Flash Note: "NJ Knockouts need emergency substitute standby player asap"

Note from Rob three minutes ago, literally:

"Hello everyone,

Would you mind posting the paragraph on your blogs, sending to your email lists, etc., as soon as possible?

Thanks.

Rob Bernard, Manager, New Jersey Knockouts"

"Help! Your local US Chess League (www.uschessleague.com) team, the New Jersey Knockouts, needs you!

"We have some personnel issues this week, and may need an under-2000 (1800-1999 on the August 2011 list) rated player for fourth board, for this week only.

"You would be playing in Lincoln Park, on Monday September 26 at 7pm. You need to indicate your interest to me ASAP, as the lineup must be turned into the league by tomorrow (Friday Sep 23) by 9pm.

"There's no guarantee that you will play, but I need to have some options. Please indicate your interest by emailing me at [see email below in red, editor:]:

Thanks! Rob Bernard Manager, New Jersey Knockouts" [click link in red, directed to NJN blog. Editor]

minusone at alumni dot prince [:university, add L & R:]ton dot edu

Roger? Anthony? Matthew? Charles? Bryan? Alberto?

Club Update: Results for Round Two, Pairings for Fall Swiss

Are We Club Members or Just In the Matrix?

Rd Bd Scr White Scr Black
03 1. ___ Boxer, Matthew (2.0) ___ Radomskyj, Peter (2.0)
03 2. ___ Zilbermintz, Lev (1.5) ___ Cohen, Bryan Paul (2.0)
03 3. ___ Pepe, Mike (1.5) ___ Chieu, Kenneth Jos (1.5)

03 4. ___ Kwok, Man-chi (1.0) ___ Pedersen, Roger E (1.0)
03 5. ___ Hart, Charles M (1.0) ___ Korn, David Allan (1.0)
03 6. ___ Palacios,Danny (1.0) ___ Martinez, Alberto (1.0)
03 7. ___ Garrett, Damon T (1.0) ___ Fortunato, Joseph (1.0)
03 8. ___ Trieste, Edward Wi (1.0) ___ Sharpell, Fred (1.0)
03 9. ___ West, Robert (1.0) ___ Nikitopoulos, Nicholas (1.0)

03 10. ___ Katz, Harry S (0.5) ___ Burn, Murray (0.0)
03 11. ___ Lynn, Robert L (0.0) ___ Nayak, Mohan Rao (0.0)

03 0.5 Norris, Anthony (2.0) BYE REQUESTED
03 0.5 Levanda, Mark (0.5) BYE REQUESTED
03 0.0 Rivero, Rene Thoma (0.0) BYE REQUESTED













West Orange Chess Club Fall 2011 Swiss -- West Orange Chess Club Fall 2011 SwissWall Chart

Name/State ID Rate Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3
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1. Radomskyj, Peter 2272 B 13 W 9 B 6
NJ 12460475 1.0 2.0
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2. Chieu, Kenneth Jos 2148 HALF W 15 B 10
NJ 12595190 0.5 1.5
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3. Zilbermintz, Lev 2089 W 14 B 10 W 8
NJ 12476202 1.0 1.5
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4. Pedersen, Roger E 1951 B 15 W 21 B 18
NJ 10092990 0.5 1.0
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5. Norris, Anthony 1946 W 16 B 12 HALF
NJ 12758884 1.0 2.0 2.5
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6. Boxer, Matthew 1921 B 17 W 11 W 1
NJ 12510577 1.0 2.0
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7. Hart, Charles M 1919 W 18 B 25 W 19
NJ 10004071 0.0 1.0
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8. Cohen, Bryan Paul 1900 B 19 W 18 B 3
NJ 20020149 1.0 2.0
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9. Martinez, Alberto 1890 W 20 B 1 B 21
NJ 12490535 1.0 1.0
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10. Pepe, Mike 1889 B 22 W 3 W 2
NJ 12565700 1.0 1.5
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11. Garrett, Damon T 1824 W 23 B 6 W 20
NJ 12545276 1.0 1.0
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12. Sharpell, Fred 1819 B 24 W 5 B 23
NJ 12088600 1.0 1.0
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13. Burn, Murray 1814 W 1 B 20 B 15
NJ 10104891 0.0 0.0
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14. Nayak, Mohan Rao 1758 B 3 W 19 B 22
NJ 12237580 0.0 0.0
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15. Katz, Harry S 1718 W 4 B 2 W 13
NJ 12052860 0.5 0.5
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16. West, Robert 1686 B 5 W 22 W 24
NJ 12904515 0.0 1.0
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17. Rivero, Rene Thoma 1671 W 6 --- ZERO
NJ 12441215 0.0 F0.0 0.0
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18. Kwok, Man-chi 1607 B 7 B 8 W 4
NJ 14201547 1.0 1.0
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19. Korn, David Allan 1604 W 8 B 14 B 7
NJ 14564164 0.0 1.0
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20. Fortunato, Joseph 1550 B 9 W 13 B 11
NJ 12932570 0.0 1.0
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21. Palacios,Danny 1481 HALF B 4 W 9
NJ 12801718 0.5 1.0
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22. Lynn, Robert L 1446 W 10 B 16 W 14
NJ 14010970 0.0 0.0
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23. Trieste, Edward Wi 1385 B 11 --- W 12
NJ 12029830 0.0 X1.0
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24. Nikitopoulos, Nicholas 1325 W 12 BYE B 16
NJ 14140077 0.0 1.0
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25. Levanda, Mark 1132 HALF W 7 HALF
NJ 12394013 0.5 0.5 1.0
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The Very Definition of Imprimateur

Just days ago, an exhibtion match between former World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov (retired) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (click link in red at L).

