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GAMES Dizdarevic,E (2491) - Movsesian,S (2659) [E91] 1.Nf3 g6 Kozul,Z (2601) - Shirov,A (2735) [D18] 33rd Bosnia Chess Tournament Sarajevo, BIH (1), 18.05.2003 1.d4 d5 Sokolov,I (2677) - Radjabov,T (2644) [E70] 33rd Bosnia Chess Tournament Sarajevo, BIH (5), 22.05.2003 1.d4 Nf6
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May 25th, 2003 In This Issue
"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on
the defensive. And don't ever apologize for anything." – Harry S. Truman White to move and win - Find the
Solution
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Humour and Crosswords Reviewed by David Surratt, 5-25-2003 This collection of humorous chess stories, put together by
David B Sugden, of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire UK, is actually a sub-site of his parent site,
which includes material on the British Correspondence Chess Association & Just as many of Rick Kennedy's stories revolve around a central figure (Perry the PawnPusher), here David provides a series of short stories penned by Ron Canter which all relate to a character known only as "Thompson". We probably all know someone like Thompson, and you might recognize him from this description: We used to have a chap called Thompson in our chess club, and he took the game very seriously. He wasn't a particularly strong player, but had dark brown eyes and a piercing stare - a bit like Tal's - which many people thought was worth pawn and move. If you got into a conversation about openings or endgames with Thompson you could look forward to at least half an hour of serious and intense discussion. Canter provides a number of amusing situations that Thompson gets himself into. One of my favorites is titled Thompson's Battle. A story by Henry Woodpush (this has got to be a pseudonym, doesn't it?) recounts Bob's Greatest Game, a poem "from my brother", and two articles by Dick Atkinson (Fin de Partie, or Another Game Bites the Dust, and Relative Weakness, or The Unlucky Dummy round out the prose at this site. Not to be overlooked are the pair of chess crossword puzzles. These puzzles contain clues like: "Canterbury & York, less arch, can be advantageous" (bishop pair), and "In control, best to be grand" (master). This is a modest site, with little content overall.
The Thompson stories are definitely worth investigating though, and you
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then click on the link that reads "Chess Humour and other Entertainment."
Breaking Pins "The pin is mightier than the sword" - Fred Reinfeld The pin is one of the most common tactical themes, and by itself is responsible for winning many a game. Some pins, of course, are absolute, while others are relative, meaning the pinned piece can move, but at the peril of the piece it was pinned to. When one of your pieces is pinned, you need not sit idly by, awaiting your fate. In fact, to do so is an excellent way to lose! No, when your pieces are pinned, it is imperative to break the pin, and that's what we're going to look at in this article. Breaking pins usually requires forcing moves - moves that create threats so powerful, your opponent must answer them, leaving you time to save your own imperiled piece. Forcing moves often involve giving check, or threatening to give check (even checkmate!), while other forcing moves threaten to win material. Learn how to break out of your bonds by
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Position of the Week: Solution
Alekhine's Block Today's
position is an example of this lesser known tactic, blockading the f7/f2-pawn, and with it Black's (or White's) defenses, with a piece on f6/
f3. Here's how Bobby Fischer did it: Fischer,R - Benko,P
[B09] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.h3
Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nc6 9.Be3 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.f5 gxf5 12.Qxf5 Nd4 13.Qf2 Ne8
14.0-0 Nd6 15.Qg3 Kh8 16.Qg4 c6 17.Qh5 Qe8 18.Bxd4 exd4 [Diagrammed
position] 19.Rf6!! Kg8 Other tries are no better: 19...h6 20.e5 Kg8
( 20...dxc3?? 21.Rxh6+ Kg8 22.Rh8+ Bxh8 23.Qh7 mate) 21.Ne2; 19...Nf5
20.Qxf5 Qc8 21.Qh5 Kg8 22.e5 h6 23.Rxh6 Bxh6 24.Qxh6 f5 and Fritz says it's
mate in eight. That has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? 20.e5 h6
21.Ne2 Black Resigns as now the knight too must go since otherwise it
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GAMES Sokolov,I (2677) - Dizdarevic,E (2491) [D16] 33rd Bosnia Chess Tournament Sarajevo, BIH (1), 18.05.2003 1.d4 d5 Radjabov,T (2644) - Dizdarevic,E (2491) [D45] 33rd Bosnia Chess Tournament Sarajevo, BIH (6), 24.05.2003 1.d4 d5
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