Editorial
by Miles Patterson
Welcome to the September 2024 ACF Newsletter. Thanks for all the contributions for this issue. The Olympiad has started - see Paul Power’s report - but it is not too late to contribute to the appeal and support our teams. See below.
ACF Notices
ACF OLYMPIAD APPEAL – 45TH CHESS OLYMPIAD
The biennial Chess Olympiad has had a good response, but you can still donate here.
Contributions as of 30th August are listed here
FIDE RATING SUBMISSIONS
Note that events for FIDE ratings that are completed in the last seven days of the month need to be submitted to ACF FIDE Ratings Officer Bill Gletsos for ratings immediately so that any issues with them can be resolved in time for events to be rated in that month. Also note that intended changes of names or dates of FIDE-rated events need to be notified immediately as they may affect the event's rating status. Note also that all FIDE rated events must be submitted for ACF ratings – no exceptions.
FIDE RATED EVENT REGISTRATION
Australian tournaments to be FIDE rated must be advised to the ACF FIDE Ratings Officer at least 40 days prior to the start of the tournament for tournaments where norms are available and at least 7 days prior to the start of the tournament for all other tournaments. Where these conditions are not met, the decision whether to register it or not is solely at the discretion of the ACF FIDE Ratings Officer.
FIDE ID NUMBER REGISTRATION
FIDE has issued a warning that they will not accept tournaments for FIDE rating where those tournaments contain players who do not have FIDE ID numbers. Although new Australian players can be registered by the ACF FIDE Ratings Officer, this does not apply to new players from overseas. Therefore, organisers should not immediately accept the entries of overseas players who lack FIDE ID numbers to FIDE rated tournaments; instead, those players should be required to first obtain a FIDE ID from their own national federation.
Tournaments submitted that include foreign players who do not have ID numbers end up not being FIDE rated. Organisers need to confirm prior to the start of the tournament that all players without a FIDE ID number are either Australian citizens or have a permanent residency visa.
Players without ID numbers should only be submitted as Australian if they are citizens or are a permanent residency visa holder; if a player is registered under the wrong country, they may incur transfer costs later. For further information/clarification contact the ACF FIDE Ratings Officer Bill Gletsos via fide_ratings@auschess.org.au.
AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS TOURNAMENTS
Any inquiries can be sent to Australian Junior Chess Coordinator, Henry Slater-Jones, at henryslaterjones@gmail.com.
ACF POSITIONS
The following ACF Council-appointed positions are vacant. Councillors and others wishing to inquire or register interest in appointment to one or more of these positions are welcome to email executive@auschess.org.au or phone 0409 525 963 at any time.
Advertising Manager. It has been suggested that, ideally, the appointee would be a person with an interest in coordinating advertising in both the ACF newsletter and website, and at or in connection with ACF championships, the Grand Prix and other major ACF events.
Assistant Secretary. This position and the currently filled position of Assistant Treasurer were created to provide opportunities for younger administrators to experience the joys of chess administration at national level.
Archives Director. Generally, the Archives Director would be expected to gather, maintain and build a repository of records and documents that might be of historical interest or value, or which might help in confirming the organisation’s status or credibility for a variety of purposes.
Trophies Officer. Responsibilities relating to trophies and other mementos to be presented in connection with ACF Championships and other events.
ACF FUNDING SUPPORT PROGRAM
The application deadline for activities commencing between 1 March 2025 and 31 August 2025 is 31 December 2024. Application forms and related information are available on request to executive@auschess.org.au.
News from the States / Territories
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory Chess Association (ACTCA)
Upcoming Events
Street Chess
Every Saturday. From 10.45 to 2.30. King O’Malley’s in Civic.
New South Wales
New South Wales Chess Association Inc (NSWCA)
Recent Events
NSW State Championship
1st= FM Gregory Canfell, Terrence Tang, WCM Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar, 6.5/9
2024 NSWCA August Weekender
1st= IM Igor Bjelobrk, FM Sterling Bayaca, 5.5/6, (99 players)
Upcoming Events
2024 NSWCA October Weekender
5-7 October, Sydney Academy of Chess Level 2 Suite 2 1-17 Elsie Street Burwood, NSW
2024 NSW Seniors Championship
12-13 October, Norths, 12 Abbott Street, Cammeray, NSW 2062
Northern Territory
Northern Territory Chess Association
Queensland
Chess Association of Queensland Inc (CAQ)
Upcoming Events
2024 Leo Wilkinson Memorial Open
September 21-22, 2024, Grace Lutheran College - Rothwell Campus, Anzac Ave &, Mewes Rd, Rothwell QLD
2024 CAQ Queensland Chess Championships and
2024 CAQ Queensland Under 1600 Championship
3-7 October, Acacia Ridge Hotel, 1386 Beaudesert Rd, Acacia Ridge QLD
1600 and above: Details here
Under 1600: Details here
Bundaberg Classic
2-3 November 2024, St Luke’s School, 4 Mezger Rd, Bundaberg.
