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n k Listed below are the NJSCF chairmen, officers, and board members along with their addresses, and email addresses for your convenience. Please keep in mind that many of these people donate their time in the form of meetings (usually on Saturdays / Sundays several times per year) and also during the year promoting chess in NJ to make your chess playing experience as rewarding as it can be! I encourage all comments, criticisms, and recommendations of what you’d like to see ACN transform into since it has been and always will remain a publication BY the chess-playing community FOR the chess-playing community within NJ!

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Cover Photo Details..........................................................................................................2 Upcoming Tournaments Throughout New Jersey.............................................................3 Chess Clubs Throughout New Jersey (listed alphabetically by club name)......................5 Games from Around the State by Steve Ferrero ..............................................................7 Results from Around the State by Steve Ferrero ............................................................13 Newark Gambit: The Antidote to 4.Bc4 in the Philidor Counter Gambit – Part III by Lev D. Zilbermints .....................................................................................................25 Sparta Middle School Exhibition by David A. Cole..........................................................31 Year-End Clearance Sale: All Queens Must Go by Ian Mangion...................................32 Chess Emporiums in Rahway and Branchburg Grace Garden State by Lou Sturniolo..34 Misplaying a Rook + Pawn Ending by James R. West ...................................................35 1956 Greater New York City Open by Nikolai Brunni .....................................................36 Chess Gems by Peter J. Tamburro Jr. ...........................................................................41 Book Review: Formation Attacks by Ian Mangion .........................................................45 Problem Solver’s Corner by Steve Ferrero .....................................................................47

Executive Board

Roger Inglis - President

49-A Mara Road, Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 973-794-4601

[email protected]

Michael Somers – Vice President 29 Oakland Avenue, West Caldwell, NJ 07006

973-228-7039 [email protected]

Ken Thomas – Treasurer / Seniors

115 West Moore Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 908-852-0385

[email protected]

Bill Bluestone – Secretary / Disabled & Handicapped Chess

PO Box 552, Metuchen, NJ 08840 732-603-8850

[email protected]

NJSCF Board Members

Aaron Kiedes - Technology 4 Seymour Terrace, Hackettstown, NJ 07840


Anthony Cottell – Archivist 334 Ninth Street, Carlstadt, NJ 07072


David Jungblut – Trustee Oakcrest High School

1824 Dr. Dennis Foreman Drive, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 (School) 609-909-2600

(Cell) 609-513-8237 [email protected]

Diana Tulman – Trustee 28 Canterbury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646

[email protected] E. Steven Doyle – Tournaments

17 Stonehenge Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 [email protected]

Glenn Petersen – Archivist 44-D Manchester Court, Freehold, NJ 07728


Hal Sprechman - Scholastics Committee

66 Cromwell Lane, Jackson, NJ 08527-4687 732-259-3881

[email protected]

Henry Feltman Jr. - Publicity 856-845-5094

[email protected]

Herman Drenth - Ethics Committee 235 Roosevelt Avenue, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407


IM Dean J. Ippolito – Collegiate / Masters Affairs

141 Main Street, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 908-534-4318

[email protected] James Mennella – Ethics Committee

8 Magnolia Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ 07060 410-245-6907

[email protected] Joe Ippolito – Trustee

43 Oak Road, Boonton Township, NJ 07005 973-402-0049

[email protected] Joe Lux - Membership

627 Summit Avenue, Apt. 17A, Jersey City, NJ 07306 201-792-1606

[email protected] Leo Dubler III - Corporate Funding

146 West Centennial Drive, Medford, NJ 08055 856-396-0961

[email protected] Leroy Dubeck - Nominating Committee

932 Edgemoor Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 856-428-0304

[email protected] Mike Khodarkovsky – US Chess League

80 Jesse Court, Montville, NJ 07045 973-299-0932

[email protected] Noreen Davisson - Scholastics Committee

[email protected] Ronald Groseibl – Public Relations

[email protected] Roz Katz - Trustee

20 Schindler Drive Rockaway, NJ 07866


Stephen Dick - Clubs 62 South Broadway Pitman, NJ 08071


Steve Ferrero - Atlantic Chess News Editor PO Box 337, Glen Gardner, NJ 08826-0337


Todd Lunna - Masters Affairs 36 Maple Drive, Colts Neck, NJ 07722


Denotes NJSCF Past President

Advertising Rates Approx. 3½” x 1” Box $25 Per Issue Approx. 3½” x 2¾” Box $50 Per Issue Approx. ½ Page Box $175 Per Issue Approx. Full Page Box $300 Per Issue Approval of content for any and all advertisements are at the sole discretion of the Editor and NJSCF Executive Board. All ½ page and full page advertisements are conditional based on available space in Atlantic Chess News. We offer a 10% discount for advertising in two consecutive issues, 15% discount for four consecutive issues. Analysis Of Games Most games are analyzed with the assistance of the extensive and exhaustive chess playing program, Fritz 11© program running on an Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz PC with 2GB of RAM running Windows XP Professional. We welcome all comments, criticism, and feedback from readers and don’t forget to submit your games to me from the tournaments! Sponsorship Levels Gold $100/year (ACN Sent 1st Class) Silver $50/year (ACN Sent 1st Class) Bronze $25/year (ACN Sent 1st Class) Out Of State $15/year (ACN Sent 1st Class) NJ Regular $10/year (ACN Sent Bulk Mailing) Outside U.S. $25/year (ACN Mailed Economy) Columnists David A. Cole Ian Mangion James R. West Lev D. Zilbermints Lou Sturniolo Nikolai Brunni Peter J. Tamburro Jr. Steve Ferrero

Cover Photo Details On the cover we have Joseph Abbot (left) facing off against Anthony Norris in the U2000 section during the final round of the 30th South Jersey Open held in Cherry Hill on May 15th! Stephen A. Dick, owner and operator of All The King’s Men in Pitman assembled and ran this event along with his assistant, Henry Feltman Jr.

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Upcoming Tournaments Throughout New Jersey

*** A Heritage Event! *** February 19 – 21

41st Annual World Amateur Team & US Team East

41st Annual! 6SS, 40/2, SD/1. Parsippany Hilton, 1 Hilton Ct., Parsippany, NJ 07054. Chess Rate valid until 1/16. /Reserve early/ 973-267-7373 or 1- 800-HILTONS. Morris/Essex train to Morris Plains 1.5 miles. Open to 4- player teams with one optional alternate. Team average (4 highest ratings - January Rating list will be used not the 2010 December Annual) must be under 2200. EF: $145 postmarked by 2/5/11. Scholastic teams College and below $140 per team, ALL-$180 after or at door. - all teams, any changes at site $25 charge. Check out official website www.njscf.org. Prizes: 1-5th Place teams, plaque and 4 digital clocks; Top Team (Denis Barry Award) U2100, 2000, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600, 1500, 1400, 1300, 1200, 1000 each plaque and 4 Digital Clocks; Top college team (same school) 4 Digital Clocks & plaque; Top HS team (grades 9-12 same school), Top Middle School (grades 5-9 same school), Top Elementary School (grades K-6 same school), Top 2 Scholastic Teams (mixed schools okay) (/Collins Award/), Mixed Doubles (2 males, 2 females-no alternates), Seniors (all players over age 50), Military, each plaque & 4 Digital Clocks to top team; Company Team (same employer) Old Timers Trophy (all players over 65), Family (4 family members), State teams - CT, DE, MD, MA, NJ, NY (/Benjamin Award/), PA, VA, NC, RI, OH, Canada, each plaque top team; team traveling longest distance - entry refunded. Special Plaque to Top College (NJ, NY, Pennsylvania), Best Player 1-4 and top alternate, All 6-0 scores each Digital clock. Biggest Individual upset each round Engraved Cross pen; Entry fee refunded to team with Best "Chess related" name, Sunday night-- Best "Chess Related" costumes or gimmick - gourmet dinner for four. Reg.: 9-12 Sat 2/19: Rds.: 1-7:30, 11-6, 9-3:30. Special Events!! Surprises and special give-aways each round. Sunday night - Bughouse $20 per team. Cash prizes. HR: Parsippany Hilton, chess rates expire 1/16/2011. Rates $119 (up to 4 in room) 2nd hotel now attached to Hilton also up to 4 in room $121 per night-Hampton Inn---includes breakfast for 4 each day. For help forming teams and more information [email protected]: Chks payable to NJSCF, mail by 2/05 to: /E.Steven Doyle, 17 Stonehenge Road, Morristown, NJ 07960./ (Include Team name, Captain, players full names, USCF Expiration, ID numbers and ratings in board order). No team can include more than two GM's. Include SASE for confirmation if wanted, No registered or certified mail accepted. NS.

Dec 11-12 - Dean of Chess Academy Weekend Swiss GPP: 15 4SS, 40/2 SD/1. Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ 08822. (908) 237-2437. Minutes from the Flemington train station. GTD$$ Open: $200-$150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, U1300: $50 gift card. Pre-entry: $40 ($30 members). Entries online at: www.deanofchess.com. Registration: 9:00AM – 9:45AM. Dec 15 - Dean of Chess Academy Wednesday Kids Quads 3RR, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ 08822. (908) 237-2437. Minutes from the Flemington train station. Trophies to top player in each quad. EF$15, $25 for non-members. Registration by 7:15PM or online at: www.deanofchess.com. Rds: 7:30PM & ASAP. Dec 17-19 or 18-19 - Atlantic City Int’l. GPP: 120 Imagine Your Dreams On The Board and On The Boardwalk. 6SS, G/120. Sheraton Atlantic City, 2 Convention Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ 08401, $99 room rate, single double, contact: 1-800-992-4023, or www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/CHESS2010. $5 parking; U.S. Champion GM Gata Kamsky will be there!: GM Kamsky Thurs Simul & playing in tournament

(http://chessweekend.com/)!, Saturday Blitz, Poker Side Event, 2 schedules, 7 sections, $50,000 b/500 paid entries, 60% guaranteed: OPEN Section (scheduled FIDE rated): 4,000, 2,000, 1,000, 750, 500, 400, 300, 300, 300, 300, U2500 prize = 1,000, U2400 prize = 800, U2300 prize = 600; U2200 Section: 2,500, 1,500, 750, 500, 400, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250; U2000 Section: 2,500, 1, 500, 750, 500, 400, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250; U1800 Section: 2,500, 1,250, 750, 500, 400, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250; U1600 Section: 2,500, 1,250, 750, 500, 300, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250; U1400 Section: 1,500, 1,000, 600, 400, 300, 300, 300, 250, 250, 250; U1200 Section: 1,500, 800, 500, 400, 300, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, U 1000 prize = 500; Unrateds may enter Open and U1200 sections only and limited to $400 in prizes; Byes: Two half-point byes upon request, last round bye request must be made by the end of round 2 and can not be retracted; Classic Schedule G/120: Fr (12 Noon - 5 PM )-Sat (12 Noon - 5:30 PM) -Sun: (12 Noon - 5 PM); 2-Day Schedule: Rounds 1-2-3, Saturday: 10 AM (G/60) - 12:30 PM (G/60) - 3 PM (G/60); Round 4, Saturday: 5:30 PM (merged with Classic Schedule, G/120); Rounds 5-6, Sunday: 12 Noon - 5 PM; EF: $149 USPS by 12/11 & 6 PM on-line; $172 on line only 12/11, 6 PM - 12/16,6 PM (no USPS); $10 early EF discount to Juniors (18 years old and under); $189 at the site (Classic = 11 AM Friday & 2-day = 9 AM Sat); GMs free if pre-enter by 12/11, $45 after that (counts as free entry for based on), Early EF deducted from all GM prizes; re-entry = $100 (counts as 1/2 entry), No e-mail or phone entries; On-line tournament/side event entry & info: http://chessweekend.com; USPS Tournament and Blitz entry (include USCF ID, contact info, e-mail, section; schedule, bye requests): Tim Just, 37165 Willow, Gurnee, IL 60031, Checks payable only to Chess Central. $20 EF refund service charge. Note special tournament rules on-line or request USPS copy. Book Dealer: Rochester Chess & Books + Chess4Less. Saturday Blitz: $1500 B/60, 2 sections, 5 Round Double Swiss - 10 Games, 2 Games with each of 5 opponents, G/5 (no delay), Rnd 1 byes available, Rnd: 10/18/10, 10:15 PM- December Supplement Used For Saturday Blitz Rating, Highest Regular/Quick, Or Highest Available, Rating Used - Quick Chess Rated, EF: $30 by 12/11 USPS or 12/16 on-line, $40 after that, Open: $250 - $125, U2300, U2100, U1900: $110-$55; Reserve (U1700): $200-$100, U1500, U1300, U1000: $70-40; Un may win top prizes only; Special Rules: Cell phone usage is prohibited in the tournament room. If you use your's without TD permission you may lose 10 minutes or half your time, which ever is less. Repeated violations may lead to forfeits or removal from tournament. Players must submit to search for electronic devices if requested by TD/Organizer. Players, and their opponents, after round 3 with a score of 80% or over may not use headphones, earphones, cell phones, or leave the playing area without TD/Organizer permission. Glenn Panner & Tim Just, organizers. Chess Magnet School JGP. Dec 18 - Chess Mates G/30 Scholastic Quads 3RR G/30. Chess Mates, 1531 Irving Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. 732-499-0118. Prizes: Trophy & Free Entry to next tourney to first in each section. EF: $10, $15 for non-members. Rds: 9:30AM-10:40AM-12:00PM. www.chessmatesnj.com.

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*** Saturday Night League Play! - NEW ***

For Information: www.deanofchess.com 908-595-0066

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Dec 19 - Dean of Chess Academy Saturday G/60 Swiss GPP: 15 4SS, G/60. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066. GTD$$ Open: $200-$150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, U1300: $50 gift card. Pre-entry $40 ($30 members), Onsite: $55 ($40 members). Entries postmarked by 12/13/10 to PO Box 323, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 or online at: www.deanofchess.com. Registration: 9:00AM – 9:45AM. Rds.: 10:00AM, 12:30PM, 3:00PM, 5:30PM. For more details, see website. Dec 20 - Chess Mates G/5 Monday Tournament G/5. Chess Mates, 1531 Irving Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. 732-499-0118. Prizes: 80% of total EF. EF: $15, $20 for non-members. Registration: 8:00PM. www.chessmatesnj.com. Dec 20 - Dean of Chess Academy Monday Blitz G/10 GPP: 10 4SS, G/10. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066. GTD$$ Open: $150-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, U1300: $50 gift card. Pre-entry $20 ($30 non-members), Onsite: $30 ($40 non-members). IMs & GMs free, entry deducted from prize. Entries postmarked by 12/13/10 to PO Box 323, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 or online at: www.deanofchess.com. Registration: 7:30PM – 7:45PM. Rds.: 8:00PM & ASAP. Dec 21 - Chess Mates Every Tuesday Quad 3RR, G/30. Chess Mates, 1531 Irving Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. 732-499-0118. EF: $20, $25 for non-members. Prizes: $50 1st in each quad, $20 2nd in each quad. Registration: 7:00PM. Rds.: 7:00PM-8:15-9:30PM. www.chessmatesnj.com. Dec 22 - Chess Mates Every Wednesday U2000 Quad G/30. Chess Mates, 1531 Irving Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. 732-499-0118. Prizes: 70% of total EF to 1st-2nd-3rd-U1800. EF: $20, $25 for non-members. Registration: 7:00PM. www.chessmatesnj.com. Dec 23 - Chess Mates G/5 Monday Tournament G/5. Chess Mates, 1531 Irving Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. 732-499-0118. Prizes: 80% of total EF to 1st-2nd-U2200-U2000-U1800-U1600. EF: $15, $20 for non-members. Registration: 8:00PM. www.chessmatesnj.com. Dec 25 - Chess Mates G/30 Scholastic Quads 3RR G/30. Chess Mates, 1531 Irving Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. 732-499-0118. Prizes: Trophy & Free Entry to next tourney to first in each section. EF: $10, $15 for non-members. Registration: starts at 7:00PM. Rds: 9:30AM-10:40AM-12:00PM. www.chessmatesnj.com. Dec 26 - Super “No Skip” Swiss’K-8 & Adult/HS Quads Holiday Inn, 195 Davidson Ave., Somerset. (Exit #10 off I-287, Easton Ave.) $uper "No-Skip" $wiss: K-8, 5SS, G/30, In 3 Sections. U1300, U900, U600. G$$100(to $200)-50 b/10, Trophies top 5, Awards to all. EF: $29 by mail or online (entryfeesrus.com), $35 cash at Site. Highest lifetime rating is used in K-8 section. Adult/HS "No-Skip" Quads: G/60, EF: $20 cash at site, G$$: $50 (to $80). Reg. to 10:45am, Starts at 11am. Then ASAP with lunch break. Special prize details: Top prize increases by $10 monthly if you played in last event. (Maximum, K-8 $200 and Quad $80). Special USCF dues details: Free USCF dues to beginners under age 12. Free USCF dues to all regular players. (see details in entryfeesrus.com). Special early EF details: If you scored 3-0 in December anywhere, you play for $10. Kids above 1300 play in quads. Below 5 entries in section becomes a quad or is merges. Info: Ken at 908-763-6468 or [email protected]. NC, W. Dec 27 - Chess Mates G/5 Blitz Tournament 7SS, G/5. Chess Mates, 1531 Irving Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. 732-499-0118. Prizes: 80% of total EF to 1st-2nd-U2200-U2000-U1800-U1600. EF: $15, $20 for non-members. Registration: ends at 7:00PM. Rds.: 7:00PM-9:00PM. *** GM Leonid Yudasin Simul 9:00PM-11:00PM. EF: Free to members ($15 for non-members). www.chessmatesnj.com.

