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October 27th, 2002 In This Issue from the editor...Chess
has given each of us much more, probably, than we can ever give back.
One group is trying though, America's Foundation For Chess, and we
can each help. Please take the time to read about them in today's
site review. [FEN "3k4/8/4K1P1/2b5/8/2B5/4B2r/8 w - - 0 1"] White to move and win - Find the Solution Problem of the Week: (N.B.: This is not the same series of problems which appears in The Chessville Weekly.) Book Review: The Complete Sveshnikov Sicilian, by Yuri Yakovich. Annotated Game: Lasker v. Steinitz, game nine in their World Championship match. Basic Middlegame Strategy: A overview of the initiative, for beginners. New Links: Recent additions, with more to come next week.
New Downloads: more games collections sorted by opening.
Strategic Elements: Time If one side has control over the course of the game then that side is said to "have the initiative." The side with the initiative usually has greater freedom, flexibility, and activity than the side without the initiative. This is because the side with the initiative usually has the power to force the opposing side to react passively instead of pursuing more active plans themselves. Let's return to that pedagogical classic one more time:
that's right, the Morphy game you've come to know and love throughout this
tutorial series. By constantly creating threats against his opponent,
Morphy dictated the course of the entire game. Let's take a quick look at a
few key moments at which Morphy (playing White, as you'll recall) makes
great use of the initiative. Read the full text of this article
here.
America's Foundation For Chess
"Our mission is to strengthen the minds
and character of young people by advancing chess in our schools and
culture." "Numerous studies show that learning to play chess enhances children's intellectual and social development. Children who play chess, on average, get higher scores in reading and math then non-chess players. They are also more confident in their creativity, have stronger critical thinking and problem solving skills and increased levels of concentration." Today AF4C also promotes youth chess both in and out of schools. AF4C would like to see chess become a regular part of every child's classroom experience. So far their direct efforts appear limited to the Seattle, Washington area, where they have initiated in-class programs in eight schools; more then 700 students are actively learning and playing chess, and next year they plan to expand to include almost 1,200 youth. Other efforts include sponsorship of youth chess tournaments and awarding scholarships to reward chess success. In December AF4C will be sponsoring an international youth match between the top 24 K-12 (2 from each grade) players in Washington and Team British Columbia. Other activities bring in top US players for free simultaneous exhibitions, an effort to reach an under-targeted group with a program called SMARTGirls, and chess jamborees. All of this promotion and activity, of course, comes with a price tag. AF4C's annual report for the year ending 12-31-01 (audited financial statement and report are available for review) document expenses of over $515,000 USD. Revenues ran short, at just over $500,000 USD. While AF4C boasts a long list of individual and corporate sponsors, clearly a need for further cash investment exists. AF4C is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, which means that all contributions are tax-deductible for those paying certain income taxes. AF4C invites you to Invest In Chess, and donations may be made by credit card, or by calling their offices at 206-675-0490, or by writing to them at America's Foundation for Chess, 720 N 35th, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98103, USA, or by email at info@af4c.org. If each reader of The Chessville Weekly gave just a
few dollars each, we could quickly and easily wipe out that operating
deficit and then some, while helping to both promote chess and support our
children. I challenge each and every one of you to consider seriously
sending in whatever you are able. Visit
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The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia Was Keres the Best Never To Be World Champ? In the course of his long and distinguished career, Paul Keres defeated nine players who were at one stage in their careers world chess champion. The nine players were: Alexander Alekhine; Jose Capablanca; Vassily Smyslov; Max Euwe; Tigran Petrosian; Mikhail Tal; Mikhail Botvinnik; Boris Spassky; Bobby Fischer. When the Drawing Master Didn't Draw: Karl Schlechter had the nickname of the "Drawing Master", and in his 1910 match with Emanuel Lasker he only had to draw the 10th game to win the title of World Champion. Here's how close to the title that Schlechter came: one win, one loss, and eight draws! Here is the position after White's 39th move: White (Lasker): Ke1, Qd3, Rc8, Rf3, Na4, a3, d4 Schlechter played 39......Qh1+ There followed 40. Rf1 Qh4+ 41.Kd2 Rf1 (41......Rd4 42. Rcf8+ Kg7 43. R1f7+ Kg6 44. Rh8+ Kg5 45. Rg8+ Kh6 46. Rh7#) 42. Qf1 Qd4+ 43. Qd3 Qf2+, and Black resigned after 71 moves. He could have drawn with 39........Qh4+ with the following variations: (a)40. Kd2 Qh2+ 41. Ke3 Rf3+ 42. Kf3 Qh3+ 43. Ke2 Qc8 44. Qb5= ; (b)40. Kf1 Qh3+ 41. Kf2 Rf3+ 42. Qf3 Qc8 43. Qh5+ Kg8 44. Qb5=; or even won with (c)40. Rg3 Qh1+ 41. Kd2 Rf2 42. Ke3 Qe1+ 43. Qe2 Qe2#. From all accounts, Schlechter was a quiet, humble and modest man. Maybe he thought that it was morally wrong to win the World Championship title by simplifying to a draw, and instead he believed that he should win the final game, in order to be a worthy successor to Lasker. Whatever the reason, this was Schlechter's one and only match for the World Championship. World War 1 arrived, and Schlechter didn't survive, dying in late 1918 due to consumption. Submit your trivia to the
Mad Aussie!
