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
Site: Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St., Coventry, CT 06238
Across street from Bidwell Tavern is our stone building at rear of parking lot
Web Site: https://ConnecticutChess.blogspot.com/
E-mail: ConnecticutChess@Gmail.com
Lunch: 12:30 - 1:30. Four restaurants in immediate area.
Please bring your own equipment, especially digital chess clocks.
Joe Bihlmeyer won clear first place, 3-0, at the 2019 Greater Hartford Open. The tournament attracted 12 players to Coventry's Mill Brook Place.
A 4-way tie for 2nd place happened when Mark Wilkin, Michael Smith, Marvin Moss, and Dan Smith each finished with 2-1 scores. Rob Roy directed.
The next tournament in Coventry will be the 2019 Nathan Hale Open to be held on Saturday April 13.
36 tournaments held at Coventry Chess Club so far.
2019 GREATER HARTFORD OPEN - MARCH 16 - COVENTRY CT
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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 | JOSEPH BIHLMEYER |3.0 |W 7|W 5|W 2|
CT | 12686352 / R: 2022 ->2036 | | | | |
| Q: 1967 ->1974 | | | | |
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2 | MARK A WILKIN |2.0 |W 4|W 9|L 1|
CT | 12462963 / R: 1916 ->1915 | | | | |
| Q: 1670 ->1682 | | | | |
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3 | MICHAEL SMITH |2.0 |D 6|D 7|W 11|
CT | 16903342 / R: 1728P16->1741P19 | | | | |
| Q: 1669P18->1668P21 | | | | |
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4 | MARVIN MOSS |2.0 |L 2|W 8|W 6|
MA | 12476109 / R: 1715 ->1737 | | | | |
| Q: 1556 ->1588 | | | | |
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5 | DANIEL SMITH |2.0 |W 11|L 1|W 9|
RI | 12704934 / R: 1539 ->1547 | | | | |
| Q: 1431 ->1447 | | | | |
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6 | MARK BOURQUE |1.5 |D 3|W 10|L 4|
CT | 12139250 / R: 1973 ->1945 | | | | |
| Q: 1805 ->1776 | | | | |
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7 | ARTHUR C NAGEL |1.5 |L 1|D 3|W 10|
CT | 10264669 / R: 1722 ->1720 | | | | |
| Q: 1496 ->1508 | | | | |
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8 | JACKSON THURNER HALL |1.0 |L 10|L 4|W 12|
VT | 16750417 / R: 1433P4 ->1310P7 | | | | |
| Q: 1505P9 ->1422P12 | | | | |
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9 | WILLIAM A COOK |1.0 |W 12|L 2|L 5|
CT | 12898630 / R: 1283 ->1275 | | | | |
| Q: 1316 ->1298 | | | | |
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10 | JOHN N HOOPER III |1.0 |W 8|L 6|L 7|
RI | 15532702 / R: 1167 ->1203 | | | | |
| Q: 1096P15->1147P18 | | | | |
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11 | CHRISTOPHER J HALL |1.0 |L 5|W 12|L 3|
NH | 16973725 / R: Unrated->1123P3 | | | | |
| Q: 1050P5 ->1059P8 | | | | |
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12 | NICHOLAS WRONA-LYTWYN |0.0 |L 9|L 11|L 8|
CT | 16967612 / R: 733P3 -> 733P6 | | | | |
| Q: 733P3 -> 715P6 | | | | |
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THESE ARE OUR DATES FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
Apr 13 2019 Nathan Hale Open Coventry CT
May 18 2019 Constitution State Open Coventry CT
June 22 2019 Coventry Summer Open Coventry CT
July 13 2019 Connecticut Yankee Open Coventry CT
Aug 10 2019 Nutmeg State Open Coventry CT
Sept 28 2019 Charter Oak Open Coventry CT
Oct 19 2019 Connecticut Harvest Open Coventry CT
Nov 16 2019 Yankee Peddler Open Coventry CT
Dec 14 2019 Holiday Party Open Coventry CT
Director's Report, NNGP Leg 3 / West Hartford Scholastic Chess Tournament, March 16, 2019
On Saturday March 16, 2019, NNGP Leg 3 / West Hartford Scholastic Chess Tournament was held at Hall High School, in West Hartford. This tournament is part of the CSCA Scholastic Tournament Series. 50 players competed in the event; 16 in the NNGP section and 34 in the K-12/U1200 section. Time controls were 4-SS G/40;d5 for the NNGP section and 5-SS G/25;d5 for the U1200 section, making both sections dual rated.