2024 Queensland Seniors Chess Championship
November 16-17, 2024, Grace Lutheran College - Rothwell Campus, Anzac Ave &, Mewes Rd, Rothwell QLD
South Australia
South Australian Chess Association Inc (SACA)
Recent Events
June Allegro #2 2024
1st Aaron Perkins, 5/5
2nd Edgar Mdinaradze, 4
8 players
July Booster 2024
1st James Bayliss, 5/5
=2nd Ayman Almutawa & Ren Min, 3
6 players
Winter Rapid 2024
=1st James Bayliss, Joshua Houston & Ayman Almutawa 5/6
13 players
July Blitz 2024
1st Ayman Almutawa, 10/11
2nd Chen Bi Zang, 8.5
12 players
International Chess Day Record Attempt 2024
=1st Elvan Rrasa & Ayman Amutawa, 4/5
=2nd Hamish Pattison, Seyed Zafari & Preshaan Thavarajah, 3.5
16 players
July Allegro 2024
1st Oscar Brown, 4.5/5
2nd Edgar Mdinaradze, 4
=3rd Hamish Pattison & Aaron Perkins, 3.5
18 players
Upcoming Events
Tuesdays 17 Sep - 26 Nov, Pennant Teams Competition 2024
Thursday 19 September, September Blitz 2024
Thursday 26 September, September Allegro #2 2024
Tasmania
Tasmanian Chess Association Inc (TCA)
Recent Events
Tasmanian Rapid and Lightning Championships August 2024
Open Rapid: 1st Carl Gorka 7/7, 50 players
Under 1000 Rapid: 1st Xiang Li 7/7, 14 players
Lightning: 1st Will Rumley 8.5/9, 20 players
Upcoming Events
Huon Valley Chess Festival 2024
11-13 October
Launceston Northern Champs 2024
Saturday, November 30, 2024, 09:30 17:00
Rocherlea Memorial Hall, 41 Archer Street, Rocherlea, TAS
Details: https://www.tasmanianchessassociation.org/tournaments-enter/launceston-north-champs-2024
Victoria
Upcoming Events
2024 Victorian Rapid Play Championship
Sunday September 15 ,12:30pm & Sunday September 22,12:30pm
The Herzl Club: 222 Balaclava Road Caulfield
2024 Melbourne University Open Rapid Tournament
Sunday 29th September 12 noon, Melbourne Chess Club (62-66 Leicester St, Fitzroy VIC 3065)
2025 Australian Open Chess Championships
Melbourne 2nd to 11th January 2025
Western Australia
Chess Association of Western Australia Inc (CAWA)
Recent Events
2024 Willetton Open
1st: CM Gyula Plaganyi (5.5/6)
2nd: WFM Kathryn Hardegen (5.0/6)
=3rd & =1st U1800: Abhinav Verma & Gary Donaldson (4.0/6)
=5th & 1st U1500: Ricky Huang (3.5/6)
=5th & 3rd U1800: Angus Chen (3.5/6)
=5th: Ian McAteer & Derek Elkington (3.5/6)
=2nd U1500: Florentyna Rithauddin & Hardy Dai (3.0/6)
New Zealand
New Zealand Chess News (newzealandchess.nz)
Recent Events
8-11 August NZ Senior Championship 2024
1st, NZ Seniors Champion: FM Leonard J McLaren. Joint NZ Veterans Champion: Anthony Booth. Joint NZ Veterans Champion: Ken Burgess.
24-25 August Auckland Chess Weekend August 2024
1st: FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang.
1 September Otago Spring Rapid 2024
1st: Olefsandr Nedyhalov.
1 September Summit Rookies September 2024
1st equal Under 2000: Ziyi Huang. 1st equal Under 2000: WCM Luna Yuexiu Xu. 1st equal Under 2000: Justin Zhide Wang. 1st Under 1600: Anne Xuduo Guo. 1st Under 1000: Haotend Yu.
7-8 September Auckland Chess Weekend September 2024
1st: FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang.
Upcoming Events
22 September Taranaki Rapid Tournament 2024
28-29 September NZCF National Interschools Finals 2024
4-6 October Southern Chess Classic 2024
5-6 October Auckland Blitz Rapid October 2024
13 October Summit Rookies October 2024
20 October NZ Fischer-Random Championship 2024
26-28 October Merv Morrison Memorial 2024
9-11 November NZ Women's Championship 2024
16 November North Island Rapid Championships 2024
1 December Otago Summer Rapid 2024
1 December Summit Rookies December 2024
7-8 December Papatoetoe Rapid 2024
International News
45th CHESS OLYMPIAD
Australia Makes Winning Start to Chess Olympiad
By Paul Power, Australian Chess Federation, from Budapest
Australia won both Open and Women's matches in round 1 of the 45th Chess Olympiad starting today in Budapest, Hungary.
