This Week In Chess
Tuesday April 19, 2005
On April 12, the CSCC had 22 members in attendance. In the USCF-rated matches (G90), Brian Wall knocked the socks off of Shaun MacMillan, Richard Cordovano outlasted Tony Telinbacco, Jerry Meier defeated Tom Mullikin, and Mike Davis pummeled Dean Brown. The rest of the members played in the Eccentric Pairing Swiss Tournament (G15). The goal of the tournament is to be the player with the highest rating gain. Instead of the normal pairing system, the players are paired based on unusual criteria. Round 1 was paired by birth date, round 2 by birthplace, and round 3 by ratings. In the final round, the players were paired in order of their rating gain.
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Free Workshop & Book Signing
By Robert Snyder
Please remind local kids/parents of my book signing and free workshop on 30 April at the Barnes & Noble in CS. For details, see the article (http://home.att.net/~cs.chess/newsletter/Tue_Mar_22_v2.html).
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Game Of The Week
This week’s game comes Jason Caldwell and Renae Delaware. I was happy to publish this game as Renae has only given me her wins in the past, and I think she is starting to get a big head. So, I feel it is my job to bring her some humility. Also, I was watching Saturday Night Live, and I saw a commercial that reminded me of her. The product was called “Chess for Girls.” I think she would like it because she is the only chess player I know who has unicorns and dragon stickers on her chess clock. However, her chess set is lacking that feminine touch. The “Chess for Girls” set comes with pieces that smell like strawberries, unicorns instead of knights, a queen whose hair you can braid, a king that makes bubbles, bishops that come with swim suits and evening gowns, and a Malibu van for carrying all the pieces. The good thing about this set is that if you miss mate-in-1 twice, you can claim the bubbles got in your eye.
Chess For Girls
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(35) Caldwell,Jason (1929) - Delaware,Renae (1344) [E70]
CSCC Eccentric Colorado Springs, 12.04.2005
[Fritz 8 (60s)]
E70: King's Indian: Miscellaneous lines with 4 e4, including 5 Nge2 and 5 Bd3 0-0 6 Nge2 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nge2 0-0 6.Ng3 e5 last book move 7.h4 Nbd7 8.Bg5 Qe8 9.h5 exd4 10.Qxd4 Ng4
[10...Nxh5 11.Qe3 Bxc3+ 12.Qxc3 Nxg3 13.Qxg3 Qxe4+ 14.Qe3-/+ ]
11.Qd1
[11.Qd2!? is worthy of consideration 11...Nb6 12.Bf4= ]
11...Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Nc5 A sound move 13.f3??
[13.Qd5 c6 14.Qd4 f5 15.Qxd6 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 fxe4=/+ ]
13...f6?? what a pity, victory was in sight
[>=13...Qe5 it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots 14.Ne2 Qxg5 15.fxg4 Bxg4-+ ]
14.Bf4 Ne5 15.hxg6 Nxg6 16.Bh6 Rf7 17.Be2 Qe5 18.Kf2 Nf4 19.Qd4 Nxe2 20.Nxe2 Be6 21.Rad1 Re8? 22.Ng3
[>=22.Bf4!? Qxd4+ 23.cxd4+/- (‹23.Nxd4 f5=/+ ) ]
22...Na4 23.Rd3
[>=23.Rh5!? is a viable option 23...Qxd4+ 24.cxd4= ]
23...Nb2-/+ Attacks the isolani on c4 24.Rh5 Nxd3+ 25.Qxd3 f5 26.exf5 Bd7
[>=26...Bxc4!? 27.Qd2 Bd3-+ ]
27.Rg5+ Kh8 28.Nh5?? further deteriorates the position
[28.Qd2!?-/+ ]
28...Bxf5
[28...Qe1# ]
29.Rxf5?? leading to a quick end
[>=29.Qd4 Qxd4+ 30.cxd4-+ ]
29...Rxf5
[29...Qe1# ]
30.Bg7++- Qxg7 31.Nxg7 Kxg7 32.Qxf5 1-0
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Upcoming Events
4/19 Swiss (G15), CSCC
4/23 Bardwick Simultaneous, CSCA
4/26 Bloomer Simultaneous, CSCC
4/30 School of Mines, DCC
4/30 Free Kid’s Workshop (http://home.att.net/~cs.chess/newsletter/Tue_Mar_22_v2.html)
5/3 Speed, CSCC
Colorado Springs Chess Club: CSCC
Denver Chess Club: DCC
Colorado State Chess Association: CSCA
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