Scholar's Mate 116 - February 2013

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Are you enjoying the wonderful winter weather?
Its really great if you like playing in the snow. Or
you can stay inside for a game of chess. I like to
do both!
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CONTENTS
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Front Cover 1
You Are Here! 5
How To Read Chess 6
Letters To Kiril 7
Kirils Address 7
Chess Challenge 12
Mort and Marley 13
Holiday Camps 14
Master Profile 15
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Tactics 101 17
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Mate in 1 24
Mate in 2 25
Mate in 3 26
Lilys Puzzler 27
News 28
Kirils Kontest 32
Whos The Goof? 43
Tournaments 44
Ratings 46
Solutions 47
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ROOK AND BISHOP MATES 8
Kirils Klass
Winning Ways With R & B
CANADIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 29
Canada And World News
Report From Toronto
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Scholars Mate 116 7
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.
Here are some special symbols:
+ check
# checkmate
e. p. en passant
O - O castles kingside
O - O - O castles queenside
1 - 0 white wins
0 - 1 black wins
- draw
! excellent move
? mistake
!? cool move
?! weird (weak) move
The game below is written in
algebraic notation. Kiril was
new to chess and fell into an
old trap called Scholars Mate!
ROCKY KIRIL
1. e4 e5
2. Qh5 d6
3. Bc4 Nf6?
4. Qxf7 #
Oh no! Kiril got mated in just
four moves. That was no fun!
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Hi Kiril!
My name is Cindy. I really enjoy your magazines. I
really enjoy Kiril's contest! My chess rating started
from about 600 but now my chess rating is 1041!
Here is the answer to Kiril's contest . . .
Your best magazine reader,
Cindy
Toronto, Ontario
Hello Cindy,
Its great to hear from my best magazine reader.
Congratulations on getting your rating over 1000!
And thanks for entering my contests. You didnt
win the prize drawing this issue, but maybe you will
next time. Good luck!
Kiril
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Rooks and bishops work great together. The diagonal
power of a bishop combines perfectly with a rooks action
on the ranks and files.
A rook and bishop can cooperate in different ways to
checkmate a king. Thats the topic of this class.
Diagram #1 shows how a bishop can assist with a back
rank mate even when the opponent has made an escape
square for the king. 1.Re8+! Rxe8 2.Rxe8# is mate
because the bishop covers the h7 square.
A similar kind of mate can happen on a side file. White
wins in diagram #2 by 1.Ng6+! hxg6 2.Rh3#. The bishop
at c4 controls g8 and the rook takes care of business on
the h-file. Be careful! 1.Nf7+? Rxf7 2.Bxf7 Rd1+!
There are several cool R & B mates on the back rank
when the opponent has advanced their g-pawn.
Example #3 is easy to figure out, if you have the habit
of looking for queen sacrifices. 1.Qxd8+! Nxd8 2.Re8#.
This time, the bishop stops the king from going to g7.
Position #4 is a little trickier. The black king has two
escape squares (g7 and h7) but that still isnt enough.
1.Qe8+! Rxe8 (1...Kh7 2.Qxf7#) 2.Rxe8+ Kh7 3.Rh8#. The
bishop covers g7 and protects the rook on h8.
A bishop can also command the g7
square from h6. Thats a good clue on
how to find the mate in diagram #5.
1.Qxf8+! Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 3.Re8#.
(1.Bh6? Rc8 2.Qf6 Qd4! is fine for Black.)
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This lesson looks at various
ways to mate with R & B.
ROOK AND
BISHOP MATES
KIRILS
KLASS
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WHITE TO MATE IN 2 WHITE TO MATE IN 2

