KIRIL IN THE BOX WORLD CHAMPION QIYU ZHOU QUEEN`S

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CANADA'S CHESS MAGAZINE FOR KIDS
OCTOBER 2014
number 124
KIRIL IN THE BOX
WORLD CHAMPION QIYU ZHOU
QUEEN’S GAMBIT ACCEPTED
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CONTENTS
QUEEN’S GAMBIT ACCEPTED
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Kiril’s Klass
Winning Back The Pawn
WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Canada And World News
Qiyu Zhou Wins Girls Under 14
THE NEW KIRIL’S KONTEST
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News
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Lily’s Puzzler
Kiril’s Kontest
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18
21
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Kiril’s Address
Maze & Loyd
Regional Top 10’s
Ratings
Top Girls
Chess Challenge
Tournaments
Links & Contacts
Chess Notation
Solutions
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45
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w________w
KIRIL’S
KLASS
QUEEN’S
GAMBIT
Winning Back The Pawn
This lesson looks at the
opening 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4.
A gambit is an opening in which a player gives up a
pawn to speed up their development or to gain control
of the centre of the board.
Here are some of the best known gambits:
King’s Gambit
Danish Gambit
Budapest Gambit
Benko Gambit
From Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.f4
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6
They all have one thing in common. Once the pawn is
sacrificed, it cannot be won back if the opponent wants
to keep it and plays accurately. w________w
That is not the case with the árhb1kgn4]
Queen’s Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4). à0p0w0p0p]
If Black “accepts the gambit” ßwdwdwdwd]
by 2...dxc4, there is no way to Þdwdwdwdw]
Ýwdp)wdwd]
hold on to the extra pawn.
In other words, the Queen’s Üdwdwdwdw]
Gambit is not really a gambit at ÛP)wdP)P)]
all. White always gets the pawn Ú$NGQIBHR]
back. In this class, we look at wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

lines where Black tries to keep
Queen’s Gambit Accepted
the pawn.
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The main line of the Queen’s árhb1kgw4]
Gambit Accepted goes 2...dxc4 à0p0wdp0p]
3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 when ßwdwdphwd]
White regains the pawn with a Þdwdwdwdw]
good position (diagram #2).
ÝwdB)wdwd]
The move 3.e4 is playable but Üdwdw)Ndw]
Black can get an equal game. ÛP)wdw)P)]
For example, after 3...e5, there Ú$NGQIwdR]
are these lines:
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

w________w
4.d5 f5! 5.Nc3 Nf6
árhb1kgn4]
4.dxe5 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Be6
à0w0w0p0p]
4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+
This is why White normally plays ßwdwdwdwd]
Þdpdwdwdw]
3.Nf3, to stop 3...e5.
After 3.Nf3, Black can try to Ýwdp)wdwd]
hold the pawn in several ways. ÜdwdwdNdw]
The standard method is 3...b5. ÛP)wdP)P)]
Ú$NGQIBdR]
See diagram #3.
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
White should reply with 4.a4! 
Then 4...a6? loses to 5.axb5 since
5...axb5? 6.Rxa8 costs a rook. A
heavy price to defend the pawn.
If 4...Bd7, White gets the better
game with 5.axb5 Bxb5 6.Nc3 c6
7.e3 e6 8.Ne5 followed by Bxc4.
If Black pushes 4...b4, White
easily recovers the pawn after
5.e3. One possible line then is
5...Ba6 6.Ne5 Qd5, which can
be met by 7.Be2!? because
7...Qxg2? 8.Bf3 forks the black
queen and rook.
The trickiest move is 4...c6,
guarding the b-pawn. White
answers with 5.e3, reaching
diagram #4 (next page).
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w________w
In this position, 5...Bd7 6.Ne5 árhb1kgn4]
e6 loses to 7.axb5 cxb5 8.Qf3!, à0wdw0p0p]
threatening Qxa8 and Qxf7#.
ßwdpdwdwd]
Black’s most common move is Þdpdwdwdw]
5...e6. Then, after 6.axb5 cxb5 ÝPdp)wdwd]
White plays 7.b3! (diagram #5). Üdwdw)Ndw]
The pawn moves a4 and b3 are Ûw)wdw)P)]
often the key to winning back the Ú$NGQIBdR]
“gambit pawn”.
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

7...cxb3 8.Bxb5+ followed by
9.Qxb3 gives White a very good w________w
position with better development árhb1kgn4]
à0wdwdp0p]
and a strong centre.
7...Nf6 8.bxc4 bxc4 9.Bxc4 is ßwdwdpdwd]
Þdpdwdwdw]
pretty much the same.
Black should probably choose Ýwdp)wdwd]
7...Bb4+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Nbxd2 ÜdPdw)Ndw]
a5!? 10.bxc4 b4 with a complex Ûwdwdw)P)]
position. White has won back the Ú$NGQIBdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

pawn with a small edge.
From diagram #4, Black can also try 5...a6. Once again,
the best reply is 6.axb5 cxb5 7.b3! (7...cxb3 8.Bxb5+!).
It looks a little strange but Black sometimes plays 3...a6
(after 2...dxc4 3.Nf3). The best approach for White then is
4.a4 (diagram #6), preventing ...b5. A typical follow-up is
w________w
4...Nf6 5.e3 Bf5 6.Bxc4.
árhb1kgn4]
àdp0w0p0p]
ßpdwdwdwd]
Þdwdwdwdw]
ÝPdp)wdwd]
ÜdwdwdNdw]
Ûw)wdP)P)]
Ú$NGQIBdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

