For the first time in the events 47-year history, US Chess is cancelling the National Junior High (K-9) Championship (NJH) due to the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The City of Jacksonville, Florida is heeding the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to avoid gatherings of more than 50 people for social or recreational purposes. As the NJH was expected to draw up to 1,300 players plus family, friends, and coaches, US Chess had no choice in this matter, plus we fully support governmental efforts intended to protect everyones health and well-being.

The event will not be rescheduled. The next NJH will be part of SuperNationals VII from May 7-9, 2021 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The 2020 National Elementary (K-6) Championships, scheduled for Nashville, Tennessee (May 8-10), is still currently planned to be held.

We know that for many scholastic players our spring nationals are an important part of their lives. Executive Director Carol Meyer says, I share the sense of loss felt by our players, families, and coaches who have been preparing for this event for months. However, we fully support the citys decision in light of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control regarding gatherings of 50 or more people. We look forward to seeing our players again at the National K-12 Grade Championships in December and at the 2021 SuperNationals VII next spring.

US Chess will be providing full entry fee refunds to the almost 100 players that have already registered for the event. They will be processed automatically over the next few weeks; there is no need to contact US Chess about this. If you paid for a team room deposit, US Chess will refund the deposit.

Our goal is to have all refunds processed no later than April 8. If you are still awaiting a refund as of April 9, please email Debra Robison at [emailprotected]. US Chess appreciates your patience.

Hotel refund information: To cancel hotel reservations, call the reservation line at 904-588-1234. It will take 24-48 hours for the reservation department to become aware of the events cancellation, so wait until 3/18 at the earliest to call. The one-night deposit rule will be waived so you will receive a full refund.

US Chess will continue to work hard to bring you the national scholastic championships our community loves. Though the NJH event will no longer take place, we continue to focus on advancing our mission statement: Empower people, enrich lives, and enhance communities through chess.

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MADISON Held at Liberty Middle School, the 2020 All Girls State Chess Championship smashed attendance totals for previous years to set a new state record.

For 2020, the All Girls Championship attracted 52 girls on Feb. 22 to compete in three sections: K-3, K-6 and K-12.

Madison set a new state record for the All-Girls State Championship, Ranae Bartlett said. Bartlett is Executive Director of Madison City Chess League or MCCL, which hosted the tournament.

Liberty Middle School was the ideal venue for this event, now in its third year. A big thank-you to Liberty Principal Shannon Brown and Liberty Chess Team Sponsor Whitney Stemple for being such great hosts for the state event, Bartlett said.

MCCL also thanked State Sen. Arthur Orr for sponsoring the 2020 championship. They extended appreciation to NASA, House of Staunton, US Chess and the St. Louis Chess Club for their support. City Councilwoman Maura Wroblewski assisted with the awards presentation.

Tournament directors were Todd Guthrie, Jeff Meyer and Guy Calinsky.

The following players earned top honors in the All Girl Championship:

* K-3 Section Individual winners Emma Kuang, first; Samsara Rajbhandari, second; Annabelle Hsu, third; Harsha Bheemanathini, fourth; Kylie Zou, fifth; and tied for fifth-place medal Cora Newberry, Esinam Tettey, Eiliyah Hafiez and Abigail Barbre.

* K-6 Section Individual winners Caroline Wang, first; Advitiya Kana, second; Nirvana Rajbhandari, third; Nora Farris, fourth; Sophia Li, fifth; and tied for fifth-place medal Sahithi Mynampally, Kate Meyer, Christine Wang and Isabelle Bao.

* K-12 Section Individual winners Constance Wang, first; Sarvagna Velidandla, second; Shreya Sunil, third; Kennedy Gore, fourth; and Puja Chopade, fifth.

As winner of the K-12 section, Constance Wang will be Alabamas candidate to the Ruth Haring National Girls Tournament of Champions in summer 2020.

