Sunday, July 29, 2018

New Britain Chess Club to train tournament directors

 

Tournament Director Training Classes

NBCC is looking for more tournament directors.  Becoming a TD is a great way to learn more about the rules of chess and help out the club with a much-needed service.  Classes are conducted under the aegis of experienced tournament directors who helps clarify the more arcane chess rules.

Each student studies and presents one or more topics to the class.

1.      Rules of chess

2.      Swiss system pairings and procedures

3.      Round-robin tournament

4.      Prize allocation

5.      Time controls and clock usage

6.      Players rights and responsibilities

The club has purchased USCF Official Rules of Chess books. The cost is $20.00 for which you will be reimbursed after you direct a tournament. Contact the club if you are interested in participating.  We typically have 2 sessions, after which you become a Club TD. Typically you would start to assist an experienced TD while you learn the “SwissSys” pairing software, and gradually take on more responsibility.


Norman Burtness, President

New Britain Chess Club
 

 

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Oct 27  Conn Harvest Open Coventry CT

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New Britain Chess Club

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Armenian Church, 1910 Stanley St., New Britain CT

http://newbritainchessclub.com

 


Norwich Chess Club

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Otis Library, 261 Main St.,

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

 

 

Stafford Springs Chess Club

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Stafford Community Center  3 Buckley Highway

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

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Ridgefield Chess Club

Fridays 5pm - 8pm.

Free USCF Chess Games, G/30.

Way Of The Sword Fencing Studio

21 Governor St., Ridgefield CT

INFO: mshirvell@gmail.com

 

 

Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

  You are probably convinced that if the only pawn in a rook-and-pawn ending is a rook pawn, then the game will be a draw unless you are in one of those exceptional positions.  The double rook ending with only a rook pawn can be more treacherous for the defender.  The trick is not to exchange a pair of rooks until one of those rare position has been reached, where the pawn has been significantly advanced while the enemy king is far away.  It’s much easier said than done and this is another impressive endgame from the World Champion.
 
GM Maxim Vachier-Lagrave-GM Magnus Carlsen
7/23/18
2018 Biel Grandmaster
1.e4 d6 
 
 
 
