#1234 KST - Round 5 Annotations

Greg Tomkovich's win over Joseph Dovydaitis + my draws vs. Albert Tang & Jack McCorkell:

[Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.06.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Dovydaitis, Joseph"] [Black "Tomkovich, Greg"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B77"] [BlackElo "1648"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceDate "2017.01.07"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.01.07"] {G/60 B77 Sicilian Defense Dragon Variation Yugoslav Attack} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {I haven't seen Greg play the Dragon in years. In recent ones he's preferred the Pin Variation.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 {I don't remember Joseph ever playing a main line, let alone something this razor-sharp. } O-O 8. Qd2 {[#]} Re8 {(?! Goeller, ! Tomkovich) This preserves the Bg7} ({but } 8... Nc6 {does it better as} 9. Nxc6 bxc6 $11 10. Bh6 $6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Qa5 { /\ ...d5 favors Black.}) 9. Bc4 (9. O-O-O $142 $16 {as in Camenares - Tomkovich : KST 6/22/2006}) ({or} 9. g4 $16) 9... Nc6 10. Bb3 {White has time for this retreat in the Sozin but here?... I don't know.} (10. O-O-O $142) 10... Bd7 11. Nxc6 {As pointed-out at move 8, this trade usually benefits Black.} (11. O-O-O $142) 11... bxc6 12. O-O-O Qa5 {[#]} 13. Bd4 $146 (13. Bh6 $142 {as played in Margenstern - Lebreton : Clichy 2002 & Benedek - R. Moldovan : Calimanesti 2013. (No. The latter & I are not related.)}) 13... c5 14. Be3 (14. Bxf6 $142 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 Bg7 17. c3 $11) 14... Rec8 15. a3 $2 (15. e5 $142 c4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. exf6 $8 Bxf6 18. Qd5 $8 Bxc3 19. Qxa8+ Kg7 20. Rd3 $8 Qxa2 21. Rxc3 $8 Rxc3 $8 22. Qxa7 Qxa7 23. Bxa7 $11) 15... Rab8 $2 (15... Qa6 $142 $19) 16. Ba2 $2 (16. e5 $142 dxe5 17. Nd5 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 $17) 16... Rb6 $2 (16... Qb6 $142 17. b3 Qa6 18. Kb2 Ne8 $19) 17. Bf4 $4 (17. e5 $142 $1 {[]} dxe5 18. Ne4 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 $44) 17... Rcb8 18. e5 $2 {[#] This allows a decisive attack.} (18. Nd5 $142 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxb2 21. Rc1 {with just a losing ending.}) 18... Rxb2 $1 19. exf6 {What else?} Rxa2 $1 {Threatening # in 2.} 20. Nb1 {This allows a crowning Q sac but there was no defense.} Qxa3+ $1 21. Nxa3 $8 Ra1+ 22. Nb1 Rbxb1# {White is checkmated. Not a perfect game but still a crowd-pleaser.} ({The winner's scoresheet had the ambiguous 22.RxN mate. So, he may have played} 22... Raxb1# {, instead.}) 0-1 [Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.06.29"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Moldovan, John"] [Black "Tang, Albert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D96"] [WhiteElo "1814"] [BlackElo "1819"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "John Moldovan"] [SourceDate "2017.01.07"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.01.07"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Board 1 G/55+5 (delay) D96 Gruenfeld Defense Russian System (by transposition - 5.Nc3 )} 1. Nf3 ({In our other games (2014, 2015) I opted for} 1. Nc3) ({&} 1. d4 {which respectively led to an offbeat French & a Rubenstein Nimzo-Indian. }) 1... d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 {I've played this a lot in the last 5 years: 13 times!