Sunday, October 28, 2018

REPORT ON 2018 CONNECTICUT HARVEST OPEN

REPORT ON 2018 CONNECTICUT HARVEST OPEN

 

Joseph Bihlmeyer has won first place in the 2018 Connecticut Harvest Open with a perfect 3-0 score. Derek Meredith won 2nd with two wins and a draw.

At the 2017 Harvest Moon Open, it was Derek Meredith who won first, and Joe Bihlmeyer won second. Both Meredith and Bihlmeyer are chess instructors at the New Britain Chess Club.

A three-way tie for third place resulted when Abe Mondal, Hugh James, and Dan Smith each finished with two wins and a loss.

Twelve players competed in the three-round event held at Coventry's Mill Brook Place. 8 players walked across the street to the Bidwell Tavern for lunch.

We wish a fond farewell to the Reverand Hugh James, our friend who competed in eleven of our tournaments. Hugh is leaving Norwich CT and moving to the South shore of Long Island NY. where he will be priest and pastor for a new church. We will miss him, and we wish him the very best.

Also competing in 11 of our events so far is Derek Meredith.  Rob Roy 12, and Joe Bihlmeyer 19 is at the top of the list. Others include Mark Bourque 9, Suhas Kodali 8, Joshua Berkun 8, Arthur Nagel 8, Nelson Castaneda 7, Daniel Zhou 6, Dan Smith 6, Laurent Lafosse 6, Janice Jenkins 6, Judy Simonds 6.

My thanks to everyone who played. Special thanks to those who put the tables and chairs away. Special thanks to Abe Mondal and Dan Smith who did all the heavy lifting of stuff back and forth to my car. Joe Bihlmeyer donated $20 to the Coventry Chess Club, and Art Nagel donated $10.

Our next events are 2018 Yankee Peddler Open on Saturday Nov 17, and 2018 Holiday Party Open on Saturday Dec 15.  The Coventry Chess Club has reserved these 2019 dates: Jan 12, Feb 23, Mar 16, Apr 13, May 18, June 22.



2018 CONNECTICUT HARVEST OPEN OCT 27, 2018 COVENTRY CONNECTICUT
----------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER |3.0 |W 3|W 4|W 5| CT | 12686352 / R: 2073 ->2079 | | | | | | Q: 1918 ->1934 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH |2.5 |W 8|D 6|W 7| CT | 10031443 / R: 2119 ->2123 | | | | | | Q: 2058 ->2057 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | ABHIJIT MONDAL |2.0 |L 1|W 12|W 6| CT | 16778795 / R: 1804P12->1823P15 | | | | | | Q: 1918P8 ->1903P11 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | J HUGH A JAMES |2.0 |W 12|L 1|W 11| CT | 16089235 / R: 1554 ->1554 | | | | | | Q: 1452 ->1451 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | DANIEL SMITH |2.0 |W 13|W 11|L 1| RI | 12704934 / R: 1478 ->1479 | | | | | | Q: 1380 ->1381 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | DANIEL ZHOU |1.5 |W 7|D 2|L 3| CT | 14927462 / R: 1795 ->1818 | | | | | | Q: 1711 ->1741 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | DOUGLAS E FISKE |1.0 |L 6|W 8|L 2| CT | 10027977 / R: 2065 ->2041 | | | | | | Q: 1903 ->1877 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | ARTHUR C NAGEL |1.0 |L 2|L 7|W 12| CT | 10264669 / R: 1796 ->1786 | | | | | | Q: 1483 ->1478 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | ROB ROY |1.0 |U |U |W 13| CT | 10574790 / R: 1400 ->1403 | | | | | | Q: 1146 ->1156 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | LAURENT LAFOSSE |1.0 |L 11|W 13|U | CT | 12431094 / R: 1145 ->1104 | | | | | | Q: 1161 ->1118 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | TANVEE ROHAN POWAR |1.0 |W 10|L 5|L 4| CT | 16792735 / R: 338P4 -> 538P7 | | | | | | Q: 340P4 -> 540P7 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | ARGHO DAS |0.0 |L 4|L 3|L 8| CT | 16750340 / R: 1009P2 ->1009P5 | | | | | | Q: 769P2 -> 769P5 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | JACOB E SHOR |0.0 |L 5|L 10|L 9| CT | 16792453 / R: 979P3 -> 911P6 | | | | | | Q: 967P3 -> 876P6 | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------

 

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Alan Lasser Game of the Week Dec. 1

 

Some may marvel at the need and the extent of the championship match tie-break system, but we chess players have come to expect ties and have designed extreme measures to break them. After fifty hours and a thousand moves, we have something to cause us to accept the idea that one player is better than the other. If the match had been twelve games of Fischer Random, it still might have been a tie, then what would they have done? Alekhine Tie-Breaks, split a bottle of tequila and play resumes.

It all seems logical; when a town with a long name holds a World Championship event, the player with the longest name plays a long combination that results in a long endgame which I report in a long sentence.

WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova(2435)-GM Wenjun Ju(2568)
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 d6
4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.Nc3 Nxc3
6.dxc3 Be7
7.Be3 Nd7
8.Qd2 O-O
9.O-O-O c6
10.h4 Re8
11.c4 a6
12.h5 h6
13.Bd3 Nf6
14.Bd4?! -0.38/23
14.Kb1 +0.19/21 14...Bf8 14... b5 15. c5 Ng4 16. cxd6 Bxd6 17. Rhe1 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Be6 19. Be4 Bf4 20. Bxc6 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Bg4 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 -0.26 Stockfish 15.Bd4 b5 16.Qf4 bxc4 17.Bxc4 d5 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qxf6 gxf6 20.Bb3 Bg4 21.Rd3 Rac8 22.Nd4 Bd7 23.Ba4 Bb4 24.c3 Bd6 25.Rf3 Kg7 26.Bc2
14.Rde1 Ng4 15.Bf4 b5 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.Nf5 Ne5 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Bxe5 dxe5 20.Qe3 Qf6 21.Qe4 Qg5+ 22.Qe3 Qf6 -0.07 Stockfish
14…b5
15.Rde1?! -0.85/22
15.Qf4 -0.44/21 15...bxc4 16.Bxc4 d5 17.Kb1 Bd6 17... Be6 18. Bd3 c5 19. Be5 Nd7 20. Bf5 Bg5 21. Qg4 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rb8 23. f4 Bf6 24. Rhe1 c4 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 -0.74 Stockfish 18.Bxf6 Bxf4 19.Bxd8 Rxd8 20.c3 Bg4 21.Bd3 c5 22.Rh4 f5 23.Re1
15…Be6
16.Nh4?! -1.82/21
16.c3 -0.92/20 16...Qa5 17.Kb1 Bxc4 18.Bxc4 bxc4 19.g4 Qd5 20.Bxf6 Qxf3 21.Bxe7 Rxe7 22.Qxd6 Re4 23.Ka1 Rae8 24.Rb1 Rxg4 25.Qd7 Re2 26.Qc8+ Kh7 27.Qxa6 Rxf2 28.Rhe1 Rf4 29.Rg1 Qxh5 30.Qxc6 Qe5
16.g4 bxc4 17.g5 cxd3 18.gxh6 Ng4 19.Rxe6 fxe6 20.Bxg7 Bf8 21.Rg1 Bxg7 22.Rxg4 Re7 23.Qxd3 Qf8 24.b3 Kh8 25.Rxg7 Rxg7 26.hxg7+ Qxg7 27.Qxd6 Qa1+ 28.Kd2 Qf6 = Stockfish
16…bxc4
17.Bf5?! -2.57/24
17.Rxe6 -1.84/22 17...fxe6 cxd3 18. Ree1 Nd5 19. g3 Bg5 20. f4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Bxh4 22. gxh4 Qxh4 23. Rg1 f6 24. Qxd3 Re8 25. Bc3 Nxc3 26. Qxc3 Qxf4+ 27. Qd2 Qxd2+ 28. Kxd2 -2.29 Stockfish 18.Bg6 Rf8 19.Qe2 e5 20.Qxc4+ Nd5 21.Be3 Bxh4 22.Rxh4 Qa5 23.Bd2 Qb5 24.Bd3 Qxc4 25.Rxc4 Rxf2 26.Rxc6 Rxg2 27.Bc4 Rg1+ 28.Be1 Kf8 29.Bxd5 Rxe1+ 30.Kd2 Rf1 31.Rxd6 Rb8 32.b3 Rf2+ 33.Kd3 Rc8 34.Rxa6
17…Nd5
18.Bxe6 Bg5
19.f4? -6.42/22
19.Be3 -2.56/24 19...c3 20.bxc3 Nxe3 21.fxe3 Bxh4 22.g3 Bxg3 23.Reg1 Be5 24.Bb3 Qa5 25.Kb2 d5 26.e4 d4 26... c5 27. exd5 c4 28. Rh3 Red8 29. Re3 cxb3 30. axb3 Qxd5 31. Qxd5 Rxd5 -5.76 Stockfish 27.Kb1
19…Bxf4
20.Bxf7+ Kxf7
21.Ref1 Re1+
22.Rxe1 Bxd2+
23.Kxd2 Qg5+
24.Kd1 Qxh5+?! -5.68/24
24...Kg8 -6.66/23 25.Rh2 Qxh5+ 25... c5 26. Nf3 Qg3 27. Be3 Rf8 28. Bd2 Rxf3 29. gxf3 Qxh2 30. Kc1 Qxh5 -8.89 Stockfish 26.Nf3 Qg6 27.Bc3 Nxc3+
25.Kc1 Kg8?! -4.34/25
25...Qg4 -6.25/23 26.Rhf1+ Kg8 27.Nf3 c5 27... Rb8 28. Rf2 c5 29. Bc3 Nxc3 30. bxc3 Qf4+ 31. Kd1 g5 -8.17 Stockfish 28.Bg1 Qxg2
26.Kb1?! -7.21/23
26.g4 -4.34/25 26...Qxg4 27.Bxg7 Qg5+ 28.Kb1 Kxg7 29.Rhg1 Rf8 30.b3 cxb3 30... c3 31. Rxg5+ hxg5 32. Ng2 Rf2 33. Rg1 Kf6 -7.72 Stockfish 31.axb3 Rf2 32.Rxg5+ hxg5
26...c5? -3.69/26
26...Qg4 -7.21/23 27.Rd1 Rb8
27.g4 Qxg4?! -2.72/24
27...Qg5 -3.47/24 28.Bxg7 Qxg7 29.Nf5 Qg5 29...Kg8 30. Nxh6+ Kf8 31. Ref1+ Ke7 32. Rf7+ Ke6 33. Re1+ Ne3 34. Rxe3+ Qxe3 35. Re7+ Kxe7 -5.13 Stockfish 30.Nxh6+ Kf8 31.Nf5 Qd2 32.Ref1 Kf7 33.Nxd6+ Kg8 34.Nxc4 Qe2 35.b3 Rf8 36.Re1 Qg2 37.Rhg1 Qf2 38.g5 Nc3+
28.Bxg7 Kxg7? -1.39/26
28...Qxg7 -2.67/24 29.Rhg1 Rf8 30.Rxg7+ Kxg7 31.a3 Rf6 31... Rf4 32. Ng2 Rg4 33. Rd1 Ne7 34. Ne3 Re4 35. Rg1+ Kf7 36. Rf1+ Ke6 37. Ng2 Ng6 38. Rh1 Re2 -3.73 Stockfish 32.Rd1 Ne3 33.Re1 Ng4 34.Re4 Ne5 35.Ng2 Rf1+ 36.Ka2 Kg6 37.Re2 h5 38.Ne3 Rf3 39.Nd5 Rf7 40.Nc3 Kf5 41.Rd2 Ke6 42.Ne4 Nf3 43.Rd1 Rd7
29.Rhg1 Qxg1
30.Rxg1+ Kh7?! -0.51/28
30...Kf7 -1.39/26 31.Nf5 Ke6 32.Nxh6 Rf8 33.Re1+ 33. Rg6+ Kd7 34. Rg7+ Kc6 35. Nf7 a5 36. Kc1 c3 37. bxc3 Nxc3 38. Kb2 Nd1+ 39. Kc1 Ne3 -1.64 Stockfish 33...Kd7 34.Ng4 c3 34... Rf4 35. Rg1 Kc6 36. c3 a5 37. Nh2 a4 38. Rf1 Re4 39. Nf3 Re2 40. a3 Ne3 41. Rh1 Rf2 42. Ng5 Rf1+ 43. Rxf1 Nxf1 -2.11 Stockfish 35.b3 Rf4 36.Rg1 Ke6 37.a3 Kf5 38.Rd1 Ke4 39.Nh2 a5 40.Nf1 Rf3 41.Nh2 Rg3 42.Nf1 Rg1 43.Ka2 Ke5 44.Re1+ Kf6 45.Rd1 Ke6 46.Re1+ Kd7 47.Kb1 Nf4
31.Nf5 Rf8
32.Nxd6 c3
33.bxc3 Nxc3+
34.Kb2 Ne2
35.Rg2 Nf4?! -0.63/24
35...Rb8+ -0.92/27 36.Ka3 Nc3 37.Rg4 h5 37... Rb6 38. Nf5 Rf6 39. Nh4 Nb5+ 40. Kb3 Re6 41. Kc4 h5 42. Rf4 Re5 43. Nf3 Nd6+ 44. Kd3 Rd5+ 45. Ke3 a5 -0.57 Stockfish
36.Rd2 Rd8
37.Kc3 h5
38.Kc4 Ne6
39.Kd5 Ng5
40.Rh2?! -1.15/28
40.Kc6 -0.88/25 40...Nf3 40...h4 41. Rh2 h3 42. Kxc5 Kg6 43. c4 Kh5 44. Kd5 Kg4 45. Rh1 Rf8 46. c5 Rf3 47. a4 Rd3+ 48. Kc6 Kg3 -0.08 Stockfish 41.Rd5 41. Rf2 Rf8 42. Kxc5 h4 43. Ne4 Kg6 44. c4 h3 45. Kb6 h2 46. Ng3 Kg5 47. c5 Kf4 48. Nh1 Rb8+ 49. Kxa6 Rb1 50. c6 Rxh1 51. Rxh2 Rxh2 52. c7 Rxa2+ 53. Kb7 Rb2+ 54. Ka6 Rc2 -0.08 Stockfish 41...h4 42.c4 Rf8 42... Kg6 43. Nf5 Rc8+ 44. Kb7 Rh8 45. Nxh4+ Rxh4 46. Rxc5 Nd4 47. Kxa6 Ne6 -0.27 Stockfish 43.Kxc5 Kg6 44.Rd1 h3 45.Kd5 h2 46.Rh1 Kf6 47.c5 Rg8 47... Ke7 48. Ke4 Kd7 49. Nc4 Kc6 50. Ne3 Ng5+ 51. Kd3 Rh8 52. Ke2 Rh3 53. Ng4 Rh4 -0.66 Stockfish 48.Ne4+ Ke7
40…Nf7
41.Kxc5 Rxd6
42.Rxh5+ Kg6?! -0.46/25
42...Kg7 -1.41/25 43.Rd5 43. Rh4 Re6 44. Rb4 Ng5 45. c4 Kf6 46. Kd5 Ne4 47. Rb3 Re5+ 48. Kc6 Ra5 -0.71 Stockfish 43...Rg6 44.Rd7 Kf8 45.Rc7 45. Rb7 Ng5 46. Kb4 Ne4 47. Ka5 Nd2 48. Rb8+ Ke7 49. Rb7+ Ke8 50. Rb8+ Kd7 -1.20 Stockfish 45...Nd8 46.Ra7 Ke8
43.Rd5?! -1.04/25
43.Rh8 -0.46/25 43...Kf5 43... Rd2 44. Rg8+ Kh7 45. Ra8 Rxc2+ 46. Kb6 Rb2+ 47. Kxa6 Rxa2+ 48. Kb7 Nd6+ 49. Kb8 Rc2 tablebase draw 44.Rc8 Ke4 45.Re8+ Kf3 46.Rb8 Rf6 47.Rb6 Rf5+ 48.Kb4 a5+ 49.Ka4 Ne5 50.Rb5 Rf4+ 51.Kxa5 Nc4+ 52.Ka4 Ke2 53.Kb3 Nd2+ 54.Kb2 Rf3 55.c3 Rf2 56.a4 Kd3 57.a5 Nc4+ 58.Kb3 Rb2+ 59.Ka4 Ra2+ 60.Kb4
43.Rh1 Re6 44.Rb1 Ng5 45.Kd5 Kf6 46.c4 Re5+ 47.Kc6 Ne4 48.Kb6 Rc5 49.Kxa6 Rxc4 It's a tablebase draw from here.
43…Re6
44.a4?! -1.43/27
44.c4 -1.05/25 44...Rf6 44... Ng5 45. Kb4 Kf6 46. c5 Nf7 47. Rd7 Ne5 48. Rh7 Nc6+ 49. Kc4 Ne7 50. Kb4 Nd5+ 51. Ka5 Ke5 52. a4 Nc3 53. Ra7 Kd5 54. Rxa6 Re4 55. Rg6 Kxc5 tablebase draw 45.Kb4 Nd6 46.Rc5 Nb7 47.Rc8 Rb6+ 48.Ka3 Re6 49.c5
44.Rd7 Kf6 45.c4 Re2 46.a3 Re6 47.Rc7 Ne5 48.Kb4 Nc6+ 49.Kc5 Ne7 50.Kb4 Ke5 51.Ka5 Kd4 52.a4 Kc3 53.c5 Kd4 54.c6 Nxc6+ 55.Kxa6 A tablebase draw again.
44…Kf6
45.c4?! -2.02/28
45.Rd7 -1.43/27 45...Ng5 46.c4 Ne4+ 46...Ke5 47. Rd5+ Kf4 48. Rd8 Ke4 49. Rd1 Rf6 50. Kb4 Ke3 51. c5 Nf7 52. Rd7 Ke4 53. Rc7 Ne5 -0.74 Stockfish 47.Kd4 Ng3 47...Kg6 48. Rd5 Ng3 49. Rd7 Kf6 50. Rc7 Rd6+ 51. Kc3 Ne4+ 52. Kb4 Ke5 53. Ka5 Kd4 54. c5 Rd5 55. Kxa6 Nxc5+ 56. Kb6 Nxa4+ tablebase draw 48.c5 48. Rc7 Rd6+ 49. Kc3 Ne4+ 50. Kb4 Ke5 51. Ka5 Kd4 52. c5 Rd5 53. Kxa6 Nxc5+ 54. Kb6 Nxa4+ tablebase draw 48...Nf5+ 49.Kc3 Ne7 50.Ra7
45…Ke7
46.Rd1? -3.39/30
46.Rh5 -2.02/26 46...Kd7 Kd8 47. Kb4 Ne5 48. Kc5 Nd7+ 49. Kb4 Kc8 50. Rh8+ Kc7 51. Rh7 Rb6+ 52. Ka5 Rc6 53. Kb4 Kc8 54. Rh8+ Kb7 55. Rh7 Rc7 56. Rh5 Nb8 57. c5 Nc6+ 58. Kc4 Rf7 59. Rh4 Kc7 60. Kc3 Rf5 61. Rh7+ Kd8 62. Kc4 Rf4+ 63. Kb3 Rb4+ 64. Ka3 a5 65. Rh5 Kc8 66. Rh7 Rc4 67. Kb3 Rxc5 -3.03 Stockfish 47.Rh7 Rf6 48.Kb4 Kc8 49.Ka5 Ne5 50.c5 Nd7 51.Rh8+ Kb7 51...Kc7 52. Rh5 Rc6 53. Kb4 Nb8 54. Kc4 Kb7 55. Kb4 Rc7 56. Kc4 Rg7 57. Rh6 Nc6 58. Kd5 Rd7+ 59. Kc4 Rd4+ 60. Kc3 Rxa4 -3.91 Stockfish 52.Rh7 Kc7 53.Rh5 Rc6 54.Kb4 Kb7 55.Rd5 Nb8 56.Rh5 Rc7 57.Kc3 Nc6 58.Rh3 Rd7 59.Kc4 Rd4+
46…Ne5
47.Rh1 Nd7+
48.Kb4 Kd6
49.Rh5 Kc7
50.Rh7 Rc6
51.Rg7 Kc8
52.Rg8+ Kb7
53.Rg5 Rc7
54.Rh5 Nb8
55.Rh4?! -4.68/33
55.Kc3 -3.53/29 55...Kb6 55...Nc6 56. c5 Re7 57. Rh4 Re3+ 58. Kd2 Rg3 59. Rh7+ Kc8 60. Kc2 Rf3 61. Rg7 Rf4 62. Rg6 Rc4+ 63. Kb3 Rxc5 -4.82 Stockfish 56.a5+ Kb7 57.Kd3 Nc6 58.Ke3 Re7+ 59.Kf4 Nb4 60.Kf3 Rc7 61.Rh4 Nd3 62.Ke3 Ne5 63.Rh5 Nxc4+ 64.Kd4 Nd2
55...Nc6+
56.Kc5 Na5+
57.Kb4 Kb6

