2020 EASTERN CONNECTICUT OPEN FEB. 22

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. One Section. Accel.Pairings. W. INFO: ConnecticutChess@Gmail.com

Suhas Kodali

Vice President

New Britain Chess Club

newbritainchessclub@gmail.com

www.newbritainchessclub.com

Report on 2019 Christmas Party

We had a great time with 25-30 members and families joining our Christmas Party. The bullet tournament afterwards was amended to be a double round robin with just G/1. FM Nelson Castaneda took first with a score of 27.5/30. Joe Bihlmeyer took second with 26/30. Thanks to everyone who came and brought desserts and drinks. Thanks also to all the volunteers who helped cleaned up afterwards.

Feb. 1, 2020

West Hartford Chess Camp

and Tournament

GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

It looks like my score in recorded games this year finishes at 588W-144L-41D.

The top winners were Magnus Wennemyr-17, Cliff McLaughlin-15, Gus Sayer-14, Zubin Baliga-12, Zeno Kalonaris-10, Rod Hajaj-9 and Tom Shneer-7.

Rob Roy's fine playing space in Coventry, CT attracts players from over the border, the Rhode Island teenager Hayes Goodman took first place at last week’s Holiday Party Open.

Mark Bourque (1931)-Hayes Goodman (1871)

12/14/19

2019 Holiday Party Open

1.e4 e5

2.f4 exf4

3.Nf3 g5

4.h4 g4

5.Ne5 d5

6.d4 Be7

7.Bxf4 Nf6

8.Be2 Nxe4

9.g3 h5

10.Nd2 Bf5

11.Nxe4 Bxe4

12.O-O f6

13.Nd3 Qd7

14.b4 Nc6

15.Nc5 Bxc5

16.bxc5 Nb4? +0.58/24

16...O-O-O -0.66/23 17.Rb1 Rde8 18.Rb2 Re6 19.c3 Kb8 20.Qb3 Qc8 21.Ba6 Nd8 22.Bb5 a6 23.Be2 Rhe8 24.Rf2 Qd7 25.Qb4 Bf3

16...O-O 17.a4 b6 18.cxb6 cxb6 19.Qd2 Na5 20.Ba6 Rf7 21.Rf2 Re7 22.Bb5 Qd8 -1.05 Stockfish

17.c3?! -0.10/25

17.Rb1 +0.58/24 17...Qa4 18.Bxc7 18. Rb3 Nc6 19. c3 O-O 20. Rxb7 Qxd1 21. Bxd1 Rfb8 22. Rxc7 Na5 23. Re1 Rb2 24. Re7 Rg2+ 25. Kf1 Rxa2 26. R7xe4 dxe4 27. c6 Ra3 28. c7 +2.95 Stockfish 18...O-O 19.Rb2 Rf7 20.Bd6 Nc6 21.c3 Qxd1 22.Bxd1 Na5 23.Be2 Kg7 24.Re1 Rc8 25.Bb5 a6 26.Bf1 Rd7 27.Rb6 Nc6 28.Be2 Rf7 29.Rb2

17…Nc6

18.Bb5 O-O-O

19.Rf2 Qe6

20.Qa4 a6

21.Bf1 Ne7?! 0.00/26

21...Rde8 -0.34/24 22.Rb2 Nd8 23.Qa5 23. Qb3 Rh7 24. Be2 Rg7 25. Qb4 Rge7 26. Rf1 Qc6 27. a4 Bf3 -.80 Stockfish 23...Re7 23... Rh7 24. Be2 Rhe7 25. Rf1 Qc6 26. Qb4 Bg6 27. Rf2 Re6 28. Qb3 R8e7 29. Kh2 Kb8 30. Qa3 Bh7 31. Qb3 Qe8 -1.26 Stockfish 24.Be2 Rhe8 25.Rf1 Qc6 26.a3

22.Rb2 Ng6? +1.36/26

22...Qc6 +0.01/25 23.Qa5 Kd7 23...Ng6 24. Bxa6 bxa6 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Qxa6+ Kd7 27. Rb7 Qxb7 28. Qxb7+ Ke6 = Stockfish 24.Re1 Ng6 24...Rb8 25. a4 Rhc8 26. c4 f5 27. cxd5 Nxd5 28. Be5 Rf8 29. Bc4 Rbc8 = Stockfish 25.c4 25. Rxe4 dxe4 26. d5 Qxd5 27. Qxc7+ Ke6 28. Rd2 Qc6 29. Bc4+ Kf5 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Qxd8 Nxf4 32. gxf4 Qxc5+ 33. Qd4 +4.03 Stockfish 25...Rhe8