} ({So, perhaps a return to the main line} 4. Nc3 {is in order. }) 4... g6 {Instead of inserting 12 game-quotes here (we'll get to them another day), I'll just state that} ({previous opponents answered} 4... dxc4 { 6x}) (4... e6 {2x}) (4... Qc7 {2x}) (4... Qb6 {1x}) ({&} 4... Nbd7 {1x}) 5. Nc3 ({Premature is} 5. cxd5 Qxd5 $11 {Gausel - Renet : European Team Championship, Debrecen 1992}) 5... Bg7 $6 {[#]} (5... Qb6 $142 $11 {W. Schmidt - Sygulski : Polish Championshyp, Piotrkow Trybunalski 1983}) 6. Bg5 $2 (6. cxd5 $142 $1 cxd5 ({or} 6... Nxd5 7. e4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 {Rosetto - Kashdan : Hollywood, CA 1945 }) 7. Bg5 {(Dus Chotimirsky - Schlechter : Karlsbad 1911) which I noted nearly 11 years ago but did not commit to memory!}) 6... e6 $2 (6... dxc4 $142 { as played by Tomkovich in 2006.}) 7. e3 (7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 $14 h6 $140 $2 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {B.H. Wood - Zita : Buenos Aires (ol) 1939} 11. g3 $16 {was a good alternative.}) 7... O-O 8. h4 (8. Be2 $142 $14 {B. Vladimirov - Seleznev : Perm 1960}) 8... Nbd7 $146 ({Previously seen here were:} 8... h6 9. Bf4 (9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. h5 g5 11. O-O-O $11 {Jacq - Carral : Nancy 2013}) 9... Nbd7 10. Bd6 Re8 $11 {S. Hess - Nickel : Hanau 2011}) ({&} 8... Qb6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Qxb3 11. Nxb3 exd5 $11 {Rombaldoni - Luciani : Montebelluna 2007}) 9. h5 Re8 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 $5 ({Better & simpler was} 11. O-O-O) 11... Qb6 { [#]} 12. Qxb6 (12. Qc2 $142 $1 {/\ Bxg6} e5 13. Bxf6 $1 ({I only considered} 13. Bxg6 $4 fxg6 $19 14. Qxg6 $2) 13... Bxf6 (13... e4 $4 14. Bxg7 exd3 15. Qd2 $1 Kxg7 16. e4 $3 dxe4 17. Qh6+ $18 Kf6 18. Qg5+ Kg7 19. O-O-O $3 exf3 20. Qh6+ Kf6 21. Qh4+ Kg7 22. Qh7+ $18) 14. Bxg6 $1 e4 (14... fxg6 $4 15. Qxg6+ $18 Kf8 (15... Bg7 $143 16. Ng5 {& White mates in 2.}) 16. Ng5 $1 $18 {->}) 15. Bh7+ Kg7 16. O-O-O Nf8 (16... exf3 $143 $2 17. gxf3 $16) 17. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 18. Nd2 $14) 12... Nxb6 $6 (12... axb6 $142 $11) 13. Ne5 Nfd7 14. Nxd7 (14. f4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 {is also +/=.}) 14... Nxd7 15. Kd2 (15. cxd5 $142 exd5 16. Kd2 $14) 15... dxc4 16. Bxc4 e5 17. d5 Nb6 $6 (17... e4 $142 18. d6 b5 19. Bb3 a5 $11) 18. Bb3 cxd5 {[#]} 19. Nxd5 $2 (19. e4 $142 $1 $14 dxe4 $140 $2 (19... d4 $143 20. Nb5) 20. Nxe4 $16) 19... Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rb8 $2 (20... e4 $142 21. Bc4 Be6 $15) 21. e4 Be6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Rac1 f6 (23... Ra6 $142 24. a3 b5 $11 ) 24. Be3 Rd8+ 25. Ke2 a6 $2 {[#]} (25... Red6 $142 $14) 26. Rc7 b5 27. Rhc1 Red6 (27... Rde8 $142) 28. Rb7 R8d7 (28... Bf8 $142) 29. Rcc7 $2 (29. Rxd7 $142 Rxd7 30. Rc6) 29... Rxc7 30. Rxc7 f5 31. f3 fxe4 32. fxe4 Bf6 (32... Rf6 $142) 33. Bc5 Re6 34. Rd7 $2 (34. b3 $142 $16) 34... Rc6 35. b4 Bg5 36. Kd3 (36. Kf3 $142 Bc1 37. g3) 36... Bc1 37. Rd6 {White offers a draw. Black accepts. Game drawn by agreement. Time left - Moldovan 22:12, Tang 18:55 Estimated time used - Moldovan 35:53, Tang 39:10 Longest thinks: White - 8 minutes for 12. Qxb6 Black - 4 minutes for 37...1/2-1/2 & 3 minutes for 18....cxd5.} ({After} 37. Rd6 Rxd6+ 38. Bxd6 {there's little play left. For example:} Bb2 39. Ke2 Kf7 40. Kf3 Ke6 41. Bc5 Bc3 42. Kg4 Bd2 43. Kf3 a5 44. bxa5 Bxa5 $11) (37. Kc2 $142 Be3 38. Rd5 $14 Bxc5 $140 $4 39. bxc5 $8 $18) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.06.29"] [Round "5.2"] [White "McCorkell, Jack"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "1545"] [BlackElo "1814"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "John Moldovan"] [SourceDate "2017.01.07"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.01.07"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Board 1 G/55+5 (delay) B10 Caro-Kann Defense Closed System (by transposition - 7...c6)} 1. e4 g6 {I've had 6 Blacks in this event & started this way every time. Am I going to the well too often?