For complete results, see the
USCF Cross Table. Prizes were awarded to the top 5 in the Open section and to the top 3, top K-5, top K-3 and top unrated players in the U1200 section. Team awards were given to the top 3 teams in the U1200 section. Individual winners were presented with a Crystal Light-up Trophy.
Pizza lunch was included for all the players as part of their entry fee. Thanks also to the CSCA who provided USCF memberships to 2 players who otherwise would not have been able to participate in the tournament. The Tournament was sponsored by the Hall High School Chess Club, a USCF Affiliate and directed by CSCA Director Norman Burtness, with assistance from CSCA Director Suhas Kodali.
NNGP Leg 3 Winners
1st Peter Wolfe 3.5/4,
2nd Beatrice Low 3.5/4,
3rd Daniel Zhou 3/5,
4th Nathaniel Moor 3/5,
5th, Sharvil Trifale 2.5/4
K-12/U1200
1st Gabriel Raffa 5/5
2nd Jason Chen 4/5
3rd Sam Foxman 4/5
Top K-5 Arnav Kamineni 4/5
Top K-3 Anthony Low 4/5
Top Unrated Player James Parker 2/5
Team Standings (U1200)
1st West Woods Upper Elementary School (Simsbury)
2nd Sedgwick Middle School (West Hartford)
3rd Roaring Brook Elementary School (Avon)
Upcoming Chess Tournaments for Connecticut
George Mirijanian Chess Player at Wachusett Chess Club
Chess Champion 8-year-old Homeless Refugee
Homeless Boy Nigerian Refugee Wins New York State Chess Championship
Chess should be in the Olympics
Coach Dan Starbuck Pelletier
Dan was born in Wilton, CT and moved to Louisville, KY at age 9 where he competed in state and national chess competitions, along with playing soccer for top premier clubs in the Louisville area.
Dan went on to play 4 years of college soccer at the University of Montevallo where he captained his team to win the Peach Belt Conference Tournament Championship. With an extensive and accomplished background, Coach Dan brought his chess and soccer skills back to his birth state of CT and founded DIG Inc. - helping players improve their fundamentals, fitness, and attitude. Having coached for many organizations including the Wilton Soccer Association and Beachside Soccer Club, Dan is a fully licensed coach with NSCAA Premier Diploma.
Dan loves soccer because of the relationships that he has built and is continually motivated by teaching and seeing players succeed. He currently plays for the Polonia Falcons in the CT Soccer League and is a supporter of @Arsenal in England and @ADAlcorcónsad in Spain.
MAY 4 2019 CSCA State Championship New Britain
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 3RD ANNUAL CHARITY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. This year, 100% of all net proceeds will benefit the David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to fund research for the early detection and prevention of pancreatic cancer.
Registration and Event Details at http://www.charitychess.org/index.html
When: Sunday June 2nd, 2019
Where: Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
4 West 93rd Street, New York, NY 10025 (between Central Park West & Columbus Avenues)
Can't make it to the event and would like to donate? Donations can be made at www.charitychess.org or you can sponsor players or Grandmasters.
There will be Three Primary Events plus a Silent Auction:
1. 3-ROUND USCF-RATED QUADS / GAME 45, d/5
2. GRANDMASTER TANDEM SIMUL FEATURING GM JOEL BENJAMIN, GM JOHN FEDOROWICZ, & GM MICHAEL ROHDE
3. GRANDMASTER BLITZ TOURNAMENT
3-ROUND USCF-RATED QUADS / GAME 45, d/5
Open to adults and children. Non-Cash prizes awarded to Quads winners. Players will be paired in quads of 4, starting with 4 highest registered players based on their USCF May Ratings Supplement and continuing down. The 1st round will start at 9AM sharp! Please arrive by 8:30am, so we can begin Round 1 promptly at 9:00am.
