REPORT - EASTERN CONNECTICUT OPEN (Feb 23)

Hans Niemann, 15, of Weston is #88 in the world, 9th in the U.S.

 

Tournament attracts 160 kids to Manchester High School

 

Chess champ from Greenwich High sets a winning strategy

 

2019 DIG Scholastic attracts 38 kids to Weston CT

 

How A Game of Chess is Changing Lives

 

Derek Meredith and Mikhail Koganov dominate 2019 CT Senior Open

 

WATCH CT SENIOR PLAYOFF MATCH LIVE Sunday at 1p.m.

3/12 NM Derek Meredith concludes his lecture series at NBCC.

3/19 SM Rick Bauer to conduct training class and give Simul at NBCC.

 

CCM has not received reports from any other tournaments in Jan and Feb.

We encourage organizers to at least email us a list of winners for publication.

 

Former Wachusett CC champion Carissa Yip
beats ex-Women's World Champion Ushenina

Carissa Yip, the 2014 champion of the Wachusett Chess Club, got off to an excellent start in Round 1 in the Women's Division of the 2019 World Team Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan by defeating former Women's World Champion GM Anna Ushenina of Ukraine on Tuesday, March 5th. The 15-year-old Women's International Master from Andover, Mass. beat 33-year-old Ushenina with the black pieces on board 4 in the USA vs. Ukraine match, which ended in a 2-2 tie. Carissa scored the only win for the U.S. team, with fellow team mates WGM Tatev Abrahamyan losing on board 1, WGM Sabina Foisor drawing on board 2, and 12-year-old Woman Candidate Master Rochelle Wu splitting the point on board 3. -George Mirijanian

[Event " 2019 World Women's Team Championship"]
[Site "Astana, Kazakhstan"]
[Date "2019.03.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Yip, Carissa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.03.05"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qd2 c6 8. Nf3
e5 9. d5 Nc5 10. Qc2 a5 11. O-O Rb8 12. a3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Qc7 14. Nd2 Bd7 15.
Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Qd8 18. Qb1 a4 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Be2 b5 21. f3
Nfd7 22. Rc3 Bf6 23. Qc2 Bd8 24. Rb1 Qa6 25. Qd1 Ba5 26. Rc2 Bb6 27. Bf2 Kg7
28. Rbc1 Rc7 29. Qf1 Ba7 30. Rc3 Rcc8 31. Kh1 Qb7 32. R1c2 Rf8 33. b4 axb3 34.
Nxb3 Qa6 35. Bh4 Qa4 36. Qb1 b4 37. axb4 Qxb4 38. Qa2 Nxb3 39. Qxa7 Nd4 40. Qxd7 Qxc3 0-1

The blockade on c5 did an amazing job of blunting the doubled rooks on the c-file and bishop on the g1-a7 diagonal. Black's bishop activation g7-f6-d8-a5-b6 was the highlight for me. Had White done nothing, Black could have expanded on the kingside with f5 etc., but she paniced with b2-b4, axb3 ep, which left White with a weaker queenside than Black's (a3 vs b5) and gave White a tough position to hold. It is also interesting to see the engine award White an advantage out of the opening (space) but no clear way to maintain it.

Rick Bauer

 

DIG Chess League

 

I am starting a broadcasting and media production company called the DIG Chess League (DCL). We will be broadcasting live matches between players USCF rated above 1000 that can easily be watched on a phone or computer by pressing a link. All games will be 30 minutes for each player with no delay so the games won’t be too long. The games will stay online for 48 hours so you can go back through the moves and analyze the game.

 

You can “Like” our Facebook page called “DIG Chess League” to see when match ups are coming up and to find the link to matches.  If you would like to be added to our email list for links to match ups, please let me know. 

Respectfully,

Coach Dan

502-468-6930

 

Game of the Week

It looks like the weak Black queenside pawns will be over-run. Amherst College student Alexander Deatrick’s crucial move to co-ordinate a rally was to place the Black knight on the worst-looking square on the king side, 20…Nh8, in this last round game that determined the winner of the 94th annual Western Massachusetts/Connecticut Pioneer Valley Chess Championships.

