From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 1 10:32:32 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:32:32 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Everyone has an axe to grind Message-ID: <1251822752.4a9d4ca0cbd3c@www.taom.com> Statistics for expatriot(IM) On for: 49 Idle: 0 expatriot is currently involved in a match against Bjarke(IM). rating [need] win loss draw total best Bullet 2021 [8] 130 66 10 206 2084 (15-Mar-2007) Blitz 2529 700 336 104 1140 2694 (28-Jul-2009) Standard 2051 [6] 638 320 175 1133 2394 (26-May-2008) 5-minute 2327 1834 1380 586 3800 2467 (08-Jul-2009) 1-minute 1847 607 589 63 1259 2156 (29-Jan-2008) 15-minute 1809 [4] 848 444 125 1417 2140 (26-May-2008) 1: Greetings from Pest, Budapest, Hungary, Planet Earth. 2: No brain ??? No pain ! 3: Old and slow....I am prime target for all you patzers who are 2100 in real life but 2800 in online blitz because you treat the clock as more important than playing good moves. You are all fish and i can sleep at night knowing you will never improve :) 4: Note to all ICC members !!!! Your finger notes are not meant to be a CV or Resume..... There is nothing more disgusting than the scholastic player who lists how many under 8 championships they won. I also like the morons who keep track of how many titled players they beat in online blitz and list it here. 5: Noone cares about the loser grandmaster who went nowhere in chess and is now the self proclaimed Omaha 8 or better online champion for 3 handed , blindfolded sit and go poker. Just check the forums , you are a donk in chess and poker and everyone knows it. 6: PARENTS, please teach your children that it is NOT cool to list how many chess tournaments and spelling bees you won in the Indian National championship for under 3. You only show the reality that you are arrogant and have no social skills. 7: Have a nice day :) Groups : IMs --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.01"] [Round "-"] [White "B-Wall"] [Black "expatriot"] [Result "1-0"] [ICCResult "Black forfeits on time"] [WhiteElo "2344"] [BlackElo "2327"] [Opening "King's Indian: S?misch, 5...O-O"] [ECO "E81"] [NIC "KI.49"] [Time "12:19:08"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 Ne5 13. Be2 Bd7 14. O-O b5 15. N1a2 Rb8 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. b4 c4 19. Be3 Qd7 20. Nc3 Ra8 21. Bd4 Qb7 22. h3 Ned7 23. Rae1 Ra3 24. Bd1 Nh5 25. f4 Ng3 26. Rf3 Bxd4+ 27. Qxd4 Nf5 28. Qf2 Ng7 29. Bc2 f6 30. g4 Rb8 31. Kg2 Qb6 32. Qxb6 Rxb6 33. e5 fxe5 34. f5 gxf5 35. gxf5 Nf6 36. Ne4 Rxf3 37. Kxf3 Nxe4 38. Bxe4 Ne8 39. f6 Nxf6 40. Bf5 Kg7 41. Rg1+ Kh6 42. Ra1 c3 43. Be6 c2 44. Ke2 Ra6 45. Rc1 Ra2 46. Kd3 Kg5 47. Kc3 Kf4 48. Kb3 Ra4 49. Rxc2 e4 50. Rf2+ Ke5 51. Rf5+ Kd4 52. Rxf6 e3 53. Rf1 Ra7 54. Rd1+ Ke4 55. Kc3 Rg7 56. Rd4+ Kf3 57. Kd3 e2 58. Re4 Rg2 59. Bg4+ {Black forfeits on time} 1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was two minutes ahead on the clock when he flagged. I figured out that many strong blitz players only focus on the position. If you play too fast they punish blunders and gobble up everything. If you try to stay in the game and keep the position even, they have no chance. Their only hope is to play super slow and hope they can catch up at the end from a superior poisition. From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 1 11:37:57 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:37:57 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Never surrender, never retreat Message-ID: <1251826677.4a9d5bf54a45d@www.taom.com> Look, I am not going to try to figure out when it is best to retreat my Fishing Pole Knight in a blitz game. I let my opponents do that. My rule is simple, never retreat. I do have exceptions like when the Queens are off but for normal complications I keep that arrogant, obnoxious Knight right in their face. For someone is who trying to play correct Chess having that knight blinking, sound, unsound, quasisound eats up their clock bigtime and puts a lot of pyschological pressure to bear. [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.01"] [Round "-"] [White "bobhaak"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "White resigns"] [WhiteElo "2171"] [BlackElo "2353"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, 4.O-O, Fishing Pole, The Art of Attack by Vukovic Variation "] [ECO "C65"] [NIC "RL.07"] [Time "12:32:46"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4!! The brainchild of openings genius Life Master ( 300 rated games starting at 2200+ )Jack Young, half Japanese, half Chinese and all Chessplayer. 5. h3 h5!! This idea goes back to Greco and beyond although not in this specific move order 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nf3 Sigh. 8. Nf5 d6 9. Nxg7+ Kf8 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. exf5 Qh4 12. Qf3 Nd4 13. Qxb7 Re8 14. Bxe8 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Qxf2 16. Rxf2 Ng3+ 17. Kg1 Bxf2# is listed as my favorite Fishing Pole variation in the glossary of HOW TO PLAY CHESS LIKE AN ANIMAL Bobhaak is overprotecting his King so what do I do about my dangling Knight? I finally settled on a move I like, ... Nce5 because it promotes ... c6 to keep the Knight out of d5, then I just try to develop my Queenside while keeping my proud Knight on g4. I love him so. How he tries! 8 ... d6 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Bg5 The Art of Attack by Vukovic Variation. This is where White tries to shut down my Queen's access to h4 but instead provokes a hostile pawn wave whilst my Queen finds new avenues. Vukovic disappoved of this half a century ago. 10 ... f6!! 11. Bd2 Nce5 I like this move a lot. Rybka 3 demands I retreat. 12. b4 Bb6 Rybka now demands selling out my attack with 12 ... B:f2 If I am going to lose, I will lose my way. 13. a4 c6 Gaining a tempo to keep BobHaak's Knight out of d5 14. Be2 g5 Perhaps I can find new Queen inroads after ... Qd8-e7-h7 15. a5 BobHaak has driven two of my pieces away from key Fishing Pole posts, Qh4 and Bc5 but I am stubborn and my Knight holds the line. 15 ... Bc7 16. Nd4 Thinking surely I must retreat my Knight now but I have crossed the Rubicon. 16 ... Qe7 The bluff - Take my Knight and and I will mate you with ... Qe7-h7-h1 17. f4 gxf4! 18. Bxf4 O-O-O Still refusing to budge 19. Nf5? Bxf5! 20. exf5 d5 Continuing the suicide mission 21. hxg4?? hxg4!! Unleashing the Gates of Hell - Vance Aandahl BobHaak lasts 3 more moves 22. Bxg4 Qxb4!! Bob waited 17 moves to take my knight at juuuuuuuuuuuuuust the right moment but now I am all over him and he is collapsing on both wings. Loose Pieces Drop Off - Student of Doctor GM John Nunn I have pressure on the h-file, the g-file, the g1-a7 diagonal, the a5-pawn, the g4-bishop and the c3-Knight. Sample variations - 23 Ne2 N:g4 23 Na4 N:g4 24 B:c7 K:c7 guarding my Knight 23 Na4 N:g4 24 Q:g4 Qd4+ mating 23 Na2 Qc5+ 24 Rf2 Rh4!! 25 B:e5 B:e5 attacking everything in sight. It turns out after my move BobHaak's hanging c3-Knight has no good defense which seems mighty unfair after I left mine hanging for 17 moves with seeming impunity. The secret is that a pawn near a King is worth about a piece. Each move that balance changes depending on how many defenders the King has. The fascinating changing value of my Fishing Pole Knight reminds me of an electric ball a college student might have in his dorm room. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu0Eod7Tzbc It's no wonder they get mesmerized and lose. this is not Chess, it's a light show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTKXXbbiqRs&feature=related This is what it's like trying figure out when to capture on g4. 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 23 ... fe! satisfied my Pawn Wave Guy cravings but I forced myself to make an obviously better piece move. 24. Ne2 Qxg4!! I am only a pawn up but my attack rages because I have more pawns around my King. Besides the mundane ... B:a1, ... Rdg8 and ... Rh2 threats I also have the flashy 25 ... Rh1+ 26 K:h1 Qh4+ 27 Kg1 Bh2+ 28 Kh1 Bg3+ 29 Kg1 Qh2 checkmate {White resigns} 0-1 Although none of my Fishing Pole opponents undertsand what is going on during the game most recognize when they've been had and promptly resign. How future Chess generations will envy us early pioneers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.01"] [Round "-"] [White "bobhaak"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "White resigns"] [WhiteElo "2171"] [BlackElo "2353"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, 4.O-O, Fishing Pole, The Art of Attack by Vukovic Variation"] [ECO "C65"] [NIC "RL.07"] [Time "12:32:46"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 5. h3 h5 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nf3 d6 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Nce5 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 c6 14. Be2 g5 15. a5 Bc7 16. Nd4 Qe7 17. f4 gxf4 18. Bxf4 O-O-O 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 d5 21. hxg4 hxg4 22. Bxg4 Qxb4 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Ne2 Qxg4 {White resigns} 0-1 From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Wed Sep 2 06:46:16 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:46:16 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Differed Fishing Pole ! Message-ID: <1251895576.4a9e69188ac6d@www.taom.com> I got Katie Roberts Hoffman this way in blitz too. BW ----- Forwarded message from perego domingos ----- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 04:49:37 -0700 (PDT) From: perego domingos Reply-To: perego domingos Subject: Differed Fishing Pole ! To: Brian Wall [Event "rated blitz match"] [Site "Free Internet Chess Server"] [Date "2009.09.01" ] [Round "?"] [White "TioHoracio" ] [Black "gbsalvio"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2237"] [BlackElo "1900"] [ECO "C78"] [TimeControl "180"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Ng4 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 h5 8.Nf5 Bc5 9. Nc3 d6 10. Nxg7+ Kf8 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Qh4 13. Bf4 Bxf2+ 14.Kh1 Nxh2 15. Bxd6+ Kg8 16. g3 Qh3 {TioHoracio resigns} 0-1 Best regards from Brasil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090902/bedd08e6/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Wed Sep 2 23:44:05 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:44:05 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Fwd: All living human World Chess Champions except for 88 year old Smyslov plus Judit Polgar met for blitz and simuls in Switzerland in August 2009 Message-ID: <1251956645.4a9f57a5d55ae@www.taom.com> http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5710 All living human World Chess Champions except for 88 year old Smyslov plus Judit Polgar met for blitz and simuls in Switzerland in August 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- It's pretty cool to see game after game with World Champion versus World Champion. The tournament blitz winner Kramnik draws Polgar and Anand with the 3 ... Qd6 Scandinavian that Tom Bourie, Danielle Rice, Duwayne Langseth and I like to play in Colorado. [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Polgar, Ju"] [Black "Kramnik, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2759"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. g3 Bg4 7. Bg2 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Ne2 Qc7 11. Nf4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bd6 13. c4 O-O 14. Be3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Ng6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Rd3 Bc5 20. Rfd1 Qb6 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qc2 Re6 23. a3 Rae8 24. b4 Qf5 25. R3d2 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2 Qe5 28. Bf3 Ra1 29. Re2 Qf5 30. Qxf5 gxf5 31. Re3 Kf8 32. c5 a6 33. Kg2 g6 34. Rd3 Ke7 35. Re3+ Kf8 1/2-1/2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.02"] [Round "-"] [White "rajacatur"] [Black "Danielle"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "White resigns"] [WhiteElo "1578"] [BlackElo "1385"] [Opening "Scandinavian: Pytel-Wade variation"] [ECO "B01"] [NIC "SD.02"] [Time "23:41:35"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 a6 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 c6 16. Qb3 Bf6 17. Rad1 c5 18. Qd5 Ra7 19. Re3 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nc6 21. Bd6 Rd8 22. Rg3 Nd4 {White resigns} 0-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand, V."] [Black "Kramnik, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2759"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. h3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Nd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. c4 Qa5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. d5 b6 14. Bd3 Ba6 15. b3 c6 16. Rhe1 cxd5 17. cxd5 Bb7 18. Bg5 Bxd5 1/2-1/2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Khlaifman beat Judit in a wild 4 Queens game. [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Polgar, Ju"] [Black "Khalifman, A."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B83"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2612"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. g4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Bf3 Qa5+ 12. c3 Bd7 13. Qb3 O-O 14. O-O-O Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Bc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qa4 Qc7 18. Qc4 c5 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Rhd1 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Qxh2 22. Rd7 Qh4 23. Qf4 h6 24. Qe5 Bg5 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Qxc5 Qxg4 27. Qxa7 Qf4+ 28. Qe3 Qa4 29. Ra7 Qb5 30. Qd4 Qf1+ 31. Kc2 Qe2+ 32. Qd2 Qe4+ 33. Qd3 Qf4 34. Qd4 Qf5+ 35. Kc1 e5 36. Qd2 g4 37. Rd7 Kh7 38. a4 Ra8 39. b3 Kg6 40. Kb2 Rh8 41. Ka3 Rh2 42. Qd6+ Kh7 43. a5 Rxf2 44. a6 g3 45. a7 g2 46. a8=Q g1=Q 47. Qd8 Qc1+ 48. Kb4 Qe4+ 49. c4 Rf3 50. Q6f8 Rxb3+ 0-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topalov was Ponomariev's second in his World Champion semi-final match with Ivanchuk, who had already beaten Anand. Ponomariev won but declined to play Kasparov over tough draw odds negotiations. Somehow after that Topalov rose to the top. Topalov has stated that although Ponomariev and he are friends and study Chess together they have no trouble playing for a win against each other. [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Topalov, V."] [Black "Ponomariov, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E01"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2727"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Nc3 f5 11. e3 Qe7 12. Ne2 Nxd2 13. Rxd2 Nf6 14. Rdd1 Bd7 15. Nf4 Be8 16. a3 Ne4 17. Ne5 g5 18. Nfd3 h5 19. b4 Kh8 20. f3 Nf6 21. a4 Bxb4 22. Nxb4 Qxb4 23. Rab1 Qe7 24. a5 Rc8 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Qb3 Rc7 27. e4 Nf6 28. Re1 fxe4 29. fxe4 Nd7 30. Nd3 Bg6 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Kh7 33. Qc3 c5 34. Nf2 e5 35. d5 c4 36. Rd1 Qc5 37. d6 Rc8 38. Rd5 Qc6 39. Nh3 g4 40. Ng5+ Kg8 41. h4 Bf7 42. Nxf7 Kxf7 43. Kh2 Ke6 44. Qe3 c3 45. Qg5 Kf7 46. Qxh5+ Kf8 47. Qf5+ Ke8 48. Qe6+ Kf8 49. Rd1 Qc4 50. Qxd7 c2 51. Rc1 1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both Toplaov and Karpov copied Kramnik's Berlin Defense against reigning World Champion Anand. [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand, V."] [Black "Karpov, Ana"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2644"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Re1 Ne7 11. h3 b6 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. e6 fxe6 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bxc7 Rc8 17. Be5 Kd7 18. g4 h5 19. a4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Bb7 21. c3 Bd6 22. Bd4 Rh6 23. Kg2 1-0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand, V."] [Black "Topalov, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2813"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Ne2 Bd7 12. h3 h6 13. Nf4 h5 14. Re1 Rd8 15. e6 Bxe6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bf4 Bf6 18. Rxe6+ Kf7 19. Rae1 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Bxc7 Rd7 22. Bd6 Rhd8 23. Ba3 Rd2 24. c3 Rc2 25. R6e3 Rdd2 26. Rf3 b6 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Kg6 29. Be7 Re2 30. Rxe2 1/2-1/2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ponomariev beat 58 year old Karpov with the English Defense popularized by Miles and Korchnoi back in the day. Karpov is playing a 12 game 25 year revenge match against Kasparov in Spain. http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5724 [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Karpov, Ana"] [Black "Ponomariov, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2727"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. f3 Ne7 6. Bd3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Qa4+ Nbc6 9. a3 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ne2 Na5 13. Bd3 c5 14. Qc2 cxd4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bd3 dxc3 17. O-O Rc8 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Bf2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Rad1 Qf6 22. Rd4 Rfc8 23. Rfd1 Qg6 24. Qxg6 fxg6 25. Rxd5 c2 26. Be3 cxd1=Q+ 27. Rxd1 Re8 28. Kf2 Rc2 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Bxd2 Kg8 31. h4 Kf7 32. Nf4 Re5 33. Nd3 Rb5 34. Bg5 a5 35. a4 Rd5 36. Ke3 Bc6 37. f4 Rd6 38. Ne5+ Ke8 39. g4 Bxa4 40. Nc4 Re6+ 41. Kd4 Bb5 42. f5 gxf5 43. gxf5 Rc6 44. Ne5 Rd6+ 45. Ke4 a4 46. Bc1 Rd1 47. Ba3 Ra1 48. Bb2 Rb1 0-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pnomariev was killing Kramnik in another English Defense but Vlad escaped with a lucky draw. Game Wins : 39 ... Qc4+!! 40 Kg2 Bc5!! or Qe1 b2!! 41 ... Bc5!! 45 ... c6!! 46 Q:c6 Qc2+!! 46 ... c6, ... Q:e4 or ... Kf6 [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, V."] [Black "Ponomariov, R."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2727"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Ne2 Nb4 6. Nbc3 Nxd3+ 7. Qxd3 Ne7 8. O-O d6 9. d5 Qd7 10. a4 a5 11. Nb5 g6 12. Qc3 e5 13. b4 Bg7 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Be3 O-O 16. c5 dxc5 17. Bxc5 Nxd5 18. Qd2 Rfa8 19. Bb4 Rxa4 20. Rxa4 Rxa4 21. Nec3 Rxb4 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxb4 Bc6 24. Nc3 Bf8 25. Qc4 b5 26. Qb3 b4 27. Rd1 Bd6 28. Nd5 Kg7 29. Qb2 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Qc6 31. Kf1 f5 32. f3 fxe4 33. fxe4 h5 34. g3 Qc4+ 35. Qe2 Qc1+ 36. Qe1 Qc2 37. Qe2 b3 38. Rb5 g5 39. Qe3 Qc4+ 40. Qe2 Qc1+ 41. Kg2 Qc2 42. Kf1 g4 43. Rb7 Kg6 44. Qb5 Qd1+ 45. Kf2 Qf3+ 46. Kg1 Qe3+ 47. Kf1 1/2-1/2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maybe the most impressive game, raw technique by Kramnik in a Bishop versus Knight ending against Khalifman. My own rules of thumb are - You win if 1- You have the Bishop 2 - Your King is more advanced 3 - assymtrical pawn structure so the Bishop can shine on both sides of the board. I think 55 ... Ke6 intending ... K:e5, ... Nd6 and ... g5 might draw 46 ... Na2 might draw too [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, V."] [Black "Khalifman, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2612"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Rd1 Nxc5 14. Rxd5 b6 15. Rd4 Be6 16. c4 Rfc8 17. g4 Rc7 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Rac8 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Rd5 Nc5 22. Rg1 Nb7 23. h4 Kf8 24. h5 Rc5 25. Rgg5 Nd6 26. Rxc5 Rxc5 27. Rxc5 bxc5 28. Bd3 Ke7 29. Ke2 Ne8 30. Kf3 Nf6 31. Kf4 Nxh5+ 32. Ke5 Nf6 33. Bf5 g6 34. Bh3 Ne8 35. Kd5 Nf6+ 36. Kc6 Ne4 37. f4 Nf2 38. Bf1 Nd1 39. e4 Nc3 40. Kxc5 Nxa2 41. e5 Nc3 42. Kd4 Na2 43. c5 Nb4 44. Bb5 Kd8 45. Kc4 a5 46. Ba4 Na6 47. Kd5 Nc7+ 48. Kd6 Ne6 49. c6 Nc7 50. Bb3 Ne8+ 51. Kc5 Ke7 52. Kb6 f6 53. Bc2 fxe5 54. fxe5 a4 55. Bxa4 Kd8 56. Bc2 g5 57. Bf5 Nc7 58. Bh3 Na8+ 59. Kc5 Ke7 60. Kd5 Nc7+ 61. Kc5 Na8 62. Bg4 Nc7 63. Kb6 Kd8 64. Kb7 Ne8 65. e6 Nd6+ 66. Kb8 Nb5 67. Bh3 1-0 Kramnik won a Rapid game against arch-rival Topalov but I don't have the score. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karpov beat Polgar by studying Vigorito's book http://www.newinchess.com/Challenging_the_Nimzo_Indian-p-1526.html [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Karpov, Ana"] [Black "Polgar, Ju"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E32"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 d6 8. b4 Bb7 9. Bb2 a5 10. e3 Ne4 11. Qc2 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1+ 13. Bxa1 Na6 14. Qb3 Qa8 15. Bb2 c5 16. b5 Nc7 17. Bd3 d5 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nd2 Ne8 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. O-O Nd6 22. Qc3 f6 23. Ba3 Rc8 24. Ra1 Qa7 25. Nb3 Qb6 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Qd4 Rxb5 28. cxb5 Qxb5 29. Qxd6 Qxb3 30. h3 h5 31. Ra7 Kh7 32. Qc7 1-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Swiss Chess Club threw local GM Werner Hug into the Rapids event. His Wing Gambit went down in flames against current World Chahmpion Anand. [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Hug, W."] [Black "Anand, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "2453"] [BlackElo "2788"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 bxa3 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. Rxa3 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d4 Nf6 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nbd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. h3 Be6 14. Ba2 Nc7 15. c4 Nb4 16. Bb1 a5 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. g4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Ne6 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Rc1 Rad8 22. Ba1 b6 23. d5 Nc5 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Bb1 e6 26. Qc3+ Kg8 27. Qe3 exd5 28. Qh6 d4 29. Nh4 d3 30. Nf5 Ne6 31. Ne3 Qf4 32. Qxf4 Nxf4 33. Kh2 Rc8 34. Rd1 Rfd8 35. g5 Rd4 36. Rd2 Ne6 37. Nd5 Rcxc4 38. Nxb6 Rc6 0-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topalov's posiiton looked like a clearly worse mess until Khalifman allowed 27 ... c4!! freeing Veselin's Bishop. [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Topalov, V."] [Black "Ponomariov, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E01"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2727"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2009.08.23"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Nc3 f5 11. e3 Qe7 12. Ne2 Nxd2 13. Rxd2 Nf6 14. Rdd1 Bd7 15. Nf4 Be8 16. a3 Ne4 17. Ne5 g5 18. Nfd3 h5 19. b4 Kh8 20. f3 Nf6 21. a4 Bxb4 22. Nxb4 Qxb4 23. Rab1 Qe7 24. a5 Rc8 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Qb3 Rc7 27. e4 Nf6 28. Re1 fxe4 29. fxe4 Nd7 30. Nd3 Bg6 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Kh7 33. Qc3 c5 34. Nf2 e5 35. d5 c4 36. Rd1 Qc5 37. d6 Rc8 38. Rd5 Qc6 39. Nh3 g4 40. Ng5+ Kg8 41. h4 Bf7 42. Nxf7 Kxf7 43. Kh2 Ke6 44. Qe3 c3 45. Qg5 Kf7 46. Qxh5+ Kf8 47. Qf5+ Ke8 48. Qe6+ Kf8 49. Rd1 Qc4 50. Qxd7 c2 51. Rc1 1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Thu Sep 3 00:37:36 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 00:37:36 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] GM Svidler demolishes ailing US Champion GM Nakamura with Fishing Pole attack Message-ID: <1251959856.4a9f643058804@www.taom.com> http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9678/544 From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Thu Sep 3 05:46:14 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 05:46:14 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Raccoon sighting at the 2009 Pikes Peak Open Message-ID: <1251978374.4a9fac86134e1@www.taom.com> http://www.chessjournalism.org/2009entries/pdf/Cat02_CH_OctDec08.pdf David Vigorito article about 3 painful draws from winning posiitons --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I liked IM David Vigorito from the minute I met him as a teenager, always an intelligent observer of the Chess scene. He finally married a nice girl this year. David uses his losses and painful draws to write hilarious and instructive articles for Massachusetts' very high quality State Chess magazine Chess Horizons which has won many CJA awards. ( The magazine not Dave although he was nominated. ) David has also written highly regarded must-have opening books and produced many Chess videos for Tony Rook's www.ChessLectures.com. When I lived with living legends Life Masters Joel Johnson and Jack Young in Lowell, MA 17 years ago Dave was our unofficial 4th board for Team Foreplay when we couldn't get Endgame God and deadbeat dad Tom Schiel. In the spirit of Dave I would like to analyze a painful draw in the 2009 Pikes Peak Open. New Mexico teenager Jeffrey Michael Serna had a good tournament going 3.5/5 and 1.5/2 against Colorado's most prolific Chess writers Paul Douglas Anderson and Brian Douglas Wall. No doubt both Dougs will make great emails from the games. Jeffrey is the 4th person I know of in the last year to crack 1800 in the soft Colorado market. In fact Jeffrey crossed 1800 in BOTH trips to Colorado, beating rising Colorado physicist star ( joining other Colorado Chessplaying physicists Mullikin, Lasley, Dasgupta, Plakalovic, Presicci and Varney ) Julian Evans and another 1900 John Raymond Flores in the 2009 Southern Colorado Open. Anthea Carson Martinez also crossed 1800 twice for the first time in her life in February and April 2009. Ted Doykos crossed 1800 for the first time in August 2009. Julian Evans crossed 1800 for the first time in December 2008 and is poised at 1980 to become Colorado's newest expert despite or because of a love for the London/Colle systems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Douglas Anderson crossed 2000 for the first time in June 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBMFNEJn20 How To Become An Expert In 500 Games: Lesson 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daoud Zupa cracked expert for the first time since 1996 in January 2009, thirteen years later. Welcome back to the top. Hans Morrow apparently had a 2100 floor but must have applied personally like Al Gardner to lower it since Hans is now 1977. Congratulations to everyone for their personal milestones, including anyone I missed. Despite employing every possible tool used to promote HOW TO PLAY CHESS LIKE AN ANIMAL and writing to 5,000 random Chessplayers a day it somehow never dawned on me during the game that anyone whose face I didn't recognize could possibly have heard of the Raccoon. When Jeffrey whipped out 9 moves in 5 minutes against the Raccoon my only thought was, " What a jackass, playing against a brand new opening with the speed of a third grader! This shouldn't take long! " It turns out that Jeffrey has friends in the Jemez Springs, New Mexico Hummingbird Summer Chess Camp Anthea and I taught in 2007. I remember one boy in particular loved Chess in general and the King's Gambit in particular, John Flores, their star player. John played Anthea in a big, dramatic final match where they both told the audience what they were thinking. John tried over and over again to crush my Raccoon after class, even beating me one game with a vicious attack. John was 1600 back then but he is 1944 now. Small wonder. Perhaps it was John who went over the Raccoon with Jeffrey. I also didn't notice that Jeffrey wrote Raccoon at the top of his scoresheet. Perhaps Jeffrey was moving fast to prove the Raccoon was old hat to him - he moved like he had played more Raccoon blitz games than Dylan Lehti. In order to assist my fading memory I write little footnotes about the day on my scoresheet like - Breakfast was grapefruit juice and a danish at Danielle's hotel, the Pikes Peak Inn. Tom Bourie came from Montana that day to install new speakers in my computer. We had a pleasant post-tournament dinner with Renae Delaware. The weather was fair. I may be ready to join Twitter. The most painful part of the game for me is that the rating points lost so casually here were so hard fought in the 2009 World Open. OK, I can't think of anything else to say. Let's begin. [Event "2009 Pikes Peak Open"] [Site "Manitou Springs, CO City Hall on Main Street next to the big train and the police station"] [Date "2009.08.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Jeffrey Michael Serna"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw agreed"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "1760"] [Opening "King's gambit, Raccoon"] [ECO "C30"] [NIC "KG.05"] [Round "4"] [Board "2"] [Time "9 AM"] [TimeControl "5 second delay, 40/2 hours, Game/1 hour"] 2009 Pikes Peak Open Manitou Springs, Colorado City Hall August 2, 2009 Opening - You guessed it. Round 4 Board 2 White - Jeffrey Michael Serna, New Mexico teenager rated 1760 Black - Brian Wall, rated 1997 at age 17 1. e4 e5 2. f4 h5!! Typical Jack Young opening, absurd ice cream sandwich on the outside but stocked up with plenty of poison filling. The basic idea of all the openings Jack Young invents and I employ is that we start with an absurd premise but we try to follow up with deep 2300-type moves. I wonder how many blitz games have gone 3 fe?? Qh4+ so far, described both in Anthea's Chess book and Youtube Chess videos. 3. Nf3 exf4 Transposing to the Wegenbach Gambit 4. d4! g5! 5. Bc4! h4!! I hate h4 so much I try to stop it as soon as possible. I call this formation the Raccoon Paw. This game inspired me to play more Raccoon blitz games and go deeper into the analysis. Other choices for other people - 5 ... g4!!!, ... Nh6!!, ... Nc6!, ... f6, ... d6, ... b5!? 6. Qe2 Played in less than a minute. Perhaps Jeffrey is intending 0-0-0. It seemed somehow inaccurate plus how could anyone moving that fast possibly testify in a court of law that he truly believed he had played the best move. 6 ... d6!! Other choices for other people - 6 ... Nc6!!, ... Bg7!, ... a6!, ... Nh6!, ... c5!, ... c6, ... b6, 7. h3!! Played at the speed of light, stopping both ... h3 and ... Bg4 Options: 7 Nc3! or 0-0! 7 ... Nc6!! Options: 7 ... Bg7!, ... Nh6!, ... a6 8. Qf2 Another pointless looking move played at Jackass/Jackrabbit speed. What's Jeffrey trying to do, imitate a pendulum? 8 Nc3! makes sense. 8 ... f5!! 10 minutes thought ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.Walverine.com 300,00+ hits email " Bloomer" http://www.walverine.com/games/bloomerwall.htm A click and move game versus James Hamblin where I employed a similar strategy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Nc3 Another fast move played in less than a minute. 9 ... Bh6 7 minutes thought. Chickening out after 7 Minutes. 9 ... fe 10 N:e4 d5 11 Ne:g5 dc 12 B:f4 looked like a practical nightmare OTB. Any Raccoon player can tell you Rybka loves their position right before they go down in flames. John Flores beat me in New Mexico during analysis from an unsound attack. I am a piece up but my development and pawn structure are a sick joke. It looked like a great way to lose to a 1700 kid. 9 ... Bg7 is Ok too but I figured Jeffrey Serna played 8 Qf2 to overprotect d4. My move intends a possible pawn wave with ... g4. I didn't want to cash in, I wanted to keep building. 10. Bd2 Jeffrey thought for 3 minutes here which is like a lifetime to a teenager. 10 ... Nf6 7 minutes thought. Chickening out again from 10 ... fe! 11 N:e4 d5 12 Ne:g5 or 10 ... fe! 11 Qe2 e3 12 0-0-0 Nge7 13 B:e3 fe 14 Q:e3 I didn't want a messy,fractured piece up position, I wanted to develop smoothly. 10 ... fe!! wins the piece in a slightly stronger scenario than 9 ... fe! 11. Qe2 2 minutes spent. More pendulum action. 11 ... fxe4! 12. Nxe4! Nxe4! 13. d5? 8 minutes spent, Jeffrey Michael ( Mac ) Serna's first real think. Switching gears. On the one hand the move didn't make much sense but on the other he showed he was capable of calculating zwischenzugs. I stay a pawn up after 13 Q:e4+ Qe7 14 Q:e7+ N:e7 or 13 Bd5 Bf5 14 0-0-0 Qe7, ... Kf8 or ... Qd7 13 ... Qe7!! 15 minutes spent 14. dxc6! Nxd2! 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7! 16. Kxd2! bxc6!! 17. Rae1+! Kf6!! 18. Nd4! d5!! 19. Bb3 c5!? 10 minutes thought. For some reason after a long series of obvious checks and captures, I went into Nikita Zanichkowsky mode. When Nikita used to play me blitz Chess all night she would always look very worried about what tactical trick I was going to try next. She eyed my moves very suspiciously. Nikita was way too worried about what I was going to do to her next to come up with any plans of her own. I have the Two Bishops plus two extra pawns but all I could focus on was Jeffrey Mac Serna harassing my pawns with N:c6 or Bb3-a4:c6 or Nd4-b5:c7 While I was wringing my hands for 10 minutes Jeffrey was wondering how he was going to possibly meet such strong moves as 19 ... g4!!! or 19 ... Bd7 20 Ba4 g4!!! or 19 ... f3!! For some odd reason I barely looked at these powerful ideas. I had somehow convinced myself that I was not going to sit passively while Jeff helped himself to my pawns, I was going to lash out in anger. I believed my only choice was passive bloodletting or bold, decisive action and I never stopped to examine anything between the two extremes. If I had the game would have been a normal Master versus 1700 game instead of a testament to my monumental stupidity. 20. Bxd5! cxd4! Even here 20 ... f3!! or ... g4!! were stronger but those moves were not real to me and I followed my suicidal course. 21. Bxa8! Bxh3! Even here 21 ... g4!! or ... f3!! were stronger but I had some mental block. 22. Rxh3 22 gh! is also perfectly good. 22 ... Rxa8! Part of the problem is that I moved almost instantly from 13 ... Qe7! up until 22 ... R:a8! except for one 10 minute think in the middle on 19 ... c5!? This indicates to me that somehow Jeffrey's dragonfly move technique was affecting my own as if we were trying to one-up each other with fast, confident play. I think we were subconciously trying to prove our brains worked equally fast. I thought Jeffrey would continue his rapidfire decision making but he senses a real chance to beat/draw a Chessmaster and he slows way down. His postmortem analysis was chockful of sober endgame analysis. He seemed to have the draw pretty much worked out, he saw no way for me to crash through. For my part I couldn't believe a teenager could slow down the Pawn Wave Guy. 23. Re4 Bf8 5 minutes thought My original idea was ... Rh8, ... Bf8 protect f4 and push ... g4. Rybka thinks the position is fairly even after 23 ... c5, ... Rb8, ... Kg6, ... Rd8, ... Rh8, ... Bf8, ... Bg7 or ... Kf5 My head almost exploded searching for a mythical win. Where is my unicorn, my griffin, my satyr? Jeffrey put his thinking cap on for 7 minutes, apparently maturing 10 Chess years in 10 moves. I was not happy with this sinister metamorphosis. Jeffrey told me he was impressed I didn't defend the d4-pawn and analyzed very carefully before annexing it. 24. Rxd4! Kf5 8 minutes I was changing endgame plans every move and becoming more and more discouraged. I should stick with my original ... Bd6!, ... Rh8! plan. I refused Jeffrey's draw offer. 25. Rdd3 I could tell Jeff was more interested in blocking my pawns than capturing them, in short, he was going Nikita on me. 25 ... Kg4 4 minutes spent. A new absurd plan now, ... Bg3, ... Rf8, ... f3 I was getting emotionally drained from analyzing non-wins knowing I had missed many earlier. I would clutch each new endgame scenario like a baby and hold it dear to my chest, rocking back and forth in non-win shock. 26. b3 Trying to create a light-squared fortess made out of snow blocks. Jeff is not really trying to win, he is trying to figure out what I am up to. 26 ... Bc5 3 minutes spent, off to create trouble on the Kingside. 27. c3 Holding pattern, trying to keep it together. 27 ... Bf2 28. c4 Snow block 28 ... Re8!! Maybe I can get my Rook to g1. Trick or Treat. Time left - 41 minutes for 12 moves - Brian 71 minutes for 12 moves - Jeffrey 29. a4 Snow block. 29 ... Be1+!! 29 ... Re8-e1-g1:g2+ is refuted by the reality of 29 ... Re1??? 30 Rhf3!! winning material I refused another draw offer. 30. Kd1! Bb4!! 31. Rh1! Only move. I couldn't find a way to break down the crab plan of Rg1-f1-h1-g1-f1 shuffling forever so I tried something. 31 ... Re3? 32.Rxe3! Only move. 33 ... fxe3! 33. Rh3! Only move. Draw agreed on Brian's request. 1/2-1/2 Jeff might not be satisfied with a draw if we kept playing. I couldn't break him down in the ending. Lessons: I tried to match Jefrey's speed and I was inconsistent, going for the win of a piece with ... f5 but not pulling the trigger with ... fe, ... d5 and dc and also I went for Kingside expansion with ... Bh6 but I refused to play ... g4 or ... f3. The Raccon is difficult and I feel this game helped me understand it. Thanks Jeff. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "2009 Pikes Peak Open"] [Site "Manitou Springs, CO City Hall on Main Street next to the big train and the police station"] [Date "2009.08.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Jeffrey Michael Serna"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw agreed"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "1760"] [Opening "King's gambit, Raccoon"] [ECO "C30"] [NIC "KG.05"] [Round "4"] [Board "2"] [Time "9 AM"] [TimeControl "5 second delay, 40/2 hours, Game/1 hour"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 h5 3. Nf3 exf4 4. d4 g5 5. Bc4 h4 6. Qe2 d6 7. h3 Nc6 8. Qf2 f5 9. Nc3 Bh6 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Qe2 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. d5 Qe7 14. dxc6 Nxd2 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 16. Kxd2 bxc6 17. Rae1+ Kf6 18. Nd4 d5 19. Bb3 c5 20. Bxd5 cxd4 21. Bxa8 Bxh3 22. Rxh3 Rxa8 23. Re4 Bf8 24. Rxd4 Kf5 25. Rdd3 Kg4 26. b3 Bc5 27. c3 Bf2 28. c4 Re8 29. a4 Be1+ 30. Kd1 Bb4 31. Rh1 Re3 32. Rxe3 fxe3 33. Rh3 Draw agreed on Brian's request 1/2-1/2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BrianWallChess.net Off the Wall column in www.Chessville.com www.Walverine.com There are too many Chess symbols to use spellcheck efficiently in my emails so there are always little errors. From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Thu Sep 3 12:04:09 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:04:09 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] My Nephew Andrew is dying Message-ID: <1252001049.4aa005195b514@www.taom.com> http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/andrewwall Thursday, September 3, 2009 11:47 AM, EDT So today is the day that Andrew comes home...He is being discharged from the hopsital this afternoon. In the meantime, Karen Jim, and Jeff will be going to the hospital to be trained in the few procedures that Andrew will require for the interim. I will be waiting for hospice to come drop off the bed and other equipment and materials we will need. The family decided that it will be best for Andrew and us, despite the work, to be at home. The Heal Andrew Heal fund is now official. We will be using the funds to pay for medical expenses, hospice, and funeral. Any left over money will be donated on Andrew's behalf to an organization that will be decided upon later. If you, or anyone is interested please make checks out to the Heal Andrew Heal Fund and send to: 716 Melrose St Annapolis, MD 21401 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- My nephew Andrew is as old as my daughter, both recent college graduates. My daughter just got her first job as an engineer observing power lines from her computer in Waltham, MA. Andrew was working on an organic farm in Hawaii when he collapsed. The doctors removed 70% of a tumor but found out it began in the critical brian stem and there was no hope of recovery after 6 hours of surgery. Andrew is going home to his mother Karen's house to die. Our thoughts and prayers are with him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Thu Sep 3 13:45:01 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:45:01 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] A word of caution Message-ID: <1252007101.4aa01cbdd9311@www.taom.com> Don't try the Fishing Pole against Brian Wall - that's all I've studied for 7 years. [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.03"] [Round "-"] [White "B-Wall"] [Black "SnoWKiD"] [Result "1-0"] [ICCResult "Black resigns"] [WhiteElo "2299"] [BlackElo "2212"] [Opening "Sicilian defense"] [ECO "B32"] [NIC "SI.32"] [Time "14:50:25"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O h5 Trying to Fishing Pole Brian Wall 9. h3! Bd6? I could just grab a free rookpawn with 10 B:a6. My idea is different - he obviously wants to play ... Qc7, ... b5, ... Bb7, ... 0-0-0 so I don't waste time with Be3. Rybka 3 - #1 B:a6, #2 Be3 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. f4!! I was patient and didn't have to play Kh1 first 11 ... e5! 12. Nd5!! Nxd5! 13. exd5! Ne7! 14. fxe5!! Bxe5! 15. d6!? Not a bad move but a human one to jam the Black QB and make it hard to shut down the e-file. Rybka favorites - 15 c4, Be3, Qf3 15 ... Qxd6! 16. Bd2 16 c3 was my first instinct - Rybka 3 - 16 Be3, c3, c4, Bd2, Rb1 16 ... b5?? because of 17 Qf3!! Lights Out 17. Rae1 Bf6 17 ... f6 is better 18. Bf4!! A good normal move - SnoWKiD's position is a wreck - 18 R:f6!!! Q:f6 19 Bc3 wins 18 Qe4!!! wins 18 Be3!! is also very good 18 ... Qb6+ 19. Kh1 19 Be3!! Qe6 20 Qf2!! with vicious Bishop discoveries to follow 19 ... Bb7! 20. Be5!! Trying to knock out the last bodyguard 20 ... Bh4 21. Bg3 The position is a complete mess from move 1. 21 Rd1, Bd4 or Be4 all win 21 ... Qe6 22. Bxh4 OK but simply 22 Q:e6 and 23 B:h4 wins a piece 22 ... Qxh3+! 23. Kg1! Qxh4! 24. Rf4 24 Qe5 wins 24 ... Qg5! 25. Rf5! Qxg2+! if 25 ... Qh4 26 Re5 wins the Knight finally 26. Qxg2! Bxg2! 27. Kxg2! My active piece is worth more than his three pawns but he shouldn't have got this far 27 ... Rh6 28. Nd4 I can win a pawn with the cute 28 Rfe5 Re6 29 R:h5 28 ... Kf8! 29. Rc5 Rc8 30. Rxc8+ Nxc8! 31. Nf5 Re6! 32. Rf1! g6 33. Nd4! Rd6! 34. Nf3 Kg7! 35. Ne5 f6 Just when he reached equality for the first time in the game with 35 ... f5!! We had 2:19 left 36. Nxg6! Rxd3! 37. cxd3! Kxg6! 38. Rc1! Nb6! 39. Rc7! Kf5! 40. Ra7! I believe my active rook should beat his Knight and two pawns. 40 ... Ke5 41. Rxa6! Nd5! 42. Kf3 h4 43. Ra8 43 a4!! was a faster way to reach the other rookfile 43 ... Kd4 44. Rh8 Kxd3! 45. Rxh4! Kc2 46. Rh2+ Options: 46 Rd4, Rh5, Ke4 but I am trying to preserve my last two pawns 46 ... Kb1 47. a3 Nb6 48. b3!!! Cutting off the King and promoting the Knight's worst enemy, a passed rookpawn with a4. IM SnoWKiD is helpless. 48 ... d5 49. Ke3!! f5 50. Kd4!! f4 51. Kc5 Nd7+ 52. Kxd5! Nf6+! 53. Kd4! f3 54. Rf2! Ng4 55. Rxf3! Kb2 56. a4! bxa4! 57. bxa4! Nh2 58. Rf4! Cutting off King and Knight while the a-pawn Queens. 58 Rf2+!! wins the knight and checkmates quickest. {Black resigns} 1-0 I missed a lot but I felt comfortable on the White side of a Fishing Pole, I know what Black is trying to do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.03"] [Round "-"] [White "B-Wall"] [Black "SnoWKiD"] [Result "1-0"] [ICCResult "Black resigns"] [WhiteElo "2299"] [BlackElo "2212"] [Opening "Sicilian defense"] [ECO "B32"] [NIC "SI.32"] [Time "14:50:25"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O h5 9. h3 Bd6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. f4 e5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. fxe5 Bxe5 15. d6 Qxd6 16. Bd2 b5 17. Rae1 Bf6 18. Bf4 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Bb7 20. Be5 Bh4 21. Bg3 Qe6 22. Bxh4 Qxh3+ 23. Kg1 Qxh4 24. Rf4 Qg5 25. Rf5 Qxg2+ 26. Qxg2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rh6 28. Nd4 Kf8 29. Rc5 Rc8 30. Rxc8+ Nxc8 31. Nf5 Re6 32. Rf1 g6 33. Nd4 Rd6 34. Nf3 Kg7 35. Ne5 f6 36. Nxg6 Rxd3 37. cxd3 Kxg6 38. Rc1 Nb6 39. Rc7 Kf5 40. Ra7 Ke5 41. Rxa6 Nd5 42. Kf3 h4 43. Ra8 Kd4 44. Rh8 Kxd3 45. Rxh4 Kc2 46. Rh2+ Kb1 47. a3 Nb6 48. b3 d5 49. Ke3 f5 50. Kd4 f4 51. Kc5 Nd7+ 52. Kxd5 Nf6+ 53. Kd4 f3 54. Rf2 Ng4 55. Rxf3 Kb2 56. a4 bxa4 57. bxa4 Nh2 58. Rf4 {Black resigns} 1-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistics for SnoWKiD(IM) On for: 31 Idle: 0 SnoWKiD is currently involved in a match against Yarosavich. rating [need] win loss draw total best Crazyhouse 1773 [6] 2 2 0 4 Bullet 2253 [8] 12 2 1 15 Blitz 2367 [8] 5 2 1 8 5-minute 2231 388 253 65 706 2532 (05-Apr-2009) 1-minute 2264 [8] 9 8 0 17 Groups : IMs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Thu Sep 3 14:24:09 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:24:09 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] DC Gentle does computer King's Gambit/Raccoon analysis Message-ID: <1252009449.4aa025e963f5e@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Dc Gentle ----- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 21:59:57 +0200 From: Dc Gentle Reply-To: Chess_Improvement at yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chess Improvement] Rocky Raccoon To: Chess_Improvement at yahoogroups.com Hello Brian, hello group, Brian, did you ever try the Cunningham defense in the King's Gambit? If someone is prepared to play against your "Racoon"-opening, they shouldn't have any problems, look here, for example: [Event "Analysis"] [Site "MyTown"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "*"] [White "King's"] [Black "Gambit"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] [ECO "C35"] [Annotator "Dc Gentle"] [PlyCount "159"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 h5 {It's much better to take the gambit pawn f4, 2... h5 is rather pointless, if White knows how to handle it.} 3. d3 {Now f4 is defended. Of course White cannot put the kingsite bishop on c4 with this setup, but White has got other plans in mind.} 3...Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 {against 5... Bg4.} 5...h4 {This pawn can be savely ignored.} 6. Nc3 h3 7. g3 Nf6 8. Rf1 a6 9. Nd5 {The knight on d5 is already annoying for Black and will become even more so in the future.} 9...Be7 10. Be3 Be6 11. c4 {White's plan is to castle to the queensite and a blocked center can only support this idea.} 11...O-O 12. Bg1 a5 13. Qb3 b6 {13... a4 would be countered by 14. Qxb7 winning a pawn. The resulting open b-file won't become dangerous for White because White has got the initiative.} 14. Qc3 Re8 15. O-O-O {Strategically White has already got the advantage due to knight d5, the uncoordinated black pieces, and the blocked center.} 15...a4 16. a3 Bg4 17. Kb1 Qd7 18. Rde1 Bd8 19. Bd1 Ra5 {Black cannot do much.} 20. Qd2 Nb8 {This knight heads to c5.} 21. Be3 Na6 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Qc3 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Ng4 25. Bg1 Nc5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Rf5 g6 28. Bxg4 {White can already afford to give the rook away because not only pawn h3 will fall..} 28...gxf5 29. Bxh3 Qd6 30. Bxf5 {... but also f5.} 30...b5 31. h4 Be7 32. d4 {starting a kingsite attack!} 32...exd4 33. Qf3 Bf8 34. Qh5 Bg7 35. Rf1 Re7 {Other moves are not better.} 36. Nxe7+ Qxe7 37. g4 {White has got a lot of time because queen h5 can't be attacked.} 37...bxc4 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Bg6 f5 40. Bxf5 {threatening 41. Bg6+ with quick mate.} 40...Qf7 41. g5 c3 42. Bh3 {winning the black queen.} 42...c2+ 43. Kc1 Qxf1+ 44. Bxf1 {Black could resign now, because the passed pawns c2 and d4 pose no real danger, but let's follow it to the end:} 44...d3 45. Qf5+ {White has to give the own queen, but will get enough passed pawns to win.} 45...Rxf5 46. exf5 Be5 47. Bxd3 Bg3 48. g6 Kg7 49. h5 Be5 50. Bxc2 Kh6 51. Bxa4 Kxh5 52. Bd7 Bd4 53. Kc2 Kh6 54. a4 Bb6 55. b4 Kg7 56. a5 Bd4 57. Kd3 Bg1 58. Ke4 c5 59. b5 {c5 is not dangerous because the white king is close by.} 59...c4 60. b6 Kf6 61. Be6 c3 62. Kd3 c2 63. Kxc2 Bd4 64. b7 Ba7 65. Kc3 Bb8 66. Kc4 Ba7 67. a6 Kg7 68. Kb5 Kh6 69. Kc6 Kg7 70. Kc7 Bf2 71. b8=Q Bg3+ 72. Kc8 Bxb8 73. Kxb8 Kf6 74. a7 Kg7 75. a8=Q Kf6 76. Qa4 Kg5 77. Qd4 Kh6 78. g7 Kh5 79. g8=Q Kh6 80. Qg6# 1-0 As you can see, White never got any problems. Now as contrast a game of my personal King's Gambit analysis where Black plays a mixture of the Cunningham and Fischer defense. White never really has got a chance here: [Event "Analysis"] [Site "MyTown"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "*"] [White "King's"] [Black "Gambit"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] [ECO "C35"] [Annotator "Dc Gentle"] [PlyCount "184"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 {Taking the gambit pawn is the state of the art! White has to prove whether they have got anything in this opening.} 3. Nf3 Be7 {The Cunningham gambit. I did extensively annotate the following moves until move 24 in a previous post already.} 4. Nc3 d6 5. d4 g5 6. Bc4 h6 7. g3 c6 8. O-O Bh3 9. Rf2 Nd7 10. Qd3 Qc7 11. gxf4 g4 12. f5 Bf6 13. Ne1 Rh7 14. Ng2 O-O-O 15. Nf4 Bg5 16. Nxh3 gxh3 17. Qxh3 Ngf6 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Kh1 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Rg8 21. Rff1 Rhg7 22. Bb3 Ng4 23. Rce1 Ndf6 24. Re2 a5 {Black has got the initiative, and White can only react. Black's doubled rooks are a menace on the kingsite.} 25. a3 h5 26. Na4 Qc7 27. h3 h4 {First surprise!} 28. hxg4 Rxg4 29. Nc3 d5 30. e5 Nh5 {threatening a nice check on g3, winning.} 31. Kh2 h3 {White should rather not take this pawn.} 32. f6 {denying e7 for the black queen and threatening 33. Qf5+ winning knight h5.} 32...Kb8 33. Rf5 Ng3 34. Rff2 a4 {distracting bishop b3 to win time for the following rook manoeuver at the kingsite.} 35. Bxa4 Nxe2 36. Nxe2 Qa5 {threatening 37. Qxa4 and 37. Qe1.} 37. Nc3 R8g5 38. Qe3 Qd8 39. Ne2 Qh8 40. Nf4 Qh4 {threatening 41... Rg2+ winning.} 41. Rf3 Rf5 42. Nxh3 Rxf3 43. Qxf3 Rxd4 {threatening 44... Rd2+} 44. e6 {too late, but it wasn't good earlier either.} 44...Rd2+ 45. Kh1 Qe1+ 46. Ng1 Rf2 47. Qg3+ Ka7 48. Qh4 Qe3 49. exf7 Rf1 50. Qg4 Rxf6 {threatening 50... Rf4 and 50... Rxf7.} 51. Bxc6 {White has got nothing better.} 51...Qh6+ 52. Qh3 bxc6 53. Qxh6 Rxh6+ 54. Kg2 Rf6 55. Nf3 Rxf7 {Black's rook is better than White's knight and surplus pawn.} 56. Ne5 Rg7+ 57. Kf3 Kb6 58. Nd3 c5 59. Nf4 Kc6 60. Ke3 Rg4 61. c3 c4 62. Ne2 Rg2 63. Nd4+ Kc5 64. Ne2 Kb5 65. Kf3 Rh2 66. Nd4+ Ka4 {White can't avoid the loss of material.} 67. Kf4 Rxb2 68. Ke5 Rb3 69. Ne2 Rb8 70. Nd4 Kxa3 71. Nc6 Rb3 72. Kd4 Kb2 73. Na5 Ra3 74. Nb7 Rxc3 75. Kxd5 Rb3 76. Nc5 c3 77. Na4+ Ka3 78. Nxc3 Rxc3 {White can resign, but it's always good to see the checkmate.} 79. Ke4 Kb4 80. Ke5 Kc5 81. Ke4 Rc4+ 82. Ke5 Kc6 83. Kf6 Kd5 84. Kf5 Kd6 85. Kg6 Ke6 86. Kg5 Rb4 87. Kg6 Rg4+ 88. Kh5 Kf5 89. Kh6 Kf6 90. Kh7 Rf4 91. Kg8 Rh4 {Zugzwang!