Friday, June 28, 2019

40 YEARS AGO - CSCA HOSTED NATIONAL EVENT

 

40 YEARS AGO

Our state chess association recruited volunteers

not only to serve on the board of directors, but to

also staff large tournaments. We organized the

1979 U.S. Class at The Travelers cafeteria in Hartford.

Rob Roy was TD for one of four sections.

Image below is a newspaper clipping from his column

for the Waterbury Sunday Republican.

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GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

 

A bad bishop is usually one that is blocked by at least one of its own pawns. For many moves this is one of those more-pieces-than-pawns games, only the computer knows what is really happening. So it’s not a classical bad bishop, but it is the horse that has more fun.


GM Vladislav Kovalev (2661) vs GM Andrey Esipenko (2611)
6/11/19
2019 Anatoly Karpov Tournament
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6
5.O-O Be7
6.Re1 b5
7.Bb3 O-O
8.h3 Bb7
9.d3 d5
10.exd5 Nxd5
11.Nxe5 Nxe5
12.Rxe5 Qd6
13.Re1 Rae8
14.Nd2 c5
15.Ne4 Qc6
16.c4 Nb6
17.cxb5 axb5
18.Qf3 c4
19.Bc2?! -0.60/20
19.dxc4 +0.02/21 19...Nxc4 20.Bxc4 Qxc4 20...bxc4 21. Bf4 Rd8 22. Nc3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Bf6 24. Kg2 Rd3 25. Re3 Rd2 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxb2 28. Rxc4 = Stockfish 21.Bd2 Bh4 22.Nd6 Qd4 23.Bc3
19…Qd7
20.Qg3 f5
21.Ng5?! -0.71/22
21.Bh6 -0.33/22 21...Rf7 22.Nc3 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Qxd6 gxh6 25. Qxb6 Rg7 26. g3 f4 27. dxc4 fxg3 28. f3 Qe2 29. Qd8+ Kf7 30. Qc7+ Kg8 31. Qb8+ Kf7 32. Qxb7+ Kf8 33. Qc8+ Kf7 34. Qf5+ Kg8 35. Qd5+ Kf8 36. Qd6+ Kg8 = Stockfish 22...Qc6 23.Bd2 f4 24.Qg4 h5 25.Qf3 Qxf3 26.gxf3 cxd3 27.Bxd3 Rd8 28.Be4 Rxd2 29.Bxb7 b4 30.Nd1 Bf6 31.Be4 Rf8 32.Rc1 Rfd8 33.Bc2 Nd5 34.Be4 Ne7 35.Bc2
21…Nd5
22.dxc4 Bd6
23.f4 Rxe1+
24.Qxe1 Re8
25.Qh4?? -5.67/22
25.Qd1 -0.46/22 25...Nb4 25... Nf6 26. c5 Bxc5+ 27. Kh2 Qc6 28. Nf3 Kh8 29. Qf1 Qc7 30. Bd2 Rd8 31. Be1 Bd6 32. Bb3 Bxf4+ -0.36 Stockfish 26.Bb3 Bc5+ 27.Kh2 Qxd1 28.Bxd1 bxc4 29.Bd2 Nd3 29...h6 30. Bh5 g6 31. Bxg6 Re2 32. Bf7+ Kg7 33. Bc3+ Kf8 34. Ne6+ Ke7 35. Nxc5 Rxg2+ 36. Kh1 Bc6 37. Bxb4 Kxf7 38. a3 Rg6+ 39. Kh2 Rg2+ = Stockfish 30.a4 Nxb2
25.Qf1 bxc4 26.Kh1 h6 27.Nf3 Qc8 28.Bd2 Bxf4 29.Bxf4 Nxf4 30.Re1 Rf8 31.b4 cxb3 32.Bxb3+ Kh7 33.Re7 Rf6 34.Qc4 Qxc4 35.Bxc4 Bxf3 36.gxf3 Rc6 37.Bb5 Rc1+ 38.Kh2 Kg6 -0.73 Stockfish
25...Nf6? -0.92/24
25...Bc5+ -5.67/22 26.Kh2 Nf6 27.cxb5 Re2 Stockfish also plays this variation but gives it a much higher score, +11.98
26.Qf2 Qc7
27.b4 Bxb4
28.Bb2 Bc5? -0.48/25
28...h6 -1.71/21 29.Nf3 Bc5 30.Nd4 30. Bd4 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Re2 32. Qxe2 Bxd4+ 33. Kf1 Bxa1 34. cxb5 Kh8 35. Bxf5 Qc1+ 36. Qe1 Qxf4 37. Qxa1 Qxf3+ 38. Kg1 Qxf5 -4.14 Stockfish 30...Ne4 30... bxc4 31. Kh2 Bxg2 32. Qxg2 Bxd4 33. Bxd4 Qxf4+ 34. Kh1 Qxd4 -5.41 Stockfish 31.Qe3 bxc4 32.Rd1 Qb6 33.Ba1 Qg6 34.Qf3 Nc3 35.Qxb7 Nxd1 36.Qd5+ Kh8
29.Bd4 Bxd4
30.Qxd4 h6
31.Nf3 Bxf3
32.gxf3 bxc4
33.Rd1?! -1.03/22
33.Bxf5 -0.53/23 33...Rd8 34.Qe5 Qa7+ 35.Kh1 Qf2 35...Kh8 36. Rg1 Re8 37. Be6 Qf2 38. Rg6 Qxf3+ 39. Kh2 Rd8 40. Rg2 Qc6 41. Bf5 Re8 42. Qd4 Qd5 43. Qxd5 Nxd5 -0.09 Stockfish 36.Rb1 Qxf3+ 37.Kg1 Qa3 37....Qa8 38. Be6+ Kh8 39. Bxc4 Qf3 40. Rb8 Qg3+ 41. Kh1 Qxh3+ 42. Kg1 Qg3+ 43. Kf1 Qf3+ 44. Kg1 = Stockfish 38.Qc7 Re8 39.Qxc4+ Kh8 40.Bd3 Rd8 41.Rb3 Qa7+ 42.Kf1 h5 43.Qc2 Qe3 44.Kg2 Nd5
33...Kh8?! -0.34/24
33...Nh5 -1.03/22 34.Bxf5 c3 34...Nxf4 35. Qd6 Re1+ 36. Kh2 Re2+ 37. Kh1 Qxd6 38. Rxd6 Re5 39. Be4 Rc5 40. Bc2 Nxh3 -0.80 Stockfish 35.Bc2 Nxf4 36.Kf1 Nxh3 37.Qd7 Qe5 38.Bb3+ 38. Qd5+ Kf8 39. Qxe5 Rxe5 40. Rd8+ Re8 41. Rd4 Re3 42. Be4 Ke7 -0.46 Stockfish 38...Kh8 39.Qxh3 Qe2+ 40.Kg1 c2 41.Bxc2 Qxc2 42.Qd7 Re2 43.Qd8+
34.Bxf5 Nh5
35.Qd6 Qa7+
36.Qd4 Qa5
37.Be4? -1.96/24
37.Bc2 -0.35/24 37...Qc7 38.Qd6 Qa7+ 39.Qd4 Qb8 39...Qa3 = Stockfish 40.Qd6 Qxd6 40...Qa7 41.Qd4 Qc7 42.Qd6 Qa7 = Stockfish 41.Rxd6 Nxf4 42.Kf1 Nxh3 43.Rc6 Ng5 44.Rxc4 Nxf3 45.Rc5 Nd4 46.Bg6 Rf8+ 47.Ke1 Ne6 48.Rf5 Ra8 49.Rf2 Rb8 50.Kf1 Rd8 51.a4 Ra8
