Saturday, October 5, 2019

BIOGRAPHY OF BOB CYR, CHESS HISTORIAN

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS IN COVENTRY
GAME OF THE WEEK, BY ALAN LASSER
4 ANNOTATED GAMES BY YIXIN LI
2019 CSCA ANNUAL MEETING - OCT 20
2019 WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP OCT 1-13
BIHLMEYER & UWAKWE WIN CHARTER OAK OPEN
CONNECTICUT WINNERS AT 2019 HARTFORD OPEN
OKTOBERFEST DINNER SUNDAY OCT 20
BIOGRAPHY OF BOB CYR, CHESS HISTORIAN
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UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS BY STATE
CHESS COLUMNS FROM THE PAST

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS IN COVENTRY

NOV. 16 2019 YANKEE PEDDLER OPEN

3SS, G/60 d5. Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St. (Rt 31), Coventry, CT 06238. EF: $35 Cash Only Onsite Only. $$GTD: $160-80. Reg.: 9:45 am - 10:10 am. Rds.: 10:30, 1:30, 3:45. INFO: ConnecticutChess@Gmail.com Dir: One Section. Accel.Pairings. https://ConnecticutChess.blogspot.com W. USCF TLA

DEC. 14 2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN

COVENTRY CHESS CLUB 2020 CALENDAR

Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St. (Rt 31)

JAN 18 2020 GREATER HARTFORD OPEN

FEB 22 2020 EASTERN CONNECTICUT OPEN

MAR 21 2020 CONSTITUTION STATE OPEN

APR 18 2020 MILL BROOK PARK OPEN

May thru August - No Tournaments

SEP 26 2020 CONNECTICUT HARVEST OPEN

OCT 17 2020 CHARTER OAK OPEN

NOV 14 2020 CONNECTICUT YANKEE OPEN

DEC 12 2020 NUTMEG STATE OPEN

GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

The legendary Yixin Li, the former Western Mass/Pioneer Valley Champion, is back at UMass. Unfortunately for chess, he signed up for the double-load, eight classes, so he has no time for serious play. He still stops by to visit his pals in chess club, but he is quite out of practice and when he resorts to 1…b6 against the weaker players he can get burned.

Alan Lasser (1977)-Yixin Li (2461)
9/19/19 UMass Chess Club game/15
1.e4 b6
2.d4 Bb7
3.Nc3 e6
4.Bd3 4.Nf3 d5 5.ed ed 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 0-0 9.Bf4 c5 10.Nb5 Nc6 11.Bf5 Bc8 12.Bc7 1-0 (12…Qe8 13.Nd6 wins the Q) Lasser-Li 2018
4…d5
5.exd5 exd5
6.Nf3 Nf6
7.O-O Be7
8.Re1 O-O
9.Bf4 c5
10.dxc5 bxc5
11.b3 Nc6
12.Bb5 d4
13.Ne4?! -0.75/23
13.Na4 0.00/21 13...Nd5 13...Rc8 = 14.Bd2 Qd6 15.c3 Bf6 16.Bd3 dxc3 17.Nxc3
13...Nd5?! +0.13/22
13...Nxe4 -0.75/23 14.Rxe4 Nb4 15.Re1 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Bd6 16...Bf6 17. a3 Nd5 18. Qd2 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 d3 20. Rad1 Bg5 21. Qg3 d2 -0.45 Stockfish 17.Bg3 Nd5 17...Qf6 18. Qe2 Nd5 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qe5 Qb6 21. Qxd5 Qxb5 -0.09 Stockfish 18.Bc6 Nc3 19.Qd3 Rc8 20.Bb7 Rc7 21.Be4 h6 22.Qa6 Bxg3 23.hxg3 Re8 24.Bd3 Rce7 25.Rxe7 Qxe7 26.Qc6 a5 27.Kg2 Qf8 28.Rh1 Re6 29.Qd7
14.Bd2 f5?! +0.96/24
14...Qc7 +0.17/20 15.Bc4 15. Qe2 Ncb4 16. Bxb4 Nf4 17. Qd1 cxb4 18. Qxd4 Rad8 19. Qe3 f5 20. Neg5 Bc5 21. Qe5 Bd6 22. Qe3 = Stockfish 15...Rad8 16.a3 Bc8 16... Nc3 17. Qc1 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Bd6 19. Qe1 Rd7 20. Bg5 Nd8 21. Rh4 Ne6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Rdf7 = Stockfish 17.Ng3 Bg4 18.h3 Be6 19.Qe2 Rfe8 20.Rad1
15.Neg5 Rf6?! +1.45/23
15...Qd6 +1.18/22 16.Bc4 Kh8 17.Ne6 Bf6 18.Nxf8 Rxf8 19.Qe2 Ncb4 20.Bxd5 20. Bxb4 Nxb4 21. Ne5 Be4 22. Nf7+ Rxf7 23. Bxf7 +2.92 Stockfish 20...Qxd5
15...Nc3 16.Ne6 Nxd1 17.Nxd8 Bxd8 18.Raxd1 h6 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.Rxe5 Be4 21.Bc4+ Kh7 22.Rc1 Bc7 23.Rxc5 Bd6 24.Ra5 +1.71 Stockfish
16.Bc4 Kh8? +2.66/23
16...Qd7 +1.50/21 17.Qe2 17. Nxh7 Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg6 19. Qf3 Rd6 20. Ne6 Rxe6 21. Rxe6+ Qxe6 22. Bxd5 +3.34 Stockfish 17...Bf8 18.Ne6 Ncb4 19.Bxb4 cxb4 20.Nexd4 Qd6 21.Ne5 Re8 22.Rad1 a6 23.Ndf3 Rd8 24.Ng5 h6 25.Ngf3 Be7 26.Nd4 Kh7 27.Qf3 g6 28.Qg3
16...h6 17.Ne6 Qd7 18.Nf4 Rd6 19.Qe2 Bf6 20.Nd3 Kh8 21.Nxc5 +3.03 Stockfish
17.Ne5 Nxe5
18.Rxe5 h6
19.Qh5 Qd6? +4.71/24
19...Qd7 +2.09/23 20.Rae1 Bf8 21.Re6 Rb8 21...Rc8 22. R1e5 d3 23. cxd3 Kg8 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Qg6+ Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 +5.88 Stockfish 22.Qh3 Rxe6 22...d3 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Ne6 dxc2 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. Qxh6+ +6.94 Stockfish 23.Nxe6 23. Rxe6 d3 24. Qxf5 Nf6 25. Qf4 Bd6 26. Rxd6 hxg5 27. Qxf6 gxf6 28. Rxd7 dxc2 29. Bd3 +7.79 Stockfish 23...f4 24.Re5
19...Bd6 20.Re6 Bf4 21.Nf7+ Rxf7 22.Qxf7 Bxd2 23.Qxb7 Nb6 24.Bd3 +5.38 Stockfish
20.Rae1 Ne3? +8.33/24
20...Raf8 +4.71/24 21.Bxd5 Bxd5 22.Rxe7 Kg8 22...Bg8 23. Rxa7 c4 24. Nf3 R6f7 25. Rxf7 Bxf7 26. Qxf5 Kg8 27. Qe4 cxb3 28. axb3 +7.80 Stockfish 23.c4 Bxg2 24.R7e6 24. Kxg2 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Rg6 26. Kf1 Qc6 27. f3 a5 28. Bf4 d3 29. Be5 d2 30. Rd1 Re8 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Qxf5 +8.55 Stockfish 24...Qd7 25.Rxf6 Rxf6 26.Qe8+ Qxe8 27.Rxe8+ Rf8 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.Ne6+ Ke7 30.Nxc5 Be4 31.f4
21.Re6 Nxc4?! +9.75/22
21...Qd7 22.fxe3 Raf8 23.exd4 Be4 24.Rxf6 Qxd4+ 25.Be3 Qxf6 26.Nxe4 fxe4 27.Rf1 Qc3 28.Bxh6 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 g6 30.Qd5 Kh7 31.Bf4 +12.96 Stockfish
21...Rxe6 22.Nf7+ Kh7 23.Nxd6 g6 24.Nxb7 gxh5 25.Bxe6 +10.14
22.Rxd6 Nxd6?! +12.03/24
22...Bxd6 +9.42/25 23.bxc4 Raf8 24.Re6 24. Ne6 f4 25. Bxf4 Bxf4 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Re7 Ba6 28. Qg6 Be5 29. Qxa6 13.55 Stockfish 24...Kg8 25.Rxf6
23.Rxe7 Rg8
24.Ne6 1-0

