0 Wochnik 42. Krasevec 76. Schmidt Rogala. 443 56/7. Engel Schmidt 6. Golowkin,
0 Thal 43/5. Mcchiagodena 0 Hanke, Hemmelgarn 1, Lehmann Beltschev Lisjutin 7. Thomson 1 Kowalski 8/9.
Sielaff, Korchut (5B) 46/7. Sifnatsch 58/64. Lehmann 0 in open games Wolf 1 Bayram, 0 Gnirk 10. Welti

EU/M/GT/367 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts.
VON MASSOW 1 Dr. H. Ertel GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
MEMORIAL 2 T. Stuart NLD 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
3 K. S. Vasjakin UKR 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
TD: Roald Berthelsen 4 G. J. Kotenko RUS 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
38/39 Sanakoev Anton 5 M. Sennerstrm SVE 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8
and Webb. 40/41 Sloth
6 T. Olsson SVE 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Burger and Palciauskas. 42
Morgado 1-0 Palciauskas. 7 H. Larsen DEN 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
8 P. Sonntag GER 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
9 J. S. Serbulov RUS 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
NPSF 50 10 J. J. Sinke NLD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5
11 Dr. W. Wittmann OST 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4
TD: Roald Berthelsen 12 J. Kusmierek POL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
104 Kauppala DeMauro.
Last game still in progress: 13 H. Schreiber GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Timmerman v Veinger. 14 A. Kbler GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Wolf 11. Thomson

Welti. 446 39. Muller John F. Cleeve Memorial
Cleev 82. Hiltunen 1 Redolfi.
Tournament Director: Hans Wiesner (CAN) GM title: Reijo Hiltunen (FIN).
Unglaub 40. Feco
Kharitanov 41/2.
Battistini 1, Kharitanov EU/M/GT/391 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
Schmidt 43. Schmidt
Muller 44. Werbeck 1 F. Schilling GER 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
0 Unglaub 45. 2 M. Ranzinger GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Battistini Werbeck 3 J. Birmelin GER 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
46. Deisz Schmidt. 4 J. Janssen GER 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9
447 Kharitanov 1st etl
vs. Deisz. 447 11/3. 5 A. Bernad Suarez ESP 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 8
Gradowski 6 K. Winter GER 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Lehmann, Gundrum, 0 7 P. Rak GER 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 8
Nagel 14. Palm 0 8 P. Cutillas Ripoll ESP 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8
Gradowski 15. Nagel 1
Palm 16/7. Lehmann 0, 9 M. Pacchiarini ITA 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
Lagergren 1 Nagel 18/ 10 R. W. Jongman NLD 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7
9. Nocci 1 Nagel, 11 M. Kowalski GER 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
Packroff 20/31. 12 B. Cederquist SVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
Lehmann 0 in open
games (Lagergren, 13 V. Kossatschki BG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Gundrum, Braczko, 14 E. Kohbieter GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Wokurka, Nocci, 15 J. A. Sharkov RUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Majorov, Leconte,
Vaclav, Packroff,
Perpiglia, Palm, EU/M/GT/406 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
Zhurov) 32/3. Vaclav 1 1 J. Potrata SLO 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Nagel, Palm 34. Palm 2 T. Schmidt GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
0 Maiorov, 448 26.
Meinhardt Ertl. 27. 3 M. Schirmer GER 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Rickers 1 Meinhardt 4 V. Kaufmann GER 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10
28/9. Polsterer 5 F. Scholz GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Rickers, 0 Prokppp 30. 6 J. Luksas LIT 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Prokopp 1 Jongman
31. Ertl 1 Sabljov 32/ 7 R.Havlacek CZE 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 8
3. Nocci 1, Lew 8 C. Schwieger GER 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
Meinhardt. 449 2. 9 K. Busch OST 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7
Wiesinger Jongman 10 B.P. Beltschev BLG 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
3/6. Lehmann 0 in all
games (withdrawal). 11 L. Mischke GER 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
450 3. Roblek 1 Nagel 12 W. Httmann GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
4/5. Nagel 13 B. Lopez Esnaola ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Svenneby, 0 Freise 6.
14 T. Sala ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Winckelmann
Nagel. 451 15/ 15 M.Sanchez Quiroga ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28.Lehmann 0 in all
games (withdrawal) EU/M/GT/407 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts.
452 1. Harjunp
Lf 2/4. Sgaard 0 1 W. Hobusch GER 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 11
They, Lf, Holovsky 5. 2 J. Ferrandis Perez ESP 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Marcell 1 Sgaard 6/ 3 H. Mller GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
19. Lehmann 0 in all
games (withdrawal) 4 Dr. F. Meyer GER 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8
20/1. Hanauer, Babin 1 5 L. Zentko SLK 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8
Sgaard . 6 R. Haataja FIN 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
7-player groups. TD: 7 B. Nocci ITA 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
H. Otte (GER) 8 J. Skarja SLO 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
1075 21. Duschin 1
9 H. Gnirk GER 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6
0Connell. See the
cross-table. 1119 16. 10 U. Sinibe EE 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
Larra 1 Mary. 1121 11 W. Rieseler GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
21. Meshebitzky 0 12 E. Christoffersen DEN 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Siewert. See the cross-
13 A. Sanchez Serrano ESP 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5
table. 1124 20.
Buchnicek 1 14 B. Hrting GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Burnaschow. 1125 19. 15 H. Schreiber GER 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
 54 December 1998

Hudec 1 Grizeenko.Winner: Dr.Hudec (SLK) 1126 18. Schirmer Elison 6. Kling Lorin 7/11. Lorin 0 in all open games: de-
1 Ignatiev (5B) 1128 20. Cehelsky 1 Walther. 1129 21. Pietrocola ceased (Rada, Elison, Miciak,Silin, Henk). 1197 7. Naundorf 0
0 Naundorf. See the cross-table. 1136 19. He 0 Pietrocola 20. Evans. 1198 3. Corr. Baum 1 Haraldsson (not ), 5. Pesonen
Pietrocola 0 Braun. 1137 18. v. Willigen 1 Nilsson. 1145 21. Baum. 1199 5. Skerlik Schneider. 1201 2. Rochel 0 Wolfenter
Jabot 1 Evans. See the cross-table. 1147 21. de Carlos Arregui 3. Wolfenter Donnenfeld. 1202 2. Adelseck They. Galerne
0 Krien. See the cross-table. 1148 0/1, Bravo 1, Copar 0 Karkuth. 1st etl. vs. Adelseck. 1203 5. Steiner 0 Baum 6. Baum 0 Robb.
See the cross-table. 1149 19. Verseghi-Nagy 1 Sawtschak. Win- 1204 1. Massy 0 Pss 2/7. Revenu 0 vs. all (withdrawal) 8.
ner: Versaghi-Nagy (HUN). 1151 15. Maasch 0 Sampieri 16. Sellerie Pss. 1206 1. Lucchini 1 Hodac 2/3. Kaiser ,
Jablonski 0 Massch. 1152 16. Klbel 0 Cetwinski 17. Hage 1 Hedberg 0 Lucchini. 1207 1. Bachmann 0 Rosche 2. Stilling
Scaramuzzo. 1154 15/6. Stulgaitis, Vinklarek Bode 17. Bode Bachmann 3. Valent 1 Stilling. 1211 1. Weinitschke Schmaus
1 Giaccherini. 1155 14. Kusenkov 1 Riedmller. 1157 20. 2/3. Schmaus 1, v.Melis Naundorf. 1213 2. Janssen
Savenok 0 Kliesch. 1158 14/5. Bravo Vinklarek, Kokosinsky Schlgel. 1215 1/6. Kajan 0 vs. all (silent withdrawal) Krncke
16/7. Vinklarek 0 Michel, 1 Khn. 1162 20. Gustafeson 1 David, 1st etl. vs. Naundorf. 1216 Schlgel 1st etl. vs. Hoffmann. 1217
Winner: Gustafsson (SVE). 1163 8. Gatto 0 Behling. 13, Detmer 1. Kolander Wanke 2. Sellerie Kolander. 1221 1. Shoup 1
1 Engelhardt 14. Jabot 0 Detmer. 1167 17, Ekenlv Kusenkov. Naundorf.
1168 19. Lange 1 Sprott 20, Luppi 1 Walther. Winner: Lange
(GER). 1169 17. Weber 1 Hodac 18/9. Sampieri 0, Kiss Weber
Winner: Weber (GER). 1171 19. Michel Camilleri 20. Higher Class
Kirschner Michel. 1173 11. Mschinger Brobakken 12. EU/H/GT TD: Vladimir Houdek, 364 52 lutice 99 (CZE)
Naundorf 0 Nicholls 13. Brobakken Weber. 1174 Montag 1st EU/H/GT/250 100. Hansson Lupo, 101. Boczula 0 Lacoste,
etl. vs. Hoffmann, 1177 11/2. Pesonen 1 Nyvlt, 0 Berggreen 13/ 102. Achilli 1 Roth. 251 97/9. Pompilio 0 Cook, Sallwey,
4. Rosenhfer 1 Mammen, Nyvlt 15. Mammen 1 Berggreen Cardoso, 100. Stapanjanz Dzenis, 101. Stapanjanz 0 5Giobbi.
16. Berggreen 1 Rosenhfer. 1178 16. Laursen 1 Sleidinger. 252 99. Costa Francis, 100/1. Turczynski 1 Maier, Francia.
1180 7/9. Bll Neil, 1 Rothaler, Wilkes. 1181 13. Rosche 1 255 53/6. Pompilio 0 Marshall, Maumey, Zeiske, Coets, 97.
Nokso-Koivisto 14. Nokso-Koivisto 0 Rubio. 1182 10. Gnirk 1 Wuttke 1 Zeiske.
Gerold. 1185 13/4. HenZ Schulze, Hernaez 15. v.d.Graaf EU/H/GT TD for 258 onwards: Zdenek Nyvlt, Reneova 28, CZ-
Hernaez . 1186 11. Flemming Baldemero. 1187 5. Repp 1
621 00, Brno (CZE).
Gnirk. 1188 11. v. Willigen 1 Secula 12. Baldemero 1 Incelli.
1189 11/12. Baldemero 1 Giersej Michel 13. Berglund Email: [email protected]
Schulz 14. Schulz 1 Dullemond 15. Michel 0 Corde 16. Gierse 258 84. Nowodworski 0 Budding; 259 64/7. Antritter 1 Boreika,
Berglund. 1190 17. Lanz 1 Jaeger 18. Jaeger 0 Bekemann. Muliuolis, 0 Zelazkowski, Dijkveld; 68/9. Costa 0 Hansen,
1191 7. Gnirk 1 Dekeyser. 1194 3. Wolf 0 Skogsberg. 1195 4. Dijkveld; 70/1. Boreika 0 Zelazkowski, Kijewski; 260 77.
Nordfdrd 1 Theuer 5. Theuer 0 Traut. 1196 4/5. Henk 1 Rada. Grabner Salenga; 78. Baruffaldi 0 Jakobsen; 262 50. Kessler