37…Nxf4
38.Qxc4? -4.35/26
38.Kh1 -1.96/24 38...Qh5 39.Rd2 Nxh3 40.Rh2 Qh4 41.Qa1 c3 41... Nf2+ 42. Kg1 Nh3+ 43. Kh1 c3 44. Qxc3 Qg3 45. Rg2 Nf2+ 46. Rxf2 Qxf2 -6.46 Stockfish 42.Qxc3 Qg3 43.Rg2 Nf2+ 44.Kg1 Nxe4 45.Qe3 Qh3 46.Rh2 Qf5 47.fxe4 Rxe4 48.Qc3 Rg4+ 49.Rg2 Qb1+ 50.Kh2 Rxg2+ 51.Kxg2 Qxa2+ 52.Kg1 Qb1+ 53.Kf2 Qf5+ 54.Kg3 Qe4 55.Qa5 g5
38.Qd7 Qg5+ 39.Qg4 Nxh3+ 40.Kg2 Nf4+ 41.Kg3 Ne2+ 42.Kh3 Qe5 43.Kg2 Nc3 44.Re1 Nd5 45.Bxd5 Qxe1 46.Bxc4 Qc1 -4.59 Stockfish
38...Qg5+
39.Kf2 Nxh3+
40.Ke2 Nf4+
40...Qg2+ 41.Ke3 Qf2+ 42.Kd3 Ng5 43.Kc3 Nxf3 44.Qb4 44.Bf3 Qf3 45. Rd3 Qf1 46. Kc2 Re2+ 47. Kc3 Qe1+ 48. Kb3 Qb1+ 49. Ka3 Qb2+ 50. Ka4 Re8 51. Rd5 Qb1 52. Qb3 Ra8+ 53. Kb4 Rb8+ 54. Kc3 Qe1+ 55. Kc2 Rxb3 -24.15 Stockfish 44...Ng5 45.Bb1 Rc8+ 46.Kb3 Ne6 47.Rd5 Qf3+ 48.Rd3 Qa8 49.a3 Rb8 50.Rd6 Rxb4+ 51.axb4 -10.44 Stockfish
41.Kf2
41.Kd2 Nd5+ 42.Ke1 Qg3+ 43.Kd2 Qf2+ 44.Kc1 Ne3 45.Qc6 Rb8 46.Qc3 Nxd1 47.Qc7 Rg8 48.Kxd1 -8.39 Stockfish
41...Nh3+
42.Ke2
42.Ke1 Qg3+ 43.Kd2 Nf2 44.Re1 Rd8+ 45.Bd5 Qg5+ 46.f4 Qh5 47.Re5 Qd1+ 48.Kc3 Qc1+ 49.Kb4 Rb8+ 50.Ka4 Ra8+ 51.Kb5 Qb2+ 52.Qb3 Rb8+ 53.Ka6 Rxb3 54.axb3 -10.56 Stockfish
42...Qg2+
43.Ke3 Qf2+
44.Kd3 Nf4+? -1.44/13
44...Ng5 45.Kc3 Nxf3 46.Bxf3 46. a4 Rb8 47. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 48. Rd3 Qb7 49. Qb5 Qc7+ 50. Qc4 Qe7 -11.67 Stockfish 46...Qxf3+ 47.Rd3 Qf1 48.a4 Qc1+ 49.Kb4 Rb8+ 50.Qb5 Rxb5+ 51.axb5 Kh7 -55.54 Stockfish
45.Kc3 Ne2+
46.Kc2 Nd4+
46...Ng3+ 47.Rd2 Qb6 48.Rd3 Nxe4 49.fxe4 Rb8 50.Rb3 Qf2+ 51.Kb1 Rd8 52.Rc3 Kh7 53.a3 h5 54.Qb5 g6 55.Qb4 Rd1+ 56.Rc1 Rxc1+ 57.Kxc1 h4 -4.14 Stockfish
47.Kc1 Nxf3
47...Ne2+ 48.Kc2 Ng3+ 49.Rd2 Qb6 50.Rd3 Nxe4 51.fxe4 Rb8 52.Rb3 Qf2+ 53.Kb1 Rd8 54.Rc3 Kh7 55.a3 h5 56.Qb5 g6 -4.37 Stockfish
48.Bc2 Ng1?! -1.03/23
48...Qe3+ -1.35/22 49.Kb2 Nd2 50.Qc3 50. Qd5 Rb8+ 51. Bb3 Nxb3 52. axb3 Rc8 53. Ka3 Qe7+ 54. Kb2 Qc7 -3.05 Stockfish 50...Rb8+ 51.Bb3 Qxc3+ 52.Kxc3 Nxb3 53.axb3 g5 53...Rc8+ 54. Kb4 g5 55. Rb1 Kh7 56. Rg1 Rb8+ 57. Kc4 Kg6 58. Kd3 Rxb3+ 59. Ke2 h5 -8.98 Stockfish 54.b4 Kg7 55.Rd7+ Kg6
49.Kb1
49.a4 Ne2+ 50.Kb1 Qe3 51.Rd3 Qe5 52.Bb3 Rb8 53.Ka2 h5 54.Qc2 Nd4 55.Rxd4 Qxd4 56.Qh2 Qb6 57.Qxh5+ Qh6 58.Qd5 -0.33 Stockfish
49…Ne2
50.Qd3? -3.08/25
50.a4 -1.05/22 50...Qe3 50...Rb8+ 51. Bb3 Qf6 52. Kc2 Qf5+ 53. Kb2 Re8 54. Rd2 Qe5+ 55. Ka3 Qe3 56. Rd3 Qg5 -0.87 Stockfish 51.Rd3 Qe5 52.Bb3 h5 52...Rb8 53. Ka2 Qg5 54. Kb2 Qf6+ 55. Ka2 Qf1 56. Rd1 Qf3 57. Kb2 Qe3 58. Kc2 Re8 -0.78 Stockfish 53.Ka2 Nf4 54.Rd4 Rf8 55.Qb4
50...Qb6+
51.Bb3 Qf6
52.Qd7 Rf8
52...Ra8 53.Kc2 Qf2 54.Qb7 Qc5+ 55.Kb2 Rc8 56.a4 Qe5+ 57.Ka3 Rb8 58.Qd5 Qe7+ 59.Qd6 Qb7 60.Qd3 Qb4+ 61.Kb2 Nd4 62.Qc3 Qxb3+ 63.Qxb3 Rxb3+ 64.Ka2 -9.96 Stockfish
53.Kc2 Qc3+
53...Ra8 54.Qg4 Nc3 55.Rd3 Nxa2 56.Qc4 Qf5 57.Kb2 Nc1 58.Rd5 Qf8 59.Ba4 Rc8 60.Qe4 Ne2 61.Bd7 Rb8+ 62.Rb5 Qf6+ 63.Kc2 Nd4+ -8.65 Stockfish
54.Kb1 Rc8? -0.60/25
54...Qf6 -1.98/22 55.Kc2 Ra8 56.Rd3 Qa1 57.Rd1 Qc3+ 58.Kb1 Qa5 59.Kc2 Qc5+ 60.Kb2
54...Qf3 55.Rd3 Qh1+ 56.Bd1 Qe4 57.Qd6 Rc8 58.Kb2 Qc4 59.a4 Qc1+ 60.Kb3 Qb1+ 61.Ka3 Nc3 62.Bb3 Qc1+ 63.Kb4 Ne4 64.Qb6 Kh7 -6.11 Stockfish
55.Qe7 Nd4
56.Qe5 Rd8
57.Qe7?? -6.21/24
57.Qf4 -0.55/26 57...Qc5 58.Kb2 Qb6 59.Qh4 Qd6 60.a4 Kh7 61.Ka2 g6 62.Qf2 h5 63.a5 Rd7
57.Rg1 Qd3+ 58.Kb2 Qd2+ 59.Kb1 Qd3+ = Stockfish
57…Rb8
58.Rc1?? #-16/24
58.Rxd4 -6.21/25 58...Qxd4 59.Qe2 Rf8 60.Bc2 Qb6+ 60...g6 -152.47 Stockfish
58…Qd3+
59.Kb2 Qd2+ 0-1

 

Alan Lasser
 
 

 

 

New Britain Chess Club Weekly News June 29, 2019

This Week’s News Items:

  • Quick Double Quads - results

  • July Knockout and Swiss returns for a 4th year

  • Training Class 6:15-7:00 Expert Joe Bihlmeyer: Themed Tactics and Future Training Plans

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Quick Double Quads Tournament Results

Congratulations to Nelson Castaneda (1st) and Suhas Kodali (2nd) in Quad 1, Mike Smith (1st) and Joe Hricko (2nd) in Quad 2, Bill Campbell (1st) and Joe Mansigian (2nd) in Quad 3, Carter Clayton (1st) and Mahesh Mahabaleshwar (2nd) in Quad 4 and Norman Aldrich (1st) and Yogahari J. (2nd).

