Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Chess Tournament Directors in Connecticut

Active USCF Certified 
Tournament Directors
of Connecticut
 
(# of events since 1-1-1991)
 
638 Melvin Patrick
490 Ian Harris
100 Rob Roy*
74   Bob Cyr
64   David Aldi
57   Norman Burtness
52   Jan Van de Mortel
47   Glenn Budzinski
37   Jim Celone*
31   Doug Fiske
30   Chris Potts
28   Anthony Norris
4     Derek Meredith
 
*  Senior Level
 
12 TD's are club level, and will 
be listed here as each becomes 
certified as a Local TD.

 

 

 

 

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CONNECTICUT SCHOLASTIC CHESS

 
#memb    Town           Director
 
208    New Haven         IM Jan Van de Mortel  UConn

183    Stamford            Alex Eydelman           N.E.C.A.
 
131    West Haven        Jim Celone                 Educ. Tech.
 
71      West Hartford     Norman Burtness       Hall HS Chess
 
51      Southington       David Aldi                  DJA Instruction
 
43      New Haven        George Wang             Chess Haven
 
14      Norwalk             Chris Potts                Norwalk Knights
 
 

CLUBS THAT WELCOME JUNIORS

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rob Roy
 
 
 
 
 
SUMMER PICNIC CHESS TOURNAMENT  (201707155122)
 
COVENTRY, CT  06238       2017-07-15
 
ROB ROY CHESS CENTER  (A6046238)   ROB ROY  (10574790)
 
 
1 Section(s),  16 Players     3 Rounds,  16 Players;  K Factor: F  
 
Rating Sys: D  Tnmt Type: S    Time Control: G/60;d5
 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    1 | NELSON CASTANEDA                |3.0  |W  10|W   9|W   4|
   CT | 12564228 / R: 2363   ->2363     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2262   ->2263     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    2 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER              |2.5  |W  11|D   3|W   9|
   CT | 12686352 / R: 2069   ->2071     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1995   ->1995     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    3 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |2.5  |W  13|D   2|W  11|
   CT | 12139250 / R: 2033   ->2036     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1847   ->1856     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    4 | DHANUSH KALANGI                 |2.0  |W  15|W  10|L   1|
   CT | 15889284 / R: 1424   ->1462     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1322   ->1371     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    5 | JOSHUA BERKUN                   |2.0  |W   7|L  13|W  14|
   CT | 16080502 / R: 1258P22->1279P25  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1231P18->1248P21  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    6 | SUMA DENDI                      |2.0  |L  12|W  16|W  13|
   CT | 15241661 / R: 1110   ->1156     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1041   ->1080     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    7 | JANICE ELAINE JENKINS           |2.0  |L   5|W  15|W  16|
   MA | 16175144 / R:  763P12-> 836P15  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  771P12-> 844P15  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    8 | JUDY J SIMONDS                  |2.0  |W  16|L  14|W  15|
   CT | 13745435 / R:  566P20-> 697P23  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  760P22-> 839P25  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    9 | ROLAND D BOOKER III             |1.0  |W  14|L   1|L   2|
   MA | 10569176 / R: 1614   ->1618     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1693   ->1690     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   10 | REV J HUGH A JAMES              |1.0  |L   1|L   4|W  12|
   CT | 16089235 / R: 1602P22->1586P25  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1518P18->1496P21  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   11 | LAXMA DENDI                     |1.0  |L   2|W  12|L   3|
   CT | 15328977 / R: 1514   ->1526     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1389   ->1398     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   12 | MARK M ROVENSKIY                |1.0  |W   6|L  11|L  10|
   MA | 12877888 / R: 1441   ->1419     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1240P15->1231P18  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   13 | DANIEL SMITH                    |1.0  |L   3|W   5|L   6|
   RI | 12704934 / R: 1418P19->1395P22  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1352P19->1329P22  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   14 | NITEESH KALANGI                 |1.0  |L   9|W   8|L   5|
   CT | 15889290 / R: 1418   ->1378     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1346   ->1315     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   15 | BRIAN PALAIA                    |0.0  |L   4|L   7|L   8|
   MA | 12610333 / R: 1141P7 -> 974P10  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1141P7 -> 990P10  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   16 | SAVERIO PALAIA                  |0.0  |L   8|L   6|L   7|
   MA | 16269992 / R:  505P4 -> 467P7   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  496P4 -> 485P7   |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 

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Saturday, July 15, 2017

AREA CHESS MASTERS VIE FOR PRIZES

 
 
 
Tournaments 1-16 ending
w/o a clear winner: 1,2,8,12
 
CLEAR WINNERS
 
Nelson Castaneda   10,13,16
Jan Van de Mortel   4,5
Joe Bihlmeyer         9,15
Rev Hugh James     3
Isaiah Glessner       6
Mark Bourque         7
Dr Herscovici        11
Joshua Berkun      14
 
