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GAMES

Dortmund 2002 Finals

Game 1
 Leko - Topalov 7-18-2002 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Bb7 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. exd6 Qc6 13. f3 c4 14.Qd4 O-O 15. Bxc4 Rfc8 16. b3 Qxd6 17. Rf2 Qb6 18. Bb2 Qxd4 19. Bxd4 Nb4 20.c3 d5 21. Bf1 Nc6 22. Be3 Ne7 23. Rc1 a5 24. Rfc2 e5 25. c4 f6 26. cxd5 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Nxd5 28. Bd2 a4 29. bxa4 Rxa4 30. Bb5 Ra8 31. a4 Kf8 32. a5 Ba6 33.Ba4 Rb8 34. Kf2 Rb1 35. Rc1 Rb2 36. Rc2 Rb1 37. Kg3 Ne7 38. Bd7 Kf7 39. Rc7 Rb2 40. Bc3 Ra2 41. Bh3 Ra4 42. Ra7 Bb5 43. Bf5 h5 44. h4 Kf8 45. Ra8+ Kf7 46. Bc2 Rf4 47. a6 Bc6 48. Rd8 Nf5+ 49. Bxf5 Rxf5 50. Rc8 Bd5 51. a7 Rf4 52.a8=Q Bxa8 53. Rxa8 Rc4 54. Bd2 Kg6 55. Ra7 Rd4 56. Be3 Rc4 57. Rb7 Rc3 58.Bd2 Rc2 59. Ba5 Ra2 60. Bd8 Ra8 61. Bb6 Rc8 62. Rc7 Rb8 63. Bc5 Ra8 64. Kf2 Rh8 65. Ke3 Ra8 66. Kd3 Ra4 67. g3 Ra8 68. Ke4 Rh8 69. Kd5 Rd8+ 70. Ke6 Ra8 71. Bd6 Re8+ 72. Be7 Ra8 73. Rb7 Ra6+ 74. Bd6 Ra8 75. f4 exf4 76. gxf4 Ra6 77. Rd7 Ra8 78. f5+ Kh7 79. Kf7 Ra4 80. Bf8 Rg4 81. Bxg7 {White wins} 1-0
 

Game 2
Topalov - Leko
7-19-2002

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 Bg7 15. Qh5 e4 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. g4 b4 20. cxb4 Nxd5 21. gxf5 Kh8 22. Rg1 Bxb2 23. Qh6 Qc3 24. Rxe4 Qf6 25. Qh3 Rg8 26. Rf1 Bxa3 27. Qxa3 Rbc8 28. Bd1 Nc3 29. Re3 d5 30. Rg3 d4 31. Bf3 d3 32. Qb2 Qd4 33.Rd1 Rxg3 34. hxg3 Rc4 35. Rf1 d2 36. f6 Qxf6 37. Kg2 Qd4 38. Qc2 Rc7 39. Qf5 f6 40. Rh1 d1=Q 41. Bxd1 Nxd1 42. Rh4 Qd8 43. Rh6 Rf7 44. Qe6 Rf8 45. Qe4 Qd7 46. Qf3 Kg7 47. Rh5 Nb2 48. Rd5 Qe6 49. Rd4 Rc8 50. Re4 Qc6 51. Kh2 Kf8 52. Qf4 Kf7 53. Qf5 Rg8 54. Qxh7+ Rg7 55. Qh5+ Kf8 56. Qf5 Nc4 57. Re2 Rg5 58. Qh7 Ne5 59. Qh6+ Kg8 60. Qxg5+ fxg5 61. Rxe5 Qf6 62. Re2 Qf3 63. Rd2 Kf7 64. a4 Qb3 65. Rd6 Qxa4 66. Rb6 Qa2 {Black wins}
0-1

