Connecticut Chess Magazine

New Britain Chess Club Weekly News Aug 31, 2019

This Week’s News Items:

President's Message

54th NBCC Summer Open Report

What are the Odds, Tuesday Sept 3, 2019

NBCC Quick Chess Championships Results

Oktoberfest Tournament starts September 10, 2019

Time to Renew Your NBCC Membership

Training Class 6:15-7:00 - Joe Bihlmeyer

President's Message

Our 2018-2019 membership years comes to a close. We finish the year with 101 members, the 3rd time in the last 5 years we have broken the 100 mark!

The NBCC officers officially start their terms, with Norman Burtness, President; Suhas Kodali, Vice President; Mario Guevara-Rodriguez, Secretary; and David Herscovici, Treasurer.

Following his election last June, Laurent Lafosse was unable to fulfill the duties as Treasurer due to a change in work commitments, and David Herscovici was appointed to take his place.

I again want to thank Gert Hilhorst for his work for the last 4+ years as treasurer, taking over admirably after the passing of long-time treasurer Andris Strazdins.

On a personal note, I had the pleasure of seeing Danny Rozovsky last weekend when he was in town. He has graduated from Berkeley with a degree in math, and has started working for Universal Tennis, where he is designing a Tennis Rating software to replace the current ranking system. Danny was responsible for getting me back into playing chess seriously after a 30 yrs absence when as a 2237-rated 9th grader, he came to my chess club at school and promptly destroyed me. We then played regularly and he showed me a whole new world of chess strategy I had never seen before.

54th NBCC Summer Open Report

Congratulations to Mark Bourque for edging out Joe Hricko on tie-breaks to take home the 1st place trophy.

Kyle Triplett won the U1619 section and Ethan Shemo went 5-0 in the U919 section to take 1st place.

It was nice to see Gaetano Bompastore at the Open. It was just a year ago coming home from this event that he had his terrible accident. He is still in a wheel chair, but was in good spirits.

We all wish you, Gaetano, the best for your continued recovery.

NBCC Quick Chess Championships Results

The 2-week Quick Chess Championships finished on Tuesday. The winners are:

Open section: 1st: Nelson Castaneda, 2nd: Joe Bihlmeyer, 1st U2000: Joe Hricko

U1700 section: 1st: Kyle Triplett, 2nd: Mahesh Mahabaleshwar, 1st U1200 and 1st U1000:

four-way tie (all under 1000): Phiron Hin, Shritan Vijay, Sai Ganesh Senguttuvan and Adam Miller

Thanks to David Herscovici for ably directing his 1st tournament as Chief Tournament director.

Complete results can be found on the crosstable. USCF Crosstable - NBCC Quick Chess Championships

New Membership Year Starts in September

Please Renew your membership:

The success of the NBCC depends on the contributions and support of our chess community.

Membership dues are needed to pay for the use of the facilities, to purchase equipment and to run the club.

Benefits of a NBCC Membership include:

Casual play every week

Reduced tournament entry fee

Support of chess in CT

Participation in member only events, such as our Club Championship

and Christmas Party

Membership dues for the 9/1 - 8/31 club year are:

Regular $65

Children and full time students: $50

2nd family member: $35

65+ yrs old or out of state college student: $35

Special $35 in case of a Financial Hardship

You can also pay with check or cash at the club or

renew by PayPal on our website.

Training Class 6:15-7:00

On Tuesday, September, 3, Expert Joe Bihlmeyer will teach.

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Pal Benko Dies at Age 91

Pal Benko, Who Stepped Aside for Bobby Fischer, Dies at 91

Benko's Great Sacrifice

GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

Grandmaster Pal Benko died last week, he was an American chess hero, renowned for turning over his hard-earned spot in the 1970 interzonals to Bobby Fischer. The movie title had it wrong, it wasn’t a pawn sacrifice, it was the sacrifice of a grandmaster that allowed Fischer into championship cycle and his eventual world title.
My own Benko story is also from 1970, when our grateful chess nation was beginning to reward him. I was an under-employed eighteen year old B-player when I heard that there were going to be chess jobs in the Catskills. A group of well-heeled chess investors had the brilliant idea of buying the Flagler, a venerable hotel in the Borscht Belt, and turning it into a retirement home for old chess players. The hotel staff would include young chess players who, in addition to doing the grunt work of running the hotel, would make themselves available to the retirees whenever one of them wanted to play a game. It sounded like a dream job to me.
About 30 young chess players showed up at the hotel seeking this employment, most of them were hot-shot New Yorkers. The jobs would go to the highest rated players, and the ones who performed best in the simultaneous against Benko, who was slated to be the hotel's resident grandmaster. Talk about big stakes, did you ever play a chess game with your whole future on the line? I was in the bottom-half of the ratings, my only chance of a job was a good performance in the simul.
The highest rated hopeful was young expert Danny Shapiro(he grew up to be an over 2400 master), and he was the last one to finish. Wouldn’t you know it, the grandmaster made me play a more pieces than pawns position. Somehow I made it to the final five, but that meant I had less time to think and I crumbled in the complications. I hoped I had played well enough to snag a job, but for reasons unknown to me, the hotel purchase fell through, and the chess playing gigs that Pal Benko and I wanted never materialized.
My tribute was the coining of “Benko-files”. He is the only chess player to have his name on an opening and a file.