Yixin Li has been in Alan Lasser's

Game of the Week column 4 times:

Ian Dudley-Yixin Li

2/11/18 93rd Western Mass Championships

Alan Lasser-Yixin Li
3/8/18 UMass Chess Club game/15

Yixin Li-Alan Lasser

4/26/18 UMass Chess Club game/15

Yixin Li-Alan Lasser
UMass Chess Club 4/4/19 game/15

Connecticut State Chess Association

Notice: 2019 CSCA Annual Meeting

The 2019 CSCA Annual Meeting will take place from 12-4 P.M. on Sunday October 20, 2019 at the Weston Public Library (56 Norfield Rd, Weston, CT 06883).
The meeting is open to the public and all chess players, parents, organizers and other interested parties are invited to attend. Among other items, the adult CSCA members present will elect two Directors, the Board will elect the Officers and a number of 2019- 2020 State Championship events will be assigned to interested outside organizers. Read the full notice

10/4
Three scholastic players from Connecticut are representing the US at the 2019 World Youth Chess Championship held October 1-13 in Mumbai, India. IM Hans Nieman is the top seed in the Open 16 category. He started with 2,5 out of 3 and features in an interview here. In the Open 18 category twin brothers George and Jake Wang from Chess Haven are participating. After missing the first three rounds they will start the event in round 4. Tournament website - Live games - Pairings & results Open 16 - Pairings & results Open 18.

9/29
Joe Bihlmeyer and Michael Uwakwe tied for first at the 2019 Charter Oak Open in Coventry. Crosstable.

9/22
IM Justin Sarkar of NYC took clear first with 4.5-0.5 at the 2019 Hartford Open. Best Connecticut player was H.S. Champion Zachary Tanenbaum who scored 3-2. The U2010 was won outright by Connecticut's K-8 representative Peter Wolfe with a 4.5-0.5 score. Scott Sheff and Justin Trey of NY state tied for first in the U1610, while Connecticut's Michael Boisselle took clear first in U1210 with perfect 5-0.
Standings: Major, Under 2010, Under 1610, Under 1210 and Rating Report.

Connecticut State Chess Association

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New Britain Chess Club

Tuesdays 6:30 pm

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Norman Burtness, President

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OKTOBERFEST DINNER

On Sunday Oct. 20, the NBCC will be having its annual Oktoberfest dinner at 6pm. The location is J.Timothy’s Tavern in Plainville. All players, spouses and friends of the NBCC are invited, but space is limited, so an RSVP is required this year. The NBCC will also be honoring its many volunteers.

I like you all, guys and gals, thanks for being my friend.The New Britain Chess Club Historian

Robert "Bob" Cyr (formerly known as Robert Kozlowski) joined the New Britain Chess Club family on July 28, 1987, at the age of nine. His father, Reginald Cyr, taught him the game and brought him to the club for many years. As the club's youngest member, Bob literality grew up with his chess family, and he soon adopted a mentor, Arkadijs Strazdins, to emulate and learn from.

By the mid-1990s, Bob was so inspired and impressed by Mr. Strazdins' labor of love for the club that he decided to begin volunteering. Bob's early roles included setting up equipment and tables prior to meetings and providing support to the tournament directing staff. After learning from Mr. Strazdins about how to direct tournaments, Bob took on his first major role in the club as a USCF certified tournament director in 1998. To date, he has successfully directed over one-hundred events. In 1999, Bob became club librarian. His responsibility was to maintain a huge collection of chess books that were donated by a former member. At the turn the century, Bob created the club’s first e-mail distribution list and worked with Mr. Strazdins to convert all records to electronic format.

After many years of loyal service to the organization, Bob eagerly took on his next major role as vice president in 2003. While most people ask themselves what absolutely needs to be done to fulfill the roles that they have taken on, Bob asks how that role can be expanded to provide its maximum benefit. As club vice president, this meant taking on many of the tasks formerly assigned to the president. During this time, Bob also devoted his efforts to the preservation of the club archives, a job that Mr. Strazdins passionately performed for decades. In 2005, Bob pursued his own historic work for the club by writing the first newsletter, which he still publishes annually.

The years between 2007 and 2010 were a critical time for the club. Having to deal with both the loss of its strongest and longest leader and the need for a new location, the club’s future was hardly guaranteed. Bob’s experience in working with Mr. Strazdins proved key to ushering in new leadership and re-establishing a solid foundation for the future.

In 2010, after deciding not to continue as vice president, Bob created the new position of club historian. In 2011, Bob received a lifetime membership achievement award for his many years of service and loyalty to the club. In 2015, Bob created the book, "NBCC Highlights and History: 1900-2004," and wrote the NBCC story, both of which were published, along with most of the club's history, on the internet in 2016.

Even though Bob is not as active in club management today because of his massive responsibilities as historian, he continues to be one of the club’s most staunch advocates and contributors. In 2017, Bob submitted a story to the USCF for their contest on what chess means to people. Bob’s story focused on how the people of NBCC have been his guiding forces on and off the chess board and how this warm and welcoming community has truly enriched his life. Also that year, Bob hosted a party and tournament for the membership to celebrate his thirty years as a member of the NBCC. In 2018, Bob was presented with an engraved crystal plaque in recognition for his many years of service as NBCC historian.

Bob is a lead senior accountant at Women's Health Connecticut in Avon and is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University.

Photo caption

1) 1987 - Robert Kozlowski and Hermann Zickfeld (left photo); Arkadijs Strazdins (right photo) - 1988 New Britain City Chess Championship Qualifier - Photo courtesy of the New Britain Herald
2) 1997 - Robert Kozlowski and his father Reginald Cyr - 1997 Townsend Cup (at the Holiday Inn in Southington) - Photo courtesy of Rob Roy
3) 2015 - Andris Strazdins, Luis Delgado, Robert Cyr, and Richard Lee - 65th annual New Britain Chess Club Championship - Photo courtesy of Luis Delgado

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Sunday, September 29, 2019

REPORT - 2019 CHARTER OAK OPEN

Joe Bihlmeyer tied for first place with Michael Uwakwe. 3-way tie for third; Ben Amar, Hayes Goodman, and Punya Upadhyay.

Haneesha Atkuri gained 86 ratings points. Joe Bihlmeyer's Quick-Chess rating has surpassed the 2000 mark for expert designation, his regular rating went from 2115 to 2125.

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GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

Jeffery Xiong was the only American to make it to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and that required two wins in elimination games. This game didn’t get analyzed on the USCF site, but it was a clutch performance at the tiebreak speed of game/10 plus increments.

He had to keep an even game going without allowing it to become a dead draw before he could finally get a chance to shine in the knight endgame.

