Saturday, July 8, 2017

Stafford Springs Quick Chess Thursdays 7pm

   
 

STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB

Thursdays 7 pm. Town Hall

1 Main Street, Stafford CT

Quick-Chess Tournaments, USCF-Rated 

3-SS.  Time Control G/13; +5

13 min/player, 5 sec increment

$ 5 entry fee.  100 % return cash prizes

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Tournaments may not happen every week

Map      Questions     Mark Bourque

 

 

STAFFORD SPRINGS 1ST INCREMENT QUIC  (201707061752)
2017-07-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB  (A6047838)
MARK R BOURQUE  (12139250)

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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 | ALEX MICHE FIKIET               |3.0  |W   4|W   5|W   3|
   CT | 12921011 / Q: 2179   ->2184     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | MARTIN GARCIA                   |2.0  |L   5|W   4|W   6|
   CT | 10032474 / Q: 1884   ->1878     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT             |1.5  |H    |W   6|L   1|
   CT | 12481945 / Q: 1565P18->1564P20  |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | MALACHI DAVIS                   |1.0  |L   1|L   2|W   5|
   MA | 12657174 / Q: 1817P10->1814P13  |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |1.0  |W   2|L   1|L   4|
   CT | 12139250 / Q: 1802   ->1803     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | JOHN M FIKIET                   |1.0  |B    |L   3|L   2|
   CT | 13348000 / Q:  756   -> 755     |     |     |     |     |
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STAFFORD SPRINGS INDEPENDENCE QUICK  (201706298982)
2017-06-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB  (A6047838)

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  | 
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    1 | IMMAD SADIQ                     |3.0  |W   6|W   8|W   3|L   2|
   CT | 12683689 / Q: 1963   ->1967     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | SUHAS KODALI                    |3.0  |W   4|L   3|W   8|W   1|
   CT | 13764792 / Q: 1920   ->1930     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | MARTIN GARCIA                   |3.0  |W   7|W   2|L   1|W   6|
   CT | 10032474 / Q: 1860   ->1884     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | LEON J CAMPO                    |3.0  |L   2|W   7|W   6|W   5|
   CT | 12179070 / Q: 1747   ->1775     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT             |1.5  |H    |L   6|W   7|L   4|
   CT | 12481945 / Q: 1559P15->1565P18  |     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |1.0  |L   1|W   5|L   4|L   3|
   CT | 12139250 / Q: 1835   ->1802     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | BILL CAMPBELL                   |1.0  |L   3|L   4|L   5|B    |
   CT | 13696785 / Q: 1647   ->1605     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | SHMAYA RON                      |1.0  |B    |L   1|L   2|U    |
   CT | 15739455 / Q: 1323P17->1321P19  |     |     |     |     |     |
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There have been many games in this column showing three pieces obtained in the opening beating the queen, usually the clutter on the board cuts into the queen’s mobility. In this game the position is wide-open and the queen has full scope. The deciding factor is those two connected passed pawns. GM Abdelrahman Hesham-GM Vladislav Kovalev 6/25/17 2017 World Team Championships 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6?! +0.26/23 17.Qd2 +0.87/20 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 = Stockfish 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O +0.27 Stockfish 17…Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8?! +1.43/21 22...Qh4 +0.54/19 23.Rg2 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3?! +0.50/20 25.Bxf8+ +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish 25…Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2?! 0.00/27 31.Kf2 +0.53/22 31...Re6 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 31…Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1?! -0.35/22 35.Re7 0.00/24 35...f5 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 -0.32 Stockfish 35…f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1?! -0.71/28 37.Rf2 -0.18/24 37...g5 38.Nd5 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 37…Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+?! -1.68/23 39.Bh3 -0.71/25 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 39…Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5?! -1.67/23 42.Bf3 -1.14/23 42...Qe5 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 42…Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1?! -2.11/25 45.Ba8 -1.67/24 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 -2.95 Stockfish 45…Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2? -4.22/25 47.Bd3 -2.10/24 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 -9.72 Stockfish 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3?! -4.57/22 49.Nd1 -3.60/22 49...Qa1 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 49...a5 50.Nd1?! -7.39/24 50.Kg2 -4.57/24 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 -17.48 Stockfish 50...a4 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# 0-1 [Event "2017 World Team Championship"] [Site "Russia"] [Date "2017.06.24"] [Round "7"] [White "GM Abdelrahman Hesham"] [Black "GM Vladislav Kovalev"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "2641"] [ECO "E81"] [WhiteElo "2370"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6 $6 { +0.26/23 } ( 17.Qd2 { +0.87/20 } 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 { = Stockfish } ) ( 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O { +0.27 Stockfish } ) 17...Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8 $6 { +1.43/21 } ( 22...Qh4 { +0.54/19 } 23.Rg2 { 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish } 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 ) 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3 $6 { +0.50/20 } ( 25.Bxf8+ { +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish } ) 25...Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2 $6 { 0.00/27 } ( 31.Kf2 { +0.53/22 } 31...Re6 { 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish } 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 ) 31...Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1 $6 { -0.35/22 } ( 35.Re7 { 0.00/24 } 35...f5 { 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish } 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ ) ( 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 { -0.32 Stockfish } ) 35...f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1 $6 { -0.71/28 } ( 37.Rf2 { -0.18/24 } 37...g5 38.Nd5 { 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish } 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 ) 37...Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+ $6 { -1.68/23 } ( 39.Bh3 { -0.71/25 } 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 { 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish } 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 ) 39...Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5 $6 { -1.67/23 } ( 42.Bf3 { -1.14/23 } 42...Qe5 { 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish } 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 ) 42...Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1 $6 { -2.11/25 } ( 45.Ba8 { -1.67/24 } 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ { 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish } 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 ) ( 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 { -2.95 Stockfish } ) 45...Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2 $2 { -4.22/25 } ( 47.Bd3 { -2.10/24 } 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 { -9.72 Stockfish } ) 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3 $6 { -4.57/22 } ( 49.Nd1 { -3.60/22 } 49...Qa1 { 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish } 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 ) 49...a5 50.Nd1 $6 { -7.39/24 } ( 50.Kg2 { -4.57/24 } 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 ) ( 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 { -17.48 Stockfish } ) 50...a4 ( 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 { 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 } ) 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 { 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# } 0-1 Alan Lasser blacklightmazes@icloud.com

 
 
