tlfati2£ffi# fflh£## ffltl"+fffi .,:.,.X:.::.,::::::::I::.:.:.%:::i:::::.,:.,.I.,.i:::i::.::::.,:::::::§::::=::%"X.,.,.,::i:::::::`,l '±=}=::=:+I,zrtr*r,frz:tz,I,==r=.`,I+t==::r,fz=,.,+=''''.',.'':fr,,z==,=r=i:I::|zrr:rlr+trzt':::.::i.::::::::;:::::::::::::::i;;:;;:.::;;.:;:;;:::.:.;;:;;:::::::::;;i:;:;:;:;;;:;;::;;:::::i E KOPIECRI WINS `98 CIIAMPI0NSHIP d Kopiecki won the 1998 version of the Queens Chess Club Championship in the fall with a draw against Isaac Rozic in the final round of the seven-round tournament. Kopiecki' s effort eared him $450. It's the second year in a row Kopiecki has won the title, though last year he had to share it with Jay Bonin. Bonin didn't play this year. Kopiecki won with 6 points, while Rozic settled for second for the second year in a row with 5.5 and received $200. Ed Frumkin and Brian Lawson tied for third with 5, and each won $50. In a last round battle for the A prize, Tyrell Harriott defeated Mark Crawford to finish with 5 and won $80. Armand Kelley also finished with 5 and took home the 8 prize of $100. Kenny Schemitz won the C prize and $70. Ryan Lewis-Bradley scored 4 points to win the D prize. Queens Club Champions (Margarct Tictz Era) 1991 Steve Goldstein, Bemard Hill, Anatoly Tonkonogy 1992 Anatoly Tonkonogy 1993 chatoly Tonkonogy 1994 Edgar Cimafranca Jr., Joe Felber 1995 Brian Lawson 1996 Ed Frunkin 1997 Jay Bonin, Ed Kopiecki 1998 Ed Kopiecki L999 ???????c! (All point totals are out of seven rounds with the exception of `96, which was eight rounds.) QUEENS TEAM WINS AT `99 AMATEUR TEAM EAST "A Simple Plan: Saving Major Pieces," a teani comprised of Joe Felber, Ed Fnmkin, Jay Kleinman, and Tyrell Harriott, won the Under 2000 class prize at the `99 U.S. Amateur Teani East in February. The team scored 4 of 6 at the tournament, which is held each year in Parsipanny, New Jersey. En route to the class prize, the team knocked off a couple of significantly higher rated teanis. "Chess in the Schools 2" and "No Snazzy Name", each team having three Masters, both were upset by "A Simple Plan," which boasted two Experts and two A players.
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d Kopiecki won the 1998 version of the Queens Chess ClubChampionship in the fall with a draw against Isaac Rozic in thefinal round of the seven-round tournament. Kopiecki' s effort
eared him $450.
It's the second year in a row Kopiecki has won the title, though lastyear he had to share it with Jay Bonin. Bonin didn't play this year.Kopiecki won with 6 points, while Rozic settled for second for thesecond year in a row with 5.5 and received $200. Ed Frumkin andBrian Lawson tied for third with 5, and each won $50.
In a last round battle for the A prize, Tyrell Harriott defeated MarkCrawford to finish with 5 and won $80. Armand Kelley also finishedwith 5 and took home the 8 prize of $100. Kenny Schemitz won the Cprize and $70. Ryan Lewis-Bradley scored 4 points to win the D prize.
Queens Club Champions (Margarct Tictz Era)1991 Steve Goldstein, Bemard Hill, Anatoly Tonkonogy1992 Anatoly Tonkonogy1993 chatoly Tonkonogy1994 Edgar Cimafranca Jr., Joe Felber1995 Brian Lawson1996 Ed Frunkin1997 Jay Bonin, Ed Kopiecki1998 Ed KopieckiL999 ???????c!
(All point totals are out of seven rounds with the exception of `96,which was eight rounds.)
QUEENS TEAM WINS AT `99AMATEUR TEAM EAST
"A Simple Plan: Saving Major
Pieces," a teani comprised of JoeFelber, Ed Fnmkin, Jay Kleinman,and Tyrell Harriott, won the Under2000 class prize at the `99 U.S.Amateur Teani East in February.The team scored 4 of 6 at thetournament, which is held eachyear in Parsipanny, New Jersey.
En route to the class prize, theteam knocked off a couple ofsignificantly higher rated teanis."Chess in the Schools 2" and "No
Snazzy Name", each team havingthree Masters, both were upset by"A Simple Plan," which boasted
two Experts and two A players.
