Saturday, July 8, 2017

Stafford Springs Quick Chess Thursdays 7pm

   
 

STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB

Thursdays 7 pm. Town Hall

1 Main Street, Stafford CT

Quick-Chess Tournaments, USCF-Rated 

3-SS.  Time Control G/13; +5

13 min/player, 5 sec increment

$ 5 entry fee.  100 % return cash prizes

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STAFFORD SPRINGS 1ST INCREMENT QUIC  (201707061752)
2017-07-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB  (A6047838)
MARK R BOURQUE  (12139250)


----------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | ALEX MICHE FIKIET |3.0 |W 4|W 5|W 3| CT | 12921011 / Q: 2179 ->2184 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | MARTIN GARCIA |2.0 |L 5|W 4|W 6| CT | 10032474 / Q: 1884 ->1878 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT |1.5 |H |W 6|L 1| CT | 12481945 / Q: 1565P18->1564P20 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | MALACHI DAVIS |1.0 |L 1|L 2|W 5| MA | 12657174 / Q: 1817P10->1814P13 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | MARK R BOURQUE |1.0 |W 2|L 1|L 4| CT | 12139250 / Q: 1802 ->1803 | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | JOHN M FIKIET |1.0 |B |L 3|L 2| CT | 13348000 / Q: 756 -> 755 | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------

STAFFORD SPRINGS INDEPENDENCE QUICK  (201706298982)
2017-06-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS CHESS CLUB  (A6047838)

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | IMMAD SADIQ |3.0 |W 6|W 8|W 3|L 2| CT | 12683689 / Q: 1963 ->1967 | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | SUHAS KODALI |3.0 |W 4|L 3|W 8|W 1| CT | 13764792 / Q: 1920 ->1930 | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | MARTIN GARCIA |3.0 |W 7|W 2|L 1|W 6| CT | 10032474 / Q: 1860 ->1884 | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | LEON J CAMPO |3.0 |L 2|W 7|W 6|W 5| CT | 12179070 / Q: 1747 ->1775 | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | GARTH JAMES HALLETT |1.5 |H |L 6|W 7|L 4| CT | 12481945 / Q: 1559P15->1565P18 | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | MARK R BOURQUE |1.0 |L 1|W 5|L 4|L 3| CT | 12139250 / Q: 1835 ->1802 | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | BILL CAMPBELL |1.0 |L 3|L 4|L 5|B | CT | 13696785 / Q: 1647 ->1605 | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | SHMAYA RON |1.0 |B |L 1|L 2|U | CT | 15739455 / Q: 1323P17->1321P19 | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
  

