NEW WNY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE!

Orchard Park's Borders Bookstore on Rt 179/Milestrip Road, Orchard NY 14127, will be co-hosting with The Archangel 8 Chess Academy a Scholastic Chess League for students currently in grades K - 8 on the fourth Saturday of each month beginning in September. There will be both an unrated section and a United States Chess Federation (USCF) rated section in which USCF rules will be enforced. Students will play others in their grades or appropriate level of competition. USCF section players must be currrent with his/her USCF membership and must record the games in algebraic notation.

Each month, there will be a brief lesson on tactics and/or strategy from the Borders Chess Section. This is for competitive chess players or players who would like to improve upon their game tactics and/or strategies.

Space is limited, so first come, first served. Home Schoolers, girls, and school chess teams are strongly encouraged to participate. Monthly Prizes and Awards will be given out. The players with the most accumulated points over the 4 months will be awarded trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners. There will be no make up games if you are absent.

Registration will be from 12:30pm until 1pm. Matches/Lessons will begin at 1:15pm promptly. Each monthly session will end at 4pm, 4 Rounds, Swiss format, Game 29. Monthly dates are Sept. 27th, Oct. 25th, Nov. 22nd and Dec. 27th, 2008.

Entry Fee will be $5.00 per session, per player, or $20 in advance. Make checks payable to: Archangel 8 Chess Academy, Borders Chess League, 60F Guilford Lane, Buffalo NY 14221 no later than Saturday, September 20th, 2008.

Please RSVP ASAP to arcangel8chess@yahoo.com or for more information.

Reminder of Lake Erie Open

Just a reminder about the Lake Erie Open at Leonard post Jr. VFW post #6251 2450 Walden Ave Cheektowaga NY,14225 Saturday August 30, 2008. Registration:8:30-9:15 am Rds. 9:45,12:15,2:30,4:15. Send entries to Douglas Dubose at 3587 Harlem Rd. Apt.#5 Cheektowaga NY 14215. EF:$35 $5.00 off for juniors and women. Contact Douglas Dubose at (716)836-4364 or email:zugzwang92857@yahoo.com for info.

New date for the opening of the North Tonawanda Chess Club

On Saturday October 4,2008 the newly formed North Tonawanda Chess club will be meeting at 10 am at the North Tonawanda Public Library on 505 Meadow Drive North Tonawanda . A free beginners course will be taught by Buffalo Expert Douglas Dubose. Also we have plans to conduct rated and non-rated tournaments. Contact Douglas Dubose at (716)836-4364 or (716)848-0779 ,e-mail zugzwang92857@yahoo.com 0r Contact Ms.Anya Puccio at (716)693-4132 her e-mail is apuccio@nioga.org.

CHESS FOR BEGINNERS WORKSHOP

MAIN PLACE MALL, UPPER LEVEL, 390 MAIN ST, BUFFALO NY 14202 Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Time: Noon until 2pm. Chess set, Chess board and pencils are provided. Please RSVP with reply to arcangel8chess@yahoo.com

AUGUST CAN/AM CANCELLED

Due to low turn out the August Can-Am was cancelled.

ORCHARD PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Chess for Beginners Workshop moves to the Orchard Park Branch Library on Monday, August 25 from 4pm until 6pm and Tuesday August 26th, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm.

Please bring chess set, chess board, pencil and notebook.

Please RSVP at arcangel8chess@yahoo.com

CLARENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY CHESS CLUB

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 6PM UNTIL 8:30PM Please bring chess set, chess board, pencil and notebook. Please RSVP by arcangel8chess@yahoo.com

KLCC AUGUST GRAND PRIX RESULTS

17 loyal players came out for the monthly competition at the Main Place Mall located in Buffalo NY. The cross table is available at http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200808160181

The Senator Antoine M Thompson U1600 Section was very competitive and went down to the last match. August Trophy Champion is Attorney James P. Davis while 2nd Place had a three way tie between David S. Miller, Ryan Madden, and Steve Baer.

Upsets: Round 3 Vic Bahl defeated Ryan Palmisano for 87 points; Round 4 James P. Davis defeated David S. Miller for 147 points, and Steve Baer defeated Erik Lubas for 74 points.

The Open Grand Prix Section had its share of upsets as well. August's Undefeated Champion was Rev. Marijan Procyk, 2nd Place Vance Williams, and a three way tie for 3rd place including NM Lionel L Davis, Michael A. Mc Duffie, Harish Srinivan and Thomas A Warner.

Upsets: in Round 2 Marijan Procyk defeated Vance Williams for 23 points, Harish Srinivan defeated Albert Patterson for 23 points; in Round 3 Marijan Procyk continued his winnings by defeating National Master Lionel L Davis for 153 points; Round 4 Vance Williams drew with Davis for 65 points, and our Upset point winner was Michael A Mc Duffie defeating Albert W. Patterson for a whopping 841 points.!

Missing in action were Douglas Dubose, NM Barry Davis, IM Kenneth Regan, IM Brian Hartmann, Neal Goldberg, Michael Hillery, Mark Clark and Mark Johnson. With these added players we would have had a total of 15 players- a few more from the Rochester Chess Center and Syracuse Open and we are over the 20 player participation goal in the open section.

