CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDS

DECEMBER 2018 number 142

JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY

WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

SNEAKY PAWNS part 1

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3423 St. Denis #400 Congratulations to Anthony Atanasov of Oakville,
Montreal, Quebec H2X 3L2 Ontario for finishing 7th in the under 10 section of
the World Cadet Championship in Spain last month.
EDIT OR Jeff Coakley
That story and many more are on our news pages.
I l lustrator Antoine Duff
The Chess’n Math Excellence Program recognizes
photos: pages 16 24 Maria Emelianova, page 46 Jennifer Campbell
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 HOLIDAY S C H O L A R ' S M AT E
DECEMBER 2018 # 1 4 2
CHESS C AMPS
TORONTO MONTREAL CONTENTS
The Chess Studio Chess’n Math Building
701 Mt. Pleasant Rd. 3423 St. Denis SNEAKY PAWNS 6
DECEMBER 26-28 DECEMBER 26-28 Kiril’s Klass
Break Through To Promotion
JANUARY 2-4 JANUARY 2-4
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 16
Magnus Carlsen Is Still King
separate Report From London, England
day-camps
Sign up for one JOURNEY TO CENTRE OF GRAVITY 32
or both. Ki ri l's Korner
The Continuing Story Of Captain Bemo

Holiday Camps 4 Kiril’s Kontest 30

You Are Here! 5 March Camps 43
FULL DAYS 9 am to 5 pm CMA Ambassadors 10 Maze & Loyd 44
HALF DAYS 9 am - 1 pm or 1 - 5 pm Mort & Marley 11 Canada Top K-6 47
OPEN TO STUDENTS AGE 5 - 14 Canada Top Ten 12 Regional Top 10’s 48
from BEGINNERS to RATING 1500 Tactics 102 13 Ratings 52
groups divided by rating and age Master Profile 14 Top Girls 53
classes and tournaments
Combo Mombo 15 CCC Info 54
CAMP FEES VARY BY LOCATION AND NUMBER OF DAYS
News 16 Tournaments 55
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FEES Mates 26 Links & Contacts 56
CHESS’ N MATH ASSOCIATION Kiril’s Address 28 Chess Notation 58
Toronto 416 488-5506 Lily’s Puzzler 29 Solutions 59
Montreal 514 845-8352
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 w________w w________w
áwdwdwdkd] áwdwdwdwd]
àdwdwdwdw] àdw0wdwdw]
SNEAKY
KIRIL’S
KLASS ßwdwdw)w)] ßpdw0wdwd]
PAWNS Þdwdwdwdw] ÞdwdPdkdw]
part 1 Ýp0pdwdwd] ÝP)wdwdpd]
Üdwdwdwdw] Üdwdwdwdw]
ÛwIwdwdwd] ÛwdwdKdwd]
Údwdwdwdw] Údwdwdwdw]
In this lesson we looks at some
fancy ways to promote a pawn.
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw


Diagram #1 looks very bad for white. Black has three

connected pawns and White has two isolated pawns.
Pawns are slow. And when they’re blocked, they have But with White to move, it is actually Black who is in
nowhere to go. But pawns can also be sneaky! trouble. (Black to play would win with 1...b3.)
This is especially true in the endgame. It’s amazing The key move is the surprising 1.Kb1! Now the black
how a group of pawns can sometimes work together to king is stuck. If he goes to the h-file, the f-pawn queens
force a promotion, even when there are an equal number after 1...Kh7 2.f7. And if he goes to the f-file, the h-pawn
of defending pawns across from them. queens. 1...Kf7 2.h7. So Black has to move a pawn.
A pawn is called “passed” when there are no opposing Whichever pawn advances, the white king goes in front
pawns to stop it from reaching the last rank. In pawn of it. 1...a3 2.Ka2 or 1...b3 2.Kb2 or 1...c3 2.Kc2. Black
endings, once a pawn becomes passed, only the king will eventually run out of pawn moves (and pawns) and
can stop it, if he can! will have to move the king.
For example, 1.Kb1 a3 2.Ka2 c3 3.Kb3 a2 4.Kxa2 c2
5.Kb2 b3 6.Kc1! b2 7.Kxb2 c1=Q+ 8.Kxc1 Kf7 9.h7 1-0
In position #2, the white pawns are again able to outfox
the black king. With an extra pawn, it seems like Black
is cruising to victory. But looks can be deceiving.
The sneaky first move is 1.a5! (not 1.b5? a5!). White’s
threat is to push the b-pawn (1...Kf4 2.b5! axb5 3.a6!), so
the black king comes over to defend. 1...Ke5 2.b5! Kxd5
(2...axb5 3.a6!) 3.bxa6 Kc6. Black’s king is close enough
to stop the a-pawn from queening, but he cannot stay
there! White plays 4.Kf2 and waits for Black to run out
of pawn moves. 4...d5 5.Kg3 d4 6.Kxg4 d3 7.Kf3 d2
8.Ke2 d1=Q+ 9.Kxd1 Kb5 10.a7 1-0
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w________w w________w w________w w________w
áwdwdwdwd] áwdwdwdwd] áwdwdwdwd] áwdwdwdwd]
àdp0wdwdw] à0p0wdwdw] àdwdwdp0w] àdwdwdp0w]
ßpdwdwdwd] ßwdwdwdwd] ßwdwdpdw0] ßwdwdpdw0]
Þ)P)wdwdw] Þ)P)wdwdw] Þdwdw)wdP] Þdwdw)P)P]
Ýwdwdkdw0] Ýwdwdkdwd] Ýwdwdw)Pd] Ýwdwiwdwd]
Üdwdwdwdw] Üdwdwdwdw] Üdwiwdwdw] Üdwdwdwdw]
ÛwdKdwdwd] ÛwdKdwdwd] Ûwdwdwdwd] Ûwdwdwdwd]
Údwdwdwdw] Údwdwdwdw] ÚIwdwdwdw] ÚIwdwdwdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw


Diagram #3 is easier. Black is up by a pawn, and has Position # 5 shows a neat tactic with a 4 on 4 matchup.
3 against 3 on the queenside. This time the white pawns White’s first two moves can be played in either order.
score the point with 1.c6! bxc6 (or 1...axb5 2.cxb7) 2.bxa6 1.f5 Coming through! Now 1...exf5 2.gxf5 Kd4 3.e6
and promote one move ahead of Black. 2...h3 3.a7 h2 is easy and 1...g5 loses to 2.hxg6 en passant!
4.a8=Q h1=Q 5.Qxc6+ Kd4 6.Qxh1 1-0 Skewered. So Black’s only hope is to bring the king back.
#4 is the classic example of a “pawn breakthrough”. 1...Kd4 Hoping to win after 2.f6? gxf6 3.exf6 Ke5! 0-1
Black has an equal number of pawns and the better king 2.g5 HoLy CoW!! See diagram 6.
position, but still loses! With a bit of trickery, White makes 2...Kxe5 White also queens after 2...exf5 3.g6! fxg6
a passer (and a new queen). 1.b6! cxb6 (1...axb6 2.c6! is 4.e6 or 2...hxg5 3.f6! gxf6 4.h6.
the same thing.) 2.a6! bxa6 3.c6 a5 4.c7 b5 5.c8=Q 1-0 3.f6 Another incredible shot!
(This breakthrough would not work if the black king started 3...gxf6 (3...hxg5 4.fxg7) 4.gxh6! f5 5.h7 1-0
on f5. Then he could play 3...Ke6!) Well, sports fans, that wraps up today’s action. See
you next time for some more great pawn play!

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 Chess Excellence Program
2018-2019 MORT and MARLEY
The Chess’n Math Association is proud
to announce a new program, created to
recognize the talent and hard work of
Canadian chessplayers who participate
in CMA events. The “Players of the Year”
will become Chess’n Math Ambassadors
and receive a special jacket with their
name embroidered on the front.
$10,000 in Bursaries
player of the highest female player top 2-20
year (vote) rating of year (vote) rating (draw)
grades K-3
Quebec $200 $100 $100 $100
Ontario $200 $100 $100 $100
West $200 $100 $100 $100
Atlantic + Prairies $200 $100 $100 $100
grades 4-6
Quebec $300 $150 $150 $150
Ontario $300 $150 $150 $150
West $300 $150 $150 $150
Atlantic + Prairies $300 $150 $150 $150 Hey, Mort. Making a snowman
grades 7-12
Quebec $500 $250 $250 $250
indoors was a great idea.
Ontario $500 $250 $250 $250 Yea, it was too cold to play
West $500 $250 $250 $250
Atlantic + Prairies $500 $250 $250 $250 outside. We would have frozen.
West = BC AB Atlantic + Prairies = NB NS PE NL SK MB But isn’t the snowman going
RULES to melt inside the house?
To be eligible for any prize, a player must be a Canadian resident and play at
least 25 CMA rated games (30 in ON and QC) between September 1, 2018 Don’t worry, Marley. I turned the heat off.
and June 30, 2019. Players who switch provinces during this time are ineligible.
Highest rating determined on June 30, 2019. Only one prize per person. You’re a genius, Mort! I’m going
Nominations for player of the year must be submitted by June 1, 2019. A form to put my coat on.
will be available on the CMA website. The criteria are exceptional results or
significant improvement, sportsmanship, and model behaviour in the chess Me too.
community. A biography and reason for nomination must accompany the form.
The voting committee will consist of one representative from each province.

