NEWS FROM CSCA WEBSITE
6/2
Nelson Castaneda edged out Daniel Pascetta on tiebreaks to win the 2019 State Rapid Championship held in New Britain. Norman Burtness and Joe Hricko shared the U2000 prize while Nakul Ramaswamy won the U1700 and the scholastic trophy. Crosstable
2019 CSCA RAPID - June 2
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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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1 | NELSON CASTANEDA |4.0 |W 4|W 2|W 6|L 3|W 7|
CT | 12564228 / Q: 2234 ->2232 | |W |B |W |B |W |
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2 | DANIEL PASCETTA |4.0 |W 8|L 1|W 5|W 6|W 3|
CT | 13492310 / Q: 1998 ->2017 | |B |W |B |B |W |
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3 | NORMAN BURTNESS |3.0 |X |L 4|W 8|W 1|L 2|
CT | 14558024 / Q: 1820 ->1825 | | |B |W |W |B |
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4 | JOSEPH HRICKO |3.0 |L 1|W 3|W 7|W 9|L 5|
CT | 12553334 / Q: 1754 ->1774 | |B |W |B |W |W |
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5 | NAKUL RAMASWAMY |3.0 |L 6|W 9|L 2|B |W 4|
CT | 15323071 / Q: 1557 ->1591 | |W |B |W | |B |
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6 | RICHARD N BAUER |2.0 |W 5|W 7|L 1|L 2|U |
CT | 10583896 / Q: 2087 ->2076 | |B |W |B |W | |
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7 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH |2.0 |W 9|L 6|L 4|W 8|L 1|
CT | 10031443 / Q: 2013 ->1980 | |W |B |W |B |B |
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8 | ELIZABETH C SMITH |2.0 |L 2|B |L 3|L 7|W 9|
CT | 15913683 / Q: 1263 ->1283 | |W | |B |W |B |
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9 | MAHESH MAHABALESHWAR |1.0 |L 7|L 5|B |L 4|L 8|
CT | 15456900 / Q: 1315P14->1279P18 | |B |W | |B |W |
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10 | NADAV M HARTMAN |0.0 |F |U |U |U |U |
CT | 16966336 / Q: 545P17-> 545P17 | | | | | | |
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NEWS FROM CSCA WEBSITE
5/18
Rick Bauer, Joe Bihlmeyer and Jonathan Smucker tied for first at the 2019 Constitution State Open in Coventry. Crosstable
5/11
A group of 18 players gathered for the Gaetano Bompastore Get Well Quick in Agawam, Mass. Gaetano, who is one of the most active players in the Springfield, Mass/Hartford, Conn area was involved in a serious car accident on his way home from the NBCC Summer Open on August 26, 2018. After a long recovery, players from Massachusetts and Connecticut gathered at his rehab facility to celebrate Gaetano's comeback to rated chess. Suhas Kodali won the event with a score of 4,5-0,5. Rating Report Two photos at CSCA Website
GAME OF THE WEEK, by Alan Lasser
I’ve seen this a few times now. Someone who played as a child rediscovers chess via the internet. They play internet games and get internet ratings and eventually, I suppose they can’t help themselves, they wander into some chess club just to see what real human over-the-board chess is like. They have always wondered if someone can play real tactics without using a computer to cheat. Sometimes they see an actual trap spring into action. Apparently having satisfied his curiosity, this player hasn’t come back to the chess club since.
