Sacrifices have one common aim, that of increasing the effectiveness of other pieces outside of the normal routine.
Rudolf Spielmann
1) Mechanics' Institute Chess Club News
2) Remembering Igor Ivanov - a Problem and Games
3) Here and There
4) 2008 Pan American - Continental Championship
5) Upcoming Tournaments
1) Mechanics' Institute Chess Club News
Expert Oleg Shaknazarov shocked IM Ricardo DeGuzman in round 6 of the Irving Chernev Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon defeating his much higher rated opponent with the Black pieces. With two rounds remaining NM Michael Pearson leads with 5.5 points followed by Shaknazarov and Dante Argishti at 5 and William Gray, Evan Sandberg and Hayk Manvelyan on 4.5.
San Francisco defeated division leader Miami in round three of the US Chess League on Monday night. GM Patrick Wolff was scheduled to play but a few minutes before the round started he called to say that he couldn't make it due to a family emergency (he and his wife have two very young kids - fortunately everything turned out okay). Miami very graciously waived the 30 minute penalty and I was substituted as Vinay and David were on the way to Florida for the Miami Open which started on Wednesday. It was good I had not stepped out for a planned quick dinner!
Josh played
San Francisco (2.5) vs Miami (1.5)
Donaldson,John (2422) - Becerra,Julio (2640) [D13]
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 e6 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Bd7 10.Ne5 Rc8 11.Rc1 Be8 12.Qe2 a6 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Rc2 Bd6 15.Bg5? e5 16.dxe5 Bxe5 17.Rd1 Qd6 18.f4 Bxc3 19.Rxc3 Rfe8 20.Qc2 h6 21.Bh4?? Ng4 22.Bh7+ Kh8 23.Bf5 Bd7 24.Bxg4 Bxg4 25.Rd4 Rxc3 26.Qxc3 Bf5 27.Rd2 Rc8 28.Qb3 Rc1+ 29.Kf2 Qg6 30.Qxd5 Be4 31.Qd8+ Kh7 32.Bg3 Qc6 33.Qd7 Qc4 34.Re2 Bd3 35.b3 Qe4 0-1White had to play 15.Qf3 with a slight edge or at least 15.Bxd6. His pieces are not set to play against the IQP. Capture on f6 was obligatory on move 21 though Black is better.
Perea,Osmany (2453) - Friedel,Josh (2595) [E32]
This looks tempting but gives White's King the chance to escape via e2. Can you find the win? Imagine the Knight on h4 was gone - ...Qh4 would immediately mate.
The answer is 17...Nf4!
Now 18.Bf3 Qh4 19.h3 Nxh3 20.Nxf5 Ng5+ 21.Nxh4 Rxh4+ 22.Kg1 Nxf3+ 23.gxf3 Bxf3 is the prettiest line.
while 18.f3 Qh4 19.Kg1 Qxh2+ 20.Kf2 Qxg2+ 21.Ke1 Nxe6 and 18.Qxf5 Bxg2+ 19.Kg1 Rf8 20.exf4 Qh4 are easy wins.
18.Kg1 Rxh2 19.Kxh2 Qh4+ 20.Kg1 Nh3+ 21.Kh2 Nf4+ 22.Kg1 Nh3+ 23.Kh2 Nf4+ Draw
Sam's opponent had to try ...dxc4 around move 18. Once Sam exchanged on d5 and starting pressuring the queenside pawns he never let up. An impressive positional squeeze by Sam who is becoming more and more versatile.
Shankland,Sam (2364) - Galofre,Charles (2326) [C45]
When White trades on e5 in the King's Indian he hopes to follow up with c5 and Nf3-d2-c4 or Bc4 at some point. He never got close here and Danya made him pay dearly for surrendering the d4-square.
Rodriguez,Eric (2242) - Naroditsky,Daniel (2321) [E94]
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WESTERN DIVISION |
W |
L |
Game |
Opp Avg Rating |
Opps Record |
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2.5 |
0.5 |
7.0/12 (58%) |
2410 |
5.0-1.0 (83%) |
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2.0 |
1.0 |
8.5/12 (71%) |
2417 |
3.5-2.5 (58%) |
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2.0 |
1.0 |
7.0/12 (58%) |
2432 |
4.5-1.5 (25%) |
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1.5 |
1.5 |
7.5/12 (63%) |
2396 |
2.5-3.5 (42%) |
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1.0 |
2.0 |
4.5/12 (38%) |
2359 |
4.5-1.5 (75%) |
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1.0 |
2.0 |
4.5/12 (38%) |
2375 |
2.0-4.0 (33%) |
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0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0/12 (25%) |
2393 |
1.0-5.0 (17%) |
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2) Remembering Igor Ivanov - a Problem and Games
Igor's Problem
White - Ka1, Qd1, R's h1 and e7, B's b1 and d2, Nd8, p's a2, b2, d3, f2, g5, h3
Black - Kh7, Qd4, R's a7 and h8, B's a8 and g7, N's a5 and g8, p's a3, b6, c5, e6, g6, h5
Lyle Engle supplied this position which Igor composed while living in Arizona.