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WHITE TO MATE IN 3
Double checks are an extremely powerful tactic. The
only way to get out of a double check is by moving the
king. If the king has no moves, its checkmate.
In position #6, White sacrifices their queen to decoy
the black king onto the same diagonal as their bishop.
1.Qg8+! Kxg8. Then the rook moves to uncover check
from the bishop. 2.Rd8#. Double check and mate.
In example #7, its the bishop that moves to uncover the
rook check. First a knight is given up to open the e-file.
1.Nf6+! exf6 2.Bc6#.
The two R & B mates shown above are very similar.
In the Morphy mate (diagram #8), the bishop gives the
final check against a king in the corner. It is named for
New Orleans master Paul Morphy, who won an important
game with this pattern in 1857.
In the Pillsbury mate (diagram #9), it is the rook that
gives the final check. Harry Pillsbury, from Boston, was
one of the worlds leading players in the late 1800s.
The real difference between a Morphy and Pillsbury
mate is the typical sacrifice that precedes them. These
are shown in example #10.
Black to move wins with 1...Rxc3! If White recaptures,
Black has a Morphy mate. 2.bxc3? Rb8+ 3.Ka1 Bxc3#.
However, if White goes first, we get a Pillsbury mate.
1.Rxg7+ Kh8 2.Rg8+! This
double check seals the deal.
2...Kxg8 3.Rg1#.
Thats all for this lesson.
Good luck in your games.
See you next time!
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d d d d]
d G d d ]
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MORPHY MATE PILLSBURY MATE
WHITE OR BLACK TO MOVE
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(1872 - 1906)
This popular American master from Boston was
one of the worlds leading players during his
lifetime. In his first international tournament,
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Castle because you must or because you
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Pillsbury Defence 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3 Qa5!?
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10 HUANG Jayson 1558
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2 FLOREA Alexandru 2158
3 ZHANG Zhiyuan 2027
4 LEU Richard 2014
5 VYRAVANATHAN Sobiga 1861
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7 CAI Tony 1683
8 MYERS Joshua 1626
9 SU Stanley 1543
10 CHAN Alex 1482
GRADE 12 GRADE 12
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2 ITKIN David 2252
3 MARINKOVIC Mate 2247
4 GLADSTONE Simon 2194
5 INIGO Aquino 2186
6 IVANOV Michael 2123
7 WU Kevin 2069
8 LI David 1811
9 CUNNINGHAM Ross 1700
10 LIU Dan 1657
1 QIN Joey 2449
2 SONG Michael 2322
3 GUSEV Nikita 2309
4 PREOTU Razvan 2300
5 KNOX Christopher 2276
6 ITKIN David 2252
7 MARINKOVIC Mate 2247
8 PENG Jackie 2214
9 GLADSTONE Simon 2194
10 INIGO Aquino 2186
QUEBEC TOP TEN
1 GUIPI BOPALA Prince 782
2 ZHENG Richard 766
3 DURAND-REANO Jasselyn 390
4 GOLDING Jeremy 382
5 BACCOUCHE Ismael 367
6 ROCHON Victor-Alexandre 360
7 DESCHENES Joaquim 342
8 SHAO Yichen 325
9 CHEN Ivy 316
10 LAM Si Jiao 306
GRADE 1 GRADE 1
1 DIMITROV Philippe 805
2 RIVAS Cedric 782
3 ZHONG Ziyi 771
4 LE DUIN William 653
5 ST-GERMAIN Frederic 646
6 CHEN Jacques 602
7 KULESHOVA Julia 581
8 WANG Isabelle 560
9 RINGSKOG Noa 556
10 DESLANDES Sasha 541
GRADE 2 GRADE 2
1 HUANG Qiuyu 1412
2 YANG Patrick 955
3 KHANIN Nikita 943
4 GOGA Flavia-Maria 886
5 LIU Owen 864
6 LI Yan 823
7 KORDA Frantisek 812
8 ZENG Raymond 797
9 RASMUSSEN Nicolas 765
10 MOCANU Alexander 762
GRADE 3 GRADE 3
1 RODRIGUE-LEMIEUX Shawn 1460
2 ZHONG Wenxuan 1281
3 LIU Robert 1268
4 YU Xi Ming 1120
5 DEMERS Alexis 1063
6 DURETTE Francis 988
