DIPUTACION PROVINCIAL DE CACERES Servicios Culturales ... · Victor Chamorro. Valeriano Gatiérrez...
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David Cordover will be taking a swag of juniors to the Ballarat Open tournament and the Doeberl Cup, in Canberra. The experience gained from these will be invaluable. It is great to see Chess Kids students wanting to join in these adult tournaments. Some have even joined adult chess clubs to practice on a regular basis. (See Waverley Youth Championships advertisement on page continue in chess is what it is all about. It is good to see players like Geoff becoming very successful at a senior level. This should provide inspiration to some of our younger players. The VCA X-Mas Swiss attracted 52 players, of which 25 of them were juniors. Gordon Lindberg, rated only 1300, defeated Mirko Rujevic, rated 2200! While this was the most notable upset there were many others. Editorial There has never been a more active time in Victoria for junior chess. Tournaments are running almost every week, children are learning by the droves in schools and parents are struggling hard to keep up with their children. The recent Australian Junior Championships were held in Hervey Bay, yet 23 Victorian players made the effort to take a two week vacation in Queensland. What dedication! Geoff Saw, Victoria’s best junior, has been offered the opportunity to play in the Zonal Championships. The winner of the Zonal is given a place in the Inter- Zonal and the winner of that a place in the World Championship cycle. It is a fantastic opportunity for Geoff to raise his International ranking. Also there are chances of becoming an International Master. Should he score 6/9 the title is his! A very achievable score of 4.5/9 would give him the title of FIDE Master. The aim of junior chess organisations should be two-fold. Chess is very much like music and art, a great activity which will enrich a child both in mind and in spirit. For this reason every child should be exposed in some way to chess. The second aim is to persuade junior players to become adult players. The transition to adult chess is very difficult. Bridging this gap, or creating the desire in current junior players to want to Volume 1 Issue 1 March 1999 Editor: David Cordover Chess Is The Winner Don’t forget to subscribe to “Chess Kids” Inside This Issue Australian Junior Pp 2-4 Adult Tournaments Page 5 Junior Masters Page 6 RJ Shield Page 7 Cordover Challenge Page 8 Junior Games Page 9 VJCL Rating List Pp 10-14 Interschool Championships Pp 15-21 Club Directory Page 22 Calendar for 1999 Page 24 At the Australian Junior Championships: (l-r) Casey Barnard, Daniel Bluzer-Fry, Julian McDonald, Will Heyward, Craig Barnard, David Smerdon, Lance Truong, Peter Kolokithas.
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