Pattie Zinski and the Illinois Chess Association's Warren Junior Program are organizing three events at the North Shore Chess Center this weekend, thanks to the generosity of Sevan Muradian. The Denker, Girls', and Barber qualifiers determine Illinois representatives to the respective national events.
Vince Hart joined a new firm this week, so he may not be available to do an encore performance of his masterful broadcast of last year's event. (On the other hand, Vince hasn't completely ruled it out!)
Vince's protégé Robert Moskwa will be returning to the Denker Qualifier this year, and looks to be in good form, based on his performance this past weekend. NM Tenzing Shaw is one of the toughest players in Illinois to beat.
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I liked the way Robert left Tenzing guessing whether he would play ...e5 or ...c5 until White played e4. That always frustrates me when I play the English as I like to play e4 against ...e5, but not against ...c5 where I prefer queenside expansion with a3 and b4. On the other hand, it disappoints that Robert has figured this out as the White side of the English was one of the few openings where I still thought I had an edge on him.
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