BCCF E-MAIL BULLETIN #22
Your editor welcomes any and all submissions for this Bulletin - news of upcoming events, tournament reports, and anything else that might be of interest to the BC chess community. To subscribe, send an e-mail to me (stphwrg@aol.com) or sign up via the BCCF webpage ( British Columbia Chess Federation ); if you no longer wish to receive this bulletin, just let me know. Stephen Wright [N.B. back issues of this Bulletin are now available on the BCCF web site: BC Chess Federation Newsletters ] SHOCK AND AWE ACTIVE by Vas Sladek The Shock and Awe active event was all shock and very little awe. Hee Seid and Nick Beqo tied for first with 4/5, Vas Sladek came in third at 3.5/5. Jason Feng played well and deserved to finish higher. Both Slaven and Iraj were clearly out of form. There was a bit of confusion in round four when the TD accidentally locked a security door for which a key wasn't immediately available!? Luckily the players were rescued from an all-night chess session by a gorgeous receptionist who did her best not to burst out laughing. Negative comments about the prize structure raised by Nick Beqo will be carefully considered. Thank you to Sprott-Shaw College for providing a quiet and secure venue. I was promised a full set of keys for the next event! There are still four(4) spots available for the June 28 version of this active event. Please call 604-787-4553 or e-mail Vas at chessfm@shaw.ca 1 2 3 4 5 6 -------------------------------------- 1 Hee Seid 2036 * 1 = = 1 1 4.0/5 2 Nick Beqo 2315 0 * 1 1 1 1 4.0 3 Vaclav Sladek 1907 = 0 * 1 1 1 3.5 4 Jason Feng 1710 = 0 0 * 1 1 2.5 5 Slaven Mandic 0 0 0 0 * 1 1.0 6 Iraj Alipour 1446 0 0 0 0 0 * 0.0 J. Feng - H. Seid [A41] Shock and Awe active (2), 14.06.2003 1.d4 d6 2.c3 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e5 dxe5 6.Nxe5 0-0 7.Nd2 c5 8.Ndf3 cxd4 9.Qxd4 Qxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Nc4 Nd5 12.Ne3 Rd8 13.Nxd5 Rxd5 14.Be3 e5 15.Nb3 Nc6 16.Bc4 Rd8 17.Bb6 Re8 18.0-0-0 Be6 19.Bxe6 Rxe6 20.Rd7 Rc8 21.Nc5 Nb8 22.Rxb7 Rec6 23.Rd1 Bf8 24.Na4 Rc4 25.b3 Rg4 26.g3 Nc6 27.Be3 Na5 28.Rbd7 Ba3+ 29.Kb1 Kg7 30.R7d5 Rxa4 31.bxa4 Rb8+ 32.Kc2 Nc4 33.Rb1 Bb2 34.Kd3 Na3 35.Rd1 Kf6 36.f4 exf4 37.Bxf4 Rc8 38.Rd6+ Kf5 39.Ke2 Kg4 40.Rh1 Kh3 41.g4 Rxc3 42.Rd3+ Kxg4 43.Rxc3 Bxc3 44.Bg3 f5 45.Rf1 Bf6 46.Rf4+ Kh5 47.Rb4 Nc2 48.Rb6 Bg5 49.Rxa6 f4 50.Bf2 Nb4 51.Rb6 Nd5 52.Rd6 Nc3+ 53.Kd3 Nxa4 54.Rd5 Kg4 55.Ra5 Nb2+ 56.Kc2 Nc4 57.Rc5 Nd6 58.a4 Ne4 59.a5 Nxf2 60.a6 Be7 61.Rc7 Bd6 62.Rd7 Bc5 63.Rc7 Be3 64.Rxh7 g5 65.Re7 Bc5 66.Rc7 Bb6 67.Rb7 Be3 68.Re7 Bd4 69.Rd7 ½-½ H. Seid - N. Beqo [D02] Shock and Awe active (3), 14.06.2003 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bd3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.0-0 e6 8.Re1 Be7 9.c4 0-0 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.g4 Bg6 12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Rxe4 Nf6 16.Re2 Rfd8 17.Bg5 Rac8 18.Rae1 Re8 19.Ne5 Nd7 20.Bxe7 Rxe7 21.Nf3 Qb6 22.Qe3 Qa6 23.b3 Qa5 24.Qf4 Qc7 25.Qg5 Nf8 26.Re4 Rd7 27.Qh4 Qd8 28.g5 c5 29.Rd1 cxd4 30.Rexd4 Rxd4 31.Qxd4 Qxd4 32.Rxd4 f6 33.h4 Kf7 34.Nh2 e5 35.Rd5 Ke7 36.Ng4 Ne6 37.Ne3 Nf4 38.Rb5 b6 39.Kh2 Ne2 40.Nd5+ Ke6 41.Kh3 Nd4 42.Rb4 Nf5 43.Ra4 Rh8 44.gxf6 Rxh4+ 45.Kg2 gxf6 46.Rxa7 Rg4+ 47.Kf1 e4 48.Rb7 Nd6 49.Rxb6 f5 50.Ne3 Ke5 51.Nxg4+ fxg4 52.c5 Nf5 53.Rxg6 e3 54.Rxg4 exf2 55.Kxf2 Kd5 56.Rg5 1-0 BUGHOUSE NEWS from Ben Daswani On the morning of June 8 there was a speed chess tournament. However, as we all know, chess sucks compared to