Watch how he waives his hands at the 0:43 seconds mark. How many 500,000 chess positions are being processed in his brain that very second?? All he needs are a white glove and scepter or some such thing.

At the 1:28 mark, he should be eating a marlin.


















Amazing chair squeak at 1:40 shounds like Mahler.


You cannot make this stuff up.

Just watch how decisive if not elegant Kasparov is in the way he moves and touches the chess pieces.

'Having warmed up, and being an ultra-active player with a 2700+ rating, one might think that Garry would be at a disadvantage, however the ex-champion shrugged off the years of retirement and won their first game in a flourish sure to make fans wish for a bit more than these bits and flashes we get from him nowadays.'

EVENT: Three Hour Clinic, by GM Joel Benjamin, Branchburg NJ, Sat 24 Sept 2011

"BREAKING NEWS from the Dean of Chess Academy and NJ Knockout Dean Ippolito..."

[A. Rob Bernard, father of our new member Jaron USCF 1041 ELO age ten, asked us if we could kindly post the announcement below.

B. GM Joel Benjamin, ranked 12th in The United States, USCF 2660, wrote American Grandmaster: Four Decades of Chess Adventures. For review and details at Amazon, click red here.]

"We here at Dean of Chess Academy (www.deanofchess.com click red at L to access site) have an exciting event planned! On Saturday September 24th from 5pm until 8pm, Grandmaster Joel Benjamin will be offering a three-hour clinic, where he will analyze games submitted by participants. GM Joel has won the US Championship three times, and he hosts a weekly chess radio show, "Game of the Week" on the Internet Chess Club.

"This event will be a fundraiser for the New Jersey Knockouts, New Jersey's only professional chess team. Both Dean Ippolito and Joel Benjamin have been members of the Knockouts since its inception. DOCA is proud to host this unique instructional seminar, given by one of the leading chess teachers in the USA.

"There will be a maximum of only 10 participants in the clinic, so Joel will have time to analyze each game thoroughly. Anyone age 14 and older is eligible to participate. If you are between 11 and 13 years old, you must be an experienced tournament player and must contact Dean directly for special permission to take part in this event.

"The cost of GM Joel's clinic is only $75 (in advance) for the three hour session, and $100 space permitting at the door; all funds will go to the Knockouts -- please sign up at DOCA.

"The Dean of Chess Academy is located at 3150 Rt. 22W, Branchburg NJ 08876.

"Additionally, we will have a G/5 tournament immediately after the clinic. The G/5 will be a 6 round swiss and is open to everyone. The entry fee is $20 to members and $30 to non-members. The prizes are 40% of the total entry fees collected minus the TD fee for first place.

"20% minus the TD fee will go to second, 10% minus the TD fee will go to 3rd. 5% minus TD fee will go to top Under 1600 (quick ratings used) and 5% to the top Under 1300. The remaining 20% will go to help fund the NJ Knockouts."

Summer Quad Results

West Orange CC Summer Quads -- West Orange CC Summer Quads Cross Table

No. Gr Name(Team) St Rate Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Score

WINNERS BY SECTION:
Quad One, First:
1. Radomskyj, Peter (1).......... NJ 2277 W10 W18 W16 -U- 3.0

Quad Two, First:
2. Hart, Charles M (7)........... NJ 1900 D5 W22 W11 -U- 2.5

Quad Three, Two way tie:
6. Katz,Harry S (12)............. NJ 1707 W12 L7 W20 -U- 2.0
7. Rivero,Rene Thoma (14).......NJ 1613 W20 W6 L12 -U- 2.0

Quad Four:
8. Paris, Shea (16).............. NJ 1592 W19 L14 W13 -U- 2.0

Quad Five, Two way tie:
4. Kirck, Charles H (21)......... NJ 1384 W24 D15 W9 -U- 2.5

OTHER RESULTS:
Scored 2.0 or greater:
3. Kwok,Manchi (17).............. NJ 1538 D18 W23 -U- W16 2.5
5. Garrett, Damon T (10).........NJ 1827 D2 D11 W22 -U- 2.0
9. Trieste, Edward Wi (20)... NJ 1393 W15 W24 L4 -U- 2.0

Scored 1.5
10. Boxer, Matthew (6)............ NJ 1916 L1 D16 W18 -U- 1.5
11. Martinez, Alberto (8)......... NJ 1894 W22 D5 L2 -U- 1.5
12. West,Robert (13).............. NJ 1684 L6 D20 W7 -U- 1.5
13. Korn, David Allan (15)........ NJ 1600 W14 D19 L8 -U- 1.5
14. Palacios,Danny (19)........... NJ 1454 L13 W8 D19 -U- 1.5
15. Bernard, Jaron (24)........... NJ 1060 L9 D4 W24 -U- 1.5

Scored One or Less:
16. Pedersen, Roger E (3)......... NJ 1982 D18 D10 L1 L3 1.0
17. Race, Doran (4)............... NJ 1968 -U- -U- -U- W21 1.0
18. Cohen, Bryan Paul (5)......... NJ 1924 D16 L1 L10 D3 1.0
19. Fortunato,Joseph (18)......... NJ 1534 L8 D13 D14 -U- 1.0
20. Nayak, Mohan Rao (11)........ NJ 1726 L7 D12 L6 -U- 0.5
21. Feldstein ESQ, Robert (2)...NY 2000 -U- -U- -U- L17 0.0
22. Burn, Murray (9).............. NJ 1852 L11 L2 L5 -U- 0.0
23. Mehta, Palash (22)............ NJ 1345 -U- L3 -U- -U- 0.0
24. Falconi, Stefano (23)......... NJ 1177 L4 L9 L15 -U- 0.0

Remarkable Interview: 'GM Levon Aronian answers your questions: Part 2'

Part Two of the GM Aaronian Interview, 'KC-Conference with Levon Aronian: Part 2'
linked here (click red for link).

