James Morris Wins 2003 Jackson Chess Club Championship

James Morris won the 2003 Jackson Chess Club Championship, held at Northpark Mall in Ridgeland August 5-26 with a perfect 4/4 score. Canon Beissel finished 2^nd with 3.5/4 after a last round half point bye. Kevin Stidham won the top U1400 trophy, Nathaniel Moten with the 7-12^th grade trophy, and Edward Williams won the K-6 trophy.

Mississippi Players Invade Out of State Tournaments

• Gordon Scott and Ralph McNaughton both finished in 2^nd place in the IM Diesen Appreciation Open in Alabaster, AL on August 16. Gordon had 2 wins and two draws against Class A players. Ralph's only loss was to a 1950 rated player.

• Douglas Stewart finished tied for 3^rd out of 72 players in the U1800 section at the Atlantic Open in Washington DC August 22-24, finishing with 3 wins and two draws.

• Bradley Denton and Douglas Stewart both did their best to influence the Lousiana State Championship. Bradley knocked off several players, including Adam Caveney in the 5^th round. Douglas Stewart nicked Alfred Carlin (2200) for a draw and upset a 2100.

Upcoming Tournaments

Because nothing compares to tournament competition!

Sept 13 Brandon Open

Oct 17-18 October Chess

or 18 Festival 3 (Memphis)

Oct 21 Northpark G/10 #3

(Tuesday)

Oct 25 Mississippi State

Championship

(Biloxi)

Nov 14-16 $8,000 Gulf Coast

Open (Biloxi)

Nov 18 Northpark G/10 #4

(Tuesday)

Nov 29 43^rd Mid-South Open

(Memphis)

Dec 13-14 Mid-Mississippi Open

(Brandon) 10 GPP!

Information about these tournaments can be found at http://www.mcachess.org.

Contacting the Editors

Douglas Stewart douglas@pobox.com

Warren Porter wbport@bellsouth.net

Feedback is welcome!

USCF News

The USCF had some layoffs in August to help better balance revenues with expenditures.

Capturing Mississippi Chess History

One of the nice things about having a web site is it is a great place to capture history. We're starting a project to archive as many older games as we have copies of on the web site. If you would like to contribute games either email them to douglas@pobox.com or make arrangements with Douglas Stewart to exchange paper copies. Your contributions are appreciated!

Jackson Chess Club Championship Games

White: Morris, James Earl (1510)

Black: Pollock, Michael (1418)

2003 Jackson Chess Club Championship

Round 4 August 26, 2003

C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3^rd moves

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.c4 Nf6 9.h3 c6 10.Bg5 [c5 anywhere in here should be good for White] 10...h6 11.Bd2 Nbd7 12.Nc3 dxc4= 13.Bxc4 Nb6 14.Bb3 Qc7 15.Re1 Bf5 16.Rc1 a6 [16...Rae8 17.Ne5=] 17.Kh1 Rfe8 18.Nh4 Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 Re8 20.Qd1 Bh7 21.Qf3 Qd7?! [21...Qd8 22.Nf5³] 22.Bxh6! gxh6? [¹22...Nbd5! gives Black good play with the 2 bishops 23.Bxd5 Nxd5 24.Nxd5 cxd5 25.Bd2 Be4] 23.Qxf6± Qe7 24.Qxe7 [24.Bxf7+ Qxf7 25.Qxd6 Qxf2 26.Nf3 Qxb2 27.Qxh6+- is another way to go] 24...Rxe7 25.Nf3 Kg7 26.Kg1 f6 27.Rd1 Nd7 28.d5 c5 29.a4 Ne5 30.Nxe5 Rxe5 31.Kf1 Bg6 32.Bc4 f5 33.b3 Re8 34.g3 Kf6 35.f4 Re3 36.Rd3 Rxd3 37.Bxd3 Bh5 38.Kf2 Bc7 39.Be2 Bb6?? [¹39...Bf7 40.Bf3 h5±] 40.Bxh5+- c4+ 41.Ke2 cxb3 42.Kd3 Ba5 43.Nb1 b5 44.axb5 axb5 45.g4 Bc7 46.Ke3 Bb6+ 47.Kf3 fxg4+ 48.hxg4 Bc5 49.Ke4 1–0

White: Boral, Heath (909)

Black: Beissel, Canon (1642)

2003 Jackson Chess Club Championship

Round 2 August 12, 2003

B22: Sicilian 2 c3

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.f3?! dxe4 [3...e5 immediately might be stronger] 4.fxe4 e5 [4...Nf6 5.d3=] 5.Nf3 Bg4 [ preventing Bb5+ with a6 is probably best ] 6.g3 [¹6.Bb5+ Nd7 7.Bc4²] 6...f5?! [6...Nc6 7.Bc4=]

