Chess / Cecil Rosner
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 18/03/2006 (7306 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
NO modern chess player can afford to be ignorant of the classical Sicilian Defence, and there’s a helpful new book on the market that teaches the opening’s ideas clearly and concisely.
The Classical Sicilian by U.S. grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky is part of a new series by Gambit Books with the subtitle: Chess Explained. It offers a simple, straightforward explanation of key concepts through 25 illustrative games.
Yermolinsky uses the approach of offering real explanation rather than heavy theory. It works. At the end, the reader will have enjoyed some recent, well-played games and gained an understanding of how the opening evolves into the middle game.
One of the games features a nice win by Canadian Kevin Spraggett over Ruslan Pogorelov at last year’s San Sebastian Open. Although the book tries to emphasize ideas over opening fashion, none of the accompanying games is more than 10 years old.
Many players are intimidated by the sheer size of some opening books, and worry they’ll never be able to master all the complexities of a specific line. This series opts for explanation over analysis by volume. The book is available from www.gambitbooks.com.
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St. Paul’s High took first place in last week’s Manitoba High School Chess Championship at the University of Winnipeg. The team, consisting of Christopher Charles, Daniel Oberton, Kevin Booth and Alice Charles, scored 16.5 points, ahead of J.H. Bruns at 15.5 and defending champion Kelvin at 14.
A combined Silver Heights/River Heights team scored 13, followed by Vincent Massey and Garden City at 10, and George Waters Middle School with 9.5. There were 14 teams, and the top three schools all won gift certificates for chess equipment.
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University College, at the University of Manitoba, is organizing a one-day tournament beginning at 10 a.m., March 26. Register from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Fort Garry campus.
The five-round, 30/all event offers prizes of $100, $50 and $25. Entry fee is $5.
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This week’s problem: Mate in 2 (Funk). Solution to last problem: White mates with 1.Be5.
Ú cecilrosner@shaw.ca