Kids for Chess

2^nd SSG Kids for Chess Open 2006

Date:     5^th November 2006 (Sunday)

Time:     9 am to 5 pm

Venue: Sekolah Sri Garden (SSG), Off Jalan Pria, Taman Maluri, K. L.

Organisers:   Kids for Chess Program.

Events: Under-9 (boys and girls)
            Under-12 (boys and girls)
               Under-15 (boys and girls)

Format: 6 Rounds Rapid play Time control: ½ hour each.
Entry fees: RM 15 for non-SSG students   RM 10 for SSG students

Prizes: There will be separate prizes for Boys and Girls. In each category, the top 10 winners will each receive a medal and a certificate of achievement. Cash prizes of RM50, RM40 and RM30 will be awarded to the top 3 winners from each category.

Closing date: 1^st of November 2006 (Wednesday). There will be a levy of RM5 if registration is done after this date.  No entries will be accepted on the day of the tournament.

Click to download entry form

Game of the month (October 2006)

Jimmy Liew – Gregory Vijendran, 1986.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 0–0 6.Nf3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Be2 exd5 9.cxd5 b5 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Ng4 12.Bg5 Qa5 13.0–0 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.d6 Bb7 16.Nd5!? Bd4+ (see below)

17.Qxd4!! cxd4 18.Ne7+ Kg7 19.Bf6+ Kh6 20.g4

[20.Rf4 g5 21.Rf5 (21.Nf5+ Kg6 22.Nh4+ Kh6 23.Nf5+) 21...Nd7–+]

20 ......g5

[better is 20...Qd2 21.g5+ Qxg5+ 22.Bxg5+ Kxg5 23.Rad1]

21.h4 b4 22.Rf5 Qxf5 23.Nxf5+ Kg6 24.hxg5 h5 25.Ne7+ 1–0

Chess Puzzles (October 2006)

White to play and checkmate in 3 moves

Solution #1:

1. Nc7+ Kf8

2. Qd8+ Bxd8

3. Re8 mate.

White to play and checkmate in 3 moves

Solution #2:

1. Rh8+ Kf7

2. Qxg7+ Kxg7

3. R1h7 mate.

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