Plano teen makes his move toward chess elite

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By DAVID SCHECHTER

WFAA, Posted on December 21, 2010 at 4:59 PM. Updated Tuesday, Dec 21 at 11:04 PM

'RICHARDSON — Survival of the fittest is no small matter when your name is "Darwin" — Darwin Yang.

'"The joy of victory is very enjoyable," said the 14-year-old Plano boy. "I just want to win."

'At an elite tournament sponsored by the top-ranked University of Texas at Dallas chess team this week, Yang hoped to reach the rare status of "International Master."

'For his age, he's the best chess player in the United States, and he hoped to achieve a status just below a top-rated Grandmaster.

'"He definately stands out," said Jim Stallings, Director of Chess at UT-Dallas'.

Full article continue here, link in red.

Final Results: WOCC 2012 Winter Swiss

12:13 pm:

Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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1 | JUAN TICA |4.0 |W 7|W 9|W 5|W 3|
NJ | 14020117 / R: 2151 ->2171 | | | | | |
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2 | ROGER E PEDERSEN |3.0 |W 13|D 4|D 9|W 7|
NJ | 10092990 / R: 1926 ->1940 | | | | | |
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3 | LEV ZILBERMINTZ |2.5 |W 6|H |W 4|L 1|
NJ | 12476202 / R: 2085 ->2090 | | | | | |
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4 | ARI MINKOV |2.5 |W 8|D 2|L 3|W 9|
NJ | 12676135 / R: 1987 ->1989 | | | | | |
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5 | DORAN RACE |2.5 |W 10|W 11|L 1|D 6|
NY | 12183660 / R: 1984 ->1985 | | | | | |
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6 | ALBERTO MARTINEZ |2.5 |L 3|W 13|W 11|D 5|
NJ | 12490535 / R: 1921 ->1923 | | | | | |
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7 | CHARLES M HART |2.0 |L 1|W 12|W 8|L 2|
NJ | 10004071 / R: 1900 ->1900 | | | | | |
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8 | ROBERT WEST |2.0 |L 4|W 10|L 7|W 12|
NJ | 12904515 / R: 1644 ->1668 | | | | | |
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9 | MATTHEW BOXER |1.5 |W 12|L 1|D 2|L 4|
NJ | 12510577 / R: 1900 ->1900 | | | | | |
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10 | BRYAN PAUL COHEN |1.5 |L 5|L 8|D 13|W 11|
NJ | 20020149 / R: 1867 ->1840 | | | | | |
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11 | ALIS AMPARO |1.0 |B |L 5|L 6|L 10|
NJ | 14706317 / R: 1516P1 ->1440P4 | | | | | |
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12 | EDWARD WILLIAM TRIESTE |1.0 |L 9|L 7|B |L 8|
NJ | 12029830 / R: 1413 ->1401 | | | | | |
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13 | RENE THOMAS RIVERO |0.5 |L 2|L 6|D 10|U |
NJ | 12441215 / R: 1665 ->1661 | | | | | |
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11:07 am Note from Roger: 'The tournament was rated awaiting the USCF display of it.

'Winners Tica 4.0 at 1st $75,
Pedersen 3.0 at 2nd $55,
3rd with 2.5 Zilbermintz, Race and Minkov

'Under 1910 Martinez with 2.5 $20
Under 1710 West 2.0 $20'

Roger E Pedersen, gameproducer a t a o l d o t c o m
Author of "Game Design Foundations 2nd Edition" [1]

[1] Link to Roger's book, here.

42nd World Team, Selective Report of Results: Club Members, Friends, Well Known

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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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1 | ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ |6.0 |W 677|W 330|W 480|W 183|W 340|W 95|
TX | 12688291 / R: 2667 ->2674 | | | | | | | |
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2 | JOEL BENJAMIN |6.0 |W 826|W 865|W 296|W 613|W 676|W 892|
NJ | 10102511 / R: 2625 ->2627 | | | | | | | |
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3 | DEAN IPPOLITO |6.0 |W 210|W 995|W1078|W 469|W 670|W 667|
NJ | 12445752 / R: 2525 ->2534 | | | | | | | |
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7 | MIKHAIL ZLOTNIKOV |6.0 |W 632|W 692|W 190|W 998|W 483|W1113|
NJ | 11453015 / R: 2342 ->2354 | | | | | | | |
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18 | NATHAN RESIKA |5.5 |W 850|W 715|W 226|W 496|W1080|D 196|
NY | 12444347 / R: 2245 ->2255 | | | | | | | |
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25 | PETER HESS |5.5 |W 724|W 707|W 242|D 63|W 234|W 533|
NY | 12775194 / R: 1947 ->2010 | | | | | | | |
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34 | ROBERT L HESS |5.0 |W 998|D 328|D 995|W 663|W 467|W 662|
NY | 12749774 / R: 2717 ->2708 | | | | | | | |
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35 | DAVID VIGORITO |5.0 |W 494|W 821|L 96|W 192|W 493|W 817|
MA | 12426279 / R: 2556 ->2554 | | | | | | | |
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39 | JAMES A RIZZITANO |5.0 |W 136|D 830|D 100|W 684|W 496|W 101|
MA | 10019656 / R: 2390 ->2392 | | | | | | | |
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54 | ARTHUR MACHAN MACASPAC |5.0 |W 150|W 686|W1186|W 100|D 197|D 428|
NJ | 12644605 / R: 2127 ->2141 | | | | | | | |
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71 | ALBERTO MARTINEZ |5.0 |W 490|D 709|W1190|W 725|W 892|D1000|
NJ | 12490535 / R: 1895 ->1921 | | | | | | | |
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88 | LEONID G YUDASIN |4.5 |W1000|D 108|W1020|W 96|L 91|W 995|
NY | 12542077 / R: 2614 ->2601 | | | | | | | |
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90 | YAACOV NOROWITZ |4.5 |H |W 840|W 833|D 666|D 681|W 709|
NJ | 12566496 / R: 2557 ->2545 | | | | | | | |
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124 | MICHAEL GOELLER |4.5 |D 151|W 993|W1185|W 581|L 671|W 684|
NJ | 12001920 / R: 2038 ->2049 | | | | | | | |
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128 | HANON W RUSSELL |4.5 |W 284|D 258|W 726|W 141|D 232|D 111|
CT | 10036917 / R: 2020 ->2033 | | | | | | | |
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132 | ARI MINKOV |4.5 |W1083|W 737|W 385|L 213|D 550|W 242|
NJ | 12676135 / R: 1976 ->1986 | | | | | | | |
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142 | ANTHONY NORRIS |4.5 |W 891|D 827|W 667|W 887|L 210|W 750|
NJ | 12758884 / R: 1917 ->1948 | | | | | | | |
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144 | ROGER E PEDERSEN |4.5 |L 203|W 592|W 908|W1036|D 304|W 265|
NJ | 10092990 / R: 1925 ->1926 | | | | | | | |
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170 | TOMMY ZHANG |4.5 |W 805|W1187|W 872|L 585|D 402|W 915|
NY | 14491570 / R: 1485 ->1555 | | | | | | | |
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193 | MARK D KERNIGHAN |4.0 |L 663|W 401|W 904|D 819|W 249|D 470|
NJ | 12147190 / R: 2256 ->2253 | | | | | | | |
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198 | TODD W LUNNA |4.0 |D 364|L 93|W 143|W 834|W 361|D 335|
NJ | 10047943 / R: 2210 ->2208 | | | | | | | |
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207 | DEREK SLATER |4.0 |W 543|W 685|D 489|D 45|D 727|D 219|
MA | 12401039 / R: 2152 ->2149 | | | | | | | |
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240 | DAVID I RUBENFELD |4.0 |D 204|W 405|W 725|D 205|D 475|D 697|
NY | 12906845 / R: 1953 ->1981 | | | | | | | |
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243 | ARAVIND KUMAR |4.0 |W 584|W 351|L 299|W 386|L 202|W 882|
NJ | 13668844 / R: 1963 ->1962 | | | | | | | |
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335 | JAMES R WEST |3.5 |W 851|L 428|W 869|D 358|D 344|D 198|
NJ | 10044812 / R: 2204 ->2200 | | | | | | | |
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336 | ARTHUR B BISGUIER |3.5 |W 704|L 4|D 236|D 840|W1076|D 839|
MA | 10125260 / R: 2200 ->2200 | | | | | | | |
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350 | IAN MANGION |3.5 |W 386|D 114|W 600|W 584|F |U |
NJ | 13497907 / R: 1995 ->2006 | | | | | | | |
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364 | ANGELO DEPALMA |3.5 |D 198|W 897|W 758|L 119|W 927|L 496|
NJ | 12445887 / R: 1888 ->1890 | | | | | | | |
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470 | STEPHEN E STOYKO |3.0 |D 333|L 12|W 728|W 520|L 16|D 193|
NJ | 10050227 / R: 2281 ->2272 | | | | | | | |
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521 | MATTHEW BOXER |3.0 |L 476|D 382|W1029|D 861|D 374|D 877|
NJ | 12510577 / R: 1916 ->1900 | | | | | | | |
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526 | BRYAN PAUL COHEN |3.0 |L 55|W 303|D 173|L 299|D1051|W 743|
NJ | 20020149 / R: 1898 ->1867 | | | | | | | |
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536 | JOHN MOLDOVAN |3.0 |L 106|W 602|D 311|D 211|D 154|D 133|
NJ | 12394542 / R: 1817 ->1823 | | | | | | | |
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585 | DAVID ALLAN KORN |3.0 |L 495|W 641|W 626|W 170|L 646|L 451|
NJ | 14564164 / R: 1646 ->1613 | | | | | | | |
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588 | MIKHAIL KRUGLYAK |3.0 |H |W 739|W 313|L 504|L 391|D 603|
NJ | 12612509 / R: 1588 ->1600 | | | | | | | |
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589 | HAL SPRECHMAN |3.0 |W 922|L 256|L 685|D 457|D 577|W 309|
NJ | 12454908 / R: 1593 ->1596 | | | | | | | |
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662 | RUSUDAN GOLETIANI |2.5 |W 678|L 340|D 36|L 4|W 468|L 34|
NY | 12807449 / R: 2337 ->2332 | | | | | | | |
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664 | CARSTEN HANSEN |2.5 |W 828|D 208|W 863|L 57|L 13|L 94|
NJ | 12683277 / R: 2318 ->2298 | | | | | | | |
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674 | LEV ZILBERMINTZ |2.5 |L 38|D 116|D 422|D 728|L 61|W 512|
NJ | 12476202 / R: 2111 ->2092 | | | | | | | |
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760 | JOHN MICHAEL HAGERTY |2.5 |D1085|D 603|W1161|D 651|L 618|L 150|
NJ | 10043816 / R: 1573 ->1540 | | | | | | | |
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784 | CHARLES H KIRCK |2.5 |D1063|D 280|D 707|L 961|W 955|L 591|
NJ | 12505370 / R: 1360 ->1341 | | | | | | | |
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824 | JUAN TICA |2.0 |L 94|D 512|W 891|D 709|L 359|L 97|
NJ | 14020117 / R: 2190 ->2154 | | | | | | | |
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832 | DORAN RACE |2.0 |L 185|L 238|W1182|W 833|L 549|L 542|
NY | 12183660 / R: 2012 ->1984 | | | | | | | |
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720 | POLLY P WRIGHT |2.5 |L 929|D 835|L 672|L1113|W1022|W 844|
NY | 11041957 / R: 1797 ->1775 | | | | | | | |
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862 | DAMON T GARRETT |2.0 |L 215|W1123|L 447|W 313|L 870|L 400|
NJ | 12545276 / R: 1808 ->1760 | | | | | | | |
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874 | JOSEPH A FORTUNATO |2.0 |L 845|L 888|W1162|W 942|L 429|L 846|
NJ | 12932570 / R: 1680 ->1637 | | | | | | | |
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951 | JARON BERNARD |2.0 |L 28|W1205|L 900|W1145|L 431|L 437|
NJ | 13556911 / R: 1087 ->1124 | | | | | | | |
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1015 | GLEN B HART |1.5 |L 125|L 770|D 796|D 500|L 425|D 683|
NJ | 12456765 / R: 1746 ->1710 | | | | | | | |
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1077 | CHARLES M HART |1.0 |L 474|W 389|L 901|L 159|F |U |
NJ | 10004071 / R: 1909 ->1900 | | | | | | | |
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1089 | ROBERT WEST |1.0 |L 253|L1018|W1069|L 934|U |U |
NJ | 12904515 / R: 1690 ->1644 | | | | | | | |
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1106 | ROBERT L LYNN |1.0 |U |U |U |U |W 645|L 263|
NJ | 14010970 / R: 1428 ->1432 | | | | | | | |
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1202 | STEVE MOCTEZUMA |0.0 |U |U |U |U |U |U |
NJ | 12683162 / R: 1555 ->1555 | | | | | | | |
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Recent Game from 42nd World Team, Mangion vs. Oresick