EU/M/1075 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. EU/M/1121 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 Pts.
1 A.W. Duschin RUS 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 H. Wellenreiter GER 1 1 1 5
1
2 J.M.Lanz Calavia ESP 0 1 1 3 2 A. August GER 0 1 1 4
1
3 A. Krner GER 0 0 1 1 3 3 W. Siewert GER 0 1 1 4
1
4 W. Mehlhorn GER 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 E. Pesonen ENG 0 1 1 3

5 G. O'Connell IRL 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 S. Mezhebitsky UKR 0 0 0 0 1 2
1
6 B. Rssler GER 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 H. Kuhnert GER 0 0 0 0 1 1
7 S. Rittweger GER 0 0 0 1 7 R. Galerne FRA 0 0 0 0 1

EU/M/1129 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. EU/M/1145 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 H. Behling GER 1 1 1 1 5 1= H. Rosenkranz GER 1 1 1 4
2 V. Gritsaenko RUS 0 v 1 1 1 1 4 1= D. Jabot FRA 1 1 1 4
3 R. Pietrocola ITA 0 1 3 3 J-C. Schuller LUX 0 1 1 3
4 St. Skerlik SLK 0 0 1 2 4 A. Scharther GER 0 1 1 3
5 B.A. Rasmussen DEN 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 R.E. Evans ENG 0 1 3
6 H. Naundorf GER 0 1 0 0 2 6 G. Gerold GER 0 0 0 1 2
7 H-J. Falke GER 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 G. Anelli ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

EU/M/1147 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts. EU/M/1148 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.

1 M. Henk GER 1 1 1 1 5 1 R. Bravo Gonz'z ESP 1 1 1 1 5
2 W. Datler OST 1 1 1 1 5 2 S. Karkuth GER 0 1 1 1 1 1 5
3 E. Miciak SLK 0 1 1 1 4 3 A. Copar SLO 0 1 1 1 1 4
4 De Carlos Arregui ESP 0 0 1 2 4 E. Christofferson DEN 0 0 1 1 3
5 G. Scholz GER 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 H. Rochel GER 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
6 H. Krien GER 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 6 Dr G. Retsagi HUN 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
7 Dr L. Gyulai HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 R. Eber GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Chess Mail 55

