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Steve Ferrero, Editor Email: [email protected]

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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 ………………………………………………….......

Upcoming Tournaments Throughout NJ & Pennsylvania ………. Page 3 Chess Clubs Throughout New Jersey ………………………………… Page 4

From Our President by Joe Ippolito, Pres. NJSCF …………………. Page 5

Games From Around The State by Steve Ferrero …………………. Page 5

Unbalancing The Position, by Terese Hatch & David W. Hatch…. Page 13

Scholastic Spotlight by Joe Ippolito, Pres. NJSCF ………………... Page 14

Death Of A Legend by James R. West ….................................... Page 17

My Games From The World Amateur Team East by Kevin E. Chen Page 18

Chess Gems by Peter J. Tamburro, Jr. …………………………...….. Page 19

The King Is Dead, Long Live The King by Ken Calitri ……............. Page 20

Book Review: Chess Visualization Course by Paul R. Joseph...... Page 21

Games From Around The State (continued) by Steve Ferrero ….. Page 22

Problem Solver’s Corner by Steve Ferrero ………………………….. Page 23

Games From Around The State (continued) by Steve Ferrero ….. Page 24

Executive Board

Joe Ippolito - President

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

[email protected]

Roger Inglis - Vice President 49-A Mara Road, Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034

973-794-4601 [email protected]

Glenn Petersen - Secretary

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

[email protected]

Ken Thomas - Treasurer 115 West Moore Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840


NJSCF Board Members

Aaron Kiedes - Technology

4 Seymour Terrace, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 973-343-3260

[email protected]

Anthony Cottell - Past President 334 Ninth Street, Carlstadt, NJ 07072


Bill Bluestone - Disabled & Handicapped Chess

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

[email protected]

Bill Coburn - Seniors Chess 85 Jamestown Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920


Bill Cohen - Clearinghouse

29 Hickory Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840 732-548-8432

[email protected]

Dean Ippolito - Collegiate 141 Main Street, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889


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]

George Phoenix - Trustee [email protected]

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


Henry Feltman Jr. - Publicity


Herman Drenth - Past President & 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 Lux - Membership 627 Summit Avenue, Apt. 17A, Jersey City, NJ 07306


Lawrence Constance - Trustee

384 W. Hudson Avenue, Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-1506

[email protected]

Leo Dubler III - Corporate Funding 146 West Centennial Drive, Medford, NJ 08055


Leroy Dubeck - Nominating Committee

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

[email protected]

Michael Somers - Parliamentarian 29 Oakland Avenue, West Caldwell, NJ 07006


Mike Goeller - Webmaster [email protected]

Mike Khodarkovsky – Masters Affairs

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

[email protected]

Noreen Davisson - Scholastics Committee [email protected]

Peter J. Tamburro, Jr. – Tournament Publicity &

Columnist 22 Budd Street, Morristown, NJ 07960


Rick Costigan - Nominating Committee

927 Belmont Avenue, Haddon Township, NJ 08108 856-854-2376

[email protected]

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]

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Cover Photo Details: Your Editor snapped this cover photo of Dmitry Khrabrov squaring off against Sasha Romayev during the Greater Somerset County Quads being held at New Jersey’s new Dean of Chess Academy during the morning of January 27th. Events are run by IM Dean Ippolito and his wife, Dawn, at the Dean of Chess Academy in Branchburg which was recently opened in November of 2007.

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Upcoming Tournaments Throughout New Jersey April 26 - Greater Cherry Hill Chess G/30 Swiss, G/60 Quad, & 1000 Kids’ Swiss http://www.eventbrite.com/event/96370246 for details. QUADS: Reg. $17.50 online, $20 at event. $$ 40. Swiss: 1st-$100 & 2nd-$75 both guaranteed, other $$/30: class A $60; class B $60; class C $60; class D, E, F $60. Must be more than 1 per section for $$. Reg. $25 online, $30 at event. Kids' Unrated Swiss: 1st-3rd Place win trophies! Must be in 8th grade or below. (If rated, your rating must be below 1000). Online registration for all 3 events until 12 midnight Friday before event. *Onsite Registration begins for all 3 events at 9:30 and ends at 10:00.

PIZZA will be available for lunch for $1/slice. *If you are pre-registered for any event, please check-in PROMPTLY before 10:00 for the quads and before 10:15 for either swiss event. *Please read if you have pre-registered: If you are unable to attend or you arrive late and thus can not play, I will refund your money via paypal. YOU SHOULD ONLY PRE-REGISTER WHEN YOU ARE SURE YOU CAN ATTEND! April 26 - Knight’s Joust Hartford School, 397 Hartford Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054. In 2 sections: K-3, K-8. 4SS, G/30. EF: $20 online by the Wednesday before; $25 by mail; $30 on-site till 9:30. Prizes: Trophies to 1st-5th ind., 1st unr., & 1st team. Free game analysis by a National Master. Rds.: 10-11-12-1, 1/2 pt. byes available. See www.silverknightschess.com to register or for more information. April 26 - Viking Last Saturday Quads Somerset Ramada Inn, Exit 12 off I-287, Somerset, NJ 08873. In 4 player Quads. G/90, Regs: before 9am, Rds.: 9-12-3, EF Top quad $40, lower Quads EF from $20 to $30. Prize Top quad is $80, Lower quads between $40 and $80. Prize is based on the number of players paying $40. Player paying $20 may win only $40. Info: [email protected] / cell 908-763-6468. No electronic scoresheets. NS, NC, W. April 27 - 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 please bring identification to enter the building. April 27 or May 4, 18 - 16th Annual Elmwood Park Chess Club Championship 4-SS, G/75, Municipal Bldg., 182 Market St. EP. EF: $10 by 4/24 or 5/1; $ 15 at tmt; EPCC memb. ($ 8; $ 4 under age 19) reqd. Noncash prizes per entries/donations. Reg.: Noon 4/27 or 5/4. Rds.: 12:30-3:15 4/27 or 5/4, & 12:30-3:15 5/18. Ent: EPCC, P.O. Box 487, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407. Info: (201) 797-8170 or e-mail [email protected]. W. WCL JGP. May 3 - Princeton Day School 650 The Great Road. Plaques to top 3 school teams and top 5 in each section. Sections: FUTURE MASTERS and CLOSED begin 10:30 (must preregister). FUTURE MASTERS G/60 3 rounds (Players K-12 over 1300), CLOSED G/45 (K-12 over 1000), ALL OTHER SECTIONS Reg: 11:30-12:30. 4 Rds. 1, 2, 3, 4pm. (times will be accelerated if possible) G/30: OPEN (Players K-12 U-1000), Reserve (K-12 U-800), Novice II (K-8 U-600), Novice I (unrated K-6), K-1 (unrated) NO SCORE K-1 (unrated). PARENTS OF PLAYERS G/30, rated, 3 rounds. Info and Register online: www.pds.org/chess. Inquires to Bonnie Waitzkin. [email protected] Registration $30 (On-site $40). May 4 - Chess Classic Sponsored by the Asian-American Heritage Society of New Jersey 5SS, G/30, Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Ln., off Exit #12, I-287, Somerset NJ 08873. EF: $39 if received by 3/12, $41 if online (entryfeesrus.com), $50 at site. $$GTD: $400-250-200-160-140-130-120-100. Minimum guarantee of $75, to top Expert, A, B C/ below, Top only - No duplicates, No pooling. Trophy to AAHSNJ State Champ. Special $0. 05 per point on all upsets. Rds.: 10am, then ASAP, Lunch break after round #2. Two byes allowed (rounds 1-4) if requested with EF. ENT: Ken Thomas, 115 West Moore Street, Hackettstown NJ 07840. INFO: Ken, 908-763-6468 [email protected]. No chewing tobacco. NS NC W. May 4 - Scholastic Chess Classic Sponsored by the Asian-American Heritage Society of New Jersey Somerset Ramada Inn, 60 Cottontail Lane Exit 12 off I-287, Weston Canal Rd, Somerset NJ 08873. Make payable to Ken Thomas. In 3 Sections U1200: 5SS, G/30, Open to 1199 & under. $$: U900: 5SS, G/30, Open to 899 & under. Open to unrateds Grade 5 - 8. U500: 5SS, G/30, Open to 499 & under. Open to Urated 4th grade and below. Trophies to top 10 in each section and grab bag prizes to the rest. ENT: Ken Thomas, 115 West Moore St. Hackettstown, NJ 07840. entryfeesrus.com. INFO: Ken Thomas, (908) 763-6468 [email protected]. No Chewing Tobacco. NS NC W.

