Our Chess Historian, Bob Cyr, brings us back to 1998.
http://www.chessct.org/nbcc/UplHist/NBCCHIGHLIGHTS1998.pdf
Our Chess Historian, Bob Cyr, brings us back to 2017.
http://www.chessct.org/nbcc/UplHist/NBCCNEWSLETTER2017.pdf
Bob Cyr reports on Nov 9 tournament at Hall High School, W. Hartford.
https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/2018/11/uconn-vs-simsbury-match-report-by-bob.html
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Report on Greater Hartford Scholastic Chess
Hall High School, West Hartford CT, by Norman Burtness
PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE 2018 YANKEE PEDDLER OPEN
The Women’s World Knockout Championship has been going on at the same time as Carlsen-Caruana and the winner in the tie-break matches was the defending champion, GM Wenjun Ju. They started with four games at classical speed, so there was a need to play lively chess right away.
GM Wenjun Ju(2568)-GM Kateryna Lagno(2556)
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7
4.g3 c6
5.e4 d5
6.cxd5 cxd5
7.e5 Ne4
8.Nge2 Nc6
9.Bg2 Bg4
10.f3 Nxc3
11.Nxc3 Be6
12.f4 Qb6
13.Bxd5 Rd8
14.Bxe6 fxe6
15.Be3 Qxb2
16.Ne2 Bh6
17.Bf2?! +0.23/24
17.Qb1 +0.50/23 17...Qa3 18.Qb3 18. Kf2 Nb4 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Ra8 21. Nc3 O-O 22. h4 Rfc8 23. Ne4 Rc2+ 24. Kf3 b6 25. h5 gxh5 26. Rxh5 +0.96 Stockfish 18...Qxb3 19.axb3 Kf7 20.O-O a6 21.Ra4 Rd7 22.Rb1 a5 23.Rc1 Rhd824.Raa1 Kg8 25.Rc4 Kf8 26.Rc5 Nb4 27.Rcc1 Nc6 28.Nc3
17…g5
18.Rb1 Qa3
18...Qxa2 19.Nc3 Qc4 20.Qh5+ Kd7 21.Ne2 gxf4 22.d5 22.gf Qd3 23. O-O Rhg8+ 24. Ng3 Bxf4 25. Rfd1 Qe4 26. Rxb7+ Kc8 27. Rb2 Nxd4 28. Kf1 Bxg3 29. hxg3 Nc2 -1.15 not 22.Nf4 Bf4 23.gf Qd5 24. O-O Nxd4 25. Bg3 Rc8 26. Rb2 Rc3 27. Rbf2 Kc8 28. f5 exf5 29. Qg5 h5 30. e6 h4 -5.50 Stockfish 22...f3 23.dxc6+ Qxc624.Qxh6 fxe2 25.Rg1 Rhf8 26.Qc1 Qe4 27.Rb2 Ke8 28.Rxe2 Qa4 29.Rc2 Rf5-0.36 Stockfish
19.Qb3 Qa5+
20.Kf1 gxf4
21.gxf4 Rf8
22.Qf3?! -0.14/21
22.Qxe6 +0.32/20 22...Bxf4 23.Rxb7 Qa4 24.Rg1 24. Kg2 Bxe5 25. Bh4 Bf6 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Qg8+ Rf8 28. Qxh7 Rxd4 29. Qh5+ +0.08 Stockfish 24...Bxe525.Rg8 25. dxe5 Qe4 26. Ke1 Qc2 27. Kf1 Qe4 = Stockfish 25...Qd1+ 26.Kg2Qxe2 27.Qxc6+ Kf7 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.Qf3+ Qxf3+ 30.Kxf3 Ke6+ 31.Kg2 31. Ke2 Rb8 32. Rxa7 Rb2+ 33. Ke3 Bxh2 34. a4 Bd6 = Stockfish 31...Bxh2 32.Rxa7Bd6 33.a4 Kd5 34.a5 e5 34... Rb8 35. a6 Kc6 36. Kh3 h5 37. Kh4 Rb2 38. Bg3 Ra2 39. Be5 Kb5 40. Rb7+ Kxa6 41. Rb1 Ra5 42. Kxh5 Bxe5 43. dxe5 Rxe5+ 44. Kg4 e6 = Stockfish 35.Rd7 Rg8+ 36.Kf1 exd4 37.Bxd4 h5 38.Bb6 Kc6 39.Rh7
22…Qxa2
23.Kg2?! -0.67/22
23.Rxb7 0.00/23 23...Qa6 24.Qh5+ Rf7 25.Rb1 Nxd4 26.Bxd4 Rxd4 27.Kf2 Rxf4+28.Nxf4 Qa2+ 29.Kf3 29. Kg3 Bxf4+ 30. Kh3 Bxe5 31. Rb8+ Kd7 32. Rb7+ Ke8 33. Rb8+ = Stockfish 29...Qd5+ 30.Kg4 Bxf4 31.Rb8+ Kd7 32.Qxf7 Qg2+ 33.Kh4Qf2+ 34.Kg4 Qe2+ 35.Kh4 Qf2+
23...Qd5?! +0.24/23
23...Rg8+ -0.67/22 24.Kh3 Qc2 25.Kh4 25. Ng3 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Rhc1Qg6 28. f5 Qg4+ 29. Qxg4 Rgxg4 -1.01 Stockfish 25...Rd7 25... Rg6 26. Be3 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxe2 28. Rxb7 Na5 29. Rbb1 Nc4 30. Rhe1 Qd3 31. Rb7 h5 -1.84 Stockfish 26.Rhg1 Rg6 27.Rxg6 hxg6 28.Rb3 Kd8 29.Kg3 a5 30.Kg2 Ke8 31.Rc3Qf5 32.Be3
24.Qxd5 Rxd5
25.Rxb7 Bxf4
26.Rc7 Nd8?! +0.78/24
26...Nb4 +0.43/24 27.Rxa7 Rd8 28.Rha1 Nd5 29.Ra8 Kf7 29...Rf7 30. Nxf4 Rxf4 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 32. Ra8+ Kc7 33. Kg3 Kb7 34. Rh8 Rf7 35. h4 Kb6 36. Rc8 h5 37. Rh8 Rg7+ 38. Kf3 Rf7+ 39. Kg3 = Stockfish 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Nxf4 Nxf4+32.Kf3 Nd5 33.Rb1 Rc8 34.Rb3 Rc2
27.Rxa7 Rd7
28.Ra8 Rb7
29.Rha1 Bh6
30.R1a2 Kf7
31.Rc2 Kg6
32.Ra3 Kg7
33.Rg3+ Kf7
34.Rf3+ Ke8
35.Rh3 Rg8+
36.Rg3 ½-½
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2018 NBCC NEWSLETTER BY BOB CYR
Before we bid a fond farewell with the NBCC highlights from the first half of 2018,
I am proud to recognize Rob Roy once again for his continual efforts to promote our
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