Friday, August 2, 2019

JIM CELONE's STROKE WAS ONE YEAR AGO

Hi my name is Linda Celone, I am Captain Jim’s wife.

On August 1, 2018, Jim suffered a major stroke.

He has been in and out of Yale Hospital, had several surgeries and quite honestly it was touch and go a few times. If you know Jim, he has overcome the ill effects of what seems to be a lifelong struggle with his health. Well, nothing holds him down... he somehow figures a way to handle these obstacles with a calm, quiet, focused vengeance. He always has plan B.

Today marks a year of an emotional rollercoaster for his family and friends both near and far. I am so proud of his accomplishments, today we played 2 full games (first time he has done this with no confusion), we split the wins in chess and dominoes...you can guess which way that went 😆.

I am hopeful that he will play chess on the boardwalk before summer’s end. Thank you all for the prayers, phone calls, visits and well wishes...they lift his spirits and brighten his outlook on life. He is not always up for visits, as he is not yet comfortable with his speech. It’s a long, bumpy road to recovery...I believe My Captain is up for the challenge!

His first mate, Linda

 

 

 

Connecticut State Chess Association

 

BREAKING NEWS FROM CSCA WEBSITE

GM's Yaroslav Zherebukh and Alexander Ivanov tie for Bradley Open.

Visit CSCA website for section winners etc....

CT's Maximillian Lu wins U1600 Gold Medal at PanAm in Ecuador. 

CT's Top Jr., Hans Niemann, 15, tied for 6th at 2019 US Junior St Louis.

Visit CSCA website for details and photos etc....

 

 

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NEW  BRITAIN CHESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWS  Aug 2, 2019

 

 

Bughouse Tournament Results

The 1st bughouse tournament held in a number of years was a huge success.  While many of the stronger players took the week off, there were still 26 players that competed, with several new faces and nearly nearly half (12) the participants were kids!  The tournament also set a NBCC record for most females competing, with 5. After 6 rounds of play, Carter Clayton and Norman Burtness finished undefeated to win the tournament. Tied for 2nd place with 4 pts were Arijit and Kenzie, Sai and Mike, and Jithu and Jithya. 

Before the tournament, Michael Smith and Suhas Kodali explained the rules and had some  Bughouse puzzles the players to figure out. Michael Smith is one of the new TDs and ran a very efficient tournament.

 

Training Class 6:15-7:00

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Expert Joe Bihlmeyer will have some useful chess puzzles to present.

 

Historical Report

NBCC Club Historian Bob Cyr has published the 6-month historical report for 2019.  Click on the link to view. 2019 6-month Historical Report

 

Norman Burtness, President 

New Britain Chess Club

newbritainchessclub@gmail.com

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Coventry Chess Club
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16 Rob Roy
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15 Art Nagel
14 Mark Bourque
11 Dan Smith
10 Hayes Goodman
10 Joshua Berkun
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GOING BACK IN TIME  by Bob Cyr

We are going back in time to a very special era in our club. The summer of 1991. Are you ready, time travelers? Let's ramp up that DeLorean of ours to 88mph and set our destination time to August 26, 1991 at 8:00 a.m. when the Hartford Courant published the article below about one of the luminaries of the NBCC, SM Michael Casella. It was a well-written biography about this legendary chess player, who I believe resides in California now and has transitioned from being a chess master to a poker player. 
 
According to Arkadijs Strazdins, Casella was "one of the best student players in New England." 
 
I still remember my father giving a ride home to Casella from one of the New England Chess Championships because he had no way to get home. During our ride, Mike talked to my father, Reggie, and me about his rise in the chess world and his love for the game, its players, and the club. If anyone has Mike's e-mail address, please forward this article to him.
 
Enjoy the article. I return you to August 1, 2019 at 6:10 p.m.
 
Your chess friend in time,
 
Bob Cyr (formerly known as Bob Kozlowski)

 

 

GAME OF THE WEEK  by Alan Lasser

   I have been futilely trying to locate a picture of Nimzovitch standing on his head.  Even when I widened my internet search, I couldn't find photographs anywhere of dark-haired, bearded men standing upside down with their clothes on.  The internet only revealed a few photos of what looked to be gymnasts standing on their heads, people who had trained and knew the trick.   
    There are internet articles that say standing-on-your-head doses the brain cells with fresh blood, oxygen and nutrients, which increases your memory and concentration;  and there are other internet pages warning that the bones at that end of the spinal column are the weakest and they weren't designed to support your body weight.  After considering the risks and rewards of head-standing, most chess masters choose to think about the game exclusively right side up.  The official editorial position of GOTW is the safest, we recommend that chess players remain seated at all times.  