[Event "2018 Biel Grandmaster"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2018.07.23"]
[Round "round two"]
[White "GM Maxim Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "GM Magnus Carlsen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2842"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bf4 c6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Qd2 O-O 7.h3 Qa5 8.e5
$6 { +0.27/23 } ( 8.Bh6 { +0.75/18 } 8...Na6 9.a3 Rd8 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.Be2 c5
12.O-O Qb6 13.Bxa6 bxa6 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.Na4 Qc7 16.Qe3 ) ( 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.O-O
e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Be3 Rd8 12.Rfd1 Nf8 13.Nd5 Qxd2 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Rxd2 Ne6
16.Rad1 b5 { +0.25 Stockfish } ) 8...dxe5 9.dxe5 Nd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd2+ 11.Bxd2
cxd5 12.O-O-O Nc6 13.Bc3 e6 14.h4 h6 15.Bd3 Bd7 16.Rhe1 Rfc8 17.Rd2 Rab8
18.Rde2 b5 19.Nd4 b4 20.Nxc6 Bxc6 21.Bd4 Bb5 22.Kd2 h5 23.f4 Bf8 24.g4 hxg4
25.Rg1 Bc5 26.Bxc5 Rxc5 27.Rxg4 Kf8 28.Rh2 $6 { -0.49/26 } ( 28.h5
{ -0.01/23 } 28...gxh5
{ 28...Bxd3 29. Kxd3 gxh5 30. Rh4 Rc4 31. Rxh5 Ke7 32. f5 exf5 33. Rxf5 Rg8
34. Ref2 Rg3+ 35. Kd2 Rd4+ 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Rf6+ Kxe5 = Stockfish } 29.Rg5
{ 29. Rh4 Ke7 30. Rxh5 Bxd3 31. Kxd3 Rg8 32. f5 exf5 33. Rxf5 Rc4 =
Stockfish } 29...Ke7 30.f5 ) 28...Bxd3 29.Kxd3 Rc4 30.h5 gxh5 31.Rxh5 Ke7
32.Rgh4 $6 { -0.86/28 } ( 32.Rh6 { -0.34/27 } 32...Rbc8 33.Rf6 R8c7 34.Rg7
Kf8 35.Rg2 Re4 36.f5 Rxe5
{ 36... Rcc4 37. c3 Rxe5 38. Rf2 Ke7 39. fxe6 fxe6 40. Rf7+ Kd6 41. Rxa7
bxc3 42. Ra6+ Rc6 43. Rxc6+ Kxc6 44. Rc2 Re4 45. Rxc3+ Kd7 46. a3 Ra4 -0.08
Stockfish } 37.fxe6 Rxe6 38.Rf4 Rb7 39.Rg5 Ra6 40.c3 bxc3 ) 32...Rg8 33.f5
Rg3+ 34.Kd2 Rg2+ 35.Kd1 $2 { -1.92/25 } ( 35.Kd3 { -0.83/24 } 35...exf5
36.Rxc4 dxc4+ 37.Kxc4 Rxc2+ 38.Kb3 Rf2 39.Rh6
{ 39. Kxb4 Ke6 40. Kc3 Kxe5 41. a4 Re2 42. Rh7 Kf6 43. b4 f4 44. b5 Kg6 45.
Rh1 Kg5 46. a5 f3 -1.77 Stockfish } 39...Re2 40.Ra6 f4
{ 40... Rxe5 41. Rxa7+ Kf6 42. Ra6+ Kg5 43. Ra7 Kg6 44. Kxb4 f4 45. Rd7 f3 
-6.07 Stockfish } 41.Rf6 Re4 42.Kc2 a5 43.Kd2 a4 ) 35...Rcxc2 36.f6+ Kd7
37.Rxb4 a5 $6 { -1.15/24 } ( 37...Kc6 { -1.69/22 } 38.a4
{ 38. a3 Rgd2+ 39. Ke1 a5 40. Rb8 Rxb2 41. Rc8+ Kb5 42. Rh7 Ra2 43. Rc1 Rf2
44. a4+ Kb4 45. Rc7 d4 -2.99 Stockfish } 38...Rcf2
{ 38... Kc5 39. Rb8 Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Rxb2 41. Rh7 Rb7 42. Kc1 Kd4 43. Rh5 Ke3
44. a5 Ke4 45. a6 Rb6 46. Rh7 Rxa6 47. Rxf7 Kxe5 -4.28 Stockfish } 39.Ke1 Rd2
40.Kf1 a5 ) 38.Rb8 Rcf2 39.Ke1 Kc6 40.Rc8+ Kb5 41.Rh7 d4
{ Stockfish says only equal is   42. Rb8+ Kc4 43. Rxb2 Rxb2 44. Rxf7 d4 45.
Kf1 Kd5 46. Ra7 Rb8 47. Rxa5+ Ke4 48. f7 Rf8 49. Ra7 Ke3 50. Rb7 d3 51. a4
Rh8 52. a5 Kf3 53. Ke1 Ke3 54. Kf1 } 42.Rg8 $6 { -1.60/23 } ( 42.a4+
{ -1.14/22 } 42...Kxa4 43.Rc4+ Kb5 44.Rxd4 Rxb2 45.Kf1 Rbf2+ 46.Ke1 Rc2
47.Kf1 Rgf2+ 48.Kg1 Rfe2 49.Rd1
{ 49. Kf1 Rxe5 50. Rxf7 Rf5+ 51. Kg1 e5 52. Rd5+ Kb6 53. Rf8 Rc4 -1.12
Stockfish } 49...Rc7 50.Rb1+ Ka6 51.Rh5 Ka7 52.Kf1 Ra2 53.Rh4 Rac2 54.Rd4 Ka6
55.Rd6+ Ka7 56.Rd4 ) 42...Re2+
{ Stockfish confirms there is no advantage for Black after 42...Rg8 43.Kf2
Rf8 44. Kf3 Kc4 45. Ke4 d3 46. Ke3 Rd8 47. Kd2 Rd7 48. Rh3 a4 49. Rh4+ Rd4
50. b3+ axb3 51. axb3+ Kd5 52. Rh7 Rb4 53. Rxf7 Rxb3 54. Rd7+ Kxe5 55. f7 Rb8 56. Kxd3 Rf8 57. Ke3 Kf6 58. Rd1 Ke7 59. Rd4 Kxf7   -0.08 }
43.Kf1 Rgf2+ 44.Kg1 Rf4 45.Rxf7 Rxe5 46.Rc7 Rxf6 47.Rb8+ Ka6 48.Rc6+ Ka7
49.Rg8 Rf7 50.Rg6 Re1+ 51.Kg2 d3 $6 { -1.29/26 } ( 51...Re2+ { -1.96/20 }
52.Kg3 e5 53.Ra6+ Kb7 54.Rgb6+ Kc8 55.Ra8+ Kc7 56.Rab8 Re3+ 57.Kg2 Rg7+
58.Kf2 Rd7 59.R8b7+ Kd8 60.Rxd7+ Kxd7 61.Rb5 Kc6 62.Rxa5 e4 63.Re5 Kd6 64.Re8
Rf3+ 65.Ke1 Kd5 66.Rd8+ ) ( 51...e5 52.Ra6+ Kb8 53.Rg8+ Kb7 54.Rga8 Rc7
55.Rxa5 Re3 56.R5a7+ Kc6 57.Rxc7+ Kxc7 58.Kf2 Rh3 { -2.74 Stockfish } )
52.Rd6 Re2+ 53.Kh3 d2 $6 { -0.84/21 } ( 53...Re3+ { -1.30/24 } 54.Rg3 Rh7+
55.Kg2 Re2+ 56.Kg1
{ 56. Kf3 Rxb2 57. Rxd3 Rxa2 58. Ke4 Ra4+ 59. Ke5 Rb4 60. Rd8 Rh5+ 61. Kf6
e5 62. Kg6 Rhh4 -2.44 Stockfish } 56...Rxb2
{ 56... d2 57. Rgd3 Rg7+ 58. Kh1 Rc7 59. Rxd2 Rc1+ 60. Rd1 Rxd1+ 61. Rxd1
Rxb2 62. a3 Kb6 -3.01 Stockfish } 57.Rgxd3 Rxa2 58.Rxe6 Rg7+ 59.Kf1 Rf7+
60.Kg1 a4 61.Rd4 Rb7 62.Kf1 Rb1+ 63.Re1 ) 54.Rg8 Kb7
{ A less effective try is 54...e5 55. Rgd8 d1=Q 56. Rxd1 Rxb2 57. R1d2 Rxd2
58. Rxd2 Kb6 59. Re2 Re7 60. Kg3 Kc5 61. Re4 Kd5 62. Kf3 Rf7+ 63. Ke3 Rb7  
-0.38    Stockfish } 55.Rgd8 d1=Q 56.Rxd1 Rxb2 57.Re1 Rf6 58.Rd6 $6
{ -1.25/23 } ( 58.Rd3 { -0.89/20 } 58...Rxa2 59.Rb1+ Kc6 60.Rc1+ Kb5 61.Rb3+
Ka4 62.Rb6 Rf4 63.Rxe6 Rb4
{ 63 Ra3+ 64. Kg2 Rh4 65. Re5 Kb3 66. Rec5 Kb4 67. Rc8 Rb3 68. Rb8+ Ka4
-1.24 Stockfish } 64.Re5 Ra3+ 65.Kg2 Rb2+ 66.Kf1 Raa2 67.Re4+ Kb5 68.Re5+ Kb4
69.Re4+ Ka3 70.Re3+ Rb3 71.Re4 ) ( 58.a4 Rb3+ 59.Kg2 Rb4 60.Re5 Rxa4 61.Kg3
Ra3+ 62.Kg2 Kc6 63.Ra8 Kb6 64.Rb8+ Ka7 65.Rc8 Rf5 66.Rxe6 Rb3 67.Rg8 Rb6
68.Re1 Rbf6
{ Stockfish claims this is -0.66 but its analysis goes on to move 89
without being able to advance the pawn. } ) 58...Rxa2 59.Kg3 $6 { -1.71/24 }
( 59.Rb1+ { -1.25/22 } 59...Kc7 60.Ra6 Ra3+
{ 60...Rf3+ 61. Kg4 Rf8 62. Ra7+ Kd6 63. Ra6+ Kc5 64. Rxe6 Rg2+ 65. Kh3 Rg5
66. Kh4 Rfg8 -0.67 Stockfish } 61.Kg2 Rg6+ 62.Kf2 Rh6 63.Kg2 Ra2+
{ 63...Rh4 64. Rxe6 a4 65. Rc1+ Kb7 66. Rd1 Rc3 67. Rd7+ Rc7 68. Rd5 Rc2+
69. Kg3 Rb4 70. Rd7+ Rc7 71. Rxc7+ Kxc7 -0.29 Stockfish } 64.Kg3 Rg6+ 65.Kf3
Rf6+ 66.Ke4 Rh6 67.Rb5 Ra4+ 68.Kf3 Rf6+ 69.Ke3 ) 59...Rb2 60.Re5 Rb3+ 61.Kg2
a4 62.Ra5 a3 63.Rda6 $6 { -2.25/23 } ( 63.Rh5 { -1.75/22 } 63...Rb2+
{ 63... Rf7 64. Rxe6 Rc7 65. Re2 Rc6 66. Rf5 Rg6+ 67. Kf1 Rb1+ 68. Kf2 Rb2
69. Kf3 Rxe2 70. Kxe2 Rg1 71. Kf2 a2 72. Kxg1 a1=Q+ -11.03 Stockfish } 64.Kg3
Rg6+ 65.Kf3 Rb3+ 66.Kf2 Rg7 67.Rxe6 Rf7+ 68.Kg2 Rd7 69.Re2 Ka8 70.Re8+ ) ( 
63.Ra4 Rg6+ 64.Kf2 Rh6 65.Kg2 Kc7 66.Rda6 Rhh3 67.Rxe6 Rhd3 68.Re2 Rd6 69.Rf2
Kb7 70.Rf8 Rd2+ 71.Rf2 Rdb2 { -4.90 Stockfish } ) 63...Rff3 64.Ra7+ Kc6
65.R7a6+ Kd7 66.Ra7+ Kd6 67.R7a6+ $6 { -2.87/24 } ( 67.R5a6+ { -2.25/23 }
67...Ke5 68.Re7 Rg3+ 69.Kh2 Rgc3 { Stockfish also plays 67.R7a6 -11.03 } )
67...Ke7 68.Re5 Rfc3 $6 { -1.67/26 } ( 68...Rg3+ { -2.41/22 } 69.Kh2
{ 69. Kf2 Kf7 70. Re4 Rgf3+ 71. Kg2 Rfe3 72. Rxe3 Rxe3 73. Kf1 Rf3+ 74. Kg2
Rd3 -11.03 Stockfish } 69...Rg6
{ 69... Rgd3 70. Rexe6+ Kd4 71. Re2 Rb2 72. Ra4+ Kc5 73. Rg2 Rdb3 74. Kh1
Rxg2 75. Kxg2 Kb5 76. Ra7 Rb2+ 77. Kf3 a2 78. Rb7+ Kc4 79. Rxb2 a1=Q -11.52
Stockfish } 70.Re2 Rd3 71.Ra7+ Kd6 72.Ra6+ Kd5 73.Ra5+ Kc4 74.Ra4+ Kb5 75.Ra8
Kc6 76.Ra6+ Kb7 ) 69.Rexe6+ Kd7 70.Kf2 $2 { -8.77/29 } ( 70.Re2 { -1.62/22 }
70...Rg3+
{ 70. Re2 Kc7 71. Ra4 Rc6 72. Rf2 Kb7 73. Rf7+ Kb6 74. Ra8 Rc2+ 75. Rf2 Kb7
76. Rxc2 Kxa8 77. Rc1 Kb7 78. Kf2 Ka6 79. Ke2 Kb5 80. Kd2 Kb4 81. Rd1 a2
82. Kc2 Ka3 83. Rd5 Rb2+ 84. Kc3 Rb5 85. Rxb5 a1=Q+ +11.03 Stockfish } 71.Kh2
Rgd3 72.Kg2 Kc7 73.Ra7+ Kc6 74.Ra8 Kd6 75.Rd8+ Kc7 76.Rxd3 Rxd3 77.Kf2 Kd6 )
70...Rb2+ 71.Re2 Rh3 72.Kg2 Rxe2+ 73.Kxh3 a2 74.Kg3 Kc7 75.Kf3 Kb7 76.Ra4 Rh2
77.Ke3 $4 { #-181/24 } ( 77.Kg3 { -4.92/23 } 77...Rd2
{ Stockfish says it's mate on move 107 77...Rc2 78. Kf4 Kb6 79. Ke4 Kb5 80.
Ra8 Kc4 81. Rc8+ Kb3 82. Rb8+ Kc3 83. Ra8 Kb2 84. Rb8+ Kc1 85. Ra8 Rb2 86.
Kd3 Kb1 87. Rh8 a1=Q 88. Rh1+ Ka2 89. Rxa1+ Kxa1 90. Kd4 Rd2+ 91. Ke3 Rd1 92. Ke4 Re1+ 93. Kd4 Kb2 94. Kd3 Kb3 95. Kd4 Kc2 96. Kc5 Kd3 97. Kd5 Kc3 98.
Kc6 Rd1 99. Kc5 Kb3 100. Kb6 Kc4 101. Kc6 Kb4 102. Kb7 Kc5 103. Kc7 Kb5 104. Kb7 Rc1 105. Ka7 Kc6 106. Ka8 Kc7 107. Ka7 Ra1# }
78.Kf4 Rd4+ 79.Rxd4 a1=Q 80.Rd6 Kc7 81.Rg6 Qd4+ 82.Kf5 Qe3 83.Rf6 Kd7 84.Rg6
Qf3+ 85.Kg5 Qe4 86.Rh6 Qe3+ 87.Kh5 Qd4 88.Kg5 Qd2+ ) 77...Kb6 78.Kd3 Kb5
79.Ra8 Kb4 80.Kd4
{ Black now can queen the pawn   80... Kb3 81. Rb8+ Kc2 82. Ra8 Kb1 83.
Rb8+ Rb2 84. Rg8 a1=Q 85. Rg1+ Ka2 86. Rxa1+ Kxa1 } 0-1