GM Jeffery Xiong (2702)- GM Jan-Kryzysztof Duda (2730)
9/22/19
2019 Fide World Cup
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 d6
4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.d3 Nf6
6.d4 Be7
7.Bd3 O-O
8.O-O c5
9.Nc3 Bg4
10.h3 Bh5
11.g4 Bg6
12.d5?! -0.21/21
12.Bxg6 +0.05/21 12...hxg6 13.Re1 Nc6 13...cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Bg5 Rc8 17. Rad1 +0.54 Stockfish 14.d5 Nb4 14...Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Nd7 17. Qe3 Bh4 18. Re2 Ne5 19. f4 Nc4 20. Qd3 Qb6+ +1.11 Stockfish 15.a3 15. Kg2 Na6 16. a3 Nc7 17. a4 Re8 18. g5 Nh7 19. Nb5 Rc8 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21. c4 Bf8 22. b3 Rxe1 23. Qxe1 +1.18 Stockfish 15...Na6 16.Bf4 Re8 17.Qd3 Nc7 18.b4 b6 19.Rab1 Rb8 20.bxc5
12…Nfd7
13.Re1 Na6
14.Bf4?! -0.42/22
14.Bxg6 -0.07/21 14...fxg6 15.Qe2 15. Ne4 Nc7 16. b3 b5 17. c4 Nb6 18. Nfd2 Rb8 19. Kg2 Bf6 20. Rb1 Bd4 21. Nf3 bxc4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. bxc4 Nxc4 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Qxd4 +0.94 Stockfish 15...Bf6 16.Nb5 Nc7 17.Nxd6 Nb6 18.Nxb7 Qxd5 19.Qe4 c4 20.Rb1 Bxb2 21.Bxb2
14...Nc7?! -0.13/23
14...Nb4 -0.42/22 15.Bf5 Bxf5 16.gxf5 Re8 17.a3 17. Bg3 Nf6 18. a3 Na6 19. Nd2 Nc7 20. Qf3 b5 21. b4 cxb4 22. axb4 +0.45 Stockfish 17...Na6 18.Qd3 Nc7 19.Ne4 Nf6 20.c4 Nh5 21.Bh2 Qd7 22.b4 cxb4 23.axb4
15.Bxg6 fxg6
16.Bg3 Rf7
17.Ne4 Nb6
18.Ne5 dxe5
19.d6 Ncd5
20.dxe7 Qxe7
21.Qd3?! -0.71/21
21.Qd2 -0.37/22 21...Qc7 21... Nf4 22. Bxf4 Rxf4 23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Nxd6 Rd8 25. Nxb7 Rd2 26. Rad1 Rfxf2 27. Rxd2 Rxd2 28. Rxe5 = Stockfish 22.Rad1 Qc6 23.Bxe5 Rd7 24.Qe2 Re8 25.f4 Nxf4 26.Bxf4
21.a4 Rd8 22.Qe2 Nf4 23.Bxf4 Rxf4 24.a5 Nd5 25.Rad1 Qh4 26.Ng3 Rf7 27.Qxe5 Nf4 28.Rxd8+ Qxd8 29.Qe8+ Qxe8 30.Rxe8+ Rf8 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 = Stockfish
21…c4
22.Qd2 Raf8
23.Rad1?! -0.63/24
23.Ng5 -0.35/25 23...c3 23...Rf4 24. Ne4 R4f7 25. Kh2 Qb4 26. Qxb4 Nxb4 27. Re2 Nc6 28. Rd2 Re7 29. Re1 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Nxd8 = Stockfish 24.bxc3 Rf4 25.Ne4 Rf3 26.Ng5 26. c4 Nf4 27. Bxf4 R3xf4 28. c5 Nd7 29. Qd5+ Kh8 30. Re3 Nf6 31. Qd6 Re8 32. Qxe7 Rxe7 +0.42 Stockfish 26...Rxc3 27.Bxe5 Rc6 28.Bd4 Qd7 29.Bxb6 Nxb6 30.Qxd7 Nxd7
23…Nf4
24.Kh2 h6
25.Qa5 Nc8?! 0.00/22
25...Qc7 -0.33/21 26.Rd6 26. Nc3 Qc6 27. Re4 Ne6 28. Qb5 Nd4 29. Qxc6 bxc6 30. Kg2 Nxc2 31. a3 Rf3 32. Rd6 R3f6 33. Rd1 Rf3 = Stockfish 26...g5 27.Bxf4 exf4 28.f3 Nc8 29.Qxc7 Rxc7 30.Rd4 Nb6 31.c3 Rff7 32.Nd6 Rfe7 33.Rde4 Rxe4 34.Rxe4 Rd7 35.Rd4
26.Qb5 Qc7
27.Nc3 g5
28.Qxe5 Qb6
29.Qb5 Qg6
30.Ne4 Rc7
31.Rd4 a6
32.Qa5 Qc6
33.Qd2 Re7
34.Bxf4 Rxf4
35.Rd8+ Rf8
36.Ng3 Rxe1
37.Rxf8+ Kxf8
38.Qxe1 Ne7
39.Qe5 Qd5
40.Qc7 Ng6
41.Nf5 Qe5+
42.Qxe5 Nxe5
43.Kg3 g6
44.Nd6 b5
45.f4 gxf4+
46.Kxf4 Nc6
47.c3 Ke7
48.Ne4 a5
49.a4 bxa4
50.Nd2 Kd6
51.Nxc4+ Kc5
52.Ne3 Na7? +1.21/34
52...g5+ 0.00/32 53.Kf5 Ne7+ 54.Kf6 Nd5+ 55.Nxd5 Kxd5 56.Kg6 Kc4 57.Kxh6 Kb3 58.c4 Kxb2 59.c5 a3 60.c6 a2 61.c7 a1=Q 62.c8=Q a4 63.Qb7+ Kc2 64.Qc6+ 64. Qg2+ Kc3 65. h4 gxh4 66. g5 a3 67. g6 Qc1+ 68. Kh7 Qc2 69. Qf3+ Qd3 70. Qxd3+ Kxd3 71. g7 a2 72. g8=Q a1=Q = Stockfish 64...Kd2 65.Qd6+ Ke2 66.Kxg5 a3 67.Qe6+ Kf2 68.Qb6+ Kg2 69.Qc6+ Kxh3 70.Qf3+ Kh2 71.Qf2+ Kh1 72.Qf3+ Kh2
53.g5 hxg5+
54.Kxg5 Nb5
55.Kxg6 Nxc3
56.h4 Ne2
57.Kg5 Ng3? +5.15/29
57...Kd6 +0.86/29 58.Nc4+ 58. Kf6 Nf4 59. Kf5 Ne6 60. Nc4+ Ke7 61. Ne5 Nd4+ 62. Kg6 Kf8 63. h5 Ne6 64. Kf6 Nc7 65. h6 +0.73 Stockfish 58...Ke6 59.h5 59. Nb6 Nc1 60. Nxa4 Nd3 61. h5 Kf7 62. h6 Kg8 63. Kg6 Ne5+ 64. Kf6 Nd3 65. b3 Kh7 66. Kg5 Ne5 67. Nc5 Nf7+ 68. Kf6 Nxh6 69. Nb7 Ng4+ 70. Kf5 Nf2 71. Nxa5 +0.47 Stockfish 59...Kf7 Stockfish thinks White is barely ahead in this variation, +0.13 h6 Kg8 61. Nxa5 Nc1 62. Kg6 Nd3 63. h7+ Kh8 64. Nb7 Ne5+ 65. Kh5 Kxh7 66. Nc5 a3 67. bxa3 Kg7
58.Nf5 Kb4?? #19/25
58...Ne4+ +5.03/31 59.Kg6 Nf2 60.h5 Ng4 61.Ne3
59.Nxg3 Kb3
60.h5 Kxb2
61.h6 a3
62.h7 a2
63.h8=Q+ Kb1
64.Qb8+ Kc2
65.Qc7+ Kb2
66.Qb6+ Kc2
67.Qc5+ Kb2
68.Qd4+ Kb1
69.Ne4 a1=Q
70.Nd2+ Ka2
71.Qa4+ Kb2
72.Nc4+ Kb1
73.Qd1+ It's mate after 74...Qa2 75.Qc2 Qb2 76.Qb2# 1-0

Event Summary
Event		2019 CHARTER OAK OPEN (201909286362)
Location		COVENTRY, CT 06238
Event Date(s)		2019-09-28
Sponsoring Affiliate		ROB ROY CHESS CENTER (A6046238)
Chief TD		ROB ROY (10574790)
Processed		Received: 2019-09-29 Entered: 2019-09-29 Rated: 2019-09-29
Stats		1 Section(s), 10 Players The ratings shown on this page are not official published ratings and may change from time to time. Using them for pairing purposes in tournaments should only be done if this has been advertised in all advance publicity and is announced to all players at the tournament.

Section 1 - CONNECTICUT CHESS E-ZINE
Section Date(s)		2019-09-28
Processed		Received: 2019-09-29 Entered: 2019-09-29 Rated: 2019-09-29
Stats		3 Rounds, 10 Players; K Factor: F Rating Sys: D Tnmt Type: S Time Control: G/60;d5

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    1 | JOSEPH BIHLMEYER                |2.5  |W   4|W   3|D   2|
   CT | 12686352 / R: 2115   ->2125     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | MICHAEL UWAKWE                  |2.5  |W   7|W   5|D   1|
   CT | 15610873 / R: 2074   ->2078     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | BENJAMIN HOVER AMAR             |2.0  |W   8|L   1|W   7|
   ME | 14789400 / R: 1988   ->1985     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1712   ->1716     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | HAYES N GOODMAN                 |2.0  |L   1|W   9|W   8|
   RI | 15207355 / R: 1833   ->1831     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1549   ->1553     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | PUNYAVRAT UPADHYAY              |2.0  |W  10|L   2|W   9|
   CT | 15975172 / R: 1362   ->1383     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1243   ->1254     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | HANEESHA ATKURI                 |1.5  |D   9|L   7|W  10|
   CT | 16282828 / R:  809   -> 895     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  803   -> 851     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | ARTHUR C NAGEL                  |1.0  |L   2|W   6|L   3|
   CT | 10264669 / R: 1700   ->1700     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1486   ->1476     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | ELIZABETH C SMITH               |1.0  |L   3|W  10|L   4|
   CT | 15913683 / R: 1393   ->1405     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1269   ->1265     |     |     |     |     |
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    9 | STEVEN STEWART                  |0.5  |D   6|L   4|L   5|
   CT | 17091420 / R:  885P3 -> 891P6   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  719P3 -> 753P6   |     |     |     |     |
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   10 | ROB ROY                         |0.0  |L   5|L   8|L   6|
   CT | 10574790 / R: 1400   ->1400     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1056   -> 991     |     |     |     |     |
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GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

Long-time readers will recall the issues where I did an extensive statistical analysis of 500 chess games in an attempt to determine which was better, the bishop or the knight. The study revealed that the bishops averaged 2.75 captures per game compared to the knight’s 2.53, but it was the knight that took more queens and delivered more checkmates.