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Sunday, July 2, 2017

Alan Lasser's game of the week

There have been many games in this column showing three pieces obtained in the opening beating the queen, usually the clutter on the board cuts into the queen’s mobility. In this game the position is wide-open and the queen has full scope. The deciding factor is those two connected passed pawns. GM Abdelrahman Hesham-GM Vladislav Kovalev 6/25/17 2017 World Team Championships 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6?! +0.26/23 17.Qd2 +0.87/20 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 = Stockfish 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O +0.27 Stockfish 17…Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8?! +1.43/21 22...Qh4 +0.54/19 23.Rg2 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3?! +0.50/20 25.Bxf8+ +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish 25…Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2?! 0.00/27 31.Kf2 +0.53/22 31...Re6 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 31…Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1?! -0.35/22 35.Re7 0.00/24 35...f5 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 -0.32 Stockfish 35…f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1?! -0.71/28 37.Rf2 -0.18/24 37...g5 38.Nd5 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 37…Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+?! -1.68/23 39.Bh3 -0.71/25 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 39…Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5?! -1.67/23 42.Bf3 -1.14/23 42...Qe5 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 42…Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1?! -2.11/25 45.Ba8 -1.67/24 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 -2.95 Stockfish 45…Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2? -4.22/25 47.Bd3 -2.10/24 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 -9.72 Stockfish 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3?! -4.57/22 49.Nd1 -3.60/22 49...Qa1 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 49...a5 50.Nd1?! -7.39/24 50.Kg2 -4.57/24 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 -17.48 Stockfish 50...a4 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# 0-1 [Event "2017 World Team Championship"] [Site "Russia"] [Date "2017.06.24"] [Round "7"] [White "GM Abdelrahman Hesham"] [Black "GM Vladislav Kovalev"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "2641"] [ECO "E81"] [WhiteElo "2370"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6 $6 { +0.26/23 } ( 17.Qd2 { +0.87/20 } 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 { = Stockfish } ) ( 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O { +0.27 Stockfish } ) 17...Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8 $6 { +1.43/21 } ( 22...Qh4 { +0.54/19 } 23.Rg2 { 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish } 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 ) 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3 $6 { +0.50/20 } ( 25.Bxf8+ { +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish } ) 25...Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2 $6 { 0.00/27 } ( 31.Kf2 { +0.53/22 } 31...Re6 { 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish } 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 ) 31...Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1 $6 { -0.35/22 } ( 35.Re7 { 0.00/24 } 35...f5 { 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish } 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ ) ( 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 { -0.32 Stockfish } ) 35...f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1 $6 { -0.71/28 } ( 37.Rf2 { -0.18/24 } 37...g5 38.Nd5 { 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish } 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 ) 37...Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+ $6 { -1.68/23 } ( 39.Bh3 { -0.71/25 } 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 { 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish } 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 ) 39...Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5 $6 { -1.67/23 } ( 42.Bf3 { -1.14/23 } 42...Qe5 { 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish } 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 ) 42...Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1 $6 { -2.11/25 } ( 45.Ba8 { -1.67/24 } 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ { 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish } 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 ) ( 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 { -2.95 Stockfish } ) 45...Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2 $2 { -4.22/25 } ( 47.Bd3 { -2.10/24 } 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 { -9.72 Stockfish } ) 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3 $6 { -4.57/22 } ( 49.Nd1 { -3.60/22 } 49...Qa1 { 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish } 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 ) 49...a5 50.Nd1 $6 { -7.39/24 } ( 50.Kg2 { -4.57/24 } 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 ) ( 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 { -17.48 Stockfish } ) 50...a4 ( 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 { 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 } ) 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 { 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# } 0-1 Alan Lasser blacklightmazes@icloud.com



STAFFORD SPRINGS 1ST INCREMENT QUIC  (201707061752)

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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 | ALEX MICHE FIKIET               |3.0  |W   4|W   5|W   3|
   CT | 12921011 / Q: 2179   ->2184     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | MARTIN GARCIA                   |2.0  |L   5|W   4|W   6|
   CT | 10032474 / Q: 1884   ->1878     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT             |1.5  |H    |W   6|L   1|
   CT | 12481945 / Q: 1565P18->1564P20  |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | MALACHI DAVIS                   |1.0  |L   1|L   2|W   5|
   MA | 12657174 / Q: 1817P10->1814P13  |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |1.0  |W   2|L   1|L   4|
   CT | 12139250 / Q: 1802   ->1803     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | JOHN M FIKIET                   |1.0  |B    |L   3|L   2|
   CT | 13348000 / Q:  756   -> 755     |     |     |     |     |
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STAFFORD SPRINGS INDEPENDENCE QUICK  (201706298982)

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  | 
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    1 | IMMAD SADIQ                     |3.0  |W   6|W   8|W   3|L   2|
   CT | 12683689 / Q: 1963   ->1967     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | SUHAS KODALI                    |3.0  |W   4|L   3|W   8|W   1|
   CT | 13764792 / Q: 1920   ->1930     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | MARTIN GARCIA                   |3.0  |W   7|W   2|L   1|W   6|
   CT | 10032474 / Q: 1860   ->1884     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | LEON J CAMPO                    |3.0  |L   2|W   7|W   6|W   5|
   CT | 12179070 / Q: 1747   ->1775     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT             |1.5  |H    |L   6|W   7|L   4|
   CT | 12481945 / Q: 1559P15->1565P18  |     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |1.0  |L   1|W   5|L   4|L   3|
   CT | 12139250 / Q: 1835   ->1802     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | BILL CAMPBELL                   |1.0  |L   3|L   4|L   5|B    |
   CT | 13696785 / Q: 1647   ->1605     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | SHMAYA RON                      |1.0  |B    |L   1|L   2|U    |
   CT | 15739455 / Q: 1323P17->1321P19  |     |     |     |     |     |
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Thursdays 7 pm

Stafford Springs Quick-Chess

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USCF-rated Quick-Chess Tournament

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CONNECTICUT CHESS MAGAZINE - JULY 2017

 

Connecticut Chess Magazine - July 2017

Connecticut Chess Magazine on Facebook has a weekly total

reach of 15,700 and weekly engagement from 690 people.

I am experimenting with this new format that saves bandwidth,

especially important for our readers on cell phones.

It is a digest of our Facebook posts from the past three weeks.

We have very few images.  Instead we have links to 130+

chess reports, games, and photos, problems. etc....

46 posts are local chess here in Conn., and 92 posts appeal

to worldwide chess interest.

