HAYES GOODMAN WINS 2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN
Winning clear first with a 3-0 score is Hayes Goodman from RI. Goodman,14, has been competing against adult players since 2014.
Joe Bihlmeyer and Jithu Sajeevan finished the event each with two wins and a draw, thereby tying for second place.
Ten entered the tournament held at Mill Brook Place, Main Street, Coventry CT.
The Tournament Director, Rob Roy, filled in as Houseman for rounds 2 and 3, after a player dropped out after round 1.
I wish to thank everybody that came to play, and to also express special thanks to the individuals mentioned below who helped me with various tasks.
Dan Smith arrived early and setup the tables and chairs. Jithya and Jithu Sajeevan folded up and put away the tables and chairs.
Joe Bihlmeyer, an instructor at the New Britain Chess Club, gave an analysis of his first round game, which was enjoyed by a half-dozen spectators.
Hayes Goodman donated $40 that enabled the club to break even with expenses for the day. Rob Roy provided free drinks and snacks.
Our upcoming tournaments will happen Jan 18, Feb 22, Mar 21, and Apr 18.
2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN (201912148562)
COVENTRY, CT 06238 DEC 14.
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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 | HAYES N GOODMAN |3.0 |W 9|W 6|W 4|
RI | 15207355 / R: 1844 ->1871 | | | | |
| Q: 1682 ->1728 | | | | |
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2 | JOSEPH BIHLMEYER |2.5 |D 3|W 8|W 7|
CT | 12686352 / R: 2111 ->2105 | | | | |
| Q: 1978 ->1971 | | | | |
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3 | JITHU SAJEEVAN |2.5 |D 2|W 10|W 6|
CT | 15756176 / R: 1890 ->1901 | | | | |
| Q: 1731 ->1744 | | | | |
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4 | DANIEL SMITH |2.0 |W 10|W 7|L 1|
RI | 12704934 / R: 1541 ->1549 | | | | |
| Q: 1439 ->1450 | | | | |
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5 | ROB ROY |2.0 |U |W 11|W 10|
CT | 10574790 / R: 1403 ->1405 | | | | |
| Q: 1013 ->1032 | | | | |
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6 | ELIZABETH C SMITH |1.0 |W 11|L 1|L 3|
CT | 15913683 / R: 1474 ->1467 | | | | |
| Q: 1319 ->1312 | | | | |
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7 | PUNYAVRAT UPADHYAY |1.0 |W 8|L 4|L 2|
CT | 15975172 / R: 1430 ->1416 | | | | |
| Q: 1363 ->1346 | | | | |
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8 | PEYTON NOAH DEXTER |1.0 |L 7|L 2|W 11|
CT | 17203134 / R: Unrated-> 769P3 | | | | |
| Q: Unrated-> 812P3 | | | | |
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9 | MARK BOURQUE |0.0 |L 1|U |U |
CT | 12139250 / R: 1949 ->1931 | | | | |
| Q: 1873 ->1851 | | | | |
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10 | HANEESHA ATKURI |0.0 |L 4|L 3|L 5|
CT | 16282828 / R: 888 -> 884 | | | | |
| Q: 873 -> 854 | | | | |
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11 | JITHYA SAJEEVAN |0.0 |L 6|L 5|L 8|
CT | 16403714 / R: 376 -> 370 | | | | |
| Q: 422 -> 413 | | | | |
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2020 GREATER HARTFORD OPEN SAT. JAN. 18
3SS, G/60 d5. Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St. (Rt 31), Coventry, CT 06238. EF: $35 Cash Only Onsite Only. $$GTD: $160-80. Reg.: 9:45 am - 10:10 am. Rds.: 10:30, 1:30, 3:45. INFO: ConnecticutChess@Gmail.com Dir: One Section. Accel.Pairings. W.
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REPORT - SCHOLASTIC EVENT IN WETHERSFIELD
NELSON CASTANEDA IS CONN BLITZ-CHESS CHAMP
NEW CHESS CLUB IN HAMDEN BY ROD GROFF
ALAN LASSER'S GAME OF THE WEEK
HAYES GOODMAN WINS 2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN
2 ROB ROY CHESS COLUMNS FROM 1977
The CSCA-sanctioned National Nominations Grand Prix Northern Leg was hosted by Team DIG USA and held Dec.8 at Wethersfield Community Center. A huge upset win by Miles Wolfe (1162) who went 4-0 winning against top seeds Daniel Zhou (1996) and Nathan Chang (1981) along the way.
Miles qualified to the Candidates' Tournament for Elementary School that will be held early spring. Beatrice Low qualified to NNCT Middle School or Girls, Ethan Striff-Cave qualified to the NNCT High School and Peter Wolfe (Middle School) or Amithi Nair (Girls) qualified to NNCT pending Beatrice's decision which section to play at the NNCT as she can only participate in the Middle School or Girls NNCT.
FM Nelson Castaneda has won the 2019 Connecticut State Blitz Chess Championship on Dec 10 with a score of 6.5/8. This is Nelson's second state blitz title, almost twenty years after his first.
National Masters Harris Appelman and David Herscovici tied for second with 6/8. The tournament was organized by the New Britain Chess Club. Crosstable
12/12
The National K-12 Grade Championship are underway in Lake Buena Vista, Fl. Connecticut's #1 scholastic player IM Hans Niemann is top seed in the 11th-grade section. He started out well winning the warm-up Bughouse and Blitz tournaments with perfect 10-0 and 12-0 scores. In all, 22 players from Connecticut are participating.
Tournament links: Standings of all sections -
US Chess reports - US Chess Twitter
New Chess Club in Hamden CT
Rod Groff has taught countless other kids and adults to play chess, and what was once a hobby has become a business. In October, he moved his growing chess academy, Play More Chess, to a new storefront in Hamden’s Whitneyville neighborhood. Housed in a former bank, the part-school, part-gathering place includes an old vault, now used for storage, and a teller’s window that’s the perfect nook for a table, two chairs and a chess board.
In total, there’s seating for about 22 players upstairs and down at Play More Chess. One corner of the main floor serves as a mini classroom, where Groff used a chessboard banner to demonstrate possible moves to a group of boys in the Intermediate I class, otherwise known as Knights, one recent afternoon. They’d brought their workbooks, and Groff had a lesson plan posted, starting with some new terms like “skewers” and “capped pieces.” These kids had already learned the basics of play, and they were ready to build in some strategy.