A few Sample Question and Answers taken from a long interview. This is what we can truly call an 'Educated Person':

Alex (USA): You’re a fan of Franz Kafka as I am. What makes him so appealing to you? [CiT]

It’s the vulnerability of a man who, fundamentally, hasn’t done anything wrong, which is reflected in The Trial, The Castle and America, and reminds me of Soviet and post-Soviet times. I also like the fact that in his works there’s an attempt to look at the world from the most varied of perspectives as, for example, in “The Burrow”, or in “Investigations of a Dog”.

cher1508:
- Which non-chess books would you recommend?

I can vouch for everything written by Platonov, Kafka and Gogol.

- Which films can be instructive for a chess player?

That’s something I’ve never thought about. Perhaps some drama film with a sporting or musical theme. For example, “Raging Bull” or “Round Midnight”.

Zeppa: Who’s your favourite writer?
regent: Hello, Levon! Which are your favourite authors and works (I’ve got in mind literature, and not chess )?

Apart from those I’ve already named I also really love Mikhail Zoshchenko, Herman Hesse and Albert Camus.



- What’s new in the world of cinema? What have you liked recently, and who are your favourite directors?

I don’t follow trends in cinema. My favourite directors include – Woody Allen, Truffaut, Hitchcock, Fellini, Kurosawa, Ozu, Kar-wai, Bunuel, Malle, Solondz, Bertolucci, Tarkovsky and Bergman.

Zeppa:
- Who’s your favourite composer?

In classical music I love Bach, Scriabin, Ravel, Dvorak, Khachaturian. I know others less well, but I’m trying to fill in those gaps.

- Who’s your favourite film actor (actress)?

Among actors I really like Jean-Pierre Leaud, Fernando Rey, Johnny Depp, Alberto Sordi and Jean Gabin. Among actresses: Anna Maniani and Greta Garbo.

Bergstrasse: Prosit! Genatzt! Yung sing! Cheers! GM Aronian, I wish you good health and much success in the WCC Candidates Matches. Enjoy yourself!
- Can you name a novel or two or three that you’ve read at least twice? [CiT]

Having reached the mature age of 13 I decided not to re-read anything, so as to have time to read all the worthwhile books – and I’d already built up quite a pile at home. I can mention two books that I reread in my childhood – the “Collected Fairy Tales of Gianni Rodari” and “Karlson Who Lives on the Roof”.

Valchess: Could you please name three books, three films and three albums (musical) that you’d “take with you to a desert island”?

Among books I’d take “The Castle” by Kafka and think up its continuation, as I think there’d be time enough on the island, “Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy” by Niccolo Machiavelli and a volume of Marina Tsvetaeva’s poetry. Among films I’d take something entertaining, something by Scorsese, something with Rita Hayworth in the main role and some film with aliens. Among albums – “Kulu Se Mama” or “Live at the Half Note 1965” by Coltrane, “Live at the Five Spot” by Eric Dolphy and Booker Little and “Love Devotion Surrender” by McLaughlin and Santana.

Remarkable Interview: 'GM Levon Aronian answers your questions: Part I'

Except in the rarest of places, as a rule a Blog [1] should be made up of original content. For who needs to go to a blog to get the news, or read articles when these are easily available elsewhere? No. We write or read blogs to be individual at the least, and unique if better, and refreshing as the ideal. We want to learn or find what cannot be found somewhere else, or if it is somewhere else, not easily found.

And now our subject. Today we must make an exception. If you read the longstanding Daily Dirt, or what is to the editor the single most current and intelligent chess discussion place in the English speaking world, then you could not help but notice the most remarkable translations by the handle known as mishanp. He is a non-Russian native skilled at translation of Slavic Languages, notably Russian, with a great fondness for chess. Truth be told, these are not just renderings, but gifts. He takes the best chess interviews in Russian and makes them readily and accurately available.

And they are never dull.

The four time US Chess Champion told the editor, 'I had lunch with Aaronian [2]. He is a most interesting conversationalist'. How true. Try this on:

























The link to the full interview is provided here (click in red), and as an invitation, the editor copies only the smallest part of the long interview here. Do not, do not, do NOT miss this one!

'GM Levon Aronian answers your questions: Part I
By mishanp on June 9, 2011

'KC-Conference with Levon Aronian

'The questions, and most of the answers, were written before the Candidates Matches in Kazan, which of course makes it hard not to regret that Levon didn’t emerge as the challenger to Vishy Anand. Nevertheless, he mentions Boris Gelfand as one of his best grandmaster friends, and in the post-Candidates section at the end adds:

"I think Boris deserved this win. He’s a man who treats chess with great reverence, and who works a lot… and is very, you might say, patient with it. You know, it’s easy to work when you can see an immediate return, but he’s had difficult periods, and still to believe in yourself and try to keep working despite that… I’m very, very glad for him, that his dedication and love for the game has borne fruit. This success shows that there’s chess longevity in his blood!"

