A reminder to read the contest rules (http://checkmateupdate.blogspot.com/2010/11/countdown-begins-soon.html) before attempting to send your answers :)
Here's a short one:
Countdown #3 - Pawn Groups
Value: 2 points
On a standard 8 x 8 chess board, how can you arrange all 16 pawns so that each rank, file, and diagonal contains a maximum of 2 pawns?
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2011 Elaine Howie Gold Award - $100 each - Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte, Nicholas Lee
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1 - http://checkmateupdate.blogspot.com/2010/07/elaine-howie-fund-for-chess-juniors.html
2 - http://checkmateupdate.blogspot.com/2010/07/best-gift-of-all.html
Friends/family - please consider making a donation to the Elaine Howie Fund in place of gifts you would otherwise give me. Even $5 or $10 helps ensure children are recognized for their efforts. All donated money is paid out to recipients. I provide the additional certificates/prizes/miscellaneous expenses as my own contribution.
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LK and family - $100
Youth Girls Award donor - $100 each year x 5 years
Corinna Wan - free entry into the 2011 OGCC, free entry into the 2012 OGCC
Thank you for supporting junior chess in Canada!
2011 Youth Girls Award - $100 - Qiyu Zhou
+ certificates and award pins for the Top 12
2012 Elaine Howie Fund - $TBA
1 - http://checkmateupdate.blogspot.com/2010/07/elaine-howie-fund-for-chess-juniors.html
2 - http://checkmateupdate.blogspot.com/2010/07/best-gift-of-all.html
Friends/family - please consider making a donation to the Elaine Howie Fund in place of gifts you would otherwise give me. Even $5 or $10 helps ensure children are recognized for their efforts. All donated money is paid out to recipients. I provide the additional certificates/prizes/miscellaneous expenses as my own contribution.
Contact checkmateupdate@gmail.com for more information.
***
Contributions to the fund (including that which was paid out last year):
BZ and family - $25
DH and family - $20
JW - $20
LK - $50
GS and family - $20
IB - $10
LK and family - $100
Youth Girls Award donor - $100 each year x 5 years
Corinna Wan - free entry into the 2011 OGCC, free entry into the 2012 OGCC
Thank you for supporting junior chess in Canada!
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