Game Of The Year VII

End Of The Season

Sunday August 22, 2010

Well, another chess season has come to a close for me.  It is time for me to move on to managing the website for my other hobby (https://spamfootball.blogspot.com/), but I will return after the football season ends.

Before I go, I wanted to clean up some loose ends.  Of course, you can still send in news items or articles during the off-season, and I will email them along to the subscribers.  Any games I receive will be stored at the Colorado Springs Chess News’ Yahoo! group.

So, before I finish typing my chess thoughts for another year, I want to thank all the people who sent in games and articles, all the people who took the time to tell me something nice about the newsletter, and all the people who take the time to read this.

Game Of The Year 

At this time, I usually look over the year and see how well I did.  After 2 straight up years, I was probably due for an off year.   However, I am not so sure that was the case. 

While clearly my USCF performance was down with fewer wins, a lower winning percentage, and a decrease in ratings, my club performance was up with more wins, a higher winning percentage, and a record high in ratings. 

In addition, I had several firsts over the course of the year.  I got my first mark on a 2300+ rated opponent when I drew NM Ron Kensek (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/03/the-third-time-is-charm.html).  Later in the year, I sold my first chess DVD and taught my first chess class.

  

I wrote three more articles for the Colorado Chess Informant:

• Break On Through (January 2010, https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/05/break-on-through.html)
• Bobby's Twin, Part II (April 2010, https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/06/bobbys-twin-part-ii.html)
• Where Is The Expert Title When You Need One? (July 2010, https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-is-expert-title-when-you-need-one.html and https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-is-expert-title-when-you-need-one_20.html )

Of course, since I only had one upset win in USCF-rated play this year, I figured that game had to be my highlight.  Plus, it was against my #1 ranked USCF opponent:  Buck Buchanan. 

While I have beaten Buck a number of times over the years (eight), this year's victory ties for the highest rating Buck had when I won.  Also, it is nice to stick another loss on the guy who has beaten me double the times as my next toughest opponent.

Rank, NAME, Games, Wins, Draws, Losses

1 RICHARD W BUCHANAN 26 8 2 16

2 JEFFREY RANDOLPH FOX 25 15 2 8

3 DEAN W BROWN 25 18 2 5

Black to move

Game Of The Year VII

[Event "June Mating Game"]

[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]

[Date "2010.06.08"]

[Round "2.1"]

[White "Buchanan, Buck"]

[Black "Anderson, Paul"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "B08"]

[WhiteElo "2013"]

[BlackElo "1897"]

[PlyCount "148"]

[EventDate "2010.06.08"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Ng4 8. Bd2

e5 9. d5 Nf6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. f3 Nc5 14. Be2 Qg5 15.

Rf2 h5 16. Nc4 Rd8 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Bh6 19. Nf1 Kf8 20. b4 Nd7 21. Bd3 Ke7

22. Re2 Nf6 23. Rd1 a5 24. b5 cxd5 25. exd5 Bd7 26. a4 Rdc8 27. Ne4 Nxd5 28. c4

Nf4 29. Rc2 Ne6 30. Nc3 Kf8 31. Nd5 Rd8 32. Nb6 Rab8 33. Be4 Nd4 34. Rb2 Be6

35. Nd5 f5 36. Bb1 Bxd5 37. cxd5 b6 38. Ng3 Rbc8 39. Ne2 Be3+ 40. Kf1 Rc5 41.

Ba2 Rdc8 42. Nxd4 Bxd4 43. Re2 Rc2 44. Bb1 Rc1 45. Ree1 R1c4 46. f4 e4 47. Re2

Rc1 48. Ree1 Rxd1 49. Rxd1 Rc4 50. Ke2 Rxa4 51. Rc1 Bc5 52. h3 Rb4 53. g4 Rb2+

54. Ke1 Rxb5 55. gxf5 gxf5 56. Ba2 Rb2 57. Bc4 Be3 58. Rd1 Bxf4 59. Ba6 Be3 60.

Bc8 f4 61. Bf5 Bf2+ 62. Kf1 e3 63. Bd3 Bg3 64. Rc1 Ke7 65. Be2 h4 66. Rc7+ Kf6

67. Bg4 Ke5 68. Re7+ Kxd5 69. Bf3+ Kd4 70. Re4+ Kd3 71. Re6 Rf2+ 72. Kg1 Rxf3

73. Rxd6+ Ke2 74. Rxb6 Rf1+ 0-1

https://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=57926

Last Week In Chess

On August 10th, the CSCC had 7 members in attendance.  Most of the members played casual games in blitz time control (G5).  So, there are no results.

Right Move Public Chess Club

By Paul Covington

Greetings to All:

I held off on sending a newsletter until I had something exciting to report:

News from my meeting with the Colorado Springs Chess Club (CSCC).  The CSCC has been the main club in Colorado Springs for a very long time.  We will be combining with them and using the name Colorado Springs Chess Club.  More details follow.

The meeting night will be on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm in the Acacia Apartments Building (104 E. Platte Ave) on the Northeast corner at the intersection of Platte Ave and Tejon Street (the parking meters are free after six).

The rent is $50 per month so that is a savings, and the club will have a combination of Annual Memberships and weekly donations (If a dollar or two donation stretches your budget too much then just come and enjoy playing chess).

We will continue to have informal tournaments and skittles games.

Rated games are also possible also.  Most of the hard core (USCF) rated tournaments will be played on Wednesday nights at East Coast Deli, and on Thursday nights at Penara Bread on North Academy Blvd.

I will be able to continue to do the lessons on Monday nights at the Complete Games and Hobbies. These lessons will start back on Sept. 13 with Jenifer teaching the elementary aged and I will teach the teens and adults.

Teaching an intermediate or advanced set of lessons is also possible (based on attendance) on Tuesday night from 6:30 to 7:30 at the CSCC meetings.  Several teachers (that regularly attend the CSCC) have said they are willing to share the teaching on these Tuesdays.

The Club website is maintained by Jeff Fox.  It is being updated.  www.springschess.org (Will be back online soon).

Paul Anderson publishes an independent newletter of news about Springs Chess.  I plan to turn this email list over to him so he can send out the news to each of you (if you do not want to receive his newsletter please email me and I will pull your name and email before I hand it over to him).

The draw back in the past has been that the CSCC met in the basement.  Now the club will meet in either of two rooms on the main level (not in the basement)... The Library or a Ball Room that has hardwood floors and lots of space.   Lighting is good in both rooms and the attendance will determine the final location.   So, COME ON OUT AND FILL UP THE BALL ROOM !!!!

This section is about the Right Move Public Chess Club closure and will wrap up the details surrounding the disbanding of that club.

1. David started the club and did a great job.  He had help as many pitched in a helped with various tasks.  Everyone who was able to help was and is appreciated.  Thanks to all!

2. When David started the club he purchased the sets and clocks on his credit card.  These are costly items.  As of the end of July, the funds in the club's bank account was not enough to pay the entire bill still owed on the sets and clocks.  I advised David to close the bank account and apply the money that was left under $200 dollars to pay off the cost of the sets and clocks.  He did so.  Therefore the club is completely and correctly disbanded.  There is $0 (zero dollars) in the bank and no reserves.  I have a $20 (twenty dollar) donation from the Meyer's family that was to be applied to the September rent at the Methodist Church and since we are not going to be meeting there, that will be returned to them the next time I see them.

3. The sets and clocks are in my possession at the present time.  It was David's intent that they would be used to support a chess club.  I plan to turn them over to the CSCC once the merger has proven to be successful....

4. Getting all details worked out to complete all this is not nearly as much fun as playing chess!  I Thank everyone for their help, support, and cooperation during this difficult task.

I believe this concludes this chapter in the story of Colorado Chess.  Email me with any question, concerns, or statements.... I will be the single point of contact for now but that will transfer to the CSCCs duly elected officers before long.

My email is: Paul@covingtoncomputers.com

phone 719-310-7542 (business cell--on 24-7, answered when I am awake)

2010 IT'S A HOT TIME IN TOWN Results

By Jerry Maier

Prize Schedule:

1st Place Eric Montany $50.75

2nd Place Jeff Baffo $40.00

U1700/U1500 Tied Jose Llacza, Daniel Gonzalez $28.50 each

U1300 Elena Novik $20.00

5.0 Eric Montany

3.5 Jeffrey Baffo

3.0 Jose Llacza

3.0 Daniel Gonzales

2.5 Buck Buchanan [WITHDREW]

2.5 Alexander Freeman

2.5 Jerry Maier

2.0 Dean Brown

2.0 Don Austin

2.0 Elena Novik

1.5 Isaac Martinez

0.0 Kathy Schneider 

Comments From Email 

Andy Rea, Tue, 10 Aug 2010  

Re other official master titles NM National Master, a USCF title and, from ICCF International Correspondence Chess Federation ICCM of course, International Correspondence Chess Master and, yes, I share the skepticism regards CM, an Expert is not a Master no matter how one wishes it were so!  I have gotten some laughs when I refer to myself as an NM... Not A Master! Andy Rea  

[Comment is from this newsletter: https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/slow-death.html  

You can learn about all the USCF Titles in this newsletter: https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-is-expert-title-when-you-need-one.html ]

What Time Control Will Be Played In Heaven?

Game Of The Week

This week's game was a last minute pick in order to save Brian Wall from almost certain death.  If I didn't publish the game he gave me, he would receive a reprieve.  It was kind of like the Knight playing Death in 'The Seventh Seal:'

So, I went with an old upset win of mine instead.  Well, not really an upset, it was more like a coin toss since we were rated about the same.  But I have decided to count these coin toss games as upsets, just to pad my stats. 

I played my early-chess, opening innovation:  the black-side queen's gambit.  Amazingly, it worked.  I got a pawn and the queens off right out of the opening. 

