[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 12, 2007
On June 5, the CSCC had 15 members in attendance. In the USCF-rated
ladder game (G90), Mike Filppu flabbergasted Anthea Carson and Brian Wall wiped
out Tom Mullikin. Most of the participants played in the double round robin,
speed tournament (G5). Here are the results:
Player Score
Paul Anderson 9.0
Buck Buchanan 8.0
Ray Allen 4.5
Jerry Maier 3.0
Reggie McKoy 3.0
Dean Brown 0.5
New Photos From S Colorado Open 2007!
By Fred Eric Spell
New photos on the Yahoo! Group by Fred Eric Spell at:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cs_chess/
Game Of The Week
This weekend I played in the Southern Colorado Open, and it could
just be my worst tournament ever. I finished with more points from byes than
from actual victories. It all started after I beat Anthea Carson in the first
round. I moved up to the first board and had nowhere to go but down, and man,
did I go down! I lost my next three games with two of them being big upsets. It
is not my worst losing steak but it is close. From March 13, 2004 to March 23,
2004 I failed to win one game in six tries over the board in rated play (my
best "no loss" streak was 22 games, 6/11/06-08/15/06). After I lost my second
game, I requested a half-point bye to take a break and recharge my chess
batteries. It didn't work. I lost my third game in a row. When I was finally
determined to right the ship, I was given my first 1-point bye ever. There were
an odd number of players in the section, and I was the lowest man on the totem
pole. Since I didn't get a pairing in the final round, I went home with 1 point
from my victory over Anthea and 1.5 points from byes. Now that I think about it,
I blame Anthea. I think she is a mutant whose special ability is to cure other
mutants who get too close to her like that bald-headed kid in the movie "X-men,
The Last Stand." She had just suffered through three losses as well, and I got
too close to her and was cured of my chess playing abilities. I heard about her
streak because everyone who beat her wanted their game published. On Tuesday,
Anthea called out Mike Filppu for a grudge match. Of course, you have to be
careful about what you ask for, as you just may get it. She lost in 23 moves,
and he gave me the game. The next night, she played Tom Mullikin. When it
rains, it pours. She lost again, and he gave me the game. Then on Saturday, I
beat her and gave myself the game. With three Anthea losses to choose from, I
turned the responsibility of picking the Game Of The Week over to the Yahoo!
Group. They chose the 662-point upset by Tom Mullikin. Tom said, "This was fun
(for me). Don't know if Anthea would want it published or not, (probably NOT),
but this is my biggest upset to date." Of course, Tom could be the source of
the bad luck mutant virus, as he has lost 200 rating points in the past year. I
guess it just took him a while to figure out to whom to pass it along. I don't
plan to keep it that long. So, watch out! And if you think you're immune, just
remember what Solomon said, "I have seen something else under the sun: The race
is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise
or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen
to them all." Ecclesiastes 9:11
If It Weren't For Bad Luck, I'd Have No Luck At All (Click this link
to view the game on your web browser)
(94) Carson,Anthea (1665) - Mullikin,Tom (1003) [C54]
Poor Richards June Colorado Springs (1), 06.06.2007
[Fritz 8 (60s)]
C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 last book move
6...Na5 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.b4 Bxf2+ 9.Kxf2 Ng4+ 10.Ke2 Nc6 11.Rf1 Rf8 12.Ng5+ Kg8?
[>=12...Kg6 and Black is still in the game 13.Ndf3 h6 14.Nh4+ Kh5+/= ]
13.Qb3++- d5? [13...Kh8 14.Rxf8+ Qxf8 15.Nf7+ Kg8 16.Nxd6+ Kh8 17.Nf7+ Kg8
18.Nxe5+ Kh8+- ] 14.Ndf3 [>=14.exd5 and White has reached his goal 14...Nxb4