Justesen; 51. Mostowik 1 Reichert, Kahl 1 Enderlein, 4/4. Kahl, 18. Muizarajs 0 Markus. 329 85. Lthi
Barschneder; 52. Maier Post; 53. Ferrari 1 Reichert, 5. Smith Kahl. 1271 1 lIcidrich, 86. Heidrich 0 Vila, 87.
Nossein 0 Campoy; 263 41. Grey 1. Schrders Roggi, 2/7. Palmen 0 v Heidrich Pereira, 88. Faber
Mauro; 42. Dyckhoff 0 Vaindl; 43. all. 1272 4/5. Hofmann Sandmann, Heidrich, 89. Heidrich Coets, 90. Vila
Cumming 1 Coets; 44/8. Bajo Wagner, MacDonald, 6. Bachmann Mosser, 7/ 0 Faber, 91. v. Eisengrein 1 Vila. 330 34.
1 Eisengrein, Schroder, Coets, 0 8. Bachmann l Hofmann, Day. 1273 2/3. Querci 1 Robertshaw. 331 61. Nedozral
Griffiths; 49. Di Lao 1 Schroder; 264 21. Hagenbach Abegg, Bttner. 1274 1. Vasseur, 62. Nedozral 0 Matthews, 63.
Schroder 0 Sustarsic; 265 39.Dobner 1 Wyrwala 1 Amann, 2. v.d. Heydt Vasseur 1 Unger, 64. Cleemann 0
Alberio; 266 10. Fritsche 1 Bobel; 11. Wyrwala. 1275 1. Rautenberg 1 Vogel, Vasseur. 332 53. Soh Toth, 54.
Hribersek 1 Meter; 12. Zeiske 1 Bobel. 2. Giraudet 0 Vonk. 1276 . Zimmer- Kurmatovs 0 Soh, 55. Mendrok 0
TD from #1111: M.Mller-Tpler, mann 0 Vogel, Bingler, 1277 1. Peters 1 Pfeiffer, 56. Mendrok 0 Piqueras, 57.
Wedemeyer. 1278 1. Frydendal 1 Piqueras 1 Ekmark, 58. Ekmark 0 Benti,
Weesendonkstr. 15a, D-81925 Munich Hauptmann. 59. Benti 1 Mendrok, 60. Ekmark 0 Toth.
(GER) 333 7. Nachtigall 1 Faber, 8. Esterbauer
Final results: 1214 21. Vonk 0
Bytschkow. Positions: 1 M F. First Class Douchamps, 9. Markus 0 Douchamps,
10. Douchamps 1 Nachtigall, 11.
Bytschkow (RUS) 5, 2 V Brggestrass TD: Eberhard Winkler, Gustav-Richter- Martinsons 1 Nachtigall, 12. Kandler 0
(GER) 4, 3 H-P. Steinberg (GER) 3, 4 R Str. 21, D-01129 Dresden (GER) Martinsons.
Kruse (GER) 3, 5 P:G: Vonk (ENO) 2, Final Results, 1836 21. Lukjanez
6 H-J. Wastel (GER) 2, 7 C Almarza
Mato (ESP) 1. 1218 21. Buttner 1
Drunsfield (adj.), corr: 20. Lukjanez
Schiefrer (adj.). Positions: 1. W. Seidel
Second Class
Labzentis. Positions: 1 F Bttner (GER) (GER) 5, 2. R. Schiefrer (GER) 4, 3. TD: Heinz Prokopp, B.-Kellerman-Str.
5, 2 C Pauwels (BEL) 5, 3 R WQ. Ljukjanez (RUS) 4, 4. H. 43, D-39120 Magdeburg (GER)
Anderskewitz (GER) 3, 4 M Duvette Gustavsson (SVE) 2, 5/6. S. Drunsfield Email: [email protected]
(FRA) 3, 5 J. Pihlajamki (FIN) 2, 6 (ENG), R. Mller (GER) 2, 7. R. Soja Final Result: 1197 19. Neumann 0
Dr R Incelli (ITA) 1, 7 R Labzentis (LIT) (OST) . 1841 20. Trani Whleke, Greco, 20. Rosser 0 Dsterlohe, 21. Kettl
1. 21. Whleke 0 Heel. Positions: 1841 1. 0 Greco. Positions: 1./2. C.Greco (ITA),
Results. 1208 19. Goitre 1 Slawinski, 20. H. Amann (GER) 5, 2/3. M. Coughlan K.Neumann (GER) 5, 3. L.Laffranchise
Lindner 1 Goitre. 1230 15. Vogel 0 (IRL), F. Trani (ITA) 4, 4. K. Whleke (FRA) 3, 4. A.von Dsterlohe (GER)
Huber, 16/7. Johnson, Korobka 1 Huber, (GER) 3, 5. W. Heel (NLD) 2, 6. H. 3, 5. H.Hansen (LUX) 2, 6./7. H.Kettl
18. Mayer 0 Korobka. 1235 19. Niedra Trompeter (BEL) 1, 7. Mrs K. Hurley (GER), G.Rosser (ENG) 1.
1 Mostowik. 1244 18. Ferrari 1 Munoz (ENG) . 1845 20. Drost Ferre, 21. Results 1200 15. Looijestijn 1 Kluge, 16.
Osorio, 19. Munoz Osorio 1 Vitols. 1245 Brissman de Lorenzo. Positions: 1. G. Kluge Podeswa, 1201 17. Vollbrecht
20. Marquinez Cabrejas 1 Weist. 1246 DeLorenzo (ITA) 5, 2. A. Ferre (ESP) Coqueraut, 1202 15. Glunz Soares,
17. Kruse 1 Afanashev. 1247 11. Bieszk 4, 3. E. Strick (GER) 4, 4. A. Brissman 1203 16/7. Carra,
0 Gamza. 1250 13. Canibal 1 Rios (SVE) 3, 5, R. Drost (NLD) 2, 6. A. Vranidis 1 Wiechmann, 1205 9. Kleine
Garces. 1251 10. Griffiths Grnberg. Haeberle (GER) 1, 7. C. Martins (POR) 0 Wermann, 10. Weinmesser 1 Wermann,
1252 20. Almarza Mato 1 Pietrzak. 1254 0. 1866 20. Roth 0 Wyrwala, 21. Kotte 11. Goti Benselin, 1206 14. Seifert 0
114. Metschan 0 Groshev. 1255 16. 0 Brown. Positions: 1. H. Luddeckens Brufau, 15. Bydelsky 1 Seifert, 1207
Wurzer Giazzi. 1258 Corr.: 8. (GER) 5, 2. A. Brown (SCO) 4, 3. M. Ahlroth 0 Schluderbacher, 12.
Bonoldo 1 (not 0) Cottegnie, 9/10. Wyrwala (GER) 4, 4. I. Angermann Schluderbacher Malik, 13. Roux 0
Bonoldo (not 0) Jardi Talarn, (GER) 3, 5. P. Roth (SLK) 2, 6. R. Morosi, 1208 3. Winter 0 Fuchs, 4. Fuchs
Schweizer, 19. Haase Jardi Talarn. Kotte (GER) 2, 7. B. Feyen (LUX) 0. Munro, 1210 10. Mensching 1
1259 11. 13/5. Stehr, Karweta, Mayer 0 Results 1848 15/9. All 1 Rjutkin. 1851 Wencki, 11. Wencki 0 Dhaene, 12.
Bich, 16. Aminta 1 Bich, 17. Jensen 0 9. Schimmelpfennig Stamatopoulos, Dhaene 1 Mensching, 1211 9. Misere 0
Matic, 18. Jensen Stehr. 1260 9. 10. Schimmelpfennig McCorry. 1855 Paap, 1212 3. Somogyi 1 Pfeiffer, 4.
Sienkiewicz Simmelsgaard, 10. Remis 16. Brotherton 0 Vettenburg. 1861 12. Nolimal Somogyi, 1213 2. Tholin
Fernandez 0 Simmelspeard. 1262 4. Mandelkow 1 Hansen. 1864 18. Ferreira Wipf.
Haack 4/2 Remis Fernandez, 5. Remiz 0 Hofmann. 1865 14. Fehr Pileks. 1867 Results GT/187-190: 187 90. Ramos
Fernandez 1 Kassjager, 6/9. Endt 1 12. Kurscheidt 0 Lambrechts. 1868 8. Barraso 0 Schleicher, 91. Marchena
Oakes, Kassjager, Haack, Schmitt. 1264 Peschen 0 Edney, 9. Edney 0 Jimenez. Perez 0 Joutsi, 92. McEwan
9/10. Lane, Hauptmann 1 Canel, 11. 1870 12. Gnther Bunt, 13. Strojil 1 Buchhauser, 188 97. De Rijk 0 Degrassi,
Reichmann 1 Lane. 1265 4. Jacob Funke, 14. Punt 1 Strojil. 1871 2. Jnisch 98. Bartl 0 Hofmann, 99. Degrassi 1
Ptzsch, 5/10. Martin Ramos 0 v all, 11. Thiele, 3. Kellner 1 Jnisch, 4. Jnisch Hofmann, 189 86. Schmidtel Smet, 87.
Oakes 0 Sciallero. 1266 9. Mayer 1 1 Fava. 1872 7. Jnisch 1 Conlan. 1873 Kerner 1 Frster, 190 61. Mazza 1
Kleinwort, 10. Mayer Frydendal, 11/ 8. Dagonnier 1 Lamole. 1874 10. Glles.
2. Bongorni 1 Miguez Hermida, Ryumshin 1 Southwell, 1875 7. Richter
Frydendal, 13. Bongorni 0 Hanison, 14/
5 Bongorni, Kleinwort 1 Coets, 16/8.
1 Wundahl. 1876 7. Gambini 1 Brgisser;
8. Burgisser 0 Hofer, 9. Partes Pielka.
Third Class
Third
Kleinwort Miguez Hermida, Bongorni, 1877 5. Angermann 1 Evert. 1880 3. TD: Jrgen Axel Nielsen P.O. Box 1861,
Frydendal. 1267 10/1. Schulz, Weist 0 Albrecht Erbe. 1881 4. Meyer 0 DK-8270 Hjbjerg (DEN)
Pezzi. 1268 2/3. Miguez Hermida, Ranieri. 1882 1.Wienen 1 Carini. 1883 Email: [email protected]
Lehtinen 0 Jonckheere, 4/5. Hassell 1 1. Donner 1 Wunderlich. EU/III/1150: 12/3. Franco 1 Kruger,
Zimermann, Kuchyna, 6. Zimmermann EU/I/GT/327 90. Papoutsis 0 Gerhards, Scarcez, 14/9. Hernandez 0 all (silence).
1 Miguez Hermida, 7/8. Miguez 91. Wyrwala Papoutsis, 92. Sazonovs 1153: 19.Knox 1 Rapp. 1154: 12.Hansen
Hermida, Voliani Hassell. 1269 3. 0 Wyrwala. 328 86. Muizara;s 1 Rainer, 1 McCoy. 1156: 8.Steinmuller 1 Kragh.
Kevicky Felber, 4/9. Rauber 0 v all, 87. Bultman 1 Muizarajs, 88. Muizarajs
10. Niedra 1 Almarza Mato. 1270 . 1 Stone, 89. Richards 0 Lindberg. corr:
 56 December 1998