However, I wasn't very good at finishing games at this point and threw away all my advantage.  I was bailed out by the 30 minute time control.  I think my favorite time control is 30 minutes.  I get more upsets there than any other time control. 

In fact, after seeing 'The Seventh Seal,' I am convinced that 30 minutes is the time control that is played in heaven.  The movie starts with a quote:

"And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour."

Revelation 8:1

I am pretty sure it was silent due to a chess game.

What Time Control Will Be Played In Heaven?

Black to move

[Event "May Quad"]

[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]

[Date "2000.05.09"]

[Round "1.2"]

[White "McGuire, Virgil"]

[Black "Anderson, Paul"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "B12"]

[WhiteElo "1546"]

[BlackElo "1551"]

[PlyCount "92"]

[EventDate "2000.05.09"]

[TimeControl "1800"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. b4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qxd4 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Bc3 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 e6 12. f4 Ne7 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. a3 a6 15. Nd2 Be7 16. g3 O-O 17. Rc1 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Nf3 Rad8 21. Nfd4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Rfe8 23. Re1 Ne4 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. Rc7+ Re7 26. Rec1 Rdd7 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Ke3 Re7 29. a4 Nd6 30. Kf3 Nc4 31. Rc2 e5 32. fxe5 Rxe5 33. b5 Re3+ 34. Kf2 Rd3 35. Nf3 axb5 36. axb5 Rb3 37. Nd4 Rb2 38. Rxb2 Nxb2 39. Ke3 Nc4+ 40. Kf4 Kf6 41. h4 h6 42. h5 g5+ 43. hxg6 Kxg6 44. g4 Kf6 45. Nf3 Na3 46. Nd4 b6 0-1

https://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=71230

This Week In Chess

On August 3rd, the CSCC had 4 members in attendance.  Everyone played casual games (except me, I went for the jugular) in blitz time control (G5).  So, there are no results.

Results of 2010 Pikes Peak Open

By Jerry Maier

Prize Schedule:

1st Brian Wall $85.00

2nd/U2000/U1900 Tied Daoud Zupa, Karl Irons, Jeff Baffo $59.00 each

U1800/U1700 Tied Daniel Zhou, Bill Chandler $46.00 each

U1600/U1500 Tied Cory Foster, Daniel Gonzales $39.00 each

U1400 Split Michael Martinson, Russ Stark $16.00 each

U1200 Victor Creazzi $30.00 each

Upset Daniel Gonzales *$50

*Contributed by the Gentlemen's Chess Club

Determination of Upset prize based solely on the higher rated player's inability to score a win against the lower rated player.  In this tournament, Daniel Gonzales rated 1343 drew Eric Montany rated 2145, a difference of 802 rating points!

4.5 Brian Wall

4.0 Daoud Zupa

4.0 Jeff Baffo

4.0 Karl W Irons

3.5 David Hartsook

3.5 Jackson Chen

3.5 Jeffrey Csima

3.5 Daniel Y Zhou

3.5 Bill Chandler

3.0 Brian Rountree

3.0 Dan Hoffacker

3.0 Bob Rountree

3.0 Ron Rossi

3.0 Cory Foster

3.0 Daniel Gonzales

2.5 Charlie Alexander

2.5 Timothy Martinson

2.5 Ted Doykos

2.5 Gary Bagstad [WITHDREW]

2.5 Norbert Martinez

2.5 Fred Spell

2.5 Dmitriy Fisch

2.0 Dennis O'Rorke

2.0 Anthea Carson

2.0 Ann Davies

2.0 Isaac Martinez

2.0 Jose A Llacza

2.0 Gene Lucas

2.0 Russ Stark

2.0 Michael Martinson

2.0 Victor Creazzi

1.5 Jiri F Kovats

1.5 Don W Austin

1.5 Peter Lee Swan

1.5 Alfredo Vigil

1.5 Jason James Lund

1.0 Alexander Freeman

0.5 Eric Montany [WITHDREW]

0.5 Annabelle Romero

0.0 Carl R Berg [WITHDRAWN]

Comments From Email

Ray Fourzan, Tue, Aug 03, 2010

Hi Paul, I saw the article about LM Brian Wall.  I am guessing that LM means Life Master.  Am I correct?  I was in Dallas a couple of months ago and one of my opponents had CM in front of his name. I asked the tournament director what it meant and he said Candidate Master.  When I started to laugh he said that it was for real and not a joke.  Besides the three big ones (GM for Grand Master, IM for International Master, FM for FIDE Master), what other "Official" titles can you think of ?  Ray Fourzan, (CCM, Candidate-Candidate Master)!??

[Comment is from this newsletter: https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/slow-death.html 

You can learn about all the USCF Titles in this newsletter: https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-is-expert-title-when-you-need-one.html

I always thought LM stood for Lube Master!]

Slow Death

Game Of The Week

This week's game comes from way back in my chess history.  It is one of my upset victories and in a slow time control.  I didn't have many upsets in slow time controls, as I had to learn to be more patient. 

However, every now and then my opponent was just as impatient as I was and would miss my early opening errors, giving me the opportunity to fix them and come up with a winning plan.  Here I survived losing my d pawn and piled up on the c7 pawn for a slow death. 

It is an example of how I learned to win at chess.  Play safe and wait patiently for your opponent to make a mistake.  It was not the quick, tactical style of attacking chess that got me my wins.  It was the slow, positional style of defensive chess where I had my most success.  In fact, I didn't have a material edge in this game until move 44. 

The game reminded me of a chess movie I recently saw about the difference between Indian chess and British chess in the 1800s.  The movie was called "The Chess Players" and was just the kind of title to get me to check it out from the library. 

However, I discovered it was subtitled and figured that I would not like reading a movie.  I tend to avoid foreign films for just that reason.  Since I had already checked it out, I popped it into the DVD player, and I was surprised to find that I enjoyed the movie enough not to notice the subtitles. 

It is cleary the best Indian film I have ever seen.  The chess players are so funny in their struggle to find a place to play and completely oblivious to the coming British takeover of their country and their game.  They liked the slow Indian way of playing chess. 

Here they talk about the difference in rules between Indian chess and British chess:

Since my style is already pretty slow, I think I would have liked the slow game.  Now, I just have to see if I can talk someone into trying the Indian way with me.

Slow Death

White to move

[Event "Winter Springs Open"]

[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]

[Date "2000.12.03"]

[Round "4.5"]

[White "Anderson, Paul"]

[Black "Anderson, Robert"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "E20"]

[WhiteElo "1524"]

[BlackElo "1587"]

[PlyCount "107"]

[EventDate "2000.12.01"]

[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:20/3600"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Bxc3 d5

7. b3 Ne4 8. Bb4 Re8 9. a4 a5 10. Ba3 Nd7 11. Nf3 b6 12. e3 Ba6 13. Bd3 f5 14.

O-O g5 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qf6 17. Rac1 Rec8 18. Rc2 Qd8 19. Rfc1 Nf6 20. f3

h6 21. Rc3 dxc4 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Ne8 24. Rc6 Qd7 25. Qc3 Rab8 26. Qc4 Kf7

27. Kf2 h5 28. g3 Rd8 29. Ke2 Qd5 30. h3 Qxc4+ 31. R1xc4 b5 32. R4c5 b4 33. Bb2

Ra8 34. g4 Rd6 35. gxf5 Rxc6 36. Rxc6 exf5 37. d5 g4 38. fxg4 fxg4 39. hxg4

hxg4 40. Be5 Ra7 41. Kf2 Ke7 42. Kg3 Nd6 43. Kxg4 Kd7 44. Kf4 Ra8 45. Bxd6 cxd6

46. e4 Rf8+ 47. Ke3 Ra8 48. Kd4 Ra7 49. Kc4 Ra8 50. Kb5 Ra7 51. Kb6 Ra8 52.

Rc7+ Kd8 53. Rh7 Rb8+ 54. Kc6 1-0

https://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=71231

This Week In Chess

On July 27th, the CSCC had 6 members in attendance.  Most of the players joined the Speed tournament  (2RR, G5).  Mark McAdam returned from his chess sabbatical in Germany to take down the field.  Here are the results:

Score, Player

8.0 Mark McAdam

6.0 Paul Anderson

3.5 Jeff Fox

2.5 Alex Torres

0.0 Mike Voight

2010 July East Coast Deli Results

By Jerry Maier

Prize Schedule:

1st Prize $38 Buck Buchanan

U1800 $34 Brian Rountree and Dennis O'Rorke ($17 each)

U1700 $28 Gene Lucas

U1500 $24 Isaac Martinez

U1300 $18 Ken Mac Rae

Where's The Fish?

By George Lombardi

The 9th Annual Kenai Chess Challenge was held July 23 to 25 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna, Alaska.  5 time Colorado Chess Champion and Life Master Brian Wall played in the event.  The weekend started early for me as I needed to pick up Brian at the Anchorage airport late Wednesday night.  On Thursday I took him to Seward for a tour of Resurrection Bay and on Friday we went to Homer before heading back to Soldotna and the start of the event.  While we were waiting for the first round Brian played a game of blind fold blitz against KC Jones.  I called out KC's moves, made Brian's moves on the board and stopped his clock.  There were doubled pawns in the center of the board and Brian dropped his queen because he forgot about 1 of them.  KC eventually won on time but was on the verge of winning anyway after promoting a pawn.  I delayed the start of the first round because I knew that Fairbanks Master Artem Ruppert was on his way and wanted to give him a chance to make it.  At 8:00 PM we started the round and I was paired as black against Brian.  He had been telling me for 2 days that he wanted to play openings with an Alaska theme. 

The Halibut Gambit

1 c4 b5

The Russian Defense

1 e4 d5

2 Nf3 Nf6

The Fishing Pole by LM Jack Young

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 0-0 Ng4!!

