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The Battle of Bellevue Hill Clash ‘A terrible beauty is born!’ Such illuminating words by Yeats were echoed in Cranbrook’s pursuit of the Battle of Bellevue Hill clash. Solidarity of purpose was evident from both sides but Scots stood tallest 10.5–4.5. There were some pleasing results from the Cranbrook camp, with the Intermediates posting a convincing 3.5–1.5 win. However, the Juniors and Seniors had a tough day and were only able to muster one win against a well-disciplined Scots team. However, it is encouraging to see the Intermediates win as an indication of their preparedness towards senior and tougher opponents. The Juniors opposed one of the strongest juniors teams of NSW and consequently lost 5–0. The result can be attributed to their relative inexperience to the competition format but results will come with more experience. Tom Gibbs (Board 5) played against a formidable opponent and was blown away by his depth of opening knowledge. Opening knowledge panned out to be the deciding factor as his opponent managed to control the game and deliver checkmate. flynn eder (Board 4) played rashly, using the forbes-dubbed Billy Peters method (playing, pressing the clock and then thinking afterwards). Such an approach is not to be advised and so the outcome of the game did not reflect the competency of flynn as a chess player. Will Cahill (Board 3) played another strong opponent who regularly competes in competitions. A clear divide of experience was apparent from the opponent’s seemingly routine opening moves. The match should not dishearten Will as he can seemingly match these opponents with an in-depth opening repertoire. louis Shapiro (Board 2) followed suit by competing against experienced opponents and was overwhelmed in the process. Daniel Siu (Board 1) played a promising junior player and unfortunately lost. I reiterate that the outcome of the match did not reflect the potential of Daniel. The Intermediates had a glorious day, convincingly winning 3.5–1.5. Alexei Pavlidis (Board 5) had an off day and committed some mistakes he will never do again. Billy Peters (Board 4) managed to divert himself from his normal course of action which is to play blitz. Pieces evaporated from the 10 Term 3 Week 7 board which resulted in an equal endgame position. A draw was sensibly agreed upon and should be a testament to the benefits of thinking before moving. Nathan lee (Board 3) continued his unbeaten run on top of his NSJCl success. He made a careless mistake towards the end of the game by giving away a free bishop. It gave his opponent the advantage to pass pawns with ease. Too focused with passing pawns, his opponent forgot to protect his king and Nathan managed to checkmate his opponent with king and rook. James Hull (Board 2) followed suit with his typical attacking game. formulating a model opening position, he marshalled his pieces towards the king and exploited the lack of resources on the opponent’s kingside. Checkmate seamlessly ensued. Ian Chen (Board 1) started off very evenly, and they were both trying really hard to find a way to penetrate through to the opposition’s king. Both of them saw each other’s plots but it came down to time, which made his opponent very desperate, moving quicker than he usually does. So, after winning the queen, Ian built up his material advantage and checkmated him with a nice rook and king finish. The Seniors also had a tough day, losing to a formidable team 4–1. matt evatt constructed a strong opening position but went astray during the middlegame. The opportunity was then presented to his opponent who took it immediately and won the upper hand in the endgame. matt fought on yet his opponent knew enough endgame technique to win the match. Henry Poole (Board 4) had a tough affair, again whittling the position into the endgame phase. His opponent showed better technique in taking a pawn for free which is normally sufficient to win the game. Stephen Brotodihardjo (Board 3) played a formidable opponent and yet also maintained an equal position for most of the game. His opponent formulated some clever combinations you see in Chessnut and obtained the advantage. Stephen fought hard to maintain equilibrium yet his opponent disallowed any opportunity. James Peters (Board 2) had a tight tussle that could have ended with his flag falling. James’ playing style is opposite to his brother, swaying in some sea of thought. Such players as David Bronstein would spend 40 minutes on his opening move, writhing in the agony of choice. Sadly though, James was not subject to the time limits of chess in the 1950s and desperately played moves without thought. His opponent was then gift-wrapped an easy endgame win. edward Selig (Board 1) played against an 1100-rated player (top 5 in state) and was clearly the underdog. Normally accustomed to the Sicilian Defence on the black side, edward played white and was overwhelmed by his opponent’s in-depth opening knowledge. What resulted was a clear positional advantage for Black yet he was led astray in the middle game. edward then regained equilibrium and lured his opponent into some combinational tricks. His opponent took the bait and finally realised the trick before resigning. Ed Selig, Captain of Chess