Almost 200 nations are competing for the premium teams’ event held every two years by the chess peak body, FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs).
Australia's Open and Women's teams bring youth and experience to this Olympiad, with David Smerdon and Giang Nguyen returning for their eighth Olympiads and current Australian Champion, Rishi Sardana, and Zhiyuan Shen and Alaina Vincent playing their first.
Playing board 3 for the Women's team, Zhiyuan Shen (White)
met a French Defence from Fazreena Hussein of Brunei, reaching the same position after 6 ...Nc6 as Carlsen v Ponomariov, World Blitz Championship, 2010
where Carlsen continued 7. Nf3; Zhiyuan Shen chose 7. Ne2.
A critical position occurred after 12. b3, where 12... cxd4 preserves the balance.
But, instead, Fazreena Hussein played 12... Ne4
There followed 12... Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 cxd4 15. Nxe4 Be5 16. cxd4 Nxd4
And Black is saddled with a weakened pawn structure, with the isolated pawn on e6 and is behind in development. After 19. Be3
White maintains the initiative. (Even stronger was 19. Nc5 Bb5 20. Qxe5 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Rae8). There followed 19... Bb5 20. Qh5 Rf5 21. Ng5
Attacking Black's Queen and Black King's vulnerable position. Black minimised the damage with 21... Rxg5 but at the cost of losing the Exchange of Rook for Knight, which proved decisive.
Shen finished cleanly, with Hussin resigning after 28... Kxe8
Playing board 4 for the Open team, David Smerdon (White)
played his favourite Alapin (2. c3) against the Sicilian of Saudi Arabia's Zeyad Saleh Al Abdali, reaching the same position, after 9. Qe2, as Carlsen-Duda, Aimchess US Rapid, 2021
where Duda played 9... b6; Al Abdali chose 9... Bd7.
After 13... Rc8, Smerdon seized the initiative with 14. Ne5
There followed 14... Bd5 15. Bd3 Rxc3 and Smerdon pounced with 16. Bxh7+
There followed 16... Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qxf7+ Kh7
There followed 19. Bf4 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxe7 recovering the sacrificed Bishop.
(But stronger was continuing the attack 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qe8+ Bf8 21. Qf7+ Kh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Qf7+ (Not immediately 23. Nf7 Qe7 24. Ng5 g6 25. Qxg6+ Qg7))
23… Kh7 (23... Kh8 24. Ng6+ Kh7 25. Nxf8+) so now 24. Qg6+! immobilising the g-pawn 24... Kg8 25. Nf7, with the threat of Ng5 winning.)
21. Qxe7 arrived at a critical position, but only because of Black's reply 21... Bxg2 (Correct was 21... Qe8, bringing the Queen to the defence of the g7 square.)
Once again Smerdon pounced, with 22. Be5 then 22... Rg8 (forced) 23. Qh4+ Kg6 24. Qg4+ Kf7 25. Qxg2, netting a whole Bishop. Black resigned on 27. d5
Australia's round 1 results are
Open
Women
Australia Builds on Day Two of Chess Olympiad
Australia's Open team scored a match win over Zimbabwe, on day two of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary today.
The Women's team, paired with number six seeds, Azerbaijan, scored two draws from four games.
The Open team, paired with Zimbabwe, saw the appearance of Temur Kuybokarov on board one.
Kuybokarov (White) met a Sicilian Najdorf Defence from Farai Mandizha, arriving at the same position after 7. Nb3 as Nepomniachtchi-Carlsen, Legends of Chess Rapid, 2020
where Carlsen continued 7... Be7; Mandizha chose 7... Be6.
Kuybokarov replied with the strongly aggressive 8. f4. There followed 8... Qc7 9. g4 exf4 in an attempt to partially liquidate White's advancing pawn phalanx, but gifting White a tempo and Black's isolated backward d6 pawn.
Better is defence with 9... h6 10. f5 (10. g5 hxg5 11. fxg5 Nh5 is ok for Black) 10... Bc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc4 12. Qe2 Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2
A critical position arose after 15. Kb1
where White has a safely Castled King, a space advantage and aggressive setup on the King-side and a ready-made plan should Black Castle.
Here, Black gifted White another tempo 15... Bc4. Black, already behind in development, needs to play 15... g6 with a view to ... Bg7. There followed 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. h4 b5 18. Bh3.
By move 26, White has prosecuted the advance against Black's Castled King and, after 26... d5
picks off Black's h-pawn.
