REPORT ON 2018 CONNECTICUT YANKEE OPEN

Nelson Castaneda of New Britain won clear first of the 2018 Connecticut Yankee Open chess tournament.

Nelson is a FIDE chess master, and a math professor at Central Conn. State Univ.

Joe Bihlmeyer, of Durham, won 2nd place. Joe, a national expert, conducts chess classes at New Britain Chess Club.

Special thanks to the OTIS LIBRARY CHESS CLUB IN NORWICH, from which we got six entrants.

Special thanks to the NEW BRITAIN CHESS CLUB from which we got four entrants.  Two players came down from Massachusetts, and two came over from Rhode Island.

Special thanks to Nelson Castaneda for his donation of $40, without which we would not have covered all of our expenses.

Thanks to everyone for chipping in with all the work. Special mention goes to Suhas Kodali for lugging all my stuff back to my car.  Lonnie Dixon helped with clean up.

Al Lasser took photos. Al also writes our GAME OF THE WEEK column for CONNECTICUT CHESS MAGAZINE.

We thank Wendy Rubin, Coventry parks and rec. director, and John Elsesser, the Coventry town manager. We all had fun at this new Mill Brook Place. Each of our players raved about how great a place it is.

THE 2018 NUTMEG STATE OPEN is our next meet on Sat., August 11. It is more than a mere chess tournament, but it is also an OPEN HOUSE for new chess players, where anybody can attend for free.

We now have plenty of extra room, so please come and "check" us out. No age restrictions. Info => ConnecticutChess@Gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 CONNECTICUT YANKEE OPEN - JULY 14

ROB ROY, SENIOR TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

 

----------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | NELSON CASTANEDA |3.0 |W 5|W 3|W 4| CT | 12564228 / R: 2356 ->2359 | | | | | | Q: 2200 ->2208 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER |2.5 |W 7|D 5|W 6| CT | 12686352 / R: 2054 ->2055 | | | | | | Q: 1934 ->1936 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | SUHAS KODALI |2.0 |W 11|L 1|W 10| CT | 13764792 / R: 2100 ->2098 | | | | | | Q: 1971 ->1968 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | LONNIE J DIXON |2.0 |W 10|W 7|L 1| CT | 13563614 / R: 1433P16->1473P19 | | | | | | Q: 1289P12->1357P15 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | ALAN LASSER |1.5 |L 1|D 2|W 11| MA | 10089387 / R: 2023 ->2024 | | | | | | Q: 1924 ->1922 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | DANIEL SMITH |1.5 |W 12|D 11|L 2| RI | 12704934 / R: 1456 ->1481 | | | | | | Q: 1366 ->1383 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | J HUGH A JAMES |1.0 |L 2|L 4|W 12| CT | 16089235 / R: 1573 ->1554 | | | | | | Q: 1477 ->1452 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | DR ANDREW BLAIR PERRY |1.0 |L 9|W 12|U | MA | 12482574 / R: 1350P8 ->1338P10 | | | | | | Q: 1350P8 ->1319P10 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | LAURENT LAFOSSE |1.0 |W 8|L 10|U | CT | 12431094 / R: 1240 ->1238 | | | | | | Q: 1245 ->1237 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | HAYES GOODMAN |1.0 |L 4|W 9|L 3| RI | 15207355 / R: 1062 ->1103 | | | | | | Q: 991 ->1040 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | ARTHUR C NAGEL |0.5 |L 3|D 6|L 5| CT | 10264669 / R: 1700 ->1700 | | | | | | Q: 1518 ->1504 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | ROB ROY |0.0 |L 6|L 8|L 7| CT | 10574790 / R: 1400 ->1400 | | | | | | Q: 1186 ->1150 | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------

 

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REPORT ON 2018 COVENTRY SUMMER OPEN

National Chess Master Rick Bauer of Wolcott CT tied for 1st with National Expert Derek Meredith of W Hartford at 2018 Coventry Summer Open June 23.

Bauer and Meredith each had perfect scores going into final round. Their game was a hard-fought draw.  They won $120 each.

National Expert Joe Bihlmeyer finished clear 3rd with a 2-1 score.

The tournament had one master, Bauer, and five national experts; Meredith, Bihlmeyer, Doug Fiske, Dan Pascetta, and Don Connors.

 

COVENTRY SUMMER OPEN - USCF CHESS TOURNAMENT - JUNE 23 2018

 

----------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | RICHARD BAUER |2.5 |W 3|W 6|D 2| CT | 10583896 / R: 2200 ->2212 | | | | | | Q: 2064 ->2078 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH |2.5 |W 7|W 5|D 1| CT | 10031443 / R: 2147 ->2157 | | | | | | Q: 2042 ->2054 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER |2.0 |L 1|W 9|W 6| CT | 12686352 / R: 2075 ->2081 | | | | | | Q: 1955 ->1960 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | DONALD J CONNORS JR |1.5 |L 6|W 10|D 7| MD | 10190703 / R: 2035 ->2024 | | | | | | Q: 1925 ->1912 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | ARTHUR C NAGEL |1.5 |W 10|L 2|D 8| CT | 10264669 / R: 1702 ->1706 | | | | | | Q: 1507 ->1517 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | DOUGLAS E FISKE |1.0 |W 4|L 1|L 3| CT | 10027977 / R: 2090 ->2080 | | | | | | Q: 1890 ->1887 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | DANIEL PASCETTA |1.0 |L 2|D 8|D 4| CT | 13492310 / R: 2052 ->2036 | | | | | | Q: 1986 ->1964 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | JONATHAN C AIYATHURAI |1.0 |L 9|D 7|D 5| MA | 14054524 / R: 1846 ->1823 | | | | | | Q: 1717 ->1695 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | YBELKA GRANGER |1.0 |W 8|L 3|U | CT | 15622133 / R: 1568 ->1599 | | | | | | Q: 1532 ->1559 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | YOGAHARI JEGADEESWARAN |1.0 |L 5|L 4|B | CT | 15976902 / R: 966 -> 965 | | | | | | Q: 1001 -> 998 | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------

 

ROB ROY, SENIOR TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

 

Special thanks to Derek Meredith, who persuaded 5 fellow New Britain Chess Club players to come play in Coventry.

Bob Cyr, CT's chess historian, donated a dozen Dunkin Donuts. For lunch we had Angus Burgers and corn on the cob.

Next tournament is August 11 at Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St. Coventry.

Since starting up Coventry Chess Club in May 2016, we've had 103 different players.  We are confident our chess program will continue to thrive.

Mill Brook Place is a brand new meeting hall that fits 70 people. We will have plenty of room to stretch out.  It is also accessible to wheelchairs.

We continue our One-Section format, but we may go to 2 sections in the future.

Rob Roy volunteers with Coventry Park and Rec. Dept., the senior center, the local library and schools to recruit and train new chess players.

 

 

NEARBY RESTAURANTS

Bidwell Tavern  1260 Main St.  (33 ft)        $$

Phoenix  1203 Main St.,    (222 ft)              $

Panda Garden  1364 Main St.  (0.2 mi)       $

Subway  1364 Main St.  (0.2 mi)                $

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Sept 29  Charter Oak Open Coventry CT

Oct 21 Sun.  Leaf Blower Open, Amherst MA

Oct 21 Sun . New Haven Fall Open W. Haven CT

Oct 27  Conn Harvest Open Coventry CT

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Rick Bauer and Derek Meredith win Coventry Summer Open

National Chess Master Rick Bauer of Wolcott CT tied for 1st with National Expert Derek Meredith of W Hartford at 2018 Coventry Summer Open June 23.

Bauer and Meredith each had perfect scores going into final round. Their game was a hard-fought draw.  They won $120 each.

National Expert Joe Bihlmeyer finished clear 3rd with a 2-1 score.

The tournament had one master, Bauer, and five national experts; Meredith, Bihlmeyer, Doug Fiske, Dan Pascetta, and Don Connors.