White GM Pal Benko
Black Alan Lasser
Event simultaneous exhibition
Flagler Hotel,Fallsburg, NY
Date 1970.08.29
Result 1-0
1.c4 f5
2.Nc3 Nf6
3.g3 e6
4.Bg2 Be7
5.Nf3 O-O
6.O-O d5
7.d4 Qe8
8.b3 Ne4
9.Bb2 Nd7
10.Ne1 c6
11.Nd3 Kh8
12.e3 g5?! +0.60/21
12...Nxc3 13.Bxc3 b6 14.Bb4 Bxb4 15.Nxb4 Bb7 16.Nd3 Qe7 17.Rc1 Rac8 18.h4 Rfd8 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.Nf4 Ba6 21.Re1 Nf6 +0.88 Stockfish
12...b6 13.Ne2 Bd6 14.Rc1 Bb7 15.Nef4 Rc8 16.Ne5 +0.21 Stockfish
13.f3 Nd6
14.Ne5 dxc4
15.Nxc4 Nxc4
16.bxc4 Nf6
17.f4 Qh5?! +1.42/24
17...Bd7 +0.85/19 18.Re1 18. Ne2 g4 19. Nc1 Rd8 20. Nd3 h5 21. Bc3 h4 22. gxh4 Qh5 23. Ne5 Bc8 24. Ba5 Rde8 25. Rb1 +1.60 Stockfish 18...Qg6 19.Qb3 Qg7 20.Ba3 Bxa3 21.Qxa3 Ng4 22.Qc5
17...gxf4 18.exf4 Bd7 19.Re1 Kg8 20.Re2 Qf7 21.a4 b6 22.Qd3 Bb4 23.Nd1 Rac8 24.Ne3 Rfd8 25.Qb3 Be7 +0.96 Stockfish
18.Qxh5 Nxh5
19.d5 Kg8
20.dxc6 bxc6
21.Rab1?! +0.73/22
21.Nb5 +1.41/22 21...gxf4 21...Rb8 22. Be5 Rb6 23. Nxa7 Bc5 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Rfe1 h6 26. a4 Kf7 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. exd4 +1.85 Stockfish 22.Bxc6 Rb8 23.Be5 Rb6 24.Bf3 Nf6 25.gxf4 Bc5 26.Kf2 a6 27.Bd4 27. Rg1+ Kf7 28. a4 axb5 29. a5 Rb7 30. Bxb7 Bxb7 31. cxb5 Rd8 32. Rad1 Ra8 33. Bxf6 Kxf6 34. Rd7 +3.17 Stockfish 27...Bxd4 28.Nxd4 Ng4+ 29.Bxg4 fxg4 30.Kg3 Re8 31.c5 Rb2 32.Rfe1 h5
21…Rb8
22.Bxc6 Bc5
23.fxg5 Bxe3+
24.Kg2 Bxg5
25.Nb5 Rf7? +3.28/25
25...Bb7 +0.61/22 26.Bxb7 Rxb7 27.Rfe1 27. Bd4 Rd8 28. Bxa7 Nf6 29. Bg1 Ne4 30. Nd4 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Bf6 32. Nxe6 +0.72 Stockfish 27...Rb6 28.Bd4 Ra6 29.c5 Rxa2+ 30.Kh3 Rd2 31.Rxe6 Rd3
25...Rb6 26.Bf3 Bb7 27.Bxb7 Rxb7 28.Rfe1 Rd7 29.Rxe6 Rd2+ 30.Kh3 a6 31.Nc3 Rfd8 32.Re2 R8d3 33.Kg2 Rxe2+ 34.Nxe2 f4 35.Kf2 fxg3+ 36.hxg3 +0.75 Stockfish
26.Be5 Rb6
27.Bf3? +1.75/23
27.Be8 Nf6 27...Be7 28. Bd4 Nf6 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Bxb6 axb6 +5.15 Stockfish 28.Bxf7+ Kxf7 29.Nd6+ Rxd6 30.Bxd6 Ne4 31.Bf4 Be7 32.Be3 Nc3 33.Rb3 Nxa2 34.Ra1 Ba6 35.Rxa2 Bxc4 36.Rbb2 Bxa2 37.Rxa2 +6.71 Stockfish
27…Bb7
28.Bxb7? +0.49/25
28.c5 +5.79/23 28...Ra6 29.Nd4 Bxf3+ 30.Kxf3 Bf6 30...Nf6 31. c6 Ra3+ 32. Rb3 Rxb3+ 33. axb3 Ng4 34. Re1 Nxe5+ 35. Rxe5 +3.05 Stockfish 31.Rfe1 Bxe5 32.Rxe5 Ra3+ 33.Rb3 Rxb3+ 34.axb3 Ng7 35.c6
28…Rfxb7
29.Rbd1 Bf6
30.Rfe1 Bxe5
31.Rxe5 a6?! +1.10/24
31...Kf7 +0.35/23 32.Nd6+ Kf6 33.Ra5 Rb2+ 34.Kh3 34. Kf3 Re7 35. g4 Ng7 36. h4 Rc2 37. c5 h6 38. Rg1 h5 39. gxf5 Nxf5 40. Nxf5 exf5 = Stockfish 34...Re7 34... R7b6 35. c5 Rc6 36. Ne8+ Kg5 37. Rd6 Rc8 38. Rxe6 Rxe8 39. Rxe8 Nf6 40. Re1 Ng4 41. Rh1 = Stockfish 35.Rf1 Ng7 36.g4 Rd7 37.c5 Rc2 38.gxf5 Nxf5 39.Nxf5 exf5 40.Rxf5+ Kxf5 41.c6+ Rd5 42.Rxd5+ Ke6 43.Rh5 Rc3+ 44.Kg4 Rc4+ 45.Kg5 Rc5+ 46.Kh6
32.Nc3? -0.41/22
32.Nd6 +1.10/24 32...Rd7 32...Rb2+ 33. Kh3 Rd7 34. Rxe6 Ng7 35. Re5 Rxa2 36. c5 Rc2 37. Ra1 Ra7 38. Rb1 h6 39. Rb6 a5 40. Nc8 Ra8 41. Ne7+ Kf7 42. Nxf5 Nxf5 43. Rxf5+ +1.68 Stockfish 33.Rxe6 Ng7 34.Rh6 Rb2+ 35.Kg1 35. Kf3 Rxa2 36. Rc1 Ra3+ 37. Kf4 Ra4 38. Rb1 Rd8 39. Rb7 Ra5 40. Rc7 Ra1 41. c5 +1.72 Stockfish 35...f4 36.c5 fxg3 37.hxg3 Re7 38.c6 Rc2 39.Rb1 Ne8 40.Nf5 Ree2 41.a3 Rcd2 42.Rh4 Nc7 43.Rg4+ Kf7 44.Rg7+
32...Rb2+
33.Kh3?! -1.00/23
33.Re2 -0.38/21 33...Nf6 34.c5 Nd5
33.Kf3 Ng7 33...Kf7 34. Rd6 Rc2 35. Ne2 Ng7 36. Rxa6 Rbb2 37. Re3 Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Rxa2 = Stockfish 34.Rd6 Rxh2 35.Re2 Rxe2 36.Kxe2 Kf7 37.Rxa6 Nh5 38.c5 Nxg3+ 39.Ke3 Nf1+ 40.Ke2 Ng3+ Draw. Stockfish.
33…Rc2
34.Na4? -2.78/24
34.Ne2 -1.03/23 34...Rbb2 35.Kh4 Ng7 36.Nf4 h6 37.h3 Rxc4 38.Rd8+ Kf7 39.a4 39. Re3 Rb5 40. Rd7+ Kf6 41. Rd6 a5 42. Ra6 Rbc5 43. Rf3 Rc6 44. Rxc6 Rxc6 -1.49 Stockfish 39...Kf6 40.Re3 Re4 41.Rc3 Rb7 42.Rf8+ Ke7 43.Rg8 Ne8 44.Rh8 Nd6 45.Rh7+ Nf7 46.Kh5 Kf6 47.a5 Re5
34...Rxc4?? +0.34/25
34...Nf6 -2.78/24 35.Rde1 Ne4 36.R1xe4 fxe4 37.Nc5 Rbb2 38.Nxe4 Rxa2 38...Kf7 39. Rc5 Re2 40. Ng5+ Ke7 41. Kg4 h6 42. Nh3 Rxh2 43. a4 Kd7 44. Nf4 Rb4 45. Ra5 Rxc4 -4.30 Stockfish 39.c5 Rxh2+ 40.Kg4 Rh6 41.c6 Rc2 42.Rc5 Rg6+ 43.Kf3 Rxc5 44.Nxc5 e5 45.c7 Rc6 46.Nxa6 Kf7 47.Ke4 Ke6 48.Kd3 Kd6 49.Kd2 e4
35.Nc5 Rb5?! +1.17/25
35...Rb6 +0.40/22 36.Nxe6 Ng7 37.Ng5 Rc8 38.Rd7 Rh6+ 39.Kg2 Rg6 40.Nh3 Rc2+ 41.Kf3 Rc3+ 42.Re3 Rxe3+ 43.Kxe3
35...Re7 36.Nxe6 Ng7 37.Rd8+ Ne8 38.Rdd5 Ng7 39.Nxg7 Rxe5 40.Rxe5 Kxg7 41.Rxf5 Ra4 42.Rf2 Kg6 +0.21 Stockfish
36.Rd8+ Kg7
37.Rd7+ Kf6? +2.24/27
37...Kg8 +1.19/24 38.Rxe6 Rb8 39.Nd3 39. Rd5 Rc3 40. Kh4 Ng7 41. Rxa6 Re8 42. Nd7 Kf7 43. Ne5+ Kg8 44. Rda5 Rc2 45. h3 +1.94 Stockfish 39...Rf8 40.Rxa6 Nf6 41.Rb7 Ne4 42.Nf4 Rfc8 43.Raa7 Ng5+ 44.Kh4 Ne6 45.Kh5
38.Rxe6+ Kg5
39.Nd3 Rb1?? +17.52/24
39...Rc3 +2.23/25 40.Rxa6 Rbc5 40...f4 41. a4 Rf5 42. Rd4 h6 43. Rb6 Ra5 44. Nf2 Nxg3 45. hxg3 Rxg3+ 46. Kh2 +3.45 Stockfish 41.Rdd6 Re5 42.Rd8 Re7 43.Kg2 Nf6 44.h4+ Kg6 45.Rf8 45. Rdd6 Kg7 46. Rxf6 Rxd3 47. Rxf5 +4.95 Stockfish 45...Rxd3 46.Rfxf6+ Kg7 47.Rxf5 h6 48.Rb5 Rf7 49.Rbb6 h5 50.Rb5
40.Ne5 1-0