Younger students move through the curriculum—a series of published workbooks—at their own pace in four-week blocks. Small group lessons are $18 per hour. But Play More Chess isn’t just for kids. Adults make up about half of Groff’s clientele, both learners and experienced players looking for a place to play and new opponents to play against. Adults sign up for lessons through Hamden Adult Education (you don’t have to live in Hamden to register) or purchase a membership for $8 a month, which allows them to drop in during scheduled casual play hours or anytime Play More Chess is open for a pickup game. Groff also teaches in after-school programs at Hamden’s Spring Glen and Bear Path elementary schools.
Written and photographed by Kathy Leonard Czepiel. Read entire article here.
Play More Chess
1227 Whitney Ave, Hamden (map)
(203) 680-0657 info@PlayMoreChess.com
GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser
Black sacrifices a rook in order to be on the attack for the next ten moves in a typically mind-boggling more-pieces-than-pawns position, where, even if you had a mate in twenty-one, you might not see it.
GM Mariya Muzychuk (2559)-GM Kateryna Lagno (2547)
12/5/19
2019 FIDE GP Series, Monaco
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7
4.e4 d6
5.Nf3 O-O
6.Be2 e5
7.O-O Nc6
8.d5 Ne7
9.Nd2 a5
10.Rb1 Nd7
11.a3 f5
12.f3 Kh8
13.b4 f4
14.Nb3 a4
15.Nd2 g5
16.Nxa4 Nf6
17.c5 Ng6
18.b5 b6?! +1.99/26
18...dxc5 +1.02/24 19.Nxc5 c6 20.Ne6 Bxe6 21.dxe6 Qe7 22.bxc6 bxc6 23.Bc4 23. Nc4 Qxe6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Ne8 26. Rd1 Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Rf6 28. Rd7 Nf8 29. Re7 +1.84 Stockfish 23...Rfd8 24.Kh1 g4 25.Qb3 Bf8 26.Qc3 Qa7 27.Be2 gxf3 28.Qxf3 Qe7 29.Qh3 Qc5 30.Qf5 Be7 31.Bc4 Rxd2
19.cxb6 cxb6
20.Nc4 Rb8
21.Bd2 g4
22.Naxb6 Rxb6
23.Ba5 g3?! +3.86/23
23...Nd7 +2.88/26 24.fxg4 24. Nxb6 Nxb6 25. fxg4 Qc7 26. Bb4 Bd7 27. a4 Qa7 28. a5 Nxd5+ 29. b6 Nxb6 30. axb6 Qxb6+ 31. Kh1 +4.43 Stockfish 24...Qc7 25.Kh1 Qa7 26.Nxb6 Qxa5 27.Nc4 Qa8 28.b6 Bf6 29.Nxd6 Qxa3 30.Nxc8 Rxc8 31.b7 Rb8 32.Qc2 Ngf8 33.Qc8 Qa7 34.d6
24.Nxb6 Nxe4
25.Nxc8 gxh2+
26.Kxh2 Qh4+
27.Kg1 Ng3
28.Nxd6 Qh1+
29.Kf2 Qh4
30.Bb6? +1.32/23
30.b6 +3.62/23 30...Bf6 31.Bc4 31. Ba6 e4 32. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 33. Ke2 Nc5 34. Bc4 Qg5 35. Qd2 Ne5 36. Bb5 Rd8 37. Rg1 Qg6 38. b7 Rb8 39. Rbc1 +8.13 Stockfish 31...e4 32.Nxe4 Nxe4+ 33.Ke2 Ng3+ 34.Kd2 Nxf1+ 35.Qxf1 Be5 36.b7 Qf6 37.Qe2 Rb8 38.Ba6 Qe7 39.Qd3 Qg5 40.Rg1 Kg7 41.Bb4 Qf6 42.Bc5 Bd6 43.Bd4
30…e4
31.fxe4?? -3.82/22
31.Nxe4 +1.10/24 31...Nxe4+ 32.Kg1 Ng3 33.Re1 Ne5 34.Bf1 Qh1+ 35.Kf2 Qh4 36.Qc2 36. Rxe5 Bxe5 37. d6 Bf6 38. d7 Rb8 39. Bc5 Ne4+ 40. Kg1 Nxc5 41. Qd6 Nxd7 42. Qxd7 +2.41 Stockfish 36...Re8 37.Rxe5 Bxe5 38.Qc6 Rg8 39.Rc1 Nf5+ 40.Ke2 Nd4+ 41.Bxd4 Bxd4 42.Rc2 Qf2+
31…f3
32.Bxf3 Nxe4+
33.Ke3? -11.69/23
33.Kg1 -3.58/25 33...Be5 34.Re1 Qh2+ 35.Kf1 Nh4 36.Ke2 Nc3+ 37.Kd3 Nxd1 38.Rbxd1 38. Rxe5 Nxf3 39. Re6 Qxg2 40. Rxd1 Qa2 41. Bd4+ Nxd4 42. Kxd4 -8.69 Stockfish 38...Nxf3 38... Bxd6 39. Bd4+ Kg8 40. Re4 Nxf3 41. Rg4+ Kf7 42. Rf1 Ke8 43. Rxf3 Qh1 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8 -9.60 Stockfish
