From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar  1 12:25:27 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon,  1 Mar 2010 12:25:27 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] http://chesstempo.com/
Message-ID: <1267471527.4b8c14a74ae2a@www.taom.com>

http://chesstempo.com/

Bill Chandler likes this site

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar  1 22:32:38 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon,  1 Mar 2010 22:32:38 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] The Examiner experience
Message-ID: <1267507958.4b8ca2f647f86@www.taom.com>


The Examiner is an online magazine covering all topics, specializing in local
writer writing on local angles. I think I get a penny for everyone who looks at
it.

I have to write in the third person like an objective reporter. The story has to
be written from a Denver, Colorado perspective, even if I am covering the Chile
earthquake. ( I called my cousin in Chile and they sounded scared, etc. ).

I looked at other Examiner Chess articles and saw some book reviews. I chose
Andy Hortillosa's Improve your Chess at any age.

I coyly mentioned Andy, James McCarty and I were 2000 Denver Co-Champions
and glibly left out he left town long ago to give the review more "local author"
emphasis.

Almost anyone can be an Examiner reporter, you just have to have a passion.
I get $50 if anyone tries to be a writer and mentions me. Examples of popular
local writers are a UFO guy ( President Barrack Obama, tear down this wall! -
meaning lift the veil of secrecy for the UFO believers ), a Longmont soccer Mom
and a new video games release writer. One woman wrote 200+ guacamole recipes and
was invited down to a Mexican Avocado farm as a special guest. Everything you do
opens some doors and closes others.

Examiner likes tiny 150 by 200 1MB photos, I use Picnik.com to resize them.

I am not supposed to talk much about myself, I am supposed to be the expert on
my subject. No problem, I eat experts for breakfast.

Now that I saved my review for publishing, it goes into an Editor queue to see
if I am Examiner material. They also suggest I provide a list of 10 emails that
might read my articles, not knowing I have thousands. I believe the review
should be visible in a week or less.

I believe they have a max of 1 article per day they will pay for.

They like hyperlinks. I put in a 3 picture slideshow of Andy Hortillosa and two
hyperlinks. I considered linking Dana MacKensie's review but I wanted more than
10 people to buy the book. All of Dana's points were valid, they just didn't
incapacitate me as much. "They" tortured Andy by forcing him to write highly
educated papers for years to earn all his degrees, he can't just turn off that
goobldygook later on. I understood every word Andy said but I have a longtime
habit of looking up every word I don't understand. Andy Soltis claims 90% of
Chessplayers buy books way over their level to get a taste of higher Chess.
This way they not only learn new Chess concepts, they also increase their
vocabulary by force.

If anyone wants to ready my new objective review, subscribe to my Examiner
channel. Wait, let me open my piggy bank first. OK, go ahead. Drop in the
penny.


http://www.examiner.com/x-40125-Denver-Chess-Examiner

Subscribe here.






From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar  1 23:33:29 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon,  1 Mar 2010 23:33:29 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] William Chandler on The Examiner experience
Message-ID: <1267511609.4b8cb139eae2f@www.taom.com>

William Chandler was my boss on my favorite job, ICC webcaster.
Enjoy his social activism.

Brian Wall

----- Forwarded message from William Chandler <kinguniquex at gmail.com> -----
    Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 22:56:32 -0700
    From: William Chandler <kinguniquex at gmail.com>
Reply-To: William Chandler <kinguniquex at gmail.com>
 Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] The Examiner experience
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

http://www.examiner.com/x-7715-Portland-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d3-An-Open-letter-to-Congress
<http://www.examiner.com/x-7715-Portland-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d3-An-Open-letter-to-Congress>
http://www.examiner.com/x-7715-Portland-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d28-The-inevitable-conclusion
<http://www.examiner.com/x-7715-Portland-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d3-An-Open-letter-to-Congress>

On 1 March 2010 22:43, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:

 link please

 Quoting William Chandler <kinguniquex at gmail.com>:

  I already have two articles on the examiner, Brian, via a friend in
 Portland, Oregon.

 On 1 March 2010 22:32, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:


 The Examiner is an online magazine covering all topics, specializing in
 local
 writer writing on local angles. I think I get a penny for everyone who
 looks at
 it.

 I have to write in the third person like an objective reporter. The
story
 has to
 be written from a Denver, Colorado perspective, even if I am covering
 the
 Chile
 earthquake. ( I called my cousin in Chile and they sounded scared, etc.
).

 I looked at other Examiner Chess articles and saw some book reviews. I
 chose
 Andy Hortillosa's Improve your Chess at any age.

 I coyly mentioned Andy, James McCarty and I were 2000 Denver
 Co-Champions
 and glibly left out he left town long ago to give the review more
 "local
 author"
 emphasis.

 Almost anyone can be an Examiner reporter, you just have to have a
 passion.
 I get $50 if anyone tries to be a writer and mentions me. Examples of
 popular
 local writers are a UFO guy ( President Barrack Obama, tear down this
 wall!
 -
 meaning lift the veil of secrecy for the UFO believers ), a Longmont
 soccer
 Mom
 and a new video games release writer. One woman wrote 200+ guacamole
 recipes and
 was invited down to a Mexican Avocado farm as a special guest.
 Everything
 you do
 opens some doors and closes others.

 Examiner likes tiny 150 by 200 1MB photos, I use Picnik.com to resize
 them.

I am not supposed to talk much about myself, I am supposed to be the
 expert
 on
 my subject. No problem, I eat experts for breakfast.

 Now that I saved my review for publishing, it goes into an Editor queue
 to
 see
 if I am Examiner material. They also suggest I provide a list of 10
 emails
 that
 might read my articles, not knowing I have thousands. I believe the
 review
 should be visible in a week or less.

 I believe they have a max of 1 article per day they will pay for.

 They like hyperlinks. I put in a 3 picture slideshow of Andy Hortillosa
 and
 two
 hyperlinks. I considered linking Dana MacKensie's review but I wanted
 more
 than
 10 people to buy the book. All of Dana's points were valid, they just
 didn't
 incapacitate me as much. "They" tortured Andy by forcing him to write
 highly
 educated papers for years to earn all his degrees, he can't just turn
 off
 that
 goobldygook later on. I understood every word Andy said but I have a
 longtime
 habit of looking up every word I don't understand. Andy Soltis claims
 90%
 of
 Chessplayers buy books way over their level to get a taste of higher
 Chess.
 This way they not only learn new Chess concepts, they also increase
 their
 vocabulary by force.

 If anyone wants to ready my new objective review, subscribe to my
 Examiner
 channel. Wait, let me open my piggy bank first. OK, go ahead. Drop in
 the
 penny.


 http://www.examiner.com/x-40125-Denver-Chess-Examiner

 Subscribe here.




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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar  2 02:47:51 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue,  2 Mar 2010 02:47:51 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Crushing the Ponziani
Message-ID: <1267523271.4b8cdec7596e6@www.taom.com>


(2649255) Chovanec,Milan (2137) - Packa,Ladislav (2251) [C44]SVK-chT3B 0203
Slovakia, 2003?
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d4 Nxe4 5.d5 Bc5 6.dxc6 Bxf2+ 7.Ke2 Bb6 8.Qd5 Nf2
9.cxb7 Bxb7 10.Qxb7 0-0 11.Bg5 f6 12.Qd5+ Kh8 13.Be3 Nxh1 14.Bxb6 axb6 15.Na3
Ra5 16.Qd2 d5 17.g3 Qd7 18.Bg2 e4 19.Rxh1 exf3+ 20.Bxf3 d4 21.Qxd4 Qe6+ 22.Kf2
Qxa2 23.Nc4 Rc5 24.Be2 Rf5+ 25.Kg2 b5 26.Qe4 Rg5 27.h4 Rg6 28.Qe7 Qa8+ 29.Bf3
Qb8 30.Ne3 Re8 31.Qc5 Re5 32.Qd4 c5 33.Qf4 Rh6 34.Ng4 g5 35.Qd2 gxh4 36.Qxh6
1-0
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?
Information about Jamomo (Last disconnected Tue Mar 02 2010 03:36):
rating [need] win loss draw total best
Wild 1532 [6] 15 18 2 35 1611 (10-Jul-2009)
Loser's 1629 [6] 17 21 0 38 1679 (05-Aug-2009)
Crazyhouse 1655 [6] 2 3 0 5
Bullet 1943 585 449 33 1067 2008 (09-May-2009)
Blitz 2050 1300 796 99 2195 2318 (21-Jan-2010)
5-minute 2035 [6] 66 50 3 119 2064 (18-Oct-2009)
1-minute 1874 601 572 38 1211 2157 (16-Feb-2010)
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?
I have a soft spot in my heart for the Ponziani because when I was 8-9 years old
I thought I had invented that opening. I have a super sharp line I like to play
against it, y'all know by now my quick kill propensity. Due to repeated usage
of this line I was able to play 22 near perfect bullet moves, rather rare I
think.
?
[Event "ICC 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Jamomo"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White forfeits on time"]
[WhiteElo "1874"]
[BlackElo "1903"]
[Opening "Ponziani: Fraser defense"]
[ECO "C44"]
[NIC "KP.05"]
[Time "03:30:31"]
[TimeControl "60+0"]

1. e4 e5! ?2. Nf3 Nc6! ?3. c3 Nf6! ?4. d4 Nxe4! ?5. d5 Bc5!
?
Full Metal Jacket type piece sac.
?
6. dxc6 Bxf2+! ?7. Ke2 Bb6!
?
I have two pawns and a safer King for my piece plus chances for complications.
That's all I need for a go.
?
?
8. Qd5! ?Nf2! ?9. cxb7 ?
?
9 Rg1!!? TN?is better but humans haven't gone there yet.
I can go into a goofy ending with? 9 Rg1! ? dc6? or keep Queens on with?
9 Rg1!  0-0? 10 cb? B:b7? 11 Q:b7? Qf6? 12 Qd5? c6? 13 Qc4? d5? 14 Qh4? Qg6
which before computers we could label unclear?
?
?
9 ... Bxb7 !? 10. Qxb7!?? ?Nxh1! ?TN Wall
?
A rather obvious improvement over? Ladislav Packa's? 10 ... 0-0?
?
11. Be3
?
Not a great move but Jamomo believes in it, having tried it before against me.
?
11 ... O-O! ?12. Bxb6! ?axb6!? 13. Nbd2
?
Jamomo improves on an earlier bullet game -
I was ready for 13 Qd5? e4!!? 14 f3-Knight-somewhere? Ra5! ?or ... Re8!
?
13 ... d5!? 14. g3 e4 !? 15. Nd4!? c5!! ?16. Nb5 Qg5!
?
OK, 16 ... Qf6!!
is slightly more crushing.
The basic idea is Jamomo doesn't have
time to pick up my cornered Knight.?
?
?
17. Bg2 Qh5+!! ?18. Kf1 Qxh2 !
?
?
OK, 18 ... R:a2?!! ?19 R:a2?? Qd1 checkmate
is slightly more crushing?
?
?
19. Qxd5 Nxg3+!!? 20. Kf2! ?e3+!! ?21. Kf3! ?exd2! ?22. Qg5 Rad8!?
?
OK,?22 ... Rfd8!!?
is slightly more crushing
?
?
?
23. Kf2 d1=Q
?
OK,?22 ... Ne4+!!? family fork
is?slightly more crushing
?
?
?
?
24. Rxd1!
?
only move to avoid immediate checkmate
?
?
24 ... Rxd1!!? mating
?
?OK,?23 ... Ne4+!!? family fork
mates in the same number of moves
?
?
?25. Qxg3!? Rd2+!! ?26. Kf3 Qxg3+
?
I did see? 26 ... Rd3+!!? mating right after I moved but
Jamomo had 5 seconds left and it didn't much matter anymore.
?
?
27. Ke4 Rxb2
?
27 ... f5! ?is checkmate
?
28. Nd6 Qxg2+!!
?
?
28 ... Q:d6!! ?mates as fast
?
29. Ke5!?Rxa2
?
29 ... Re2+!! ? or ... Rd8!!
mate fastest
?
?
{White forfeits on time}? 0-1
?
Pretty good for a bullet game.

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[Event "ICC 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Jamomo"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White forfeits on time"]
[WhiteElo "1874"]
[BlackElo "1903"]
[Opening "Ponziani: Fraser defense"]
[ECO "C44"]
[NIC "KP.05"]
[Time "03:30:31"]
[TimeControl "60+0"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Bc5 6. dxc6 Bxf2+ 7. Ke2 Bb6
8. Qd5 Nf2 9. cxb7 Bxb7 10. Qxb7 Nxh1 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. Nbd2 d5
14. g3 e4 15. Nd4 c5 16. Nb5 Qg5 17. Bg2 Qh5+ 18. Kf1 Qxh2 19. Qxd5 Nxg3+
20. Kf2 e3+ 21. Kf3 exd2 22. Qg5 Rad8 23. Kf2 d1=Q 24. Rxd1 Rxd1 25. Qxg3
Rd2+ 26. Kf3 Qxg3+ 27. Ke4 Rxb2 28. Nd6 Qxg2+ 29. Ke5 Rxa2
{White forfeits on time}  0-1

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar  2 06:04:47 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue,  2 Mar 2010 06:04:47 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Improve your chess at any age by Andres
	Hortillosa - book review by Brian Wall
Message-ID: <1267535087.4b8d0cef884fc@www.taom.com>



http://www.examiner.com/x-40125-Denver-Chess-Examiner

now posted at the Examiner

Improve your chess at any age by Andres Hortillosa - book review by Brian Wall

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar  2 17:38:25 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue,  2 Mar 2010 17:38:25 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Allan Cunningham of WY Chess steps down as
	President [1 Attachment]
Message-ID: <1267576705.4b8daf81726eb@www.taom.com>



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 Subject: [BrianWallChess] Allan Cunningham of WY Chess steps down as President
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Check out the newly updated Wyoming Chess webpage.  Click on History to see an
article about Allan's long career as President or check out the attached
article.  Brian Walker Sr. is the President now and he is organizing the
Wyoming Open.  Click on Upcoming and register for the tournament May 1 & 2 in
Cheyenne.

The Wyoming Scholastic Tournament will return to Cheyenne from Rawlins this
fall.

Google Wyoming Chess and play more chess

Thanks to Rick Nelson for his assistance with this project.

Good Chess

Jon and Barbie Fortune

Barbie Fortune
21067 SW 86th Ct.
Tualatin, OR 97062
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar  2 19:28:42 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue,  2 Mar 2010 19:28:42 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter
Message-ID: <1267583322.4b8dc95a81b03@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from CS Chess <cs.chess at worldnet.att.net> -----
    Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 18:47:13 -0700
    From: CS Chess <cs.chess at worldnet.att.net>
Reply-To: CS Chess <cs.chess at worldnet.att.net>
 Subject: Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter


Greetings,

Your are invited to become a member of Colorado Springs Chess News!  Just sign
up online (http://cschess.webs.com/).  I need 10 members to hit my goal.  Also,
I am not sure how I am going to send out the newsletter in the future, as my old
email service is going away on March 15th.  However, members will get email
blasts and have posting privileges.

Paul Anderson

The Newsletter (http://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/)

1. Round Robin Results
2. Game: Don't Surround Yourself With Yourself
(http://cschess.webs.com/games.htm)
3. Dean Brown collapse on video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMXlRF379ZE)


Upcoming Events

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For event details and additional events, see the following websites:

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar  3 14:20:57 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed,  3 Mar 2010 14:20:57 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Abby Marshall wrote a great article on the
	Max Lange Attack
Message-ID: <1267651257.4b8ed2b9cf78b@www.taom.com>



http://www.chesscafe.com/abby/abby.htm

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar  3 15:02:45 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed,  3 Mar 2010 15:02:45 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] High praise for Watson's book
Message-ID: <1267653765.4b8edc857fcf5@www.taom.com>



http://www.jimloy.com/chess/watson0.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy - by John Watson
Book review, ? Copyright 2002, Jim Loy

This may be the best chess book ever. Let me rephrase that. This is the best
chess book ever. It is truly amazing. It is thought provoking, even disturbing.
It essentially says that everything you know is wrong, almost. While reading
this, you will begin to understand chess much more deeply than you ever did
before, and you may despair of ever understanding chess at all. It will shake
your strongly held beliefs. What beliefs are those? Knights before bishops,
castle early, don't make too many pawn moves, don't move pawns in front of your
king, a backward pawn on an open file is weak, don't move the same piece twice
in the opening, always have a long range plan, and a dozen other rules. These
dogmatic ideas dominated the past, and continue to dominate our beginner
instruction. And they are all false. False. We probably need to grow up
thinking they are true, but when you become a relatively strong player, you
will see more and more exceptions, until you will see (with the help of this
book and/or countless grandmaster games) that dogmatism is dead. Pragmatism,
examining each position as its own universe with its own rules, is the game of
chess today. Game after game after game, the rules go by the wayside. You may
be skeptical, but deep down you know that it's true. Knights before bishops?
Some of your favorite variations violate that rule. It was never a real rule.
In some positions, bishops before knights work better. You knew that. You knew
of variations where a backward pawn was just fine. And you have moved your
pawns from in front of your king, because the top grandmasters do the same
thing in the same position. They castle and then move g4 with every intention
of seizing a space advantage. You knew you could get away with this or that,
because the opening books gave it an = or better, or because you've played that
position many times and you get good positions from it. Buy this book, and read
it more than once.

When I bought Watson's book, I also bought Hans Berliner's The System. Berliner
is former World Correspondence Chess Champ, and a pioneer in computer chess and
artificial intelligence. This book is extreme dogmatism, from beginning to end.
Don't get me wrong, it is an interesting and thought provoking book. But, it is
difficult to take it seriously. We find that 1e4 cannot be correct; 1d4 is the
only correct move. We find that the Slav Defense is a near loss, as are the
Grunfeld Defense, the Queen's Gambit Declined, the Benko Gambit, and the Modern
Benoni. In particular, 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Bg5 is a near win
for White. In general, one move, and only one move, is correct in any position.
Just what is this system which dictates one move in each position? It includes
the standard ideas of material and tactics, board control, and development. But
it also stars the option principle: "Make the move (develop the piece) that does
the least to reduce your options to make other important moves." And there are
other interesting and good principles. This seems to be a good book, if read
with a huge amount of skepticism.


From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar  3 18:35:57 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed,  3 Mar 2010 18:35:57 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Lesson learned
Message-ID: <1267666557.4b8f0e7d499d8@www.taom.com>

[Event "ICC 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.03"]
[Round "-"]
[White "dynamo"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "1732"]
[BlackElo "1821"]
[Opening "Scotch gambit: Dubois-R?ti defense"]
[ECO "C55"]
[NIC "KP.02"]
[Time "19:52:41"]
[TimeControl "60+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4
7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Ba6 11. Qxd5 Bxf1!

It's hard for me to believe but I actually played the 22st worst
move in this position 11 ... Qh4???  aginst Morgan Robb ( John Cusack )
in the Denver Chess Club March Madness Tabor Center Tournament.
I don't remember the time control but it was probably something
like Game/25 with a 5 second delay. After 11 ... Qh4?? Morgan
can play 12 Be3!  or g3!!  but he played the absolute best
12 Q:e4!! and I should have resigned right there.
I have a decent option here of
11 ... Q:d5!  12  B:d5 Rad8! 13 c4  R:d5  14 cd  B:f1 or
11 ... Q:d5!  12  B:d5 Rad8! 13 B:e4  B:f1  14 Nc3 B:c4


11 ... Q:d5!  12  B:d5 B:f1?  13 B:a8  favors White after
13 ... R:a8  14 K:f1  or  13 ... N:f2  14 K:f1  or
13 ... Bd3  14 Be3 or B:e4

All this is vintage analysis from the 1800s and
much better than what I played against Morgan.


12. Qxd8??

All moves are bad here except for Morgan Robb's move of  12 Q:e4!!
and then 12 ... Bb5!  or ... Ba6!  are roughly equal


12 ...  Raxd8!  13. Ba8 Rxa8

I have much better moves like  13 ... Rd1!!  14 h4  R:a8!!


14. Kxf1!  Nxf2!  15. Nc3!  Ng4!  16. h3 Nxe5!  17. Bf4!  Bd6
18. Nb5! Rfe8 19. Rd1 Rad8! 20. Nxa7 Nc4! 21. Bc1 Bg3 22. Rxd8

Only move to avoid checkmate

22 ... Rxd8! 23. Nb5 Re8!

Mating with 3 seconds to spare

24. Bd2!  Nxd2+!  25. Kg1! Re1#

{White checkmated} 0-1

It's a good sign when you play a bullet game better than a slow game.

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[Event "ICC 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.03"]
[Round "-"]
[White "dynamo"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "1732"]
[BlackElo "1821"]
[Opening "Scotch gambit: Dubois-R?ti defense"]
[ECO "C55"]
[NIC "KP.02"]
[Time "19:52:41"]
[TimeControl "60+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Ba6 11. Qxd5 Bxf1 12. Qxd8 Raxd8 13. Ba8 Rxa8
14. Kxf1 Nxf2 15. Nc3 Ng4 16. h3 Nxe5 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Nb5 Rfe8 19. Rd1 Rad8
20. Nxa7 Nc4 21. Bc1 Bg3 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nb5 Re8 24. Bd2 Nxd2+ 25. Kg1
Re1# {White checkmated} 0-1
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Event "DCC March Madness"]
[Site "Tabor Center, Downtown Denver"]
[Date "2009.03.21" ]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morgan Robb"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1958"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Opening "Scotch gambit: Dubois-R?ti defense"]
[ECO "C55"]
[NIC "KP.02"]
[Time "02:43:54"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4
7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Ba6 11. Qxd5 Qh4
12. Qxe4 Qxe4 13. Bxe4 Rad8 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Nc3 h6 16. Bf4 g5
17. Bg3 Rd2 18. Rad1 Red8 19. Rxd2 Rxd2 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Nxd1 Kf8
22. Ne3 h5 23. h4 g4 24. Nd5

1-0      I give up

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar  3 20:22:39 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed,  3 Mar 2010 20:22:39 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] :o) IM Sevillano almost loses to an A player!
Message-ID: <1267672959.4b8f277ff3844@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Mayan King <mayanking at yahoo.com> -----
    Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:49:35 -0800 (PST)
    From: Mayan King <mayanking at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Mayan King <mayanking at yahoo.com>
 Subject: :o) IM Sevillano almost loses to an A player!
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

I am attaching the game in PDF and pgn chess base format. My notes and my
friend, a master in California and one of your fans too have annotated the
game. He meant you when he mentions Bill Wall in his notes. The last game in
his pgn database is the game with my notes.

I am also attaching a crazy game I won last nite!






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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Fri Mar  5 20:43:33 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri,  5 Mar 2010 20:43:33 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] The real Full Metal Jacket
Message-ID: <1267847013.4b91cf65b7d2a@www.taom.com>


When I look in my Megadatbase after 4 ... ed all I see are my own games.
Each Full Metal Jacket game represents roughly 500-1,000 attempts to get there.

[Event "ICC 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "tsygan"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White forfeits on time"]
[WhiteElo "1836"]
[BlackElo "1941"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn: Lundin (Kevitz-Mikenas) defense"]
[ECO "A40"]
[NIC "QO.17"]
[Time "21:54:41"]
[TimeControl "60+0"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5

invented in Josh Bloomer's basement while the littlest Angel of them all slept.

5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Ke2 Qxe4+

This was the ending I discovered the first day to the gentle sound of Bloomer's
snoring. In the future there will be hundreds of games in the databases with
lots of IMs exploring other options like 6 ... Bc5 or ... de, I can also
continue the merry-go-round of checks which drives draw-hating blitz players
half insane after 6 ... Qh5+  or ... Qg4+  since trying to escape the checks
with 7 Nf3?  de  is bad. The ending isn't as rosy as I thought the first day
so I might try other options next time.


7. Be3!  Bc5! 8. Qd3!  Qxe5! 9. Nf3!  Qxe3+

I can stay in the middle game with 9 ... Qe7 as well


10. Qxe3+!  Bxe3!  11. Kxe3!  d6 12. Bd3 Nf6!  13. Nc3!  a6 14. Rae1 Be6

My idea was to stay in the center and throw pawn darts
at White's King but Rybla prefers 13, 14 or 15 ... 0-0


15. Kd2!  c5 16. Ng5!  Kd7!!  17. Rhf1!  b5

All part of the big plan I invented Day One
but 17 ... Raf8  or ... h6  are better.
First impressions are not always correct.


18. Bf5 Rhe8!

18 ... b4!! is best


19. Nxf7?  Bxf5!! 20. Rxf5!  d4!

OK but  20 ... R:e1!  21  K:e1  Ke6!!
or 21 ... Re8+!  both win

21. Nd5 Nxd5!

It's about even now, 21 ... R:e1 is a little better


22. Rxd5!

22 R:e8!!  is a little better


22 ...  Rxe1!  23. Kxe1!  Ke6!  24. Rxd6+!  Kxf7!  25. Rc6!
c4!  26. Rc7+?  Kf6!  27. Kf2 Ke5 28. Ke2 Kd5 29. Rxg7 b4!

Still throwing darts


30. Kd2 a5? 31. Rg5+?  Kd6 32. Rh5 Rf8! =

Time-
Brian - 17 seconds
Tsygan - 3 seconds


33. Rh6+ Kd5! 34. Rh5+!  Kd6! 35. Rxh7?  Rf2+!
36. Kd1!  Rxg2 37. Rh6+ Ke5! 38. Rh5+! Kf4

{White forfeits on time} 0-1

It was just a bullet endgame but it looks like my
idea of a Queenside pawn storm was a little optimistic.

