Apex Insurance Brokers Inc is sponsoring a one day rapid chess tournament for players at the junior and senior levels on Saturday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club. Registration begins at 9.30 am and the first pawn will be pushed at 10.30 am.
The tournament consists of seven rounds. Adult non-members of the federation would be required to pay an entry fee of $800 per person, and junior non-members, $600 per person. Junior and senior members of the federation would pay less.

Barbados’ Michael Barker takes a serious look at the chess pieces on the board during his game with Guyana’s Loris Nathoo at the recent FIDE-rated tournament which was held at the stadium. The tournament was held under the auspices of the World Chess Federation and the Guyana Chess Federation.

The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association has invited Guyana to participate in its Umada Cup 2010 at the Cascadia Hotel and Conference Centre from August 14 – 18. There are US$20,000 in prizes to be won. The tournament would be conducted in two sections: The Open, with US$12,000 in prizes and the Challenge, with US$8,000 in prizes.

The time control is 1/1/2 hours plus 30 seconds increment per player per game. Entry fee for participation is US$25 for adult entries and US$15 for juniors. Players  can register at: umadacuptt@hotmail.com

Players have already been informed about this tournament and I am hoping some of our strongest players would find it convenient to participate.

Former world champion Anatoly Karpov beams heartily as he receives a bottle of El Dorado rum from President of the Guyana Chess Federation, Errol Tiwari recently, in Nassau. The occasion was a dinner which Karpov hosted for visiting heads of associations during the FIDE Sub Zonal Tournament.

US International Master Irina Krush emerged victorious at the recent US Women’s Championship, beating out IM Anna Zatonskih for the title. Zatonskih, who had won it for the past two years conceded two draws in the last two rounds, while Krush won both her games. Today we feature her win against Abby Marshall.

Krush vs Marshall

Krush,I (2476) – Marshall,A (2182)
ch-USA w St Louis USA (9), 19.07.2010
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 a6 7.e4 Bg4 8.d5 Ne5 9.Bg3 Nfd7 10.Be2 Bxf3 11.gxf3 g5 12.f4 Ng6 13.fxg5 hxg5 14.Qd4 b5 15.a4 Rg8 16.axb5 axb5 17.Rxa8 Qxa8 18.Nxb5 Qa5+ 19.Nc3 Bg7 20.Qxc4 Nf4 21.Bd1 Kf8 22.0-0 Be5 23.Qa4 Bxc3 24.Qxd7 Bf6 25.Kh1 Qd2 26.Qxc7 Qd3 27.Re1 Qd2 28.Rg1

White is two pawns up, but her considerable advantage has begun to slip away. 28…Nd3? 28…Ne2 was the way to defend. 29.Qc2 Qxc2 30.Bxc2 Ne5 31.b4 Nf3 32.Rc1 Kg7 33.Bd1 Ne5 34.b5 Nd3 35.Rb1 Bd4 36.b6 Nxf2+ 37. Bxf2 Bxf2 38.b7 Rb8 39.Bg4 Bd4 40.Bc8 Be5 41.h3 Bd6 42.Kg2 Kf6 43.Kf3 Ke5 44.Ke3 Kf6 45.Kd4 Be5+ 46.Kc5 Bd6+ 47.Kb6 Ke5 48.Re1 f6 49.Bf5 Rh8 50.Rc1 Rh4 51.Rc6 Rxe4 52.Bxe4 1-0.  Black Resigns!