 

COVENTRY SUMMER OPEN - USCF CHESS TOURNAMENT - JUNE 23 2018

 

----------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | RICHARD BAUER |2.5 |W 3|W 6|D 2| CT | 10583896 / R: 2200 ->2212 | | | | | | Q: 2064 ->2078 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH |2.5 |W 7|W 5|D 1| CT | 10031443 / R: 2147 ->2157 | | | | | | Q: 2042 ->2054 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER |2.0 |L 1|W 9|W 6| CT | 12686352 / R: 2075 ->2081 | | | | | | Q: 1955 ->1960 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | DONALD J CONNORS JR |1.5 |L 6|W 10|D 7| MD | 10190703 / R: 2035 ->2024 | | | | | | Q: 1925 ->1912 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | ARTHUR C NAGEL |1.5 |W 10|L 2|D 8| CT | 10264669 / R: 1702 ->1706 | | | | | | Q: 1507 ->1517 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | DOUGLAS E FISKE |1.0 |W 4|L 1|L 3| CT | 10027977 / R: 2090 ->2080 | | | | | | Q: 1890 ->1887 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | DANIEL PASCETTA |1.0 |L 2|D 8|D 4| CT | 13492310 / R: 2052 ->2036 | | | | | | Q: 1986 ->1964 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | JONATHAN C AIYATHURAI |1.0 |L 9|D 7|D 5| MA | 14054524 / R: 1846 ->1823 | | | | | | Q: 1717 ->1695 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | YBELKA GRANGER |1.0 |W 8|L 3|U | CT | 15622133 / R: 1568 ->1599 | | | | | | Q: 1532 ->1559 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | YOGAHARI JEGADEESWARAN |1.0 |L 5|L 4|B | CT | 15976902 / R: 966 -> 965 | | | | | | Q: 1001 -> 998 | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------

 

ROB ROY, SENIOR TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

 

Special thanks to Derek Meredith, who persuaded 5 fellow New Britain Chess Club players to come play in Coventry.

Bob Cyr, CT's chess historian, donated a dozen Dunkin Donuts. For lunch we had Angus Burgers and corn on the cob.

Next tournament is July 14 at new location; Mill Brook Place, 1267 Main St. Coventry.

Since starting up Coventry Chess Club in May 2016, we've had 103 different players.  We are confident our chess program will continue to thrive.

Mill Brook Place is a brand new meeting hall that fits 70 people. We will have plenty of room to stretch out.  It is also accessible to wheelchairs.

We continue our One-Section format, but we may go to 2 sections in the future.

Rob Roy volunteers with Coventry Park and Rec. Dept., the senior center, the local library and schools to recruit and train new chess players.

 

July 14   2018 Connecticut Yankee Open

Club provides free ice-cold drinks, cookies and snacks.

For lunch we order take-out from   Wicked Slice  who delivers.

Lunch Special is $5 grinders (6-inch) select from these;

Meatball, Chicken Parm, Steak & Cheese, Italian Combo.

Pay for your order to TD by 11:30. Order delivered 12:45.

 

These restaurants are a walk away;

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Francesca Italian Bistro  1203 Main St.

Panda Garden  1364 Main St.

Phoenix  1203 Main St.,

 

 

 

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Alan Lasser's Game of the Week

  The highest rated player in the Amherst Senior Center Chess Club is Cliff Mclaughlin.  The former master isn’t quite fit enough to play in tournaments now, but he can still dish out punishment over the board.  The computer thinks he has something better than getting the two pawns and a rook for two pieces, but the remainder of the game goes very easily for him and finishes me off with a nice simplification. 

 

Cliff McLaughlin-Alan Lasser

5/24/18

Amherst Senior Center Chess Club

game/20

1.e4 d6 

2.d4 Nf6 

3.Nc3 Nbd7 

4.Nf3 e5 

5.Be2 Be7 

6.b3 O-O 

7.O-O c6

8.Bb2 Re8

9.Re1 Bf8 

10.Bf1 g6

 

11.Nb1 Qc7 

12.Nbd2 Bg7 

13.dxe5 Nxe5 

14.Nxe5 dxe5 

15.Nc4 Nh5?! +0.86/26

15...Rd8 +0.39/24 16.Qf3 Nh5 16...Nd7 17. a4 Nc5 18. Qg3 f6 19. Qf3 Ne6 20. h4 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 +0.33 Stockfish 17.a4 Be6 18.Ne3 Nf4 19.Red1 f6 20.Bc4 Bxc4 21.Nxc4 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Ne3Qa5 24.Qg4 Qc7 25.Bc3 Rxd1+ 26.Qxd1 Qe7 27.Bb2 Bf8 28.Ng4

16.Qd6 Qe7 

17.Ba3?! +0.27/22

17.Qxe7 +0.77/23 17...Rxe7 18.Ba3 Re8 19.Rad1 Be6 20.Na5 Bc8 21.f3 Bf6

17...Qe6?! +0.79/25

17...Qg5 +0.27/22 18.Qd3 18. g3 Bf8 19. Qc7 Bxa3 20. Nxa3 Nf4 21. h4 Ne6 22. Qd6 Qe7 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Rad1 +0.39 Stockfish 18...Rd8 19.Qe3 Qxe3 20.Nxe3 Be6 21.Rad1 f6 22.Be7

18.Rad1 b5 

19.Qxe6 Bxe6 

20.Na5 Rac8 

21.Nxc6?! +0.37/27

21.Re3 +0.75/23 21...Nf4 22.Rc3 22. h4 a6 23. g3 Nh5 24. Rc3 f5 25. Rxc6 fxe4 26. Re1 Rxc6 27. Nxc6 Nf6 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Bxc4 30. bxc4 +0.85 Stockfish 22...Red8 23.Rc1 Rd7 24.Bxb5 Rcd8 25.Bf1Rd1 26.Rxd1 Rxd1

21…Rxc6

22.Bxb5 Rcc8 

23.Bxe8 Rxe8 

24.Rd6 Bf8 

25.Ra6 Bxa3 

26.Rxa3 Re7 

27.Rd1 Nf4 

28.Rd8+?! +0.34/27

28.Ra5 +0.61/24 28...Ne2+ 29.Kf1 Nc3 30.Rd3 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. f3 Rc7 32. Rd6 Bc8 33. a4 Na2 34. c4 Nb4 35. Rxe5 +1.50 Stockfish 30...Nxe4 31.Rxe5

28…Kg7 

29.Kf1 f5? +3.07/26

29...Rc7 +0.26/27 30.c4 Bc8 31.Ra5 31. h4 Ne6 32. Rd2 h6 33. f3 f6 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Ra4 Nd4 36. Ra5 g5 37. g3 gxh4 38. gxh4 +0.47 Stockfish 31...f6 32.f3 Ne6 33.Rd1 Kf8 34.Kf2 a6 35.Ke3 Bb7 36.g3 Ke737.h4 Rc8 38.Rc1 Nd4 39.f4 Ke6 40.b4 Nc6 41.Ra4 Nd4 42.g4 Rd8

30.Ra8 fxe4?! +3.59/25

30...Bf7 +3.07/26 31.R3xa7 Re6 32.g3 32. Ra6 Re7 33. R8a7 Re8 34. Rd6 Kg8 35. Rdd7 Be6 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. g3 Nh5 38. Rxh7 +4.45 Stockfish 32...Nh3 33.exf5 gxf5 34.c4 e4 35.Ra6 Re7 36.R8a7 Re8 37.c5Ng5 38.b4 Nf3 39.b5 Nxh2+ 40.Kg2 Nf3 41.Rd6 Rb8 42.c6

30...a6 31.R3xa6 Kf6 32.R6a7 fxe4 33.Rxe7 Kxe7 34.a4 +3.95 Stockfish

31.R3xa7 Bd7

 

32.c4

32.Rb7 Kf7 33.Raa7 Ke6 34.Ra6+ Kf7 35.a4 e3 36.fxe3 Nd5 37.Raa7 Ke6 38.Kf2 +4.34 Stockfish

32...Kf6? +7.68/26

32...Rf7 +4.06/26 33.Rd8 Bf5 34.Rxf7+ Kxf7 35.a4 Ne6 36.Rd7+ Ke8 37.Rd5 Ke7 38.Rxe5

32...Ne6 33.Rb8 Kf7 34.Rbb7 Ke8 35.Ra8+ Kf7 36.b4 Nd4 37.a4 Be6 38.Rxe7+ Kxe7 39.c5 +4.92 Stockfish

33.a4? +3.20/26

33.Rf8+ +7.68/26 33...Ke6 33...Kg5 34. Rd8 Rf7 35. Rdxd7 Rf6 36. Rxh7 Rd6 37. Rhd7 Rf6 38. Rf7 +7.88 Stockfish 34.Ra6+ Bc6 35.Rxc6+ Kd7 36.Ra6 Ne6 +8.80 Stockfish

33…Rf7 

34.a5 Nd3

 

35.Rd8 Ke6 

36.Ra6+ Ke7

37.Rd7 Kd7

38.Ra7+ Ke6 

39.Rxf7 Kxf7 

40.a6 1-0

 

 

 

 

 

[Event "game/20"]

[Site "Amherst Senior Center CC"]

[Date "2018.05.24"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Cliff McLaughlin"]

[Black "Alan Lasser"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "C41"]

 

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Be2 Be7 6.b3 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Bb2 Re8

9.Re1 Bf8 10.Bf1 g6 11.Nb1 Qc7

12.Nbd2 Bg7 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Nc4 Nh5 $6 { +0.86/26 } ( 15...Rd8