The King Crab

1 h4

2 a4

Since he and I had King Crab on the boat tour the previous day that's the opening I got.  I died from a bad case of crabs after 30 moves.  Artem eventually made it to Soldotna but in the end decided not to play in the event.  However, he did come by my house Saturday night to play speed chess with Chuck Sherwood and Brian Wall.  Things went pretty much as expected through 2 rounds but in round 3 the fireworks started happening.  Brian lost on time to Matthew "Son of a Preacher Man" Parshall and in his chess blog mused, "Did you ever play a great game of Chess but forgot to win? I am rarely in such a good mood after a loss."  Also in round 3 that sandbagging SOB KC Jones defeated Chuck Sherwood.  The tournament was won by Matthew Parshall with 3.5 points ($40) and Brian Wall was 2nd with 3 points ($20).  For U1500 1st was myself, George Lombardi, ($25) and tied for 2nd were KC Jones and Randy Parshall ($7.50 each).  The upset prize of $10 went to KC Jones for his win over Chuck Sherwood.  I would like to thank Randy Parshall for providing us with the playing site and thank KC Jones for the ice cream cake he brought to the tournament for after the final round.  Brian Wall is quite a character, full of stories and anecdotes.  I had a blast spending the last 4 days with him.  I was hoping for a bigger turnout but the nice thing about the small number was that it was very personal and everyone got a chance to play Brian either in a rated game or blitz or both.

Comments From Email

Josh Smith, Tue, 27 Jul 2010

Sir Paul,

I had long since forgotten about that email.  It makes me wonder about how people feel when they beat me.  On the one hand I’m a lowly 1962 in standard time controls but on the other hand I’m a powerful Candidate Master sitting at 2029 in faster time controls!  Either way, I’m full of hot air and any strongly worded attack usually brings me to my knees.  Happy Hunting JD

Martin Deschner, Mon, Aug 02, 2010

Which candidate did Mr. Obama say to vote for?  The Lesser of 2 Evils?!  Amused.........Martin

[Comments are from this newsletter:  https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-is-expert-title-when-you-need-one_20.html]

Where Is The Expert Title When You Need One? (Part II)

Game Of The Week

Last week on the Game Of The Week:

https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-is-expert-title-when-you-need-one.html

...and now, the exciting conclusion!

Josh Smith, Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:06 AM

“If you don’t count beating NM Josh Bloomer as ‘beating a master level chess player’, you are sorely mistaken. A win against those gods of chess is to be cherished and fondly remembered regardless of whether their rating is 2197 or 3 points higher. I beat NM Jeff Phillips (2196) and then drew GM Igor Ivanov (2529) in the last game he ever played. I consider that a win against a master and a draw against someone that has a winning record against the World Champions that he has faced! Once a master, always a master………………I think that it was put best in the movie ‘The Luzhin Defense’ when John Turturro’s character walked into a hotel and was greeted by the entire staff. They all bowed graciously as the grandmaster passed by without notice. The concierge, trying desperately to gain his attention, whispered the most correct words possible ‘Maestro, Maestro’. Those words still ring in my mind”

Tim Brennan, Tuesday, April 04, 2006 4:56 PM

“I think that the person's official rating has to be master strength to *really* say you beat a Master. There is no fuzzy logic here. The person is either a Master or not a master at the time you beat him. But if you tell a chess player something like, I beat a 2197, it basically carries the same weight.

Chess players are great at qualifying and having excuses and explanations for everything. ‘Well it says his rating is 1651, but he REALLY plays like he is 1842. Damn Sandbagger. Probably because of all those kids in Arizona who are underrated and that dang blasted internet...’

or

‘Well he was rated 1997 at the time I played him, in 2001, but I have been watching the MSA website for them to do a rerating from 5 years ago to see if he was REALLY a 2004 rated player, which according to my calculations he was. The events were rated out of order at the time, so the whole system in messed up. In that case I beat an expert! I am gonna stay up until 3AM when they update the databases! Sweet!’”

I enjoyed the responses I received from that newsletter, and I am going to say they are both right.

How can I come down on both sides of this issue?

Well, it is not easy riding the fence, but here goes.

I like Josh Smith’s comments about “once a master, always a master” because master is more than just a ranking, it is an official title given out by the USCF.

On the other hand, I like Tim’s comments because a player’s rating is an estimate of their playing strength.  There is more satisfaction to beating a master in his prime than when his rating has dropped well below the master rank.

Of course, none of this helped when I published a game against Alexander Gitis.  There was no title for expert, and while Alexander has usually been in the expert ratings, the one time he was not was when I got a win.

Well, I am happy to announce, “Now there is an expert title…Candidate Master!”

White to move

Where Is The Expert Title When You Need One?

[Event "Hillside Fundraiser"]

[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]

[Date "2003.04.05"]

[Round "2.3"]

[White "Gitis, Alexander"]

[Black "Anderson, Paul"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "B12"]

[WhiteElo "1995"]

[BlackElo "1734"]

[PlyCount "68"]

[EventDate "2003.04.05"]

[TimeControl "1800"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bg6 5. h4 h6 6. e6 fxe6 7. Bd3 Bf7 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qc7 11. f4 g6 12. c3 Bg7 13. Qf3 g5 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Rxh8 Bxh8 16. Qh3 Bg7 17. Qh7 Kf8 18. Bg6 gxf4 19. Bxf7 Qxe5+ 20. Kf2 Kxf7 21. Qh2 Nf6 22. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 23. Bxf4 Nxg4+ 24. Kg3 Nf6 25. Nd2 Nh5+ 26. Kg4 Nxf4 27. Kxf4 Bh6+ 28. Ke5 Bxd2 29. Rf1+ Kg6 30. Kxe6 Bg5 31. Kd7 Rh8 32. Rf2 Rh7 33. Ke6 Rh3 34. Kd7 Re3 0-1

https://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=71233

This Week In Chess

On July 20th, the CSCC had 5 members in attendance.  Most of the players joined the Quick Quad (RR, G20).   Jeff Fox got me to blunder away my draw with 7 seconds left on my clock to claim the top spot. Here are the results:

Score, Player

3.0 Jeff Fox

2.0 Paul Anderson

1.0 Alex Torres

0.0 Dean Brown

Winter Springs Open Announcement‏

By Buck Buchanan

TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

December 4-5, Manitou Springs: Winter Springs Open

4-SS, 40/2 and G/1, Masonic Lodge, 455 El Paso Blvd, Manitou Springs. 3 Sections: June (open to all), July (U1800), August (U1400). Entry fee $30 if rec’d by 12/1, $35 at site. $8 off EF for Juniors, Seniors, Unrated. Cash prizes per entries. Register 8:30 - 9:30, rds schedule 10, 4; 9, 3. Entries to Richard Buchanan, 1 Sutherland Rd, Manitou Springs CO 80829. Phone (719) 685-1984 or e-mail buckpeace@pcisys.net . CSCA membership required ($15, 10 for juniors/seniors), OSA. Colorado Tour Event.

1st Wild West Chess Tournament

By Lee Lahti

The 1st Wild West Chess Tournament in Saratoga, WY is on the weekend of July 31st and August 1st.  This is going to be a great new event for all players in the Rocky Mountain region.  We are trying to get as high a participation rate as possible for this first event so the sponsor will be willing to hold the event on a yearly basis.  Right now turnout is not as strong as as everyone is hoping for.  I am encouraging all chess players in and around Colorado and Wyoming to consider coming to our inaugural event that we are hoping will become the "Chess Vacation in the West" that everyone will want to attend.

Information about the tournament can be found at http/www.saratogachess.com/.  If people have any questions, please feel free to contact me by phone at 970-372-8590 or by email at lee.lahti@comcast.net.

Thanks.

Lee Lahti

President, Colorado State Chess Association

Where Is The Expert Title When You Need One? (Part I)

Game Of The Week

Recently, I was writing a newsletter about Dean Brown and his prolific tournament activity when I noticed a new link on the Member Services Area of the USCF’s ratings database.  It was a link to the title history of Dean Brown (https://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMilestones.php?10224098).

I was a little surprised to see that Dean had earned a title, seeing as the USCF has only given out titles for crossing over the master rating (National Master) and maintaining a master rating for 300 games (Life Master).  However, the USCF has now added a performance-based title system for several more categories that is retroactive for all tournaments in its database since 1991:

Rating, Title

1200 4th Category

1400 3rd Category

1600 2nd Category

1800 1st Category

2000 Candidate Master

2200 Life Master

2400 Life Senior Master

I was happy to see this long-debated idea finally implemented.  There were several times in the past when this information would have made writing my newsletter easier.

Back in 2004, I was pouring over my database of chess results and decided to publish games from the only 3 experts I had beaten at that time (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2004/04/keep-black-alive.html).

“Well, I may not be an expert, but I have, on occasion, broken off the shackles of this class world and soared off into the heavens to touch the face of expert status.  At G15, I have won 8 games against USCF-rated experts.  At G30, I have won 3 times, and at G90, I have won 2 times.  As impressive as my double-digit performance is on the surface, it turns out it was only against 3 different people.  So, I figured it wouldn’t take me very long to thank those experts for allowing me, at least for a brief moment, to feel like I could teach chess to a bunch of novices.”

Since that time, I have increased my total victories to 23 over 7 different people.  However, these numbers are only an estimate as ratings are a fluid thing.

You see, my criteria for determining whether I counted a win was based on the opponent’s USCF rating being at least 2000 at the time the game was played.

So, when I beat Jason Caldwell (4/12/05) when his club rating was 2115, I couldn’t count it, as his USCF rating was 1997.  So, I missed adding another expert scalp to my trophy case by a lousy three points.

This ratings dilemma is meaningless to most people, but to a stat-obsessed guy like myself, it is filled with such irony that I had to play it up when I wrote about my victory over NM Josh Bloomer (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2006/03/gimme-three-points.html).

Again, my opponent had just fallen below a ratings cutoff when I get the victory.  Josh was 2197, which would be significant to Josh if he hadn’t already crossed over 2200 and received his Master certificate.

