Fine's Ideas Behind the Chess Openings Time Controls Can You Be A Master? 1574.1 Draw Rules Question Humphrey Bogart Thinking Process Video's ˇNemesis "The Ogro de Baku" At What Age Does A Chess Player Peak? More de la Maza A Nagging Question Positional Evaluation Speed of Calculation Openings for Beginners Early Queen Sorties PGN File of King's Gambit Endgame Training Endgame Training With A Computer A First-Ever Queen Sac
GAMES Leko - Bareev Amber2003 Monaco (1) 15.03.2003 1.e4 e6
van Wely - Morozevich Amber2003 Monaco (1), 15.03.2003 1.d4 d5
Kramnik - Almasi Amber2003 Monaco (1), 15.03.2003 1.e4 e5
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Volume 2 Issue 11
March 16th, 2003 In This Issue Position of the Week New At Chessville Sam Schmakel - 6 Year Old Prodigy Scholastic Chess Club Meetings Steve Lopez: The Crossroad The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia Pablo's Chess News New On The Net "Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit." – Conrad Hilton [FEN 6k1/3q1pp1/p6p/2R5/3rb3/6BP/PP2QPP1/6K1 b - - 0 30] Black to move and win - Find the
Solution Prodigy In the Making: the true story of the six-year old Chicago 1st-grader that everyone's talking about. Sam is for real! Guest Editorial: Steve Lopez of ChessBase fame wrote this article in 2000, but it is still relevant today. Kelly Atkins says "It not only describes the philosophy of Chessville, but is the attitude all chess players should have, I believe. Hopefully, you will encounter people who believe in its ideas and become one of them yourself, drawing others into the wonderful world of chess." The New York Masters Game of the Week, with analysis by IM Greg Shahade: Shahade,G (2510) - Yudasin,L (2706), Caro-Kann Scholastic Instruction Materials: Professor Chester Nuhmentz looks at how scholastic chess meetings are often organized. The various parts of a typical elementary school club meeting are then discussed in greater detail, with an emphasis on activities and materials that can be used with a broad spectrum of chess students. Review: Ideas Behind the Modern Chess Openings by Gary Lane, Reviewed by David Surratt Annotated Game: José Soza - David Godoy, Linares 2001, Old Indian Defense
Problem of the Week: Test Your Tactical Prowess
Age: 6 Grade: 1 One of the most active and effective local chess organizations is Chess In Chicago, dedicated to promoting scholastic chess in the Chicago, Illinois (USA) area. They do a fantastic job, too - their website is top-notch, and they have a great looking and informative newsletter. Last Thursday I received the latest issue of their newsletter, and sat casually perusing it, when my eye caught the following snippet of a tournament report: In yesterday's online tournament, we had 18 participants. Finishing First with a perfect 5.0 was Luan Do of Lane Tech, Grade 11. Tied for 2nd place was Sam Schmakel of Decatur Classical, Grade 1, and Rick Matusiewicz of Jones Prep, grade 9. WHAT??? Did that really say a 1st-grader tied for 2nd
place with a 9th-grader, just behind an 11th grader? This has to be a
typo, right? WRONG! Sam is for real!
Read
all about Sam...
Scholastic Chess Club Meetings This article begins with sketches of how scholastic chess meetings are often organized. The various parts of a typical elementary school club meeting are then discussed in greater detail, with an emphasis on activities and materials that can be used with a broad spectrum of chess students.... How difficult it will be to gather the necessary items and prepare for a meeting will depend on how established a club is, the level of chess expertise possessed by the adult mentors, the size of the club, and other variables. Yet there are preparations that are almost universally helpful. Let's walk through the two hypothetical meeting agendas once more, this time with more detail... Read all of this excellent
blueprint for scholastic chess club meetings, and check out the many
varied resources provided. "I'm standin' at the crossroads, tryin' to flag a ride..." OK, one more rant and then I'll shut up for a while. But I think this one's important, so please bear with me. And if you're going to kick the soapbox out from under me, I'd appreciate it if you'd kindly remove the rope from around my neck first, thanks ever so much. By the way, I'm writing this editorial as a chessplayer, not as a ChessBase employee. Nothing in this article should be construed as an "official" ChessBase position. This is just lil ol' me, addressing you, my fellow chess enthusiast. I'll put my work hat back on next week. We've heard this old Chinese blessing/curse so often that's
it's become something of a cliché: "May you live in interesting times". The
chess world's current times certainly are interesting and they stand in
stark contrast to a better period (one as recent as 1995). It's a long story
and it sure isn't pretty... Read the rest of
Steve's
comments, which originally appeared in
Electronic T-Notes, July 23, 2000.
