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EVANS ON CHESS May 7, 1993
By GM Larry Evans (Copyright)
BROOKLYN BONANZA
Neil Simon's play "Brighton Beach Memoirs" featured a part of Brooklyn on the
Atlantic Ocean near Coney Island. Due to the demise of the Soviet Union, a
new wave of emigres from eastern Europe has flooded this tip of New York City
now nicknamed Little Odessa.
The area offers low rent and easy access by subway to a teeming job market in
Manhattan. Gata Kamsky, 18, America's top-rated star, settled here in 1989
with his father after defecting from the USSR.
A criminal element has also muscled in. The Russians, who excel at chess, are
likely to eclipse the Italians, who excel at bocci ball. "These post-Soviet
wiseguys are smarter and more ruthless than the Mafia," reported Vanity Fair.
But the Soviet collapse has proved a bonanza for Edward R. Murrow High, whose
chess team routinely captures every state and national title in sight. The
school, known for its theater and journalism courses, has no sports programs.
Not far away Bobby Fischer once bought a chess set at a corner candy store
and figured out the moves. From his window he could hear the cheers rising
from Ebbets Field.
"High schools may occasionally be lucky enough to have one or two top players
at a time on a team," said Elliott Weiss, a math teacher who coaches chess
after class. "But seven? It just doesn't happen!"
Top gun Alex Kaliksteyn, 16, has a 2423 rating, near the grandmaster level.
Other names don't all trip lightly to the tongue either: Michael Friedman,
Alex Galitsky, Sergei Mikhelson, Max Royzen, Alex Sidelnikov and Latvia's
Anna Khan, the first female competitor.
Although the best players graduate soon, already others are waiting in the
wings -- like Miroslav Sikovevich and Eugene Vinogradov, both 14. Only a
dearth of funds can stop them from competing. "That'd be a tragedy," said the
coach. "All this team has to do is show up to win. They're that gifted."
They got aid to compete at a major national event in Dallas from Joyce
Coppin, Borough Superintendent of Schools. "I look at chess as more than a
sport; that's why we decided to fund it this year. It is multicultural,
academically stimulating, promotes group harmony and gives a lifelong
recreation," she said.
In 1992 Brooklyn easily swept the Greater New York City High School title,
now in its 28th year, ahead of its nearest rival by a whoppping 7-1/2 points!
Sidelnikov on first board posted 5-0 including this positional crush capped
by a Queen sacrifice to exploit Black's cramp.
White: ALEXANDER SIDELNIKOV
Black: SHEARWOOD McCLELLAND
King's Indian Defense 1992
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nf3 Bg7 4 g3 0-0 5 Bg2 d6 6 Nc3 c6 7 0-0 Qa5 8 e4 Bg4 9 h3
Bxf3 10 Bxf3 Nbd7 11 Rb1 a6 12 b4 Qc7 13 a4 Rab8 14 Be3 b5 15 axb5 axb5 16
cxb5 cxb5 17 Rc1 Qd8 18 Qb3 Ne8 19 Ra1 Nc7 20 Ra5 Ra8 21 Rfa1 Nb6 22 Be2 Rxa5
23 bxa5 Nc4 24 Bxc4 bxc4 25 Qxc4 Qd7 26 a6 Rc8 27 a7 Na8 28 Qxc8! Qxc8 29 Rb1
Qxc3 30 Rb8 Bf8 31 Bh6 Qe1 32 Kg2 Qxe4 33 Kh2 Black Resigns