Zoom at 5pm today
A lot of local chess activities as we come to the end of Summer:
The MVL Simul at the Bridgeport Open
Tomorrow's New Britain Summer Open at Wickham Park
Next Tuesday's "It's About Time" Lecture by FM Rick Bauer
Faithful participant Tom Zissu finally played a rated game last Tuesday
Any other chess topics are fair game
See you then?
Rick Bauer
GAME OF THE WEEK, by Alan Lasser
In a late round game, this sacrificial variation of the Two Knight’s Defense was a big factor in determining the eventual winner of the tournament. The eighteen year old Champion of India, Arjun Erigaisi, collected a pawn and the exchange from his opponent. The good news is that the line is considered to be theoretically equal, the bad news was that it put Ray Robson on the attack.
GM Arjun Erigaisi(2689)-GM Ray Robson(2682)
2022 Abu Dubai Masters
8/23/22
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bc4 Nf6
4.Ng5 d5
5.exd5 Na5
6.Bb5+ c6
7.dxc6 bxc6
8.Qf3 h6?! +0.66/25
8...Be7 +0.22/22 9.Bxc6+ Nxc6 10.Qxc6+ Bd7 11.Qf3 Rc8 12.O-O Ba4 13.b3 Bc6 14.Qf5 O-O 15.Bb2
9.Ne4 cxb5
10.Nxf6+ gxf6
11.Qxa8 Qd7
12.Qf3 Bb7
13.Qe2?! 0.00/29
13.Qxf6 +0.94/25 13...Rg8 14.Qxe5+ Be7 15.d3 15.Qb8 Bd8 16.Qe5 = Stockfish 15...Bxg2 16.Qb8+ Bd8 17.Rg1 Nc6 18.Qa8 Qh3 19.Be3 Ne5 20.Rxg2 Rxg2 21.Kd2 Rg1 22.a3 a5 23.Kc3 Qf3 24.Qxf3 Nxf3 25.Kb3 Rh1 26.Ka2 Rxh2 27.Nc3 Rh5 28.d4 Be7
13…Bxg2
14.Rg1 Rg8
15.d3 Nc6
16.Be3 Bf3
17.Qf1 Rxg1
18.Qxg1 Nb4? +1.15/26
18...Nd4 0.00/25 19.Kd2 e4 20.a3 exd3 21.Bxd4 Qxd4 22.Nc3 dxc2+ 23.Kxc2 Be4+ 24.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 25.Kd2 Qd4+ 26.Ke2 Qxb2+ 27.Kf3 Qc3+ 27...Bc5 28. Qe1+ Kd7 29. Rd1+ Kc7 30. Rd3 Kb6 31. Qe2 = Stockfish 28.Kg2 Bxa3 29.Qb1 Kf8 30.Ra2 Qc5 31.Qd3 Bb4 32.Ra6 Qg5+ 33.Kf1 Qc1+ 34.Kg2 Qg5+
19.Kd2 e4
20.d4?! +0.85/25
20.a3 +1.18/24 20...Nc6 21.Nc3 exd3 22.cxd3 Ne5 23.Qf1 Be7 24.d4 a6 25.Kc1 25.Re1 Bg4 26. Kc1 Nf3 27. Rd1 Nxh2 28. Qg2 Bxd1 29. Qg8+ Bf8 30. Bxh6 +1.57 Stockfish
20…Nc6
21.c3 Qd5?! +1.92/24
21...b4 +0.98/22 22.Qf1 f5 23.Kc2 bxc3 24.bxc3 Bd6 25.Nd2 f4 26.Nxf3 fxe3 27.fxe3 exf3 28.Qxf3 Ne7 29.Qa8+ Nc8 30.Rf1 Qa4+ 31.Kd3 Qa6+ 32.c4 Bxh2 33.a4 Bc7 34.e4
21...f5 22.Qf1 b4 23.Kc1 bxc3 24.Nxc3 Nb4 25.Qc4 f4 26.Bd2 Qg4 27.Qb5+ Kd8 28.Qb8+ Kd7 29.Qb7+ Ke8 = Stockfish
22.Ke1? +0.32/29
