ACN Winter 2013 1 of 12

Famous Taylor Tops Arkansas Memorial

Table of ContentsArkansas Memorial 1Event Calendar 1Endgame 3Arkansas Memorial Crosstable 4ACA Meeting Minutes 5Srikar Makes Class A 6Chess Apps for Tablet Computers 7Two Knights Modern Variation 8Endgame Answer 11Club News Bits 11Blockading the Blob 12

http://arkansaschess.net

Event CalendarApril 13-14: Arkansas Open: 5SS, G/90 + 30 sec. per move (add on pref or delay).  EF:  $35 by 4/11, $40 at door.Prizes (b/40):  250-150; A, B, C, D and below each 100 (min. 3 in class or prize 75); Upset 50.  Reg. Sat. 8:30-9:15 a.m.  Rds. 9:30, 2, 6:30; 9, 1:30.  One ½ pt. bye available rds. 1-4.  USCF and ACA (or OSA) membership required.

Arkansas Chess Association OfficersPresident - Steve PaulsonVice Pres. - Richie KohlSecretary/Treasurer - Stan CarterACN Editor - Bill Orton

Send games and articles to abcritter@yahoo.comPGN games for this issue:

http://www.ozarkia.net/chess/ACN/ACN2013.1winter.pgn

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Famous Taylor won all four of his games to win the Arkansas Memorial in Batesville on November 17. He out-brawled three higher rated players in exciting, fighting games.

Charles Niggel took clear second with 3.5 points, having taken a half point bye in round one. Tillman Adkins, Saumil Bansal, and Richard Kohl tied for third with three. Games played by the winner:

Kohl,Richie - Taylor,FamousArkansas Memorial (2) 2012-11-17

(C41 Philidor D)1 e4 e5 2 nf3 d6 3 d3 be7 4 c3 h6 5 qc2 bd7 6 be2 nf6 7 nbd2 b5 8 nf1 c5 9 ng3 qb6 10 h3 nc6 11 O-O a5 12 re1 b4 13 c4 nd4 14 nxd4 cxd4 15 b3 a4

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16 bd2 O-O 17 bf3 a3 18 qc1 kh7 19 nf5 bxf5 20 exf5 ra5 21 g4 ng8 22 kg2 bh4 23 g5 re8 24 be4 f6 25 g6+ kh8 26 rg1 rc8 27 qe1 rb8 28 qc1 rc5 29 bd5 bg5 30 bxg5 fxg5 31 qd1 nf6 32 bf3 re8 33 re1

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33 … d5 34 bxd5 nxd5 35 cxd5 rxd5 36 rc1 qb7 37 kg1 qd7 38 qg4 rf8 39 rc4 qe7 40 rec1 rdd8 41 qe4 (41 rc6) 41 … qf6 42 rxb4 qxf5 43 qxf5 rxf5 44 rc7 (44 kg2) 44 … rf3! 45 rbc4 rdf8 46 rc2 rxd3 47 rc8 kg8 48 b4 rxh3 49 b5 rf3 50 b6 d3 51 b7 dxc2 52 rxf8+ rxf8 0-1

Taylor,Famous - Adkins,TillmanArkansas Memorial (3) 2012-11-17

(A01 Nimzovich-Larsen A)1 b3 d6 2 bb2 e5 3 d4 nd7 4 nf3 e4 5 nfd2 d5 6 e3 ngf6 7 a3 bd6 8 c4 c6

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9 c5 be7 (9 … bc7) 10 b4 b6 11 nb3 b5 12 na5 nb8 13 a4 qd7 14 be2 bd8 15 axb5 cxb5 16 nc3 a6 17 nb3 nc6

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18 nxb5 bb7 19 nd6+ kf8 20 bc3 be7 21 nxb7 qxb7 22 rb1 g6 23 na5 nxa5 24 bxa5 qc8 25 O-O kg7 26 f3 re8 27 rb6 bd8 28 rd6 re6 29 rxe6 qxe6 30 qc1 bc7 31 f4 nd7 32 h3 nb8 33 qe1 nc6 34 bg4 f5 35 bd1 35 … rb8 36 ba4 bd8 37 bd1 rb1 38 qd2 bc7 39 be2 rxf1+ 40 kxf1 nb8 41 qb2 qc6 42 kg1 kf7 43 h4 h5 44 qa1 bd8 45 be1 qb7 46 qa2 ke6 47 bd1 qc6 48 ba4 qc7 49 be8

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49 … qg7 50 c6 bc7 51 qb3 qf8 52 bxg6 nxc6 53 qb7 kd7 54 bxh5 qa3 55 be8+ kd8 56 qxc6 qxe3+ 57 bf2 1-0