Dec 28 - Chess Mates Every Tuesday Quad Same as December 21st. See December 21st event for details. Dec 29 - Chess Mates Every Wednesday U2000 Quad G/30. Chess Mates, 1531 Irving Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. 732-499-0118. Prizes: 70% of total EF to 1st-2nd-3rd-U1800. EF: $20, $25 for non-members. Registration: 7:00PM. www.chessmatesnj.com. Jan 1 - Chess Mates G/30 Scholastic Quads 3RR G/30. Chess Mates, 1531 Irving Street, Rahway, N.J. 07065. 732-499-0118. Prizes: Trophy & Free Entry to next tourney to first in each section. EF: $10, $15 for non-members. Registration: starts at 7:00PM. Rds: 9:30AM-10:40AM-12:00PM. www.chessmatesnj.com. Jan 2 - Westfield Quads 3RR G/45 Full K. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, N.J. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. EF: $20, $15 members. Registration: 2-2:15PM Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10PM. Info: Todd Lunna 732-946-7379. www.westfieldchessclub.com. Jan 3 - Chess Mates G/5 Blitz Tournament Same as December 27th. See December 27th event for details. Jan 3-31 - Freeze Your Buns Swiss 5SS 40/90, SD/1 or 40/90, SD/30 + 30 second increment (by agreement). Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main Street (Rt. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF:$12. Prizes (b/16): $60-$30-$20, U1800: $20, U1500: $20. Registration: 7:00PM on 1/3/11. Rds.: 7:30PM each Monday. Info: [email protected]. Chess Magnet School JGP. Jan 13 - Dean of Chess Academy Thursday Kids Quads 3RR, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066. Trophies to top player in each quad. EF: $15, $25 for non-members. Registration by 6:45PM-7:00PM. See www.deanofchess.com for more details. Rds: 7:00PM & ASAP. Jan 13 - Dean of Chess Academy Thursday G/30 Swiss 3SS, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 3150 Route 22 West, Branchburg, NJ 08876. (908) 595-0066. All prizes based on 10 paid entries: $100-$75-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, U1300: $$40 gift card, U1000: $30 gift card. Pre-entry: $20 ($30 for non-members). Entries postmarked by 1/5/11 to Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ 08822. Onsite: $30 ($40 for non-members). IMs & GMs free, entry deducted from prize. Enter online at: www.deanofchess.com. Registration: 7:00PM-7:15PM. Rds: 7:30PM & ASAP. See website for more details. Jan 22 - Hamilton Chess Club Quads 3RR 40/80 15/30 15/30. Full K. Ray Dwier Recreation Center, Bldg. 392, Groveville, NJ 08620. Quads open to all EF: $15. $$25 per Quad. Reg.: 9:00AM-10:30AM. Rds.: 10:30AM-1:30PM-4:30PM, OSA. NS, NC, W. Jan 22 - Dean of Chess Academy Saturday Kids Quads 3RR, G/30. Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ 08822. (908) 237-2437. Trophies to top player in each quad. EF: $15, $25 for non-members. Registration by 3:30PM-4:00PM. See www.deanofchess.com for more details. Rds: 4:00PM & ASAP. Jan 23 - Dean of Chess Academy Sunday G/60 Swiss GPP: 15 4SS, G/60. Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ 08822. (908) 237-2437. GTD$$ Open: $150-$100-$100-$100-$50, U1800: $50 gift card, U1300: $40 gift card, U1000: $30 gift card. Pre-entry: $30 ($40 for non-members). Entries postmarked by 1/15/11 to Dean of Chess Academy, 334 Route 31 North, Flemington, NJ 08822 or online at: www.deanofchess.com. Onsite: $40 ($55 for non-members). Registration: 9:00AM – 9:45AM. Rds.: 10:00AM, 12:30PM, 3:00PM, 5:30PM. For more details, see website.

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Chess Clubs Throughout New Jersey (listed alphabetically by club name)

All the King’s Men Chess Club All the King’s Men Chess Shop 62 S. Broadway Pitman, NJ 08071 Contact: Stephen A. Dick Website: YourChessSet.com/ChessClub Email: [email protected] Club Phone: 856-582-8222 Meets: Tuesdays 11:00am – 3:00pm, Sundays 1:00pm – 5:00pm Thursdays 7:00pm – 11:00pm Battle Of The Minds Chess Club Pemberton Community Library 16 Broadway, Browns Mills 08015 Contact: Ramnarine Mahadeo 609-724-4582 Email: [email protected] Meets Most Sundays 2:00pm – 5:00pm (Recommend Calling First Before Going!) Branchburg Chess League Branchburg Chess League Dean of Chess Academy 1161 US Hwy. 202N, Branchburg 08876 Contact: IM Dean Ippolito 908-534-4318 Meets Fridays 7:00pm League Membership Required: $25/year Chessnuts at the Evesham Library Homeschooled Children Only (Free Club) Evesham Library 984 Tuckerton Rd, Marlton Meets 1st Wednesday of the Month 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (Sept - May) Contact: Tammy Kolo or Nate Kolo – Email: [email protected] http://sites.google.com/site/chessnutschess/ Chessnuts at the Mount Laurel Library Open to Adults & Children (Free Club) 100 Walt Whitman Avenue, Mt. Laurel Meets On Select Fridays 5:30PM – 7:30PM See Website For Calendar http://sites.google.com/site/chessnutschess/ Contact: Tammy Kolo or Nate Kolo – Email: [email protected] http://sites.google.com/site/chessnutschess/ Elmwood Park Chess Club Elmwood Park Municipal Building 182 Market Street Elmwood Park 07407 Contact: Roy Greenberg PO Box 487, Elmwood Park 07407 TD: Ron Groseibl 22-50 Maple Avenue Fairlawn 07410 Meets Sundays 1:00pm Greater Somerset County Chess Club 40 Pike Run Road Belle Mead 08502 Contact: PK Sivakumar Website: www.gsccchessclub.org Email: [email protected] Meets Sundays 1:00pm –5:00pm (Recommend Calling First Before Going!)

Hackettstown Chess Club Hackettstown Community Center 293 Main Street Hackettstown 07840 Contact: Angelo DePalma http://www.hackettstownchess.blogspot.com/ 973-579-8737 Meets Mondays 7:30pm – 11:00pm (except certain major holidays) Hamilton Chess Club Ray Dwier Recreation Bldg. 392 Church Street (Mercer County Road) Groveville 08620 Contact: Ed Sytnik 609-758-2326 Website: www.hamiltonchessclub.com Meets Wednesdays 7:30pm – 10:30pm International Chess Academy - Fair Lawn 14-25 Plaza Road North, Suite S-2-1, Fair Lawn 07410 Contact: 201-797-0330 Contact: Diana Tulman 201-287-0250 Website: www.icanj.net Email: [email protected] Chess Classes Tuesdays 6:30pm – 9:00pm Chess Classes Thursdays 6:30pm – 9:00pm Chess Classes Saturdays 10:00am – 1:00pm International Chess Academy - Teaneck 185 Court Street, Teaneck 07666 Contact: 201-833-1741 Contact: Diana Tulman 201-287-0250 Website: www.icanj.net Email: [email protected] Chess Classes Mondays 6:30pm – 7:30pm Chess Classes Wednesdays 6:30pm – 9:00pm Chess Classes Sundays 10:00am – 4:00pm Tournaments Mondays 7:30pm – 9:30pm Jose Raul Capablanca Chess Club & Academy 6018 Hudson Avenue West New York 07093 Contact: Atilio Rodriguez 201-926-3680 Email: [email protected] Meets Saturdays 1:30pm –5:00pm Free Scholastic Instruction Available! Kenilworth Chess Club Kenilworth Community Center 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth 07033 Contact: Greg Tomkovich Email: [email protected] Meets Thursdays 8:00pm – Midnight Livingston Recreation & Parks Contact: Thomas McKenna 19 North Ridge Road, Livingston 07039 Meets 1st Thursday Of Month (Summer Only) 6:00PM – 8:00PM Mays Landing Adult Chess Club Now Forming – For Information, Contact: David Jungblut Email: [email protected] Mays Landing Area Mays Landing P.A.L. Chess Club William Davies Middle School Library 1876 Dr. Dennis Foreman Drive Mays Landing 08330 Website: www.htpal.org/chess.htm (For Students K-8 Only) Meets Wednesdays 7:00pm

Mendham Chess Club Garabrant Center 4 Wilson Street (1/8 Mile North Of Traffic Light From Black Horse Inn) Mendham 07945 Contact: Lucy Monahan 973-543-2610 Email: [email protected] Meets 1st Thursday Of Month (Summer Only) 6:00pm – 8:00pm Metuchen Chess Club Metuchen – Edison –Woodbridge YMCA 150 Lake Avenue, Metuchen 08840 Contact: Bill Cohen 732-548-8432 Meets Fridays 8:00pm – 10:00pm Mizpah-Haddon Hts. Lodge #191 Community Chess Club Mizpah-Haddon Heights Lodge #191 511 Station Avenue Haddon Heights 08035 Contact: Christopher Orapello Email: [email protected] http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/M-HH_CCC/ Meets 2nd Friday Each Month 7:00PM Monmouth Chess School & Club YMCA (next to the diner) 51 Monmouth Street, Red Bank 07701 Contact: Dr. Michael Koblentz 732-219-0916 / 732-614-0738 Email: [email protected] Website: www.monmouthchess.com Meets Sundays 12:00pm – 6:00pm Monmouth County Chess Club Monmouth County Library Headquarters 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan 07726 Contact: Jim Mullanaphy 732-294-9372 Email: [email protected] Meets Saturdays 10:00am – 1:00pm Morris County Chess Club Honeywell Corporate Headquarters Colombia Road, Morris Township 07960 Contact: Gordon Pringle 908-464-0757 Meets Tuesdays 7:00pm (Sept. – June) New Jersey Children’s Chess School “Geller Kids” Chess Camp 862 DeGraw Avenue, Forest Hill (North Newark) 07104 Contact: Arkady Geller 973-483-7927 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kidschesscamp.com Meets Fridays 6:30pm – 9:00pm July – August on Weekdays 9:00am – 5pm

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Northfield & Ventnor Chess Club Ventnor Library 6500 Atlantic Ave., 2nd Floor Ventnor 08406 Site Phone: 609-823-4614 Contact: Ed McCourt 609-705-5699 Email: [email protected] Meets Saturdays 12:00pm – 4:00pm (Also Inquire About Backgammon!) Oakcrest High School Chess Club Oakcrest High School 1824 Dr. Dennis Foreman Drive Mays Landing 08330 Email: [email protected] (For Students 9-12 Only) Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:45pm – 5:00pm Plainsboro Chess Club Plainsboro Library 641 Plainsboro Rd., Plainsboro 08536 Contact: Viraf Kapadia 609-799-4368 Email: [email protected] Meets Sundays 1:15pm – 4:45pm (Recommend Calling First Before Going!) Princeton Landing Chess Club Contact: Chuck Denk 609-720-0595 Meets Sundays 3:30pm – 5:30pm (for kids 7+) Rutherford Chess Club 176 Park Avenue, Rutherford 07070 Meets Fridays 7:30pm (except holidays) (Recommend Calling First Before Going!) Summit Area Chess Club Myrtle Avenue (Recreation Center At Memorial Field) Summit 07901 Contact: Simon Thomson 908-522-6543 Meets Mondays 7:00pm – 10:30pm Toms River Chess Club Town Hall, Washington St., Toms River Meets Thursdays 7:00pm

Wayne Township Chess Club Board of Education Building Hamburg Tpke & Church Lane, Wayne Contact: Anthony Buzzoni 973-694-8943 Meets Thursdays 7:00pm – 10:00pm West Orange Chess Club Degnan Park Field House (off Pleasant Valley Way) Alyssa Drive, West Orange 07052 Contact: John Hagerty 973-736-3433 4 Karam Circle, West Orange 07052 Meets Tuesdays 8:00pm – Midnight Westfield Chess Club Westfield YMCA (Parking Off Ferris Place) 220 Clark Street, Westfield 07090 Bill Cohen (TD) 29 Hickory Street, Metuchen Contact: Todd Lunna 732 946-7379 Meets Sundays 2:30pm – 8:00pm Willingboro Chess Club Willingboro Kennedy Center 429 John F. Kennedy Way, Willingboro 08046 Contact: Curtis Warner 609-871-5700 Meets Saturdays 10:00am – 3:30pm Meets Tuesdays 6:00pm – 9:00pm Wizards of the Mind 30 Church Mall, Springfield 07081 Contact: Mark Schwartzman Website: www.wizardsofthemind.com 917-841-5589 Meets Saturday & Wednesday Nights Woodbury Chess Club Presbyterian Church South Broad Street, Woodbury 08096 Contact: Henry Feltman 856-845-5094 Meets Tuesdays 7:00pm South Jersey High School Chess League The league sponsors team round robin matches. We also host three chess tournaments a year that are open to individuals and teams; contact David Jungblut at 609-513-8237 or [email protected] for more information. To scrimmage matches with a high school team contact coaches near you, see below. Absegami High School - Keith Barton, [email protected] Audobon School - Matt Webb, Audubon [email protected] Burlington City High School - Greg Gomba, [email protected] Cherokee High School - Rollin Peoples, [email protected] C.H. East High School - Greg Rouen, [email protected] C.H. West High School - Dan Herman, [email protected] Clearview High School - Dan Lafferty, [email protected] Deptford High School - Patrick Manahan, [email protected] Eastern High School - Jack Friedman, [email protected] Lenape High School - Jim Hessler, [email protected] Maple Shade School - Keith Stevenson, [email protected] Oakcrest High School - David Jungblut, [email protected] Shawnee High School - Scott Butler, [email protected] St. Augustine Prep - Sean Grealis, [email protected] Triton High School - Don Battle, [email protected], [email protected] Willingboro High School - Adam Smith, [email protected]

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As you’re reading this right now, you’re probably scratching your head wondering what happened to the April – June edition of Atlantic Chess News. Unfortunately, the PC that I use almost exclusively for developing Atlantic Chess News crashed hard making the issue unrecoverable. Rather than restarting the issue from scratch and getting it out to the readership late, I opted to combine that missing issue with the July – September issue for a whopping 48 page edition – the largest ever produced by the NJSCF! You have my sincere apologies for keeping all of you waiting tirelessly for an issue to arrive at your mailboxes. IM Bryan G. Smith swept the Open section of the South Jersey Open held in Cherry Hill on May 15th with a perfect 4-0 while Cole A. Rice pulled off several upsets to win the U2000 section with 3.5-.5. The U1600 section saw Christopher P. Anderson & Joyce Li deadlocked for 1st-2nd each with 3.5. Not to be outdone, Connor Malcolm Rice swept the U1200 section with a perfect 4-0. The U900 saw another tie with 3-1 between Gary Spencer & Soham Sharad. Bernard Zhang (1517) Christopher Wu (2135) 4th Dean of Chess Academy Tournament of Champions, Branchburg, NJ, G/45, Rd. 1, June 13, 2010, ECO D44 Semi-Slav Defense – Botvinnik System 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.exf6 gxh4 10.Ne5 Qxf6 11.a4 Bb4 12.axb5 cxb5 13.f3 Bb7

14.Bxc4 Bxc3+ 15.bxc3 bxc4 16.Qa4+ Kf8 17.Qb5 Qe7 18.Qxc4 Kg7 19.Qd3 Nd7 20.Ng4 f5 21.Ne3 Rhg8 22.Kf2 Kh8 23.Rhe1 Qg5 24.Rg1 h3 25.g3 Qh5 26.Qe2 Nf6 27.Raf1 f4 28.Nc2 fxg3+ 29.hxg3 h2 30.Rh1 Rxg3 31.Kxg3 Ne4+ 32.Qxe4 Bxe4 33.fxe4 Rg8+ 34.Kf2 Qh4+ 35.Ke3 Rg3+ 36.Kd2 Rg2+ 37.Kc1 Qg5+ 38.Kb2 Qb5+ 39.Kc1 Qxf1+ 40.Rxf1 Rg1 41.Rxg1 hxg1(Q)+ 42.Kb2 h5 43.e5 h4 44.d5 exd5 45.e6 Qb6+ 46.Nb4 Qxe6 47.Kc2 h3 48.c4 dxc4 49.Kc3 h2 50.Nc2 h1(Q) 51.Nd4 Qc1+ 52.Nc2 Qee3+ 53.Kxc4 Qxc2+ 54.Kd5 Qee4+ 55.Kd6 Qcc6#

