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 
New Britain Chess Club
 
 

2018 Yankee Peddler Open

Saturday November 17

         $160-1st, $80-2nd.  (Top 2 Prizes Guaranteed.)
         Top U1600 wins $30 in EF Credit when 12+ players.
Format:
3 Round Swiss, G/60;d5
Affects both quick and regular rating.
Round Times: 10:30, 1:30, 3:45.
Entry Fees:
$30 Cash Only.
Register On-site Only: 9:45 am - 10:10 am
One Section. Accelerated Pairings.
Wheelchair Accessible. USCF TLA

Site: Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St., Coventry, CT 06238

Across street from Bidwell Tavern is our stone building at rear of parking lot 

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