} 92. Kf8 Rh8# 0-1 Greetings, DC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090903/298e18fc/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Thu Sep 3 15:16:44 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:16:44 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Worst played Falkbeer Gambit ever by IM Dionisio Aldama Message-ID: <1252012604.4aa0323c24a25@www.taom.com> I played in this time odds Florida blitz tournament in 2008 designed by the youngest Olympiad ever, NM Andrew Sherman. After beating IM Blas Lugo I played the Fishing Pole against his buddy IM Dionisio Aldama. It got down to Rook and Knight vs Rook and I messed it up. Degournay was down to his increment. I made 25 moves of the necessary 50 before losing my Rook. A hard loss. [Event "2008 Florida Game/15 Championship" ] [Site "Radisson Hotel, Saint Petersburg, Florida"] [Date "2008.08.30" ] [Round "4"] [White "IM Dionisio Aldama"] [Black "Brian Wall"] [Result "1-0"] [ICCResult "Black resigns"] [WhiteElo "2515"] [BlackElo "2227"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez, Fishing Pole, Hyper-Pole"] [ Time "10 AM"] [TimeControl "Game/12 minutes with 3 second delay"] [Annotator "Wall, Brian, Fritz 9"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Ng4 5.h3 h5 6.c3 a6 7.Ba4 Bc5 8.d4 Ba7 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bc1 g5 11.hxg4 hxg4 12.Nh2 g3 13.Ng4 d6 14.fxg3 Bxg4 15.Qxg4 exd4 16.Bxc6+ bxc6 17.Qe6+ Qe7 18.Qxe7+ Kxe7 19.Kf2 dxc3+ 20.Ke2 Rh2 21.Nxc3 Rxg2+ 22.Kf3 Rc2 23.Nd1 Rh8 24.Be3 Bxe3 25.Kxe3 Rhh2 26.Rb1 Ke6 27.Kf3 d5 28.exd5+ cxd5 29.Re1+ Kd6 30.Kg4 d4 31.Kf5 ... 1-0 I resigned by cursing involuntarily and shaking his hand. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I played in a Falkbeer Counter Gambit theme tournament 30 years ago held by the Denver Chess Club. I don't remember much but IM Dionisio fell for trap #1. This surprised me because I thought Julio Becerra, Blas Lugo and Aldama Degournay were all double Kingpawn experts. I didn't realize who I was playing until he resigned on move 11. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.03"] [Round "-"] [White "B-Wall"] [Black "maton"] [Result "1-0"] [ICCResult "Black resigns"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2339"] [Opening "KGD: Falkbeer, Alapin variation"] [ECO "C32"] [NIC "KG.04"] [Time "16:46:57"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf2+? The Bishop just gets in trouble here because the Knight is already hanging. 8. Kd1! Qxd5+? This makes it worse as I put more pressure on his hanging minor pieces. 9. Nfd2!! Preserving the other Knight for 10 Nc3!! 9 ... Bg4? Makes it worse by hanging a piece 10. Qxg4 Bb6? I could go after his Rooks with 10 Qc8+!! but I return to the main theme of taking over e4. I already have my extra piece. 11. Qe2 {Black resigns} 1-0 Resigning was a blunder too but that's harder to prove. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistics for maton(IM) On for: 19 Idle: 0 maton is currently involved in a match against blitzking. rating [need] win loss draw total best Wild 1779 [6] 1 1 0 2 Crazyhouse 2082 [6] 0 1 0 1 Bullet 2126 [8] 35 41 4 80 2181 (06-Aug-2002) Blitz 2382 [6] 1750 1838 269 3857 2998 (06-Jun-2003) 5-minute 2339 1020 670 141 1831 2472 (08-Dec-2004) 1-minute 2002 12132 11082 914 24128 2381 (21-Jan-2004) 15-minute 906 [4] 0 3 0 3 1: mi_dionisio at hotmail .com Name : Dionisio Aldama Degournay Groups : Mexico IMs ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.03"] [Round "-"] [White "B-Wall"] [Black "maton"] [Result "1-0"] [ICCResult "Black resigns"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2339"] [Opening "KGD: Falkbeer, Alapin variation"] [ECO "C32"] [NIC "KG.04"] [Time "16:46:57"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf2+ 8. Kd1 Qxd5+ 9. Nfd2 Bg4 10. Qxg4 Bb6 11. Qe2 {Black resigns} 1-0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2001.11.08"] [Round "-"] [White "brianwall"] [Black "maton"] [Result "1-0"] [ICCResult "Black forfeits on time"] [WhiteElo "2262"] [BlackElo "2202"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] [ECO "D02"] [NIC "QP.08"] [Time "01:18:21"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bc2 Ne6 15. Be3 g6 16. f4 Bg7 17. f5 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 O-O 19. e6 fxe6 20. fxg6 Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1 e5 22. gxh7+ Kh8 23. Bf2 Bb7 24. Kg1 d4 25. Qg4 d3 26. Bb3 e4 27. Qe6 Bxb2 28. Rf1 Qg5 29. Bh4 Qg7 30. Rf7 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Qe5 32. Rf8+ Kxh7 33. Qf7+ Kh6 34. Rxa8 Bxa8 35. Bg3 e3 36. Bf4+ Qg5 37. Bxg5+ Kxg5 38. Qe7+ Bf6 39. Qxe3+ Kg6 40. Qxd3+ Kg7 41. Bc2 Bxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Kf8 43. Qg6 Ke7 44. Bb3 Kd6 45. Qf7 Kc5 46. Qe6 Kb4 47. Qd5 Ka3 48. Qd6+ Kb2 49. Qxf6+ Ka3 50. Qf5 {Black forfeits on time} 1-0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.08.31"] [Round "-"] [White "maton"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "White forfeits on time"] [WhiteElo "2298"] [BlackElo "2309"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense"] [ECO "C65"] [NIC "RL.07"] [Time "19:35:58"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bb6 7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. a4 a6 9. Bc4 Ne7 10. a5 Ba7 11. b4 O-O 12. Qb3 c6 13. d4 Ng6 14. Re1 Qe7 15. Nf1 Kh8 16. Ng3 Ng4 17. h3 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Kg1 d5 21. Bf1 e4 22. Bg5 Qe6 23. Nh2 h6 24. Be3 Nh4 25. Nxf5 Rxf5 26. Qd1 h5 27. Bf2 Ng6 28. Be2 Raf8 29. Be3 Nf4 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Bxh5 Qh6 32. Bg4 Qh4 33. Rf1 Qg3 34. Rxf4 Rxf4 35. Nf1 Qxc3 36. Bc8 Bxd4+ 37. Kh2 Rh4 38. Rc1 Qd3 39. Qxd3 exd3 40. Bxb7 Be5+ 41. g3 Rxb4 42. Bxc6 Rb2+ 43. Kh1 d2 44. Rd1 Bc3 45. Bxd5 Bxa5 {White forfeits on time} 0-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sat Sep 5 01:39:38 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 01:39:38 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] CSCN Fw: pikes peak open games, Winter Wonderland announcement, SOCO announcement, August East Coast prizes, and August USAFA prizes. Message-ID: <1252136378.4aa215ba54aa4@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from CS Chess ----- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 20:42:16 -0600 From: CS Chess Reply-To: CS Chess Subject: CSCN Fw: pikes peak open games, Winter Wonderland announcement, SOCO announcement, August East Coast prizes, and August USAFA prizes. Assorted chess news: ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Buchanan Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:34 AM Subject: pikes peak open games GAMES FROM 2009 PIKES PEAK OPEN selected by Richard Buchanan ******************************************************************************** Mitch Anderson - Joseph Stafford, King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 Nh5 6.0-0 Be7 7.d4 d6 8.d5 Na5 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bd3 dxe5 11.Nxe5 Bc5+ 12.Kh1 Qh4 13.Bxf4! g5 14.Nxd7 Bf2 15.Qxh5! gxf4 16.Qe5+ Kxd7 17.Bf5+ Kd8 18.Qxh8+ Ke7 19.Qxa8 f3 20.gxf3 Bg3 21.h3 Qf6 22.Qc8 Qxb2 23.Qd7+ Kf8 24.Nd2 Qe5 25.Qd8+ Kg7 26.Qg5+ Kf8 27.Ne4 Bf4 28.Qd8+ Kg7 29.Rg1+ Kh6 30.Qh4# 1-0 Ivan Wijetunge - Jiri Kovats, QGD 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Bf4 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.Bd3 h6 7.0-0 b6 8.Nc3 c5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Rc1 Bb7 11.Bb1 Nbd7 12.Ne5 cxd4 13.exd4 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Bd6 15.Qd3 g6 16.Qf3 Bxe5 17.dxe5 d4 18.Qxb7 dxc3 19.Rxc3 Nh7 20.e6! fxe6 21.Rc7 Ng5 22.Bxg6 Qf6 23.Bh7+ Nxh7 24.Rxh7 Qxb2 25.Rxh6 Qg7 26.Qxg7+ Kxg7 27.Rxe6 Rac8 28.Rfe1 Rc2 29.R6e2 Rfc8 30.f4 Kf6 31.Kf2 Rxe2+ 32.Rxe2 Rc6 33.Kf3 a6 34.g4 b5 35.h4 b4 36.g5+ Kg6 37.Kg4 a5 38.h5+ Kg7 39.Re5 a4 40.Rb5 Rc4 41.h6+ Kh7 42.Rb7+ 1-0 Brian Wall - Shaun MacMillan, Sicilian For notes on this game, see Brian's e-mail of August 2. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.b4 cxb4 5.a3 e6 6.axb4 Bxb4 7.c3 Be7 8.d4 Nc7 9.Bd3 b5 10.h4 h5 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Ne4 Bxe4 13.Bxe4 Nc6 14.Rh3 Nd5 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.hxg5 Qb6 17.g6 fxg6 18.Bxg6+ Kd8 19.Be4 Kc7 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Qb3 b4 22.Qxd5 Raf8 23.Qd6+ Kc8 24.e6 dxe6 25.Bf4 Re8 26.Kf1 Qb5+ 27.Kg1 e5 28.dxe5 Rd8 29.Qe6+ Rd7 30.Rd3 Rhd8 31.c4 1-0 Gordon Randall - Mitch Anderson, QP London 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.Nbd2 c5 5.c3 Nc6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.h3 b6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.Qe2 Re8 11.Rfd1 cxd4 12.cxd4 a6 13.a3 Nd7 14.Rac1 Bf6 15.b4 e5 16.dxe5 Ncxe5 17.Bb1 Rc8 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.Qh5 g6 20.Qh6 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Nc4 22.Nf3 Bg7 23.Qg5 Qxg5 24.Bxg5 Bb2 25.Rc2 Bxa3 26.b5 axb5 27.Nd4 b4 28.Ba2 Rc8 29.e4 Bb2 30.Ne2 Be5 31.Be7 b5 32.exd5 Bxd5 33.Bxb4 Be4 34.Rc1 Bb2 35.Rd1 Ra8 36.Bb3 Ra1 37.Rxa1 Bxa1 38.Nc3 Bc6 39.Bc2 f5 40.f3 Kf7 41.Kf2 Bb2 42.Bd3 Kf6 43.Bxc4 bxc4 44.Ke3 Be8 45.Kd2 Kg5 46.Be7+ Kh5 47.g4+ Kh6 48.gxf5 gxf5 49.f4 Bc6 50.Kc2 Ba1 51.Bf6 Bg2 52.h4 Kh5 53.Be7 Kg4 54.Bf6 Kxf4 55.Kb1 Bxc3 56.Bxc3 Ke3 0-1 Ivan Wijetunge - Brian Wall, Badger 1.d4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f6 (One of Brian's latest beastly openings) 3.c4 e5 4.d5 Nce7 5.e4 Ng6 6.Nc3 Bc5 7.Na4 Bb4+ 8.Nd2 Nh6 9.a3 Be7 10.g3 f5 11.Bg2 0-0 12.0-0 f4 13.Nf3 d6 14.Qd3 Bd7 15.Nc3 Qc8 16.Ne2 Bh3 17.Bd2 Rf7 18.Kh1 Qd7 19.Bxh3 Qxh3 20.Nfg1 Qd7 21.b4 Raf8 22.gxf4 exf4 23.Qh3 Qa4 24.Rac1 Bf6 25.Bc3 Qxa3 26.Ra1 Qb3 27.Bxf6 Qxc4 28.Bd4 f3 29.Rfc1 Qxb4 30.Rab1 Qa4 31.Ra1 Qb4 32.Rab1 Qa4 33.Ra1 Qb4 ?-? Jeff Baffo - Julian Evans, French 1.Nc3 e6 2.e4 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Qg4 g6 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Be3 h5 13.Qd4 Nh6 14.Bxh6 Rxh6 15.Qe3 Rh8 16.a4 a6 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.Nce2 Rc8 19.c3 Bf8 20.Nf3 Bh6 21.Qd4 g5 22.h4 g4 23.Ng5 Qd8 24.Qf4 Bxg5 25.hxg5 Rc4 26.Nd4 Rg8 27.Qe3 Qxg5 28.Qd3 h4 29.b3 Rc7 30.Rae1 h3 31.g3 Qg6 32.Qxg6 Rxg6 33.Re3 Ke7 34.f4 Rg8 35.f5 b5 36.f6+ Kd8 37.axb5 Bxb5 38.Ra1 Kd7 39.Rd1 Kc8 40.Rd2 Kb7 41.Rf2 Bd7 42.Ra2 Kb6 43.b4 Rgc8 44.Ra3 Bb5 45.Kh2 Bf1 46.Re1 Bg2 47.Re3 Rc4 48.Ne2 Be4 49.Nf4 Rg8 50.Nd3 Rg5 51.Nc5 Rxc5 52.bxc5+ Kxc5 53.Rxa6 Rxe5 54.Ra2 Rf5 55.Re1 Rxf6 56.c4 Kxc4 57.Rae2 Kd4 58.Rd2+ Ke5 59.Rde2 0-1 Paul Anderson - Jeff Serna, English 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 d6 4.e3 e5 5.Qc2 Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.b3 Be6 8.Ng5 Bd7 9.Bb2 Ng4 10.Nf3 e4 11.Nd4 Nxd4 12.exd4 Bf6 13.Nd5 c6 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.Be2 Rc8 16.Qc3 Qe7 17.0-0-0 b5 18.c5 Nd5 19.Qc2 0-0 20.Kb1 f4 21.Rhe1 Bf5 22.Ka1 dxc5 23.dxc5 e3 24.Bd3 Bxd3 25.Qxd3 Rcd8 26.Qc2 e2 27.Rc1 Rde8 28.Qd3 f3 29.gxf3 Nf4 30.Qc3 Rd8 31.Rg1 Rf7 32.Rce1 Rd3 33.Qe5 Rxb3 34.Qb8+ Qf8 35.Qxf8+ Kxf8 36.Ka2 Rxf3 37.Bd4 Rd7 38.Be3 Rxe3! 39.dxe3 Rd2+ 40.Kb3 Nd3 41.Kc3 Nxe1 42.Rxe1 Rd5 43.Kb4 Rh5 44.Rxe2 Rxh2 45.Rd2 Rh5 46.Rd6 a5+! 47.Kxa5 Rxc5 48.a4 bxa4+ 49.Kxa4 Ke7 50.Rd4 g5 51.Kb3 h5 52.Ra4 Kf6 53.Ra8 h4 54.Rh8 Rf5 55.Kc3 Kg7 56.Rh5 Kg6 57.Rh8 Rxf2 58.Kd3 Rf7 59.Ke2 Rc7 60.Kf3 c5 61.Kg4 c4 62.Rg8+ Kf6 63.Rf8+ Kg7 64.Rf5 c3 65.Rf1 c2 66.Rc1 Kg6 67.e4 Rc3 0-1 Danielle Rice - Ted Doykos, QP London 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 Qb6 6.Qb3 e6 7.Nbd2 Qxb3 8.Nxb3 c4 9.Nbd2 b5 10.Be2 b4 11.0-0 Be7 12.cxb4 Bxb4 13.Nb1 0-0 14.Nc3 Rd8 15.a3 Ba5 16.h3 Rd7 17.Na4 Bc7 18.Nc5 Re7 19.Bg5 Rb8 20.Rfb1 Na5 21.Nd2 Bd6 22.b4 Bxc5 23.dxc5 Nb7 24.Nf3 Bd7 25.Nd4 e5 26.Nf3 Ba4 27.Bd1 Bxd1 28.Rxd1 a5 29.Bxf6 gxf6 30.Rxd5 axb4 31.axb4 Nd8 32.Rb1 Nc6 33.b5 Reb7 34.b6 Rd8 35.e4 Kf8 36.Rc1 Rxd5 37.exd5 Nb4 38.d6 Ke8 39.Rxc4 Nc6 40.Rh4 Kd7 41.Rxh7 Ke6 42.Nd2 Kd5 43.Nb3 Kc4 44.Nd2+ Kd3 45.Nf1 Kc4 46.h4 Kxc5 47.h5 Kxd6 48.Rh8 Rb8 49.Rxb8 Nxb8 50.h6 Nd7 51.h7 1-0 Jeff Serna - Bran Wall, King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 h5 (Brian's Raccoon Variation) 3.Nf3 exf4 4.d4 g5 5.Bc4 h4 ("Raccoon Claw" reads a note on Brian's scoresheet.) 6.Qe2 d6 7.h3 Nc6 8.Qf2 f5 9.Nc3 Bh6 10.Bd2 Nf6 11.Qe2 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.d5 Qe7 14.dxc6 Nxd2 15.Qxe7+ Kxe7 16.Kxd2 bxc6 17.Rae1+ Kf6 18.Nd4 d5 19.Bb3 c5 20.Bxd5 cxd4 21.Bxa8 Bxh3 22.Rxh3 Rxa8 23.Re4 Bf8 24.Rxd4 Kf5 25.Rdd3 Kg4 26.b3 Bc5 27.c3 Bf2 28.c4 Re8 29.a4 Be1+ 30.Kd1 Bb4 31.Rh1 Re3 32.Rxe3 fxe3 33.Rh3 ?-? David Meliti - Daniel Zhou, English 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.Rb1 a5 6.e3 d6 7.h3 Bg7 8.d4 Bf5 9.d5 Bxb1 10.dxc6 Bf5 11.g4 Bc8 12.g5 Nh5 13.cxb7 Bxb7 14.Qa4+ Qd7 15.Qxd7+ Kxd7 16.Bg2 Bxc3+ 17.bxc3 Rab8 18.0-0 Ng7 19.Rd1 Ke8 20.Kf1 Ne6 21.h4 Nc7 22.Ke2 Be4 23.Ne1 Bxg2 24.Nxg2 Kd7 25.e4 Kc6 26.Rd3 Rhf8 27.f4 a4 28.Ne3 Na8 29.Rd1 Nb6 30.Kd3 Rh8 31.Ng4 Nd7 32.Kc2 Nb6 33.Kd3 Nd7 34.Rh1 Rbf8 35.Rh2 f6 36.Rb2 Rb8 37.Rf2 Rhf8 38.Ne3 e6 39.Ng4 f5 40.Ne3 Nb6 41.h5 fxe4+ 42.Kxe4 Nxc4 43.Ng4 d5+ 44.Kd3 e5 45.Nf6 Rf7 46.f5 e4+ 47.Ke2 gxh5 48.Nxh7 Rxh7 49.g6 Rhb7 50.f6 Ne5 51.f7 Nxg6 52.Rf6+ Kb5 53.Rxg6 Rxf7 54.Rg5 Kc4 55.Rxh5 Rbf8 56.Be3 Rb8 57.Bc1 Rb3 58.Rh3 Rxc3 59.Rh1 Rff3 60.Bd2 Rc2 0-1 Alexander Yu - Dan Picard, Sicilian 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 Bg4 4.h3 Bd7 5.g3 c5 6.Bg2 Bc6 7.0-0 g6 8.c3 Bg7 9.Bg5 c4 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Re1 Qb6 12.Qd2 cxd3 13.Na3 Nd7 14.Rab1 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Qxd3 0-0 17.Nc4 Bb5 18.Nxb6 Bxd3 19.Nxa8 Bxb1 20.Rxb1 Rxa8 21.f4 Bg7 22.Kf2 Rc8 23.Rc1 b5 24.Ke3 b4 25.Kd2 a5 26.cxb4 Rxc1 27.Kxc1 axb4 28.Kc2 Bd4 29.b3 Bf2 30.g4 e6 31.Kd3 e5 32.Ke2 Bd4 33.fxe5 Bxe5 34.Kd3 h5 35.gxh5 gxh5 36.Kc4 d5+ 37.exd5 Bd6 38.Kb5 Kf8 39.Kc6 Ke7 40.Kb5 Kf6 41.Kc6 Ke5 42.Bf3 h4 43.Bg4 f5 44.Bf3 Bf8 45.Kc7 Kf4 46.Be2 Ke3 47.Bc4 Kf2 48.d6 Kg2 49.Be6 f4 50.d7 Be7 51.d8Q Bxd8+ 52.Kxd8 f3 53.Bd5 Kg3 54.Kc7 f2 55.Bc4 Kg2 56.Kc6 f1Q 57.Bxf1+ Kxf1 58.Kc5 Kg2 59.Kxb4 Kxh3 60.a4 Kg3 61.a5 h3 62.a6 h2 63.Ka5 h1Q 64.b4 Qg1 65.b5 Qc5 66.Ka4 Qb6 67.Kb4 Kf4 68.Kc4 Ke4 69.Kb4 Kd4 0-1 Renard Anderson - Ivan Wijetunge, Caro-Kann 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 Nh6 6.c3 Nf5 7.Bd4 Nc6 8.Nf3 Nfxd4 9.cxd4 Bd7 10.Nc3 b6 11.cxb6 Qxb6 12.Rb1 Rb8 13.Be2 Be7 14.h4 f6 15.0-0 0-0 16.Qd2 Be8 17.a3 Bg6 18.Rbc1 Qxb2 19.Qxb2 Rxb2 20.Bb5 Na5 21.Bd7 Kf7 22.exf6 gxf6 23.Rfe1 Bf5 24.Nxd5 Bxa3 25.Rc7 Rb7 26.Bxe6+ Kg6 27.Nf4+ Kh6 28.Rxb7 Nxb7 29.Bxf5 Bd6 30.Ne6 Rb8 31.g4 Nd8 32.g5+ fxg5 33.hxg5+ Kh5 34.Ng7# 1-0 Julian Evans - Alex Cacas, King's Indian 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 0-0 5.c4 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c5 8.Be2 h6 9.h3 b6 10.0-0 Bb7 11.d5 Ne8 12.Qc2 Nc7 13.Rfe1 b5 14.b3 bxc4 15.bxc4 Na6 16.e4 Nb4 17.Qb3 Rb8 18.a3 Na6 19.Qa2 Nc7 20.Nd1 Ba6 21.Rb1 Rxb1 22.Qxb1 Qb8 23.Qc1 Kh7 24.Bf1 Ne8 25.Qe3 f6 26.Nd2 Ne5 27.Bh2 f5 28.f4 Nxc4 29.Qe2 Bd4+ 30.Kh1 Nxd2 31.Qxa6 Nxf1 32.Qxf1 Nf6 33.exf5 Nxd5 34.fxg6+ Kxg6 35.Qf3 Qb7 36.Re6+ Kg7 37.Qg4+ 1-0 Brian Wall - Daniel Zhou, Sicilian For Brian's notes on this game, see his Aug. 4 e-mail. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.Bb3 Nc6 10.0-0-0 b5 11.Rhe1 Bb7 12.Qg3 Rd8 13.Kb1 h6 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nd5 Kf8 17.Nxf6 gxf6 18.Qh4 Ke7 19.f4 Qc5 20.a3 e5 21.Qh5 Rh7 22.Qh4 Rhh8 23.Rd3 Rdg8 24.Red1 Rd8 25.Bd5 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Qc7 27.fxe5 dxe5 28.Rf1 Rd6 29.Rxe5+ Kd7 30.Ref5 Rc8 31.c3 Qc4 32.Rxf6 Rxf6 33.Rxf6 Qd3+ 34.Ka2 Qc4+ 35.Ka1 Qb3 36.Qf4 Ke7 37.Qd6+ Ke8 38.Rxh6 1-0 Anthea Carson - Mitch Anderson, English 1.c4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.d3 Bg7 5.Nc3 0-0 6.Nf3 d6 7.0-0 e5 8.Bg5 c6 9.Qd2 a5 10.Bh6 Na6 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.a3 Nc5 13.Qc2 Ne6 14.b4 g5 15.e3 Qc7 16.Qd2 h5 17.Ne1 f4 18.d4 h4 19.d5 axb4 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Nc5 22.Qc2 b3 23.Qb1 Nxe4 24.Qxe4 Bf5 25.Qg2 b2 26.Rb1 Bxb1 27.Nf3 Be4 28.gxh4 Qe7 0-1 Gordon Randall - Jeff Csima, QP London 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.e3 e6 5.Be2 Bd6 6.Ne5 0-0 7.Nd2 Bxe5 8.Bxe5 Nbd7 9.Bf4 Re8 10.g4 Bg6 11.h4 h6 12.c3 e5 13.Bg3 exd4 14.cxd4 c5 15.0-0 cxd4 16.exd4 Qb6 17.Nb3 Rac8 18.Re1 Bc2 19.Qd2 Bxb3 20.axb3 Ne4 21.Qd3 Nxg3 22.fxg3 Re4 23.Ra4 Ne5 24.Qd1 Re8 25.Rf1 Nc6 26.Bf3 Rxd4 27.Rxd4 Nxd4 28.Bxd5 Nf5+ 29.Kh2 Ne3 30.Bxf7+ Kh8 31.Bxe8 Nxd1 32.Rxd1 Qf2+ 33.Kh3 Qf6 34.h5! Kg8 35.Bg6 Kf8 36.Re1 Qc6 37.Re8+ Qxe8 38.Bxe8 Kxe8 39.g5 Kf7 40.Kg4 Ke6 41.Kf4 a5 42.g4 b5 43.gxh6 gxh6 44.g5 hxg5+ 45.Kxg5 Kf7 46.Kf5 1-0 Kurt Kondracki - David Meliti, Slav 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Ne4 7.Bd2 Nxd2 8.Qxd2 Bg4 9.e3 Bxf3 10.gxf3 e6 11.f4 g5 12.fxg5 Qxg5 13.f4 Qh4+ 14.Qf2 Be7 15.Rg1 Qh6 16.Kd2 Bb4 17.Rc1 Rc8 18.a3 Ba5 19.Kd1 a6 20.Qg3 Bc7 21.Qg7 Qxg7 22.Rxg7 Ne7 23.Rg1 Nf5 24.Ke2 Ke7 25.Bh3 Nd6 26.Nxd5+ exd5 27.Bxc8 Rxc8 28.b3 Kf6 29.Rc5 Ne4 30.Rc2 Ke6 31.Rgc1 Kd7 32.b4 Nd6 33.Rc5 Bb6 34.Rxc8 Nxc8 35.a4 Ne7 36.a5 Bd8 37.Kd3 Nc6 38.Kc3 Ke6 39.Rg1 Be7 40.Rb1 h5 41.b5 Nxa5 42.bxa6 bxa6 43.Rb6+ Kf5 44.Rxa6 Nc4 45.Kd3 Bh4 46.e4+ dxe4+ 47.Kxc4 Kxf4 48.Ra2 f5 49.d5 Ke5 50.Ra6 Kf4 51.Kd4 Bf2+ 52.Kc3 Ke5 53.d6 Ke6 54.Kd2 f4 55.Ke2 Bg1 56.h3 f3+ 57.Kf1 Bh2 58.Ra4 e3 59.Re4+ Kf5 60.Rxe3 Bxd6 61.Rxf3+ Kg5 62.Kg2 h4 ?-? Fred Eric Spell - Jiri Kovats, QGD 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.c5 b6 6.b4 a5 7.Qa4+ Bd7 8.Bb5 c6 9.Bd3 b5 10.Qb3 axb4 11.Qxb4 Qa5 12.Qb3 0-0 13.Bd2 Qc7 14.Nf3 Na6 15.Ne2 Rfe8 16.Ne5 Bc8 17.0-0 Nd7 18.f4 Nab8 19.Qc2 g6 20.Rf3 Nxe5 21.fxe5 Rf8 22.Raf1 Nd7 23.Ng3 f6 24.Bxg6 hxg6 25.Qxg6+ Kh8 26.Nf5 1-0 ----- Original Message ----- From: pmjer77 at aim.com Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:38 PM Subject: Updated Winter Wonderland Hi All, Please replace the old Winter Wonderland information with this announcement. Thanks! Winter Wonderland Tournament, December 12, 2009 5 round Swiss system tournament. Time Control: G/35 t/d5 Site: The Daily Grind, 209 S. Union, Pueblo Directions: Take 1st Street exit, three blocks to Union; Union & D Street Entry fee: $20; Sr, Jr, Unr $15; CSCA & USCF required, OSA. Pre-registration entry fee: $15, which must be paid at the time of pre-registration. Cash prizes based on entry fees will be distributed at the conclusion of the event. Registration: 9:00-9:45, Rounds: 10, 11:15, 12:30, 2:30, 3:45. Entries: Jerry Maier at 229 Hargrove Court, Colorado Springs CO 80919-2213 Phone: Liz Wood 719-566-6929 or Jerry Maier 719-660-5531. E-mail: chessliz at comcast.net or pmjer77 at aim.com An Open One-Day Rated Chess Tournament Final round byes must be requested before the start of Round 2, and are irrevocable. Send pre-registrations to: Jerry Maier at 229 Hargrove Court, Colorado Springs CO 80919-2213 by December 10th. Colorado Tour Event ----- Original Message ----- From: pmjer77 at aim.com Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:45 PM Subject: Revised SOCO Open II announcement Hi All, Please replace the old SOCO Open II information with this announcement. Thanks! SOCO Open II Tournament, October 3, 2009 5 round Swiss system tournament. Time Control: G/35 t/d5 Site: The Daily Grind, 209 S. Union, Pueblo Directions: Take 1st Street exit, three blocks to Union; Union & D Street Entry fee: $20; Sr, Jr, Unr $15; CSCA & USCF required, OSA. Pre-registration entry fee: $15, which must be paid at the time of pre-registration. Cash prizes based on entry fees will be distributed at the conclusion of the event. Registration: 9:00-9:45, Rounds: 10, 11:15, 12:30, 2:30, 3:45. Entries: Jerry Maier at 229 Hargrove Court, Colorado Springs CO 80919-2213 Phone: Liz Wood 719-566-6929 or Jerry Maier 719-660-5531. E-mail: chessliz at comcast.net or pmjer77 at aim.com An Open One-Day Rated Chess Tournament Final round byes must be requested before the start of Round 2, and are irrevocable. Send pre-registrations to: Jerry Maier at 229 Hargrove Court, Colorado Springs CO 80919-2213 by October 1st. Colorado Tour Event ----- Original Message ----- From: pmjer77 at aim.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 6:23 PM Subject: 2009 August East Coast Deli Standings Hi All, Please disseminate via your usual channels. Thank you as always. Prize Schedule: 1st $45.00 Mitch Anderson U1900 $36.00 Tie between Anthea Carson & Bill Weihmiller ($18 each) U1700 & U1500 $52.00 Tie between Gerry Sunderland & James Powers ($26 each) U1400/Unr. $20.00 Tie between Asher Macenulty III and Alex Freeman ($10 each) ----- Original Message ----- From: pmjer77 at aim.com Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:37 PM Subject: Results of 2009 August USAFA Chess Club Hi All, Please pass along via your usual channels. Thanks! Prize Schedule: 1st $35.00 Tony Telinbacco U1800 $28.00 Tie between Geri Neri and Anthea Carson ($14.00 each) U1550 $20.00 Daniel Picard U1400/Unr. $16.00 Jerry Maier -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090905/a254bdbd/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sat Sep 5 01:45:45 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 01:45:45 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Paul Douglas Anderson Raccoon Game Message-ID: <1252136745.4aa2172916910@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from CS Chess ----- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 20:42:16 -0600 From: CS Chess Reply-To: CS Chess I was also playing a Raccoon when your email arrived. So, I just had to play over it right away. I remember Jeffrey, as he offered me a draw and I really wanted to take it, but I put too much hope in his lower rating and figured he had to make a blunder sooner or later. I kept pushing for the win and missed my last drawing chance and then he finally kicked into win mode. Anyway, here is how my Raccoon went: [Event "Friendly Game, 5m + 0s"] [Site "http://cs.chess.home.att.net/"] [Date "2009.09.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Raccoonaphobic"] [Black "The Claw"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C30"] [PlyCount "44"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 h5 3. Nf3 exf4 4. d4 g5 5. Bc4 h4 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. Nxg5 Qxg5 9. Bxf4 Qg6 10. Bxf7+ Qxf7 11. Bg5 Qg6 12. Qf3 Nh6 13. Bxh6 Bxh6 14. e5 d5 15. Na4 Bg4 16. Qb3 b5 17. Nc5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Qb4 Rhf8 20. Rfe1 Bf3 21. g4 Qxg4+ 22. Kf1 Qg2# 0-1 [Event "2009 Pikes Peak Open"] [Site "Manitou Springs, CO City Hall on Main Street next to the big train and the police station"] [Date "2009.08.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Jeffrey Michael Serna"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw agreed"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "1760"] [Opening "King's gambit, Raccoon"] [ECO "C30"] [NIC "KG.05"] [Round "4"] [Board "2"] [Time "9 AM"] [TimeControl "5 second delay, 40/2 hours, Game/1 hour"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 h5 3. Nf3 exf4 4. d4 g5 5. Bc4 h4 6. Qe2 d6 7. h3 Nc6 8. Qf2 f5 9. Nc3 Bh6 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Qe2 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. d5 Qe7 14. dxc6 Nxd2 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 16. Kxd2 bxc6 17. Rae1+ Kf6 18. Nd4 d5 19. Bb3 c5 20. Bxd5 cxd4 21. Bxa8 Bxh3 22. Rxh3 Rxa8 23. Re4 Bf8 24. Rxd4 Kf5 25. Rdd3 Kg4 26. b3 Bc5 27. c3 Bf2 28. c4 Re8 29. a4 Be1+ 30. Kd1 Bb4 31. Rh1 Re3 32. Rxe3 fxe3 33. Rh3 Draw agreed on Brian's request 1/2-1/2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090905/09583a1b/attachment.htm From BrianWallChess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 7 00:44:12 2009 From: BrianWallChess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 00:44:12 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Das Naselwaus Message-ID: <1252305852.4aa4abbc2becc@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from David Kane ----- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 14:18:06 -0400 From: David Kane Reply-To: David Kane Subject: Das Naselwaus To: Brian Wall Hey Brian, I did a video for Chessvideos.tv on the Mousetrap- it consists of analysis of a Bucker game and one of my own. Naturally, I give you credit for introducing me to the line. http://www.chessvideos.tv/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5817 I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but you ought to do a video or two for them- I'm sure you would be a big hit and increase your fan base. You'd be in good company as Friedel, Monokroussos, both Shahades, Lenderman and others all post videos there. Anyway, I hope you are well. I forwarded your poems written for your dad to my wife who's dad is dying and she was very moved- especially the piano playing bit- her dad was something of a star concert pianist at one point in his life. All my best, Dave From BrianWallChess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 7 01:02:08 2009 From: BrianWallChess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 01:02:08 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] 2009 AZ State Championship Message-ID: <1252306928.4aa4aff002cba@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Joel Johnson ----- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 20:47:00 -0700 From: Joel Johnson Reply-To: Joel Johnson Subject: 2009 AZ State Championship [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Lev Altounian"] [Black "Robert Rowley"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "R?ti opening"] [ECO "A05"] [NIC "QP.11"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5 e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nc6 12. e4 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 d4 14. Na4 Qc7 15. b3 Rd8 16. Ba3 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nd3 Rac8 21. f5 Qb8 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Qf3 Be8 24. Qf6 Nb4 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Nxb4 d3 27. Nd5 exd5 28. e6 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "David Adelberg"] [Black "Danny Rensch"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2196"] [BlackElo "2432"] [Opening "Old Benoni defense"] [ECO "A46"] [NIC "QP.06"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 d6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4 a6 7. a4 b4 8. Bd3 g6 9. Nbd2 Bg7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. Nfd2 Qc7 13. f4 Nd7 14. Qf3 Nb6 15. Qg3 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Ba6 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. b3 Re7 19. Nd2 Bb7 20. Qf3 Rfe8 21. Bb5 Rf8 22. Nc4 Bc8 23. Re2 Rd8 24. Rfe1 Kf8 25. Qg3 Kg8 26. h3 Kf8 27. Kh1 Kg8 28. c3 f5 29. e5 dxe5 30. d6 Rxd6 31. Nxd6 Qxd6 32. fxe5 Qc7 33. cxb4 axb4 34. Bc4 Bb7 35. Kh2 Be4 36. Kh1 Bxe5 37. Qg5 Kg7 38. Qc1 Bc3 39. Rd1 Qg3 40. Rd3 Bxg2+ 41. Rxg2 Re1+ 42. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 43. Rg1 Qe4+ 44. Rg2 Bd4 45. Rd1 Qf3 46. Rf1 Qxh3+ 47. Rh2 Qg3 48. a5 Be5 49. Rg2 Qh3+ 50. Kg1 Bd4+ 51. Rff2 f4 52. a6 Qc3 53. Kh1 f3 54. Rg1 Bxf2 55. a7 Qe3 56. Rg2 Qh6+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Pedram Atoufi"] [Black "Ben Marmont"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2322"] [BlackElo "2126"] [Opening "R?ti opening"] [ECO "A04"] [NIC "QP.10"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. e4 e5 6. Nh4 Bf6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. d3 Nge7 9. Be3 d6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Bh6 f6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Nh4 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ne4 b6 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Nce7 19. Ng3 Rc8 20. f5 Bg8 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Kh1 Qd7 23. Rae1 Rce8 24. Rg1 Be6 25. c4 Nb4 26. Nh5+ Kf7 27. Qh6 Rg8 28. Qh7+ {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Jim Geary"] [Black "Vaishnav Aradhyula"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2121"] [BlackElo "2232"] [Opening "Trompowsky attack (Ruth, Opocensk? opening)"] [ECO "A45"] [NIC "QP.07"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qd2 d5 7. e3 Bf5 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 h5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Na3 Nc6 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qxd5 e6 15. Qd2 e5 16. Bg3 Rd8 17. Qc1 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. a4 Na5 20. e4 Nb3 21. Qb1 Qe3+ 22. Ne2 Rd2 23. Rh2 Rxe2+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Spencer Lower"] [Black "Robert Tanner"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "2071"] [Opening "French: Steinitz variation"] [ECO "C11"] [NIC "FR.04"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nc3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. g4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Bc3 O-O-O 13. Qa4 Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 Bb7 15. Bb5 Ndb8 16. O-O-O a6 17. Be2 Na5 18. Kb1 Rd7 19. Rc1 Nbc6 20. Qd1 Kb8 21. Na4 Ka7 22. f5 Rc8 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. b3 Nd8 25. Qd2 Rdc7 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Nac6 29. Kb2 Nb8 30. h4 Bc6 31. Nc3 Be8 32. Bd3 h6 33. Qf4 Nd7 34. g5 hxg5 35. Qxg5 Qxg5 36. Nxg5 Nf8 37. Ne2 Bg6 38. Kc3 Bxd3 39. Kxd3 Kb7 40. Nf4 Kc6 41. Nh5 g6 42. Nf6 Kc7 43. Ngh7 Nxh7 44. Nxh7 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Dipro Chakraborty"] [Black "Leo Martinez"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [BlackElo "2215"] [Opening "Sicilian: Kan, Polugaievsky variation"] [ECO "B42"] [NIC "SI.42"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Nbd7 11. g4 g6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Qg4 b5 14. Nd4 Qc7 15. a4 b4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Rf7 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Bc4 Ne5 20. Nxe7+ Kf8 21. Nxc8 Nxc4 22. Nxd6 Nxd6 23. Rad1 Re7 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxe4 26. Bc5 Kg7 27. Rd4 Rae8 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Bd6 Rc4 30. Rf2 Kf7 31. Be5 Ke6 32. Kg2 Kf5 33. Kh3 Nxf4+ 34. Bxf4 Rxf4 35. Rd2 Kxg5 36. Rd5+ Rf5 37. Rd4 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Vaishnav Aradhyula"] [Black "Lev Altounian"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2232"] [BlackElo "2536"] [Opening "Old Indian: Tartakower (Wade) variation"] [ECO "A41"] [NIC "QO.17"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Qe2 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bg2 e6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nf4 14. Qe3 Nxg2 15. Kxg2 Bd6 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. c4 Qb4 18. d5 O-O 19. dxe6 Rfe8 20. Qd4 Nf8 21. a3 Qa4 22. exf7+ Bxf7 23. Ne5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 Ng6 25. Qg3 Bxc4 26. Rfd1 Bd5+ 27. Kh2 Rf8 28. Rd3 Qc2 29. Kg1 Nxh4 30. Rad1 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Bc4 {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Ben Marmont"] [Black "Jim Geary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2126"] [BlackElo "2121"] [Opening "Scandinavian: Pytel-Wade variation"] [ECO "B01"] [NIC "SD.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Rb1 c6 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfe1 Nd5 14. Bg5 N7f6 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. c3 Bf5 17. Rbc1 Qa5 18. a3 b5 19. Nd2 Rad8 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Nc5 a5 22. Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qe2 Qb6 24. b4 e5 25. dxe5 Ne4 26. Be3 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Qe6 28. g4 Be4 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Qxe4 axb4 31. cxb4 h5 32. Qc4 hxg4 33. Qxe6 Rxe6 34. hxg4 Bxe5 35. Rxe5 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Robert Tanner"] [Black "David Adelberg"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2071"] [BlackElo "2196"] [Opening "Sicilian, Chekhover variation"] [ECO "B53"] [NIC "SI.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qd1 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Nd4 Bb7 9. f3 Nf6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Ne2 Qc7 13. O-O d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bf2 O-O 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Rfd8 18. Qc1 Qb7 19. Nc3 Rac8 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. b3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qb4 23. Rb1 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Rb6 Ra4 26. Rb7 Bf6 27. Rfb1 Rxa2 28. Rb8 Rd2 29. R8b6 Rd1+ 30. Be1 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Bd4+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Bob Rowley"] [Black "D. Chakraborty"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2036"] [Opening "QGD Slav: exchange variation"] [ECO "D13"] [NIC "SL.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 e6 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. e3 Ke7 13. Bb5 Rhc8 14. Ke2 Nb4 15. Bxb4 Bxb4 16. Bd3 Bxd3+ 17. Kxd3 Bd6 18. a3 h6 19. Rhc1 Kd7 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Kd2 g5 22. h3 b5 23. Rc1 Rc6 24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. Ne5+ Bxe5 26. dxe5 c5 27. b3 Kc6 28. Kc3 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Leo Martinez"] [Black "Spencer Lower"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2218"] [Opening "Robatsch defense: Pseudo-Austrian attack"] [ECO "B06"] [NIC "KF.05"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. Be3 b5 7. Bf3 Bb7 8. e5 c6 9. Nh3 Qc7 10. O-O f6 11. e6 Nf8 12. f5 gxf5 13. d5 b4 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd5 Qb7 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nf4 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Bh6 19. Nbd5 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 Nxe6 21. Qh5+ Kf8 22. Rxb4 Qc8 23. Qxf5 Nc5 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. b4 e6 26. Bh6+ Ke8 27. Qh5+ Kd7 28. bxc5 exd5 29. Bg7 Ne7 30. Bxh8 Qxh8 31. Qf7 dxc5 32. Re1 Qd8 33. Qe6+ Ke8 34. Qxf6 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Danny Rensch"] [Black "Pedram Atoufi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2432"] [BlackElo "2322"] [Opening "Philidor: exchange variation"] [ECO "C41"] [NIC "KP.08"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. b3 h6 9. Bb2 Bf8 10. Qd3 Na6 11. Nf5 g6 12. Ng3 Nc5 13. Qd2 Bg7 14. f3 h5 15. a4 h4 16. Nh1 a5 17. Rad1 Nh5 18. Nf2 Ne6 19. Bc4 Nef4 20. Ng4 Qg5 21. h3 Be6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Rf2 f5 24. Bc1 fxg4 25. fxg4 Rf8 26. Rdf1 Ng3 27. Rxf4 Qc5+ 28. R1f2 Rxf4 29. Qxf4 Rf6 30. Qe3 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Bd4 {Black wins} 0-1 From: bigbear12 at hotmail.com To: valleychess at hotmail.com Subject: FW: Pairings for round 3, + wall chart, + standings Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 20:41:17 -0700 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Lev Altounian"] [Black "Robert Rowley"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "R?ti opening"] [ECO "A05"] [NIC "QP.11"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5 e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nc6 12. e4 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 d4 14. Na4 Qc7 15. b3 Rd8 16. Ba3 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nd3 Rac8 21. f5 Qb8 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Qf3 Be8 24. Qf6 Nb4 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Nxb4 d3 27. Nd5 exd5 28. e6 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "David Adelberg"] [Black "Danny Rensch"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2196"] [BlackElo "2432"] [Opening "Old Benoni defense"] [ECO "A46"] [NIC "QP.06"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 d6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4 a6 7. a4 b4 8. Bd3 g6 9. Nbd2 Bg7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. Nfd2 Qc7 13. f4 Nd7 14. Qf3 Nb6 15. Qg3 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Ba6 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. b3 Re7 19. Nd2 Bb7 20. Qf3 Rfe8 21. Bb5 Rf8 22. Nc4 Bc8 23. Re2 Rd8 24. Rfe1 Kf8 25. Qg3 Kg8 26. h3 Kf8 27. Kh1 Kg8 28. c3 f5 29. e5 dxe5 30. d6 Rxd6 31. Nxd6 Qxd6 32. fxe5 Qc7 33. cxb4 axb4 34. Bc4 Bb7 35. Kh2 Be4 36. Kh1 Bxe5 37. Qg5 Kg7 38. Qc1 Bc3 39. Rd1 Qg3 40. Rd3 Bxg2+ 41. Rxg2 Re1+ 42. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 43. Rg1 Qe4+ 44. Rg2 Bd4 45. Rd1 Qf3 46. Rf1 Qxh3+ 47. Rh2 Qg3 48. a5 Be5 49. Rg2 Qh3+ 50. Kg1 Bd4+ 51. Rff2 f4 52. a6 Qc3 53. Kh1 f3 54. Rg1 Bxf2 55. a7 Qe3 56. Rg2 Qh6+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Pedram Atoufi"] [Black "Ben Marmont"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2322"] [BlackElo "2126"] [Opening "R?ti opening"] [ECO "A04"] [NIC "QP.10"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. e4 e5 6. Nh4 Bf6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. d3 Nge7 9. Be3 d6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Bh6 f6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Nh4 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ne4 b6 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Nce7 19. Ng3 Rc8 20. f5 Bg8 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Kh1 Qd7 23. Rae1 Rce8 24. Rg1 Be6 25. c4 Nb4 26. Nh5+ Kf7 27. Qh6 Rg8 28. Qh7+ {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Jim Geary"] [Black "Vaishnav Aradhyula"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2121"] [BlackElo "2232"] [Opening "Trompowsky attack (Ruth, Opocensk? opening)"] [ECO "A45"] [NIC "QP.07"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qd2 d5 7. e3 Bf5 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 h5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Na3 Nc6 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qxd5 e6 15. Qd2 e5 16. Bg3 Rd8 17. Qc1 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. a4 Na5 20. e4 Nb3 21. Qb1 Qe3+ 22. Ne2 Rd2 23. Rh2 Rxe2+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Spencer Lower"] [Black "Robert Tanner"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "2071"] [Opening "French: Steinitz variation"] [ECO "C11"] [NIC "FR.04"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nc3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. g4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Bc3 O-O-O 13. Qa4 Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 Bb7 15. Bb5 Ndb8 16. O-O-O a6 17. Be2 Na5 18. Kb1 Rd7 19. Rc1 Nbc6 20. Qd1 Kb8 21. Na4 Ka7 22. f5 Rc8 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. b3 Nd8 25. Qd2 Rdc7 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Nac6 29. Kb2 Nb8 30. h4 Bc6 31. Nc3 Be8 32. Bd3 h6 33. Qf4 Nd7 34. g5 hxg5 35. Qxg5 Qxg5 36. Nxg5 Nf8 37. Ne2 Bg6 38. Kc3 Bxd3 39. Kxd3 Kb7 40. Nf4 Kc6 41. Nh5 g6 42. Nf6 Kc7 43. Ngh7 Nxh7 44. Nxh7 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Dipro Chakraborty"] [Black "Leo Martinez"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [BlackElo "2215"] [Opening "Sicilian: Kan, Polugaievsky variation"] [ECO "B42"] [NIC "SI.42"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Nbd7 11. g4 g6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Qg4 b5 14. Nd4 Qc7 15. a4 b4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Rf7 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Bc4 Ne5 20. Nxe7+ Kf8 21. Nxc8 Nxc4 22. Nxd6 Nxd6 23. Rad1 Re7 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxe4 26. Bc5 Kg7 27. Rd4 Rae8 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Bd6 Rc4 30. Rf2 Kf7 31. Be5 Ke6 32. Kg2 Kf5 33. Kh3 Nxf4+ 34. Bxf4 Rxf4 35. Rd2 Kxg5 36. Rd5+ Rf5 37. Rd4 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Vaishnav Aradhyula"] [Black "Lev Altounian"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2232"] [BlackElo "2536"] [Opening "Old Indian: Tartakower (Wade) variation"] [ECO "A41"] [NIC "QO.17"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Qe2 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bg2 e6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nf4 14. Qe3 Nxg2 15. Kxg2 Bd6 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. c4 Qb4 18. d5 O-O 19. dxe6 Rfe8 20. Qd4 Nf8 21. a3 Qa4 22. exf7+ Bxf7 23. Ne5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 Ng6 25. Qg3 Bxc4 26. Rfd1 Bd5+ 27. Kh2 Rf8 28. Rd3 Qc2 29. Kg1 Nxh4 30. Rad1 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Bc4 {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Ben Marmont"] [Black "Jim Geary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2126"] [BlackElo "2121"] [Opening "Scandinavian: Pytel-Wade variation"] [ECO "B01"] [NIC "SD.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Rb1 c6 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfe1 Nd5 14. Bg5 N7f6 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. c3 Bf5 17. Rbc1 Qa5 18. a3 b5 19. Nd2 Rad8 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Nc5 a5 22. Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qe2 Qb6 24. b4 e5 25. dxe5 Ne4 26. Be3 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Qe6 28. g4 Be4 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Qxe4 axb4 31. cxb4 h5 32. Qc4 hxg4 33. Qxe6 Rxe6 34. hxg4 Bxe5 35. Rxe5 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Robert Tanner"] [Black "David Adelberg"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2071"] [BlackElo "2196"] [Opening "Sicilian, Chekhover variation"] [ECO "B53"] [NIC "SI.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qd1 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Nd4 Bb7 9. f3 Nf6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Ne2 Qc7 13. O-O d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bf2 O-O 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Rfd8 18. Qc1 Qb7 19. Nc3 Rac8 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. b3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qb4 23. Rb1 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Rb6 Ra4 26. Rb7 Bf6 27. Rfb1 Rxa2 28. Rb8 Rd2 29. R8b6 Rd1+ 30. Be1 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Bd4+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Bob Rowley"] [Black "D. Chakraborty"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2036"] [Opening "QGD Slav: exchange variation"] [ECO "D13"] [NIC "SL.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 e6 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. e3 Ke7 13. Bb5 Rhc8 14. Ke2 Nb4 15. Bxb4 Bxb4 16. Bd3 Bxd3+ 17. Kxd3 Bd6 18. a3 h6 19. Rhc1 Kd7 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Kd2 g5 22. h3 b5 23. Rc1 Rc6 24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. Ne5+ Bxe5 26. dxe5 c5 27. b3 Kc6 28. Kc3 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Leo Martinez"] [Black "Spencer Lower"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2218"] [Opening "Robatsch defense: Pseudo-Austrian attack"] [ECO "B06"] [NIC "KF.05"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. Be3 b5 7. Bf3 Bb7 8. e5 c6 9. Nh3 Qc7 10. O-O f6 11. e6 Nf8 12. f5 gxf5 13. d5 b4 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd5 Qb7 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nf4 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Bh6 19. Nbd5 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 Nxe6 21. Qh5+ Kf8 22. Rxb4 Qc8 23. Qxf5 Nc5 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. b4 e6 26. Bh6+ Ke8 27. Qh5+ Kd7 28. bxc5 exd5 29. Bg7 Ne7 30. Bxh8 Qxh8 31. Qf7 dxc5 32. Re1 Qd8 33. Qe6+ Ke8 34. Qxf6 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Danny Rensch"] [Black "Pedram Atoufi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2432"] [BlackElo "2322"] [Opening "Philidor: exchange variation"] [ECO "C41"] [NIC "KP.08"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. b3 h6 9. Bb2 Bf8 10. Qd3 Na6 11. Nf5 g6 12. Ng3 Nc5 13. Qd2 Bg7 14. f3 h5 15. a4 h4 16. Nh1 a5 17. Rad1 Nh5 18. Nf2 Ne6 19. Bc4 Nef4 20. Ng4 Qg5 21. h3 Be6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Rf2 f5 24. Bc1 fxg4 25. fxg4 Rf8 26. Rdf1 Ng3 27. Rxf4 Qc5+ 28. R1f2 Rxf4 29. Qxf4 Rf6 30. Qe3 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Bd4 {Black wins} 0-1 Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 19:07:18 -0700 From: rick_smouse at yahoo.com Subject: Pairings for round 3, + wall chart, + standings To: bigbear12 at hotmail.com Hi Joel, Here's the pairings, wall chart and standings, as of round 2. Best regards, Rick Smouse --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Pairings for Round 3. 2009 Arizona State Championship: Closed Bd # Res White Player Name # Res Black Player Name 1 1 IM Levon Altounian (2536) 3 FM Pedram Atoufi (2322) 2 2 FM Daniel Rensch (2432) 6 Leonardo Martinez (2215) 3 8 David Adelberg (2196) 4 Vaishnav Aradhyula (2232) 4 5 Spencer Lower (2218) 7 FM Robert Rowley II (2200) 5 12 Dipro Chakraborty (2036) 9 Benjamin Marmont (2126) 6 10 Jim Geary (2121) 11 Robert Tanner (2071) --Forwarded Message Attachment-- SwissSys Wall Chart. 2009 Arizona State Championship: Closed # Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 1 IM Levon Altounian W 7 B 4 W 3 2536 12625289 (2515) 1.0 2.0 2.0 2 FM Daniel Rensch B 8 W 3 W 6 2432 12659833 (2294) 1.0 1.0 1.0 3 FM Pedram Atoufi W 9 B 2 B 1 2322 12882025 (2240) 1.0 2.0 2.0 4 Vaishnav Aradhyula B 10 W 1 B 8 2232 12671954 (1993) 1.0 1.0 1.0 5 Spencer Lower W 11 B 6 W 7 2218 10421985 (2228) 1.0 1.0 1.0 6 Leonardo Martinez B 12 W 5 B 2 2215 12671949 (2065) 0.5 1.5 1.5 7 FM Robert Rowley II B 1 W 12 B 5 2200 10420181 (2101) 0.0 1.0 1.0 8 David Adelberg W 2 B 11 W 4 2196 12937309 (1987) 0.0 1.0 1.0 9 Benjamin Marmont B 3 W 10 B 12 2126 12759207 (1931) 0.0 1.0 1.0 10 Jim Geary W 4 B 9 W 11 2121 12316830 (2128) 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 Robert Tanner B 5 W 8 B 10 2071 10495334 (2108) 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 Dipro Chakraborty W 6 B 7 W 9 2036 12935003 (1942) 0.5 0.5 0.5 --Forwarded Message Attachment-- SwissSys Standings. 2009 Arizona State Championship: Closed # Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot Prize 1 IM Levon Altounian 12625289 2536 W7 W5 ~2 2.0 200.00 2 FM Pedram Atoufi 12882025 2322 W9 W4 ~1 2.0 200.00 3 Leonardo Martinez 12671949 2215 D10 W6 ~4 1.5 100.00 4 FM Daniel Rensch 12659833 2432 W8 L2 ~3 1.0 25.00 5 Vaishnav Aradhyula 12671954 2232 W11 L1 ~8 1.0 25.00 6 Spencer Lower 10421985 2218 W12 L3 ~7 1.0 25.00 7 FM Robert Rowley II 10420181 2200 L1 W10 ~6 1.0 25.00 8 David Adelberg 12937309 2196 L4 W12 ~5 1.0 25.00 9 Benjamin Marmont 12759207 2126 L2 W11 ~10 1.0 25.00 10 Dipro Chakraborty 12935003 2036 D3 L7 ~9 0.5 11 Jim Geary 12316830 2121 L5 L9 ~12 0.0 12 Robert Tanner 10495334 2071 L6 L8 ~11 0.0 Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. --Forwarded Message Attachment-- SwissSys Wall Chart. 2009 Arizona State Championship: Closed # Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 1 IM Levon Altounian W 7 B 4 W 3 2536 12625289 (2515) 1.0 2.0 2.0 2 FM Daniel Rensch B 8 W 3 W 6 2432 12659833 (2294) 1.0 1.0 1.0 3 FM Pedram Atoufi W 9 B 2 B 1 2322 12882025 (2240) 1.0 2.0 2.0 4 Vaishnav Aradhyula B 10 W 1 B 8 2232 12671954 (1993) 1.0 1.0 1.0 5 Spencer Lower W 11 B 6 W 7 2218 10421985 (2228) 1.0 1.0 1.0 6 Leonardo Martinez B 12 W 5 B 2 2215 12671949 (2065) 0.5 1.5 1.5 7 FM Robert Rowley II B 1 W 12 B 5 2200 10420181 (2101) 0.0 1.0 1.0 8 David Adelberg W 2 B 11 W 4 2196 12937309 (1987) 0.0 1.0 1.0 9 Benjamin Marmont B 3 W 10 B 12 2126 12759207 (1931) 0.0 1.0 1.0 10 Jim Geary W 4 B 9 W 11 2121 12316830 (2128) 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 Robert Tanner B 5 W 8 B 10 2071 10495334 (2108) 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 Dipro Chakraborty W 6 B 7 W 9 2036 12935003 (1942) 0.5 0.5 0.5 --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Pairings for Round 3. 2009 Arizona State Championship: Closed Bd # Res White Player Name # Res Black Player Name 1 1 IM Levon Altounian (2536) 3 FM Pedram Atoufi (2322) 2 2 FM Daniel Rensch (2432) 6 Leonardo Martinez (2215) 3 8 David Adelberg (2196) 4 Vaishnav Aradhyula (2232) 4 5 Spencer Lower (2218) 7 FM Robert Rowley II (2200) 5 12 Dipro Chakraborty (2036) 9 Benjamin Marmont (2126) 6 10 Jim Geary (2121) 11 Robert Tanner (2071) -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... 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URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090907/4d70205c/attachment-0002.htm From brianWallChess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 8 00:33:09 2009 From: brianWallChess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:33:09 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] 2009 Arizona State Championship Message-ID: <1252391589.4aa5faa5b3207@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Joel Johnson ----- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 21:47:37 -0700 From: Joel Johnson Reply-To: Joel Johnson Subject: 2009 Arizona State Championship Hi All, IM Lev Altounian from Tuscon, AZ was able to hold off Arizona Scorpions Team Manager Leo Martinez and capture his third consecutive Arizona State Chess Championship today at the Unity Chess Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. While, host, Pedram Atoufi, finished in third place. The tournament was organized by Valley Chess and sponsored by Arizona Chess Federation, Inc. (ACFI), Unity Chess Club, Internet Chess Club (ICC), and American Chess Events (ACE). The Chief TD for the event was Rick Smouse. And, a special thanks to all the runners, who insured that all the games scores were captured, relayed, and broadcast on the Internet Chess Club (ICC). They were Kevin Musil, Noah Raskin, Jon Dussik, Phil Terrill, and Jerry Snitselaar. I cannot say enough about the beautiful and serene Unity Chess Club, located at 14362 N Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard (at intersection of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and Redfield Road) in Scottsdale, Arizona. And, a very special thanks to Pedram Atoufi for donating his site for the tournament. Below are the Final Standings of the 2009 Arizona State Championship and all the games from the event. Thanks, Joel 2009 Arizona State Championship Held at Unity Chess Club, Scottsdale, AZ September 5-7, 2009 1) IM Levon Altounian (2536) 5-1 2) Leonardo Martinez (2215) 4 ? ? 1 ? 3) FM Pedram Atoufi (2322) 4-2 4) Vaishnav Aradhyula (2232) 3-3 5) David Adelberg (2196) 3-3 6) FM Robert Rowley (2200) 2 ? ? 2 ? 7) Spencer Lower (2218) 2 ? ? 2 ? 8) Dipro Chakraborty (2036) 2 ? ? 2 ? 