HOLLAND CHESS ACADEMY Winter 2018 - … · HOLLAND CHESS ACADEMY Winter 2018 2 Seventeen students represented the Holland Chess Academy at the 2017 Scholastic Club Championship, held

HOLLAND CHESS

ACADEMY

Winter 2018

Scholastic Club Championship # Schremser’s Shots # Calvin

Okemos # Internal Tournament # Ludington Optimists

Fifteen Puzzle Sets # Holland Chess Academy Tactics

HOLLAND CHESS ACADEMY Winter 2018 2

Seventeen students represented the Holland

Chess Academy at the 2017 Scholastic Club

Championship, held at Oakland University in

Rochester on October 21.

K-3 Kevin Shi, Lily Sevensma, Varun Swamy,

Joseph Brumley

K-5 Charlie Reese, Jason Shi, Eli Sevensma,

Saachi Rajgarhia, Vishal Swamy

K-8 Constantin Stanescu-Bellu, Hunter Reed,

Keller Reed, Owen Appel, Drew Martin,

Prannav Kadhirselvan

K-12 Joshua Posthuma, Kaleb Packard

All four teams played well and won trophies:

K-3 was Fifth, K-5 was Third, K-8 was Fifth,

and K-12 was Seventh. For the second straight

year, every Holland student was part of a

team trophy. Congratulations to individual

trophy winners Joshua Posthuma (First Place

Co-Champion, K-12), Charlie Reese (Fourth

Place, K-5), Jason Shi (Fifth Place, K-5) and

Kevin Shi (Sixth Place, K-3).

Thanks to Kara Sevensma for great pictures!

2017 SCHOLASTIC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS



Hunter Reed (1489) - Nolan

Donovan (895) [C87]

Scholastic Club Champs (2)

Rochester 21.10.2017

[Hunter Reed & Tony Palmer]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6

Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense.

4.c3 Bd7 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Re1 a6 7.Ba4

Be7 8.d4 0-0

White is slightly better because he

has more space and his pieces are

more active.

9.Nbd2 b5 10.Bb3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5

12.d5 Na5 13.Bc2 Qd7 14.a4 Rfe8

Fritz 10 suggests 14...c6 15.dxc6

Qxc6 16.Nf1 +/=.

15.axb5 axb5

15...Qxb5? 16.Ba4 Skewer.

16.Qe2 Nc4 17.Rxa8 Rxa8 18.Nf1 h6

Fritz 10 again recommends 18...c6.

19.Ng3 Bxf3

Trading Black’s bishop for White’s

knight.

20.Qxf3 Rf8

Removing Black’s rook off the open

file.

21.Nf5

A good move getting White’s knight

to one of its key squares. A knight

on f5 is called a Ruy Knight.

21...Nb6?

21...Kh7 avoids the upcoming tactic.

22.Bxh6! gxh6 23.Qg3+ Kh8?

23...Ng4 24.Qxg4+ Bg5 25.Nxh6+

Kh8 26.Qxg5 wins for White. The

text allows Mate in One.

24.Qg7# 1-0

Tajuan Thompkins (557) -

Hunter Reed (1489) [B50]



[Hunter Reed]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 a6 4.0-0 e6

5.Nc3 b5 6.Be2 Nd7 7.d3 Ngf6 8.Bg5

Be7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6

Black gains the bishop pair.

10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Bb7 12.Bf3 Ne5

Trying to trade knight for bishop.

13.Bh5 g6 14.Bf3 Nxf3+ 15.Nxf3

Black wins a pawn.

15...b4 16.Ne2 Bxe4

Better than 16...Bxb2 17.Rb1 Ba3 and

my bishop is less active than it was

on the long diagonal.

17.Ned4 Rc8 18.Rc1 Qb6 19.c3 bxc3

20.bxc3 0-0 21.Re1 d5 22.c4 Bxf3

23.Nxf3 bxc4 24.Ne5 Rfd8 25.Qf3

Bxe5 26.Rxe5 Rd2 27.Rd1 Rcd8

28.Rxd2?

28...Qb1+

Weak Back Rank.

29.Rd1 Rxd1+ 30.Qxd1 Qxd1+

31.Re1 Qxe1# 0-1

Hunter Reed (1489) -

Cameron Russell (933) [C06]



[Hunter Reed & Tony Palmer]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

The French Tarrasch avoids any

doubled c pawns (3...Bb4!? 4.c3),

compared to the French Winawer

3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+.

Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6

7.Ne2 Qb6 8.Nf3 c4

Closing a possible open c file which

would help Black get counterplay

on the queenside.

9.Bc2 Qc7 10.0-0 b5 11.b3 Be7 12.b4

0-0 13.Ne1 a5 14.a3

14.a4 axb4 15.cxb4 Nxb4 16.a5

would be better.

14...a4

14...axb4 15.cxb4 Nxb4! wins a pawn

for Black due to the Pin.

