ACF Newsletter Sept. 2023

September 10, 2023 by Rohan Pyne

• View this email in your browser Newsletter No. 621 – 9 September 2023 Editors: Keong Ang & Miles Patterson newsletter_editor@auschess.org.au Go onto mailing list to subscribe Read past issues Usually Published in the Second Week of Each Month Content Contributions are Most Welcome Share Tweet Pin Share Forward Editorial by Miles Patterson Welcome to the September 2023 ACF Newsletter. Many thanks to all the contributors for this issue. More articles – on any aspect of Australian chess – and regular contributions from all states of results and event notices will always be welcome. ACF Notices 2023 AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS TOURNAMENTS The ACF Official 2023 Australian Representative International Junior Chess Tournaments Register is available at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kyT2UVovzOZWftgI99xuboW-S2XrRh_iIt9dJ2QMcHo Any inquiries can be sent to Australian Junior Chess Coordinator, Henry Slater-Jones, at henryslaterjones@gmail.com. World Junior and World Girls’ Championships Mexico City 20 September to 2 October 2023 Australia’s nominated representative in the Girls’ Championship is Jody Middleton (Vic). In the Open Championship, the ACF-nominee is Cameron McGowan (NSW). Also contesting the Open Championship is Albert Winkelman (ACT) (The Australian representatives for the World Junior Chess Championships have created a GoFundMe to help in their upcoming trip this competition: Fundraiser by World Junior Chess Championships Australian Team : World Junior Chess Championships 2023 Aus Team (gofundme.com) – Ed) 2023 World Junior Rapid & Blitz Championships – Sardinia, Italy – 9-16 October World Junior Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships – FIDE Chess Championships (juniorrapidandblitz2023.com) fide.com/docs/regulations/FIDE WORLD JUNIOR RAPID AND BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS.pdf World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships 2023, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 14-27 October FIDE_World_Cadet_WCCC_Egypt_2023_Regulations_Invitation.pdf World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2023 Montesilvano, Italy 12-25 November https://www.worldyouth2023.com/wp-content/uploads/REGULATIONS-MONTESILVANO-WYCC23-1.pdf Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023, TBA, China, 13-23 December Regulations and closing date TBA 2023 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS To be held at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, SA, on the first weekend of December – 2nd and 3rd December 2023. 2023 AUSTRALIAN ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP To be held at Glenelg, SA, on Boxing Day – 26th December 2023 2024 AUSTRALIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Tuesday 2nd January – Thursday 11th January 2024 An 11-round event – 2 double-round days – Wednesday 3rd and Friday 5th January 2024 with the National Conference on Saturday 6th January 2024. To be played at Glenunga International High School, 99 L’Estrange St, Glenunga SA 5064. 2024 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP To be held at Glenunga International High School, 99 L’Estrange St, Glenunga SA 5064 from Saturday 13th through to Sunday 21st January 2024. 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 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 2024 and 31 August 2024 is 31 December 2023. 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 Inc (ACTCA) Recent Events 2023 ACT Interschool Chess By Shaun Press The 2023 ACT Interschool Chess tournaments attracted record numbers across almost all events.  