9) Jim Geary (2121) 2-4 10) Ben Marmont (2126) 2-3 11) Robert Tanner (2071) 2-3 12) FM Daniel Rensch (2432) 1-3 Jon Dussik (houseplayer) 1-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "IM Lev Altounian"] [Black "FM Robert Rowley"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "R?ti opening"] [ECO "A05"] [NIC "QP.11"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5 e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nc6 12. e4 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 d4 14. Na4 Qc7 15. b3 Rd8 16. Ba3 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nd3 Rac8 21. f5 Qb8 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Qf3 Be8 24. Qf6 Nb4 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Nxb4 d3 27. Nd5 exd5 28. e6 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "David Adelberg"] [Black "FM Danny Rensch"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2196"] [BlackElo "2432"] [Opening "Old Benoni defense"] [ECO "A46"] [NIC "QP.06"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 d6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4 a6 7. a4 b4 8. Bd3 g6 9. Nbd2 Bg7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. Nfd2 Qc7 13. f4 Nd7 14. Qf3 Nb6 15. Qg3 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Ba6 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. b3 Re7 19. Nd2 Bb7 20. Qf3 Rfe8 21. Bb5 Rf8 22. Nc4 Bc8 23. Re2 Rd8 24. Rfe1 Kf8 25. Qg3 Kg8 26. h3 Kf8 27. Kh1 Kg8 28. c3 f5 29. e5 dxe5 30. d6 Rxd6 31. Nxd6 Qxd6 32. fxe5 Qc7 33. cxb4 axb4 34. Bc4 Bb7 35. Kh2 Be4 36. Kh1 Bxe5 37. Qg5 Kg7 38. Qc1 Bc3 39. Rd1 Qg3 40. Rd3 Bxg2+ 41. Rxg2 Re1+ 42. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 43. Rg1 Qe4+ 44. Rg2 Bd4 45. Rd1 Qf3 46. Rf1 Qxh3+ 47. Rh2 Qg3 48. a5 Be5 49. Rg2 Qh3+ 50. Kg1 Bd4+ 51. Rff2 f4 52. a6 Qc3 53. Kh1 f3 54. Rg1 Bxf2 55. a7 Qe3 56. Rg2 Qh6+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "FM Pedram Atoufi"] [Black "Ben Marmont"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2322"] [BlackElo "2126"] [Opening "R?ti opening"] [ECO "A04"] [NIC "QP.10"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. e4 e5 6. Nh4 Bf6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. d3 Nge7 9. Be3 d6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Bh6 f6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Nh4 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ne4 b6 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Nce7 19. Ng3 Rc8 20. f5 Bg8 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Kh1 Qd7 23. Rae1 Rce8 24. Rg1 Be6 25. c4 Nb4 26. Nh5+ Kf7 27. Qh6 Rg8 28. Qh7+ {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Jim Geary"] [Black "Vaishnav Aradhyula"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2121"] [BlackElo "2232"] [Opening "Trompowsky attack (Ruth, Opocensk? opening)"] [ECO "A45"] [NIC "QP.07"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qd2 d5 7. e3 Bf5 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 h5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Na3 Nc6 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qxd5 e6 15. Qd2 e5 16. Bg3 Rd8 17. Qc1 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. a4 Na5 20. e4 Nb3 21. Qb1 Qe3+ 22. Ne2 Rd2 23. Rh2 Rxe2+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Spencer Lower"] [Black "Robert Tanner"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "2071"] [Opening "French: Steinitz variation"] [ECO "C11"] [NIC "FR.04"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nc3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. g4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Bc3 O-O-O 13. Qa4 Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 Bb7 15. Bb5 Ndb8 16. O-O-O a6 17. Be2 Na5 18. Kb1 Rd7 19. Rc1 Nbc6 20. Qd1 Kb8 21. Na4 Ka7 22. f5 Rc8 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. b3 Nd8 25. Qd2 Rdc7 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Nac6 29. Kb2 Nb8 30. h4 Bc6 31. Nc3 Be8 32. Bd3 h6 33. Qf4 Nd7 34. g5 hxg5 35. Qxg5 Qxg5 36. Nxg5 Nf8 37. Ne2 Bg6 38. Kc3 Bxd3 39. Kxd3 Kb7 40. Nf4 Kc6 41. Nh5 g6 42. Nf6 Kc7 43. Ngh7 Nxh7 44. Nxh7 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Dipro Chakraborty"] [Black "Leo Martinez"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [BlackElo "2215"] [Opening "Sicilian: Kan, Polugaievsky variation"] [ECO "B42"] [NIC "SI.42"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Nbd7 11. g4 g6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Qg4 b5 14. Nd4 Qc7 15. a4 b4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Rf7 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Bc4 Ne5 20. Nxe7+ Kf8 21. Nxc8 Nxc4 22. Nxd6 Nxd6 23. Rad1 Re7 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxe4 26. Bc5 Kg7 27. Rd4 Rae8 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Bd6 Rc4 30. Rf2 Kf7 31. Be5 Ke6 32. Kg2 Kf5 33. Kh3 Nxf4+ 34. Bxf4 Rxf4 35. Rd2 Kxg5 36. Rd5+ Rf5 37. Rd4 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Vaishnav Aradhyula"] [Black "IM Lev Altounian"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2232"] [BlackElo "2536"] [Opening "Old Indian: Tartakower (Wade) variation"] [ECO "A41"] [NIC "QO.17"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Qe2 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bg2 e6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nf4 14. Qe3 Nxg2 15. Kxg2 Bd6 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. c4 Qb4 18. d5 O-O 19. dxe6 Rfe8 20. Qd4 Nf8 21. a3 Qa4 22. exf7+ Bxf7 23. Ne5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 Ng6 25. Qg3 Bxc4 26. Rfd1 Bd5+ 27. Kh2 Rf8 28. Rd3 Qc2 29. Kg1 Nxh4 30. Rad1 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Bc4 {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Ben Marmont"] [Black "Jim Geary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2126"] [BlackElo "2121"] [Opening "Scandinavian: Pytel-Wade variation"] [ECO "B01"] [NIC "SD.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Rb1 c6 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfe1 Nd5 14. Bg5 N7f6 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. c3 Bf5 17. Rbc1 Qa5 18. a3 b5 19. Nd2 Rad8 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Nc5 a5 22. Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qe2 Qb6 24. b4 e5 25. dxe5 Ne4 26. Be3 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Qe6 28. g4 Be4 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Qxe4 axb4 31. cxb4 h5 32. Qc4 hxg4 33. Qxe6 Rxe6 34. hxg4 Bxe5 35. Rxe5 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Robert Tanner"] [Black "David Adelberg"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2071"] [BlackElo "2196"] [Opening "Sicilian, Chekhover variation"] [ECO "B53"] [NIC "SI.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qd1 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Nd4 Bb7 9. f3 Nf6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Ne2 Qc7 13. O-O d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bf2 O-O 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Rfd8 18. Qc1 Qb7 19. Nc3 Rac8 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. b3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qb4 23. Rb1 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Rb6 Ra4 26. Rb7 Bf6 27. Rfb1 Rxa2 28. Rb8 Rd2 29. R8b6 Rd1+ 30. Be1 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Bd4+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "FM Robert Rowley"] [Black "Dipro Chakraborty"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2036"] [Opening "QGD Slav: exchange variation"] [ECO "D13"] [NIC "SL.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 e6 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. e3 Ke7 13. Bb5 Rhc8 14. Ke2 Nb4 15. Bxb4 Bxb4 16. Bd3 Bxd3+ 17. Kxd3 Bd6 18. a3 h6 19. Rhc1 Kd7 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Kd2 g5 22. h3 b5 23. Rc1 Rc6 24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. Ne5+ Bxe5 26. dxe5 c5 27. b3 Kc6 28. Kc3 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Leo Martinez"] [Black "Spencer Lower"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2218"] [Opening "Robatsch defense: Pseudo-Austrian attack"] [ECO "B06"] [NIC "KF.05"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. Be3 b5 7. Bf3 Bb7 8. e5 c6 9. Nh3 Qc7 10. O-O f6 11. e6 Nf8 12. f5 gxf5 13. d5 b4 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd5 Qb7 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nf4 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Bh6 19. Nbd5 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 Nxe6 21. Qh5+ Kf8 22. Rxb4 Qc8 23. Qxf5 Nc5 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. b4 e6 26. Bh6+ Ke8 27. Qh5+ Kd7 28. bxc5 exd5 29. Bg7 Ne7 30. Bxh8 Qxh8 31. Qf7 dxc5 32. Re1 Qd8 33. Qe6+ Ke8 34. Qxf6 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "FM Danny Rensch"] [Black "FM Pedram Atoufi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2432"] [BlackElo "2322"] [Opening "Philidor: exchange variation"] [ECO "C41"] [NIC "KP.08"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. b3 h6 9. Bb2 Bf8 10. Qd3 Na6 11. Nf5 g6 12. Ng3 Nc5 13. Qd2 Bg7 14. f3 h5 15. a4 h4 16. Nh1 a5 17. Rad1 Nh5 18. Nf2 Ne6 19. Bc4 Nef4 20. Ng4 Qg5 21. h3 Be6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Rf2 f5 24. Bc1 fxg4 25. fxg4 Rf8 26. Rdf1 Ng3 27. Rxf4 Qc5+ 28. R1f2 Rxf4 29. Qxf4 Rf6 30. Qe3 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Bd4 {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "3"] [White "IM Lev Altounian"] [Black "FM Pedram Atoufi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2322"] [Opening "R?ti: King's Indian attack"] [ECO "A05"] [NIC "QP.11"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 c6 7. O-O Qa5 8. h3 Ne4 9. Nfd2 f5 10. c4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Qxd2 12. Nxd2 e5 13. c5 e4 14. cxd6 Rd8 15. Nc4 Be6 16. e3 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Rxd6 18. Rab1 b6 19. Ba3 Rf6 20. Be7 Rf7 21. Bd6 Bf8 22. Bf4 Nd7 23. a4 a5 24. f3 Re8 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. Bc7 Bb4 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. h4 Rc8 29. Bf4 Re8 30. Rf1 Kg7 31. Bh3 Nf8 32. Be5+ Kg8 33. Rf6 c5 34. Rxb6 Kf7 35. Kf2 Ne6 36. d5 Nd8 37. Bc7 Rf8 38. Ke2 Re8 39. Rb8 Ke7 40. d6+ Kf7 41. Bxd8 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "3"] [White "FM Danny Rensch"] [Black "Leo Martinez"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2432"] [BlackElo "2215"] [Opening "Benk? gambit: Nescaf? Frapp? attack"] [ECO "A57"] [NIC "BI.44"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Nb6 10. b3 g6 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Bd7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Nfxd5 17. Rc1 Rxa2 18. Nc6 Qc7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rxc5 Qf4 21. Qd4+ Qxd4 22. Nxd4 e6 23. g3 Rfa8 24. Bc4 Ra1 25. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 26. Kg2 Kf6 27. Rb5 Rc1 28. Ne2 Rd1 29. Kf3 Nxc4 30. bxc4 Nc3 {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "3"] [White "David Adelberg"] [Black "Vaishnav Aradhyula"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2196"] [BlackElo "2232"] [Opening "Benoni: fianchetto variation"] [ECO "A63"] [NIC "BI.24"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Re1 Nh5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 f5 16. e4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Ne5 18. g4 Nf6 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Bg5 Qf8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. d6 Be6 23. Nxc5 Bh4 24. Qd2 Rac8 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. d7 Rc5 27. Rad1 Qd8 28. Bd5 Rxd5 29. Qxd5 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qb6+ 31. Kg3 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Spencer Lower"] [Black "FM Robert Rowley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Caro-Kann: classical, Spassky variation"] [ECO "B19"] [NIC "CK.12"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. c4 b5 14. c5 Nd5 15. Bd2 b4 16. Ne4 Qa5 17. Kb1 Rb8 18. g4 Qb5 19. Be3 Qxd3+ {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Dipro Chakraborty"] [Black "Ben Marmont"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [BlackElo "2126"] [Opening "Sicilian: Keres variation (2.Ne2)"] [ECO "B20"] [NIC "SI.48"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nbc3 e6 9. d3 Bd6 10. g4 Bg6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qd2 a6 13. f4 O-O-O 14. Ng3 h5 15. g5 Nd7 16. O-O-O Nd4 17. Nge4 Be7 18. Qf2 Nf5 19. Ng3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nb6 21. h4 Kb8 22. Rhf1 Bd6 23. Nge4 Be7 24. Nd2 Bf5 25. Nb3 Bg4 26. Rde1 Rhe8 27. Qe5 Bd6 28. Qe4 Re7 29. Kb1 Rde8 30. Ne2 g6 31. Nd2 e5 32. f5 Bxf5 33. Rxf5 gxf5 34. Qxf5 Qd7 35. Ng3 Bc7 36. Nde4 Qb5 37. Nxh5 Na4 38. b3 Ba5 39. Rf1 Nc3+ 40. Kb2 Nd5 41. c4 Qb4 42. a3 Qb6 43. cxd5 Rh8 44. d6 Ree8 45. Qxf7 Qb5 46. Nxc5 e4 47. Qc4 Rxh5 48. Qxb5 axb5 49. Bxe4 Rxh4 50. Rf2 Rg4 51. g6 Rd8 52. Rf7 Rxd6 53. Rxb7+ Ka8 54. Rxb5+ Rxe4 55. Rxa5+ {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Jim Geary"] [Black "Robert Tanner"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2121"] [BlackElo "2071"] [Opening "French: MacCutcheon variation"] [ECO "C12"] [NIC "FR.05"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. Ne2 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e5 Qe7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Bd7 10. Qg4 Qg5 11. Qf3 a6 12. h4 Qe7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Rh3 f5 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. Re3 Qf7 17. Qg3 Be8 18. O-O-O Nc6 19. Be2 Nd8 20. Bg4 b6 21. f3 c6 22. Qe1 Bd7 23. Qe2 b5 24. a4 Nb7 25. Re1 Re8 26. Bh3 Nd6 27. b3 Nf5 28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. g4 Rf4 30. g5 Rxh4 31. gxh6 Rxh6 32. Kb2 Rf8 33. Qg2 Qf6 34. Qd2 Rh4 35. Ne2 bxa4 36. f4 c5 37. Re5 axb3 38. cxb3 cxd4 39. Qxd4 Bb5 40. Rg1 Bxe2 41. Qa7 Rxf4 {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Jim Geary"] [Black "FM Danny Rensch"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2121"] [BlackElo "2432"] [Opening "Trompowsky attack (Ruth, Opocensk? opening)"] [ECO "A45"] [NIC "QP.07"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. a3 cxd4 7. b4 Qf5 8. Bg3 dxc3 9. e4 Nxe4 10. fxe4 Qxe4+ 11. Qe2 Qc6 12. Qc4 c2 13. Nc3 e6 14. Nb5 Na6 15. Rc1 d5 16. Qxc2 Bd7 17. Qd2 Qxb5 18. Bxb5 Bxb5 19. Qd4 f6 20. Ne2 Be7 21. Qg4 O-O 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Qxd5 Bc6 24. Rxc6 Bxb4+ 25. Rc3 Bxc3+ 26. Nxc3 Rfe8+ 27. Kf2 Red8 28. Qa2 Nc5 29. Rf1 Rd3 30. Ne2 Re8 31. Nf4 Rd2+ 32. Qxd2 Ne4+ 33. Ke1 Nxg3+ 34. Ne2 Nxf1 35. Kxf1 h6 36. Qd7 Re3 37. a4 Ra3 38. Qxb7 Ra1+ 39. Kf2 Rxa4 40. Qc8+ {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Vaishnav Aradhyula"] [Black "Ben Marmont"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2232"] [BlackElo "2126"] [Opening "Queen's Indian: Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)"] [ECO "E15"] [NIC "QI.05"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Qc2 d6 12. Bf4 Rd8 13. Rd2 h6 14. h3 Nc6 15. g4 Rab8 16. e3 Ba8 17. Rad1 Ne8 18. Qb1 Na5 19. b3 e5 20. Bg3 Bc6 21. Bh4 g5 22. Bg3 Qb7 23. Ne1 Bxg2 24. Nxg2 Nf6 25. Qf5 a6 26. f4 Qf3 27. Kh2 exf4 28. Be1 Nc6 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Nd4 31. R1xd4 cxd4 32. Rxd4 Rbc8 33. exf4 Rc5 34. Qc2 Bf6 35. Rd3 Qe4 36. Bf2 Rc6 37. fxg5 Be5+ 38. Kg1 hxg5 39. Qd1 Rcc8 40. Re3 Qd4 41. Rd3 Qa1 42. Qxa1 Bxa1 43. Bb6 Rd7 44. Ne3 Be5 45. Nf5 Kf8 46. Rd5 f6 47. Be3 Ke8 48. Kg2 Rc6 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "4"] [White "FM Robert Rowley"] [Black "Robert Tanner"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2071"] [Opening "QGD Slav: exchange variation"] [ECO "D13"] [NIC "SL.02"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Na4 Ne7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Nc5 Bc6 14. Qb3 Rfb8 15. Rfc1 b5 16. Qc2 Be8 17. Nb3 Rc8 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Dipro Chakraborty"] [Black "Spencer Lower"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [BlackElo "2218"] [Opening "Robatsch (modern) defense"] [ECO "B06"] [NIC "KF.05"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 b6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. O-O Ne7 9. f4 Nf6 10. h3 Bb7 11. Bd3 d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Nb1 c5 14. c3 Nf5 15. Bf2 h5 16. g3 Bf8 17. Nd2 Be7 18. Nf3 Bc6 19. Kg2 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "4"] [White "FM Pedram Atoufi"] [Black "David Adelberg"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2196"] [Opening "Sicilian: Scheveningen (Paulsen), classical variation"] [ECO "B84"] [NIC "SI.23"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 Nc6 9. a4 O-O 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. a5 Nxa5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Qxe5 15. Bf4 Qc5 16. Na4 Qa7 17. Be3 Bd8 18. Nf5 b6 19. Nd6 Rf8 20. Rxf6 gxf6 21. Bh6 f5 22. Ra3 f4 23. Qd4 f6 24. Qxf4 e5 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Bxf8 b5 27. Nc5 Nc6 28. Ncb7 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Leo Martinez"] [Black "IM Lev Altounian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2536"] [Opening "Ponziani: Jaenisch counter-attack"] [ECO "C44"] [NIC "KP.05"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7 6. Nxe5 Ng6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Nd2 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Bc5 10. Bd3 Qe7+ 11. Kf1 d6 12. Qf3 Qf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Re1+ Kf8 15. h4 Bd7 16. g3 a5 17. Kg2 a4 18. h5 gxh5 19. Rh4 b5 20. Reh1 Re8 21. Rxh5 Rxh5 22. Rxh5 Re5 23. Rh8+ Kg7 24. Rh7+ Kg8 25. Bh6 Rxd5 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Rh7+ Kg8 28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Rh7+ {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "5"] [White "Jon Dussik"] [Black "Jim Geary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2026"] [BlackElo "2121"] [Opening "Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7"] [ECO "B52"] [NIC "SI.01"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. f4 a6 10. Na3 b5 11. Nac2 Nf6 12. Re1 e5 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Nb4 Qc7 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Bg7 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 f5 23. Qb6 Qb5 24. Qxb5 axb5 25. Rb4 Ra4 26. Rxa4 bxa4 27. exf5 gxf5 28. Nb6 a3 29. bxa3 e4 30. Nd5 Ra8 31. g3 Rxa3 32. c4 Bd4 33. Ne7 Rf3 34. Nxf5 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "5"] [White "Ben Marmont"] [Black "Robert Tanner"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2126"] [BlackElo "2071"] [Opening "French: Rubinstein variation"] [ECO "C10"] [NIC "FR.07"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ Qxf6 6. Nf3 h6 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qd2 Bd6 9. O-O-O b6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Bc6 Rb8 12. g4 Qe7 13. h4 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. h5 Nf6 16. Rdg1 Ne4 17. Qd3 Ng5 18. Nh4 Qf6 19. Qd2 Ne4 20. Qe2 Bf4 21. Rf1 c5 22. Ng2 Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Qxd4 24. Rh3 Rd7 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Re3 Nf6 27. f3 Rfd8 28. Re2 b5 29. c3 R4d6 30. Ne3 c4 31. Kc2 Rd3 32. a4 Nd5 33. Nxd5 R3xd5 34. axb5 Rxb5 35. Re4 Rdb8 36. Rb1 Rc8 37. Rd4 Rc7 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rbd1 Rcb7 40. Rb1 Rc7 41. Rbd1 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "5"] [White "Vashnav Aradhyula"] [Black "Dipro Chakraborty"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2232"] [BlackElo "2036"] [Opening "Benk? gambit"] [ECO "A57"] [NIC "BI.46"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Qc2 d6 6. e4 b4 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 e5 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. e5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Be4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rf5 18. Rad1 h6 19. Be3 Bf8 20. Rd2 Rd8 21. Red1 Rd4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Re1 Qc6 24. Qd3 Kh7 25. Qg3 e5 26. f3 Be7 27. Rde2 Qc7 28. Nf2 Bd6 29. Ng4 e4 30. Qh4 Bf4 31. Nf6+ Rxf6 32. Qxf6 e3 33. Rd1 Bc8 34. g4 Bg5 35. Qf8 Be6 36. b3 Be7 37. Qa8 Bd7 38. Qd5 Bc6 39. Qf7+ Kh8 40. Qxg6 Bg5 41. Kg2 Bb7 42. h4 Bf4 43. g5 Qc6 44. Qxc6 Bxc6 45. gxh6 Kh7 46. Ree1 Bd7 47. Kf1 Bf5 48. Ke2 Kxh6 49. Rg1 Kh7 50. h5 a5 51. Rg4 Bxg4 52. fxg4 Kh6 53. Rf1 Bg5 54. Rf8 Be7 55. Rf7 Bd6 56. Rf5 Be7 57. Re5 Bf8 58. Kd3 Kg7 59. g5 Kh7 60. Rd5 Kg7 61. Rd7+ Kg8 62. h6 Kh8 63. g6 Bxh6 64. Rh7+ Kg8 65. Rxh6 {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "5"] [White "David Adelberg"] [Black "FM Robert Rowley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2196"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Queen's Indian: Capablanca variation"] [ECO "E16"] [NIC "QI.06"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe7 7. O-O Bxd2 8. Qxd2 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qf4 d5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rac1 Na6 15. Rfd1 c6 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Nc4 Rcd8 18. Qe3 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Qxe3 21. Nxe3 g6 22. Rd2 Rd7 23. Rcd1 Rfd8 24. Bf1 Nc7 25. d6 Ne6 26. Bb5 Nd4 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Bxd7 dxe3 29. Bg4 f5 30. Be2 exf2+ 31. Kxf2 Kf7 32. g4 Ke6 33. gxf5+ gxf5 34. Bd3 Ke5 35. Bc2 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Kxd6 37. Bxf5 h6 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "5"] [White "FM Pedro Atoufi"] [Black "Leo Martinez"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2322"] [BlackElo "2215"] [Opening "Sicilian: Kan, 5.Nc3"] [ECO "B43"] [NIC "SI.41"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. e5 Rd8 11. Bd3 c5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5 c4 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Rd5 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Rxd5 Nxd5 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nf3 Rd8 21. g4 Nf4 22. Qh4 Ng6 23. Qg3 c3 24. bxc3 Qxc3 25. g5 h5 26. Re3 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Qc4 28. Ne1 Nf4+ 29. Kg1 Nd5 30. Qf3 Nxe3 31. Qxe3 Qxc2 32. Kf1 Qxa2 {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "5"] [White "IM Lev Altounian"] [Black "Spencer Lower"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2536"] [BlackElo "2218"] [Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"] [ECO "C55"] [NIC "IG.01"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bb3 Be6 8. Bc2 d5 9. b4 Bd6 10. a3 a5 11. b5 Ne7 12. O-O Ng6 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Re1 Re8 16. d4 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 exd4 19. cxd4 c6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Ba4 Qd7 22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. Nxg5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 h6 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Ne6 Rg8 28. Qxg6 Qd6 29. Re5 Nc7 30. Nf4 Qxd4 31. Qf5 Ra8 32. Re7 Na6 33. Ng6+ Kg8 34. Qf7+ Kh7 35. Ne5 Rg8 36. Qg6+ {White wins} 1-0 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "6"] [White "Dipro Chakraborty"] [Black "Jon Dussik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [BlackElo "2025"] [Opening "French: exchange variation"] [ECO "C01"] [NIC "FR.01"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. O-O Bxg3 9. hxg3 Nbd7 10. f3 Bh5 11. Nf4 c6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. c3 Qb6 15. Qb3 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "6"] [White "Spencer Lower"] [Black "Jim Geary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "2121"] [Opening "Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit"] [ECO "B21"] [NIC "SI.47"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. Bf4 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Qd5 12. Be2 f6 13. Bg3 Qxg2 14. Bf3 Qh3 15. Bg4 Qg2 16. Bf3 Qh3 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "6"] [White "FM Robert Rowley"] [Black "FM Pedram Atoufi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2322"] [Opening "King's Indian: East Indian defense"] [ECO "A48"] [NIC "QP.06"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Nh5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 g5 9. Ne5 gxh4 10. Bxh5 Bf5 11. Qf3 e6 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. g3 Rb8 15. gxh4 Qe7 16. a3 Kh8 17. Rhg1 Qxh4 18. Bg4 Bh7 19. Qg3 Qf6 20. Be2 c5 21. Bd3 cxd4 22. exd4 Bg8 23. Qxc7 Qxd4 24. Bh7 Qxf2 25. Bxg8 Qe3+ 26. Kb1 Bxc3 27. Rg3 Rxb2+ 28. Ka1 Rxc2+ 29. Qxc3+ Qxc3+ {Black wins} 0-1 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "6"] [White "Leo Martinez"] [Black "Vaishnav Aradhyula"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2232"] [Opening "Bishop's opening: Berlin defense"] [ECO "C24"] [NIC "IG.04"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 dxe4 7. Ng5 O-O 8. Ngxe4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bf5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Be3 Na6 12. O-O Bxe4 13. dxe4 Nc5 14. Qf3 Qc7 15. Rfd1 a5 16. Qf5 g6 17. Qg4 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2009 Arizona State Chess Championship"] [Site "Scottsdale, AZ"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "6"] [White "David Adelberg"] [Black "IM Lev Altounian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2196"] [BlackElo "2536"] [Opening "Old Indian defense"] [ECO "A42"] [NIC "OI.07"] [TimeControl "7200+0"] 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nfd2 f5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e3 Be7 7. Be2 c5 8. d5 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rb1 Ne5 11. b4 Nfd7 12. Ba3 cxb4 13. Bxb4 Nc5 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Nb3 Bd6 16. g3 Rf6 17. a4 a5 18. Nb5 b6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2 2009 Arizona State Championship ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C] TBrk[O] Prize 1 IM Levon Altounian 12625289 2536 W6 W4 W3 D2 W7 D5 5.0 17 19.5 19 71 250.00/AZ Champion 2 Leonardo Martinez 12671949 2215 D8 W7 W12 D1 W3 D4 4.5 17 19 16 69 150.00 3 FM Pedram Atoufi 12882025 2322 W10 W12 L1 W5 L2 W6 4.0 17.5 19.5 15 68.5 100.00 4 Vaishnav Aradhyula 12671954 2232 W9 L1 L5 D10 W8 D2 3.0 12.5 19.5 10 66.5 62.50 5 David Adelberg 12937309 2196 L12 W11 W4 L3 D6 D1 3.0 12 19 10.5 66 62.50 6 FM Robert Rowley II 10420181 2200 L1 W8 D7 D11 D5 L3 2.5 14.5 19.5 9.5 70 8.33 7 Spencer Lower 10421985 2218 W11 L2 D6 D8 L1 D9 2.5 14 19 10 64.5 8.33 8 Dipro Chakraborty 12935003 2036 D2 L6 W10 D7 L4 D13 2.5 13.5 18 9 54.5 8.33 9 Jim Geary 12316830 2121 L4 L10 L11 W12 D13 D7 2.0 12.5 15.5 4.5 41.5 10 Benjamin Marmont 12759207 2126 L3 W9 L8 D4 D11 U--- 2.0 10 14 7.5 45 11 Robert Tanner 10495334 2071 L7 L5 W9 D6 D10 U--- 2.0 9.5 12.5 6.5 42 12 FM Daniel Rensch 12659833 2432 W5 L3 L2 L9 U--- U--- 1.0 9 13.5 6 46 13 Jon Dussik 12769640 2000 U--- U--- U--- U--- D9 D8 1.0 2 4.5 1.5 13.5 Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 18:31:19 -0700 From: rick_smouse at yahoo.com Subject: Final Wall Chart and Standings To: bigbear12 at hotmail.com Hi Joel, Here are the final wall chart and pairings. Best regards, Rick Smouse --Forwarded Message Attachment-- SwissSys Wall Chart. 2009 Arizona State Championship: Closed # Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 IM Levon Altounian W 7 B 4 W 3 B 6 W 5 B 8 2536 12625289 (2515) 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 2 FM Daniel Rensch B 8 W 3 W 6 B 10 ---- ---- 2432 12659833 (2294) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 U1.0 U1.0 1.0 3 FM Pedram Atoufi W 9 B 2 B 1 W 8 W 6 B 7 2322 12882025 (2240) 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4 Vaishnav Aradhyula B 10 W 1 B 8 W 9 W 12 B 6 2232 12671954 (1993) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 5 Spencer Lower W 11 B 6 W 7 B 12 B 1 W 10 2218 10421985 (2228) 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 6 Leonardo Martinez B 12 W 5 B 2 W 1 B 3 W 4 2215 12671949 (2065) 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 7 FM Robert Rowley II B 1 W 12 B 5 W 11 B 8 W 3 2200 10420181 (2101) 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 8 David Adelberg W 2 B 11 W 4 B 3 W 7 W 1 2196 12937309 (1987) 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 9 Benjamin Marmont B 3 W 10 B 12 B 4 W 11 ---- 2126 12759207 (1931) 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 U2.0 2.0 10 Jim Geary W 4 B 9 W 11 W 2 B 13 B 5 2121 12316830 (2128) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 11 Robert Tanner B 5 W 8 B 10 B 7 B 9 ---- 2071 10495334 (2108) 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 U2.0 2.0 12 Dipro Chakraborty W 6 B 7 W 9 W 5 B 4 W 13 2036 12935003 (1942) 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 13 Jon Dussik ---- ---- ---- ---- W 10 B 12 2000 12769640 (1916) U0.0 U0.0 U0.0 U0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 --Forwarded Message Attachment-- SwissSys Standings. 2009 Arizona State Championship: Closed # Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C] TBrk[O] Prize 1 IM Levon Altounian 12625289 2536 W6 W4 W3 D2 W7 D5 5.0 17 19.5 19 71 250.00/AZ Champion 2 Leonardo Martinez 12671949 2215 D8 W7 W12 D1 W3 D4 4.5 17 19 16 69 150.00 3 FM Pedram Atoufi 12882025 2322 W10 W12 L1 W5 L2 W6 4.0 17.5 19.5 15 68.5 100.00 4 Vaishnav Aradhyula 12671954 2232 W9 L1 L5 D10 W8 D2 3.0 12.5 19.5 10 66.5 62.50 5 David Adelberg 12937309 2196 L12 W11 W4 L3 D6 D1 3.0 12 19 10.5 66 62.50 6 FM Robert Rowley II 10420181 2200 L1 W8 D7 D11 D5 L3 2.5 14.5 19.5 9.5 70 8.33 7 Spencer Lower 10421985 2218 W11 L2 D6 D8 L1 D9 2.5 14 19 10 64.5 8.33 8 Dipro Chakraborty 12935003 2036 D2 L6 W10 D7 L4 D13 2.5 13.5 18 9 54.5 8.33 9 Jim Geary 12316830 2121 L4 L10 L11 W12 D13 D7 2.0 12.5 15.5 4.5 41.5 10 Benjamin Marmont 12759207 2126 L3 W9 L8 D4 D11 U--- 2.0 10 14 7.5 45 11 Robert Tanner 10495334 2071 L7 L5 W9 D6 D10 U--- 2.0 9.5 12.5 6.5 42 12 FM Daniel Rensch 12659833 2432 W5 L3 L2 L9 U--- U--- 1.0 9 13.5 6 46 13 Jon Dussik 12769640 2000 U--- U--- U--- U--- D9 D8 1.0 2 4.5 1.5 13.5 Hotmail? is up to 70% faster. 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Try it now. --Forwarded Message Attachment-- SwissSys Wall Chart. 2009 Arizona State Championship: Closed # Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 IM Levon Altounian W 7 B 4 W 3 B 6 W 5 B 8 2536 12625289 (2515) 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 2 FM Daniel Rensch B 8 W 3 W 6 B 10 ---- ---- 2432 12659833 (2294) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 U1.0 U1.0 1.0 3 FM Pedram Atoufi W 9 B 2 B 1 W 8 W 6 B 7 2322 12882025 (2240) 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4 Vaishnav Aradhyula B 10 W 1 B 8 W 9 W 12 B 6 2232 12671954 (1993) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 5 Spencer Lower W 11 B 6 W 7 B 12 B 1 W 10 2218 10421985 (2228) 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 6 Leonardo Martinez B 12 W 5 B 2 W 1 B 3 W 4 2215 12671949 (2065) 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 7 FM Robert Rowley II B 1 W 12 B 5 W 11 B 8 W 3 2200 10420181 (2101) 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 8 David Adelberg W 2 B 11 W 4 B 3 W 7 W 1 2196 12937309 (1987) 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 9 Benjamin Marmont B 3 W 10 B 12 B 4 W 11 ---- 2126 12759207 (1931) 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 U2.0 2.0 10 Jim Geary W 4 B 9 W 11 W 2 B 13 B 5 2121 12316830 (2128) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 11 Robert Tanner B 5 W 8 B 10 B 7 B 9 ---- 2071 10495334 (2108) 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 U2.0 2.0 12 Dipro Chakraborty W 6 B 7 W 9 W 5 B 4 W 13 2036 12935003 (1942) 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 13 Jon Dussik ---- ---- ---- ---- W 10 B 12 2000 12769640 (1916) U0.0 U0.0 U0.0 U0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 --Forwarded Message Attachment-- SwissSys Standings. 2009 Arizona State Championship: Closed # Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C] TBrk[O] Prize 1 IM Levon Altounian 12625289 2536 W6 W4 W3 D2 W7 D5 5.0 17 19.5 19 71 250.00/AZ Champion 2 Leonardo Martinez 12671949 2215 D8 W7 W12 D1 W3 D4 4.5 17 19 16 69 150.00 3 FM Pedram Atoufi 12882025 2322 W10 W12 L1 W5 L2 W6 4.0 17.5 19.5 15 68.5 100.00 4 Vaishnav Aradhyula 12671954 2232 W9 L1 L5 D10 W8 D2 3.0 12.5 19.5 10 66.5 62.50 5 David Adelberg 12937309 2196 L12 W11 W4 L3 D6 D1 3.0 12 19 10.5 66 62.50 6 FM Robert Rowley II 10420181 2200 L1 W8 D7 D11 D5 L3 2.5 14.5 19.5 9.5 70 8.33 7 Spencer Lower 10421985 2218 W11 L2 D6 D8 L1 D9 2.5 14 19 10 64.5 8.33 8 Dipro Chakraborty 12935003 2036 D2 L6 W10 D7 L4 D13 2.5 13.5 18 9 54.5 8.33 9 Jim Geary 12316830 2121 L4 L10 L11 W12 D13 D7 2.0 12.5 15.5 4.5 41.5 10 Benjamin Marmont 12759207 2126 L3 W9 L8 D4 D11 U--- 2.0 10 14 7.5 45 11 Robert Tanner 10495334 2071 L7 L5 W9 D6 D10 U--- 2.0 9.5 12.5 6.5 42 12 FM Daniel Rensch 12659833 2432 W5 L3 L2 L9 U--- U--- 1.0 9 13.5 6 46 13 Jon Dussik 12769640 2000 U--- U--- U--- U--- D9 D8 1.0 2 4.5 1.5 13.5 -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... 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Name: chessTables.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 6212490 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090908/87b23a91/attachment.pdf From brianWallChess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 8 04:20:11 2009 From: brianWallChess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 04:20:11 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Desert Rose Message-ID: <1252405211.4aa62fdba1bfe@www.taom.com> People used to approach me laughing and say - "I hope Anthea brings her kids today ", meaning she will probably drop a piece or get in time pressure if she has to supervise Isaac and Tara running around and fighing with each other. I never really had to deal with that issue until this weekend. My 10 year old son Devon has played in Scholastic Chess before but never in the same tournament with me. My daughter preferred swimming. http://blog.chess.com/view/2009-colorado-open Danielle Rice wrote a nice travel brochure type ad for the 2009 Colorado Open on Chess.com that got 150 hits. I don't know if that had any effect or maybe it is because they shortened the tournament from the traditional 2 rounds per day for 3 days to 5 rounds in 2 days but they doubled attendance from 45 in 2007 to 92 in 2009. I noticed a couple of people playing for the first time from the 16th street mall, Kenny Burgher and the beautiful New Age couple Joseph Vincent Grey and his lovely lady Annabel Lee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annabel Lee It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea: But we loved with a love that was more than love-- I and my Annabel Lee; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her high-born kinsman came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went on envying her and me-- Yes!--that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we-- Of many far wiser than we-- And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee. For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling--my darling--my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- They are very sweet lovebirds and played frisbee with my son. With Devon there it did not feel like a serious tournament for the state title, it felt like a playdate. I lost all kinds of time on my clock plus found it hard to concentrate. I didn't want some itinerant hotel creep to snatch my son. My hat is off to Anthea for playing Chess with her kids around starting with playing while pregnant. It's a lot harder than it looks. Kenny Burgher did not know where to go when he got to the hotel but he recognized Anthea from her Youtube Chess videos and followed her surreptitiously to the tournament hall. My results were comical but I also realized there are no happier words in the English language than, " C'mon Dad!! " as Devon would race me up the stairs or from pillar to pillar. Devon loved the banana-strawberry with milk smoothies and Vegetarian sandwiches on a Kaiser roll I bought him. I would carefully help Devon fill out his scoresheet before each round, he didn't really have the skills yet but he tried so hard, some of his games went 2 hours. I almost cried when he got his piece traped after B:h7 g6 and said " I thought for 8 minutes here, Daddy " in his pure-hearted little boy voice. Devon doesn't understand the " Don't discuss games in progress " rule so he would often come up to me and ask me how I was doing or tell me how he was doing. I did try to keep my answers short like, " winning, even " - he would usually come up to me and tell me how he lost from his pitiful Chess perspective. In general he was well behaved and read this new book on talking cats I gave him called " THE BLUESTAR PROPHECY ". The wholesomely friendly Mrs. Janice Kondraki told Devon and I that her son Kurt had read the whole series too. Sometimes Devon would hang all over me during a game and even try to tackle me when he got tired at the end of the tournament. I had to ask him not to disturb my opponents. The hotel was fabulous with free pool ( the swimming kind and billiards kind ) and a very friendly staff. Everyone was happy with it and wanted to play more tournaments there. Devon and I love to watch Chef Ramsey lose his temper on the TV show " Kitchen Nightmares ". Multimillionaire Chef Ramsey always recommends a simple, elegant, restricted menu of original dishes. Danielle and I ate a wonderful meal in the hotel dining room. I had lamb plus lima beans plus two White Russians, my favorite drink. I believe the chef at the Doubletree Inn at 7801 East Orchard, Denver, CO would pass Chef Ramsey's scorching criticism. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results - Danielle Rice doesn't seem to listen to anything I say, she seems like a very rushed business person to me but somehow she must have learned something because she went up 250 rating points this year, half of that in this tournament alone and won her Under 1600 section clear first 4.5/5. Congrats. Devon lost three games but had a full point bye and a forfeit win in the last round. Devon was hyper in the last round as his opponent never showed up and Devon waited for 3 hours for all the games to finish, calculating all the time how the results affected his chances for a prize. In the end he won $27.50 without moving a pawn for it. After two rounds I was bringing up the rear of our little triumvirate - Brian - one draw out of two games, Danielle 2 wins and Devon one full point bye. By the last round Danielle had 4.5/5, Devon had 2/5 and I had 2/5 plus I dropped a piece against perma-rabbit Larry Wutt but I managed to draw anyway and score 2.5/5 and tie with Joseph Vincent Grey playing in his first tournament. All in all I won one game and saved three draws from 4 lost positions. I almost ended up with the same score as my 649 rated son. I even lost to brilliancy-buffer Jeff Baffo for the first time in my life. There was a sudden rain shower and Devon and I laughed and laughed as first 300+ pounds Jeff Baffo ran frantically for his car keys ( they were in his pocket the whole time ) and then got lost in the parking lot during the downpour and finally managed to close his car window. Playing the role of Stan Laurel, Ginny Gaige went through the same routine right after Jeff. Who's on first? Devon and I laughed some more at Jeff's emergency bag of Cheerios in his briefcase which Baffo claimed was in case of a swimming emergency. Ginny was elected member-at-large. Klaus Johnson has a whole life in a new state complete with job, girlfriend, apartment and car but he stayed in Boulder just long enough to complete his job as CSCA president. Klaus did a fine job and we all thank him and wish him well. Thoughtful Ginny Gaige passed around a card for him. Klaus was replaced by new CSCA President Lee Lahti whose first official act will be to email Danielle Rice a copy of their tournament game. Jewish law forbids Danielle to keep score, activate an electrical clock or do anything but win on Saturday. Buck Buchanan is the new treasuer. Buck and I were ecstatic to see Bobby Fischer-like attendance like when we used to play each other way back in Colorado 1977 32 years ago. Randy Reynolds is the new Vice-President and he wrote funny notes to the Colorado Tour winner awards. Julian Evans beat Klaus Johnson by less than a point. Klaus wanted a recount. Kathy Schneider and her ride Dean Brown tied for most active players. They almost forgot my 2200 floor and awarded me top expert prize. Ted Doykos also won his rating range. The tournament winners were predictable, the two titled players crushed everyone and had a quick draw in the last round. It's hard to fight those guys without Samik Dusgapta, Phillip Ponomarev or Tyler Hughes side by side in the trenches. I don't know if GM Sharavdorj Dashzeveg or IM Michael Mulyar won on tiebreaks. Daoud Zupa capped his post-expert comeback by beating Renard Anderson in the last round which he attributes to Karpov, Endgame Virtuoso. Tyler Hughes is busy starting his UTD Dallas Chess Scholarship and Philipp and I will visit his father Doctor Mikhail Ponomarev in the hospital tomorrow, recovering from a car accident. Pedestrian - Zero Woman on Cell Phone - 1. Anthea Carson Martinez taught Tim Martinson Chess twice at the Hummingbird Chess Camp in Jemez Springs, New Mexico, once in 2007 with me and once with Daoud Zupa in 2008. Some of these New Mexico Chess kids pop up in Colorado tournaments. Tim's Dad played in the Under 1600 Reserve section. Tim was the one who warned Jeffrey Michael Serna about the Raccoon. Tim and Jeffrey both played in the 2009 Colorado Open and I am sure they did fine. Daoud Zupa told me Tim was very young, maybe 14. You would not think that a game played by me in one of my worst tournaments ever versus a very young ex-student would have any merit but in fact we produced my wildest game ever. Just imagine a game with unfathomable nonstop tactics from move 1 to 34 when we called it a draw in a position that was still murky and insane. In view of my hideous play all tournament I call this wild ride my desert rose. The great German/American drunken poet Bukowski said something like - " Every man must realize that everything he owns, his house, his car, his wife, his posessions can be completely wiped out by a completely random act halfway around the world like a Chinese waiter dropping a plate. " I am reminded of that as I intend my visit my 22 year old nephew Andrw this week, dying of a fatal brain tumor in Annapolis, Maryland. My mousepad is a random Chess Horizons with a brilliant article by ex-roommate LM Jack Young 15 years ago. One of his lines is - " I get tired of people playing God and insulting unorthodox openings. If it's that bad just shut up and beat it. I know an expert who is clueless on the White side of the Ulvestad Variation of the Two Knight's variation. Sorry, I am keeping him for myself. " LM Jack Young 1994 Chess Horizons When the game quickly opened 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 I thought maybe Timmy knew the Tyler Hughes Variation 4 ... N:e4!! which Steinitz played both sides of. Someone at the 16th Street mall told me Tartakower mentioned this in 500 Games of Master Chess, IM Bill Pascall's favorite Chess book. I remembered Jack Young's comment and decided to go for it. I was thinking Timmy was going to lose Bukowski-style just because the Chess Horizons I had randomly chosen to put under my optical mouse happened to contain that quote. I think we are all eager and ready for Chess moves now. You seem pumped and worked up to me. A game like this is worth more than one bad tournament, it is worth 1,000 bad games just like George Foreman versus Ron Lyle is worth 100,000 fights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96KfeAFakak Foreman vs. Lyle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Event "2009 Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, Colorado, Indigo ( the in case of Storm like in you go) Room"] [Date "2009.09.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Tim Martinson, age 14"] [Black "Brian Wall, supposedly 40 years wiser"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw agreed"] [WhiteElo "1760"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "two knights defense: Ulvestad variation"] [ECO "C57"] [NIC "KP.01"] [Time " 9:30 PM"] [TimeControl "40/90, Game/55 minutes, 5 second delay second time control only"] 2009 Colorado Open which I first won in 1977 beating David Jellsion on tiebreaks. 24 years later 23 year old Michael Mulyar beat me on tiebreaks. I told him I won this tounament before he was born. Doubletree Inn 7801 East Orchard, Denver, Colorado Round 4 9:30 AM morning round September 6, 2009 Board 10 40 moves/90 minutes Game/55 minutes 5 second delay second time control only Black - Brian Wall, Pity Master who taught White - Timmy Martinson, age 14, 1760 at the Hummingbird Chess Camp 2 years ago 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 We are going Ulvestad/Jack Young this morning instead of Tyler Hughes. 5. exd5! Only move 5 ... b5!? Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation 6. Bxb5? 6 Bf1!! has been known as the right move like forever. After that dc, Qe2, Be2, Nc3 and Tim's move 6 B:b5 IM John Watson showed me 6 Bf1!! Nd4 7 c3 N:d5 8 cd Q:g5 9 B:b5+ Kd8 35 years ago 6 Bf1 Q:d5 7 Nc3 6 Bf1 Nb4 7 B:b5+ 6 Bf1 Bg4 7 f3 6 Bf1 N:d5 7 Qf3 6 Bf1 h6 7 Nf3 Just a very rough sketch of how play should go 6 ... Qxd5 Only Move We are both in for it now. Tim does not back down and like Foreman-Lyle we display few boxing skills but just swing from the hip from the opening bell to the end. Manly 17th Century Chess. 7. Bxc6+! I get the two Bishops, open lines, better center and the Knight on g5 looks like Tyler Hughes on Orientation Day at UTD Dallas. There's not really anything better. 7 ... Qxc6! Only Move 8. Qf3! 8 0-0!! is a little better 8 ... e4 To avoid a trade of Queens against a 1700 but the computers claim I have nothing to fear a pawn down after 8 ... Q:f3 ( Fritz 11 ), 8 ... Bb7 ( Rybka ) or 8 ... Bd7 ( Flipper ) 9. Qc3! 9 Qb3!! played 21 times followed by 9 ... Nd5!! ( once in a 1996 game by a 1700, ... h6 ( 8 times ), ... Be6 ( twice ), ... Bc5 ( 10 times ), ... Bd7, ... Qd5, ... e3, ... Bf5, ... a5, ... Bg4 or ... Qd7 ( 3 times ) 9 ... Qd5 TN Wall Theoretical Novelty. Fritz 11 believes in 9 ... Bb7! and I again make the best move available that does not involve a Queen trade. After that 9 ... Bd7 9 ... Qc5 9 ... Qb5 Played 4 times before 9 ... Qd7 9 ... Bc5 9 ... Q:c3 9 ... Qa6 9 ... Qd6 Played twice It is obvious that this is a position humans cannot evaluate and the position stays that way all game. This is what Chessmasters dream of. 10. Qxc7?? 10 d3!! Only move is about equal after 10 ... h6, ... Bd6, ... e3, ... Bb7, ... Bee7 or ... ed 10 ... Bd6!! Played almost immediately. I knew I was winning. 11. Qc3 11 c4 Q:g5 12 Q:d6 Only Move Q:g2 Only move 13 Qe5+ Be6 14 Rf1 Only Move and I have multiple wins with 14 ... Ng4!! , ... 0-0, ... 0-0-0, ... Kd7, ... Nd7 and others. These ... Q:g2 attacks in double King pawn games are almost always fatal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWpWin-ZjeI Fork Trick pt 2 11 ... Qxg5!! Only 11 ... 0-0!!! ia better, a move I didn't consider. The idea of playing a move immediately in a position I would normally massage is anathema to my standard move selection technique. The funny part is Fritz 11 recommends a double Fishing Pole with 11 ... 0-0!! 12 h4!! Ng4!! also 11 0-0!! 12 d3!! ed 13 0-0 Bb7 14 f3 Qc5+ 15 Q:c5 B:c5+ 16 Kh1 dc with the Two Bishops and better development in an ending. I love the wild. My 16 year old Round 3 opponent David Spinozzi quoted Tal - Q - How do you choose a move? Tal - First I see if I can sac my Queen, then my Rook, then my Bishop, then my Knight and so on ... So we have 11 ... 0-0!!! best, 11 ... Q:g5!! second best, ... h6!! third best, ... Ba6!! fourth best and many other good moves for me. 11 Q:c7?? was an automatic capture at its worst. " Before you take a pawn ask yourself if it is poisoned or not " Tyler Hughes, age 11, speaking to Ann Davies' Chess Class. 12. Qc6+!! Only Move Ke7!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 minutes spent, the longest think by either of us so far. Like my game with Serna I seemed to be involved in another subconcious, " My brain works as fast as your brain " contest. Alternate win 12 ... Bd7!! 13 Q:a8+ Only Move Ke7 Only Move 14 Q:a7! Q:g2! 15 Rf1! Only Move Nd5!! Only Move 16 Na3! Rc8!!, ... Qf3!! or ... Nf4!! wins down the exchange and two pawns 12 ... Bd7!! 13 Q:a8+ Only Move Ke7 Only Move 14 Qb7? Q:g2 15 Rf1 Rb8!! kills 12 ... Bd7!! 13 Q:a8+ Only Move Ke7 Only Move 14 Q:h8?? Q:g2 checkmates 12 ... Bd7!! or ... Ke7!! tranpose into exciting family farm wins, 12 ... 0-0!!! was the efficient, corporate farm win with no fuss. I am a little better after 12 Qc6+ Nd7! 13 Q:d6!! Q:g2 14 Rf1 Qg6! or 12 Qc6+ Nd7! 13 Nc3! Q:g2 14 Rf1 Q:h2! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. Qxa8! Only Move Qxg2!! 14. Qxa7+! Only Move On 14 Rf1?? Q:f1+!! 15 K:f1 Bh3+ wins a piece but I was intending something three times better. 14 Rf1?? Bh3!! 15 Q:a7+ Nd7 16 Qa6 Ne5!! and all my pieces flow smoothly into the crushing attack. I knew that 14 Q:a7+! interfered with my attack but I told Tim I was surely winning here after the game. 14 ... Bd7!! I thought for 7 minutes but my head was spinning and I wished I was a computer. It turns out that 14 ... Ke6!!! was best, taking away the Nb1-c3-d5+-e3 route. Heading for the center with your King is harder if you're flesh and blood. I couldn't calculate all the variations so I finally just made the most logical looking move to me. 15. Rf1! Only Move Ng4! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I record the times on my scoresheet so I can revel in the pain of playing 11 ... Q:g5! or 15 ... Ng4! almost immediately when I missed 11 ... 0-0!!! or ... 15 ... Nd5!!! without even examining them. 15 ... Nd5!!! 16 Na3 Qf3!!!, ... Rc8!! or ... Nf4!! kills 15 ... Nd5!!! 16 d3 ed!!! kills 15 ... Nd5!!! 16 Qb7 Nb4!!! kills 15 ... Nd5!!! 16 Nc3 Nb4!!! kills 15 ... Nd5!!! 16 a3 Ra8!!! 17 Q:a8 Nc7!! 18 Qb7, Qa5 or Qa7 Bh3!! is a pretty win cutting off Young Master Martinson's Queen from the critical Light Squares What's sick is I didn't look at any of this. 15 ... Nd5!!! would have justified all my previous play. Instead the f1-Rook calls my Knight to it like a mermaid siren. It makes sense now that ... f4 or ... b4 are more powerful squares to head to than h2. The essence of the matter is that 15 ... Nd5!!! was the real win and other moves are in the slightly better or worse category. I have turned a crush into a game. 15 ... Nd5!!! crushing 15 ... Rd8!, ... Ng4!, ... Rc8! slightly better for me 15 ... Re8, ... Bb8, ... Kd8, ... Kf8, ... Be5 etc slightly better for Timmy. 16. Qa6?? 6 minutes spent, Timmy's longest pause yet. Somehow I completely missed the 16 Nb1-c3-d5+-e3 concept 16 Nc3!!! Rc8!! leaves me only slightly better 16 ... Nxh2!! 6 minutes spent thinking or palling around with Devon most likely. 17. Nc3!! Only Move Bh3???? 5 minutes spent on this 20th best move. Painful lack of understanding. For some reason I was obssessed with 18 Nd5+ Ke6?? 19 Nf4+!! winning my Queen and I completely missed the idea of Nc3-d5+-e3 guarding his Rook and attacking my Queen. Any normal examination of the position should reveal that stopping 18 Nd5+ with 17 ... e3!!!!, ... Be6!!! are crushing, .... Bc6!!!, ... Nf3+!! are winning and even 17 ... Rc8 or ... Rd8 18 Nd5+ Ke8 19 Ne3 Qg6 is still a little better for me. 17 ... e3!!!! ( preventing Nd5+ ) 18 de Ra8!!! ( creating safe havens for my King ) 19 Qd3 Nf3+!! 