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 canada top ten
l
KINDERGARTEN GRADE 7
l
TA C T I C S 1 0 2
1 TSUKERMAN Leon 662 QC 1 ISSANI Nameer 2224 ON
2 YANG Jayden 502 ON 2 KANG Dorian 2135 ON “WIN A PAWN!”
3 PICHETTE Leo 500 QC 3 NOOR ALI Aahil 1967 ON
4 PERIA Manny 465 AB 4 RUSONIK Max 1952 ON White to play and win material.
5 CHEN David 446 BC 5 GU Chuyang 1708 BC
6 ISKANDER Diyas 440 ON 6 CRACIUN David 1697 QC solutions page 59
7 RILEY Tayo 410 AB 7 JEYAKUMAR Bhavatharshan 1661 ON
8 CHEN Tymon 405 ON 8 GAO Raymond 1642 ON
9 KIRILENKO Anastacia 398 QC 9 JACOBS Michael 1604 ON
10 POPA Alexandru 347 QC 10 WU Lucian 1597 BC
GRADE 1 GRADE 8
1 WU Nicholas
2 HUANG Justin
930
864
BC
ON
1 HUANG Qiuyu
2 TANAKA Tyler
2451
2276
QC
QC

w________w 
w________w
3 YE Oliver 784 BC 3 DOKNJAS Neil 2071 BC
4 GAO Heye
5 SHAR Timur
745
738
ON
ON
4 TIAN Sherry
5 ZHAO Jeffrey
1980
1942
BC
ON árdwdrdkd] árdwdw4kd]
6 NGUYEN An
7 JIN Linus
8 YANG Nathan
735
710
708
BC
AB
BC
6 ENGLAND Max
7 HUANG Patrick
8 LOW Kevin
1942
1922
1905
ON
BC
BC
à0wdwdp0w] à0p1wgp0p]
9 IVANOV-YUAN Maksim
10 GUBCEAC Tim
GRADE 2
702
688
QC
ON
9 WU Tony
10 RICHARD Leo
GRADE 9
1826
1811
PE
QC ßw0Qdwdw0] ßwdpdwhwd]
1 ZHONG Ryan
2 QU Jayden
1140
1093
ON
BC
1 RODRIGUE-LEMIEUX Shawn
2 VETTESE Nicholas
2590
2414
QC
ON
Þdwdw0wdw] ÞdwdpdwGw]
3 GUILLEMETTE Hugo
4 GAO Justin
5 DUVAL Mathieu
1075
1049
1015
QC
BC
QC
3 HEMSTAPAT Andrew
4 ZHAO Ian
5 DURETTE Francis
2370
2264
2214
BC
AB
QC
Ýwdwdwdw1] Ýwdw)wdwd]
6 WANG Edouard
7 IVANESCU Matthew
1015
1009
QC
AB
6 LIN Benjamin
7 ZHONG Wenxuan
2126
2007
ON
QC Üdw)wdwdP] Ü)wHw)wdP]
8 GOLCHIN Ryan 999 BC 8 QU Leo 1882 BC
9 QIN Weixuan
10 WANG Leo
983
979
QC
QC
9 PAPNEJA Arul
10 ZHENG Victor
1876
1796
ON
BC
ÛP)wdw)Pd] Ûw)wdQ)Pd]
GRADE 3
1 TSENG Bradley
2 LAU Joshua
1206
1154
ON
ON
GRADE 10
1 HUA Eugene
2 TALUKDAR Rohan
2451
2383
ON
ON
Ú$wdw$wIw] Údw$wdRIw]
3 LIU Lucas
4 GUO Richard
1148
1138
QC
ON
3 DEMCHENKO Svitlana
4 NORITSYN Sergey
2329
2294
ON
ON
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
5 BOROOMAND AryaCyrus 1102 BC 5 ZHANG Henry 2221 ON
6 MANE Arnav 1064 ON 6 SURYA Benito 2162 ON
7 GEORGESCU-NICOLAU Luca 1061 QC 7 GAISINSKY Adam 2019 ON
8 PUGACH Daniel 1057 ON 8 LIU Daniel 1978 ON
9 XIE Fei 1056 QC 9 FENG Richard 1970 ON
10 CHEN Chen 1019 QC 10 PULFER Luke 1900 BC
GRADE 4 G R A D E 11
1 QU Greta
2 YANG Ryan
1526
1512
ON
BC
1 OUELLET Maili-Jade
2 DOKNJAS Joshua
2409
2367
QC
BC 
w________w 
w________w
3 YAN Alex 1500 QC 3 LIANG Hairan 2353 ON
4 SONG Ethan
5 HAN Johnathan
6 GAO Lucy
1494
1348
1308
BC
ON
ON
4 CAI Jason
5 LI William
6 LIU Lambert
2289
2271
2228
ON
ON
ON
árdwdw4kd] árdw1kdn4]
7 LI James
8 WANG Nathan
1292
1292
QC
ON
7 WOLCHOCK Theo
8 FAN Run Kun
2168
2136
MB
ON
à0wdwdp0p] à0pdn0pgp]
9 JIN Alexander
10 XIE Daniel
GRADE 5
1280
1259
BC
ON
9 MA Derek
10 YIE Kevin
GRADE 12
2125
2113
MB
ON ßw0wgpdwd] ßwdp0wdpd]
1 ZHONG Kevin
2 ATANASOV Anthony
2315
2180
QC
ON
1 CHEN Richard
2 ZHANG Yuan Chen
2527
2364
ON
ON Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwdwdwdw]
3 XU Daniel 2131 ON 3 WAN Kevin 2356 ON
4 CHANDRA Anand
5 NING Eric
2082
2034
AB
ON
4 GEDAJLOVIC Max
5 SAHA Ananda
2338
2265
BC
QC
ÝwdwHwdw1] ÝwdB)Pdbd]
6 WANG Daniel
7 CHANG Alexander
8 CHAPDELAINE Gwyn
1760
1526
1500
BC
QC
QC
6 ZHAO Harry
7 ZOTKIN Daniel
8 XU Jeffrey
2252
2240
2221
ON
ON
ON
ÜdQ)wdwdP] ÜdwHwGNdw]
9 WU Nathan
10 LI Adam
1490
1488
BC
ON
9 HIEBERT Kenji
10 SCHNABEL Bennett
2130
2094
BC
BC ÛP)wdw)Pd] ÛP)Pdw)P)]
GRADE 6
1 ZHENG Richard
2 CHEN Max
2144
2101
QC
ON
HONOUR ROLL
1 RODRIGUE-LEMIEUX Shawn
2 CHEN Richard
2590
2527
QC
ON
Údw$wdRIw] Ú$wdQIwdR]
3 GUIPI BOPALA Prince
4 ZHAO Jeffrey
5 HUANG Youhe
1869
1862
1723
QC
ON
ON
3 HUA Eugene
4 HUANG Qiuyu
5 VETTESE Nicholas
2451
2451
2414
ON
QC
ON
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
6 ZHANG Chu Hang 1693 QC 6 OUELLET Maili-Jade 2409 QC
7 LIU Kevin 1558 QC 7 TALUKDAR Rohan 2383 ON
8 LIU Henry 1556 ON 8 HEMSTAPAT Andrew 2370 BC
9 ZHU Matthew 1532 ON 9 DOKNJAS Joshua 2367 BC
10 SRINIVASAN Hemant 1506 AB 10 ZHANG Yuan Chen 2364 ON

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 EFIM BOGOLJUBOV C O M B O M O M B O !!
(1889 - 1952) SPOTLIGHT ON
w________w
This Ukrainian grandmaster was champion of the BACK RANK MATES
áwdwdrdkd]
Soviet Union before he immigrated to Germany à0pdwdp0p]
in 1927. He played two matches for the world ßwgwdwdwd]
championship, both against Alexander Alekhine, ÞdwdNdqdw]
losing 15½-9½ in 1929 and 15½-10½ in 1934. Ýwdwdwdwd]
Ü)wdwdw!w]
Ûw)wdw)P)]
ÚdwdRdwIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
Besides bringing a game to a quick conclusion,
back rank mates can also be used to gain material.
K White to play wins the black queen with the fork
1.Ne7+ Kf8 2.Nxf5 because 1...Rxe7 allows a back
rank mate by 2.Qb8+ Re8 (2...Bd8 3.Qxd8+) 3.Qxe8#.
k If Black goes first, they can simply take the white
knight. After 1...Qxd5. White cannot recapture with
2.Rxd5, or they get mated by 2...Re1#.
w________ww________w
áwdrdwdkd]áwdwdrdkd]
“When I am white, I win because I am white; àdb0wdp0w]àdpdwdp0w]
when I am black I win because I am Bogoljubov.”
ßw0wdwdw0]ßwGb0wdw0]
Þ0Pdwdwdw]Þdwdwdwdw]
BOGO-INDIAN DEFENCE Ýwdwdwdwd]ÝwdwdwdQd]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ ÜdwdBdwdP]ÜdPdqdwdw]
“Bogo” was a popular player known for his good Ûw)wdw)Pd]ÛPdwdw)P)]
sense of humour. His style of play was confident Údw$w$wIw]ÚdwdwdRIw]
and imaginative. Bogoljubov’s greatest victory wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈwwÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
was at Moscow in 1925 where he finished first  WHITE TO MOVE  BLACK TO MOVE
ahead of Lasker and Capablanca. Win Material Win Material
solutions page 59

