Last week’s lead was incorrect, I should have said it has been may years since an American “won" the world championship. The last time an American “played" for the world championship was Gata Kamsky in 1996.
I tied for first at last weekend’s Chess Fool’s Day tournament, highlighted by one of my better Weissman’s Defenses. My thinking has long been that it is better to play a bad opening well than it is to play a good opening poorly.
Ron Gist-Alan Lasser
4/7/18
Chess Fool’s Day Open
8.Ne2 -0.78/20 8...Bg4 9.Qe3 O-O-O 10.O-O Bxe2 11.Qxe2 exd4 12.Bxf7 d3 13.Qe6+ Kb8 14.Be3 Ne515.Bd4 Nxf7 16.Qxf7 c5
10.f3 O-O-O The idea is that 11.fg is answered by 11...Nc4 so that 12.Qc4 gets smashed by 12…Qd1 13.Kf2 Qc1.
11.Na3 -2.80/22 11...Bf5 12.Be3 Qc6 12...Bd3 13. O-O-O Bxe2 14. Rxd6 Nxc4 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bxa7 Bxa3 17. Nxe2 Nxb2 -5.16 Stockfish 13.Bb5 Qd5 14.Rd1 Nd3+ 15.Bxd3 Bxd3 16.Nc2 Bxe2 17.Rxd5 Nxd518.Nxe2 Bd6 19.Kf2 Nxe3 20.Kxe3 Rhe8+
11...Nxf3+ -5.90/22 12.gxf3 Qxf4 13.Nd2 Bf5 14.O-O-O Bc5 15.Bxf7 Rxd2 15...Be3 16. Nh3 Bxh3 17. Rhe1 Bxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Rd7 -7.47 Stockfish
12.Bxd3 -2.10/19 12...Qxf4 13.Nd2 13. Qd2 Qe5+ 14. Qe2 Qd5 15. Nd2 Bc5 16. Be4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Bxe2 18. exd5 Bh5 -3.23 Stockfish 13...Bc5 14.O-O-O Rhe8 15.Qf1 Be6 16.a3 16. Ne2 Qh6 17. Ng3 Nd5 18. Ne4 Be3 19. Bc2 f5 20. Kb1 Bb6 21. Nc4 fxe4 22. fxe4 Ne3 23. Nxe3 Qxe3 24. e5 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qxe5 26. Bxh7 -4.57 Stockfish 16...Be3 16... Nd5 17. Be4 Nxc3 18. Ne2 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 f5 20. Kb1 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Bd4 -6.35 Stockfish 17.Ne2 Qg5 18.Nd4 Bxd4 19.cxd4 Rxd4 20.Bc2 Red8 21.Qf2 Kb8 22.Rhe1 Qh623.h3 Bc4 24.Re3 Qg5
15.Qc1 -5.78/26 15...Bc5 15...b5 16. O-O bxc4 17. Nd4 Bd3 18. Re1 Qh5 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. g3 Bc5 21. b4 Bxd4+ 22. cxd4 Rhe8 -7.00 Stockfish 16.Qf4 Qxf4 17.Nxf4 Rhe8+ 18.Ne2 Nd5 19.Nd2 Ne3 20.Bb3 Nxg2+21.Kd1 Be3 22.Nd4 Bxd4
[Event "Chess Fool's Day Open"]
[Site "Amherst, MA"]
[Date "2018.04.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ron Gist"]
[Black "Alan Lasser"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2019"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "1808"]
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.exd6 Qxd6 6.Qf3 Nf6
7.c3 e5 8.dxe5 $2 { -2.39/24 } ( 8.Ne2 { -0.78/20 } 8...Bg4 9.Qe3 O-O-O
10.O-O Bxe2 11.Qxe2 exd4 12.Bxf7 d3 13.Qe6+ Kb8 14.Be3 Ne5 15.Bd4 Nxf7
16.Qxf7 c5 ) 8...Nxe5 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.f3 O-O-O
{ The idea is that 11.fg is answered by 11...Nc4 so that 12.Qc4 gets
smashed by 12…Qd1 13.Kf2 Qc1. } 11.Bf4 $2 { -5.90/22 } ( 11.Na3 { -2.80/22 } 11...Bf5
12.Be3 Qc6
{ 12...Bd3 13. O-O-O Bxe2 14. Rxd6 Nxc4 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bxa7 Bxa3 17.
Nxe2 Nxb2 -5.16 Stockfish } 13.Bb5 Qd5 14.Rd1 Nd3+ 15.Bxd3 Bxd3 16.Nc2 Bxe2
17.Rxd5 Nxd5 18.Nxe2 Bd6 19.Kf2 Nxe3 20.Kxe3 Rhe8+ ) 11...Nd3+ $2
{ -2.10/19 } ( 11...Nxf3+ { -5.90/22 } 12.gxf3 Qxf4 13.Nd2 Bf5 14.O-O-O Bc5
15.Bxf7 Rxd2
{ 15...Be3 16. Nh3 Bxh3 17. Rhe1 Bxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Rd7 -7.47 Stockfish } )
12.Qxd3 $2 { -5.28/26 } ( 12.Bxd3 { -2.10/19 } 12...Qxf4 13.Nd2
{ 13. Qd2 Qe5+ 14. Qe2 Qd5 15. Nd2 Bc5 16. Be4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Bxe2 18. exd5
Bh5 -3.23 Stockfish } 13...Bc5 14.O-O-O Rhe8 15.Qf1 Be6 16.a3
{ 16. Ne2 Qh6 17. Ng3 Nd5 18. Ne4 Be3 19. Bc2 f5 20. Kb1 Bb6 21. Nc4 fxe4
22. fxe4 Ne3 23. Nxe3 Qxe3 24. e5 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qxe5 26. Bxh7 -4.57
Stockfish } 16...Be3
{ 16... Nd5 17. Be4 Nxc3 18. Ne2 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 f5 20. Kb1 fxe4 21. Nxe4
Bd4 -6.35 Stockfish } 17.Ne2 Qg5 18.Nd4 Bxd4 19.cxd4 Rxd4 20.Bc2 Red8 21.Qf2
Kb8 22.Rhe1 Qh6 23.h3 Bc4 24.Re3 Qg5 ) 12...Qxf4 13.Ne2 Qe5 14.Qc2 Bf5 15.Qb3
$2 { -16.04/24 } ( 15.Qc1 { -5.78/26 } 15...Bc5
{ 15...b5 16. O-O bxc4 17. Nd4 Bd3 18. Re1 Qh5 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. g3 Bc5 21.
b4 Bxd4+ 22. cxd4 Rhe8 -7.00 Stockfish } 16.Qf4 Qxf4 17.Nxf4 Rhe8+ 18.Ne2 Nd5
19.Nd2 Ne3 20.Bb3 Nxg2+ 21.Kd1 Be3 22.Nd4 Bxd4 ) 15...Bc5 16.Nd2 Rxd2 17.Kxd2
Qe3+ 18.Ke1 Qf2+ 19.Kd1 Rd8+ 0-1
2018 Constitution State Open
May 19 Saturday
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