CHECK IN BY 8:45AM is MANDATORY.
Approximate end time 2:30pm. Byes are not permitted. All players must be registered on site before 8:30am.
GRANDMASTER TANDEM SIMUL FEATURING GM JOEL BENJAMIN, GM JOHN FEDOROWICZ, GM MICHAEL ROHDE
Open to adults and children. Three of the top players in the US will be taking on all comers in an exhibition of their chess prowess! Do you have what it takes to upset them? Non-cash prizes awarded for wins. All players must be registered on site before 10:45AM. Starts at 11:00AM sharp. Approximate end time is 1:00pm.
GRANDMASTER BLITZ TOURNAMENT
7 Round, Swiss 3/2 – USCF BLITZ RATED
GM Marc Arnold
GM Maurice Ashley
GM Sergei Azarov
GM Oliver Barbosa
GM Joel Benjamin
GM John Michael Burke
GM Anatoly Bykhovsky
GM Pascal Charbonneau
GM Nicolas Checa
GM John Fedorowicz
GM Robert Hess
GM Irina Krush
GM Mackenzie Molner
GM Magesh Panchanathan
GM Mark Paragua
GM Arun Prasad
GM Michael Rohde
GM Vladimir Romanenko
WGM Jennifer Shahade
GM Alexander Stripunsky
With Special Guest IM JAY BONIN
Would you like to play in the Grandmaster Blitz tournament? We will be auctioning off wildcard spots in our Silent Auction! In addition, the winner of the highest-rated Quad will receive automatic entry into the GM Blitz tournament. Those are the only ways to enter to play with the GMs in the GM Blitz tournament. The GM blitz tournament will start at 2:30pm and the format is 7-Round, Swiss-System. 3 minutes/with 2 minute increment. USCF Blitz-Rated.
SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLE
Wildcard spots to play in the GM Blitz Tournament to be auctioned off. See other incredible items in the silent auction at: http://charitychess.org/auction.php
SPONSOR PLAYERS OR GRANDMASTERS at www.charitychess.org Prizes awarded to top three participant fundraisers.
QUESTIONS: Please contact championship@charitychess.org
Charity Chess Championship, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization
All donations are fully tax deductible to the extent permitted by law
Alan Lasser's Game of the Week
Black was likely quite content with his position until the stunning 15.Bh6 appeared on the board. Where did that move come from? In the shock, the best defensive continuation was not found and things just got worse after a poison pawn was taken on move 23. Sure, the position looked bad when resignation came on move 30, but Stockfish had to tell me exactly why.
GM Nikita Vitiugov(2726)-GM Pentala Harikrishna(2730)
2019 Prague Masters
3/7/19
6.dxe5 Nxb5
1-0
Hans Niemann, 15, of Weston is #88 in the world, 9th in the U.S.
Tournament attracts 160 kids to Manchester High School
Chess champ from Greenwich High sets a winning strategy
2019 DIG Scholastic attracts 38 kids to Weston CT
How A Game of Chess is Changing Lives
Derek Meredith and Mikhail Koganov dominate 2019 CT Senior Open
WATCH CT SENIOR PLAYOFF MATCH LIVE Sunday at 1p.m.
3/12 NM Derek Meredith concludes his lecture series at NBCC.
3/19 SM Rick Bauer to conduct training class and give Simul at NBCC.
CCM has not received reports from any other tournaments in Jan and Feb.
We encourage organizers to at least email us a list of winners for publication.