Dan Van Note-Alan Lasser
4/6/19
Lilly Library Chess Club
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1.d4 d5
2.Nc3 Nf6
3.Bg5 Nbd7
4.Nf3 h6
5.Bxf6 Nxf6
6.Ne5 Bf5
7.f3 e6
8.e3 a6
9.Qd2 Bd6
10.O-O-O c5
11.g4 Bh7
12.f4?! -1.25/22
12.h4 -0.32/21 12...Qc7 13.Bd3 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bh3 cxd4 15. exd4 O-O-O 16. Rhe1 Kb8 17. Bg4 Ng3 18. g6 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Bxg6 -0.62 Stockfish 13...Bxe5 14.dxe5 Qxe5 15.Bxh7 Rxh7 16.Kb1 Qc7 17.e4 d4 18.Ne2 O-O-O
12…Rc8
13.g5 hxg5
14.fxg5 Ne4
15.Nxe4 Bxe4
16.Bg2 Bxc2? -0.17/25
16...Bf5 -1.23/22 17.g6 17. Kb1 Qxg5 18. Nf3 Qd8 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Nd4 Bg6 21. Rc1 Qa5 22. Qf2 Qa4 23. Nb3 Rb5 -2.91 Stockfish 17...fxg6 17... cxd4 18. gxf7+ Kf8 19. Nd3 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Qc7 21. Qe2 Bg4 22. Qd2 Bxd1 23. Qxd1 Rxh2 24. Rxh2 Bxh2 25. Qe2 Qxf7 -4.94 Stockfish 18.Nf3 cxd4 19.Nxd4 Rh4 20.Nxf5 gxf5 21.Kb1 Qc7 22.Qe2 Qb6
17.Kxc2 cxd4+
18.Kb1 Bxe5
19.exd4 Bd6
20.h4 g6
21.Bf3 Qc7?! 0.00/24
21...Kd7 -0.30/23 22.h5 22. a3 Rh7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Bxh5 Qh8 25. Qe2 Be7 26. Ka2 Rc6 27. Qg4 Qg8 28. g6 Rg7 29. Qe2 f5 30. Rc1 Bf6 31. Rxc6 bxc6 32. Qxa6 Bxd4 -0.51 Stockfish 22...gxh5 23.Bxh5 Qg8 -1.22 Stockfish
22.h5 Bf4
23.Qg2?! -0.54/24
23.Qe2 0.00/22 23...Kf8 23...Kd8 24. Rdf1 Bxg5 25. Rhg1 f6 26. Qxe6 gxh5 27. Qxd5+ Qd7 28. Qxd7+ Kxd7 29. Bxb7 Rc4 30. Bxa6 Rxd4 -0.21 Stockfish 24.a3 gxh5 25.Bxh5 Qe7 26.g6 fxg6 27.Bxg6 Rxh1 28.Rxh1 Qf6 29.Bc2 Rc4 30.Ka2 Rc7 31.Bb3 Rc1 32.Rxc1 Bxc1 33.Qc2 Be3 34.Qc8+ Kg7 35.Qc7+ Kh6 36.Qh2+ Kg6 37.Qg3+ Qg5 38.Qc7 Bxd4
23…gxh5
24.Bxh5?? -7.02/26
24.g6 -0.54/23 24...fxg6 25.Qxg6+ Qf7 26.Qxf7+ Kxf7 27.Rde1 Rcg8 27... Bd2 28. Re5 Rh6 29. Rf1 Rf6 30. Re2 Bg5 31. Bxh5+ Ke7 32. Rfe1 Rc6 33. Bg4 Bh4 34. Rc1 Rxc1+ 35. Kxc1 Bg3 -1.43 Stockfish 28.Rxh5 Rxh5
24.a3 Rg8 25.Rxh5 Qb6 26.Qe2 Qb5 27.Qxb5+ axb5 28.Rh7 Rxg5 29.Bh5 Rf5 30.Rf1 Ke7 31.Bxf7 Rxf7 32.Rxf7+ Kxf7 33.Rxf4+ Kg6 -0.74 Stockfish
24…Rxh5
25.Qf1?? #-8/37
25.a3 -7.02/26 25...Rxg5 26.Qf2 Rf5 27.Rh8+ 27. Qe2 Bg5 28. Rh3 Qc4 29. Qg2 Qa4 30. Re1 Qxd4 31. Rb3 Kf8 -8.89 Stockfish 27...Kd7 27...Ke7 28.Rh3 Bg5 29.Qe2 Qc4 30. Qg2 Qa4 31. Re1 Qxd4 32. Qg1 Qxg1 33. Rxg1 Bf6 34. Rh2 Rc4 35. Rd1 Rff4 -9.22 Stockfish 28.Rxc8 Kxc8
25…Rxh1
26.Qxh1 Qc2+
27.Ka1 Qxd1+
28.Qxd1 Rc1+
29.Qxc1 Bxc1
30.b4 Be3
31.Kb2 Bxd4+
32.Kb3 b5
33.a4 Be3
34.axb5 axb5
35.g6 fxg6
36.Kc2 e5
37.Kd3 Bb6
38.Kc2 e4
39.Kb3 g5
40.Ka3 e3
41.Kb2 e2
42.Kc2 e1=Q
43.Kd3 Be3
44.Kc2 Qd2+
45.Kb1 Bf4
46.Ka1 Be5+
47.Kb1 Qb2# 0-1