Andrew C.W. Walker (1868) FM Stephen E. Stoyko (2260) 2nd Dean of Chess FIDE Invitational, Branchburg, NJ, G/90 + 30 sec inc., Rd. 2, Aug. 14, 2010, ECO E13 Queen’s Indian Defense/Nimzo-Indian Hybrid 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg5 Bb7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Qc2 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 d6 11.Bd3 f5 12.d5 exd5 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Nd4 Qf6 15.Nxf5 Qxf5 16.f3 Qe6 17.fxe4 Bc4 18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.e5 Qe6 20.Qa4+ Nd7 21.O-O dxe5 22.Rad1 Ke7

23.Rxd7+ Black Resigns

FM Stephen E. Stoyko (2260) Rahuk K. Swaminathan (2170) 2nd Dean of Chess FIDE Invitational, Branchburg, NJ, G/90 + 30 sec inc., Rd. 7, Aug. 21, 2010, ECO A16 English Opening (by transposition) 1.Nf3 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 d5 4.O-O Nf6 5.c4 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bd7 9.Rb1 Bc6 10.Qb3 Nd7 11.Ba3 Ne5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.d4 Bd6 15.e4 Bxa3 16.Qxa3 Qd6 17.Qxd6 exd6 18.Rb7 Rfc8

19.Rfb1 Kf8 20.R1b4 Ke8 21.Ra4 a6 22.Rb3 Ra7 23.Rba3 Rca8 24.Ra5 Kd7 25.e5 Kc8 26.c4 Rb7 27.Rf3 Rb4 28.Rxf7 Rxc4 29.exd6 cxd6 30.Rxh7 Rxd4 31.Rg5 Black Resigns




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Steve Ferrero (1959) Andrew C.W. Walker (1868) 2nd Dean of Chess FIDE Invitational, Branchburg, NJ, G/90 + 30 sec inc., Rd. 8, Aug. 22, 2010, ECO A03 Bird’s Opening (by transposition) 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nd7 3.f4 Ngf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Bd6 6.Be2 Qe7 7.O-O e5 8.g3 exf4 9.exf4 Ne4 10.Nc3 Bc5+ 11.Kg2 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 O-O 13.Bd3 Nf6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Re1 Bg4 16.h3 Bd7 17.Ne5 Be6 18.c3 Qh6

19.Ng4 Bxg4 20.Qxg4 f5 21.Bxf5 Qf6 22.Be6+ Kh8 23.d4 Bd6 24.Bxd5 Rae8 25.Bxb7 c5 26.Qg5 Qf7 27.Bc6 Rc8 28.d5 Qc7 29.Re4 Qa5 30.Re3 c4 31.b4 Qa3 32.Rae1 Qxa2+ 33.R1e2 Qb1 34.Qg4 Rb8 35.Qd7 Bxb4 36.cxb4 Qxb4 37.Qxa7 c3 38.Rc2 g5 39.Re7 Black Resigns Matthew J. O’Brien (2069) Kevin Emmanuel Chen (1779) 2nd Dean of Chess FIDE Invitational, Branchburg, NJ, G/90 + 30 sec inc., Rd. 9, Aug. 22, 2010, ECO C66 Ruy Lopez – Steinitz Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Bd7 7.Nc3 Be7 8.b3 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.Bb2 a6 11.Be2 c5 12.Qe3 Re8 13.Rad1 Bf8 14.Qg3 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Rxe4 16.Bf3 Re6 17.Bxb7 Ra7 18.Qf3 Rg6 19.Rd3 Bg4

20.Qd5 Be2 21.Rh3 Bxf1 22.Qh5 Rh6 23.Qf3 Rxh3 24.gxh3 Bxh3 25.Be4 Qg5+ 26.Kh1 Re7 27.Qxh3 Rxe4 28.Qf1 Qd5 29.f3 Rf4 30.Kg2 Qg5+ 31.Kf2 Qh4+ 32.Ke3 Qg5 33.Bc1 Qe5+ 34.Kf2 Rf6 35.Qh3 Qd4+ 36.Be3 Qb2 37.Qh5 Qxc2+ 38.Kf1 Re6 39.Qg5 Qd3+ 40.Kf2 Qc2+ 41.Ke1 Qxa2 42.Kd1 Qxb3+ 43.Kd2 Qxe3+ White Resigns

Andrew C.W. Walker (1868) James R. West (2202) 2nd Dean of Chess FIDE Invitational, Branchburg, NJ, G/90 + 30 sec inc., Rd. 5, Aug. 15, 2010, ECO A51 Budapest Defense – Fajarowicz Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Nd2 Bb4 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Nxd2 7.Qxd2 Nc6 8.Nf3 Qe7 9.g3 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Bg2 O-O 12.O-O a5 13.Rad1 Ra6 14.f4 Qc5+ 15.Qd4 Qxd4+ 16.Rxd4 Rb6 17.Rd2 d6 18.e4 a4 19.Rc1 c5 20.Rc3 f6 21.Rcd3 Be6 22.Bf1 Rd8

23.e5 Kf8 24.Rxd6 Rdxd6 25.exd6 Ke8 26.Be2 Kd7 27.Bd1 Ra6 28.Bf3 Rxd6 29.Rxd6+ Kxd6 30.Bxb7 Bxc4 31.Be4 h6 32.Kf2 g5 33.Ke3 Bd5 34.Bc2 Bc6 35.fxg5 fxg5 36.b3 axb3 37.Bxb3 Ke5 38.a4 h5 39.a5 Bb5 40.h4 gxh4 41.gxh4 Kd6 42.Bf7 Bd7 43.Bxh5 Bb5 44.Be2 c4 45.Bf3 Ba6 46.h5 Ke5 47.Be4 Kf6 48.h6 Bb5 49.Kd4 Ba6 50.Bd5 c3 51.Kxc3 Kg6 52.Bc4 Bc8 53.Kd4 Kxh6 54.Kc5 Kg5 55.Kd6 Kf4 56.Kc7 Bf5 57.a6 Ke5 58.a7 Be4 59.Ba6 Kd4 60.Bb7 Black Resigns Fred Wilson (2068) IM Dean J. Ippolito (2541) Dean of Chess Academy G/60 Grand Prix, Branchburg, NJ, G/60, Rd. 2, Aug. 29, 2010, ECO B30 Sicilian Defense – 2…Nc6 3.Bb5 Lines w/o …g6 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.d3 d5 6.exd5 exd5 7.Bb3 Be7 8.h3 O-O 9.O-O h6 10.Bf4 d4 11.Ne2 b6 12.Qd2 Bb7 13.Bg3 Nh5 14.Nf4 Nxg3 15.fxg3 Na5

16.Ng6 Nxb3 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.axb3 Rfe8 19.Qf2 Qc7 20.Rae1 Re3 21.Rxe3 dxe3 22.Qxe3 Qxg3 23.Qf2 Qxf2+ 24.Kxf2 f6 25.Nd2 Re8 26.Nc4 Bd5 27.Ne3 Bc6 28.Ra1

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Re7 29.Nc4 Rd7 30.Ne3 h5 31.g3 Kf7 32.h4 g5 33.Nc4 gxh4 34.gxh4 Bd5 35.Ne3 Be6 36.Kf3 a5 37.Rf1 Rd4 38.Kg3 a4 39.bxa4 Rxa4 40.Rf4 Ra1 41.b4 Rg1+ 42.Kf2 Rh1 43.bxc5 bxc5 44.Ra4 Ke7 45.Re4 Kd7 46.Rf4 Ke7 47.Re4 Kf7 48.Rf4 Kg6 Draw Agreed IM Dean J. Ippolito (2431) GM Magesh C. Panchanathan (2389) Dean of Chess Academy G/10 Grand Prix, Branchburg, NJ, G/10, Rd. 4, Aug. 31, 2010, ECO E19 Queen’s Indian Defense – Old Main Line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 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 Nd7 11.Bb2 f5 12.d5 Bf6 13.Nd4 Nc5 14.Qc2 Bxd4 15.Bxd4 e5 16.Bb2 a5 17.f4 e4 18.a3 b5 19.b4 Nd7 20.bxa5 bxc4 21.Qxc4 Nf6 22.Bxf6 Rxf6 23.Rfc1 Draw Agreed

Final Position

IM Dean J. Ippolito (2431) IM Bryan G. Smith (2394) Dean of Chess Academy G/10 Grand Prix, Branchburg, NJ, G/10, Rd. 3, Aug. 31, 2010, ECO E69 King’s Indian Defense – Fianchetto Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3 Qa5 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Nb3 Qc7 13.Bf1 a5 14.f4 Ned7 15.Be3 a4 16.Nd4 Nc5 17.Bf2 Re8 18.Bg2 Qa5 19.Qc2 Be6 20.Nxe6 Rxe6 21.Kh2 Nfd7 22.Rad1 a3 23.Bd4 Bxd4 24.Rxd4 axb2 25.Rb1 h5 26.f5 gxf5 27.exf5 Re3 28.Nd1 Re1 29.Rxb2 Rae8 30.Qc1 Qd8 31.Rxd6 Ne4 32.f6 Nexf6 33.Qg5+ Kh7 34.Rbd2

34…Ng4+ 35.Qxg4 hxg4 36.Rxd7 Qg5 37.Rxf7+ Kg8 38.Rf4 gxh3 39.Bf3 Qc5 40.Rg4+ Kf8 41.Nf2 Draw Agreed

David Grasso (2244) Andrew C.W. Walker (1868) 2nd Dean of Chess FIDE Invitational, Branchburg, NJ, G/90 + 30 sec inc., Rd. 4, Aug. 15, 2010, ECO E04 Catalan Opening 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bd6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.O-O a6 9.Qxc4 Re8 10.e4 e5 11.d5 Na5 12.Qa4 b6 13.Qc2 Bd7 14.a3 c5 15.b3 Rc8 16.Bb2 b5 17.Rfe1 Qb6 18.h3 Nb7 19.Bf1 c4 20.b4 Bb8 21.Bc3 Ba7 22.Re2 Nh5 23.Kh2 Qf6 24.Bg2 g5 25.Qb2 Bb8 26.Ng1 Qh6 27.Rf1 Nf6 28.f3 Rcd8 29.Rfe1 Nh5 30.Nf1 Qf6 31.Qc1 Ba7 32.Ne3

32…Nxg3 33.Kxg3 Qf4+ 34.Kf2 Nd6 35.Kf1 Nxe4 36.Bh1 Ng3+ 37.Kg2 Nxe2 38.Rxe2 e4 39.Bd2 exf3+ 40.Nxf3 g4 41.hxg4 Bxg4 42.Kf2 Black Lost On Time FM Stephen E. Stoyko (2260) David Grasso (2244) 2nd Dean of Chess FIDE Invitational, Branchburg, NJ, G/90 + 30 sec inc., Rd. 9, Aug. 22, 2010, ECO D79 Grünfeld Defense – Symmetrical Variation 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 c6 6.Nc3 d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.d4 e6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bf4 Nc6 11.Qd2 Kh7 12.Ne5 Nd7 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Na4 Qf6 15.Bd6 Re8 16.e3 e5 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Bc5

18…Bh3 19.f4 Nc4 20.Qc1 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Qf5 22.Rf3 Rab8 23.b3 Bxa1 24.Qxa1 Qc2+ 25.Kh3 Qe2 26.Qf6 Rb7 27.Bd4 Rg8 28.Qxc6 Qxf3 29.bxc4 Qf1+ 30.Kh4 g5+ 31.Kg4 h5+ White Resigns

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Albert Makatenas (1380) Nathaniel W. Williams Sr. (1500) 6ss 66th Annual US Amateur East, Somerset, NJ, 50/2 SD/1, Rd. 2, May 29, 2010, ECO D02 Queen Pawn Game – 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Sidelines 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.h3 c6 4.c3 Bf5 5.Bf4 e6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Nh4 Be4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Nf3 Nd7 12.Be2 Ndf6 13.O-O c5 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Qc2 Rac8 16.Rfd1 Qc7 17.Nd2 Qe5 18.Nf3 Qc7 19.Ne1 Qe5 20.Nd3 Qf5 21.Bf3 e5 22.Ne1 e4 23.Be2 Ncd7

24.Nf3 Ne5 25.Nxe5 Qxe5 26.Rd4 Rfd8 27.Rad1 a6 28.Qb3 Rc7 29.c4 Rdc8 30.cxd5 Rc2 31.Bc4 b5 32.Qxc2 bxc4 33.d6 Rd8 34.Qxc4 h6 35.Qxa6 Nd7 36.b4 Qe6 37.b5 Nc5 38.Qb6 Black Resigns James R. West (2200) Steve Ferrero (1996) 6rr Dean of Chess Halloween Match, Flemington, NJ, G/30, Rd. 1, Oct. 31, 2010, ECO C40 Latvian Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.d3 Nc6 4.Nc3 d6 5.Bg5+ Be7 6.h4 Nf6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O O-O 9.Kb1

9…Nd4 10.Nxd4 exd4 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nd5 Bxh4 13.Nxc7 Bg5 14.Bxf4 Qxf4 15.Qxf4 Qxc7 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Qxd4 Rae8 18.g4 Bg6 19.Bg2 Re7 20.Bd5+ Kh8 21.Rde1 Rfe8 22.Rxe7 Qxe7 23.a3 Qc7 24.Bb3 Qc5 25.Qxc5 dxc5 26.Bd5 b6 27.b4 cxb4 28.axb4 h6 29.Bb7 a5 30.bxa5 bxa5 31.Bd5 Kh7 32.Bb3 Rb8 33.Ka2 Rb7 34.Re1 h5 35.gxh5 Bxh5 36.Re5 Bf7 37.Bxf7 Rxf7 38.Rxa5 Kh6 39.Kb3 g5 40.c4 g4 41.Ra2 Kh5 42.c5 g3 43.d4 Rf2 44.Ra1 g2 45.Rg1 Kg4 46.Kc4 Kf3 47.c6 Rf1 48.Rxg2

Kxg2 49.Kd5 Kf3 50.c7 Rc1 51.Kd6 Ke4 52.d5 Rxc7 53.Kxc7 Kxd5 Stalemate Steve Ferrero (1996) James R. West (2200) 6rr Dean of Chess Halloween Match, Flemington, NJ, G/30, Rd. 2, Oct. 31, 2010, ECO A02 Bird’s Opening 1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 f5 5.e3 Nf6 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Ne5 d6 9.Bf3 Qc8 10.Bxb7 Qxb7 11.Qf3 Qxf3 12.Nxf3 Nc6 13.Nd4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 a5 15.a4 Rae8 16.h3 Bd8 17.Na3 Ne4 18.d3 Nc5

19.Nc4 Bf6 20.Bxf6 Rxf6 21.Rae1 Nd7 22.g3 e5 23.Kf2 Rfe6 24.Rg1 exf4 25.exf4 g6 26.Rxe6 Rxe6 27.Re1 Rxe1 28.Kxe1 Kf7 29.Ke2 Nf6 30.Ne3 Ke6 31.Kf3 d5 32.c4 d4 33.Nc2 c5 34.Na3 Draw Agreed

James R. West (2200) Steve Ferrero (1996) 6rr Dean of Chess Halloween Match, Flemington, NJ, G/30, Rd. 3, Oct. 31, 2010, ECO C40 Latvian Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.d3 Nc6 4.Nc3 d6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.h4 Nf6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O O-O 9.exf5 Bxf5 10.Kb1 Bg4 11.Be2 Rb8 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nd5 Bxf3 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Bxf3 Nd4 16.Bd5+ Kh8 17.c3 Nf5

18.g3 Ne7 19.Bg2 Qxf2 20.Rhf1 Qxd2 21.Rxf8+ Rxf8 22.Rxd2 c6 23.Kc2 g6 24.Bh3 Rf3 25.Rg2 Kg7 26.Kd2 Nf5 27.Bxf5 Rxf5 28.Ke3 d5 29.a4 b6 30.b4 h6 31.Rc2 b5 32.axb5 axb5 33.Ra2 g5 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.Ra7+ Kg6 36.Rc7 Rf6 37.g4 Re6 38.Rc8 e4 39.Rg8+ Kf6 40.Rc8

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exd3+ 41.Kxd3 Ke5 42.Ke3 Kd6+ 43.Kf3 Re4 44.Rg8 Rf4+ 45.Kg3 Rc4 46.Rg6+ Kd7 47.Rxg5 Rxc3+ 48.Kh4 Rc4 49.Rg7+ Kd6 50.Rg6+ Ke5 51.Kh5 d4 52.Rg8 d3 53.Re8+ Kf4 54.g5 Rc1 55.Rd8 Ke3 56.g6 Rh1+ 57.Kg5 d2 58.g7 Rg1+ 59.Kf6 Ke2 60.Re8+ Kd3 61.g8=Q Rxg8 62.Rxg8 Kc2 63.Rd8 d1=Q 64.Rxd1 Kxd1 65.Ke5 Kc2 66.Kd6 Kc3 67.Kxc6 Kxb4 White Resigns Steve Ferrero (1996) James R. West (2200) 6rr Dean of Chess Halloween Match, Flemington, NJ, G/30, Rd. 4, Oct. 31, 2010, ECO A49 Anti-King’s Indian System 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.d4 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Qc1 Qc7 10.c4 Bg4 11.e3 Rad8 12.Nc3 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Ne5 14.Be2 Nd3 15.Bxd3 Rxd3 16.Rd1 Rxd1+ 17.Qxd1 Rd8 18.Qc2 a6 19.Rd1 e6 20.Rd3 h5 21.h3 Nh7 22.h4 Nf6 23.Qd1 Rxd3 24.Qxd3 Ng4 25.Kg2 Ne5 26.Qd1 Qc6+ 27.Kh2 Nf3+ 28.Kh3 g5 29.hxg5 Nxg5+

30.Kh4 Ne4 31.Qd8+ Kh7 32.Qd3 f5 33.Nxe4 fxe4 34.Qe2 Bxb2 35.Qxb2 Qe8 36.Qf6 Qg6 37.Qg5 Kg7 38.Qxh5 Qf5 39.Qg5+ Kf7 40.Qxf5+ exf5 41.Kg5 Ke6 42.g4 fxg4 43.Kxg4 Ke5 44.f4+ exf3 45.Kxf3 b6 46.e4 Kd4 47.Kf4 b5 48.cxb5 axb5 49.e5 c4 50.bxc4 bxc4 51.e6 Kd5 52.Kf5 c3 53.e7 c2 54.e8=Q c1=Q 55.Qd7+ Kc5 56.Qc7+ Black Resigns James R. West (2200) Steve Ferrero (1996) 6rr Dean of Chess Halloween Match, Flemington, NJ, G/30, Rd. 5, Oct. 31, 2010, ECO A30 Symmetrical English – Double Fianchetto & Hedgehog 1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Be2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.c4 c5 8.d4 d5 9.Nc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nd5 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.Bxd5 Qxd5 14.Qg4 f5??

