Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

2019 Constitution State Open

Saturday May 18

$160-1st, $80-2nd. Guaranteed.

      

3 Round Swiss, G/60;d5 Affects both quick and regular rating. Round Times: 10:30, 1:30, 3:45.  Entry Fees: $30 Cash Only On-site Only: 9:45 am - 10:10 am. No Advance Entry of any kind. No USCF memberships sold or renewed.  One Section. Accelerated Pairings. Wheelchair Accessible.  USCF TLA

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Across street from Bidwell Tavern is our stone building at rear of parking lot 

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  The most dramatic more-pieces-than-pawns position was the final game of the 1910 World Championship Match, which was twelve pieces with five pawns in the critical position.  That was very good strategy on Lasker’s part, the position was too complicated for Schlecter to handle, he captured one of the remaining pawns, and that tactical error cost him the title.  My two computer programs can’t stop arguing about this week’s game.  No wonder, after move 24 there are eight pawns on the board with the fifteen remaining pieces;  after move 28, it’s fifteen and six.  It sort of makes me wonder what the other bughouse board looks like.

 

IM Anastasia Bodnaruk(2449)-GM Valentina Gunina

8/28/18

2018 Russian Women’s Superfinal  

1.e4 c6 

2.d4 d5 

3.e5 Bf5

4.Nf3 e6 

5.Be2 Ne7

6.O-O h6

7.c3 Nd7 

8.Nbd2 a6

9.b4 Bh7

10.Nb3 Ng6 

11.g3?! -0.04/21

11.Bd3 +0.31/19 11...Be7 12.Nc5 Qc7 13.a4 Ngf8 14.a5 Rd8 15.Bxh7 Nxh7 16.Qd3 O-O 17.Be3 Nxc5 18.bxc5 Rfe8 19.Rfb1Nf8 20.c4 dxc4 21.Qxc4

11.a4 Ne7 12.Ne1 Nc8 13.Nc2 Ne7 14.a5 Nf5 15.f4 Bg6 16.g3 Be7 17.Bd3 h5 Judging from those knight moves, Stockfish has no idea how to play this opening. It thinks White is ahead in this variation by 1.07

11…Be7 

12.Bd3 O-O

13.Ne1 b6 

14.f4 c5 

15.f5 Ngxe5?! +1.53/18

15...exf5 +0.53/17 16.Bxf5 c4 17.Nd2 Qc7 18.Qg4 18. Ng2 Kh8 19. Ne3 Bg5 20. Nxd5 Qb7 21. Be4 Ne7 22. Bxh7 Kxh7 23. Qc2+ Kh8 24. Nf4 +1.76 Stockfish 18...Ndxe5 19.dxe5 Qxe5 20.Bb2 Bxb4 21.Ndf3 Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Qe2 23.Nc2

15...c4 16.fxg6 fxg6 17.Rxf8+ Nxf8 18.Be2 cxb3 19.axb3 a5 20.b5 g5 +0.58 Stockfish

16.dxe5 Nxe5 

17.Bc2?! +0.77/17

17.fxe6 +1.50/18 17...fxe6 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Nd3 Nxd3 20.Qxd3+ Kg8 21.Rxf8+ Bxf8 22.bxc5 22. Qe3 Qe8 23. Bd2 e5 24. Re1 a5 25. bxa5 c4 26. Nd4 Rxa5 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxa2 29. Be3 Bc5 30. Rxd5 +2.55 Stockfish 22...bxc5 23.Qe2Qd7 24.Ba3 c4

17...a5?! +1.21/18

17...Nc4 +0.77/17 18.Qg4 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Ng2 Qd6 20. Qg4 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Qxf5 Bf6 23. Be3 d4 24. Bf2 Rfd8 25. cxd4 cxd4 26. Rac1 +1.80 Stockfish 18...exf5 19.Bxf5 cxb4 20.cxb4 Bxf5 21.Rxf5 Bf6 22.Rb1

17...cxb4 18.cxb4 Nc4 19.Nd4 b5 20.Rf2 exf5 21.Bxf5 Qb6 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.Nec2 Bf6 24.a4 bxa4 25.Rxa4 Rfe8 26.Nb3Qc6 27.Ra2 +1.48 Stockfish

18.Qe2?! +0.88/16

18.bxa5 +1.21/18 18...bxa5 18...Bxf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Rxf5 Bf6 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Qxd5 Rfd8 23. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 24. Nxc5 +2.15 Stockfish 19.Bf4 Nc6 20.fxe6 fxe6 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Qc2+ Kg8 23.Nf3 a4 24.Nbd2 Qe8 25.Rae1 c4 26.Kh1 Bc527.Qb1 Qe7

18…Bf6 

19.bxa5 exf5

 

20.axb6 Qxb6 

21.Be3 d4 

22.cxd4 Ng4 

23.Bf2?! +0.31/18

23.Bxf5 +0.87/18 23...Bxf5 24.Rxf5 Nxe3 25.Qxe3 c4 26.Nc5 Qb2 27.Rd1 Rfe8 28.Ne4 Bg5 29.Qf2 Qxf2+ 30.Nxf2 Rxa231.h4 31. Kf1 c3 32. Rc5 Ree2 33. Ned3 Be3 34. Rxc3 Bxd4 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Ng4 Rg2 37. Ndf2 Raxf2+ 38. Nxf2 Rxf2+ +.72 Stockfish 31...Bd2 32.Kf1 c3 33.Re5 Rd8 34.Re2 f6 35.Nf3 c2 36.Rexd2 cxd1=Q+ 37.Rxd1 Rd5 38.Nd3 Rda5 39.Rc1R5a3 40.Rc8+

23.dxc5 Qe6 24.Ng2 Bxa1 25.Rxa1 Rfe8 26.Qd3 Nxe3 27.Re1 Qc6 28.Rxe3 Red8 29.Qc4 g5 30.Nd4 Qf6 31.Nf3 Qa6 32.Rc3+1.62 Stockfish

23…Rfe8 

24.Qf3?! 0.00/19

24.Qc4 +0.56/18 24...Nxf2 24...Rac8 25. Nxc5 Nxf2 26. Rxf2 Qa5 27. Kf1 Rxc5 28. Qxc5 Qxc5 29. dxc5 Bxa1 30. Bxf5 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 +1.02 Stockfish 25.Rxf2 cxd4 26.Bd3 Red8 26...Bg5 27. Ng2 Be3 28. Nxe3 dxe3 29. Re2 Bg6 30. Rae1 Bh5 31. Rc2 Rad8 32. Be2 Bxe2 33. Rcxe2 +1.10 Stockfish 27.Rd1 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Nxc5 Ra3 29. Nb3 Rda8 30. Rd1 Bg5 31. Ng2 Be3 32. Nxe3 dxe3 33. Re2 Rxa2 34. Rxe3 g5 35. Re2 Rxe2 36. Bxe2 +1.48 Stockfish 27...Bg6 28.Nf3 Rac8 29.Qb5 Qxb530.Bxb5 Rc3 31.Rxd4 Bxd4 32.Nfxd4 Rd5 33.a4 Re5 34.Rf1

24...cxd4?! +0.36/20

24...c4 0.00/19 25.Nc5 Qd8 25...Qd6 26. Rd1 Rxa2 27. Ba4 Ree2 28. Nc2 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 Nxf2 30. Qxf2 f4 31. Qe2 Bf5 32. Qxc4 fxg3 -0.08 Stockfish 26.Nb7 Qd7 27.Nc5 Qd8

25.Nd3 Ne3 

26.Rfc1 f4 

27.Nbc5 fxg3

28.hxg3 Rac8? +1.53/21

28...Nxc2 +0.32/17 29.Rab1 Qc7 29...Qa7 30. Rxc2 Rac8 31. Rb5 Qa3 32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Qxe2 Rd8 34. Qb2 Qxb2 35. Rxb2 +0.67 Stockfish 30.Rxc2 Qc8 31.Re1 Rd8 32.Qe2 Qh3 32...Bg5 33. Ne4 Qe6 34. Qf3 Qf5 35. Nxg5 hxg5 36. Qxf5 Bxf5 37. Rd1 +0.57 Stockfish 33.Nf4 33.a4 +1.05 Stockfish 33...Qf5 34.Ncd3 Qb5 35.Rb2 Qa6 36.Rd2 Bf5 37.g4

29.Ba4 Red8 

30.Rab1? +0.45/21

30.Nd7 Rxc1+ 31.Nxc1 Qb4 32.Nxf6+ gxf6 33.Bb3 Qc3 34.Qxf6 Rd7 35.Qe5 Rd8 36.a4 Rc8 37.Qf6 Qxc1+ 38.Be1 Qc739.Qxd4 +0.08 Stockfish

30.Bb3 Qb5 31.a4 Qb8 32.Ba2 Qa7 33.Ne4 Bxe4 34.Qxe4 Rxc1+ 35.Rxc1 Qxa4 36.Bxf7+ Kxf7 37.Bxe3 Qe8 38.Qb7+ Kg839.Bf2 +1.54 Stockfish

30...Qa5?! +0.75/19

30...Qa7 +0.45/21 31.Rb7 31. Qb7 Rc7 32. Qxa7 Rxa7 33. Bb3 Ng4 34. Re1 Bf5 35. Rbc1 Rc7 36. Nb4 Nxf2 37. Kxf2 +0.85 Stockfish 31...Qa8 32.Bd7 Rb8 33.Bc6 Qa3 34.Rxb8 Rxb8 35.Be4 Bxe4 36.Qxe4 Rd8 37.Ra1 Nc2 38.Rd1 Qxa2 39.Nd7 Bg540.N3c5 Ne3 41.Rxd4

31.Be1?! +0.40/21

31.Rb5 +0.75/19 31...Qd2 32.Rb2 Qa5 33.Be1 Qa8 33...Qa7 34. Bc6 Qa3 35. Bb4 Qa7 36. a4 Rd6 37. Be4 Bxe4 38. Qxe4 Rd5 +1.34 Stockfish 34.Qxa8 Rxa8 35.Bb5 Rdc8 35...Be7 36. Nb4 Rd6 37. a4 Rg6 38. Nc6 Bd6 39. Nxd4 Bxg3 40. Bxg3 Rxg3+ +1.63 Stockfish 36.a4 Bf5 37.Ba6 37. a5 Rc7 38. a6 Nd5 39. Ba5 Rcc8 40. Rf2 Bxd3 41. Bxd3 Bg5 42. Bd2 Bxd2 43. Rxd2 +2.69 Stockfish 37...Rcb8 38.Rxb8+

31…Qa7 

32.Qb7 Rc7 

33.Qxa7 Rxa7 

34.Bb3 Be7 

35.Rb2?! 0.00/20

35.Ra1 +0.40/21 35...Bd6 35...Bxc5 36. Nxc5 d3 37. Bf2 d2 38. Bxe3 dxc1=Q+ 39. Rxc1 Rb8 40. a4 Bf5 41. Bc4 Ra5 42. Rd1 Bg4 +0.90 Stockfish 36.a4 Bg6 36...g5 37. a5 Rb8 38. Ba4 Rc8 39. Nd7 Rxc1 40. Nf6+ Kh8 41. Nxc1 +0.79 Stockfish37.Bf2 Rda8 38.Bd1 38. Bc4 Nxc4 39. Rxc4 Be7 40. Bxd4 f6 41. Bf2 Be8 42. Rd4 h5 43. Rc4 Bg6 44. Rh4 Ra5 45. Rc1 R5a7 46. Re1 +1.43 Stockfish 38...Nxd1 39.Rxd1 Rc7 40.Bxd4 Bxg3 41.a5 Bd6 42.a6 Rc6 43.a7 Rc7 44.Ra6 Bxc5 45.Nxc5Rcxa7 46.Rxa7 Rxa7 47.Ne6 Re7 48.Nxg7 f6 49.Bxf6 Rxg7 50.Rd8+ Kh7

35…Rc8 

36.Rf2 Bd6 

37.Bd2?! -0.53/22

37.Na4 0.00/20 37...Rxc1 38.Nxc1 Rc7 39.Ne2 Ng4 40.Rf1 d3 40...Bd3 41. Nxd4 Rc1 42. Bxf7+ Kh8 43. Nb3 Rc2 44. Nd4 Rc1 = Stockfish 41.Nec3 Rb7 42.Bd5 42. Kh1 Ne3 43. Rg1 g5 44. Bd2 Nc2 45. Bd5 Re7 46. Nb2 Bb4 47. Rb1 Bf5 48. Nc4 Rc7 49. a3 Bxc3 50. Bxc3 Nxa3 +0.67 Stockfish 42...Rd7 43.Rf3 Bg6 44.Bd2 Be5 45.Kg2 Bd4 46.Kh3 Nf2+ 47.Kh2 Ng4+48.Kh3

37.Rf3 Bf5 38.Bd2 Bg4 39.Rf2 Re7 40.a4 Bh5 41.Rh2 Bg4 42.Rf2 = Stockfish

37…Bxg3 

38.Rf3 Bd6 

39.Kf2 Ng4+?! -0.58/20

39...Rac7 -0.91/19 40.Bxe3 40. Ke2 Bg6 41. Nb7 Be7 42. Ne5 Bh5 43. Bxf7+ Bxf7 44. Rxf7 Rxc1 45. Bxc1 Rc2+ 46. Kd3 -0.18 Stockfish 40...dxe3+ 41.Kxe3 Bxc5+ 42.Nxc5 Rxc5 43.Rxc5 Rxc5 44.Bxf7+ Kh8 45.Kd4 Rc8 46.a4

40.Ke2?! -1.32/20

40.Kg2 -0.58/20 40...Bg6 41.Bf4 Be7 42.a4 h5 42...Ne3+ 43. Kg1 Ra5 44. Rg3 Bh7 45. Be5 Nf5 46. Rf1 Raxc5 47. Rxf5 Bxf5 48. Rxg7+ Kh8 49. Rxf7+ Rxe5 50. Nxe5 -0.08 Stockfish 43.Kg1 43. Bd2 Bd6 44. Bf4 Bf8 45. Kg1 h4 46. Rh3 Be7 47. Bd2 Ne3 48. Ne5 Bf5 49. Bxf7+ Kh7 = Stockfish 43...h4 44.Rh3 Raa8 45.Bd5

40...Re7+ 

41.Kd1 Bg6? 0.00/21

41...g5 42.Rc4 Ne3+ 43.Bxe3 dxe3 44.Ke2 Bxc5 45.Nxc5 Rec7 46.Rf1 Rxc5 47.Rxc5 Rxc5 48.Rxf7 Kh8 49.Rf8+ Kg750.Rf7+ Kg6 51.Rb7 g4 52.Kxe3 h5 -0.60 Stockfish

