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November / December 2006
European Union Individual Chess Championships
Liverpool World Museum
Wednesday 6th September to Friday 15th September 2006
FM Steve Giddins reports on round 10
NEWSLETTER OF THE ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION
£1.50
Nigel Short became the outright winner of
the 2006 EU Championship, by beating Mark
Hebden in the 10th round, whilst his main
rivals could only draw. The former world title
challenger later declared himself “extremely
chuffed” at having won on his first appearance
in an international tournament in his home
country, since 1989.
Hebden is a player whose opening repertoire
is well-known, and has been almost constant
for his entire chess-playing life. As Black against
1 e4, he plays only 1...e5, usually either the
Marshall or a main line Chigorin. Short avoided
these with 3 Bc4, secure in the knowledge
that Hebden only ever plays 3...Nf6. Over
recent years, just about every top-level player
has abandoned the Two Knights Defence, on
the basis that Black does not have enough
compensation after 4 Ng5. Indeed, after the
game, Short commented that “The Two Knights
just loses a pawn!”, and he added that anybody who played the line regularly as Black “is taking their life in their hands”. Hebden fought well, but
never really had enough for his pawn, and eventually lost the ending.
Meanwhile, McShane and Sulskis both fought out hard draws with Gordon and Jones respectively. Unlike Short, McShane chose to avoid a theoretical
dispute and chose the Trompowsky. He did not achieve much for a long time, and although a significant bout of manoeuvring eventually netted
him an extra pawn in the N+P ending, Black’s king was very active and he held the balance. Jones played the Scandinavian with 3...Qd6 against
Sulskis. This line has been doing remarkably well for Black in recent times, notably in the hands of Dutch champion, Sergey Tiviakov. After some
inaccuracies by Black in the early middlegame, Sulskis was soon well on top, and by move 25, he was completely winning, with an extra pawn
and the better king. From then on, however, he made no progress at all against Jones’ stubborn defence, and eventually drifted into a drawn rook
ending. It is hard to pinpoint any one moment when he could have wrapped the game up, but 31 Qa5, with the idea of penetrating to b6 and b7,
looks like one way of breaking down Black’s resistance.
Simon Williams has had an excellent tournament, but today he hit the buffers big-time, losing in 19 moves, in under two hours. In an obscure line
of his favourite Dutch, he produced the novelty 11...exf6?, instead of the compulsory 11...e6, which was played successfully in Kharitonov-Gajewski,
San Augustin 2003. After White’s obvious reply, he was already in trouble, and
his 12th move simply lost the exchange, after which the position was already
hopeless. Amongst the other leaders, there were wins for Bischoff, van der Weide
and Galego, who all moved up into prize spots.
Thus ends a great 10 days’ of chess. All credit is due to Dave Robertson, David
Welch and all the many others, whose hard work and imagination has made
such a huge success of this event. In fact, I would go so far as to say that
everybody involved with the event is entitled to be “extremely chuffed”. This
year’s tournament is “only” a curtain-raiser in the run-up to 2008, when Liverpool
celebrates its EU Capital of Culture award. Next year, there are plans for another
powerful international open, the budget for which is already in place, and will
be more than double this year’s. The final budget for 2008 is yet to be confirmed,
but believe me, if the plans come to fruition, you will see a chess event, the like of
which has not happened in this country for 70 or more years. All, being well, I will
be there to bring you daily reports, and once again, will endeavour to get through
the entire event, without once mentioning Cilla Black, Ken Dodd or The Beatles...
continued on page 7
ECF BATSFORD
Congratulations to the Sept/Oct Winner
Mr G Gibson from Richmond, Surrey
The Correct Answers are: 1. Nd8
Comins Mansfield
2nd Prize, 13th BCF Ty., 1933-1934
White to play and mate in 2
COMPETITION
Editorial
National Chess Library
A meeting was held at UCH on Thursday 31 October, present were Stuart
Laing (Chair) UoB, Colin Monk UoB, Sarah Eatwell (notes) UoB, Cynthia
Gurney ECF, Gerry Walsh ECF, Con Power, Pam Thomas. This was to discuss
the progress of the National Chess Library.