  The oldest player in at the Rosendale Chess Club is eighty-five year old Irv Polatsek.  The highlight of his chess career was probably his draw in a simul against Bent Larsen.  The Great Dane may have been surprised that someone had the nerve to play 1...b6 against him.
 
White Irv Polatsek
Black Alan Lasser
Event skittles
Site Rosendale Chess Club
Date 2013.03.20
Result 0-1
1 e4 Nc6
2 Nf3 d6
3 Bb5 . . .
(+0.31) +0.52 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e5 5. d5 Ne7 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Qd2 Nxe3 8. fxe3 a6 9. O- O-O c6 10. Be2 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5
3 . . . Bd7
4 Bxc6 . . .
(+0.14) +0.45 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5 7. d5 Nd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Ne2 c5 10. dxc6EP bxc6 11. Nxd4 Be7 12. a4 Bg4 13. f3
4 . . . Bxc6
5 Nc3 Nf6
6 d3 Qd7
(-0.23) +0.02 6... a5 7. O-O
7 O-O O-O-O
8 Re1 e5
9 Bg5 . . .
(+0.21) +0.53 9. a4 a5 10. d4 Qe8 11. d5 Bd7 12. Qd3 Be7 13. h3 h6 14. Be3 Kb8 15. b3 b6 16. Nd2 g5 17. Qa6
9 . . . Be7
10 Bxf6 . . .
(+0.09) +0.29 10. a4 h6 11. Bd2 Qe6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Be3 a6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Qc4 16. f3 g5 17. a5
10 . . . Bxf6
11 Rb1 g5
12 h3 . . .
(-0.43) -0.21 12. d4 b6 13. Nd5 Bg7
12 . . . g4
13 hxg4 Qxg4
14 Nh2 Qg7
15 Qg4+ Bd7
16 Qxg7 Bxg7
17 b4 f5
18 b5 h5
 
19 exf5 . . .
(-0.37) -0.09 19. Nd5 Rde8 20. Rb3 Rhf8 21. Nf3 Bh6 22. Reb1 Be6 23. c4 Bxd5
19 . . . Bxf5
20 Nd5 Rde8
21 Nf3 Be6
22 c4 Bf5
23 Red1 . . .
(-0.62) -0.02 23. Rb3 Bh6 24. Nh4 Bh7 25. Ra3 Bg5 26. Nf3 Bd8 27. Rxa7 Bxd3 28. Nd2 e4 29. Ra3 Kd7 30. Nc3 e3 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. fxe3
23 . . . e4
24 dxe4 Bxe4
25 Rb4 Bxf3
26 gxf3 Re2
27 a4 . . .
(-0.80) -0.53 27. Rb3 Rc2 28. Ra3 Kb8 29. Ne3 Re2 30. f4 h4 31. f5 h3 32. Ng4
27 . . . h4
28 Nf4 . . .
(-1.22) -0.80 28. f4 h3
28 . . . Rc2
29 Kg2 . . .
(-1.75) -1.25 29. Nd5 h3 30. Rbb1
29 . . . Be5
30 Nd3 h3+
31 Kh1 Bf6
32 Rf1 b6
(+1.44) +1.83 32... Rc3 33. Rd1 h2 34. Nf4 Rxf3 35. Nd5 Bh4 36. Rb2 Bxf2 37. Rf1 Rhf8 38. Re2 c6 39. bxc6 bxc6 40. Ne7 Kc7 41. Kxh2 Bg3
33 Nf4 . . .
(-1.70) -1.44 33. Rc1 Ra2 34. Rb3 Bd4 35. f4 Rxa4 36. Kh2 Ra2 37. Rh1 c5 38. bxc6EP Bxf2 39. Rb2 Rxb2 40. Nxb2 Bd4 41. Nd3 Kc7 42. Kg3
33 . . . Rh4
(+1.18) +1.70 33... Bd4 34. Rbb1 Rxc4 35. Rbe1 Rxa4 36. Re4 Rh4 37. Rg1 h2 38. Rd1 Ra1 39. Rxa1 Bxa1 40. Ne6 Rh6 41. f4 Bf6 42. Ra4 Kb7
34 Nd5 Bd4
35 Ne7+ . . .
(-1.40) -1.18 35. f4 Kd7
35 . . . Kd7
36 Nf5 Rf4
37 Nxd4 Rxd4
38 Kh2 Rcxc4
39 Rxc4 Rxc4
40 Kxh3 . . .
(-1.54) -1.26 40. Ra1 Rc3
40 . . . Rxa4
41 Rb1 a5
42 Kg3?? . . .
(-3.50) -1.62 42. bxa6EP Rxa6 43. f4 c5 44. f5 c4 45. Kg4 c3
42 . . . Rb4
43 Ra1 Rxb5
44 f4 Ke6
(+3.78) +3.99 44... c5 45. Kf3 c4
45 Kg4 Kf6
46 f3 . . .
(-4.14) -3.78 46. Ra3 Rc5 47. f3 Rc4 48. Re3 a4 49. Re8 d5 50. Rf8 Ke7 51. Ra8 d4 52. f5 d3 53. Kg5
46 . . . d5
47 Rc1 c5
48 Re1? . . .
(-6.37) -5.10 48. Ra1 c4 49. f5 c3
48 . . . a4
(+5.96) +6.37 48... c4
49 f5?? . . .
(-7.69) -5.96 49. Re5 a3
49 . . . a3
50 f4? . . .
(-8.95) -8.11 50. Ra1 Ra5
50 . . . a2
51 Re6+?? . . .
(-23.06) -12.50 51. Ra1 Rb2 52. Kf3 b5
51 . . . Kf7
52 Re1 Ra5??
(+13.62) +mate 9 52... Rb1 53. Rxb1 axb1=Q 54. Kg3 Qd3 55. Kf2 Qd2 56. Kg3 Qe3 57. Kh2 Qf2 58. Kh1 Qe1 59. Kg2
53 Ra1 b5
54 Kf3 b4
 