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[Event "ICC 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "tsygan"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White forfeits on time"]
[WhiteElo "1836"]
[BlackElo "1941"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn: Lundin (Kevitz-Mikenas) defense"]
[ECO "A40"]
[NIC "QO.17"]
[Time "21:54:41"]
[TimeControl "60+0"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Ke2 Qxe4+ 7. Be3 Bc5
8. Qd3 Qxe5 9. Nf3 Qxe3+ 10. Qxe3+ Bxe3 11. Kxe3 d6 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Nc3 a6
14. Rae1 Be6 15. Kd2 c5 16. Ng5 Kd7 17. Rhf1 b5 18. Bf5 Rhe8 19. Nxf7 Bxf5
20. Rxf5 d4 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Rxe1 23. Kxe1 Ke6 24. Rxd6+ Kxf7 25. Rc6
c4 26. Rc7+ Kf6 27. Kf2 Ke5 28. Ke2 Kd5 29. Rxg7 b4 30. Kd2 a5 31. Rg5+ Kd6
32. Rh5 Rf8 33. Rh6+ Kd5 34. Rh5+ Kd6 35. Rxh7 Rf2+ 36. Kd1 Rxg2 37. Rh6+
Ke5 38. Rh5+ Kf4 {White forfeits on time} 0-1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2009.10.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dosen?ffner"]
[Black "BrianWall"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "1876"]
[BlackElo "2065"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2009.11.02"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. d4 {8} Nc6 {2} 2. d5 {1} Ne5 {1} 3. e4 {1} e6 {1} 4. f4 {2} exd5 {1} 5. Qxd5
{6} Ng6 {5} 6. Nf3 {3} c6 {1} 7. Qd4 {1} Qb6 {3} 8. Be3 {4} Nf6 {11} 9. Qxb6 {3
} axb6 {2} 10. f5 {12} Ne7 {9} 11. Nbd2 {12} d5 {2} 12. e5 {1} Nxf5 {2} 13.
Bxb6 {4} Nd7 {2} 14. Bf2 {5} Bc5 {1} 15. Bxc5 {3} Nxc5 {1} 16. Bd3 {3} Nxd3+ {5
} 17. cxd3 {1} c5 {1} 18. Nb3 {5} b6 {2} 19. d4 {2} c4 {9} 20. Nbd2 {1} b5 {2}
21. Kf2 {4} Be6 {1} 22. Rhc1 {9} b4 {3} 23. a3 {2} Kd7 {3} 24. axb4 {2} Kc6 {3}
25. Rxa8 {4} Rxa8 {2} 26. b3 {0} Kb5 {4} 27. bxc4+ {1} dxc4 {1} 28. Ne4 {9}
Ra2+ {6} 29. Kg1 {1} Ne3 {6} 30. Nc3+ {1} Kxb4 {2} 31. Nxa2+ {0} Kb3 {1} 32.
Nc3 {1} Kb2 {2} 33. Ne2 {1} h6 {16} 34. Kf2 {2} Ng4+ {2} 35. Ke1 {1} g5 {3} 36.
Nd2 {4} Ne3 {4} 37. Kf2 {2} Nc2 {5} 38. Ne4 {15} Bd5 {5} 39. N4c3 {10} Nxd4 {8}
40. Rb1+ {3} Kc2 {1} 41. Rb4 {6} Be6 {6} 42. Nxd4+ {1} Kxc3 {1} 43. Nc6 {1} Bd5
{3} 44. Rb5 {1} Bxc6 {1} 45. Rc5 {1} Bd7 {2} 46. Ke3 {3} Be6 {1} 47. g3 {0} Kb4
{1} 48. Kd4 {1} Kb3 {3} 49. Rc7 {1} Kc2 {3} 50. Rc5 {2} Kd2 {1} 51. Rc7 {1} Ke2
{1} 52. Rxc4 {0} Kf3 {4} 53. Rc6 {1} Kg2 {3} 54. Rxe6 {0} fxe6 {1} 55. Kc5 {0}
Kxh2 {1} 56. Kd6 {0} Kxg3 {1} 57. Kxe6 {0} h5 {0} 58. Kd6 {0} h4 {0} 59. e6 {0}
h3 {0} 60. e7 {0} h2 {0} 61. e8=Q {0} h1=Q {1} 62. Qe5+ {0} Kg4 {2} 63. Qe6+ {1
} Kh5 {2} 64. Qg8 {1} Qd1+ {2} 65. Ke7 {0} Qe2+ {1} 66. Kf6 {0} Qf3+ {1} 67.
Ke7 {0} Qb7+ {' 1} 68. Kd8 {Time  (Lag: Av=0.48s, max=1.7s) 0} 1-0

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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.09.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qh6+ 7. Ke2 (7. Kc3
Qc6+ 8. Kb3 Qb6+ 9. Kc3 Qb4+ 10. Kd3) 7... Qh5+ 8. Kd2 Qh6+ 9. Kd3 dxe4+ 10.
Kxe4 Qg6+ 11. Kd4 d6 (11... Qb6+ 12. Kd3 Bc5 13. Nf3 d6 14. Ke2 (14. Kd2)) 12.
Nf3 Bg4 13. e6 fxe6 14. Bd3 Qf6+ 15. Ke3 d5 16. Rf1 Bc5+ 17. Ke2 Ne7 (17...
Qe5+ 18. Kd2 Be3+ 19. Ke2 (19. Ke1 Bxc1+ 20. Nxe5 Bxd1 21. Nf7 (21. Kxd1 Bxb2
22. Nf7 Nf6 23. Nxh8 Ke7))) 18. Qd2 e5 19. Qc3 Bd4 20. Qxc7 e4 21. Ke1 exd3 22.
Bg5 Qe6+ 23. Kd1 Qe2+ 0-1

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[Event "ICC 5 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.07.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "BeyondMadness"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2217"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "300"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qh6+ 7. Ke2 Qh5+ 8.
Kf2 Bc5+ 9. Ke1 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxe4+ 11. Ne2 Qxh1 12. Nbc3 Ne7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Qd2
Qxh2 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 c6 17. Kd2 Qh6 18. Qxh6 gxh6 19. Nf4 d6 20. exd6 Nf5
21. Bd3 Nxd6 22. Nh5 f5 23. Re1 Ne4+ 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. Be2 Bd7 26. Nf4 Rae8 27.
Rh1 Rf6 28. c3 Kh8 29. Ke3 Rg8 30. Nh5 Rfg6 31. Rf1 Rxg3+ 32. Nxg3 Rxg3+ 33.
Kd4 Kg7 34. Ke5 Bg4 35. Bxg4 Rxg4 36. Kd6 Rg2 37. b4 Rxa2 38. Ke6 Rg2 39. Rf7+
Kg6 40. Rxb7 Rg3 41. Rb8 Rxc3 42. Rg8+ Kh5 43. Kf5 Rf3+ 44. Ke5 e3 45. Kd4 e2
46. Re8 Rf4+ 47. Kd3 Re4 48. Rxe4 dxe4+ 49. Kxe2 Kg4 {White resigns} 0-1


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Event "ICC 5 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.08.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Big-Master"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "300"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qh6+ 7. Kc3 Qc6+ 8.
Kd2 Qh6+ 9. Ke1 Qh4+ 10. Kd2 Qf4+ 11. Kc3 Qxe5+ 12. Kb3 dxe4 13. c4 Nf6 14. Nc3
c6 15. Be3 d5 16. a4 Be6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5+ 19. Kc2 Be7 20. Qd4 Qe6
21. Rc1 O-O 22. Kb1 f5 23. Bc4 f4 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Bd2 Bf6 26. Qb4 e3 27. Bc3
d4 28. Bxd4 Qe4+ 29. Ka1 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 31. Ne2 Be5 32. Rhf1 g5 33. h3 h5
34. Rc5 Rae8 35. Ka2 g4 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. Rc4 f3 38. Rxg4+ Kf7 39. gxf3 Ke6 40.
Re4 Kf5 41. Rxe3 Bxb2 42. Rxe8 Rxe8 43. Ng3+ Kf4 44. Nh5+ Kg5 45. Ng3 Be5 46.
Ne4+ Kf4 47. Rd1 Re7 48. Nc5 Kxf3 49. Nd3 Ke2 {White forfeits on time} 0-1


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[Event "ICC 5 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.09.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zil"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2253"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "300"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qh6+ 7. Ke1 Qh4+ 8.
Kd2 Qf4+ 9. Ke1 Qh4+ 10. Kd2 {Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Event "ICC 5 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.09.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "FredyMatsuura"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "300"]

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

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar  6 16:45:42 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat,  6 Mar 2010 16:45:42 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Chessman from India keeps sending me these -
	bOX & CHESS SET
Message-ID: <1267919142.4b92e926dea4c@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from manojcollection at aol.com -----
    Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:21:49 -0500
    From: manojcollection at aol.com
Reply-To: manojcollection at aol.com
 Subject: bOX & CHESS SET



pls. find attached photo of wooden set and chess box with bone fitting with
sesham wood. ready for sale.

Waiting for your reply.
thanks

Manoj Thathera



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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sun Mar  7 22:12:02 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sun,  7 Mar 2010 22:12:02 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Denver Chess Club Meeting Cancelled Tues.
	March 9th
Message-ID: <1268025122.4b9487228785e@www.taom.com>

Bobby was conceived in Denver.

BW

----- Forwarded message from Daoud Zupa <zupappa at gmail.com> -----
    Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:23:58 -0500
    From: Daoud Zupa <zupappa at gmail.com>
Reply-To: Daoud Zupa <zupappa at gmail.com>
 Subject: Denver Chess Club Meeting Cancelled Tues. March 9th
      To: brianwallchess3 at taom.com

The DCC is currently without a site following some miscommunication
regarding the club being able to meet at the IHOP on "Free Pancakes Night" 2
weeks ago and previously advertised here. We are looking into some possible
interim locations and will post any news and address information as soon as
we get it. We have an appointment to talk to an official from another church
as a possible site on Monday the 8th, but at the moment we are planning on
not having the club meeting this Tuesday the 9th. Since it will be Bobby
Fischer's birthday members may want to play online or go over some of
Bobby's classics in his honor.

Daoud Zupa




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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar  8 21:57:26 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon,  8 Mar 2010 21:57:26 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] LOOK AT THE PICS AND READ BELOW THEM
Message-ID: <1268110646.4b95d536137b4@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Tim Kohler <tim.kohler at hotmail.com> -----
    Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:23:32 -0700
    From: Tim Kohler <tim.kohler at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Tim Kohler <tim.kohler at hotmail.com>
 Subject: FW: LOOK AT THE PICS AND READ BELOW THEM



 LOOK AT THE PICS AND READ BELOW THEM




































































 Read   The Caption on the first photo      ....then look at the  second  photo



Look   at the picture above, and you can see where this driver
broke through the guardrail, on the right side of  the  culvert,
where people are standing on the road,   pointing.

The pick-up was traveling about 75  mph,  from right to left,
when it crashed through the   guardrail.

It flipped end-over-end, bounced off   and across the culvert outlet,
and  landed right-side-up on  the left side of the culvert,
facing the opposite direction from  which the driver  was traveling.

The 22-year-olddriver  and his  18-year-old passenger
were unhurt, except for minor   cuts and bruises.

Just outside Flagstaff , AZ on  U..S.  Hwy 100.


Now, look at the second  picture below . .  .







If  this guy didn't  believe in God before,
do you suppose he  believes  now?




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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar  8 23:35:47 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon,  8 Mar 2010 23:35:47 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Book review - Diary of a Chess Queen - by the
	12th Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk
Message-ID: <1268116547.4b95ec4304800@www.taom.com>


 Book review - Diary of a Chess Queen

 by the 12th Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk

 As a Chess writer that values honesty above all else in my own writing this
 Chess book is unique. You get the usual selections of well annotated games
 but  with a twist -

 some examples of what you won't find in other Chess biographies -

 1. A tribute to her dead cat Kaissa. I wanted to name my son Kaissa if he was
 born a girl.

 2 - A position where Elsabeth Paehtz was unfairly given a draw as a girl by
 her
 federation protest.

 3 - an analysis of the state of women in Chess.

 4 - an early game where Alexandra wins with
 1 e4 e5  2 Nf3 Qe7 as Black, complete with her plan.

 5 - chockful of charming pictures taken in 17 countries that you can buy

 6 - poems

 7 - complaints of rude, inadequate treatment by organizers.

 8 - heartbreaking stories of how hard her father tried to further
her career with little money to go on - stranded in Paris broke!

9 - playing in Crete while missing her baby daughter terribly

10 - marriage proposal at age 18

11 - lyrical descriptions of walnut trees and blossoming tulips.

12 - leaving the board in horror after blundering in a team match

13 - warm tributes to her mother, grandparents and Chess coaches.

14 - the isolation of being a talented junior having to play in
adult tournaments with no friends her own age to hang out with.

15 - charming, personal vignettes from dozens of countries.

16 - modeling posters and billboards

17 - first hand account of a movie set

18 - a Chess website
http://www.kosteniuk.com/

19 - Youtube Channel
ChessQueen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSbW2OEBoLw

20 - Chess Blog

http://www.chessblog.com/2010/02/i-want-you-to-join-cja-today.html

21 - Facebook

22 - 2010 President -
Chess Journalists of America

23 - Chess DVDs you can buy

24 - stories of how her bolder younger sister Oxana Kosteniuk
would procure paying blitz customers for young Alexandra.

25 - her friendship with Almira Skripchenko, another gorgeous Chessplayer.

I think you have some idea of how different this book is by now.

As a Chessplayer it's hard not to be jealous of all the wonderful tournaments,
Olympaids and simuls Alexandra participates in. She earned everything she got,
describing how she had to re-dedicate herself to Chess after stagnating for 3
years.

Alexandra became the tenth woman and the first Russian woman to earn the male
Grandmaster title. Now there are 20.

It is fascinating to hear her mingle with World Champions and GMs,
not just over the board but in analysis sessions.

Even 10% of this book would make it special,
100% of this book is like a box of frozen chocolate cherries.

There is something for everyone to enjoy, beautiful photographs, games richly
annotated both with variations and emotional content, wonderful Chess stories,
good Chess advice casually sprinkled into many games.

Anyone but Loki would give this book 5 stars.



From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar  9 02:09:17 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue,  9 Mar 2010 02:09:17 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Paul Anderson Chess video
Message-ID: <1268125757.4b96103d38a18@www.taom.com>



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRRz_hQR5E&feature=sub

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar 10 15:52:42 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:52:42 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] The real Full Metal Jacket
Message-ID: <1268261562.4b9822ba4130e@www.taom.com>

I am going to the Chicago Open

BW

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    Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:30:10 -0600
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Reply-To: Wayne Thompson <wayne_thompso1 at hotmail.com>
 Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] The real Full Metal Jacket
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>


anybody going to the world amateur championships in chicago next weekend that
might be interested in splitting hotel cost?



tx



wayne thompson

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From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:43:33 -0700
Subject: [BrianWallChess] The real Full Metal Jacket






When I look in my Megadatbase after 4 ... ed all I see are my own games.
Each Full Metal Jacket game represents roughly 500-1,000 attempts to get there.

[Event "ICC 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "tsygan"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White forfeits on time"]
[WhiteElo "1836"]
[BlackElo "1941"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn: Lundin (Kevitz-Mikenas) defense"]
[ECO "A40"]
[NIC "QO.17"]
[Time "21:54:41"]
[TimeControl "60+0"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5

invented in Josh Bloomer's basement while the littlest Angel of them all slept.

5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Ke2 Qxe4+

This was the ending I discovered the first day to the gentle sound of Bloomer's
snoring. In the future there will be hundreds of games in the databases with
lots of IMs exploring other options like 6 ... Bc5 or ... de, I can also
continue the merry-go-round of checks which drives draw-hating blitz players
half insane after 6 ... Qh5+ or ... Qg4+ since trying to escape the checks
with 7 Nf3? de is bad. The ending isn't as rosy as I thought the first day
so I might try other options next time.

7. Be3! Bc5! 8. Qd3! Qxe5! 9. Nf3! Qxe3+

I can stay in the middle game with 9 ... Qe7 as well

10. Qxe3+! Bxe3! 11. Kxe3! d6 12. Bd3 Nf6! 13. Nc3! a6 14. Rae1 Be6

My idea was to stay in the center and throw pawn darts
at White's King but Rybla prefers 13, 14 or 15 ... 0-0

15. Kd2! c5 16. Ng5! Kd7!! 17. Rhf1! b5

All part of the big plan I invented Day One
but 17 ... Raf8 or ... h6 are better.
First impressions are not always correct.

18. Bf5 Rhe8!

18 ... b4!! is best

19. Nxf7? Bxf5!! 20. Rxf5! d4!

OK but 20 ... R:e1! 21 K:e1 Ke6!!
or 21 ... Re8+! both win

21. Nd5 Nxd5!

It's about even now, 21 ... R:e1 is a little better

22. Rxd5!

22 R:e8!! is a little better

22 ... Rxe1! 23. Kxe1! Ke6! 24. Rxd6+! Kxf7! 25. Rc6!
c4! 26. Rc7+? Kf6! 27. Kf2 Ke5 28. Ke2 Kd5 29. Rxg7 b4!

Still throwing darts

30. Kd2 a5? 31. Rg5+? Kd6 32. Rh5 Rf8! =

Time-
Brian - 17 seconds
Tsygan - 3 seconds

33. Rh6+ Kd5! 34. Rh5+! Kd6! 35. Rxh7? Rf2+!
36. Kd1! Rxg2 37. Rh6+ Ke5! 38. Rh5+! Kf4

{White forfeits on time} 0-1

It was just a bullet endgame but it looks like my
idea of a Queenside pawn storm was a little optimistic.

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[Event "ICC 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "tsygan"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White forfeits on time"]
[WhiteElo "1836"]
[BlackElo "1941"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn: Lundin (Kevitz-Mikenas) defense"]
[ECO "A40"]
[NIC "QO.17"]
[Time "21:54:41"]
[TimeControl "60+0"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Ke2 Qxe4+ 7. Be3 Bc5
8. Qd3 Qxe5 9. Nf3 Qxe3+ 10. Qxe3+ Bxe3 11. Kxe3 d6 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Nc3 a6
14. Rae1 Be6 15. Kd2 c5 16. Ng5 Kd7 17. Rhf1 b5 18. Bf5 Rhe8 19. Nxf7 Bxf5
20. Rxf5 d4 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Rxe1 23. Kxe1 Ke6 24. Rxd6+ Kxf7 25. Rc6
c4 26. Rc7+ Kf6 27. Kf2 Ke5 28. Ke2 Kd5 29. Rxg7 b4 30. Kd2 a5 31. Rg5+ Kd6
32. Rh5 Rf8 33. Rh6+ Kd5 34. Rh5+ Kd6 35. Rxh7 Rf2+ 36. Kd1 Rxg2 37. Rh6+
Ke5 38. Rh5+ Kf4 {White forfeits on time} 0-1
----------------------------------------------------------
[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2009.10.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dosen?ffner"]
[Black "BrianWall"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "1876"]
[BlackElo "2065"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2009.11.02"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. d4 {8} Nc6 {2} 2. d5 {1} Ne5 {1} 3. e4 {1} e6 {1} 4. f4 {2} exd5 {1} 5. Qxd5
{6} Ng6 {5} 6. Nf3 {3} c6 {1} 7. Qd4 {1} Qb6 {3} 8. Be3 {4} Nf6 {11} 9. Qxb6 {3
} axb6 {2} 10. f5 {12} Ne7 {9} 11. Nbd2 {12} d5 {2} 12. e5 {1} Nxf5 {2} 13.
Bxb6 {4} Nd7 {2} 14. Bf2 {5} Bc5 {1} 15. Bxc5 {3} Nxc5 {1} 16. Bd3 {3} Nxd3+ {5
} 17. cxd3 {1} c5 {1} 18. Nb3 {5} b6 {2} 19. d4 {2} c4 {9} 20. Nbd2 {1} b5 {2}
21. Kf2 {4} Be6 {1} 22. Rhc1 {9} b4 {3} 23. a3 {2} Kd7 {3} 24. axb4 {2} Kc6 {3}
25. Rxa8 {4} Rxa8 {2} 26. b3 {0} Kb5 {4} 27. bxc4+ {1} dxc4 {1} 28. Ne4 {9}
Ra2+ {6} 29. Kg1 {1} Ne3 {6} 30. Nc3+ {1} Kxb4 {2} 31. Nxa2+ {0} Kb3 {1} 32.
Nc3 {1} Kb2 {2} 33. Ne2 {1} h6 {16} 34. Kf2 {2} Ng4+ {2} 35. Ke1 {1} g5 {3} 36.
Nd2 {4} Ne3 {4} 37. Kf2 {2} Nc2 {5} 38. Ne4 {15} Bd5 {5} 39. N4c3 {10} Nxd4 {8}
40. Rb1+ {3} Kc2 {1} 41. Rb4 {6} Be6 {6} 42. Nxd4+ {1} Kxc3 {1} 43. Nc6 {1} Bd5
{3} 44. Rb5 {1} Bxc6 {1} 45. Rc5 {1} Bd7 {2} 46. Ke3 {3} Be6 {1} 47. g3 {0} Kb4
{1} 48. Kd4 {1} Kb3 {3} 49. Rc7 {1} Kc2 {3} 50. Rc5 {2} Kd2 {1} 51. Rc7 {1} Ke2
{1} 52. Rxc4 {0} Kf3 {4} 53. Rc6 {1} Kg2 {3} 54. Rxe6 {0} fxe6 {1} 55. Kc5 {0}
Kxh2 {1} 56. Kd6 {0} Kxg3 {1} 57. Kxe6 {0} h5 {0} 58. Kd6 {0} h4 {0} 59. e6 {0}
h3 {0} 60. e7 {0} h2 {0} 61. e8=Q {0} h1=Q {1} 62. Qe5+ {0} Kg4 {2} 63. Qe6+ {1
} Kh5 {2} 64. Qg8 {1} Qd1+ {2} 65. Ke7 {0} Qe2+ {1} 66. Kf6 {0} Qf3+ {1} 67.
Ke7 {0} Qb7+ {' 1} 68. Kd8 {Time (Lag: Av=0.48s, max=1.7s) 0} 1-0

----------------------------------------------------------
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.09.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qh6+ 7. Ke2 (7. Kc3
Qc6+ 8. Kb3 Qb6+ 9. Kc3 Qb4+ 10. Kd3) 7... Qh5+ 8. Kd2 Qh6+ 9. Kd3 dxe4+ 10.
Kxe4 Qg6+ 11. Kd4 d6 (11... Qb6+ 12. Kd3 Bc5 13. Nf3 d6 14. Ke2 (14. Kd2)) 12.
Nf3 Bg4 13. e6 fxe6 14. Bd3 Qf6+ 15. Ke3 d5 16. Rf1 Bc5+ 17. Ke2 Ne7 (17...
Qe5+ 18. Kd2 Be3+ 19. Ke2 (19. Ke1 Bxc1+ 20. Nxe5 Bxd1 21. Nf7 (21. Kxd1 Bxb2
22. Nf7 Nf6 23. Nxh8 Ke7))) 18. Qd2 e5 19. Qc3 Bd4 20. Qxc7 e4 21. Ke1 exd3 22.
Bg5 Qe6+ 23. Kd1 Qe2+ 0-1

----------------------------------------------------------
[Event "ICC 5 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.07.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "BeyondMadness"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2217"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "300"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qh6+ 7. Ke2 Qh5+ 8.
Kf2 Bc5+ 9. Ke1 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxe4+ 11. Ne2 Qxh1 12. Nbc3 Ne7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Qd2
Qxh2 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 c6 17. Kd2 Qh6 18. Qxh6 gxh6 19. Nf4 d6 20. exd6 Nf5
21. Bd3 Nxd6 22. Nh5 f5 23. Re1 Ne4+ 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. Be2 Bd7 26. Nf4 Rae8 27.
Rh1 Rf6 28. c3 Kh8 29. Ke3 Rg8 30. Nh5 Rfg6 31. Rf1 Rxg3+ 32. Nxg3 Rxg3+ 33.
Kd4 Kg7 34. Ke5 Bg4 35. Bxg4 Rxg4 36. Kd6 Rg2 37. b4 Rxa2 38. Ke6 Rg2 39. Rf7+
Kg6 40. Rxb7 Rg3 41. Rb8 Rxc3 42. Rg8+ Kh5 43. Kf5 Rf3+ 44. Ke5 e3 45. Kd4 e2
46. Re8 Rf4+ 47. Kd3 Re4 48. Rxe4 dxe4+ 49. Kxe2 Kg4 {White resigns} 0-1

----------------------------------------------------------
[Event "ICC 5 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.08.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Big-Master"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "300"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qh6+ 7. Kc3 Qc6+ 8.
Kd2 Qh6+ 9. Ke1 Qh4+ 10. Kd2 Qf4+ 11. Kc3 Qxe5+ 12. Kb3 dxe4 13. c4 Nf6 14. Nc3
c6 15. Be3 d5 16. a4 Be6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5+ 19. Kc2 Be7 20. Qd4 Qe6
21. Rc1 O-O 22. Kb1 f5 23. Bc4 f4 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Bd2 Bf6 26. Qb4 e3 27. Bc3
d4 28. Bxd4 Qe4+ 29. Ka1 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 31. Ne2 Be5 32. Rhf1 g5 33. h3 h5
34. Rc5 Rae8 35. Ka2 g4 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. Rc4 f3 38. Rxg4+ Kf7 39. gxf3 Ke6 40.
Re4 Kf5 41. Rxe3 Bxb2 42. Rxe8 Rxe8 43. Ng3+ Kf4 44. Nh5+ Kg5 45. Ng3 Be5 46.
Ne4+ Kf4 47. Rd1 Re7 48. Nc5 Kxf3 49. Nd3 Ke2 {White forfeits on time} 0-1

----------------------------------------------------------
[Event "ICC 5 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.09.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zil"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2253"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "300"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. f4 exd5 5. fxe5 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qh6+ 7. Ke1 Qh4+ 8.
Kd2 Qf4+ 9. Ke1 Qh4+ 10. Kd2 {Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

----------------------------------------------------------
[Event "ICC 5 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.09.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "FredyMatsuura"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[TimeControl "300"]

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

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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:11:15 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter
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 Subject: Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter


Greetings,

Thanks to all the people who signed up online (http://cschess.webs.com/)!  There
is still time to join before my email switch, as the deadline has been extended
until March 31st.  If you didn't get signed up the first time, please try
again.  There is a conformation email which goes out to make sure you are
human.  It may go to a junk folder.

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The Newsletter (http://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/)

1. Blitz Results
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3. CS Open Standings
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Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Book Review - Wojo's weapons by IM Dean
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Book Review - Wojo's weapons by IM Dean Ippolito and Johnathan Hilton

Warning - This will be my longest ever book review.

I have been playing tournament Chess so long I have direct or indirect
relationships with almost everybody. Before I start the review I must give you
some background.

1977 - I read Harry Golombeck's book on 1 Nf3 the Reti and won 4 tournaments in
a row with it.

About 25 years ago, right before my wife got pregnant with my daughter, a 23
year old Power lines engineer today, I played over every game in Informant 35 on
a wooden Chess set in Waco, Texas. The most boring section was the Catalan
where every game was in what Anthea Carson Martinez calls " the Dan Avery Zone,
plus or minus a pawn. " It was agony.

About 6 years later Jonathan Hilton was born.

Another 9 years later I taught Tyler Hughes the Fishing Pole.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

September 2002 - I played Grandmaster Alexander Wojtkiewicz
( Vote-Kay-vitch ) at the Governor's Cup

http://www.walverine.com/index.php?id=147
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This got me interested in the GM and I read how he hung out with Tal, got thrown
in prison for refusing the Russian army draft, found an Accelerated Dragon
Innovation in prison ( B:f7+  K:f7!? ), won a bunch of Grand Prixs, had a child
back home somewhere. It was obvious from even one tournament ( and I saw him at
many ) that he belonged to a group like the late GM Igor Ivanov of hard core
drinking Grandmasters. I romanticized it as missing home.

Hilton and Ippolito don't go into any of this stuff - perhaps they have an
aversion to " messy complications. " They also don't have any pictures.
Wojo was pretty handsome, rugged looking. Having written a book myself I know
the arbiter between the audience's and author's desire for unlimited pages is
the realistic publisher with cost sheets. 408 pages sounds long for Volume 1
but the authors decided to fill it with variations instead of drivel.

When I had my heart attack in February 2010 my main regret was missing half my
11 year old son's childhood. Something similar happened when Wojo died much too
young at 43. Some people live like they know they will die young - Tal was like
that, Wojo was like that, my brother Fred was like that. My father sold and
brother Pat sells Life Insurance ( American Family ).
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http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3234

We received the following message from Elizabeth Karnazes of San Francisco,
California:

Dear Chess Friends, as Woit's close friend and attorney of many years, people
are asking me about his passing. I have spoken with Woit's physician and the
medical examiner. Woit did not die of liver failure or alcoholism. He died of a
perforated intestine, and massive bleeding. If he had been helped sooner, he
would have lived. He had lost so much blood by the time the ambulance was
called, it was too late to save him. Some people, myself included, have been
upset by Woit's obituary stating he died of liver problems. We would all
appreciate a correction.

Finally, Woit was very concerned about his mother and often sent her money to
live. It was his dying wish that someone would take care of his mother.
Donations for Woit's mother, Tamara, can be sent to the Alexander Wojtkiewicz
Memorial Fund care of Law Offices of Elizabeth Karnazes P.O. Box 4747 Foster
City, CA 94404 (650) 345-9200. Thank you for your help.

Elizabeth Karnazes
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Aleks is survived by his son, Josef, his mother Teresa, and his longtime
companion, Amber Berglund. A collection is being made to help cover the costs
of his funeral. Donations can be sent to the Aleks Wojtkiewicz Funeral Fund,
4813 Fernley Square, Halethorpe, MD, 21227.

