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CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDSAPRIL 2012 number 112

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Spring has arrived, and you know what thatmeans. It’s time for a barbecue! And time for theprovincials of the Canadian Chess Challenge too.

Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, P.E.I.,and B.C. have already had their tournaments. Seepage 15 for a list of the winners.

Congratulations to Richard Wang of Edmonton.The national under 14 champion recently won theAlberta Closed Championship, and earned the FMtitle (FIDE Master). Way to go, Richard!

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CONTENTSCONTENTS

How To Read Chess 6Summer Camps 11Kiril’s Address 11Canada Top Ten 12Tactics 101 13CCC History 14Superfest 16Did You Know? 17Regional Top 10’s 18Top Girls 22Combo Mombo 23

Mate in 1 24Mate in 2 25Mate in 3 26Lily’s Puzzler 27News 28Kiril’s Kontest 30CCC Stats 42Who’s The Goof? 43Tournaments 44Ratings 46Solutions 47

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CHESSTOWN DERBY 32Kiri l's KornerThe Race Is On!


It's easy. The board has 8 filesand 8 ranks. Files are the rowsof squares that go up and down.Each one is named by a smallletter. Ranks are rows that gosideways. Each one is namedby a number.Every square also has a name.

The first part is its file and thesecond part is its rank. In thisdiagram, a white pawn movedto e4 and a black pawn to e5.

When moves are written down,the first capital letter shows thepiece which moves. Q is queen.B is bishop. R is rook. N is usedfor knight because the king is K.If there is no capital letter, thatmeans a pawn moves.

Next is the square that thepiece moves to. Bc4 says that abishop moves to the square c4.When a piece is captured, an xis put before the square. Qxf7means a queen takes on f7.

If a pawn captures, the letterof the file it starts on is givenfirst, then an x followed by thesquare it takes on. exd5 says apawn on the e-file captures onthe square d5.

When two pieces of the samekind can go to the same spot,another letter is put after thepiece to show what file it camefrom. Rae1 tells us that a rookon the a-file moves to e1.

If the pieces that can move tothe same spot are on the samefile, then their rank number isadded. N6e4 means the knighton the 6th rank moves to e4.

Here are some special symbols:

+ check# checkmate

e. p. en passantO - O castles kingside

O - O - O castles queenside1 - 0 white wins0 - 1 black wins

½ - ½ draw! excellent move? mistake!? cool move?! weird (weak) move

The game below is written inalgebraic notation. Kiril wasnew to chess and fell into anold trap called Scholar’s Mate !

ROCKY KIRIL1. e4 e52. Qh5 d63. Bc4 Nf6?4. Qxf7 #

Oh no! Kiril got mated in justfour moves. That was no fun!

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This lesson is about a tacticthat minimizes material loss.

DEESSPEERAADOOSSKIRIL’S KLASS

The word ‘desperado’ means someone who is desperate.In the Old West, a desperado was an outlaw who woulddo anything to escape from people trying to catch him.

In chess, a desperado is a piece that is going to belost. But instead of losing it for nothing, you use it totake anything you can. Even apawn is better than nothing.

The white knight in diagram#1 is trapped in the corner andis about to be captured by theblack rook. This makes him adesperado. 1.Nxb6! gives upthe knight but leaves white withan extra pawn. (1...axb6 2.Rd1)

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In example #2, White is aheadthe exchange, but is forked bythe black bishop at d5. There isno way to avoid the loss ofmaterial.

1.Rb1 Bxf3 is good for Blackand 1.Nd2? loses to 1...Re1+!2.Nf1 Bxb3 (not 2.Kh2? Rh1#).

But White can save the daywith a desperado. 1.Rxb6! getsa knight for the rook. After 1...axb6 (1...Bxf3? 2.Rb1!)2.Kg2, the position is equal. (2.Nd2? Re1+ 3.Nf1 Bf3!causes trouble for White.)

White has a similar problemin diagram #3. The knight andbishop are forked by the rook.

Defending by 1.Bd1 loses thebishop to the pin 1...Rc1.

No better is 1.Nd2, because1...Rd3! “reforks” the pieces.

So either the knight or thebishop will be lost. This is thesignal to look for a desperado!

1.Bxe6 Rxf3 and 1.Nxe5 Rxb3would each get White one pawn.

But the best line is 1.Nxg5+!fxg5 2.Bxe6, which gets twopawns for the knight. And twois even better than one!

