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.com Tel: 01628520065 Web:http://www.bucksvoice.net/bourneendchess - starts 10:00AM ends 7:10PM.Now in its 41st year, this is a rapid play tour-nament with 45 minutes on each clock.A cafe and a bar will be open for refreshments.Prize giving is at approximately7.30 p.m.Entry forms will be on the Bourne End Chess Club web site from late January.19 Russian Revengein ReykjavikSome 43 years after the Match of the Century, Russian players returned to the sameReykjavik venue and were very successful in the European Team Championships.Englandteam member Kanwal Bhatia reports, while Malcolm Pein annotates the key gamesFor a small nation that has never featured A bold move declaring that the bishop will 22 �xb7??too competitively on the international stage, retreat only to a7 not c7.22 �e2 �8d7 23 �d1 �xd1 24 �xd1Iceland has a surprisingly strong history of 11 �c4 �a7 12 a4 0-0 13 �g5 h6 �c1 25 �b3 �xe1 26 �xe1 �xb3affection for chess.The country famously 14 �xf6?! 27 �xb3 �xf2 28 �b1 is somewhat bettergave sanctuary to an outlawed Bobby Fischer, A questionable decision, as Black becomes for Black, but this was White s best.at a time when he had little to offer in return extremely active with two bishops and a roving 22.�c4!! 23 �xd8 �xf1 24 �xf1 �xf2in terms of chess.Of course, by then, Fischer queen, while the white knight is out of play for 25 �g1 �a2! 26 �xa2 �xg1 27 �xg1 �c1had already made his contribution.The much of the game.14 �h4 was better.27.�xd8 28 �e2 �b6+ 29 �f1 �e3Laugardalsh�ll arena in Reykjavik played host 14.�xf6 15 �xa5 d5! 30 a5 �f4+ 31 �e1 �xe4 32 �a1 �c2to the 1972 Match of the Century ; in 33 �f1 �xc3 also wins.November, chess returned to the same venue 28 �f2 �xd1 29 �xc6 �b3 30 �d2for the 2015 European Team Championships.�xc3 31 �d6 �b2+ 32 �e3 �a3+England were represented (in board order) 33 �f2 �xa4by Michael Adams, David Howell, LukeMcShane and Nigel Short, and by JovankaHouska, Dagne Ciuksyte, Sabrina Chevannes,Zivile Sarakauskiene and myself, in probablythe strongest teams in a recent years.DavidOpenshaw captained the Open team, withPeter Wells accompanying as coach and trainer,while Jonathan Speelman was in charge of thewomen s team.Scotland were the only otherhome nation represented, with StephenMannion, Alan Tate, Graham Morrison, AndrewMuir and Andrew Burnett in the Open.In these events, it is customary for the host 16 �c2nation to be allowed more than one team to 16 exd5 cxd5 17 �xd5 �d8! 18 �xb7 �xb7even numbers (the 2010 Olympiad in Khanty- 19 �xb7 �c7 20 �f3 �ab8 wins the knightMansiysk included three Russian teams!).and White s pawns are insufficient compensation.Instead of a more predictable team of up-and- 16.dxe4 17 dxe4 �d8 18 �e1 �g5! There is no time to construct a fortress.coming youth, Iceland chose to honour itsIntending.�d2 and.�h3.The queen feasts.legends.All players were over 50, with former19 �h1 �d2 20 �d1 �e6! 21 b4 34 �xe5 �c2+ 35 �f3 f5! 36 �d3 fxe4+FIDE President GM Fri�rik �lafsson belying his21 �xb7 �c4 wins as f2 falls.37 �xe4 �xg2+ 38 �f3 �g4+ 39 �e380 years to play board five.Other notable21.�ad8 g5 40 �f2 �f5 41 �d8+ �g7 42 �g2 g4participants were the team from Kosovo43 �d2 �e6 44 �f1 �c6+ 0-1making their debut, and a Norwegian teamThe quickest win.The rook falls afterheaded by the current world champion, who45 �g3 �c7+ or 45 �f2 �b6+.was rather out of sorts, blundering againstThe Russian contingent is, of course,Yannick Pelletier and also going down againstalways noteworthy for its sheer strength.one of his main rivals at the top of the rating list.Aside from the players themselves, you couldform a competitive team from theirM.Carlsen-L.Aronianaccompanying seconds (and there wereNorway vs Armenia enough of them present).Despite this, anddespite their invariable top seeding, the lastRuy Lopeztime Russia won the Open section was in1 e4 e5 2 �f3 �c6 3 �b5 �f6 4 d3 �c5 2007.The women s team on the other hand5 0-0 �d4 6 �xd4 �xd4 7 c3 �b6 has dominated this event, with three golds8 �a3 c6 9 �a4 d6 10 �b3 a5! and one silver over the same time period.ThisJanuary 20168 year, however, without the Kosintseva sisters,they were seeded only second after Georgia.The tournament format has remainedconsistent over recent years matchesfeature teams of four players, chosen from asquad of up to five, with the order set at thestart of the tournament.The final rankingafter nine rounds is based on team matchpoints.In four-board matches this meansthat every game has a significant impact and,to do well as a team, not more than oneplayer can be out-of-form
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