The series consisted of 6 zone events (in the Primary and Secondary Open categories) and 4 finals. The winners of each event were 2023 Girls Secondary Final (53 players) – Lyneham HS 2023 Girls Primary Final (102 players) – Gold Creek Primary 2023 Gungahlin/North Canberra Zone (85 players) – Gold Creek Primary 2023 Belconnen Zone (66 players) – Kaleen Primary 2023 Central Canberra/Woden/Weston Zone (88 players) – Red Hill Primary 2023 Tuggeranong Zone (102 players) – St Anthony’s Primary 2023 South Canberra Secondary Zone (91 players) – Canberra Grammar 2023 North Canberra Secondary Zone (170 players) – Radford College 2023 Primary Final (112 players) – Majura Primary 2023 Secondary Final (104 players) – Radford College The top teams from each of the finals qualify for the ACT selection playoffs for the 2023 Australian Schools Teams Championship, which will be held in Adelaide in December. The format of the playoff is 4-board matches between teams, played with a time limit of 60m+10s *the same time control used at the national finals). Teams that finish in the top 6 of their respective finals can nominate for the selection playoff. Apart from the winning teams, other teams nominating require 2 ACF rated players on their team. The playoffs will be held early in term 4 across a weekend at Campbell High School. Full results from each of the inter school events can be found at https://actjcl.org.au/calendar.php Upcoming Events 2023 ACT Women’s and Girls’ Chess Championship – 10 September 7 rounds, 15m+ 5s per game. Rated by the Australian Chess Federation (Quickplay List) Schedule: Sunday 10th September – Check-in 9.30am Round 1 10am Round 2 10:45am Round 3 11:30am Round 4 12:15am Lunch Break 1pm-1:30pm Round 5 1:30pm Round 6 2:15 pm Round 7 3pm Prize Giving 3:45pm Prizes – 1st $250 2nd $125 3rd $75 Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd + Medals for U14, U12, and U10 Max. two half-point byes available for Rounds 1-4. Entry fee $20 Adults, $10 Junior. WGM, WIM, WFM and WCM Free. + Novices event for unrated players – Free entry with medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd (Same schedule as Championship) Entries close Saturday 5pm 9 Sept. Register at: 2023 ACT Women’s and Girls Chess Championship Tickets, Campbell High School, Campbell | TryBooking Australia New South Wales New South Wales Chess Association Inc (NSWCA) Upcoming Events Ryde Eastwood Open 30 September to 2 October. Details at www.nswca.org.au Rooty Hill Open Championships 3 October – 28 November 2023 2023 Rooty Hill Open Chess Championships – Rooty Hill Chess Club NSW Seniors Championship (Over 50s) 21-22 October at Norths Gosford Open 28-29 October. (The Chatswood Checkmate Rapid has been deferred until next year) Northern Territory Northern Territory Chess Association Queensland Chess Association of Queensland Inc (CAQ) Recent Events Arianne Caoili Memorial Weekender – 2-3 September Grandmasters Zong-Juan Zhao and David Smerdon shared first prize on 5.5/6. Results and other prizes: 2023 Arianne Caoili Memorial Weekender (Sept 2nd & 3rd) – Page 3 (chesschat.org) Upcoming Events Leo Wilkinson Memorial – 23-24 September Grace Lutheran College – Rothwell Campus, Anzac Ave &, Mewes Rd, Rothwell QLD 4022, Australia A 6 round FIDE, ACF and QJ rated Swiss tournament – time control of 60 minutes plus 30 seconds per move from move 1 – Prize pool = $2,650.00 FIDE, ACF & QJ rated 2023 LEO WILKINSON MEMORIAL ROTHWELL SAT SEPT 23 & SUN SEPT 24.odt (caq.org.au) South Australia South Australian Chess Association Inc (SACA) Recent Events August Booster Sunday August 13 1st FM Tobias Schmidt (GER) 5/5; 2nd Edgar Mdinaradze 3.5. 11 entries Full results: August Booster 2023 Results | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) August Blitz Thursday August 17 1st FM Tobias Schmidt (GER) 14/15; 2nd Kyle Leaver 13; 3rd Aaron Perkins 11. 16 entries Full results: August Blitz 2023 Results | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) August Allegro #2 Thursday August 24 =1st Kyle Leaver, FM Tobias Schmidt (GER) 4/5; 2nd FM Simon Bibby (JPN) 3.5. 