May 4 - Westfield Swiss #49 6 Rd Game/15 full k. Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street, Westfield , N.J. $485 Guaranteed: $125,$60 under 2100, under 1850, under 1600, under 1350, under 1100 $60 each. Entrance fee: $35, $25 members. Registration: 2-2:30 p.m. Rds: 2:45-3:25-4:05-4:45-5:25-6:05 p.m. Info: Todd Lunna 732-946-7379. www.westfieldchessclub.com please bring identification to enter the building. May 10 - Greater Cherry Hill Chess G/30 Swiss, G/60 Quad, & U1000 Kids’ Swiss http://www.eventbrite.com/event/96370246 for details. QUADS: Reg. $17.50 online, $20 at event. $$ 40. Swiss: 1st-$100 & 2nd-$75 both guaranteed, other $$/30: class A $60; class B $60; class C $60; class D, E, F $60. Must be more than 1 per section for $$. Reg. $25 online, $30 at event. Kids' Unrated Swiss: 1st-3rd Place win trophies! Must be in 8th grade or below. (If rated, your rating must be below 1000). Online registration for all 3 events until 12 midnight Friday before event. *Onsite Registration begins for all 3 events at 9:30 and ends at 10:00.

PIZZA will be available for lunch for $1/slice. *If you are pre-registered for any event, please check-in PROMPTLY before 10:00 for the quads and before 10:15 for either swiss event. *Please read if you have pre-registered: If you are unable to attend or you arrive late and thus can not play, I will refund your money via paypal. YOU SHOULD ONLY PRE-REGISTER WHEN YOU ARE SURE YOU CAN ATTEND! May 11 - ICA Spring 2008 Championship 4 ROUND SWISS SYSTEM, EVERYONE PLAYS 4 GAMES, ALL PLAYERS WITH 2.5 POINTS OR MORE WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY!!! ADD: Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack NJ 07601. U.S. CHESS FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED FOR SECTIONS 1 AND 2. Send Entries To: Diana Tulman, 28 Canterbury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646. Info: 201 287 0250 or 201 833 1741 E-mail: [email protected]. (Web Site Entries: www.icanj.net) EF Advanced (postmarked by May 08th) $20, AT Site $25. Registration ends 1/2 hr before 1st round. Late entrants will receive a 1/2 point bye for round 1. . In 4 Sections Section 1: Open to players rated below 1200 K through 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 11:30, 1:15 and 3:00 PM. Section 2: Open to players rated below 1600 K through 12th grade. Rds.: 9:45 AM, 12:00, 2:15 and 4:30 PM. Section 3: Open to unrated players K through 2nd grade. Rds.: 10:15 AM, (tournament will end at approximately 1:00 PM). Section 4: Open to unrated players K through 12th grade. Rds.: 10:00 AM, (tournament will end at approximately 2:00 PM). NS NC W. May 11 - ICA Spring 2008 Open Championship Open To All Ages With Rating >1400 3SS G/90 Add.: Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Park In Auditorium Lot; Enter Through Front Entrance. U. S. Chess Federation Membership Required, Prize Fund ($$ b/30) 1st - 3rd $200, $150, $100. U2000, U1800, U1600 each $75. Best Less Than 13 Years Old $50. Prize Fund Will Not Be Reduced Below 70%. Registration Ends 1/2 hr Before 1st Round. Late Entrants Will Receive A 1/2 Point Bye For Round 1. EF: Advanced (postmarked by May 08th) $25, AT Site $30. Make entry and/or USCF membership checks payable to the: International Chess Academy. Rds.: 9:30 AM, 12:45 and 4:00 PM. ENT: Diana Tulman, 28 Canterbury Lane, New Milford, NJ 07646 INFO.: 201 287 0250 or 201 833 1741, Email: [email protected] Web Site Entries: www.icanj.net. NS NC W. May 17 & 18 - 1st Annual NJSCF Harry Strickland Memorial Open Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton Street, Ridgewood NJ 07450. In 5 Sections Open: 5SS, G/90, EF: $49 mailed by 5/10/2008, $59 at site. Mail to Lawrence Constance 384 West Hudson Avenue Englewood, NJ 07631. Checks payable to Dumont Chess Mates. No checks onsite. $$GTD: $200-150-150-100-100-100. Class Prize for Experts, A, B, C, D & below: $55 Top Senior: $100, Top Senior U1800: $75. Deadline for advanced entry 5/10/08. No Byes Last Round, must be requested at registration or included with mailed entry. Scholastic K-4: 5SS, G/30, EF: $39 mailed by 5/10/08, $49 onsite. No checks on site. Prizes: Trophy to top 3 in each section, medal to rest. Scholastic 5-8: 5SS, G/30, EF: $39 mailed by 5/10/08, $49 onsite. No checks on site. Prizes: Trophy to top 3 in each section, medal to rest. May be combined with 9-12 based on entries. Scholastic 9-12: 5SS, G/30, EF: $39 mailed by 5/10/08, $49 onsite. No checks on site. Prizes: Trophy to top 3 in each section, medal to rest. May be combined with 5-8 depending on entries. Scholastic Masters (rating 1000+): 5SS, G/30, EF: $39 mailed by 5/10/08, $49 onsite. No checks on site. Prizes: Trophy to top 3 in each section, medal to rest. Deadline for advanced entry 5/10/08. ENT: Lawrence Constance 384 West Hudson Avenue, Englewood, NJ 07631 Checks Payable to Dumont Chess Mates. INFO: Lawrence Constance, 201-568-1506 [email protected]. DIR: Call Lawrence Constance, 201-568-1506. Email: [email protected]. www.dumontchessmates.com; http://www.njscf.org. NS NC W. Grand Prix Event

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

Branchburg Chess League ** New ** 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 Dumont Scholastic Chess Club 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 5:30pm – 7:30pm 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 ** New ** Belle Mead, NJ 08502 Contact: Anand Mishra 302-632-7460 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 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 ** New ** 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

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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!) 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 Contact: [email protected] 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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From Our President by Joe Ippolito, President New Jersey State Chess Federation

