Adam Caveney Wins Magnolia Classic

Adam Caveney, an expert from Louisiana, won the 2003 Magnolia Classic in Brandon June 28. Caveney went 4-0. Tied for second were Douglas Stewart, Tobin Logan (visiting from North Carolina!), Rocky Balducci, and Kevin Stidham at 3-1. Edward Williams won the K-5 section and Cleveland Washington won the K-9 section. Thanks to Albert Hinson for putting on this event!

Warren Porter and Douglas Stewart Tie For 1^st in Magnolia Classic Quick Chess

Warren Porter and Douglas Stewart tied for first with identical 4-0-1 scores, drawing against each other. Jordan Donovan won the scholastic section.

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Warren Porter wbport@bellsouth.net

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USCF News

The 2003 Executive Board election is over. This was the first election to feature one member-one vote. The winners are:

Beatriz Marinello 1009 votes

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Don Schulz 870 votes

Sam Sloan, the rec.games.chess maverick, managed 653 votes, more than some people might have expected.

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Stidham-Steed after 16 .. Nd7

Magnolia Classic Games

White: Boral, Heath (909)

Black: Keys, Travis (unr)

2003 Magnolia Classic

June 28, 2003

C46: 3. Nc3: Unusual Black 3^rd moves

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bc5 4.Na4 Be7 5.d4 d6 6.d5 Nb8 7.Bb5+ c6 8.dxc6 bxc6 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.Nc3 0–0 11.0–0 Bg4 12.h3 Bh5 13.Re1 Nbd7 14.Bg5 Rb8 15.Be2?! [15.Rb1=] 15...Rxb2 16.Qc1 Qb6?? 17.Na4+- Qb7 18.Nxb2 Nc5 19.Bc4? [¹19.Nd2 Bg6+-] 19...Ncxe4 20.g4 [¹20.Bxf6!? Nxf6 21.Be2 Nd5+-] 20...Nxg5 21.Nxg5 Bg6 22.Bd3 [22.Rb1 h6 23.Nf3 Qd7+-] 22...h6± 23.Bxg6 fxg6 24.Ne6 Rf7 25.Nxg7?? [¹25.f4 Nxg4 26.Nd3+-] 25...Kxg7³ 26.g5 [26.Rb1 Qc8³] 26...Nh5?! [¹26...hxg5 27.Rb1 Qc8–+] 27.gxh6+= Kh7 28.Nc4? [28.Nd3 c5 29.c4 Rf3µ] 28...Qb5 [28...Qb4 29.Re4 d5 30.Nxe5 Qxe4 31.Nxf7 Nf4–+] 29.Nb2? [¹29.Nd2³] 29...Nf4–+ 30.c4 Qc5 [30...Qb7 31.c5 Nxh3+ 32.Kh1 Nxf2+ 33.Kg2 Qc8–+] 31.Kf1?? [¹31.Qe3 Nxh3+ 32.Qxh3 Qxf2+ 33.Kh1 Qxb2 34.Rf1³] 31...Nxh3–+ 32.Kg2 Qxf2+ 33.Kh1 Qf3+ [33...Qg3 34.Qf4 Nxf4 35.Re2 Nxe2 36.Rf1 Rxf1#] 34.Kh2 Nf4 35.Rf1 Qg2# 0–1

White: Stidham, Kevin (708)

Black: Steed, Robert (unr)

2003 Magnolia Classic

June 28, 2003

B80: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 g3 and 6 Be3, including English Attack

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.0–0 0–0 9.h3 b6 10.Re1 [10.f4 Bb7²] 10...Bb7= 11.Nf3 [11.f4 Nbd7=] 11...d5 [11...Nbd7=] 12.exd5² Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.c4 Bxf3?! [14...Bb7 15.Ne5²] 15.Qxf3± Qxd3? [15...Nd7!?±] 16.Qxa8+- Nd7?? simply worsens the situation [¹16...Qxc4 17.Qb7 Bf6+-]

(diagram on left)