With all of the pawns onone side of the board, and abishop and a pawn for therook, White should be able todraw easily.

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In example #4, the whitequeen entered the black campto capture a rook on a8, butshe got trapped. So now shebecomes a desperado.

After 1.Qxf8+! Kxf8, Whitehas two rooks and two pawnsfor a queen, which is a largeadvantage.

If the white queen tries torun instead, she will have to give herself up for a minorpiece. 1.Qa7 Bb8! 2.Qa8 (2.Qa5 b6!) 2...Nc7 3.Qxb8[3.Qa5? b6!] 3...Rxb8 or 1.Qa5 b6! 2.Qa7 (2.Qa6 Nc7)2...Nc8 3.Qa6 Nc7.

Let’s look next at ways to winmaterial with desperados. Thetypical situation is when bothplayers have a piece underattack. Position #5 is a goodexample. Each side has a rookthreatened.

Nothing is gained by 1.Bxg8Nxg6, which is just a trade ofrooks. But White can first takesomething with their own rook before taking the blackrook. 1.Rxf6! gxf6 2.Bxg8. White is up a bishop.

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In diagram #6, both of thequeens are “hanging”, and theposition would be equal after1.Rxd6 Rxe4.

Since the white queen isabout to be taken, she turnsinto a desperado. 1.Qxe8! isthe winning shot. If 1...Rxe82.Rxd6, white is up a rook.

Be careful though. The blackqueen is also a desperado! 1...Qxd1!?

Now the game is even following 2.Rxd1 Rxe8. But waita second. It’s the white queen’s turn again! 2.Qxf8+! ischeck and that brings all the fun to an end. 2...Kxf83.Rxd1 and White is ahead a rook.

Our final diagram is a quizfor you. Both sides have apiece under attack again, theblack bishop on b5 and thewhite knight on e5.

Do you see how White canwin a pawn with a desperado?The answer is on page 47.

So long, partners!

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Ontario has placed first 15 of the last 17years. In other years, they were second 5times and third 3 times (1991-1993).

British Columbia has come in second place5 times (1991-1993, 2000, 2011) and third 13times (1990, 1994-99, 2001, 2005, 2007-10).

Alberta has placed fourth 13 times and fifth5 times (1994-96, 2005-06). They finished inthird place in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2011!

Quebec has been team champion 8 times,including the first 6 years. They also wonin 1997 and 2009. They came in secondplace 13 times. They were third in 2000 andfourth in 2011.

Manitoba was third in 2002 and 2006, fourthin 2003 and 2005, and fifth in 1990-91, 2001,2004, and 2007-11.

Saskatchewan was sixth in 1998 and 2011,and seventh in 1997, 2000, 2004.

Newfoundland has placed fourth 3 times(1994-1996) and fifth 3 times.

New Brunswick came fifth 4 times (1992,1998-2000) and sixth 13 times. In 1989 theyfinished in third place!

Nova Scotia came in sixth place in 2005,2007, and 2008. They were seventh 5 times.

Prince Edward Island had its finest momentin 1993 when they came in seventh place.

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The World Chess Federation holds an internationalteam championship every two years called the ChessOlympiad. Each country has a team of four players,or five if they have a reserve. In 2010, 141 nationstook part. Although the name is similar, this event isnot connected to the Olympic Games.

The next Olympiad will be held in Istanbul, Turkeythis August. The Canadian team is:

Bator Sambuev Montreal Leonid Gerzhoy TorontoNikolay Noritsyn Toronto Eric Hansen Calgary Edward Porper Edmonton

The acronym for the World Chess Federation is FIDE,which stands for Fédération Internationale des Échecs, theFrench name of the organization. It is pronounced “fee-day”.

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WHITE TO MOVEWin Materialsolutions page 47

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A double attack is any move that makes two threatsat the same time. The most common double attack isthe fork. But there are also other kinds, like when weattack one piece and threaten mate at the same time.

Black wins by 1...Nxd3 2.Qxd3 Rf2!, threateningQxg2# & Rxb2. The bishop is lost after 3.Rg1 Rxb2.

If White goes first, they can win two minor piecesfor a rook with 1.Rxe5 Bxe5 2.Qh5. The threats areQxh7# & Qxe5. 2...h6 3.Qxe5

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HI BOYS AND GIRLS!In each diagram, switch two pieces so that the

black king stands in mate. Any two pieces can tradeplaces. Colours do not matter. You can switch whitewith white, black with black, or white with black. Youcan even switch a king. The resulting position mustbe legal. No fair putting pawns on the first rank or having both kings in check. Good luck!