42.Bf4 Bxc5 

43.Rxc5 Rce8 

44.Bc2?! -0.47/19

44.Kc1 +0.13/20 44...Kh7 45.Rc4 45. a4 Ne3 46. Ne5 Rb7 47. Rb5 Be4 48. Rg3 Rxb5 49. axb5 Ng2 50. Bc2 Nxf4 51. Bxe4+ g6 +0.21 Stockfish 45...Rd8 46.Kd2 Nf6 47.Ne5 Be4 48.Bc2 Bxc2 49.Kxc2 Ra8 50.a4 Nd5 51.Nc6 Ree8 52.Rxd4 Nxf453.Rdxf4

44…Re2

45.Kc1?! -0.72/21

45.Bd2 -0.45/19 45...Rh2 46.Kc1 Ree2 46...h5 47. Rf1 h4 48. Rf4 Rh1+ 49. Kb2 Rg1 50. Nf2 Rg2 51. Bxg6 fxg6 52. Nxg4 Rxd2+ 53. Rc2 Rd1 -0.08 Stockfish 47.Bf4 Rhg2 47...Rh1+ 48. Kb2 Be4 49. Rg3 Kh7 50. Be5 Nxe5 51. Rxe5 Rhh2 52. Rxe4 Rxc2+ 53. Kb3 Rc3+ 54. Kb4 Rxa2 = Stockfish 48.Rg3 Rxg3 48...Rxc2+ 49. Rxc2 Rxg3 50. Bxg3 Bxd3 51. Rd2 Be4 52. Rxd4 +0.31 Stockfish 49.Bxg3 Re3 50.Bf4 Rf3 51.Rc8+ Kh7 52.Kd2 Nf2 53.Ke2 Nxd3 54.Kxf3 Ne1+ 55.Kf2 Nxc2 56.a4Be4 57.Rc7 Kg6 58.a5 Nb4

45.Ba4 R8e6 46.Bb5 Rxa2 47.Bc4 Bxd3 48.Rc8+ Kh7 49.Bxd3+ g6 50.Bd2 Ne5 51.Rf4 Ra1+ 52.Kc2 Kg7 -0.08 Stockfish

45…Ne3 

46.Bxe3?! -1.15/23

46.Bb1 -0.71/19 46...Nd5 47.Bd2 Ne3 48.Rf4 48. Rh3 Rb8 49. Bc2 Be4 50. Nb4 Nxc2 51. Nxc2 Rg2 52. Rb3 Ra8 53. Ra3 Rxa3 54. Nxa3 f5 -0.35 Stockfish 48...Rb8 49.Bb4 Rxb4 50.Nxb4 Re1+ 51.Kd2 Rd1+ 52.Ke2 Rxb1 53.Rxd4 Nf5 54.Rd8+Kh7 55.Nd3 Ra1 56.Nb4 Ng3+ 57.Ke3 Ne4 58.Rcc8 Bf5 59.Rc7 Re1+ 60.Kf4 Rf1+

46…dxe3 

47.Rf1?! -1.57/22

47.Rc7 -1.25/20 47...Rd2 47...h5 48. Bb3 Rg2 49. Rfxf7 Kh8 50. Rxg7 Rg1+ 51. Kb2 e2 52. Rxg6 Rxg6 53. Rc5 Rh6 -0.24 Stockfish 48.Ne1 Bxc2 49.Rfxf7 49. Rxc2 Rf2 50. Rc3 Rxa2 51. Rfxe3 Rxe3 52. Rxe3 g5 53. Rc3 h5 -0.27 Stockfish 49...Be450.Rxg7+ Kh8 51.Rge7 Rdd8 52.a4 Bg6 53.a5 e2 54.Rcd7 Ra8

47…Bxd3 

48.Bxd3 Rxa2 

49.Rc2? -2.66/27

49.Re1 -1.44/20 49...g5 50.Re2 Ra1+ 51.Kb2 Rg1 52.Kc2 52. Rc7 Kg7 53. Bb5 Rb8 54. Rc5 Rg3 55. Kc3 h5 56. Kd4 Rd8+ 57. Ke4 Kg6 -1.17 Stockfish 52...g4 53.Rc4 g3 54.Re4 Rxe4 55.Bxe4

49…Ra3 

50.Bc4 Ra7? -1.01/23

50...Ra1+ -2.65/22 51.Kb2 Rxf1 52.Bxf1 g5 53.Be2 f5 53...Kg7 54. Bh5 Re6 55. Re2 f5 56. Kc3 g4 57. Kd3 Kf6 58. Rxe3 Ra6 -5.15 Stockfish 54.Bh5 Re7 55.Kc3 Rc7+ 56.Kd3 Rxc2

51.Kb2? -2.03/21

51.Kd1 -1.01/23 51...Ra1+ 6 52. Ke2 Kg7 53. Bb3 Rb7 54. Bd5 Rbe7 55. Rf3 h5 56. Bc6 Rc8 57. Rxe3 Rec7 = Stockfish52.Ke2 Rxf1 53.Kxf1 g5 54.Bb3 Re7 55.Ke2 Kg7 56.Rc5 g4 57.Rf5 h5 58.Rxh5

51…g5

52.Re2 Kg7 

53.Rf3 Rb8+?! -1.31/21

53...Rae7 -2.14/21 54.Rf5 54. Kc3 h5 55. Bb5 Rc8+ 56. Kd4 Rb8 57. Rf5 Rd8+ 58. Kc3 f6 59. Rc5 h4 60. Rh2 h3 61. Rxh3 e2 62. Bxe2 Rxe2 63. Rf3 Rde8 64. Kd3 Kg6 65. Rc6 R2e6 66. Rc5 Re4 -3.94 Stockfish 54...f6 55.Rd5 Rc8 55...h5 56.Kc3 h4 57. Bb5 Rh8 58. Rh2 Rc8+ 59. Kd3 Rc1 60. Ba4 h3 61. Rd7 Rxd7+ 62. Bxd7 Rd1+ 63. Kxe3 Rxd7 64. Rxh3 f5 -6.47 Stockfish 56.Bb5 Rcc7 56... h5 57. Rd7 Rxd7 58. Bxd7 Rc7 59. Bf5 Rc5 60. Bd7 g4 61. Rxe3 f5 62. Rc3 Re5 63. Rc4 Kf6 64. Kc3 h4 65. Rc8 h3 -6.02 Stockfish 57.Bd3 h5 58.Bf5 Ra7 59.Kc3 g4 60.Rd6 Ra5 61.Rd7 Rxd7 62.Bxd7 f5

53...Rc7 54.Bb3 g4 55.Rfxe3 Rxe3 56.Rxe3 f5 57.Rc3 Re7 58.Kc2 Kf6 59.Kd2 f4 60.Rc5 f3 -4.58 Stockfish

54.Bb3?! -1.58/22

54.Kc3 -1.31/21 54...h5 54...g4 55. Rfxe3 Rc8 56. Re7 Ra3+ 57. Kd4 Ra4 58. Rc2 Kg6 59. Kd3 Rd8+ 60. Ke2 f5 61. Bb5 Rad4 62. Kf2 Kg5 63. Rg7+ Kf4 64. Rh7 Rd2+ 65. Rxd2 Rxd2+ -0.49 Stockfish 55.Rfxe3 Ra3+ 55...h4 56. Re7 Rxe7 57. Rxe7 Rf8 58. Kd2 h3 59. Ke1 h2 60. Bd5 g4 61. Kf2 Rd8 62. Rxf7+ Kg6 63. Rf4 Rxd5 64. Rxg4+ Kh5 65. Rg8 Rd2+ 66. Kg3 h1=N+ 67. Kf3 Nf2 68. Rg2 Ne4 69. Rxd2 Nxd2+ -0.08 Stockfish 56.Kd2 Rb2+ 57.Ke1 Rxe2+ 58.Rxe2 Rc3 59.Re4 h460.Kd2 Ra3 61.Re7 g4 62.Rxf7+ Kg6 63.Rf8 h3 64.Rg8+ Kf5 65.Rh8 Kg5 66.Be2

54…Re7

55.Rexe3 Rxe3 

56.Rxe3 f5 

57.Kc3?! -1.80/23

57.Re7+ -1.51/24 57...Kg6 58.Re6+ Kh5 59.Rf6 Kg4 59...f4 60. Kc3 Rh8 61. Kd4 Kh4 62. Ke4 Kg3 63. Bf7 Rf8 64. Kf5 f3 65. Kg6 Rc8 66. Kxh6 Rc5 67. Bg6 g4 68. Be8 Re5 69. Bf7 Ra5 70. Bg6 f2 71. Bh5 Ra6 72. Rxa6 f1=Q -0.50 Stockfish60.Rxh6 Stockfish thinks the alternative is a draw 60. Kc3 f4 61. Rxh6 f3 62. Be6+ Kg3 63. Rg6 Rb5 64. Bc4 Rf5 65. Bd3 f2 66. Be2 Rf3+ 67. Kd2 g4 68. Bf1 Rf5 69. Kd3 Rf8 70. Ke4 Ra8 71. Be2 Ra4+ 72. Ke3 Rf4 73. Bf1 Rf7 74. Kd3 Rd7+ 75. Ke4 Re7+ 76. Kf5 Rf7+ 77. Ke4 Rf8 78. Kd3 Rd8+ 79. Ke4 Re8+ 80. Kf5 Kf3 81. Rd6 Rf8+ 82. Kg5 Rg8+ 83. Kf5 60...f461.Kc3 f3 62.Rg6 Kf5 63.Bc2+ Kf4 64.Rf6+ Kg3 65.Rg6 Rb5 66.Bd3 Ra5 67.Kd4 g4 68.Ke3 Ra1 69.Rg7 Re1+ 70.Kd2 Re871.Bb5 Rb8 72.Bd3 Rd8 73.Ke3 Re8+ 74.Kd2

57.Re5 Rf8 58.Kc1 g4 59.Bc2 g3 60.Kd2 Rd8+ 61.Ke3 g2 62.Kf2 Rd2+ 63.Kg1 Rxc2 64.Rxf5 Re2 65.Rf2 Rxf2 66.Kxf2 this ending is a draw

57…g4 

58.Bd5?! -2.72/25

58.Re6 -1.64/22 58...h5 Stockfish thinks the drawing line is 58...g3 59. Bd1 Rc8+ 60. Kd3 Rd8+ 61. Kc2 Kf7 62. Re1 Kf6 63. Rg1 f4 64. Bf3 Re8 65. Kd2 Re5 66. Re1 Ra5 67. Re8 h5 68. Kd3 Ra3+ 69. Ke2 h4 70. Rf8+ Ke5 71. Re8+ Kd6 72. Rd8+ Ke7 73. Rd3 Ra2+ 74. Rd2 Rxd2+ 75. Kxd2 Kf6 76. Bg2 Kf5 77. Bf3 h3 78. Ke2 g2 79. Kf2 Kg5 80. Bxg2 hxg2 81. Kxg259.Bc2 Rc8+ 60.Kd2 Rc5 61.Bd3 f4 62.Ke2 Rg5 63.Kf1 h4 64.Re4 f3 65.Rf4 h3 66.Kg1 Kh6 67.Be4 f2+

58…Kf6

59.Kd4 Rb4+

60.Kc5?! -2.84/25

60.Kc3 -2.39/24 60...Rb8 60... Rb5 61. Bc4 Ra5 62. Re8 h5 63. Kd2 h4 64. Ke3 Ra3+ 65. Kf2 Rf3+ 66. Kg1 h3 67. Rf8+ Kg5 68. Bd5 Re3 69. Kh2 Rc3 70. Rh8 Rd3 71. Bb7 Kf4 72. Rc8 Rd2+ 73. Kg1 g3 -5.19 Stockfish 61.Re6+ Kg5 62.Re7 h563.Kd4 Rf8 64.Ke3 h4 65.Rg7+ Kh6 66.Re7 f4+ 67.Kf2 f3 68.Re6+ Kg5 69.Re5+ Kf4 70.Re4+

60.Kd3 Rb5 61.Bc4 Ra5 62.Re8 h5 63.Ke3 Ra3+ 64.Bd3 f4+ 65.Kxf4 Rxd3 66.Rf8+ Ke6 67.Re8+ Kf7 68.Ra8 Rf3+ 69.Kg5Rh3 The endgame database says Black mates on move 107.

60…Rb1 

61.Re8 h5

62.Rh8 Kg5

63.Rg8+ Kh4 

64.Bf7? -4.86/24

64.Rf8 -2.84/23 64...Rf1 65.Bc4 Rf2 65...Rc1 66. Kb4 g3 67. Bd5 Kg4 68. Bg2 h4 69. Rg8+ Kf4 70. Rh8 Rc2 71. Bd5 Kg4 72. Kb3 Rc5 73. Bg2 f4 74. Rb8 Rg5 75. Bc6 Rg7 76. Ka4 h3 77. Rb2 h2 78. Rb3 Ra7+ 79. Kb5 Ra1 80. Bf3+ Kh4 81. Rb4 h1=Q 82. Bxh1 Rxh1 83. Rxf4+ -10.25 Stockfish 66.Kd4 Kg3 67.Ke5 f4

64...g3?! -3.60/23

64...f4 -4.86/24 65.Kd4 Rd1+ 66.Ke4 f3 67.Ke3 Rc1 68.Be8 Rc3+ 69.Kf2 Rc2+ 70.Ke3 Re2+ 71.Kd3 Re1 72.Rf8 f2 73.Rxf2Rxe8 74.Rh2+ Kg5

65.Kd4?! -5.17/26

65.Bd5 -3.60/23 65...f4 65...Kh3 66. Ra8 h4 67. Ra2 Rc1+ 68. Kb6 Kg4 69. Ra4+ Kg5 70. Ra3 Rg1 71. Kc7 h3 72. Kd8 h2 73. Bc6 g2 74. Rg3+ Kh4 75. Rxg2 h1=Q 76. Rg6 Rd1+ 77. Ke7 Qe1+ 78. Re6 Qg3 79. Kf7 Qc7+ 80. Kf6 Rd6 81. Bh1 Rxe6+ 82. Kxe6 -18.38 Stockfish 66.Rf8 Rf1 67.Bg2 Rf2 68.Be4 Kh3 69.Kd4 g2 70.Bxg2+ Kxg2

65...Rf1?? -0.01/31

65...Rb4+ -5.17/26 66.Ke5 Stockfish says it's mate on move 94 after 66. Kd3 Rg4 67. Ke2 Kh3 68. Ra8 g2 69. Ra3+ Kh2 70. Ra1 g1=Q 71. Rxg1 Rxg1 72. Bxh5 Kg3 73. Be8 f4 74. Bc6 Rb1 75. Bd5 f3+ 76. Bxf3 Rb2+ 77. Ke3 Rb3+ 78. Ke4 Rxf366...Rg4 67.Rh8 g2 68.Bxh5 g1=Q 69.Bxg4+ Kg3 70.Kxf5 Qf1+ 71.Ke6 Qc4+ 72.Ke7 Qb4+ 73.Kf7 Qf4+ 74.Kg6 Qxg4+

