Atlantic Chess News - October thru December 2008 Color .d… · (406-896-2038, entry only, no questions), $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize

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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!

Contents Cover Photo Details …………………………………………………....... Page 2 Upcoming Tournaments Throughout NJ & Pennsylvania ………. Page 3 Chess Clubs Throughout New Jersey ………………………………… Page 4 Games From Around The State by Steve Ferrero …………………. Page 5 World Youth Championship In Vietnam by Anna R. Matlin ......... Page 7 Book Review: The Genius & Misery Of Chess by Michael V. Polito Page 9 2008 NJ Grade School Championship ... by Hal Sprechman ....... Page 10 Chess: Fest And Film by Terese & David W. Hatch ............... Page 11 Reporting On The 39th Annual Nat’l. Chess Congress by J. Mucerino Page 13 What It’s Like Being Married To An IM by Dawn Ippolito ............ Page 15 Book Review: How Life Imitates Chess by James R. West …....... Page 16 Anand vs Kramnik – A One-Act Chess Play by Ken Calitri ........... Page 17 Reporting On The Scholastic Grade Champ. by Peter J. Tamburro, Jr. Page 19 Newark Gambit – The Antidote To 4.Bc4... by Lev D. Zilbermints. Page 21 Chess Gems by Peter J. Tamburro, Jr. …………………………...….. Page 22 Problem Solver’s Corner by Steve Ferrero ………………………….. Page 23 Games From Around The State (continued) by Steve Ferrero ….. Page 24

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]

Bill Bluestone – Secretary / Disabled &

Handicapped Chess PO Box 552, Metuchen, NJ 08840


Ken Thomas - Treasurer

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

[email protected]

NJSCF Board Members

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


Anthony Cottell – Trustee

334 Ninth Street, Carlstadt, NJ 07072 201-438-6140

[email protected]

Bill Cohen - Clearinghouse 29 Hickory Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840


Dan Herman - Trustee

Dean Ippolito - Collegiate

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

[email protected]

Dr. Francis Schott - Finance Committee 311 Cantrell Road, Ridgewood, NJ 07450


E. Steven Doyle - Tournaments

17 Stonehenge Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 973-538-1697

[email protected]

Elena Didita – Scholastics Committee [email protected]

Glenn Petersen - Trustee

44-D Manchester Court, Freehold, NJ 07728 732-252-8388

[email protected]

Hal Sprechman - Scholastics Committee 198 Overbrook Drive, Freehold, NJ 07728


Henry Feltman Jr. - Publicity


Herman Drenth - Ethics Committee

235 Roosevelt Avenue, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 201-797-9043

[email protected]

James Mennella – Ethics Committee 8 Magnolia Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ 07060

[email protected]

Joe Ippolito – Trustee 43 Oak Road, Boonton Township, NJ 07005


Joe Lux - Membership

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

[email protected]

Lawrence Constance - Trustee 384 W. Hudson Avenue, Englewood, NJ 07631


Leo Dubler III - Corporate Funding

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

[email protected]

Leroy Dubeck - Nominating Committee 932 Edgemorr Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034


Mike Goeller - Trustee

[email protected]

Mike Khodarkovsky – Masters Affairs 80 Jesse Court, Montville, NJ 07045


Noreen Davisson - Scholastics Committee

[email protected]

Peter J. Tamburro, Jr. – Tournament Publicity & Columnist

22 Budd Street, Morristown, NJ 07960 973-984-3832

[email protected]

Rick Costigan - Nominating Committee 927 Belmont Avenue, Haddon Township, NJ 08108


Ronald Groseibl - Bylaws

[email protected]

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 732-946-7379

[email protected]

Denotes NJSCF Past President

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Cover Photo Details: I snapped this photo of Jennie S. Liu (left) and one of our columnists, Anna R. Matlin, during the Viking Last Saturday Quads held in Somerset on September 27th at the Ramada Inn as they were playing in the top quad.

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Upcoming Tournaments Throughout New Jersey Jan 4 - 2009 Westfield Quads 3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, N.J. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Entrance fee: $20, $15 members. Registration: 2-2:15 p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-946-7379. www.westfieldchessclub.com. Jan 5 - Feb 2 - Hackettstown Winter Swiss 5SS, 40/90, additional 40/60 or SD 60-Players Choice. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St, Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $10, Jrs or Srs $7. Winner gets DOUBLE prize, trophy or chess books (selected from the USCF catalog, remaining top 40%, trophy or chess book). Reg.: 7-7:30PM. RDS.: 7:30PM Mondays. 908-852-5925. ENT: Harold J Darst, 111 W Moore St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840. (908) 852-5925. WCL JGP. Jan 11 - 2009 Westfield Quads 3 RR game/45 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, N.J. Prizes: $50 to first in each section. Entrance fee: $20, $15 members. Registration: 2-2:15 p.m. Rounds: 2:30-4:20-6:10 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-946-7379. www.westfieldchessclub.com. Jan 16-19, 17-19, or 18-19 41st Annual Liberty Bell Open GPP: 80 Enhanced 7SS, 40/2, SD/1 (3 day option, rds 1-2 G/75; 2 day, rds 1-4 G/40). U900 Section plays 1/18-19 only, G/40. Sheraton City Center Hotel, 17th & Race Sts., Philadelphia 19103. $$20,000 b/320 paid entries (U900 Section counts 1/3, GMs ½), else in proportion, except minimum 60% of each prize guaranteed. In 2006 to 2008, the tournament had over 320 paid entries each year and the $20,000 projected prize fund was increased. In 8 sections. Open: $2000-1000-500-300-200, 1st clear or on tiebreak $100 bonus, 2300-2399 $800-400, U2300/Unr $800-400. FIDE. Under 2100: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1900: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1700: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1500: $1000-600-400-300-200. Under 1300: $700-400-250-150-100. Under 1100: $700-400-250-150-100. Under 900: $150-100-50, trophies to top 8. Unrated may enter any section, but may not win over $50 in U900, $100 in U1100, $200 U1300, $300 U1500, $400 U1700, or $500 U1900. Top 5 sections EF: 4 day $99, 3 day $98, 2 day $97 mailed by 1/8, all $100 online at chesstour.com by 1/13, $105 phoned by 1/13 (406-896-2038, entry only, no questions), $120 (no checks, credit cards OK) at site. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. U1300, U1100 Sections EF: All $20 less to rated players. U900 Section EF: $27 mailed by 1/8, $28 online by 1/13, $30 phoned by 1/13, $40 at site. All: FREE TO UNRATED. Unofficial uschess.org ratings based on 4 or more games usually used if otherwise unrated. Special 1 yr USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry: online at chesstour.com $30; mailed, phoned or paid at site $40. Mailed entry $3 less to PSCF members. Re entry (except Open Section) $80. 4-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rds 7 pm, 11-6, 11-6, 10-4:30. 3-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rds.11-2:30-6, 11-6, 10-4:30. 2-day schedule: Reg ends Sun 9 am, rds 10-12-2-4-6, 10-4:30. Under 900 schedule: Reg. ends Sun. 9 am, rds 10-12-2-4, 10-12-2. Bye: all, limit 3, must commit before rd 3 and have under 2 pts. HR: $93-93-93-93, 215-448-2000, reserve by Jan 2 or rate may increase. Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633 or reserve through chesstour.com. Ent: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577. Questions: 845-496-9658, www.chesstour.com. $15 service charge for refunds. Advance entries will be posted at chesstour.com. WCL JGP.

Feb 8 - ICA Winter 2009 Open Championship GPP: 10 Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack NJ 07601. Open To All Ages With Rating >1400 4SS G/60 U. S. Chess Federation Membership Required, Prize Fund ($$ b/40) 1st - 3rd $300, $250, $200, U2000, U1800, U1600 each $100. Best Under 13 Years Old $75, Best Over 65 Years Old $75. Prize Fund Will Not Be Reduced Below 70%. Reg Ends at 9 Late Entrants Will Receive 1/2 Point Bye For Rnd 1. EF: Adv (pmk. By Feb 4th) $40, AT Site $45. GMs Free Entry. Make EF: and/or USCF membership checks payable to: International Chess Academy. INFO 201 287 0250 or 201 833 1741, Email: [email protected] (Web Site Entries: www.icanj.net). Rds.: 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 2:15 PM, 4:30 PM. ENT: Diana Tulman, 28 Canterbury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646. NS NC W.

*** A Heritage Event! *** February 14 – 16 Celebrate The 60’s !

39th Annual World Amateur Team & US Team East

39th Annual - Celebrate the 60's! 6SS, 40/2, SD/1. Parsippany Hilton, 1 Hilton Ct., Parsippany, N.J. 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-2008 Annual Rating list) must be under 2200, no more than 1000 points between 3rd & 4th board if team average over 2000. EF: $140 postmarked by 2/5/09. $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, Canada, Ethel Collins Perseverance (lowest scoring scholastic) each plaque top team; 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-1960's theme"-gourmet dinner for four. Reg. 9-12 Sat 2/14. 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, Sunday Morning- 960 Tournament 8AM-Two Person team event $20 per team-prizes per entries. HR: Parsippany Hilton, chess rates expire 1/16/2009. Rates $117 (up to 4 in room) 2nd hotel now attached to Hilton also up to 4 in room $112 per night-Hampton Inn--includes breakfast for 4 each day. For help forming teams and more information contact [email protected]: Chks payable to NJSCF, mail by 2/01 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). Include SASE for confirmation if wanted, No registered or certified mail accepted. NS, NC, W. WCL JGP. 2009 USAT Playoff is scheduled for March 21, 2009 on ICC. More details will be posted soon.