17.Qxa6?! [17.Qb7! Bc5 18.Red1 Qxc4 19.Rxd7 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Qc5+-] 17...Nc5 [17...Qd6+-] 18.Qxb6 f5 [18...Ne4 19.Rad1 Qc2+-] 19.Bxc5 Bxc5 20.Qxc5 Kf7 [20...Qd7+-] 21.Rad1 Qc2 22.Qc7+ Kg6 23.Qg3+ [23.Rd7 Qd1 24.Rxg7+ Kh5 25.Rxh7+ Kg5 26.Qg7+ Kf4 27.Qg3#] 23...Kf7 [23...Kh6 24.f4 Qf2+ 25.Kxf2 g6 26.Rd7 Rf7 27.Rxf7 e5 28.Qh4#] 24.Rd7+ Ke8 25.Qc7 Qa4 26.Rd8# 1–0

Magnolia Classic Games

White: Stewart, Douglas (1793)

Black: Ruiz, Glen (2000)

2003 Magnolia Classic

June 28, 2003

B17: Caro-Kann: Modern Line (4...Nd7)

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ndf6 6.Bc4 6...Nh6 7.N1f3 Bg4 [7...Bf5 8.Qe2²] 8.h3 [8.Nxf7 Bxf3 9.Nxd8 Bxd1³] 8...Bxf3 9.Nxf3 g6 [9...Nf5 10.c3²] 10.Ne5 e6 11.Qe2 [11.c3 Nf5±] 11...Nd5 [11...Qxd4 12.Nxf7 12...Kxf7 13.Bxh6²] 12.0–0 Bg7 13.Re1 0–0 14.Nf3 Nf5 15.c3 Qc7 16.Bxd5 16...cxd5 17.g3 h6 g5 18.Bf4 Qe7 19.g4 Nd6 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.Ne5 a6 22.Kg2 b5 23.Rac1 [23.a3 Qe7=] 23...Rac8 24.Qd3 Rc7 [24...b4 25.f4=] 25.Rc2 [25.a3 Qe7=] 25...Bxe5 [25...b4 26.f4³] 26.Rxe5 Rfc8 [26...Kh7 27.f4=] 27.Rce2 Rc4? Black prepares the advance b4 [27...Qe7 28.f4 b4 29.cxb4²] 28.f4 [¹28.Rxe6! Qc7 (28...fxe6 29.Qxg6+ Kf8 30.Rxe6 Qxe6 31.Qxe6 R4c6 32.Qxd5) 29.Rxa6+-] 28...b4² 29.f5 exf5 30.gxf5 bxc3 31.fxg6 Qxg6+ [31...fxg6?? 32.Re6 Qf8 33.Qxg6+ Kh8 34.Re8 Qxe8 35.Rxe8+ Rxe8 36.Qxe8+ Kg7 37.Qe5+ Kg6 38.bxc3 Rxc3 39.Qxd5 Rc2+ 40.Kg3+-] 32.Qxg6+ fxg6 33.bxc3 Rxc3 34.Rxd5 Rc2 35.Rde5 Rxe2+ 36.Rxe2 Kf7 37.Kf3 Rd8 [37...Rc3+ 38.Re3 Rxe3+ 39.Kxe3=] 38.Re4 [38.Rf2 Ke7 39.Ke4 Rb8²] 38...Rd6 39.Rf4+ Rf6 40.Ke4 Rxf4+ 41.Kxf4 Ke6 42.Ke4 Kd6 43.d5 a5 44.a4 g5 45.Kf5 Active king in the endgame 45...Kxd5 46.Kg6 Kc4?? [46...Ke4= this is the best bet to save the position] 47.Kxh6+- Kb4 48.Kxg5 Kxa4 49.h4 Kb4 50.h5 a4 51.h6 a3 52.h7 a2 53.h8Q Kb3 54.Qa1 1–0

White: Caveney, Adam (2129)

Black: Balducci, Rocky (1414)