It seems that we are missing crucial information from the inventors of chess, that simple mathematical formula that explains why a piece that moves on diagonals and only plays on half the squares would be the rough equivalent of the piece that goes anywhere it wants and hops around in an “L”.

In the last round of the Saint Louis Fall Classic two grandmasters tried 1…Na6, giving White the chance to exchange a bishop for a knight on move three, with the question of whether the open file would be worth the two weak pawns. Both White players declined, preferring to keep the bishop with an opportunity to possibly castle queenside into a less hostile environment. Stockfish does not agree with them.

Perhaps on that day there was something in the water. One of the rarest of chess formations, the full rank, appeared on the board. That ridiculous rank lasted for more moves than any other I have seen as it evolved into an incredible full rank of pawns. You have to see it to believe it.

GM Hrant Melkumyan(2653)-GM Olexandr Bortnyk(2602)
9/18/19
2019 Saint Louis Fall Classic
1.d4 Na6
2.e4 c6
3.Nf3
3.Bxa6 bxa6 4.c4 e6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Qc2 Ne7 7.c5 dxc5 8.Qxc5 Qc7 9.Qc2 Ng6 10.h4 h5 11.Bg5 e5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Bb4+ 14.Nd2 O-O 15.Bf4 Rd8 16.O-O Bxd2 17.Bxd2 Qxe5 18.Rac1 +1.26 Stockfish at 44 ply
3…g6
4.c4 Bg7
5.Nc3 d6
6.Be2
6.h3 e5 7.Be3 exd4 8.Nxd4 Nf6 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O-O Re8 11.f3 d5 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.e5 Nd7 14.f4 Nb6 15.Ndb5 Re6 16.Kb1 Qf8 17.g4 Bd7 18.Nd6 Bc6 19.Bxb6 axb6 20.Bxa6 Rxd6 21.Bd3 Rdd8 22.Rhe1 Qc5 23.a3 Re8 24.g5 Bf8 25.h4 b5 26.Na2 Qb6 27.Bc2 b4 28.Nxb4 Ra5 29.Re3 Rea8 30.Rb3 Qa7 31.h5 Ba4 32.hxg6 fxg6 33.Nxd5 Bxb3 34.Bxb3 Kh8 35.Rh1 b6 36.e6 Bg7 37.e7 1-0 Akobian-Ipatov 2019
6...Bg4
6...f5 7.exf5 Bxf5 8.Be3 Nf6 9.h3 O-O 10.O-O Nc7 11.a4 a6 12.Qb3 Ne4 13.Rfe1 Nxc3 14.bxc3 +1.10 Stockfish
6...Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 Qc7 9.Bf4 Nh5 10.Be3 e5 11.Rad1 Bg4 12.a3 f5 13.d5 f4 14.Bc1 Nf6 15.b4 +0.88 Stockfish
7.Be3 Bxf3
8.Bxf3 e5
9.d5 c5
10.Qb3 Rb8
11.Nb5 Ra8
12.g4 Nc7
13.h4 Nxb5
14.Qxb5+ Qd7
15.a4 a5
16.g5 h5
17.Bg2 f5
18.Bd2 Ne7
19.Ke2 Qxb5
20.axb5 b6
21.b4 the most ridiculous rank I have ever seen
21…cxb4
22.Bxb4 Kd7
23.Bd2 Rhf8
24.Be3 Rab8
25.f3 Kc7
26.Rhd1 Rbd8
27.Bh3 Rf7
28.Ra2 Bf8
29.Rad2 f4?! +0.60/28
29...Ra8 +0.24/24 30.c5 bxc5 31.Ra1 Nc8 32.Rda2 Kb6 33.Bd2 Rfa7 34.exf5 Ne7 35.f6 Nxd5 36.Be6
29...Rb8 30.Ra2 Rd8 31.Kd3 Bg7 32.Bf1 Rff8 33.Be2 Ra8 34.Kc3 Rfd8 35.Kb3 Rd7 36.Bd3 Rf8 37.Rf1 Rdd8 38.Be2 Rb8 39.Kc3 Ra8 Stockfish thinks White is up by 1.13 but the mindless maneuvering of this variation makes it apparent that the position is a draw.
30.Bf2 Nc8
31.Ra2 Kb7
32.Rda1 Rc7
33.Kd3 Be7
34.Be1 Kb8
35.Be6 Bf8
36.Bc3 Re8
37.Bxa5?! +0.28/30
37.c5 +0.98/29 37...Rxc5 38.Bf7 Rd8 39.Bxg6 Bg7 39...Be7 40. Be1 Rh8 41. Rb2 Rc7 42. Bf5 Bd8 43. Bf2 Rg8 44. Bxc8 Rxc8 45. Rbb1 +2.58 Stockfish 40.Be1 Rh8 41.Rb1 41. Bf5 Rd8 42. Bf2 Rxb5 43. Rc1 Na7 44. Rac2 Rb3+ 45. Kd2 Bh8 46. Rc7 Rb2+ 47. Ke1 +3.17 Stockfish 41...Kb7 42.Bf2 Rc7 43.Rc2 Rxc2 44.Kxc2 Na7 45.Bf7 Bf8 46.Kd3 Bg7 47.Kc3 Bf8 48.Kc4 Bg7 49.Be6 Nc8 50.Kb3 Rf8
37…bxa5
38.Rxa5 Nb6
39.Ra6 Rb7
40.Bf7 Rxf7
41.Rxb6+?! 0.00/31
41.c5 dxc5 42.Rxb6+ Rb7 43.Raa6 c4+ 44.Kxc4 Rc8+ 45.Rc6 Rbc7 46.Rb6+ Ka7 47.Kb3 Rxc6 48.Rxc6 Rd8 49.Ra6+ Kb7 50.Rxg6 Bd6 51.Rh6 Kb6 52.Kc4 Rc8+ 53.Kd3 Kc5 54.b6 Rb8 55.g6 Rg8 56.b7 Rg7 57.Rxh5 Rxg6 58.Rh8 Rg3 59.Rc8+ Kb6 60.b8=Q+ Bxb8 61.Rxb8+ Kc7 62.Re8
41…Rb7
42.Rba6 Kc7
43.c5 dxc5
44.Kc4 Reb8
45.Rf6 Be7
46.d6+ Bxd6
47.Rd1 Rb6
48.Rxg6 Bf8
49.Rxb6 Rxb6
50.Ra1 Kb7
51.Kd5 Rxb5?!
51...Rg6 -0.59/26 52.Ra4 Rd6+ 52...Rb6 53. Kxe5 Rxb5 54. Kxf4 Rb4 55. Ra5 Rb3 56. e5 c4 57. Ke4 c3 58. Kd3 c2+ 59. Kxc2 Rxf3 60. e6 Be7 61. Rd5 Kc6 62. Rd7 Bd6 63. Rh7 Rg3 64. Rxh5 Be7 65. Kd1 Kd5 66. Rh6 Bc5 67. Ke2 Kd6 68. g6 Kxe6 -0.23 Stockfish
52.Ke6 Kb8?! +0.76/29
52...Rb3 -0.04/30 53.Kf7 Bd6 54.g6 Rxf3 55.g7 Rg3 56.g8=Q Rxg8 57.Kxg8 Kb6 58.Kf7 c4 59.Kg6 c3 60.Rc1
53.Rc1? -0.37/26
53.Kf7 Bd6 54.Rd1 Rb7+ 55.Ke6 Be7 56.Rd7 Rxd7 57.Kxd7 Bf8 58.Ke8 Bg7 59.Kf7 c4 60.Kxg7 c3 61.g6 c2 62.Kh8 c1=Q 63.g7 Qe1 64.g8=Q+ Kc7 65.Qf7+ Kb6 66.Qf6+ Kb7 67.Qe7+ Kc6 68.Qe6+ Kb7 69.Qd5+ Kc8 70.Qxe5 Qxh4 71.Kh7 Kd7 72.Qb5+ Kd8 73.Qd5+ Kc7 74.Qc5+ Kb7 75.Kh6 Qg3 76.Qxh5 +5.77 Stockfish
53...Bg7?! 0.00/31