22.Qf1 +1.92/24 22...f5 23.Kc2 f4 24.Bxf4 Qh5 25.Nd2 25. b4 Be2 26. Qe1 a5 27. a3 f5 28. Nd2 a4 29. Qg1 Qf7 30. Kb2 Kd7 31. Qg3 +3.78 Stockfish 25...Be2 26.Qe1 Bd3+ 27.Kc1 Qg6 28.d5 Ne7 29.d6 Nd5 30.Bg3 Bxd6 31.Nxe4 Bxe4 32.Bxd6 f5 33.Bc5 Qg5+ 34.Kd1 a6 35.a4 Qg4+ 36.Kd2 Qf4+ 37.Be3
22…Ne5
23.Nd2 Nd3+
24.Kf1 Qh5
25.Qg3 Bd6
26.Nxe4 Bxe4
27.Qxd6 Qf3
28.Qb8+?! +0.08/23
28.d5 +0.55/24 28...Bxd5 29.b3 29. Qb8+ Ke7 30. b3 Be4 31. Qc7+ Ke6 32. Qc8+ Kd6 33. Qf8+ Ke6 34. Qe8+ Kd6 35. h3 f5 36. Qb8+ = Stockfish 29...Be4 30.Qb8+ Ke7 31.Qc7+ Ke6 32.Qc8+ Kd6 33.Qd8+ Ke6
28…Ke7
29.Qxa7+ Ke6
30.Qb6+
30.Qd7+
30…Kf5
31.Qb8 Ne5
32.Qc8+ Kg6
33.Qg8+ Kf5
34.dxe5 Bd3+
35.Kg1 Be4
36.Kf1 Bd3+
37.Kg1 Be4
½-½
[Event "2022 Abu Dubai Masters"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2022.08.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM Arjun Erigaisi"]
[Black "GM Ray Robson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[ECO "C58"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Qf3
h6 $6 { +0.66/25 } ( 8...Be7 { +0.22/22 } 9.Bxc6+ Nxc6 10.Qxc6+ Bd7 11.Qf3
Rc8 12.O-O Ba4 13.b3 Bc6 14.Qf5 O-O 15.Bb2 ) 9.Ne4 cxb5 10.Nxf6+ gxf6 11.Qxa8
Qd7 12.Qf3 Bb7 13.Qe2 $6 { 0.00/29 } ( 13.Qxf6 { +0.94/25 } 13...Rg8 14.Qxe5+
Be7 15.d3 { 15.Qb8 Bd8 16.Qe5 = Stockfish } 15...Bxg2 16.Qb8+ Bd8 17.Rg1 Nc6
18.Qa8 Qh3 19.Be3 Ne5 20.Rxg2 Rxg2 21.Kd2 Rg1 22.a3 a5 23.Kc3 Qf3 24.Qxf3
Nxf3 25.Kb3 Rh1 26.Ka2 Rxh2 27.Nc3 Rh5 28.d4 Be7 ) 13...Bxg2 14.Rg1 Rg8 15.d3
Nc6 16.Be3 Bf3 17.Qf1 Rxg1 18.Qxg1 Nb4 $2 { +1.15/26 } ( 18...Nd4 { 0.00/25 }
19.Kd2 e4 20.a3 exd3 21.Bxd4 Qxd4 22.Nc3 dxc2+ 23.Kxc2 Be4+ 24.Nxe4 Qxe4+
25.Kd2 Qd4+ 26.Ke2 Qxb2+ 27.Kf3 Qc3+
{ 27...Bc5 28. Qe1+ Kd7 29. Rd1+ Kc7 30. Rd3 Kb6 31. Qe2 = Stockfish } 28.Kg2
Bxa3 29.Qb1 Kf8 30.Ra2 Qc5 31.Qd3 Bb4 32.Ra6 Qg5+ 33.Kf1 Qc1+ 34.Kg2 Qg5+ )
19.Kd2 e4 20.d4 $6 { +0.85/25 } ( 20.a3 { +1.18/24 } 20...Nc6 21.Nc3 exd3
22.cxd3 Ne5 23.Qf1 Be7 24.d4 a6 25.Kc1
{ 25.Re1 Bg4 26. Kc1 Nf3 27. Rd1 Nxh2 28. Qg2 Bxd1 29. Qg8+ Bf8 30. Bxh6
+1.57 Stockfish } ) 20...Nc6 21.c3 Qd5 $6 { +1.92/24 } ( 21...b4 { +0.98/22 }
22.Qf1 f5 23.Kc2 bxc3 24.bxc3 Bd6 25.Nd2 f4 26.Nxf3 fxe3 27.fxe3 exf3 28.Qxf3
Ne7 29.Qa8+ Nc8 30.Rf1 Qa4+ 31.Kd3 Qa6+ 32.c4 Bxh2 33.a4 Bc7 34.e4 ) (
21...f5 22.Qf1 b4 23.Kc1 bxc3 24.Nxc3 Nb4 25.Qc4 f4 26.Bd2 Qg4 27.Qb5+ Kd8
28.Qb8+ Kd7 29.Qb7+ Ke8 { = Stockfish } ) 22.Ke1 $2 { +0.32/29 } ( 22.Qf1
{ +1.92/24 } 22...f5 23.Kc2 f4 24.Bxf4 Qh5 25.Nd2
{ 25. b4 Be2 26. Qe1 a5 27. a3 f5 28. Nd2 a4 29. Qg1 Qf7 30. Kb2 Kd7 31.