66.Ke3 Kh3

67.Bxh5 Kg2 

68.Rf8 Rf2 

69.Be2 Kh2 

70.Bf3 g2 

71.Rh8+ Kg1 

72.Rg8 Ra2 

73.Bxg2 Rxg2

74.Rxg2+ Kxg2 ½-½

[Event "2018 Russian Women's Superfinal"]

[Site "Satka, Russia"]

[Date "2018.08.28"]

[Round "four"]

[White "IM Anastasia Bodnaruk"]

[Black "GM Valentina Gunina"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

[BlackElo "2558"]

[ECO "B12"]

[WhiteElo "2449"]

 

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.O-O h6 7.c3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 a6 9.b4

Bh7 10.Nb3 Ng6 11.g3 $6 { -0.04/21 } ( 11.Bd3 { +0.31/19 } 11...Be7 12.Nc5

Qc7 13.a4 Ngf8 14.a5 Rd8 15.Bxh7 Nxh7 16.Qd3 O-O 17.Be3 Nxc5 18.bxc5 Rfe8

19.Rfb1 Nf8 20.c4 dxc4 21.Qxc4 ) ( 11.a4 Ne7 12.Ne1 Nc8 13.Nc2 Ne7 14.a5 Nf5

15.f4 Bg6 16.g3 Be7 17.Bd3 h5

{ Judging from those knight moves, Stockfish has no idea how to play this

opening. It thinks White is ahead in this variation by 1.07 } ) 11...Be7

12.Bd3 O-O 13.Ne1 b6 14.f4 c5 15.f5 Ngxe5 $6 { +1.53/18 } ( 15...exf5

{ +0.53/17 } 16.Bxf5 c4 17.Nd2 Qc7 18.Qg4

{ 18. Ng2 Kh8 19. Ne3 Bg5 20. Nxd5 Qb7 21. Be4 Ne7 22. Bxh7 Kxh7 23. Qc2+

Kh8 24. Nf4 +1.76 Stockfish } 18...Ndxe5 19.dxe5 Qxe5 20.Bb2 Bxb4 21.Ndf3

Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Qe2 23.Nc2 ) ( 15...c4 16.fxg6 fxg6 17.Rxf8+ Nxf8 18.Be2 cxb3

19.axb3 a5 20.b5 g5 { +0.58 Stockfish } ) 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Bc2 $6 { +0.77/17 }

( 17.fxe6 { +1.50/18 } 17...fxe6 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Nd3 Nxd3 20.Qxd3+ Kg8

21.Rxf8+ Bxf8 22.bxc5

{ 22. Qe3 Qe8 23. Bd2 e5 24. Re1 a5 25. bxa5 c4 26. Nd4 Rxa5 27. Qxe5 Qxe5

28. Rxe5 Rxa2 29. Be3 Bc5 30. Rxd5 +2.55 Stockfish } 22...bxc5 23.Qe2 Qd7

24.Ba3 c4 ) 17...a5 $6 { +1.21/18 } ( 17...Nc4 { +0.77/17 } 18.Qg4

{ 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Ng2 Qd6 20. Qg4 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Qxf5 Bf6 23. Be3

d4 24. Bf2 Rfd8 25. cxd4 cxd4 26. Rac1 +1.80 Stockfish } 18...exf5 19.Bxf5

cxb4 20.cxb4 Bxf5 21.Rxf5 Bf6 22.Rb1 ) ( 17...cxb4 18.cxb4 Nc4 19.Nd4 b5

20.Rf2 exf5 21.Bxf5 Qb6 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.Nec2 Bf6 24.a4 bxa4 25.Rxa4 Rfe8

26.Nb3 Qc6 27.Ra2 { +1.48 Stockfish } ) 18.Qe2 $6 { +0.88/16 } ( 18.bxa5

{ +1.21/18 } 18...bxa5

{ 18...Bxf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Rxf5 Bf6 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Qxd5 Rfd8 23. Qxc5

Qxc5+ 24. Nxc5 +2.15 Stockfish } 19.Bf4 Nc6 20.fxe6 fxe6 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7

22.Qc2+ Kg8 23.Nf3 a4 24.Nbd2 Qe8 25.Rae1 c4 26.Kh1 Bc5 27.Qb1 Qe7 ) 18...Bf6

19.bxa5 exf5 20.axb6 Qxb6 21.Be3 d4 22.cxd4 Ng4 23.Bf2 $6 { +0.31/18 } ( 

23.Bxf5 { +0.87/18 } 23...Bxf5 24.Rxf5 Nxe3 25.Qxe3 c4 26.Nc5 Qb2 27.Rd1 Rfe8

28.Ne4 Bg5 29.Qf2 Qxf2+ 30.Nxf2 Rxa2 31.h4

{ 31. Kf1 c3 32. Rc5 Ree2 33. Ned3 Be3 34. Rxc3 Bxd4 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Ng4

Rg2 37. Ndf2 Raxf2+ 38. Nxf2 Rxf2+ +.72 Stockfish } 31...Bd2 32.Kf1 c3 33.Re5

Rd8 34.Re2 f6 35.Nf3 c2 36.Rexd2 cxd1=Q+ 37.Rxd1 Rd5 38.Nd3 Rda5 39.Rc1 R5a3

40.Rc8+ ) ( 23.dxc5 Qe6 24.Ng2 Bxa1 25.Rxa1 Rfe8 26.Qd3 Nxe3 27.Re1 Qc6

28.Rxe3 Red8 29.Qc4 g5 30.Nd4 Qf6 31.Nf3 Qa6 32.Rc3 { +1.62 Stockfish } )

23...Rfe8 24.Qf3 $6 { 0.00/19 } ( 24.Qc4 { +0.56/18 } 24...Nxf2

{ 24...Rac8 25. Nxc5 Nxf2 26. Rxf2 Qa5 27. Kf1 Rxc5 28. Qxc5 Qxc5 29. dxc5

Bxa1 30. Bxf5 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 +1.02 Stockfish } 25.Rxf2 cxd4 26.Bd3 Red8

{ 26...Bg5 27. Ng2 Be3 28. Nxe3 dxe3 29. Re2 Bg6 30. Rae1 Bh5 31. Rc2 Rad8

32. Be2 Bxe2 33. Rcxe2 +1.10 Stockfish } 27.Rd1

{ 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Nxc5 Ra3 29. Nb3 Rda8 30. Rd1 Bg5 31. Ng2 Be3 32. Nxe3

dxe3 33. Re2 Rxa2 34. Rxe3 g5 35. Re2 Rxe2 36. Bxe2 +1.48 Stockfish }

27...Bg6 28.Nf3 Rac8 29.Qb5 Qxb5 30.Bxb5 Rc3 31.Rxd4 Bxd4 32.Nfxd4 Rd5 33.a4

Re5 34.Rf1 ) 24...cxd4 $6 { +0.36/20 } ( 24...c4 { 0.00/19 } 25.Nc5 Qd8

{ 25...Qd6 26. Rd1 Rxa2 27. Ba4 Ree2 28. Nc2 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 Nxf2 30. Qxf2 f4

31. Qe2 Bf5 32. Qxc4 fxg3 -0.08 Stockfish } 26.Nb7 Qd7 27.Nc5 Qd8 ) 25.Nd3

Ne3 26.Rfc1 f4 27.Nbc5 fxg3 28.hxg3 Rac8 $2 { +1.53/21 } ( 28...Nxc2

{ +0.32/17 } 29.Rab1 Qc7

{ 29...Qa7 30. Rxc2 Rac8 31. Rb5 Qa3 32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Qxe2 Rd8 34. Qb2 Qxb2

35. Rxb2 +0.67 Stockfish } 30.Rxc2 Qc8 31.Re1 Rd8 32.Qe2 Qh3

{ 32...Bg5 33. Ne4 Qe6 34. Qf3 Qf5 35. Nxg5 hxg5 36. Qxf5 Bxf5 37. Rd1

+0.57 Stockfish } 33.Nf4 { 33.a4 +1.05 Stockfish } 33...Qf5 34.Ncd3 Qb5

35.Rb2 Qa6 36.Rd2 Bf5 37.g4 ) 29.Ba4 Red8 30.Rab1 $2 { +0.45/21 } ( 30.Nd7

Rxc1+ 31.Nxc1 Qb4 32.Nxf6+ gxf6 33.Bb3 Qc3 34.Qxf6 Rd7 35.Qe5 Rd8 36.a4 Rc8

37.Qf6 Qxc1+ 38.Be1 Qc7 39.Qxd4 { +0.08 Stockfish } ) ( 30.Bb3 Qb5 31.a4 Qb8

32.Ba2 Qa7 33.Ne4 Bxe4 34.Qxe4 Rxc1+ 35.Rxc1 Qxa4 36.Bxf7+ Kxf7 37.Bxe3 Qe8

38.Qb7+ Kg8 39.Bf2 { +1.54 Stockfish } ) 30...Qa5 $6 { +0.75/19 } ( 30...Qa7

{ +0.45/21 } 31.Rb7

{ 31. Qb7 Rc7 32. Qxa7 Rxa7 33. Bb3 Ng4 34. Re1 Bf5 35. Rbc1 Rc7 36. Nb4

Nxf2 37. Kxf2 +0.85 Stockfish } 31...Qa8 32.Bd7 Rb8 33.Bc6 Qa3 34.Rxb8 Rxb8

35.Be4 Bxe4 36.Qxe4 Rd8 37.Ra1 Nc2 38.Rd1 Qxa2 39.Nd7 Bg5 40.N3c5 Ne3 41.Rxd4

) 31.Be1 $6 { +0.40/21 } ( 31.Rb5 { +0.75/19 } 31...Qd2 32.Rb2 Qa5 33.Be1 Qa8

{ 33...Qa7 34. Bc6 Qa3 35. Bb4 Qa7 36. a4 Rd6 37. Be4 Bxe4 38. Qxe4 Rd5

+1.34 Stockfish } 34.Qxa8 Rxa8 35.Bb5 Rdc8

{ 35...Be7 36. Nb4 Rd6 37. a4 Rg6 38. Nc6 Bd6 39. Nxd4 Bxg3 40. Bxg3 Rxg3+ 

+1.63 Stockfish } 36.a4 Bf5 37.Ba6

{ 37. a5 Rc7 38. a6 Nd5 39. Ba5 Rcc8 40. Rf2 Bxd3 41. Bxd3 Bg5 42. Bd2 Bxd2

43. Rxd2 +2.69 Stockfish } 37...Rcb8 38.Rxb8+ ) 31...Qa7 32.Qb7 Rc7 33.Qxa7

Rxa7 34.Bb3 Be7 35.Rb2 $6 { 0.00/20 } ( 35.Ra1 { +0.40/21 } 35...Bd6

{ 35...Bxc5 36. Nxc5 d3 37. Bf2 d2 38. Bxe3 dxc1=Q+ 39. Rxc1 Rb8 40. a4 Bf5

41. Bc4 Ra5 42. Rd1 Bg4 +0.90 Stockfish } 36.a4 Bg6

{ 36...g5 37. a5 Rb8 38. Ba4 Rc8 39. Nd7 Rxc1 40. Nf6+ Kh8 41. Nxc1 +0.79 

Stockfish } 37.Bf2 Rda8 38.Bd1

{ 38. Bc4 Nxc4 39. Rxc4 Be7 40. Bxd4 f6 41. Bf2 Be8 42. Rd4 h5 43. Rc4 Bg6

44. Rh4 Ra5 45. Rc1 R5a7 46. Re1 +1.43 Stockfish } 38...Nxd1 39.Rxd1 Rc7

40.Bxd4 Bxg3 41.a5 Bd6 42.a6 Rc6 43.a7 Rc7 44.Ra6 Bxc5 45.Nxc5 Rcxa7 46.Rxa7

Rxa7 47.Ne6 Re7 48.Nxg7 f6 49.Bxf6 Rxg7 50.Rd8+ Kh7 ) 35...Rc8 36.Rf2 Bd6

37.Bd2 $6 { -0.53/22 } ( 37.Na4 { 0.00/20 } 37...Rxc1 38.Nxc1 Rc7 39.Ne2 Ng4

40.Rf1 d3

{ 40...Bd3 41. Nxd4 Rc1 42. Bxf7+ Kh8 43. Nb3 Rc2 44. Nd4 Rc1 = Stockfish }

41.Nec3 Rb7 42.Bd5

{ 42. Kh1 Ne3 43. Rg1 g5 44. Bd2 Nc2 45. Bd5 Re7 46. Nb2 Bb4 47. Rb1 Bf5

48. Nc4 Rc7 49. a3 Bxc3 50. Bxc3 Nxa3 +0.67 Stockfish } 42...Rd7 43.Rf3 Bg6

44.Bd2 Be5 45.Kg2 Bd4 46.Kh3 Nf2+ 47.Kh2 Ng4+ 48.Kh3 ) ( 37.Rf3 Bf5 38.Bd2

Bg4 39.Rf2 Re7 40.a4 Bh5 41.Rh2 Bg4 42.Rf2 { = Stockfish } ) 37...Bxg3 38.Rf3

Bd6 39.Kf2 Ng4+ $6 { -0.58/20 } ( 39...Rac7 { -0.91/19 } 40.Bxe3

{ 40. Ke2 Bg6 41. Nb7 Be7 42. Ne5 Bh5 43. Bxf7+ Bxf7 44. Rxf7 Rxc1 45. Bxc1

Rc2+ 46. Kd3 -0.18 Stockfish } 40...dxe3+ 41.Kxe3 Bxc5+ 42.Nxc5 Rxc5 43.Rxc5

Rxc5 44.Bxf7+ Kh8 45.Kd4 Rc8 46.a4 ) 40.Ke2 $6 { -1.32/20 } ( 40.Kg2

{ -0.58/20 } 40...Bg6 41.Bf4 Be7 42.a4 h5

{ 42...Ne3+ 43. Kg1 Ra5 44. Rg3 Bh7 45. Be5 Nf5 46. Rf1 Raxc5 47. Rxf5 Bxf5

48. Rxg7+ Kh8 49. Rxf7+ Rxe5 50. Nxe5 -0.08 Stockfish } 43.Kg1

{ 43. Bd2 Bd6 44. Bf4 Bf8 45. Kg1 h4 46. Rh3 Be7 47. Bd2 Ne3 48. Ne5 Bf5

49. Bxf7+ Kh7 = Stockfish } 43...h4 44.Rh3 Raa8 45.Bd5 ) 40...Re7+ 41.Kd1 Bg6

$2 { 0.00/21 } ( 41...g5 42.Rc4 Ne3+ 43.Bxe3 dxe3 44.Ke2 Bxc5 45.Nxc5 Rec7

46.Rf1 Rxc5 47.Rxc5 Rxc5 48.Rxf7 Kh8 49.Rf8+ Kg7 50.Rf7+ Kg6 51.Rb7 g4

52.Kxe3 h5 { -0.60 Stockfish } ) 42.Bf4 Bxc5 43.Rxc5 Rce8 44.Bc2 $6

{ -0.47/19 } ( 44.Kc1 { +0.13/20 } 44...Kh7 45.Rc4

{ 45. a4 Ne3 46. Ne5 Rb7 47. Rb5 Be4 48. Rg3 Rxb5 49. axb5 Ng2 50. Bc2 Nxf4

51. Bxe4+ g6 +0.21 Stockfish } 45...Rd8 46.Kd2 Nf6 47.Ne5 Be4 48.Bc2 Bxc2

49.Kxc2 Ra8 50.a4 Nd5 51.Nc6 Ree8 52.Rxd4 Nxf4 53.Rdxf4 ) 44...Re2 45.Kc1 $6

{ -0.72/21 } ( 45.Bd2 { -0.45/19 } 45...Rh2 46.Kc1 Ree2

{ 46...h5 47. Rf1 h4 48. Rf4 Rh1+ 49. Kb2 Rg1 50. Nf2 Rg2 51. Bxg6 fxg6 52.

