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GAMES

Russia vs Rest of the World

Shirov -
       Motylev

10 Sept. 2002

1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 d6
4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.Nc3 Nxc3
6.dxc3 Be7
7.Bf4 0-0
8.Qd2 Nd7
9.0-0-0 Nc5
10.Be3 Be6
11.Kb1 a6
12.Nd4 Bd7
13.f3 Re8
14.h4 Na4
15.Bg5 b5
16.Bd3 Nb6
17.Qf4 c5
18.Nf5 Bxf5
19.Bxf5 d5
20.Rhe1 g6
21.Bh3 Bxg5
22.hxg5 Re7
23.Bg4 Qe8
24.Rh1 Qf8
25.Qf6 Nd7
26.Bxd7 Rxd7
27.Rxh7 1-0

Akopian -
      Kasparov

10 Sept. 2002

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 e6
4.0-0 Nge7
5.b3 a6
6.Bxc6 Nxc6
7.Bb2 b5
8.c4 bxc4
9.bxc4 Rb8
10.Bc3 d6
11.Na3 e5
12.Nc2 Be7
13.Ne3 0-0
14.d3 Qe8
15.Rb1 Rxb1
16.Qxb1 Bd8
17.Nd2 g6
18.Nd5 f5
19.exf5 gxf5
20.f4 Rf7
21.Qe1 Rg7
22.Nf3 Qg6
23.g3 Rf7
24.fxe5 f4
25.exd6 fxg3
       1-0

Grischuk -
        Shirov

11 Sept. 2002

1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.e5 Bf5
4.Nc3 e6
5.g4 Bg6
6.Nge2 c5
7.Be3 Nc6
8.dxc5 Rc8
9.f4 Qh4+
10.Bf2 Qxg4
11.Qd2 Nb4
12.Rg1 Qf5
13.Rc1 Nxc2+
14.Kd1 d4
15.Bxd4 Nb4
16.Ng3 Qg4+
17.Be2 Qh4
18.Nce4 Nc6
19.Nd6+ Bxd6
20.exd6 Nxd4
21.Qxd4 Nf6
22.Bb5+ Kf8
23.d7 Nxd7
24.Bxd7 Rd8
25.Ke1 Qxh2
26.Kf1 h5
27.Rg2 Qh3
28.Kg1 h4
29.Nf1 Rh5
30.Rxg6 fxg6
31.Qd6+ Kf7
32.Re1 Qg4+
33.Kf2 Rxd7
34.Qxd7+ Kf6
35.Qd8+ Kf7
36.Qd7+ Kf6
37.Ne3 Qxf4+
38.Ke2 Re5
39.Kd3 Qe4+
40.Kd2 Qb4+
41.Kd1 Rxc5
42.Rf1+ Rf5
43.Nxf5 gxf5
44.Qd2 Qxd2+
45.Kxd2 g5
46.Ke2 g4
47.Rc1 h3
48.Kf2 f4
49.Rc7 g3+
50.Kf3 h2
51.Rh7 e5
52.Rh6+ Kg5
53.Rh8 e4+
54.Kg2 Kf5
55.Rf8+ Ke5
56.Rh8 Kd4
57.Rh4 Ke3
58.b4 b5
59.a3 a6
60.Rh8 f3+
61.Kxg3 f2
62.Kg2 Ke2
        0-1

 

 

 

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September 15th, 2002
 

In This Issue
Position of the Week

The Coach
New At Chessville
Strategic Elements: Space
The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
Pablo's Chess News
New On The Net


From the Editor...My apologies to everyone for the garbled mess they received earlier.  Apparently this issue was originally sent as code instead as html.  Since so many of you asked to have it resent, I am sending it to all of you.  Again, my apologies for the earlier mistake, and thank you for your patience!

Position of the Week

White Mates In Three Moves - Find the Solution
 

The Coach

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Problem of the Week: Chessville's newest feature!  (N.B.: This is a unique series of problems which does not duplicate those appearing in The Chessville Weekly.)

Annotated Game: SlowMoe v. DA - Prematurely Opening the Center, annotated by David Surratt.

Basic Middlegame Strategy for the Beginner: S. Evan Kreider rounds out his beginners' series with an overview of middlegame strategy.  This week: space.

Book Review: Starting Out: The Nimzo-Indian by GM Chris Ward, reviewed by Bill Whited.

Notation Tutorial: The ins and outs of algebraic notation, by S. Evan Kreider.
 

Strategic Elements: Space
by S. Evan Kreider

"Space" refers to how much territory you control. This is usually determined by the placement of your pawns.  Each sides' pawns form a kind of territorial border. Each pawn wall encloses the field of the squares behind it, preventing invasion by enemy pieces and providing a safe haven for allied pieces.

All things being equal, it's an advantage to control more space than your opponent. This is because more space usually means greater freedom of movement for your pieces. Conversely, less space usually means cramped, immobile, and awkwardly placed pieces. Therefore, it's important that you stake a claim for your fair share of space from the very beginning of the game. In fact, we've already discussed this!

Think back to our Basic Opening Strategy lesson on control of the center. In the opening, the center is the most important area of space on the board. As we saw, control over that central space was accomplished by advancing central pawns and supporting them with pieces (like the Knights and Bishops).