} 2. Nf3 Bg7 {Varying from last week's} (2... c6) 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Nd7 {Jack seemed surpised by this.} ({Perhaps he expected me to go into a Sicilian via} 4... c5 {&, after} 5. O-O Nc6 6. d3 { , transpose into our (skittles simul) game of 2/11/2016 with} e6 (6... e5 $1) 7. Re1 Nge7 {. See also my 2006 loss to Potts &amp 2014 ICCF win over Saxena.}) 5. O-O ({The ending resulting from} 5. d4 e5 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {(Zabystrzan - Macicek : Czechia 2007) brings White no advantage. For example:} 9. Nc3 c6 10. Bg5+ Kc7 11. O-O-O Bh6 $11) 5... Ngf6 6. d3 (6. Nc3 O-O (6... c5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O {is an unusual Dragon.}) 7. d4 e5 {makes a Pirc.}) 6... O-O 7. Nbd2 c6 (7... c5 {(A05 Reti)} 8. Re1 b6 $5 {Cucancic - Doric : Rijeka 2014} 9. e5 $140 $146 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxa8 $2 (11. Rxe5 $142 Rb8 $11) 11... Nd5 $1 $15 {, threat: 12...Bg4, was playable.}) ({Likewise} 7... b6 $5 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nd4 (9. Nxe5 $2 Nxe5 10. Bxa8 Bg4 11. f3 Bh3 $15) 9... exd4 10. Bxa8 Nc5 $44) 8. Re1 ({RR} 8. Rb1 Qc7 9. b3 a5 $146 10. a4 e5 11. Ba3 b5 12. axb5 cxb5 $11 { Williams - Moldovan : March G/90, Rahway 3/12/2014}) (8. a4 {(by transposition) } a5 9. Re1 Qc7 10. c3 e5 11. Qc2 b6 $146 12. Nf1 Ba6 13. b4 Rfe8 14. h3 d5 $11 {J. West - Moldovan : Thomas Elberling Memorial, Rahway 12/20/2014}) 8... Qc7 9. Nf1 b6 {[#]} ({For} 9... e5 {see my 2009 win over Sturniolo.}) (9... a5 10. c3 b5 {(Rubio - Valero : Malaga 2001), /\ ..a5 + ...b4, also looks good.}) 10. c3 $146 (10. Rb1 e5 11. b4 c5 12. c3 Bb7 13. Ne3 Rfe8 14. a3 $11 {was played in Gehlen - Weidinger : Hoeheinoed 2008.}) 10... e5 11. Ne3 a5 {This is okay but ...d5, here or on the next 2 turns, was more thematic.} 12. Rb1 Ba6 13. b3 Nc5 14. c4 {Now my ...Ba6 bites on granite.} Ne6 15. Bb2 Nd7 ({>= the mundane, symmetrical} 15... c5 { trading the d5 square for d4} 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nd4) 16. Qe2 {[#]} (16. d4 $142 {with a K's Indian-type position.}) 16... f5 $4 {My pieces are poorly placed to support this.} (16... b5 $11 {was the right way to chip at White's center.}) 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Rec1 $4 (18. Bh3 $142 $18) 18... Rae8 $6 (18... f4 $142 19. Bh3 Rae8 20. Nf5 Bb7 $11) 19. Qd1 $2 (19. Nh4 $142 $14) 19... f4 20. Nc2 Bc8 21. Qe1 $2 (21. Nh4 $142 $15) (21. Qd2) ({or} 21. b4) 21... Ndc5 22. Rd1 {[#]} Nd4 $2 (22... Nxd3 $142 $1 23. Rxd3 e4 $17) 23. Ncxd4 exd4 24. Qd2 fxg3 (24... Bg4 $142 25. Nxd4 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Ne6) 25. fxg3 Bg4 (25... Bf5 26. Bxd4 Nxd3 { was simpler.}) 26. Rf1 {[#]} Ne6 $2 (26... Bxf3 $142 $1 {Addressing the d4 problem.} 27. Bxf3 ({or} 27. Rxf3 Rxf3 28. Bxf3 Re3) 27... Re3 $11) 27. Ng5 $1 Nxg5 $2 (27... Nc5 $142 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Re1 Qd7 30. Ne4 Bf5 $14) 28. Qxg5 { With the double attack on g4 & d4, I have no time for ...c5 & must lose a P.} Be2 $2 (28... Rxf1+ $142 29. Bxf1 Qd7) 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $2 (29... Kxf8 $142 $16) 30. Bxd4 $2 (30. Re1 $142 $18) 30... Bxd3 31. Bxg7 $6 (31. Re1 $142) 31... Qxg7 $2 (31... Bxb1 $142 32. Bxf8+ Kxf8 $16) 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. Rd1 $18 Be2 $2 ( 33... Bf5 $142 34. Bxc6 Rf6) 34. Rxd6 {& here Jack offered a draw-gift, which I duly accepted. Time left - McCorkell 21:44, Moldovan 31:35 Estimated time used - McCorkell 36:06, Moldovan 26:15 Longest thinks: White - 6 minutes for 21.Qe1? Black - 4 minutes for 26...Ne6?} ({After} 34. Rxd6 b5 35. Rd7+ Kg8 36. Bxc6 bxc4 37. Bd5+ Kh8 38. Re7 Bd3 39. bxc4 $18 {Black is 2 Ps down for no compensation.}) 1/2-1/2

