2010 Chess Calendar

Moshe Rynecki (1881-1943) "Chess Table"

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J a n u a r y Morphy defeats Schulten

New York 1857

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Giuoco Piano Opening, the "quiet game." Oldest recorded opening, analyzed in 1512 book by Portuguese Pedro

Damiano. Most popular in 1800's January 1 displays the classic Giuoco Piano. Paul Morphy (1837-1884) "The

Pride and Sorrow of Chess" American considered the greatest chess master of his era. Johann Schulten (1821-

1875) German chess master, namesake of variation Schulten Defense to Evans Gambit.

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F e b r u a r yZukertort defeats Anderssen

Berlin 1865

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Johannes Zukertort (1842-1888) Polish born chess master, lost to Wilhelm Steinitz in first World Chess Championship in

1886. Adolf Anderssen (1818-1879) German chess master, unofficial World Champion after 1851 London Tournament,

lost this honor in 1858 to Paul Morphy at Paris. Opening is Ruy Lopez, the Spanish Game, named for the Spanish priest's

1561 book that analyzed it, move first appeared in the 1490 Gottingen manuscript. Popular for the vast variations, C60-

C99. February 3 shows the three moves of Ruy Lopez.

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Hamburg 1885

Blackburne defeats Gottschall

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Joseph Blackburne (1841-1924) "The Black Death" Manchester born, popular for blindfold & simultaneous exhibitions

and heavy Scotch drinking. Won 1st place over Zukertort at 1881 Berlin, tied for 1st at 1914 British Championship at age

72. Hermann von Gottschall (1862-1933) Posen born son of poet Robert Gottschall. Placed 2nd at 1888 Nuremberg,

won at 1892 Halle, 3rd at 1918 Breslau. Opening: French Defense: Classic Variation, Tarrasch Variation. Named for

1834 matches of Paris vs. London, displayed March 1-12.

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Lasker Simultaneous Exhibition, Netherlands 1908

Lasker defeats "Raadsheer"

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Opening is Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack. The

defense is named after the two chess masters who

analyzed it in 1886 and it is believed to be the best defense

against computer programs. This opening culminates on

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Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941) German mathematician, philosopher, and chess master. Second official World

Chess Champion, he held title for 27 years from 1894 to 1921, still a record. Raadsheer is defined in Dutch as a

chess piece, it was also a pseudonym occasionally used by Dutch chess player B. J. Trotsenburg (1874-1938)

who played in Netherlands chess tournaments from 1906-1927.

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M a yKoltanowski defeats Denhaene

Antwerp May 10, 1931

Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, named for French chess master and composer Andre Danican Philidor

(1726-1795) and American chess master and Civil War veteran James Hanham (1840-1923). Idea is for Black to

challenge White with pawn thrust in effort to maintain a defensive center. May 14 displays the strategy.

Simultaneous blind exhibition, Koltanowski vs a record setting 30 players from Antwerp, 20 won 10 drawn

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Georges Koltanowski (1903-2000) Belgium champion 1923,1927,1930,1936. Won

Antwerp 1932, Barcelona 1934, 1935. Best known for his exploits in simultaneous

blindfold play. Denhaene was a member of the Antwerp Chess Club that participated in

the record setting 1/30 simultaneous blind.

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J u n eKopilov defeats Rudniev

Soviet Union 1939

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English Opening: Anglo-Gruenfeld Defense, first move is 4th most used of 20 possible openings, the defense is

named for Ernst Gruenfeld (1893-1962) Austrian chess master and is illustrated on June 2. Nikolai Kopilov

(1919-1995) professor and Russian chess master, Leningrad champion 1954, awarded title of IMC in 1969.

Nikolay Rudniev (1895-1944) Ukrainian chess master, sent to Uzbekistan after Russian Revolution, wins

Mannheim 1914, Middle Asia 1927, Uzbekistani 1938.

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J U L YSajtar defeats Sliwa

Warsaw 1947

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Jaroslav Sajtar (1921-2003) Czech awarded IM title 1950, Honorary GM title 1985. Bogdan Sliwa (1922-2003) awarded

IM title 1953, Honorary GM title 1987. Polish champion 6 times between 1946-1960. Opening is Queen's Gambit

Accepted: Mannheim Variation. Queen's Gambit is described in the 1471 Gottingen Manuscript and Lucena's 1497

Salamanca. White sacrifices wing pawn for center. Mannheim Variation is named for 1914 German tournament

unfinished due to WWI. Execution is displayed on July 4th.