Bansai,Saumil - Taylor,FamousArkansas Memorial (4) 2012-11-17

(D20 Queen's G-A)1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 nc3 e6 (3 … e5) 4 e3 bb4 5 bxc4 nf6 6 nf3 ne4 7 qc2 nd6 8 bd3 bd7 9 O-O nf5 10 bxf5 exf5 11 a3 bxc3 12 bxc3 O-O 13 c4 nc6 14 bd2 ne7 15 rfd1 a6 16 rac1 ng6 17 bb4 re8 18 d5? (18 re1 +/=) 18 … f4 = 19 exf4 (19 re1) 19 … nxf4 20 rd2? (20 re1) 20 … bg4 21 nd4 qg5 22 bc3? (22 g3) 22 … bf3? (22 … bd1!!) 23 g3 qg4 24 nxf3 nh3+ 25 kg2

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25 … re7 This probably gets a "?!!" - the question mark since it loses, but a double exclam for bravery and boldness! Objectively best was the perpetual check after (25 … nf4+ 26 kg1 qxf3 27 gxf4 qg4+ 28 kf1 qh3+ 29 kg1 qg4+ =) 26 bb4? (26 rd4 +-; 26 ng1 +-) 26 … re4 (26 … nf4+

still draws) 27 rd3 nf4+ 28 kh1 re2 29 qc3 (29 gxf4 rxc2 30 rxc2 +-) 29 … rxf2 30 rc2? (30 qd4 +-) 30 … rf1+ -/+ 31 ng1 nh3 (31 … ne2!) 32 rg2?

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(32 bc5!) 32 … re8 (32 … nxg1! 33 rxg1 qe4+ -+) 33 bc5 (33 rf3!) 33 … qe4? (33 … ree1 -+) 34 qd2 +- b6 35 bd4 qf5 36 qc2? (36 g4 +-) 36 … ree1 -+ 37 qd2 nxg1 38 bxg1 qe4 39 rf3 qxf3 40 qd4 rxg1+ 0-1

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White to play and win. This was worked out by Francois Philidor in the early 1700’s. The answer is on page 11.

ACN Winter 2013 4 of 12Arkansas Memorial Crosstable---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | FAMOUS C TAYLOR |4.0 |W 16|W 3|W 4|W 5| AR | 13714260 / R: 1201 ->1385 |N:3 | | | | | | Q: 1215 ->1379 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | CHARLES M NIGGEL |3.5 |H |W 17|W 11|W 8| AR | 10382611 / R: 1725 ->1734 | | | | | | | Q: 1581 ->1595 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | RICHARD DALE KOHL |3.0 |W 15|L 1|W 13|W 9| AR | 12871371 / R: 1664 ->1646 | | | | | | | Q: 1535 ->1519 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | TILLMAN R ADKINS |3.0 |W 19|W 12|L 1|W 11| AR | 12917725 / R: 1432 ->1418 | | | | | | | Q: 1428 ->1412 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | SAUMIL BANSAL |3.0 |W 14|W 6|W 8|L 1| TN | 14284850 / R: 1313 ->1344 | | | | | | | Q: 1223 ->1277 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | MARCUS MCCORMICK |2.5 |W 17|L 5|D 10|W 15| AR | 14995833 / R: 832P6 -> 925P10 | | | | | | | Q: 845P6 -> 927P10 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | CHANDLER HOLT |2.5 |L 9|W 20|W 12|D 10| AR | 14278087 / R: 801P18-> 908P22 | | | | | | | Q: 819P18-> 898P22 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | STAN CARTER |2.0 |W 13|W 10|L 5|L 2| AR | 11451586 / R: 1614 ->1600 | | | | | | | Q: 1543 ->1507 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | JACK DAMON RUPLE |2.0 |W 7|L 11|W 18|L 3| AR | 12835552 / R: 1430 ->1392 | | | | | | | Q: 1298 ->1260 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | SARTHAK BANSAL |2.0 |W 21|L 8|D 6|D 7| TN | 14284838 / R: 1195 ->1164 | | | | | | | Q: 1151 ->1121 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | WILLIAM KING |2.0 |W 20|W 9|L 2|L 4| AR | 14654521 / R: 960P15->1028P19 | | | | | | | Q: 907P9 -> 992P13 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | JAMES RAY VICK |2.0 |W 18|L 4|L 7|W 19| AR | 14575672 / R: 1054 ->1023 | | | | | | | Q: 914 -> 898 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | JON H SOLIDA |2.0 |L 8|W 14|L 3|W 18| AR | 13980191 / R: 801P19-> 880P23 | | | | | |