Robert Campbell(1946)-Alexander Deatrick(2134)
3/3/19
94th Western MA/CT Pioneer Valley Champs
Amherst, MA
round 5

1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 d5
4.Bg5 c6
5.e3 Nbd7
6.Nf3 Qa5
7.Nd2 Bb4
8.Qc2 O-O
9.Be2 e5
10.dxe5 Ne4
11.Ndxe4 dxe4
12.O-O Bxc3
13.Qxc3
13.bxc3 Nxe5 14.Qxe4 Ng6 15.Bf4 Bf5 15...Nf4 16.Qf4 Be6 17.Bg4 Bg4 18.Qg4 +0.19 Stockfish 16.Qf3 Nxf4 17.exf4 Rfe8 18.Rfe1 Be4 19.Qh3 g6 20.g4 Rad8 21.Bf1 c5 22.Re3 Bc6 23.Bg2 Rxe3 24.Qxe3 Re8 25.Qd2 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Qc7 = Stockfish
13…Qxc3
14.bxc3 Nxe5
15.Bf4 Ng6?! +0.37/27
15...Nd3 -0.10/26 16.a4 Stockfish evaluates one of the three choices here as better than the game; 16. c5 Nxf4 17. exf4 Rd8 18. a4 Be6 19. Rfd1 Kf8 20. a5 Rd5 21. Rxd5 cxd5 22. a6 bxa6 = or 16.Bd3 ed 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Rd2 Be6 19. c5 Bc4 20. f3 b6 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Bc7 Rdc8 23. Bxb6 Ra3 24. Bc5 Rxc3 -0.16 Stockfish 16...Be6 17.Bd6 Rfc8 18.c5 b6 19.cxb6 axb6 20.Rfd1 Nb2 21.Rd4 Rd8 22.Ba3 Nxa4 23.Be7 Rxd4 24.cxd4 b5 25.Bb4 f5 26.f4 Re8 27.Rc1
16.Bd6 Rd8
17.c5 Be6
17...b6 18.Rfd1 Be6 19.a4 bxc5 20.Bxc5 a5 21.Rd4 f5 22.h3 Ne5 23.Bd6 Nd3 24.Bxd3 exd3 25.Rxd3 c5 26.Rdd1 Bb3 27.Rd2 +0.80 Stockfish
17...a6 18.Rfd1 a5 19.Rab1 Re8 20.h3 Nf8 21.Rd4 Ra7 22.Rb3 f5 23.a4 Be6 24.Rb2 Kf7 25.Bh5+ g6 26.Be2 +1.29 Stockfish
17...a5 18.Rfd1 Be6 19.Rd4 f5 20.a3 Rd7 21.Bg3 Rf7 22.Rb1 Nf8 23.h4 h6 24.Rb6 Re8 25.Bd6 Ng6 26.Bh5 Kh7 +1.03 Stockfish
18.a3
18.Rfd1 b6 19.a4 bxc5 20.Bxc5 a5 21.Rd4 f5 22.h3 Ne5 23.Bd6 Nd3 24.Bxd3 exd3 25.Rxd3 c5 26.Rd2 Kf7 27.f3 +0.72 Stockfish
18.a4 b6 19.Rfd1 bxc5 20.Bxc5 a5 21.Rd4 f5 22.Bd6 Bd5 23.Bg3 Nf8 24.Rd2 Bf7 25.Rb2 Nd7 26.Bc7 Re8 27.Bd6 Ne5 28.Rb6 Bc4 29.Bxe5 Bxe2 30.Bd4 Bd3 31.Rb7 c5 32.Bxc5 Reb8 33.Rd7 +0.94 Stockfish
18…b5
19.f4