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SWITCHEROOS SWITCH THE PLACES OF ANY TWO PIECES

SO THAT BLACK IS IN CHECKMATE.

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CANADA AND WORLD NEWS

ALBERTA YOUTH The 2012 Alberta Youth Chess

Championships were played inCalgary February 25-26, with 29participants.

The new champions are:< 8 Ian Zhao<10 Patrick Tolentino<12 Nicholas Lee<14 Richard Wang<16 Nicka Kalaydina<18 David Zhang

NOVA SCOTIA TEAM The 2012 Nova Scotia School

Team Championship took placeat Halifax on April 1st, with tenteams competing.

grade K-4 Berwickgrade 5-6 Oxfordgrade 7-9 Park Westgrade 10-12 Citadel

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPThe world chess championship

will be held in Moscow, Russiaon May 10-31.

World champion ViswanathanAnand (India) will defend histitle in a twelve game matchagainst Boris Gelfand (Israel).

The cash prizes are 1.5 milliondollars for the winner and onemillion dollars for the loser!

ALBERTA CHAMPION13 year old Richard Wang of

Edmonton won the 2012 AlbertaClosed Championship.

The round robin event washeld April 6-8 in Edmonton. All6 players were rated over 2300.Richard’s victory earned himthe FM title (FIDE Master).Tying for second place were

Alex Yam and Edward Porper.

ONTARIO SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPThe 2012 Ontario School Team Chess Championship took place

in Toronto on March 31 and April 1. The four player teams weredivided into three groups on Saturday, and the K-6 section wasplayed Sunday. A total of 45 teams took part in the event, whichwas sponsored by “Spirit of Math Schools”.

The top three teams in the each sectionare listed here. Congratulations to SenecaHill and Denlow schools for “3-peating” aschampions in the elementary sections.

The four players on the Seneca Hill K-3team won all their games, scoring a perfect20/20. WoW!

Grades K-91 UTS

Jeffrey Lee Robert LiIvan KonarevK. Jeyapragasan

2 Henderson3 Lester B. Pearson

Grades K-31 Seneca Hill

Benjamin LinDaniel LiuEugene ZhangRay Liu

2 Hillmount3 Seneca Hill B

Grades K-121 UTS

Christopher KnoxJackie PengHanyuan YeGuangyu Song

2 North Toronto3 Etobicoke

Grades K-61 Denlow

Michael WangGeorge ChenJerry WangEvan Kanter

2 Seneca Hill3 Henderson

NOVA SCOTIA YOUTH The Nova Scotia Youth ChessChampionships were held onMarch 4th in Halifax, with 38players. The winners were:

<8 Callum Brown<10 Sahejpreet Singh<12 Lucas Dorrance<14 Adam Dorrance<16 Jeremy PetersThis year’s national CYCC is

in Vancouver on July 3-6.

QUEBEC SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPThe 2012 Quebec School Team Chess Championship was held in

Montreal at Jean de Brebeuf College on March 31 - April 1. Thefour player teams were divided into three groups. In total, 397players took part. The top three teams in each section are shownbelow. A very impressive result for Collège Charlemagne!Grades K-3

1 Charlemagne Gabriel TinicaAllison TsypinJohnson LiPatrick Yang

2 Fernand Seguin3 Internationale

Grades K-61 Charlemagne

Eddie YangMuhan LuoDiana SerbanSabina Tinica

2 Internationale3 F.A.C.E.

Grades 7-111 Jean-Eudes

Olivier K. Chiku-RattéDragos ManailoiuNikola IsaevSheng-Ming Gu

2 Internationale3 Notre-Dame


We received 2 correct solution to February’s contest.1 Mate in 1 1.Qb3# 2 Mate in 2 1.Qxe8+ Rxe8 2.Rf8# 3 Maze Ba8-b7-a6-c4-a2-b1-c2-d1-e2-f1-h3

-d7-e8-f7-g8-h7-e4xh14 Loyd A.Kf1 B.Ka1 C.Kf3 (Be2#)

The winner of the drawing for a Kiril T-shirt is :Ian Walsh of Torbay, Newfoundland

WELCOMEWELCOME TOTO MYMY CONTEST !CONTEST !Can you solve the 4 puzzles on the nextpage? Mail me your answers if you do.One lucky person will win a Kiril T-shirt.White moves first in the mate problems.In case you never saw a “maze” or “loyd”before, here are some examples:

In a CHESSMAZECHESSMAZE only one whitepiece moves. In this maze, it isthe white rook. The object is tocapture the black king withouttaking any pieces or movingwhere the rook can be taken.Draw a line to show the path ofthe rook. This is a Maze in 13.That means you should get theking in thirteen moves or less.