33...Qf4+?? -0.54/23
33...Qg5+ Black misses forced mate according to Stockfish. 34.Kd3 Not 34.Ke4 Qe5 35.Kd3 Nf4 36.Kc4 Qc3 mate 34...Qxd5+ 35.Ke3 35. Ke2 Nf4+ 36. Ke3 Nxg2+ 37. Ke2 Nc3+ 38. Kf2 Nxd1+ 39. Rbxd1 Rxf3+ 40. Kg1 Rxf1+ 41. Rxf1 Qxd6 42. Kxg2 Qxb6 43. Rd1 Qg6+ 44. Kf1 Bd4 45. Rd2 Qe4 46. Rxd4 Qxd4 47. a4 Qxa4 48. b6 Qb5+ 49. Ke1 Qxb6 50. Kd2 Qd4+ 51. Ke2 h5 52. Kf3 h4 53. Ke2 Qc3 54. Kf1 Qb2 55. Kg1 h3 56. Kf1 h2 57. Ke1 h1=Q# 35...Bh6+ 36.Ke2 Nf4+ 37.Ke1 Nxg2+ 38.Ke2 Nf4+ 39.Ke1 Nd3+ 40.Qxd3 Qxd3 41.Bd4+ Qxd4 42.Nxe4 Rxf3 42...Qe3+ 43. Be2 Re8 44. Rf2 Qxe4 45. Rb4 Qh1+ 46. Rf1 Qh2 47. Rb2 Rc8 48. Bd1 Qe5+ 49. Re2 Bd2+ 50. Kf2 Qh2+ 51. Kf3 Qf4+ 52. Kg2 Rg8+ 53. Kh1 Qxf1+ 54. Kh2 Bf4# 43.Rxf3 Qxe4+ 44.Kf2 Qxb1 45.a4 Qc2+
34.Kd3 Nxd6? +1.02/24
34...Nc3 -0.40/21 35.Qb3 Qxd6 36.Be3 Rc8 37.Kd2 Ne5 38.Be2 Bh6 39.Qxc3 39. Bf4 Nxd5 40. Bxh6 Qxh6+ 41. Ke1 Nc3 42. Rd1 Qe3 43. Rf2 Ng4 44. Qf7 Nxd1 -3.05 Stockfish 39...Rxc3 40.Bxh6 Qxh6+ 40...Rc8 41. Rf8+ Rxf8 42. Bxf8 Qxf8 43. Rb3 Qd6 44. b6 Qxd5+ -6.59 Stockfish 41.Kxc3 Qe3+ 42.Kb4 Qxe2 43.Rfd1 Qe4+ 44.Kc5 Qe3+ 45.Kb4 Nd3+ 46.Kc4 Nf2 47.Re1 Qd3+ 48.Kc5 Ne4+ 49.Kc6 Qc4+ 50.Kb6 Qxd5 51.a4 Nc3 52.Rb4
35.Rb4 Nc4?! +1.48/23
35...Ne5+ +1.18/24 36.Kc2 Rc8+ 37.Kb3 Nec4 38.Rf2 Qe5 38....Qf6 39. Bd4 Qxd4 40. Qxd4 Bxd4 41. Re2 Na5+ 42. Ka2 Bc5 43. Rf4 Nxb5 44. Rc2 +1.22 Stockfish 39.Bd4 Qxd4 40.Qxd4 Bxd4 41.Re2 Na5+ 42.Ka2 Bc5 43.Ra4 43. Rh4 Nxb5 44. Rc2 Nb7 45. a4 N5d6 46. Be2 Ra8 47. Bd3 Be3 48. Rxh7+ +1.55 Stockfish 43...Bb6 44.Rb2 Rc3 45.Be2 Re3 46.Rc2 Nb3 47.Rc6 Nc1+ 48.Rxc1
36.Be2? 0.00/23
36.Re1 +1.48/23 36...Ra8 37.Kc2 Qf5+ 38.Qd3 Qxd3+ 39.Kxd3 Nxb6 40.Kc2 Ne5 40...Rxa3 41. Re8+ Nf8 42. Rf4 Rc3+ 43. Kd1 Rc8 44. Rxc8 Nxc8 45. Kc2 +2.08 Stockfish 41.Rbe4 Nbc4 42.b6 42. d6 Rd8 43. b6 Nxb6 44. Rxe5 Bxe5 45. Rxe5 Rxd6 46. Kb3 +3.38 Stockfish 42...Rb8 43.a4 Bf6 44.a5 Nxa5 45.Rxe5 Bxe5 46.Rxe5 Nc4 47.Re6 Nxb6 48.Kc3 Nd7 49.Re7 Rd8 50.Kd4 Nf8 51.Be4 Kg8 52.Kc5
36...Nge5+?? +5.43/25
36...Qg3+ 0.00/23 37.Rf3 Nge5+ 38.Kc2 Qg6+ 39.Kb3 Nxb6 40.Rxf8+ Bxf8 41.Rd4 Bc5 41...Qd6 42. Rb4 Ned7 43. Bf3 Bg7 44. Qe1 Qg6 45. Be4 Qf6 46. Kc2 Qe5 = Stockfish 42.a4 Bxd4 43.Qxd4 Qb1+ 44.Ka3 Qc1+ 45.Kb3 Qb1+
37.Kc2 Qe4+
38.Kb3 Rc8?! +9.23/23
38...Rb8 +6.96/23 39.Bxc4 39. Bf2 Na5+ 40. Ka2 Qg6 41. Qb1 Qh6 42. Bd4 Nb7 43. Rh1 Qg6 44. Qxg6 Nxg6 45. Bxg7+ Kxg7 46. b6 +9.55 Stockfish 39...Rxb6 40.Qc2 Qg4 41.Qf5 Qxf5 42.Rxf5
39.d6 Qb7
40.Bxc4?! +6.44/24
40.Bc7 +9.14/23 40...Nb6 41.Bf3 Nxf3 42.Qxf3
40.Rxc4 Nxc4 41.d7 Rd8 42.Bxc4 Qxb6 43.Re1 Qg6 44.Re8+ Rxe8 45.d8=Q Bf6 46.Q8d7 It's mate on move 73, according to Stockfish. 46...Re7 47. Q7d5 Re3+ 48. Ka4 Re5 49. Qxe5 Bxe5 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qe7+ Kh6 52. Qxe5 Qc2+ 53. Bb3 Qf2 54. Qe6+ Kg7 55. b6 h5 56. Qd7+ Kh6 57. Qc6+ Kg5 58. Qd5+ Kh6 59. b7 Qf4+ 60. Bc4 Qb8 61. Qe6+ Kg5 62. Qg8+ Qxg8 63. Bxg8 Kf4 64. b8=Q+ Ke4 65. Bc4 h4 66. Kb5 Kf5 67. Qd6 Ke4 68. Qf6 Ke3 69. Qxh4 Kd2 70. Qd4+ Kc2 71. Kb4 Kc1 72. Kb3 Kb1 73. Qd1#
40…Qxb6
