HAYES GOODMAN WINS 2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN CCM 185

HAYES GOODMAN WINS 2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN

Winning clear first with a 3-0 score is Hayes Goodman from RI. Goodman,14, has been competing against adult players since 2014.

Joe Bihlmeyer and Jithu Sajeevan finished the event each with two wins and a draw, thereby tying for second place.

Ten entered the tournament held at Mill Brook Place, Main Street, Coventry CT.

The Tournament Director, Rob Roy, filled in as Houseman for rounds 2 and 3, after a player dropped out after round 1.

I wish to thank everybody that came to play, and to also express special thanks to the individuals mentioned below who helped me with various tasks.

Dan Smith arrived early and setup the tables and chairs. Jithya and Jithu Sajeevan folded up and put away the tables and chairs.

Joe Bihlmeyer, an instructor at the New Britain Chess Club, gave an analysis of his first round game, which was enjoyed by a half-dozen spectators.

Hayes Goodman donated $40 that enabled the club to break even with expenses for the day. Rob Roy provided free drinks and snacks.

Our upcoming tournaments will happen Jan 18, Feb 22, Mar 21, and Apr 18.

 

2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN  (201912148562)

COVENTRY, CT  06238   DEC 14.

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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 | HAYES N GOODMAN                 |3.0  |W   9|W   6|W   4|
   RI | 15207355 / R: 1844   ->1871     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1682   ->1728     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | JOSEPH BIHLMEYER                |2.5  |D   3|W   8|W   7|
   CT | 12686352 / R: 2111   ->2105     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1978   ->1971     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | JITHU SAJEEVAN                  |2.5  |D   2|W  10|W   6|
   CT | 15756176 / R: 1890   ->1901     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1731   ->1744     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | DANIEL SMITH                    |2.0  |W  10|W   7|L   1|
   RI | 12704934 / R: 1541   ->1549     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1439   ->1450     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | ROB ROY                         |2.0  |U    |W  11|W  10|
   CT | 10574790 / R: 1403   ->1405     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1013   ->1032     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | ELIZABETH C SMITH               |1.0  |W  11|L   1|L   3|
   CT | 15913683 / R: 1474   ->1467     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1319   ->1312     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | PUNYAVRAT UPADHYAY              |1.0  |W   8|L   4|L   2|
   CT | 15975172 / R: 1430   ->1416     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1363   ->1346     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | PEYTON NOAH DEXTER              |1.0  |L   7|L   2|W  11|
   CT | 17203134 / R: Unrated-> 769P3   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 812P3   |     |     |     |     |
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    9 | MARK BOURQUE                    |0.0  |L   1|U    |U    |
   CT | 12139250 / R: 1949   ->1931     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1873   ->1851     |     |     |     |     |
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   10 | HANEESHA ATKURI                 |0.0  |L   4|L   3|L   5|
   CT | 16282828 / R:  888   -> 884     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  873   -> 854     |     |     |     |     |
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   11 | JITHYA SAJEEVAN                 |0.0  |L   6|L   5|L   8|
   CT | 16403714 / R:  376   -> 370     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  422   -> 413     |     |     |     |     |
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2020 GREATER HARTFORD OPEN SAT. JAN. 18 

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. W.

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REPORT - SCHOLASTIC EVENT IN WETHERSFIELD
NELSON CASTANEDA IS CONN BLITZ-CHESS CHAMP
NEW CHESS CLUB IN HAMDEN BY ROD GROFF
ALAN LASSER'S GAME OF THE WEEK
HAYES GOODMAN WINS 2019 HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN
2 ROB ROY CHESS COLUMNS FROM 1977

 

 

Connecticut State Chess Association

The CSCA-sanctioned National Nominations Grand Prix Northern Leg was hosted by Team DIG USA and held Dec.8 at Wethersfield Community Center. A huge upset win by Miles Wolfe (1162) who went 4-0 winning against top seeds Daniel Zhou (1996) and Nathan Chang (1981) along the way.

Miles qualified to the Candidates' Tournament for Elementary School that will be held early spring. Beatrice Low qualified to NNCT Middle School or Girls, Ethan Striff-Cave qualified to the NNCT High School and Peter Wolfe (Middle School) or Amithi Nair (Girls) qualified to NNCT pending Beatrice's decision which section to play at the NNCT as she can only participate in the Middle School or Girls NNCT.

FM Nelson Castaneda has won the 2019 Connecticut State Blitz Chess Championship on Dec 10 with a score of 6.5/8. This is Nelson's second state blitz title, almost twenty years after his first.

National Masters Harris Appelman and David Herscovici tied for second with 6/8. The tournament was organized by the New Britain Chess Club.   Crosstable

 

12/12
The National K-12 Grade Championship are underway in Lake Buena Vista, Fl. Connecticut's #1 scholastic player IM Hans Niemann is top seed in the 11th-grade section. He started out well winning the warm-up Bughouse and Blitz tournaments with perfect 10-0 and 12-0 scores. In all, 22 players from Connecticut are participating.

Bughouse Champs Baker & Niemann (photo credit uschess.org)

Tournament links: Standings of all sections -

 US Chess reports - US Chess Twitter

 

 

New Chess Club in Hamden CT

 

Rod Groff has taught countless other kids and adults to play chess, and what was once a hobby has become a business. In October, he moved his growing chess academy, Play More Chess, to a new storefront in Hamden’s Whitneyville neighborhood. Housed in a former bank, the part-school, part-gathering place includes an old vault, now used for storage, and a teller’s window that’s the perfect nook for a table, two chairs and a chess board.

In total, there’s seating for about 22 players upstairs and down at Play More Chess. One corner of the main floor serves as a mini classroom, where Groff used a chessboard banner to demonstrate possible moves to a group of boys in the Intermediate I class, otherwise known as Knights, one recent afternoon. They’d brought their workbooks, and Groff had a lesson plan posted, starting with some new terms like “skewers” and “capped pieces.” These kids had already learned the basics of play, and they were ready to build in some strategy.

Younger students move through the curriculum—a series of published workbooks—at their own pace in four-week blocks. Small group lessons are $18 per hour. But Play More Chess isn’t just for kids. Adults make up about half of Groff’s clientele, both learners and experienced players looking for a place to play and new opponents to play against. Adults sign up for lessons through Hamden Adult Education (you don’t have to live in Hamden to register) or purchase a membership for $8 a month, which allows them to drop in during scheduled casual play hours or anytime Play More Chess is open for a pickup game. Groff also teaches in after-school programs at Hamden’s Spring Glen and Bear Path elementary schools.

Written and photographed by Kathy Leonard Czepiel.  Read entire article here.

Play More Chess
1227 Whitney Ave, Hamden (map)
(203) 680-0657 info@PlayMoreChess.com

 

 

 

GAME OF THE WEEK   by Alan Lasser

Black sacrifices a rook in order to be on the attack for the next ten moves in a typically mind-boggling more-pieces-than-pawns position, where, even if you had a mate in twenty-one, you might not see it.

 