#1233 KST - Round 5 Photos

 

Robert Vinson vs. Jun Tang.

Joe Scarola vs. Audrey Hu.

Pat Mazzillo vs. Mauricio Camejo.

Albert Tang (top left) watches Alex Hu vs. Mark Kernighan (green shirt) and Joseph Dovydaitis (white shirt) vs. Greg Tomkovich while Anthony Tang (top right) plays on chess.com.

#1232 Kenilworth Summer Tournament - Round 5 Results

5th round results, by board number:

1. Moldovan 1/2-1/2 Al. Tang
2. Mazzillo 0-1 Camejo
3. Al. Hu 1/2-1/2 Kernighan
4. Vinson 1-0 J. Tang
5. Ruales 1-0 McAuliffe
6. Dovydaitis 0-1 Tomkovich
7. Scarola 0-1 Au. Hu
8. Lowey 0-1 Camejo
9. McCorkell 1/2-1/2 Moldovan

Standings after round 5 of 14:

1. Moldovan 5.5
2. Camejo 4.5
= 3-4. Mazzillo, Vinson 4.0
= 5-6. Kernighan, McAuliffe 3.5
= 7-8. Au. Hu, Tomkovich 3.0
9. Al. Hu 2.0
= 10-11. Gottlieb, McCorkell 1.5
= 12-14. Pelican, Lowey, Levanda 1.0
= 15-18. Benitez, Al. Tang, Constantino, Ruales 0.5
= 19-24. Touhey, An. Tang, Renna, J. Tang, Dovydaitis, Scarola 0.0

Photos & 3 games will follow.

There are now 24 players but registration remains open. For event details, see post, #1219.

#1231 KST - Round 4 Annotations

My win vs. Audrey Hu:

[Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.06.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Hu, Audrey"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "1223"] [BlackElo "1814"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "The Chess Coroner #1231"] [SourceDate "2017.06.23"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.06.23"] [SourceQuality "1"] {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 $142) 3... Nf6 $5 ({>= the straight-forward} 3... d5 4. exd5 cxd5) 4. Nc3 (4. e5 $142 d5 5. Be2 Nfd7 6. d4 Bg7 7. c3) 4... d5 5. Bd3 $146 (5. exd5 $142 cxd5 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. d4 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ne2 Bg4 {Rainford - Moldovan : Dr. Luzviminda Machan Open VII, Rahway 12/1/2012} 10. Qd3 $11) 5... Bg7 {[#]} 6. b3 $4 (6. O-O $142 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. d4 $11) 6... dxe4 $19 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 $142) 10. d3 O-O 11. Qd2 Qd7 (11... Nc5 $142) 12. O-O-O Ng4 $6 {/\ 13...Bh6, skewering the enemy Q.} ({However} 12... b5 $142) 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. f3 Be6 15. g4 Nc7 16. h4 Nd5 (16... a5 $142) 17. h5 (17. Ne4 $142 Bxb2+ 18. Kxb2) 17... Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 f6 $2 (19... Bd5 $142) 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qe1 (21. Qd2 $142 Kf7 22. Rh7+ Ke8 23. Re1) 21... Kf7 22. Qe4 $2 (22. Rh7+ $142 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 $142) 28. Rd1 $2 (28. cxb5 $142 cxb5 29. Kd2) 28... bxc4 29. bxc4 Bxc4 30. f4 Bxa2 31. g5 $2 (31. Rd7 $142 Kf7 32. Rc7) 31... fxg5 32. fxg5 Be6 33. Kb2 c5 34. Rc1 c4 (34... Rb8+ $142) 35. Kc3 a5 36. Kb2 a4 37. Ka3 Ra5 38. Rc3 Rxg5 (38... Rb5 $142 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 d1=Q 57. Kb4 Qc2 58. Kb5 Kd3 59. Kb6 e2 60. Kb5 e1=Q 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

#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!