ACN Winter 2013 5 of 12 | Q: 900 -> 947 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 | CAREY BEHM |2.0 |L 5|L 13|B |W 17| AR | 14251797 / R: 886P25-> 875 | | | | | | | Q: 899P25-> 895 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 | JOHN TAYLOR |1.5 |L 3|D 16|W 21|L 6| AR | 14948625 / R: 681P4 -> 603P8 | | | | | | | Q: 649P4 -> 582P8 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 | HUNTER WEAVER |1.5 |L 1|D 15|L 17|W 21| AR | 14895265 / R: 287P14-> 343P18 | | | | | | | Q: 287P9 -> 343P13 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 | NICHOLAS JAEGER |1.0 |L 6|L 2|W 16|L 14| AR | 14895238 / R: 842P14-> 802P18 | | | | | | | Q: 948P9 -> 882P13 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 | KRIS GLEGHORN |1.0 |L 12|W 19|L 9|L 13| AR | 14995827 / R: Unrated-> 676P4 | | | | | | | Q: Unrated-> 649P4 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 | CHRISTOPHER JAEGER |1.0 |L 4|L 18|W 20|L 12| AR | 14895271 / R: 515P14-> 498P18 | | | | | | | Q: 496P9 -> 476P13 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 | JEFF JENNINGS |1.0 |L 11|L 7|L 19|B | AR | 15023240 / R: Unrated-> 118P3 | | | | | | | Q: Unrated-> 101P3 | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 | MICHAEL JAEGER |1.0 |L 10|B |L 15|L 16| AR | 14895250 / R: 103P14-> 104P17 | | | | | | | Q: 102P9 -> 103P12 | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------

ACA Meeting MinutesSunday, August 19, Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock. Taken by Stan Carter.

Steve Paulson opened the meeting at 8:30 a.m. with 9 members present.

Stan Carter read the minutes from the last meeting.  Tyler Madsen moved to accept the minutes, David Johanssen seconded and the motion passed.

Al Myatt moved to raise the ACA tourney fees to $50 or $60 on the example bidding forms to let bidders know that they could charge more.  Paul Hill seconded.  During the discussion it was pointed out that the forms were just guides.  Motion passed.

Steve suggested that since the ACA wrote very few checks these days that we combine the secretary and treasurer positions.  After discussion, Tyler Madsen moved to combine the two positions.  Al Myatt seconded and the motion passed with one dissenting vote. (Paul Hill, who said he was tired of everything being so unanimous.)

Steve opened nominations for the secretary/treasurer position.   Upon finding that no one else could be talked into accepting the position, Tyler Madsen nominated Stan Carter and moved to elect by acclimation.  Paul Hill seconded and the motion passed.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 a.m.

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Srikar Makes Class A

Srikar Chikkala took second place at the FIDE and USCF rated Thanksgiving Open in Stillwater, Oklahoma, putting his rating well above 1800. Here’s a sparkling 22 move win over a strong Oklahoma master.

Chikkala,Srikar (1750)Langer,Michael (2250)

Ok Thanksgiving Fide (6) 2012-09-00(B22 [B06] Sicilian, Alapin's V (2.c3))

1 e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exd5 qxd5 4 d4 g6 5 nf3 bg7 6 be3 nh6 7 nbd2 cxd4 8 bc4 qd6

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9 ne4 qc7 10 bxd4 e5? 11 bc5 nd7 12 qa4 a6 13 bb4 nf5

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14 bxf7+!! kxf7 15 qb3+ ke8 16 nd6+ nxd6 17 qe6+ kd8 18 bxd6 bf6 19 nxe5 rf8 20 nf7+ rxf7 21 bxc7+ kxc7 22 qxf7 1-0

Munoz,Claudia (1920) - Chikkala,Srikar (1650)Jerry Hankin Memorial (7) 2012-08-00

(D14 Slav, Exchange V, 6.Bf4 Bf5)1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 cxd5 cxd5 4 nc3 nc6 5 nf3 nf6 6 bf4 bf5 7 e3 qb6 8 qd2 e6 9 nh4 ne4 10 qc1  g5 11 nxf5 gxf4 12 nxe4 dxe4 13 nh4 qa5+

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14 ke2 qh5+ 15 nf3 e5 16 d5 exf3+ 17 gxf3 e4 18 dxc6 bb4 19 kd1 qd5+ 20 kc2 rc8 21 b3 rxc6+ 22 bc4 rxc4+ 23 bxc4 qd3+ 24 kb2 ba3# 0-1