See Diagram on left

7.Bb5+?! [ White misses a chance to put Black on the ropes! ¹7.Qa4+ Nc6 8.Nxe5±] 7...Nc6 8.exf5 [¹8.h3 fxe4 9.hxg4 exf3 10.Qxf3=] 8...e4?? [¹8...Qd5 9.Be2 Nf6³] 9.0–0?? [¹9.Qa4 Qd5 10.Ng5±] 9...Bxf3 10.Qe1 Be7 11.c4? [¹11.d3 Qb6 12.Bxc6+ Qxc6 13.Nd2–+] 11...Nf6 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Rxf3 exf3 14.Qe6 Qd4+ 15.Kh1 [15.Qe3 is the best chance to play on 15...Qxc4 16.Nc3–+] 15...Qf2 16.Qxc6+ Kf8 17.Qxa8+ Kf7 18.Qd5+ Nxd5 [18...Nxd5 19.cxd5 Qe1#] 0–1

Jackson Chess Club Championship Games

The runner up outplays the top seed in a good knight versus bad bishop endgame.

White: Beissel, Canon (708)

Black: Stewart, Douglas (1510)

2003 Jackson Chess Club Championship

Round 3 August 19, 2003

B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 [ I would have played 3..d5 normally, but after I failed to White transposes into a Pirc ] 4.e4 d6 5.Be3 0–0 6.Qd2 c6 7.Bh6 Qa5 8.Bxg7 [ 8.h4 is normal, but the move played looks fine ] Kxg7 9.0–0–0 b5 [9...Rd8 10.Bd3²] 10.e5! dxe5 11.dxe5 Ne812.Qd8!? [ White is in great shape, so this is really unnecessary ¹12.h4!? h5 13.a3±] 12...Qxd8= 13.Rxd8 Nc7 14.Rxf8 Kxf8 15.Ng5 h6 16.Nge4 Ne6 17.g3 Nd7 18.f4 Bb7 19.Bh3 Ndc5 20.Nxc5 Nxc5 21.Bg2 a6 22.Rd1 Ke8 23.b4 Ne6 24.Bh3 Bc8 25.Bxe6 Bxe6 26.a3 a5 27.Ne4 axb4 28.axb4 Ra4 29.Rd4 Bf5 30.Nc5 Ra2 31.Rd2 Ra8 32.Kb2 Rd8 33.Rxd8+ Kxd8 34.c3 Kc7 35.Kc1 f6?! [ This is really a bad plan, working on exchanging from the h file in rather than vice versa should be better for the limited mobility of Black's king ] 36.Kd2 fxe5 37.fxe5 g5 38.Ke3 h5 [38...Bh3 39.Kf3²] 39.h4 [39.Ne4! wins quickly] 39...gxh4² 40.gxh4 Kd8 41.Kf4 Bg4 42.Kg5 Ke8 43.Kg6 Kd8? [¹43...Bf3+-] 44.Kf7 Bf3 45.Ne6+ Kd7 46.Nf4 [¹46.Nf8+ might be the shorter path 46...Kd8 47.Ng6+-] 46...Bd5+?? the game had to end quickly or Black would lose on time [¹46...Bg4+-] 47.Nxd5 cxd5 48.Kg6 Ke6 49.Kxh5 Kxe5 50.Kg6 d4 51.cxd4+ Kxd4 52.h5 Kc4 53.h6 Kxb4 54.h7 Kc4 55.h8Q b4 56.Qb2 b3 57.Kf7 [57.Kf7 Kb4 58.Kxe7 Kc4 59.Ke6 Kc5 60.Qc3+ Kb6 61.Kd5 b2 62.Qxb2+ Kc7 63.Qb3 Kd8 64.Kd6 Kc8 65.Qb5 Kd8 66.Qd7#] 1–0

White: McNaughton, Ralph(1289)

Black: Williams, Edward (703)

2003 Jackson Chess Club Championship

Round 4 August 26, 2003

E91: King's Indian Classical: 6 Be2, unusual replies including 6..c5 and 6..Bg4

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 Bg4 7.0–0 e5 8.d5 c6 9.Bg5 cxd5 10.cxd5 h6 11.Bxf6 [11.Be3!?²] 11...Qxf6= 12.Nd2 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Qg5?! [13...Rc8 14.Qg4 Qd8 15.Rac1²] 14.Nf3 [14.Nb5! Qe7 15.Nc4±] 14...Qe7 15.Rac1 Na6 16.Nd2 f5 17.exf5 Rxf5 [17...gxf5 18.Nc4 Nc7²] 18.Nde4 Nc5 19.f3 Nxe4 20.fxe4 [20.Nxe4 Rf4±] 20...Rxf1+² 21.Rxf1 Qc7 22.g3 Qc5+ 23.Kg2 Rf8 [23...Qb6² and don't trade down] 24.Rxf8+± Bxf8 25.a3 [25.Qg4! g5±] 25...a5?! [25...Qc7 26.h4²] 26.Qb5 [26.Qg4! g5 27.Qe6+