23.Qb4? -1.14/25

23.Bxc7 Qd7 Avoiding something like 23...Kc7 24.Rb6 Qf5 25.Ba6 ba 26.Qc6 mate 24.Qxd7+ Rxd7 25.Bd6 Rf7 26.Re1 f5 27.c4 Rf6 28.cxd5 Bxd5 29.Bd3 Kd7 30.Be5 Nxe5 31.Rxe5 Be4 +2.65 Stockfish

23…Qc6

24.Bd2 Rdf8? 0.00/31

24...f5 -1.10/24 25.Bg5 25. Bg2 f4 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27. gxf4 Rhf8 28. Rf1 Rf5 29. Rd1 Rxf4 30. Bxe4 dxe4 -2.18 Stockfish 25...f4 26.Bg2 Rde8 26... f3 27. Bf1 Rdf8 28. a4 Rf5 29. Bb5 Qe6 30. Bf1 f2+ 31. Kh2 Qc6 32. Be2 Rxg5 33. hxg5 Ne7 34. Rf1 Nf5 35. Rxf2 h4 36. Rxf5 Bxf5 -3.92 Stockfish 27.Bxe4 Rxe4 28.Rab1 Rhe8

25.a4 f5

26.c4?? -3.97/22

26.Bb5 0.00/30 26...Qe6 27.Bf1 Qc6 27...Kd7 28. Qxb7 Rb8 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Rxb8 f4 31. Ra8 Nxh4 32. Bxf4 Nf3+ 33. Kf2 h4 34. Bxa6 = Stockfish

26…f4

27.cxd5 Bxd5

28.Bb5? -6.82/25

28.Bxf4 -4.07/22 28...Nxf4 29.gxf4 Rxf4 30.Bg2 Bxg2 30...g3 31. Rab1 Bxg2 32. Rxg2 Qe4 33. Re1 Rhf8 34. Qd2 Qf5 35. Rxg3 Rf1+ 36. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 37. Kh2 Rf2+ 38. Qxf2 Qxf2+ -10.54 Stockfish 31.Rxg2 Rhf8 32.Rd1 Qf6 33.Qe1 Rxd4 34.Rgd2 Rxd2 35.Rxd2 Qf5 36.Qe3 Qf1+ 37.Kh2 Qf3 38.Qe1 Qf4+ 39.Kg1 Qc4 40.Qe3 Qxa4 41.Qe5 Kb8 42.Qg5 Qa1+ 43.Kh2 Qe1 44.Rd8+ Rxd8 45.Qxd8+ Ka7 46.Qg5 Qf2+

28.Be1 fxg3 29.Bxg3 Rf3 30.Rg2 Nf4 31.Bxf4 Rxf4 32.Qe1 Rhf8 33.Qe5 R4f5 34.Qg7 Rxf1+ 35.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 36.Kxf1 Bxg2+ 37.Kg1 Kb8 -9.85 Stockfish

28...axb5?! -5.58/25

28...Qf6 -6.82/25 29.Bxf4 Nxf4 30.Bf1 Nh3+ 31.Bxh3 gxh3 32.Kh2 Rhg8 Stockfish says it's mate after 32...Qc6 33. Kxh3 Rf3 34. Rg1 Qf6 35. Qe1 Rg8 36. Re2 Rg4 37. Kh2 Rxh4+ 38. gxh4 Qf4+ 39. Qg3 Rxg3 40. Rxg3 Qxh4+ 41. Rh3 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 Qg4+ 43. Kf2 Qxh3 44. Re3 Qh4+ 45. Ke2 Bc4+ 46. Kf3 Qg4+ 47. Kf2 Qf4+ 48. Rf3 Qxd4+ 49. Ke1 Qb2 50. Re3 Qc1+ 51. Kf2 Qd2+ 52. Kf3 Bd5+ 53. Kf4 Qd4+ 54. Kf5 Qxe3 55. c6 bxc6 56. a5 Kd7 57. Kg6 Be4+ 58. Kf6 Qf4+ 59. Kg7 Qg5+ 60. Kf8 Qh6+ 61. Kg8 Bd5# 33.Qe1 Qxd4 34.Rd2 Qxc5 35.Rc1 Qd6 36.Rc3 Kb8 37.a5 Qe6 38.Re3

29.axb5 Qe6

30.Re1? -17.56/23

30.c6 -5.38/24 30...bxc6 31.bxc6 Bxc6 32.Ra7 Qe4 33.d5 Qxd5 33...Qxb4 34. Bxb4 Bxd5 35. Bxf8 Rxf8 36. Rb5 Be4 37. Ra3 fxg3 38. Rxg3 Nf4 -8.44 Stockfish 34.Qb8+ Kd7 35.Rxc7+ Ke6 36.Qb3 Qxb3 37.Rxb3 Rc8 38.Rg7 Rhg8 39.Rh7 Rb8 40.Rc3 Rb1+