Chessville Cap-d'Agde (France) Rapids October 24th - 30th, 2002 The Week In Chess (TWIC) The most complete Tournament News TWIC415 of Oct. 21st 2002 & TWIC416 of Oct. 28th 2002 Jeremy Silman - John Watson: Latest Chess News The Chess Oracle Monthly International Chess News The Campbell Report Correspondence Chess NewsNet
Chess News - News and More Controversy Over FIDE Doping Check The Sonas Rating Formula Better than Elo?
The Chess Cafe Ocotber 6, 2002 - Don Maddox's Kings Indian Attack Pakistan Chess Player - Lev Khariton's 200 Words Jack Peters (LA Times): On Brains In Bahrain Chandler Cornered - Geoff ChandlerThe Great Lewis Chessmen Hoax Nobbles, Hoodwinks & Scams
Mechanics' Institute Chess Room Anand On Breaking the 2800 Barrier, World Championship Tim Krabbι's Open Chess Diary 191 & 192: Unique Perpetual, Missed Q-Sac Allows Q-Sac Seagaard Chess Reviews CD: Scandinavian by Curt Hansen World Chess Network John Henderson - The Scotsman Larry Evans On Chess: Fischer at 18, Was He Always A Bit Nutty? RusBase Part Two - More of 1978 Added USCF - Executive Board Position On Drug Testing Jeremy Silman Donaldson reviews The Complete Sveshnikov Sicilian Instruction for Tournament Players: A NEW article: Strategy or Tactics? The answer for Facing the Firing Squad Silman reviews Nunn's Endgame Challenge Annotated Games Robert Byrne (New York Times): Kramnik-Deep Fritz, Game 2 Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post): Kramnik-Deep Fritz Game 6 ZugzwangChessKamsky, Gata - Shirov, A - Features an important novelty Lobron, Eric - Shirov, A - Features a very complicated position Rogozenko, Dorian, - Tella, Jussi - Botvinnik Variation Almeida, Omar - Otero, Diasmani - Attacking White's King Puzzles & Problems Chessville - Problem of the Week Sack the King! - A new tactical puzzle every day! Bruno's Chess Problem of the Day - Endgame Compositions National Scholastic Chess Foundation - Problem of the WeekChesshaven - Tactical Exercise of the Day The London Times - Winning Move & Column, Both Daily Tell us about your favorite site that you would like us to
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Newsletter@Chessville.com Position of the Week: Solution
1. Bf6+ Ke8
1... Kc8 2. Ba6+ forces the king onto a dark square, allowing Be5+ winning
the rook. Of course 1...Kc7 loses to 2. Be5+. 2. Bh5 Rxh5 3.
g7 Rg5 4. Bxg5 Bf8 5. g8=B 5. g8=Q is stalemate while 5. gxf8=Q+
Kxf8 and White has insufficient mating material. 5... Be7
All other moves are mate-in-two. 6. Bf7+ and White wins.
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