Foxwoods as Seen Through Monroi

First two questions? 1. How to put this post in separate window? 2. Is it legal to post this link? If not I apologize and we need to delete it.

http://monroi.com/watch/?tnm_id=1016

Look especially at quick 9th round game: Ivanov-Charbonneau (15 moves)

GM Shulman won this event and more can be found at http://www.foxwoodsopen.com/

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Open

The annual Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Open will once again be at the Shriner's Club this weekend. There is an entry fee ($45 Canadian) and you must be or become a member of the Canadian Chess Federation (presently $36 Canadian/year) to participate, but it is a well run event and worth the trip and expense. More information is below: Niagara Falls Open Date: March 29 & 30, 2008 Place: Niagara Shrine Club, 5621 North Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario (Next to Greater Niagara General Hospital) Rds: 5 Type: Swiss Times: Sat: 9 AM, 1 PM & 6 PM, Sun: 10 AM, ASAP TC: Rd. 1, 90 SD, Rds. 2-5, 30/90, 60 SD EF: $45 but Seniors (65+) and Juniors (<18)>

Prizes: $$BEN, Unrated Participants, only eligible for unrated prize only, if applicable

Reg: Email entries up to March 28th to jeswifty@hotmail.com. On site registration between 8 AM and 8:45 AM, late fee of $5. Cash only at site.

Misc: Bring Chess sets and clocks. Food and drink can be purchased at site. Site is Non Smoking. CFC Membership required and can be purchased on site. Please bring proof of age for junior/senior discounts. As many as 2 half point byes available for rounds 1-3. This event is a SWOCL GRAND PRIX EVENT.

The following is the link for the pre-registration list for this weekend's tournament in Niagara Falls, Canada: http://members5.boardhost.com/ChessTalk/msg/1206423180.html

My Games at Marchand 2008

I have been late to post this. I obtained only 3.0/5.0 and I lost 14 rating points from 1784 to 1770. Not the best tourney for me, but certainly a lot to learn from. Round 1 - Harish Srinivasan(1784) vs David Miller(1465) 0-1 Round 2 - Kelly Charles III(1514) vs Harish Srinivasan(1784) 0-1 Round 3 - Harish Srinivasan(1784) VS John Frearson(1582) 1-0 Round 4- Agok, Peter Panther(1595) vs Harish Srinivasan(1784) 0-1 Round 5-Harish Srinivasan(1784) vs John Manning(1785) 0-1

Online Tournament Search Tool

Many of you may not be aware of this wonderful online tool to search for chess events around the region, state and nation. It is available at http://www.uschess.org/directories/tnmtsearch/

This is the tool that alerted me to a number of recently scheduled events in our area including the one I just posted below.

Not only can you do a search by type of tournament, cost, prize fund, distance to where you live, ect., it also can send you email alerts for recently added events, many of which are not published in the Chess Life TLA section.

Another Local Scholastic Event Just Announced

KLCC - Kenmore Scholastic

Chess Tournament Sunday April 13, 2008

Kenmore Youth Center 135 Wilber Avenue Kenmore, NY 14217

Format: Three sections: K-4th, or 5th - 8th or 9 - 12th graders 5 Round SWISS, G/30 Affects both Quick and Regular rating.

Prizes: Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place

Round Times: 1:30pm, 2pm, 2:30pm, 3pm and 3:30pm Byes: Half point byes available, Must give notice before round 2.

Entry Fees: $10.00 Cash only at the site! Unrated players are welcomed $10.00, No checks or credit cards at the site! , $5.00 mailed no later than April 10th, 2008.

Online entries to arcangel8chess@yahoo.com

On-site Reg: 12:30pm till 1:00pm

Note Pizza & Beverages served and $5.00 will be collected at the door!

For More Information: Mc Duffie - 716-639-7702 E-mail: arcangel8chess@yahoo.com

Jamestown Chess Event This Saturday and Next

I just received the following from our good friend Mark Clark from Jamestown:

Spring Swiss 4-ss March 22-29 Game/45 Rounds 1 & 2 March 22 Rounds 3 & 4 March 29 Round times 11:30 and 1:15 Entry Fee $10 USCF rated Jamestown Boys & Girls Club Allen Street, Jamestown NY 14710 Chess Lesson 10:30-11:30 for the kids

For more info contact Mark Clark at mclark85@stny.rr.com

Spring Scio Scholastic Rescheduled

I just received the following email from the "old woodpusher"

SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT #8 SCIO HIGH SCHOOL SCIO, NEW YORK MAY 10, 2008 Hello, Scholastic Chess Club Advisers! Just a short blurb to keep the upcoming chess event fresh in the minds of all our supporting cast! The tournament playing area will be located in the Scio High School cafeteria. Follow the directional signs once inside the building. Remember to have those students wishing to have lunch pay the $4.00 fee at the tournament registration desk when checking in. Accompanying adults can also pay the fee if they expect to join in on the lunch break. (Sub’s this time!)