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The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia
From Graham Clayton

Candidates Roulette:  The winner of the drawn 1983 Candidates quarter-final match between Vassily Smyslov and Robert Hubner was decided by the spin of a roulette wheel. Smyslov "won" and advanced to the Candidates semi-final.

Opening Discussion:  32 of the 34 games in the 1927 World Championship match in Buenos Aires between Jose Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine featured the Queen's Gambit opening.

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Polgar,J (2681) - Kasparov,G (2838) [C67]  Russia vs. Rest of the World Moscow (5), 09.09.2002  1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.h3 Be7 12.Ne2 Nh4 13.Nxh4 Bxh4 14.Be3 Bf5 15.Nd4 Bh7 16.g4 Be7 17.Kg2 h5 18.Nf5 Bf8 19.Kf3 Bg6 20.Rd2 hxg4+ 21.hxg4 Rh3+ 22.Kg2 Rh7 23.Kg3 f6 24.Bf4 Bxf5 25.gxf5 fxe5 26.Re1 Bd6 27.Bxe5 Kd7 28.c4 c5 29.Bxd6 cxd6 30.Re6 Rah8 31.Rexd6+ Kc8 32.R2d5 Rh3+ 33.Kg2 Rh2+ 34.Kf3 R2h3+ 35.Ke4 b6 36.Rc6+ Kb8 37.Rd7 Rh2 38.Ke3 Rf8 39.Rcc7 Rxf5 40.Rb7+ Kc8 41.Rdc7+ Kd8 42.Rxg7 Kc8 1-0

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Position of the Week: Solution

White To Mate In Three

From a pioneer of American problem composing, the "Wizard of Grand Rapids" William A. Shinkman (1847-1933); first appearing in the 1872 Western Advertiser.

1.e8=R Kxa5  2.a8=N Kb5  3.Re5 mate.  If instead 1...Kc5 then 2.a8=Q and Black has three choices: 2...Kd4  3.Qa7 mate; or 2...Kd6  3.Qc6 mate; or 2...Kb5 when both 3.Qd5 & 3.Re5 mate.
 

 

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GAMES

Konig Memorial Invitational

Nakamura -
         Akobian

11 Sept. 2002

1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Nf6
4.Bg5 dxe4
 5.Nxe4 Nbd7
6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
7.Nf3 h6
8.Be3 Nd5
9.Bd3 Nxe3
10.fxe3 Bd6
11.e4 e5
12.dxe5 Bc5
13.Bc4 Qe7
14.Qd2 0-0
15.0-0-0 c6
16.Rhf1 b5
17.Bb3 a5
18.a3 a4
19.Ba2 b4
20.axb4 a3
21.b3 Bxb4
22.c3 Ba5
23.b4 Bc7
24.Nd4 Qxe5
25.Nxc6 Qe8
26.Nd4 Bg4
27.Rde1 Be5
28.h3 Be6
29.Nxe6 fxe6
30.Rf5 Bf6
31.Kb1 Kh8
32.Rf3 Be5
33.Rd1 Qc6
34.Rd3 Rac8
35.c4 Qb6
36.c5 Rxc5
37.Rxa3 Rcc8
38.Rd3 Kh7
39.Rb3 Rf2
40.Qd3 Rxg2
         0-1

Atalik -
    Wojtkiewicz

9 Sept. 2002

1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.f3 e6
7.Be3 b5
8.g4 Nfd7
9.Qd2 Nb6
10.0-0-0 N8d7
11.Ncxb5 axb5
12.Nxb5 Ba6
13.Nxd6+ Bxd6
14.Qxd6 Nc4
15.Bxc4 Bxc4
16.a3 e5
17.Rd2 Be6
18.Rhd1 g5
19.Qc6 Rc8
20.Qb5 Rg8
21.Rd3 Rg6
22.a4 Qc7
23.Rc3 Bc4
24.Rxc4 Qxc4
25.Qxd7+ Kf8
26.c3 Rgc6
27.Bxg5 Qxa4
28.Bh6+ 1-0

Akobian -
          Browne

12 Sept. 2002

1.d4 Nf6
2.Nf3 e6
3.e3 b6
4.Bd3 Bb7
5.0-0 c5
6.c4 Be7
7.Nc3 cxd4
8.exd4 d5
9.b3 Nc6
10.Be3 Rc8
11.Rc1 0-0
12.Qd2 Nb4
13.Be2 Ne4
14.Qb2 a6
15.a3 Nc6
16.Rfd1 Nxc3
17.Rxc3 Qd6
18.c5 bxc5
19.dxc5 Qb8
20.Qb1 h6
21.b4 e5
22.Rxd5 Nd4
23.Nxd4 Bxd5
24.Nf5 Rfe8
25.Bxa6 Rc6
26.Bc4 Bxc4
27.Rxc4 Bg5
28.Qe4 Ra6
29.h4 Bxe3
30.Qxe3 Qa8
31.Rg4 Rg6
32.Qg3 Kh7
33.h5 Rxg4
34.Qxg4 Rg8
35.Nd6 g6
36.Qf3 Qxf3
37.gxf3 gxh5+
38.Kh2 Rd8
39.b5 Kg6
       1-0

 

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