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Volume 12, Issue 3 • October 14, 2019

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Register NOW for Richard Roberts Memorial Scholastic Chess Tournament A tournament for individuals, but if your elementary or junior high school has four or five players you will also be part of a team

Third Annual on Sunday afternoon, November 3, 2019 at Greenfield Hall More details on Page 3

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Still spaces left for November 12 and 13 Commando Chess Camp at Greenfield Hall Information and Registration Form on Page 2

QKEven if you didn’t participate in last week’s Turkey Trot to Chess Tournament, we still say:

Happy Thanksgiving!

At the top of the Greenfield Hall grounds’ only hill, chess players, siblings and par-ents in the October 6 Turkey Trot, wave before the final sprint to the finish line where everyone got a draw prize! Then it was into the hall for an afternoon of battles on the boards!

Players at the Turkey Trot to Chess event on October 6 at Edmonton’s Greenfield Hall, settled

into their games after a fun run on the hall grounds joined by some of their siblings and

Section A competitors pose outside.

After a fun run, chess players settle into thoughtful moves

Results of Turkey Trot to Chess: Section A: 1. Sid Chitrakar, 3.0; 2. Sam Hoekman, 2.0; 3. Eric Jin, 2.0; 4. Tetyana Shelevach, 1.0 (each played 3 games) Section B: 1. Leo Marsten, 2.0; 2. Terry Li, 2.0; 3. Paris Dorn, 1.0; 4. Kai Riley, 1.0. (4 games) Sections A & B played a swiss format and final position included tiebreak games and results of games played against each other. Section C: 1. Jarek Walker, 3.0; 2-3 tied Andrew Wang & Linus Jin, 1.5 each. (4 games) Section D: 1. Manny Perla, 2.0; 2 on tiebreak Joshua Johnson, 2.5; 3. Taylor Henning, 1.5; 4. Arthi Muralli-daran, 1.0. Section E: 1. Dana Lee, 2.5; 2. Daniel Suchand, 2.0; 3. Jotis Kung, 1.0; 4. Solomon Heyes, 0.5. Section F: 1. Daniel Strungaru, 3.0; 2. Jothymius Kung, 2.5; 3-4 tied Aiden Lee & Frank Xia, 2.0 5 6 tied Miles Zacharko & Kyle Tang, 1.5. Section G: 1. Joshua Kung, 2.0; 2-3 tied May Li & Aidan Fehr, 1.5; 4-5 tied Emily Ferguson & Gabriel Qian, 1.0 6-8 tied Andrew Semagin, Peter Semagin & Enzo Chao, 0.5 (Sections F & G also played in modified swiss)

parents. Similar to September’s Back to School tournament, the weather outside was great so between their games inside, players were al-lowed to practice chess on the hall patio or run off to the playground, only to be whistled back when the next round of play started. Lots of treats and prizes were handed out after the turkey trot including some chess ex-ercise books, a chess cap, and chess key-chains. The main draw prizes of the day were a DGT chess clock going to Daniel Suchand, a $25 grocery gift card going to Miles Zacharko, and credit vouchers for the Chess Camps on November 12 and 13. Organized by The Roving ChessNuts, the tournament was officiated by Derek Thomas and Bruce Thomas, assisted by Prisha and Pinky Shrestha and junior leaders Tetyana Shelevach, Leo Marsten and Sid Chitrakar.

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Chess & Fun during November School Break (Tues & Weds)

Full or Half day Chess and Fitness Camps November 12 & 13, 2019 Greenfield Community Hall 3803 114 Street

Chess Learning and Playing with Fitness Activities between games (healthy a.m. & p.m. snacks)

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Drop-off early as 8; pick-up by 5:15) • Students must wear runners and exercise wear for indoor and outdoor

Students Grades 1 to 9 invited to Full Day or Half Day (8:30 to 12:30 or 1 to 5) - full day must bring lunch All levels of chess* • Call or text 780-554-7280 on camp days

FULL DAY Camp $50.00 TWO FULL DAY Camp $90.00 HALF DAY Camp $30.00 TWO HALF DAY Camp $52.00 5% GST must be added • Prepayment or $25 deposit required by October 21, 2019

Register for these camps by e-mail rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca, phone 780-474-2318, at 12015 76 Street, or at Roving ChessNuts school programs or classes and tournament outside of schools

Camp Souvenir for all participants, chance of rating/other awards commando tournament on Friday afternoon * All attending players should have basic understanding of chess. If a player does not have a chess rating and has not received proper instruction in playing the world’s most respected board game, we strongly recommend making an appointment for a FREE evaluation at The Roving ChessNuts, 12019 76 Street by appointment 780-474-2318. The evaluation will allow us to better serve the needs of the new camp participant, provide them with a basic chess manual and enough instructions to be better prepared for the camp. * Only experienced players under Grade 3 can attend.

