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Good vs. Evil Set and Board, 18th Century, Italy, Dr. George and Vivian Dean Collection.

Photograph by Patrice Connelly

Inside this Issue: Review: The World Chess Hall of Fame!

November 2011 Volume 54.3

The Chicago Chess Player

The Official Bulletin of the Chicago Industrial Chess League

CICL Officers 2

The Chicago Chess Player www.ChicagoChessLeague.org November 2011

CICL Officer Contact List

League President Irwin Gaines

[email protected]

League Secretary Jerry Thomas 745 Hageman Pl H:(630)420-0188 [email protected] Naperville, IL 60563

League Treasurer Paul Freidel 359 N. Worth Avenue C:(224)436-6050

[email protected] Elgin, IL 60123

Bulletin Editor Patrice Connelly [email protected]

Webmaster Tom Friske (see information below) [email protected]

Games Editor Tom Friske 1035 E Algonquin Road H:(847) 299-1033

[email protected] Des Plaines, IL 60016 W:{847) 914-8448

Ratings Chairman Jeff Balicki

[email protected]

Trophy Chairman Chuck Dobrovolny

[email protected] Publicity Chairman Matt Vail C:(312) 933-1516 [email protected] W:(630) 505-6557

Banquet Chairman Katherine Zack

[email protected]

DIVISIONAL CHAIRMEN

East Division Tony Jasaitis C:(708) 903-6423

[email protected] W:(312) 264-2044

West Division Jeff Wiewel

[email protected]

North Division Jim Thomson W(847) 538-5408 [email protected]

Table of Contents 3


Officer Contact List 2 Contents of Issue 3 Extracurriculars: A Trip to the World Chess Hall of Fame 4-7 CICL rating list by team 8-16 Editor’s Note: As always, feel free to submit stories, games, chess news, and information about local chess events to the bulletin. Please email submissions to [email protected]. Best to all, Patrice Connelly CICL Bulletin Editor [email protected]

19th Century Ivory Chess Figures, China, Dr. George and Vivian Dean Collection

Extracurriculars: World Chess Hall of Fame 4


A Field Trip to the World Chess Hall of Fame Article and Photos by Patrice Connelly Last month I had the opportunity to visit the recently opened World Chess Hall of Fame. The WCHOF moved from Miami, Florida, to Saint Louis, Missouri, where it reopened in an historic house. The three-story building features two rotating exhibits in addition to the permanent Hall of Fame. The building is located in the West End, conveniently located from many restaurants, and across the street from the famous Saint Louis Chess Club, which always has a few local players happy to share a game! The Hall of Fame exhibit has improved greatly in his new location. Though the space is not overly large, the artifacts on display don’t compete with one another for room. Memorabilia, original correspondence, boards, and even an engraved silver set (awarded to Paul Morphy) are available for viewing. The walls are lined with the plaques of inductees in the World Chess Hall of Fame, as well as the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame. Viewers will recognize familiar players such as Bobby Fischer and Paul Morphy included in both! 1972 World Chess Championship Admission ticket and signed chessboard

by Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky The two rotating exhibitions can be enjoyed by devoted students of the game, as well as causal players and art appreciators alike. Currently on display through February 12th, 2012 is “Out of the Box: Artists Play Chess,” an exhibit featuring contemporary works with formal and contextual interpretations of the game. The exhibit’s title not only plays on the idea of a “boxed” chess set, but may also reference the traditional art gallery itself, sometimes referred to as a “white box.” This is especially appropriate as the works themselves extended beyond the gallery walls (and boards!), as many include performance aspects performed elsewhere. The variety of media includes sculpture, installation, video, and mixed media. (Noticeably absent are more traditional mediums such as painting and drawing; which in no way detract from the exhibit.) The exhibit is curated by Dr. Bradley Bailey, assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at Saint Louis University and coauthor of the book Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess. Some of the artworks comment on the competitive, aggressive aspect of the game of chess. Barbara Kruger’s Untitled (Do you feel comfortable losing?), 2006, features a black and red set that incorporates sound. When a piece is moved, a player might hear a mundane phrase like “What time is it?” or a more confrontational statement like “you scare me.” The pieces’ sharp edges and a screaming face depicted on the board reinforce the volatile emotions experienced by players during a game.



Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Do you feel comfortable losing?), 2006. Directly addressing the war-like aspect of the game is Liliya Lifánova’s Anatomy is Destiny, The Wardrobe: Game in Waiting, 2009. Lifánova created a “live” game of chess, featuring a life-side board, and performers dressed as pieces. The piece has a Chicago connection- the live “game” was performed at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Chicago, September 11, 2009. On display at the gallery are the costumes, designed to the specifically restrict actors’ movements to further emulate chess pieces- knights must jump, pawns are forced to glide rather than step. These are displayed over a life-size board, upon which viewers are invited to walk. A nearby monitor plays a recording of the original performance- watching the “pieces” dressed in costume (complete with war paint make-up) capture and strike down one another emphasizes the hostility of the game.

Liliya Lifánova’s Anatomy is Destiny, The Wardrobe: Game in Waiting, 2009



Some artists chose to represent he calmer, contemplative side of the game. Yoko Ono reincarnates her original 1966 White Chess Set in a 2002 piece. Play it by Trust includes an all-white chess set inlaid in a white table flanked by two white chairs. There is literally no difference represented between the two imaginary opponents, who would need to rely wholly on their own abilities to identify their pieces. Tom Friedman’s chess set in Untitled, 2005, challenges the identification of pieces a step further. In his whimsical set no pieces are alike, and the quotidian objects- such as a paper tube and a melted lollipop- include a can of Busch beer, a wink to his strong connections to the city of Saint Louis.

Left, Gavin Turk, The Mechanical Turk, 2008. Right, Tom Friedman, Untitled, 2005 Guido van der Werve’s chess “piano” provides a direct comparison between the art of the game and musicality. The artist used his device to create a score for a short film, from which stills are displayed with the corresponding chess positions. But perhaps chess enthusiasts will most enjoy the references in Gavin Turk’s The Mechanical Turk. Turk, who has portrayed himself as many famous characters, including Andy Warhol and Sid Vicious, performs as the mechanical Turk, the famous 18th century “automaton” created by Wolfgang von Kempelen. This mechanical marvel was advertised as fabulous device that beat the most skilled of opponents, but was in fact a machine operated by a hidden chess master. Gavin Turk creates his own illusion in his film; costumed as the Turk, the artist performs the knight’s tour, a popular chess puzzle that requires the player to move a knight to occupy every square of the chessboard exactly once. The artist mimics mechanical movements, and appears to automatically move the knight to the correct squares while never taking his “eyes” away from the viewer in a seemingly uncut film. How does he do it? You can see the whole film here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ3uDZA2Dos. The second exhibition (also on display through February 12th), Chess Masterpieces, features highlights from the private collection of Dr. George and Vivian Dean. The selected sets date from the 16th to 20th centuries, with some individual pieces dating from 700-900 CE. The sets represent a wide range of materials, most luxurious- silver and gold, precious gems, mother of pearl, porcelain, and ivory, a prized material. As the game originated in Persia, and spread to the West, the sets are from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Rivaling the extensive variety of materials is the imagery of the chess pieces. A queen is carved in the likeness of Catherine the Great, a knight from another set is a personage from King Arthur’s court. Many sets are influenced by the natural world; the pieces take on the forms of animals, insects, or incorporate floral-like designs. For this exhibition, most sets are depicted in a position taken from an actual game. Though some chess players may recognize the games, for other viewers the accompanying text of each set includes a diagram of the position, and the information about the game from which it was taken. These positions reinforce that these sets were not only created to be admired, but for actual playing as well.



Left: Ball-in-Ball Style Set, China, 1800s, natural and stained Ivory with Lacquer work folding board. Right: Early Meissen Set and Tray Board, Germany, 1740, Glazed porcelain Most intriguing are the “armies” facing one another. Though some sets feature abstract designs, others present representational creatures and characters. Age-old themes such as good versus evil (complete with angels and demons!) are on display, while other sets suggest countries, genders, and even ideologies face off against one another. A Soviet Propaganda set from early 20th century Russia features a set of black pieces representing Capitalism, and red pieces representing Communism. The red king is a hammer-wielding blacksmith, who needs no crown; his nemesis is a death’s head adorned in furs, guarded by bishops portrayed as Romanoff Dynasty Imperial Guards, another symbol of oppression. Left: Soviet Propoganda Set, Russia, 1923, Porcelain; Right: Detail The World Chess Hall of Fame is off to a strong start in its new home, and is another great Midwest resource for chess players and enthusiasts. If you’re traveling in the Saint Louis area, try to fit a quick trip in your schedule!