Former Wachusett CC champion Carissa Yip
beats ex-Women's World Champion Ushenina
Carissa Yip, the 2014 champion of the Wachusett Chess Club, got off to an excellent start in Round 1 in the Women's Division of the 2019 World Team Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan by defeating former Women's World Champion GM Anna Ushenina of Ukraine on Tuesday, March 5th. The 15-year-old Women's International Master from Andover, Mass. beat 33-year-old Ushenina with the black pieces on board 4 in the USA vs. Ukraine match, which ended in a 2-2 tie. Carissa scored the only win for the U.S. team, with fellow team mates WGM Tatev Abrahamyan losing on board 1, WGM Sabina Foisor drawing on board 2, and 12-year-old Woman Candidate Master Rochelle Wu splitting the point on board 3. -George Mirijanian
[Event " 2019 World Women's Team Championship"]
[Site "Astana, Kazakhstan"]
[Date "2019.03.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Yip, Carissa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.03.05"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qd2 c6 8. Nf3
e5 9. d5 Nc5 10. Qc2 a5 11. O-O Rb8 12. a3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Qc7 14. Nd2 Bd7 15.
Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Qd8 18. Qb1 a4 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Be2 b5 21. f3
Nfd7 22. Rc3 Bf6 23. Qc2 Bd8 24. Rb1 Qa6 25. Qd1 Ba5 26. Rc2 Bb6 27. Bf2 Kg7
28. Rbc1 Rc7 29. Qf1 Ba7 30. Rc3 Rcc8 31. Kh1 Qb7 32. R1c2 Rf8 33. b4 axb3 34.
Nxb3 Qa6 35. Bh4 Qa4 36. Qb1 b4 37. axb4 Qxb4 38. Qa2 Nxb3 39. Qxa7 Nd4 40. Qxd7 Qxc3 0-1
The blockade on c5 did an amazing job of blunting the doubled rooks on the c-file and bishop on the g1-a7 diagonal. Black's bishop activation g7-f6-d8-a5-b6 was the highlight for me. Had White done nothing, Black could have expanded on the kingside with f5 etc., but she paniced with b2-b4, axb3 ep, which left White with a weaker queenside than Black's (a3 vs b5) and gave White a tough position to hold. It is also interesting to see the engine award White an advantage out of the opening (space) but no clear way to maintain it.
Rick Bauer
DIG Chess League
I am starting a broadcasting and media production company called the DIG Chess League (DCL). We will be broadcasting live matches between players USCF rated above 1000 that can easily be watched on a phone or computer by pressing a link. All games will be 30 minutes for each player with no delay so the games won’t be too long. The games will stay online for 48 hours so you can go back through the moves and analyze the game.
You can “Like” our Facebook page called “DIG Chess League” to see when match ups are coming up and to find the link to matches. If you would like to be added to our email list for links to match ups, please let me know.
Respectfully,
Coach Dan
502-468-6930
Game of the Week
It looks like the weak Black queenside pawns will be over-run. Amherst College student Alexander Deatrick’s crucial move to co-ordinate a rally was to place the Black knight on the worst-looking square on the king side, 20…Nh8, in this last round game that determined the winner of the 94th annual Western Massachusetts/Connecticut Pioneer Valley Chess Championships.