58.Rg4? -6.51/32
58.Kc3 -3.85/30 58...Nb7 58...Nc6 59. Rh8 Re7 60. Kd3 Re5 61. Kc2 Rc5 62. Kc3 Rg5 63. Rh7 Rg3+ 64. Kb2 Re3 65. Rh5 Re5 66. Rh6 Re2+ 67. Kc3 Kc5 -5.28 Stockfish 59.Rh1 Ka5 60.Rh4 Nc5 61.Rh5 Kxa4 62.Rh1 Ka5 63.Rh5 Kb6 64.Rh4 a5 65.Rh2 Rg7 66.Rh6+ Kb7 67.Kd4 Nb3+ 68.Kc3 Rg3+ 69.Kb2 Re3 70.Rh5 Kc6 71.Rf5 Nc5 72.Rf6+ Kb7 73.Rf7+ Kb6
58…Nc6+
59.Kb3 Re7
60.Rg3?! -8.03/32
60.Rg8 -6.32/30 60...Kc5 61.Rc8 Re3+ 62.Kb2 Re4 62...Kb6 63. Rg8 Re4 64. Kb3 Na5+ 65. Kb4 Rxc4+ 66. Ka3 Rc3+ 67. Kb2 Rb3+ 68. Ka2 Re3 -6.60 Stockfish 63.Kb3 a5 64.Rc7 Re7 65.Rc8 Rb7+ 66.Kc3 Rg7 67.Kb2 Rg4 68.Kb3 Rg3+ 69.Kc2
60.a5+ Kc5 61.Rg8 Re3+ 62.Ka4 Re4 63.Kb3 Nd4+ 64.Ka4 Kxc4 65.Rc8+ Nc6 66.Ka3 Re3+ 67.Ka4 Kc5 68.Rc7 Re7 69.Rc8 Re4+ 70.Kb3 Kb5 -5.73 Stockfish
60…Kc5
61.Kc3 Re4
62.Rg5+?! -9.04/37
62.Kd3 -7.80/30 62...Rxc4 63.Rg5+ Kb4 64.Rh5 Rc3+ 65.Kd2 Rc5 66.Rh1 Kxa4
62.Rh3 Rxc4+ 63.Kb3 Rb4+ 64.Ka3 Ne5 65.Rh5 Re4 66.Kb3 Re3+ 67.Kc2 Kb4 68.Rh8 Kxa4 -7.87 Stockfish
62…Ne5
63.Rh5 Rxc4+
64.Kb3 Re4
65.Kc3 a5
66.Rf5?! -14.85/32
66.Rh3 -9.86/32 66...Rxa4 67.Kb3 Rb4+ 68.Kc2 Rc4+ 69.Kb3
66.Rg5 Re3+ 67.Kd2 Kd4 68.Kd1 Rd3+ 69.Kc2 Rc3+ 70.Kd1 Rc4 -13.89 Stockfish
66...Re3+
67.Kd2 Kd4
68.Rf8 Nc4+
69.Kd1 Kc3
70.Rc8 Kb3
71.Rb8+ Kxa4
72.Kc2 Na3+
73.Kd2 Rh3
74.Rg8 Kb4
75.Rb8+ Nb5
76.Kc2 a4
77.Kb2 a3+
78.Ka2 Rh2+
79.Ka1 Ka4
80.Rc8 Kb3
81.Rc1 Nc3 0-1

 
Alan Lasser
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Our Top-U1600 prize kicked in for the first time at our November tournament. Whenever we get 12+ players, a $30 entry-fee credit is awarded to the top player, rated under 1600, who scores the most points.

Joshua Berkun, age 14, Hayes Goodman, age 14, and Carl Fetteroll have tied for this prize at the Chess Club.  They each get equal shares this $30 prize.

As a result of his 2-1 performance in this tournament; Goodman picked up 49 points to his regular rating, and 59 points to his quick rating.

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Sunday, October 21, 2018

Game of the Week - Humphrey Bogart

A reader inquired about this photo which was taken on the set of the famous movie, “Casablanca”, back in 1942. That’s Humphrey Bogart with the white pieces and his opponent is co-star Paul Henreid. It appears to be Bogie’s move, probably after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nc6 5.e3 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Bb4 8. Qc2 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Qf6 The idea is that Black can answer the greedy 11.Bc7 with 11…Qe7, because if White retreats the bishop with 12.Bg3, the counter-attack 12…Qb4 13.Kd1 Bc7 will cause enough trouble for the pawn. Doesn’t Henreid have the look of a man who is setting a trap? The man in the background wearing the white shirt seems concerned, like he is worried that the c-pawn is loose. The younger fellow next to him is grinning like he knows that the c-pawn is the bait. Play it again, Sam.

