#38 Annotations From The Roselle Match

I've uploaded my notes to the Kenilworth-Roselle Java-replay page & PGN file. Due to a transcribing error, moves 42-45 of Camejo - Minkov & the corresponding comments may be incorrect.

I'll re-check the score with my source & make any necessary changes late tonight.

#37 Roselle Routs Kenilworth

The Kenilworth Chess Club closed out their 2006 match schedule with a 7½-2½ loss at Roselle last night. Ari Minkov was the visitors’ lone victor. FM Steve Stoyko, NM Scott Massey and Joe Demetrick had draws. Roselle, which won last year’s inter-club tilt by an even more lopsided 8½-1½ count, did most of their damage on the bottom 6 boards, scoring 5½-½.

Here’s a Java-replay page & a zipped PGN file with 3 of the games. I’ll add notes sometime in the next few days.

#36 Local Chess Clubs

Below is a list of local (mostly Union County) chess clubs.

Checkmate Chess Club
Saturdays 8:30 - 11:00 p.m.

Barnes and Noble Booksellers
240 Route 22 West
Springfield, NJ 07081

not USCF-affiliated
Web Site : http://checkmatechessclub.blogspot.com


Chess Mates
Open Sundays, Wednesdays and Saturdays

1531 Irving St.
Rahway, NJ 07065

USCF-affiliated.
Web Site : http://www.chessmatesnj.com
Blog : http://chessmatesnj.blogspot.com

Tournaments are run 3 days a week. Lessons given 2 Sundays per month.

For hours of operation, tournament details, lesson and camp info, visit their website, blog, send email to chessmates@chessmatesnj.com, or call 732-499-0118


Clark Chess Club
Thursdays 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Clark Public Library
303 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066 
Directions

Not USCF-affiliated
For more information, call the library : 732-388-5999

Mostly senior citizens.


Garden State Chess League
West Orange CC, Kenilworth CC, Chess Mates, Dean Of Chess Academy and other clubs

Web Site : http://gardenstatechessleague.blogspot.com

Matches played once per month.
The games are not-rated.


Kenilworth Chess Club
Thursdays 8:00 p.m - 11:30 p.m

Kenilworth Community Center
575 Boulevard
Kenilworth, NJ 07033
Directions

USCF-affiliated
Contact : Donald Carrelli via kenilworthchessclub@gmail.com
Web Site : http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org


Maplewood Chess Club
Thursdays 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Maplewood Community Center
DeHart Park
120 Burnett Ave.
Maplewood, NJ 07040

Not USCF-affiliated 
For more information, call the center at 973-763-0750



Roselle Chess Club
Thursdays 6:00 p.m. - 12 midnight

Roselle Community Center
1268 Shaffer Avenue
Roselle, NJ 07203
Directions

No longer USCF-affiliated
Primarily a blitz club.


Scotch Plains Chess Club
Mondays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Scotch Plains Public Library
1927 Bartle Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Directions

Not USCF-affiliated
Mostly senior citizens

For more information, call the library : 908-322-5007


Westfield Chess Club
Sundays 1:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Westfield YMCA
220 Clark Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
Directions

USCF-affiliated
Contact : email John Moldovan via westfieldchessclub@gmail.com or phone Bill Cohen at 848-219-1358

Web Site : http://www.westfieldchessclub.com
Blog : http://westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com

Almost exclusively a tournament site.


West Orange Chess Club
Tuesdays 7 p.m - 12 midnight

Toby Katz Community Center
Degnan Park
650 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
Map

USCF-affiliated
Contact : John Hagerty 973-736-3433
Web Site : http://westorangechess.webs.com/


Post updated 4/12/2013 @ 9:40 p.m.

#35 Daftani wins Springfield G/5

Maraj Daftani (2164) won the 5-minute tournament at Springfield last night, with a 6½-½ score. Bob Sherry (1812) was a point back at 5½-1½ and Freeman Jackson (2028) was 3rd with 5-2. Here’s the event crosstable.

#34 Annotations to the Consultation Game

I've uploaded my notes to the Kenilworth consultation game. Hope you like them. Here's the Java-replay page & the PGN file. Sorry for the delay.

#33 White team wins Kenilworth Consultation Game

The White team, boosted by the addition of FM Tom Bartell, won the consultation game at Kenilworth. Here are the moves played last night :

25...Ng5? (sealed move) 26.Bd4 a5 27.Bxe5 Nxf3+ 28.Qxf3 Rxe5 29.Nd4 Qb6?? 30.Rc7 Re1+ 31.Rxe1 Qxc7 32.Re8+ Kg7

33.Nf5+!! gxf5 34.Qg3+ Kh6 35.Rg8+ 1-0 PGN

Annotations & java-replay will follow sometime tonight.

#32 5-Minute Tournament in Springfield

There will be a 5-minute tournament at Springfield’s Checkmate Chess Club on Sunday the 12th. Details here.

#31 Lost & Found

One of the chess players forgot his coat at the Kenilworth Community Center last night. It was put in the club’s locker for safe-keeping and may be claimed next week.

#30 Kenilworth at Roselle on November 16th

A 10-board match between the Kenilworth & Roselle chess clubs will take place at Roselle on Thursday the 16th. If you’re a Kenilworth member & would like to take part, contact Joe Demetrick.

#29 Kenilworth Consultation Game Adjourned

The consultation game between teams headed by NM Scott Massey (White) & FM Steve Stoyko (Black) had to be adjourned after 25 moves as the generous 5 minute per turn time limit prevented us from completing the contest in a single session. The fun will resume next Thursday night.

Here are the moves played thus far:

White team - Black team
consultation game
Kenilworth, NJ 11/02/2006

B44 Sicilian Defense
Taimanov Variation

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Nd4 Be7 9.Be2 0–0 10.0–0 Qc7 11.b3 d5 12.exd5 exd5 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.cxd5 Rd8 15.Bf3 cxd5 16.Ne2 Bd6 17.h3 Be5 18.Nd4 Ne4 19.Be3 Bb7 20.Rc1 Qa5 21.Qe2 Rd6 22.Rc2 Re8 23.Rfc1 Qd8 24.Qd3 g6 25.Ne2

Adjourned. Black sealed his 25th move.

Java replay PGN

#28 Consultation Game & Lecture at Kenilworth Tonight

Tonight at the Kenilworth Chess Club, two lecturers (in seperate rooms) will play a game & provide commentary to their respective audiences as they go along.

The orators, as of this writing, have not been announced but I invite all the players in the area to attend. I played in a consultation game on FICS (PGN) last year & enjoyed exchanging ideas with the other participants.

The club opens at 8 p.m. & the event will probably start at 8:15 or 8:30.