GM Mariya Muzychuk (2559)-GM Kateryna Lagno (2547)
12/5/19
2019 FIDE GP Series, Monaco
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7
4.e4 d6
5.Nf3 O-O
6.Be2 e5
7.O-O Nc6
8.d5 Ne7
9.Nd2 a5
10.Rb1 Nd7
11.a3 f5
12.f3 Kh8
13.b4 f4
14.Nb3 a4
15.Nd2 g5
16.Nxa4 Nf6
17.c5 Ng6
18.b5 b6?! +1.99/26
18...dxc5 +1.02/24 19.Nxc5 c6 20.Ne6 Bxe6 21.dxe6 Qe7 22.bxc6 bxc6 23.Bc4 23. Nc4 Qxe6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Ne8 26. Rd1 Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Rf6 28. Rd7 Nf8 29. Re7 +1.84 Stockfish 23...Rfd8 24.Kh1 g4 25.Qb3 Bf8 26.Qc3 Qa7 27.Be2 gxf3 28.Qxf3 Qe7 29.Qh3 Qc5 30.Qf5 Be7 31.Bc4 Rxd2
19.cxb6 cxb6
20.Nc4 Rb8
21.Bd2 g4
22.Naxb6 Rxb6
23.Ba5 g3?! +3.86/23
23...Nd7 +2.88/26 24.fxg4 24. Nxb6 Nxb6 25. fxg4 Qc7 26. Bb4 Bd7 27. a4 Qa7 28. a5 Nxd5+ 29. b6 Nxb6 30. axb6 Qxb6+ 31. Kh1 +4.43 Stockfish 24...Qc7 25.Kh1 Qa7 26.Nxb6 Qxa5 27.Nc4 Qa8 28.b6 Bf6 29.Nxd6 Qxa3 30.Nxc8 Rxc8 31.b7 Rb8 32.Qc2 Ngf8 33.Qc8 Qa7 34.d6
24.Nxb6 Nxe4
25.Nxc8 gxh2+
26.Kxh2 Qh4+
27.Kg1 Ng3
28.Nxd6 Qh1+
29.Kf2 Qh4
30.Bb6? +1.32/23
30.b6 +3.62/23 30...Bf6 31.Bc4 31. Ba6 e4 32. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 33. Ke2 Nc5 34. Bc4 Qg5 35. Qd2 Ne5 36. Bb5 Rd8 37. Rg1 Qg6 38. b7 Rb8 39. Rbc1 +8.13 Stockfish 31...e4 32.Nxe4 Nxe4+ 33.Ke2 Ng3+ 34.Kd2 Nxf1+ 35.Qxf1 Be5 36.b7 Qf6 37.Qe2 Rb8 38.Ba6 Qe7 39.Qd3 Qg5 40.Rg1 Kg7 41.Bb4 Qf6 42.Bc5 Bd6 43.Bd4
30…e4
31.fxe4?? -3.82/22
31.Nxe4 +1.10/24 31...Nxe4+ 32.Kg1 Ng3 33.Re1 Ne5 34.Bf1 Qh1+ 35.Kf2 Qh4 36.Qc2 36. Rxe5 Bxe5 37. d6 Bf6 38. d7 Rb8 39. Bc5 Ne4+ 40. Kg1 Nxc5 41. Qd6 Nxd7 42. Qxd7 +2.41 Stockfish 36...Re8 37.Rxe5 Bxe5 38.Qc6 Rg8 39.Rc1 Nf5+ 40.Ke2 Nd4+ 41.Bxd4 Bxd4 42.Rc2 Qf2+
31…f3
32.Bxf3 Nxe4+
33.Ke3? -11.69/23
33.Kg1 -3.58/25 33...Be5 34.Re1 Qh2+ 35.Kf1 Nh4 36.Ke2 Nc3+ 37.Kd3 Nxd1 38.Rbxd1 38. Rxe5 Nxf3 39. Re6 Qxg2 40. Rxd1 Qa2 41. Bd4+ Nxd4 42. Kxd4 -8.69 Stockfish 38...Nxf3 38... Bxd6 39. Bd4+ Kg8 40. Re4 Nxf3 41. Rg4+ Kf7 42. Rf1 Ke8 43. Rxf3 Qh1 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8 -9.60 Stockfish
33...Qf4+?? -0.54/23
33...Qg5+ Black misses forced mate according to Stockfish. 34.Kd3 Not 34.Ke4 Qe5 35.Kd3 Nf4 36.Kc4 Qc3 mate 34...Qxd5+ 35.Ke3 35. Ke2 Nf4+ 36. Ke3 Nxg2+ 37. Ke2 Nc3+ 38. Kf2 Nxd1+ 39. Rbxd1 Rxf3+ 40. Kg1 Rxf1+ 41. Rxf1 Qxd6 42. Kxg2 Qxb6 43. Rd1 Qg6+ 44. Kf1 Bd4 45. Rd2 Qe4 46. Rxd4 Qxd4 47. a4 Qxa4 48. b6 Qb5+ 49. Ke1 Qxb6 50. Kd2 Qd4+ 51. Ke2 h5 52. Kf3 h4 53. Ke2 Qc3 54. Kf1 Qb2 55. Kg1 h3 56. Kf1 h2 57. Ke1 h1=Q# 35...Bh6+ 36.Ke2 Nf4+ 37.Ke1 Nxg2+ 38.Ke2 Nf4+ 39.Ke1 Nd3+ 40.Qxd3 Qxd3 41.Bd4+ Qxd4 42.Nxe4 Rxf3 42...Qe3+ 43. Be2 Re8 44. Rf2 Qxe4 45. Rb4 Qh1+ 46. Rf1 Qh2 47. Rb2 Rc8 48. Bd1 Qe5+ 49. Re2 Bd2+ 50. Kf2 Qh2+ 51. Kf3 Qf4+ 52. Kg2 Rg8+ 53. Kh1 Qxf1+ 54. Kh2 Bf4# 43.Rxf3 Qxe4+ 44.Kf2 Qxb1 45.a4 Qc2+
34.Kd3 Nxd6? +1.02/24
34...Nc3 -0.40/21 35.Qb3 Qxd6 36.Be3 Rc8 37.Kd2 Ne5 38.Be2 Bh6 39.Qxc3 39. Bf4 Nxd5 40. Bxh6 Qxh6+ 41. Ke1 Nc3 42. Rd1 Qe3 43. Rf2 Ng4 44. Qf7 Nxd1 -3.05 Stockfish 39...Rxc3 40.Bxh6 Qxh6+ 40...Rc8 41. Rf8+ Rxf8 42. Bxf8 Qxf8 43. Rb3 Qd6 44. b6 Qxd5+ -6.59 Stockfish 41.Kxc3 Qe3+ 42.Kb4 Qxe2 43.Rfd1 Qe4+ 44.Kc5 Qe3+ 45.Kb4 Nd3+ 46.Kc4 Nf2 47.Re1 Qd3+ 48.Kc5 Ne4+ 49.Kc6 Qc4+ 50.Kb6 Qxd5 51.a4 Nc3 52.Rb4
35.Rb4 Nc4?! +1.48/23
35...Ne5+ +1.18/24 36.Kc2 Rc8+ 37.Kb3 Nec4 38.Rf2 Qe5 38....Qf6 39. Bd4 Qxd4 40. Qxd4 Bxd4 41. Re2 Na5+ 42. Ka2 Bc5 43. Rf4 Nxb5 44. Rc2 +1.22 Stockfish 39.Bd4 Qxd4 40.Qxd4 Bxd4 41.Re2 Na5+ 42.Ka2 Bc5 43.Ra4 43. Rh4 Nxb5 44. Rc2 Nb7 45. a4 N5d6 46. Be2 Ra8 47. Bd3 Be3 48. Rxh7+ +1.55 Stockfish 43...Bb6 44.Rb2 Rc3 45.Be2 Re3 46.Rc2 Nb3 47.Rc6 Nc1+ 48.Rxc1
36.Be2? 0.00/23
36.Re1 +1.48/23 36...Ra8 37.Kc2 Qf5+ 38.Qd3 Qxd3+ 39.Kxd3 Nxb6 40.Kc2 Ne5 40...Rxa3 41. Re8+ Nf8 42. Rf4 Rc3+ 43. Kd1 Rc8 44. Rxc8 Nxc8 45. Kc2 +2.08 Stockfish 41.Rbe4 Nbc4 42.b6 42. d6 Rd8 43. b6 Nxb6 44. Rxe5 Bxe5 45. Rxe5 Rxd6 46. Kb3 +3.38 Stockfish 42...Rb8 43.a4 Bf6 44.a5 Nxa5 45.Rxe5 Bxe5 46.Rxe5 Nc4 47.Re6 Nxb6 48.Kc3 Nd7 49.Re7 Rd8 50.Kd4 Nf8 51.Be4 Kg8 52.Kc5
36...Nge5+?? +5.43/25
36...Qg3+ 0.00/23 37.Rf3 Nge5+ 38.Kc2 Qg6+ 39.Kb3 Nxb6 40.Rxf8+ Bxf8 41.Rd4 Bc5 41...Qd6 42. Rb4 Ned7 43. Bf3 Bg7 44. Qe1 Qg6 45. Be4 Qf6 46. Kc2 Qe5 = Stockfish 42.a4 Bxd4 43.Qxd4 Qb1+ 44.Ka3 Qc1+ 45.Kb3 Qb1+
37.Kc2 Qe4+
38.Kb3 Rc8?! +9.23/23
38...Rb8 +6.96/23 39.Bxc4 39. Bf2 Na5+ 40. Ka2 Qg6 41. Qb1 Qh6 42. Bd4 Nb7 43. Rh1 Qg6 44. Qxg6 Nxg6 45. Bxg7+ Kxg7 46. b6 +9.55 Stockfish 39...Rxb6 40.Qc2 Qg4 41.Qf5 Qxf5 42.Rxf5
39.d6 Qb7
40.Bxc4?! +6.44/24
40.Bc7 +9.14/23 40...Nb6 41.Bf3 Nxf3 42.Qxf3
40.Rxc4 Nxc4 41.d7 Rd8 42.Bxc4 Qxb6 43.Re1 Qg6 44.Re8+ Rxe8 45.d8=Q Bf6 46.Q8d7 It's mate on move 73, according to Stockfish. 46...Re7 47. Q7d5 Re3+ 48. Ka4 Re5 49. Qxe5 Bxe5 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qe7+ Kh6 52. Qxe5 Qc2+ 53. Bb3 Qf2 54. Qe6+ Kg7 55. b6 h5 56. Qd7+ Kh6 57. Qc6+ Kg5 58. Qd5+ Kh6 59. b7 Qf4+ 60. Bc4 Qb8 61. Qe6+ Kg5 62. Qg8+ Qxg8 63. Bxg8 Kf4 64. b8=Q+ Ke4 65. Bc4 h4 66. Kb5 Kf5 67. Qd6 Ke4 68. Qf6 Ke3 69. Qxh4 Kd2 70. Qd4+ Kc2 71. Kb4 Kc1 72. Kb3 Kb1 73. Qd1#
40…Qxb6
41.Qd2? +3.67/25
41.Re1 +6.36/23 41...Nd7 42.Ka2 Rd8 43.Re7 Nf6 44.Qd2 Bf8 45.Rf7 Qxd6 46.Qxd6 Bxd6 47.Rxf6 Bxb4 48.axb4 Rb8 49.Rc6 Ra8+ 50.Kb2 Rb8 51.Kb3 Rb7
41.Be6 Rd8 42.Qd4 Rxd6 43.Qxb6 Rxb6 44.Bf5 Rf6 45.b6 Nc6 46.b7 Rf8 47.Rb6 Nb8 48.Re6 h5 49.a4 Bd4 50.Rh6+ Kg7 51.Rh7+ Kg8 52.Be6+ Kxh7 53.Rxf8 Ba7 54.Rg8 +9.97 Stockfish
41…Nxc4
42.Rxc4 Qxb5+
43.Qb4 Qd5
44.Rc1 Re8
45.Rc2 Qd1
46.Qd2 Qb1+
47.Rb2 Qf1
48.Qc2? +2.21/24
48.d7 +4.75/24 48...Rb8+ 49.Rb4 Qf7+ 50.Kc2 Rd8 51.R2b3 h6 51...Qf5+ 52. Rd3 Be5 53. g4 Qg6 54. Kd1 Qc6 55. Rd5 Bc3 56. Qg5 Bf6 57. Qf5 h6 58. Re4 +9.62 Stockfish 52.Rb8 52. Rd3 Qe6 53. Kd1 Kg8 54. a4 Qe5 55. Rd5 Qa1+ 56. Ke2 Qf6 57. Qd3 +16.33 Stockfish 52...Qc4+ 53.Kd1 Qg4+ 54.Ke1 Qh4+ 55.Kf1 Qh1+ 56.Kf2 Qh4+ 57.Kf3 Qh5+ 58.g4 Qh1+ 59.Kf4 Bf6 60.Rxd8+ Bxd8 61.Rb8 Qh4 62.Qd4+ Kh7 63.Rc8 Qh2+ 64.Ke3 Qh3+ 65.Kd2 Qh4 66.a4 Qg5+ 67.Kd1
48...Qf7?! +2.94/23
48...Qf8 +2.21/24 49.Ka2 49.Qd3 +12.32 Stockfish 49...Qxd6 50.Rb3 Qf6 51.Rb1 Qe6 52.a4 Qg8 53.Rb7 Re1 54.a5 Ra1+
48...Qf6 49.d7 Rd8 50.Rb1 Qe6 51.Ka2 Qxd7 52.Qb3 Rg8 53.Rc2 Qf5 54.Re1 Rf8 55.Qc4 Qf6 56.Qe6 Qd4 57.Qc6 +4.19 Stockfish
49.Ka2 Qd5
50.Rb6 h6?! +5.35/24
50...Rg8 +4.36/24 51.g4 Rf8 52.Rc6 h6
51.Rc6 Rb8
52.d7 Rf8
53.Rc7 Qe6? +24.85/25
53...Rd8 +7.73/25 54.Qe4 54. Rc8 Bf6 55. Rxd8+ Bxd8 56. Qb2+ Kh7 57. Qd4 Qxg2+ 58. Kb3 Qf3+ 59. Kb2 +65.49 Stockfish 54...Qb5 55.Qe8+ 55. Rb7 Qg5 56. Rb8 Bf6 57. Rxd8+ Bxd8 58. Rc2 Qg8+ 59. Qc4 Qf8 60. Re2 Kg7 61. Qc3+ Kh7 62. Qc2+ Kg7 63. Re8 Qf7+ 64. Qb3 Qf2+ 65. Qb2+ Qxb2+ 66. Kxb2 Bf6+ 67. Ka2 h5 68. d8=Q Bxd8 69. Rxd8 Kf6 70. a4 Ke7 71. Rd3 Ke6 72. a5 Kf5 73. a6 Ke4 74. Rd8 Kf5 75. a7 h4 76. a8=Q h3 77. gxh3 Kf4 78. Re8 Kf5 79. Qf3+ Kg6 80. Rg8+ Kh7 81. Qf7+ Kh6 82. Qg6# 55...Kh7 56.Qe2
54.g4?! +8.60/26
54.Qd2 Kh7 55.Qd3+ Qg6 56.d8=Q Rxd8 57.Qxd8 Qxg2+ 58.Rc2 Qe4 59.Qd6 Kh8 60.Rh2 Kg8 61.Rf2 Qe8 62.Rg2 Qf7+ 63.Rxf7 Kxf7 64.Rf2+ Kg8 65.Qg6 Kh8 66.Rg2 Bf8 67.Qg8#
54…Qd5
55.Rc8 Qxd7
56.Rxf8+ Bxf8
57.Rc7 Qd5+
58.Qb3 Qd6
59.Qc3+ Kg8
60.Rc8 Qh2+61.Qb2?! +6.44/24 61.Qc2 +7.89/25 61...Qxc2+ 62.Rxc2 Bd6 63.Rc6 63. a4 Kf7 64. a5 Ke6 65. Rc6 Kd7 66. Rxd6+ Kxd6 67. Kb3 Kd5 68. Kb4 Kc6 69. Kc4 Kd6 70. Kb5 Kd7 71. a6 Kc7 72. Kc5 Kc8 73. Kb6 Kd7 74. a7 Kd6 75. a8=Q Ke5 76. Qf3 Kd4 77. Kb5 h5 78. gxh5 Ke5 79. h6 Ke6 80. Kc6 Ke7 81. h7 Ke8 82. h8=Q+ Ke7 83. Qff6# 63...Bf4 64.a4 Bd2 65.Rd6 Be3 66.a5 Kf7 67.a6 Kg7 68.Kb3 Kh7 69.Rc6 61...Qd6?? #196/26 61...Qf4 +6.44/24 62.Qb3+ Kg7 63.Qc3+ 63. a4 Qxg4 64. Rc7+ Kf6 65. Rf7+ Kg5 66. Rxf8 Qe2+ 67. Ka3 Qe7+ 68. Qb4 Qe3+ 69. Kb2 Qe2+ 70. Kc1 Qe6 71. Qf4+ Kg6 72. Qf7+ Qxf7 73. Rxf7 Kxf7 74. a5 h5 75. a6 Kg7 76. a7 h4 77. Kc2 h3 78. a8=Q h2 79. Kc3 Kf6 80. Qh8+ Kg6 81. Qxh2 Kf5 82. Kd4 Ke6 83. Qe5+ Kf7 84. Qf5+ Ke7 85. Kc5 Kd8 86. Qf7 Kc8 87. Kc6 Kb8 88. Qb7# 63...Kg6 64.Qd3+ Kg7 65.Qd7+ Kg8 66.Qf5 Qd2+ 67.Qc2 Qxc2+ 68.Rxc2 Bd6 69.Rc6 Bf4 70.a4 Bd2 71.Rd6 Be3 72.a5 62.Qb3+?! +8.55/24 62.Qb4 Kg7 63.Rxf8 Qd5+ 64.Qb3 Qg2+ 65.Qb2+ Qxb2+ 66.Kxb2 Kxf8 67.a4 Ke7 68.Kb3 Kd6 69.Kb4 Kd7 70.Kb5 Ke7 71.a5 Kd7 72.a6 Kc7 73.Kc5 Kc8 74.Kb6 Kb8 75.a7+ Ka8 76.Ka6 h5 77.g5 h4 78.g6 h3 79.g7 h2 80.g8=R# 62.a4 Qf4 63.Qc2 Qd6 64.Qb3+ Kg7 65.Qc3+ Kh7 66.Qc7+ Be7 67.Qxd6 Bxd6 68.a5 Bh2 69.a6 Bg1 70.Kb3 h5 71.gxh5 Kh6 72.Kc4 Ba7 73.Rc7 Be3 74.Rc5 Bxc5 75.Kxc5 Kxh5 76.Kd4 Kg4 77.a7 Kf4 78.a8=Q Kf5 79.Qe8 Kg5 80.Ke4 Kf6 81.Kf4 Kg7 82.Kf5 Kh7 83.Kf6 Kh6 84.Qh8# 62…Kg7 63.Qc3+ Kg8?? #26/24 63...Kh7 +8.55/25 64.a4 Qd5+ 65.Qb3 Qd2+ 66.Qc2+ Qxc2+ 67.Rxc2 Bb4 68.Kb3 Ba5 69.Rc5 Bb6 70.Rb5 70. Kc4 h5 71. gxh5 Kg7 72. a5 Bd8 73. a6 Bb6 74. Kb5 Ba7 75. Rc7+ Kf6 76. Rxa7 Ke6 77. h6 Ke5 78. h7 Ke4 79. h8=Q Kd3 80. Re7 Kd2 81. Qd4+ Kc1 82. Re2 Kb1 83. Qd1# 70...Bg1 71.a5 64.Qb4 Qh2+ 65.Kb3 Qg3+ 66.Ka4 1-0