Chikkala,Srikar (1750) - Wolf,Alex (1852)Ok Chess 2012-11-00

(B21 [B22] Sicilian, Smith-Morra G)1 e4 c5 2 c3 g6 3 d4 cxd4 4 cxd4 d6 5 nc3 nf6 6 nf3 bg7 7 be3 nc6 8 d5 nb8 9 rc1 a6 10 be2 bg4 11 qb3 b5 12 h3 bxf3 13 gxf3 nbd7 14 a4 bxa4 15 qxa4 a5 16 nb5 O-O

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17 na7 qb8 18 nc6 qxb2 19 nxe7+ kh8 20 qc2 qxc2 21 rxc2 rfb8 22 nc6 rb1+ 23 rc1 rxc1+ 24 bxc1 nc5 25 bf4 ne8 26 kd2 nb3+ 27 kc2 nd4+ 28 nxd4 bxd4 29 bb5 bc5 30 bc6 rc8 31 ra1 bxf2 32 rxa5 bc5 33 kd3 f6 34 rb5 g5 35 bc1 nc7 36 rb7 na6 37 bb2 rf8 38 bb5 nb4+ 39 kc3 kg8 40 kb3 h5 41 bc3 1-0

Chess Apps for Tablet ComputersI finally decided to get a tablet, so I bought an iPad mini. My excuse was that I wanted to enter my chess games on a tablet instead of writing. There are several good chess playing programs, with tChess Pro and Shredder (both $7.99) probably the best. Neither works as a score sheet, since they don’t show the full game notation at all times. The best for notation that I’ve found so far is Stockfish, a 99 cent program. It saves all games into a pgn file, downloadable to your computer. Alternatively, you can email each game singly to yourself or a tournament director.

Be sure to ask the TD if recording your game with a tablet is okay. Most directors will probably allow it if they are assured it is in “manual mode,” i.e. that the chess engine is disengaged. You will also need to turn off the sound, opening book, and legal move indicator - it should be a totally “dumb” recorder.

I suggest that players leave the tablet at the game board, as one would with a scoresheet. Also, it may be good etiquette to study the board (rather than the tablet screen) when playing.

Stockfish on iPad mini

The advantages of using an electronic scoresheet are:

1) It is easier and quicker to record moves - by simply tapping or dragging with your finger.

2) Games are ready to load into computer chess databases, including your personal one, for study. No mousing in your games from paper sheets.

For chess analysis, tablet apps can’t replace your chess database. (Serious users tend to use ChessBase on Windows and ExaChess on Mac.) None of the existing tablet Apps are capable of entering variations - only flat games. Hopefully that will change soon. It would be nice to be able to analyze (with a record) on the road.

If you play on FICS, the Free Internet Chess Server, then the App you need is “Your Move.” It lacks the graphical “seek” window of desktop computer clients, but otherwise is very good. - Bill Orton

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1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5Black's first decision.

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1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4

Black's second decision.

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1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4

Black's second decision.

The last issue of ACN featured the Steinitz-Sveshnikov variation of the Giuoco Piano. We continue our examination of the Italian Game as an opening system for white.

Two Knights Modern Variation Overview:

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 ne4ng4d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bc5

bd7

Black has two major choices. On move five he must decide what to do about the attacked knight. (See diagram above.) He can move it to e4 or g4, or he can counterattack with d7-d5. This last is most common and probably best. Later, on move seven, black can defend the knight on c6 by 7 ... bd7 or offer to sacrifice material with the “macho” 7 ... bc5.

Often white forces a “blob” pawn structure on black.

White strategies:1. blockade the blob2. attack on the kingside by advancing the e and f pawns3. attack black’s a-pawn

White tactics:1. the e5-e6 shot2. f5-f6 to destroy black’s king position

Black strategies:1. hit white’s center e5-pawn with ... f7-f62. mobilize the blob, to trade off potential weaknesses

and/or gain space3. attack with pieces on the kingside

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Two Knights Defense

Modern Variation1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

... dxe5 0-0 nc3 nd5 be3 +/- Patzer Variation 1nxe4 nc5 be7 0-0 ne6 Sokolsky - Navrodsky #2

... e5 0-0 exd6 bd5 bxc6 nxd4 +/= ... ne4 Variation 2exd4 ne4 d5 nxd6 be7 bxc6 Skrobek - Wolny #4