bughouse and so the real tournament didn't begin until the afternoon. Eighteen people played in the bughouse - seven of them newcomers to rated bughouse in British Columbia! The top finisher among these newcomers was Fanhao Meng who came fifth. The tournament was seven rounds, each round consisting of six games. The winner of the tournament was Gavin Atkinson, who started off with an 18/18 score, to end up 34/42. It should be mentioned that from this performance, Gavin is now the top rated bughouse player in British Columbia. Way back in second was Ben Daswani with 26/42. In third was Noam Davies with 24/42, a mere ½ point ahead of his brother Lucas. FM Bruce Harper was in attendance and was tied for second after six rounds, but had to withdraw due to other commitments. The crosstable can be found at http://geocities.com/bughouse_bc/june03xtable.html. Bughouse ratings can be found at http://geocities.com/bughouse_bc/alpha.html. Don't forget to check out http://geocities.com/bughouse_bc for all your bughouse needs! BUGHOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP by Ben Daswani The British Columbia Bughouse Championship [held June 22] was an interesting event. All eight players had confirmed their participation and normally one would assume that would mean that all eight would be there. However, by 1:30 (everyone was informed that it was a 1:00 start) only seven players were there. Luckily, Lucas Davies' younger brother Noam volunteered to play and saved us all. So on to the tournament. It was expected to be a fierce competition between Gavin Atkinson and Graham Sadoway, two juniors, and Pipes and BadBug (as they are know on FICS) did not disappoint. The title was up for grabs right down to the last round. When it was all said and done, Gavin won with 30/42 and Graham was in second with 28/42. Tied for third were FM's Bruce Harper and Andrew Ho with 22.5/42. Congratulations to Gavin, BC's 2003 Bughouse Champion! MAX ENKE (March 12, 1884 - January 29, 1971) As previously promised, here is the colourful biography of two-time BC champion Max Enke (for background information, see Bulletin #15): Born in Manchester, England, of German parents who had become naturalized citizens. The family moved to Belgium in the 1890s where they ran a factory which treated rabbit skins for the felt hat trade. In 1907 Max emigrated to Canada and bought a farm on Galiano Island, where he reared pedigree Jersey cattle, sheep, and pigs; he also held other business interests in Victoria. In 1928 he returned to Belgium to manage the family factory; when Hitler invaded in 1940 Enke was unable to escape in time and was interned in various civilian prisoner of war camps. At Tost one of Enke's fellow internees was P.G. Wodehouse, who used Enke as the basis for the character of Lord Uffenham in Money in the Bank, written at Tost (Lord Uffenham also appears in the later Wodehouse novel Something Fishy). Enke is also mentioned frequently in Wodehouse's correspondence from the time; being German speaking, he acted as interpreter between the camp authorities and the other prisoners. After the war Enke returned to live out his retirement in Victoria. In the words of his daughter, Ruth: "Max was very large, over six feet, 270 lbs when first interned but lost 70 lbs in the first two months. He was also very deaf, very bald, had a beautiful brain, very interested in chess, mathematics and scientific matters. He was never bored as he could always amuse himself working out maths or chess problems. He