#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

Photos & my win will follow.

There are now 24 players but registration remains open. For event details, see post, #1219.

#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:

[Event "Main Line Chess & Games Summer Swiss"] [Site "Paoli, PA"] [Date "2017.06.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Dehmelt, Karl"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C19"] [WhiteElo "2300"] [BlackElo "1781"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "138"] [Source "The Chess Coroner #1228"] [SourceDate "2017.06.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.06.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] {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 $140 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... O-O $4 {then} 11. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 12. Ng5+ $18 {->}) 11. O-O {[#]} c4 $6 {11...h6! = was right.} (11... h6 12. Qd2 O-O {0.16/26 Komodo 10.4 64-bit/Clare}) (11... h6 12. Ba3 Na5 {0.03/28 Komodo 10.3 64-bit/ TwoKnights}) (11... h6 12. Qd2 O-O {0.04/20 Fritz 15}) 12. Be2 O-O 13. Ba3 f6 ( 13... Rfe8 14. h4 Nf5 {0.35/27 Komodo 10 64-bit/Jorasch}) (13... f6 14. Re1 Rf7 {0.55/23 Houdini 5.01 x64}) (13... Rfe8 14. Nh4 Ng6 {0.04/27 Stockfish 251216/ dBSPL}) 14. exf6 $146 (14. Re1 Rf7 15. g3 {0.44/30 Komodo 11.01 64-bit}) (14. Bd6 Qd8 15. exf6 {0.36/23 Houdini 4 x64/steffan}) (14. a5 b5 15. Bd6 {0.15/23 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 $14 {Zielinski - Lindner : correspondence, DESC 2005}) 16... Ng6 17. Ng5 $14 {Goins - Peddie : correspondence, IECG 1996}) ({&} 14. Qd2 Rf7 15. Bd6 Qd8 16. exf6 Rxf6 $14 { S. Kourkoulos Arditis - Papasimakopoulos : Nikaia 2013}) 14... Rxf6 (14... gxf6 $143 15. Nh4) 15. Ne5 $1 Ng6 (15... Re8 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 {0.36/33 Komodo 11.01 64-bit}) (15... Nf5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 {0.45/26 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 $14) 18... Nf5 19. Qd2 Nd6 20. Bf3 Raf8 21. Bg2 {[#]} Ne7 (21... h5 $142 $11) (21... Re8 $11) 22. Qe2 R8f7 23. Qe5 (23. a5 $142 bxa5 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxa5 $14) 23... Ndc8 24. Rfe1 Nc6 25. Qe2 Nd6 26. Qd2 Ne7 ( 26... h5 $142 $11) (26... Rf8 $11) 27. a5 Nb5 $6 (27... bxa5 $142 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxa5 Nc6 30. Ra6 Qd7 $14) 28. axb6 axb6 $8 29. Bb4 (29. Bh3 $142) 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 $6 (37... Nc6 $142) 38. Re8 $6 (38. Qe2 $142) 38... Re7 39. Rxe7 $2 (39. Rea8 $142 $16) 39... Qxe7 40. Qe2 Nd6 $6 (40... Qb7 $142 $14) 41. Qe5 Ne4 {[#]} 42. f5 $2 (42. Ra8 $142 $16) 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 $4 {A blunder.} (45... Nh3+ $142 46. Kh1 Qf6 $15) 46. Kg2 $4 {White returns the favor.} (46. Bg4 {would've won the Exchange & game.}) 46... Ne4 47. Bf3 Nxc3 48. Qe3 Ne4 $2 (48... Nb5 $142 $15) 49. Bxe4 dxe4 50. Qxe4 g6 51. Ra7+ Kh6 52. Qe3+ Qg5 {[#]} 53. Qxe6 $4 (53. Qxg5+ $142 Kxg5 54. Rb7 $11) 53... Qd2+ $19 54. Kh3 $8 (54. Kg1 Qf2+ 55. Kh1 Qf1#) (54. Kh1 Rf1#) 54... Rh5+ 55. Kg4 $8 Qd1+ 56. Kf4 $8 Rf5+ $2 {This lets White extend the game.} (56... Qf1+ $142 57. Kg4 (57. Ke4 {/ Ke3} Qe1+ {58.K moves Qxe6}) 57... Qh3+ 58. Kf3 Qxe6 {59.0-1}) 57. Qxf5 $8 (57. Ke3 Qe1#) 57... gxf5 $6 (57... Qf1+ $142 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

Additional photos will follow.