... ... qe2 bf4 exf6 nbd2 nb3 bxe2 bd3 kd2 cxd3 +/= ... ng4 + ... f6 3

... ng4 qe7 f6 nxf6 d6 qxe2 d3 nb4 nxd3 Albert & Dzindzi in COWE

... ... ... ... exd6 bxe2 bxd6 na3 nb5 cxd3 kd2 +/= ... ng4 + ... d6 4

... ... ... d6 qxe2 bxd6 cxd6 nge5 d3 ke7 Neubauer - Del Rio #6

... ... bb5 nxd4 be3 bxc6 nd2! qxd2 0-0 nb3 rae1! +/= Macho 7 ... bc5 5

... d5 ne4 bc5 bd7 bxc6 nxd2 0-0 bb6 qe7 Neubauer - Kotz #10

... ... ... ... ... nxc6 bxc5 bxc6 nc3! +/- Macho Gambit 6

... ... ... ... 0-0 bxc6 nxc5 ba6 Gonzalez - Niubo#8

... ... ... ... bxc6 0-0 nb3 f3 f4 nc3 bxc3 +/- Blob Chase 7

... ... ... bd7 bxc6 c5 c6 ng5 ne4 nxc3 Rogers - Ikeda #13

... ... ... ... f3 f4 f5 nc3 bxc3 +/- Passive Line 8

... ... ... be7 nc5 0-0 ne4 nc3 Edelman-Vucic #11

... ... ... ... ... ... f3 f4 be3 nd2 qd2 +/= Main Line 9

... ... ... ... ... bc5 ng5 ne4 0-0 nd2 Adorjan - Kluger#17

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1Sokolsky,Alexei - Navrodsky

Novosibirsk (1) 1944

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 nxe4 5 dxe5 nc5 6 O-O be7 7 nc3 O-O 8 nd5 ne6 9 be3 f6 10 nxe7+ qxe7 11 exf6 qxf6 12 ng5 kh8 13 f4 qe7 14 nxh7 kxh7 15 qh5+ kg8 16 f5 ne5 17 fxe6 rxf1+ 18 rxf1 nxc4 19 qf7+ qxf7 20 exf7+ kf8 21 bd4 1-0

2Skrobek - Wolny

corr: Dr J. Bannet Memorial 1990

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 ne4 6 O-O d5 7 exd6 nxd6 8 bd5 be7 9 bxc6+ bxc6 10 nxd4 qd7 11 nc3 11 qf3!? Mikhalchishin 11 … O-O 12 bf4 bf6 13 na4 nb5 14 ne2 qd5 15 c3 15 qc1? qc4 -/+ 15 … bf5 15 … qc4 16 b3 16 qxd5 cxd5 17 nc5 d4 17 … c6? 18 a4 +- 18 ng3 bg6 18 … bc8 19 nge4 be7 20 a4 nd6 21 cxd4 +/- 19 c4 nd6 20 bxd6 cxd6 21 nd7 rfc8 22 nxf6+ gxf6 23 b3 d5 24 cxd5 rd8 25 f4 bc2 ' ' ' ' 26 rac1 rac8 27 rf2 d3 28 nf5!28 ne4? f5 28 … rc5 28 … kf8 29 ne3 +/- 29 rd2 ra5 29 … kf8 30 ne3 30 ne7+ kg7 31 nc6 rdxd5 32 nxa5 rxa5 33 rcxc2 dxc2 34 rxc2 +/- kg6 34 … f5 35 a4 ra6 36 rc5 kf6 37 kf2 re6 38 a5 +- 35 kf2 kf5 36 ke3 h5 37 a4 ra6 38 rc5+ kg4 39 h3+ kg3 40 rxh5 kxg2 41 kd4 kg3 42 f5 kf4 43 kc5 ra5+ 44 kb4 '!' '!' 44 kc6? rxf5 45 rxf5+ kxf5 46 b4 ke4 47 b5 f5 48 a5 f4 49 b6 axb6 50 axb6 f3 = 44 … rxf5 45 rxf5+ kxf5 46 kc3! 46 … kf4 46 … ke4 47 kd2 kf3 48 b4 ke4 49 b5 kd5 50 h4 +- 47 b4 1-0

(47. b4 Kg3 (47... Ke3 48. h4 f5 49. h5 f4 50. h6 f3 51. h7 f2 52. h8=Q f1=Q 53. Qe5+ Kf2 54. Qf4+ Ke2 55. Qxf1+ Kxf1 56. Kd4 $18) 48. b5 f5 49. a5 f4 50. b6 axb6 51. axb6 f3 52. b7 f2 53. b8=Q+ Kxh3 54. Qf4 Kg2 55. Qg4+ Kh2 56. Qf3 Kg1 57. Qg3+ Kf1 58. Kd2 f5 59. Qh2 f4 60. Qh1# Popescu )

Line 3 is a suggestion by Albert & Dzindzi from Chess Openings for White Explained.