emigrated to Canada in 1907, bought a farm on Galiano Island and eventually gave a tract of land to the people of the island to be held in trust and perpetuity as a park . . . He was an eccentric but true, honest and utterly dependable." As previously mentioned, we have an unusually fine perspective on Enke's activities as a chess player through the large number of game scores he donated to the BC Archives. The earliest date from various Victoria chess club events in 1923. In early 1925 we find a series of games played at queen-knight odds, the giver being Thomas Piper (see Bulletin #5). This seems to have been Piper's preferred method of instruction(?), since there are also reports of him playing games at rook odds with Victoria city champion Partington. In any case, the games seem to have had their desired effect, because at Easter of 1925 Enke won the BC championship; he subsequently repeated the feat in 1927, when the "championship" was a match with frequent title-holder William Barker. Enke was active as a club player in Belgium in the 1930s, and had simul wins against Grob and Soultanbeieff to his credit. He played many games during his internment and was the Tost chess champion (it is unclear whether he ever played Wodehouse, it appears the latter did not play). In retirement he played well enough to score 9.5/16 in the 1952-53 Victoria city championship, this when almost seventy; other participants that year included Olavi Sarakannas (the winner), Lionel Basanta (grandfather of Gary), and Walter de Havilland (father of actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine). Piper,T - Enke,M [remove White's queen knight] Training game Victoria, 13.02.1925 [The playing of games at odds was obviously an acknowledged teaching method in the 19th century, as well as a means of making competitions more equitable: there was an 18-player double round robin in Victoria in 1900-1901, in which those in higher classes gave various odds to those in lower classes. Specific opening theory developed; in the game below, Black plays the Scandinavian, knowing full well that the normal 2.exd5 Qxd5 is favourable for Black because White doesn't have a queen knight to attack the queen/d5 with. The resultant position resembles a proto-"Big Clamp." Incidentally, it speaks volumes of Piper's strength (or Enke's weakness!) that he was able to score 50% in seven games played at queen-knight odds with an opponent who would shortly thereafter win the BC championship.] 1.e4 d5 2.e5 c5 3.f4 Nc6 4.c3 e6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 Nh6 7.Bc2 Bd7 8.Qe2 0-0-0 9.d3 f6 10.0-0 fxe5 11.fxe5 Nf7 12.Kh1 g6 13.Rb1 Bh6 14.b4 Bxc1 15.Rfxc1 Kb8 16.bxc5 Qxc5 17.d4 Qe7 18.a4 Na5 19.Qa6 Ng5 20.Nxg5 Qxg5 21.Qxa5 Rhf8 22.Qb4 Bc8 23.Rf1 Rxf1+ 24.Rxf1 Qd2 25.Bd1 Rd7 26.Bg4 Rf7 27.Rg1 h5 28.Qd6+ Rc7 29.Bxe6 Bxe6 30.Qxe6 Qxc3 31.Qxd5 1-0 Enke,M - Millar,C [A02] BC ch Vancouver, 13.04.1925 1.f4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.e3 e5 4.fxe5 dxe5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Be2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 e4 8.Nd4 Qh4+ 9.g3 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 Qg5 11.0-0 Nd7 12.Qc4 Ngf6 13.Ba3 c5 14.Rf5 Qg4 15.Bxc5 Rc8 16.Qb5 Qxf5 17.Nxf5 Rxc5 18.Qxb7 0-0 19.Nd4 a5 20.Rb1 h5 21.Qa6 h4 22.Rb5 Rfc8 23.Qxa5 hxg3 24.hxg3 g6 25.Nb3 R5c6 26.Nd4 Rd6 27.Qa3 Ne8 28.Rb7 Kg7 29.Qb3 Nef6 30.a4 Rd5 31.Rb5 Nc5 32.Qa3 Rh5 33.Nb3 Rch8 34.g4 Rg5 35.Nxc5 Rxg4+ 36.Kf2 Rh2+ 37.Kf1 Rhg2 38.Ne6+ Kh7 39.Ng5+ Rxg5 40.Rxg5 