Friday, June 23, 2017

#1231 KST - Round 4 Annotations

My win vs. Audrey Hu:
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Board 1 G/55+5 (delay) B10 Caro-Kann Defense Hillbilly Attack 1.e4 g6 Back to this after notching a 519 point upset with the French on Saturday. 2.Nf3 c6 3.Bc4 3.d4 3...Nf6!? >= the straight-forward 3...d5 4.exd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 4.e5 d5 5.Be2 Nfd7 6.d4 Bg7 7.c3 4...d5 5.Bd3N 5.exd5 cxd5 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.d4 0-0 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Ne2 Bg4 Rainford - Moldovan : Dr. Luzviminda Machan Open VII, Rahway 12/1/2012 10.Qd3= 5...Bg7
6.b3?? 6.0-0 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 e6 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Nc6 11.d4= 6...dxe4-+ 7.Be2 Instead of resigning & starting another game, White opts to play-out a hopeless, piece-down position for another 56 moves & 65 minutes. Of course, if 7.Nxe4 then Nxe4 8.Bxe4 Bxa1 7...exf3 8.Bxf3 Na6 9.Bb2 Bf5 9...Nc7 10.d3 0-0 11.Qd2 Qd7 11...Nc5 12.0-0-0 Ng4?! /\ 13...Bh6, skewering the enemy Q. However 12...b5 13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.f3 Be6 15.g4 Nc7 16.h4 Nd5 16...a5 17.h5 17.Ne4 Bxb2+ 18.Kxb2 17...Nxc3 18.Bxc3 Bxc3 19.Qxc3 f6? 19...Bd5 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Qe1 21.Qd2 Kf7 22.Rh7+ Ke8 23.Re1 21...Kf7 22.Qe4? 22.Rh7+ Ke8 23.Qe4 Bf7 24.Re1 Qd6 25.Kb1 22...Rh8 23.Rdg1 Qd5 24.c4 24.Qe3 , keeping the Qs on, was a better try. Maybe she was hoping to reach a R+B vs. R ending. 24...Qxe4 25.dxe4 Rxh1 26.Rxh1 Kg7 27.Rg1 b5 27...Rh8 28.Rd1? 28.cxb5 cxb5 29.Kd2 28...bxc4 29.bxc4 Bxc4 30.f4 Bxa2 31.g5? 31.Rd7 Kf7 32.Rc7 31...fxg5 32.fxg5 Be6 33.Kb2 c5 34.Rc1 c4 34...Rb8+ 35.Kc3 a5 36.Kb2 a4 37.Ka3 Ra5 38.Rc3 Rxg5 38...Rb5 39.Kxa4 Rb3 39.Kxa4 Kf6 40.Re3 Ke5 41.Kb4 Rg4 42.Kc3 Rxe4 43.Rf3 Bf5 44.Kd2 Rd4+ 45.Kc3 Rd3+ 46.Rxd3 cxd3 47.Kd2 Kf4 48.Ke1 Kf3 49.Kd1 Kf2 50.Kd2 e5 51.Kd1 e4 52.Kd2 e3+ 53.Kd1 g5 54.Kc1 Ke2 55.Kb2 d2 56.Kc3 d1Q 57.Kb4 Qc2 58.Kb5 Kd3 59.Kb6 e2 60.Kb5 e1Q 61.Ka6 Qeb1 62.Ka5 Qca2# White is checkmated. Time left - Hu 16:08, Moldovan 25:55 Estimated time used - Hu 44:02, Moldovan 34:15 Longest thinks: White - 4 minutes for 7.Be2 & 24.c4 Black - 4 minutes for 16...Nd5 0–1
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#1230 KST - Round 4 Photos

Mauricio Camejo (maroon shirt) vs. Alex Hu.

Anthony Tang vs. Mark Kernighan.

Mark Levanda vs. Jun Tang.

Robert Vinson vs. Greg Tomkovich.

Mike Lowey vs. Vinson.

Geoff McAuliffe vs. Bob Pelican.

Pat Mazzillo (blue cap) playing Joseph Dovydaitis and Audrey Hu awaiting my reply to 5.Bd3.

Thanks to the Kenilworth Rotary for supplying pizza and beverages!
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#1229 Kenilworth Summer Tournament - Round 4 Results

Albert Tang (1780), Anthony Tang (1562) & Jun Tang (1389) joined.