20 K-any Bg4 Game Over is not that hard to see. I had an hour left to find endless wins. I think I was mad that I didn't get to play 14 Rf1?? Bh3!! 15 Q:a7+ Nd7 16 Qa6 Ne5-f3+ and I kept trying to recreate that winning formation, too lazy to accept the lost opportunity and investigate new avenues of attack. 18. Nd5+!! I couldn't understand what was happening. 18 ... Kd7!! Only Move I finally saw his idea. I had a +5 position one move ago, now I am worse. How is this possible after winning all game? What's wrong with me this tournament? I can't seem to see anything. 19. Ne3 My Attack is all jammed up now, my pieces somehow look stupid. In addition he seems to have all kinds of annoying Queen Checks. What have I done? Instead of easy wins with 11 ... 0-0-0!!!, 15 ... Nd5!!!, 17 ... e3!!!! or ... Be6!!! I have so misplaced my pieces like a prize jackass that I am now faced with losing positions and irritating perpetuals. 19 ... Qf3 I sat for 10 minutes in total confusion, spending more time looking backward than forward as usual. The best idea never occurred to me, 19 ... Nf3+!! 20 Kd1 Qh2!! when I am only slightly worse. 19 ... Qg5? slows down Nd5+ or Qb5+ but it seemed loose there. 19 ... Qg6! was second best but I hated to give up my nonexistent attack. I made the third best move with zero confidence and wished I was a computer again. 20. Qb7+! 20 Qb5+!! Ke7 21 Rg1 is slightly more active 20 ... Ke6? So confused. 20 ... Kd8!! is about even but You'll have to ask a computer why. I am still down the exchange and a pawn. 20 ... Bc7! is in between my move and the right one. 20 ... Ke8? is about as bad as my choice. 20 ... Kd8 21 Qd5 Ke7 22 Rg1 Rc8! or ... Rd8! are all right for me 21. Qd5+ 21 Rg1!! wins but I can't explain why. One idea is a4, another is Qd5+ and Nc4, hassling the d6-Bishop. It's hard to say why positions so close to each other win or lose. 21 ... Ke7!! The position is mysteriously even now. What a boxing match. 22 b3 N:f1 22 Qb7+ Kf6 22 Qg5+ Ke6 22 Rg1 Rc8 I had to smile when Devon came up and said, " He has a nice, little attack on your King, Daddy. " 22. Qg5+ Kd7! Not best but at least I set a cunning trap. 22 ... Ke6!! 23 Rg1 Be5 or 22 ... Ke6!! 23 Qd5+ Ke7 is about equal. My idea was 22 ... Kd7! 23 Q:g7??? N:f1!!! 24 Q:h8?? Ng3!! or ... N:e3! both checkmate 22 Qg5+ Kd7! 23 Q:g7??? N:f1!!! 24 N:f1 Bg4!! wins the Queen to stop checkmate Young, talented Timmy was too clever for that nonsense. 23. Rg1! 23 Qb5+!! Ke7 24 Rg1 might be a teensy bit better 23 ... g6?? Another lemon but I had no clue. 23 ... Rb8!! was equal, finally activating my Rook. I thought maybe I could fashion a win from a lost position, not realizing I didn't have one until I moved. I kept wondering if the game was going to come down to passed rookpawns. 24. Qb5+! 8 minutes spent. 24 ... Ke7! I had 37 minutes to Martinson's 45 left to move 40. 25. Nd5+ Kf8! I was trying to remember what being castled felt like. 26. Qc6? We are like Foreman and Lyle now reeling from so many punches, exhausted but game fighters. 26 Qb6!! Be5!! 27 d4!! Qh5!! 28 de!! or Rg3! better for Timmy 26 ... Bb8? It was not good to fall into his trap all the way - 26 Qc6? Be5!! 27 d4 B:d4??? 28 Bh6+ checkmates but falling half in love was OK - 26 Qc6 Be5!! 27 d4 Qh5!! and I wrest the initiative with good counterplay and a safer King. 27. d4! 27 d3!! keeps the long diagonal open against my King 27 ... h6?? Sixth best, 27 ... Qh5!! isn't so bad 29 minutes left to Tim's 39 I don't think there was one moment all game when I understood the position and I am running out of time to do so. Richard Herbst Jr. asked me here if I was worried at all about Timmy's 4 connected passed pawns. My response was to nominate Richard for Colorado Junior Representative which he won. 28. Nf6???? 14 minutes wasted on one of his worst moves. Tim should stick to moving fast. There is an odd win with the weird 28 B:h6+!!! R:h6 29 Qa8 Kg7 30 Q:b8 and Martinson's Queen is very active along the h2-b8 diagonal. 29 Qb6!! or Be3! also wins 28 ... Qf5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I even looked at the winning line 28 ... Kg7!!! 29 Ne8+ R:e8!! 30 Q:e8 Ng4!! but somehow missed its strength. 28 ... Kg7!!! 29 Ne8+ R:e8!! 30 R:g6+ fg 31 Q:e8 Bd6 32 Bh6+ Kh7 or ... K:d6 wins 28 ... Kg7!! 29 Bd2 Q:f6 wins 28 ... e3!! also wins. What did I look at for 6 minutes? 28 ... Ng4!, ... Qf5! or ... Be6! are about equal ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29. Rh1 Bg2? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 ... Nf3+ 30 Kd1 N:d4 31 Qe4 Bg4+!! 32 Q:g4 Q:c2+ 33 Ke1 Qd3 32 B:h6+ R:h6 33 Qc8+ Kg7 34 Ne8+ is a perpetual I could not turn into a win. 29 Rh1 Kg7 30 Ne8+ R:e8 31 Q:e8 Qf3 32 Q:b8 Q:h1+ is better for me. 29 Rh1 Qf3 30 Rg1 Kg7!!! or ... e3!! wins for me. 29 Rh1 Qf3 30 R:h2 B:h2 31 Be3 Kg7 is better for me. 29 Rh1 Qf3 30 Q:e4 Q:f6 31 Be3 Kg7 is better for me. What did I look at for 7 minutes? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30. Rxh2!! Bxh2! Situation: I have the two Bishops versus an extra pawn for Tim. I have 16 minutes to his 21 minutes. The passed rookpawns should be flying soon. 31. Be3! Kg7 32. Ne8+!! Only Move 32 ... Kh7! 33. d5 It's harder to stop Martinson's passed rookpawn after 33 a4!!! 33 ... Be5!! 34. O-O-O! Bf3! GM Alex Fishbein used to live in Colorado and Wyoming. I played his father Gregory Chess back at Gates Rubber Company at Broadway and I-25 40 years ago. Alex wrote an article in Chess Life about when to offer a draw. Alex recommended avoiding offering a draw when your opponent has an automatic capture. It's just too easy to say No with a routine recapture, putting the ball back in your court and leaving you feeling embarrassed. Alex recommended offering a draw when your opponent has a tough choice to make. Even though we had both missed countless wins so far I thought Tim had to be better plus I had 8 minutes left to his 18 to reach move 40. Also specifically I didn't like 35 Rd2 B:b2+ 36 K:b2 Qe5+ 37 Bd4 winning the exchange nor did I like 35 Rd2 h5 36 d6 h4 37 d7 h3 38 d8(Q) h2 39 Qh4+ Qh5 40 Q:h5+ gh 41 Qh6+ Kg8 42 Qg5+ mating It turns out 35 Rd2 h5 36 d6 Qe6!! slows down the d-pawn but 35 Rd2 h5 36 Nd6! is harder to meet Tim intended 35 Rd2! Qh3 36 c3!! best Qf1+ 37 Kc2 Be2 and Timmy's attack is more real than mine after 38 Qd7, Qb7 or Nf6+ Fritz 11 evaluation of the final position - Tim Martinosn is somwehat better after 35 Rd2 h5 36 Nd6 or 35 Rd2 Bg4 36 c3 or 35 Rd2 Rf8 36 c4 h5 Tim Martinson accepted Brian Wall's draw offer. 1/2-1/2 What did I learn? 1 - I have a false arrogant belief that if I don't see the first move of the winning combo quickly it doesn't exist. 2 - I missed most of my wins by not considering them at all. 3 - Timmy doesn't play like a 1760, he plays like a 1960 on his way to 2160. 4 - It was great fun playing Chaos Theory, win, lose or draw. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Event "2009 Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, Colorado, Indigo ( the in case of Storm like in you go) Room"] [Date "2009.09.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Tim Martinson, age 14"] [Black "Brian Wall, supposedly 40 years wiser"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw agreed"] [WhiteElo "1760"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "two knights defense: Ulvestad variation"] [ECO "C57"] [NIC "KP.01"] [Time " 9:30 PM"] [TimeControl "40/90, Game/55 minutes, 5 second delay second time control only"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bxb5 Qxd5 7. Bxc6+ Qxc6 8. Qf3 e4 9. Qc3 Qd5 10. Qxc7 Bd6 11. Qc3 Qxg5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qxa8 Qxg2 14. Qxa7+ Bd7 15. Rf1 Ng4 16. Qa6 Nxh2 17. Nc3 Bh3 18. Nd5+ Kd7 19. Ne3 Qf3 20. Qb7+ Ke6 21. Qd5+ Ke7 22. Qg5+ Kd7 23. Rg1 g6 24. Qb5+ Ke7 25. Nd5+ Kf8 26. Qc6 Bb8 27. d4 h6 28. Nf6 Qf5 29. Rh1 Bg2 30. Rxh2 Bxh2 31. Be3 Kg7 32. Ne8+ Kh7 33. d5 Be5 34. O-O-O Bf3 Tim Martinson accepted Brian Wall's draw offer. 1/2-1/2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "Gent Gran-ch"] [Site "Gent Gran"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Paredes Rubio, Nicolas"] [Black "Guimera Vidal, Mateu"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C57"] [WhiteElo "1910"] [BlackElo "1785"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.25"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bxb5 Qxd5 7. Bxc6+ Qxc6 8. Qf3 e4 9. Qb3 Nd5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 Bxd5 13. O-O f5 14. Re1 h6 15. Nh3 g5 16. d3 O-O-O 17. c4 Bc6 18. dxe4 Bb4 19. Rf1 Bxe4 20. Be3 Bd3 21.Rfc1 f4 22. a3 fxe3 23. axb4 e2 24. b3 Bc2 25. Re1 Rd1 26. f3 Bxb3 27. Kf2 Rhd8 28. Ng1 Rxa1 29. Rxe2 Ra2 30. c5 Rdd2 31. Ke3 Rxe2+ 32. Nxe2 Ra3 33. Ke4 Bc2+ 34. Ke5 Ba4 35. Kf6 Rd3 36. Kg6 Bd1 37. Ng3 Rd4 38. Kxh6 Rxb4 39. Kxg5 a5 40. h4 Rb2 41. h5 Rxg2 42. Kf4 a4 43. Nf5 a3 44. h6 a2 45. Ne7+ Kd7 0-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.Walverine.com BrianWallChess.net Off the Wall column for Chessville.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee Lahti's first act as President [Event "CO Open 2009"] [Site "Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, CO"] [Date "September 5, 2009"] [Round "2"] [White "Lee Lahti"] [Black "Danielle Rice"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Source "MonRoi"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 cxd4 9. Nb5 d6 10. Nbxd4 Be4 11. Qd2 a6 12. e3 Ra7 13. Ne2 Rd7 14. Nc3 Ba8 15. b3 d5 16. Ne5 Rd6 17. Qe2 Nbd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Ba3 Rc6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rac1 Qc7 22. Na4 b5 23. Nb2 Rc5 24. b4 (24. Nd3 dxc4 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. bxc4) 24... Rxc4 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. e4 Re8 27. Rfe1 h6 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Qc2 Rc8 31. Re2 d4 32. Qa4 d3 33. Re3 d2 34. Rd1 c3 35. Qc2 Nd5 36. Rxc3 Qxc3 37. Qxc3 Rxc3 38. Rxd2 Nxb4 39. Rd4 a5 40. Kf1 Ra3 41. f4 Rxa2 42. h4 Nc2 43. Re4 Kh7 44. g4 a4 45. h5 g6 46. Re7 Kg7 47. hxg6 Kxg6 48. f5+ Kf6 49. Rc7 a3 50. Kf2 Rb2 51. Kg3 a2 52. Kh4 Rb6 53. Rxc2 a1=Q 54. Rg2 Qc1 55. Rg3 Rb4 56. Rd3 Qh1+ 57. Kg3 Kg5 58. Rd7 Rxg4+ 59. Kf2 Qh2+ 60. Ke3 Qh3+ 61. Kf2 Rg2+ 62. Kf1 Qh1# 0-1 From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 8 13:44:19 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:44:19 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Robert Snyder Message-ID: <1252439059.4aa6b4132ee7f@www.taom.com> Snyder Sicilian - 1 e4 c5 2 b3 ----- Forwarded message from Sam Juneau ----- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:19:59 -0400 From: Sam Juneau Reply-To: Sam Juneau Subject: robert snyder To: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Hello, I am a tv producer working on a story on Robert Snyder and was wondering if I might chat with you about him and his current fugitive status. I came across a posting by you concerning this matter. Thanks. Sam Juneau cell, 914-483-9286 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090908/0be240dc/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 8 13:51:17 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:51:17 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Nephew Andrew Wall fundraiser Message-ID: <1252439477.4aa6b5b50a6e0@www.taom.com> Sunday, September 13, 2009, 4 p.m. ? 8 p.m. Heal Andrew Heal Fund Dinner and Silent Auction for Andrew Wall at Mears Marina Pool Deck. Adults: $30, Kids (5 ? 12): $15 Come out and support one of our own. Tickets can be purchased at Mears Marina by check, cash or MasterCard of VISA. Donations for the Silent Auction are also welcome. Donations can also be made to Heal Andrew Heal Fund and sent in c/o Mears Marina, 519 Chester Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403 From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Wed Sep 9 03:35:58 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 03:35:58 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] [UnorthodoxChessOpenings] 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 Bxc3!? 5.bxc3 f5! Message-ID: <1252488958.4aa776fec27dc@www.taom.com> Schiller calls this the Beefeater Vigorito calls this the Hergott I call this a Cert BW ----- Forwarded message from hippochess ----- Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:27:18 -0000 From: hippochess Reply-To: UnorthodoxChessOpenings at yahoogroups.com Subject: [UnorthodoxChessOpenings] 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 Bxc3!? 5.bxc3 f5! To: UnorthodoxChessOpenings at yahoogroups.com An unbiased sample of 25 blitz games in the Dzindzi-Indian line by the Bulgarian master Minko Shishkov. Best regards, Nick [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.04.12"] [Round "?"] [White "World lover"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2451"] [BlackElo "2530"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g4 fxg4 7. e4 d6 8. h3 g3 9. fxg3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Bg2 Nbd7 12. Ne2 Ne5 13. Nf4 Bd7 14. O-O O-O-O 15. a4 Nxc4 16. Qe2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 g5 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 h6 20. e5 dxe5 21. Qe3 Qc7 22. Rab1 b6 23. a5 e4 24. axb6 axb6 25. Rxf6 exf6 26. Qxe4 Rd2 27. Qa8+ Qb8 28. Qa6+ Kc7 29. Qb5 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qb7+ 31. Kh2 Qc6 32. Qa6 Ra8 33. Qe2 Re8 34. e7 Qd6 35. Re1 h5 36. Qa6 Rxe7 37. Qa7+ Kd8 38. Rxe7 Qxe7 39. Qxb6+ Ke8 40. Qb8+ Kf7 41. Qb3+ Kg7 42. Qc2 Qe5 43. Qd2 h4 44. Qd7+ Kh6 45. Qd3 Qxg3+ 46. Qxg3 hxg3+ 47. Kxg3 f5 48. Kf3 Kh5 49. Kg3 f4+ 50. Kf3 Kh4 51. Kg2 c4 52. Kh2 f3 53. Kg1 Kxh3 54. Kf2 g4 55. Kg1 Kg3 56. Kf1 Kf4 57. Kf2 g3+ 58. Kf1 Ke4 59. Kg1 Kd3 60. Kf1 Kxc3 61. Ke1 Kd3 62. Kf1 c3 63. Ke1 c2 64. Kf1 c1=Q# 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.04.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Eigelb"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2588"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. Qa4 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. h3 Qa6 9. Qxa6 Nxa6 10. Bh6 d6 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. Rb1 O-O-O 13. Bg7 Rhg8 14. Bxf6 exf6 15. e3 Rde8 16. Kd1 Nc7 17. Bd3 Re7 18. Kc2 Rge8 19. h4 Ba4+ 20. Kc1 a6 21. h5 Bd7 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Rh6 Rg7 24. Nf3 Reg8 25. Nh4 b5 26. cxb5 axb5 27. c4 b4 28. a3 bxa3 29. Rb6 a2 30. Kb2 a1=R 31. Kxa1 Ne8 32. g3 Kc7 33. Ra6 Kb7 34. Ra3 Nc7 35. Rb3+ Ka7 36. Kb2 Na6 37. Ra3 Kb6 38. Kc3 Nb4 39. Bb1 Be8 40. Bxf5 gxf5 41. Nxf5 Rg6 42. Rxg6 Bxg6 43. Nxd6 Rh8 44. e4 Rh2 45. f4 Rg2 46. Kb3 Rxg3+ 47. Ka4 Rxa3+ 48. Kxa3 Nd3 49. f5 Bh5 50. Kb3 Ne5 51. Kc3 Be2 52. Kb3 Bd1+ 53. Kc3 Be2 54. Kb3 Kc7 55. Nb5+ Kd7 56. Na3 Kd6 57. Kc3 Nf3 58. Nb5+ Ke5 59. d6 Nd4 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.04.23"] [Round "?"] [White "HappyTriggerFool"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2465"] [BlackElo "2535"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g4 fxg4 7. e4 d6 8. h3 g3 9. fxg3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Nf3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. g4 Bd7 15. O-O h5 16. g5 Nh7 17. h4 Bg4 18. Qb3 O-O-O 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. Be3 b6 21. a4 Rhf8 22. a5 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Nf8 24. Rb1 Nd7 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra1 Qb7 27. Qb5 Kc7 28. Bf2 Ra8 29. Qb2 Ra6 30. Bg3 Qa7 31. Rxa6 Qxa6 32. Kf2 Qa4 33. Qc2 Qa3 34. Qd2 Qa1 35. Bc2 Qh1 36. Qe3 Qa1 37. Qd2 Qb2 38. Ke3 Kd6 39. Ba4 Qb1 40. Bxd7 Kxd7 41. Bxe5 Qf1 42. Qh2 Qxc4 43. Kf4 Qd3 44. Bg7 Qf3+ 45. Ke5 Qxc3+ 46. Kf4 Qxg7 47. Qa2 Qf7+ 48. Kg3 Qf3+ 49. Kh2 Qxe4 50. Qa7+ Ke8 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.04.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Turbospringer"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2401"] [BlackElo "2567"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. h4 Nf6 7. h5 Rg8 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 d6 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. e3 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. Ng5 O-O-O 15. f3 Rde8 16. Kf2 e5 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Rhb1 Rf8 20. Rb5 Qa4 21. Rc1 Ne4+ 22. Kg1 Ng3 23. Qf2 Nxc4 24. Rbb1 Nh5 25. Qe2 Ng3 26. Qe1 Nh5 27. Qe2 d5 28. e4 fxe4 29. fxe4 Ng3 30. Qg4 Qd7 31. exd5 Nxd2 32. dxe6 Qe7 33. Rb2 c4 34. Rxd2 Qc5+ 35. Qd4 Qxd4+ 36. cxd4 b5 37. d5 Kc7 38. Bxg6 Kd6 39. Bf7 Ne4 40. Rb2 a6 41. a4 Kc5 42. axb5 axb5 43. e7 1-0 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.04.24"] [Round "?"] [White "AMoreno"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2643"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. f3 Qa5 8. Qc2 d6 9. fxe4 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Ng4 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Bg3 b5 14. O-O Ne3 15. Qd2 Nxf1 16. Rxf1 bxc4 17. Bb1 Nb6 18. e5 Bf5 19. exd6 exd6 20. Bxd6 Bxb1 21. Rxb1 Rfd8 22. Be5 Nxd5 23. Rb7 Nf6 24. Qh6 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Ng4+ 26. Kg3 Nxh6 27. Ng5 Nf5+ 28. Kf4 Qxa2 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.04.24"] [Round "?"] [White "AMoreno"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. f3 Qa5 8. Qc2 d6 9. fxe4 Nf6 10. Nf3 Nxe4 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bh6 Rg8 14. Rae1 Kd8 15. Ng5 Ne5 16. Rxe5 dxe5 17. Nf7+ Kc7 18. Nxe5 Bf5 19. Bf4 Kc8 20. Bxf5+ gxf5 21. Qxf5+ Kd8 22. d6 Qxc3 23. Rd1 Ke8 24. d7+ Kd8 25. Nf7# 1-0 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.04.24"] [Round "?"] [White "AMoreno"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. f3 Qa5 8. Qc2 d6 9. fxe4 Nf6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Bd3 Ng4 12. O-O Nde5 13. Bf4 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. f4 Qc7 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. Qf2 Bh3 19. Qxc5 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 a6 21. Bc2 Kd8 22. Qb6+ Qc7 23. Qd4 Re8 24. c5 Kc8 25. e5 Rd8 26. d6 exd6 27. cxd6 Qc6 28. Be4 Qd7 29. Bd5 Qb5 30. a4 Qb2 31. Be4 1-0 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.04.29"] [Round "?"] [White "Topri_cs_d"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2604"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. d6 Qa5 7. dxe7 Qxc3+ 8. Bd2 Qf6 9. Rc1 Qxe7 10. Bc3 Nf6 11. e3 Nc6 12. Ne2 d6 13. Nf4 Ne5 14. Be2 Bd7 15. h4 O-O-O 16. Qb3 Bc6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Ne4 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. O-O Rhe8 21. Rb1 Re7 22. Qa4 Nc3 23. Qxa7 Nxe2+ 24. Kh1 Rc7 25. Rb6 Qe7 26. g3 Qe4+ 27. Kh2 Qxd5 28. Rfb1 Nc3 29. R1b3 Ne4 30. a4 Nxf2 31. a5 Qh1# 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Official B"] [Date "2009.04.29"] [Round "?"] [White "CRAFTY"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2074"] [BlackElo "2540"] [PlyCount "141"] [EventDate "2009.05.27"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. Ne2 Qa5 8. Qc2 Nf6 9. Ng3 d6 10. Bd2 Bf5 11. Nxf5 gxf5 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. g4 Nxg4 14. Bxg4 fxg4 15. Qxe4 Ne5 16. Ke2 O-O-O 17. Rhb1 Qa4 18. Rb5 Qxc4+ 19. Qxc4 Nxc4 20. a4 b6 21. Bg5 Rhg8 22. Bf4 Rdf8 23. Bg3 Kc7 24. Rh1 Rf3 25. Rb3 Rg5 26. h3 h5 27. hxg4 hxg4 28. Rh7 Kd7 29. Bh4 Rxd5 30. Rxe7+ Kc6 31. Rxa7 Rd2+ 32. Kf1 g3 33. Bxg3 Ra2 34. Kg2 Rd3 35. Ra8 Ne3+ 36. Kh3 Nd5 37. Rd8 Nxc3 38. Rc8+ Kd7 39. Rb8 Rxa4 40. R8xb6 Rad4 41. Rb7+ Kc6 42. R7b6+ Kd7 43. Rb7+ Ke6 44. R3b6 Ne4 45. Rb8 Nxg3 46. fxg3 Rc4 47. Kg2 Rcc3 48. Rg8 Rc2+ 49. Kh3 c4 50. Rc6 Kd5 51. Rcc8 Rdd2 52. Rg5+ Ke6 53. Kg4 Kd7 54. Ra8 Rd4+ 55. Kh5 Re2 56. g4 Re7 57. Ra7+ Ke6 58. Ra6 c3 59. Rg6+ Kf7 60. Rh6 Kg7 61. g5 c2 62. Rc6 Rd2 63. Rg6+ Kf7 64. Rf6+ Ke8 65. Rc8+ Kd7 66. Rc3 Rh2+ 67. Kg6 Re5 68. Rf7+ Ke6 69. Rf6+ Kd5 70. Rd3+ Ke4 71. Rc3 1-0 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.04.30"] [Round "?"] [White "Michael Richter"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2602"] [BlackElo "2520"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. f3 Qa5 8. Qc2 d6 9. fxe4 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Ng4 12. O-O Nde5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bh6 Bd7 15. Rab1 O-O-O 16. Bg7 Rhg8 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Rf7 e6 19. Rxh7 exd5 20. cxd5 c4 21. Bxc4 Qc5+ 22. Qf2 Qxc4 23. Qxa7 Qa6 24. Qxa6 bxa6 25. c4 Rgf8 26. c5 Bb5 27. a4 Bd3 28. Rbb7 Rf1# 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.05.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Michael Richter"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2581"] [BlackElo "2518"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. f3 Qa5 8. Qc2 d6 9. fxe4 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Ng4 12. O-O Nde5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bh6 Bd7 15. Bg7 Rg8 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Rab1 Qc7 18. Qd2 O-O-O 19. Rf7 Qd6 20. Qg5 h6 21. Qxe7 Qxe7 22. Rxe7 Rde8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Rf1 Kd8 25. Be2 Ke7 26. Bg4 Bf7 27. Kf2 Rd8 28. Ke3 Rd6 29. Rb1 Rb6 30. Rxb6 axb6 31. Bc8 Kd6 32. Bxb7 Be8 33. Bc8 Ba4 34. Bg4 Bc2 35. Be2 Kc7 36. Bd3 Ba4 37. Be2 Bc2 38. h4 Kd6 39. a3 Ke7 40. Bd3 Bd1 41. Kd2 Ba4 42. Bc2 Bd7 43. Kc1 g5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Kb2 Kd6 46. a4 Kc7 47. Ka3 Be8 48. Bd1 Bd7 49. Bh5 Kd6 50. Bg6 Ke7 51. Bf5 Be8 52. Bc8 Kd6 53. Ba6 Kc7 54. g3 Bg6 55. Kb2 Bxe4 56. Kc1 Bd3 57. Kd2 Bf1 58. Ke3 g4 59. Ke4 Kd6 60. Ke3 Ke7 61. Ke4 Kd6 62. Kf5 Be2 63. Kg5 Bf3 64. Bc8 Be2 65. Ba6 Bf3 66. Kf5 Be2 67. Ke4 Bf3+ 68. Ke3 Bg2 69. Bc8 Bf1 70. Bxg4 Bxc4 71. Bf3 Bb3 72. Be4 Bxa4 73. g4 Be8 74. g5 1-0 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.05.05"] [Round "?"] [White "Banggiao"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2495"] [BlackElo "2558"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e3 Qa5 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. Bd3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne5 11. Nf4 Bd7 12. a4 O-O-O 13. Bd2 Ne4 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Qa2 Qa6 16. Rfb1 Qxc4 17. Qb2 Qa6 18. a5 g5 19. Nh5 Be8 20. Ng3 Bg6 21. Ra4 c4 22. Ne2 Nd7 23. Qa2 Ne5 24. Nd4 Bf7 25. Rb5 Rd7 26. Qc2 Rc7 27. Qxe4 Be8 28. Qf5+ Bd7 29. Ne6 Qxb5 30. Rb4 Qxd5 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.05.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Gholamam"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2587"] [BlackElo "2593"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nd2 Nb6 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxc4 14. Bg2 Bf5 15. e4 Bd7 16. e5 O-O-O 17. Bg5 Rde8 18. e6 Ba4 19. Qd3 Bb5 20. Bf1 Na3 21. Qe3 Nc2 22. Qd2 Nxa1 23. Rxa1 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 h6 25. Bxh6 Rh7 26. h4 Qa4 27. Bg5 Rf8 28. Qd3 Rf5 29. Be3 Qg4 30. Qd1 Qc4 31. Qb3 Qxd5 32. Qxd5 Rxd5 33. Bf4 Rd3 34. Kg2 Rxc3 35. Kh3 Rc2 36. Re1 Rxf2 37. Kg4 Rh5 38. Bg5 Kd8 39. Rd1 Ke8 40. a4 b6 41. a5 Re2 42. Rb1 Rxe6 43. axb6 axb6 44. Rxb6 Kf7 45. Rb8 Rxg5+ 46. hxg5 Re4+ 47. Kf3 Rd4 48. Rb3 Rd5 49. Rb1 Rxg5 50. Kf4 Rf5+ 51. Kg4 Re5 52. Rd1 Ke6 53. Rf1 c4 54. Rc1 d5 55. Kf4 Rf5+ 56. Ke3 Kd6 57. Kd4 Rg5 58. Kc3 Rg4 59. Kb4 Rxg3 60. Ra1 Rb3+ 61. Ka4 Kc5 62. Rg1 Rb8 63. Rxg6 Ra8+ 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Official A"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Humok_87"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2154"] [BlackElo "2597"] [PlyCount "175"] [EventDate "2009.06.26"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. Nf3 d6 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qb3 Bc8 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. Rb1 Nf6 12. Bh6 Rg8 13. h3 Nbd7 14. Ng5 Qa5 15. Ne6 Ne5 16. Bd2 Bxe6 17. dxe6 b6 18. Qb5+ Qxb5 19. cxb5 O-O-O 20. e3 d5 21. a4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Ke2 Ne4 24. Be1 Rd3 25. Rc1 Rgd8 26. g4 Ng5 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. h4 Nxe6 29. Rg1 Kb7 30. Ra1 a5 31. h5 Rf8 32. Kf3 Rdd8 33. Ke2 Rg8 34. Bd2 Kc7 35. h6 Rdf8 36. Raf1 Kd7 37. f3 Ke8 38. Kf2 Kf7 39. Be1 Rg6 40. Rxg6 hxg6 41. Rh1 Rh8 42. f4 Nf8 43. Kg2 Nh7 44. Bh4 Rd8 45. Bg5 Rd3 46. Kf3 Rxc3 47. Rd1 Rd3 48. Rc1 c3 49. Ke2 c4 50. Kf3 Ke6 51. Rc2 Kd6 52. Rc1 e5 53. fxe5+ Kxe5 54. Bf4+ Ke6 55. Re1 Kd5 56. Ke2 Ke4 57. Rc1 Nf6 58. Kf1 Nh7 59. Ke2 Rd2+ 60. Ke1 Kd3 61. Rd1 Rxd1+ 62. Kxd1 c2+ 63. Kc1 c3 64. Be5 g5 65. Bf4 g4 66. Bg3 Kxe3 67. Bf4+ Kd3 68. Be5 Ke4 69. Bf4 Kxf4 70. Kxc2 Kg5 71. Kxc3 Kxh6 72. Kc4 Kg5 73. Kd5 f4 74. Kc6 f3 75. Kb7 f2 76. Ka6 f1=Q 77. Ka7 Qf2 78. Ka6 Qc5 79. Ka7 g3 80. Ka6 g2 81. Ka7 g1=Q 82. Ka6 Qa1 83. Ka7 Qxa4 84. Kb7 Qaxb5 85. Kb8 Qe8+ 86. Ka7 Qc7+ 87. Ka6 Qec8+ 88. Kb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.05.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Bullmover"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2549"] [BlackElo "2566"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g4 fxg4 7. h3 g3 8. fxg3 Qa5 9. Bd2 d6 10. Bg2 Nf6 11. e4 Nbd7 12. Nf3 Nb6 13. Qb3 Nxe4 14. O-O Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Bf5 16. g4 Bd7 17. Rae1 O-O-O 18. Rxe7 h5 19. g5 Rde8 20. Rfe1 Kd8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Ne4 Kc7 24. h4 Ba4 25. Qb1 Nxc4 26. Nf6 Ne5 27. Qe1 Qb6 28. Kh1 Qb2 29. Ne4 b6 30. Qf1 Qxa2 31. Qf8 Qxd5 32. Nf6 Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Ng4+ 34. Nxg4 Qxg4 35. Qf7+ Bd7 36. Qxg6 Qxh4+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 h4 39. Qd3 Qe5+ 40. Kg1 Qxg5 41. Qe4 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Qxc3 43. Qb7+ Kd8 44. Qb8+ Ke7 45. Qxa7 Qe5+ 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.05.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Pantelija"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2471"] [BlackElo "2482"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. h4 d6 9. h5 Rg8 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Ng5 Nbd7 12. Ne6 Ne5 13. e3 Bxe6 14. dxe6 O-O-O 15. Be2 Rh8 16. O-O Ne4 17. Qc2 Qa6 18. f3 Ng3 19. Rf2 Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 Qxc4 21. Be1 Qxe6 22. Rb1 Qd5 23. Bf2 Qc6 24. e4 fxe4 25. Rxe4 Rh5 26. Bg3 Rdh8 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. Kf2 c4 29. Rb4 Qc5+ 30. Ke2 b5 31. a4 a6 32. axb5 axb5 33. Qa2 Rh2 34. Rbxc4 Rxg2+ 35. Kf1 Rg1+ 36. Ke2 Rh2+ 37. Kd3 bxc4+ 38. Rxc4 Rxa2 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.05.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Mlata Zamlata"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2437"] [BlackElo "2437"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g4 fxg4 7. h3 g3 8. fxg3 d6 9. e4 Qa5 10. Qc2 Nf6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Ne2 Ne5 13. g4 h5 14. g5 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Bf4 Rf8 17. O-O Nb6 18. e5 Bf5 19. Qf3 O-O-O 20. exd6 exd6 21. Qg3 Nxc4 22. a4 Rfe8 23. Rf2 Re4 24. Qf3 h4 25. Ra2 Rde8 26. Qg2 Qb6 27. Qf1 Qb3 28. Qa1 b6 29. a5 b5 30. a6 Bxh3 31. Kh2 Bg4 32. Ng1 Re1 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.06.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Gaca"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2360"] [BlackElo "2415"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. f3 Qa5 7. Bd2 d6 8. e3 Nf6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Ne2 Ne5 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. a4 O-O-O 13. O-O Qa6 14. Nf4 Rhe8 15. a5 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 e5 17. Nh3 e4 18. Qe2 exf3 19. gxf3 Re7 20. Rfb1 Rde8 21. Qf1 Nh5 22. Rb5 Kc7 23. Rab1 Bc8 24. Ng5 h6 25. Ne6+ Bxe6 26. Rxb7+ Qxb7 27. Rxb7+ Kxb7 28. dxe6 Rxe6 29. Qb1+ Kc7 30. Qb5 Rb8 31. Qa4 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 Nf6 33. a6 Nd7 34. Qa2 Rb6 35. h4 h5 36. Be1 Nb8 37. Ke2 Rxa6 38. Qc2 Nc6 39. Bg3 Ne5 40. Bxe5 dxe5 41. Qb1 Reb6 42. Qg1 Ra2+ 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.06.11"] [Round "?"] [White "Neuman Petr"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2667"] [BlackElo "2635"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4 7. h4 Nf6 8. h5 Rg8 9. hxg6 hxg6 10. Bg5 Qa5 11. Qd2 d6 12. Ne2 Nbd7 13. Nf4 Ne5 14. Be2 Bf5 15. Rb1 O-O-O 16. Ne6 Rh8 17. Rg1 Rdg8 18. Qe3 Nfg4 19. Bxe7 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.06.12"] [Round "?"] [White "Muffin"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "148"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. h4 Nf6 7. h5 Rg8 8. hxg6 hxg6 9. Nf3 d6 10. e3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. Qb3 Bd7 14. Ke2 Ba4 15. Qb2 O-O-O 16. Rab1 Qa6 17. Ng5 Rde8 18. Ne6 Bd7 19. Kf3 Nfxd5 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. exf4 e5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Kg3 g5 24. Rh7 e4 25. Be2 f4+ 26. Kh2 Rh8 27. Rxh8 Rxh8+ 28. Kg1 Be6 29. Be1 Bxc4 30. Bxc4 Qxc4 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Rxd8+ Kxd8 33. a4 Qxa4 34. Qd2+ Qd7 35. Qa2 Qd1 36. Kf1 Qd3+ 37. Kg1 Kc7 38. Kh2 Qc4 39. Qd2 Qd5 40. Qb2 Nc4 41. Qa2 a5 42. Qa4 b6 43. Qb5 Nd6 44. Qa6 Qb7 45. Qe2 a4 46. c4 Qc8 47. Bc3 Qe6 48. Qh5 Nxc4 49. Qxg5 Kc6 50. Kg1 b5 51. Qxf4 b4 52. Ba1 a3 53. Qf8 Kb5 54. Qb8+ Ka4 55. Qf4 Kb3 56. Qc1 Qd5 57. Qe1 Qd3 58. g4 Nd2 59. Qc1 Nf3+ 60. Kg2 c4 61. g5 c3 62. Qf4 Ka2 63. Bxc3 Ne1+ 64. Kh2 bxc3 65. Qf7+ Kb2 66. g6 Kc1 67. Qf4+ Qd2 68. Qg3 Nf3+ 69. Qxf3 Qxf2+ 70. Qg2 c2 71. Qxf2 Kb1 72. Kg2 c1=Q 73. Qe1 Ka1 74. Kh3 Ka2 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.06.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Lipton 11"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2576"] [BlackElo "2563"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. h4 Nf6 7. h5 Rg8 8. hxg6 hxg6 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Qc2 d6 11. e3 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. a4 Bd7 14. Qa2 O-O-O 15. Bc2 Qa6 16. Bb3 Ne4 17. Bd2 Rh8 18. Rg1 e6 19. a5 Na8 20. Ng5 Nxg5 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.06.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Storne"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2798"] [BlackElo "2635"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g3 Qa5 7. Qc2 d6 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. Qd3 O-O-O 13. Bb2 Ng4 14. f4 Nf6 15. h3 Rhe8 16. Kh2 h5 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Ng5 Nxg5 19. fxg5 Qa4 20. Rf4 e5 21. dxe6 Bxe6 22. Qf3 Re7 23. e4 Rde8 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Bc1 Be4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Bf4 Nxc4 28. Qd3 Re2 29. Qxg6 Qc6 30. Rg1 Rxa2 31. Qxh5 Ree2 32. Qh8+ Kc7 33. Qh7+ Kb6 34. Qb1+ Ka6 35. Qf1 b5 36. Kh1 Qe8 37. Qf3 Na5 38. Bxd6 Re3 39. Qd5 Rxg2 40. Qxg2 Re2 41. Qf3 Nc4 42. Bxc5 Qe4 43. Qxe4 Rxe4 44. g6 Re2 45. g7 Re8 46. Bf8 1-0 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.06.22"] [Round "?"] [White "the truth"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2458"] [BlackElo "2443"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. Bd3 d6 9. h4 Nbd7 10. f4 Nb6 11. h5 Rg8 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Nf3 Ne4 14. Ng5 Nxg5 15. fxg5 Bd7 16. Rh7 Qa6 17. a4 Nxd5 18. Qe2 Nc7 19. e4 O-O-O 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Kd1 e5 22. Rxd7 Kxd7 23. Bxf5+ Ke7 24. g6 Rdf8 25. Qg4 Rxf5 26. Qxf5 Qxc4 27. Bg5+ 1-0 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.06.22"] [Round "?"] [White "the truth"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2455"] [BlackElo "2446"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g4 fxg4 7. e4 d6 8. h3 g3 9. f4 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Qf3 Nh5 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Qg2 b5 15. cxb5 c4 16. Bc2 Nc5 17. O-O Nd3 18. Nxg3 Nhxf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qd2 Nxh3+ 21. Kg2 Bg4 22. a4 a6 23. bxa6 Qxa6 24. Qe3 Qa7 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Rf1+ Kg8 27. Qh6 e5 28. dxe6 Bxe6 29. Qh4 Qg7 30. e5 Qxe5 31. Be4 g5 32. Qh6 Nf4+ 33. Rxf4 gxf4 34. Qxh7+ Kf8 35. Bxa8 fxg3 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.06.22"] [Round "?"] [White "the truth"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2480"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g4 fxg4 7. e4 d6 8. h3 g3 9. f4 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Qf3 Nh5 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Qg2 b5 15. cxb5 c4 16. Bc2 Qb6 17. a4 a6 18. a5 Qxb5 19. O-O Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Rb8 21. Bc1 Ndf6 22. Nxg3 Nxg3+ 23. Qxg3 e6 24. dxe6 Bxe6 25. f5 Bf7 26. Qg5 Qe5 27. Bf4 Qxc3 28. Rac1 Qxh3+ 29. Kg1 Ng4 30. Bd1 Ne5 0-1 [Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2009.06.28"] [Round "?"] [White "Broken-Heart"] [Black "Strangerut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2469"] [BlackElo "2498"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2009.06.28"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. g4 fxg4 7. e4 d6 8. e5 dxe5 9. Ne2 Nf6 10. Ng3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. h3 Nb6 13. hxg4 Bxg4 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Bd3 e4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 O-O-O 18. Qe2 Qa4 19. Bd3 Rde8 20. O-O e6 21. d6 Rhf8 22. Bh6 Rf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. f4 Nxc4 25. Rad1 Rg8+ 26. Kh2 Qc6 27. Rg1 Rxg1 28. Rxg1 Nxd6 29. Qe5 b6 30. Rg8+ Ne8 31. Qh8 Kb7 32. Qxh7 Ka6 33. c4 Qa4 34. Rg2 Nd6 35. Bf8 Ne4 36. Be7 Bc6 37. Bh4 Qxc4 38. Qg8 Qd5 39. Re2 Nc3 40. Rf2 Nd1 41. Qg1 Nxf2 42. Bxf2 Bb5 43. Be3 Qe4 44. Qf2 Qc4 45. Kg3 Qd5 46. Qf3 Qc6 47. Qxc6 Bxc6 48. Kf2 Bd5 49. Ke1 Bxa2 50. Kd2 Bd5 51. Kc3 Kb5 52. Bd2 Kc6 53. Be3 b5 54. Bf2 b4+ 0-1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090909/ef3a8a29/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 11 22:58:38 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:58:38 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Andrew's auction Message-ID: <1252731518.4aab2a7e3a684@www.taom.com> I am very excited to attend my nephew's Andrew's charity auction and to see my brother's Jeff's ex-wife Karen Wall Wilder, her second husband Jim Wilder, my other nephews Jeff Jr., Nick and Eric and Jeff Jr's young wife Shire ( Shira ) and Caitlin ( not sure who she is ). I haven't seen Nick and Eric for maybe 7 years and I haven't seen Karen for maybe 20 years. I have seen Jeff Jr. the most. Karen was very happy I was going to make it. Karen is setting up a hyperlink so auction customers can see the 9 copies of How To Play Chess Like An Animal I am donating. I will see Karen and Andrew the following Monday but I will see most of the rest of the family Sunday night. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/andrewwall/guestbook http://www.whatsupmag.com/news/09-09-10/Heal_Andrew_Heal_Fund_Dinner_and_Silent_Auction.aspx News/Local Heal Andrew Heal Fund Dinner and Silent Auction Save the Date! Sunday, September 13, 2009, 4 p.m. ? 8 p.m. Heal Andrew Heal Fund Dinner and Silent Auction for Andrew Wall at Mears Marina Pool Deck. Adults: $30, Kids (5 ? 12): $15 Andrew Wall, son of Karen & Jim Wilder of The Blue Crab Caf? and The Wild Orchid Restaurant, and former bar tender at The Marina Swim & Tennis Club, Blue Crab Caf?, fainted on Wednesday, July 15 while working in Hawaii. Upon arrival at the hospital it was discovered that Andrew had a rare mass on the pineal gland in his brain. Andrew is currently in a coma. He has been transported back to University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore and will shortly undergo surgery. Here is a link to get up to date information on Andrew?s well being www.caringbridge.org/visit/andrewwall Come out and support one of our own. Tickets can be purchased at Mears Marina by check or cash. Donations for the Silent Auction are also welcome. Donations can also be made to Heal Andrew Heal Fund and sent in c/o Mears Marina, 519 Chester Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403 From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 11 23:05:26 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:05:26 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] 2009 Colorado Open Missed Opportunity by Jeff Baffo Message-ID: <1252731926.4aab2c16f3070@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from JEFFERY BAFFO ----- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:09:16 -0600 From: JEFFERY BAFFO Reply-To: JEFFERY BAFFO Subject: FW: Missed Opportunity To: Daoud Zupa , brianwallchess3 Hello Daoud and Brian, Let me get the pain out of the way first. Playing board 2 with a chance to tie with IM Michael Mulyar and GM Dashzeveg Sharavdorj was a thrilling experience. As it turned out, my last round opponent was too tough for me and I lost. However, a very instructive drawing opportunity presented itself. Sadly I missed it. Ogunmefuni,Adekuni (2105) - Baffo,Jeffrey (1840) [A29] Colorado Open Board 2 Centennial (5), 06.09.2009 English Opening, Reversed Dragon variation 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0?0 Be7 8.d3 0?0 9.a3 Be6 10.b4 a5 Mr. O. got a decidedly crunchy face at this point. It's amazing how many players will go into this branch of the English and not know these lines! 11.b5 Nd4 12.Bb2 White pulls back from the abyss at the last possible moment. Of course the e-pawn is poison. If 12.N:e5 Bf6! and White has a miserable defensive chore here. Bb3?! (12...Nb3 followed by ...f6 was more solid) 13.Qc1 Bd5 14.Nxd4 Bxg2 15.Ne6 fxe6 GM Dash was following the game and said I should have done 15.Qc8. With all due respect, I don't know about that. 16.Kxg2 Bd6 17.Ne4 Nd5 18.Nc5 Qe8 19.Qc4 b6 20.Ne4 Rc8 21.Rac1 Rd8 22.Nd2 Qh5 23.Nf3 Rf6 24.Qe4 Rdf8 25.Bxe5 Bxe5 26.Qxe5 Qg4 27.Kh1? Allowing black a chance to draw. (Diagram) Here I played the slightly silly 27...Rg6 and lost when I made another very tired old man blunder 5 moves later. The first move (of the saving combo) is something most players would at least look at, but finding the shocking follow up is so counter intuitive most of those same players would also quickly dismiss it. This I did to my lasting regret. Not to take anything away from Mr. O. He had a fantastic tournament and was the well deserved victor in our game. The solution is 27...R:f3! 28.ef3 Q:f3+ 29.Kg1 Nf4!! and unless White wants to give up his Queen for the Knight and enter a slightly inferior endgame, he can not avoid perpetual check. The final pathetic (for me) moves were; 28.Rc4 Qh3 29.Rg1 Rh6 30.Rg2 Rf5 31.Qe4 Rg5?? 32.N:g5 1-0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090911/83a3f874/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sat Sep 12 12:57:22 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:57:22 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Fair Warning: Avoid either side of a Fishing Pole Attack against LM Brian Wall Message-ID: <1252781842.4aabef12b3c3c@www.taom.com> [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.12"] [Round "-"] [White "B-Wall"] [Black "goingnowhere"] [Result "1-0"] [ICCResult "Black resigns"] [WhiteElo "2290"] [BlackElo "2085"] [Opening "French: Tarrasch, Guimard main line"] [ECO "C04"] [NIC "FR.15"] [Time "01:33:35"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Bb5 dxe4 6. Ne5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. c3 a6 9. Ba4 Qd5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Re1 Qf5 12. Qe2 Ng4 13. h3 h5 14. Nxe4 Bh2+ 15. Kf1 O-O-O 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. hxg4 hxg4 18. Nc5 Rd5 19. Qxa6+ Kd8 20. Qa8+ Ke7 21. Qxh8 Rxc5 22. Qxh2 g6 23. Qxc7+ Kf6 24. dxc5 {Black resigns} 1-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistics for goingnowhere On for: 1:35 Idle: 3 rating [need] win loss draw total best Bullet 1837 [8] 33 17 2 52 1988 (05-Mar-2008) Blitz 2148 [8] 1333 913 102 2348 2303 (18-May-2008) Standard 1800 [6] 12 5 0 17 5-minute 2085 1145 1085 123 2353 2195 (05-Jun-2009) 1-minute 1798 [7] 698 653 21 1372 1833 (10-Aug-2009) 15-minute 1883 [4] 35 12 2 49 1917 (25-Aug-2008) 1: "I don't care how many letters you sent, morning came and morning went, 2: Pick up your money and pack up your tent, you ain't going nowhere" (Bob Dylan) 3: Will always play a second game, but usually that's all 4: From New Zealand - which is probably why I get disconnected sometimes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090912/e1fb233d/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sun Sep 13 00:41:21 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:41:21 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Wutt - Wall 2009 Colorado Open Message-ID: <1252824081.4aac9411151b2@www.taom.com> My lifetime record against Larry Wutt and Jeff Baffo is something like 14 wins, 3 draws but in the 2009 Colorado Open I lost like a miserable dog against Jeff Baffo and should have lost to Larry Wutt as well. My loss to Jeff Baffo even gave him a shot at the the title in the last round. Getting a lost position against Larry is nothing new but I haven't hung a piece in 6 moves to a Queen fork in a slow rated game since maybe 1973 Las Cruces, New Mexico with John Watson, Mike Dalesio, Steven Dykstra, Curtis Carlson, James Hamblin, well I can't remember exactly but a bunch of us piled in a Colorado car to play in New Mexico and I ended up playing three of the people in the car from 5 rounds. I think I dropped the piece and lost to Dale Kinabrew. Spencer Lucas once set up Dale by writing a fake letter in Dale's name to Larry Evans in Chess Life like this - 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 de 4 N:e4 Nd7 5 Qe2 Ngf6!! TN Dale Kinabrew " Why isn't my innovation mentioned in the opening books? Which previous edition of MCO are you going to blame this omission on? " ( Spencer Lucas as ) Dale Kinabrew and of course Larry wrote, 6 Nd6 checkmate 9 year old Zack Malone once got someone in this trap. [Event "Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Hotel, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, CO, Indigo Room"] [Date "2009.09.6"] [Round "5"] [White "Laurence R. Wutt"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/-2/2"] [ICCResult "Draw Agreed"] [WhiteElo "1824"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Robatsch (modern) defense, Tiger Modern"] [ECO "B06"] [NIC "KF.05"] [Time "02:55:06"] [TimeControl "40/90, G/55 5 second delay second time control only"] 2009 Colorado Open Doubletree Hotel, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, CO Indigo Room ( Storm Shelter ) Money ( for Larry ) Round September 6, 2009 Board 8 Open Section 4 PM Nice weather except for a rainburst which forced CSCA Chessplayer at Large II Ginny Gaige and Jeff Baffo, Large Colorado Chessplayer to run around like drenched fools trying to close their car windows, much to Devon's and my amusement. 40/90 Game/55 minutes 5 second delay second time control only White - Larry Wutt ( 1798 to 1824 this tourney ) Black - Brian Wall ( 2205 - 2200 this tourney, the last of my World Open points squandered ) Opening - Crippled Tiger 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 A quiet but powerful looking move. I had seen Karpov and Petrosian win many games like this after 4 ... Nf6 I started looking at every alternative. GM Tiger Hillarp Persson says you can't really play ... a6, ... b5 without Nc3 4 ... c5 5. c3? 5 dc Qa5+ 6 c3, Nbd2 and Bd2 top Fritz 11 choices 5 ... Nf6!! 6. dxc5 Nxe4?? My development is worth a pawn after 6 ... 0-0!! I saw what I had done before I took my hand off the piece and I froze. It was too late, I had touched the e4-pawn. I had no possible rating points or money I could possibly win but this is ridiculous. " Oh, ---- " Brian " Oh, ---- is right! " Larry. 7. Qa4+! Nd7!! I decided to calm down and think like Rybka - -2 against an 1700 doesn't sound so bad when you're 3100. 8. Qxe4! Nxc5!! 9. Bb5+ Kf8 I made up a new rule for these situations - no trades no matter how many tempi lost. Trading Bishops just made it too easy for Larry. 10. Qe3! The move looked stupid to me, blocking in his QB for no good reason, but Larry and Fritz 11 agree it's best. Wutt do I know? 10 ... a6 11. Bd3 b5 Still refusing any trades. My son Devon was ecstatic, he had won a forfeit game on time to go with his bye win and kept watching all the games in his section to see how much money he would win ( $27.50 ) Danielle Rice won $250 for Under 1600. I was the team slacker. If I lose I would match Devon's two Under 1600 wins ( Full Point Bye/Forfeit ) with a win and two draws in the Open. Impressive. 12. O-O Bb7 My game looks like a parody of a Tiger Modern with a missing Knight and misplaced King. 13. Nbd2 h6 I don't really have a place for my King, running over to ... h7 just runs into Larry's KB 14. Bc2! Rc8! I have put everything in play that I can, now Wutt? 15. Ne4 Nd7 I made up a new rule for these situations - no trades no matter how many tempi lost. Trading Knights just made it too easy for Larry. 16. Qe2 Larry was moving rather slowly, half an hour for his last 5 moves. 16 ... d5!! Even in the worst form of my life, with a crippled King and missing piece, I am still the Pawn Wave Guy. I sweetened the scary pawn wave with a reasonable draw offer. 17. Ng3! e5!! Ooooh, watch out. 18. Ne1 The horses are spooked by my sheepdogs. 18 ... f5 Ruff! Boo! I was looking forward to ... f4 Nh1 and hoping he didn't go for ... f4 B:g6. Of course with my King in the middle this whole pawn wave is a big joke anyway. 19. Bxf5 Unnecessary but I would have played it the same way. 19 ... gxf5! 20. Nxf5! Qf6! 1/2-1/2 Draw agreed at Brian's request. Larry had 18 minutes left to my 33 for the next 20 moves against a Chessmaster he has never beaten and he is only a pawn up. Larry still won some prize money and became an A-player again at my expense. For my part I was fairly ecstatic not to lose after dropping a piece like a 3-digit fool. As for the position itself Larry intended 21 Qh5 and we concluded that I have no real defense to 22 f4, opening up the f-file or the transfer square d4. I estimated the position as +2.5 for Larry. Fritz 11 confirms 20 Qh5!! Rc6 21 f4!! as best, +2.01 for Larry So concludes a hideous performance but introducing my son to people who had never met him was worth any price. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Event "Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Hotel, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, CO, Indigo Room"] [Date "2009.09.6"] [Round "5"] [White "Laurence R. Wutt"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/-2/2"] [ICCResult "Draw Agreed"] [WhiteElo "1824"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Robatsch (modern) defense, Tiger Modern"] [ECO "B06"] [NIC "KF.05"] [Time "02:55:06"] [TimeControl "40/90, G/55 5 second delay second time control only"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 c5 5. c3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Nxe4 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Qxe4 Nxc5 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Qe3 a6 11. Bd3 b5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Bc2 Rc8 15. Ne4 Nd7 16. Qe2 d5 17. Ng3 e5 18. Ne1 f5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Nxf5 Qf6 1/2-1/2 Draw agreed at Brian's request ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ www.Walverine.com BrianWallChess.net Off the Wall column Chessville.com From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sun Sep 13 12:03:14 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:03:14 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Greg " Tourney " Steele on Wutt - Wall 2009 Colorado Open Message-ID: <1252864994.4aad33e2932d2@www.taom.com> I won set that at age 17 by going 6-0 as CO Junior Champion. I never knew what happened to it. I treasured it. BW ----- Forwarded message from Gregory Steele ----- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:37:52 -0500 From: Gregory Steele Reply-To: Gregory Steele Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] Wutt - Wall 2009 Colorado Open To: Brian Wall Brian, I once did this in the last round of a big Colorado open in 1983. 1 e4 c5 2 c3 d6 3 d4 Nf6 4 dc5 Nxe4?? Of course, I forgot to play 4 ... Nc6! This may have been the same event I lost your prized chess set by leaving it en prise before heading back to Fort Carson. I think you had already moved on to Waco, TX. Against Wutt, after 4 Be2 maybe you could head into a Benjamin favorite with 4 ...Nf6 5 Nc3 0-0 6 0-0 e6!? - Hippo. Greg On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 1:41 AM, Brian Wall wrote: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090913/a6f0350e/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 14 22:39:50 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:39:50 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Curtis Carlsen on Wutt - Wall 2009 Colorado Open Message-ID: <1252989590.4aaf1a9653393@www.taom.com> I was actually relying on your phenomenal memory to sort out my senility. I don't remember the Al Hamblin letter at all. Brian Wall ----- Forwarded message from Curt Carlson ----- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:01:12 -0700 From: Curt Carlson Reply-To: Curt Carlson Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] Wutt - Wall 2009 Colorado Open To: Brian Wall The tournament in Las Cruces was in March 1975 (not 1973). That was where you played the Philidor against me and lost in about 15 moves. The others who were with us were Watson, Nikitovich, Alan Sebeckis, and Josh Samuels (I think). Dalesio and Hamblin didn't play in this one. Mike did play in the captured Pawns in 1974 where a certain someone got coke all over themself. What a great memory. In LC Watson and I tied for first. I won a ridiculous game from Lucas in the final round. I remember the letter Kinnabrew wrote, and it was supposedly from Mark Toliver (not Lucas). Dale kept saying how embarrassing it was. Do you remember the letter from Al Hamblin? That was funny too. Tom Wayman sent that one in. Curt Carlson ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Wall To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 11:41 PM Subject: [BrianWallChess] Wutt - Wall 2009 Colorado Open My lifetime record against Larry Wutt and Jeff Baffo is something like 14 wins, 3 draws but in the 2009 Colorado Open I lost like a miserable dog against Jeff Baffo and should have lost to Larry Wutt as well. My loss to Jeff Baffo even gave him a shot at the the title in the last round. Getting a lost position against Larry is nothing new but I haven't hung a piece in 6 moves to a Queen fork in a slow rated game since maybe 1973 Las Cruces, New Mexico with John Watson, Mike Dalesio, Steven Dykstra, Curtis Carlson, James Hamblin, well I can't remember exactly but a bunch of us piled in a Colorado car to play in New Mexico and I ended up playing three of the people in the car from 5 rounds. I think I dropped the piece and lost to Dale Kinabrew. Spencer Lucas once set up Dale by writing a fake letter in Dale's name to Larry Evans in Chess Life like this - 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 de 4 N:e4 Nd7 5 Qe2 Ngf6!! TN Dale Kinabrew " Why isn't my innovation mentioned in the opening books? Which previous edition of MCO are you going to blame this omission on? " ( Spencer Lucas as ) Dale Kinabrew and of course Larry wrote, 6 Nd6 checkmate 9 year old Zack Malone once got someone in this trap. [Event "Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Hotel, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, CO, Indigo Room"] [Date "2009.09.6"] [Round "5"] [White "Laurence R. Wutt"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/-2/2"] [ICCResult "Draw Agreed"] [WhiteElo "1824"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Robatsch (modern) defense, Tiger Modern"] [ECO "B06"] [NIC "KF.05"] [Time "02:55:06"] [TimeControl "40/90, G/55 5 second delay second time control only"] 2009 Colorado Open Doubletree Hotel, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, CO Indigo Room ( Storm Shelter ) Money ( for Larry ) Round September 6, 2009 Board 8 Open Section 4 PM Nice weather except for a rainburst which forced CSCA Chessplayer at Large II Ginny Gaige and Jeff Baffo, Large Colorado Chessplayer to run around like drenched fools trying to close their car windows, much to Devon's and my amusement. 