Rxg5 41.d3 Ng4 42.Ke2 f5 43.dxe4 Nh2 44.Qe7+ Kh6 45.Qxg5+ Kxg5 46.a5 f4 47.exf4+ Kxf4 48.a6 g5 49.a7 g4 50.a8Q g3 51.Qb8+ Kg4 52.Qe5 Kh3 53.Qh5+ Kg2 54.e5 Kh1 55.e6 g2 56.Qd5 Ng4 57.e7 Kh2 58.Qxg2+ Kxg2 59.e8Q 1-0 Soultanbeieff,V - Enke,M [D53] simultaneous, 18.01.1936 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 Be7 6.Nf3 b6 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bxe7 Nxe7 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rc1 c5 12.Bb1 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 cxd4 14.exd4 Nf6 15.Ne4 Qxd4 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Rfd1 Qxb2 18.Rc3 Rad8 19.Rf1 Rc8 20.Qh5 f5 21.Rh3 Qg7 22.Rg3 Ng6 23.h4 Rc4 24.f4 Kh8 25.Qe2 Qd4+ 26.Kh2 Nxf4 27.Qf3 Ng6 28.h5 Qh4+ 29.Kg1 Ne5 30.Qe2 Qxg3 0-1 Grob,H - Enke,M [C01] simultaneous, 10.04.1937 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.h3 Ne7 6.Qh5 Nd7 7.Ne2 Nf6 8.Qf3 Ng6 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Nd2 c6 11.0-0 Qd6 12.Rae1 0-0 13.Ng3 Be6 14.h4 h6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.h5 Nh4 17.Qd1 Bxd4 18.c3 Qxg3 19.Qf3 Nxf3+ 20.Nxf3 Bh3 0-1 FOR TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS: To all chess organizers in British Columbia. The 2003/2004 Tournament Schedule is being put together at the end of June 2003. Please submit your tournament dates now so that any conflicts can be worked out as quickly as possible in early July 2003. Robert North, Tournament Coordinator, BCCF. robertnorth10@hotmail.com UPCOMING EVENTS Lots of events, so read closely! In particular, note Nick Beqo's new tournaments, a Friday-night event at the Croatian club, Henry Chiu's Mad festival, Vas Sladek's ongoing events, and the announcement of a Kamloops Grand Prix for 2004 by George Hara. Oh, and the BC Open will now be FIDE rated. Nick Beqo's tournament Practice your openings and improve your chess, by playing 11 games every Sunday. You get to know the pairings the day before, so you can study your opponents, prepare, and surprise us! Games, often annotated, will be posted on the tournament web page. Low entry fee, great prizes! Dates: Every Sunday, sunny or rainy! Entry Fee: $10.00 Prizes: 1st - $70.00, 2nd - $30.00. Time: 12:00PM - 6:00PM Time control: G15 Rounds: 11 Round Robin. Location: Bear Creek Park, 140th Street & 88th Ave, Surrey. Entrance from 140th Street. Registrations: via e-mail at: nickbeqo@hotmail.com Dead line: Friday 11:00 PM. Special instructions: Bring your own chess set, clock, score sheets, coffee or snack! You have to write the game until the last 5-min for Internet coverage. No draw offers and draw claims, unless DEAD DRAW; No arguing or complaints, or just do not play! http://www.nickbeqo.com/chess/id125.htm Individual Chess Matches Players interested in participating in rated individual chess matches with other players of comparable or dissimilar ratings can contact Luis E. Azmitia at: azmitia@interchange.ubc.ca Please make sure to include in the e-mail: your name, your rating, type of game preferred (i.e. active), and the rating range of possible opponents. Note that the games will be held in the Vancouver area. Active Chess at the Little Mountain Dates: Wednesdays June 18, June 25, and July 2nd Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Location: Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, 3981 Main St. Vancouver (near King Edward Ave.) Type: Active Swiss Rounds: 6 in total, 2 per day Time Control: 40 minutes per game Categories: Open CFC rated, U1700 CFC rated, Open