{ +0.39/24 } 16.Qf3 Nh5

{ 16...Nd7 17. a4 Nc5 18. Qg3 f6 19. Qf3 Ne6 20. h4 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4  

+0.33   Stockfish } 17.a4 Be6 18.Ne3 Nf4 19.Red1 f6 20.Bc4 Bxc4 21.Nxc4 Rxd1+

22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Ne3 Qa5 24.Qg4 Qc7 25.Bc3 Rxd1+ 26.Qxd1 Qe7 27.Bb2 Bf8 28.Ng4

) 16.Qd6 Qe7 17.Ba3 $6 { +0.27/22 } ( 17.Qxe7 { +0.77/23 } 17...Rxe7 18.Ba3

Re8 19.Rad1 Be6 20.Na5 Bc8 21.f3 Bf6 ) 17...Qe6 $6 { +0.79/25 } ( 17...Qg5

{ +0.27/22 } 18.Qd3

{ 18. g3 Bf8 19. Qc7 Bxa3 20. Nxa3 Nf4 21. h4 Ne6 22. Qd6 Qe7 23. Qxe7 Rxe7

24. Rad1   +0.39   Stockfish } 18...Rd8 19.Qe3 Qxe3 20.Nxe3 Be6 21.Rad1 f6

22.Be7 ) 18.Rad1 b5 19.Qxe6 Bxe6 20.Na5 Rac8 21.Nxc6 $6 { +0.37/27 } ( 

21.Re3 { +0.75/23 } 21...Nf4 22.Rc3

{ 22. h4 a6 23. g3 Nh5 24. Rc3 f5 25. Rxc6 fxe4 26. Re1 Rxc6 27. Nxc6 Nf6

28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Bxc4 30. bxc4   +0.85   Stockfish } 22...Red8 23.Rc1 Rd7

24.Bxb5 Rcd8 25.Bf1 Rd1 26.Rxd1 Rxd1 ) 21...Rxc6 22.Bxb5 Rcc8 23.Bxe8 Rxe8

24.Rd6 Bf8 25.Ra6 Bxa3 26.Rxa3 Re7 27.Rd1 Nf4 28.Rd8+ $6 { +0.34/27 } ( 

28.Ra5 { +0.61/24 } 28...Ne2+ 29.Kf1 Nc3 30.Rd3

{ 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. f3 Rc7 32. Rd6 Bc8 33. a4 Na2 34. c4 Nb4 35. Rxe5  +1.50

  Stockfish } 30...Nxe4 31.Rxe5 ) 28...Kg7 29.Kf1 f5 $2 { +3.07/26 } ( 

29...Rc7 { +0.26/27 } 30.c4 Bc8 31.Ra5

{ 31. h4 Ne6 32. Rd2 h6 33. f3 f6 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Ra4 Nd4 36. Ra5 g5 37. g3

gxh4 38. gxh4    +0.47   Stockfish } 31...f6 32.f3 Ne6 33.Rd1 Kf8 34.Kf2 a6

35.Ke3 Bb7 36.g3 Ke7 37.h4 Rc8 38.Rc1 Nd4 39.f4 Ke6 40.b4 Nc6 41.Ra4 Nd4

42.g4 Rd8 ) 30.Ra8 fxe4 $6 { +3.59/25 } ( 30...Bf7 { +3.07/26 } 31.R3xa7 Re6

32.g3

{ 32. Ra6 Re7 33. R8a7 Re8 34. Rd6 Kg8 35. Rdd7 Be6 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. g3 Nh5

38. Rxh7  +4.45   Stockfish } 32...Nh3 33.exf5 gxf5 34.c4 e4 35.Ra6 Re7

36.R8a7 Re8 37.c5 Ng5 38.b4 Nf3 39.b5 Nxh2+ 40.Kg2 Nf3 41.Rd6 Rb8 42.c6 ) ( 

30...a6 31.R3xa6 Kf6 32.R6a7 fxe4 33.Rxe7 Kxe7 34.a4 { +3.95   Stockfish } )

31.R3xa7 Bd7 32.c4 ( 32.Rb7 Kf7 33.Raa7 Ke6

34.Ra6+ Kf7 35.a4 e3 36.fxe3 Nd5 37.Raa7 Ke6 38.Kf2 { +4.34   Stockfish } )

32...Kf6 $2 { +7.68/26 } ( 32...Rf7 { +4.06/26 } 33.Rd8 Bf5 34.Rxf7+ Kxf7

35.a4 Ne6 36.Rd7+ Ke8 37.Rd5 Ke7 38.Rxe5 ) ( 32...Ne6 33.Rb8 Kf7 34.Rbb7 Ke8

35.Ra8+ Kf7 36.b4 Nd4 37.a4 Be6 38.Rxe7+ Kxe7 39.c5 { +4.92   Stockfish } )

33.a4 $2 { +3.20/26 } ( 33.Rf8+ { +7.68/26 } 33...Ke6

{ 33...Kg5 34. Rd8 Rf7 35. Rdxd7 Rf6 36. Rxh7 Rd6 37. Rhd7 Rf6 38. Rf7  

+7.88   Stockfish } 34.Ra6+ Bc6 35.Rxc6+ Kd7 36.Ra6 Ne6 { +8.80   Stockfish }

) 33...Rf7 34.a5 Nd3 35.Rd8 Ke6 36.Ra6+ Ke7 37.Rxd7+ Kxd7 38.Ra7+ Ke6

39.Rxf7 Kxf7 40.a6 1-0

 

 

 

 

 

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Game of the Week, by Alan Lasser

 The latest preview of the upcoming world championship match was at the fantastically strong 2018 Norway Chess tournament.  In this game our man was clearly outplayed.  The champion exploits the Black pawn weaknesses, the backward d-pawn that appears on the board around move twenty and the isolated b-pawn.  By move 45 the endgame looks bad, but Caruana plays it out for another thirty moves.  The late resignation suggests that the championship match won’t be plagued by short draws. 

 

GM Magnus Carlsen-GM Fabiano Caruana

5/28/18 2018 

Norway Chess

1.e4 e5 

2.Bc4 Nf6 

3.d3 c6 

4.Nf3 d5 

5.Bb3 Bb4+

6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 

7.Nbxd2 a5

8.c3 Nbd7

9.exd5 cxd5

10.O-O O-O 

11.Re1 Re8 

12.Nf1 b5 

13.a4 b4 

14.cxb4 axb4 

15.Ne3 Bb7

16.d4 e4 

17.Ne5 Nxe5 

18.dxe5 Rxe5 

19.Qd4 Re7 

20.Rac1 Rd7

21.Red1 h6 

22.Rc5 Ra5 

23.Rxa5 Qxa5 

24.h3 Kh7

25.Rc1 Rc7?! +0.60/25

25...Ba8 0.00/22 26.Nf5 26. Rc8 Qa6 27. Rb8 Bb7 28. Qxb4 Rc7 29. Rd8 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Qe2 31. Nd1 Bc6 32. Qb8 Rxd1 33. Bxd1 Qxd1 = Stockfish 26...Rc7 27.Rxc7 27. Rd1 Bb7 28. Qe5 Qb6 29. Ne3 Qc5 30. Qd4 Qd6 31. Nf5 Qf4 32. Ne3 Qd6 = Stockfish 27...Qxc7 28.Ne3 Qc1+ 29.Kh2 Kg8 30.Nc2 Qg5 31.Nxb4 Bb7 32.Kg1 Kh7 33.Nc2 Qc1+ 34.Kh2 Qf4+ 35.Kg1Qc1+

25...Qa6 26.Rd1 Qd6 27.a5 Rc7 28.Bxd5 Bxd5 29.Nxd5 Qxd5 30.Qxd5 Nxd5 31.Rxd5 Rc1+ 32.Kh2 b3 33.Rb5 Ra1 = Stockfish

26.Rxc7 Qxc7 

27.Qxb4 Qc1+ 

28.Bd1 Ba6

29.Qd4 Be2 

30.Kh2 Bxd1 

31.Nxd1 Qc7+?! +1.19/25

31...Qa1 +0.53/25 32.Ne3 32. g3 h5 33. Kg2 Qb1 34. Ne3 Qa2 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Kg8 37. Kh2 Kh7 38. Kg1 Qb1+ 39. Kg2 Qa2 40. Qd1 Qxb2 41. g5 d4 42. Nc4 Qa2 43. Qxd4 Nh5 44. Qxe4+ g6 45. Nd6 Qd2 46. Nxf7 +2.09 Stockfish 32...Kg833.Qb4 Qc1 34.Qc3 Qa1 35.Qd4 h5 36.Nxd5 Nxd5 37.Qxd5 Qxa4 38.Qd8+ Kh7 39.Qe7 Kg8 40.b4

