Basic Chess Book for Kids

CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDS OCTOBER 2009

number 99

SCHOLAR’S MATE GOES ON-LINE!! A DAY IN CHESS COURT TOURNAMENT TALK

SCHOLAR’S MATE IS NOW ON-LINE !!

Starting with this issue (#99), Scholar’s Mate will no longer be printed. But don’t be sad. You can still enjoy Canada’s Chess Magazine For Kids on-line, for free! Chess’n Math Association will continue to publish Scholar’s Mate five times per year as a digital DNL document, a great new format which has the same look as the printed magazine, including pages that actually turn! A printable pdf version of the magazine is also available. You can read the “e-magazine” directly on the CMA webpage or download it to your computer for viewing at any time. Either way, you will need a DNL Reader, which can be quickly downloaded for free at our site. www.chess-math.org A password is required to access the e-magazine. To get your free password, go to our webpage and fill in your e-mail address. We will send your password right away. If you have any questions about the e-magazine or your password, please contact us at: [email protected]

H e l lo FRIENDS ! Welcome to SCHOLAR’S MATE. I’m Kiril the Pawn, and these are my pals: Rocky Rook, Biff the B, Frizoon, and Lily. We hope you like the magazine. It’s our first on-line issue! As usual, there were lots of big tournaments during the summer. Congratulations to Raja Panjwani, the new Canadian junior champion, for earning the International Master title. Good luck to the players representing Canada at the World Youth Championships in Turkey next month!

Kiril

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SCHOLAR’S MATE

SCHOLAR'S MATE

3423 St. Denis #400 Montreal, Quebec H2X 3L2

EDITOR

Jeff Coakley

Illustrator

Antoine Duff

OCTOBER 2009

#99

CONTENTS

Scholar's Mate is published five times per year by the Chess’n Math Association. Dates of issue : October 15, December 15, February 15, April 15, June 15 Reproduction by any means, mechanical or electronic, is forbidden except by permission of Scholar's Mate. October 2009 (date of issue) ISSN 0847-1428 Legal Deposit National Library of Canada #D373119 Déposit Légal Bibliothèque nationale du Québec #D8951041

TOURNAMENT TALK

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Kiril’s Klass Can You Talk A Good Game?

DID YOU KNOW ... ?

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New Feature On Chess Trivia With Your Host Biff the B

A DAY IN CHESS COURT Hi, friends! Scholar’s Mate is now an e-magazine! Anyone can read it for free on the internet, so there are no more subscriptions. But you will need a password and a free program called DNL Reader. Both are available on our website. To get your free password, go to the CMA site and fill in your e-mail address. We will send your password right away!

www.chess-math.org If you have any questions about the magazine, please contact us at: [email protected]

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Ki ri l's Korner The Invisible Pawn Magazine Info 4 You Are Here! 5 How To Read Chess 6 Ed & Alec 11 Regional Top 10’s 12 Top Girls 16 Who’s The Goof? 17 Chess Challenge 18 Combo Mombo 19 Tactics 101 20 News 22 Scholar’s Mate 99

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Part 1 Kiril’s Kontest Lily’s Puzzler Mate in 1 Mate in 2 Mate in 3 Tournaments CCC Stats Ratings Kiril’s e-mail Solutions Top Canada

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HOW TO READ A CHESS GAME It's easy. The board has 8 files and 8 ranks. Files are the rows of squares that go up and down. Each one is named by a small letter. Ranks are rows that go sideways. Each one is named by a number. Every square also has a name. The first part is its file and the second part is its rank. In this diagram, a white pawn moved to e4 and a black pawn to e5. When moves are written down, the first capital letter shows the piece which moves. Q is queen. B is bishop. R is rook. N is used for knight because the king is K. If there is no capital letter, that means a pawn moves. Next is the square that the piece moves to. Bc4 says that a bishop moves to the square c4. When a piece is captured, an x is put before the square. Qxf7 means a queen takes on f7. If a pawn captures, the letter of the file it starts on is given first, then an x followed by the square it takes on. exd5 says a pawn on the e-file captures on the square d5. When two pieces of the same kind can go to the same spot, another letter is put after the piece to show what file it came from. Rae1 tells us that a rook on the a-file moves to e1. If the pieces that can move to the same spot are on the same file, then their rank number is added. N6e4 means the knight on the 6th rank moves to e4. 6

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The game below is written in algebraic notation. Kiril was new to chess and fell into an old trap called Scholar’s Mate ! 1. 2. 3. 4.