12 entries Full results: August Allegro #2 2023 Results | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) SA Rapid Chess Championship 2023 Sunday August 28, August Variant Thursday August 31 Upcoming Events September Booster Sunday September 10, 1.30pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide, 5 Rounds, Swiss System, Time Control: 15 minutes plus 2-second increments Details: September Booster 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) September Allegro #1 Thursday September 14, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide, 5 Rounds, Swiss System, Time Control: 10 minutes plus 2-second increments Details: September Allegro #1 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) September Blitz Thursday September 21, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide 11 Rounds, Swiss System or Round Robin Time Control: 3 minutes plus 2-second increments Details: September Blitz 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) September Allegro #2 Thursday September 28, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide 5 Rounds, Swiss System Time Control: 10 minutes plus 2-second increments Details: September Allegro #2 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) Hosworth Foundation Grand Prix and High Flyers 30th September to 2nd October https://sachess.org.au/event/hosworth-grand-prix-2023/ https://sachess.org.au/event/hosworth-high-flyers-2023/ October Rapid 2023 Thursday October 5, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide 5 Rounds, Swiss System, Time Control: 20 minutes plus 2-second increments Details: October Rapid 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) October Allegro #1 2023 Thursday October 12, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide. 5 Rounds, Swiss System, Time Control: 10 minutes plus 2-second increments. Details: October Allegro #1 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) October Booster 2023 Sunday October 15, 1.30pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide. 5 Rounds, Swiss System, Time Control: 15 minutes plus 2-second increments. Details: October Booster 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) October Blitz 2023 Thursday October 19, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide 11 Rounds, Swiss System, Time Control: 3 minutes plus 2-second increments. Details: October Blitz 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) October Allegro #2 2023 Thursday October 26, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide. 5 Rounds, Swiss System, Time Control: 10 minutes plus 2-second increments. Details: October Allegro #2 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au) Australian Chess Championships – Adelaide 2024 – Schedules To be played at Glenunga International High School, 99 L’Estrange St, Glenunga SA 5064 www.gihs.sa.edu.au Conducted by the SA Chess Association Inc and the SA Junior Chess League Inc 2024 Australian Chess Championship and Reserves Championship Tuesday 2nd January 2024 – Thursday 11th January 2024 An 11-round event with two double-round days on Wednesday 3rd and Friday 5th January 2024. An Allegro Tournament will be held on Saturday 6th January in the morning and the Australian Blitz Championship in the afternoon. Two Classic events will also take place for players rated Under 1800 – a 6-round 4-day event before the rest day and a 5-round 5-day event after the rest day. 2024 Australian Junior Chess Championships 12 different events – two go for the full 9 days, six for 5 days, four for 3 days – 1 rest day Tuesday 16th January is a Rest Day plus lightning & Problem Solving U18 Open & U16 Open Sat 13/1/24 – Sunday 21/1/24 U14 Open & U12 Open Wed 17/1/24 – Sunday 21/1/24 U10 Open & U8 Open Sat 13/1/24 – Monday 15/1/24 U18 Girls & U16 Girls Wed 17/1/24 – Sunday 21/1/24 U14 Girls & U12 Girls Wed 17/1/24 – Sunday 21/1/24 U10 Girls & U8 Girls Fri 19/1/24 – Sunday 21/1/24 Registration and Accommodation Accommodation at discounted rates, and irrespective of the length of stay, will be available from select local venues. Registration is now open to the Australian Chess Championships 2024 and the Australian Junior Championships 2024. Full event details are now available on the events’ websites at: https://australianchesschampionships2024.org https://australianjuniorchesschampionship2024.org Tasmania Tasmanian Chess Association Inc (TCA) Recent Events Tasmanian Rapid Championship 1st: Will Rumley 6.5/7 2nd/3rd: Fabian Ivancic, Wynand Pretorius Ratings Prize: Tony Popeil Junior prize: Yung-Shin Wells, Thomas Hartwell, Jonty Oud Biggest upset prize (by player not otherwise