#829 Update On My Corr Games

After 2 months of play, my correspondence games against Radek Svitil of the Czech Republic are still in book. One of them has reached the 1st time control:
 

Svitil-Moldovan

E13 Queen's Indian Defense

Nimzo-Hybrid Variation

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.e3 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 0-0 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.0-0 d6

My opponent has 75 days for his next 10 moves, I have 100.

Moldovan-Svitil

D38 Queen's Gambit
Ragozin Defense

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bg5 0-0 7.Qb3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3


I have had this position twice before.

Crosstable
PGN of all the CZE-USA games

#828 Kenilworth Quads Start Thursday

The Kenilworth Chess Club is running USCF-rated, G/60 Quads from May 12-26th.

Registration is from 8:00-8:25 p.m on the 12th.

Games will begin at 8:30 p.m. on 5/12, 5/19 and 5/26
(1 per week).


The entry fee is $10.
Prizes : $30 to 1st in each quad.
USCF membership is required.

#827 Germany-USA Underway

A 51-board correspondence match between the U.S. and Germany has just started.

I'm sitting out but at least 2 New Jerseyans are in the lineup: West Orange CC Champion NM Peter Radomskyj (board 21) and Jerry Pitter (board 47), one of my foes from the 15th USCCC Prelims.

#826 CZE Leads U.S. 2.5-1.5

Team USA split 3 games against the Czechs in the past week and now trails 2.5-1.5.

Svitil-Moldovan

E30 Nimzo-Indian Defense

Leningrad Variation

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.e3 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 0-0 9.Bd3 Bb7

Moldovan-Svitil

D38 Queen's Gambit
Ragozin Defense

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bg5 0-0 7.Qb3


Crosstable
PGN of all the CZE-USA games

#825 Hamilton Repeats As GSCL Champs

Hamilton clinched their 2nd straight Garden State Chess League title on Thursday with a 2-2 tie against Kenilworth's Karpovs.

For games from round 8, match reports and standings, please visit the GSCL Blog.

#824 Correspondence Updates

Current match scores:

• Ukraine 36 USA 17
• Italy 22 USA 10
• USA 12.5 Argentina 6.5
• Czech Republic 1 USA 0

My games:

Svitil-Moldovan

E30 Nimzo-Indian Defense

Leningrad Variation

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.e3 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bxc3+

Bxc3+ varies from my previous play. "If 8.bxc3 then 8...0-0", has been proposed.

Moldovan-Svitil

D38 Queen's Gambit
Ragozin Defense

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bg5

Crosstable

PGN of all the CZE-USA games.

#823 Ellner Wrap-Up

3rd round games from the Ellner Memorial have been uploaded in java-replay and zipped PGN.

Thanks to all for playing and to Geoff McAuliffe for directing.

The next USCF-rated event at the Kenilworth CC will be G/60 Quads, which will run from 5/12-5/26.

#822 Kernighan Wins Ellner Memorial

Mark Kernighan defeated Ken Chieu in a time scramble to win the Irving Ellner Memorial Swiss for the 4th straight year.

Chieu, Ian Mangion and I shared 2nd-4th places. There was a 4-way tie for U1600 honors. All 8 players in the event won a prize!!

4^th Irving Ellner Memorial

Kenilworth, NJ

April 14-28, 2011

3-SS, G/45

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	Mark Kernighan	2234	D5	W4	W2	2.5
2	Ken Chieu	2194	W6	W3	L1	2.0
3	Ian Mangion	1971	W7	L2	W5	2.0
4	John Moldovan	1811	W8	L1	W7	2.0
5	Lou Sturniolo	1512	D1	-H-	L3	1.0
6	Bert Shiffman	1336	L2	L7	X8	1.0
7	Pat Mazzillo	1242	L3	W6	L4	1.0
8	Joe Renna	1196	L4	-B-	F6	1.0

The complete set of 3rd round games will follow.

#821 Zatonskih U.S. Women's Champ

Anna Zatonskih has won the U.S. Women's Championship, after playing a Kenilworth Summer Tourney-like 19 games.

#820 Ellner Memorial - Round 2

Ken Chieu, Mark Kernighan (who beat my Bogo-Indian) and Pat Mazzillo won. Lou Sturniolo took a half-point bye. Joe Renna received a full-point bye.

4^th Irving Ellner Memorial 

Kenilworth, NJ 

April 14-28, 2011 

3-SS, G/45

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	Mark Kernighan	2234	D5	W4	2	1.5
2	Ken Chieu	2194	W6	W3	1	2.0
3	Ian Mangion	1971	W7	L2	5	1.0
4	John Moldovan	1811	W8	L1	7	1.0
5	Lou Sturniolo	1512	D1	-H-	3	1.0
6	Bert Shiffman	1336	L2	L7	8	0.0
7	Pat Mazzillo	1242	L3	W6	4	1.0
8	Joe Renna	1196	L4	-B-	6	1.0

Round 2 replay page

Round 2 PGN

#819 CZE-USA Update

Svitil-Moldovan

E12 Queen's Indian Defense
4.Bg5 Variation
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.e3 Bb4+

Moldovan-Svitil

D35 Queen's Gambit
Exchange Variation

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3

Crosstable

PGN of all the games, the furthest advanced of which are already at move 21.

#818 This Week's Pairings

Barring late-joins or byes, the Ellner Memorial's 2nd round parings will be:

1. Mangion-Chieu
2. Kernighan-Moldovan
3. Shiffman-Mazzillo

Sturniolo took a 1/2 point bye.
Renna gets a 1 point bye.