European T
European ournaments: ne
Tournaments: w gr
new oups
groups EU/II/1217 A.H.L.Bijtelaar (NLD), A.E.Schmid (GER),
M.A.Molinuevo Magdaleno (ESP), C.Purcell (IRL), W.Pilz
(starting date: 02-Nov-1998) (GER), U.Rhrig (GER), G.Sabbatini (ITA). EU/II/1218
EU/M/GT/455 H.Jongman (NLD), G.Engelhardt (GER), J.A.Maynar Diaz (ESP), A.A.Aaldijk (NLD), Mrs.G.Staubmann
M.Chmielewski (POL), Dr.G.Majtenyi (HUN), A.Dikmen (OST), E.Winkler (GER), W.Sack (GER), C.Petrelli (ITA),
(TRK), A.K.Tsipin (RUS), J.Walther (GER), R.Schmidt (GER), G.Capron (FRA). EU/II/1219 R.Puglisi (ITA), M.Heckmann
J.Ylipartanen (FIN), Ing.M.Kevicky (SLK), V.G.Antonenko (GER), L.Sndergaard (DEN), M.de la Calle Iturrino (ESP),
(RUS), G.Beier (GER), W.Lffler (GER), Ing.Z.Nyvlt (CZE), T.Schleicher (GER), G.Vuillemin (FRA), A.H.L.Bijtelaar
J.Pltner (OST). EU/M/GT/456 S.M.Larsen (DEN), (NLD).
H.Naundorf (GER), J.Vicanek (CZE), D.A.Kochetov (RUS),
A.Lupo (ITA), J.Siigur (EST), K.Herzog (GER), G.Traut (GER),
E.Y.Mogilnyi (RUS), J.Ciupinski (POL), J.Zuna (HUN),
J.Patzer (GER), C.Schwieger (GER), A.Yalvac (TRK),
A.J.Goedkoop (NLD).
THEMATIC TOURNAMENTS
EU/M/1223 J.Marin Solano (ESP), T.Schmidt (GER), D.Buse Tournament Office: Gian-Maria Tani (ITA)
(GER), Mrs.M.Bazantova (CZE), H.Grill (GER), S.Wieland Email: [email protected]
(GER), Y.Kudryavtsev (RUS). EU/M/1224 G.Szewczyk FINAL RESULTS: Finals:
(POL), A.Krner (GER), L.Meeussen (BEL), M.C.Nicholls TO/1/94/F 1. N. Nillson (SVE) 6, 2./4. B. Hanison (ENG),
(ENG), R.Diener (GER), G.Baier (GER), A.Fekete (HUN). EU/ H. Starke (GER), N.J. Jensen (DEN) 6, 5. S. Galberg-Lund (SVE)
M/1225 N.A.Speets (NLD), C-P.Franke (GER), W.Knebel 3, 6. K. De Smet (BEL) 2.
(GER), J.Exposito Cabrera (ESP), B.Sendobry (GER), G.Beier Semifinals and Preliminaries:
(GER), L.Meeussen (BEL). EU/M/1226 J.Jonasson (ISD), 14/95/1 1. A. Ganesan (SIP) 9, 2./3. J. Kaluza (GER), W.
H.Rochel (GER), J.Matousek (CZE), R.Bravo Gonzalez (ESP), Waagmeester (NLD) 9, 4./5. J. Van Esbroeck (BEL), P. Lemaire
T.Schmidt (GER), F.Bttner (GER), M.Capezza (ITA). EU/M/ (FRA) 5, 6. M. Zuchart (OST) 3, 7. B. Hanison (ENG) 0.
1227 G.Benedetto (ITA), Dr.K-F.Poulheim (GER), M.Krncke 2/96/1 1. S. Teichmeister (OST) 9, 2. E. Guindy (DEN) 7,
(GER), J.Ciupinski (POL), T.Steeger (GER), D.Theuer (GER), 3. I.A. ahov (RUS) 6, 4. P. Henschel (GER) 3, 5. L. Zabloudil
J.Matousek (CZE). EU/M/1228 Mrs.M.Bazantova (CZE), (CZE) 2, 6. E. Centelles Forner (ESP) .
B.Sendobry (GER), F.Michel (SWZ), H.Dullemond (NLD), 2/96/2 1. A. Odebrecht (GER) 9, 2./3. P. Lemaire (FRA), B.
Dr.K-F.Poulheim (GER), J.Braun (GER), J.Simmelsgaard Jhannesson (ISD) 6, 4. C.J. Lyne (ENG) 5, 5. E. Van Hamme
(DEN). (BEL) 2, 6. Z.J. Michalek (OST) 0.
EU/H/GT/269 C.Coets (BEL), K-H.Me (GER), T.Raimer 2/96/3 1. K. De Smet (BEL) 11, 2. M. Ballan (FRA) 10, 3. R.
(GER), M.Cook (ENG), D.Senay (FRA), A.Lapse (LAT), Koppel (SVE) 3, 4/6. L. Zabloudil (CZE), C. Hammersley
M.Kntges (GER), R.Hildner (GER), J.Flecher (FRA), M.Tritt (ENG), W. Piegeler (GER) 2, 7. R. Scott (AUS) 0.
(POL), W.Schrder (GER), H.P.Krause (GER), F.Madsen 4/96/1 1. K. Kristensen (NOR) 8, 2. G. Almer (OST) 7, 3. A.
(DEN), W.v.Eisengrein (GER), F.Goitre (ITA). Hgg (SVE) 5, 4. P. Lemaire (FRA) 5, 5. F. Milord (CAN)
EU/H/1283 E.Mantovani (ITA), B.Gruber (GER), 3, 6. F. Schutte (NLD) 1.
J.W.C.Rooijakkers (NLD), R. Kevicky (SLK), A.Alexander 11/96/1 1. M. Seris-Granier Gonzlez (ESP) 11, 2. A.L. Koller
(IRL), G.Hauptmann (FRA), J.Pihlajamki (FIN). EU/H/1284 (OST) 10, 3. S. Marinsson (ISD) 9, 4. C.A. MacGregor (SCO)
G.Mezzarobba (FRA), I.Gulenkov (RUS), U.Hagenbach 6, 5. G. Schorsch (OST) 4, 6. M. Spoljar (AUS) 2, 7. W. Piegeler
(GER), M.Richter (GER), P.Koski (FIN), B.W.Faber (NLD), (GER) 0.
G.M.del Prete (ITA). EU/H/1285 J.C.J.Michel (NLD), J.Flecher 11/96/2 1. R. Luey (AUS) 9, 2. J.W.C. Roojiakkers (NLD)
(FRA), M.Richter (GER); H.Metschan (GER), Z.Barbalic 7, 3. Z.J. Michalek (OST) 3, 4. J.M. Roig Garca (ESP) 4, 5.
(CRO), S.Camerini (ITA), I.Schachov (RUS). EU/H/1286 S. Henninger (GER) 0.
G.Giazzi (FRA), J.Pihlajamki (FIN), H.Metschan (GER),
G.Schweizer (GER), F.Curnillon (FRA), J.Parotte (BEL),
O.Frydendal (NOR).
EU/I/GT/334 E.Ricci (ITA), V.Vlcek (CZE), P.Kandler (GER), NATT IV
G.Preu (GER), J.Moon (ENG), M.Pavlicek (CZE),
H.Jungeblut (GER), M.Unger (GER), H.Trompeter (BEL),
M.Nolimal (SLO), E.Strick (GER), A,Horn (GER), P.Caron Tournament Director: Per Lea (NOR)
(FRA), M.Toth (GER), P.Larsen (DEN). See http://www.chessmail.com/natt4.html for the team
EU/I/1886 L.Lemmens (BEL), A.Henk (GER), A.Stanitz situations and board tables.
(HUN), V.Vlcek (CZE), W.Eschenbacher (GER), A.Malzan Bd 1: Kilgour (SCO) Karason (ISD). Bd 3: Martinovsky 1
(GER), A.Sanz Velez (ESP). EU/I/1887 S.Bjrn (FIN), H.Herdt Peres (POR), Martinovsky 0 Finnie (SCO); 2 games in play. Bd
(GER), R.Drost (NLD), A.Luschi (ITA), W.Partes (GER), I- 4: Ryan (IRL) D. Livie (SCO), Livie 0 Azevedo (POR) 1,
F.Angermann (GER), A.Stanitz (HUN). EU/I/1888 G.Sedile Livie Sever/Miettinen (USA). Bd 6: Flores Gutierrez (ESP)
(ITA), W.Eschenbacher (GER), I.Nepper (DEN), Halldorsson (ISD). 8 games in play. Bd 7: The Spanish team
Mrs.K.J.Hurley (ENG), A.von Dsterlohe (GER), B.Fels captain resigns all unfinished games of Sanchez Serrano due to
(GER), W.D.Heel (NLD). EU/I/1889 F.Sifre Calafat (ESP), his players silence, i.e. v Rozier, Campbell, Coleby, Damasceno,
W.Hofmann (GER), M.Capezza (ITA), Dr.P.Roth (SLK), A.von Ellis and Olafsson. Bd 8: corr: Hammond (WLS) 0 (not )
Dsterlohe (GER), A.Tajti (GER), D.Meslin (FRA). Rodriguez Forner (ESP), Hammond 0 Weyand (FRA). Soberano
EU/II/GT/192 M.van de Kemp (NLD), B.Benko (SLO), (POR) 1 Gilmore/Blair (IRL), Toth (USA) 1 Gilmore,
A.Krag-Jacobsen (DEN), H.Kerner (GER), I.Lakota (CZE), G.W.G.Livie (SCO) 0 Soberano. Bd 9: Fleetwood (USA)
K.OFarrell (IRL), V.Agostino (ITA), F.van de Velde (BEL), Einarsson (ISD), Fleetwood 0 Down (ENG). Robeson (FRA)
R.Wrzebesser (GER), S.Meiner (GER), C.McIntee (SCO), 1st etl v Fleetwood (USA). Bd 10: Kerr (IRL) Moyano Garcia
J.T.Segura Romeu (ESP), J.T.N.de Rijk (NLD), F.Masek (CZE), (ESP), Moyano Garcia Sireta (FRA), Reis/de Pedroso (POR)
R.Weinmesser (OST). Kerr.
Situation: England is now almost certain of first place.
 Chess Mail 57