19.a4 a6 20.c4 Bxc4 21.Bxc4 bxc4 22.Rac1 f5 23.Rxc4 Nh8 24.h4 Nf7 25.Bf4 Rd7 26.Rb4 a5 27.Rb6 Rc8 28.Rc1 Nd8 29.Ra6 Nb7 30.Be5 +1.02 Stockfish
19...f5
19...Nh4 20.g4 20.Be7 Rd2 21. Bxh4 Rxe2 22. f5 Bb3 23. Rfe1 Rc2 24. Rac1 Rd2 25. Rb1 Ba4 26. f6 Rd3 27. fxg7 Rxc3 -1.20 Stockfish 20...Re8 20...Nf3 21. Rxf3 exf3 22. Bxf3 Rac8 23. e4 Bb3 24. h4 Re8 25. f5 g6 26. e5 gxf5 27. gxf5 Bc2 28. Bg4 h5 29. Bh3 +0.67 Stockfish 21.Kf2 Nf3 22.f5 Bd5 23.Kg3 a6 24.h4 g6 25.fxg6 fxg6 26.a4 Bb3 27.axb5 axb5 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Bxf3 exf3 30.Kxf3 Ra4 +0.57 Stockfish
20.g4 Nh8
21.gxf5 Bxf5
22.c4?! +0.11/26
22.a4 +0.62/27 22...a6 23.Rfb1 23. Rfd1 Nf7 24. Kf2 Be6 25. Rd4 Nxd6 26. cxd6 Rab8 27. h4 Kf8 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rxe4 Rxd6 +0.75 or 23.Bc7 Re8 24. Kf2 Nf7 25. Rfd1 Ra7 26. Bd6 bxa4 27. Rxa4 a5 28. h4 g6 29. Rd2 Rd8 30. Bc4 Rdd7 31. Bb3 Kg7 32. Ke2 Nxd6 33. cxd6 +0.71 Stockfish 23...Nf7 24.axb5 cxb5 25.c4 b4 26.Rxb4 Nxd6 27.cxd6 Rxd6 28.c5 Rc6 29.Ra5 Rac8 30.Bxa6 Rxc5 31.Bxc8 Rxa5 32.Bxf5 Rxf5 33.Rxe4 Rc5 34.Kf2 g5 35.Re5 Rc2+ 36.Kg3 gxf4+ 37.exf4 Kg7 38.h4 Rc1 39.Rd5 Rg1+ 40.Kf3 h6 41.Rd6
22.Be5 Nf7 23.Bd4 Nh6 24.Kf2 Be6 25.a4 a6 26.h4 +0.80 Stockfish
22…a6
23.a4
23.Rad1 Nf7 24.Kf2 Rd7 25.Rd4 g6 26.Rfd1 Rb7 27.Rb1 Rd7 28.Ke1 h5 29.Rbd1 Raa7 30.R1d2 Rab7 31.Bd1 bxc4 32.Rxc4 Rb1 33.Rb4 Ra1 34.a4 Nxd6 35.cxd6 +0.43 Stockfish
23.Rfd1 Nf7 24.Rd4 Rd7 24...Nd6 25. cxd6 c5 26. Rd5 Be6 27. Rxc5 Rxd6 28. cxb5 Rd2 29. Bf1 axb5 30. Rxb5 Ra2 31. Rxa2 Bxa2 32. Rb2 +0.88 Stockfish 25.Rad1 g6 25...Rad8 26. Kf2 Rb7 27. R1d2 g6 28. h4 Rc8 29. Rb2 Rd7 30. Ke1 Kg7 31. Rbd2 Rb7 32. Rc2 Rd7 33. Rc1 +0.45 Stockfish 26.Kf2 h5 27.Ke1 Raa7 28.Kd2 Nh6 29.Kc3 Ng4 30.Bxg4 hxg4 31.Be5 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 bxc4 33.Kxc4 Kf7 34.Rd8 Be6+ 35.Kd4 Bd5 +0.27 Stockfish