15.f4 f5

Black closes lines on the kingside.

16.Kh1 Bb7 17.Rg1 Kh8 18.Ng3 Bh4

19.Nf1 Be7

Both sides missed 19...Bf2 trapping

the rook and winning the exchange.

20.g4 Rae8 21.gxf5 exf5 22.Qh5 Nb6

23.Bxf5 Rxf5

Black sacrifices the exchange as the

bishop and queen are too powerful

on the light squares.

24.Qxf5 Rf8 25.Qh3 g6

26.Rxg6

Pin.

26...Rg8 27.Rxg8+ Kxg8 28. Qe6+

Kh8 1-0


Andrew Kolozsvary (UNR) -

Keller Reed (925) [B55]



[Keller Reed]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Bg5 Qa5+ 6.c3??

This gives up the bishop.

6...Qxg5 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Bxd7

This trade only helps Black as he is

already up material.

8...Nbxd7 9.0-0

This leaves the e pawn unprotected.

9...Nxe4 10.Qe2 Nef6 11.Nf3 Qh5

12.Re1 Ng4 13.h3 Nge5 14.g4? Qxh3

15.Ng5 Qxg4+ 16.Qxg4 Nxg4

These trades are helping Black.

17.Re4 Nge5 18.Nd2 g6 19.f4 Nd3

20.Nc4 d5 21.Nd6+ Kd8 22.Re3

22.Ndxf7+ is good because after

22...Kc7 23.Nxh8 dxe4 24.Nhf7

White won a pawn.

22...Kc7 23.Rxd3 exd6

Not 23...Kxd6? 24.Nxf7+ forking the

king and the rook.

24.Nxf7 Rg8 25.Rxd5 Re8 26.f5

gxf5+ 27.Kf2 Rg7

And Black won (0-1, 52).

Tajuan Thompkins (557) -

Keller Reed (925) [B55]



[Keller Reed]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Bg5 Qa5+ 6.Bd2?

Now Black can fork the knight and

the pawn.

6...Qe5 7.Nf3 Qxe4+ 8.Qe2

8.Be2 is better.

8...Qxc2 9.Qd3?

9.Bc3 is better.

9...Qxb2 10.Bc3 Qc1+ 11.Qd1 Qxd1+

12.Kxd1 Bg4 13.Be2 Ne4 14.Bb5+

Nc6 15.Bxc6+ bxc6 16.Re1? Nxf2+

17.Ke2 Ne4 18.h3 Bxf3+ 19.gxf3

Nxc3+

All of these trades are helping Black

who is up material.

20.Nxc3 g6 21.Rac1 Rb8 22.Rb1

Rxb1 23.Rxb1 Bg7 24.Rb8+ Kd7

25.Rb7+ Ke6 26.Kd3 Bxc3 27.Kxc3

Ra8

And Black won (0-1, 42).

Charlie Reese (1361) - Tarun

Iyer (554) [C55]



[Tony Palmer]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4

Giuoco Piano.

3...d6

3...Bc5 is the Main Line, 3...Nf6 is

the Two Knights Defense, and

3...Be7 is the Hungarian Defense.

4.h3 Nf6 5.d3 b6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4

Bd7

Fritz 10 gives 7...Na5 8.Bb3 with an

equal game.

8.Nc3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qd2 a6 11.d4

exd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 c5

14.Qd2 Nh7 15.Bxe7 Qxe7

16.Rad1 Ng5

Fritz 10 gives 16...Bb5!? 17.Bxb5

axb5 18.Nxb5 Rxa2 with increased

activity for Black compared to the

game. Now White wins a pawn.

17.Qxd6 Nxh3+!?

A piece sacrifice to open lines

against White’s king.

18.gxh3 Qg5+ 19.Qg3

A good defensive move.

19...Qxg3+

When up material, trade pieces not

pawns; when down material, trade

pawns not pieces. Trading queens

here ends Black’s attack.

20.fxg3 Bxh3 21.Rf2 Rae8 22.Bxa6

Re5 23.Bb7 Rg5 24.Kh2 Rh5 25.Kg1

Bg4 26.Rd5 Rh3 27.Kg2 h5 28.Ne2

f6

29.Nf4

Trapping. Full credit for 29.Ng1.

29...f5 30.Nxh3 fxe4 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8

32.Re5 e3 33.Rxe3 Bxh3+ 34.Kxh3

And White won (1-0, 46).

Jason Shi (1280) - Wesley

Billings (618) [C50]



[Jason Shi & Tony Palmer]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4

Giuoco Piano.

3...Nf6

Two Knights Defense.

4.d3 Bc5 5.Nc3 0-0 6.0-0 d6

Transposing to Old Stodge.

7.Bg5

Canal Variation.