53...Rb7 -0.37/26 54.Kxe5 Kc7 55.Kf6 55. Kxf4 Kc6 56. e5 Kd5 57. Rd1+ Ke6 58. Rd8 Be7 59. Re8 Rb1 60. g6 Rg1 61. Rc8 Rxg6 -2.53 Stockfish 55...Kd7 55... Kd6 56. Rd1+ Kc6 57. Rc1 Rc7 58. Ke6 Bg7 59. e5 Rb7 60. Kf5 Re7 61. Kg6 Kd5 62. Kxh5 c4 63. Kg4 Bxe5 -3.84 Stockfish 56.Kg6 Ke6 57.Kxh5 Rb2 58.Rg1 Rh2 59.Ra1 Rg2 60.Ra8 Be7 61.g6
54.Kf5 Kc7
55.Kg6 Bf8
56.Kxh5 Rb3? +1.35/26
56...Rb6 +0.01/27 57.Kg4 Kd7 57...Rc6 58. h5 c4 59. h6 c3 60. Kh5 Kb6 61. g6 Rc7 62. g7 Bxg7 63. hxg7 Rxg7 64. Rxc3 = Stockfish 58.Kf5 Rb3 59.Rd1+ 59. Rf1 c4 60. h5 Rb8 61. Kg6 c3 62. h6 Rb6+ 63. Kh7 c2 64. Rc1 Rc6 65. g6 Bxh6 66. Kxh6 Ke6 67. g7 Kf7+ 68. Kh7 Rg6 69. Rxc2 Rxg7+ = Stockfish 59...Ke8 60.Rf1 c4 61.Kxe5 c3 62.Rc1 Ba3 63.Rc2 Bb4 64.Kd4 Rb2 65.Kd3 Rxc2 66.Kxc2 Kf7 67.h5 Kg7
57.Kg4? 0.00/31
57.Kg6 +1.35/26 57...Rb7 57...Rxf3 58. Kf7 Rh3 59. Kxf8 Rxh4 60. g6 f3 61. g7 Rf4+ 62. Ke7 Rg4 63. Kf7 Rf4+ 64. Ke6 Rg4 65. Rxc5+ +.09 Stockfish 58.Kf7 Bd6 59.h5 Kc6+ 60.Kg6
57…Rb2
58.h5 Kd7
59.Kf5 Rg2
60.Rd1+ Ke8
61.g6 Bh6
62.Ra1 c4
63.Ke6 Kd8? +1.19/27
63...Kf8 +0.17/31 64.Rc1 64. Ra7 c3 65. Ra8+ Kg7 66. Ra7+ Kf8 = Stockfish 64...Rg5 64... Rh2 65. Rxc4 Rxh5 66. Rc7 Kg8 67. Rh7 Rh2 68. Kf6 Rh1 69. Ra7 Rg1 70. Ra8+ Bf8 71. Rc8 Rb1 72. Kxe5 Kg7 73. Kxf4 = Stockfish 65.Rxc4 Rxh5 66.Rc7 Kg8 67.Rb7 Rh3 68.Kf6 Bf8 69.Rb8 Rg3 70.Ra8 Rh3 71.Rc8 Rg3 72.Rb8 Rh3 73.Ra8 Rg3 74.Rc8 Rh3 75.Rd8 Rg3 76.Rc8
64.Rd1+? +0.02/26
64.Ra8+ +1.19/27 64...Kc7 65.Ra4 Rc2 66.Kxe5 c3 66...Kc6 67. Kf6 Kc5 68. e5 c3 69. Ra1 Re2 70. Rc1 c2 71. g7 Bxg7+ 72. Kxg7 Kd5 73. Kf6 Rxe5 74. h6 Rh5 75. Rxc2 Rxh6+ +.09 Stockfish 67.Rc4+ Kd7 68.Kf6 Re2 69.Rxc3 Re3 70.Rc1 Rxf3 71.e5 Re3 72.Rd1+ Ke8 73.e6 f3 74.Ra1 Kd8
64...Kc7? +1.72/28
64...Kc8 +0.02/26 65.Rc1 Ra2 66.Kxe5 66. Rxc4+ Kb8 67. Rb4+ Ka7 68. Rb3 Ra6+ 69. Kf5 Ra4 70. Kxe5 Ra5+ 71. Kf6 Ra6+ 72. Ke7 Ra5 73. Rd3 +10.78 Stockfish 66...Ra5+ 67.Kd6 Ra6+ 68.Ke7 Ra7+ 69.Ke6 Rc7 70.Rc3 Rc5 71.e5 Kd8 72.Kf6 Rc6+ 64...Kc8 is a loss for Black
64...Ke8 The alternative loses, 64...Kc8 65.Rc1 Ra2 66.Rc4 Kb8 67.Rb4 Ka7 68.Rb3 Ra6 69.Kf5 Ra4 70.Ke5 Ra5 71.Kf6 Ra6 72.Ke7 Ra5 73.Rd3 65.Rc1 Rh2 66.Rxc4 Kf8 67.Kf6 Bg7+ 68.Kg5 Rh3 69.Rc8+ Ke7 70.Rc7+ Kf8 71.Rf7+ Kg8 72.Rb7 Bf8 = Stockfish
65.Rc1 Rg5? +4.83/29
65...Kd8 +1.72/28 66.Rxc4 Ra2 67.Rb4 Kc7 67...Ra6+ 68. Kxe5 Kc7 69. Rb3 Bg7+ 70. Kxf4 Ra8 71. Kg4 Bh6 72. f4 Kc6 73. Rd3 +9.72 Stockfish 68.Rb3 Ra6+ 69.Kxe5 Bg7+ 70.Kxf4 +11.29 Stockfish
66.Rxc4+ Kb7
67.Rc5 Rxh5
68.Rxe5 Rh1
69.Kf7
69.Kf6 Kc6 70.Re7 Bf8 71.Re8 Bh6 72.e5 Rh5 73.Rh8 Kd5 74.Rh7 Kc6 75.e6 Kd6 76.Rd7+ Kc6 77.Ra7 Kb6 78.Rh7 Kc6 79.Kf7 +54.17 Stockfish
69…Kc6
70.Re8 Ra1
71.Rh8? +0.68/32
71.e5 Ra7+ 72.Re7 Ra8 73.Kf6 Kc5 74.Rh7 +66.28 Stockfish
71…Ra7+
72.Ke6 Bg7
73.Rc8+?! +0.42/30
73.Rd8 +0.73/29 73...Kc5 74.Kf5 Kc4 75.Kxf4 Ra5 75... Ra6 76. e5 Rxg6 77. Kf5 Rg3 78. f4 Re3 79. Rg8 Bh6 80. Rc8+ Kd5 81. Rh8 Bg7 82. Ra8 Bh6 83. Rd8+ = Stockfish 76.e5 Bxe5+ 77.Ke4 Ba1 78.f4 Ra4 79.Rc8+ Kb5+ 80.Kf5 Ra2 81.Rc1 Bg7 82.Rc7 Ba1 83.Ke4 Kb6 84.Rc1
73.Rh7 This line is a draw, Stockfish looks out to move 110 without making real progress. 73...Kc5 74.Kf5 Rb7 75.Kg5 Ra7 76.Kxf4 Kd6 77.Kf5 Ra5+ 78.Kg4 Bf6 79.f4 Ke6 80.Rc7 Ra4 81.Rc5 Bg7 82.e5 Bh6 83.Rc6+ Ke7 84.Rf6 Re4 85.Kg3 Re3+ 86.Kh4 Re4 87.Kg4 Ra4 +0.47 Stockfish
73…Kb6
74.Re8 Ra3
75.Re7?! 0.00/28
75.Rg8 +0.42/24 75...Ba1 75...Bh6 76. Kf7 Kc5 77. e5 Rxf3 78. Rh8 Rh3 79. g7 Bxg7 80. Rxh3 Bxe5 +0.10 Stockfish 76.e5 Ra5 77.g7 Bxe5 78.Rb8+ Bxb8 79.g8=Q Bc7 80.Kd7 Rc5 81.Qf7 81. Qb3+ Ka5 82. Qb1 Be5 83. Qb7 Ka4 84. Qb6 Rc4 85. Qe6 Rc7+ 86. Ke8 Rc5 87. Qa2+ Kb5 88. Kd7 Kb4 Stockfish thinks White is winning here by 1.84 but it can't make any progress over the next 25 moves so I suspect that the Black position can hold the draw. 81...Be5 82.Qb3+ Ka5 83.Ke6 Bc7 84.Qb1 Re5+ 85.Kd7 Rc5
75…Ba1
76.g7 Bxg7
77.Rxg7 Rxf3
78.e5 Re3
79.Rf7 f3
80.Kd5 Rd3+
81.Ke4 Ra3
82.Kd5 Rd3+
83.Ke6 Kc6
84.Rf4 Re3
85.Rc4+ Kb5
86.Rc2 Re2
87.Rc3 f2
88.Rf3 Kc5
89.Rf4 Kc6
90.Rf3 ½-½