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

After move twenty the computer says I am down by a huge 16.73, even though the material on the board is actually equal. When my opponent didn’t find that good move, his advantage immediately slipped to 0.10 and soon my queen looked all the way down the long diagonal and I even found the follow-up, a happy knight check. Unfortunately, I used most of my remaining time trying to hunt down his king when the actual key to victory was to exchange queens and promote the c pawn. The White king proved unmateable but, in the excitement, I forgot that my own king was in check; which he obligingly captured to end the game.

Eric Horsboll-Alan Lasser

10/25/15 New Paltz Chess Club

game/15 1-0

1.c4 b5

2.cxb5 a6

3.e4 e6

4.bxa6 Bxa6

5.Bxa6 Nxa6

6.Nf3 Nf6

7.Nc3 d5

8.e5 Nd7

9.d4 c5

10.Be3 Qb6

11.b3 c4?! +1.14/25

11...Qa5 +0.57/24 12.Qd2 c4 13.O-O Bb4 14.Rfc1 Ba3 15.bxc4 Stockfish has Black down by 0.22 after 11...Qa5 12.Qd2 cd 13.Bd4 Ba3 14.0-0 0-0 15.Qe2 Rfb8 16.Rfd1 Rb7

12.bxc4 Bb4

13.Rc1 Qa5

14.Bd2 dxc4

15.O-O Nb6?! +2.03/21

15...O-O +1.48/20 16.Qe2 Nb6 17.Ng5 h6 18.Nge4 Rfd8 19.Qg4 Kf8 20.f4 Rxd4 21.f5 Rxd2 22.Nxd2

16.Ne4?! +1.07/22

16.Ng5 +2.03/21 16...Nd5 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qh3 Nac7 19.Nge4 O-O 20.Qh6 f6

16...Qxa2? +5.04/24

16...O-O +1.07/22 17.Qc2 Nd5 18.Neg5 g6 19.a3 Qxa3 20.Qxc4 Bxd2 21.Nxd2 Nab4 22.Nde4 h6 23.Nf3 Qd3 24.Nc5 Qxc4 25.Rxc4 16...0-0 17.Qe2 Qa2 18.Ra1 Qc2 19.Rfd1 Nd5 +0.68 according to Stockfish, which thinks 16...0-0 17.Qc2 Bd2 18.Nfd2 Nb4 19.Qd1 Qa2 is only up 0.62

17.Bxb4 Nxb4

18.Nd6+ Ke7?! +6.17/23

18...Kd7 +4.95/24 19.Ng5 N4d5 20.Qf3 f5 21.Nxe6 Kxe6 22.Qxf5+ Ke7 23.Qf7+

19.Ng5 Nd3

20.Rb1 Rhb8? +16.73/22

20...Qa7 +6.57/23 21.Qh5 g6 22.Qf3 f5 23.Nxc4 Nd5 24.Qxd3 h6 25.Nd6 Rhb8 26.Ngf7 Nf4 27.Qc2 Kf8 28.Rxb8+ Rxb8 29.Nxh6 Qa6 30.Rd1 Qe2 31.Qxe2 Nxe2+ 32.Kf1 Rb2 33.Nhf7 Ke7 34.Rd3 Nf4 35.Re3

21.Ngxf7?? +0.10/26

21.Qh5 +16.73/22 21...Rf8 22.Rxb6 Qa7 23.Rb7+ Qxb7 24.Nxb7 Nf4 25.Qh4 Ng6 26.Qxh7