Qg3 +3.78 Stockfish } 25...Be2 26.Qe1 Bd3+ 27.Kc1 Qg6 28.d5 Ne7 29.d6 Nd5
30.Bg3 Bxd6 31.Nxe4 Bxe4 32.Bxd6 f5 33.Bc5 Qg5+ 34.Kd1 a6 35.a4 Qg4+ 36.Kd2
Qf4+ 37.Be3 ) 22...Ne5 23.Nd2 Nd3+ 24.Kf1 Qh5 25.Qg3 Bd6 26.Nxe4 Bxe4 27.Qxd6
Qf3 28.Qb8+ $6 { +0.08/23 } ( 28.d5 { +0.55/24 } 28...Bxd5 29.b3
{ 29. Qb8+ Ke7 30. b3 Be4 31. Qc7+ Ke6 32. Qc8+ Kd6 33. Qf8+ Ke6 34. Qe8+
Kd6 35. h3 f5 36. Qb8+ = Stockfish } 29...Be4 30.Qb8+ Ke7 31.Qc7+ Ke6
32.Qc8+ Kd6 33.Qd8+ Ke6 ) 28...Ke7 29.Qxa7+ Ke6 30.Qb6+ ( 30.Qd7+ ) 30...Kf5
31.Qb8 Ne5 32.Qc8+ Kg6 33.Qg8+ Kf5 34.dxe5 Bd3+ 35.Kg1 Be4 36.Kf1 Bd3+ 37.Kg1
Be4 1/2-1/2
57th Annual New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship
Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Wickham Park
Under the Large Wickham Pavilion - Rain or Shine
3 SECTIONS: OPEN, UNDER 1622, SCHOLASTIC
Barbecue Lunch included for all players (Extra Lunch $10 advance, $15 On-site)
Entry Fees: $50 by 8/27 8pm, $60 Cash On-site by 9:45
Entries To: (payable to New Britain Chess Club)
Norman Burtness: 46 Brookmoor Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107
Online entries: Register on CaissaChess - https://caissachess.net/
Sets will be provided. Please bring a digital clock. Weekend park entry = $9 per car
Byes: One 1/2 pt bye permitted. No final round byes.
Rounds: First Round is 10 AM, Lunch around 11:30. Subsequent rounds will start at 12:30 and then ASAP
E-mail: newbritainchessclub@gmail.com
Directions: I-84 Exit 60, West at end of ramp, park entrance is 200yds on your right, follow cars inside to Wickham Pavilion
Open (Minimum rating of 1422)
Prizes: Trophies to Top 2 places, Top U1900
Format: 4 Round Swiss, G/45;d5 (Affects both Quick and Regular rating.)
Schedule: Rounds 10, Lunch,12:30, 2, 3:30\
Under 1622
Prizes: Trophies to Top 2, Top Under-120
Biggest Upset Trophy (combined with Scholastic Section)
Format: 5 Round Swiss, G/25;d5 (Affects both Quick and Regular rating.)
Schedule: Rounds 10, 11, Lunch, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30
Scholastic (Maximum Rating of 1122)
Prizes: Trophies to Top 2, Top U900, U600
Biggest Upset Trophy (combined with U1622 Section)
Format: 5 Round Swiss, G/25;d5 Affects both Quick and Regular rating.
Schedule: Rounds 10, 11, Lunch, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30