GOING BACK IN TIME by Bob Cyr

The New Britain Chess Club Fun Facts

A wealth of historical data has been compiled about the NBCC over the decades. Below are some of the most interesting and unique facts about our organization.

Question	Answer
NBCC founding	January 26, 1901
NBCC member who created the NBCC nickname "The Heart of Connecticut Chess"	FM Richard Bauer
Highest membership in the NBCC	119 (1973)
Most players competing in a NBCC tournament	78 (2009 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship)
Most players competing in a NBCC quick chess tournament	34 tie (Quick chess tournaments for Richard Lee and Robert McDaniel)
Most scholastic players competing in a NBCC tournament	35 (2018 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship)
Most female players competing in a NBCC tournament	5 (2019 New Britain Bughouse Chess Tournament)
Most NBCC past or present members competing in a non-club event	32 (2017 Bradley Open Chess Championship)
Player to travel the farthest to play in a NBCC tournament	Alexander Polak (Alex is a resident of Leiden, the Netherlands)
Longest duration for the NBCC at a venue	35 years (New Britain Quartette Club: 1975 - 2010)
NBCC's first presence in the newspaper	Early 1890s
NBCC's first presence on the internet	1999 (The first NBCC website was created by William Grzesiak)
NBCC's first presence on television	May 14, 2009 (PBS series "All Things Connecticut" - This project was piloted by Rob Roy)
First use of pairing software for a NBCC tournament	2007 New Britain Winter Open Quick Chess Tournament (The ideas were created by Randy Shane and Douglas Fiske)
First online registration for a NBCC tournament	2016 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship (The idea was created by Norman Burtness)
First outdoor NBCC tournament	1975 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship
First annual NBCC Christmas party	2005
First annual NBCC Oktoberfest dinner party	2006
First annual parties hosted by NBCC members at their home	2005: Derek Meredith 2007: Kevin Zimmerman
First international chess trip offered by a NBCC member	Gert Hilhorst (Trip to Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

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Robert Cyr

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INSPIRATIONAL CHESS PROGRAM BY DAN PELLETIER

AN INSPIRATIONAL CT CHESS PROGRAM

BY COACH DAN STARBUCK PELLETIER

“DIG, Inc. was founded in 2013 by Dan Starbuck Pelletier in Connecticut. DIG
stands for Determination, Integrity, Growth. DIG (www.TeamDIGUSA.com)
initially focused on individual and small group soccer and chess practices in
Wilton and Weston, training over 1,000 different players since 2013.

In December 2015, a DIG coach and Dan were having dinner together in South
Norwalk, Connecticut. They decided that it was time to give back on a regular
basis. DIG then went on to launch ‘DIG Lesson for Lesson’ on January 1, 2016.

The ‘DIG Lesson for Lesson’ mission statement is: For every DIG lesson paid for,
a kid in economic need can attend a DIG lesson for free. Since that night in the
restaurant, DIG has hosted over fifty free soccer lessons in Bridgeport, CT, over
forty free chess lessons in Bridgeport, CT, over 150 free chess lessons in Hartford,
CT, and nine free chess lessons in Framingham, MA. The total attendance at these
free lessons has surpassed 5,000.

We have written some stories of chess players successes in my biography on our
website: https://www.teamdigusa.com/coach-dig-chess-soccer-dan-pelletier/
USCF NM Derek Meredith has done tons for these kids in Hartford by driving
them, sponsoring them, and teaching them. Same with Kevin Zimmerman.

Rob Roy has sponsored them and provided food for them. When these kids go to
tournaments, they go with nothing. It is very expensive to get them registration,
food, and transportation, but I have great people with us to help.

PHOTO: Coach Dan with his chess students

Clean and Green Laundromat in Glastonbury gave $500 for three of them to go
to the Boston Chess Congress Tournament, where one of them won the U1250
division, winning $372. Other people helped sponsor that too. I could list another
ten people who have given time or money to help these kids, and that is just Hartford.

I am really focused on Bridgeport now, and we are growing fast. I just got two of
our chess players in elementary school who are from Nigeria and received full
scholarships to Easton Country Day School, which I think is $21,000 a year. We
are taking some of the Bridgeport kids to tournaments like the Hartford kids and
will have success.

An anonymous donor gave a large amount of money to help this program. The money has been used for registration, food, transportation, and equipment for these kids. It is not just the really good players. We have also just given something to do to kids who have nothing to do.

The moral of the story is that chess is connecting people who have resources and experience to young people who really could use some help. It gives them a common ground even though their cultures and upbringing are completely different.

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GOING BACK IN TIME by Bob Cyr

Greetings, chess friends:

I thought that I would share this inspirational chess story.

Some of you know who Dan Pelletier is, but I wanted to share his incredible story about his successes with his DIG chess program.

I hope you are inspired just like I was when I read it. This article can be viewed at

https://www.chessct.org/nbcc/UplHist/NBCCNEWSLETTER2019X.pdf

Yours in chess and time,

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GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

This week at a tournament in Spain there was an interesting theoretical endgame, which probably means you’ll never see it again in your life. After the final pawn left the board on move 82, White had two knights and Black had a rook and a bishop.

The winning idea is to exchange the bishop for one knight when the other knight is too far away from its king to be defended. If the knight is not kept close to the king in a rook versus knight ending it can be hunted down and trapped.

The other problem was the fifty move rule. The endgame database says the position on move 82 is a mate in 163 moves. Just in time, on the fiftieth move, the bishop is exchanged for a knight.

If you want to skip ahead to move 82 and start there; the White king is on c5 and the knights are on b5 and d6, the Black king is on f5 and the rook is on a6 and the bishop is on h2.

IM Carles Diaz Camallonga(2440)-GM Kevel Oliva Castenada(2470)

9/9/19

2019 Sabadell Open(Spain)

1.e4 e5

2.Nf3 Nc6

3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6

5.d3 d6

6.c3 g6?! +0.54/23

6...Be7 +0.02/21 7.O-O O-O 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nbd2 c5 10.Nc4 Be6 11.Qe2 Qd7 12.Bg5 Ng4 13.h3 Bxg5 14.Nxg5 Nf6 15.Rad1 Rab8 16.b3 h6

7.Bg5 Bg7

8.Nbd2 O-O

9.Nf1 h6

10.Bh4 d5

11.exd5 Qxd5

12.Ne3 Qd6

13.Bxc6 bxc6

14.O-O Nh5

15.Nc4 Qd5

16.Bg3?! 0.00/24

16.Ne3 +0.27/20 16...Qe6 16...Qd7 17. Bg3 f6 18. Qc2 Rb8 19. Rfe1 c5 20. Rad1 Qf7 21. Nc4 Bf5 -0.47 Stockfish 17.Re1 g5 18.Bg3 g4 19.Nd2

