#355 Correspondence Database Errors

ChessBase's Corr Database 2009, MegaCorr4 and the 15th USCCC Preliminaries file have errors in two of my games :

• Moldovan-Kremen is given without result but my foe resigned at move 21 (on November 6th, 2000) before withdrawing due to illness.

Before 20...Nxb4??

• In Pitter-Moldovan, White did not play 40.g3. He sent 40.f4 (on June 5th, 2001). Thus, 43...Qxd6 and 44.Qc8 weren't blunders.

After 13.Nc4?

Black to play

For your perusal & download, here are the corrected contests (my best of the event), sans notes, in Java-replay and PGN.

#354 STC Championship - Round 3

Time Change

My 3rd game of the 2008 STC World Championship, where I'm currently = 9th-16th, is now scheduled for tomorrow (Wed. 7/30) at 10:00 p.m. EDT.

Server	Game	White	Scheduled	Black
WCL	4120	RayseanWhitney (1465) 1.0	Wed. 7/30 @ 22:00	jpmoldovan (1902) 1.0

WCL standings after 2 rounds

Update - Wed. 7/30 @ 10:37 p.m. : My opponent forfeited. He didn't show up within 30 minutes of our agreed starting time.

#353 STCWC - Notes to Game 2

I have uploaded the annotated PGN & Java-replay of my 2nd round game from the STC World Championship.

#352 KST 2008 - Round 8

As in week 7, there were just 4 games played in the Kenilworth Summer Tourney this Thursday :

• Shiffman 0-1 Moldovan
• Renna 1-0 Tomkovich
• Tomkovich 1-0 Renna
  
• Carrelli 1/2 Mangion

With 5 rounds to go, I lead Ian Mangion by 1 point.

Here are the full, up-to-date standings plus 3 of the night's games (2 annotated) in Java-replay and PGN. I'll try to get the other for you.

corrected notes uploaded 7/27 @2:52 p.m.

Carrelli-Mangion score added 8/2 @ 12:45 p.m. Thanks Don.

#351 STC Championship - Round 2

My 2nd game of the 2008 STC World Championship is scheduled for 8 p.m. tonight.

Server	Game #	White	Scheduled	Black
WCL	Game 4081	jpmoldovan (1900)		crazyjon (1955)

Regardless of outcome, the PGN will be pasted here afterwards.

9:38 p.m. - The game against crazyjon was drawn in 39 moves. I had an advantage until the 24th turn and fell behind with errors at moves 32 & 33. However, Black returned the favor with 35...Qb2? instead of ...Ndf8 -/+ and took a repetition :

[Event "STC World Championship"]
[Site "World Chess Live"]
[Date "2008.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "jpmoldovan"]
[Black "crazyjon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[BlackElo "1955"]
[ECO "E67"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "Fianchetto variation"]
[TimeControl "3600+30"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. g3 O-O
6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 Qc7 9. b3 e5 10. Rd1 a6
11. Ba3 $146 Re8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bd6 Qb6 14. e3 Bf8 15. Rab1 Bxd6
16. Rxd6 Qc7 17. Rbd1 Rb8 18. R6d2 Nf8 19. h3 Bf5 20. e4 Be6
21. Qd3 N6d7 22. Qe3 Kg7 23. Ng5 Rbd8 24. Nxe6+ $2 Nxe6 25. Ne2 Nf6
26. f4 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 exf4 28. gxf4 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Bf3 Qd1+
31. Kf2 Qc2 32. e5 $2 Nd7 33. Be4 $2 Qxa2 34. f5 gxf5 35. Bxf5 Qb2 $2
36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Qg5+ Kf7 38. Qh5+ Kg7 39. Qg5+ Kf7
1/2-1/2

PGN download
Java-replay

#350 Minutes of the Emergency Meeting

The minutes of Thursday's emergency business meeting have been posted on the KCC Minutes site.

#349 KST 2008 - Round 7

Because of the Emergency Business Meeting on Thursday, there were just 4 games played in the Kenilworth Summer Tourney this week :

• Cavaliere 1/2 Moldovan
• Moldovan 1/2 Cavaliere
• Mangion 1/2 Kernighan
• Shiffman 0-1 Sokolosky

So, at the moment, I have a half-point lead over Ian Mangion. NM Mark Kernighan is 2 points back.

Here are the full, up-to-date standings plus the evening's action (all 4 games annotated) in Java-replay and PGN.

Moldovan - Cavaliere
after 37...d4??

White to win

#348 STC Annotations

I have uploaded the annotated PGN & Java-replay of my 1st round game from the STC Championship.

#347 Emergency KCC Business Meeting Tonight

The will be an emergency business meeting of the Kenilworth Chess Club tonight at 8:15. Full details on the KCC Minutes site.