K n Â You can always tell when you have a successful product - the compliments just keep coming in. Such is the case with the NJSCF publication of Atlantic Chess News edited by our own Steve Ferrero and the www.NJSCF.org website under the direction of Aaron Kiedes. The compliments were flowing at the recently held World Amateur Team. You were particularly enthused about the regularity, up-to-date character, meaningful information, and “go to” sources for chess in New Jersey. To show you how very proud we are, you can all expect to receive a free mailing of an upcoming Atlantic Chess News. Hopefully, after reviewing it, you will join the many new subscribers. We mentioned the World Amateur Team, and we would be remiss in not giving a recap. This event set a new record with 291 teams in attendance! The 50’s Theme went over very well with costumes, and team names, (winner was “No Longer Searching for Bobby Fischer”), and the usual good times of the tournament. Credit has to be given to Steve Doyle, who year after year outdoes himself with the organizing and behind-the-scenes work that goes into this event. Kudos to Steve and his team that make this a yearly spectacle to look forward to. A full listing of winners can be seen on our www.NJSCF.org website. Our Scholastic programs are reaching more students than ever. The NJ Grade Level, Junior High, and High School have garnered more interest than ever before. Once again, our thanks to Hal Sprechman and his team for handling this daunting task of engineering smooth, efficient events. In closing, I am in the last months of my presidency with the NJSCF and wish to thank all of you for your enthusiasm for chess and making my term a wonderful experience. Chess is moving in the right direction in New Jersey, and our new Executive Board that takes over in September will ensure continued success. In the next ACN issue, I will try to highlight some of my accomplishments and other areas that are still in the works. Thank you all again, and perhaps you can attend our next board meeting scheduled for June 1st, 2008 at Dean’s Chess Academy. (Info at website)

Games From Around The State by Steve Ferrero

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Games have started pouring in from this year’s 38th World Amateur Team (formerly USATE) held in Parsippany over the recent 3-day President’s Day weekend! We’ve also included games from some of the local clubs such as Westfield, and quads held every month in Somerset.

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Jennie S. Liu studying the board position intently during her game with Timothy Hall while a little girl looks on during the January 13th Westfield Quads#50 held at the Westfield Y.

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Dawn Nicole Maffeo (left) can be seen in the foreground during her fifth round game against Beatriz Marinello (right) played February 18th at the 2008 World Amateur Team in Parsippany. Your Editor had the opportunity to observe this game as they exchanged into an eventually drawn rook and pawn ending although Beatriz remained a pawn up in the final position.

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Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Ilya Zhurbinsky (left) contemplates his move during the January 13th Westfield Quad#50 while his opponent waits.

Viking Last Sat. Quad#1 – Mt. Arlington, NJ – Jan. 26th


FM Andrei A. Zaremba (2367) IM Justin Sarkar (2434) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.6, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 18, 2008, ECO D13

Slav Defense – Exchange Variation 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Ne4 7.Qb3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 g6 9.e3 Bg7 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O Na5 12.Qb4 Bg4 13.c4 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Nxc4 15.Qxc4 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Qd7 17.Qc7 Qd5 18.Qxe7 Qxf3 19.Qg5 Rac8 20.Rac1 Rfe8 21.Qg2

21...Qxg2+ 22.Kxg2 f5 23.a4 Bf6 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rb1 b6 26.a5 Bd8 27.Rb5 Kf7 28.Rd5 Ke6 29.Rd6+ Ke7 30.axb6 Bxb6 31.Rd5 Rc2 32.h4 Ke6 33.Rd6+ Ke7 34.Rd5 Ke6 35.Rd6+ Ke7 36.Rd5 Draw Agreed


FM Sunil Weeramantry (2220) GM Arthur B. Bisguier (2204) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.6, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 18, 2008, ECO C44

Scotch Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 g6 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Na5 7.Be2 Nf6 8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.Qd3 Nc4 11.Nxd5 Nxe3 12.Nxe3 Nc5 13.Qb5+ Nd7 14.f4

14...Bxe5 15.Qd5 c6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qxc6 Bxb2 18.Rb1 Rb8 19.Rxb2 Rxb2 20.Qc3 Rb1+ 21.Kf2 Rxh1 22.Qxh8+ Nf8 23.Bb5+ Bd7 24.Qe5+ Ne6 25.Qh8+ Nf8 26.Qe5+ Draw Agreed Dennis Prawira (2700P) Christopher A. Ventura (2048) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.1, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO B22

Sicilian Defense – Alapin’s Variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 d5 8.exd6ep Qxd6 9.O-O Bf5 10.cxd4 e6 11.Nc3 Rd8 12.Nb5 Qb8 13.g3 Nd7 14.Bf4 e5

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15.Bxf7+ Kxf7 16.Qb3+ Kg6 17.dxe5 Ndxe5 18.Nh4+ Kf6 19.Rad1 Bd3 20.Nc3 Nd4 21.Nd5+ Kf7 22.Qxd3 Nxd3 23.Bxb8 Rxd5 24.Bxa7 Nc6 25.Be3 Be7 26.Nf3 Rhd8 27.b3 Bf6 28.Rd2 Ndb4 29.Re2 h6 30.a3 Nd3 31.Bb6 R8d7 32.a4 Ndb4 33.Kg2 Rd3 34.Rb1 Nd5 35.Ne1 Nc3 36.Nxd3 Rxd3 37.Reb2 Nxb1 38.Rxb1 Nd4 39.b4 Rb3 40.Rxb3 Nxb3 41.b5 Bc3 42.Kf3 Nd2+ 43.Ke2 Nc4 44.Bc7 Ba5 45.Bxa5 Nxa5 46.Kd3 Ke6 47.Kd4 b6 48.f4 Nb7 49.g4 g6 50.Kc4 Kd6 51.h4 Ke6 52.Kb4 h5 53.f5+ Kf6 54.gxh5 gxh5 55.Kc4 Kxf5 56.Kd5 Na5 57.Kd6 Kg4 58.Kc7 59.Kc6 Kxh4 60.a5 bxa5 White Resigns IM Eli Vovsha (2497) Yu Zhong Lu (2286) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.6, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 18, 2008, ECO C45

Scotch Game – Blackburne Attack 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Qd2 Ne5 8.Be2 d5

9.Nb5 Qb6 10.Bxc5 Qxc5 11.Qd4 Qxd4 12.cxd4 N5c6 13.Nxc7+ Kd8 14.Nxa8 Nxd4 15.Na3 Be6 16.Rc1 Nec6 17.Nb5 Kd7 18.Nac7 dxe4 19.Nxe6 Black Resigns


Carey M. Thiel (2103) Oscar Santana (1878) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.6, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 18, 2008, ECO B10

Caro Kann Defense – Anti Caro Kann Variation 1.e4 c6 2.c4 e5 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.Qxd4 Nbd7 7.Be2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.h3 Re8 10.b3 Nf8 11.Bb2 Ne6 12.Qd2 Qc7 13.Rac1 Bd7 14.Rfe1 Rad8 15.Bf1 Bc8 16.b4 d5 17.cxd5 Bxb4

18.Qe3 Bc5 19.Qe2 Nf4 20.Qc4 cxd5 21.Nxd5 N6xd5 22.exd5 Rxe1 23.Rxe1 Nxh3+ 24.gxh3 Qg3+ 25.Bg2 Bxf2+ 26.Kh1 Bxh3 27.Qf1 Bxg2+ 28.Qxg2 Bxe1 29.Nxe1 Qxe1+ 30.Kh2 Qh4+ 31.Kg1 Qh6 32.Qe2 And White Resigns

Photo provided courtesy of Aaron Kiedes Several exuberant winners display their plaques and trophies from TD Ken Thomas’ Last Saturday of the Month Quads now held regularly in Somerset while their proud fathers join in the celebration. The two winners played in the Kids Kwads on January 26th.