There followed 27... Kh8 28. Qg2 Na4 (On 28... Kxh7 29. g6+ Kg8 30. h6) 29. g6
And, although the plan is clear, it requires accurate prosecution, which Kuybokarov delivers, advancing g- and h-pawns, opening the g- and h-files and exposing Black’s King.
Black resigned at 36. Nf5.
On the Women's board 1, Julia Ryjanova (White)
faced a Slav defence from higher ranked Gunay Mammadzada of Azerbaijan.
A pivotal point in an equal game came after 27... f6
where 28. e4 keeps White's Centre strong, controlling the important d5 square. But, instead, White played the retrograde 28. Nd2. There followed 28... c5, inducing 29. dxc5 (Better was 29. Rad1 cxd4 30. exd4 Rc6 31. Nc4 Qc7 and, although White is on the back foot, can hold with 32. Bf1.
If 32... Nd5 33. Qb3 Bf7 ( 33... Rc8 34. Na3 ) 34. Na3 ) (or on 29. Nc4 cxd4 30. exd4 Bg6 31. Red1 and the Knight on c4 can be supported by b3).
But now, with 29... Rd3
White is in trouble.
Black made further inroads and a critical position was reached at 39. Rf1
Black has a space advantage and the aggressive setup. According to Lasker's Principle of Attack, the player with the advantage must attack or risk losing the advantage.
How must Black attack? The most evident is the Exchange sacrifice on d4. So, on 39... R3xd4 40. exd4 Nd3 41. Qc2 Nf4 42. Kh1 fxg4 43. Qf2 Qxf2 44. Rxf2 Nxg2 45. d5 Rxd5 46. Kxg2 gxf3+ 47. Kg3 Rd4 Black's passed pawns, +3 pawns and "monster Bishop" should be winning.
But, instead, Black played the retrograde 39... Qe5. There followed 40. gxf5 exf5 41. f4 Qxe3+ 42. Qxe3 Rxe3 43. Nxc6
and Black's advantage has been largely reduced. Now Black must work hard to win the ending. But, after the exchange of Rooks, the proportional advantage in favour of Black had grown.
This and the superiority of the Knight over the Bishop in the Ending proved too much for White.
Australia's results round 2
Open
Women's
Upcoming International Events
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Study of the Month
White to play and win
Solution at the end of the newsletter.
Book Review
By IM Gary Lane
1000 Checkmate Combinations by Victor Henkin published by Batsford, 336 pages.
A chess classic puzzle book revised for a new generation.
A foreword by Tal indicates that this gem has been around for a while, but it has been updated by the British chess translators Jimmy Adams and Sarah Hurst to make it much more readable with the prose flowing in an agreeable manner. I also like the fact there are more diagrams to illustrate various remarks by Henkin, so it really is possible to read the entire tome without resorting to setting up a chessboard.
I think the secret of its success is that the author spends a lot of time explaining themes and then giving examples to reinforce the idea. The recent trend of numerous diagrams with barely the words White to play and win is absent which makes it easier to understand what improvements are required to up your tactical game.
Each chapter sounds simple such as ‘The Rook’ and that is a prelude to unlocking the solutions of the puzzles. It can of course vary with other chapters headlined ‘Queen and Bishop’, ‘Two Knights’ and ‘Three Pieces ‘.
It is the sort of book you can dip into five minutes for a bit of fun or devote more time to grasp the different combinations.
A delightful way to instantly improve your tactics.
Looking Back
Olympiad preparations 85 years ago (from Chess magazine, August 1939):
Australian Anguish
There had been, of course, two separate postponements of the Argentine Olympiad. The organisers’ neglect to inform the various federations of their difficulties caused much trouble.
G.R. Nicholas, the Aspro king, guaranteed 150 pounds towards the expenses of the Australian team for Buenos Aires and Australians thought their troubles were over. G.H. Hastings left Perth, Western Australia, on May 16th to join the Australian team at Sydney, to sail on the 20th. He was substitute for M.E. Goldstein, otherwise engaged - viz., to Miss Maud Slessor, one of Sydney’s leading women players. After travelling a thousand miles, he was turned back at Adelaide by wire from Sydney. The cable from Buenos Aires announcing postponement of the Olympiad had reached Sydney on the 17th!
Australians claim this as a record for chess - retraction of a 1000-mile move!
Latest reports state that Australia cannot reconsider their entry, there being no regular means of reaching Argentine from Australia direct. A sad story!
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Solution to Study of the Month
White to play and win
Solution:
1 Qg1+ Ng6 2 Qxg6+ fxg6 3 f7+ Kh7 4 fxg6+. If 4…Qxg6 5 f8=N+. If 4…Kxg6 5 f8=R+.
(Karl Kubbel, 1955)
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