Traditional Rut

 Game Of The Week

This week's game comes from my Mother's Day tradition.  For the past 14 years, in lieu of flowers, I have published a chess game where her ex-husband lost.  From a chess author, this is like getting the Silver Star for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.  In this case, the enemy is a former spouse.

Of course, I am late for Mother's Day, but I had thought that, with chess club still closed due to the pandemic, I would get a year off from promoting chess in Colorado Springs with the newsletter.  I was going to cruise through the summer with my feet up and the online version of the club on auto-pilot.  Then Ren and Adhya begged me to run events for them at COATI.

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"

So, now I am trying to get caught up on my newsletter traditions.  I realized that I am a traditional type of guy.  Or, as I like to say, "I enjoy being in a rut."  My rut is warm and cozy, where I don't have to think or make decisions.  During the quarantine, I settled into the alliteration diet.  Every day, my food is already decided, based on which food starts with the same letter as the day of the week.  I don't have to waste time worrying about which craving fits my current mood.  Except on Wildcard Wednesdays.  Those days are tough to choose a place to eat.

So far, I completed my Game Of The Year tradition.  The Mother's Day tradition is almost done.  Now, I just have to find some way to resurrect Tim Brennan from his chess hibernation.

One of my other traditions is to visit my Grandfather's grave on Memorial Day.  He served with Patton in North Africa, helped to liberate Sicily, and went into Europe on D+9.  This year my family wasn't going to be able to make it on Memorial Day.  So, we broke with tradition and went early.  If you happen to visit there, be sure to put a penny on his grave.

Colonel Arthur J Anderson, Ft Logan National Cemetery, SECTION 11, SITE 371

Well, as is my tradition, I wrap up the chess blog with a diagram from the game that I have chosen.  This game was one of my early battles (#10) with my dad over email.  I was still new at the Colorado Springs Chess Club and trying to play more there to get better so I could beat my dad.  I was able to get an early advantage, but I struggled to figure out how to translate that to a win.  Finally, my dad ran out of good ideas and set up this Mate-in-8.  I didn't see the checkmate back then.  So, I went for the material and got a quicker mate.

White to move

Traditional Rut

[Event "5-4-1"]

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

[Date "1998.04.03"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Anderson, Paul"]

[Black "Anderson, Douglas"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "D20"]

[PlyCount "97"]

[EventDate "1998.01.27"]

[TimeControl "0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 e6 5. Bxc4 exd5 6.

Bxd5 Qc7 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qb3 Bc6 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Bxf6

gxf6 13. O-O a6 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. Qxb7 Qxb7 16. Bxb7 Ra7 17. Bd5 Be5 18. Rac1

Rc7 19. h3 Rfc8 20. b3 Kf8 21. Ne2 Bb5 22. Rc2 Bd6 23. a4 Bd7 24. Rec1 Nc6 25.

Bc4 Nb4 26. Rd2 Be7 27. Rcd1 Be6 28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Nf4 Rc6 30. Nd5 Bd6 31. Rcd1

Bf8 32. Nxb4 cxb4 33. Nd4 Rb6 34. Nxe6+ fxe6 35. Rd7+ Kg6 36. Ra7 Rcc6 37. Rd8

Bc5 38. Rg8+ Kh6 39. Rgg7 f5 40. Rxh7+ Kg5 41. exf5 exf5 42. Rhc7 Bd4 43. Rxc6

Rxc6 44. Rxa6 Rc8 45. Rd6 Bc5 46. Re6 Rd8 47. g3 Bd6 48. f4+ Kh5 49. Be2# 1-0

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This Week In Chess

On May 23rd, the Colorado Springs Chess Club held the COATI Uprising Rapid Online.  John Brezina won the gold medal while Jeff Fox and Alex Bozhenoff split the silver medal.

Place, COATI Uprising Rapid Online, Score

1 "#1 Czechmate1972 (1716)" 4.0

2 "#2 jfoxhoot (1668)" 3.0

3 "#2 bozhenoff (1698)" 3.0

4 "#4 KingVed (1540)" 2.0

5 "#4 msmcgough (1590)" 2.0

6 "#6 grahamjcjg (781)" 2.0

7 "#7 Gene_revel (1018)" 1.0

8 "#8 RaiderATO (684)" 1.0

9 "#8 albertgardner (1450)" 1.0

10 "- Frasbury (1602)" 1.0

11 "- JJ7X (1867)" 0.0

D Is For Discovery VIII

Game Of The Week

A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics.  I called it the DROP Method (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2012/03/drop-method.html).  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.  It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you get your opponent to drop theirs.

I said that the DROP Method was a work in progress, and it was.  So, I thought I would revisit each of the four kinds of chess tactics to provide more examples.  The first kind of tactic in the DROP Method is Discovery.

Discovery is a chess move that attacks with two pieces.

The Discovery is played when a player is going to make an attack with the piece that he moves, but also he will make an attack with another piece that was blocked by the piece that he moves.  When the Discovery is successful, the opponent can only avoid one of the attacks.  This means that the other attack will gain material or mate.  The second attack is often a check on the King, which is called a Discovered Check.

"Discovered check is the dive bomber of the Chessboard."

Reuben Fine

Here is a position from game 50 played between myself and my dad in our email match.  There are actually two good moves here.  I found the immediate Discovery, but see if you can find the delayed Discovery too.

White to move

D Is For Discovery VIII

[Event "20-14-16"]
[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]
[Date "2009.03.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Paul"]
[Black "Anderson, Douglas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.10.15"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:0/0:3600"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 Bc5 5. e3 h6 6. b4 Ba7 7. Bb2 d6 8. Qc2 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Bd3 Nge7 11. Nh4 f6 12. Ng6 Rg8 13. g4 Bxg6 14. Bxg6+ Kf8 15. Be4 Rb8 16. h4 Qd7 17. O-O-O Qxg4 18. h5 Qd7 19. f3 f5 20. Bd3 Kf7 21. Bf1 Rbf8 22. Bh3 Ke8 23. Kb1 Kd8 24. Ne2 Qe8 25. d4 exd4 26. exd4 Qxh5 27. Nf4 Qxf3 28. Ne6+ Ke8 29. Bg2 Qg4 30. c5 Rf7 31. Nxc7+ Kd7 32. cxd6 Kxd6 33. Ne6 Rc8 34. Nc5 Nd8 35. Rdg1 Bxc5 36. dxc5+ Kc7 37. Qd3 Kb8 38. Qd6+ Ka8 39. Bxb7+ 1-0

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This Week In Chess

On May 3rd, the Colorado Springs Chess Club held the CSCC Requited Queen Rapid Online event (4SS, G/10+10).

https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/cscc-requited-queen-rapid-online-1214278

Place, Player, Score

1 "#1NMBrianWall (1909)" 3.5
2 "#2cschessnews (1706)" 3.0
3 "#3jfoxhoot (1579)" 2.5
4 "#4HermitCrab0 (1463)" 2.0
5 "#5KingVed (1464)" 2.0
6 "#6msmcgough (1433)" 2.0
7 "#6mrpicklez (1959)" 2.0
8 "#8aelvr (1399)" 2.0
9 "#9alaynew (1311)" 1.0
10 "#10Navajo36us80917 (1056)" 1.0
11 "-liencam2 (1247)" 1.0
12 "#10linuxguy1 (1534)" 1.0

R Is For Removal VIII

Game Of The Week

A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics. I called it the DROP Method (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2012/03/drop-method.html).  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.  It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you get your opponent to drop theirs.

I said that the DROP Method was a work in progress, and it was.  So, I thought I would revisit each of the four kinds of chess tactics to provide more examples.  The first kind of tactic in the DROP Method is Discovery, which I revisited on April 8th (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2019/04/d-is-for-discovery-vii.html).  The second kind of tactic in the DROP Method is Removal.

Removal is a chess move that attacks a support.

The Removal is played when the player stops an opponent's piece from supporting the actual target.  The supporting piece will typically be of an equal or lesser value than the attacking piece.  However, the Removal can give up material, as the protection on the real target is now gone and creates a second attack that cannot be defended.

The target can be the King (Mate threat), a valuable piece (Material threat), or even a square (Mobility threat).

Different types of Removals are referred to by different names, but the idea is the same:  The support of the target is removed.  Here are some names for the different types of Removal:

• Clearance (Removal by passing support)
• Deflection (Removal by forcing support to move)
• Interference (Removal by interposition; Interception)
• Undermining (Removal by capturing support; trade)
• Sacrifice (Removal by capturing support; Exchange; Greek Gift, Desperado)

Here is an example from an email match I played with my Dad.  I think I was nervous about playing the tactic here because of Black's counter-play.  So, I tried to prepare it with 16. Re1.  Can you find the better move?

White to move

R Is For Removal VIII

[Event "2-4"]
[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]
[Date "1997.05.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Paul"]
[Black "Anderson, Douglas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1997.03.07"]
[TimeControl "0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. c5 b6 8. b4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bh4 Bb7 12. O-O b5 13. Bc2 Nh7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e4 e5 16. Re1 axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Ng5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rd8 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Nxb5 Ne6 23. Nd6 Bc6 24. Qd1 Qg5 25. b5 Bxb5 26. Nxb5 Nxc5 27. Nd6 Ne6 28. Bh7+ Kf8 29. Qxd5 g6 30. Rf1 Kg7 31. f4 Qe7 32. f5 Kxh7 33. fxe6 fxe6 34. Qe4 Qa7+ 35. Kh1 Rd7 36. h3 Rg7 37. Qf4 g5 38. Qf6 Qd7 39. Qf7 Qxf7 40. Rxf7 Rxf7 41. Nxf7 Kg6 42. Nd6 g4 43. Kh2 Kg5 44. g3 gxh3 45. Kxh3 h5 46. Nc4 Kf5 47. Kh4 Kg6 48. Nd6 Kh6 49. Nf7+ Kg6 50. Ng5 Kf5 51. Kxh5 Kxe5 52. Kg4 Kf6 53. Ne4+ Ke5 54. Kf3 Kf5 55. g4+ 1-0

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This Week In Chess

On May 7th, the Colorado Springs Chess Club started the May Swiss 90 event (4SS, G/90+30).