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w________w
The last line that we will look at árdb1kgn4]
is the sneaky 3...Nd7 4.e3 Nb6, à0p0w0p0p]
protecting c4 with a knight. See ßwhwdwdwd]
diagram #7. After 5.Nbd2 Be6, Þdwdwdwdw]
Black’s extra pawn is secure.
Ýwdp)wdwd]
But White has a simple way Üdwdw)Ndw]
to win back the pawn. 5.Bxc4! ÛP)wdw)P)]
Nxc4 6.Qa4+, forking king and Ú$NGQIBdR]
knight. 6...Bd7 7.Qxc4 leaves 
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
White with the freer game.
Gambits are not for everyone. Many players are not
comfortable giving up a pawn, even if they get quick
development and central control in return. But that is
no reason to avoid playing the Queen’s Gambit. It’s a
great opening, solid and strong. And if Black accepts
the gambit, the loss of a pawn is only temporary.
BLACK PAWN ON C -4!
Did you know that C-4 is the name of a powerful explosive?
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canada top ten
GRADE 1
1 OFFENGENDEN Ron
2 WANG Daniel
3 CHANG Alexander
4 CHEN Freddy
5 HANNAH-LEE Toro
6 JACKES Cole
7 ATANASOV Anthony
8 OMICHI Kevin
9 CHEN Jason
10 HUARD Matheo
GRADE 2
1 GUIPI BOPALA Prince
2 ZHENG Richard Q.
3 XU Andrew
4 CHEN Max
5 LIU Kevin
6 GHAZARIAN Tigran
7 CHEN Derek
8 LI Dylan
9 QIAN Jason
10 SUN Justin
GRADE 3
1 ISSANI Nameer
2 ZHOU Aiden
3 JEYAKUMAR Bhavatharshan
4 NOORALI Aahil
5 GU Chuyang
6 RUSONIK Max
7 JIANG David
8 KULESHOVA Julia
9 WU Lucian
10 GILANI Mysha
GRADE 4
1 LOW Kevin
2 HUANG Qiuyu
3 HUANG Patrick
4 ZHU Harmony
5 DOKNJAS Neil
6 ZHAO Jonathan
7 ENGLAND Max
8 JAMES Rowan
9 SUPERCEANU Andi
10 WU Nicholas
GRADE 5
1 RODRIGUE-LEMIEUX Shawn
2 ZHONG Wenxuan
3 VETTESE Nicholas
4 LIN Benjamin
5 AKOPHYAN Nick
6 LIU Lambert
7 ZHAO Ian
8 MAH Sean
9 WASHIMKAR Arhant
10 DURETTE Francis
GRADE 6
1 NORITSYN Sergey
2 MING Wenyang
3 GROSSMANN Lenard
4 HUA Eugene
5 WANG Kaixin
6 PULFER Luke
7 GUO Thomas
8 TALUKDAR Rohan
9 RICHARDSON Kai
10 LIU Daniel
ROOKIE ROLL top K-6
1 NORITSYN Sergey
2 MING Wenyang
3 GROSSMANN Lenard
4 HUA Eugene
6 WANG Kaixin
7 PULFER Luke
8 GUO Thomas
9 TALUKDAR Rohan
10 ZHONG Wenxuan
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1099
1031
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936
925
887
882
828
815
AB
BC
QC
BC
BC
ON
ON
QC
BC
QC
1212
1161
1157
1148
1077
1057
1017
960
932
931
QC
QC
BC
ON
QC
ON
ON
ON
BC
QC
1566
1496
1405
1398
1339
1321
1310
1276
1268
1242
ON
BC
ON
ON
BC
ON
BC
QC
BC
ON
1734
1691
1675
1638
1598
1558
1557
1549
1460
1411
BC
QC
BC
ON
BC
ON
ON
BC
AB
ON
1779
1747
1648
1618
1571
1543
1519
1511
1503
1491
QC
QC
ON
ON
ON
QC
AB
AB
ON
QC
2149
1986
1908
1858
1776
1765
1759
1754
1729
1656
ON
ON
AB
ON
AB
BC
ON
ON
BC
ON
2149
1986
1908
1858
1779
1776
1765
1759
1754
1747
ON
ON
AB
ON
QC
AB
BC
ON
ON
QC
TACTICS 101
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GRADE 7
1 DOKNJAS Joshua
2 OUELLET Maili-Jade
3 ZHAO Yue Tong
4 YAO David
5 SU Michael
6 FAN Run Kun
7 CAI Jason
8 YIE Kevin
9 LIANG Hairan
10 MA Derek
GRADE 8
1 ZHANG Yuan Chen
2 WAN Kevin
3 BALENDRA Harigaran
4 CHEN Richard
5 GEDAJLOVIC Max
6 XU Jeffrey
7 SHEN Chris
8 ZOTKIN Daniel
9 SHAMRONI Dennis
10 SAHA Ananda
GRADE 9
1 CAO Jason
2 ZHOU Qiyu
3 BELLISSIMO Joseph
4 SONG Sam
5 ZHONG Joey
6 WANG Eric
7 LEI Sean
8 KASSAM Jamil
9 YU Wenlu
10 SHI Linda
GRADE 10
1 PREOTU Razvan
2 SONG Michael
3 YU Zong Yang
4 CHIKU-RATTE Olivier Kenta
5 SHI Diwen
6 DOKNJAS John
7 AWATRAMANI Janak
8 LI Yinshi
9 ZHU HongRui
10 KONG Dezhong
G R A D E 11
1 PLOTKIN Mark
2 DORRANCE Adam
3 LIN Tony
4 SONG Terry
5 ADRIAANSE Adam
6 HERDIN Mathew
7 NASIR Zehn
8 PENG Jackie
9 THANABALACHANDRAN Kajan
10 HUI Jeremy
GRADE 12
1 WANG Richard
2 KNOX Christopher
3 LI Kevin
4 SEMIANIUK Konstantin
5 FU James
6 LO Ryan
7 KALRA Agastya
8 LUO Zhao Yang
9 WU Ray
10 LEPINE Cedric
HONOUR ROLL
1 PREOTU Razvan
2 WANG Richard
3 SONG Michael
4 KNOX Christopher
5 YU Zong Yang
7 PLOTKIN Mark
8 CAO Jason
9 LI Kevin
10 ZHANG Yuan Chen
2215
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1897
1877
1874
1848
1726
1708
1639
1607
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QC
ON
AB
BC
QC
ON
ON
ON
MB
2310
2227
2093
2086
2081
2038
2008
1988
1832
1820
ON
ON
ON
ON
BC
ON
ON
ON
ON
QC
2373
2242
2209
2068
2042
2042
1936
1854
1790
1756
BC
ON
ON
NB
ON
ON
ON
AB
ON
QC
2579
2441
2420
2416
2279
2234
2227
2136
2097
1980
ON
ON
QC
QC
AB
BC
BC
ON
QC
BC
2409
2252
2229
2213
2202
2200
2127
2090
2012
1968
ON
NS
ON
ON
ON
BC
ON
ON
ON
BC
2484
2427
2326
2272
2241
2180
2161
2096
2042
2024
AB
ON
MB
ON
ON
BC
ON
QC
BC
QC
2579
2484
2441
2427
2420
2416
2409
2373
2326
2310
ON
AB
ON
ON
QC
QC
ON
BC
MB
ON
FIND THE QUEEN FORKS
White to play and win material.
solutions page 45

w________w
áwdw4wdkd]
àdpdwdpdp]
ßwdqdpdwd]
Þ0wgwdpdw]
Ýwdwdwdwd]
Üdw)PdNdw]
ÛPdP!w)P)]
ÚdRdwdwIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

w________w
árhw1kdw4]
à0b0wdw0p]
ßw0wdwdwd]
Þdwdpgwdw]
ÝwdwHwdwd]
ÜdwdB)wdP]
ÛP)Pdw)Pd]
Ú$wdQdRIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

w________w
árdwdwiwd]
à0w0qdwgp]
ßwdwdpdpd]
Þhwdw)wdw]
ÝwdwdwdQd]
Ü)wHwdw)w]
Ûw)wdw)B)]
Údwdw$wIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw

w________w
áwiwdwdrd]
à0wdwdwdp]
ßwdpdwdpd]
Þgwdwdwdw]
Ýwdw)wdwd]
Üdwdw!w)r]
ÛP)Bdw)wd]
ÚdwdwdwIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
FIND 2 FORKS
FIND 3 FORKS
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MIKHAIL BOTVINNIK
(1911 - 1995)
C O M B O M O M B O !!
SPOTLIGHT ON QUEEN FORKS
w________w
áwdwdwdkd]
àdwdwdw0w]
ßw0w1wdpd]
ÞhPdwdpdw]
Ýwdw)ndwd]
ÜdrdwdN)w]
ÛwdwdQdw)]
Ú$wGwdwIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
This electrical engineer from St. Petersburg,
Russia became world champion by winning the
1948 FIDE championship tournament in Moscow
and The Hague. Except for two years, he kept the
world title until 1963.
A fork is a tactic where a piece attacks two opposing
pieces at the same time. Because she moves in eight
directions, the queen is extremely good at forking.
K
White wins with the exchange sacrifice 1.Rxa5!
After 1...bxa5 2.Qc4+, the black king and rook are
forked. 2...Kh7 3.Qxb3. (1...Rxf3 2.Ra8+ Kh7 3.Qxf3)
k If Black goes first, they also have a fork combo.
1...Rxf3! 2.Qxf3 Qxd4+ 3.Kg2 Qxa1. (2.Rxa5 Qxd4+!)
“It takes two players to make a draw.”
BOTVINNIK ATTACK (Caro-Kann Defence)
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4
Known for his “iron will”, Botvinnik’s strengths
were self-discipline and thorough preparation.
After retiring from competition in 1970, he
programmed chess computers and founded a
chess school. One of his students was future
world champion Garry Kasparov.
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w________ww________w
árdwdkdw4]áwiwdrdwd]
àdpdw0pgp]à0p0w1p0w]
ßpdn0whpd]ßwdw0wdpd]
Þdwdwdwdq]ÞdwdPdwdw]
ÝQdwdPdwd]ÝwdPdndQd]
ÜdwdwGNdw]Ü)wdRdNdP]
ÛP)wHw)P)]Ûw)wdw)Pd]
Údw$wdRIw]ÚdwdwdwIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈwwÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
 WHITE TO MOVE
Win Material
 BLACK TO MOVE
solutions page 45
Win Material
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CANADA
AND
CHESS OLYMPIAD
CANADIAN YOUTH
The 41st Chess Olympiad was
held on August 2-14 in Tromso,
Norway. There were 177 teams
in the open section of the 11
round tournament.
China won the gold medal, led
by grandmaster Yangyi Yu who
scored 9½/11 on third board.
There was a four-way tie for
second place, with Hungary and
India receiving the silver and
bronze medals on tiebreak over
Russia and Azerbaijan.
Judit Polgar, the highest rated
female player for over 25 years,
scored 4½/6 for Hungary. After
the event, she announced her
retirement from competition.
Canada finished in 54th place,
scoring 5 match wins, 3 draws,
and 3 losses. Team members
were Anton Kovalyov (QC), Eric
Hansen (AB), Leonid Gerzhoy
(ON), Bator Sambuev(QC), and
Aman Hambleton (ON).
The women’s section was won
by Russia, followed by China
and Ukraine. Canada, with top
scorers Yuanling Yuan and Qiyu
Zhou, placed 41st out of 136.
The Canadian Youth Chess
Championships took place on
July 15- 18 in Montreal, with 253
boys and 64 girls taking part.
This year’s national champions
and runners-up are:
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<8
Nameer Issani
Aahil Noorali
Aiden Zhou
ON
ON
BC
<10 Wenxuan Zhong
Nicolas Vettese
Max England
QC
ON
ON
<12 Sergei Noritsyn
Joshua Doknjas
Jason Cai
ON
BC
ON
<14 Richard Chen
Max Gedajlovic
Dane Forsyth
ON
BC
ON
WORLD
WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2014 World Youth Chess Championships were played at
Durban, South Africa on September 20-29. There were 959 kids
from 89 countries participating this year, including 16 Canadians
(7 boys and 9 girls).
The big news for Team Canada is Qiyu Zhou, the new World
Champion for girls under 14! The ninth grader from Ottawa went
undefeated, scoring 8½ points out of 11 games. Congratulations!!
Qiyu is the third Canadian to win a world championship in the last
four years. The others were Jason Cao (2010, open under 10) and
Harmony Zhu (2013, girls under 8).
Maïli-Jade Ouellet (Montreal) also had an excellent result, placing
15th in the girls under 12 section with 6½ points.
The three boys with a positive score in the open section were
Richard Chen (Ancaster ON, 6½ points <14), Wenxuan Zhong
(Montreal, 6 <10), and Zachary Dukic (Fonthill ON, 6 <18)
See page 17 for all the Canadian results and the winners in each
section. Next year’s WYCC will be held in Greece.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
<16 Richard Wang
AB
Mark Plotkin
ON
Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratté QC
<18 Christopher Knox
David Itkin
Kevin Li
ON
ON
MB
The winners of the separate
girls competition were:
<8
<10
<12
<14
<16
<18
Mysha Gilani
Kylie Tan
Maïli-Jade Ouellet
Yilin Li
Uranchimeg Nyamdorj
Yan Wang
ON
ON
QC
QC
BC
QC
NEWS
QIYU ZHOU
GIRLS <14 WORLD CHAMPION
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) will
defend his world title next month
against former champion Vishy
Anand (India). The twelve game
match will be played in Sochi,
Russia from November 7 to 27
at the site of the 2014 Winter
Olympics. The prize fund is over
one million dollars!
Carlsen, the highest rated
player ever, became champion
last year at age 23 by defeating
Anand, who held the title since
2007, by a score of 6½-3½ in a
match held in Chennai, Anand’s
hometown.
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MORE NEWS
NEW IM
Congratulations to Canada’s newest International Master, Razvan
Preotu of Burlington, Ontario. The 10th grade student made his third
and final “IM norm” last month in a tournament at Greensboro, North
Carolina. Razvan has placed first in his grade the last two years at
the Canadian Chess Challenge. Good luck, IM Preotu!
NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
The 11th annual North American Youth Chess Championship
was held in Tarrytown, New York on June 12-16. The nine round
FIDE event attracted 296 participants, including 54 Canadians (39
boys and 15 girls) who took home their share of the trophies.
Here are the players who finished in the top three of their section.
Three cheers for continental champs Kylie Tan and Julia Kuleshova.
OPEN
<8
2.
3.
<10
2.
<14
3.
<16
2.
Nameer Issani
Aahil Noorali
Nicholas Vettese
Richard Chen
John Doknjas
ON
ON
ON
ON
BC
GIRLS
<8
1.
2.
<10
1.
<12
3.
<18
2.
Julia Kuleshova
Mysha Gilani
Kylie Tan
Lily Zhou
Qiyu Zhou
QC
ON
ON
ON
ON
Durban, South Africa
September 20 - 29
959 players
OPEN under 8 (64 players)
1 Makoveev Ilya
Russia 9½
2 Tugstumur Yesuntumur Mongolia 9½
3 Mendonca Leon Luke
India 8
59 Fedyushchenko Alexander Canada 3½
OPEN under 10 (100)
1 Nihal Sarin
India 9
2 Abdusattorov N.
Uzbekistan 8½
3 Tsoi Dmitry
Russia 8
39 Zhong Wenxuan
The first annual North American
Junior Chess Championship was held
in Ontario July 30 to August 4 as part
of the 2014 Kitchener Chess Festival.
The winner of the under 20 year old
competition, Andrew Tang (Minnesota),
was awarded the title of international
master for his victory. The runners-up,
Edward Song and Safal Bora (both
from Michigan) received FIDE master
titles (FM).
The top Canadian, tying for 2nd but
finishing 4th, was Michael Kleinman.
Canada 6
OPEN under 12 (105)
1 Nguyen Anh Khoi
2 Zarubitski Viachaslau
3 Taghizadeh Rayan
Vietnam 8½
Belarus 8½
USA 8½
45 Noritsyn Sergey
Canada 5½
OPEN under 14 (101)
1 Liu Yan
China 9½
2 Tabatabaei M. Amin
Iran 8½
3 Costachi Mihnea
Romania 8½
31 Chen Richard
NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR
16
2014 W YCC
Canada 6½
OPEN under 16 (94)
1 Pichot Alan
Argentina 9
2 Aravindh Chithambaram
India 8½
3 Bellahcene Bilel
France 8½
45 Adriaanse Adam
Canada 5½
OPEN under 18 (74)
1 Bortnyk Olexandr
2 Vaibhav Suri
3 Henriquez Villagra C.
Ukraine 9½
India 9
Chile 7½
33 Dukic Zachary
51 Nyamdorj Davaaochir
Canada 6
Canada 4½
11 rounds
GIRLS under 8 (51)
1 Davaakhuu Munkhzul Mongolia 8½
2 Luu Ha Bich Ngoc
Vietnam 8½
3 Ezizova Bagul
Turkmenistan 8
GIRLS under 10 (68)
1 Deshmukh Divya
India 10
2 Assaubayeva B.
Kazakstan 10
3 Asadi Motahare
Iran 8
40 Tan Kylie
Canada 5½
GIRLS under 12 (80)
1 Yu Jennifer
2 Solozhenkina Elizaveta
3 Badelka Olga
USA 10
Russia 8
Belarus 8
15 Ouellet Maili-Jade
Canada 6½
GIRLS under 14 (73)
1 Zhou Qiyu
2 Kiolbasa Oliwia
3 Babu Vaishali Ramesh
Canada 8½
Poland 8½
India 8½
33 Gao Christine
35 Li Yilin
Canada 5½
Canada 5½
GIRLS under 16 (84)
1 Unuk Laura
2 Tsolakidou Stavroula
3 Gazikova Veronika
Slovakia 9
Greece 8½
Slovakia 8
43 Nyamdorj Uranchimeg
45 Zhang Manxuan
53 Tao Rachel
Canada 5½
Canada 5½
Canada 5
GIRLS under 18 (65)
1 Saduakassova Dinara Kazakstan 10
2 Osmanodja Filiz
Germany 8½
3 Xiao Yiyi
China 8½
43 Wang Yan
Canada 5
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CHECKMATES
WHITE TO MOVE

w________w
ákdwdwgw4]
à0wdwdw1p]
ßQdwdw0wd]
Þdw0Ndbdw]
ÝwdPdwdwd]
ÜdwdwdwdP]
ÛwdPdr)PG]
Ú$RdwdwIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
MATE IN 1

w________w
áwdrdw4kd]
àdpdn1p0p]
ßwdwdpdwd]
Þ0wdpHwdN]
Ýwhw)wdwd]
ÜdwdQdw)w]
ÛP)Pdw)Pd]
ÚdwIRdwdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw


w________w
w________w
árdw1w4kd]
áwdrdwdkd]
àdp0wgp0p]
à0bdwdp0p]
ßpdndwdwd]
ßw0wdpdwd]
Þdwdw0wdQ]
Þdwdwdwdw]
ÝwdwdNdwd]
Ýw)w!wdwd]
ÜdwdBdwdw]
Ü)wdwdw1P]
ÛP)Pdw)P)]
ÛwGwdwdPd]
Ú$wdw$wIw]
ÚdwdRdwdK]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
MATE IN 2
“Wow! Nice move.”
MATE IN 2
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solutions page 45
MATE IN 2