non-rated, Junior non-rated Entry fee: Juniors and Seniors always pay $5. Others pay $20 before June 18 and $30 on June 18. Register at the front desk of the Neighbourhood House. Prizes: 1st Open rated (fritz 7 + digital chess clock) 1st U1700 rated (digital chess clock) 1st Open non-rated and 1st Junior (chess set + free CFC membership) Medals and cash prizes BEN Organizers: Eduardo / Luis Azmitia 604 582 5586 e-mail: azmitia@interchange.ubc.ca Carmen Miranda 604 582 5586 Misc: bring sets and clocks. Note: The tournament is organized thanks to the support of Little Mountain Neighbourhood House (http://www.littlemountainneighbourhoodhouse.bc.ca/) and Chess First! Enterprises (www.northshorechess.com) Imagine Revolution Active Date: Saturday June 28, 2003 Location: Sprott-Shaw College, 2750 Rupert Street, Vancouver, BC Rds: 5 Type: Regular 6-player Round Robin, CFC-rated Time: 9:30, 10 am start Time control: G 30 Entry Fee: $15 Prizes: 1st $30 + special prize TD/Reg: Vas Sladek, 604-787-4553, chessfm@shaw.ca Notes: interested players must pre-register by phone or e-mail by June 24, no onsite registration; digital chess clocks and chess sets provided, CFC membership or $10 event fee required; Sponsored by Chess First! Enterprises, www.northshorechess.com Friday Night Chess Tournament (Hosted by The Croatian Chess Club) Dates: July 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th & Aug. 1st (7:00 P.M.) Place: Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive Vancouver B.C. Entrance through the Members Lounge or Restaurant. Entry Fee: Seniors & Juniors ($5.00); Adults ($20.00)**; On-site registration. Categories: I. Masters & Experts Round Robin (2000 +) II. Class A Round Robin (1800 - 1999) III. Class B Round Robin (1600 - 1799) IV. U1600 Round Robin (Under 1600 & newly rated) V. Open Swiss (non CFC members) Time Controls: 40 moves in 120 min. + 1 hour game Rounds: 4 to 5 depending on entries. Prizes: Medals & special prizes. Cash prizes as follows: 1st Places of RR 70% of entries; 2nd places of RR 25%; 1st of Swiss gets free CFC membership. Organizers: Robert Topic 604-298-0543 (bernardtopic@shaw.ca) Eduardo Azmitia 604-582-5586 (azmitia@interchange.ubc.ca) Miscellaneous: Players can only play in their respective categories. Double Round Robin for categories with not enough players. If possible bring clocks and chess sets. **Players that join the CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) on site get free entrance. The event is organized thanks to the support of The Croatian Cultural Centre. http://www.croatianculturalcentrevancouver.com Kelowna Summer Fest Dates: July 5 & 6, 2003 Type: 5 Round Swiss Times: 9/2/7; 9/asap Place: Sandman Inn Kelowna B.C. 2130 Harvey Ave across from Orchard Park Mall (250) 860-6409 Entry: $25, $20 Seniors, $15 Juniors Non CFC pay entry + $12 Prizes: BEN TD & Org Wally Steinke & Ian Higgs wsteinke@sd22.bc.ca ph (250) 545-6677 ianofski@cablelan.net UBC Tuesday Night Swiss - July - August 2003 Dates: July 15th, July 22nd, July 29th, August 5th, August 12th Place: UBC Henry Angus Building, Room 421 Rounds: 5 round Swiss System (one round per week) Time: Round 1; a.s.a.p. after 7pm, Rounds 2-5 6:30pm Time Control: 40 moves / 90 minutes, game / 60 minutes Entry Fee: $15, $12 UBC CC members (available at site), $8 juniors, $Free to masters and those joining CFC/BCCF for the first time Registration: 6:30 - 7 pm before round 1 Prizes: Based on entries ($$BEN) Org & TD: Lyle Craver (604) 980-2040 Misc: half point byes available