Alan Lasser

 


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John Baclawski R.I.P. - Chess News from CT

Chess Community, 

It is with sadness that I write to inform you about the passing of John "The Claw" Baclawski.  He died on 7/24/18 from cancer.  Obit
 
Celebration Of Life held Sunday July 29 from 2-6 at the Quartette Club, 225 Wooster St., New Britain CT.  See updates on NBCC website.
 
Norman Burtness, President 
New Britain Chess Club

 

On behalf of the New Britain Chess Club, it is with a sad and heavy heart to hear about the passing of one of our veteran members, John Baclawski. John left this world on July 24, 2018, after a very long and courageous battle with cancer. John’s history with our family spanned nearly fifty years. Widely known for his fighting and energetic spirit on the chess board, John appropriately earned the nickname - “The Claw.” In the annals of the club, John ranked in the top ten players in overall major (G/30 or longer) tournament victories, his first one earned in 1979 and his last one in 2010. Even though John preferred competing in the slower time-controlled events, he was always up for a quick or blitz game with his buddies. John was a friendly man who exhibited kindness to everyone in our community. May he rest in eternal peace in heaven.​

Robert Cyr
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New Britain Chess Club

Tuesdays 6:30 pm

Armenian Church, 1910 Stanley St., New Britain CT

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Wednesdays 5pm - 8pm

Otis Library, 261 Main St.,

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Stafford Springs Chess Club

Thursdays 7 pm

Stafford Community Center  3 Buckley Highway

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

SSCC06076@Gmail.com

 


Ridgefield Chess Club

Fridays 5pm - 8pm.

Free USCF Chess Games, G/30.

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21 Governor St., Ridgefield CT

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   Look out for those back-rank mates, they can get anyone.  Just a coincidence I suppose, but on the same day that a GOTW reader lost to a back rank attack, so did a grandmaster.

 
Hayes Goodman-Dan Smith
6/28/18
Westerly Chess Club
skittles
25.Rg1 Rc1 0-1
 
 
 
Alexander King-GM Victor Mikhalevski
6/28/18
2018 National Open
2.c4 e6 
24.Qd8 1-0
 
 
 
[Event "skittles"]
[Site "Westerly Chess Club"]
[Date "2018.06.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hayes Goodman"]
[Black "Dan Smith"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
 
1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 g6 $6 { +0.85/22 } ( 2...e5 { +0.29/20 } 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7
5.Nc3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Be3 Bg4 8.h3 Be6 9.Re1 Qd7 ) 3.d4 d6 4.d5 Ne5 5.Nxe5
dxe5 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 Bg4 10.f3 Bd7 11.Qd2 c6 12.Bh6 $2
{ -0.92/22 } ( 12.Rfd1 { +0.91/21 } 12...Qc7
{ 12...Qc8 13. a4 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 e6 16. Bb3 Bc6 17. a5 Qb8 18.
c4 Rd8   +0.66   Stockfish } 13.d6 Qxd6 14.Qxd6 exd6 15.Rxd6 Rfe8 16.Na4 b5
17.Nc5 bxc4 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.Rxd7 a5 20.b3 Red8 21.Rc7 cxb3 22.axb3 Ra6 23.Bg5
Rda8 24.Ra4 f5 ) 12...cxd5 $2 { +0.33/19 } ( 12...Bxh6 { -0.92/22 } 13.Qxh6
Qb6+ 14.Kh1 Qxb2 15.Qe3 Qb6 16.Qe1 Qc5 17.Bb3 Rac8 18.a4 b6
{ 18...Kg7 19. h3 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Nh5 21. Ne2 cxd5 22. exd5 b5 23. a5 b4 24.
g4 Nf6   -1.34   Stockfish } 19.dxc6 Bxc6 20.a5 b5 ) 13.Bxg7 Qb6+ 14.Kh1 Kxg7
15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Qxd5 Qd4 17.Qxd4 $6 { 0.00/21 } ( 17.Qxb7 { +0.42/21 }
17...Qxc4 18.Qxd7 Qxc2 19.b4
{ 19.Qe7 Qb2 20.Rab1 Qa2 21.Qe5  +0.08   Stockfish } 19...e6 20.Qe7 Rfe8
{ 20... Rfd8 21. h3 Qb2 22. a4 Rd2 23. Rab1 Qa2 24. Ra1 Qb2 
 