21…Nd5

22.Rxb8 Rxb8

23.Qg4 N5f4

24.g3 Ne2+

25.Kg2 Qa8+

26.Kh3

26.f3 Qa2 27.Qg5+ Kf8 28.Kh3 Nxd4 29.Nd8 Qe2 30.Nxe6+ Nxe6 31.Qf5+ Ke7 32.Qf7+ Kd8 33.Qxe6 Qxf1+ 34.Kh4 Qxf3 35.Nf7+ Kc7 36.Qxc4+ Kb6 37.Qd4+ Nc5 38.Qb4+ Kc6 39.Qxb8 Qxf7 Black is now winning by -4.93 says Stockfish. I don't think my endgame technique is that good. For instance, in this line 38...Kc7 39.Qc5 Qc6 40.Qa7 Qb7 41.Qc5 Qc6 is a draw by repetition. Against 26.f3, 26...Rb2 is wrong, 27.Ne4 Nd4 28.Kh3 Kf7 29.Ng5 Kg8 30.Qd4 Qf8 31.Qc4 Qf5 32.Qg4 Nf2 33.Rf2 Rf2 34.Ne6 Qg4 35.Kg4 Rh2 36.f4 Re2 -0.34 Stockfish

26...Ng1+

27.Kh4 Not 27.Rg1 Nf2 27...Qg2

27...Nf3+ 28.Kh3 Ng1+ Draw, if 27...Nf3 28.Kh5 Rg8 wins material with the threat of 29...g6 30.Kh6 Qf8 31.Kh7 Qg7 mate

28.Ng5?? -5.66/27

28.Rxg1 0.00/23 28...Qxh2+ 29.Qh3 Qxg1 30.Ng5 Nf4 31.gxf4 Qxf2+ 32.Kh5 Qe2+33.Kh4 Qf2+

28...Qxh2+

29.Nh3 Nxh3?? 0.00/24

29...Qxh3+ -5.27/25 30.Qxh3 Nxh3 31.Ra1 Nhxf2 32.Ra7+ Kf8 33.Rc7 Kg8 34.g4 Ne1 35.Rxc4 Ng2+ 36.Kg3 Nxg4 37.Rc6 N2e3 38.Ne4 Nh6 39.Rxe6 Nhf5+ 40.Kh3 Rb1 41.Ng3 Nxd4 42.Rd6 Rb4

30.Qxh3?? -7.27/28

30.Qxg7+ 0.00/24 30...Kd8 31.Qf6+ Kd7 32.Qf7+ Kc6 33.Qf3+ Kc7 34.Qf7+ Kc6

30...g5+?! -6.06/27

30...Qxh3+ -7.27/28 31.Kxh3 c3 32.Ra1 c2 33.d5 exd5

31.Kg4 Nxf2+?? +0.35/25

31...Qxh3+ -6.05/28 32.Kxh3 c3 33.Ra1 c2 34.Ra7+ Kf8 35.Rf7+ Kg8 36.Rc7 c1=Q

32.Rxf2 Qxf2

33.Qxh7+ I played 34...Qe2 here and he took my king. 1-0

Connecticut State Chess Association

GOING BACK IN TIME by Bob Cyr

Let's take our time machine and revisit the prior winners of the New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship. Enjoy and safe travels!

Who will be the 2019 winners - ONLY DAYS LEFT TO FIND OUT. I can't predict the future (no one can with 100% certainty), so this is your chance of making history at this year's Summer Open at the beautiful Wickham Park in Manchester.

The weather is expected to be a high of 79, with very refreshing levels of humidity, and mostly sunny skies and a light breeze from the northwest. Weather forecasting is one of my hobbies as you can see!

The New Britain Chess Club Summer Open Champions

The Summer Open is the NBCC's annual outdoor event, which generally attracts an average of fifty to sixty players from around the Northeast. Since 2012, this annual event has been held at Wickham Park in Manchester.

2018 Open: Richard Bauer, Nelson Castaneda, Jake Wang, and Charles Hua, U1518: Isaish Glessner and Theordoros Theodoropoulos, U918: Michael Boisselle
2017 Open: Hongtao Lau, U1617: Erin Strauts, U917: Jordan Lefkowitz, Aditya Kurra, Vedanta Bhargava, Peter Wolfe, and Yifan Jiang
2016 Open: Andrew Cowell, U1616: Luis Delgado, U916: Daniel Hoffman
2015 Open: Richard Bauer, U1815: Eric Hilhorst, U1415: James Kolega
2014 Open: Alexander Polak and Nelson Castaneda, U1814: John Sentilles and Robert Cyr, U1414: Avery Hood
2013 Open: Nelson Castaneda, U1813 Jozef Madej, U1413: Miguel Purgatorio
2012 Open: Richard Bauer and Nelson Castaneda, U1812: Jozef Madej, U1412: William Adamson
2011 Open: Alex Fikiet, U1811: Robert McDaniel, U1411: Ben Siegel and Shawn Andrews
2010 Open: Richard Bauer, U1700: Brian Kosnoff, U1300: David Fournier
2009 Open: Dennis Prawira, David Herscovici, Andres Castaneda, U1700: Justin Huguenin
2008 Open: Dennis Prawira and Jason Lenore, U1600: David Gaston
2007: Andres Castaneda and Gert Hilhorst
2006: Yogesh Raghunathan, Seth Neel, and Douglas Fiske
2005: Andres Castaneda
2004: Mark Wilkin and Anthony Diaz
2003: Nelson Castaneda
2002: James Wilkin
2001: Mark Wilkin
2000: Ronald Bourassa
1999: William Grzesiak and Richard Bauer
1998: John Baclawski
1997: James Bolton
1996: James Bolton
1995: Arkadijs Strazdins, James Bolton, and Richard Bauer
1994: Richard Bauer
1993: Arkadijs Strazdins
1992: Zimel Livshits
1991: Douglas Fiske and Richard Bauer
1990: Richard Bauer
1989: Eric Godin
1988: Roger Paul
1987: Scott Gunderman
1986: Scott Gunderman
1985: Eric Godin
1984: John Pires
1983: Arkadijs Strazdins
1982: Peter Thau and Eric Godin
1981: Matthew Coulombe
1980: Thomas Little and John Baclawski
1979: Ronald Bourassa
1978: Steven Strogatz
1977: Jerome Crawford
1976: Julius Fuster, Arkadijs Strazdins, and Mary Conlon
1975: James Bolton
1974: James Baker
1973: Arkadijs Strazdins and William Mammen
1972: Arkadijs Strazdins and Parker Montgomery
1971: Arkadijs Strazdins and Loren Lomasky
1970: William Edwards
1969: Peter Kloskowski
1968: Arkadijs Strazdins
1967: Arkadijs Strazdins
1966: Arkadijs Strazdins