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

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 Dumont Chess Mates ** Largest In NJ!! ** Dumont High School 101 New Milford Avenue Dumont 07628 www.dumontchessmates.com Contact: Lawrence Constance 201-568-1506 384 West Hudson Ave., Englewood 07631 Email: [email protected] Meets Mondays 7:00pm – 11:00pm Elmwood Park Chess Club Elmwood Park Municipal Bldg. 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, NJ 08502 Contact: Anand Mishra 302-632-7460 Website: www.gsccchessclub.org Email: [email protected] Meets Sundays 1:00pm –5:00pm Hackettstown Chess Club Hackettstown Community Center 293 Main Street Hackettstown 07840 Contact: Harold Darst 111 Moore Street, Hackettstown 07840 908-852-5925 Meets Mondays 7:30pm – 11:00pm (except certain major holidays) Hamilton Chess Club Ray Dwier Recreation Bldg. Mercer County Road, Route 609 Groveville 08620 Contact: Ed Sytnik 609-758-2326 Website: www.hamiltonchess.org Meets Wednesdays 7:30pm – 10:30pm International Chess Academy 185 Court Street, Teaneck 07666 Contact: 201-833-1741 17-10 River Road, Fair Lawn 07410 Contact: 201-797-0330 Contact: Diana Tulman 201-287-0250 Meets Mondays 6:00pm – 11:00pm Jose Raul Capablanca Chess Club & Academy 6018 Hudson Avenue West New York, NJ 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 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 Thurs. Of Month (Summer Only) 6:00PM – 8:00PM Mays Landing P.A.L. Chess Club Oakcrest Estates Clubhouse, Oakcrest Drive (Off Black Horse Pike) Mays Landing 08330 Contact: T. McKeen [email protected] 609-926-5909 Meets Saturdays 10:00am – 2:00pm 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 Thurs. Of Each Month During The Summer 6:00pm – 8:00pm Metuchen Chess Club Metuchen – Edison YMCA Lake Street, 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 To Be Determined Monmouth Country 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 Industrial Chess League 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 Northfield & Ventnor Chess Club Ventnor Library 6500 Atlantic Ave., 2nd Fl., Ventnor 08406 Site Phone: 609-823-4614 Contact: Gerry Sakura 609-601-1268 Email: [email protected] Meets Tuesdays & Saturdays 1:00pm (Also Inquire About Backgammon!)

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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 Contact: Bill Hotaling 201-998-7318 Meets Fridays 7:30pm (except holidays) 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, Ferris Place Contact: Todd Lunna 2124 Audonon Ave., So. Plainfield 07080 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

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Games From Around The State by Steve Ferrero

‚ | Ì Once again, we have plenty of photos from the monthly Viking Last Saturday of the Month Quads from Somerset. We also have photos to share with you from TD Ken Thomas’ new Game/10 Galore Grand Prix Tournaments held at the Dean of Chess Academy. Atlantic Chess News has finally obtained the game score from the Greater Somerset Chess Club simul that was performed by GM Sergey Kudrin where one of the local players checkmated the super-GM! Columnists Kevin Emmanuel Chen and Tom Stanics covered the recent ICA Fall Open Championship in Hackensack played October 12th and snapped many photos to share with our readers.

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Eve D. Zhurbinskiy faces off against Michael Bogaty during TD Ken Thomas’ Viking Last Saturday Quads in Somerset held October 25th at the Somerset Ramada Inn. Michael fended off a potent attack and eventually prevailed in this encounter.

Photo provided courtesy of Thomas Stanics & Kevin Emmanuel Chen From the ICA Fall Open Championship, Hana Itkis reaches for a piece against Arthur Feuerstein.

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero From the Viking Last Saturday of the Month Quads held in Somerset on September 27th, we have Junlin Yi (gray shirt) and Leon Wu (writing on scoresheet) vs Mike Dufermont while Lou Sturniolo can be seen in the background during his game.

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Also from the Viking Last Saturday of the Month Quads held in Somerset on September 27th, we have Jennie S. Liu (in white) and Anna R. Matlin during their games while their opponents happened to step away from the boards briefly.

In Memoriam – Herman Chiu, 1953 - October 18, 2008. Chiu was a USCF master, and was Oregon chess co-champion in 1988, tied with Mike Montchalin. He had numerous other chess victories including an eight-way tie for first in the 2004 St. Louis Open, a three-way tie for first in the 1993 Southern Idaho Open, tied for first in the 2001 Western Idaho Open and Arkansas Open, clear first in the 2000 Normal, Illinois, April Open, clear first in the March 2000 Shoquoquon Open in Iowa and the Greater Peoria Open in Illinois. He played in the 61st New Jersey Open during September 2007 Labor Day weekend which turned out to be the last tournament he would get to play in. He will be missed by many.

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Photo provided courtesy of Thomas Stanics & Kevin Emmanuel Chen From the ICA Fall Open Championship held in Hackensack on October 12th, we see Polly P. Wright standing near James R. West and FM Yefim Treger (left).

Greater Cherry Hill G/10 Round Robin – Section 1 Cherry Hill, NJ – December 7th

Photo provided courtesy of Thomas Stanics & Kevin Emmanuel Chen From the ICA Fall Open Championship, we have NM James R. West (background left), Kenneth J. Chieu (foreground left), while GM Alexander Stripunsky (gray sweater) dukes it out against GM Sergey Kudrin.

Kimberly Ding (1472) George W. Radshewsky (1526) 3rr Hamilton Quads, Hamilton, TL 40/80 15/30, Rd. 2, July 19, 2008, ECO B35 Sicilian Defense – Accelerated Fianchetto – Modern 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Be3 Bg7 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bc4 Qa5 8.Qd2 Nxe4 9.Nxc6 [Nxe4 Qxd2+]

9...Bxc3 [9...Qxc3 10.Qxc3 Nxc3 11.Bd4 Bxd4 12.Nxd4 Na4] 10.Nxa5 Bxd2+ 11.Bxd2 O-O 12.Be3 e6 13.Nb3 Bd7 14.Rd1 Bc6 15.Bd5 [15.Bd3 Rfc8 16.Na5 Nc5 17.Nxc6 Nxd3+ 18.Ke2 Rxc6 19.cxd3 Rac8 20.Rc1 Rc2+ 21.Kd1 Rxc1+ 22.Bxc1 Rc5 23.Re1 Rd5 24.Rxe7 Rxd3+ 25.Ke2] 15...Rfc8 16.Bxc6 Rxc6 17.c3 a6 18.Rd4 Nf6 19.Rb4 b5 20.Nd2 Nd5 21.Rd4 Nb6 22.Nb3 Nc4 23.Bc1 Rd8 24.Nd2 Nxd2 25.Bxd2 e6 26.Be3 d5 27.Ke2 Rdc8 28.a4 bxa4 29.Rxa4 Rb8 30.Rb1 [30.Ra2] 30...Rxc3 31.Bd4 [31.bxc3 Rxb1 Rxa6] 31...Rc6 32.Rba1 Ra8 33.b4 Rc4 34.Kd3 Rb8 35.Rxa6 [35.Rb1 h5 36.Rxa6 Rcxb4 (36...f5 37.Ra4 Rb5 38.Bc3 Kf7 39.Ra5 Rxa5 40.bxa5 Rc7 41.a6 Ra7 42.Ra1 Ke7 43.Bd4 Ra8 44.a7 Kd7 45.Rc1 g5) 37.Rxb4 Rxb4 38.Ra8+ Kh7 39.Rh8#] 35...Rcxb4 36.Rc6 R4b7 37.Bf6 h5 38.Rac1 Rb3+ 39.Ke2 R3b5 40.Be5 Ra8 41.Rc8+ Black Resigns

Greater Cherry Hill G/10 Round Robin – Section 2 Cherry Hill, NJ – December 7th

“Games From Around The State” Continued On Page 8

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World Youth Championship In Vietnam by Anna R. Matlin

B q P Ñ Half the world away and half awake, I was playing blitz with Sarah and Jonathan Chiang as well as Caroline Zhu while Darwin Yang (all from Texas) sat off to the side. We were on the cold, tiled floor of the airport in Ho Chi Minh City, trying to occupy ourselves as the visas were being granted to each family. A member of the Vietnamese organization had greeted us warmly with beautifully arranged flowers -- a bouquet for each player. When each person received a visa, we were ushered into a coach bus and I fell asleep without any trouble. It was 2:00AM when we were woken up and led out to take pictures for the tournament ID cards (no offense, but the timing was not exactly perfect). I was really surprised upon receiving my ID that it actually looked like me in the photo and not just like some lethargic blob. Everyone was really tired and, I’m pretty sure, had no other desire than to climb into a bed and sleep for a day and a half. However, our hotel had overbooked and some of the coaches and members of the US delegation were denied a room. Did I mention that it was almost 4:00AM by now? Those without rooms were taken to a nearby hotel. My mom and I were really lucky to have obtained one of the first keys and I felt really bad for the people who had to go through so much red tape. The next day we got up earlier than expected and went downstairs to the Mezzanine floor to eat some breakfast. It’s weird—our perception of breakfast is so different from theirs. At home we get up every morning and eat cereals, or a biscuit, or oatmeal. The Vietnamese like to eat noodles, soups and other foods that we expect for dinner. Luckily, the hotel was made to accommodate tourists and the buffet was made up of a mix of Vietnamese and European cuisine. There was always a station with two professional Vietnamese cooks making omelet after omelet for a long line of people. The tournament hall was about twenty minutes’ walk from our hotel and we decided to visit it before the start of the tournament along with Daniel Naroditsky and his mom. I had expected it to be really hot but I had not realized it would also be extremely humid. After trekking the seemingly endless distance to the tournament hall, we hailed a cab back to the hotel and reveled in the lobby’s air conditioning. We decided not to attend the opening ceremony because we were still exhausted from the long trip and I needed a lot of rest before the first round. Instead, we watched about half an hour of it on the national TV channel (they had a variety of channels, including Disney and Cartoon Network), broadcasted live. I liked it better than the opening ceremony in Turkey last year because they mixed speeches in with performances. Among the celebrity visitors were Ms. USA 2005 and the cast of famous Vietnamese pop stars. The day of the first round arrived with an unusual opponent for me: Iran. I was hoping for no hostility and it turned out that she was the “smiliest” girl I played the entire tournament.