Stockfish thinks White is winning by 0.96 by ignoring the pawn 11. Nf3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 g4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ng1 Bf5 15. Qc5 O-O-O 16. Ne2 Qe7 17. Rc1 Qxc5 18. Rxc5

[Event "skittles"]
[Site "Rick's Cafe Americain"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Humphrey Bogart"]
[Black "Paul Henreid"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D50"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nc6 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Bb4 8.Qc2 Bxc3+
9.Qxc3 Ne4 10.Qc2 Qf6 *


A few weeks back I wrote that, in the endgame, the bishop was likely to outfight the knight. At the 2018 Fall Chess Classic last week, GM Ray Robson missed the drawing variations in two games where his knights were outfought by his opponent’s bishops.
After move fifty against GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista, White has his king on h5, bishop on f1, and pawns on g3, f4, d4, and a3; and Robson has his king on e7, knight on c3, and pawns on f3, f5, e6, and b5.
After move 25 against GM Aleksey Dreev, White has his king on g1, bishop on c1, and pawns on h4, g2, f2, and a3; while Robson has the king on g8, knight on b6, and pawns on g6, e6, b7, and a7.
GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista(2653)-GM Ray Robson(2682)
10/15/18
2018 Fall Chess Classic
1.g4 Kf6? 0.00/37
1...Ne2 -1.15/32 2.Kh4 2.Kg5 Kd6 3. Kh4 fxg4 4. Kxg4 Nxd4 5. Bd3 Kd5 6. Kg3 e5 7. fxe5 Kxe5 8. Kg4 Kd5 9. Kf4 f2 10. Kg3 f1=R 11. Bxf1 Nf5+ 12. Kf2 Kc5 13. Bd3 Nd6 14. Ke2 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Kxc4 16. a4 bxa4 17. Kd1 = Stockfish 2...Kf6 3.g5+ Kf7 4.Kh3 Kg7 5.Kh4 Kg6 6.Kh3 Kf7 7.Kh4 Kg7 8.Kh3 Kf7
2.g5+
2.Bd3 Ne2 3.Bxb5 Nxf4+ 4.Kh4 fxg4 5.Kxg4 Ne2 6.Bc4 Nxd4 7.Bd3 Ke5 8.Kg3 Kd6 9.Kf2 = Stockfish
2…Kg7
3.Bd3 Ne2
4.Bxb5 Nxf4+
5.Kh4 Ne2
6.a4 Nxd4
7.Bc4
7.Kg3 e5 8.Bc4 e4 9.Kf4 Nc6 10.Bb5 f2 11.a5 Nxa5 12.Kxf5 Nb7 13.Kxe4 Nd6+ 14.Ke3 Nxb5 15.Kxf2 = Stockfish
7…e5
8.Kg3 e4
9.Kf4 Nc6
10.Bb5 Nb4
10...f2 11.a5 Nxa5 12.Kxf5 Nb7 13.Kxe4 Nd6+ 14.Ke3 Nxb5 15.Kxf2 = Stockfish
11.Bc4?! -0.37/34
11.a5 0.00/29 11...Nd5+ 12.Kg3 Kg6 13.a6 Nc7 13...Kxg5 14. a7 Nb6 15. Bc6 Kf6 16. a8=R Nxa8 17. Bxa8 Ke5 18. Bb7 Kd4 19. Kf4 Kc3 20. Kxf5 f2 21. Ba6 e3 22. Kg4 e2 23. Bxe2 Kd2 24. Kf3 Ke1 25. Ke3 f1=Q 26. Bxf1 Kxf1 = Stockfish 14.a7 Kxg5 15.Bc6 f4+ 16.Kf2 Kf5 17.a8=Q Nxa8 18.Bxa8 Ke5 19.Kf1 Kd4 20.Bxe4 Kxe4 21.Kf2 Kd4 22.Kxf3 Ke5 23.Ke2 Ke4 24.Kf2 f3 25.Kf1 Ke5 26.Kf2 Kf4 27.Kf1 Kg5 28.Kf2 Kf4
11...Nc6
12.Bb5 Ne7
12...f2 13.a5 Nxa5 14.Kxf5 Nb7 15.Kxe4 Nd6+ 16.Ke3 Nxb5 17.Kxf2 = Stockfish
13.Bc4
13.a5 Nd5+ 14.Kg3 Kg6 15.a6 Nc7 16.a7 Kxg5 17.Bc6 Kf6 18.a8=Q Nxa8 19.Bxa8 Ke5 20.Bb7 Kd4 21.Kf4 Kc3 22.Kxf5 f2 23.Ba6 e3 24.Kg4 Kd2 25.Kf3 = Stockfish
13...Ng6+?! 0.00/35
13...f2 -0.48/31 14.a5 14. Bf1 Kg6 15. a5 Nd5+ 16. Kg3 e3 17. Kf3 Kxg5 18. a6 f4 19. Kg2 Kg4 20. Be2+ Kh4 21. a7 Nc7 22. Bf3 Kg5 23. a8=Q Nxa8 24. Bxa8 Kg6 = Stockfish 14...Nd5+ 15.Ke5 Nb4 16.Bf1 Kg6 17.Kf4 Nd5+ 18.Ke5 Ne3 19.Be2 f1=Q 20.Bxf1 Nxf1 21.Kd4 Nd2 22.a6 Nb3+ 23.Kc4 e3 24.Kxb3 e2 25.a7 e1=Q 26.a8=Q Kxg5 27.Qg8+ Kf4 28.Kc4 Qe4+ 29.Kc5 Qe5+ 30.Kc6 Kf3
14.Ke3 Ne5
15.Bb5 Nf7
16.a5 Nxg5?? +6.22/33
16...Nd6 0.00/34 17.Bf1 Nc8 18.a6 18. Kf4 Kg6 19. a6 Nb6 20. Bb5 Nd5+ 21. Kg3 Nc7 22. a7 Kxg5 23. Bc6 Kf6 24. a8=Q Nxa8 25. Bxa8 Ke5 26. Bb7 Kd4 27. Kf4 Kc3 28. Kxf5 f2 29. Ba6 e3 30. Kg4 e2 31. Bxe2 Kd2 32. Kf3 Ke1 33. Ke3 f1=Q 34. Bxf1 Kxf1 = Stockfish 18...Kg6 19.Kf4 Nb6 20.a7 Nd5+ 21.Ke5 Nc7 22.Kf4 Nd5+
17.Bc4 f4+? +15.97/26
17...Kf6 +6.22/32 18.a6 f4+ 19.Kd2 e3+ 20.Kd1 e2+ 21.Ke1 f2+ 21...Ne4 22. a7 f2+ 23. Kxe2 f1=Q+ 24. Kxf1 Nd2+ 25. Ke2 Nxc4 26. a8=Q +52.40 Stockfish 22.Kxe2 Ne4 23.a7 f1=Q+ 24.Kxf1 Nd2+ 25.Ke2 Nxc4 26.a8=Q Ne5 27.Qe4 Ke6 28.Qxf4 Kd5 29.Qe3 Nc6 30.Qd3+
18.Kxf4 e3
19.Kxe3 f2
20.a6
20.Kxf2 Ne4+ 21.Ke3 Nd6 22.Kd4 Nc8 23.a6 Kf6 24.Kd5 Nb6+ 25.Kc5 Nc8 26.Kc6 Ke7 27.Kc7 Nd6 28.a7 Nxc4 29.a8=Q +55.00 Stockfish
20…Ne6
21.a7 Nc7
22.Kd4 Kf6
23.Kc5 Ke7
24.Kc6 Kd8
25.Bf1 Kc8
26.Bh3+ Kd8
27.Kb7 1-0

 