OTHER PRIZE WINNERS:
 
Gary Cote
Allen Mo
Rick Bauer
Tom Beechey
Andrew Colwell
Derek Meredith
Matthew Faille
Alan Winslow
Immad Sadiq

 

 

 

 

 

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Monday, July 10, 2017

Bihlmeyer, Kodali, Bourque share first in New Britain

 

NBCC JULY SATURDAY SWISS OPEN  (201707082602)
NEW BRITAIN, CT  06053  
NEW BRITAIN CHESS CLUB  (A5000998)
MARK R BOURQUE  (12139250)
Received: 2017-07-09   Entered: 2017-07-09   Rated: 2017-07-09
1 Section(s),  17 Players 
1 Section(s),  17 Players 

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    1 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER              |2.5  |D   4|W  16|W   5|
   CT | 12686352 / R: 2071   ->2069     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2000   ->1995     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    2 | SUHAS KODALI                    |2.5  |W  16|W   6|D   3|
   CT | 13764792 / R: 2045   ->2048     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1930   ->1929     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    3 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |2.5  |W  11|W  10|D   2|
   CT | 12139250 / R: 2009   ->2033     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1803   ->1847     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    4 | MARIO GUEVARA-RODRIGUEZ         |2.0  |D   1|W   8|D   7|
   CT | 16129851 / R: 1908P18->1900P21  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1782   ->1777     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    5 | DHANUSH KALANGI                 |2.0  |W  13|W  11|L   1|
   CT | 15889284 / R: 1406   ->1424     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1303   ->1322     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    6 | NITEESH KALANGI                 |2.0  |W  12|L   2|W  13|
   CT | 15889290 / R: 1412   ->1418     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1340   ->1346     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    7 | JONATHAN ADAM NEEDHAM           |2.0  |D  14|W   9|D   4|
   CT | 14832511 / R: 1372   ->1378     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1254   ->1267     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    8 | LAURENT LAFOSSE                 |2.0  |W  17|L   4|W  12|
   CT | 12431094 / R: 1365   ->1372     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1163   ->1179     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    9 | JUDY J SIMONDS                  |2.0  |B    |L   7|W  16|
   CT | 13745435 / R:  567P19-> 638P21  |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  764P21-> 826P23  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   10 | NELSON CASTANEDA                |1.0  |W  15|L   3|U    |
   CT | 12564228 / R: 2370   ->2363     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2277   ->2262     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   11 | KEN DESROSIERS                  |1.0  |L   3|L   5|W  17|
   CT | 12204930 / R: 1367   ->1348     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1260P23->1239     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   12 | SUMA DENDI                      |1.0  |L   6|W  14|L   8|
   CT | 15241661 / R: 1101   ->1110     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1038   ->1041     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   13 | YOGAHARI JEGADEESWARAN          |1.0  |L   5|W  17|L   6|
   CT | 15976902 / R:  527   -> 533     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  528   -> 533     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   14 | GRAYDON LEICHT                  |0.5  |D   7|L  12|U    |
   NY | 15524854 / R: 1103   ->1094     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1063   ->1048     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   15 | NORMAN BURTNESS                 |0.0  |L  10|U    |U    |
   CT | 14558024 / R: 1844   ->1843     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1803   ->1801     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   16 | JITHU SAJEEVAN                  |0.0  |L   2|L   1|L   9|
   CT | 15756176 / R: 1743   ->1700     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1552   ->1506     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
   17 | WESLEY THOMPSON                 |0.0  |L   8|L  13|L  11|
   CT | 16408094 / R: Unrated-> 165P3   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 164P3   |     |     |     |     |
----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   
 

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STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB

Thursdays 7 pm. Town Hall

1 Main Street, Stafford CT

Quick-Chess Tournaments, USCF-Rated 

3-SS.  Time Control G/13; +5

13 min/player, 5 sec increment

$ 5 entry fee.  100 % return cash prizes

Bookmark this page  for our schedule

Tournaments may not happen every week

Map      Questions     Mark Bourque

 
 

 

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Saturday, July 8, 2017

Stafford Springs Quick Chess Thursdays 7pm

   
 

STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB

Thursdays 7 pm. Town Hall

1 Main Street, Stafford CT

Quick-Chess Tournaments, USCF-Rated 

3-SS.  Time Control G/13; +5

13 min/player, 5 sec increment

$ 5 entry fee.  100 % return cash prizes

Bookmark this page  for our schedule

Tournaments may not happen every week

Map      Questions     Mark Bourque

 

 