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I've just posted on my Blog about:

JULY 15 - SUMMER PICNIC USCF TOURNAMENT

http://ift.tt/2tyfqmm

 

Tkachiev - Watson 1993

http://fb.me/wgXHJAYl


https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-brutal-intelligence-ai-chess-and-the-human-mind/

http://fb.me/6W0yoybBe

 

Bryant Park Chess Championship XII July 9, 2017

http://fb.me/vOTKwPU7


JULY 15 #Chess Tournament Picnic #Coventry #Connecticut

https://sites.google.com/site/coventrychess/

http://fb.me/17E6DPDdh

 

https://new.uschess.org/news/father-knows-best/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_control

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/top-players

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/calendar

 

The Gm Chess updated their cover photo

http://fb.me/17loupPBj

 

https://new.uschess.org/news/captains-wrap-china-wins-world-team/

 

FUNNY MOMENT: REFUSING THE DRAW OFFER

GM Magnus Carlsen vs GM Ian Nepomniachtchi

http://fb.me/Fax3MbAb

 

Election results for India #Chess Federation

http://fb.me/3LZavJ6yT

 

Upcoming USCF #Chess tournaments

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/calendar

http://fb.me/8WttqvV7M

 

World #Chess Open Preview

https://new.uschess.org/news/world-open-preview/

 

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess

 

Short vs. Jiangchuang 2004

http://fb.me/6fB2EPpxI

 

Niesche vs Factor 1928

http://fb.me/1j3RYFeLN

 

Lopez vs. Garcia 1976   38 Rg2 0-1

http://fb.me/24G6MRP2B


July 15 Sat 10-6 Summer Picnic #Chess USCF Tournament #Coventry #Connecticut

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess

 

Wed 5-8 JUNE 28 #Chess #OtisLibrary #Norwich #Connecticut all are welcome

https://sites.google.com/view/norwichchess/

 

THURS 7pm - USCF QUICK #CHESS #STAFFORD SPRINGS CT

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/2017/06/quick-chess-success-at-stafford-springs.html

Thurs 7pm - STAFFORD SPRINGS QUICK-CHESS

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Video of former world champion, GM Mikhail Tal

giving a simul in 1988

http://fb.me/16eXB5PZr

 

Anand vs. Ganesan

http://fb.me/170KCLUkA

 

L'Ami vs. Mollema 2013   23. Rc8 1-0

http://fb.me/1iGQ1dDXf

 

JULY 15 - #COVENTRY #CONNECTICUT

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Stafford Springs USCF Quick-Chess, Thurs. 7pm June 29 #Connecticut #Chess

https://sites.google.com/view/staffordchess

 

http://fb.me/35ZZqHnaj

6 benefits of joining a local #chess club

https://chessfort.com/6-benefits-joining-local-chess-club/

#Norway #Altibox #Chess final report

 

#2017 #USOPEN #CHESS - JULY 29 - AUG 6 #NORFOLK VA

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/2017usopen

http://fb.me/H1DiO5TC

 

I've just posted on my Blog about: Quick-Chess a success at Stafford Springs Chess Club

http://ift.tt/2tbh5Ow

 

World Junior Championship for Disabled Begins in Florida

https://new.uschess.org/news/world-junior-championship-disabled-begins-florida/

 

https://saintlouischessclub.org/blog/2017-paris-grand-chess-tour-day-3-recap

http://fb.me/1skgrnxIY

 

Salway vs. Flamberg 1914  -  63.....Nh4 0-1

http://fb.me/26HpX1aob

 

Zuckertort vs. English 1883 - 47 Qb5 +

http://fb.me/1sDBdQ6lB

 

Rob Roy Chess Center - monthly #USCF #Chess tournaments July 15 Saturday

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess/

http://fb.me/3Ul7k09Ia

 

JULY 21-23 #BRADLEY #CHESS OPEN - #CONNECTICUT

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/bradley

http://fb.me/F89Wd2Rg

 

Carlsen vs. Groenn 2005

http://fb.me/1uu7qrvMx

 

Carlsen vs So | Paris Grand Chess Tour 2017 Blitz | Round 18

http://fb.me/6qPRa6ubg

 

Levon #Aronian wins #Altibox #Chess Tnmt...Translate from French

Schools teach #chess to help ‘difficult’ pupils concentrate...

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2017 Paris Grand #Chess Tour

https://saintlouischessclub.org/blog/2017-paris-grand-chess-tour-day-4

http://fb.me/18RpP1wTj

 

Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

http://ift.tt/2t7wsHh

 

Blatny,P - Pioch,T [A47]

Triberg (rapid), 1991  1-0 (28)

http://fb.me/22fLpKfij

 

Blatny,P - Jurek,J [A47]

Czech League, 1991   1-0 (53)

http://fb.me/4ZwDvcHlV

 

Adamowicz,K (2094) - Heberla,B (2561) [B60]

Cracovia Open A 2013-14 Krakow POL (8.6), 03.01.2014

1-0 (48)

http://fb.me/zHSfI6W4

 

Gheorghiu,F - Uhlmann,W [A08]

Bulgaria , 1968   1-0 (26)

http://fb.me/Z42vGmCZ

 

#Chess Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/2017/06/alan-lassers-game-of-week.html

http://fb.me/14kqXI04G


#Carlsen First At #Paris Rapid #Chess, Heated In Interview

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/

 

Dzindzichashvili vs. Kalandazichvili 1967

18. Rf8 1-0

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I've just posted on my Blog about: JULY 15

USCF CHESS TOURNAMENT AND SUMMER PICNIC

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JULY 15 #Chess in #Coventry #Connecticut, only $20 for below 1600 players,

free picnic, tag sale, give-aways

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July 15 #Chess USCF tournament, picnic lunch, tag sale and free give-aways

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July 15 - #Chess Center is giving away free house plants

https://sites.google.com/site/coventrychess/house-plant

 

Lawyer Times, 2017 Massachussetts Champion

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Larry Eldridge #Chess Sports Writer RIP

https://www.brezniakrodman.com/obituary-archive/larry-eldridge/

 

David Llada

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I am in Paris these days covering the 

Grand Chess Tour for American Chess Magazine

 

Zoltan Sarosy, #Chess Master, passes away at 110

http://en.chessbase.com/post/zoltan-sarosy-chess-master-passes-away-at-110

 

#USCF QUICK #CHESS in #Stafford Springs tonight 7pm

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com

 

 

Chess expert Alex Fikiet win 1st Stafford Springs Quick-Chess

Jose Castro and Mark Denihan share 2nd place.

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#Voronezh #Chess: #Volkov leads #Alekhine Memorial...