The TRIPLE LOYDTRIPLE LOYD was inventedby Sam Loyd, a famous chesscomposer. They are called triplebecause there are three parts. Inpart A, you place the black kingon the board so that he is incheckmate. In part B, place him instalemate. For part C, put theblack king down so that Whitehas a mate in 1. solutions page 47

KIRIL'S KONTESTKIRIL'S KONTESTMail entries to: 3423 St. Denis #400 Montreal, Quebec H2X 3L2or e-mail to: [email protected] Deadline : May 24

Only the white ROOK moves.Capture the black king withouttaking any pieces or movingwhere the rook can be taken.

MAMATE IN 1TE IN 1

CHESSMAZE IN 14CHESSMAZE IN 14 TRIPLE LOYDTRIPLE LOYD

MAMATE IN 2TE IN 2

PLACE THE BLACK KING IN :A CheckmateB StalemateC Mate in 1


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It was early Sunday morning and the sun was justrising bright above the hill. The shadows of the treesstretched their limbs to greet the new day. Everythingwas peaceful and still.

Well, almost everything. Kiril and his pal Dusty werealready out on the track getting ready for the big race.The Chesstown Derby was that afternoon, and theyneeded all the help they could get.

Dusty Daze was not the same horse that he used to be.It had been six years since his last race. And this wasKiril’s first time as a jockey. They were both a littlenervous.

Kiril tried to cheer his friend up, “C’mon, Dusty, let’s doa couple more laps. I think we’re getting better. I don’teven fall off anymore.” Dusty smiled, “Okay, Kiril, butlet’s try to go fast this time.”

Kiril did his best. And Dusty Daze ran his hardest. Butafter a couple hours of chasing carrots, they were notexactly breaking the speed limit. They did need a breakthough. So Kiril led the horse over by the water andasked him if he’d like to have a drink. “No thanks, Kiril.I’d rather have some fruit punch.”

So they walked over to the cantina, and ordered twomango chillers. And while they relaxed on the patio bythe lake, they had a game of chess.

FOCUSON YOURGOALS

4. . . . Nd5Back he comes again!

5. Nc3 e66. d4

6.Bc4 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Nc6 isan even game and so is6.Nxd5 exd5 7.d4 b6!

6. . . . Nc67. Nxd5 exd5

Black has doubled pawnsbut he can get rid of themlater by pushing ...d6.

8. f4?! Too many pawn moves.A better idea was 8.Nf3.

8. . . . d69. cxd6 cxd6

10. Nf3 Bg4!The pin on the knight givesblack the edge.

Attacking the bishop by11.h3 is bad because of11...Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nxd4 or12.gxf3 Qh4+. Unpinning with 11.Be2 is

also trouble for white after11...dxe5 12.fxe5 Bb4+!Then 13.Bd2 loses a pawnto 13...Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Qh4+!15.g3 Qxd4.

So Kiril guards d4. 11. Be3 dxe5

Black opens a diagonal forhis bishop on f8.

12. fxe5 Bb4+


1. e4

The pawn’s favourite move.

1. . . . Nf6Alekhine’s Defence. Everyknight l ikes to fight, andthis knight is no exception.

2. e5 Kiril charges ahead. Theother possibility is 2.Nc3when black has a choice:

2...d5 3.e5 d4!? 2...e5 Vienna Game2...d6 3.d4 g6 Pirc Defence

2. . . . Nd5

Dusty knows not to play2...Ne4?! 3.d3 Nc5 4.d4!,which is good for white.

3. c4 Forcing the knight to run.The Modern Variation is3.d4 d6 4.Nf3.

3. . . . Nb6

4. c5The chase continues! Adifferent plan for white isthe Four Pawns Attack:4.d4 d6 5.f4. The main linegoes 5...dxe5 6.fxe5 Nc67.Be3 Bf5 8.Nc3 e6.