'One of the merits of these in-depth Crestbook interviews is that grandmasters have the chance to set the record straight. In Aronian’s case, for example, you might crudely summarise the preconception of him as being that he’s “an easy-going late-bloomer, who despite his great talent is lazy and tends to win by setting tactical traps for his opponents”. Let’s look at whether that’s true or not!

'FACT or MYTH?
1. “A diabolically talented lazy guy”

'This phrase comes from Sergey Shipov’s short introductory essay. When asked if he was offended, Aronian responded that it was definitely better than “a diabolically hard-working mediocre guy”. Is there any truth to the statement? The answer would appear to be yes…

"As a talented player I always had a great talent for being lazy as well. If it wasn’t for my family (and particularly my mother) and my friends, who did the majority of the work for me, then it’s unlikely I’d have been able to achieve success". Interview continues at link. On last sample that shows how truly remarkable this man is. Further down in the interview:

'I must confess, however, that I mainly added this section as an excuse to include the following quote. Levon is asked to explain the “bloodthirstiness” of his having the lowest draw percentage among elite chess players:

"So I’ve been found out. Yes, that’s how I am, and there’s nothing that can be done about it. It’s hard to explain, but I’ll give it a go. I think the thing here is my diet. For 11 years now I haven’t eaten any mammals – although it’s well-known that I’m a person with a bloodthirsty nature. So then, sitting down to play a game and, metaphorically speaking, meeting an animal face-to-face, I experience nostalgia and try to get my fill of blood in those short moments".

[1] Blog is short for Weblog, or web diary. Never meant to be perfect, but of the moment, if not informal, but saying what is not said elsewhere, and specific to the creator.

[2] Recently in China: 'The World Team Championship' took 'place July 15-26 in Ningbo, China. China, Ukraine, Israel, Hungary, Azerbaijan, India, USA, Egypt and Armenia' played.

No Results Yet

...quicky, editor is getting a lot of email asking when final results are indicated and submitted to the USCF. Once Roger is back and plays Peter, this will be accomplished.

These questions do not bother and are most reasonable. Suffice to say, after Tuesday night we will... Of course, four of the five quads are done, but a moment more patience, please. 'I just work here'! The general lack of total rebelion and instead quiet muttering is much appreciated!

Lots more blogging in next week. Stay posted, all new stuff.

Have a nice holiday, jh/dk



Do You Understand QE, aka 'Quantitative Easing'?

Outrageous Video editor has had up his sleave for awhile.

This is just one among many :-)

Announcement: Fall Swiss, Five Rounds

New Jersey
Fall Swiss, West Orange Chess Club, 2011 , Five Rounds: Tuesdays Sept 13, 20, 27, & Oct 11, 18. G/100+5 sec delay. 8:00 to 11:30 pm. Two ½ byes available in any round. Must know by end of round three.

EF $25, members $20, Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Best Under 1900 , 1700, and 1500 (amounts based on entries).

Scholastics and Masters welcome alike. Details:

http://westorangechessclub.blogspot.com/ and Contact:
John Hagerty buickchess at g mail dot com, and phone:
(9seven3) 7three6-3four3three

Chess For Life's Annual Chess Exhibition at the Panera Bread Cafe in W. Orange, New Jersey

[Double Clicking Image Above Will Expand This Handsome Flyer. Details Indicated.]

Time to time we recieve notice that club members are involved in events set to help the larger chess community, students, or are involved in commercial endeavours of a positive nature. Such efforts cannot help but be great for chess as a whole. We heartily applaud the effort on the part of CFL, Damon, and his staff. Below is an instance.

Please find below which the club recieved from one of our established club members, Damon T. Garrett. As many of you know, he is President of 'Chess For Life!' It works with children in our Region, and State (click link in red, to go directly to their site).

His emails is: dgarrett at chessforlife dot us
He can be conveniently reached at: (9-seven-3) 9-eight-5-1-zero-2-four.

"Greetings Everyone! Here we go again, Chess For Life's (CFL) Annual Chess Exhibition at the Panera Bread Cafe in W. Orange, New Jersey (click for map). I would personally appreciate your support, as you plan to come and bring plenty of kids, your family, staff, and your leadership team to this magnificent event on Saturday, September 17th @ 3:00pm.

"Our Team has been preparing to make this an exciting family event! We have provided the beautiful polished flyer for you (above), prepared by The Panera Bread Cafe Corporation, for your convenience. Kindly forward this flyer to all those that you invite. In the spirit of developing an effective networking team, may I ask you to invite all those in your sphere of influence, not only to attend, but, to invite all who they influence.

"This Fun & Free event promises to be an attraction for our youth, chess players, enthusiast, an dthe many of you who always say, 'I wished I would have learned chess when I was younger'… Well, here's your chance!!! So come join me and our terrific staff at our Annual Chess Ehibition.

"And finally, I'd also ask if you would" drop us a line" to let us know that you plan to attend" (modified from email, for blog)...

"Thank you for your partnership as you help CFL's efforts to promote chess education & leadership for our youth culture!"

West Orange Chess Club, Draft, Tournament and Activities Schedule 2011-2012

On Top Of The World, First Getting There, then Up

DRAFT Sun 21 Aug 2011
PRELIMINARY 2011-2012 SCHEDULE:CLUB TOURNAMENTS, LEAGUES, AMATUER:

West Orange Chess Club, Late Summer Quads 2011
Tue 09. 16. 23 Aug 2011 (Three Round)

West Orange Chess Club, Fall Swiss 2011
Tue 13, 20, 27 Sept (Five Rounds)

Garden State Chess League 1
Tue 04 Oct (John Hagerty to advise after meeting of GSCL Thur 08 Sept 2011, possibly Nine Rounds?)