EN PASSAVTPeter Bierkens cut through thefield with four wins in theNovember G/45 Open to win $76.Tyrell Harriott earned $38 for his3-win perfomance. KennySchemitz took the Under 1500prize of $38 with his score of 2.5.
Nenad Vulicevic scored 3.5 of 4in the Winter Open to win firstplace and $200 in the annualSwiss. Bernie Hill scored 3points to take second and $ 100.Julio Bemal scored 3.5 in theUnder 1800 Section and won$100. Charlie Gisondi tooksecond with 3 and won $50.Terrence Spann scored 2.5 to takefirst in the Under 1400 Section.
Nenad Vulicevic scored 4.5 of 5in the February 5th Speedy Opento take clear first. Erez Kleinfinished second with 4.
Bernie Hill scored a perfect 3 inthe February slow Swiss to winthe $10 first prize. Jay Kleinmanhad 2 points to take the $5 secondprize. Alfonso Diaz also had aperfect score in the Februaryslow Quad, which ranconcunently with the Swiss, andwon $10.
In the March 5th Action Octo,Bernie Hill, excellentlyexploiting the hole left by thecurrent Futurity players, scored aperfect 3 once again and tookhome the $35 first prize. RaduOlaru, Charlie Gisondi, KennySchemitz and newcomers
Norman Sutton and Wendy Watsonall scored 2 points and took home $3each.
There was somecontroversyat the endof this one.Suffice it tosay "no losing chances" claims needto be made BEFORE your flag fans,not after. In fact, one might say thatafter your flag has fallen, your losingchances have increased to 100%.
J'ADOUBEIn the last issue we noted Jay Boninhad been honored by the New YorkState Chess Association for winningthe championships of the Marshall,Manhattan, and Queens clubs, and forwinning the State Championship.Believe it or not, we omitted one ofJay's titles and for that we makeaniends. Jay also won thechampionship of the Nassau ChessClub in his chess year to end all chessyears.
UPCOMING EVENTS
MARCH 19-APRIL 16QUEENS AMATEUR (INDER2000) 5-SS
AVRIL 23QUEENS SPEEDY OPEN G/ 105-SS
APRIL 30-MAY 21QUEENS SPRING OPEN 4-SS
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FUTURITY UNDERWAYAnother Queens Futurity is wellin progress as we go to press. Tenplayers are battling it out in around robin. The tournament isthe only Queens Club event whichis FIDE-rated, and the past fivefuturities have produced 1 8 newFIDE-rated players. This year'sFuturity is scheduled to finishApril 23rd. Complete coverage inour next issue.
GAMESIf you played a particularlyexciting game that others mayenjay or learn from, send them tot%t#ou#]te:ton#an#s:S.Withor&±without corrrmehis ,can be given toJay Kleirmanat the Club orsehi via e-mailto i avbekav@f lol.com.I,---_-
Here' s the hard-fought draw thatdecided the championship.Isaac Rozic (2076) - Ed Kopiecki(2040) [C47]Queens CC Rd.7, 1998
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf64.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.0-00-010.8g5 c611.Qf3 Re812.Qf4(Diagram)12 h3 led to draws in bothAdamson-Trubman('96 WorldOpen)and Georgiev-Yusupov(Linares, `97).
(Diagram) 8 c5 was the move inRudolf (2195) -Ruchieva (2305)[Warsaw, '92], an eventual Whitevictory. Interestingly, that gametransposed to the curent one from aCaro-Kann, Exchange Variation !
And a decisive battle from the finalround. This game gave the A prize toTyrell Harriott.Mark Crawford (1826) - TyrellHarriott (1882) [AI2]Queens CC Rd.7, 1998
Joe Felber submits this from lastyear's Futurity. A Rook sacrificebrings in the point.Andrew Bauer (2130) -JosephFelber (2115)5th Queens Futurity Rd.9, 1998
24.bxc5 Nxc5 This could getextremely dicey for White but I'mnot obligated to accept the 'gift.'Instead, 23 bxc4 declines the piecebut keeps the peace.]23.bxa4 RIa4[23...bxc4 24.Rxc4 Ba6 looks moreenterprising for Black.]24.Rcbl Ba6 25.Qdl Rb8 26.Ra2Qa7 27.Qb3 Kh7?? (Diagram)
A carelessly quick move which leavesa rather large hole. 27.. Kf8 and theganie is still afoot. 28.cxb5 Bxb529.Qf7 Bxd3 30.RIb8 Ncxb831.Qxh5+ K±8 32.Nxg4 c4 33.Nh6+Bxh6 34.Bxh6 Nf8 35.Qg4+ K1736.Q87+1-0
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