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3256

Shabalov's great eulogy on Wojo's death.
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Wojo was born in Riga, Latvia 1963 and helped Tal win a 1979 Riga, Latvia
Interzonal.
Wojo also helped Khalifman win the 1999 FIDE World Championship in Las Vegas,
Nevada.

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That's about all I know about Wojo. I heard a lecture of his at the World Open
once. I heard him discuss the Accelerated Dragon with connoisseur IM John
Donaldson at the Governor's Cup ( all the state Chess Champions ) in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota. Wojo was Polish - after being pardoned from a Russian
prison by the Ronald Reagan - Gorbachev summit ( something Dr. Mikhail
Ponomarev of Denver also claims freed him ) he became Polish Champion twice.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1879479346/qid=1124805586/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0793477-6582318?v=glance&s=books

Before I invented the Full Metal Jacket, the Badger or the Exxon Valdez I would
occasionally try 1 ... Nc6. Sometimes I would glance at a Chess book, get
inspired and start playing the opening.
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Johathan Hilton is a Facebook friend and he would post how many pages or
chapters he wrote as he went along. I told him about my game with Wojo
and he included it on pages 374-378. My father occasionally bought me a
one year subscription to the British Chess Magazine CHESS. When a beautiful
move is made in England they call it "very visual". I was trying to incorporate
this when I described Wojo's fianchettoed bishops as a " visual horror show. "

The father-son Ponomarev team would often try the 150 Attack Reversed( about
1700 in England ) as Black against me in blitz games, they would play ... d5,
... Bg4,... Nc6, ... Qd7, ... 0-0-0, ... Bh3 and ... h7-h5-h4:g3 and checkmate
me. I tried this against Wojo and got destroyed. Since then I have tried this
plan in a zillion bullet Exxon Valdez ( 1 ... Nc6, 2 ... f6, 3 ... d6, 4 ... e5
 or ... Ne5 ) games and often get eviscerated on the Queenside. It was games
like Wojo - Wall or  David Wallace - Wall ( which I won but it was grueling )
and countless boring games that made me desperate enough to try the Exxon
Valdez or Badger ( 1 d4  Nc6  2  Nf3 or Bf4  f6  followed by ... Ne5 or ... e5
)
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My friendship with Jonathan Hilton started when I was very charmed by his
writings at Chess Life online ( USChess.org ), especially describing the
courageous, instinctive play of our mutual friend Tyler Hughes.

http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9413/529/

Anyone who could truly appreciate Tyler's play is a friend of mine instantly. I
met Jonathan at the 2009 World Open where he was Tyler's roommate ( they are
both
about 19 now I think ). I even played Jonathan and he ate our scoresheet while
walking to lunch with Tyler after the game and I called him Goatboy and we both
wrote about that.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVlkZVAw8Gc

Jonathan Hilton ate this scoresheet with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

[Event "World Open Under 2400 section"]
[Site "17th and Race, Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"]
[Date "2009.07.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jonathan Hilton"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2301"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[Opening "Robatsch defense: two knights variation, Tiger Modern"]
[ECO "A04"]
[NIC "QP.11"]
[Time "10:00:00  AM"]
[TimeControl "5 second delay, 40/1:55, Game/55"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be3 b5 6. a3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. Ne2
c5 9. c3 Ngf6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. h3 Rc8 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. d5 Qe7 15.
b4 Bxd5 16. exd5 e4 17. Nd4 exd3 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Re1 Nxd5 20. Bh6 Qxe1+ 21.
Qxe1 Bxh6 22. Qe4 N7f6 23. Qh4 Bg7 24. Nd4 Rc4 25. Rd1 Nh5 26. Rxd3 Nhf4 27.
Rd2 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Bxd4 29. Nf1 Re8 30. g3 Ne2+ 31. Kg2 Bg7 32. Qg4 Re6 33.
Qf3 Nec3 34. Nd2 h5 35. Nb3 Rf6 36. Qd3 Re6 37. Nd4 Bxd4 38. Qxd4 Re2 39.
Qa7 Ra2 40. Qxa6 Kg7 41. Qxd6 Rxf2+ 42. Kg1 Ra2 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 Rxa3
45. g5 Ra1+ 46. Kh2 Re1 47. Qd8 Re2+ 48. Kg3 Re3+ 49. Kg2 Re4

0-1

Message 4494  He ate the scoresheet
BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com
for full analysis

Later that year Jonathan Hilton made me a 2009 judge of the CJA awards
of which Alexandra Kosteniuk is the pretty president right now.
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Yahoo groups recently moved to a new server site and their search functions are
messed up for the nonce. I lost my scoresheet where I played 1 d4 Nc6 against
IM Dean Ippolito ( I had just discovered the Full Metal Jacket but I hadn't
discovered the fact that it takes roughly 500 games from that position to reach
2 d5  Ne5  3 e4  e6  4 f4  ed!!  which is why most of my FMJ games are Game/1
minute ). On page 374 the authors do mention the game was a draw after 1 d4
Nc6 2 Nf3  d5 the Chigorin. Later I would try 2 ... d6 or ... f6.  The game was
rather boring but Dean is my only chance for that game score. I also analyzed a
very exciting, tactical Botvinnik Variation game between Dean Ippolito and the
Mongolian/Denver GM Sharavdorj Dashzeveg.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjwws4g7E7c

Emily Bear in Sunday Night Show.

In this amazing video 7 year old Emily Bear has already composed 130 classical
piano pieces, she can recreate words and music after hearing a tune once and
she instantly can relate music to any phrase like "summer breeze" or "breaking
up with my boyfriend".

Chess is my language and I can similarly relate any Chess position to different
images. For the Catalan I imagine a man, perhaps a husband, happily working
with his power tools in the garage, sanding this, planing that, drilling this,
sawing that, whistling while he works, maybe represented by the a8-Rook, the
c8-Bishop and the a7-b7-c7 pawns. Meanwhile that pesky, annoying g2-Bishop wife
cannot leave the man in peace but keeps coming into the garage with shrill
shrieking - " C'mon, clean up and get dressed, Mother is coming over, are you
done yet?, Are you going to putter here all day?, the 6 O'clock news is coming
on, you know how I love my 6 o'clock news show, etc., etc. " In other words
White's Kingside fianchettoed Bishop exerts a nagging pressure on Black's
Queenisde that is difficult to shake off.

Wojo's Weapons and Diary of a Chess Queen arrived the same day and I immediately
read and reviewed Alexandra Kosteniuk's book before cracking even one page of
Wojo's Weapons, dreading some sort of dreary MCO 14 treatment of slightly better
or slightly worse positions. The Catalan is an attempt to win with zero
tactics, just positional pressure. Why would a Tal student avoid tactics?
I feared the worst but finally forced myself to pry open the dreaded tome.

No revuslion encurred, instead the exact opposite, I was becoming more and more
intrigued. I was instantly reminded of the sage advice from Kosteniuk after her
rating got stuck for 3 years. GM Yuri Razuvaev, who worked a lot with Botvinnik,
convinced Alexandra not to be content with her Chess level ( finalist in the
Women's World Championship ) but to strive to be even better.

" I mean the good old literature: analysis of the games from World Championship
matches or the collected games from the Interzonals. The opening is also better
studied as ideas, not as memorizing concrete move orders but games in which
similar ideas, pawn structures and piece arrangements have already been played.
"
Kosteniuk, Diary of a Chess Queen

So Kosteniuk claims that studying classical games made her a World Champion,
that's why I was quite horrified to read some wretched Amazon review of Wojo's
Weapons that claimed Ippolito and Hilton wasted an opportunity to analyze more
Wojo versus fish games. My loss was painful enough, we don't need more of those
games.

The Catalan is positional but Chess is tactical so I was very impressed with the
ideas and analysis of Gelfand-Anand 2001, Ehlvest-Ippolito Las Vegas 2005
and Allan Stig Rasmussen - GM Ray Robson which involve very deep, attractive
piece sacs.

There is also a lot of typical Catalan endgame analysis. There are many ideas of
how to defend against the Catalan, Ippolito plays both sides against very strong
players. There are well analyzed games by World Champions Kramnik, Kasparov,
Karpov, Smyslov and many GM games by Catalan specialists Dzindzichasvili,
Kaidanov, Portisch and many more.

I didn't find the book boring at all but quite fascinating.

http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8117/429/

Jonathan Hilton wrote a 6 part series "How Wojo won" for USChess.org
Chess Life online which became the impetus for Wojo's Weapons. Jonathan
covers more openings than just the Catalan in his online articles. You will find
a few Wojo pictures there.

Wojo's Weapons is cutting edge which means many exciting sugesstions or TNs both
for White and Black. One facet of the book that impressed me is the different
playing levels the Catalan leads to, from grueling defense by
Smyslov over Botvinnik or Ippolito thinking for an hour on one move in his draw
against Ehlvest or the many GM game fragments not mentioned in the Index of
Players to 2100-2300 types like me floundering helplessly in positional and
tactical confusion. Black can choose many possible defenses against the Catalan
but you have to play really, really well even after you get equality. I didn't
see any easy answers for Black. You better have some clue in minor piece or
Rook endings if you hope to hold.

Wojo's Weapons makes use of other good, recent Catalan sources like 1 d4 by
Boris Avrukh, Quality Chess 2008 or Play the Catalan by GM Nigel Davies,
Everyman Chess, 2009 or many older books. The authors obviously made a
conscientious effort to sort it all out for us.

The book focusses on how Wojtkiewicz played all these positions, even referring
to a Catalan discussion where Wojo asked Dean what he thought of one line and
then started playing it himself. I love the personal touch.

When I'm feeling non-tactical I still throw out 1 Nf3 occasionally and I admit,
this book makes me want to play the Catalan real bad. Another attractive
feature is that although this is a repertoire book, I and H often praise
Black's outstanding play as he scores a well earned draw or even a rare win.
US Women's Champ Anna Zatonskih had to play like a genius to eke out a draw
against Wojo. The Black draws almost make you fear the Catalan more than the
Black losses. It all looks like a torture chamber when a GM plays White.
It's easy to root for either side and develop some strong ideas for the dark
pieces as well. They take you to the edge of the cliff and you can jump in the
cold water yourself like James Blunt if you wish.

I read Kosteniuk's book all in a rush in one day but I have been reading and
rereading Hilton's book for 4 days now and I am still enthralled. I can't quite
figure out what I would do as Black but the piece sacs look most logical and
attractive to me. I like the illustrative game approach they take to wade
through the variations. That breaks up the material nicely. You can choose your
favorite variations OR your favorite players.

Another facet of the book diificult to talk about is I trust the authors. Their
refined judgement seems warm and friendly as if they were trying to carry a
wounded, bleeding Chessplayer over a troubled bridge of understanding. Here,
play the Catalan and win, you're home now. Get in out of the rain, take off
those wet clothes, hang up your uniform, have some hot chocolate by the
fireplace, you never have to be shocked by the Poisoned Pawn Najdorf again.
Just fianchetto your KB and wait patiently to circle 1-0 on your scoresheet
like Aleksander. You're not an idle woodpusher anymore, you're playing a
system. It's gonna be OK.












From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Fri Mar 12 15:48:03 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:48:03 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on Book Review - Wojo's weapons
	by IM Dean Ippolito and Johnathan Hilton
Message-ID: <1268434083.4b9ac4a349224@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com -----
    Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:25:40 -0800 (PST)
    From: chess at krusemer.com
Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com
 Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Book Review - Wojo's weapons by IM Dean
Ippolito and Johnathan Hilton
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

Nice article, Brian.? Thanks.??
?
Wonder if you?saw Phillip Ponamarev's spectacular draw against?Wojtkiewicz
("Wojo")?at the US G/60 Championships here in Moab in 2002.? Board one, last
round, Ponomarev had black.? With the draw,?one of the biggest "upsets" of the
tournament,?his rating hit 2200.? I think he was only 16 at the time.??The
draw?kept Wojo out of first place and put Sevillano into sole first after seven
rounds when he beat FM Lazlo Bekefi of Hungary( and Utah).?? Ponomarev also beat
IM Emory Tate in that event -- didn't see the game, but know first-hand that
Tate's attacking energy?and tactics are truly spectacular.? Interesting
tournament detail:? The organizer, yours truly, forgot to deduct the "free
entry fee for IM's and GM's" from both of their prizes, so IM Sevillano got the
full $1000 and GM?Wojtkiewicz took home only hotel money and airfare in the
amount of $500.? He was then ranked #6 in the USA, and the highest rated player
ever to compete in
 Moab.
?
Side note about Sevillano:? He?came back in 2004 to win?the US G/60?again in
Durango.? One of his most interesting games was against then Utah Expert
Vincent Bazemore.?? After the game, analyzing the very complex, critical
position, Sevillano said to Bazemore:? "When I played this move I knew you had
a forced mate in seven.? But I didn't think you would find it, and it is
otherwise an excellent move."?? Sevillano was right.? Lucky for him?Bazemore
couldn't find the mate in the fast time control.
?
Though your review is a great one, I won't read the book.? Not just because
Catalan games seem relatively boring to me (and I play chess more for the
swashbuckling fun than for the win), but because my heart has been won over?by
Fischer Random (Chess960).?? I love the feeling of entering head-to-head combat
on move one, instead of after the?theoretical novelty?on move 15 or 20.??
Chess?has become a game?for memorizers who want to rely on the genius of
others, Chess960 is for creatives who want to rely only on their own wit from
the very start.?? It is the future of our beloved game.
?
If any of your readers feel similarly, please let them know there will be a
Fischer Random tournament in Albuquerque on June 5th, and another one in Cedar
City, Utah, on June 8th.?? I'm organizing and directing the Utah?Chess960
championship?event (on the same day as the Utah Bughouse championship
tournament).?? It is two days before the National Open, and right on the way
there.?? June 9th is the Utah Quick Chess Championship, 12 rounds from 10am to
5pm, followed by an evening?simul from USCF Director Bill Hall (about 2100).??
The next?evening is the US G/10 Championship in Las Vegas, just a couple hours
further down the Interstate for those?driving from Colorado.?? Then the
National Open.
?
The link to the Utah tournaments (June 8-9)?is online at
http://www.utahsummergames.org/sports/chess.html
?
The Albuquerque Chess960 (Fischer Random) tournament on June 5?can be found
online at
http://www.nmchess.org (click on Upcoming Tournaments).?? It is organized by
Chad Schneider, WiredKingsCC at gmail.com

Best regards, thanks again for the interesting review, and stay healthy!
?
Damian Nash
Moab, Utah
chess at krusemer.com

--- On Fri, 3/12/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:


From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Book Review - Wojo's weapons by IM Dean Ippolito
and Johnathan Hilton
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Chess_Improvement at Yahoogroups.com,
UnorthodoxChessopenings at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist"
<brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 12:48 AM



Book Review - Wojo's weapons by IM Dean Ippolito and Johnathan Hilton

Warning - This will be my longest ever book review.

I have been playing tournament Chess so long I have direct or indirect
relationships with almost everybody. Before I start the review I must give you
some background.

1977 - I read Harry Golombeck's book on 1 Nf3 the Reti and won 4 tournaments in
a row with it.

About 25 years ago, right before my wife got pregnant with my daughter, a 23
year old Power lines engineer today, I played over every game in Informant 35 on
a wooden Chess set in Waco, Texas. The most boring section was the Catalan
where every game was in what Anthea Carson Martinez calls " the Dan Avery Zone,
plus or minus a pawn. " It was agony.

About 6 years later Jonathan Hilton was born.

Another 9 years later I taught Tyler Hughes the Fishing Pole.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

September 2002 - I played Grandmaster Alexander Wojtkiewicz
( Vote-Kay-vitch ) at the Governor's Cup

http://www.walverine.com/index.php?id=147
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This got me interested in the GM and I read how he hung out with Tal, got thrown
in prison for refusing the Russian army draft, found an Accelerated Dragon
Innovation in prison ( B:f7+? K:f7!? ), won a bunch of Grand Prixs, had a child
back home somewhere. It was obvious from even one tournament ( and I saw him at
many ) that he belonged to a group like the late GM Igor Ivanov of hard core
drinking Grandmasters. I romanticized it as missing home.

Hilton and Ippolito don't go into any of this stuff - perhaps they have an
aversion to " messy complications. " They also don't have any pictures.
Wojo was pretty handsome, rugged looking. Having written a book myself I know
the arbiter between the audience's and author's desire for unlimited pages is
the realistic publisher with cost sheets. 408 pages sounds long for Volume 1
but the authors decided to fill it with variations instead of drivel.

When I had my heart attack in February 2010 my main regret was missing half my
11 year old son's childhood. Something similar happened when Wojo died much too
young at 43. Some people live like they know they will die young - Tal was like
that, Wojo was like that, my brother Fred was like that. My father sold and
brother Pat sells Life Insurance ( American Family ).
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3234

We received the following message from Elizabeth Karnazes of San Francisco,
California:

Dear Chess Friends, as Woit's close friend and attorney of many years, people
are asking me about his passing. I have spoken with Woit's physician and the
medical examiner. Woit did not die of liver failure or alcoholism. He died of a
perforated intestine, and massive bleeding. If he had been helped sooner, he
would have lived. He had lost so much blood by the time the ambulance was
called, it was too late to save him. Some people, myself included, have been
upset by Woit's obituary stating he died of liver problems. We would all
appreciate a correction.

Finally, Woit was very concerned about his mother and often sent her money to
live. It was his dying wish that someone would take care of his mother.
Donations for Woit's mother, Tamara, can be sent to the Alexander Wojtkiewicz
Memorial Fund care of Law Offices of Elizabeth Karnazes P.O. Box 4747 Foster
City, CA 94404 (650) 345-9200. Thank you for your help.

Elizabeth Karnazes
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aleks is survived by his son, Josef, his mother Teresa, and his longtime
companion, Amber Berglund. A collection is being made to help cover the costs
of his funeral. Donations can be sent to the Aleks Wojtkiewicz Funeral Fund,
4813 Fernley Square, Halethorpe, MD, 21227.

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3256

Shabalov's great eulogy on Wojo's death.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wojo was born in Riga, Latvia 1963 and helped Tal win a 1979 Riga, Latvia
Interzonal.
Wojo also helped Khalifman win the 1999 FIDE World Championship in Las Vegas,
Nevada.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
That's about all I know about Wojo. I heard a lecture of his at the World Open
once. I heard him discuss the Accelerated Dragon with connoisseur IM John
Donaldson at the Governor's Cup ( all the state Chess Champions ) in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota. Wojo was Polish - after being pardoned from a Russian
prison by the Ronald Reagan - Gorbachev summit ( something Dr. Mikhail
Ponomarev of Denver also claims freed him ) he became Polish Champion twice.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1879479346/qid=1124805586/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0793477-6582318?v=glance&s=books

Before I invented the Full Metal Jacket, the Badger or the Exxon Valdez I would
occasionally try 1 ... Nc6. Sometimes I would glance at a Chess book, get
inspired and start playing the opening.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Johathan Hilton is a Facebook friend and he would post how many pages or
chapters he wrote as he went along. I told him about my game with Wojo
and he included it on pages 374-378. My father occasionally bought me a
one year subscription to the British Chess Magazine CHESS. When a beautiful
move is made in England they call it "very visual". I was trying to incorporate
this when I described Wojo's fianchettoed bishops as a " visual horror show. "

The father-son Ponomarev team would often try the 150 Attack Reversed( about
1700 in England ) as Black against me in blitz games, they would play ... d5,
... Bg4,... Nc6, ... Qd7, ... 0-0-0, ... Bh3 and ... h7-h5-h4:g3 and checkmate
me. I tried this against Wojo and got destroyed. Since then I have tried this
plan in a zillion bullet Exxon Valdez ( 1 ... Nc6, 2 ... f6, 3 ... d6, 4 ... e5
or ... Ne5 ) games and often get eviscerated on the Queenside. It was games
like Wojo - Wall or? David Wallace - Wall ( which I won but it was grueling )
and countless boring games that made me desperate enough to try the Exxon
Valdez or Badger ( 1 d4? Nc6? 2? Nf3 or Bf4? f6? followed by ... Ne5 or ... e5
)
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My friendship with Jonathan Hilton started when I was very charmed by his
writings at Chess Life online ( USChess.org ), especially describing the
courageous, instinctive play of our mutual friend Tyler Hughes.

http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9413/529/

Anyone who could truly appreciate Tyler's play is a friend of mine instantly. I
met Jonathan at the 2009 World Open where he was Tyler's roommate ( they are
both
about 19 now I think ). I even played Jonathan and he ate our scoresheet while
walking to lunch with Tyler after the game and I called him Goatboy and we both
wrote about that.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVlkZVAw8Gc

Jonathan Hilton ate this scoresheet with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

[Event "World Open Under 2400 section"]
[Site "17th and Race, Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"]
[Date "2009.07.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jonathan Hilton"]
[Black "B-Wall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2301"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[Opening "Robatsch defense: two knights variation, Tiger Modern"]
[ECO "A04"]
[NIC "QP.11"]
[Time "10:00:00? AM"]
[TimeControl "5 second delay, 40/1:55, Game/55"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be3 b5 6. a3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. Ne2
c5 9. c3 Ngf6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. h3 Rc8 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. d5 Qe7 15.
b4 Bxd5 16. exd5 e4 17. Nd4 exd3 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Re1 Nxd5 20. Bh6 Qxe1+ 21.
Qxe1 Bxh6 22. Qe4 N7f6 23. Qh4 Bg7 24. Nd4 Rc4 25. Rd1 Nh5 26. Rxd3 Nhf4 27.
Rd2 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Bxd4 29. Nf1 Re8 30. g3 Ne2+ 31. Kg2 Bg7 32. Qg4 Re6 33.
Qf3 Nec3 34. Nd2 h5 35. Nb3 Rf6 36. Qd3 Re6 37. Nd4 Bxd4 38. Qxd4 Re2 39.
Qa7 Ra2 40. Qxa6 Kg7 41. Qxd6 Rxf2+ 42. Kg1 Ra2 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 Rxa3
45. g5 Ra1+ 46. Kh2 Re1 47. Qd8 Re2+ 48. Kg3 Re3+ 49. Kg2 Re4

0-1

Message 4494? He ate the scoresheet
BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com
for full analysis

Later that year Jonathan Hilton made me a 2009 judge of the CJA awards
of which Alexandra Kosteniuk is the pretty president right now.
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Yahoo groups recently moved to a new server site and their search functions are
messed up for the nonce. I lost my scoresheet where I played 1 d4 Nc6 against
IM Dean Ippolito ( I had just discovered the Full Metal Jacket but I hadn't
discovered the fact that it takes roughly 500 games from that position to reach
2 d5? Ne5? 3 e4? e6? 4 f4? ed!!? which is why most of my FMJ games are Game/1
minute ). On page 374 the authors do mention the game was a draw after 1 d4
Nc6 2 Nf3? d5 the Chigorin. Later I would try 2 ... d6 or ... f6.? The game was
rather boring but Dean is my only chance for that game score. I also analyzed a
very exciting, tactical Botvinnik Variation game between Dean Ippolito and the
Mongolian/Denver GM Sharavdorj Dashzeveg.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjwws4g7E7c

Emily Bear in Sunday Night Show.

In this amazing video 7 year old Emily Bear has already composed 130 classical
piano pieces, she can recreate words and music after hearing a tune once and
she instantly can relate music to any phrase like "summer breeze" or "breaking
up with my boyfriend".

Chess is my language and I can similarly relate any Chess position to different
images. For the Catalan I imagine a man, perhaps a husband, happily working
with his power tools in the garage, sanding this, planing that, drilling this,
sawing that, whistling while he works, maybe represented by the a8-Rook, the
c8-Bishop and the a7-b7-c7 pawns. Meanwhile that pesky, annoying g2-Bishop wife
cannot leave the man in peace but keeps coming into the garage with shrill
shrieking - " C'mon, clean up and get dressed, Mother is coming over, are you
done yet?, Are you going to putter here all day?, the 6 O'clock news is coming
on, you know how I love my 6 o'clock news show, etc., etc. " In other words
White's Kingside fianchettoed Bishop exerts a nagging pressure on Black's
Queenisde that is difficult to shake off.

Wojo's Weapons and Diary of a Chess Queen arrived the same day and I immediately
read and reviewed Alexandra Kosteniuk's book before cracking even one page of
Wojo's Weapons, dreading some sort of dreary MCO 14 treatment of slightly better
or slightly worse positions. The Catalan is an attempt to win with zero
tactics, just positional pressure. Why would a Tal student avoid tactics?
I feared the worst but finally forced myself to pry open the dreaded tome.

No revuslion encurred, instead the exact opposite, I was becoming more and more
intrigued. I was instantly reminded of the sage advice from Kosteniuk after her
rating got stuck for 3 years. GM Yuri Razuvaev, who worked a lot with Botvinnik,
convinced Alexandra not to be content with her Chess level ( finalist in the
Women's World Championship ) but to strive to be even better.

" I mean the good old literature: analysis of the games from World Championship
matches or the collected games from the Interzonals. The opening is also better
studied as ideas, not as memorizing concrete move orders but games in which
similar ideas, pawn structures and piece arrangements have already been played.
"
Kosteniuk, Diary of a Chess Queen

So Kosteniuk claims that studying classical games made her a World Champion,
that's why I was quite horrified to read some wretched Amazon review of Wojo's
Weapons that claimed Ippolito and Hilton wasted an opportunity to analyze more
Wojo versus fish games. My loss was painful enough, we don't need more of those
games.

The Catalan is positional but Chess is tactical so I was very impressed with the
ideas and analysis of Gelfand-Anand 2001, Ehlvest-Ippolito Las Vegas 2005
and Allan Stig Rasmussen - GM Ray Robson which involve very deep, attractive
piece sacs.

There is also a lot of typical Catalan endgame analysis. There are many ideas of
how to defend against the Catalan, Ippolito plays both sides against very strong
players. There are well analyzed games by World Champions Kramnik, Kasparov,
Karpov, Smyslov and many GM games by Catalan specialists Dzindzichasvili,
Kaidanov, Portisch and many more.

I didn't find the book boring at all but quite fascinating.

http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8117/429/

Jonathan Hilton wrote a 6 part series "How Wojo won" for USChess.org
Chess Life online which became the impetus for Wojo's Weapons. Jonathan
covers more openings than just the Catalan in his online articles. You will find
a few Wojo pictures there.

Wojo's Weapons is cutting edge which means many exciting sugesstions or TNs both
for White and Black. One facet of the book that impressed me is the different
playing levels the Catalan leads to, from grueling defense by
Smyslov over Botvinnik or Ippolito thinking for an hour on one move in his draw
against Ehlvest or the many GM game fragments not mentioned in the Index of
Players to 2100-2300 types like me floundering helplessly in positional and
tactical confusion. Black can choose many possible defenses against the Catalan
but you have to play really, really well even after you get equality. I didn't
see any easy answers for Black. You better have some clue in minor piece or
Rook endings if you hope to hold.

Wojo's Weapons makes use of other good, recent Catalan sources like 1 d4 by
Boris Avrukh, Quality Chess 2008 or Play the Catalan by GM Nigel Davies,
Everyman Chess, 2009 or many older books. The authors obviously made a
conscientious effort to sort it all out for us.

The book focusses on how Wojtkiewicz played all these positions, even referring
to a Catalan discussion where Wojo asked Dean what he thought of one line and
then started playing it himself. I love the personal touch.