4Neubauer - Del Rio Angelis

Santa Clara, 2002

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 ng4 6 qe2 qe7 7 bf4 d6 8 exd6 qxe2+ 9 bxe2 bxd6 10 bxd6 cxd6 11 na3 nge5 12 nb5 d3 13 cxd3 ke7 14 kd2 be6 15 rhe1 kd7 16 nfd4 a6 17 nxc6 nxc6 18 nc3 nd4 19 bd1 b5 20 ne2 nxe2 21 bxe2 bd5 22 g3 f5 23 d4 rhe8 24 bd3 rxe1 25 rxe1 g6 26 a3 rc8 27 rc1 bc4 28 bxc4 bxc4 29 b3 cxb3 30 rxc8 kxc8 31 kc3 kc7 32 kxb3 kc6 33 kc4 d5+ 34 kb4 kb6 35 f4 a5+ 36 ka4 ka6 37 h3 h5 38 h4 kb6 39 kb3 kb5 40 a4+ kc6 1/2

5Neubauer,Martin - Kotz,Heinz Peter

Austria, 2002

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bc5 8 be3 bd7 9 bxc6 bxc6 10 nd2 nxd2 11 qxd2 O-O 12 O-O qe7 13 nb3 bb6 14 rae1 a5 15 bxb6 cxb6 16 f4 a4 17 nd4 c5 18 f5 f6 19 exf6 qxf6 20 ne6 bxe6 21 rxe6 qxb2 22 qxd5 kh8 23 f6 gxf6 24 rexf6 rxf6 25 qxa8+ kg7 26 qa7+ kg6 27 qxa4 rxf1+ 28 kxf1 qf6+ 29 kg1 qe6 30 kf2 qf6+ 31 kg3 qc3+ 32 kh4 qf6+ 33 kh3 h5 34 qe4+ kh6 35 a4 qc3+ 36 kh4 qf6+ 37 kg3 qc3+ 38 kf4 qf6+ 39 ke3 qc3+ 40 ke2 1-0

6Gonzalez Pruneda - Niubo Arenas

Cala Mendia: ESP 20011 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 nf6 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bc5 8 be3 O-O 9 nxc6 bxc6 10 bxc5 nxc5 11 bxc6 ba6 12 nc3 d4 13 bxa8 dxc3 14 qxd8 rxd8 15 b4 ne6 16 bc6 rd2 17 b5 nd4 18 O-O rxc2 19 bxa6 nxc6 20 rfc1 rxc1+ 21 rxc1 nd4 22 kf1 c2 23 ke1 kf8 24 kd2 ke7 25 kd3 nc6 26 kxc2 nxe5 27 rd1 ng4 28 rb1 1-0

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7Rogers,Ian - Ikeda,Junta

Canberra: ANU sim blind (1) 20031 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 nf6 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O c5 10 nb3 c6 11 f3 ng5 12 f4 ne4 13 nc3 nxc3 14 bxc3 be7 15 f5 c4 16 nd4 c5 17 ne2 bc6 18 ng3 d4 19 f6 qd5 20 qe2 d3 21 qf2 gxf6 22 exf6 bxf6 23 re1+ kd7 24 ne4 be7 25 cxd3 cxd3 26 ba3 rhg8 27 bxc5 f5 28 c4 qxc4 29 qxf5+ kc7 30 bxe7 qd4+ 31 qf2 qxf2+ 32 kxf2 rae8 33 ng3 rg7 34 bb4 rf7+ 35 kg1 rb8 36 a3 ba4 37 ne4 rg8 38 bd6+ kc6 39 bb4 bc2 40 nd2 rg5 41 re6+ kd7 42 ra6 kd8 43 re1 rfg7 44 g3 r7g6 45 rxg6 rxg6 46 kg2 kd7 47 re7+ kc6 48 rxa7 1-0

8Edelman,Daniel - Vucic,Mladen

New York: Manhattan 19891 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 nf6 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O be7 10 f3 nc5 11 f4 O-O 12 f5 ne4 13 nc3 nxc3 14 bxc3 c5 15 nb3 c4 16 nd4 f6 17 e6 be8 18 qg4 h5 19 qg3 bd6 20 bf4 bxf4 21 qxf4 c5 22 ne2 qb8 23 rab1 qe5 24 qd2 bc6 25 rbe1 qd6 26 nf4 d4 27 nxh5 rfe8 28 rf4 re7 29 rg4 kh7 30 nxf6+ gxf6 31 rh4+ kg8 32 qh6 1-0