7 XIE Dazhuo 975
8 HUANG Max Chen 929
9 ZHAO Zi Tong 907
10 ZHOU David 892
GRADE 4 GRADE 4
1 LAI William 1564
2 LIU Julia 1287
3 TINICA Gabriel 1251
4 TESSIER Leo 1132
5 ZHAO William 1126
6 GUAN Ziyu 1081
7 CAUCHY-VAILLANCOURT Marek 1074
8 JIANG Lucas 1003
9 KORDA Radek 929
10 TSYPIN Allison 921
GRADE 5 GRADE 5
1 FAN Run Kun 1666
2 OUELLET Maili-Jade 1575
3 ZHANG Hou Han 1543
4 LUO Muhan 1412
5 LU Daisy 1375
6 LU Jasmine 1341
7 YIP Mattew 1289
8 AIT-CHABANE Adam 1232
9 TURGEON Yoakim 1204
10 BECERRA Abel 1200
GRADE 6 GRADE 6
1 ZHANG Evan 1584
2 SUN Benjamin 1584
3 SAHA Ananda 1549
4 JOHNSON-CONSTANTIN Matthieu 1543
5 YANG Eddie 1534
6 SAINE Zachary 1479
7 HUANG Junhao 1426
8 ST-CYR Xavier 1364
9 YIP William 1353
10 FAN Lawrence 1309
GRADE 7 GRADE 7
1 WANG Kelly 1595
2 SHI Linda 1593
3 LUO Alan 1455
4 GAO Christine 1419
5 VAILLANT Charles-Etienne 1382
6 XIONG Yiwei 1329
7 HE Haley 1328
8 SERBAN Diana Marie 1321
9 LEROUX Ezechiel 1293
10 LUO Wei Han 1281
GRADE 8 GRADE 8
1 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier Kenta 2281
2 YU Zong Yang 2162
3 ZHU HongRui 2047
4 CHANG Michael 1744
5 LIU Yu Qing 1570
6 EPURE Doru-Alexandru 1412
7 NIKULICH Andrey 1360
8 GAO Ying Chen 1292
9 LI George 1228
10 STEPHENNE Renaud 1221
GRADE 9 GRADE 9
1 YUN Chang 1870
2 MANAILOIU Dragos 1698
3 GU Sheng-Ming 1614
4 JOHNSON Nicholas 1613
5 BRICHKO Mike 1442
6 NAZARIAN Ara 1439
7 SAMIKOV Chingis 1400
8 JIANG Nathan 1381
9 PATEL Rohan 1326
10 ROSCA Maria 1247
GRADE 10 GRADE 10
1 LUO Zhao Yang 2098
2 WU Qi You 2012
3 LEPINE Cedric 1997
4 ALCANTARA Maximo 1640
5 PAQUETTE Alexandre 1505
6 SHI Yang Tian Jiao 1478
7 XIANG Qun Tian 1451
8 LIU Mu Dong 1448
9 LORANGER Erika 1401
10 VOLKOV Vladislav 1374
GRADE 1 GRADE 11 1
1 GUO Forest 1938
2 NIKULICH Oleksandr 1782
3 WANG Yan 1593
4 YAO Houji 1581
5 NUNEZ-PAINCHAUD Raphael 1580
6 TAN Guang Tong 1534
7 MA Indy 1514
8 YU Kexin 1499
9 XU Tian Run 1452
10 PLANTE Santiago 1448
GRADE 12 GRADE 12
1 KRAIOUCHKINE Nikita 2461
2 CVETKOVIC Simeon 2026
3 ROY Myriam 1886
4 SPRUMONT Oscar 1784
5 COTE-LALUMIERE Tristan 1750
6 ROZYBAKIYEV Ilchin 1574
7 ISAEV Nikola 1543
8 MACISAAC Alexandre 1331
9 BILSKI Simon 1305
10 QIN Kai Long 1304
1 KRAIOUCHKINE Nikita 2461
2 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier Kenta 2281
3 YU Zong Yang 2162
4 LUO Zhao Yang 2098
5 ZHU HongRui 2047
6 CVETKOVIC Simeon 2026
7 WU Qi You 2012
8 LEPINE Cedric 1997
9 GUO Forest 1938
10 ROY Myriam 1886
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GRADE 1 GRADE 1
1 LOCKE Sebastian 657 NL
2 BROWN Alexander 525 NS
3 CHRISTIANSEN Asher 505 NS
4 SANCHEZ Austin 488 NB
5 MACEACHERN Seamus 482 PE
6 GREEN Lilly 425 PE
7 THERIAULT Cedric 410 NB
8 LI Sarah-Grace 407 NL
9 DAVIS Jack 399 NL
10 CHRISTY Julian 363 PE
GRADE 2 GRADE 2
1 XAVIER-LEBLANC Alexandre 818 NB
2 RUSSELL Mark 756 NL
3 KAPRA Jerjis 705 NS
4 DORMODY Peter 547 NL
5 LANTZ Ronan 503 PE
6 BOON-PETERSEN Tobin 490 NL
7 DAUPHINEE William 488 NB
8 MCCREA Han 472 NB
9 LOSIER Jonathan 460 NB
10 BEFEKADU Noah 445 NB
GRADE 3 GRADE 3
1 CHEN Norman 956 NL
2 WALSH Ian 875 NL
3 KUNDU Arnab 850 PE
4 BROWN Callum 823 NS
5 BATE Will 748 NS
6 LOCKE Heidi 706 NL
7 HARRIS Jonathan 671 NL
8 PIERCEY Isaac 661 NL
9 DOUCETTE Luc 646 PE
10 SAVOIE Samuel 632 NB
GRADE 4 GRADE 4
1 RUSSELL Brett 994 NL
2 MCCALLUM Karla Lynn 934 PE
3 QIU Nicholas 830 NL
4 KOSHI Benjamin 788 NS
5 LATOUR Simon 761 NB
6 LI Kevin 748 NS
7 SHABBIR Adnan 715 PE
8 DENNY Ethan 691 NL
9 CUI Cynthia 678 NB
10 SANCHEZ Tristan 676 NB
GRADE 5 GRADE 5
1 HUANG Xingbo 1257 NL
2 KERR Ian 1057 PE
3 SINGH Sahejpreet 1006 NS
4 WEILAND Robin 911 NB
5 KUNDU Arjun 906 PE
6 CHANDRAKANTH Nandan 877 NL