23…b4
24.a5 Nf7
25.Bc7?! -0.93/29
25.Rfd1 -0.13/25 25...Bh3 25...Be6 26. f5 Bxf5 27. Rab1 Nxd6 28. cxd6 c5 29. Rd5 Be6 30. Rxc5 Rxd6 31. Rxb4 Rd2 = or 25...Nd6 26. cxd6 c5 27. Rd5 Be6 28. Rxc5 Rxd6 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. Rb2 Bf7 31. Kf1 Rh6 32. Kg2 = or 25...Ra7 26. Kf2 g6 27. Rab1 Rb7 28. Rb2 Be6 29. Rd4 Nxd6 30. cxd6 c5 31. Rxe4 Rxd6 32. Re5 Rc7 = Stockfish 26.Rd2 26. Kf2 Be6 27. f5 Nxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxf5 29. Rxc6 Rdc8 30. Rb6 Rxc5 31. h4 Bg6 32. Bg4 Bh5 33. Be6+ Bf7 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxb4 Rf8 = Stockfish 26...Rd7 27.Bf1 Bxf1 28.Kxf1 Rb7 29.Rb1 Rd8 30.Ke1 h6
25…Rd2
26.Rf2 Ra7
27.Bb6? -3.23/25
27.Bd6 -1.00/27 27...Bh3 27...Nxd6 28. cxd6 c5 29. Rd1 Ra2 30. Rd5 Bd7 31. Bd1 Rxa5 32. Rfd2 Rb7 33. Bc2 b3 34. Bxe4 Ra1+ 35. Kf2 Ra2 -1.66 Stockfish 28.Bf1 Rxf2 29.Kxf2 Bxf1 30.Rxf1 Rb7 31.Rb1 Nh6 32.Rb3 Nf5 33.Be5 Nh4 34.Bd4 Nf3 35.Ke2 h5 36.h3 Kh7 37.Rb1 b3 38.Bb2 h4 39.Rd1 Rb4 40.Rd7 Rxc4
27…Rad7
28.Rb1 Bh3
29.Bh5?! -5.66/29
29.Ba7 -4.18/29 29...Rxa7 30.Bf1 Rxf2 31.Kxf2 Bxf1 32.Rxb4 Nd8 33.Rb8 Bxc4 34.Rxd8+ Kf7 35.Rd4 Bd3 36.Rd6 36. Kg3 Rb7 37. Kg4 Rb5 38. Rd7+ Kf8 39. Rd8+ Ke7 40. Rg8 Kf7 41. Rd8 Rxc5 42. f5 Rxa5 -7.53 Stockfish 36...Rc7 36... Rb7 37. f5 Rb1 38. h3 Rf1+ 39. Kg2 Re1 40. Kg3 Rxe3+ 41. Kf4 Rf3+ 42. Ke5 e3 43. Rd7+ Ke8 44. Rxd3 e2 45. Rxf3 e1=Q+ 46. Kd4 Qd2+ 47. Rd3 Qxa5 -9.71 Stockfish 37.Kg3 Bc4 38.f5 Bd5 39.Rd8 Ra7 40.Kf4 g6 41.Rb8 Kf6 42.fxg6 Kxg6 43.Rb6
29…g6
30.Rxd2 Rxd2
31.Bd1 Nh6
32.Ba4?? #-21/26
32.Bd8 -5.67/27 32...Rxd8 33.Bc2 Rb8 33...Bf5 34. Rxb4 Rd2 35. Rb8+ Kg7 36. Rb7+ Kf6 37. Ba4 Ng4 38. Bxc6 Rd1+ 39. Kg2 Nxe3+ 40. Kf2 Nxc4 41. Rb3 Rd2+ 42. Kg3 Rd3+ 43. Rxd3 exd3 -10.80 Stockfish 34.Ba4 Bd7 35.Rd1 b3 36.Rxd7 b2
32…Ng4
33.Bxc6 Rg2+
34.Kf1 Nxe3+
35.Ke1 Bg4 0-1