31...Qc2 32.Kg1 Qb1 33.b4 e3 34.fxe3 Ne4 35.b5 Qc2 36.Qxd5 Nd2 37.Qh5 Qxa4 38.Qf5+ Kg8 39.Qc8+ Kh7 40.Qc1 Ne441.Qb1 f5 42.b6 Nd6 43.Nc3 Qa5 44.Ne2 Qd2 45.Ng3 Qxe3+ 46.Kh2 Qe5 47.b7 Nxb7 48.Qxb7 f4 49.Ne4 f3+ 50.Ng3 fxg251.Kxg2 Qd4 +1.80 Stockfish

32.Kg1 Qc1 

33.b4 e3

34.fxe3 Ne4

35.Qxd5 Nd2

36.Qf5+ Kh8 

37.Qg4 f5 

38.Qe2 Ne4

39.Qe1 Qa1? +2.47/24

39...Qb1 +1.34/24 40.a5 Kh7 40...Qa1 41. Qf1 Qa4 42. a6 Nd6 43. Nc3 Qxb4 44. Qa1 Nc8 45. Ne2 Qe7 +4.43 Stockfish 41.h4g6

39...Qc6 40.a5 Qc4 41.Nf2 Nc3 42.Qd2 Qxb4 43.a6 Qb1+ 44.Kh2 Qb8+ 45.g3 Nb5 +3.53 Stockfish

40.a5 Nd6?! +3.02/25

40...h5 +2.57/25 41.b5 41. Qf1 Qa4 42. Qc4+ Kh7 43. Qd5 Nf6 44. Qxf5+ Kh8 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Nc3 Qxb4 47. a6 +4.81 Stockfish 41...Nd6 42.b6 Nb7 43.Qe2 Qxa5 44.Qxh5+ Kg8 45.Qe8+ Kh7 46.Qd7 Qxb6 47.Qxf5+ Kg8 48.Qd5+ Kh8 49.Qh5+Kg8 50.Qe8+ Kh7 51.Qe4+ Kg8 52.Nc3 Nd8 53.Nd5 Qd6 54.Qe8+ Kh7 55.Nf4 Qb6 56.Qe4+

41.Qd2 Nc4 

42.Qd4 Qc1 

43.Kf1?! +2.52/24

 

 

 

43.Kf2 +3.10/23 43...Qc2+ 44.Ke1 Qb3 45.Qc3 45. a6 Qxb4+ 46. Nc3 Kh7 47. a7 Qa5 48. Qxc4 Qxa7 49. Kf2 Qe7 50. Ne2 g6 51. Qc6 +6.88 Stockfish 45...Qa2 46.Kf1 Kg8 47.Qd3 Ne5 48.Qxf5 Qd2 49.Qe6+ Kh7 50.Qxe5 Qxd1+ 51.Kf2 Qd2+52.Kf3 Qd1+ 53.Ke4 Qe2 54.Qf5+ Kh8 55.Qc8+ Kh7 56.Qg4 Qc4+ 57.Ke5 Qb5+ 58.Kd6 Qa6+ 59.Kc5 Qa7+ 60.Kd5 Qb7+61.Kc4 Qa6+ 62.Kc3 Qc6+ 63.Kd3

43...Nxe3+ 

44.Qxe3 Qxd1+ 

45.Kf2 Qc2+

46.Kg3 g5?! +4.15/22

46...Kh7 +2.52/23 47.Kh2 47. a6 h5 48. a7 Qc7+ 49. Kf2 Qb7 50. Kg1 h4 51. Qc5 Qe4 52. Kh2 Qf4+ 53. Kh1 Qe4 54. b5 g6 55. b6 Kh6 56. Qa5 Qd4 57. a8=Q Qd1+ 58. Kh2 Qd6+ 59. Kg1 Qd4+ 60. Kf1 Qd3+ 61. Kf2 Qd4+ 62. Ke2 Qc4+ 63. Kd2 Qd4+ 64. Kc2 Qc4+ 65. Qc3 Qe2+ 66. Qd2+ Qxd2+ 67. Kxd2 Kh7 68. Qa7+ Kh6 69. b7 +25.80 Stockfish 47...Qc7+ 48.Kg1Qd6 49.Qc5 Qf6 50.Kh2 f4 51.Qd5 f3 52.gxf3 Qa6 53.h4 Kh8 54.Kg3 Qg6+ 55.Kh3 Qa6 56.Qd8+ Kh7 57.Qb6 Qe2 58.Kg3Qe5+ 59.Kg4 h5+ 60.Kh3 Qd5 61.Kg2 Qa2+ 62.Kg3 Qa3

46...Qb2 47.Qc5 f4+ 48.Kf3 Qa3+ 49.Kxf4 Kh7 50.Qc4 h5 51.a6 h4 52.b5 Qg3+ 53.Kf5 Qxg2 54.Qxh4+ Kg8 55.Ke5 +11.59 Stockfish

47.Qe5+?! +3.09/24

47.Kh2 +4.15/22 47...Qc7+ 48.Kh1 48. Kg1 f4 49. Qd4+ Kh7 50. a6 Qc1+ 51. Kh2 Qc2 52. Qb6 Qa2 53. b5 Qa3 54. Qb7+ Kg6 55. Qe4+ Kf6 56. Qf3 +53.64 Stockfish 48...Qg7 49.Qe6 Qa1+ 50.Kh2 g4 51.Qxh6+ Kg8 52.Qg6+ Kh8 53.Qxf5 gxh354.Qxh3+ +52.93 Stockfish

47…Kh7 

48.Kh2 f4 

49.Qd5 Qa4? +8.92/21

49...Qe2 +2.62/21 50.Qf3 Qc4 51.Qb7+ Kg6 52.Qb6+

49...Qc7 50.Qc5 +27.72 Stockfish

50.Qf7+ Kh8

51.Qg6? +4.53/27

51.Qf6+ +8.74/24 51...Kh7 52.a6 g4 53.hxg4 Qa2 54.b5 Qf2 55.Qe7+ Kg6 56.b6 Qg3+ not 56...Qb6 57. a7 Qa6 58. Qe4+ Kf6 59. a8=Q Qxa8 60. Qxa8 Ke5 61. Qb8+ Ke4 62. Qd6 Ke3 63. Qd5 f3 64. gxf3 Ke2 65. Qd4 h5 66. gxh5 Kf1 67. Qe5 Kf2 68. Qe4 Kf1 69. Kg3 Kg1 70. Qe1# 57.Kg1 f3 58.Qe4+ Kg7 59.Qxf3 and now 59...Qd6 60. Qc3+ Kg6 61. b7 h5 62. gxh5+ Kf5 63. Qc8+ Kg5 64. Qg8+ Kf5 65. Qg6+ Qxg6 66. hxg6 Kxg6 67. b8=Q Kf7 68. a7 Ke6 69. a8=Q Kf5 70. Qf3+ Ke6 71. Qe8+ Kd6 72. Qfc6#

51…Qxb4 

52.Qxh6+ Kg8 

53.Qxg5+ Kh7 

54.Qh5+ Kg7

55.Qg5+ Kh7

56.h4 Qd6? +16.14/24

56...f3 +4.35/22 57.gxf3 Qb8+ 58.Kh3 Qc8+ 59.Kg3 59. Qg4 Qa6 60. Qe4+ Kg8 61. Qe8+ Kh7 62. Qe7+ Kh6 63. Qg5+ Kh7 64. h5 Qf1+ 65. Qg2 Qc1 66. Qg6+ Kh8 67. Qe8+ Kh7 68. Qf7+ Kh8 69. Qf6+ Kh7 70. Qf5+ Kg7 71. Qe5+ Kf7 72. Kg4 +132.10 Stockfish

57.Qh5+?! +5.25/23

57.h5 +16.14/24 57...f3+ 58.g3 f2 59.Qg6+ Kh8 60.Qxd6 f1=Q 61.Qe5+ Kh7 62.Qe4+ 62. h6 Qf2+ 63. Kh3 Qf1+ 64. Kg4 Qd1+ 65. Kg5 Qd8+ 66. Kf4 Kxh6 67. Qe6+ Kh7 68. Qh3+ Kg7 69. Qg4+ Kf7 70. Qf5+ Ke8 71. Qh5+ Kd7 72. Qd5+ Kc7 73. Qxd8+ Kxd8 74. g4 Kd7 75. g5 Kc6 76. Ke4 Kb5 77. g6 Kxa5 78. g7 Kb4 79. g8=Q Kc5 80. Qd5+ Kb6 81. Qd6+ Ka7 82. Qb4 Ka6 83. Kd5 Ka7 84. Kc6 Ka8 85. Qb7# 62...Kg8 63.h6 Qd1 64.Qg6+ Kf8 65.Qg7+ Ke8

