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GAMES McShane,L (2619) - Schandorff,L (2525) [B31] 1.e4 c5 Nielsen,P (2636) - Dreev,A (2698) [B19] 1.e4 c6
Mikhaleviski - Kafka, 31st World Open, (1)
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2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 dxc4 5 a4 Bf5 6 Ne5 Nbd7 7 Nxc4 Qc7 8 g3 e5 9 dxe5 Nxe5 10 Bf4 Nfd7 11 Bg2 g5 12 Ne3 gxf4 13 Nxf5 fxg3 14 hxg3 0-0-0 15 Qc2 Nf6 16 a5 a6 17 Kf1 Nc4 18 Rh4 Ne5 19 Rf4 h5 20 Rh4 Ng6 21 Rc4 Qd7 22 Rd4 Qc7 23 Nb5 axb5 24 a6 Rxd4 25 Nxd4 bxa6 26 Qf5+ Kd8 27 Nxc6+ 1-0 Solomon,S (2372) - Chow,S (2164) [A41] 1.c4 e5
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Volume 2 Issue 28
July 13th, 2003 In This Issue "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." - Theodore Roosevelt 1st OCL Individual TourneyEntry Deadline Extended 24 Hours!! Click the headline above before 00:00 Fics ST July 13th to enter White to move and draw - Find the
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(7/13) Problem of the Week: Tactical training with our weekly puzzle. (7/12) Review: The Cambridge Springs, by Hrzysztof Panczyk & Jacek Ilczuk, reviewed by IM-CC Keith Hayward. "First Impression: Gambit Publications opening books are known for their encyclopedic coverage, but in opening this book I was impressed with the magnitude of game references. There are literally thousands of games references...This book is certainly a correspondence players dream. If a move was played in this defense, the authors have referenced it...I did notice several game references where Panczyk was playing Black. I find it pleasing when an author plays what he is writing about. You know there is more passion in the material covered. (7/12) The Case of the Diogenes Club: Another adventure in Rick Kennedy's Sherlock Holmes series. Read about his "mate-in-nine" position and his unseen adversary. (7/8) Site Review - Chess Mix. ChessMix is a relatively new site by 47-year old Bulgarian GM Ventzislav Inkiov (current FIDE Elo 2478). The site has been translated into English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, and Italian. Let's take a look... Originally posted on 7/4, this review has been updated with additional information provided by GM Ventzislav Inkiov.
(7/7) Fantasy Chess is back, featuring prizes provided by
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The Case of the Diogenes Club “As I’ve had occasion to observe before,” began Sherlock Holmes, motioning with his briar, “such a gathering of un-clubbable men is highly unlikely anywhere save here at the Diogenes. If we hadn’t the messy affair of Mycroft’s to deal with, I’d gladly pass another day solely in observation of the goings-on.” I had to agree with my companion: the members were an odd lot. Those two over there, for example,” I pointed out, “first one, then the other, going off to the sitting room and then leaving, scarcely in time for the partner to arrive. It’s as if they were purposely avoiding each other, and making a game of it, at that!” Holmes swiveled in his armchair to look in my direction. With a winsome smile he nodded, adding “You are right, Watson – far more than you realize. There, now; one is leaving. Come quickly and I will show you what is afoot!” I sprang up to accompany my friend down a corridor, brushing shoulders with a club member, but observing the sacred Diogenes tenet of not recognizing his existence (let alone chancing a word or two of apology) outside of the Strangers’ Room, which we’d just vacated. At Mycroft’s club, one gathered with like kind – to be alone." Read the latest Sherlock Holmes adventure from Rick Kennedy - The Case of the Diogenes Club, and learn about the "mate-in-nine" position and his unseen adversary.
The Cambridge Springs First Impression: Gambit Publications opening books are known for their encyclopedic coverage, but in opening this book I was impressed with the magnitude of game references. There are literally thousands of games references...This book is certainly a correspondence players dream. If a move was played in this defense, the authors have referenced it...I did notice several game references where Panczyk was playing Black. I find it pleasing when an author plays what he is writing about. You know there is more passion in the material covered. Read Correspondence IM Keith Hayward's complete assessment. Fantasy Chess is back, featuring 15 (!) prizes provided by Chess Today, GM Alexander Baburin's daily chess newsletter, and celebrating the 1000th edition of Chess Today (August 4), the daily email chess newsletter delivered straight to your inbox! This time we're focusing in on the Dortmund Super-GM Tourney, which runs from July 31st through August 10th. The lineup includes Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko, Viswanathan Anand, Teimour Radjabov, Viktor Bologan (winner of the Aeroflot Open) and Germany's new star, Arkadij Naiditsch. Chessville's News section will have daily updates of all the tournament results. As there are 15 Chess Today subscriptions up for grabs as prizes, we also have a tie-breaker, which involves the four competitors at the Mainz Chess Classic that runs August 13, to August 17. There are two eight-game matches that will be played. The first is a classical chess rapid match between Viswanathan Anand and Judit Polgar and the second is a "Fischer-Random" rapid chess match between Peter Leko and Peter Svidler. It also pays to enter the tournament early as we are bringing back the early entry bonus points! If your entry is received before the end of Wednesday, July 16, you will score 2 extra Fantasy Chess points, and if your entry is received before the end of Wednesday, July 23, you will score 1 extra Fantasy Chess point. The deadline for all entries is the end of Wednesday, July 30. Check it out, and