Family #chess at Jersey City school a success

https://sites.google.com/site/coventrychess/

 

London Architects design NYC Skyline #Chess Set

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Magnus Carlsen wins for 30 seconds vs 3 min game

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Petrosian vs. Minasian 2006

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Levon Aronian, Armenian GM, wins year’s strongest #chess tourney

https://sites.google.com/view/staffordchess/

 

GM Samuel Sevian wins Continental #Chess Championship

https://sites.google.com/view/eastconnchess/

 

Grand #Chess Tour Takes Off In Chess XV Paris

https://www.chess.com/ …/2017-grand-chess-tour-takes-off-in-

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Stafford Springs #Chess Club USCF Quick-Chess Thursdays 7pm

https://sites.google.com/view/staffordchess/

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Eastern #Connecticut #Chess

https://sites.google.com/view/eastconnchess/

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#Norwich #Chess Club - Wednesdays 5-8pm Otis Library

https://sites.google.com/view/norwichchess/

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http://en.rfi.fr/sports/20170619-chess-word-no-1-carsen-fails-win-stavanger-tournament

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WSOP Not the Only Game in Town as Las Vegas International Chess Festival Concludes

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The 13th World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov

working on with his book Deep Thinking,

his MasterClass, and the Grand Chess Tour

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Wednesdays 5-8pm - Chess - Otis Library, Norwich CT

https://sites.google.com/view/norwichchess/

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Chess is not just about calculating, creating,

thinking about strategies and tactics. 

Chess is about emotions as well.

(Rauf Mamedov vs Hikaru Nakamura)

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Upcoming #Chess Tournaments in #Connecticut

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July 15 - Summer Picnic USCF #Chess Tournament

https://sites.google.com/site/coventrychess/

Special discount for U1600 players

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#Chess players rated under 1600 may enter our chess tournament for only $20

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess

July 15 - Please note earlier starting times

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#Norwich #Chess Club meets Wednesdays 5-8pm

https://sites.google.com/view/norwichchess/

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#Stafford Springs #Chess club USCF Quick-Chess

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/

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Aronian wins in Norway, while Giri blows a sandshoe

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FIDE World Team #Chess Championship: Poland takes the lead

https://sites.google.com/view/connecticutchess/

 

New Britain #Chess Club upcoming tournaments July 8 Saturday

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Kids Grades 3-5 Can Learn to Play #Chess at #Fairfield Library

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess/

 

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PRO #Chess League New Qualification System

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/

 

#chess grandmaster Efim Bogoljubov died 65 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efim_Bogoljubov

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Polgar,Z (2520) - Hoi,C (2510) [E60]

Vejstrup, 1989   1-0 (40)

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World Team #Chess: Indian women beat USA, men’s team goes down to China

Wisconsin International #Chess Festival 2017 round 08

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#FIDE - World #Chess Federation Online ratings individual calculations

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Susan Polgar with Paul Truong at Webster University

Daily Chess Improvement:

Mate in 3 White to move

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Galliamova vs. Rublesky 1998

26. Nh3 0-1

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GM Sasikiran latest win in the Capablanca Memorial,

with 2 beautiful games, and a historical background

of this great tournament in which Fischer played.

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#Chess and Artificial Intelligence #AItopics

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess/

http://fb.me/8ywqvVDF0

 

Perenyi vs. Eperjesi 1974

http://fb.me/8ZQco48eD

 

World Team Chess Championship 2017

Round 2- Adhiban B(IND) vs Yu Yangyi(CHN) 0-1

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BACKGAMMON IN CONNECTICUT

A beautiful photo submitted by Chris Cavanagh

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West Haven Renegade Knights Chess Club

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Thursdays on Savin Rock Beach during the summer

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Aronian wins in Norway, while Giri blows a sandshoe

http://chessexpress.blogspot.com/2017/06/aronian-wins-in-norway-while-giri-blows.html

 

Vladimir Kramnik gives a simultaneous game in stavanger

http://fb.me/12MAyzj7b

 

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Chess Praxis‎ to STAUNTON CHESS SETS VINTAGE & NEW Post your sets

I managed to find a store producing chavet#6 as shown on the left of the page. Do they look similar. Except that the left photo the chess pieces they called it European Staunton instead of chavet. Kindly advise. Selling at €89 /- set

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A few random pics of my Staunton set. The king is 4.25" tall and it has 2 inch squares. The board folds up into a carry case and all the pieces fit inside.

I've had it since 1978. I was in the Army at Ft Lewis, Washington and traded a soldier from the Philippines a 35mm camera for it.

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Another pic of the 1890's-1900's Russian Chess Set

http://fb.me/8EEhSJ016

To those season collectors this particular chess set which are used in 1st women 1957 olyumpiad are no stranger to them. Its a caught as I considered between a Chavet and Lardy because of the King/ Queen it was been shape.Similarly the rook is Chavet design. As for the pawn it shape like a Lardy too. Strangely the Knight has a slight Resemblance of a Hasting knight torso and including the mane. Mr Mike John Ladzinski considered them as BBC set and Mr Chuck Grau has a German version set. Kodo to this two chess doyen where I learnt much in catching up in mine collection. This particular set which I am featuring is #4 of the 456 style which they the manufacturer considered as stamped on the orignal back of the box. They are in olive wood and rosewood. I am still sourcing for the next 2 sets of different sizes

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Vintage Soviet Knights shown, were the modern Yugoslav/Zagreb Knights patterned after these Knights? As explained by Chuck Grau in another post, the Yugoslav/Zagreb Knights are a modern design and were NOT used in the 1959 Candidates Tournament or any other tournaments during that period.. Dubrovnik sets (possible the 1950 Olympiad pieces) were used with the world famous Dubrovnik Knights.

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Here's a Soviet set of unknown age, almost new old stock. The black knights have chipped ears, but otherwise, it looks almost new. My guess is the 1930's-40's, but thats only a guess. Opinions?

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Rob Roy used to conduct backgammon tournaments in Coventry.

Expect some backgammon players to join our picnic and play backgammon

in the skittles room.  Backgammon is totally separated from the USCF tournament,

and will not disturb the quiet conditions for the chess players.

 

DROP-IN #BACKGAMMON Coventry CT July 15 Sat 10 - 6.