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13. Kf2Running with the king iswhite’s best bet. 13.Bd2?Bxf3! 14.Qxf3 Qh4+ 15.g3Bxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Qxd4+ is adisaster.

13. . . . 0-0The horse wagged his tailas he castled into safety.

14. Be2 Kiril finally takes time tounpin his knight.

14. . . . f6!

Dusty attacks the whitecentre and prepares toopen the f-file.

15. exf6

White drops a pawn on15.Rf1? Bxf3 16.Bxf3 fxe517.dxe5 Nxe5. The bishopat f3 is now pinned.

15. . . . Qxf6

16. Rf1

White plans to “castle byhand” with 17.Kg1.

16. . . . Rae8!

This horse has a lot ofsense! Not only does hedevelop his last piece, healso stops the white plan.(17.Kg1? Rxe3)

17. Qb3 Kiril still wants to retreathis king, so he protects thebishop on e3, and hethreatens 18.Qxd5+ too! 17.h3 fails to 17...Qh4+:

18.g3 Qe7 19.Bf4 Bxh318.Kg1 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Rxe3

17. . . . Qe6Dusty Daze is on a roll. Hedefends the d5 pawn andkeeps the pressure on thewhite bishop. This might behis lucky day!

18. Bb5Kiril moves one of his

bishops off the e-file andpins the knight on c6.

A trickier way to lose is18.a3 Bd2! 19.Bxd2 Qxe2+20.Kg1 Bxf3 21.Rxf3 Rxf322.Qxf3 Qxd2.

18. . . . Bxf3!19. gxf3

After 19.Bxc6, black has anice discovered check with19...Bd1+!

19. . . . Rxf3+!The old horse takes a deepbreath and heads for thefinish line.

20. Kxf3 Any other king move is metby 20...Rxe3.

20. . . . Qh3+! Giddyup, Dusty!

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Lily and Frizoon knewwhat time it was too. Andthey were still a long wayaway. They had gone to aMedieval Knights festivalon Saturday and were latecoming back.

So they took a shortcutthat was supposed to bequicker, and they quicklygot lost! Luckily, the signspointed them in the rightdirection and they arrivedjust before the race.

Good afternoon, folks. Welcome to the ChesstownDerby. The horses are at the starting gate. Silver Bullet,ridden by Moe Pawn, is today’s favourite. He seems a bitedgy, but that’s the way Moe is.

For some reason, Kiril is down on the ground. Okay,he’s back in his saddle. They’re all set now. Biff the B raises his pistol, and shouts “BANG!” And the

horses are off!

21. Kf4Kiril saw that his queen

gets forked after 21.Ke2Nxd4+! 22.Kd1 Nxb3.

If 21.Kf2, black matesin 7 moves starting with21...Qxh2+ 22.Kf3 Rf8+.

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21. . . . Re4+22. Kg5 Qg4# Kiril grinned as he took

the last sip of his mangochiller. “Good game, pal.”

“Thank you, Kiril. Thatgame made me feel like ayoung pony again!”

“That’s perfect, Dusty.Because you know what?It’s almost race time!”

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Silver Bullet jumps out to an early lead. Captain Nemois close on his tail, followed by Moosejaw Joe.

They’re at the first turn, and hold on, what’s this?Morphy’s Law isn’t turning. It looks like he’s headingstraight for the snack wagon! Can you believe it?

The other horses are at the halfway marker now, withSilver Bullet still in front. Lady Clementine looks a littletired and is bringing up the rear.

As they come around the final stretch, it’s Silver Bulletand Captain Nemo, neck and neck. Here’s a surprise,Dusty Daze has taken over the third spot. But Secret Truth is coming fast on the outside. It’s down

to the wire, sports fans. And the winner is ... Dusty Daze, by a nose! Secret Truth comes a close second, with Silver Bullet third.

It’s an amazing story, folks. Kiril the Pawn has won the Chesstown Derby!

In the winner’s circle, they presented him with a big trophy and gave Dusty Daze a wreath of flowers.

Moe was there to uncork the bottle of bubbly water.

Can you guess who got soaked?