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By Venkatachari Jagannathan

Chennai: On the International Womens Day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over his social media accounts to seven women, the Tamil Nadu State Chess Association and its affiliate Erode District Chess Circle denied a mother and daughter to write the chess arbiters examination.

I had been preparing for the arbiter exam for 15 days. I didnt expect the Secretary of Erode District Chess Circle not accepting the exam application and forwarding that to Tamil Nadu State Chess Association (TNSCA), T.Kanmane, a former Erode district chess player told IANS.

Kanmane is a qualified teacher for mentally retarded teacher. She is working in a school for mentally retarded children.

As per the arbiter exam procedure, an aspirant should route his/her application through the district chess association. The Secretary of the District Chess Association has to give his nod/recommendation in the exam form so that a candidate can write the exam.

According to Kanmane, an email was sent to Tamil Nadu State Chess Association saying that the Secretary of its Erode district affiliate did not accept and forward the exam application, but of no avail.

Not only Kanmane, even the exam applications her mother T.Intherane and her father N. Thirugnanasampandam were not accepted by the Erode District Chess Circle.

For the past several years we have been organising chess tournaments in Erode. This time we thought of writing the arbiters exam and get ourselves qualified, Thirugnanasampandam told IANS.

I used to play in 1980s and also used to lend a helping hand to tournament organisers as an unofficial arbiter. RecentlyA I came to know about arbiter exams and decided to write the same to become a qualified arbiter, S. Kalyanasundaram whose was not allowed to write the exam despite paying the fees told IANS.

For all the five persons former Secretary of the then Erode District Chess Association R. Nachimuthu acted as the coordinator on the exam matter.

The five persons who are all members of Erode Mavatta Chaduranga Kazhagam had asked me to do the needful like submitting the application forms to the Erode District Chess Circle and other related work, Nachimuthu, Executive Committee Member of the Kazhagam told IANS.

Nachimuthu said as the exam date was nearing, he had sent the applications directly to Tamil Nadu State Chess Association, but he nor the applicants have not received any reply from the state chess body.

When contacted for his comments Ramesh, Secretary of Erode District Chess Circle told IANS: These people had never lent a helping hand for the events organised by the official body. They also hold their own events. Will you allow a non-journalist into your journalist association?

Tamil Nadu State Chess Association Secretary P. Stephen Balasamy was not available for comments when contacted by IANS.

It may be recalled last October, 11-year old school boy Karthick Rahul was arbitrarily evicted from The Hindu Tamil Nadu State Level Chess Tournament Tirunelveli Under-13 midway by the secretary of Tirunelveli District Chess Development Association (TDCDA) in Tamil Nadu for playing in tournament that was not affiliated to the district or state associations and AICF.

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Rooks can dominate a whole file (a, b, c etc.) or row (a2, b2, c2, etc.). This power applied to an enemy king that is cornered generates mating opportunities, just as having a boxer cornered on the ropes is an opening for a knock-out series of blows. With this hint in mind, please try to find the four ways to deliver checkmate in three or less moves in this weeks position.

The first one-two punch is throwing the bishop on f2 at e1. Blacks knight immediately threatens to hop to f2, mating white, as blacks g6 rook dominates the g file. From e1, blacks bishop blocks whites ability to defend against the black knights occupation of f2 the square the black knight occupies in almost all mating lines.

Alternatively, checking white with Re8 to e1 forces whites rook on d1 to capture blacks rook. Blacks bishop retakes and now again blocks the white rook from defending f2. The black knight does its thing on the next move (see next diagram).

Another forced mating line is black moves its bishop on f2 to g1. White guards f2 with rook to f1. Black now strikes with Re8 to e2 (see next diagram).

Black threatens checkmate with Re2 to h2, as blacks bishop defends its rook. By rook or by knight, white is checkmated on the next move.

The lesson this week is to look for ways for your rook(s) to dominate a file(s) near an enemy king. In this way, a black knight, as in medieval lore, may unsheathe a silver sword before the final blow from atop a field cleared by its rooks.

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