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 CANADA AND WORLD NEWS
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP QUEBEC TEAMS
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) successfully The Scholastic Team Tournament in Montreal on December 2nd
defended his title last month against challenger Fabiano Caruana brought together 279 players on 58 teams. The winning schools
(USA). The match was played in London, England with a prize and team members were:
fund of one million euros ($1.5 million Canadian).
K-3 1. Fernand-Seguin HS 1. Jean-de-Brébeuf
Surprisingly, all 12 scheduled games were drawn. So with the
Michel Ding Qiuyu Huang
score tied 6 - 6, the match was decided by a four game playoff at a
Antoine Roy Hunter Wei
quicker time limit. Carlsen won the first three to earn the victory.
Chu Fan Fang Benjamin Yu
Magnus has been world champion since 2013. He celebrated
Jamie Wang Deren Mai
his 28th birthday on November 30.
2. La Vérendrye 2. F.A.C.E.
3. Selwin House 3. Notre-Dame
3. Internationale
K-6 1. Internationale
Kevin Liu
Ze Yue Li
Guang Zhu Cui
Aaron Lou
2. Fernand-Seguin
3. Stanislas
3. Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

BATTLE OF ALBERTA WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

The Junior Battle of Alberta, The 2018 World Cadet Chess Championship, for ages under 8,
a two round match between 12 10, and 12, was held November 3-15 at Santiago de Compostela,
player teams from north and Spain. A record 851 participants from 86 federations took part,
south Alberta, was played on including 26 Canadians (21 boys, 5 girls).
September 29 in Red Deer. Congratulations to prize-winner Anthony Atanasov (Oakville ON),
Team South won convincingly who finished in 7th place under 10, with 7½ points out of 11 games.
by a score of 17-7. Six players This is exactly the same result that he had last year. Wow!
had perfect 2-0’s: Maxim Vasic, Other Canadians with 6 or more points in the open sections were
Ian Zhao, Hemant Srinivasan, <10: Daniel Xu, Kevin Zhong, Anand Chandra, Johnathan Han, Eric
Andrew Chen, Aditya Raninga Ning, and <12: Max Chen, Dorian Kang. Top girl from Canada was
(all Calgary), and Lucy Cao Greta Qu (Mississauga, <10) with 6 points.
Magnus Carlsen
(Edmonton). See page 46 for a full list of results.
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 CANADA AND WORLD NEWS
CHESS OLYMPIAD WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 43rd Chess Olympiad took place September 24 to October 5 The 2018 World Youth Chess Championships, for ages under 14,
in Batumi, Georgia. 180 teams from around the world attended the 16, and 18, were played October 20-30 in Chalkidiki, Greece.
11 round tournament. The competition ended in a three-way tie There were 635 participants from 79 different countries, including
between China, the United States, and Russia. The gold medal eleven Canadians (5 boys, 6 girls).
was awarded to China on tiebreaks, with silver going to the USA Top scorer for Canada in the 11 round event was Nicholas Vettese
and bronze to Russia. Poland and England tied for 4th and 5th. (Toronto) with 7 points in the open under 14 section. Other players
Team Canada finished a respectable 23rd, scoring 6 match wins, with a positive score were Rohan Talukdar (Windsor, open <16)
3 draws, and 2 losses. Team members were Eric Hansen (AB), and Maïli-Jade Ouellet (Montreal, girls <16), each with 6½ points.
Razvan Preotu (ON), Evgeny Bareev (ON), Nikolay Noritsyn (ON), See page 47 for a full list of winners and Canadian results.
and Aman Hambleton (ON). Evgeny Bareev had the top score with
6 points out of 10 games. B.C. JUNIOR
The women’s section was also won by China, followed by Ukraine The B.C Junior Championship
and Poland. Canada placed 38th out of 150. The team members was held November 10-12 at the
were Agnieszka Matras-Clement (AB), Qiyu Zhou (ON), Maïli-Jade University of British Columbia.
Ouellet (QC), Svitlana Demchenko (ON),and Lali Agbabishvili (ON). Twenty-six players took part in
The best result was by Qiyu Zhou, scoring 7 points in 10 games. the five round event.
Joshua Doknjas is this year’s
MONTREAL GRAND PRIX champion, scoring 4½ points.
The first Montreal Grand Prix tournament of the school year, Second place, on tiebreak, went
held November 11, attracted 201 players. After one event, the to William Bremner, followed
leaders in each age group are: <8 Weixuan Qiu; <10 Vikrant by Callum Lehingrat and Neil
Harihara, Eric Liu, Barron Jiang; <12 Chu Hang Zhang, Gwyn Doknjas, all with 4 points.
Chapdelaine; <14 Tyler Tanaka; <18 Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux. “Junior” refers to competitions
for players under 20 years old.
CANADIAN GM-to-be
Congratulations to Raja Panjwani (Ontario) WORLD YOUTH OLYMPIAD
on achieving his third and final “GM norm” The World Youth Under 16 Olympiad took place November 25 to
at a tournament in Uruguay in June. He will December 2 in Konya, Turkey, with 222 players on 46 teams from
receive the grandmaster title once he raises 39 countries. A special rule for the tournament required that a girl
his rating to 2500 (currently 2450). must play at least three of each team’s 36 games.
Raja competed many times in the Canadian Uzbekistan won the gold medal, scoring 8 match points in the
Chess Challenge and was Canadian junior 9 round event. Silver went to India (7) and bronze to China (6½).
champion in 2009. Canada placed 36th with 3½ points. Team members were William
The 28 year old International Master has written an excellent Li (ON), Zhanhe Liu (QC), Cynthia Cui (NB), Leonardo Cui (NB),
book on the Sicilian Defence: The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon. and Andrea Botez (BC).
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 CANADA AND WORLD NEWS
MARITIME SCHOLASTIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP ALBERTA JUNIOR OTTAWA
The ninth annual Maritime Scholastic Team Championship took The 2018 Alberta Junior Chess The Holiday Classic scholastic
place in Charlottetown on November 17 between teams from Nova Championship was a six player tournament on December 2 had
Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Each province round robin, held in Edmonton 53 particpants. Section winners
fielded 24 players for the four round match, which is divided into on November 17-18. The new were Sanjay Ramesh, Derek
four groups by grade. champion is 11th grader Aditya Wang, Jinglai He, Ryan Ding,
For the first time, the winner of the event was Team PEI. See Raninga (Calgary). Tying for Peter Mastroianni, Eric Jiang,
photo below. They scored 50 points (out of 96 games) to edge out second place were David Yao and Dian Bing Jiao.
New Brunswick by a half point. Nova Scotia finished third at 44½. (Edmonton) and Maxim Vasic
The four individual champions (best score on the top boards) (Calgary).
were Oskar Morrison (K-3, NS), Leon Liang (4-6, PE), Alexandre The winner of the Alberta Girls
Leblanc (7-9, NB), and Leonardo Cui (10-12, NB). Championship was Lucy Cao.
Other players deserving mention, with perfect 4-0 scores, were
PEI: Suri Wang; NB: Ben Yeomans, Vadim Stoilov, Darrin Liu; and MANITOBA
NS: Jason Chen. The Manitoba Scholastic Open
Championship, held last month
in Winnipeg with 17 players,
was won by 11th grader Theo
Wolchock. Derek Ma came in
second and Leah Schwartz was
third.
It is a very good year for
Theo Wolchock. He also won
the Manitoba Junior for the
third year in a row in October. NEWFOUNDLAND
The 2018-2019 Newfoundland
BRITISH COLUMBIA and Labrador Individual Chess
The 103rd B.C. Closed Chess Championship was played on
Championship took place on November 24th in St. John’s,
October 5-8, with eight players. with 42 players attending.
For the second year in a row, The new champions are:
the provincial co-champions primary William Greey
are Tanraj Sohal and Grigorii elementary Evan Fang
Morozov. Runners-up were junior high Tanish Bhatt
Joshua Doknjas and Raymond
Prince Edward Island 2018 Maritime Champions high school Xingbo Huang
Kaufman.
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 CANADA AND WORLD NEWS
TORONTO GRAND PRIX ANOTHER TWELVE YEAR OLD GRANDMASTER
There were 237 players at the first Grand Prix tournament in Last issue we reported that Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (India)
Toronto on November 25. The top scorers in each section were: was the second youngest person to ever become a grandmaster. But
<8 Isaac Duanmu, Ezekiel Paule; <10 Bradley Tseng, Albert Luo, now another player has bested his mark by 3 days!
R J De Leon, Daniel Zhang; <12 Anthony Atanasov; <14 Vinushan Javokhir Sindarov of Tashkent, Uzbekistan has earned the GM title
Vijendra; <18 Shon Lazarev. at age 12 years, 10 months, 10 days. His third “norm” was achieved
Two more events, sponsored by the Chess’n Math Association, in a tournament at Budapest, Hungary in October.
are scheduled for February 10 and May 12. The total prize fund Sergey Karjakin (Russia) remains the youngest player to become a
is $3000 in gift certificates. grandmaster (12 years, 7 months). Current world champion Magnus
Carlsen (Norway) is the sixth youngest (13 years, 4 months).
NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2018 North American Youth Chess Championship was held
November 16-21 in Baja California, Mexico. The 241 participants
included 25 Canadians (16 boys, 9 girls) who made the long trip
to sunny Baja.
Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (Montreal) placed first in the under 16
section to earn his first “international master norm”. Yay!
Other Canadians also had excellent results, finishing in the top
five of their age groups.
Open Girls
<8 Lucas Liu 3rd <8 Eliza Tian 3rd
<10 Ethan Su 3rd <8 Alina Chen 4th
<14 Tyler Tanaka 3rd <10 Mitchell Hua 2nd
<14 Ian Zhao 5th <12 Julia Tsukerman 3rd
<16 Quiyu Huang 5th <16 Andrea Botez 5th
<18 Eugene Hua 2nd <18 Tian Shi Yuan 3rd Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov
<20 Rohan Talukdar 5th <20 Svitlana Demchenko 3rd
SASKATCHEWAN
North American Youth Chess Championship Chess is on the go in Saskatchewan,
with scholastic tournaments being held
Kingston, Ontario August 16-20, 2019 in both major cities.
organized by Chess’n Math Association Andrew Li and Alan Li tied for first in
Visit www.chess-math.org Regina on November 18.
Leo Lin and Khoi Trinh won their
for details on this exciting international event!
sections in Saskatoon on December 9.
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 CANADA AND WORLD NEWS
WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION
The 2018 Women’s World Championship took place in Khanty-
Mansiysk, Russia on November 2-23. The winner of the 64 player
knockout tournament was defending champ Ju Wenjun (China).
First prize was $60,000. Her opponent in the finals was Kateryna
Lagno (Russia).
Ju Wenjun, 27 year old grandmaster from Shanghai, had just
become champion six months ago by winning a match against
Tan Zhongyi.
Canadian women’s champion Maïli-Jade Ouellet (Montreal)
was eliminated in the first round by grandmaster Aleksandra
Goryachkina (Russia) after one draw and a loss.