Problems, problems. Problems!

Our very dear friend Ian Mangion kindly forwarded the editor this game. We publish on the fly.

We are confident, that given time and liberty, he would elaborate as Juan and Roger did, but take his submittal as far more a matter of gaining what is present, than noting what is absent, half full as it were.

We thank him for sharing his game. Ian is always positive, a great person to be around. Truly.

Please click here, for navigable game viewer. It is suggested, once you are at that web page, hit 'Full Screen', at the buttons top, it is the last on the right.

Thank you Ian. Now he owes the WOCC. He is hereby obligated to play in our seven round Club Championship, starting in 19 days, Tue 13 Mar, 2012. Failure to show up results in, well, consequences :- .

I call this a good trade for our club. A pgn text for seven games he is to participate in, 3.33 hours, travel, well, nineteen hours for my 40 minutes. Thats 28:1 leverage. Like options on casino stocks, out of the money calls, three weeks till expiration. Put me in for twenty contracts. Low cost, high reward, minimal exposure. Low P/E. High growth rate, low beta, social conscious investing. No debt. Cash on hand. Good products. Clean image. Good reputation. Ian.

His note, and text of game:














As he told us: 'I haven't had a chance to go over this game, but I'm guessing it'll be one of my favorites. My opponent didn't play the best, but still I'd call it either 'A Tragedy on the Dark Squares' or something else to note his hundreds of knight moves. How often do you mate the king on e8 on move 34??'

[Event "USATE"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "2012.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ian Mangion"]
[Black "Robert Oresick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2006"]
[BlackElo "1590"]
[ECO "B81"]
[EventDate "2012.02.19"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h5 7.g5 Ng4 8.h3
Ne5 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f4 Nec6 11.Nf3 g6 12.Qd2 a6 13.a4 Bg7 14.Qxd6 Bxc3+
15.bxc3 Qa5 16.Qc5 Qxc5 17.Bxc5 Ne7 18.Bd3 Bc6 19.Nd4 Nd7 20.Bd6 Rc8
21.Rh2 Nf8 22.Rd2 Bd7 23.h4 Nh7 24.Nb3 Nc6 25.Nc5 e5 26.fxe5 Nf8 27.
Nxb7 Ne6 28.Bxa6 Ne7 29.Bb4 Rc6 30.Bb5 Nc8 31.Rad1 Nb6 32.Bxc6 Bxc6
33.Rd8+ Nxd8 34.Rxd8# 1-0

Annotated: Recent Game from 42nd World Team, Pedersen vs. Shusterman

Roger had a brilliant win Monday, versus a strong player. While the game score is provided below, click here for the navigable chess viewer.

This shows a full board, and you can click and replay all the moves.

Congratulations Roger, who 'went 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss to a 2180 player, as board 3'.

(1) Roger E Pedersen,1903 - Ariel Shusterman,1818 [B52]
2012 US Amateur Team Championship East, (6), 20.02.2012
[Pedersen,Roger]
509MB, Fritz13.ctg, NEWJERSEY B52: Sicilian: Moscow Variation with 3...Bd7

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.0-0 g6 6.c3 Bg7 7.d3 Ngf6 last book move

8.Bf4 0-0 9.Qd2 [9.Nbd2 Nh5 10.Be3 Qc7= ]

9...Re8 10.Na3 a6 Covers b5

11.Rad1 b5 12.Nc2 Rc8 13.a3 c4 Black gets more space

14.e5 dxe5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Qd5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.dxc4 Qxc4 19.Ne3 White threatens to win material: Ne3xc4

19...Qh4 20.Nd5 Be5 Black has a mate threat [20...e6 21.g3 Qg5 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Qd6= ]

21.g3+/= White threatens to win material: g3xh4

21...Qh3 White king safety dropped

22.Qe2 White threatens to win material: Qe2xe5

22...Bd6 23.Rfe1 Kf8 [23...Kg7 24.Qe4+/= ]

24.Qf3 Rc5 [24...Kg7 25.Nb4 Ra8 26.Rd2+/= ]

25.Re4 [25.b4 Rcc8 26.Nb6 Rb8+/- ]

25...h5 [25...Qf5 26.Qxf5 gxf5 27.Red4+/= ]

26.Qe3 White has a mate threat [>=26.Nxe7 Bxe7 27.Rxe7 Kxe7 28.Qe3+ Kf8 29.Qxc5+ Kg8 30.Qc6+/- ]

26...Kg7?? [26...Qf5 27.Red4+/= ]