Robert Campbell(1946)-Alexander Deatrick(2134)
3/3/19
94th Western MA/CT Pioneer Valley Champs
Amherst, MA
round 5
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 d5
4.Bg5 c6
5.e3 Nbd7
6.Nf3 Qa5
7.Nd2 Bb4
8.Qc2 O-O
9.Be2 e5
10.dxe5 Ne4
11.Ndxe4 dxe4
12.O-O Bxc3
13.Qxc3
13.bxc3 Nxe5 14.Qxe4 Ng6 15.Bf4 Bf5 15...Nf4 16.Qf4 Be6 17.Bg4 Bg4 18.Qg4 +0.19 Stockfish 16.Qf3 Nxf4 17.exf4 Rfe8 18.Rfe1 Be4 19.Qh3 g6 20.g4 Rad8 21.Bf1 c5 22.Re3 Bc6 23.Bg2 Rxe3 24.Qxe3 Re8 25.Qd2 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Qc7 = Stockfish
13…Qxc3
14.bxc3 Nxe5
15.Bf4 Ng6?! +0.37/27
15...Nd3 -0.10/26 16.a4 Stockfish evaluates one of the three choices here as better than the game; 16. c5 Nxf4 17. exf4 Rd8 18. a4 Be6 19. Rfd1 Kf8 20. a5 Rd5 21. Rxd5 cxd5 22. a6 bxa6 = or 16.Bd3 ed 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Rd2 Be6 19. c5 Bc4 20. f3 b6 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Bc7 Rdc8 23. Bxb6 Ra3 24. Bc5 Rxc3 -0.16 Stockfish 16...Be6 17.Bd6 Rfc8 18.c5 b6 19.cxb6 axb6 20.Rfd1 Nb2 21.Rd4 Rd8 22.Ba3 Nxa4 23.Be7 Rxd4 24.cxd4 b5 25.Bb4 f5 26.f4 Re8 27.Rc1
16.Bd6 Rd8
17.c5 Be6
17...b6 18.Rfd1 Be6 19.a4 bxc5 20.Bxc5 a5 21.Rd4 f5 22.h3 Ne5 23.Bd6 Nd3 24.Bxd3 exd3 25.Rxd3 c5 26.Rdd1 Bb3 27.Rd2 +0.80 Stockfish
17...a6 18.Rfd1 a5 19.Rab1 Re8 20.h3 Nf8 21.Rd4 Ra7 22.Rb3 f5 23.a4 Be6 24.Rb2 Kf7 25.Bh5+ g6 26.Be2 +1.29 Stockfish
17...a5 18.Rfd1 Be6 19.Rd4 f5 20.a3 Rd7 21.Bg3 Rf7 22.Rb1 Nf8 23.h4 h6 24.Rb6 Re8 25.Bd6 Ng6 26.Bh5 Kh7 +1.03 Stockfish
18.a3
18.Rfd1 b6 19.a4 bxc5 20.Bxc5 a5 21.Rd4 f5 22.h3 Ne5 23.Bd6 Nd3 24.Bxd3 exd3 25.Rxd3 c5 26.Rd2 Kf7 27.f3 +0.72 Stockfish
18.a4 b6 19.Rfd1 bxc5 20.Bxc5 a5 21.Rd4 f5 22.Bd6 Bd5 23.Bg3 Nf8 24.Rd2 Bf7 25.Rb2 Nd7 26.Bc7 Re8 27.Bd6 Ne5 28.Rb6 Bc4 29.Bxe5 Bxe2 30.Bd4 Bd3 31.Rb7 c5 32.Bxc5 Reb8 33.Rd7 +0.94 Stockfish
18…b5
19.f4
19.a4 a6 20.c4 Bxc4 21.Bxc4 bxc4 22.Rac1 f5 23.Rxc4 Nh8 24.h4 Nf7 25.Bf4 Rd7 26.Rb4 a5 27.Rb6 Rc8 28.Rc1 Nd8 29.Ra6 Nb7 30.Be5 +1.02 Stockfish
19...f5