 

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[Event "2019 FIDE GP Series"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2019.12.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "GM Mariya Muzychuk"]
[Black "GM Kateryna Lagno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7
9.Nd2 a5 10.Rb1 Nd7 11.a3 f5 12.f3 Kh8 13.b4 f4 14.Nb3 a4 15.Nd2 g5 16.Nxa4
Nf6 17.c5 Ng6 18.b5 b6 $6 { +1.99/26 } ( 18...dxc5 { +1.02/24 } 19.Nxc5 c6
20.Ne6 Bxe6 21.dxe6 Qe7 22.bxc6 bxc6 23.Bc4
{ 23. Nc4 Qxe6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Ne8 26. Rd1 Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Rf6 28. Rd7
Nf8 29. Re7 +1.84 Stockfish } 23...Rfd8 24.Kh1 g4 25.Qb3 Bf8 26.Qc3 Qa7
27.Be2 gxf3 28.Qxf3 Qe7 29.Qh3 Qc5 30.Qf5 Be7 31.Bc4 Rxd2 ) 19.cxb6 cxb6
20.Nc4 Rb8 21.Bd2 g4 22.Naxb6 Rxb6 23.Ba5 g3 $6
{ +3.86/23 } ( 23...Nd7 { +2.88/26 } 24.fxg4
{ 24. Nxb6 Nxb6 25. fxg4 Qc7 26. Bb4 Bd7 27. a4 Qa7 28. a5 Nxd5+ 29. b6
Nxb6 30. axb6 Qxb6+ 31. Kh1 +4.43 Stockfish } 24...Qc7 25.Kh1 Qa7 26.Nxb6
Qxa5 27.Nc4 Qa8 28.b6 Bf6 29.Nxd6 Qxa3 30.Nxc8 Rxc8 31.b7 Rb8 32.Qc2 Ngf8
33.Qc8 Qa7 34.d6 ) 24.Nxb6 Nxe4 25.Nxc8 gxh2+ 26.Kxh2 Qh4+ 27.Kg1 Ng3 28.Nxd6
Qh1+ 29.Kf2 Qh4 30.Bb6 $2 { +1.32/23 } ( 30.b6 { +3.62/23 } 30...Bf6 31.Bc4
{ 31. Ba6 e4 32. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 33. Ke2 Nc5 34. Bc4 Qg5 35. Qd2 Ne5 36. Bb5 Rd8
37. Rg1 Qg6 38. b7 Rb8 39. Rbc1 +8.13 Stockfish } 31...e4 32.Nxe4 Nxe4+
33.Ke2 Ng3+ 34.Kd2 Nxf1+ 35.Qxf1 Be5 36.b7 Qf6 37.Qe2 Rb8 38.Ba6 Qe7 39.Qd3
Qg5 40.Rg1 Kg7 41.Bb4 Qf6 42.Bc5 Bd6 43.Bd4 ) 30...e4 31.fxe4 $4 { -3.82/22 }
( 31.Nxe4 { +1.10/24 } 31...Nxe4+ 32.Kg1 Ng3 33.Re1 Ne5 34.Bf1 Qh1+ 35.Kf2
Qh4 36.Qc2
{ 36. Rxe5 Bxe5 37. d6 Bf6 38. d7 Rb8 39. Bc5 Ne4+ 40. Kg1 Nxc5 41. Qd6
Nxd7 42. Qxd7 +2.41 Stockfish } 36...Re8 37.Rxe5 Bxe5 38.Qc6 Rg8 39.Rc1 Nf5+
40.Ke2 Nd4+ 41.Bxd4 Bxd4 42.Rc2 Qf2+ ) 31...f3 32.Bxf3 Nxe4+ 33.Ke3 $2
{ -11.69/23 } ( 33.Kg1 { -3.58/25 } 33...Be5 34.Re1 Qh2+ 35.Kf1 Nh4 36.Ke2
Nc3+ 37.Kd3 Nxd1 38.Rbxd1
{ 38. Rxe5 Nxf3 39. Re6 Qxg2 40. Rxd1 Qa2 41. Bd4+ Nxd4 42. Kxd4 -8.69
Stockfish } 38...Nxf3
{ 38... Bxd6 39. Bd4+ Kg8 40. Re4 Nxf3 41. Rg4+ Kf7 42. Rf1 Ke8 43. Rxf3
Qh1 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8 -9.60 Stockfish } ) 33...Qf4+ $4 { -0.54/23 } ( 33...Qg5+
{ Black misses forced mate according to Stockfish. } 34.Kd3
{ Not 34.Ke4 Qe5 35.Kd3 Nf4 36.Kc4 Qc3 mate } 34...Qxd5+ 35.Ke3
{ 35. Ke2 Nf4+ 36. Ke3 Nxg2+ 37. Ke2 Nc3+ 38. Kf2 Nxd1+ 39. Rbxd1 Rxf3+ 40.
Kg1 Rxf1+ 41. Rxf1 Qxd6 42. Kxg2 Qxb6 43. Rd1 Qg6+ 44. Kf1 Bd4 45. Rd2 Qe4
46. Rxd4 Qxd4 47. a4 Qxa4 48. b6 Qb5+ 49. Ke1 Qxb6 50. Kd2 Qd4+ 51. Ke2 h5
52. Kf3 h4 53. Ke2 Qc3 54. Kf1 Qb2 55. Kg1 h3 56. Kf1 h2 57. Ke1 h1=Q# }
35...Bh6+ 36.Ke2 Nf4+ 37.Ke1 Nxg2+ 38.Ke2 Nf4+ 39.Ke1 Nd3+ 40.Qxd3 Qxd3
41.Bd4+ Qxd4 42.Nxe4 Rxf3
{ 42...Qe3+ 43. Be2 Re8 44. Rf2 Qxe4 45. Rb4 Qh1+ 46. Rf1 Qh2 47. Rb2 Rc8
48. Bd1 Qe5+ 49. Re2 Bd2+ 50. Kf2 Qh2+ 51. Kf3 Qf4+ 52. Kg2 Rg8+ 53. Kh1
Qxf1+ 54. Kh2 Bf4# } 43.Rxf3 Qxe4+ 44.Kf2 Qxb1 45.a4 Qc2+ ) 34.Kd3 Nxd6 $2
{ +1.02/24 } ( 34...Nc3 { -0.40/21 } 35.Qb3 Qxd6 36.Be3 Rc8 37.Kd2 Ne5 38.Be2
Bh6 39.Qxc3
{ 39. Bf4 Nxd5 40. Bxh6 Qxh6+ 41. Ke1 Nc3 42. Rd1 Qe3 43. Rf2 Ng4 44. Qf7
Nxd1 -3.05 Stockfish } 39...Rxc3 40.Bxh6 Qxh6+
{ 40...Rc8 41. Rf8+ Rxf8 42. Bxf8 Qxf8 43. Rb3 Qd6 44. b6 Qxd5+ -6.59
Stockfish } 41.Kxc3 Qe3+ 42.Kb4 Qxe2 43.Rfd1 Qe4+ 44.Kc5 Qe3+ 45.Kb4 Nd3+
46.Kc4 Nf2 47.Re1 Qd3+ 48.Kc5 Ne4+ 49.Kc6 Qc4+ 50.Kb6 Qxd5 51.a4 Nc3 52.Rb4 )
35.Rb4 Nc4 $6 { +1.48/23 } ( 35...Ne5+ { +1.18/24 } 36.Kc2 Rc8+ 37.Kb3 Nec4
38.Rf2 Qe5
{ 38....Qf6 39. Bd4 Qxd4 40. Qxd4 Bxd4 41. Re2 Na5+ 42. Ka2 Bc5 43. Rf4
Nxb5 44. Rc2 +1.22 Stockfish } 39.Bd4 Qxd4 40.Qxd4 Bxd4 41.Re2 Na5+ 42.Ka2
Bc5 43.Ra4
{ 43. Rh4 Nxb5 44. Rc2 Nb7 45. a4 N5d6 46. Be2 Ra8 47. Bd3 Be3 48. Rxh7+
+1.55 Stockfish } 43...Bb6 44.Rb2 Rc3 45.Be2 Re3 46.Rc2 Nb3 47.Rc6 Nc1+
48.Rxc1 ) 36.Be2 $2 { 0.00/23 } ( 36.Re1 { +1.48/23 } 36...Ra8 37.Kc2 Qf5+
38.Qd3 Qxd3+ 39.Kxd3 Nxb6 40.Kc2 Ne5
{ 40...Rxa3 41. Re8+ Nf8 42. Rf4 Rc3+ 43. Kd1 Rc8 44. Rxc8 Nxc8 45. Kc2
+2.08 Stockfish } 41.Rbe4 Nbc4 42.b6
{ 42. d6 Rd8 43. b6 Nxb6 44. Rxe5 Bxe5 45. Rxe5 Rxd6 46. Kb3 +3.38
Stockfish } 42...Rb8 43.a4 Bf6 44.a5 Nxa5 45.Rxe5 Bxe5 46.Rxe5 Nc4 47.Re6
Nxb6 48.Kc3 Nd7 49.Re7 Rd8 50.Kd4 Nf8 51.Be4 Kg8 52.Kc5 ) 36...Nge5+ $4
{ +5.43/25 } ( 36...Qg3+ { 0.00/23 } 37.Rf3 Nge5+ 38.Kc2 Qg6+ 39.Kb3 Nxb6
40.Rxf8+ Bxf8 41.Rd4 Bc5
{ 41...Qd6 42. Rb4 Ned7 43. Bf3 Bg7 44. Qe1 Qg6 45. Be4 Qf6 46. Kc2 Qe5 =
Stockfish } 42.a4 Bxd4 43.Qxd4 Qb1+ 44.Ka3 Qc1+ 45.Kb3 Qb1+ ) 37.Kc2 Qe4+ 38.Kb3
Rc8 $6 { +9.23/23 } ( 38...Rb8 { +6.96/23 } 39.Bxc4
