[BrianWall-ChessList] Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter
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Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter
http://cs.chess.home.att.net
This Week In Chess
Tuesday June 5, 2007
On May 29, the CSCC had 19 members in attendance. In the USCF-rated
ladder game (G90), Joe Pahk played to a draw against Anthea Carson. The rest of
the participants played in the 4 round, Swiss tournament (G15). Here are the
results:
Player Score
Josh Bloomer 4.0
Paul Anderson 3.0
Bill Weihmiller 3.0
John McCollum 2.0
Mike Filppu 2.0
Sean Cabrera 2.0
Buck Buchanan 2.0
Tom Mullikin 2.0
Jerry Maier 1.0
Mike Dimeo 1.0
Dean Brown 1.0
Jenna Bloomer 0.0
Game Of The Week
This week's game come from the club's Swiss tournament played this
past Tuesday. I was paired against Dean Brown in the first round. Dean was
happy to play me as he just rocketed his way into the 4th spot on my chess
enemies list at the beginning of this year. At the end of every year, I go
through my chess database and update a list of my top ten chess enemies and
chess benefactors. Those are the chess opponents who have taken the most net
rating points from me and who have given the most net rating points to me. I
originally came up with the "list of enemies" idea back in January of 2005 when
I was interview by Paul Grimm for the Colorado Chess Informant. He asked, "Do
you have an archrival?" Without an actual archrival, I though it would be
humorous to combine Richard Nixon's list of enemies with my obsession for
statistics and create my "10 Most Wanted" list. I guess other people enjoyed it
as well, as I still get comments about it today. In fact, at the start of our
game, Dean says to me, "Let's see if I can improve my spot on your enemies
list." He did not. However, he has figured out a way to keep his spot. Several
people have attempted to lock in their spot on my list by moving away or
quitting chess, but they can always be passed by some up-and-comer who has my
number. Dean has taken a different approach. After making the list, he has
stopped updating the ratings for the club. Now the main source of rating change
has come to a grinding halt. My opponents will have to wait for the few
USCF-rated opportunities to overtake Dean on the list. Of course, I could
always throw my next game against Dean to unclog the ratings pipeline, but I
just couldn't do it this game. It is not often I find the opportunity to
sacrifice a piece for the knockout blow!
Public Enemy Number Four (Click this link to view the game on your
web browser)
(93) Anderson,Paul (1889) - Brown,Dean (1339) [A57]
CSCC Swiss Colorado Springs (1.2), 29.05.2007
[Fritz 8 (60s)]
A57: Benko/Volga Gambit
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 Bb7 6.Nc3 last book move
6...d6 7.e4 g6 8.f3 Controls g4 8...Bg7 9.Bc4 The bishop is not easily driven
from c4 9...Qxb6 10.Nh3 0-0 11.0-0 Qb4 12.Qb3 Qxb3 13.axb3 a5 14.Bd2 Nbd7
15.Ra2 Ba6 16.Rfa1 Bxc4 17.bxc4 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 17...Nb6?
[>=17...Rfb8!?= is an interesting alternative] 18.b3+/- Nfd7 19.Rxa5 Rxa5
20.Rxa5 Ra8 21.Rxa8+ Nxa8 22.Na4 Ndb6 23.Nxb6 Nxb6 24.Ba5 Bd4+ 25.Kf1 Nd7
26.Ke2 Ne5 27.Nf4 Kg7 28.Nd3 Kf6? [28...g5 29.Bd2 Kg6 30.Nxe5+ Bxe5 31.g3+- ]
29.Bd8 [29.f4!? Nd7 30.Bd8 h5+- ] 29...h5 30.Ne1 h4? [30...g5 31.g3+/- ]
31.h3?? White lets it slip away [>=31.f4 it becomes clear that White will call
all the shots 31...Nd7 32.Nf3+- ] 31...g5+/- 32.Nc2 Bb2 33.Ne3 Ng6 34.Nf5 Nf4+?
[>=34...Be5+/- ] 35.Kf1 Ng6 36.Nxd6 Ke5 37.Nxf7+ Kd4 38.e5! White intends d6.
