See You In Sardinia Saturday!

The results are here: http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200711038861 and http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200711038871

Tom Warner TD extraordin

air is again having a tournament in Garry Kowsparov territority this Saturday. Here is his announcement:

QUICK CHESS TOURNAMENT Sat. November 3 at the Sardinia Community Center, 12320 Savage Rd, Sardinia,NY Must be a USCF member to play(can join at tournament) 2 Sections: Adults: 3SS G 29, EF $20 RDS: 10,11,12 Prizes based on entries Scholastic- Round Robin- play as many games as possible in 3hrs! EF: $10 Games start at 10am. Trophy for 1st place. All Scholastic players will receive a prize! For Info call Tom Warner 716-496-5230

NEW KENTON CHESS CLUB!

THE KENTON YOUTH DEPARTMENT IS FORMING A NEW CHESS CLUB THAT WILL MEET ON THURSDAYS IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AT THE KENMORE COMMUNITY CENTER, 135 WILBUR AVENUE, KENMORE, NY 14217.

THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 1, 2007, AND WE WILL BE GATHERING INPUT FROM THE CHESS COMMUNITY REGARDING FUTURE CHESS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. A CHESS LEAGUE WILL FOLLOW ON THE NEXT 3 THURSDAYS. THERE WILL BE A USCF RATED SECTION AND A NON RATED SECTION.

THERE IS NO COST TO RESIDENTS OF THE KEN-TON AREA WHO HAVE A RESIDENT CARD. FOR NON KEN-TON RESIDENTS THE FEE IS $10 PER YEAR.

COME AND JOIN, AS ALL MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE A NEW STAUNTON CHESS SET, BOARD, AND TOTE BAG! ALL LEVELS AND AGES ARE WELCOME.

RSVP BY EMAIL TO MICHAEL MC DUFFIE AT ARCANGEL8CHESS@YAHOO.COM.

AQE OCTOBER BUFFALO GRAND PRIX

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2007 MAIN PLACE MALL (2ND FLOOR) 390 MAIN STREET BUFFALO, NY 14202 (FREE PARKING UNDER MALL) CHECK IN NO LATER THAN 9AM, ANNOUNCEMENTS START AT 9:15AM. FIRST ROUND STARTS AT 9:30AM, LATE ARRIVALS MUST TAKE 1/2 POINT BYE. 1ST ROUND 9:30AM, 2ND ROUND 11:20AM, 3RD ROUND 1:10PM AND 4 ROUND 3:30PM. ROUNDS 1&2 GAME 45, ROUNDS 3& 4 GAME 60. WHAT: 4 ROUNDS, SWISS FORMAT, ENHANCED GRAND PRIX (10PTS) OPEN SECTION GUARANTEED FIRST PLACE $250.00 AND 2ND PLACE $150.00, OTHER CASH PRIZES BASED UPON 20 ENTRIES. U1600 SECTION: BASED UPON 20 ENTRIES, 1ST PLACE TROPHY AND $150, 2ND PLACE $90 AND 3RD PLACE $60. SCHOLASTICS SECTION: TROPHIES FOR 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE. BEGINNERS RATED SECTION: GRADES 1ST AND 2ND (SURPRISE PRIZES) ENTRY FEE OPEN $50 CASH ONLY AT THE SITE ENTRY FEE U1600 $35 CASH ONLY AT THE SITE ENTRY FEE SCHOLASTICS AND BEGINNERS $15 CASH ONLY AT THE SITE. The results for this event can be found at: http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200710205571

Chess anyone ?

Who's playing chess nowadays and where and when?

Saturday Wegmans Sign Up Sheet

In order to minimize the chance that players may show up on a Saturday and not find anyone else there, please comment below if you will be at Wegmans this Saturday and at what time you expect to be there.