Player Ratings Wednesday, November 16, 2011

PlayerTeam W L D Rating

AMATS

HARRIS,M 0 1 0 1843*

COLEMAN,M 0 3 0 1579*

FURTNER,F 1 4 0 1520

MEYER-ABBOTT,B 0 0 0 1424

MASITI,J 0 1 0 1348*

SOVA,ANDREW 0 0 0 1336*

FARMER,B 0 0 0 1324#

MEHDI,SYED 0 0 0 1277#

GRUDZINSKI,T 0 2 0 1234#

HENDRICKS,B 0 1 0 1200#

MEYER,C 0 1 1 1191*

HARPER,M 0 4 0 1073

IRBY,L 0 4 0 1056*

BAROT,N 0 0 0 968#

AONRK

CAVENEY,J 1 0 2 2131

COHEN,L 1 0 2 2023*

COHEN,H 2 1 0 1875*

GAWRON,J 0 0 0 1798?

GHAIBEH,AYMAN 0 0 0 1696*

BARRERA,JORGE 1 1 0 1650#

GILBERT,S 0 2 0 1504#

JANCORAS,Z 2 1 0 1442#

MOORE,A 1 0 0 1420#

STILES,J 0 1 0 1221*

GROSSMAN,P 0 0 0 1200?

VILLVAIAM,R 0 0 0 1200?

MOSLEY,A 1 2 0 1090*

HEISER,D 0 1 0 1073*

Rating Symbols: ? - PreCICL (0 games), # - New (1 to 8 rated games), * - Provisional (9 to 25), otherwise Established (26+)C - Centurian (100-199 games), D - Double (200-299), T - Triple (300-399), Q - Quad (400-499), V - Quintuple (500-599)

Page 1 of 9Wednesday, November 16, 2011


BCBS

KHAN,M 1 2 1 1833

BRUNO,R 1 0 1 1609*

GUIDRY,D 1 1 0 1607*

GUIU,C 0 1 2 1534*

SAN MIGUEL,L 0 0 0 1514*

MATA,S 2 2 0 1491

STURGEON,V 1 1 0 1456#

THOMPSON,GZ 0 2 1 1423*

BURGESS,A 0 3 0 1404*

WONG,A 0 0 0 1374#

RATNAKARAM,S 0 0 0 1300?

LACHOWIEC,S 0 0 0 1291#

PETTIS,D 0 0 1 1198#

GUEVARRA 0 2 0 1181#

MORANO,B 1 0 0 1150#

CHPTT

LAWRENCE,D 2 0 1 2177*

GHOLIZADEH,R 3 0 0 1853#

HUNTER,JOSH 1 0 1 1557*

KHLUS,V 1 0 0 1529*

POLUPAN,O 2 0 0 1417#

GOTTEMOLLER,A 1 1 0 1341*

BOOSTRUM,A 0 0 0 1200?

KAY,R 0 0 0 1200?

JIANG,W 1 2 0 1197#

VISSER,JOUBERT 0 2 0 1136*

KONTCHOU,T 0 1 0 1103#

WILK,M 0 0 0 1050*

CITGR

ONG,K 2 1 0 1863

MUHS,A 0 0 1 1730

PRIMORAC,V 2 1 0 1595

KUNHIRAMAN,P 0 1 2 1560

SENSAT,J 1 0 0 1534

LE,DUC 2 1 0 1507

SHAH,A 0 0 0 1345#

SHEVCHUK,E 1 1 0 1305*

LARSON FREEMAN,T 1 1 0 1178*

PARRA,J 0 0 0 1065*

CITUC

MICHAELIDES,M 3 0 0 2242*

PFAU,M 3 0 1 2077

BLEDSOE,S 1 0 0 2011*

RAND,S 1 0 1 1933#

MEI,M 4 0 0 1911*

DEVENPORT,S 1 0 0 1869#

FRANCUS,M 0 0 1 1822#

ANTONYAN,E 2 1 1 1383#

PROKOPOWICZ,P 3 1 0 1210

QI,YUAN 0 0 0 1200?