7 PORTER Michael 846 NL
8 MANNHOLLAND Noah 831 PE
9 WOODWORTH Kyle 820 NS
10 PEARSON Ethan 815 NB
GRADE 6 GRADE 6
1 DORRANCE Lucas 1436 NS
2 BOON-PETERSEN Stefan 1249 NL
3 CHOWDHURY SoumyaDeep 1152 PE
4 TUFTS Sei-Jin 1016 NS
5 COADY Nicholas 1007 NL
6 LOCKE Miles 959 NL
7 NOLAN Justin 955 NL
8 CHISLETT Benjamin 942 NL
9 KING Benjamin 936 NS
10 PICKARD Ryan 935 NL
ROOKI E ROOKI E ROLL ROLL t op K- 6 t op K- 6
2 HUANG Xingbo 1257 NL
3 BOON-PETERSEN Stefan 1249 NL
4 CHOWDHURY SoumyaDeep 1152 PE
5 KERR Ian 1057 PE
6 TUFTS Sei-Jin 1016 NS
7 COADY Nicholas 1007 NL
8 SINGH Sahejpreet 1006 NS
9 RUSSELL Brett 994 NL
10 LOCKE Miles 959 NL
GRADE 7 GRADE 7
1 SONG Sam 1454 NB
2 ROBICHAUD Alexandre 1236 NB
3 MCKEOWN Gary 1222 NL
4 HE Kate 1087 NS
5 RONAHAN-WOOD Jack 1064 PE
6 WALSH Andrew 963 NL
7 NORMAN Bradley 948 PE
8 DELANEY Spenser 868 NL
9 WHITT Sheldon 847 NL
10 KEARNEY Matthew 827 NL
GRADE 8 GRADE 8
1 DAWSON Andrew 1229 NL
2 SCHRADER Nathaniel 1192 NB
3 OLDFORD Noah 1179 NL
4 ANDERSEN Paul 1166 NL
5 SNELGROVE Stephen 1154 NL
6 GREGORY Liam 1137 NL
7 ONG Ivanseth 1048 NS
8 MAKAROV Joshua 991 NB
9 HICKMAN Thomas 990 NL
10 KIEFTE Andrew 968 NS
GRADE 9 GRADE 9
2 FENG Bob 1521 NB
3 LUDOVICE Diego 1098 NS
4 WILKS Darius 1027 NS
5 MCKEOWN Brody 1025 NL
6 STEELE Deivan 1014 NS
7 CHAULK Arrick 998 NL
8 HOLLAND Kevin 995 NS
9 CAISSIE Sebastien 994 NB
10 GALLANT Cameron 983 NS
GRADE 10 GRADE 10
1 ROBICHAUD Nicolas 1562 NB
2 PETERS Jeremy 1557 NS
3 QIU Christopher 1514 NL
4 WANG Jeffrey 1438 NS
5 ZHANG MaoMao 1335 NL
6 CROWELL Iain 1320 PE
7 HINK Ian 1094 PE
8 DAWSON Laura Jane 1083 NL
9 CHURCHILL Shea 1037 NL
10 DREW Ryan 991 PE
GRADE 1 GRADE 11 1
1 BENDZSA Matthew 1510 NL
2 GALLANT Dennis 1360 NS
3 TSAI Shang-Chen 1250 NS
4 CASTONGUAY-PAGE Yannick 1228 NB
5 CARSON Cody 1203 NB
6 HUNT Nicholas 1166 NL
7 RAMOS Alexander 1156 NL
8 BANGLA Venu 1122 PE
9 NOH Jaehoon 1077 NS
10 ADAMS Kirk 1036 NS
GRADE 12 GRADE 12
1 DROVER Justin 1642 NL
2 RAINNIE Aaron 1335 PE
3 STACKHOUSE Jordan 1314 NB
4 LAPLACE Logan 1209 NB
5 LU Fred 1201 NS
6 XU Shen 1194 NS
7 GALLANT Ryan 1178 PE
8 SAMUSHE Naybu 1155 PE
9 MATHEWS Tim 1116 NL
10 LIANG Andy 1072 NS
2 DROVER Justin 1642 NL
3 ROBICHAUD Nicolas 1562 NB
4 PETERS Jeremy 1557 NS
5 FENG Bob 1521 NB
6 QIU Christopher 1514 NL
7 BENDZSA Matthew 1510 NL
8 SONG Sam 1454 NB
9 WANG Jeffrey 1438 NS
WESTERN TOP TEN
GRADE 1 GRADE 1
1 SILLADOR Gabriel 881 AB
2 BUI Khoa 655 AB
3 TOLENTINO Khino 623 AB
4 CHEN Elizabeth 593 AB
5 CHEN Leo 533 AB
6 JINDOL Dhrov 530 AB
7 EMES Chad 529 AB
8 MEYNEN Aijha 480 AB
9 LOW Aaron 474 SK
10 TRICK Wolfgang 467 AB
GRADE 2 GRADE 2
1 LAU Julian 1136 AB
2 LOW Kevin 1041 BC
3 SUPERCEANU Andi 1016 AB
4 BRADFORD William 949 AB
5 ZHU Harmony 870 BC
6 JAMES Rowan 863 BC
7 TOLTON Alex 844 AB
8 HUANG Patrick 827 BC
9 AMROM Itay 770 MB
10 DOKNJAS Neil 690 BC
GRADE 3 GRADE 3
1 ZHAO Ian 1333 AB
2 KIM Daniel 1104 AB
3 ZHANG Daniel 1069 AB
4 SASATA Alexander 980 SK
5 MAH Sean 978 AB
6 KOVAC Adrian 972 AB
7 KASSAM Nabil 964 AB
8 HUSTON-EARLE Joshua 891 MB
9 ZHENG Victor 853 BC
10 MUDRY Connor 823 AB
GRADE 4 GRADE 4
2 WANG Kaixin 1697 AB
5 CHEN Philip 1279 BC
6 CARLSON Andrew 1272 AB
7 PULFER Luke 1222 BC
8 LORTIE Isaac 1164 SK
9 LI Ying 1099 AB
10 KING Philip 1093 AB
GRADE 5 GRADE 5
1 YAO David 1698 AB
3 TRAN Colin 1439 AB
4 BAL Nrithya 1415 AB
5 TOLENTINO Patrick 1380 AB
6 WOLCHOCK Theo 1356 MB
7 LORTIE Benjamin 1292 SK
8 MA Derek 1278 MB
9 SU Michael 1214 BC
10 DENG Yi 1209 BC
GRADE 6 GRADE 6
2 HAN Lionel 1465 BC
3 MAWANI Adam 1357 AB
4 STEVANOVIC Boris 1355 AB
5 SHRESTHA Prayus 1345 AB
6 TOLENTINO Andre 1319 AB
7 KUYE Tosin 1298 AB
8 STANISLUS Kevin 1281 AB