Results of the Second Annual Jeff White Memorial

The Second Annual Jeff White Memorial-Excelsior 30 Point (enhanced) Grand Prix Tournament "Wall Chart" Results

Open # Name Rating Result 1 IM Ken Regan 2436 4/5 2 NM Gary Ng 2209Canada 3/5 3 NM Eddie Mark 2098 3/4 4 Luka Glinsky 2086 3.5/5 5 Marijan Procyk 2072 2.5/4 5 Sam Copeland 2072 3/5 7 Alex Livingston 1858Canada 2.5/4 8 Bob Shao 1850 2.5/5 9 Harish Srinivasan 1729 2/5

10David Miller 1599 2/5

11Dr James Paul 1369 1/3

12 Evan Ashton 1510 1/4

13 John Dolan 1326 0/4 14 Michael Mc Duffie 780 1/4 Under 1450 # Name Rating Result 1 David Biddle 1430 5/5 2 J Hassler Thurston 1341 4/5 3 Daniel Johnston 1307 3/5

4 John Herowski 1242 2/5

5 Thomas Hahn 1097 1/3 6 George Thurston 1057 2/5 7 Margaret Thurston 716 0/3 8 P. “Doug” Troy 705 2.5/5 9 Adam Shunk 664 1/5 10 Sebastian Liew unr.Malaysia 2.5/5 Saturday Scholastic # Name ID Rating Result 1 Ben Havey 933 5/5 2 Partho Bhattacharya 932 3/5 3 Rael Dolan 710 2.5/5

4 Molly Dolan 354 1/4

5 Ayush Jajoo 319 1/3

6Victoria Stauffiger 316 2/4

7 Ashwin Jajoo 315 0.5/3

8 Frankie Rodriguez 177 3.5/5

9 Samantha Rodriguez 100 0.5/4

The full crosstable with up to date post ratings is available at :

http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200710142531

Meeting of the Minds!

Question: Who will win when IM Dr. Ken Regan and IM Dr. Danny Kopec face each other this Friday evening at the Niagara Falls Conference Center from 6-10 PM as part of the Niagara Falls Chess Festival and Second Annual Jeff White Memorial-Excelsior Open this weekend?

Answer: We all will! This chess exhibition/symposium "How to Think Like a Chess Master" will be a rare opportunity to see and hear how an Internation Master of chess approaches and plays a chess game. It will include a Game/60 match in which each of these two outstanding players will be in separate rooms in which they will speak out loud each's thought processes in analyzing the position and how each derived the next move. At the conclusion of the game we all will convene in a great hall and have the opportunity to ask them anything we wish. Wow what an opportunity to learn from some of the best in chess!

Attendence to this event is included in your entry fee to the tournament. There is still time to take advantage of the $10 discount on preregistration and the ability to then attend the Friday night chess exhibition/symposium. Just publish your name in the comment section with your USCF # and regular rating by Wednesday 10/10/07 before 11:59:59 PM.

If you can not play in this weekend's tournament, but would like to come just to this exhibition/match/ symposium I would just ask that you make at least a $5 donation to the Education Fund of the children of Jeff White.

The UP TO DATE TLA for JW2

I was asked to reprint the Corrected TLA for this weekend's chess tournament in Niagara Falls, so here it is!

Oct. 13-14, Niagara Falls, New York ChessCafe.com Grand Prix Points: 30 (enhanced) SECOND ANNUAL JEFF WHITE MEMORIAL-EXCELSIOR OPEN

First Presbyterian Church, 311 Rainbow Boulevard North, Niagara Falls, NY 14303. Day 2 will be in the Ballroom of the Quality Hotel & Suites"At The Falls" 240 Rainbow Blvd N.

The most current available online rating will be used for each player. In 5 Sections:

Open: 5SS, 30/60 SD/30 EF: $40 by 10/10/07 $50 thereafter. $$GTD: $600-300-150 and $100 to top U2050. Reg: Sat 830 to 930AM. Rds: Sat 10-130-5 Sun 11- 230

U1850: 5SS, 30/60 SD/30,Open to 1850 & under. EF: $40 by 10/10/07 $50 thereafter. $$b/:$670 in collected entry fees for this section. $200-100-50. & $50 to topU1650. Reg: Sat 830 to 930AM. Rds: Sat 10-130-5 Sun 11- 230

U1450: 5SS, 30/60 SD/30, Open to1450 & under. EF: $40 by 10/10/07 $50 thereafter. $$b/: $670 incollected entry fees for this section. $200-100-50. & $50 for top U1250. Reg: Sat 830 to 930AM. Rds: Sat 10-130-5 Sun 11- 230

Saturday Scholastic Under 1050: 5SS,Game/30, Open to 1050 & under. EF: $15 if registered by 10/10/07$25 thereafter. Prizes: Trophies to top three finishers and also to the top unrated player. Tie breaking procedure will be based on performance score. Reg: Sat 830 to 930AM. Rds: Sat 10-1130-130-3-430.