North American-Pacific Zone Director: Prof. Max Zavanelli

1642 N. Volusia Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763 USA.
Fax: +904 775 7749 Email: [email protected] NAPZ
USA Championship NAPZ M-63 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts.
TD: Allen Wright 1 F. G. Noveski 1 0
US CCC 12 Final: 2 Mack Novosad 1 0 3
Correction: McLaughlin 1 Shure, Domanski Shure, Duliba
1 Shure, Mousessian 1 Eisen. 3 Allan Johnston NZD 1 0 0 1
For medical reasons, Blackwood has withdrawn. 4 Dr Ted Bullockus 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yuliy Sheynberg 1 1 1 1 5
3rd NAPZ Championship
3rd 6 Cezary Posylek CAN 1 1 1 1 5
TD: Maurice Carter
7 Khaled Youssef EGY 0 0 0
Spooner 1 Migicovsky 0

NAICCC VIII

USA wins PATT3

PA
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN)
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.angelfire.com/vt/rmarconichesspage
79. Thompson 1 Leskowsky ; 80. Edelstein 0 Thompson
Leader: Paul Thompson 10/14 (final score). ON OCTOBER 14, 1998 J. Ken MacDonald
announced that the Pacific Area Team
NAPZ-CAD
NAPZ-CAD AP match
ADAP Tournament III, organised by Canada, had
TD: Ralph P. Marconi (CAN)
Bd. 7 D. Crane NAPZ 0 A.O. Cena CADAP 2. Bd. 36 A. concluded. The final results are in. The
Aliberti NAPZ: A. Campos CADAP . Bd 98. A. Seifert USA has won by the smallest of margins,
NAPZ 2 de Morae CADAP 0.
Totals: NAPZ: 63 CADAP: 52 point! Congratulations to team captain Alex
Master Class Dunne and the USA team!
TD: Allen Wright
As I expected, many of the remaining
NAPZ M-63: Sheynberg 1 Youssef. See table: Sheynberg & games were, indeed, not being played. This
Posylek tie for first. NAPZ M-65: Bacon Duliba. NAPZ M- has caused eight 0-0 results, some of which
67: Flowers 1 Lamech, Schmidt 1 Lamech.
TD for Promotional prize events: Maurice Carter may have affected the final standings.
2nd NAPZ Prize Series, M-01 Aiken 1 Bacon, M-04 Chessing I wish to thank all the Team Captains
1 Michelman.
1st NAPZ Prize Final : Wang Mong Lin 1 Martinec. for their co-operation and help during this
event. The next PATT, #IV, will be spon-
Second Class sored and organized by the USA.
TD: Ralph P. Marconi The final standings, with points scored
NAPZ 2-41: 11 Freire 0 Johnsrud, 12. Jay 1 Freire. Jeff L.
Johnsrud of Albert Lea, MN (USA) wins the section with 4/5 out of a maximum 48 per team, were as
pts.since no other player can tie or surpass this score. follows: 1. USA 29, 2. Canada 29, 3.
NAPZF 2-01: Shvartsman silent withdrawal; games awarded
to his opponents: Jim Perry, Rick Nebel, & Michael J. Marshall. Australia 26, 4. Colombia 25, 5. New
Zealand 25, 6. Mexico 23, 7. Singapore
USA - Latvia Match 17, 8/9. Hong Kong and Peru 16.
bd 21 Reithel (USA) 1 Zaklauskis 0.
Max Zavanelli adds that the members of
the USA team were: David Eisen, Curtis
AFRO-ASIA ZONE Carlson/Alex Dunne, Dan Fleetwood,
Tournament Office: Mohamed Samraoui, Postfach 1414, D- Bobby Moore, Greg Barry and Bill
52114 Herzegonrath (GER). Email: [email protected] Richards.
Afroatin Indi
Afroatin vidual
Individual This is a great accomplishment for US
Group 1: Alvarez Oribe, La Candia 1 Alvarez,Group 3: chess. We have sent invitations to Pacific
Bordoni Mekki Samraoui, Cirello Chorfi, Group 4: Wang
1 Mc Kenzie, Group 5: Remus Chapman (not 1-0 as wrongly Area country secretaries to participate in
reported), Remus Figueras, Terblanche 0 Remus. PATT IV starting in March of 1999.
 58 December 1998

A BO
REVIEWER can get Easy guide series, edited
a bit reluctant to look for them by Gambit Pub-
at openings books, lications, each weighing in

OKS
especially ones that con- at 128pp for 12-99. The
cern variations he is no series name might imply
expert in. However, as the these are for beginners but
pile gets higher and higher that would be far from the
and all the non-openings truth; they are packed with
books have been read and information but in a more
written about, there comes traditional layout than the
a time when There Is No Reviewed by Chess Opening Guides,
Alternative. Tim Harding The first three titles to
Lets begin with an ope- reach me are the Easy
ning I used to know some- guide to the Rti Ope-
thing about: The Scotch Nb3 (and, in passing, 5 Nf5) ning (by Angus Dunn-
Game by British GM Peter which was the main line in ington), Easy guide to the
Wells (Batsford, 160pp., the mid-1970s when Bott- Nimzoindian (by John
14-99). This is nominally erill wrote his trend-setting Emms) and Easy guide to
one of the publishers series book on The Scotch with a the Sicilian Scheven-
of Batsford Chess Opening little help from me. 4...Qh4 ingen (by Danish master
Guides, edited by First Rank and other moves also get a Steffen Pedersen).
Publishing, but is far more brief mention. I dont claim to be an
densely packed with infor- The Spanish Exch- expert in any of these
mation than most other ange (subtitled An inst- openings, but my observat-
titles in the series. ructive survey of a Bobby ion is that the level at which
There are 88 annotated Fischer favourite) by Eng- the books are aimed is
games and the print is lish IM Andrew Kinsman slightly higher than the
smaller than in the other (Batsford, 144pp, 14-99) is average in the rival series,
Guides. My impression also more typical of the series. but not as detailed as in the
is that in many cases the There are 65 annotated Wells book. I was imp-
notes are more detailed and games, the notes are some- ressed that Pedersen drew
pitched at a higher level of what less detailed and the attention to Ulf Ander-
player than the average for print size is standard. ssons important improve-
the series. This book is very This is the first book I can ment for Black in the Keres
good on what it covers, but recall to deal exclusively attack against Timmerman,
mind the gaps! with 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 whereas correspondence
After an introduction, 67 Bb5 a6 4 Bxc6, it almost games are conspicuous by
pages are devoted to the entirely deals with the main their absence from the
line (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 line 4...dxc6 5 0-0 revived Wells and Kinsman books.
exd4 4 Nxd4) 4...Nf6 5 Nxc6 by Fischer. Incidentally, for Of the three, the Emms
(the Mieses Variation) and Black Kinsman favours the book has a direct rival from
the Scotch Four Knights (5 line 5...Bd6. the Batsford camp: Mast-
Nc3) and gambit lines are Chess Opening Guides ering the Nimzo-indian
not considered at all. The was originally a Cadogan by Tony Kosten (12-99,
reply 4...Bc5 gets 63 pages, series and to replace it they 144pp). This is one of the
of which only 7 deal with 5 now have introduced the Read and Play series
 Chess Mail 59