15.Nxf5 Rf7 16.Nh6+ Kf8 17.Nxf7 Black Resigns James R. West (2202) Matthew J. O’Brien (2069) 2nd Dean of Chess FIDE Invitational, Branchburg, NJ, G/90 + 30 sec inc., Rd. 4, Aug. 15, 2010, ECO C41 Philidor Defense (by transposition) 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 e5 4.dxe5 Nxe5 5.Nxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.Bc4 Ke8 8.Be3 Bb4+ 9.c3 Ba5 10.Nd2 Bb6 11.Bxb6 axb6 12.O-O Ke7 13.Bb3 Be6 14.Nc4 Bxc4 15.Bxc4 Nf6 16.f3 Rhd8 17.Rfd1 Ne8 18.Bb3 c6 19.Kf1 Nc7 20.Ke2 Ne6 21.Bxe6 Kxe6 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.a4 Ra8 24.Ra3 Kd6 25.Kd3 Kc7 26.Kc2 Rd8 27.b4 Rd6 28.Ra2 Rh6 29.h3 Rg6 30.Kd3 Rd6+ 31.Ke2 Rd8 32.a5 bxa5 33.Rxa5 f6 34.h4

34…g6 35.g4 Kd6 36.Ra1 h6 37.Ke3 Kc7 38.Ra5 Rd1 39.Ra8 Rc1 40.Kd2 Rf1 41.Ke2 Rc1 42.Rf8 Rxc3 43.Rxf6 Rc2+ 44.Kd3 Rh2 45.Rxg6 Rxh4 46.Ke3 Kb6 47.Rg7 c5 48.bxc5+ Kxc5 49.Rxb7 Kd6 50.Rb6+ Ke7 51.Rb5 Kf6 52.Rb6+ Ke7 53.Kf2 Kf7 54.Kg3 Rh1 55.Kg2 Rh4 56.Rb1 Kf6 57.Kg3 Kg5 58.Rb5 Rh1 59.Rxe5+ Kg6 60.Kf4 Rb1 61.Re6+ Kg7 62.Ra6 Rb5 63.e5 Rb8 64.Kf5 Rb7 65.f4 Black Resigns






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IM Bryan G. Smith (2395) IM Dean J. Ippolito (2438) Dean of Chess Academy G/10 Grand Prix, Branchburg, NJ, G/10, Rd. 2, Sep. 28, 2010, ECO C42 Petroff Defense – 3.Nxe5 & Unusual White 3rd Moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nc4 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Ne3 c6 7.Nd2 Nxd2 8.Bxd2 Bd6 9.Qh5 Qf6 10.Bd3 g6 11.Qe2 O-O 12.O-O-O Na6 13.c3 Nc7 14.h4 Ne6 15.Ng4 Qg7 16.g3 Re8 17.Bh6 Qh8 18.Bg5 Be7 19.Bxe7 Rxe7 20.h5 Qg7 21.Qf3 Ng5

22.Nf6+ Kh8 23.Qf4 Ne6 24.Qe5 Qh6+ 25.Kb1 Qg7 26.hxg6 fxg6 27.Rxh7+ Qxh7 28.Nxh7+ Kxh7 29.Qf6 Rg7 30.Bxg6+ Kg8 31.Bf5 Nf8 32.Rh1 Bxf5+ 33.Qxf5 Re8 34.a3 Ng6 35.Rh6 Black Resigns

Steve Ferrero (2005) Sam Alex Barsky (2136) 4ss Dean of Chess Academy G/60 Grand Prix, Branchburg, NJ, G/60 + 30 sec. inc., Rd. 2, Nov. 20, 2010, ECO A01 Larsen’s Opening 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Qd6 5.Qh5 Qc5 6.Qxe5+ Be6 7.Bxc6+ Qxc6 8.Qc3 Qa6 9.d3 Nf6 10.Nd2 Bd6 11.Ngf3 c5 12.a4 Qb6 13.Ba3 Rc8 14.Qb2 O-O 15.O-O Qc7 16.c4 dxc4 17.Nxc4 Bxc4 18.dxc4 Rfe8 19.h3 Ne4 20.Rad1 b6 21.Rd5 Nf6 22.Rd3 Re6 23.Rfd1 h6 24.Qc2 Qc6 25.Bb2 Qe4 26.Qc3 Bf8

27.Rd8 Re8 28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Qd3 Qe6 30.Bxf6 Qxf6 31.Qd7 Ra8 32.Qb7 Rd8 33.Rxd8 Qxd8 34.Qd5 Qf6 35.Qe5 Qd8 36.Qd5 Qf6 37.Qd1 g6 38.Kf1 Qb2 39.Ne1 Bg7 40.Nd3 Qa2 41.Nf4 Be5 42.Nd5 Kg7 43.g3 Qb2 44.Kg2 h5 45.h4 Kh6 46.Ne7 a6 47.Nc6 Bf6 48.Qd3 Kg7 49.Nb8 a5 50.Nd7 Bd8 51.Kf3 Bc7 52.Kg2 Kg8 53.Kf3 Kg7 54.Kg2 Draw Agreed

Glenn M. Shelton (1682) Bill Bluestone (1423) 6ss US Amateur East, Branchburg, NJ, 50/2 SD/1, Rd. 4, May 30, 2010, ECO D53 Queen’s Gambit Declined – 4.Bg5 Be7 Early Deviations 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 O-O 10.Be2 Bg4 11.Qd2 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Qxd4 13.O-O Qxd2 14.Nxd2 Nd7 15.Nc4 Ne5 16.Nd6

16…Nxf3+ 17.gxf3 Rab8 18.Rfe1 Rfd8 19.Rad1 b6 20.Nc4 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Rd8 22.Re1 Kf8 23.Re2 Rd7 24.a4 Rd4 25.Rc2 c5 26.a5 Bd8 27.Ne5 Rd6 28.axb6 axb6 29.Nc4 Re6 30.Rd2 Ke7 31.Ne3 Ke8 32.Nf5 Bf6 33.b3 g6 34.Nd6+ Kf8 35.Ne4 Kg7 36.Ra2 h6 37.Ra8 Be5 38.Rd8 Bf4 39.Rd7 Be5 40.Nd2 Rd6 41.Rxd6 Bxd6 42.Nc4 Bc7 43.Nb2 Kf6 44.Nd3 Kf5 45.h3 Bd6 46.Nb2 b5 47.Nd1 b4 48.Ne3+ Ke6 49.Nc4 Kd5 50.Kf1 Bf4 51.Ke2 Kd4 52.Nb2 Kc3 53.Na4+ Kxb3 54.Nxc5+ Kc4 55.Nd3 Bd6 56.Kd2 Kb3 57.Kc1 Kc3 58.Ne1 b3 59.Ng2 g5 60.h4 f6 61.hxg5 hxg5 62.Kb1 Bf4 63.Ne1 Bd2 64.Ng2 Kd3 65.Kb2 Ke2 66.f4 Bxf4 67.Nxf4+ gxf4 68.Kxb3 Kxf2 White Resigns Bill Bluestone (1423) Louis Sturniolo (1498) 6ss US Amateur East, Branchburg, NJ, 50/2 SD/1, Rd. 5, May 31, 2010, ECO B98 Sicilian Defense – Najdorf Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.f4 Qc7 9.O-O Qb6 10.Kh1 Bd7 11.Nf3 Ng4 12.Qd2 Nc6 13.h3 Nf6 14.e5 Nh5 15.Kh2 dxe5 16.Bxe7 e4 17.Bxe4 Kxe7 18.Rad1 Rad8 19.Qd6+ Ke8

20.Na4 Qa5 21.Nc5 Bc8 22.Bxc6+ bxc6 23.Qxc6+ Ke7 24.Nb7 Bxb7 25.Qxb7+ Kf6 26.Ne5 Nxf4 27.Qxf7+ Black Resigns

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Results from Around the State by Steve Ferrero

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As many of you have come to recently learn, vast numbers of chess venues have sprouted up all over the Garden State. Recently, IM Dean Ippolito opened his 2nd Dean of Chess Academy (see article in this issue for additional details) in Flemington. Arthur Macaspac has had his doors open with Chess Mates for a number of months now in Rahway. The Westfield Chess Club has been running their successful events, mostly quads, for many years faithfully nearly every Sunday. And, of course, the NJSCF’s own Treasurer, Ken Thomas, has been running adult and kids quads in the Somerset area mostly on a monthly basis. Stephen Dick, who also works on the NJSCF Board, has had his shop, All The King’s Men, in operation well-established for awhile and runs various events mostly in the southern part of the state not far from Philadelphia. The Hamilton Chess Club typically holds their slow quads usually on the third Saturday of the month. We’ve presented a good variety of crosstables detailing the results of some of these chess-playing venues. I’ve had the fortune of playing in each of these – some more often than others – and my hat’s off to them all for making New Jersey arguably the best hot spot in the country to play chess! If you prefer a chess club that offers a variety of chess lectures to help you improve your game or a more casual atmosphere, let’s not forget the Kenilworth Chess Club which meets Thursday evenings or, in the western part of the state, the Hackettstown Chess Club to keep you on top of your game on Monday nights. With the rich assortment of clubs throughout the state, you’re bound to find one – or more – to meet your expectations.

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2010 Bergen Chess Mates Bergen County Open Ridgewood, NJ – April 19th - May 24th

2010 Bergen Chess Mates Bergen County U1700 Ridgewood, NJ – April 19th - May 24th

Westfield (5) Round G/15 Swiss #64 Westfield, NJ – June 13th

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Hamilton Chess Club Quads – Quad#1 Hamilton, NJ – June 26th






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Hackettstown Summer Doldrums (3) Round Swiss Hackettstown, NJ – July 12th – 26th

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Westfield G/45 Quads – Quad#1 Westfield, NJ – July 25th

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Dean of Chess Academy U1800 Quads – Quad#1 Branchburg, NJ – July 6th, 13th, & 20th

Dean of Chess Academy U1800 Quads – Quad#2 Branchburg, NJ – July 6th, 13th, & 20th

5ss Chess Mates G/45 Swiss

Rahway, NJ – August 15th

In the latest communiqué just released from the Dean of Chess Academy, we have learned that there’s going to be an additional league starting up at Dean’s Flemington location conveniently located on the northbound side of route 31. Actually, there will be two new leagues both debuting in Flemington at the Dean of Chess Academy beginning December 11th at 7:00PM. Point your browser to: www.deanofchess.com for the latest information.

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5ss Chess Mates G/45 Swiss Rahway, NJ – August 29th

4rr Chess Mates G/5 Monday Blitz Rahway, NJ – September 20th

5ss Chess Mates G/45 Swiss Rahway, NJ – October 3rd

All the King’s Men G/75 Quads – Quad#1 Pitman, NJ – October 24th



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All the King’s Men G/75 Quads – Swiss #5

Pitman, NJ – October 24th

Photo provided courtesy Stephen A. Dick

We have a nice photo taken at the 30th South Jersey Open of many of the participants in the playing room. This event drew 75 players across 5 sections and was held as a 1-day event in Cherry Hill on May 16th.

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Boardwalk Open – Open Section Asbury Park, NJ – October 22nd - 24th

Boardwalk Open – U2100 Section Asbury Park, NJ – October 22nd - 24th

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Here’s a group photo of all the participants from the 2nd Annual Dean of Chess Academy FIDE Invitational Tournament held in Branchburg. From left to right, we have Daniel Zhu, Kevin Emmanuel Chen, Rahul K. Swaminathan, James R. West, Matthew J. O’Brien, Andrew C.W. Walker, IM Dean J. Ippolito, & David Grasso


Boardwalk Open – U1200 Section

Asbury Park, NJ – October 22nd - 24th

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2nd Annual Dean of Chess Academy FIDE Invitational Branchburg, NJ – August 14th – 22nd


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Westfield G/45 Quads – Quad#4 Westfield, NJ – October 24th





Westfield G/45 Quads – Swiss#1


Hamilton Chess Club Quads – Quad#1 Hamilton, NJ – October 23rd

Hamilton Chess Club Quads – Quad#2

Hamilton, NJ – October 23rd






Here are some of the scholastic participants who were competing in the Viking Quads run by TD Ken Thomas in Somerset August 28th.

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Hamilton Chess Club Quads – Swiss#1 Hamilton, NJ – October 23rd

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2010 Bergen Chess Mates Harry Strickling Swiss – Open Ridgewood, NJ – October 11th – 25th

2010 Bergen Chess Mates Harry Strickling Swiss – U1700 Ridgewood, NJ – October 11th – 25th


Here’s a nice shot of Jeremiah Joshua Williams and Michael S. Katz from the 30th South Jersey Open run by All the King’s Men proprietor, Stephen A. Dick in May of this year. Henry Felman, Jr. assisted with the directing to make this a successful, memorable event which I can’t wait to play in again for next year! The event drew a total of 75 players across 5 sections (Open, U2000, U1600, U1200, and U900) with the U2000 section being the largest section with 22 players.