Norman Burtness, President

New Britain Chess Club

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The 2019 Continental Open in Sturbridge, Mass. was won by Chinese Grandmaster Jianchao Zhou with a score of 7 out of 9. The Premier section had no less than 12 GM's and 7 IM's participating. Because it was a nine-round event title norms were attainable and Eugene Yanayt of Cali. achieved an IM norm. No players from Connecticut contended in the Premier, but in the U2100 Derek Meredith tied for first, Nathan Chang tied for first in U1900, Colin Wheeler tied for 3rd in U1700, Jack Clayton finished fourth in the U1250. Final standings and Rating report

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Sunday, August 18, 2019

NBCC MEMBERSHIP RENEWS IN SEPTEMBER

Norman Burtness, President

New Britain Chess Club

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New Membership Year Starts in September! Please Renew your membership:

The success of the NBCC depends on the contributions and support of our chess community. Membership dues are needed to pay for the use of the facilities, to purchase equipment and to run the club.

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Participation in member only events, such as our Club Championship

and Christmas Party

Membership dues for the 9/1 - 8/31 club year are:

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Tuesdays Training Class 6:15-7:00, Expert Joe Bihlmeyer.

Connecticut State Chess Association

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The 2019 National High School (Denker), K-8 (Barber), Girls (Haring) and Senior Tournaments of Champions have started in Orlando, Florida. Representing Connecticut is.....

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Standings and pairings Live games

Sevilla-Low with annotations Sevillano-Koganov with annotations

GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

The winner’s toughest game from the first free tournament at Storrs Center was against ten year old Niteesh Kalangi, who had a better position deep in the middlegame.

Niteesh Kalangi-Gary Cote

2/25/17

Storrs Center #1

1.d4 Nf6

2.c4 e6

3.Nf3 b6

4.g3 Bb7

5.Bg2 Be7

6.Nc3 h6

7.b3 O-O

8.Bb2 d5

9.O-O Nbd7

10.cxd5 exd5

11.Rc1 Re8

12.e3 Bd6

13.Qc2 Ne4

14.Nb5 c6?! +0.56/24

14...Ba6 +0.21/21 15.a4 Bxb5 16.axb5 a6 17.bxa6 Rxa6 18.Ne5 Ndf6 19.b4 b5 20.Qd3 Bxb4 21.Qxb5 Rb6 22.Qd3 Bd6 23.Ba3 Qb8 24.Bxd6 cxd6 25.Nc6 Qa8 26.Qc2 Qb7 27.Bf3 Ng5 28.Bg2

15.Nxd6 Nxd6

16.Nd2?! +0.23/21

16.Ne5 +0.56/21 16...Nxe5 16...Rc8 17. Bh3 f5 18. Rfd1 c5 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Bg2 Nde4 22. Nd3 +0.91 Stockfish 17.dxe5 Ne4 18.f3 Nc5 19.f4 Ne4 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Qxe4 Qd2 22.Rf2 Qd7 23.Qd4 Qc7 24.f5 c5 25.Qd6 Qxd6 26.exd6 Rad8 27.f6 g6 28.Rd2 Rxe3 29.d7 Bc6 30.Rcd1 Re6 31.Kf2 b5

16…Nf6

17.Rfe1 Rc8

18.f3 Rc7?! +1.10/23

18...c5 +0.26/19 19.Bh3 Rc7 20.dxc5 bxc5 20...Rxc5 21. Qd3 Nd7 22. Qd4 f6 23. a4 Ne5 24. Ba3 Nc6 25. Qb2 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 +0.08 Stockfish 21.Bg2 Qe7 22.Qc3

19.e4 dxe4

20.fxe4 Nb5

21.Qd3?! +0.73/20

21.Nf3 +1.03/20 21...Rce7 22.a4 Nc7 23.Nh4 Re6 24.Nf5

21.Qc4 Nd6 22.Qd3 Nh7 23.e5 Nc8 24.Rcd1 Rd7 25.Nc4 b5 26.Nd2 Ng5 27.Qf1 Nb6 28.h4 Ne6 29.Ne4 +1.27 Stockfish

21…Rce7

22.a4?! +0.31/21

22.b4 +0.71/18 22...Qd7 23.Rf1 Ng4 24.Nc4

22.Rcd1 Nc7 23.Qc2 b5 24.e5 b4 25.Bxc6 Bxc6 26.Qxc6 Nfd5 +1.10 Stockfish

22…Nc7

23.e5? -0.80/23

23.Nc4 +0.48/18

23.Qb1 Ne6 24.Nf3 Ng5 25.Nxg5 hxg5 26.e5 Nd5 27.Qf5 Re6 28.Rf1 Qe7 29.Be4 g6 30.Qf2 +0.60 Stockfish

23…Rxe5

24.Rxe5 Rxe5

25.d5?! -1.19/23

25.Nc4 -0.86/20 25...Re8 25...Re6 26. Qd2 Ba6 27. Bh3 Ne4 28. Qd3 Re8 29. Bg2 f5 30. Rf1 Qf6 31. Re1 Nd5 32. Qd1 Qg5 33. Qc1 Qxc1 34. Bxc1 Bxc4 35. bxc4 Ndc3 -1.09 Stockfish 26.Qd2 Ba8

25...Re8? +0.38/22

25...Re6 -1.19/23 26.Bxf6 Rxf6 27.Ne4 Re6 28.d6 f5 29.Qf1 fxe4 30.dxc7 Qxc7 31.Qc4 Qf7 32.Rf1 Rf6 33.Rxf6 Qxc4 34.bxc4 gxf6 35.Bxe4 Ba6 36.Bxc6 Bxc4 37.h3 Be6 38.Kh2 Kh8 39.Kg2 Bf5 40.Kh2 Bd3 41.g4 f5 42.gxf5 Bxf5 43.Kg2 Be6 44.Kh2 a6