getting a prize): Travis Liddell Top Female: Anya Song Tasmanian Lightning Championship 1st: Zacharias Lim 9/9 Upcoming Events 2023 Tasmanian Junior Chess Championships Sacred Heart College; 2 Cross Street, New Town on the weekend of 23rd and 24th of September. Tasmanian Junior Chess Championships – Black Square Chess Chess Interschool State Finals Scotch Oakburn College on Monday 30th October 2023 Interschool Tournaments – Black Square Chess Huon Valley Chess Festival 4 and 5 November 2023 (with over $10,000.00 in prize money). Huon Valley Chess Victoria Chess Victoria Inc (CV) Upcoming Events 2023 MCC Greg Hjorth Open – 3-7 November, Melbourne Annual Weekender held in honour of the late IM Greg Hjorth, Melbourne Chess Club Champion and Australian Chess Olympian. 2023 MCC Greg Hjorth Open | Australian Chess Federation Inc. (auschess.org.au) Western Australia Chess Association of Western Australia Inc (CAWA) Recent Events 2023 Willetton Open 19-20 August 1st place went to Tim Hare with 5.5 out of 6. 2nd place was won by Hui Huang. U/1800 rating division Gary Donaldson with 4 out of 6. 1st Under 1550 went to Ashvin Balavignan, equal 4th in the overall standings and equal second in this division was shared between Eric Deng and Angus Chen. In the under 1550 rating division there was a three way division of the prizes going to Shiju Thomas, Kobe Wu and Akash Ashok all finishing on 3 out of 6. Upcoming Events 8 Oct CAWA Spring Allegro 15 Oct WA State Junior Allegro New Zealand New Zealand Chess News (newzealandchess.nz) Recent Events 12 August Kapiti Junior Chess Championship 2023 1st Open: Ryan Winter 1st Secondary: Luke Chang 1st Intermediate: Timothy Wang 1st Primary: Mark Wu 13 August Summit Rookies August 2023 1st equal Open: Huankai (Eden) Xu 1st equal Open: Buthsara Hettiarachchi 1st equal Open: Markis Tew Yao Zen 1st equal Open: Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker 1st equal Open: Naser Tamimi 1st equal Open: Junqing Jerome Tao 1st Under 1000: Artem E Egorovtsev 24-27 August NZ Senior Championship 2023 1st (NZ Seniors Champion): FM Ben Hague 2nd equal (Joint NZ Veterans Champion): Anthony L Carpinter 2nd equal (Joint NZ Veterans Champion): Gordon Morrell 26-27 August Auckland Chess Weekend August 2023 1st: Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker 2-3 September Canterbury Junior Chess Championships 2023 1st Open: Bill Li 1st Under 14: Corby Allison 1st Under 12: Shihiran Samarawickrama 1st Under 10: Richard Jingjie Liu 3 September Otago Spring Rapid 2023 1st equal: Olefsandr Nedyhalov 1st equal: Quentin J F Johnson 1st equal: Atlas Kerr 1st equal: Benedict Suazo Upcoming Events 10 September Summit Rookies September 2023 16 September NZ Fischer-Random Championship 2023 23-24 September Auckland Chess Weekend September 2023 23-24 September NZCF National Interschools Finals 2023 25-28 September NZ Women’s Championship 2023 27 September – 1 October South Island Championships 2023 7 October Taranaki Rapid Tournament 2023 15 October Summit Rookies October 2023 21-23 October Merv Morrison Memorial 2023 11-12 November Auckland Chess Weekend November 2023 12 November Summit (North Island) Rapid Championships 2023 2-3 December Papatoetoe Rapid 2023 3 December Otago Summer Rapid 2023 10 December Summit Rookies December 2023 2-12 January NZ Chess Congress 2024 International Events Australia at the World Youth U16 Olympiad By Paul Power, Australian Chess Federation Australia rose to the challenge at the World Youth U16 Olympiad, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 13-18 August. Thrown in at the deep end in round 1, paired with #1 ranked Kazakhstan, Australia 1 drew the top three boards, losing only on board 4. Initially ranked 33 of 63 teams, Australia 1 finished 28th, with four match wins, one tie and four match losses. Australia 2 held their initial ranking position to finish 44th. China won Gold, with eight match wins and one tie, ahead of Turkiye, Greece and Kazakhstan. Playing for Australia 1 were Rebo Fu, Yifei Hu, Chao Xin Cheng and Rui Gen Teh. Australia 2 were Chloe Fan, Iker Hernandez Mendez, Randheer Thogata and Om O’Carroll. Team Captain