When I'm feeling non-tactical I still throw out 1 Nf3 occasionally and I admit,
this book makes me want to play the Catalan real bad. Another attractive
feature is that although this is a repertoire book, I and H often praise
Black's outstanding play as he scores a well earned draw or even a rare win.
US Women's Champ Anna Zatonskih had to play like a genius to eke out a draw
against Wojo. The Black draws almost make you fear the Catalan more than the
Black losses. It all looks like a torture chamber when a GM plays White.
It's easy to root for either side and develop some strong ideas for the dark
pieces as well. They take you to the edge of the cliff and you can jump in the
cold water yourself like James Blunt if you wish.

I read Kosteniuk's book all in a rush in one day but I have been reading and
rereading Hilton's book for 4 days now and I am still enthralled. I can't quite
figure out what I would do as Black but the piece sacs look most logical and
attractive to me. I like the illustrative game approach they take to wade
through the variations. That breaks up the material nicely. You can choose your
favorite variations OR your favorite players.

Another facet of the book diificult to talk about is I trust the authors. Their
refined judgement seems warm and friendly as if they were trying to carry a
wounded, bleeding Chessplayer over a troubled bridge of understanding. Here,
play the Catalan and win, you're home now. Get in out of the rain, take off
those wet clothes, hang up your uniform, have some hot chocolate by the
fireplace, you never have to be shocked by the Poisoned Pawn Najdorf again.
Just fianchetto your KB and wait patiently to circle 1-0 on your scoresheet
like Aleksander. You're not an idle woodpusher anymore, you're playing a
system. It's gonna be OK.

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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:10:24 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Chess Like An Animal Two
Message-ID: <1268539824.4b9c61b0c1e30@www.taom.com>



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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sun Mar 14 06:57:20 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:57:20 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Denver Chess Club games posted
Message-ID: <1268571440.4b9cdd309b325@www.taom.com>


www.DenverChess.com

Oops-
there is no Denver Chess Club
or Denver Open anymore


From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sun Mar 14 14:59:05 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:59:05 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Denver Chess Club games posted
Message-ID: <1268600345.4b9d4e195aadf@www.taom.com>

The new site for the Game/29 is
Wing of an Airplane, Twilight Zone Airlines,
William Shatner and John Lithgow, TDs.

BW

----- Forwarded message from Tim Kohler <tim.kohler at hotmail.com> -----
    Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:01:51 -0600
    From: Tim Kohler <tim.kohler at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Tim Kohler <tim.kohler at hotmail.com>
 Subject: RE: [BrianWall-ChessList] Denver Chess Club games posted
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

Seriously, what's up with DCC? They're just looking for another place to host
it, yes?

Btw...there's a G29 scheduled there 3/30. Any news on where that'll be now?

timk

 Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:57:20 -0600
 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com
 To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com
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www.DenverChess.com

 Oops-
 there is no Denver Chess Club
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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:00:35 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Chris Peterson - Denver Chess Club games
	posted
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Help Daoud find a new site for the DCC -
BW

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 Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] Denver Chess Club games posted
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http://www.denverchess.com/news/?id=19

you're just making daoud's job harder




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Sent: Sun, March 14, 2010 6:57:20 AM
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??

www.DenverChess. com

Oops-
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sun Mar 14 21:21:16 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:21:16 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] March Game/29
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The March G/29 Grand Prix event sponsored by the DCC will be held at the
current temporary DCC location, Valhallas Game Center at 6161 W. 44th Ave in
Wheatridge.

The store is open until 10pm on Tuesday evenings.  The G/29 events at the
DCC are usually held until about 730pm to give players that trickle in a
chace to still play all 3 rounds.  But because of the stores hours,  the
G/29 event on March 30th will need to start on time at 7pm.

If anyone has questions about the DCC use of Valhallas, please contact
Daoud.  Any questions about the G/29 event, please contact me.

Lee Lahti
G/29 Grand Prix Coordinator and President, Colorado State Chess Association

  _____

From: BrianWallChess at yahoogroups.com [mailto:BrianWallChess at yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Brian Wall
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 2:59 PM
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Brian Wall Chesslist
Subject: [BrianWallChess] Denver Chess Club games posted [1 Attachment]



[Attachment(s) <>  from Brian Wall included below]

The new site for the Game/29 is
Wing of an Airplane, Twilight Zone Airlines,
William Shatner and John Lithgow, TDs.

BW

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Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:01:51 -0600
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Subject: RE: [BrianWall-ChessList] Denver Chess Club games posted
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taom.com>

Seriously, what's up with DCC? They're just looking for another place to
host
it, yes?

Btw...there's a G29 scheduled there 3/30. Any news on where that'll be now?

timk

Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:57:20 -0600
From: brianwallchess3@ <mailto:brianwallchess3%40taom.com> taom.com
To: BrianWallChess@ <mailto:BrianWallChess%40Yahoogroups.com>
Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist
<mailto:brianwall-chesslist%40lists.taom.com> @lists.taom.com
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www.DenverChess.com

Oops-
there is no Denver Chess Club
or Denver Open anymore

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From lee.lahti at comcast.net  Sun Mar 14 21:12:08 2010
From: lee.lahti at comcast.net (Lee Lahti)
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:12:08 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] [BrianWallChess] Denver Chess Club games
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The March G/29 Grand Prix event sponsored by the DCC will be held at the
current temporary DCC location, Valhallas Game Center at 6161 W. 44th Ave in
Wheatridge.  
 
The store is open until 10pm on Tuesday evenings.  The G/29 events at the
DCC are usually held until about 730pm to give players that trickle in a
chace to still play all 3 rounds.  But because of the stores hours,  the
G/29 event on March 30th will need to start on time at 7pm.
 
If anyone has questions about the DCC use of Valhallas, please contact
Daoud.  Any questions about the G/29 event, please contact me.
 
Lee Lahti
G/29 Grand Prix Coordinator and President, Colorado State Chess Association

  _____  

From: BrianWallChess at yahoogroups.com [mailto:BrianWallChess at yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Brian Wall
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 2:59 PM
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Brian Wall Chesslist
Subject: [BrianWallChess] Denver Chess Club games posted [1 Attachment]


  
[Attachment(s) <>  from Brian Wall included below] 

The new site for the Game/29 is
Wing of an Airplane, Twilight Zone Airlines,
William Shatner and John Lithgow, TDs.

BW

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Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:01:51 -0600
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com>
Subject: RE: [BrianWall-ChessList] Denver Chess Club games posted
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taom.com>

Seriously, what's up with DCC? They're just looking for another place to
host
it, yes?

Btw...there's a G29 scheduled there 3/30. Any news on where that'll be now?

timk

Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:57:20 -0600
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Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Denver Chess Club games posted

www.DenverChess.com

Oops-
there is no Denver Chess Club
or Denver Open anymore


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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:21:31 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Chicago Open early bird deadline tomorrow
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See you there

BW

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$98 for 1-4 in room, 800-937-8461, 847-777-6500.

GUARANTEED PRIZES:
OPEN SECTION:
$10000-5000-2500-1200-1000-700-600-500-400-400, clear 1st bonus $200, top
2300-2449
$3000-1500-700, top Under 2300 $3000-1500-700.  FIDE ratings used for this
section,
except that USCF may be used if more than 100 points over FIDE.  FIDE rated, 300
 GPP (enhanced).
UNDER 2100 SECTION:$5000-3000-2000-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300, no unrated may
win over $2000.
UNDER 1900 SECTION:
$5000-3000-2000-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300, no unrated may win over $1600.
UNDER 1700 SECTION:
$5000-3000-2000-1200-1000-600-500-400-300-300, no unrated may win over $1200.
UNDER 1500 SECTION:
$4000-2000-1500-1000-700-500-400-300-300-300, no unrated may win over $800.
UNDER 1300 SECTION:
$4000-2000-1500-1000-700-500-400-300-300-300, no unrated may win over $400.

UNDER 1000 SECTION:$1000-600-400-300-300-300-200-200-200-200, no unrated may win
 over $200.

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ROOMS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE $87 CHESS RATE, BUT THIS RATE WILL PROBABLY END
 MONDAY, MARCH 14, SO RESERVE NOW!

14th annual
MID-AMERICA OPEN
March 18-21 or 20-21, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Clayton (Saint Louis), MO
Largest Open prizes ever guaranteed in Missouri!

Prizes $20,000 projected, $16,000 minimum guaranteed

5 rounds, in 8 sections; you play only those in your section.
Special room rates $87 single or twin.  Reserve now by calling 888-303-1746, ask
 for the chess rate.

PROJECTED PRIZES:
OPEN SECTION:
$2000-1000-500-300, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top Under 2300
$800-400.
 FIDE rated, 100 GPP (enhanced).
UNDER 2200 SECTION:$1400-700-400-300.
UNDER 2000 SECTION:$1400-700-400-300, no unrated may win over $600.
UNDER 1800 SECTION:$1400-700-400-300, no unrated may win over $500.
UNDER 1600 SECTION: $1200-600-300-200, no unrated may win over $400.
UNDER 1400 SECTION:  $1200-600-300-200, no unrated may win over $300.

UNDER 1200 SECTION:$800-400-200-100, no unrated may win over $200.  NOTE: Entry
fee is $20 less for this section which was mistakenly omitted from some of our
publicity.

UNDER 900 SECTION:  $200-100-60-40, no unrated may win over $100.

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SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 23-25 or 24-25, 2010
5 rounds, Radisson Opryland, Nashville
First CCA tournament ever held in Tennessee!
$10,000 projected prizes, $7,500 minimum guaranteed
MASTER-EXPERT: $1000-500-300-150, clear or tiebreak win $50, top Under 2200
$700-400.
FIDE rated, 40 Grand Prix Points (enhanced).
CLASS A: $800-400-200-100, no unrated may win over $500.
CLASS B: $800-400-200-100, no unarted may win over $400.
CLASS C: $800-400-200-100, no unrated may win over $300.
CLASS D: $700-400-200-100, no unarted may win over $200.
CLASS E/BELOW: $400-300-200-100, no unrated may win over $100.
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SURVEY RESULTS
Thanks to all who participated in our schedules and time controls survey of
March
9.  This survey is likely to cause some round times th change for future events!
 Updated partial results are available here.
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COMING EVENTS
Details posted at www.chesstour.com
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now include the following:
Mar 19-21 or 20-21:MID-AMERICA OPEN,
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5 rounds, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Clayton (Saint Louis), MO.  $20,000 projected
prizes,
$16,000 minimum guaranteed.  The $87 chess rate is probably still available, but
 will probably last until Monday afternoon at the latest, so reserve now! Call
888-303-1746
or 314-726-5400.
Mar 31-Apr 4, Apr 1-4, 2-4 or 3-4:PHILADELPHIA OPEN
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at Sheraton City Center Hotel, replaces Foxwoods Open. $100,000 projected
prizes,
$70,000 minimum guaranteed. Open has 9 rounds with GM and IM norms possible,
lower
sections 7 rounds.
April 23-25 or 24-25:SOUTHERN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS,
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Nashville TN.  The first CCA tournament ever in Tennessee! $10,000 projected
prizes,
$7,500 minimum.
May 27-31, 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31:CHICAGO OPEN
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at Westin Wheeling Hotel. $100,000 guaranteed prizes.  Open Section is now 9
rounds
with GM and IM norms possible! Other sections are 7 rounds. LAST DAY FOR EARLY
BIRD
PRICE IS MONDAY, MARCH 15!
ENTER NOW!
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9 rounds at Valley Forge Convention Center and connected Scanticon and Radisson
Hotels.
June 25-27:WORLD OPEN SENIOR AMATEUR.
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 5 rounds, 40/2, SD/1, Valley Forge Convention Center.  Open to age 50/over
rated
under 2010 or unrated. $2000 projected prizes.
June 26-27:WORLD OPEN GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP.
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 5 rounds, G/90, Valley Fprge Convention Center. open to all girls born after
6/28/92.
July 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 or June 29-July 5:WORLD OPEN
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 9 rounds, Valley Forge Convention Center and connected Scanticon and Radisson
Hotels.
 World's biggest open tournament- $250,000 projected prizes, $175,000 minimum!
July 15-18, 16-18 or 17-18:PACIFIC COAST OPEN.
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 6 rounds at Renaissance Hotel in Agoura Hills (Southern California).  $25,000
projected
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar 15 17:22:36 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:22:36 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Buff Black guy wants roommate for World FIDE
	Amateur Championship
Message-ID: <1268695356.4b9ec13c90024@www.taom.com>

Gordon Randall is this young buff black guy who plays for the armed forces chess
team.   He's probably in the best physical shape of his life.

Anonymous Chess groupie
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----- Forwarded message from "Randall, Gordon J  C1C USAF USAFA CW/CS29"
<C10Gordon.Randall at usafa.edu> -----
    Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:19:54 -0600
    From: "Randall, Gordon J  C1C USAF USAFA CW/CS29"
<C10Gordon.Randall at usafa.edu>
Reply-To: "Randall, Gordon J  C1C USAF USAFA CW/CS29"
<C10Gordon.Randall at usafa.edu>
 Subject: RE: [BrianWall-ChessList] Chicago Open early bird deadline tomorrow
      To: 'Brian Wall' <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

Brian, could you find out if anyone is willing to go to the World FIDE Amateur
tourney with me? I am planning on driving there and heading out around noon on
Friday, missing the first round. I have a place to stay there already covered.
I would just like to cost the transit costs...

-----Original Message-----
From: brianwall-chesslist-bounces at lists.taom.com
[mailto:brianwall-chesslist-bounces at lists.taom.com] On Behalf Of Brian Wall
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:22 AM
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; Brian Wall Chesslist
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Chicago Open early bird deadline tomorrow

See you there

BW

----- Forwarded message from Continental Chess <chesstour at aol.com> -----
    Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:47:24 -0400 (EDT)
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Reply-To: chesstour at aol.com
 Subject: Chicago Open early bird deadline tomorrow
      To: brianwallchess3 at taom.com



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Continental Chess Bulletin
March 14, 2010
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ENTER BY MONDAY, MARCH 15 FOR THE LOWEST FEE!
19th annual
CHICAGO OPEN
$100,000 PRIZE FUND GUARANTEED
OPEN: 9 rounds, May 27-31, norms possible!
UNDER 1300 TO UNDER 2100: 7 rounds, May 28-31, 29-31 or 30-31. Choice of 4-day,
3-day or 2-day schedule.
UNDER 1000: 7 rounds, May 30-31.

At the luxurious Westin North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, Illinois.  Special chess
rates
$98 for 1-4 in room, 800-937-8461, 847-777-6500.

GUARANTEED PRIZES:
OPEN SECTION:
$10000-5000-2500-1200-1000-700-600-500-400-400, clear 1st bonus $200, top
2300-2449
$3000-1500-700, top Under 2300 $3000-1500-700.  FIDE ratings used for this
section, except that USCF may be used if more than 100 points over FIDE.  FIDE
rated, 300  GPP (enhanced).
UNDER 2100 SECTION:$5000-3000-2000-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300, no unrated may
win over $2000.
UNDER 1900 SECTION:
$5000-3000-2000-1000-700-600-500-400-300-300, no unrated may win over $1600.
UNDER 1700 SECTION:
$5000-3000-2000-1200-1000-600-500-400-300-300, no unrated may win over $1200.
UNDER 1500 SECTION:
$4000-2000-1500-1000-700-500-400-300-300-300, no unrated may win over $800.
UNDER 1300 SECTION:
$4000-2000-1500-1000-700-500-400-300-300-300, no unrated may win over $400.

UNDER 1000 SECTION:$1000-600-400-300-300-300-200-200-200-200, no unrated may win
 over $200.
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World Amateur Championship 2010
Friday, 05 March 2010 09:55

The 2010 World Amateur Chess Championship features the largest prize fund in the
history of the tournament $20,000 USD guaranteed. In addition to the prize fund
available the following prizes are present:



* The FIDE Master title for the winner of the event
* The Woman's FIDE Master title for the top placing female player of the event
* 2 scholarships valued up to $36,000 each to Texas Tech University for the top
Male and Female participants



The World Amateur Championship is organized by the NA Chess Federation.
Currently registered are players from United States, Columbia, Canada, Finland,
Russia, Netherlands, France, Portugal, Sri Lanka, India, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan,
here is all the info and side events:



World Amateur Chess Championship
March 19 ? 25, 2010
9R-SS | G/90 + 30/sec increment
$20,000 USD Prize Fund Guaranteed
2 Scholarships to Texas Tech University
FIDE Master and Woman FIDE Master title to top male and female player
More info: http://www.worldchesschamps.com/world-amateur/general-information/

General Information
$20,000 USD Prize Fund Unconditionally Guaranteed!

(Overall): $3000 ? 2000 ? 1600 ? 1400

(Women): $1000 ? 600 ? 400 ? 200

(1799 ? 1600): $1000 ? 600 ? 400 ? 200

(1599 ? 1400): $1000 ? 600 ? 400 ? 200

(Under 1400): $1000 ? 600 ? 400 ? 200

(Unrated): $1000 ? 600 ? 400 ? 200



The 2010 World Amateur Chess Championship features the largest prize fund in the
history of the tournament. In addition to the cash prizes available the
following additional prizes are present:

The FIDE Master title for the winner of the event
The Woman's FIDE Master title for the top placing female player of the event
2 scholarships valued up to $36,000 each to Texas Tech University for the top
Male and Female participants
We are also pleased to announce the following progressive prize fund scale as
well:

Attain 600 players, increase prize fund by 50% (additional $10,000 USD)
Attain 800 players, increase prize fund by 100% (additional $20,000 USD)
Special Rating and Prize Regulations

As not all participants will have established FIDE ratings, national ratings
will be used to calculate approximate FIDE ratings for pairing and prize
purposes. Established FIDE ratings will take priority however the Chief
Organizer and Chief Arbiter have discretion.
No more than a single prize can be won any any player.
Participants with no FIDE ratings will be reviewed over a period of 2-4 rating
cycles of their national federation rating system to ensure fair competition.
It is the discretion of the Chief Organizer and Chief Arbiter on the allowance
of participation and all rating assignments
Special Information for scholastic players residing in the host state Through
the generosity of a private and anonymous sponsor the following is offered:

To Chicago Public School students ? free USCF scholastic, youth, or young adult
membership (based on your age) with online access to its associated magazine
To all students in Illinois in the 9th through 12th grade (high school) ? free
USCF scholastic, youth, or young adult membership (based on your age) with
online access to its associated magazine
Entry Fee Discount Offers

First 100 US-based participants that register for the event AND stay at the
hotel for the duration of the entire tournament (7 nights), upon furnishing a
paid for invoice for their hotel stay, will receive their entry fee back! Only
1 person per hotel room eligible. Offer expires January 15, 2010.
Pre-register (online or through the mail) with 4 friends and each will receive a
$20 rebate onsite
Register for the Intercontinental School Team and each team member will receive
a $10 rebate onsite from their cost for the World Amateur
Entry Fee Discount Offers may NOT be combined

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 16 16:33:15 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:33:15 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter
Message-ID: <1268778795.4ba0072b9fd35@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from CS Chess <cs.chess at worldnet.att.net> -----
    Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:23:06 -0700
    From: CS Chess <cs.chess at worldnet.att.net>
Reply-To: CS Chess <cs.chess at worldnet.att.net>
 Subject: Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter


Greetings,

Another newsletter is up and ready.  It was an up and down week for me with
drawing a 2304 (read Game Of The Week) on Tuesday and then getting crushed on
Thursday.  I will test out the new email service this week.  So, if you don't
get this email, be sure to let me know as soon as you don't get it!

Paul Anderson

The Newsletter (http://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/)

1. March 9th Quick Results
2. March Panera Thursday Results
3. Right Moves Public Chess Club
4. Pikes Peak Open Tournament Announcement
5. Game: The Third Time Is The Charm (http://cschess.webs.com/games.htm)
6. CSCN post-game interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fA0Hdz8Rds)

Upcoming Events

3/16 CSCC March Quads, CSCC
3/17, 24 2010 March East Coast Deli final rounds, CSCC
3/18, 25 Panera Bread Thursday's final rounds, CSCC
3/23 Players' Choice, CSCC
3/30 Rated Quick Chess, CSCC
4/1,8 G/30 Swiss Bout #1, RMPCC

For event details and additional events, see the following websites:

Colorado Springs Chess Club: CSCC (http://springschess.org/)
Right Moves Public Chess Club:  RMPCC (http://www.rightmovechess.com)
Denver Chess Club: DCC (http://www.denverchess.com)
Colorado State Chess Association: CSCA (http://colorado-chess.com/)
Wyoming Chess Association: WCA (http://www.wyomingchess.com/)
Kansas Chess Association: KCA (http://www.kansaschess.org/)
Tim Brennan's Chess Blog:  (http://www.timmybx.com)

Colorado Springs Chess News
Home - http://cschess.webs.com/
Store - http://home.att.net/~cs.chess/catalogue.htm
Group  - http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cs_chess/
Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/cschessnews
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=97792570473

Visit the website to read the newsletters or see the collection of images.  All
articles written by Paul Anderson unless otherwise noted.  To unsubscribe,
reply to this message with the subject heading "Unsubscribe".


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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar 17 17:29:02 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:29:02 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Who won the Colorado Polgar qualifier in
	Colorado Springs March 13, 2010?
Message-ID: <1268868542.4ba165bedf0ba@www.taom.com>



http://colorado-chess.com/scholast/pdf/1st%20Annual%20Girls%20Only%20and%20Polgar%20Qualifier%20Tournam.pdf

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar 17 19:32:46 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:32:46 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Who won the Colorado Polgar qualifier in
	Colorado Springs March 13, 2010?
Message-ID: <1268875966.4ba182be27ede@www.taom.com>

Heartache for Tawny -
half my bullet games end that way.

BW

----- Forwarded message from DuWayne Langseth <duwaynelangseth at hotmail.com>
-----
    Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:59:16 -0600
    From: DuWayne Langseth <duwaynelangseth at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: DuWayne Langseth <duwaynelangseth at hotmail.com>
 Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] Who won the Colorado Polgar qualifier in Colorado
Springs March 13, 2010?
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>






Brian,



Alexa Lasley won for a third year in a row.  She tends to rise

to the occasion.  She scored 4.0 out of 5.  Katie Wise was the

favorite and nearly 100 points higher in rating.  She took 2nd

in the State Championship High School section.  As we all do,

she had one of those days.  Young Rebecca Isacoff tied with

Katie and Melissa LeRoux with 3 out of 5 to tie for second and

a three-way coin toss decided which trophy they took  Sherry

didn't win a game, but she had a good time and was motivated

by the chance of winning a trip to Florida.  The youngest was

Amrita Nag (rated 1401, 3rd highest) and she had a day like

Katie, scoring just 2 out of 5.



In the lower section, Tawny was tied for first until the last

round, when she had less than a minute on her clock and

chased her opponent's king with her queen around and thru

her pawns until a stalemate occurred.  She took 3rd.  Zoe

Laroux took 1st and I forget the name of the girl who placed

2nd (my apologies to her).



I think there were 24 players total.



DuWayne



To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com
From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:29:02 -0600
Subject: [BrianWallChess] Who won the Colorado Polgar qualifier in Colorado
Springs March 13, 2010?







http://colorado-chess.com/scholast/pdf/1st%20Annual%20Girls%20Only%20and%20Polgar%20Qualifier%20Tournam.pdf

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Thu Mar 18 19:12:12 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:12:12 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] How many times can they make the same movie?
Message-ID: <1268961132.4ba2cf6ca91bf@www.taom.com>

How many times can they make the same movie?


I can understand why they made over 30 versions
of Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol but how
many times can they make a movie about a pair
of ice skaters/dancers that don't like each other at
first but admit they love each other right before
the big event in front of the judges,
a Taming of the Shrew with 9.2 scores.


From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Fri Mar 19 01:21:14 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:21:14 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] April 24-25 Colorado Chess
Message-ID: <1268983274.4ba325eae0c90@www.taom.com>

Most likely I will play in the 2010 Colorado Closed and my son
Devon will play in the concurrent Colorado Class Championships.
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Colorado Closed, April 23 - 25, 2010
5 round Round Robin system tournament.
Time Control: 40/2, G/1
Site: Doubletree Hotel Tech Center, 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village,
CO. Phone: 303-253-3500. Hotel Rate of $79 per night if booked by April 20th.
Mention Colorado State Chess Tournament.
6-Player Invitational: 6 highest rated Colorado residents in February 2010
Supplement who meet qualifications and accept invitation by 3/31 will
participate.
Entry fee: $45, must be received by April 17th to participate.
Prizes: $300 for 1st, $100 for 2nd. Winner will represent CO in team match
against NM in the Rocky Mountain Team Chess Challenge on May 22nd.
Round Times: 4/23, 6pm; 4/24,10am & 430pm; 4/25, 900am & 330pm
Entries: Lee Lahti 2836 Sombrero Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-372-8590
E-mail: lee.lahti at comcast.net
Colorado Tour Event
CSCA membership required ($15, $10 Jr/Sr).

Invitations are initially issued to the following players. Additional
invitations will be issued, if needed.

GM Dashzegve Sharavdorj (2502)
IM Michael Mulyar (2471)
Philipp Ponomarev (2367)
Tyler Hughes (2337)
FM Renard Anderson (2260)
Josh Bloomer (2227)
Brian Wall (2211)
Randy Canney (2204)
Richard Herbst (2103)
Mitesh Shridhar (2087)
Robert Ramirez (2023)
Daoud Zupa (2010)
David Hartsook (2010)
Richard Buchanan (2002)
Kevin Seidler (1999)
Julian Evans (1994)


Scholastic Closed, April 23 - 25, 2010
5 round Round Robin system tournament.
Time Control: 40/2, G/1
Site: Doubletree Hotel Tech Center, 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village,
CO. Phone: 303-253-3500. Hotel Rate of $79 per night if booked by April 20th.
Mention Colorado State Chess Tournament.
6-Player Invitational: 6 highest rated Colorado residents in February 2010
Supplement in grades K-12 who meet qualifications and accept invitation by 3/31
will participate.
Entry fee: $30, must be received by April 17th to participate.
Prizes: $150 for 1st, $75 for 2nd. Winner will represent CO in team match
against NM in the Rocky Mountain Team Chess Challenge on May 22nd.
Round Times: 4/23, 6pm; 4/24,10am & 430pm; 4/25, 900am & 330pm
Entries: Lee Lahti 2836 Sombrero Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-372-8590
E-mail: lee.lahti at comcast.net
Colorado Tour Event
CSCA membership required ($15, $10 Jr/Sr).

Invitations are initially issued to the following players. Additional
invitations will be issued, if needed.

Richard Herbst (2103)
Jackson Chen (1896)
Ben Reilly (1864)
Dylan Lehti (1759)
Rhett Langseth (1684)
Daniel Zhou (1683)
David Twerski (1657)
Corey Fineman (1643)
Ryan Swerdlin (1639)
Alex Li (1611)
Losol Amarbayasgalan (1609)
Kaylor Scudder (1601)
Kurt Kondracki (1558)
Brady Barkemeyer (1535)
Dave Bitzko (1504)
Phillip Scudder (1501)

NM Todd Bardwick Simultaneous Exhibition, April 24, 2010
Site: Colorado Mills Mall Food Court (West Colfax and Indiana St.)
Open: Open to kids and adults
Entry fee: $5 to play
Prizes: Autographed certificate if you win or draw; 20% off all chess
merchandise at It's Your Move Game store.
Registration: 11:30am - 3:00pm, Rounds: Simul starts at noon.
Entries: Todd Bardwick
Phone: 303-277-1290
For more information visit http://www.coloradomasterchess.com/simul.htm
Most likely I will play in the Colorado Closed and my 11 year old son Devon will
play in the


Colorado Class Championships, April 24 - 25, 2010
4 round Swiss system tournament.
Time Control: 40/2, G/1
Site: Doubletree Hotel Tech Center, 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village,
CO. Phone: 303-253-3500. Hotel Rate of $79 per night if booked by April 20th.
Mention Colorado State Chess Tournament.
Class Sections: Class A (1800-1999 & unrated), Class B (1600-1799), Class C
(1400-1599), Class D (1200-1399), Class E (under 1200). Players must play in
section.
Entry fee: $35, $30 if received by April 20th, 25% discount for Jr/Sr/Unrated
Prizes: Based on entries. Section winners will represent CO in team match
against NM in the Rocky Mountain Team Chess Challenge on May 22nd.
Registration: 8:00-9:30am, Rounds: 4/24,10am & 430pm; 4/25, 900am & 330pm.
Entries: Lee Lahti 2836 Sombrero Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-372-8590
E-mail: lee.lahti at comcast.net
Colorado Tour Event
CSCA membership required ($15, $10 Jr/Sr), OSA.