Boarders Ski trip On the 17th of August, moments after the school bell rang at 3:15pm, twenty-one boarders gathered in front of the victoria rd. gates. each of us filled with the keen spirit of adventure. We have been dreaming of this day for months. Some would call us enthusiasts, others may call us desperate. We were so close we could almost feel the snow. But our passion was soon drowned out when one of us announced, “Only an 8hr bus drive ahead of us!” Suddenly the boys went silent. This meant that we would arrive at our destination at a ruthless hour of the night. Peak hour traffic in Sydney was to blame! It took us two and a half hours to leave Sydney. By the time we reached Jindabyne in the early hours of the morning, all of us including the teachers, mr A. Slavin, mr Williams and mr John Dunne from On Course Tours, were exhausted and depraved of sleep. We headed quickly to our cabins and went straight to bed. every morning in the boarding house we are woken up by a teacher at Cranbrook, but this day was different. Instead of pleading for more sleep, we jumped out of bed in a matter of milliseconds to the usual commanding tone of mr A. Slavin at 5:30am. With enthusiasm we hurried to what we now know as the best breakfast in the southern hemisphere, where we ate. And it was good. With our bellies bloated we hopped onto the bus to Perisher, in hope of a stunning day ahead of us. And stunning it was. Inches high of powdered snow (with more forecasted to come) and the warmth from the clear blue sky made it an ideal day to be shredding the slopes. After we got our ski gear we headed straight to our lessons, which were split based on experience. The first couple of hours are always the most exciting as you get to watch your friends lose control and crash into a few strangers. By the end of the lesson, we already had two careless boys lose their ski passes. This put us off track for half an hour, but once they got new passes, we split into groups and went our separate ways to explore the mountains. By the end of the day, all of us were exhausted. We were all looking forward to a hot dinner and good game of rugby union. unfortunately, the rugby wasn’t the highlight of the night (the All Blacks won) but the dinner was great. However, the best part of the night would be Big Alex’s (AkA russian Bear) rave party in his room. Too bad no ladies were able to attend due to unforeseen circumstances. After this, around 10.00pm, we headed off to bed, looking forward to tomorrow being another great day. We woke up bright and early once again to the same routine as well as a superb breakfast. Once we arrived at Perisher, the sun was shining and the slopes were glowing. It was beautiful day to be at the snowy mountains. It took us no time to get from the hill A VIeW of boArdIng WITH josH bArry left (l – r): leO CHeuNG, JACk Wu, AuSTIN Yu, CAllum DurkIN, HANuI SeAmAN, ANDreA COrTONI AND JAmeS AlexANDer; above: AlekSeY vOrOBYev AND JAmeS AlexANDer our gear ready and soon, boys were already lining up for a quick run before the lessons began. During the intermediate snowboarders lesson, when the boys were at the top of mt Piper fun park, we could not believe the sight in front of us. Our very own Cranbrook Olympian, Steve Solomon. Things only got better from here. A big group of us headed to mt Blue Cow where we encountered slopes more challenging than mr Tunica’s gym routine, and cliffs reaching higher than the clouds. This was a new and exciting experience for most of us. It didn’t end well for a few boys like edoardo who jumped off and flew head first into a tree. Time flies when you’re having fun. It wasn’t long before we had to head back to Smiggins and rendezvous with the rest of the boarders. We hopped on the bus at 3:30pm with good memories and no regrets. Thank you to mr A Slavin for his organisation of the weekend. Thanks also to mr Williams and mr John Dunne for making this trip possible. It was certainly a weekend we will always remember and we’re looking forward to the trip next year! Callum Durkin and Austin Yu, Yr 11 Street Thursday 30 August 2012 11
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