=    Stockfish } 21.Qg5 f6 22.Rac1 Qe2 23.Rc7+ Kg8 24.Qc1 Qa6 ) ( 17.Rfd1
Qxd5 18.Bxd5 Be8 19.b3 Rb8 20.a4 f5 21.Kg1 Kf6 22.Rd3 f4 23.Rc3 Bf7 24.Bxf7
Kxf7 25.Rd1 Rfd8 26.Rcd3 Rxd3 27.Rxd3 b5 28.axb5 Rxb5 29.Rd5 a6
{ +0.12   Stockfish } ) 17...exd4 18.Rfd1 e5 19.c3 dxc3 20.Rxd7 cxb2 21.Rb1
Rac8 22.Bb3 $4 { -13.13/34 } ( 22.h4 { -0.03/25 } 22...Rxc4 23.Rxb2 Rb8
24.Rbd2 Rbc8 25.Re7 R8c7 26.Rxe5 a6 27.Kh2 b5 28.Rd6 Ra4 29.Rd2 h5 30.Kg3
Rac4 31.Rd6 R4c6 32.Red5 Rxd6 33.Rxd6 ) ( 22.Rxb7 Rxc4 23.R7xb2 Rfc8 24.h4
Ra4 25.Kh2 Kf6 26.Kg3 h5 { = Stockfish } ) ( 22.Be2 Rc1+ 23.Rd1 Rxb1 24.Rxb1
Rc8 25.Rg1 Rc1 26.Bd3 b5 27.g3 a5 28.Kg2 b4 29.Bb1 a4 30.f4 exf4 31.gxf4 a3
32.e5 b3 33.axb3 Rxb1 34.Rxb1 a2 { -7.18 Stockfish } ) 22...Rc1+ 23.Rd1 Rxb1
24.Rxb1 Rc8 25.Rg1 Rc1 0-1
 
 
[Event "2018 Philadelphia International"]
[Site "Pennsylvania"]
[Date "2018.06.28"]
[Round "one"]
[White "Alexander King"]
[Black "GM Victor Mikhalevski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2236"]
 
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4
9.Bxc4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Re1 Nc6 12.a3 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Rc8 14.Bd3 Na5 15.Re3 Nc4
16.Bxc4 Rxc4 17.Ne5 Qd5 18.Qf1 Rc7 19.c4 Qxd4 $2 { +2.80/26 } ( 19...Qd6
{ +0.03/21 } 20.Qd3
{ 20.Rd1 Ne4 21.Bf4 g5 22.Bg3 Ng3 23.hg f6 24.Nf3 Rd8 25.Qe2 Bf3 26.Qf3 e5 
+0.23   Stockfish } 20...Rfc8 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Rg3+ Kf8 23.Rg8+ Kxg8 24.Qg3+
Kf8 25.Ng6+ Kg7 26.Qxd6 Rxc4 27.f3 hxg6 28.Rd1 Bd5 29.Qd7 R8c7 30.Qb5 Rc3
31.a4 Bc4 32.Qe8 Bd5 33.Rb1 R3c4 34.Qd8 ) 20.Rd1 Qb2 $6 { +4.05/24 } ( 
20...Qc5 { +2.67/24 } 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Nd7 Qe7 23.Rg3+ Kh8 24.Nxf8 Qxf8 25.Qd3
h6 26.Qd4 Kh7 27.Qf4
{ 27. h3 Rc5 28. Qxf6 Rf5 29. Qh4 Qc5 30. Rd8 Qxf2+ 31. Kh2 Qb2 32. Rb8
Bxg2 33. Rxg2 Qe5+ 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. Rxg3   +7.18   Stockfish } 27...Rc8
28.Rd7 Rd8 29.Qd4 Rxd7 30.Qxd7 Ba6 31.Qxa7 Bxc4 32.Qxb6 Bd5 33.h3 f5 34.Qd4
f6 35.a4 Qf7 ) 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Qd3 fxe5 $4
{ #5/62  I was watching on the internet as the GM spent more than 10
minutes examining the cheese before finally taking the bait and falling
into the trap. } ( 22...Kh8
{ +4.10/24      22... Bf3 23. Nxf3 Rcc8 24. Re2 Rcd8 25. Rxb2 Rxd3 26. Rxd3
Rc8 27. Nd2 Rc7 28. Rd8+ Kg7   +10.58    Stockfish } 23.Re2
{ 23. Rh3 f5 24. Qe3 Rg8 25. Rg3 Re8 26. h3 f6 27. Rd4 Qa1+ 28. Kh2 Qxd4
29. Qxd4 Be4 30. Qd6 Rb7 31. Nd7 Rxd7 32. Qxd7 Rg8 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Qxe6+
  +17.02    Stockfish } 23...Qxe5 24.Rxe5 fxe5 25.Qd6 Rcc8 26.Qxe5+ f6
27.Qxe6 Ba6 28.c5 Rce8 29.Qd6 Be2 30.Re1 ) 23.Rg3+ Kh8 24.Qd8 1-0
 
 
 

 


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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

  The most difficult chess positions for human beings are the ones with more pieces than pawns.  The computers think most of the moves we make in those positions are blunders. This game has an extreme case;  very briefly, after move thirty-two, it’s all sixteen pieces hindered by only eight pawns.  Ten moves later it’s fourteen pieces with five pawns.  Let the young masters try to figure it out.

 

 

 
Mika Brittain-IM Advait Patel
7/13/18
2018 US Junior Championships
 
 
 
 
 