Continuing last week's trend there were 4 upsets. The biggest was Robert Vinson (1200) over Mike Lowey (1588).

4th round results, by board number:

1. Au. Hu 0-1 Moldovan
2. Dovydaitis 0-1 Mazzillo
3. An. Tang 0-1 Kernighan
4. Vinson 0-1 Tomkovich
5. Al. Hu 0-1 Camejo
6. McAuliffe 1-0 Pelican
7. Levanda 1-0 J. Tang
8. Camejo 1-0 Kernighan
9. Vinson 1-0 Lowey

Standings after round 4 of 14:

1. Moldovan 4.5
2. Mazzillo 4.0
= 3-4. Kernighan, Vinson 3.0
= 5-6. Camejo, McAuliffe 2.5
= 7-8. Au. Hu, Tomkovich 2.0
= 9-10. Al. Hu, Gottlieb 1.5
= 11-14. Pelican, Lowey, McCorkell, Levanda 1.0
= 15-17. Benitez, Constantino, Ruales 0.5
= 18-24. Al. Tang, Touhey, An. Tang, Renna, J. Tang, Dovydaitis, Scarola 0.0

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Sunday, June 18, 2017

#1228 Smith & Privman Win Main Line Summer Swiss


GM Bryan Smith & FM Boris Privman won yesterday's Main Line Chess & Games Summer Swiss in Paoli, PA.

LM Todd Lunna was 3rd. Michael O'Connor was one of the U2000 prize winners. Michael Berrios, who scored 50%, & I rounded-out the Westfield CC contingent.

