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GAMES Polgar,J (2718) - Anand,V (2774) [B90] 1.e4 c5 Anand,V (2774) - Polgar,J (2718) [C42] 1.e4 e5 Zhukova,N (2439) - Skripchenko,A (2489) 1.d4 d5 Onischuk,A (2655) - Romanishin,O (2560) [E34] 1.d4 Nf6 Negulescu,A (2450) - Sulskis,S (2575) [C09] 1.e4 c5
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Volume 2 Issue 33
August 17th, 2003 In This Issue "At first our dreams seem impossible, then they seem improbable, but when we summon the will, they become inevitable." – Christopher Reeve White mates in three - Find the Solution (8/17) Problem of the Week: Tactical training with our weekly puzzle. (8/17) More Free Downloads: Courtesy of My Chess Site. Two free eBooks to start things off: (1) analysis in the B12 Caro Cann Advanced Variation; and (2) the Blackmar Diemer Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 ... Find these free eBooks (zipped pdf files) on Chessville's new download page: "My Chess Site." (8/16) The New York Masters Game of the Week, with commentary by IM Greg Shahade. No bulletin this week, so we bring you a bit of New York Masters history, from February 4th of this year. Says our commentator, IM Greg Shahade, "Let’s see how the game between Stripunsky and I went.....although everyone who knows me please close your eyes..." Sicilian Defence, Kan System (8/14) Free eBook: Chess And Checkers : The Way To Mastership, by Edward Lasker. This 95 kb zipped text file is in the public domain. The Chess section includes: The Rules of the Game, Elementary Tactics, General Principles of Chess Strategy, Illustrative Games, and Problems. Learn more here. (8/12) Free Download: FEN to PGN Converter. Use Zeno Marin's handy tool to convert FEN files to PGN. (8/11)
Annotated Game: Lasker-Steinitz Game 17, World Championship Match 1894,
with annotations by the combatants themselves. Just when it appeared Steinitz
had righted the ship, scoring 2½ out of three, Lasker stuck back with a pair
of wins himself in games 15 and 16, extending his match lead to +5. Can
Steinitz once again turn things around?
Balogh Counter Gambit - Part 5
The final installment of IM-CC Keith (The Road Not Taken) Hayward's look at this unique gambit (1.e4 d6 2.d4 f5) covering lines not seen in the first four articles: Part 1 - Introduction/Overview; Part 2 - Janos Balogh, the Man and His Games; Part 3 - White plays an early exf5; Part 4 - Balogh's Main Line. "In this final installment on the Balogh Counter Gambit, we will close up some loose ends and cover what I consider is Black's best approach to White's most challenging line. 1 e4 d6 2 d4 This first game is interesting since the move order could have been 1 Nf3 f5 2 e4 d6!?, which would be a Lisitsin Gambit Declined. White's play was too passive and Black built up a strong attack fast..."
Read the rest of IM-CC Keith Hayward's analysis of this fascinating and
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Part 1 - Introduction/Overview. More Free Downloads: Courtesy of MyChessSite. Two free eBooks to start things off: (1) analysis in the B12 Caro Cann Advanced Variation; and (2) the Blackmar Diemer Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 ... Find these free eBooks (zipped pdf files) on Chessville's new download page: "My Chess Site." Updated several times a week, the new My Chess Site is much more interactive than the previous site. Free online games, free online chess or email chess, free chess downloads in several categories such as Chess Openings and Tournaments. And don't forget their large collection of articles, chess links, reviews and much more. In the free chess download module, there is also a section with free chess software. You can download and try this software, before you decide to buy. Check out the benefits of a Membership Plus, and all the extra resources on the Membership Plus pages. For a limited time, My Chess Site is offering the following incredible free software: "We give both the Chess Workbook and the Chess Workbook Authoring Tool for free! Learn more about this chess training software. But don't buy Chess Workbook or Chess Workbook Authoring
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Chess And
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The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia Championship Beginnings: To qualify as an entrant in the 1911 San Sebastian International Tournament, each player must have finished 3rd or better in at least 2 international tournaments. An exception was made for Jose Capablanca, with the organizers taking into account his victory over Frank Marshall in 1909. The organizers were proved correct, as Capablanca won the tournament with a score of +6 -1 =7. Inauspicious Beginnings: Tigran Pertrosian's first game in a USSR championship final was a 13-move loss to Alexander Kotov in the first round of the 1949 tournament in Moscow. Submit your trivia to the
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Polgar,J (2718) - Anand,V (2774) [B80] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.g4 Nfd7 9.Qd2 Nb6 10.0-0-0 N8d7 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.Kb1 Rc8 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.Rhe1 Ne5 15.f4 Nec4 16.Qc1 h6 17.Nd5 Qc5 18.Nb3 Qf2 19.Rf1 Qg2 20.Nxb6 Nxb6 21.Qe3 Nc4 22.Qa7 Bxe4 23.Qxa6 Rb8 24.Rg1 hxg5 25.Rxg2 Bxg2 26.Bxc4 bxc4 27.Qa4+ 1-0
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Chandler Cornered - Geoff Chandler
Mechanics' Institute Chess Room Download the book `The President`s Crown of Thorns` by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov first published in 1998 (in pdf format) Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary 223. 14 August 2003: Machine vs. King of Claustrophilia Seagaard Chess Reviews - Anti-Sicilians - A Guide for Black World Chess Network Larry Evans on Chess: CHESS IN PIECES GM Square Interview with GM Alexander Baburin Interview with Rene Olthof Book Reviews: Johannes Fischer reviews Chinese School of Chess Annotated Games New York Masters Game of the Week, analysis by IM Greg Shahade Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post): Anand-Bologan, Dortmund 2003 Jonathan Berry (Globe and Mail): Zugic-Moiseenko, Toronto 2003
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Mate-in-Three Taken from
Chess and Checkers : The Way to Mastership, by Edward Lasker (a free downloadable eBook - see the introduction linked to
above. 1.g8=N b5 2.Ne7 this move
prevents stalemate by allowing Black's next move. 2...Kxb4 3.Nc6
mate. Bonus Game 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3
b5 8.a4 b4 9.a5 Bb7 10.Ba4+ Nbd7 11.e4 Qc7 12.Bg5 Nxe4 13.Ne5 Nxg5 14.Bxd7+
Ke7 15.f4 Ne4 16.Nd2 Nxd2 17.Qxd2 Rd8 18.f5 Rxd7 19.fxe6 Qxe5 20.Rxf7+ Kxe6
21.Rxd7 Qe4 22.Rd8 Kf6 23.Re1 Qh4 24.Qe2 Kg5 25.Qe6 g6 26.g3 Qg4 27.Re5+ Qf5
28.Rxf5+ gxf5 29.Rxf8 Rxf8 30.Qe7+ Rf6 31.h4+ 1-0 |
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