During the second round, I noticed that it smelled like smoke. Somehow, no one else was aware of it. I was really confused until the next day, when we all learned that the AC had broken down. The room was really hot, especially since it was the day of the double-round and we were playing in the morning. The hosts put in a huge effort, though, and the issue was fixed in a day. Though the free day is designed for rest and relaxation, it always throws me off. Last year and this year I lost the seventh round badly because I just felt out of it. Anyway, we went souvenir shopping and had fun bargaining with the locals—who were pretty easy to talk to, actually. I was somewhat frustrated by the fact that the majority of my games resulted in draws, even though they were still well-fought. I had four draws in a row between the second and sixth rounds. Finally, however, I pulled myself together and ended up winning rounds nine and ten. I drew the eleventh against Peru. We attended the closing ceremony—all pressure was off and sleep wasn’t really an object at that point. Again, they had a good mix: awarding of medals and performances. The USA won two individual medals and three team medals. Congrats to Sam Shankland from California and Darwin Yang from Texas on their bronze medals and to the winners of the team medals, in sections Girls U8, Boys U12, and Boys U18. We spent our last day saying goodbye to everything: the little shops near our hotel, the South China Sea, the little market a block away. We visited the huge statue of Jesus Christ on their highest mountain. It’s a lot like the Brazilian statue except larger, but it’s perched on a smaller mountain. I met some Buddhist monks in their temple and rang this really cool bell plastered with people’s wishes (on paper). I’m looking forward to Turkey in 2009, which is going to take place in the same region as the 2007 World Youth. Here are some of my statistics and games:

You may notice that I ended up with 6 draws which is very unusual. The team was trained by six awesome coaches: Michael Khodarkovsky (head of delegation), Sam Palatnik, Aviv Friedman, John Federowicz, Dmitry Gurevich, and Armen Ambartsoumian. The kids on the team came from all over the United States. Here is a list:

Round Opponent Color I played with Result 1 Iran Black 0-1 2 Israel White 0-1 3 Armenia Black ½-½ 4 Philippines White ½-½ 5 Vietnam Black ½-½ 6 Singapore White ½-½ 7 Latvia Black 1-0 8 Taiwan White ½-½ 9 Kazakhstan Black 0-1 10 Sweden White 1-0 11 Peru Black ½-½

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Name State Jonathan Chiang, Boys U8 Texas Tommy He, Boys U8 Texas Raymond Sun, Boys U8 Texas Jeevan Karamsetty, Boys U10 Texas Christopher Wu, Boys U10 New Jersey Darwin Yang, Boys U12 Texas Alex Ostrovskiy, Boys U12 New York Alexander Velikanov, Boys U12 Wisconsin Jarod Pamatmat, Boys U12 Texas David Adelberg, Boys U12 Arizona Atulya Shetty, Boys U12 Michigan Daniel Naroditsky, Boys U14 California Sam Shankland, Boys U18 California Daniel Ludwig, Boys U18 Florida Matt Parry, Boys U18 New York Alisha Chawla, Girls U8 California Sarai Guillen, Girls U8 Texas Reva Singh, Girls U8 New York Hannah Liu, Girls U8 Texas Simone Liao, Girls U10 California Margaret Hua, Girls U10 Missouri Caroline Zhu, Girls U12 Texas Sarah Chiang, Girls U12 Texas Alena Kats, Girls U14 New York Anna R. Matlin, Girls U14 New Jersey Katherine Wu, Girls U14 Virginia Jennie S. Liu, Girls U16 New Jersey Karsten McVay, Girls U16 New Jersey Here is one of my games from the tournament: Khalikyan Astghik (Armenia) Anna R. Matlin (USA) 11ss World Youth Championship, Vung Tau, Vietnam, Rd. 3, TL 40/90 SD/30 + 30sec Inc., Oct. 23, 2008, ECO A05 Reti Opening 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.0–0 e6 5.c4 Be7 6.b3 d6 7.Bb2 0–0 8.d3 Nbd7 9.Nbd2 c5 10.Rc1 Rc8 11.Qc2 Qc7 12.Qb1 Qb8 No, I wasn't playing copycat with her. This opening doesn't really generate action naturally, and I didn't want to blow up my position, so I ended up waiting for her to trade white-squared bishops so I could play d5. Playing d5 right away results in a bad bishop on b7. 13.Qa1 Rfd8 14.Rfd1 Bf8 15.a3 a5 16.d4 Qa7 17.dxc5 bxc5 this move was correct. It opened the b-file to attack white's pawn and also opened b6 for other pieces. [worse is 17...dxc5 leads to a symmetrical pawn structure. Black wants to have a pawn on the d-file to advance if white trades light-squared bishops.; worse is 17...Nxc5?? 18.Bxf6±] 18.Nb1 Ne8 19.Nc3 Nc7 20.a4 Ra8 21.Nb5 Nxb5 22.cxb5 this was a critical moment for white because it determined her pawn structure for the coming endgame. Either pawn was fine but this gave me an open center. 22...Be4 Awesome bishop! 23.Nd2 Bxg2 *sigh of relief* finally! 24.Kxg2 Qb7+ 25.Kg1 d5 26.Nf3 f6 this really doesn't weaken black's position. 27.Qb1 Nb6 28.Qd3 d4?! not the best move. It weakens c4 and e4. 29.Nd2 e5 30.Nc4 e4 31.Qc2 Nxc4 32.Qxc4+ Qd5?! Kh8 or Qf7 were better. 33.Ba3 Qxc4?! 34.bxc4 [better is 34.Rxc4 Rd5 35.Rdc1 Rad8!? 36.Kf1±] 34...Rdb8 now black's slightly better, but not enough to win. 35.Rb1 my first plan was to blockade the b-pawn with a rook and try

advancing in the center. After that, I tried attacking the h2 pawn, but I couldn't break through and offered a draw. 35...Rb6 36.Bc1 Bd6 37.Rb3 Kf7 38.e3 d3 39.f3 f5 40.Rf1 Ke6 41.Bd2 Be5 42.Bc3 Bxc3 43.Rxc3 Ra7 44.f4 Kd7 45.Kf2 Kc7 46.Ke1 Rh6 47.Rh1 Rh3 48.Rb3 Kb6 49.Rb2 Rd7 50.Rg2 Rd6 51.Kd2 Rg6 52.Kc3 Kc7 53.Kd2 Kd7 54.Kc3 Ke7 55.Rb1 Rb6 56.Rbb2 Kf6 57.Kd2 Kg6 58.Rb1 Kh5 59.Rbg1 Kg4 60.Rf1 Rbh6 61.Rff2 Rb6 62.Rg1 ½–½

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero During the September 27th Last Saturday of the Month Quads, Steve Jesseph (facing camera) concentrates intently during his first round game with Eric N. Liao. Eric prevailed suffering only a draw to your Editor in round 3. “Games From Around The State” continued from page 6 Mark Kernighan (2221) Kenneth J. Chieu (2115) West Orange – Kenilworth Match, Kenilworth, Oct. 16, 2008, ECO E34 Nimzo-Indian Defense – Classical – Noa Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.e3 c5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nc6 10.Nf3 Bd7 11.0-0 Rc8 12.Qe2 a6 13.Bb2 Na5 14.Bd3 b5 15.Ne5 0-0 16.e4

16...Nc4 17.Nxc4 bxc4 18.Bxc4 Rxc4 19.Qxc4 Bb5 20.Qc2 Bxf1 21.Kxf1 Qb8 22.e5 Rc8 23.Qe2 Nd5 24.Qxa6 Rc2 25.Rc1 Rxc1+ 26.Bxc1 h6 27.Qd3 f6 28.f4 fxe5 29.dxe5 Qc7 30.Bd2 Qf7 31.g3 Qh5 32.Kg2 Qe8 33.Qf3 g6 34.f5 gxf5 35.Bxh6 Kh7 36.Bf4 Kg6 37.h4 Qa8 38.Kh2 Qa4 39.Kh3 Qd4 40.h5+ Kh7 41.h6 Qa1 42.Kh4 Qg1 43.Qh5 Nxf4 44.gxf4 Qh2+ 45.Kg5 Qg3+ 46.Kf6 Qg8 47.Qf7+ Kh8 48.Qxg8+ Kxg8 49.Kxe6 Kh7 50.Kxf5 Kxh6 51.a4 Kg7 52.a5 Kf7 53.a6 Ke7 54.a7 Kd7 55.a8Q Kc7 56.Qa6 White Went On To Win

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Book Review: The Genius And The Misery Of Chess by Michael V. Polito