The University have a long history of archiving special collections particularly in the Art & Design
field and are keen to expand the Chess Collection at UCH. There are concerns that as IT takes
over there will be less demand for books and a number of collections could be broken up or
destroyed.
The collection will be catalogued on the University Library Management system, Talis, so it will
be accessible to all via the UCH website.
It is envisaged that the English Chess Collection will rival that of Amsterdam and Florida.
To achieve this aim please donate any chess libraries/collections you may have (even one book).
If all competitors in the Hastings Congress were to bring at least one book with them this would
start the ball rolling. If you are downsizing in your home, or simply wish to re-house some of your
collection here we are!
Please send your answer (just the first move
is sufficient) on a postcard to the
ECF Office, The Watch Oak,
Chain Lane, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0YD
The first correct entry drawn on 10th January
2007 will win a Batsford voucher for any
book on their current list.
The official opening is envisaged for Spring 2007, more information to follow as it becomes
available.
Also discussed were two further very exciting projects:
1) MSc in Chess: University of Brighton are interested in running research programmes at UCH for Chess. There
are already a number of theses available at the British Library, covering a number of different aspects of Chess.
Research could cover many areas i.e. history, sociology, art, literature, maths, science & computing. Gerry
advised that Chess has been banned a number of time throughout history. There are a lot of issues/themes
that could be developed through research of the subject. Chess is currently very popular in primary schools and
private schools; however there is not the interest in most secondary schools. The MSc could be a tool to get it
back into Secondary schools. More work is needed to get it re-introduced into schools and a local academy
could be the answer.
2) The English Chess Federation has set up a charitable trust in memory of John Robinson and the Trustees are
interested in assisting with the promotion of a Hastings Young Masters Tournament, clearly this event could be
held on the UCH site, and the university would welcome the opportunity to be involved.
Cynthia Gurney, Editor
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Contents
European Union Individual
Champs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FC & 7
ECF News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 & 4
International News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 7
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Junior News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 9
Results Round-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 11
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Copy Deadline
10th January 2007
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University Centre Hastings – home of the National Chess Library.
CHESSMOVES – NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2006
ECF News
I am delighted to announce that on 25 October HM
Government amended The Charities Bill to define Sport for charitable
purposes as “sport or games which promote health by involving
physical or mental skill or exertion”.
It seems there was no voice against the proposal and we now look
forward to following the due process for recognition.
I am ever grateful to my colleagues on the committee for their efforts,
Messrs Anderton, Fries, Heppinstall, Rodrigues and Watson. Special
thanks to Liberal MP Dr Evan Harris who has devoted much of his time
to this project.
I have been in touch with my contacts at the DCMS to offer thanks on
behalf of the Federation.
Please visit www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/
cm061025/debtext/61025-0004.htm to view the House of Commons
debate. The chess related part of the debate can be seen on the ECF
website http://www.englishchess.org.uk/national/2006/charities-bill_
oct06.htm (thank you to Stewart Reuben).
Gerry Walsh, English Chess Federation President
Charities Bill to Define Sport
for Charitable Purposes
Other Officers
FIDE Delegate
G F Walsh seeking re-election * 125 votes. N Short
nominated by Cheshire & North Wales & Nottinghamshire * 81 votes
with 5 votes for “none of the above”. Mr Walsh was duly elected and
resumed the chair
Standing Committees
Chairman of the Finance Committee
M J Adams nominated by J A
Philpott FCA, the present Chairman * 205 votes with 6 votes for “none
of the above”. Mr Adams was duly elected
Members of the Finance Committee
R Clark } A Martin} nominated
by J A Philpott FCA D Rowe } J A Philpott nominated by the President
All duly elected nem con.
Chairman of the Governance Committee
V J Dunleavy seeking
re-election * 135 votes with 8 for “none of the above” with 28 votes
spoiled. Mr Dunleavy was duly elected.