Kh8 28.Qf7±] 26...Qxb5 27.Nxb5 Kf7 28.Kf3 h5 29.h4 Ke7 30.g4 hxg4+ 31.Kxg4 b6 32.Kg5 Kf7 33.a4 Be7+ 34.Kg4 Ke8 35.Nc7+ Kd7 36.Ne6 Ke8 37.h5 gxh5+ 38.Kxh5 Active king in the endgame 38...Kd7? [¹38...Kf7±] 39.Kg6+- Kc8 40.Kf7 Kd7 41.b3 Bd8 42.Nf8+ [¹42.Nxd8 finishes up 42...Kxd8 43.Ke6+-] 42...Kc8 43.Ke6 Kc7 44.Ng6 Bg5 45.Nh8 Bd8?? [¹45...Bd2±] 46.Nf7+- Bh4 47.Nxd6 Bg3 48.Nf7 Kb7 49.d6 Kc6 50.d7 Kc7 51.d8Q+ Kc6 52.Qd6+ [52.Qc8#] 52...Kb7 53.Nd8+ Ka6 54.Qd3+ [54.Qc6 Bf4 55.Qa8#] 54...Ka7 55.Qxg3 [55.Qd7+ Ka6 56.Qb7#] 55...Kb8 56.Qxe5+ [56.Qg7 Kc8 57.Qd7+ Kb8 58.Qb7#] 56...Kc8 57.Qd5 Kc7 58.Qd7+ Kb8 59.Qb7# 1–0

The eventual winner narrowly escapes in the first round! Sure this isn't Farrell-Knobler from the 1992 tournament where Black missed a mate in one and White went on to win the championship, but White missed a chance to cause havoc with the pairings early.

White: Stidham, Kevin (708)

Black: Morris, James Earl (1510)

2003 Jackson Chess Club Championship

Round 1 August 5, 2003

B70: Sicilian Dragon: 6 g3 and 6 Be2 (without a later Be3)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.Be3 Bg7 9.h3 0–0 10.Qd2 Nc5 11.f3 Qa5 12.a3 Qa6 13.b4 Ncd7 14.Ncb5?! [¹14.Qe2= is worth looking at] 14...Rfc8³ 15.Bh6? [¹15.a4³] 15...Bh8?? misses a tactical chance! [¹15...Bxh6! 16.Qxh6 e5–+] 16.h4 [¹16.Nf5 Nd5 17.exd5 (‹17.Qxd5 gxf5 18.Rd1 Ne5 19.exf5 Rxc2=) 17...Bxa1 18.Nxe7+ Kh8 19.Nxc8 Rxc8 20.0–0±] 16...e5? [¹16...Qb6³] 17.Nf5!+- Re8 [17...gxf5 18.Qg5+ A classical mating theme] 18.Nbxd6?! [¹18.Nc7 and White can already relax 18...Qc6 19.Nxa8 b5+-] 18...Re6 19.h5 Ne8? [19...b5 20.a4+-] 20.Nxe8 [20.hxg6 hxg6 21.b5 Qb6 22.Nxe8 Raxe8+-] 20...Rexe8 [20...Raxe8 21.a4+-] 21.Qxd7?! [¹21.hxg6 nails it down 21...hxg6 22.Qxd7 gxf5 23.Qxf5+-] 21...gxf5± 22.Qxf5?? blows the win [¹22.Be3 Rec8 23.b5+-] 22...Qxh6–+ 23.Rh4 [23.0–0 Rac8–+] 23...Rad8 24.Rg4+ Bg7 25.f4? [¹25.Qg5 Qxg5 26.Rxg5–+] 25...exf4 26.Rxf4 Bxa1 27.Qxf7+ Kh8 28.g4 Rf8 29.Qa2 Bc3+ 30.Ke2 Rd2+ [30...Rd2+ 31.Ke1 Rd5+ 32.Kf1 Qxf4+ 33.Kg1 Qxg4+ 34.Kh1 Rxh5#; 30...Qxf4 31.Qg8+ Kxg8 32.g5 Qxe4#] 0–1