 




Our region's chess tournaments
happen near these cities:

New Britain CT
Coventry CT
Windsor Locks CT
Springfield MA
Sturbridge MA
Worcester MA
Boston MA
Providence RI
Norwalk CT
Stamford CT

 

 

Hi Rob,

    I used to be an active chess player when I first started in Hartford Connecticut. I thought you might be interested in seeing my games from the Connecticut State Championship in 1950.

I currently publish the the Florida State Chess Magazine, floridaCHESS. PDFs of the magazine are available on www.floridachess.org

Harvey

 

(4) Lerman,Harvey (1950) - Hand (New Haven) [D00]

Connecticut Championship (1), 03.03.1957

1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 d5 3.Bd3 c5 4.c3 c4 5.Bc2 Nc6 6.f4 Bg4 7.Nf3 Ne4 8.Nbd2 f5 9.0–0 e6 10.Qe1 Be7 11.Nxe4 fxe4 This was one of my favorite openings and Black misplays it leading to a quick win for me. 12.Ne5 Diagram 

XIIIIIIIIY
8r+-wqk+-tr0
7zpp+-vl-zpp0
6-+n+p+-+0
5+-+psN-+-0
4-+pzPpzPl+0
3+-zP-zP-+-0
2PzPL+-+PzP0
1tR-vL-wQRmK-0
xabcdefghy

12...Nxe5? 13.fxe5 Bh4?? 14.Ba4+ Ke7 15.Qxh4+ This was the 1st game to finish in this Championship tournament and took only 45 minutes. This was a good start for me. 1–0

 

(5) Edelbaum (2100) - Lerman,Harvey (1950) [A03]

Connecticut Championship (2), 03.03.1957

1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Bf5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Be2 g6 5.0–0 Bg7 6.Ne5 0–0 7.g4 Bd7 8.Qe1 Nc6 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.d3 e6 11.Nd2 Qe7 12.Qh4 Edelbaum was the defending state champion, so I expected this game would be a challenge for me. 12...d4 13.e4 Diagram 

 

XIIIIIIIIY
8r+-+-trk+0
7zppzp-wqpvlp0
6-+l+psnp+0
5+-+-+-+-0
4-+-zpPzPPwQ0
3+-+P+-+-0
2PzPPsNL+-zP0
1tR-vL-+RmK-0
xabcdefghy

13...Nd5 14.g5?! Ne3 15.Rf3 f5 16.Rh3 Bh8 17.b3 Nxc2 18.Rb1 Rf7 19.Bb2 fxe4 20.dxe4 Raf8 21.Rf3 Qd6 22.Nc4 Diagram 

 

