Wednesday, May 24, 2017

CONNECTICUT CHESS MAGAZINE

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Hanging Pawn Structure (PART-2) As the great Philidor quotes, “Pawns are the soul of CHESS!“

Pawns play a major role in chess. They are the skeleton of a chess game.

If one bone is broken, the entire game will collapse.

 
Hanging Pawn Structure PART-2
 
if Black chooses to take with 17…Nc4 18.Qe4 g6 20.Bxc4 Qxc4 21.Qe5 f6 22.Qxe6+ Rf7
22.Rc1 Qa6 22.Nd4 and White has the upper hand.

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Capablanca's 3 minute chess tip
 
 
Capablanca's 3 minute chess tip
Here's a cool idea you'll be able to use in many games to improve your position. It's a principle called "one pawn holds two" and is mentioned by Capablanca in "Chess Fundamentals". This example is taken from one of my club games.  
 
The Search for Chess Mastery
 

Check your elo.


Got a spare 15-20 minutes? Take this chess test and find out your elo rating.


Let us know what you get in the comments.


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Elometer
 
ELOMETER.NET
 
 
 
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Philippe Dornbusch
 
White Mates in 3. Davies vs Jonny Hector, Espergaerde, 1987 www.chess-and-strategy.com 

Portland Washington USA - Free chess boards for the taking,

Must take away all 150 Marble and Onyx boards with imperfections.

 
150 Marble Chess Boards
 
Free150 marble/onyx chess boards of various colors (8 color combinations).
 
These are imperfect chess boards with a variety defects such as misaligned squares.
 
PORTLAND.CRAIGSLIST.ORG
 

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'Solution de Coaching en Ligne'

A PAWN STORM is a chess strategy in which several pawns are moved in rapid succession

towards the opponent’s defenses. A pawn storm usually involves adjacent pawns

on any one side of the board (king side or queen side).

 
Chess Strategy : Power of Pawn Storm 1
 
For years, they often stick to the openings first learned in their youth, neglecting the
fact that the opening gradually increases in importance the higher you…
 
 
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This story about me ran in the newspaper back in 1990

 
 
 

Report => Storrs Center Free USCF # 3

 
 
STORRS CENTER FREE USCF # 3 (201705202002) May 20 
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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    1 | JOSHUA BERKUN                   |3.0  |W   3|W   5|W   2|
   CT | 16080502 / R: 1017P19->1258P22  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  993P15->1231P18  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    2 | GARY L COTE                     |2.0  |W   5|W   4|L   1|
   CT | 10034841 / R: 1848   ->1821     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1684   ->1654     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    3 | SHLOMI YAAKOBOVICH              |2.0  |L   1|W   6|W   4|
   CT | 15737883 / R: 1770P19->1740P22  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1714P19->1682P22  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    4 | ROB ROY                         |1.0  |W   6|L   2|L   3|
   CT | 10574790 / R: 1400   ->1400     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1213   ->1211     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    5 | DR SHENGLI ZHOU                 |1.0  |L   2|L   1|W   6|
   CT | 16382152 / R: Unrated->1101P3   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated->1046P3   |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    6 | SHESH BUDHABHATTI               |0.0  |L   4|L   3|L   5|
   CT | 15039100 / R:  948   -> 918     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  864   -> 833     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
We have a very nice site for a chess tournament.  It is near the UConn campus in Storrs.
 
There is no rent.  But, as per requirements of the hosting site, we cannot charge entry fees.
 
The tournament must award prizes otherwise too few people attend.   
 
So, we are in search of a sponsor(s) to donate $200 to conduct our next free tournament in Storrs.
 
I can volunteer all my work to get this done, but I cannot continue as the sponsor.
 
A free tournament awarding $100-1st and $50-2nd, would work nicely. 
 
Another $50 is needed to pay the various tournament expenses.
 
The sponsor selects the name for the event.
 
Rob Roy
 
ConnecticutChess@Gmail.com
 
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Philippe Dornbusch

 

White Mates in 3. Reshevsky vs Daniel Yanofsky, Lugano, 1968 www.chess-and-strategy.com 

 
 