[Event "2018 US Junior Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO"]
[Date "2018.07.13"]
[Round "round two"]
[White "Mika Brittain"]
[Black "IM Advait Patel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O
6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.a4 a5
14.Nd3 b6 15.Be1 Nf6 16.Nf2 h5 17.h3 Rf7 18.b4 Bf8 19.bxa5 bxa5 20.Nb5 Rg7 $6
{ +0.83/20 } ( 20...c6 { +0.41/21 } 21.dxc6 Nxc6 22.c5 d5 23.Rc1
{ 23. Qc2 Kh8 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Bc4 Bf5 26. Qb3 Rd7 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Nc7
Qxc7 29. Qxd5  +0.85   Stockfish } 23...Be6 24.exd5 Qxd5 25.Qc2 Rg7 26.Bd3
Nb4 27.Bxb4 axb4 28.Rfe1 g4 ) ( 20...Ng6 21.Kh2 Rg7 22.Rh1 Nh8 23.Bc3 Nf7
24.Kg1 Be7 { =   Stockfish } ) 21.Kh2 $6 { +0.39/21 } ( 21.c5 { +0.83/20 }
21...Ng6 22.Bc3
{ 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Ra3 Nh4 24. Rc3 Bd7 25. Kh1 Rc8 26. Ra3 Ra8 27. Kh2 Ng6
 +0.30   Stockfish } 22...Nd7
{ 22... dxc5 23. Na3 g4 24. fxg4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Nh7 26. Nc4 Bd6 27. Nh3 Nf6
28. Nf2 Nh7    =   Stockfish } 23.c6 Nc5 24.Ra3 Nh4 25.Qe1 Be7 26.Bxa5 Bf6
27.Nd3 Nxd3 28.Bxd3 Rh7 ) 21...Ng6 22.Rh1 Nh8 23.Kg1 Nf7 24.Bc3 g4 25.hxg4
hxg4 26.Kf1 Bd7 27.Ke1 c6 28.dxc6 Bxc6 29.Kd2 $6 { -0.34/20 } ( 29.Rb1
{ 0.00/20 } 29...Be7 30.Nd3 Rg5 { 31.Kd2  -0.39   Stockfish } ) ( 29.Rc1 gxf3
30.gxf3 Rg2 31.Nd3 Bg7 32.c5 d5 33.Nxe5 Nxe5 34.Bxe5 Nxe4 35.fxe4 Bxe5 36.Bf3
{ =   Stockfish } ) 29...Qb6 30.Qe1 $6 { -1.14/21 } ( 30.Qf1 { -0.39/19 }
30...Rg5 31.Nd3
{ 31. Kc2 Bg7 32. Rh4 Bd7 33. fxg4 Rg6 34. Rd1 Rh6 35. Rxh6 Bxh6  -0.37 
Stockfish } 31...Qe3+
{ 31... Bg7 32. Qf2 Qd8 33. Kc2 Nh5 34. Bd1 Ng3 35. Re1 Rh5 36. Kb2 Ng5 37.
Rb1 Qd7   -0.41   Stockfish } 32.Kd1 Be7 33.Bd2 Qb6 34.Qf2 Bd8 35.Ke1 Qxf2+
36.Nxf2 gxf3 37.gxf3 Bb6 38.Bc3 Kg7 39.Nd3 Rc8 40.Rb1 Bd7 41.Nxd6 ) ( 30.Nd3
Rc8 31.Qg1 Qd8 32.Qd1 Be8 33.Nb2 Ng5 34.Kc2 Nh5 35.c5 Ng3 36.Bc4+ Bf7
37.Bxf7+ Rxf7 38.Rh2 Rxc5 { -0.53   Stockfish } ) 30...Ng5 $6 { -0.54/19 } ( 
30...Qe3+ { -1.14/21 } 31.Kc2 gxf3 32.gxf3 Ng5 33.Ra3
{ 33. Nd1 Nxf3 34. Nxe3 Nxe1+ 35. Rhxe1 fxe3 36. c5 Nxe4 37. cxd6 Bxb5 38.
Bxb5 Rg2+ 39. Kd3 Nxc3 40. Kxc3 Bxd6 41. Rxe3   -0.55   Stockfish } 33...Bxb5
34.axb5 Nxf3 35.Bxf3 Qxf3 36.Bb2 Qg2 37.Kb1 Rc8 38.Ra4 Rg3 ) ( 30...g3 31.Nd3
{ -0.43   Stockfish } ) ( 30...gxf3 31.gxf3 Qe3+ 32.Kc2 Ng5 33.Nd1 Nxf3
34.Nxe3 Nxe1+ 35.Rhxe1 fxe3 36.c5 Nxe4 37.Nxd6 Nxd6 38.cxd6 Bxd6 39.Bc4+ Kh8
40.Rxe3 Rg2+ 41.Re2 Rxe2+ 42.Bxe2 { -0.59   Stockfish } ) 31.Kc2 gxf3 32.gxf3 Qe3 33.Ra3 ( 
33.Nd1 Nxf3 34.Nxe3 Nxe1+ 35.Rhxe1 fxe3 36.c5 Nxe4 37.Nxd6 Nxd6 38.cxd6 Bxd6
39.Bc4+ Kf8 40.Rxe3 Rg2+ 41.Re2 Rxe2+ 42.Bxe2 Ke7 43.Bb5 Bxb5 44.axb5 a4
45.b6 a3 46.b7 Rb8 47.Rb1 Kd7 { -0.37   Stockfish } ) 33...Bxb5 34.cxb5 $6
{ -1.35/20 } ( 34.axb5 { -0.96/20 } 34...Nxf3 35.Bxf3 Qxf3 36.Bb2 Qg2 37.Kb1
Rc8 38.Rc3 Kf7
{ 38...Rb8 39. Ka2 Qg6 40. Rch3 Qe8 41. Kb1 Qc8 42. Qe2 Rg5 43. Nd1 Qc5 44.
Nc3 Rc8 45. Nd5 Nxd5 46. cxd5 Qb4  -0.65   Stockfish } 39.Rc2 a4 40.b6 Ke6
41.Qa5 Rb7 42.Rd1 ) 34...d5 $2 { -0.23/22 } ( 34...Nxf3 { -1.35/20 } 35.Bxf3
Qxf3 36.Bb2 Qg2
{ 36...Rc8+ 37. Kb1 Qg2 38. b6 Rb8 39. Rb3 Nd7 40. Qxa5 Qxf2 41. Qd5+ Rf7
42. Rh8+ Kxh8  -1.11   Stockfish } 37.Kb1 Rc8 38.Rc3
{ 38. b6 Rb8 39. Rb3 Nd7 40. Qxa5 Qxf2 41. Qd5+ Rf7 42. Rh8+ Kxh8 43. Qxf7
Qg1+ 44. Ka2   -1.46   Stockfish } 38...Rxc3 ) 35.Rb3 Rc8 36.Kb2 dxe4 37.Bxe5
Qc5 38.Bc3 exf3 39.Bd3 $6 { -0.55/22 } ( 39.Bxf3 { -0.02/20 } 39...Re7 40.Nd3
{ 40. Qg1 Kf7 41. Bg4 Nxg4 42. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 43. Kb1 Rxc3 44. Qf5+ Ke8 45.