The schedule is tentatively as follows: 9:00 – 9:30 Student check in and registration. 10:00 Start of Round-1 play 11:10 Start of Round-2 play 12:10 Lunch break 12:45 Start of Round-3 play 1:55 Start of Round-4 play 3:00 Start of Round-5 play 4:15 Awards presentation (If above holds true!) Remember that pre-registration of students allows for a smoother and timely event. Make every effort to have all your players that anticipate on attending this tournament pre-registered, if possible by MAY 7TH so the organizational functions can be attended to by the tourn. director. Student name, school and grade level will suffice for registration purposes. This can be e-mailed to garrylreynolds@rocketmail.com Late registration holds up the first round pairings so we will set a policy of no registrations after 9:45am! Please have your students on deck prior to 9:45am. Rounds may start earlier than scheduled if all games are completed ahead of schedule. The first two rounds of play generally move along much faster than scheduled.

The host for this event will be Karen Insley, the chess coach/mentor for the Scio Scholastic Chess Club. We extend our appreciation to her for hosting our second tournament in the new school year. The tournament coordinator and director will be Garry Reynolds and all inquiries can be directed to him.

Sincerely, Garry l. Reynolds garrylreynolds@rocketmail.com 585-268-7359 Home 585-596-3730 Work

***Note this an unrated event. Players need not be USCF members and does not affect own's rating.***

Matt J. Parry is NYS High School Champion

NM Matt J. Parry, 17, of Rochester is the 2008 NYS High School Champion and will represent the Empire State in the Denker Tournament of High School Champions this Spring. He won the title by going a perfect 6/6 at the NYS Scholastic Championship in Saratoga Springs this past weekend. Many of you recognize and maybe even played against this excellent young man either at the Rochester Chess Center or at one of the regional Grand Prix Events. His rating is currently 2329.

Felix's Fine Performance at NYS Scholastic Championship

His trophy from this weekend's NYS Scholastic Champioship

is smaller than the one above, but Felix's rating is now bigger!

Corrected 3/17/08

Instead of merely defending his first grade title by playing in the K-1 section, Amherst first grader, FELIX (YUANFEI) LING, chose to play up in the very strong Primary section this weekend at the NYS Scholastic Championships. This section included players older than him and the top player, William Graiff, was rated 1668! The full cross table is available here: http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200803168751

He finished 3.5/6 earning him a tie for 16th place overall (19th on tiebreaks) in the state among Primary School players. His wins included over players rated 1180 and 1248 and he drew a 1388 Canadian player.

Facing such competition should prepare him well for the US Elementary Championships in Pittsburgh this May. His pre-tournament rating of 1012 increased to 1081 which would be good, according to the February rating list, for 35th in the country among 7 year olds. Way to go Felix!

STRATEGIC CHESS WORKSHOP REMINDER

Main Place Mall, Upper Level, 390 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14202 Registration from 9:30am till 9:45am. Workshop runs from 10am till 2pm Workshop fee:Adults $20 per day and Scholastics $5.00 per day Tuesday March 18th and Wednesday March 19th, 2008 FEATURING DR. KENNTH W. REGAN, INTERNATIONAL MASTER will be sharing important Strategic Concepts and Tactical ideas for chess players of all ages and ratings. Also materials regarding "Vision of the Board", Pawn Structure and Basic Middle Game Concepts. Bring some of your score sheets from the Buffalo KLCC Grand Prix for review. Please bring Pencil, Notebook, Chess Set, Chess Board and Chess Clock. BUFFALO DISTRICT SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED THIS WEEK FOR EASTER!

BUFFALO KELLOGG LEADERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE GRAND PRIX RESULTS

28 players from both sides of the border came out for the Buffalo KLCC March Grand Prix.