XIIIIIIIIY
8-+-+-trkvl0
7zppzp-+r+p0
6-+lwqp+p+0
5+-+-+-zP-0
4-+NzpPzP-wQ0
3+P+-+R+-0
2PvLn+L+-zP0
1+R+-+-mK-0
xabcdefghy

22...Rxf4 23.Nxd6 Rxh4 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Rf1+ Kg8 26.Bc4 Rg4+ 27.Kh1 Bxe4+ 28.Nxe4 Being 3 pawns ahead, I should be able to pull off this upset, so I need to be careful! 28...Rxe4 Diagram 

 

XIIIIIIIIY
8-+-+-+kvl0
7zppzp-+-+p0
6-+-+p+p+0
5+-+-+-zP-0
4-+Lzpr+-+0
3+P+-+-+-0
2PvLn+-+-zP0
1+-+-+R+K0
xabcdefghy

29.Bd3 Re1 30.Kg1 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Ne3+ 32.Ke1 c5 33.Bc1 Nd5 34.Bc4 Kf7 35.Kf2 Be5 36.h4 Ke7 37.Kf3 Kd6 38.Bd3 Nb4 39.Bb1 b5 40.Bd2 Nd5 41.Bd3 Nc3 42.Bxc3 Bishops of opposite colors sometimes is a problem to win against a strong player. 42...dxc3 Diagram 

 

XIIIIIIIIY
8-+-+-+-+0
7zp-+-+-+p0
6-+-mkp+p+0
5+pzp-vl-zP-0
4-+-+-+-zP0
3+PzpL+K+-0
2P+-+-+-+0
1+-+-+-+-0
xabcdefghy

43.h5 gxh5 44.Bxh7 Kd5 45.Bc2 Kd4 46.Ke2 Bg7 47.Bg6 h4 48.Bh5 a5 49.Be8 b4 50.Bf7 e5 51.Be6 e4 52.Bg4 Be5 53.g6 e3 54.Kd1 c4 55.Bd7 cxb3 56.axb3 Ke4 57.Be6 Kf3 58.Bc4 Yes, I see the winning move! 58...c2+ Diagram 

 

XIIIIIIIIY
8-+-+-+-+0
7+-+-+-+-0
6-+-+-+P+0
5zp-+-vl-+-0
4-zpL+-+-zp0
3+P+-zpk+-0
2-+p+-+-+0
1+-+K+-+-0
xabcdefghy


0–1

(6) Weil,William (2000) - Lerman,Harvey (1950) [A85]

Connecticut Championship (4), 17.03.1957

[Lerman,Harvey]

1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 0–0 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.0–0 d6 9.Re1 e5 10.e3 e4 11.Nd2 Kh8 12.f3 Qe7 13.Qc2 exf3 14.Bxf3 Bd7 15.Ba3 Rae8 16.c5 d5 17.c4 Qf7 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Nc4 Nf6 20.Rab1 Be6 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Ne5 Qh5 23.Nxc6 Bd5 24.Ne5 Diagram 

XIIIIIIIIY
8-+-+rtr-mk0
7zp-zp-+-zpp0
6-+-+-sn-+0
5+-zPlsNp+q0
4-+-zP-+-+0
3vL-+-zP-zP-0
2P+Q+-+-zP0
1+R+-tR-mK-0
xabcdefghy

24...Rxe5 [24...Be4] 25.dxe5 Qf3 26.e4 Nxe4 27.Rb3 Bxb3 28.axb3 Rd8 29.Bc1 Rd2= Diagram 

XIIIIIIIIY
8-+-+-+-mk0
7zp-zp-+-zpp0
6-+-+-+-+0
5+-zP-zPp+-0
4-+-+n+-+0
3+P+-+qzP-0
2-+Qtr-+-zP0
1+-vL-tR-mK-0
xabcdefghy

 If now 30.BxR Nf2. 31.h4 30.Bxd2 But not 30...Nf2 [30...Qf2+ Draws] 31.h4 Qxg3+ 32.Kf1+- ½–½



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CHESS COLUMNS FROM THE PAST   by Rob Roy

1977 - 2000, Rob Roy wrote 1,300 Waterbury Sunday Republican chess columns.  The column helped his Waterbury Chess Club to become very successful.

Clerks at the newspaper office were the ones who re-typed hard-copy into the newspaper system, they made many typos with chess notation. All future editions of Connecticut Chess Magazine will feature a different column.

 

 

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