Peter W. Howe (2058) FM Carsten Hansen (2359) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.2, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO A46

Torre Attack 1.d4 e5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.c3 Be7 5.e3 b6 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.h3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nd5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Bc4 Bb7 11.O-O Na6 12.Re1 Nac7 13.Bf1 d6 14.Qb3 Reb8 15.a4 a6 16.c4 Nf6 17.Qa3 a5 18.b4 Na6 19.bxa5 bxa5 20.Rac1 Rfc8

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21.d5 Nc5 22.dxe6 fxe6 23.Nd4 Qd7 24.Nb5 Rd8 25.Rcd1 Qc6 26.Nb3 Nxb3 27.Qxb3 Ne4 28.f3 Nc5 29.Qc2 e5 30.Bd3 Nxd3 31.Rxd3 Rbc8 32.Rc3 Qc5+ 33.Kh1 Rf8 34.Qd2 Rf6 35.Rd3 Rc6 36.Rd1

36...e4 37.fxe4 Rf2 38.Qe3 Qxe3 39.Rxe3 Rxc4 40.Nxd6 Rb4 41.Nxb7 Rxb7 42.Rd8+ Rf8 43.Rxf8+ Kxf8 44.Rf3+ Ke7 45.Rf5 Rb4 46.Rxa5 Rxe4 47.Ra7+ Kf6 48.Kh2 Rb4 49.a5 Ra4 50.a6 Ra3 51.Ra8 Kg6 52.a7 h6 53.g3 Ra2+ 54.Kg1 h5 55.Kf1 Ra1+ 56.Ke2 Ra2+ 57.Kd3

57...Ra3+ 58.Kc4 Ra1 59.Kb5 Rb1+ 60.Kc4 Ra1 61.h4 Rc1+ 62.Kb3 Ra1 63.Kb2 Ra6 64.Kb3 Ra1 65.Kc4 Rc1+ 66.Kd4 Rd1+ 67.Ke3 Re1+ 68.Kf2 Ra1 69.g4 hxg4 70.h5+ Kh7 71.Kg3 Ra4 72.Kh4 Ra1 73.Kxg4 Ra4+ 74.Kf5 Ra1 75.Ke6 Draw Agreed


Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Two young players deep in thought in their final round three game during Ken Thomas’ Kids Kwads in Somerset on February 23rd.

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Norman E. Henry (left) pondering his next move in his game against Tevin Rouse on January 27th at the recently opened Dean of Chess Academy in Branchburg. The Greater Somerset County Chess Club held quads that day at IM Dean Ippolito’s facility. I was lucky to observe this hard-fought game where Norman tore into Black’s position with a fierce attack eventually culminating in checkmate on h8!


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Viking Last Sat. Quad#1 – Somerset, NJ –Feb. 23rd

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero The main playing hall packed with players as can be seen in the above photo taken during this year’s World Amateur Team tournament during day one on February 16th. Ilya Krasik (2102) FM Carsten Hansen (2359) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.6, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 18, 2008, ECO A57

Benko Gambit Half Accepted 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 Qxb6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 g6 8.e4 Bg4 9.Qa4+ Bd7 10.Qc2 Bg7 11.Be2 O-O

12.O-O Bb5 13.Bg5 Nbd7 14.Nxb5 axb5 15.Nd2 Ra4 16.b3 Ra3 17.Nb1 Ra7 18.Nc3 b4 19.Na4 Qb7 20.Rad1 Nb6 21.Rfe1 Re8 22.e5 Nxa4 23.bxa4 dxe5 24.Bb5 Nxd5 25.Qxc5 e6 26.Rc1

26...Ra5 27.Qd6 Qb8 28.Qxb8 Rxb8 29.Bd2 Ra7 30.Rc4 e4 31.Rexe4 Bc3 32.Bh6 Nb6 33.Be3 Ra5 34.Bxb6 Rxb6 35.g3 Rd6 36.Kg2 Rd1 Draw Agreed

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. Cary A. Lovelace (1747) Mark D. Powell (1463) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.6, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 18, 2008, ECO B21

Sicilian Defense – Smith-Morra Gambit 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Qxd4 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Qd1 a6 8.Bc4 Nb6 9.Bb3 d5 10.O-O Be7 11.Qe2 O-O 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.Bc2 f5 14.exf6ep Bxf6 15.Bg5 e5 16.Bxf6 Rxf6 17.Bb3 Bg4 18.Nbd2 Kh8 19.h3 Bh5 20.g4 Bf7 21.g5 Rf4 22.Ne1 e4 23.Ng2 Rf5 24.h4 Rf8 25.Rf1 Ne5 26.f3

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26...Bh5 27.Qe3 Bxf3 28.Ne1 Ng4 29.Rxf3 Qh2+ 30.Kf1 Nxe3 Checkmate Fedor Khrapatin (2000) Adam Weissbarth (2195) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.6, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 18, 2008, ECO C47

Four Knights Defense – Scotch Variation (by transposition) 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 Bb4 5.d5 Ne7 6.Bd3 d6 7.h3 O-O 8.O-O Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nd7 10.Bg5 Nc5 11.Nd2 f6 12.Be3 b6 13.Nb3 f5 14.Nxc5 bxc5 15.f4 exf4 16.Bxf4 c4 17.Bxc4 fxe4 18.Bg5 Rxf1+ 19.Qxf1 h6 20.Bh4 g5 21.Bf2 Qe8 22.Qe2 Bf5 23.Rf1 Bg6 24.Be3 Nf5 25.Bd4 Qe7 26.Qe1 Qd7 27.Be2 c5 28.Bf6 Bh7 29.Bg4 Rb8

30.Qxe4 Ng3 31.Be6+ Kf8 32.Qe1 Qb5 33.Qxg3 Black Resigns

Viking Last Sat. Quad#2 – Somerset, NJ – Feb. 23rd

Viking Last Sat. Quad#3 – Somerset, NJ – Feb. 23rd

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero GM Leonid Yudasin scans the board while waiting for his opponent’s reply during an intense middlegame on day one of the World Amateur Team tournament on February 16th. Sean N. Finn (2100) Xiaobo Dong (2063) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.1, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO B12

Caro Kann Defense – Advance Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 c5 7.h4 h6 8.Nf4 Bh7 9.Bg2 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Nc6 11.Qa4 Qd7 12.Nb5 Rc8 13.g5 Bf5 14.g6

14...Nxe5 15.Bxd5 Nxg6 16.Bxb7 Bxc2 17.Nd6+ Bxd6 18.Qxd7+ Kxd7 19.Bxc8+ Kxc8 20.Nxg6 Bxg6 21.Be3 Be5 22.Rc1+ Kb7 23.h5 Bb8 24.Rh4 Nf6 25.Rc3 Rd8 26.Rb3+ Ka8 27.Ke2 Bc2 28.Ra3 Bd1+ 29.Kf1 Bxh5 30.Rha4 Rd7 31.b4 Bf3 32.Bd4 Bc6 White Resigns

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David A. Cole (2038) WFM Ana Izoria (2129) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.1, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO B90