57…Kg7 

58.Qg5+ Kh7? +16.42/23

58...Kf7 +5.40/23 59.h5 Qd4 60.Qf5+ Ke7 61.a6 f3 62.a7 fxg2 63.Kxg2 Qd2+ 64.Kh3 Qe3+ 65.Kh4 Qe1+ 66.Kg5 Qc1+67.Kg6 Qc6+ 68.Kg7 Qg2+ 69.Qg6 Qf3 70.a8=Q Qxa8 71.Qf7+ Kd6 72.Qf8+ mate on move 85 Stockfish

59.h5 f3+

60.g3 f2 

61.Qg6+ Kh8

62.Qxd6 f1=Q

63.Qh6+ Kg8 

64.Qe6+ Kh8

 

 

 

65.Qe3?! +6.64/22

65.Qe5+ +14.88/25 65...Kh7 66.Qe4+ Kg8 67.h6 Qf2+ 68.Kh3 Qf1+ 69.Kg4 69. Kh4 Qf6+ 70. Kg4 Qa6 71. Qe7 Qc4+ 72. Kh5 Qd4 73. Qg7+ Qxg7 74. hxg7 Kxg7 75. Kg4 Kf7 76. a6 Kf6 77. a7 Ke5 78. a8=Q Kd6 79. Qa5 Kd7 80. Qc5 Ke6 81. Kg5 Kf7 82. Qd5+ Kf8 83. Qd7 Kg8 84. Kg6 Kf8 85. Qf7# 69...Qd1+ 70.Kf5

65.Qe8+ Kh7 66.Qe4+ Kg8 67.h6 Qd1 68.Qg6+ Kf8 69.Qg7+ Ke8 70.Qe5+ Kd8 71.h7 Qc2+ 72.Kg1 Qd1+ not 72...Qh7 73.Qb8 Ke7 74.Qb7 winning the queen 73.Kf2 Qc2+ 74.Kf3 Qd1+ 75.Kf4 Qd2+ 76.Kg4 Qd1+ 77.Kg5 Qc1+ 78.Qf4 Qc5+79.Kh4 Qe7+ 80.Qg5 it's mate on move 88

65…Qb5

66.Qc3+ Kh7 

67.g4 Qd5?? #21/20

67...Qe2+ +6.42/23 68.Kg3 Qe7 69.Qd3+ Kg7 70.a6 Qc7+ 71.Kh3 Qc1 72.Qf3 Qa1 73.h6+ Kg6 74.Qe4+ Kxh6 75.Qe3+ Kg676.a7 Qh1+ 77.Kg3 Qc6 78.Qd3+ Kg7 79.Qa3 Qa8 80.Qb2+ Kf7 81.Qb8 Stockfish says White mates on move 93.

68.Qc7+ Kg8 

69.Kg3?! +5.92/22

69.Qc8+ #17/27 69...Kg7 70.h6+ Kxh6 71.Qh8+ Kg6 72.Qh5+ Qxh5+ 73.gxh5+ Kxh5 74.a6 Kg4 75.a7 Kf5 76.a8=Q Ke577.Qd8 Ke6 78.Kg2 Ke5 79.Kf3 Ke6 80.Kf4 Kf7 81.Qd7+ Kf6 82.Qe8 Kg7 83.Kf5 Kh7 84.Kf6 Kh6 85.Qg6#

69…Qe6 

70.Qd8+?! +5.74/21

70.Qc5 +6.69/21 70...Qe1+ 71.Kf4 Qd2+ 72.Ke4 Qe1+ 73.Kf5 Qd2 74.Qe5 74. Kg6 Qd3+ 75. Kh6 Qh7+ 76. Kg5 Qg7+ 77. Kh4 Qa1 78. h6 Qe1+ 79. Kg5 Qd1 80. Qc6 Qd2+ 81. Kh5 Qe2 82. Qd5+ Kf8 83. Qd7 Qe6 84. Qg7+ Ke8 85. Qg6+ Kf8 86. Qf5+ Ke7 87. Qxe6+ Kxe6 88. h7 Kd5 89. h8=Q Kc4 90. a6 Kd3 91. a7 Kc4 92. a8=Q Kc5 93. Qa5+ Kd6 94. Qhd8+ Kc6 95. Qad5# 74...Kf7 75.Qf6+

70...Kh7? +15.67/22

70...Kf7 +5.74/21 71.Qd3 Qe5+ 72.Kf3 72. Kh3 Qa1 73. h6 Qh1+ 74. Kg3 Qg1+ 75. Kf4 Qc1+ 76. Ke5 Qc7+ 77. Qd6 Qc3+ 78. Kf4 Qc1+ 79. Kf5 Qb1+ 80. Kg5 Qb5+ 81. Kh4 Qe2 82. Qd7+ Kf6 83. g5+ Kg6 84. Qg7+ Kf5 85. Qf6+ Ke4 86. Qe7+ Kf3 87. Qxe2+ Kxe2 88. h7 Kd2 89. a6 Kc1 90. a7 Kd2 91. a8=Q Ke3 92. h8=Q Ke2 93. Qe4+ Kd1 94. Qa1+ Kd2 95. Qae1#72...Qh2 73.Qc4+

71.Qd3+ Kh8 

72.a6 Qe5+ 

73.Kh3 Qa1 

74.Qd8+ Kh7

75.Qe7+ Kh6 

76.Qe3+ Kh7 

77.a7 1-0

 

 

[Event "2018 Norway Chess"]

[Site "?"]

[Date "2018.05.28"]

[Round "1"]

[White "GM Magnus Carlsen"]

[Black "GM Fabiano Caruana"]

[Result "1-0"]

[BlackElo "2822"]

[ECO "C24"]

[WhiteElo "2843"]

 

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 a5 8.c3

Nbd7 9.exd5 cxd5 10.O-O O-O 11.Re1 Re8 12.Nf1 b5 13.a4 b4 14.cxb4 axb4 15.Ne3

Bb7 16.d4 e4 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Rxe5 19.Qd4 Re7 20.Rac1 Rd7 21.Red1 h6

22.Rc5 Ra5 23.Rxa5 Qxa5 24.h3 Kh7 25.Rc1 Rc7 $6 { +0.60/25 } ( 25...Ba8

{ 0.00/22 } 26.Nf5

{ 26. Rc8 Qa6 27. Rb8 Bb7 28. Qxb4 Rc7 29. Rd8 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Qe2 31. Nd1 Bc6

32. Qb8 Rxd1 33. Bxd1 Qxd1 = Stockfish } 26...Rc7 27.Rxc7

{ 27. Rd1 Bb7 28. Qe5 Qb6 29. Ne3 Qc5 30. Qd4 Qd6 31. Nf5 Qf4 32. Ne3 Qd6 =

Stockfish } 27...Qxc7 28.Ne3 Qc1+ 29.Kh2 Kg8 30.Nc2 Qg5 31.Nxb4 Bb7 32.Kg1

Kh7 33.Nc2 Qc1+ 34.Kh2 Qf4+ 35.Kg1 Qc1+ ) ( 25...Qa6 26.Rd1 Qd6 27.a5 Rc7

28.Bxd5 Bxd5 29.Nxd5 Qxd5 30.Qxd5 Nxd5 31.Rxd5 Rc1+ 32.Kh2 b3 33.Rb5 Ra1

{ = Stockfish } ) 26.Rxc7 Qxc7 27.Qxb4 Qc1+ 28.Bd1 Ba6 29.Qd4 Be2 30.Kh2 Bxd1

 

31.Nxd1 Qc7+ $6 { +1.19/25 } ( 31...Qa1 { +0.53/25 } 32.Ne3

{ 32. g3 h5 33. Kg2 Qb1 34. Ne3 Qa2 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Kg8 37. Kh2 Kh7

38. Kg1 Qb1+ 39. Kg2 Qa2 40. Qd1 Qxb2 41. g5 d4 42. Nc4 Qa2 43. Qxd4 Nh5

44. Qxe4+ g6 45. Nd6 Qd2 46. Nxf7 +2.09 Stockfish } 32...Kg8 33.Qb4 Qc1

34.Qc3 Qa1 35.Qd4 h5 36.Nxd5 Nxd5 37.Qxd5 Qxa4 38.Qd8+ Kh7 39.Qe7 Kg8 40.b4 )