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Newark Gambit: The Antidote to 4.Bc4 in the Philidor Counter Gambit – Part III by Lev D. Zilbermints

b Ñ Ä [All references to “ICC” are for “Internet Chess Club©” – Editor] IM Richard Costigan (2302 ICC) Lev D. Zilbermints (2189 ICC) Internet Chess Club, TL 3-0 Blitz, Oct. 17, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Bc4 fxe4 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.Qh5+ Kd7 9.dxe5 g6 10.Qg4+

10…Kc7? 11.Qxe4 Bf5 12.Qe2 Bc5 13.Bf4 g5 14.Bg3 Qe7 15.Nc3 Be6 16.O-O-O Nd7 17.Rd6 Bxc4 18.Qxc4 h5 19.Rhd1 Rd8 20.e6 Kc8 21.exd7+ Kb7 22.Qxc5 Nf6 23.Qxc6+ Black Resigns IM Richard Costigan (2395 FIDE) Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL 3-0 Blitz, May 21, 2006, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Bc4 fxe4 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.Qh5+ Kd7 9.dxe5 g6 10.Qg4+ Kc7 11.Qxe4 Qe8 12.Bf4 Be6 13.Nc3 Nd7 14.O-O-O Nb6 15.Bxe6 Qxe6

16.Rd6 Bxd6 17.exd6+ Kd7 18.Qd4 Nf6 19.a4 Rhf8 20.Bg3 Qc4 21.Qe3 Rae8 22.Qh6 Rf7 23.Rd1 Nbd5 24.Nxd5 cxd5 25.b3 Qe4 26.Qd2 Rc8 27.Re1 Rxc2+ 28.Qxc2 Qxe1+ 29.Kb2 Qa5 30.Qe2 Ne4 31.Qg4+ Rf5 32.Be5 Qd2+ 33.Ka3 Qxf2 34.Qh3 Qc5+ 35.b4 Black Won On Time On Move 64 IM Richard Costigan (2302 ICC) Lev D. Zilbermints (2189 ICC) Internet Chess Club, TL 3-0 Blitz, Oct. 17, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Bc4 fxe4 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.Qh5+ Kd7 9.dxe5 g6 10.Qg4+ Ke8! 11.Qxe4 Bg7 12.Nc3 Ne7 13.Bg5 Bf5 14.Qe2 Qc7 15.Bf6 Nc8 16.O-O-O Bxf6 17.exf6+ Kf8 18.Qe5

18…Qxe5 19.Rd8+ Qe8 20.Rxe8+ Kxe8 21.Re1+ Kd8 22.f3 h5 23.Re5 Nd6 24.Bb3 Nd7 25.Ra5 Rf8 26.Ba4 Kc7 White Resigns kickout (2035 ICC) Lev D. Zilbermints (2088 ICC) Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Sep. 4, 2007, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Bc4 fxe4 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.Qh5+ Kd7 9.Qxe5 Qe7 10.Qf5+ Kd8 11.Qa5+ Qc7 12.Bg5+ Be7

13.Qc5 Bxg5 14.Qf8+ Kd7 15.Qxg7+ Ne7 16.Qxh8 Qf4 17.O-O Qf5 18.Nc3 Bb7 19.d5 Bf6 20.dxc6+ Nbxc6 21.Rfd1+ Kc7 22.Nb5+ Kb6 23.Nd6 Rxh8 24.Nxf5 Nxf5 25.g4 Nfd4 26.c3 Nf3+ 27.Kh1 Nce5 28.Bd5 Nxg4 29.Bxb7 Kxb7 30.Rd7+ Kb6 31.Rad1 Nxf2+ 32.Kg2 Nxd1

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33.Rxd1 Rg8+ 34.Kf2 Be5 35.Rd5 Bxh2 36.c4 Bg1+ 37.Ke2 Rg2+ 38.Kd1 Rxb2 39.c5+ Kc6 White Lost On Time The next sub-variation is A22 7.Bxg8. This is complicated line, with wild tactics and the game hanging by a hair. Who is better? Well, it all depends on one’s tactical skill. IM Tarek Fatin of Egypt has a FIDE rating of 2375. Although long retired from active international tournament play, he can prove to be a very tricky opponent. This can be seen from our games with the Philidor Counter Gambit, where he finds lots of cheap shots for White. Fortunately, I find improvements for Black. The argument goes on… IM Tarek Fatin (2065 ICC) Lev D. Zilbermints (2174 ICC) Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Oct. 4, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Bc4 fxe4 7.Bxg8

7…exf3 8.Bb3 fxg2 9.Rg1 exd4? 10.Qxd4 Qf6 11.Qxf6 gxf6 12.Rxg2 Bf5 13.Nd2 Nd7 14.Ba4 c5 15.Nc4 O-O-O 16.Bf4 d5 17.Nd6+ Bxd6 18.Bxd6 Nb6 19.Bxc5 Nxa4 20.Bxa7 Rhe8+ 21.Kd2 Rd7 22.Bd4 Rde7 23.f3 Kb7 24.b3 Nb6 25.a4 Nd7 26.a5 Ne5 27.a6+ Ka8 28.Rf1 Rc8 29.c3 Re6 30.a7 Nc6 31.Rg7 Nxd4 32.cxd4 Rc2+ 33.Kd1 Ree2 34.Rfg1 Rcd2+ 35.Kc1 Rc2+ 36.Kd1 Red2+ 37.Ke1 Bg6 38.h4 Re2+ 39.Kd1 Rcd2+ 40.Kc1 Rg2 41.Rxg2 Rxg2 42.h5 Rg1+ 43.Kb2 Rg2+ 44.Ka3 Rf2 45.hxg6 hxg6 46.Ka4 Rxf3 47.b4 Rf1 48.Kb5 Rb1 49.Ka6 Ra1+ 50.Kb6 Rxa7 51.Rg8# IM Tarek Fatin (2176 ICC) Lev D. Zilbermints (2179 ICC) Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Oct. 4, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Bc4 fxe4 7.Bxg8 exf3 8.Bb3 fxg2 9.Rg1 Qf6!

10.dxe5 Qxe5+ 11.Be3 Be6 12.Rxg2 Be7 13.Nd2 Bxb3 14.axb3 O-O 15.Nc4 Qf6 16.Qd3 Nd7 17.O-O-O Ne5 18.Nxe5 dxe5 19.Qc4+ Kh8 20.Bg5 Qf7 21.Qxf7 Rxf7 22.Bxe7 Rxe7 23.Rd6 Rc8 24.Kd2 Kg8 25.Ke3 Kf7 26.Ke4 g6 27.Rg5 Kg7 28.Rxe5 Rxe5+ 29.Kxe5 Rf8 30.f4 Re8+ 31.Re6 Rd8 32.Re7+ Kh6 33.Rxa7 Rd2 34.c4 Rxb2 35.Rb7 Rxh2 36.Kd6 Rf2 37.Rf7 Rb2 38.Kxc6 Rxb3 39.c5 g5 40.fxg5+ Kg6 41.Rb7 Re3 42.Kb6 Rb3+ 43.Kc7 Rc3 44.Rb5 Kxg5 45.c6+ Kg4 46.Kb6 h5 47.Rc5 Rf3 48.c7 Rf8 49.c8(Q)+ Rxc8 50.Rxc8 h4 51.Rh8 Kg3 White Lost On Time Finally, we come to the last alternative, 7.Ng5: A23 7.Ng5 7…d5 8.Bb3 Drawn, IM Vladimir Grabinsky – Lev D. Zilbermints, 5-0 Blitz, ICC, July 15, 2007 A24 7.Bg5 A25 7.Nfd2 This is a tame variation that does not give Black any problems. For how can there be problems when the bishop on c1 is blocked? carnicero (ICC) Lev D. Zilbermints (ICC) Internet Chess Club, TL 3-0 Blitz, July 14, 2008, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Ba4 fxe4 7.Nfd2



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7…d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c4 Bc5 10.cxd5 Bxd5 11.Nc3 e3 12.Nf3 exf2+! 13.Kf1 Bc4+ 14.Ne2 Qxd1+ 15.Bxd1 Ne7 16.b4 Bb6 17.a4 a5 18.bxa5 Rxa5 19.Bd2 Ra8 20.a5 Ba7 21.Bb4 Nd5 22.Bd2 Nd7 23.g3 0-0 24.Kg2 Rae8 25.Ned4 Nxe5 26.Nxe5 Bxd4 27.Bh5 Rxe5 White Resigns A3 6.Ba4 fxe4 In this sub-variation White tries to maintain pressure by keeping the c6-pawn pinned. Most of the games played with this line were against IM Tarek Fatin, so it should be named after him. Hence, the Fatin sub-variation is born. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 After 6.Ba4 fxe4 7.Ng5 play divides into: A31 7…d5 A32 7…exd4 A33 7…Qa5+ A34 7…c6!? A31 7…d5

As in the regular Philidor Counter Gambit lines, Black tries to grab the center. The main problem seems to be the abundance of cheap shots for both sides. IM Tarek Fatin Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL 6-0 Blitz, Feb. 14, 2005, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Ba4 fxe4 7.Ng5 d5 8.dxe5 Be7 9.h4 Bf5 10.Nh3 Qa5+ 11.Nc3 d4 12.Qxd4 Bc5 13.Qc4 Ne7 14.Ng5 Nd5 15.Bd2

15…e3 16.fxe3 Bxe3 17.Bxe3 Nxe3 18.Qf7+ Kd8 19.Ke2 Bg6 20.Kxe3 Bxf7 21.Ke2 Bc4+ White Resigns IM Tarek Fatin Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Jan. 2, 2005, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Ba4 fxe4 7.Ng5 d5 8.dxe5

8…Bf5? Obviously 8…Be7! is stronger. 9.g4 Bg6 10.Ne6 Qe7 11.Qxd5 Qb4? 12.Nc3 Qxa4 13.Qd8+ Kf7 14.Ng5# IM Tarek Fatin Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Nov. 28, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Ba4 fxe4 7.Ng5 d5 8.dxe5 Bf5? 9.Nc3 h6 10.Nh3 Bc5


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11.Qxd5 Qxd5 12.Nxd5 Bb6 13.Nhf4 Ne7 14.Be3 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 0-0 16.Bxb6 axb6 17.Nxb6 Ra6 18.Bb3+ Kh7 19.Nc4 Nd7 20.0-0-0 Nc5 21.a3 Nxb3+ 22.cxb3 Rb8 23.b4 c5 24.bxc5 Rb3 25.Rd6 Ra8 26.Rb6 Rd3 27.Rd1 Rad8 28.Nd6 Rxd1+ 29.Kxd1 Black Resigns So, obviously 8…Bf5? is not a good follow-up move! The best move must be 8…Be7! since it did win a game. A32 7…exd4 This move exchanges a pawn, but I am not too sure of its worthiness. White appears to get a good attack very quickly, something that Black should defend against. IM Tarek Fatin Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Nov. 28, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Ba4 fxe4 7.Ng5 exd4 8.Nxe4 Qa5+ 9.c3 Bf5 10.Ng3 Nf6

11.0-0 Be7 12.b4 Qe5 13.Re1 Be4 14.cxd4 Qe6 15.f3 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Qh3 17.Qe2 Black Resigns IM Tarek Fatin Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Nov. 28, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Ba4 fxe4 7.Ng5 exd4 8.Qxd4 d5 9.0-0 Nf6 10.c4 h6 11.Bf4 hxg5 12.Bxb8 Rxb8 13.Qe5+ Kf7 14.Qxb8 Bd6 15.Qxa7+ Kg6 16.f4 exf3e.p. 17.Bc2+ Ne4

18.gxf3 Bxh2+ 19.Kg2 Bh3+ 20.Kxh2 Bxf1+ 21.Kg1 Qd6 22.Kxf1 Qg3 23.Nd2 Rh1+ 24.Ke2 Qg2+ White Resigns IM Tarek Fatin Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Nov. 28, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Ba4 fxe4 7.Ng5 exd4 8.Qxd4 d5 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.0-0 h6

11.Nh3 Bd6 12.Bf4 Bxh3 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.gxh3 0-0 15.f3 c5 16.Qf2 e3 17.Qxe3 d4 18.Qd3 Qf4 19.Ne2 Qg5+ 20.Ng3 Nc6 21.Bxc6 Rac8 1-0 in 38 Moves IM Tarek Fatin Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Nov. 28, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.Ba4 fxe4 7.Ng5 exd4 8.Qxd4 d5 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.0-0 Bd7 11.f3

11…c5 12.Qe5+ Be7 13.Ne6 Qa5 14.Nc7+ Kf7 15.Bxd7 Nbxd7 16.Qe6+ Kf8 17.Nxa8 Qd8 18.fxe4 Qxa8 19.e5 d4 20.Qxd7 Black Resigns A4 6.dxe5 This move is an attempt to avoid the more well-known lines that arise after the bishop retreats to d3-c4-a4. What follows is complicated play, full of tactics.

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IM Tarek Fatin Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL 5-0 Blitz, Mar. 15, 2004, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.dxe5 cxb5 7.Qd5 fxe4 8.Ng5 Qc7 9.Qxa8 Nc6 10.exd6 Bxd6 11.Nxe4 Ke7 12.Bg5+ Nf6

13.0-0 Bxh2+ 14.Kh1 Kf7 15.f3 Re8 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Re1 Bg3 18.Nbc3 Bxe1 19.Rxe1 Re5 20.Re2 Rh5+ 21.Kg1 Qh2+ 22.Kf1 Qh1+ 23.Kf2 Rh2 24.Ke3 Qg1+ 25.Nf2 Qc1+ 26.Rd2 Ne5 27.Ke2 Rxg2 28.Qxc8 Rxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Qxd2+ 30.Ne2 Qg5 31.Qh3 Qg6 32.c3 Nd3+ 33.Ke3 Ne5 34.Kd2 Qd3+ 35.Ke1 Nxf3+ 36.Kf2 Ne5 37.Qxd3 Nxd3+ 38.Ke3 Nxb2 39.Nd4 a6 40.Nc6 h5 41.Nb8 a5 42.Nc6 a4 43.Nd4 Nd1+ 44.Kf3 Nxc3 White Resigns Peter J. Tamburro Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL G/15, Jan. 2008, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.dxe5 cxb5 7.Qd5 Qb6? 8.Qxa8 fxe4 9.Qxe4 Bb7 10.Qe2 d5 11.Be3 Bc5 12.Bxc5 Qxc5 13.Nc3 a6 14.0–0 Ne7 15.Ng5 Qc6 16.Qh5+ g6 17.Qf3 Rf8 18.Qh3 d4 19.Nce4 Rf4 20.Nd6+ Kd8 21.Ne6+ Black Resigns

Final Position

Peter J. Tamburro Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL G/15, Jan. 2008, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.dxe5 fxe4 7.Ng5 d5 8.Be2 Be7 9.h4 Nh6 10.c4 0–0 11.Nc3 Qb6 12.0–0 Bc5 13.cxd5

13…Bxf2+ 14.Kh1 Bxh4 15.Rxf8+ Kxf8 16.Ngxe4 Nf5 17.e6 cxd5 18.Qxd5 Ng3+ 19.Nxg3 Bxg3 20.Qf5+ Ke8 21.Qf7+ Kd8 22.Bg5# Peter J. Tamburro Lev D. Zilbermints Internet Chess Club, TL G/15, Jan. 2008, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.dxe5 fxe4 7.Ng5 d5 8.Ba4 Bc5 9.0–0 Ne7 10.Nc3 0–0 11.Bb3 e3? [Analyses: 11...h6 12.Ngxe4 Bb6 13.Na4 Nd7 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.Qd4 Kh8 16.Nd6 c5 17.Qh4 Nxe5 18.Bg5 N5g6 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.Qxe7 Nxe7 21.Rae1 Ra7 22.Nb5 Rd7 23.Re6 Rf6 24.Rfe1 Rxe6 25.Rxe6 Rb7 26.Re5 c4 27.Ba4 Bf5 28.f3; 11...Bb6 12.Be3 Bc7 13.Ncxe4 h6 14.Nf3 Bg4 (14...Rxf3 15.Qxf3) 15.Ned2 Nd7 16.h3 Bxf3 17.Nxf3 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.c3 Nf5 20.Qd3 Qd6 21.Rae1 Rf7 22.c4 Nxe3 23.Rxe3 Raf8 24.cxd5 c5 25.Bc2] 12.Bxe3 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Nf5 14.Qh5 h6






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15.e4 Ne3 16.Rxf8+ Qxf8 17.exd5 c5 18.d6+ c4 19.e6 Nc6 20.Bxc4 Nxc4 21.Rf1 Qxf1+ 22.Kxf1 Nxd6 23.Qg6 hxg5 24.e7 Nxe7 25.Qxd6 Kf7 26.Nd5 Nf5 27.Qc6 Ba6+ 28.Qxa6 Rd8 29.Qxa7+ Kg8 30.Ne7+ Nxe7 31.Qxe7 White Went On To Win Nemaja Lev D. Zilbermints Schemingmind.com Email Postal, Feb. 3 - Mar. 15, 2008, ECO C41 Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 6.dxe5 fxe4 7.Ng5 d5 8.e6 Nh6 9.Ba4 Bc5 10.Qh5+ Kf8 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Bb4 13.Nf6 Bxd2+ 14.Nxd2 Ke7 15.Qh4 Nf5 16.Nxd5+

16…Ke8?? Here, best was 16…Kf8! with 3 White pieces under attack. Now Black loses by force. 17.Qe4 Nd6 18.Qe5 Qxd2+ 19.Kxd2 Nc4+ 20.Kc3 Nxe5 21.Nc7+ Kd8 22.Nxa8 Bb7 23.Rhe1 Ng6 24.Rad1 Kc8 25.e7 Re8 26.Rd8+ Rxd8 27.e8=Q Black Resigns


In the U1600 section, we have Scott McCall (left) pondering his move with the white pieces versus Alice Hu while Salvatore Geraci looks on at the 30th South Jersey Open held on May 15th in Cherry Hill.


In the 30th South Jersey Open - U1600 section, we have Ira Fine (left) playing the black pieces against Richard Adam Janiszewski III.


In the 30th South Jersey Open - U1600 section during the last round, we have Joyce Li (far right), Salvatore Geraci (gray shirt), Scott McCall (black & gray shirt), Suneel K. Sharad (left).


From the last round in the 30th South Jersey Open Open section, we have some of the heavy hitters. I recognize Jeremiah Joshua Williams (front left) playing FM Thomas Bartell. The gentleman with the baseball cap appears to be Steven McLaughlin squaring off with IM Dean J. Ippolito. The NJSCF’s own Life Master Leroy W. Dubeck with the black pieces eventually fell to GM Mikheil Kekelidze.