9 XU Edwin 1206 BC
10 ROBITU Dennis 1196 AB
ROOKI E ROOKI E ROLL ROLL t op K- 6 t op K- 6
2 YAO David 1698 AB
7 HAN Lionel 1465 BC
8 TRAN Colin 1439 AB
9 BAL Nrithya 1415 AB
10 TOLENTINO Patrick 1380 AB
GRADE 7 GRADE 7
1 CAO Jason 2212 BC
2 KASSAM Jamil 1869 AB
3 NIE Mark 1774 AB
4 KAISER Jakob 1732 AB
5 ZITA Matthew 1690 AB
6 MULIAWAN Lukas 1576 AB
7 LEE Jonah 1524 BC
8 WANG Poplar 1503 AB
9 BROUGHTON Alexander 1451 AB
10 NGUYEN Vinh 1448 AB
GRADE 8 GRADE 8
3 DOKNJAS John 1940 BC
4 HOFFNER Noah 1802 AB
5 STANISLUS Allan 1742 AB
6 HUANG Zhonglin 1731 AB
7 SHI Diwen 1722 AB
8 LEE Nicholas 1683 AB
9 WEI William 1682 AB
10 DI BLASI Luciano 1572 AB
GRADE 9 GRADE 9
1 MCCULLOUGH David 1812 AB
2 HUI Jeremy 1672 BC
3 SITU Dennis 1637 AB
4 DESPRES Sebastien 1629 AB
5 ZHAO Chenxi 1607 AB
6 YANG Tony 1600 AB
7 PAVLIC Stephen 1562 AB
8 SWIFT Ryne 1558 MB
9 CHAN Dante 1464 AB
10 HERDIN Mathew 1347 BC
GRADE 10 GRADE 10
2 LI Kevin 2224 MB
3 LO Ryan 2217 BC
4 LAI Jingzhou 1858 BC
5 PANG Michael 1836 MB
6 WANG YueKai 1822 AB
7 LUDWIG Michael 1704 AB
8 ZITA Aren 1688 AB
9 BANSAL Prabjeet 1684 AB
10 SONG Henry 1645 AB
GRADE 1 GRADE 11 1
2 LI Chang He 1842 BC
3 WASSERMAN Leor 1808 MB
5 PERICO Jenry 1742 AB
6 SINGH Krishneel 1715 AB
7 XIAO Alice 1580 BC
8 VIRJI Naveed 1534 AB
9 REYNOLDSON Nigel 1510 SK
10 TING Aaron 1353 AB
GRADE 12 GRADE 12
3 HAN Yifei 2058 BC
4 LECLERC Etienne 1953 AB
5 THOMAS Derek 1934 AB
6 BOTEZ Alexandra 1876 BC
7 SANTOS Christopher 1740 MB
8 HAN Yiming 1652 BC
9 CANNON Farley 1641 BC
10 KIRSCH Zachary 1601 AB
5 LI Kevin 2224 MB
6 LO Ryan 2217 BC
7 CAO Jason 2212 BC
9 HAN Yifei 2058 BC
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2 ATANASOVA Rada 700 ON
3 PILNITZ Constantia 651 ON
4 CHEN Elizabeth 593 AB
5 KULESHOVA Julia 581 QC
GRADE 2 GRADE 2
1 GOGA Flavia-Maria 886 QC
2 ZHU Harmony 870 BC
3 RADIN Claire 852 ON
4 GUO Hazel 836 ON
5 MARTIN-CHASE Rose 704 ON
GRADE 3 GRADE 3
1 TAN Kylie 1132 ON
2 CHERTKOW Sasha 1073 ON
3 ZHAO Zi Tong 907 QC
4 MALE PATHIRANAGE Thisandi 785 ON
5 SAVCHENKO Elizabeth 764 QC
GRADE 4 GRADE 4
2 LIU Julia 1287 QC
3 HENRY Nadia 1093 ON
4 ZHANG Jeannie 1079 ON
5 YAN Tiffany 1068 ON
GRADE 5 GRADE 5
3 BIRAROV Nicole 1401 ON
4 PARAPARAN Varshini 1394 ON
5 LU Daisy 1375 QC
GRADE 6 GRADE 6
1 LIU Dora 1538 ON
2 WANG Constance 1505 ON
3 ZHU Jiarong 1361 ON
4 MILICEVIC Ljudmila 1288 ON
5 YU Cindy 1248 QC
2 LIU Dora 1538 ON
3 WANG Constance 1505 ON
6 BIRAROV Nicole 1401 ON
7 PARAPARAN Varshini 1394 ON
8 LU Daisy 1375 QC
9 ZHU Jiarong 1361 ON
10 LU Jasmine (grade 5) 1341 QC
GRADE 7 GRADE 7
1 ZHOU Qiyu 1814 ON
3 SHI Linda 1593 QC
4 GAO Christine 1419 QC
5 PENG Janet 1400 ON
GRADE 8 GRADE 8
1 GIBLON Melissa 1384 ON
2 PANDY Saramae 1325 ON
3 CHENG Megan 1324 ON
4 POBERESHNIKOVA Agniya 1314 ON
5 MILICEVIC Aleksandra 1216 ON
GRADE 9 GRADE 9
2 YUN Chang 1870 QC
3 SAMETOVA Zhanna 1306 ON
4 ROSCA Maria 1247 QC
5 BUI Keira 1049 ON
GRADE 10 GRADE 10
1 GIBLON Rebecca 1587 ON
2 LORANGER Erika 1401 QC
3 HOU Louisa 1211 QC
4 NAZARETH Linda 1134 ON
5 TSUI Pearl 1085 AB
GRADE 1 GRADE 11 1
3 WANG Yan 1593 QC
4 XIAO Alice 1580 BC
5 MA Indy 1514 QC
GRADE 12 GRADE 12
1 ROY Myriam 1886 QC
3 SAMUSHE Naybu 1155 PE
4 TRAN Tracey 1078 AB
5 LEE Cynthia 1078 AB
2 ROY Myriam 1886 QC
4 YUN Chang 1870 QC
6 ZHOU Qiyu 1814 ON
9 SHI Linda 1593 QC
10 WANG Yan 1593 QC
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PRI NCESS P PRI NCESS PARADE ARADE CANADI AN CANADI AN QUEENS QUEENS
q
COMBO MOMBO !!
BLACK TO MOVE
Win Material
WHITE TO MOVE
Win Material
solutions page 47
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rdbdkd 4]
dp1 gp0p]
pd 0ph d]
d d d d ]
dB!P) d]
) H d d ]
)Pd dP)]
$ G dRI ]