Members of the Governance Committee
R J Haddrell } A T Leadbetter
} nominated by the Chairman of the Governance Committee. J L Paines
} J A Philpott } All elected nem con.
Appointment of the Auditor
Clifford Chandler of Goatcher Chandler
nominated by M Adams, seconded S Rueben, appointed nem con.
Message from the ECF Chief Executive
Dear Member,
As the newly elected chief executive, I thought I’d take the
opportunity to write a few words to briefly outline the challenges and
opportunities ahead. I have already written to each of you about the
issues surrounding Council’s decision in October to reverse a previous
decision concerning Game Fee exemption. You will, therefore,
appreciate that membership matters form the backdrop to the
challenges facing the Federation.
There is also the urgent need to find a sponsor for the British
Championships. But in passing I should like to thank Smith &
Williamson for its fantastic support over the years.
It is all too easy to focus on the problems and ignore the opportunities.
Over the next year, the ECF hopes to unveil two new international
tournaments. We also hope to strengthen our marketing efforts, so we
reach a point where the benefits of Chess are more widely appreciated
outside the chess world. One thing of which I am utterly certain is that
Chess has more to offer than Suduko!
Some of you will be aware that chess has taken a significant step
forward towards the goal of being eligible for charitable status. We
are not there yet, but the hard work of a handful of our officials and
supporters is beginning to pay off. Things are not all gloomy and over
the next year, I hope the board will be able to demonstrate this. Thank
you for much needed support.
ECF Annual General Meeting Summary
All officers reports were approved.
Council decided to retain the principle of a central venue for the County
Championship Final, the voting was 121 for, 65 against.
The game fee payers paper by the London League, SCCU and WECU
was referred to the April Finance Meeting.
ECF Elections & Appointments
The following people were elected/appointed at the October ECF
AGM in Bristol.
President
G F Walsh seeking re-election * 145 votes; B Driscoll
nominated by Cheshire & North Wales & Nottinghamshire 79; with
7 “none of the above”. Mr Walsh was duly elected and resumed the
chair
Chief Executive
R Heppinstall seeking re-election 116 votes; M Regan
nominated by Cheshire & North Wales & Nottingham shire 119 votes
(after 2 recounts). Mr Regan was duly elected
Director of Finance
G F Steele FCA nominated by C Johnson
withdrew. R Richmond IPFA nominated by Cheshire & North Wales &
Nottinghamshire 153 votes with 51 none of the above”
Non-Executive Directors
M Truran seeking re-election 170. J Wickham
seeking re-election 160 with 9 votes “none of the above”. Both were
duly elected
Other Executive Directors
Director of Home Chess
S Hewitt nominated by Warwickshire &
MCCU withdrew
Director of Junior Chess & Education
C Summerscale nominated
by the London Chess League 181 votes. A Moore nominated by
Warwickshire & Worcestershire * 19 votes . 8 votes none of the above”
Mrs Summerscale was duly elected.
Director of International Chess
P Sowray nominated by Cheshire
& North Wales & Nottinghamshire 171 votes, 42 votes “none of the
above” Mr Sowray was duly elected
Director of Marketing
C Johnson nominated by MCCU * 70 votes . P
J B Wilson nominated by DC Jarrett, Trustee & R Gurney, DM Rep * 119
votes. 29 votes “none of the above”. Mr Wilson was duly elected
CHESSMOVES – NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2006
Martin Regan
Director of Home Chess Vacancy
The English Chess Federation invites applications for the post of
Director of Home Chess. The successful applicant will work closely with
the Chief Executive and other board members across a whole range of
strategic chess initiatives and will have practical responsibilities for the
performance of Managers in areas such as the County Championships
and Grading. A full and detailed description of responsibilities will be
sent to all applicants.
This key position within the Federation is voluntary, but reasonable
expenses will be reimbursed. The successful applicant is likely to have
a track record in chess organisation, an ability to interact at board level,
strong personnel and management skills and an appreciation of the
many complex challenges and opportunities facing English Chess.