Lunna, Berrios & O'Connor

Here is my ugly, 1st round win over FM Karl Dehmelt:
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Board 3 G/55+5 (delay) C19 French Defense Winawer Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.a4 This used to be the positional main line (c. 1975) but it has practically disappeared from practice & I have never faced it. Qc7 7...b6 ∆8.Qg4 Ng6 The Flohr-flavored 8...Nf5 9.Bd3 h5 (Illukka - Ribes : correspondence, Finland 1969) is another way to play. 9.h4 9.Bb5+ Bd7 Koenig - Betke : Suedwestfalen 2003 10.Bd3 Qh4 is little or no improvement. 9...h5 10.Qd1 Ba6 (Dominguez - An. Rodriguez : Campinas 2013) & a good version of the 4... Ne7 + 6...b6 (C16) line, was an option. For 7...Nbc6 see Fischer - Larsen : Candidates Semi-Final match, game 1, Denver 1971. 8.Nf3 b6 9.Bb5+ For 9.Bd3 see my 2006 & 2007 games against S. Massey. 9...Bd7 10.Bd3 Nbc6 Of course, if 10...0-0?? then 11.Bxh7+! Kxh7 12.Ng5++- -> 11.0-0
11...c4?! 11...h6! = was right. 11...h6 12.Qd2 0-0 Komodo 10.4 64-bit/Clare 11...h6 12.Ba3 Na5 Komodo 10.3 64-bit/ TwoKnights 11...h6 12.Qd2 0-0 Fritz 15 12.Be2 0-0 13.Ba3 f6 13...Rfe8 14.h4 Nf5 Komodo 10 64-bit/Jorasch 13...f6 14.Re1 Rf7 Houdini 5.01 x64 13...Rfe8 14.Nh4 Ng6 Stockfish 251216/ dBSPL 14.exf6N 14.Re1 Rf7 15.g3 Komodo 11.01 64-bit 14.Bd6 Qd8 15.exf6 Houdini 4 x64/steffan 14.a5 b5 15.Bd6 Deep Fritz 14 x64/Clare Previously seen here were: 14.Bd6 Qd8 15.exf6 Rxf6 16.Re1 16.Qd2 Ng6 17.Rfe1 Be8 18.Bg3 Zielinski - Lindner : correspondence, DESC 2005 16...Ng6 17.Ng5 Goins - Peddie : correspondence, IECG 1996 & 14.Qd2 Rf7 15.Bd6 Qd8 16.exf6 Rxf6 S. Kourkoulos Arditis - Papasimakopoulos : Nikaia 2013 14...Rxf6 ≤14...gxf6 15.Nh4 15.Ne5! Ng6 15...Re8 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 Komodo 11.01 64-bit 15...Nf5 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 Houdini 5.01 x64 15...Nxe5 16.Bxe7 Rf7 17.Bh4 Ng6 18.Bg3 Nf4 & 15...Be8 16.Ng4 Rf8 17.Re1 are also +/=. 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.g3 Nge7 18.f4 This gives White a bind but the engines prefer 18.Bf3 18...Nf5 19.Qd2 Nd6 20.Bf3 Raf8 21.Bg2
21...Ne7 21...h5= 21...Re8= 22.Qe2 R8f7 23.Qe5 23.a5 bxa5 24.Bxd6 Qxd6 25.Rxa5 23...Ndc8 24.Rfe1 Nc6 25.Qe2 Nd6 26.Qd2 Ne7 26...h5= 26...Rf8= 27.a5 Nb5?! 27...bxa5 28.Bxd6 Qxd6 29.Rxa5 Nc6 30.Ra6 Qd7 28.axb6 axb6 29.Bb4 29.Bh3 29...h6 30.Ra8+ Kh7 31.Rb8 Qc7 32.Re8 Nd6
33.Bxd6 Qxd6 34.Bh3 Qc6 35.Rb8 Qc7 36.Ra8 Qb7 37.Rea1 Nf5?! 37...Nc6 38.Re8?! 38.Qe2 38...Re7 39.Rxe7? 39.Rea8± 39...Qxe7 40.Qe2 Nd6?! 40...Qb7 41.Qe5 Ne4
42.f5? 42.Ra8± 42...Ng5 For the 1st time in the game, Black has a threat: 43...Nf3+ 44.K moves Nxe5 -+. 43.Bg4 h5 44.Bxh5 Rxf5 45.Qe2 Qf6?? A blunder. 45...Nh3+ 46.Kh1 Qf6 46.Kg2?? White returns the favor. 46.Bg4 would've won the Exchange & game. 46...Ne4 47.Bf3 Nxc3 48.Qe3 Ne4? 48...Nb5 49.Bxe4 dxe4 50.Qxe4 g6 51.Ra7+ Kh6 52.Qe3+ Qg5
53.Qxe6?? 53.Qxg5+ Kxg5 54.Rb7= 53...Qd2+-+ 54.Kh3 54.Kg1 Qf2+ 55.Kh1 Qf1# 54.Kh1 Rf1# 54...Rh5+ 55.Kg4 Qd1+ 56.Kf4 Rf5+? This lets White extend the game. 56...Qf1+ 57.Kg4 57.Ke4 / Ke3 Qe1+ 58.K moves Qxe6 57...Qh3+ 58.Kf3 Qxe6 59.0-1 57.Qxf5 57.Ke3 Qe1# 57...gxf5?! 57...Qf1+ 58.Ke5 Qxf5+ 59.Kd6 Qxc2 58.Kxf5 Qxc2+ The rest is a re-construction. Some of it may not be accurate. So, I won't bother to annotate it. 59.Ke5 Qxh2 60.Ra6 Qxg3+ 61.Kd5 c3 62.Rxb6+ Kg5 63.Rb5 c2 64.Rc5 Qb3+ 65.Ke4+ Kg4 66.Rc8 Qb2 67.Rg8+ Kh5 68.Kf5 Kh6 69.Rg6+ Kh7 White resigned. Time left - Dehmelt 0:59, Moldovan 0:57 Estimated time used - Dehmelt 59:51, Moldovan 59:53 Longest thinks by White - 5 minutes for 13.Ba3 & 26.Qd2 Longest think by Black - 5 minutes for 22...R8f7 I had originally planned to play 2 of the 4 rounds but being already tired, with no bye apparently available, I withdrew. The win will put me back over 1800 for the 1st time in 10 months, somewhere around 1815. 0–1
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Friday, June 16, 2017