Sicilian Defense – Najdorf Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e5 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.h3 Be6 10.Qe2 h6 11.Be3 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.O-O O-O 16.Rfe1 Bf6 17.Bc3 Rfe8 18.Be4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Re6 20.Rad1 Nc5 21.Qc4 Rc8 22.Rd5 e4

23.Nd4 Bxd4 24.Qxd4 f6 25.Qc4 Kf7 26.Red1 Qc6 27.Rd6 Qxa4 28.Qd5 a5 29.Bd4 Rc6 30.Bxc5 Rcxd6 31.Bxd6 Qxc2 32.Qxb7+ Kg6 33.Qd5 Re8 34.Ba3 a4 35.Rd2 Qb1+ 36.Kh2 Re5 37.Qd4 Qe1 38.Qe3 Qc1 39.Rd4 Qc6 40.Bd6 Re6 41.Bf8 Kh7 42.Qg3 Qb7 43.Rc4 Qf7 44.Ba3 Re5 45.Rxa4 Qd7 46.Rc4 Qd1 47.h4 Qh5 48.Qf4 Rg5 49.Qxe4+ Rg6 50.Rc5 Qd1 51.h5 Qd6+ 52.g3 Black Resigns

Greater Somerset County Chess Club Quad#1 – Branchburg, NJ – January 27th

Dennis Prawira (2700P) Christopher A. Ventura (2048) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.1, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO B22

Sicilian Defense – Alapin’s Variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 d5 8.exd6ep Qxd6 9.O-O Bf5 10.cxd4 e6 11.Nc3 Rd8 12.Nb5 Qb8 13.g3 Nd7 14.Bf4 e5

15.Bxf7+ Kxf7 16.Qb3+ Kg6 17.dxe5 Ndxe5 18.Nh4+ Kf6 19.Rad1 Bd3 20.Nc3 Nd4 21.Nd5+ Kf7 22.Qxd3 Nxd3 23.Bxb8 Rxd5 24.Bxa7 Nc6 25.Be3 Be7 26.Nf3 Rhd8 27.b3 Bf6 28.Rd2 Ndb4 29.Re2 h6 30.a3 Nd3 31.Bb6 R8d7 32.a4 Ndb4 33.Kg2 Rd3 34.Rb1 Nd5 35.Ne1 Nc3 36.Nxd3 Rxd3 37.Reb2 Nxb1 38.Rxb1 Nd4 39.b4 Rb3 40.Rxb3 Nxb3 41.b5 Bc3 42.Kf3 Nd2+ 43.Ke2 Nc4 44.Bc7 Ba5 45.Bxa5 Nxa5 46.Kd3 Ke6 47.Kd4 b6 48.f4 Nb7 49.g4 g6 50.Kc4 Kd6 51.h4 Ke6 52.Kb4 h5 53.f5+ Kf6 54.gxh5 gxh5 55.Kc4 Kxf5 56.Kd5 Na5 57.Kd6 Kg4 58.Kc7 59.Kc6 Kxh4 60.a5 bxa5 White Resigns

Greater Somerset County Chess Club Quad#2 – Branchburg, NJ – January 27th

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Dragan Milovanovic (left) contemplates his move on day three during the World Amateur Team tournament in Parsippany on February 18th.



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Evan M. Turtel (2200) Jeff Kelleher (2019) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.2, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO B01

Scandinavian Defense 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6 3.dxc6 Nxc6 4.Nc3 e5 5.d3 Nf6 6.h3 Bf5 7.Be3 Bb4 8.Nge2 O-O 9.a3 Ba5 10.b4 Bb6 11.Bxb6 Qxb6 12.Na4 Qc7 13.g4 Bg6 14.Bg2 Rad8 15.O-O Nd4 16.Rc1 e4 17.Nxd4 Rxd4 18.Nc5 b6 19.Nb3 Rd6 20.f4 exf3ep 21.Qxf3 Re8 22.Rfe1 Rde6 23.Rxe6 Rxe6 24.Nd4 Re8 25.Nc6 h5 26.g5

26...Ne4 27.dxe4 Qxc6 28.Qf4 Bxe4 29.Rf1 Qg6 30.Re1 f5 31.Bf1 Qc6 32.c4 Rd8 33.Be2 g6 34.Rd1 Rxd1+ 35.Bxd1 Qd7 36.Be2 Kh7 37.Kh2 Bb7 38.Kg3 Qc6 39.Qe5 Qg2+ 40.Kh4 Qf2+ 41.Qg3 Qd4+ 42.Bg4 fxg4 43.Qc7+ Qg7 44.Qb8 Qe7 45.Qg3 gxh3 46.Kxh3 Qe6+ 47.Kh2 Qe2+ 48.Kg1 Qg4 White Resigns

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Marvin Shumowitz (left) and teammate, Stephen Hrop, at the start of their games on day three of the World Amateur Team tournament over this past President’s Day weekend. Stephen Hrop (2071) IM Lawrence Charles Kaufman (2371) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.5, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO A12 Teams: Pawnbrokers vs We Own The Knight

English Opening – London Defensive System 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bf5 5.Bb2 Nbd7 6.Bg2 e6 7.O-O h6 8.d3 Be7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.a3 a5 11.Ra2 Bh7 12.Qa1 b5 13.Rc1 Qb6 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Bd4 Qb7 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Rfc8 18.Rac2 Rxc2 19.Rxc2 Rc8 20.Rxc8+

Qxc8 21.Qc3 Qxc3 22.Bxc3 Bxa3 23.Bxa5 Ng4 24.Nf3 Bc5 25.h3

25...Nf6 26.b4 Ba7 27.Ne5 Bd4 28.Nc6 Bc3 29.Na7 Bd2 30.Nxb5 Kf8 31.Na3 Ke8 32.Nb1 Bc1 33.Kf1 Kd7 34.Ke1 Ne8 35.Kd1 Bb2 36.Kc2 Bd4 37.e3 Ba7 38.Bf3 Nd6 39.Kd2 Nb7 40.Bd1 Nxa5 41.bxa5 Kc6 42.Ba4+ Kb7 43.Bb5 Bb8 44.Kc3 Bc7 45.Kb4 Bd6+ 46.Ka4 g5 47.Nd2 Bf5 48.g4 Bg6 49.Nf3 e5 50.h4 e4 51.h5 Bxh5 52.gxh5 exf3 53.Bd7 Bh2 54.Bg4 Bg1 55.Bxf3 Kc6 56.e4 Bxf2 57.exd5+ Kd6 58.Kb5 f5 59.Kc4 Ba7 60.d4 Bb8 61.Bd1 Bc7 62.a6 Bb6 63.Bc2 f4 64.Bd1 Ba7 65.Bf3 Bb6 66.Kd3 g4 67.Bxg4 Kxd5 68.Bf3+ Kd6 69.Ke4 Ba7 70.d5 Be3 71.Kf5 Ke7 72.Kg6 Bc5 73.Kxh6 Kf6 74.Kh7 Kf7 75.h6 Bb6 76.Bh5+ Kf8 77.Kg6 Kg8 78.d6 Black Resigns

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Lou Sturniolo (right) fights to hang on during day one of the World Amateur Team tournament on February 16th

while another player observes the action.

On Sunday, March 30th, the Westfield Chess Club saw a record 48 players show up to participate in the Sunday G/45 Quads! The Westfield Chess Club is run by master Todd W. Lunna and his staff who faithfully meet every Sunday at the Westfield Y.