 

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REPORT - 2019 EASTERN CONNECTICUT OPEN

YELFRY TORRES of Enfield, and ROMAN RYCHKOV from NJ (student at UConn) 
tied for first when each finished with 3-0 scores.   23 were entered 
into the competition which was held Feb 23 in Coventry Connecticut.

Rob Roy served as TD.  We thank Dan Smith, from Westerly RI, for arriving
extra early to help Rob set up all the tables and chairs.  It is this 
kind of generous spirit we would like to see more of from others.

We are hoping for a similar turnout for this Saturday, March 16, for the
2019 Greater Hartford Open. 

 

----------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | YELFRY TORRES |3.0 |W 7|W 8|W 6| CT | 14384402 / R: 2207 ->2214 | | | | | | Q: 2040P7 ->2055P10 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | ROMAN RYCHKOV |3.0 |W 10|W 9|W 11| NJ | 12985662 / R: 2031 ->2039 | | | | | | Q: 1812 ->1826 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH |2.0 |L 8|W 15|W 13| CT | 10031443 / R: 2099 ->2082 | | | | | | Q: 2040 ->2018 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | JOSEPH BIHLMEYER |2.0 |L 9|W 17|W 15| CT | 12686352 / R: 2091 ->2072 | | | | | | Q: 2024 ->2004 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | MARK BOURQUE |2.0 |L 14|W 19|W 17| CT | 12139250 / R: 1988 ->1965 | | | | | | Q: 1831 ->1805 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | BENJAMIN HOVER AMAR |2.0 |W 13|W 14|L 1| ME | 14789400 / R: 1943 ->1943 | | | | | | Q: 1756 ->1759 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | NATHAN HSICHEN CHANG |2.0 |L 1|W 16|W 19| CT | 14698034 / R: 1870 ->1868 | | | | | | Q: 1621 ->1625 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | ISAIAH GLESSNER |2.0 |W 3|L 1|W 21| CT | 14336631 / R: 1778 ->1803 | | | | | | Q: 1475 ->1527 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | MICHAEL SMITH |2.0 |W 4|L 2|W 20| CT | 16903342 / R: 1683P6 ->1776P9 | | | | | | Q: 1640P15->1669P18 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | ROGER P BESSETTE |2.0 |L 2|W 20|W 22| CT | 12822966 / R: 1678 ->1675 | | | | | | Q: 1492 ->1488 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | MATTHEW DAVID CHIN |2.0 |W 18|W 22|L 2| CT | 16945393 / R: 821P6 -> 935P9 | | | | | | Q: 821P6 -> 908P9 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | TIM HOLAHAN |2.0 |L 17|B |W 23| CT | 12725671 / R: 621P4 -> 621P6 | | | | | | Q: 611P4 -> 611P6 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | DANIEL SMITH |1.0 |L 6|W 18|L 3| RI | 12704934 / R: 1539 ->1539 | | | | | | Q: 1434 ->1431 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14 | HAYES GOODMAN |1.0 |W 5|L 6|L 18| RI | 15207355 / R: 1526 ->1526 | | | | | | Q: 1399 ->1395 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 15 | LONNIE J DIXON |1.0 |W 22|L 3|L 4| CT | 13563614 / R: 1473P19->1470P22 | | | | | | Q: 1357P15->1356P18 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 16 | GABRIEL JORDEN WATSON |1.0 |W 21|L 7|F | CT | 16449073 / R: 1225 ->1229 | | | | | | Q: 1248 ->1248 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 17 | KYLE TRIPLETT |1.0 |W 12|L 4|L 5| CT | 16784034 / R: 1228P11->1229P14 | | | | | | Q: 1331 ->1329 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 18 | SHAWN B PARKER |1.0 |L 11|L 13|W 14| CT | 16757316 / R: 1228 ->1221 | | | | | | Q: 1031 ->1038 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 19 | ALEX BENJAMIN WOODBURY |1.0 |W 23|L 5|L 7| RI | 16606814 / R: 1206P19->1205P22 | | | | | | Q: 1157P19->1153P22 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 20 | ARGHO DAS |1.0 |B |L 10|L 9| CT | 16750340 / R: 1020P7 ->1020P9 | | | | | | Q: 826P7 -> 826P9 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 21 | NICHOLAS WRONA-LYTWYN |1.0 |L 16|W 23|L 8| CT | 16967612 / R: Unrated-> 733P3 | | | | | | Q: Unrated-> 733P3 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 22 | DAVID C BROWN |0.0 |L 15|L 11|L 10| CT | 16757296 / R: 433 -> 430 | | | | | | Q: 452 -> 447 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 23 | ISAIAH WILLIAMS |0.0 |L 19|L 21|L 12| CT | 16942078 / R: Unrated-> 272P3 | | | | | | Q: Unrated-> 264P3 | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

  

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