West Orange Chess Club, Fall Swiss 2011
Tue 11, 18 Oct

Garden State Chess League 2
Tue 01 Nov

West Orange Chess Club, 2011 Late Fall Swiss
Tue 08, 15, 22, 29 Nov (Likely Six Rounds, John to confirm)

Garden State Chess League 3
Tue 06 Dec

West Orange Chess Club, 2011 Late Fall Swiss
Tue 13, 20 Dec

Garden State Chess League 4
Tue 03 Jan 2012

West Orange Chess Club Annual Board Meeting
Tue 10 Jan 2012

[Proposed to be discussed] West Orange Chess Club, 2012 Annual Blitz Championship
Tue 24 Jan (!DRAFT! One Evening or 24 & 31 Jan to converge? Allows A & B
group to have Round Robin. i.e. 24 participants, two groups of preliminary
twelve, top three of each have double round robin, second evening. Top three
reduces loose of opportunity, for example from single games)

Garden State Chess League 5
Tue 07 Feb

2012 World Amateur Team Championship
Sat, Sun, and Mon 18, 19, 20 Feb (Six Rounds)

Garden State Chess League 6
Tue 06 Mar

West Orange Chess 2012 Club Championship
Tue 20, 27 Mar (Seven Rounds)—Rounds 1-2

Garden State Chess League 7
Tue 03 Apr

West Orange Chess Club 2012 Club Championship
Tue 10, 17, 24 Apr—rounds 3-5

Garden State Chess League 8
Tue 01 May

West Orange Chess 2012 Club Championship
Tue 08, 15 May—Rounds 6-7

[Proposed, to be (1) educated then (2) discussed: ] New Jersey State Annual Chess 960 Rapids Championship (AKA Fischerdom), Qualifying
Tue 29 May, 2011 (Swiss, Three evenings

Garden State Chess League 9
Tue 05 June

West Orange Chess Summer Quad (2012)
Tue 19, 26 June, 03 July & Tue 17, 24, 31 July (Five Rounds)

New Jersey State Annual Chess 960 Rapids Championship Semifinals
Tue 07 Aug (Concept for convergence, similar to Blitz 24,31 Jan above)

New Jersey State Annual Chess 960 Rapids Championship Finals
Tue 21 Aug

Comments welcome, WOCC Club President:
John Hagerty +9-seven-3 7-three-6 3-four-3-three

Go

Evan Go Grandmasters Have Bad Moments:



And, you must, you must, you just have too see this

"The game of the century refers to a famous game of go between Honinbo Shusai (white) and Go Seigen (black) that was played to celebrate the 60th birthday of Honinbo Shusai. The game began on October 16, 1933 and finished on January 29, 1934.

"Each player was given twenty-four hours of thinking time. Shusai was arguably the strongest player of his day, and was head of the famous Honinbo go school, most prestigious of the schools originally founded at the behest of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu at the start of the 17th century. Go Seigen was famed as prodigy, first among a generation of young new brilliant players, and would go on to become one of the most celebrated players of the 20th century. This led newspapers to dub the match the game of the century.

"As the older player, Shusai had the right to adjourn the game at any time he saw fit. As there was as yet no practice of sealing the last move (putting in an envelope, hidden from the public and the opponent) Go Seigen was said to have had played the entire Honinbo go school. Players were allowed to analyze the game during adjournments, and Honinbo Shusai took thirteen adjournments, often at critical parts of the game. This clouded the game with controversy.

"A particularly brilliant move played by Honinbo Shusai was said to have been discovered by one of his pupils, Nobuaki Maeda, who later denied this. Before the move, Shusai had been behind for most of the game. Shusai would eventually win by 2 points, though it must be mentioned that this was a game without komi (points to compensate white for the fact that black moves first), which put Shusai at a disadvantage from the start".

Brings to mind the imprimateur of Fischer or Bottvinik or Kasparov. The editor is not kidding or being sarcastic. Feel a bit of sorrow or evanescence. Grab a kleenex.

Game sequence--past above clipped text--begins at about the 1:25 minute mark. Chills:

Third Round Colors, Ruling

Great Physicist, Richard Feynman [1]

The third round pairings in a Quad is a coin toss, between the players, the night of the game. Winner to get White. Tournament Director Charles Hart specifically researched the ruling. Thus Rogers table is proxy only, for the third round.

Evidentially, it used to be that the winner got to choose, but if you think about it, its better the way it is. No one can prepare for the one color with better than a 50% chance. Also when determined the night of the game, it further takes away the potential advantage of a player known as Wht or Blk well before the game.

For IF the winner, for example, knew he wanted to choose Blk, anticipating that his opponent would likely want the conventionally conceived advantage of Wht if he instead won the toss (the other player), this random winner would be able to plan for Blk as a likelihood, given his predeliction for Blk in this specific instance. Not perfectly probable, but reasonably.

The editor is not saying this is good or bad, only that if two players well known to each other arrived at this juncture, said player could prepare better. Blk being more predictable, and despite the tempo disadvantage, having the potential advantage of predictability. Its the same in the stock market. Predictability is premium!

Its the old saw: "Woman decides, man abides". So Blk, if you ask me!