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Unbalancing The Position by Terese and David W. Hatch

Q P Ì Chessplayers talk about “getting the upper hand, having the initiative and bringing home the win.” These are all admirable goals to strive for and attain, but from a practical point of view how does one go about achieving these goals? Peter Romanovsky contends that attaining these goals requires “frequent and structurally significant changes in the position.”1 These “significant changes in the position” can be brought about in a number of ways including, creating a material advantage, forcing weaknesses in an opponent’s pawn structure, acquiring spatial superiority, controlling open files, pawn and piece penetration and mating threats. Differences between the White and Black positions will create an imbalanced position with attacking and counterattacking chances for both sides. The following game from the 2007 US Open in Cherry Hill, New Jersey is a lively example of “significant changes in the position” and, more specifically, an imbalance in material, dictating the subsequent strategy, tactics and decision-making process as well as the direction, flow and nature of the game. All of the elements of an unbalanced position were realized in this game which included an asymmetrical opening by Black, an aggressive attacking variation by White, an uneven exchange of material, open files, attacking diagonals and isolated pawns, all of which set the tone for a three-piece mating attack. WFM Elizabeth Vicary (2155) Steven B. Willard (1951) 9ss US Open, Cherry Hill, Rd.8, TL 50/2 SD/1, Aug. 4, 2007, ECO B09

Pirc Defense – Austrian Attack Analyzed with Rybka 2.3 32-bit (30seconds) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 0–0 The main alternative is 5…c5 which counterattacks White’s pawn center immediately and limits White’s choices. A well-known forced draw can result from 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5 [7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.e5 Nh5 9.g4 Nxf4 10.Bxf4 cxd4] 7...Ng4 8.e6 fxe6 9.Ng5 Bxb5 10.Nxe6 Bxd4 11.Nxd8 Bf2+ 12.Kd2 and 12…Be3+ begins a perpetual check. 6.e5 6.Bd3 and 7.0-0 are solid and completes White’s development, but White wants to waste no time in pressuring the Black position. 6…Nfd7 7.h4 c5 8.h5 cxd4 9.Qxd4 dxe5 10.Qf2 Re8 11.hxg6 hxg6 12.Qh4 Nf8 13.fxe5 Qd7 Black must formulate a defense against White’s kingside attack. Routine development leads to a quick mate after 13...Nc6 14.Bh6 f6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qh8+ Kf7 17.Bc4+ Be6 18.Ng5+ fxg5 19.0–0# 1–0 Seuss,O-Hurme,H/Dresden 1969. 1 Peter Romanovsky, Chess Middlegame Planning, American Chess Promotions, 1990: p.18

14.Bh6 Qg4 15.Qh2 Qh5 16.Qg1 White can cash in on her spatial advantage, keep her kingside attack going and win a pawn with 16.Qxh5 gxh5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Nd5 Ne6 19.Rxh5 Bd7 20.Bd3 Bc6 21.Rh7+ Kg8. However, White understandably pursues the line that gives her the psychological advantage of “winning” the queen. 16…Qxh6 Black’s last few moves have forced the exchange sacrifice. The alternatives do not give Black any breathing room. For example 16...Qg4 17.Bxg7 Qg3+ 18.Ke2 Kxg7 19.Qe3 g5 20.Ne4 Qf4 21.Nexg5 Qxe3+ 22.Kxe3 Rd8 23.Bc4 f6 24.Nf7 or 16...Qf5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.0–0–0 Qf4+ 19.Kb1 Nc6 20.Nd5 Rd8 21.Rh4 Qg3 22.Qe3 f6 23.exf6+ exf6 24.Qh6+ Kf7 25.Qh8 and Black is helpless to defend against 26.Qxf6. 17.Rxh6 Bxh6 18.Qh2 Kg7 A significant structural change in the position has occurred. With the exchange of rook and bishop for queen, White has traded her attack on the king for a material advantage. In this materially imbalanced position, both players must now regroup and come up with Plan B. 19.Nd5 Ne6 20.g4 Nc6 21.Qg3 Rd8 22.c4 Ng5 White’s last few moves have not been the most accurate and have allowed Black to untangle his pieces. 23.Nxg5 White needs to keep as many pieces as possible on the board for any hope of attack. For example 23.Nh4 Ne4 24.Qg2 Ng5 keeps the very useful knight on the board. 23...Bxg5 White is now feeling the pinch of the material imbalance. She cannot castle and has lost an important attacking piece. 24.Bd3

White places the bishop on the b1-h7 diagonal in the hope of resurrecting a kingside attack, but the earlier pawn advances have left many weaknesses behind. 24.Bg2 would have put the bishop in a better position to help with the defense of the h-file as well as controlling the weak light squares along the h1-d5 diagonal. 24...Nd4 24...Rh8 leads to more dynamic counterplay after 25.Qg1 Nxe5 26.Be2 Bd7 27.Rd1 e6 28.Nc7 Rad8 29.Nb5 Bh4+ 30.Kf1 Bxb5 31.cxb5 Rxd1+ 32.Bxd1 and Black is better equipped to take advantage of the material imbalance of

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the position. 25.Kf2?! Unbalancing the position generally creates tactical opportunities for both sides. After 25.Be4 (which Rybka 2.3 considers best) Be6 26.b3 Bxd5 27.cxd5 Rac8 28.Qf2 Nc2+ 29.Bxc2 Rh8 30.Qg2 Rxc2 31.Qxc2 Rh1+ 32.Ke2 Rxa1 33.Kd3 Rh1 and White can maintain a positional advantage. 25...Rh8 26.Qg2 Rh4 Black uses tactical means (pressure on the isolated pawn) to enhance the imbalance of the position. With the miscue on move 25, White has lost the psychological edge of being up the material exchange. Perhaps Alexander Alekhine described this “psychological” edge best when he said, “A disturbance of material equality often mentally upsets the ‘fortunate’ possessor of the extra material.” Now White must react from a more defensive posture. 27.Ne3 Bd7 28.Rh1 Of course, not 28.Qxb7?? because the pawn is poisoned as Rybka 2.3 shows with 28...Bc6 29.Qxa8 (29.Qa6 Rh2+ 30.Kg3 [and if (1) 30.Ke1 Bf3 31.Ng2 Bxg2 32.Qf6+ exf6 33.Rd1 Bf3 34.Rd2 Bxd2+ or (2) 30.Ng2 Rxg2+ 31.Kf1 Be3 or (3) 30.Kg3 Rah8 31.Bf1 Ne2+ 32.Bxe2 R8h3#] 30...Rah8) 29...Bxa8–+] 28...Rah8 29.Rxh4 Bxh4+ If 29...Rxh4 the pawn is still off limits because 30.Qxb7 Bc6 31.Qxa7 Rh2+ 32.Kg3 Bxe3 33.Kxh2 Nf3+ 34.Kg3 Bxa7 and the queen is lost. 30.b3 would consolidate White’s position and the position is still rich with tactical opportunities for both sides. 30.Kg1 Bg5 31.Qe4 Rh3 Black is making one-move threats, but in so doing, the pieces are coming together and working in harmony with one another. 32.Kg2 Rxe3 33.Qxd4 Bc6+