w________w
áw4w4wdkd]
à0wdwdp0w]
ßw1n0wdpd]
Þdw0Bdwdw]
ÝwdPdwdw!]
Üdw)w$wdw]
Ûwdwdw)Kd]
Údwdwdwdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
MATE IN 3
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Hi boys and girls!
Black goes first and plays
a move that lets White give
mate.
CLASSES
..
LIL Y ' S P U Z Z L E R
Good luck!
solutions page 45
A
w________w
áwdkdw4wd]
àdwdwdw1w]
ßwdwdwdwd]
Þdwdwdwgw]
Ýwdw$wdwd]
ÜdwdwdwGw]
ÛwIwdwdBd]
ÚdwdRdwdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
B
w________w
áwdk4wdw4]
à0pdwdpdw]
ßwdndwdqd]
ÞdNdwdwdp]
ÝPdBgwdw)]
Üdwdwdw)b]
Ûw)QdR)wd]
Údwdw$wIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
HELPMATES IN 1
BLACK TO PLAY. FIND THE MOVE THAT
LETS WHITE MATE IN 1.
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KIRIL' S KONTEST
1
w________w
áwdrdwdkd]
à0bdwdpdw]
ßwhwdwdw0]
ÞdwdwdQ0N]
Ýw0wdwdwd]
ÜdwdBdwdP]
ÛP1Pdw)Pd]
Údwdw$wIw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
MATE IN 2
White to play.
Force checkmate
in two moves.
Can you solve these puzzles?
Send in your answers and
maybe you will win the contest.
The prize is a chess tuque, just
like the ones we’re wearing.
2
w________w
árdwdw4kd]
àdp0wdwgp]
ßw1wgwhwd]
Þ0wdwdwdw]
Ýwdwdwdw!]
Ü)PdBdwdw]
ÛwIPdwdP)]
Údwdw$Rdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
HELPMATE IN 1
Black to play.
Make a move that allows
White to give checkmate.
See page 21 for examples.
Enter the contest by mailing your solutions to:
[email protected]
Deadline: November 30, 2014
One lucky person will win the drawing for a
“chess tuque” (navy blue acrylic pullover cap
with an embroidered knight insignia).
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We
1
2
3
4
received 4 correct solutions to June’s contest.
Mate in 1 1.Qxg6#
Mate in 2
1.Bd1 any 2.Bh5#
Maze
Nh8-g6-f8-d7-b6-a4-b2-d1-f2xe4
A.Kh4 B.Kh2 C.Kc1 (Qd1#)
Loyd
The winner of the drawing for a Kiril T-shirt is:
William Wang of Barrie, Ontario
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K I R I L’ S
O
R
N
E
R
KIRIL
KIRIL
IN
IN THE
THE
BOX
BOX
The life of a chess piece has its ups and downs. Or maybe we
should say “ins and outs”. The following true story is based
on actual events. Some of the names have been changed at the
request of the International Babysitting Union.
Bob and Judy had finished their chess game and were
about to go downstairs for supper. Then a voice from the
hallway shouted, “Don’t forget what I told you kids. When
you’re done playing with your toys, put them away where
they belong.”
“But Miss Hilga, we always leave our chess pieces out.
We play with them everyday.”
“Don’t talk back, Bob. Just do what I say.”
Now it was Judy’s turn to reason with the new babysitter.
“My brother is right, Miss Hilga. And besides, a chess set
isn’t really a toy.”
“Listen here, dear child,
your parents are gone until
next Tuesday, and they left
me in charge. If you want to
have your dinner this week,
then you will put the chess
pieces away like I ask.”
Hilga had just moved here
from Finland, and it seems
that she wasn’t used to kids
arguing with her orders.
So Bob and Judy gave in.
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CHESS
It was every pawn’s nightmare, especially for Kiril and his
pals. They had always been free to move around in the
room when the children were away.
Kiril and Jay were the first ones in
the box. That was unlucky, because
a few seconds later, they were at the
bottom when the other pieces piled
on. And then it happened. The lid
closed!
Darkness filled their eyes, and their
hearts too.
It took a while, but the pieces finally shuffled around
and got comfortable. They were cramped but they all
cooperated to make the best of the situation.
The waiting game had begun. Waiting for Bob and Judy.
There was a bright side though. Frizoon found a flashlight
in her purse, and Kiril had a little chess set with him. You’ll
never guess what they did to pass the time!
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3.
...
Qxd5
Bringing the queen out early
in the opening is only bad if
she can be chased around
by developing moves. Here,
the obvious 4.Nc3? loses a
pawn to 4...Qxd4.
4.
The pieces all took turns playing chess. The game given
here, from “Box Day #3”, was one of the best.
KIRIL the PAWN
Black K N I C K t h e K N I G H T
White
1. e4
Nc6
This underrated move is a
favourite of Knick and the
other knights.
2.
d4
Kiril sets up a classic pawn
centre. If White plays 2.Nf3,
Black can switch back to
normal lines by 2...e5, or
continue in new style with
2...e6, 2...d6, or 2...d5.
2.
...
d5
As in any good defence,
Black fights for control of
the central squares.
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w________w
árdb1kgn4]
à0p0w0p0p]
ßwdndwdwd]
Þdwdpdwdw]
Ýwdw)Pdwd]
Üdwdwdwdw]
ÛP)Pdw)P)]
Ú$NGQIBHR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
Ne2 ?!
Kiril wants to avoid a pin
by 4.Nf3 Bg4 but blocks in
his bishop on f1.
The usual move is 4.Nf3,
which is best met by 4...e5!
Possible lines are 5.dxe5
Qxd1+ 6.Kxd1 Bc5 7.Ke1
Bf5 8.c3 0-0-0! and 5.Nc3
Bb4! 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 e4
8.Ne5 Nxe5 9.dxe5 Be6.
4.
...
5.
Nbc3
e5!
Threatening her majesty.
5.
...
Bb4
Developing the bishop and
pinning the knight.
w________w
árdbdkdn4]
à0p0wdp0p]
ßwdndwdwd]
Þdwdq0wdw]
Ýwgw)wdwd]
ÜdwHwdwdw]
ÛP)PdN)P)]
Ú$wGQIBdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
6.
Be3
Kiril guards the pawn on d4.
If 6.Bd2, Knick planned to
play 6...Bxc3 7.Bxc3 e4.
7.
...
Bg4!?
Knick likes to pin knights
with his bishops! He also
prepares to castle long.
NIMZOVICH DEFENCE
3.
exd5
3.e5 Bf5 4.c3 e6 leads to
a closed position similar to