Nxg4 Rxd2+ 53. Rc2 Rd1 -0.08 Stockfish } 47.Bf4 Rhg2

{ 47...Rh1+ 48. Kb2 Be4 49. Rg3 Kh7 50. Be5 Nxe5 51. Rxe5 Rhh2 52. Rxe4

Rxc2+ 53. Kb3 Rc3+ 54. Kb4 Rxa2 = Stockfish } 48.Rg3 Rxg3

{ 48...Rxc2+ 49. Rxc2 Rxg3 50. Bxg3 Bxd3 51. Rd2 Be4 52. Rxd4 +0.31

Stockfish } 49.Bxg3 Re3 50.Bf4 Rf3 51.Rc8+ Kh7 52.Kd2 Nf2 53.Ke2 Nxd3 54.Kxf3

Ne1+ 55.Kf2 Nxc2 56.a4 Be4 57.Rc7 Kg6 58.a5 Nb4 ) ( 45.Ba4 R8e6 46.Bb5 Rxa2

47.Bc4 Bxd3 48.Rc8+ Kh7 49.Bxd3+ g6 50.Bd2 Ne5 51.Rf4 Ra1+ 52.Kc2 Kg7

{ -0.08 Stockfish } ) 45...Ne3 46.Bxe3 $6 { -1.15/23 } ( 46.Bb1 { -0.71/19 }

46...Nd5 47.Bd2 Ne3 48.Rf4

{ 48. Rh3 Rb8 49. Bc2 Be4 50. Nb4 Nxc2 51. Nxc2 Rg2 52. Rb3 Ra8 53. Ra3

Rxa3 54. Nxa3 f5 -0.35 Stockfish } 48...Rb8 49.Bb4 Rxb4 50.Nxb4 Re1+ 51.Kd2

Rd1+ 52.Ke2 Rxb1 53.Rxd4 Nf5 54.Rd8+ Kh7 55.Nd3 Ra1 56.Nb4 Ng3+ 57.Ke3 Ne4

58.Rcc8 Bf5 59.Rc7 Re1+ 60.Kf4 Rf1+ ) 46...dxe3 47.Rf1 $6 { -1.57/22 } ( 

47.Rc7 { -1.25/20 } 47...Rd2

{ 47...h5 48. Bb3 Rg2 49. Rfxf7 Kh8 50. Rxg7 Rg1+ 51. Kb2 e2 52. Rxg6 Rxg6

53. Rc5 Rh6 -0.24 Stockfish } 48.Ne1 Bxc2 49.Rfxf7

{ 49. Rxc2 Rf2 50. Rc3 Rxa2 51. Rfxe3 Rxe3 52. Rxe3 g5 53. Rc3 h5 -0.27

Stockfish } 49...Be4 50.Rxg7+ Kh8 51.Rge7 Rdd8 52.a4 Bg6 53.a5 e2 54.Rcd7 Ra8

) 47...Bxd3 48.Bxd3 Rxa2 49.Rc2 $2 { -2.66/27 } ( 49.Re1 { -1.44/20 } 49...g5

50.Re2 Ra1+ 51.Kb2 Rg1 52.Kc2

{ 52. Rc7 Kg7 53. Bb5 Rb8 54. Rc5 Rg3 55. Kc3 h5 56. Kd4 Rd8+ 57. Ke4 Kg6

-1.17 Stockfish } 52...g4 53.Rc4 g3 54.Re4 Rxe4 55.Bxe4 ) 49...Ra3 50.Bc4 Ra7

$2 { -1.01/23 } ( 50...Ra1+ { -2.65/22 } 51.Kb2 Rxf1 52.Bxf1 g5 53.Be2 f5

{ 53...Kg7 54. Bh5 Re6 55. Re2 f5 56. Kc3 g4 57. Kd3 Kf6 58. Rxe3 Ra6 -5.15

Stockfish } 54.Bh5 Re7 55.Kc3 Rc7+ 56.Kd3 Rxc2 ) 51.Kb2 $2 { -2.03/21 } ( 

51.Kd1 { -1.01/23 } 51...Ra1+

{ 6 52. Ke2 Kg7 53. Bb3 Rb7 54. Bd5 Rbe7 55. Rf3 h5 56. Bc6 Rc8 57. Rxe3

Rec7 = Stockfish } 52.Ke2 Rxf1 53.Kxf1 g5 54.Bb3 Re7 55.Ke2 Kg7 56.Rc5 g4

57.Rf5 h5 58.Rxh5 ) 51...g5 52.Re2 Kg7 53.Rf3 Rb8+ $6 { -1.31/21 } ( 

53...Rae7 { -2.14/21 } 54.Rf5

{ 54. Kc3 h5 55. Bb5 Rc8+ 56. Kd4 Rb8 57. Rf5 Rd8+ 58. Kc3 f6 59. Rc5 h4

60. Rh2 h3 61. Rxh3 e2 62. Bxe2 Rxe2 63. Rf3 Rde8 64. Kd3 Kg6 65. Rc6 R2e6

66. Rc5 Re4  -3.94   Stockfish } 54...f6 55.Rd5 Rc8

{ 55...h5 56.Kc3 h4 57. Bb5 Rh8 58. Rh2 Rc8+ 59. Kd3 Rc1 60. Ba4 h3 61. Rd7

Rxd7+ 62. Bxd7 Rd1+ 63. Kxe3 Rxd7 64. Rxh3 f5   -6.47  Stockfish } 56.Bb5

Rcc7

{ 56... h5 57. Rd7 Rxd7 58. Bxd7 Rc7 59. Bf5 Rc5 60. Bd7 g4 61. Rxe3 f5 62.

Rc3 Re5 63. Rc4 Kf6 64. Kc3 h4 65. Rc8 h3   -6.02   Stockfish } 57.Bd3 h5

58.Bf5 Ra7 59.Kc3 g4 60.Rd6 Ra5 61.Rd7 Rxd7 62.Bxd7 f5 ) ( 53...Rc7 54.Bb3 g4

55.Rfxe3 Rxe3 56.Rxe3 f5 57.Rc3 Re7 58.Kc2 Kf6 59.Kd2 f4 60.Rc5 f3

{ -4.58   Stockfish } ) 54.Bb3 $6 { -1.58/22 } ( 54.Kc3 { -1.31/21 } 54...h5

{ 54...g4 55. Rfxe3 Rc8 56. Re7 Ra3+ 57. Kd4 Ra4 58. Rc2 Kg6 59. Kd3 Rd8+

60. Ke2 f5 61. Bb5 Rad4 62. Kf2 Kg5 63. Rg7+ Kf4 64. Rh7 Rd2+ 65. Rxd2

Rxd2+  -0.49   Stockfish } 55.Rfxe3 Ra3+

{ 55...h4 56. Re7 Rxe7 57. Rxe7 Rf8 58. Kd2 h3 59. Ke1 h2 60. Bd5 g4 61.

Kf2 Rd8 62. Rxf7+ Kg6 63. Rf4 Rxd5 64. Rxg4+ Kh5 65. Rg8 Rd2+ 66. Kg3 h1=N+

67. Kf3 Nf2 68. Rg2 Ne4 69. Rxd2 Nxd2+   -0.08   Stockfish } 56.Kd2 Rb2+

57.Ke1 Rxe2+ 58.Rxe2 Rc3 59.Re4 h4 60.Kd2 Ra3 61.Re7 g4 62.Rxf7+ Kg6 63.Rf8

h3 64.Rg8+ Kf5 65.Rh8 Kg5 66.Be2 ) 54...Re7 55.Rexe3 Rxe3 56.Rxe3 f5 57.Kc3

$6 { -1.80/23 } ( 57.Re7+ { -1.51/24 } 57...Kg6 58.Re6+ Kh5 59.Rf6 Kg4

{ 59...f4 60. Kc3 Rh8 61. Kd4 Kh4 62. Ke4 Kg3 63. Bf7 Rf8 64. Kf5 f3 65.

Kg6 Rc8 66. Kxh6 Rc5 67. Bg6 g4 68. Be8 Re5 69. Bf7 Ra5 70. Bg6 f2 71. Bh5

Ra6 72. Rxa6 f1=Q   -0.50   Stockfish } 60.Rxh6

{ Stockfish thinks the alternative is a draw  60. Kc3 f4 61. Rxh6 f3 62.

Be6+ Kg3 63. Rg6 Rb5 64. Bc4 Rf5 65. Bd3 f2 66. Be2 Rf3+ 67. Kd2 g4 68. Bf1

Rf5 69. Kd3 Rf8 70. Ke4 Ra8 71. Be2 Ra4+ 72. Ke3 Rf4 73. Bf1 Rf7 74. Kd3 Rd7+ 75. Ke4 Re7+ 76. Kf5 Rf7+ 77. Ke4 Rf8 78. Kd3 Rd8+ 79. Ke4 Re8+ 80.

Kf5 Kf3 81. Rd6 Rf8+ 82. Kg5 Rg8+ 83. Kf5 } 60...f4 61.Kc3 f3 62.Rg6 Kf5

63.Bc2+ Kf4 64.Rf6+ Kg3 65.Rg6 Rb5 66.Bd3 Ra5 67.Kd4 g4 68.Ke3 Ra1 69.Rg7

Re1+ 70.Kd2 Re8 71.Bb5 Rb8 72.Bd3 Rd8 73.Ke3 Re8+ 74.Kd2 ) ( 57.Re5 Rf8

58.Kc1 g4 59.Bc2 g3 60.Kd2 Rd8+ 61.Ke3 g2 62.Kf2 Rd2+ 63.Kg1 Rxc2 64.Rxf5 Re2

65.Rf2 Rxf2 66.Kxf2 { this ending is a draw } ) 57...g4 58.Bd5 $6

{ -2.72/25 } ( 58.Re6 { -1.64/22 } 58...h5

{ Stockfish thinks the drawing line is   58...g3 59. Bd1 Rc8+ 60. Kd3 Rd8+

61. Kc2 Kf7 62. Re1 Kf6 63. Rg1 f4 64. Bf3 Re8 65. Kd2 Re5 66. Re1 Ra5 67.

Re8 h5 68. Kd3 Ra3+ 69. Ke2 h4 70. Rf8+ Ke5 71. Re8+ Kd6 72. Rd8+ Ke7 73. Rd3 Ra2+ 74. Rd2 Rxd2+ 75. Kxd2 Kf6 76. Bg2 Kf5 77. Bf3 h3 78. Ke2 g2 79.

Kf2 Kg5 80. Bxg2 hxg2 81. Kxg2 } 59.Bc2 Rc8+ 60.Kd2 Rc5 61.Bd3 f4 62.Ke2 Rg5

63.Kf1 h4 64.Re4 f3 65.Rf4 h3 66.Kg1 Kh6 67.Be4 f2+ ) 58...Kf6 59.Kd4 Rb4+

60.Kc5 $6 { -2.84/25 } ( 60.Kc3 { -2.39/24 } 60...Rb8

{ 60... Rb5 61. Bc4 Ra5 62. Re8 h5 63. Kd2 h4 64. Ke3 Ra3+ 65. Kf2 Rf3+ 66.

Kg1 h3 67. Rf8+ Kg5 68. Bd5 Re3 69. Kh2 Rc3 70. Rh8 Rd3 71. Bb7 Kf4 72. Rc8

Rd2+ 73. Kg1 g3   -5.19   Stockfish } 61.Re6+ Kg5 62.Re7 h5 63.Kd4 Rf8 64.Ke3

h4 65.Rg7+ Kh6 66.Re7 f4+ 67.Kf2 f3 68.Re6+ Kg5 69.Re5+ Kf4 70.Re4+ ) ( 

60.Kd3 Rb5 61.Bc4 Ra5 62.Re8 h5 63.Ke3 Ra3+ 64.Bd3 f4+ 65.Kxf4 Rxd3 66.Rf8+

Ke6 67.Re8+ Kf7 68.Ra8 Rf3+ 69.Kg5 Rh3

{ The endgame database says Black mates on move 107. } ) 60...Rb1 61.Re8 h5 62.Rh8

Kg5 63.Rg8+ Kh4 64.Bf7 $2 { -4.86/24 } ( 64.Rf8 { -2.84/23 } 64...Rf1 65.Bc4

Rf2

{ 65...Rc1 66. Kb4 g3 67. Bd5 Kg4 68. Bg2 h4 69. Rg8+ Kf4 70. Rh8 Rc2 71.

Bd5 Kg4 72. Kb3 Rc5 73. Bg2 f4 74. Rb8 Rg5 75. Bc6 Rg7 76. Ka4 h3 77. Rb2

h2 78. Rb3 Ra7+ 79. Kb5 Ra1 80. Bf3+ Kh4 81. Rb4 h1=Q 82. Bxh1 Rxh1 83. Rxf4+   -10.25   Stockfish }

66.Kd4 Kg3 67.Ke5 f4 ) 64...g3 $6 { -3.60/23 } ( 64...f4 { -4.86/24 } 65.Kd4

Rd1+ 66.Ke4 f3 67.Ke3 Rc1 68.Be8 Rc3+ 69.Kf2 Rc2+ 70.Ke3 Re2+ 71.Kd3 Re1

72.Rf8 f2 73.Rxf2 Rxe8 74.Rh2+ Kg5 ) 65.Kd4 $6 { -5.17/26 } ( 65.Bd5

{ -3.60/23 } 65...f4

{ 65...Kh3 66. Ra8 h4 67. Ra2 Rc1+ 68. Kb6 Kg4 69. Ra4+ Kg5 70. Ra3 Rg1 71.

Kc7 h3 72. Kd8 h2 73. Bc6 g2 74. Rg3+ Kh4 75. Rxg2 h1=Q 76. Rg6 Rd1+ 77.