N × Â Book Review: The Genius And The Misery Of Chess Author: Zhivko Kaikamjozov Pages: 224 (Softcover) ISBN-13#: 978-0-9791482-3-1 Publisher: Mongoose Press List Price: $19.95 (2008) Intelligence, abstract visualization, creativity and perseverance are some of the qualities that the champion chess player possesses. In our current times, we believe by nurturing these talents it will lead to financial success and happy lives. Zhivko Kaikamjozov endeavors to show that in chess this is not always the case. Through a series of 48 vignettes he takes a retrospective look at some genius players of the past and then at some recent chess super talents. Many of the lives of those in the past did not have happy endings. Some of the misery that befell them was due to their own actions and some due to the circumstances of life and the times, such as war or disease. Some of the misery was due to the innate stress of the game. I suspect that there is a message to present day masters that if one does not learn from the past, then you may repeat its outcomes. Success in chess does have its risks. This book is not a scholarly work. You will not find any footnotes or specific references to support the stories and, in fact, the stories may be flawed to some degree. As an example, on page 144 the author states that Bobby Fischer lived the life of a hermit during his stay in Iceland. He also said “It would be far-fetched to look for any practical benefits from Iceland’s hospitality”. This reviewer visited Reykjavik in Iceland in 2005. During this visit I inquired of several shopkeepers on Fischer’s whereabouts. They pointed out to me where he ate lunch and where he usually took walks. Unfortunately for me, I did not encounter Fischer but this cosmopolitan living is hardly the lifestyle of a hermit. As for the practical benefit derived from Iceland’s hospitality Fisher found refuge. Isn’t this a practical thing? As for Iceland the world was focused on this small and beautiful nation undoubtedly deriving increased business and tourism. A list of further reading suggestions is given at the end of the book and perhaps the author’s quoted passages are found within these readings.

As I read the book I pondered upon the premise for inclusion and wondered why such as Emanuel Lasker and Aron Nimzovich were not included in the vignettes of genius and why people such as Carl Walbrodt were included. Was it because they did not suffer “misery” and there is actually joy in chess? It would have added to the appreciation of the book to know the selection rationale so the reader could find some thematic unity. I did like the inclusion and recognition of present day women masters such as Judit Polgar and Maia Chiburdanidze, in contrast to their gender being absent among masters of the past. A good case is made in several of the vignettes that this is not due to talent but social change. This book is also not meant as a chess tutorial. While an example or two of each master’s game is presented, there is usually no accompanying analysis. No reason for the selection of the games presented is given but I would hope that any particular game is reflective of a master’s unique style. For me to comment further on this would require that one could recognize an individual’s style through a representative game, but I am afraid that for the bulk of chess players, guidance is required. The book does have interesting stories and at the very least is entertaining. For those who enjoy reading about chess and bathing in the aura of genius this book may be for you. For others they will find the book superficial. “The Genius and the Misery of Chess” is a trip to the past, a visit to the present, and one might say an imaginative hope for the future. IM Bryan G. Smith (2513) GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (2649) 6ss 39th Nat’l. Congress, Phil., Rd. 6, TL40/2 SD/1, Nov. 30, 2008, ECO B19 Caro-Kann Defense – Classical – Spassky Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bf4 e6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Kb1 Qa5 14.Bd2 Qc7 15.Ne4 O-O-O 16.g3 c5 17.Bf4 Qc6 18.Nxf6 Bxf6 19.d5 exd5 Draw Agreed

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2008 New Jersey Grade School Championship by Hal Sprechman

q Ì N Six years ago I had an idea for a tournament and a location to hold it. The USCF has a grade school championship in December of each year in which children play only others in their grade. The NJSCF hosted this tournament more than 10 years ago. Since our scholastic tournaments are held in March and April I thought that a tournament held in November might be successful. I chose the Sunday before Thanksgiving so that it could be held on that same day each year (we already have a contract for November 22, 2009). The first tournament in 2003 was a success with 236 children attending. In 2006, we had a record 300 children attending, and last year, attendance went down to 289. Over the years, feedback has been very positive. Our greatest challenge has been getting started on time. In that respect, I have made several changes. Our time for registration has changed to between 8:00am and 9:00am and at every scholastic tournament we now provide chess sets. Several years ago, I laminated 180 board numbers so we would save additional time and always have enough board numbers for this tournament (or so I thought). For this year, I decided to make a concerted effort to process registrations as I received them (beginning in late October/early November). There was one thing I neglected to do -- I never looked at the total number of registrations that I had processed thus far. Last year’s pre-registration was about 225. Early Friday evening before Sunday’s tournament, I thought there must be a bug in the software because we had a total pre-registration of 350. I left a message for the people at Brookdale because they had the room set up for 325. The bottom line – attendance was up by over 33% to 395 and we had a great tournament! Special thanks go to the tournament directors who made it possible – Lawrence Constance, Noreen Davisson, Ed Forman, Roger Inglis, Aaron Kiedes, Joe Lux, Jim Mullanaphy, Mike Somers, and Diana Tulman. Most children were from New Jersey but New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Maryland were also represented. I believe the largest organized group came from one of the furthest places in New Jersey – Sparta with about 55 children participating from Mohawk, Alpine,

Sparta Middle, and Sparta High School. Tom Murray does a great job promoting chess in Sparta! In the past we have had to combine 11th and 12th grade sections but not this year! In 11th grade we had 22 players and in 12th grade we had 16 players. The New Jersey individual and team champions are listed below: Grade Individual Kindergarten Jai Narayanan 1st Grade Aravind Kumar 2nd Grade Rishi Rajendran 3rd Grade George Didita 4th Grade Christopher Wu 5th Grade Yuvik Umapathy Maxim Farberov 6th Grade Alexander Ross Katz Andrew Ding 7th Grade Kavinayan Sivakumar 8th Grade Xiaoming Wang 9th Grade Andrew Ng 10th Grade Dov Hochsztein 11th Grade Marc DiCostanzo Max Osmulski 12th Grade Joshua Block Grade Team Kindergarten Helen Morgan, Sparta 1st Grade Princeton Day School, Princeton 2nd Grade Rafael J. Cordero, PS 37, Jersey City 3rd Grade Helen Morgan, Sparta 4th Grade Moriah School, Englewood 5th Grade Our Lady of Sorrows, South Orange 6th Grade Community Middle School, Plainsboro 7th Grade Montgomery Upper Middle School, Skillman 8th Grade Eisenhower Middle School, Freehold 9th Grade Bergen County Academies, Hackensack 10th Grade Torah Academy, Teaneck 11th Grade Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft 12th Grade The Frisch School, Paramus The 2009 NJ Grade School Championship will be held at Brookdale Community College on November 22nd. We will have a separate room for Kindergarten and 1st Grade which will save time for the players as well as their parents! The NJ Primary/Elementary Championship will be held at Brookdale Community College on March 1st. The NJ High School Championship will be held March 7th and 8th at Rutgers, Busch Campus Center and the Junior High School Championship will be held at Rutgers on March 8th.

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Chess: Fest And Film by Terese and David W. Hatch

Q P Ì As chess observers and curiosity seekers, we attended two chess events this fall. The first was the 8th Annual Asbury Park Chess Fest 2008, a simultaneous exhibition sponsored by Prevention First, “a non-profit organization offering educational resources for school systems, businesses, faith communities and the children and families of Monmouth County.” This event, which attracted over 140 youngsters on September 27, 2008, was held at the Convention Center in Asbury Park, NJ. Organized by Hal and Barbara Sprechman, the event was open to children ages 5 to 18 and is designed to spark children’s interest in the game of chess. Simultaneous exhibitions were given by local masters and experts including Wayne Pineault, Hal Sprechman, Andrew Ng, Todd Lunna, Michael Goeller, and Tom Bartell. Scott Massey gave a blindfold exhibition on three boards and Jim Mullanaphy delighted both children and their parents with his engaging banter, lively chess instruction and his musical skills in trumpeting the call to “Attack!” GM Maurice Ashley gave an insightful lecture to parents, fielded questions, and spoke movingly about how he got hooked on chess. During the Q & A session, Mr. Ashley was asked by one parent what life lessons he’s learned from chess and he responded, “patience and focus” and, in this world of instant gratification, he described what he calls “deferred gratification.” He said for him deferred gratification means having the discipline to give each game the opportunity to evolve and the patience to develop your pieces toward the goal of reaching a winning position as opposed to pressing for the immediacy of that win. Another parent asked him to recommend a good chess book and he recommended the classic Irving Chernev book, Logical Chess: Move by Move. When asked to recommend a chess playing computer program, Mr. Ashley said “ChessMaster” rather than “Fritz or Rybka” because “it doesn’t help you or your child to play against a chess program that can beat a grandmaster.” All in all, good advice indeed from GM Ashley. Distinguished author and current president of the renowned Marshall Chess Club, Dr. Frank Brady, was also on hand and opened the ceremonies with remarks about strengthening a child’s foundation through life skills education, the historical significance of Asbury Park to chess, and about an upcoming movie based on his book about Bobby Fischer, Profile of a Prodigy. For photos and info about Prevention First and Chess Fest 2008, you can visit www.asburyparkchess.org.