Since it was another 3 point miss, I just had to crank up the Lynyrd Skynyrd song, “Gimme Three Steps” as I wrote the newsletter and tweak the lyrics a bit:

“And I know you don’t owe me, but I wish you would let me ask one favor from you; Say, won’t cha gimme three points, gimme three points mister, gimme three points or some more. Gimme three points, gimme three points mister, and you’ll never see me no more!”

White to move

Gimme Three Points

[Event "March Quad"]

[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]

[Date "2006.03.21"]

[Round "3.1"]

[White "Bloomer, Josh"]

[Black "Anderson, Paul"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "D12"]

[WhiteElo "2197"]

[BlackElo "1804"]

[PlyCount "146"]

[EventDate "2006.03.21"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Qxb6 axb6 8. Nc3 e6 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Kxd7 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Ke2 h5 15. Na4 Bc7 16. Bb4 h4 17. Rc3 g5 18. Rhc1 Bd8 19. Rb3 g4 20. Be1 Kd6 21. Bb4+ Kd7 22. Bd2 Kd6 23. Bd3 Bxd3+ 24. Kxd3 Ra8 25. Nxb6 Rxa2 26. Bb4+ Kc7 27. Ba3 Kb8 28. Na4 Na5 29. Rb5 Nc4 30. Nc5 b6 31. Nd7+ Ka7 32. Rc3 f5 33. Ne5 Nxe5+ 34. dxe5 Rh7 35. Rc1 Rc7 36. Rxc7+ Bxc7 37. Rb4 Bxe5 38. h3 gxh3 39. gxh3 Bf6 40. Ra4+ Kb7 41. Rf4 Ra1 42. Kd2 Rh1 43. Rf3 Kc6 44. Kc2 Kb5 45. Bd6 Ra1 46. Bf8 Ra2 47. Ba3 Ra1 48. Bf8 Kc6 49. Bb4 Ra4 50. Be1 Rc4+ 51. Kb3 b5 52. Bb4 Bxb2 53. Bd2 Be5 54. Be1 Bd6 55. Bd2 b4 56. Kb2 Be5+ 57. Bc3 Bxc3+ 58. Kb3 Be5 59. e4 dxe4 60. Re3 Kc5 61. Re2 Rc3+ 62. Ka2 Rxh3 63. f3 Rxf3 64. Kb1 h3 65. Kc2 h2 66. Re1 Rf2+ 67. Kc1 Rg2 68. Rh1 Rg1+ 69. Rxg1 hxg1=Q+ 70. Kd2 Kd4 71. Kc2 Qf2+ 72. Kd1 Kd3 73. Kc1 Qc2# 0-1

https://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=71234

This Week In Chess

On July 13th, the CSCC had 7 members in attendance.  Most of the players joined the Swiss tournament (3SS, G20). Alex Torres showed up late but went unbeaten to finish in first.  Here are the results:

Score, Player

2.5 Alex Torres

2.0 Paul Anderson

2.0 Buck Buchanan

2.0 Jeff Fox

0.5 Dean Brown

0.0 Mike Voight

July Panera Bread Thursday

By Dean Brown

Round 3 results:

Dan Picard over Kurt Kondracki

Spencer Shook over Gene Lucas

Ken MacRae over Paul Shepard

Results of 2010 Steel City Summer Sizzler

By Jerry Maier

4.0 Jeff Baffo

3.0 Ted Doykos

3.0 Jose A Llacza

3.0 Jerry Maier

2.5 Anthea Carson

2.0 Liz Wood

1.0 Bob Rountree

1.0 Alexander Freeman

1.0 Don Austin

1.0 Russ Stark

1.0 Kathy Schneider

1.0 Rob Hartelt

Prize Schedule:

1st Place $36.00 Jeff Baffo

2nd Place and U1500 ($30.00 & $25.00) Lt. Jose Llacza, Ted Doykos and Jerry Maier ($18.33 each)

U1300/Unr. $22.00 Liz Wood

Friend, Gentleman, and Chess Player

Game Of The Week

By Barbie Fortune

Al Ufer had a long chess career.  USCF records go back to 1992 where I found Al with a rating of 1433.  He played in over 270 events starting with the Bergen County Closed Championship in New Jersey.  The first sighting of Al in Colorado Chess was at the 1994 Pikes Peak Open.  Anthea Carson was a provisional player, Allan Cunningham came up from Cheyenne to challenge and Todd Bardwick won the tournament.

1997 saw him playing at the Denver Open followed by the Wyoming Open and a long list of tournaments.  Al's last rated tournament was the 2005 Colorado Springs Chess Club Feb-March Ladder.

I clicked on the new tab for individual history and found that Al was close to some norms.

Date, Milestone

1997-07-29 25 Regular Rated Wins 

1998-07-12 50 Regular Rated Wins   

2000-03-18 100 Regular Rated Wins   

2000-09-04 4th Category Title   

2000-11-05 25 Quick/Dual Rated Wins   

2002-11-16 50 Quick/Dual Rated Wins   

2004-04-18 250 Regular Rated Wins 

Al's health was a contributing factor to the decline of his rating but he did enjoy a good game of chess.  Last time I wrote about the Community Tournament that Al organized in Manitou Springs to encourage more people to enjoy chess (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2009/07/brown-van-gang.html).  The spirit of Al lives on in games well played, analysis of games, and wherever a good time is had by all.

Black to move

A Tribute to Allan Ufer

Friend, Gentleman, and Chess Player

By Brian L. Walker

You meet many types of chess players.  Some arrogant, loud, limitless boastful pride and some just plain irritating.  But this was not the Allan I knew.  Some say he was grumpy.  I never say it.  I saw his battle with health, mobility and age.  He was alway cheery, light hearted and serious about chess.  Our light banter at the Pike's Peak Tournament, always produced a laugh.  As I have traveled playing in Colorado these past few years, he was good for a joke and pleasant conversations.  He took his losses well.  He enjoyed the wins.  The thrill of pulling off a good game was satisfying.  He could reminisce on some of his younger days like yesterday.  He savored his friends, games and life.  In tribute of a Colorado Veteran, I give you a few of his games.

Friend, Gentleman, and Chess Player

[Event "2000 Friday Saturday September Open"]

[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]

[Date "2000.09.16"]

[Round "3"]

[White "Fortune, Barbara"]

[Black "Ufer, Allan"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A40"]

[WhiteElo "584"]

[BlackElo "1207"]

[PlyCount "66"]

[EventDate "2000.09.16"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nc6 6. a3 d6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. O-O

a6 9. Bc4 Nh6 10. Bxh6 Bxh6 11. Nd5 O-O 12. c3 b5 13. Bd3 e6 14. Nb4 Nxb4 15.

axb4 Bc6 16. c4 Qb6 17. c5 Qc7 18. Rc1 Bxc1 19. Re1 Bxb2 20. Qd2 Bxf3 21. Qxb2

Bb7 22. f3 dxc5 23. bxc5 Qf4 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. fxe4 f5 26. d5 fxe4 27. dxe6 Ra7

28. c6 Re7 29. Qb3 Qe5 30. Qh3 Rxe6 31. Qh6 Rxc6 32. Rf1 Qd4+ 33. Kh1 Rxf1# 0-1

https://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=71235

This Week In Chess

On July 6th, the CSCC had 7 members in attendance.  Most of the players joined the double, round robin, speed tournament (G5).  David Meliti suffered only one loss (to Jeff Fox) to take home 1st place. Here are the results:

Score, Player

8.5 David Meliti

6.5 Paul Anderson

6.0 Buck Buchanan

4.0 Jeff Fox

4.0 Alex Torres

1.0 Henry Blandon

2010 June East Coast Deli Results

By Jerry Maier

4.5 Mark Mc Gough

4.0 Brian Rountree

3.5 Anthea Carson

3.0 Dennis O'Rorke

3.0 Isaac Martinez

2.5 Jerry Maier

2.5 Alexander Freeman

2.0 Dragan Plakalovic

2.0 Dean Brown

2.0 Tom Mullikin

1.5 Fred Eric Spell

1.0 Ken Macrae

1.0 John Nastri

Prize Schedule:

1st Place $34 Mark Mc Gough

2nd Place $30 Brian Rountree

U1600 $26 Isaac Martinez

U1400 $20 Tom Mullikin

Colorado Springs Chess Club 3rd Quarter Schedule

By Buck Buchanan

July - September 2010

The Colorado Springs Chess Club meets Tuesday evenings in the downstairs Game Room of the Acacia Apartments Building at 104 E. Platte, just north of Acacia Park.  The building opens about 6:30 PM. Most activities begin registration about 7:30, with play starting at 8:00.  On most evenings, club ladder games are also available, including USCF-rated G/90 games.  For more information call Buck at 685-1984 or e-mail buckpeace@pcisys.net .

Players should arrive no later than 8:00 to get into the building.

In addition to Tuesday evenings, club members are gathering for chess at these times:

Wednesdays: East Coast Deli, 24 S Tejon. Rated tourney, G/90, 1 game a night., games start 6:00 PM.

Thursdays, Panera Bread, 7344 N Academy. Rated tourney, G/90, 1 game a night, starts 6:00PM.

Thursdays, Right Move Chess Club, 1st United UMC, 420 N Nevada. Rm 234 , 6-9:30 PM

3rd Saturday of month (7/17, 8/21, 9/1 Agia Sophia coffee house, 2902 W Colorado, 8:00 PM.

*****************************************

July

July 3: Right Move PCC Quads tournament. See David or websites. Also on July 24 and Aug. 28

6 Speed tournament

13 3-SS, G/20, Quick rated

20 Players’ Choice

21 Quads, G/30 if rated, otherwise G/20

August

3 Speed tournament

Aug 7-8: Pikes Peak Open, Manitou Spgs City Hall. See websites or register with Jerry Maier

10 Players’ Choice

Aug 15: AFA Quads. See Dean or websites.