#346 STC Opener A Draw

I had a clear plus against jps7 after 24 moves but could only manage a draw :

[Event "STC World Championship"]
[Site "World Chess Live"]
[Date "2008.07.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "jps7"]
[Black "jpmoldovan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1653"]
[BlackElo "1913"]
[ECO "E19"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian"]
[Variation "Old main line, 9.Qxc3"]
[TimeControl "3600+30"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7
6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. b3 Bf6
11. Bb2 c5 12. e3 Nd7 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Qc2 Rac8 15. dxc5 bxc5
16. Rfe1 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Nf6 18. a3 a5 19. Qd2 Rfd8 20. Qb2 Qb6
21. Rb1 Be4 22. Ra1 Qb7 23. Nh4 Bxg2 24. Nxg2 Rb8 25. Reb1 Rdc8
26. Nf4 a4 27. b4 cxb4 28. Qxb4 Qxb4 29. axb4 Rxc4 30. Rxa4 g5
31. Nd3 Nd5 32. Ra6 Rc3 33. Ne1 Rxb4 34. Rd1 Rbb3 35. Rxd6 Nf6
36. Nf3 Ne4 37. R6d4 f5 38. Rxe4 fxe4 39. Nxg5 Rc2 40. Nxe4 Rbb2
41. Rd6 Kf7 42. Rd7+ Kg6 43. h4 Kf5 44. Nd6+ Ke5 45. Nf7+ Kf6
46. Ng5 h6 47. Ne4+ Ke5 48. Rd4 Kf5 49. Nd6+ Kg6 50. Rg4+ Kf6
51. Rf4+ Ke7 52. Nc4 Rb4 53. Na3 Rc1+ 54. Kg2 Rb3 55. Nc4 Rb4
56. Ne5 Rxf4 57. Ng6+ Kf6 58. Nxf4 Rd1 59. g4 e5 60. Nh5+ Kg6
61. Kf3 Rh1 62. Kg3 Rg1+ 63. Kf3
1/2-1/2

There were 9 draw-offers in the game!

Update 7/17 @ 12:40 p.m. The STC Bunch has posted the plain java-replay & downloadable PGN. My annotated replay & zip will follow.

#345 STC Championship - Round 1

Tonight (Tuesday 7/15) at 9 p.m. EDT, I'll be playing my opening game in the 2008 STC World Championship.

If you want to watch, join World Chess Live (all USCF members are eligible for 6 free months), download Dasher, install it, login & follow me.

Server	Game #	White	Scheduled	Black
WCL	Game 3890	jps7		jpmoldovan

#344 KST 2008 - Round 6

There were 7 games played in the Kenilworth Summer Tournament last night and White, which had scored a collective +4-26=7 in the previous rounds, took them all!! :

• Moldovan 1-0 Sokolosky annotations uploaded 7/11 @ 1:12 p.m.
  
• Mangion 1-0 Carrelli
• Norowitz 1-0 Kernighan
• Burmett 1-0 Tomkovich
• Wojcio 1-0 Sherer
• Kruglyak 1-0 Sturniolo
  
• Cavaliere 1-0 Sokolosky
  

Wayne Burmett (-206) was the biggest upset winner. I should've lost but remained in a tie for 1st, with Ian Mangion, at 6.5.

Here are the full, up-to-date standings plus four fresh games in Java-replay and PGN.

#343 STC World Championship Starts 7/14

The 2008 STC World Championship, a free, 9-round event with a 60+30 time control, starts July 14th on the Free Internet Chess Server, Internet Chess Club, and World Chess Live.

The top 16 finishers will advance the STC WC Finals; a knockout tournament, starting September 15th. Full details here. I qualified for the last finals, back in 2005, by winning the now-defunct U.S. Chess Live section.

The entry deadline is Sunday, July 13th at 5:00 p.m. EDT (21:00 GMT). However, late joins will be accepted until round 3.

To play, become an ICC, FICS or WCL member, join the STC Bunch, login and register for the tournament.

#342 KST 2008 - Round 5

There was a light schedule in the KST on Thursday - just five games :

• Sokolosky 0-1 Moldovan
• Burmett 0-1 Mangion
• Wojcio 0-1 Kernighan
• Mazzillo 0-1 Tomkovich
• Sherer 0-1 Goeller
  

Here are the full, up-to-date standings plus three annotated game from round 5 in Java-replay and PGN.

Burmett-Mangion
after 16...h6?? (N)

White to win

Sherer-Goeller score & replay added on 7/11. For annotations see The Kenilworthian blog.

#341 KST Update

The Java-replay page and zipped-PGN file for the Summer Tourney's 4th round have been uploaded along with a crosstable.

links fixed 7/1 @ 11:55 p.m.
replays fixed (missing gif folder uploaded) 7/4 @ 1:51 a.m

Sorry for the delay, problems & inconveniences.