Gens Una Sumus!
Frederic Friedel
1) Mechanics Institute Chess Club News
2) GM Kavalek column in the Washington Post threatened
3) IM Robert Hess wins Spice Cup
4) Here and There
5) Far West Open
The following two games attracted widespread interest last night.
Tuesday Night regular Homer Oca maintains a near Class A rating despite habitually employing openings that would never pass the Surgeon General's approval. Last night was no exception.
Last night's TNM was honored by a visit from GM Alejandro Ramirez and a guest lecture by IM Sam Shankland.
GM Josh Friedel has been seeded into the 2009 US Championship to be played in St. Louis this May. Northern California will also be partially represented by IM Irina Krush who divides her time between El Cerritto and New York City. Other California representatives include Southlanders IM Enrico Sevillano and GMs Varuzhan Akobian and Melikset Khachian.
Some good may potentially come from this in the form of longer columns and the added feature of being able to replay games online but make no mistake the Washington Post needs to know their decision was felt by readers of the column. A short letter objecting to both the dropping of the printed version and support for the column in general would be greatly appreciated. It should go either e-mail: [email protected], phone: 202-3344775; or letter to Comics Feedback, The Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071.
1. IM Hess 7.0/10
2. GM Kacheishvili 6.0
3. GM Gareev 5.5
4. IM Robson 5.0
5. GM Dashzegve 3.5
6. IM Antal 3.0
Chris Bird writes:
Did you see the new requirements for FIDE arbiters at http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/3883-new-regulations-for-the-titles-of-arbiter?
One of the major new developments is that now all new FIDE Arbiter applications have to attend a FIDE Arbiter seminar and pass a test with a 80% pass rate.
Also, round robins must now be at least 10 players and swiss events at least 20 players to count for a FA norm.
IM Ricardo DeGuzman won the Hans Poschman Memorial held in Fremont last weekend with a score of 3.5 from 4.
US Champion Yury Shulman is one of three players with perfect scores after 2 rounds of the 2009 Reykjavik Open. MI member Vinay Bhat has one point.
Apr. 10-12 9th Annual RENO-FAR WEST OPEN GPP: 150 Enhanced Nevada
6SS, 40/2, 20/1, G/1/2. Sands Regency Hotel/Casino, 345 N. Arlington Ave., Reno, NV 89501. 1-866-386-7829 or (775) 348-2200. $$22,500 b/250. $$15,000 Gtd. (Prizes 1-10 in Open Section Gtd. plus 1/2 of all other prizes). Free Lecture & Analysis Clinic by GM Larry Evans! 5 Sections. Open (2000 & above) EF: $137, (1999 & below = $151) (GMs & IMs free but must enter by (3/21) or pay late fee at door). $$2,000-1,200-1000-800-600-500-400-400-300-300, (2399/below) - $1,000, (2299/below) - $1,000-500, (2199/below) - $1000-500-300-200 (If a tie for 1st then a playoff for $100 out of prize fund). Sec."A" (1800-1999) EF: $136; $$1,000-500-300-200-100-100-100-100-100-100. Sec."B" (1600-1799) EF: $135; $$900-500-300-200-100-100-100-100-100-100. Sec."C" (1400-1599) EF: $134; $$800-400-300-200-100-100-100-100-100-100. Sec."D"/under (1399-below) EF: $133; $$700-400-300-200-100-100-100-100; 1199/below $$300; Top Senior (65+) -$200; Club Champ.- $400-200. ALL: Entries must be postmarked by 3/28 or pay late fee-$11 until 4/3 (do not mail after 4/3), $22 at site. All classes have trophies 1st - 3rd. Unrated players are free entry but not eligible for cash prizes- must join USCF for 1 full year thru this tournament . 1st Unrated = trophy + 1 yr. USCF Mem. $10 discount to Seniors (65+ yrs.) & Juniors (19-under). Players may play up. Provisionally rated players may only win 1/2 of 1st place money. CCA ratings may be used. Note: pairings not changed for color unless 3 in a row or a plus 3 and if the unlikely situation occurs 3 colors in a row may be assigned. SIDE EVENTS: Thurs. (4/9) 6-7:15pm Free Lecture-GM Larry Evans; 7:30pm-GM Khachiyan Simul ($15); 7:30pm-Blitz (5 Min) tourney ($20) 80% entries = Prize Fund. Sat. (4/11) (3-4:30pm) Free Game/Position Analysis - GM Larry Evans. ALL REG: 5-9pm (4/09), 9-10am (4/10). RDS: 12-7, 10-6, 9:30-4:30. Byes available any round (if requested by Rd.1). ENT: make checks payable and send to: SANDS REGENCY (address listed above), postmarked by 3/28. $11 late fee if postmarked by 4/3. Do not mail after 4/3 or email after 4/08. $22 late fee at site. HR: (Sun-Thurs. $27!) (Fri. & Sat. $54!) + tax.1-866-386-7829 mention (Code) CHESS09 (Reserve by 3/21/09). INFO: Jerry Weikel 6578 Valley Wood Dr., Reno, NV 89523, (775) 747-1405, [email protected] Or check out our website at: www.renochess.org/fwo. To verify entry check website. WCL JGP.
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