GM Aleksey Dreev(2649)-GM Ray Robson(2682)
10/17/18
2018 Fall Chess Classic
1.Kf1 Nd5
2.Ke2 b5
3.Bd2?! +0.31/32
3.Kd3 +0.88/31 3...Kf7 4.Be3 4. Kd4 b4 5. a4 Nc3 6. Kc4 Nxa4 7. Kxb4 Nb6 8. Bb2 Nd5+ 9. Kb5 a6+ 10. Kxa6 Nf4 11. g3 Nd3 12. Bd4 e5 13. Be3 e4 14. Kb5 Ke6 15. Kc4 Kf5 16. Kd4 Ne5 17. Kd5 Nd3 18. Bb6 Nb2 19. Bc5 Nd3 20. Be3 Nb2 21. Bb6 Nd3 22. Ba7 Nb4+ 23. Kd6 Nd3 24. Ke7 Kg4 25. Kf6 Kf3 26. Kxg6 Nxf2 27. h5 Ng4 28. Kf5 e3 29. Bxe3 Nxe3+ 30. Kg6 Ng4 31. h6 Nxh6 32. Kxh6 Kxg3 33. Kg5 Kh3 34. Kf5 Kh4 35. Kg6 Kg3 36. Kg5 = Stockfish 4...a6 5.Kd4 b4 6.axb4 Nxb4 7.Kc5 Nd5 7...Nd3+ 8. Kb6 Kf6 9. Kxa6 Kf5 10. Kb5 Kg4 11. Kc4 Ne1 12. g3 Kf3 13. Bd4 Ng2 14. Kc5 e5 15. Bxe5 Kxf2 16. Kd5 Kf3 17. Ke6 Kg4 18. Kf6 Nxh4 19. gxh4 Kxh4 20. Kxg6 = Stockfish 8.Bd2 Ke7 9.Kc6 Kf6 10.f3 Ke5 11.Kc5 Kf6 12.g4 Ke5 13.Bc1 a5 14.Kb5
3...Ne7
3...e5 4.Kf3 Kf7 5.Bb4 Nf6 6.Ba5 a6 7.Bd2 Nd5 8.g4 Nf6 9.Bb4 Nd5 10.Be1 Nb6 11.Ke4 Nc4 12.Bb4 Ke6 13.Bc5 a5 14.h5 gxh5 15.gxh5 Kf6 16.h6 Kg6 17.Kd5 Nb2 18.Kxe5 Nd3+ 19.Kd4 Nxf2 20.Bb6 b4 21.a4 Nd1 22.Kc4 Nc3 23.Kb3 Nxa4 24.Kxa4 Kxh6 25.Bxa5 Kg6 26.Kxb4 = Stockfish
4.Kd3 Nc6
5.Bc3 Kf7
6.g4 a5
7.Bb2 Kg8
8.Ke4 Kf8
9.Kf4 Kf7
10.f3 Ne7
11.Ke4 Nc6
12.Ba1
12.h5 gxh5 13.gxh5 Kg8 14.f4 Kh7 15.f5 exf5+ 16.Kxf5 b4 = Stockfish
12...Kg8 13.Bb2 Kf7 14.f4?! +0.22/32
14.Kd3 There is no way for White to break through the Black defense here. 14...Kg8 15.Ba1 Kf7 16.Ke4 Kg8 17.Bd4 Kh7 18.Bb2 Kg8 19.Ba1 Kf8 20.Be5 Ke7 21.Bc3 Ke8 22.Kd3 Kf7 23.Ba1 Kg8 24.Kc2 Kf7
14...Kg8
14...Ne7 15.Bc3 Nc6 16.f5 exf5+ 17.gxf5 b4 = Stockfish
15.f5?! +0.03/31
15.Kd3 +0.40/32 15...Ne7 15... Kf7 16. h5 gxh5 17. gxh5 Kg8 18. Bc1 Kg7 19. Ke4 Kf6 20. Bd2 Kg7 21. f5 exf5+ 22. Kxf5 Nd4+ 23. Ke4 Nc2 24. Bc1 a4 25. h6+ Kg6 26. Kd3 Nxa3 27. Bxa3 Kxh6 = Stockfish 16.Bc3 Nc6 17.Be5 Kf7 18.Kc2 b4 18... Kf8 19. Kc3 Kf7 20. Bc7 Kg7 21. Kb3 Kf6 22. Ka2 Ke7 23. Be5 Kf7 24. Bc3 b4 25. Be5 bxa3 26. Kxa3 Nb4 27. Ka4 Nd5 28. Kb5 Ne3 29. g5 Nf5 30. Kxa5 Nxh4 = Stockfish 19.Kb3 bxa3 20.Kxa3 Nb4 21.Ka4 Nd5 22.Kxa5 Ne3 23.g5 Nf5 24.Kb5 Nxh4 25.Kc4 Ke7 26.Kd4 Nf5+ 27.Ke4 Ng3+ 28.Kd3 Nf5 29.Ke4
15.h5 gxh5 16.gxh5 Kf7 17.Kf3 b4 18.Kg4 bxa3 19.Bxa3 Nd4 = Stockfish
15...exf5+ 16.gxf5 Kf7?! +0.33/38
16...gxf5+ +0.03/29 17.Kxf5 Kf7 18.Ke4 18. h5 Ne7+ 19. Ke4 b4 20. a4 Ng8 21. Kd3 Nf6 22. Kc4 Nxh5 23. Bd4 Nf4 24. Bb6 Ne2 25. Bxa5 Nc3 26. Kxb4 Nxa4 27. Kxa4 Ke6 = Stockfish 18...Ne7 19.Be5 Ng6 20.Bg3 Nxh4 21.Bxh4 b4 22.a4 b3 23.Kd3 Ke6 24.Kc3 b2 25.Kxb2 Kd7 26.Kc2 Kc6 27.Bd8 Kb7 28.Bxa5
17.fxg6+ Kxg6 18.Kd5 Ne7+ 19.Kc5 Nf5? +3.32/26
19...b4 +0.33/37 20.a4 Kh5 21.Kc4 Kg4 22.Ba1 The try 22.Bf6 still just draws because the bishop is over-burdened, protecting the h-pawn and stopping the advance of the b-pawn. 22... Ng6 23. Kb5 Kf5 24. Bd4 Nxh4 25. Kxa5 Ke6 26. Kxb4 Kd7 27. Bc5 Kc6 28. Bf2 Kc7 29. Kb3 Kb7 30. Bxh4 Kc7 31. Bf6 Kb7 32. Kb4 Ka8 33. a5 Kb8 34. Kb3 Ka8 35. Kc3 Ka7 36. Bd4+ Ka8 37. a6 Kb8 38. a7+ Ka8 39. Kb3 Kb7 40. Be5 Ka8 41. Kb4 Kb7 42. a8=Q+ Kxa8 22...Kh5 23.Be5 Kg4 24.Bb2 Kh5 25.Kc5 Kg4 26.Ba1 Kh5 27.Kc4 Kg4 28.Be5 Nc6 29.Bg7 Nd8 30.Bf6 Ne6 31.Be7 Kh5 32.Kd5 b3 33.Bf6 Nf8 34.Bd4 Nd7 35.Kc6 Nb8+ 36.Kc5 Nd7+ 37.Kc4 Nb6+ 38.Kxb3 Nxa4 39.Kxa4 Kxh4 40.Bb6 Kh5
20.Kxb5 Nxh4
21.a4? +1.81/42
21.Kxa5 Nf3 22.Bc3 Kf7 23.Kb6 Ke6 24.Kc6 Nh4 25.a4 Ng6 26.a5 Ne7+ 27.Kb7 Kd7 28.Be5 Nc6 29.a6 Na5+ 30.Kb6 Nc6 31.Kc5 Na7 32.Bf4 Nc6 33.Bd6 Na7 34.Bb8 Nc6 35.Bf4 Na7 36.Bh2 Nc6 37.Kb6 Ne7 38.Kb7 Nc6 39.Bf4 Na5+ 40.Kb6 Nc6 41.Be5 Ne7 42.Kb7 Nc6 43.Bc3 Nd8+ 44.Kb6 21.Ka5 is a database draw.
21...Kf7 22.Kxa5 Nf5?? +60.92/29
22...Ke6 23.Kb6 Kd7 24.Kb7 Nf5 25.Be5 Ke6 26.Bc3 Nd6+ 27.Kc6 Nc4 28.Bb4 Ne5+ 29.Kc7 Nc4 It's an endgame database draw. 22...Nf5 was the fatal blunder, Black had to get the king closer before bringing up the knight.
23.Kb6 Nd6 24.Be5 Nc4+ 25.Kb5 Na3+ 26.Kc5 Ke7 27.a5 Kd7 28.a6 Kc8 29.Bd6 Nc2 30.Kb6 Ne3 31.a7 Nd5+ 32.Ka6 1-0

 

 

[Event "2018 Fall Chess Classic"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO"]
[Date "2018.10.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[Black "GM Ray Robson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[FEN "8/4k3/4p3/1p3p1K/3P1P2/P1n2pP1/8/5B2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
 