The tournament will be USCF rated this upcoming week.

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Suhas Kodali, Vice President 
New Britain Chess Club
 
 

NOTICE:


Connecticut Chess Magazine and Coventry Chess Club will no longer send out monthly BLASTS via USCF-mail.

We are trimming expenses at the Coventry tournaments, and will be looking at ways to help finance our tournaments. USCF-mail Blasts are great, but they are expensive, $30 each month.

We are asking all chess players to please subscribe to get our weekly magazines, which is free.

Connecticut Chess Magazine features these columns: Alan Lasser's Game of the Week; Connecticut and NBC Historian Bob Cyr; Weekly News from NBCC President Norman Burtness; Upcoming USCF tournaments; DIG Updates from Coach Dan Starbuck Pelletier; and Coventry Chess Club news by Rob Roy.

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COVENTRY CHESS CLUB

We conduct USCF-Rated chess tournaments every month. Our only source of revenue is entry fees, which is never enough to cover all of the expenses. On the average we lose $75 each time we run a monthly tournament. 

 

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Monday, June 24, 2019

REPORT - 2019 COVENTRY SUMMER OPEN

   2019 COVENTRY SUMMER OPEN  -  JUNE 22

   MILL BROOK PLACE, 1267 MAIN ST.  TD: ROB ROY

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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   5|W   2|W   4|
   CT | 12686352 / R: 2078   ->2090     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1971   ->1980     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | DANIEL ZHOU                     |2.0  |W   3|L   1|W   5|
   CT | 14927462 / R: 1990   ->1984     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1745   ->1753     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | ROGER WEILER                    |2.0  |L   2|W   7|W   8|
   RI | 12408556 / R: 1509   ->1514     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1509P10->1505P13  |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | ARTHUR C NAGEL                  |1.5  |D   7|W   8|L   1|
   CT | 10264669 / R: 1700   ->1700     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1502   ->1484     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | THOMAS RIZZO                    |1.0  |L   1|W   6|L   2|
   MA | 10017769 / R: 1503   ->1513     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1574P19->1563P22  |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | ROB ROY                         |1.0  |W   8|L   5|U    |
   CT | 10574790 / R: 1400   ->1400     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1150   ->1150     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | LAURENT LAFOSSE                 |0.5  |D   4|L   3|U    |
   CT | 12431094 / R: 1235   ->1249     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1139   ->1154     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | NICHOLAS WRONA-LYTWYN           |0.0  |L   6|L   4|L   3|
   CT | 16967612 / R:  733P9 -> 731P12  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  714P9 -> 707P12  |     |     |     |     |
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  FUTURE COVENTRY CHESS TOURNAMENTS:  JULY 13 AND AUGUST 10

 

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REPORT by Rob Roy  -  2019 COVENTRY SUMMER OPEN - JUNE 22

Joe Bihlmeyer of Durham, chess instructor at the New Britain Chess Club won clear first, 3-0, of the 2019 Coventry Summer Open chess tournament.

Dan Zhou of Storrs, a young man who will soon be rated expert, and newcomer Roger Wieler from Charlestown RI, tied for 2nd place, each winning $40.

Bihlmeyer won $160 then he made a $40 donation to the club. Zhou made a $2 donation.  Thanks again to Bihlmeyer, who arrived early to help setup the tables, then stayed late to put the tables back.

Coventry Chess Club began May 2016 and Saturday was tournament #39.  In July 2018 the club moved to the Mill Brook Place in historic downtown Coventry.

Our next tournament, the 2019 Connecticut Yankee Open will be on Sat. July 13.

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GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

I play the English Gambit 1.c4 b5, but not in tournaments; with enough time on their clock, someone might figure out what to do against it. I score well in club play at game/30 or faster. This week’s game is an obvious improvement, opening theory says you are a tempo ahead if you can play the gambit with the White pieces.

GM Joules Moussard (2583) vs Emma Richard (2120)
5/24/19
2019 French League


1.Nf3 c5
2.b4?! -0.21/22
2.e4 +0.31/21 2...e6 3.Nc3
2…cxb4
3.a3 bxa3
4.e4 d5?! +0.26/20
4...Nc6 -0.15/18 5.Nxa3 e5 6.Bb5 Nf6 7.O-O Bc5 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Bxe5 Nxe4 11.d4 Bxa3 12.Rxa3 d6 13.Bf4 Qf6 14.Qf3 Bf5 15.c3 Qh4 16.Bd3 d5
5.exd5 Qxd5
6.Nxa3 Bg4
7.Nb5 Kd8?! +0.68/22
7...Qd8 +0.33/21 8.Rxa7 Rxa7 9.Nxa7 Nf6 10.Bb2 e6 11.Bb5+ Nbd7 12.h3 Bf5 13.Qa1 Bd6
7...Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Qxf3 9.gxf3 Kd7 10.Nxa7 Nf6 11.Bb5+ Kc7 12.Bb2 Nbd7 13.Ke2 Kb8 14.Bxd7 Nxd7 15.Nb5 Ra6 +0.89 Stockfish
8.Ra3 Nd7
9.c4 Qe4+?! +1.20/22
9...Qh5 +0.68/21 10.Nxa7 10. Be2 e5 11. O-O e4 12. Nfd4 Ngf6 13. Rh3 Qg6 14. Bxg4 Qxg4 15. Qa4 Nc5 16. Qa1 Qc8 17. Nxa7 +2.44 Stockfish 10...Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Qxf3 12.gxf3 Ke8 13.Nb5 Rxa3 14.Bxa3 Ngf6 15.f4 Kd8 16.d4 g6 17.Be2 Bh6 18.O-O Bxf4 19.Ra1 Nb6 20.Bb4 Kd7 21.Ra7 Rb8
10.Be2 Bxf3
11.Rxf3 Ngf6
12.O-O e6
13.d4 Qc6?! +2.10/19
13...a6 +1.42/20 14.Nc3 Qc6 15.c5 b5 16.Rh3 16. Re3 Qc7 17. Bf3 Rb8 18. Rfe1 b4 19. Na4 Ke8 20. c6 Bd6 21. cxd7+ Nxd7 22. d5 e5 23. Bg4 +5.14 Stockfish 16...Qc7 17.Be3 b4
14.Bf4 Qc8? +3.25/21
14...a6 +1.88/19 15.Qa1 Qc8 15...b6 16. Nc7 Rc8 17. d5 Qc5 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. dxe6 Rc6 20. exd7 Bd6 21. Qxa6 Nxd7 +5.86 Stockfish 16.Nc7 Ra7 17.c5 Ne8 18.Nxe8 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. Qa5+ Nc7 20. Bc4 b6 21. cxb6 Nxb6 22. Qxb6 Qb7 23. Qa5 Qb4 24. Qa2 Qb6 25. Rb1 Bb4 26. Be3 Qa5 27. Qxa5 Bxa5 28. Rb8+ Ke7 29. Rxh8 +9.81 Stockfish 18...Kxe8 19.Rb1 e5 20.Re3 Be7 21.Bxe5
15.Bc7+ Ke8
16.Bg3 Bb4?! +5.61/24
16...Kd8 +3.46/23 17.Nc7 Rb8 18.Qa1
16...Be7 17.Nc7+ Kf8 18.Nxa8 Qxa8 19.Rb3 a5 20.Qa1 +6.88 Stockfish
17.Rb3 Be7
18.Nc7+ Kf8
19.Nxa8 Qxa8
20.Bf3 Nb6
21.Qa1 Qd8
22.Qxa7 1-0

Alan Lasser
 
 

 

 

NEW BRITAIN CHESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWS by Norman Burtness

Norman Burtness, President 
New Britain Chess Club
 

NOTICE:


Connecticut Chess Magazine and Coventry Chess Club will no longer send out monthly BLASTS via USCF-mail.

