Yorkshire Chess Association Year Book

2017-2018

 

Contents

Calendar of Events – Results/Reports

 

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Accuracy of club information &

Yearbook: further copies &

YCA Honorary Life Members &

Yorkshire Individual Championship 2018

Message from the President

Officers 2017-18

Annual Fees

County Match Fees & Petrol Allowance

Junior Contacts

YCA League Match Venues

Secretaries of Competing Clubs

Match Correspondents ‑ Woodhouse Cup

Match Correspondents ‑ IM Brown

Match Correspondents ‑ Silver Rook

YCA League Fixtures 2017-2018

ECF Game Fee Changes &c

Joining the ECF

Standard-play Grading Trends 2002-17

Notes on the YCA Grading List

Results Graded July 2016 to June 2017

YCA Grading List

Yorkshire Junior Reports

Correspondence Chess Report

U-160 Captain’s Message

2016-17 League Tables & Match Results

County Match Result Summary

English County Finals 2017

English County Championship 1921

Recent Winners of YCA Events

Constitution and Rules

YCA League Rules

Index to Rules

Individual Championship Rules

Contact Details Index

Event Calendar 2017-18

 

 

41st Scarborough Chess Congress - Games

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Scarborough 2017

Open Section, Round 2, 21/10/2017

White: Jim Burnett, Black: Alan Merry

 

 

1.

d4

d5

 

 

2.

c4

Nc6

 

 

3.

cxd5

Qxd5

 

 

4.

e3

e5

 

 

5.

Nc3

Bb4

 

 

6.

Bd2

Bxc3

 

 

7.

Bxc3

exd4

 

 

8.

Ne2

Nf6

 

 

9.

Nxd4

O-O

 

 

10.

Nb5

 

White embarks on gathering in the pawn harvest, aiming to address king-side development after all is gathered in.

 

10.

 

Qg5

 

 

11.

Nxc7

Bg4

 

 

12.

Qb3

Rad8

 

 

13.

Qxb7

 

So far the game has followed one line in developing theory.

Now,

13. .. Rd6

14. Qb5 Qg6

15. f3 Bc8

16. Kf2

has perhaps been most popular.  Black opts instead for an idea keeping pressure on g2 and perhaps defusing 14. Qb5.

 

13.

 

Bd7

 

 

14.

Rd1

Ne4

 

 

15.

Nd5

Bg4

 

 

16.

Rd3

Nc5

 

 

17.

Qxc6

Nxd3+

 

 

18.

Bxd3

Rxd5

 

 

19.

Bc2

Rfd8

 

 

20.

Qa4

Bd7

 

 

21.

Qc4

Qxg2

 

 

22.

Be4

Bg4

 

White resigns

 

 

Scarborough 2017

Foundation Section, Round 3, 21/10/2017

White: Douglas Forbes, Black: Jason Madden

 

1.

g4

Nc6

2.

d4

d5

3.

h3

e6

4.

Bg2

Bd6

5.

a3

Ne7

6.

Nc3

Ng6

7.

Nf3

Bd7

8.

h4

a6

9.

h5

Nf4

10.

Bf1

e5

11.

dxe5

Nxe5

12.

Nxe5

Bxe5

13.

e3

Qe7

14.

exf4??

Bxc3#

double check, and mate