Standings. May Swiss 90

# Name Rtng Rd 1 Tot Prize

1 Brian Jo Rountree 1962 W5 1.0
2 Paul D Anderson 1950 W6 1.0
3 Mark McGough 1823 W7 1.0
4 Christophe Motley 1662 W8 1.0
5 Grayson Ed Harris 1466 L1 0.0
6 Ayush Vispute 1365 L2 0.0
7 Clinton Eads 1291 L3 0.0
8 Daniel Rupp 1076 L4 0.0

R Is For Removal VII

Game Of The Week

A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics.  I called it the DROP Method (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2012/03/drop-method.html).  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.  It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you get your opponent to drop theirs.

I said that the DROP Method was a work in progress, and it was.  So, I thought I would revisit each of the four kinds of chess tactics to provide more examples.  The first kind of tactic in the DROP Method is Discovery, which I revisited on April 10th (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2018/04/d-is-for-discovery-vi.html).  The second kind of tactic in the DROP Method is Removal.

Removal is a chess move that attacks a support.

The Removal is played when the player stops an opponent's piece from supporting the actual target.  The supporting piece will typically be of an equal or lesser value than the attacking piece.  However, the Removal can give up material, as the protection on the real target is now gone and creates a second attack that cannot be defended.

The target can be the King (Mate threat), a valuable piece (Material threat), or even a square (Mobility threat).

Different types of Removals are referred to by different names, but the idea is the same:  The support of the target is removed.  Here are some names for the different types of Removal:

• Clearance (Removal by passing support)
• Deflection (Removal by forcing support to move)
• Interference (Removal by interposition; Interception)
• Undermining (Removal by capturing support; trade)
• Sacrifice (Removal by capturing support; Exchange; Greek Gift, Desperado)

Here is an example from an email match I played with my Dad.  I am a Pawn ahead in Material.  However, one Pawn doesn't guarantee success.  Can you find the killer move?

White to move

R Is For Removal VII

[Event "12-10-6"]
[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]
[Date "2002.10.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Paul"]
[Black "Anderson, Douglas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.07.26"]
[TimeControl "0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. a3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qc2 c5 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Qa4 a6 16. Rfe1 Bc6 17. Qc2 b5 18. dxc5 Ndxc5 19. Nxe4 Nxd3 20. Neg5 f6 21. Qxd3 fxg5 22. Nd4 Bb7 23. Qd2 Rc4 24. b3 Rcc8 25. Qb2 g4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Qd7 29. Qc5 h5 30. Qb6 Kh7 31. Ne6 Qc6 32. Qxc6 Bxc6 33. b4 Bb7 34. Nc5 Bc8 35. f4 gxf3 36. gxf3 g5 37. Kf2 Kg6 38. Nb3 h4 39. Nd4 Kf6 40. f4 g4 41. Nb3 Kf5 42. Ke2 g3 43. hxg3 h3 44. Kf3 Kg6 45. Nd4 Bg4+ 46. Kf2 Bd7 47. Nf3 Kf5 48. g4+ Ke4 49. f5 Bxf5 50. Ng5+ Ke5 51. gxf5 1-0

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This Week In Chess

On May 8th, the Colorado Springs Chess Club continued the May Swiss 90 event (4SS, G/90+30).

Standings. May Swiss 90

# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Tot Prize

1 Michael Smith II 1617 W9 W13 2.0
2 Sara Herman 1995 W15 W8 2.0
3 Brian Jo Rountree 1868 W16 W7 2.0
4 Daniel Herman 2056 W10 D5 1.5
5 Calvin P Dejong 1872 W17 D4 1.5
6 Josh S Bloomer 2328 W14 H--- 1.5
7 Paul D Anderson 2032 W11 L3 1.0
8 Mark McGough 1770 W18 L2 1.0
9 Lawrence R Osborn 905 L1 W17 1.0
10 Clinton D Eads 1310 L4 W18 1.0
11 Scott Ch Williams 1243 L7 W16 1.0
12 William Leo Wolf 1550 U--- W15 1.0
13 Grayson Ed Harris 1010 H--- L1 0.5
14 Christophe Motley 1541 L6 H--- 0.5
15 Joey Arispe 1192 L2 L12 0.0
16 Shirley Herman 1174 L3 L11 0.0
17 Ayush Pan Vispute 1185 L5 L9 0.0
18 Daniel J Rupp 973 L8 L10 0.0

R Is For Removal VI

Game Of The Week

A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics.  I called it the DROP Method (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2012/03/drop-method.html).  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.  It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you get your opponent to drop theirs.

I said that the DROP Method was a work in progress, and it was.  So, I thought I would revisit each of the four kinds of chess tactics to provide more examples.  The first kind of tactic in the DROP Method is Discovery, which I revisited on May 8th (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2017/05/d-is-for-discovery-v.html).  The second kind of tactic in the DROP Method is Removal.

Removal is a chess move that attacks a support.

The Removal is played when the player stops an opponent's piece from supporting the actual target.  The supporting piece will typically be of an equal or lesser value than the attacking piece.  However, the Removal can give up material, as the protection on the real target is now gone and creates a second attack that cannot be defended.

The target can be the King (Mate threat), a valuable piece (Material threat), or even a square (Mobility threat).

Different types of Removals are referred to by different names, but the idea is the same:  The support of the target is removed.  Here are some names for the different types of Removal:

• Clearance (Removal by passing support)
• Deflection (Removal by forcing support to move)
• Interference (Removal by interposition; Interception)
• Undermining (Removal by capturing support; trade)
• Sacrifice (Removal by capturing support; Exchange; Greek Gift, Desperado)

Here is an example from an email match I played with my Dad.  I am a Pawn ahead in Material and have a more advanced position.  However, one Pawn doesn't guarantee success.  Can you find the killer move?

White to move

R Is For Removal VI

[Event "3-4-1"]
[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]
[Date "1997.09.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Paul"]
[Black "Anderson, Douglas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.07.23"]
[TimeControl "0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 e6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 Qxd5 9. Bxd5 Bd6 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Rb8 13. O-O b6 14. Rfd1 Be5 15. Nc3 a6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Nf6 18. Bc6 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. e5 Ng4 21. Bc1 h5 22. h3 Nh6 23. Rcd3 Re8 24. Rd7 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Kf8 26. Kf2 Re6 27. Kf3 f6 28. Ke4 fxe5 29. fxe5 Nf7 30. Bf4 Rg6 31. g3 Ke8 32. Rc7 Nd8 33. Kf5 Re6 34. Rxg7 b5 35. Rg8+ Kd7 36. Rxd8+ 1-0

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This Week In Chess

On May 9th, the Colorado Springs Chess Club continued its May Swiss 90 (5SS, G/90+30).

Standings. MaySwiss90

# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Tot Prize

1 Laurence Rob Wutt 1989 W9 W8 2.0
2 Paul D Anderson 2008 W11 W6 2.0
3 Michael Smith II 1545 W12 W7 2.0
4 Alexander Freeman 1908 D5 W11 1.5
5 William Leo Wolf 1312 D4 W13 1.5
6 Brian Jo Rountree 1761 W10 L2 1.0
7 Peter Barlay 1957 W13 L3 1.0
8 Mark McGough 1859 W14 L1 1.0
9 Dean W Brown 1475 L1 W12 1.0
10 Clinton D Eads 1180 L6 W14 1.0
11 Alemayeh Mekonnen 1478 L2 L4 0.0
12 Daniel J Rupp 993 L3 L9 0.0
13 Michael W Sandau 1372 L7 L5 0.0
14 Scott Ch Williams 1282 L8 L10 0.0

GRAND OPENING EVENTS of Club Chess

By Jesse Williams

May 27, 2017

SATURDAY: Opening Day 1:00PM:  Super Blindfold

GM Timur Gareyev World Record Holder

Whatever you do, do not miss this.  If you don't play chess tell everyone you know who does and then make plans to come with your friends to watch one of the most amazing things you will ever see.  And of course if you do play chess, quit your job if you have to, sell your car if you have to, but get yourself officially registered on a board now!

May 28, 2017

SUNDAY:  Opening Week 1:00PM:  Super Camp Begins and runs thru Friday, June 2nd:  All ages (over 6); all skill levels

GM Timur Gareyev Lead Instructor

6-Day Chess Immersive with Timur!  All ages and all skill levels will benefit from this rare opportunity to spend quality time with one of the most phenomenal minds in the universe.  No matter if you are an absolute beginner, an avid club player, or one of the highest rated competitors in Colorado--make time--to invest some time--with GM Gareyev.  While Timur is very serious about helping people learn how to do more with the human brain, and works extremely hard to make his chess camps rewarding for all, he is also very fun to be with.  His laugh is contagious.  All students of chess, and children especially, learn easily with him.  So hurry.  Total enrollment limited to 48.

R Is For Removal V

Game Of The Week

A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics. I called it the DROP Method (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2012/03/drop-method.html).  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.  It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you get your opponent to drop theirs.

I said that the DROP Method was a work in progress, and it was.  So, I thought I would revisit each of the four kinds of chess tactics to provide more examples.  The first kind of tactic in the DROP Method is Discovery, which I revisited on May 3rd (https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2016/05/d-is-for-discovery-iv.html).  The second kind of tactic in the DROP Method is Removal.

Removal is a chess move that attacks a support.

The Removal is played when the player stops an opponent's piece from supporting the actual target.  The supporting piece will typically be of an equal or lesser value than the attacking piece.  However, the Removal can give up material, as the protection on the real target is now gone and creates a second attack that cannot be defended.

The target can be the King (Mate threat), a valuable piece (Material threat), or even a square (Mobility threat).

Different types of Removals are referred to by different names, but the idea is the same:  The support of the target is removed.  Here are some names for the different types of Removal:

• Clearance (Removal by passing support)
• Deflection (Removal by forcing support to move)
• Interference (Removal by interposition; Interception)
• Undermining (Removal by capturing support; trade)
• Sacrifice (Removal by capturing support; Exchange; Greek Gift, Desperado)

Here is an example from an email match I played with my Dad.  He has just played a Removal.  By moving the Rook to b1, he has appeared to drop the piece.  However, the Knight is a support for a key square: b5.  If the Knight goes to take the Rook, then the Bishop can play Bb5+ and regain the Rook. What should Black do?