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The New Brunswick Closed
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Pawn, scoring 5 out of 5 in the
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Ju Wenjun Bogle came second and Jason
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 C H E C K M AT E S
WHITE TO MOVE solutions page 59


w________w 
w________w 
w________w
árdwdkgwr] árdbdwdkd] árdbdkgw4]
à0wdwdpdp] àdpdwdw0p] à0pdwdp0w]
ßpdw0wdwd] ßpdw!w0wd] ßwdpdwdq0]
Þdw0NdwGb] Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwdndwdw]
Ýwdwdw!wd] Ýwdwdwdwd] ÝQdw)Ndwd]
ÜdPdwdwdw] ÜdwdwdwdP] ÜdwdwdwGw]
Ûw1PdwdP)] ÛP1wdw)Pd] ÛP)wdw)P)]
ÚdwdwdRIw] Údwdw$wIw] Ú$wdw$wIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
MATE IN 1 MATE IN 2 MATE IN 2


w________w 
w________w
áw4wdrdkd] árhwdw4kd]
à0w1bdw0w] àdpdwdp0p]
ßwdpdw0Qd] ßpdwdwdwd]
Þdwdw0wdw] ÞdwdwdwdQ]
Ýwdwhwdw$] Ýwdwdwdwd]
Ü)wdBdwdw] ÜdwHw$wdw]
ÛwdPdw)P)] ÛP1wdwdP)]
Údwdw$wIw] “Wow! Nice move.” ÚdwdwdRIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
MATE IN 2 MATE IN 3
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 C H E S S ’ N M AT H LIL Y ' S P U Z Z L E R
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w________w
áwdw!wdwd]
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visit our website for information on position are guarded. Add ÝQdwdw!wd]
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 KIRIL' S KONTEST
1
w________w w________w
2
áw!wdwdwd] áwdwdwdwd]
àdwdwdwdw] àdwdwdwdw]
ßwdKdwdwd] ßwGwdBdwd]
Þdwdwdwdw] Þdwdwdwdw]
Ýkdwdwdwd] Ýwdwdwdwd]
Üdwdwdwdw] ÜdRdwdwdw]
Ûwdwdwdwd] Ûwdwdwdwd]
Údwdwdwdw] ÚdwdwdwdK]
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MATE IN 2 Send in your answers and TRIPLE LOYD
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White to play. Place the black king so that:
The prize is a set of chess
Force checkmate A. Black is in mate.
in two moves. pencils and a knight key chain. B. Black is in stalemate.
C. White has mate in 1

Enter the contest by mailing your solutions to: There was 1 correct entry for September’s contest.
kiril@chess-math.org 1 Mate in 2 1.Rd8+ Rxd8 (or 1...Bxd8) 2.Qf7#
Deadline: February 25, 2019 2 Triple Loyd A.Kd6# B.Kd8= C.Kd4 (1.Qd5#)
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At the end of our last episode, Captain Bemo and his brave
crew were deep in the shadowy depths of Lake Superior.
Their submarine had just entered an underwater tunnel. But
only after they distracted the Gitchee Gumee monster that
guarded the entrance.
According to legend, it was an ancient tunnel built long ago
by the Duluthians, an alien race of superior beings. Where did
it lead? That was the question. That was the adventure.

Captain Bemo had a theory about the purpose of the

tunnel. He believed that it led to the centre of the world,
where the Duluthians mined the Earth’s core for iron and
nickel. If he was correct, it would be a long hazardous
journey.
As usual, the captain was fully prepared. The outer
shell of the submarine was reinforced with unobtainium,
a rare metal that would shield them from the intense
heat and pressure that exist at the heart of our planet.
Through the darkness, they dove ever deeper, steering
a course where the tunnel led. Like all explorers, trusting
their courage, they ventured boldly into the unknown.
Would you like to come along?

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 The following game was played on the sixth day of the
voyage. The submarine had crossed the Iron Sea, and
searching the bottom, they found the tunnel that they
sought. 1400 kilometres to go.