In the U1200 David Evans Jr Memorial Section, Ryan Madden (Pioneer Middle School) won with an undefeated 5-0! 2nd Place was Nicolas Frisch, and 3rd to Rasheen Powell, Jr of City Honors. New U1200 participants were the aforementioned Powell and Corey Washington, while two girls, Samantha Rodriguez and Shannon Smith also participated. Top Cumulative Upset Points winners were Nicolas Frisch (688) with 274 points, Samantha Rodriguez (100) with 105 points, and Rasheen Powell Jr (885) earned 31.5 points. Nicolas Frisch defeated Aaron Mc Duffie (948) in Round 2, Round 3 saw Samantha Rodriguez defeated Shannon Smith (310), Nicolas Frisch defeated Trevor Cohn (702) and in Round 4, Rasheen Powell Jr(885) tied Aaron Mc Duffie (948). In the Mayor Byron W. Brown Section K-4th Graders winners were as follows: 1st Place - Ryan Palmisano, Pioneer Middle School, 2nd Place Tie - Trevor Cohn, Lindbergh School, Frank Rodriguez, Home Schooled and Nathan Palmisano, Pioneer Middle School and 3rd Place - Home Schooled Samantha Y. Rodriguez. In his first outing, Corey Washington earned first place in the Scholastics 4th - 8th Graders, Masten District Councilman, Demone Smith Section. U1600 Senator Antoine M Thompson Section winners were: 1st Place Charles Kelly III (1565) and Josh Rofrano (1268) both new to the KLCC tournaments from Rochester NY. Tieing for 3rd Place were David Miller (1498), Robert Gerow (1396), James Paul (1350), James P. Davis(1268), John Johnson (1249), and Louis Williams (486). Top Cumulative Point Upset winner was Louis Williams with 1827 points. Other notable upset winners were Michael A. Mc Duffie(950) who picked up 173 points, James P Davis earning 157 points, and Josh Rofrano with 72 points. Round one saw Louis Williams defeating James Paul for 895 points, Michael A. Mc Duffie (950) beating Phillip Laugeman(1123) for 173 points, and James P Davis over David Biddle(1408) for 157 points. In Round Four, Louis Williams defeated David Biddle for 932 points, and Josh Rofrano drew Charles Kelly III for 72 points. The International Open Section, fittingly produced a tie for first between NM Lionel L Davis (2216) of Buffalo and 7th grader, Aquino Inigo (1750p) from Welland, Ontario, Canada. 3rd Place and the U1900 prize winner was Thomas Warner(1720). The top Upset was in Round Three in which Aquino Inigo tied Lionel L Davis for 235 points. Although this really was not too surprising as Inigo's rating in Canada has been zoomin since October 2006 from 1700 to 2081 currently. The next Grand Prix will be April 19th, 2008, Main Place Mall, Upper Level, 390 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14202. Same format, Same prizes and awards. Advance registration is greatly appreciated no later than Sunday, April 13, 2008.

KLCC BUFFALO MARCH GRAND PRIX REMINDER

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008 MAIN PLACE MALL, UPPER LEVEL, FREE PARKING UNDER MALL 390 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14202 FOUR ROUNDS, SWISS, USCF RATED, GAME 45 ROUNDS BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 9:30AM, CHECK IN NO LATER THAN 9AM. ROUNDS: 9:30AM, 11:15AM, 1:00PM AND 2:45PM(GAME 60) REVISED OPEN CASH PRIZES GUARANTEED, 1ST PLACE $250, 2ND $150, 1900 AND UNDER CLASS PRIZE $120. ENTRY FEE $50.00 CASH ONLY AT DOOR. U1600 CASH PRIZES BASED UPON 20 ENTRIES:1ST $150, 2ND $90 AND 3RD $60.00 ENTRY FEE$35 CASH ONLY AT DOOR. U1200 CASH PRIZES BASED UPON 20 ENTRIES:1ST $150, 2ND $90 AND 3RD $90, ENTRY FEE $35 CASH ONLY AT DOOR. SCHOLASTICS AWARDED TROPHIES FOR 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE. CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO:ARCHANGEL 8 CHESS ACADEMY, MARCH GRAND PRIX, 60F GUILFORD LANE, BUFFALO NY 14202 BEFORE MARCH 10TH, 2008. PLEASE INCLUDE SECTION OF PLAY, NAME, USCF ID, USCF RATING AND PHONE/EMAIL.

Need Something to Do During Easter Break?