Black to move

With Black ahead by a Pawn already, there are a couple of good choices.  Just trading Rooks is good for Black.  However, I realized I was going to lose my Rook anyway.  So, I decided he should go out in a blaze of glory:  a Desperado!

A Desperado is the name given to a piece that sacrifices itself to gain a small amount of material since it was going to be captured anyway.  It is a type of Removal.

I played 34...Rxf4+ to gain a Pawn before winning the White Rook.  However, it might be better to not play the Desperado and just quickly round up White Passed Pawn on a3 first.

"The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient."

Aaron Nimzovich

R Is For Removal V

[Event "21-14-16"]
[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Douglas"]
[Black "Anderson, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2009.03.11"]
[TimeControl "0"]

1. e4 c6 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Bc3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Qc7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. O-O-O a5 12. Nb3 b5 13. g4 b4 14. Bd2 a4 15. Na1 Rfb8 16. c3 c5 17. dxc5 bxc3 18. Bxc3 Nxc5 19. Nc2 a3 20. bxa3 Nb3+ 21. axb3 Qxc3 22. Be2 Nxe4 23. Qxc3 Nxc3 24. Rde1 Rxb3 25. Bc4 Rb1+ 26. Kd2 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 e6 28. Ke3 Kf8 29. h4 Ke7 30. g5 h5 31. Kf3 Kd7 32. Ra1 d5 33. Bd3 Ra4 34. Rb1 Rxf4+ 35. Kxf4 e5+ 36. Kg3 Nxb1 37. Bb5+ Kd8 38. a4 Nc3 39. Bc6 Bf8 40. a5 Bc5 41. a6 d4 42. Nb4 e4 43. Bxe4 Nxe4+ 44. Kf4 Nc3 45. Ke5 Nb5 46. Nd3 Bb6 47. Kd5 Kc7 48. Kc4 Nd6+ 49. Kd5 Nf5 50. Ne5 Nxh4 51. Ke4 Nf5 52. Nxf7 Nd6+ 0-1

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This Week In Chess

On May 3rd, the Colorado Springs Chess Club held a USCF-rated event (4SS, G/90+30).  8 players joined.

Standings. May Swiss 90

# Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Tot Prize

1 Richard Buchanan 10273030 2000 W6 1.0
2 Mark McGough 11366481 1854 W7 1.0
3 Brian Jo Rountree 12477167 1824 W8 1.0
4 Paul D Anderson 12728345 2047 D5 0.5
5 Alexander Freeman 14201087 1776 D4 0.5
6 Scott Ch Williams 15755696 1189 L1 0.0
7 Daniel J Rupp 15768473 962 L2 0.0
8 John Mark Kilpatrick 16043600 unr. L3 0.0

The Hanging Rook Formation

Game Of The Week

This week's game comes from the email match with my Dad.  I have a tradition of honoring my Father by publishing his wins over me on Father's Day.  However, I didn't feel right honoring him by publishing his losses.  So, I decided to honor my Mother by publishing his losses.  She seems to enjoy his failures, especially after the divorce.

This year I am late getting my Mother's Day issue out.  I had a hard time choosing a game.  Then Colorado Springs had a year's worth of rain in 3 days and my basement flooded.  I was up for over 40 hours straight dumping water out with the shop vac 5 gallons at a time.  By the time Sunday rolled around, I was too tired and worn out to write a newsletter.

However, the waters have receded, God has granted me sleep (Psalm 127:2), and a vision from heaven appeared in a game I played with my dad.

The vision was similar to the one I had back in 2009.  I called it The Hanging Knights Formation.  There was something beautiful about the fact that all the pieces supported each other in a circular fashion.  Together they were strong and each one did his part.

https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-of-year-vi.html

This time, the vision was not as symmetrical and a little more common, but it is still a good formation to know.  See if you can find The Hanging Rook Formation by playing the next 3 moves.

Black to move

The Hanging Rook Formation

[Event "14-12-9"]
[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]
[Date "2004.04.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Douglas"]
[Black "Anderson, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2004.01.07"]
[TimeControl "0"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Bxc5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxc5 Bxb5 9. b4 Qa6 10. Qg4 g6 11. Nge2 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Nd7 13. Bd4 Nh6 14. Qf3 Nf5 15. Bb2 Qc4 16. Qc3 Qxc3+ 17. Bxc3 O-O 18. Kd2 a6 19. a4 f6 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. f4 Nd6 23. Rhf1 Rc8 24. g3 Kf7 25. c3 Ke7 26. Nd4 Ne4+ 27. Ke2 Nxc3+ 28. Kd3 Ne4 29. Rac1 Rff8 30. Nf3 Rfd8 31. Ne5 Nd6 32. Rfe1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Rc8 34. Rb1 Ne4 35. Rb2 Rc7 36. a5 Nd6 37. Rb1 Nb5 38. Rb3 Rc1 39. Rb2 Rc3+ 40. Kd2 Rc7 41. Kd3 Kd6 42. Rb3 g5 43. Kd2 gxf4 44. gxf4 Rg7 45. Rh3 Nd4 46. Kd1 Nf5 47. Kd2 h6 48. Kc3 Ke7 49. Kd2 Rg2+ 50. Kc3 Ra2 51. Kb3 Rf2 52. Nd3 Rf1 53. Nc5 Rxf4 54. Nxb7 e5 55. Nc5 e4 56. Kc3 e3 57. Nxa6 d4+ 58. Kd3 Rf2 59. Nc5 Rd2+ 60. Ke4 e2 61. Nd3 Rxd3 62. Rxd3 e1=Q+ 63. Kxf5 Qxb4 64. Ke4 Qxa5 65. Kxd4 Kf6 66. Rf3+ Kg5 67. h3 h5 68. Ke3 Qe1+ 69. Kd3 Kh4 70. Re3 Qf2 71. Ke4 Kg5 72. Rf3 Qc5 73. Kd3 Qe5 74. Kd2 Qe4 75. Re3 Qg2+ 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Rd3 h4 78. Kd4 Qb2+ 79. Rc3 Qxc3+ 0-1

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This Week In Chess

On May 5th, the Colorado Springs Chess Club started the May Swiss 90 (4SS, G/90+30, $10 entry).  8 players battled on 4 boards this evening.

Here are the results:

Score, Player

1.0 Paul Dou Anderson
1.0 Aleksand Bozhenov
1.0 Mark McGough
1.0 Brian Jo Rountree
0.0 Justice Myers
0.0 Jordan Myers
0.0 Dean W Brown
0.0 Dan Prutz

The Pawn

Game Of The Week

Name:  Pawn

The older I grow, the more I value Pawns 

Keres

• Alias: Foot Soldier, Gambler (left most Pawn), City Guard or Policeman (Knight Pawn), Innkeeper (Bishop Pawn), Merchant or Moneychanger (King Pawn), Doctor (Queen Pawn), Weaver or Clerk (Bishop Pawn), Blacksmith (Knight Pawn), Worker or Farmer (Rook Pawn)
• Number: 8
• Starting Square: 2nd Rank
• Motto: “We are second.”
• Move: Forward one square, straight
• Capture: Forward one square, diagonal
• Speed: Slow
• Special Ability: Double Move, En Passant, Promotion
• Material Value: 1
• Mobility Preference: Endgame
• Spiritual Value: Meekness
• Song: Don’t Look Back, Boston
• Verse: Luke 9:62 (KJV)

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

And the piece that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

The King has many disciples in his kingdom, but the most humble are the Pawns.  They all start on the front lines and never look back.  While every other piece may retreat, the Pawns never will.

Since he cannot retreat, he will stand his ground until his way is clear.  He will capture any enemy piece who dares to flank him, but he never runs.  He deliberately moves only one square at a time and always forward.  However, he is eager to serve his King.  He may take an extra step at the start of battle, but only then.

The Pawn will take on any mission:

• He will defend the King
• He will lay down his life
• He will capture his enemies

But most importantly he will journey into enemy territory to search out the land and when he reaches the Promised Land, he will be exalted.  The Pawn will be exalted to any other piece the King needs.  How will you exalt the Pawn?  You will have to play to find out!

"The pawn is the soul of chess...They are the very Life of the Game.  They alone form the Attack and the Defense; on their good or bad Situation depends the Gain or Loss of the Party."

François-André Danican Philidor, 1749

Here is an example:

Anderson,Douglas - Anderson,Paul [B13]

4-4–1 Email, 26.01.1998

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.Be2 e6 8.0–0

This was the ninth email game I played with my dad.  It was played in my early days, prior to my tournament career but after I started going to the Colorado Springs Chess Club.

My black opening in those days was the Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6), and this version was the Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack.

8…Bb4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Qd7 11.a3 Ba5 12.b4 Bb6 13.d5 exd5 14.Bxd5 0–0–0 15.Bb2 Nf6 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Nc3 Bd4 18.b5

There are many improvements that could be made in this game.  However, I will let the reader glean those lessons for himself and focus on the endgame, where the Pawns come alive.

Clearly, after my dad gives up his Bishop and Knight for my Knight, the game is won.  However, getting a won game and winning the game are two different things.  Higher rated players have usually mastered the skill of putting away their opponent.  I was not at that point yet.

18…Bxc3 19.bxc6 Qxd5 20.cxb7+ Kb8 21.Qxd5 Rxd5 22.Rab1 Rd7 23.Rb3 Be5 24.g3 Rhd8 25.Rfb1 Rd1+ 26.Kg2 Rxb1 27.Rxb1 Rd7 28.Rb4 Rxb7 29.Rh4 f5 30.Rxh7 f4 31.g4 Rc7 32.h4 Kb7 33.g5 Kc6 34.Kf3 Kd5 35.Kg4

Black to move

My superior position begins to dwindle a bit by not understanding that a Blocked Pawn is worth less than a Passed Pawn.  However, I find myself at the position in the diagram with a chance to end the game quickly.  I did not find it, and the game went on twice as long as it should have.