[1] Feynman was the person, who at a near glance, was able to determine the reason for the disasterous failure of the Challenger Space Shuttle, the O-Rings. Nice quick summery of his perspicacity linked here. A real practical genius. His utterly amazing summary, Personal observations on the reliability of the Shuttle, linked here in red. Incredible mind. Math genius of practical kind also.

Club Update: Table for Late Summer Quad, Round Two

Humor Can Carry a Bit of the Truth. HIlarious!

West Orange Summer Quads -- West Orange Summer Quads
Name/State ID Group/Team Rate Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3
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1. Radomskyj, Peter |2277 | W 4 | B 3 | W 2 |
NJ 12460475 | | | 1.0 | |
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2. Pedersen, Roger E |1982 | W 3 | B 4 | B 1 |
NJ 10092990 | | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
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3. Cohen, Bryan Paul |1918 | B 2 | W 1 | W 4 |
NJ 20020149 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
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4. Boxer.Matthew |1916 | B 1 | W 2 | B 3 |
NJ 12510577 | | | 0.5 | |
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5. Hart, Charles M |1900 | W 8 | B 7 | W 6 |
NJ 10004071 | | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
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6. Martinez, Alberto |1894 | W 7 | B 8 | B 5 |
NJ 12490535 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
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7. Burn, Murray |1849 | B 6 | W 5 | W 8 |
NJ 10104891 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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8. Garrett, Damon T |1827 | B 5 | W 6 | B 7 |
NJ 12545276 | | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
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9. Nayak, Mohan Rao |1726 | W 12 | B 11 | W 10 |
NJ 12237580 | | 0.0 | | |
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10. Katz,Harry S |1707 | W 11 | B 12 | B 9 |
NJ 12052860 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
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11. West,Robert |1684 | B 10 | W 9 | W 12 |
NJ 12904515 | | 0.0 | | |
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12. Rivero,Rene Thoma |1639 | B 9 | W 10 | B 11 |
NJ 12441215 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
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13. Korn, David Allan |1613 | W 16 | B 15 | W 14 |
NJ 14564164 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
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14. Paris, Shea |1592 | W 15 | B 16 | B 13 |
NJ 12659701 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
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15. Fortunato,Joseph |1534 | B 14 | W 13 | B 16 |
NJ 12932570 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
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16. Palacios,Danny |1454 | B 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
NJ 12801718 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
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17. Trieste, Edward |1393 | W 20 | B 19 | B 18 |
NJ 12029830 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
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18. Kirck, Charles |1384 | W 19 | B 20 | W 17 |
NJ 12505370 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
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19. Falconi, Stefano |1177 | B 18 | W 17 | B 20 |
NJ 14571505 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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20. Bernard, Jaron |1060 | B 17 | W 18 | W 19 |
NJ 13556911 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
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Club Update: Pairings, Summer Quad, Round 2

Variety is the Spice of Life

West Orange Orange Chess Club, Summer Round Robin, Round 2, pairings:

Rd Bd Scr White Scr Black
02 101. Cohen, Bryan Paul Radomskyj, Peter
02 102. Boxer.Matthew Pedersen, Roger E
02 201. Burn, Murray Hart, Charles M
02 202. Garrett, Damon T Martinez, Alberto
02 301. West, Robert Nayak, Mohan Rao
02 302. Rivero, Rene Thoma Katz, Harry S
02 401. Fortunato, Joseph Korn, David
02 402. Palacios, Danny Paris, Shea
02 501. Falconi, Stefano Trieste, Edward
02 502. Bernard, Jaron Kirck, Charles

Club Update: Results for Round One, Late Summer Quad

Parallels Between Sustained Investigation in Mathematics at the Highest Level and the Rigors of Top Level Chess Preparation. At end of video, continuation to part 2 of 5 is very particularly interesting, stunning one might say!.

West Orange Orange Chess Club, Summer Round Robin, Results:

Rd Bd Scr White Scr Black
01 101. xxx Radomskyj, Peter (0.0) xxx Boxer.Matthew (0.0)
01 102. 0.5 Pedersen, Roger E (0.0) 0.5 Cohen, Bryan Paul (0.0)

01 201. 0.5 Hart, Charles M (0.0) 0.5 Garrett, Damon T (0.0)
01 202. 1.0 Martinez, Alberto (0.0) 0.0 Burn, Murray (0.0)

01 301. 0.0 Nayak, Mohan Rao (0.0) 1.0 Rivero, Rene Thoma (0.0)
01 302. 1.0 Katz, Harry S (0.0) 0.0 West, Robert (0.0)

01 401. 1.0 Korn, David Allan (0.0) 0.0 Palacios, Danny (0.0)
01 402. 1.0 Paris, Shea (0.0) 0.0 Fortunato, Joseph (0.0)

01 501. 1.0 Trieste, Edward (0.0) 0.0 Bernard, Jaron (0.0)
01 502. 1.0 Kirck, Charles (0.0) 0.0 Falconi, Stefano (0.0)

Milestones: Prizes for Summer Swiss:

Here Can Be Heard Glimmerings of Eternity: 'Enrico Caruso - Una Furtiva Lagrima'

Revised, Saturday 30 July 2011, per 3rd email from Roger. Thank you:

'In a chess tournament for cash prizes, prizes are split amongst the
winners and a winner must receive their largest prize.