White PENGUIN GWEN

Black PENGUIN PENN

1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5
w________w
3. ... Nd4
árdb1kgn4]
à0p0pdp0p] w________w
ßwdndwdwd] árdb1kgn4]
ÞdBdw0wdw] à0p0pdp0p]
When the captain briefed the crew, he explained that the
distance from the surface to the centre of the Earth is 6400 ÝwdwdPdwd] ßwdwdwdwd]
kilometres. That’s as far as St. John’s, Newfoundland to ÜdwdwdNdw] ÞdBdw0wdw]
Victoria, BC. ÛP)P)w)P)] ÝwdwhPdwd]
Going down, the first 3000 km are solid rock. There the Ú$NGQIwdR] ÜdwdwdNdw]
tunnel would bring them to a molten sea of liquid iron, wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw ÛP)P)w)P)]
with temperatures as hot as the sun. Another 2000 km Ú$NGQIwdR]
S PA N I S H G A M E
below that lies the inner core, a giant solid ball of nickel wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
and iron, nearly as big as the moon. Hopefully, when they The penguins learned this BIRD DEFENCE
get there, with a little luck and a powerful sonar, they can opening last year when the
The birds didn’t know it
find the next part of the tunnel, and continue going down. sub made a port call to the
until Wrenchy told them,
Down until there is no down, where every way is up. Canary Islands.
but this move is named
Life onboard went on as normal. The penguins, Gwen after English chessmaster
and Penn, stood their watches on the bridge, manning the Henry Bird (1830-1908).
controls. Chief Wrenchy kept the engines running; and Black attacks the bishop
Captain Bemo, he did what commanding officers do when at b5 and invites White to
everyone else is working. Stand around and look smart! trade knights on d4.
Of course, during their free time, the crew would always It looks weird, but it’s not
get out the chess board! a bad defence.
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 4. Nxd4 5. Bc4?! 7. Bb3 9. 0-0!
Here are the other options. Gwen takes aim at f7, but The bishop retreat is best. Gwen finds the right move
moving her bishop for the 7.exf6? dxc4 8.fxg7 Qe7+ this turn. Everything else is
4.Ba4 Bc5 5.0-0 Qe7
second time is not good 9.Qe2 Bxg7 is excellent for good or winning for Penn.
(or 5.Nxe5 Qe7)
strategy. Better was 5.0-0. Black, and so is capturing 9.g3 Bh5! 10.0-0 Nc5 =
4.Bc4 Nxf3+ (or 4...Bc5!?
5.Nxe5? Qg5!) Then Black could choose en passant 7.exd6 Bxd6.
between: 9.d3? Qh4+ 10.g3 Nxg3!
5.Qxf3 Nf6 6.0-0 d6 7. . . . Bg4?!
5...Bc5 6.d3 c6 (11.hxg3 Qxh1+ 12.Kd2 Qh2+
4.Nc3 Nxb5 5.Nxb5 c6 7.Bc4 d6 Very tricky, but ultimately a 13.Qe2 Qh6+! 14.Kd1 Qh1+
6.Nc3 d6 7.d4 Qc7 (or 7...d5 8.exd5 cxd5) mistake, if Gwen finds the 15.Kd2 Bxf3 0-1)
4.Nxe5? Qe7! 5.f4 Nxb5 7.Ba4 d6 8.Bb3 Ne7 right moves. A less daring
9.fxg4? Qh4+! 10.g3
(or 5.Nf3? Qxe4+) penguin would play 7...Ne4
5...c6 6.Bc4 Nf6 (10.Ke2 Qf2+11.Kd3 Nc5#)
4. ... exd4 with a level position.
7.e5 d5! (10.Kf1 Qf2#)
w________w 7.Re1 d6 8. f3 10...Nxg3 11.hxg3 Qxh1+
árdb1kgn4] 5. ... Nf6 Nothing complicated here. 12.Ke2 Qg2+! 13.Ke1
à0p0pdp0p] It’s the only way to save (13.Kd3 Qe4#)
6. e5
ßwdwdwdwd] the queen. Now two black 13...Qxg3+ 14.Kf1
ÞdBdwdwdw] Chasing the knight, hoping pieces are under attack by (14.Ke2 Qg2+
Ýwdw0Pdwd] for 6...Ne4 7.Qe2! with an pawns. (8...Bf5? 9.exf6) 15.Ke1 Be7!)
Üdwdwdwdw] advantage for White. 14...d3! 15.Qe1
A safer course is 6.d3 d5 8. ... Ne4!? (15.cxd3 Bc5)
ÛP)P)w)P)]
and an equal game. This is the trick! Another 15...Qh3+ 16.Kf2 Bc5+
Ú$NGQIwdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw 6. ... d5! knight jumps unexpectedly 0-1
into the centre.
Penn counterattacks.
The black pawn on d4 is a w________w w________w
thorn in the white position, árdb1kgw4] árdw1kgw4]
keeping the knight from c3. à0p0wdp0p] à0p0wdp0p]
ßwdwdwhwd] ßwdwdwdwd]
Þdwdp)wdw] Þdwdp)wdw]
ÝwdB0wdwd] Ýwdw0ndbd]
Üdwdwdwdw] ÜdBdwdPdw]
ÛP)P)w)P)] ÛP)P)wdP)]
Ú$NGQIwdR] Ú$NGQIwdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
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 Gwen was feeling a little light-headed. Back at the game, things 10. fxg4?
But she didn’t know why. Later in the day, are heating up. The right move was 10.Qe1!
Captain Bemo explained the reason. Here’s 9. ... d3! unpinning the f-pawn. Then
what he said. the best that Black can do
Full speed ahead for Penn,
“Attention, mates. You probably noticed is 10...Bc5+ 11.Kh1 Nf2+
opening the a7-g1 diagonal
that gravity is changing as we go deeper 12.Rxf2 Bxf2 13.Qxf2 Bf5.
for a bishop check on c5.
into the Earth. With two minor pieces for
White would win material
“That’s because the mass of the planet a rook, White would have a
after 9...Bh5? 10.g4.
is all around us, not just below. The force w________w big advantage
of gravity is pulling in different directions. árdw1kgw4] 10. . . . Bc5+
The result is that we feel less heavy.
à0p0wdp0p] 11. Kh1
“And here is the amazing part. When we
reach the very centre of the Earth, there
ßwdwdwdwd]
will be equal gravity in every direction.
Þdwdp)wdw] Now she expected the fork
We will become weightless! Ýwdwdndbd] 11...Nf2+ when White can
get a winning position by
“Our submarine will be like a spaceship in outer space. ÜdBdpdPdw] 12.Rxf2 Bxf2 13.cxd3.
Everything that’s not tied down will float in the air. ÛP)P)wdP)] w________w
“I call this effect zero-sum gravity. It should be fun.” Ú$NGQdRIw] árdw1kdw4]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw à0p0wdp0p]
Maybe it was pressure from ßwdwdwdwd]
the black pieces, maybe it Þdwgp)wdw]
was gravity, but Gwen lost ÝwdwdndPd]
her focus for a moment and ÜdBdpdwdw]
let her big chance slip away. ÛP)P)wdP)]
She thought it was safe to Ú$NGQdRdK]
take the bishop. wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

Being weightless is also quite handy. When an overhead

pipe sprung a leak during the descent, Chief Wrenchy
just floated up to fix it. He didn’t even need a ladder.
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 But the Penn is mightier On the surface, it looks like 15. g4 16. gxh5 Qe4!
than the fork. He had seen White survived the attack.
Defending the pawn on h5, This penguin has an eagle
deeper into the position. Do you agree?
or so it seems. eye for tactics. Do you think
11. ... Ng3+ 13. ... h5 w________w he saw this move when he
Kapowey!!
árdwdkdw4] played 11...Ng3+?
Shabam!!
w________w w________w à0p0wdp0w]
ßwdwdwdwd] 17. Qf3
árdw1kdw4] árdwdkdw4]
à0p0wdp0p] à0p0wdp0w] Þdwgp)qdP] White must stop ...Qh4#.
ßwdwdwdwd] ßwdwdwdwd] ÝwdwdwdPd] w________w
Þdwgp)wdw] Þdwgp)R1p] ÜdBdpdwdw] árdwdkdwd]
ÝwdwdwdPd] ÝwdwdwdPd] ÛP)P)wdPd] à0p0wdp0w]
ÜdBdpdwhw] ÜdBdpdw)w] Ú$NGQdwdK] ßwdwdwdwd]
ÛP)P)wdP)] ÛP)P)wdPd] wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw Þdwgp)wdP]
Ú$NGQdRdK] Ú$NGQdwdK] Ýwdwdqdwd]
15. ... Rxh5+ ! ÜdBdpdQdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
Penn sacks once again. ÛP)P)wdPd]
12. hxg3 Qg5! Sacrificing the queen! A less flashy way to win is Ú$NGwdwdK]
White’s king is going down. 15...Qf2 with threat ...Qh4#. wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
The threat is ...Qh6#. For example, 16.g3 Qxg3
17.Qf1 Qh4+ 18.Kg2 Qxg4+ Black to Play
13. Rf5 19.Kh2 Rxh5+ 1-0 Mate in 5
The rook attacks the queen
and gets ready to go to the
h-file (13...Qh6+? 14.Rh5).
w________w
árdwdkdw4]
à0p0wdp0p] 14. gxh5
ßwdwdwdwd] Gwen gives up her rook
Þdwgp)R1w] to stop a discovered check
ÝwdwdwdPd] by ...hxg4#.
ÜdBdpdw)w] It’s mate in 2 if the queen
ÛP)P)wdPd] is captured. 14.Rxg5 hxg4+
Ú$NGQdwdK] 15.Rh5 Rxh5#
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw 14. ... Qxf5