#1227 KST - Round 3 Annotations

My win over Joseph Dovydaitis:

[Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.06.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Dovydaitis, Joseph"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B08"] [BlackElo "1781"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "The Chess Coroner #1227"] [SourceDate "2017.06.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.06.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] {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 $143 Qb6) 7... Bxd4 { C. Panuyas - Moldovan : skittles game, Springfield 4/28/2002} 8. Bc4 $44) 5. h3 $6 {This stops ...Bg4} ({but} 5. Bb5 $142 {threatening 6.d5}) ({or} 5. c3 { securing the center.}) 5... Nf6 (5... Nxd4 $142 $1 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Bxd4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qf3 {Menchik - Mieses : London (m/7) 1942} c6) 6. Nc3 O-O {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 $2 {[#]} (7. Be2 $142 $11) 7... Nxe4 $1 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bd3 $146 (9. c3 $142 $146 dxe4 10. Ne5 $11) (9. Bxc7 $143 $2 Qxc7 10. Bxd5 { Ryan - J. Yates : 14th U.S. Correspondence Ch. Preliminaries 1998} Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Rd8 $17) (9. Bxd5 $2 Qxd5 10. Nc3 Qc4 $17 {Buyukasik - Bozhurt : Izmir 2006}) 9... dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nxd4 11. c3 $2 (11. Nxd4 $142 Bxd4 12. c3 $15) 11... Ne6 $2 (11... e5 $142 $1 12. cxd4 $140 exf4 $17) 12. Bd2 $4 (12. Be3 $142 $15) 12... Nc5 {Now White is lost.} 13. Bc2 Nd3+ 14. Bxd3 Qxd3 15. Be3 Qa6 16. Nd4 b6 ( 16... c5 $142 17. Nb3 b6) 17. Ne2 $2 (17. a4 $142 Bb7 18. f3) (17. Nc6 $143 $2 Bb7 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 {& the N is trapped.}) 17... Bb7 18. O-O Rfd8 {[#]} 19. Nd4 $2 {This loses a piece.} (19. Qc2 $142) 19... c5 20. Qe2 $2 (20. Qc2 $142 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 $2 Rc2 26. a4 $2 Bxf2+ $1 27. Kh2 ({Of course, if} 27. Rxf2 {then} Rd1+ 28. Rf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Rxc1+) 27... Bc5 (27... Rd3 $142) 28. Bf4 Bd6 (28... f6 $142) 29. Bg3 Bxg3+ 30. Kxg3 Rd3+ 31. Rf3 Rxf3+ 32. gxf3 Rb2 33. h4 Rxb3 34. Kg4 Rb4+ 35. Kg5 Kg7 ( 35... f6+ $142 36. Kh6 Rxh4#) 36. f4 Rxa4 (36... h5 $142 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 $8 e3 46. Kh3 $8 Kf4 47. Kh4 $8 Rh2# {was a move faster.}) 45. Kg3 e2 46. Kh3 e1=Q 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

#1226 KST - Round 2 Annotations

My games against Greg Tomkovich & Alex Hu:

[Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.06.08"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Tomkovich, Greg"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A42"] [WhiteElo "1648"] [BlackElo "1781"] [Annotator "Moldovan, John"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "The Chess Coroner #1226"] [SourceDate "2017.06.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.06.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] {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 $142 Nxf5 ({not} 8... gxf5 $2 9. Qh5+ Kf8 10. Qe2 $14) 9. Bd2 $11) ({or} 8. f3 {. For the latter, see my 2010 loss to Pawlowski.}) 8... exf4 (8... Nf6 $142 $1 9. fxe5 { T. Walter - E. Karst : Friedersdorf 1995} ({For} 9. Qc2 $2 {& full opening notes see our 2010 game.}) 9... Ng4 $1 {TN} 10. Bf4 fxe4 $1 11. Nxe4 O-O $1 12. Ne2 Nxe5 $11) 9. Bxf4 {[#]} Nh6 $2 $146 {A terrible move.} (9... Nf6 $142 $11 10. e5 $140 $2 Nh5 $17 {was right.}) 10. Nf3 Nf7 11. O-O fxe4 12. Bxe4 O-O 13. Qd2 Nf5 14. Rae1 Nh4 $4 (14... Bd7 $142 $16 {which is foul enough.}) 15. Ng5 Bf6 $2 (15... Ne5 $142) 16. Nxf7 $2 (16. Ne6 $142 $18 Bxe6 $140 17. dxe6 Ne5 18. Nd5) 16... Rxf7 17. Bg3 $2 (17. h3 $142 $16) 17... Nf5 18. Bf2 (18. Bf4 $142 $14) 18... Qf8 (18... Be5 $142 $11) 19. Ne2 Qg7 (19... Qh6 $142) 20. b3 Bd7 (20... Be5 $142 $11) 21. Qd3 (21. Bxf5 Bxf5 22. Bd4) 21... b6 $2 (21... Be5 $142 $11) 22. Nf4 Nd4 $4 (22... Raf8 $142 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. dxe6 Re7 $16) 23. Kh1 $4 (23. Ne6 $142 $18) 23... Raf8 24. Ne2 $2 (24. g3 $142 $11) 24... Nxe2 25. Rxe2 Be5 26. Bf3 Qh6 {Threatening mate.} 27. Bg1 Bf5 (27... g5 $142 $1 $17 28. Ree1 $140 g4 29. Be2 g3) 28. Qd2 $2 (28. Qd1 $142 $15) 28... Qxd2 29. Rxd2 {[#]} Be4 $1 30. Be3 (30. Rdf2 $142) ({Obviously not} 30. Bxe4 $4 {as that drops the Exchange & the game to} Rxf1) 30... Bxf3 31. gxf3 Rxf3 32. Rxf3 Rxf3 33. Bg5 Bf6 34. Kg2 $4 (34. Bxf6 $142 Rxf6 35. Re2 Kf7 36. Kg2 $17) 34... Rf5 $4 (34... Bxg5 $19 35. Kxf3 $140 Bxd2) 35. Bh6 $4 (35. Bxf6 $142 Rxf6 36. Kg3 $17) 35... Kf7 $2 (35... g5 $19 {, /\ trapping the enemy B, would've forced White to cough-up his h-pawn.}) 36. Re2 $4 (36. Be3 $142 $19) 36... Re5 $4 ( 36... g5 $142 37. h4 gxh4 $19 {Black also had this at moves 37 & 38.}) 37. Rf2 $4 (37. Rxe5 $142 Bxe5 38. h4 $17) 37... Rf5 $4 38. Re2 $4 (38. Rxf5 $142 gxf5 39. Bd2 $15) 38... Be5 $4 39. Bd2 a5 $2 (39... g5 $142) 40. h3 $2 (40. h4) 40... g5 41. Rf2 $4 {The losing move.} (41. Be1 $17 {would've offered greater resistance.}) 41... Rxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Kg6 $19 43. Kf3 Kf5 44. a4 $2 {This makes the b3 P backwards &, as a result, weakens the other links in White's Q-side chain.} (44. Be1 $142) 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 $2 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 [Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ"] [Date "2017.06.08"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Hu, Alexander"] [Black "Moldovan, John"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "1700"] [BlackElo "1781"] [Annotator "Moldovan,John"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2017.06.01"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "The Chess Coroner #1226"] [SourceDate "2017.06.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.06.