The second event was for us a-once-in-a-lifetime-experience. Dave responded to an open casting call to appear as an extra in a short film by Guido van der Werve, a member of the Marshall Chess Club, a composer of classical music, and an independent filmmaker. Mr. van der Werve was looking for chess playing “men who are 50 and up” to come to the Marshall Chess Club in New York City on October 6, 2008 to play chess “slowly and quietly” during the filming of the opening scene for his short film tentatively entitled, “Number Twaalf” (it being his 12th film). During filming I asked him why he wanted only males over 50-years-of-age and he told me because he wanted the opening scene to have a “nostalgic feel” to it. I asked his assistant what the film will ultimately be called and she told me a subtitle for the film will be named by Mr. van der Werve at a later date. The press release explains it this way: “The film is about the parallels between chess and piano. Guido van der Werve, who is a classically trained composer, built a chess table which also functions as a mechanical piano. He wrote a composition based on a chess game and the opening of the chess game will be played in this scene of the film in the Marshall Chess Club. The notes generated from the chess piano will be accompanied by a 9-piece string ensemble.” Mr. van der Werve’s classical composition for the film is titled “The King’s Gambit Accepted” and Mr. van der Werve and GM Leonid Yudasin did indeed play the KGA on the chess piano while the orchestra played Mr. van der Werve’s beautifully somber musical composition. When each move of a chess piece was pressed down on a square, the chess piano played a predetermined musical note composed specifically for that moment. We will not pretend to know the premise or theme or plot of this short film, but some of Mr. van der Werve’s work can be seen on his website www.roofvogel.org and we do look forward to seeing the completed project. We did garner an appreciation for how much time and energy it takes to film a movie scene. Everyone involved worked tirelessly for over eight hours to set up, rehearse and film the 12-minute opening scene. A 10-person film crew, cameras, camera crane, crane tracks, sound recording equipment, film recording equipment, still cameras, lights, computers, a 9-piece string ensemble, and 18 chess players crammed into the upstairs playing room of the Marshall Chess Club and all worked in unison and harmony to help create Mr. van der Werve’s avant garde . . . uh . . . brilliancy! For us, it certainly turned out to be a worthwhile trip to New York City giving us the opportunity to play chess in the historical Marshall Chess Club and absorb some of the history, memorabilia and nostalgia of such a time-honored and prestigious establishment.

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Photo provided courtesy of Terese & David W. Hatch

Guido van der Werve (left) and GM Leonid Yudasin at the chess piano during the filming of Mr. van der Werve’s new film taken at the Marshall Chess Club.


The string ensemble taking direction from Mr. van der Werve at the Marshall Chess Club.


Columnist David W. Hatch (front right) can be observed participating while he plays the black pieces at the Marshall Chess Club.


The filmmakers added to the excitement of the day as they prepared for the shoot at the Marshall Chess Club.


The filmmakers shown filming the opening scene at the Marshall Chess Club.


Here we have one of the filmmakers at the controls during the filming at the Marshall Chess Club.

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Reporting On The 39th Annual National Chess Congress Tournament by Joseph J. Mucerino, Jr.

R p n Ì IM Bryan Smith Wins National Chess Congress! 39th Annual National Chess Congress (November 28-30) PHILADELPHIA – Former Pennsylvania State Champion IM Bryan Smith upset two Grandmasters and drew another to take a clear first place in the Premier Section of the 39th Annual National Chess Congress, held over Thanksgiving weekend, in Philadelphia. While none of our representatives at the recent Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, entered this event, the field was still strong, with seven GMs and numerous other titled players. Smith has been on a roll, as he tied for first place at the King’s Island Open only two weeks prior to this event, defeating GM Darmen Sadvakasov and drawing GM Alexander Shabalov there. Smith started out with a win over veteran master Denis Strenzwilk, and followed up by beating two of the strongest juniors in Pennsylvania, WFM Alisa Melekhina and NM Alexander Heimann. Then he mowed down GMs Leonid Kritz and Sergey Erenburg back-to-back, before drawing GM Giorgi Kacheishvili in the final round to take the top prize. It was an impressive performance! Tying for second with five points each were Kacheishvili, Canadian IM Zhe Quan, and NM Daniel Ludwig. Shabalov started out 3-0, but then drew Erenburg, lost to Kacheishvili, and drew IM Alex Lenderman. Not only was the 39th Annual National Chess Congress strong, it was huge! There were 581 players entered, up almost a hundred from last year. There was one fewer section this year (there was no unrated section), but let us compare the number of entrants from last year to this year: 2007 2008 Difference Premier* 64 69 +5 U2200 45 58 +13 U2000 59 65 +6 U1800 75 77 +2 U1600 80 78 -2 U1400 63 55 -8 U1200 41 77 +36 U1000 37 41 +4 U800 16 43 +27 U600 14 39 +25 Unrated 15 N/A N/A *Open to those rated 2000 or higher (or under age 18 rated 1800 or higher).

Only two sections experienced a very modest decline, while all of the others, especially the lower sections, had increases. There were so many entries that some of the lower boards of the two-day schedule had to play in another room!

Here is the list of winners: Premier: Bryan G. Smith, 5.5 Top PA: Bryan G. Smith, 5.5 Top NJ: Mackenzie S. Molner, & Thomas Bartell, 4.5 U2200: Arthur Shen, 5.5 Top PA: Lorand Bela Kis, 5 Top NJ: Arthur Shen, 5.5 U2000: Sebastian Gueler, Michael Williams, & Adonis Turner, 5 Top PA: Michael Williams, & Adonis Turner Top NJ: Daniel Karbownik, & Christopher Wu, 4.5 U1800: Albert Freeman, 5.5 Top PA: Steven Mc Laughlin Jr., 4.5 Top NJ: Donald Anthony Carrelli, & Andrew Paul McCurdy, 4 U1600: Guy Colas, 6 Top PA: Yiqun Alex Ying, Calvin Baldwin, Lucas Knight, David Blumin, & Gregory Whitehorn, & Marc Meola, 4.5 Top NJ: Thomas Stanics, 5 U1400: Randall O. McEvilly, 6 Top PA: Randall O. McEvilly, 6 Top NJ: Timothy R. Priestley, 4.5 U1200: David Grigoryan, 5.5 Top PA: David Grigoryan, 5.5 Top NJ: Daniel Zhu, 4.5 U1000: Amar Shah, 5.5 Top PA: Sean Rich, & Yasasvi Hari, 4 Top NJ: Amar Shah, 5.5 U800: Daniel Recalde, Shiling Zhao, Vishal Srisai Gumidyala, Allan Gorbulsky, & Yumiko Kakutani, 5 Top PA: Allan Gorbulsky, 5 Top NJ: Daniel Recalde, & Vishal Srisai Gumidyala, 5 U600: Zsofia DeCredico, Paul Moffatt Kuhn, Kyria Sample, & John Peterson, 5 Top PA: Kyria Sample, & John Peterson, 5 Top NJ: Paul Moffatt Kuhn, 5



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Here’s that upset game we promised in the last issue of Atlantic Chess News from the June 29th simul performed by GM Sergey Kudrin which was won by the provisionally rated Alex Romayev of Bridgewater. GM Sergey Kudrin (2601) Alex Romayev (1068P) Greater Somerset County Chess Club Unrated Simultaneous Exhibition, Belle Mead, June 29, 2008, ECO C03 French Defense – Tarrasch Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.c3 f6 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.O-O Nge7 9.Re1 O-O 10.Bc2 Nf5 11.Qd3 Nce7 12.Nxd6 cxd6 13.g4 e5 14.gxf5 Bxf5 15.Qd1 Bh3 16.dxe5 Qc8 17.e6 Qc6

18.Nd4 Qg2#

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An elated Alex Romayev is shown in the foreground holding his book prize for defeating GM Sergey Kudrin (seated on table) in the Greater Somerset County Chess Club Simul held on June 29th.


Shown above is John Mullanaphy having fun with the kids at the 8th Annual Asbury Park Chess Fest 2008 held September 27th at the Convention Center in Asbury Park.


Here we have the 8th Annual Asbury Park Chess Fest 2008 in full swing!

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What It’s Like Being Married To An International Master by Dawn Ippolito

q Ì N It’s 1am and the phone on the pillow next to me begins to ring. I hesitate for a moment before answering and offer up a prayer, “Please God, let him have won so that I can go back to sleep”. You see, I am very fortunate to be married to a brilliant, passionate, talented International Master of chess; one who is on the brink of achieving his lifelong goal of gaining his Grandmaster title. If he wins, he is short but sweet. If he loses, well…. When we were dating and during the early years of our marriage, I would often go to tournaments and sit outside the hall waiting for Dean to make a trip past me. I would offer him food from the picnic basket I packed and many times spend six hours on pins and needles. I feel all of Dean’s victories and defeats as acutely as if they were mine. I can sense when things are going well and when it is better to not ask any questions. But with the arrival of our two children, I do not have the luxury of traveling with him as often. Our late night phone conversations take the place of me sitting in the hall with the one exception that I can not see his face when he comes through those doors. I can tell a lot just by the set of his mouth but recently, as the hours tick by without the call, I long for the days when I could see the board and the clever way he eliminated his opponent. Dean is the Head Instructor of our chess instruction company. That responsibility does not afford him much time to study and prepare for major tournaments as other IMs would. He juggles teaching, childcare, family, and tournament preparation. In an ideal world, Dean would get the chance to study eight hours a day, but alas, he makes due with what time he gets.

Not being at his level, it amazes me his dedication to the art of chess. He carefully dissects each game as if he were a scientist in search of a cure. He maintains an extensive chess library and keeps all of his analysis in perfectly chronologically filed folders. Some people have teased him about his need to see every variation through to the end; even those that he knows will never lead anywhere. Dean will not take the chance that someone will find something that he missed looking at. But Dean is also brilliant in his ability to “see things” over-the-board. He has great instincts and uses them to his advantage. It is rare that he will not be able to create a new line that is stronger than what anyone has played before. And his memory is just as impressive -- for chess that is. Where he may have left his car keys or the fact that he has to stop for milk might occasionally find his memory somewhat missing, however. But you take the good with the bad. And in this case, Dean’s chess “goodness” outweighs the innocent forgetfulness in everyday life. Yes, I have been to some exotic locations with Dean due to chess and chess has given my family many opportunities that we would not otherwise have. But sometimes, when a tournament lies in the balance of one game, I wish Dean played something a little more innocuous like Go Fish!