1.Qxh5+ gxh5 2.g6+ Kxg6 3.Rg1+ Bg2
(3...Kf6 4.Rxe6+ Kf5 5.Rg5#; 3...Kf5 4.Rg5+ Kf6 5.Rxe6#]
4.Rxg2+ Qg4 5.d4+ Kf6 6.Rxe6+ Qxe6 7.Bg5# 1-0
Robert Rowley of Arizona kindly supplies these games with annotations.
Rowley,Robert (2418) - Ivanov,Igor V (2619) [D00]
US
With 6.5 out of 8, this was a money round for the two opponents. Igor's vast experience and tremendous imagination won out.
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0-0 6.Be2 c5 7.dxc5 Nbd7
A pet line of Rowley's, since seeing it in the famous Capablanca-Yates game. But this was his first encounter with Nd7, so, he incorrectly assumed it could be refuted outright.
8.Nxd5?!
8.0-0 Nxc5 9.Be5
8...Nxd5?! 9.Qxd5 Bxb2 10.Rb1
10.0-0!? Bxa1 11.Rxa1 Qa5 12.Bh6 Qxc5 (12...Re8 13.Bc4 e6 14.Qd4 f6 15.Ng5 Qxc5 16.Nxe6 Qxd4 17.exd4 Nb6 18.Nc7+ Nxc4 19.Nxe8 Bf5 20.Nxf6+ Kf7 21.g4 Kxf6 22.gxf5±) 13.Qxc5 Nxc5 14.Bxf8= {Fritz10}]
10...Qa5+ 11.Kf1 Bg7 12.Bc4
12.Rb5 Qa3 13.e4 Nf6 14.Qb3 Qxb3 15.axb3 Nxe4 16.Be5=
12...Nf6 13.Qe5 e6 14.g3?!
14.Rb5 Qa4 15.Qc3 Rd8 16.Bd3 Qxa2 17.Be5 Nd5 18.Qb3 Qxb3 19.Rxb3=;14.c6? Nd5 15.cxb7 Bxb7 16.Qe4 Ba6 17.Qd3 Nc3 18.Re1 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Rfc8 20.Qd3 (20.Qb3 e5 21.Bg3 Rab8-+) 20.. .e5-+
14...Nd5
14...Bd7! 15.Nd4 Rfc8-+
15.Qd6 Nc3 16.Re1 b5! 17.Bd3
17.cxb6 Bb7 18.Kg2 g5-+
17...Bb7 18.Kg2
18.e4! b4 19.Kg2 Rac8 20.Qe7 Ba8
18...Nd5
18...Bxf3+ 19.Kxf3 Rfd8 20.Qc7 Qxa2 21.Bd6 a5
19.c6 Nxf4+ 20.exf4 Rad8 21.Qc5 Rd5 22.Qe3
22.Qxf8+! Bxf8 23.cxb7 Rd8 24.Ne5 Qa6 25.Be4 Rb8 26.Re2 Rxb7 27.Bxb7 Qxb7+ 28.f3 f6 29.Ng4 Kf7
22...Bxc6! 23.Be4 Qxa2 24.h4 Rc8 25.h5 a5?!
25...Rdd8-+
26.hxg6 hxg6 27.Ng5?!
27.Ne5! Rxe5 28.fxe5 Qxc2 29.Re2 Qxe4+ 30.Qxe4 Bxe4+ 31.Rxe4 Ra8-+
27...Qc4 28.f3 Rxg5 29.fxg5 Bxe4 30.Qxe4 Qxe4 31.Rxe4 Rxc2+ 32.Kh3 a4 33.Rd1
33.Rb1 Rb2
33...Rc8 34.Rd7 Ra8 35.Rf4 a3 36.Rfxf7
At least Igor's technique allowed it to get exciting.