#1227 KST - Round 3 Annotations

My win over Joseph Dovydaitis:
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Board 1 G/55+5 (delay) B08 Pirc Defense (by transposition) 1.e4 g6 Yet another Modern, my 4th in 4 games! 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 I used to play 3...c6 /\ ...d5 but have preferred the text since 2012. 4.Bf4 This stops an immediate ...e5 but 4.c4 & 4.Nc3 are more natural replies. 4...Nc6 RR 4...c6 5.Nc3 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 ≤7.gxf3 Qb6 7...Bxd4 C. Panuyas - Moldovan : skittles game, Springfield 4/28/2002 8.Bc4 5.h3?! This stops ...Bg4 but 5.Bb5 threatening 6.d5 or 5.c3 securing the center. 5...Nf6 5...Nxd4! 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Be3 exd4 8.Bxd4 Nf6 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Qf3 Menchik - Mieses : London (m/7) 1942 c6 6.Nc3 0-0 This position is also reached via 1...d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h3 0-0 6.Bf4 Nc6. 7.Bc4?
7.Be2= 7...Nxe4! 8.Nxe4 d5 9.Bd3N 9.c3N dxe4 10.Ne5= ≤9.Bxc7? Qxc7 10.Bxd5 Ryan - J. Yates : 14th U.S. Correspondence Ch. Preliminaries 1998 Qa5+ 11.Nc3 Rd8 9.Bxd5? Qxd5 10.Nc3 Qc4 Buyukasik - Bozhurt : Izmir 2006 9...dxe4 10.Bxe4 Nxd4 11.c3? 11.Nxd4 Bxd4 12.c3 11...Ne6? 11...e5! ∆12.cxd4 exf4 12.Bd2?? 12.Be3 12...Nc5 Now White is lost. 13.Bc2 Nd3+ 14.Bxd3 Qxd3 15.Be3 Qa6 16.Nd4 b6 16...c5 17.Nb3 b6 17.Ne2? 17.a4 Bb7 18.f3 ≤17.Nc6? Bb7 18.Nxe7+ Kh8 & the N is trapped. 17...Bb7 18.0-0 Rfd8
19.Nd4? This loses a piece. 19.Qc2 19...c5 20.Qe2? 20.Qc2 cxd4 21.Resigns. 20...cxd4 21.Qxa6 Bxa6 22.cxd4 Bxf1 23.Rxf1 Bxd4 I'm a R+P ahead now but my foe hasn't had enough. 24.Bc1 Rac8 25.b3? Rc2 26.a4? Bxf2+! 27.Kh2 Of course, if 27.Rxf2 then Rd1+ 28.Rf1 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Rxc1+ 27...Bc5 27...Rd3 28.Bf4 Bd6 28...f6 29.Bg3 Bxg3+ 30.Kxg3 Rd3+ 31.Rf3 Rxf3+ 32.gxf3 Rb2 33.h4 Rxb3 34.Kg4 Rb4+ 35.Kg5 Kg7 35...f6+ 36.Kh6 Rxh4# 36.f4 Rxa4 36...h5 37.f5 or 37.a5 f6# 37...Rg4# 37.h5 Ra5+ 37...f5 mates in 8, rather than 11. 38.f5 Rxf5+ 39.Kg4 Kf6 39...Kh6 mates in 7, instead of 8. 40.hxg6 hxg6 41.Kg3 Kg5 42.Kh3 e5 42...Kf4 mates in 4, rather than 5. 43.Kg3 e4 44.Kh3 e3 44...Rf2 45.Kg3 e3 46.Kh3 Kf4 47.Kh4 Rh2# was a move faster. 45.Kg3 e2 46.Kh3 e1Q 47.Kg2 Kg4 48.Kh2 Rf2# White is checkmated. Time left - Dovydaitis 3:45, Moldovan 36:00 Estimated time used - Dovydaitis 55:15, Moldovan 23:00 Longest think by White - 7 minutes for 20.Qe2 Longest think by Black - 2 minutes for 16...b6 0–1
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#1226 KST - Round 2 Annotations