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Book Review: How Life Imitates Chess by Life Master James R. West

n Ì Ê Ñ Book Review: How Life Imitates Chess Author: Garry Kasparov Pages: 224 (Hardcover) ISBN-10#: 1-59691-387-8 ISBN-13#: 978-1-59691-387-5 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA List Price: $25.95 (2007) Before reading How Life Imitates Chess [Bloomsbury, 2007, 224 pages], I was skeptical about Garry Kasparov's basic premise that life imitates chess. For me, the chessboard has always been a parallel universe, separate and apart from the real world. I was somewhat reassured when, in the preface, Garry answered this question "So, Mr. Kasparov, how does life imitate chess?" by saying, "It doesn't!" As the author further explains, his book is not about how learning chess can make you better at making decisions but "about the tools chess gave me to analyze and improve my thinking and my decisions in all situations." Kasparov's book might have just as easily been titled How Chess Imitates Life or, as Yogi Berra might have called it, How Life Imitates Chess and Vice Versa. In an ingenious way, Garry gives example after example from real life where decisions were made that bear a striking resemblance to those made by chessplayers during a game. Or is it the other way around? Some of these examples include those made by Winston Churchill, Emanuel Lasker, John Kerry, and the French cavalry at the Battle of Agincourt. George Washington and Ulysses Grant are also mentioned briefly. But, for us chessplayers, the really interesting parts of the book occur when one of the all-time great world champions reveals what was going through his mind when he played against the likes of Anatoly Karpov and Tigran Petrosian. How did Garry respond to adversity when he lost three straight games to Karpov? How did Garry finally defeat Petrosian after losing his first two games against the Armenian? As an occasional chess teacher, I tell my students that how you

handle defeat will determine how successful, or unsuccessful, you will be as a chessplayer. So it was instructive to me when Kasparov described how he had handled it. In fact, all chess teachers might do well to have their students read this book. It explains how chess is a mixture of art and science, and the difference between tactics and strategy, in understandable ways. One word of caution: if you can't find this book in the chess section at your favorite bookstore, try looking in the business and investing area, which is where I found it. The reason for this is because, in addition to being a learning tool for chessplayers, Kasparov's book can also help those of you who are trying to get ahead in the business world. Kasparov cites bad business decisions made by Pan Am and AltaVista, as well as farsighted ones made by General Electric and Boeing. A great deal of the book's easy readability is due to the fact that its English translation was done by Mig Greengard, who writes a popular blog by name of The Daily Dirt Chess Blog. Greengard's informal and casual style of writing prevents How Life Imitates Chess from becoming stodgy and boring. The chapters are the right length, neither too long nor short. They might make for good homework assignments, one a week, for your chess students.

Chess for Veterans The NJSCF has decided to provide chess equipment to the Veterans in the various hospitals in NJ. We are asking the chess players to assist us in this project by either donating a computer chess game set that you no longer use, but is in good condition, or make a donation. (not tax deductible). Anyone wishing to donate a chess computer game should contact Herman Drenth at: 201-797-9043 or [email protected]. Financial donations may be sent to our Treasurer, Ken Thomas made out to the NJSCF, 115 West Moore Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Please signify “Veterans Fund” on the check. Thank You.



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Anand vs Kramnik – A One-Act Chess Play by Ken Calitri

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Well it was not a big surprise Vishy Anand beat Vladimir Kramnik in Bonn, Germany. Although I was rooting for Kramnik, I do admit Anand was slightly favored before the match. Only his psychological frailty, a stigma leftover from his 1996 WCC match with Kasparov, precluded him from being the odds on favorite in Vegas, even if the pundits were too proper to say it. Over the years I have become a big Kramnik fan. Although I rooted for the ‘old man’ in the 2000 WCC match, I was amazed how Kramnik boxed Kasparov’s ears off. The ex-champ later repeated what tired old fighters say after losing, “I just couldn’t get my punches off.” Two wins and one Berlin Defense later Kramnik was World Champion and Karpov’s successor as the boa constrictor of positional chess. Kramnik’s decision not to give Kasparov a chance for revenge reminded everyone of the Alekhine & Capablanca dispute that deprived chess of a monumental rematch. Luckily for Kramnik two matches against Leko and Topalov restored his sporting reputation. Kramnik showed guts in coming back to tie Leko and by beating Topalov in Toilet Gate the Russian bear turned into a Russian Prince. Kramnik also carried himself with amazing grace when he accepted the decision to forfeit a point, almost costing him the victory. In Elista, if Topalov destroyed his sporting reputation, Kramnik’s came full circle. Newly married to a gorgeous French journalist, in revitalized health, trim and fit, and playing to his full powers, Kramnik reminded me of Capablanca in his heyday when he was the Rudolph Valentino of chess. Vishy Anand is one of the most popular players in the world. He is warm, and well-rounded, and one of the game’s greatest natural talents. He excels in all chess formats and his results speak for themselves – he is a winner. With that said he has always reminded me of other great natural sporting talents who didn’t quite live up to expectations. I am dating myself but names like Ilie Nastase, Barry Bonds Sr., and Lanny Wadkins come to mind. These were sportsmen who had such natural talent they never had to work hard at being great, they just were. They reached significant heights of success, but never reached their full potential. For whatever reason, call it laziness, a lack of toughness, arrogance, or emotional focus, they had psychological underpinnings that were not made of cement. Anand has risen to the summit playing dazzling chess with countless tournament victories. Yet I cannot imagine him winning a twenty-four game match against any former world champion except for Steinitz and Euwe. I have strong doubts he would be able to beat Keres, Korchnoi, Short, Kramnik, or Topalov. I would have taken reasonable odds that if the recent match with Kramnik was 24 games long, Kramnik would have eventually broken Anand down to win. Does this mean Anand is not a great chess player? No. He is a great tournament chess player, but not a great match player and winning one 12 game match doesn’t change my

opinion. Roberto Duran was a living legend, but quitting in the famous ‘No Mas’ match against Sugar Ray Leonard tainted a reputation forged from hands of stone. During the 1996 WCC match in the Big Apple – Vishy Anand quit on himself and his team. I remember a poignant order by Nigel Short’s wife to her husband before a critical game versus Speelman in their second candidates match, “Nigel at the end of the game come out of the room with your shield or on your shield!” Anand got into a clinch with Kasparov, leaned over and whispered, “I just want to finish on my feet.” How nice. As Kasparov said, “There is something psychological there.” when assessing Vishy’s chances in a pre-match interview. A one-act play took place in Bonn in the form of a 12 game match for the World Chess Championship. Both players, especially Kramnik in defeat, showed themselves to be classy sportsman and very worthy chess representatives to the world. The coverage of the match was phenomenal with real time and live video coverage. As Boris Spassky is fond of saying it was “a festival of chess!” Unfortunately, it quickly reminded us of a World Series where one team jumps to a 3-0 or 3-1 lead or a Super Bowl when one team comes in flat and are 20 points behind at half-time. If that is what we want chess to be then why not shorten it to 8 games (rapid tie breaks only please) and call it a day? Let them slug it out. Let’s face it World Championship chess is no longer about epic matches. Anand is going to be a great champion and wonderful ambassador for chess. My homey, Vladimir Kramnik will challenge again. He has heart, talent, and judging by the anguish on his face in game nine when a win slipped away he will maintain his drive. Ultimately this piece isn’t about them. It is about a one-act play. The Bonn match will be written about in chess magazines, but there won’t be a classic book written by ‘Raymundo’ Keene or Yasser Sierawan that you can curl up with for hours and re-read over the years. Titanic matches played over 24 games on a stage in Moscow or Seville are a thing of the past, thanks in great part to Kasparov’s break away from Fide in 1993. Recent WCC matches of shorter lengths have had peculiar features. Brissago was a cat and mouse affair and the Elista match ended when it was just heating up. Matches of 16, 18, and 20 games seem to capture the aura of a 24 game match. Korchnoi’s Semi-final Candidates wins in 1977 and 1981 are good examples. The 1993, 1996, and 2000 WCC matches were not fraught with drama; the loser’s form influenced that, but there are enough games for players to get in a groove or recover from a bad patch; time for drama to build and a story to develop. Maybe the success of live internet video coverage seen in Bonn will provide revenue that far outweighs the cost of the venue, making longer matches possible. A one-act play every two years is an empty proposition for chess purists. If the future length of a WCC match is not at least 16 games, I suggest a yearly world championship tournament where the top two finishers (from one large field or two separate fields) play a match of 8, 10, or 12 games. Then, we can judge a great chess player like they do in other sports, by their ability to win and prove their dominance with repeated victories and in doing so they will become as Muhammad Ali liked to gleefully shout “the greatest of all time!”