here's the full point 38...Kc3 [38...Nxe5 39.Nxe5 ] 39.Bxe7! the knock-out blow
39...Nxe7 [39...Kxb3 is still a small chance 40.Bf6 Kxc4+- ] 40.d6 Nc6 41.e6 Kd3
42.e7 [42.e7 Nxe7 43.dxe7+- ] 1-0
Upcoming Events
6/5 Speed tournament, CSCC
6/6,13,20,27 Poor Richard's Book Store June Open, CSCC
6/9-10 Southern Colorado Open, CSCA
6/12 June Mating Game: 4-SS, G/30, USCF rated, ef $5, CSCC
6/16 Rocky Mountain Quads, BCC
6/19 June Mating Game continues, CSCC
Colorado Springs Chess Club: CSCC (http://springschess.org/)
Denver Chess Club: DCC (http://www.denverchessclub.org/)
Boulder Chess Club: BCC (http://www.geocities.com/boulderchessclub/)
Colorado State Chess Association: CSCA (http://colorado-chess.com/)
Wyoming Chess Association: WCA (http://www.wyomingchess.com/)
Colorado Springs Chess News
Home - http://cs.chess.home.att.net/
Store - http://www.cafepress.com/cs_chess
Group - http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cs_chess/
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Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter
http://cs.chess.home.att.net
This Week In Chess
Tuesday June 5, 2007
On May 29, the CSCC had 19 members in attendance. In the USCF-rated ladder game (G90), Joe Pahk played to a draw against Anthea Carson. The rest of the participants played in the 4 round, Swiss tournament (G15). Here are the results:
Player Score
Josh Bloomer 4.0
Paul Anderson 3.0
Bill Weihmiller 3.0
John McCollum 2.0
Mike Filppu 2.0
Sean Cabrera 2.0
Buck Buchanan 2.0
Tom Mullikin 2.0
Jerry Maier 1.0
Mike Dimeo 1.0
Dean Brown 1.0
Jenna Bloomer 0.0
Game Of The Week
This week's game come from the club's Swiss tournament played this past Tuesday. I was paired against Dean Brown in the first round. Dean was happy to play me as he just rocketed his way into the 4th spot on my chess enemies list at the beginning of this year. At the end of every year, I go through my chess database and update a list of my top ten chess enemies and chess benefactors. Those are the chess opponents who have taken the most net rating points from me and who have given the most net rating points to me. I originally came up with the "list of enemies" idea back in January of 2005 when I was interview by Paul Grimm for the Colorado Chess Informant. He asked, "Do you have an archrival?" Without an actual archrival, I though it would be humorous to combine Richard Nixon's list of enemies with my obsession for statistics and create my "10 Most Wanted" list. I guess other people enjoyed it as well, as I still get comments about it today. In fact, at the start of our game, Dean says to me, "Let's see if I can improve my spot on your enemies list." He did not. However, he has figured out a way to keep his spot. Several people have attempted to lock in their spot on my list by moving away or quitting chess, but they can always be passed by some up-and-comer who has my number. Dean has taken a different approach. After making the list, he has stopped updating the ratings for the club. Now the main source of rating change has come to a grinding halt. My opponents will have to wait for the few USCF-rated opportunities to overtake Dean on the list. Of course, I could always throw my next game against Dean to unclog the ratings pipeline, but I just couldn't do it this game. It is not often I find the opportunity to sacrifice a piece for the knockout blow!
Public Enemy Number Four (Click this link to view the game on your web browser)
(93) Anderson,Paul (1889) - Brown,Dean (1339) [A57]
CSCC Swiss Colorado Springs (1.2), 29.05.2007
[Fritz 8 (60s)]
A57: Benko/Volga Gambit
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 Bb7 6.Nc3 last book move 6...d6 7.e4 g6 8.f3 Controls g4 8...Bg7 9.Bc4 The bishop is not easily driven from c4 9...Qxb6 10.Nh3 0-0 11.0-0 Qb4 12.Qb3 Qxb3 13.axb3 a5 14.Bd2 Nbd7 15.Ra2 Ba6 16.Rfa1 Bxc4 17.bxc4 Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn 17...Nb6? [>=17...Rfb8!?= is an interesting alternative] 18.b3+/- Nfd7 19.Rxa5 Rxa5 20.Rxa5 Ra8 21.Rxa8+ Nxa8 22.Na4 Ndb6 23.Nxb6 Nxb6 24.Ba5 Bd4+ 25.Kf1 Nd7 26.Ke2 Ne5 27.Nf4 Kg7 28.Nd3 Kf6? [28...g5 29.Bd2 Kg6 30.Nxe5+ Bxe5 31.g3+- ] 29.Bd8 [29.f4!? Nd7 30.Bd8 h5+- ] 29...h5 30.Ne1 h4? [30...g5 31.g3+/- ] 31.h3?? White lets it slip away [>=31.f4 it becomes clear that White will call all the shots 31...Nd7 32.Nf3+- ] 31...g5+/- 32.Nc2 Bb2 33.Ne3 Ng6 34.Nf5 Nf4+? [>=34...Be5+/- ] 35.Kf1 Ng6 36.Nxd6 Ke5 37.Nxf7+ Kd4 38.e5! White intends d6. here's the full point 38...Kc3 [38...Nxe5 39.Nxe5 ] 39.Bxe7! the knock-out blow 39...Nxe7 [39...Kxb3 is still a small chance 40.Bf6 Kxc4+- ] 40.d6 Nc6 41.e6 Kd3 42.e7 [42.e7 Nxe7 43.dxe7+- ] 1-0
Upcoming Events
6/5 Speed tournament, CSCC
6/6,13,20,27 Poor Richard's Book Store June Open, CSCC
6/9-10 Southern Colorado Open, CSCA
6/12 June Mating Game: 4-SS, G/30, USCF rated, ef $5, CSCC
6/16 Rocky Mountain Quads, BCC
6/19 June Mating Game continues, CSCC
Colorado Springs Chess Club: CSCC (http://springschess.org/)
Denver Chess Club: DCC (http://www.denverchessclub.org/)
Boulder Chess Club: BCC (http://www.geocities.com/boulderchessclub/)
Colorado State Chess Association: CSCA (http://colorado-chess.com/)
Wyoming Chess Association: WCA (http://www.wyomingchess.com/)
Colorado Springs Chess News
Home - http://cs.chess.home.att.net/
Store - http://www.cafepress.com/cs_chess
Group - http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cs_chess/
Visit the website to search past newsletters or see the collection of images. Visit the store to view a variety of products with the logo. All articles written by Paul Anderson unless otherwise noted. To unsubscribe, reply to this message with the subject heading "Unsubscribe".
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