My games against Greg Tomkovich & Alex Hu:
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Board 2 #1 of 2 simultaneous games G/60 A42 Modern Defense Averbakh System 1.d4 g6 I didn't want to play a Dutch or face some system again... 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 Nce7 7.Bd3 f5 8.f4 ... but upon seeing this I realized we were re-tracing another path. 8.exf5 Nxf5 not 8...gxf5? 9.Qh5+ Kf8 10.Qe2 9.Bd2= or 8.f3 . For the latter, see my 2010 loss to Pawlowski. 8...exf4 8...Nf6! 9.fxe5 T. Walter - E. Karst : Friedersdorf 1995 For 9.Qc2? & full opening notes see our 2010 game. 9...Ng4! TN 10.Bf4 fxe4! 11.Nxe4 0-0! 12.Ne2 Nxe5= 9.Bxf4
9...Nh6?N A terrible move. 9...Nf6= ∆10.e5? Nh5 was right. 10.Nf3 Nf7 11.0-0 fxe4 12.Bxe4 0-0 13.Qd2 Nf5 14.Rae1 Nh4?? 14...Bd7± which is foul enough. 15.Ng5 Bf6? 15...Ne5 16.Nxf7? 16.Ne6+- ∆Bxe6 17.dxe6 Ne5 18.Nd5 16...Rxf7 17.Bg3? 17.h3± 17...Nf5 18.Bf2 18.Bf4 18...Qf8 18...Be5= 19.Ne2 Qg7 19...Qh6 20.b3 Bd7 20...Be5= 21.Qd3 21.Bxf5 Bxf5 22.Bd4 21...b6? 21...Be5= 22.Nf4 Nd4?? 22...Raf8 23.Ne6 Bxe6 24.dxe6 Re7± 23.Kh1?? 23.Ne6+- 23...Raf8 24.Ne2? 24.g3= 24...Nxe2 25.Rxe2 Be5 26.Bf3 Qh6 Threatening mate. 27.Bg1 Bf5 27...g5! ∆28.Ree1 g4 29.Be2 g3 28.Qd2? 28.Qd1 28...Qxd2 29.Rxd2
29...Be4! 30.Be3 30.Rdf2 Obviously not 30.Bxe4?? as that drops the Exchange & the game to Rxf1 30...Bxf3 31.gxf3 Rxf3 32.Rxf3 Rxf3 33.Bg5 Bf6 34.Kg2?? 34.Bxf6 Rxf6 35.Re2 Kf7 36.Kg2 34...Rf5?? 34...Bxg5-+ ∆35.Kxf3 Bxd2 35.Bh6?? 35.Bxf6 Rxf6 36.Kg3 35...Kf7? 35...g5-+ , /\ trapping the enemy B, would've forced White to cough-up his h-pawn. 36.Re2?? 36.Be3-+ 36...Re5?? 36...g5 37.h4 gxh4-+ Black also had this at moves 37 & 38. 37.Rf2?? 37.Rxe5 Bxe5 38.h4 37...Rf5?? 38.Re2?? 38.Rxf5 gxf5 39.Bd2 38...Be5?? 39.Bd2 a5? 39...g5 40.h3? 40.h4 40...g5 41.Rf2?? The losing move. 41.Be1 would've offered greater resistance. 41...Rxf2+ 42.Kxf2 Kg6-+ 43.Kf3 Kf5 44.a4? This makes the b3 P backwards &, as a result, weakens the other links in White's Q-side chain. 44.Be1 44...h5 44...Bf4 45.Bxf4 gxf4 46.Kf2 Ke4 47.Ke2 f3+ was a good alternative. ...Bf4 could also have been played at moves 45 & 47. 45.Be3 Bc3 46.Bf2 Bd2 47.Bg3 Bc3 48.Bf2 Be5 49.Be1 g4+ 50.hxg4+ hxg4+ 51.Kg2 Ke4 52.Bh4 Kd3 53.Bd8 Kc3 54.Bxc7 Kxb3 55.Bxb6 Kxa4 56.c5 dxc5 57.Bxc5 Kb5 58.Be7 a4 59.d6? Kc6 White resigned. Time left - Tomkovich 25:00, Moldovan 9:31 Time used - Tomkovich 35:00, Moldovan 50:29 Longest think by White - 4 minutes for 30.Be3 Longest think by Black - 5 minutes for 22...Nd4?? 0–1
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#1225 Kenilworth Summer Tournament - Round 3 Results

NM Mauricio Camejo (2066), Mike Lowey (1588), Chris Constantino (1235) & Mark Levanda joined.

In the 8 games played there were 6 upsets!! Alex Hu's victory over LM Mark Kernighan was the most notable.