STAFFORD SPRINGS 1ST INCREMENT QUIC  (201707061752)
2017-07-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB  (A6047838)
MARK R BOURQUE  (12139250)

-----------------------------------------------------------------
 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    1 | ALEX MICHE FIKIET               |3.0  |W   4|W   5|W   3|
   CT | 12921011 / Q: 2179   ->2184     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    2 | MARTIN GARCIA                   |2.0  |L   5|W   4|W   6|
   CT | 10032474 / Q: 1884   ->1878     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    3 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT             |1.5  |H    |W   6|L   1|
   CT | 12481945 / Q: 1565P18->1564P20  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    4 | MALACHI DAVIS                   |1.0  |L   1|L   2|W   5|
   MA | 12657174 / Q: 1817P10->1814P13  |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    5 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |1.0  |W   2|L   1|L   4|
   CT | 12139250 / Q: 1802   ->1803     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
    6 | JOHN M FIKIET                   |1.0  |B    |L   3|L   2|
   CT | 13348000 / Q:  756   -> 755     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------

STAFFORD SPRINGS INDEPENDENCE QUICK  (201706298982)
2017-06-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB  (A6047838)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  | 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 | IMMAD SADIQ                     |3.0  |W   6|W   8|W   3|L   2|
   CT | 12683689 / Q: 1963   ->1967     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    2 | SUHAS KODALI                    |3.0  |W   4|L   3|W   8|W   1|
   CT | 13764792 / Q: 1920   ->1930     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    3 | MARTIN GARCIA                   |3.0  |W   7|W   2|L   1|W   6|
   CT | 10032474 / Q: 1860   ->1884     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    4 | LEON J CAMPO                    |3.0  |L   2|W   7|W   6|W   5|
   CT | 12179070 / Q: 1747   ->1775     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    5 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT             |1.5  |H    |L   6|W   7|L   4|
   CT | 12481945 / Q: 1559P15->1565P18  |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    6 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |1.0  |L   1|W   5|L   4|L   3|
   CT | 12139250 / Q: 1835   ->1802     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    7 | BILL CAMPBELL                   |1.0  |L   3|L   4|L   5|B    |
   CT | 13696785 / Q: 1647   ->1605     |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    8 | SHMAYA RON                      |1.0  |B    |L   1|L   2|U    |
   CT | 15739455 / Q: 1323P17->1321P19  |     |     |     |     |     |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
  

There have been many games in this column showing three pieces obtained in the opening beating the queen, usually the clutter on the board cuts into the queen’s mobility. In this game the position is wide-open and the queen has full scope. The deciding factor is those two connected passed pawns. GM Abdelrahman Hesham-GM Vladislav Kovalev 6/25/17 2017 World Team Championships 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6?! +0.26/23 17.Qd2 +0.87/20 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 = Stockfish 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O +0.27 Stockfish 17…Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8?! +1.43/21 22...Qh4 +0.54/19 23.Rg2 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3?! +0.50/20 25.Bxf8+ +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish 25…Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2?! 0.00/27 31.Kf2 +0.53/22 31...Re6 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 31…Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1?! -0.35/22 35.Re7 0.00/24 35...f5 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 -0.32 Stockfish 35…f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1?! -0.71/28 37.Rf2 -0.18/24 37...g5 38.Nd5 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 37…Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+?! -1.68/23 39.Bh3 -0.71/25 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 39…Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5?! -1.67/23 42.Bf3 -1.14/23 42...Qe5 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 42…Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1?! -2.11/25 45.Ba8 -1.67/24 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 -2.95 Stockfish 45…Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2? -4.22/25 47.Bd3 -2.10/24 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 -9.72 Stockfish 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3?! -4.57/22 49.Nd1 -3.60/22 49...Qa1 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 49...a5 50.Nd1?! -7.39/24 50.Kg2 -4.57/24 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 -17.48 Stockfish 50...a4 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# 0-1 [Event "2017 World Team Championship"] [Site "Russia"] [Date "2017.06.24"] [Round "7"] [White "GM Abdelrahman Hesham"] [Black "GM Vladislav Kovalev"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "2641"] [ECO "E81"] [WhiteElo "2370"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6 $6 { +0.26/23 } ( 17.Qd2 { +0.87/20 } 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 { = Stockfish } ) ( 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O { +0.27 Stockfish } ) 17...Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8 $6 { +1.43/21 } ( 22...Qh4 { +0.54/19 } 23.Rg2 { 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish } 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 ) 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3 $6 { +0.50/20 } ( 25.Bxf8+ { +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish } ) 25...Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2 $6 { 0.00/27 } ( 31.Kf2 { +0.53/22 } 31...Re6 { 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish } 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 ) 31...Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1 $6 { -0.35/22 } ( 35.Re7 { 0.00/24 } 35...f5 { 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish } 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ ) ( 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 { -0.32 Stockfish } ) 35...f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1 $6 { -0.71/28 } ( 37.Rf2 { -0.18/24 } 37...g5 38.Nd5 { 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish } 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 ) 37...Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+ $6 { -1.68/23 } ( 39.Bh3 { -0.71/25 } 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 { 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish } 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 ) 39...Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5 $6 { -1.67/23 } ( 42.Bf3 { -1.14/23 } 42...Qe5 { 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish } 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 ) 42...Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1 $6 { -2.11/25 } ( 45.Ba8 { -1.67/24 } 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ { 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish } 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 ) ( 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 { -2.95 Stockfish } ) 45...Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2 $2 { -4.22/25 } ( 47.Bd3 { -2.10/24 } 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 { -9.72 Stockfish } ) 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3 $6 { -4.57/22 } ( 49.Nd1 { -3.60/22 } 49...Qa1 { 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish } 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 ) 49...a5 50.Nd1 $6 { -7.39/24 } ( 50.Kg2 { -4.57/24 } 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 ) ( 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 { -17.48 Stockfish } ) 50...a4 ( 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 { 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 } ) 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 { 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# } 0-1 Alan Lasser blacklightmazes@icloud.com

