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Dundee Congress 2004
Report by Ian MacGregor
Dundee held a successful chess congress
from 22nd to 24th October in The Queens Hotel; the first Dundee Congress the
city had held in ten years.
Many people got good
results and prizes and a good number of juniors took part, both in the
primary tournaments which took place on Saturday and Sunday and in the main
events over the weekend against tough opposition (the adults!)
The Saturday and Sunday
primary competitions were won by Mary Ann McDonald and Calum
Birkett, with a grading prize going to Bryan Rettie and Jenna Robertson winning the best newcomer
prize.
The Minor was won by 17
year old Michael Duke from the Dundee and Victoria club with a perfect 5/5. John Tawdrous won a grading prize in the same category with
3.5/5. Alistair Grant, Rachel Curry, Lynsey Shovlin, Hugh Calder and Craig Petrie all played well.
In the Major I won the
grading prize with 3.5/5. Stuart Leslie, Amy Officer, Jonathan Wright, David
Grant and Adam Bremner all took part.
In the Open Ivan Stokes,
Graham McKay and Charles Curry faced the toughest competition (yet more
adults!).
Between rounds it was interesting
to see the city centre and even walk across the Tay
Road Bridge
on Saturday afternoon, although by the time I reached Fife
on the other side I was glad to see frequent buses going back in the opposite
direction! Overall the tournament was a great success and I am already
looking forward to seeing an entry form titled "Dundee Chess Congress
2005"!
Here is one of my best
games from the tournament: Dundee Chess Congress22nd - 24th October 2004,
Major: Round 2, Opening: ECO A48 Indian Systems
White: Ian MacGregor J12 1337 Black: Frank Stevenson 1546
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. Nbd2 (covers e4) c5
(attacks centre) 7. c3 Nbd7 8. O-O Nh5
9. Bg3 Nxg3 10. fxg3 (opens f-file) a6
11. a4 Nf6 12.
Qe2 Bg4?!13. h3
Bd7 14. Rfb1 (12') (prepares for Queenside push) cxd4 (20') 15. exd4
(opens e-file) Rc8 16. c4 Nh5 17. Kh2
f5 18. Re1 Re8 19. Qe3 e5 20. dxe5 (forced exchange) dxe5 21. c5 f4 (e4 fails to win material to Bc5+) 22. gxf4 (undoubles)
exf4 23. Qf2 Bc6 (Bxb2 fails to win material to Rb1) 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Ra2 Qf6 26. b4 Rxe1 27. Qxe1 Re8 (wins control of e-file)
28. Qf2 Ng3 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Bxf3
31. Qxf3 (44') Qe7 (54')
(threatening Qxc5 or Qe1, but White can block on f1) 32. c6 Qc5? 33. cxb7 (White is getting
close to Queening) Bd4 (threatening mate on g1) 34.
Qd1 Be5 35. Ra8! Bb8 (blocks) 36. Qa1+ !! Qe5
37. Qxe5+ Rxe5 38. Rxb8+ Kg7 39. Rg8+ Resigns(White is certain to go
a Queen up. Re1 offers no counterplay for Blackas White can block on f1 for the loss of a piece, or
better play Qxf4+winning Black's Knight.)
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