1.g4 Kf6 $2 { 0.00/37 } ( 1...Ne2 { -1.15/32 } 2.Kh4
{ 2.Kg5 Kd6 3. Kh4 fxg4 4. Kxg4 Nxd4 5. Bd3 Kd5 6. Kg3 e5 7. fxe5 Kxe5 8.
Kg4 Kd5 9. Kf4 f2 10. Kg3 f1=R 11. Bxf1 Nf5+ 12. Kf2 Kc5 13. Bd3 Nd6 14.
Ke2 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Kxc4 16. a4 bxa4 17. Kd1    =   Stockfish } 2...Kf6 3.g5+
Kf7 4.Kh3 Kg7 5.Kh4 Kg6 6.Kh3 Kf7 7.Kh4 Kg7 8.Kh3 Kf7 ) 2.g5+ ( 2.Bd3 Ne2
3.Bxb5 Nxf4+ 4.Kh4 fxg4 5.Kxg4 Ne2 6.Bc4 Nxd4 7.Bd3 Ke5 8.Kg3 Kd6 9.Kf2
{ =   Stockfish } ) 2...Kg7 3.Bd3 Ne2 4.Bxb5 Nxf4+ 5.Kh4 Ne2 6.a4 Nxd4 7.Bc4
( 7.Kg3 e5 8.Bc4 e4 9.Kf4 Nc6 10.Bb5 f2 11.a5 Nxa5 12.Kxf5 Nb7 13.Kxe4 Nd6+
14.Ke3 Nxb5 15.Kxf2 { =   Stockfish } ) 7...e5 8.Kg3 e4 9.Kf4 Nc6 10.Bb5 Nb4
( 10...f2 11.a5 Nxa5 12.Kxf5 Nb7 13.Kxe4 Nd6+ 14.Ke3 Nxb5 15.Kxf2
{ =   Stockfish } ) 11.Bc4 $6 { -0.37/34 } ( 11.a5 { 0.00/29 } 11...Nd5+
12.Kg3 Kg6 13.a6 Nc7
{ 13...Kxg5 14. a7 Nb6 15. Bc6 Kf6 16. a8=R Nxa8 17. Bxa8 Ke5 18. Bb7 Kd4
19. Kf4 Kc3 20. Kxf5 f2 21. Ba6 e3 22. Kg4 e2 23. Bxe2 Kd2 24. Kf3 Ke1 25.
Ke3 f1=Q 26. Bxf1 Kxf1   =   Stockfish } 14.a7 Kxg5 15.Bc6 f4+ 16.Kf2 Kf5
17.a8=Q Nxa8 18.Bxa8 Ke5 19.Kf1 Kd4 20.Bxe4 Kxe4 21.Kf2 Kd4 22.Kxf3 Ke5
23.Ke2 Ke4 24.Kf2 f3 25.Kf1 Ke5 26.Kf2 Kf4 27.Kf1 Kg5 28.Kf2 Kf4 ) 11...Nc6
12.Bb5 Ne7 ( 12...f2 13.a5 Nxa5 14.Kxf5 Nb7
15.Kxe4 Nd6+ 16.Ke3 Nxb5 17.Kxf2 { =   Stockfish } ) 13.Bc4 ( 13.a5 Nd5+
14.Kg3 Kg6 15.a6 Nc7 16.a7 Kxg5 17.Bc6 Kf6 18.a8=Q Nxa8 19.Bxa8 Ke5 20.Bb7
Kd4 21.Kf4 Kc3 22.Kxf5 f2 23.Ba6 e3 24.Kg4 Kd2 25.Kf3 { =   Stockfish } )
13...Ng6+ $6 { 0.00/35 } ( 13...f2 { -0.48/31 } 14.a5
{ 14. Bf1 Kg6 15. a5 Nd5+ 16. Kg3 e3 17. Kf3 Kxg5 18. a6 f4 19. Kg2 Kg4 20.
Be2+ Kh4 21. a7 Nc7 22. Bf3 Kg5 23. a8=Q Nxa8 24. Bxa8 Kg6  =   Stockfish }
14...Nd5+ 15.Ke5 Nb4 16.Bf1 Kg6 17.Kf4 Nd5+ 18.Ke5 Ne3 19.Be2 f1=Q 20.Bxf1
Nxf1 21.Kd4 Nd2 22.a6 Nb3+ 23.Kc4 e3 24.Kxb3 e2 25.a7 e1=Q 26.a8=Q Kxg5
27.Qg8+ Kf4 28.Kc4 Qe4+ 29.Kc5 Qe5+ 30.Kc6 Kf3 ) 14.Ke3 Ne5 15.Bb5 Nf7 16.a5
Nxg5 $4 { +6.22/33 } ( 16...Nd6 { 0.00/34 } 17.Bf1 Nc8 18.a6
{ 18. Kf4 Kg6 19. a6 Nb6 20. Bb5 Nd5+ 21. Kg3 Nc7 22. a7 Kxg5 23. Bc6 Kf6
24. a8=Q Nxa8 25. Bxa8 Ke5 26. Bb7 Kd4 27. Kf4 Kc3 28. Kxf5 f2 29. Ba6 e3
30. Kg4 e2 31. Bxe2 Kd2 32. Kf3 Ke1 33. Ke3 f1=Q 34. Bxf1 Kxf1   =   Stockfish }
18...Kg6 19.Kf4 Nb6 20.a7 Nd5+ 21.Ke5 Nc7 22.Kf4 Nd5+ ) 17.Bc4 f4+ $2
{ +15.97/26 } ( 17...Kf6 { +6.22/32 } 18.a6 f4+ 19.Kd2 e3+ 20.Kd1 e2+ 21.Ke1
f2+
{ 21...Ne4 22. a7 f2+ 23. Kxe2 f1=Q+ 24. Kxf1 Nd2+ 25. Ke2 Nxc4 26. a8=Q  
+52.40  Stockfish } 22.Kxe2 Ne4 23.a7 f1=Q+ 24.Kxf1 Nd2+ 25.Ke2 Nxc4 26.a8=Q
Ne5 27.Qe4 Ke6 28.Qxf4 Kd5 29.Qe3 Nc6 30.Qd3+ ) 18.Kxf4 e3 19.Kxe3 f2 20.a6
( 20.Kxf2 Ne4+ 21.Ke3 Nd6 22.Kd4 Nc8 23.a6 Kf6 24.Kd5 Nb6+ 25.Kc5 Nc8 26.Kc6
Ke7 27.Kc7 Nd6 28.a7 Nxc4 29.a8=Q { +55.00   Stockfish } ) 20...Ne6 21.a7 Nc7
22.Kd4 Kf6 23.Kc5 Ke7 24.Kc6 Kd8 25.Bf1 Kc8 26.Bh3+ Kd8 27.Kb7 1-0
 
 
 
 
[Event "2018 Fall Chess Classic"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO"]
[Date "2018.10.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM Aleksey Dreev"]
[Black "GM Ray Robson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[FEN "6k1/pp6/1n2p1p1/8/7P/P7/5PP1/2B3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
 