If you require more information or have questions, please call 780-474-2318 or e-mail rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca; stay updated at www.rovingchessnuts.com

15% OFF 2nd Fee same family

Registration for Commando Chess Camps Please print clearly. Fill in a sheet for each student.

November School Break Nov. 12 & 13, 2019 at Greenfield Hall, 3803 114 Street

Circle Your Choices:

Full Day November 12 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $50 Half Day November 12 8:30 to 12:30 or November 12 Half Day 1:00 to 5:00 $30

Full Day November 13 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $50 Half Day November 13 8:30 to 12:30 or November 13 Half Day 1:00 to 5:00 $30 Both Full Days 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $90 Both Half Days 8:30 to 12:30 or Both Half Days 1:00 to 5:00 $52

Name: ______________________________________ Grade: _____ Birthdate (M/D/Y): ____________

Phone: __________________________________ E-mail for updates and notices: ____________________________________

(NOT shared and used only for scholastic chess purposes)

Address: _________________________________________ City: _________________________ Postal Code: _________

Emergency Contact number(s) during camp: ____________________________________________________________

Name: __________________________ Any information that instructor and supervisors should know about the student (severe allergies, learning difficulties, etc.)

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

If third member of family is attending, please ask for a quote. 5% GST must be added • Prepayment or $25 deposit required by October 21, 2019

CALCULATED AMOUNT OF CAMP FEES OR INVOICE AMOUNT: $_________________

Cheques preferred, payable to: Roving ChessNuts

Cheque attached ___ Credit Card # ____________________________________________ Expires: _______

If enrolling an additional child, please put registration forms together and issue one cheque or one card payment.

Roving ChessNuts, 12015 76 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5B 2C9

Confirmation and Payment of camp attendance can be made by phoning 780-474-2318 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or mail completed form with cheque to Roving ChessNuts, 12015 76 St., Edmonton, AB T5B 2C9 or hand in at chess class in envelope

Commando Tournament

Nov. 13 afternoon may only be open to

camp attendees Watch for Details

15% OFF 2nd Fee same family Use 2nd sheet

& attach to this one

At the Trot to Chess event, Miles poses with Mom after winning a grocery card as a draw prize while Daniel Suchand holds his prize of a North American DGT clock.

Chess players and runners come in all sizes as proven at this event where the effort you you expend in a sport is what counts!

Sampling of ichess.net’s 50 Greatest

Chess Quotes“The beauty of chess is it can be whatever you want it to be. It transcends language, age, race, religion, politics, gender, and so-cioeconomic background. What-ever your circumstances, anyone can enjoy a good fight to the death over the chess board.” – Simon Williams “Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles. – Garry Kasparov “Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.” – Siegbert Tarrasch “It is my style to take my oppo-nent and myself on to unknown grounds. A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.” – David Bronstein “Chess is rarely a game of ideal moves. Almost always, a player faces a series of difficult conse-quences whichever move he makes.” – David Shenk

If you would like to help create chess classes in your neigh-borhood and know of a weekly class venue, contact us!

We still have some seats left in classes at Greenfield Hall, Beaumont Library and Roving ChessNuts training facility!

3rd Annual

Richard Roberts Memorial Scholastic Chess Tournament

Sunday, November 3, 2019 Greenfield Hall, 3803 114 Street, Edmonton • Sign-in Time 12:30

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENT PRESENTATIONS START 12:45

Three Sections* of 5-Round Swiss Play for INDIVIDUALS by Rating Open to Kindergarten to Grade 12 Scholastic Players**

Cash Prizes/Trophies/Medals in Open Section A / Trophies and Medals in Sections B, C

Cash prizes for Section A will total a minimum of $150, may be more due to higher entries*** Top Female-only awards in Sections having three or more Previously Rated Females

Plus section winners names on Memorial Trophy

Also SCHOOL TEAM event for any school having at least five players (Top three scores earned by players in above sections count as team score)