SHAHZAMAN,K 0 0 0 1200?




DGCC

KLUG,S 1 0 1 2167

BUNGO,G 3 0 0 2078

EGERTON,J 2 0 0 2035

DUGOVIC,D 0 0 0 1925*

WAKERLY,R 2 0 0 1885

POTTS,K 2 0 1 1854

TAN,GADDIEL 0 0 0 1841*

PARMET,D 0 0 0 1773*

WHITED,W 3 0 0 1689*

MANEY,A 0 0 0 1644#

SMITH,BR 2 0 0 1629C

VECANSKI,D 0 0 0 1581*

ROMANOWITZ,C 0 0 0 1500*

KIRKSY,M 1 1 0 1023#

DRGNS

TEGEL,F 1 1 1 2031Q

LUDWIG,T 0 2 0 1946D

MARCOWKA,R 2 1 0 1874T

PEHAS,A 0 0 1 1829C

PARKER,L 0 0 2 1732

EUSTACE,D 0 3 0 1503D

KOMORAVOLU,K 2 0 0 1462

THOMAS,J 0 1 0 1453D

STAMM,V 0 1 0 1412T

BREYER,A 0 0 0 1355

DRW

TSYGANOV,I 2 0 2 2247*

HAYHURST,W 1 2 1 1908

GORODETSKIY,E 4 0 0 1896

GORODETSKIY,S 2 0 1 1750

GUGENHEIM,O 4 0 0 1600

BEDER,B 4 0 0 1599*

CAPUTO,W 0 0 0 1552#

RYAN,P 0 0 0 1530#

REDMOND,M 0 0 0 1456*

KOMBLEVITZ,A 1 0 0 1124*

MILLER,O 0 1 0 857#

EXCLB

HART,V 2 1 0 2125

LEE,D 0 1 1 1878

DOWELL,E 0 2 1 1799

ENGELEN,M 1 2 0 1758

WEITZ,R 2 1 0 1643D

VIGANTS,A 0 1 2 1572C

SUERTH,F 0 0 0 1495D

REID,C 1 2 0 1466D

SIEGEL,R 0 2 0 1456C




FERMI

KOZLOVSKY,M 0 0 0 2082

SERGATSKOV,D 2 1 0 2049

SPIEGEL,L 2 1 0 1976T

MOTTA,H 0 0 0 1872

GAINES,I 1 1 1 1736T

STAPLES,C 0 0 1 1621C

STRAIN,D 1 1 0 1571*

DEGRAFF,B 1 1 0 1519

MHASHILKAR,P 1 0 2 1364*

KATSANPOC,J 0 1 0 1357#

FISCHLER,M 0 0 0 1333#

DRENDEL,B 0 0 0 956*

FORKS

INUMERABLE,F 0 0 0 2152C

FRISKE,T 0 2 1 2004D

SANTIAGO,T 0 0 1 1981C

LEVENSON,S 0 1 1 1954

SOLLANO,E 0 1 0 1906C

GRANATA,M 1 1 0 1872

MCGUIRE,A 1 0 0 1817*

BIALON,D 0 0 0 1724

ANSARI,N 1 1 0 1585

HUGHES,N 0 0 0 1568D

BIAN,M 1 1 1 1498*

NICK,X 0 0 0 1210*

KACZYNSKI,W 0 0 0 1091*

JJCCC

ABERNATHY,J 0 1 0 1555*

BRUCE,K 0 2 0 1446*

LEDFORD,J 0 2 0 1171*

THOMPSON,G 0 1 0 1167*

EMORY,I 1 0 0 1145#

RAINEY,R 0 2 0 1095*

CRAIG,S 0 1 0 1049*