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A u g u s tViktor Korchnoi defeats Boris Spassky

Leningrad 1948

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Viktor Kochnoi b. Leningrad 1931, GM title 1956, 4 time Soviet Champ, 2006 World

Seniors Champ, oldest player to hold FIDE rank. Boris Spassky b. Leningrad 1937, Candidate Master rank age 11, 1955 Junior

Champ, World Champ 1969-1972 losing to Bobby Fischer. Sicilian Defense: Dragon, Levenfish Variation: Sicilian Defense found in

Polerio's 1594 codex, best response to white's e4, popular for combative nature. Dragon named for constellation Draco shown

Aug 6. Variation, shown Aug 8, is named for the GM who endorsed it in 1937.

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S e p t e m b e rBobby Fischer defeats J Mason Jones

Detroit 1964

King's Gambit: Declined, Soller-Zilbermints Gambit. The King's Gambit was one of the most popular openings for 300

years. It has been rare in GM play since a 1960 Bobby Fischer article A Bust to the King's Gambit . In it he says "…it loses

by force." The King's Gambit is declined on Sept 8. The Soller-Zilbermints Gambit is named for Karl Soller and Lev

Zilbermints and is shown being activated on Sept 12.

Fischer Simultaneous Exhibition Tour

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Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) born in Chicago, US Champ at 14, at 15 the youngest GM in history, wins US Championship 8

times in 8 attempts. In 1972 Fischer became World Champion beating Spassky in "The Match of the Century" and

achieved highest FIDE rating of all time. In 1975 Fischer refused to play Championship Match vs. Karpov and vanished

from public. He resurfaced in 1992 to play Spassky in Yugoslavia violating UN sanctions. Eventually arrested in Japan

2004, he was granted Icelandic citizenship in 2005.

J Mason Jones was a member of a Detroit Chess Club.

He later participated in the International Email Chess

Club.

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O c t o b e rClaude Frizzle Bloodgood defeats J Boothe

Virginia Penitentiary 1972

The opening is Grob Attack: Fritz Gambit. Grob Attack is White beginning the game moving Knight's Pawn two squares.

It is named after Swiss IM Henri Grob (1904-1971) who analyzed and played 100's of correspondence games with what

he referred to as the Spike Opening. Grob is considered inferior yet has surprise value that might lead to traps triggered

by Black's move on Oct 1 and leading to the trap being sprung on Oct 10. Fritz Gambit, shown on Oct 6, is a tactical

counter to Black on the defensive. It is named after German chess master Alexander Fritz (1857-1932).

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Claude Frizzle Bloodgood (1937-2001) born in Mexico, author and editor of numerous chess articles. In 1958 he started

the All Service Postal Chess Club. In 1970 he was sentenced to death for strangling his stepmother. While on death row

he played over 2,000 postal games simultaneously. In 1972 his sentence was commuted to life in prison and he was

eventually allowed to play chess tournaments out of prison until a brief 1974 escape. In 2000 he participated in the US

Correspondence Championship. J Boothe was a fellow inmate.

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N o v e m b e rBill Wall defeats Larry Van Guilder

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam 1974

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Bill Wall b. 1951 is a chess historian and author of 22 books. A retired Air Force Officer and former NASA engineer he

served in Guam during 1974 and organized tournaments including the Andersen Air Base Open. Larry Van Guilder was a

Crew Chief ranked in top 4 on base. Italian Game: Two Knight's Defense, Polerio Bishop Check Line. Italian Game is

Giuoco Piano. Two Knight's Defense, shown Nov 8, Black aggressive to point of counter-attack. Nov 12 shows the

Bishop Check Line recorded by Codexes of Polerio (1550-1610).

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D e c e m b e rGarry Kasparov defeats Mark Taimanov

Moscow 1978

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Garry Kasparov b. 1963, Soviet Junior Champ 1976, World Junior Champ 1980, GM title 1980, youngest World Champ

1985 beating Karpov, held title until 2000, retired in 2005. Mark Taimanov b 1926 Ukraine, concert pianist, Latvian

Champ 1949, GM 1952, 5 time Leningrad Champ, 1956 USSR Champ, 1993,'94 World Senior Champ. Opening is King's

Indian Attack, based more on a system than specific moves it is a closed opening capable of handling various defenses.

Although rare in Master's play, Bobby Fischer was a proponent.

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