1.Kf1 Nd5 2.Ke2 b5 3.Bd2 $6 { +0.31/32 } ( 3.Kd3 { +0.88/31 } 3...Kf7 4.Be3
{ 4. Kd4 b4 5. a4 Nc3 6. Kc4 Nxa4 7. Kxb4 Nb6 8. Bb2 Nd5+ 9. Kb5 a6+ 10.
Kxa6 Nf4 11. g3 Nd3 12. Bd4 e5 13. Be3 e4 14. Kb5 Ke6 15. Kc4 Kf5 16. Kd4
Ne5 17. Kd5 Nd3 18. Bb6 Nb2 19. Bc5 Nd3 20. Be3 Nb2 21. Bb6 Nd3 22. Ba7 Nb4+ 23. Kd6 Nd3 24. Ke7 Kg4 25. Kf6 Kf3 26. Kxg6 Nxf2 27. h5 Ng4 28. Kf5 e3
29. Bxe3 Nxe3+ 30. Kg6 Ng4 31. h6 Nxh6 32. Kxh6 Kxg3 33. Kg5 Kh3 34. Kf5 Kh4 35. Kg6 Kg3 36. Kg5   =  Stockfish }
4...a6 5.Kd4 b4 6.axb4 Nxb4 7.Kc5 Nd5
{ 7...Nd3+ 8. Kb6 Kf6 9. Kxa6 Kf5 10. Kb5 Kg4 11. Kc4 Ne1 12. g3 Kf3 13.
Bd4 Ng2 14. Kc5 e5 15. Bxe5 Kxf2 16. Kd5 Kf3 17. Ke6 Kg4 18. Kf6 Nxh4 19.
gxh4 Kxh4 20. Kxg6   =   Stockfish } 8.Bd2 Ke7 9.Kc6 Kf6 10.f3 Ke5 11.Kc5 Kf6
12.g4 Ke5 13.Bc1 a5 14.Kb5 ) 3...Ne7 ( 3...e5 4.Kf3 Kf7 5.Bb4 Nf6 6.Ba5 a6
7.Bd2 Nd5 8.g4 Nf6 9.Bb4 Nd5 10.Be1 Nb6 11.Ke4 Nc4 12.Bb4 Ke6 13.Bc5 a5 14.h5
gxh5 15.gxh5 Kf6 16.h6 Kg6 17.Kd5 Nb2 18.Kxe5 Nd3+ 19.Kd4 Nxf2 20.Bb6 b4
21.a4 Nd1 22.Kc4 Nc3 23.Kb3 Nxa4 24.Kxa4 Kxh6 25.Bxa5 Kg6 26.Kxb4
{ =   Stockfish } ) 4.Kd3 Nc6 5.Bc3 Kf7 6.g4 a5 7.Bb2 Kg8 8.Ke4 Kf8 9.Kf4 Kf7
10.f3 Ne7 11.Ke4 Nc6 12.Ba1 ( 12.h5 gxh5 13.gxh5 Kg8 14.f4 Kh7 15.f5 exf5+
16.Kxf5 b4 { =   Stockfish } ) 12...Kg8 13.Bb2 Kf7 14.f4 $6 { +0.22/32 } ( 
14.Kd3
{ There is no way for White to
break through the Black defense here. } 14...Kg8 15.Ba1 Kf7 16.Ke4 Kg8 17.Bd4
Kh7 18.Bb2 Kg8 19.Ba1 Kf8 20.Be5 Ke7 21.Bc3 Ke8 22.Kd3 Kf7 23.Ba1 Kg8 24.Kc2
Kf7 ) 14...Kg8 ( 14...Ne7 15.Bc3 Nc6 16.f5 exf5+ 17.gxf5 b4 { =   Stockfish }
) 15.f5 $6 { +0.03/31 } ( 15.Kd3 { +0.40/32 } 15...Ne7
{ 15... Kf7 16. h5 gxh5 17. gxh5 Kg8 18. Bc1 Kg7 19. Ke4 Kf6 20. Bd2 Kg7
21. f5 exf5+ 22. Kxf5 Nd4+ 23. Ke4 Nc2 24. Bc1 a4 25. h6+ Kg6 26. Kd3 Nxa3
27. Bxa3 Kxh6  =   Stockfish } 16.Bc3 Nc6 17.Be5 Kf7 18.Kc2 b4
{ 18... Kf8 19. Kc3 Kf7 20. Bc7 Kg7 21. Kb3 Kf6 22. Ka2 Ke7 23. Be5 Kf7 24.
Bc3 b4 25. Be5 bxa3 26. Kxa3 Nb4 27. Ka4 Nd5 28. Kb5 Ne3 29. g5 Nf5 30.
Kxa5 Nxh4  =   Stockfish } 19.Kb3 bxa3 20.Kxa3 Nb4 21.Ka4 Nd5 22.Kxa5 Ne3
23.g5 Nf5 24.Kb5 Nxh4 25.Kc4 Ke7 26.Kd4 Nf5+ 27.Ke4 Ng3+ 28.Kd3 Nf5 29.Ke4 )
( 15.h5 gxh5 16.gxh5 Kf7 17.Kf3 b4 18.Kg4 bxa3 19.Bxa3 Nd4 { =   Stockfish }
) 15...exf5+ 16.gxf5 Kf7 $6 { +0.33/38 } ( 16...gxf5+ { +0.03/29 } 17.Kxf5
Kf7 18.Ke4
{ 18. h5 Ne7+ 19. Ke4 b4 20. a4 Ng8 21. Kd3 Nf6 22. Kc4 Nxh5 23. Bd4 Nf4
24. Bb6 Ne2 25. Bxa5 Nc3 26. Kxb4 Nxa4 27. Kxa4 Ke6   =   Stockfish }
18...Ne7 19.Be5 Ng6 20.Bg3 Nxh4 21.Bxh4 b4 22.a4 b3 23.Kd3 Ke6 24.Kc3 b2
25.Kxb2 Kd7 26.Kc2 Kc6 27.Bd8 Kb7 28.Bxa5 ) 17.fxg6+ Kxg6 18.Kd5 Ne7+ 19.Kc5
Nf5 $2 { +3.32/26 } ( 19...b4 { +0.33/37 } 20.a4 Kh5 21.Kc4 Kg4 22.Ba1
{ The try 22.Bf6 still just draws because the bishop is over-burdened,
protecting the h-pawn and stopping the advance of the b-pawn.   22... Ng6
23. Kb5 Kf5 24. Bd4 Nxh4 25. Kxa5 Ke6 26. Kxb4 Kd7 27. Bc5 Kc6 28. Bf2 Kc7 29. Kb3 Kb7 30. Bxh4 Kc7 31. Bf6 Kb7 32. Kb4 Ka8 33. a5 Kb8 34. Kb3 Ka8
35. Kc3 Ka7 36. Bd4+ Ka8 37. a6 Kb8 38. a7+ Ka8 39. Kb3 Kb7 40. Be5 Ka8 41. Kb4 Kb7 42. a8=Q+ Kxa8 }
22...Kh5 23.Be5 Kg4 24.Bb2 Kh5 25.Kc5 Kg4 26.Ba1 Kh5 27.Kc4 Kg4 28.Be5 Nc6
29.Bg7 Nd8 30.Bf6 Ne6 31.Be7 Kh5 32.Kd5 b3 33.Bf6 Nf8 34.Bd4 Nd7 35.Kc6 Nb8+
36.Kc5 Nd7+ 37.Kc4 Nb6+ 38.Kxb3 Nxa4 39.Kxa4 Kxh4 40.Bb6 Kh5 ) 20.Kxb5 Nxh4 21.a4 $2
{ +1.81/42 } ( 21.Kxa5 Nf3 22.Bc3 Kf7 23.Kb6 Ke6 24.Kc6 Nh4
25.a4 Ng6 26.a5 Ne7+ 27.Kb7 Kd7 28.Be5 Nc6 29.a6 Na5+ 30.Kb6 Nc6 31.Kc5 Na7
32.Bf4 Nc6 33.Bd6 Na7 34.Bb8 Nc6 35.Bf4 Na7 36.Bh2 Nc6 37.Kb6 Ne7 38.Kb7 Nc6
39.Bf4 Na5+ 40.Kb6 Nc6 41.Be5 Ne7 42.Kb7 Nc6 43.Bc3 Nd8+ 44.Kb6
{ 21.Ka5 is a database draw. } ) 21...Kf7 22.Kxa5
Nf5 $4 { +60.92/29 } ( 22…Ke6 23.Kb6
Kd7 24.Kb7 Nf5 25.Be5 Ke6 26.Bc3 Nd6+ 27.Kc6 Nc4 28.Bb4 Ne5+ 29.Kc7 Nc4
{ It's an endgame database draw. 22...Nf5 was the fatal blunder,  Black had
to get the king closer before bringing up the knight. } ) 23.Kb6 Nd6 24.Be5
Nc4+ 25.Kb5 Na3+ 26.Kc5 Ke7 27.a5 Kd7 28.a6 Kc8 29.Bd6 Nc2 30.Kb6 Ne3 31.a7 Nd5+ 32.Ka6 1-0
 
Alan Lasser

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

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They should never be misconstrued to represent the State of Connecticut, the Town of Coventry Connecticut, nor with any other chess associations.

The monthly tournaments in Coventry are conducted by Rob Roy acting as an independent organizer, and not by any chess club, state chapter, nor federation.

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

Nov 17 - 2018 Yankee Peddler Open

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Sunday, October 7, 2018

New Britain Chess Club Weekly News - October 7, 2018

New Britain Chess Club Weekly News - October 7, 2018

This Week’s News Items:

  • Oktoberfest Tournament Round 4 on Tuesday

  • Please Renew your membership:

  • Best Game of the Year Contest

  • ACHR Apple Pie fundraiser

 

In case you missed it: last Tuesday NM Harris Appelman went over his victory against Fabiano Caruana from 2003 at the Marshall Chess Club.  What was especially interesting about this lecture was the motifs Harris used to obtain the victory. He had studied a game of Byrne vs. Fischer involving the “Russian sacrifice”, a rook for a bishop, but the bishop gets to control a long diagonal, and eventually becomes a dominant piece in mate threats.  The game will be posted on the website.

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Oktoberfest Tournament - Round 4 - October 9, 2018

Round time starts at 7:00.  Please notify the club at this email if you are unable to make your scheduled game.  

 

Pairings for Round 4. 2018 Oktoberfest: OPEN

Bd

#

Res

White

#

Res

Black

1

4

 

Joseph Bihlmeyer

2

 

David Herscovici

2

3

 

Douglas E Fiske

1

 

Nelson Castaneda

3

5

 

Suhas Kodali

6

 

Andrew Colwell

4

12

 

Robert Wooster

7

 

Mark R Bourque

5

11

 

Roger P Bessette

8

 

Guevara-Rodriguez

6

10

 

Dennis Paul Himes

9

 

Norman Burtness

Pairings for Round 4. 2018 Oktoberfest: Reserve

Bd

#

Res

White

#

Res

Black

8

5

 

Laxma Dendi

4

 

Bill Campbell

9

3

 

Harold Blanchard

7

 

Elizabeth C Smith

10

17

 

Kyle Triplett

2

 

Ybelka Granger

11

8

 

Suma Dendi

16

 

Samuel Sirag

12

11

 

Norman Be Aldrich

18

 

Roger Bilisoly

13

1

 

Robert Cyr

13

 

Christoph Hoffman

14

6

 

Laurent Lafosse

19

 

Aryan Jangle

15

10

 

Punyavra Upadhyay

9

 

Adam Miller

16

14

 

Thoma Sullivan Jr

12

 

Kunde Govindaraja



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Please Renew your membership:

The success of the NBCC depends on the contributions and support of our chess community.  

Membership dues for the 9/1 - 8/31 club year are:

  • regular $65 (or 2 payments of $35)

  • children and full time students: $50

  • 2nd family member: $35

  • 65+ yrs old or out of state college student: $35

  • special $35 in case of a Financial Hardship

Our treasurer prefers payment by mailed check.

Make checks payable to NBCC and send to our Treasurer,

Gert Hilhorst, 18 The Courtyard, Simsbury, CT 06070-2214

You can also pay him with check or cash at the club

or renew by PayPal on our website.

NBCC membership page and PayPal link

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Best Game of the Year Contest

Judged by NM Rick Bauer.  You must be a NBCC member to be eligible. Submit your best game to Rick at  RickBauer55@gmail.com    Prizes will be ⅔  to the winner and ⅓ to the loser (NBCC member only).  Games also played outside the club against non-NBCC members will be considered.  The judging will be announced at the Christmas party.