7...Bg4

Black does better unbalancing the

game with 7...h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Nd5

Qd8 10.a3 a6 11.b4 Ba7 12.h3 Kh8

(Willberg-Wolff, Berlin 1856) and

Black won.

8.Nd5 Re8

Anyone who plays this line from

either side should know the famous

Copycat Game Capablanca-NN

(New York, 1918): 8…Nd4 9.Qd2

Qd7 10. Bxf6 Bxf3 11.Ne7+ (breaking

the symmetry) Kh8 12.Bxg7+! Kxg7

13.Qg5+ Kh8 14.Qf6# 1-0. Black can

only go so long simply copying

White’s play before it backfires.

9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.Bh4 Nd4 11.Kh1

Nxf3 12.gxf3 Bh3 13.Rg1+

White gets the open g file first.

13...Kh8 14.Qd2 Rg8 15.Qh6

Attacking the kingside.

15...Rxg1+ 16.Rxg1 Qg8?! 17.Bxf7

17.Rxg8+ Rxg8 18.Bxf6+ Rg7

19.Qxg7#.

17...Qg7?

Or 17...Qxf7 18.Bxf6+ mates.

18.Qxg7# 1-0

Marcus Zheng (128) - Kevin

Shi (921) [C44]



[Kevin Shi & Tony Palmer]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bd3!?

This move congests White’s center.

Better is 3.Bc4 or 3.Bb5.

3...Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Bg4

7.Qe1?!

This lets Black double White’s

pawns creating open lines. 7.h3 or

7.Be2 would improve.

7...Bxf3 8.gxf3 Qd7

Planning an attack on the kingside.

9.Kh1 0-0-0

Castling on opposite sides leads to a

sharp and unbalanced game.

10.Rg1 Qh3 11.Rxg7 Qxf3+ 12.Kg1

Rdg8 13.Rxg8+ Rxg8+ 14.Kf1 Qh1+

15.Ke2

15...Rg1

Trapping.

16.Qxg1 Qxg1 17.Nb5 Qxf2+ 18.Kd1

Kb8 19.d3 a6 20.Nc3 Nd4 21.Bg5

Qxc2+ 22.Ke1 Bb4 23.Bxf6

23...Bxc3+

Quicker is 23...Qe2#.

24.bxc3 Qe2# 0-1


Swamy-Achar after 14 … a6:

15. Qf7# (Mate)

Harrell-J. Shi after 22. Nf3:

22 … Qg2# (Mate)

H. Reed-Donovan after 23 … Kh8:

24. Qg7# (Mate)

Kolozsvary-K. Reed after 35. Rf1:

35 ... Re4+ (Fork)

K. Shi-Ponugupati after 13 …Nxb5:

14. Qg4+ Kh8 15. Qg7# (Mate)

Koloszvary-K. Reed after 37. Kf3:

37 ... Ne5+ (Knight Fork)

H. Reed-Russell after 25 … g6:

26. Rxg6 (Pin)

K. Reed-Jackson after 26. h4:

26 … Nd6 27. Bb3 Rxe2 (Remove

the Guard)

Reese-Iyer after 28 … f6:

29. Nf4 (Trapping)


White to Play:

1. d8=Q# (Double Check/Mate)

Black to Play:

1 … Bd1 (Trapping)

White to Play:

1. Bxh7+! & 2. Rxd4 (Discovery)

Black to Play:

1 … Rxa1 2. Qxa1 Nxc2 (Remove

the Guard)

White to Play:

1. Ba4 (1 … b5 2. Bxb5) (Skewer)

Black to Play:

1 … Rh1+ 2. Kg3 Ne4+ & 3 … Nxc3

(Knight Fork)

White to Play:

1. Nxe6! & 2. Bxc5 (Discovery)

Black to Play:

1 … Qxa2+!! 2. Kxa2 Ra8+ 3. Qa4

Rxa4# (Mate)

White to Play:

1. Rc5!! Qxc5 2. Qb7#; 1 … bxc5 2.

Qxc6+ (Pin/Mate)

SCHREMSER’S SHOTS Winning tactics from Coach Andrew


Quiz 1

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Jason Shi games demonstrate Fork. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 2

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Kevin Shi games demonstrate Fork. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 3

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Hunter Reed games demonstrate Fork. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 4

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Keller Reed games demonstrate Fork. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 5

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Tony Palmer games demonstrate Fork. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 6

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Jason Shi games demonstrate Pin. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 7

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Kevin Shi games demonstrate Pin. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 8

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Hunter Reed games demonstrate Pin. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 9

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Charlie Reese games demonstrate Pin. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 10

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Tony Palmer games demonstrate Pin. Solutions on Page 38.


Quiz 11

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Joshua Posthuma games demonstrate Mate. Solutions on Page 39.


Quiz 12

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Joshua Posthuma games demonstrate Fork. Solutions on Page 39.


Quiz 13

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Joshua Posthuma games demonstrate Pin. Solutions on Page 39.