( 31...Qc2 32.Kg1 Qb1 33.b4 e3 34.fxe3 Ne4 35.b5 Qc2 36.Qxd5 Nd2 37.Qh5 Qxa4

38.Qf5+ Kg8 39.Qc8+ Kh7 40.Qc1 Ne4 41.Qb1 f5 42.b6 Nd6 43.Nc3 Qa5 44.Ne2 Qd2

45.Ng3 Qxe3+ 46.Kh2 Qe5 47.b7 Nxb7 48.Qxb7 f4 49.Ne4 f3+ 50.Ng3 fxg2 51.Kxg2

Qd4 { +1.80 Stockfish } ) 32.Kg1 Qc1 33.b4 e3 34.fxe3 Ne4 35.Qxd5 Nd2 36.Qf5+

Kh8 37.Qg4 f5 38.Qe2 Ne4 39.Qe1 Qa1 $2 { +2.47/24 } ( 39...Qb1 { +1.34/24 }

40.a5 Kh7

{ 40...Qa1 41. Qf1 Qa4 42. a6 Nd6 43. Nc3 Qxb4 44. Qa1 Nc8 45. Ne2 Qe7

+4.43 Stockfish } 41.h4 g6 ) ( 39...Qc6 40.a5 Qc4 41.Nf2 Nc3 42.Qd2 Qxb4

43.a6 Qb1+ 44.Kh2 Qb8+ 45.g3 Nb5 { +3.53 Stockfish } ) 40.a5 Nd6 $6

{ +3.02/25 } ( 40...h5 { +2.57/25 } 41.b5

{ 41. Qf1 Qa4 42. Qc4+ Kh7 43. Qd5 Nf6 44. Qxf5+ Kh8 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Nc3

Qxb4 47. a6 +4.81 Stockfish } 41...Nd6 42.b6 Nb7 43.Qe2 Qxa5 44.Qxh5+ Kg8

45.Qe8+ Kh7 46.Qd7 Qxb6 47.Qxf5+ Kg8 48.Qd5+ Kh8 49.Qh5+ Kg8 50.Qe8+ Kh7

51.Qe4+ Kg8 52.Nc3 Nd8 53.Nd5 Qd6 54.Qe8+ Kh7 55.Nf4 Qb6 56.Qe4+ ) 41.Qd2 Nc4

42.Qd4 Qc1 43.Kf1 $6 { +2.52/24 } ( 43.Kf2 { +3.10/23 } 43...Qc2+ 44.Ke1 Qb3

45.Qc3

{ 45. a6 Qxb4+ 46. Nc3 Kh7 47. a7 Qa5 48. Qxc4 Qxa7 49. Kf2 Qe7 50. Ne2 g6

51. Qc6   +6.88  Stockfish } 45...Qa2 46.Kf1 Kg8 47.Qd3 Ne5 48.Qxf5 Qd2

49.Qe6+ Kh7 50.Qxe5 Qxd1+ 51.Kf2 Qd2+ 52.Kf3 Qd1+ 53.Ke4 Qe2 54.Qf5+ Kh8

55.Qc8+ Kh7 56.Qg4 Qc4+ 57.Ke5 Qb5+ 58.Kd6 Qa6+ 59.Kc5 Qa7+ 60.Kd5 Qb7+

61.Kc4 Qa6+ 62.Kc3 Qc6+ 63.Kd3 ) 43...Nxe3+ 44.Qxe3 Qxd1+ 45.Kf2 Qc2+ 46.Kg3

g5 $6 { +4.15/22 } ( 46...Kh7 { +2.52/23 } 47.Kh2

{ 47. a6 h5 48. a7 Qc7+ 49. Kf2 Qb7 50. Kg1 h4 51. Qc5 Qe4 52. Kh2 Qf4+ 53.

Kh1 Qe4 54. b5 g6 55. b6 Kh6 56. Qa5 Qd4 57. a8=Q Qd1+ 58. Kh2 Qd6+ 59. Kg1

Qd4+ 60. Kf1 Qd3+ 61. Kf2 Qd4+ 62. Ke2 Qc4+ 63. Kd2 Qd4+ 64. Kc2 Qc4+ 65. Qc3 Qe2+ 66. Qd2+ Qxd2+ 67. Kxd2 Kh7 68. Qa7+ Kh6 69. b7   +25.80   Stockfish

} 47...Qc7+ 48.Kg1 Qd6 49.Qc5 Qf6 50.Kh2 f4 51.Qd5 f3 52.gxf3 Qa6 53.h4 Kh8

54.Kg3 Qg6+ 55.Kh3 Qa6 56.Qd8+ Kh7 57.Qb6 Qe2 58.Kg3 Qe5+ 59.Kg4 h5+ 60.Kh3

Qd5 61.Kg2 Qa2+ 62.Kg3 Qa3 ) ( 46...Qb2 47.Qc5 f4+ 48.Kf3 Qa3+ 49.Kxf4 Kh7

50.Qc4 h5 51.a6 h4 52.b5 Qg3+ 53.Kf5 Qxg2 54.Qxh4+ Kg8 55.Ke5

{ +11.59   Stockfish } ) 47.Qe5+ $6 { +3.09/24 } ( 47.Kh2 { +4.15/22 }

47...Qc7+ 48.Kh1

{ 48. Kg1 f4 49. Qd4+ Kh7 50. a6 Qc1+ 51. Kh2 Qc2 52. Qb6 Qa2 53. b5 Qa3

54. Qb7+ Kg6 55. Qe4+ Kf6 56. Qf3  +53.64  Stockfish } 48...Qg7 49.Qe6 Qa1+

50.Kh2 g4 51.Qxh6+ Kg8 52.Qg6+ Kh8 53.Qxf5 gxh3 54.Qxh3+

{ +52.93   Stockfish } ) 47...Kh7 48.Kh2 f4 49.Qd5 Qa4 $2 { +8.92/21 } ( 

49...Qe2 { +2.62/21 } 50.Qf3 Qc4 51.Qb7+ Kg6 52.Qb6+ ) ( 49...Qc7 50.Qc5

{ +27.72   Stockfish } ) 50.Qf7+ Kh8 51.Qg6 $2 { +4.53/27 } ( 51.Qf6+

{ +8.74/24 } 51...Kh7 52.a6 g4 53.hxg4 Qa2 54.b5 Qf2 55.Qe7+ Kg6 56.b6 Qg3+

{ not 56...Qb6 57. a7 Qa6 58. Qe4+ Kf6 59. a8=Q Qxa8 60. Qxa8 Ke5 61. Qb8+

Ke4 62. Qd6 Ke3 63. Qd5 f3 64. gxf3 Ke2 65. Qd4 h5 66. gxh5 Kf1 67. Qe5 Kf2

68. Qe4 Kf1 69. Kg3 Kg1 70. Qe1# } 57.Kg1 f3 58.Qe4+ Kg7 59.Qxf3

{ and now 59...Qd6 60. Qc3+ Kg6 61. b7 h5 62. gxh5+ Kf5 63. Qc8+ Kg5 64.

Qg8+ Kf5 65. Qg6+ Qxg6 66. hxg6 Kxg6 67. b8=Q Kf7 68. a7 Ke6 69. a8=Q Kf5

70. Qf3+ Ke6 71. Qe8+ Kd6 72. Qfc6# } ) 51...Qxb4 52.Qxh6+ Kg8 53.Qxg5+ Kh7

54.Qh5+ Kg7 55.Qg5+ Kh7 56.h4 Qd6 $2 { +16.14/24 } ( 56...f3 { +4.35/22 }

57.gxf3 Qb8+ 58.Kh3 Qc8+ 59.Kg3

{ 59. Qg4 Qa6 60. Qe4+ Kg8 61. Qe8+ Kh7 62. Qe7+ Kh6 63. Qg5+ Kh7 64. h5

Qf1+ 65. Qg2 Qc1 66. Qg6+ Kh8 67. Qe8+ Kh7 68. Qf7+ Kh8 69. Qf6+ Kh7 70.

Qf5+ Kg7 71. Qe5+ Kf7 72. Kg4   +132.10   Stockfish } ) 57.Qh5+ $6

{ +5.25/23 } ( 57.h5 { +16.14/24 } 57...f3+ 58.g3 f2 59.Qg6+ Kh8 60.Qxd6 f1=Q

61.Qe5+ Kh7 62.Qe4+

{ 62. h6 Qf2+ 63. Kh3 Qf1+ 64. Kg4 Qd1+ 65. Kg5 Qd8+ 66. Kf4 Kxh6 67. Qe6+

Kh7 68. Qh3+ Kg7 69. Qg4+ Kf7 70. Qf5+ Ke8 71. Qh5+ Kd7 72. Qd5+ Kc7 73.

Qxd8+ Kxd8 74. g4 Kd7 75. g5 Kc6 76. Ke4 Kb5 77. g6 Kxa5 78. g7 Kb4 79. g8=Q Kc5 80. Qd5+ Kb6 81. Qd6+ Ka7 82. Qb4 Ka6 83. Kd5 Ka7 84. Kc6 Ka8 85.