30…Qf6

31.Qa4 fxg3

32.Qa8+ Kd7

33.c6+ bxc6 0-1

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[Event "2019 Holiday Party Open"]
[Site "Coventry, CT"]
[Date "2019.12.14"]
[Round "one"]
[White "Mark Bourque"]
[Black "Hayes Goodman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "1871"]
[ECO "C39"]
[WhiteElo "1931"]

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 d5 6.d4 Be7 7.Bxf4 Nf6 8.Be2 Nxe4 9.g3 h5
10.Nd2 Bf5 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.O-O f6 13.Nd3 Qd7 14.b4 Nc6 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.bxc5
Nb4 $2 { +0.58/24 } ( 16...O-O-O { -0.66/23 } 17.Rb1 Rde8 18.Rb2 Re6 19.c3
Kb8 20.Qb3 Qc8 21.Ba6 Nd8 22.Bb5 a6 23.Be2 Rhe8 24.Rf2 Qd7 25.Qb4 Bf3 ) (
16...O-O 17.a4 b6 18.cxb6 cxb6 19.Qd2 Na5 20.Ba6 Rf7 21.Rf2 Re7 22.Bb5 Qd8
{ -1.05 Stockfish } ) 17.c3 $6 { -0.10/25 } ( 17.Rb1 { +0.58/24 } 17...Qa4
18.Bxc7
{ 18. Rb3 Nc6 19. c3 O-O 20. Rxb7 Qxd1 21. Bxd1 Rfb8 22. Rxc7 Na5 23. Re1
Rb2 24. Re7 Rg2+ 25. Kf1 Rxa2 26. R7xe4 dxe4 27. c6 Ra3 28. c7 +2.95
Stockfish } 18...O-O 19.Rb2 Rf7 20.Bd6 Nc6 21.c3 Qxd1 22.Bxd1 Na5 23.Be2 Kg7
24.Re1 Rc8 25.Bb5 a6 26.Bf1 Rd7 27.Rb6 Nc6 28.Be2 Rf7 29.Rb2 ) 17...Nc6
18.Bb5 O-O-O 19.Rf2 Qe6 20.Qa4 a6 21.Bf1 Ne7 $6 { 0.00/26 } ( 21...Rde8
{ -0.34/24 } 22.Rb2 Nd8 23.Qa5
{ 23. Qb3 Rh7 24. Be2 Rg7 25. Qb4 Rge7 26. Rf1 Qc6 27. a4 Bf3 -.80
Stockfish } 23...Re7
{ 23... Rh7 24. Be2 Rhe7 25. Rf1 Qc6 26. Qb4 Bg6 27. Rf2 Re6 28. Qb3 R8e7
29. Kh2 Kb8 30. Qa3 Bh7 31. Qb3 Qe8 -1.26 Stockfish } 24.Be2 Rhe8 25.Rf1 Qc6
26.a3 ) 22.Rb2 Ng6 $2 { +1.36/26 } ( 22...Qc6 { +0.01/25 } 23.Qa5 Kd7
{ 23...Ng6 24. Bxa6 bxa6 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Qxa6+ Kd7 27. Rb7 Qxb7 28. Qxb7+
Ke6 = Stockfish } 24.Re1 Ng6
{ 24...Rb8 25. a4 Rhc8 26. c4 f5 27. cxd5 Nxd5 28. Be5 Rf8 29. Bc4 Rbc8 =
Stockfish } 25.c4
{ 25. Rxe4 dxe4 26. d5 Qxd5 27. Qxc7+ Ke6 28. Rd2 Qc6 29. Bc4+ Kf5 30. Rxd8
Rxd8 31. Qxd8 Nxf4 32. gxf4 Qxc5+ 33. Qd4 +4.03 Stockfish } 25...Rhe8 )
23.Qb4 $2 { -1.14/25 } ( 23.Bxc7 Qd7
{ Avoiding something like 23...Kc7 24.Rb6 Qf5 25.Ba6 ba 26.Qc6 mate }
24.Qxd7+ Rxd7 25.Bd6 Rf7 26.Re1 f5 27.c4 Rf6 28.cxd5 Bxd5 29.Bd3 Kd7 30.Be5
Nxe5 31.Rxe5 Be4 { +2.65 Stockfish } ) 23...Qc6 24.Bd2 Rdf8 $2 { 0.00/31 } (
24...f5 { -1.10/24 } 25.Bg5