Ke7 Qe1+ 78. Re6 Qg3 79. Kf7 Qc7+ 80. Kf6 Rd6 81. Bh1 Rxe6+ 82. Kxe6  -18.38   Stockfish }

66.Rf8 Rf1 67.Bg2 Rf2 68.Be4 Kh3 69.Kd4 g2 70.Bxg2+ Kxg2 ) 65...Rf1 $4

{ -0.01/31 } ( 65...Rb4+ { -5.17/26 } 66.Ke5

{ Stockfish says it's mate on move 94 after  66. Kd3 Rg4 67. Ke2 Kh3 68.

Ra8 g2 69. Ra3+ Kh2 70. Ra1 g1=Q 71. Rxg1 Rxg1 72. Bxh5 Kg3 73. Be8 f4 74.

Bc6 Rb1 75. Bd5 f3+ 76. Bxf3 Rb2+ 77. Ke3 Rb3+ 78. Ke4 Rxf3 } 66...Rg4 67.Rh8

g2 68.Bxh5 g1=Q 69.Bxg4+ Kg3 70.Kxf5 Qf1+ 71.Ke6 Qc4+ 72.Ke7 Qb4+ 73.Kf7 Qf4+

74.Kg6 Qxg4+ ) 66.Ke3 Kh3 67.Bxh5 Kg2 68.Rf8 Rf2 69.Be2 Kh2 70.Bf3 g2 71.Rh8+

Kg1 72.Rg8 Ra2 73.Bxg2 Rxg2 74.Rxg2+ Kxg2 1/2-1/2

 

 

 

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     They almost closed a file at this year's National Open, I mean really closed.  The players had two chances in this game to assemble the rare full file formation usually only seen in Benko puzzles.  They came oh-so-close.

 

Jim Dean(2226)-Darian Nguyen(2105)

6/24/18

2018 National Open

1.d4 d5

2.c4 e6 

3.Nf3 Nf6 

4.Nc3 Be7

5.Bf4 O-O

6.e3 Nbd7 

7.c5 Ne4

8.Nxe4 dxe4

9.Nd2?! -0.40/21

9.Ne5 +0.22/21 9...c6 9...Nxe5 10. Bxe5 b6 11. b4 Bb7 12. a3 a5 13. Be2 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O axb4 16. axb4 Bd5 +0.08 Stockfish 10.Qb1 Qa5+ 11.b4 Qa3 12.Qb3

9...f5?! +0.41/21

9...e5 -0.40/21 10.Bxe5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Qd5 12.Qc2 Bf5 13.c6 13. Rc1 Rfd8 14. Be2 Bxc5 15. a3 Bf8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Qc3 Qe6 -0.28 Stockfish 13...b6 14.Bc4 Qxe5 15.O-O-O Bg616.h4 Rfd8 17.Kb1 Qf5

10.Bc4 Nf6 

11.O-O Nd5 

12.Be5 Bf6

13.Bxf6 Rxf6 

14.Qe2 Rg6?! +0.69/21

14...b6 +0.39/19 15.Rfd1 15. Rac1 bxc5 16. dxc5 Bb7 17. f3 exf3 18. Nxf3 Qe7 19. Ne5 Nb4 20. Rfd1 Rh6 +0.29 Stockfish 15...Bb7 16.Rac1 16... Rh6 17. g3 Qe7 18. Bb3 Nb4 19. Bc4 Nd5 = Stockfish 16...Qe7 17.Ba6 Bxa6 18.Qxa6 bxc5 19.Rxc5 Rg6

15.f4?! +0.39/23

15.f3 +0.69/21 15...Qg5 16.fxe4 Qxe3+ 17.Rf2 fxe4 18.Qxe3 Nxe3 19.Re1 Nxc420.Nxc4 Rf6 21.Ne5 Rxf2 20...b6 21. Ne5 Rf6 22. Rxe4 Ba6 23. b3 Bb5 24. a4 Be8 25. Rc2 b5 26. a5 Rd8 27. b4 Bg6 +0.57 Stockfish 22.Kxf2 b6 23.Rxe4 Bb7 24.c6 Rf8+25.Kg3 Ba8 26.b4 a6 27.Rf4 Rf6 28.Rf2

15.g3 Qg5 16.Rae1 Qh4 17.f3 f4 18.Bxd5 exd5 19.exf4 e3 20.Qxe3 Rxg3+ 21.Kh1 Bd722.Qe5 c6 23.Qc7 +0.25 Stockfish

15…Qh4 

16.Rae1 Bd7 

17.Qf2 Qe7 

18.Be2 Rh6 

19.Nc4 Bb5

20.Ne5 Bxe2  This is by far the best move, removing the bad biship, Stockfish scores it equal. The first chance to create something unusual was 20...Be8 (+0.58) and the file is totally closed,(not 20...Rd8 losing a piece). 

21.Rxe2 This move is equal, justifying the draw offer and acceptance. Also equal according to Stockfish was 21.Qe2 setting up a second chance for file-formation history. Suppose White had played 21.Qe2 and offered the draw, Black could have put 21...Re8 on the board(+0.23, better is 21...b6 +0.15) and said , "no, I offer you a draw”.  I suppose that’s a good explanation of why Benko-files only exist in puzzles. ½-½

 

 

[Event "2018 National Open"]

[Site "Las Vegas, Nevada"]

[Date "2018.06.24"]

[Round "six"]

[White "Jim Dean"]

[Black "Darian Nguyen"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

[BlackElo "2105"]

[ECO "D37"]

[WhiteElo "2226"]

 

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Ne4 8.Nxe4 dxe4

9.Nd2 $6 { -0.40/21 } ( 9.Ne5 { +0.22/21 } 9...c6

{ 9...Nxe5 10. Bxe5 b6 11. b4 Bb7 12. a3 a5 13. Be2 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.

O-O axb4 16. axb4 Bd5 +0.08 Stockfish } 10.Qb1 Qa5+ 11.b4 Qa3 12.Qb3 ) 9...f5

$6 { +0.41/21 } ( 9...e5 { -0.40/21 } 10.Bxe5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Qd5 12.Qc2 Bf5

13.c6

{ 13. Rc1 Rfd8 14. Be2 Bxc5 15. a3 Bf8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Qc3 Qe6 -0.28

Stockfish } 13...b6 14.Bc4 Qxe5 15.O-O-O Bg6 16.h4 Rfd8 17.Kb1 Qf5 ) 10.Bc4

Nf6 11.O-O Nd5 12.Be5 Bf6 13.Bxf6 Rxf6 14.Qe2 Rg6 $6 { +0.69/21 } ( 14...b6

{ +0.39/19 } 15.Rfd1

{ 15. Rac1 bxc5 16. dxc5 Bb7 17. f3 exf3 18. Nxf3 Qe7 19. Ne5 Nb4 20. Rfd1

Rh6 +0.29 Stockfish } 15...Bb7 16.Rac1

{ 16... Rh6 17. g3 Qe7 18. Bb3 Nb4 19. Bc4 Nd5 = Stockfish } 16...Qe7 17.Ba6

Bxa6 18.Qxa6 bxc5 19.Rxc5 Rg6 ) 15.f4 $6 { +0.39/23 } ( 15.f3 { +0.69/21 }

15...Qg5 16.fxe4 Qxe3+ 17.Rf2 fxe4 18.Qxe3 Nxe3 19.Re1 Nxc4 20.Nxc4 Rf6

21.Ne5 Rxf2

{ 20...b6 21. Ne5 Rf6 22. Rxe4 Ba6 23. b3 Bb5 24. a4 Be8 25. Rc2 b5 26. a5

Rd8 27. b4 Bg6 +0.57 Stockfish } 22.Kxf2 b6 23.Rxe4 Bb7 24.c6 Rf8+ 25.Kg3 Ba8

26.b4 a6 27.Rf4 Rf6 28.Rf2 ) ( 15.g3 Qg5 16.Rae1 Qh4 17.f3 f4 18.Bxd5 exd5

19.exf4 e3 20.Qxe3 Rxg3+ 21.Kh1 Bd7 22.Qe5 c6 23.Qc7 { +0.25 Stockfish } )

15...Qh4 16.Rae1 Bd7 17.Qf2 Qe7 18.Be2 Rh6 19.Nc4 Bb5 20.Ne5 Bxe2

{ This is by far the best move, removing the bad biship, Stockfish scores

it equal. The first chance to create something unusual was 20...Be8 (+0.58)

and the file is totally closed,(not 20...Rd8 losing a piece). } 21.Rxe2

{ This move is equal, justifying the draw offer and acceptance.  Also equal

according to Stockfish was 21.Qe2 setting up a second chance for

file-formation history.  Suppose White had played 21.Qe2 and offered the draw, Black could have put 21...Re8  on the board(+0.23, better is 21...b6 

+0.15) and said , "no, I offer you a draw”.   I suppose that’s a good explanation of why Benko-files only exist in puzzles. }

1/2-1/2

 

 

 

by Alan Lasser

 

 

 

 

 

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The Flying Knight, by Alan Lasser

 It has been five years since the Flying Knight Variation last appeared on this page.  One of the strange products of the Psychedelic Opening Laboratory, the knight soars over the battlefield with 2.Ne4, and where it lands, nobody knows.  I’ve only played it once in a tournament, defeating an expert at the 1992 New Haven Open.  Altogether, this surprising move has scored 3W-1L-1D in my recorded games against experts and 15W-2L in my recorded games against non-experts, not bad statistics for just tossing the knight into the air. This game has beautiful symmetry, Nc3-Ne4-Ng3-Ne2-Nc3-Ne4, the knight’s game-ending move completing a round trip flight.   

 

Alan Lasser-Scot Baldwin

8/11/18

Lilly Library Chess Club

game/60

 

1.Nc3 c5 

2.Ne4 e6

2...d5 Black does get some compensation by parting with the c-pawn 3.Nxc5 e6 3...e5 4. Nd3 -0.55/21 
( 4. d4 -0.12/21 4... Nc6 5. Nb3 e4 6. Bf4 a5 7. c3 a4 8. Nc5 a3 9. b4 b6 10. Nb3 Bg4 11. Qc2 ) 
( 4. Nb3 Bd6 5. d4 e4 6. e3 Nf6 7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 Qc7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Be2 +0.32 Stockfish ) 
4... Nc6 5. f4 e4 6. Nf2 f5 +0.10/22 
( 6... Nf6 -0.23/19 7. e3 Bd6 7...Be7 8. c3 O-O 9. g3 Re8 10. Bg2 g6 11. Ne2 Ng4 12. Nxg4 Bxg4 13. h3 Bf5 14. O-O +0.26 Stockfish 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Ng3 Bd7 10. c3 Re8 11. Nh5 d4 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. cxd4 Rac8 14. Bb5 Qf5 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qa4 Bd5 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qb5 ) 
7. e3 g6 +0.42/22 
( 7... Nf6 +0.16/19 8. Be2 8. Ne2 Bd6 9. c3 O-O 10. a4 Be6 11. g3 Bf7 12. Bh3 Qd7 13. O-O Bh5 14. b4 Rae8 15. d3 Qe6 16. Re1 +0.35 Stockfish 8... Bc5 9. d4 exd3 10. Nxd3 Bb6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Ng4 13. Ng5 Re8 14. Nf2 h6 15. Ngh3 ) 
8. Bb5 Bg7 9. Ne2 Qa5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O Ba6 12. Re1 Rb8 13. c3 +0.33/23 
( 13. Nd4 +0.60/20 13... Ne7 14. Ne6 Bf6 15. d4 exd3 16. cxd3 Bc8 17. Ng5 Qb6 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. fxe5 20... Qxe5 21. e4 fxe4 22. dxe4 O-O 23. Be3 Rb7 24. Bd4 Qd6 25. Rc1 h6 26. exd5 cxd5 +1.68 Stockfish ) 
13... c5 14. d4 exd3 15. Nxd3 Nf6 +0.75/21 
( 15... Bxd3 +0.42/21 16. Qxd3 c4 16...Nf6 17. b4 Qb6 18. a4 c4 19. Qc2 Kf7 20. Nd4 Ne4 21. Ba3 Qc7 22. Rad1 a6 23. Bb2 = Stockfish 17. Qc2 Nf6 18. b4 cxb3 ) 
16. Ne5 +0.19/22 
( 16. b4 +0.75/21 16... cxb4 17. cxb4 Qb6 18. a3 18. Nc5 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 O-O 20. Rb1 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Qa2 +0.81 Stockfish 18... Ne4 19. Ne5 Bc4 20. Nd4 ) 
16... Qb6 17. b4 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 cxb4 +1.10/22 
( 18... O-O +0.31/20 19. Bb2 Rfd8 19...c4 20. a4 Rfe8 21. Qd2 Rbd8 22. Nf3 Re7 23. Nd4 Rde8 = Stockfish 20. c4 dxc4 21. Qc2 Nd5 22. Rd1 cxb4 23. Qxc4 Qb5 24. Red2 Qxc4 25. Nxc4 Bxb2 26. Nxb2 Rb5 27. Nc4 Rc5 28. Ne5 a5 29. Rd4 Rd6 ) 
19. cxb4 Qd6 +1.87/21 
( 19... Ng4 +1.10/20 20. Qxd5 Nxe5 21. Bb2 21. fxe5 Rd8 22. Qb3 Bxe5 23. Bb2 Bxb2 24. Rxb2 Ke7 +1.24 Stockfish 21... Rd8 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. bxc5 O-O 24. fxe5 Rfe8 25. c6 Bxe5 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. c7 Re7 29. Rec2 Rxe3 30. Rb2 Kf7 31. Rb7 a5 32. Rb8 Ree8 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Rc5 a4 ) 
20. Qa4+ +1.57/19 
( 20. Bb2 +1.87/21 20... O-O 21. Rc1 Rbc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc2 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Stockfish also plays 20.Qa4 +3.30 ) 
20... Kf8 +10.90/23 
( 20... Nd7 +1.57/19 21. Ba3 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Qe6 23. b5 Rb7 23...Nb6 24. Qa6 Qc8 25. Qxa7 Qb7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27.Bc5 +3.70 Stockfish 24. Qa6 24. Rc1 Nxe5 25. Qd4 Rg8 26. Rc5 Kf7 27. Rxd5 Re8 28. Bb2 Qf6 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Bxe5 Rxb5 32. Bd4 Ke6 33. Bxa7 +5.57 Stockfish 24... Qxa6 ) 
21. Ba3 +4.53/23 
( 21. Qxa7 +10.90/23 21... Ke8 21...Qe7 22. Qxb8+ Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Nxe8 24. Bb2 Kg8 25. Rd1 h6 26. Nxg6 Bxb2 27. Rxb2 Rh7 28. Rxd5 Rb7 29. Rxf5 +12.15 Stockfish 22. Qf7+ Kd8 23. Qxg7 23. Rc2 Ne8 24. Nc6+ Kc8 25. Qa7 Qc7 26. Ne7+ Kd7 27. Rxc7+ Nxc7 28. Nxd5 Bxa1 29. Qxc7+ +17.00 Stockfish 23... Rg8 24. Qxg8+ Nxg8 25. Nf7+ Kd7 26. Nxd6 Kxd6 27. a4 Nf6 28. b5 ) 
21... Kg8 +6.99/23 
( 21... Qb6 +4.53/23 22. Rc1 Kg8 23. Nd7 23. Rc6 Qb7 24. Rec2 h6 25. Nxg6 Kh7 26. Nxh8 d4 27. Qa5 Kxh8 28. Qxf5 +7.20 Stockfish 23... Nxd7 ( 23... Re8 ) 24. Qxd7 Rd8 25. Rc8 Bf6 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bb2 Bb6 29. Bxh8 Kxh8 30. a4 d4 31. exd4 Bxd4+ 32. Kh1 Bc3 33. Re8+ ) 
22. Qxa7 Lasser-Wennemyer 2018 4.Nb3 Nc6 5.d4 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Bf4 h6 8.h4 Bd7 9.e3 Nge7 10.c3 O-O 11.Bd3 a5 12.e4dxe4 13.Bxe4 Nd5 14.Bd6 Re8 15.O-O Bf6 16.Qc2 Nce7 17.Nc5 Nf5 18.Bxf5 exf5 19.h5 Bc6 20.Be5 Bg5 21.hxg6 fxg622.Rfe1 Bf4 23.Nd3 Bxe5 24.Ndxe5 Qf6 25.Qd2 f4 26.c4 Nb4 27.d5 Rad8 28.a3 Na6 29.Qc2 Bd7 30.Nxd7 Rxe1+ 31.Rxe1Rxd7 32.Re6 Qf5 33.Rxg6+ Lasser-Harder 2017