41.Qd2? +3.67/25
41.Re1 +6.36/23 41...Nd7 42.Ka2 Rd8 43.Re7 Nf6 44.Qd2 Bf8 45.Rf7 Qxd6 46.Qxd6 Bxd6 47.Rxf6 Bxb4 48.axb4 Rb8 49.Rc6 Ra8+ 50.Kb2 Rb8 51.Kb3 Rb7
41.Be6 Rd8 42.Qd4 Rxd6 43.Qxb6 Rxb6 44.Bf5 Rf6 45.b6 Nc6 46.b7 Rf8 47.Rb6 Nb8 48.Re6 h5 49.a4 Bd4 50.Rh6+ Kg7 51.Rh7+ Kg8 52.Be6+ Kxh7 53.Rxf8 Ba7 54.Rg8 +9.97 Stockfish
41…Nxc4
42.Rxc4 Qxb5+
43.Qb4 Qd5
44.Rc1 Re8
45.Rc2 Qd1
46.Qd2 Qb1+
47.Rb2 Qf1
48.Qc2? +2.21/24
48.d7 +4.75/24 48...Rb8+ 49.Rb4 Qf7+ 50.Kc2 Rd8 51.R2b3 h6 51...Qf5+ 52. Rd3 Be5 53. g4 Qg6 54. Kd1 Qc6 55. Rd5 Bc3 56. Qg5 Bf6 57. Qf5 h6 58. Re4 +9.62 Stockfish 52.Rb8 52. Rd3 Qe6 53. Kd1 Kg8 54. a4 Qe5 55. Rd5 Qa1+ 56. Ke2 Qf6 57. Qd3 +16.33 Stockfish 52...Qc4+ 53.Kd1 Qg4+ 54.Ke1 Qh4+ 55.Kf1 Qh1+ 56.Kf2 Qh4+ 57.Kf3 Qh5+ 58.g4 Qh1+ 59.Kf4 Bf6 60.Rxd8+ Bxd8 61.Rb8 Qh4 62.Qd4+ Kh7 63.Rc8 Qh2+ 64.Ke3 Qh3+ 65.Kd2 Qh4 66.a4 Qg5+ 67.Kd1
48...Qf7?! +2.94/23
48...Qf8 +2.21/24 49.Ka2 49.Qd3 +12.32 Stockfish 49...Qxd6 50.Rb3 Qf6 51.Rb1 Qe6 52.a4 Qg8 53.Rb7 Re1 54.a5 Ra1+
48...Qf6 49.d7 Rd8 50.Rb1 Qe6 51.Ka2 Qxd7 52.Qb3 Rg8 53.Rc2 Qf5 54.Re1 Rf8 55.Qc4 Qf6 56.Qe6 Qd4 57.Qc6 +4.19 Stockfish
49.Ka2 Qd5
50.Rb6 h6?! +5.35/24
50...Rg8 +4.36/24 51.g4 Rf8 52.Rc6 h6
51.Rc6 Rb8
52.d7 Rf8
53.Rc7 Qe6? +24.85/25
53...Rd8 +7.73/25 54.Qe4 54. Rc8 Bf6 55. Rxd8+ Bxd8 56. Qb2+ Kh7 57. Qd4 Qxg2+ 58. Kb3 Qf3+ 59. Kb2 +65.49 Stockfish 54...Qb5 55.Qe8+ 55. Rb7 Qg5 56. Rb8 Bf6 57. Rxd8+ Bxd8 58. Rc2 Qg8+ 59. Qc4 Qf8 60. Re2 Kg7 61. Qc3+ Kh7 62. Qc2+ Kg7 63. Re8 Qf7+ 64. Qb3 Qf2+ 65. Qb2+ Qxb2+ 66. Kxb2 Bf6+ 67. Ka2 h5 68. d8=Q Bxd8 69. Rxd8 Kf6 70. a4 Ke7 71. Rd3 Ke6 72. a5 Kf5 73. a6 Ke4 74. Rd8 Kf5 75. a7 h4 76. a8=Q h3 77. gxh3 Kf4 78. Re8 Kf5 79. Qf3+ Kg6 80. Rg8+ Kh7 81. Qf7+ Kh6 82. Qg6# 55...Kh7 56.Qe2
54.g4?! +8.60/26
54.Qd2 Kh7 55.Qd3+ Qg6 56.d8=Q Rxd8 57.Qxd8 Qxg2+ 58.Rc2 Qe4 59.Qd6 Kh8 60.Rh2 Kg8 61.Rf2 Qe8 62.Rg2 Qf7+ 63.Rxf7 Kxf7 64.Rf2+ Kg8 65.Qg6 Kh8 66.Rg2 Bf8 67.Qg8#
54…Qd5
55.Rc8 Qxd7
56.Rxf8+ Bxf8
57.Rc7 Qd5+
58.Qb3 Qd6
59.Qc3+ Kg8
60.Rc8 Qh2+61.Qb2?! +6.44/24
61.Qc2 +7.89/25 61...Qxc2+ 62.Rxc2 Bd6 63.Rc6 63. a4 Kf7 64. a5 Ke6 65. Rc6 Kd7 66. Rxd6+ Kxd6 67. Kb3 Kd5 68. Kb4 Kc6 69. Kc4 Kd6 70. Kb5 Kd7 71. a6 Kc7 72. Kc5 Kc8 73. Kb6 Kd7 74. a7 Kd6 75. a8=Q Ke5 76. Qf3 Kd4 77. Kb5 h5 78. gxh5 Ke5 79. h6 Ke6 80. Kc6 Ke7 81. h7 Ke8 82. h8=Q+ Ke7 83. Qff6# 63...Bf4 64.a4 Bd2 65.Rd6 Be3 66.a5 Kf7 67.a6 Kg7 68.Kb3 Kh7 69.Rc6
61...Qd6?? #196/26
61...Qf4 +6.44/24 62.Qb3+ Kg7 63.Qc3+ 63. a4 Qxg4 64. Rc7+ Kf6 65. Rf7+ Kg5 66. Rxf8 Qe2+ 67. Ka3 Qe7+ 68. Qb4 Qe3+ 69. Kb2 Qe2+ 70. Kc1 Qe6 71. Qf4+ Kg6 72. Qf7+ Qxf7 73. Rxf7 Kxf7 74. a5 h5 75. a6 Kg7 76. a7 h4 77. Kc2 h3 78. a8=Q h2 79. Kc3 Kf6 80. Qh8+ Kg6 81. Qxh2 Kf5 82. Kd4 Ke6 83. Qe5+ Kf7 84. Qf5+ Ke7 85. Kc5 Kd8 86. Qf7 Kc8 87. Kc6 Kb8 88. Qb7# 63...Kg6 64.Qd3+ Kg7 65.Qd7+ Kg8 66.Qf5 Qd2+ 67.Qc2 Qxc2+ 68.Rxc2 Bd6 69.Rc6 Bf4 70.a4 Bd2 71.Rd6 Be3 72.a5
62.Qb3+?! +8.55/24
62.Qb4 Kg7 63.Rxf8 Qd5+ 64.Qb3 Qg2+ 65.Qb2+ Qxb2+ 66.Kxb2 Kxf8 67.a4 Ke7 68.Kb3 Kd6 69.Kb4 Kd7 70.Kb5 Ke7 71.a5 Kd7 72.a6 Kc7 73.Kc5 Kc8 74.Kb6 Kb8 75.a7+ Ka8 76.Ka6 h5 77.g5 h4 78.g6 h3 79.g7 h2 80.g8=R#