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Sparta Middle School Exhibition by David A. Cole

N Æ { On March 13th, twenty-two brave souls made the trek over to the Sparta Middle School cafeteria to meet my challenge in the Sparta Simultaneous Chess Exhibition for charity that I was doing for charity. Grandmaster Sergey Kudrin was on hand to provide the participants a "Lifeline to a GM", and all but 1 player utilized that lifeline. After all was said and done, I scored a surprising 20 wins and 2 draws, and to boot, took black on all 22 boards! The record itself is not important as so far, about $800 has been raised for the two charities, Box City and Pass it Along. The charity, Box City is sponsored by the Sparta-based non-profit, Pass it Along, and also to help restore the Sparta Ambulance Corps building that sustained fire damage last June. Since this was an educational program, I also educated the participants about chess and turned down draw offers. One of the participants offered me a draw when she had a rook versus two knights with plenty of play still latent in the position. I learned that I was later quoted as saying, "It is a logical offer, but you don't learn anything without playing the positions out". A little later, I managed to fork the king and rook with one of my knights and victory was assured. On another board, I was in trouble and was fortunate that my opponent had used her "Lifeline" earlier in the game, and later the wrong sequence of attacking moves unfolded, and I once again averted a potential disaster. Eventually, I was able to checkmate my youthful opponent, before my young adversary could deliver checkmate upon me. The safety of the participants and especially GM Sergey Kudrin was paramount, as a speed chess demonstration between GM Kudrin and I did not come to fruition since the severe weather was imminent and fast approaching. Thanks to the Sparta Chess Club that sponsored this event and to all of the participants that made this event memorable.

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Year-End Clearance Sale: All Queens Must Go by Ian Mangion

r Ê Á A well executed queen sacrifice is often conceived in the context of a mating attack, where the queen is the mortar shell laying waste to a carefully constructed bunker, or perhaps a part of deep opening theory where dynamic compensation has been found and well studied. More impressive are over-the-board improvisations where the sacrifice is less obvious. This inspirational game comes from last year’s open Summer Tournament at the Kenilworth Chess Club. With a brisk G/60 time control and a format that places a premium on wins, the tournament produced some uncompromising fighting chess, but none with quite the verve displayed here. David Pawlowski (1777) Donald Anthony Carrelli (1794) Kenilworth Chess Club Summer Tournament, TL G/60, June 2009, ECO D17 Slav Defense – 5.a4 Bf5 – Lines w/6.Nh4 & 6.Ne5 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.f3!? A rarity, in which White threatens to get a stranglehold on the center. Black must respond with vigor and trust in his better development. 8…e5! 9.e4 exd4 10.exf5? Certainly a mistake, but can we not applaud White’s effort? In the style of the Danish Gambit he may hope to develop his bishop to b2 at the cost of the odd pawn or two. Then Black may find the open files of the queenside inhospitable for his King while the kingside will also come under pressure. The sedate 10.Ne2 is better but feels like a concession. 10…dxc3 11.Bd3 cxb2 12.Qe2+

Black has accepted the challenge, but in a short game amongst amateurs, White’s dicey compensation might be enough for a tactical shot later in the game after the obvious 12…Be7 13.Bxb2 O-O 14.O-O Rfe8 15.Qc2 leaves White room to dream. Black rejects this in favor of a more shocking concept... 12…Qe5!! Black puts an emphatic stamp on an already well-played game. He cuts through the Gordian knot of White’s threats in a single move, and what a move! Black self-pins his queen, puts it en prise to a knight, and not least after 13.Nxe5 will be exposed to discovered check. Who without access to a computer would choose this idea? And yet it has a sound basis - temporarily blocking the e-file, White puts a punctuation mark on his threat to queen on a1. White’s best is likely to back out and capture the dangerous pawn on b2, but who can criticize White for refusing to believe that 12.Qe5 is possible, let alone a candidate for move of the year at Kenilworth? 13.Nxe5?! bxa1(Q) 14.Nxc6+ Ne5! 15.O-O Even with the pinned knight on e5, White can take no decisive action because of the hanging bishop on c1. He comes up with the creative idea to trap Black’s new queen, but it transpires that this also is insufficient.





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15…bxc6 16.Bb2 Bc5+ 17.Kh1

17…Qxb2!? Chess humor - Qxf1+ was winning as well, but Black rightly calculates that a second queen-for-piece sacrifice together with his passed pawn will get the win. The rest was: 18.Qxb2 Nxd3 19.Qe2+ Be7 20.Qxd3 O-O 21.Rc1 Rfd8 22.Qe3 Nd5 23.Qe4 Ba3 24.Re1 Bb4 25.Rf1 a5 26.g4 Re8 27.Qd4 Rad8 28.Rd1 c5 29.Qd3? c4 30.Qxc4 Ne3 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 White Resigns. Moves like Black’s twelfth are rare gems to be treasured in the collection of any amateur’s finest moments. Now that you’ve seen the demonstration, you can try this at home! Vladimir Doroshkievich Vladimir Borosovich Tukmakov Riga, 1970, ECO A27 English Opening – King’s English Variation – Three Knights System

Black To Move

Position After 8.cxd7+

Black uncorked 8…Nxd7!! White is quite lost since now his bishop and rook are both en prise (e.g. 9.Bxd8 gxh1(Q)! The solution with the entire game score can also be found on the Internet by navigating here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1240344 Yuri Rusakov Boris Verlinsky Moskow, 1947, ECO C20 King Pawn Game – Macleod Attack

Black To Move

Position After 9.Qe2

Black uncorked 9…Qe7!! and after 10.fxe7 Bg7 it’s all over! The solution with the entire game score can also be found on the Internet by navigating here: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1243133

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Chess Emporiums in Rahway and Branchburg Grace Garden State by Lou Sturniolo

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Update – The Dean of Chess Academy has recently announced that they will be opening an additional facility in October in Flemington! Tournaments will be held at both locations starting in October. Visit the USCF website http://main.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,199/ for details. New Jersey chessophiles are fortunate in that they now have two locations where devotees of the royal game may play tournament chess almost any day of the week. While space limitation precludes a detailed description of the activities at Chess Mates and Dean of Chess Academy, we do want to remind the New Jersey chess community both locations provide the opportunity for almost daily quality play and/or instruction for experienced, novice, scholastic, and senior players in the Garden State. After long delays obtaining permits and otherwise dealing with municipal red tape, Arthur Macaspac’s Chess Mates is now open at 1531 Irving Street in Rahway. A large variety of rated and unrated events are held almost daily, and high level instruction is offered by staff that include GM Leonid Yudasin. The facility is open from 1:00 PM until 11:30 PM Monday through Thursday, and 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM Saturday and Sunday (closed Fridays). The phone number is 732-499-0118. Detailed information may be obtained on the web site at www.chessmatesnj.com. Arthur is a congenial, hard working U.S. Army veteran, and current U.S. Army and Kenilworth Chess Club champion. Besides GM Yudasin, IM Marajudin Daftan, many local masters, including David Grasso and James West, have frequented the club during its early weeks. A visit to Chess Mates is guaranteed to provide a stimulating experience in a hospitable environment. Further west, the Dean of Chess Academy at 3150 Route 22 West in Branchburg (908-595-0066 and www.deanofchess.com) provides a similar environment

for congenial play and instruction. It is operated by IM and multi-year New Jersey champion Dean Ippolito and his wife Dawn. Instructors include GM Magesh Panchanathan. Activities include a unique Wednesday and Friday evening League, where one may play a rated game with the unusual Game 60 (with a 30 second increment) time control. Dean recently announced that he will be opening a new facility (in addition to the Branchburg facility) in Flemington. He also plans to challenge the world record this fall by playing more than 500 opponents in a simultaneous exhibition…details to follow, including how to be one of the participants! Within this short space we cannot do justice to the scope of the events offered by both Chess Mates and the Dean of Chess Academy. Suffice to say that through tremendous hours of hard work Dean, Dawn, and Arthur have established unique chess establishments (that exist in no other state to our knowledge), and deserve the support of the entire New Jersey chess community. We strongly encourage you to go to their web sites to gain a fuller knowledge of the amazing depth and scope of the activities offered at both locations. Then visit…and have fun!


And now for some of the adult participants who were competing in the Viking Quads run by TD Ken Thomas in Somerset August 28th. Ken has recently changed the tournament’s playing site to the nearby Holiday Inn off exit 10 in Somerset.









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Misplaying a Rook + Pawn Ending by James R. West

R Ó Ì At the February 2010 quads in Hamilton, I reached this position as White in my game against NM Mark Kernighan.

After 51… Re6

Instead of moving my rook from b6 to e6, I should have advanced my pawn to a5 on move 52. Black answered by playing 52...Rf1+. My next move 53.Kd2 was another mistake. Better would have been 53.Kb2. After 53...e3+ 54.Ke2 (54.Rxe3+ fxe3+ 55.Kxe3 Kg4 wins for Black) Rf2+ 55.Kd3, Black missed 55...Rd2+ 56.Kc3 Kg2 with a winning position.

After 55.Kd3

For example, Black wins after 57.a5 Kf2 58.b4 f3 59.b5 Rd7 60.b6 e2 61.a6 Rd6. The game continued 55...Kg4 56.a5 Kf5 57.Re8 Rd2+ 58.Kc3 Rd6 59.b4 Rc6+ 60.Kb3 when Black missed a draw by 60...Rf6 61.b5 f3 62.b6 f2 63.b7 f1=Q 64.b8=Q Qb1+ 65.Ka4 Qxb8 66.Rxb8 e2 67.Rb1 Ke4 68.Re1 Ke3 69.Kb5 Rf1 70.Rxe2+ Kxe2 71.a6 Rf8 72.a7 Kd2 73.Kb6 Kxc2 74.Kb7=

After 60.Kb3

In severe time trouble, Black played the losing 60...Re6 61.Rxe6 Kxe6 62.Kc3 f3 63.Kd3 f2 64.Ke2 Kd5 65.a6 Kc6 66.c4 Kc7 67.b5 Kb6 68.c5+ Kc7 69.a7 Kb7 70.b6 Ka8 71.Kf1 Kb7 72.c6+ Ka8 73.c7 Black Resigns.

Final Position

[Nicely done! Black cannot prevent White from queening with check and mating in short order after 73…Kb7 74.a8(Q)+ Kxa8 75.c8(Q)+ – Editor]

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1956 Greater New York City Open by Nikolai Brunni

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Arthur (or Art) Feuerstein was born December 20, 1935 and has been an active player since the early 1950s. At the age of 75, he is still playing -- and winning tournaments, as evidenced earlier this year when he tied for first with GM Alexander Stripunsky in the ICA Open, over FM Gregory Markzon, IM Mikhail Zlotnikov, Igor Yeliseyev, Dragomir Tomic, and IM Marlo Micayabas. Art is currently number 16 in the world in the “Age 65 or Over” category with a rating of 2226. He is the “unofficial” 2010 champion of the Suffern Chess Club, having won 4 of 11 tournaments held there during 2009. “The Suffern Chess Club is an enjoyable, nice place to play a game or a tourney.” Art said. “It has a very friendly atmosphere and it is a highlight of my week to go and play on a regular basis.” With regards to the ICA (International Chess Academy), Art says, “I participate in all of their tournaments in a nearby town. The tournaments are run well and the competition is good.” Art served in the military for three and a half years --- longer than usual as his term was extended due to the Berlin crisis. He became the first winner of the 1960 Armed Forces Chess Championship. Following his enlistment, he received his MBA from City University and began working as a Systems Analyst, first for Honeywell Corporation and then later for Sun Chemical Corporation, from which he retired. Art has been happily married for over 50 years to his lovely wife, Alice, who is originally from Prague, Czechoslovakia. They have a 27-year-

old son, Erik, who didn’t follow Art into serious chess but is an accomplished pianist. Erik probably inherited his love of music from Art who says that his interests outside of chess include classical music, reading, travel and baseball. In addition to his chess playing, Art also teaches chess. “I have been teaching in local schools and libraries for the last thirteen years or so.” he said. “Most of the time, it is after-school programs. Children enjoy this activity. I am more on the intro level and perhaps one step above beginners. My aim is to get their interest in the game and cultivate it and introduce some logic into their thinking. Girls are very quick to learn.” For many years, Art also played correspondence chess, mostly on the international scale, but he also received an Expert’s rating in domestic play. Throughout 1956 - 1958, Art was to meet Bobby Fischer many times over the board, both in regular and blitz tournaments. Art related that, “Bobby was a tactical player. Chess meant everything to him; winning meant everything to him. During a game, he did not speak and was extremely focused. At blitz, he was a very strong and dangerous player.” In the 1956 U.S. Junior Championship, a very young Bobby Fischer won the tournament, drawing with Art in their individual game. Art and Charles Henin tied for 2nd place, although both had been favored to win. In the U.S. Junior Blitz Championship, Art won the event with Bobby falling into 2nd place and William Lombardy having to settle for 3rd place. Art and Bobby’s individual game was also a draw. Unfortunately, the game score from the Junior Championship has not survived the passage of time. In the 1956 3rd Lessing Julius Rosenwald Trophy Tournament, Art finished in a tie for third with Edmar Mednis, with a score of +5-3=3. Fischer finished in a tie for 8th with a minus score of +2=5-4, although he did manage to

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defeat Donald Byrne, winning the brilliancy prize in the process after demonstrating a stunning victory in what was to become yet another of Bobby’s immortal games known as “The Game of the Century.” [Editor - The Rosenwald Trophy Tournaments officially were to later become better known today as the U.S. Championship events] Chess Life had this to say about Art – “Youthful Arthur Feuerstein was a comparative surprise. Frequently in trouble, he showed an agility and elasticity which enabled him to capitalize on minor errors and save himself. He showed splendid tactical finesse under pressure and pressed Reshevsky for the lead in the early rounds. Had he not weakened in a favorable game against Mednis, he would have finished second.” Arthur William Feuerstein Robert J. Fischer 1956 3rd Lessing Julius Rosenwald Trophy Tournament, ECO E63 King’s Indian Defense – Panno Variation w/7…a6 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d4 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O a6 8.b3 Rb8 9.Bb2 b5 10.cxb5 axb5 11.d5 Na5 12.Rc1 b4 13.Na4 e6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Qc2 c5 16.Rfd1 Nb7 17.Ne5 Na5 18.Qd3 Ne8 19.Rxc5 Bb7 20.Rc2 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Qe7 22.Qa6 dxe5 23.Qxa5 Qb7+ 24.f3 e4 25.Rf1 Bxb2 26.Nxb2 Rf5 27.Qa4 Ra8 28.Qc6 Qxc6 29.Rxc6 Rxa2 30.Rb1 exf3+ 31.exf3 Draw Agreed In the 1956 Eastern States Open, won by Hans Berliner, Fischer and Feuerstein finished tied for 2nd - 4th, drawing their individual game. Arthur William Feuerstein Robert J. Fischer 1956 Eastern States Open, ECO E68 King’s Indian Defense – Fianchetto Variation 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.d4 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nc5 10.f3 Nfd7 11.Be3 a5 12.Qc2 a4 13.Rfb1 c6 14.Bf1 Qe7 15.Qd2 Re8 16.Nc2 Ne5 17.Rd1 Bf8 18.Bh6 Bxh6 19.Qxh6 f5 20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Nd4 Bd3 22.Bxd3 Nexd3 Draw Agreed At a special event, Grandmaster Samuel Reshevsky gave an exhibition of blindfold chess at 10 seconds a move, challenging 10 selected players consecutively, all of who had sight of the board. Reshevsky won against Charles Saxon, Victor Guala, Mrs. Gisela Gresser, Walter

Shipman, Frank Howe, and Aben Rudy, but lost to Karl Burger, Irving Heitner, Bobby Fischer, and Art Feuerstein. Feuerstein’s last encounter with Fischer during over-the-board tournament play would come to pass during the 1957-58 U.S. Championship. This was Fischer’s first win of the title and the only time he was able to defeat Art, who finished in a six way tie with noteworthy opponents including Arnold Denker and Edmar Mednis. Art’s overall record against the legendary Bobby Fischer ended up as a win, a loss, and three draws. Robert J. Fischer Arthur William Feuerstein 1957-58 U.S. Championship, ECO C00 French Defense – Unusual White 2nd Move Notes by Fischer 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Transposing into a King's Indian Reversed, which I played three times in this tournament. 3…Nf6 4.d3 If 4.e5 Nd5. 4…d5 5.Nbd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nc6 8.Re1 Qc7 9.Qe2 Rd8 better is 9...Bd7. Then if 10.e5 Ne8, followed by 11...f6, challenging the center. 10.e5 Ne8 11.c3 If immediately 11.Nf1 Nd4! 12.Qd1 (12.Nxd4 cxd4 and black has good play on the c-file) Bd7 13.c3 Nxf3+ 14.Qxf3 Bc6, or 14...b5, with a good game for black. 11…b5 on the right path. 12.Nf1 b4 13.Bf4 overprotecting the e-pawn, preventing ...f6, and preparing a kingside attack.