26.Bxf6 Qxf6

27.d6? -0.89/22

27.dxc6 +0.17/22 27...Ba6 27...Bc8 28. Ne4 Qe7 29. Qd6 Kf8 30. Qxe7+ Kxe7 31. Nc3 Rd8 32. Nb5 Nxb5 33. axb5 Rd3 34. Ra1 Rxb3 35. Rxa7+ Kd6 = Stockfish 28.Nc4 Qg5 29.Rd1 Qc5+ 30.Kh1 Qb4 31.Rg1 Qe7 32.Qd7 Bxc4 33.bxc4 Na6 34.Ra1 Nc5 35.Qxe7 Rxe7

27…Ba6

28.Nc4?! -0.96/22

28.Ne4 -0.70/22 28...Qf5 29.Qd2 29.Qc3 Ne6 30. b4 Rd8 31. Rd1 c5 32. bxc5 Nxc5 33. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 34. Qxc5 bxc5 35. Kf2 g6 36. Ke3 Kg7 37. d7 Bc4 38. Rc1 Be6 39. Rxc5 Rxd7 -0.60 Stockfish 29...Rd8 30.Rxc6 Ne8 31.b4 Bb7 32.Rc4 Qd7 33.Rd4 f5 34.Nc3 Bxg2 35.Qxg2 Qe6 36.Qd5 Rxd6 37.Qxe6+ Rxe6 38.Rd8 Kf7 39.Ra8 Re7 40.Nb5 Nc7 41.Nd6+ Ke6 42.Rd8 g5 43.Nc8

28...Bxc4?! 0.00/24

28...Rd8 -0.96/22 29.Rf1 29. Rd1 c5 30. Rf1 Qe6 31. Qb1 Ne8 32. Re1 Qc8 33. Qd1 Qd7 34. Bd5 Bxc4 35. Re7 Qf5 36. bxc4 Nxd6 37. Rxa7 -0.75 Stockfish 29...Qe6 30.Qf5 Qxf5 31.Rxf5 Ne6

29.Rxc4 Nd5?! +0.74/26

29...Re1+ 0.00/23 30.Bf1 Nd5 31.Rxc6 Qe6 32.Qd2 Rb1 33.Qd3 Re1

29...Ne6 30.d7 Rd8 31.Rxc6 Kf8 32.a5 Qd4+ 33.Qxd4 Nxd4 34.Rc7 bxa5 35.Bd5 Nb5 36.Rc5 a6 37.Bc6 Ke7 38.Bxb5 axb5 39.Rxb5 Ra8 40.Rf5 g6 41.d8=Q+ Rxd8 42.Rxa5 -0.12 Stockfish

30.Bxd5 cxd5

31.Qxd5?? #-2/62

31.d7 +0.74/26 31...Rd8 32.Rc8 Kf8 33.Qxd5 Ke7 34.Rc4 Kf8 35.Re4 g6 36.Kg2 Qb2+ 37.Kh3 Qf6 38.Re1 Qg5 39.Qd6+ Kg7 40.Qd3 Kf8 41.Kg2

31...Re1+

32.Kg2 Qf1# 0-1

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GOING BACK IN TIME by Bob Cyr

NB SUMMER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP TRIIVIA

GET ALL CORRECT WIN FREE MEAL AT CHILI's !

Here we go:

1) When was the first New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship held?

a) 1960

b) 1963

c) 1967

d) 1970

2) When was the first "open-air" New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship held?

a) 1970

b) 1975

c) 1980

d) 1985

3) In what year was the first free BBQ lunch served at the New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship?

1) 1992

2) 1996

3) 2000

4) 2007

4) In what year did we break and all-time attendance record at the New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship?

1) 2006

2) 2008

3) 2009

4) 2010

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

Saturday, August 17, 2019

EXPERT BIHLMEYER WINS IN COVENTRY

Joe Bihlmeyer

I won my 15th chess tournament in Coventry, at the Rob Roy Chess Center. I have played 30 times since it opened in 2016, winning half the time I show up! While I only gained 4 rating points, up is up, and money is money! Now This has become my go-to place for rated games, as I can get in 36 rated games per year.

Compare this to the New Britain Chess Club, which meets every Tuesday, and only offers 34 rated games in 2019 - unless their format changes!

The Fairfield County Chess Club offers over 300 rated games per year, but I have lost my ability to play chess in games less than 1 hour. Every Saturday FCCC offers a 3 game quad, game in 45, and almost every Sunday a 3 game quad, game in 30.

Continental Chess offers a weekend tournament every few months in CT. There are a few smaller venues which offer a few tournaments a year, which are often not published. So there is a lot of chess in CT, and this doesn't even include MA or NY.

GOING BACK IN TIME by Bob Cyr

On a warm and gorgeous, sunny August 26, the club held its grandest event of 2012 - the annual New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship. This year’s tournament was held at Wickham Park in Manchester.

In the years following our move from the New Britain Quartette Club (our former weekly meeting place), the officers have been trying to find a new permanent location to hold our club’s blockbuster summer outing.

In 2011 and 2010, two different country clubs were the venues of this tournament. And even though their facilities were beautiful, our players were not afforded many opportunities to play their games outside at these locations, which was a major attraction when these events were held under the QC pavilion.

This year, however, the vivid memories of those open-air events at the QC from 2007-2009, with a barbecue lunch and casual time during rounds to play frisbee or engage in social interaction, were brought back to life as sixty-one players (third-highest turnout for an event held by the club) throughout the Nutmeg State and beyond gathered under the pavilion at Wickham Park to be a part of one of the most successful tournaments in the club’s history.

The credit for finding such a gem of a venue goes to USCF NM Derek Meredith. Keeping with the tradition of this tournament, a BBQ lunch was included.

And who else better to cater the lunch for our hungry crew other than NBCC Chef Kevin Zimmerman, Marie Juergens, and Mitch Daniels. This professional food staff prepared all of the famous summertime culinary delights from cheeseburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, antipasto salad, fresh garden salad, and baked beans, and they provided plenty of soda and water throughout the afternoon.

After lunch, our players were treated to cake to celebrate the marriage of our members Mike Fries and Bethany Sonstrom on September 1. Thanks to member Laurent Lafosse for his fine job in selecting the cake and delivering it to the event.

One of main reasons the tournament was so successful this year was attributed to Gert Hilhorst. As a result of his efforts to recruit members from the Simsbury Library Chess Club, a historic twenty-four scholastic (under 18) players participated in our tournament, shattering the old record of sixteen established at the “Andy Strazdins Over/Under 15 Quick Chess Tournament” in 2010.

The youth alone represented an impressive forty percent of the total turnout. In addition, I want to extend appreciation to Rob Roy, former Connecticut State Chess Association president, for advertising our tournament on numerous social media websites, and for taking photos for his website.