We hope all is well with their summer fun and we look forward to their return at the CAN/AM August International Festival, Kenmore Community Center, 135 Wilber Avenue, Kenmore NY on Saturday August 23 and August 24th this weekend.

Please RSVP you participation by email to Arcangel8chess@yahoo.com with full name, USCF ID number, USCF rating and section of play. 2 Sections: Open International and U1600.

KLCC AUGUST GRAND PRIX REMINDER

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008 MAIN PLACE MALL UPPER LEVEL, 390 MAIN ST, BUFFALO NY 14202 4 ROUNDS, SWISS, GAME 45, RD 4 GAME 60. Registration Closes at 9:15am 3 Sections, Grand Prix, U1600 and U1200 Please reply by email if you have not pre registered with full name, uscf id and uscf rating with section of play. Rounds start at 9:30am, 11:15am, 1pm and 2:30pm. CASH ONLY AT THE DOOR!

Chess Classes Cancelled

Tonite, Monday August 11th at Clarence Public Library, Wednesday August 13th at the Jefferson Public Library both start at 6pm. Kenmore Community Center will be open to chess but I will not be able to make the night. I apologize for any inconveniences. Please RSVP for the August Grand Prix at the Main Place Mall, Upper Level, 390 Main St, Buffalo NY on Saturday August 16th, Im trying to get an idea on the numbers of participants.

Checkmate challenge - White to Move

Setup this position on the board and try to solve this checkmate from beginning to end without moving the pieces. This position is from Schmid-Richter in Germany. There are other variations that wins for white, but try and solve for checkmate. I tried it for over one hour and finally thought I got the solution and started moving the pieces and realized a miscalculation and then it took me further 20 min. to figure it out. Fritz 9 takes about 3 min. and Rybka 2.3 takes about 8 min. on my computer to come up with the mate. How long did you take ??

Ron Cozzi Old Editions Bookshop Open

The Ron Cozzi Old Editions Bookshop Open will be held Saturday October 25,2008 at the Educational Opportunity Center 465 Washington St. Buffalo,NY 14203 This will be a 4 round swiss system event, G/60 EF $15 must be received by 10-18-08,$5 discount each additional family member after one full price entry. On site registration8-8:30 late fee $7,Rds 9-11:30-2:30-5:00 Prize fund $500 b/50 entries . Four sections, Open, U1800,U1400,U1100. One 1/2 pt bye if requested before Rd 1. USCF membership required ,tournament memberships and renewals taken on site. Make checks payable to Old School Chess Enterprises 3587 Harlem Rd. Cheektowaga,NY 14215 for more information contact Douglas Dubose at (716)836-4364 or (716)848-0779 or e-mail at zugzwang92857@yahoo.com. Trophies donated by four time City Champion Ron Cozzi of Old Editions Bookshop and Cafe.

New chess club in North Tonawanda

On Monday September 22,2008 from 4pm-6pm the newly formed North Tonawanda Chess club will be meeting from 4pm-6pm. at the North Tonawanda public library on 505 Meadow Drive North Tonawanda . A free beginners course will be taught by Buffalo Expert Douglas Dubose. Also we have plans to conduct rated and non-rated tournaments. Contact Douglas Dubose at (716)836-4364 or (716)848-0779 ,e-mail zugzwang92857@yahoo.com 0r Contact Ms.Anna Puccio at (716)693-4132 her e-mail is apuccio@nioga.org.

Bye Bye BOB and Best Wishes

Did you notice that in the comment section of a recent post that two time Buffalo-Niagara Scholastic Player of the Year -Expert BOB SIYUAN SHAO (2042) will be moving out of the area? Please join me in wishing him well. Here is what he said:

"... I’d like to take this opportunity to thank some people during my chess-playing time in Buffalo: Michael McDuffie (“Chess Ambassador”) for organizing several tournaments in Buffalo and promoting chess in Western New York. Also, Mark Mieth (“The Chess Doctor”) has organized many excellent tournaments in Buffalo such as the Niagara Falls Chess Festival. Because of those two, Buffalo Chess is headed in the right direction and many people benefited from, including me. Keep up the good work! Finally, last but not least, I’d like to thank my first OTB opponent, David Biddle. David helped introducing me to tournament chess in last year's Free April, and really was a big boost for my tournament chess. Thanks David, I will always appreciate for helping me get started. I hope Buffalo chess continues to run smoothly in the future. Good luck to you all! "-Bob Shao

Dubose Wins in Sardinia

Expert Doug Dubose won the Sardinia Quick chess tournament held 8/2/08 at the Sardinia Community Center. He had no problem beating Ryan (mad dog) Madden, Tom Warner , and Don Hoak in the 3 round Swiss. Congrats, Doug, maybe we'll do better next time! Tom Warner and Don Hoak tied for 2nd while "mad dog" Madden and the WNY chess ambassador -Mike Mcduffie tied for the u1500 prize. Also parcipating in the adult section were Pat Patterson, Partho Bhattacharya, and Ryan Palmisano. Partho(1057) held Patterson(1806) to a draw in round 1.