was Grandmaster and former Australian Champion Zong-Yuan Zhao. Playing board 1 for Australia 1, in Round 1, Rebo Fu was paired against #4 ranked player in the event, Kazakhstan’s Aldiyar Ansat. Rebo Fu, White, met a Sicilian Defence, Sveshnikov (Pelikan) Variation After 13. Bd2, reaching the same position, by transposition, as Svidler-Grischuk, Amsterdam 2019 Grischuk played 13… a5, Ansat, the more assertive 13… f5 By move 19. Nb6, White had achieved a space advantage and, although could have further prosecuted by 21. Bc3 … Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. b4 White still maintained an edge after 21. c4 and, on 21… Nd7, White can maintain a grip by 22. Bc3 22… Bf6 23. Bd4 Nxb6 24. Bxb6 but, instead, played 22. Nxd7 After 24… b5 25. b4 bxc4 26. Bxc4 the c-file was opened. After invading the 7th rank 34. Rc7 White targeted Black’s h-pawn, with a forced draw after 35… e3 36. Qxh5 1/2-1/2 The alternative 36. Rcc2 Rg6 37. Qxh5 Rf6 leaves White with a slight edge heading into the ending, but the R+P endgame would be difficult to convert into a win. Upcoming Events Asian Seniors Chess Championship 14-22 October 2023, Tagaytay City, Philippines Asian Seniors 50+ & 65+ Chess Championship (fide.com) Study of the Month White to play and win. 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ACF COUNCIL State Asssociation Delegates NSWCA Delegate: Richard Gastineau-Hills  nswcouncillor@auschess.org.au CV Delegate: Leonid Sandler  viccouncillor@auschess.org.au CAQ Delegate: Doug Williams  qldcouncillor@auschess.org.au SACA Delegate: Misheck Muza  sacouncillor@auschess.org.au TCA Delegate: Tom Saltmarsh  tascouncillor@auschess.org.au ACTCA Delegate: Cam Cunningham  actcouncillor@auschess.org.au CAWA Delegate: Andrew Hardegen  andrewhardegen@iinet.net.au Executive Committee President: Gary Wastell  president@auschess.org.au Deputy President: Bill Gletsos  deputy_president@auschess.org.au Vice-President: Kevin Bonham  vice_president1@auschess.org.au Vice-President: Hughston Parle vice_president2@auschess.org.au Secretary: Rob Watson  secretary@auschess.org.au Treasurer: Bob Keast  treasurer@auschess.org.au COUNCIL-APPOINTED PERSONNEL Assistant Secretary: Vacant Assistant Treasurer: Mishek Muza asst_treasurer@auschess.org.au Auditor: Ross Hamilton  auditor@auschess.org.au Equipment Coordinator: Bob Keast  equipment_officer@auschess.org.au FIDE Delegate & Admin Officer: Dr. Kevin Bonham  fide_delegate@auschess.org.au FIDE Ratings Officer: Bill Gletsos  fide_ratings@auschess.org.au Junior Chess Coordinator: Henry Slater-Jones  junior_chess_coordinator@auschess.org.au Medals & Awards Convenor: Gary Wastell  awards@auschess.org.au National Ratings Officer: Bill Gletsos  acfratings@auschess.org.au National Ratings Officer: Graham Saint  g_saint@tpg.com.au Newsletter Editor: Keong Ang  auschessnews@chessnews.asia Newsletter Editor: Miles Patterson  newsletter_editor@auschess.org.au Public Officer: Cam Cunningham  public_officer@auschess.org.au Publicity Director: Paul Power  publicity@auschess.org.au Selections Director: Tom Saltmarsh  selections_director@auschess.org.au Webmaster: David Esmonde  webmaster@auschess.org.au Solution to Study of the Month White to play and win. Solution (White’s moves only): 1 Kxe1 2 h3! (not 2 h4 – only draws) 3 h4 4 h5 5 h6 6 h7 7 h8(N) 8 Nf7 9 Nd8 10 Ne6 11Nxc5 12 Ne4 13 Nd6 14 Nxc4 15 Na5 16 Nxb3 mate (Other knight routes to make the same captures are possible). Otto Blathy, 1922 Share Tweet Pin Share Forward Newsletter Article Contributions Please email the editor if there is something you would like published in the next edition of this newsletter. Examples of articles: Upcoming chess event. Results of a chess event that was completed since the last newsletter was published. Any information that is chess related, especially Australian chess, that could be interesting. Article Contribution Email Website Copyright © 2023 Australian Chess Federation Inc, All rights reserved. You are receiving this newsletter because you are a pre-existing subscriber as at January 2016 or you have subscribed since. 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