There have been many games in this column showing three pieces obtained in the opening beating the queen, usually the clutter on the board cuts into the queen’s mobility. In this game the position is wide-open and the queen has full scope. The deciding factor is those two connected passed pawns. GM Abdelrahman Hesham-GM Vladislav Kovalev 6/25/17 2017 World Team Championships 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6?! +0.26/23 17.Qd2 +0.87/20 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 = Stockfish 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O +0.27 Stockfish 17…Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8?! +1.43/21 22...Qh4 +0.54/19 23.Rg2 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3?! +0.50/20 25.Bxf8+ +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish 25…Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2?! 0.00/27 31.Kf2 +0.53/22 31...Re6 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 31…Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1?! -0.35/22 35.Re7 0.00/24 35...f5 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 -0.32 Stockfish 35…f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1?! -0.71/28 37.Rf2 -0.18/24 37...g5 38.Nd5 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 37…Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+?! -1.68/23 39.Bh3 -0.71/25 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 39…Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5?! -1.67/23 42.Bf3 -1.14/23 42...Qe5 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 42…Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1?! -2.11/25 45.Ba8 -1.67/24 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 -2.95 Stockfish 45…Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2? -4.22/25 47.Bd3 -2.10/24 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 -9.72 Stockfish 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3?! -4.57/22 49.Nd1 -3.60/22 49...Qa1 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 49...a5 50.Nd1?! -7.39/24 50.Kg2 -4.57/24 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 -17.48 Stockfish 50...a4 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# 0-1 [Event "2017 World Team Championship"] [Site "Russia"] [Date "2017.06.24"] [Round "7"] [White "GM Abdelrahman Hesham"] [Black "GM Vladislav Kovalev"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "2641"] [ECO "E81"] [WhiteElo "2370"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.Nf1 e6 12.f4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bxb5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bg4 17.exf6 $6 { +0.26/23 } ( 17.Qd2 { +0.87/20 } 17...d4 18.Bg5 dxc3 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.exf6 cxb2 21.Rb1 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.Bb1 Ba4 25.Nd2 Rd5 26.fxg7 Rxg5 { = Stockfish } ) ( 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd7 19.Bf4 g5 20.Bd2 Nxe5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Rd1 dxe3 23.Bxe3 Qc8 24.O-O { +0.27 Stockfish } ) 17...Bxd1 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc5 h3 20.Rxd1 hxg2 21.Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22.Kxf1 Rb8 $6 { +1.43/21 } ( 22...Qh4 { +0.54/19 } 23.Rg2 { 23. Bd4+ Kg8 24. Rg2 Rfd8 25. Kg1 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rad8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf1 d4 29. Ne2 d3 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. Rgd2 Qf6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Qxb2+ +0.41 Stockfish } 23...Rfd8 24.Bd4+ Kh7 25.Ba4 Rab8 26.Bb3 a5 27.Kg1 ) 23.Rg2 a6 24.Ba4 Qh4 25.Bb3 $6 { +0.50/20 } ( 25.Bxf8+ { +0.78/21 25...Kxf8 26. Bb3 d4 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nxd4 Rd6 29. Nf3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qc4+ 31. Re2 Qxa2 +0.50 Stockfish } ) 25...Rfe8 26.Bxd5 Rbd8 27.Bf2 Qh5 28.Kg1 f6 29.Bg3 Re3 30.Rgd2 Qg5 31.Bg2 $6 { 0.00/27 } ( 31.Kf2 { +0.53/22 } 31...Re6 { 31...Re7 32. Rd4 a5 33. R1d2 