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Oh no! Kiril got mated in just four moves. That was no fun! Scholar’s Mate 99

This lesson discusses terms used at chess competitions.

The word ‘tournament’ is very old. It was the name of the contests played long ago between knights at the royal courts of Europe. Today, a tournament is a sports event where a group of people play for prizes. There are three ways to run chess tournaments: ROUND ROBIN KNOCKOUT SWISS SYSTEM In a round robin, each player has one game against every other player. A win counts 1 point, a draw ½ point, and a loss 0. Whoever scores the most points is the winner. In a double round robin, each player has two games with every other player, one with the white pieces, and one with black. In Canada, round robins are the most common type of tournaments for kids. Students are usually divided into groups of 4 or 6 players with others of similar age and skill. Scholar’s Mate 99

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The second method of running a chess competition is a knockout tournament. This is the way that hockey and baseball do their playoffs. Once you lose a match, you are out of the competition. Only the winners advance to play more games. The last kind of “tourney” is the Swiss system. In each round, players who have the same score face each other. Everybody plays the same number of games and no one gets knocked out. This a good system when there are a lot of people. However, it is more complicated than the other methods, and requires either an experienced director or a computer program to make the pairings (to decide who plays who). We have other words to describe tournaments too. An open event is one where anybody is allowed to play. In a closed event, players have to qualify or be invited. Tournaments can also be individual or team competitions. If you’ve never played on a chess team, then you’re really missing lots of fun!

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Here are some more words that you might hear at a chess tournament: active chess a time limit where each player has 25 or 30 minutes for the game. adjourn

to stop a game temporarily, writing down the position so it can be continued later.

blitz

a time limit where each player has 3 or 5 minutes.

bughouse

a variant of chess played by four people on two boards, where pieces captured by one player can be placed on the other board by their partner.

bye

a point given to a player who doesn’t have an opponent because there is an odd number of players; or a half point sometimes given to a player who asks not to play in a certain round.

crosstable

a wall chart for showing the names and results for players.

F.I.D.E.

Fédération Internationale des Échecs (the world chess federation).

forfeit

loss of a game from failure to show up or by violation of the rules.

increment

time added to the clock after each move, usually between 1 and 30 seconds.

j’adoube

French for “I adjust”. When playing touch move, say this before straightening a piece on its square so that you don’t have to move it. (Or you can just say “adjust.”)

pairings

a list that shows who plays who, and with which colour.

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SPECIAL ED and SMART ALEC

register

to sign up for a tournament

resign

to give up a game as lost.

scoresheet

the paper that a player writes their moves on.

simul

short for simultaneous exhibition, a match where one strong player plays many games at the same time.

skittles

chess games played for fun, and not as part of the competition.

standard

a time limit with at least 60 minutes for each player.

sudden death a time limit in which all the moves (or all remaining moves) of a game must be made. tiebreak

a numerical method for deciding who gets a prize when players are tied.

time limit

the amount of time given to each player when a chess clock is used.

time trouble

a situation where a player is short of time and must play their moves in a hurry.

touch move

a rule that requires players to move (or capture) any piece they intentionally touch.

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You know, Ed, white has several good moves in the starting position. Yea, Alec. But I still think it’s better to play black. Why’s that, dude? Because white has to go first. But, Ed, having the first turn is an advantage. Well, dude, not when you make as many mistakes as me! Scholar’s Mate 99

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Hey there, smart people! Somebody messed up here. In each of the diagrams below, there is something wrong. The positions are illegal. Can you find the goof? solutions page 50  w________w árhbiqgn4] àdp0p0p0p] ßwdwdwdwd] Þdwdwdwdw] ÝpdwdPdwd] Üdwdwdwdw] ÛP)P)w)P)] Ú$NGQIBHR] wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

 w________w áwdk4wdw4] à0p1wdw0p] ßwdpdw0nd] Þdwgw0Qdw] Ýw)wdwdwd] ÜdwdwdNdP] ÛPdPdn)Pd] ÚHRGwdRIw] wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

 w________w áwgwdw4wd] àdpdqdpdk] ßrdpdw)p0] Þdw)phwdw] Ýw0w$pdP!] ÜdPdw)wdP] ÛPdPdN)Kd] Ú$wdwdwdB] wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

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CANADIAN CHESS CHALLENGE

C O M B O M O M B O !! SPOTLIGHT ON QUEEN FORKS

w________w áw4wdwiwd] à0wdwdwgp] ßwdpdbdpd] Þdwdwdqdw] ÝwdBdwdwd] ÜdwdNdw)w] ÛPdw!w)K)] Údw$wdwdw] wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