I just received the following email from Michael Mc Duffie-the WNY Chess Ambassador:

International Master Dr. Ken Regan, above, will be one of the instructors

STRATEGIC CHESS WORKSHOPS

featuring IM Ken Regan and Expert player Douglas Dubose

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st, 2008

10am till 2pm Register/Check in no later than 9:45am

Main Place Mall, Upper Level, 390 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14202

Bring chess board, chess set, notebook, pencil and open mind.

Dr Kenneth W. Regan, International Master, and Douglas W. Dubose, Chess Expert, will conduct two day workshops over the holiday vacation.

This workshop is targeted towards those USCF ratings of 1400 and under players. Adults and Scholastics are welcomed.

Topics are:

Tuesday and Wednesday March 18 & 19th, 2008Dr Kenneth Regan, International Master will cover the following: Vision of the Chess Board, Pawn Structure and Basic Middle Game Concepts.

Thursday and Friday, March 20 and 21st, 2008Douglas W. Dubose, Chess Expert will cover the following:Double King Openings and Bishop Openings. What tactics, strategies and concepts behind these openings.

Also each session will have a thematic game vs opponents, rated if uscf players.

Advance entry fees before March 16th, 2008 are Adults $20 or $30 Cash at the door. Scholastic entry is $10 or $20 CASH only at the site.Checks made payable to ARCHANGEL 8 CHESS ACADEMY, KLCC CHESS WORKSHOPS, 60F GUILFORD LANE, BUFFALO, NY 14221.

My Games at WNY & NPA Team Event

You should be able to analyze your own variations by moving the pieces as well. Apart from this, I tried to introduce comments in the text box. Some moves will have some sample comments from me. Slowly, I shall make this interface for posting games better. The easiest way for others to post their games using this interface, would be to copy this post and just replace the moves and comments. Round 1 - Harish Srinivasan (1730) vs Austin Kossow (694) 1-0 Round 2 - Fred Harris (1917) vs Harish Srinivasan (1730) 0-1 Round 3 - Ron Lohrman (1958) vs Harish Srinivasan (1730) 0-1

WNY & NPA 2008 Team Tournament Report

An excellent turnout of 30 players representing 6 clubs from the Western New York (WNY) and Northern Pennslyvania (NPA) region competed in the 2008 WNY & NPA 2008 Team Tournament in Sardinia, NY today. The cross Table is available at: http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200803013661 This year's champion is the Bradford, PA Chess Club (avg rating 1877) Team Total 11.5. The top 4 scoring players from Bradford were Greg Henry (2101) 2.5, Mike Jones (1929) 4.0, Todd Hennard (1966) 3.0, and Tamara Corey (1886) 2.0. Robert Ferguson (1515) also represented Bradford. [He had 1.5 points but per the rules of the event, only the top 4 scorers contributed to the cummulative team total.] Finishing second was the Jamestown, NY Chess Club (1919) 10.5. Their top four scorers were Mark Clark (2029) 2.5, Dick Kalfas (2009) 2.5, Dan Miraglia (1987) 3.0, and Robert Johnson (1912) 2.5. Jaymes Thompson (1659) 2.0 also participated on this team. Third went to The Southtowns Chess Club (1258) 9.0, whose 4 top scoring players were Albert Patterson (1802) 2.5, Tom Warner (1704) 2.5, Nathan Braasch (1437) 3.0, and Ryan Madden (1036) 1.0. The surprise team was the "B" Team of the Niagara Falls Chess Club (1358) 8.5. [B-because top player Rev. Marijan Procyk (2072) could not participate.] They missed out of the top three by only 1/2 point and their best player Harish Srinivasan (1730) 3.0 had to leave before the last round started. The Rochester Chess Center was fourth with 7.5 and sixth went to the Hornell Chess Club with 6.5 Top individual honors were first place Mike Jones (performance 2262) with a perfect 4/4. Winning second on performance score tie break of the group that finished with 3 points was Harish Srinivasan 3/3 (perf 2137); with third going to Dan Miraglia 3/4(perf 2067). Others at 3/4 were Todd Hennard (perf 1962), Nathan Braasch (perf 1861), and Mark Wattenberg (perf 1824). The greatest increase in ratings points was +196 by Nathan Braasch 1437P9>>>1633P13. Top upset and total upset point winner was Mark Mieth (1286) who bested a 1917 (+631)and a 1586 (+300) rated players and drew a 1704 (+209) rated player for a total of +1140. Much thanks go out to Mr. Tom Warner of the Southtowns Club who organized this great event.