13…Qa5? a strategic mistake. Correct is 13...bxc3 14.bxc3 Rb8. As played, black does not obtain sufficient play on the queenside to counterbalance white's coming attack on the kingside. 14.c4! Nc7 Where's the knight going? 15.h4! the key move to white's attack. White's plan is to (a) advance the h-pawn to h6, forcing a weakness at f6; (b) maneuver a knight to g4;

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(c) trade off black's king's bishop. The outcome of the game depends on the execution of this plan. 15…Qb6 16.h5 b3 with the idea of artificially isolating White's c-pawn. 17.a3 dxc4 18.dxc4 Ba6 Better is 18...Bb7, followed by 19...Nd4.

19.N1h2! Rac8 20.h6 g6 21.Bg5! Nd4 22.Qe3!

22…Bxg5 Of course not 22...Nc2 23.Qf4 with an overwhelming attack. 23.Qxg5 Ne8 reinforcements. If 24...Bxc4 25.Ng4 with a strong attack. 24.Ng4 (White threatens 25.Nf6+, the consequences of which are serious: 25…Kf8 is hopeless; 25…Nxf6 26.Qxf6 is not much better; and 25…Kh8 26.Nxe8 is fatal after 27.Qf6+ and mate at g7 – Brunni) 24…Nf5 25.Rac1 Qc7 26.Nd2 Rd4 If instead 26...Qb6 27.Ne4 (threatening Ngf6+), and black's queen is too far away to defend the kingside. 27.Nxb3 Rxc4 28.Rcd1 gaining control of the d-file and leaving black's rook stranded. 28…Ra4 If 28...Rc2 29.Be4 is killing. And if 28...Qe7 29.Qxe7 Nxe7 30.Ne3 Ra4 31.Rd7.

29.Re4! with the indirect plan of dislodging black's knight on f5. 29…Bb5 30.Rc1 to draw black's queen away from the defense of the kingside. 30…Qb6 31.Nd2 White's knight now enters the game with decisive effect. There is no adequate defense against 32.Rxa4 and 33.Ne4. 31…Rxe4 32.Nxe4 Bd3 loses outright. The only way to avert immediate disaster was 32...Qd8 33.Qxd8 Rxd8 34.Rxc5 with an easy endgame win. 33.Ngf6+ Kh8 If 33...Nxf6 34.Nxf6+ Kh8 35.g4 Nd4 36.Ne4! Qd8 37.Rxc5 wins. 34.g4! Bxe4 35.Bxe4 Nd4

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38.Nd6! Ne2+ 39.Kf1 Nxc1 40.Nxf7+ Kg8 41.Nxd8 Nb3 42.Ke2 Nd4+ 43.Kd3 Kf8 44.Nc6 Black Resigns Notes by Fischer in “Bobby's Fischer's Games of Chess”, pages 2–6. The two would not meet again until 1971 in the Manhattan Chess Club Blitz Championship. Here Bobby won with 21 wins and 1 draw, while Art finished in 4th place. Bobby won both their games, although only one is available. Robert J. Fischer Arthur William Feuerstein 1971 Manhattan Chess Club Blitz Championship, New York, ECO A07 Réti Opening – New York & Capablanca Systems (by transposition) 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Ngf3 O-O 7.O-O dxe4 8.dxe4 Nbd7 9.Re1 e5 10.Nc4 Qe7 11.b3 b5 12.Ba3 b4 13.Bb2 Ba6 14. Ncxe5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Rfd8 16.Qc1 c5 17.a3 Bb7 18.axb4 cxb4 19.Qb2 Nh5 20.Bxg7 Nxg7 21.Qe5 Qxe5 22.Nxe5 Rd2 23.Ra2 Ne6 24.Nc4 Rd7 25.Na5 Rc8 26.Bh3 f5 27.Nxb7 Rxb7 28.exf5 Nd4 29.fxg6 Rxc2 30.Rxc2 Nxc2 31.gxh7+ Kg7 32.Re8 Kxh7 33.Bf5+ Kg7 34.Bxc2 Black Resigns Not counting the Blitz Championship games, Feuerstein built a respectable score against Fischer of one loss and three draws, but… Three good collections of Bobby Fischer’s career have been compiled by Robert Wade and Kevin O’Connell; Lou Hays; and more recently, Karsten Mueller. In all three books, the 1956 Greater New York City Open is considered to be a “lost” tournament. No crosstable was ever printed and very few details are known. We know that William Lombardy won the event on tie-breaks over Dr. Ariel Mengarini and Art Feuerstein finished in 3rd place on tie-breaks over Edgar McCormick. Bobby finished in a three-way tie for 5th place with Anthony Saidy and Edward Jackson, taking the “B” prize with a score of 5 – 2 along the way. Only his 7th round opponent is known: Rhys Hays.

However, I recently uncovered the round-by-round pairings and results and was able to piece together the crosstable. It can now be revealed that Art defeated Bobby in the first round! Bobby’s second loss in the fourth round was to Eugene Steinberger, who Art recalls was a strong New York master. This was the only game Bobby ever played against Steinberger, so now we uncover someone new that has a plus score against Bobby, and Art’s record can now be shown as an even score to set the record straight. In the 1963 New York State Open, Bobby played against Winthrop Beach. According to Bobby’s annotations in Chess Life, when he asked Beach how to spell his name, Beach told him that he had faced him before and lost. Bobby could not remember where they had played. It was here in the 1956 Greater New York City Open. We finally have a mystery solved. So, let us raise a toast to Art Feuerstein, who can now be acclaimed as someone who once took Bobby Fischer’s scalp! For the 1956 Greater New York City Open, the first (15) players in the crosstable below are listed in order of tie-breaks. The remaining players are listed alphabetically within each score group. Ratings were only printed once annually so the previous ratings list might not accurately reflect the true tie-breaks.


Here, we have some of the younger participants in TD Ken Thomas’ Viking Quads in Somerset from August 28th.

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1956 Greater New York City Open Participants Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd.3 Rd. 4 Rd. 5 Rd. 6 Rd. 7 Total

1. Lombardy, William W23 W46 W18 W2 L3 W5 W13 6.0 2. Dr. Mengarini, Ariel W38 W37 W11 L1 W12 W15 W3 6.0 3. Feuerstein, Arthur W7 W8 D5 W6 W1 W10 L2 5.5 4. McCormick, Edgar W44 W28 D6 W13 L3 W11 W14 5.5 5. Saidy, Anthony W51 W31 D3 W9 W4 L1 D6 5.0 6. Jackson, Edward W16 W30 D4 L3 W25 W8 D5 5.0 7. Fischer, Robert J. L3 W50 W28 L10 W31 W32 W18 5.0 8. Pflumm, Eugene W24 L3 W37 W33 D14 L6 W26 4.5 9. Linn, Stanley D29 W17 W35 L5 D20 W37 D12 4.5 10. Steinberger, Eugene D17 W29 D15 W7 W32 L3 D21 4.5 11. Krauhs, Gustave W43 W12 L2 D40 W27 L4 W23 4.5 12. Baczynski, Chester W48 L11 W38 W22 L2 W20 D9 4.5 13. Kalme, Charles W50 W32 W14 L4 D15 W21 L1 4.5 14. Bakos, Nicholas W49 W20 L13 W25 D8 W17 L4 4.5 15. Green, Matthew D25 W40 D10 W23 D13 L2 W22 4.5 16. Bass, Robert L6 W39 L32 W41 W43 L18 W37 4.0 17. Hauck, Siegfried D10 L9 D19 W47 W29 L14 W30 4.0 18. Hays, Rhys W36 W47 L1 L32 W28 W16 L7 4.0 19. Greene, Sanford D45 L25 D17 L37 W42 W34 W32 4.0 20. Plock, Richard W26 L14 D27 W30 D9 L12 W33 4.0 21. Dr. Spector, Isaac L31 W42 D44 W38 W40 L13 D10 4.0 22. Condon, F.E. L37 W36 W47 L12 D35 W27 L15 3.5 23. Goldsmith, Julius L1 W24 W48 L15 D37 W35 L11 3.5 24. Dr. Greenberg, I. L8 L23 W49 L28 W41 W29 D25 3.5 25. Holodny, Edward D15 W19 W33 L14 L6 D30 D24 3.5 26. Kleeger, Harry L20 L33 W34 D36 W44 W31 L8 3.5 27. Kramer, Manfred L40 W51 D20 W44 L11 L22 W36 3.5 28. Beach, Winthrop W39 L4 L7 W24 L18 D36 D35 3.0 29. Brady, Frank D9 L10 W45 D49 L17 L24 W43 3.0 30. Daniels, Stewart W41 L6 D31 L20 W38 D25 L17 3.0 31. Martinez, M. W21 L5 D30 D35 L7 L26 W41 3.0 32. Salome, Eugene W42 L13 W16 W18 L10 L7 L19 3.0 33. Schiller, Sid D33 W26 L25 L8 D36 W43 L20 3.0 34. Mrs. Selensky, Mary L46 L44 L26 W39 W47 L19 W42 3.0 35. Westing, Edward D33 W45 L9 D31 D22 L23 D28 3.0 36. Curtis, Clinton L18 L22 W42 D26 D33 D28 L27 2.5 37. Dorn, Fred W22 L2 L8 W19 D23 L9 L16 2.5 38. Laucks, E. Forry L2 W41 L12 L21 L30 D39 BYE 2.5 39. Roberts, Bertrand L28 L16 L41 L34 BYE D38 W45 2.5 40. Tilles, Michael W27 L15 W43 D11 L21 WD WD 2.5 41. Dr. Altman, Vladimir L30 L38 W39 L16 L24 W45 L31 2.0 42. Fisch, M. L32 L21 L36 W45 L19 BYE L34 2.0 43. Offenberg, Robert L11 BYE L40 W48 L16 L33 L29 2.0 44. Hersch, Paul L4 W34 D21 L27 L26 WD WD 1.5 45. Kawas, George D19 L35 L29 L42 W49 L41 L39 1.5 46. Cohler, Alfred W34 L1 WD WD WD WD WD 1.0 47. Jones, Leo W52 L18 L22 L17 L34 WD WD 1.0 48. Sklaroff, Samuel L12 W49 L23 L43 WD WD WD 1.0 49. Cossino, P. L14 L48 L24 D29 L45 WD WD 0.5 50. Hans, Julius L13 L7 WD WD WD WD WD 0 51. Higler, William L5 L27 WD WD WD WD WD 0 52. Dr. Ponstein, M. FL47 WD WD WD WD WD WD 0

W – Win, L – Loss, FL – Forfeit Loss, WD – Withdrew, BYE – Unplayed Game

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Chess Gems by Peter J. Tamburro Jr.

n q Ä We have a familiar face as our NJ champion. At the Labor Day Tournament, IM Dean Ippolito breezed through with the only 5-1 score (two draws, one to clinch the title in the last round) to capture his fourth title. His opponent, Steve Pozarek knows something about being a titleholder as he won the championship in 1979. It’s a Nimzo-Indian Defense that Dean tells us he has had some experience with on the Black side against GM Gregory Serper in the US Championship in 2003. He decides to use that plan involving playing 6.Bg5 to encourage h6, then castle queenside and use the h6 pawn as a point of attack. Black needs to worry about this and play very actively. For example, if he played d5 a move sooner with 17...d5 18.g5 hxg5 19.Rg1 Nh7 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Rxd5 Bb7 22.Re5 Qc7, it might have been more of a struggle. Also, a bit later, 19...dxc4 20.g5 Nd5 21.Bd4 (21.Bxc4 h5) 21...Ba6 22.gxh6 Qxh6 might also have been an improvement. As it actually played out, White had all the play and, sure enough, that h6 pawn had to exchange on g5, opening the h-file and allowing the queen to invade the key file. Black resigned in light of: 28.Bb4+ Rd6 29.Qf6+ Kf8 30.Rh8+ Nxh8 31.Qxh8+ Ke7 32.Qe8# Ippolito would like everyone in the readership to know about his attempt to break the world record by playing 500+ people simultaneously. It will be held on April 9th (Saturday). He will be trying to break a record currently held by an Iranian master, so let’s try and help him out by attending and playing. There are rewards to clubs that bring lots of people! It’s free!

It will be held at Diamond Nation, a sports complex which you have to see to believe. Other major sponsors are Team Capital Bank, PNC, Health Quest Fitness and JG Petrucci. Dean’s attempt has been attracting media attention and you can register at www.deanofchess.com. It’s a chess happening! Sign up! IM Dean J. Ippolito (2469) Stephen J. Pozarek (2111) 2010 New Jersey Open, TL 40/2 SD/1, Rd. 1, Sep. 4, 2010, ECO E33 Nimzo-Indian Defense – Classical Variation w/4…Nc6 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qe7 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bd2 d6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 e5 10.d5 Nb8 11.e3 0–0 12.h3 Re8 13.g4 e4 14.Nd4 c6 15.dxc6 Nxc6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.0–0–0 Qe6 18.Be2 d5 19.h4 Nd7 20.g5 hxg5 21.hxg5 Ne5 22.f4! Ng6 23.cxd5 cxd5 24.Bb5 Rd8 25.Qh2 Qb6 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.Qxg7+ Ke7 28.Bb4+ Black Resigns See Serper – Ippolito / US Championships 2003. [28.Bb4+ Rd6 29.Qf6+ Kf8 30.Rh8+ Nxh8 31.Qxh8+ Ke7 32.Qe8#] 1–0 11…Nbd7 17...d5 18.g5 hxg5 19.Rg1 Nh7 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Rxd5 Bb7 22.Re5 Qc7 19...dxc4 20.g5 Nd5 21.Bd4 (21.Bxc4 h5) 21...Ba6 22.gxh6 Qxh6] [19...Nxg4 20.Bxg4 Qxg4 21.Rdg1+-] The Dean of Chess Academy has become quite a hotbed of activity of late. Regular tournaments are held there, and IM Dean Ippolito even plays in them. Everyone gets a shot at him. They can even prepare for him. Dean, of late, has taken up the Caro-Kann and has proved a tough customer to beat with this solid defense. Yet his patient play masks an aggressive streak. He sent us this game with National Master Jim West from the Dean of Chess June Grand Prix Tournament on June 13th, where West plays the exchange variation, made popular by Bobby Fischer forty years ago. It’s a tough struggle. White seems to have a bit the better of it through the early game, but it’s too close to call. The single, unplayed, yet critical issue was Ippolito not playing 10…e5! He

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points this out in his note to us, and, indeed, it is an important point as it can also be played on move 9 and even move 18. What is really interesting is that Ippolito’s determination to turn an approximately equal game into a win is the way he sets up the minority attack for Black on the queen’s wing. That’s pretty cool! White, in almost imperceptible steps, sees his position under more and more pressure. He defends well, but at one point the position required an outside the box defensive plan. He seemed to have the right idea with Be2, but needed to follow it up with 26.Rbc1! Bg6 27.Nce1 Re8, the difference being that the preliminary repositioning of the rooks lessens the pressure from Bg6 by Black. Ippolito’s method of pushing through on the queenside is especially instructive. He’s a tough guy to play against even when he’s Black. There are other active clubs in NJ as well. One in Rahway is Chess Mates on 1531 Irving Street. You can find frequent tournament competition there by going to their website www.chessmatesnj.com or by contacting Arthur Macaspac at 732-499-0118 or 760-583-8429. We’d love to hear from other clubs as well! You know where to reach us. NM James R. West (2200) IM Dean J. Ippolito (2548) 4ss Dean of Chess June Grand Prix, Branchburg, NJ, G/60, June 13, 2010, ECO B13 Caro-Kann Defense – Exchange Variation & Panov-Botvinnik Attack 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Ne2 Bg4?! 7.f3 Bd7 8.Na3 a6 9.Nc2 Nf6 10.0–0 e6 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Qd2 0–0 14.Rae1 b5!? 15.Qf4 Qxf4 16.Nxf4 Rfb8 17.a3 a5 18.Ra1 Be8 19.g4 Nd7 20.Be2! Ne7 21.Nd3 Nb6 22.Nc5

22…Na4! 23.Nd3 Nc8 24.Kf2 Nd6 25.Rab1? f6 26.Rfc1 Nc4 27.Rd1 Bg6 28.Nce1 Kf7 29.h4 h6 30.f4 Be4 31.Bf3 Ra7 32.f5 exf5 33.gxf5 Rd8 34.b3! Nxc3 35.bxc4 Nxd1+ 36.Rxd1 Bxf3 37.Nxf3 dxc4 38.Nc5 Rd5 39.Rb1 c3 40.Rb3 b4 41.axb4 axb4 42.Rxb4 Rxf5 43.Ne4 Rc7 44.Nc5 Ra7 45.Ne4 Ra2+ 46.Kg3 c2 47.Rc4 Ke6 48.Ne1 Kd5 White Resigns IM Dean Ippolito’s conversion to the Caro-Kann has worked very well for him. In this game from the SPICE Cup, he beats 2400+ rated D. Rensch, who seemed quite intent on playing for a draw as White. We find this amusing because he started out with the very aggressive plan of 3.e5 and 4.h4, normally used by Tal or Shirov type players. Perhaps he decided to go for the draw after his 5.c4 was met calmly rather than in risky mode with: 5...Bxb1 6.Rxb1 Qa5+ 7.Bd2 Qxa2 8.Rh3 and White wins! Was he playing for the trap? More solid was 5.Ne2 with the idea of 5.Ng3, hitting the bishop and the h5 pawn or, in the line he played, 8.Bg5 and 9.Qd2 as Black can’t play 8.Bg5 Bxg5 9.hxg5 Qxg5 because of 10.Nb5! Another trap! After that, it was an exchange on move 12 and move 18, the latter just proving that “harmless” exchanges can lose a pawn and the game. Our only curiosity on Ippolito’s play, which was very precise, is why he passed up the opportunity to play: 14...g5 15.hxg5 Bxg5 16.Nxg5 Qxg5 17.Qe3 Qg6 18.Nb5 h4 19.Nd6 Rc7. It is possible that he felt it just was not needed to be that aggressive.