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Applications, by letter or email should be sent to the ECF Office,
The Watch Oak, Chain Lane, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0YD or office@
englishchess.org.uk, by 15 December 2006.
ECF Board Meeting No. 11 Digest
The 11th meeting of the ECF Board took place on November 11, 2006
at the Britannia Hotel, Coventry. Eight directors were in attendance
and five others were there by invitation. This is a digest and summation
of the decisions taken. It is not an official ECF document.
Following Council’s October decision to reverse its previous decision
to exempt Direct Members (those outside MOs) from Game Fee, the
board agreed that any league which could demonstrate that it been
disadvantaged by Council’s decision - for example by cutting fees
on the basis of the original decision - would be compensated. The
deadline for claims is December 15th.
The MO schemes were subjected to financial scrutiny and the 10 per
cent early payment discount was shown, if extended nationwide, to
be loss-making relative to Game Fee. The accounts of the ECF will be
published annually on the website.
Various managers, officers and committee members were appointed.
These will appear on the website. A new IT committee has been
formed. The position of Home Chess Director is to be advertised in
Chess Moves and on the website. The work to isolate the cause of an
apparent grade deflation in certain grading bands was ongoing. If the
problem is confirmed and a cause found, (and probably even if no
cause is found) union, leagues and counties will be consulted about
the various solutions on offer. It is hoped that a report together with
recommendations will be put to Council in April.
Two new international FIDE rated tournaments are being planned,
using monies from the Robinson Trust and the Legacies Fund. The
ECF will accept CRB enhanced clearance from third parties, until
its own infrastructure is in place. The main prize fund for the British
Championship will be reduced and the sum put forward for conditions
to encourage the entry of our top players. Concern was expressed
about the soundness of the current international selection procedures
and these are now to be examined. A database of local media is to
be developed. The board voted to recommend to April Council that
John Dunleavy, John Philpott, Roy Heppinstall, and Cyril Johnson be
awarded the title of Honorary Life Vice President.
As a result of his hard work, enthusiasm and diligence, Bedford Modern
School has been the strongest school in the area for decades. There
have been numerous qualifications to the National Stages of the
Sunday Times and Times competitions and in 1974 the School travelled
to London to play in the Finals, winning Silver Medals. This 1974 team
included Jim Plaskett, already on his way to becoming a Grand Master
and British Champion, and more recent teams have included Peter
Constantinou, who was last year’s British U-16 Champion.
However, Paul’s work with Juniors has not just revolved around Bedford
Modern School - he has also worked as a Regional Junior Coach,
and encouraged the Bedford-based Ledger brothers on their way to
International Titles. Of course, Paul has also been a successful player
in his own right, playing Board 1 for the BMS team in the Bedfordshire
League for many years. A career highlight was being a member of the
Bedford team which won the National Club Championships in 2001
[when they defeated a frighteningly strong Wood Green in the final – a turn
up not far short of Crewe Alexandra winning the FA Cup].
He has played
in various Minor-County Championship-winning sides and he has won
the Bedfordshire individual Championship a number of times. He’s also
qualified for the British Individual Championship on occasion
All in all, I’m sure you’ll agree, quite an impressive record. Now this is a
national award but, before we present it to Paul, could I just also extend
the thanks of the East Anglian and Bedfordshire chess community for
all that you have done for us. Thank you Paul.
Now, the formal bit. The ECF would like to thank Paul for all his chess
work throughout his career, and I have great pleasure in presenting
him with this token of its appreciation, the 2006 President’s Award for
Services to Chess.
Fly the Flag for England !
Over the next few months I propose to introduce a number of new
initiatives to publicise chess throughout England and to introduce
more new players to the game.
The last British Championships produced close to 40 players who
won titles as British Champions of their categories. Few, if any, of
these gained the publicity they deserved - on local radio or in local
newspapers. Publicity in the media in those areas is FREE - we can all
make use of those opportunities to promote chess. I know that local
radio stations are keen to run brief “Features” items of local good news.
Planned participation in a major chess event is just what they are looking
for - a short interview covering what event is being entered, where and
where it is to be held, whether the player has taken part before, etc. will
gain us free publicity. There is almost always the prospect of a second
interview after the event has taken place.