 
 
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Sunday, July 2, 2017

Alan Lasser's game of the week

There have been many games in this column showing three pieces obtained in the opening beating the queen, usually the clutter on the board cuts into the queen’s mobility. In this game the position is wide-open and the queen has full scope. The deciding factor is those two connected passed pawns. GM Abdelrahman Hesham-GM Vladislav Kovalev 6/25/17 2017 World Team Championships 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6?! +0.26/23 17.Qd2 +0.87/20 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 = Stockfish 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O +0.27 Stockfish 17…Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8?! +1.43/21 22...Qh4 +0.54/19 23.Rg2 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3?! +0.50/20 25.Bxf8+ +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish 25…Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2?! 0.00/27 31.Kf2 +0.53/22 31...Re6 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 31…Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1?! -0.35/22 35.Re7 0.00/24 35...f5 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 -0.32 Stockfish 35…f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1?! -0.71/28 37.Rf2 -0.18/24 37...g5 38.Nd5 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 37…Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+?! -1.68/23 39.Bh3 -0.71/25 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 39…Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5?! -1.67/23 42.Bf3 -1.14/23 42...Qe5 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 42…Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1?! -2.11/25 45.Ba8 -1.67/24 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 -2.95 Stockfish 45…Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2? -4.22/25 47.Bd3 -2.10/24 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 -9.72 Stockfish 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3?! -4.57/22 49.Nd1 -3.60/22 49...Qa1 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 49...a5 50.Nd1?! -7.39/24 50.Kg2 -4.57/24 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 -17.48 Stockfish 50...a4 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# 0-1 [Event "2017 World Team Championship"] [Site "Russia"] [Date "2017.06.24"] [Round "7"] [White "GM Abdelrahman Hesham"] [Black "GM Vladislav Kovalev"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "2641"] [ECO "E81"] [WhiteElo "2370"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6 $6 { +0.26/23 } ( 17.Qd2 { +0.87/20 } 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 { = Stockfish } ) ( 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O { +0.27 Stockfish } ) 17...Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8 $6 { +1.43/21 } ( 22...Qh4 { +0.54/19 } 23.Rg2 { 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish } 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 ) 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3 $6 { +0.50/20 } ( 25.Bxf8+ { +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish } ) 25...Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2 $6 { 0.00/27 } ( 31.Kf2 { +0.53/22 } 31...Re6 { 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish } 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 ) 31...Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1 $6 { -0.35/22 } ( 35.Re7 { 0.00/24 } 35...f5 { 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish } 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ ) ( 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 { -0.32 Stockfish } ) 35...f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1 $6 { -0.71/28 } ( 37.Rf2 { -0.18/24 } 37...g5 38.Nd5 { 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish } 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 ) 37...Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+ $6 { -1.68/23 } ( 39.Bh3 { -0.71/25 } 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 { 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish } 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 ) 39...Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5 $6 { -1.67/23 } ( 42.Bf3 { -1.14/23 } 42...Qe5 { 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish } 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 ) 42...Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1 $6 { -2.11/25 } ( 45.Ba8 { -1.67/24 } 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ { 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish } 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 ) ( 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 { -2.95 Stockfish } ) 45...Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2 $2 { -4.22/25 } ( 47.Bd3 { -2.10/24 } 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 { -9.72 Stockfish } ) 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3 $6 { -4.57/22 } ( 49.Nd1 { -3.60/22 } 49...Qa1 { 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish } 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 ) 49...a5 50.Nd1 $6 { -7.39/24 } ( 50.Kg2 { -4.57/24 } 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 ) ( 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 { -17.48 Stockfish } ) 50...a4 ( 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 { 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 } ) 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 { 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# } 0-1 Alan Lasser blacklightmazes@icloud.com