17 3-SS, G/20, Quick rated

Aug. 21-22: Monument Open. See websites or register with Jerry.

24 Players’ Choice

31 Quads, G/30 if rated, otherwise G/20

September

Sept 4-5, Denver: Colorado Open. Register with Buck

7 Speed tournament

14 3-SS, G/20, Quick rated

Sept 18: Palmer Divide G/29. See websites or register with Jerry.

21 Players’ choice

28 Quads, G/30 if rated, G/20 otherwise

Casual Chess Night This Saturday!

By Renae Delaware

Hello Everyone!

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer!

Here are details:

When: Saturday, July 17th at 8pm

Where: Agia Sofia Coffee Shop & Bookstore, 2902 W. Colorado Ave 80904. Located on the NW corner of Colorado & 29th (directly west of the firestation) 719-632-3322

Who: Anyone! Just be sure to bring your own sets & clocks! (Though this is not a requirement.)

Please remember to support them if you're able to! (Even if it's not at our casual nights!)

Thank you! ~Renae

Right Move Public Chess

By David Meliti

Last Thursday July 8th we played round 2 of 4 in the G/75 July 2010 Swiss after registering 2 more players for this months USCF rated tournament.  USCF player Isaac Martinez played well above his rating and his aggressive intent was manifested early in his game against Joe Pahk.  Isaac was on the black side of a two knights defense and quickly incapacitated his opponent's kingside knight and at the same time launched a massive kingside attack at Joe's castled king.  This was an impressive victory against Joe who is a solid Class B player.  Isaac was able to convert his attack into a win to now lead the pack in this months nationally rated event with a perfect score of 2.0.  The game has been posted on the games page of the website.  Also of note in the USCF tourney last week, Jason Loving played a Kings Indian Attack against Brian Rountree's French Defense resulting in an endgame with even material for both sides ( king plus 5 pawns each side ).  However, Brian had a slightly better position and was able to "push" his way to victory.

Round 2 results for all players this past Thursday (USCF & Informal) are as follows:

Paul Covington...............1/2-1/2..............Mark McGough (USCF)

Joseph Pahk...................0-1.................Isaac Martinez (USCF)

Anthea Carson..................1-0.................Justin Zeek (USCF)

Jason Loving.....................0-1.................Brian Rountree (USCF)

Thomas Nieman................1-0.................Jay Shuler (Informal Club)

John Nieman.....................0-1..................David Meliti (Informal Club)

Barb Keiser.......................1-0.................Melody Kirkwood (Informal Club)

Byes.............Henry Blandon, Jordan Myers, Justice Myers (Informal Club)

Round 3 of 4 will take place this coming Thursday July 15th at club.  We will have a chess master visiting us from California.  Lets be sure to give him a warm welcome !!!!

Small Group Chess Lessons Off-Site (Mondays)

Our next group chess classes (children and adults) are tentatively scheduled to begin Monday September 13th after the Labor Day holiday.  We are currently on a summer break from the lessons.  Once again we are partnering with Compleat Games & Hobbies which has been very generous to allow us to meet at their facility every Monday evening for the lessons.  We hold the group chess lessons at the Compleat Games & Hobbies location in downtown Colorado Springs.  The lessons are weekly and occur on Mondays only.  Childrens lessons will begin at 6pm followed by adult lessons at 7pm.  The hobby store is located on 326 N Tejon St (just north of Platte).  The lessons are designed to last up to three months.  After completion of the group classes, the students are encouraged to practice what was learned at our weekly Thursday night club meetings.  Paul Covington will be teaching the adult chess class and Jennifer Bowers will be teaching the children.

Club Calendar (Thursdays at First United Methodist Church Dowtown)

July 15, 2010:: Casual Play: 6:00 - 9:30pm

Tournament Style Play: 7:00 - 9:30pm

USCF RATED Tournament: 4-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 3 of 4

Informal Club-Rated Event: 4-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 3 of 4

July 22, 2010:: Casual Play: 6:00 - 9:30pm

Tournament Style Play: 7:00 - 9:30pm

USCF RATED Tournament: 4-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 4 of 4

Informal Club-Rated Event: 4-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 4 of 4

July 29, 2010:: Casual Chess and Pizza Night: 6:00 - 9:30pm

Upcoming USCF Rated Weekend Saturday Chess Tournaments

G/60 Summer Quads July 24, 2010, Tournament #2 (USCF RATED)

G/60 Summer Quads Aug. 28, 2010, Tournament #3 (USCF RATED)

Paul Covington and I are currently in the planning stages of putting together a fall weekend chess tournament schedule.  We welcome your input and suggestions on what types of tournaments you would like to see Right Move Public Chess host weekends this coming fall.

Other Club Announcements

This past Saturday July 10th the club had it's summer promotion at the Sunflower Market.  We will be doing these promotions 4 times a year (summer, fall, winter and spring).  The objective of these promotions is to raise the profile of the club in the local community.  For those of you who may not be aware, the majority of interest in our group chess classes comes from these promotions.  Approximately 5 adults and 5 children expressed interest in attending the next introduction to chess group classes in the fall. Between 10am and 3pm this past Saturday, Paul Covington, Mr. & Mrs. Bowers, Henry Blandon and myself were all present to share our club with the shoppers at the Sunflower Farmers Market.  We played casual chess, gave on-site lessons and registered shoppers for the chess classes.  And of course there were plenty of experienced chess players who stopped by and were exposed to our club for the very first time.  Many of these "casual" or internet players have never attended a local chess club with the exception of perhaps a school chess club.  Thank You to all club members who came out and assisted with the promotion.  We will have another one in the fall sometime.

Happy Chess Playing !!!

Fox's Book Of Martyrs

Game Of The Week

This week's game comes from Jeff Fox. I had hoped to have a win of his to publish, but his wins over me this year have been in the quick time controls and neither Jeff nor I have kept score in those games.

Event, Jeff's Results Against Me:

Club 1-1
Quick 2-3
USCF 0-3

Unfortunately for Jeff, I have held the upper hand in the USCF-rated games this year.  So, the only recorded games between us have gone my way.  In fact, in the USCF games I have gone 6-0 since 6/21/05 (16-9 all USCF).

However, we are pretty much even when all rated games are considered.   I am hanging on to a one game lead (33.5-32.5) all time currently.

In addition, a lot of my wins come from the help of the clock.  So, it is like publishing a win of his that just didn't have enough time to finish.  Here is one I found where I get my biggest upset over Jeff thanks to the clock, as my position is a complete shambles.  I blundered a couple of times but gave Jeff enough to think about that his desire for the perfect finish killed off an otherwise dominate game.

White to move

 

Fox's Book Of Martyrs

[Event "February Flatulence"]
[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]
[Date "2000.02.15"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Anderson, Paul"]
[Black "Fox, Jeff"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "1505"]
[BlackElo "1782"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.02.08"]
[TimeControl "1800"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 c6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Nf3 e5 7. h3 Ne7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. d5 c5 13. a3 f5 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. Bc1 f4 16. Nh2 h5 17. Bf3 a6 18. Qd3 Neg8 19. b4 Bd7 20. Bd2 g5 21. Rb1 b6 22. Rb2 g4 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. Be2 Nh6 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. e5+ Bf5 27. Qd2 dxe5 28. d6 Qf7 29. bxc5 bxc5 30. Bd3 Qg6 31. Rd1 Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Qxd3 33. Rxd3 Nf5 34. Na4 e4 35. Rd1 g3 36. Nf1 gxf2+ 37. Rxf2 Nd7 38. Rxf4 Bd4+ 39. Rxd4 Nxd4 40. Rxe4 Rae8 41. Rh4+ Kg6 42. Nxc5 Ne2+ 43. Kh2 Nxc5 44. Nd2 Rf2 45. Nf3 Re4 46. Rh8 Nf4 47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Rg3 Ree2 49. Nh4 1-0

https://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=71236

First Principles Of Chess

Colorado Springs Chess News is announcing its first chess class for July 14th at Petrie's Family Games. It will be a 3 hours lecture-lab combining instruction with playing experience.  Each participant will receive an instructional DVD.  You can find the details on the Coaching link.

I was inspired by Jim Belushi to become the next great high school chess coach:

Actually, it had more to do with the 12 years of tournament chess and finally cracking the expert level (2002), that made it dawned on me that chess just might be a talent I have.  Now, I am offering group classes and individual instruction to pass on what I have gained from chess.

This Week In Chess

On June 29th, the CSCC had 8 members for happy hour.  Half of the players joined the quick-rated tournament (3RR, G20).  Jeff Fox got another victory over me in a quick-rated game making it two in a row!  David Meliti finished unbeaten (2 draws) to take home the top spot.  Here are the results:

Score, Player

2.0 David Meliti
1.5 Buck Buchanan
1.5 Jeff Fox
1.0 Paul Anderson

Right Move Public Chess Club

By David Meliti

Last Saturday July 3rd at Right Move Public Chess Club:

The 2010 Summer Quad Series, Tournament #1 took place this past Saturday July 3rd.  In all 16 players turned out for this event making this a four-quad tournament.  The time control was G/55 td/5.