Every Radio Presenter I know will end such an interview with the words
“You will come back in a couple of weeks and let us know how you got
on, won’t you ?”. I am suggesting that we start with BBC Local Radio
and then extend into the Commercial Radio Stations. National Radio
and Television will take longer - but I am confident we can achieve that
in time.
Local newspapers also welcome short articles on success in chess by
local residents - and even by those who used to live in their locality.
“Former local schoolboy/girl wins British Chess Title” is a headline we
can, and should, see much more often. As with radio - “The Nationals”
will take longer - but I am sure, in time, we can interest them in “Good
news” articles about chess and chess-players. The support and co-
operation of players, parents of juniors and of Congress and League
organisers is needed - but we can make it happen. We can all work
together to gain far greater publicity for English Chess by “Flying the
Flag for England”.
In due course I propose to post details on the ECF Website but in the
meanwhile please contact me by e-mail at ecfmarketing@yahoo.co.uk
so that we can work together to make this a reality. I can point you
towards your local Radio Station and provide details of the type of
question you are likely to be asked. I am also quite happy to make the
initial contact with local radio in YOUR area if needed.
Peter J. B. Wilson, [Director of Marketing - English Chess Federation]
CHESSMOVES – NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2006
Presentation of 2006
ECF President’s Award for Services to
Chess to Paul Habershon
John Shaw (EACU Chairman) reports:
My apologies for breaking into your
celebrations but, as I’m sure you’re
aware, Paul has played the occasional
game of chess during his time at the
school.
Every year the game honours just one
or two people for their outstanding
personal contribution and this year
the award goes, I’m delighted to say,
to Paul. Now I promise to keep this brief but we couldn’t let this pass
without a brief review of his work – particularly as so much took place at
the School
For the whole of his time at Bedford Modern School, Paul has organised
and encouraged chess-playing at all levels. This has involved (amongst
other things!) setting up and running after-school and lunchtime chess
clubs aimed at both beginners and experienced players; he has taken
squads of players to local congresses; arranging stays at the British
Championships for anyone interested in playing in the various junior
events there; arranging teams for the Sunday Times and Times National
Schools Competitions; and arranging and playing in teams in the local
Bedfordshire League.
London Chess Olympiad looks
like a killer move:
An article in the Telegraph by John
Inverdale, regarding the 2012 Chess
Olympiad.
http://www .telegraph .co .uk/sport/main .jhtml?xml=/
sport/2006/10/25/soinve25 .xml
International
News
XI Individual World
Chess Championship for
the Blind 2006
Britain had two representatives in
the championship in Goa Oct 8th to
18th. Steve Hilton playing in his first
Championship produced a steady
performance and finished with .5
from 9. Our main hope was Chris Ross,
current British Blind champion out to
improve on his previous 5.5 score. The
event was won with a thrilling final
round victory by Berlinsky against
Krylov both of Russia. Chris finished
again with 5.5 from 9, two points
behind the winner.
In an earlier round Chris was actually
clearly winning against Berlinsky but an
error cost him the game and his chances
of finishing in the top places. Nevertheless
he battled hard in later rounds and
finished by beating a former champion,
Magnusson of Sweden in the last round.
In time pressure Ross had this crucial position
against Berlinsky
English Chess Federation
Book of the Year 2006
The choice came down to two books this
year. Garry Kasparov’s My Great Predecessors
V which covered Korchnoi and Karpov was
excluded as the title matches between
Kasparov and Karpov had been omitted
– surely of the essence in assessing Karpov’s
career - since these epic contests will be
covered in a later volume. However Kasparov’s
mammoth series has set new standards for
writing about chess history.