35…Ke4 36.f3+ Kd5 37.h5 Ke6 38.Rh6+ Ke7 39.Ra6 Kf8 40.Kf5 Rc5 41.Kg4 Bb8 42.Rh6 Rb5 43.Ra6 Rb6 44.Ra4 Rb3 45.Ra6 Kg7 46.a4 Rb4 47.Kf5 Rb6 48.Ra5 Rc6 49.Kg4 a6 50.Rd5 Bd6 51.Rd4 Bc7 52.Rb4 Rc3 53.Rd4 Rc5 54.Rb4 Bd8 55.Kxf4 Bxg5+ 56.Kg4 Ra5 57.Rc4 Kh6 58.Rd4 Be7 59.Rc4 Rg5+ 60.Kf4 a5 61.Ke3 Bc5+ 62.Ke2 Kxh5 63.f4 Rd5 64.Kf3 f5 65.Rc1 Kg6 66.Ke2 Kf6 67.Kf3 Ke6 68.Re1+ Kd6 69.Rh1 Rd3+ 70.Kg2 Kd5 0–1

The Pawn

[Event "4-4-1"]
[Site "http://cschess.webs.com/"]
[Date "1998.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Douglas"]
[Black "Anderson, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1997.09.15"]
[TimeControl "0"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Bb4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qd7 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxd5 O-O-O 15. Bb2 Nf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nc3 Bd4 18. b5 Bxc3 19. bxc6 Qxd5 20. cxb7+ Kb8 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rab1 Rd7 23. Rb3 Be5 24. g3 Rhd8 25. Rfb1 Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Rd7 28. Rb4 Rxb7 29. Rh4 f5 30. Rxh7 f4 31. g4 Rc7 32. h4 Kb7 33. g5 Kc6 34. Kf3 Kd5 35. Kg4 Ke4 36. f3+ Kd5 37. h5 Ke6 38. Rh6+ Ke7 39. Ra6 Kf8 40. Kf5 Rc5 41. Kg4 Bb8 42. Rh6 Rb5 43. Ra6 Rb6 44. Ra4 Rb3 45. Ra6 Kg7 46. a4 Rb4 47. Kf5 Rb6 48. Ra5 Rc6 49. Kg4 a6 50. Rd5 Bd6 51. Rd4 Bc7 52. Rb4 Rc3 53. Rd4 Rc5 54. Rb4 Bd8 55. Kxf4 Bxg5+ 56. Kg4 Ra5 57. Rc4 Kh6 58. Rd4 Be7 59. Rc4 Rg5+ 60. Kf4 a5 61. Ke3 Bc5+ 62. Ke2 Kxh5 63. f4 Rd5 64. Kf3 f5 65. Rc1 Kg6 66. Ke2 Kf6 67. Kf3 Ke6 68. Re1+ Kd6 69. Rh1 Rd3+ 70. Kg2 Kd5 0-1

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This Week In Chess

On May 6th, the Colorado Springs Chess Club held a free, unrated, Speed event.  NM Buck Buchanan was perfect for the 1st place tour points.

Speed Tournament (G5, RR):

11.0 NM Buck Buchanan
9.5 Daniel Herman
7.0 Earle Wikle*
7.0 Anthony Thomason
6.5 Kevin Kaaoush
5.5 Mark McGough
5.0 Jeff Fox
4.5 Rezheen Hamid
4.5 Dan Cabrera^
3.0 William Benedek
2.5 David Silva
0.0 Shirley Herman

* Sub for Paul Anderson in round 2
^ Sub for Mike Makinney in round 6

Tuesday Night Chess Tour Standings for 2nd Quarter

# MAX POSSIBLE 64.00 20.00

1 Paul Anderson 38.70 7.20
2 Daniel Herman 32.33 12.00
3 Richard Buchanan 28.00 4.50
4 Mark McGough 20.37 7.03
5 Koji DelConte 20.00 5.00
6 Shirley Herman 17.00 5.00
7 William Benedek 15.03 5.53
8 Joe Pahk 14.70 1.20
9 Earle Wikle 12.00 7.00
10 Imre Barlay 11.00 5.00
11 Katie Wise 9.20 5.20
12 Dean Brown 9.00 4.00
13 Josh Bloomer 8.00 0.00
14 Sara Herman 7.33 3.33
15 Larry Kledzik 7.00 2.00
16 Gunnar Andersen 6.50 3.50
17 Eugin Pahk 6.00 0.00
18 Mike Madsen 6.00 1.00
19 Mike Makinney 6.00 6.00
20 Ben Matthews 6.00 2.00
21 Alex Freeman 5.33 0.00
22 Peter Barlay 5.00 3.00
23 Paul Protheroe 5.00 5.00
24 Jeff Fox 4.50 4.50
25 Rezheen Hamid 4.00 4.00
26 Kevin Kaaoush 3.00 0.00
27 Alex Torres 3.00 0.00
28 Mitch Vincent 3.00 3.00
29 Peter Wise 3.00 1.00
30 Gary Atkinson 2.00 0.00
31 John Byrne 2.00 0.00
32 Robert Jimenez 2.00 0.00
33 Ron Dotson 2.00 0.00
34 Chris Wynkoop 2.00 0.00
35 David Silva 2.00 2.00
36 Bobby Dzagen 1.00 0.00
37 Adam Metzger 1.00 0.00
38 Web McNairy 1.00 0.00
39 Jeremy Hawks 1.00 1.00
40 Phil Van Hawk 1.00 1.00
41 Brandon Hilliard 1.00 1.00
42 Dragan Plakalovic 1.00 1.00
43 Richard Brown 1.00 1.00
44 Thomas Mullikin 1.00 1.00
45 Arthur Knize 1.00 1.00

3 Ms Of Chess: Mate

Game Of The Week

When I started playing tournament chess, I read a pamphlet from GM Arthur Bisguier about how to improve at chess.  Since I had been crushed by him in a simul, I was more than willing to take his advice, even though I knew little about what a GM was.  He had a list of 10 principles to keep in mind when playing.  I thought that was a little too complicated for me to remember.

So, I condensed those ideas into what I considered the 3 strategies of chess.  I also wanted something easy to remember so I decided to use the trick of alliteration to make them even more unforgettable.  I called them the 3 Ms of chess:

• Mate
• Material
• Mobility

The idea was that every chess move was an attempt to accomplish one of these three strategies and provided an ordered thought-process in choosing a move.

The 1st priority chess strategy (Mate) was to protect your King from checkmate.  Once you decide your King is not in harm, you can strategize about trapping your opponent’s King.

The Mate strategy involves understanding the basic mates.  Basic mates are where your opponent is left with just a King versus your small army of one or two pieces.

1. Easy = having 2 Rooks, 1 Rook or 1 Queen
2. Medium = having 2 Bishops
3. Hard = having Bishop & Knight
4. Need Help = having 2 Knights
5. Insufficient = having 1 Bishop or 1 Knight

I quickly mastered number 1 and have stayed there ever since.  Numbers 2-4 are so rare I have never had to use them in a game.

As my rating began to climb, I noticed some differences between how I thought about chess and how my opponents did.  One difference was in the priority of the Mate strategy.  I seemed to put far less importance on it than they did.

I knew that I needed to check for mating attacks and defend them, which I did.  Mostly.  It seemed that when I got mated it was just poor defense or an oversight.  I would also try to set up cheapos, which I did.  However, that method was very seldom successful.

So, I thought I would check the numbers to test my feeling on this strategy.  Out of my 672 tournament games only 146 (21.73%) ended in mate or were mating at the final position.  In addition, only 43 of those games (6.40%) were where I was the one getting mated.

Clearly, the vast majority of my games were won or lost because of the other two strategies.

“Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player.”

Euwe

So, I began to rethink the goal of chess.  I am sure I was taught the object of chess was to trap the King.  In fact, the USCF rules list this as the goal of chess.  However, in my world of adult tournament chess this was more of an exception than the rule.

My goal was to win.

It didn’t matter to me how I got the W.  A win was a win.  I realized that no matter what you called it, a win was getting your opponent to resign.  If he did not resign, then you would have to force him to resign by the rules.

Of course, there were draws but that just meant you failed to achieve your goal of resignation.

Draws are the same as resignation.  You either agree to draw or you force your opponent to take the draw.

Outcomes In Chess:

1. Resign
2. Time (auto-resign)
3. Mate (auto-resign)
4. Forfeit (auto-resign)
5. Adjudication (either)
6. Draw
7. Insufficient Material (auto-draw)
8. Repetition (auto-draw)
9. Moves (auto-draw)
10. Stalemate (auto-draw)

I decided to check my chess match with my dad to see how the numbers compared.  Out of 53 games, only 8 (15.09%) ended in mate or were mating at the final position.  In addition, only 3 of those games (5.66%) were where I was the one getting mated.

Here is an example.

Anderson,Paul -Anderson,Douglas [A36]

13–12-9 Email, 03.01.2004

1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.b3 e6 6.Bb2 Nge7 7.e3 0–0 8.Nge2 b6 9.0–0 Bb710.d3 d6 11.Qd2 Qd7 12.Nb5 Bxb2 13.Qxb2 a6 14.Nbc3 Ne5 15.Rad1 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qb7+

The reason the numbers are lower than my USCF games could be that my dad and I were playing an email match where there is little incentive to play out games that are clearly over.  So far, it looks like neither player has made any effort to get to the King until now.

17.e4 f5 18.f4 Ng4 19.Qd2 Nf6 20.Qe3 Rad8 21.Kg1 Kf7 22.Qf3 h5 23.exf5 Qxf3 24.fxe6+ Kxe6 25.Rxf3 d5 26.Re1 Kf5

White to move

I finally saw a tactic to gain a Pawn and had not planned to go after the King.  However, my dad’s oversight on advancing his King to f5 gave me a rare mating opportunity.  Simply backing the King out of the action makes the game much tougher.  Instead, it is mate in 6.