3rd round results, by board number:

1. Dovydaitis 0-1 Moldovan
2. Kernighan 0-1 Al. Hu
3. Mazzillo 1-0 Au. Hu
4. Vinson 1/2-1/2 Gottlieb
5. Benitez 1/2-1/2 Camejo
6. Scarola 0-1 Lowey
7. Ruales 1/2-1/2 Constantino
8. Vinson 1/2-1/2 McCorkell

Standings after round 3 of 14:

1. Moldovan 3.5
2. Mazzillo 3.0
= 3-5. Kernighan, Au. Hu, Vinson 2.0
= 6-8. Al. Hu, Gottlieb, McAuliffe 1.5
= 9-12. Tomkovich, Pelican, Lowey, McCorkell 1.0
= 13-16. Camejo, Benitez, Constantino, Ruales 0.5
= 17-21. Touhey, Renna, Levanda, Dovydaitis, Scarola 0.0

No photos this week but my win over Dovydaitis will follow.

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#1224 KST - Round 2 Photos

4 photos from round 2 of the Kenilworth Summer Tournament:

Mark Kernighan played the Petrov against Gilberto Benitez.

Pat Mazzillo countered Luis Ruales' Stonewall with a Gruenfeld setup.

Joe Scarpola played a London System against Paul Gottlieb.

Joseph Dovydaitis played the Scots' vs. Bob Pelican, who answered 3...d6?!
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#1223 Kenilworth Summer Tourney - Round 2 Results

Gilbero Benitez (1835) & Joe Scarpola (unrated) joined.

I played badly but scored 1.5 from 2 simultaneous games to take the lead.

2nd round results, by board number:

1. Benitez 0-1 Kernighan
2. Tomkovich 0-1 Moldovan
3. Al. Hu 1/2-1/2 Moldovan
4. McCorkell 1/2-1/2 McAuliffe
5. Ruales 0-1 Mazzillo
6. Vinson 0-1 Au. Hu
7. Dovydaitis 0-1 Pelican
8. Scarola 0-1 Gottlieb
 
Standings after round 2 of 14:

1. Moldovan 2.5
= 2-4. Kenighan, Au. Hu, Mazzillo 2.0
5. McAuliffe 1.5
= 6-9. Tomkovich, Pelican, Gottlieb, Vinson 1.0
= 10-11. Al. Hu, McCorkell
= 12-17. Benitez, Touhey, Renna, Ruales, Scarola 0.0