Quiz 14

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Joshua Posthuma games demonstrate Knight Fork. Solutions on Page 39.


Quiz 15

1. White to Move

3. White to Move

5. White to Move

2. Black to Move

4. Black to Move

6. Black to Move

These Joshua Posthuma games demonstrate Discovery. Solutions on Page 39.


OKEMOS 2017


INTERNAL TOURNAMENT



Charlie Reese - Michael

Heindlmeyer [B00]

Internal Tournament 6-12

Holland 16.12.2017

[Tony Palmer]

1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7

Owen’s Defense.

3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Bb4

This unconventional opening by

Black gets the bishops out before the

knights, while we teach students

Knights Before Bishops as a very

important opening principle.

5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Nxg5

Fritz 10 gives 8.Bg3!? Nxe4 9.Bxe4

Bxe4 10.0–0 Bxc3 11.bxc3 as equal.

8...hxg5 9.Bxg5 Rg8 10.f4 d6

Black could give back material here

with 10...Rxg5 11.fxg5 Nxe4 12.Bxe4

Bxe4 for a level game.

11.e5

This pin regains material, however

Black has the option of 11...Rxg5

giving back the exchange to unpin

and save the knight.

11...dxe5 12.dxe5 Nbd7

12...Rxg5!? 13.fxg5 Nd5 is even.

13.exf6 Nxf6 14.Bb5+ c6

The ugly 14...Ke7 is forced, as now

White wins material.

15.Qxd8+ Rxd8 16.Bxf6 cxb5

17.Bxd8 Kxd8 18.0-0-0+ Ke7

19.Nxb5 a6 20.Nd4 Rxg2

Black’s two bishops plus the active

rook on the second rank give decent

chances to hold this endgame even

being down the exchange.

21.h4 Rg4

A Discovery on White’s rook in the

corner.

22.Rh3 Rxf4 23.h5 Be4 24.c3

A sound move, although 24.h6

pushing the pawn is quicker.

24...Bd6 25.h6 Bh7 26.Nc6+ Kf6?!

26...Kd7 27.Nb4 and White is better.

The text drops a piece.

27.Rxd6 Rf1+ 28.Kd2 Rf2+ 29.Ke3

Rxb2 30.Rd4 b5 31.Rf4+ 1-0

Myles Foreman - Eli

Sevensma [C48]

Internal Tournament K-5

Holland 16.12.2017

[Tony Palmer]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5

Spanish Four Knights.

4...Nd4

Rubinstein Variation.

5.Nxd4 exd4 6.Nd5 Nxd5 7.exd5

Qe7+ 8.Be2 d6 9.0-0 g6?!

White has a nice pin tactic to win

material. 9…Qd7 would improve.

10.Bb5+

10.Re1 Be6 11.Bg4 0-0-0 12.dxe6 also

works

10...Bd7

11.Re1 Bxb5 12.Rxe7+ Bxe7

White wins the queen for rook and

bishop. This reconstruction from

here is not exactly what happened,

but only to reach the winning tactic.

13.c4 Bxc4 14.Qa4+ b5 15.Qc2 0-0

16.d3 Bxd5 17.Qxc7 Bf6 18.Qxd6

Rfe8 19.Bh6 Re6 20.Qd7 Rae8

21.Qc7

21...Re1+ 22.Rxe1 Rxe1# 0-1


Michael-Tyler after 14 … Qxe4:

15. Qxg7# (Mate)

Eli-Jason after 9. Re1:

9 … Bxf2+ (Fork)

Eli-Vishal after 14 … Nf6:

15. Bxf6 (Pin)

Alex-Michael after 18. dxc5:

18 … Ba6 (Skewer)

Kaleb-Keller after 7 … g6:

8. d5 (Discovery)

Zach-Prannav after 7. Bg5:

7 … Bxf3 8. Bxd8 (8. Qxf3 Qxg5)

Bxd1 (Remove the Guard)

Kaleb-Keller after 15 … Qd7:

16. Bb5 (Pin)

Charlie-Hunter after 14. Qxd3:

14 … Qxd3+ 15. Kxd3 Nxf2+

(Knight Fork)

Hunter-Kaleb after 14 … Bf5:

15. g4 Qg5 (15 … Be4 16. f3) 16. f4

Qf6 17. gxf5 (Trapping)


Michael-Prannav after 11 … Qd7:

12. Nc7+ (Knight Fork)

Luke-Kevin after 13. f4:

13 … Qxh1# (Mate)

Kevin-Varun after 13 … exf6:

14. Qxg6+ (Pin)

Saachi-Jason after 26. Kc3:

26 … Re3 (Pin)

Hunter-Keller after 16 … Qxb4:

17. Rfb1 (Trapping)

Kaya-Saachi after 17. Ra1:

17 … Nb3 (Knight Fork)

Jason-Braden after 12 … Qe8:

13. Nf7+ Kd7 14. Qxe8+ Kxe8 15.

Nxh8 (Knight Fork)

Tyler-Charlie after 13. Ke3:

13 … Nxb3+ 14. Ke2 Nxa1

(Discovered Check)

Keller-Alex after 15 … Nxc2:

16. Nf5+! Nxe1 17. Nxd6+ Kd7 18.

Rxe1 (Discovered Check)


The Ludington Optimists hold a big scholastic

chess tournament every March, organized and

run by Tracy Thompson. The four sections

have trophies for the top four finishers, then

they hold a special raffle at the end so every

junior who plays takes home a prize.