34.Kh2? A mistake which relegates the king to the edge of the board where a mating net is about to be woven. 34.Kf1

would maintain equality and a cessation of hostilities could come about after 34.Kf1 Rg3 35.Kf2 Rg2+ 36.Kf1 Rg3 37.Kf2 Rg2+ 38.Kf1 Rg3. 34...e6 Black need not have worried about 35.e6 because 34...Re1 and Black takes home the point after 35.e6+ Bf6 36.Qc5 Be5+ 37.Qxe5+ Rxe5 38.exf7 Kxf7 39.Kg1. 35.b4? White could come to the aid of the king with 35.Bf1 Rf3 36.Qd1 Bf4+ 37.Kg1 Be3+ 38.Kh2 Rf2+ 39.Kg3 Rxb2 but Black is still calling the shots. 35...a6

Black need not have played so timidly as the tactics resulting from the imbalance of the position are clearly in his favor. For example, Black does not have to worry about the b5 pawn advance after 35...Rf3 36.b5 because of 36…Bf4+ 37.Qxf4 (forced) Rxf4 38.bxc6 bxc6 39.Kg3 g5 40.a4 Rd4 41.Be2 Re4 42.Kf3 Rxe5 43.Bd3 f5 and Black has a winning material advantage of two pawns and a rook for a bishop. Likewise, after 35...Rf3 36.Be4 Be3 37.Bxf3 Bxd4 38.Bxc6 Bxe5+ 39.Kg2 bxc6 40.Kf3 White still ends up on the short end of the balance sheet. 36.b5? 36.Bf1 Rf3 37.Qd1 36...axb5 37.cxb5 Bd5 38.a4 Re1 Black is not to be distracted by White’s advancing a-pawn but steadfastly weaves a mating net. 39.Kg3 Be3 40.Qb2 Rg1+ 41.Kh3 Bf4 (the coup de grace) 42.g5 Shredder 10 shows how hopeless the game is for White: 1) 42.g5 Bf3 43.Qh2 Bg4+ 44.Kh4 Bxh2 45.Bc2 Bxe5 46.Bd1 Bf5 47.Bg4 Rh1+ 48.Bh3 Rxh3# 2) 42.Be4 Rg3+ 43.Kh2 Bxe4 44.Qb4 Rxg4+ 45.Kh3 Rg3+ 46.Kh2 Rg5+ 47.Kh3 Bf5+ 48.Kh4 Rh5#. 3) 42.Qb1 Rg3+ 43.Kh2 Bf3 44.Qb2 Rg2+ 45.Kh3 Rxb2 46.Be2 Rxe2 47.g5 Rh2#. 42...Bf3 43.a5 and White resigned. The mate threat is Rh1+




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Scholastic Spotlight On Maxwell Weinstein by Joe Ippolito, President New Jersey State Chess Federation

K Ì Ø The name “Max Weinstein” might be a new one for those of you in the chess world to recognize. However, it is a name that you will be hearing more and more of in the future. At 11 years old, Max is setting the scholastic chess scene on fire. His more recent tournaments have placed him at the top in each case. Not bad for someone who started at the age of six with his father, was soon defeating Dad, and had to go to the high school to find some new competition. (he was in the 2nd grade)

Max tries to keep himself active with playing almost 400 chess games per year. He is a former member of the prestigious Morris County Chess League, and after only a few rated events is already rated over 1400. Max would like to thank the following people for his meteoric rise: Dad for teaching him, a high school student named “Gottila” for constantly playing him, and Mr. Richard Napoli for improving his game tremendously – “he’s a good teacher.” Max offers the following advice to all those young players who wish to get better, “Study games! It’s easy to learn from others’ mistakes. Also, if you have a pet opening, study all the attacks/counterattacks you and your opponent can make.” All this must be working because he was holding his own recently at the NYC Chess Shop, without prior knowledge that he was playing a senior master. Even with his

numerous chess successes, Max modestly keeps his chess goals focused on becoming an advanced/expert player. For now, Max is concentrating on maintaining his straight “A” average (sometime “B”) in the 6th grade at the Wilson School in Mountain Lakes. His favorite subjects are writing, reading, and social studies. Max’s interests and hobbies in addition to chess are WWII history, swimming, boating, and hiking. He doesn’t know what college he would like to attend just yet, but would like to find one that has a strong background in the science of hurricanes and extreme weather. Whatever field Max undertakes, with his intensity and dedication, I am sure he is going to be successful.

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Death Of A Legend by Life Master James R. West

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On the evening of January 18th, Atlantic Chess News editor Steve Ferrero called me on my cell phone at work to inform me of the death of Bobby Fischer. He requested that I write an article on Fischer for the upcoming issue of ACN. As I drove home that night, it occurred to me what an impossible assignment I had been given, especially since I had never crossed paths with Fischer. To me, Bobby Fischer was always the offstage character in the play who never makes an appearance, although his name gets mentioned a lot. Nevertheless, I will try my best to honor Fischer in writing. I will begin by stating that Bobby Fischer's passing away at age 64 is as bizarre a coincidence as Houdini's death on Halloween. It was Fischer's great misfortune to have been born and raised in a country where chess is held in low regard. Imagine Van Gogh in a land of the blind, or Mozart in a land of the deaf, and basically you have Bobby Fischer in America. Fischer's chess games were "monuments of unageing intellect", to quote verse from the poet Yeats. I am not sure what it says about my life, but no individual had more of an impact on it than Bobby Fischer. It started at a backyard barbeque on the Fourth of July in 1972. While waiting for my hamburger to grill, I noticed a discarded copy of the Daily News near poolside. The front-page banner headline "Chess Match On Again" struck me as curious. So I began reading the story, and my life was never quite the same again.

Vaguely I already knew who Bobby Fischer was, mostly from playing chess as a kid at the playground during summer vacations. Sometimes I would make a good move, only to hear my opponent exclaim, "Who do you think you are - Bobby Fischer!" But what happened in the summer of '72 was magical. For a brief moment in time, it was cool to play chess in the United States. By summer's end, I had saved enough money to join the USCF and the Marshall Chess Club. For the next fifteen years, Bobby Fischer was my idol. Somewhere in the late 1980's, I discovered Paul Morphy's brilliancies, including those in the Philidor Counter Gambit. But I still play many of Fischer's openings, for example the Sozin Attack and the exchange variations in the Ruy Lopez and Caro-Kann.

As far as Fischer's politically incorrect remarks are concerned, I never took them seriously, even though the twin towers burning on 9/11 could be seen from my hometown in New Jersey. Fischer was an artist. As an undergraduate and graduate student, majoring in the arts, I studied many famous novelists, poets, painters, and composers. Put Bobby Fischer in a room with the rest of them, and he might have been the sanest person in the bunch! Much of Fischer's time away from the chessboard was spent in distancing himself from anyone who would attempt to associate with him. You see, it really was Bobby Fischer versus the rest of the world!