27.Qd4+ [>=27.Nf4 ends the debate 27...Bxf4 28.Qxc5+- (28.Qxf4?! Qc8= ; 28.Rxf4?! Qc8= ) ]

27...e5= Black threatens to win material: e5xd4

28.Qd2 Rd8 [28...Qf5 29.Re2 Rd8 30.Qc2 Qxc2 31.Rxc2= ]

29.Qe2 [29.Qg5 Rcc8 30.Rh4 Qf5 31.Qxf5 gxf5 32.Rxh5 Kg6+/- ]

29...Qd7 [29...Qe6 30.Nf4 Qf5 31.Ng2=/+ ]

30.Nb4 White threatens to win material: Nb4xa6 [>=30.Rxe5!? Qc6 31.b4+/- ]

30...a5 Black threatens to win material: a5xb4

31.Nc2 f5 [31...Qc8 32.Re3= ]

32.Re3 [32.b4 axb4 (32...fxe4?? Black cannot capture the rook 33.bxc5 Qc6 34.cxd6+- ; 32...Rxc3 is not possible 33.Rxe5 axb4 34.Nxb4+- ) 33.axb4 Rxc3 34.Rxe5 Qc8 35.Rxd6 Rxd6+/- ]

32...f4? [32...e4!?= might be a viable alternative]

33.gxf4 [33.b4!? axb4 34.axb4+- ]

33...exf4+/- 34.Re6 White threatens to win material: Re6xd6

34...Rg5+ 35.Kf1 [>=35.Kh1 Qb7+ 36.f3+/- ]

35...f3?? stumbles just before the finish line [>=35...Qb7 was possible 36.f3 Bc5= ]

36.Qe3 [>=36.Qe4 might be the shorter path 36...Rg4 37.Rexd6 Rxe4 38.Rxd7+ Rxd7 39.Rxd7+ Kf6 40.Nd4+- ]

36...Re8 [36...Qc6 desperation 37.Qd4+ Kh6 38.Rxd6 Qxd6 39.Qxd6 Rxd6 40.Rxd6 Rg2+- ]

37.Rdxd6 Qc8 38.Qd4+ Kh6 39.Rd7 Rg8 40.Ree7 Rg2 [40...Qxd7 does not solve anything 41.Qxd7 Rg1+ 42.Kxg1 Kg5 43.Rf7 h4 44.Qe7+ Kh5 45.Rh7+ Kg4 46.Ne3+ Kf4 47.Rxh4# ]

41.Qe3+ g5 42.Qe6+ Rg6 43.Rh7# 1-0

Magnus Carlsen on Sixty Minutes This Sunday

The Mozart of Chess

Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is the number one chess player in the world and he loves to see his opponents squirm. Bob Simon reports at Sixty Minutes.

Michael Gavshon and Drew Magratten are the producers. Watch a preview here: Click red at L.

Ironman Triathlon... Woops, Meant to Say 42nd World Team Championship

Does this sound familiar? Here is the explanation, but another version about the major Herculean Chess effort to start this Saturday, below that:

'Ironman Triathlon, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

'An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bike and a marathon 26.2-mile (42.2 km) run, raced in that order and without a break. Most Ironman events have a strict time limit of 17 hours to complete the race, where the Ironman race starts at 7:00 AM, the mandatory swim cut off for the 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim is 2 hours 20 minutes, the bike cut off time is 5:30 PM, and all finishers must complete their marathon by midnight.

'The name Ironman Triathlon refers to both the original Ironman triathlon and the annual Ironman World Championship. Also called Ironman Hawaii, the world championships of the event, held annually in Hawaii since 1978 (with an additional race in 1982), are now preceded by a series of qualifying events. Ironman Triathlon became known for its grueling length, harsh race conditions, and television coverage.'

Does this sound familiar? Here is the explanation, but another version about the major Herculean Chess effort to start this Saturday, below that:



'42nd World Team Amateur, From WOCCpedia, the free chess blog:

'42nd World Team Amateur is one of a series of highly concentrated chess matches organized by the regional TD's (WHAT!) consisting of two rated games Saturday, Sunday, then Monday (two hours for the first forty moves, then an hour for the remainder), quick trips to Wendy's or expensive meals at the Hilton, sustained play, mostly without a break. Most USATE's take about twenty-one hours of chess play to complete, and elapses over a 54 hour time period. The mandatory shut off of mobile phones is required of all participants. All contestants must turn in their score-sheets at the completion of each round. Twenty-One hours of chess in 2.3 days can cause very great thirst. Conditions may vary, so you may want to consult your Doctor if Fritz, StockFish, or Rybka are not available. Dry mouth, headaches, trembles, heavy breathing at control, and excessive consternation have been known to occur.

'The name USATE refers to the original name, US Amateur World Team. Also called World Team Amateur held annually in Parisippany since I don't know when, but also consists of parallel series of qualifying events North, West, and South. USATE became known for its grueling length, harsh lavatory conditions, and coverage by the Newark Star Ledger, and overpriced Amstel Lite in the Bar.'

Annotated Recent Game from Tournament, Tica vs. Boxer

Game, Round Three Race Versus Tica, 0-1.

Click here, for navigable java applet, will replay game in chessBase11 format, with full annotations.

For those conventional in needs, direct game score and notes duly copied here:

(1) Race,Doran (2008) - Tica,Juan (2190) [A08]
WOCC Swiss Tournament (3), 14.02.2012
[Tica,Juan]


1.Nf3 d5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nbd2 c5!? [First critical moment I was thinking in Yugoslav Variation against KIA 3...c6 4.g3 Bg4 5.Bg2 Nbd7 But the game Svidler,P (2739) vs. Kramnik,V (2781) 64th ch-RUS | Moscow RUS | Round 1| 8 Aug 2011 | ECO: A07 | 1-0 gave me a bad impression.]

4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 e5 6.e4 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 So I choose the classical main line against KID with a minus tempo.I decided for this system because I am d4 player for long time and I have some experience in this line as Corcoran,Paul-Tica,Juan 0-1 A08 WOCC Summer Tournament 2011.

8.Re1 d4 9.Nc4 Qc7 10.a4 Ne8! I started my plan with this typical manouever in KID tabiyas: Ne8-f6-Nd6-Be6-b6-a6-b5.

11.h4?! The beginning of a plan with some justification positional but risky.Enterprising but weakens castle.

11...f6 12.Kh2 Nd6 13.Nfd2 Be6 14.Bh3 This was the whole idea of white: h4-Kh2-Bh3-Bxh3 leaving the black with a bad bishop in e7.

14...Bxh3 15.Kxh3 f5[] the only way to tackle the risky white plan: King exposed+Weakening of the Light Square Complex+Underdeveloped.

16.Nxd6 Bxd6 17.exf5 Rxf5 From here I started to understand that I was to play dynamically and vigorously because if I did not get nothing white is going to keep lasting structural advantages: Strong Knight in e4+ Good Bishop.We always have to play what the position requires despite our own style and preferences.

18.Ne4 Raf8 19.Qg4 Kh8? From here I started to plan my attack with Qd7-h5-Rf5 move with discover check.OTB I saw this line: 19. Qd7! 20. Nxd6 h5! +/- 21. Qxf5 forced but 19. Qd7 20. Bh6!(stop h5) discouraged me.For this reason, I thought preparatory moves as: Kh8-Be7.However, the computer found solution: [19...Qd7! 20.Bh6 the most tenacious (20.Nxd6 h5! (Fritz 13: 20...h5 21.Qxf5[] Rxf5 22.Nxf5 Qxf5+ 23.Kg2 c4 24.Bg5 cxd3 25.cxd3 Qxd3 26.Ra3 Qc2 27.Raa1 -2.74/27 ) 21.Qd1 Rf3+ ) 20...R8f7! 21.f4 Qe6! 22.Bg5 h5!! Fritz 13: 23.Qe2 Rxg5+ 24.Kh2 Rg4 25.f5 Rxf5 26.Rf1 Ne7 27.a5 c4 28.a6 b6 29.Rf2 g6 30.Raf1 Nd5 31.Nxd6 Qxd6 32.Rxf5 gxf5 33.Rxf5 e4 34.Rg5+ Rxg5 35.hxg5 exd3 36.cxd3 -5.34/21 ]

20.Bd2?! OTB I did not know what happened: my opponent didn't feel danger or had a cold defense.