Section D (rating range 1346 – 1045) was won by Isaac Martinez and Larry Wells.  While Isaac slowed in the last round with a draw to Larry Wells, he still went undefeated to tie for first place with Larry Wells in his quad.  The full results of Quad D are as follows:

1) Jay Shuler………………. (L4) (L3) (W2) ……. Total 1.0
2) Gary Frenzel……………. (L3) (L4) (L1) ……. Total 0.0
3) Isaac Martinez.………… (W2) (W1) (D4)…….Total 2.5
4) Larry Wells…………….. (W1) (W2) (D3)….….Total 2.5

Section C (rating range 1381 – 1472) was dominated by Alex Freeman.  He won a clear first place and earned the first place prize.  The full results of Quad C are as follows:

1) Don Austin…………….. (L4) (L3) (D2)……….. Total 0.5
2) Kevin G Lucas…………. (L3) (L4) (D1)………..Total 0.5
3) Alexander Freeman……. (W2) (W1) (W4.)…….Total 3.0
4) Gerald Maier…………… (W1) (W2) (L3)………Total 2.0

Section B (rating range 1489 – 1762) Kurt Kondracki clinches clear first.  Final standings for all players are as follows:

1) Daniel Picard ……………(L4) (W3) (W2)………Total 2.0
2) Walter Schmidt………….(L3) (L4) (L1)……….. Total 0.0
3) Robin Grochowski………(W2) (L1) (L4)………...Total 1.0
4) Kurt Kondracki………….(W1) (W2) (W3)………Total 3.0

Section A (rating range 1778 – 1963) was won by David Meliti.  While David slowed in the last round with a draw to Joshua Jex, he still managed to claim clear first and go undefeated earning the first place prize.  Final standings for all players are as follows:

1) David Meliti……………..(W4) (W3) (D2)………. Total 2.5
2) Joshua Jex……………….(W3) (L4) (D1)………...Total 1.5
3) Anthea Carson…………..(L1) (W2) (L3)…………Total 1.0
4) Andrew Grochowski…….(L2) (L1) (W4)…………Total 1.0

Thank You to Paul Covington for assisting with the TD responsibilities during this tourney.  The club also wants to thank those who provided snacks and lunch for us during the tourney at nominal cost. Here is a personal thank you note from Jennifer Bowers and her team…..they did an awesome job in serving up the food during the tournament:

“The Honored Ladies and Sir Knights of Pikes Peak Court #20 Order of the Amaranth, Inc. thank all who helped us raise money for our general fund and donated to Amaranth Diabetes Research. We hope you enjoyed the chess tournament as much as we did and we offer our congratulations to the winners. Our members are looking forward to serving you again on July 24th and August 28th.”

-- Rev. Jennifer Ann Bowers, RMT, RM
Rose Bridge Creations
719-761-6002
http://rosebridgecreations.com

By the way, Jennifer will be teaching the next children’s introduction to chess group class when we resume after our short summer break.  And as Jennifer pointed out, we do indeed have 2 more summer quad tournaments coming up on Saturday July 24th and August 28th.  The format will be identical to this past Saturday’s event.

Last Thursday July 1st at Right Move Public Chess Club:

We had our regular weeknight club meeting this past Thursday July 1st.  In all 19 players participated in club tournaments (round 1 of 4) and casual chess.  Players participating in this month's USCF G/75 are Anthea Carson, Isaac Martinez, Jason Loving, Brian Rountree, Mark Mc Gough and Paul Covington. Important update for this month ..... The tournament format has been changed from a 5 round swiss to a "4" round swiss to accommodate the turnout.  The last Thursday of this month (July 29) will be a casual chess and pizza night at the club rather than having a round 5.  Come prepared to play some blitz chess, bughouse, or whatever you are in the mood to play on the last Thursday of this month!!!

As is our tradition we also began a new informal club tournament on July 1st.  Players registered are Jay Shuler, John Nieman, Thomas Nieman, Henry Blandon, Melody Kirkwood, Barb Keiser, Jordan Myers and Justice Myers.  I want to extend a special welcome to some of the chess class graduates who attended and participated in their very first tournament game.  The informal club tournament was also changed from a 5-round event to a 4-round tourney to accommodate the turnout for the month.  Along with the USCF players, informal tournament players are welcome to join us on the last Thursday of the month for a casual chess and pizza night.

Round 1 results in the G/75 July 2010 Swiss for all players this past Thursday July 1st are as follows:

Brian Rountree …………0-1………Paul Covington (USCF)
Mark S McGough………1-0………Jason A Loving (USCF)
Isaac Martinez…………..1-0………Anthea Carson (USCF)
Melody Kirkwood………0-1………Henry Blandon (Informal)
Jay Shuler……………….1-0………Barb Keiser (Informal)
Jordan Myers……………1-0………John Nieman (Informal)
Thomas Nieman…………1-0………Justice Myers (Informal)

The white side of the board clearly dominated in round 1.  Players may still register for both month long tourneys and start play with round 2 this coming Thursday July 8th.  You will be given a half-point bye for round 1.

Small Group Chess Lessons Off-Site (Mondays)

We are currently on a short summer break with the group chess lessons.  The lessons will resume most likely in August or September with a new group of students and Paul Covington has plans to bring our first adult class back into session with some advanced material.  As mentioned before, Jennifer Bowers will be filling in for me on Mondays with the children’s classes.  At our Sunflower Market promotion this coming Saturday and Sunday July 10th & 11th we will be signing up new students for the next classes.  Start dates of the next classes will be dependent in large part on interest at this weekend’s promotion where we will once again raise the profile of our club in the local community.  Representatives of the club will set up a chess display at the Sunflower Market.  We will hand out club flyers, give on-site chess lessons, play casual chess and just introduce the shoppers to the game of chess and it's many benefits.  Club members are encouraged to come out and play chess while promoting the club.

Important Note: Once again we will be holding the chess lessons at Compleat Games & Hobbies in downtown Colorado Springs (The hobby store is located on 326 N Tejon St (just north of Platte).  The store will reserve the tables for us at the usual time of 6-8pm Mondays.  Stay tuned and check the club website for updates on the start date of the next lessons.  After careful consideration we will "NOT" be moving the lessons to the first hour of our Thursday night club meetings.

Thank you to the many players that responded to our financial needs per the last newsletter that went out.  As many of you know we were running way behind in donations last month.  Between the generous donations made at club last Thursday July 1st and the higher than expected turnout for tournament registration this past Saturday, the club is in good financial standing once again.  Local chess author and club member Anthea Carson will have her book “How to Play Chess Like and Animal” (co-authored by Brian Wall) on display at the club.  The books will be on the director’s table each Thursday night for purchase.  All proceeds from the book sales (up to 4 books) will go toward club expenses.  Thank you Anthea for contributing to the club’s needs in this way.  By the way, the book is a fun and entertaining way for kids to learn chess.  Adults too !!!

Will The Real Victor Please Stand Up?

Game Of The Week

This week's game comes from my list of upset victories.  It is actually an older game, but I was looking through my list of players who have been published on the Colorado Springs Chess News website and noticed that I had hit 50 victors. 

So, there are 50 players who have had at least one win published. 

There are now 126 players in total, as you can't be a victor without a vanquished.  Well, unless you are Victor Smith.  He is the only chess player I know who is always a Victor in every game he plays. 

Here is the list of the other victors and their record on my website:

1 Anderson,Paul 81.5/114

2 Anderson,Douglas 6.0/10

3 Wall,Brian 2225 5.5/10

4 Bloomer,Josh 2215 5.5/8

5 Ufer,Allan 1131 5.5/7

6 Brown,Dean 1388 5.0/11

7 Delaware,Renae 1125 4.0/8

8 Brennan,Tim 1774 3.5/7

9 Carson,Anthea 1657 3.0/6

10 Meliti,David 1790 3.0/5

11 Anderson,Matthew 525 3.0/4

12 Fisher,Tim 1562 2.5/4

13 Mullikin,Tom 1136 2.5/6

14 Anderson,Renard 2224 2.0/2

15 Maier,Jerry 1063 2.0/3

16 Ola,Nathaniel 1899 2.0/2

17 Canney,Randy 2225 2.0/2

18 Fox,Jeff 1867 1.0/8

19 Whinemiller,Bill 1817 1.0/6

20 Anderson,Mitch 1991 1.0/3

21 Petters,Markus 2028 1.0/2

22 McGuire,Virgil 1622 1.0/2

23 Caldwell,Jason 1929 1.0/2

24 Wutt,Larry 1803 1.0/3

25 Nikitovich,Paul 2234 1.0/2

26 MacMillan,Shaun 1888 1.0/2

27 Spell,Fred Eric 1255 1.0/2

28 Bisguier,Arthur 2487 1.0/1

29 Sharavdorj,Dashzegve 2480 1.0/1

30 Karagianis,Pete 2200 1.0/1

31 Serna,Jeffrey 1757 1.0/1

32 Torres,Alejandro 1582 1.0/1

33 Abresch,Martin 1561 1.0/1

34 Cabrera,Dan 1495 1.0/1

35 Mink,Chris 2008 1.0/2

36 Kohler,Robert 1559 1.0/2

37 Frenzel,Gary 979 1.0/2

38 Davis,Mike 1073 1.0/1

39 Reynolds,Randy 1703 1.0/1

40 Towbin,Steve 2062 1.0/1

41 Kholodar,Dennis 2208 1.0/1

42 Anderson-McGuire 3513 1.0/1

43 Wall-Mullikin 3350 1.0/1

44 Whinemiller-Pahk 3287 1.0/1

45 Cornelison,Paul 1956 1.0/1

46 Divine,Josh 1630 1.0/1

47 Rossi,Ron 1577 1.0/1

48 Rountree,Robert 1509 1.0/1

49 Lasley,Alexa 1442 1.0/1

50 Alekhine,Alexander 1.0/1

Will The Real Victor Please Stand Up?