Congratulations to our trophy winners:

K-3

1) Evan Morgan - First Place

2) Sophie Reese - Second Place

3) Varun Swamy - Third Place

4) Ryan Morgan - Fourth Place

K-5

1) Vishal Swamy - First Place

2) Saachi Rajgarhia - Second Place

3) Eli Sevensma - Third Place

K-8

1) Hunter Reed - First Place

2) Drew Martin - Second Place

3) Alex Alvarez - Third Place

4) Prannav Kadhirselvan - Fourth Place

K-12

1) Charlie Reese - First Place

2) Michael Heindlmeyer - Second Place

Fifth Grader Charlie Reese played all the way

up in the K-12 Division and won First Place.

Congratulations to Ryan Morgan who won a

trophy in his very first tournament ever, and

congratulations to Oliver Reese and Aadi

Chaudhuri who won chess sets in their first

tournament ever. Thanks to Coach Andrew,

Coach Joshua and Coach Bill who came to

Ludington and helped out during the day, and

lots of students took notation so we could

review their games later. Great job everyone!

LUDINGTON


Prannav - Hunter [B20]

Ludington Optimists K-8

Ludington 3.3.2018

[Tony Palmer]

1.e4 c5

The Sicilian Defense is Black’s most

popular and sharpest reply to 1.e4.

2.Nc3 e6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nge2 a6 5.d3

When White plays d2-d4, that is an

Open Sicilian, while d2-d3 keeping

the center quiet is a Closed Sicilian.

5...b5

Black’s opening pawn moves have

prepared a ...b7-b5 advance along

with an equalizing ...d7-d5 advance.

6.Bxb5!?

White sacrifices a piece for two

pawns. Instead 6.Bb3 would work.

6...axb5 7.Nxb5 Qa5+ 8.Nec3!?

8.Nbc3 avoids any pin problems.

8...Ba6 9.a4

9...Be7!?

A sound developing move, except

9...Bxb5 wins material as the Nc3

and the Pa4 are both pinned;

10.axb5 Qxa1 11.bxc6 d6 and Black

is up a rook.

10.Bf4

10.Bd2 breaks the pin.

10...e5

10...Bxb5 again wins for Black.

11.Be3 Nd4

One more chance for 11...Bxb5.

12.0-0

Breaking the pin so ...Bxb5 does not

win anything.

12...Nf6 13.h3 0-0 14.Bg5 Rfc8

15.Bxf6 Bxf6

Much better than 15...gxf6?! 16.Nd5

Qd8 17.Nxd4 cxd4 18.f4.

16.Nd5 Bd8 17.c3

Consider 17.Nd6 with a powerful

advanced knight

17...Nxb5 18.axb5 Qxb5 19.b4 Qxd3

20.Qxd3 Bxd3 21.Rxa8 Rxa8

And Black won (0-1).

Charlie - Michael [B00]

Ludington Optimists K-12

Ludington 3.3.2018

[Tony Palmer]

1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7

Owen’s Defense.

3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Bg5

h6 7.Bh4

7.Bxf6 Qxf6 avoids losing a pawn.

7...g5 8.Bg3 Nxe4 9.0-0

9.Bxe4!? Bxe4 10.0-0 per Fritz 10.

Now Black wins a second pawn.

9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bxc3 11.Rb1 d6

12.Bb5+ c6 13.Bd3 Nd7 14.Rb3 Ba5

15.Bxd6

White regains a pawn and traps the

Black king in the center for now.

15...Nf6 16.Be5 Qe7

17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Ne5 0-0-0 19.c3

And White won (1-0).