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Westfield G/45 Quads#88 – Quad#9 Westfield, NJ – August 3rd

Greater Cherry Hill Swiss / Quads – Swiss#1 Cherry Hill, NJ – August 9th

Greater Cherry Hill Swiss / Quads – Quad#2 Cherry Hill, NJ – August 9th







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Reporting On The NJ Scholastic Grade Championships by Peter J. Tamburro Jr.

n q Ä A record breaking total of 390 scholastic players from kindergarten through grade twelve competed for the New Jersey Scholastic Grade Championships at Brookdale College in Lincroft on November 23rd. In the one day, five round, game 30, tournament, there were upsets galore. In fact, the highest rated player won only seven of the thirteen sections, a bare majority! Perhaps even more astonishing was that the awards presentations were done by 6pm!! Considering that the array of trophies is incredible, the whole tournament was an organizational masterpiece. Hal Sprechman seems to get better each year, and a healthy part of that is due to his staff of the usual suspects: Roger Inglis, president of the NJSCF, Mike Somers, vice-president, Aaron Kiedes, web technical expert, Noreen Davisson, scholastic chairman, and a great group of other volunteers: Jim Mullanaphy (the fellow with the horn), Joe Lux, Ed Forman, Lawrence Constance, and Diana Tulman.

[Editor – See Hal Sprechman’s column for additional coverage of this spectacular event and listing of tournament winners] Second graders should take note. The 12th grade winner, Josh Block, last won his grade’s first prize in second grade, the last time he played in the tournament! It has become quite a tradition here in New Jersey. It is not unusual anymore to find A-players and experts running around in the lower grades, a sure sign of a bright chess future in New Jersey.

Photo provided courtesy of Peter J. Tamburro Jr. From the New Jersey Scholastic Grade Championships, Kavinayan P. Sivakumar (right) proudly accepts his trophy as our 7th Grade champion!

Photo provided courtesy of Peter J. Tamburro Jr. The New Jersey Scholastic Grade Championships also saw Dario A. Dell’Orto as our 8th Grade champion.

Photo provided courtesy of Peter J. Tamburro Jr. When the smoke cleared in the New Jersey Scholastic Grade Championships, Andrew Ng emerged as the 9th Grade champion!

Photo provided courtesy of Peter J. Tamburro Jr. Our 10th Grade champion above in the New Jersey Scholastic Grade Championships is Dov Hochsztein!

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Photo provided courtesy of Peter J. Tamburro Jr. Our 11th Grade champion above in the New Jersey Scholastic Grade Championships is Marc DiConstanzo!

Photo provided courtesy of Peter J. Tamburro Jr. From the New Jersey Scholastic Grade Championships held November 23rd, we have the Frisch School team, winners of the 12th grade team and individual championships: L-R: Dana Neugut (Sr.), Eitan Neugut (Fr.), Elliot Finkelstein (Jr.), Donny Kanner (Sr. and third place individual winner), Josh Block (Sr. and first place individual winner), Boris Zamikhovskiy (Asst. Coach). Photo by Pete Tamburro (Coach). Here’s the crosstables for the 12th Grade & Kindergarten sections below: 2008 NJ Scholastic Grade Championship – 12th Grade Section

Lincroft, NJ – November 23rd

2008 NJ Scholastic Grade Championship – Kindergarten Section Lincroft, NJ – November 23rd

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Newark Gambit: The Antidote To 4.Bc4 In The Philidor Counter Gambit – Part II by Lev D. Zilbermints

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Edward Kopiecki - Lev D. Zilbermints Blitz Match, Game 9 of 9 Marshall Chess Club, New York June 8, 2003 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.Qa5 g6 11.0-0 Bg7 12.Bg5 Qd6?? 13.Qd8 Checkmate.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5!? 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxb5+ c6 A1 6.Bd3 6...fxe4 7.Bxe4 7...d5 8.Nxe5 dxe4 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qxh8 Be6 12.Nc3 Qf6 13.Qxf6 Nxf6 14.Bg5 Nbd7 15.O-O-O O-O-O 16.Rhe1 Bd5 17.Nxd5 cxd5 18.f3 Re8 19.Rd2 Nh7 20 Bf4 g5 21.Bg3 Nhf6 22.Rde2 Bh6 23.Kd1 Kd8 24.c4 g4 25.cxd5 gxf3 26.gxf3 e3 27.Bh4 Kc7 28.f4 Nxd5 29.Bg5 Bg7 30.h4 Bxd4 31.h5 Nc5 32.h6 Kd6 33.Rh1 Nd3 34.b3 Nf2+ 35.Rxf2 exf2 36.h7 Rh8 0-1, IM Pugno – Zilbermints, 3/30/2008, ICC 3 0 rated blitz. 7...d5 8.Nxe5 dxe4 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qxh8 Be6 12.O-O Qe7 13.Re1 Bg7 14.Qh7 Qf7 15.Rxe4 Nd7 16.Be3 Ndf6 17.Rxe6+ Qxe6 18.Qxg7 Qf7 19.Qh8 0-0-0 20.Qh3+ Kb8 21.Nc3 Ne7 22.Re1 Ka8 23.Qf3 Qg7 24.Bg5 Ned5 25.Bxf6 Qxf6 26.Nxd5 Qxf3 27.Nc7+ Kb7 28.gxf3 Kxc7 29.Re7+ Kb6 30.c3 Rd6, 0-1/55 on time, IM Walaa Sarwat (2386 FIDE) – Zilbermints, 3 0 rated blitz, ICC, 12/27/2007. A2 6.Bc4 Here play divides into the following: A21 6...fxe4 7.Nxe5

A22 7.Bxg8 A23 7.Ng5 A24 7.Bg5 A25 7.Nfd2 We now follow the games with the most popular move order, that being: A21 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.Qh5+ Kd7 The following game was played only five days after the invention of the Newark Gambit. Kedyk being a strong and ambitious master-level player, I figured my new gambit would surprise him. That is exactly what happened!! Here is the game. Dmytro Kedyk (2344) - Lev D. Zilbermints Friday Rapids Marshall Chess Club, New York June 13, 2003 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.Qf5+ Kc7 10.Qxe5+ Kb7 11.Bf4 Nf6 12.Nc3 Bb4 13.0-0 Re8 14.Qg5 Na6 15.a3 Bd6 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.Qxg7+ Re7 18.Qg5 Ng4 19.Qh4 Bf5 20.Rfe1 And Eventually 0-1 In Time Scramble. 9.Qxe5 Bd6 10.Qxg7+ Ne7 11.Bg5 Qf8 12.Qxf8 Rxf8 13.Nd2 Bf4 14.Bxf4 Rxf4 15.0-0 Ba6 16.Bxa6 Nxa6 17.Rae1 Rg8 18.Nxe4 Nd5 19.c4 Ndb4? Here the correct move is 19…Nf6! which I did not find. Black lost in 50 moves, Yair-Zilbermints, 5/29/2008, ICC, 3 0 rated blitz. Starigrad (2028 ICC) – Lev D. Zilbermints (2128 ICC) Internet Chess Club 5 0 minutes blitz June 2004 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 Bd6 10.Qxg7+ Ne7 11.Bg5 Qf8 12.Qxf8 Rxf8 13.Nc3 Nf5 14.0-0-0 Ba6 15.Bxa6 Nxa6 16.Nxe4 Be7 17.Bxe7 Nxe7 18.c3 Nc7 19.Nc5+ Kc8 20.f3 a5 21.Rde1 Ned5 22.c4 Nf4 23.g3 Ng6 24.f4 Na6 25.Ne4 Kc7 26.a3 h6 27.Nc3 Rad8 28.Rd1 Rfe8 29.Kc2 Re3 30.d5 Nc5 31.dxc6 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Kxc6 33.b4 axb4 34.axb4 Nd7 35.Kd2 Re8 36.Ra1 Kb7 37.c5 Nf6 38.b5 Ne4+ 39.Kd3 Nxc3 40.Kxc3 Ne7 41.Re1 Nd5+ 42.Kd2 Rxe1 43.Kxe1 Nc3 44.g4 Nxb5 45.h4 Nd4 46.h5 Ne6 47.g5 hxg5 48.fxg5 Nxg5 49.Kd2 Kc6 50.Ke3 Kxc5 51.Kf4 Nh7 52.Kf5 Kd6 53.Kg6 Nf8+ 54.Kf7 Nh7 55.Kg7 Ng5 56.h6 Ke6 57.h7 Kxh7 Stalemate We’ll continue with our discussion of the Newark Gambit: The Antidote To 4.Bc4 In The Philidor Counter Gambit – Part III in our next issue of Atlantic Chess News!



