On June 14, the CSCC had 23 members stop by for the evening. The main event for the evening was the first round of the June Mating Game. This USCF-rated event (G30) is a 4 round, Swiss tournament played over 2 weeks. Here are the results after the first 2 rounds:

Player
Score

Buck Buchanan
2.0

Jeff Fox
2.0

Paul Anderson
2.0

Jerry Maier
1.0

Tom Mullikin
1.0

Virgil McGuire
1.0

Dan St. John
1.0

Roy Heath
1.0

Joe Pahk
1.0

Mike Davis
1.0

Frank Shotwell
1.0

Gary Frenzel
0.0

Kathy Schneider
0.0

Thomas Rosado
0.0

This week’s comment comes from Denver. Akira asks a fine question, as not everyone may understand my sense of humor. My choice of verbs in describing these games is purely for entertainment purposes only and not meant to be an actual description of the play (as I rarely see any part of the games). However, in an effort to avoid repeating the phrase “x beat y,” I adapted a method from John Owens, sportscaster of KKTV, News 11, who uses a different synonym for beat in each football score he announces. In addition, this particular week I was trying to put my high school creative writing class into action by using the technique of alliteration. Of course, I am not married to these verbs. If any of the participants are unhappy about my choice of verb, they can send me a more appropriate one that I can put in the archives. That way when one of your high school buddies googles your name, he won’t get the wrong impression about your chess playing ability.

Akira, June 15th:

"Richard Cordovano crushed Dean Brown, and Jerry Maier mauled Joe Pahk"

Are you trying to embarass or alienate people from chess?

P.S. I love Brian Wall

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Nathan, June 15th:
Thanks Paul for adding me to the list.

Mitch, June 15th:
Paul, thanks for the newsletter…

Renae, June 16th:
Hey Paul,
I didn't say you couldn't publish Tom's game....I offered to give you a game from MN in addition to Tom's. You should publish it! I'll get you a copy of the game this weekend, if I remember. And I'll try to send you a couple games from MN… I'm not upset at all, I just didn't think you understood. :-) Everything is funnier in your little world, so I have no room for criticism.

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Roy, June 15th [after someone saw his name on the June 6th newsletter (http://home.att.net/~cs.chess/newsletter/Mon_Jun_06_v1.html)]:
Yes, this was indeed a high school colleague.

This past Sunday was Father’s Day. Each year, I have my son send my Dad a homemade card. There are two reasons I do this. First, I remember my Dad on Father’s Day since it is obvious to anyone that I am really doing all the work on the card, and I have also given my son a subtle hint that Father’s Day is fast approaching. Of course, my scheme has yet to have any success. My son forgets Father’s Day, and my Dad always makes a point of letting me know that only his grandson remembered Father’s Day. So this year I am going to do something extra for Father’s Day (although a little late). I am going to thank Dad for all the life lessons he taught me over the chessboard. The first lesson I learned was that we all have strengths. My Dad taught my older sister and I how to play chess, and it was the first time I remember being better than my perfectionist, goody-two-shoes, never-gets-in-trouble, older sister. The second lesson was humility. I was as proud as a peacock when I beat Dad in our first email game, but the Bible says, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18). Well, my Dad brought the destruction upon me in the next 4 games. The final lesson in humility was especially rough, but it motivated me to join the CSCC later that year and learn how to improve:


Lessons From Dad

(44) Anderson,Douglas - Anderson,Paul [B13]
1-4 Email, 07.03.1997
[Fritz 8 (60s)]

B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 dxc4 5.Bxc4 Nf6 6.Nf3 last book move 6...Bg4 7.Qa4+ [7.Ne5 Qa5+ 8.Qd2 Qxd2+ 9.Bxd2+/= ] 7...Qd7? [7...Bd7!? looks like a viable alternative 8.Qc2 Bc6= ] 8.Bb5 [>=8.Bxf7+!? Kd8 9.Qxd7+ Nbxd7 10.Nbd2+- ] 8...Nc6+/= Attacking the isolated pawn on d4 9.Ne5 Qd5? [>=9...Qd6+/- ] 10.Nxc6+- Bd7 11.Nxa7 Qxg2 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.Rf1 Qe4+ 14.Be3 b5 15.Qa6 Qc2 16.Nc3 Qxb2 17.Rc1 e6 18.Ncxb5 Bb4+ 19.Kd1 0-0 20.Qc6 [20.Qa4 makes it even easier for White 20...Nb6 21.Qc2 Qxc2+ 22.Rxc2 Nd5+- ] 20...Ne5?? but even a better move would not have saved the game [>=20...Qxa2 21.Rc2 Qa4+/- ] 21.Qc7 [21.Qe4 might be the shorter path 21...Rxa7 22.Rc2 f5 23.Rxb2 fxe4 24.Nxa7 Nc4+- ] 21...Qxa2? [21...Rxa7 22.Nxa7 Qa3+- ] 22.Qxe5 Rfd8 23.Qc7 Ba5 [23...e5 otherwise it's curtains at once 24.Rc2 Qa6+- ] 24.Qc4 Qxc4 25.Rxc4 Bb6 26.Nc6 Rd5 27.Ne7+ 1-0

6/21 June Mating Game, CSCC
6/28 Ladder, CSCC
7/2-3 Denver Open, DCC
7/23 Denker Fundraiser, DCC
7/23-24 Rocky Mt. Championships, CSCA
7/30-31 Summer Fun, DCC

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