Qb7# } 62...Kg8 63.h6 Qd1 64.Qg6+ Kf8 65.Qg7+ Ke8 ) 57...Kg7 58.Qg5+ Kh7 $2

{ +16.42/23 } ( 58...Kf7 { +5.40/23 } 59.h5 Qd4 60.Qf5+ Ke7 61.a6 f3 62.a7

fxg2 63.Kxg2 Qd2+ 64.Kh3 Qe3+ 65.Kh4 Qe1+ 66.Kg5 Qc1+ 67.Kg6 Qc6+ 68.Kg7 Qg2+

69.Qg6 Qf3 70.a8=Q Qxa8 71.Qf7+ Kd6 72.Qf8+ { mate on move 85   Stockfish } )

59.h5 f3+ 60.g3 f2 61.Qg6+ Kh8 62.Qxd6 f1=Q 63.Qh6+ Kg8 64.Qe6+ Kh8 65.Qe3 $6 { +6.64/22 } ( 65.Qe5+ { +14.88/25 }

65...Kh7 66.Qe4+ Kg8 67.h6 Qf2+ 68.Kh3 Qf1+ 69.Kg4

{ 69. Kh4 Qf6+ 70. Kg4 Qa6 71. Qe7 Qc4+ 72. Kh5 Qd4 73. Qg7+ Qxg7 74. hxg7

Kxg7 75. Kg4 Kf7 76. a6 Kf6 77. a7 Ke5 78. a8=Q Kd6 79. Qa5 Kd7 80. Qc5 Ke6

81. Kg5 Kf7 82. Qd5+ Kf8 83. Qd7 Kg8 84. Kg6 Kf8 85. Qf7# } 69...Qd1+ 70.Kf5

) ( 65.Qe8+ Kh7 66.Qe4+ Kg8 67.h6 Qd1 68.Qg6+ Kf8 69.Qg7+ Ke8 70.Qe5+ Kd8

71.h7 Qc2+ 72.Kg1 Qd1+ { not 72...Qh7 73.Qb8 Ke7 74.Qb7 winning the queen }

73.Kf2 Qc2+ 74.Kf3 Qd1+ 75.Kf4 Qd2+ 76.Kg4 Qd1+ 77.Kg5 Qc1+ 78.Qf4 Qc5+

79.Kh4 Qe7+ 80.Qg5 { it's mate on move 88 } ) 65...Qb5 66.Qc3+ Kh7 67.g4 Qd5

$4 { #21/20 } ( 67...Qe2+ { +6.42/23 } 68.Kg3 Qe7 69.Qd3+ Kg7 70.a6 Qc7+

71.Kh3 Qc1 72.Qf3 Qa1 73.h6+ Kg6 74.Qe4+ Kxh6 75.Qe3+ Kg6 76.a7 Qh1+ 77.Kg3

Qc6 78.Qd3+ Kg7 79.Qa3 Qa8 80.Qb2+ Kf7 81.Qb8

{ Stockfish says White mates on move 93. } ) 68.Qc7+ Kg8 69.Kg3 $6

{ +5.92/22 } ( 69.Qc8+ { #17/27 } 69...Kg7 70.h6+ Kxh6 71.Qh8+ Kg6 72.Qh5+

Qxh5+ 73.gxh5+ Kxh5 74.a6 Kg4 75.a7 Kf5 76.a8=Q Ke5 77.Qd8 Ke6 78.Kg2 Ke5

79.Kf3 Ke6 80.Kf4 Kf7 81.Qd7+ Kf6 82.Qe8 Kg7 83.Kf5 Kh7 84.Kf6 Kh6 85.Qg6# )

69...Qe6 70.Qd8+ $6 { +5.74/21 } ( 70.Qc5 { +6.69/21 } 70...Qe1+ 71.Kf4 Qd2+

72.Ke4 Qe1+ 73.Kf5 Qd2 74.Qe5

{ 74. Kg6 Qd3+ 75. Kh6 Qh7+ 76. Kg5 Qg7+ 77. Kh4 Qa1 78. h6 Qe1+ 79. Kg5

Qd1 80. Qc6 Qd2+ 81. Kh5 Qe2 82. Qd5+ Kf8 83. Qd7 Qe6 84. Qg7+ Ke8 85. Qg6+

Kf8 86. Qf5+ Ke7 87. Qxe6+ Kxe6 88. h7 Kd5 89. h8=Q Kc4 90. a6 Kd3 91. a7 Kc4 92. a8=Q Kc5 93. Qa5+ Kd6 94. Qhd8+ Kc6 95. Qad5# }

74...Kf7 75.Qf6+ ) 70...Kh7 $2 { +15.67/22 } ( 70...Kf7 { +5.74/21 } 71.Qd3

Qe5+ 72.Kf3

{ 72. Kh3 Qa1 73. h6 Qh1+ 74. Kg3 Qg1+ 75. Kf4 Qc1+ 76. Ke5 Qc7+ 77. Qd6

Qc3+ 78. Kf4 Qc1+ 79. Kf5 Qb1+ 80. Kg5 Qb5+ 81. Kh4 Qe2 82. Qd7+ Kf6 83.

g5+ Kg6 84. Qg7+ Kf5 85. Qf6+ Ke4 86. Qe7+ Kf3 87. Qxe2+ Kxe2 88. h7 Kd2 89. a6 Kc1 90. a7 Kd2 91. a8=Q Ke3 92. h8=Q Ke2 93. Qe4+ Kd1 94. Qa1+ Kd2

95. Qae1# } 72...Qh2 73.Qc4+ ) 71.Qd3+ Kh8 72.a6 Qe5+ 73.Kh3 Qa1 74.Qd8+ Kh7

75.Qe7+ Kh6 76.Qe3+ Kh7 77.a7 1-0

 

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Game of the Week, by Alan Lasser

  The 2018 Constitution Open at the Rob Roy Chess Center of Coventry Connecticut was won by Dan Smith, who hosts the Thursday night Westerly Chess Club at the public library in Westerly, Rhode Island.  These two dedicated chess organizers deserve all the free publicity I can give to a small chess area of the wide chess world.  In this crucial last round game, Black gets the two bishops against the two knights;  but the center is clogged so the knights can keep the evaluation balanced until the board loosens up a bit.

 

Nakul Ramaswamy-Dan Smith

5/19/18

2018 Constitution State Open

Coventry, CT

1.e4 Nc6 

2.d4 d5 

3.e5 Bf5 

4.a3 a6 

5.Nc3 e6 

6.h3 Nge7 

7.Bg5 h6

8.Bxe7 Bxe7 

9.Nf3 b5 

10.Be2?! -0.43/22

10.Bd3 -0.14/22 10...Bxd3 11.cxd3 O-O 11...Nb8 12. Ne2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. c3 O-O 15. O-O Nc6 16. Ned4 Rc8 -0.08 Stockfish 12.O-O Qd7 13.Ne2 Rfc8 14.Nf4 b4 15.Nh5 bxa3 16.bxa3 Rcb8 17.Qc1 Rb318.Rd1 Qe8 19.Qf4 Bxa3 20.Qg4 Qf8 21.Nf6+ Kh8

10…b4 

11.axb4 Nxb4 

12.Bd3 Nxd3+

13.cxd3 Qb8?! -0.20/22

13...O-O -0.46/23 14.O-O Qd7 15.Qc2 Qc6 15...Rfb8 16. Rfc1 Rb4 17. Na2 Rb6 18. Nc3 Ra7 19. Ra2 Rab7 20. Rca1 Qc6 21. Ne1 Bg6 -0.95 Stockfish 16.Rfc1 Rfc8 17.Qd2 Rab8 18.Qd1 Qb7 19.Na4 Qb320.Rc3 Qb5 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.dxc5

13...Qd7 14.O-O O-O 15.Qc2 Rfb8 16.Ra2 Qc6 17.Rc1 a5 18.Rca1 Bb4 -1.04 Stockfish

14.Qd2?! -0.56/23

14.Qa4+ -0.20/22 14...Kf8 15.Qc2 Kg8 15...g5 16. Qd2 Kg7 17. Na4 Qb5 18. Ke2 Rhb8 19. Rhc1 Ra7 20. Rc2 a5 21. Nc5 a4 22. Ra3 Qb4 -0.70 Stockfish 16.O-O Kh7 17.Na4 Qb4 18.Rfd1 Rhc8 19.Nc5 Qb520.Ra3 Rcb8 21.Rb1 a5 22.Rb3 Qc6 23.Rc1 Kh8

14.O-O O-O 15.Qc2 a5 16.Na4 Qb5 17.Rfd1 Rfc8 18.Ne1 Bg6 -0.80 Stockfish

14…Bb4 

15.O-O a5 

16.Ne1?! -0.89/22

16.Rfc1 -0.46/22 16...O-O 17.Qd1 17. Qe3 Qa7 18. Na4 Rfb8 19. Rc2 Be7 20. Rc3 Bg6 21. Qc1 Rb7 22. Qc2 Rc8 -0.80 Stockfish 17...Rc8 17... Qb7 18. Na2 Be7 19. Nc3 Rfb8 20. Na4 Bb4 21. Qc2 Qb5 22. Rd1 Ra6 -0.88 Stockfish 18.Ra2 Be7