19...Nh4 20.g4 20.Be7 Rd2 21. Bxh4 Rxe2 22. f5 Bb3 23. Rfe1 Rc2 24. Rac1 Rd2 25. Rb1 Ba4 26. f6 Rd3 27. fxg7 Rxc3 -1.20 Stockfish 20...Re8 20...Nf3 21. Rxf3 exf3 22. Bxf3 Rac8 23. e4 Bb3 24. h4 Re8 25. f5 g6 26. e5 gxf5 27. gxf5 Bc2 28. Bg4 h5 29. Bh3 +0.67 Stockfish 21.Kf2 Nf3 22.f5 Bd5 23.Kg3 a6 24.h4 g6 25.fxg6 fxg6 26.a4 Bb3 27.axb5 axb5 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Bxf3 exf3 30.Kxf3 Ra4 +0.57 Stockfish
20.g4 Nh8
21.gxf5 Bxf5
22.c4?! +0.11/26
22.a4 +0.62/27 22...a6 23.Rfb1 23. Rfd1 Nf7 24. Kf2 Be6 25. Rd4 Nxd6 26. cxd6 Rab8 27. h4 Kf8 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rxe4 Rxd6 +0.75 or 23.Bc7 Re8 24. Kf2 Nf7 25. Rfd1 Ra7 26. Bd6 bxa4 27. Rxa4 a5 28. h4 g6 29. Rd2 Rd8 30. Bc4 Rdd7 31. Bb3 Kg7 32. Ke2 Nxd6 33. cxd6 +0.71 Stockfish 23...Nf7 24.axb5 cxb5 25.c4 b4 26.Rxb4 Nxd6 27.cxd6 Rxd6 28.c5 Rc6 29.Ra5 Rac8 30.Bxa6 Rxc5 31.Bxc8 Rxa5 32.Bxf5 Rxf5 33.Rxe4 Rc5 34.Kf2 g5 35.Re5 Rc2+ 36.Kg3 gxf4+ 37.exf4 Kg7 38.h4 Rc1 39.Rd5 Rg1+ 40.Kf3 h6 41.Rd6
22.Be5 Nf7 23.Bd4 Nh6 24.Kf2 Be6 25.a4 a6 26.h4 +0.80 Stockfish
22…a6
23.a4
23.Rad1 Nf7 24.Kf2 Rd7 25.Rd4 g6 26.Rfd1 Rb7 27.Rb1 Rd7 28.Ke1 h5 29.Rbd1 Raa7 30.R1d2 Rab7 31.Bd1 bxc4 32.Rxc4 Rb1 33.Rb4 Ra1 34.a4 Nxd6 35.cxd6 +0.43 Stockfish
23.Rfd1 Nf7 24.Rd4 Rd7 24...Nd6 25. cxd6 c5 26. Rd5 Be6 27. Rxc5 Rxd6 28. cxb5 Rd2 29. Bf1 axb5 30. Rxb5 Ra2 31. Rxa2 Bxa2 32. Rb2 +0.88 Stockfish 25.Rad1 g6 25...Rad8 26. Kf2 Rb7 27. R1d2 g6 28. h4 Rc8 29. Rb2 Rd7 30. Ke1 Kg7 31. Rbd2 Rb7 32. Rc2 Rd7 33. Rc1 +0.45 Stockfish 26.Kf2 h5 27.Ke1 Raa7 28.Kd2 Nh6 29.Kc3 Ng4 30.Bxg4 hxg4 31.Be5 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 bxc4 33.Kxc4 Kf7 34.Rd8 Be6+ 35.Kd4 Bd5 +0.27 Stockfish
23…b4
24.a5 Nf7
25.Bc7?! -0.93/29