{ 39. Bf2 Na5+ 40. Ka2 Qg6 41. Qb1 Qh6 42. Bd4 Nb7 43. Rh1 Qg6 44. Qxg6
Nxg6 45. Bxg7+ Kxg7 46. b6 +9.55 Stockfish } 39...Rxb6 40.Qc2 Qg4 41.Qf5 Qxf5
42.Rxf5 ) 39.d6 Qb7 40.Bxc4 $6 { +6.44/24 } ( 40.Bc7 { +9.14/23 } 40...Nb6
41.Bf3 Nxf3 42.Qxf3 ) ( 40.Rxc4 Nxc4 41.d7 Rd8 42.Bxc4 Qxb6 43.Re1 Qg6
44.Re8+ Rxe8 45.d8=Q Bf6 46.Q8d7
{ It's mate on move 73, according to Stockfish. 46...Re7 47. Q7d5 Re3+ 48.
Ka4 Re5 49. Qxe5 Bxe5 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qe7+ Kh6 52. Qxe5 Qc2+ 53. Bb3 Qf2
54. Qe6+ Kg7 55. b6 h5 56. Qd7+ Kh6 57. Qc6+ Kg5 58. Qd5+ Kh6 59. b7 Qf4+
60. Bc4 Qb8 61. Qe6+ Kg5 62. Qg8+ Qxg8 63. Bxg8 Kf4 64. b8=Q+ Ke4 65. Bc4 h4
66. Kb5 Kf5 67. Qd6 Ke4 68. Qf6 Ke3 69. Qxh4 Kd2 70. Qd4+ Kc2 71. Kb4 Kc1
72. Kb3 Kb1 73. Qd1# }
) 40...Qxb6 41.Qd2 $2 { +3.67/25 } ( 41.Re1 { +6.36/23 } 41...Nd7 42.Ka2 Rd8
43.Re7 Nf6 44.Qd2 Bf8 45.Rf7 Qxd6 46.Qxd6 Bxd6 47.Rxf6 Bxb4 48.axb4 Rb8
49.Rc6 Ra8+ 50.Kb2 Rb8 51.Kb3 Rb7 ) ( 41.Be6 Rd8 42.Qd4 Rxd6 43.Qxb6 Rxb6
44.Bf5 Rf6 45.b6 Nc6 46.b7 Rf8 47.Rb6 Nb8 48.Re6 h5 49.a4 Bd4 50.Rh6+ Kg7
51.Rh7+ Kg8 52.Be6+ Kxh7 53.Rxf8 Ba7 54.Rg8 { +9.97 Stockfish } ) 41...Nxc4
42.Rxc4 Qxb5+ 43.Qb4 Qd5 44.Rc1 Re8 45.Rc2 Qd1 46.Qd2 Qb1+ 47.Rb2 Qf1
48.Qc2 $2 { +2.21/24 } (
48.d7 { +4.75/24 } 48...Rb8+ 49.Rb4 Qf7+ 50.Kc2 Rd8 51.R2b3 h6
{ 51...Qf5+ 52. Rd3 Be5 53. g4 Qg6 54. Kd1 Qc6 55. Rd5 Bc3 56. Qg5 Bf6 57.
Qf5 h6 58. Re4 +9.62 Stockfish } 52.Rb8
{ 52. Rd3 Qe6 53. Kd1 Kg8 54. a4 Qe5 55. Rd5 Qa1+ 56. Ke2 Qf6 57. Qd3
+16.33 Stockfish } 52...Qc4+ 53.Kd1 Qg4+ 54.Ke1 Qh4+ 55.Kf1 Qh1+ 56.Kf2 Qh4+
57.Kf3 Qh5+ 58.g4 Qh1+ 59.Kf4 Bf6 60.Rxd8+ Bxd8 61.Rb8 Qh4 62.Qd4+ Kh7 63.Rc8
Qh2+ 64.Ke3 Qh3+ 65.Kd2 Qh4 66.a4 Qg5+ 67.Kd1 ) 48...Qf7 $6 { +2.94/23 } (
48...Qf8 { +2.21/24 } 49.Ka2 { 49.Qd3 +12.32 Stockfish } 49...Qxd6 50.Rb3 Qf6
51.Rb1 Qe6 52.a4 Qg8 53.Rb7 Re1 54.a5 Ra1+ ) ( 48...Qf6 49.d7 Rd8 50.Rb1 Qe6
51.Ka2 Qxd7 52.Qb3 Rg8 53.Rc2 Qf5 54.Re1 Rf8 55.Qc4 Qf6 56.Qe6 Qd4 57.Qc6
{ +4.19 Stockfish } ) 49.Ka2 Qd5 50.Rb6 h6 $6 { +5.35/24 } ( 50...Rg8
{ +4.36/24 } 51.g4 Rf8 52.Rc6 h6 ) 51.Rc6 Rb8 52.d7 Rf8 53.Rc7 Qe6 $2
{ +24.85/25 } ( 53...Rd8 { +7.73/25 } 54.Qe4
{ 54. Rc8 Bf6 55. Rxd8+ Bxd8 56. Qb2+ Kh7 57. Qd4 Qxg2+ 58. Kb3 Qf3+ 59.
Kb2 +65.49 Stockfish } 54...Qb5 55.Qe8+
{ 55. Rb7 Qg5 56. Rb8 Bf6 57. Rxd8+ Bxd8 58. Rc2 Qg8+ 59. Qc4 Qf8 60. Re2
Kg7 61. Qc3+ Kh7 62. Qc2+ Kg7 63. Re8 Qf7+ 64. Qb3 Qf2+ 65. Qb2+ Qxb2+ 66.
Kxb2 Bf6+ 67. Ka2 h5 68. d8=Q Bxd8 69. Rxd8 Kf6 70. a4 Ke7 71. Rd3 Ke6
72. a5 Kf5 73. a6 Ke4 74. Rd8 Kf5 75. a7 h4 76. a8=Q h3 77. gxh3 Kf4 78. Re8
Kf5 79. Qf3+ Kg6 80. Rg8+ Kh7 81. Qf7+ Kh6 82. Qg6# } 55...Kh7 56.Qe2 ) 54.g4
$6 { +8.60/26 } ( 54.Qd2 Kh7 55.Qd3+ Qg6 56.d8=Q Rxd8 57.Qxd8 Qxg2+ 58.Rc2
Qe4 59.Qd6 Kh8 60.Rh2 Kg8 61.Rf2 Qe8 62.Rg2 Qf7+ 63.Rxf7 Kxf7 64.Rf2+ Kg8
65.Qg6 Kh8 66.Rg2 Bf8 67.Qg8# ) 54...Qd5 55.Rc8 Qxd7 56.Rxf8+ Bxf8 57.Rc7
Qd5+ 58.Qb3 Qd6 59.Qc3+ Kg8 60.Rc8 Qh2+ 61.Qb2 $6 { +6.44/24 } ( 61.Qc2
{ +7.89/25 } 61...Qxc2+ 62.Rxc2 Bd6 63.Rc6
{ 63. a4 Kf7 64. a5 Ke6 65. Rc6 Kd7 66. Rxd6+ Kxd6 67. Kb3 Kd5 68. Kb4 Kc6
69. Kc4 Kd6 70. Kb5 Kd7 71. a6 Kc7 72. Kc5 Kc8 73. Kb6 Kd7 74. a7 Kd6 75.
a8=Q Ke5 76. Qf3 Kd4 77. Kb5 h5 78. gxh5 Ke5 79. h6 Ke6 80. Kc6 Ke7
81. h7 Ke8 82. h8=Q+ Ke7 83. Qff6# }
63...Bf4 64.a4 Bd2 65.Rd6 Be3 66.a5 Kf7 67.a6 Kg7 68.Kb3 Kh7 69.Rc6 )
61...Qd6 $4 { #196/26 } ( 61...Qf4 { +6.44/24 } 62.Qb3+ Kg7 63.Qc3+
{ 63. a4 Qxg4 64. Rc7+ Kf6 65. Rf7+ Kg5 66. Rxf8 Qe2+ 67. Ka3 Qe7+ 68. Qb4
Qe3+ 69. Kb2 Qe2+ 70. Kc1 Qe6 71. Qf4+ Kg6 72. Qf7+ Qxf7 73. Rxf7 Kxf7 74.
a5 h5 75. a6 Kg7 76. a7 h4 77. Kc2 h3 78. a8=Q h2 79. Kc3 Kf6 80. Qh8+ Kg6
81. Qxh2 Kf5 82. Kd4 Ke6 83. Qe5+ Kf7 84. Qf5+ Ke7 85. Kc5 Kd8 86. Qf7 Kc8
87. Kc6 Kb8 88. Qb7# } 63...Kg6 64.Qd3+ Kg7 65.Qd7+ Kg8 66.Qf5 Qd2+ 67.Qc2
Qxc2+ 68.Rxc2 Bd6 69.Rc6 Bf4 70.a4 Bd2 71.Rd6 Be3 72.a5 ) 62.Qb3+ $6
{ +8.55/24 } ( 62.Qb4 Kg7 63.Rxf8 Qd5+ 64.Qb3 Qg2+ 65.Qb2+ Qxb2+ 66.Kxb2 Kxf8
67.a4 Ke7 68.Kb3 Kd6 69.Kb4 Kd7 70.Kb5 Ke7 71.a5 Kd7 72.a6 Kc7 73.Kc5 Kc8
74.Kb6 Kb8 75.a7+ Ka8 76.Ka6 h5 77.g5 h4 78.g6 h3 79.g7 h2 80.g8=R# ) (
62.a4 Qf4 63.Qc2 Qd6 64.Qb3+ Kg7 65.Qc3+ Kh7 66.Qc7+ Be7 67.Qxd6 Bxd6 68.a5
Bh2 69.a6 Bg1 70.Kb3 h5 71.gxh5 Kh6 72.Kc4 Ba7 73.Rc7 Be3 74.Rc5 Bxc5 75.Kxc5
Kxh5 76.Kd4 Kg4 77.a7 Kf4 78.a8=Q Kf5 79.Qe8 Kg5 80.Ke4 Kf6 81.Kf4 Kg7 82.Kf5
Kh7 83.Kf6 Kh6 84.Qh8# ) 62...Kg7 63.Qc3+ Kg8 $4 { #26/24 } ( 63...Kh7
{ +8.55/25 } 64.a4 Qd5+ 65.Qb3 Qd2+ 66.Qc2+ Qxc2+ 67.Rxc2 Bb4 68.Kb3 Ba5
69.Rc5 Bb6 70.Rb5
{ 70. Kc4 h5 71. gxh5 Kg7 72. a5 Bd8 73. a6 Bb6 74. Kb5 Ba7 75. Rc7+ Kf6
76. Rxa7 Ke6 77. h6 Ke5 78. h7 Ke4 79. h8=Q Kd3 80. Re7 Kd2 81. Qd4+ Kc1
82. Re2 Kb1 83. Qd1# } 70...Bg1 71.a5 ) 64.Qb4 Qh2+ 65.Kb3 Qg3+ 66.Ka4 1-0