The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia Fischer's Favorites: In 1964, Bobby Fischer was featured in an article for the short-lived US chess magazine "ChessWorld". The article was called "Ten Greatest Masters in History." Fischer was quoted as saying "Just because a man was champion for many years does not necessarily mean that he was a good player." Here are the 10 players Fischer named, in no particular order: 1. Paul Morphy Alekhine's Favorites: Alexander Alekhine had 2 cats as pets. He named them "Chess" and "Checkmate." Submit your trivia to the
Mad Aussie!
Chessville -
Recent Chess News: Dan Heisman reports: My www.chess.fm radio show, normally Monday 7-9PM Eastern, will be live from the Main Line CC Tuesday, March 18, 7-9PM Eastern. The subject of the show will be club chess and members of the club will also be available to answer questions. Call 800-742-9799 to participate or go on the ICC and "tell chessfm ...".
other online chess news resources
The Chess Cafe Malcolm Pein: Shirov the Fearless David Norwood: New Contender From Africa Nigel Short: Scandal at Linares - Kasparov Explodes (also: Kramnik - Radjabov; Linares, Spain, February 28, 2003) Express India: At 16, this girl makes the right moves...For Keny Vora, a 16-year-old deaf and mute girl, a resident of Vasna road, sky is the limit. Steve Lopez's T-Notes FOR MARCH 9, 2003 - NEW CHESSBASE CDS About.com Chess FIDE - founded in Paris in 1924, is a French acronym for Federation Internationale des Echecs. The organization is better known in English as the World Chess Federation. Gens Una Sumus! Chessbase Kasparov's outburst over beauty prize in Linares The Sicilian Vespers
FIDE mourns the passing of Honorary Member and former General Secretary of FIDE, Prof. Lim Kok Ann who died 8 March 2003 at 83. Family finds him on floor, dead from an apparent heart attack. SINGAPORE'S doyen of chess was also a loving father and a generous and kind coach who was passionate about everything he did, said family and friends gathered last night at the wake for Professor Lim Kok Ann, who died on Saturday. Chess Journalists of America - Chess Journalists of America / Cramer Journalism Awards: Pete Tamburro, President of the Chess Journalists of America, and Don Schultz, Chairman of the Cramer Awards jointly announced their annual call for entries that appeared in either print publications or internet sites. Pakistan Chess Player - Lev Khariton's 200 words
Mechanics' Institute Chess Room Interview With Peter Leko The Campbell Report Interview of GM Ian Brooks (ENG) Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary 207. 13 March 2003: Fischer's bitter disappointment anticipated Seagaard Chess Reviews Interview: GM Mikhail Golubev Young Marshall (John S. Hilbert) Quarterly for Chess History 6/2002 (editor Vlastimil Fiala) World Chess Network Larry Evans On Chess - The 50-Move Rule John Henderson Is The Scotsman RusBase Part Two - New Additions for 1970, 1982 Jeremy SilmanINSTRUCTION FOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS: THE ANSWER FOR KING-HUNTERS ANONYMOUS: KICKING THE HABIT IM John Watson heaps praise on Tim Harding's 64 GREAT CHESS GAMES and brutally trashes GRAND STRATEGY GM Square Review: Heroic Tales: The Best of ChessCafe.com 1996-2001 Annotated Games
New York
Masters Game of the Week, analysis by IM Greg Shahade Puzzles & Problems
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Peredy,F - Malanca,A [D35] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 0-0
7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Re8 9.0-0 h6 10.Bh4 a6 11.Rc1 b6 12.Bg3 c5 13.e4 dxe4
14.Nxe4 Bb7 15.Nd6 Bxd6 16.Bxd6 Ne4 17.Bxe4 Rxe4 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Bg3 Qe7
20.Nc3 Rd4 21.Qb3 Bc6 22.Rcd1 Re8 23.Qc2 Qg5 24.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Nf6
26.Re5 Qg4 27.h3 Qd7 28.Rxc5 Ne4 29.Nxe4 Bxe4 30.Qe2 [diagram]
Rd1+ 31.Kh2 After White's last mistake (29.Nxe4) his best now is 31.Qxd1
Qxd1+ 32.Kh2 when Black should have an easy win. Instead, perhaps desiring
to be put out of his misery, Peredy plays 31...Rh1+ 32.Kxh1 Qxh3+ 0-1
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the chessboard, so pay careful attention to your opponent's last move. Learn
to look for and recognize all changes in the position after each move, by
asking the following questions: Has he pinned or unpinned any of his or my pieces or pawns? Are any pieces, pawns, important squares, or important lines in his or my position now unguarded, or inadequately guarded? Has he created, removed, or attacked any vital guards? Is the protection of weak points in his or my position still adequate? Did his last move leave any pieces inadequately protected? Did his last move create any pawn weaknesses? Did his last move expose or restrict his king? Did his last move create a vulnerable back rank?
GAMES Topalov - Shirov Amber2003 Monaco (1), 15.03.2003 1.e4 c5
Humphrey Bogart vs NN 1.d4 Nf6
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