We are trimming expenses at the Coventry tournaments, and will be looking at ways to help finance our tournaments. USCF-mail Blasts are great, but they are expensive, $30 each month.

We are asking all chess players to please subscribe to get our weekly magazines, which is free.

Connecticut Chess Magazine features these columns: Alan Lasser's Game of the Week; Connecticut and NBC Historian Bob Cyr; Weekly News from NBCC President Norman Burtness; Upcoming USCF tournaments; DIG Updates from Coach Dan Starbuck Pelletier; and Coventry Chess Club news by Rob Roy.

The blog (ConnecticutChess.blogspot.com) was created March 2010. Our postings have been viewed 175,000 times. We are on track to attain 200,000 reads before our 10th anniversary in March 2020.

 

CHESS COLUMNS FROM THE PAST   by Rob Roy

1977 - 2000, Rob Roy wrote 1,300 Waterbury Sunday Republican chess columns.  The column helped his Waterbury Chess Club to become very successful.

Clerks at the newspaper office were the ones who re-typed hard-copy into the newspaper system, they made many typos with chess notation. All future editions of Connecticut Chess Magazine will feature a different column.

 

 

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Monday, June 17, 2019

EXPENSES ARE TRIMMED TO STAY AFLOAT

NOTICE:


Connecticut Chess Magazine and Coventry Chess Club will no longer send out monthly BLASTS via USCF-mail.

We are trimming expenses at the Coventry tournaments, and will be looking at ways to help finance our tournaments. USCF-mail Blasts are great, but they are expensive, $30 each month.

We are asking all chess players to please subscribe to get our weekly magazines, which is free.

Connecticut Chess Magazine features these columns: Alan Lasser's Game of the Week; Connecticut and NBC Historian Bob Cyr; Weekly News from NBCC President Norman Burtness; Upcoming USCF tournaments; DIG Updates from Coach Dan Starbuck Pelletier; and Coventry Chess Club news by Rob Roy.

The blog (ConnecticutChess.blogspot.com) was created March 2010. Our postings have been viewed 175,000 times. We are on track to attain 200,000 reads before our 10th anniversary in March 2020.

 

 

6/9

CSCA WEBSITE  reports on Major tournament in Stamford


2019 Northeast Open in Stamford was won by Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Belous 4.5-0.5. Tied for 2nd-4th with a score of 4-1 were GM Alexander Ivanov, IM Alexander Katz, IM Justin Sarkar and Andrew Alito, who also took top U2300.

The best players from Connecticut in the Major Section were Maximillian Lu and Joseph Han (tied for 2nd for the U2300 prize).


The U2100 was shared by Shawn Swindell and Frank Prestia, both from New York. Tying for 3rd were Connecticut's Joe Bihlmeyer and scholastic players Preston Deleo and Nathaniel Moor (top U1900).

UConn's Isaiah Glessner took clear 1st in the U1800, and Sergei Zakharov from New York in the U1500.

Ian Dailis from Connecticut and Phil Lee from Pennsylvania tied for 1st in the U1200, with Shan Kerr (top U1000), Nicholas Chong (top Unrated) and Landau Day (top U600) also winning prizes.


Final Standings: Major,  U2100 Section,  U1800 Section,  U1500 Section,  U1200 Section and  Rating Report

 

Report courtesy of CSCA website 

 

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This club loss is the classical recipe;  my opponent makes less mistakes than I do and he finds the best move.
 
Al Raczka-Alan Lasser
6/5/19
Forbes Library Chess Club
game/90+5
 
3.d4 c6 
19…Nb6
37.Qh5# 1-0
 
 
Hey Chess Parents,
 
We have a fun DIG Chess Tournament coming up on Saturday, June 22nd, from 11am to 1pm at the North Branch Bridgeport Public Library (3455 Madison Ave Bridgeport).
 
It will be a Blitz Tournament called the “2019 Pirolo Blitz Scholastic Tournament”. You do not need a USCF membership to play in this tournament. Each player will play 6 rounds. It is open to grades K-12. The players have 5 minutes each for each game. It’s a fast paced style game that is exciting and fun.
 
You can register here:
 

Respectfully,

Coach Dan

 

 
BOB CYR, NBCC HISTORIAN
 
Effective September 1, Dr. Anthony Yablonski is set to break the record currently held by the legendary Arkadijs Strazdins for the longest standing member. On September 1, Tony will have been a member of the club for fifty-seven years. He joined in 1962 based on my conversation with him. Unfortunately, I don't have any written evidence of this, but I will trust Tony's word on this. He remembers going to the club with Peter Klokowski at the General Hollar Post in the early 1960s during the Jan Cendrowski administration. Arkadijs Strazdins held the record for fifty-six years. 
 
Tony will be presented with a certificate of official recognition in September. Congratulations, Tony. Thank you for supporting the club for over five decades. Your recognition will be updated on the NBCC Hall of Fame in September.
 
We are traveling back in time to May 21, 1979 (nearly four decades ago), when U.S. Chess Master Emeritus Dr. Joseph Platz gave a simultaneous chess exhibition at the New Britain Chess Club. Dr. Platz was did fairly well, considering his "physical condition and age." Derek Meredith (formerly known as Matthew Coulombe) played two boards against the doctor, which he permitted. Matthew won one game, and Platz won the other. 
 
Dr. Platz was honored last year at the club with a tournament to memorialize his legacy to chess. This year, the club will probably be honoring David Lees, who was the driving force for the Western Massachusetts chess community for decades. 
 
We now return you to present time. Thanks for taking this trip down memory lane.
 
Some highlights from the annual NBCC meeting held June 11 at the club, which lasted about one hour. 
 
1) Dr. Tony Yablonski to be recognized as the longest-standing member of fifty-seven years effective September 1.
2) Up next for their special tournament are John Twombley and Will Torres.
3) Joseph Mansigian was awarded a life-time membership for his work on the website and for his service to the club as president during 2003 through 2010. Well deserved recognition!
4) Dues remaining the same. 
5) Club continuing to hold weekly training sessions. An anonymous donor has contributed to this fund to pay our instructors.
6) Time increment to the be used instead of time delay for the July Knockout/Swiss Tournament.
7) Club treasury is healthy. 
8) Gert Hilhorst to step down as club treasurer due to business demands, Laurent Lafosse to assume treasurer position. Replacing Laurent's vacant treasury position will be taken by Mario Guevara-Rodriguez. Norman Burtness and Suhas Kodali were unanimously re-elected to club president and vice president, respectively.
9) Many varied time-controlled events are held by the club for the benefits of the membership.
10) Thanks to our elected club officials and instructors for their continued efforts to make our organization stronger. They are the heart and soul of "The Heart of Connecticut Chess".
11) I plan to continue serving as NBCC historian. 
 
Bob Cyr
 

NBCC Annual Meeting 7:00, June 11, 2019

The NBCC held its annual meeting on June 11, 2019 with 35 members in attendance.  Elected as officers:

President, Norman Burtness;

Vice President, Suhas Kodali;

Treasurer, Laurent Lafosse;

Secretary, Mario Guevarra-Rodriguez.

Due to work commitments, Gert Hilhorst is stepping down as treasurer.  I would publicly like to thank Gert for his tremendous job as treasurer and for his help and advice in running the club for the last 3 years.  We are fortunate to have Laurent willing to take his place. Click on the link for the 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes which contains more details of the evening’s business.  Rick Bauer won the Bullet tournament which followed the meeting.

GAME OF THE WEEK, by Alan Lasser

In this complex variation of the King’s Gambit, the queen must fight to keep the White king from being chased across the board by a swarm of pieces. For many moves, the computer thinks the unbalanced position is mostly equal, until the king finally goes to the wrong square.