concentrating on teaching slightly off the beaten Modern Chess Opening

an opening through basic track. series is published in six
pawn structures and simple He begins with the Max volumes: Sicilian Defence,
explanations of the basic Lange Attack: good enter- Semi-Open Games, Open
ideas with little theory. tainment value but not so Games and three volumes
This is a much more suit- easy to play successfully on Closed Games. One has
able book for the 1500 with White against opp- Queens gambit and QP
player; you would need to onents who have some idea Games, another has most of
be 1700+ to get much out of what to do. The cred- the Indian systems with ...g6
of the easy guide series. ibility of this book takes a and some related systems,
Traditional openings major knock as early as while the last volume has
monographs are still prod- page 9. the English, Reti, Budapest,
uced sometimes. Fianch- After 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 Dutch, Nimzoindian,
etto Grnfeld by GMs Baker recommends 3 Bc4 Queens Ind-ian etc. In
Adrian Mikhalchishin and if 3...Nf6 then 4 d4 exd4 many ways it is a more
and Alexander Belyavsky 5 0-0 Bc5 (he comes to logical arrange-ment than
(Cadogan, 192pp, 14-99, 5...Nxe4 and 3...Bc5 later). ECO.
translated and typeset by Then comes 6 e5 d5 7 exf6 Chess Point Center
Ken Neat) deals with 1 d4 dxc4 8 Re1+ and he first (Schmidt Schach) sent me
Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 g3 lines in discusses 8...Kf8 9 Bg5 gxf6 for review: the Sicilian (a
which Black plays an early 10 Bh6+ Kg8 11 Nc3 Bf8 700-page hardback) and the
...d5. This is not a line much 12 Bxf8 Kxf8 13 Ne4 f5 14 Semi-Open Games (340
favoured by western ama- Ng3 which he says is hard page paperback). Both are
teur players in my exp- to evaluate; Black won the dated 1996 but are fairly
erience and I cannot see only game in my database topical; the equivalent ECO
this having a great foll- but that may be incon- volumes only came out a
owing, although I am sure clusive evidence. More few months later. While the
the authors have done a serious is Bakers note that Yugoslav publication is
solid job. 12 Nxd4? Nxd4! 13 Qxd4 bulging with subvariations,
The layout of the book, Qxd4 14 Re8 Qd6 15 Ne4 the Russian one is more
like some of the older Bf5! 16 Nxd6 Rxe8 is winn- selective and the print is
Cadogan openings books, ing for Black; a few sec- larger. Moreover, I think it
is off-putting. For example, onds with Fritz will soon has undergone more care-
on page 94 you can find a show you that White mates ful supervision than the
sub-variation designated in five by 15 Nd5!. Muller- latest round of ECO.
3.223312. This is supp- Bayer, 1908, went instead Also from Schmidt
osed to be a chess book, for 13...Bf5 14 Qf4 Bxc2 15 Schach are two volumes of
heavens sake, not Witt- Rad1 Bd6 16 Nd5 Bxf4 17 their Encyclopaedia of
gensteins Tractatus Logico- Re8+ Qxe8 18 Nxf6 mate. chess games series, edited
Philosophicus! In fact Blacks 12th in by GM Adam Kuligowski
A Startling Chess Bakers variation should and Harry Wienigk (French
Opening Repertoire by have a question mark since Defence) and (with IGM
English IM and chess trainer 12...Bh6! leads to a queen Carlsson) Caro-Kann.
Chris Baker (Cadogan, swap and roughly equal I do not recommend
240pp, 14-99) is based on chances. these ugly and very hard-to-
1 e4 lines for White that are The handsome Russian read database dumps.
 60 December 1998

South African Thematic

SSKK-60 Y ears
Years
Tournament Starts DYCKHOFF Memorial veteran Christiaan
Hayes recently sent us the following.

T
OURNAMENT organiser Per Najdorf Sicilian (B99)
Sderberg announces that the Christiaan Hayes - Dieter Morschel
complete start list of the Comm- S.Africa thematic, 1998
emoration of SSKK 60 years is finally (Notes by Hayes)
settled. My opponent in this game is a member
It was in 1938 a group of chess of the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra.
players in Sweden did decide that 1 e4 c5 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4
Sweden needed a Correspondence f6 5 c3 a6 6 g5 e6 7 f4 e7 8
Chess Federation and formed this. It is f3 c7 9 000 bd7
with a special pride I announce that one The moves up to here were com-
of these players is in fact participating pulsory.
in the tournament. 10 xf6 xf6 11 g4 b5 12 a3 b8 13
Dr Stig Lundholm was involved with f5 e5
the formation of SSKK in 1938! SSKK still In the same event, Hayes-Arie Snoek
has a handful of members from 1938 (Cape Town) went: 13 ..b4 14 axb4 xb4
who have devoted their life to CC. 15 g5 d7 16 fxe6 xg5+ 17 b1 e5 18
The prize fund, guaranted by SSKK, d5 c5 19 f5 xd4 20 xd4 xd4 21
is US$2,700 with a first prize of US exf7+ xf7 22 xc8+ d8 23 c7+ f7
$1,000. However one sponsor has 24 d7+ g6 25 f5+ h6 26 h3+ g6
reacted positively so I expect to be able 27 e2 h5 28 f5+ h6 29 h4 1-0.
to increase the prize fund further. 14 b3 b4 15 axb4 xb4 16 d3 b7
The average rating is 2556 and thus 17 g5 d7 18 hg1 c5?
Category XIII and GM-title for 8 points 18 ..c6!
and IM-title for 5 points. 5 players are 19 xc5 xc5 20 f6 gxf6 21 gxf6 f8
GMs or rated above 2600. The old title 22 g7 xg7?+- 23 fxg7 g8 24 f6
rules apply. However an IM-norm can e3+ 25 b1 b6
of course be used to achieve the new XIIIIIIIIY
title Senior IM. 9-+-+k+r+0
The start date was 15 November 9+l+-+pzPp0
1998. 9pwq-zp-wQ-+0
The players in order of the draw are: 9+-+-zp-+-0
1. Dan Olofsson, 2. Rune Holmberg, 3. 9-tr-+P+-+0
Jrgen Nilsson (all SVE), 4. Brice Boissel 9+-sNL+-+-0
(FRA), 5. John G. Brookes (ENG), 6. 9-zPP+-+-zP0
Rodolfo Binelli (ARG), 7. Ren P. duCret 9+K+R+-+-0
(USA), 8. Jens Ove Fries Nielsen (DEN),
9. Olita Rause (LAT), 10. Franko Lukez
xiiiiiiiiy
(SVE). 11. Stig Lundholm (SVE), 12. Jon
Edwards (USA), 13 Reijo Hiltunen (FIN), 26 b5+ 10.
14. Norberto Patrici (ARG), 15. Andreas Black resigned in view of 26...axb5 27
Bachmann (GER). xd6 c7 28 e6+! fxe6 29 xe6+ e7 30
xg8+ d7 31 d5 xd5 32 xd5+ etc.
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Inde
Indexx to Volume 2 (1998)
Volume
This four-page index covers 11 issues (1-12/1998).
NB: Each issue had its own ECO openings index on page 1.

Index to Players of Games in Chess Mail volume 2

(The number before the / Bennett 5/29 Chorfi 10/49 Doyle 10/23
indicates the issue number Beoto Benitez 3/27 Christoffel 4/25 Dragunov 12/23 (note)
in 1998. Some games given Berdichesky 2/21 Clarke 5/31 Dries 6/33
in notes to other games are
also included,) Berglf 11/15 Colina Inclan 5/32 Dubinin 1/48
Bericat 2/23 Colo-Ewald 5/13 Duliba 12/11
Berthelsen 5/28 Colucci 12/16 Dnhaupt 11/32
Aberbach 8-9/41 Conover 2/36; 7/22
Bhend 4/19, 25(2) Dunne 7/25
Achkienasi Cherniak Conroy 7/14, 15
Biava 7/5 Dyckhoff 4/2
3/26 (2) Constantinou 4/25
Binder 7/41 Eastwood 10/46
Acosta Ruiz Copi 3/8; 6/40
Binham 8-9/25 Edelstein
3/21(2), 22, 23 Courel 4/31
Blasberg 7/48 (2); 10/13 7/25, 26, 27, 28, 29
Aigmller 1/12, 13, 14 Craig 4/64
Blazsik 6/48 Edison 10/16
Albano 7/19 Cranbourne 6/42
Bodisko 12/23 (note) Edwards
Alfaro Chaca 11/40 Cremasco 2/33
Bohak 6/26 12/9, 14, 16, 18
Allard 5/36 Csom-Nmeth
Boll 1/24, 25, 28 Eichhorn 3/9
Alvarenga 6/23 6/24; 11/20
Bolling 10/38 Einarsson 2/27
Alvarez 2/19; 4/10, 12,
Bonham 12/32 Da-Riva Alonso Eisen 1/37
15; 12/40
Booth 5/41 7/18, 19 Ekebjrg 6/36
Andersson 3/6
Borisov 6/44; 12/43 Dauga 6/23 Elburg 10/41
Anhalt 2/28
Bormida 4/46; 10/40 De Balaschoff 4/29 Elson 2/29, 30; 7/23
Antonov
Borwell De Coninck 12/39 (note) Ellis 7/22
1/10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
4/37; 6/15; 12/30 De Faria 1/30 Ellison 4/64
Ardid see Rey Ardid
Boulard 5/20 De Laat 12/39 (note) Elwert
Arnlind 6/3
Bratzev 4/27 De Ruiter 12/37, 38 3/6, 8, 9, 10(2), 11
Arnold 7/37
Brglez De Veij 1/28 Engel 6/39
Arppi 3/31, 64
1/48; 8-9/24 (2); 12/26 De Vries 12/38 (note) Estrin 1/3; 2/31
Arsaga 2/36
Brilla-Banfalvi De Wit 1/27 Etmans
Aulaskari 11/63
8-9/25; 11/49 Deeves 5/43 6/32, 33, 37; 12/36
Azpiri Medina 3/27, 29
Brooks 2/18; 7/21 Dehmelt 12/38 Feagin 4/48
Bacon 10/44
Buisman 3/11 DeMauro 4/35 Fedorov 5/14
Balendo 2/3
Bulatov 8-9/47 Demkov 1/13, 15, 17 Felicio 6/26
Barlow 2/21
Burger 6/38; 8-9/16 Den Broeder 1/28 Fell 5/41
Barnard 10/23 (2)
Barnsley Callaway 10/49 DeVault 4/42 Ferraz de Alvarenga
6/45; 7/19; 10/47 Camilleri 7/49 Diani 10/10 see Alvarenga
Barreras Garcia 3/22 Canal Olivieras 7/20 Diaz Castaet 3/28 Ferretti 10/42
Barreras Merino Cane 7/32 Diepstraten 1/6, 8 Feyen 6/27
3/25, 28 Carleton 7/18 Dietz 7/37 Figuieras 7/20
Baskewitsch 6/27 Carnstam 8-9/6, 4 Dive 10/23 Fitzpatrick 1/30
Batik 4/2 Carolei 2/33 Dodson 12/36 Fleetwood 7/28, 12/17
Baumbach 3/36 Cash 10/42 Donnelly 10/46 Folgueira 3/22
Baumgartner,W 12/45 Cassidy 7/22 Dorner 2/14, 19 Franzen 8-9/26
Bazela 4/15 Cayford 10/2 Dors 6/12 Fraser 3/42 (2); 11/40
Beardsley 5/23 Charushin 11/25 Dothan 10/48 Frederiks 4/26; 12/38
 Volume 2 Index