2...d6 3.c4 Bf5 3...Nc6 4. f4 e5 5. d3 Qh4+ -0.20/20 
( 5... Be7 -0.57/18 6. Nf2 Qb6 7. Nf3 Qb4+ 8. Qd2 ) 
6. g3 Qd8 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Bg2 Rb8 +0.68/19 
( 9... Be7 -0.17/21 10. O-O Qg6 11. Qe1 O-O 12. Qf2 exf4 13. Bxf4 Qh5 14. Rae1 Bg4 15. h4 Rab8 ) 
10. O-O +0.03/19 
( 10. fxe5 +0.68/19 10... Qd8 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Ng5 ) 
10... e4 +0.85/22 
( 10... Qd8 +0.03/19 11. Ng5 Be7 12. Ne4 exf4 13. Bxf4 O-O 14. Qd2 Bg4 15. Be3 Nd4 16. Rae1 b5 ) 
11. dxe4 Qd8 12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxd8+ Nxd8 14. Nxe5 Be6 +2.35/24 
( 14... Bd6 +1.10/21 15. Nf3 O-O 16. b3 Nc6 17. e4 Re8 18. Bb2 Bc7 19. Rad1 ) 
15. f5 Bd7 +5.89/25 
( 15... Bd6 +2.40/23 16. Bf4 f6 17. Nd3 Bxf4 18. Rxf4 Bc8 19. Nxc5 b6 20. Ne4 Nf7 21. Rd1 O-O 22. Nd6 Ne5 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Rh4 Rd8 25. Rdd4 h6 26. Bf3 Ba6 27. b4 Kh7 28. b5 Bc8 ) 
16. Bf4 +4.63/24 
( 16. Nxd7 +5.89/25 16... Kxd7 17. Bf4 Kc8 18. f6 Ra8 19. Bh3+ Ne6 20. Be5 gxf6 21. Rxf6 ) 
16... Rc8 +5.89/26 
( 16... Bd6 +4.63/24 17. Rad1 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rc8 19. Bxg7 Rg8 20. Bf6 Bc6 21. e4 b6 22. Rf4 Ba8 23. Rh4 Nc6 24. Rxh7 Nd4 25. Bxd4 ) 
17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Rad1+ Ke8 19. Rd3 +3.86/23 
( 19. Rf3 +5.85/26 19... Be7 20. Re3 Rc6 21. Rd6 Rxd6 22. Bxd6 Ne6 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Ra3 a6 26. Ra5 Rc8 27. Bxb7 Rb8 28. Be4 Rxb2 29. Bxh7 Rxe2 30. Rxa6 Rd2 31. Rc6 Rxa2 32. Rxc5 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Ra2+ 34. Kh3 Ra4 35. Bd3 Ra3 ) 
19... Nc6 +5.67/27 
( 19... Be7 +3.86/23 20. Rfd1 Nc6 21. Bxc6+ bxc6 22. Re3 Kf8 23. Rd7 Bf6 24. Be5 h5 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rxa7 Rd8 27. Ra5 Kg7 28. Rxc5 ) 
20. Re3+ Be7 21. Bd6 +3.71/23 
( 21. Bxc6+ +5.49/25 21... Rxc6 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. Rd7 Bf6 24. Bd6+ Rxd6 25. Rxd6 h5 26. Rd7 g6 27. Ra3 gxf5 28. Rxa7 Kg7 29. Raxb7 Ra8 30. a3 Ra4 31. b4 Rxa3 32. bxc5 Ra4 33. Rxf7+ ) 
21... f6 +10.96/24 
( 21... Kf8 +3.71/23 22. Bxe7+ Nxe7 23. Ra3 h5 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Rxa7 Rh6 26. Be4 Rf6 27. Ra5 Rc8 28. Bb7 ) 
22. Bxc6+ Rxc6 23. Bxe7 +7.71/26 
( 23. Rxe7+ +10.76/25 23... Kf8 24. Rxb7+ Rxd6 25. Rb8+ ) 
23... Kf7 24. Rd1 Re8 +10.12/26 
( 24... Rhc8 +7.89/24 25. Bd8 Kf8 26. Rd7 h5 27. Be7+ Kg8 28. Rxb7 Ra6 29. Ra3 Rxa3 30. bxa3 a6 31. e4 Rc6 32. Kf2 ) 
25. Rd7 Lasser-Nadel 2015

2015 4.Ng3 Bg6 5.h4 h5 6.e4 Nc6 7.d3 Nf6 8.f4 e6 9.Be2 Nd4 10.Nf3 Nxe2 11.Qxe2 Be7 12.f5 exf513.exf5 Bh7 14.Ng5 O-O 15.O-O Re8 16.Nxh5 Nxh5 17.Qxh5 Bxg5 18.hxg5 g6 19.fxg6 Bxg6 20.Qf3 Rf8 21.Bd2 Rb822.Qd5 Qd7 23.Rf6 Kh7 24.Raf1 Qc6 25.Qxd6 Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Rbd8 27.Rff6 Rxd6 28.Rxd6 Re8 29.Kf2 Re5 30.g4 Re831.Be3 b6 32.Rd7 a6 33.d4 cxd4 34.Bxd4 b5 35.c5 Be4 36.Rxf7+ Kg6 37.Rg7# Lasser-Horsboll 2014

2...b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.Ng3 Nf6 5.d3 d5 6.Bf4 Nbd7 7.Nf3 h6 8.Qc2 e6 9.e4 dxe4 10.dxe4 Ng4 11.h3 e5 12.hxg4 exf4 13.Nf5 Nf614.g5 Bxe4 15.Qa4+ 15.Qe2 +2.41 15...Nd7 16.N5h4 hxg5 17.O-O-O gxh4 18.Ne5 Bf5 19.Bd3 Be6 20.Be4 Rc8 21.Bc6 Rc722.Nxd7 Bxd7 23.Rxd7 Rxc6 24.Rxd8+ Lasser-Lamerson 2016

3.c4?! -0.70/23

3.Ng3 -0.39/21 3...d5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 7.exd5

3.f4 d5 4.Nf2 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.d3 Nc6 7.e4 e5 8.f5 h6 9.g4 -0.13 Stockfish

3.g4 d5 4.Ng3 Nc6 5.d3 Bd6 6.Bg2 Nge7 7.Nh3 Ng6 8.O-O O-O 9.e4 d4 10.f4 Qc7 11.e5 Be7 12.g5 Bd7 13.Ne4 Rfd814.Qh5 Bf8 15.Nhf2 Be7 16.Ng4 Be8 17.Rf3 f5 18.gxf6 Ngxe5 19.Rg3 Nxg4 not 19...Bh5 20.Nh6 K-any 21.fg mate 20.Qxg4Bf8 21.fxg7 Be7 22.Qxe6+ Bf7 23.Qh6 Lasser-Cole 1992 My scoresheet is unreadable after this, but Black resigned a few moves later.

3...Nc6

3...d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Ng3 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.d4 b6 8.Bg5 Nbd7 9.e3 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.Nh5 Qe7 13.Nxg7+ Kd814.Nf5 Qf8 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.O-O Rg8 17.Re1 Kc7 18.Rc1 Rg7 19.e4 19.dc +2.67 19...dxe4 20.Bxe4 Rag8 21.g3 Bxe422.Rxe4 f5 23.Rh4 Kb7 24.dxc5 Qxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Nxc5 26.Rxh6 f4 27.Rf6 fxg3 28.hxg3 Ne4 29.Re6 Nxg3 30.fxg3 Rxg3+31.Kf2 Rg2+ 32.Ke3 Rxb2 33.Re7+ Ka6 34.Rd2 Rb5 35.Rdd7 Ra8 36.Ne5 Ka5 37.Rxa7+ Rxa7 38.Rxa7+ Kb4 39.Kd4Threatening mate in one by 40.Nd3 or 40.Nf6 39...Rc5 40.Nd3+ Lasser-M.Davis 2015

4.f4 b6 

5.Nf3 Bb7

6.Ng3 Be7 

7.e4 h5

8.d4?! -1.12/22

8.h4 -0.57/21 8...d5 8... Nf6 9. d3 Ng4 10. Be2 g6 11. a3 Qc7 12. O-O f5 13. b4 O-O-O 14. Rb1 Nd4 15. e5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 d6 17. Bxb7+ Kxb7 18. exd6 Rxd6 -1.71 Stockfish 9.cxd5 exd5 10.e5 Qd7 11.Be2 Nh6 12.d4 g6 13.dxc5 Bxc5

8.d3 h4 9.Ne2 d5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd2 Qd7 12.Nc3 Nf6 13.Be2 dxe4 14.dxe4 h3 15.g3 Rd8 16.Bb5 -1.10 Stockfish

8…h4

9.Ne2 d6? +0.42/23

9...cxd4 -0.92/21 10.Nexd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Nf6 12.Ng5 12. Bd3 Bc5 13. Qc3 h3 14. g3 O-O 15. b4 d5 16. bxc5 dxe4 17. Ne5 exd3 18. O-O bxc5 19. Qxd3 -2.02 Stockfish 12...Bc5 13.Qd3 Ng4 14.Nh3 O-O 15.a3 f5 16.e5 Be4

10.d5 exd5 

11.cxd5 Not as good is 11.ed Nb4 12.Nc3 h3 13.g3 Na6 14.Bd3 Qd7 15.Bd2 0-0-0 16.a3 Kb8 17.Qc2 Nh6 18.0-0-0 +.94 Stockfish 11…Nb8 

12.Nc3 After twelve moves of "development" White has only got two knights out and Black merely the two bishops!12…a6 

13.a4 Nd7

14.Bc4 Bf6 

15.O-O Nh6?! +1.46/22

15...Kf8 +0.92/21 16.Re1 16. h3 g6 17. Qd3 Kg7 18. Re1 Rh5 19. Nd1 Kh8 20. Nf2 Bg7 21. Rb1 Ngf6 22. Bd2 Ne8 23. Bc3 +2.65 Stockfish 16...Rh5 17.e5 dxe5 18.Ne4 exf4 19.Bxf4 Ne5 20.Bxe5 Rxe5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Nxc5 Bxh2+ 23.Kxh2 Qd6+24.Kh1 Qxc5 25.Rc1

15...h3 16.g4 Qc8 17.g5 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Ne7 19.Be2 c4 20.Be3 Qc7 21.f5 O-O-O 22.Nd2 +2.43 Stockfish

16.Qe1?! +0.94/22

16.e5 dxe5 16...Be7 17. Qd3 h3 18. gxh3 O-O 19. b3 g6 20. e6 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Nxb5 Nb6 24. exf7+ Rxf7 +3.30 Stockfish 17.fxe5 Bxe5 18.Re1 f6 19.Nxh4 Nf8 20.Bxh6 Rxh6 21.Nf5 Rg6 22.Ne4 Qd7 23.Nfd6+ Kd8 24.Nxb7+Qxb7 25.d6 Rb8 26.Kh1 Rh6 27.h3 Ng6 28.Qb3 Rh8 29.Bd5 +3.94 Stockfish

16...Rc8? +4.03/24

16...Qe7 +0.94/22 17.e5 17. Qe2 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Kf8 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Ng5 Re8 21. Rae1 Qd7 22. Qf3 Nhg8 23. Ne2 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Qxa4 25. Rxb2 Qxc4 +1.64 Stockfish 17...dxe5 18.Ne4 O-O-O 19.Qe2 a5 20.d6 Qe8 21.Nxf6 gxf6 22.Nxh4 Kb8 23.Bd2Qg8 24.h3 e4 25.Bc3 Qg7 26.Rfe1 Qg3 27.Qf2 Qg7 28.Bb5 Rhg8 29.Re3 Qh7

17.e5 dxe5?! +6.21/22

17...O-O +4.08/24 18.exf6 Nxf6 19.Qxh4 19. Nxh4 Re8 20. Qg3 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. b3 Qf6 23. Rb1 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Qxf5 25. Bb2 f6 26. Bd3 Rce8 27. Rbd1 b5 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. axb5 axb5 +5.52 Stockfish 19...Qd7 20.Qg5 Rfe8 21.Bd2 Nf522.Bd3 Nd4 23.Nh4 Rb8 24.Rae1 Qg4 25.Qxg4 Nxg4 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Re1 Rb8 28.Nf5 Nxf5 29.Bxf5 Nf6 30.Bd3 Nxd53

1.Nxd5 Bxd5 32.Bxa6 Bc6 33.b3 Ra8 34.Bd3

18.fxe5 Nxe5 

19.Bxh6 Rxh6 

20.Nxe5 Qe7 

21.Nf3?! +3.72/22

21.Rf5 +5.74/23 21...Rd8 22.Nc6 22. Ne4 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Nd6+ Kf8 25. Qxe5 Rhxd6 26. Qh5 Kg8 27. Rf1 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 +6.91 Stockfish 22...Bxc6 23.dxc6 Rc8 24.Nd5 Qxe1+ 25.Rxe1+ Kd8 26.Nxf6 Rxf6 27.Rxf6 gxf6 28.Rd1+Kc7 29.Bxa6 Rd8 30.Rf1 f5 31.Bb7 f6 32.Rxf5 Rd1+ 33.Kf2 Rd2+ 34.Kf3