GM Alexey Kislinsky(2429)-IM Lukas Cernousek(2438)
5/3/19
2019 Czech Championship
1.e4 e5
2.f4 exf4
3.Nf3 g5
4.h4 g4
5.Ne5 Nf6
6.Nxg4 Nxe4
7.d3 Ng3
8.Bxf4 Nxh1
9.Qe2+ Qe7 Not 9...Be7 10.Nf6 Kf8 11.Bh6 mate
10.Nf6+ Kd8
11.Bxc7+ Kxc7
12.Nd5+ Kd8
13.Nxe7 Bxe7
14.Qg4 d6
15.Qf4 Rg8
16.Qxf7?! -0.42/23
16.Nc3 Ng3 17.O-O-O Be6 18.d4 Rg4 19.Qf3 Nc6 20.Bc4 h5 21.Bxe6 fxe6 22.Qf7 Nf5 23.Qxe6 Nfxd4 24.Qf7 Kd7 = Stockfish
16.Be2 Rxg2 17.Nc3 17.Qf1 Bxh4+ 18.Kd2 Rxe2+ 19.Qxe2 Ng3 20.Qf3 Bg5+ 21.Kd1 Nf5 22.Qh5 Ne3+ 23.Kc1 h6 24.Qxf7 Bd7 25.Nc3 Nd5+ 26.Kb1 Nxc3+ 27.bxc3 Kc7 -0.24 Stockfish 17...Ng3 18.Bf3 Rg1+ 19.Kf2 Rxa1 20.Qxf7 Nd7 Not 20...Nf5 21. Qg8+ Kc7 22. Nd5+ Kd7 23. Bg4 Bxh4+ 24. Kg2 Na6 25. Bxf5+ Kc6 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 27. Qxc8+ Kxd5 28. Qc4+ Ke5 29. Qe4+ Kf6 30. Qxh4+ +7.23 Stockfish Another try is 20...Nh1 21. Kg2 Nd7 22. Nd5 Re1 23. Be4 Bf8 24. Nf4 Kc7 25. Ne6+ Kb8 26. Nxf8 Nc5 27. Bf3 a5 28. Qf6 Ne6 29. Nxe6 Rxe6 +2.61 Stockfish 21.Nd5 Nf5 22.Bh5 Bxh4+ 23.Kg2 Ne3+ 24.Nxe3 Nf6 25.Nd5 Nxd5 26.Qxd5 Be7 27.Qa5+ Kd7 28.Bg4+ Ke8 29.Bh5+ = Stockfish
16…Re8
17.Na3?! -1.10/22
17.Kd2 -0.40/21 17...Bxh4 17...Ng3 18. Qf4 Nxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Bg4 20. Nc3 h5 21. Re1 Rf8 22. Qh1 Nc6 23. Nd5 Kd7 24. Nxe7 Nxe7 -0.81 Stockfish 18.c4 Ng3 19.Nc3 Bg5+ 20.Kc2
17...Bxh4+?! -0.49/23
17...Ng3 -1.10/22 18.Be2 18. O-O-O Bg4 19. Re1 Bg5+ 20. hxg5 Rxe1+ 21. Kd2 Re7 22. Qf4 Nxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Nd7 24. g6 hxg6 -0.50 Stockfish 18...Bxh4 19.Kd1 Nxe2 20.Nb5 Be7 21.Kxe2 Nc6 22.Rh1 a6 23.Qxe8+ Kxe8 24.Nc7+ Kd8 25.Nxa8 Bf5 26.c3 Ne5 27.d4 Nd3 28.b3 Be4 29.Ke3 d5 30.Rh5 Bd6 31.Nb6 Nf4
18.Kd2 Bg5+
19.Kc3 Bd7
19...Nc6 20.Qg7 h6 21.Nb5 Bd7 22.Nxd6 Kc7 23.Nb5+ Kd8 = Stockfish
20.Nc4 Kc7
21.Qd5 Bf4
22.Qa5+?! -0.71/25
22.Na5 0.00/23 22...Nc6 23.Nxc6 bxc6 24.Qa5+ Kc8 25.d4 Re3+ 26.Bd3 Ng3 27.Re1 Be6 27...Ne4+ 28. Kb3 Rb8+ 29. Ka3 Rg3 30. b3 Rxd3 31. Qa6+ Kc7 32. Qxd3 d5 = Stockfish 28.Rxe3 Bxe3 29.Bxh7 Bf4 30.Qa6+ Kc7 31.Qa5+ Kd7 32.Qa6 Rc8 33.Qxa7+ Rc7 34.Qa8 Bd5 35.Bd3 Rc8 36.Qb7+ Rc7 37.Qa8
22…b6
23.Qh5 b5
24.Na5? -3.36/23
24.Qf3 -0.67/22 24...Bg5 25.Na5 Nc6 26.Nxc6 Bxc6 27.Qh5 Bf6+ 27...b4+ 28. Kb3 h6 29. Qxh1 a5 30. Rd1 Bd5+ 31. c4 bxc3+ 32. Kxc3 Bxa2 -1.01 Stockfish 28.Kb3 Ng3 29.Qf7+ Be7 30.Re1 Kd7 31.Be2 Nxe2 32.Rxe2 Kd8 33.Qxh7 Bd5+ 34.Ka3
24…b4+
25.Kb3 Na6?? +0.33/22
25...Re5 -3.37/24 26.Qf3 Rxa5 27.Qxf4 Nc6 27...Ba4+ 28. Kc4 Nc6 29. d4 Bxc2 30. Rc1 Rf8 31. Qh2 Rf2 32. Bd3 Ba4 33. a3 Rxb2 34. axb4 Rb5 35. Rxh1 R5xb4+ 36. Kd5 Rxd4+ 37. Ke6 Ne5 -6.76 Stockfish 28.a4 Rg8 29.Qf7 Rgg5 30.g3 Nxg3 31.Bh3 Nf5 32.c3 bxc3 33.bxc3 Ne5 34.Qxh7 Nxd3 35.Kc2 Nc5 36.Qf7 Rxa4 37.Rxa4 Nxa4
26.Qxh1?! 0.00/23
26.d4 +0.33/22 26...Ng3 26...Re3+ 27. c3 Ng3 28. Qf7 Nf5 29. a4 bxc3 30. Bxa6 Rb8+ 31. Bb5 Nxd4+ 32. Ka2 Nxb5 33. Qc4+ Kd8 34. Qxf4 Be6+ 35. Nc4 Bxc4+ 36. Qxc4 cxb2 37. Qg8+ Kc7 = Stockfish 27.Qf7 Nxf1 28.Rxf1 Bg5 29.Rf5 Be7 30.Rh5 Rab8 31.Rxh7 d5
26…Nc5+
27.Kxb4 Rab8+
28.Kc4?? #-11/21
28.Ka3 0.00/25 28...Rb5 29.Nc4 Re6 30.b3 30. Qh4 Bd2 31. c3 d5 32. Qg3+ Kb7 33. Nd6+ Rxd6 34. Qxd6 Ra5+ 35. Kb4 Rb5+ = Stockfish 30...d5 31.Qh4 Ra6+ 32.Kb2 Na4+ 33.Ka3 Nb6+ 34.Kb2 Na4+
28...d5+
29.Kc3 Na4+
30.Kd4 Be3+ 31.Kd5 Nb6 is checkmate 0-1

 

 

Coventry Chess Club's 12 most faithful players.

Of the 37 total tournaments so far; Joe Bihlmeyer was in 25 of them.

Thanks to Joe and others; Derek Meredith and Mark Bourque.

Thanks also to Art Nagel, Dan Smith, Joshua Berkun, Suhas Kodali,

Hayes Goodman, Nelson Castaneda, Daniel Zhou, and Larry Laffose.

Most of us also play at the New Britain Chess Club.