27.Nd4+Kg4 28.h3+ Kxh3 29.Nd1 Ng4 30.Re2 1–0

Originally published:

https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/2010/02/favorite-combination.html

3 Ms Of Chess: Mate

[Event "13-12-9"]
[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]
[Date "2004.01.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Paul"]
[Black "Anderson, Douglas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[TimeControl "0"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. b3 e6 6. Bb2 Nge7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. d3 d6 11. Qd2 Qd7 12. Nb5 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 a6 14. Nbc3 Ne5 15. Rad1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ 17. e4 f5 18. f4 Ng4 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Qe3 Rad8 21. Kg1 Kf7 22. Qf3 h5 23. exf5 Qxf3 24. fxe6+ Kxe6 25. Rxf3 d5 26. Re1 Kf5 27. Nd4+ Kg4 28. h3+ Kxh3 29. Nd1 Ng4 30. Re2 1-0

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This Week In Chess

On May 7th, the Colorado Springs Chess Club held a Speed event.  Dean Brown was convinced that most games would end before time and the possible 4.3 hour double, Round Robin tournament (2RR, G5) started slightly after eight.  Several players dropped out early, but I stayed until the end and claimed the 1st place points.  Here are the results:

Score, Player:

Speed results (2RR, G5):

23.0 Paul Anderson
20.0 Isaac Martinez
19.0 Daniel Herman
18.5 Jeff Fox
16.0 Peter Grigg
15.5 Mark McGough
13.5 Sara Herman
13.5 Alex Torres
9.0 Mojo Monjiyama
9.0 Mike Madsen
8.0 Tom Richardson
8.0 Shirley Herman
7.0 Kathy Schneider
2.0 Evan Baron

Tuesday Night Chess Tour Cumulative and 2nd Quarter Standings

Current Standings (rank, name, total, quarter):

1 Paul Anderson 43.50 18.50
2 Isaac Martinez 20.00 15.00
3 Mark McGough 18.75 6.75
4 Mike Madsen 15.50 8.00
5 Koji DelConte 13.50 7.00
6 Alex Torres 13.00 5.00
7 Tim Brennan 12.00 0.00
8 Peter Grigg 11.00 8.00
9 Josh Bloomer 10.50 8.00
10 Dean Brown 9.00 2.00
11 Jeff Fox 7.25 2.75
12 Daniel Herman 7.00 3.00
13 Sara Herman 6.00 2.00
14 Alex Freeman 5.00 0.00
15 Josh Divine 4.25 4.25
16 Brian Rountree 4.00 0.00
17 Shirley Herman 4.00 2.00
18 Eugin Pahk 3.00 0.00
19 Joe Polanco 3.00 3.00
20 Tom Richardson 3.00 3.00
21 Richard Buchanan 2.75 2.75
22 Anthea Carson 2.00 0.00
23 Mike Wanek 2.00 0.00
24 James Powers 2.00 0.00
25 Wes Smith 2.00 1.00
26 Kathy Schneider 2.00 1.00
27 Rebecca Herman 1.50 0.00
28 Joe Pahk 1.50 0.00
29 Mike Toth 1.00 0.00
30 Buddy Diamond 1.00 0.00
31 Curits Holsinger 1.00 1.00
32 Evan Baron 1.00 1.00
33 Teppei Monjiyama 1.00 1.00

MAX POSSIBLE 52.00 24.00

How To Improve At Chess, Part I

Game Of The Week

I have been hanging out with chess masters Brian Wall and Josh Bloomer recently, staying up all night playing blitz.  Despite the painful and groggy next day, it has been a blast.  I even get a win once in a while.  Usually my wins come towards the crack of dawn when Brian is nodding off and Josh is dropping pieces.

However, despite the clear difference in our skill levels, Brian can see a change in my play from when he first met me.  He says, “You used to be a solid 1600 and now are an expert.”  So, when he asked me what changed, I felt bad that I didn’t have a specific answer.

I looked back over my email chess match with my dad and saw a clear turning point.  I can now pinpoint the time when things changed for me.  So, I asked myself what happened at that point that would have been the key to my success.  There were a couple of things I remember trying to improve at chess.  However, I think it was a couple of things that didn’t occur to me that really made the difference.  They were just happenstance.

When I first started playing chess, it was by email to stay in touch with my dad and sister.  I won both games, but my dad enjoyed it enough to continue in a 53 game match.  He was a PhD in electrical engineering who had played in the Chicago Industrial Chess League when he worked for Bell Labs.  He even got a win over FM Greg DeFotis.  So, a loss to his son came as a challenge for him to solve.  He refocused himself and won the next four games.  I realized I needed to improve to beat him,but how?

Perspective

“The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice”

Proverbs 12:15

I first met Brian Wall in August of 2001 at the Northwest Colorado Open.  I was rated 1684, and Brian was 2214.  He was more impressed with me than I was with him.  He wrote about our first game for his non-defunct Walverine website on August 20, 2001 because he liked the fact that we shared the same middle name and he thought I just may be crazier than him.

In July 2002, I played Brian in a simultaneous exhibition and won.  It was at that time he got my email address, and I began receiving his emails.  His first email was a fishing pole annotation that started 1. e4?, and I was hooked.

He annotated chess games in such a humorous way that I realized that studying chess didn’t have to be boring.  So, now I was able to see some master level ideas explained, played out, and be entertained at the same time.  I was learning but not even aware of it.

So, the idea of getting a chess coach was a great boon to my chess game.  The reason that it worked was that we had a similar perspective on chess.  I could understand the sarcasm and not reject quality moves, yet I could find things to add to my game that made me better.

Here is an example of a game from the Wallmails days where I adopt an opening plan directly from one of Brian’s emails, get the ideas in place, and come up with a wild attack that creates enough pressure to force my opponent into a weak defense.

Anderson,Paul - Anderson,Douglas [A35]

15–12–13 Email, 08/30/2005

1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.e3 e6 4.a3

This opening plan came from a Brian Wall email.  While it wasn’t a Brian Wall opening, it was played by GM Hikaru Nakamura.  Now, I must admit that I don’t memorize opening lines.  So, this game may actually bear little to no resemblance to what grandmasters play.  However, I liked the pawn structure and piece placement of Nakamura so I just tried to imitate that and hope for the best.  The idea seemed to be to get the queen and bishops on the queenside pointed at the black king, castle queenside, and open up the h file for the king rook.

4…a6 5.b3 g6 6.Bb2 Bg7 7.Qc2 Nge7 8.Bd3 0–0 9.f4 b6 10.Nf3 Bb7 11.h3 Qc7 12.Kf2

I decided that I might need both rooks working on the g and h file.  So, the king looked like he might be able to stay safe and protect the knight on f2 so that I can push the g pawn as well.  Venturing into new territory often comes with some risk involved.

12…Rfd8 13.g4 d5 14.h4 Rd7 15.h5 Rad8 16.hxg6 hxg6

My opening plan has come to fruition.  I have both bishops and the queen aiming towards the king and an open h file for my rooks to invade.  However, my dad has built up his forces in the center and is threatening to break through with his rooks down the d file.  My fear of his attack caused me to jump into action a bit prematurely, but the knight sacrifice certainly looks scarier than it is, as the lone bishop is the only piece helping guard the king.

17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 exd5 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Ng5 Qd6 21.Rh7+ Kf8 22.Rah1 d4 23.Be4 dxe3+ 24.dxe3

Things are looking better for me.  All my pieces are moving toward his king and my rooks have broken through.  Now it is his turn to get a little nervous and sacrifice his knight.  This time the best move is to ignore it and keep my eyes on the prize.

24…Nd4 25.Qc4 Qf6 26.Bxb7 Rxb7 27.Rh8+ Ke7 28.Rxd8 Kxd8 29.Qd5+ Rd7 30.Qa8+ Kc7 31.Rh8 b5

White to move

With the pressure mounting, his final mistake ends in mate.  I didn’t put together the best plan, but the change in my style may have helped with the appearance of the attack.  Maybe he thought my knight sacrifice was just another desperation move that would bounce back on me with a winning game for him.  I think he had gotten into the pattern of playing conservative defensive moves and avoiding any risk.  However, that plan was becoming obsolete, as I would win the next 9.5 of 13 games.

32.Qb8+ Kc6 33.Rc8+ Kd5 34.e4# 1–0

Email Match Results During The Wallmails Days

Anderson,Paul 11½½½½1½0111½½101101 13.5/20 +10/-3/=7 67%
Anderson,Douglas 00½½½½0½1000½½010010 6.5/20 +3/-10/=7 33%

While getting a coach is a great way to improve, I think there is more to the improvement than just having a coach.  I am reminded of Anthea Carson NN who recently hired a coach, changed her style, and dropped a couple hundred rating points.  I am not sure why the coach has failed her up to this point.  Someone suggested that the coach has a one-size-fits-all style of coaching and it really doesn’t.  However, it could also be a one-step-back-for-two-steps-ahead style, in which case Anthea N will soon be joining me at the expert barrier.  Whatever the case may be, there is also the responsibility of the student.

Pride

“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom”

Proverbs 11:2

In my case, the acquisition of a coach was unintentional.  While it was a great benefit to my improvement in chess, I also think there was another factor involved.  This factor was also another unintentional acquisition into my chess program, as I didn’t make the purchase myself.  In fact, it is somewhat ironic that the thing that helped me improve at chess so that I could beat my dad consistently was a Christmas gift from him.  It was my dad that gave me Fritz 8 back in 2003.

The main benefit of having Fritz is that it is a chessgame database, and I had to go over every game I ever played to enter and save them.  Going over your losses is a very humbling task.  You have to face your mistakes head on.

However, I think it is a critical role in improving at chess.  It is not so much your knowledge of chess that improves but rather your knowledge of yourself that makes the difference.  By admitting your shortcomings you can find ways to overcome them.

After fourteen years and 53 games, I had finally pulled ahead of my dad.  I only lost 3 games in the last 20.  I tried a couple of things on my own to improve, but it turned out that a couple of things I hadn’t planned on made a bigger difference.  So, if you are looking to improve your chess, you are welcome to take a page from my path of Ps:

Perspective – get advice from players who are where you want to be.  Chess coaching can be found in books, videos, online, or in person.
Pride – be willing to admit your failures.  Learning about yourself from chess is far more rewarding than just gaining ratings.

