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Volume 40, Number 1 Colorado Chess Informant January 2013 From The Editor The Colorado State Chess Association, Inc., is a Section 501(C)(3) tax exempt, nonprofit educational corporation formed to promote chess in Colorado. Contributions are tax deductible. Dues are $15 a year or $5 a tournament. Youth (under 21) and Senior (65 or older) memberships are $10. Family memberships are available to additional family members for $3 off the regular dues. Send address changes and memberships to Joe Haines. Send pay renewals to Richard Buchanan. See back cover for EZ renewal form! CSCA Board of Directors CSCA Depts. / Appointees President: Obi Ikeako [email protected] USCF Delegate: Richard Buchanan Vice President: Brad Lundstrom [email protected] Secretary: Joe Haines [email protected] Treasurer: Richard “Buck” Buchanan [email protected] Junior Representative: Gunnar Andersen gunnarandersen1998 @gmail.com Members at Large: Zachary Bekkedahl [email protected] Tom Nelson csca-scholastic-chess @comcast.net The Colorado Chess Informant (CCI) is the official publication of the CSCA, published four times a year in January, April, July & October. Articles in the CCI do not necessarily reflect the views of the CSCA Board of Directors or its membership. Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the 40th year of the Informant! As promised from last issue, inside you will find a large number of articles about the 2012 Colorado Labor Day Chess Festival. This was the brainchild of former CSCA President Paul Covington. He wanted not just a Colorado Open, but to expand the Labor Day theme of chess during this holiday, so Paul brought in Grandmaster Alexander Yermolinsky, not only to play in the Open but to give a simul as well as a lecture. Included also, was the Colorado Quick Chess Tournament. I for one was proud and honored to be asked to assist Tournament Director Jerry Maier with some of the various events. Included amongst the great articles in this issue, you will find a number of them submitted by CSCA Vice President Brad Lundstrom, who has revived the Wild Boar tournaments in Fort Collins to the appreciation of the players in that area. Unfortunately this issue does not contain the standings for the 2012-2013 Colorado Tour as the Board has yet to select someone to administer it. If you would be interested, please contact any Board member (email address on the left side of this page) and let them know. May Caissa be with you. Fred Eric Spell k CCI Editor: Fred Eric Spell [email protected] Colorado Chess Tour: Joe Haines [email protected] In This Issue 3. 2012 Colorado Labor Day Weekend Chess Festival Jerry Maier Correspondence Chess: Klaus Johnson [email protected] 18. Simul With Yermo Prison Chess: Randy Canney [email protected] 20. Making Better Tournaments Scholastic Chess: Tom Nelson csca-scholastic-chess @comcast.net Webmaster & Tournament Clearinghouse: Rick Nelson [email protected] Brian Wall 19. Prize Breakdown / 2012 Colorado Labor Day Chess Festival Jerry Maier Christofer Peterson 22. Going Berserk Jeffrey Baffo 24. Bittersweet Jeffrey Baffo 25. Tactics Time! Tim Brennan 27. Hunting the King in the Center 28. Winter Springs Open NM Todd Bardwick Richard “Buck” Buchanan 32. Tri-Lakes Open Fred Eric Spell 39. Colorado Chess Club Directory 40. Return of Wild Boar Coffee House Chess Informant Article Submission Deadlines: January Issue - December 1 April Issue - March 1 July Issue - June 1 October Issue - September 1 Brad Lundstrom 42. Fort Collins Invitational Chess Tournament Brad Lundstrom 44. A Look at a Colorado Chess Legend 47. Sojurn to Iceland 50. Upcoming Colorado Tournaments © 2013 Page 2 www.colorado-chess.com Brad Lundstrom Joe Fromme