Our tournament directors that day, Doug Fiske and Bob Kozlowski, also deserve credit for doing a superb job with the handling of on-site registrations, making the pairings, being available for questions, and awarding of the prizes. The following people also deserve recognition for making this tournament one for the NBCC record books: Andy Strazdins, Brian Kosnoff, and Jerry Aiyathurai.

It is obvious that an event of this magnitude requires many hours of planning, but our volunteer staff was up to the challenge. Because of their hard work and dedication, we had another fantastic Summer Open.

Before closing, I do want to mention that a significant milestone occurred for FM Nelson Castaneda at this event. For tying for first place with FM Richard Bauer, Nelson has earned an honorable place, with Arkadijs Strazdins and Rick, in NBCC history for attaining twenty ties or wins for first place (even if non-cash prizes were awarded) in our club’s major tournaments.

So, friends, if you have never been a part of this extraordinary chess experience, or played in this event in recent years and could not this year, I really hope that you can join us at this event in 2019. I guarantee you will not want to miss it!

Norman Burtness, President

New Britain Chess Club

40. Rbd3 h3 41. Bh1 Rd8 42. Nhf1 Rh6

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Connecticut State Chess Association

CSCA News

Connecticut's top player, Grandmaster Robert Hungaski, finished in a tie for 14th with a score of 6.5-2.5 at the 2019 US Open, Orlando FL.

He was in contention for top honors and best American player and qualification to the 2020 US Championship until the last round.

Connecticut's 2019 Barber winner Peter Wolfe was in the money with a tie for 3rd and 4th in class B and a gain of more than 100 rating points.

Final standings and Rating report.

COVENTRY CHESS CLUB by Rob Roy

NOV. 16 2019 YANKEE PEDDLER OPEN

DEC. 14 2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN

GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

Maybe the plan only works at rapid speed, but in this game the queen was no match against the two pieces and strong center pawns. If that wasn’t challenging enough, the final portion of the game has more pieces than pawns.

GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave(2843)-GM Richard Rapport(2719)

8/10/19

2019 Grand Chess Tour

1.e4 e6

2.d4 d5

3.e5 c5

4.c3 Nc6

5.Nf3 Qb6

6.a3 c4

7.Nbd2 Na5

8.g3?! -0.44/23

8.Be2 -0.17/24 8...Bd7 8...Ne7 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qc2 Nf5 11. Rb1 h6 12. Re1 Be7 13. h3 +0.15 Stockfish 9.Nf1 9. O-O Ne7 10. Qc2 Nf5 11. Rb1 h6 12. Re1 Be7 13. h3 +0.31 Stockfish 9...Ne7 10.Rb1 h6 11.Ng3 Ng6 12.O-O O-O-O 13.Be3 Be7 14.Nd2 Nh4 15.Bh5 g6 16.Be2 Kb8 17.Qc2 Bc6 18.Rfd1 g5 19.Bh5 Rdf8 20.f4

8…Bd7

9.h4 O-O-O

10.Bh3 Kb8

11.O-O h6

12.Re1 Ne7

13.Rb1 Nc8

14.Nf1 Qc7

15.h5 Nb6

16.Be3 Ba4

17.Qe2 Be7

18.N3h2 Qd7

19.f4 g6

20.Bf2 Rdg8

21.Ne3 Nc6

22.Kh1 Bd8

23.hxg6 fxg6

24.Qg4 Qh7

25.b3 cxb3

26.Qxe6 Nxd4?! 0.00/25

26...Ne7 -0.33/21 27.Qd6+ 27. Nhg4 -1.92 Stockfish 27...Bc7 27... Ka8 28. Nhg4 Nec8 29. Qb4 Be7 30. Qa5 h5 31. Nf6 Bxf6 32. exf6 g5 33. f5 g4 34. Bg2 h4 -2.28 Stockfish 28.Qc5 g5 29.Nhg4 Nd7 30.Qb4 h5 31.Nf6 Nxf6 32.exf6 h4 33.gxh4 gxf4 34.Qxe7 fxe3 35.Qxh7 Rxh7 36.Rxe3 Rf8 37.Rf3 Rhf7 38.Kg1 Rg8+ 39.Bg2 Bd6 40.h5

27.cxd4 Bd7

28.Qxd7? -2.26/22

28.Qd6+ -0.16/21 28...Bc7 29.Qc5 29. Qb4 Bxh3 30. Nhg4 Bd8 31. Nf6 Bxf6 32. exf6 g5 33. Rxb3 = Stockfish 29...Bxh3 30.Nxd5 Be6 31.Nf6 Nd7 32.Qxc7+ Kxc7 33.Nxh7 Rxh7 34.Red1 Nb6 35.Nf1 Kb8 36.Ne3 Rd7 37.d5 Nxd5 38.Rxb3 Rgd8 39.Rbb1 Nxe3 40.Rxd7 Rxd7 41.Bxe3 Rd3 42.Bc5 Rxg3 43.Bd6+ Ka8 44.Rg1 Rh3+ 45.Kg2 Rc3 46.Kh1 Rh3+

28…Nxd7

29.Rxb3 Nb6

30.a4?! -2.63/22

30.Bg2 -2.29/21 30...Rg7 30...h5 31. Nxd5 h4 32. g4 Rf8 33. e6 Nxd5 34. Bxd5 b6 35. Nf3 Bc7 36. Ng5 Qe7 37. Nf7 Bxf4 38. Nxh8 Rxh8 -2.32 Stockfish 31.Nxd5 g5 32.Ne3 gxf4 33.gxf4 Rf8 34.f5 Rxg2 35.Nxg2 Rxf5 36.Bg3 Be7 37.e6+ Ka8 38.Bh4 Nd5 39.Bxe7 Qxe7 40.Rf3 Rxf3 41.Nxf3 Qxa3 42.Ngh4 Ne7 43.Re5 Qd6 44.Kg2 Qc6 45.Re2

30...Nxa4?! -2.09/22

30...h5 -2.63/22 31.a5 h4 32.g4 Nc4 33.Nxd5 Nxa5 34.Rb5 a6 35.Rbb1 Re8

31.Nxd5 g5

32.f5 g4? -1.16/24

32...Nb6 -2.67/21 33.Ne3 33. Nxb6 Bxb6 34. g4 h5 35. Bg2 hxg4 36. Bg3 Qxf5 37. Rxb6 axb6 38. Be4 Qf8 39. e6+ Kc8 40. Ra1 Kd8 41. Ra8+ Ke7 42. Rxf8 Rxf8 -1.72 Stockfish 33...h5 34.Bg2 Qd7 35.Rd1 g4 36.Kg1 Bg5 37.Be4 Rc8 38.Rbb1 Rhd8 39.Nhf1 Qa4 40.Ra1 Qb4 41.Nc2