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Friday, May 19, 2017

REPORT - STORRS CENTER 3

STORRS CENTER FREE USCF # 3 (201705202002) May 20 
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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    1 | JOSHUA BERKUN                   |3.0  |W   3|W   5|W   2|
   CT | 16080502 / R: 1017P19->1258P22  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  993P15->1231P18  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    2 | GARY L COTE                     |2.0  |W   5|W   4|L   1|
   CT | 10034841 / R: 1848   ->1821     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1684   ->1654     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    3 | SHLOMI YAAKOBOVICH              |2.0  |L   1|W   6|W   4|
   CT | 15737883 / R: 1770P19->1740P22  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1714P19->1682P22  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    4 | ROB ROY                         |1.0  |W   6|L   2|L   3|
   CT | 10574790 / R: 1400   ->1400     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1213   ->1211     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    5 | DR SHENGLI ZHOU                 |1.0  |L   2|L   1|W   6|
   CT | 16382152 / R: Unrated->1101P3   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated->1046P3   |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    6 | SHESH BUDHABHATTI               |0.0  |L   4|L   3|L   5|
   CT | 15039100 / R:  948   -> 918     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  864   -> 833     |     |     |     |     |
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Connecticut Chess Magazine

 

 
“Meet the Press” Podcast with Chuck Todd on “Deep Thinking”, AI, and Chess.
 
Chuck Todd interviews Gary Kasparov on the future of artificial intelligence.
 
 

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Please join or renew USCF prior to USCF tournaments
 
 
Link to U.S.Chess Federation to pay dues.
 
 
 
In search of: Lead Chess Coach
 
Chess for under-served communities in New Orleans, Louisiana.
 
NEWORLEANS.CRAIGSLIST.ORG
 
 
 Chess Festival Le Marais 2017
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How to and where to place your pieces, to make an attack?

 
 
Bringing Chess to Schools
 
We will purchase the chess materials we need to launch our Chess Programs in schools.
 
 
 

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

CONNECTICUT CHESS MAGAZINE

 

Connecticut Chess Magazine 100,000 total pageviews.

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Planet Earth Championship results. Upcoming tournaments in Connecticut, news stories, etc...
 
 
Bringing Chess to Schools
 
We bought the chess materials we need to launch our Chess Programs this fall. 
  
 
 
Northeast Open Blitz Chess Championship (5 min)
 
Stamford Connecticut Sheraton - June 10 9am
 
 

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Take a look at Gokyay Chess Museum in Turkey
 
The photo taken on May 10, 2017 shows the owner Akin Gokyay's the very first chess set
from Italy's Milan in Gokyay Chess Museum in Ankara, Turkey. Gokyay Chess Museum,
with a collection of 609 chess sets from 105 countries.
 
Please renew your USCF membership on your own.
We have only a short time to register everybody for the tournament.
With today's ability to pay online; tournament directors and clubs

need not be involved with collecting and processing USCF renewals.
 

 

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

CONNECTICUT CHESS MAGAZINE

 
Listen: What's it like to be a chess master ?
 
Minnesotan Wesley So has risen quickly in the chess world.
 
 
 
North Allegheny PA student, chess prodigy to represent U.S. at international competition
 
A nine-year-old McCandless PA boy is taking his chess skills to an international stage.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sunday chess games are a ‘move toward civility’
 
The games bring together homeless people and downtown visitors.
 
 
 
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Davide Nastasio
Interesting quote, he is feeling the same pain I feel.
 

 

 
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Davide Nastasio
Mamedyarov with 2801 is 13th player in chess history to cross 2800.
 

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Sunday, May 14, 2017

CONNECTICUT CHESS MAGAZINE

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Joy Cao, 11, the Massachusetts 2017 Girl’s Champion.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/05/13/chess-notes/78mUYbo41ktmhkb8yJtryK/story.html

 
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The Gm Chess

Why Black can't take the Knight on f4 ?

 
 
The Most Famous Chess Game Of All Time (Paul Morphy's Opera Game)
 
Take a look at the most famous chess game ever played by none other than Paul Morphy.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Who will be Magnus Carlsen's next challenger for the World Championship ?

 
 
Eight players will compete in the Candidates Tournament for the right to challenge Carlsen. 
 
 
A beautiful mate in today's daily chess puzzle.

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/17639

Puzzle 17639: White to win
 
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Koch, Thomas1 - Szuhanek, Ranko, Novi Sad 2016.
 
 
Dirty chess tricks to win fast, Chess tricks to win fast for white, Chess traps for white,

Chess openings for white, Caro-Kann Defense, How to play aggressively against Caro-Kann Defense?

 

Power play: A history of the world in the chessboard’s 64 squares

 
There’s a doctoral dissertation to be written on the correlation between chess mastery and political supremacy. 
 

Aikido is a Japanese martial art. How Aikido can be applied to chess? GM Ashley explains it!

AIKIDO CHESS | Georgia Chess News

 
For kids Santa comes on Christmas. But for me Christmas happens nearly every
Monday with the Deal of the Week.
 
 
Davide Nastasio shared a link to the group: Storrs Center Chess Club.
 

I found some simple endgames that even GM level players got wrong.

They come from real games, and I shared them in this article:

 
 
Endgame study time! | Georgia Chess News
 

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