Free Drinks, Free Lunch, Rain or Shine, Chouettes

https://connecticutbackgammon.blogspot.com/

https://sites.google.com/view/ConnecticutBackgammon/

 

#Chess tournament to share skittles room with #backgammon players

July 15 Saturday 10-6 #Coventry #Connecticut

http://fb.me/7Jm3s3Etg

 

New England #Backgammon Newsletter

https://sites.google.com/view/ConnecticutBackgammon/

https://connecticutbackgammon.blogspot.com/…/new-england-ba…

http://fb.me/1ojchZuVo

 

Interview with teaching pro Ben Friesen. Test yourself along

with Ben on 6 positions from the Chicago Chouette.

http://fb.me/2erw1zNOk

 

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/13/the-chaos-of-the-dice

World Backgammon Day - 20th March 2018

 

#BACKGAMMON #OXFORD #CONNECTICUT Pies and Pints, Thursdays 7pm 

https://goo.gl/maps/JSZ7sCKBs2u

 

NEW Manopoulos Leather & Wood #Backgammon Set Rare Premium Ltd Edition

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Saturday, June 24, 2017

Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

 
 I didn’t know how lucky I was at the Kopec Memorial when I drew a master who made two inaccuracies as time ran down. When we shook hands, he had two minutes left on his clock and I had five. The computer says White has the better endgame, but it wasn’t going to be easy and securing the draw was important to regain my expert title. I needed one game with a rating point upset performance, and there it was. I grabbed the half point he offered, disdaining the chance to play the good knight against the bad bishop(White to move, Kc2, Re4, Re1, Nc4, P-a4,b2,f2,g2,h2. Black Kg8, Rd7, Rd4, Bg7, P-a7,c5,e5,g6,h7). The very next week that same master upset a GM in round one at the 2017 National Open. Eugene Yanayt-GM Elshan Moradiabadi 6/16/17 2017 National Open 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 b5?! +1.04/20 9...Na6 +0.46/20 10.Bf4 Re8 11.Nd4 Nc5 12.Qc1 Ng4 13.Qd2 a5 9...Re8 10.Bg5 a5 11.Nd4 Na6 12.e4 h6 13.Bf4 Nc5 14.Ndb5 d6 +0.36 Stockfish 10.Qb3 b4 11.Qxb4 Bxd5 12.e4?! +0.31/20 12.Bg5 +1.21/22 12...Bc6 13.Qh4 Re8 14.Rfe1 14. e4 h6 15. Bxh6 Bxe4 16. Rae1 d5 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Ng5 Bf6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 +1.48 Stockfish 12…a5 13.Qa4 Bc6 14.Qc2 Na6 15.Rd1 Qc8?! +0.66/20 15...Nb4 +0.33/19 16.Qb1 Rb8 17.Nd4 Ba8 18.Bf4 Ng4 19.Qc1 d6 15...Re8 16.Nd4 Nb4 17.Qb1 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 d5 20.Bg5 f6 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Qc1 +0.17 Stockfish 16.Nd4 Bb7 17.Bf4 17.a3 Re8 18.Nb3 Nb8 19.h3 d6 20.Be3 Nbd7 21.Rac1 Ra6 22.Nd2 +0.55 Stockfish 17...Re8 17...d6 18.Ndb5 Bc6 19.Rac1 Re8 20.f3 Qb7 21.Nd4 Bd7 22.Qf2 c5 23.Nde2 d5 24.e5 Nh5 25.Bg5 d4 26.f4 Bc6 27.Nb5 Bxg2 27...Qb5 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Bxc6 Qb8 30. Bxe8 Qxe8 31. g4 h6 32. Bxh6 Bxh6 33. gxh5 gxh5 34. Qxd4 28.Nd6 Qxb2 29.Qxg2 +0.45 Stockfish 18.Rac1 d6 19.Ndb5 Bf8 19...Bc6 20.f3 Qb7 21.Nd4 Bd7 22.Qf2 a4 23.Bf1 Reb8 24.Rd2 Nc5 25.Be3 +0.48 Stockfish 20.Nd5 20.Bg5 Bg7 21.f3 Qb8 22.Qf2 Nc5 23.Bf4 Ne6 24.Be3 Bc6 25.Nd4 Nxd4 26.Bxd4 Nd7 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.Ne2 Nc5 29.Nf4 +0.57 Stockfish 20…Nxd5 21.exd5 Qd7 22.Nc3 Bg7 22...Nb4 23.Qb3 Rab8 24.a3 Na6 25.Na4 h5 26.Bf1 c5 27.Qb5 Qd8 28.Qb6 Bc8 29.Qxd8 Rxd8 30.Bd2 Bd7 31.Bxa5 Bxa4 32.Bxd8 Rxd8 33.Bxa6 Ra8 34.b3 Bxb3 35.Rd3 Bxd5 36.Rxd5 Rxa6 +0.40 Stockfish 23.a3 23.Ne4 Rab8 24.Bg5 Bxd5 25.Rxd5 Nb4 26.Qc4 Nxd5 27.Qxd5 Re5 28.Qd2 Qf5 29.Qf4 +0.96 Stockfish 23…Rab8 24.Bf1 Bc8 25.Na4 Bb7 26.b3 h6 27.Qd2 g5 28.Be3 Ra8 29.Qxa5 Re7 30.Qd2 Qf5 31.b4?! +1.07/22 31.Bg2 +1.54/19 31...Kh7 31...Qd7 32.Nc3 Nc5 33. Bxc5 dxc5 34. Ne4 Rae8 35. Nxc5 Qf5 36. Rf1 Bc8 37. d6 cxd6 38. Qxd6 Bf8 39. b4 Qxf2+ 40. Rxf2 Re1+ 41. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 42. Rf1 Rxf1+ 43. Kxf1 Bxd6 +1.93 Stockfish 32.b4 32.Rc4 Rae8 +2.81 31…Nb8 32.Nc3 32.Nb2 Nd7 33.Rxc7 Ne5 34.Qc2 Qxc2 35.Rxc2 Rxa3 36.Nc4 Nxc4 37.Bxc4 +0.78 Stockfish 32…Rxa3 33.Nb5 Rb3 34.Rxc7?! +0.55/22 34.Nxc7 +0.93/21 34...Rb2 35.Qd3 Qxd3 36.Bxd3 Rxb4 37.Nb5 Be5 38.Bd2 Ra4 38...Rb3 39. Bc4 Rb2 40. f4 gxf4 41. gxf4 Rxd2 42. Rxd2 Bxf4 +0.52 Stockfish 39.Bc3 Bxc3 40.Nxc3 Ra5 41.Rb1 Kf8 42.Bf1 Rc7 43.Rb6 Nd7 44.Rxd6 Ne5 34…Rxc7 35.Nxc7 Rb2 36.Qc1 36.Qd3 Qxd3 37.Bxd3 Rxb4 38.f4 Bf6 39.Nb5 Be7 40.Nd4 Bxd5 41.Nf5 Bf8 42.fxg5 hxg5 43.Bxg5 +0.30 Stockfish 36...Nd7?? +4.58/24 36...Rxb4 +0.56/20 37.Bd3 37. Qa3 Rb2 38. Qxd6 Nd7 39. Ne6 fxe6 40. Qxd7 Bxd5 41. Bd3 Qf8 42. Be4 Rb7 43. Bxd5 Rxd7 44. Bxe6+ +0.22 Stockfish 37...Qf3 38.Re1 38. Qc2 Rb2 39. Bh7+ Kh8 40. Qd3 Rb4 41. Re1 Nd7 42. Bd2 Qxd3 43. Bxd3 +0.18 Stockfish 38...Rb2 38... Nd7 39. Qa3 Ne5 40. Be2 Qe4 41. f3 Ra4 42. Qb3 Rb4 43. Qa3 = Stockfish 39.Bf1 Be5 40.Bg2 Qf6 37.Ne8 Be5 38.Nxd6 Bxd6 39.Qxb2 Bxd5 39...Ne5 40.Bg2 Nc4 41.Qd4 Nxe3 42.fxe3 Qc2 43.Rf1 Qc7 44.Qe4 Bc8 45.Qe8+ Kg7 46.b5 +6.61 Stockfish 40.Qd4 Nf6 41.Bg2 Bxg2 42.Kxg2 Be5?! +6.83/22 42...Be7 +5.06/25 43.Re1 43. Qc4 Kf8 44. b5 Qe4+ 45. Qxe4 Nxe4 46. b6 Nd6 47. Rc1 Ke8 48. Bc5 Kd7 49. Re1 Bf8 50. b7 Kc7 51. Rb1 Nxb7 52. Bxf8 +9.56 Stockfish 43...Qb5 44.Bd2 Bf8 45.f3 Bg7 46.h4 Nh7 47.Qd8+ Bf8 48.hxg5 hxg5 49.Qd4 Qc6 50.Rh1 Qc2 51.b5 Bg7 52.Qd8+ Nf8 53.Rc1 Qb3 54.Qxg5 42...Ne8 43.Qc4 g4 44.Rd4 Bf8 45.Rxg4+ Kh7 46.Rf4 Nd6 47.Rxf5 Nxc4 48.b5 +8.75 Stockfish 43.Qd3 Qe6 44.b5 Ng4 45.h3 Nf6 46.Kh2 Ne4?! +9.07/24 46...g4 +7.75/22 47.hxg4 Bc7 48.Kg2 Nxg4 49.Bd4 Nf6 50.Qf3 Ne8 51.Rc1 f5 52.b6 Bxb6 53.Rc6 Qe4 54.Qxe4 fxe4 55.Rxb6 + 13.27 Stockfish 46...Bc7 47.Rc1 Ne8 48.Rc6 Bd6 49.Bc5 +12.49 Stockfish 47.Qd8+ Kh7 48.Qd5 Qf5?! +12.48/22 48...Nc3 +9.07/24 49.Qxe6 fxe6 50.Rd7+ Kg6 51.b6 Nd5 52.b7 Nb4 53.f4 53. Bd4 Bb8 54. Re7 e5 55. Bxe5 Nc6 56. Re6+ Kf7 57. Rxc6 Bxe5 +54.10 Stockfish 53...Bb8 54.fxg5 48...Qxd5 49.Rxd5 Bc7 50.Rd7 Ba5 51.Rxf7+ +18.84 Stockfish 49.f4 gxf4 50.Bxf4 Nf2 51.Qxe5 Qxh3+ 52.Kg1 Nxd1 53.Qd5 Qe6 54.Qxe6 1-0 [Event "2017 National Open"] [Site "Las Vegas, NV"] [Date "2017.06.16"] [Round "one"] [White "Eugene Yanayt"] [Black "GM Elshan Moradiabadi"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2613"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2311"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 $6 { -0.13/22 } ( 4.Bg5 { +0.30/20 } 4...h6 5.Bh4 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Be2 c5 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.O-O Nc6 10.d5 exd5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 ) 4...Bb7 5.Bg2 g6 $6 { +0.63/20 } ( 5...Be7 { +0.03/19 } 6.Nc3 O-O 7.O-O d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 ) 6.O-O Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 b5 $6 { +1.04/20 } ( 9...Na6 { +0.46/20 } 10.Bf4 Re8 11.Nd4 Nc5 12.Qc1 Ng4 13.Qd2 a5 ) ( 9...Re8 10.Bg5 a5 11.Nd4 Na6 12.e4 h6 13.Bf4 Nc5 14.Ndb5 d6 { +0.36 Stockfish } ) 10.Qb3 b4 11.Qxb4 Bxd5 12.e4 $6 { +0.31/20 } ( 12.Bg5 { +1.21/22 } 12...Bc6 13.Qh4 Re8 14.Rfe1 { 14. e4 h6 15. Bxh6 Bxe4 16. Rae1 d5 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Ng5 Bf6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 +1.48 Stockfish } ) 12...a5 13.Qa4 Bc6 14.Qc2 Na6 15.Rd1 Qc8 $6 { +0.66/20 } ( 15...Nb4 { +0.33/19 } 16.Qb1 Rb8 17.Nd4 Ba8 18.Bf4 Ng4 19.Qc1 d6 ) ( 15...Re8 16.Nd4 Nb4 17.Qb1 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 d5 20.Bg5 f6 