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Saturday, June 03, 2017

#1222 KST - Round 1 Annotations

My win over Bob Pelican:
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Board 2 G/55+5 (delay) B10 Caro-Kann Defense Hillbilly Attack (by transposition - 3...c6) 1.e4 g6 The Modern Defense is a good choice for those seeking dynamic play & don't want to bother knowing 20 moves of theory. In our previous games, I opted for 1...c5 & 1...c6 2.Bc4 Nf6 A new move for me. I've played 2...c6 6x. Here's 1 example: 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 d5! 5.exd5 cxd5 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.d4 0-0 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Ne2N Bg4= Rainford - Moldovan : Dr. Luzviminda Machan Open VII, Rahway 12/1/2012 3.d3 3.e5 d5 4.Bb3 ≤4.exd6 cxd6 4.exf6? dxc4 4...Nfd7 5.d4 Michailow - Labahn : Ratzeberg 1997 ≤5.Bxd5 Nxe5 5.f4 Nc5 ≤3.Qf3? Nc6 3...c6 4.Nc3N There have been 3 games with 4.Nf3 , including the following: d5 5.exd5 cxd5 6.Bb3N Bg7 7.0-0 0-0 8.d4 Nc6 9.c3 Bg4 10.Nbd2 e6 11.Qe1 Qc7 12.h3 Bf5= UK-BOB-1978 vs. Moldovan : G/15+10, Chess.com 12/26/2014 4...d5 5.Bb3 Another game of mine went 5.exd5 cxd5 6.Bb3 Bg7N 7.d4 0-0 8.h3 Nc6 9.Nf3 a6 10.a3 Bf5= Dovydaitis - Moldovan : Skittles game (1 of 2 simultaneous), Kenilworth 2/26/2015 5...dxe4
6.Nge2? This just gives a P away. There was nothing wrong with 6.Nxe4 Nxe4 7.dxe4 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1= 6...exd3 7.Qxd3 Why is he trading Qs? 7.cxd3 , being a P-down, with a weak idP on a half-open file, is bad enough 7...Qxd3 8.cxd3 Bg7 I'm going to finish my K-side development before deciding where to put the Nb8 & Bc8. 9.Bd2 9.d4 9...0-0 10.0-0 Rd8
11.Bc2? 11.d4 was required. 11...Bf5 Now White is lost. 12.Nc1?! After this Black's game essentially plays itself. 12.Rad1 Na6 13.Ne4 was a better try. 12...Na6 With either ...Nc5 or ...Nb4 coming, the isolated d3P is doomed. 13.Bb1 Nb4 14.Be3 14.Rd1 Nxd3 15.Nxd3 Bxd3 16.Bxd3 Rxd3 17.Be3 although Rxd1+ transposes to the game. ≤14.Ne4? Nxe4 15.Bxb4 Bxb2 14...Nxd3 14...Nfd5 15.Bxd3 Bxd3 16.Nxd3 Rxd3 17.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 17...Rdd8 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8 19.Bxa7 Nd5 & Black will soon restore his 2P margin. 18.Rxd1 b6 19.h3 To stop ...Ng4. Kf8 /\ challenging White's control of the d-file, with ...Ke8 + ...Rd8. 20.b3 Ke8 21.Rd2 Rd8 22.Rc2 c5 23.Bf4 23.Kf1 23...Nd5 This forces a minor piece trade. 24.Nxd5 Rxd5 25.Bb8? 25.Kf1 25...Be5 This saves the a7P & forces the Bs off but 25...Kd7 ∆26.Bxa7? Kc7 & White's cleric is trapped. 26.Bxe5 Of course, if 26.Bxa7? then Rd1# 26...Rxe5 &, rather than play-out the lost ending, Bob resigned. Time left - Pelican 27:40, Moldovan 42:22 Estimated time used - Pelican 29:30, Moldovan 14:48 Longest think by White - 6 minutes for 14.Be3 Longest thinks by Black - 2 minutes for 10... Rd8 & 14...Nxd3 0–1
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#1221 KST - Round 1 Photos

Here are 6 photos from the Kenilworth Summer Tournament's opening round:

 Mark Kernighan ponders an answer Alex Hu's 1.e4. His remedy: 1...e5 & a Petrov.

 Paul Gottlieb played the French against Pat Mazzillo.

 Robert Vinson seems quite happy that his Alekhine transposed to the Pirc against Joseph Dovydaitis.

 Greg Tomkovich played a Sicilian against Alec Touhey.

After staring-down Joe Renna, Audrey Hu smashed his Scheveningen.

Luis Ruales & Geoff McAuliffe getting ready to begin.
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#1220 Kenilworth Summer Tourney - Round 1 Results

The Kenilworth Summer Tournament got underway on Thursday night with a 15 player field.

Here is the full list of participants, by rating:

1. LM Mark Kernighan 2217
2. John Moldovan 1781
3. Alex Hu 1737
4. Greg Tomkovich 1648
5. Bob Pelican 1635
6. Paul Gottlieb 1623
7. Geoff McAuliffe 1606
8. Alec Touhey 1579
9. Joe Renna 1458
10. Jack McCorkell 1455
11. Audrey Hu 1332
12. Pat Mazzillo 1258
13. Robert Vinson 1200
14. Luis Ruales 661
15. Joseph Dovydaitis ----

Opening round results, by board number:

1. Al. Hu 0-1 Kernighan
2. Pelican 0-1 Moldovan
3. Touhey 0-1 Tomkovich
4. Mazzillo 1-0 Gottlieb
5. Ruales 0-1 McAuliffe
6. Au. Hu 1-0 Renna
7. Dovydaitis 0-1 Vinson

Standings after round 1 of 14:

= 1-7 Kernighan, Moldovan, Tomkovich, McAuliffe, Au. Hu, Mazzillo, Vinson 1.0
= 8-15. Al. Hu, Pelican, Gottlieb, Touhey, Renna, McCorkell,  Ruales, Dovydaitis 0.0

Photos & my win will follow.

Registration remains open. For event details, see post, #1219.

Mazzillo-Gottlieb result corrected 6/5/2017 @ 5:42 a.m.
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