________
rd d dkd]
0pd d dp]
d gqd d]
d dNhpd ]
dP! dpd]
dPd d ) ]
PdRd IB)]
d d d d ]

Many combos are based on pins. A piece is pinned
when it is attacked and can not move because the
king or another valuable piece is behind it.
In this diagram, White to play uses the fork 1.Nc7!
to clear the d5 square for a pin. After 1...Bxc7 2.Bd5,
the black queen is lost. (1...Qe7 2.Qd5+ Kh8 3.Nxa8)
Black to play uses the pin 1...Bc5 to decoy the
white queen into a fork. 2.Qxc5 Nd3+! 3.Kg1 Nxc5
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4 d dkd]
d d dqgp]
ph d dpd]
dpd dpd ]
d d d d]
)RdBG dP]
dPdQ)Pd]
d d d I ]

SPOTLIGHT ON PINS
M
M
A
A
T
T
E
E
I
I
N
N
1
1
WHITE CHECKMATES BLACK
IN ONE MOVE.
solutions page 47
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d dRd d]
0k0Qd 0 ]
d d dpd]
d d dnd ]
d ) G )]
) d d ) ]
)qd 4 d]
d d d dK]

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d d 4 i]
dpd d 0p]
pdbd h d]
d d H d ]
dB) d !]
d d d d ]
P1 d )P)]
d dRd I ]

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dr4 d d]
dpd dpd ]
pd d i 0]
d dp$bd ]
d d ) d]
d G d d ]
P) d dP)]
d d $ I ]

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g 4 d d]
dpd dpdp]
pd d i d]
d dpd dQ]
d d d d]
d ) d d ]
P1 d dP)]
dBd $ I ]

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2
IN TWO MOVES.
solutions page 47
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dk4 d d]
gpd d dp]
pdnG dpd]
d dp) dn]
d d d d]
)Qd d d ]
) 1 dP)]
d $ dRdK]

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dk4 d 4]
0pdn1p0 ]
dpdph 0]
d d d d ]
g ) G d]
d HBdQdP]
P)Pd )Pd]
$ d $ I ]

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d d i d]
d 0 hpdR]
d d Hpd]
dpd h H ]
d dPd d]
d ) d d ]
)Kd dPd]
4 d d d ]

________
dk4 d d]
dpd d dR]
p! d dpd]
d d g d ]
d dqd d]
dPd d dP]
Pd d d d]
d I dRd ]

M
M
A
A
T
T
E
E
I
I
N
N
3
3
IN THREE MOVES.
solutions page 47
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drd dkd]
dpd G 0p]
pd d d d]
d d d dQ]
d d d d]
) d d dP]
1rd dPd]
d dRd dK]

________
rh drdkd]
0pd d 0p]
dpdph d]
d d d dQ]
dBd d d]
) dPd d ]
1Pd dP)]
d d dRI ]

________
d 4 4kd]
dp0 dp0p]
pdnd d d]
d d d d ]
d dNd d]
d G )Pd ]
P) d ) d]
d I d dR]

________
drd 4kd]
dpdRdp0p]
pd d d d]
d d dP! ]
g d d d]
d d G d ]
q)Pd ) d]
d I d dR]

LILY'S PUZZLER
________
dRdnd d]
d d dB) ]
INd d g]
d d d d ]
d $ d h]
d 4 d d ]
pd d d d]
d d dkd ]