Endgame Answer1 rf8+ re8 2 rf7 re2! (2 … rh8 3 ra7 rh6+ 4 be6 leads to mate.) 3 rg7! The black rook is forced to a less favourable square. 3 … re1 Weak is (3 … re3 4 rb7) 4 rb7 rc1 Another interesting variation is (4 … kc8 5 ra7! rb1 6 rh7! kb8 (6 … rb6+ 7 bc6) 7 rh8+ ka7 8 ra8+ kb6 9 rb8+) 5 bb3!! This move would make no sense if the black rook should be on c2. 5 … rc3! The rook moves to a bad rank. (White also wins in) (5 … kc8 6 rb4 kd8 7 rf4 re1 (7 … kc8 8 bd5 kb8 9 ra4) 8 ba4 kc8 9 bc6 rd1+ 10 bd5 kb8 11 ra4) 6 be6 rd3+ 7 bd5 rc3 (7 … kc8 8 ra7 loses at once.) 8 rd7+! kc8 Or (8 … ke8 9 rg7) 9 rf7 kb8 10 rb7+ kc8 11 rb4! kd8 The first point of the last white move is (11 … rd3 12 ra4) 12 bc4!! The second pointe. 12 … kc8 13 be6+ kd8 14 rb8+ rc8 15 rxc8# 1-0

9Adorjan,Andras - Kluger,Gyula

Hungary: HUN-ch 19661 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O bc5 10 be3 O-O 11 f3 ng5 12 f4 ne4 13 nd2 nxd2 14 qxd2 qe7 15 nb3 bb6 16 rae1 bf5 17 qc3 qd7 18 bc5 rab8 19 rf2 rfd8 20 rd2 qe7 21 bxb6 rxb6 22 re3 rdb8 23 a3 h6 24 rg3 be4 25 rf2 re8 26 nc5 bf5 27 b4 kh7 28 qd4 a5 29 c3 g6 30 h3 ra8 31 re3 h5 32 e6 fxe6 33 g4 be4 34 qe5 re8 35 gxh5 qg7 36 qxg7+ kxg7 37 nxe4 dxe4 38 rg2 kh6 39 rxg6+ kxh5 40 rg5+ kh6 41 rxa5 rb5 42 rxb5 cxb5 43 rxe4 kh5 44 kf2 c6 45 re5+ kh4 46 kf3 re7 47 f5 1-0

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Club News BitsThe Scarlet Chess Club in Jonesboro plays twice a week: Saturday mornings at the Edge Coffee House on Aggie Rd. at 10 am, and Sunday evening at Barnes and Nobles at Turtle Creek Mall at 5 pm. Our club was started to accommodate the desires of a few college students that had a burning desire for the game of chess. At the present time we are open to the public and accept players of all ages and skill levels. The club draws players and spectators alike.

The Fayetteville Chess Club Championship and Fundraiser was won by Bill Orton. Dave Grisham and Noah Ballinger tied for second and third. Noah won the scholastic prize.

Grisham,Dave - Hogeye Bill1 e4 c5 2 nf3 e6 3 b3 b6 4 d4 cxd4 5 nxd4 bb7 6 bd3 nc6 7 nxc6 bxc6 8 O-O qc7 9 nc3 a6 10 re1 bd6 11 h3 ne7 12 bb2 O-O 13 qg4 ng6 14 rac1 ne5 15 qh4 f6 16 ne2 bb4 17 red1 bb7 18 f4 bc5+ 19 kf1 ng6 20 qg4 be3 21 rb1 bxf4 22 nxf4 qxf4+ 23 qxf4 nxf4 24 kf2 rac8 25 kg3 ng6 26 c4 rfd8 27 bd4 b5 28 bb6 rf8 29 cxb5 axb5 30 bxb5 bxe4 31 bxd7 rc3+ 0-1

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Blockading the Blob!""""""""#$*+*+*+*T%$O*O*ToL*%$*+o+v+o+%$P*NoP*+o%$*P*+*P*+%$+*P*+k+p%$*+*+r+p+%$+*+*R*+*%/(((((((()

34 ke3 kf8 35 kd4 ke8 36 nb3 kd8 37 kc5 bd7 38 nd4 1-0 Orton - Atkins, 2006.

Kingside Attack!""""""""#$t+*Wl+*T%$O*O*VoOo%$*+*+*+*+%$+*OoPv+*%$*+*+*P*+%$+*P*+*+*%$p+p+n+pP%$R*Bq+rK*%/(((((((()

15 ng3 bc8 16 f5 g6 17 qf3 g5 18 qh5 kd7 19 f6 bf8 20 qxf7+ kc6 21 bxg5 Orton - Cummings, 2006.