STAFFORD SPRINGS 1ST INCREMENT QUIC  (201707061752)

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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 | ALEX MICHE FIKIET               |3.0  |W   4|W   5|W   3|
   CT | 12921011 / Q: 2179   ->2184     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | MARTIN GARCIA                   |2.0  |L   5|W   4|W   6|
   CT | 10032474 / Q: 1884   ->1878     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT             |1.5  |H    |W   6|L   1|
   CT | 12481945 / Q: 1565P18->1564P20  |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | MALACHI DAVIS                   |1.0  |L   1|L   2|W   5|
   MA | 12657174 / Q: 1817P10->1814P13  |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |1.0  |W   2|L   1|L   4|
   CT | 12139250 / Q: 1802   ->1803     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | JOHN M FIKIET                   |1.0  |B    |L   3|L   2|
   CT | 13348000 / Q:  756   -> 755     |     |     |     |     |
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STAFFORD SPRINGS INDEPENDENCE QUICK  (201706298982)

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  | 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 | IMMAD SADIQ                     |3.0  |W   6|W   8|W   3|L   2|
   CT | 12683689 / Q: 1963   ->1967     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | SUHAS KODALI                    |3.0  |W   4|L   3|W   8|W   1|
   CT | 13764792 / Q: 1920   ->1930     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | MARTIN GARCIA                   |3.0  |W   7|W   2|L   1|W   6|
   CT | 10032474 / Q: 1860   ->1884     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | LEON J CAMPO                    |3.0  |L   2|W   7|W   6|W   5|
   CT | 12179070 / Q: 1747   ->1775     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT             |1.5  |H    |L   6|W   7|L   4|
   CT | 12481945 / Q: 1559P15->1565P18  |     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | MARK R BOURQUE                  |1.0  |L   1|W   5|L   4|L   3|
   CT | 12139250 / Q: 1835   ->1802     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | BILL CAMPBELL                   |1.0  |L   3|L   4|L   5|B    |
   CT | 13696785 / Q: 1647   ->1605     |     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | SHMAYA RON                      |1.0  |B    |L   1|L   2|U    |
   CT | 15739455 / Q: 1323P17->1321P19  |     |     |     |     |     |
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Thursdays 7 pm

Stafford Springs Quick-Chess

G/13; +5  (13 min per player, 5-sec increment)

USCF-rated Quick-Chess Tournament

$ 5 entry fee.  100 percent return

Cash Prizes (depending on entries)

3 or 4 rounds Swiss  (depending on entries)

1 Main Street, Stafford Springs CT

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Friday, June 30, 2017

CONNECTICUT CHESS MAGAZINE - JULY 2017

 

Connecticut Chess Magazine - July 2017

Connecticut Chess Magazine on Facebook has a weekly total

reach of 15,700 and weekly engagement from 690 people.

I am experimenting with this new format that saves bandwidth,

especially important for our readers on cell phones.

It is a digest of our Facebook posts from the past three weeks.

We have very few images.  Instead we have links to 130+

chess reports, games, and photos, problems. etc....

46 posts are local chess here in Conn., and 92 posts appeal

to worldwide chess interest.

ConnecticutChess@gmail.com

 

I've just posted on my Blog about:

JULY 15 - SUMMER PICNIC USCF TOURNAMENT

http://ift.tt/2tyfqmm

 

Tkachiev - Watson 1993

http://fb.me/wgXHJAYl


https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-brutal-intelligence-ai-chess-and-the-human-mind/

http://fb.me/6W0yoybBe

 

Bryant Park Chess Championship XII July 9, 2017

http://fb.me/vOTKwPU7


JULY 15 #Chess Tournament Picnic #Coventry #Connecticut

https://sites.google.com/site/coventrychess/

http://fb.me/17E6DPDdh

 

https://new.uschess.org/news/father-knows-best/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_control

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/top-players

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/calendar

 

The Gm Chess updated their cover photo

http://fb.me/17loupPBj

 

https://new.uschess.org/news/captains-wrap-china-wins-world-team/

 

FUNNY MOMENT: REFUSING THE DRAW OFFER

GM Magnus Carlsen vs GM Ian Nepomniachtchi

http://fb.me/Fax3MbAb

 

Election results for India #Chess Federation

http://fb.me/3LZavJ6yT

 

Upcoming USCF #Chess tournaments

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/calendar

http://fb.me/8WttqvV7M

 

World #Chess Open Preview

https://new.uschess.org/news/world-open-preview/

 

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess

 