Ben-Prannav after 19. Nf6:

19 … Bxf3# (Mate)

Zac-Vishal after 30. Rxe3:

30 … Bc5 31. Qg3 Qd1+ 32. Kf2

Qd2+ 33. Kf1 Bxe3 (Pin)


Evan-Lily after 12 … dxc4:

13. Qh7# (Mate)

Oliver-Sophie after 19. Qxb7:

19 … Rg6# (Mate)

Drew-Prannav after 20 … Rg6:

21. Ne7+ (Knight Fork)

Kyle-Sophie after 13. f3:

13 … Qxg2+ (Fork)

Hunter-Drew after 20 … Be7:

21. d6 (Discovery)

Noah-Charlie after 34. Kc1:

34 … Rb1# (Mate)

Hunter-Drew after 23 … Qe6:

24. Nxc7+ (Knight Fork)

Andrew-Hunter after 23. Nc4:

23 … Bxf2+! 24. Qxf2 Qxc4

(Discovery)

Hunter-Drew after 25 … Kxe6:

26. Qd6+ Kf5 27. g4# (Mate)


Tony Palmer (2038) - Greg

Bailey (1918) [C70]

Calvin (1)

Grand Rapids 9.4.2016

[Tony Palmer]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5

Ruy Lopez Archangel, which often

transposes into other lines.

5.Bb3 Bc5 6.0-0

6.c3 d6 7.d4 Bb6 8.dxe5 Qe7 9.Bd5

Bb7 10.Bg5 f6 11.exf6 Nxf6 12.0-0

and White won (Morphy-

Hammond, Boston 1859).

6...d6 7.h3

7.c3 Bg4 8.Bd5 Qd7 9.Bxc6 Qxc6

10.Nxe5 Bxd1 11.Nxc6 Be2 12.Re1

Bd3 13.Nb4 Bxb4 14.cxb4 a5 15.bxa5

and White won (Janowski-Albin,

Berlin 1897).

7...Bb7 8.c3 Nf6 9.d4 Ba7 10.Re1 0-0

11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4

12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Bd5 Rb8 14.a4 b4

15.Qd3 and drawn (Filev-Aslavsky,

Plovdiv 2012).

12...Qe8

12...Qe7!? per Fritz 10.

13.Bxf6

Ruin your opponent’s Kingside

pawn cover whenever possible.

13...gxf6 14.Nh4 Bc8?!

Black misses the threat; instead

14...Ne7 defends g6.

15.Ng6

Trapping.

15...exd4 16.Nxf8 Kxf8 17.Bd5 dxc3

18.Nxc3 Bd7 19.Qh5 Kg7 20.Bxc6

20.Rac1 Bc5 per Fritz 10, but I

wanted my knight on d5.

20...Bxc6 21.Nd5 Rc8?!

Fritz 10 gives 21...Qe5 22.Qg4+ Kh8.

22.Qg4+ Kh8 23.Nxf6

Remove the Guard.

23...Qe6 24.Qf4 Kg7 25.Nh5+ Kg6

26.Ng3 Kh7 27.Rac1 Bd7 28.Nf5

And White won (1-0, 53).

Kevin Jackson (1898) - Tony

Palmer (2038) [C56]

Calvin (2)


[Tony Palmer]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4

Scotch Gambit.

Nf6 5.c3

A pawn sacrifice very similar to the

sharp Goering Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3

Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3.

5...Nxe4 6.Qb3 Nd6 7.Be2 dxc3

8.0-0 Be7

8...cxb2!? is asking for trouble, and

especially for a rapid time control.

Development first is top priority.

9.Nxc3 0-0 10.Bf4

Fritz 10 gives 10.Re1 Nf5 11.Bd3

Nh4 12.Nxh4 Bxh4.

10...Nf5 11.Rad1 d6 12.Nd5 Bf6

13.Bd3 Nfd4 14.Qc4

14.Nxd4!? Nxd4 15.Qc4 per Fritz.

14...Nxf3+ 15.gxf3 Bxb2!?

15...Be6 is undoubtedly safer.

16.Qe4

16.Bxh7+! Kxh7 17.Qc2+ Kh8

18.Qxb2 wins a pawn for White.

16...f5 17.Qc4 Kh8 18.Bg3 Be6

19.Bh4 Bxd5!

This should win a piece.

20.Qf4

20.Bxd8 Bxc4 21.Bxc7 d5 and Black

is better.

20...Bf6 21.Qxf5 g6?!

I missed 21...Bg8 saving the bishop

while defending h7.

22.Bxf6+ Qxf6 23.Qxd5 Qxf3 24.Be4

Qg4+ 25.Kh1 Rae8 26.f3 Qe6

27.Qb5 Nd8

And later drawn (½–½).

Tony Palmer (2038) - Allen

Wickering (1971) [C41]

Calvin (3)


[Tony Palmer]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6

This Philidor Defense transposes to

a Petrov Defense.

4.dxe5 Nxe4 5.Qd5

I like this line for White, although it

often has an early queen trade.

5...Nc5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.exd6 Qxd6

8.Nc3 Be6

8...0-0 9.0-0-0 Be6 10.Qxd6 Bxd6

11.Nb5 Ne4 12.Nxd6 cxd6 13.Bh4

and White won (Steiner-von

Holzhausen, Berlin 1928); 8...0-0

9.Qxd6 Bxd6 10.0-0-0 a6 11.Bc4 Nc6

CALVIN


12.Rhe1 Bg4 13.h3 Bf5 14.g4 Bd7

15.Be3 and White won (Palmer-

Skidmore, Kalamazoo 2006); 8...c6

9.Qxd6 Bxd6 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.Bc4 Be6

12.Rhe1 and White won (Benko-

Smith, New York 1972).