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13 O-O f6 14 f4 qe8 15 bd4 f5 16 e6 qxe6 17 bxg7 rf7 18 bd4 qg6 19 rf3 qh5 20 rg3+ kf8 21 bc5+ 1-0 Orton - Thoma 2006.

Orton,Bill - Berry,JimNorth American Open (1) 2001-08-31

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O bc5 10 f3 ng5 11 be3 O-O 12 f4 ne4 13 nd2 f5 14 nxe4 fxe4 15 qd2 qe7 16 nb3 bb6 17 qc3 qh4 18 nc5 qe7 19 a4 a5 20 rae1 rf7 21 bd4 raf8 22 qe3 bc8 23 c3 re8 24 b4 axb4 25 cxb4 bxc5 26 bxc5 qd7 27 rf2 ba6 28 qc3 rd8 29 bd4 bc4 30 a5 qg4 31 h3 qe6 32 g4 g6 33 kh2 rdf8 34 qg3 kh8 35 rg1 rg7 36 qh4 g5 37 fxg5 rxf2+ 38 qxf2 rf7 39 qxf7 qxf7 40 e6+ qg7 41 bxg7+ kxg7 42 kg3 e3 43 kf3 d4 44 ke4 1-0

Orton,Bill - Atkins,ChrisArkansas Ch (4) 2006-08-26

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O bc5 10 f3 ng5 11 be3 ne6 12 f4 nxd4 13 bxd4 bxd4+ 14 qxd4 O-O 15 nd2 bf5 16 c3 qe7 17 nb3 rfe8 18 nc5 rab8 19 b4 rb6 20 a4 qh4 21 a5 rbb8 22 rae1 h5 23 re3 g6 24 rfe1 qe7 25 r1e2 ra8 26 nb3 bg4 27 re1 bf5 28 qc5 qxc5 29 nxc5 re7 30 h3 rae8 31 kf2 kg7 32 kf3 be6 33 r3e2 rh8 34 ke3 kf8 35 kd4 ke8 36 nb3 kd8 37 kc5 bd7 38 nd4 1-0

Orton,Bill - Cummings,DennisArkansas Ch (5) 2006-08-28

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O be7 10 f3 nc5 11 f4 ne4 12 nc3 nxc3 13 bxc3 c5 14 ne2 bf5 15 ng3 bc8 16 f5 g6 17 qf3 g5 18 qh5 kd7 19 f6 bf8 20 qxf7+ kc6 21 bxg5 qd7 22 qxd7+ bxd7 23 f7 c4 24 rf6+ kb5 25 rb1+ ka5 26 e6 bc8 27 nf5 h6 28 bxh6 bc5+ 29 kh1 a6 30 bg7 bxe6 31 rxe6 bf8 32 bxh8 1-0

Orton,Bill (2206) - Thoma,Phil (2027)Okie Chess Fest (4) 2006-09-03

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bc5 8 be3 bxd4 9 qxd4 O-O 10 bxc6 bxc6 11 nc3 nxc3 12 qxc3 bd7 13 O-O f6 14 f4 qe8 15 bd4 f5 16 e6 qxe6 17 bxg7 rf7 18 bd4 qg6 19 rf3 qh5 20 rg3+ kf8 21 bc5+ 1-0

Orton,Bill - Berry,JimJerry Hankin Memorial (3) 2011-02-11

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O bc5 10 f3 ng5 11 f4 ne4 12 be3 O-O 13 nd2 nxd2 14 qxd2 bb6 15 nb3 bf5 16 a4 qe7 17 a5 bxe3+ 18 qxe3 be4 (18 … bxc2 19 nd4 be4 20 nxc6 qd7 21 rac1 +/-; 18 … rfb8 19 qc3) 19 qc3 rab8 20 nc5 bf5 21 b4 d4 22 qxd4 bxc2 23 f5 qg5 24 qf2 rfd8 25 h4 qd2 26 rac1 qxf2+ 27 rxf2 rd1+ 28 rxd1 bxd1 29 e6 bg4 30 rf4 (30 rd2!) 30 … h5 31 rd4 re8 32 rd7 fxe6 33 fxe6 bxe6 34 rxc7 bd5 35 rxa7 re1+ 36 kh2 re2 37 a6 rxg2+ 38 kh3 rg4 (38 … ra2 39 rd7 +- kh7 40 kg3 with b5 coming) 39 rb7 bg2+ 40 kh2 bf1 41 a7 1-0