Rxc3 Re1+ 46. Rc1 Rxh1 47. Rxh1  =   Stockfish } 40...Qf5
{ 40... Nxf3 41. Nxc5 Nxe1 42. Bxf6 Re2+ 43. Kb1 Rxc5 44. b6 Rd5 45. Rb2
Rd1+ 46. Ka2 Rdd2 47. b7 Rxb2+ 48. Bxb2 Bd6 49. Kb3 Nf3 50. b8=Q+ Bxb8 51.
Rh8+ Kf7 52. Rxb8  -1.55   Stockfish } 41.Qd1 Rd8 42.Bxa5 ) 39...Re7 40.Qd2
Bg7 41.Kb1 $2 { -1.67/21 } ( 41.Rc1
{ -0.45/19 } 41...Nd5
{ 41...Qe3 42. Kb1 Qe6 43. Qd1 Nd7 44. Ra3 Bxc3 45. Raxc3 Rxc3 46. Rxc3 Qe1
47. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 48. Kc2 Kf7  -0.18   Stockfish } 42.Bxg7 Qxc1+ 43.Qxc1 Rxc1
44.Bf6
{ 44. Kxc1 Kxg7 45. b6 Nf6 46. b7 Nd7 47. b8=Q Nxb8 48. Rxb8  +2.86  
Stockfish } 44...Nxf6 45.Kxc1 Nd5 46.b6 Nb4 47.Bc4+ Kg7 48.Nd3 Nxd3+ 49.Bxd3
Rb7 50.Rb5 Ne6 51.Bc4 Kf6 52.Bxe6 Kxe6 53.Kd2 Kd6 54.Rb3 f2 55.Ke2 Kc6 56.Rf3
Rf7 57.Kxf2 ) 41...Nd5 $2 { +0.10/20 } ( 41...Nfe4 { -1.67/21 } 42.Nxe4 Nxe4
43.Qa2
{ 43. Bxe4 Rxe4 44. Bxg7 Qf5 45. Rh8+ Kxg7 46. Rxc8 Qxc8 47. Rc3 Rb4+ 48.
Kc2 Rc4 49. Rxc4 Qxc4+ 50. Kd1 Qxa4+ 51. Ke1 Qxb5  -4.84    Stockfish }
43...Qd5 44.Bxg7 Rxg7 45.Ka1 f2
{ 45... Rg2 46. Rb2 Qxa2+ 47. Rxa2 Ng3 48. Rb1 Kg7 49. b6 Rb8 50. Rab2 Kf6
51. b7 Rxb2 52. Rxb2 Ke5 53. Rf2 Rxb7 54. Rxf3 Rb4   -3.32  Stockfish }
46.Bxe4 Qd4+ 47.Rc3+ Rf7 48.Qxf2 Qxc3+ 49.Qb2 Qxb2+ 50.Kxb2 Rd8 51.b6 f3
52.b7 Rf6 53.Bd5+ Kg7 54.Rg1+ Kh6 55.Rh1+ Kg5 56.Ka3 f2 57.Rf1 Rff8 58.Be4
Rde8 ) 42.Bxg7 Rxg7 43.Rc1 $6 { -0.58/26 } ( 43.b6 { +0.01/20 } 43...Ne6
44.Rc1 Qxc1+ 45.Qxc1 Rxc1+ 46.Kxc1 Nc5
{ 46... Nd4 47. Rb2 Rg1+ 48. Kd2 Rg2 49. b7 Nc6 50. Rb5 Ndb4 51. b8=Q+ Nxb8
52. Rxb8+ Kf7   =   Stockfish } 47.Bc4 Kh8 48.Rb5 Rg1+
{ 48...Nxb6 49. Rxb6 Rc7 50. Rb8+ Kg7 51. Kd2 Ne4+ 52. Nxe4 Rxc4 53. Nc3
Rd4+ 54. Ke1 Kg6   +0.62   Stockfish } 49.Kd2 Rg2 50.Bxd5 Rxf2+ 51.Kd1 Rf1+
52.Kc2 Rf2+ ) 43...Qxc1+ 44.Qxc1 Rxc1+ 45.Kxc1 Rc7+ 46.Kd2 Nb6 47.Rc3 Rxc3
48.Kxc3 Ne6 $6 { -0.30/30 } ( 48...Kf7 { -0.60/28 } 49.Kd4
{ 49. Bc2 Ke6 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. Bd1 Ne6+ 52. Ke4 Nxa4 53. Bxa4 Nc5+ 54. Kxf4
Nxa4 55. Ne4+ Kd5 56. Kxf3 Nb2 57. b6 Kc6 58. Ke2 Kxb6   -0.08   Stockfish
} 49...Ke6 50.Bc2 Kd6 51.Bd1 Nd5 52.Bc2 Nc7 53.Bb3 Nge6+ 54.Bxe6 Nxe6+ 55.Ke4
Nc5+ 56.Kxf4 Nxa4 57.Kxf3 Nb6 ) ( 48...Nxa4+ 49.Kd4 Kf8 50.Bc2 Nb6 51.Ke5 Ke7
52.Bb3 Nd7+ 53.Kxf4 Ne6+ 54.Ke3 Nec5 55.Bd5 Ne5 56.Bxf3 Nxf3 57.Kxf3
{ now it's a table base draw } ) 49.Bc2 Kf7 50.Bd1 $6 { -0.67/28 } ( 50.Ne4
{ -0.14/27 } 50...Kg6
{ 50...Nd5+ 51. Kd2 Nd4 52. Bd1 Ke7 53. Kd3 Ne3 54. Nf2 Nxd1 55. Nxd1 Ne2
56. Kc4 Kd6  -0.08   Stockfish } 51.Nd2+ Kg5
{ 51...Kf6 52. Nxf3 Nd5+ 53. Kd2 Nc5 54. Nd4 Nb6 55. Nc6 Ncxa4 56. Nxa5 Ke5
57. Nc6+ Kd6 58. Bxa4 Nxa4   =   Stockfish } 52.Nxf3+ Kg4 53.Bd1 Kg3 54.Nd2
Nc5 55.Kd4 Ncxa4 56.Be2 Nd7 57.Nb3 Nf8 58.Nxa5 Ne6+ 59.Ke5 Nc7 60.Nc6 f3
61.Bxf3 Kxf3 62.Nd4+ Ke3 63.Kd6 Na8 64.Nf5+ Ke4 65.Ne7 N8b6 66.Nd5 Nc4+
67.Kc6 Na5+ 68.Kd6 ) 50...Ke7 $6 { -0.05/32 } ( 50...Kf6 { -0.67/28 } 51.Nd3
Kf5 52.Nf2
{ 52. Bxf3 Nxa4+ 53. Kc4 Nb6+ 54. Kc3 Kh4 55. Ne5 Kg3 56. Bb7 Nc5   -0.20  
Stockfish } 52...Ke5 53.Nd3+ Kd6 54.Kd2 Nd4 55.Kc3 Kd5 56.Kd2 Ke4 57.Nf2+ Ke5
58.Kd3 Ne6 ) 51.Ne4 Nd5+ 52.Kd2 Nb6 53.Kc3 Kd7 54.Kd3 Kc7 55.Kd2 Nc4+ 56.Kc3
Ne5 57.Kd2 $6 { -0.63/30 } ( 57.Nf2 { -0.21/31 } 57...Kd7
{ 57...Kd6 58. Ne4+ Kd7 59. Bb3 Ng7 60. Bd5 Kc7 61. Nf2 Nf5 62. Be4 Ng3 63.
Kd4 Nxe4 64. Kxe4 Nd7   -0.08   Stockfish } 58.Ne4 Ke7 59.Nf2 Kd6 60.Ne4+ Kd5
61.Nf6+ Kc5 62.Ne4+ Kb6 63.Nf2 Kc7 64.Bb3 Nc5 65.Bd1 Kd6 66.Kd4 Ned7 67.Bxf3
Ne6+ 68.Ke4 Ndc5+ 69.Kf5 Nd4+ 70.Kxf4 Nxa4 71.Ne4+ Kc7 72.Bh5 Kb6 73.Be8 )
57...Nd4 58.Kc3 Ne2+ 59.Kd2 Ng3 60.Nf2 Kb6 61.Kc3 $6 { -0.99/32 } ( 61.Bc2
{ -0.52/28 } 61...Kc7