Rank USCF ID Exp. Date Name
State
 Rating Date
Published		 Events Last Event
1 12686352 
2021-02-28
  JOSEPH BIHLMEYER
CT
2036
 2019-04-01
25
 201904138402
2 10031443 
2099-12-31
  MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH
CT
2118
 2019-04-01
15
 201902232622
3 12139250 
2020-07-31
  MARK BOURQUE
CT
1945
 2019-04-01
14
 201904138402
4 10574790 
2099-12-31
  ROB ROY
CT
1405
 2018-12-01
13
 201811173732
5 10264669 
2099-12-31
  ARTHUR C NAGEL
CT
1720
 2019-04-01
12
 201903163912
6 12704934 
2021-04-30
  DANIEL SMITH
RI
1547
 2019-04-01
11
 201904138402
7 16080502 
2020-09-30
  JOSHUA BERKUN
CT
1481
 2019-03-01
10
 201812156792
8 13764792 
2021-01-31
  SUHAS KODALI
CT
2138
 2019-04-01
8
 201807143042
9 15207355 
2019-07-31
  HAYES GOODMAN
RI
1609
 2019-04-01
8
 201904138402
10 12564228 
2020-04-30
  FM NELSON CASTANEDA
CT
2328
 2019-04-01
7
 201808116262
11 14927462 
2020-05-31
  DANIEL ZHOU
CT
1820
 2019-04-01
7
 201812156792
12 12431094 
2019-05-31
  LAURENT LAFOSSE
CT
1260
 2019-04-01
7
 201811173732

 

 

 

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REPORT - NEW BRITAIN CHESS CLUB

GAME OF THE WEEK  by Alan Lasser

If you are not silicon-based and electrically powered, here’s what you need to be a good chess player; memory, imagination/visualization, maximum processing speed, and fighting spirit. True we are only brain warriors, but fierce determination counts for a lot. Every half point in a tournament is important, the key to Massachusett’s Sam Sevian finishing second in this year’s Capablanca Memorial was drawing this difficult game. His opponent sacrificed the exchange late in the middle game to develop connected passed pawns on the queenside; but a blunder on the last move before time control finally gave Sevian a chance to hold.

GM Baskaran Adhiban(2701)-GM Sam Sevian(2666)
5/11/19
2019 Capablanca Memorial

1.Nf3 d5
2.g3 Nf6
3.Bg2 c5
4.O-O Nc6
5.c4 d4
6.e3 e6
7.d3 Bd6
8.exd4 cxd4
9.Na3 O-O
10.Nc2 e5
11.b4 Re8
12.b5 Nb8
13.Bg5 Nbd7
14.Nd2 Nc5
15.Ne4 Ncxe4
16.Bxe4 h6
17.Bxf6 Qxf6
18.Qh5 Rb8
19.a4 a5
20.Rac1 Qg5
21.Qxg5 hxg5
22.Na1 Bb4
23.c5 Bh3
24.Rc4?! -1.42/27
24.Rfd1 -0.57/24 24...Be6 24... Rec8 25. c6 bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Bxc6 Be6 28. Rb1 Kf8 29. Nb3 Ke7 30. Kf1 g4 31. f4 gxf3 32. Bxf3 Kd6 -0.93 Stockfish 25.c6 f5 26.Bg2 bxc6 27.Bxc6 Rec8 28.f3 Bc3 29.Rc2 Kf7 30.Kg2 Kf6 31.Rdc1 Bg8
24.Bg2 Bf5 25.Be4 Be6 26.c6 f5 27.Bg2 bxc6 28.Bxc6 Rec8 -1.04 Stockfish
24…Bxf1
25.Kxf1 Rbc8
26.Nb3 Re7
27.b6 g6
28.g4?! -1.46/27
28.c6 -1.03/26 28...bxc6 29.Bxc6 Rb8 30.b7 Kg7 30...Rc7 31. f4 gxf4 32. gxf4 exf4 33. Nxd4 Kg7 34. Ke2 Rcxb7 35. Bxb7 Rxb7 -1.34 Stockfish 31.h3 Rc7 32.Bd5 Rxc4 33.dxc4
28…Kg7
29.Ke2 Kf6? -0.11/33
29...Rh8 -1.41/26 30.c6 30. h3 Rf8 -1.36 Stockfish 30...bxc6 31.Bxc6 Rxh2 31...Rb8 32. b7 Rc7 33. Bg2 Rxc4 34. dxc4 Kf8 35. c5 Ke7 36. c6 Kd6 37. h4 gxh4 -1.33 Stockfish 32.b7
29...f6 30.f3 Rh8 31.h3 Rxh3 32.c6 bxc6 33.Bxc6 Rh2+ 34.Kf1 Rh1+ 35.Kg2 Rh8 36.b7 Rb8 37.Bd5 Rbxb7 38.Bxb7 Rxb7 39.Nc5 Bxc5 40.Rxc5 Rb3 41.Rxa5 Rxd3 -1.65 Stockfish
30.c6 bxc6
31.Rxc6+ Rxc6
32.Bxc6 Re6?! +0.62/31
32...Kg7 -0.11/31 33.b7 33. Kd1 Kf8 34. b7 Bd6 35. Nxa5 Bb8 36. Nc4 Rc7 37. Nxe5 Ke7 38. Be4 Kd6 39. Nf3 f5 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Nxd4 fxe4 42. Nb5+ Kc6 43. Nxc7 Bxc7 44. dxe4 Kxb7 45. Ke2 Bxh2 +0.09 Stockfish 33...Bd6 34.Nxa5 Bb8 35.Be4 35. Nc4 Rc7 36. Bd5 f5 37. h3 Rc5 38. Nb6 Rc2+ 39. Ke1 e4 40. Nd7 Bf4 41. b8=Q Rc1+ 42. Ke2 Rc2+ = Stockfish 35...f6 36.Kf3 Rc7 37.Kg2 Kh6 38.Kf3 Rf7 39.Bd5 Rd7 40.Be4 Rh7 41.Ke2 Rf7 42.Bd5 Rd7 43.Be4 Rg7 44.Kf3 Rc7 45.Nc4 f5 46.Bd5 Rd7 47.Bc6 Re7 48.Bd5 Rd7
33.b7 Bd6
34.Bd5 Re8?! +1.13/29
34...Re7 +0.58/29 35.Nxa5 Bb8 36.Nc4 Rc7 37.a5 Ke7 37...Rc5 38. Nb6 Ke7 39. a6 Kd8 40. Bc4 Ra5 41. f3 Ra1 42. h3 f6 43. Nc8 Kd7 44. Kd2 Kc7 45. Ne7 Kd7 +0.25 Stockfish 38.a6 Rc5 39.Nb6 Kd8 40.Bc4 f6 41.Nc8 Rxc8 42.bxc8=Q+ Kxc8 43.Kf3 Kc7 44.Ke4 Kc6 45.f3 Kc5 46.h3 Ba7 47.Bf7 Kb5 48.Bxg6 Kxa6 49.Kf5
35.Nxa5 Ke7?! +1.64/33
35...Rd8 +1.21/27 36.Be4 Re8 37.Nc6 Ke6 38.a5 Kd7 39.a6 Kc7 40.Na5 Bc5 41.Bd5 Kb6 42.Bxf7 Stockfish also plays 35...Ke7
36.Nc6+ Kd7
37.Bxf7 Rh8
38.Bd5 Bb8
39.Be4 Kd6
40.Na5? +0.08/31
40.Kf3 +1.64/31 40...Rh3+ 40...Kc7 41. Nxe5 Rxh2 42. Nf7 Rh3+ 43. Ke2 Rh4 44. Bf3 Kb6 45. Nxg5 Rh8 46. Be4 Re8 47. Nf3 Bf4 48. Nxd4 +2.46 Stockfish 41.Kg2 Rh8 42.Kg3 42. a5 Kc7 43. a6 Rh4 44. Kg3 Rh8 45. a7 Bxa7 46. Nxa7 Rb8 47. Nb5+ Kd7 48. Kh3 Re8 49. Na7 Kc7 50. Kg2 Rb8 51. Nb5+ Kb6 52. Nd6 Rg8 53. Nf7 Rf8 54. Nxe5 Kc7 55. Kg3 Rh8 56. Nf7 Re8 57. b8=Q+ Rxb8 58. Nxg5 +13.09 Stockfish 42...Bc7 43.h3
40…Kc5
41.Nc4 Rxh2
42.Bxg6 e4
43.Bxe4 Bg3
44.Bg2 Rxg2
45.Kf3 Rg1
46.fxg3 Rb1
47.Na5 Kd5
48.Ke2 Rb2+
49.Kf3 Rb6
50.Kg2 Rb2+
51.Kf3 Rb6 If Black eventually approaches the knight with Kb4, White will play b8Q Rb8, Nc6 Ka4, Nb8 ½-½

 

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2019 Northeast Open in Stamford was won by Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Belous 4.5-0.5. Tied for 2nd-4th with a score of 4-1 were GM Alexander Ivanov, IM Alexander Katz, IM Justin Sarkar and Andrew Alito, who also took top U2300.