Alan Lasser
blacklightmazes@icloud.com
website: blacklightmazes.com

 

 

JOE BIHLMEYER WINS 2019 YANKEE PEDDLER OPEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COVENTRY CHESS CLUB

Most Frequent Players (after tnmt #45)

33 Joe Bihlmeyer

19 Rob Roy

18 Art Nagel

15 Derek Meredith

15 Mark Bourque

14 Hayes Goodman

13 Dan Smith

10 Dan Zhou

10 Joshua Berkun

10 Larry Lafosse

 

 

 

USCF History of the Coventry Chess Club

 

2020 EASTERN CONNECTICUT OPEN  FEB. 22

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. One Section. Accel.Pairings. W. INFO: ConnecticutChess@Gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

CHESS COLUMNS FROM THE PAST   by Rob Roy

Rob Roy did 1300 columnsWaterbury Sunday Republican 1977-2000.  Enabling Waterbury Chess Club to be successful.

Here are two columns from 1977

 

 

CCM 184: - NEW CHESS CLUB IN HAMDEN CT

 

New Chess Club in Hamden CT

 

Rod Groff has taught countless other kids and adults to play chess, and what was once a hobby has become a business. In October, he moved his growing chess academy, Play More Chess, to a new storefront in Hamden’s Whitneyville neighborhood. Housed in a former bank, the part-school, part-gathering place includes an old vault, now used for storage, and a teller’s window that’s the perfect nook for a table, two chairs and a chess board.

In total, there’s seating for about 22 players upstairs and down at Play More Chess. One corner of the main floor serves as a mini classroom, where Groff used a chessboard banner to demonstrate possible moves to a group of boys in the Intermediate I class, otherwise known as Knights, one recent afternoon. They’d brought their workbooks, and Groff had a lesson plan posted, starting with some new terms like “skewers” and “capped pieces.” These kids had already learned the basics of play, and they were ready to build in some strategy.

Younger students move through the curriculum—a series of published workbooks—at their own pace in four-week blocks. Small group lessons are $18 per hour. But Play More Chess isn’t just for kids. Adults make up about half of Groff’s clientele, both learners and experienced players looking for a place to play and new opponents to play against. Adults sign up for lessons through Hamden Adult Education (you don’t have to live in Hamden to register) or purchase a membership for $8 a month, which allows them to drop in during scheduled casual play hours or anytime Play More Chess is open for a pickup game. Groff also teaches in after-school programs at Hamden’s Spring Glen and Bear Path elementary schools.

Written and photographed by Kathy Leonard Czepiel.  Read entire article here.

Play More Chess
1227 Whitney Ave, Hamden (map)
(203) 680-0657 info@PlayMoreChess.com

 

 

 

2020 GREATER HARTFORD OPEN SAT. JAN. 18 

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. W.

If questionable weather; please double-check  SNOW-PAGE

 

Connecticut State Chess Association

The CSCA-sanctioned National Nominations Grand Prix Northern Leg was hosted by Team DIG USA and held Dec.8 at Wethersfield Community Center. A huge upset win by Miles Wolfe (1162) who went 4-0 winning against top seeds Daniel Zhou (1996) and Nathan Chang (1981) along the way.

Miles qualified to the Candidates' Tournament for Elementary School that will be held early spring. Beatrice Low qualified to NNCT Middle School or Girls, Ethan Striff-Cave qualified to the NNCT High School and Peter Wolfe (Middle School) or Amithi Nair (Girls) qualified to NNCT pending Beatrice's decision which section to play at the NNCT as she can only participate in the Middle School or Girls NNCT.

FM Nelson Castaneda has won the 2019 Connecticut State Blitz Chess Championship on Dec 10 with a score of 6.5/8. This is Nelson's second state blitz title, almost twenty years after his first.

National Masters Harris Appelman and David Herscovici tied for second with 6/8. The tournament was organized by the New Britain Chess Club.   Crosstable

 

 

New Britain Chess Club

Norman Burtness, President 

newbritainchessclub@gmail.com

Armenian Church, 1910 Stanley St.

Tues. 6:30 pm

 

 

Christmas Party is Monday, Dec. 23 at 6:00, catered by Hall’s Market

Admission is free to members and 1 immediate family member.

2nd family member is $10, guest admission is $20.

Please bring hors d'oeuvres and/or desserts.

Following dinner will be a bullet tournament (G/1;d1).

PLEASE VOLUNTEER for set-up or clean-up after the event.

See Mario Guevara-Rodriguez who will coordinating this effort.