Short vs. Jiangchuang 2004

http://fb.me/6fB2EPpxI

 

Niesche vs Factor 1928

http://fb.me/1j3RYFeLN

 

Lopez vs. Garcia 1976   38 Rg2 0-1

http://fb.me/24G6MRP2B


July 15 Sat 10-6 Summer Picnic #Chess USCF Tournament #Coventry #Connecticut

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess

 

Wed 5-8 JUNE 28 #Chess #OtisLibrary #Norwich #Connecticut all are welcome

https://sites.google.com/view/norwichchess/

 

THURS 7pm - USCF QUICK #CHESS #STAFFORD SPRINGS CT

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/2017/06/quick-chess-success-at-stafford-springs.html

Thurs 7pm - STAFFORD SPRINGS QUICK-CHESS

http://fb.me/DPNLrwFR

 

Video of former world champion, GM Mikhail Tal

giving a simul in 1988

http://fb.me/16eXB5PZr

 

Anand vs. Ganesan

http://fb.me/170KCLUkA

 

L'Ami vs. Mollema 2013   23. Rc8 1-0

http://fb.me/1iGQ1dDXf

 

JULY 15 - #COVENTRY #CONNECTICUT

http://fb.me/7lhsYMIlL

Stafford Springs USCF Quick-Chess, Thurs. 7pm June 29 #Connecticut #Chess

https://sites.google.com/view/staffordchess

 

http://fb.me/35ZZqHnaj

6 benefits of joining a local #chess club

https://chessfort.com/6-benefits-joining-local-chess-club/

#Norway #Altibox #Chess final report

 

#2017 #USOPEN #CHESS - JULY 29 - AUG 6 #NORFOLK VA

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/2017usopen

http://fb.me/H1DiO5TC

 

I've just posted on my Blog about: Quick-Chess a success at Stafford Springs Chess Club

http://ift.tt/2tbh5Ow

 

World Junior Championship for Disabled Begins in Florida

https://new.uschess.org/news/world-junior-championship-disabled-begins-florida/

 

https://saintlouischessclub.org/blog/2017-paris-grand-chess-tour-day-3-recap

http://fb.me/1skgrnxIY

 

Salway vs. Flamberg 1914  -  63.....Nh4 0-1

http://fb.me/26HpX1aob

 

Zuckertort vs. English 1883 - 47 Qb5 +

http://fb.me/1sDBdQ6lB

 

Rob Roy Chess Center - monthly #USCF #Chess tournaments July 15 Saturday

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess/

http://fb.me/3Ul7k09Ia

 

JULY 21-23 #BRADLEY #CHESS OPEN - #CONNECTICUT

https://sites.google.com/site/connecticutchessmagazine/bradley

http://fb.me/F89Wd2Rg

 

Carlsen vs. Groenn 2005

http://fb.me/1uu7qrvMx

 

Carlsen vs So | Paris Grand Chess Tour 2017 Blitz | Round 18

http://fb.me/6qPRa6ubg

 

Levon #Aronian wins #Altibox #Chess Tnmt...Translate from French

Schools teach #chess to help ‘difficult’ pupils concentrate...

http://fb.me/8GRFnzVkz


2017 Paris Grand #Chess Tour

https://saintlouischessclub.org/blog/2017-paris-grand-chess-tour-day-4

http://fb.me/18RpP1wTj

 

Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

http://ift.tt/2t7wsHh

 

Blatny,P - Pioch,T [A47]

Triberg (rapid), 1991  1-0 (28)

http://fb.me/22fLpKfij

 

Blatny,P - Jurek,J [A47]

Czech League, 1991   1-0 (53)

http://fb.me/4ZwDvcHlV

 

Adamowicz,K (2094) - Heberla,B (2561) [B60]

Cracovia Open A 2013-14 Krakow POL (8.6), 03.01.2014

1-0 (48)

http://fb.me/zHSfI6W4

 

Gheorghiu,F - Uhlmann,W [A08]

Bulgaria , 1968   1-0 (26)

http://fb.me/Z42vGmCZ

 

#Chess Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/2017/06/alan-lassers-game-of-week.html

http://fb.me/14kqXI04G


#Carlsen First At #Paris Rapid #Chess, Heated In Interview

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/

 

Dzindzichashvili vs. Kalandazichvili 1967

18. Rf8 1-0

http://fb.me/ISawzHhE

 

I've just posted on my Blog about: JULY 15

USCF CHESS TOURNAMENT AND SUMMER PICNIC

http://ift.tt/2s0yh9t

 

JULY 15 #Chess in #Coventry #Connecticut, only $20 for below 1600 players,

free picnic, tag sale, give-aways

http://fb.me/24tfLBjHn

 