25.Rfd1 -0.13/25 25...Bh3 25...Be6 26. f5 Bxf5 27. Rab1 Nxd6 28. cxd6 c5 29. Rd5 Be6 30. Rxc5 Rxd6 31. Rxb4 Rd2 = or 25...Nd6 26. cxd6 c5 27. Rd5 Be6 28. Rxc5 Rxd6 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. Rb2 Bf7 31. Kf1 Rh6 32. Kg2 = or 25...Ra7 26. Kf2 g6 27. Rab1 Rb7 28. Rb2 Be6 29. Rd4 Nxd6 30. cxd6 c5 31. Rxe4 Rxd6 32. Re5 Rc7 = Stockfish 26.Rd2 26. Kf2 Be6 27. f5 Nxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxf5 29. Rxc6 Rdc8 30. Rb6 Rxc5 31. h4 Bg6 32. Bg4 Bh5 33. Be6+ Bf7 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxb4 Rf8 = Stockfish 26...Rd7 27.Bf1 Bxf1 28.Kxf1 Rb7 29.Rb1 Rd8 30.Ke1 h6
25…Rd2
26.Rf2 Ra7
27.Bb6? -3.23/25
27.Bd6 -1.00/27 27...Bh3 27...Nxd6 28. cxd6 c5 29. Rd1 Ra2 30. Rd5 Bd7 31. Bd1 Rxa5 32. Rfd2 Rb7 33. Bc2 b3 34. Bxe4 Ra1+ 35. Kf2 Ra2 -1.66 Stockfish 28.Bf1 Rxf2 29.Kxf2 Bxf1 30.Rxf1 Rb7 31.Rb1 Nh6 32.Rb3 Nf5 33.Be5 Nh4 34.Bd4 Nf3 35.Ke2 h5 36.h3 Kh7 37.Rb1 b3 38.Bb2 h4 39.Rd1 Rb4 40.Rd7 Rxc4
27…Rad7
28.Rb1 Bh3
29.Bh5?! -5.66/29
29.Ba7 -4.18/29 29...Rxa7 30.Bf1 Rxf2 31.Kxf2 Bxf1 32.Rxb4 Nd8 33.Rb8 Bxc4 34.Rxd8+ Kf7 35.Rd4 Bd3 36.Rd6 36. Kg3 Rb7 37. Kg4 Rb5 38. Rd7+ Kf8 39. Rd8+ Ke7 40. Rg8 Kf7 41. Rd8 Rxc5 42. f5 Rxa5 -7.53 Stockfish 36...Rc7 36... Rb7 37. f5 Rb1 38. h3 Rf1+ 39. Kg2 Re1 40. Kg3 Rxe3+ 41. Kf4 Rf3+ 42. Ke5 e3 43. Rd7+ Ke8 44. Rxd3 e2 45. Rxf3 e1=Q+ 46. Kd4 Qd2+ 47. Rd3 Qxa5 -9.71 Stockfish 37.Kg3 Bc4 38.f5 Bd5 39.Rd8 Ra7 40.Kf4 g6 41.Rb8 Kf6 42.fxg6 Kxg6 43.Rb6
29…g6
30.Rxd2 Rxd2
31.Bd1 Nh6
32.Ba4?? #-21/26
32.Bd8 -5.67/27 32...Rxd8 33.Bc2 Rb8 33...Bf5 34. Rxb4 Rd2 35. Rb8+ Kg7 36. Rb7+ Kf6 37. Ba4 Ng4 38. Bxc6 Rd1+ 39. Kg2 Nxe3+ 40. Kf2 Nxc4 41. Rb3 Rd2+ 42. Kg3 Rd3+ 43. Rxd3 exd3 -10.80 Stockfish 34.Ba4 Bd7 35.Rd1 b3 36.Rxd7 b2
32…Ng4
33.Bxc6 Rg2+
34.Kf1 Nxe3+
35.Ke1 Bg4 0-1
UPCOMING USCF CHESS TOURNAMENTS
RECENT CONNECTICUT CHESS NEWS
REPORT - 2019 EASTERN CONNECTICUT OPEN
YELFRY TORRES of Enfield, and ROMAN RYCHKOV from NJ (student at UConn)
tied for first when each finished with 3-0 scores. 23 were entered
into the competition which was held Feb 23 in Coventry Connecticut.
Rob Roy served as TD. We thank Dan Smith, from Westerly RI, for arriving
extra early to help Rob set up all the tables and chairs. It is this
kind of generous spirit we would like to see more of from others.