The best players from Connecticut in the Major Section were Maximillian Lu and Joseph Han (tied for 2nd for the U2300 prize).


The U2100 was shared by Shawn Swindell and Frank Prestia, both from New York. Tying for 3rd were Connecticut's Joe Bihlmeyer and scholastic players Preston Deleo and Nathaniel Moor (top U1900).

UConn's Isaiah Glessner took clear 1st in the U1800, and Sergei Zakharov from New York in the U1500.

Ian Dailis from Connecticut and Phil Lee from Pennsylvania tied for 1st in the U1200, with Shan Kerr (top U1000), Nicholas Chong (top Unrated) and Landau Day (top U600) also winning prizes.


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GAME OF THE WEEK, by Alan Lasser
 
This club loss is the classical recipe;  my opponent makes less mistakes than I do and he finds the best move.
 
Al Raczka-Alan Lasser
6/5/19
Forbes Library Chess Club
game/90+5
 
3.d4 c6 
19…Nb6
37.Qh5# 1-0
 
 
Hey Chess Parents,
 
We have a fun DIG Chess Tournament coming up on Saturday, June 22nd, from 11am to 1pm at the North Branch Bridgeport Public Library (3455 Madison Ave Bridgeport).
 
It will be a Blitz Tournament called the “2019 Pirolo Blitz Scholastic Tournament”. You do not need a USCF membership to play in this tournament. Each player will play 6 rounds. It is open to grades K-12. The players have 5 minutes each for each game. It’s a fast paced style game that is exciting and fun.
 
You can register here:
 

Respectfully,

Coach Dan

 

 
BOB CYR, NBCC HISTORIAN
 
Effective September 1, Dr. Anthony Yablonski is set to break the record currently held by the legendary Arkadijs Strazdins for the longest standing member. On September 1, Tony will have been a member of the club for fifty-seven years. He joined in 1962 based on my conversation with him. Unfortunately, I don't have any written evidence of this, but I will trust Tony's word on this. He remembers going to the club with Peter Klokowski at the General Hollar Post in the early 1960s during the Jan Cendrowski administration. Arkadijs Strazdins held the record for fifty-six years. 
 
Tony will be presented with a certificate of official recognition in September. Congratulations, Tony. Thank you for supporting the club for over five decades. Your recognition will be updated on the NBCC Hall of Fame in September.
 
We are traveling back in time to May 21, 1979 (nearly four decades ago), when U.S. Chess Master Emeritus Dr. Joseph Platz gave a simultaneous chess exhibition at the New Britain Chess Club. Dr. Platz was did fairly well, considering his "physical condition and age." Derek Meredith (formerly known as Matthew Coulombe) played two boards against the doctor, which he permitted. Matthew won one game, and Platz won the other. 
 
Dr. Platz was honored last year at the club with a tournament to memorialize his legacy to chess. This year, the club will probably be honoring David Lees, who was the driving force for the Western Massachusetts chess community for decades. 
 
We now return you to present time. Thanks for taking this trip down memory lane.
 
Some highlights from the annual NBCC meeting held June 11 at the club, which lasted about one hour. 
 
1) Dr. Tony Yablonski to be recognized as the longest-standing member of fifty-seven years effective September 1.
2) Up next for their special tournament are John Twombley and Will Torres.
3) Joseph Mansigian was awarded a life-time membership for his work on the website and for his service to the club as president during 2003 through 2010. Well deserved recognition!
4) Dues remaining the same. 
5) Club continuing to hold weekly training sessions. An anonymous donor has contributed to this fund to pay our instructors.
6) Time increment to the be used instead of time delay for the July Knockout/Swiss Tournament.
7) Club treasury is healthy. 
8) Gert Hilhorst to step down as club treasurer due to business demands, Laurent Lafosse to assume treasurer position. Replacing Laurent's vacant treasury position will be taken by Mario Guevara-Rodriguez. Norman Burtness and Suhas Kodali were unanimously re-elected to club president and vice president, respectively.
9) Many varied time-controlled events are held by the club for the benefits of the membership.
10) Thanks to our elected club officials and instructors for their continued efforts to make our organization stronger. They are the heart and soul of "The Heart of Connecticut Chess".
11) I plan to continue serving as NBCC historian. 
 
Bob Cyr
 

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NBCC Annual Meeting 7:00, June 11, 2019

The NBCC held its annual meeting on June 11, 2019 with 35 members in attendance.  Elected as officers:

President, Norman Burtness;

Vice President, Suhas Kodali;

Treasurer, Laurent Lafosse;

Secretary, Mario Guevarra-Rodriguez.

Due to work commitments, Gert Hilhorst is stepping down as treasurer.  I would publicly like to thank Gert for his tremendous job as treasurer and for his help and advice in running the club for the last 3 years.  We are fortunate to have Laurent willing to take his place. Click on the link for the 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes which contains more details of the evening’s business.  Rick Bauer won the Bullet tournament which followed the meeting.

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13th Strazdins Cup Results  Congratulations to  Nelson Castaneda for winning the 13th Strazdins Cup with 4.5 out of 5 points.   In the U1500, Strazdins Stein section, Lisa Smith won with 4 out of 5 points.  Winners are shown below.  See USCF crosstable for complete results. 
Open Section - Strazdins Cup1st - Nelson Castaneda (4.5) 2nd - Rick Bauer (4) 3rd - Joe Bihlmeyer (3.5)
U2000 - Joe Hricko and Mark Bourque (3) U1800 - Michael Smith, Bob Wooster, Roger Bessette (2.5) U1500 Section - Strazdins Stein1st - Lisa Smith (4)2nd - Yogahari J. (3.5) 3rd - Bob Feder, Arijit Chakraborty, Norman Aldrich (3) U1000 - Punyavra Upadhyay (2.5)

 

CSCA Rapid Tournament Results On Sunday, June 2, 2019, the CSCA sponsored the 2019 CT State Rapid Championship, held the the New Britain Chess Club, in New Britain, CT.  Only 9 players competed in the event.  Winning the event on Tiebreaks was Nelson Castaneda over Danny Pascetta. Norman Burtness and Joe Hricko tied for the U2000 prize, and Nakul Ramaswamy won the U1700 prize and the Scholastic Trophy.   See the USCF Crosstable for complete results.

 

Training Class - Expert Suhas KodaliPuzzles for training!Based on demand, we will solving puzzles for the training session next Tuesday. However the puzzles will be based off YOUR games from the Strazdins Cup. If you think a particular move from your games would be an interesting puzzle (tactical or positional), submit the game and the move number to newbritainchessclub@gmail.com. We will add it to a study on lichess.