'1st Radomskyj $150
2nd/ 3rd ($100/ $50) Zilbermintz and Arias $75 each
Top Under 1900 ($75) with 3 points Garrett and Prettyman ($37.50 each
Top Under 1700 ($50) with 3 points Korn (giving Korn the most money)
Top Under 1500 ($35) with 2.5 points Hochheiser (since Korn has a prize)'

Initial Post, Friday 29 July 2011:

'Radomskyj 1st - $150
Zilbermintz and Arias 2nd/3rd $75 each
? Fermin Arias Under 1900 $75
Korn Under 1700 $50
? Hochheiser U1500 $35'

A. ... 'Perhaps U1700 goes to Kwok since Prettyman is slightly over 1700', Roger E. Peterson

B. Source data from two emails to editor from Roger, then revised by editor, upon review of USCF tournament result, linked here.

Announcement: Late Summer, Three Round, Round Robin

India, Naughty Monkeys: Chaos (Just 1.5 minutes long)

Quickly, editor is on the clock consulting... this minute... 11:44 am [1].

Just got a call four minutes ago from Charlie Hart, that WOCC President John Hagerty wanted everyone to be notified through the blog, and thus email in kind, that there is to be a three round, round robin, starting in 12 days. Apologies for short notice, but 'better late than never'.

Round start on Tuesday the 9th of August, at eight pm, and continues on the 16th, and 23rd. Details on will be forthcoming in days ahead please.

Usual start time, 8 p.m. $20.00, for shorter session.

Unofficially while we are at it, John might have information about a Fall Swiss, potentially six rounds, to start the second Tuesday of September 13, 2011. But only as is so decided, but somewhere there and about, and obviously NOT the Tuesday after Labor Day Weekend (Tue 06 Sept = n/a).

[1] Let it be duly noted, editor selected this video days ago, before the announcement was received. Intent is to diversify perception by region, gender, modality, typology, historicity, motif, style, etc.

Summer Swiss Results

[Pending a word.doc from Roger E. Peterson--if we can get it, please find the following table copied as plain, unformated text, directly from the USCF results page for the tournament, appropriately linked here.

Apologies for odd tabs, but better than none, at this time. Editor.

BTW, indicates six rounds, in error cf. Race vs. Hart. Currently have call out to Roger for clarification from him or otherwise notice to USCF, etc.]



Shamisen [1], Skill: Cultivated Over a Very Long Period of Time!

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Pair Player Name TotalRoundRoundRoundRoundRoundRound
Num USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) Pts 1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 PETER RADOMSKYJ 4.5 W 9W 8W 5W 6D 2U 0
NJ 12460475 / R: 2269 ->2277
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2 LEV ZILBERMINTZ 4.0 W 19D 6W 3W 7D 1U 0
NJ 12476202 / R: 2066 ->2081
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3 DORAN RACE 4.0 W 27W 4L 2L 11W 17W 7
NJ 12183660 / R: 1977 ->1968
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4 FERMIN ARIAS 4.0 W 28L 3W 23W 8W 9U 0
NJ 12670179 / R: 1817 ->1849
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5 JUAN P TICA 3.5 W 24W 13L 1D 12W 11U 0
NJ 14020117 / R: 2202 ->2191
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6 ROGER E PEDERSEN 3.5 W 20D 2W 14L 1W 12U 0
NJ 10092990 / R: 1960 ->1982
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7 CHARLES M HART 3.5 D 11W 18W 25L 2W 14L 3
NJ 10004071 / R: 1900 ->1900
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8 BRYAN PAUL COHEN 3.0 W 15L 1W 17L 4W 20U 0
NJ 20020149 / R: 1924 ->1918
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9 DAMON T GARRETT 3.0 L 1W 20W 22W 13L 4U 0
NJ 12545276 / R: 1812 ->1827
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10 WILLIAM H PRETTYMAN 3.0 D 12D 11L 13W 26W 22U 0
NJ 12393939 / R: 1710 ->1719
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11 DAVID ALLAN KORN 3.0 D 7D 10W 19W 3L 5U 0
NJ 14564164 / R: 1466 ->1613
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12 MATTHEW BOXER 2.5 D 10D 14W 15D 5L 6U 0
NJ 12510577 / R: 1916 ->1912
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13 ALBERTO MARTINEZ 2.5 W 23L 5W 10L 9H 0U 0
NJ 12490535 / R: 1903 ->1894
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14 MURRAY BURN 2.5 W 26D 12L 6W 21L 7U 0
NJ 10104891 / R: 1852 ->1844
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15 HARRY S KATZ 2.5 L 8W 28L 12D 16W 25U 0
NJ 12052860 / R: 1720 ->1707
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16 MAN-CHIT KWOK 2.5 H 0L 17D 18D 15W 24U 0
NJ 14201547 / R: 1504 ->1538
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17 JEREMY SCOTT HOCHHEISER 2.5 H 0W 16L 8W 25L 3U 0
NJ 14446490 / R: 1208 ->1333
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18 FRED SHARPELL 2.0 D 25L 7D 16D 24D 21U 0
NJ 12088600 / R: 1853 ->1819
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19 MOHAN RAO NAYAK 2.0 L 2W 27L 11L 22W 26U 0
NJ 12237580 / R: 1758 ->1726
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20 ROBERT WEST 2.0 L 6L 9W 28W 23L 8U 0
NJ 12904515 / R: 1694 ->1684
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21 RENE THOMAS RIVERO 2.0 H 0L 25W 26L 14D 18U 0
NJ 12441215 / R: 1656 ->1639
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22 SHEA PARIS 2.0 H 0H 0L 9W 19L 10U 0
NJ 12659701 / R: 1586 ->1592
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23 JOSEPH A FORTUNATO 2.0 L 13W 24L 4L 20W 27U 0
NJ 12932570 / R: 1510 ->1534
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24 PAUL A CORCORAN 1.5 L 5L 23W 27D 18L 16U 0
NJ 11476317 / R: 1783 ->1747
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25 ROBERT L LYNN 1.5 D 18W 21L 7L 17L 15U 0
NJ 14010970 / R: 1445 ->1453
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26 EDWARD WILLIAM TRIESTE 1.0 L 14B 0L 21L 10L 19U 0
NJ 12029830 / R: 1414 ->1393
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27 PALASH PARIMAL MEHTA 1.0 L 3L 19L 24W 28L 23U 0
NJ 14690738 / R: Unrated->1345P5
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28 STEFANO FALCONI 1.0 L 4L 15L 20L 27B 0U 0
NJ 14571505 / R: 1220P12->1197P16
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Note: Performances satisfying the requirements for norms are now being shown for recent events in the *Total Pts* column.For less recent events, it may take several weeks for the norm performances to be available.