________
d d dQd]
dpd dPd ]
dndNd d]
d d dnd ]
d 4Bd h]
h d d dN]
d d d d]
i d dKdR]

HI BOYS AND GIRLS!
In these two puzzles,
you have to figure out
which kind of promoted
piece can get through
the maze fastest. Is it a
knight, or a bishop, or a
rook? Good luck!
solutions page 46
PAWN MAZES
Only the white pawn moves. When it reaches the last rank,
it may become a rook, bishop, or knight. But not a queen.
After the promotion, only the promoted piece moves. Find
the shortest path to capture the black king, without taking
any pieces or moving to a square that is attacked by a
black piece. It is possible to go through the maze with a
rook, bishop, or knight. Figure out which piece has the
shortest path, which the longest, and which the middlest!
A B
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Fr ee and f un. What a deal !
We received 4 correct solutions to Decembers contest.
1 Mate in 1 1.Ng6#
2 Mate in 2 1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Rf8#
3 Maze Qd1-e2-f1-g1-h2-g3-a3-a2-b1-h7-g8-e6-e7xa7
4 Loyd A.Kc5 B.Kb8 C.Kf8 (Bh6#)
The winner of the drawing for a Kiril T-shirt is :
Mark Russell of St. Johns, Newfoundland
WELCOME WELCOME TO TO MY MY CONTEST ! CONTEST !
Can you solve the 4 puzzles on the next
page? Mail me your answers if you do.
One lucky person will win a Kiril T-shirt.
White moves first in the mate problems.
In case you never saw a maze or loyd
before, here are some examples:
In a CHESSMAZE CHESSMAZE only one white
piece moves. In this maze, it is
the white bishop. The object is to
capture the black king without
taki ng any pi eces or movi ng
where the bishop can be taken.
Draw a line to show the path of
the bishop. This is a Maze in 9.
That means you should get the
king in nine moves or less.
The TRIPLE LOYD TRIPLE LOYD was invented
by Sam Loyd, a famous chess
composer. They are called triple
because there are three parts. In
part A, you place the black king
on the board so that he is in
checkmate. In part B, place him in
stalemate. For part C, put the
black king down so that White
has a mate in 1. solutions page 47
KIRIL'S KONTEST
KIRIL'S KONTEST
E-mail entries to: kiril@chess-math.org
Deadline: March 24
Only the white BISHOP moves.
Capture the black king without
taking any pieces or moving
where the bishop can be taken.
MA MATE IN 1 TE IN 1
CHESSMAZE IN 1 CHESSMAZE IN 11 1 TRIPLE LOYD TRIPLE LOYD
PLACE THE BLACK KING IN :
A Checkmate
B Stalemate
C Mate in 1
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It was Saturday afternoon and the pawns were over at
Lilys house. Kiril, Moe, Larry, Frizoon, and Lily were all
standing in her backyard, wondering what to do with the
beautiful snow that surrounded them.
Then Lily came up with an idea. Lets have a snowball
fight! Kiril and Moe can be on one team, and Larry and
Frizoon will be on the other.
But how about you, Lily?, Kiril asked. Which team will
you be on?
Well, Kiril, I think two against two will be more fair.
Im going inside to make you guys some hot chocolate.
And whoever wins gets an extra marshmallow!
It seemed like a good plan. So Lily went in the house
and the other pawns started building their snow forts.
Suddenly, they heard a noise by the trees at the back of
the yard.
Can you imagine their surprise? There, right in front of
their eyes, stood two deer.
Before the pawns could say anything, the deer walked
over and introduced themselves.
Hi, everyone, my name is Bucky, and this is my sister
Jane. Were looking for something to eat. Do you know
where we can find any food?
Kiril was the first to answer. Hello, Bucky. Im Kiril the
Pawn. These are my pals: Frizoon, Moe, and Larry. My
other friend Lily is in the house. Im sure she has some
cookies you could have.
Then Moe shouted, Hey, I want a cookie too! Lets go
ask Lily.
Frizoon agreed. Excellent idea, Moe. And maybe that
hot chocolate is ready by now.
So they all went inside and sat down at the kitchen
table. When Kiril introduced the deer to Lily, she smiled
and said, Oh dear, I hope I have enough hot chocolate
for everybody.
Luckily, she did. It was hot chocolate and cookies all
around. And extra marshmallows for Bucky and Jane.
Mmmm, these are good!
by Karla Lynn McCallum & Jeff Coakley
3. . . . f5!?
Lily defends boldly with
the Jaenish Countergambit.
4. Nc3
The solid 4.d3 is a safe
way to avoid complications.
But Jane is no timid doe.
She likes to mix it up.
4. . . . fxe4
5. Nxe4 d5
The battle in the centre
is intense. Lilys pawns are
very aggressive.
White would stand better
after 5...d6 6.d4!
The best move is 5...Nf6!
6. Nxe5!
Kiril couldnt help himself.
He said, Wow! right out
loud. Jane was sacrificing
her knight on e4.
If 6.Ng3 instead, Black
should reply 6...Bg4! and
not 6...Bd6? 7.Bxc6+ bxc6
8.Nxe5! Bxe5 9.Qh5+ Kf8
10.Qxe5.
6. . . . dxe4
7. Nxc6
Now Kiril saw the deers
idea. She is going for the
rook in the corner. 7...bxc6
8.Bxc6+ Bd7 9.Bxa8 Qxa8
is an unclear position with
R+ 2p for B + N. White can
do much better by 9.Qh5+!
and 10.Qe5+.
7. . . . Qd5!?
A very clever move by Lily
Pawn, attacking the bishop
on b5. Discovered checks
by the white knight are not
a problem. 8.Nxa7+? Kd8!
9.Nxc8 Qxb5 is winning for
Black.
Lily was the perfect hostess. She made them all feel
at home. Of course, you know what happened next. She
said, Hey, does anybody want to play chess?
The deers ears perked up when they heard that. Sure,
we love chess!
There were only two chess sets in the house, so they
decided that Jane would play Lily, and Bucky would play
Moe. The other pawns were happy to be spectators,
especially Kiril. This was going to be fun to watch.