Up to Three Sections of School Teams by Average Rating: School Team Trophy & Medals for Team Members of top two teams per section

Entry Fee: $30.00 per player ($20 for 2nd player from same Family; $15 for third)

Entry Fee will rise to $35 ($25 and $20 if registration occurs after October 26) No entry fee for school teams as individual fees must be paid by all school team members

Registration Deadline will be Noon, Friday, November 1 No entries accepted after the deadline nor on tournament day

- link at www.rovingchessnuts.com or e-mail rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca Further information & updates on website, in upcoming issues of Chess Teasers, or phone 780-474-2318

* Initial flyers on this event listed four sections, but in estimating potential number of entries, it was determined that the three sections used for the 2nd Annual event should be maintained. **Any player without a recognized chess rating (Chess’n Math or CFC) should obtain one prior to this event or arrange an evaluation through the Roving ChessNuts in order to be placed in the correct section of the tournament. Contact to make an evaluation appointment prior to October 30: rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca or 780-474-2318. *** Section A is open to any player rated over 700, but it is expected that the majority of entrants could be rated over 900. Watch the Players List. Any player rated over 799 when registering will automatically be placed in Section A.

Results of Previous Richard Roberts Memorial Scholastic Chess Tournaments2017/18 Season

First Annual Open Section

James Windram Under 800

Caleb Menard

2018/19 Season Second Annual

Open Section Sam Hoekman 500 - 799 Section

Jotis Kung Under 500 Section

Artem Fedyshen

Richard John Roberts October 4, 1942 - June 27, 2017

Richard was a unique individual and people gained from their exposure to him as a teacher, school administrator, coach, athlete, chess instructor and player, or friend. Richard loved chess and praised its educational and sports val-ues so he taught it in all the schools where he taught or served as an administrator for over three decades. For the last 13 years of his life and up to two weeks before his death, he taught chess for the Roving ChessNuts in schools in Edmonton and St. Albert. Richard was a recreational athlete but he trained seriously over many decades for running, marathons, triathlons, swimming, race walking, speedskating, masters track and field events including in his senior years, pole vault and shotput. His dedication to some of these sports led him to earn Alberta age-group records mostly in the age 70-and-over classes in race walking, hurdles, pole vaulting, throwing events and swimming.

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Chess players and parents: Watch for further de-tails and online registration for the fall open scholastic chess tournaments Sunday afternoons at Greenfield Hall, 3803 114 Street, with sign in at 12:30 p.m.: • November 3 - Richard Roberts Memorial Open for individuals and school teams - all details on Page 3 and over a half dozen players have already registered. Play-ers list will start appearing on Website home page on Oc-tober 16. • December 8 - Chess & Christmas Party - Lots of treats and extra door prizes • January 12 or 19 - Welcome 2020 - start the new calendar year with some good chess games Other tournaments and events: • November 12 & 13 - School Break Commando Chess Camps & Tournament at Greenfield Hall. (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day - Commando Tournament on No-vember 13, 1 p.m.) • Sunday, November 17, 12 noon to 2 p.m. - Family Chess Workshop can have students and an adult family member get advice on how to practice and improve their chess skills at home. $5 per person includes material and a short family quiz with top 50% of scores entered in a prize draw! At Roving ChessNuts 12019 76 Street; lim-ited enrollment. E-mail rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca • A Beginners Girls-Only Workshop is also expected to be held before the end of the school year. • Top-rated or keen players in school programs need-ing a taste of higher level instruction are being given in-vitations to attend by appointment free intermediate or advance classes Saturday mornings at Roving ChessNuts or Wednesday evenings at Greenfield Hall. This will also give these progressing students an opportunity to play other progressing players. • Junior Leadership program for players in junior and senior high and rated 800 and above are still being ac-cepted. E-mail your name, grade and school to: rov-ingchessnuts@shaw.ca. Attention Players and Parents: If you are not get-ting our tournament invitations by e-mail with a link for online registration, send an e-mail to rovingchessnuts@ shaw.ca with your child’s name, school and grade and ask us to add you to the contact list.

Keep updated by visiting www.rovingchessnuts.com

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Tournament Chess Pieces with pouch & vinyl board RC student price:

These pieces are used in classes and tournaments; Green squares on board, red or blue pouch Reg. price 2995

$2300+GST = $24.15Available at

Roving ChessNuts 12015 76 Street, Edmonton

780-474-2318 Also available at Greenfield Hall classes & tournaments

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