CSCA Board Meeting will take place from 2 P.M. until 5 P.M. on Sunday May 19
at the Armenian Church in New Britain. The meeting will be open to the public and
anyone interested is welcome to attend. The address is 1910 Stanley Street,
New Britain, CT 06053.
Report on 2019 Connecticut State Chess Championships
by Norman Burtness
Highschooler Yoon-Young Kim won first place of the 2019 Connecticut State Chess Championships held May 4.
He scored 3,5-0,5 finishing ahead of 2010 State Champ Nelson Castaneda in 2nd place and Maximillian Lu in 3rd.
The U2100 prize was won by Hanon Russell.
In the Under 2000 section Nakul Ramaswamy, the 2019 Middle School State Champion, took first with 4-0.
The U1500 prize was won by Lisa Smith.
Matthew Chin, Eric Newman and Pablo Ruiz split the U1100 prize.
Additional cash, book and clock prizes generously donated by Hanon Russell and DGT North America. It was held at the New Britain Chess Club and attracted 32 players.
Final Standings: Championship Section and U2000 Section
The winners:
Championship Section
1st: Yoon-Young Kim (3.5 pts) : Trophy + $200
2nd: Nelson Castaneda (3.0 pts): Trophy + $100
3rd: (tie, 2.5 pts) Max Lu : Trophy, Eric Mason, Hanon Russell
U2100: Hanon Russell (2.5 pts) $60
U2000
1st: Nakul Ramaswamy (4.0 pts) $100
U1500: Lisa Smith (3.0 pts) $60
U1000: (tie) Matthew Chin (2.0 pts) $20, Eric Newman $20, Pablo Ruiz $20
GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser
From deep in the field at the Foxwoods Open comes this example of what can happen if you take lightly that tiny foe on the other side of the table. That eight year old girl could be nationally ranked.
Kevin Zimmerman(1500)-Han Xin Yang(1331)
4/21/19
Foxwoods Open
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bc4 Bc5
4.c3 Nf6
5.b4 Bb6
6.a4 a6
7.Ba3 d6
8.d4 exd4
9.cxd4 O-O
10.O-O Nxe4
11.d5?! -1.20/21
11.Nbd2 -0.89/20 11...Nxd2 11... d5 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 exf3 15. bxc6 fxg2 16. Re1 Bxd4 17. Qf3 Qf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 -1.41 Stockfish 12.Qxd2 Bg4 13.a5 Ba7 14.Bd5 Qf6 15.Rac1 Rae8 16.Bb2 Qf5 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Qc2 Qxc2 19.Rxc2 c5 20.bxc5 Bf5 21.Rcc1
11.b5 Ne7 12.Re1 axb5 13.axb5 Bf5 14.Qb3 Ng6 15.Bb2 Rxa1 16.Bxa1 Nf4 17.Nc3 Nf6 18.Bb2 Qd7 -1.50 Stockfish
11...Ne7?! -0.55/21
11...Qf6 -1.20/21 12.Ra2 Ne5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Bd3 Bf5 15.a5 Bd4 16.Qf3 Nd6 17.Bxf5 Qxf5 18.Qxf5 Nxf5 19.Rc2 e4 20.Bc1
11...Ne5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.Nd2 Nd6 14.Be2 Qg5 15.Nf3 Qf5 16.Bb2 Re8 17.a5 Ba7 -1.78 Stockfish
12.Qd3?! -0.89/22
12.Bb2 -0.55/21 12...Bf5 12... Bg4 13. Nbd2 f5 14. Qc1 Ng6 15. a5 Ba7 16. Nd4 Qh4 17. f3 Bh3 18. fxe4 Qg5 19. Rf2 fxe4 -1.29 Stockfish 13.Nd4 Re8 14.Nc3 Qd7 15.Nxf5 Qxf5 16.Nxe4 Qxe4 17.Qb3 Bd4 18.Rfe1 Qh4 19.Bxd4