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Board 3 #2 of 2 simultaneous games G/55+5 (delay) B15 Caro-Kann Defense Gurgenidze System} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Be2 Nf6 $5 { This position can also be reached via the Pirc, with 1...d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 c6.} (5... dxe4 $142 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 {Poltoranov - Petrovs : Swerdlovsk 1942}) 6. e5 Ne4 7. O-O (7. Nxe4 $142 dxe4 8. Ng5 c5 9. c3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 (10. cxd4 $143 Nc6 11. Be3 Qa5+ {Miloradovic - Ahrens : Chania 1994} 12. Kf1 O-O 13. Qb3 b6 14. Nxe4 Be6 $44 15. Qc3) 10... Qxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 $14 {Felix - Spodny : Brno 2000}) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 O-O (8... Nd7 $142 9. e6 $140 $5 (9. Re1 Nb6 $11) 9... fxe6 10. Ng5 $44 Nf6) 9. Bf4 (9. Rb1 $142 Nd7 10. Re1 $14) 9... e6 $2 $146 (9... Nd7 $142 10. a4 Nb6 (10... f6 $143 11. exf6 (11. e6 $143 Nb8 12. Rb1 b6 {ChessCentaur - HydraAssasin : playchess.com 2007} 13. Re1 Bxe6 14. Ba6 Nxa6 15. Rxe6 $44 Rc8) 11... Nxf6 12. Be5 Ne4 13. Ra3 $14) 11. Bd3 Nc4 $11) 10. Qd2 (10. h4 $142 $14) 10... Nd7 (10... Qa5 { /\ ...b6 + ...Ba6 was considered.}) 11. Bg5 $2 (11. Qe3 $142 $14) 11... f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 $2 (12... Nxf6 $142 $1 $11 13. Ne5 $140 $2 Ne4 $1 14. Bxd8 Nxd2 15. Be7 Re8 16. Rfd1 Ne4 $15) 13. Bxf6 $6 (13. c4 $142 $16) 13... Qxf6 (13... Nxf6 $142) 14. Rae1 $2 (14. Qe3 $142 $16) 14... e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. c4 d4 (17... Qf4 $142 $11 18. Qxf4 $140 Rxf4 19. cxd5 cxd5) 18. Bf3 Qc5 19. Be2 $2 (19. Re4 $142 Qxc4 20. Rxd4 Qf7 21. Re1 $14) 19... Be6 20. Rd1 (20. h4 $142 $1 $11 Bxc4 $140 21. Bxc4+ Qxc4 22. Re7 $44) 20... Rad8 $6 (20... Bxc4 $142 21. Bxc4+ Qxc4 22. Qxd4 Qxa2 $15) 21. Qd3 Bf5 (21... Qf5 $142) 22. Qb3 b6 23. Bd3 Bxd3 (23... Be6 $142 $1) 24. cxd3 Kg7 25. Rfe1 Qf5 (25... Rde8 $142) 26. Re2 ( 26. Qb2 $142) 26... c5 27. Rde1 Rf7 $2 (27... Rde8 $142 $1 28. Qb2 $140 $4 Qxf2+ $3 {Dan Schaefer} 29. Rxf2 Rxe1+ 30. Rf1 Rfxf1#) 28. f3 Rdf8 29. a4 Rf6 ( 29... Qg5 {threatening ...Rxf3!}) 30. Re7+ (30. Re5 $142 Qf4 31. a5 $14) 30... R8f7 31. R7e2 h5 (31... Qg5 $142) 32. Re5 Qf4 33. Qc2 Rf5 34. R5e4 Qc7 (34... Qg5 $142) 35. Re8 R5f6 36. Qd2 Qf4 37. Qe2 Qf5 (37... Qg5 $142) 38. Re5 Qf4 39. Re4 Qf5 (39... Qg5 $142) 40. Re8 (40. Qd2 $142) 40... Qd7 (40... Qg5 $142) 41. Qd1 Qc6 42. Qb3 Qd7 (42... h4 $142) 43. Qb5 (43. Qc2 $142) 43... Qf5 44. Qb3 Qd7 (44... Qg5 $142) 45. R1e4 (45. Qc2 $142) 45... Rf4 46. Re1 R4f6 47. Qb5 ( 47. Qc2 $142) 47... Qf5 48. R8e4 Qg5 49. Kh1 Qd2 50. Qb3 (50. Qb1 $142) 50... Rf4 $2 (50... h4 $142 51. Rxh4 $140 $4 Qxe1#) 51. R4e2 Qa5 52. Qc2 Qb4 (52... Qa6 $142) 53. Rb1 $2 (53. h3 $142 $16) 53... Qa3 $2 (53... Qc3 $142 54. Qd1 ( 54. Qxc3 $143 dxc3 55. Rc2 Rd7 56. Rxc3 Rfd4 57. Rd1 Kf6 $44) 54... Kf8 $14) 54. Rbe1 Qb4 (54... Rf8 $142) 55. Rb1 $6 (55. h3 $142 $16) 55... Qa3 (55... Qc3 $142 $14) 56. Rbe1 $6 (56. h3 $142 $16) 56... Qb4 {Black claimed a draw by 3-fold repetition. Time left - Hu 0:19, Moldovan 7:16 Estimated time used - Hu 59:21, Moldovan 52:24 Longest think by White - 6 minutes for 13.Bxf6 Longest thinks by Black - 3 minutes for 20...Rad8 & 23...Bxd3} 1/2-1/2

#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.

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

#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?!

#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

Photos & my games to follow.

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