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Thanksgiving Apple Pie Fundraiser for ACHR

Our host, the Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection is selling Apple Pies from Lyman Orchards, with the proceeds going to the city’s social service agencies to provide meals for the needy in New Britain this Thanksgiving.    Apple Pie Fundraiser details

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Norman Burtness, President 

2018 Yankee Peddler Open

Saturday November 17

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Most Recent Articles from Connecticut Chess Magazine

Report on 2018 Charter Oak Open

Chess Memories from 1978

Can Psychopaths be cured ?

New Britain Chess Club has success with Summer Open

The Flying Knight, by Alan Lasser

Nathan Chang wins 2018 Nutmeg State Open

Setting our time machine to Aug. 11, 1980, by Bob Cyr

Rising Chess Star at Wilson-Gray YMCA Hartford

New Britain Chess Club to train tournament directors

Report on 2018 Connecticut Yankee Open

Report on 2018 Coventry Summer Open

 

UPCOMING CHESS TOURNAMENTS

Nov 17  Yankee Peddler Open Coventry CT

Dec 15  Holiday Party Open Coventry CT

 

FUTURE DATES COVENTRY CHESS CLUB:

Nov 17 2018 Yankee Peddler Open

Dec 15 2018 Holiday Party Open

Jan 12 2019 Coventry Open

Feb 23 2019 Eastern Connecticut Open

Mar 16 2019 Greater Hartford Open

Apr 13 2019 Nathan Hale Open

May 18 2019 Constitution State Open

June 22 2019 Coventry Summer Open

 

 

 

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They are private initiatives by Rob Roy, for the public good, focusing on quality of life, and on chess in Connecticut.

They should never be misconstrued to represent the State of Connecticut, the Town of Coventry Connecticut, nor with any other chess associations.

The monthly tournaments in Coventry are conducted by Rob Roy acting as an independent organizer, and not by any chess club, state chapter, nor federation.

I have never written for, nor spoken for, anyone besides myself, Rob Roy, acting as an independent chess journalist.

Rob Roy derives no material gain from these two entities, in contrast; Rob Roy suffers significant monetary loss from their operations.

 

 

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Chess Game of the Week

Inspired by the computer, many humans try their unusual moves, such as the 5…Bb1 that appears in this game, trading a possible bad bishop for a knight that hasn’t even moved yet. The justification is that the knight will be more useful in the ensuing closed position than the bishop might be; as far as the computer can see, the knight is the better piece. We humans have learned the hard way that if the game lasts to the ending, the bishop is likely to outfight the knight; but at move five the computer has no reason to suspect that an ending will ever occur. Some players play endgames more often than other players; so take your own experience into account when you decide whether to give up the bishop for the knight extremely early in the game. In this game, after the bishop-for-knight exchange, the position is not particularly closed, and the participants split the point.

GM Ruslan Ponomariov(2681)-GM Raul Mamedov(2702)
10/4/18
2018 World Chess Olympiad
1.d4 d5
2.Bf4 Bf5
3.e3 e6
4.Nf3 Nf6
5.c4 Bxb1
5...Be7 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Qb3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9.O-O Nb6 10.Be2 a5 11.a4 Nbd5 +0.41 Stockfish
5...Bd6 6.Bxd6 cxd6 7.Qb3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Qe7 9.O-O O-O 10.Nbd2 Rc8 11.Rac1 Nc6 +0.17 Stockfish
6.Qxb1 Bb4+
7.Kd1 Bd6
8.Bg5 Be7
9.Bd3 h6?! +0.36/23
9...dxc4 -0.02/21 10.Bxc4 c5 11.Ke2 cxd4 12.Nxd4 O-O 13.Rc1 Nbd7 13...Qa5 14. Bh4 Qh5+ 15. Nf3 Nbd7 16. Kf1 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxh4 18. Nf3 Qh5 19. Be2 Rac8 -0.08 Stockfish 14.Nf3 Rc8 15.Kf1 Qb6 16.Kg1 Bd6 17.Be2 Ng4 18.h3 Ngf6 19.Rxc8 Rxc8
10.Bxf6 Bxf6
11.cxd5 exd5
12.b4
12.Ke2 Nd7 13.Qc2 c6 14.b4 Qe7 15.h4 h5 16.Rhe1 O-O 17.Kf1 Rac8 18.Kg1 Qd6 +0.14 Stockfish
12…c6
13.Ke2 Nd7
14.Rc1 a6
15.a4 O-O
16.Qb3
16.g3 Be7 17.Qb3 Nf6 18.Kf1 Bd6 19.b5 axb5 20.axb5 Rxa1 21.Rxa1 c5 22.dxc5 Bxc5 23.Rd1 Qd7 +0.09 Stockfish
16…Re8
17.Kf1 Nb6
18.g3
18.Qc3 Qd6 19.g3 Rac8 20.h4 h5 21.Qc2 Be7 22.Ne5 g6 23.Kg2 Bf8 24.f4 Nd7 25.Qf2 Bg7 +0.21 Stockfish
18…Qd7
19.Kg2 h5
20.h3 g6
21.Qc3 Qd6
21...Rac8 22.h4 Qg4 23.Qb3 Be7 24.Be2 Kg7 25.Ne1 Bd6 26.Nd3 Qe4+ 27.Bf3 Qe7 28.Nc5 +0.15 Stockfish
22.Qc5 Qd8
23.Qc3 Qd6
24.Qc5 Qd8
25.Qc3
25.h4 Be7 26.Qc3 Qc8 27.Qe1 Bf6 28.Be2 Kg7 29.Qd1 Qd7 30.Qc2 Qe7 31.Ra2 Rec8 32.Ne1 Qe4+ 33.Kg1 Qxc2 34.Rcxc2 Be7 +0.27 Stockfish
½-½

[Event "2018 Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi, Georgia"]
[Date "2018.10.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "GM Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "GM Rauf Mamedov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bf5 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.c4 Bxb1 ( 5...Be7 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Qb3 dxc4
8.Bxc4 O-O 9.O-O Nb6 10.Be2 a5 11.a4 Nbd5 { +0.41 Stockfish } ) ( 5...Bd6
6.Bxd6 cxd6 7.Qb3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Qe7 9.O-O O-O 10.Nbd2 Rc8 11.Rac1 Nc6
{ +0.17 Stockfish } ) 6.Qxb1 Bb4+ 7.Kd1 Bd6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bd3 h6 $6
{ +0.36/23 } ( 9...dxc4 { -0.02/21 } 10.Bxc4 c5 11.Ke2 cxd4 12.Nxd4 O-O
13.Rc1 Nbd7
{ 13...Qa5 14. Bh4 Qh5+ 15. Nf3 Nbd7 16. Kf1 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxh4 18. Nf3 Qh5
19. Be2 Rac8 -0.08 Stockfish } 14.Nf3 Rc8 15.Kf1 Qb6 16.Kg1 Bd6 17.Be2
Ng4 18.h3 Ngf6 19.Rxc8 Rxc8 ) 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.b4 ( 12.Ke2 Nd7
13.Qc2 c6 14.b4 Qe7 15.h4 h5 16.Rhe1 O-O 17.Kf1 Rac8 18.Kg1 Qd6
{ +0.14 Stockfish } ) 12...c6 13.Ke2 Nd7 14.Rc1 a6 15.a4 O-O 16.Qb3 (
16.g3 Be7 17.Qb3 Nf6 18.Kf1 Bd6 19.b5 axb5 20.axb5 Rxa1 21.Rxa1 c5 22.dxc5
Bxc5 23.Rd1 Qd7 { +0.09 Stockfish } ) 16...Re8 17.Kf1 Nb6 18.g3 ( 18.Qc3
Qd6 19.g3 Rac8 20.h4 h5 21.Qc2 Be7 22.Ne5 g6 23.Kg2 Bf8 24.f4 Nd7 25.Qf2 Bg7
{ +0.21 Stockfish } ) 18...Qd7 19.Kg2 h5 20.h3 g6 21.Qc3 Qd6 ( 21...Rac8
22.h4 Qg4 23.Qb3 Be7 24.Be2 Kg7 25.Ne1 Bd6 26.Nd3 Qe4+ 27.Bf3 Qe7 28.Nc5
{ +0.15 Stockfish } ) 22.Qc5 Qd8 23.Qc3 Qd6 24.Qc5 Qd8 25.Qc3 ( 25.h4 Be7
26.Qc3 Qc8 27.Qe1 Bf6 28.Be2 Kg7 29.Qd1 Qd7 30.Qc2 Qe7 31.Ra2 Rec8 32.Ne1
Qe4+ 33.Kg1 Qxc2 34.Rcxc2 Be7 { +0.27 Stockfish } ) 1/2-1/2

 
Alan Lasser
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