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 w________w
17. ... Qh4+ árdwdkdwd]
18. Qh3 Qe1+ à0p0wdp0w]
ßwdwdwdwd] MARCH BREAK
19. Kh2 Bg1+
Þdwdp)wdP] CHESS C AMPS
20. Kh1 Bf2+ Ýwdwdwdwd]
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“Thanks, Gwen.” wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
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 w________w
áwdwdwdwd]
TRIPLE àdwdwdwdw]
ßwGwdQdwd]
LOYD Þdwdwdwdw]
Ýwdwdwdwd]
Üdwdwdwdw]
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1 Chennareddy Yuvraj USA 10½ 1 Gukesh D India 10 1 Gines Esteo Pedro Spain 9 1 Ning Kaiyu China 9
2 Azadaliyev, Jahanda Azerbaijan 9 2 Murzin, Volodar Russia 8½ 2 Kacharava Nikolozi Georgia 9 2 Song Yuxin China 8½
3 Begmuratov Khumoyun Uzbekistan 8½ 3 Chasin Nico USA 8½ 3 Nogerbek Kazybek Kazakhstan 8 3 Divya Deshmukh India 8½
68 Mane Arnav Canada 5½ 41 Chen Max Canada 6½ 27 Vettese Nicholas Canada 7 78 He Emma Canada 4½
72 Jiang William Canada 5½ 54 Kang Dorian Canada 6½ 84 Guo Hazel Canada 4½
96 Zuo Roger Canada 4½ 95 Zhao Jeffrey Canada 5½ OPEN under 16 (120) 86 Wang Isabelle Canada 4½
111 Wang Arthur Canada 4 100 Windram James Canada 5½ 1 Sargsyan Shant Armenia 9
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OPEN under 10 (205) 119 Rusonik Max Canada 5 1 Muetsch Annmarie Germany 8½
3 Petriashvili Nikolozi Georgia 8
1 Jin Yueheng China 9 138 Guipi Bopala Prince Canada 4½ 2 Kucharska Honorata Poland 8½
2 Zhao Erick USA 9 173 Fedyushchenko Alex. Canada 4 33 Talukdar Rohan Canada 6½ 3 Sanskriti Goyal India 8
3 Chen Yining China 8½ 103 Sivapathasundaram M. Canada 4
GIRLS under 8 (84) 25 Ouellet Maili-Jade Canada 6½
7 Atanasov Anthony Canada 8 1 Zhao Yunqing China 9½ OPEN under 18 (98) GIRLS under 18 (83)
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31 Zhong Kevin Canada 7 2 Janik Igor Poland 8
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50 Chandra Anand Canada 6½ 3 Gumularz Szymon Poland 8
52 Ning Eric Canada 6½ 45 Chen Rae Canada 5 3 Injac Teodora Serbia 8
86 Han Johnathan Canada 6 66 Zhu Brandon Canada 3½ 58 Li Yilin Canada 5
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116 Jiang Eric Canada 5½ 77 Yu Cindy Canada 4
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128 Yuen Noah Canada 5
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65 Qian Jessica Canada 5
90 Jiang Kate Canada 3½ 4 Anand Chandra 2082 AB
5 Anthony Atanasov 2180 ON
6 Max Chen 2101 ON
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 ONTARIO TOP TEN QUEBEC TOP TEN
KINDERGARTEN GRADE 7 GRADE 1 / KINDERGARTEN* GRADE 7
1 YANG Jayden 502 1 ISSANI Nameer 2224 1 IVANOV-YUAN Maksim 702 1 CRACIUN David 1697
2 ISKANDER Diyas 440 2 KANG Dorian 2135 2 TSUKERMAN Leon * 662 2 OMICHI Haruaki 1580
3 CHEN Tymon 405 3 NOOR ALI Aahil 1967 3 LOPEZ Alejandro 608 3 TSUKERMAN Julia 1461
4 ZHANG Athena 296 4 RUSONIK Max 1952 4 SCORTEANU Victor 596 4 ZHONG Ziyi 1355
5 LIU Youyuan 293 5 JEYAKUMAR Bhavatharshan 1661 5 JUTRAS Arnaud 593 5 WEI Hunter 1333
6 LITVINSEV Samson 288 6 GAO Raymond 1642 6 ADAM Gabriel 581 6 LEI Storm 1330
7 AHN-CLIFFORD Osher 286 7 JACOBS Michael 1604 7 JIANG Sicheng 560 7 GONZALEZ Tristan 1325
8 LADAK Caleb 273 8 SRINIVAS Atharva 1580 8 TANG-HAN Sean 532 8 FARAHDEL Anahita 1269
9 LIU Chris 272 9 SHEN Isamel 1449 9 PICHETTE Leo * 500 9 HE Yu Xi 1256
10 LEE Mason 266 10 PLOTKIN Julia 1434 10 BAI Noah 499 10 HE Jiaqi 1249
GRADE 1 GRADE 8 GRADE 2 GRADE 8
1 HUANG Justin 864 1 ZHAO Jeffrey 1942 1 GUILLEMETTE Hugo 1075 1 HUANG Qiuyu 2451
2 GAO Heye 745 2 ENGLAND Max 1942 2 DUVAL Mathieu 1015 2 TANAKA Tyler 2276
3 SHAR Timur 738 3 ZHAO Jonathan 1647 3 WANG Edouard 1015 3 RICHARD Leo 1811
4 GUBCEAC Tim 688 4 WANG Michael 1520 4 QIN Weixuan 983 4 YU Daniel 1620
5 NAIBOGLU Onur 686 5 LI Wing Xiaolong 1512 5 WANG Leo 979 5 LAROCHE Hugo 1438
6 WANG William 667 6 CHEN Hao 1479 6 HU Richard 914 6 WANG Isabelle 1403
7 TSO Justin 615 7 MO Aidan 1475 7 LOU Aaron 898 7 BERCUVITZ Tani 1394
8 DUIC Matthew 615 8 CHEN Harry 1452 8 ZHOU Xiaoran 869 8 HALL Arturo 1357
9 LI Triston 610 9 WU Nicholas 1412 9 DELAGE GODARD Felix 814 9 LIU Owen 1330
10 PURI Ryan 602 10 WANG Eric 1385 10 BERTOMEU Rolf 773 10 RASMUSSEN Nicolas 1326
GRADE 2 GRADE 9 GRADE 3 GRADE 9
1 ZHONG Ryan 1140 1 VETTESE Nicholas 2414 1 LIU Lucas 1148 1 RODRIGUE-LEMIEUX Shawn 2590
2 O'MALLEY Patrick 948 2 LIN Benjamin 2126 2 GEORGESCU-NICOLAU Luca 1061 2 DURETTE Francis 2214
3 LIU Zi 940 3 PAPNEJA Arul 1876 3 XIE Fei 1056 3 ZHONG Wenxuan 2007
4 DUANMU Isaac 882 4 MIRABELLI Aidan 1721 4 CHEN Chen 1019 4 YU Xi Ming 1633
5 WANG Arthur 849 5 LI Alan 1687 5 RAMAMONJISOA Nikita 1015 5 DEMERS Alexis 1592
6 ZHU Jeremy 847 6 RAIZMAN Ruven 1645 6 IORDANESCU Victor 986 6 LIU Robert 1422
7 NG Kai 840 7 AKOPHYAN Nick 1590 7 ZHANG Michael 908 7 ZHOU David 1366
8 GHAZARIAN Haik 818 8 YANG Fan 1589 8 DING Michel 902 8 WANG Caroline 1334
9 CHEN Rae 750 9 WASHIMKAR Arhant 1584 9 YIN Eric 892 9 MAI William 1320
10 LIU Lawrence 745 10 ZHANG Brighten 1570 10 RAHMANI Ryan 850 10 ZUO Dustin 1319
GRADE 3 GRADE 10 GRADE 4 GRADE 10
1 TSENG Bradley 1206 1 HUA Eugene 2451 1 YAN Alex 1500 1 TINICA Gabriel 1896
2 LAU Joshua 1154 2 TALUKDAR Rohan 2383 2 LI James 1292 2 GUAN Zi Yu 1608
3 GUO Richard 1138 3 DEMCHENKO Svitlana 2329 3 HARIHARA Vikrant 1217 3 LAI William 1564
4 MANE Arnav 1064 4 NORITSYN Sergey 2294 4 LIU Eric 1193 4 YANG Muyuan 1525
5 PUGACH Daniel 1057 5 ZHANG Henry 2221 5 JIANG Barron 1171 5 ZHAO William 1512
6 GAO Sean 968 6 SURYA Benito 2162 6 HUARD Matheo 1137 6 TSYPIN Allison 1495
7 LAU Jayden 940 7 GAISINSKY Adam 2019 7 MA Lily 1096 7 ROUILLON Maxime 1292
8 FENG Benjamin 931 8 LIU Daniel 1978 8 FOURNIER William 1062 8 YU Alec 1284
9 YAO Henry 925 9 FENG Richard 1970 9 DUFRESNE Christophe 1040 9 LIU Julia 1253
10 CHEN Alina 897 10 MING Wenyang 1888 10 ZHANG Kevin 1032 10 CAI Susan 1244
GRADE 4 G R A D E 11 GRADE 5 G R A D E 11
1 QU Greta 1526 1 LIANG Hairan 2353 1 ZHONG Kevin 2315 1 OUELLET Maili-Jade 2409
2 HAN Johnathan 1348 2 CAI Jason 2289 2 CHANG Alexander 1526 2 LI Eric 1880
3 GAO Lucy 1308 3 LI William 2271 3 CHAPDELAINE Gwyn 1500 3 ZHANG Hou Han 1728
4 WANG Nathan 1292 4 LIU Lambert 2228 4 HU Raymond 1353 4 TURGEON Yoakim 1644
5 XIE Daniel 1259 5 FAN Run Kun 2136 5 LATORRE Vincent 1339 5 LUO Muhan 1423
6 LI Gabriel 1200 6 YIE Kevin 2113 6 BOCAN Richard 1288 6 LU Daisy 1420
7 LUO Albert 1187 7 LI Eric 1874 7 ADAM Rafael 1286 7 LU Jasmine 1420
8 ZHUANG Winnie 1166 8 ZHAO Yue Tong 1846 8 LI Ze Yue 1265 8 LI Yi Zhou 1412
9 SHI Michael 1135 9 PENG Sarah 1755 9 BELIVEAU Mathieu 1264 9 KIRYAKOV Marin 1410
10 ZHU Austin 1119 10 XUE Andrew 1682 10 RAMAMONJISOA Sacha 1237 10 SHEN Xin Cheng 1330
GRADE 5 GRADE 12 GRADE 6 GRADE 12
1 ATANASOV Anthony 2180 1 CHEN Richard 2527 1 ZHENG Richard 2144 1 SAHA Ananda 2265
2 XU Daniel 2131 2 ZHANG Yuan Chen 2364 2 GUIPI BOPALA Prince 1869 2 JOHNSON-CONSTANTIN Matthieu 2044
3 NING Eric 2034 3 WAN Kevin 2356 3 ZHANG Chu Hang 1693 3 LI Yi Lin 2036
4 LI Adam 1488 4 ZHAO Harry 2252 4 LIU Kevin 1558 4 SAINE Zachary 1837
5 COAT Sven 1442 5 ZOTKIN Daniel 2240 5 NAVALA Anthony 1435 5 ZHANG Evan 1750
6 QIU James 1440 6 XU Jeffrey 2221 6 CAO Edgar 1324 6 YANG Eddie 1739
7 WANG Kaison 1430 7 BALENDRA Harigaran 2093 7 LI Zhongxuan 1320 7 ST-CYR Xavier 1607
8 RUCHINSKAYA Valerie 1284 8 SHAMRONI Dennis 2012 8 WANG Rachel 1279 8 SUN Benjamin 1522
9 HUANG Richard 1283 9 SHEN Chris 2008 9 OREJUELA LIU Daniel 1225 9 HUANG Junhao 1488
10 LIU Aaron 1265 10 NGUYEN Duy Thien An 1682 10 LIM Nicolas 1214 10 AUDET Olivier 1455
GRADE 6 HONOUR ROLL ROOKIE ROLL top K-6 HONOUR ROLL
1 CHEN Max 2101 1 CHEN Richard 2527 1 ZHONG Kevin 2315 1 RODRIGUE-LEMIEUX Shawn 2590
2 ZHAO Jeffrey 1862 2 HUA Eugene 2451 2 ZHENG Richard 2144 2 HUANG Qiuyu 2451
3 HUANG Youhe 1723 3 VETTESE Nicholas 2414 3 GUIPI BOPALA Prince 1869 3 OUELLET Maili-Jade 2409
4 LIU Henry 1556 4 TALUKDAR Rohan 2383 4 ZHANG Chu Hang 1693 4 ZHONG Kevin 2315
5 ZHU Matthew 1532 5 ZHANG Yuan Chen 2364 5 LIU Kevin 1558 5 TANAKA Tyler 2276
6 GULEC Andrew 1494 6 WAN Kevin 2356 6 CHANG Alexander 1526 6 SAHA Ananda 2265
7 GHAZARIAN Tigran 1493 7 LIANG Hairan 2353 7 CHAPDELAINE Gwyn 1500 7 DURETTE Francis 2214
8 ZHANG Henry 1481 8 DEMCHENKO Svitlana 2329 8 YAN Alex 1500 8 ZHENG Richard 2144
9 SHAPIRO Idan 1399 9 NORITSYN Sergey 2294 9 NAVALA Anthony 1435 9 JOHNSON-CONSTANTIN Matthieu 2044
10 LIN Angela 1382 10 CAI Jason 2289 10 HU Raymond 1353 10 LI Yi Lin 2036