July 15 #Chess USCF tournament, picnic lunch, tag sale and free give-aways

http://fb.me/8wqa1dmX4


July 15 - #Chess Center is giving away free house plants

https://sites.google.com/site/coventrychess/house-plant

 

Lawyer Times, 2017 Massachussetts Champion

http://fb.me/1dtm1lYs4

 

Larry Eldridge #Chess Sports Writer RIP

https://www.brezniakrodman.com/obituary-archive/larry-eldridge/

 

David Llada

http://fb.me/3K6yKUx8f

I am in Paris these days covering the 

Grand Chess Tour for American Chess Magazine

 

Zoltan Sarosy, #Chess Master, passes away at 110

http://en.chessbase.com/post/zoltan-sarosy-chess-master-passes-away-at-110

 

#USCF QUICK #CHESS in #Stafford Springs tonight 7pm

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com

 

 

Chess expert Alex Fikiet win 1st Stafford Springs Quick-Chess

Jose Castro and Mark Denihan share 2nd place.

http://fb.me/41KFfZunW

 

#Voronezh #Chess: #Volkov leads #Alekhine Memorial...

Family #chess at Jersey City school a success

https://sites.google.com/site/coventrychess/

 

London Architects design NYC Skyline #Chess Set

http://fb.me/8wVygV84O

 

Magnus Carlsen wins for 30 seconds vs 3 min game

http://fb.me/1gJOJLjjM

 

Petrosian vs. Minasian 2006

http://fb.me/8EJmWTewS


Levon Aronian, Armenian GM, wins year’s strongest #chess tourney

https://sites.google.com/view/staffordchess/

 

GM Samuel Sevian wins Continental #Chess Championship

https://sites.google.com/view/eastconnchess/

 

Grand #Chess Tour Takes Off In Chess XV Paris

https://www.chess.com/ …/2017-grand-chess-tour-takes-off-in-

http://fb.me/8Hle5DWWc

 

Stafford Springs #Chess Club USCF Quick-Chess Thursdays 7pm

https://sites.google.com/view/staffordchess/

http://fb.me/139CgrBV7


Eastern #Connecticut #Chess

https://sites.google.com/view/eastconnchess/

http://fb.me/8qfkjN2Pn


#Norwich #Chess Club - Wednesdays 5-8pm Otis Library

https://sites.google.com/view/norwichchess/

http://fb.me/2cbS6eKhj

http://fb.me/268k2MNV1

 

http://en.rfi.fr/sports/20170619-chess-word-no-1-carsen-fails-win-stavanger-tournament

http://fb.me/APFLg6hL

 

WSOP Not the Only Game in Town as Las Vegas International Chess Festival Concludes

http://fb.me/6gYQCZxxi

 

The 13th World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov

working on with his book Deep Thinking,

his MasterClass, and the Grand Chess Tour

http://fb.me/8rADay5Mt

 

Wednesdays 5-8pm - Chess - Otis Library, Norwich CT

https://sites.google.com/view/norwichchess/

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Chess is not just about calculating, creating,

thinking about strategies and tactics. 

Chess is about emotions as well.

(Rauf Mamedov vs Hikaru Nakamura)

http://fb.me/vGKVa5Nw

 

Upcoming #Chess Tournaments in #Connecticut

http://fb.me/5DuGgljpD

 

July 15 - Summer Picnic USCF #Chess Tournament

https://sites.google.com/site/coventrychess/

Special discount for U1600 players

http://fb.me/2dZu4rApz

 

#Chess players rated under 1600 may enter our chess tournament for only $20

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess

July 15 - Please note earlier starting times

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#Norwich #Chess Club meets Wednesdays 5-8pm

https://sites.google.com/view/norwichchess/

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#Stafford Springs #Chess club USCF Quick-Chess

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/

http://fb.me/8qOl5tqpn


Aronian wins in Norway, while Giri blows a sandshoe

http://fb.me/7JnQcUwbl


FIDE World Team #Chess Championship: Poland takes the lead

https://sites.google.com/view/connecticutchess/

 

New Britain #Chess Club upcoming tournaments July 8 Saturday

http://fb.me/SsCVWXYc


Kids Grades 3-5 Can Learn to Play #Chess at #Fairfield Library

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess/

 

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PRO #Chess League New Qualification System

https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/

 

#chess grandmaster Efim Bogoljubov died 65 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efim_Bogoljubov

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Polgar,Z (2520) - Hoi,C (2510) [E60]

Vejstrup, 1989   1-0 (40)

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World Team #Chess: Indian women beat USA, men’s team goes down to China

Wisconsin International #Chess Festival 2017 round 08

http://fb.me/42sxp8n2s

 

#FIDE - World #Chess Federation Online ratings individual calculations

http://fb.me/8s6DYMCXJ

 