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Fri Mar 19 02:11:12 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:11:12 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] People I most want to see at Colorado Chess
	tournaments
Message-ID: <1268986272.4ba331a0a66e3@www.taom.com>



People I most want to see at Colorado Chess tournaments -

Anyone from Colorado Springs so I can smack them down a class.

Ann Davies and Ginny Gaige for their warm smiles and kindness to the less
fortunate, Tyler Hughes for his quiet dignity and brilliant ideas, Duwayne
Langseth because he comes with his whole tribe, Jeff Baffo because of his
buoyancy, Ted Doykos because he is an unassuming magnet for interesting events,
Chris Peterson, Liwen Gu and Robert Ramirez because they are a package deal.
Richard Herbst always seems like he is up to something Ferris Bueller style,
Alexa Lasley and Brad Lundstrum have innocent, sincere smiles, Mitesh Shridhar
is always brilliant and fun and wise beyond his years, I always want to take
Anthony Telinbacco out for drinks, I haven't cracked the mysterious smiles of
Mitch Anderson or Morgan Robb. Natasha Deakins and Jay Shaeffer look like they
are in motion even when standing still, matrix-like. Buck Buchanan because we
remember what we used to look like.

If I had a ghost whisperer I would bring back Master Robert Wendling.
If I had a transportation device I would bring back IM John Watson.
If I had a force field dome shield with one name to protect
Colorado I would keep out Curtis Carlson.

If I could bring back the dead besides family I would choose John Lennon, Victor
McLaglen, Luke Kelly, John Belushi, Nietzsche. I like spirited guys. Historical
women I might choose Mary, Queen of Scotts. Bad rap. Hysterical women, I have
plenty of those handy.

This email is a reaction to the awkward writing I have to do for the Examiner.

From bigbear12 at hotmail.com  Fri Mar 19 02:51:57 2010
From: bigbear12 at hotmail.com (Joel Johnson)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:51:57 -0700
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] [BrianWallChess] People I most want to
 see at Colorado Chess tournaments
In-Reply-To: <1268986272.4ba331a0a66e3@www.taom.com>
References: <1268986272.4ba331a0a66e3@www.taom.com>
Message-ID: <SNT141-w521DFE0C94A4079B8E5454B42A0@phx.gbl>


Hey, what about me??  Some day I would love to play a tournament in Colorado.  Anyways, here is a game from the last Das Hermanas qualifier on ICC.  Enjoy!

 

Cya, Joel


MassCarnage (2200) - rspaine (2526) 
Joel Johnson vs. IM Rafael Flores (Mexico) 
[B23] S16B Internet Chess Club (Round 8), 03/16/2010
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb5 Nge7 6.Qe2 d4 7.Nd1 a6 8.Bxc6+ Nxc6 9.d3 Be7 10.b3 0?0 11.0?0 b5 12.Nf2 Bb7 13.g4 Nb4 14.f5 e5 15.Kh1 Rc8 16.Rg1 f6 17.g5 Kh8 18.g6 c4 19.Nh4 h6 20.Qh5 Kg8 21.Bxh6 gxh6 22.Qxh6 Rf7 23.g7 Black resigns 1?0

 

To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com
From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:11:12 -0600
Subject: [BrianWallChess] People I most want to see at Colorado Chess tournaments

  





People I most want to see at Colorado Chess tournaments -

Anyone from Colorado Springs so I can smack them down a class.

Ann Davies and Ginny Gaige for their warm smiles and kindness to the less
fortunate, Tyler Hughes for his quiet dignity and brilliant ideas, Duwayne
Langseth because he comes with his whole tribe, Jeff Baffo because of his
buoyancy, Ted Doykos because he is an unassuming magnet for interesting events,
Chris Peterson, Liwen Gu and Robert Ramirez because they are a package deal.
Richard Herbst always seems like he is up to something Ferris Bueller style,
Alexa Lasley and Brad Lundstrum have innocent, sincere smiles, Mitesh Shridhar
is always brilliant and fun and wise beyond his years, I always want to take
Anthony Telinbacco out for drinks, I haven't cracked the mysterious smiles of
Mitch Anderson or Morgan Robb. Natasha Deakins and Jay Shaeffer look like they
are in motion even when standing still, matrix-like. Buck Buchanan because we
remember what we used to look like.

If I had a ghost whisperer I would bring back Master Robert Wendling.
If I had a transportation device I would bring back IM John Watson.
If I had a force field dome shield with one name to protect
Colorado I would keep out Curtis Carlson.

If I could bring back the dead besides family I would choose John Lennon, Victor
McLaglen, Luke Kelly, John Belushi, Nietzsche. I like spirited guys. Historical
women I might choose Mary, Queen of Scotts. Bad rap. Hysterical women, I have
plenty of those handy.

This email is a reaction to the awkward writing I have to do for the Examiner.


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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Fri Mar 19 04:50:01 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:50:01 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Joel Johnson on People I most want to see at
	Colorado Chess tournaments
In-Reply-To: <SNT141-w521DFE0C94A4079B8E5454B42A0@phx.gbl>
References: <1268986272.4ba331a0a66e3@www.taom.com>
	<SNT141-w521DFE0C94A4079B8E5454B42A0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <1268995801.4ba356d95f580@www.taom.com>

IM David Vigorito put it well -

Brian, you're a good friend but I've seen you once in 15 years.

BW
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Quoting Joel Johnson <bigbear12 at hotmail.com>:


 Hey, what about me??  Some day I would love to play a tournament in Colorado.
  Anyways, here is a game from the last Das Hermanas qualifier on ICC.  Enjoy!



 Cya, Joel


MassCarnage (2200) - rspaine (2526)
 Joel Johnson vs. IM Rafael Flores (Mexico)
 [B23] S16B Internet Chess Club (Round 8), 03/16/2010
 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb5 Nge7 6.Qe2 d4 7.Nd1 a6 8.Bxc6+ Nxc6
 9.d3 Be7 10.b3 0?0 11.0?0 b5 12.Nf2 Bb7 13.g4 Nb4 14.f5 e5 15.Kh1 Rc8 16.Rg1
 f6 17.g5 Kh8 18.g6 c4 19.Nh4 h6 20.Qh5 Kg8 21.Bxh6 gxh6 22.Qxh6 Rf7 23.g7
 Black resigns 1?0



 To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com
 From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com
 Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:11:12 -0600
 Subject: [BrianWallChess] People I most want to see at Colorado Chess
 tournaments







 People I most want to see at Colorado Chess tournaments -

 Anyone from Colorado Springs so I can smack them down a class.

 Ann Davies and Ginny Gaige for their warm smiles and kindness to the less
 fortunate, Tyler Hughes for his quiet dignity and brilliant ideas, Duwayne
 Langseth because he comes with his whole tribe, Jeff Baffo because of his
 buoyancy, Ted Doykos because he is an unassuming magnet for interesting
 events,
 Chris Peterson, Liwen Gu and Robert Ramirez because they are a package deal.
 Richard Herbst always seems like he is up to something Ferris Bueller style,
 Alexa Lasley and Brad Lundstrum have innocent, sincere smiles, Mitesh
 Shridhar
 is always brilliant and fun and wise beyond his years, I always want to take
 Anthony Telinbacco out for drinks, I haven't cracked the mysterious smiles of
 Mitch Anderson or Morgan Robb. Natasha Deakins and Jay Shaeffer look like
 they
 are in motion even when standing still, matrix-like. Buck Buchanan because we
 remember what we used to look like.

 If I had a ghost whisperer I would bring back Master Robert Wendling.
 If I had a transportation device I would bring back IM John Watson.
 If I had a force field dome shield with one name to protect
 Colorado I would keep out Curtis Carlson.

 If I could bring back the dead besides family I would choose John Lennon,
 Victor
 McLaglen, Luke Kelly, John Belushi, Nietzsche. I like spirited guys.
 Historical
 women I might choose Mary, Queen of Scotts. Bad rap. Hysterical women, I have
 plenty of those handy.

 This email is a reaction to the awkward writing I have to do for the
 Examiner.



From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Fri Mar 19 05:23:18 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:23:18 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Book reviews
Message-ID: <1268997798.4ba35ea6836ef@www.taom.com>

http://www.examiner.com/x-40125-Denver-Chess-Examiner

In addition to my book reviews of Wojo's Weapons  and
Improve your Chess at any age ( ( email and Examiner )
you can get other opinions, for example,

http://www.examiner.com/x-40125-Denver-Chess-Examiner
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IM John Watson's illuminating interview of
Ippolito and Hilton this week on ICC's Chess Talk
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http://www.chesscafe.com/Reviews/books.htm

Chess Cafe review of Hortillosa's book
by Steve Goldberg
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http://www.chessvibes.com/reviews/review-improve-your-chess-at-any-age/

Chessvibes review by Arne Moll of

Improve Your Chess at any Age
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http://www.danamackenzie.com/

There are also Amazon.com reviews of both books and
Dana MacKenzie both reviewed and even came up with the
name "Improve your Chess at Any Age "
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I also reviewed Diary of a Chess Queen by Alexandra Kosteniuk -

here are some Amazon.com reviews of that book -

http://www.amazon.com/Diary-Chess-Queen-Alexandra-Kosteniuk/product-reviews/0979148278
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So you don't have to take my word for anything -
you can compare my opinion to many others


From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Fri Mar 19 17:15:35 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:15:35 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] People I most want to see at New
	England/Wyoming Chess tournaments
Message-ID: <1269040535.4ba405974e2d0@www.taom.com>

In the Jewish culture it is a mistake to praise
anyone because everyone else gets hurt.

I need a separate list for New England -
IM Joe Fang, IM David Vigorito, SM Joan Clifford, LM Joel Johnson, LM Jack
Young, NM Kevin Coutreau, IM Bill Paschall, SM Bill and WIM Vesna Kelleher, GM
Larry Christiansen, IM Dvoretsky, 1600 Tom Schiel and many other Harvard Square
regulars.

For Wyoming it would be Dr. Jon and Barbie Girl Fortune, Elizabeth "Eva Braun "
Scott and her two children, Dan H2O Tanner, Brian Walker Sr and Jr, the
taciturn Richard Cohen, the kindly Allan Cunningham, James "WC Fields "
Kulbacki, Perma-Champ Danny Joelson, John "Redry" Pedry, Bruce Johnson and many
others.

BW
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From chess at krusemer.com  Fri Mar 19 11:15:11 2010
From: chess at krusemer.com (chess at krusemer.com)
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:15:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] People I most want to see at Colorado
	Chess tournaments
In-Reply-To: <1268986272.4ba331a0a66e3@www.taom.com>
Message-ID: <528083.86394.qm@web603.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Some notable players from Colorado Chess?history that?I would?most like to see playing again in Durango:?? 
?
John Mical, the beloved teacher of thousands of students over two decades, a perpetual ski bum, now in California enjoying a senecense with fantasy football.?? He is doubly invited if he brings his lovely daughter 
?
Mackenzie Mical, Durango's?Caissa,?the 2003?Polgar representative for Colorado, and the captain who inspired?Durango High School to?win the only state high school team title?ever awarded to?the Western half of the state.??
?
John Varis, whose love for the game and financial success through?ChessMaster?software brought the US Closed?Championships to the tiny mountain town, and whose final?USCF win was a perfectly executed queenside attack against the exposed king of yours truly in the Rocky Mountain Chess Rendezvous back in 1994.?
?
David Reynolds, the genteel Durango "resident master" for ten years, now deceased, whose?humble authority and twinkle of self-amusement made his games sparkle like Felix Mendelsson symphonies or Carl Schlecter masterpieces.?? 
?
Jim Mooney, the former high-school librarian who could be counted on?for a super-solid game all the way to the final stages of the middlegame where he would inexplicably sack a piece for a positional edge that?turned out to be?just a mirage.
?
Thomas Hooten, the elfish CSU agricultural agent from Cortez whose love for the game inspired clubs at all?the Cortez schools and who once accepted a draw offer from me in a pawn endgame because he didn't see the double-pawn sacrifice that forced?a win.
?
Karl Irons, my personal nemesis, the great swashbuckler from Pagosa Springs?who compulsively?goes for?the most interesting variations?instead of the most sound (and who will keep Brian Wall at his rating floor forever, if they end up?matched in Purgatory).???
?
And the one I would forever bar from all parts West of the Great Divide??? Anthea Carson, who won her only Durango tournament with an impressive 3-0 score, including a devasting defeat over this esteemed reviewer in a game so?fiendishly complicated?that, for months afterward,?he grumbled that?he would never, ever, understand the game of chess.
?
Damian Nash
Moab, Utah
(Durango High School Gifted/Talented Teacher, 2004-2008)

--- On Fri, 3/19/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:


From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] People I most want to see at Colorado Chess tournaments
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist" <brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 2:11 AM




People I most want to see at Colorado Chess tournaments -

Anyone from Colorado Springs so I can smack them down a class.

Ann Davies and Ginny Gaige for their warm smiles and kindness to the less
fortunate, Tyler Hughes for his quiet dignity and brilliant ideas, Duwayne
Langseth because he comes with his whole tribe, Jeff Baffo because of his
buoyancy, Ted Doykos because he is an unassuming magnet for interesting events,
Chris Peterson, Liwen Gu and Robert Ramirez because they are a package deal.
Richard Herbst always seems like he is up to something Ferris Bueller style,
Alexa Lasley and Brad Lundstrum have innocent, sincere smiles, Mitesh Shridhar
is always brilliant and fun and wise beyond his years, I always want to take
Anthony Telinbacco out for drinks, I haven't cracked the mysterious smiles of
Mitch Anderson or Morgan Robb. Natasha Deakins and Jay Shaeffer look like they
are in motion even when standing still, matrix-like. Buck Buchanan because we
remember what we used to look like.

If I had a ghost whisperer I would bring back Master Robert Wendling.
If I had a transportation device I would bring back IM John Watson.
If I had a force field dome shield with one name to protect
Colorado I would keep out Curtis Carlson.

If I could bring back the dead besides family I would choose John Lennon, Victor
McLaglen, Luke Kelly, John Belushi, Nietzsche. I like spirited guys. Historical
women I might choose Mary, Queen of Scotts. Bad rap. Hysterical women, I have
plenty of those handy.

This email is a reaction to the awkward writing I have to do for the Examiner.
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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:22:45 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Dan Tanner on Wyoming Chess
Message-ID: <1269069765.4ba477c535ab1@www.taom.com>



From:  Dan T <h2oh234 at hotmail.com>
To:  brianwallchess3 at taom.com
Subject:  RE: [BrianWall-ChessList] People I most want to see at New
England/Wyoming Chess tournaments
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John Pedry, is living in Denver.. GAVE UP CHESS FOR pOOL


From:  Dan T <h2oh234 at hotmail.com>



From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 20 01:27:12 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:27:12 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash
Message-ID: <1269070032.4ba478d04ab6a@www.taom.com>

Another reason why I urge Taom people to join my Yahoo group although
I occasionally regret posts from spam Kings or ex-girlfriends.

Brian Wall

----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com -----
    Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:56:48 -0700 (PDT)
    From: chess at krusemer.com
Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com
 Subject: Re: People I most want to see at Colorado Chess tournaments
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Brian... would you please send this out to your list??? I'm not able to post to
it.?? Thx,? D
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 20 01:52:03 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:52:03 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] What Chessplayers would you bring back?
Message-ID: <1269071523.4ba47ea3d76d0@www.taom.com>

What Chessplayers would you bring back?

All the World Champions, Bronstein and maybe Lucena, Greco, Maroczy, Schlecter,
Reti and Nimzovich.

Who do I wish played Chess?

The Annoying Orange

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 20 04:15:58 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:15:58 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] NM Scott Massey onWhat Chessplayers would you
	bring back?
Message-ID: <1269080158.4ba4a05e5cd0c@www.taom.com>

I remember almost 40 years ago Rudolph Petters beat me in a slow game with the
Closed Sicilian. I was Black. About the same time George Pipiringos beat me
badly after


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5
7. Rxe5+ Be7 8. Nc3 Nxb5 9. Nd5 O-O 10. Nxe7+ Kh8 11. Qh5

I was Black again

These days Colorado player Marcus Petters is about the same rating but no
relation. Rudolph seemed like he came from Germany and George seemed like
he came from Yugoslavia but I don't really know that.

BW
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----- Forwarded message from KnightMassey at aol.com -----
    Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:58:26 EDT
    From: KnightMassey at aol.com
Reply-To: KnightMassey at aol.com
 Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] What Chessplayers would you bring back?
      To: BrianWallChess3 at taom.com

Rudolph the red nosed chessplayer.  Rudolph  Petters

KnightMassey at aol.com




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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 20 05:19:53 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:19:53 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] The Informer
Message-ID: <1269083993.4ba4af59773be@www.taom.com>

No jail over city?s biggest heroin haul

http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2008/06/18/story65295.asp
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4V5XvzyRwQ

THE INFORMER (1935) -- The Trial of Gypo Nolan - Part 1
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Advice my Father gave me

No one likes a squealer

Stay away from the 3 Ms,
marijuana, motorcycles and mooching
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 20 05:28:46 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:28:46 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] NM Scott Massey on Pipiringos
Message-ID: <1269084526.4ba4b16ecbaa2@www.taom.com>

I watched a TV show last night where Lisa Kudrow went to Ilya, Russia to see
where her Russian Jewish relatives were rounded up and burned by the Nazis in a
big pit. IM Joe Fang's father is Chinese, his mother is Austrian and has a
picture of her in a line being greeted by Hitler. Colorado Chessplayer Bob
Ascher, a good friend, told me his father was in Hitler Jugend ( Hitler Youth
). America is where people come to forget European atrocities and create fresh
ones.

BW
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----- Forwarded message from KnightMassey at aol.com -----
    Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:19:00 EDT
    From: KnightMassey at aol.com
Reply-To: KnightMassey at aol.com
 Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] NM Scott Massey onWhat Chessplayers would you
bring back?
      To: BrianWallChess3 at taom.com

Rudolph was from Germany and was in the German army during WW II, not by
his choosing.  The only game I ever won from him was the first even with
many crushing positions.  It was in the bowling alley in Golden, he and a
buddy were speaking German and kibitzing about our game.  After I won   I said
"Ja Iche spreche ein bischen Deutsch."   which means Yeah I  speak a little
German.  So we all laughed and he and I became good friends  like a second
grandpa.  It was hard to beat Rudolph because he was never  well or so he said
but then again I have never beaten a healthy  chessplayer.

Scott

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 20 05:30:23 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:30:23 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] More NM Scott Massey on deceased Colorado
	player George Pipiringos
Message-ID: <1269084623.4ba4b1cff3559@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from KnightMassey at aol.com -----
    Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:20:18 EDT
    From: KnightMassey at aol.com
Reply-To: KnightMassey at aol.com
 Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] NM Scott Massey onWhat Chessplayers would you
bring back?
      To: BrianWallChess3 at taom.com

He also used to sing "Rudolf za red nosed chessplayer to himself so that is
 where that came from

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 20 08:34:42 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:34:42 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Chess Princess Alexa Lasley will represent
	Colorado girls in 2010
Message-ID: <1269095682.4ba4dd02ecb9e@www.taom.com>



http://www.examiner.com/x-40125-Denver-Chess-Examiner~y2010m3d20-Chess-Princess-Alexa-Lasley-will-represent-Colorado-girls-in-2010


My latest Examiner article

http://www.examiner.com/x-40125-Denver-Chess-Examiner~y2010m3d20-Chess-Princess-Alexa-Lasley-will-represent-Colorado-girls-in-2010

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 20 13:12:28 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:12:28 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Non-NM Scott Massey on NM Scott Massey
Message-ID: <1269112348.4ba51e1c003e8@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from KnightMassey at aol.com -----
    Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:00:15 EDT
    From: KnightMassey at aol.com
Reply-To: KnightMassey at aol.com
 Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] NM Scott Massey on Pipiringos [1 Attachment]
      To: BrianWallChess3 at taom.com

Sure I wish I was the NM, but I did play 1 of his good friends NM mark
Pinto in US Open.  Chess and ratings or titles can be discouraging, at some
point you know you will never be a Gm or IM or NM whatever you won't become
but  you think well at least I am the best Smith or Jones or Massey.  But then
 you discover that you can't even be the highest rated "Scott Massey" man
that's  tough.  Scott

KnightMassey at aol.com



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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sun Mar 21 05:41:54 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:41:54 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Reverend William Lombardy on George Pipiringos
In-Reply-To: <BAY133-W18FEDA41DE916FC6E946CABA280@phx.gbl>
References: <1269084623.4ba4b1cff3559@www.taom.com>
	<BAY133-W18FEDA41DE916FC6E946CABA280@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <1269171714.4ba60602aba97@www.taom.com>

George always had a pleasant manner and a kind smile on his face.
BW


Quoting William Lombardy <wlombardy at hotmail.com>:


 George Pipiringos much have touched many people for the good, I had not
seen him for over 30 years, but remember well his selfless kindness.



 Warmest wishes to his family,

 (Rev.)William Lombardy




From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar 22 21:22:30 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:22:30 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] I Remember George Pipiringos
Message-ID: <1269314550.4ba833f64d2ea@www.taom.com>

Yoshinaga is in Dr Jon Fortune territory now -
he got nabbed the week before the statute of limitations ran out 25 years ago,
went to jail and then straightened out. This email list started
with the death of Steven Dykstra and Dykstra's parents lost a
lot of money. I was a Yoshinaga salesman for a while but I was
very young and made no sales, got fired and always felt like God
somehow protected me through my innocence, ignorance and incompetence.
My Father immediately said, "Ponzi Scheme" when I told him about it
which made me very angry at the time but he was 100% right. It's not easy
sometimes to have a Warren Buffet type Dad when you are a fledgling.
I've known Martin Deschner for 40 years which is why I ignore any
complaints about his posts. My birthday is Thursday March 26, 1955
55 years old (barely ).

BW



----- Forwarded message from Kenomaster Martin <deschner at gmail.com> -----
    Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:50:44 -0000
    From: Kenomaster Martin <deschner at gmail.com>
Reply-To: Kenomaster Martin <deschner at gmail.com>
 Subject: [BrianWallChess] I Remember George Pipiringoes
      To: BrianWallChess at yahoogroups.com

   Yes, I remember George Pipiringoes. He was part of the "old guard' at the
Denver Chess Club. They called him, Dr. Pipiringoes because I believe he had a
PHD. in geology. Very intense man!
   He called me late at nite, while I was watching the TV News to inquire about
the status of financial wheeler-dealer David Yoshinaga.
George had a hard time getting ahold of David. The only available phone was a
shared phone in the hallway of an old apt. house. George couldn't get ahold of
David at the hour of 10PM. Instead, George got an earful from an irate neighbor
who had to get up early the next day!

   Martin Deschner, Internet Chess Expert

   See Colorado-Chess.com History Section for George P.'s picture.





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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 23 03:32:12 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:32:12 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Happy Birthday Old Man - Joel Johnson
Message-ID: <1269336732.4ba88a9c2986b@www.taom.com>

(Poem #1058)

A Song of a Young Lady to Her Ancient Lover

 Ancient Person, for whom I
 All the flattering youth defy,
 Long be it e'er thou grow old,
 Aching, shaking, crazy cold;
 But still continue as thou art,
 Ancient Person of my heart.

 On thy withered lips and dry,
 Which like barren furrows lie,
 Brooding kisses I will pour,
 Shall thy youthful heart restore,
 Such kind show'rs in autumn fall,
 And a second spring recall;
 Nor from thee will ever part,
 Ancient Person of my heart.

 Thy nobler parts, which but to name
 In our sex would be counted shame,
 By ages frozen grasp possest,
 From their ice shall be released,
 And, soothed by my reviving hand,
 In former warmth and vigour stand.
 All a lover's wish can reach,
 For thy joy my love shall teach;
 And for thy pleasure shall improve
 All that art can add to love.
 Yet still I love thee without art,
 Ancient Person of my heart.

-- John Wilmot ,
Earl of Rochester
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----- Forwarded message from Joel Johnson <bigbear12 at hotmail.com> -----
    Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:53:09 -0700
    From: Joel Johnson <bigbear12 at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Joel Johnson <bigbear12 at hotmail.com>
 Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] I Remember George Pipiringos
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>


Happy Birthday OLD MAN!!  Joel

----- Forwarded message from Joel Johnson <bigbear12 at hotmail.com> -----

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Jana Glovisnky

The Long Silence

0
The fear I feel from not knowing
what is real is real.
Silent in this incipient stage
where I begin to search for a worthy answer.

Waiting for truth I paint sky
dripping down a cobalt red over indigo
shadows, pulsing flake white clouds
on dark cerulean blue hues-
let go one drip of cadmium yellow
and it falls and it falls
slowly in its steady trance
onto the horizon
the way a man falls
off a bridge and
from one world to another.

I read old papers, cut collages
from letters written after the bombing
in a Madrid train station.
While they are counting the dead
it rains for two days
a woman says it?s not raining;
Madrid is crying.

Sudan is crying
Israel is crying
Palestine is crying
Afghanistan is crying-
The ocean overflows with this salt
teared translucent water
flooding onto the earth.

1.
I go to Mexico for vacation
go to get away from life-
but there it is in Mexico
in Spanish.

In the corner of my room
behind the open door
two pigeons are mating,
one on the others? soft back
cooing and cooing loudly,
their small storm blew in from my balcony.
I felt the breeze, heard the wonder
but it took a long time to look up from my book-
because I believed they were outside.

That is the way it was supposed to be with birds,
so soft and elegant and free
the way I was taught to see
despite small feathers on the floor.
Despite mounting evidence to the contrary,
I remain stubbornly clinging to ideas
more comfortable than true.

1.
Soon it is silent again
and I turn on the news to fill space.
The war goes on without much protest.
We grow powerless hearing numbers
numbers without faces
numbers that just don?t add up
no Fibonacci sequence
when our children die.

Pushed from one world to another.

2.
Leaning over the rail
I am balancing between the past
and future, in a moment
I will get old.
In that moment the past will pull me,
and the future will fold.

On the tenth floor I?ve become a cliff dweller
dreaming about what was,
peering into windows
framed lit squares,
cut from bits of star.

The moon still hangs like a giant pearl
on god?s neck,
over an ocean
glittering with sea-light.
Knowing all that?s vulnerable
can die,
but no storm puts out a light,
energy just moves
from one world to another.


3.
>From my perch I
search the shapes floating,
unreadable, signs undulating over dark waves-
I think of diving head first like a fisher-bird
filling my belly with all those tiny lights
but I decide to take my time.

I am watching life from a balcony above Banderas Bay
baring witness,
but witness is not enough when casualties are being counted.
We are still building new Museums -
never again, and
never again and
again and again.


5.
I?ve become a collector of little auguries
pennies found heads-up.
I adjust my vision ? to futures of children
not being anything like I?d ever imagined.
I am just now learning to appreciate
small victories, though they stopped
feeling sorry long ago
because being mentally ill is nothing to be ashamed of
being mentally ill is nothing to be ashamed of
being mentally ill is nothing to be ashamed of.
Life is harder, takes more courage some days.
Nothing to be ashamed of.
Still there is a grieving for what once was.