White to move

[Event "June Borborgyms"]

[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]

[Date "2001.06.12"]

[Round "2.3"]

[White "Smith, Victor"]

[Black "Anderson, Paul"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "D02"]

[WhiteElo "1697"]

[BlackElo "1544"]

[PlyCount "110"]

[EventDate "2001.06.12"]

[TimeControl "1800"]

1. d4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rb1 Rfe8 13. b4 a6 14. a3 Bd6 15. h3 h6 16. Nb3 Ne4 17. Bd2 Re6 18. Rfc1 Nb6 19. Be1 Nc4 20. Nfd2 Nexd2 21. Bxd2 Qd7 22. a4 Rae8 23. Be1 Rf6 24. Nd2 Nxd2 25. Bxd2 Rg6 26. Kf1 Bb8 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Qd6 29. f4 Qe7 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. Rb6 Qd7 32. Rcb1 Bd6 33. Rb7 Qe6 34. f5 Rf6 35. g4 Qe4 36. Qxe4 Rxe4 37. Kg2 h5 38. R1b6 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rxg4+ 40. Kf3 Rg3+ 41. Ke2 Rxf5 42. Rxc6 Rg2+ 43. Kd3 Bh2 44. Rc8+ Kh7 45. Rf8 Kg6 46. Rb6+ Rf6 47. Rb5 Rf5 48. Rd8 Rgg5 49. Bb4 Bg1 50. Rb6+ Kh5 51. Rh8+ Kg4 52. Rh1 Kf3 53. Rh3+ Rg3 54. Rxg3+ Kxg3 55. Bd6+ Kf3 0-1

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This Week In Chess 

On June 22nd, the CSCC had 7 members in attendance.  Most of the players joined the quick-rated tournament (3RR, G20).  Jeff Fox finally got a victory over me in a quick-rated game and for the first time this year (it was a little overdue)!  He also finished unbeaten to take home the top spot.  Here are the results:

Score, Player, Place, Prize:

3.0 Jeff Fox

2.0 Paul Anderson

1.0 Dean Brown

0.0 Alex Torres

June Panera Bread Thursday

By Dean Brown

1st: Kurt Kondracki

2nd: Gene Lucas

Under1400: tie Sai Tedla & Paul Sample.

Right Move Public Chess Club

By David Meliti

Greetings from Albuquerque, New Mexico site of this weekend's Albuquerque Rio Rancho Open.  As I begin preparations on this week's update I have just completed all Saturday rounds and am preparing for Sunday's competition.  The tournament attendance is wonderful - 70+ players including a contingent of 4 Colorado players who made the trip down.  Besides myself, Dean Brown, Karl Irons and Kathy Schneider all are representing Colorado in this 3 section swiss tournament.

Out-of-town guests turned out in droves at the last club meeting Thursday June 24th while many club members were traveling and could not be present at club.  We had players from Texas and New York along with a new USCF member from Kentucky who is actually relocating to the area.

Congratulations are in order for Jason Loving, the winner of the Thursday Night G/75 June 2010 Swiss. Jason, an underdog in the tournament, went undefeated to take clear first place with a total score after 4 rounds played of 3.5 points.  Brian Rountree took second place with a score of 3.0.

Paul Covington and Henry Blandon are the winners of the informal club tournament for June.

Small Group Chess Lessons Off-Site (Mondays)

This past Monday night June 28th the club graduated it's first small group adults chess class.  Paul Covington and I had the privilege of handing out certificates to the students and a plaque was given by the class to Compleat Games and Hobbies thanking them for their support of the club and local chess.  In addition, I put on a simul for the students this evening.

Right Move Public Chess childrens and adult class #2 will begin after a summer break.  The date of the next classes will be announced on the website and in future newsletters.  Please stay tuned for more details !!!

Volunteer Opportunity >>>> If you are interested in assisting with or teaching the next childrens class, please see me at club on Thursday night or send me an email of interest.  We are considering possibly moving the classes from Monday night at Compleat Games & Hobbies to the first hour of our Thursday club meetings from 6:00 - 6:55pm during casual chess and prior to the club tournaments.  We could start the classes as early as 5:45pm if necessary and make them bi-weekly classes.  The Thursdays the children do not meet the adults will have their bi-weekly class.  This is all under consideration and is tentative at this point.  A firm decision will be made in the weeks to come.  In the meantime, we still have our contract with Compleat Games and Hobbies to do the Monday lessons if we elect to continue with that venue and format.

Club Calendar (Thursdays at First United Methodist Church Downtown) 

July 1, 2010::: Casual Play: 6:00 - 9:30pm

Tournament Style Play: 7:00 - 9:30pm (5 Thursdays = 5 Rounds)

USCF RATED Tournament: 5-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 1 of 5

Informal Club-Rated Event: 5-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 1 of 5

July 08, 2010:: Casual Play: 6:00 - 9:30pm

Tournament Style Play: 7:00 - 9:30pm

USCF RATED Tournament: 5-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 2 of 5

Informal Club-Rated Event: 5-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 2 of 5

Special Note >>> There are 5 Thursday's in the month of July which means tournaments will be 5 rounds with 2 half-point byes allowed for players who need to miss a couple of club meetings in July. We need a minimum of 8 players in both the USCF rated and informal club tournaments to do a 5-round swiss tourney.  Should we have less than 8 players in either tourney, the club will consider other options and/or tournament formats for July.

Upcoming USCF Rated Weekend Saturday Chess Tournaments

July 3, 2010 RMPCC 2010 Summer Quads, A Saturday Summer Chess Series #1

July 24, 2010 RMPCC 2010 Summer Quads, A Saturday Summer Chess Series #2

August 28, 2010 RMPCC 2010 Summer Quads, A Saturday Summer Chess Series #3

Special Note >>> This Saturday is the first Game/60 Quad Tournament !!! Get your pre-registrations in this week and save $5.00 off the entry fee.  I will be taking registrations this Thursday at club and will continue picking up the pre-registrations sent to the club post office box through Friday this week. These quad tournaments are USCF nationally rated which means to play, you need to be a member of (or join) the United States Chess Federation.  This is very easy to do and not only will you be able to play for national rating points, you will receive the national chess magazine and many perks that go along with membership in the national governing body for chess in the United States.  Right Move Public Chess is a USCF affiliate club.  With this comes our ability to hook you up with the national governing body of chess so that you can play for a national rating and title.

Other Club Announcements

On a more somber note, club donations are down significantly for the month of June.  As a club we need to really dig in and contribute to the club financially in the month of July.  For those of you who may not be aware, our expenses include but are not limited to the following:

• Rent at First United Methodist Church Classroom #234 is $100 per month
• Website monthly expense is $30 per month (hosting and search engine submission are the primary expenses)
• Club supplies averaged out are $20 per month

So, as a club we incur monthly expenses in the neighborhood of $150 per month which is relatively reasonable considering the quality oriented focus that we have.  We also do some occasional advertising in local area publications and in chess magazines that require funds as well.  In addition, we have a few miscellaneous expenses.

Players, please consider contributing $2.00 or $3.00 to the donation box each time you come to club if you are benefiting from the meetings.  Recommended donations for those of you who attend regularly is $10 per month.  With an average attendance of 18-20 players each Thursday night we should have no problem meeting our expenses.  With no membership dues or fees we rely very much on your voluntary support of the club.  Thank You.

Just a reminder, Saturday July 10th and Sunday July 11th representatives of the club will set up a chess display at the Sunflower Market between the hours of 10am and 3pm.  We will hand out club flyers, give on-site chess lessons, play casual chess and just introduce the shoppers to the game of chess and it's many benefits.  Club members are encouraged to come out and play chess while promoting the club. 

Have a great week !!!

Bobby's Twin, Part II

Game Of The Week

My Father's Day tradition is to publish a chess game where my dad beats me.  I have collected all of them into a category on the website and included this year's edition below:

https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/search/label/Father%27s%20Day

2005 Lessons From Dad

2006 More Lessons From Dad

2007 Lessons From Dad, Part III

2008 Bobby's Twin

2009 The Sesquicenchessial

2010 Bobby's Twin, Part II

Last quarter, I published a game where I beat my dad in an email game (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/05/break-on-through.html). Well, I thought it was only fair to turn the tables for this issue.

Since the encounter in the January Informant, the battle has gone back and forth.  I won 2 more, and he has won 2 more.  Actually, we are still in the midst of his last victory, as I am saving my resignation for his birthday present.  It seemed appropriate to me as his birthday has some chess significance.

There are several pieces of historical trivia that have stuck with me.  The reason they have stuck with me is because the events in question have coincided with the birthdays of my family members.

• I know on what day and month President Abraham Lincoln died.  Do you?
• I know on what day and month the Titanic sank.  Can you get that one?
• I know on what day and month income taxes are due.  Ok, that is an easy one.  How do I know?

Well, they all coincide with my birthday.  It makes for kind of a depressing day.  I like to think I broke the string of bad luck.

Anyway, I also know some notable birthdays too.  My grandfather was born on the exact same day as President Kennedy, and of course, the most important coincidence is that my dad was born on the exact same day as Bobby Fischer.

Having the same birthday as, arguably, the greatest American chess player has seemed to give my dad an air of invincibility around March 9th.  We have played 52 games together, and seven of them have finished in the month of March.

On March 7th, 1997 I lost.  We have drawn on the 10th (2000), the 5th (2001), and the 9th (2003).  I won on March 3rd, but that was my only March win.  The final two were losses I decided to think of as birthday gifts (2006 and 2010).

So, my grand tally for games ending in March is 1 win, 3 draws, and 3 losses. It kind of feels like I am playing Bobby’s twin!

Anderson,Paul - Anderson,Douglas

21–15–16 Email, 09.03.2010

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.d5 Bd7 5.Bxc4 Bd6 6.Ne2 h6 7.Nbc3 Nf6 8.f3 Qe7 9.0–0 Bc8 10.a3 b6 11.Kh1 Nbd7 12.Nb5 Bb7 13.Nxd6+ cxd6 14.Be3 0–0 15.Qd2 Nh7

I was pretty happy with the opening.  I have the bishop pair, more space, and, possibly, an attack building up on the castled king.  What could possibly go wrong?

16.Ng3 Qf6 17.Rac1 Rac8 18.Bb5 Nc5 19.b4??

Well, I could get speculative.  There is a proverb that goes:

“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.”