In the Scholastic Section, Ryan Palmisano won with 5.5 . Wesley Darling had his best tournament ever, winning 4 games. Also parcipitating were Partho Bhattacharya, Ryan(mad dog) Madden, Nathan Palmisano, and Zachary Madden. The crosstable is at http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200808026181

Next Sardinia Quick tournament is Sept. 6. See you there!

WEEKLY BLITZ ON THURSDAYS NIGHTS!

EVERY THURSDAY NIGHTS at Kenmore Community Center 135 Wilber Avenue, Kenmore, NY 14217

Thursday, August 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th, 2008. 7 Rounds, Swiss, Game/5. Unrated Blitz Tournament. USCF rules apply, "Touch Move", Round Robin also possible, Limited number of clocks, Limit 20 players. Registration: 6 -6:30pm, Games start 6:30pm until 8:10pm. Advance registrations greatly appreciation. Reply to arcangel8chess@yahoo.com with full name, uscf rating and contact number. Open to all players, can handicap pairings where possible.

CAN/AM INTERNATIONAL AUGUST FESTIVAL 2008!

KENMORE COMMUNITY CENTER 135 WILBER AVENUE KENMORE NY 14217

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 and SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 2008.

ROUNDS: 10:30am & 3pm.

USCF OPEN RATED TOURNAMENT, 4 rounds, Swiss format, GAME 40/2, FIDE RATED! (IF sufficient number of elgible players in the CAN AM Open Section).EF $55 advance, $65 on site. CASH PRIZES BASED UPON 20 ENTRIES. 1ST Place $350, 2nd Place $210, 3rd Place $130, U2000 $180.00, U1800 $150.00.

Senator Antoine M Thompson U1600 Section: EF 35.00, 1st Place - Trophy and $200, 2nd Place Trophy & $150, 3rd Place $100.00.

Lynn Marinelli Scholastic: EF$15.00, Saturday Only! 5 Rounds, Swiss, Game 30, Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place. Rounds begin at 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm and 2pm.

VISIT; http://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com/ for hotels and accomondations with advance notice via email to arcangel8chess@yahoo.com no later than August 15th, 2008 for potential reduced prices.

Late unpaid entries must take a one half point non playing bye. Byes available with advance notice with tournament director.

Make checks payable and mail to: Archangel 8 Chess Academy, "Aug CAN AM", 60F Guilford Lane, Buffalo NY 14221. Please pre-register with full name, FIDE rating, FIDE number, USCF id number, USCF rating, expiration date, contact number and Section of play, No later than Monday, August 18, 2008.

KLCC AUGUST GRAND PRIX REMINDER

FEATURING LIONEL L DAVIS, USCF RATED 2230, NATIONAL MASTER, BUFFALO NY

USCF OPEN RATED, Four Rounds, Swiss format, Game 45/60. No elimination.

Main Place Mall, Upper Level, 390 Main St, Buffalo NY 14202.

GUARANTEED CASH PRIZES in Grand Prix Section; EF $50.00. 1st Place $250.00, 2nd Place $150, 3rd Place $120

Senator Antoine M Thompson U1600 Section, EF $35.00; Cash prizes based upon 20 entries. 1st Place Trophy and $150, 2nd Place $90 and 3rd Place $60.

David Evans Memorial U1200 Section, EF $25.00, Cash prizes based upon 20 entries. 1st Place - Trophy & $150, 2nd Place - Trophy & $90, 3rd Place $60.

Lynn Marinelli Scholastic Section; EF $15.00, Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place. Trophies sponsored by Asal Nassir, Financial Services Advisor, New York Life Insurance Company, 6400 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221. Advanced registrations are greatly appreciated no later than Saturday, August 9th, 2008. Mail and make checks payable to: Archangel 8 Chess Academy, "Aug Grand Prix", 60F Guilford Lane, Buffalo NY 14221. Please provide full name, USCF Rating, USCF number, expiration date, and Section of play with contact number.

LUNCHTIME "CHESS FOR BEGINNERS" WORKSHOP

MAIN PLACE MALL, UPPER LEVEL Food Court Open during Business lunch hours. 390 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14202

Every Wednesday in August 2008 (Aug 6th, Aug13th, Aug 20th and Aug 27, 2008)

NOON UNTIL 2PM

Workshop fee: Adult & Child $20, Students $8.00, Adults $15.00

Please bring chess set, chess board, pencil and notebook. RSVP with full name, address, age, grade, school and contact number to arcangelchess@yahoo.com.

WILLIE HUTCH JONES SPORTS CLINICS

Monday thru Friday, August 4th - August 8th, 2008 9am until Noon

FREE! "CHESS FOR BEGINNERS" CLINIC Students from ages 7yrs to 17 yrs, Females and Global Concepts Charter Chess Players are strongly encouraged to participate. JEFF TAGGARD FIELD, LACKAWANNA, NY RSVP: arcangel8chess@yahoo.com, with name, age, grade, school, contact number and email.