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Chess Gems by Peter J. Tamburro Jr.

n q Ä A top player from the 1960s has died. William Addison (1933-2008) recently passed away. He was an amateur who performed at the highest levels of US chess. In the 1965-66 US Championship, he finished fourth behind Fischer (8.5 pts.), Reshevsky and R. Byrne (7.5) with a score of 6.5. He was awarded the IM title in 1967 and played in the Interzonal in 1970 after finishing second in the US Championship that year. Addison was a very solid player. He could, though, really turn on the attacking engine. Today’s game is a sparkling example of his play. He takes many time US champ and grandmaster Larry Evans to the cleaners with a sudden kingside attack reminiscent of Alekhine. His rook offer on move 24 could not be accepted as after 24...gxf6 25.Qxh6+ Kg8 26.Nxf6+ Qxf6 27.Qxf6 White is winning. The rook lift on move 28 is a terrific teaching tool for chess coaches, and the second rook sacrifice on move 31 could also not bring Black any good news as 31...Qxg8 32.Qf6 is mate. This is a beautiful attacking game, elegant in its simplicity. May he rest in peace knowing he left an inspiration to all players with his fine games. William Addison GM Larry Evans USA Championship, New York, Rd. 2, 1965, ECO D46 Queen’s Gambit Declined – Semi-Slav – Romih Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bb4 7.0–0 0–0 8.Qe2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bd6 10.Rd1 Qe7 11.e4 e5 12.d5 cxd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Nf6 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bxf6!? Qxf6 17.h3 Rb8 18.Rac1 Rd8 19.Rc3 Bd7 20.Nh2 Qe7 21.Qh5 Be8 22.Rf3 Rd7 23.Ng4 Kh7

24.Rf6! Qf8 25.Rxh6+! gxh6 26.Nf6+ Kg7 27.Qf5 Rbd8 28.Rd3! Qh8 29.Rg3+ Kf8 30.Nh7+ Ke7 31.Rg8! Qxh7 32.Qxh7 Black Resigns

The West Orange Chess Club Championship featured an upset of a master, Peter Radomskyj, whose brilliant games have graced this column, by Murray Burn of West Orange. The game starts out as the exchange variation of the Queen’s Gambit, which you don’t see much since so many people are into such asymmetrical attempts as the King’s Indian, Gruenfeld, Benko, Nimzo-Indian, and even the occasional Benoni. Our hats off to Murray Burn for playing in the classical style. Of course, it might just be a dull draw if not for a dose of enterprise by both players. Burn starts off with a not very classical 7…Nb4 and Radomskyj is uncharacteristically conservative with 8.Qd1. We would recommend White playing either 8.Qb3 or on move ten, 10.Bxf6! (to remove protection on the knight) Bxf6 11.Qb3 as being more testing of Black’s dubious knight maneuver. By move 17, Black is in good, and maybe better shape by a hair. At this point, as so often happens, the higher rated player may have felt the need to get aggressive, and somewhat more risky, to make something out of an even position. Thus, he strikes out with the pawn advance of f4 and f5. This is understandable, and 99 out of 100 players in that situation would have done that. Black should be able to defend that as he has developed his pieces and has a healthy say in the center with those pieces. The master’s slip-up seems to be move 24, when 24.Nxe4 Qd8 25.Nxf6+ Qxf6 26.fxg6 Qxg6 27.Qc4 would have kept the pressure on the isolated Black f7 pawn. Black could have held, but that is a completely different game. Then, his random-looking 26.b4 overlooks the threat to his rook, which has to switch from attack to defense. Burn’s alertness and willingness to play normally loosening moves of his kingside like h5 and g5 then turns the tables and White’s game goes downhill with the acceleration of a bobsled. Peter Radomskyj (2217) Murray Burn (1845) West Orange CC Championship, April 15, 2008, ECO D53

Queen’s Gambit Declined 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qc2 Nc6 7.e3 Nb4? 8.Qd1? Bf5 9.Rc1 0–0 10.a3.Nc6 11.Bb5 Nb8 12.Nge2 c6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Nd7 16.0–0 Qe7 17.Ng3 g6 18.f4 Rae8 19.Rce1 Nb6 20.f5 Nc4 21.Re2 Nd6 22.e4 dxe4 23.Ncxe4 Nxe4

24.Rxe4? Qd8 25.Rg4 Kh8 26.b4? h5! 27.Rgf4 g5 28.Nxh5 gxf4 29.Qh3 Qxd4+ 30.Kh1 Re3 31.Ng3+ Kg8 32.Qg4+ Bg7 33.Nh5 f3! 34.Qg5 fxg2+ 35.Kxg2 Re2+ 36.Kf3 Qe4+ White Resigns

Problem Solver’s Corner - by Steve Ferrero

Oct - Dec 2008 Problem #1 Oct - Dec 2008 Problem #2 Oct - Dec 2008 Problem #3 White To Move And ± White To Move And +- White To Move And +-

Oct - Dec 2008 Problem #4 Oct - Dec 2008 Problem #5 Oct - Dec 2008 Problem #6 White To Move And +- White To Move And +- Black To Move And Draw Solutions: July - Sept 2008 Problem Solver’s Corner (see next issue for solutions to problems above) Problem#1: This problem comes to us courtesy of Mr. Ernesto Labate of the Westfield Chess Club and we thank him for sharing it

with us. Incredibly, White actually can force checkmate in 16 moves here despite the bishop not controlling the color of the queening square. We begin with: Bd7! (the only move that wins), Ke3, h4, Ke4 (...Kf4, Kd4! forces Black to have to retreat behind the passer +-), h5, Ke5, h6, Kf6, Be8! (cutting off the Black king from reaching h8), Ke7, h7, Kxe8, h8(Q) +-

Problem#2: St. Amant - Morphy, Paris 1858: Black uncorked ...Bxh3!, gxh3, Rd3! tripling the attack on h3 and cutting off the White queen, Qxd3 (or Bxd3, Qxh3+, Kg1, Qg2#), Nxd3, Bxd3, Qd6+, f4, Qxd3 -+

Problem#3: Morphy - Amateur, New Orleans 1858: Morphy struck with Rxf6!, Bxf6, Rxf6, Rxf6 (or ... Kg8, Rxf8+, Kxf8, Qf6+, Ke8 (...Kg8, e7, Qc8, Qe6+!, Qxe6, dxe6 and White’s passer is unstoppable!), Qh8+, Ke7, Nf5+, Rxf5, exf5 when White will mate with the coming f6), Qxf6+, Qg7, (no better for Black would be: ... Rg7, Nf5, c4, e7), Qd8+, Qg8, e7, Re5 trying to stop the White e-pawn, Nh5, Rxe4 threatening mate, e8(Q), Re1+ (since any capture of the new queen leads to Qf6+ +-), Qxe1, Qxd8, Qc3+, Kg8, Qg7#

Problem#4: Capablanca - Levenfish, Moscow 1935: Qh3! launching a kingside attack which was rare for Capablanca, Rc5 (or ... Qb6, Ng4 threatens Nxf6, ..., Qxh7#), Rxc5, Bxc5, Bg5, h6 (or ... g6, Nc6, Qc7, Bxf6, Qxc6, Qh6 +-), Ng4!, Be7 (not ... hxg5?, Nxf6+ leads to mate), Bxf6, gxf6 (or ... Bxf6, Nxh6+, gxh6, Qxh6, Re8, Bh7+, Kh8, Bg6+, Kg8, Qh7+, Kf8, Qxf7#), Nxh6+, Kg7, Qg4+!, Kh8, Qh5, Kg7, Nxf7! and the White knight is untouchable due to the multiple threats!, Rh8, Qg6+ +-

Problem#5: A composition from Horwitz and Kling: White begins the fireworks with Ra4+, Ke5 (since ... Kc5, Ra5+ snares the queen), Ra5!, c5 (since ... Qxa5, Nc6+ forking picks up the Black queen and the game), Rxc5!, Qxc5, d4+!, Qxd4 (or ... Kxd4, Ne6+ is a winning fork), Nc6+ and White is winning! This combination beautifully shows motifs involving pins, sacrifices, double attack, and knight forks!

Problem#6: A composition from Rinck demonstrating the potent power of a pin combined with a skewer: Ra8! with a direct attack on the Black queen!, Qa2 (... Qxa8, Bf3+ skewering the king and queen) (... Qe6, Ra6+ also skewers to win the Black queen) (... Qd5, Bf3 picks up the Black queen with a pin) (... Qc5, Rc8+ with another winning skewer!) (... Qh7, Bg6!, Qxg6, Ra6+), Rxa4!, Qg8 (... Qxa4, Be8+ with another winning skewer), Ra8, Qh7, Bg6, Qxg6, Ra6+ +-

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

GM Sergey Erenburg (2634) IM Bryan G. Smith (2513) 6ss 39th Nat’l. Congress, Phil., Rd. 5, TL40/2 SD/1, Nov. 30, 2008, ECO B76 Sicilian Defense – Dragon – Yugoslav Attack – Rauser Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 e5 13.Bc5 Be6 14.Ne4 Re8 15.Bc4 a5 16.g4 a4 17.h4 h6 18.g5 h5 19.a3 Qc7 20.Qf2 Red8 21.Rd2 Rd7 22.Rhd1 Rad8 23.Kb1 Qb7 24.Ka1 Nf4 25.Bxe6 Nxe6 26.Rxd7 Rxd7 27.Rxd7 Qxd7 28.Qe2 Nf4 29.Qf1 Qf5 30.c4 Ne6 31.Qd1 Qf4 32.Bf2

32...Nd4 33.Bxd4 exd4 34.Kb1 Qxh4 35.Qxa4 Qe1+ 36.Ka2 d3 37.Qa8+ Kh7 38.Qe8 d2 39.Qxf7 Qxe4 40.fxe4 d1(Q) White Resigns

Ian Mangion (1832) Lou Sturniolo (1443) Sy Fish Memorial Tournament, Kenilworth, TL G/30, Oct. 2, 2008, ECO B92 Sicilian Defense – Najdorf – Opovcensky Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f4 Be7 9.f5 Bd7 10.g4 Bc6 11.Bf3 h6 12.Be3 Nbd7 13.Qe2 Nb6 14.0-0-0 Qc7 15.h4 0-0-0 16.Qf2 Nc4 17.g5 Nxe3 18.Qxe3 hxg5 19.hxg5 Nd7 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Rxd5 Rxh1+ 22.Bxh1 Rh8 23.Qg1

23...Bxg5+ 24.Qxg5 Rxh1+ 25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Kxd1 Qc4 27.Qg2 Nc5 28.Nxc5 dxc5 29.a3 g6 30.fxg6 fxg6 31.Qh3+ Kc7 32.Qh7+ Kc8 33.Qh8+ Kd7 34.Qg7+ Kc8 35.Qxg6 Qf1+ 36.Kd2 Qf2+ White Went On To Win

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