62.a4 Qf4 63.Qc2 Qd6 64.Qb3+ Kg7 65.Qc3+ Kh7 66.Qc7+ Be7 67.Qxd6 Bxd6 68.a5 Bh2 69.a6 Bg1 70.Kb3 h5 71.gxh5 Kh6 72.Kc4 Ba7 73.Rc7 Be3 74.Rc5 Bxc5 75.Kxc5 Kxh5 76.Kd4 Kg4 77.a7 Kf4 78.a8=Q Kf5 79.Qe8 Kg5 80.Ke4 Kf6 81.Kf4 Kg7 82.Kf5 Kh7 83.Kf6 Kh6 84.Qh8#
62…Kg7
63.Qc3+ Kg8?? #26/24
63...Kh7 +8.55/25 64.a4 Qd5+ 65.Qb3 Qd2+ 66.Qc2+ Qxc2+ 67.Rxc2 Bb4 68.Kb3 Ba5 69.Rc5 Bb6 70.Rb5 70. Kc4 h5 71. gxh5 Kg7 72. a5 Bd8 73. a6 Bb6 74. Kb5 Ba7 75. Rc7+ Kf6 76. Rxa7 Ke6 77. h6 Ke5 78. h7 Ke4 79. h8=Q Kd3 80. Re7 Kd2 81. Qd4+ Kc1 82. Re2 Kb1 83. Qd1# 70...Bg1 71.a5
64.Qb4 Qh2+
65.Kb3 Qg3+
66.Ka4 1-0
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[Event "2019 FIDE GP Series"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2019.12.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "GM Mariya Muzychuk"]
[Black "GM Kateryna Lagno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7
9.Nd2 a5 10.Rb1 Nd7 11.a3 f5 12.f3 Kh8 13.b4 f4 14.Nb3 a4 15.Nd2 g5 16.Nxa4
Nf6 17.c5 Ng6 18.b5 b6 $6 { +1.99/26 } ( 18...dxc5 { +1.02/24 } 19.Nxc5 c6
20.Ne6 Bxe6 21.dxe6 Qe7 22.bxc6 bxc6 23.Bc4
{ 23. Nc4 Qxe6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Ne8 26. Rd1 Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Rf6 28. Rd7
Nf8 29. Re7 +1.84 Stockfish } 23...Rfd8 24.Kh1 g4 25.Qb3 Bf8 26.Qc3 Qa7
27.Be2 gxf3 28.Qxf3 Qe7 29.Qh3 Qc5 30.Qf5 Be7 31.Bc4 Rxd2 ) 19.cxb6 cxb6
20.Nc4 Rb8 21.Bd2 g4 22.Naxb6 Rxb6 23.Ba5 g3 $6
{ +3.86/23 } ( 23...Nd7 { +2.88/26 } 24.fxg4
{ 24. Nxb6 Nxb6 25. fxg4 Qc7 26. Bb4 Bd7 27. a4 Qa7 28. a5 Nxd5+ 29. b6
Nxb6 30. axb6 Qxb6+ 31. Kh1 +4.43 Stockfish } 24...Qc7 25.Kh1 Qa7 26.Nxb6
Qxa5 27.Nc4 Qa8 28.b6 Bf6 29.Nxd6 Qxa3 30.Nxc8 Rxc8 31.b7 Rb8 32.Qc2 Ngf8
33.Qc8 Qa7 34.d6 ) 24.Nxb6 Nxe4 25.Nxc8 gxh2+ 26.Kxh2 Qh4+ 27.Kg1 Ng3 28.Nxd6
Qh1+ 29.Kf2 Qh4 30.Bb6 $2 { +1.32/23 } ( 30.b6 { +3.62/23 } 30...Bf6 31.Bc4
{ 31. Ba6 e4 32. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 33. Ke2 Nc5 34. Bc4 Qg5 35. Qd2 Ne5 36. Bb5 Rd8
37. Rg1 Qg6 38. b7 Rb8 39. Rbc1 +8.13 Stockfish } 31...e4 32.Nxe4 Nxe4+
33.Ke2 Ng3+ 34.Kd2 Nxf1+ 35.Qxf1 Be5 36.b7 Qf6 37.Qe2 Rb8 38.Ba6 Qe7 39.Qd3
Qg5 40.Rg1 Kg7 41.Bb4 Qf6 42.Bc5 Bd6 43.Bd4 ) 30...e4 31.fxe4 $4 { -3.82/22 }
( 31.Nxe4 { +1.10/24 } 31...Nxe4+ 32.Kg1 Ng3 33.Re1 Ne5 34.Bf1 Qh1+ 35.Kf2
Qh4 36.Qc2
{ 36. Rxe5 Bxe5 37. d6 Bf6 38. d7 Rb8 39. Bc5 Ne4+ 40. Kg1 Nxc5 41. Qd6
Nxd7 42. Qxd7 +2.41 Stockfish } 36...Re8 37.Rxe5 Bxe5 38.Qc6 Rg8 39.Rc1 Nf5+
40.Ke2 Nd4+ 41.Bxd4 Bxd4 42.Rc2 Qf2+ ) 31...f3 32.Bxf3 Nxe4+ 33.Ke3 $2
{ -11.69/23 } ( 33.Kg1 { -3.58/25 } 33...Be5 34.Re1 Qh2+ 35.Kf1 Nh4 36.Ke2
Nc3+ 37.Kd3 Nxd1 38.Rbxd1
{ 38. Rxe5 Nxf3 39. Re6 Qxg2 40. Rxd1 Qa2 41. Bd4+ Nxd4 42. Kxd4 -8.69
Stockfish } 38...Nxf3
{ 38... Bxd6 39. Bd4+ Kg8 40. Re4 Nxf3 41. Rg4+ Kf7 42. Rf1 Ke8 43. Rxf3
Qh1 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8 -9.60 Stockfish } ) 33...Qf4+ $4 { -0.54/23 } ( 33...Qg5+
{ Black misses forced mate according to Stockfish. } 34.Kd3
{ Not 34.Ke4 Qe5 35.Kd3 Nf4 36.Kc4 Qc3 mate } 34...Qxd5+ 35.Ke3
{ 35. Ke2 Nf4+ 36. Ke3 Nxg2+ 37. Ke2 Nc3+ 38. Kf2 Nxd1+ 39. Rbxd1 Rxf3+ 40.