MARCHERT SR,J 0 1 1 1033*

SHORES,B 0 0 0 835#

LOYLA

GURCZAK,J 1 1 2 2147*

PUZANOV 1 3 0 1657*

DIMOPOULOS,P 3 1 0 1485*

GONZALEZ,D 0 1 0 1462#

CLARK,I 2 2 0 1446*

ZACHAR,T 0 0 0 1432#

SAMPEI,D 0 1 0 1410#

GLIWA,D 0 0 0 1324#

JOHNSON,Z 0 0 0 1257#

NEMATI,N 0 1 0 1186*

SOLOMON,S 0 0 0 1167#

WOJDYLA 1 3 0 1112*

REITER,J 0 1 0 954#




MKING

AITIPAMULA,J 2 1 1 2039

MELNIKOV,I 1 2 0 2006C

WALLACH,C 2 0 2 1943C

PIPARIA,J 2 1 1 1912C

CYGAN,J 3 1 0 1786

GONCHAROFF,N 4 0 1 1555S

RABINOVICH,E 1 1 0 1481

ALFONSO,E 0 1 0 1446

GRYPARIS,J 0 0 0 1380C

MKNGT

FRIDMAN,Y 1 0 2 2259C

MORRIS,R 2 0 1 2199C

THOMSON,J 2 1 0 2016C

BALICKI,J 3 0 0 1871C

AUGSBURGER,L 0 0 0 1774C

CHERKASSKY,G 2 1 0 1724

KARANDIKAR,S 0 0 0 1662

DUONG,R 2 0 0 1526*

BABINEC,J 1 0 0 1366

MLXAC

RENAUT,R 0 0 0 2238?

OBERWEIS,J 0 1 1 1865#

WANG,A 0 1 1 1861#

STERN,B 0 0 0 1859?

JARRETTE,P 0 0 0 1800?

REICH,T 0 1 0 1715

ZADEREJ,V 0 0 0 1637

MCGOWAN,D 0 0 0 1489

FELDMAN,W 0 0 0 1469?

RUFUS,B 0 0 0 1454

MATHEWS,K 0 2 0 1395#

ZARRIS,J 0 1 0 1344#

DEICHMANN,E 0 1 1 1299

LINK,D 0 2 0 1263#

MANILA,M 0 0 0 1095

MUELLER,R 0 1 0 1024*

AREND,A 0 1 0 800#




NWEST

MCVAY,K 0 2 0 1899*

DATLA,S 0 1 0 1847*

KRAVIK,P 0 0 0 1796*

MODI,P 1 1 1 1792*

SHEKHTMAN,L 2 1 0 1786*

GINZBURG,D 1 2 0 1463*

LOU,J 1 1 0 1431*

KIM,C 0 0 0 1316#

WEINFELD,M 1 0 0 1298#

ANDERSON,E 0 0 0 1286#

BI,TAO 1 0 0 1254*

GLIEBE,M 0 0 0 1200?

WU,S 0 0 0 1179#

BABCOCK,S 0 1 0 1067#

KIM,EDWARD 0 1 0 1000#

CROFTS,J 0 1 0 1000#

PAWNS

MENON,G 0 0 0 2200*

KORENMAN,M 1 1 0 1984*

LATIMER,E 0 0 0 1916T

EDEUS,D 2 0 0 1807*

HOLLAWAY,M 0 2 1 1737*

KUKURUZA,V 0 2 1 1624*

ALBOROVAS,K 2 0 0 1608#

VITKAUSKAS,V 0 0 0 1591*

HARPER,C 1 0 1 1476*

RODRIGUEZ,CARLOS 0 0 0 1450?