 

GAME OF THE WEEK   by Alan Lasser

Grandmaster Larry Evans made a career out of asking, “what’s the best move?” Here, in the relatively simple position after White plays 17.Qe4, Black has many reasonable candidates vying for that distinction. Where might the rooks be best placed and which rook should be moved first? The queen might invade on a3, which will keep the White a pawn from attacking the Black b pawn when it advances to b5; or the queen could go 17…Qd5, because an exchange of queens on d5 will leave the White c pawn backward. If the Black knight moves away from c6, the White knight can take a powerful post on e5, but Stockfish lets that happen in several variations. Since it was game/15, I really couldn’t spend as too much time looking for the solution, and I chose 17…Rfd8 to keep the White c pawn from moving immediately. HIARCS doesn’t comment on this move or my next move, which only means that both are within the computer’s parameter of .25 pawns, but not necessarily the right move. I let the Stockfish software to examine all the candidates at 40 ply to reveal the positional truth. Instead of playing against the backward White c pawn, the best strategy is to exchange the White c pawn for the Black b pawn, leaving White with two isolated pawns to Black’s one.

Rayfield Rosner-Alan Lasser
12/6/15
New Paltz Chess Club
game/15
0-1
1.c4 c6
2.Nc3 d5
3.cxd5 cxd5
4.d4 Nc6
5.Nf3 Nf6
6.h3 Ne4
7.Bf4 Bf5
8.e3 a6
9.Bd3 e6
10.O-O Nxc3
11.bxc3 Bxd3
12.Qxd3 Bd6
13.Bxd6 Qxd6
14.Ng5?! -0.17/27
14.c4 +0.25/25 14...dxc4 15.Qxc4 b5 16.Qd3 h6 17.Rfc1 O-O 18.Rc5 Rfc8 19.Rac1 Ne7 20.Ne5 Rxc5 21.Rxc5 Rc8 22.Rxc8+ Nxc8 23.Qe4 Qd5 24.Qc2 Ne7 25.Qc7 f6 26.Nd3 Kf7
14…h6
15.Nf3 O-O
16.e4?! -0.27/27
16.c4 0.00/28 16...Nb4 17.Qc3 dxc4 18.Qxc4 b5 19.Qb3 Nd5 20.Rfc1 Rfc8 21.Nd2 Nf6 22.Nf3 Qd5 23.Ne5 Rxc1+ 24.Rxc1
16…dxe4
17.Qxe4 Rfd8
17...Na5 18.c4 Nxc4 19.Qxb7 Rab8 20.Qe4 Qa3 21.Rfd1 Rb4 22.Qe2 Nb6 23.Rd3 Qa4 24.Rc3 Nd5 -0.27 Stockfish
17...Rfe8 18.c4 b5 19.Rfc1 Rac8 20.cxb5 axb5 21.Qd3 Ra8 22.Qxb5 Nxd4 23.Nxd4 Qxd4 24.a4 Reb8 25.Qc4 Qxc4 26.Rxc4 Ra5 -0.14 Stockfish
17...Rfc8 18.c4 b5 19.Rac1 bxc4 20.Rxc4 Nb4 21.Rfc1 Qf8 22.Ne5 Rxc4 23.Rxc4 Nd5 24.Rc5 Qb8 25.Nc6 Nf6 26.Qc2 Qb6 27.Ne5 Rd8 28.Nc6 Re8 29.Ne5 Rd8 = Stockfish
17...Rfb8 18.Rfd1 Rd8 19.c4 Rd7 20.Rab1 Rad8 21.Rd3 Rc7 22.Rb6 Qe7 23.g3 Nb4 24.Rb3 Nc6 25.Rd3 = Stockfish
17...Rab8 18.Rfd1 Rfd8 19.c4 Qb4 20.Rac1 Rbc8 21.Qe2 Qa4 22.Rb1 Na5 23.c5 Rc7 24.Rd2 Nc6 25.Qe3 Rdd7 = Stockfish
17...Rac8 18.c4 b5 19.Rac1 Rfd8 20.Rfd1 bxc4 21.Rxc4 Ne7 22.Rdc1 Rxc4 23.Rxc4 Qb6 24.a4 Qb2 -0.12 Stockfish
17...Rad8 18.Rab1 b5 19.a4 Rb8 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rfc1 Rfc8 22.Qe1 Qd5 23.Qe2 Na5 24.Qe5 Qd8 25.Qh5 Nc4 26.Ne5 Nxe5 27.Qxe5 b4 28.Rb3 bxc3 29.Rcxc3 Rxb3 30.Rxb3 Qc7 -0.13 Stockfish
17...Rae8 18.Rfd1 b5 19.d5 exd5 20.Qxd5 Qf6 21.a4 bxa4 22.Rxa4 Re6 23.Qc5 Ne5 24.Nd4 Rd8 25.Ra5 Nc6 26.Raa1 Nxd4 27.cxd4 Red6 28.Ra4 Rd5 29.Qa3 a5 -0.03 Stockfish
17...Qa3 18.c4 Rad8 19.Rfd1 Rd7 20.Rab1 Rfd8 21.Rd2 Qa4 22.Rc1 Na5 23.Qe2 Rc7 24.Ne5 Nc6 25.Nf3 Ne7 26.Qd3 Rdc8 27.Rdc2 Nc6 -0.16 Stockfish
17...Qd5 18.Qxd5 exd5 19.Rfb1 Na5 20.Rb6 Rfd8 21.Ne5 Rac8 22.Rc1 Rc7 23.Nd3 Nc4 24.Rb4 Re8 25.Nf4 Rd8 26.Nd3 = Stockfish
17...b5 18.a4 Rac8 19.axb5 axb5 20.Rfb1 Ne7 21.Rxb5 Rxc3 22.Rb7 Nc6 23.Rab1 Rc8 24.Ne5 Nxe5 25.dxe5 Qc6 26.Qxc6 R8xc6 27.Rd1 Rc1 -0.10 Stockfish
18.Rfd1
18.Rab1 Na5 19.Rfc1 Rac8 20.c4 Nxc4 21.Qxb7 Rc7 22.Qe4 Qd7 -0.10 Stockfish
18…b5
19.Ne5?! -1.10/30
19.a4 -0.34/24 19...Ne7 20.Qe1 Nd5 21.Ne5 Rac8 22.axb5 axb5 23.Rdc1 Qc7 24.c4 bxc4 25.Rxc4
19…Nxe5
20.dxe5?! -1.46/28
20.Qxe5 -1.17/28 20...Rac8 21.Qxd6 Rxd6 22.Rd3 Rdc6 23.a4 Rxc3 24.Rxc3 Rxc3 25.axb5 axb5 26.Rb1 Rc4 27.Rxb5 Here Stockfish plays 27.d5 Rc5 28.de fe 29.Kf1 Kf7 -0.94 27...Rxd4 28.Rb8+ Kh7 29.Re8 g5 30.g4 Kg6 31.Kg2 Kf6 32.Rh8 Kg7 33.Re8 Rd2 34.Kg3 Rb2 35.Kf3 Rb3+ 36.Kg2 Rb1 37.Re7 Rb2 38.Rc7 e5 20.Qe5 Qe5 21.de Rd1 22.Rd1 Rc8 23.Rd6 a5 24.Rd3 Rc5 25.Re3 Kf8 26.f3 Rc4 -0.89 Stockfish
20...Qc5?! -0.54/25
20...Qxd1+ -1.46/28 21.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22.Kh2 Rad8 23.c4 R1d2 24.c5 Rc8 25.c6 Rd5 26.Qc2 Rd4 27.f3 Rc4 28.Qd2 R8xc6 29.Qd8+ Kh7 30.Qd3+ g6 31.Qd8 Rc2 32.Qf8 Rc7 33.Qd6 R2c6 34.Qf8 Rc4 35.Qa8 R7c5 36.Qxa6 I didn't take the two rooks for the queen because I thought that the queen would gobble up my a pawn right away and perhaps the b pawn as well.
21.Rxd8+?! -1.34/28
21.Rd3 -0.54/25 21...Rac8 22.Rg3 Qf8 23.Qf4 Rc4 24.Qxh6 Rxc3 25.Rg4 Rc4 26.Rg3 Rc2 27.a4 Rd3
21…Rxd8
22.Qb7?! -2.03/29
22.Rc1 -1.42/26 22...Rd5 23.a4 Rxe5 24.Qa8+ Kh7 25.axb5 axb5 26.Qf3 Rf5 27.Qe2 Kg8 28.Qf1 Qc7 29.Qe2 Qc6 30.Qe1 Rc5 31.Qd2 Qe4 32.Ra1
22…Qxc3
23.Qxa6?? #-10/36
23.Rf1 -2.00/29 23...Qa3 24.Qc7 Rd4 25.Qc8+ Kh7 26.Qc2+ Qd3 27.Rc1 Qxc2 28.Rxc2 Rc4 29.Re2 b4 30.g3 a5 31.Kg2 h5 32.h4 Kg6 33.Rd2 a4 34.Kh3 a3
23...Qxa1+ 0-1

 

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[Event "game/15"]
[Site "New Paltz Chess Club"]
[Date "2015.12.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rayfield Rosner"]
[Black "Alan Lasser"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]