We are hoping for a similar turnout for this Saturday, March 16, for the
2019 Greater Hartford Open.
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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 | YELFRY TORRES |3.0 |W 7|W 8|W 6|
CT | 14384402 / R: 2207 ->2214 | | | | |
| Q: 2040P7 ->2055P10 | | | | |
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2 | ROMAN RYCHKOV |3.0 |W 10|W 9|W 11|
NJ | 12985662 / R: 2031 ->2039 | | | | |
| Q: 1812 ->1826 | | | | |
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3 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH |2.0 |L 8|W 15|W 13|
CT | 10031443 / R: 2099 ->2082 | | | | |
| Q: 2040 ->2018 | | | | |
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4 | JOSEPH BIHLMEYER |2.0 |L 9|W 17|W 15|
CT | 12686352 / R: 2091 ->2072 | | | | |
| Q: 2024 ->2004 | | | | |
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5 | MARK BOURQUE |2.0 |L 14|W 19|W 17|
CT | 12139250 / R: 1988 ->1965 | | | | |
| Q: 1831 ->1805 | | | | |
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6 | BENJAMIN HOVER AMAR |2.0 |W 13|W 14|L 1|
ME | 14789400 / R: 1943 ->1943 | | | | |
| Q: 1756 ->1759 | | | | |
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7 | NATHAN HSICHEN CHANG |2.0 |L 1|W 16|W 19|
CT | 14698034 / R: 1870 ->1868 | | | | |
| Q: 1621 ->1625 | | | | |
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8 | ISAIAH GLESSNER |2.0 |W 3|L 1|W 21|
CT | 14336631 / R: 1778 ->1803 | | | | |
| Q: 1475 ->1527 | | | | |
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9 | MICHAEL SMITH |2.0 |W 4|L 2|W 20|
CT | 16903342 / R: 1683P6 ->1776P9 | | | | |
| Q: 1640P15->1669P18 | | | | |
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10 | ROGER P BESSETTE |2.0 |L 2|W 20|W 22|
CT | 12822966 / R: 1678 ->1675 | | | | |
| Q: 1492 ->1488 | | | | |
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11 | MATTHEW DAVID CHIN |2.0 |W 18|W 22|L 2|
CT | 16945393 / R: 821P6 -> 935P9 | | | | |
| Q: 821P6 -> 908P9 | | | | |
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12 | TIM HOLAHAN |2.0 |L 17|B |W 23|
CT | 12725671 / R: 621P4 -> 621P6 | | | | |
| Q: 611P4 -> 611P6 | | | | |
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13 | DANIEL SMITH |1.0 |L 6|W 18|L 3|
RI | 12704934 / R: 1539 ->1539 | | | | |
| Q: 1434 ->1431 | | | | |
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14 | HAYES GOODMAN |1.0 |W 5|L 6|L 18|
RI | 15207355 / R: 1526 ->1526 | | | | |
| Q: 1399 ->1395 | | | | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
15 | LONNIE J DIXON |1.0 |W 22|L 3|L 4|
CT | 13563614 / R: 1473P19->1470P22 | | | | |
| Q: 1357P15->1356P18 | | | | |
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16 | GABRIEL JORDEN WATSON |1.0 |W 21|L 7|F |
CT | 16449073 / R: 1225 ->1229 | | | | |
| Q: 1248 ->1248 | | | | |
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17 | KYLE TRIPLETT |1.0 |W 12|L 4|L 5|
CT | 16784034 / R: 1228P11->1229P14 | | | | |
| Q: 1331 ->1329 | | | | |
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18 | SHAWN B PARKER |1.0 |L 11|L 13|W 14|
CT | 16757316 / R: 1228 ->1221 | | | | |
| Q: 1031 ->1038 | | | | |
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19 | ALEX BENJAMIN WOODBURY |1.0 |W 23|L 5|L 7|
RI | 16606814 / R: 1206P19->1205P22 | | | | |
| Q: 1157P19->1153P22 | | | | |
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20 | ARGHO DAS |1.0 |B |L 10|L 9|
CT | 16750340 / R: 1020P7 ->1020P9 | | | | |
| Q: 826P7 -> 826P9 | | | | |
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21 | NICHOLAS WRONA-LYTWYN |1.0 |L 16|W 23|L 8|
CT | 16967612 / R: Unrated-> 733P3 | | | | |
| Q: Unrated-> 733P3 | | | | |
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22 | DAVID C BROWN |0.0 |L 15|L 11|L 10|
CT | 16757296 / R: 433 -> 430 | | | | |
| Q: 452 -> 447 | | | | |
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23 | ISAIAH WILLIAMS |0.0 |L 19|L 21|L 12|
CT | 16942078 / R: Unrated-> 272P3 | | | | |
| Q: Unrated-> 264P3 | | | | |
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