Game 3
Leko - Topalov
7-20-2002

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8.c4 b6 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Qc2 Ne7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Nd7 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Be2 Be5 15. Bd4 Rd8 16. Rac1 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Nf6 18. Na4 Nc8 19. e5 dxe5 20. Qxd8+ Qxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. c5 b5 23. c6 Ba8 24. Nac5 Kc7 25. Nxa6+ Kb6 26. Bxb5 Nd6 27. Be2 Bxc6 28. Nb4 Bd5 29. Nd2 Nf5 30. Nc4+ Bxc4 31. Rxc4 Nd4 32. Bf1 Rd8 33. Nd3 Nc6 34. a4 e4 35. Nc5 Na5 36. Rb4+ Kxc5 37. Rb5+ Kc6 38. Rxa5 Nd5 39. Rb5 Nf4 40. Rb4 f5 41. Rc4+ Kb7 42. g3 Nd3 43. a5 g5 44. Be2 Rd5 45.b4 Ne5 46. a6+ Kb8 47. Rc2 g4 48. Rc5 Nf3+ 49. Kf1 Nxh2+ 50. Ke1 Nf3+ 51.Bxf3 exf3 52. Rc6 Re5+ 53. Kd1 h5 54. b5 Rxb5 55. Rxe6 Rb2 56. Ke1 Rb1+ 57.Kd2 Rf1 58. Re5 f4 59. gxf4 Rxf2+ 60. Ke3 Re2+ 61. Kd3 Ra2 {Black wins} 0-1

 

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July 21st, 2002
 

In This Issue
Position of the Week

Be Someone!
Chess Stories
New At Chessville
Strategy for the Novice
Pablo's Chess News
New On The Net
Position of the Week Solution

Problems at our email list server caused last week's issue of The Chessville Weekly to arrive late in some of your inboxes, even though it was mailed Sunday, as usual.  I still am not clear on exactly why this occurred, but we are working to make sure that it doesn't happen again.  Thanks for your patience!  Remember too, if you ever miss or accidentally delete an issue, back issues can be viewed at our archives.

Position of the Week

White to move and win - Find the Solution
 

Be Someone!

A few weeks ago, a gentleman e-mailed us with some kind comments about Chessville and simply asked if we would add his site to our links collection. Expecting just another run of the mill chess site when we visited it, we were pleasantly surprised and hooked immediately.

Be Someone http://www.BeSome1.org is an organization founded and run by Orrin Hudson, a former State Trooper from Alabama. His mission is to teach kids how to succeed in life by teaching them about character, taking responsibility, working hard, thinking effectively, having a positive attitude, etc... and the tool he uses to do this is chess!

Orrin & his Be Someone organization go into schools and teach chess classes, hold tournaments & simuls, give lectures, etc., getting primarily disadvantaged kids interested in chess and using it to teach them the skills & values that will improve their academic performance and propel them to success in life. Orrin works primarily in the Atlanta area, but also travels to schools across the Southern United States promoting chess and helping kids.

We were so impressed with Be Someone, that we contacted Orrin and told him that Chessville would do a lot more than just put his link in our collection. We believe so strongly in what he's doing, that we promised him we'd tell you guys about his program and ask for your help.

Lots of people talk about helping kids and getting chess into the schools, but this guy's putting his money where his mouth is, devoting his life to teaching chess to kids and helping them succeed in life. This is an excellent program and we can make a real difference here, helping a lot of kids learn the pleasure of our game and having it enrich their lives. We'd like for Chessville and the Forum gang to to get involved with Be Someone on a serious, long-term basis.

We have our ongoing joke here in the forum about our addiction to buying chess books, but the fact is, most of us have a lot of books we've already read or never will read. Orrin's working with hundreds of underpivileged kids and we can help out by sending Be Someone checks for whatever we can afford and supplying those kids with a LOT of books, equipment, magazines, software, etc. Those things will do a lot more good in the hands of some kid who's falling in love with the game than they will gathering dust on our shelves or in our closets. You can send everything to:

          Be Someone,Inc                   http://www.BeSome1.org
          7148 Stonebrook Lane         BSomeone@aol.com
          Lithonia,Ga. 30058               Phone 404-578-5278

Here are the links to some newspaper articles and a video clip from CNN on Orrin and his organization.

Chess Champion Encourages Kids To "Be Someone"
Volunteer Uses Chess To Educate Youth
Champ Teaches Children That Game A Lesson In Responsibility
CNN Video Clip
 

Chess Stories
http://www.homestead.com/seventhrank/stories.html

Harold Bearce put together this site, which houses a collection of short (3000 words or less) stories with a chess theme.  Most are fiction, although there are a few non-fiction stories as well.

Bearce has assembled an interesting and varied collection of stories, and invites his readers to submit their own works.  There are entries here from contemporary authors (Dan Heisman) as well as historical ones (e.g. Ambrose Bierce, 1909).  There's even a link to a collection of Spanish language stories.  A brief introduction to each story provides some background information about the story, the author, or both.

Chess Stories is easy to navigate, with large easy to find buttons, and a return to the index provided on each story's page.  There are links to collections of stories by some of the more prolific authors, e.g. Don Emigh.  This site was last updated on June 5, 2002.  There is a button to join a mailing list, but this service appears to be currently unavailable.