40/90 Game/55 minutes 5 second delay second time control only White - Larry Wutt ( 1798 to 1824 this tourney ) Black - Brian Wall ( 2205 - 2200 this tourney, the last of my World Open points squandered ) Opening - Crippled Tiger 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 A quiet but powerful looking move. I had seen Karpov and Petrosian win many games like this after 4 ... Nf6 I started looking at every alternative. GM Tiger Hillarp Persson says you can't really play ... a6, ... b5 without Nc3 4 ... c5 5. c3? 5 dc Qa5+ 6 c3, Nbd2 and Bd2 top Fritz 11 choices 5 ... Nf6!! 6. dxc5 Nxe4?? My development is worth a pawn after 6 ... 0-0!! I saw what I had done before I took my hand off the piece and I froze. It was too late, I had touched the e4-pawn. I had no possible rating points or money I could possibly win but this is ridiculous. " Oh, ---- " Brian " Oh, ---- is right! " Larry. 7. Qa4+! Nd7!! I decided to calm down and think like Rybka - -2 against an 1700 doesn't sound so bad when you're 3100. 8. Qxe4! Nxc5!! 9. Bb5+ Kf8 I made up a new rule for these situations - no trades no matter how many tempi lost. Trading Bishops just made it too easy for Larry. 10. Qe3! The move looked stupid to me, blocking in his QB for no good reason, but Larry and Fritz 11 agree it's best. Wutt do I know? 10 ... a6 11. Bd3 b5 Still refusing any trades. My son Devon was ecstatic, he had won a forfeit game on time to go with his bye win and kept watching all the games in his section to see how much money he would win ( $27.50 ) Danielle Rice won $250 for Under 1600. I was the team slacker. If I lose I would match Devon's two Under 1600 wins ( Full Point Bye/Forfeit ) with a win and two draws in the Open. Impressive. 12. O-O Bb7 My game looks like a parody of a Tiger Modern with a missing Knight and misplaced King. 13. Nbd2 h6 I don't really have a place for my King, running over to ... h7 just runs into Larry's KB 14. Bc2! Rc8! I have put everything in play that I can, now Wutt? 15. Ne4 Nd7 I made up a new rule for these situations - no trades no matter how many tempi lost. Trading Knights just made it too easy for Larry. 16. Qe2 Larry was moving rather slowly, half an hour for his last 5 moves. 16 ... d5!! Even in the worst form of my life, with a crippled King and missing piece, I am still the Pawn Wave Guy. I sweetened the scary pawn wave with a reasonable draw offer. 17. Ng3! e5!! Ooooh, watch out. 18. Ne1 The horses are spooked by my sheepdogs. 18 ... f5 Ruff! Boo! I was looking forward to ... f4 Nh1 and hoping he didn't go for ... f4 B:g6. Of course with my King in the middle this whole pawn wave is a big joke anyway. 19. Bxf5 Unnecessary but I would have played it the same way. 19 ... gxf5! 20. Nxf5! Qf6! 1/2-1/2 Draw agreed at Brian's request. Larry had 18 minutes left to my 33 for the next 20 moves against a Chessmaster he has never beaten and he is only a pawn up. Larry still won some prize money and became an A-player again at my expense. For my part I was fairly ecstatic not to lose after dropping a piece like a 3-digit fool. As for the position itself Larry intended 21 Qh5 and we concluded that I have no real defense to 22 f4, opening up the f-file or the transfer square d4. I estimated the position as +2.5 for Larry. Fritz 11 confirms 20 Qh5!! Rc6 21 f4!! as best, +2.01 for Larry So concludes a hideous performance but introducing my son to people who had never met him was worth any price. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- [Event "Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Hotel, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, CO, Indigo Room"] [Date "2009.09.6"] [Round "5"] [White "Laurence R. Wutt"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/-2/2"] [ICCResult "Draw Agreed"] [WhiteElo "1824"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Robatsch (modern) defense, Tiger Modern"] [ECO "B06"] [NIC "KF.05"] [Time "02:55:06"] [TimeControl "40/90, G/55 5 second delay second time control only"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 c5 5. c3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Nxe4 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Qxe4 Nxc5 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Qe3 a6 11. Bd3 b5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Bc2 Rc8 15. Ne4 Nd7 16. Qe2 d5 17. Ng3 e5 18. Ne1 f5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Nxf5 Qf6 1/2-1/2 Draw agreed at Brian's request ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- www.Walverine.com BrianWallChess.net Off the Wall column Chessville.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090914/5559ae3c/attachment.html From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 14 22:44:33 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:44:33 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] upcoming world chess championships Message-ID: <1252989873.4aaf1bb15f0ae@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Stan Vaughan ----- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:09:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Stan Vaughan Reply-To: Stan Vaughan Subject: upcoming world chess championships To: brianwall at walverine.com Promote at your site and receive one free entry to distribute as you see fit ? It Happens Here @ Riviera Hotel/Casino Las Vegas Start Date/Time: Dec 2, 2009 at noon End Date/Time: Dec 13, 2009 at till end Location: ???Riviera Hotel Casino ???2901 S Las Vegas Blvd ???Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109 ???United States Map it! World Chess Federation, Inc. Last Chance World Chess Championship Qualifying Tournament open to anyone in world without any required membership in any organization. $128,000 in qualifying entries into The WCF World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament which starts thereafter December 15 also at Riviera Hotel Casino Las Vegas.12 round? 20/1 time control Full details and tournament rules can be found at www.americanchessassociation.org ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090914/47abc148/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 15 10:51:02 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:51:02 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Greg Steele on Stan Vaughan - upcoming world chess championships [1 Attachment] Message-ID: <1253033462.4aafc5f67b7a8@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Gregory Steele ----- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:12:10 -0500 From: Gregory Steele Reply-To: Gregory Steele Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] upcoming world chess championships [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall Brian, Uh, I think this might be a joke. I recently saw a similar spoof at the chessbase.com site. Greg On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Brian Wall wrote: [Attachment(s)from Brian Wall included below] ----- Forwarded message from Stan Vaughan ----- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:09:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Stan Vaughan Reply-To: Stan Vaughan wcfworldchesschampion at yahoo.com Subject: upcoming world chess championships To: brianwall at walverine.com Promote at your site and receive one free entry to distribute as you see fit It Happens Here @ Riviera Hotel/Casino Las Vegas Start Date/Time: Dec 2, 2009 at noon End Date/Time: Dec 13, 2009 at till end Location: Riviera Hotel Casino 2901 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109 United States Map it! World Chess Federation, Inc. Last Chance World Chess Championship Qualifying Tournament open to anyone in world without any required membership in any organization. $128,000 in qualifying entries into The WCF World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament which starts thereafter December 15 also at Riviera Hotel Casino Las Vegas.12 round 20/1 time control Full details and tournament rules can be found at www.americanchessassociation.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090915/85cb8420/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 15 12:50:38 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:50:38 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] [chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: A Little USCL News, and a Game Message-ID: <1253040638.4aafe1fe47052@www.taom.com> [Event "2009 Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard, Denver, Colorado, Indigo ( the in case of Storm like in you go) Room"] [Date "2009.09.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Tim Martinson, age 14"] [Black "Brian Wall, supposedly 40 years wiser"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw agreed"] [WhiteElo "1760"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "two knights defense: Ulvestad variation"] [ECO "C57"] [NIC "KP.01"] [Time " 9:30 PM"] [TimeControl "40/90, Game/55 minutes, 5 second delay second time control only"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bxb5 Qxd5 7. Bxc6+ Qxc6 8. Qf3 e4 9. Qc3 Qd5 10. Qxc7 Bd6 11. Qc3 Qxg5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qxa8 Qxg2 14. Qxa7+ Bd7 15. Rf1 Ng4 16. Qa6 Nxh2 17. Nc3 Bh3 18. Nd5+ Kd7 19. Ne3 Qf3 20. Qb7+ Ke6 21. Qd5+ Ke7 22. Qg5+ Kd7 23. Rg1 g6 24. Qb5+ Ke7 25. Nd5+ Kf8 26. Qc6 Bb8 27. d4 h6 28. Nf6 Qf5 29. Rh1 Bg2 30. Rxh2 Bxh2 31. Be3 Kg7 32. Ne8+ Kh7 33. d5 Be5 34. O-O-O Bf3 Tim Martinson accepted Brian Wall's draw offer. 1/2-1/2 In view of my fun " Desert Rose " analysis of my game with Tim Martinson I found Monokroussos analysis of a recent GM Ulvestad game very interesting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Forwarded message from Email subscription to blog articles ----- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:42:52 -0400 From: Email subscription to blog articles Reply-To: historicchess at comcast.net, chessmind at lists.powerblogs.com Subject: [chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: A Little USCL News, and a Game To: chessmind at lists.powerblogs.com Posted by Dennis Monokroussos: A Little USCL News, and a Game http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1253029367.shtml Monday saw the start of the third week of the 2009 [1]United States Chess League season, and saw the 2007 and 2008 finalists playing. Dallas beat Boston the last two years to win the championship, but this year their fortunes had gone in the opposite direction. Boston was 2-0 going into this regular season meeting, while Dallas was 0-2. In a cocky mood, [2]the Boston assistant team manager predicted a sweep, and he was right: [3]Dallas destroyed them 4-0. Oops. Since I'm not involved with a team myself, I'm more interested in the games than in who did what to whom. One game that caught my eye was Charbonneau-D. Schneider from the New York vs. [DEL: New York :DEL] Queens match, which I've commented on [4]here. Two Knights fans and foes, take note! References 1. http://www.uschessleague.com/ 2. http://boston-blitz.com/2009/09/2009-week-three-preview-2008-finals-rematch/ 3. http://www.uschessleague.com/CurrentGames.html 4. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/charbonneau_dschneider_uscl2009.htm _______________________________________________ chessmind mailing list chessmind at lists.powerblogs.com http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chessmind ----- End forwarded message ----- From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 15 19:09:23 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:09:23 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Utah FIDE Series tournament -- last call! Message-ID: <1253063363.4ab03ac3cb49f@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:52:36 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Utah FIDE Series tournament -- last call! To: Moab Chess Club Registration closes at 10am tomorrow (Wednesday) for?Utah's FIDE-rated chess tournament this weekend,?September 17-19.??The tournament will also be USCF rated.? If you want to play, simply reply to this email with the rounds you request,?then pay at the tournament site.?? ? 5-round Swiss System.?? USCF pairing rules.?? September 17-19, 2009.? Riverton, UT. Byes available any round (2 max).?? Time control Game/120, TD/5.? EF $20.? No prizes, because we are creating a pool to attract?GM's and IM's to future tournaments like this one.? No?FIDE norm possibilities?expected.?? ? Location:? "Big Al's Chess Garage"? (see photo and address?at? http://www.utahchess.com/Event_Flyers/ThursdayKnights.doc) ? Round 1 -- Thurs, 6pm Round 2 -- Friday, noon Round 3 -- Friday, 6pm Round 4 -- Saturday, 10am Round 5 -- Saturday, 4pm ? Confirmed?participants so far, listed with FIDE ratings: ? 2215? Kayden Troff 2202? Jason Mielke 2176? Tory Anderson 1964? Michael Parsons 1950? Hans Morrow unr. Jeff Phillips (2130 USCF) unr. Steve Gordon (2100 USCF) unr. Randy Zumbrunnen (2011 USCF) unr. Tony Chen (1991 USCF) unr. Bryon Doyle (1832 USCF) ? Best regards, ? Damian Nash, Chief Organizer Allan Johnson, Chief Arbiter ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090915/e5092196/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 18 00:26:46 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:26:46 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] America's Most Wanted in Fort Collins, CO M-T-W looking for Robert Snyder witnesses, good or bad, willing to talk on camera Message-ID: <1253255206.4ab3282646ec6@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Sam Juneau ----- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:30:24 -0400 From: Sam Juneau Reply-To: Sam Juneau Subject: Re: snyder follow up To: Brian Wall Hi, I'm writing here to the people Brian has included in this e-mail . I'm a producer and writer with Fox's "America's Most Wanted"... we're doing a profile on Robert Snyder because he's wanted for not reporting to the parole officer/probation after his stint in jail and not registering for the national sex offender's registry -- as you all know, he's now disappeared, is a fugitive and wanted by local law enforcement. Having said that, there are murmurings out there that Snyder was not as he was accused... meaning, there are people who say he was framed and manipulated... It would be helpful and important to talk to someone who learned from Snyder and has a different experience from what he was accused of... On the other hand, if there are other things you want to say, we are open to your true recollections. In closing, we will be in Ft. Collins, CO this coming Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and would really like to meet with you in that time. Please let me know if you're willing to talk on camera (or otherwise) about this controversial case. Thank you. Sam Juneau cell, 914-483-9286 From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 18 02:26:37 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:26:37 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Cascade Message-ID: <1253262397.4ab3443d66259@www.taom.com> A split second mistake can lead to a cascade of additional problems. About 20 years ago I was driving to the beach in New Hampshire with some kids in the back seat. It was a narrow mountain road, everyone was going maybe 8 miles over the speed limit, there was a long line of cars. Some cop motioned me to pull over. This made me mad, there was really no way to go any other speed, we were all sandwiched in like sardines. I thought there was no physical way he could catch me, there simply wasn't room. By the time he got in his cop car, there would be 30 cars in front of us and I would be out of sight on a winding mountain road. Foolproof plan. I kept going. The cops had all this figured out in advance like a military operation. I pulled off the road as soon as I could, even hiding in the woods. To my horror, some traffic plane followed me, found me and reported my location to the others. The cops drove us all back to the station. They called my wife to pick up the kids, including Baby Phyllis in a car seat. My nephew Steven, about 10, was in the car and started calling me " the uncle from hell" . It was a fiasco. The cops were all high-fiving each other, slapping each other on the back saying, " Good Police Work ". Finally it became apparent that they had not caught John Dillinger. Puzzled, mystified, local gendarmes : " Why'd you run, you don't have any record? " I didn't know how to explain to them that I was irritated that they interrupted my beautiful, sunny day at the beach with their annoying little speed trap and I thought I could get away with it logistically. Everyone was traveling at the same rate of speed, we had to. That's when I realized you can screw up your whole reality in less than an instant. Murders, marriages, accidents, dramatic fatal momentous decisions can occur in a flash and you have to live with the consequences. Something similar happened in my game with Wolfgang Kern. Everything was going along smoothly when I decided in less than a minute that " Knights hate rookpawns " and I decided to create a passed rookpawn. Somehow that mistaken notion ruined not just my game but my whole tournament. It can all be traced back to that decision, that trigger, that archstone that made all the walls of the temple come crumbling down. I can run the game though a computer but everything important happened without one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "2009 Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard Street, Denver, CO"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Wolfgang Kern"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw Agreed"] [WhiteElo "2205"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Sicilian defense"] [ECO "B40"] [NIC "SI.43"] [Time "02:55:06"] [TimeControl "Game/90"] 2009 Colorado Open Indigo Room, Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard Street, Denver, Colorado Round 1, my first tournament together with my son Board 4, behind GM Sharavdorj Dashzeveg, IM Michael Mulyar and Renard Anderson. I was never that close again. September 5, 2009 Beautiful weather, great hotel. buying strawbery/banana smoothies and specially ordered vegetarian sandwiches on Kaiser rolls for my Vegetarian son Devon. Game/90 minutes no increment or delay White - Wolfgang Kern who acted like we had played before or he had least read a bunch of my emails. I didn't remember him or any other 1735's. Black - Brian Wall, 2205 poet, author, father, tennis player, salesman, hanging onto the last few shreds of my 2009 World Open points. 1. e4 c5 Kids like symmetrical setups and many children have described their elaborate but symmetrical pawn and piece arrangments to me. My son Devon " invented " one such battle formation and I put it in HOW TO PLAY CHESS LIKE AN ANIMAL. Devon's opening goes - Nf3, Nc3, e3, d3, Be2, Bd2, 0-0 and then he really didn't know what to do, often capturing protected pawns on e5 or d5. Later he got better about that. Devon was explaining his opening to Chess mall rat Kenny Burgher, works at Target, Jamaican Father, Italian mother. Kenny, 19 - " That's almost a Sicilian Defense! " Devon, 10 " What's that? " Kenny - " 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cd 4 N:d4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e6 6 Be2 Be7 7 0-0 Nc6 8 Be3 Bd7 9 Nb3 0-0 See Devon, you can just trade one pawn off and then play Devon's Opening. " My son seemed interested in this and was trying to practice this new version of Devon's Opening before the tournament. I thought I might try it too. 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 I suddenly remember why I gave up on the Sicilian Defense 30 years ago. I had 5 irregular Sicilians in a row, both White and Black. IM John Watson " You always get winning chances when you play the Sicilian. " Even so, if no one allows the positions you are studying for, you might as well play other openings. I didn't want to get stale, dogmatic, rigid like Curtis Carlson playing the Najdorf every game. So off I went on new adventures and never looked back. 3 ... d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 All I remembered about this was that GM Adorjan said in " Black is OK " that he won game after game as Black just by maintaining the c5-d4 tension. 5. d4 Nf6! 6. Be3 Nc6! 9 minutes spent, probably socializing or getting Devon set up. 7. Nbd2? I usually play 7 Na3! here to get in Nb5 or Bc4 7 ... Ng4? I was happy with the two Bishops - Fritz 11 is crazy about 7 ... cd! 8 cd Bd6 or 7 ... cd! 8 N:d4 N:d4 9 B:d4 e5 or 7 ... cd! 8 B:d4 N:d4 9 cd Bd6 or 7 ... cd! 8 Bc4 de!! 9 B:d5 ed+! 10 Q:d2 ed! 8. Bc4!! Nxe3! 9. fxe3! Qh5! Finding a square for the Queen is a problem in the opening but h6 looked safe 10. Qe2 7 minutes spent on this move. 10 ... Be7!! 4 minutes spent. The idea is that e5 is weak after dc The automatic capture 10 ... cd! is OK too but I was trying to think outside the box. and not straighten out Wolfgang's pawns for him without cause. I am proud of my move. 11. Ne4 Did Wolfgang investigate the Shirovian 11 g4!! in the 9 minutes spent? 11 ... O-O! With the added pressure 11 ... cd!! is better than my move this time. 12. O-O-O 11 minutes spent Wolfgang should break up the two Bishops by capturing on c5. 12 ... Na5 12 ... cd!! is best again but Adorjan said to maintain the tension there. 13. Nfd2? Trade-Trade-Lose stuff - I am happy to go into a Two Bishops endgame - I have been wining these for 4 decades now - even when I knew nothing I would probe both sides for weaknesses and then infiltrate with my King. 13 ... Qxe2! 14. Bxe2! b6!! 25 minutes spent. 34 left. Still maintaining the tension. 15. c4 Bb7! 15 ... cd!! 16 cd Bb7!!is also good 16. Bf3 Rfd8 OK but 16 ... cd!! 17 ed Rad8!! just wins a pawn. Things are going very well for me. 17. dxc5! Only move, breaking the tension in a favorable way to me, a concession 17 ... bxc5! 18. Kc2! Bc6 The idea here is to hide the Bishops until the end 19. b3 19 Nf2! separates my Two Bishops into the Land of the Living and the Land of the Dead. 19 ... Be8 20. Nc3 Nc6 21. a3 We both had about 23 minutes to complete the game, no increment, no delay, analog clock, Devon had mine. 21 ... Rab8 22. Rhe1 Ne5!! Grabbing the square created by 17 dc! 23. Nf1 Nxf3 Two Bishops plus 500 rating points versus Two Knights. Yums. 24. gxf3! Bc6!! 25. e4! Bg5 I didn't know what to do so I started random probing. 16 minutes left to Wolfgang's 23. I considered this a routine exploitation of the Two Bishops. Wolfgang considered this just another blitz game. Trading all the Rooks off didn't bother me, that's what I was waiting for. 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8! 27. Rd1! Rxd1! 28. Kxd1 g6 29. b4!! Presents a bit of a dilemma - Trading is one step closer to a draw but not trading saddles me with a permanent weakness on c5 plus a scary duo on b5-a4. I had 13 minutes left and was somewhat uncomfortable. 29 ... f5 To get my King off the bench 30. b5! Ba8 Sleeping Dragon. I did not want to go to b7 in case he won my c-pawn 31. Ng3 Kf7!! 32. Nf1 Ke7 33. Kc2 Kd6! I felt much safer with My King in the middle 34. Kd3! So does Mr. Kern. 34 ... Bf4 35. h3 It is pretty hard for my QB to threaten this pawn. 35 ... Be5 36. Nd2! e4 needs protection 36 ... Bd4 37. Ne2 Bf2 38. Nc3 Ke5 7 minutes left each, not really calculating, just hoping I can squeeze in for the kill. 39. Ne2 g5!! 40. a4 h5!! 41. Nc3 Kf4 41 ... g4!! creates a passed pawn which GM Sharavdorj Dashzeveg assured me after the game should win. 42. Ne2+! Ke5! 43. Nc3 g4!! Tacit draw offer rejected! 44. fxg4! fxg4! 45. hxg4! h4?? Here is that split second outrun the cops, Uncle from Hell moment. I decided Wolfgang's Kern's Knight's couldn't stop my h-pawn but he brings out the helicopters and airplanes. 46. Ne2!! Blocking out my King, stopping my passed pawn, remaining a pawn up. I have ruined everything. 46 ... Kf6 47. Nf3!! My King is taken off the big case. 47 ... e5!! 48. g5+?? Opening a gateway for my King. We had about 2 minutes left and I stopped keeping score. The rest is a rough re-creation. 48 ... Kg6!! 49. Neg1? Bxg1!! 50. Nxg1! Kxg5!! 51. Nf3+!! Attacking three things at once. 51 ... Kg4!= 51 ... Kf4! is also equal. 52. Nxe5+?? 52 Ke3!! h3 53 N:e5+!! Kg3 54 Nf3!= Yes we are in a very complicated Bishop versus Knight ending with no time to think. 52 ... Kg3?? 52 ... Kf4!! 53 Ng6+ Kg3 54 N:h4 K:h4 should win 53. Ke3!!= h3!!= 54. Nf3!!= Bb7!= 55. a5!= Bc8? 56. b6?= axb6!= 57. axb6!= Kg2?? 57 ... Bb7!!= 58. Ne1+ 58 e5!! just Queens and mates as everybody watching saw 58 ... Kg3!! 59. Nd3!! h2!! 60. Nf2!! Kg2?? 61. e5!! In hopeless horror I saw there was no way to stop Wolfgang from Queening. I was sure the big crowd saw that too. I watched my clock go down to 20 seconds, shrugged my shoulders and played ... 61 ... Kg3 62. Nh1+ Wolfgang thinks my Bishop can stop both his pawns so he focusses on eliminating my h-pawn. 62 ... Kg4 63. Kf2?? 63 e5!! wins easily 63 ... Kf5??= A chill went through me when I saw the winning move but with no time to calculate anything I decided not to tempt fate again. 63 ... Bb7!! 64 e6 B:h1 or 63 ... Bb7!! 64 Ng3 Kg5!! should win. 64. Kg3!= Kxe5!= 65. Kxh2!= Kd4!= 66. Ng3!= Kxc4!= 67. Ne4!= Kb5!= 68. Nxc5! 1/2-1/2 Eliminating my last pawn and offering a draw. 68 ... Kxb6 I preferred to do the same. 1/2-1/2 Maybe a loss would have snap/slapped me out of it but this undeserved draw created a creepy feeling that lasted all tournament. In WW II they broke soldiers by having them dig holes all day and then filling them up at night. The Chess equivalent for Paul Anderson and myself is to spend hours writing an email and then get one response - unsubscribe me. I saw Doctor Mikhail Ponomarev in a hospital in Denver, recovering from a car accident. He has made much progress. I also saw my nephew Andrew in a coma in Maryland. I spent some good time with Andrew's family and kissed his forehead and wished him well. His rugby coach was also there. I particularly enjoyed hearing tales of Andrew's bravery, amiability, diligence and special qualities from his comrades. I hadn't seen him in 7 years. Dennis Monokroussos - Greek Father, Jewish Mother Good friends with IM David Vigorito when they both lived in Las Vegas Adjunct Philosophy professor at Notre Dame I joined PlayChess today and enjoyed the Dennis Monokroussos show - Opening variations from the recent KID victory - Beliavsky - Nakamura 0-1 NH Holland Youth versus Experience were analyzed 50 moves deep. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "2009 Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard Street, Denver, CO"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Wolfgang Kern"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw Agreed"] [WhiteElo "2205"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Sicilian defense"] [ECO "B40"] [NIC "SI.43"] [Time "02:55:06"] [TimeControl "Game/90"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Ng4 8. Bc4 Nxe3 9. fxe3 Qh5 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Ne4 O-O 12. O-O-O Na5 13. Nfd2 Qxe2 14. Bxe2 b6 15. c4 Bb7 16. Bf3 Rfd8 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Kc2 Bc6 19. b3 Be8 20. Nc3 Nc6 21. a3 Rab8 22. Rhe1 Ne5 23. Nf1 Nxf3 24. gxf3 Bc6 25. e4 Bg5 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Kxd1 g6 29. b4 f5 30. b5 Ba8 31. Ng3 Kf7 32. Nf1 Ke7 33. Kc2 Kd6 34. Kd3 Bf4 35. h3 Be5 36. Nd2 Bd4 37. Ne2 Bf2 38. Nc3 Ke5 39. Ne2 g5 40. a4 h5 41. Nc3 Kf4 42. Ne2+ Ke5 43. Nc3 g4 44. fxg4 fxg4 45. hxg4 h4 46. Ne2 Kf6 47. Nf3 e5 48. g5+ Kg6 49. Neg1 Bxg1 50. Nxg1 Kxg5 51. Nf3+ Kg4 52. Nxe5+ Kg3 53. Ke3 h3 54. Nf3 Bb7 55. a5 Bc8 56. b6 axb6 57. axb6 Kg2 58. Ne1+ Kg3 59. Nd3 h2 60. Nf2 Kg2 61. e5 Kg3 62. Nh1+ Kg4 63. Kf2 Kf5 64. Kg3 Kxe5 65. Kxh2 Kd4 66. Ng3 Kxc4 67. Ne4 Kb5 68. Nxc5 Kxb6 1/2-1/2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 18 11:31:20 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:31:20 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] chess@krusemer.com on Cascade Message-ID: <1253295080.4ab3c3e8300f1@www.taom.com> That's so true. I am only a serial killer less than 1% of my day and yet I still get hassled by the authorities. BW ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:30:27 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Cascade To: Brian Wall interesting post!?? as a psychology teacher i tell my students, "most people who end up in prison go there for behaviors they exhibit less than one percent of the time.?? society and the law don't really care about the other 99%.?? it's that 1% that labels you for life." --- On Fri, 9/18/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Cascade To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Friday, September 18, 2009, 2:26 AM A split second mistake can lead to a cascade of additional problems. About 20 years ago I was driving to the beach in New Hampshire with some kids in the back seat. It was a narrow mountain road, everyone was going maybe 8 miles over the speed limit, there was a long line of cars. Some cop motioned me to pull over. This made me mad, there was really no way to go any other speed, we were all sandwiched in like sardines. I thought there was no physical way he could catch me, there simply wasn't room. By the time he got in his cop car, there would be 30 cars in front of us and I would be out of sight on a winding mountain road. Foolproof plan. I kept going. The cops had all this figured out in advance like a military operation. I pulled off the road as soon as I could, even hiding in the woods. To my horror, some traffic plane followed me, found me and reported my location to the others. The cops drove us all back to the station. They called my wife to pick up the kids, including Baby Phyllis in a car seat. My nephew Steven, about 10, was in the car and started calling me " the uncle from hell" . It was a fiasco. The cops were all high-fiving each other, slapping each other on the back saying, " Good Police Work ". Finally it became apparent that they had not caught John Dillinger. Puzzled, mystified, local gendarmes : " Why'd you run, you don't have any record? " I didn't know how to explain to them that I was irritated that they interrupted my beautiful, sunny day at the beach with their annoying little speed trap and I thought I could get away with it logistically. Everyone was traveling at the same rate of speed, we had to. That's when I realized you can screw up your whole reality in less than an instant. Murders, marriages, accidents, dramatic fatal momentous decisions can occur in a flash and you have to live with the consequences. Something similar happened in my game with Wolfgang Kern. Everything was going along smoothly when I decided in less than a minute that " Knights hate rookpawns " and I decided to create a passed rookpawn. Somehow that mistaken notion ruined not just my game but my whole tournament. It can all be traced back to that decision, that trigger, that archstone that made all the walls of the temple come crumbling down. I can run the game though a computer but everything important happened without one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "2009 Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard Street, Denver, CO"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Wolfgang Kern"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw Agreed"] [WhiteElo "2205"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Sicilian defense"] [ECO "B40"] [NIC "SI.43"] [Time "02:55:06"] [TimeControl "Game/90"] 2009 Colorado Open Indigo Room, Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard Street, Denver, Colorado Round 1, my first tournament together with my son Board 4, behind GM Sharavdorj Dashzeveg, IM Michael Mulyar and Renard Anderson. I was never that close again. September 5, 2009 Beautiful weather, great hotel. buying strawbery/banana smoothies and specially ordered vegetarian sandwiches on Kaiser rolls for my Vegetarian son Devon. Game/90 minutes no increment or delay White - Wolfgang Kern who acted like we had played before or he had least read a bunch of my emails. I didn't remember him or any other 1735's. Black - Brian Wall, 2205 poet, author, father, tennis player, salesman, hanging onto the last few shreds of my 2009 World Open points. 1. e4 c5 Kids like symmetrical setups and many children have described their elaborate but symmetrical pawn and piece arrangments to me. My son Devon " invented " one such battle formation and I put it in HOW TO PLAY CHESS LIKE AN ANIMAL. Devon's opening goes - Nf3, Nc3, e3, d3, Be2, Bd2, 0-0 and then he really didn't know what to do, often capturing protected pawns on e5 or d5. Later he got better about that. Devon was explaining his opening to Chess mall rat Kenny Burgher, works at Target, Jamaican Father, Italian mother. Kenny, 19 - " That's almost a Sicilian Defense! " Devon, 10 " What's that? " Kenny - " 1 e4? c5? 2 Nf3? d6? 3? d4? cd? 4 N:d4? Nf6? 5 Nc3 e6? 6 Be2? Be7 7? 0-0 Nc6? 8? Be3? Bd7 9 Nb3? 0-0 See Devon, you can just trade one pawn off and then play Devon's Opening. " My son seemed interested in this and was trying to practice this new version of Devon's Opening before the tournament. I thought I might try it too. 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 I suddenly remember why I gave up on the Sicilian Defense 30 years ago. I had 5 irregular Sicilians in a row, both White and Black. IM John Watson " You always get winning chances when you play the Sicilian. " Even so, if no one allows the positions you are studying for, you might as well play other openings. I didn't want to get stale, dogmatic, rigid like Curtis Carlson playing the Najdorf every game. So off I went on new adventures and never looked back. 3 ... d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 All I remembered about this was that GM Adorjan said in " Black is OK " that he won game after game as Black just by maintaining the c5-d4 tension. 5. d4 Nf6!? 6. Be3 Nc6! 9 minutes spent, probably socializing or getting Devon set up. 7. Nbd2? I usually play? 7 Na3! here to get in Nb5 or Bc4 7 ...? Ng4? I was happy with the two Bishops - Fritz 11 is crazy about 7 ... cd!? 8? cd? Bd6? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? or 7 ... cd!? 8 N:d4? N:d4? 9 B:d4? e5? or 7 ... cd!? 8 B:d4? N:d4? 9 cd? Bd6???or 7 ... cd!? 8 Bc4? de!!? 9 B:d5? ed+!? 10 Q:d2? ed! 8. Bc4!!???Nxe3!? 9. fxe3!? Qh5! Finding a square for the Queen is a problem in the opening but h6 looked safe 10. Qe2 7 minutes spent on this move. 10 ... Be7!! 4 minutes spent. The idea is that e5 is weak after dc The automatic capture? 10 ... cd! is OK too but I was trying to think outside the box. and not straighten out Wolfgang's pawns for him without cause. I am proud of my move. 11. Ne4 Did Wolfgang investigate the Shirovian 11 g4!!? in the 9 minutes spent? 11 ...? O-O! With the added pressure 11 ... cd!! is better than my move this time. 12. O-O-O 11 minutes spent Wolfgang should break up the two Bishops by capturing on c5. 12 ... Na5 12 ... cd!!???is best again but Adorjan said to maintain the tension there. 13. Nfd2? Trade-Trade-Lose stuff - I am happy to go into a Two Bishops endgame - I have been wining these for 4 decades now - even when I knew nothing I would probe both sides for weaknesses and then infiltrate with my King. 13 ...? Qxe2!? 14. Bxe2!? b6!! 25 minutes spent. 34 left. Still maintaining the tension. 15. c4 Bb7! 15 ... cd!!? 16? cd? Bb7!!is also good 16. Bf3 Rfd8 OK but? 16 ... cd!!? 17? ed? Rad8!! just wins a pawn. Things are going very well for me. 17. dxc5! Only move, breaking the tension in a favorable way to me, a concession 17 ... bxc5!? 18. Kc2!? Bc6 The idea here is to hide the Bishops until the end 19. b3 19 Nf2!? separates my Two Bishops into the Land of the Living and the Land of the Dead. 19 ... Be8 20. Nc3 Nc6 21. a3 We both had about 23 minutes to complete the game, no increment, no delay, analog clock, Devon had mine. 21 ... Rab8 22. Rhe1 Ne5!! Grabbing the square created by 17 dc! 23. Nf1 Nxf3 Two Bishops plus 500 rating points versus Two Knights. Yums. 24. gxf3!? Bc6!!? 25. e4!? Bg5 I didn't know what to do so I started random probing. 16 minutes left to Wolfgang's 23. I considered this a routine exploitation of the Two Bishops. Wolfgang considered this just another blitz game. Trading all the Rooks off didn't bother me, that's what I was waiting for. 26. Rxd8+? Rxd8!? 27. Rd1!? Rxd1!? 28. Kxd1 g6 29. b4!! Presents a bit of a dilemma - Trading is one step closer to a draw but not trading saddles me with a permanent weakness on c5 plus a scary duo on b5-a4. I had 13 minutes left and was somewhat uncomfortable. 29 ... f5 To get my King off the bench 30. b5!? Ba8 Sleeping Dragon. I did not want to go to b7 in case he won my c-pawn 31. Ng3 Kf7!!? 32. Nf1 Ke7 33. Kc2 Kd6! I felt much safer with My King in the middle 34. Kd3! So does Mr. Kern. 34 ...? Bf4 35. h3 It is pretty hard for my QB to threaten this pawn. 35 ...? Be5 36. Nd2! e4 needs protection 36 ...? Bd4 37. Ne2 Bf2 38. Nc3 Ke5 7 minutes left each, not really calculating, just hoping I can squeeze in for the kill. 39. Ne2 g5!!? 40. a4 h5!!? 41. Nc3 Kf4 41 ... g4!!? creates a passed pawn which GM Sharavdorj Dashzeveg assured me after the game should win. 42. Ne2+!? Ke5!? 43. Nc3 g4!! Tacit draw offer rejected! 44. fxg4!? fxg4!? 45. hxg4!? h4?? Here is that split second outrun the cops, Uncle from Hell moment. I decided Wolfgang's Kern's Knight's couldn't stop my h-pawn but he brings out the helicopters and airplanes. 46. Ne2!! Blocking out my King, stopping my passed pawn, remaining a pawn up. I have ruined everything. 46 ...? Kf6 47. Nf3!! My King is taken off the big case. 47 ...? e5!!? 48. g5+?? Opening a gateway for my King. We had about 2 minutes left and I stopped keeping score. The rest is a rough re-creation. 48 ...? Kg6!!? 49. Neg1?? Bxg1!!? 50. Nxg1!? Kxg5!!? 51. Nf3+!! Attacking three things at once. 51 ... Kg4!= 51 ... Kf4! is also equal. 52. Nxe5+?? 52 Ke3!!? h3? 53? N:e5+!!? Kg3 54? Nf3!= Yes we are in a very complicated Bishop versus Knight ending with no time to think. 52 ...? Kg3?? 52 ... Kf4!!? 53? Ng6+? Kg3? 54? N:h4? K:h4 should win 53. Ke3!!=???h3!!=???54. Nf3!!=? Bb7!=???55. a5!=? Bc8? 56. b6?=???axb6!=? 57. axb6!=? Kg2?? 57 ... Bb7!!=? 58. Ne1+ 58 e5!!? just Queens and mates as everybody watching saw 58 ... Kg3!!? 59. Nd3!!? h2!!? 60. Nf2!!? Kg2?? 61. e5!! In hopeless horror I saw there was no way to stop Wolfgang from Queening. I was sure the big crowd saw that too. I watched my clock go down to 20 seconds, shrugged my shoulders and played ... 61 ...? Kg3 62. Nh1+ Wolfgang thinks my Bishop can stop both his pawns so he focusses on eliminating my h-pawn. 62 ... Kg4 63. Kf2?? 63 e5!!? wins easily 63 ... Kf5??= A chill went through me when I saw the winning move but with no time to calculate anything I decided not to tempt fate again. 63 ... Bb7!!? 64? e6? B:h1? or 63 ... Bb7!!? 64 Ng3? Kg5!! should win. 64. Kg3!=? Kxe5!=???65. Kxh2!=? Kd4!=? 66. Ng3!=? Kxc4!= 67. Ne4!=? Kb5!=? 68. Nxc5!? 1/2-1/2 Eliminating my last pawn and offering a draw. 68 ...? Kxb6 I preferred to do the same. 1/2-1/2 Maybe a loss would have snap/slapped me out of it but this undeserved draw created a creepy feeling that lasted all tournament. In WW II they broke soldiers by having them dig holes all day and then filling them up at night. The Chess equivalent for Paul Anderson and myself is to spend hours writing an email and then get one response - unsubscribe me. I saw Doctor Mikhail Ponomarev in a hospital in Denver, recovering from a car accident. He has made much progress. I also saw my nephew Andrew in a coma in Maryland. I spent some good time with Andrew's family and kissed his forehead and wished him well. His rugby coach was also there. I particularly enjoyed hearing tales of Andrew's bravery, amiability, diligence and special qualities from his comrades. I hadn't seen him in 7 years. Dennis Monokroussos - Greek Father, Jewish Mother Good friends with IM David Vigorito when they both lived in Las Vegas Adjunct Philosophy professor at Notre Dame I joined PlayChess today and enjoyed the Dennis Monokroussos show - Opening variations from the recent KID victory - Beliavsky - Nakamura 0-1 NH Holland Youth versus Experience were analyzed 50 moves deep. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "2009 Colorado Open"] [Site "Doubletree Inn, 7801 East Orchard Street, Denver, CO"] [Date "2009.09.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Wolfgang Kern"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Draw Agreed"] [WhiteElo "2205"] [BlackElo "2200"] [Opening "Sicilian defense"] [ECO "B40"] [NIC "SI.43"] [Time "02:55:06"] [TimeControl "Game/90"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Ng4 8. Bc4 Nxe3 9. fxe3 Qh5 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Ne4 O-O 12. O-O-O Na5 13. Nfd2 Qxe2 14. Bxe2 b6 15. c4 Bb7 16. Bf3 Rfd8 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Kc2 Bc6 19. b3 Be8 20. Nc3 Nc6 21. a3 Rab8 22. Rhe1 Ne5 23. Nf1 Nxf3 24. gxf3 Bc6 25. e4 Bg5 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Kxd1 g6 29. b4 f5 30. b5 Ba8 31. Ng3 Kf7 32. Nf1 Ke7 33. Kc2 Kd6 34. Kd3 Bf4 35. h3 Be5 36. Nd2 Bd4 37. Ne2 Bf2 38. Nc3 Ke5 39. Ne2 g5 40. a4 h5 41. Nc3 Kf4 42. Ne2+ Ke5 43. Nc3 g4 44. fxg4 fxg4 45. hxg4 h4 46. Ne2 Kf6 47. Nf3 e5 48. g5+ Kg6 49. Neg1 Bxg1 50. Nxg1 Kxg5 51. Nf3+ Kg4 52. Nxe5+ Kg3 53. Ke3 h3 54. Nf3 Bb7 55. a5 Bc8 56. b6 axb6 57. axb6 Kg2 58. Ne1+ Kg3 59. Nd3 h2 60. Nf2 Kg2 61. e5 Kg3 62. Nh1+ Kg4 63. Kf2 Kf5 64. Kg3 Kxe5 65. Kxh2 Kd4 66. Ng3 Kxc4 67. Ne4 Kb5 68. Nxc5 Kxb6 1/2-1/2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- _ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090918/47b69523/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 18 11:35:19 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:35:19 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] William Chandler's Mom just passed away, Thank you for praying Message-ID: <1253295319.4ab3c4d799c77@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from William Chandler ----- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:20:57 -0600 From: William Chandler Reply-To: William Chandler Subject: Thank you for praying To: Ann Wyszinski , Ann Davies , Dianna Cotter , Sandy G , Brian Wall , princesschess at gmail.com, Martin Grund , The Murloc Dear Friends, With a heavy heart, I must inform you that my mom Nina passed away this morning, an according to dad she went peacefully. I was able to reconcile a few of my differences with her before she passed Please continue to pray for my family, my father and I during this time. She was a fighter, an a very good woman, as well as an exceptional mother. I wish to thank those of you that had been praying for her. Bill From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 18 11:39:17 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:39:17 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Josh Smith of Utah on Cascade Message-ID: <1253295557.4ab3c5c53f917@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from "Josh \"JD\" Smith" ----- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:14:22 -0600 From: "Josh \"JD\" Smith" Reply-To: "Josh \"JD\" Smith" Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Cascade To: Brian Wall I pay very little attention to chess these days Brian, and even less attention to studying. I do however, always enjoy reading your emails. I'd probably even be willing to pay an annual fee! I remember Wolfgang U1800 Colorado Opens and Northwest Colorado Opens. He seemed to have a sharp style of play an an interesting personality. I'm glad to see him having success against Masters :) JD On Sep 18, 2009, at 2:28 AM, "Brian Wall" wrote: A split second mistake can lead to a cascade of additional problems. From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 18 11:42:16 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:42:16 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Paul Anderson on Cascade In-Reply-To: <000e01ca3858$04b48f60$76b8490c@eul9c> References: <1253262397.4ab3443d66259@www.taom.com> <000e01ca3858$04b48f60$76b8490c@eul9c> Message-ID: <1253295736.4ab3c678c360c@www.taom.com> Ditto my brother BW Quoting CS Chess : unsubscribe me Quoting CS Chess : ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Wall To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 2:26 AM Subject: [BrianWallChess] Cascade A split second mistake can lead to a cascade of additional problems. From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 18 11:47:10 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:47:10 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Beatles versus Stones concert for my nephew Andrew Message-ID: <1253296030.4ab3c79e7fabd@www.taom.com> When we pray or wish for miracles we often think big! A lesson I am learning through out this experience that the miracles are happening all around us all the time. On Sunday we had two successful fundraisers. One was a family event at Meers Marina in Annapolis and the other was a "Beatles vs. Stones" concert at the Tin Roof in Charleston. Both were a reminder that the communities around us are supporting us. We could not be doing what we are doing without the support of our family, friends, and neighbors. Thank you to all those who have brought us food; who have donated their time and their money; who have prayed and requested prayer services for Andrew; who have called and sent letters. Thank you to those who come to the house in an endless stream of support and love. The fact that we have anything at all to be thankful for right now is a miracle. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/andrewwall From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Fri Sep 18 11:54:49 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:54:49 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] New material on the Budapest Gambit Message-ID: <1253296489.4ab3c96912cdc@www.taom.com> Tim Taylor's wife is pregnant, have a heart. ----- Forwarded message from ricettario at fastwebnet.it ----- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:20:29 +0200 (CEST) From: ricettario at fastwebnet.it Reply-To: UnorthodoxChessOpenings at yahoogroups.com Subject: [UnorthodoxChessOpenings] New material on the Budapest Gambit To: UnorthodoxChessOpenings at yahoogroups.com THE BUDAPEST GAMBIT Timothy Taylor, Everyman Chess, 2009, p. 240 The Budapest Gambit - Andrew Martin (PC-DVD) Ciao DR ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090918/3e82f389/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sat Sep 19 01:27:05 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:27:05 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Trick or Treat Tournament & Casual chess night this Saturday! Message-ID: <1253345225.4ab487c9851c9@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from CS Chess ----- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:04:48 -0600 From: CS Chess Reply-To: CS Chess Subject: [CSCN] Fw: Trick or Treat Tournament & Casual chess night this Saturday! A new tournament and free chess this Saturday! ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 5:20 PM Subject: Trick or Treat Tournament Hi All, Please disseminate via your usual channels. Thanks! Trick or Treat, October 17, 2009 4 round Swiss system tournament. Time Control: G/60 t/d5 Site: Blue Sky Collective, 9635 West Colfax Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80215. We will be in the large downstairs room. The Collective is home to a variety of shops (Skull Gate Games, a bookstore, Hootenanny Candy-they serve coffee and tea, a dance studio, artists??? lofts, etc.). Restaurants are within a ?? mile distance (A Taste of Philly, etc.). Wi-fi available. Parking is located in the rear of the building off of Iris St. Look for a white parking sign and a blue parking sign on your right. Once in the lot, go up the steps and thru the back entrance under the blue awning into the Blue Sky Collective and walk down the hall. Go to http://www.skullgate.com/ and use the driving direction tool for directions. Entry fee: $30; Sr., Jr., Unr. $25; USCF required. Pre-registration entry fee: $25; Sr, Jr, Unr. $20 which must be paid at the time of pre-registration. Pre-registrations must be received by Thursday October 15. Make checks payable to Jerry Maier. Prizes: Cash prizes based on entry fees will be distributed at the conclusion of the event. Registration: 9:30-10:00 AM Rounds: 10 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM. Entries: Jerry Maier, 229 Hargrove Court, Colorado Springs CO 80919-2213. Phone: 719-660-5531 E-mail: pmjer77 at aim.com An Open One-Day Rated Chess Tournament Final round byes must be requested before the start of Round 2, and are irrevocable. TD: Jerry Maier, 719-660-5531 (or pmjer77 at aim.com before the day of event). USCF membership required: See the TD if you need to renew or join. Jerry Maier Mobile: 719.660.5531 Home/FAX: 719.268.6970 E-mail: pmjer77 at aim.com ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:11 PM Subject: Casual chess night this Saturday! Hello Everyone! Sorry for the late notice! Here are details: When: Saturday, Sept. 19th at 8pm Where: Agia Sofia Coffee Shop & Bookstore, 2902 W. Colorado Ave 80904. Located on the NW corner of Colorado & 29th (directly west of the firestation) 719-632-3322 Who: Anyone! Just be sure to bring your own sets & clocks! Please remember to support them if you're able to! (Even if it's not at our casual nights!) ~Renae -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090919/aaf3c16a/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sun Sep 20 01:40:15 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:40:15 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] New Photo album at BrianWallChess@Yahoogroups.com Message-ID: <1253432415.4ab5dc5fece2c@www.taom.com> September, 2009 Nephew Andrew Wall Charity Auction at the marina where Andrew worked in Annapolis, Maryland. From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sun Sep 20 02:51:29 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:51:29 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Luck Happens Message-ID: <1253436689.4ab5ed11df5c7@www.taom.com> [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.20"] [Round "-"] [White "moshe52"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ICCResult "Game drawn by mutual agreement"] [WhiteElo "2314"] [BlackElo "2306"] [Opening "Queen's pawn: Charlick (Englund) gambit"] [ECO "A40"] [NIC "QO.17"] [Time "04:43:34"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nc3 f6 4. exf6 Nxf6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. e3 d5 8. Be2 Bg4 9. O-O Kh8 10. Nd4 Ne5 11. Bxg4 Nexg4 12. h3 Ne5 13. Ne6 Qd6 14. Nxf8 Rxf8 15. Nb5 Qc5 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. Nd4 c6 18. b3 Qe7 19. f3 Ned7 20. Qd2 h6 21. Rae1 Re8 22. Qf2 Nc5 23. Re2 a5 24. a4 Qe5 25. Rfe1 Nh5 26. e4 Nf4 27. exd5 Nxe2+ 28. Rxe2 Qb8 29. dxc6 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 bxc6 31. Nxc6 Qb6 32. Nd4 Nxb3 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qe4+ Kh8 35. cxb3 Qb4 36. h4 Qd2 37. h5 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qd2 39. Nf5 Qd7 40. Qg4 Qc7+ 41. g3 Qc2+ 42. Kh3 Qc3 43. f4 Qa1 44. Qg6 Qh1+ 45. Kg4 Qd1+ {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2 From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 12:09:54 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:09:54 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253556594.4ab7c17250c9c@www.taom.