SOME weeks ago I said that I would bring you up to date with the Eric Kemper Memorial Tournament standings, so here are the points standings:Bobby Miller 4|0xbd|

Nigel Chudleigh and Phil Shadick 3|0xbd|

Larry Ebbin, Moses Mufandaedza, Richard Burton and Alvin Amore 3

Gary Cooper and Kumi Bradshaw 2|0xbd|

Ezra Turner, Neville Darrell and Kennedy Simmons 2

Ricardo Davis 1

<$z9.3>Bobby Miller (pictured) also won this same tournament a few years ago. It was back in February this year, during the Bermuda International Open, that Miller lost most of his rating points to Ray Trott.

Now it looks as if Miller is taking on the whole Chess Club and winning, even against the highest rated player, who is Phil Shadick. Miller won that game in round 4.

With only two rounds to go, you might say that Miller is getting some of his points back and is on top of our small chess world.

In this week’s game, Miller used a lot of tactics which were full of positional play. It was a very long game with 69 moves. It was Miller playing White and Gary Cooper playing Black. After going over the game with Cooper, I pointed out he could have won a pawn in move 13. . . . Nxb4 and not Ne5 as you see in diagram 1.

With a pawn ahead one could win a game, which is just what Miller did. In diagram 2 Miller is trying for the second time to trade queens. In diagram 3, you can see that Cooper is attacking two pawns — however, Miller is willing to give up one just to get another queen.

In diagram 4, it is Miller’s last attempt at getting Cooper’s queen. This time Cooper is forced to trade and only two moves later Miller regains a queen and Cooperresigns.

Bobby Miller: White

Gary Cooper: Black

The Eric Kemper Memori

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Qe3 Qc7 8. 0-0 Nf6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Bg5 0-0 11. h3 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. b4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Nd1 Ne8 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ne3 Nd6 18. f3 Nc8 19. c4 Na7 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Bxb5 Bc6 22. Bd3 Rab8 23. Rac1 Bb5 24. Rc5 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Rfd8 26. Qe2 f6 27. Rfc1 Rbc8 28. Rxc8 Nxc8 29. Rc5 Qa7 30. Qc4 Qd7 31. Rc7 Qe8 32. Nf5 Nd6 33. Nxd6 Rxd6 34. Rc8 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Qxd8 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Qd5 Qb6+ 38. Qc5 Qd8 39. b5 h5 40. Qc3 Qb6+ 41. Kh2 Qxb5 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qf5+ Kh6 44. f4 Qa5 45. fxe5 fxe5 46. Qe6+ g6 47. Qe7 Qc3 48. a4 Qd4 49. Qf8+ Kh7 50. a5 Qa7 51. Qd8 Qf2 52. Qe7+ Kh6 53. Qxe5 Qe3 54. a6 Qa7 55. h4 Kh7 56. Qd6 Qf2 57. Qe7+ Kh6 58. Qg5+ Kh7 59. e5 Qa7 60. Qf6 Qd7 61. Qd6 Qg4 62. Qe7+ Kg8 63. Qf6 Kh7 64. a7 Qc8 65. Qd6 Qg4 66. Qe7+ Kh6 67. Qg5+ Qxg5 68. hxg5+ Kxg5 69. a8Q<$>

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