20...c4!? Interesting from a human standpoint but strictly bad. The idea was to push c4 while could and open another attack front.So I could play all over the board and exploit to the maximum activity of my pieces, create complications and better conditions for my attack on the kingside. [20...Qd7! Fritz 13: 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.f4 exf4 23.Bxf4 Qd7 24.Kh2 Nb4 25.Re2 h5 26.Qf3 Nd5 27.Re4 Kg8 28.a5 Qb5 29.b3 Qb4 30.a6 Qc3 31.Qd1 b5 32.Qc1 R5f6 -1.23/21 ]

21.dxc4? Bb4? I missed it Qd7 again!( three times in arrow) [21...Qd7! Fritz 13: 22.Bg5 h6 23.f3 Bc7 24.Re2 Qf7 25.Nf6 Rxf6 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qf5 Rd8 28.Rf1 Ne7 29.Qd3 Qe6+ 30.g4 f5 31.c5 e4 32.Kg2 -1.44/21 ]

22.c3 [22.Bxb4 Fritz 13: 22...Nxb4 23.Qe2 h6 24.Ra3 a5 25.Kg2 Qc6 26.Rf1 Kg8 27.f3 R5f7 28.Raa1 Rd8 29.Rfd1 Rdf8 0.65/23 ]

22...Qd7! Finally.

23.h5?? Inexplicable blunder why his position had defense. [23.cxb4? h5[] 24.Qxf5[] (24.Qd1?? Rxf2+ 25.g4 R8f3+ ) 24...Qxf5+-+ ; 23.Kg2? Rxf2+! 24.Nxf2 Rxf2+ 25.Kh3 Rh2+! 26.Kxh2 Qxg4 27.cxb4 e4-+ ; 23.Qd1? Rxf2+ 24.g4 R8f3+ 25.Ng3 h5-+ ; 23.Ng5?! dxc3 24.bxc3 (24.Bxc3 Bxc3 25.bxc3 g6-> ) 24...Kg8 25.cxb4 h5-+ ; 23.Bg5! Be7-> with a lot of play yet; 23.f4!? h5[] 24.Qe2 exf4-> with a lot of play yet]

23...Rxh5+ 0-1

Results, Winter Swiss Round Three

Juan obviously in lead at 3.0, +3. Large chasing pack for second place, at 2.0. See you all Saturday!

West Orange Chess Club Winter 2012 Swiss -- West Orange Chess Club Winter 2012 Swiss Wall Chart, Page 1

Name/ID Rate Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4
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1. Tica, Juan |2191 | B 8 | W 6 | B 3 | W 2 |
14020117 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
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2. Zilbermintz, Lev |2093 | W 9 | --- | B 4 | B 1 |
12476202 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
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3. Race, Doran |2008 | B 7 | W 12 | W 1 | B 9 |
12183660 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
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4. Minkov, Ari |1955 | W 10 | B 5 | W 2 | B 6 |
12676135 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
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5. Pedersen, Roger E |1946 | B 11 | W 4 | B 6 | W 8 |
10092990 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
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6. Boxer, Matthew |1924 | W 13 | B 1 | W 5 | W 4 |
12510577 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
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7. Cohen, Bryan Paul |1910 | W 3 | B 10 | W 11 | B 13 |
20020149 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
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8. Hart, Charles M |1900 | W 1 | B 13 | W 10 | B 5 |
10004071 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
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9. Martinez, Alberto |1887 | B 2 | W 11 | B 12 | W 3 |
12490535 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
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10. West, Robert |1687 | B 4 | W 7 | B 8 | B 11 |
12904515 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
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11. Rivero, Rene Thoma |1665 | W 5 | B 9 | B 7 | W 10 |
12441215 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
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12. Amparo, Alis |1522 | --- | B 3 | W 9 | BYE |
14140077 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
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13. Trieste, Edward Wi |1397 | B 6 | W 8 | BYE | W 7 |
12029830 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
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Remarkable Interviews: A talk with legendary Lajos Portisch – Parts I & II

As before, one more wonderful interview. Portisch was known for deep analysis and great preparation:

There is a well known story of Fischer or Bronstein, not sure which, knocking on his hotel room (really does not matter who, but same idea). An analysis board is set up. This is of course at least 35 years before the internet or Fritz.

He is analyzing with one of those guys like Spassky or Averbakh, and its move 26, quite well into the middlegame. The next day, this same Fischer or Bronstein, whoever it was, walks by his game in the playing hall of a serious match game, and to his astonishment the very same position he had seen the night before is on the board. This is not a fixed game, but a hard fought game. Portisch had figured it all out the night before. Can you imagine?


A talk with legendary Lajos Portisch – Part I, and A talk with legendary Lajos Portisch – Part II Click red at left. Linked from ChessBase.com:

'01.02.2012 – Lajos Portisch is one of the greatest Hungarian players of all time, and was third in the world at his height. He recently agreed to speak with Albert Silver and gave his first serious interview in English in over 20 years.

'In it he regaled us with stories ranging from his start in chess ate age twelve, to meetings with the great players, and even his many secret meetings with Bobby Fischer!'

REVISED! Recent Game from Tournament, Tica vs. Boxer

Position from move 36.Kc2. White moves his K from g1 all the way to 47.Ka3 [1].

Click here, for full chessBase navigable view, might just about do it! [2]















[1] Profound: c.1300, "characterized by intellectual depth," from O.Fr. profund (late 12c.), from L. profundus "deep, bottomless, vast," also "obscure, profound," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + fundus "bottom" (see fund (n.)). The literal and figurative senses both were in Latin, but English, already having deep, primarily employed this word in its figurative sense. Click red at left for full etymological dictionary. Greek rendition: επίθ. βαθύς, βαθυστόχαστος, περισπούδαστος, εμβρθής. Sanskrit: तिगगंभीर, tigagaMbhIra. Chinese: far-reaching adj [reforms, effects, implications] 意义深远的

[2] Remember, you can slide the divider bar from the viewer from the board, to the Notation window. This resizes so you get a better view, from L to R.

Recent Game from Tournament, Tica vs. Boxer

Please enjoy Juan's game with Matt. The game went late into Tuesday night, and to his great credit, the latter was able to carry on for a bit with just twenty seconds on the clock. Juan of course prevailed ultimately. Just look at the beauty of his pawn structure!

After the game, Juan who is a medical Doctor in Peru, but is working his way back to credentials, managed to still explain his plans, his game, the possible variation, after the game. His English has made a noticible improvement, even since September. He made it clear. Just try explaining your games in Peru, in Spanish? Try it some time.

[Editor, if we can post this game as a chessTempo embed, or use the ICC or chess.com one, we will. This is not so easy. Believe us, we have tried. They all, repeat, they all have problems! No one has solved this problem yet. No one!]

Enjoy:

Tica,Juan (2191) - Boxer,Mathew (1924) [E11]
WOCC Winter Swiss (2), 07.02.2012
[Tica,Juan]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Nc3 0-0 7.e3 b6?! dxc4 was necesary for open a8-h1 diagonal. 8.cxd5 close the diagonal and 8. Nxd5 is not possible due to 9.e4!. 8...exd5 9.Be2! The correct development way because natural Bd3 don't allow me put pressure in d5.This is important because c5 push is coming with two scenarios: A)Hanging Pawns in c5-d5 or B) Isolated d5 Pawn(against it Nd4-Bf3 idea). 9...Bb7 If he plays Bf5 leaves b7-a6-b5-c6 weak. 10.0-0 Nbd7?! c5 was urgent. 11.b4! Prophylactic because try stop c5 push(unexpendable in this structure) and give more chances for d5 isolanity. 11...c6 12.a4! Complete minority attack+gain space. 12...Qe7 13.Rab1 The beginning correct rook moves. 13...Rac8 14.Rfd1!! Mysterious Rook Move(Nimzowitsch Concept) because natural Rfc1 don't do nothing there but here in d1(pressure in d5 after dxc5) complete the whole white plan: Stop c5+Minority Attack. 14...Rfe8 15.Qa2 Multifunctional: Support a5 push+Keep d5 pressure+Improve Q placement. 15...Ne4 16.Nxe4 Qxe4 17.a5 b5?? Terrible positional mistake due to strong positional pressure.Give me: 1. weak c5 square 2. backward c6 pawn 3. large pawn in b7. 18.Bd3 Qe7 19.Qc2 h6 20.Bf5! Correct plan: Force BxN with good knight/bad bishop position resultant. 20...Rc7 21.Ne1?! Inaccurate,the Ne1-d3-c5 must to wait. 21...Nf6 22.Nd3 Ne4?! 22. g6 23.Bh3 Ne4 with Nd6-c4 idea. 23.Bxe4™ Qxe4 24.Qd2 Bc8 25.Rbc1 f6 26.Rc3 Qe7 27.Rdc1 Bd7 28.Nc5 Rec8 29.Qc2 The ideal position(good K v. bad B+space advantage+strong pressure in c6) but How to make any progress here? and What is the next plan for white?.In my opinion this position is very instructive. 29...Qd6 30.Qg6! First step of my plan: Relocate my queen to overprotect h2 pawn+Support my Kingside expansion. 30...Qe7? More tenacious was 30. Be8 31.Qg4 Bd7 32.Qh4 complete my manouever. 31.Qg3 Be8 32.h4 Kh8 33.Kf1!! The beginning of Epic King March.This powerful positional idea was studied first by Nimzowitsch and succesfully developed by Petrosian.In this position is possible because black is under positional squeeze and white prepare pawn storm attack in kingside so white king must move toward queenside. 33...Kg8 34.Ke2 Kh8 if black wanted to avoid the maneuver with Kh7-Bg6 I had at my disposal Rh1-Kc1-Kb2. 35.Kd2 Kg8 Black received tremendous psychological impact after this manouever and lost strategic orientation. 36.Kc2 Rd8 37.Kb2!? Honestly here I missed it 37. Ne6 winning material but if I had seen this fork had played the same why my Knight was a centaur. 37...Rdc8 38.Qf4 Kf7 39.g4± Black is helpless. 39...Rd8 40.Rh1? Better g5. 40...Qd6 41.Qf3 g6 42.Rcc1 Kg7 43.Rcg1 Rf7 44.Qg2 Qe7 45.g5? More tenacious was fxg5 with h5 closing g -h file. 45...h5 46.gxf6+™ Qxf6 47.Ka3 Rd6 48.Qg3 Re7 49.Rh2 Rd8 50.Rhg2 Qf5 51.Qg5!? I couldn't finish the game in tactical fashion due to my inaccurate play so I forced this exchange for eliminate some black counterplay.Anyway, my idea didn't give me a fast or tactical victory but gave me another weakness in g6. After that the game was over.The rest don't need commentary is pure technique(principle of two weaknesses + goog K v. bad bishop + spatial advantage + etc). 51...Qxg5 52.Rxg5 Kf6 53.Kb2 Bf7 54.Kc3 Be8 55.Kd2 Bf7 56.Nd3 Be8 57.Nf4 Rg7 58.Nxh5+ Kf7 59.Nxg7 Kxg7 60.h5 Kh6 61.hxg6 Kg7 62.f4 Rd6 63.f5 Rf6 64.Rh1 Kg8 65.Rh7 a6 66.Rc7 c5 67.dxc5 Rf8 68.Ra7 Bf7 69.Rxf7 d4 70.Rxf8+ Kxf8 71.f6 Kg8 72.Rd5 dxe3+ 73.Kxe3 1-0