for rounds 1-4 when requested at least 24 hours before game time (in person or by phone only please - no e-mail bye requests!) Please bring sets, clocks, etc. BC Open Dates: August 2-4, 2003 Location: Vancouver Bridge Centre, 2776 East Broadway Rounds: 6 round Swiss Times: 10 / 4 ; 10 / 4 ; 10 / asap Time Control: 40 moves / 120 minutes, game / 60 minutes Entry Fee: $30, $20 for masters, juniors, and seniors Registration: 9:30 - 9:50 am before round 1 Prizes: Based on entries ($$BEN) TD: Stephen Wright Misc: half point byes available for rounds 1-5; FIDE and CFC rated Winner or highest BC finisher qualifies for free entry into the next BC Championship Accomodations: Vancouver Airport Conference Resort, offers a $59 room rate for up to 4 (four) people per room. The hotel is 20 minutes away by car from the Bridge Center. http://www.vacr.bc.ca/ Preregister: Send your Entry Fee to: BCCF, Post Office Box 15548, Vancouver BC, V6B 5B3. Information: Stephen Wright 604-221-7148; stphwrg@aol.com Katherine Davies 604-266-5842; mail-for-katherine@telus.net Mad Rapid (rated) Sat., 23 August 2003 Vancouver Bridge Centre, 2776 E. Broadway, Vancouver, BC Guaranteed Prizes: First Place: $150, First Under-2200 (CFC regular rating) $60. Format: 5 round swiss; TC: G/30; Byes: Rds. 1-4 max 1 Reg: 9-9:30am; Rds: 10am, 11:15am, 1pm, 2:15pm, 3:30pm; EF: Jr or 1st time CFC annual members $10, Others $20; EF as minimum prize for masters and FIDE titled players (not eligible for class prizes). Ratings: Rated by CFC active system. CFC/BCCF m/s required. Pairings & Class Prizes will use regular (i.e. non-active) CFC ratings. Misc: No smoking and no computers. Free Lunch will be provided for all players in the Mad Rapid! FIDE Master Gary Basanta will be participating in all of the Mad Chess Festival events. Simultaneous: Players may play in the Mad Rapid & the Mad Active at the same time. Info: NTD Henry Chiu (604) 515-8046; madmadchess@hotmail.com; details @ www.chess.bc.ca Mad Active (non-rated) Sat., 23 August 2003; Vancouver Bridge Centre, 2776 E. Broadway, Vancouver, BC Guaranteed First Prize: $100; EF: $10; No CFC m/s required. Non-rated event. Reg: 9-9:30am; Format: 5 round swiss; TC: G/30; FIDE Master Gary Basanta will be playing. Players may play in Mad Rapid & Mad Active at the same time. Info: NTD Henry Chiu (604) 515-8046; madmadchess@hotmail.com; www.chess.bc.ca Mad Blitz Sat., 23 August 2003; Vancouver Bridge Centre, 2776 E. Broadway, Vancouver, BC Guaranteed First Prize: $100; Reg: 4:45-5pm EF: $5: Byes: Max 4; Format: 7 double round swiss: TC: G/5 Rules: FIDE blitz chess rules will be used, touch move in effect Info: NTD Henry Chiu (604) 515-8046; madmadchess@hotmail.com; details @ www.chess.bc.ca Mad Simul Sat., 23 August 2003; Vancouver Bridge Centre, 2776 E. Broadway, Vancouver, BC FIDE Master Gary Basanta will be playing up to 30 <2200 players simultaneously using clocks!!! Entry Fee: $5 for one game, $10 for two games (one white, one black); Reg: 8-8:15pm TC: G/60; Colors: If player chooses white, master has draw odds. Prizes: Double entry fee will be returned if player wins. Entry fee will be returned if player chose black and draws. Prizes may only be claimed by players who have been keeping score up until they have less than five minutes on clock. Touch move in effect. Info: NTD Henry Chiu (604) 515-8046; madmadchess@hotmail.com; details @ www.chess.bc.ca Load your brain expert event Date: August 29-31, 2003 Place: Sprott-Shaw College, 2750 Rupert Street, Vancouver, BC