{ 61...Nc4+ 62. Kc3 Ne3 63. Bb3 Ne2+ 64. Kd2 Nf1+ 65. Ke1 Nfg3 66. Nd3 Nf5
67. Kd2 Ned4 68. Bf7 Ne3  -0.08   Stockfish } 62.Ke1 Ne2 63.Nd3 Ng4 64.Nf2
Ne3
{ 64...Nf6 65. Kd2 Nd4 66. Be4 Nd7 67. Kc3 Ne2+ 68. Kd2 Ng1 69. Nd3 Nb6 70.
Nxf4 Nxa4 71. Ke3 Nc3 72. Nd5+ Nxd5+ 73. Bxd5 Kb6  -0.08   Stockfish } 65.Bb3
) 61...Kc5 62.Kd2 $6 { -1.59/32 } ( 62.Bb3 { -0.95/27 } 62...Ne2+ 63.Kd2 Kb4
64.Be6 Nd4 65.Bd5 Nd7 66.Kd3 Nb3
{ 66.Ne6 67. Nh3 Kxa4 68. Kc3 f2 69. Nxf2 Nc7 70. Bb3+ Ka3 71. Bc4 Nb6 72.
Nd3 f3 73. Bf7 Nxb5+ 74. Kd2 Nc8   -0.08   Stockfish } 67.Ke4 Nb6
{ 67...Kxa4 68. Kxf4 Nb6 69. Bf7 Kb4 70. Kxf3 Nd4+ 71. Ke3 Nxb5 72. Kd2 Kc5
73. Nd3+ Kd4  -0.08   Stockfish } 68.Bxb3 Kxb3 69.Kxf4 Kxa4 70.Kxf3 Kxb5
71.Ke2 a4 72.Kd3 a3 73.Kc2 Ka4 74.Ne4 Kb4 75.Nc3 ) 62...Kd4 63.Bb3 Kc5 $6
{ -0.78/27 } ( 63...Nf5 64.Ke1 Nd6 65.Bc2
{ 65. Bd1 Ndc4 66. Bc2 Nb6 67. Nd1 Nd3+ 68. Kf1 Nd5 69. Kg1 Ne5  -3.67  
Stockfish } 65...Kc3 66.Bd1 Ndc4 67.Ne4+ Kd4 68.Nf2 Nb6 69.Bc2 Nbd7 70.Nd1
Nd3+ 71.Kd2 Nb4 72.Bh7 Nb6 73.Nb2 N4d5 74.Ke1 Kc3 75.Nd1+ Kb4 76.Be4 f2+
77.Nxf2 Kxa4 78.Kd2 Kxb5 79.Kc2 Kc4 { -4.68   Stockfish } ) 64.Bd1 $6
{ -1.59/31 } ( 64.Be6 { -0.78/27 } 64...Kd6
{ 64... Nf1+ 65. Kc3 Kd6 66. Bh3 Ng3 67. Kd4 Nf7 68. Bg4 Ne2+ 69. Ke4 Nc3+
70. Kxf4 Ne5 71. Bxf3 Nxf3 72. Kxf3 Nxa4 73. Ne4+ Kd5  -0.08   Stockfish }
65.Bb3 Nf1+
{ 65...Nf5 66. Ne4+ Kc7 67. Ba2 Nd4 68. Kc3 Ne2+ 69. Kd2 Ng3 70. Nf2 Kb6
71. Bd5 Nf1+ 72. Kc3 Kc5  -0.08   Stockfish } 66.Ke1 Ne3 67.Ne4+ Kc7 68.Be6
Kb6 69.Kd2 Nf1+ 70.Kc3 Ng3 71.Nf2 Ne2+ 72.Kd2 Nd4 73.Bd5 Kc5 74.Ba2 ) ( 
64.Kc3 Ne2+ 65.Kd2 Kb4 66.Be6 Nd4
{ 66...Ka4 67. b6 Nc6 68. b7 Nb8 69. Bg4 Kb5 70. Bxf3 Nd4 71. Be4 Kb6 72.
Kd3 Ne6 73. Bd5 Nc5+ 74. Kc3 Nxb7 75. Nd3 Nc6 76. Nxf4 Nd6 77. Bxc6 Kxc6 
-0.08   Stockfish } 67.Bd5 Nd7 68.Kd3 Ne6 69.Bxe6 Nc5+ 70.Kd4 Nxe6+ 71.Ke5
Kxa4 72.b6 Nc5 73.Kxf4 Kb5 74.Kxf3 a4 75.Ke3 a3 76.Ne4 Kxb6 77.Nc3
{ -0.08   Stockfish } ) 64...Nf1+ 65.Kc3 $2 { -2.78/33 } ( 65.Ke1
{ -1.59/31 } 65...Ne3 66.Nh3 Nxd1
{ 66...Kd4 67. Nxf4 f2+ 68. Kxf2 Nxd1+ 69. Ke1 Nb2 70. Ne6+ Kd5 71. Nd8
Nec4 72. Nc6 Nxa4 73. Nxa5 Nxa5  -5.80   Stockfish } 67.Kxd1 Nd3 68.Kd2 Nb2
69.Nxf4 Nxa4 70.Ke3 Nb6 71.Kxf3 a4 72.Ne2 Kc4 73.Nc1 a3 74.Ke3 Kc3 75.Ke4 Kc2
76.Na2 Kb2 77.Nb4 Kb3 78.Nd3 Kc4 79.Nc1 Nd7 80.Ke3 Kc3 81.Ke4 Kc2 82.Na2 ) ( 
65.Kc1 Ne3 66.Nh3 Nd5 67.Kd2 Kd4 68.Ke1 Ne3 69.Nxf4 f2+ 70.Kxf2 Nxd1+
{ -5.12   Stockfish } ) 65...Ne3 66.Bxf3 $2 { -8.64/32 } ( 66.Bb3
{ -2.77/32 } 66...N5g4 67.Nxg4 Nxg4 68.Kd2 Kd4
{ 68... f2 69. Ke2 Kd4 70. Be6 f3+ 71. Kf1 Nf6 72. Kxf2 Ne4+ 73. Kg1 f2+
74. Kg2 Ke3 75. Bc4 Nd6 76. Bf1 Nc8 77. b6 Nxb6  -55.35   Stockfish } 69.Be6
f2 70.Ke2 f3+ 71.Kf1 Nf6 72.Kxf2 Ne4+ 73.Kg1 f2+ 74.Kg2 Ke3 75.Bc4 Nd6 76.Bf1
Nc8 77.b6 Nxb6 ) 66...Nxf3 67.Nd3+ Kd6 68.b6 Nd5+ 69.Kc4 $4 { #-20/30 } ( 
69.Kb2 { -9.85/31 } 69...Kc6 70.Kb3
{ 70. b7 Kxb7 71. Kc1 Kb6 72. Kd1 Ng5 73. Ne5 Nc3+ 74. Ke1 f3 75. Nd7+ Kc7
76. Ne5 Nce4 77. Ng4 f2+ 78. Ke2 Nh3 79. Nh2 Ng3+ 80. Ke3 f1=Q 81. Nxf1
Nxf1+ 82. Ke4 Nf2+ 83. Kf3 Nd3 84. Ke2 Nb2 85. Kxf1 Nxa4 86. Kf2 Kc6 87. Ke3 Kb5 88. Kd3 Kb4 89. Kd2 Nc3 90. Kd3 a4 91. Kd2 a3 92. Kc2 Nd5 93. Kc1 Kc3
94. Kd1 a2 95. Ke1 a1=Q+  it's mate on move 101 } 70...Kxb6 71.Kc4 Kc6 72.Nb2
{ 72. Kb3 Kd6 73. Nc1 Ne5 74. Ne2 f3 75. Ng3 Kc6 76. Kc2 f2 77. Kd2 Ng4 78.
Kd3 Nde3 79. Ke2 Kc5 80. Ne4+ Kb4 81. Nd2 f1=Q+ 82. Nxf1 Nxf1 83. Kxf1 Kxa4
84. Ke2 Kb3 85. Kf3 Ne5+ 86. Ke2 a4 87. Kd2 a3 88. Ke3 Nc4+ 89. Kf4 a2 90. Kf5 a1=Q it's mate on move 96 }
72...Ne5+ 73.Kd4 f3 74.Nd1 Ng4 75.Kd3 Kc5 76.Ke4 f2 77.Nxf2 Nxf2+ 78.Kf3 Nd3
79.Ke4 Nb2 { it's mate on move 90 } ) 69...Ne5+ 70.Nxe5 Kxe5 0-1
 