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Qc1 { +0.17 Stockfish } ) 16.Nd4 Bb7 17.Bf4 ( 17.a3 Re8 18.Nb3 Nb8 19.h3 d6 20.Be3 Nbd7 21.Rac1 Ra6 22.Nd2 { +0.55 Stockfish } ) 17...Re8 ( 17...d6 18.Ndb5 Bc6 19.Rac1 Re8 20.f3 Qb7 21.Nd4 Bd7 22.Qf2 c5 23.Nde2 d5 24.e5 Nh5 25.Bg5 d4 26.f4 Bc6 27.Nb5 Bxg2 { 27...Qb5 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Bxc6 Qb8 30. Bxe8 Qxe8 31. g4 h6 32. Bxh6 Bxh6 33. gxh5 gxh5 34. Qxd4 } 28.Nd6 Qxb2 29.Qxg2 { +0.45 Stockfish } ) 18.Rac1 d6 19.Ndb5 Bf8 ( 19...Bc6 20.f3 Qb7 21.Nd4 Bd7 22.Qf2 a4 23.Bf1 Reb8 24.Rd2 Nc5 25.Be3 { +0.48 Stockfish } ) 20.Nd5 ( 20.Bg5 Bg7 21.f3 Qb8 22.Qf2 Nc5 23.Bf4 Ne6 24.Be3 Bc6 25.Nd4 Nxd4 26.Bxd4 Nd7 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.Ne2 Nc5 29.Nf4 { +0.57 Stockfish } ) 20...Nxd5 21.exd5 Qd7 22.Nc3 Bg7 ( 22...Nb4 23.Qb3 Rab8 24.a3 Na6 25.Na4 h5 26.Bf1 c5 27.Qb5 Qd8 28.Qb6 Bc8 29.Qxd8 Rxd8 30.Bd2 Bd7 31.Bxa5 Bxa4 32.Bxd8 Rxd8 33.Bxa6 Ra8 34.b3 Bxb3 35.Rd3 Bxd5 36.Rxd5 Rxa6 { +0.40 Stockfish } ) 23.a3 ( 23.Ne4 Rab8 24.Bg5 Bxd5 25.Rxd5 Nb4 26.Qc4 Nxd5 27.Qxd5 Re5 28.Qd2 Qf5 29.Qf4 { +0.96 Stockfish } ) 23...Rab8 24.Bf1 Bc8 25.Na4 Bb7 26.b3 h6 27.Qd2 g5 28.Be3 Ra8 29.Qxa5 Re7 30.Qd2 Qf5 31.b4 $6 { +1.07/22 } ( 31.Bg2 { +1.54/19 } 31...Kh7 { 31...Qd7 32.Nc3 Nc5 33. Bxc5 dxc5 34. Ne4 Rae8 35. Nxc5 Qf5 36. Rf1 Bc8 37. d6 cxd6 38. Qxd6 Bf8 39. b4 Qxf2+ 40. Rxf2 Re1+ 41. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 42. Rf1 Rxf1+ 43. Kxf1 Bxd6 +1.93 Stockfish } 32.b4 { 32.Rc4 Rae8 +2.81 } ) 31...Nb8 32.Nc3 ( 32.Nb2 Nd7 33.Rxc7 Ne5 34.Qc2 Qxc2 35.Rxc2 Rxa3 36.Nc4 Nxc4 37.Bxc4 { +0.78 Stockfish } ) 32...Rxa3 33.Nb5 Rb3 34.Rxc7 $6 { +0.55/22 } ( 34.Nxc7 { +0.93/21 } 34...Rb2 35.Qd3 Qxd3 36.Bxd3 Rxb4 37.Nb5 Be5 38.Bd2 Ra4 { 38...Rb3 39. Bc4 Rb2 40. f4 gxf4 41. gxf4 Rxd2 42. Rxd2 Bxf4 +0.52 Stockfish } 39.Bc3 Bxc3 40.Nxc3 Ra5 41.Rb1 Kf8 42.Bf1 Rc7 43.Rb6 Nd7 44.Rxd6 Ne5 ) 34...Rxc7 35.Nxc7 Rb2 36.Qc1 ( 36.Qd3 Qxd3 37.Bxd3 Rxb4 38.f4 Bf6 39.Nb5 Be7 40.Nd4 Bxd5 41.Nf5 Bf8 42.fxg5 hxg5 43.Bxg5 { +0.30 Stockfish } ) 36...Nd7 $4 { +4.58/24 } ( 36...Rxb4 { +0.56/20 } 37.Bd3 { 37. Qa3 Rb2 38. Qxd6 Nd7 39. Ne6 fxe6 40. Qxd7 Bxd5 41. Bd3 Qf8 42. Be4 Rb7 43. Bxd5 Rxd7 44. Bxe6+ +0.22 Stockfish } 37...Qf3 38.Re1 { 38. Qc2 Rb2 39. Bh7+ Kh8 40. Qd3 Rb4 41. Re1 Nd7 42. Bd2 Qxd3 43. Bxd3 +0.18 Stockfish } 38...Rb2 { 38... Nd7 39. Qa3 Ne5 40. Be2 Qe4 41. f3 Ra4 42. Qb3 Rb4 43. Qa3 = Stockfish } 39.Bf1 Be5 40.Bg2 Qf6 ) 37.Ne8 Be5 38.Nxd6 Bxd6 39.Qxb2 Bxd5 ( 39...Ne5 40.Bg2 Nc4 41.Qd4 Nxe3 42.fxe3 Qc2 43.Rf1 Qc7 44.Qe4 Bc8 45.Qe8+ Kg7 46.b5 { +6.61 Stockfish } ) 40.Qd4 Nf6 41.Bg2 Bxg2 42.Kxg2 Be5 $6 { +6.83/22 } ( 42...Be7 { +5.06/25 } 43.Re1 { 43. Qc4 Kf8 44. b5 Qe4+ 45. Qxe4 Nxe4 46. b6 Nd6 47. Rc1 Ke8 48. Bc5 Kd7 49. Re1 Bf8 50. b7 Kc7 51. Rb1 Nxb7 52. Bxf8 +9.56 Stockfish } 43...Qb5 44.Bd2 Bf8 45.f3 Bg7 46.h4 Nh7 47.Qd8+ Bf8 48.hxg5 hxg5 49.Qd4 Qc6 50.Rh1 Qc2 51.b5 Bg7 52.Qd8+ Nf8 53.Rc1 Qb3 54.Qxg5 ) ( 42...Ne8 43.Qc4 g4 44.Rd4 Bf8 45.Rxg4+ Kh7 46.Rf4 Nd6 47.Rxf5 Nxc4 48.b5 { +8.75 Stockfish } ) 43.Qd3 Qe6 44.b5 Ng4 45.h3 Nf6 46.Kh2 Ne4 $6 { +9.07/24 } ( 46...g4 { +7.75/22 } 47.hxg4 Bc7 48.Kg2 Nxg4 49.Bd4 Nf6 50.Qf3 Ne8 51.Rc1 f5 52.b6 Bxb6 53.Rc6 Qe4 54.Qxe4 fxe4 55.Rxb6 { + 13.27 Stockfish } ) ( 46...Bc7 47.Rc1 Ne8 48.Rc6 Bd6 49.Bc5 { +12.49 Stockfish } ) 47.Qd8+ Kh7 48.Qd5 Qf5 $6 { +12.48/22 } ( 48...Nc3 { +9.07/24 } 49.Qxe6 fxe6 50.Rd7+ Kg6 51.b6 Nd5 52.b7 Nb4 53.f4 { 53. Bd4 Bb8 54. Re7 e5 55. Bxe5 Nc6 56. Re6+ Kf7 57. Rxc6 Bxe5 +54.10 Stockfish } 53...Bb8 54.fxg5 ) ( 48...Qxd5 49.Rxd5 Bc7 50.Rd7 Ba5 51.Rxf7+ { +18.84 Stockfish } ) 49.f4 gxf4 50.Bxf4 Nf2 51.Qxe5 Qxh3+ 52.Kg1 Nxd1 53.Qd5 Qe6 54.Qxe6 1-0
  