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD?s decision, and was told ?no, no, no not possible.? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated. Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging. He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 12:30:31 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:30:31 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Joe Eversole will play in Silverdale Beach Classic Message-ID: <1253557831.4ab7c64776e88@www.taom.com> http://www.nwchess.com/calendar/Silverdale_Beach_200910_details.pdf From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 12:58:06 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:58:06 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Andy Rea on - I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253559486.4ab7ccbecdb60@www.taom.com> I don't think I explained the whole situation. Patrick's opponent and the TD discussed everything in Spanish which Patrick couldn't understand. Patrick's opponent did not agree to a draw, he wanted Patrick to keep playing with no delay or increment since it was Patrick's clock, Patrick set it and only had a few seconds left. Patrick claimed at one point- there is no way I can lose this posiiton, ie, I am winning but will settle for a draw. Patrick's opponent did not agree. BW ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Forwarded message from Andrew Rea ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:46:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Andrew Rea Reply-To: Andrew Rea Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall ? I have to dig in to find the current official USCF policy on this? however, the TD overstepped in rejecting the mutually agreed draw between the two players? unless one of the players claims the draw offer was illegal prior to acceptance? or? the position on the board indicates the game is completed, to wit, checkmate is on the board- not mate in one, not forcinle gain of decisive material, no, actual live checkmate?(same for stalemate, but as that is a draw also that would be redundant here)? then a draw is the correct result- one player offered, the other agreed, I dont see where the TD can step in and say that it is not a draw? I understand that the offer was technically not correct, made after a move, but as the opponent agreed and did not object, then it should be a draw- and it would be TD discretion whether to apply a warning or some other action to the player who offered the draw- but rejecting the draw seems incorrect and unnecessarily severe? -Andy Rea --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 2:09 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD???s decision, and was told ???no, no, no???not possible.????? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.?? Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.?? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/a102aca0/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 13:20:29 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:20:29 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Cool click and move Chess blog by Chris Peterson on Chess.com Message-ID: <1253560829.4ab7d1fd3c841@www.taom.com> http://blog.chess.com/garrensilverwing/my-introduction-to-correspondence http://blog.chess.com/garrensilverwing/my-introduction-to-correspondence From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 13:34:33 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:34:33 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth on I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253561673.4ab7d54904d1d@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:31:30 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Brian, There is an appeals process that can be used by a player when they believe a TD has made an incorrect decision. There are time constraints that need to be adhered to, such as asking for an appeal within 1/2 hour and before play resumes. If an initial appeal isn't successful, it's possible to take it as far as the USCF for a final ruling. Given these set of facts, it seems like Kevin's son's chances would be good, but without guarantees. Since the TD ruled that the clock be used without its delay, if the game was being played in "sudden death", it seems reasonable that an "insufficient losing chances" claim should be successful, provided that he was "winning" sufficiently. The test is whether a C-player would be expected to at least draw a master in the position in question. Additionally, the claim would need to be made with less than 2 minutes left on the claimant's clock. Sudden death means that there are no further time controls and all remaining moves must be made in the existing amount of time provided. I recently saw an expert lose a completely dead drawn position in time pressure with no delay and in a sudden death time control. He simply could have let his clock get below 2 minutes, stop it, and claim the draw. DuWayne To: Kledzian at mfi.net; BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:09:54 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] I need a TD ruling ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD?s decision, and was told ?no, no, no not possible.? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated. Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging. He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/d615a15a/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 13:39:34 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:39:34 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Dean Brown on I need a TD ruling & the Upcoming USAFA Quads Message-ID: <1253561974.4ab7d676b6a5b@www.taom.com> I think it is good advice for all tournament players to see if there really is a delay in the first few moves. There is a good chance I will play in Reno, Nevada Oct 23-25. I might play in the Golden, CO tourney Oct 17. BW ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dean Brown ----- Forwarded message from navajo36us80917 at comcast.net ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:28:49 +0000 (UTC) From: navajo36us80917 at comcast.net Reply-To: navajo36us80917 at comcast.net Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Dean Brown I need a TD ruling & the Upcoming USAFA Quads To: Brian Wall Brian, Clarification on your 2007 Colorado Closed?? incident: I lent you a clock; I did not set the clock.? It is both players responsibility to verify the clock is set correctly prior to starting their game. Also this Saturday come out and play in the G60 USAFA Quads.?? EF is $12 ($15 on site) and the prize for first in each Quad is now $50. Dean Brown ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Wall" To: Kledzian @ mfi .net, BrianWallChess @ Yahoogroups .com, "Chess Improvement" < Chess_Improvement @ Yahoogroups .com>, "Brian Wall Chesslist " Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 12:09:54 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email ??Kevin Ledzian < Kledzian @ mfi .net> This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD???s decision, and was told ???no, no, no???not possible.??? ??I believe denying an appeal is a violation. ??The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated. ??Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging. ??He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. ??Kevin Ledzian < Kledzian @ mfi .net> Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/bd59db4a/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 13:41:45 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:41:45 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] More Langseth on I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253562105.4ab7d6f93a47e@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:35:53 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Brian, By the way, as I mentioned long ago with Tyler and Philipp, I believe the rule book states that the clock should be corrected when found to be erroneously set. That would have given Kevin's son the game provided that he was able to win the position with the delay. DuWayne To: Kledzian at mfi.net; BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:09:54 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] I need a TD ruling ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD?s decision, and was told ?no, no, no not possible.? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated. Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging. He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/efd5d285/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 13:48:27 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:48:27 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Julian Evans on - I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253562507.4ab7d88b0edec@www.taom.com> This is directly contrary to what Duwayne Langseth says about correcting a clock midgame if an error has been discovered. BW ----- Forwarded message from Julian Samuel Evans ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:43:40 -0600 (MDT) From: Julian Samuel Evans Reply-To: Julian Samuel Evans Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Andy Rea on - I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Clocks have a priority of delay, analog, digital. Once the game is started the clock can't be changed. If you run out of time without a delay you can claim insufficient losing chances and get a delay clock, but there has to be no activity left in the position, you can't claim it if you're up a knight in the middlegame. TDs only need "access" to the rules and don't need to carry a personal copy, so as long as the chief TD had one its fine. As for appealing there is a process through the USCF of which I don't know the details. I think English is also the official language of the USCF and FIDE so whenever possible TDs should converse in it. -Julian From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 14:27:28 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:27:28 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwyane Langseth- 3rd email on -I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253564848.4ab7e1b01ca5a@www.taom.com> I would love to go elk hunting next year. More for the fresh air than elk meat. I think it's pretty clear that the TD acted incorrectly in Florida. BW ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:00:09 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] Julian Evans on - I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Brian, The 5th Edition Rule Book section 16P discusses these situations in detail. Specifically, under "TD Tip", it says, "In either case, the error(s) should be corrected". As I said eons ago regarding this issue, it seems fairly clear. P.S. How's it looking for elk hunting next year? I had a great weekend and did my best not to shoot one. We still have plenty in the freezer from last year. After a day and a half, I was exhausted and came home. I plan to go out again this weekend. Just being out there this time of year with the turning aspens, elk bugling and cool weather is amazing. DuWayne To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:48:27 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] Julian Evans on - I need a TD ruling This is directly contrary to what Duwayne Langseth says about correcting a clock midgame if an error has been discovered. BW ----- Forwarded message from Julian Samuel Evans ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:43:40 -0600 (MDT) From: Julian Samuel Evans Reply-To: Julian Samuel Evans Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Andy Rea on - I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Clocks have a priority of delay, analog, digital. Once the game is started the clock can't be changed. If you run out of time without a delay you can claim insufficient losing chances and get a delay clock, but there has to be no activity left in the position, you can't claim it if you're up a knight in the middlegame. TDs only need "access" to the rules and don't need to carry a personal copy, so as long as the chief TD had one its fine. As for appealing there is a process through the USCF of which I don't know the details. I think English is also the official language of the USCF and FIDE so whenever possible TDs should converse in it. -Julian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/89afbb97/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 14:33:14 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:33:14 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253565194.4ab7e30aca23e@www.taom.com> Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw or risk losing with a new delay. Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. BW ------- Damian Nash ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian.???? A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the Santa Fe Open, which I directed.???? The higher-rated player had a winning endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. ?? His opponent, who had plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time scramble. ?? I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, if only he knew how to. ?? After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him about what he could have done: 1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). 2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still too many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." 3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily available at that point). 4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for the analog clock.???? 5)?? Important note:???? Half the claimants time would be removed from his clock.???? So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have 5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of the delay feature. 6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating factor,?? one that he was already aware of. ?? There is a "TD Tip" following section 14H2d that states: "There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an analog clock or delay clock not set properly." ?? Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: ?? "... Only a TD can initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H claim." I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have done in his situation.???? Please share this information with your list.?? It helps everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! Damian Nash USCF Senior TD Moab, Utah PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell on his analog clock.?? Then came the game I used in this example, where he drew a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ?? I believe he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on using his own, ancient, analog clock!! ?? But as we all know, time pressure stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be unconsciously more important than the victory.???? Chess players are mysterious creatures!???? Buy a digital clock, people!???? :) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD???s decision, and was told ???no, no, no???not possible.????? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.?? Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.?? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/f520fc1a/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 18:50:23 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:50:23 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Dennis Monokroussos: Fischer's Father: The Latest News Message-ID: <1253580623.4ab81f4fe25c4@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Email subscription to blog articles ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:52:29 -0400 From: Email subscription to blog articles Reply-To: historicchess at comcast.net, chessmind at lists.powerblogs.com Subject: [chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Fischer's Father: The Latest News To: chessmind at lists.powerblogs.com Posted by Dennis Monokroussos: Fischer's Father: The Latest News http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1253573547.shtml That Bobby Fischer's father was not Gerhardt Fischer but Paul Nemenyi has been known for some time now. What is news, however, is that Fischer knew this - apparently from an early age. More [1]here. References 1. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bobby-fischer21-2009sep21,0,1824779,full.story From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 18:51:57 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:51:57 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #4, on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] Message-ID: <1253580717.4ab81fade853e@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:32:53 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall Brian, The TD Tip in 14h2d forbids asking for replacement of one clock for another, rather than correcting the settings of the clock in use. The rules do give examples of instances when the clock should be replaced and others when the clock settings need to be corrected. To say that the clock can never be corrected once the game starts, would discount times for instance, when the delay was set absurdly high, say at 2 minutes per move. Clearly in such a case, the TD would correct the setting. Other examples demonstrating that the settings should be corrected are provided in Section 16. DuWayne To: BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:33:14 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw or risk losing with a new delay. Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. BW ------- Damian Nash ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian.? ? A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the Santa Fe Open, which I directed.? ? The higher-rated player had a winning endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. ? His opponent, who had plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time scramble. ? I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, if only he knew how to. ? After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him about what he could have done: 1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). 2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still too many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." 3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily available at that point). 4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for the analog clock.? ? 5)? Important note:? ? Half the claimants time would be removed from his clock.? ? So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have 5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of the delay feature. 6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating factor,? one that he was already aware of. ? There is a "TD Tip" following section 14H2d that states: "There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an analog clock or delay clock not set properly." ? Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: ? "... Only a TD can initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H claim." I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have done in his situation.? ? Please share this information with your list.? It helps everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! Damian Nash USCF Senior TD Moab, Utah PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell on his analog clock.? Then came the game I used in this example, where he drew a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ? I believe he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on using his own, ancient, analog clock!! ? But as we all know, time pressure stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be unconsciously more important than the victory.? ? Chess players are mysterious creatures!? ? Buy a digital clock, people!? ? :) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD???s decision, and was told ???no, no, no???not possible.???? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.? Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/8b5b03d8/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 18:55:15 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:55:15 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #5, on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] Message-ID: <1253580915.4ab8207353cc4@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:20:54 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall , kledzian at mfi.net Brian, I somehow missed the last part of the original email that said that Kevin's son had asked for an appeal. Since he did that, I would bet the chances for overturning the original ruling are very good even now, assuming it hasn't been a real long time. He may be able to recover rating points and may even get prize money out of it if he would have some coming. It may be worth looking into. I'm copying Kevin on this. DuWayne To: BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:33:14 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw or risk losing with a new delay. Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. BW ------- Damian Nash ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian.? ? A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the Santa Fe Open, which I directed.? ? The higher-rated player had a winning endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. ? His opponent, who had plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time scramble. ? I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, if only he knew how to. ? After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him about what he could have done: 1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). 2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still too many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." 3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily available at that point). 4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for the analog clock.? ? 5)? Important note:? ? Half the claimants time would be removed from his clock.? ? So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have 5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of the delay feature. 6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating factor,? one that he was already aware of. ? There is a "TD Tip" following section 14H2d that states: "There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an analog clock or delay clock not set properly." ? Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: ? "... Only a TD can initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H claim." I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have done in his situation.? ? Please share this information with your list.? It helps everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! Damian Nash USCF Senior TD Moab, Utah PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell on his analog clock.? Then came the game I used in this example, where he drew a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ? I believe he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on using his own, ancient, analog clock!! ? But as we all know, time pressure stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be unconsciously more important than the victory.? ? Chess players are mysterious creatures!? ? Buy a digital clock, people!? ? :) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD???s decision, and was told ???no, no, no???not possible.???? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.? Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/fba93ccd/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 19:01:35 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:01:35 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Florida TD Harvey Lerman on I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253581295.4ab821ef42e94@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Harvey Lerman ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:52:29 -0400 From: Harvey Lerman Reply-To: Harvey Lerman Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall , BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, Brian Wall Chesslist Interesting comments. 1. DuWayne is correct on much of what he said, but he is incorrect in saying that the clock must be "corrected". That is true only if the clock was set "incorrectly", such as G/60 instead of G/120. 2. Once a game has been played with time delay off, it stays off and a player can't turn it on just because he is running out of time. 3. Julian is correct in what he said. 4. Both correctly say that with no more than 2 minutes left and NOT using time delay, that a player can stop the clock and claim a draw by "Insufficient Losing Chances" (ILC). But this doesn't automatically allow Time Delay to be added. The opponent can now agree to a draw. But if he doesn't, only if the TD is unsure how to rule would he have the time delay turned on (Or replace the clock with a time delay clock.). And he would then readjust the claimant's clock so that he has HALF his remaining time (I.e. now no more than 1 minute.). In the case sited it was obvious that the TD did not agree with the claim and told the player to continue the game. (He could have also subtracted a minute from his clock!) 5. The clock could have been quickly stopped again and the decision questioned by an appeal. 6. If appealed after the game was over, it is common for the Chief TD to disallow it, as the game is over. By continuing to play, the player "seems" to be accepting the first TD's decision. But since it is a judgment call by the first TD, it is difficult to overrule that. I, for one, deny most ILC claims, if the opponent has more than a piece and couple of pawns left. (or unless the claimant is a queen ahead in an endgame.), But the position can be considered and the rulebook has examples. For instance Q vs Q or R vs R (with nothing else but Ks on the board) may be ruled a draw. Harvey Lerman ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Wall To: BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 4:33 PM Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw or risk losing with a new delay. Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. BW ------- Damian Nash ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian.? ? A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the Santa Fe Open, which I directed.? ? The higher-rated player had a winning endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. ? His opponent, who had plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time scramble. ? I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, if only he knew how to. ? After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him about what he could have done: 1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). 2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still too many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." 3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily available at that point). 4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for the analog clock.? ? 5)? Important note:? ? Half the claimants time would be removed from his clock.? ? So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have 5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of the delay feature. 6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating factor,? one that he was already aware of. ? There is a "TD Tip" following section 14H2d that states: "There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an analog clock or delay clock not set properly." ? Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: ? "... Only a TD can initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H claim." I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have done in his situation.? ? Please share this information with your list.? It helps everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! Damian Nash USCF Senior TD Moab, Utah PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell on his analog clock.? Then came the game I used in this example, where he drew a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ? I believe he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on using his own, ancient, analog clock!! ? But as we all know, time pressure stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be unconsciously more important than the victory.? ? Chess players are mysterious creatures!? ? Buy a digital clock, people!? ? :) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD??Ts decision, and was told ??ono, no, no???not possible.???? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.? Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ BrianWall-ChessList mailing list BrianWall-ChessList at lists.taom.com http://www.taom.com/mailman/listinfo/brianwall-chesslist ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/e0fc297a/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 19:20:40 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:20:40 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] One handed Damian Nash, Email #2, on I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253582440.4ab8266837954@www.taom.com> I believe Harvey Lerman agrees with Damian Nash. In the original Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev dispute Tyler, according to Damian and Harvey, would not be able to reinsert a delay in the final 2 seconds of the game. He could declare no losing chances and demand a draw unless Philipp objected, then the game would continue with a delay with all three resuts possible. The game was mutually agreed draw anyway at the wise suggestion of Todd Bardwick. In the Patrick Ledzian game, Patrick cannot demand the time delay be reinstated now. Patrick can demand a draw. I am not sure Patrick officially demanded a draw in either language. Robert Ramirez could not demand a time delay in our game either even if he asked for it right before his flag fell. He could not demand a draw either since he was a pawn down in a normal position and we had not reached a Sudden Death time control. If the clock is way off, like half an hour missing, you can correct it at any time during the game. If the clock is slightly off, like no delay, you have to notice it right away or you can't change it. The only exception is Sudden Death, no time delay, less than two minutes on your clock and your TD is not sure how to rule on your no losing chances claim. Then he may install a delay after taking away half your time. That is my understanding based on all the TD help emails. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:09:30 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian. I took an hour out of my day to type a long response with only one working hand.? I was careful to look up the pertinent sections of the USCF rule book and quote them directly, then asked you to circulate what I wrote to your list.? You did so, but with a distorted and inaccurate preamble.? You wrote, "Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts."? I did not say that at all.? Under some conditions they must be reset (such as if players set it for G/90 in a G/60 tournament, for example). You pitted me against Duwayne in a "he said vs. she said" way, as if to entertain your readers with a TD squabble.? But in fact, I was quoting and explaining the Official USCF Rules of Chess.? There is a correct answer to your question and I carefully researched it for you and your readers, as you requested.? Do me the honor, in turn, of passing it along as the official USCF rules on the matter and not just as another TD's gut feeling. Damian (in an unusually grouchy mood... see my facebook to learn why) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling To: BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 2:33 PM Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw or risk losing with a new delay. Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. BW ------- Damian Nash ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- ? Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian.? A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the Santa Fe Open, which I directed.? The higher-rated player had a winning endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. ? His opponent, who had plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time scramble. ? I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, if only he knew how to. ? After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him about what he could have done: 1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). 2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still too many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." 3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily available at that point). 4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for the analog clock.? 5)? Important note:? Half the claimants time would be removed from his clock.? So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have 5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of the delay feature. 6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating factor,? one that he was already aware of. ? There is a "TD Tip" following section 14H2d that states: "There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an analog clock or delay clock not set properly." ? Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: ? "... Only a TD can initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H claim." I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have done in his situation.? Please share this information with your list.? It helps everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! Damian Nash USCF Senior TD Moab, Utah PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell on his analog clock.? Then came the game I used in this example, where he drew a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ?? I believe he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on using his own, ancient, analog clock!! ? But as we all know, time pressure stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be unconsciously more important than the victory.? Chess players are mysterious creatures!? Buy a digital clock, people!? :) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TDs decision, and was told no, no, no?not possible.? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.? Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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BW ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:15:25 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] One handed Damian Nash, Email #2, on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall Brian, In the case of Hughes vs. Ponomarev, it wasn't sudden death, as I recall from way back, so no ILC claim could be made. According to what is in the rule book, the clock should have been corrected to remove the delay. I'm not sure what the official USCF final ruling would be on the matter, I can only take what is LITERALLY written in the rule book and that is to "FIX" the clock to the settings that were required by the TD at the beginning of the tournament. Harvey makes a statement as to what he believes should happen, but does not provide supporting reference to the actual rules. Patrick, it seems should have had the delay turned on (assuming that is what he claimed) and would have had winning chances according to the rules. The fact that he made a request for appeal, and his right was refused, would seem to give him an opportunity to have his case heard further up the appeals ladder at a later date. Damian's case doesn't seem to apply, as it was not a matter of incorrect settings and no claim was made similar to the one we're discussing. DuWayne To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:20:40 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] One handed Damian Nash, Email #2, on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] I believe Harvey Lerman agrees with Damian Nash. In the original Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev dispute Tyler, according to Damian and Harvey, would not be able to reinsert a delay in the final 2 seconds of the game. He could declare no losing chances and demand a draw unless Philipp objected, then the game would continue with a delay with all three resuts possible. The game was mutually agreed draw anyway at the wise suggestion of Todd Bardwick. In the Patrick Ledzian game, Patrick cannot demand the time delay be reinstated now. Patrick can demand a draw. I am not sure Patrick officially demanded a draw in either language. Robert Ramirez could not demand a time delay in our game either even if he asked for it right before his flag fell. He could not demand a draw either since he was a pawn down in a normal position and we had not reached a Sudden Death time control. If the clock is way off, like half an hour missing, you can correct it at any time during the game. If the clock is slightly off, like no delay, you have to notice it right away or you can't change it. The only exception is Sudden Death, no time delay, less than two minutes on your clock and your TD is not sure how to rule on your no losing chances claim. Then he may install a delay after taking away half your time. That is my understanding based on all the TD help emails. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:09:30 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian. I took an hour out of my day to type a long response with only one working hand. I was careful to look up the pertinent sections of the USCF rule book and quote them directly, then asked you to circulate what I wrote to your list. You did so, but with a distorted and inaccurate preamble. You wrote, "Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts." I did not say that at all. Under some conditions they must be reset (such as if players set it for G/90 in a G/60 tournament, for example). You pitted me against Duwayne in a "he said vs. she said" way, as if to entertain your readers with a TD squabble. But in fact, I was quoting and explaining the Official USCF Rules of Chess. There is a correct answer to your question and I carefully researched it for you and your readers, as you requested. Do me the honor, in turn, of passing it along as the official USCF rules on the matter and not just as another TD's gut feeling. Damian (in an unusually grouchy mood... see my facebook to learn why) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling To: BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 2:33 PM Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw or risk losing with a new delay. Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. BW ------- Damian Nash ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian. A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the Santa Fe Open, which I directed. The higher-rated player had a winning endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. His opponent, who had plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time scramble. I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, if only he knew how to. After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him about what he could have done: 1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). 2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still too many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." 3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily available at that point). 4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for the analog clock. 5) Important note: Half the claimants time would be removed from his clock. So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have 5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of the delay feature. 6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating factor, one that he was already aware of. There is a "TD Tip" following section 14H2d that states: "There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an analog clock or delay clock not set properly." Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: "... Only a TD can initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H claim." I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have done in his situation. Please share this information with your list. It helps everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! Damian Nash USCF Senior TD Moab, Utah PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell on his analog clock. Then came the game I used in this example, where he drew a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ? I believe he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on using his own, ancient, analog clock!! But as we all know, time pressure stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be unconsciously more important than the victory. Chess players are mysterious creatures! Buy a digital clock, people! :) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TDs decision, and was told no, no, no?not possible. I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated. Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging. He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/5bc958af/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 23:04:39 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:04:39 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] TD dispute rages on, I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253595879.4ab85ae712219@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Harvey Lerman ----- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:22:13 -0400 From: Harvey Lerman Reply-To: Harvey Lerman Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #4,on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall , BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Brian Wall Chesslist The clock can be corrected for all incorrect settings except for the case we are addressing here. Nowhere, even in Section 16, does it say that if a clock is used that was not set for time delay, that later in the game time delay be turned on because a player decides to do so. But it explicitely says that there is no rule to allow this (I.e. TD Tip after 14h2d, for example.). Harvey ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Wall To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:51 PM Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #4,on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:32:53 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall Brian, The TD Tip in 14h2d forbids asking for replacement of one clock for another, rather than correcting the settings of the clock in use. The rules do give examples of instances when the clock should be replaced and others when the clock settings need to be corrected. To say that the clock can never be corrected once the game starts, would discount times for instance, when the delay was set absurdly high, say at 2 minutes per move. Clearly in such a case, the TD would correct the setting. Other examples demonstrating that the settings should be corrected are provided in Section 16. DuWayne To: BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:33:14 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw or risk losing with a new delay. Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. BW ------- Damian Nash ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian.? ? A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the Santa Fe Open, which I directed.? ? The higher-rated player had a winning endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. ? His opponent, who had plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time scramble. ? I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, if only he knew how to. ? After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him about what he could have done: 1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). 2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still too many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." 3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily available at that point). 4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for the analog clock.? ? 5)? Important note:? ? Half the claimants time would be removed from his clock.? ? So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have 5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of the delay feature. 6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating factor,? one that he was already aware of. ? There is a "TD Tip" following section 14H2d that states: "There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an analog clock or delay clock not set properly." ? Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: ? "... Only a TD can initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H claim." I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have done in his situation.? ? Please share this information with your list.? It helps everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! Damian Nash USCF Senior TD Moab, Utah PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell on his analog clock.? Then came the game I used in this example, where he drew a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ? I believe he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on using his own, ancient, analog clock!! ? But as we all know, time pressure stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be unconsciously more important than the victory.? ? Chess players are mysterious creatures!? ? Buy a digital clock, people!? ? :) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD??Ts decision, and was told ??ono, no, no???not possible.???? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.? Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/00d9691a/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 23:19:05 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:19:05 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] TD dispute rages on #2, I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] Message-ID: <1253596745.4ab85e492bf49@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:12:45 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] TD dispute rages on, I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall Brian, Ha! As we discussed previously, 14h2d forbids asking to REPLACE a clock, not forbidding correction of the settings. I'm done! DuWayne To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:04:39 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] TD dispute rages on, I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] ----- Forwarded message from Harvey Lerman ----- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:22:13 -0400 From: Harvey Lerman Reply-To: Harvey Lerman Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #4,on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall , BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Brian Wall Chesslist The clock can be corrected for all incorrect settings except for the case we are addressing here. Nowhere, even in Section 16, does it say that if a clock is used that was not set for time delay, that later in the game time delay be turned on because a player decides to do so. But it explicitely says that there is no rule to allow this (I.e. TD Tip after 14h2d, for example.). Harvey ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Wall To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:51 PM Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #4,on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:32:53 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall Brian, The TD Tip in 14h2d forbids asking for replacement of one clock for another, rather than correcting the settings of the clock in use. The rules do give examples of instances when the clock should be replaced and others when the clock settings need to be corrected. To say that the clock can never be corrected once the game starts, would discount times for instance, when the delay was set absurdly high, say at 2 minutes per move. Clearly in such a case, the TD would correct the setting. Other examples demonstrating that the settings should be corrected are provided in Section 16. DuWayne To: BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:33:14 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw or risk losing with a new delay. Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. BW ------- Damian Nash ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian.? ? A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the Santa Fe Open, which I directed.? ? The higher-rated player had a winning endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. ? His opponent, who had plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time scramble. ? I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, if only he knew how to. ? After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him about what he could have done: 1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). 2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still too many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." 3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily available at that point). 4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for the analog clock.? ? 5)? Important note:? ? Half the claimants time would be removed from his clock.? ? So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have 5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of the delay feature. 6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating factor,? one that he was already aware of. ? There is a "TD Tip" following section 14H2d that states: "There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an analog clock or delay clock not set properly." ? Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: ? "... Only a TD can initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H claim." I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have done in his situation.? ? Please share this information with your list.? It helps everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! Damian Nash USCF Senior TD Moab, Utah PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell on his analog clock.? Then came the game I used in this example, where he drew a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ? I believe he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on using his own, ancient, analog clock!! ? But as we all know, time pressure stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be unconsciously more important than the victory.? ? Chess players are mysterious creatures!? ? Buy a digital clock, people!? ? :) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD??Ts decision, and was told ??ono, no, no???not possible.???? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.? Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/881bf14d/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 23:30:42 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:30:42 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Trick or Treat, October 17, 2009 Message-ID: <1253597442.4ab861021ef9a@www.taom.com> I will probably attend this tournament -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trick or Treat, October 17, 2009 4 round Swiss system tournament. Time Control: G/60 t/d5 Site: Blue Sky Collective, 9635 West Colfax Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80215. We will be in the large downstairs room. The Collective is home to a variety of shops (Skull Gate Games, a bookstore, Hootenanny Candy-they serve coffee and tea, a dance studio, artists' lo Directions: Go to http://www.skullgate.com/ and use the driving direction tool for directions. Parking: Located in the rear of the building off of Iris St. Look for a white parking sign and a blue parking sign on your right. Once in the lot, go up the steps and thru the back entrance under the blue awning into the Blue Sky Collective and walk down the hall. Open: One open section Entry fee: $30; Sr., Jr., Unr. $25; USCF required. Pre-registration entry fee: $25; Sr, Jr, Unr. $20 which must be paid at the time of pre-registration. Pre-registrations must be received by Thursday October 15. Make checks payable to Jerry Maier. Prizes: Cash prizes based on entry fees will be distributed at the conclusion of the event. Registration: 9:30-10:00 AM, Rounds: 10 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM. Entries: Jerry Maier 229 Hargrove Court, Colorado Springs CO 80919-2213 Phone: 719-660-5531 719-660-5531 E-mail: pmjer77 at aim.com Final round byes must be requested before the start of Round 2, and are irrevocable. TD: Jerry Maier, 719-660-5531 719-660-5531 (or pmjer77 at aim.com before the day of event). USCF membership required: See the TD if you need to renew or join. USAFA Quads #15, October 31, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 23:45:33 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:45:33 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Chris L. Babcock on I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253598333.4ab8647d9a628@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from "C.L. Babcock" ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:41:48 -0700 From: "C.L. Babcock" Reply-To: "C.L. Babcock" Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi all, I am a TD at my local club here in Seattle. First, the TD is supposed to have a rule at hand, just for this reason. In a situation where there is no set rules it's pretty much up to the TD to make the call. It's my opinion that he should have let them or the TD decide on a new time, re-set the clock and play on or let it be a draw. A TD can not deny them an appeal. They need to appeal to the USCF. Chris L. Babcock --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Wall To: Kledzian at mfi.net ; BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: 09/21/2009 11:09 AM Subject: [BrianWallChess] I need a TD ruling ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD's decision, and was told "no, no, no.not possible." I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated. Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging. He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/7f2e50ec/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 21 23:56:42 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:56:42 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Joel Johnson versus IM Jay Bonin -2008 U.S. Most Active Chess Player Message-ID: <1253599002.4ab8671ae5a3e@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Joel Johnson ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:48:48 -0700 From: Joel Johnson Reply-To: Joel Johnson Subject: 2008 U.S. Most Active Chess Player To: Brian Wall Hi All, In response to somebody stating that IM Jay Bonin of New York must be the most active chess player in the United States, Mike Nolan (USCF Rating Guru) said, "Though he was the most active player in 2007, Jay Bonin got knocked out of first place in calendar 2008, his 518 regular-rated games was good for 3rd place last year, behind Joel Johnson (670) and Mack Williams (557.) So far this year, Williams is slightly ahead of Jay (405-402.)" For the record, I have played IM Jay Bonin twice in my chess career. The first time I played him in New York City when I was 19 years old. Both of us were 1900 players and I think that I won the game, but I do not have the scoresheet and am not 100 percent positive. We played again in 1988 at the 1st U.S. Action Championship in Philadelphia, PA. Jay was an IM by then and was rated 2530. We had a draw. Here is the game: Bonin (IM), Jay (2530) - Johnson, Joel (2250) [A40] 1st US Action Championship, 06/30/1988 1.d4 b5 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nd2 a6 4.Ngf3 e6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Qe2 c5 7.c3 d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Nf1 Be7 10.h4 h6 11.Rh3 Nc6 12.Ng3 Qb6 13.Be3 c4 14.Bc2 0???0???0 15.b4 a5 16.a3 a4 17.Nd2 Rdg8 18.h5 Nd8 19.f4 g6 20.hxg6 fxg6 21.0???0???0 Bc6 22.Rdh1 Nf7 23.Ngf1 Nf8 24.g4 Bd7 25.Ng3 Kb7 26.Nf3 Ka6 27.f5 gxf5 28.gxf5 exf5 29.Nxf5 Qd8 30.Nxe7 Qxe7 31.R3h2 Bg4 32.Qf2 h5 33.Nh4 Ng5 34.Rf1 Nfe6 35.Bxg5 Qxg5+ 36.Qd2 Rf8 37.Rxf8 Rxf8 38.Qxg5 Nxg5 39.Ng6 Rf1+ 40.Kb2 Nf3 41.Rg2 Ne1 42.Rh2 Nf3 Thanks, Joel Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:29:09 -0700 Subject: Re: Congrats From: snitschess at gmail.com To: bigbear12 at hotmail.com http://main.uschess.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11323&p=163282&hilit=Bonin#p163284 You will have to sign up for the forums to see it. On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Joel Johnson wrote: Thanks, and exactly how do I see that? Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:25:17 -0700 Subject: Congrats From: snitschess at gmail.com To: bigbear12 at hotmail.com You were the most active player in the USCF last year with 670 rated games. 2nd place was Mack Williams (557), and 3rd was Jay Bonin (518). :) This came up in a discussion of the rating system today on the USCF forums. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090921/57ef9d9f/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 22 00:04:18 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:04:18 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Danielle Rice on -I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253599458.4ab868e22ee82@www.taom.com> This was Danielle's game with Kevin Ledzian in the 2008 Florida Championship. The time dispute was at the same tournament a year later involving Kevin's son and someone else. BW -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Danielle ----- Forwarded message from Danielle ----- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:50:06 -0000 From: Danielle Reply-To: Danielle Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall I do not remember the whole issue related to the clock ( are you sure that was me Brian?) but here is the game: [Event "Florida State Championship"] [Site "St. Petersburg, Florida"] [Date "2008.09.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Ledzian, Kevin"] [Black "Rice, Danielle"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D12"] [WhiteElo "1578"] [BlackElo "1306"] [Annotator ",Danielle"] [PlyCount "74"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Nc3 {Why do I always go into openings, like the Slav/Semi Slav, when I do not need to?! Now I have to improvise and figure out the opening moves on my own!} Nf6 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 Bg6 {I thought I would play this like a reverse London System...just dare White to take the bishop, opening my king rook file, and start activity against his king.} 7. O-O Bd6 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. f4 {My goal now was to get castled quicked on the queenside and start an attack against white's king.} dxc4 {I am not sure this was right, but, since he already moved the bishop once, and this capture is part of the Slav system, I felt at the time I would gain a tempo and get my king to safety} 11. Bxc4 Qc7 12. Qf3 {the f4-pawn is pinned and hampers whites king-side activity and frees up the back rank so I can castle} Nb6 {a tempo gaining move, where my intention was to place this knight eventually on d5. Who knows...if white changes his mind and starts a queenside attack against me that knight could be a useful defender} 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Bd2 Rh6 15. Rac1 Kb8 16. Nb5 Qe7 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Rc2 Rdh8 {the doubling of rools on the h-file was a bit of a waste I thought after the fact, so I had already started thinking about redeploying them back to the center where I had some pawn breaks.} 19. h3 Nfd5 {I figured at the time I had better get my knights over to defend my king as he was going to double on the c-file soon} 20. a3 Nf6 21. Rfc1 Qd5 {defending I thought I would ease the attack my exchanging queens} 22. Kf2 g5 {I then tried to initiate a pawn break, one of the few I had left on the board, in order to gain some activity, and distract white from his attack down the c-file} 23. fxg5 Qxg5 24. e4 Qh4+ 25. Kf1 Rg6 26. Bf4+ Ka8 27. Bh2 Nh5 28. e5 f5 29. Rxc6 Ng3+ 30. Ke1 Ne4+ 31. Ke2 Nf2 $2 {I had a rook for free and I just screwed around with the knight maneouver without thinking this through correctly...I was concerned about damaging my pawn cover by taking the rook at that point....dumb dumb!!!} 32. Rc7 Ne4 33. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 34. Qxe4 fxe4 35. Kf2 a6 36. Re7 Nd5 {Nimzowitch's idea of a blockade.} 37. Kg1 $4 {surprise...surprise. ..what a blunder!} Nxe7 0-1 --- In BrianWallChess at yahoogroups.com, Brian Wall wrote: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. > His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed hat his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear ules > should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won posiion > with a few second left. > Brian Wall> > except from Kevin Ledzian's email >> Kevin Ledzian > This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD's decision, d > was told "no, no, no not possible." I believe denying an appeal is a iolation.> The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated. Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging. He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian > Thanks, > Kevin R. Ledzian From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 22 09:29:42 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:29:42 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Harvey Lerman, TD dispute rages on #3, I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] Message-ID: <1253633382.4ab8ed6682af9@www.taom.com> The thing is, that's when someone is most likely to realize he forgot to set the delay, when he realizes he is about to lose on time. Before that, he is just concentrating on his moves. BW --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Forwarded message from Harvey Lerman ----- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:32:42 -0400 From: Harvey Lerman Reply-To: Harvey Lerman Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] TD dispute rages on #2,I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall , Brian Wall Chesslist Setting a clock with the time delay off is allowed and is not considered as "incorrect" settings. It is still considered as "standard" equipment, though not "preferred" equipment, and certainly not "incorrect". It is each player's responsibility at the start of a game to check and understand the clock that is being used; and if there are any concerns then, that is when they are resolved... certainly not when one is about to lose the game on time. Harvey PS. This is the correct interpretation of the rules... not just "my opinion". If in doubt ask the guy who "wrote" the rules... Tim Just. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Wall To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:19 AM Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] TD dispute rages on #2,I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:12:45 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] TD dispute rages on, I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall Brian, Ha! As we discussed previously, 14h2d forbids asking to REPLACE a clock, not forbidding correction of the settings. I'm done! DuWayne To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:04:39 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] TD dispute rages on, I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] ----- Forwarded message from Harvey Lerman ----- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:22:13 -0400 From: Harvey Lerman Reply-To: Harvey Lerman Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #4,on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall , BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Brian Wall Chesslist The clock can be corrected for all incorrect settings except for the case we are addressing here. Nowhere, even in Section 16, does it say that if a clock is used that was not set for time delay, that later in the game time delay be turned on because a player decides to do so. But it explicitely says that there is no rule to allow this (I.e. TD Tip after 14h2d, for example.). Harvey ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Wall To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:51 PM Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #4,on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] ----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:32:53 -0600 From: DuWayne Langseth Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall Brian, The TD Tip in 14h2d forbids asking for replacement of one clock for another, rather than correcting the settings of the clock in use. The rules do give examples of instances when the clock should be replaced and others when the clock settings need to be corrected. To say that the clock can never be corrected once the game starts, would discount times for instance, when the delay was set absurdly high, say at 2 minutes per move. Clearly in such a case, the TD would correct the setting. Other examples demonstrating that the settings should be corrected are provided in Section 16. DuWayne To: BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:33:14 -0600 Subject: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw or risk losing with a new delay. Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian says a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. BW ------- Damian Nash ----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) From: chess at krusemer.com Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling To: Brian Wall Hi Brian.? ? A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the Santa Fe Open, which I directed.? ? The higher-rated player had a winning endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. ? His opponent, who had plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time scramble. ? I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, if only he knew how to. ? After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him about what he could have done: 1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). 2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still too many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." 3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily available at that point). 4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for the analog clock.? ? 5)? Important note:? ? Half the claimants time would be removed from his clock.? ? So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have 5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of the delay feature. 6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating factor,? one that he was already aware of. ? There is a "TD Tip" following section 14H2d that states: "There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an analog clock or delay clock not set properly." ? Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: ? "... Only a TD can initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H claim." I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have done in his situation.? ? Please share this information with your list.? It helps everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! Damian Nash USCF Senior TD Moab, Utah PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell on his analog clock.? Then came the game I used in this example, where he drew a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ? I believe he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on using his own, ancient, analog clock!! ? But as we all know, time pressure stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be unconsciously more important than the victory.? ? Chess players are mysterious creatures!? ? Buy a digital clock, people!? ? :) --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: From: Brian Wall Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email Kevin Ledzian This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD??Ts decision, and was told ??ono, no, no???not possible.???? I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.? Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ BrianWall-ChessList mailing list BrianWall-ChessList at lists.taom.com http://www.taom.com/mailman/listinfo/brianwall-chesslist ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090922/168fbcd8/attachment.html From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 22 13:38:25 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:38:25 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alvaro Frota on I need a TD ruling Message-ID: <1253648305.4ab927b1b4db5@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Alvaro Frota ----- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:29:13 -0300 From: Alvaro Frota Reply-To: Alvaro Frota Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] Dean Brown on I need a TD ruling & the Upcoming USAFA Quads [1 Attachment] To: Brian Wall Rio de Janeiro, 22 de setembro de 2009. Prezado Brian Wall: Perhaps learning Spanisht is a good advice too... Aquele abra?o! ?lvaro Frota 2009/9/21 Brian Wall I think it is good advice for all tournament players to see if there really is a delay in the first few moves. There is a good chance I will play in Reno, Nevada Oct 23-25. I might play in the Golden, CO tourney Oct 17. BW ---------------------------------------------------------- Dean Brown ----- Forwarded message from navajo36us80917 at comcast.net----- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:28:49 +0000 (UTC) From: navajo36us80917 at comcast.net Reply-To: navajo36us80917 at comcast.net Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Dean Brown I need a TD ruling & the Upcoming USAFA Quads To: Brian Wall > Brian, Clarification on your 2007 Colorado Closed? incident: I lent you a clock; I did not set the clock. It is both players responsibility to verify the clock is set correctly prior to starting their game. Also this Saturday come out and play in the G60 USAFA Quads.? EF is $12 ($15 on site) and the prize for first in each Quad is now $50. Dean Brown ---------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Wall" To: Kledzian @ mfi .net, BrianWallChess @ Yahoogroups .com, "Chess Improvement" < Chess_Improvement @ Yahoogroups .com>, "Brian Wall Chesslist " Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 12:09:54 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling > ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in the 2008 Florida Open. > His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed that his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my clock, Dean Brown. At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a winning position. Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear rules should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position with a few second left. Brian Wall except from Kevin Ledzian's email ? Kevin Ledzian < Kledzian @ mfi .net> This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. > Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TDs decision, and was told no, no, no?not possible. I believe denying an appeal is a violation. The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated. Patrick blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging. ? He was distraught. Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told nothing could be done because the game was over. Kevin Ledzian < Kledzian @ mfi .net> Thanks, Kevin R. Ledzian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090922/10706d18/attachment.html From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 22 14:44:38 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:44:38 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Fishing Pole beats the bad boy of tennis, Berlin style Message-ID: <1253652278.4ab93736380a8@www.taom.com> [Event "ICC 3 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.22"] [Round "-"] [White "JohnMcEnroe"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "White forfeits on time"] [WhiteElo "1930"] [BlackElo "2080"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, 4.O-O"] [ECO "C65"] [NIC "RL.07"] [Time "16:36:22"] [TimeControl "180+0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. h3 Ne5 11. a4 a5 12. Na3 Be6 13. Bf4 f6 14. Rfd1 Ke7 15. Nd4 Rhd8 16. Nxe6 Kxe6 17. Kf1 Bc5 18. Bxe5 Kxe5 19. Nc4+ Kxe4 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Ke2 b6 22. f3+ Kf4 23. g3+ Kf5 24. g4+ Kf4 25. Nd2 Bd4 26. c3 Be5 27. Ne4 c5 28. Rg1 g6 29. b3 f5 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Ng5 Re8 32. h4 Bxc3+ 33. Kd3 Re3+ 34. Kc2 Bd4 {White forfeits on time} 0-1 From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 22 14:56:28 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:56:28 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] 2010 Jim Burden - Francisco Baltier Award Contest Message-ID: <1253652988.4ab939fcf251d@www.taom.com> 38 Bd2 or Bc1 is +10 for White. Extra creit for the historical graph and intending a Fishing Pole or Raccoon. I also found out Joel Benjamin analyzed the original Jim Burden-Larry Christiansen game in Chess Life. BW ------- Paul Anderson ----- Forwarded message from CS Chess ----- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:30:46 -0600 From: CS Chess Reply-To: CS Chess Subject: [BrianWallChess] 2010 Jim Burden - Francisco Baltier Award Contest To: BrianWallChess at yahoogroups.com I wrote about this contest this year: http://home.att.net/~cs.chess/newsletter/Tue_Apr_07_2009.html I am still shooting for the title! This is what happens when I don't get a fishing pole or a raccoon. [Event "2010 Jim Burden - Francisco Baltier Award Contest"] [Site "http://cs.chess.home.att.net/"] [Date "2009.09.22"] [Round "?"] [White "LHildel"] [Black "PAnderson"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C21"] [PlyCount "86"] 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. a3 d6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. h3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. f4 exf4 12. Rxf4 Be6 13. Kh1 Qd4 14. e5 Qxe5 15. Rf1 Rad8 16. Bf4 Qd4 17. Rf3 c6 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Rd1 Qb6 20. Na4 Qa5 21. Nc3 Bxa3 22. bxa3 Qxc3 23. Bxh7+ Nxh7 24. Rxc3 Bd5 25. Qg4 Nf6 26. Qh4 Bxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Rxd1 28. Rf3 Rd4 29. Qg5 Rd5 30. Qh4 Re4 31. Qg3 Nh5 32. Qf2 Red4 33. Be3 Rd3 34. Rxf7 b6 35. Rf8+ Kh7 36. Rf3 Rxa3 37. Qc2+ Rad3 38. Rf8 c5 39. Rf3 Nf6 40. Bg5 Rxg5+ 41. Kh2 c4 42. Rg3 Rgxg3 43. Kh1 b5 0-1 Jim Burden - Francisco Baltier Award Winners: 2010 ? 2009 Francisco Baltier 2008 Tim Fisher? 2007 Chris Peterson? 2006 Tobias Lingaard 2005 Josh Smith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090922/b82bcb8f/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 22 15:51:28 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:51:28 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Fire Onischuk! Message-ID: <1253656288.4ab946e05ee54@www.taom.com> The first Karpov-Kasparov game in Valencia was pathetic, 15 book moves, then the rabbit froze in terror smelling the Lion and lost on time in 24 moves. Final position- better for Kasparov after 24 ... N:e6 25 de Q:d2 26 R:d2 R:d2 27 B:b7 The game was roughly equal until the last move. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "ICC 25 5 u"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.22"] [Round "-"] [White "*GM_Karpov"] [Black "*GM_Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2812"] [Opening "Neo-Gr?nfeld, 5.cd, main line"] [ECO "D72"] [NIC "KI.80"] [Time "15:50:39"] [TimeControl "1500+5"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 c5 8. d5 O-O 9. O-O e6 10. Nbc3 Na6 11. h3 exd5 12. exd5 Nc4 13. b3 Nd6 14. Bf4 b6 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Rad1 Nc7 17. g4 Qd7 18. a4 f5 19. g5 Rad8 20. Bg3 f4 21. Nxf4 Nf5 22. Nb5 Nxb5 23. axb5 Nd4 24. Ne6 {Black wins} 0-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "Lost Boys op"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "2001.08.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Tregubov, Pavel V"] [Black "Sutovsky, Emil"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D72"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2651"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2001.08.10"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "NED"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.09.11"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 c5 8. d5 e6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbc3 Na6 11. h3 exd5 12. exd5 Nc4 13. b3 Nd6 14. Bf4 b6 15. Qd2 Re8 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. h4 Qd7 18. Kh2 Nf5 19. Bh3 Nb4 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 Qc8 23. Nf4 Bh6 24. Nh5 Bg7 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Bh6+ Kf7 27. Rxe8 Kxe8 28. d6 Kf7 29. Qf4 Qe6 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Nb5 Nc6 32. d7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7+ Qxd7 34. Nd6+ Ke6 35. Nxf5 Ne5 36. Ne3 Kf7 37. g4 Qc6 38. Bg5 Qf3 39. Bh6 Qc6 40. Kg3 Qh1 41. Qf5 Qg1+ 42. Kh3 Qh1+ 43. Kg3 Be4 44. Qf4 Ng6 45. Qc7+ Ne7 46. Qxa7 Qf3+ 47. Kh2 f5 48. gxf5 Bb7 49. Qa4 Qh1+ 50. Kg3 Qf3+ 51. Kh2 Qxf2+ 52. Kh3 Qf3+ 53. Kh2 Qh1+ 54. Kg3 Nxf5+ 55. Kf4 b5 0-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2001.11.29"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Lputian, Smbat G"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D72"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2714"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2001.11.27"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.02.05"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 c5 8. d5 e6 9. Nbc3 exd5 10. exd5 O-O 11. O-O Na6 12. h3 Nc4 13. b3 Nd6 14. Bf4 b6 15. Qd2 Re8 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. g4 Nc7 18. a4 Ba6 19. Rfe1 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 Be5 21. Bg5 Bf6 22. Be3 Qd7 23. Ng3 Re7 24. Bf4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Rd1 Be5 27. Bf1 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Qe7 29. Qd2 Qe5 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. h4 h6 32. f3 Qe3 33. Qb2+ Kg8 34. h5 Re5 35. Bc4 a6 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. Ne4 Rxe4 38. fxe4 Qxe4+ 39. Kg3 b5 40. axb5 axb5 41. Bd3 Qe3+ 42. Kg2 Nxd5 43. Qd2 Nf4+ 44. Kf1 Qf3+ 45. Kg1 Nh3+ 46. Kh2 Nf2 47. Rf1 Qh3+ 48. Kg1 Qg3# 0-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All 3 games same first 15 moves, Karpov flags 9 moves later. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If possible, the second game was even more pathetic. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.22"] [Round "-"] [White "*GM_Kasparov"] [Black "*GM_Karpov"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2619"] [Opening "QGD: Charousek (Petrosian) variation"] [ECO "D31"] [NIC "QO.05"] [Time "15:22:02"] [TimeControl "1500+5"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 This is one of the few openings that both Karpov and Kasparov are both successful with ( when they are not prearranging draws ). Karpov wins with the minority attack, b4, b5. Kasparov wins with a Kingside attack, Ng3, Rae1, f3, e4-e5 6 ... Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. e3 Ne7 9. Bd3 Nd7 This part was interesting in that Karpov refused to move any minor pieces for 7 moves. This seemed to confuse Kasparov who slowed way down. 10. Nge2 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 a5 13. Rad1 b6 14. e4 Now we get an isolated pawn position but that c6-pawn means that Karpov has no winning chances. 14 ... dxe4 15. Nxe4! Qb8 16. N2c3 Ba6 17. Bxa6! Rxa6! 18. d5! Nxd5! 19. Nxd5! cxd5! Kasparov ends the pawn tension and settles for one development tempo. 20. Rxd5! Ra7! 21. Qd2! Time spent on this move - 2:42 Rybka prefers Chris Peterson's choice, 21 Rfd1!! 21 ... Nc5?? Played instantly, long regretted. Trying to gain activity by saccing a pawn on c5 but Kasparov has taken some time to set up a knockout punch. 22. Nf6+!! Kasparov spent half the time checking this move that he did setting it up. Time spent on this move - 1:21 22 ... gxf6! I pointed out both wins without a computer on ICC, just like the old days. 22 ... Kh8 23 Rh5!! mates 22 ... Kh8 23 b4! intending Nd7 is another win 23. Qxh6! f5! Only Move 24. Qg5+! Kh8! Only move. 24 ... Kh7 25 Q:f5+! clears a path for the Rook and checkmates. 25. Qf6+! Kg8! Only Move 26. Rxf5!! 26 Rfd1! also wins, Chris Peterson style 26 ... Ne4! Only Move About 3 minutes left each 27. Qh4! Re8 28. Rh5!! The best win. Others: 28 Qg4+, Rd1, f3 28 ... f5! Only move {White wins} 1-0 Perhaps Karpov flagged or resigned in view of 29 Rh8+ Kf7 30 Qh7+ Kf6 31 R:e8! winning material. 29 Rh8+ Kf7 30 Qh7+ Kf6 31 Qh6+!! is even stronger with a King hunt. 29 Rh8+ Kf7 30 Qh7+ Kf6 31 Qh6+!! Ke5 32 f4+ Kd4 33 Rd1+ or R:e8 or Qc6 wins massive material 29 Rh8+ Kf7 30 Qh7+ Kf6 31 Qh6+!! Ke7 32 Rh7+ Kd8 ( only legal move ) 33 Rd1+ wins massive material ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.22"] [Round "-"] [White "*GM_Kasparov"] [Black "*GM_Karpov"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2619"] [Opening "QGD: Charousek (Petrosian) variation"] [ECO "D31"] [NIC "QO.05"] [Time "15:22:02"] [TimeControl "1500+5"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. e3 Ne7 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Nge2 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 a5 13. Rad1 b6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qb8 16. N2c3 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Ra7 21. Qd2 Nc5 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Qxh6 f5 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rxf5 Ne4 27. Qh4 Re8 28. Rh5 f5 {White wins} 1-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Karpov gets $100,000 for this? 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Name: Untitled.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3660 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090922/0e9d7cdf/attachment.jpg From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Wed Sep 23 01:01:28 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:01:28 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] History in the making, another true Full Metal Jacket Message-ID: <1253689288.4ab9c7c8856c7@www.taom.com> Statistics for FredyMatsuura On for: 17 Idle: 0 FredyMatsuura is currently involved in a match against mp1990. rating [need] win loss draw total best Wild 1528 [6] 0 1 0 1 Crazyhouse 1770 [6] 7 9 0 16 Bullet 2086 [8] 81 56 3 140 2247 (02-Jul-2005) Blitz 2361 [8] 225 233 32 490 2581 (22-Feb-2008) Standard 1819 [6] 2 0 0 2 5-minute 2350 3026 2403 574 6003 2405 (02-Nov-2007) 1-minute 1901 11657 10874 810 23341 2325 (07-Oct-2005) 15-minute 2111 [4] 27 3 2 32 2120 (16-Oct-2007) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All my openings are intended to punish players who do what they're told. http://www.chessville.com/Wall/FullMetalJacket2.htm Groundbreaking article - you can find it by www.Chessville.com contributors Off the Wall Full Metal jacket [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.22"] [Round "-"] [White "FredyMatsuura"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "White resigns"] [WhiteElo "2350"] [BlackElo "2301"] [Opening "Queen's pawn: Lundin (Kevitz-Mikenas) defense"] [ECO "A40"] [NIC "QO.17"] [Time "23:17:16"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 It takes about 300 games to reach a Full Metal Jacket. I seem to have better chances with Chessmasters because they have actually heard of the 4 pawns Attack in the Alekhine's. 5 ... Qh4+!! 6. Kd2 Qh6+!! I can also play 6 ... Qg5+!! or ... Qf4+!! or ... de to avoid adraw. I love 6 ... Qh6+!! because it is so confusing to White who has no idea of where to go or if he is trying for a draw or avoiding a draw with White after only 6 moves. Also running to the Queenside loses after 7 Kc3 Qc6+!! Only Move 8 Kb3? Qb6+!! 9 Kc3! Only Move Qb4+!! ( 9 ... Bb4+!, .... Bc5!, ... Qc5+!, ... Qc6+, ... Qa5+ or ... de are also options ) 10 Kd3 Only Legal Move de+!! or ... Bc5!! better for me so White is already dodging bullets 7. Ke2 Qh5+!!= Only Move 8. Kd2 Qh6+ Second time around 9. Kd3 Many Chessmasters are like me in blitz games, they would rather lose than draw. Anything but draw. Freddy has used his first minute already. 9 ... dxe4+!? I could just keep checking with 9 ... Qa6+!!= but I don't want a draw either. 10. Kxe4! An unusual sight, White only has his King developed on e4 after 10 moves. The great Chessmaster James Hamblin used to play a game with me where we would play 1 e4 2 Ke2 3 Ke3 and we would advance our King as far as we could, if we couldn't legally go forward anymore we would start trying to crawl home. Winning any game like this was great fun and very demoralizing for our opponents. That was just a joke, this is real. 10 ... Qg6+ If I explain myself adequately now, future historical Chessplayers will not have to time travel back to ask me why I play the way I do. My Queen is attacked so I sidestep with check, pirouetting like a ballerina. Rybka prefers 10 ... d5+!! 11 Kd3 Bf5+ 12 Ke2 Qe6 but these positions are almost impossible to get right in blitz. 11. Kd4 d6 Rybka prefers 11 ... Qb6+!! 12 Kd3 Bc5!! 13 Nf3 d6!! 14 Kd2 Be6!! FredyMatsuura is doing a good job of playing the Hamblin game. 12. Nf3 Bg4 Rybka prefers 12 ... de+!! opening all lines against Freddy's King 13. e6 fxe6 Rybka prefers 13 ... B:e6!!, a very hard move for a human to make, retreating a Bishop which pins a Knight. 14. Bd3 Freddy has used his second minute. 14 ... Qf6+! 4 seconds spent 15. Ke3! d5!! 4 seconds spent. After all this insanity, it's still about even. Freddy is doing a good job of running his King up and down the board, not what you expect to be doing after 1 d4. That's the true beauty of the Full Metal Jacket. 16. Rf1 Bc5+!! 3 seconds spent 17. Ke2 Ne7! In a Small Fire Emergency Position, you use what's available to put out the fire ( pot of water from the kitchen ), you don't call the Fire Department ( bring out the reserves. I activate my Rooks, the second best move. The True Fire Move is 17 ... Qe5+!! 18 Kd2 Be3+!! 19 Ke1 B:c1+ 20 N:e5 B:d1 21 K:d1 B:b2 22 Nf7 Nf6 23 N:h8 Ke7 and I should end up with extra pawns. 18. Qd2 e5!! Only Move I was proud of this. I need a powerful threat to counteract the dampening effect of Qf4 or Qg5. It took me 23 seconds. 19. Qc3 Freddy has two minutes left and his King is still in the middle. 19 ... Bd4!! 15 seconds spent. Gaining time for ... e4! 20. Qxc7! e4! 21. Ke1 exd3! Taking the Knight is even better: 21 ... ef!! 22 gf Bh3!! 22. Bg5 Qe6+!! Game Over 23. Kd1 Qe2+!! Taking everything, a complete fiasco for White. Final Times: Brian 3:08 left Freddy 1:39 left {White resigns} 0-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Event "ICC 5 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.22"] [Round "-"] [White "FredyMatsuura"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "White resigns"] [WhiteElo "2350"] [BlackElo "2301"] [Opening "Queen's pawn: Lundin (Kevitz-Mikenas) defense"] [ECO "A40"] [NIC "QO.17"] [Time "23:17:16"] [TimeControl "300+0"] 1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qh6+ 7. Ke2 Qh5+ 8. Kd2 Qh6+ 9. Kd3 dxe4+ 10. Kxe4 Qg6+ 11. Kd4 d6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. e6 fxe6 14. Bd3 Qf6+ 15. Ke3 d5 16. Rf1 Bc5+ 17. Ke2 Ne7 18. Qd2 e5 19. Qc3 Bd4 20. Qxc7 e4 21. Ke1 exd3 22. Bg5 Qe6+ 23. Kd1 Qe2+ {White resigns} 0-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Wed Sep 23 11:41:21 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:41:21 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Joe Eversole variation of the English Opening Message-ID: <1253727681.4aba5dc195ac9@www.taom.com> [Event "Denver Open 2005"] [Site "Glendale Community Center, Denver, Colorado"] [Date "2005.07.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Leonardo Sotaridona"] [Black "brianwall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "Whiteresigns"] [WhiteElo "1872"] [BlackElo "2239"] [Opening "Bishop's opening: Berlin defense"] [ECO "C24"] [NIC "IG.04"] [Time "13:27:43"] [TimeControl "40/2 Game/25 plus 5 second delay during second time control only"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. f4 d6 6. f5 g6 7. Bg5 gxf5 8. Nf3 Rg8 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd8 Ne3 11. Qe2 Rxg2 12. Qxe3 Bxe3 13. Bxc7 Kd7 14. Nh4 Rxc2 15. Nxf5 Bc5 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Ne3 Bb4+ 18. Kd1 Rxb2 19. Rf1 Rd2+ 20. Kc1 Rxh2 21. Rxf7+ Kd6 22. Nf1 Re2 23. Bb3 Nd4 24. Ng3 Ba3+ 25. Kd1 Rg2 White resigns 0-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Possible Variation from the Fang-Boudrot Gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4 g6 9. e5 dxe5 10. d6 exd6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Bd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd8 Kxd8 14. Nf3 f6 The idea is to use the pawns to lock out White's heavy pieces and maybe get some good squares for Black Knights. The b5-Knight is often attacked by something, Knight, Bishop, Rook or even King - ... Ke8-d7-c6 is not unheard of. If White is too passive the pawns and minor pieces roll over him. White should be looking for breakthrough sacs but most people can't do this. Too risky. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Book sac in the Samisch King's Indian. Bronstein may be the first. I believe Seirawan drew Kasparov here. Many GM games. I have played it too although my first move in one game was 1 f3. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f3 d6 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over the years I have enjoyed intentional ( rather than unintentional Jim Burden-Francisco Baltier award nominees ) Queen sacs like my game with Leonardo Sotaridona or a variation I used to enjoy as Black against my computer in the Fang-Boudrot Gambit. Humans cannot play these positions correctly. Joe Eversole invented one he wants the Chess World to know about. Joe and his wife Martha Reece ( most recent facebook friend ) used to live with my PreWife Debbie and I at 1560 Ogden, Denver, CO. Joe is remarried now and living in Washington. I asked Martha Reece what she's been doing for 35 years. JoeEversole at Q.com Joe almost beat Tal in his first rated Chess game in America. http://www.walverine.com/popular.php?offset=20 www.Walverine.com email " Tal!" 1638 hits Let's take a look at Joe's Queen sac. The Sapphire he refers to is a Chess computer. Joe's nickname is Joe " Ever so Goddamned Slow " Eversole, probably by James Hamblin or Steven Dykstra or some other long time friend. Joe has been a card dealer for 15 years now. Eversole variation 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bg5 Be6!? Rather than win the two Bishops and break the pin with 7 ... h6 and lose control of d5, which has been played before, not just in this position but in many similar positions Joe double dog dares White to exploit the pin. 8. Ne4! White calls the obvious bluff - Andy Rea 8 ... Nxe4!? Joe can bail with 17 ... Bb4+ but you don't last long in Pueblo, Colorado backing down. 9. Bxd8! Nxf2!! White has a Queen for a Knight but no human could ever win this. He could never keep track of all those mosquitoes. Attacking motif: Knight fork on h1 and d1 10. Qc2 Raxd8!! Two pieces plus a pawn for the Queen plus a Full Metal Jacket ( all his pawns intact and on the board ). I love positions like this. 11. Rf1 Ng4!! Full Metal Jacket, Fishing Pole, it's all there. Attacking motif: Family Fork on e3 12. Qb3 Ne3!! Already 12 ... Bb4+!!! or ... e4!! also win 13. Rg1 e4!!! Already 13 ... Bb4+!! or ... Rb8! also win 14. Ng5 exd3!! Already 14 ... Bb4+!!!! or ... d5!!! or ... Nd4!!! win even more material Attacking motif: 14 ... Bb4+ 15 Kf2 ( or he loses his Queen back ) Ng4+ 15 Kf1 N:h2+ 16 Kf2 e3+ 17 K:e3 Ng4+ 18 Kf4 Bd2+ 19 e3 B:e3+ 20 Kf3 Nd4+ 21 Ke4 f5 humiliating pawn checkmate in the middle of the board 15. exd3? Are automatic captures ever best? 15 ... Nb4! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Already 14 ... Nd4!!! or ... Bb4+!! or ... Bf5!! or ... d5! win even more material Attacking motif: 15 ... Nd4!!! attacking everything in sight Attacking motif: Trapping the Queen, ... Bb4, Knight fork on c2 15 ... Nd4!! 16 Qc3 Bb4!! 17 Q:b4 Nc2+ 15 ... Nd4!! 16 Q:b7 Rb8!! 17 Qe4 Bf5!! overwhelming White's Royalty, the French Castle is stormed by the peasants 15 ... Nd4!! 16 Qa4 Bd7!! 16 Qa5 Bb4+ 17 Q:b4 Nc2+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16. Rb1 b5! The position is just fun to play, Joe is knocking down moving ducks with an air gun. of the multiple wins only 16 ... Nec2+!!, ... d5!!, ... h6! or ... a5! are better. 17. Be4 bxc4!! Only 17 ... Nec2!!! is better. 17 ... Nbc2+!! is also very good 18. Bxh7+ Pitiful counterattack 18 ... Kh8!! Best. 19. Qc3 Bd4!!! Only 19 ... Nec2+!!!! or ... N:a2!!!! are more powerful Attacking motif: Trapping the Queen, ... Bb4, Knight fork on c2 19 ... Na2!! The White Queen has no squares thanks to the ... Bb4 theme 20. Qd2 Nec2+!!!! Finally Joe finds the killer move. Joe only has two minor pieces and a pawn for a Queen ... so far. 21. Kf1! Be3!! There goes a Knight. Attacking motif: Bishop Fork on e3 22. Qe2! Bxg5! 23. Qh5! Bh6! 24. Be4 Bg4!! It's like a Knightmare geometry class to a disinterested High School freshman. 25. Qh4 f5!! 0-1 White's Rooks never saw the sun. Joe is +7 here. Attacking motif: Trapped Bishop The Bishop has nowhere to go: 26 Bg2 Ne3+ 27 Kf1 N:d3+ 28 Kd2 N:g2+ winning the Queen too. Any Democrat should love the little people toppling the aristocracy. BW ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bg5 Be6 8. Ne4 Nxe4 9. Bxd8 Nxf2 10. Qc2 Raxd8 11. Rf1 Ng4 12. Qb3 Ne3 13. Rg1 e4 14. Ng5 exd3 15. exd3 Nb4 16. Rb1 b5 17. Be4 bxc4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Qc3 Bd4 20. Qd2 Nec2+ 21. Kf1 Be3 22. Qe2 Bxg5 23. Qh5 Bh6 24. Be4 Bg4 25. Qh4 f5 0-1 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:04:07 +0000 From: joe EVERSOLE To: brian Subject: background-explanation 2 unnamed text/html 1.64 KB brian, hey linde got back with me already...he says he should have won the kansas state championship but they gave it to some russian woman who probably didn't reside there...05 or 06...like me he has only played 3 times in five years...( i now play every week)....i began to play the sapphire in 97-98 about 3-4 times a week at g-30...of course got slaughtered but drew maybe 35-40 games a year...when it beats you in 11 moves it leaves a mark...so now like my brother steinshouer i am shopping this game to anyone halfway interested...the thing is, white should just castle on move seven or eight and everything is ordinary...i understand also that white is probably winning anyway... it's just that that's what chess is...i had not really looked at this game twice in 10 years anyway but during one slow kitsap chess club night i showed it to kris dietsch who ran it on rybka that week...it's worth a try because a human would most certainly play it wrong...on 10.Qb1... Rad8 11.d4?! (better is 11.b4!)...Nd4 12.Kf2...Nc2 13.Kf1...Ne3 14.Kf2...Nc4 15.Ke1...Ne3 16.Bf1...c6 17.h4...Bf5 18.Qc1...Nc2+ 19.Kd1...Ne3+ 20.Ke1...Nc2 draw or 20.Kd2!?...Nc2 21.Kc3...d5 22.Kb3...Be3 23.Qd1...c5 24.Bh3...c4 25.Ka4...Rd6 26.Bf5...Ra6+ 27.Kb5...Rb6+ draw so a fun position to analyse...so thanks publish it if you think its interesting much more will send hard copy to arvada if you want me to...regards, joe ----- Forwarded message from joe EVERSOLE ----- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:02:56 +0000 From: joe EVERSOLE Reply-To: joe EVERSOLE Subject: FW: Eversole variation To: brianwallchess3 at taom.com mate in 8 with 14...B b4 etc better is 12. Qb1 --------------------- Kris Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:30:38 -0700 From: mrkrisyawho at yahoo.com Subject: Eversole variation To: joeeversole at q.com Joe, here's a pgn of your game, no comments. It should be 'copied' ---Exclude the top and bottom ***'s lines--- and 'pasted' into most programs. I'll send attached files later. Then, some hardware info. as we discussed if found verified on the web. Kris ***below this line*** [Event "G/30"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.08.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Novag, Saphire"] [Black "Eversole, Joseph P"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A29"] [PlyCount "50"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bg5 Be6 8. Ne4 Nxe4 9. Bxd8 Nxf2 10. Qc2 Raxd8 11. Rf1 Ng4 12. Qb3 Ne3 13. Rg1 e4 14. Ng5 exd3 15. exd3 Nb4 16. Rb1 b5 17. Be4 bxc4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Qc3 Bd4 20. Qd2 Nec2+ 21. Kf1 Be3 22. Qe2 Bxg5 23. Qh5 Bh6 24. Be4 Bg4 25. Qh4 f5 0-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 ... h6 instead of Joe's 7 ... Be6 [Event "Cullera op U2300 24th"] [Site "Cullera"] [Date "2003.07.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Torres Sanchez, Jose"] [Black "Fenollar Jorda, Manuel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A25"] [WhiteElo "2255"] [BlackElo "2234"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2003.07.17"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.09.04"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. h3 a6 11. O-O Nd4 12. Nd2 c6 13. b4 Ba7 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. e3 Ne6 16. Nde4 Qe7 17. g4 Rad8 18. Bf3 g6 19. Kh2 Qh4 20. Rg1 Kh8 21. Rg3 f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Nxd6 Ng5 24. Rxg5 hxg5 25. Bg2 f4 26. exf4 Rxf4 27. c5 Bxh3 28. Qe1 Rxd6 0-1 ----------------------------------------------------------- Similar position with colors reversed [Event "Dortmund op-B"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2005.07.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Ortner, Marcel"] [Black "Friedrich, Dieter"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "789"] [BlackElo "1724"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2005.07.08"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.09.02"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Be3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. Nd5 Ne5 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Qg3 Nxc4 13. dxc4 Qd7 14. Bh6 Rfe8 15. f4 Bxb2 16. Rab1 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 b6 21. Qc3 Kg8 22. Rbe1 Qe6 23. Rf2 Rad8 24. Ref1 Rf8 25. Qa3 Rd7 26. Qc3 Rd4 27. Qe3 Qxc4 28. e6 f6 29. c3 Re4 30. Rf4 Rxe3 31. Rxc4 Rxe6 32. Ra4 Ra8 33. Rd1 Rd6 34. Re1 Kg7 35. Rh4 Rh8 36. Ra4 Rd7 0-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Immortal Fishing Pole, Full Metal Jacket Game versus Fred Spell All my pawns stayed on the board for 34 moves. Fishing Pole, Full Metal Jacket, my last game with Fred, lasted 45 moves [Event "Poor Richard's"] [Site "Colorado Springs"] [Date "2009.03.04" ] [Round "1"] [White "Fred Spell"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "White resigns"] [WhiteElo "1484"] [BlackElo "2206"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, 4.O-O, Fishing Pole, Full Metal Jacket"] [ECO "C65"] [NIC "RL.07"] [Time "18:09:28"] [TimeControl "Game/85 5 second delay"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 5. Re1 Bc5 6. Re2 Nd4 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 8. h3 Nxf2 9. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 Qh4+ 11. Kg1 Qxe4 12. Nc3 Qd4+ 13. Kh1 c6 14. Ba4 O-O 15. Qf3 d5 16. d3 f5 17. Be3 Qb4 18. Bb3 Be6 19. Qf2 b6 20. Bd2 Qd6 21. Re1 Rae8 22. Ne2 c5 23. Ng3 f4 24. Nf1 b5 25. a3 g5 26. Qf3 Kg7 27. Qh5 h6 28. Qe2 Bf5 29. Kg1 a6 30. Kh1 Kh7 31. Bc3 d4 32. Bd2 e4 33. Qh5 e3 34. Bc1 c4 35. dxc4 bxc4 36. Ba4 Re7 37. Nh2 d3 38. cxd3 cxd3 39. Nf3 Qg6 40. Qxg6+ Kxg6 41. Kg1 Rd8 42. Bd2 Be4 43. Bc3 Bxf3 44. gxf3 d2 45. Bc2+ Kh5 0-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- from: joe EVERSOLE To: brian Subject: you're killing me! 2 unnamed text/html 0.42 KB brian, you are a chess god... just looked at your 1st example...everything you sent will keep me busy for weeks...thanks and regards from me and kris, who worked so hard on it... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.BrianWallChess.net Chris Peterson's site www.Walverine.com Pete Cascio's site Off the Wall column for www.Chessville.com David Surrat's site ICC handle - B-Wall Chicago site PlayChess handle - Germany site BrianWall -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090923/27f028a9/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Wed Sep 23 11:49:27 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:49:27 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Final Call on - I need a ruling Message-ID: <1253728167.4aba5fa702688@www.taom.com> If you are losing on time in a winning position and you just noticed you forgot to set the delay: Option 1 for the draw - Demand a draw if you have less than two minutes left in a Sudden Death time control. Your opponent will agree once the TD explains that his option is to take half your time away and give you a 3( or 5 ) second delay. Option 2 for the win - Pray your TD is Duwayne Langseth, who will reset your clock with a delay even if you only have 2 seconds left and not Harvey Lerman who will laugh at you or Damian Nash who will club you with his new bionic, robotic thumb, courtesy of a motorcycle accident at 75 mph. Option 3 - for a final ruling contact Tim Just From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Wed Sep 23 12:18:55 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:18:55 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Karpov fights back! Message-ID: <1253729935.4aba668fdbec0@www.taom.com> The game was very interesting and dynamic within a Dan Avery range ( + or - one pawn ) until Gary's last three moves, especially 35 ... Re8?? - I am not sure how little time they both had at the end but it wasn't much. 33 ... Re8! might be tenable. [Event "ICC 25 5 u"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2009.09.23"] [Round "-"] [White "*GM_Karpov"] [Black "*GM_Kasparov"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2812"] [Opening "Neo-Gr?nfeld, 5.cd, main line"] [ECO "D72"] [NIC "KI.80"] [Time "13:55:48"] [TimeControl "1500+5"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 c5 8. d5 e6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nec3 Na6 11. a4 exd5 12. exd5 Nb4 13. Be3 Bd4 14. a5 Bxe3 15. axb6 Bd4 16. bxa7 Bf5 17. Na3 Rxa7 18. Ncb5 Rxa3 19. Rxa3 Bxb2 20. Re3 Qb6 21. Qe2 Bg7 22. Rd1 Bd7 23. Na3 Bd4 24. Re7 Ba4 25. Rc1 Qf6 26. Rxb7 Bb2 27. Rxc5 Bxa3 28. h4 Nd3 29. Ra5 Nc5 30. Rba7 Qd4 31. Qe3 Qxe3 32. fxe3 Bc1 33. Kf2 Nd3+ 34. Ke2 Bc2 35. d6 Re8 36. Ra8 {White wins} 1-0 ICC lib Valencia09 From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sat Sep 26 12:13:23 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:13:23 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Final Ruling from Tim Just - , I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] Message-ID: <1253988803.4abe59c3b7031@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Tim Just ----- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:59:08 -0500 From: Tim Just Reply-To: Tim Just Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] TD dispute rages on #2,I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Harvey Lerman , Brian Wall , Brian Wall Chesslist All, Harvey is right. Tim At 06:32 AM 9/22/2009, Harvey Lerman wrote: >Setting a clock with the time delay off is >allowed and is not considered as "incorrect" >settings. It is still considered as "standard" >equipment, though not "preferred" equipment, and >certainly not "incorrect". It is each player's >responsibility at the start of a game to check >and understand the clock that is being used; and >if there are any concerns then, that is when >they are resolved... certainly not when one is about to lose the game on time. > >Harvey >PS. This is the correct interpretation of the >rules... not just "my opinion". If in doubt ask >the guy who "wrote" the rules... Tim Just. >----- Original Message ----- >From: Brian Wall >To: >BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com >; >Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com >; Brian Wall Chesslist >Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:19 AM >Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] TD dispute rages >on #2,I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] > > > >----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth ><duwaynelangseth at hotmail.com> >----- > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:12:45 -0600 > From: DuWayne Langseth > <duwaynelangseth at hotmail.com> >Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth ><duwaynelangseth at hotmail.com> > Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] TD dispute rages on, I need a TD ruling [1 >Attachment] > To: Brian Wall > <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> > > > > > > >Brian, > > > >Ha! > > >As we discussed previously, 14h2d forbids asking to REPLACE > >a clock, not forbidding correction of the settings. > > > >I'm done! > > > >DuWayne > > > > > >To: >BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; >Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; >brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com >From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com >Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:04:39 -0600 >Subject: [BrianWallChess] TD dispute rages on, I >need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] > > > > >[Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] > > > > >----- Forwarded message from Harvey Lerman ----- >Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:22:13 -0400 >From: Harvey Lerman >Reply-To: Harvey Lerman >Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #4,on I need a TD >ruling [1 Attachment] >To: Brian Wall , BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, >Brian Wall Chesslist > >The clock can be corrected for all incorrect >settings except for the case we are >addressing here. Nowhere, even in Section 16, does it say that if a clock is >used that was not set for time delay, that later in the game time delay be >turned on because a player decides to do so. But >it explicitely says that there >is no rule to allow this (I.e. TD Tip after 14h2d, for example.). > >Harvey >----- Original Message ----- >From: Brian Wall >To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist >Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:51 PM >Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Duwayne Langseth, Email #4,on I need a TD >ruling [1 Attachment] > >----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth >----- >Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:32:53 -0600 >From: DuWayne Langseth >Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth >Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 >Attachment] >To: Brian Wall > >Brian, > >The TD Tip in 14h2d forbids asking for replacement of > >one clock for another, rather than correcting the settings > >of the clock in use. > >The rules do give examples of instances when the clock > >should be replaced and others when the clock settings > >need to be corrected. To say that the clock can never > >be corrected once the game starts, would discount times > >for instance, when the delay was set absurdly high, say > >at 2 minutes per move. Clearly in such a case, the TD > >would correct the setting. Other examples demonstrating > >that the settings should be corrected are provided in > >Section 16. > >DuWayne > >To: BrianwallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; >brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com >From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com >Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:33:14 -0600 >Subject: [BrianWallChess] Damian Nash on I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] > >[Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] > >Apparently Patrick could have claimed a draw based on insufficient losing >chances because of sudden death rules. Then his opponent could accept the draw >or risk losing with a new delay. > >Duwayne says a clock set wrong should be corrected when discovered, Damian >says >a clock cannot be changed once the game starts. > >Duwayne and Damian both say the clock can be changed after a sudden death time >control draw calim with less than 2 minutes of the clock. > >BW >------- >Damian Nash > >----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com ----- >Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:59 -0700 (PDT) >From: chess at krusemer.com >Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com >Subject: Re: I need a TD ruling >To: Brian Wall > >Hi Brian.? ? > >A very similar situation occurred last weekend on one of the top boards at the >Santa Fe Open, which I directed.? ? The higher-rated player had a winning >endgame but only seconds left on his analog clock. ? His opponent, who had >plenty of time left, turned down a draw offer, expecting to win the time >scramble. ? I stood by watching, unable to interfere with the game, but >knowing that the player in the dire situation could make a legitimate claim, >if >only he knew how to. ? After the game (a draw by perpetual) I educated him >about what he could have done: > >1) Stop the clocks and make a claim of a draw based on "insufficient losing >chances" (Section 14H of the USCF rule book). > >2) The TD would not be able to adjudicate the game, because there were still >too >many complexities in the position, ruling the outcome is "unclear." > >3) The TD would then be required to follow the procedure to resolve the >situation, addressed in rule 14H2a (because digital clocks were readily >available at that point). > >4) The game would continue with a digital clock (with delay) substituted for >the >analog clock.? ? > >5)? Important note:? ? Half the claimants time would be removed from his >clock.? ? So, instead of 10-seconds on an analog clock, he would now have >5-seconds on a digital clock, but with an extra 5-seconds per move because of >the delay feature. > >6) His opponent would then have to decide either to accept the draw offered >through the claim or to risk losing a lost position. > >The player in Santa Fe did not follow this procedure because of a complicating >factor,? one that he was already aware of. ? There is a "TD Tip" following >section 14H2d that states: > >"There is no rule allowing players, after the game has started, to ask for a >properly set delay clock to be placed on their game, which would replace an >analog clock or delay clock not set properly." ? > >Alas, this very experienced tournament player had remembered this much of the >rulebook, but not the sentences which immediately follow: ? "... Only a TD >can >initiate placing a clock with time delay capabilities on a game after a 14H >claim [draw by insufficient losing chances] has been made... As a result, the >player wishing to place a delay clock on the game must first make a 14H >claim." > >I hope this clarifies what your friend in Florida, and the TD, should have >done >in his situation.? ? Please share this information with your list.? It helps >everyone if tournament players are clear about the rules! > >Damian Nash >USCF Senior TD >Moab, Utah > >PS -- as an aside, the player in question, who is a friend of mine and whom I >like very much, lost a game that he shouldn't have lost because the flag fell >on his analog clock.? Then came the game I used in this example, where he >drew >a game which he should have won, again because of the analog clock. ? I >believe >he could have gone 3.5/4 and won the Santa Fe Open if only he didn't insist on >using his own, ancient, analog clock!! ? But as we all know, time pressure >stimulates the adrenal glands, and for some the rush of adrenaline seems to be >unconsciously more important than the victory.? ? Chess players are >mysterious >creatures!? ? Buy a digital clock, people!? ? :) > >--- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Wall wrote: > >From: Brian Wall >Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I need a TD ruling >To: Kledzian at mfi.net, BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, >Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" > >Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:09 PM > >---------------------------------------------------------- >---------------------------------------------------------- > >I have some TDs on my mailing list so I would like an objective opinion. > >---------------------------------------------------------- >---------------------------------------------------------- > >Kevin R. Ledzian is a Denver born 1500 that lost to Danielle Rice I believe in >the 2008 Florida Open. > >His son had a winning position in the 2009 Florida Championship but noticed >that >his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay or increment. He didn't notice >this until he was almost out of time, similar to the Tyler Hughes-Philipp >Ponomarev time dispute a few years ago. > >This also happened to poor Robert Ramirez against me in the 2007 CO Closed. >I think he lost on time before he noticed there was not a delay like there was >supposed to be. Ironically he had to appeal to the person who had set my >clock, >Dean Brown. > >At this point Kevin's son was willing to settle for a draw but the TD said no >and restarted his clock after which he lost on time in a few moves in a >winning >position. > >Is there any official USCF policy about what happens when it is noticed - >during, after or right near the the end of a game that the delay or increment >has not been set up correctly. This is a fairly common situation and clear >rules >should be passed. Also what about claiming no losing chances in a won position >with a few second left. > >Brian Wall > >except from Kevin Ledzian's email > >Kevin Ledzian > >This TD did not have a copy of the rule book, which I believe is a violation. > >Patrick stated that he wanted to immediately appeal the floor TD??Ts decision, >and >was told ??ono, no, no???not possible.???? I believe denying an appeal is a >violation. >The floor TD then unpaused the clock before Patrick was even seated.? Patrick >blitzed out a few moves in a won position before flagging.? He was >distraught. >Patrick then sought out the chief TD (Blas Lugo) on his own, and was told >nothing could be done because the game was over. > >Kevin Ledzian > >Thanks, > >Kevin R. Ledzian > > >---------- >_______________________________________________ >BrianWall-ChessList mailing list >BrianWall-ChessList at lists.taom.com >http://www.taom.com/mailman/listinfo/brianwall-chesslist Good Chess, Tim Just ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090926/395faf50/attachment.html From wlcoker7 at hotmail.com Wed Sep 23 20:57:13 2009 From: wlcoker7 at hotmail.com (Laurence Coker) Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:57:13 -0500 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Andrei Tcherepanov Message-ID: Dear Brian, Anyone ever hear what happened to Andrei Tcherepanov? He won the Kansas Open in 2003 (lived in Georgia before that). Subsequently he moved to Michigan playing his last rated game there in 2006. He was into computers. Then, he just disappeared to chess. He was rated around 2500 but from all I gather never got an IM or GM title. Sincerely, Laurence -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090923/b6bc6a20/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sat Sep 26 20:09:44 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:09:44 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] New Fishing Pole video Message-ID: <1254017384.4abec96838c50@www.taom.com> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qac6OFDHdTs From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sun Sep 27 01:22:04 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:22:04 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Griffins, Unicorns, Loch Ness Monsters, Himalayan Snowmen, Colorado Chess Clubs and other mythical creatures. Message-ID: <1254036124.4abf129c8ac37@www.taom.com> 648 members 4781 messages BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com started May 9, 2004 after being evicted from FortCollinsChess at Yahoogroups.com for calling a member my single digit bitch ( losing in 9 moves ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- When I arrived in New Hampshire in 1986 I had a dream of visiting all the Chess Clubs of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. I didn't have much luck. IM Joe Fang, Nashua, NH- I live in your same city and I am stronger than anyone in those other Chess Clubs. And so I stayed at Camp Fang, 31 Doggett Lane, NH, for a decade. When I returned to Colorado I dreamed of visiting all their Chess Clubs. The only problem is that they don't exist. Apparently no ever confirms these phone numbers, addresses or contact people. I have dreamed for at least 10 years of visiting the Rifle, CO Chess Club, listed at www.Colorado-Chess.com The Rifle Chess Club meets Thursdays, 6:30-9:00 PM, at City Hall. For information email Dane Lyons at duilen at gmail.com. http://colorado-chess.com/clubs2.shtml When my brother Jack the truckdriver said he was making a one day run to Rifle I offered to go with him to visit the long desired Chess Club and to see how hard Jack works. There was no one to unload the truck when we got there so we slept in the truck. I crawled into his truck bunk seahorse style. I hadn't been that close to Jack since my Mother used to throw her four oldest boys, screaming, laughing and splashing, into one bathtub. Jack and I weigh about the same, 265. There was also a rat terrier named "Now" in the truck. I wanted to rename him "Not Now!". As we passed Rifle City Hall a second time I got out of the 18 wheeler to investigate. No had heard of any Chess Club. I walked in circles between City Hall and two Rifle libraries, following a "hot lead". No had heard of any Rifle Chess Club there either. I learned about pallet jacks, henhouses, logbooks, dispatch. The security guard where we delivered pipe remembered taking her kids to the Rifle Chess Club 15 years ago. They are grown, productive citizens now. I guess the Club did them some good. All I got from the Rifle Chess Club was some exercise. A philosophic sceptic once suggested hanging " Important if True " signs on all churches. I believe that sign would be appropiate in front of http://colorado-chess.com/clubs2.shtml Colorado-Chess.com Chess Clubs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A funny thing happened on the way to a Chess Lesson. About 35 years ago my brother Jeff and I painted the front of Gart Bros. I bought a tennis racket there Friday, it's called Sports Authority now. I think they have tennis courts on the roof if I remember correctly. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3001/2988229116_070ea72a2a.jpg?v=1225416109 It's an ornate building that looks like a castle. One time Jeff and I were taking a break in the store, maybe getting a soda. Some young girl our age had her back turned to us ( we were all about 18 years old ). I pinched her butt and my face went Zen quiet, no one existed, no expression, I became one with the still air. Jeff has red hair and turned beet red. I kept walking, Jeff took all the heat. Friday I was teaching Chess to a family of 4 boys and one girl ( the youngest ). We were having a great time, Kai Rogers ( age 11 ) invented a Frog opening ( e5, d5 front legs; c3, f3 back legs, Frog Opening ). I set up mates in one, then ranked who solved them first. If they lied about seeing a mate ( i.e., not even a good bluff ) I would replace their 1,2,3 ranking with an inappropiate superhero, like the Ant, Wonder Woman, Lois Lane, Barfman or Fartman. The boys were good artists and drew their interpretations of Fartman and Barfman. It wasn't long before a brother pinched her sister on the butt who howled and jumped on her mother's lap crying, prompting apologies from me and the boy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkCk6zdtSLk Anthea's Fishing Pole Youtube video 4,255 hits --------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqq2OAU3JQk JRobi's Fishing Pole video,20,291 hits -------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exGSXjvKej0 Chris Peterson's Fishing Pole video 3,914 hits -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a new one by Kevin. I play the Fishing Pole differently but I found his 8 minute video interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qac6OFDHdTs Chess Traps- Fishing Pole thechesswebsite 596 hits The Fishing Pole is one of the hardest chess traps not to fall into. White has so many opportunities to hang himself and black simply waits to see if he takes the bait. If white never does bite, black can develop like normal, not giving up much ground in development. Black will still have a very good game. Category: Education Tags: chess traps fishing pole strategy bobby fischer thechesswebsite ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anyone who wants to see me in person can join my son and I after tennis Sunday at http://www.menuism.com/restaurants/cc2tQEjSWr245yabBlKsEs-woodys-woodfired-pizza-denver-co Woody's Woodfired Pizza 7095 E Evans Ave Denver, CO (303) 757-4200 Last Sunday we got there about 1 PM for a 2:15 PM game. We intend to do the same tomorrow. I will have my Chess set and clock. Our team is the Denver Broncos, our opponents are the Oakland Raiders who used to injure our players with dirty fouls 30 years ago. Woody's is a sports bar that serves all you can eat pizza and salad for $7. I will try to show more restraint than last week. After that I might stop at the Chess tables at 16th and Curtis. Sun Sep 27 My son and I play tennis first at James A Bible park, Yale and Quebec 11 AM A year ago some creepy Arab guy who lived in a motel and hadn't changed his clothes in 5 days tried to lure an 11 year old girl into his car. The quickthinking Angel took a clear picture of him with her camera phone and ran like the wind. The pyscho terrorist pedophile was behind bars in 3 days. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=852_1213846372&c=1 http://cbs4denver.com/local/attempted.abductions.picture.2.750559.html http://scaredmonkeys.com/2008/06/19/finally-camera-phone-used-for-the-right-reasons-11-year-old-girl-snapped-photo-of-abductor-mohammed-al-hamdani/ Devon said- " There ought to be security people everywhere. " ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- My daughter Phyllis turned 23 Sept 26. She is working as an engineer on power lines in Waltham, MA. Paul Storm scared me to death with horror stories of Power Line workers who grabeed the wrong wire. One guy's jeans crystallized, his clothes fell off, he was hanging there naked and died three days later like a modern day Jesus. Supposedly he walked to the hosptial himself. Another guy's hair turned color and his fingernails warped into something grotesque. Birds who touch two wires are simply vaporized. Apparently you can touch one wire and be OK, but you can't touch one live wire and be grounded or touch a second live wire. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.Walverine.com BrianWallChess.net Chris keeps improving our website with new features. The latest is player profiles. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Eversole's Queen sac impressed me and brought back good memories of other Queen sacs. Lately I have been taking on all comers with two minors against a Queen in these and other positions. Lots of fun for me. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "Denver Open 2005"] [Site "Glendale Community Center, Denver, Colorado"] [Date "2005.07.01" ] [Round "2"] [White "Leonardo Sotaridona"] [Black "brianwall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult "Whiteresigns" ] [WhiteElo "1872"] [BlackElo "2239"] [Opening "Bishop's opening: Berlin defense"] [ECO "C24"] [NIC "IG.04"] [Time "13:27:43"] [TimeControl "40/2 Game/25 plus 5 second delay during second time control only"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. f4 d6 6. f5 g6 7. Bg5 gxf5 8. Nf3 Rg8 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd8 Ne3 11. Qe2 Rxg2 12. Qxe3 Bxe3 13. Bxc7 Kd7 14. Nh4 Rxc2 15. Nxf5 Bc5 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Ne3 Bb4+ 18. Kd1 Rxb2 19. Rf1 Rd2+ 20. Kc1 Rxh2 21. Rxf7+ Kd6 22. Nf1 Re2 23. Bb3 Nd4 24. Ng3 Ba3+ 25. Kd1 Rg2 White resigns 0-1 ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Possible Variation from the Fang-Boudrot Gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4 g6 9. e5 dxe5 10. d6 exd6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Bd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd8 Kxd8 14. Nf3 f6 The idea is to use the pawns to lock out White's heavy pieces and maybe get some good squares for Black Knights. The b5-Knight is often attacked by something, Knight, Bishop, Rook or even King - ... Ke8-d7-c6 is not unheard of. If White is too passive the pawns and minor pieces roll over him. White should be looking for breakthrough sacs but most people can't do this. Too risky. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Book sac in the Samisch King's Indian. Bronstein may be the first. I believe Seirawan drew Kasparov here. Many GM games. I have played it too although my first move in one game was 1 f3. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f3 d6 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Joe Eversole Variation of the English [Event "G/30"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.08.06" ] [Round "?"] [White "Novag, Saphire"] [Black "Eversole, Joseph P"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A29"] [PlyCount "50"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bg5 Be6 8. Ne4 Nxe4 9. Bxd8 Nxf2 10. Qc2 Raxd8 11. Rf1 Ng4 12. Qb3 Ne3 13. Rg1 e4 14. Ng5 exd3 15. exd3 Nb4 16. Rb1 b5 17. Be4 bxc4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Qc3 Bd4 20. Qd2 Nec2+ 21. Kf1 Be3 22. Qe2 Bxg5 23. Qh5 Bh6 24. Be4 Bg4 25. Qh4 f5 0-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sun Sep 27 10:46:17 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:46:17 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] The Great Rennaisance Man, Dan Heisman of Philadelphia on - One side of clock not time delay has right of ILS draw claim Message-ID: <1254069977.4abf96d9902a6@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Dan Heisman ----- Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:32:07 -0400 From: Dan Heisman Reply-To: Dan Heisman Subject: One side of clock not time delay has right of ILS draw claim To: Timjust at comcast.net Tim, Not sure if you read the older emails, but this was a game where one side of the clock did not have time delay. I agree about not having the right to force the time delay on for his side (although the TD I assume could do so without violating the rules?!), but I assume that technically the person without time delay did (as an earlier posted pointed out) have the right to claim a draw by insufficient losing chances since he did not have time delay. This happened also at an informal game at our club a few years ago and I felt the player without time delay did have the right to claim a draw by insufficient losing chances. The other player (with time delay) did not say anything but apparently he was upset because he never came back! L Regards, Dan Heisman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, Dan H From: Tim Just [mailto:timjust at comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 8:58 AM To: Dan Heisman Subject: Re: One side of clock not time delay has right of ILS draw claim Hi Dan, I read the older items and was terribly confused as to what point was being made (or even what really was going on); therefore, I only commented on Harvey's statement. Your statement makes more sense than the older items did and I see nothing against the rules in it. It just means that despite it's bothersome nature that players should check that the clocks are set right, even if it is not their clock. Most players don't bother doing that simple step. Having incorrectly set clocks that don't get discovered until a critical point in the game just makes for a messy lose-lose situation for everyone. There is currently no standard solution in the rulebook for those kinds of situations. Perhaps there should be. One of the points I make in my TD workshops is for TDs to walk around the tournament hall soon after the start of the round to check for missing players, incorrectly set clocks, players with stopped clocks awaiting for their opponents, ... "Nip it in the bud," as Barney Fife used to say. Tim At 07:32 AM 9/27/2009, you wrote: Tim, Not sure if you read the older emails, but this was a game where one side of the clock did not have time delay. I agree about not having the right to force the time delay on for his side (although the TD I assume could do so without violating the rules?!), but I assume that technically the person without time delay did (as an earlier posted pointed out) have the right to claim a draw by insufficient losing chances since he did not have time delay. This happened also at an informal game at our club a few years ago and I felt the player without time delay did have the right to claim a draw by insufficient losing chances. The other player (with time delay) did not say anything but apparently he was upset because he never came back! L Regards, Dan Heisman Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:59:08 -0500 From: Tim Just > Reply-To: Tim Just > Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] TD dispute rages on #2,I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Harvey Lerman < harveylerman at embarqmail.com>, Brian Wall brianwallchess3 at taom.com >, Brian Wall Chesslist mailto:brianwall-chesslist%40lists.taom.com> brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com> All, Harvey is right. Tim At 06:32 AM 9/22/2009, Harvey Lerman wrote: Setting a clock with the time delay off is allowed and is not considered as "incorrect" settings. It is still considered as "standard" equipment, though not "preferred" equipment, and certainly not "incorrect". It is each player's responsibility at the start of a game to check and understand the clock that is being used; and if there are any concerns then, that is when they are resolved... certainly not when one is about to lose the game on time. Harvey PS. This is the correct interpretation of the rules... not just "my opinion". If in doubt ask the guy who "wrote" the rules... Tim Just. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090927/bb71730f/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Sun Sep 27 10:49:47 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:49:47 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] God's Pharmacy Message-ID: <1254070187.4abf97abf205f@www.taom.com> t's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and?fish... all before making a human.? He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw.??We're such slow?learners... God left us a great clue as to what foods?help what part of our?body! A ?sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The ?pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... And YES, science now shows carrots ?greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the?eyes. A ?Tomato has four chambers and is red. The ?heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes ?are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart ?and blood food. Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound ?heart and blood vitalizing food. A ?Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. ?Even the wrinkles or folds on ?the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen ?neuron-transmitters for brain function. Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys. Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. ?These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body. Avocadoes, ?Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? ?It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them). Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. ?Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility. Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics. Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts. Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. 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Brian Wall ----- Forwarded message from Harvey Lerman ----- Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:45:07 -0400 From: Harvey Lerman Reply-To: Harvey Lerman Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Tim Just and Dan Heisman : One side of clocknot time delay has right of ILS draw claim To: Brian Wall , Brian Wall Chesslist Fellows, Though I have not heard from Kevin personally on this yet (He is Treasurer of the Florida Chess Association), I doubt the claim was that only one of the two clocks did not have time delay on. When his son claimed that "his own clock was set incorrectly with no delay", I interpret that to say that he was owner of the clock and didn't turn on time delay (for both sides). I do not see a claim that only one side doesn't have the delay set. That would have changed everything, but a claim for a draw for insufficient losing chances does not apply. He has a more serious claim! But I think somehow the problem has changed to try to suit the answer. But this "new" problem, which I think is just a hypothetical one, does have merit. But Kevin needs to let us know what the problem really was, as the one we were all discussing was where neither clock was set for time delay. Harvey ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Wall To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 12:48 PM Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Tim Just and Dan Heisman : One side of clocknot time delay has right of ILS draw claim ----- Forwarded message from Dan Heisman ----- Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:03:58 -0400 From: Dan Heisman Reply-To: Dan Heisman Subject: RE: One side of clock not time delay has right of ILS draw claim To: 'Tim Just' Tim, Thanks. Yes, it is a messy situation; I still feel bad about the player who did not return. Unfortunately a TD would have to wait for both players to move on every board to see if both side's delay is on; they are correct in assuming that if the delay is on for one side then 99% of the time it is probably on for the other. Regards, Dan H From: Tim Just [mailto:timjust at comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 8:58 AM To: Dan Heisman Subject: Re: One side of clock not time delay has right of ILS draw claim Hi Dan, I read the older items and was terribly confused as to what point was being made (or even what really was going on); therefore, I only commented on Harvey's statement. Your statement makes more sense than the older items did and I see nothing against the rules in it. It just means that despite it's bothersome nature that players should check that the clocks are set right, even if it is not their clock. Most players don't bother doing that simple step. Having incorrectly set clocks that don't get discovered until a critical point in the game just makes for a messy lose-lose situation for everyone. There is currently no standard solution in the rulebook for those kinds of situations. Perhaps there should be. One of the points I make in my TD workshops is for TDs to walk around the tournament hall soon after the start of the round to check for missing players, incorrectly set clocks, players with stopped clocks awaiting for their opponents, ... "Nip it in the bud," as Barney Fife used to say. Tim At 07:32 AM 9/27/2009, you wrote: Tim, Not sure if you read the older emails, but this was a game where one side of the clock did not have time delay. I agree about not having the right to force the time delay on for his side (although the TD I assume could do so without violating the rules?!), but I assume that technically the person without time delay did (as an earlier posted pointed out) have the right to claim a draw by insufficient losing chances since he did not have time delay. This happened also at an informal game at our club a few years ago and I felt the player without time delay did have the right to claim a draw by insufficient losing chances. The other player (with time delay) did not say anything but apparently he was upset because he never came back! L Regards, Dan Heisman Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:59:08 -0500 From: Tim Just > Reply-To: Tim Just > Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] TD dispute rages on #2,I need a TD ruling [1 Attachment] To: Harvey Lerman < harveylerman at embarqmail.com>, Brian Wall brianwallchess3 at taom.com >, Brian Wall Chesslist mailto:brianwall-chesslist%40lists.taom.com> brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com> All, Harvey is right. Tim At 06:32 AM 9/22/2009, Harvey Lerman wrote: Setting a clock with the time delay off is allowed and is not considered as "incorrect" settings. It is still considered as "standard" equipment, though not "preferred" equipment, and certainly not "incorrect". It is each player's responsibility at the start of a game to check and understand the clock that is being used; and if there are any concerns then, that is when they are resolved... certainly not when one is about to lose the game on time. Harvey PS. This is the correct interpretation of the rules... not just "my opinion". If in doubt ask the guy who "wrote" the rules... Tim Just. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090927/4678f73a/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 28 15:53:27 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:53:27 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Kasparov-Karpov interviews Message-ID: <1254174807.4ac130576a36b@www.taom.com> http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kasparov-beats-karpov-6-2-in-blitz/#more-16547 I found them very interesting - A Russian journalist asked them about their relations over the years. Kasparov mentioned that Karpov tried to help him when the Russian media refused to report Kasparov was arrested. From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 28 16:20:20 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:20:20 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] http://www.chessblog.com/labels/South%20Africa.html Message-ID: <1254176420.4ac136a4731b4@www.taom.com> Alexandra Kosteniuk's CHESSBLOG.COM The world's leading Women's Chess Blog, hosted by the Grandmaster and Chess Queen?, Reigning 12th World Chess Champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk. Sunday, September 27, 2009 Help Needed for 11-year old South African Girl Today I received the following email from Sune de Toit from South Africa. I've been to the same situation many times when I was a little girl. So if you can please help this little girl to make her dream come true! "Dear Reader / To Whom it may concern" Chess is not one of the major sport codes in South-Africa and relies on individual businesses to financially assist our SA Champions to compete at this level. It would be unfortunate if these talented, hard-working Junior Chess Champions were to be denied this opportunity due to a lack of finances. I am appealing to you for financial support and assistance or long-term sponsorship to be able to reach for the stars, to be the best I can in 2010- World Youth Chess Championships - Greece. Please, have it in your heart and be so kind to read through my curriculum vitae. Kind RegardsSun? du Toit Parents: Engela and Gys du ToitCell nr : 0832906002Engeladut at vodamail.co.za C.V. My name is Sun? du Toit, I am 11 years old. From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 28 19:24:00 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:24:00 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Thomas StuArt Bahamas cruise photo album Message-ID: <1254187440.4ac161b045742@www.taom.com> http://www2.bridgemanartondemand.com//art/113177/The_Pipe_of_Freedom_1869 http://www2.bridgemanartondemand.com/art/175378/Woman_Spinning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thomas Stuart was an artist that lived in the 1800's ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Another Thomas Stuart did some artwork for www.Walverine.com http://www.walverine.com/index.php?id=179 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- My Thomas is a Reverend, a Chessplayer and a good painter. I put together a photo album of his recent trip to the Bahamas. Thomas won a Giant Chess game on his cruiseship. Just go to brianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com Photos and you can get as jealous as I did. From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Mon Sep 28 21:27:39 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:27:39 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Sick of so many Emails from Brian? [1 Attachment] Message-ID: <1254194859.4ac17eab500da@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Chris Peterson ----- Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:45:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Peterson Reply-To: Chris Peterson Subject: Sick of so many Emails from Brian? To: Brian Wall Are you getting tons of emails from brian? Is it cluttering up your email inbox? Are you thinking of unsubscribing because of this? Never fear email filters are here! depending on who you do email with you can easily set up email filters which will automatically move any emails from Brian's Email List to a new folder and help keep your inbox free of clutter. For example I use yahoo email and I can set up a filter by going Options (near the top right corner) > Mail Options the selecting filters and setting up a new filter. I suggest you try this to help free up your email, if you want you can write an email to me and tell me what email you use and I might be able to give you directions on how to do it (as long as it is not an email account that requires payment to get it set up). http://www.brianwallchess.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090929/2c8d4b55/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 29 08:50:57 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:50:57 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] THEM - email chess Message-ID: <1254235857.4ac21ed162ad0@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from Denis Hebbelynck ----- Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:52:24 +0200 From: Denis Hebbelynck Reply-To: Denis Hebbelynck Subject: THEM - email chess Hello chessfriend I'll first start with introducing myself. I'm Denis Hebbelynck from Belgium and started a brand new e-mail chess club, THEM. Because I noticed you are also playing chess via the internet I thought you may be interested. THEM is a friendly club who will organise five e-mail chess tournaments a year. Every tournament start with a new opening. Because this is a great way of exploring and learning chess openings these tournaments will also help you certainly in your regular games. There are 5 new thematics at the site : THEM11 : Reti : 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 THEM12 : Four Knights : 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 THEM13 : Modern defence : 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 THEM14 : English : 1.c4 e6 THEM15 : Gedult Attack : 1.d4 Nf6 2.f3 d5 3.g4 These are also openings you still can join : THEM01 : Polish :1.b4 THEM02 : Benko :1.g3 THEM03 : Amar :1.Nh3 THEM04 : Battamberg : 1.Nc3 e5 2.a3 THEM05 : Crab :1.a4 e5 2.h4 THEM06 : Valencia : 1.d3 e5 2.Nd2 THEM07 : Amsterdam Attack : 1.e3 e5 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.b3 Nf6 THEM08 : Halasz Gambit : 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.f4 THEM09 : Venezolana : 1.d3 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 THEM10 : Bird : 1.f4 If you will give this format a chance please join THEM at http://users.skynet.be/THEM Thanks for your time, Denis Hebbelynck NOTE: This e-mail is just informational. It will be the only message I'll send you Best regards, Denis Hebbelynck Director of THEM http://users.skynet.be/THEM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090929/8d46f3c9/attachment.htm From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Tue Sep 29 13:07:54 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:07:54 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Kasparov Turbocharges Magnus Carlsen for the last 6 months Message-ID: <1254251274.4ac25b0adcc46@www.taom.com> [Event "Nanjing09"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.09.28"] [Round "1"] [White "*GM_Carlsen"] [Black "*GM_Leko"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2762"] [Opening "Scotch game"] [ECO "C45"] [NIC "SO.05"] [Time "06:19:27"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8. Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. f4 Qxe4 11. Bf2 Bxd4 12. cxd4 N5g6 13. g3 O-O 14. Nc3 Qf5 15. d5 a6 16. Re1 Kh8 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Qb3 b5 20. Ne2 Qh3 21. Nd4 Bg4 22. Bg2 Qh5 23. h4 Ng8 24. Rc6 Nf6 25. Rxa6 Bd7 26. Nxb5 Rb8 27. a4 Ng4 28. Bf3 Qh6 29. Qc4 Nxh4 30. Bxg4 Bxg4 31. gxh4 Bf3 32. f5 Qh5 33. Qf4 Bxd5 34. Nxc7 Bb7 35. Rb6 f6 36. Bd4 Qf7 37. Ne6 Rg8 38. Kf2 Rbc8 39. Bc3 Bd5 40. a5 Rc4 41. Nd4 Ba8 42. Qxd6 Qh5 43. Qf4 Rcc8 44. Rbe6 {White wins} 1-0 -------------------------------------------------------------- [Event "Nanjing09"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.09.29"] [Round "2"] [White "GM_Carlsen"] [Black "GM_Topalov"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2813"] [Opening "King's Indian: 5.Nf3"] [ECO "E90"] [NIC "KI.20"] [Time "02:38:46"] [TimeControl "5400+0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Na6 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 c6 9. g4 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. a3 Nfd7 12. Rg1 a4 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1 cxd5 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. Bb5 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Nc3 Bf6 20. g5 Bd8 21. h4 Na8 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Qxa4 Qc8 24. Rc1 Nb6 25. Qd1 Qh3 26. Qf3 Qd7 27. Qd3 Kg7 28. Rc2 f6 29. gxf6+ Rxf6 30. h5 Rxf2 31. hxg6 h6 32. Nd1 Rxc2 33. Nxf2 Rc8 34. Ng4 Bg5 35. Nf3 Nc4 36. Nxg5 hxg5 37. Ne3 Nxe3 38. Qxe3 Qa4 39. Qxg5 Qxe4+ 40. Ka1 Re8 41. Rc1 {White wins} 1-0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://chess.liverating.org/ Rank Name Track Rating Change # games # events Born @ FIDE 01 Topalov off 2812,0 -1 1 1 1975 id-card 02 Anand off 2788,0 0 0 0 1969 id-card 03 Aronian off 2784,2 +11,2 6 1 1982 id-card 04 Carlsen off 2776,9 +4,9 1 1 1990 id-card 05 Kramnik off 2772,0 0 0 0 1975 id-card 06 Leko off 2757,1 -4,9 1 1 1979 id-card ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- From brianwallchess3 at taom.com Wed Sep 30 04:09:36 2009 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall) Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:09:36 -0600 Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] info sought on short chess story Message-ID: <1254305376.4ac32e60842df@www.taom.com> ----- Forwarded message from John Paines ----- Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:27:28 +0100 From: John Paines Reply-To: Chess_Library at yahoogroups.com Subject: [Chess_Library] info sought on short chess story To: Chess_Library at yahoogroups.com Hi all, I don't normally post here but I'm looking for a story which I read about 30 years ago in a collection of short fictional stories about chess. It's about a grandmaster who has spent his whole career trying to play a game which is aesthetically perfect, often at the expense of winning. In the story he finally plays a game in which he applies a perfect checkmate, and the gamescore is incorporated in the narrative. If anyone can help, please drop a line to johnpaines at blueyonder.co.uk Many thanks, John -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.taom.com/pipermail/brianwall-chesslist/attachments/20090930/2629e953/attachment.htm From halterrie at yahoo.com Wed Sep 30 09:52:56 2009 From: halterrie at yahoo.com (Hal Terrie) Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:52:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] [BrianWallChess] info sought on short chess story [1 Attachment] In-Reply-To: <1254305376.4ac32e60842df@www.taom.com> References: <1254305376.4ac32e60842df@www.taom.com> Message-ID: <503547.51613.qm@web110314.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> The story you are thinking of is "Last Round", by Kester Svendsen. You can read it here: http://www.wtharvey.com/lastrd.html -- Hal Terrie ________________________________ From: Brian Wall To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; UnorthodoxChessOpenings at Yahoogroups.com; Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com; Brian Wall Chesslist Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 6:09:36 AM Subject: [BrianWallChess] info sought on short chess story [1 Attachment] ? [Attachment(s) from Brian Wall included below] ----- Forwarded message from John Paines ----- Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:27:28 +0100 From: John Paines Reply-To: Chess_Library@ yahoogroups. com Subject: [Chess_Library] info sought on short chess story To: Chess_Library@ yahoogroups. com Hi all, I don't normally post here but I'm looking for a story which I read about 30 years ago in a collection of short fictional stories about chess. It's about a grandmaster who has spent his whole career trying to play a game which is aesthetically perfect, often at the expense of winning. In the story he finally plays a game in which he applies a perfect checkmate, and the gamescore is incorporated in the narrative. 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