33.Bg2 Nb6

34.Ne3? -2.35/20

34.Be3 -1.16/23 34...Qxf5 35.Nxb6 Bxb6 36.Bf4 Kc8 37.e6 Qa5 38.Rbb1 Kd8 39.Rbc1 Ke7 40.d5 Bc5 41.Ra1

34.Nxb6 Bxb6 35.Be4 Qc7 36.Be3 Qc4 37.Rbb1 Rd8 38.Rbc1 Qb4 39.Rb1 Qa4 40.Ra1 Qc4 = Stockfish

34...h5

34...Bg5 35.Kg1 h5 36.Nhf1 Rf8 37.Ra1 h4 38.Rba3 Rxf5 39.Nxf5 Qxf5 40.Rxa7 h3 41.Rxb7+Kc8 42.Bc6 Rf8 43.Ra2 Be3 44.Bxe3 Qxf1+ 45.Kh2 Qc4 46.Rb2 Qxc6 47.R7xb6 Rf2+ 48.Rxf2 Qxb6 -1.13 Stockfish

35.f6 h4

35...Qd7 36.Rd1 h4 37.Kg1 Qe6 38.Rb5 Rg5 39.Rdb1 h3 40.Bf1 Qd7 41.R5b4 Bc7 42.Bb5 Qh7 43.Be2 Qe4 44.Bxg4 Rf8 45.Bf3 Rxg3+ 46.Bxg3 Qxe3+ 47.Kh1 Rxf6 48.exf6 Bxg3 49.R4b3 Qxd4 -1.77 Stockfish

40.Nhf1 Rh5?? +3.42/23

40...Ka8 -1.24/20 41.Rc1 41. Rb2 Re8 42. Bxh3 gxh3 43. Kh2 Na4 44. Rc2 b5 45. Rdd2 Ba5 46. Rf2 Nc3 47. Rf4 Qf7 48. Be1 Qb3 49. Rcf2 Rf8 50. Bd2 b4 51. Bxc3 bxc3 52. Ng3 +0.77 Stockfish 41...Qd8 42.Bxh3 gxh3 43.Kh2 Qd7 44.Rb2 Bb8 45.Rd2 Nd5 46.Rc5 Nb4 47.d5 Rxg3 48.Nxg3 Bxe5 49.Rc4 a5 50.Ng4 Bb8 51.d6

40...Rf8 41.Rc3 Ka8 42.Bxh3 gxh3 43.d5 Qf7 44.Kh2 Bxe5 45.Bxe5 Qh5 46.Bg3 Qe2+ 47.Kg1 h2+ 48.Nxh2 Rg8 49.Nhf1 = Stockfish

41.Rc3 Rc8?! +4.25/23

41...Na8 +3.42/22 42.Rb1 b6 43.Rbc1 43. Nd5 Rf5 44. e6 Rxd5 45. exd7 Rxd7 46. Bxa8 Bxg3 47. Bc6 Bf2+ 48. Kxf2 Rf7 49. Kg3 Rxf6 +9.34 Stockfish 43...Qxd4 44.f7 Rf8 45.e6 Qxc3 46.Rxc3 Bxg3 47.Bxa8 Kxa8 48.e7 Bf2+ 49.Kg2 Rhh8 50.exf8=Q+ Rxf8 51.Kxf2 Rxf7+ 52.Kg3 b5 53.Rb3 Rb7 54.Nd5 a5 55.Nfe3

41...Qe6 42.Rdc1 Rc8 43.d5 Qxe5 44.Bxe5 Bxe5 45.Rxc8+ Nxc8 46.Nxg4 +6.02 Stockfish

42.Rdc1 Qxd4? +10.07/22

42...Qe6 +4.27/22 43.d5 Qxe5 44.Bxe5 Bxe5 45.Rxc8+ Nxc8 46.Nxg4 Bd4+ 47.Nfe3 Nd6 48.Rd1 48. Kf1 a5 49. Ke2 a4 50. Kd3 Bb2 51. Rf1 Nf7 52. Nc4 a3 53. Nxb2 axb2 54. Kc2 Rg5 55. Rf4 b1=R 56. Kxb1 +7.50 Stockfish 48...Bb6 49.Kf2

43.Rxc7 Rxc7

44.e6 Rc5

44...Na8 45.e7 Qd7 46.Nd5 Rh8 47.Rxc7 Nxc7 48.Bxc7+ Kc8 49.f7 +23.68 Stockfish

45.Rxc5?! +8.10/29

45.e7 Rxc1 46.e8=Q+ Nc8 47.f7 a6 48.f8=Q Ka7 49.Bxc7 Rxc7 50.Qd8 Qxd8 51.Qxd8 Kb8 52.Nxg4 Rc5 53.Nf6 Ka7 54.Nd7 Rc2 55.Bf3 Rc1 56.Qa5 Rc4 57.Qe5 Nd6 58.Qxd6 Rg4+59.Bxg4 a5 60.Qb6+ Ka8 61.Qxa5#

45…Qxc5

46.e7 Qh5

47.Nf5?? +0.07/26

47.Bd5 +7.74/26 47...Nc8 48.Be6 Nxe7 49.fxe7 b6 50.Bd7 Kb7 51.Bxc7 Kxc7 52.e8=Q Qxe8 53.Bxe8 Kd6 54.Nxg4 a6 55.Nd2 Kc5 56.Nf6

47.Nd5 Na8 48.Nxc7 Nxc7 49.Bd5 Qe8 50.Bd6 Kc8 51.f7 +60.68 Stockfish

47...Nc8?? +9.17/26

47...Nd7 +0.07/26 48.Bxc7+ Kxc7 49.Ng7 Qc5+ 50.Kh1 Nxf6 51.Ne6+ Kb6 52.Nxc5 Kxc5 53.Ne3 Kd6 54.Nf5+ 54.Nd5 +0.09 Stockfish 54...Ke6

48.N1e3 Qg6?? #189/23

48...Nxe7 +9.17/25 49.fxe7 Kc8 50.Bxc7 Kxc7 51.Nd5+ Kb8 52.Ng7 Qh8 53.e8=Q+

49.Nd5 Qxf5

50.Bxc7+ 1-0

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