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 ATLANTIC TOP TEN WESTERN TOP TEN
GRADE 1 GRADE 7 GRADE 1 GRADE 7
1 CHEN Jason 634 NS 1 BHATT Tanish 1222 NF 1 WU Nicholas 930 BC 1 GU Chuyang 1708 BC
2 MARCHAND Calix 627 NS 2 MACEACHERN Seamus 1199 PE 2 YE Oliver 784 BC 2 WU Lucian 1597 BC
3 PITTMAN Luke 502 NF 3 DENG Tommy 1043 NS 3 NGUYEN An 735 BC 3 WANG Paul 1588 AB
4 JUSTASON Magnus 441 NB 4 XING Leon 1041 PE 4 JIN Linus 710 AB 4 ZHOU Aiden 1584 BC
5 EYRES Alex 429 NB 5 VELJANOVSKI Kiro 1029 NB 5 YANG Nathan 708 BC 5 WINDRAM James 1561 AB
6 RIGGS Ethan 387 NF 6 KAPADIA Arnav 1025 NS 6 KIM George 656 AB 6 HUANG Ryan 1485 BC
7 MING Eric 382 PE 7 CHRISTIANSEN Asher 975 NS 7 JIANG Aaron 628 BC 7 BRAVO Erik 1471 BC
8 WILBAND Blake 364 NB 8 BROCKERVILLE Jacob 968 NF 8 PERLA Manny 571 AB 8 IVANESCU Mark 1445 AB
9 RICHARD Marc-Olivier 363 NB 9 VERMA Anmol 945 PE 9 SONG Ian 557 BC 9 TAN Brendan 1410 AB
10 KO Yurim 362 NS 10 FELTER-GONEN Yaron 930 NB 10 LI Jacob 557 AB 10 SPASOJEVIC Luka 1402 BC
GRADE 2 GRADE 8 GRADE 2 GRADE 8
1 MORRISON Oskar 850 NS 1 WU Tony 1826 PE 1 QU Jayden 1093 BC 1 DOKNJAS Neil 2071 BC
2 GOWDA Ankush 575 PE 2 KAPRA Jerjis 1394 NS 2 GAO Justin 1049 BC 2 TIAN Sherry 1980 BC
3 MCKIM Satya 552 NF 3 RUSSELL Mark 1364 NF 3 IVANESCU Matthew 1009 AB 3 HUANG Patrick 1922 BC
4 LIU Darrin 491 NB 4 LEBLANC Alexandre X. 1360 NB 4 GOLCHIN Ryan 999 BC 4 LOW Kevin 1905 BC
5 BEVAN Cruz 489 PE 5 GAO Jiarui 1332 NS 5 WANG Alan 973 BC 5 SUPERCEANU Andi 1663 AB
6 HUANG Tony 472 NB 6 DORMODY Peter 1241 NF 6 TIAN Eliza 929 BC 6 RUSSO Max 1539 MB
7 FENG Simon 466 PE 7 ZENG Fanreng 1198 NS 7 SORGARD William 907 SK 7 LAU Julian 1523 AB
8 LEBEL Loïk 458 NB 8 LOTY Ezekiel 1164 NS 8 MOK Erwin 830 BC 8 JAMES Rowan 1523 BC
9 TIWANA Sarghi 456 PE 9 TIBBO Jacob 1034 NB 9 TANG Scott 808 AB 9 RIQUELME Nicolas 1509 MB
10 GRANT Zoe 443 NS 10 WEI Ronnie 1025 PE 10 LU Aiden 793 BC 10 YANG Henry 1456 BC
GRADE 3 GRADE 9 GRADE 3 GRADE 9
1 LEBLANC Zachary 852 NB 1 KUNDU Arnab 1357 PE 1 BOROOMAND AryaCyrus 1102 BC 1 HEMSTAPAT Andrew 2370 BC
2 QIU Max 819 PE 2 BLANCHETTE Luc 1183 NB 2 KOFMANSKY Matthew 987 BC 2 ZHAO Ian 2264 AB
3 MEANEY Luke 676 NS 3 CHEN Norman 1145 NF 3 GUO BiaoBiao Boyong 981 BC 3 QU Leo 1882 BC
4 LEBLANC Xavier 658 NB 4 BABCOCK Simon 1091 NS 4 YU Ryanbole 929 BC 4 ZHENG Victor 1796 BC
5 WANG Sam 653 PE 5 BROWN Callum 1082 NS 5 MING Jerry 898 AB 5 DU Daniel 1662 BC
6 REDWOOD Luke 643 NS 6 WALSH Ian 1047 NF 6 EISENBERG Colette 854 BC 6 LUU Chris 1590 BC
7 GREEY William 618 NF 7 FARHAT Zein 1008 NS 7 LI Tony 816 BC 7 GUO Jim 1528 BC
8 BOYCE Rigden 600 NS 8 DOUCETTE Luc 1005 PE 8 MURALLIDARAN Arthithan 809 AB 8 MAH Sean 1514 AB
9 XIE Linke 591 NB 9 HEFFERTON Harrison 993 NF 9 POMPAS Codrin 787 BC 9 SASATA Alexander 1496 SK
10 MITTAL Rachit 590 NS 10 MORSE Caleb 954 NB 10 MIAO Eric 784 BC 10 WAN Justin 1401 BC
GRADE 4 GRADE 10 GRADE 4 GRADE 10
1 LIANG Leon 1129 PE 1 DORNIEDEN Jonas 1574 NS 1 YANG Ryan 1512 BC 1 PULFER Luke 1900 BC
2 WANG Andy 995 NS 2 CUI Cynthia 1460 NB 2 SONG Ethan 1494 BC 2 VASIC Maxim 1844 AB
3 ZHANG Brian 935 NS 3 RUSSELL Brett 1418 NF 3 JIN Alexander 1280 BC 3 RICHARDSON Kai 1822 BC
4 KOMIAK Jacob 839 NF 4 NAKAYASU Rikuto 1311 NS 4 LIN Leo 1213 SK 4 YANG Brian 1810 BC
5 YANG Bella 804 PE 5 MCCALLUM Karla Lynn 1195 PE 5 ZOU Alex 1139 BC 5 LOW Ethan 1759 BC
6 YAN Cindy 774 PE 6 LAZAREV Shon 1191 NB 6 DARVEKAR Yash 1100 AB 6 WANG Kaixin 1757 AB
7 DAIGLE Xavier 772 NB 7 CAPELLO Jordon 1187 NB 7 HUANG Winston 1066 BC 7 CHUNG Alec 1712 BC
8 JANES Millie 766 NF 8 LI Kevin 1103 NS 8 SCHWARTZ Elazar 1027 MB 8 WEI Daniel 1518 SK
9 GAO Richard 764 PE 9 LOTY Eric 1092 NS 9 LIU Jiaqi 1018 BC 9 LIN Kaining 1495 AB
10 MALLAIS Julien 678 NB 10 BURTON Jacob 1040 NF 10 GULIYEV Nadir 1002 BC 10 RENY Alex 1445 BC
GRADE 5 G R A D E 11 GRADE 5 G R A D E 11
1 YAO Michael 950 PE 1 MERRIGAN Daley 1954 NF 1 CHANDRA Anand 2082 AB 1 DOKNJAS Joshua 2367 BC
2 SALAH Alan 918 NF 2 HUANG Xingbo 1540 NF 2 WANG Daniel 1760 BC 2 WOLCHOCK Theo 2168 MB
3 SHAFI Omar 884 NS 3 CUI Leonardo 1493 NB 3 WU Nathan 1490 BC 3 MA Derek 2125 MB
4 SHEPPARD Jacob 881 NF 4 MITTAL Ridhi 1326 NS 4 JIANG Eric 1471 BC 4 LEHINGRAT Callum 2006 BC
5 WINFIELD Jordan 839 NS 5 CHANDRAKANTH Nandan 1276 NF 5 LEE Woosung 1412 BC 5 LEONG Ryan 1947 BC
6 NIKMARAM Ryan 793 NB 6 ROOKARD Kalen 1249 NS 6 MOK Gillian 1410 BC 6 RANINGA Aditya 1940 AB
7 RUSANOVSKIY George 778 NS 7 GOSSE Daniel 1201 NF 7 PICHE Zachary 1319 MB 7 GROSSMANN Lenard 1912 AB
8 JIJO Johan 774 PE 8 DUMITRU Robert 1138 NS 8 OFFENGENDEN Ron 1298 AB 8 SU Michael 1828 BC
9 ALLEN Jack 758 NB 9 SUN Tyler 1115 NB 9 YU Sophia 1263 BC 9 YAO David 1813 AB
10 NGUYEN Henry 730 PE 10 NGUYEN Quang 1095 NB 10 JIN Eric 1205 AB 10 BOTEZ Andrea 1686 BC
GRADE 6 GRADE 12 GRADE 6 GRADE 12
1 SULLIVAN Madoc 1486 NS 1 PICKARD Ryan 1566 NF 1 SRINIVASAN Hemant 1506 AB 1 GEDAJLOVIC Max 2338 BC
2 FANG Evan 1134 NF 2 CHISLETT Benjamin 1511 NF 2 RIQUELME Martin 1460 MB 2 HIEBERT Kenji 2130 BC
3 PAN Thomas 987 NF 3 DORRANCE Lucas 1471 NS 3 XU Andrew 1460 BC 3 SCHNABEL Bennett 2094 BC
4 DICKIE Luke 979 PE 4 YEOMANS Ben 1411 NB 4 SHARMA Vishruth 1341 AB 4 BREMNER William 1955 BC
5 FARHAT Taim 972 NS 5 BOON-PETERSEN Stefan 1405 NF 5 PRASANNA Shreyas 1292 AB 5 LI Kevin 1763 BC
6 MCINTYRE Duncan 952 PE 6 NAIDAPPUWA WADUGE Dulhan 1387 NS 6 EISENBERG Lucas 1291 BC 6 ZHENG Maven 1751 BC
7 FARQUHAR Allister 893 NS 7 TRAN Quoc 1218 NS 7 LIANG Eugene 1256 BC 7 GENG Matthew 1694 BC
8 DUMITRU Mara 850 NS 8 HELDT Nils 1208 NS 8 HE Matthew 1238 BC 8 WU Chenxi 1577 AB
9 ANWAR Muhammad 825 NF 9 CHOWDHURY SoumyaDeep 1161 PE 9 ZHANG Dustin 1231 AB 9 CHAO Lucy 1544 AB
10 SELLAL Mohamed 822 NB 10 LOCKE Miles 1132 NF 10 JIANG Kate 1230 BC 10 TOLENTINO Andre 1539 AB
ROOKIE ROLL top K-6 HONOUR ROLL ROOKIE ROLL top K-6 HONOUR ROLL
1 SULLIVAN Madoc 1486 NS 1 MERRIGAN Daley 1954 NF 1 CHANDRA Anand 2082 AB 1 HEMSTAPAT Andrew 2370 BC
2 FANG Evan 1134 NF 2 WU Tony 1826 PE 2 WANG Daniel 1760 BC 2 DOKNJAS Joshua 2367 BC
3 LIANG Leon 1129 PE 3 DORNIEDEN Jonas 1574 NS 3 YANG Ryan 1512 BC 3 GEDAJLOVIC Max 2338 BC
4 WANG Andy 995 NS 4 PICKARD Ryan 1566 NF 4 SRINIVASAN Hemant 1506 AB 4 ZHAO Ian 2264 AB
5 PAN Thomas 987 NF 5 HUANG Xingbo 1540 NF 5 SONG Ethan 1494 BC 5 WOLCHOCK Theo 2168 MB
6 DICKIE Luke 979 PE 6 CHISLETT Benjamin 1511 NF 6 WU Nathan 1490 BC 6 HIEBERT Kenji 2130 BC
7 FARHAT Taim 972 NS 7 CUI Leonardo 1493 NB 7 JIANG Eric 1471 BC 7 MA Derek 2125 MB
8 MCINTYRE Duncan 952 PE 8 SULLIVAN Madoc 1486 NS 8 RIQUELME Martin 1460 MB 8 SCHNABEL Bennett 2094 BC
9 YAO Michael 950 PE 9 DORRANCE Lucas 1471 NS 9 XU Andrew 1460 BC 9 CHANDRA Anand 2082 AB
10 ZHANG Brian 935 NS 10 CUI Cynthia 1460 NB 10 LEE Woosung 1412 BC 10 DOKNJAS Neil 2071 BC