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ONTARIO 1.5 82 90 1 3QUEBEC 1.8 78 88 1 4BRITISH COLUMBIA 3.1 64 75 2 5ALBERTA 4.2 54 60 3 7MANITOBA 5.6 47 58 3 8NEW BRUNSWICK 6.1 44 61 3 8NEWFOUNDLAND 6.5 41 56 4 9NOVA SCOTIA 8.3 33 44 6 10SASKATCHEWAN 8.4 35 47 6 10PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 9.5 23 44 7 10

ONTARIO 112 74 35 221 519 12QUEBEC 78 76 52 206 438 12BRITISH COLUMBIA 43 35 46 124 242 8ALBERTA 16 24 37 77 133 6MANITOBA 7 24 21 52 90 4NEW BRUNSWICK 3 12 31 46 64 5SASKATCHEWAN 5 10 17 32 52 3NOVA SCOTIA 6 12 9 27 51 3NEWFOUNDLAND 3 5 23 31 42 4PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 1 2 6 9 13 3

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CANADIAN CHESS CHALLENGETEAM STATISTICS

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TOTAL GAMES PLAYED 12255TOTAL PLAYERS 2728

MOST CHAMPIONSHIPS ONTARIO 15MOST GOLD ONE YEAR ONTARIO 9

MORE POINTS SCORED1999 Nova Scotia + 25½1997 Alberta + 162011 Saskatchewan + 15½ 2001 Nova Scotia + 14½1993 Manitoba + 131994 Ontario + 12½

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MAMATETE IN 2IN 21 1.Rf1 Kd8 2.Rf8#2 1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh3#3 1.Re8 any 2.Qg7# 4. 1.Nb6+ Kb8 2.Nfd7#

1. . . . axb6 2.Ra8#1. . . . cxb6 2.Rc3#

MAMATETE IN 3IN 31 1.Qc8+ Qg8 2.Qc3+ Qg7 3.Qxg7#2 1.Kb6 a4 2.Nb5 a3 3.Nc7#3 1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 3.Re8# 4 1.Qf6 g6 2.Rxg6+ any 3.Qg7#

1...g5 2.Qxg5+ any 3.Qg7#

COMBOCOMBO MOMBOMOMBO1 1...Rxc3 2.Rxc3 Qe5

(3...Qh2# or 3...Qxc3)2 1.Nd6 (forking Qb7 & Rc8)

1...Rxd6 2.Qg3 (3...Qxg7# or 3...Qxd6)


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RARATINGSTINGSScholastic ratings for all players who have taken partin a CMA tournament during the last three years canbe found on the Chess’n Math Association webpage:

wwwwww.chess-math.org.chess-math.orgClick the “ratings” tab on the homepage, which willtake you to the ratings page:

wwwwww.chesst.chesstalk.com/elo/pubalk.com/elo/pubOnce on the ratings page, with Kiril and the map ofCanada, you can search ratings by name, province,age, or grade! You can also see a list of recentlyrated tournaments at the bottom of the page. Clickon the tournament to see a crosstable of the event.For information on how to rate your tournaments:

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CHESSMAZECHESSMAZERa1-d1-d6-e6-e2-f2-f1 -g1-g6-h6-h7-f7-f8xb8TRIPLETRIPLE LOYDLOYD

A.Ka3 B.Kc4 C.Kh7 (Rd8#)

LILLILY'SY'S PUZZLERPUZZLERA. Bc4-Ke8 B. b7-g3(In diagram B, black is already in checkmate.This is the onlyswitch that keeps the mate.)

TTACTICSACTICS 1011011 1.Qe4 (2.Qxh7# or 2.Qxa8) 2 1.Rd7 (2.Qxf7+ or 2.Rxb7)3 1.Qc3 (2.Qxg7# or 2.Qxc5)4 1.Ne6 (2.Qxg7# or 2.Nxd8)

WHO’SWHO’S THETHE GOOF?GOOF?1. White’s king cannot be on g1.2. Both kings are in check.3. White has 2 kings.4. There are unmoved pawns on e2 and g2, which means

the bishop that started on f1 never moved. The whitebishop on a6 must be a promoted d-pawn. But Black is only missing two pieces: a rook and a dark squarebishop. The rook was captured on b3 (a light square).That means that the white d-pawn could only promoteon d8 (a dark square) and could not become a lightsquare bishop, which would require another capture on c8 or e8. The black dark square bishop could not have been captured on either of those light squares.

KIRILKIRIL’S KLASS’S KLASS#7 1.Nxf7!

1...Bc6? 2.Nxd81...Rxf7 2.Nxb5

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