16...Nxg3

17.hxg3 Bf5?! +0.21/23

17...e4 -0.14/23 18.Ne1 18. Ne3 Qxd3 19. Nd4 c5 20. Nb3 Qb5 21. Qd5 Rb8 22. Qxe4 a5 -0.75 Stockfish 18...Rd8 18... a5 19. Ne3 Qe6 20. dxe4 Ba6 21. c4 Bxb2 22. Rb1 Rfd8 23. Qb3 Bg7 24. Nf3 Qxe4 -0.75 Stockfish 19.Ne3 Qb5 20.Qc2 Rb8 21.Rb1 exd3 22.Nxd3 Qxd3 23.Rbd1 Bf5 24.Rxd3 Bxd3 25.Qc1 Bxf1 26.Kxf1 Re8 27.Kg1 Bf6 28.b4 Bg5 29.f4 Bf6

18.Ne1?! -0.08/23

18.Re1 +0.21/23 18...Rfe8 19.Re3 19. b3 Rad8 20. Re3 g5 21. Nb2 Bg4 22. Qc2 Bh5 23. Rc1 Kh8 24. Rce1 -0.18 Stockfish 19...e4 19... Rad8 20. b3 g5 21. Nb2 Re6 22. Qe2 Bg4 23. Re1 f5 24. Qc2 c5 25. Nd2 Bh5 -0.33 Stockfish 20.Qe2 Re6 21.dxe4 Rxe4 22.Rxe4 Qxe4 23.Ne3 Be6 24.Nd4 Bxd4 25.cxd4 Qxd4 26.Rd1 Qc5 27.b3 a5 28.Ng4 Bxg4 29.Qxg4 Qc2

18...Be6

19.Qe2 Rfd8

20.b3 a5

21.Rd1 a4

22.Nf3 axb3

23.axb3 Bg4

24.Rfe1 Re8

25.b4 Qb5

26.Ne3 Be6

27.d4 e4

28.Nd2 f5

29.Ndc4 g5

30.Na5 Qxe2

31.Rxe2 f4

32.gxf4 gxf4

33.Nec4 Bg4

34.f3 exf3

35.Rxe8+ Rxe8

36.gxf3 Bxf3

37.Rf1 Bd5

38.Rxf4 Re1+

39.Rf1 Re4

40.Kf2 Bf6

41.Rg1+ Kh7

42.Ne3 Rf4+

43.Ke2 Bf3+

44.Kd3 h5

45.Nac4 h4

46.Nd2 Bh5

47.Rh1?! -0.71/28

47.Re1 -0.25/23 47...Bg5 48.Nec4 Rg4 49.Ne4 Bg6 50.Ne5 Rg3+ 50...Rxe4 51. Rxe4 Bf5 52. Nf3 Kg6 53. c4 h3 54. d5 cxd5 55. cxd5 Kh5 -5.21 Stockfish 51.Kc2 Bxe4+ 52.Rxe4

47.Nec4 h3 48.Rh1 Bg6+ 49.Ke2 Bf5 50.Ne3 Be6 51.Ng2 Bg4+ 52.Kd3 Rf2 53.Ne3 Be6 -0.38 Stockfish

47...Bg5

48.Rh2 Kh6

49.Rh3 Kg7?! -0.53/27

49...Rf8 -0.82/26 50.Rh2 50. c4 Kg7 51. Nb3 Rf3 52. Rxf3 Bxf3 -2.55 Stockfish 50...Bg6+ 51.Ke2 Ra8 52.Rh3 52. Nef1 Ra2 53. Kf3 Rc2 54. c4 Ra2 55. b5 cxb5 56. cxb5 Ra4 57. Kf2 Bd3 58. Rh3 Bxb5 -3.45 Stockfish 52...Ra2 53.Ke1 Be8 54.Ke2 Bh5+ 55.Kd3 Bg6+ 56.Ke2 Kh5

50.Rh2 Kh7

51.Rg2? -1.78/29

51.Nec4 Rg4 52.Ne5 Rg3+ 53.Ke4 Bxd2 54.Rxd2 Rxc3 55.Kf5 h3 56.Kf6 Rg3 57.Rf2 Bg6 58.Rf4 Bc2 59.Rh4+ Kg8 -0.33 Stockfish

51...Bg6+

52.Ke2? -3.17/29

52.Kc4 -1.79/28 52...h3 53.Rh2 Rh4 54.Nef1 Bf4 55.Rf2 Bf7+ 55...Bd6 56. Nh2 Rf4 57. Ndf3 Kh6 58. Re2 Kh5 59. Re1 Re4 60. Ra1 Re2 -4.40 Stockfish 56.Kd3 Bh5 57.Nf3 Bxf3 58.Rxf3 Kh6 59.Rf2 Kg5 60.Kc4 Kg4 61.Kd3 h2 62.Nxh2+ Bxh2 63.Kc4 Rh6 64.Rf8 Rg6 65.b5 cxb5+ 66.Kxb5 Rb6+ 67.Kc4

52...h3

53.Rh2 Bh5+

54.Kd3 Rh4

55.c4?! -3.64/31

55.Nec4 -3.14/28 55...Bf4 56.Rh1 Bf7 57.Ne3 h2 58.Nf3 Rh3 59.Rxh2 Rxh2 60.Nxh2 Bxh2 61.Nc4 Bd5 61... Kg6 62. Na5 Bd5 63. Ke3 Bd6 64. Nb7 Kf6 65. Kd3 Kf5 66. Na5 Kf4 -6.04 Stockfish 62.Na5 Bg2 63.Ke2 Kg6 64.Nb7 Bg3 65.Nc5 Kf5 66.c4 Bd6 67.Ke1 Bf3 68.Kf2 Bg4 69.Ke1 Bg3+ 70.Kd2 Bd6

55.Nef1 Bf4 56.Rf2 Bg6+ 57.Kc4 Bd6 58.Nh2 Rf4 59.Re2 Bh5 60.Re3 Rf2 61.Rxh3 Rxh2 62.Rxh2 Bxh2 -4.60 Stockfish

55.Bf4

56.Rh1 h2

57.Nef1 Bg6+

58.Ke2 Rh3

59.Kf2 Bh5? -1.21/27

59...Kg7 -3.36/28 60.Nf3 60. b5 cxb5 61. cxb5 Kf6 62. Kg2 Rd3 63. Nf3 Be4 64. Nxh2 Bxh2 65. Kxh2 Rxf3 -5.22 Stockfish 60...Be4 61.N1xh2 Bxh2 62.Rxh2 Rxf3+ 63.Ke1 Bd3 63... Rd3 64. d5 cxd5 65. cxd5 Bxd5 66. Rh4 Kf6 67. b5 Ke5 68. Rh7 Kd6 -7.61 Stockfish 64.d5 cxd5 65.cxd5 Rf5 66.Kd2 Rxd5 67.Kc3 Bb5 68.Rh3 c6 69.Kc2 Rf5 70.Kc3 Kg6 71.Rg3+ Rg5 72.Re3 Rd5 73.Rg3+ Kf6 74.Re3 Kg7 75.Rg3+ Kf6

60.b5? -4.20/28

60.Ne4 -1.21/27 60...Rb3 61.Nf6+ Kg6 62.Nxh5 Kxh5 63.Nxh2 Rb2+ 64.Kg1 Rxb4 65.Nf1+ 65. c5 Rb2 66. Nf1+ Kg4 67. Rh7 Kf3 68. Rf7 Ke4 69. Rf6 Re2 70. Rf8 Kf3 -1.14 Stockfish 65...Kg5 66.Kf2 Rxc4 67.Ne3 Rxd4 68.Rc1 Re4 69.Rc5+ Re5 70.Rxe5+ Bxe5 71.Ke2 Kf6 72.Kd3 Ke6 73.Kc4 Bf4 74.Nd1 Bh2 75.Nc3 Bd6 76.Ne4 Kf5 77.Kd4 Be5+ 78.Kd3 Bf4 79.Nc5 Bd6 80.Ne4