Kg1 Rxf1+ 41. Rxf1 Qxd6 42. Kxg2 Qxb6 43. Rd1 Qg6+ 44. Kf1 Bd4 45. Rd2 Qe4
46. Rxd4 Qxd4 47. a4 Qxa4 48. b6 Qb5+ 49. Ke1 Qxb6 50. Kd2 Qd4+ 51. Ke2 h5
52. Kf3 h4 53. Ke2 Qc3 54. Kf1 Qb2 55. Kg1 h3 56. Kf1 h2 57. Ke1 h1=Q# }
35...Bh6+ 36.Ke2 Nf4+ 37.Ke1 Nxg2+ 38.Ke2 Nf4+ 39.Ke1 Nd3+ 40.Qxd3 Qxd3
41.Bd4+ Qxd4 42.Nxe4 Rxf3
{ 42...Qe3+ 43. Be2 Re8 44. Rf2 Qxe4 45. Rb4 Qh1+ 46. Rf1 Qh2 47. Rb2 Rc8
48. Bd1 Qe5+ 49. Re2 Bd2+ 50. Kf2 Qh2+ 51. Kf3 Qf4+ 52. Kg2 Rg8+ 53. Kh1
Qxf1+ 54. Kh2 Bf4# } 43.Rxf3 Qxe4+ 44.Kf2 Qxb1 45.a4 Qc2+ ) 34.Kd3 Nxd6 $2
{ +1.02/24 } ( 34...Nc3 { -0.40/21 } 35.Qb3 Qxd6 36.Be3 Rc8 37.Kd2 Ne5 38.Be2
Bh6 39.Qxc3
{ 39. Bf4 Nxd5 40. Bxh6 Qxh6+ 41. Ke1 Nc3 42. Rd1 Qe3 43. Rf2 Ng4 44. Qf7
Nxd1 -3.05 Stockfish } 39...Rxc3 40.Bxh6 Qxh6+
{ 40...Rc8 41. Rf8+ Rxf8 42. Bxf8 Qxf8 43. Rb3 Qd6 44. b6 Qxd5+ -6.59
Stockfish } 41.Kxc3 Qe3+ 42.Kb4 Qxe2 43.Rfd1 Qe4+ 44.Kc5 Qe3+ 45.Kb4 Nd3+
46.Kc4 Nf2 47.Re1 Qd3+ 48.Kc5 Ne4+ 49.Kc6 Qc4+ 50.Kb6 Qxd5 51.a4 Nc3 52.Rb4 )
35.Rb4 Nc4 $6 { +1.48/23 } ( 35...Ne5+ { +1.18/24 } 36.Kc2 Rc8+ 37.Kb3 Nec4
38.Rf2 Qe5
{ 38....Qf6 39. Bd4 Qxd4 40. Qxd4 Bxd4 41. Re2 Na5+ 42. Ka2 Bc5 43. Rf4
Nxb5 44. Rc2 +1.22 Stockfish } 39.Bd4 Qxd4 40.Qxd4 Bxd4 41.Re2 Na5+ 42.Ka2
Bc5 43.Ra4
{ 43. Rh4 Nxb5 44. Rc2 Nb7 45. a4 N5d6 46. Be2 Ra8 47. Bd3 Be3 48. Rxh7+
+1.55 Stockfish } 43...Bb6 44.Rb2 Rc3 45.Be2 Re3 46.Rc2 Nb3 47.Rc6 Nc1+
48.Rxc1 ) 36.Be2 $2 { 0.00/23 } ( 36.Re1 { +1.48/23 } 36...Ra8 37.Kc2 Qf5+
38.Qd3 Qxd3+ 39.Kxd3 Nxb6 40.Kc2 Ne5
{ 40...Rxa3 41. Re8+ Nf8 42. Rf4 Rc3+ 43. Kd1 Rc8 44. Rxc8 Nxc8 45. Kc2
+2.08 Stockfish } 41.Rbe4 Nbc4 42.b6
{ 42. d6 Rd8 43. b6 Nxb6 44. Rxe5 Bxe5 45. Rxe5 Rxd6 46. Kb3 +3.38
Stockfish } 42...Rb8 43.a4 Bf6 44.a5 Nxa5 45.Rxe5 Bxe5 46.Rxe5 Nc4 47.Re6
Nxb6 48.Kc3 Nd7 49.Re7 Rd8 50.Kd4 Nf8 51.Be4 Kg8 52.Kc5 ) 36...Nge5+ $4
{ +5.43/25 } ( 36...Qg3+ { 0.00/23 } 37.Rf3 Nge5+ 38.Kc2 Qg6+ 39.Kb3 Nxb6
40.Rxf8+ Bxf8 41.Rd4 Bc5
{ 41...Qd6 42. Rb4 Ned7 43. Bf3 Bg7 44. Qe1 Qg6 45. Be4 Qf6 46. Kc2 Qe5 =
Stockfish } 42.a4 Bxd4 43.Qxd4 Qb1+ 44.Ka3 Qc1+ 45.Kb3 Qb1+ ) 37.Kc2 Qe4+ 38.Kb3
Rc8 $6 { +9.23/23 } ( 38...Rb8 { +6.96/23 } 39.Bxc4
{ 39. Bf2 Na5+ 40. Ka2 Qg6 41. Qb1 Qh6 42. Bd4 Nb7 43. Rh1 Qg6 44. Qxg6
Nxg6 45. Bxg7+ Kxg7 46. b6 +9.55 Stockfish } 39...Rxb6 40.Qc2 Qg4 41.Qf5 Qxf5
42.Rxf5 ) 39.d6 Qb7 40.Bxc4 $6 { +6.44/24 } ( 40.Bc7 { +9.14/23 } 40...Nb6
41.Bf3 Nxf3 42.Qxf3 ) ( 40.Rxc4 Nxc4 41.d7 Rd8 42.Bxc4 Qxb6 43.Re1 Qg6
44.Re8+ Rxe8 45.d8=Q Bf6 46.Q8d7
{ It's mate on move 73, according to Stockfish. 46...Re7 47. Q7d5 Re3+ 48.