Qf5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Rd1 Qg5 36. Kf1 Rdd7 +0.31 Stockfish } 32.Rd4 Re7 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Bf3 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Re7 36.Nd5 Rd7 37.b3 Qf5 38.Bf4 Qb1 39.Rd2 g5 40.Be3 Qf5 41.h3 ) 31...Rxg3 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kh6 34.hxg3 Qxg3 35.Rd1 $6 { -0.35/22 } ( 35.Re7 { 0.00/24 } 35...f5 { 35... Qf4 36. Re2 f5 37. Bc6 g5 38. Rh2+ Kg7 39. Rf2 Qg4+ 40. Kh2 Qc4 41. Bd5 Qd3 -0.18 Stockfish } 36.Nd5 Qd3 37.Kh2 Qc4 38.b3 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+ ) ( 35.Kf1 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qc1+ 37.Nd1 Qc4 38.Rd2 Qxa2 39.Bd5 Qa4 40.Ne3 f5 41.b3 Qf4 42.Rd3 { -0.32 Stockfish } ) 35...f5 36.Rf1 Qe3+ 37.Kh1 $6 { -0.71/28 } ( 37.Rf2 { -0.18/24 } 37...g5 38.Nd5 { 38. Ne2 Qd2 39. Bf1 Qb4 40. Nc3 Qg4+ 41. Bg2 Qd4 42. Ba8 a5 -0.39 Stockfish } 38...Qa7 39.Bf1 Qc5 40.Nc3 g4 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kg1 Kg5 43.Bd3 f4 44.Ne4+ Kh6 45.Rxf4 Qc1+ 46.Rf1 Qe3+ 47.Nf2 g3 48.Bxa6 ) 37...Qd2 38.Rf3 Qxb2 39.Rh3+ $6 { -1.68/23 } ( 39.Bh3 { -0.71/25 } 39...Kh5 40.Kg1 Kh4 41.Kf1 Qd2 42.a4 Kh5 { 42... g5 43. Bxf5 g4 44. Bxg4 Kxg4 45. Rg3+ Kf5 46. a5 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Ke6 -1.86 Stockfish } 43.Kg1 a5 44.Kf1 Qb2 45.Ke1 Qc2 46.Kf1 Qd2 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Kf1 ) 39...Kg7 40.Rg3 Qc1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4 42.Nd5 $6 { -1.67/23 } ( 42.Bf3 { -1.14/23 } 42...Qe5 { 42...Qd2+ 43. Be2 g5 44. Kg2 g4 45. Rd3 Qe1 46. Bd1 Qe5 47. a3 Kf6 -2.56 Stockfish } 43.Nd1 Kh6 44.Nf2 g5 45.Bd1 Qb2 46.Rg2 Kg6 47.Kg1 a5 48.a4 Qe5 49.Bc2 Qc5 50.Bd1 Qe3 ) 42...Qe5 43.Nb4 Qd6 44.Nd3 g5 45.Bf1 $6 { -2.11/25 } ( 45.Ba8 { -1.67/24 } 45...g4 46.Kg2 Qd8 47.Bc6 Qa5 48.a4 Qc3 49.Ba8 Qc2+ { 49... Kf6 50. Nf2 Qb4 51. a5 Qxa5 52. Rb3 Qa4 53. Bd5 a5 54. Rb6+ Kg5 -7.25 Stockfish } 50.Nf2 Kf6 51.a5 Qa2 52.Rd3 Qxa5 53.Rd6+ Kg5 54.Ne4+ Kf4 55.Nf2 Qa3 ) ( 45.Nf2 Qd2 46.Kg1 g4 47.a3 Kh6 48.Bb7 Kh5 49.Rd3 Qb2 50.Bd5 Qc1+ 51.Kg2 Kh4 52.Be6 g3 53.Rxg3 Qc6+ 54.Rf3 Qxe6 { -2.95 Stockfish } ) 45...Kf6 46.Nf2 g4 47.Kg2 $2 { -4.22/25 } ( 47.Bd3 { -2.10/24 } 47...Qd4 48.Kg2 Qd5+ 49.Kf1 Qxa2 50.Rg2 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qe3+ 54.Be2 a5 55.Nxg4+ fxg4 56.Rxg4 Qc3+ 57.Kf2 { -9.72 Stockfish } ) 47...Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa2 49.Rc3 $6 { -4.57/22 } ( 49.Nd1 { -3.60/22 } 49...Qa1 { 49...Qe6 50. Rc3 a5 51. Ne3 Qb6 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 g3 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Rxg3 Kxd5 -9.78 Stockfish } 50.Rd3 a5 51.Ne3 Qe1 ) 49...a5 50.Nd1 $6 { -7.39/24 } ( 50.Kg2 { -4.57/24 } 50...a4 51.Rc5 f4 52.Bd3 Ke7 53.Re5+ Kd8 54.Rf5 g3 55.Rxf4 gxf2 ) ( 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Bc4 Qc2 52.Kf1 { -17.48 Stockfish } ) 50...a4 ( 50...Qe6 51.Nf2 a4 52.Ra3 Qd7 53.Bg2 Qd4 54.Bh1 { 53. Bg2 Qd4 54. Rg3 Qe5 55. Rd3 Qb2 56. Bd5 a3 57. Kf1 a2 58. Bxa2 Qxa2 59. Ke1 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Qb2+ 62. Ke1 Qe5+ 63. Kd2 Qh2 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Rc3 g3 66. Rf3 g2 67. Rh3 Qe5+ 68. Re3 Qxe3+ 69. Kxe3 g1=Q 70. Kf3 Qf1 71. Ke3 f4+ 72. Kf3 Kf6 73. Kxf4 Qxf2+ 74. Ke4 Qg2+ 75. Kd3 Kg5 76. Kc3 Kf4 77. Kb3 Qd5+ 78. Kb4 Qd4+ 79. Ka5 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qc4+ 81. Ka5 Stockfish works it out to mate on move 86 } ) 51.Ne3 Qd2 52.Rd3 Qc1 53.Nc4 Qxc4 54.Rd6+ Ke5 55.Bxc4 Kxd6 { 56. Kf2 f4 57. Ke2 Ke5 58. Kd2 g3 59. Ke2 g2 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kg1 a3 62. Bf7 Kd4 63. Kf2 Kc3 64. Bd5 Kb2 65. Bxf3 a2 66. Bxg2 Kc3 67. Ke3 a1=Q 68. Bf3 Qe1+ 69. Be2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Bb5 Qe3+ 72. Kg4 Qe4+ 73. Kg5 Ke5 74. Bd7 Qf4+ 75. Kg6 Qf6+ 76. Kh7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Be8 Qg7+ 79. Kh5 Qg5# } 0-1 Alan Lasser blacklightmazes@icloud.com

 
 
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