the French Defence (1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5 3.e5), but with the
bishop from c8 outside the
pawn chain.
3.Nc3 dxe4 4.d5! Ne5 5.Bf4
Ng6 6.Bg3 is an interesting
gambit. (Safer is 3...e6.)
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8.
SHELF LIFE
w________w
árdwdkdn4]
à0p0wdp0p]
ßwdndwdwd]
Þdwdq0wdw]
Ýwgw)wdbd]
ÜdwHwGwdw]
ÛP)PdN)P)]
Ú$wdQIBdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
It was about this time that
the flashlight started to go
dim. Luckily, Frizzy had a
bright idea! She got some
of the pieces to stand on
each other’s shoulders so
they could reach the lid. It
was too heavy to lift all the
way, but they did manage to
open it a crack to let a little
light in. Kiril was at the top
and took a quick peek
outside. There was no sign
of Bob or Judy.
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Meanwhile. back at the
game, it is White’s turn.
7.
f3?!
Kiril unpins his knight on e2
but does not develop. He
should have “unpun” with
7.Qd2 though Black stands
well after 7...Qa5. Another
cool variation is 7.a3 Bxc3+
8.Nxc3 Qxd4!? 9.Bxd4 Bxd1
10.Bxe5! Nxe5 11.Rxd1 with
equality.
7.
...
0-0-0!?
Knick ignores the threat to
the bishop, and castles his
rook onto the d-file. Best
was 7...Bxf3! 8.gxf3 Qxf3,
forking e3 and h1.
8.
fxg4?
Kiril gets too greedy. He
should have attacked the
other bishop with 8.a3!
...
exd4
A fork regains the piece.
w________w
áwdk4wdn4]
à0p0wdp0p]
ßwdndwdwd]
Þdwdqdwdw]
Ýwgw0wdPd]
ÜdwHwGwdw]
ÛP)PdNdP)]
Ú$wdQIBdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
9. Bd2
Black has the advantage
in the endgame following
9.Bxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4
11.Nxd4 Rxd4.
9.
...
dxc3
10. Nxc3
Also bad is 10.Bxc3 Qe4!
w________w
áwdk4wdn4]
à0p0wdp0p]
ßwdndwdwd]
Þdwdqdwdw]
ÝwgwdwdPd]
ÜdwHwdwdw]
ÛP)PGwdP)]
Ú$wdQIBdR]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
10. . . .
Re8+ !
Check out the open king!
11. Be2 ?
This mistake hastens his
defeat. Kiril’s best chance
for survival was 11.Ne2,
moving the knight back to
where it just came from.
But White is still in trouble
after 11...Qe4 or 11...Be7!?
11. . . .
Qxg2
A crushing capture that was
overlooked by Kiril.
12. Rf1
Nd4!
Knick the Knight jumps right
in the action. The threat is
13...Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Rxe2+.
w________w
áwdkdrdn4]
à0p0wdp0p]
ßwdwdwdwd]
Þdwdwdwdw]
ÝwgwhwdPd]
ÜdwHwdwdw]
ÛP)PGBdq)]
Ú$wdQIRdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
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13. Rf2
Kiril guards e2 again, but
now Black forces mate.
w________w
áwdkdrdn4]
à0p0wdp0p]
ßwdwdwdwd]
Þdwdwdwdw]
ÝwgwhwdPd]
ÜdwHwdwdw]
ÛP)PGB$q)]
Ú$wdQIwdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
13. . . .
Qg1+
14. Rf1
Nf3#
FREEDOM
White’s king is nicely boxed
in! “Good game, Knick.”
BLACK TO MATE IN 2
The days went by slowly, and some of the pawns began
to lose hope. Kiril tried to cheer them up, but even he was
worried that the kids might have given up chess forever.
One morning, they heard noises in the room, and yelled
for help. But nobody heard them. Kiril peeked out, and
saw Bob and Judy sitting at the computer. That was the
saddest moment of all. “Gee, don’t they know chess is
more fun than computer games?”
Luckily, our tale has a happy ending. On Tuesday night,
the missing parents finally came home. After a quick
goodbye to Miss Hilga, Dad said the magic words ...
“Hey kids, do you want to play
some chess?”
So the box came down from
the shelf, and the lid opened.
Biff the B was the first one out.
The others, all shouting for joy,
were close behind.
“YIPPEE, we’re free!”
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And the moral of the story?
Beware of babysitters from Helsinki!
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TRIPLE
LOYD
w________w
áwdwdwdKd]
àdwdwdwdw]
ßwdwdwGwd]
Þdwdwdwdw]
Ýwdwdwdwd]
ÜdwdwHwdw]
ÛwdwdwdBd]
ÚdwdwdNdw]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
k Place the black king
on the board so that:
A. Black is in checkmate.
B. Black is in stalemate.
C. White has mate in 1.
Halloween Tournament
Chess
maze
Toronto, October 2013
w________w
áwdwdwdNd]
àdBdwdkdw]
ßwdwdwdwd]
Þgwdwhwdw]
Ýwdwdnhwd]
Üdwdwdwdw]
ÛPdwdwdw)]
ÚdwIwdw$w]
wÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈw
ROOK MAZE IN 13
T.J. the Cheshire Cat. Does your pet play?
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Only the white rook moves. Capture the black king
in thirteen moves (or less) without taking any pieces
or moving to a square where the rook can be taken.
Black does not get a turn.
solution page 45
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ONTARIO TOP TEN
GRADE 1
1 JACKES Cole
2 ATANASOV Anthony
3 ETTIBARYAN Hovanes
4 ZHANG Luke
5 KUMAR Shreyas
6 MAK Joshua
7 CHAN Anson
8 QIN Vincent
9 GAO Tianwen
10 LU Jeff
GRADE 2
1 CHEN Max
2 GHAZARIAN Tigran
3 CHEN Derek
4 LI Dylan
5 NAYAK Anuj
6 ROBERT KENNEDY Haris
7 KOTHAPALLI Rohith
8 SHAPIRO Idan
9 VERMAN Paul
10 ZHANG Henry
GRADE 3
1 ISSANI Nameer
2 JEYAKUMAR Bhavatharshan
3 NOORALI Aahil
4 RUSONIK Max
5 GILANI Mysha
6 SHEN Isamel
7 RADIN Andrew
8 SYDYKHANOV Arman
9 KANG Dorian
10 XU Yaorui
GRADE 4
1 ZHU Harmony
2 ZHAO Jonathan
3 ENGLAND Max
4 WU Nicholas
5 CHEN Hao
6 TANG Matthew
7 MO Aidan
8 GAN David
9 KULIC Mateo
10 YUAN Daniel
GRADE 5
1 VETTESE Nicholas
2 LIN Benjamin
3 AKOPHYAN Nick
4 WASHIMKAR Arhant
5 YANG Fan
6 LI Alan
7 MIRABELLI Aidan
8 ZHENG Ethan
9 TAN Kylie
10 LAWRENCE Livinson
GRADE 6
1 NORITSYN Sergey
2 MING Wenyang
3 HUA Eugene
4 GUO Thomas
5 TALUKDAR Rohan
6 LIU Daniel
7 SURYA Benito
8 SIVAPATHASUNDARAM Manojh
9 DEMCHENKO Svitlana
10 LANDA Tamir
