Alan Lasser’s Game of the Week… July 3, 2009
A check of the standings at
www.worldopen.com shows that Orange Chess Club bughouse players, Likhit Ganedi and Avery Chen are still in
contention.
They are both expected to be playing in the
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White Ryan Young
Black AL
Event game/30
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Date 2009.07.02
Round
Result 1-0
ECO B02
1 e4 Nf6
2 d3 e5
3 Nf3 Nc6
4 Nc3 Bc5
5 Be2 d6
6 O-O O-O
7 Bg5 Be6
8 Na4 Bb6
9 Nxb6 axb6
10 c3 h6
11 Bxf6 Qxf6
12 d4 exd4
13 cxd4 Bg4
14 d5 Ne5
15 Nxe5 Bxe2
16 Qxe2 Qxe5
17 Rfe1 . . .
(-0.35) +0.09 17. Qc2 Rfc8 18. f3 c5
19. dxc6EP bxc6 20. a3 Ra5 21. Rae1 Rc5 22. Qf2 b5 23. Rd1 Rd8
17 . . . Rfe8
(0.00) +0.35 17... f5 18. b3 fxe4 19.
Qxe4 Qxe4 20. Rxe4 Rf5 21. Rd4 Ra5 22. Rc4 Rfxd5 23. Rxc7 Rxa2 24. Rf1 Rd3 25.
h3 Rxb3 26. Re1 Rbb2
18 g3 . . .
(-0.64) 0.00 18. Qc2 Re7 19. f3 f5 20.
exf5 Qd4 21. Kf1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Rxa2 23. Qe2 Kh7 24. Qe6 Qc4 25. Kg1 Qd4 26. Kh1
Ra8 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. fxe4
18 . . . f5
19 f3 . . .
(-0.89) -0.58 19. Qc4 fxe4 20. Qxc7
Qxb2 21. Qxb7 Rac8 22. Qd7 Rf8 23. Rf1 Qe5 24. Rad1 Rcd8 25. Qc6 e3 26. fxe3
Qxe3
19 . . . fxe4
20 Qxe4 . . .
(-1.69) -0.97 20. fxe4 Ra4 21. a3
20 . . . Qxe4?
(+0.39) +1.69 20... Qxb2 21. Qxe8 Rxe8
22. Rxe8 Kh7 23. Rd1 Qa3 24. f4 Qc5 25. Kh1 Qc2 26. Ree1 Qxa2
21 Rxe4 Rxe4
22 fxe4 Ra4
(-0.14) +0.32 22... c5 23. dxc6EP bxc6
24. Rd1 Rxa2 25. Rxd6 Rxb2 26. Rxc6 b5 27. Rc7 Kh7 28. Rc6 b4 29. Rb6 b3 30. e5
h5 31. h4 Rb1 32. Kg2
23 Rc1 Rxa2
24 Rxc7 Rxb2
25 Rxb7 . . .
(0.00) +0.21 25. Rd7 Rb4 26. Rxd6 Rxe4
27. Rxb6 Rd4 28. Rb5 Rd2 29. h3 Kf8 30. Kf1 b6 31. Ke1 Rd3 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. h4
Ke7 34. Rxb6 Rxd5 35. Ke3 Re5 36. Kd4 Re6
25 . . . Rb4?
(-0.78) 0.00 25... b5 26. Rb6 b4 27.
Rxd6 Re2 28. Rb6 Rxe4 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. Rb7 Kf6 31. d6 Rd4 32. d7 Ke6
26 Kg2 . . .
(+0.14) +0.78 26. Re7 b5 27. Kf2 Kf8
28. Re6 Ra4 29. Ke3 Ra6 30. Kd3 Kf7 31. Kd4 Ra4 32. Kc3 Kf8 33. Kc2 Ra2 34. Kd3
Ra3 35. Kd2
26 . . . Kf8??
(-1.69) -0.14 26... Rxe4 27. Rxb6 Kf7
28. Rxd6 Ke7 29. Rg6 Kf7 30. Rc6 Rd4 31. d6 Ke6
27 Kf3 Rb1
28 Kg4 . . .
(+1.24) +1.85 28. Rd7 Rf1 29. Ke3 Rf6
30. Rb7 Rf1 31. Rxb6 Ke7 32. Rb7 Kf8 33. Rd7 Rf6 34. Kd4 h5 35. Kc4 Rg6 36. Kd3
Ke8 37. Rc7 Rg4 38. Ke3
28 . . . g6
(-1.75) -1.24 28... b5 29. Rc7 Rf1 30.
Rd7 Rf6 31. Rb7 Rg6 32. Kf3
29 Rh7 b5
(-2.11) -1.58 29... Re1 30. Rxh6 Rxe4
31. Kg5 Re5 32. Kf6 Rh5 33. Rxh5 gxh5 34. Ke6 b5 35. Kxd6 b4 36. Kc7 Kf7 37. d6
b3 38. d7 b2 39. d8=Q b1=Q 40. Qd7 Kf8 41. Qd6 Kf7 42. Qd5 Kg6 43. Qe6 Kg7 44.