Rds: 5 Type: Regular 6-player expert RR, CFC rated Times: 6:30pm/10am, 3:30 pm/10am, ASAP TC: 120+30 EF: $35 for experts CFC 2000+; $50 for 1900+ Prizes: 1st $100 plus ChessBase CD prize Reg: interested players please e-mail TD/Org: Vas Sladek, chessfm@shaw.ca or call 604-787-4553, 604-982-0611, players must pre-register by August 17, 2003, no onsite registrations. Misc: CFC membership required, no smoking, chess sets and clocks provided Sponsors: Chess First! Enterprises www.northshorechess.com Culture Jam I Active Date: Saturday September 13.2003 Location: Sprott-Shaw College, 2750 Rupert Street, Vancouver, BC Rds: 5 Type: Regular 6-player Round Robin, CFC-rated Time: 10 am start Time control: G 30 Entry Fee: $15 Prizes: 1st ChessBase CD; ALL players receive special prizes TD/Reg: Vas Sladek, 604-787-4553, chessfm@shaw.ca Notes: interested players must pre-register by phone or e-mail by September 1, no onsite registration; digital chess clocks and chess sets provided, CFC membership or $10 event fee required; Sponsored by: Adbusters Media Foundation and Chess First! Enterprises, www.northshorechess.com Conquest of Cool FIDE Invitational Date: September 26-28, 2003 Place: Sprott-Shaw College, 2750 Rupert Street, Vancouver, BC Rds: 5 Type: Regular closed 6-player RR, FIDE & CFC rated Times: 6:30pm/10am, 3:30 pm/10am, ASAP TC: 120+30 EF: $50 FIDE rated; $80 FIDE unrated, minimum CFC rating 2000 Prizes: 1st $150 plus ChessBase CD prize Reg: interested FIDE-rated players please e-mail TD/Org:Vas Sladek, chessfm@shaw.ca or call 604-787-4553, 604-982-0611, players must pre-register by September 21, 2003, NO onsite registrations. Misc: CFC membership required, no smoking, chess sets and clocks provided Sponsors: Chess First! Enterprises www.northshorechess.com Culture Jam II Active Date: Saturday October 4.2003 Location: Sprott-Shaw College, 2750 Rupert Street, Vancouver, BC Rds: 5 Type: Regular 6-player Round Robin, CFC-rated Time: 10 am start Time control: G 30 Entry Fee: $15 Prizes: 1st ChessBase CD; ALL players receive special prizes TD/Reg: Vas Sladek, 604-787-4553, chessfm@shaw.ca Notes: interested players must pre-register by phone or e-mail by October 1, no onsite registration; digital chess clocks and chess sets provided, CFC membership or $10 event fee required; Sponsored by: Adbusters Media Foundation and Chess First! Enterprises, www.northshorechess.com Stop the Machine FIDE Invitational Date: October 24-26, 2003 Place: Sprott-Shaw College, 2750 Rupert Street, Vancouver, BC Rds: 5 Type: Regular closed 6-player RR, FIDE & CFC rated Times: 6:30pm/10am, 3:30 pm/10am, ASAP TC: 120+30 EF: $50 FIDE rated; $80 FIDE unrated, minimum CFC rating 2000 Prizes: 1st $150 plus ChessBase CD prize Reg: interested FIDE-rated players please e-mail TD/Org:Vas Sladek, chessfm@shaw.ca or call 604-787-4553, 604-982-0611, players must pre-register by October 19, NO onsite registrations. Misc: CFC membership required, no smoking, chess sets and clocks provided Sponsors: Chess First! Enterprises www.northshorechess.com Kitsilano Beach FIDE Invitational Date: Saturday November 28-30, 2003 Details to be announced. Kamloops Grand Prix 2004 Details: see the BCCF website Chess First! FIDE Invitational Date: April 8-12, 2004 Type: Regular closed 10-player RR, FIDE & CFC rated Reg: interested FIDE-rated players please e-mail TD/Org:Vas Sladek, chessfm@shaw.ca or call 604-787-4553, 604-982-0611, players must pre-register by April 1, 2004, NO onsite registrations. (Details coming later.)