[1] Wikipedia, linked here: 'The shamisen or samisen (三味線?, literally "three flavor strings"), also called sangen (三絃?, literally "three strings") is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi'.

Not So Semi-Slav

The trouble doth our Sensei's [1] dish out:

Two posts in one day is a lot, but why not? Peter very kindly JUST sent us his recent game with the preturnaturally talented, usually rock solid Juan Tica. Rock does not seem to thwart Life Master Radomskyj. Watch his path of wrought destruction. You can see smoke come off the board.

The rest, without further ado, belongs to Peters verbatum:

'I'd like to submit my game vs Juan Tica for publication in the West Orange blog.

'Here goes: Peter Radomskyj (Master) White vs. Juan Tica (Master) Black. Meran Defense. 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. N-f3 N-f6 4. N-c3 e6 5. e3 N(b8)-d7 6. Q-c2 B-d6 7. B-e2 O-O 8. O-O Q-e7 9. e4 de 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 ( ...11 f5 is a complicated alternative) 12. B-g5 f6 (?) (...12 Q-e8 was better)13. B-d3 (!) g6 14. B-h6 R-e8 15. c5 B-c7 (If instead ...15 ed then 16. B-c4 check ... K-h8 17. Qxe7 ... Bxe7 18. R(f1)-e1 and White has the serious threat of 19. B-f7). 16. B-c4 check K-h8 17. R(f1)-e1 Nxc5 (Desperation, but Black is almost in Zugzwang). 18. dc Qxc5 19. Q-h4 Q-e7 20. N-g5 (!) b5 21. B-b3 c5 22. B-d5 B-f5 23. N-f7 check K-g8 24. Nxe5 discovered check B-e6 25. Nxg6 ...25. BLACK RESIGNS.'



Impatient listeners need only fast forward to the 2:10 mark for the epic swarm. In this music, the possibility is heard of what it is to feel that 'all things are possible'. This motif very fitfully occurs at the 5:20 mark, perhaps even more epic than the prior... Enjoy.

For those of you with a pgn or chessBase viewer, the editor quickly entered this into chessBase, suitable for copy, paste for convenient viewing:

Radomskyj ,Peter (2269) - Tica,Juan (2149) [D00]
WOCC Summer Swiss (3), 06.07.2011
[Peter Radomskyj ]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 Qe7 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Qxe4 e5 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bd3 g6 14.Bh6 Re8 15.c5 Bc7 16.Bc4+ Kh8 17.Rfe1 Nxc5 18.dxc5 Qxc5 19.Qh4 Qe7 20.Ng5 b5 21.Bb3 c5 22.Bd5 Bf5 23.Nf7+ Kg8 24.Nxe5+ 1-0

[1] Sensei (先生^?) is a Japanese word that basically means "person born before another."^[1] In general usage, it means "master" or "teacher,"^[2] and the word is used as a title to refer to or address teachers, professors, professionals such as lawyers, CPA and doctors, politicians, clergymen, and other figures of authority.^[3] The word is also used to show respect to someone who has achieved a certain level of mastery in an art form or some other skill: accomplished novelists, sweepstakers, musicians, and artists for example are addressed in this way. The two characters that make up the term can be directly translated as "born before" and implies one who teaches based on wisdom from age and experience.^[4]

The word prefaced by the adjective 大, pronounced "dai" (or "ō"), which means "great" or "large," is often translated "grand master." This compound term, "dai-sensei," is sometimes used to refer to the top sensei in a particular school or tradition, particularly within the iemoto system. For a more senior member of a group who has not achieved the level of sensei, the term senpai (先輩^?) is used – note the common use of 先 "before"; in martial arts, this is particularly used for the most senior non-sensei member.

The Japanese expression of sensei shares the same characters as the Chinese word, pronounced xiānshēng in Standard Chinese. Xiansheng is a courtesy title for a man of respected stature. It can also be attached to a man's name to mean "gentleman" or, more commonly, "mister". Prior to the development of the modern vernacular, xiansheng was used to address teachers of both genders; this has fallen out of usage in Standard Chinese, though it is retained in some southern Chinese dialects such as Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka where it still has the meaning "teacher" or "doctor". In Japanese, sensei is still used to address people of both genders. It is likely both the current Southern Chinese and Japanese usages are more reflective of its Middle Chinese etymology.