Qe5 Kg6 45. Qe8 Kh6 46. Qh8 Kg6 47. Qg8 Kf6
30 Rxh6 Kg7?
(-3.46) -2.05 30... Re1 31. Kf4 b4 32.
Rh8 Ke7 33. Rb8 Kf6 34. Rxb4 Rf1 35. Ke3 Re1 36. Kf3 Rf1 37. Kg4 Ke5 38. Ra4
Rh1
31 Kg5 b4??
(-6.00) -3.95 31... Kf7 32. Rh7 Kf8
33. Kxg6 Rf1 34. Rd7 Re1 35. Kf5 Rf1 36. Ke6 Re1 37. Rf7 Kg8 38. Re7 Rxe4 39.
Kxd6 Rd4 40. Kc5
32 Rxg6+ Kf7
33 Rxd6 Re1
(-7.84) -7.36 33... Rb2 34. Rb6 Rd2
35. Rb7
34 Kf5 Re2??
(-17.53) -8.51 34... Ke7 35. Rb6
35 h4?? . . .
(+8.18) +17.53 35. Rd7 Ke8 36. Rb7 Kd8
37. e5 Kc8 38. Rxb4
35 . . . b3??
(-14.97) -8.18 35... Rf2 36. Ke5 b3
37. Rb6
36 Rb6?? . . .
(+13.42) +14.97 36. Rd7 Ke8 37. Rb7 b2
38. e5
36 . . . Rf2+
37 Kg4?? . . .
(+6.42) +13.17 37. Ke5 b2
37 . . . b2
38 h5 Kg7??
(-13.93) -8.58 38... Ke8 39. h6 Kd8
39 d6?? . . .
(+9.58) +13.93 39. e5
39 . . . Kf7
40 Kg5
My scoresheet ends here, but I plodded
on for a few more moves before resigning.
Alan Lasser
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News from New Britain
Chess Club… June 30, 2009
Greetings, fellow New Britain Chess
Club members and chess enthusiasts around the State of
Last Tuesday at the New Britain Chess
Club, I presented the 2009-2010 Schedule of Activities to the membership for
their review and approval. Below is a
copy of the schedule.
Before reading this schedule, there
are a few important details that I wish to bring to your attention.
The club is still holding meetings at
the New Britain Quartette Club at
Effectively July 1, 2009, ALL club
events, with the exception for Blitz (in most cases), will be SECTIONED.
For the past eleven years, I have made
it my responsibility to inform the membership and non-members about the
specifics of each tournament generally at least one week prior to the start of
that event. However, due to the uncertainty
of tournament specifics going forward, the actual format will be not be known
until the evening of the first round determined by the tournament
directors. It was unanimously approved
that the tournament directors will be given the discretion and latitude and
will be empowered with the final
authority on determining the number of sections, the number of rounds, the type
of tournament (swiss system or round robin), the time control, the entry fees
per section, and the prizes for each section, for all tournaments. However, I promise to always keep you abreast
of general tournament announcements via e-mail.
All tournaments, which the exception
of the annual NBCC Championship Qualifier, Finals, and Reserve Tournaments,
will be open to non-members. If you are
not a club member, we encourage you to join our wonderful organization.
All events will continue to start at
7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
USCF membership is required prior to
entry in all USCF-rated tournaments organized at the club. If your USCF membership has expired or will
soon expire, you can renew at www.uschess.org or I will process your membership
on our club's TD/Affiliate website upon receipt of cash or check.
Dues for the upcoming year have
increased from $30 to $40 for REGULAR MEMBERS ONLY! The rates for seniors 50
and older, students, and each additional family memberships will remain the
same. Treasurer Andris Strazdins will
start to collect dues for the September 1, 2009 - August 31, 2010 club year
starting this Tuesday, June 30. All
checks must be made payable to the New Britain Chess Club.
The club will be holding its own
Oktoberfest party this year! Details to
follow in September.
We are tentatively scheduling Grandmaster
Ildar Ibragimov to give another lecture and simultaneous chess exhibition at
the club for September 8. Details to
follow in the coming month.
Our esteemed club chef, Kevin
"Z" Zimmerman and his fiancee Marie Juerges, will be hosting their third
annual Zimmerman Games Day at "The House of Z" on Labor Day
Weekend. Details to follow in the coming
month.
Currently, about 40 players have
expressed interest in playing in the Summer Open. I will be sending out one more friendly
reminder about early registration in the next few weeks.
Best regards,
Bob Kozlowski
NBCC Vice President
Last evening, June 30, the New Britain
Chess Club held its annual Blitz chess championship and after about three hours
of spirited competition, USCF National Master Ted McHugh of
Players were divided initially into
two qualifying sections. The four
highest scorers from each section advanced to the Finals and the remaining
players were placed into two reserve sections.
I want to thank Marcus Komons for
planning, organizing, and directing this event.
This was a non-rated tournament.
Without further ado, Here were the winners of this event.
Finals
1st - NM Ted McHugh - $30
2nd - Expert James Nitz - $15
3rd - FM Nelson Castaneda - $10
Reserves 1
1st - Bob McDaniel - $20
2nd - Marcus Komons - $10
Reserves 2
1st - Angel Zayas-Garcia - $10
2nd - Kevin "Z" Zimmerman -
$5