For Practice and Patience, see Part II:

http://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/16186279-how-to-improve-at-chess-part-ii

How To Improve At Chess, Part I

[Event "15-12-13"]
[Site "https://cschessnews.blogspot.com/"]
[Date "2005.08.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Paul"]
[Black "Anderson, Douglas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.06.09"]
[TimeControl "0"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. e3 e6 4. a3 a6 5. b3 g6 6. Bb2 Bg7 7. Qc2 Nge7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. f4 b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. h3 Qc7 12. Kf2 Rfd8 13. g4 d5 14. h4 Rd7 15. h5 Rad8 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ng5 Qd6 21. Rh7+ Kf8 22. Rah1 d4 23. Be4 dxe3+ 24. dxe3 Nd4 25. Qc4 Qf6 26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. Rh8+ Ke7 28. Rxd8 Kxd8 29. Qd5+ Rd7 30. Qa8+ Kc7 31. Rh8 b5 32. Qb8+ Kc6 33. Rc8+ Kd5 34. e4# 1-0

https://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=64550

This Week In Chess

On May 8th, the Colorado Springs Chess Club held a Quad event.  The participants were split into groups of 4 players for a round-robin tournament (USCF-rated, G30).  Mark McGough and myself tied for the top spot in the upper quad while Josh Divine went unbeaten to take home the lower quad.  Here are the results:

Score, Player

Quad A

2.0 Mark McGough
2.0 Paul Anderson
1.0 Koji Del Conte
1.0 Buck Buchanan

Quad B

3.0 Josh Divine
1.0 Peter Grigg
1.0 Mike Madsen
1.0 Dean Brown

Colo Spgs Open Games‏

By Buck Buchanan

Attached are selected games from the Colorado Springs Open played in March.  I hope to have games from the Closed tournaments and Colorado Senior in a couple of weeks - very busy with other things as well, as the Chorale will be singing Mahler's Second Symphony with the Philharmonic on the 19th-20th.

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brian Tate"]
[Black "Robert Ramirez"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "1704"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. d5 Ne7 5. Nf3 Ng6 6. e4 Bc5 7. h3 a6 8. g3 O-O
9. Qd3 d6 10. Bg2 h6 11. O-O Nh5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Nf6 14. b4 Nh7 15. c5
Ng5 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. Rac1 f6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Na4 Bd7 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Nc4 Bb5
22. Rfe1 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Qd7 24. Rec1 Qa4 25. Qb6 Rfd8 26. R1c2 Nf8 27. Bf3 Qb5
28. Qxb5 axb5 29. Rc7 Nd7 30. Be2 Nb6 31. Bxb5 Kf8 32. a4 Nc8 33. a5 Ne7 34.
Bd7 g6 35. b5 f5 36. f3 f4 37. Kf2 Ra8 38. Ra2 Rdb8 39. g4 b6 40. a6 Nc8 41. a7
Nxa7 42. Raxa7 Rxa7 43. Rxa7 Kg7 44. Bc6+ Kh6 45. Rd7 Ra8 46. Rxd6 Ra2+ 47. Ke1
Ra1+ 48. Kd2 Ra2+ 49. Kc1 Rf2 50. Re6 Rxf3 51. d6 Rd3 52. Bd5 f3 53. d7 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gideon Bob"]
[Black "Sean Scott"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "1598"]
[BlackElo "1920"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 Na6 8. Qd2 Re8
9. Bh6 Bh8 10. g4 Nc7 11. h4 e6 12. O-O-O a6 13. h5 exd5 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. exd5
b5 16. Qh2 b4 17. Nb1 Qe7 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxh8+ Kf7
22. Rh7+ Nxh7 23. Qxh7+ Kf6 24. Qh4+ Kg7 25. Bg5 Qd7 26. Bf6+ Kf7 27. g5 Rg8
28. Re1 Rde8 29. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gene Lucas"]
[Black "Alex Cacas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "1445"]
[BlackElo "1822"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 c6 7. h3 Bf5 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd2 Rc8 12. O-O Nb8 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Nxc6
Rxc6 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. Rc2 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 a6 18. Ne2 Ne4 19. Rxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxc6
Qxc6 21. Bb4 e5 22. f3 Nd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qc3 Qc6 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. dxe5
Bxe5 27. b4 Kf8 28. Nd4 Bxd4 29. exd4 Ke7 30. Kf2 Kd6 31. Ke3 Kc7 32. g4 Kb6
33. a4 a5 34. bxa5+ Kxa5 35. Kf4 Kxa4 36. Ke3 Kb4 37. Kd3 f6 38. f4 g5 39. fxg5
fxg5 40. Ke2 Kc4 0-1

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "James Powers"]
[Black "Victor Creazzi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "1337"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Ne5 Nd7
15. Bf4 f6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxc6 e5 18. Bxa8 exf4 19. Bd5+ Kf8 20. Qxe7+ Rxe7
21. Bc6 fxg3 22. hxg3 f5 23. Rac1 Nf6 24. d5 Bd7 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. b4 Ne5 27.
c5 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Nd4 29. c6 Nb5 30. d6 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alex Cacas"]
[Black "Brian Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "1822"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 a6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bd6 6. Nc3 Bc7 7. Be3 d6 8. Be2
b6 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. f3 Nd7 11. O-O Ngf6 12. Rfd1 h6 13. Bf2 g5 14. Qc2 Nh5 15.
Be3 Qf6 16. Qd2 O-O 17. Rf1 Ne5 18. Rf2 Kh8 19. Raf1 Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. b3
Rg8 22. Bd1 b5 23. cxb5 Bb6 24. Nce2 axb5 25. Kh1 Rad8 26. Bc2 Ng6 27. g3 e5
28. Nf5 d5 29. gxf4 dxe4 30. Qc1 Qxf5 31. fxe5 Rg7 32. Ng3 Qxe5 33. fxe4 Bxf2
34. Rxf2 Qg5 0-1

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Isaac Martinez"]
[Black "Eric Montany"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "2099"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. Nc3 c6 5. fxe4 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nbd7 8.
Bc4 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 Bxf3 11. gxf3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. f4
Bc5 15. Qf2 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rad8 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. Kh1
b5 21. e5 f5 22. Qg2 b4 23. Ne2 c5 24. Qb7 Qf7 25. Qxa7 Nxe5 26. Qxc5 Qb7+ 27.
Kg1 Nf3+ 28. Kf2 Nd2 0-1

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Josh Samuel"]
[Black "James Powers"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1984"]
[BlackElo "1782"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. a3 e6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Qd2 Rfe8
15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Nf6 17. Rh4 Rad8 18. Ne5 c5 19. c3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rd5 21.
Bh6 Bh8 22. Rf4 Red8 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. Qc3 Bg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qc7 Qxc7 27.
Rxc7 Ne8 28. Rfxf7+ Kg8 29. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barry Hepsley"]
[Black "Ron Rossi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "1775"]
[BlackElo "1870"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 h6 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. e3 Be6 10. Bd3 c6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rac1 Qb6 13. Qb3 Rfc8 14. Bb1
Qxb3 15. Nxb3 b6 16. Rfd1 c5 17. h3 c4 18. Nbd2 Rc7 19. e4 Rac8 20. Rc3 Be7 21.
a3 b5 22. e5 a5 23. Bc2 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Re3 b3 26. Bb1 c3 27. Rxc3 Rxc3
28. bxc3 Rxc3 29. Kf1 Nb6 30. Ke2 Bd7 31. Bd3 Na4 32. Nb1 Rc7 33. Rf1 Nb2 34.
Ne1 Nxd3 35. Nxd3 Bb5 36. Rd1 b2 37. Ke3 Bxd3 38. Kxd3 Rc8 39. Ke2 Bb4 40. f3
Kf8 41. f4 Ke7 42. g3 h5 43. g4 h4 44. f5 Kd7 45. Rf1 Rc2+ 46. Kd3 Rc1 47. Ke2
Bc3 48. Nxc3 Rxc3 49. Rb1 Rxh3 50. Kf2 Rh2+ 51. Kf3 Rc2 52. Ke3 h3 53. Kf3 h2
0-1

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pierre Julien"]
[Black "Brian Tate"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "1857"]
[BlackElo "1704"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2
h6 9. Bh4 Re8 10. Nge2 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O Nd7 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bc4 Nf6
15. a3 Be6 16. b4 Qd6 17. Ng3 h5 18. f3 h4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4
Qe6 22. Qxe6 Rxe6 23. Rf4 h3 24. e5 hxg2 25. Kxg2 a5 26. Raf1 Re7 27. Rb1 axb4
28. axb4 Ra2+ 29. Rf2 Rxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Kf8 31. Kf3 Rd7 32. h4 g6 33. b5 cxb5 34.
Rxb5 Ke7 35. Rb6 Kd8 36. Ke4 Kc7 37. Rf6 Re7 38. d5 Kd8 39. Rb6 Ke8 40. Kd4 Kd8
41. e4 Kc8 42. d6 Re8 43. Kd5 Re6 44. Rb3 Re8 45. Rc3+ Kb8 46. d7 Rh8 47. Kd6
1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robert Carlson"]
[Black "Peter Grigg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "1611"]
[BlackElo "1599"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. Nf3 Nc6 2. g3 e5 3. e4 Bc5 4. d3 Nge7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 Be6 8. a3
d4 9. Ne2 Ng6 10. Ng5 Bd7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Ne4 Nxf4
15. Nxf4 Qf8 16. Bh3 Bb6 17. Bxf5 Bxf5 18. Nd5 Qc8 19. Qf3 Bg6 20. Nxb6 cxb6
21. Qf4 Ne7 22. Qe5 Nf5 23. Rf2 Qd7 24. Ng5 Re8 25. Qf4 Ne3 26. Nf3 Rd8 27. Ne5
Qe8 28. Nxg6 Qxg6 29. Re1 Qh5 30. Rxe3 dxe3 31. Qxe3 Re8 32. Qf3 Re1+ 33. Kg2
Qe8 34. Qd5+ Kh8 35. Qf7 Qc6+ 36. Qf3 Kg8 37. Qxc6 bxc6 38. a4 Re6 39. b3 c5
40. Kf1 g5 41. Re2 Kf7 $2 42. Rxe6 Kxe6 43. Ke2 Kf5 44. Kf3 a6 45. c3 b5 46.
axb5 axb5 47. h3 h5 48. g4+ hxg4+ 49. hxg4+ Ke5 50. Ke3 Kd5 51. d4 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brian Wall"]
[Black "Josh Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2222"]
[BlackElo "1984"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 Nf6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nd2 Ne7 8.
Qf3 c6 9. Ne2 Be6 10. O-O-O Qd7 11. h3 Bf5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4
Qc7 15. Kb1 Rfe8 16. h4 Nd5 17. g3 Qe7 18. Bd3 g6 19. h5 f5 20. Rh4 Qf6 21.
hxg6 fxg6 22. Rdh1 h5 23. Bc4 Kg7 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxe2 26. Qxb7+ Qe7 27.
Qxa8 Re1+ 28. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 29. Kc2 Qe2+ 30. Kb3 Qb5+ 31. Kc2 Qe2+ 32. Kb3 Qb5+
33. Kc2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eric Montany"]
[Black "Adam Masek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2099"]
[BlackElo "1870"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 b6 11. d5 Na5 12. Rc1 e5 13. Nd2 Qd6 14. f3 Bd7 15.
Qc2 Rae8 16. Rfd1 f5 17. c4 f4 18. Bf2 g5 19. Nb1 h5 20. Nc3 a6 21. Na4 Rb8 22.
Rb1 Bf6 23. Rb2 Rfc8 24. Rdb1 Bxa4 25. Qxa4 Kf8 26. Be1 Bd8 27. Qa3 Ra8 28.
Bxa5 bxa5 29. Rb7 Rab8 30. Bd1 Rxb7 31. Rxb7 Rc7 32. Rb8 Ke7 33. Ba4 h4 34. h3
Ra7 35. Qb2 Rc7 36. Rb6 Rd7 37. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Katie Wise"]
[Black "Zach Bekkedahl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "1834"]
[BlackElo "2083"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. Qe1 Nc6 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 e5 10. f5 gxf5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Nxe5 Bxc2 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxc6
Rc8 15. Bg2 Re8 16. Qf2 Bd3 0-1