12.a5 Ba7 13.Nbd2 Nf6 14.Qb3 Ng6 15.Bb2 Nf4 16.Rae1 N6h5 17.Qc3 Bf5 18.Ne4 Re8 19.Ng3 Bg6 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.Nxh5 Nxh5 22.Re1 Qd7 -0.81 Stockfish
12…Nf6
13.Bb2 Ng6
14.Nd4?! -1.29/22
14.a5 -0.69/22 14...Ba7 15.Nc3 Bg4 16.Ne2 Re8 16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Ng3 g6 20. Rab1 Qd6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Bd4 -1.41 Stockfish 17.Ng3 Nf4 18.Qd2 N4h5 19.Nxh5 Bxh5 20.Qd3 Ne4 21.b5 Bg6 22.Qb3 f6 23.bxa6 bxa6 24.Qb7 Nc5 25.Qb4 Rb8
14…Ne5
15.Qb3 c6?! -0.85/22
15...Nfg4 -1.11/22 16.h3 Nxc4 17.Qxc4 Ne5 18.Qc3 Qh4 19.Nf3 Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 Qxb4 21.Bc3 Qh4 22.a5 Bc5 23.Nd2 Bd7 24.Ne4 Rfe8 25.Nxc5 dxc5 26.Rfc1 Rad8 27.Bb2 f6 28.Rxc5 Qb4 29.Qc3
15...Ne4 16.f3 c5 17.dxc6 Nxc6 18.fxe4 Nxd4 19.Qd3 Nc2+ 20.Kh1 Ne3 21.Nc3 Qg5 22.Qd2 h6 23.Nd5 Nxc4 24.Qe2 Ne3 25.Nxb6 Nxf1 26.Nxa8 Nxh2 27.Kxh2 Bg4 28.Qd3 Rxa8 -2.21 Stockfish
16.dxc6 bxc6
17.Be2 Bb7?! -0.52/22
17...Rb8 -1.05/20 18.Na3 c5 18...d5 19. a5 Bxa5 20. Nac2 Bb6 21. Ne6 fxe6 22. Bxe5 Rb7 23. Nd4 Ne4 24. Bxa6 Rbf7 25. Bxc8 Qxc8 -1.61 Stockfish 19.Nf3 cxb4 20.Nc4 Nxf3+ 21.Bxf3 Bc5 22.Qd3 a5 23.Ne3 Be6
18.Nd2 c5
19.bxc5 dxc5
20.N4f3 Nxf3+
21.Nxf3 Bd5
22.Qc3?! -0.86/24
22.Bc4 -0.13/23 22...Bxc4 23.Qxc4 Qd5 24.Qc2 Qe4 24...Qc6 25. Ne5 Qe6 26. Nf3 Rfe8 27. Ng5 Qe2 28. Qb3 Qh5 29. Bxf6 Bc7 30. Qxf7+ Qxf7 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 -0.28 Stockfish 25.Qb3 Qe6 26.Qc2 Nd5 27.Rfe1 Qc6 28.Ne5 Qb7 29.Rab1 Rad8 30.Nc4 Qc6 31.Nxb6 Nxb6 32.a5 Nd5 33.Qc4 Rc8 34.Rec1 Rfd8 35.Ba3
22…Re8
23.Bd3?! -1.42/22
23.Bc4 -0.88/23 23...Ba5 23...Re4 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Rfd1 Qf5 26. Nd2 Re6 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. gxf3 Bc7 -0.93 Stockfish 24.Qd3 Bxc4 25.Qxc4 Qd5 26.Qc2 Ne4 27.Rfd1 Qf5 28.Rd3 Rad8 29.Rc1 Rxd3 30.Qxd3 Qe6 31.Be5 Qc6 32.h3 f6 33.Qc4+ Kh8 34.Bf4 Qe6 35.Qd3 Bb4
23…Bxf3
24.gxf3 Qd4? -0.33/24
24...Bc7 -1.49/22 25.Rad1 Qc8 26.Kg2 Be5 27.Qd2 Bxb2 27...c4 28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Qf4 Rd5 31. Bc2 Rd4 32. Qf5 Qc7 33. Rfe1 Rd5 -2.96 Stockfish 28.Qxb2 Rb8 29.Qc3 Rb4 30.Bc4 Qc7 31.Rfe1
25.Qb3 Qd6
26.Rad1 Qc6
27.Bc4 Rf8
28.Rd3?! -1.03/21
28.Qe3 -0.49/22 28...Rab8 28...Bc7 29. Qg5 Qxf3 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Qxf6 gxf6 32. Rd5 Be5 33. Rxc5 Rfd8 -0.10 Stockfish 29.Bc3 29. Qg5 h6 30. Qf5 Bc7 31. Bxf6 Qxf6 32. Qxf6 gxf6 33. Rd5 Rb4 34. Rxc5 Bd6 35. Rc6 Rxa4 36. Rxd6 Rxc4 37. Rxa6 Rf4 = Stockfish 29...Bc7 30.Qg5 h6 31.Qg6 Qxf3 32.Bxf6 Qxf6 33.Qxf6 gxf6 34.Rd5 Rfd8 35.Rfd1 a5 36.Rd7 Rxd7 37.Rxd7 Be5 38.Bxf7+
28...Rab8?! -0.53/24