A sampling of story titles:  The Devil Takes Postal Chess;  Botkin's Resignation, A Tiny Zebra, and Praying To Win.  There's also a non-fiction recounting of a blitz match in 1960 between Fischer & Petrosian.

I won't attempt to critique the various author's literary skills, nor pretend that I've read everything on the site, but what I've read so far is keeping me coming back for more!  If you've a few minutes to spare, take a quick read through Chess Stories here.
 

New At Chessville

Article: "An Introduction to Chess Strategy for the Novice Player."

Editorial: "Ratings: What's the Deal?!"

Book Reviews:
    
Starting Out: The King's Indian  by Joe Gallagher
     How to Beat Your Dad at Chess
by Murray Chandler
 

Intro To Strategy for the Novice
by Bill Whited

One of the more engaging debates that rage between chess players revolves around chess strategy versus chess tactics. Chess is one of those games that takes a few days to learn and the rest of your life to master, and most new players, whether they be adults or scholastic players, learn very early on that losing a significant amount of material is a sure path to disaster. Since many authorities equate losing material with chess tactics, most books that teach beginners emphasize learning tactics over strategy. It doesn’t do a whole lot of good to have the strategic advantage of a strong knight posted on d6 if you lose your Queen on the next move.You will find that most of your opponents can easily overcome this “strategic” disadvantage with the extra material.

Once you move beyond the “dropped material” stage though, understanding strategy becomes much more important. I want to emphasize here that chess is a mixture of strategy and tactics. Whether you favor or one or the other depends on your skill level, your personality to some extent, and the current stage of your development.

Read the full article!
 

Pablo's Chess News

Chessville
    Recent Chess News  News & Notes, including Chessville
    coverage of Biel Chess Festival

News Flash!  Leko draws game four with Topalov, winning Dortmund 2002 and earning the right to play Kramnik in the next phase of the World Chess Championship Title Reunification.  Here is game four:

Topalov - Leko, 7-21-2002

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne8 7. e4 b6 8.Bd3 Ba6 9. Nh3 Nc6 10. e5 Na5 11. Qe2 f6 12. O-O c5 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Rac1 d5 15. Nf4 Nc7 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. cxd5 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bf2 Nc4 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. Bg3 Qg6 24. Qb3 h6 25. Qb5 Qf7 26. a4 Kh7 27. h3 Ra8 28. Be5 a6 29. Qb3 Qg6 30. f4 Rf8 31. Rc3 Ra7 32. Rg3 Qf5 33. Kh2 Raf7 34. Rg4 Rd7 35. Rc1 Rff7 36. Rc3 Rb7 37. Qd1 Qe4 38. Rgg3 Qf5 39. Rb3 b5 40. axb5 Rxb5 41. Rxb5 axb5 42. Rb3 Rb7 43. Qe1 Qe4 44. Qxe4+ dxe4 45. d5 g5 46. g4 e3 47. Kg3 e2 48. Kf2 Re7 49. Ke1 Nxe5 50. d6 Re6 51. fxe5 Rxe5 52. Rb2 Re8 53. Rxb5 Kg7 54. Rb6 Re3 55. d7 Rd3 56. Rb7 Kf8 57. Kxe2 Rd6 58.Ke3 Ke7 59. Ke4 Re6+ 60. Kf3 Rd6 61. Ke4 Re6+ {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2

The Week In Chess (TWIC) The most complete Tournament News
     #401 - July 15th, 2002
     #402 - July 22nd, 2002

Czeck Open 2002
 

New On The Net

The Chess Cafe
     Dan Heisman: It's Not Really Winning A Tempo!
     Review: School Of Chess Excellence 2: Tactical Play
                 
by Mark Dvoretsky
     Yuri Averbakh Interview Part 2
     Endgame Study: Mandler & König 1924
     Edward Winter: Alekhine Nazi Articles
     Richard Forster: Louis Paulsen at Leipzig 1877 (Part 1)
     Geurt Gijssen:  An Arbiter's Notebook
     Informant: Most Important Novelty of Volume 83

Russian Chess - Analysis of the Finals at Dortmund
    
IM Alekseev: Game 1  Leko - Topolov
     GM Taimanov: Game 2  Topolov - Leko
     Ilya Manakov: Game 3  Leko - Topolov

Chessbase
     Dresden Girls vs The World
     Mig On Chess #174: Marathon Man Topolov vs Leko 2.0
     John Henderson: The Seconds of Dortmund
     Kasparov Interview