Ka4 Re5 49. Qxe5 Bxe5 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qe7+ Kh6 52. Qxe5 Qc2+ 53. Bb3 Qf2
54. Qe6+ Kg7 55. b6 h5 56. Qd7+ Kh6 57. Qc6+ Kg5 58. Qd5+ Kh6 59. b7 Qf4+
60. Bc4 Qb8 61. Qe6+ Kg5 62. Qg8+ Qxg8 63. Bxg8 Kf4 64. b8=Q+ Ke4 65. Bc4 h4
66. Kb5 Kf5 67. Qd6 Ke4 68. Qf6 Ke3 69. Qxh4 Kd2 70. Qd4+ Kc2 71. Kb4 Kc1
72. Kb3 Kb1 73. Qd1# }
) 40...Qxb6 41.Qd2 $2 { +3.67/25 } ( 41.Re1 { +6.36/23 } 41...Nd7 42.Ka2 Rd8
43.Re7 Nf6 44.Qd2 Bf8 45.Rf7 Qxd6 46.Qxd6 Bxd6 47.Rxf6 Bxb4 48.axb4 Rb8
49.Rc6 Ra8+ 50.Kb2 Rb8 51.Kb3 Rb7 ) ( 41.Be6 Rd8 42.Qd4 Rxd6 43.Qxb6 Rxb6
44.Bf5 Rf6 45.b6 Nc6 46.b7 Rf8 47.Rb6 Nb8 48.Re6 h5 49.a4 Bd4 50.Rh6+ Kg7
51.Rh7+ Kg8 52.Be6+ Kxh7 53.Rxf8 Ba7 54.Rg8 { +9.97 Stockfish } ) 41...Nxc4
42.Rxc4 Qxb5+ 43.Qb4 Qd5 44.Rc1 Re8 45.Rc2 Qd1 46.Qd2 Qb1+ 47.Rb2 Qf1
48.Qc2 $2 { +2.21/24 } (
48.d7 { +4.75/24 } 48...Rb8+ 49.Rb4 Qf7+ 50.Kc2 Rd8 51.R2b3 h6
{ 51...Qf5+ 52. Rd3 Be5 53. g4 Qg6 54. Kd1 Qc6 55. Rd5 Bc3 56. Qg5 Bf6 57.
Qf5 h6 58. Re4 +9.62 Stockfish } 52.Rb8
{ 52. Rd3 Qe6 53. Kd1 Kg8 54. a4 Qe5 55. Rd5 Qa1+ 56. Ke2 Qf6 57. Qd3
+16.33 Stockfish } 52...Qc4+ 53.Kd1 Qg4+ 54.Ke1 Qh4+ 55.Kf1 Qh1+ 56.Kf2 Qh4+
57.Kf3 Qh5+ 58.g4 Qh1+ 59.Kf4 Bf6 60.Rxd8+ Bxd8 61.Rb8 Qh4 62.Qd4+ Kh7 63.Rc8
Qh2+ 64.Ke3 Qh3+ 65.Kd2 Qh4 66.a4 Qg5+ 67.Kd1 ) 48...Qf7 $6 { +2.94/23 } (
48...Qf8 { +2.21/24 } 49.Ka2 { 49.Qd3 +12.32 Stockfish } 49...Qxd6 50.Rb3 Qf6
51.Rb1 Qe6 52.a4 Qg8 53.Rb7 Re1 54.a5 Ra1+ ) ( 48...Qf6 49.d7 Rd8 50.Rb1 Qe6
51.Ka2 Qxd7 52.Qb3 Rg8 53.Rc2 Qf5 54.Re1 Rf8 55.Qc4 Qf6 56.Qe6 Qd4 57.Qc6
{ +4.19 Stockfish } ) 49.Ka2 Qd5 50.Rb6 h6 $6 { +5.35/24 } ( 50...Rg8
{ +4.36/24 } 51.g4 Rf8 52.Rc6 h6 ) 51.Rc6 Rb8 52.d7 Rf8 53.Rc7 Qe6 $2
{ +24.85/25 } ( 53...Rd8 { +7.73/25 } 54.Qe4
{ 54. Rc8 Bf6 55. Rxd8+ Bxd8 56. Qb2+ Kh7 57. Qd4 Qxg2+ 58. Kb3 Qf3+ 59.
Kb2 +65.49 Stockfish } 54...Qb5 55.Qe8+
{ 55. Rb7 Qg5 56. Rb8 Bf6 57. Rxd8+ Bxd8 58. Rc2 Qg8+ 59. Qc4 Qf8 60. Re2
Kg7 61. Qc3+ Kh7 62. Qc2+ Kg7 63. Re8 Qf7+ 64. Qb3 Qf2+ 65. Qb2+ Qxb2+ 66.