ROOKIE ROLL top K-6
1 NORITSYN Sergey
2 MING Wenyang
3 HUA Eugene
4 GUO Thomas
5 TALUKDAR Rohan
6 LIU Daniel
7 VETTESE Nicholas
8 SURYA Benito
9 ZHU Harmony
10 LIN Benjamin
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925
887
673
636
618
611
600
545
542
490
1148
1057
1017
960
928
897
881
826
811
773
1566
1405
1398
1321
1242
1192
1173
1113
1073
1069
1638
1558
1557
1411
1313
1252
1215
1191
1175
1162
1648
1618
1571
1503
1462
1461
1452
1365
1348
1274
2149
1986
1858
1759
1754
1656
1644
1523
1449
1448
2149
1986
1858
1759
1754
1656
1648
1644
1638
1618
GRADE 7
1 ZHAO Yue Tong
2 CAI Jason
3 YIE Kevin
4 LIANG Hairan
5 ZHANG Zhehai
6 HUANG Immanuel
7 IANSAVITCHOUS James
8 XUE Andrew
9 SEKAR Varun
10 PARAPARAN Varshini
GRADE 8
1 ZHANG Yuan Chen
2 WAN Kevin
3 BALENDRA Harigaran
4 CHEN Richard
5 XU Jeffrey
6 SHEN Chris
7 ZOTKIN Daniel
8 SHAMRONI Dennis
9 ZHAO Harry
10 NGUYEN Duy Thien An
GRADE 9
1 ZHOU Qiyu
2 BELLISSIMO Joseph
3 ZHONG Joey
4 WANG Eric
5 LEI Sean
6 YU Wenlu
7 PENG Janet
8 ZHANG Jeff
9 AGHAMALIAN Derick
10 SONG Eric
GRADE 10
1 PREOTU Razvan
2 SONG Michael
3 LI Yinshi
4 KUTTNER Simon
5 MICHELASHVILI Aleksandre
6 YE Hanyuan
7 TERRY Joshua
8 TAO Rachel
9 LI Michael
10 SIRKOVICH Daniel
G R A D E 11
1 PLOTKIN Mark
2 LIN Tony
3 SONG Terry
4 ADRIAANSE Adam
5 NASIR Zehn
6 PENG Jackie
7 THANABALACHANDRAN Kajan
8 ZHANG Kevin Z.
9 SAMETOVA Zhanna
10 LI Robert
GRADE 12
1 KNOX Christopher
3 FU James
4 KALRA Agastya
5 SUN Mike
6 GIBLON Rebecca
7 BOHAN BAO Tony
8 QIAN Owen
9 POSARATNANATHAN Juliaan
10 JEYAPRAGASAN Kuha
HONOUR ROLL
1 PREOTU Razvan
2 SONG Michael
3 KNOX Christopher
4 PLOTKIN Mark
5 ZHANG Yuan Chen
7 ZHOU Qiyu
8 FU James
9 LIN Tony
10 WAN Kevin
QUEBEC TOP TEN
1897
1726
1708
1639
1591
1535
1493
1491
1481
1462
2310
2227
2093
2086
2038
2008
1988
1832
1751
1682
2242
2209
2042
2042
1936
1790
1605
1598
1597
1510
2579
2441
2136
1900
1880
1865
1791
1630
1622
1598
2409
2229
2213
2202
2127
2090
2012
1863
1838
1670
2427
2272
2241
2161
1938
1903
1900
1810
1683
1659
2579
2441
2427
2409
2310
2272
2242
2241
2229
2227
GRADE 1 / KINDERGARTEN *
1 CHANG Alexander
2 OMICHI Kevin
3 HUARD Matheo
4 TAO Neilson
5 PU Victor
6 BASSALETTI Julien
7 POULIN Emile
8 LI Ze Yue
9 LAMONTAGNE Christophe *
10 ZHONG Kevin
GRADE 2
1 GUIPI BOPALA Prince
2 ZHENG Richard Q.
3 LIU Kevin
4 SUN Justin
5 LI Zhong Xuan
6 MARLEAU Jonathan
7 ZHANG Chuhang
8 ZHANG Chen Rui
9 LIANG Simon
10 LI Oliver
GRADE 3
1 KULESHOVA Julia
2 OMICHI Haruaki
3 ZHONG Ziyi
4 HOWALD Connor
5 LEVESQUE Bastien
6 HE Yu Xi
7 DIMITROV Philippe
8 XU Yihan
9 CHEN Jacques
10 CAI Tony
GRADE 4
1 HUANG Qiuyu
2 BERCUVITZ Tani
3 YU Daniel
4 LI Johnson
5 RASMUSSEN Nicolas
6 WANG Isabelle
7 TANAKA Tyler
8 LIU Owen
9 MOCANU Alexander
10 LAROCHE Hugo
GRADE 5
2 ZHONG Wenxuan
3 LIU Lambert
4 DURETTE Francis
5 LIU Robert
6 YU Xi Ming
7 XIE Dazhuo
8 DEMERS Alexis
9 SHI Leo
10 ZUO Dustin
GRADE 6
1 LAI William
2 TINICA Gabriel
3 GUAN Ziyu
4 TSYPIN Allison
5 ZHAO William
6 LIU Julia
7 SEGUIN Eliott
8 CAUCHY-VAILLANCOURT Marek
9 LI Jason
10 LI Tony
ROOKIE ROLL top K-6
2 ZHONG Wenxuan
3 HUANG Qiuyu
4 LAI William
5 LIU Lambert
6 TINICA Gabriel
7 DURETTE Francis
8 GUAN Ziyu
9 TSYPIN Allison
10 LIU Robert
1031
882
815
724
658
656
654
600
598
569
1212
1161
1077
931
924
753
744
720
693
662
1276
1128
1019
982
928
911
909
901
896
890
1691
1162
1157
1125
1119
1112
1106
1064
1044
1010
1779
1747
1543
1491
1406
1347
1227
1200
1175
1113
1564
1523
1457
1426
1302
1253
1166
1152
1145
1140
1779
1747
1691
1564
1543
1523
1491
1457
1426
1406
GRADE 7
2 FAN Run Kun
3 ZHANG Hou Han
4 LU Daisy
5 LU Jasmine
6 LUO Muhan
7 TURGEON Yoakim
8 GAO Catherine
9 YIP Mattew
10 WU Zhao Ran
GRADE 8
1 SAHA Ananda
2 YANG Eddie
3 ZHANG Evan
4 JOHNSON-CONSTANTIN Matthieu
5 SAINE Zachary
6 SUN Benjamin
7 ST-CYR Xavier
8 AUDET Olivier
9 FENG Ruo Pan
10 YIP William
GRADE 9
1 SHI Linda
2 LI Yilin
3 WANG Kelly
4 LUO Alan
5 GAO Christine
6 VAILLANT Charles-Etienne
7 LUO Wei Han
8 XIONG Yiwei
9 HE Haley
10 LI Frank
GRADE 10
1 YU Zong Yang
3 ZHU HongRui
4 CHANG Michael
5 LIU Yu Qing
6 POIRIER Alexis
7 NIKULICH Andrey
8 LI George
9 LIM Victor
10 GAO Ying Chen
G R A D E 11
1 JOHNSON Nicholas
2 YUN Chang
3 FARAJI Jafar
4 MANAILOIU Dragos
5 GU Sheng-Ming
6 NAZARIAN Ara
7 SAMIKOV Chingis
8 HARRIS Gabriel
9 JALALI Salar
10 TURCOTTE VAN DE RYDT C.
GRADE 12
1 LUO Zhao Yang
2 LEPINE Cedric
3 ALCANTARA Maximo
4 PAQUETTE Alexandre
5 SHI Yang Tian Jiao
6 LIU Mu Dong
7 XIANG Qun Tian
8 LORANGER Erika
9 VOLKOV Vladislav
10 SMIRNOV Arteme-Iouri
HONOUR ROLL
1 YU Zong Yang
3 ZHU HongRui
4 LUO Zhao Yang
5 LEPINE Cedric
7 JOHNSON Nicholas
8 YUN Chang
9 CHANG Michael
10 FAN Run Kun
1911
1848
1600
1517
1438
1423
1371
1307
1289
1272
1820
1770
1651
1595
1529
1522
1491
1399
1359
1353
1756
1747
1724
1648
1526
1382
1368
1343
1341
1288
2420
2416
2097
1853
1846
1526
1363
1316
1292
1287
1874
1870
1803
1698
1614
1433
1431
1385
1318
1249
2096
2024
1604
1505
1440
1426
1403
1401
1387
1304
2420
2416
2097
2096
2024
1911
1874
1870
1853
1848
35
ATLANTIC TOP TEN
1 KOMIAK Jacob
542 NL
2 MCINTYRE Malcolm
494 PE
3 DAIGLE Alex
478 NB
4 LEBLANC Zachary *
430 NB
5 YANG Julia
424 NL
6 HAMILTON Owen
398 NB
7 SONNIER William
398 NB
8 ARSENAULT Olivier
360 NB
9 BOUDREAU Dylan
338 NB
10 BERNARD Nicolas
337 NB
GRADE 2
1 MCINTYRE Duncan
777 PE
2 PAN Thomas
670 NL
3 DICKIE Luke
605 PE
4 CHEN Frank
500 NL
5 RICHARD Tristan
474 NB
6 PELLETIER Marek
458 NB
7 LEGER McKenna
456 NB
8 RICHARD Luc
454 NB
9 STEEVES Ina
438 NB
10 DUNBAR Jasmine
432 PE
GRADE 3
1 MACEACHERN Seamus
985 PE
2 FRANCOEUR Vincent
812 NB
3 CASTONGUAY Ethan
775 NB
4 BROWN Alexander
760 NS
5 LEBLANC Alex
708 NB
6 CHRISTIANSEN Asher
690 NS
7 LOCKE Sebastian