Proverbs 28:19 KJV

I am not sure which conman talked me into this move, but my delusions of grandeur quickly turned my cow into a handful of magic beans.  These beans were supposed to give me control of the open file, a safe king, and minor pieces that could swoop in and open the door for the b or d pawn to find the goose that laid the golden egg.  19.Qd1 a6 20.Bc6 looks like a better way to plow the field.

19...Nb3 20.Rxc8 Nxd2 21.Rxf8+ Kxf8 22.Bxd2 Qd8 23.Rc1 f6 24.Bc6 Bc8

Now my invasion is not making the progress for which I had hoped, but I am undaunted.  I am going to keep marching forward and find a way through.  Perhaps, leaving a retreat option for my bishop would have left him with some more options than just a couple of pointless moves.  Then I could still march on with a4 and trying to set loose my b pawn (25.a4 g5 26.Be3 Ke7 27.Ra1).

25.b5 Ng5 26.a4 Nf7 27.Ba8 g6 28.Rc4 Kg7 29.Bc6 h5

I am beginning to flounder without a clear plan.  I was hoping that getting through his defenses was going to be easier.  However, I am beginning to think that I am going to need the help of the knight if I am going to sacrifice a piece in my queen side break through.

30.Ne2 g5 31.Be3 f5 32.Nc3 f4 33.Bg1 g4

I am starting to worry about the speed of my plan now.  I don’t think I put as much thought into how quickly his pieces are going to flow to my king when these pawns start to collapse.  This is an area where I often make mistakes:  counter-attack.  I get a little too focused on my own plan and stop assessing his plan.  However, I am feeling like it is a little too late to shut the back door now.  I decide to defend with the rook and hope the minor pieces can create something before he does.

34.fxg4 hxg4 35.a5 g3 36.Na4 Nh6 37.Rc2 Ng4 38.Bxb6

Well, it is desperation time.  I am just hoping that I can hold off mate before his birthday rolls around.

38...axb6 39.h3 Ne3 40.Rb2 

Black to move

40...Qh4 41.Kg1 Bxh3 42.Re2 Bg4 0–1

Happy Birthday Dad!

I guess I should have paid more attention to your advice when I asked you how your chess improved:

“I got better by taking more time on my moves and playing better defense, which means I look more carefully at what attacks you may have and try to defend against them early before you have 2 attacks and I only have 1 move to defend. I also try to keep my pieces well defended to prevent any surprises. I used to be able to get away with taking chances and being more aggressive and count on you making a weak move if I got into trouble. But now if I get into trouble it seems you are very good at maintaining your advantage to a win. Only after I feel a defensive move is not necessary and I have a free move, do I look for a good offensive move. That seems to get me at least a draw instead of a loss. Even if I feel I have a slight advantage, I try to make sure I hang on to the draw rather than trying something risky for a win.”

Douglas Anderson

Bobby's Twin, Part II

[Event "21-15-16"]

[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]

[Date "2010.03.09"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Anderson, Paul"]

[Black "Anderson, Douglas"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "D20"]

[PlyCount "82"]

[EventDate "2009.08.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. d5 Bd7 5. Bxc4 Bd6 6. Ne2 h6 7. Nbc3 Nf6 8. f3

Qe7 9. O-O Bc8 10. a3 b6 11. Kh1 Nbd7 12. Nb5 Bb7 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Be3 O-O

15. Qd2 Nh7 16. Ng3 Qf6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Bb5 Nc5 19. b4 Nb3 20. Rxc8 Nxd2 21.

Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bxd2 Qd8 23. Rc1 f6 24. Bc6 Bc8 25. b5 Ng5 26. a4 Nf7 27. Ba8 g6

28. Rc4 Kg7 29. Bc6 h5 30. Ne2 g5 31. Be3 f5 32. Nc3 f4 33. Bg1 g4 34. fxg4

hxg4 35. a5 g3 36. Na4 Nh6 37. Rc2 Ng4 38. Bxb6 axb6 39. h3 Ne3 40. Rb2 Qh4 41.

Kg1 Bxh3 0-1

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This Week In Chess

On June 15th, the CSCC had 8 members in attendance.  Half of the players joined the final round of the USCF-rated June Mating Game tournament (3RR, G30).  All I needed was a draw to secure 1st place, so I played it safe and waited for Jeff to offer the draw or flag on time.  He decided not to make the draw offer:

Score, Player, Place, Prize:

3.0 Paul Anderson, 1st, $12

2.0 Buck Buchanan, 2nd, $5

1.0 Jeff Fox

0.0 Dean Brown

June Panera Bread Thursday

By Dean Brown

Round 3 results:

Kurt Kondracki over Dean Brown

Gene Lucas over Jerry Maier

Kumar Tedla over Paul Sample

Sai Tedla over Justin Leo

Right Move Public Chess Club

By David Meliti

Holding the black pieces against Mark McGough, Jason Loving opted for the French Defense and came up with the victory in round 3 of the USCF June 2010 Swiss this past Thursday evening.  Also noteworthy, David Meliti played a successful Petrov Defense against Brian Rountree which turned out to be a very double-edged and tactical event for sure.  Standings after 3 rounds show David and Jason in a tie for first place with 2.5 points followed close behind by Brian Rountree with 2.0 points.  Round 4 (the final round of the month) will be played this Thursday evening June 24th with prizes to be awarded at the conclusion of the event.

After 3 rounds played in the club's "Informal" June 2010 Swiss, Henry Blandon & Paul Covington are tied for the lead with 2.5 points each (Paul took a bye this past Thursday evening) followed close behind by Anthea Carson, Isaac Martinez & Justin Zeek with 1.5 points.  Henry Blandon was able to secure a win over David Flaks on the white side of the board in an unusual king's pawn game beginning with the moves e4, Nc6 (the Nimzowitsch Defence) while Anthea Carson opted for the Barry Attack and came up with a victory against Gil Garrison who played a Kings Indian style defense.

Round 3 results for all players this past Thursday June 17th are as follows:

Brian Rountree................0-1..................David Meliti (USCF)

Mark McGough.................0-1..................Jason Loving (USCF)

Peter Swan.....................1-0..................Jay Shuler (USCF)

Henry Blandon................1-0...................David Flaks (Informal)

Anthea Carson................1-0..................Gil Garrison (Informal)

Melody Kirkwood.............0-1..................Isaac Martinez (Informal)

Byes: Paul Covington, Travis Bradley and Justin Zeek (Informal)

Small Group Chess Lessons Off-Site (Mondays)

This past Monday night June 21st the club had a lengthy adult class session beginning at 6:30pm since the next childrens class doesn't begin for a few more weeks.  Paul Covington covered the following topics in this past Monday's class:  middle game strategy attack on f7 as white, the Fried Liver Attack, when and when not to trade down pieces and finding strong outposts for your pieces.  Next Monday June 28th will be the final class and graduation of the adult students.  Paul Covington and David Meliti will put on a simul for the students.

June 28, 2010:::: Small Group Adults Class: 6:30 -8:00pm Graduation (The Last Class)

Planned activity: simultaneous exhibition / question & answer

Small Group Childrens Class Graduated June 7th - Next Class Begins Soon !!!

Tentatively planned start date will be sometime in July 2010.

Club Calendar (Thursdays at First United Methodist Church Dowtown)

June 24, 2010:: Casual Play: 6:00 - 9:30pm

Tournament Style Play: 7:00 - 9:30pm (Final Rounds/Prizes)

USCF RATED Tournament: 4-SS G/75 June 2010 Swiss Rd 4 of 4

Informal Club-Rated Event: 4-SS G/75 June 2010 Swiss Rd 4 of 4

July 1, 2010::: Casual Play: 6:00 - 9:30pm

Tournament Style Play: 7:00 - 9:30pm

USCF RATED Tournament: 5-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 1 of 5

Informal Club-Rated Event: 5-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 1 of 5

July 08, 2010:: Casual Play: 6:00 - 9:30pm

Tournament Style Play: 7:00 - 9:30pm

USCF RATED Tournament: 5-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 2 of 5

Informal Club-Rated Event: 5-SS G/75 July 2010 Swiss Rd 2 of 5

Other Club Announcements

Just a reminder, Saturday July 10th and Sunday July 11th representatives of the club will set up a chess display at the Sunflower Market.  We will hand out club flyers, give on-site chess lessons, play casual chess and just introduce the shoppers to the game of chess and it's many benefits.  Club members are encouraged to come out and play chess while promoting the club.

RMPCC 2010 Summer Quads, A Saturday Summer Chess Series, (Less than 2 weeks away from tourney #1 !!! )

3RR. G/60, Regular and Quick Chess Rated , Sudden death in 60 minutes, Groups of 4 by rating, USCF rated, USCF membership required. Right Move Public Chess Club, First United Methodist Church, 420 North Nevada Avenue, Classroom #234, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. The church is on Nevada Avenue between Boulder and St Vrain in downtown Colorado Springs. EF: $10 if received 3 days prior to event, $15 on event day. $35 to first in each quad. Registration: 10-10:30 a.m. Rounds: 10:45-1:00-3:00 p.m. If the total number of entries is not divisible by four, the lowest 5 - 7 players will play a 3-round swiss. Because this tournament is in a "Quads" format, byes are not allowed and withdrawals are strongly discouraged. USCF 5th edition rules will be in effect for all quad tournaments. Digital clocks will be set to G/55 td/5. Unrated players will be placed in the lower quad or section and will be eligible for prizes. USCF membership may be obtained at playing site. Send pre-registrations to: Right Move Public Chess Club, P.O. Box 246, Colorado Springs, CO 80901, Checks payable to Right Move Public Chess Club. Info: rightmovechess@yahoo.com, 719- 484-9467.

July 3, 2010, Tournament #1 (USCF RATED)

July 24, 2010, Tournament #2 (USCF RATED)

August 28, 2010, Tournament #3 (USCF RATED)

Happy Chess Playing !!!