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mark Schlagenhauf"]
[Black "Pierre Julien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2031"]
[BlackElo "1857"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bh4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 dxc4 8.
Qa4+ c6 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. e3 b6 11. Qb3 Qd6 12. Be2 e5 13. dxe5 Qc5 14. O-O Be6
15. Qb4 Nd7 16. Nd4 Bxe5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3 Rae8 19. Bc4 Kg7 20. Bxe6 Bxh2+
21. Kh1 Qd6 22. Bh3 Nc5 23. Qa3 Qc7 24. Qb4 Be5 25. Rad1 a5 26. Qc4 h6 27. f4
Bf6 28. Bxf6+ Rxf6 29. Rf3 g5 30. fxg5 Rxf3 31. gxh6+ Kh7 32. gxf3 Rxe3 33.
Bf5+ Kh8 34. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White " Ryan Swerdlin"]
[Black "Gideon Bob"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E76"]
[WhiteElo "1790"]
[BlackElo "1598"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. f4 c6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 Na6 8. a3 Nc7
9. e5 Nfe8 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Bd7 12. d5 e6 13. exd6 Nxd6 14. c5 Nf5 15. d6 Nd5
16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qc2 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 19. Kh1 Qa5 20. f5 Qxc5 21. fxg6 fxg6
22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Qb3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bh6 Bg7 26. Bg5 Qxd6 27. Ra7 Qe5
28. Bd2 Bf5 29. Bxb5 cxb5 30. Bc3 Be6 31. Qxb5 d4 32. Bxd4 Qe1+ 33. Bg1 Bd4 0-1

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Daniel Herman"]
[Black "Alex Freeman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "1372"]
[BlackElo "1728"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Be3 c4 11. Qe1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Rb1 c5 14. Ne2 Be7 15.
c3 Bc6 16. Qg3 g6 17. Qh3 Rb8 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6 Nf8 21. Qh3 Bd7
22. g4 h5 23. f5 cxd4 24. cxd4 Bb4 25. Bf4 Qc8 26. e6 Nxe6 27. fxe6 Bxe6 28.
Bxb8 Qxb8 29. Qe3 Kd7 30. Nf4 Qd6 31. Qxe6+ Qxe6 32. Nxe6 Kxe6 33. g5 Rf8 34.
Rxf8 Bxf8 35. Rf1 Bg7 36. Rf4 h4 37. Kf2 a5 38. Kf3 a4 39. Kg4 a3 40. bxa3 c3
41. Rf2 Bxd4 42. Rc2 Bg7 43. Kf4 Kd6 44. h3 Kc5 45. Ke3 Kb5 46. Kd3 Ka4 47.
Rxc3 Bxc3 48. Kxc3 Kxa3 49. Kd4 Kxa2 50. Kxd5 Kb2 51. Ke6 Kc3 52. Kf6 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Josh Samuel"]
[Black "Mark Schlagenhauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1984"]
[BlackElo "2031"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 b6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Qd2 Bb7
9. O-O h6 10. Rfe1 Ne7 11. Rad1 Qb8 12. b4 g5 13. d5 e5 14. h3 Qd8 15. Ne2 f5
16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Bd3 Qf6 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Qxg5 Ne7 20. c4 O-O-O 21. Ng3 Bh6
22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Nh4 Kb8 24. Nhf5 Nxf5 25. Nxf5 Bc8 26. Ne7 Bd7 27. c5 Rde8
28. cxd6 cxd6 29. Nc6+ Kb7 30. Bc4 Reg8 31. Kf1 Nh5 32. Rd3 Nf4 33. Rg3 Rxg3
34. fxg3 Nxd5 35. Na5+ bxa5 36. Bxd5+ Kb6 37. bxa5+ Kxa5 38. Rb1 Bxa4 39. Ke2
Bb5+ 40. Kf3 Kb6 41. h4 Kc5 42. Be6 Bd3 43. Rb3 Rf8+ 44. Kg4 Be2+ 45. Kh3 d5
46. g4 d4 47. g5 Bg7 48. Rb7 Bh8 49. Rd7 e4 50. Bd5 e3 51. Be4 Bh5 52. Rd5+ Kb4
0-1

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gary Bagstad"]
[Black "Robert Ramirez"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "1760"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. f4 e6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3
d5 9. e5 a6 10. Bd2 Nf5 11. Rb1 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Ne2 h5 14. h3 f6 15. g4 hxg4
16. hxg4 Nfd4 17. exf6 Nxf3+ 18. Rxf3 Bxf6 19. Rh3 Bg7 20. Qe1 e5 21. g5 Ne7
22. Qh4 Nf5 23. Qh7+ Kf7 24. fxe5 Ke7 25. Nf4 Rh8 26. Nxg6+ Ke6 27. Nxh8 Qxh8
28. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adam Masek"]
[Black "Brian Tate"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1870"]
[BlackElo "1704"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c6 2. Ne2 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. d4 e6 5. h4 h6 6. Ng3 Bh7 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3
c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. c3 Qb6 11. O-O Nge7 12. Nd2 Nf5 13. Nf3 cxd4 14. g4 Nfe7 15.
Nexd4 h5 16. g5 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 g6 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Nb5 Qc6 20. Nd6+ Kd7 21. Nxf7
Rg8 22. Nd6 Rd8 23. b4 a6 24. a4 Nf5 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Qc7 27. Nxf5 gxf5 28.
Ra7 Rb8 29. f4 Bc5 30. Rfa1 Bxa7 31. Rxa7 Ra8 32. b6 Qc6 33. Qd1 Rxa7 34. bxa7
Qxc3 35. Qa4+ Ke7 36. Bf2 Ra8 37. g6 Qc8 38. Qb5 Kf8 39. Qb4+ Kg7 40. Qe7+ Kxg6
41. Qg5+ Kf7 42. Qxh5+ Ke7 43. Qh7+ Kd8 44. Qf7 Qc1+ 45. Kg2 Qc6 46. Qf8+ Qe8
47. Bb6+ 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anthea Carson"]
[Black "Rhett Langseth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "1655"]
[BlackElo "1865"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3
Nbd7 9. e5 Ng8 10. Qe2 dxe5 11. dxe5 e6 12. Ne4 Bf8 13. Be3 Qa5+ 14. c3 Be7 15.
O-O h5 16. a4 Nh6 17. Rfd1 Nf5 18. Bf2 Qc7 19. g4 hxg4 20. Bxg4 Nh6 21. Nd6+
Kf8 22. b4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Bxd6 24. exd6 Qd8 25. c4 Rh7 26. g5 e5 27. Qg4 f5 28.
Qf3 e4 29. Qb3 Qe8 30. c5 a6 31. Kg2 Qf7 32. Qc3 Rh5 33. Rh1 Qh7 34. Rxh5 gxh5
35. b5 Re8 36. bxa6 bxa6 37. Rb1 Kg8 38. Qc4+ Qf7 39. Qxf7+ Kxf7 40. Rb7 Ke6
41. Kh3 Nb8 42. Rh7 Kd5 43. Re7 Rd8 44. Re5+ Kc4 45. Rxf5 Nd7 46. Kh4 Kd3 47.
Rf7 e3 48. Be1 Nxc5 49. f5 Ne4 50. d7 Nd6 51. Rf6 Ne4 52. Rxc6 Rxd7 53. f6 Ke2
54. Bc3 Rd1 55. Kxh5 Rg1 56. g6 Rh1+ 57. Kg4 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pierre Julien"]
[Black "Gideon Bob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "1857"]
[BlackElo "1598"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 Na6 8. O-O
Nc7 9. Ne1 e5 10. Bg5 a6 11. a4 Qe8 12. Nd3 Bd7 13. a5 h6 14. Be3 g5 15. h3 Kh7
16. g4 Ng8 17. Qc2 Ne7 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Bxc5 Rh8 20. Bb6 Qc8 21. d6 Ne6 22.
dxe7 Nf4 23. Kh2 Be6 24. b3 Kg8 25. Rad1 Bd7 26. Nd5 h5 27. Nxf4 exf4 28. Qd3
Be8 29. Qd8 Kh7 30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. gxh5 Bf6 32. Bg4 Ra8 33. Bf5+ Kh6 34. Rd6 Kg7
35. Bd4 Bxd4 36. Rxd4 Kf6 37. Rd8 Bc6 38. Rxa8 Rxa8 39. Rd1 Kxe7 40. h6 Rh8 41.
h7 Kf6 42. f3 Ke7 43. h4 g4 44. fxg4 Kf6 45. g5+ Ke5 46. h5 Bxe4 47. Bxe4 Kxe4
48. g6 fxg6 49. hxg6 Kf3 50. Kg1 Ke2 51. Rd6 f3 52. Re6+ Kd3 53. Kf2 Kc3 54.
Re3+ Kb4 55. Kxf3 Kxa5 56. Re7 Kb4 57. Rxb7+ Ka5 58. Kg4 Rg8 59. b4+ 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Justin Alter"]
[Black "Katie Wise"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "1574"]
[BlackElo "1834"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nf6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Qe2 d6 10. a3 Bc5 11. Nb3 Ba7 12. h4 Nc6 13. Rh3 d5 14. Rg3 Re8 15.
Bg5 Nd4 16. Qd1 Nd7 17. Qg4 f5 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh6 fxe4 20. Bf4 Ne5 21. Nxd4
Bxd4 22. h5 Bxc3+ 23. bxc3 Qxc3+ 24. Ke2 exd3+ 25. cxd3 Nf7 26. hxg6 Nxh6 27.
gxh7+ Kf7 28. Rc1 Qb2+ 29. Ke1 Qxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Nf5 31. Rh3 Bd7 32. Bb2 e5 0-1