689 NL
8 LI Sarah-Grace
669 NL
9 ARSENEAU Anderson
646 PE
10 BHATT Tanish
643 NL
GRADE 4
1 RUSSELL Mark
1119 NL
2 KAPRA Jerjis
971 NS
3 LEBLANC Alexandre
935 NB
4 DORMODY Peter
897 NL
5 LOTY Ezekiel
717 NS
6 LANTZ Ronan
668 PE
7 DENNY Annie-Rose
652 NL
8 HIGGINS Harris
629 NB
9 MORRIS Finn
614 PE
10 MCCREA Han
602 NB
GRADE 5
1 CHEN Norman
1107 NL
2 WALSH Ian
1047 NL
3 KUNDU Arnab
1013 PE
4 BROWN Callum
996 NS
5 NORMAN Alex
922 NL
6 BLANCHETTE Luc
917 NB
7 DOUCETTE Luc
899 PE
8 HEFFERTON Harrison
812 NL
9 BAILEY Isaac
731 NL
10 GALLANT Julien
729 PE
GRADE 6
1 RUSSELL Brett
1269 NL
2 MCCALLUM Karla Lynn
1170 PE
3 CUI Cynthia
1116 NB
4 DORNIEDEN Jonas
947 NS
5 QIU Nicholas
882 NL
6 KOSHI Benjamin
874 NS
7 LOTY Eric
860 NS
8 CAMPEANU Cezar
852 PE
9 BLAISDELL Hunter
844 PE
10 MACDONALD Cameron
811 PE
ROOKIE ROLL top K-6
1 RUSSELL Brett
1269 NL
2 MCCALLUM Karla Lynn
1170 PE
3 CUI Cynthia
1116 NB
4 DORNIEDEN Jonas
947 NS
5 QIU Nicholas
882 NL
6 KOSHI Benjamin
874 NS
7 LOTY Eric
860 NS
8 CAMPEANU Cezar
852 PE
9 BLAISDELL Hunter
844 PE
10 MACDONALD Cameron
811 PE
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GRADE 7
1 JIA Jacky
2 HUANG Xingbo
3 KUNDU Arjun
4 MITTAL Ridhi
5 KERR Ian
6 WEILAND Robin
7 JIANG Harvey
8 GOSSE Daniel
9 MANNHOLLAND Noah
10 KIRKLAND George
GRADE 8
1 DORRANCE Lucas
2 BOON-PETERSEN Stefan
3 PICKARD Ryan
4 CHISLETT Benjamin
5 CHOWDHURY SoumyaDeep
6 PETERS Brian
7 TRAN Quoc
8 LOCKE Miles
9 NOLAN Justin
10 COADY Nicholas
GRADE 9
1 SONG Sam
2 MCKEOWN Gary
3 ROBICHAUD Alexandre
4 HE Kate
5 MACDONALD Brandon
6 RONAHAN-WOOD Jack
7 WHITT Sheldon
8 NORMAN Bradley
9 WALSH Andrew
10 METHOT Jacob
GRADE 10
1 DAWSON Andrew
2 ANDERSEN Paul
3 SCHRADER Nathaniel
4 OLDFORD Noah
5 SNELGROVE Stephen
6 GREGORY Liam
7 MAKAROV Joshua
8 JACKMAN Luke
9 ONG Ivanseth
10 HUNT Thomas
G R A D E 11
1 DORRANCE Adam
2 FENG Bob
3 WANG Lee
4 MCKEOWN Brody
5 WILKS Darius
6 LUDOVICE Diego
7 KARFOUL Al Mothanna
8 HOLLAND Kevin
9 CAISSIE Sebastien
10 LEE Wonchan
GRADE 12
1 PETERS Jeremy
2 QIU Christopher
3 ROBICHAUD Nicolas
4 ZHANG MaoMao
5 WANG Jeffrey
6 CROWELL Iain
7 DARCY Matt
8 HINK Ian
9 BERNIER Thomas
10 CHURCHILL Shea
HONOUR ROLL
1 DORRANCE Adam
2 SONG Sam
3 PETERS Jeremy
4 FENG Bob
5 QIU Christopher
6 ROBICHAUD Nicolas
7 DORRANCE Lucas
8 BOON-PETERSEN Stefan
9 ZHANG MaoMao
10 WANG Jeffrey
WESTERN TOP TEN
1313
1303
1008
991
982
977
963
910
900
883
PE
NL
PE
NL
PE
NB
NL
NL
PE
NL
1516
1449
1284
1272
1141
1125
1106
1086
1071
1041
NS
NL
NL
NL
PE
NS
NS
NL
NL
NL
2068
1367
1294
1152
1122
1079
993
964
960
950
NB
NL
NB
NS
NS
PE
NL
PE
NL
NB
1367
1311
1281
1253
1209
1114
1080
1050
1048
1032
NL
NL
NB
NL
NL
NL
NB
NL
NS
NB
2252
1765
1277
1178
1100
1070
1007
995
994
990
NS
NB
NS
NL
NS
NS
PE
NS
NB
NB
1800
1601
1564
1422
1375
1243
1192
1163
1142
1119
NS
NL
NB
NL
NS
PE
NS
PE
NB
NL
2252
2068
1800
1765
1601
1564
1516
1449
1422
1375
NS
NB
NS
NB
NL
NB
NS
NL
NL
NS
1 OFFENGENDEN Ron
1202 AB
2 WANG Daniel
1099 BC
3 CHEN Freddy
962 BC
4 HANNAH-LEE Toro
936 BC
5 CHEN Jason
828 BC
6 TANG Jacky
641 BC
7 RILEY Austin *
605 BC
8 LI Evan
558 AB
9 KHUBLARYAN Suren *
540 AB
10 SASATA Natasha
493 SK
GRADE 2
1 XU Andrew
1157 BC
2 QIAN Jason
932 BC
3 SHARMA Vishruth
924 AB
4 ZHANG Dustin
878 AB
5 ZHU Max
786 BC
6 ZHANG Bruce
773 BC
7 FAN Eric
691 BC
8 CAO Kevin
681 BC
9 NG Gavin
667 BC
10 LORTIE Sofia
661 SK
GRADE 3
1 ZHOU Aiden
1496 BC
2 GU Chuyang
1339 BC
3 JIANG David
1310 BC
4 WU Lucian
1268 BC
5 LIU Kevin
1145 BC
6 CHEN Noah
1109 BC
7 WANG Paul
1027 AB
8 CHEN Bobby
1014 BC
9 YAN Oliver
975 BC
10 IMOO Joshua
974 BC
GRADE 4
1 LOW Kevin
1734 BC
2 HUANG Patrick
1675 BC
3 DOKNJAS Neil
1598 BC
4 JAMES Rowan
1549 BC
5 SUPERCEANU Andi
1460 AB
6 LAU Julian
1360 AB
7 BUTCHART Kevin
1255 BC
8 CHUNG Leo
1240 BC
9 ZHANG Aidan
1224 BC
10 ZHANG Andy
1183 BC
GRADE 5
1 ZHAO Ian
1519 AB
2 MAH Sean
1511 AB
3 QU Leo
1435 BC
4 ZHENG Victor
1355 BC
5 GUO Jim
1350 BC
6 DU Daniel
1319 BC
7 WAN Justin
1286 BC
8 ZHANG Daniel
1269 AB
9 CHEN Jerry
1218 BC
10 YANG Angelina
1211 BC
GRADE 6
1 GROSSMANN Lenard
1908 AB
2 WANG Kaixin
1776 AB
3 PULFER Luke
1765 BC
4 RICHARDSON Kai
1729 BC
5 CHITRAKAR Siddhartha
1548 AB
6 LIN Kaining
1495 AB
7 LOW Ethan
1494 BC
8 LEHINGRAT Callum
1494 BC
9 CHUNG Alec
1492 BC
10 RENY Alex
1445 BC
ROOKIE ROLL top K-6
1 GROSSMANN Lenard
1908 AB
2 WANG Kaixin
1776 AB
3 PULFER Luke
1765 BC
4 LOW Kevin
1734 BC
5 RICHARDSON Kai
1729 BC
6 HUANG Patrick
1675 BC
7 DOKNJAS Neil
1598 BC
8 JAMES Rowan
1549 BC
9 CHITRAKAR Siddhartha
1548 AB
10 ZHAO Ian
1519 AB
GRADE 7
1 DOKNJAS Joshua
2 YAO David
3 SU Michael
4 MA Derek
5 YU Rinna
6 TOLENTINO Patrick
7 LEONG Ryan
8 DENG Yi
9 TRAN Colin
10 MADOKORO Aidan
GRADE 8
1 GEDAJLOVIC Max
2 SHRESTHA Prayus
3 MCCULLOUGH Ian
4 TOLENTINO Andre
5 HAN Lionel
6 JAYAWEERA Lahiru
7 WU Chenxi
8 BREWSTER Paula
9 GENG Matthew
10 LIU Danny
GRADE 9
1 CAO Jason
2 KASSAM Jamil
3 NIE Mark
4 ZITA Matthew
5 SHAO Nathan
6 TAPP Ashley
7 YU Robin
8 KNOX Nathaniel
9 MULIAWAN Lukas
10 LEE Jonah
GRADE 10
1 SHI Diwen
2 DOKNJAS John
3 AWATRAMANI Janak
4 KONG Dezhong
5 NYAMDORJ Uranchimeg
6 HOFFNER Noah
7 STANISLUS Allan
8 LEE Nicholas
9 RAHEMTULLA Adam
10 HESSE Austin
G R A D E 11
1 HERDIN Mathew
2 HUI Jeremy
3 SWIFT Ryne
4 CUI Karl
5 MCCULLOUGH David
6 SITU Dennis
7 ZHAO Chenxi
8 PAVLIC Stephen
9 DOBRZANSKI Joseph
10 BARTHA Jimmy
GRADE 12
1 WANG Richard
2 LI Kevin
3 LO Ryan
4 WU Ray
5 WANG YueKai
6 LAI Jingzhou
7 PERICO Jenry
8 PANG Michael
9 LUDWIG Michael
10 SABARATNAM Alex
HONOUR ROLL
1 WANG Richard
2 CAO Jason
3 LI Kevin
4 SHI Diwen
5 DOKNJAS John
6 AWATRAMANI Janak
7 DOKNJAS Joshua
8 HERDIN Mathew
9 LO Ryan
10 GEDAJLOVIC Max
2215
1877
1874
1607
1562
1527
1498
1456
1439
1439
BC
AB
BC