Freienhagen 10/16, 17, Hotting 6/10 Kristoffel 4/19 Marks 3/41

18, 19 Houtman 12/34, 36 Kucharkowski 5/36 Mastrapa Velzquez
Frostick 2/22; 8-9/41 Hucks 4/42 Kuhlmann 5/36 3/25
Fuzishawa 1/31 Humphreys 1/39 Kuhn 5/27 Mather 1/31
Grd 1/8 Huuskonen 8-9/11 Kuhne 1/49 Matlak 3/37
Galvao 6/48 Hyldkrog 1/25 Kure 5/21 Matzke 10/38
Gambaeck 4/47 Issakainen 4/26 Kurtz 4/24 Mayer 4/31
Garay 4/48 Issler Lambert 2/38 McIntosh 5/2
Gatto 10/42 4/20 (2), 26, 27; 5/20 Lampela 2/27 McNab 4/34, 40
Gebuhr 11/20 Ivanovic 2/30 Lanc 1/27 Megier 5/46
Gefenas 6/22; 8-9/13 Jablonski 6/25 Langeveld 12/38 (note) Melton 1/19
Geider 2/23 Jderholm 8-9/11 (2) Laplaza 10/7 Menetrier 7/21
Genestier 10/44 Jaime Chvez 3/29; 5/33 Lappka 2/39 Merilo 3/15, 17; 6/42
Gibney 7/14, 26 Jardorf 8-9/9 Larrouy 7/15 Miciak 5/30
Giesbergen 3/34 Jenkins 6/23 Larsen 3/18 Miliutin 4/38
Gillam 4/38 Jensen 6/20 Lecrocq 2/2 (2) Minakov 6/44
Gipslis 11/21 Jezek 11/21 Leko 6/45, 46 Mingos 1/20; 7/39
Giulian 4/39 Johansson-Tegelman 3/2 Lemke 8-9/44 Moessle 3/45
Glaser 10/20 Johnson 2/21 Lepikhov 2/35; 5/19 Mohrlok 7/41, 42, 44(2)
Glowatzky 3/18 Jongman 12/36 Letic 7/49 Molarius 2/12
Gorin 2/41 Jones,S 12/9, 10 Leung 5/18; 10/49 Mooij 7/5, 6, 7, 8
Gostisa 8-9/24 (2) Jordan 5/46 Leyva Paneque 3/26 Morgado 7/46, 48
Gottardi 8-9/15 Jrgensen 11/45 Liardet 4/26; 5/18 Morillo 3/21
Grebesko 5/34 Kampfhenkel 4/39 Linovitsky 2/41 Morschel 12/60
Grivainis 5/22 Karlsson 2/29; 8-9/9, 10 Liukmanov 2/42 Mortensen 2/30
Grodzensky 7/48 Kaschljuk 4/21 Livie 6/23 Mssle 6/47
Gromotka 7/43, 45 Kaupat 2/29 Lopez 3/42 Mozzino 10/45
Grout 2/39 Kauppala 3/10 Lpez Gomez 3/26; 5/33 Mueller 1/20
Gulaugsson 2/26 Kazoks 1/15, 16 Lpez Ruz 3/28, 29 Mujica 4/12
Guinsburg 8-9/40 Keast 5/44; 8-9/26 Lopukhin 8-9/44 Mllner 6/22
Gunnarsson 7/18 Kempen 5/43 Lorentzen 7/15 Murray 12/11, 17
Gurvich 12/23 Keres 3/18; 8-9/37 Lubrano 12/45 Muttoni 10/47
Guy 7/24 Kilgour Luchtmeijer 6/37 Napolitano 5/4; 7/32
Gyimesi 3/46; 6/47 1/37; 4/35; 7/13; 8-9/23 Lucio 7/24 Neelakantan 10/49
Gysi 1/29 Kirsch 6/27 Lers 2/20; 7/42; 8-9/ Neuvonen 4/25
Halldorsson 2/25; 7/21 Klaic 6/14; 11/22 41; 10/48; 12/40 Neven 4/46
Hamilton 5/40 Klausen 2/30; 7/19 Lyavdansky 6/34 Neves 7/21
Hampl 5/29 Klerk 6/35 Lybin 8-9/44 (2), 46, 47 Newman 5/41
Hang 4/37 Kliesch 5/27 Lyukmanov 1/29 Nicholls 5/27(2)
Harabor 5/25 Klovans 11/24 Nickels 6/27
Harding 5/11 Klgel 3/30, 31 Ma 4/20; 12/38 (note)
Mackie 3/45, 46; 6/48 Nielsen 1/16
Har-Even 6/41, 42 Knobel 4/21, 24 Nienhuis 3/36(2); 4/25
Hssler 3/10 Kofidis 6/41 Mackintosh 1/30
MacLeod 4/38 Niessen 4/46(2)
Haugen 7/17 Kokkila 2/20; 4/10 Nightingale 5/37
Hayes 12/31, 60(2) Kolesnikov,R 12/43 Magnsson
2/27, 28; 3/41; 8-9/8 Nilsson
Heemsoth 12/32 Koppersmith 7/40 3/14, 17(2), 19; 5/3
Helsloot 12/34(2), 35(2) Kopylov 10/64 Maillard 4/40
Maliangkay 12/37 (note) Ninov 6/42
Hendriks 12/37, 39 Korolv 10/64 Norfjr 2/30(2)
(note) Koskinen,P 2/11 Malischev 2/42
Malmgren 8-9/37 Nordstrm 1/12, 15
Henri 5/40 Koskinen,E 8-9/8, 10(2) Norlin 4/29
Henri/Keast 4/24 Kramer 8-9/6 Malmstrm 1/6
Malzan 5/11 Noveske 5/36
Hertel 7/41 Krantz 10/9 Novotny 4/64
Hickman 1/20; 7/39 Krause 2/25 Mamoru 10/49
Mannermaa 3/64 im 8-9/34
Hjortstam 10/44 Kremen 10/38 (2) OKelly de Galway
Holscher 3/37 Kristinsson 2/26 Marcussi 11/42
Markauss 11/21 12/31
Holzmueller 12/12 Kristjnsson 2/27 Oksanen 8-9/19; 11/63
 Chess Mail