9.Qxd6 Bxd6 10.Nb5 Nc6 11.0-0-0

h6 12.Be3 0-0-0 13.Nxd6+ cxd6 14.a3

Rhe8 15.Bb5 Bg4

White has the Two Bishops, while

Black has the isolated pawn on d6.

16.h3 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Re5 18.Bc4 Rf5

I expected 18...d5 19.Bf1 d4 20.Bd2

and Black gained a lot of space.

19.f4 g5 20.Be2 Kc7

Fritz 10 suggests 20...Ne6!? 21.Bg4

Ra5 ±.

21.Bg4

Hitting the rook to win a pawn.

21...Rf6

21...Rxf4 22.Bxf4 gxf4 per Fritz 10.

22.fxg5 Rg6

22...hxg5 23.Bxg5 (Skewer) Rxf2

24.Bxd8+ Nxd8 25.Rhf1.

23.gxh6 Ne5 24.Bh5 Re6 25.Rhg1

Ne4 26.Rg7 Rf8 27.f4

27.Rdg1 is also good.

27...Nc4

27...Rxh6 28.fxe5 Rxh5 29.exd6+ Kd7

should be the last chance.

28.h7

28.Bxf7 Rxf7 29.Rxf7+ Kc6 30.h7 +–.

28...Rh6 29.Rg8 Nxe3 30.Rxf8 Rxh7

31.Rxf7+

31.Re1 is a big improvement.

31...Rxf7 32.Bxf7 Nxd1

Trading down to a B vs N ending.

33.Kxd1 Nf2+ 34.Ke2 Nxh3 35.Ke3

Kd7 36.Bd5 Ke7

White to Play and Win.

37.Bg2 Ng1 38.Kf2

Trapping.

38...b6 39.Kxg1 Kf6 40.Bh3 1-0

Nick Schwerin (1830) - Tony

Palmer (2029) [E42]

Calvin (2)


[Tony Palmer]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

Nimzo-Indian Defense.

4.e3 c5 5.Nge2 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.a3

Be7 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 Qxd5

This Rubinstein line gives White an

Isolated Queen Pawn (IQP).

10.Nc3 Qd8 11.Bd3 0-0 12.0-0 Bf6

13.Be3 Nc6

Black pressures the IQP.

14.Qc2 g6 15.Rad1 Ne7

Fritz says Black can get away with

15...Nxd4!? 16.Qd2 e5 =.

16.Be4 Nf5 17.d5 Nxe3 18.fxe3 e5

19.d6 Bg5 20.Qf2 Bg4 21.Rd3 Rb8

22.Qg3 Be6 23.Qxe5

23.Bd5 Bxd5 24.Nxd5 and White is

much better.

23...Bc4

Skewer.

24.Nd5 Re8 25.Qd4 Bxd3 26.Bxd3

Qxd6 27.Nf6+

A Discovery on the queen, yet Fritz

10 gives 27.e4 Qe5 28.Qxa7 Qxb2

29.Qf2 Qxf2+ 30.Kxf2 –+.

27...Qxf6!

A cool tactic.

28.Rxf6

Or 28.Qxf6 Bxf6 29.Rxf6 Rxe3 30.Bc4

Re7 trades down.

28...Bxe3+

The royal fork regains the queen.

29.Qxe3 Rxe3

Now Black is up the exchange and a

pawn with a technical win.

30.Bc4 Re7 31.a4 Kg7 32.Rf4 Rd8

33.b3 Rd2 34.h3 f5 35.h4 Re4 0-1


White to Play:

1. Bxe5 (Pin)

Black to Play:

1 … d4 (Fork)

White to Play:

1. Nc7+ (Royal Fork)

Black to Play:

1 … Re8 (Skewer)

White to Play:

1. Ne4+ (Knight Fork)

Black to Play:

1 … Rxa3! 2. bxa3 Qxb1 (Pin)

White to Play:

1. Qg4+ Kh8 2. Bf6# (Mate)

Black to Play:

1 … Qxh3! 2. gxh3 Nf3+ (Royal

Fork)

White to Play:

1. Rxh7+! Bxh7 2. Qxh7# (Mate)

HOLLAND TACTICS From Holland Chess Academy


White to Play:

1. f5 (Trapping)

Black to Play:

1 … g5 (Fork)

White to Play:

1. Qg4+ Kh8 2. Qg7# (Mate)

Black to Play:

1 … Bxb4 (Skewer)

White to Play:

1. Qxf7+ Kh8 2. Qg7# (Mate)

Black to Play:

1 … Bd2 (Trapping)

White to Play:

1. Nh6+! gxh6 2. Rxf8+ (Discovery)

Black to Play:

1 … Ne3+ (Knight Fork)

White to Play:

1. Rxd7! Qxd7 2. Qxa8+ (Remove

the Guard)

HOLLAND TACTICS From Holland Chess Academy



Quiz 1 = Fork

1) 1. d5

2) 1 … g5

3) 1. Rd6+

4) 1 … d4

5) 1. Qc5+

6) 1 … Bc3 2. Rc1 Bxd4+

Quiz 2 = Fork

1) 1. Qh8+

2) 1 … Bf4+

3) 1. Be5+

4) 1 … Nxf3+ 2. gxf3 Bxf3

5) 1. Bxc5 Bxc5 2. Qb5+

6) 1 … b5 2. Qb3 c4

Quiz 3 = Fork

1) 1. Rg8+

2) 1 … Bxf3+

3) 1. Qf3+

4) 1 … Qd4+

5) 1. e5 Qe7 2. Qe2

6) 1 … Bxf2+

Quiz 4 = Fork

1) 1. e5

2) 1 … Qe3+

3) 1. Re7+

4) 1 … Bd5+

5) 1. d3

6) 1 … e5

Quiz 5 = Fork

1) 1. Re7+

2) 1 … Qc5+

3) 1. d4

4) 1 … f5 2. Rb4 Qd3

5) 1. Qf8+ Kc7 2.Qxf7+

6) 1 … Rxd2! 2. Rxd2 Bxe3+

Quiz 6 = Pin

1) 1. Rxd5

2) 1 … Bb6

3) 1. Rc8

4) 1 … Bc8

5) 1. Rxf5

6) 1 … Nxd4

Quiz 7 = Pin

1) 1. Rxg6+

2) 1 … Re8

3) 1. Rde1

4) 1 … Be3

5) 1. Bxf6

6) 1 … Bg4

Quiz 8 = Pin

1) 1. Re1

2) 1 … Bxe4

3) 1. a6

4) 1 … Bf5

5) 1. Nf4

6) 1 … Bg4

Quiz 9 = Pin

1) 1. Bc4

2) 1 … Bb4

3) 1. Qxc5

4) 1 … b4

5) 1. Qxd5!

6) 1 … Re2

Quiz 10 = Pin

1) 1. Bf5

2) 1 … h4

3) 1. Rxe5

4) 1 … Bxh3

5) 1. Be3

6) 1 … Nxe4!

SOLUTIONS


Quiz 11 = Mate

1) 1. Qg4+ Kh8 2. Qg7#

2) 1 … Rg4#

3) 1. Qxh7+ Kf8 2. Qh8#

4) 1 … Rf1#

5) 1. Qe7+ & 2. Qg7#

6) 1 … Qd4+ 2. Ke2 Qd3#

Quiz 12 = Fork

1) 1. e5

2) 1 … c4

3) 1. Qf3+

4) 1 … Rd4

5) 1. Qa4+ Nc6 2. Bxc6+

6) 1 … f5

Quiz 13 = Pin

1) 1. Ra7

2) 1 … Bf4

3) 1. Bc5

4) 1 … Bxc3

5) 1. e5 h6 2. Bxf6

6) 1 … Rxd4! 2. cxd4 Rxc1

Quiz 14 = Knight Fork

1) 1. Ne5+

2) 1 … Nc2+

3) 1. Nd6+

4) 1 … Ne3

5) 1. Nd7

6) 1 … Nb3

Quiz 15 = Discovery

1) 1. Bxf7+! Kxf7 2. Rxd6

2) 1 … d4

3) 1. Nd6+ Bxd6 2. Qxb5 axb5 3. Rxa8+

4) 1 … Nf3+! 2. gxf3 Qxc4

5) 1. Rxf5! Qxf5 2. Nf6+

6) 1 … b4 & 2 … Qxd5

HOLLAND CHESS ACADEMY

The Holland Chess Academy is a scholastic training program for all K-12 students in southwest

Michigan. We meet at Hope College in Holland on Saturday mornings from October through

March. Our mission is introducing juniors to competitive tournament play (with touch move, using

chess clocks, and taking notation), while promoting good manners and excellent sportsmanship.

Our schedule includes four set tournaments: the Scholastic Club Championship in the fall (a state

championship event), an Internal Tournament in December for our students, the annual Ludington

Optimists event in March, then the Holland Junior Open in March ends our season.

Juniors and students should notate every game they play (writing down their moves on paper or a

scoresheet) to review later. Then they should annotate their games with comments and variations,

just like the tournament games featured in these newsletters. Advanced players should use a chess

database to store all of their games for future reference, then tactics from those games can be

grouped together by theme to make puzzle sets, just like the diagrams and positions featured in this

newsletter. Annotating your games and creating puzzle sets are surefire ways to improve at chess.

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