 


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Monday, July 16, 2018

REPORT ON 2018 CONNECTICUT YANKEE OPEN

Nelson Castaneda of New Britain won clear first of the 2018 Connecticut Yankee Open chess tournament.

Nelson is a FIDE chess master, and a math professor at Central Conn. State Univ.

Joe Bihlmeyer, of Durham, won 2nd place. Joe, a national expert, conducts chess classes at New Britain Chess Club.

Special thanks to the OTIS LIBRARY CHESS CLUB IN NORWICH, from which we got six entrants.

Special thanks to the NEW BRITAIN CHESS CLUB from which we got four entrants.  Two players came down from Massachusetts, and two came over from Rhode Island.

Special thanks to Nelson Castaneda for his donation of $40, without which we would not have covered all of our expenses.

Thanks to everyone for chipping in with all the work. Special mention goes to Suhas Kodali for lugging all my stuff back to my car.  Lonnie Dixon helped with clean up.

Al Lasser took photos. Al also writes our GAME OF THE WEEK column for CONNECTICUT CHESS MAGAZINE.

We thank Wendy Rubin, Coventry parks and rec. director, and John Elsesser, the Coventry town manager. We all had fun at this new Mill Brook Place. Each of our players raved about how great a place it is.

THE 2018 NUTMEG STATE OPEN is our next meet on Sat., August 11. It is more than a mere chess tournament, but it is also an OPEN HOUSE for new chess players, where anybody can attend for free.

We now have plenty of extra room, so please come and "check" us out. No age restrictions. Info => ConnecticutChess@Gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 CONNECTICUT YANKEE OPEN - JULY 14

ROB ROY, SENIOR TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

 

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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 | NELSON CASTANEDA                |3.0  |W   5|W   3|W   4|
   CT | 12564228 / R: 2356   ->2359     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2200   ->2208     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER              |2.5  |W   7|D   5|W   6|
   CT | 12686352 / R: 2054   ->2055     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1934   ->1936     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | SUHAS KODALI                    |2.0  |W  11|L   1|W  10|
   CT | 13764792 / R: 2100   ->2098     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1971   ->1968     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | LONNIE J DIXON                  |2.0  |W  10|W   7|L   1|
   CT | 13563614 / R: 1433P16->1473P19  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1289P12->1357P15  |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | ALAN LASSER                     |1.5  |L   1|D   2|W  11|
   MA | 10089387 / R: 2023   ->2024     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1924   ->1922     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | DANIEL SMITH                    |1.5  |W  12|D  11|L   2|
   RI | 12704934 / R: 1456   ->1481     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1366   ->1383     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | J HUGH A JAMES                  |1.0  |L   2|L   4|W  12|
   CT | 16089235 / R: 1573   ->1554     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1477   ->1452     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | DR ANDREW BLAIR PERRY           |1.0  |L   9|W  12|U    |
   MA | 12482574 / R: 1350P8 ->1338P10  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1350P8 ->1319P10  |     |     |     |     |
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    9 | LAURENT LAFOSSE                 |1.0  |W   8|L  10|U    |
   CT | 12431094 / R: 1240   ->1238     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1245   ->1237     |     |     |     |     |
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   10 | HAYES GOODMAN                   |1.0  |L   4|W   9|L   3|
   RI | 15207355 / R: 1062   ->1103     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  991   ->1040     |     |     |     |     |
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   11 | ARTHUR C NAGEL                  |0.5  |L   3|D   6|L   5|
   CT | 10264669 / R: 1700   ->1700     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1518   ->1504     |     |     |     |     |
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   12 | ROB ROY                         |0.0  |L   6|L   8|L   7|
   CT | 10574790 / R: 1400   ->1400     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1186   ->1150     |     |     |     |     |
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UPCOMING USCF CHESS TOURNAMENTS

Oct 27  Conn Harvest Open Coventry CT

Nov 2-4  4th Stamford Open Stamford CT

Nov 17  Yankee Peddler Open Coventry CT

Dec 15  Holiday Party Open Coventry CT

 

 


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REPORT ON 2018 COVENTRY SUMMER OPEN

National Chess Master Rick Bauer of Wolcott CT tied for 1st with National Expert Derek Meredith of W Hartford at 2018 Coventry Summer Open June 23.

Bauer and Meredith each had perfect scores going into final round. Their game was a hard-fought draw.  They won $120 each.

National Expert Joe Bihlmeyer finished clear 3rd with a 2-1 score.

The tournament had one master, Bauer, and five national experts; Meredith, Bihlmeyer, Doug Fiske, Dan Pascetta, and Don Connors.

 

COVENTRY SUMMER OPEN - USCF CHESS TOURNAMENT - JUNE 23 2018

 

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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 | RICHARD BAUER                   |2.5  |W   3|W   6|D   2|
   CT | 10583896 / R: 2200   ->2212     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2064   ->2078     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH          |2.5  |W   7|W   5|D   1|
   CT | 10031443 / R: 2147   ->2157     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2042   ->2054     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER              |2.0  |L   1|W   9|W   6|
   CT | 12686352 / R: 2075   ->2081     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1955   ->1960     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | DONALD J CONNORS JR             |1.5  |L   6|W  10|D   7|
   MD | 10190703 / R: 2035   ->2024     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1925   ->1912     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | ARTHUR C NAGEL                  |1.5  |W  10|L   2|D   8|
   CT | 10264669 / R: 1702   ->1706     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1507   ->1517     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | DOUGLAS E FISKE                 |1.0  |W   4|L   1|L   3|
   CT | 10027977 / R: 2090   ->2080     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1890   ->1887     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | DANIEL PASCETTA                 |1.0  |L   2|D   8|D   4|
   CT | 13492310 / R: 2052   ->2036     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1986   ->1964     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | JONATHAN C AIYATHURAI           |1.0  |L   9|D   7|D   5|
   MA | 14054524 / R: 1846   ->1823     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1717   ->1695     |     |     |     |     |
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    9 | YBELKA GRANGER                  |1.0  |W   8|L   3|U    |
   CT | 15622133 / R: 1568   ->1599     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1532   ->1559     |     |     |     |     |
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   10 | YOGAHARI JEGADEESWARAN          |1.0  |L   5|L   4|B    |
   CT | 15976902 / R:  966   -> 965     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1001   -> 998     |     |     |     |     |
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ROB ROY, SENIOR TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

 

Special thanks to Derek Meredith, who persuaded 5 fellow New Britain Chess Club players to come play in Coventry.

Bob Cyr, CT's chess historian, donated a dozen Dunkin Donuts. For lunch we had Angus Burgers and corn on the cob.

Next tournament is August 11 at Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St. Coventry.

Since starting up Coventry Chess Club in May 2016, we've had 103 different players.  We are confident our chess program will continue to thrive.

Mill Brook Place is a brand new meeting hall that fits 70 people. We will have plenty of room to stretch out.  It is also accessible to wheelchairs.

We continue our One-Section format, but we may go to 2 sections in the future.

Rob Roy volunteers with Coventry Park and Rec. Dept., the senior center, the local library and schools to recruit and train new chess players.

 

 

NEARBY RESTAURANTS

Bidwell Tavern  1260 Main St.  (33 ft)        $$

Phoenix  1203 Main St.,    (222 ft)              $

Panda Garden  1364 Main St.  (0.2 mi)       $

Subway  1364 Main St.  (0.2 mi)                $

Lakeview  50 Lake St.,  (0.3 mi)               $$$

 

 

 

 

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UPCOMING USCF CHESS TOURNAMENTS

Sept 15-16  3rd Mass Senior Open Marlboro MA

Sept 21-23  2018 Hartford Open Windsor Locks CT

Sept 29  Charter Oak Open Coventry CT

Oct 21 Sun.  Leaf Blower Open, Amherst MA

Oct 21 Sun . New Haven Fall Open W. Haven CT

Oct 27  Conn Harvest Open Coventry CT

Nov 2-4  4th Stamford Open Stamford CT

Nov 17  Yankee Peddler Open Coventry CT

Dec 15  Holiday Party Open Coventry CT

 

 

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