60...cxb5

61.cxb5 Rd3? -2.43/32

61...Kg7 -4.18/27 62.d5 62. Ne4 Bf7 63. Nxh2 Rxh2+ 64. Rxh2 Bxh2 65. Nc3 Kg6 66. Ke3 Bc4 67. Ke4 Kf6 -6.94 Stockfish 62...Bf7 63.Nf3 Bxd5 64.N1xh2 Bxh2 65.Rxh2 Rxf3+ 66.Ke1 66. Kg1 Rg3+ 67. Kf1 Kf6 68. Rh7 Rg7 69. Rh8 Ke5 70. Ke2 Rg3 71. Rc8 Kd6 72. Rd8+ Ke6 -8.60 Stockfish 66...Re3+ 67.Kd1 Bb3+ 67...Rg3 68. Rh4 Rb3 69. b6 Rxb6 70. Kd2 Rb3 71. Rh5 Rb5 72. Kc3 Kf6 73. Rh7 c5 -9.41 Stockfish 68.Kd2 Re5 69.Kc3 Ba4 70.Ra2 Bxb5 71.Ra7 Re7 72.Ra5 Be2 73.Rc5 Bf3 74.Kd4 Kg6 75.Rc3 Bb7 76.Rc1 Kf6 77.Rc5

61...Kg6 62.Nc4 Rc3 63.Ne5+ Kf5 64.Rxh2 Rc2+ 65.Kg1 Bxh2+ 66.Nxh2 Be2 67.Kf2 Kf4 68.Ng6+ Ke4 69.Kg3 Rc3+ 70.Kg2 Bxb5 71.Ne7 Kxd4 -7.77 Stockfish

62.Ne4 Bf3

63.Rxh2+ Bxh2

64.Ng5+ Kg6

65.Nxf3 Bf4

66.Ke2 Rb3

67.N3d2 Rxb5

68.Ne3 Ra5?! -2.12/29

68...Kf7 -2.42/28 69.Kf3 69. Kd3 Ke6 70. d5+ Kd7 71. Ndc4 Bg5 72. Kd4 Bf6+ 73. Ke4 Rb4 -2.30 Stockfish 69...Bh6 70.Ndc4 Ke6 71.Ke4 71. d5+ Kd7 72. Nf5 Bg5 73. Ke4 Bf6 74. Nfe3 Rb4 75. Kd3 Rb3+ 76. Ke4 Rc3 -2.31 Stockfish 71...Rg5 71... Rb4 72. Kd3 Rb1 73. Nc2 Rb3+ 74. Ke4 Rc3 75. N2e3 Rc1 76. Kd3 Rh1 77. Ke4 Rh4+ 78. Kd3 Rh3 -2.31 Stockfish 72.d5+ Kd7 73.Nf5 Bf8 74.Ne5+

69.Ndc4 Ra4

70.Kd3 Kg5

71.Nd5 Bh2

72.Nc3 Ra8

73.d5 Rd8

74.Ke4 Re8+

75.Kd3 Bf4

76.Kd4 Kf5

77.Kc5 Rd8

78.Kc6 Ra8

79.Kc5 Ra6

80.Nb5 Bh2

81.d6 cxd6+

82.Ncxd6+ Ke5

83.Nc4+ Ke6

84.Nd4+ Kd7

85.Nb6+ Kc7

86.Nd5+ Kb7

87.Nf3 Bd6+

88.Kc4 Ra5 88...Ra4 was quicker, mate in 167

89.Nc3 Rc5+ A bit slower than 89...Bf8, which the database has as mate in 193.

90.Kd3 Bf8

91.Ne4 Ra5

92.Nd4 Bg7 Quicker was 92...Re5 which is mate in 193. 92...Bg7 is mate in 213.

93.Nb3 Best resistance was 93.Nd6, which is mate in 213. Now it's only mate in 185, according to the endgame database.

93...Rd5+

94.Kc4 Kc6

95.Nc3 Rd8

96.Ne4 Best resistance was 96.Nb5, mate in 187, after 96.Ne4 it's only mate in 152.

96...Rd1 96...Rc8 was best, now it's back to mate in 187 again.

97.Na5+ Kb6

98.Nb3 Rh1

99.Nbd2 Rh3

100.Nb3 Re3

101.Nec5 Rc3+

102.Kb4?! -2.27/30

102.Kd5 the longest resistance 102...Rh3 103.Ne6 Rh5+ 104.Kc4 Bf6 105.Ned4 Bh8 106.Ne6 Re5 107.Ned4 Rh5 database says mate in 188 after 10.Kd5

102...Rc2

103.Na4+ Best resistance was 103.Ne6, mate in 161. Now its mate in 113.

103...Kc6

104.Na5+ Kd5

105.Nb6+ Kd4 A mis-step. 105...Ke5 was mate in 113, after 105...Kd4 it's back to mate in 136.

106.Nb3+ Kd3 Still drifting, 106...Ke3 kept it at mate in 136. After 106...Kd3, it's mate in 157.

107.Nc5+ Ke3

108.Nc4+ Ke2

109.Ne6 Bf6 Another mistake, it was mate in 157 after 109...Bh8, now it's all the way back to mate in 193 after 109...Bf6.

110.Nf4+?! This is an eighty move mistake, allowing Black to mate in 110 moves.

110.Kc5 The best defense, now it's mate in 193 and Black needs help fast to beat the 50 move rule. 110...Rc1 111.Kd5 Kf2 112.Nc5 Kf3 113.Nd2+ Kg2 114.Nc4 Rd1+ 115.Ke6 Bd4 116.Nb3 Re1+ 117.Kd5 Bh8 118.Nd4 Kf2 119.Nc6 Ba1 120.N6e5 Rd1+ 121.Ke6

110...Kf3

111.Nd5 Bd4

112.Kb3 Rc1

113.Nd2+ Ke2

114.Nc4 Kf3

115.Nd2+ Kf2 Had Black played 115...Ke2, it was mate in 105, now it's back to mate in 148.

116.Nc4 White returns the favor and more, after this mistake Black can mate in "only" 77 moves. 116.Kb4 was the best defense.

116...Ke2

117.Nf4+ Kf3

118.Ne6 Bf2

119.Nd2+ 119.Nc7 was the best defense, mate in 74. Now it's mate in 54 with the 50 move rule looming.

119...Ke3

120.Nc4+ Ke4?! -1.31/23

120...Kf3 -1.76/25 121.Ng5+ Ke2 122.Ne6 Bg3 123.Kb4 Bh2 124.Kb3 Kd3 125.Nb2+ Kd2 126.Nc4+ Ke2 127.Kb4 Bb8 128.Kb3 Kd3 129.Nb2+ Ke3 130.Nc4+ Ke2 131.Kb4 Bg3 132.Kb3 Database also plays 120...Ke4

121.Ng5+ 121.Kb4 kept the task at an impossible mate in 52. After 121.Ng5, mate looms in 28.

121...Kd5?! -0.41/25

121...Kf5 -1.30/23 122.Nd6+ Kg4 123.Nge4 Bd4 124.Nb5 database also plays 121.Kd5

122.Nd2 Bd4?! -0.01/36

122...Bh4 -0.67/24 123.Ngf3 Bg3 124.Kb2 Rc8 125.Kb3 Rc7 database also plays 122...Bd4

123.Ngf3 Bf6

124.Ka2 Bg7

125.Kb3 Rc3+

126.Ka2 Kc6

127.Kb1 Kb5

128.Ne1 Bh6

129.Nef3 Kb4

130.Kb2 Bf4

131.Kb1 Ka3

132.Ka1 132.Nd4 was the best defense, mate in 27. The problem is that the King in the corner is usually a losing position when it's rook versus knight(the draw is on page 489 in the Benko edition of Basic Chess endings). Black has arrived here just in time, when White cannot avoid the capture of a knight, restarting the fifty move clock.

132...Bxd2

133.Nxd2 Rc2

134.Nb1+ Kb3 0-1

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COVENTRY CHESS CLUB by Rob Roy

NOV. 16 2019 YANKEE PEDDLER OPEN

DEC. 14 2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN

COVENTRY CHESS CLUB 2020 CALENDAR

Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St. (Rt 31)

JAN 18 2020 GREATER HARTFORD OPEN

FEB 22 2020 EASTERN CONNECTICUT OPEN

MAR 21 2020 CONSTITUTION STATE OPEN

APR 18 2020 MILL BROOK PARK OPEN

May thru August - No Tournaments

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Coventry Chess Club is worth driving 35 miles to get to. Since we moved to Mill Brook Place (July 2018) we average 12 players per tournament.

WE ARE UNABLE TO GUARANTEE PRIZES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

This past summer we lost money at every tournament. Despite poor turnout we paid out the guaranteed prizes, but failed to cover expenses. We averaged only 9 players per tournament.

Next summer, our tournaments will not guarantee the prize fund.

Prizes will be "based on 8 entries, more per entries" $100-1st, $50-2nd.

September thru April we go back to GUARANTEED $160-1st, $80-2nd.

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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.

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