I.C.S.C. World Deaf Team
Chess Championship
Hungary, 8-17 September 2006
The England team finished a very creditable
7th, above their 10th seeding. The team got
off to a bright start after a 1st round 2.5 - 1.5
victory against the 2nd seeds, Ukraine, thanks
to Chris Kreuzer’s miniature against an 2291
ELO-rated opponent. For many rounds the
England team were in contention for a medal
but came up against the strongest opposition
in Russia and Germany and suffered their
heaviest defeats. The team finished the
competition on a bright note by holding the
5th seeds Poland to a 2 - 2 draw and preventing
them from gaining the bronze medals.
Russia won their 4th successive World
Championship gold closely followed by
Germany with the silver and Hungary bronze.
See htttp://msssz.hu/chess/results.html for
more information.
The English Deaf Chess Association would like
to thank the Friends of Chess, London Deaf
Chess Club, Sheffield Deaf Chess Club and the
many individual donors whose loyal support
made this valuable experience possible.
Chess for Zebras
Jonathan Rowson (Gambit) pp255
£17.99
All Rowson’s writings are interesting and
readable and this book is no exception. Rowson
uses his formidable academic erudition to
explore in depth various aspects of chess
playing and thinking. The chess content is
remarkable for Rowson’s honesty in analysing
the strengths and weaknesses of his games. This
is a book that is simultaneously challenging,
stimulating, instructive and guaranteed to
make any reader think about how he plays the
game.
None the less the choice fell upon a totally
different type of book, one which has not
featured in the Book of the Year before, even
though it is a popular genre.
Ross White v Berlinsky Black
Position after 33.... Kxa7
Van Perlo’s Endgame Tactics
(New in Chess) pp79 £18.95
Collections of game positions for solving or
instruction are not uncommon. Unfortunately
many are computer generated with cursory
instruction or comment added. This is
emphatically not the case here. Van Perlo is
a Dutch correspondence grandmaster who
collected over a period of 30 years tactical end
games that appealed to him. He cast his net
wide and most of the 1105(!) positions were
unknown to the judges. Van Perlo had a good
chess eye for attractive situations and wrote
about them in a humorous and entertaining
manner. Above all he writes with wicked glee
about the changes in fortune that lie in wait on
the board for all players.
The New in Chess team has edited and organised
the material so that there is considerable
instructional content
in the book. But the
winning factor for the
judges was the sheer
entertainment value
- a rare commodity in
the chess world these
days.
R B Edwards,
J Farrand,
J Toothill
8th October 2006
8; k6p; p3; 1Qp2p2; 1p6; P3; 2p2PPP;
3q1RK1
3. Qxc5
Chris didn’t realise that the white queen would
be overloaded with covering the c1 queening
square and blockading the b pawn.
With 34. Qa4+ and , 35.Rxd1 he wins easily.
The game went
34... Ka6 35. Qc4+ Ka5 36. g3 Ka4 37. Qa2+
(White could have tried 37 Qa6+ Kb3 38 Qxe6+
Kb2 39 Qe5+ Kb1 40 Qxf5 Qxf1+ 41 Kxf1 b3 42
Qd3 b2 with a draw but time trouble makes
that difficult to spot) ....Kb5 38. Qb2 Kc4 39.
Kg2 b3 40. h3 e5 41. h4 h5 42. Kg1 f4 43. exf4
exf4 44. Kg2 f3+ 45. Kg1 Kb4 46. g4 Qd7 47.
Ra1 Qxg4+ 48. Kf1 Qg2+ 49. Ke1 Qg1+ 50.
Kd2 Qxf2+ 51. Kd3 Qe2+ 52. Kd4 Qc4+ 53. Ke3
Qc3+
0-1
World titles sometimes hinge on such events.
Chris’s hopes faded and Berlinsky went on to
win the crown.
Chris Kreuzer (England) ECF 18 v.
Andrei Reutov (Ukraine) ELO 2291
(1st round, Board 1)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.Na3 Be7 9. Bxf6 gxf6
10. Nd5 b5 11. Qd2 f5 12. Nxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O-O
fxe4 14.Nxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5+ Bd7 16. Qxd6 Bxb5
17. Qxe5 Bd3 18. Qxh8+ Kd7 19. Qxd8+
1-0
Bill Armstrong Publicity Officer
Braille Chess Association
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