1.c4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.h3 Ne4 7.Bf4 Bf5 8.e3 a6 9.Bd3 e6 10.O-O Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Bd6
13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Ng5 $6 { -0.17/27 } ( 14.c4 { +0.25/25 } 14...dxc4 15.Qxc4 b5
16.Qd3 h6 17.Rfc1 O-O 18.Rc5 Rfc8 19.Rac1 Ne7 20.Ne5 Rxc5 21.Rxc5 Rc8
22.Rxc8+ Nxc8 23.Qe4 Qd5 24.Qc2 Ne7 25.Qc7 f6 26.Nd3 Kf7 ) 14...h6 15.Nf3 O-O
16.e4 $6 { -0.27/27 } ( 16.c4 { 0.00/28 } 16...Nb4 17.Qc3 dxc4 18.Qxc4 b5
19.Qb3 Nd5 20.Rfc1 Rfc8 21.Nd2 Nf6 22.Nf3 Qd5 23.Ne5 Rxc1+ 24.Rxc1 )
16...dxe4 17.Qxe4 Rfd8 ( 17...Na5 18.c4 Nxc4 19.Qxb7 Rab8 20.Qe4 Qa3 21.Rfd1
Rb4 22.Qe2 Nb6 23.Rd3 Qa4 24.Rc3 Nd5 { -0.27 Stockfish } ) ( 17...Rfe8 18.c4
b5 19.Rfc1 Rac8 20.cxb5 axb5 21.Qd3 Ra8 22.Qxb5 Nxd4 23.Nxd4 Qxd4 24.a4 Reb8
25.Qc4 Qxc4 26.Rxc4 Ra5 { -0.14 Stockfish } ) ( 17...Rfc8 18.c4 b5 19.Rac1
bxc4 20.Rxc4 Nb4 21.Rfc1 Qf8 22.Ne5 Rxc4 23.Rxc4 Nd5 24.Rc5 Qb8 25.Nc6 Nf6
26.Qc2 Qb6 27.Ne5 Rd8 28.Nc6 Re8 29.Ne5 Rd8 { = Stockfish } ) ( 17...Rfb8
18.Rfd1 Rd8 19.c4 Rd7 20.Rab1 Rad8 21.Rd3 Rc7 22.Rb6 Qe7 23.g3 Nb4 24.Rb3 Nc6
25.Rd3 { = Stockfish } ) ( 17...Rab8 18.Rfd1 Rfd8 19.c4 Qb4 20.Rac1 Rbc8
21.Qe2 Qa4 22.Rb1 Na5 23.c5 Rc7 24.Rd2 Nc6 25.Qe3 Rdd7 { = Stockfish } ) (
17...Rac8 18.c4 b5 19.Rac1 Rfd8 20.Rfd1 bxc4 21.Rxc4 Ne7 22.Rdc1 Rxc4 23.Rxc4
Qb6 24.a4 Qb2 { -0.12 Stockfish } ) ( 17...Rad8 18.Rab1 b5 19.a4 Rb8 20.axb5
axb5 21.Rfc1 Rfc8 22.Qe1 Qd5 23.Qe2 Na5 24.Qe5 Qd8 25.Qh5 Nc4 26.Ne5 Nxe5
27.Qxe5 b4 28.Rb3 bxc3 29.Rcxc3 Rxb3 30.Rxb3 Qc7 { -0.13 Stockfish } ) (
17...Rae8 18.Rfd1 b5 19.d5 exd5 20.Qxd5 Qf6 21.a4 bxa4 22.Rxa4 Re6 23.Qc5 Ne5
24.Nd4 Rd8 25.Ra5 Nc6 26.Raa1 Nxd4 27.cxd4 Red6 28.Ra4 Rd5 29.Qa3 a5
{ -0.03 Stockfish } ) ( 17...Qa3 18.c4 Rad8 19.Rfd1 Rd7 20.Rab1 Rfd8 21.Rd2
Qa4 22.Rc1 Na5 23.Qe2 Rc7 24.Ne5 Nc6 25.Nf3 Ne7 26.Qd3 Rdc8 27.Rdc2 Nc6
{ -0.16 Stockfish } ) ( 17...Qd5 18.Qxd5 exd5 19.Rfb1 Na5 20.Rb6 Rfd8 21.Ne5
Rac8 22.Rc1 Rc7 23.Nd3 Nc4 24.Rb4 Re8 25.Nf4 Rd8 26.Nd3 { = Stockfish } ) (
17...b5 18.a4 Rac8 19.axb5 axb5 20.Rfb1 Ne7 21.Rxb5 Rxc3 22.Rb7 Nc6 23.Rab1
Rc8 24.Ne5 Nxe5 25.dxe5 Qc6 26.Qxc6 R8xc6 27.Rd1 Rc1 { -0.10 Stockfish } )
18.Rfd1 ( 18.Rab1 Na5 19.Rfc1 Rac8 20.c4 Nxc4 21.Qxb7 Rc7 22.Qe4 Qd7
{ -0.10 Stockfish } ) 18...b5 19.Ne5 $6 { -1.10/30 } ( 19.a4 { -0.34/24 }
19...Ne7 20.Qe1 Nd5 21.Ne5 Rac8 22.axb5 axb5 23.Rdc1 Qc7 24.c4 bxc4 25.Rxc4 )
19...Nxe5 20.dxe5 $6 { -1.46/28 } ( 20.Qxe5 { -1.17/28 } 20...Rac8 21.Qxd6
Rxd6 22.Rd3 Rdc6 23.a4 Rxc3 24.Rxc3 Rxc3 25.axb5 axb5 26.Rb1 Rc4 27.Rxb5
{ Here Stockfish plays 27.d5 Rc5 28.de fe 29.Kf1 Kf7 -0.94 } 27...Rxd4
28.Rb8+ Kh7 29.Re8 g5 30.g4 Kg6 31.Kg2 Kf6 32.Rh8 Kg7 33.Re8 Rd2 34.Kg3 Rb2
35.Kf3 Rb3+ 36.Kg2 Rb1 37.Re7 Rb2 38.Rc7 e5
{ 20.Qe5 Qe5 21.de Rd1 22.Rd1 Rc8 23.Rd6 a5 24.Rd3 Rc5 25.Re3 Kf8 26.f3 Rc4 -0.89 Stockfish }
) 20...Qc5 $6 { -0.54/25 } ( 20...Qxd1+ { -1.46/28 } 21.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22.Kh2
Rad8 23.c4 R1d2 24.c5 Rc8 25.c6 Rd5 26.Qc2 Rd4 27.f3 Rc4 28.Qd2 R8xc6 29.Qd8+
Kh7 30.Qd3+ g6 31.Qd8 Rc2 32.Qf8 Rc7 33.Qd6 R2c6 34.Qf8 Rc4 35.Qa8 R7c5
36.Qxa6
{ I didn't take the two rooks for the queen because I thought that the queen would
gobble up my a pawn right away and perhaps the b pawn as well. }
) 21.Rxd8+ $6 { -1.34/28 } ( 21.Rd3 { -0.54/25 } 21...Rac8 22.Rg3 Qf8 23.Qf4
Rc4 24.Qxh6 Rxc3 25.Rg4 Rc4 26.Rg3 Rc2 27.a4 Rd3 ) 21...Rxd8 22.Qb7 $6
{ -2.03/29 } ( 22.Rc1 { -1.42/26 } 22...Rd5 23.a4 Rxe5 24.Qa8+ Kh7 25.axb5
axb5 26.Qf3 Rf5 27.Qe2 Kg8 28.Qf1 Qc7 29.Qe2 Qc6 30.Qe1 Rc5 31.Qd2 Qe4 32.Ra1
) 22...Qxc3 23.Qxa6 $4 { #-10/36 } ( 23.Rf1 { -2.00/29 } 23...Qa3 24.Qc7 Rd4
25.Qc8+ Kh7 26.Qc2+ Qd3 27.Rc1 Qxc2 28.Rxc2 Rc4 29.Re2 b4 30.g3 a5 31.Kg2 h5
32.h4 Kg6 33.Rd2 a4 34.Kh3 a3 ) 23...Qxa1+ 0-1

 

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CHESS COLUMNS FROM THE PAST   by Rob Roy

Rob Roy did 1300 columnsWaterbury Sunday Republican 1977-2000.  Enabling Waterbury Chess Club to be successful.

Here are three columns from 1977

 

 

CONNECTICUT CHESS MAGAZINE # 183, Dec 8

GAME OF THE WEEK   by Alan Lasser

Now that I’m an old player and I make a lot more mistakes than I used to, my opponents usually have some reason to be optimistic when they take my pawns. Not this time, it was poison.

 

 

 

Alan Lasser-David Teranesny
11/14/19
UMass Chess Club
game/15
1.Nc3 Nf6
2.e4 e5
3.Bc4 Bc5
4.d3 h6
5.f4 exf4
6.Bxf4 d6
7.h3 Nc6
8.Nf3 a6
9.a3 Be6
10.Nd5? -0.93/22
10.Bxe6 +0.21/23 10...fxe6 11.d4 Bb6 12.Qd3 O-O 12...Qe7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qg6+ Qf7 15. Qxf7+ Kxf7 16. Bxe5 Nd7 17. Bg3 Nxd4 18. O-O-O e5 19. Nxe5+ Nxe5 20. Bxe5 +0.51 Stockfish 13.O-O-O Qe8 14.Rhe1 14. Bh2 Rd8 15. Rhe1 Qg6 16. Re2 d5 17. exd5 Qxd3 18. Rxd3 exd5 19. Kd2 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Re3 Bxd4 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Nxd5 +0.26 Stockfish 14...Nd7 15.Bh2 Qg6 16.Re2 Ba5 17.Kb1 Qf7 18.Ree1 Rae8 19.Rf1 Qg6 20.Ne2
10...Bxd5?! -0.20/21
10...O-O -0.93/22 11.Qd2 11. Kd2 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Qf6 14. Bg5 hxg5 15. dxc6 bxc6 -1.94 Stockfish 11...Bxd5 11... b5 12. Bb3 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Re8+ 15. Kf1 Ne7 16. d4 Bb6 17. Kg1 Nxd5 -2.13 Stockfish 12.Bxd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Re8+ 14.Kf1 Nd4 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.c3 Bb6 17.d4 Qf6 18.Kg1 Re4 19.Rf1 Rae8 20.Rf2 Qf5 21.Kh2 Qxd5 22.Rhf1 Qe6 23.Kg1 Re1
11.Bxd5 Nxd5
12.exd5 Ne7
13.c4 O-O?! +0.12/23
13...Ng6 -0.17/22 14.Qd2 Qe7+ 15.Kd1 O-O 16.Kc2 b5 16... Qd7 17. Rhe1 b5 18. Bg3 Qf5 19. Kb3 Rfb8 20. Ka2 b4 21. Rac1 Rb7 22. b3 bxa3 -0.92 Stockfish 17.Bg3 Qd7 18.Rhe1 a5 19.b3 Bb6 20.Kb2 a4 21.b4 c6 22.dxc6
14.d4 Bb6
15.O-O Ng6
16.Bg3 f5?! +0.66/23
16...Re8 +0.35/21 17.Rc1 Qd7 18.Qd2 18. Kh2 Re3 19. Qd2 Rae8 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 +0.40 Stockfish 18...a5 19.Rfe1 Ne7 20.Bh4 Nf5 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8
16...Rc8 17.Rc1 c6 18.dxc6 Rxc6 19.Qb3 Qd7 20.Kh1 Bd8 21.Rfe1 +0.54 Stockfish
17.Qd3 f4?! +1.06/24
17...Qd7 +0.66/23 18.Rae1 Rae8
18.Qxg6 fxg3
19.Qxg3 Qf6
20.Rad1 Rae8
21.b4 Re3?! +1.86/24
21...Qf4 +1.23/23 22.Qxf4 Rxf4 23.c5 23. Kf2 Kf7 24. Rfe1 Rxe1 25. Kxe1 Ke7 26. Kf2 Re4 27. c5 Ba7 28. Rd3 b6 29. c6 b5 30. Re3 Rxe3 31. Kxe3 +2.08 Stockfish 23...Ba7 24.Rfe1 Kf7 25.Rd2 Rxe1+ 26.Nxe1 Kg8 27.g3 Re4 28.Nc2 b6 29.c6 b5 30.Kf1 Re7 31.Re2 Rf7+ 32.Kg2 Bb6 33.Re4 Rf8 34.g4 g6 35.Ne3 Kh7 36.h4
21...Ba7 22.c5 Qf4 23.Qg6 Qe3+ 24.Kh1 Rf6 25.Qg4 Qe4 26.Rde1 Qxg4 27.hxg4 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 +2.04 Stockfish
22.Qg4?! +1.29/25
22.c5 +1.86/24 22...Ba7 23.Rde1 Qe7 23...Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Rxf4 26. Kf2 +2.81 Stockfish 24.Kh1 24. Kh2 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qf7 26. Re6 Bb8 27. Rxh6 Qxd5 28. Rg6 Qf7 29. c6 bxc6 30. h4 +3.13 Stockfish 24...Bb8 25.Rxe3 Qxe3 26.Re1 Qf4 27.Qg6 Qf6 28.Qe4 Qf7 29.Qe6 Qxe6 30.dxe6 c6 31.Re4 d5 32.Re2 Bg3 33.h4 Re8 34.h5 Bc7 35.Kg1 Bf4
22...Rxa3? +4.09/24
22...Qf4 +1.29/25 23.Qxf4 23. c5 Ba7 24. Rde1 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rfe8 26. Kf2 R3e7 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. g5 Rd7 29. Rd1 c6 30. Re1 Kf7 31. gxh6 gxh6 32. Re6 cxd5 33. Rxh6 +2.92 Stockfish 23...Rxf4 24.c5 Ba7 25.Rde1 Rxe1 26.Rxe1 Kf7 27.Rf1 Ke8 28.g4 h5 29.Ng5 Rxd4 30.Ne6 Rd3 31.Rf8+
22...Qf5 23.c5 Ba7 24.Rde1 Qxg4 25.hxg4 Rxe1 26.Rxe1 b6 27.cxd6 cxd6 28.Re6 Bb8 29.Kf2 Rf7 30.Ke3 Kf8 31.Nh4 +2.81 Stockfish
23.c5 Ba7? +10.28/23
23...Qf5 +4.09/24 24.cxb6 24. Qxf5 Rxf5 25. cxb6 cxb6 26. Rc1 a5 27. bxa5 Rxa5 28. Rfe1 g5 29. Re6 Raxd5 30. Rc7 Rf7 31. Rg6+ Kh7 32. Rxd6 Rxc7 33. Rxd5 +5.87 Stockfish 24...Qxg4 25.hxg4 cxb6 26.Nh4 a5 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.bxa5 bxa5 29.Nf5 Rb3 30.Rf1 Kg8 31.Nxd6
24.Ne5 Qe7
25.Rxf8+ Qxf8
26.Qe6+ Kh7
27.Rf1 Qxf1+
28.Kxf1 dxe5
29.Qf5+ Kh8
30.dxe5 b6
31.d6 cxd6
32.cxd6 b5
33.d7 Ra1+
34.Ke2 Bb6
35.e6 Ra3
36.Kd2 Ra2+
37.Kd3 Ra3+
38.Ke4 Re3+
39.Kd5 a5
40.e7 1-0