 

 

 
 
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Friday, June 16, 2017

Expert wins 1st Stafford Springs Quick-Chess

Alex Fikiet wins 1st Stafford Springs Quick-Chess Open.

Jose Castro and Mark Denihan share 2nd place.

 

Next Quick-Chess event is June 29 Thursday in Stafford Springs.

 

USCF MSA - Cross Table for 1ST STAFFORD SPRINGS QUICK OPEN (Event 201706152482)

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    1 | ALEX MICHE FIKIET               |4.0  |W   4|W   3|W   2|W   5|
   CT | 12921011 / Q: 2159   ->2171     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | JOSE CASTRO                     |3.0  |W   9|W   6|L   1|W   7|
   CT | 12397090 / Q: 1960   ->1959     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | MARK DENIHAN                    |3.0  |W   8|L   1|W   4|W   6|
   CT | 10036186 / Q: 1875   ->1885     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |2.0  |L   1|W   8|L   3|W   9|
   CT | 12139250 / Q: 1800   ->1797     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | GAETANO BOMPASTORE              |2.0  |L   6|W   9|W   7|L   1|
   MA | 12906776 / Q: 1802   ->1781     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | DANIEL ZHOU                     |2.0  |W   5|L   2|W  10|L   3|
   CT | 14927462 / Q: 1333   ->1440     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | JOHN M FIKIET                   |2.0  |B    |X    |L   5|L   2|
   CT | 13348000 / Q:  756   -> 756     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | SHRINIKET SIVAKUMAR             |1.5  |L   3|L   4|D   9|W  10|
   CT | 15695014 / Q: 1292   ->1357     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    9 | ROGER P BESSETTE                |0.5  |L   2|L   5|D   8|L   4|
   CT | 12822966 / Q: 1689   ->1647     |     |     |     |     |     |
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   10 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT             |0.5  |H    |F    |L   6|L   8|
   CT | 12481945 / Q: 1592P10->1494P12  |     |     |     |     |     |
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Stafford USCF Quick-Chess

Thursdays 7 pm

USCF-Rated Quick-Chess

$ 5 entry fee.  100 percent return

Cash Prizes (depending on entries)

3 or 4 rounds Swiss  (depending on entries)

G/13; +5  (15 min per player, 5-sec increment)

1 Main Street, Stafford Springs CT

Next Stafford Quick:   Thurs. June 29

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Joe Bihlmeyer wins National Donut Day Chess Open 3-0.

Photo: Ken Desrosiers, left, vs. Joe Bihlmeyer.

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Altibox Norway Chess 2017 - Hikaru started with victory against Giri !!😊

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Perpetual Chess Podcast - IM John Bartholomew

 

 
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118th Annual US Open Chess Championship

 
118th Annual U. S. Open
 
July 29-Aug 6, Aug 1-6, or 3-6, 2017 · Norfolk, VA
 
 
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Check out the launch trailer below and hopefully you’ll agree that our new internal development team has put together a stunning-looking simulation. We’ve poured everything we can into making the environments, boards, pieces and materials as beautifully realistic as possible, all in 4k resolution. From the wood grain and varnish on the antique mahogany board in the library, to the luxury felt on the bottom of each piece, you’ve simply not seen a board game this gorgeous.

 
 
 
 
U.S. chess champion is now ranked No. 2 in the world. Opponents fear he’s still getting better.
 
Wesley So moved to the United States from the Philippines to play in college, and has since soared in the world rankings under the U.S. chess federation’s guidance.
 
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Your favorite? Emanuel Lasker or Capablanca

 
 
  
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Alekhine vs lasker 1-0

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Playing London system vs Carlsen

  

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2) do you offer a draw, quickly

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Brilliant game By Aron Nimzowitsch against Arthur Hakansson 1-0

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Super GM Bughouse !!
Magnus Carlsen & Maxime Vachier vs Fabiano Caruana & Levon Aronian 😊

 
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Russell Lifson Natalie Dunnege this is insane..... bughouse is when you can use one of your moves to place a piece anywhere on the board that your teammate has captured from his opponent....your boy Carl Magnus is on the right in the white lol
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The best game of the best chess blitz players of the world.

Magnus Carlsen   vs    Hikaru Nakamura

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This article is a good introduction to the positional exchange sacrifice, with some games from the masters who practiced it!

 
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I found some simple endgames that even GM level players got wrong. They come from real games, and I shared them in this article:

 
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A unique Dubrovnik Knight yoga head stance. The only set that could performed such stance with well balance

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This is a repro of Botvinik & Flohr set which Alan Devey has task to Chess Bazaar to reproduce them. Albeit they are no where near the actual set but they inher...

 
 
 
 
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Garry Kasparov is currently touring to promote his latest book, "Deep Thinking," in which he not only looks back at the famous match(es) with Deep Blue in the 1990s, but also discusses at length the role...
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Beautiful endgame by GM Sergey Karjakin vs GM Le Quang Liem
Here's a case that even the best blitz player in the world can loose a game in the clock (Karjakin's time was over and the GM from Vietnam won the match)

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The annual British Solving Championship is under way, conducted postally, and strong performance at it could lead to qualification for the 2018 world solving championship
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20 Years after Deep Blue: How AI Has Advanced Since Conquering Chess
 
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7th-grader becomes Baltimore’s first-ever national chess champion
 
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Just arrived... this vintage Spanish set. Used for decades in Spanish tournaments. Beautifully proportioned and rugged for play. Judging from the golden patina and the Lardy Lean of the White King and Black Queen, I'd judge this to be from the sixties...

 
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The Botvinnik-Flohr II circa 1940's-50's Soviet Chessmen

 
 
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