15.d6+ (15.Qxb4?! Rxf1 16.Nxf1 Qf6+- ) 15...Kh8 16.Nf7+ Rxf7 17.Qxf7+- ]
14...h6 [>=14...Nf6=/+ and Black could well hope to play on] 15.exd5 hxg5
16.Bxg5 Qd6 17.c4?? hands over the advantage to the opponent [17.dxc6+ Be6
18.cxb7 Bxb3 19.bxa8Q Rxa8 20.axb3= ] 17...e4!-+ Theme: Clearance for d6-h2
18.dxe4 Nxh2 [>=18...Rxf3 and Black has triumphed 19.gxf3 Nd4+ 20.Kd3 Nxb3
21.axb3 Nxh2-+ ] 19.c5? [19.dxc6 Qxc6 20.Nxh2 Qxe4+ 21.Qe3 Qxg2+ 22.Kd3+/- ]
19...Nxf3?? simply marches past the door to victory [19...Qg6!? 20.dxc6+ Be6
21.Qd3 Nxf1 22.Rxf1 bxc6 23.a3-+ ] 20.Rxf3?? an unfortunate move that
relinquishes the win [>=20.dxc6+ with excellent chances for White 20...Qe6
21.cxb7 Qxb3 22.axb3 (22.bxa8Q?? fails to mate in 2 22...Qc2+ 23.Ke3 Qd2# )
22...Ng1+ 23.Kd3 Bxb7 24.Rxg1+- ] 20...Rxf3 21.gxf3 Nd4+ 22.Kd3 Nxb3 23.cxd6
Nxa1 24.dxc7 Kf7 25.Kc3 a5 26.b5=/+ b6 27.Kb2 Ra7 28.d6? [>=28.Bf4=/+ and White
has air to breath] 28...Ke6-+ 29.Be7 Kd7 [29...Rxc7 30.dxc7 Kxe7 31.f4-+ ]
30.Bf8 g6 [30...a4 31.Kxa1 a3 32.Bxg7 Kxd6 33.Kb1-+ ] 31.a4? [>=31.Kxa1 Bb7
32.Be7-+ ] 31...Ra8-+ 32.Kxa1 Bb7 33.Be7 Re8 34.Kb2 Rxe7 35.dxe7 Kxe7 36.Kc3
Kd7 37.Kd4 Kd6 38.f4 Bc8 39.e5+ Kxc7 40.Kd5 Kd7 41.e6+ Kc7 42.Ke5 Kd8 [42...Bb7
43.f5 gxf5 44.Kxf5-+ ] 43.Kf6?? what a pity, victory was in sight [>=43.Kd6 had
to be tried to avoid defeat 43...Ke8 44.Kc7 Bxe6 45.Kxb6= ] 43...Ke8-+ 44.Ke5
Ke7 45.Kd5 Bxe6+ 46.Kc6 Bb3 47.Kxb6 Bxa4 48.Kxa5 Bxb5 49.Kxb5 Kf6 50.Kc4 Kf5
51.Kd3 Kxf4 52.Ke2 Kg3 53.Kf1 Kh2 54.Kf2 g5 55.Kf3 Kh3 56.Kf2 g4 57.Kg1 Kg3
58.Kh1 Kf2 0-1
Upcoming Events
6/12 June Mating Game: 4-SS, G/30, USCF rated, ef $5, CSCC
6/13,20,27 Poor Richard's Book Store June Final Rounds, CSCC
6/16 Rocky Mountain Quads, BCC
6/19 June Mating Game continues, CSCC
6/23 DCC Summer Fun Tournament, DCC
6/26 Thematic tournament 4-SS, G/15. Evans Gambit: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4, 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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Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter
http://cs.chess.home.att.net
This Week In Chess
Tuesday June 12, 2007
On June 5, the CSCC had 15 members in attendance. In the USCF-rated ladder game (G90), Mike Filppu flabbergasted Anthea Carson and Brian Wall wiped out Tom Mullikin. Most of the participants played in the double round robin, speed tournament (G5). Here are the results:
Player Score
Paul Anderson 9.0
Buck Buchanan 8.0
Ray Allen 4.5
Jerry Maier 3.0
Reggie McKoy 3.0
Dean Brown 0.5
New Photos From S Colorado Open 2007!
By Fred Eric Spell
New photos on the Yahoo! Group by Fred Eric Spell at:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cs_chess/
Game Of The Week
This weekend I played in the Southern Colorado Open, and it could just be my worst tournament ever. I finished with more points from byes than from actual victories. It all started after I beat Anthea Carson in the first round. I moved up to the first board and had nowhere to go but down, and man, did I go down! I lost my next three games with two of them being big upsets. It is not my worst losing steak but it is close. From March 13, 2004 to March 23, 2004 I failed to win one game in six tries over the board in rated play (my best "no loss" streak was 22 games, 6/11/06-08/15/06). After I lost my second game, I requested a half-point bye to take a break and recharge my chess batteries. It didn't work. I lost my third game in a row. When I was finally determined to right the ship, I was given my first 1-point bye ever. There were an odd number of players in the section, and I was the lowest man on the totem pole. Since I didn't get a pairing in the final round, I went home with 1 point from my victory over Anthea and 1.5 points from byes. Now that I think about it, I blame Anthea. I think she is a mutant whose special ability is to cure other mutants who get too close to her like that bald-headed kid in the movie "X-men, The Last Stand." She had just suffered through three losses as well, and I got too close to her and was cured of my chess playing abilities. I heard about her streak because everyone who beat her wanted their game published. On Tuesday, Anthea called out Mike Filppu for a grudge match. Of course, you have to be careful about what you ask for, as you just may get it. She lost in 23 moves, and he gave me the game. The next night, she played Tom Mullikin. When it rains, it pours. She lost again, and he gave me the game. Then on Saturday, I beat her and gave myself the game. With three Anthea losses to choose from, I turned the responsibility of picking the Game Of The Week over to the Yahoo! Group. They chose the 662-point upset by Tom Mullikin. Tom said, "This was fun (for me). Don't know if Anthea would want it published or not, (probably NOT), but this is my biggest upset to date." Of course, Tom could be the source of the bad luck mutant virus, as he has lost 200 rating points in the past year. I guess it just took him a while to figure out to whom to pass it along. I don't plan to keep it that long. So, watch out! And if you think you're immune, just remember what Solomon said, "I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all." Ecclesiastes 9:11
If It Weren't For Bad Luck, I'd Have No Luck At All (Click this link to view the game on your web browser)
(94) Carson,Anthea (1665) - Mullikin,Tom (1003) [C54]
Poor Richards June Colorado Springs (1), 06.06.2007
[Fritz 8 (60s)]
C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 last book move 6...Na5 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.b4 Bxf2+ 9.Kxf2 Ng4+ 10.Ke2 Nc6 11.Rf1 Rf8 12.Ng5+ Kg8? [>=12...Kg6 and Black is still in the game 13.Ndf3 h6 14.Nh4+ Kh5+/= ] 13.Qb3++- d5? [13...Kh8 14.Rxf8+ Qxf8 15.Nf7+ Kg8 16.Nxd6+ Kh8 17.Nf7+ Kg8 18.Nxe5+ Kh8+- ] 14.Ndf3 [>=14.exd5 and White has reached his goal 14...Nxb4 15.d6+ (15.Qxb4?! Rxf1 16.Nxf1 Qf6+- ) 15...Kh8 16.Nf7+ Rxf7 17.Qxf7+- ] 14...h6 [>=14...Nf6=/+ and Black could well hope to play on] 15.exd5 hxg5 16.Bxg5 Qd6 17.c4?? hands over the advantage to the opponent [17.dxc6+ Be6 18.cxb7 Bxb3 19.bxa8Q Rxa8 20.axb3= ] 17...e4!-+ Theme: Clearance for d6-h2 18.dxe4 Nxh2 [>=18...Rxf3 and Black has triumphed 19.gxf3 Nd4+ 20.Kd3 Nxb3 21.axb3 Nxh2-+ ] 19.c5? [19.dxc6 Qxc6 20.Nxh2 Qxe4+ 21.Qe3 Qxg2+ 22.Kd3+/- ] 19...Nxf3?? simply marches past the door to victory [19...Qg6!? 20.dxc6+ Be6 21.Qd3 Nxf1 22.Rxf1 bxc6 23.a3-+ ] 20.Rxf3?? an unfortunate move that relinquishes the win [>=20.dxc6+ with excellent chances for White 20...Qe6 21.cxb7 Qxb3 22.axb3 (22.bxa8Q?? fails to mate in 2 22...Qc2+ 23.Ke3 Qd2# ) 22...Ng1+ 23.Kd3 Bxb7 24.Rxg1+- ] 20...Rxf3 21.gxf3 Nd4+ 22.Kd3 Nxb3 23.cxd6 Nxa1 24.dxc7 Kf7 25.Kc3 a5 26.b5=/+ b6 27.Kb2 Ra7 28.d6? [>=28.Bf4=/+ and White has air to breath] 28...Ke6-+ 29.Be7 Kd7 [29...Rxc7 30.dxc7 Kxe7 31.f4-+ ] 30.Bf8 g6 [30...a4 31.Kxa1 a3 32.Bxg7 Kxd6 33.Kb1-+ ] 31.a4? [>=31.Kxa1 Bb7 32.Be7-+ ] 31...Ra8-+ 32.Kxa1 Bb7 33.Be7 Re8 34.Kb2 Rxe7 35.dxe7 Kxe7 36.Kc3 Kd7 37.Kd4 Kd6 38.f4 Bc8 39.e5+ Kxc7 40.Kd5 Kd7 41.e6+ Kc7 42.Ke5 Kd8 [42...Bb7 43.f5 gxf5 44.Kxf5-+ ] 43.Kf6?? what a pity, victory was in sight [>=43.Kd6 had to be tried to avoid defeat 43...Ke8 44.Kc7 Bxe6 45.Kxb6= ] 43...Ke8-+ 44.Ke5 Ke7 45.Kd5 Bxe6+ 46.Kc6 Bb3 47.Kxb6 Bxa4 48.Kxa5 Bxb5 49.Kxb5 Kf6 50.Kc4 Kf5 51.Kd3 Kxf4 52.Ke2 Kg3 53.Kf1 Kh2 54.Kf2 g5 55.Kf3 Kh3 56.Kf2 g4 57.Kg1 Kg3 58.Kh1 Kf2 0-1
Upcoming Events
6/12 June Mating Game: 4-SS, G/30, USCF rated, ef $5, CSCC
6/13,20,27 Poor Richard's Book Store June Final Rounds, CSCC
6/16 Rocky Mountain Quads, BCC
6/19 June Mating Game continues, CSCC
6/23 DCC Summer Fun Tournament, DCC
6/26 Thematic tournament 4-SS, G/15. Evans Gambit: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4, 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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