36...Bf8 37.Rf6 a2 38.Rxg6+ Kh8 39.Rd1 Ra6! 40.Ra1
40.Kg4 Bg7-+;
40.f4! Bg7 (40...b4 41.f5 a1Q 42.Rxa1 Rxa1 43.Rxe6 Ra5 44.Rf6 Be7 45.Rh6+ Kg8 46.Re6 Bxg5 47.Rb6 Bd2 48.g4 Kf7-+) 41.f5 a1Q 42.Rxa1 Bxa1 43.fxe6 Ra7 44.e7 Rxe7 45.Rb6 Re5-+
40...b4 41 .Kg4
41.Rxa2 Rxa2 42.Rxe6 Ra5 43.Rb6 Rxg5 44.f4 Rd5-+
41...Kh7 42.Rxa2
42.Rxe6 Rxe6 43.Rxa2 b3 44.Rb2 Rb6 45.f4 Ba3 46.Rb1 b2 47.f5 Rc6-+
42...Rxa2 43.Rxe6 b3 44.Rb6 Ra4+ 45.Kh5 Rb4 46.Re6 b2 47.Re1 b1Q 48.Rxb1 Rxb1 49.g6+ Kg7 50.f4 Rb5+ 0-1
Rowley,Robert (2325) - Ivanov,Igor V (2578) [B61]
A very interesting game, showcasing Igor's imagination.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5=2 0Bd7 7.Qd2 Rc8 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Qa5 10.Bd2 g6 11.a3?!
[11.Bc4; 11.Kb1]
11...Bg7 12.Nd5 Qd8
12...Qa4 13.Bc3 Qxd4 14.Bxd4 Ba4 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bxf6 exf6 17.Rd2 Ke7 18.Bd3 Rc5 19.c3 Rhc8 20.Bc2 Bxc2 21.Kxc2 f5 22.exf5 Rxf5 23.Re1+ Re5 24.Rde2 Kf6 25.f4 Re6 26.Kd3 Kf5 27.g4+ Kxg4 28.Rxe6 fxe6 29.Rxe6 Rc7 30.Ke3 d5 31.Re5 Rd7 32.Rg5+ Kh3 33.Kf3 d4 34.Rg3+ Kh4 35.Rg4+ Kh3 36.Rg3+ Kh4 37.Rg4+ ½-½ David,A (2455)-Cifuentes Parada,R (2515)/Wijk aan Zee 1997; 12...Qc5 13.Bc3 Nh5 14.Qxc5 Rxc5 15.Bb4 Rc8 16.Be2 Nf6 17.Bc3 Nxd5 18.Bxg7 Rg8 19.Bd4 Nf4 20.Bf3 b6 21.Rhe1 Ne6 22.e5 Nxd4 23.Rxd4 dxe5 24.Rxe5 e6 25.b3 Ke7 26.Kb2 Rc7 27.Re2 ½-½ Popovic,P (2545)-Damljanovic,B (2540)/Belgrade 1997.
13.Bg5 0-0 14.Nxf6+ exf6 15.Be3
[15.Bh4 Qc7;
15.Bh4 Qc7 16.c3 f5 17.Qxd6 Ba4 18.Qxc7 Rxc7 19.Re1 Bh6+]
15...f5 16.Qxd6 Ba4!
A stunner at the time, but it's child's play for Fritz6.
17.Qxd8 Rxc2+ 18.Kb1 Rxb2+ 19.Kc1 Rc2+ ½-½1/2-1/2
A pleasing "last game" to have played with Igor.
3) Here and There
The 2nd Annual SPICE Cup will take
place from September 19-28 at Texas
Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. It
is a Category 15 ten-player round
robin tournament.
Participants:
GM Onischuk, Alexander (2670)
GM Harikrishna, Pentala (2724)
GM Kritz, Leonid (2610)
GM Akobian, Varuzhan (2610)
GM Kaidanov, Gregory (2605)
GM Becerra, Julio (2598)
GM Mikhalevski, Victor (2592)
GM Miton, Kamil (2580)
GM Stefansson, Hannes (2566)
GM Perelshteyn, Eugene (2555)
In addition to the SPICE Cup
Invitational, there are a number of
other tournaments for all levels that
will take place at Texas Tech
University. Details are available on the
SPICE website.
Board order for the US Women's Team:
Name FIDE rating USCF rating
1. Irina Krush 2470 2534
2.Anna Zatonskih 2446 2498
3.Rusudan Goletiani 2359 2384
4.Katerina Rohonyan 2321 2336
5.Tatev Abrahamyan 2277 2328
=2 0
Captain: Michael Khodarkovsky
Coach: Gregory Kaidanov
4) 2008 Pan American - Continental Championship
2008 Pan American - Continental Championship (Nov. 1-7, 2008)
U.S. Chess Federation, Chess Educators, and Confederation of Chess for America (CCA) FIDE Event
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5) Upcoming Tournament
Mechanics' Events
Howard Donnely Memorial - September 20
J.J. Dolan Memorial - October 11
Carroll Capps Memorial - November 8-9
Pierre Saint-Amant Memorial - November 22
Jim Hurt Memorial - December 6-7
Guthire McClain Memorial - December 13
Sept. 27
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