FABIJONAS,R 1 1 0 1430T

JACKSON,WILLIAM 2 0 0 1403

O'DELL,DW 0 0 0 1351D

WEBER,A 0 1 0 1189#

DENBY,T 0 1 0 937#

SINOPLE,J 1 1 0 929*

ROGUE

FRANKLIN,D 1 1 0 2190

BROCK,B 2 0 0 2031

BRASWELL,I 1 3 0 1835*

EAMAN,R 3 1 0 1812C

FRANK,M 2 0 0 1673C

PERSONS,J 0 0 0 1631*

DUFFY,J 3 1 0 1620C

ACEVEDO,U 4 0 0 1547

FULKERSON,R 0 0 0 1481

FINE,A 2 0 0 1346*




ROOKS

BENEDEK,R 1 2 0 2076T

HILL,R 0 2 0 1885D

SUAREZ,E 0 1 0 1868C

BAURAC,D 1 1 1 1706T

YACOUT,A 1 1 0 1578

DECMAN,S 0 0 1 1523T

GWEKOH,R 2 1 0 1471*

KUHLMANN,S 0 0 0 1388*

RAMANATHAN,N 0 0 0 1256*

HLOHOWSKYJ,I 0 0 0 1033*

SAKOWSKI,M 0 2 0 1000#

TORRELL,S 0 2 0 865#

NARAYARANASAMI,S 1 0 0 864#

STCCC

SHAW,T 3 0 0 2297*

MARSHALL,J 0 0 0 2258

ACOSTA,M 0 0 0 2134*

SPLINTER,J 0 0 0 2126

WIEWEL,J 2 1 0 2123

FREIDEL,P 0 0 0 1947

SUITS,J 0 0 0 1867

VON HATTEN,J 2 1 0 1820

AILES,T 0 0 0 1808

MEISSEN,B 0 0 0 1766*

JANSSEN,G 2 0 0 1612

SMITH,D 0 0 0 1598*

PADILLA,R 2 0 0 1592

ALBERTS,W 0 0 0 1569

KOLB,S 0 1 2 1568*

GIERTZ,C 0 0 0 1474#

CRISSMAN,J 0 0 0 1463#

GREER,J 0 1 0 1375*

POWERS,E 0 0 0 1375*

KELLEY,G 1 2 0 1332*

BALES,R 0 1 0 1313*

BOURIS,B 0 0 0 1217#

RIES,G 0 0 0 1109#

WIEWEL,M 0 0 0 1004?




TLZOO

SMITH,M 0 1 2 1932

JASAITIS,A 1 2 0 1889T

KRATKA,M 0 2 0 1604

COOMBES,N 0 1 1 1295*

SCHWARTZ,BRIAN 0 0 0 1247#

GALE,M 0 1 0 1128*

REGAS,T 0 0 0 1100?

CROSBY,N 0 2 1 1063*

RESNICK,R 0 0 1 1062#

RORVICK,C 0 2 0 978*

MCENEANY,T 0 2 0 968*

TYROS

ALLSBROOK,F 0 0 0 2165

DIAZ,P 0 1 1 1966D

GUIO,J 0 0 1 1826D

STOLTZ,B 0 0 0 1824D

DOBROVOLNY,C 1 1 0 1705D

BUCHNER,R 0 0 0 1650C

HAHNE,D 1 0 1 1646D

DENMARK,T 0 0 1 1622

VAIL,M 0 0 0 1597

KRUEGER,J 0 0 0 1467#

MCPHAIL,C 0 0 1 1417*

KURUVILLA,E 1 1 0 1366*

BYRNE,M 1 1 0 1304

KARPIERZ,J 0 0 0 1293

UOP

LEONG,G 1 1 1 1963D

SIWEK,M 0 0 2 1937D

BOLDINGH,E 1 1 2 1928D

VAN MEER,J 0 0 0 1898

EASTON,R 1 1 0 1835C

SAJBEL,P 0 1 0 1776C

NGUYEN,M 1 1 0 1761#

LECHNICK,J 0 1 1 1619C

MOSSBRIDGE,A 0 1 0 1592

SCHWANBECK,S 0 0 0 1572#

OLSEN,A 1 2 0 1517C

LAMBIRIS,J 0 1 0 1428

LANG,P 0 0 0 1229#

RAMOS,J 1 3 0 1194*

RAMIREZ,A 1 1 0 1136#




WMBAT

TENNANT,S 1 1 0 2257

NGUYEN,T 0 0 0 2169

GODFREY,J 0 0 0 2149?

PANNER,G 1 0 0 2105#

WEBER,L 0 0 0 2074

FREITAG,T 2 0 0 2033

YALAMANCHI,K 0 0 0 1966?

ELLICE,W 1 0 1 1786D

ZOLKOS,A 2 0 0 1776

FRANEK,M 0 1 0 1641T

CONNELLY,P 0 0 1 1592*

RAJSKY,J 2 0 0 1579*

MIKULECKY,B 0 0 0 1389D

SARNA,J 0 0 0 1374*

SPITZIG,M 0 0 0 1322

ZACK,K 0 0 0 800#



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