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1. e4 e5
Both girls advance a pawn
to fight for central control.
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5
The bishop threatens the
knight on c6 which guards
the pawn on e5 which is
attacked by the knight at f3
SPANISH GAME
This opening is named for
a Spanish bishop from the
16th century, Ruy Lopez.
White J JA AN NE E D DO OE E
Black L LI I L LY Y P PA AW WN N
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8. c4!
Jane pushes the c-pawn
to defend her bishop and
attack the black queen.
8. . . . Qg5
Lily takes aim at the pawn
on g2. 8...Qd6 is a better
defence, but 9.Nxa7+ still
gives White the advantage
after 9...c6 10.Nxc8 Rxc8
11.Ba4 or 9...Bd7 10.Bxd7+
Qxd7 11.Qh5+.
9. d4!
Ignoring the threat to g2,
Jane advances her d-pawn
with a discovered attack on
the black queen from the
bishop at c1.
9. . . . Qxg2
10. Qh5+
Now Lily is in big trouble.
10...Qg6 loses the queen
to 11.Ne5+ c6 12.Nxg6 and
10...Kd7 allows mate in 3
with 11.Qf7+.
10. . . . g6
11. Qe5+
11. . . . Ne7
11...Be7 12.Nxe7+ is also
bad for Black.
Moving the king leads to a
quick checkmate. 11...Kd7
12.Nb8+! Kd8 13.Qe8# or
11...Kf7 12.Nd8#!
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12. Nxe7+
Discovered check from b5
12. . . . Kf7
White forces mate after
12...c6 with 13.Nxc6+. For
example, 13...Kf7 14.Nd8+
Kg8 15.Qd5+ Kg7 16.Qf7#.
White can save her rook
here with 13.Rf1 and keep
a great position following
13...Bxe7 14.c5! (planning
15.Bc4+)
The tempting 14.Qxh8? is
a big mistake. 14...Qxf1+!
15.Kxf1 Bh3+ 16.Kg1 Rxh8
gives Black a level game.
13. Be8+!
This girl is no plain Jane.
She doesn t care about
saving the rook. She has
her sights set on the black
king. The bishop sacrifice
forces him back to e8.
13. . . . Kxe8
14. Nd5+
Discovered check again.
Also winning is 14.Nc6+.
14. . . . Kf7
The king runs for his life.
What else can he do?
14...Be7 15.Qxe7#
14...Kd8 15.Qxc7+ Ke8
16.Nf6#
14...Kd7 15.Nf6+
15...Kd8 16.Qe8#
15...Kc6 16.Qd5+ Kb6
17.Qb5#
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15. Qxc7+!
The natural looking move
15.Qf6+?! is not as strong
because the white knight
needs the f6 square.
15. . . . Ke6
Lily heads for the centre
of the board. Other moves
lead to immediate defeat.
15...Kg8 16.Nf6#
15...Ke8 16.Nf6#
15...Be7 16.Qxe7+ Kg8
17.Nf6#
16. Nf4+!
A knight fork snags the
black queen.
16. . . . Kf6
17. Nxg2
So long, queenie.
17. . . . Bb4+
At least Lily got to say
check once.
18. Kf1 Be6
MATE IN 3
19. Bg5+!
Jane Doe is a real king
hunter. No mercy from her.
19. . . . Kxg5
If 19...Kf5, then 20.Qf4#.
20. Qf4+ Kh5
21. Qh4#
Great game, Jane!
Thanks, Lily.
Meanwhile, on the other
board, this is the position,
with Black to play.
Moe was not happy. He
is down two pawns and he
doesnt know what to do.
Plus, there was a cookie
crumb on square c1 that
was really distracting him.
Then Moe started to think
about capturing the crumb
with his rook!? Holy moley,
it was a brilliant move.
1. . . . Rc1!
The threats are 2...Qxf1#
and 2...Rxf1#.
2. Rxc1
(2.h3 Qxf1+ 3.Kh2 Qh1#)
2. . . . Qd1+!
3. Rxd1 Rxd1#
The poor deer was done
in by a cookie!
Good game, Moe.
Well, Bucky, I got lucky.
White B BU UC CK KY Y D DE EE ER R
Black M MO OE E P PA AW WN N
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The chess games were done, the cookie jar was empty,
and the last drop of hot chocolate got slurped away. It
was time to go outside and play!
Bucky and Jane werent very good at making snowballs.
But they sure could pull a sled. All the pawns got a ride
around the neighbourhood.
Kiril thought it was the best day ever, except for when
Larry hit him in the head with a snowball. Ouch!
Later, when the sun began to set, the friends said their
goodbyes and made their way home. The snow was still
falling. It was a wonderful winter.
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Hey there, chess brainers! 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 47
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2 1.Ng6#
3 1.Re6#
4 1.Qh6#
MA MATE TE IN 2 IN 2
1 1.Qh3+ Rd7 2.Rf8#
2 1.Qxc6+ bxc6 2.Ba6#
3 1.Rxf7+ Nxf7 2.Ne6#
4. 1.Qxd8+ Kxd8 2.Rf8#
MA MATE TE IN 3 IN 3
1 1.Qd5+ Kh8 2.Qd8+ Rxd8 3.Rxd8#
2 1.Qxe8+ Nxe8 2.Bxe6+ Kh8 3.Rf8#
3 1.Nf6+ gxf6 2.Rg1+ Kh8 3.Bxf6#
1...Kh8 2.Rxh7#
4 1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Bd4+ Kg8 3.Rg1#
COMBO COMBO MOMBO MOMBO
1 1...d5 2.exd5 Bc5 pins Q or 2.Be3 dxc4 wins B
2 1.Bxb6 Rxb6 2.Bc4 Qxc4 (2...bxc4 3.Rxb6)
3.Qxc4 bxc4 4.Rxb6 wins exchange
CHESSMAZE CHESSMAZE
Bh8-f6-g5-h6-f8-a3-c1-d2-c3xa1
TRIPLE TRIPLE LOYD LOYD
A. Kd1#
B. Kh1=
C. Kc3 (Nd5#)
LIL LILY'S Y'S PUZZLER PUZZLER
See page 46.
T TACTICS ACTICS 101 101
1 1.Qd4 4 1.Ba3
2 1.Bh3 1.Rae1
3 1.Qa2 1.Qc4 1.Rfe1
WHOS WHOS THE THE GOOF? GOOF?
1. Black has nine pawns.
2. White is in triple check.
3. White has two sets of doubled pawns, which required
two captures, but Black is only missing one piece.
4. A white rook cannot be on g8. It could not get past the
black pawns (or unmoved bishop on c8) to reach the
last rank. The rook is not a promoted piece because
White still has eight pawns.
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LIL LILY'S Y'S PUZZLER PUZZLER solutions to pawn mazes
A 1. rook (9 moves) 2. bishop (10) 3. knight (11)
g7-g8=R-g4-e4-e5-b5-b2-h2-h1xf1
g7-g8=B-h7-e4-d5-e6-g4-d1-a4-b5xf1
g7-g8=N-e7-d5-b4-a6-b8-d7-e5-g4-h2xf1
B 1. knight (9) 2. bishop (10) 3. rook (11)
f7-f8=N-h7-f6-h5-f4-e2-c1-b3xa1
f7-f8=B-c5-b6-c7-h2-g1-f2-e1-c3xa1
f7-f8=R-f7-h7-h5-g5-g4-f4-f2-e2-e1xa1
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