Susan Polgar with Paul Truong at Webster University

Daily Chess Improvement:

Mate in 3 White to move

http://fb.me/3Ak2kUrxR

 

Galliamova vs. Rublesky 1998

26. Nh3 0-1

http://fb.me/1gpwralV6

 

GM Sasikiran latest win in the Capablanca Memorial,

with 2 beautiful games, and a historical background

of this great tournament in which Fischer played.

http://fb.me/6vZtGOlLC

 

#Chess and Artificial Intelligence #AItopics

https://sites.google.com/view/robroychess/

http://fb.me/8ywqvVDF0

 

Perenyi vs. Eperjesi 1974

http://fb.me/8ZQco48eD

 

World Team Chess Championship 2017

Round 2- Adhiban B(IND) vs Yu Yangyi(CHN) 0-1

http://fb.me/6tyujmW3k

 

BACKGAMMON IN CONNECTICUT

A beautiful photo submitted by Chris Cavanagh

http://fb.me/6Bz62uBIU

 

West Haven Renegade Knights Chess Club

http://fb.me/6YZhLj6ed

Thursdays on Savin Rock Beach during the summer

http://fb.me/6piI2L2z7

 

Aronian wins in Norway, while Giri blows a sandshoe

http://chessexpress.blogspot.com/2017/06/aronian-wins-in-norway-while-giri-blows.html

 

Vladimir Kramnik gives a simultaneous game in stavanger

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Chess Praxis‎ to STAUNTON CHESS SETS VINTAGE & NEW Post your sets

I managed to find a store producing chavet#6 as shown on the left of the page. Do they look similar. Except that the left photo the chess pieces they called it European Staunton instead of chavet. Kindly advise. Selling at €89 /- set

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A few random pics of my Staunton set. The king is 4.25" tall and it has 2 inch squares. The board folds up into a carry case and all the pieces fit inside.

I've had it since 1978. I was in the Army at Ft Lewis, Washington and traded a soldier from the Philippines a 35mm camera for it.

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Another pic of the 1890's-1900's Russian Chess Set

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To those season collectors this particular chess set which are used in 1st women 1957 olyumpiad are no stranger to them. Its a caught as I considered between a Chavet and Lardy because of the King/ Queen it was been shape.Similarly the rook is Chavet design. As for the pawn it shape like a Lardy too. Strangely the Knight has a slight Resemblance of a Hasting knight torso and including the mane. Mr Mike John Ladzinski considered them as BBC set and Mr Chuck Grau has a German version set. Kodo to this two chess doyen where I learnt much in catching up in mine collection. This particular set which I am featuring is #4 of the 456 style which they the manufacturer considered as stamped on the orignal back of the box. They are in olive wood and rosewood. I am still sourcing for the next 2 sets of different sizes

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Vintage Soviet Knights shown, were the modern Yugoslav/Zagreb Knights patterned after these Knights? As explained by Chuck Grau in another post, the Yugoslav/Zagreb Knights are a modern design and were NOT used in the 1959 Candidates Tournament or any other tournaments during that period.. Dubrovnik sets (possible the 1950 Olympiad pieces) were used with the world famous Dubrovnik Knights.

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Here's a Soviet set of unknown age, almost new old stock. The black knights have chipped ears, but otherwise, it looks almost new. My guess is the 1930's-40's, but thats only a guess. Opinions?

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Rob Roy used to conduct backgammon tournaments in Coventry.

Expect some backgammon players to join our picnic and play backgammon

in the skittles room.  Backgammon is totally separated from the USCF tournament,

and will not disturb the quiet conditions for the chess players.

 

DROP-IN #BACKGAMMON Coventry CT July 15 Sat 10 - 6.

Free Drinks, Free Lunch, Rain or Shine, Chouettes

https://connecticutbackgammon.blogspot.com/

https://sites.google.com/view/ConnecticutBackgammon/

 

#Chess tournament to share skittles room with #backgammon players

July 15 Saturday 10-6 #Coventry #Connecticut

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New England #Backgammon Newsletter

https://sites.google.com/view/ConnecticutBackgammon/

https://connecticutbackgammon.blogspot.com/…/new-england-ba…

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Interview with teaching pro Ben Friesen. Test yourself along

with Ben on 6 positions from the Chicago Chouette.

http://fb.me/2erw1zNOk

 

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/13/the-chaos-of-the-dice

World Backgammon Day - 20th March 2018

 

#BACKGAMMON #OXFORD #CONNECTICUT Pies and Pints, Thursdays 7pm 

https://goo.gl/maps/JSZ7sCKBs2u

 

NEW Manopoulos Leather & Wood #Backgammon Set Rare Premium Ltd Edition

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