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Nov 2, 2010

TitleWave Bookstore 1360 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Anchorage, Alaska 99503-2510

Registration fee: $25 Pre-Registration with payment: $15 Registration will begin Friday, 11/19 at 5:00 p.m.

Friday Round 1 (G/60): 6:30 p.m.

Saturday Round 2 (G/90): 10:30 a.m.
Round 3 (G/90): 2:00 p.m.
Round 4 (G/90): 5:45 p.m.

Sunday Round 5 (G/90): 11:30 a.m.

Closing Ceremony: 3:00 p.m.

Prizes based on participation.

Please indicate your intent to register for the tournament by responding via email and include your USCF member ID.

 

Until next time ...

 

July 31, 2010

The 9th Annual Kenai Chess Challenge was held July 23 to 25 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna, Alaska.  5 time Colorado Chess Champion and Life Master Brian Wall played in the tournament.  The weekend started early for me as I needed to pick up Brian at the Anchorage airport late Wednesday night.  On Thursday I took him to Seward for a tour of Resurrection Bay and on Friday we went to Homer before heading back to Soldotna and the start of the tournament.  While we were waiting for the first round Brian played a game of blind fold blitz against KC Jones.  I called out KC's moves, made Brian's moves on the board and stopped his clock.  There were doubled pawns in the center of the board and Brian dropped his queen because he forgot about 1 of them.  KC eventually won on time but was on the verge of winning anyway after promoting a pawn.  I delayed the start of the first round because I knew that Fairbanks Master Artem Ruppert was on his way and wanted to give him a chance to make it.  At 8:00 PM we started the round without Artem and I was paired as black against Brian.  He had been telling me for 2 days that he wanted to play openings with an Alaska theme.

The Halibut Gambit
1 c4 b5

The Russian Defense
1 e4 d5
2 Nf3 Nf6

The Fishing Pole by LM Jack Young
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 0-0 Ng4!!

The King Crab
1 h4
2 a4

Since he and I had King Crab on the boat tour the previous day that's the opening I got.  I died from a bad case of crabs after 30 moves.  Artem eventually made it to Soldotna but in the end decided not to play in the tournament.  However, he did come by my house Saturday night to play speed chess with Chuck Sherwood and Brian Wall. 

Things went pretty much as expected through 2 rounds but in round 3 the fireworks started happening.  Brian lost on time to Matthew "Son of a Preacher Man" Parshall and in his chess blog mused, "Did you ever play a great game of Chess but forgot to win? I am rarely in such a good mood after a loss." 

Also in round 3 that sandbagging SOB KC Jones defeated Chuck Sherwood.  The tournament was won by Matthew Parshall with 3.5 points ($40) and Brian Wall was 2nd with 3 points($20).  For U1600 1st was myself, George Lombardi, ($25) and tied for 2nd were KC Jones and Randy Parshall ($7.50 each).  The upset prize of $10 went to KC Jones for his win over Chuck Sherwood. 

I would like to thank Randy Parshall for providing us with the playing site and thank KC Jones for the ice cream cake he brought to the tournament for after the final round.  Brian Wall is quite a character, full of stories and anecdotes.  I had a blast spending the last 4 days with him.  I was hoping for a bigger turnout but the nice thing about the small number was that it was very personal and everyone got a chance to play Brian either in a rated game or blitz or both.

George Lombardi

 

 

To be continued!!

 

Until next time ...

 

May 20, 2010

The Kenai Chess Challenge will be a 4 round, USCF rated, Swiss event. All games are played at game in 90 minutes per player. USCF membership required and available on site.

Entry Fees:

Adult $20, Junior, Senior, Military $10
One 1/2 point bye per player per tournament, must be requested prior to start of first round. For further information please contact: George Lombardi (907)776-5365, poisonpawn@aol.com

Dates and Game Schedule:

Friday, July 23
Registration: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Round 1, 7:30 pm

Saturday, July 24
Round 2, 10:00 am
Round 3, 2:00 pm

Sunday, July 25
Round 4, 2:00 pm

Prizes:
Cash Only Prize Fund ($$ based on entries)

this is the final announcement, conditions subject to change

 

Until next time ...

April 22, 2010

Friday April 30th and Saturday May 1st  are the dates for the May Day Chess Tournament!

The tournament will be held at Title Wave Book Store on Northern Lights Blvd.

The Friday evening round will start at 6PM, Registration will begin at 5PM.
Saturday's round times are at 10AM, 1PM, and 4PM.  Time control for all rounds is G/60.

Entry Fee is $20 for adults, $10 for age 15 and under.  Participants must be current with the USCF, this is a rated event.
Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

This will be the last event I will direct here in Anchorage as I will be moving to Green Bay WI in mid-May.  Thanks to all of you for your support over the years!

Mike Stabenow
229-8189

 

Until next time ...

March 11, 2010

The 2010 Rondy was hard fought with six entrants in the Youth Section, and twenty in the Old People Section.

The Youth Section was effectively a round robin with John and Hannah Warren drawing their game and defeating all others. They tied for first with 4.5 out of 5.

The Old People Section had 20 entrants with many taking advantage of the available bye. Mike Stabenow won clear first with 4.5 out of 5, drawing with Matt Parshall. Ben Hoback finished in clear second with 4 out of 5, his only setback was against Jim Hanlen. Jim and Matt tied for third with 3.5 out of 5. Jim defeated Ben, Ben defeated Matt, and Matt defeated Jim.

The top Under prize (bottom half of entrants) was split three ways between Jerod Redwine, Bret Kugler, and Richard Koch. Bret Kugler is also the top Air Force entrant and will represent us in the Air Force tournament.

The Upset prize went to Richard Koch with his fourth round victory, a rating difference of 241 points! Richard had an incredible tournament finishing with three out of five, all against higher rated opposition....

Thanks for coming everyone! The next tournament should be in April, I am currently targeting the second weekend.

Mike Stabenow

 

Until next time ...

February 4, 2010

Hosted by:
Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust!

Hey all! Sorry about the late posting, I had some difficulty confirming the site this year. The Tournament will be a 5 round, USCF rated Open Swiss event. A half-point bye is available for any round provided you coordinate in advance of the second round.  If there are enough attendees, we will split out the youth section and run it as a second tournament.  USCF membership is required.  You can accomplish this online at www.uschess.org, or by calling the USCF at 1-800-388-KING (5464).  Please do this in advance as it is very time consuming to do at the tournament site.  If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact me.  I look forward to seeing you at the tournament!

Mike Stabenow
dfensman@gmail
(907)229-8189(C)

When:
February 19 - 21, 2010

Location:
NECA/IBEW Training Center
5800 B St
Anchorage, Alaska
For directions click HERE

Registration:
Friday - 5:00 PM

Entry Fees:
Adult $30
Youth (age 15 and under) $15

Game times:
Friday - Round 1: 6:00 PM, Game/60 minutes
Saturday - Round 2: 10:00 AM, Round 3: 4:00 PM, Game/90 minutes
Sunday - Round 4: 10:00 AM, Round 5: 4:00 PM, Game/90 minutes

*This is the final announcement, conditions subject to change

Good Luck to Everyone at the Fur Rondy this year

The Alaska WebChess Legion is always hoping for new members and looks forward to your continued participation!

Until next time ...

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