21.Ng4 Bd4+ 22.Kh1 Rd6 23.Ne4 Kd7 24.Nxd6 Qxe1 25.Raxe1 Kxd6 26.Ne3 Bxe3 27.Rxe3 +7.52 Stockfish

21…h3 

22.g3 Kf8?! +4.54/24

22...Qxe1 +3.77/23 23.Raxe1+ Kf8 24.Ne5 Rd8 25.Rf2 25. d6 Rxd6 26. Rf2 Bc6 27. Nxf7 Bd4 28. Nxh6+ Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rxh6 30. Bxa6 b+5.83 Stockfish 25...Rh5 26.Nc6 Rd7 27.Rfe2 g6 28.Ne4 Rf5 29.Nxf6 Rxf6 30.Re8+

23.Qxe7+ Bxe7?! +5.96/26

23...Kxe7 +4.57/25 24.Ne4 24. Rae1+ Kf8 25. Ne5 Rc7 26. d6 Bxe5 27. dxc7 Bd4+ 28. Rf2 Rf6 29. Re2 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 +5.83 Stockfish 24...Rd8 25.d6+ Rxd6 26.Nxd6 Kxd6 27.Rad1+ Kc7 28.b3 Rh8 29.Bxf7 b5 30.Bd5 Bc8 31.Rc1 Kb6 32.Rfe1 Rd833.Be6 Bb7 34.Ne5 Bg2 35.axb5 axb5 36.Rc2 Kc7 37.Kf2

24.Ne5 Bf6 

25.Nd7+ Ke7

26.Nxf6 gxf6

27.Rae1+ Kd6?! +9.28/25

27...Kf8 +6.32/26 28.Ne4 b5 29.axb5 axb5 30.Bxb5 Bxd5 31.Nxf6 Be6 32.Rxe6

28.Ne4+ 1-0

 

 

[Event "game/60"]

[Site "Lilly Library Chess Club"]

[Date "2018.08.11"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Alan Lasser"]

[Black "Scot Baldwin"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "A00"]

 

1.Nc3 c5 2.Ne4 e6 ( 2...d5

{ Black does get some compensation by parting with the c-pawn

} 3.Nxc5 e6

{ 3...e5 4. Nd3 -0.55/21 

 

( 4. d4 -0.12/21 4... Nc6 5. Nb3 e4 6. Bf4 a5 7. c3 a4 8. Nc5 a3 9. b4 b6

10. Nb3 Bg4 11. Qc2 ) 

 

( 4. Nb3 Bd6 5. d4 e4 6. e3 Nf6 7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 Qc7 10. Nd2 O-O

11. Ne2 Nc6 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Be2 +0.32 Stockfish ) 

 

4... Nc6 5. f4 e4 6. Nf2 f5 +0.10/22 

 

( 6... Nf6 -0.23/19 7. e3 Bd6 7...Be7 8. c3 O-O 9. g3 Re8 10. Bg2 g6 11. Ne2

Ng4 12. Nxg4 Bxg4 13. h3 Bf5 14. O-O +0.26 Stockfish 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Ng3 Bd7 10. c3 Re8 11. Nh5 d4 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. cxd4 Rac8 14. Bb5 Qf5 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qa4 Bd5 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qb5 ) 

 

7. e3 g6 +0.42/22 

 

( 7... Nf6 +0.16/19 8. Be2 8. Ne2 Bd6 9. c3 O-O 10. a4 Be6 11. g3 Bf7 12.

Bh3 Qd7 13. O-O Bh5 14. b4 Rae8 15. d3 Qe6 16. Re1 +0.35 Stockfish 8... Bc5 9. d4 exd3 10. Nxd3 Bb6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Ng4 13. Ng5 Re8 14. Nf2 h6 15. Ngh3 )

8. Bb5 Bg7 9. Ne2 Qa5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O Ba6 12. Re1 Rb8 13. c3 +0.33/23

 

 

( 13. Nd4 +0.60/20 13... Ne7 14. Ne6 Bf6 15. d4 exd3 16. cxd3 Bc8 17. Ng5

Qb6 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. fxe5 20... Qxe5 21. e4 fxe4 22. dxe4 O-O 23. Be3 Rb7 24. Bd4 Qd6 25. Rc1 h6 26. exd5 cxd5 +1.68 Stockfish ) 

 

13... c5 14. d4 exd3 15. Nxd3 Nf6 +0.75/21 

 

( 15... Bxd3 +0.42/21 16. Qxd3 c4 16...Nf6 17. b4 Qb6 18. a4 c4 19. Qc2 Kf7

20. Nd4 Ne4 21. Ba3 Qc7 22. Rad1 a6 23. Bb2 = Stockfish 17. Qc2 Nf6 18. b4 cxb3 ) 

 

16. Ne5 +0.19/22 

 

( 16. b4 +0.75/21 16... cxb4 17. cxb4 Qb6 18. a3 18. Nc5 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 O-O

20. Rb1 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Qa2 +0.81 Stockfish 18... Ne4 19. Ne5 Bc4 20. Nd4 ) 

 

16... Qb6 17. b4 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 cxb4 +1.10/22 

 

( 18... O-O +0.31/20 19. Bb2 Rfd8 19...c4 20. a4 Rfe8 21. Qd2 Rbd8 22. Nf3

Re7 23. Nd4 Rde8 = Stockfish 20. c4 dxc4 21. Qc2 Nd5 22. Rd1 cxb4 23. Qxc4 Qb5 24. Red2 Qxc4 25. Nxc4 Bxb2 26. Nxb2 Rb5 27. Nc4 Rc5 28. Ne5 a5 29. Rd4 Rd6 ) 

 

19. cxb4 Qd6 +1.87/21 

 

( 19... Ng4 +1.10/20 20. Qxd5 Nxe5 21. Bb2 21. fxe5 Rd8 22. Qb3 Bxe5 23. Bb2

Bxb2 24. Rxb2 Ke7 +1.24 Stockfish 21... Rd8 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. bxc5 O-O 24. fxe5 Rfe8 25. c6 Bxe5 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. c7 Re7 29. Rec2 Rxe3 30. Rb2 Kf7 31. Rb7 a5 32. Rb8 Ree8 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Rc5 a4 ) 

 

20. Qa4+ +1.57/19 

 

( 20. Bb2 +1.87/21 20... O-O 21. Rc1 Rbc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc2 Rxc2 24.

Qxc2 Stockfish also plays 20.Qa4 +3.30 ) 

 

20... Kf8 +10.90/23 

 

( 20... Nd7 +1.57/19 21. Ba3 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Qe6 23. b5 Rb7 23...Nb6 24. Qa6

Qc8 25. Qxa7 Qb7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27.Bc5 +3.70 Stockfish 24. Qa6 24. Rc1 Nxe5 25. Qd4 Rg8 26. Rc5 Kf7 27. Rxd5 Re8 28. Bb2 Qf6 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Bxe5 Rxb5 32. Bd4 Ke6 33. Bxa7 +5.57 Stockfish 24... Qxa6 ) 

 

21. Ba3 +4.53/23 

 

( 21. Qxa7 +10.90/23 21... Ke8 21...Qe7 22. Qxb8+ Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Nxe8 24. Bb2

Kg8 25. Rd1 h6 26. Nxg6 Bxb2 27. Rxb2 Rh7 28. Rxd5 Rb7 29. Rxf5 +12.15 Stockfish 22. Qf7+ Kd8 23. Qxg7 23. Rc2 Ne8 24. Nc6+ Kc8 25. Qa7 Qc7 26. Ne7+ Kd7 27. Rxc7+ Nxc7 28. Nxd5 Bxa1 29. Qxc7+ +17.00 Stockfish 23... Rg8 24. Qxg8+ Nxg8 25. Nf7+ Kd7 26. Nxd6 Kxd6 27. a4 Nf6 28. b5 ) 

 

21... Kg8 +6.99/23 

 

 

 

 

( 21... Qb6 +4.53/23 22. Rc1 Kg8 23. Nd7 23. Rc6 Qb7 24. Rec2 h6 25. Nxg6

Kh7 26. Nxh8 d4 27. Qa5 Kxh8 28. Qxf5 +7.20 Stockfish 23... Nxd7 ( 23... Re8 ) 24. Qxd7 Rd8 25. Rc8 Bf6 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bb2 Bb6 29. Bxh8 Kxh8 30. a4 d4 31. exd4 Bxd4+ 32. Kh1 Bc3 33. Re8+ ) 

 

22. Qxa7 Lasser-Wennemyer 2018 } 4.Nb3 Nc6 5.d4 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Bf4 h6 8.h4

Bd7 9.e3 Nge7 10.c3 O-O 11.Bd3 a5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Bxe4 Nd5 14.Bd6 Re8 15.O-O

Bf6 16.Qc2 Nce7 17.Nc5 Nf5 18.Bxf5 exf5 19.h5 Bc6 20.Be5 Bg5 21.hxg6 fxg6

22.Rfe1 Bf4 23.Nd3 Bxe5 24.Ndxe5 Qf6 25.Qd2 f4 26.c4 Nb4 27.d5 Rad8 28.a3 Na6

29.Qc2 Bd7 30.Nxd7 Rxe1+ 31.Rxe1 Rxd7 32.Re6 Qf5 33.Rxg6+

{ Lasser-Harder 2017 } ) ( 2...d6 3.c4 Bf5

{ 3...Nc6 4. f4 e5 5. d3 Qh4+ -0.20/20 

 

( 5... Be7 -0.57/18 6. Nf2 Qb6 7. Nf3 Qb4+ 8. Qd2 ) 

 

6. g3 Qd8 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Bg2 Rb8 +0.68/19 

 

( 9... Be7 -0.17/21 10. O-O Qg6 11. Qe1 O-O 12. Qf2 exf4 13. Bxf4 Qh5 14.

Rae1 Bg4 15. h4 Rab8 ) 

 

10. O-O +0.03/19 

 

( 10. fxe5 +0.68/19 10... Qd8 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Ng5

) 

 

10... e4 +0.85/22 

 

( 10... Qd8 +0.03/19 11. Ng5 Be7 12. Ne4 exf4 13. Bxf4 O-O 14. Qd2 Bg4 15.

Be3 Nd4 16. Rae1 b5 ) 

 

11. dxe4 Qd8 12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxd8+ Nxd8 14. Nxe5 Be6 +2.35/24 

 

( 14... Bd6 +1.10/21 15. Nf3 O-O 16. b3 Nc6 17. e4 Re8 18. Bb2 Bc7 19. Rad1

) 

 

15. f5 Bd7 +5.89/25 

 

( 15... Bd6 +2.40/23 16. Bf4 f6 17. Nd3 Bxf4 18. Rxf4 Bc8 19. Nxc5 b6 20.

Ne4 Nf7 21. Rd1 O-O 22. Nd6 Ne5 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Rh4 Rd8 25. Rdd4 h6 26. Bf3 Ba6 27. b4 Kh7 28. b5 Bc8 ) 

 

16. Bf4 +4.63/24 

 

( 16. Nxd7 +5.89/25 16... Kxd7 17. Bf4 Kc8 18. f6 Ra8 19. Bh3+ Ne6 20. Be5

gxf6 21. Rxf6 ) 

 

16... Rc8 +5.89/26 

 

( 16... Bd6 +4.63/24 17. Rad1 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rc8 19. Bxg7 Rg8 20. Bf6 Bc6 21.

e4 b6 22. Rf4 Ba8 23. Rh4 Nc6 24. Rxh7 Nd4 25. Bxd4 ) 

 

17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Rad1+ Ke8 19. Rd3 +3.86/23 

 

( 19. Rf3 +5.85/26 19... Be7 20. Re3 Rc6 21. Rd6 Rxd6 22. Bxd6 Ne6 23. Bxe7

Kxe7 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Ra3 a6 26. Ra5 Rc8 27. Bxb7 Rb8 28. Be4 Rxb2 29. Bxh7 Rxe2 30. Rxa6 Rd2 31. Rc6 Rxa2 32. Rxc5 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Ra2+ 34. Kh3 Ra4 35. Bd3 Ra3 ) 

 

19... Nc6 +5.67/27 

 

( 19... Be7 +3.86/23 20. Rfd1 Nc6 21. Bxc6+ bxc6 22. Re3 Kf8 23. Rd7 Bf6 24.

Be5 h5 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rxa7 Rd8 27. Ra5 Kg7 28. Rxc5 ) 

 

20. Re3+ Be7 21. Bd6 +3.71/23 

 

( 21. Bxc6+ +5.49/25 21... Rxc6 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. Rd7 Bf6 24. Bd6+ Rxd6 25.

Rxd6 h5 26. Rd7 g6 27. Ra3 gxf5 28. Rxa7 Kg7 29. Raxb7 Ra8 30. a3 Ra4 31. b4 Rxa3 32. bxc5 Ra4 33. Rxf7+ ) 

 

21... f6 +10.96/24 

 

( 21... Kf8 +3.71/23 22. Bxe7+ Nxe7 23. Ra3 h5 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Rxa7 Rh6 26.

Be4 Rf6 27. Ra5 Rc8 28. Bb7 ) 

 

22. Bxc6+ Rxc6 23. Bxe7 +7.71/26 

 

( 23. Rxe7+ +10.76/25 23... Kf8 24. Rxb7+ Rxd6 25. Rb8+ ) 

 

23... Kf7 24. Rd1 Re8 +10.12/26 

 

( 24... Rhc8 +7.89/24 25. Bd8 Kf8 26. Rd7 h5 27. Be7+ Kg8 28. Rxb7 Ra6 29.

Ra3 Rxa3 30. bxa3 a6 31. e4 Rc6 32. Kf2 ) 

 

( 21... Kf8 +3.71/23 22. Bxe7+ Nxe7 23. Ra3 h5 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Rxa7 Rh6 26.

Be4 Rf6 27. Ra5 Rc8 28. Bb7 ) 

 

22. Bxc6+ Rxc6 23. Bxe7 +7.71/26 

 

( 23. Rxe7+ +10.76/25 23... Kf8 24. Rxb7+ Rxd6 25. Rb8+ ) 

 

23... Kf7 24. Rd1 Re8 +10.12/26 

 

( 24... Rhc8 +7.89/24 25. Bd8 Kf8 26. Rd7 h5 27. Be7+ Kg8 28. Rxb7 Ra6 29.

