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Contents of Issue 25:
This page is updated to help chess enthusiasts keep up with
the latest news on U.S. players and major events.
Editor's Note
By Duif ("Dove") Calvin
1996 US Champion and Grandmaster of the Year Alex Yermolinsky adds another title to his collection: the 1997 US Open. Check our US Open Feature Section for a full report, including the final crosstable and reports from the annual meeting.
With the Open out of the way, it's time for the 1997 Interplay US Chess Championships. You'll find player bios, an explanation of the format, and feature articles in our special section. We'll also have games as the event gets underway. GM Michael Rohde will provide special commentary during the SemiFinals and Finals stages of the tournament. While the best of the best are playing, the fans should enjoy quite a show.
If you're one of those who have been writing asking when the catalog would be online, take heart: you can now purchase clocks, sets, boards, and specials in our USCF Webstore. More inventory will be added in the coming weeks. And of course you can also order or renew USCF memberships in the store as well, or by calling our toll-free number at 1-800-388-KING.
Don't forget to check the Updates Page each week to see just what we've added.
Until next time
--Duif
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Page updated August 22, 1997
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US Open | British Championship |
Confused by titles like "GM", "FM", and ratings? See Titles and Ratings for a quick explanation at Duif's Place.
1997 Smith & Williamson British Championship
Four Grandmasters tied with 8 points out of a possible 11 at the 1997 British Championships just completed. Michael Adams, John Emms, Tony Miles, and Matthew Sadler were in the top group.
The next group with 7.5 points included GM Mark Hebden, IM Andrew Ledger, FM Krishnan Sashikiran, GM Jon Speelman, and IM Aaron Summerscale, who appears to have made his third GM norm in the event. Andrew Ledger also appears to have a GM norm for the event, but Andrew Martin may have fallen short by a fraction of a percentage point. Ledger has one GM norm (of three needed) so far. Norms must still be submitted and approved by the FIDE Ratings & Titles Committee before titles are awarded.
Rounding out the top 15 were GM Keith Arkell, IM Mark Ferguson, GM Tony Kosten,, IM Luke McShane, IM Johnathan Parker and GM Chris Ward, with 7 points.
In the last round, Kosten, who had been at the front of the pack for several rounds, lost to GM Sadler, jumping Sadler into the top group and leaving Kosten out of the running.
IM Mark Ferguson finished in the top 15 with a variation of the "Swiss Gambit"--after a loss to lower-rated IM Colin Crouch in round 7, he finished with 3 out of the last 4.
[Event "1997 British Championship"]
[Date "1997.15.8"]
[White "Adams Michael"]
[Black "Kosten Tony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O
8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Rae8 12. Nd5 Na5 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7
14. Ba2 c5 15. Nh4 Nc6 16. c3 Bc8 17. Bg5 Kh8 18. Bd5 Nd8 19. Nf5 Qc7
20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qf3 Rg8 22. g3 Ne6 23. Kh2 Ng5 24. Qe3 Rg6 25. a4 bxa4
26. Rxa4 Reg8 27. Rea1 Ne6 28. Nh4 Rg5 29. Qf3 Qe7 30. Nf5 Qf8 31. Rxa6
Nc7 32. Nxd6 Nxd5 33. Nxc8 Qxc8 34. exd5 Rf5 35. Qe2 Qd8 36. c4 Qf8
37. Ra8 Qh6 38. d6 1-0
For more information, see the Official Site.
GM Alex Yermolinsky takes clear first at the 1997 US Open with 10.5 out of a possible 12 points. Full coverage is available (including the final crosstable and complete prize list) in our 1997 US Open Feature Section.
Featured Tournament Reports
The following are based on reports sent in to [email protected] by local tournament organizers. If you are directing a national event, state championship, or Grand Prix tournament, we'd be delighted to cover it for Chess Life Online. Write for information.
Denker Tournament of High School Champions ||
1997 Denker Tournament of High School Champions
Information provided by TD Eric Johnson
Held in Florida in August. Invitees are high school champions from their respective states/regions. (Northern and Southern California are counted as two regions.)