The editor is fully aware, for unknown reasons, above file cannot be CNTL-C, then CNTL-V, to an open chessBase board CNTL=N. Instead, to view this game as distinct from be able to see the notes, you need to copy below, and paste into your WinBoard, chessBase, Fritz viewer, etc.

Thus, as we told Juan in personal conversation today, no one, virtually know one in the 21st Century as far as the web goes ever sits at a computer screen, reading game moves, and reviewing games. Its copy, paste, to a navigable java viewer:

Tica,Juan (2191) - Boxer,Mathew (1924) [E11]
WOCC Winter Swiss (2), 07.02.2012

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Nc3 0-0 7.e3 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.b4 c6 12.a4 Qe7 13.Rab1 Rac8 14.Rfd1 Rfe8 15.Qa2 Ne4 16.Nxe4 Qxe4 17.a5 b5 18.Bd3 Qe7 19.Qc2 h6 20.Bf5 Rc7 21.Ne1 Nf6 22.Nd3 Ne4 23.Bxe4 Qxe4 24.Qd2 Bc8 25.Rbc1 f6 26.Rc3 Qe7 27.Rdc1 Bd7 28.Nc5 Rec8 29.Qc2 Qd6 30.Qg6 Qe7 31.Qg3 Be8 32.h4 Kh8 33.Kf1 Kg8 34.Ke2 Kh8 35.Kd2 Kg8 36.Kc2 Rd8 37.Kb2 Rdc8 38.Qf4 Kf7 39.g4 Rd8 40.Rh1 Qd6 41.Qf3 g6 42.Rcc1 Kg7 43.Rcg1 Rf7 44.Qg2 Qe7 45.g5 h5 46.gxf6+ Qxf6 47.Ka3 Rd6 48.Qg3 Re7 49.Rh2 Rd8 50.Rhg2 Qf5 51.Qg5 Qxg5 52.Rxg5 Kf6 53.Kb2 Bf7 54.Kc3 Be8 55.Kd2 Bf7 56.Nd3 Be8 57.Nf4 Rg7 58.Nxh5+ Kf7 59.Nxg7 Kxg7 60.h5 Kh6 61.hxg6 Kg7 62.f4 Rd6 63.f5 Rf6 64.Rh1 Kg8 65.Rh7 a6 66.Rc7 c5 67.dxc5 Rf8 68.Ra7 Bf7 69.Rxf7 d4 70.Rxf8+ Kxf8 71.f6 Kg8 72.Rd5 dxe3+ 73.Kxe3 1-0

Here is another attempt. Repeat. Repeat, we are experts in chess publishing, this is not easy:

Tica,Juan (2191) - Boxer,Mathew (1924) [E11]
WOCC Winter Swiss (2), 07.02.2012
[Tica,Juan]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Nc3 0-0 7.e3 b6?! dxc4 was necesary for open a8-h1 diagonal.

8.cxd5[] close the diagonal and 8. Nxd5 is not possible due to 9.e4!.

8...exd5 9.Be2! The correct development way because natural Bd3 don't allow me put pressure in d5.This is important because c5 push is coming with two scenarios: A)Hanging Pawns in c5-d5 or B) Isolated d5 Pawn(against it Nd4-Bf3 idea).

9...Bb7 If he plays Bf5 leaves b7-a6-b5-c6 weak.

10.0-0 Nbd7?! c5 was urgent.

11.b4! Prophylactic because try stop c5 push(unexpendable in this structure) and give more chances for d5 isolanity.

11...c6 12.a4! Complete minority attack+gain space.

12...Qe7 13.Rab1 The beginning correct rook moves.

13...Rac8 14.Rfd1!! Mysterious Rook Move(Nimzowitsch Concept) because natural Rfc1 don't do nothing there but here in d1(pressure in d5 after dxc5) complete the whole white plan: Stop c5+Minority Attack.

14...Rfe8 15.Qa2+/= Multifunctional: Support a5 push+Keep d5 pressure+Improve Q placement.

15...Ne4 16.Nxe4 Qxe4 17.a5 b5?? Terrible positional mistake due to strong positional pressure.Give me: 1. weak c5 square 2. backward c6 pawn 3. large pawn in b7.

18.Bd3 Qe7 19.Qc2 h6 20.Bf5! Correct plan: Force BxN with good knight/bad bishop position resultant.

20...Rc7 21.Ne1?! Inaccurate,the Ne1-d3-c5 must to wait.

21...Nf6 22.Nd3 Ne4?! 22. g6 23.Bh3 Ne4 with Nd6-c4 idea.

23.Bxe4[] Qxe4 24.Qd2 Bc8 25.Rbc1 f6 26.Rc3 Qe7 27.Rdc1 Bd7 28.Nc5 Rec8 29.Qc2 The ideal position(good K v. bad B+space advantage+strong pressure in c6) but How to make any progress here? and What is the next plan for white?.In my opinion this position is very instructive.

29...Qd6 30.Qg6! First step of my plan: Relocate my queen to overprotect h2 pawn+Support my Kingside expansion.

30...Qe7? More tenacious was 30. Be8 31.Qg4 Bd7 32.Qh4 complete my manouever.

31.Qg3 Be8 32.h4 Kh8 33.Kf1!! The beginning of Epic King March.This powerful positional idea was studied first by Nimzowitsch and succesfully developed by Petrosian.In this position is possible because black is under positional squeeze and white prepare pawn storm attack in kingside so white king must move toward queenside.

33...Kg8 34.Ke2 Kh8 if black wanted to avoid the maneuver with Kh7-Bg6 I had at my disposal Rh1-Kc1-Kb2.

35.Kd2 Kg8 Black received tremendous psychological impact after this manouever and lost strategic orientation.

36.Kc2 Rd8 37.Kb2!? Honestly here I missed it 37. Ne6 winning material but if I had seen this fork had played the same why my Knight was a centaur.

37...Rdc8 38.Qf4 Kf7 39.g4+/- Black is helpless.

39...Rd8 40.Rh1? Better g5.

40...Qd6 41.Qf3 g6 42.Rcc1 Kg7 43.Rcg1 Rf7 44.Qg2 Qe7 45.g5? More tenacious was fxg5 with h5 closing g -h file.

45...h5 46.gxf6+[] Qxf6 47.Ka3 Rd6 48.Qg3 Re7 49.Rh2 Rd8 50.Rhg2 Qf5 51.Qg5!? I couldn't finish the game in tactical fashion due to my inaccurate play so I forced this exchange for eliminate some black counterplay.Anyway, my idea didn't give me a fast or tactical victory but gave me another weakness in g6. After that the game was over.The rest don't need commentary is pure technique(principle of two weaknesses + goog K v. bad bishop + spatial advantage + etc).