Norman Burtness, President New Britain Chess Club

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REPORT - 2019 CSCA RAPID

 

NEWS FROM CSCA WEBSITE

6/2
Nelson Castaneda edged out Daniel Pascetta on tiebreaks to win the 2019 State Rapid Championship held in New Britain. Norman Burtness and Joe Hricko shared the U2000 prize while Nakul Ramaswamy won the U1700 and the scholastic trophy.   Crosstable

 

2019 CSCA RAPID  -  June 2

 

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  | 
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    1 | NELSON CASTANEDA                |4.0  |W   4|W   2|W   6|L   3|W   7|
   CT | 12564228 / Q: 2234   ->2232     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |
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    2 | DANIEL PASCETTA                 |4.0  |W   8|L   1|W   5|W   6|W   3|
   CT | 13492310 / Q: 1998   ->2017     |     |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |
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    3 | NORMAN BURTNESS                 |3.0  |X    |L   4|W   8|W   1|L   2|
   CT | 14558024 / Q: 1820   ->1825     |     |     |B    |W    |W    |B    |
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    4 | JOSEPH HRICKO                   |3.0  |L   1|W   3|W   7|W   9|L   5|
   CT | 12553334 / Q: 1754   ->1774     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |
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    5 | NAKUL RAMASWAMY                 |3.0  |L   6|W   9|L   2|B    |W   4|
   CT | 15323071 / Q: 1557   ->1591     |     |W    |B    |W    |     |B    |
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    6 | RICHARD N BAUER                 |2.0  |W   5|W   7|L   1|L   2|U    |
   CT | 10583896 / Q: 2087   ->2076     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |     |
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    7 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH          |2.0  |W   9|L   6|L   4|W   8|L   1|
   CT | 10031443 / Q: 2013   ->1980     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |
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    8 | ELIZABETH C SMITH               |2.0  |L   2|B    |L   3|L   7|W   9|
   CT | 15913683 / Q: 1263   ->1283     |     |W    |     |B    |W    |B    |
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    9 | MAHESH MAHABALESHWAR            |1.0  |L   7|L   5|B    |L   4|L   8|
   CT | 15456900 / Q: 1315P14->1279P18  |     |B    |W    |     |B    |W    |
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   10 | NADAV M HARTMAN                 |0.0  |F    |U    |U    |U    |U    |
   CT | 16966336 / Q:  545P17-> 545P17  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
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NEWS FROM CSCA WEBSITE

5/18
Rick Bauer, Joe Bihlmeyer and Jonathan Smucker tied for first at the 2019 Constitution State Open in Coventry.    Crosstable

5/11
A group of 18 players gathered for the Gaetano Bompastore Get Well Quick in Agawam, Mass. Gaetano, who is one of the most active players in the Springfield, Mass/Hartford, Conn area was involved in a serious car accident on his way home from the NBCC Summer Open on August 26, 2018. After a long recovery, players from Massachusetts and Connecticut gathered at his rehab facility to celebrate Gaetano's comeback to rated chess. Suhas Kodali won the event with a score of 4,5-0,5.    Rating Report     Two photos at CSCA Website 

 

 

GAME OF THE WEEK, by Alan Lasser

I’ve seen this a few times now. Someone who played as a child rediscovers chess via the internet. They play internet games and get internet ratings and eventually, I suppose they can’t help themselves, they wander into some chess club just to see what real human over-the-board chess is like. They have always wondered if someone can play real tactics without using a computer to cheat. Sometimes they see an actual trap spring into action. Apparently having satisfied his curiosity, this player hasn’t come back to the chess club since.

Dan Van Note-Alan Lasser
4/6/19
Lilly Library Chess Club
game/30
1.d4 d5
2.Nc3 Nf6
3.Bg5 Nbd7
4.Nf3 h6
5.Bxf6 Nxf6
6.Ne5 Bf5
7.f3 e6
8.e3 a6
9.Qd2 Bd6
10.O-O-O c5
11.g4 Bh7
12.f4?! -1.25/22
12.h4 -0.32/21 12...Qc7 13.Bd3 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bh3 cxd4 15. exd4 O-O-O 16. Rhe1 Kb8 17. Bg4 Ng3 18. g6 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Bxg6 -0.62 Stockfish 13...Bxe5 14.dxe5 Qxe5 15.Bxh7 Rxh7 16.Kb1 Qc7 17.e4 d4 18.Ne2 O-O-O
12…Rc8
13.g5 hxg5
14.fxg5 Ne4
15.Nxe4 Bxe4
16.Bg2 Bxc2? -0.17/25
16...Bf5 -1.23/22 17.g6 17. Kb1 Qxg5 18. Nf3 Qd8 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Nd4 Bg6 21. Rc1 Qa5 22. Qf2 Qa4 23. Nb3 Rb5 -2.91 Stockfish 17...fxg6 17... cxd4 18. gxf7+ Kf8 19. Nd3 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Qc7 21. Qe2 Bg4 22. Qd2 Bxd1 23. Qxd1 Rxh2 24. Rxh2 Bxh2 25. Qe2 Qxf7 -4.94 Stockfish 18.Nf3 cxd4 19.Nxd4 Rh4 20.Nxf5 gxf5 21.Kb1 Qc7 22.Qe2 Qb6
17.Kxc2 cxd4+
18.Kb1 Bxe5
19.exd4 Bd6
20.h4 g6
21.Bf3 Qc7?! 0.00/24
21...Kd7 -0.30/23 22.h5 22. a3 Rh7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Bxh5 Qh8 25. Qe2 Be7 26. Ka2 Rc6 27. Qg4 Qg8 28. g6 Rg7 29. Qe2 f5 30. Rc1 Bf6 31. Rxc6 bxc6 32. Qxa6 Bxd4 -0.51 Stockfish 22...gxh5 23.Bxh5 Qg8 -1.22 Stockfish
22.h5 Bf4
23.Qg2?! -0.54/24
23.Qe2 0.00/22 23...Kf8 23...Kd8 24. Rdf1 Bxg5 25. Rhg1 f6 26. Qxe6 gxh5 27. Qxd5+ Qd7 28. Qxd7+ Kxd7 29. Bxb7 Rc4 30. Bxa6 Rxd4 -0.21 Stockfish 24.a3 gxh5 25.Bxh5 Qe7 26.g6 fxg6 27.Bxg6 Rxh1 28.Rxh1 Qf6 29.Bc2 Rc4 30.Ka2 Rc7 31.Bb3 Rc1 32.Rxc1 Bxc1 33.Qc2 Be3 34.Qc8+ Kg7 35.Qc7+ Kh6 36.Qh2+ Kg6 37.Qg3+ Qg5 38.Qc7 Bxd4
23…gxh5
24.Bxh5?? -7.02/26
24.g6 -0.54/23 24...fxg6 25.Qxg6+ Qf7 26.Qxf7+ Kxf7 27.Rde1 Rcg8 27... Bd2 28. Re5 Rh6 29. Rf1 Rf6 30. Re2 Bg5 31. Bxh5+ Ke7 32. Rfe1 Rc6 33. Bg4 Bh4 34. Rc1 Rxc1+ 35. Kxc1 Bg3 -1.43 Stockfish 28.Rxh5 Rxh5
24.a3 Rg8 25.Rxh5 Qb6 26.Qe2 Qb5 27.Qxb5+ axb5 28.Rh7 Rxg5 29.Bh5 Rf5 30.Rf1 Ke7 31.Bxf7 Rxf7 32.Rxf7+ Kxf7 33.Rxf4+ Kg6 -0.74 Stockfish
24…Rxh5
25.Qf1?? #-8/37
25.a3 -7.02/26 25...Rxg5 26.Qf2 Rf5 27.Rh8+ 27. Qe2 Bg5 28. Rh3 Qc4 29. Qg2 Qa4 30. Re1 Qxd4 31. Rb3 Kf8 -8.89 Stockfish 27...Kd7 27...Ke7 28.Rh3 Bg5 29.Qe2 Qc4 30. Qg2 Qa4 31. Re1 Qxd4 32. Qg1 Qxg1 33. Rxg1 Bf6 34. Rh2 Rc4 35. Rd1 Rff4 -9.22 Stockfish 28.Rxc8 Kxc8
25…Rxh1
26.Qxh1 Qc2+
27.Ka1 Qxd1+
28.Qxd1 Rc1+
29.Qxc1 Bxc1
30.b4 Be3
31.Kb2 Bxd4+
32.Kb3 b5
33.a4 Be3
34.axb5 axb5
35.g6 fxg6
36.Kc2 e5
37.Kd3 Bb6
38.Kc2 e4
39.Kb3 g5
40.Ka3 e3
41.Kb2 e2
42.Kc2 e1=Q
43.Kd3 Be3
44.Kc2 Qd2+
45.Kb1 Bf4
46.Ka1 Be5+
47.Kb1 Qb2# 0-1

 

 

 

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