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alex Stiger"]
[Black "Gregg Ford"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "1521"]
[BlackElo "1597"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nge2 Nf6 6. d3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Qb6 9. Rb1 Bg4 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. Na4 Qd7 12. Nac3 Rac8 13. Be3 Ne5 14. f4 Nc6 15.
Rf2 Bh3 16. Rbf1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ng4 18. Rf3 Nxe3+ 19. Rxe3 a6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21.
Ref3 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. c3 Bg7 24. f5 f6 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Nf4 Bh6 27. Qc2
Bxf4 28. gxf4 Kg7 29. Rg3 Rh8 30. Rg1 Rh6 31. Kf1 Qh8 32. Qg2 Qh7 33. h4 Rg8
34. f5 Kf7 35. e5 $1 dxe5 36. Qd5+ Kf8 37. Qxb7 Rxh4 38. Qc8+ Kf7 39. Qe6+ Kf8
40. fxg6 Rf4+ 41. Ke1 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eric Montany"]
[Black "Mark Schlagenhauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2099"]
[BlackElo "2031"]
[Annotator "Buchanan,Richard"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Be3 e5 6. d5 Nce7 7. c5 f5 8. Bb5+
Kf7 9. Nf3 h6 10. cxd6 cxd6 11. Qb3 Nf6 12. O-O-O a6 13. Be2 b5 14. Kb1 Bd7 15.
exf5 Nxf5 16. Nd2 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qb6 18. Rhf1 Ke7 19. Nc4 Qd8 20. Nxe5 $1 dxe5
21. d6+ Ke8 22. Bd3 Kf8 23. Bxg6 Be8 24. Bxe8 Qxe8 25. d7 Qg6+ 26. Ka1 Rd8 27.
Qe6 Qf7 28. Qf5 h5 29. Ne4 Rh6 30. Rd6 Kg8 31. a3 Qe7 32. Nxf6+ Rxf6 33. Rxf6
Bxf6 34. Qxf6 Qxf6 35. Rxf6 Rxd7 36. Rf5 Rd2 37. Rxe5 Rxg2 38. Rxh5 Re2 39. Rh3
a5 40. Rf3 b4 41. axb4 axb4 42. Ka2 Rxh2 43. Kb3 Rh4 44. Rf4 Rh3 45. Kxb4 Rxe3
46. Kc4 {(After the tactics, White has simplified to a won ending.)} Re1 47. b4
Rb1 48. Kc5 Rc1+ 49. Kb6 Rb1 50. b5 Rb2 51. Kc6 Rc2+ 52. Kb7 Rb2 53. b6 Rb1 54.
Kc7 Rc1+ 55. Kb8 Rb1 56. b7 {(The winning technique for this Lucena Position
was first published in the year 1497. The WR is already on the 4th rank where
he belongs.)} Kg7 57. Kc7 Rc1+ 58. Kb6 Rb1+ 59. Kc6 Kg8 {(Or 59...Rc1+ 60 Kb5
Rb1+ 61 Rb4.)} 60. Rf5 Rc1+ 61. Rc5 Rb1 62. Rb5 Rc1+ 63. Kb6 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brian Wall"]
[Black "Zach Bekkedahl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2222"]
[BlackElo "2083"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qb3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. Bd3 b6 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. O-O Ne5 13. c4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3
Qe7 15. a4 a5 16. Rfc1 Rfd8 17. Rc3 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe4 19. f3 Bb7 20. Kf2 Ba6
21. e4 c6 22. Ke3 b5 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Rxa5 bxc4 25. d5 Rdb8 26. Rca3 Rb3+ 27.
Nc3 Rxa3 28. Rxa3 Kf8 29. Kd4 Ke7 30. Na2 Kd6 31. f4 Bb7 32. Rxa8 Bxa8 33. Nc3
Bb7 34. Kxc4 Ba6+ 35. Kd4 g5 36. g3 h5 37. fxg5 fxg5 38. e5+ Ke7 39. Ne4 h4 40.
d6+ Kd7 41. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Katie Wise"]
[Black "Adam Masek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "1834"]
[BlackElo "1870"]
[Annotator "Buchanan,Richard"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. f4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Qb6 6. Kh1 h6 7. d3 e5 8. Na3
Be7 9. e4 Bg4 10. Qe1 a6 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. a4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 h5 14. a5 Nd4 15. Bd1
Nd7 16. c3 Nc6 17. Qf2 Bf6 18. Be3 b5 19. axb6 Nxb6 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxd6+ $1
Qxd6 22. Bxc5 Qxd3 23. Bc2 Qd7 24. Bxb6 Qb7 25. Bc5 O-O-O 26. Qf5+ Kc7 27. Bd4
Rde8 28. Rfd1 Re6 29. Ba4 Kb8 30. b4 h4 31. g4 g6 32. Qf4 Ka8 33. Bb3 Bg5 34.
Rxa6+ Qxa6 35. Bd5+ Nc6 36. Qxg5 Qe2 37. Ra1+ Kb7 38. Ra7+ Kc8 39. Ra8+ Kb7 40.
Ra7+ Kc8 41. Ra8+ Kb7 {(After making thiis move Black claimed a draw. But the
position has only appeared twice, and a draw can only be claimed by the player
whose turn it is to move.)} 42. Bxc6+ Rxc6 43. Qe7+ Rc7 44. Ra7+ Kc6 45. Qxc7+
1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rhett Langseth"]
[Black "Robert Carlson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1865"]
[BlackElo "1611"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. d3 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 e5 6. Be2 O-O 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. Qb3
b6 9. h3 Be6 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Nf1 Qc8 12. g4 d5 13. Ng3 dxe4 14. dxe4 Nd7 15.
Bb5 Na5 16. Be7 Re8 17. Bb4 c6 18. Be2 c5 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. Rd1 Nb6 21. Bb5 Re7
22. Ng5 Bc4 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Qe2 Nb6 25. O-O Qc7 26. Nf3 c4 27. Rd2 Rd8 28.
Rfd1 Rxd2 29. Nxd2 Rd7 30. Nb1 Qd8 31. Rxd7 Qxd7 32. Nf1 Bh6 33. Nfd2 Bxd2 34.
Qxd2 Qe7 35. Na3 Qh4 36. Kg2 h5 37. Qe2 Qg5 38. f3 h4 39. Qf2 a4 40. Nb5 Qe7
41. Qd2 g5 42. Nxa7 f6 43. Nc6 Qd7 44. Qxd7 Nxd7 45. Na5 Nb6 46. Kf2 Kf7 47.
Ke2 Ke6 48. Kd2 Kd6 49. Kc2 Kc5 50. Nb7+ Kc6 51. Nd8+ Kd6 52. Nf7+ Kc6 53. Nh6
Nd7 54. Nf5 Kc5 55. Ne3 Nb6 56. b3 cxb3+ 57. axb3 axb3+ 58. Kxb3 Kb5 59. Nd5
Nd7 60. c4+ Kc5 61. Kc3 Kc6 62. Nb4+ Kb6 63. Nd3 Kc6 64. Kb4 Kb6 65. c5+ Kc6
66. Kc4 Nf8 67. Nb4+ Kc7 68. Nd5+ Kc6 69. Nb4+ Kc7 70. Kd5 Ng6 71. Nd3 Nf8 72.
c6 Kc8 73. Kd6 Kd8 74. Nc5 Kc8 75. Nd7 Nh7 76. Nb6+ 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brian Tate"]
[Black "Dean Brown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "1704"]
[BlackElo "1449"]
[Annotator "Buchanan,Richard"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 Qa5 7. Nbd2 Na6 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. e4 d6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Nd7 13. Ndf3 Rd8 14. Qd2 $2
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Rab1 Qf6 17. g4 h6 18. f4 g5 19. fxg5 Qxg5 20. Qf2 f5
21. gxf5 Rf8 22. h4 Qg4 23. Qe3 Qxh4 24. fxe6 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Qe7 26. d5 {(And
White has recovered nicely.)} Qc5 27. Qxc5 Nxc5 28. Bh3 Kg7 29. Rf7+ Kg8 30.
Bf5 Bxe6 31. dxe6 Re8 32. Bh7+ Kh8 33. e7 Nd7 34. Bf5 Kg8 35. Be6 1-0

[Event "2012 CS Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scott Swerdlin"]
[Black "Alex Stiger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "1574"]
[BlackElo "1521"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Nh7 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qh5+
Kg8 15. f4 Nf6 16. Qh4 Re8 17. Rf3 Nh7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rg3+ Kh8 20. Rg5 Qxe3+
21. Kh1 f6 22. Rh5 Qe7 23. f5 Rg8 24. Re1 Qg7 25. g4 Bd7 26. Re3 Rae8 27. Rh3
Re7 28. Rxh7+ Qxh7 29. Qxf6+ Rgg7 30. Qf8+ Rg8 31. Rxh7+ Kxh7 32. Qxe7+ Rg7 33.
Qh4+ Kg8 34. Ne2 Re7 1-0