51...Qxg5 52.Rxg5 Kf6 53.Kb2 Bf7 54.Kc3 Be8 55.Kd2 Bf7 56.Nd3 Be8 57.Nf4 Rg7 58.Nxh5+ Kf7 59.Nxg7 Kxg7 60.h5 Kh6 61.hxg6 Kg7 62.f4 Rd6 63.f5 Rf6 64.Rh1 Kg8 65.Rh7 a6 66.Rc7 c5 67.dxc5 Rf8 68.Ra7 Bf7 69.Rxf7 d4 70.Rxf8+ Kxf8 71.f6 Kg8 72.Rd5 dxe3+ 73.Kxe3 1-0

I M P O R T A N T . . I M P O R T A N T. Re: Lost Scorebook

I M P O R T A N T . . I M P O R T A N T. Re: Lost Scorebook
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date Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:57 PM
subject I M P O R T A N T . . I M P O R T A N T. Re: Lost Scorebook
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Gosh, that is way too bad. Not to get hopes way too up, but did hear President John Hagerty mention someone lost a scorebook, or someone picking it up by accident. I am very hopeful we can track it down, if not soon.

Club gets all copies, but best reply directly to my Verizon, Da vid_Ko rn@ v eri z on.n et +20 SIX 28 4-27 2 TWO if, if, if you don't get results, pls call me. I will email club, and put on blog immediately. This is a serious matter. Game scores are gold to serious club players.

David Korn, Executive Board, Secretary, WOCC

Bcc: entire club!

On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Jo na than She rer wro te:
Hi. My son Max Sherer lost his scorebook at your club on Tuesday after the GSCL match. If you could put up a notice maybe on your blog, hopefully somebody will turn it in. John Moldovan put up a notice like this on the GSCL site. If someone turns it in you can email or they could email me that would be great. This is what John wrote for the blog:

One of the Karpovs' players, M ax S herer, lost his blue, hard-covered scorebook at last night's match. It was last seen in the skittles room sometime after 9:30. If found, please contact Jo nathan S her er at jjs her er@op tli ne.n et.

I appreciate your help.

Thanks, Jo n ath an Sh er e r

--
John Hagerty, President WOCC, (9 7 THREE) 73 6-3 FOUR 3 THREE

Club Address With Google Map

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Dear Chess Community and Visitor, we never had the address shown, which was pointed out to us by a nice visitor two nights ago. Mainly because, as we know, directions are a much better way to find us, rather than say GPS to the street address, but anyway, here it is:

Toby Katz Community Center [click red at left for link]
650 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 | Get Directions »
973-325-4150

Capablanca Chess Club

2.15.2012/ UPDATE: Editor is informed, Capablanca chess club won't be meeting in near term on Saturdays. Roof repairs. Might move meeting to fire station, contact WOCC and we can help you get updates. dk

2.08.2012/ often on the web, when a site says, 'page under construction', it means no one will ever do anything. this is true 98 or even 99% of the time. its like an orphan, only its on the web. /

But here, this is the 1% side.

The editor is asking our friends at the Capablanca Chess Club to provide a simple narrative of who they are, when and where they meet, what sort of club they are, and the time controls they typically play.

The editor has been trying to link to all major chess venues in New Jersey, and in special instances, metro New York or, as here, in New York above north Jersey. See updated links at right. These are not passive links, but actively researched and edited.

Please notify club or errors, corrections, clarifications. Thank you. Contact david underscore korn at ver i zon dot ne t. david_korn one word. telephone 2 0 6 . 2 8 four, two 7 2 two. Secretary, Executive Board, WOCC.

We do not seek to gain members from that club, nor do we try to send our members to that club.

Our purpose is to help build chess in New Jersey, so that stronger players can be made aware of more venues, but as important if not more so (since newer person's may not be as connected to information and personal contacts, in our sport), developing and new or beginner chess players be given the widest range of options.

PLEASE INSERT TEXT, A KIND OF BABY WEB-PAGE FOR THE CAPABLANCA CHESS CLUB.

Meets every Saturday, from x top y time, located at, plays G10 time controls.

Contact: zxy xyz@pdq.com, or abc abc@mnl.com. Phone: (123) 123-4567.

Results, Winter Swiss Round Two

Results, Winter Swiss, Round Two, click here at L.

Results, Winter Swiss, Round One

Results, Winter Swiss, Round One, click here at L.

Lev's Match at ICC: Defends his Zilbermintz Gambit

With apologies to Lev, an unrelated video. But to the rest of us, well, 'There is Lev!'

Statistics for Levius On for: 1:55 Idle: 3

rating [need] win loss draw total best
Blitz 2065 525 434 130 1089 2326 (07-Nov-2011)
Standard 1917 [6] 5 2 2 9
5-minute 2031 71 70 24 165 2096 (29-Jan-2012)
3-minute 1910 [6] 14 14 2 30 1922 (16-Nov-2011)

Information about Zilbermintz12 (Last disconnected Thu Feb 02 2012 22:32):

Zilbermintz12 has not played any rated games yet.

1: On February 2, at 9PM ICC Time,
: The Zilbermintz Gambit Theoretical match
: featuring NM Evan Rabin vs. Lev Zilbermintz
2:
: NM Evan Rabin (ICC Handle Swlabr) has challenged
: Opening theoretician Lev Zilbermintz (ICC Handle Levius)
3: to defend his creation 'the Zilbermintz Gambit
: (1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nge7)
4: in a 10 game blitz match on ICC.
5: Lev is upset that his opening was recently questioned by NIC author,
: Valery Bronznik, of 1. d4 Beating the Guerrillas,
6: who states that "1. d4 e5 is quite an unsound opening,
: including the Zilbermints gambit."
7: Lev is convinced that his opening is sound and is determined to show
8: it in this match.
9: The 10 game match time control is 5 0 where there is 14H.
: Nick Panico III will be the acting T.D.
10: "liblist Zilbermintz12" for the games
:
: Match won by NM Evan Rabin (ICC Handle Swlabr) 7-3
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Zilbermintz12's personal game library:
White Black Winner Type ECO Date
0000 2184 swlabr 2068 Levius Levius [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 21:38
%01 2207 swlabr 2045 Levius swlabr [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 21:32
%02 2197 swlabr 2055 Levius swlabr [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 21:24
%03 2186 swlabr 2066 Levius swlabr [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 21:14
%04 2174 swlabr 2078 Levius Levius [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 21:07
%05 2196 swlabr 2056 Levius swlabr [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 21:00
%06 2195 swlabr 2057 Levius swlabr [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 21:49
%07 2205 swlabr 2047 Levius swlabr [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 21:53
%08 2214 swlabr 2038 Levius swlabr [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 21:58
%09 2191 swlabr 2061 Levius Levius [ br 5 0] A40 Feb 02 12 22:07

2012 Annual Meeting Minutes / DRAFT

1. President John Hagerty begins meeting, asks David Korn to be pro tem Secretary for last night's Meeting. Victor Rojas has been busy, and needs to opt out of his roles (He has done a lot for our club, and we wish him well in his next steps in his Professional career, personal, and obviously ongoing significant chess accomplishments. Thank you Victor. Damon is Sergeant of Arms.

2. John begins by reminding everyone of what an exceptional good year it has been for our overall club. We hosted many tournaments including sizable club Championship won by Life Master Peter J. Radomskyj (2274), won top honors at USATE (two, not one teams), established a blog and from there a growing and more accurate roster (including email), purchased a computer enabling club to continue to run the SwissMaster program including results, cross-tables, and reporting.

Additionally, John had more help with various TD capabilities from a growing list of TD's Charles M Hart, (1909), Roger E. Pedersen (1954), and now Doran Race ('He passed ON HIS OWN! Is TD for our next tournament, Winter Swiss) 2008.

4. John mentions utility of newly resuscitated blog, and David reminds everyone his role is NOT the blog, but the blog supports a larger venue, club communications and coordination--notably roster, as indicated above. John reminds us all this is ultimately to be made available to club members, if not soon. See discussion of Rights and Privileges down below, bottom.

5. Club Championship is set for second Tuesday of March (starts Tue 13 Mar).

6. Club was closed for three weeks in late Dec and early Jan, due to necessary repairs by Municipality. John reminds us that despite inconvenience and this has happened before, how much we all appreciate the nice facility. He notified town ceiling needs new bulbs, since some are out making corner dark, and AHU near door had a heavy vibration, and needs to be checked.

7. Star Ledger send professional writer Pete Genovese, arranged by David. Feature article is not a certainty, but seems to be a real possibility.

