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GAMES Ivanchuk,V (2704) - Hector,J (2552) [C78] 1.e4 e5 Prusikhin,M (2525) - Hermansson,E (2395) [D89] 1.d4 Nf6 Reisch,S (2180) - Omar,H (2200) [B89] 1.e4 c5
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May 11th, 2003 In This Issue
"Optimism means expecting the best, but confidence means knowing how to
handle the worst. Never make a move if you are merely optimistic." – The
Zurich Axioms [FEN 1rr2bk1/1q3p1p/p3p1p1/Q2B4/3N4/3nP3/PBR2PPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 24] Black to move and win - Find the
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(3) Akobian,V
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The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia Nine Pawns for a Queen: In the mid 1840's, French player Lionel Kieseritzky played a very unusual "odds" game. He was Black against a General Guingret. Guingret did not have a Queen. Instead, he had an extra 9 pawns, which were placed on the following squares: b3, c3, f3, g3, c4, d4, e4, f4, g4. The other pieces were arranged as per a normal game. Kieseritzky won the game as follows: 1. e5 e6 2. d5 d6 3. e4 c6 4. exd6 cxd5 5. e5 b6 6. d4 f6 7. Bd3 g6 8. Be3 Nc6 9. c5 Bg7 10. b4 Bd7 11. b5 bxc5 12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. dxc5 fxe5 14. fxe5 Bxe5 15. Nd2 Rb8 16. Rb1 Qf6 17. Ne2 Qg7 18. 0-0 g5 19. Nb3 h5 20. Bd4 hxg4 21. fxg4 Kd7 22. f4 Bxd4+ 23. Nbxd4 Nf6 24. f5 e5 25. Ne6 Rxh2 26. Nxg7 Nxg4 27. f6 e4 28. f7 Rbh8 29. f8=N+ Kc8 30. d7+ Kb7 31. d8=N+ Ka8 "and Black wins" (Taken from page 54 of Edward Winter's book "Kings, Commoners & Knaves". The original article appeared in the November 1846 issue of "Deutsche Schachzeitung".) "Nailed" On Move One: The English Opening was first seen in international play as far back as 1843, when Howard Staunton used it during his match against the French player Pierre Saint-Amant. ChessChatter Rob Kruszynski adds the following amusing story: "I guess everyone knows the story about Staunton's colleagues attempt to persuade him to try another first move ? Well, for one team match they decided to fix the 'c' pawn on c2. Staunton arrives, sits down at board 1, extends his hand with a flourish and tries to push the 'c' pawn to the barely suppressed guffaws of the rest of the team. Anyway, it ended with the janitor being called upon and using pliers to remove the nail fixing the c pawn. Staunton of course remained cool throughout all this. He did not give up playing 1.c4." Send your trivia to the
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Bronstein-Botvinnik, World Championship 1951
This perennial controversy rises from the ash-heap of history once again!
First I came across an article in
The
Moscow Times: A Bread Run With the Great Bronstein. Then Lev
Khariton writes to tell me about a Chessbase article:
Bronstein's
Fateful 23rd Game. You'll also want to check out Lev's archived
article at Chess Cafe,
With
Love and Bitterness, which discusses Bronstien at length. The
verdict? Read the reports, and make up your own mind!
The Chess Cafe Historic Moments: Roberts Vaux "Bad Bishops" 1977-1981 The Talking Drum: At 12 years old, Kaleem Washington is like most other boys… Review: SQUARES--The Chess World's Picture Magazine The Campbell Report Squares Review by Neil Brennen, "Much Ado About Nothing" Leaving postal chess behind … for every gain there is a loss Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary 213. 10 May 2003: A double double square vacation The Times of India: Anand on How to Make Chess a Hit Jeremy SilmanIM John Donaldson reviews PLAY THE CLASSICAL DUTCH The answer to CHESS COMPOSITION by Pal Benko, and a new, far simpler Mate in Two Silman reviews the enjoyable COLLE PLAYS THE COLLE SYSTEM The Hindu: Anand: pleased with awards, unhappy with ratings system Steve Lopez's T-NotesMay 4, 2003: COPYING GAMES IN FRITZ8 Tigerchess- Grandmaster Growl Updated About.com Chess Before You Buy an Analog Chess Clock Chessbase John Nunn's Birthday Present - Just What the Doctor Ordered Kasparov Wins 2002 Chess Oscar Fischer to Play in Mainz? Asian Under 16 Boys and Girls Championship Remember the knight wheel problem by László Lindner? Check out the full solution. Chess Siberia The Game of Kings. Chaining the times (by Boris Schipkov) Polgar, Judit (2715) - Berkes, Ferenc (2578) [C11], "Talent and Courage" Budapest (7) 2003 Chessopolis - Reviews by NM Randy Bauer Magazine Review: Squares Book Review: King's Indian and Grunfeld: Fianchetto Lines
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NM Randy Bauer Magazine Review:
Squares
Annotated Games New York Masters Game of the Week, analysis by IM Greg Shahade Yasser Seirawan (Chess Cafe): Seirawan-Dzindzichashvili 1999 The Telegraph Chess ClubMalcolm Pein: Hansen-McShane, Copenhagen, 2003 David Norwood: Botvinnik-Reshevsky, World Ch., 1948 Nigel Short: McNab-Stefanova, 4NCL 2003 Chess Siberia - Polgar, J - Berkes, Budapest (7) 2003 Robert Byrne (NY Times): Polgar-Leko, Budapest 2003
Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post)
Jack Peters (LA Times) Moylan-Smerdon, Australian Young Masters 2003 Yu-Seberry, City of Sydney 2003 IM Michael Schleifer (The Chess Drum): Solomon-Schleifer, Harlem 2001 Puzzles & Problems
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Newsletter@Chessville.com Position of the Week: Solution
Akobian,V
- Ehlvest,J 24...Qxb2
25.Qd2 White's best is probably the embarrassing looking move 25.Kf1 although Black is
still winning. 25...Qxc1+ Even stronger was 25...Rxc2
26.Qxc2 Qxc2 27.Nxc2 Nxc1 28.Be4. Resigns, else... 26.Qxc1 Nxc1
27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Bb7. Another way to lose could be 26.Rxc1 Rxc1+
27.Qxc1 Nxc1 28.Bc4.
Last week's position was a bit of a mystery, as I had two different
sources each giving the same players but reversing the color assignments. John Caliguire, Licurgo Holzmann, and chess authority Ken
Whyld all wrote in to report that the correct color assignment was Bogoljubow-Monticelli, making Monticelli the victor. Ken adds that
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GAMES Ivanchuk,V (2704) - Timman,J (2578) [C75] 1.e4 e5 Chernyshov,K (2525) - Burnett,R (2440) [E19] 1.d4 Nf6 Hoang,T (2445) - Szeberenyi,A (2405) [D98] 1.d4 Nf6
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