16.Qc2 O-O 17.Ra2 Qb7 18.Na4 Qb5 19.Rd1 Rfb8 20.Nc5 Rb6 21.Na4 Rba6 -0.77 Stockfish

16...O-O 

17.Nc2 c5?! -0.10/23

17...Be7 -0.52/22 18.Rfd1 18. Na4 Qb5 19. Rfd1 Rfb8 20. Qc3 Ra7 21. Ra2 Qb3 22. Raa1 Bg6 23. Ne1 Qb5 -0.90 Stockfish 18...Qb3 19.Na4 Rfb8 20.Qc3 Qxc3 20...Ra7 21. Ne3 Bb4 22. Qb3 Bg6 23. Nc2 Bf8 24. Qc3 Ra6 25. Rdc1 Be7 -0.82 Stockfish 21.bxc3

18.f4? -2.44/24

18.Nxb4 -0.10/23 18...axb4 19.Rxa8 Qxa8 20.Ne2 cxd4 20...c4 21. dxc4 dxc4 22. Qxb4 Bd3 23. Re1 Rb8 24. Qd2 Qa7 25. Rd1 Qb6 -0.08 Stockfish 21.Nxd4 Bg6 22.Rc1 22. f4 Qa7 23. Qe3 Qa2 24. Qd2 Qa7 = Stockfish 22...Qa6 23.Nc6 Qxd3 24.Qxb4 Re8 25.Qa5 Kh7 26.b4 Qd2 27.Qc5 Ra8

18…cxd4 

19.Nxb4? -5.20/24

19.Nxd4 -2.43/23 19...Qa7 20.Qf2 Bc5 21.Ra4 Bxd3 21...Rfb8 22. Kh1 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxb2 25. g4 Bh7 26. f5 Rc8 -3.13 Stockfish 22.Rd1 Bc4 23.Raa1 Bb3 24.Ncb5 Qb6 25.Rd2 f6 26.Re1Bc4 27.Na3 Ba6

19…dxc3 

20.bxc3 axb4 

21.Rxa8 Qxa8 

22.cxb4 Qb7?! -4.25/23

22...Qa3 -5.27/24 23.Rf3 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Rb2 Bxd3 25. h4 Qa1+ 26. Kh2 Qf1 27. Qf2 Qxf2 28. Rxf2 Rxb4 -7.11 Stockfish 23...Rb8 24.g4 Bh7 24... Be4 25. Re3 Bg6 26. Qe1 Rxb4 27. f5 exf5 28. e6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Bf7 30. Ra6 Qxa6 31. Qxb4 Qxd3 -8.99 Stockfish

23.Rb1 Qb6+ 0-1

 

 

[Event "2018 Constitution State Open"] [Site "Coventry, CT"] [Date "2018.05.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Nakul Ramaswamy"] [Black "Dan Smith"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "1491"] [ECO "B00"] [WhiteElo "1615"] 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.a3 a6 5.Nc3 e6 6.h3 Nge7 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxe7 Bxe7 9.Nf3 b5 10.Be2 $6 { -0.43/22 } ( 10.Bd3 { -0.14/22 } 10...Bxd3 11.cxd3 O-O { 11...Nb8 12. Ne2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. c3 O-O 15. O-O Nc6 16. Ned4 Rc8 -0.08 Stockfish } 12.O-O Qd7 13.Ne2 Rfc8 14.Nf4 b4 15.Nh5 bxa3 16.bxa3 Rcb8 17.Qc1 Rb3 18.Rd1 Qe8 19.Qf4 Bxa3 20.Qg4 Qf8 21.Nf6+ Kh8 ) 10...b4 11.axb4 Nxb4 12.Bd3 Nxd3+ 13.cxd3 Qb8 $6 { -0.20/22 } ( 13...O-O { -0.46/23 } 14.O-O Qd7 15.Qc2 Qc6 { 15...Rfb8 16. Rfc1 Rb4 17. Na2 Rb6 18. Nc3 Ra7 19. Ra2 Rab7 20. Rca1 Qc6 21. Ne1 Bg6 -0.95 Stockfish } 16.Rfc1 Rfc8 17.Qd2 Rab8 18.Qd1 Qb7 19.Na4 Qb3 20.Rc3 Qb5 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.dxc5 ) ( 13...Qd7 14.O-O O-O 15.Qc2 Rfb8 16.Ra2 Qc6 17.Rc1 a5 18.Rca1 Bb4 { -1.04 Stockfish } ) 14.Qd2 $6 { -0.56/23 } ( 14.Qa4+ { -0.20/22 } 14...Kf8 15.Qc2 Kg8 { 15...g5 16. Qd2 Kg7 17. Na4 Qb5 18. Ke2 Rhb8 19. Rhc1 Ra7 20. Rc2 a5 21. Nc5 a4 22. Ra3 Qb4 -0.70 Stockfish } 16.O-O Kh7 17.Na4 Qb4 18.Rfd1 Rhc8 19.Nc5 Qb5 20.Ra3 Rcb8 21.Rb1 a5 22.Rb3 Qc6 23.Rc1 Kh8 ) ( 14.O-O O-O 15.Qc2 a5 16.Na4 Qb5 17.Rfd1 Rfc8 18.Ne1 Bg6 { -0.80 Stockfish } ) 14...Bb4 15.O-O a5 16.Ne1 $6 { -0.89/22 } ( 16.Rfc1 { -0.46/22 } 16...O-O 17.Qd1 { 17. Qe3 Qa7 18. Na4 Rfb8 19. Rc2 Be7 20. Rc3 Bg6 21. Qc1 Rb7 22. Qc2 Rc8 -0.80 Stockfish } 17...Rc8 { 17... Qb7 18. Na2 Be7 19. Nc3 Rfb8 20. Na4 Bb4 21. Qc2 Qb5 22. Rd1 Ra6 -0.88 Stockfish } 18.Ra2 Be7 ) ( 16.Qc2 O-O 17.Ra2 Qb7 18.Na4 Qb5 19.Rd1 Rfb8 20.Nc5 Rb6 21.Na4 Rba6 { -0.77 Stockfish } ) 16...O-O 17.Nc2 c5 $6 { -0.10/23 } ( 17...Be7 { -0.52/22 } 18.Rfd1 { 18. Na4 Qb5 19. Rfd1 Rfb8 20. Qc3 Ra7 21. Ra2 Qb3 22. Raa1 Bg6 23. Ne1 Qb5 -0.90 Stockfish } 18...Qb3 19.Na4 Rfb8 20.Qc3 Qxc3 { 20...Ra7 21. Ne3 Bb4 22. Qb3 Bg6 23. Nc2 Bf8 24. Qc3 Ra6 25. Rdc1 Be7 -0.82 Stockfish } 21.bxc3 ) 18.f4 $2 { -2.44/24 } ( 18.Nxb4 { -0.10/23 } 18...axb4 19.Rxa8 Qxa8 20.Ne2 cxd4 { 20...c4 21. dxc4 dxc4 22. Qxb4 Bd3 23. Re1 Rb8 24. Qd2 Qa7 25. Rd1 Qb6 -0.08 Stockfish } 21.Nxd4 Bg6 22.Rc1 { 22. f4 Qa7 23. Qe3 Qa2 24. Qd2 Qa7 = Stockfish } 22...Qa6 23.Nc6 Qxd3 24.Qxb4 Re8 25.Qa5 Kh7 26.b4 Qd2 27.Qc5 Ra8 ) 18...cxd4 19.Nxb4 $2 { -5.20/24 } ( 19.Nxd4 { -2.43/23 } 19...Qa7 20.Qf2 Bc5 21.Ra4 Bxd3 { 21...Rfb8 22. Kh1 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxb2 25. g4 Bh7 26. f5 Rc8 -3.13 Stockfish } 22.Rd1 Bc4 23.Raa1 Bb3 24.Ncb5 Qb6 25.Rd2 f6 26.Re1 Bc4 27.Na3 Ba6 ) 19...dxc3 20.bxc3 axb4 21.Rxa8 Qxa8 22.cxb4 Qb7 $6 { -4.25/23 } ( 22...Qa3 { -5.27/24 } 23.Rf3 { 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Rb2 Bxd3 25. h4 Qa1+ 26. Kh2 Qf1 27. Qf2 Qxf2 28. Rxf2 Rxb4 -7.11 Stockfish } 23...Rb8 24.g4 Bh7 { 24... Be4 25. Re3 Bg6 26. Qe1 Rxb4 27. f5 exf5 28. e6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Bf7 30. Ra6 Qxa6 31. Qxb4 Qxd3 -8.99 Stockfish } ) 23.Rb1 Qb6+ 0-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

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