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 R AT I N G S Frizoon LePawn presents

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Click the “ratings” tab on the homepage, which will CANADA
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 HOW TO READ A CHESS GAME
It's easy. The board has 8 files
* SOLUTIONS *
and 8 ranks. Files are the rows
8 rhb1kgn4
of squares that go up and down. 7 0p0pdp0p MATES TRIPLE LOYD
Each one is named by a small 6 wdwdwdwd 1 1.Qa4# A. Kd8#
letter. Ranks are rows that go 2 1.Qd8+ Kf7 2.Qe8# B. Kf3=
sideways. Each one is named
5 dwdw0wdw
by a number. 4 wdwdPdwd 3 1.Nf6+ Kd8 2.Re8# C. Ka8 (Qc8#)
Every square also has a name. 3 dwdwdwdw 4 1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2.Qh7#
The first part is its file and the 5 1.Qxf7+ Rxf7 CHESS MAZE
second part is its rank. In this
2 P)P)w)P) Ra1-a3-c3-c1-d1-d2
2.Re8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8#
diagram, a white pawn moved 1 $NGQIBHR -f2-f1-h1-h3-g3-g5-h5
to e4 and a black pawn to e5. (1...Kh8 2.Qxf8#)
a b c d e f g h
When moves are written down, -h7-a7-a5-b5-b8xd8
the first capital letter shows the Here are some special symbols: COMBO MOMBO
piece which moves. Q is queen. + check 1 1.Rxc7 Rb8 (1...Rxc7 2.Re8#) 2.Rxb7 Rxb7 3.Re8#
B is bishop. R is rook. N is used
for knight because the king is K.
# checkmate 2 1...Qxf1+ 2.Kxf1 Bb5+ 3.Qc4 (3.Kg1 Re1#) 3...Bxc4+
If there is no capital letter, that e. p. en passant
means a pawn moves. O-O castles kingside TACTICS 102
Next is the square that the O-O-O castles queenside 1 1.Rxe5 Rxe5 (1...Qd8 2.Rae1) 2.Qxa8+
piece moves to. Bc4 says that a 1-0 white wins 2 1.Bxf6 Bxf6 2.Nxd5 (2...cxd5? 3.Rxc7)
bishop moves to the square c4.
When a piece is captured, an x
0-1 black wins 3 1.Nxe6 fxe6 (1...Rfe8 2.Nd4) 2.Qxe6+ Kh8 3.Qxd6
½-½ draw 4 1.Bxf7+ Kxf7 (1...Kf8 2.Bb3) 2.Ng5+ Ke8 3.Qxg4
is put before the square. Qxf7
means a queen takes on f7. ! excellent move
If a pawn captures, the letter ? mistake LILY'S PUZZLER
of the file it starts on is given !? cool move
first, then an x followed by the ?! weird (weak) move wdw!wdwd
square it takes on. exd5 says a
pawn on the e-file captures on The game below is written in dQdPdw!w
the square d5. algebraic notation. Kiril was wdwdQdwd
new to chess and fell into an
When two pieces of the same
old trap called Scholar’s Mate !
dw!wdw)Q
kind can go to the same spot,
another letter is put after the QdwdP!wd
ROCKY KIRIL
piece to show what file it came dwdQdwdw
1. e4 e5
from. Rae1 tells us that a rook
2. Qh5 d6
wdwdwdQd
on the a-file moves to e1.
If the pieces that can move to 3. Bc4 Nf6 ?
dwdw!wdw
the same spot are on the same 4. Qxf7 #
file, then their rank number is Add pawns on d7 e4 g5.
added. N6e4 means the knight Oh no! Kiril got mated in just No queen is defended.
on the 6th rank moves to e4. four moves. That was no fun!

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