{ 25. Bg2 f4 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27. gxf4 Rhf8 28. Rf1 Rf5 29. Rd1 Rxf4 30. Bxe4
dxe4 -2.18 Stockfish } 25...f4 26.Bg2 Rde8
{ 26... f3 27. Bf1 Rdf8 28. a4 Rf5 29. Bb5 Qe6 30. Bf1 f2+ 31. Kh2 Qc6 32.
Be2 Rxg5 33. hxg5 Ne7 34. Rf1 Nf5 35. Rxf2 h4 36. Rxf5 Bxf5 -3.92 Stockfish
} 27.Bxe4 Rxe4 28.Rab1 Rhe8 ) 25.a4 f5 26.c4 $4 { -3.97/22 } ( 26.Bb5
{ 0.00/30 } 26...Qe6 27.Bf1 Qc6
{ 27...Kd7 28. Qxb7 Rb8 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Rxb8 f4 31. Ra8 Nxh4 32. Bxf4
Nf3+ 33. Kf2 h4 34. Bxa6 = Stockfish } ) 26...f4 27.cxd5 Bxd5 28.Bb5 $2
{ -6.82/25 } ( 28.Bxf4 { -4.07/22 } 28...Nxf4 29.gxf4 Rxf4 30.Bg2 Bxg2
{ 30...g3 31. Rab1 Bxg2 32. Rxg2 Qe4 33. Re1 Rhf8 34. Qd2 Qf5 35. Rxg3 Rf1+
36. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 37. Kh2 Rf2+ 38. Qxf2 Qxf2+ -10.54 Stockfish } 31.Rxg2 Rhf8
32.Rd1 Qf6 33.Qe1 Rxd4 34.Rgd2 Rxd2 35.Rxd2 Qf5 36.Qe3 Qf1+ 37.Kh2 Qf3 38.Qe1
Qf4+ 39.Kg1 Qc4 40.Qe3 Qxa4 41.Qe5 Kb8 42.Qg5 Qa1+ 43.Kh2 Qe1 44.Rd8+ Rxd8
45.Qxd8+ Ka7 46.Qg5 Qf2+ ) ( 28.Be1 fxg3 29.Bxg3 Rf3 30.Rg2 Nf4 31.Bxf4 Rxf4
32.Qe1 Rhf8 33.Qe5 R4f5 34.Qg7 Rxf1+ 35.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 36.Kxf1 Bxg2+ 37.Kg1 Kb8
{ -9.85 Stockfish } ) 28...axb5 $6 { -5.58/25 } ( 28...Qf6 { -6.82/25 }
29.Bxf4 Nxf4 30.Bf1 Nh3+ 31.Bxh3 gxh3 32.Kh2 Rhg8
{ Stockfish says it's mate after 32...Qc6 33. Kxh3 Rf3 34. Rg1 Qf6 35. Qe1
Rg8 36. Re2 Rg4 37. Kh2 Rxh4+ 38. gxh4 Qf4+ 39. Qg3 Rxg3 40. Rxg3 Qxh4+ 41.
Rh3 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 Qg4+ 43. Kf2 Qxh3 44. Re3 Qh4+ 45. Ke2 Bc4+ 46. Kf3 Qg4+ 47. Kf2 Qf4+ 48. Rf3 Qxd4+ 49. Ke1 Qb2 50. Re3 Qc1+ 51. Kf2 Qd2+ 52. Kf3
Bd5+ 53. Kf4 Qd4+ 54. Kf5 Qxe3 55. c6 bxc6 56. a5 Kd7 57. Kg6 Be4+ 58. Kf6 Qf4+ 59. Kg7 Qg5+ 60. Kf8 Qh6+ 61. Kg8 Bd5# }
33.Qe1 Qxd4 34.Rd2 Qxc5 35.Rc1 Qd6 36.Rc3 Kb8 37.a5 Qe6 38.Re3 ) 29.axb5 Qe6
30.Re1 $2 { -17.56/23 } ( 30.c6 { -5.38/24 } 30...bxc6 31.bxc6 Bxc6 32.Ra7
Qe4 33.d5 Qxd5
{ 33...Qxb4 34. Bxb4 Bxd5 35. Bxf8 Rxf8 36. Rb5 Be4 37. Ra3 fxg3 38. Rxg3
Nf4 -8.44 Stockfish } 34.Qb8+ Kd7 35.Rxc7+ Ke6 36.Qb3 Qxb3 37.Rxb3 Rc8 38.Rg7
Rhg8 39.Rh7 Rb8 40.Rc3 Rb1+ ) 30...Qf6 31.Qa4 fxg3 32.Qa8+ Kd7 33.c6+ bxc6
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