8. John reports that he had more helpers than ever this year [ editor/ to name some, but all, notably : Charlie, Roger, David, Doran. Damon as always is a leader supporting John behind the scenes. Now we have a substantial 'Executive Committee'. ]

9. Next GSCL is probably in Rahway, but not certain. [ editor, still might have other clubs here, sharing facility, 'presciencing' classic games potential to Star Ledger, for follow up including photography, draft [.

10. Jose is Captain of GSCL [editor, plus 'Director' of USATE]. Members ask where website is, David reminds club, linked at blog sidebar, at right. Jose has put together three teams for USATE. Average of three is 1899, 1898.5, and 1693.73. Twelve participants cited to club.

11. Annual collection of dues at $10.00 for all members requested, to continue to fund club in addition to small residual amounts from tournament (club is Not for Profit, and gives an usually large percentage back to tournament winners. While club generously pays the $150 per team, also asks each participant to contribute $12.50 to Treasury to make up small residual deficit.

12. Club lost money this year, but not a major concern. A small amount of working capital was lost, but we also obtained a computer [Ken: reimbursed to 2012 operating expenses, not 2011.]. Treasury balance is $1,228.75. About $420.00 was derived from dues. $500.00 of that is allocated for USATE teams. $120.00 of that came from the simultaneous exhibitions in November (month, October? Correction?). $40.00 is allocated for USCF club dues. Coffee and cookies are additional expenses, above and beyond new Notebook computer but are completely funded by tournament revenue.

13. Some memberships are in the past have been paid by families comprised of multiple members, set at $20.00 annual in lieu of $10.00 each to remove burden. John's intention is to keep annual cost of dues per member down.


14. Doran began a long discussion about the qualifications for being called club champion, notably, asking what if someone from outside the club without a significant relationship with our club (as random examples only, Nathan or Mark) were to win? Are that to be called club champion, or for example does a runner up get listed in the club recorded as such who is a standing club member? Ken dutifully asks, what defines a long standing member?

15. A committee is appointed to discuss this issue on qualification for club champion, comprised of: John B, Jose, Joe F, Damon, Charles H, Robert L, Mohan N, Doran R, and Lev ((nine persons). Executive committed adjourns above long discussion based on this resolve.

16. To close, discussion of prior victory by Lev, asking what if he won it, not having been a member (he was). Ken asks that this be formally defined. John B. recommends that qualification is A. current or recent membership, and B. qualification by (participation) in former tournament.

17. This naturally leads to question what our bylaws are, which no one has ever seen. David says he has not only looked at Kenilworth website carefully, but was certain that they had both defined and posted their own. John H asks David to obtain a copy (and thus present to him). [editor, this is called Constitution of Kenilworth Chess Club. Bears fruitful examination. Thank you to our friends at Kenilworth].

18. Lev deftly asks what then would be the obligations and duties of a Club Champion (Secretary herein notes how important this question is, since this extends to membership in general, for example, obligation of dues, conduct, activity, rights to have access to a copy of club roster--with semi-private contact informations, such as telephone and email).

19. [Editor, this is my third sitting of draft of minutes, with item 18 above line item 29. of some 46 in his notes, but items 30 to 46 much shorter, that is to say will finish notes in sitting four or five... one bit at a time].

Annual Club Meeting Set for Eight-Thirty p.m., Tue 24 Jan, 2012

Details within email: With a few tiny changes to our note for view by the public:

Next Tuesday the 24th of January, our Annual Club Meeting is set to start at Eight-Thirty p.m.

Usually this could be expected to start at eight P.M. sharp, as is our custom, but unfortunately cannot this particular occasion. We hope none of you are inconvenienced.

Several board members and club members will be meeting with a professional news reporter of an esteemed regional, about a likely Feature Article which has been in development. We will keep you posted. This cannot but help our club directly, further reach out to our chess community, and in so doing, continue to increase the quality of chess and hopefully enrich us all socially.

Schedule of our Friends at the Kenilworth Chess Club

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SCHEDULE, REPOSTED BY THE WOCC. A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF HIGHLY ORGANIZED ACTIVITY, WHICH WE ARE NOW CULTIVATING ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE ARE NOT COMPLETELY THERE YET, BUT CATCHING UP. WE CAN LEARN SOMETHING FROM THEM HERE. MOST OF SCHEDULE AS INDICATED, EDITOR SMALL CUTS OUTS. CONTACT WOCC FOR HANDSOME PDF, OR KENILWORTH DIRECTLY. THANK YOU TO IAN MANGION FOR FURNISHING US WITH A COPY:

February 23 - Kenilworth Blitz Championship, 7-round swiss, G/5, EF $5, prizes to 1st, 2nd, best U1800 and best U1500 (50%, 20%, 15% and 15%).

March 8 - Kenilworth Quads #6, Round 1, USCF Rated, G/60, 3-RR, EF $10, Prizes $30 to first in each quad. March 15 - Kenilworth Quads, Round 2. March 22 - Kenilworth Quads, Round 3.

March 29 - Fischer Random Tournament Rounds 1 & 2, 4 rounds G/30, free to enter. April 5 - Fischer Random Tournament 3 & 4, 4 rounds G/30, free to enter.

April 19 -Irving Ellner Memorial, Round 1. Tournament Details: Irving Ellner Memorial, starts April 19th at 8:20 pm. • USCF Rated. • 6-round Swiss. • G/75 time control. • Rounds will commence at 8:20 p.m. every Thursday night for the duration of the event. • Prizes : 1st $100, 2nd $50, 3rd $25, best under 1900 $20, U1500 $20, all prizes guaranteed. • EF: $15 entry fee. • KCC memberships required: dues $7.50 for juniors U-18, $10 for seniors 65+, and $15 for all others. • Register with TD Geoff McAuliffe during our 1/5 meeting or before8:20 p.m. on 1/12 @ enilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J. April 26 - Irving Ellner Memorial, Round 2.

May 10 - Irving Ellner Memorial, Round 3, May 17 - Irving Ellner Memorial, Round 4.
May 24 - Irving Ellner Memorial, Round 5. May 31 - Irving Ellner Memorial, Round 6.

June 7 - Casual play or lecture TBA

June 14- - Start of Summer Tournament. Please submit your entry and pay your entry fee by this date. Here are the tentative rules of the tournament: • Not rated , • Entry Fee is $5.00. • The tournament will run from June 9 through August 25. • The time control is G/60 or 55+5. • You may play anyone in the tournament. The first time you play an opponent, the lower rated player has white, in subsequent games against the same opponent you alternate colors. • You may not play the same opponent more than four times in the tournament. • You get one point for a win, one half point for a draw, and zero for a loss. • You may play as many or as few games as you like, but no more than two in one night. The more you play the more points you can win. • All games are to be played at the Kenilworth Chess Club during normal operating hours. • The winner is the person who has the most points at the end of the tournament. • The prizes are 60% for first place, 30% for second, and 10% for third.

June 21- Kenilworth Summer Tournament. June 28- Kenilworth Summer Tournament. July 5 - Kenilworth Summer Tournament. July 12 - Kenilworth Summer Tournament. July 19 - Kenilworth Summer Tournament. July 26 - Kenilworth Summer Tournament. August 2 - Kenilworth Summer Tournament. August 9 - Kenilworth Summer Tournament. August 16 - Kenilworth Summer Tournament. August 23 - Kenilworth Summer Tournament. August 30 - Kenilworth Summer Tournament, last round.

September 6 - Kenilworth Fall Blitz, 7-round swiss, G/5, EF $5, prizes to
1st, 2nd, best U1800 and best U1500 (50%, 20%, 15% and 15%)

September 13 - Sy Fish Memorial #5, Round 1. USCF-rated, G/60, 5-SS, EF: $10. Late-joins accepted until the 3rd round is paired. Late-joiners will receive a 1/2 point for each round missed but lose a bye-option. Two byes per player allowed. Byes may be taken in any round. Please inform the TD or Club President before that round is paired. Pairings for rounds 1-2 to be made on site. Pairings for rounds 3-5 to be made on the prior Friday. Register: On site 9/13, 9/20, 9/27 from 8:00-10:45 p.m.

Announcement: West Orange Chess Club, 2012 Winter Swiss

Winter Swiss
Rounds Jan 31, Feb14, 21, and 28
4 rounds – Pairings done 30 minutes before start of round

Game 100min with 5 sec increment (if you move in 2 seconds your time increases by 3 seconds). If both players prefer to use a 5 sec delay or an analog clock that is acceptable.

EF: $20 plus $10 deposit to discourage forfeits. Non WOCC members pay additional $5
Chief TD: Doran Race assisted by John Haggerty and Roger Pedersen.