2003 Magnolia Classic

June 28, 2003

A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5

1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b3 g6 4.Bb2 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.Be2 0–0 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Ne5 d4 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Na3 dxe3 11.dxe3 Qxd1 12.Raxd1 Nd5 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Kf2 Nc3 15.Ra1 Nxe2 16.Kxe2 Ba6+ 17.c4 Rad8 18.Rad1 Bc8 19.h3 f6 [19...Bf5²] 20.Nb1± Bf5 [20...Rde8 21.Nc3±] 21.Nc3+- Bc2 22.Rd2 Rxd2+ 23.Kxd2 Bf5 24.e4 Bc8 25.Ke3 Kf7 [25...Re8 26.Rd1+-] 26.Rd1 Ke8 27.Na4 e5 [27...g5 28.f5+-] 28.fxe5 fxe5 29.Nxc5 Ke7 30.Nd3 Ke6 31.Nb4 Bb7 32.c5 a5 [¹32...Ke7+-] 33.Rd6+ Ke7 34.Nxc6+ Bxc6 35.Rxc6 Ra8 [35...Rf1 36.Ra6 Kd7 37.Kd3+-] 36.Rc7+ Kf6 37.Rxh7 [37.Kd3 is a little faster 37...Rd8+ 38.Kc4 Rd2 39.Rxh7 Rxg2+-] 37...Rc8 38.Ra7 Rxc5 39.Kd3 g5 40.Ra6+ Kf7 41.a3 g4 42.hxg4 Ke7 43.g5 Kf7 44.g6+ Kg7 45.g4 Kh6 46.g5+ Kg7 47.a4 Kg8 48.Rb6 Rc1 49.Rb5 Rd1+ 50.Ke2 Rd4 51.Ke3 Rd1 52.Rxe5 Rb1 53.Rb5 Kg7 54.Rb6 Rb2 55.Kf4 Rd2 56.Kf5 Rb2 57.Ke6 Kg8 58.e5 Kg7 59.Kd7 Kg8 60.e6 Kg7 61.e7 Re2 62.b4 Ra2 63.e8Q Rd2+ 64.Kc7 Rc2+ 65.Kb7 Rc7+ 66.Kxc7 1–0

White: McNaughton, Ralph (1289)

Black: Woodyard, Rob (1400)

2003 Magnolia Classic

June 28, 2003

A50: Queen's Fianchetto Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 b6)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 h6 4.Nc3 g6 5.e4 Bg7 [5...d6 6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qb3²] 6.e5 [6.d5 Nb8 7.e5 Ng4 8.Nd2 d6 9.e6 f5 10.h3 Nf6 11.g4 c6 12.gxf5 gxf5 13.Bd3 is just crushing] 6...Nh7 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Kh8 9.Bf4 f6? [9...d6² would keep Black alive] 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.Be3?! [11.Nh4 Kh7 12.Qb1 Kg8 13.Nxg6 Rf7+-] 11...a6? [¹11...e6±] 12.Nh4 Qe8 13.Qc2 Qf7? [13...Kg8 14.Nxg6 Rf7+-] 14.Nxg6+ Kg8 15.Nxf8 Qxf8 16.a3 Qf7 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 Nxd4 19.Bxd4 Bxd4 20.Bc4?! [20.Qxc7 Bxb2 21.Rab1 Bf6+-] 20...d6 21.Ba2 Bb6 22.Rae1 Bf5 23.Qc3 Rf8 24.Qg3+ [24.Bc4 Qf6+-] 24...Kh7 [24...Qg6 25.Kh1+- (25.Rxe7? Qxg3 26.hxg3 Bd3²) ] 25.Re2 Rg8 26.Qf3 Qg7?? [26...Rg7 27.Qxf5+ Qxf5 28.Bb1+-] 27.Rfe1 [27.Qxf5+ Kh8 28.Qh3+-] 27...Bg4 28.Qd3+ Kh8 29.Rxe7 Bf5 30.Rxg7 Bxd3 31.Rxg8+ Kxg8 32.b4 resigns 1–0