 

 

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[Event "game/15"]
[Site "UMass Chess Club"]
[Date "2019.11.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alan Lasser"]
[Black " David Teranesny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]

1.Nc3 Nf6 2.e4 e5 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 h6 5.f4 exf4
6.Bxf4 d6 7.h3 Nc6 8.Nf3 a6 9.a3 Be6 10.Nd5
$2 { -0.93/22 } ( 10.Bxe6 { +0.21/23 } 10...fxe6 11.d4 Bb6 12.Qd3 O-O
{ 12...Qe7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qg6+ Qf7 15. Qxf7+ Kxf7 16. Bxe5 Nd7 17. Bg3
Nxd4 18. O-O-O e5 19. Nxe5+ Nxe5 20. Bxe5 +0.51 Stockfish } 13.O-O-O Qe8
14.Rhe1
{ 14. Bh2 Rd8 15. Rhe1 Qg6 16. Re2 d5 17. exd5 Qxd3 18. Rxd3 exd5 19. Kd2
Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Re3 Bxd4 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Nxd5
+0.26 Stockfish } 14...Nd7 15.Bh2 Qg6 16.Re2 Ba5 17.Kb1 Qf7 18.Ree1 Rae8
19.Rf1 Qg6 20.Ne2 ) 10...Bxd5 $6 { -0.20/21 } ( 10...O-O { -0.93/22 } 11.Qd2
{ 11. Kd2 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Qf6 14. Bg5 hxg5 15. dxc6 bxc6 -1.94
Stockfish } 11...Bxd5
{ 11... b5 12. Bb3 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Re8+ 15. Kf1 Ne7 16. d4 Bb6
17. Kg1 Nxd5 -2.13 Stockfish } 12.Bxd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Re8+ 14.Kf1 Nd4
15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.c3 Bb6 17.d4 Qf6 18.Kg1 Re4 19.Rf1 Rae8 20.Rf2 Qf5 21.Kh2
Qxd5 22.Rhf1 Qe6 23.Kg1 Re1 ) 11.Bxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Ne7 13.c4 O-O $6
{ +0.12/23 } ( 13...Ng6 { -0.17/22 } 14.Qd2 Qe7+ 15.Kd1 O-O 16.Kc2 b5
{ 16... Qd7 17. Rhe1 b5 18. Bg3 Qf5 19. Kb3 Rfb8 20. Ka2 b4 21. Rac1 Rb7
22. b3 bxa3 -0.92 Stockfish } 17.Bg3 Qd7 18.Rhe1 a5 19.b3 Bb6 20.Kb2 a4
21.b4 c6 22.dxc6 ) 14.d4 Bb6 15.O-O Ng6 16.Bg3 f5 $6 { +0.66/23 } ( 16...Re8
{ +0.35/21 } 17.Rc1 Qd7 18.Qd2
{ 18. Kh2 Re3 19. Qd2 Rae8 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 +0.40 Stockfish } 18...a5
19.Rfe1 Ne7 20.Bh4 Nf5 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 ) ( 16...Rc8 17.Rc1 c6 18.dxc6 Rxc6
19.Qb3 Qd7 20.Kh1 Bd8 21.Rfe1 { +0.54 Stockfish } ) 17.Qd3 f4 $6
{ +1.06/24 } ( 17...Qd7 { +0.66/23 } 18.Rae1 Rae8 ) 18.Qxg6 fxg3 19.Qxg3 Qf6
20.Rad1 Rae8 21.b4 Re3 $6 { +1.86/24 } ( 21...Qf4 { +1.23/23 } 22.Qxf4 Rxf4
23.c5
{ 23. Kf2 Kf7 24. Rfe1 Rxe1 25. Kxe1 Ke7 26. Kf2 Re4 27. c5 Ba7 28. Rd3 b6
29. c6 b5 30. Re3 Rxe3 31. Kxe3 +2.08 Stockfish } 23...Ba7 24.Rfe1 Kf7
25.Rd2 Rxe1+ 26.Nxe1 Kg8 27.g3 Re4 28.Nc2 b6 29.c6 b5 30.Kf1 Re7 31.Re2 Rf7+
32.Kg2 Bb6 33.Re4 Rf8 34.g4 g6 35.Ne3 Kh7 36.h4 ) ( 21...Ba7 22.c5 Qf4 23.Qg6
Qe3+ 24.Kh1 Rf6 25.Qg4 Qe4 26.Rde1 Qxg4 27.hxg4 Rxe1 28.Rxe1
{ +2.04 Stockfish } ) 22.Qg4 $6 { +1.29/25 } ( 22.c5 { +1.86/24 } 22...Ba7
23.Rde1 Qe7
{ 23...Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Rxf4 26. Kf2 +2.81 Stockfish } 24.Kh1
{ 24. Kh2 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qf7 26. Re6 Bb8 27. Rxh6 Qxd5 28. Rg6 Qf7 29. c6
bxc6 30. h4 +3.13 Stockfish } 24...Bb8 25.Rxe3 Qxe3 26.Re1 Qf4 27.Qg6 Qf6
28.Qe4 Qf7 29.Qe6 Qxe6 30.dxe6 c6 31.Re4 d5 32.Re2 Bg3 33.h4 Re8 34.h5 Bc7
35.Kg1 Bf4 ) 22...Rxa3 $2 { +4.09/24 } ( 22...Qf4 { +1.29/25 } 23.Qxf4
{ 23. c5 Ba7 24. Rde1 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rfe8 26. Kf2 R3e7 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. g5
Rd7 29. Rd1 c6 30. Re1 Kf7 31. gxh6 gxh6 32. Re6 cxd5 33. Rxh6 +2.92
Stockfish } 23...Rxf4 24.c5 Ba7 25.Rde1 Rxe1 26.Rxe1 Kf7 27.Rf1 Ke8 28.g4 h5
29.Ng5 Rxd4 30.Ne6 Rd3 31.Rf8+ ) ( 22...Qf5 23.c5 Ba7 24.Rde1 Qxg4 25.hxg4
Rxe1 26.Rxe1 b6 27.cxd6 cxd6 28.Re6 Bb8 29.Kf2 Rf7 30.Ke3 Kf8 31.Nh4
{ +2.81 Stockfish } ) 23.c5 Ba7 $2 { +10.28/23 } ( 23...Qf5 { +4.09/24 }
24.cxb6
{ 24. Qxf5 Rxf5 25. cxb6 cxb6 26. Rc1 a5 27. bxa5 Rxa5 28. Rfe1 g5 29. Re6
Raxd5 30. Rc7 Rf7 31. Rg6+ Kh7 32. Rxd6 Rxc7 33. Rxd5 +5.87 Stockfish }
24...Qxg4 25.hxg4 cxb6 26.Nh4 a5 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.bxa5 bxa5 29.Nf5 Rb3 30.Rf1
Kg8 31.Nxd6 ) 24.Ne5 Qe7 25.Rxf8+ Qxf8 26.Qe6+ Kh7 27.Rf1 Qxf1+ 28.Kxf1 dxe5
29.Qf5+ Kh8 30.dxe5 b6 31.d6 cxd6 32.cxd6 b5 33.d7 Ra1+ 34.Ke2 Bb6 35.e6 Ra3
36.Kd2 Ra2+ 37.Kd3 Ra3+ 38.Ke4 Re3+ 39.Kd5 a5 40.e7 1-0

 

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