The titanium milk spills
from cracked clouds into 14 billion eyes.
But No one can really see.
As this stream
covers our cries-we listen
because the answer is coming-
I can feel it falling
from one world to another.


Jana Glovisnky
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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:59:09 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Curtis Carlson - I Remember George Pipiringos
Message-ID: <1269349149.4ba8bb1d36492@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net> -----
    Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:57:30 -0700
    From: Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net>
Reply-To: Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net>
 Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] I Remember George Pipiringos
      To: Brian Wall <BrianWallChess3 at taom.com>

My birthday is April 13, the same as Kasparov's.  For one month in every year we
are the same age.  George Pipiringos was a great guy.  He was too kind to play a
war game like chess.  He gave away draws when winning and resigned positions he
could have held.  I always admired him.

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 23 08:05:43 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:05:43 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Svidler - Carlsen 2010 Melody Amber blindfold
	Game/25
Message-ID: <1269353143.4ba8cab769bd4@www.taom.com>


Magnus Carlsen blog

http://www.arcticsec.no/index.php?button=blog&main_image=35
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Amber blindfold and rapid, round 3

2-0 again today, this time against Peter Svidler. My bad start is now well
forgotten! The blindfold game today started in an amusing way. Since we usually
change colors every day I had somehow assumed that I would be white in blindfold
game, without checking the pairings properly. As a result, I was really
surprised when 1.e4 appeared on the screen, as I had intended to play 1.d4
myself. I then sat there for a couple of minutes, as I had not yet prepared
anything with black. An interesting position arose in which both sides had
chances. After he missed a key blow, 22...Bxg2, the position certainly turned
in my favour. I subsequently missed a couple of good continuations, but what I
did was enough to make him resign after 25 moves, in a position we both thought
was dead lost for white. However, as we both realised later, his resignation
was clearly premature. In the final position white could have fought on with
26. Nd7, a move both of us missed. Still, black would have been clearly better,
but there was still everything to fight for.


Magnus Carlsen,
#1 rated player in the world.
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http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/amber-r8-kramnik-beats-carlsen-1-5-0-5-ivanchuk-increases-lead/#more-23394

Chessvibes video
Melody Amber 2010
Svidler's Sweep

"As a Chessplayer I would have preferred to do without the kind of day I had
against Magnus. I am not the only one who had this kind of day with him. It is
difficult to play against this guy. He is kind of good. "

GM Svidler
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Day 3

Round 5

Blindfold Rapid
Game/25
20 second increment

Svidler - Carlsen

Dragon

[Event "Melody Amber 2010"]
[Site "Blindfold Rapid"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "GM_Svidler(B)"]
[Black "GM_Carlsen(B)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Opening "Sicilian: dragon, classical, 9.Nb3"]
[ECO "B74"]
[NIC "SI.15"]
[Time "09:20:43"]
[TimeControl "1500+20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O
8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5!  dxe5!  13. fxe5!  Nd7!
14. e6!  fxe6!  15. Bg4!  Rxf1+!


15 ... Nce5 was played twice, once by GM Boris Alterman in 1993


16. Qxf1!  Nce5?


Not best but Magnus was familiar with this move.
Vucko played  16 ... Nf8!!=  in 2006
Alexandra Levshakova  played  16 ... e5.
16 ... Kh8 or ... Qc7 are also better than
what Magnus played.


17. Bxe6+!  Kh8!  18. Rd1!  Qc7!   19. Qf4??  TL Svidler

Theoretical Lemon by Svidler,
a non-improvement on 19 Qe2!!
Rune Djurhuus 2483 - Magnus Carsen in 2004


19 ... Rf8!

The game is even now


20. Qg3! Nf6!  21. Nc5

21 a3! is even

21 ... Nh5!  22. Qe1??

22 Qh3!  Nf4  23 B:f4  Q:c5+  24  Be3  Qb4  25 Bb3
is not so bad for Peter

22 ...  Bxg2!!  23. Kxg2!  Nf3!  24. Qh1!  Nf4+??

This an OK idea if prefaced by
24  Qh1!  Qe5!!  25 Rd3  Nf4+!!  26 B:f4  Ne1+!!  or
24  Qh1!  Qe5!!  25 Re1  Nf4+!!

24. Qh1!  Nh4+!!  is even better based on
25 Kg1  Qe5!!  or
24. Qh1!  Nh4+!!  25 Kh3  Rf3+!!
26 Q:f3 ( only move to avoid checkmate ) N:f3
with Queen, pawn and attack for Magnus versus
Rook and Bishop for Svidler


25. Kf2!  Nd4=


Both Grandmasters missed the Nd7 idea -
25 ... N:h2!!  26 Nd7!!  Only move
25 ... Nh4     26 Nd7!!  Only move
25 ... Nd4     26 Nd7!!  Only move  Nh3+  27 Kg2!  Nf4+  28 Kf2

so Svidler resigned in an equal position but finding this narrow path
with only 10 minutes left on your clock in a Rapid Blindfold game
against the #1 rated player in the world is not easy.  22 ... B:g2!!
was a vicious shot which ratted Svidler even though Magnus failed to
find  24 ... Qe5!!  or ... Nh4+!!!


{Black wins}  0-1

Even a top-10 5 time Russian Champion can get pysched out.


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[Event "Melody Amber 2010"]
[Site "Blindfold Rapid"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "GM_Svidler(B)"]
[Black "GM_Carlsen(B)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Opening "Sicilian: dragon, classical, 9.Nb3"]
[ECO "B74"]
[NIC "SI.15"]
[Time "09:20:43"]
[TimeControl "1500+20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. e6 fxe6
15. Bg4 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Nce5 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Qf4 Rf8 20. Qg3
Nf6 21. Nc5 Nh5 22. Qe1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nf3 24. Qh1 Nf4+ 25. Kf2 Nd4 {Black
wins} 0-1
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[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Molde"]
[Date "2004.07.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
Nb3 d6 9. O-O a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. e6 fxe6 15.
Bg4 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Nce5 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Qe2 Rf8 20. Bd4 b4 21.
Ne4 Rf4 22. Ng5 h6 23. Bxd7 hxg5 24. Be8 Re4 25. Qf2 Rg4 26. g3 Nf3+ 27. Kf1
Qc4+ 28. Rd3 Bxd4 29. Nxd4 Rxd4 30. b3 Rxd3 31. bxc4 Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Rd2+ 33. Ke3
Rxf2 34. Kxf2 Kg7 35. c5 Nd4 36. Ke3 e5 37. Kd3 Bd5 0-1
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[Event "HUN-chT2 Charousek 0607"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "2006.11.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Veszpremi, Andras"]
[Black "Vucko, Jozsef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2141"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.11.12"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. e6 fxe6
15. Bg4 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Nf8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Qf3 Qe8 19. Qe4 b4 20. N3a4 Rb8 21.
Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Bxe6+ Bxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Rd1 Qc8 25. Rd7 Nd4 26. Qd5 e6 27.
Qd6 Nf5 28. Nb6 Qe8 29. Qc7 h5 30. Rxg7 Rd8 31. Rh7+ Kg8 32. Nd7 Kxh7 33. Nf6+
Kh8 34. Qh7# 1-0
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[Event "RUS-ch U14 Girls"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2004.04.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Yakovich, Yulija"]
[Black "Levshakova, Alexandra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2115"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
Nb3 d6 9. f4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. e6 fxe6 15.
Bg4 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 e5 17. Rd1 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Rxd4 Qb6 21.
Qf2 Ne5 22. Be2 Rf8 23. Rf4 Qxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Rd8 25. Bf1 Kg7 26. Re2 Kf6 27. Ne4+
Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rd2 29. Re2 Rd1 30. Re3 Nc4 0-1

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 23 09:23:27 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:23:27 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Lawyer Randy Canney on - I Remember George
	Pipiringos
Message-ID: <1269357807.4ba8dcef5b229@www.taom.com>

My record against Curt is abysmal - I never beat Nikitovich in rated play.
Randy was Colorado defense atorney of the year a few years back.
Randy makes a living trying to separate Chessplayers like me from the
conseqences of their actions. My brother Charlie just became a prosecuting
attorney in New Orleans. That would be a good matchup!

BW

----- Forwarded message from Randy Canney <rcanney at hotmail.com> -----
    Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:14:00 -0600
    From: Randy Canney <rcanney at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Randy Canney <rcanney at hotmail.com>
 Subject: RE: [BrianWall-ChessList] I Remember George Pipiringos
      To: brianwallchess3 at taom.com, brianwallchess at yahoogroups.com,
brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com


I am happy to see the postings on George Pipiringos, as he had a significant
impact on my chess development. George was a geologist, and I believe worked at
the US Geological Survey where my dad was also a geologist. When I was a kid,
George would always be loaning me classic chess books to read, wonderful
hardback copies of Reti's "Masters of the Chessboard" or Tarrasch's "Handbook
of Chess." He would stress the importance of studying the classics. I also
remember the emphasis John Watson put on studying the development of chess
style and such books as Reti's "Modern Ideas in Chess." Although I dutifully
played through those at the time, I think I was more concerned then with
finding a translated Russian pamphlet on some topical opening, but age has
shown me the wisdom of their approaches. George was a real gentleman, and I
remember a cadre of similar folks, including John Harris, John Howell, Royal
Franklin, Haynes Hendee, and Bob Shean to name a few. Thanks for bringing back
some memories, and hello to Curt Carlson, who ruthlessly beat me time after
time back then and taught me a great deal in the process.




Randy Canney




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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:39:49 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] An entertaining game
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Magnus Carlsen blog

http://www.arcticsec.no/index.php?button=blog&main_image=35
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Amber blindfold and rapid, Round 2

After losing twice yesterday, I wrote that today would be a good moment to
strike back. And I'm proud to say that that's what I did, by beating Levon
Aronian 2-0. In the blindfold game I played the kings indian defence as black,
which usually leads to a sharp and complicated game. I got a dynamic position,
and when I got the chance to sacrifice a knight for two pawns and an attack on
move 20, I really felt that things were going my way. After he missed a chance
to complicate the position on the 25th move, it was over, and he resigned on
the 28th move. A very enjoyable win, not least because I spent less than 10
minutes on the clock for the entire game.

Magnus Carlsen
#1 rated Chessplayer

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http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/amber-r8-kramnik-beats-carlsen-1-5-0-5-ivanchuk-increases-lead/#more-23394

ICC Chess.FM or
Chessvibes video
Melody Amber 2010
Live-Carlsen
Carlsen bounces back

Magnus anaylzes another Amber miniature against Aronian on Day 2
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[Event "2010 Melody Amber"]
[Site "Blindfold Rapid"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "GM_Aronian(B)"]
[Black "GM_Carlsen(B)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Opening "King's Indian: orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, 9.Ne1"]
[ECO "E98"]
[NIC "KI.01"]
[Time "09:12:38"]
[TimeControl "1500+20"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6
8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. g4 c6 14. Kg2

Perhaps better prefaced with
14  ef  gf  15  g5  Nd7  16  Qb3  Qb6+  17 Q:b6  ab  18  Kg2

14 ... b5!?  15. b3  TN Aronian

15 g5!  Nh5  16  cb  cd  17 ed!
might be best with a micro-edge,
impossible to find in a Rapid
Blindfold game.

15 Nb4 has been played before and mentioned by Magnus in
his video analysis but Carlsen is fine after  15 ... cd!

15 ... a5

Carlsen has a fine game already
15 ... cd, ... a6, ... a5, ... bc, ... Bb7, ... h6, ... fe, ... fg
are all good

16. Nf2 b4!  17. Na4!  Bb7

Magnus eliminates the 4 pawns between this Bishop and Aronian's King.
It takes a while for Rybka to catch on what Carlsen senses blindfold.


18. Rc1 fxe4 19. fxe4!  cxd5 20. exd5 Nexd5!!

This is what I call a punch in the face move,
common in computer, GM or correspondence games,
conspicuously absent from under-2000 games.

21. cxd5! Nxd5!! 22. Kg1!  e4!!!

better than  22 ... Qh4  23  Ne4  Ne3  24 R:f8+  R:f8  25 Qe1


23. Nxe4!  Bd4+!!  24. Rf2

24 Kg2  Qe7!!  or
24 Kh1  R:f1+!!  25 B:f1  Ne3!!  26 B:e3  B:e4+  27 Bg2  B:g2+  28 K:g2  B:e3
are also strong for Magnus


24 ...  Rxf2!!  25. Nxf2?

Everyone but Aronian saw
25 Bg5!  Bf6!!  26 B:f6+  R:f6  27 Qd4 Nf4!!  28 Bf1  B:e4  29 g5 Ne6
30 Q:f6+  Q:f6  31 gf
which is ultimately better for Magnus but
full of complicated sidelines for example
25 Bg5!  Ba7??  26 B:d8  R:e2+  27 Bb6!  winning or
25 Bg5!  Rf1+?  26 K:f1  Ne3+  27 Ke1 Ng2+=  or
25 Bg5!  Rf1+?  26 K:f1  Ne3+  27 B:e3?  B:e3
better for Magnus  or
25 Bg5!  Be3!  26 B:e2 Rg2+  27 Kh1 Ne3  28 Qd4+  Kg8
was Carlsen's intention which is better for Black after
29 Bf3  Rc8!!  or  29 Q:e3  R:e2  30 Q:e2  Qe7!  regaining the piece


25 ...  Qh4!!

Crushing. 26 Be1 Be5!! is a wipeout -
nothing works for Aronian now


26. Qe1 Rf8!!  mating 27. Bf3! Rxf3!   mating 28. Qe4 Qxf2+

{Black wins} 0-1

29 Kh1  Ne3, ... Be5, ... Q:d2, ... Bc6  or ... Rh3 all checkmate
My idea  29 Kh1  Nf4  does mate eventually but slower
29 Kh1  Be5!!  attacking h2 and blocking Qe8+ , is most ruthless

Aronian is in terrible form this tournament after winning Melody Amber
the last two years but still, Magnus is one awesome 19 year old!
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[Event "2010 Melody Amber"]
[Site "Blindfold Rapid"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "GM_Aronian(B)"]
[Black "GM_Carlsen(B)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Opening "King's Indian: orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, 9.Ne1"]
[ECO "E98"]
[NIC "KI.01"]
[Time "09:12:38"]
[TimeControl "1500+20"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. g4 c6 14. Kg2 b5 15. b3
a5 16. Nf2 b4 17. Na4 Bb7 18. Rc1 fxe4 19. fxe4 cxd5 20. exd5 Nexd5 21. cxd5
Nxd5 22. Kg1 e4 23. Nxe4 Bd4+ 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Nxf2 Qh4 26. Qe1 Rf8 27. Bf3
Rxf3 28. Qe4 Qxf2+ {Black wins} 0-1
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[Event "Oberliga Wuert 9192"]
[Site "Wuerttemberg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unrath, Heiko"]
[Black "Marzik, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Joe Eversole Variation of the English Opening"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4 Nf6 12. Nd3 Kh8 13. Bd2 c6 14. Kg2 b5 15. Nb4
bxc4 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. dxc6 Qb6 18. g5 Nh5 19. Bxc4 Nf4+ 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Rb1
fxe4 22. Nxe4 Bf5 23. Qd5 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Rae8 25. Qd3 Re5 26. h4 Qxc6 27. Rfd1
Rfe8 28. Rd2 Qc5 29. b4 Qc8 30. Ba6 Qa8 31. Qxd6 R5e6 32. Qd3 Re3 33. Qd5 Qxd5
34. Rxd5 Ra3 35. Bc4 Rc3 36. Re1 Rc2+ 37. Kh3 Rf8 38. Bb3 Rf2 39. Rd3 Bb2 40.
Re7 Bc1 1-0

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 23 11:23:08 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:23:08 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter or Do you
	want some dried plums?
Message-ID: <1269364988.4ba8f8fccc0bd@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from "cschess at juno.com" <cschess at juno.com> -----
    Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:12:48 GMT
    From: "cschess at juno.com" <cschess at juno.com>
Reply-To: "cschess at juno.com" <cschess at juno.com>
 Subject: Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter


Greetings,

I chose a loss for the game of the week.  Hope you enjoy it!   You still have
time to become a member (http://cschess.webs.com/) before the old email service
goes away at the end of March.
Paul Anderson

The Newsletter
(http://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/3214157-games-people-play)

1. March Swiss Results
2. March Panera Thursday Results
3. Right Moves Public Chess Club
4. Game:  Games People Play (http://cschess.webs.com/games.htm)
5. CSCN post-game interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QTPCOOfA_E)

Upcoming Events

3/23 Players' Choice, CSCC
3/24 2010 March East Coast Deli final round, CSCC
3/25 Panera Bread Thursday's final round, CSCC
3/30 Rated Quick Chess, CSCC
3/30 March 2010 G/29 Grand Prix Event, CSCA
4/1,8 G/30 Swiss Bout #1, RMPCC For event details and additional events, see the
following websites: Colorado Springs Chess Club: CSCC (http://springschess.org/)
Right Moves Public Chess Club:  RMPCC (http://www.rightmovechess.com)
Denver Chess Club: DCC (http://www.denverchess.com)
Colorado State Chess Association: CSCA (http://colorado-chess.com/)
Wyoming Chess Association: WCA (http://www.wyomingchess.com/)
Kansas Chess Association: KCA (http://www.kansaschess.org/)
Tim Brennan's Chess Blog:  (http://www.timmybx.com) Colorado Springs Chess News
Home - http://cschess.webs.com/
Store - http://home.att.net/~cs.chess/catalogue.htm
Group  - http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cs_chess/
Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/cschessnews
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=97792570473 Visit the website
to read the newsletters or see the collection of images.  All articles written
by Paul Anderson unless otherwise noted.  To unsubscribe, reply to this message
with the subject heading "Unsubscribe".
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 23 12:13:14 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:13:14 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] CSCN link updates - more extra Queens and
	dried plums
Message-ID: <1269367994.4ba904ba6392d@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from CS Chess <cs.chess at worldnet.att.net> -----
    Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:51:16 -0700
    From: CS Chess <cs.chess at worldnet.att.net>
Reply-To: CS Chess <cs.chess at worldnet.att.net>
 Subject: CSCN link updates


A couple of links may have been messed up.  Oh, the joys of a new email service!

Sorry about that.  If you are actually interested in reading the newsletter and
seeing the video, these should work:

http://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/3214157-games-people-play

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QTPCOOfA_E




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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 23 12:26:22 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:26:22 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Mystery
Message-ID: <1269368782.4ba907ced4148@www.taom.com>



Population - Denver, CO

The United States Census Bureau estimated that the population of Denver was
598,707 in 2008, making it the 24th most populous U.S. city. The 10-county
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated
2008 population of 2,506,626 and ranked as the 21st most populous U.S.
metropolitan statistical area and the 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined
Statistical Area had an estimated 2008 population of 3,049,562 and ranked as
the 16th most populous U.S. metropolitan area. It is also the second-largest
city in the Mountain West after Phoenix. Denver is the largest city in the
Front Range Urban Corridor, an urban region stretching across eighteen counties
in two states. The population of the Front Range Urban Corridor is estimated at
4,251,663. The city has the tenth-largest central business district in the
United States by population.
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Colorado Springs

With an estimated population of 380,307 in 2008, it is the second most populous
city in the state of Colorado, following behind Denver, and the 48th most
populous city in the United States, while the Colorado Springs Metropolitan
Statistical Area had an estimated population of 617,714. The city covers 186.1
square miles, making it Colorado's largest city in area. Colorado Springs was
selected as the No. 1 Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine
in 2006, and placed number one in Outside Magazine's 2009 list of America's
Best Cities.
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Why does Colorado Springs have 20 places to play Chess and Denver has none?

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 23 12:38:12 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:38:12 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Joel Johnson - Mystery
Message-ID: <1269369492.4ba90a94e6eb4@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Joel Johnson <bigbear12 at hotmail.com> -----
    Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:34:30 -0700
    From: Joel Johnson <bigbear12 at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Joel Johnson <bigbear12 at hotmail.com>
 Subject: RE: [BrianWallChess] Mystery
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>


Because of people -- people determine this, not the numbers of people, but the
type of people.  People that love chess and are committed to it.  In New
England there are many chess clubs, but when I got to Phoenix, there weren't
any here either.



Thanks, Joel Johnson



To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com
From: BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:26:22 -0600
Subject: [BrianWallChess] Mystery







Population - Denver, CO

The United States Census Bureau estimated that the population of Denver was
598,707 in 2008, making it the 24th most populous U.S. city. The 10-county
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated
2008 population of 2,506,626 and ranked as the 21st most populous U.S.
metropolitan statistical area and the 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined
Statistical Area had an estimated 2008 population of 3,049,562 and ranked as
the 16th most populous U.S. metropolitan area. It is also the second-largest
city in the Mountain West after Phoenix. Denver is the largest city in the
Front Range Urban Corridor, an urban region stretching across eighteen counties
in two states. The population of the Front Range Urban Corridor is estimated at
4,251,663. The city has the tenth-largest central business district in the
United States by population.
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Colorado Springs

With an estimated population of 380,307 in 2008, it is the second most populous
city in the state of Colorado, following behind Denver, and the 48th most
populous city in the United States, while the Colorado Springs Metropolitan
Statistical Area had an estimated population of 617,714. The city covers 186.1
square miles, making it Colorado's largest city in area. Colorado Springs was
selected as the No. 1 Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine
in 2006, and placed number one in Outside Magazine's 2009 list of America's
Best Cities.
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Why does Colorado Springs have 20 places to play Chess and Denver has none?

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www.DenverChess.com

Location for March 23 Mtg
2010-03-13 by Daoud Zupa
The DCC is currently looking into a few possible permanent or semi-permanent
locations (churches, community centers etc.), but now have the good fortune of
having available as an interim location:
Valhalla's Game Center
6161 West 44th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303) 463-5451
6-10pm
The site is not in the center of metro Denver by any means, but the site is
being offered to the club free of charge and there is lot's of room and ample
parking as well. The minor restrictions are: no outside food or drink (there is
some vending machines on site), and no cash prizes for tournaments.(Since we are
really just talking about 2 meetings before the G/29 (I will tournament I think
we can find decent formats for 2 tournaments with USCF gift certificates as
prizes or something along those lines. If the club can also be done by 10pm
this would accomodate Valhalla's management, so we may have to move up the
pairing process and start of games. For these 2 weeks I had quads in mind but
we may play around with the formats some.

Valhalla's carries Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Military games, board games, collectible
card games, role-playing games and miniature battle games - historical and
otherwise and is a treasure trove for the game enthusiast. See
www.valhallas.com for more details.

Please come out and support the club during this transitionary period.

Regards,
Daoud Zupa

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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:19:12 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on Lawyer Randy Canney
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----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com -----
    Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:09:45 -0700 (PDT)
    From: chess at krusemer.com
Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com
 Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Lawyer Randy Canney on - I Remember George
Pipiringos
      To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, Brian Wall Chesslist
<brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

Nice to hear from Randy on this list.?? Don't tell him I still have his
copy of Reti's "Modern Ideas in Chess," though, because it has come
along on so many camping trips that it isn't quite the condition he
remembers it....?? Damian? (a.k.a., Randy's Nemesis -- for some reason
every time I tried a sacrifice against him in a rated game, in a
desperately hopeless position, to both of our astonished surprise, it
ended up working!)

Damian Nash
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--- On Tue, 3/23/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:

From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Lawyer Randy Canney on - I Remember George
Pipiringos
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist"
<brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 9:23 AM

My record against Curt is abysmal - I never beat Nikitovich in rated play.
Randy was Colorado defense atorney of the year a few years back.
Randy makes a living trying to separate Chessplayers like me from the
conseqences of their actions. My brother Charlie just became a prosecuting
attorney in New Orleans. That would be a good matchup!

BW
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----- Forwarded message from Randy Canney <rcanney at hotmail.com> -----
? ? Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:14:00 -0600
? ? From: Randy Canney <rcanney at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Randy Canney <rcanney at hotmail.com>
 Subject: RE: [BrianWall-ChessList] I Remember George Pipiringos
? ? ? To: brianwallchess3 at taom.com, brianwallchess at yahoogroups.com,
brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com


I am happy to see the postings on George Pipiringos, as he had a significant
impact on my chess development. George was a geologist, and I believe worked at
the US Geological Survey where my dad was also a geologist. When I was a kid,
George would always be loaning me classic chess books to read, wonderful
hardback copies of Reti's "Masters of the Chessboard" or Tarrasch's "Handbook
of Chess." He would stress the importance of studying the classics. I also
remember the emphasis John Watson put on studying the development of chess
style and such books as Reti's "Modern Ideas in Chess." Although I dutifully
played through those at the time, I think I was more concerned then with
finding a translated Russian pamphlet on some topical opening, but age has
shown me the wisdom of their approaches. George was a real gentleman, and I
remember a cadre of similar folks, including John Harris, John Howell, Royal
Franklin, Haynes Hendee, and Bob Shean to name a few. Thanks for bringing back
some memories, and hello to Curt Carlson, who ruthlessly beat me time after
time back then and taught me a great deal in the process.




Randy Canney


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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 23 13:35:57 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:35:57 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Denver Chess Club tonight
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meets at

Valhalla's Game Center
6161 West 44th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303) 463-5451
6-10pm

I am going to try and make it
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar 24 01:08:15 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:08:15 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Sweet Fishing Pole
Message-ID: <1269414495.4ba9ba5f767f3@www.taom.com>





________________________________
From: "Craig.Thomson at bench.com" <Craig.Thomson at bench.com>
To: brianwallchess4 at yahoo.com
Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 9:33:28 PM
Subject: Sweet Fishing Pole


I was 0-2 against this guy before this game.
?
Information about kaduberzin (Last disconnected Tue Mar 23 2010 23:32):

????????????? rating [need] win? loss? draw total?? best
Crazyhouse????? 1098? [6]???? 0???? 5???? 0???? 5?????????????????????
Bullet????????? 1126? [8]???? 9??? 23???? 0??? 32?? 1133 (06-Apr-2009)
Blitz?????????? 1378? [4]? 2776? 3863?? 195? 6834?? 1524 (19-Feb-2009)
Standard??????? 1438? [6]??? 59??? 64???? 3?? 126?? 1570 (25-Mar-2009)
5-minute??????? 1275?????? 2497? 2467?? 186? 5150?? 1639 (18-Mar-2010)
1-minute??????? 1273? [8]?? 277?? 282??? 14?? 573?? 1541 (20-Dec-2009)
15-minute?????? 1645? [4]??? 36??? 31???? 3??? 70?? 1660 (19-Dec-2009)
[Event "ICC"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.23"]
[White "kaduberzin"]
[Black "Goyathlay"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1294"]
[BlackElo "1239"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defense, 4.O-O"]
[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. c3 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 d6
11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Qh4 13. Qf3 Nce5 14. Qxa8+ Kd7 15. Qxh8 Bxf2+
16. Kh1 Qg3 17. hxg4 Qh4#
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar 24 02:32:43 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:32:43 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Sweet Fishing Pole annotated
Message-ID: <1269419563.4ba9ce2be1bad@www.taom.com>


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Chess Clipart

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Chess&FORM=MFEIMG&PUBL=Google&CREA=userid1743eadb57399a2ff946956791f633b1b570c#
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From: "Craig.Thomson at bench.com" <Craig.Thomson at bench.com>
To: brianwallchess4 at yahoo.com
Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 9:33:28 PM
Subject: Sweet Fishing Pole


I was 0-2 against this guy before this game.
?
Information about kaduberzin (Last disconnected Tue Mar 23 2010 23:32):

????????????? rating [need] win? loss? draw total?? best
Crazyhouse????? 1098? [6]???? 0???? 5???? 0???? 5?????????????????????
Bullet????????? 1126? [8]???? 9??? 23???? 0??? 32?? 1133 (06-Apr-2009)
Blitz?????????? 1378? [4]? 2776? 3863?? 195? 6834?? 1524 (19-Feb-2009)
Standard??????? 1438? [6]??? 59??? 64???? 3?? 126?? 1570 (25-Mar-2009)
5-minute??????? 1275?????? 2497? 2467?? 186? 5150?? 1639 (18-Mar-2010)
1-minute??????? 1273? [8]?? 277?? 282??? 14?? 573?? 1541 (20-Dec-2009)
15-minute?????? 1645? [4]??? 36??? 31???? 3??? 70?? 1660 (19-Dec-2009)

[Event "ICC"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.23"]
[White "kaduberzin"]
[Black "Goyathlay"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1294"]
[BlackElo "1239"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defense, 4.O-O"]
[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. c3 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 d6
11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Qh4 13. Qf3 Nce5 14. Qxa8+ Kd7 15. Qxh8 Bxf2+
16. Kh1 Qg3 17. hxg4 Qh4#
0-1

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notes by Brian

This Craig Thomson game is very funny because
it is a sick imitation of my favorite line.