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It turned out to be a good decision as White, after losing the pawn, then manages to not pay attention to the possibility of his rook being trapped, and the game ends. In the long run, it didn’t matter because his saving move 29.Ra7 would have run afoul of a losing endgame position after 29.Ra7 Rc8 30.Kf2 e5 31.fxe5+ fxe5 32.dxe5+ Nxe5 33.Nxe5 Kxe5 and the passed pawn will get pushed through. A reminder that there is still time to sign up for the monster simul where Dean Ippolito tries to break several world records. Go to www.deanofchess.com to register. IM Daniel M. Rensch (2450) IM Dean J. Ippolito (2544) 6ss SPICE Cup FIDE Rated Open, G/90 + 30 sec inc., Lubbock, TX, Rd. 1, Nov.5, 2010, ECO B12 Caro-Kann Defense – Advance Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4!? e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Rc8 11.g3 Nh6 12.Bxh6 Rxh6 13.a3 Kf8! 14.0–0 Rh8!? 15.Rac1 g6 16.Na4 Kg7 17.Qb5?! Qd7

18.Nc5? Bxc5 19.Rxc5 b6! 20.Rc3 Nxe5 21.Qxd7 Nxd7 22.Rfc1 Rxc3 23.Rxc3 a5 24.Rc7 Rd8 25.Rb7 f6! 26.Ne1 Kf7 27.Nd3 Ke7 28.f4 Kd6 29.Kf2?? Ra8 White Resigns Rich Fireman, who is always sending us interesting international games, also sends us some of his own. What’s unique about Rich’s personal contributions is that he sends the game along whether he wins or loses, just so long as it’s interesting…a rare quality in chess players!

He sends us a miniature 5-minute game he played on line, and there is lots of interest in a mere 14 moves. In 5-minute, we all miss moves because we’re playing so fast, and this game is no exception. Rich’s opponent gets mated by two knights on move 14, a perfect way to end a miniature. The game starts out reasonably enough with White playing a sort of reversed accelerated fianchetto Sicilian. At least that’s what it turns into for those familiar with 1.e4 c5 2.c3 g6 3.d4 d5. Then, of course there is THE ERROR. That’s the move in a miniature that sets the ball in motion. White’s is 10.a4 instead of 10.a3. Once he lets the knight get to b4 and then d3, trouble starts. Objectively, Black’s best on move twelve is: 12...Bxg3 13.Nxd5 (13.fxg3 Nxg3#) 13...Nxf2 and an easy win, but he has more grandiose ideas in mind. He then passes on 13...Nxf2 14.Kxf2 Nxg3 15.Nf4 Bxf4 16.exf4 Qxf4+ 17.Kg1 e3 18.Nf3 Nxh1, also winning. Rich instead plays a real 5-minute move: 13...Qxg3. You just know White’s going to take the queen! It’s almost like a law of nature in speed chess. Sure enough, he does, and the knight mates. If White weren’t so frenzied, he would have declined the crafty offer with 14.Qg1! Even then there would be dangerous Black threats, but five moves later White would emerge a pawn up in a tough game: 14.Qg1 Qg6 15.Nxe4 Bb8 16.Kxd3 Nh4 17.Ndf6+ (17.Bf1 Qxe4+ 18.Kxe4 Bf5mate!!) 17...gxf6 18.Bf1 Bf5 (18...Qxe4+ 19.Kxe4 Bf5+ 20.Kd5 after the knight sac the king has an escape square now.) 19.Qxg6 fxg6. What a thoroughly enjoyable game, and we thank Rich for sharing it with us. Last week we mentioned Dean Ippolito’s attempt to break the world simul record. The actual name of the site where it’s being played is HealthQuest Sports Dome in Flemington. Check deanofchess.com for details!

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Rocaflamita Rich Fireman Chesscube.com, G/5, 2010, ECO A00 Irregular Opening 1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 e5 3.d4 e4 4.Nd2 Bd6 5.c4 c6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.e3 Nh6 8.h3 Nf5 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.a4 Nb4 11.Nc3 Nd3+ 12.Ke2 Qg5 13.Nxd5

Qxg3 14.fxg3 Nxg3# Dr. Edward Allen, who is well-known in New Jersey chess circles for almost 50 years, is a former two-time New Jersey state champion and a national master. He has played many memorable games in his chess career. This game will no doubt be right up there with his best as he completely outplays International Master Mikhail Zlotnikov from the Black side of a Sicilian Defense which turns into a King’s Indian Attack which turns into a Hedgehog Defense. The idea of the IM was to avoid trodden paths in the opening to confuse his lower rated opponent; however, Ed Allen also knows how to play positional chess. It is a delight to play over. If you want to know about positional chess, this game is a fine example. He knows White’s best bet is a king side attack, so he prepares a counter in the center. In his notes Allen doesn’t think much of White’s time wasting 14.Kh1. We agree. Perhaps White should have tried !? 14.f5 exf5 15.exf5 Bxg2 16.Qxg2 with equal chances. White does launch his attack and it is met very calmly. The winner acknowledges that a strong move alternative was 17...Nc5! 18.Nc2 (18.g5 Nfxe4! 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Bxe4 Nxe4 21.Ng4 d5 22.Nxh6+ Bxh6 23.gxh6 Kh7) 18...d5 with an advantage; although, what he chose worked quite well, too.

The key to the game was the series of moves from 20-22 for Black where the thematic Sicilian counterattack came briskly into play and White started to desperately look for ways to relieve the pressure. Black was having none of that and took aggressive occupation of the open files to convert his advantage to two connected passed pawns in the middle and it was over…a really impressive performance! This game was played at the Boardwalk Open, held at the historic Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park on October 22-24. It was won by GM Robert Hess who took clear first with 4.5 points. GM Mark C. Paragua and IM Justin Sarker both finished second with four points followed by GM Aleksandr Lenderman, WIM Alisa Melekhina and NM Ed Allen with 3.5 points. Allen won the under 2300 prize. It looks like this tournament will be one to watch and play in for the future. As Ed Allen has demonstrated, even IMs and maybe GMs who are attending can’t afford to take anyone for granted. IM Mikhail Zlotnikov (2348) NM Edward J. Allen (2200) 2010 Boardwalk Open, TL 40/2 SD/1, Rd. 5, Oct. 24, 2010, ECO A05 Réti Opening 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.d3 Nf6 5.0–0 e6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.e4 d6 8.a4 a6 9.Qe2 0–0 10.d4!? cxd4 11.Nxd4 Qc7 12.c3 Nbd7 13.f4 g6 14.Kh1 Rfe8 15.Nc2 Bf8 16.g4 h6 17.Ne3 Bg7 18.h3 Nc5 19.Nd1 Bc6 20.b3 Qb7! 21.Nf2

21…e5! 22.f5 d5! 23.fxg6 fxg6 24.a5 b5 25.Qe3 Ncxe4 26.Nfxe4 dxe4 27.Qb6 Qd7 28.Re1 Re6! 29.Qg1 Rd6 30.Nf1 Rd3 31.Bb2 Nd5 32.Rad1 Nf4 33.Ne3 Nxg2 34.Qxg2 Rf8 35.g5 h5 36.c4 Rf3 37.Rxd3 exd3 38.Nd5 Bxd5 39.cxd5 Qxd5 40.Kg1 e4 White Resigns

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Book Review: Formation Attacks by Ian Mangion

r Ê Á Book Review: Formation Attacks Author: Joel Johnson Pages: 500 (Softcover) ISBN-13#: 978-0-557-52269-9 Publisher: Lulu Press List Price: $39.95 (2010) When looking for a reference book on attacking chess, where would you turn? Perhaps “The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal”? “Fire on Board”? I for one like “Art of Attack in Chess” by Vladimir Vukovic. However, what 2007 US Senior Chess Champion Joel Johnson wanted was a book that could systematically explain and demonstrate methods of attack against all major pawn formations - in his words, ‘the ultimate attack book’. The result is “Formation Attacks”, a 500 page effort with 435 games, all ending in vicious mating attacks, usually with some sacrifices thrown in to add some class. His goal is to explain and demonstrate general attacking ideas, discuss the key elements and stages of attack, and finally to show how weaknesses can be created and exploited by the attacker. How to do this? Johnson organizes these games according to the pawn structure surrounding the defending king so that the reader can compare several different methods of attack against, say, the fianchettoed kingside (103 games are devoted to this alone). This method of cataloging numerous games means there will be new attacking ideas for even the experienced player, divided in a way that allows for quick reference. However, it is impossible to both do this and to carefully annotate any but a select few games. Johnson (logically) ignores the opening and sometimes early middlegame of many of the games he presents to focus on key moments when the attacks begin. Even here analysis is usually kept light, it is left as an exercise to the reader to work through the games and pick up the ‘flow’ of the different attacking themes. In some ways, this makes reading “Formation Attacks” cover to cover similar to trying to read

the dictionary - the amount of material can seem overwhelming, but remember this is meant to be a reference book. Did you miss a mating attack in a recent game? Look up your opponent’s pawn structure in this book and you will get some fresh ideas so next time you won’t miss the target. Also, Johnson does a serious treatment on certain attacking openings, such as the Two Knights Defense, Scotch Gambit, or Sicilian Dragon, all of which can be found by an openings index in the back of the book. What about the games themselves? Johnson uses an interesting mix of ICC blitz games along with vintage GM classics along with games from weekend quads. Of course the quality of play varies a bit, but to my surprise this made the book feel more accessible. After all, few of us can become grandmasters, but it sure is nice to blow people away in quick games. The downside of this is that strong defensive play is rarely demonstrated, and one could get the impression from this book (to modify a line from Fischer) that the Grand Prix Attack has been practically worked out to mate. As an example, the following game could benefit from more balanced analysis of defensive resources:

Game#79 After 17.Re2

Here Black has a number of reasonable moves, from the simple 17...Qc7 to the daring Qxa2!? (18.f5 Re8 allowing recapture of the e-pawn with the rook). However, he goes in for the suicidal 17...g6, which does not merit a note in the book. Johnson focuses on the positive, and here 18.f5! exf5 19.Rxf5 Bh4 20.Qxh4 gxf5 21.Re5 leads to a seemingly unstoppable mate, and yet even here the surprising 21.... Qb6! gives hope of a defense - Black’s rook will next go to d5, the d4

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pawn is pinned for now and if White exchanges rooks Black’s queen will be able to defend laterally after ...cxd5. Again, this passes without note. However, such detailed analysis would greatly limit the number of games that could be included, so surely this is a conscious choice by Johnson rather than an oversight. Also, as he often points out there are certain positions where one would need a computer to defend, and in the given case this was a 3-minute game on ICC! A real gem comes later, where Johnson reached the following position in one of his own games...

Game#376 After 21.Bd7

Playing White, Johnson describes at length his thinking process at this point - “I realize that I have given up two pawns and need to do something significant soon...Next, I notice that all of White’s pieces are on the kingside, while Black currently only has one piece defending the kingside....My plan, therefore, must be to continue with my kingside attack by somehow exploiting my localized material advantage...” The notes go on, culminating in the surprising combination beginning 22.Qe7!! Bxe7 23.Rxe7 Rf8 24.Rg7+. Black resigned in a further seven moves - can you figure out how? Why not pick up the book and find out? “Formation Attacks” is a serious effort to render mysterious attacking themes into digestible recipes. All players up to the senior master level could undoubtedly benefit from some of the ideas contained inside, although to get maximum benefit requires a level of dedication in reading that suggests it’s best for Class B players and above.

“Results from Around the State” Continued from Page 24

Dean of Chess Academy Thursday G/30 Grand Prix Branchburg, NJ – November 18th

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Problem Solver’s Corner by Steve Ferrero

Apr - Sep 2010 Problem #1 Apr - Sep 2010 Problem #2 Apr - Sep 2010 Problem #3 White To Move And Mate In 2 White To Move And Mate In 3 White To Move And Mate In 2

Apr - Sep 2010 Problem #4 Apr - Sep 2010 Problem #5 Apr - Sep 2010 Problem #6 Black To Move And Mate In 2 Black To Move And Mate In 5 White To Move And Mate In 5 Solutions: US Chess League Edition Problem Solver’s Corner (see next issue for solutions to problems above) Problem#1: Black struck with …Bf2! (making use of the interference theme whereby capturing with the bishop would

prove to be a fatal mistake by separating white’s rook from covering f3 and capturing with the rook allows the embarrassing …Qg1#), Qc8+ (Bxf2?? Allows Qe4+ and now white has no recourse but to part with his queen with Qf3/Qg2 and allow black to mate on either f3 or g2), Rg8, Qxg8+ (what else? Qh3 leads to …Qg1+, Rxg1, Rxg1#), Qxg8+, Kxg8, Bxf2, Qc2, Rg1+, Kf8 winning easily for black.

Problem#2: It’s mate in 12 commencing with: …Qxg4+!, Kh6 (hxg4??, Rh1#), Qxh3+, Qh5, Qxd7, Bxf6+, Kg8, Qf3,

Rf8, Qb3+, Qf7, Qxf7+, Rxf7, Be5, Rxf2, Bxc7, Rf3, Bg3, Rfxg3, Kh5, Rh1# Problem#3: Almost unbelievably black actually has mate in 2 here with: …Kg1!, Nxh5, Nf2# Problem#4: White has Qa8+, Kg7, Bxe5+!!, Qxe5, Qh8+! (a beautiful tactical strike), Kxh8, Nxf7+, Kg7, Nxe5, Kf6,

Nd3, Kf5, Nxc5, Ke5, Nd3+ winning. Problem#5: Black cannot prevent the white pawns from overrunning his position once white began with b6!, Rxb6

(…cxb6?, Rc1 and the white passer proves to be unstoppable!), Rhg4 (White threatens to mate with the two rooks now that the black rook has been deflected off white’s seventh rank), Rb8, Rg7+, Kh8, R7g6, Kh7 (to avoid being mated immediately with Rxh6), f6, Rf5, Rg7+, Kh8, Rxc7, Rxf6 (…Rxd5?, Rb7!, Rxb7, Rb5, f7 +-), Rd7, Rc8, c7, Rff8 (the only move to prevent white from queening on the spot with Rd8+), Rg6, h5, Rgxd6, Rf1+, Kg2 and black will have to cough up at least one of his remaining rooks to stop white from queening.

Problem#6: All of white’s pieces are now in position for the demolition of black’s king position. White now landed

Ng6+!!, fxg6, fxg6+, Kg8, Rcf3 (threatening to mate black with the queen and two rooks), Qxf2+ (Rxe5?, Rf8+, Rxf8, Rxf8#), Rxf2 winning easily.

Legend: +- White Is Winning, -+ Black Is Winning, # Checkmate, ! Excellent Move, !! Brilliant Move

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------------------------------------------------ Cut Here (Or Photocopy) -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ Cut Here (Or Photocopy)-------------------------------------- FM Karl Dehmelt (2247) IM Dean J. Ippolito (2431) Dean of Chess Academy G/10 Grand Prix, Branchburg, NJ, G/10, Rd. 2, Aug. 31, 2010, ECO C47 Scotch Four Knights Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Be2 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.O-O Nxc3 7.bxc3 e4 8.Ne1 Bd6 9.d4 O-O 10.f4 Ne7 11.c4 c5 12.d5 Nf5 13.c3 Qf6 14.Qc2

14…Nd4 15.Qb2 Nxe2+ 16.Qxe2 Re8 17.Qe3 b6 18.Nc2 Bd7 19.a4 g6 Black Went On To Win

GM Magesh C. Panchanathan (2541) IM Dean J. Ippolito (2548) Dean of Chess Academy G/30 Grand Prix, Branchburg, NJ, G/30, Rd. 3, Oct. 9, 2010, ECO C43 Petroff Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Qh4 8.c4 O-O-O 9.c5 g6 10.Nc3 Bg7 11.g3 Qh3 12.Be2 Nf6 13.f3 h5 14.Rf2 h4

15.g4 Nxg4 16.fxg4 f5 17.g5 Rhe8 18.Bf4 Black Resigns

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