MB
BC
AB
BC
BC
AB
BC
2081
1572
1534
1493
1485
1467
1462
1438
1429
1415
BC
AB
AB
AB
BC
BC
AB
BC
BC
BC
2373
1854
1715
1702
1659
1633
1626
1596
1576
1524
BC
AB
AB
AB
BC
BC
BC
BC
AB
BC
2279
2234
2227
1980
1857
1806
1742
1683
1482
1476
AB
BC
BC
BC
BC
AB
AB
AB
BC
AB
2200
1968
1813
1762
1702
1687
1577
1562
1471
1385
BC
BC
MB
BC
AB
AB
AB
AB
BC
SK
2484
2326
2180
2042
1973
1952
1864
1836
1825
1762
AB
MB
BC
BC
AB
BC
AB
MB
AB
BC
2484
2373
2326
2279
2234
2227
2215
2200
2180
2081
AB
BC
MB
AB
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC
37
R AT I N G S
Frizoon LePawn presents
TOP
GIRLS
Scholastic ratings for all players who have taken part
in a CMA tournament during the last three years can
be found on the Chess’n Math Association webpage:
w w w. c h e s s - m a t h . o r g
CANADA
Click the “ratings” tab on the homepage, which will
take you to the ratings page:
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Once on the ratings page, with Kiril and the map of
Canada, you can search ratings by name, province,
age, or grade! You can also see a list of recently
rated tournaments at the bottom of the page. Click
on the tournament to see a crosstable of the event.
For information on how to rate your tournaments:
www .chess-math.org/ratings/rate.htm
W I N N I N G C H E S S For Kids
homepage of JEFF COAKLEY
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Information on
Winning Chess
For Kids series:
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542
493
483
432
QC
ON
SK
ON
QC
749
688
661
553
524
ON
ON
SK
BC
BC
1276
1242
1192
1015
972
QC
ON
ON
ON
BC
1638
1112
1089
987
963
ON
QC
ON
ON
QC
1348
1257
1211
1209
1160
ON
ON
BC
ON
BC
1449
1426
1369
1362
1327
ON
QC
ON
ON
ON
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GRADE 1
1
WANG Jessica
2
GAO Tianwen
3
SASATA Natasha
4
YU Victoria
5
GUAY Romane
GRADE 2
1
LIN Angela
2
ASEOCHE Chrisanne
3
LORTIE Sofia
4
MA Maria
5
LIN Chloe
GRADE 3
1
KULESHOVA Julia
2
GILANI Mysha
3
SHEN Isamel
4
ATANASOVA Rada
5
FAN Elaine
GRADE 4
1
ZHU Harmony
2
WANG Isabelle
3
GUO Hazel
4
RADIN Claire
5
GOGA Flavia-Maria
GRADE 5
1
TAN Kylie
2
MALE PATHIRANAGE Thisandi
3
YANG AngelinaBoWen
4
CHERTKOW Sasha
5
ZHAO Cindy
GRADE 6
1
DEMCHENKO Svitlana
2
TSYPIN Allison
3
QIAO Cindy
4
ZHANG Taylor
5
HENRY Nadia
ZHU Harmony
DEMCHENKO Svitlana
TSYPIN Allison
QIAO Cindy
ZHANG Taylor
TAN Kylie
HENRY Nadia
ZHANG Jeannie
KULESHOVA Julia
ROBITU Carla
1638
1449
1426
1369
1362
1348
1327
1271
1276
1267
GRADE 7
1
OUELLET Maili-Jade
2
YU Rinna
3
LU Daisy
4
PARAPARAN Varshini
5
ZHOU Lily
GRADE 8
1
ZHU Jiarong
2
WANG Constance
3
LIU Dora
4
BREWSTER Paula
5
LI Catherine
GRADE 9
1
ZHOU Qiyu
2
SHI Linda
3
LI Yilin
4
WANG Kelly
5
PENG Janet
GRADE 10
1
NYAMDORJ Uranchimeg
2
TAO Rachel
3
LI Kristen
4
POBERESHNIKOVA Agniya
5
GIBLON Melissa
G R A D E 11
1
PENG Jackie
2
YUN Chang
3
SAMETOVA Zhanna
4
SEDIGHI Nima
5
ROSCA Maria
GRADE 12
1
GIBLON Rebecca
2
LORANGER Erika
3
XIA Linda
4
DAWSON Laura Jane
5
TSUI Pearl
1911
1562
1517
1462
1447
QC
BC
QC
ON
ON
1548
1542
1527
1438
1344
ON
ON
ON
BC
ON
2242
1756
1747
1724
1605
ON
QC
QC
QC
ON
1857
1630
1468
1465
1372
BC
ON
ON
ON
ON
2090
1870
1838
1259
1221
ON
QC
ON
BC
QC
1903
1401
1143
1115
1085
ON
QC
ON
NL
AB
q CANADIAN QUEENS
ON
ON
QC
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
QC
AB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
ZHOU Qiyu
PENG Jackie
OUELLET Maili-Jade
GIBLON Rebecca
YUN Chang
NYAMDORJ Uranchimeg
SAMETOVA Zhanna
SHI Linda
LI Yilin
WANG Kelly
2242
2090
1911
1903
1870
1857
1838
1756
1747
1724
ON
ON
QC
ON
QC
BC
ON
QC
QC
QC
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Jeremie Piché
[email protected]
3423 St. Denis, Montreal
chess-math.org
Patrick McDonald
[email protected]
Don MacKinnon
[email protected]
Manitoba Scholastic Chess
Association
scholasticchess.mb.ca
QUEBEC
PEI Youth Chess Association
peiyca.ca
John McIntyre
[email protected]
NEWFOUNDLAND
NL Scholastic Chess Association
www.chess.nl.ca
Chris Dawson
[email protected]
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* SOLUTIONS *
HOW TO READ A CHESS GAME
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.
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8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
rhb1kgn4
0p0pdp0p
wdwdwdwd
dwdw0wdw
wdwdPdwd
dwdwdwdw
P)P)w)P)
$NGQIBHR
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Here are some special symbols:
+
#
e. p.
O-O
O-O-O
1-0
0-1
½-½
!
?
!?
?!
check
checkmate
en passant
castles kingside
castles queenside
white wins
black wins
draw
excellent move
mistake
cool move
weird (weak) move
TRIPLE LOYD
MATES
1
2
3
4
5
1.Nb6#
A. Kh3#
1.Qd8+ Rxd8 2.Rxd8#
B. Kf4=
1.Nf6+ any 2.Qxh7#
C. Ke8 (Bc6#)
1.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Nf6#
1.Qh8+ Kxh8 2.Bxf7 any 3.Rh3#
(1.Rh3? Kf8!)
TACTICS 101
COMBO MOMBO
1 1.Rxc6 bxc6
2.Qxc6+ Kf8
3.Qxa8+
2 1...Nxf2 (forking Q & R)
2.Kxf2 Qe2+
3.Kg1 Qxd3
1 1.Qg5+ (2.Qxd8+)
2 1.Qh5+ (2.Qxe5)
3 1.Qf3+ (2.Qxa8)
1.Qb4+ (2.Qxa5)
4 1.Qb3+ (2.Qxg8)
1.Qe5+ (2.Qxa5)
1.Qe6 (2.Qxg8 or 2.Qxh3)
LILY'S PUZZLER
CHESS MAZE
A. 1...Rf6 2.Rd8#
B. 1...Nb8 2.Be6#
Rg1-d1-d4-a4-a3-b3-b2
-c2-c8-a8-a6-h6-h7xf7
The game below is written in
algebraic notation. Kiril was
new to chess and fell into an
old trap called Scholar’s Mate !
1.
2.
3.
4.
ROCKY
e4
Qh5
Bc4
Qxf7 #
KIRIL
e5
d6
Nf6 ?
Oh no! Kiril got mated in just
four moves. That was no fun!
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SCHOLAR’S MATE
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Montreal, Quebec
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KIRIL IN THE BOX WORLD CHAMPION QIYU ZHOU QUEEN`S

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