Chess Siberia
     Boris Schipkov annotates from the US vs China 2002, 2nd Round
          Goldin, Alexander - Ye Jiangchuan

Pakistan Chess Player
     Lev Khariton's 200 Words: On Kasparov & Ilyumzhinov

Robert Byrne in The NY Times
     Benjamin - Ni Hua, USA vs China, 2002

Lubomir Kavalek in The Washington Post
     Leko - Adams, Dortmund 2002; and
     Paschall - Yermolinsky, Philadelphia 2002

Jack Peters in the LA Times
     News, Puzzle, and IM Khachiyan - IM Altounian

Australian Chess Columns
     Ian Rogers, Peter Parr

Chess City
     Eric Schiller: Sample Chapter of His New Book (in pdf format)
          Development of a Chess Master - 55 Steps to Chess Success

Chessopolis
     Randy Bauer Reviews: Meeting 1.e4 by IM Alexander Raetsky

William Harvey's Chess Puzzles
     Erhard Post vs Alexander Flamberg, Mannheim, 1914
     Richard Reti vs John Walter, Breslau, 1914
     Richard Reti vs Hans Fahrni, Mannheim, 1914
     Akiba Rubenstein vs Allies, Warsaw, 1914
     Carl Schlechter vs Strobl, Vienna, 1914
     Solutions are found HERE.

Chandler Cornered - Geoff Chandler
     Fishing For Chess Traps

Chathurangam: Chess In India
     1st Avadi Open

Rediff Sports: Interview With World #40 Krishnan Sasikiran

Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary
     181  July 14th  The Little Guys

Seagaard Chess Reviews
     A History of Chess by H. J. R. Murray
     Meeting 1.d4 by Jacob Aagaard and Esben Lund

The Scotsman
     John Henderson's near daily chess column

RusBase Part Two (1970-1975)
     Lots of additions for 1975

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Position of the Week: Solution


Discovered Double Check!!

1.Qd7+ Bxd7 2.Nd6+ Kd8 3.Nf7+ Kc8 4.Re8+ Bxe8 5.Rd8#

This is what Black gets for delaying castling until it was too late! 
 

 

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Trying to win with Black always requires a certain degree of risk. – Larry Evans

 

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It is astonishing how much hot water a master can wade into in the first dozen moves, despite a century of opening study. – William Napier

 

Some openings walk the line between leading to easy equality, and wiping the opponent off the board. They have an element of risk. A lot of the gambits fall into this category. If you know how to meet them, then you get to equalize easily. If not, bend over baby, here comes the A-train. – Kelly Atkins

 

 

 

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GAMES

A Shirov - P Leko
Dortmund 2002

1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 g6
4 Bxc6 dxc6
5 d3 Bg7
6 h3 Nf6
7 Nc3 0-0
8 Be3 b6
9 Qd2 e5
10 Bh6 Qd6
11 0-0-0 a5
12 Bxg7 Kxg7 13 g4 a4
14 Ne2 b5
15 Ng3 b4
16 Qg5 Re8
17 Nd2 a3
18 bxa3 h6
19 Qe3 Be6
20 Nb3 Rxa3
21 Qxc5 Qb8
22 Kb2 Nd7
23 Qe3 Nb6
24 Ra1 c5
25 Kc1 c4
26 dxc4 Nxc4
27 Qe1 Qa7
28 Qxb4 Qxf2 29 Nf5+ gxf5
30 gxf5 Rc8
31 fxe6 Ne3
 0-1

 

From
National Master and chess writer Dan Heisman's Seeds of Tactical Destruction:

Loose (unguarded) pieces - "Loose Pieces Drop Off" = LPDO.

Pieces that can easily be attacked by enemy pieces of less value.

One or more pieces than can be attacked via a "discovered attack."

Weak back rank.

Pinned or "skewerable" pieces along the same rank, file, or diagonal.

Pieces (or squares) vulnerable to Knight forks.

Overworked pieces (pieces guarding more than one piece or square).

Inadequately guarded pieces.

Falling way behind in development (overwhelming opponent forces).

Pawns nearing promotion.

King uncastled or lost pawn protection with Queens on the board.

Open enemy lines for Rooks, Queens, and Bishops to your King.

Pieces that have little mobility and might easily be trapped if attacked.

A large domination of one side's forces in one area of the board.

Three or more pieces near an enemy King.

A "desperado" piece that is lost anyway and can give itself up for maximum destruction.

Weak squares or pawn structures that cannot be defended.

Threats that can be met in only one, or very few, ways.

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