Forfeits should be rare since players can phone the TD any time before 7pm and asked not to be paired for the round. Deposit will be returned to players with no forfeits. Deposits forfeited will be distributed equally amongst all players with no forfeits. A player who wants to continue after a forfeit will have to pay another $10 deposit. Once you have entered the tournament it assumed that you will play every round unless you request a bye.

Prizes will be determined by TD staff after all entries have been collected. The percent of money returned as prizes and the prize structure will be similar to recent WOCC tournaments.



Genius. What a concept. What a singularity (Nigel scratches his head at 1:47. We all been there...).

West Orange CC Late Fall 2011 Swiss, Final Results

West Orange CC Late Fall Swiss -- West Orange CC Late Fall Swiss (click red at left, to official USCF posting) 2011 Wall Chart, Page 1

Name/State ID Group/Team Rate Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Rnd 6 Rnd 7 Rnd 8 Rnd 9
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1. Kernighan, Mark D |2260 | W 12 | --- | B 5 | W 4 | B 2 | W 3 | W 28 | --- | --- | 1st $150
NJ 12147190 | | 1.0 | X2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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2. Resika, Nathan |2201 | HALF | HALF | B 22 | B 16 | W 1 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
NY 12444347 | | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | F3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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3. Zilbermintz, Lev |2083 | HALF | W 20 | B 7 | W 5 | B 4 | B 1 | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 12476202 | | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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4. Mangion, Ian |2016 | B 13 | W 24 | HALF | B 1 | W 3 | B 12 | --- | --- | --- | Tie 3rd $25
NJ 13497907 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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5. Race, Doran |1959 | W 15 | B 21 | W 1 | B 3 | --- | HALF | --- | --- | --- |
NY 12183660 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | F2.0 | 2.5 | F2.5 | F2.5 | 2.5 |
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6. Minkov, Ari |1958 | --- | --- | --- | W 23 | --- | B 23 | --- | B 23 | --- |
NJ 12676135 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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7. Pedersen, Roger E |1940 | B 16 | --- | W 3 | B 13 | W 8 | B 9 | W 31 | --- | --- |
NJ 10092990 | | 0.5 | X1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2nd $100
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8. Boxer, Matthew |1921 | W 17 | B 31 | W 16 | W 24 | B 7 | --- | W 29 | --- | --- | Tie 3rd $25
NJ 12510577 | | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | X4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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9. Hart, Charles M |1919 | B 18 | --- | HALF | W 31 | B 16 | W 7 | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 10004071 | | 1.0 | F1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | F3.5 | F3.5 | 3.5 |
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10. Cohen, Bryan Paul |1900 | W 21 | B 15 | W 17 | B 12 | W 31 | --- | --- | --- | --- | Tie 3rd $25
NJ 20020149 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | X4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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11. Norris, Anthony |1897 | B 24 | W 13 | --- | B 15 | --- | --- | W 23 | B 12 | --- |
NJ 12758884 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | X1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | F2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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12. Martinez, Alberto |1890 | B 1 | W 18 | B 24 | W 10 | B 17 | W 4 | --- | W 11 | --- |
NJ 12490535 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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13. Pepe, Michael A |1837 | W 4 | B 11 | --- | W 7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 12565700 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | X2.0 | 2.0 | X3.0 | F3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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14. Sharpell, Fred |1835 | ZERO | W 28 | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 12088600 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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15. Garrett, Damon T |1824 | B 5 | W 10 | B 18 | W 11 | B 24 | B 31 | --- | --- | --- | Tie Under 1900 $30
NJ 12545276 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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16. Arias , Fermin |1739 | W 7 | B 17 | B 8 | W 2 | W 9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | Tie Under 1900 $30
NJ 12670179 | | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | X3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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17. Katz, Harry S |1718 | B 8 | W 16 | B 10 | B 21 | W 12 | W 18 | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 12052860 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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18. Nayak, Mohan Rao |1696 | W 9 | B 12 | W 15 | BYE | W 21 | B 17 | --- | --- | --- | Tie Under 1700 $25
NJ 12237580 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
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19. West, Robert |1686 | B 28 | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 12904515 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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20. Kwok, Man-Chit |1607 | HALF | B 3 | --- | ZERO | --- | --- | B 25 | --- | --- |
NJ 14201547 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | F0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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21. Korn, David Allan |1604 | B 10 | W 5 | B 31 | W 17 | B 18 | W 24 | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 14564164 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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22. Hagerty, John Mich |1574 | HALF | HALF | W 2 | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 10043816 | | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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23. Moctezuma, Steve |1567 | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | B 6 | ZERO | W 6 | B 11 | W 6 | --- |
NJ 12683162 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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24. Fortunato, Joseph |1553 | W 11 | B 4 | W 12 | B 8 | W 15 | B 21 | --- | --- | --- | Tie Under 1700 $25
NJ 12932570 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
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25. Napper, Nathaniel |1500 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | W 20 | --- | --- |
NJ 14760715 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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26. Trieste, Edward Wi |1386 | ZERO | ZERO | B 28 | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 12029830 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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27. Nikitopoulos, Nich |1325 | HALF | HALF | --- | ZERO | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 14140077 | | 0.5 | 1.0 | F1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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28. Nikitopoulos, Nicholas BB |1325 | W 19 | B 14 | W 26 | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | B 1 | --- | --- |
NJ 14140077 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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29. Balbi, Alis Amparo |1200 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | B 8 | --- | --- |
NJ 14706317 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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30. Rue, John D. |1200 | HALF | --- | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | --- | --- | --- |
NJ 14761813 | | 0.5 | F0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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31. Senyatkin, Aleksey |nnnn | BYE | W 8 | W 21 | B 9 | B 10 | W 15 | B 7 | --- | --- | Top Under 1500 $40
NJ 14717317 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Things Besides Chess...

but reminds us of the flag, in chess armageddon.

How To Host a Really Bad Chess Tournament

Chess in the US in the eyes of the English. Read on, click red at L. Nightmare in Las Vegas?

Start of instructive article: 'Report from Las Vegas by Sabrina Chevannes.

'The 21st Annual North American Open was held at Bally’s Casino Resort, 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, Nevada, from December 26-29, 2011. I had heard lots of stories about American chess events, but never experienced them myself. Even at a junior stage, their tournaments are bigger and better than the English events. Having read “Kings of New York” by Michael Weinreb, I had a good image of the dedication of teachers and trainers in America, taking them to several National tournaments a year and thereby producing stronger players.

'This year’s tournament was held in Bally’s Casino right on the Las Vegas Strip

'The building was huge, like every building in Vegas!

'It was difficult to find where the chess was actually being held, as there were no signs anywhere, just hundreds of slot machines and gaming tables. The staff had no idea either! When I stumbled upon the Pacific Ballroom, I assumed I had found the correct place, as it was set out in the format for a chess tournament – but no other evidence. This is when I realised, the players bring their own chess sets, boards and clocks! I started to think, this was a genius idea for the organisers – all they had to do was to put out the board numbers, minimal set up required.'

See link above for continuation of longer article. Not boring.

draft / 42ND World Team Amateur, WOCC Teams to USATE / draft

Jose passed out his draft last night, for three possible teams for the big tournament, Sat-Mon 18-20 Feb, 2012. Quickly here by editor, very fast:

As Damon Garret called it last year, 'This is the high temple of chess on the East Coast for the entire year'. He did not say 'one of', but 'the'. So be it:

Subject to revision, ratification, final adjustment. Based on ratings, end Nov as required:

TEAM 1 (AVG =1899)

1. Lev Zilbermintz, Lev D. 2096
2. Boxer, Matthew 1924
3. Cohen, Bryan Paul 1910
4. Korn, David Allan 1666

TEAM 2 (AVG = 1898.75)

1. Race, Doran 1988
2. Hart, Charles M. 1909
3. Pedersen, Roger E. 1903
4. Garrett, Damon T. 1795

TEAM 3 (AVG = 1693.75)

1. Martinez, Alberto 1880
2. West, Robert 1687
3. Fortunato, Joseph 1634
4. Hagerty, John M. 1574

One passing note, for those of you who might be down ten or twenty points by now, or will be, some of these things could be the difference between being a disadvantaged team under 2000 elo or 1800... We are under the radar at 1900 twice, 1700 once.

Not sure who is or was affected, but Damon and editor know that they both are down a few (not a lot) points, so this subtle difference over four players can easily affect a team average by four or five elo, and thus affect potential performance, that is to say, chances of a win by section.

On that note, Jose to some extent let the numbers 'do the dialing'. So be it. Jose spreadsheet magic. Besides sporting no less than a 2101 USCF rating, it turns out that he is a gifted a math teacher in the public school system. Just imagine.

Thank you Jose!

DRAFT / corrections accepted / DRAFT / ratings not from year end, again, FYI. Smiles.