Ra3 Rxa3 30. bxa3 a6 31. e4 Rc6 32. Kf2 ) 

 

25. Rd7 Lasser-Nadel 2015 } 4.Ng3 Bg6 5.h4 h5 6.e4 Nc6 7.d3 Nf6 8.f4 e6 9.Be2

Nd4 10.Nf3 Nxe2 11.Qxe2 Be7 12.f5 exf5 13.exf5 Bh7 14.Ng5 O-O 15.O-O Re8

16.Nxh5 Nxh5 17.Qxh5 Bxg5 18.hxg5 g6 19.fxg6 Bxg6 20.Qf3 Rf8 21.Bd2 Rb8

22.Qd5 Qd7 23.Rf6 Kh7 24.Raf1 Qc6 25.Qxd6 Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Rbd8 27.Rff6 Rxd6

28.Rxd6 Re8 29.Kf2 Re5 30.g4 Re8 31.Be3 b6 32.Rd7 a6 33.d4 cxd4 34.Bxd4 b5

35.c5 Be4 36.Rxf7+ Kg6 37.Rg7# { Lasser-Horsboll 2014 } ) ( 2...b6 3.c4 Bb7

4.Ng3 Nf6 5.d3 d5 6.Bf4 Nbd7 7.Nf3 h6 8.Qc2 e6 9.e4 dxe4 10.dxe4 Ng4 11.h3 e5

12.hxg4 exf4 13.Nf5 Nf6 14.g5 Bxe4 15.Qa4+ { 15.Qe2 +2.41 } 15...Nd7 16.N5h4

hxg5 17.O-O-O gxh4 18.Ne5 Bf5 19.Bd3 Be6 20.Be4 Rc8 21.Bc6 Rc7 22.Nxd7 Bxd7

23.Rxd7 Rxc6 24.Rxd8+ { Lasser-Lamerson 2016 } ) 3.c4 $6 { -0.70/23 } ( 

3.Ng3 { -0.39/21 } 3...d5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 7.exd5 ) ( 3.f4

d5 4.Nf2 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.d3 Nc6 7.e4 e5 8.f5 h6 9.g4 { -0.13 Stockfish } ) ( 

3.g4 d5 4.Ng3 Nc6 5.d3 Bd6 6.Bg2 Nge7 7.Nh3 Ng6 8.O-O O-O 9.e4 d4 10.f4 Qc7

11.e5 Be7 12.g5 Bd7 13.Ne4 Rfd8 14.Qh5 Bf8 15.Nhf2 Be7 16.Ng4 Be8 17.Rf3 f5

18.gxf6 Ngxe5 19.Rg3 Nxg4 { not 19...Bh5 20.Nh6 K-any 21.fg mate } 20.Qxg4

Bf8 21.fxg7 Be7 22.Qxe6+ Bf7 23.Qh6

{ Lasser-Cole 1992 My scoresheet is unreadable after this, but Black

resigned a few moves later. } ) 3...Nc6 ( 3...d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Ng3 Nf6 6.Nf3

Bd6 7.d4 b6 8.Bg5 Nbd7 9.e3 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.Nh5 Qe7 13.Nxg7+

Kd8 14.Nf5 Qf8 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.O-O Rg8 17.Re1 Kc7 18.Rc1 Rg7 19.e4

{ 19.dc +2.67 } 19...dxe4 20.Bxe4 Rag8 21.g3 Bxe4 22.Rxe4 f5 23.Rh4 Kb7

24.dxc5 Qxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Nxc5 26.Rxh6 f4 27.Rf6 fxg3 28.hxg3 Ne4 29.Re6 Nxg3

30.fxg3 Rxg3+ 31.Kf2 Rg2+ 32.Ke3 Rxb2 33.Re7+ Ka6 34.Rd2 Rb5 35.Rdd7 Ra8

36.Ne5 Ka5 37.Rxa7+ Rxa7 38.Rxa7+ Kb4 39.Kd4

{ Threatening mate in one by 40.Nd3 or 40.Nf6 } 39...Rc5 40.Nd3+

{ Lasser-M.Davis 2015 } ) 4.f4 b6 5.Nf3 Bb7 6.Ng3 Be7 7.e4 h5 8.d4 $6

{ -1.12/22 } ( 8.h4 { -0.57/21 } 8...d5

{ 8... Nf6 9. d3 Ng4 10. Be2 g6 11. a3 Qc7 12. O-O f5 13. b4 O-O-O 14. Rb1

Nd4 15. e5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 d6 17. Bxb7+ Kxb7 18. exd6 Rxd6 -1.71 Stockfish }

9.cxd5 exd5 10.e5 Qd7 11.Be2 Nh6 12.d4 g6 13.dxc5 Bxc5 ) ( 8.d3 h4 9.Ne2 d5

10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd2 Qd7 12.Nc3 Nf6 13.Be2 dxe4 14.dxe4 h3 15.g3 Rd8 16.Bb5

{ -1.10 Stockfish } ) 8...h4 9.Ne2 d6 $2 { +0.42/23 } ( 9...cxd4 { -0.92/21 }

10.Nexd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Nf6 12.Ng5

{ 12. Bd3 Bc5 13. Qc3 h3 14. g3 O-O 15. b4 d5 16. bxc5 dxe4 17. Ne5 exd3

18. O-O bxc5 19. Qxd3 -2.02 Stockfish } 12...Bc5 13.Qd3 Ng4 14.Nh3 O-O 15.a3

f5 16.e5 Be4 ) 10.d5 exd5 11.cxd5

{ Not as good is 11.ed Nb4 12.Nc3 h3 13.g3 Na6 14.Bd3 Qd7 15.Bd2 0-0-0

16.a3 Kb8 17.Qc2 Nh6 18.0-0-0 +.94 Stockfish } 11...Nb8 12.Nc3

{ After twelve moves of "development"  White has only got two knights out

and Black merely the two bishops! } 12...a6 13.a4 Nd7 14.Bc4 Bf6 15.O-O Nh6

$6 { +1.46/22 } ( 15...Kf8 { +0.92/21 } 16.Re1

{ 16. h3 g6 17. Qd3 Kg7 18. Re1 Rh5 19. Nd1 Kh8 20. Nf2 Bg7 21. Rb1 Ngf6

22. Bd2 Ne8 23. Bc3 +2.65 Stockfish } 16...Rh5 17.e5 dxe5 18.Ne4 exf4 19.Bxf4

Ne5 20.Bxe5 Rxe5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Nxc5 Bxh2+ 23.Kxh2 Qd6+ 24.Kh1 Qxc5 25.Rc1 )

( 15...h3 16.g4 Qc8 17.g5 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Ne7 19.Be2 c4 20.Be3 Qc7 21.f5 O-O-O

22.Nd2 { +2.43 Stockfish } ) 16.Qe1 $6 { +0.94/22 } ( 16.e5 dxe5

{ 16...Be7 17. Qd3 h3 18. gxh3 O-O 19. b3 g6 20. e6 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22.

Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Nxb5 Nb6 24. exf7+ Rxf7 +3.30 Stockfish } 17.fxe5 Bxe5 18.Re1

f6 19.Nxh4 Nf8 20.Bxh6 Rxh6 21.Nf5 Rg6 22.Ne4 Qd7 23.Nfd6+ Kd8 24.Nxb7+ Qxb7

25.d6 Rb8 26.Kh1 Rh6 27.h3 Ng6 28.Qb3 Rh8 29.Bd5 { +3.94 Stockfish } )

16...Rc8 $2 { +4.03/24 } ( 16...Qe7 { +0.94/22 } 17.e5

{ 17. Qe2 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Kf8 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Ng5 Re8 21. Rae1 Qd7 22. Qf3

Nhg8 23. Ne2 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Qxa4 25. Rxb2 Qxc4 +1.64 Stockfish } 17...dxe5

18.Ne4 O-O-O 19.Qe2 a5 20.d6 Qe8 21.Nxf6 gxf6 22.Nxh4 Kb8 23.Bd2 Qg8 24.h3 e4

25.Bc3 Qg7 26.Rfe1 Qg3 27.Qf2 Qg7 28.Bb5 Rhg8 29.Re3 Qh7 ) 17.e5 dxe5 $6

{ +6.21/22 } ( 17...O-O { +4.08/24 } 18.exf6 Nxf6 19.Qxh4

{ 19. Nxh4 Re8 20. Qg3 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. b3 Qf6 23. Rb1 Nf5 24. Nxf5

Qxf5 25. Bb2 f6 26. Bd3 Rce8 27. Rbd1 b5 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. axb5 axb5 +5.52

Stockfish } 19...Qd7 20.Qg5 Rfe8 21.Bd2 Nf5 22.Bd3 Nd4 23.Nh4 Rb8 24.Rae1 Qg4

25.Qxg4 Nxg4 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Re1 Rb8 28.Nf5 Nxf5 29.Bxf5 Nf6 30.Bd3 Nxd5

31.Nxd5 Bxd5 32.Bxa6 Bc6 33.b3 Ra8 34.Bd3 ) 18.fxe5 Nxe5 19.Bxh6 Rxh6 20.Nxe5

Qe7 21.Nf3 $6 { +3.72/22 } ( 21.Rf5 { +5.74/23 } 21...Rd8 22.Nc6

{ 22. Ne4 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Nd6+ Kf8 25. Qxe5 Rhxd6 26. Qh5 Kg8 27.

Rf1 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 +6.91 Stockfish } 22...Bxc6 23.dxc6 Rc8 24.Nd5 Qxe1+

25.Rxe1+ Kd8 26.Nxf6 Rxf6 27.Rxf6 gxf6 28.Rd1+ Kc7 29.Bxa6 Rd8 30.Rf1 f5

31.Bb7 f6 32.Rxf5 Rd1+ 33.Kf2 Rd2+ 34.Kf3 ) ( 21.Ng4 Bd4+ 22.Kh1 Rd6 23.Ne4

Kd7 24.Nxd6 Qxe1 25.Raxe1 Kxd6 26.Ne3 Bxe3 27.Rxe3 { +7.52 Stockfish } )

21...h3 22.g3 Kf8 $6 { +4.54/24 } ( 22...Qxe1 { +3.77/23 } 23.Raxe1+ Kf8

24.Ne5 Rd8 25.Rf2

{ 25. d6 Rxd6 26. Rf2 Bc6 27. Nxf7 Bd4 28. Nxh6+ Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rxh6 30.

Bxa6 b+5.83 Stockfish } 25...Rh5 26.Nc6 Rd7 27.Rfe2 g6 28.Ne4 Rf5 29.Nxf6

Rxf6 30.Re8+ ) 23.Qxe7+ Bxe7 $6 { +5.96/26 } ( 23...Kxe7 { +4.57/25 } 24.Ne4

{ 24. Rae1+ Kf8 25. Ne5 Rc7 26. d6 Bxe5 27. dxc7 Bd4+ 28. Rf2 Rf6 29. Re2

Rxf2 30. Rxf2 +5.83 Stockfish } 24...Rd8 25.d6+ Rxd6 26.Nxd6 Kxd6 27.Rad1+

Kc7 28.b3 Rh8 29.Bxf7 b5 30.Bd5 Bc8 31.Rc1 Kb6 32.Rfe1 Rd8 33.Be6 Bb7 34.Ne5

Bg2 35.axb5 axb5 36.Rc2 Kc7 37.Kf2 ) 24.Ne5 Bf6 25.Nd7+ Ke7 26.Nxf6 gxf6

27.Rae1+ Kd6 $6 { +9.28/25 } ( 27...Kf8 { +6.32/26 } 28.Ne4 b5 29.axb5 axb5

30.Bxb5 Bxd5 31.Nxf6 Be6 32.Rxe6 ) 28.Ne4+ 1-0

Alan Lasser

blacklightmazes@icloud.com

 

 

2018 CHARTER OAK CHESS OPEN

SEPTEMBER 29, COVENTRY CONNECTICUT

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

 

 

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR COVENTRY CHESS CLUB

 

 

$30 CASH ONLY
9:45 am. - 10:10 am.
No checks
No credit/debit cards
No credit
No free entry
No advance entry
No online entry
No late entry
No USCF memberships
No USCF renewals

 

 

YOU MUST NOTIFY THE TD IF:
1) You cannot understand English language.
2) You have conditions which may impact you today.

 

WHEN TOURNAMENT GAMES ARE IN PROGRESS:
THIS ROOM IS FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY ONLY.
NO TALKING, NO ANALYSIS, NO POST-MORTEMS.

 

BETWEEN ROUNDS FEEL FREE TO ENJOY THE
COMRADERIE OF YOUR FELLOW CHESS FRIENDS.

 

ATTENTION PARENTS !

Children cannot register themselves.
Children not admitted without the supervising adult.
You must notify the TD when leaving the hall, even if
leaving your child behind for only for a short time.

 

Do not walk away from TD desk until your entry is complete.
You need to verify we have your 1) Correct USCF ID# ,
2) USCF Expiration Date, 3) Current Regular USCF Rating.

Registration should take 2 minutes or less for each person.
Please refrain from discussing non-related matters, such
as giving suggestions and advice, during registration.

We do converse with our players, but registration time is
not the best time to do so. Please wait until later.

 

 

 

 

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2018 Connecticut Harvest Open

Saturday October 27

         $160-1st, $80-2nd.  (Top 2 Prizes Guaranteed.)

         Top U1600 wins $30 in EF Credit when 12+ players.

Format:

3 Round Swiss, G/60;d5

Affects both quick and regular rating.

Round Times: 10:30, 1:30, 3:45.

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$30 Cash Only.

Register On-site Only: 9:45 am - 10:10 am

One Section. Accelerated Pairings.

Wheelchair Accessible.

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Across street from Bidwell Tavern is our stone building at rear of parking lot 

No WiFi at site. If new to us; bring mailing label from latest Chess Life.

Lunch:  Many restaurants within short walk. Some food and drink free at site.

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NOV 3 = 2018 MEMBERSHIP MEETING STATE CHESS ASSOC.

 

Derek Mansfield, acting president, has scheduled the ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING of the Connecticut State Chess Association (CSCA) :  It will be held on Saturday November 3, 2018  from 2pm to 4pm at the Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller Street, Meriden, CT 06450.

 

Please forward notice of this meeting to anyone you think may be interested in attending. Membership to the CSCA costs $5/year (usually paid with entry to tournaments awarding a Connecticut state title).  

 

The membership will elect individuals to fill all of the open seats on the board of directors.  The board of directors will then vote on which organizers (from the bids submitted) who will conduct the various state championships for 2019.

 

Former directors Rob Roy (also 10 time president) and myself are currently running to serve on the board of directors.  There are at least four other seats open on the CSCA board of directors.  

 

To clarify;  NO NEED TO BE A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR to serve on the CSCA board of directors.  I am hoping for a good turn out and good progress towards resolving some of the issues we have been having.

 

Thanks,

 

Rick Bauer

 

P.S. Free kid tournament at Noon

 

 

 

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Dec 15  Holiday Party Open Coventry CT

 

 

 

FUTURE DATES COVENTRY CHESS CLUB:

Oct 27 2018 Connecticut Harvest Open

Nov 17 2018 Yankee Peddler Open

Dec 15 2018 Holiday Party Open

Jan 12 2019 Coventry Open

Feb 23 2019 Eastern Connecticut Open

Mar 16 2019 Greater Hartford Open

Apr 13 2019 Nathan Hale Open

May 18 2019 Constitution State Open

June 22 2019 Coventry Summer Open

 

 

 

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