Favorite Fishing Pole variation


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 5. h3 h5 6. d4 exd4
7. Nxd4 Bc5 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# 0-1

Besides the three mating minor pieces I only have a Rook
left and I am a Queen down. Craig manages to top even that.
Many White players fall into my trap, especially at high
speed because all of White's moves look so natural. Craig's
version is a parody of that.
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[Event "ICC"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2010.03.23"]
[White "kaduberzin"]
[Black "Goyathlay"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1294"]
[BlackElo "1239"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defense, 4.O-O"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4

Fishing Pole


5. h3 h5 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. c3

8 Nf5  d6  9 N:g7+  Kf8  10  Nf5  B:f5  11 ef  Qh4
would head into my favorite line

8 ... a6

Currently I like the Tom Petty " Won't back down " line -
8 ... Nce5  intending  ... c6, ... d6, ... g5 and completely
ignoring both my hanging Knights after f4, driving White half
insane like a house of mirrors.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIpCaMXCrb4

Enter The Dragon mirror room deleted Scene
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Enter The Dragon Bruce's Real Voice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyl71WihT-A&NR=1
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9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 d6!?  11. Nf5??

Ignoring the free piece on c6


11 ... Bxf5!  12. exf5!  Qh4!!

starting to resemble my favorite Fishing Pole variation


13. Qf3!  Nce5!?

The old religious problem of the disciples being
less flexible than the original prophet.
13 ... 0-0-0!!  14 Q:c6?  B:f2+!!  15  Kh1  Qg3!!
works well
13 ... Nge5!  14  Qf4  Q:f4  15 B:f4  Nd3
is a decent endgame but that's not why we play
the Fishing Pole


14. Qxa8+ Kd7!!

A typical insane Fishing Pole position
with out of control tactics. The Fishing
Pole promotes courage and coolness under
fire, a sort of Chess boot camp prepatory
to real battles. Despite being down a Rook
or two Craig has almost full compensation.


15. Qxh8?

The one true path is covered by bramble as usual -
15 Qe4!!  Qg3  16 Be6+!!  with a slight edge after
16 ... Ke7  17 Bg5+  f6  18 Bf4  or
16 ... fe  17 fe+  K:e6  18 Bf4
but what namby pamby White Ruy Lopez player,
accustomed to nursing a small edge, is going
to have the heart for that kind of Chess?

The whole concept of the Fishing Pole is that White never signed
on for this extreme torment and abuse and therefore crumbles
under the pyschological stress at the first sign of trouble -
meanwhile my hardy soldiers are tough as nails and don't flinch
when pieces go whizzing by their ears. They have seen White
panic time and time again and expect it.



15 ...  Bxf2+??

Missing a minor nuance - since h8 is
occupied by a White Queen not a Black Rook
 -A- hg hg B- Q:h4  just drops a Queen.
In other words hg kills the attack so
all Craig has to do is sidestep this
with  15 ... N:f2!!  stranding the
greedy, separated White Royalty.



16. Kh1!  Qg3 17. hxg4??

17  Bf4!!  Q:f4  18  hg!!
brings the White Queen and
Rook into the defense via
Q:h5 or R:f2. The Bishop
dies for the sole purpose
of distracting Craig from h4.



17 ...  Qh4#  0-1

Down two Rooks and a Bishop Craig prevails by sheer force of will.
This kind of hand to hand combat demonstrates that the overwhelming
majority of Chessplayers dissolve under the slightest pressure. They
are not really Chessplayers at all, they are as fake as a Hollywood
Western main street storefront. The purpose of the Fishing Pole is
to demonstrate that soundness is irrelevant 98% of the time, you
just need a few tactical arrows in your quiver and you can take down
any scary, growling beast. By the time you outgrow the Fishing Pole,
you'll wake up to a Chessmaster certificate in the mail and Jackie
Chan will be in your dressing room, ready for the next scene.





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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar 24 04:29:00 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:29:00 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Hunting werewolves and chuds with swords and
	knives
Message-ID: <1269426540.4ba9e96cd2a18@www.taom.com>



Sword-waving man detained on Bainbridge Island
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. -- Police have detained a man they say was waving a
large sword around and stabbing objects in the parking lot of a Bainbridge
Island building supply store.

The shirtless 35-year-old man was covered with scrapes and cuts. He told the
off-duty Bainbridge Island police officer who approached him Tuesday afternoon
that he was "hunting werewolves and chuds" who could disguise themselves as
humans. The man said he feared getting hurt.

The man put down his sword and throwing knives at the officer's request
and was taken to Harrison Memorial Hospital for evaluation.


From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar 24 16:12:23 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:12:23 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Hunting werewolves and chuds with swords and
	knives
Message-ID: <1269468743.4baa8e473e8ce@www.taom.com>

C.H.U.D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR-ddHPcqYo

Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers

GUILTY PLEASURES - C.H.U.D.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KVebikZ9Dc&feature=fvw
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----- Forwarded message from Tim Kohler <tim.kohler at hotmail.com> -----
    Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:00:06 -0600
    From: Tim Kohler <tim.kohler at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Tim Kohler <tim.kohler at hotmail.com>
 Subject: RE: [BrianWall-ChessList] Hunting werewolves and chuds with swords
and	knives
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>


"Werewolves and Chuds"...cool new band?

*tee hee*

> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:29:00 -0600
> From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com
> To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com; brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com
> Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Hunting werewolves and chuds with swords
and	knives
>
>
>
> Sword-waving man detained on Bainbridge Island
> THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
>
> BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. -- Police have detained a man they say was waving a
> large sword around and stabbing objects in the parking lot of a Bainbridge
> Island building supply store.
>
> The shirtless 35-year-old man was covered with scrapes and cuts. He told the
> off-duty Bainbridge Island police officer who approached him Tuesday afternoon
> that he was "hunting werewolves and chuds" who could disguise themselves as
> humans. The man said he feared getting hurt.
>
> The man put down his sword and throwing knives at the officer's request
> and was taken to Harrison Memorial Hospital for evaluation.
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar 24 16:20:52 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:20:52 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Curt Carlson, Randy Canney
Message-ID: <1269469252.4baa90447fbfa@www.taom.com>



Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:12:03 -0700
From:  Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net>
To:  Brian Wall <BrianWallChess3 at taom.com>
Subject:  Re: [BrianWallChess] Lawyer Randy Canney

Randy C. is too generous in his memories of me!  While I won most of our games,
but they were never very well played, and almost all were before he was even an
adult.  He rolled me in our last game in the 1978 Colorado Open.  All the names
he mentions did a lot for Colorado chess.  A couple of others (Rudy Ramsey and
Randy Siebert) also contributed much.  My best donation to chess in Colorado
was to move to California in 1983!  My games with Nikitovich were also pretty
bad.  When I go over any of them today I can only wonder how I could ever have
thought I was any good at chess.  What a foolish delusion that was!

From:  Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net>

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Colorado Closed -
I am 7th on the list of toprated Colorado players -
only 6 get invited. Randy Canney and I accepted
wiithout knowing if we qualify.

BW
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Date:  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:40:10 -0600
From:  Randy Canney <rcanney at hotmail.com>
To:  brianwallchess3 at taom.com
Subject:  RE: Colorado Closed



 Brian,

Hopefully, I have accepted but I am 8th on the list. How about you?

Randy



 Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:21:41 -0600
 From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com
 To: rcanney at hotmail.com
 Subject: Colorado Closed

You playing?
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Thu Mar 25 02:16:03 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:16:03 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Eric Beckman
Message-ID: <1269504963.4bab1bc3ce17e@www.taom.com>

BW

I'm so old I remember playing Alex's father Gregory Fishbein at Gates Rubber
Company - our tabia was the only Walter Browne - Bobby Fischer game, an
Alekhine's.

Walter Gerash is a long time friend who defended my father against some lady who
lost money when my Dad was a stock broker. The fake bitch died her hair white
and tried to act like some feeble-minded widow who didn't understand
there was ANY RISK AT ALL to playing the stock market. Gerash tore her defense
team to shreds. Walter encouraged me when I was young to become a lawyer like
my Grandfather Lucius John Wall and brother Charlie. I was too shy at the time.

I talked to Karnisky at some coffee shop in Boulder, CO that pandered to poets,
Chessplayers, druggies and other miscreants. Karnisky told me some story like
he hadn't lost to anyone rated under 2000 in over 200 games.

No one knows where James McCarty disappeared to 5 years ago.
Maybe Martin "Tuna" Deschner will espy him at the library.

James Hamblin is a friend from my teenage years. James, Jeff Maguire and I had
a gentleman's agreement harkening back to the 1800's to contest King's Gambits.

Your desire to refute the Raccoon reminds me of lines I just read from

John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester.

A Ramble in St. James's Park

But cowards shall forget to rant,
Schoolboys to frig, old whores to paint;
The Jesuits' fraternity                                 145
Shall leave the use of buggery;
Crab-louse, inspired with grace divine,
>From earthly cod to heaven shall climb;
Physicians shall believe in Jesus,
And disobedience cease to please us,                    150
Ere I desist with all my power
To plague this woman and undo her.
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My lawyer brother Charlie, a devout Catholic, sent
me a book of poems by John Wilmot for my birthday.

BW
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Eric Beckman <e.e.becks at gmail.com>

I remember Randy as being not only a strong player, but also a true gentleman
and an excellent representative of the game. He was always gracious win lose
or draw, and he always started every game with a firm handshake and a
friendly smile.
A few other Colorado players I remember that weren't mentioned:

Walter Gerash - a great lawyer, a solid Class A player, and a patron of
Colorado chess. He was a regular at the Denver Chess Club when I played
there regularly in the 1980's and was a real class act.

Robert Karnisky - a solid 2200 plus player who specialized in hypermodern
openings, drove an old Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel, and always had a jar of
some kind of ginseng resin that he partook of while at the board.

Alex Fishbein - I think he was the first grandmaster to come out of
Colorado. I think I had a better position against him in a Colorado Open for
a while, but didn't realize it until the post mortem. I wound up losing to
him and taking second place. Everything about Alex seemed to say "I'm a
chess player".

James McCarty - I think he was a solid 2400 player, who probably would have
been better than that if he were on the east coast or in Europe. He is
quite of a philosopher and had interesting thoughts on just about
everything, which he always shared after the Tuesday night DCC tournaments,
where he was a regular for a long time. The opportunity to square off
against a strong opponent like James once a month in the weekly tournament,
and every week in casual games, was something that I didn't fully appreciate
at the time. He definitely helped me along the path to attaining a master
rating, and not just from the points I gained by holding a draw against him
(or more rarely - winning).

Sam Quintanar - He was only in Colorado for a short time I think, and I
wasn't too active when he was around, but he was a regular at the Dallas
Chess Club when I was there in '85-'86. Strong player who liked to play 2
minutes vs 5 for cash. In Dallas he would always play for money against
another master who he called Melon Head.

Mark Krysler - I'm not sure if I'm spelling his name right, but he was a
class A player who headed up the Lakewood chess club and had his own opening
in Colorado - The Krysler System was 1 Nc3, any 2 b3.

James Hamblin - I won't play the King's Gambit against James again. Unless
he's playing the Racoon now. I'll play anybody against the Racoon. @Brian -
you got lucky with the Racoon last time I was in Denver. I hope I get a
chance to refute that sometime soon.

I could list a lot of other Colorado chess players I remember, but these are
just a few that I think weren't on other people's lists.

-Eric Beckman
Eric Beckman <e.e.becks at gmail.com>
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On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Brian Wall <BrianWallChess3 at taom.com>wrote:





 Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:12:03 -0700
 From: Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net <curt2309%40comcast.net>>
 To: Brian Wall <BrianWallChess3 at taom.com <BrianWallChess3%40taom.com>>
Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] Lawyer Randy Canney

 Randy C. is too generous in his memories of me! While I won most of our
 games,
 but they were never very well played, and almost all were before he was
even an
 adult. He rolled me in our last game in the 1978 Colorado Open. All the
 names
 he mentions did a lot for Colorado chess. A couple of others (Rudy Ramsey
 and
Randy Siebert) also contributed much. My best donation to chess in Colorado
 was to move to California in 1983! My games with Nikitovich were also
 pretty
 bad. When I go over any of them today I can only wonder how I could ever
 have
thought I was any good at chess. What a foolish delusion that was!

 From: Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net <curt2309%40comcast.net>>

 ----------------------------------------------------------
 Colorado Closed -
 I am 7th on the list of toprated Colorado players -
Randy Canney is 8th - I think Richard Herbst is #9.
Tyler Hughes can't play so I am in -
Randy's participation depends on whether GM Sharavdorj Dashzeveg
or Dashzeveg GM Sharavdorj or IM Michael Mulyar or NM Philipp Ponomarev
or NM Josh Bloomer decide to play. It seems pleasantly weird to me that Bobby
Fischer era players like Randy Canney, James Hamblin and I still compete in the
Colorado Closed. How many generations must pass before we all get squeezed out
of the picture? David Vigorito used to make fun of my age by saying - Kasparov
who?

 BW
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Thu Mar 25 06:32:51 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:32:51 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Karjakin - Gashimov 2010 Melody Amber Rapid
	Blindfold
Message-ID: <1269520371.4bab57f33a97d@www.taom.com>


[Event "Melody Amber"]
[Site "Rapid Blindfold"]
[Date "2010.03.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "GM_Karjakin(B)"]
[Black "GM_Gashimov(B)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5"]
[ECO "B87"]
[NIC "SI.13"]
[Time "09:13:54"]
[TimeControl "1500+20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3

This has been my favorite approach to the Sicilian since a 2006 ICC webcast
where I covered a Nisipeanu game live. The idea is a super-rapid alligator
piece strike not even bothering with a pawn wave. It is a very difficult system
in that Black mistakes are punished with a dizzying myriad of tactical weapons
that are not easy to find, in addition, Black's position is sound and White
often faces a difficult positional battle if Black refuses to stumble or White
fails to punish. Emotionally the 10% brilliancy rate makes all the failures
worth it. White usually castles Queenside even though engines often insist
this is not the right move. White is looking for a quick kill like a
tiger without much stamina.

9 ... Qc7 10. e5

Ironically first played by endgame specialist Karsten Mueller and since
copied at least 56 times by many GMs including someone in this tournament,
Dutch GM Smeets ( Smates ) who will help Topolov versus Anand later this year.

10 ... Bb7 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Qe3

played 56 times

12 ... Bc5

played 19 times, the most common of the 10 moves tried here


13. O-O-O

played here for the 14th time,
13 B:f6, Rad1 and 0-0 have all been tried twice

13 ... Nc6

played 10 times before including Karjakin playing the opposite color
13 ... Nbd7  was tried twice and  13 ... B:d4 tried once


14. Qxe6+!!

14 B:f6  was played 10 times.
14 Q:e6+  was first played by Ivanchuk against
Karjakin in a 2008 Melody Amber Rapid game.

Karjakin's first assignment was helping Ponomariev defeat Ivanchuk in a FIDE
World Championship match. Karjakin was an untitled 11 year old at the time and
soon became the youngest ever GM at age 12. Ponomariev described him at the
time
as " my tactical consultant ". They were all born in the Ukraine although
Karjakin recently married and became a Russian to get better Chess training.
The Ukranian Chess Federation is notoriously bankrupt. Here they are all
together 8 years later in the same tournament. Karjakin is only 20.

Gashimov is only 23, part of a new generation of Azerbajains inspired by
Kasparov. Radjabov and Mamedjarov are the other two top 10 2700+  Azeris.
Of course Gashimov has ruthlessly analyzed this 2 year old idea with computers
so let's see if Ivanchuk's Queen sac holds up.

I analyzed the original Queen sac heavily
at BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com and
it also made the ICC video phase.

14 ... fxe6!  15. Nxe6!  Bd6

Against Ivanchuk 15 ... Karjakin played
15 ... Qe5 16 N:g7+  Kf8  17 Ne6+  Kf7  18 Rhe1
which is OK after  18 ... Q:g5+  19 N:g5+  Kg6
but instead Sergei blundered with
18 ... Q:e1??  19 N:c5+!

Besides 15 ... Bd6 or ... Qe5 there are other moves worth investigating -
15 ... Qe7 or ... Bb6 might hold up as well.



16. Rhe1!!

The threat is stronger than the execution.

16 ...  Kd7!!

Better than saving the Queen with
16 ... Qb8  17 N:g7+  Kf8  18 Ne6+  Kf7  19 B:f6!!  K:f6?  20 Ne4+!!
Next move Sergei will capture on d6 and already have a Bishop,
three pawns and a winning attack for a mere sidelined Queen.

17. Nxc7!  Kxc7!  18. Bxf6!  gxf6! 19. Nd5+! Kb8!
20. Nb6!  Bf4+!  21. Kb1!  Ra7!  22. Nd7+!  Ka8!

After all these computer perfect moves I was hoping Karjakin would
continue the fight with  23 N:f6  with perfect development and three
pawns for a piece but he decided just to grab the draw - I can't blame
him in a Rapid Blindfold game.


23. Nb6+ Kb8 24. Nd7+ Ka8

If Gashimov brings his King to the c-file his King is more exposed
and his a7-Rook is more hemmed in. I would prefer Karjakin after
24 ... Kc8-c7  25 N:f6


25. Nb6+ Kb8

{Game drawn} 1/2-1/2

It might just be a fancy arranged draw but it was entertaining nevertheless.
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[Event "Melody Amber"]
[Site "Rapid Blindfold"]
[Date "2010.03.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "GM_Karjakin(B)"]
[Black "GM_Gashimov(B)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5"]
[ECO "B87"]
[NIC "SI.13"]
[Time "09:13:54"]
[TimeControl "1500+20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8.
Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. e5 Bb7 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Qe3 Bc5 13. O-O-O Nc6 14.
Qxe6+ fxe6 15. Nxe6 Bd6 16. Rhe1 Kd7 17. Nxc7 Kxc7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nd5+
Kb8 20. Nb6 Bf4+ 21. Kb1 Ra7 22. Nd7+ Ka8 23. Nb6+ Kb8 24. Nd7+ Ka8 25. Nb6+
Kb8 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2
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Event "Melody Amber 08, Rapid  25 minute game with 10 second increment"]
[Site "Nice, France"]
[Date "2008.03.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM_Ivanchuk(R)"]
[Black "GM_Karjakin(R)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5"]
[ECO "B87"]
[NIC "SI.13"]
[Time "08:47:33"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8.
Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. e5 Bb7 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Qe3 Bc5 13. O-O-O Nc6 14.
Qxe6+ fxe6 15. Nxe6 Qe5 16. Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Ne6+ Kf7 18. Rhe1 Qxe1 19. Nxc5+
Kg6 20. Rxe1 Kxg5 21. Nxb7 Nd4 22. Nd6 Rhf8 23. f3 b4 24. Nce4+ Nxe4 25.
Rxe4 Nxb3+ 26. axb3 a5 27. Rg4+ Kf6 28. Ne4+ Ke5 29. Rh4 a4 30. bxa4 Rxa4
31. Nc5 Ra1+ 32. Kd2 Rg8 33. g3 Rf1 34. Ke2 Rb1 35. Rxb4 Kd5 36. Ne4 Kc6 37.
h4 Rh1 38. Rc4+ Kb6 39. b4 Rd8 40. Rc5 Ra8 41. c3 Ra2+ 42. Ke3 Re1+ 43. Kf4
Rf1 44. Rh5 Ra8 45. Rh6+ Kb5 46. Nd6+ Ka4 47. Rxh7 Kb3 48. Rc7 Rd8 49. Nf5
{White wins}
1-0
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Thu Mar 25 13:29:46 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:29:46 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Andy Hortillosa
Message-ID: <1269545386.4babb9aa0f557@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Andres Hortillosa <adh2050 at gmail.com> -----
    Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:50:35 -0500
    From: Andres Hortillosa <adh2050 at gmail.com>
Reply-To: Andres Hortillosa <adh2050 at gmail.com>
 Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] Eric Beckman
      To: Brian Wall <BrianWallChess3 at taom.com>

Hi Brian,

Reading about the former glory days of Colorado players got me to look up
some interesting games I had played against many of these notable
characters. I mated Mulyar (already a Senior Master then) in a Colorado
Springs tournament but I could not find the scores of that game. Below is
one game I played against National Master Rob Karnisky - very interesting
fellow. The onlookers during this contest wondered why the game ended in a
draw. Black has a beautiful win if White presses. Will some of your readers
find it?

[Event "Northern Colo Open"]

[Site "?"]

[Date "1993.??.??"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Karnisky, R."]

[Black "Hortillosa, A."]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]



1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 (6... Bd6) 7.
d3

c5 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. e4 d4 10. a4 e5 11. Nc4 Bd6 12. Nh4 g6 13. Bc1 Bc7 14. Bh6

Nd7 15. Qe1 a5 16. f4 Qe7 17. f5 O-O-O 18. Qd2 Rhg8 19. f6 Qe8 20. Nf3 Kb8
21.

Ng5 Bc8 22. Rf2 Ka7 23. Na3 Ba6 24. h4 Rb8 25. Bh3 Bd6 26. Be6 Nd8 27. Bd5
Bf8

28. Nb5+ Bxb5 29. axb5 Rb7 30. Bxf8 Nxf8 31. Bxb7 Nxb7 32. Nf3 Nd7 33. Nh2
h5

34. b4 cxb4 35. Qxb4 Ndc5 36. Qc4 Kb8 37. Nf3 Nd7 38. Ng5 Rf8 39. Qc6 Ka7
40.

c3 Nbc5 41. cxd4 exd4 42. Ra3 Qe5 43. Kg2 Kb8 44. Nf3 Qe6 45. Qxe6 Nxe6 46.
e5

Rc8 47. Re2 Ndc5 48. Kf2 Kb7 49. Ng5 Nxg5 50. hxg5 Ne6 51. Ra4 Rc5 52. g4
hxg4

53. Kg3 Rxb5 54. Kxg4 Rb3 55. Rxd4 Nxd4 56. e6 Nxe2 57. e7 Rb4+ 58. Kh3 Nf4+

59. Kg3 Nh5+ 60. Kh3 Nf4+ 61. Kg3 Nh5+ 62. Kf3 1/2-1/2

One other game against James McCarty is shown below. My score against the
philosopher-player is one win, one loss and one draw. Conversing with James
was always a treat. I missed it.

[Event "May Daze 2000"]

[Site "?"]

[Date "????.??.??"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Hortillosa, Andy"]

[Black "McCarty, James"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "B03"]




1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8.
Nc3

e6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. Rad1 Rad8

15. h3 e5 16. d5 e4 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bg5 19. Be3 Bh4 20. Nb5 Nc8 21.
Nd4

Bd7 22. c5 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Bf6 24. b4 Kh8 25. Bc4 Qe5 26. Ne2 Re8 27. Bd4 Qe7

28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Qf4 a5 30. a3 axb4 31. axb4 Rf8 32. Qxc7 Rg8 33. d6 Rxg2+
34.

Kxg2 Qe8 35. Kh1 e3 36. Rg1 Qe4+ 37. Kh2 Qe5+ 38. Rg3 Bg4 39. Qf7 1-0


Here's a game against Nikitovich. I remember Paul as a fellow who would
rather watch a soccer game than American football any day.

[Event "Pikes Peak Open"]

[Site "?"]

[Date "1996.??.??"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Hortillosa"]

[Black "Nikitovich"]

[Result "1-0"]

[WhiteElo "2040"]

[BlackElo "2275"]



1. d4 c5 2. e4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 d3 5. Bxd3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. h3 e6 8.
Nbd2

Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Rad1 h6 12. b4 Qc7 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. b5 Ne5 15.

Nxe5 dxe5 16. a4 Nh7 17. Nc4 Bc5 18. Rfd1 Red8 19. Nd2 Nf8 20. Nb3 Bxe3 21.

Qxe3 Be8 22. c4 Qe7 23. c5 a6 24. Rc3 axb5 25. axb5 Ng6 26. Rdc1 Nf4 27. Bf1

Ra3 28. Nd2 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Qg5 30. g3 (30. Nf3 $1 Qg6 31. g3) 30... Rxd2 31.
h4

Qg4 32. Qxd2 Nh3+ 33. Bxh3 Qxh3 34. c6 bxc6 35. bxc6 f6 36. c7 Bh5 37. c8=Q+

Kh7 38. Rc3 Bf7 39. Qc7 Kg6 40. Qdd7 1-0

In this next game, you will see a typical Nikitovich attacking game where he
crushes you like a pulp.

[Event "Colo Open"]

[Site "?"]

[Date "1996.??.??"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Nikitovich"]

[Black "Hortillosa"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "E07"]



1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
b3

Qa5 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qc2 b6

15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. Re2 a5 (17... c5) 18. a3 h6 19. Rde1 Qb8 20.
Ne5

Qa8 21. Bh3 Bd6 22. f4 c5 23. d5 exd5 24. Nxf7 d4 25. Nxh6+ Kf8 26. Qg6 1-0

And for sheer entertainment, here's a game (which James M. enjoyed playing
over) against the likable Joe Bihlmeyer. This win against Joe made all three
of us co-Denver Champions.

[Event "Denver Open"]

[Site "?"]

[Date "2000.07.01"]

[Round "2"]

[White "Hortillosa, Andy"]

[Black "Bihlmeyer, Joe"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "C80"]



1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 7. Bxc6 dxc6
8.

Nxe5 Be7 9. d4 Ne6 10. c4 Qxd4 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Nc3 Bd6 13. Re4 Qa7 14. Rh4
g6

15. Ng4 Nd4 (15... f5) 16. Nf6+ Kg7 17. Nce4 h5 18. Bh6+ Kh8 (18... Kxh6

19. Rxh5+ (19. Qd2+ Kg7 20. Nxh5+ Kg8 21. Nhf6+ Kg7 22. Rh7#) 19... gxh5 20.

Qd2+ Bf4 21. Qxf4+ Kg7 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qh6#) 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. Rxh5 Nf5 21.
Qg5

Bf4 22. Bf8+ gxh5 23. Qg8# 1-0


Best regards,
Andy

P.S. Belated happy birthday!



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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:52:02 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Backgammon, Poker, Chess
Message-ID: <1269546722.4babbee2ae28d@www.taom.com>



http://vimeo.com/10388147

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Thu Mar 25 14:46:30 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:46:30 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
In-Reply-To: <6B28459EC5154C4F834D067F5B6E8A82@TOSHIBA>
References: <6B28459EC5154C4F834D067F5B6E8A82@TOSHIBA>
Message-ID: <1269549990.4babcba6d20dc@www.taom.com>

http://www.coloradomasterchess.com/aboutus.htm
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Quoting Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net>:

 Whatever happened to Alan Bardwick,Todd's father ?