28...Bc7 -1.03/21 29.Kh1 Rab8 30.Qc2 Rfe8 31.Rg1 Rb4 31...g6 32. Re3 Kg7 33. Kg2 Qd6 34. Rh1 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Kf8 36. Kf2 Nd5 -1.41 Stockfish 32.Qc1 g6 33.Ba1 Be5 34.Bxe5 Rxe5 35.Qc3 Rf5 36.Rgd1 Rxa4 37.Kg1 Qb7 38.Re3 Qc7
29.Qd1? -1.97/23
29.Bxa6 -0.53/24 29...Nh5 30.Bb5 Qh6 31.Rd7 31. Bc1 Nf4 32. Bxf4 Qxf4 33. Qc4 Qh6 34. Rd5 Qf6 35. Qe4 g6 36. Rfd1 Rfd8 37. Bc4 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Rb7 39. Rd6 Qxd6 40. Qxb7 Bc7 = Stockfish 31...Rbc8 32.Bc4 Rc7 33.Qd1
29…Bc7
30.Bc3?! -2.77/23
30.Qc1 -1.75/22 30...Nh5 31.Qg5 Rxb2 32.Qxh5 Rb4 33.Rc1 Qf6 34.a5 g6 34... Bf4 35. Rc2 g6 36. Qxc5 Rb1+ 37. Kg2 Qa1 38. Bxf7+ Rxf7 39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. Qc3+ Qxc3 41. Rdxc3 Rb5 -6.14 Stockfish 35.Qxc5 Qf4 36.Qxb4 Qg5+ 37.Kf1 Qxc1+ 38.Kg2 Qg5+ 39.Kf1 Qc1+
30...Rbd8? -0.63/25
30...Nh5 -2.77/23 31.Rd7 31. f4 Qg6+ 32. Rg3 Nxg3 33. hxg3 Bxf4 34. Qf3 Bg5 35. Bd3 f5 -3.72 Stockfish 31...Qg6+ 32.Kh1 Bxh2 33.Qd5 Nf4 34.Qxf7+ Rxf7 35.Bxf7+ Qxf7 36.Rxf7 Kxf7 37.Kxh2 Rb3 38.Be5 Nd3 39.f4 g5 40.f3
31.Re1 Rxd3?! -0.10/26
31...Rde8 -0.62/22 32.Rxe8 32. Rde3 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Ne8 34. Qc2 Nd6 35. Bd3 h6 36. f4 Ne8 -0.09 Stockfish 32...Nxe8 33.Rd5 Bf4 34.h3 Nd6 35.Qd3 Nxc4 36.Qxc4 Rb8 37.Qe4 Qg6+ 38.Qxg6
32.Qxd3 Rd8
33.Qf5 Qxa4?? +4.50/24
33...Qd6 -0.11/24 34.f4 34. Re5 Qd1+ 35. Re1 = Stockfish 34...Qxf4 35.Qxf4 Bxf4 36.Bxf6 gxf6 37.Bxa6 Ra8 38.Bb5 Be5 39.Re4
34.Re4?? -0.42/29 Missing the chance to punish Black for taking the pawn.
34.Bxf6 +4.50/24 34...gxf6 35.Re4 Rd4 35...Qc6 36. Rh4 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Qd7 38. Rg4+ Kf8 39. Qxf6 Rd5 40. Bxd5 Qxd5 41. Re4 Qxe4 42. fxe4 +13.89 Stockfish 36.Bxf7+ Kf8 36... Kxf7 37. Qxh7+ Kf8 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Qh5+ Kf8(39...Kg7 40.Re7 Kg8 41.Qh7 Kf8 42.Qg7 mate) 40. Qxc5+ Bd6 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qg4+ Kf8 43. Rxd4 +19.24 Stockfish 37.Qxc5+ Bd6 38.Qxd4 Qxd4 39.Rxd4 Kxf7 40.Rxd6 a5 41.Rd3 a4 42.Ra3 Ke7 43.Kg2 Ke6 44.Kg3
34…Qd7
35.Qg5?? -5.96/27
35.Qxd7 -0.42/27 35...Rxd7 36.Bxf6 gxf6 37.Bxa6 f5 38.Rc4 Rd1+ 39.Kg2 Bd6 40.Rc3 40. f4 Kg7 41. Ra4 Be7 42. Kf3 Rd2 43. Bc4 Rb2 44. h3 Rb7 -0.40 Stockfish 40...Rd4 41.Bc4 Kg7 42.Rc1 Bf4 43.Rc3 h5 44.Rc2 Bd6 45.h3 Kf6 46.Bb3 Kg6 47.Bc4 Kg7 48.Bb5 Kf8 49.Rc3 Kg8 50.Bf1 Kg7
35…Qh3
36.f4? -16.98/24 This is when White realized he was in trouble. 36.Bf6 will be mated by 36...Rd1 37.Bf1 Rf1 The real threat after 35...Qh3 was 36...Bh2 37.Kh1 Bg3 38.Kg1 Qh2 39.Kf1 Qf2 mate.
36.Qg2 -5.98/25 36...Qxg2+ 37.Kxg2 Nxe4 38.fxe4 a5 39.Bd5 Rb8 40.Ba2 a4 41.h3 Re8 42.Kf3 Be5 43.Bd2 Rb8 44.Bc1 Rb3+
36…Qxc3
37.Re7 Qxc4
38.Rxc7 Rd1+
39.Kg2 Qe4+
40.Kh3 Rd3+
41.Kh4 h6
42.Qe5 g5+
43.Qxg5+ hxg5+
44.Kxg5 Qg6+
45.Kh4 Qg4# 0-1