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The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia The Lone Aussie: The only Australian player to participate in a major international OTB tournament between World War 1 and World War 2 was Charles Watson, who competed in the 1922 London tournament. While he finished at the tail of the field, he did however defeat Richard Reti in 92 moves in their game - the first victory by an Australian player against a GM. The Lone Hungarian: Hungarian master Vincent Grimm (1800-72) received an invitation to compete in the 1851 London international tournament. Grimm, however, had been involved in the 1848 uprising against the Hapsburg Empire, and was arrested for printing and distributing subversive literature. He was exiled in Aleppo, and was unable to take his place in the tournament. Submit your trivia to the
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The Chess Cafe Garry Kasparov Playchess.com chat transcript and photos Chess Sector - Ukrainian Chess Online Association of Chess Players: Press Release Roman's Website: Updates to Opening Theory: Pirc with 6...Nc6 or 6...a6 Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary220. 11 July 2003: Anticipated cook Tigerchess Grandmaster Growl: Lack of British GMs at the British Championship
Mechanics' Institute Chess Room Salt Lake Tribune (Shelby Lyman): Checkmate About.com Chess - Profiles of Famous Chess PlayersMoscow Times: The Chess World's Singing Champion British Chess Magazine OnlineKen Whyld (1926-2003) "World-famous chess historian and BCM columnist Ken Whyld died on 11 July aged 77. Ken's landmark work was The Oxford Companion to Chess, which he co-authored..." Washington Post: For Chess Guys, Lake Forest Is Their Castle The Telegraph Chess Club - Malcolm Pein: The Chess Column Seagaard Chess Reviews - Chess Informants 81-85 World Chess NetworkJohn Henderson (The Scotsman) Larry Evans On Chess: Capa's Last Words RusBase Part Three - New Materials for 1986 Lightbulb Humor: e.g. "Q: How many people at a chess tournament does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Here is the current state of research... You need one to complain about the lighting. A second will say he thinks the light is fine. A third suggests the tournament director be called, and number four fetches him. An aged player (5) reminisces about the lighting levels at Nottingham 1936. The director (6) can't be found, but his deputy (7) arrives. Player eight says that if they increase the lighting levels it will reflect into his eyes. Number nine says they should have fluorescent lighting. Player ten says it's just a question of replacing the dead lightbulb, but player 11 thinks the bulb hasn't been working properly since the tournament began. The deputy arbiter asks an assistant arbiter (12) to make up a sign : 'Bulb defective.' A democrat (13) suggests taking a vote on whether to change the bulb and a businessman (14) forms the lightbulb changing association (LCA) as a pressure group to argue for better lighting. The world champion (15) is elected chairman. The FIDE president (16) sets up a working party (17-20) to establish agreed lighting levels with the LCA. The LCA chairman then has a row with its other members about direct/indirect lighting, and storms off with his lawyer (21) to found the Association for Changing Lightbulbs (ACL). The challenger for the world title (22) suddenly says he will not play under FIDE lighting. Three sponsors (23-25) emerge to hold the FIDE (direct light), LCA (fluorescent) and ACL (reflected light) championships, but none can match the interest attracted by Fischer (26) playing Spassky (27) with the new Fischer lightbulb, whose incandescence increases the longer you think. The last sane player on earth (28) sneaks into the playing room to change the defective bulb, but his replacement has the wrong fitting. His scream of anguish reveals him, and he is expelled from world chess for creating a disturbance. Annotated Games The Telegraph Chess ClubNigel Short: McShane-Bruzon, North Sea Cup, Esbjerg, Denmark, 2003 Washington Times (David Sands): Plunkett Fink, Philadelphia 2003 Robert Byrne (NY Times): Bareev-Fressinet, Enghien-les-Bains 2003 Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post): Mamedyarov - Schneider, World Jr. Ch. Jack Peters (LA Times): GM Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) -- IM D. Schneider (U.S.A.), World Junior Championship, Nakhchivan 2003 Australian Chess Columns - Columns of July 6th (Ian Rogers)Solomon (2344) - Barnard (1669), Caloundra Suncoast Open (6) 2003 Varga (2533) - Fedorov (2604), TCh-BIH (8) Jahorina BIH, 2003 Jonathan Berry (Globe & Mail): Kobese-van den Heever, S. Africa Ch., 2003 Puzzles & Problems
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Problem of the Week Tell us about your favorite site that you would like us to keep an eye on for you. Write: Newsletter@Chessville.com Position of the Week: Solution
White's first move is fairly obvious: 1.Qc8+ Kh7 1...Kf7?? 2.Nxe5+.
Less obvious is the nice defensive sacrifice which follows: 2.Nf6+! Kg6
2...gxf6?? 3.Qd7+. 3.Qe8+! Kxf6 Black can no longer avoid
accepting the sacrifice: 3...Kf5 4.Qd7+; or 3...Kg5 4.Qxe5+ Kg6
5.Qxa1. 4.Qf8+ Ke6 4...Kg6? 5.Qd6+; and if 4...Kg5
5.Qxg7+ Kf5 6.Qf7+ Kg5 7.h4+ Kxh4 Now can you find the mate-in-seven?
Hint: 8.Kh2! 5.Qe8+ Kf6 5...Kd5? 6.Qd7+ 6.Qf8+
and now Black must acquiesce to the perpetual check. Read this article from Chessville's
Center Squares series for more information on the basics of
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GAMES Bruzon,L (2614) - Koneru,H (2468) [E14] 1.Nf3 Nf6 Hansen,C (2618) - Krasenkow,M (2585) [D80] 1.d4 Nf6 Rujevic,M (2292) - Pyke,M (2131) [B23] 1.e4 c5 Rujevic,M (2292) - Lukey,S (2247) [C02] 1.e4 e6
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