 For that matter I haven't heard from Todd in years,what is
 he doing ?

 Frank Mezek




From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Thu Mar 25 21:18:53 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:18:53 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Birthday Party
Message-ID: <1269573533.4bac279d6f569@www.taom.com>

March 26, 2010

Friday

7 PM

Old Chicago's

1415 Market Street,
Denver, CO
303 - 893-1806

Brian Wall turns 55

- so far me, Chris Petersin, Liwen Gu and Robert Ramirez -

birthday present suggestions -
plavix, defibrillator, nitroglycerin

my phone -
720-641-9588

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Thu Mar 25 21:19:56 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:19:56 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
Message-ID: <1269573596.4bac27dc8fca4@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com> -----
    Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:20:17 -0700 (PDT)
    From: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
 Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

??? Of course Todd remains active as a chess instructor, the occaisional article
for USCF's School Mates??? and occaisional forays on the Colorado scholastic
front????? his father Alan moved west, I think to Oregon, some 7-8 years ago???

--- On Thu, 3/25/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:


From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist"
<brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 4:46 PM


http://www.coloradomasterchess.com/aboutus.htm
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Quoting Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net>:

Whatever happened to Alan Bardwick,Todd's father ?

For that matter I haven't heard from Todd in years,what is
he doing ?

Frank Mezek

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Fri Mar 26 06:17:32 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:17:32 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Damian Nash on Birthday Party
Message-ID: <1269605852.4baca5dce0c6c@www.taom.com>

My old friend Tom Bourie experimented a lot making different juices palatable in
a blender - it was like an art form. A lot of vegetables are good for you but
taste terrible until you add something else for flavor. I forgot to suggest a
thong and a tanning booth gift certificate.

BW

----- Forwarded message from chess at krusemer.com -----
    Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:17:51 -0700 (PDT)
    From: chess at krusemer.com
Reply-To: chess at krusemer.com
 Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Birthday Party
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

great birthday present suggestions!?? lol!? ?i would add a blender, which has
changed my own?physique for the better?in?just 2 months.?? start the day with
favorite fruits and veggies (i personally love beets, carrots?and jicama, mixed
with apples, mangoes and bananas), add a little yogurt and/or cranberry juice,
ice, a few vitamins and minerals, blend to smooth.
?
starting the day with 32 ounces of this concoction doesn't leave me hungry for
anything else until dinner time.? it took a little getting used to, but has
done wonders for my weight and cholesterol.? and it's cheaper than a
defibrillator.
?
hope to keep you around for a few more decades!
?
happy birthday Brian!
?

--- On Thu, 3/25/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:


From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Birthday Party
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist"
<brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 9:18 PM


March 26, 2010

Friday

7 PM

Old Chicago's

1415 Market Street,
Denver, CO
303 - 893-1806

Brian Wall turns 55

- so far me, Chris Peterson, Liwen Gu and Robert Ramirez -

birthday present suggestions -
plavix, defibrillator, nitroglycerin

my phone -
720-641-9588
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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:04:22 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Bardwick books
Message-ID: <1269612262.4bacbee6682f5@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com> -----
    Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:25:54 -0700 (PDT)
    From: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
 Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

?? I forgot to also note that Todd has written two chess?books, still in print
and available on Amazon for those who do not have his email.

--- On Thu, 3/25/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:


From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist"
<brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 11:19 PM




----- Forwarded message from Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com> -----
? ? Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:20:17 -0700 (PDT)
? ? From: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
? ? ? To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

??? Of course Todd remains active as a chess instructor, the occaisional article
for USCF's School Mates??? and occaisional forays on the Colorado scholastic
front????? his father Alan moved west, I think to Oregon, some 7-8 years ago???

--- On Thu, 3/25/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:


From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist"
<brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 4:46 PM


http://www.coloradomasterchess.com/aboutus.htm
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Quoting Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net>:

Whatever happened to Alan Bardwick,Todd's father ?

For that matter I haven't heard from Todd in years,what is
he doing ?

Frank Mezek


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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:52:21 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Bardwick books
Message-ID: <1269665541.4bad8f05662fb@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net> -----
    Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:17:51 -0700
    From: Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net>
Reply-To: Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net>
 Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Bardwick books
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

Yes, the two books Todd just wrote for beginners are the best
I've ever seen.I teach chess at the Royal Oaks retirement center
here in Sun City and I donated my copies to their library.

Frank Mezek
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Brian Wall
  To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist
  Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 7:04 AM
  Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Bardwick books




  ----- Forwarded message from Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com> -----
      Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:25:54 -0700 (PDT)
      From: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
  Reply-To: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
   Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
        To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

  I forgot to also note that Todd has written two chess books, still in print
  and available on Amazon for those who do not have his email.

  --- On Thu, 3/25/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:


  From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
  Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
  To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist"
  <brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
  Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 11:19 PM




  ----- Forwarded message from Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com> -----
  Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:20:17 -0700 (PDT)
  From: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
  Reply-To: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
  Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
  To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

  Of course Todd remains active as a chess instructor, the occaisional article
  for USCF's School Mates and occaisional forays on the Colorado scholastic
  front his father Alan moved west, I think to Oregon, some 7-8 years ago

  --- On Thu, 3/25/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:


  From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
  Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
  To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist"
  <brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
  Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 4:46 PM


  http://www.coloradomasterchess.com/aboutus.htm
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Quoting Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net>:

  Whatever happened to Alan Bardwick,Todd's father ?

  For that matter I haven't heard from Todd in years,what is
  he doing ?

  Frank Mezek


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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:54:01 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
Message-ID: <1269665641.4bad8f695d946@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net> -----
    Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:07:39 -0700
    From: Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net>
Reply-To: Curt Carlson <curt2309 at comcast.net>
 Subject: Re: [BrianWallChess] Alan Bardwick [1 Attachment]
      To: Brian Wall <BrianWallChess3 at taom.com>

I wonder about Alan Bardwick too.  I played him in the 1974 Mile High Open final
round and barely won when he was B player!  Beggars can't be choosers, however. 
I'll take what I can get.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Brian Wall
  To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com ; Brian Wall Chesslist
  Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:19 PM
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  ----- Forwarded message from Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com> -----
  Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:20:17 -0700 (PDT)
  From: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
  Reply-To: Andrew Rea <andrerea2 at yahoo.com>
  Subject: Re: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
  To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

      Of course Todd remains active as a chess instructor, the occaisional
article
  for USCF's School Mates    and occaisional forays on the Colorado scholastic
  front      his father Alan moved west, I think to Oregon, some 7-8 years ago

  --- On Thu, 3/25/10, Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com> wrote:

  From: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>
  Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Alan Bardwick
  To: BrianWallChess at Yahoogroups.com, "Brian Wall Chesslist"
  <brianwall-chesslist at lists.taom.com>
  Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 4:46 PM

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  Whatever happened to Alan Bardwick,Todd's father ?

  For that matter I haven't heard from Todd in years,what is
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 27 07:31:57 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:31:57 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Australian cartoons not seen in America
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From: thompsonwd50 at gmail.com
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Subject: FW: Australian cartoons not seen in America
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:18:47 -0600




























Australian Cartoons not seen in America













AUSTRALIAN CARTOONS...NOT SEEN IN AMERICA

 BELIEVE IT OR NOT --
THESE CARTOONS ARE FROM OUR FRIENDS
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These cartoons are not of USA Origin!!
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From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:54:32 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Cartoon
Message-ID: <1269698072.4bae0e18bf1d1@www.taom.com>



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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 27 08:51:15 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:51:15 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Hortillosa draws Daoud Zupa
Message-ID: <1269701475.4bae1b6309a5f@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Andres Hortillosa <adh2050 at gmail.com> -----
    Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:46:26 -0500
    From: Andres Hortillosa <adh2050 at gmail.com>
Reply-To: Andres Hortillosa <adh2050 at gmail.com>
 Subject: Re: Tempted but did not yield
      To: Brian Wall <brianwallchess3 at taom.com>

I cannot find the game score. I am sure Jeff Baffo has it. We should ask him to
post it because it was a jolting experience for me. I do not know if we can
get Mulyar to give up the score for my win against him.

But I thought you might like this game as well against Zupa, a very creative
player.

[Event "Rocky Mntn Chess"]

[Site "?"]

[Date "1994.??.??"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Hortillosa"]

[Black "Zupa, D."]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

[PlyCount "63"]

[EventDate "1994.??.??"]



1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 d6 8.
O-O

Nbd7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Rfe1 Rc8 12. Rad1 Re8 13. h3 Rc7 14. Nh2
Qa8

15. f4 Nd5 16. Qh5 Nf8 17. Ne4 f6 18. c4 g6 19. Qh6 fxg5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21.
fxg5

Qd8 22. h4 Nd7 23. Rf1 {This is forced so I could save the queen.} Bxe4 $4 (

23... Bf8 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. h5) 24. Rf7 $1 {What a stunning move! This
jolted

Daoud off his seat.} Kxf7 {This is forced.} 25. Qxh7+ {Game was prematurely

drawn.} Kf8 26. Bxe4 {I got a little nervous here that I offered him a draw.

He was surprised because he thought he was dead lost.} (26. --) 26... Bf6
27.

Rf1 Qe7 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Bxg6+ Kxg6 30. Qh6+ Kf7 31. gxf6 Nxf6 32. Ng4
1/2-1/2


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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 27 10:15:53 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:15:53 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Gelfand-Ivanchuk Melody Amber Blindfold Rapid
	Round 11
Message-ID: <1269706553.4bae2f397562c@www.taom.com>


My birthday yesterday went very well -
Chris Peterson and I had sushi with Liwen Gu for lunch, then Chris and I headed
to the 16th street mall. It was cold and rainy so we headed indoors near the
juice stand with Crazy "Not so homeless any more" Mike. I bought Mike and I
smoothies. Then Chris and I headed to the downtown Barnes and Noble where we met
up with more Chessplayers. Then we went to Old Chicago's, 1415 Market Street
where we were joined by my mother and two brothers. My brothers Jack and Bill
teamed up with me in alternating move Chess against Chris Peterson and Liwen Gu
with 9 minutes each. Robert Ramirez, Chris and I also played some basketball
game where you get more time if you score enough baskets. I was the worst of
the 3. I forgot to play a game invented by a 4 year old popularized by
Alexandra Kosteniuk which is you place a King on an empty board anywhere, then
Black places his King on the board and each side keeps putting pieces on the
board every move, sort of like Fischerrandom but not restricted to the first
two ranks.

At night I couldn't stop dreaming about this Ivanchuk game.

[Event "Melody Amber"]
[Site "Nice, France"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "GM_Gelfand(Blindfold Rapid)"]
[Black "GM_Ivanchuk(Blindfold Rapid)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game, Darooha variation "]
[ECO "D02"]
[NIC "QP.09"]
[Time "07:03:08"]
[TimeControl "1500+20"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7
6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 dxc4 9. Ne5 b5!?  TN Ivanchuk

Crazy Ivanchuk - with the whole tournament on the line plus an undefeated record
so far at Melody Amber this year Vassily hands over an exchange like it's
nothing. Petrosian and Topalov are the two World Champions most famous for
exchange sacs. After carefully examing the Catalan in Wojo's Weapons, it seems
like Ivanchuk was making a mockery of the whole book! The g2-Bishop pressure
is illusory because the Bishop equals the a8-Rook. 2 + 2 =5. Every 1200 with an
engine was predicting Chukky's demise but I had a strong feeling Vassily wasn't
going to lose this game. Up until now only 9 ... Nd5! has been played. Magnus
Carlsen blundered a Queen against Grischuk in his blindfold game, then both
Magnus and Ivanchuk won their Rapid games and ended up tied for first. Ivanchuk
could not have chosen a more dramatic moment for his insane concept.


10. Nxc6!  Nxc6!  11. Bxc6!  Ba6!!

If this works we can all throw the Catalan out the window.


12. Bxa8!  Qxa8!


What does Ivanchuk have for the exchange?
Two Bishops, a possible Queenside majority
plus Gelfand will probably have to play f3
at some point creating more weaknesses.
Gelfand seemed freaked out by the position,
moving slowly and weakly and eventually
accepting a draw.

13. Qc2 Qc6!  14. Bg5

Only two moves and already Rybka believes
14 ... h6!!, ... Rd8! or ... Bb7!
is roughly equal. Amazing.


14 ... Bb7 15. f3! e5

Rybka prefers 15 ... h6! again


16. Bxf6

Rybka prefers 16 de  Qc5+  17 Kh1  Q:e5  18 Bf4  Qh5  19 e4
and Gelfand is still up the exchange

16 ... Qxf6!

Ivanchuk's Two Bishops raking the center versus Gelfand's undeveloped Queenside
leaves a bad impression. Wojo liked having White Bishops raking the center as
in our only game.


17. d5

Gelfand had used half his time and decides to bail out by placing his
Knight on a White square in the center and hold on for dear life.

17 ... Bxd5!

Ivanchuk took very quickly relieved that his
novelty/OTB inspiration hadn't cost him first place.



18. Nc3!  Bc6!

With Two Bishops, an extra pawn and a solid pawn
structure GM Vassily has enough now for sure.


19. Rad1 Qe6 20. e4!

These two have been playing first class Chess
against each other for a quarter century.

20 ... f5

The inferior side generally tries to exchange
pawns to reduce the chances of Queening.


21. exf5!  Rxf5! 22. Ne4!

Solid, hard for either side to lose.

22 ...  Rf8!  23. Qe2!  a5

Mobilizing the Queenside majority


24. Qe3!  Rc8 25. Rfe1 h6 26. Nf2 Qf5
27. Ne4 b4 28. Kg2 Rf8!  29. Rf1 Kh8
30. Rc1 Bd5!  31. Rcd1 Bc6!  32. Rc1 Bd5!
33. Rcd1

{Game drawn} 1/2-1/2

Gelfand had 4 minutes,
Ivanchuk had 2 minutes.
A scary game to watch.

Time will tell if GMs follow
suit or avoid this wild idea.
Hard to believe Ivanchuk didn't
lose a game all tournament playing
like this.

------------------------------------------------------------------------


[Event "Melody Amber"]
[Site "Nice, France"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "GM_Gelfand(Blindfold Rapid)"]
[Black "GM_Ivanchuk(Blindfold Rapid)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game, Darooha variation "]
[ECO "D02"]
[NIC "QP.09"]
[Time "07:03:08"]
[TimeControl "1500+20"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8.
Bf4 dxc4 9. Ne5 b5 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Bxc6 Ba6 12. Bxa8 Qxa8 13. Qc2 Qc6 14.
Bg5 Bb7 15. f3 e5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. d5 Bxd5 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Rad1 Qe6 20. e4
f5 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Ne4 Rf8 23. Qe2 a5 24. Qe3 Rc8 25. Rfe1 h6 26. Nf2 Qf5
27. Ne4 b4 28. Kg2 Rf8 29. Rf1 Kh8 30. Rc1 Bd5 31. Rcd1 Bc6 32. Rc1 Bd5 33.
Rcd1 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
In their next Rapid non-blindfold game in the very last Melody game,
Ivanchuk demolished Gelfand. After 25 ... c5 mate is forced.
23 Ng5!! was a nice Queen sac -
23 Ng5!!  B:e2?  24  h7+  Kh8  25 N:f7# checkmate
Gelfand didn't fall for the mate but his position
was ruined at that point and Invanchuk played perfectly.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM_Ivanchuk(R)"]
[Black "GM_Gelfand(R)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Opening "Petrov: Nimzovich attack"]
[ECO "C42"]
[NIC "RG.03"]
[Time "07:03:08"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Re8 10. h4 c6 11. Kb1 Qa5 12. h5 h6 13. Bd3 Bf8 14.
g4 Nf6 15. g5 Be6 16. a3 Ng4 17. gxh6 Qd5 18. Qe2 Qa2+ 19. Kc1 Qa1+ 20. Kd2
Qxb2 21. Rdg1 Bd7 22. Rxg4 Bxg4 23. Ng5 Be6 24. Bd4 Qa2 25. Rg1 c5 26. Bh7+
Kh8 27. hxg7+ Bxg7 28. Nxf7+ Bxf7 29. Bxg7+ Kxh7 30. Qd3+ Kg8 31. Bf6+ Kf8
32. Qxd6+ {White wins} 1-0

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 27 16:09:35 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:09:35 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] World Champion Smyslov dead
Message-ID: <1269727775.4bae821f5e12c@www.taom.com>



http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62Q11U20100327

From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sat Mar 27 20:06:10 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:06:10 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Former World Champion Vasily Smyslov passed
	away today
Message-ID: <1269741970.4baeb99230053@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Eric Beckman <e.e.becks at gmail.com> -----
    Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:32:09 -0400
    From: Eric Beckman <e.e.becks at gmail.com>
Reply-To: Eric Beckman <e.e.becks at gmail.com>


He was one of the greatest positional players of all time. A true genius. He
auditoned as an opera singer for the Bolshoi Theater in 1950. It is
fortunate for the game of chess that the Bolshoi didn't accept him.

----- Forwarded message from Eric Beckman <e.e.becks at gmail.com> -----
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:20 PM, Susan Grumer <ninja.inky at gmail.com> wrote:



  GM Smyslov (right) comparing notes with GM Pal Benko

    *Photo by Susan Grumer, Buenos Aires 1978*

 * *
 World Champion and Grandmaster Smyslov was one of the really nice guys
 among the chess elite.

 It was a pleasure to know him and I will miss him.


 Susan Grumer

 Currently living in Philadelphia suburb

 Played in 4 World Chess Olympiads

 Represented US Virgin Islands in FIDE for 10 years

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Date:  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:01:23 -0000
From:  MayanKing <MayanKing at yahoo.com>
To:  Brian Wall <BrianWallChess3 at Taom.com>
Subject:  Re: World Champion Smyslov dead
A sad day for me. It was Smyslov who made me appreciate the English Opening and
Rook endgames. The three matches he had with Botvinnik are great games to play
over. A lot to learn. As long as chess is played his games will live forever.


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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Sun Mar 28 13:37:57 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:37:57 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Wyoming Open May 1 & 2 in Cheyenne
Message-ID: <1269805077.4bafb0155281c@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from "barbiefortune at comcast.net"
<barbiefortune at comcast.net> -----
    Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:16:39 +0000 (UTC)
    From: "barbiefortune at comcast.net" <barbiefortune at comcast.net>
Reply-To: "barbiefortune at comcast.net" <barbiefortune at comcast.net>
 Subject: Wyoming Open May 1 & 2 in Cheyenne
      To: BrianWallChess3 at taom.com

 Wyoming Open, May 1 - 2, 2010
4 round Swiss system tournament.

Time Control: 40/2
G/1

Site: LCCC
Conferences and Events Center, 1400 E. College Dr., Training Room #112,
Cheyenne, WY 82001.

Open:  (All)
Entry fee:  $15 if rec'd by
 April 20, at site $20.

Prizes:  $$
b/entries.

Registration:
8:30-9:30 am, Rounds: 10-4-9-3.
Entries:
  Brian Walker 2835 Forest Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 634-0163
E-mail: drtarrasch at yahoo.com

State Memb req.

NS. NC. W. WCL JGP


Even if you have not played in awhile -- come join the fun and have a good time
in Cheyenne.

Good Chess
Barbie Fortune
21067 SW 86th Ct.
Tualatin, OR 97062
Barbiefortune at comcast.net
503-504-2037
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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar 29 06:21:23 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:21:23 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Things that make you say "OH SH!T !!"
Message-ID: <1269865283.4bb09b433b6bd@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net> -----
    Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:04:28 -0700
    From: Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net>
Reply-To: Frank Mezek <mezek at cox.net>
 Subject: Fw: Things that make you say "OH SH!T !!"
      To: dan yue <yuedanpiao at yahoo.com.cn>


----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Leben
To: Birdie ; Carol Brown ; DLoomer ; Don Carpenter ; Ed Kimmith ; frankie ;
Frank Mezek ; Jan & John Novoselac ; JerryEllie ; Jim Mikel ; John
Jleben at Lebenproductions.Com ; Karen Leben ; Mare Leben ; Marilyn ; mark kuckes
; Ray & Lois Thompson ; Rich Juhas ; Shawn Foulds ; Tony Leben
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 3:22 PM
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  From: "Dennis A. Jensen" <dennisnroberta at aol.com>
  Date: March 20, 2010 7:50:21 PM GMT-07:00
  To: dennisnroberta at aol.com
  Subject: Things that make you say "OH SH!T !!"
















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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar 29 06:22:28 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:22:28 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] RIP Smyslov his record vs World Champions
Message-ID: <1269865348.4bb09b84e135b@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from MayanKing <MayanKing at yahoo.com> -----
    Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:43:53 -0000
    From: MayanKing <MayanKing at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: MayanKing <MayanKing at yahoo.com>
 Subject: [BrianWallChess] RIP Smyslov his record vs World Champions
      To: BrianWallChess at yahoogroups.com

I got an email where someone said he beat every world champion from Botvinnik to
Kasparov! I had to check this out on my database:

vs Botvinnik   +24   -29   =53
vs Tal         +5    -3    =21
vs Petrosian   +6    -4    =27
vs Spassky     +3    -5    =17
vs Fischer     +1    -5    =5
vs Karpov      +1    -3    =10
vs Kasparov    +2    -6    =11
vs Kramnik     Never Played
vs Anand       +0    -0    =1

What an amazing record! It seems Fischer and Kasparov dominated him the most but
Fischer's is more impressive since he played Smyslov while he was still in his
prime!


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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar 29 06:59:16 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:59:16 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] 9 Years Old - Fishing Pole Victory!
Message-ID: <1269867556.4bb0a42454147@www.taom.com>

I pray that my adult subscribers find the wisdom inherent in Kayla Mellendorf.

BW

----- Forwarded message from Brian Mellendorf <bmel66 at gmail.com> -----
    Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:41:36 -0400
    From: Brian Mellendorf <bmel66 at gmail.com>
Reply-To: Brian Mellendorf <bmel66 at gmail.com>
 Subject: [BrianWallChess] 9 Years Old - Fishing Pole Victory!
      To: brianwallchess at yahoogroups.com

My 9 year old daughter Kayla used the fishing pole for last round victory at
NC State Girls Chess Championships yesterday.   She finished 3rd out of 32
(3.5 out of 4 pts) in the future contenders section (U600).    My annotation
is below.
Brian Mellendorf

White - Rhea age/rating unknown (estimated - age 10, rating 400)
Black - Kayla Mellendorf, Age 9 (417)
NC State Girls Chess Championships, Charlotte NC, March 27, 2010
U600 Section, 4th round, G/45
1. e4   e5  2. Nf3  Nc6  3. Nc3  Nf6  4. Bb5  Bc5  5. d3   d6
6. Bg5  Bg4  7. O-O  Be6  8. h3   h6  9. Bh4  g5  10. Bg3 h5
11. Bc4 Nd4  12. Bxe6 fxe6  13. Nxg5 Ke7  14. Nb5 Qf8  15. Nxd4 Ng4
16. hxg4 hxg4  17. Qxg4 Qh6  18. f3  Bxd4+  19. Bf2 Qh1#

Annotation:
1. e4   e5
2. Nf3  Nc6
3. Nc3  Nf6
4. Bb5  Bc5
5. d3   d6
6. Bg5  Bg4
7. O-O??
King Side castling against a fishing pole connoisseur?
7.  ...  Be6!
Kayla, why did you move this piece twice?  "Because I can do the fishing
pole, obviously!"
8. h3   h6
9. Bh4  g5
10. Bg3 h5
11. Bc4 Nd4
12. Bxe6 fxe6
13. Nxg5 Ke7!
clearing a path for the Queen
14. Nb5 Qf8!
Kayla, why not Nxb5?  "Dad!  Fishing pole!"
15. Nxd4 Ng4!!
Fishing Pole
16. hxg4?? hxg4
Bait taken
17. Qxg4 Qh6!
18. f3???
White succumbs to the pressure. (Qxe6+ was a bit better)
18. ... Bxd4!!!+
19. Bf2 Qh1#




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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Mon Mar 29 07:12:01 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:12:01 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] The Fate of Mankind
Message-ID: <1269868321.4bb0a72182b07@www.taom.com>

The Fate of Mankind

There was once a little girl in Africa who had to walk 30 miles each day to get
water. God heeded her humble prayers and left her a bicycle. The girl stopped
praying after a while and started angrily demanding a 10 speed mountain bike
painted pink with a bell, streamers, clickers and a basket. God saw the bicycle
was poisoning her soul so he took it away and gave to someone else who needed it
more.

We sometimes get what we humbly pray for
but we always lose what we don't appreciate.



From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Tue Mar 30 14:07:31 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:07:31 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] "Last Photo I Ever Took"
Message-ID: <1269979651.4bb25a03b1ef6@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from David Kane <dave at ilad.net> -----
    Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:18:10 -0400
    From: David Kane <dave at ilad.net>
Reply-To: David Kane <dave at ilad.net>
 Subject: [BrianWallChess] Re:Things that make you say "OH SH!T !!"
      To: BrianWallChess at yahoogroups.com

Related are the photos from the "Last Photo I Ever Took" contest:

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/05/lastphoto/




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From cschess at juno.com  Tue Mar 30 18:17:37 2010
From: cschess at juno.com (cschess at juno.com)
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:17:37 GMT
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Colorado Springs Chess Newsletter
Message-ID: <20100330.181737.9825.0@webmail11.vgs.untd.com>

Greetings,

I chose my only game this week as the game of the week.  I will have to make more of an effort to get a game from someone else in April.
Also, my email address has changed.  You can send news and games to me at cschess at live.com.

Paul Anderson

The Newsletter
(http://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/3255056-queen-in-love)

1. March Panera Prize Winners
2. March Panera Thursday Results
3. April East Coast Deli Announcement
4. Spring Is Sprung Announcement
5. Right Moves Public Chess Club
6. Game: Queen In Love (http://cschess.webs.com/games.htm)
7. CSCN post-game interview (http://cschess.webs.com/apps/videos/videos/show/7854071-queen-in-love)

Upcoming Events

3/30 Rated Quick Chess, CSCC
3/30 March 2010 G/29 Grand Prix Event, CSCA
3/31 2010 March East Coast Deli final round, CSCC
4/1,8,15,22,29 Panera Bread Thursday's, CSCC
4/1,8 G/30 Swiss Bout #1, RMPCC
4/3 Springs Fundraiser, CSCA

For event details and additional events, see the following websites:

Colorado Springs Chess Club: CSCC (http://springschess.org/)
Right Moves Public Chess Club: RMPCC (http://www.rightmovechess.com)
Denver Chess Club: DCC (http://www.denverchess.com)
Colorado State Chess Association: CSCA (http://colorado-chess.com/)
Wyoming Chess Association: WCA (http://www.wyomingchess.com/)
Kansas Chess Association: KCA (http://www.kansaschess.org/)
Tim Brennan's Chess Blog: (http://www.timmybx.com)

Colorado Springs Chess News
Home - http://cschess.webs.com/
Group - http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/cs_chess/
Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/cschessnews
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=97792570473

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From brianwallchess3 at taom.com  Wed Mar 31 10:36:22 2010
From: brianwallchess3 at taom.com (Brian Wall)
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:36:22 -0600
Subject: [BrianWall-ChessList] Stefan Buecker discusses the Hippo
Message-ID: <1270053382.4bb37a06bd158@www.taom.com>



----- Forwarded message from Clive <clivebeard99 at hotmail.com> -----
    Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:29:09 -0000
    From: Clive <clivebeard99 at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: UnorthodoxChessOpenings at yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [UnorthodoxChessOpenings] Stefan Buecker discusses the Hippo
      To: UnorthodoxChessOpenings at yahoogroups.com

I'm not sure that he covers the most crucial lines, but his views are always
worth looking at.

http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kaiss54.pdf

Gens Una Sumus

Clive

:-)



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