Player List
1. Andrei Zaremba Michigan 4 1/2
2. Andrew Wesley Whatley Alabama 4 1/2
3. Dmitry Zilberstein N. California 4
4. William Surlow Pennsylvania 4
5. Todd Andrews Tennessee 4
6. James B. Hare Virginia 3 1/2
7. Rigel Cappallo Massachusetts 3 1/2
8. Steven Grubbs Texas 3
9. Anthony Ritz Georgia 3
10. Raymond Kaufman Maryland 3
11. Vadim Rubinchik Minnesota 3
12. Miguel Santana Illinois 3
13. Peter Schadler Washington D.C. 3
14. Michael Bern Florida 3
15. John Bick Louisiana 3
16. John Carian Wisconsin 3
17. Rohit Parthasarathy Kansas 2 1/2
18. Joan Santana New Jersey 2 1/2
19. Lior Lapid New Mexico 2 1/2
20. Calvin Scott New York 2 1/2
21. Andy Alexander Indiana 2 1/2
22. Tom Waymouth North Carolina 2
23. Riley Yates-Doerr Washington 2
24. Dmitry Khots Iowa 2
25. Daniel Henson Oklahoma 2
26. Terry Dean Likens South Dakota 2
27. Robert Bollinger Missouri 2
28. Ian Buchanan Maryland 1 1/2
29. Alexander Huff S. California 1 1/2
30. David Money Ohio 1 1/2
31. Dustin Erdmann North Dakota 1 1/2
32. Jesse Inman South Carolina 1 1/2
33. Blake Furlow Idaho 1
34. James Gauthier New Hampshire 1
35. Daniel Cooper Connecticut 1
note:
36. Jeremy Davis West Virginia O
(registered but did not play)
Games
1997 Denker Tournament of High School Champions
Cappallo,�Rigel�C���2245
Zilberstein,�Dmitry����2398
Orlando,�FL, 1997
1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Ne4 4.d4 Nxc3 5.bxc3 c5 6.f4 Nc6 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.Bb2 Bf5 9.dxc5 e6 10.Nd4 Bxc5 11.Nxf5 exf5 12.Bd3 g6 13.a4 0-0-0 14.Qf3 f6 15.e6 Rhe8 16.0-0-0 Rxe6 17.Rhe1 Re4 18.Bxe4 fxe4 19.Qf1 f5 20.Kb1 Na5 21.g3 a6 0:1
1997 Denker Tournament of High School Champions
Andrews,�Todd���2185
Zaremba,�Andrie����2259
Orlando,�FL, 1997
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 Nc5 5.Be3 c6 6.Nc3 d5 7.exd6 Qxd6 8.Qe2 Ne6 9.Rd1 Qb4 10.Qd3 Be7 11.a3 Qxb2 12.Bxe6 Bxe6 13.Bc5 Nd7 14.Bxe7 Kxe7 15.Qd6+ Ke8 16.Nge2 Nb6 17.0-0 h5 18.Rfe1 Rh6 19.f4 Nc4 20.Qd3 Qb6+ 21.Qd4 Nxa3 22.Qxb6 axb6 23.Nd4
23...Kf8 24.Ra1 Ra6 25.f5 Bd7 26.Re2 c5 27.Nf3 Bxf5 28.Rd1 Re6 29.Rf2 f6 30.Nd5 Rd6 31.Ne5 Bxc2 32.Rdd2 Nb1 33.Rxc2 Rxd5 34.Ng6+ Kf7 35.Nf4 Rd1+ 36.Rf1 Rxf1+ 37.Kxf1 Na3 38.Rd2 Ke7 39.Nxh5 g5 40.Ng3 Nc4 0:1
1997 Denker Tournament of High School Champions
Whatley,�Andrew���2249
Surlow,�William���2128
Orlando,�FL, 1997
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 Qb6 5.Nbd2 Qxb2 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.exd4 Nc6 8.Nc4 Qb4+ 9.Bd2 Qe7 10.0-0 b5 11.Ne3 a6 12.a4 bxa4 13.Rxa4 d5 14.c4 dxc4 15.Nxc4 Qd8 16.Na5 Ne7 17.Ne5 Bd7 18.Nb7 Qc7 19.Nc5 Ned5 20.Ncxd7 Nxd7
21.Bb5 Nb6 22.Bxd7+ Nxd7 23.Qf3 Nb6 24.Ba5 Rb8 25.Nc4 Be7 26.Nxb6 Rxb6 27.Bxb6 Qxb6 28.Qa8+ Bd8 29.d5 a5 30.Qc6+ Kf8 31.Qxb6 Bxb6 32.Rb1 Bd8 33.d6 Ke8 34.Rb7 h5 35.Rc4 f5 36.Rc8 1:0
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