Olafsson 2/24; 7/22 Roos 6/24 Steifel 5/44 Von Massow

Olsen 7/24 Rosa Solorzano 3/28 Stigar 4/20 10/17, 18, 19
Orr 5/21 Rose 3/19 Strand,T 12/34 Voyna 11/13
Orseth 7/46 Rotariu 12/30 Stull 6/25 Vukcevic 11/34
Osbun 12/18 Rott 8-9/46 Sutkus, R. 7/7, 44(2), 45 Watson
Ortega 7/29 Roze 3/17 Sutkus, V. 8-9/4 4/41; 7/24; 8-9/40
Oud 6/36, 37 Rubinchik 7/48 Svagers 5/34 Watzl 5/6; 12/33
Overveld 12/36 (2), 37 Rfenacht Svendsen 10/48 Webb
Ozols 2/4 4/18, 24; 7/42(2), 43 Tarnowiecki 8-9/22, 23 4/45; 10/39; 11/32
Pren 3/12 Rumiancevas 7/44(2) Tarve 3/18 Weber 6/26
Palciauskas 6/38 Runting Temmink Wedemeyer 12/37 (note)
Pankratov 11/45 2/22; 4/41; 5/47 1/22, 23(2); 6/32 Weigand 5/40
Partikas 8-9/11 Saksis 8-9/8 Tenev 5/19 Weijerstrass
Partridge 4/64 Salceanu 1/16 Terteryants 11/12 6/32(3), 33(2)
Patrici Salcedo Mederos Thomas 5/30 Weinstock 1/20
10/7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 3/23; 11/41 Thomson 4/38 West
Pecha 10/39, 40 Salm 12/33 Thorbergsson 10/11 2/14, 18; 5/41; 8-9/41
Pedersen 6/37 Salmins 8-9/11 Thorn 5/14; 10/42 Westlund 5/28
Pereira 8-9/19; 11/34 Sanakoev 1/63; 8-9/13 Tikkanen 6/39 Whiteside 10/44
Pereyra Puebla 11/42 Santiago 3/21 Timm 2/38; 10/20 Wikman 2/11, 12, 13
Perez F. 11/41 Santos L, 6/48 Timmerman 3/32, 34, Winckelmann 5/30
Perez Cruz 5/33 Sarink 1/63; 7/6 35; 6/35, 36(2), 37 Wind 6/32, 34
Perez G. 3/23 Sarosy 4/18 Tolush 12/25 Woldmo 2/35
Perez Hernandez 3/23 Sawyer 5/23, 24 Tombette 7/18 Wolff 1/19; 7/40
Perez O. 3/21 Schepers 1/10 Topchy 11/26 Wolny 11/21
Piccon 10/8 Schmelkov 10/49 Toro Solis 6/40 Yarmolik 1/23
Popov 12/23 (note) Schmidt 1/30 Travi 11/39 Yudovich Sr. 6/3
Porreca 8-9/34 Schuster 2/25 Trujillo Morales 3/29
Priedite 11/20 Schuttrich 3/21 Umansky 2/2(2), 3, 4; 4/ Zagorovsky 10/2
Prizant 8-9/14 Seewald 3/35, 37 34; 6/20; 8-9/16 Zanetti 1/24
Prohaska 2/13 Seljodkin 3/14 Ungr 11/49 Zarubin 12/23 (note)
Prokopp 8-9/19 Semeniuk 11/24 Uogele 1/14 Zilberberg 12/22, 23,
Prystenski 5/44 Sever 2/26 Urban 4/41 25(2), 26
Purdy 5/2, 3, 4, 6, 44 Siewert 3/15, 16, 17 Vlkesalmi 3/12, 16, 17 Zlender 8-9/24(2)
Purser 5/23, 24, 25 Siigur 8-9/9, 10 Van de Wynkele 5/30 Zvi 10/49
Pyrich Simmelink Van de Zwan 1/22
2/21; 6/10, 12, 14 ,15 1/29; 5/37; 10/41 Van der Kooij 1/29
Quaresma, L 8-9/40 (2) Simmons 7/17 Van Kempen 2/20 (2) Interviews
Sinke 3/37 Van Oosterom 1/27(2),
Rajasekhar 10/49
Skotorenko 12/22 28; 3/32, 36, 37(2) and Profiles
Ramrez 10/12
Rasmussen 5/23 Sliwa 7/41, 48 Van Perlo 7/8; 8-9/17
Rause 11/12 , 13, 15(2) Smit 12/35 Van Putten 12/38 (note)
Smith, P.W.H. 5/31 Van Schijndel 6/33 Alvarez, Roberto 4/4
Rausis 11/25, 26 Diepstraten, Leo 1/5
Rawlings 6/48 Smith,R 12/10, 12, 14 Vandorffy 1/49
Smith,S. 1/39 Velez-Dieguez 3/42 Edelstein, Michael 7/25
Read 7/15; 10/45 Elwert, Hans-Marcus
Redolfi 11/39 Smithers 4/45, 47 Venclovas 5/40
Smolensky 12/25 Verdier 7/20(2) 3/4
Rennemo 12/37 Kremen, Donna 10/37
Rey Ardid 3/2 Soberano 7/23 Viaud 2/24
Sderberg 8-9/8 Vigfsson 2/25, 26 Mooij, Walter 7/2
Rhode 5/47 Patrici, Norberto 10/4
Richards 2/29 Srensen 1/14; 8-9/22 Vinje 8-9/19
Sorgo 11/15 Vitols 11/20 Peschardt, Sren 12/2
Richmond 7/13, 27 Purdy, Cecil 5/2
Rinkis 8-9/9, 10(2) Spodn 1/12 Vitomskis
Sprenger 6/33, 34 5/22; 8-9/14, 15; 11/22 Pyrich, George 6/4
Rittner Rause, Olita 11/10
1/3, 23; 2/31; 8-9/17 Sprinkhuizen 6/37 Vivanco 3/22
Sprott 4/41 Vlugt 6/34 Wikman, Ragnar 2/5
Riva 6/26 Zilberberg, Alik 12/*
Stanulis 8-9/11 Vodep 6/46
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Kings Gambit:
Tournament Marcussi Memorial
6/40 Wagenbach Defence Obituaries
Reports New Zealand Champ. 10/25, 11/27
Brglez, Francek 1/42
10/23 Latvian Gambit 5/21 Brilla-Bnfalvi,
nd
2 APTB Nordbalt Champion- Leningrad Dutch 2/36 Sndor 11/49
Championship 10/20 ships 8-9/2, 7/8 Najdorf Sicilian 2/33 Diaconescu, Paul 1/48
2nd Coppa Peru North Atlantic TT 4 Scandinavian Defence Vandorffy, Jozsef 1/49
Premier/Master 2/37, 7/10 6/28, 7/34, 8-9/28
2/42, 11/60 (final table) Pelikan Memorials Spanish Marshall 5/33
2nd IECG Email World 2/14, 8-9/39
Championship 10/39 Shaw Memorial Contributors
11th USA CC Ch 12/8
12th Moscow
3/41
Software (other than
Vidmar II Memorial
Championship 2/41 8-9/22 Articles games)
43rd European World Championship
Championship 1/10 NB: Contributions by
Finals ChessBase Light the editor (Tim Harding)
Barts Memorial A 8-9/14 (table 8-9/50) review 1/41 are too numerous for
3/37
The Databases Are indexing.
BdF-50 7/41 Loaded!
CC Olympiads
4/16, 6/17
National/ 4/49, 5/38, 6/49, 7/50 Acosta Ruiz,F. 3/20
Borwell, Alan 4/32
ChessBase 7.0 review
Cleeve Memorial Club 11/46 Carnstam, Tomas 7/2
6/39, 8-9/16 (table) Profiles DeVault, Roy
CNEC-15 8-9/13 2/36, 4/42, 7/37
Coppa Latina Europe- Australia Elburg, John 1/8, 4/62
America 11/36, 12/44 5/7 (games: 5/40) Special Franzen, Jozef 8-9/26
Ekblom Memorial
3/30
CCLA (United States)
1/18
Features Hegoburu,Pedro 10/4
Herschel, Knut 5/49
Estrin Memorial Cuba 3/20
6/44, 7/48 (table 7/46) Johnson, Maurice W.
Iceland 2/24 Best CC Game Ever? 5/16
Eventov Memorial IECG 4/44 1/2, 2/31, 3/2, 4/2, 6/2, Knudsen, John 3/50
7/47
Latvia 7/32, 8-9/34, 10/2, 11/31 Larsson, Erik
Hans-Werner von
11/16 (games: 11/20) CC and Computers 4/28, 10/15
Massow Memorial
6/38, 8-9/15 Luxembourg 6/25 5/49 Lybin, Dmitri 8-9/44
ICCF Email Team NOST 7/31 CC in 2010 AD 3/50 Marconi, Ralph 7/25
Championship Scotland 4/32 Gambits Special 5/10 Mastrojeni, Gianni
1/29, 3/45, 6/45 Historical CC 12/44
Tournaments
Konstantinopolsky Melts, Michael 1/42
Memorial Theory 4/28, 10/15
ICCF Congress 1998
Savage, Allan G.
7/46 (table 7/55)
Keres II Memorial
Articles Report 11/2 3/62, 4/62, 5/63, 10/63
ICCF Ratings 8-9/48 Sinclair, Brett E. 10/23
3/12
Blackmar-Diemer Readers Forum (ICCF Tait, Jonathan 10/25
Lascurain Memorial Gambit 5/23 topics) 8-9/38, 10/29, Thorn, J.D. 5/14
6/43
Caro-Kann 3/30 12/27 vant Riet, Nol 11/36
Lewkowitz Memorial
Elephant Gambit 5/28 Thematic Tournaments Walker, George 4/16
A
Evans Gambit 3/44, 10/50 Weegenaar, Bertrand
10/12
1/42, 5/31 Webwatch 1/32, 2/43, 1/22, 3/32, 6/32, 12/34
Liubomirov Memorial
Kings Gambit: 3/47, 6/51, 10/24 Wikman, Ragnar 12/27
12/43
Rosentreter Gambit You The Adjudicator Zemitis, Val 1/5
Loeffler Memorial
4/16 10/51, 11/40, 12/18
7/49 (table 7/61)