Sunday Scholastic Under1050: 5SS, Game/30, Open to 1050 & under. EF: $15 if registered by 10/10/07 $25 thereafter. Prizes: Trophies to top three finishers and also to the top unrated player. Tie breaking procedure will be based on performance score. Reg: Sunday 10-1045PM. Rds: Sun 11-1230-145-3-430. ALL: IM & GM free if registered by 10/10/07. No checks or credit cards accepted on site. Only ½ pt available if requested 1 round in advance, however late registrants will be forced to take a first round bye.

ENT: Dr. Mark Mieth 1 Columba Drive, Suite One, Niagara Falls, NY 14305 drmarkmieth@aol.com.

HR: $79/night (716) 282-1212 Quality Hotel & Suites"At The Falls" A portion of each player's entry fee will go to the Education Fund of the Children of Jeff White.

There is still time to take advantage of the $10 discount on preregistration and the ability to then attend the Friday night chess exhibition/symposium "How to Think Like a Chess Master" being given by IMs Kopec and Regan. Just publish your name in the comment section with your USCF # and regular rating by Wednesday 10/10/07 before 11:59:59 PM.

Results of the Sardinia Saturday Events

Congratulations to Partho Bhattacharya who won the scholastic with a perfect 10/10! And to Harish Srinivasan the winner of the Quick Open with a perfect 3/3. The results of the Sardinia Quick Open and Scholastic Events from this past Saturday are now available. Click on the following link and then put SCC OCT QUICK in the Search box and then hit enter http://main.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,201/

To get the cross-table for the Scholastic section: use the same link above and type in SCC OCT SCHOLASTIC

Who's Name Will Be Engraved Next ?!

Felix, The Jeff White Memorial Cup, and Partho The Dolan Girls: Molly, Callie, and Rael taking their turn posing with the trophy

In 2006 GM Jaan Ehlvest was the innaguaral Jeff White Memorial Chess Champion. Who will be it the winner this upcoming weekend? Another titled player such as IM Ken Regan (or IM Kopec if we can convince him to play in the tournament), a local expert such as Procyk, or Glinsky?

Perhaps it will be someone who has yet to preregister. There is still time to do so. Just publish your name in the comment section with your USCF # and regular rating and you can take advantage of the preregistraion $10 discount and the Friday night chess exhibition/symposium "How to Think Like a Chess Master" being given by IMs Kopec and Regan.

Although, these aspiring young people pictured above may not get his or her name on the trophy this year. In coming year's who knows? Personally I would not be at all surprised to see anyone of them succeed in chess.

Niagara Falls Chess Festival

It is less than 2 weeks away and there is still time to take advantage of the early registration discount for the Second Annual Jeff White Memorial 30 point (enhanced) Grand Prix Tournament. This event will take place in the cataract city on Saturday and Sunday October 13 and 14th. Day One will be at the First Presbyterian Church on Second Street (the old Rainbow Boulevard North) while Day Two will be in the Ballroom of the Quality Hotel and Suites on Second Avenue.

The two day tournament wil be in 3 sections: Open, U1850, and U1450 and will be a 5 round Swiss with each game lasting up to 3 hours. For scholastic players Under 1050 rating they can choose to play in either the Saturday or Sunday (or both) one day tournaments which are 5 round Swiss with games lasting up to one hour.

Early entry Fee is $40 for the two day tournament and $15 for the one day scholastic tournaments. All entry fees will increase by $10 for those who register after 10/10. A portion of all entry fees will go to the education fund of Jeff White's children. Last year we were able to raise $500!

Guaranteed Prize pay out is as follows: in the Open: 1st $600, 2nd $300, 3rd $150, and $100 for top Under 2050, in the Under 1850 and Under1450 sections prize pay out will be: 1st $200, 2nd $100, and 3rd $50 based on $670 collected in entry fees with also $50 for top Under 1650 and top Under 1250. The scholastic players will be competing for trophies for first, second, and third places.

Also remember that your early paid entry allows you and a guest to attend the Friday evening chess exhibition match and symposium "How to Think Like a Chess Master" by International Masters Dr. Danny Kopec and Dr. Ken Regan. This will be held in the Niagara Falls Conference Center on Old Falls Street between Second and Third Streets.

Interesting Endgame

White to move. The only way white can win is to trap the knight and win the knight and promote the pawn. Can it be done? My trainer GM Petr Kiriakov gave me this problem and I was allowed to move pieces to solve this. So you could try the same.