2010 National Scholastic Championship The Chess'n Math Association, Canada’s national scholastic chess organization, is proud to announce the 22nd annual Canadian Chess Challenge. We hope that you and your friends can take part this year. The competition is in four stages: school, regional, provincial, and national. The finals will take place on Victoria Day weekend in Montreal, Quebec. For information on how to enter your school in the Chess Challenge, contact your provincial coordinator. Alberta Bruce Thomas (780) 473-1557

Nova Scotia PROVINCIAL COORDINATORS Stirling Dorrance (902) 678-4453

British Columbia

Ontario

Ken Jensen (604) 728-7491

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Manitoba

Prince Edward Is.

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Bill Pitre (902) 569-2989

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ghislaine Johnson (506) 388-5251

Hugues Leclair (514) 845-8352

Newfoundland Chris Dawson (709) 747-5217 18

National Office 3423 St.Denis #400 Montreal, Quebec H2X 3L1 (514) 845-8352

Saskatchewan Don MacKinnon (306) 445-8369 Scholar’s Mate 99

Hello, combo friends. A great way to win material is with a fork (attacking two pieces at the same time). The queen’s power to move in 8 directions makes her an excellent forker. ò In this example, after 1.Bxe6! Qxe6, white forks the black king and rook by 2.Qf4+! Ke7 3.Qxb8. ô But if black goes first, they win with a fork of their own. 1...Bxc4! 2.Rxc4 Qd5+! 3.Kg1 Qxc4.

w________ww________w árdw1w4kd]árdbdw4kd] à0p0wdw0p]àdw1wdp0w] ßwdw0whwd]ßwdwdwdw0] Þdwdwdwdw]Þ0w0wdwdP] Ýwdwdbdwd]ÝPdNhPdw$] Üdw)wdNdP]ÜdwdQdwdw] ÛP)wdw)Pd]Ûw)PdBdPd] Ú$wGQ$wIw]Ú$wdwIwdw] wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈwwÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw  WHITE TO MOVE Win Material Scholar’s Mate 99

 BLACK TO MOVE solutions page 50

Win Material 19

TACTICS 101

TACTICS 101

FIND THE WINNING MOVE

FIND THE QUEEN FORKS

White to move. Win material or mate.

White to move. Win material.

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solutions page 50

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 w________w árdb1kdw4] àdpdwgp0p] ßwdndpdwd] Þ0wdp)whw] Ýwdw)wdwd] ÜdPdBdPdw] ÛPdwdNdP)] Ú$wGQIwdR] wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

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CANADA

AND

WORLD

NEWS

YVES CASAUBON

CANADIAN JUNIOR

CANADIAN YOUTH

KINGSTON

1949 - 2009 The chess world lost one of its most dedicated friends in August. For many years, Yves has been the chief director for all the top chess tournaments in Quebec. He also served as the computer expert at Chess’n Math since the organization began, developing and maintaining the rating system and webpage. Always cheerful, always helpful, always Yves. Rest in peace.

The 2009 Canada Junior Chess Championship, held July 25-28 in Victoria B.C., was a seven round swiss tournament with 12 players. First place, with 5½ points, went to Raja Panjwani (Kitchener). The two runners-up, half a point back, were Arthur Calugar and Artiom Samsonkin (both from Toronto). His victory qualifies Raja for the World Junior Championship later this month in Argentina. But that was not his only achievement this summer. He also completed the requirements for the international master title in September. Congratulations, IM Raja Panjwani!!

The 2009 Canadian Youth Chess Championships were played on July 21- 24 in Victoria, B.C. 91 boys and 38 girls attended. This year’s national champions and runners-up are:

20 teams took part in the 2009 Ontario-Quebec Scholastic Team Tournament held on June 6 at Queen’s University.

2009 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP The University of Guelph hosted the 2009 Canadian Closed Chess Championship August 8th to 16th. There were 31 players in the nine round event. This year’s champion is IM Jean Hébert of Montreal. He won 6 and drew 3 to capture clear first place ahead of top ranked GM Mark Bluvshtein (Toronto). It’s the second time that Jean has been national champion. He also won 30 years ago, in 1978! Jonathan Tayar (Toronto), the 2005 grade 11 champion, tied for fourth place with 6 points and earned the international master title. Two others earned the FM title: 10th grader Louie Jiang (Montreal) and 12th grader Aman Hambleton (Toronto). Way to go, guys! 22