Kxb2 Bf6+ 67. Ka2 h5 68. d8=Q Bxd8 69. Rxd8 Kf6 70. a4 Ke7 71. Rd3 Ke6
72. a5 Kf5 73. a6 Ke4 74. Rd8 Kf5 75. a7 h4 76. a8=Q h3 77. gxh3 Kf4 78. Re8
Kf5 79. Qf3+ Kg6 80. Rg8+ Kh7 81. Qf7+ Kh6 82. Qg6# } 55...Kh7 56.Qe2 ) 54.g4
$6 { +8.60/26 } ( 54.Qd2 Kh7 55.Qd3+ Qg6 56.d8=Q Rxd8 57.Qxd8 Qxg2+
58.Rc2
Qe4 59.Qd6 Kh8 60.Rh2 Kg8 61.Rf2 Qe8 62.Rg2 Qf7+ 63.Rxf7 Kxf7 64.Rf2+ Kg8
65.Qg6 Kh8 66.Rg2 Bf8 67.Qg8# ) 54...Qd5 55.Rc8 Qxd7 56.Rxf8+ Bxf8 57.Rc7
Qd5+ 58.Qb3 Qd6 59.Qc3+ Kg8 60.Rc8 Qh2+ 61.Qb2 $6 { +6.44/24 } ( 61.Qc2
{ +7.89/25 } 61...Qxc2+ 62.Rxc2 Bd6 63.Rc6
{ 63. a4 Kf7 64. a5 Ke6 65. Rc6 Kd7 66. Rxd6+ Kxd6 67. Kb3 Kd5 68. Kb4 Kc6
69. Kc4 Kd6 70. Kb5 Kd7 71. a6 Kc7 72. Kc5 Kc8 73. Kb6 Kd7 74. a7 Kd6 75.
a8=Q Ke5 76. Qf3 Kd4 77. Kb5 h5 78. gxh5 Ke5 79. h6 Ke6 80. Kc6 Ke7
81. h7 Ke8 82. h8=Q+ Ke7 83. Qff6# }
63...Bf4 64.a4 Bd2 65.Rd6 Be3 66.a5 Kf7 67.a6 Kg7 68.Kb3 Kh7 69.Rc6 )
61...Qd6 $4 { #196/26 } ( 61...Qf4 { +6.44/24 } 62.Qb3+ Kg7 63.Qc3+
{ 63. a4 Qxg4 64. Rc7+ Kf6 65. Rf7+ Kg5 66. Rxf8 Qe2+ 67. Ka3 Qe7+ 68. Qb4
Qe3+ 69. Kb2 Qe2+ 70. Kc1 Qe6 71. Qf4+ Kg6 72. Qf7+ Qxf7 73. Rxf7 Kxf7 74.
a5 h5 75. a6 Kg7 76. a7 h4 77. Kc2 h3 78. a8=Q h2 79. Kc3 Kf6 80. Qh8+ Kg6
81. Qxh2 Kf5 82. Kd4 Ke6 83. Qe5+ Kf7 84. Qf5+ Ke7 85. Kc5 Kd8 86. Qf7 Kc8
87. Kc6 Kb8 88. Qb7# } 63...Kg6 64.Qd3+ Kg7 65.Qd7+ Kg8 66.Qf5 Qd2+ 67.Qc2
Qxc2+ 68.Rxc2 Bd6 69.Rc6 Bf4 70.a4 Bd2 71.Rd6 Be3 72.a5 ) 62.Qb3+ $6
{ +8.55/24 } ( 62.Qb4 Kg7 63.Rxf8 Qd5+ 64.Qb3 Qg2+ 65.Qb2+ Qxb2+ 66.Kxb2 Kxf8
67.a4 Ke7 68.Kb3 Kd6 69.Kb4 Kd7 70.Kb5 Ke7 71.a5 Kd7 72.a6 Kc7 73.Kc5 Kc8
74.Kb6 Kb8 75.a7+ Ka8 76.Ka6 h5 77.g5 h4 78.g6 h3 79.g7 h2 80.g8=R# ) (
62.a4 Qf4 63.Qc2 Qd6 64.Qb3+ Kg7 65.Qc3+ Kh7 66.Qc7+ Be7 67.Qxd6 Bxd6 68.a5
Bh2 69.a6 Bg1 70.Kb3 h5 71.gxh5 Kh6 72.Kc4 Ba7 73.Rc7 Be3 74.Rc5 Bxc5 75.Kxc5
Kxh5 76.Kd4 Kg4 77.a7 Kf4 78.a8=Q Kf5 79.Qe8 Kg5 80.Ke4 Kf6 81.Kf4 Kg7 82.Kf5
Kh7 83.Kf6 Kh6 84.Qh8# ) 62...Kg7 63.Qc3+ Kg8 $4 { #26/24 } ( 63...Kh7
{ +8.55/25 } 64.a4 Qd5+ 65.Qb3 Qd2+ 66.Qc2+ Qxc2+ 67.Rxc2 Bb4 68.Kb3 Ba5
69.Rc5 Bb6 70.Rb5
{ 70. Kc4 h5 71. gxh5 Kg7 72. a5 Bd8 73. a6 Bb6 74. Kb5 Ba7 75. Rc7+ Kf6
76. Rxa7 Ke6 77. h6 Ke5 78. h7 Ke4 79. h8=Q Kd3 80. Re7 Kd2 81. Qd4+ Kc1
82. Re2 Kb1 83. Qd1# } 70...Bg1 71.a5 ) 64.Qb4 Qh2+ 65.Kb3 Qg3+ 66.Ka4 1-0
Alan Lasser
blacklightmazes@icloud.com
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USCF History of the Coventry Chess Club
2020 EASTERN CONNECTICUT OPEN FEB. 22
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COVENTRY CHESS CLUB 2020 CALENDAR
Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St. (Rt 31)
JAN 18 2020 GREATER HARTFORD OPEN
FEB 22 2020 EASTERN CONNECTICUT OPEN
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May thru August - No Tournaments
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CHESS COLUMNS FROM THE PAST by Rob Roy
Rob Roy did 1300 columnsWaterbury Sunday Republican 1977-2000. Enabling Waterbury Chess Club to be successful.
Here are two columns from 1977
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