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My Games From The World Amateur Team East by Kevin Emmanuel Chen

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I played board two for our team, Defensive Line, in the World Amateur Team East tournament this past President’s Day. I hope everyone enjoys my games presented here. Kevin Emmanuel Chen (1687) Donald D. Schultz (2000) Team Match: “Defensive Line” vs “ChessDons” 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.1, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO E90

King’s Indian Defense – 5.Nf3 Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O–O 6.h3 Nbd7 7.Be3 h6 8.Be2 e5 9.O–O Ne8 10.Qd2 Kh7 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Rfd1 b6? This move allows me to exploit a pin on the d-file to try to weaken the queenside pawns. Moving the queen away was a better idea. 13.c5! c6? 13… Bb7 was better. 14.cxb6 axb6 15.Rac1 Qf6 16.b3 Nc7 17.Na4 c5 18.Nc3 Nb8 19.Qd6 Ne8 20.Qd5 Nc7 21.Qd6 Ne8 22.Qd2! Bb7 23.a4 Nc7 24.Bc4 Nc6 25.Nd5 Nxd5 26.Bxd5 Rad8 27.Qe2 Na5 28.Bxb7 Nxb7 29.Qa6 Qc6 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Nd2 Na5 Black touched his knight here and had to move it. 32.b4 Qb7 This was the only move to prevent a loss of material – otherwise there are pins everywhere! 33.Qb5 cxb4 34.Qxb4 Nc6 I thought that 35.Qxb6 Qxb6 36.Bxb6 Rxd2 lost a piece, but I overlooked Black’s knight, which would have been captured on 37. Rxc6. 35.Qc4 Nd4 36.f3 Rd7 37.Rb1 Rc7 38.Qd3 Qc3 39.Nf1 Rc6 40.Rxb6 Black Resigns He touched the knight again! However, that was the wrong piece to touch, as the rook had to be moved or traded in order to avoid losing material. He resigned shortly after touching the knight. Match Summary: I was the only one to win, as Michael Raphael and Christine Panuyas both lost. Their alternate played for our team (decision by Steve Doyle so that a game could be played) also lost. Our original board 1 never showed up. Match lost, 1-3. John Plevel (1152) Kevin Emmanuel Chen (1687) Team Match: “Hellfighters” vs “Defensive Line” 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.2, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO C41

Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d3

4.d4, transferring to the main line, would have given Black lots of problems. 4… Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Nd5 Qf7 8.exf5? Qxd5 9.c4 Qf7 10.Nh4 Bxf5 11.Be2 Be7 12.Nxf5 Qxf5 13.Bg4 Qf6 14.Bh5+ g6 15.Bf3 c6 I liked 15… O–O better, as White can’t move his bishop due to 16… Qxf2 mate. This move gives Black additional time to finish his Queenside development. 16.Qb3 b6 17.Qa4 O–O 18.h4 e4 This was to activate my Queen and bishop. I had the feeling that I was going to need them soon. 19.Bxe4? Qxf2+ 20.Kd1 Qxb2, and White’s king is in some hot water. 18.O–O was better. 19.dxe4 Qxb2 20.Rd1 Qe5 20… Nd7 sacrificing a pawn was considered, but I did not want to surrender the light squares to White’s Queen and Bishop. A trade isn’t forced: 21.Qxc6 Ne5 22.Qd5+ and 23.Be2 avoids the trade and lets White keep pressure on the light squares. 21.h5 g5 22.c5 bxc5 22… Qxc5 and 22… dxc5 were better replies, but I thought that if White’s queen went after the corner rook, I would have enough time to go after the White king. 23.Qb3+ d5 24.Qb7 dxe4 25.Be2 Qc3+ 26.Rd2 Bf6 27.Qxa8 White’s last chance to stop/slow down Black’s attack was to try to trade queens with 27.Qb3+, if for nothing else, to get his queen back on defense. 27…Bd4 28.Rf1? Qc1+ White Resigns White couldn’t play 28.O–O because of 28… Qxd2 followed by taking on f2. But the actual 28th move blocks his king’s escape and completes the mating net. 29.Rd1 Bc3 mate, while 29.Bd1 Bc3 30.Rh1 Qxd2+ 31.Kf1 Qxd1#. Match Summary: We had an automatic board forfeit on board 4, but Michael Raphael and Christine Panuyas both won. Match won, 3-1. Kevin Emmanuel Chen (1687) Daniel Nussbaum (1631) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.3, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 17, 2008, ECO A33

English Opening (by transposition) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 e6 Avoiding the Benoni/Benko lines and steering the game into the Sicilian Defense, Maroczy Bind variation. 4.Nc3 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.e4 Bb4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Rc1 Qe5 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.a3 Qf4 13.Rc2 Bxc3+ 14.Rxc3 d5 15.exd5 15.cxd5 cxd5? 16.Qb5+ forking king and bishop, but 15… exd5 16.exd5+ Kd7? allows 17.bxc6 Bxc6 18.Qd3+ Kc7 19.Qc2 and Black has problems defending the pinned bishop. On 16… Kd8 17.dxc6 Re8 18.Re3 blocks the pin. 15… cxd5 16.cxd5 Bxd5 17.Qb5+ Ke7 18.Qc5+ Qd6 19.Ba6

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I wanted firm control of the c-file. 19… Qxc5 20.Rxc5 Rhb8 21.b4 Rb6 22.b5 Kd6 23.Rc3 Bb7 24.Bxb7 Rxb7 25.Rc6+ Kd7 26.a4 a6? 27.Rxa6 Rxa6 28.bxa6! Ra7 28… Rb1+? 29.Kd2! Rxh1?? 30.a7! and the front a-pawn queens thanks to the back a-pawn’s interference. 29.Kd2 Rxa6 30.Ra1 Kc6 31.Kc3 Kc5 32.Ra2 f6 33.Kb3 Rb6+ 34.Ka3 Rb7 35.Rc2+ Eventually the game was drawn in 65 moves. Eric Frickmann (1896) Kevin Emmanuel Chen (1687) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.4, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 17, 2008, ECO C41

Philidor’s Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 exd4 6.Nxd4 fxe4 7.Qe2 Be7 7… d5 8.f3 gets the pawn back anyway, and opening the game up has to favor White, who is much better developed at this moment. 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.Qxe4+ Qe7 10.Qxe7+ Bxe7 11.Nd5 Bd8 12.Nb5 Na6 13.Nbc3 c6 14.Bxa6 I did not want to achieve a repetition of position so early with 13… Nb8 14.Nb5, but I was very surprised at the time that White was willing to cede the two bishops in order to weaken my pawns. 14… bxa6 15.Nb4 Bb7 16.O–O O–O This was done purely to get my king out of the e-file and put my rook on the f-file simultaneously. If necessary, I would have moved my king by hand since the game was rapidly approaching endgame themes. 17.Rad1 a5 18.Nd3 Ba6 19.Rfe1 Bb6 I wanted White to really regret giving me the two bishops vs. two knights, and I opted to go after the f2-pawn. 20.Na4 Bxd3 21.Nxb6 axb6 21… Bxc2 22.Rxd6 axb6 23.Rxc6 and 24.Rxb6 was a possibility, going ahead for a bishop vs. two pawns, but that’s not a very good advantage in an endgame setting, particularly with very few pieces and pawns left on the board. 22.Rxd3 Rfe8 23.Rde3 Kf7 24.Rf3+ Kg6 25.Rd1 d5 26.Kf1 Re6 27.g3 Rae8 28.h4 Rf6 I wanted to keep the White king away from the queenside pawn majority. 29. Rc3 Rd6 30. Rf3 d4 31. Rf4 c5 32. a4 h5!? I think a good alternative to get away from the e-file and play 32… Red8, threatening an eventual … c4 and … d3 establishing the passer. I wanted to trade a pair of rooks and use the central passed pawn to distract White while I went after the kingside pawns. 33.b3 Rf6 34.Rxf6+ Kxf6 35.Rd3 Re5 36.Kg2 Re2 37.c3 dxc3??

This was a total blunder; I forgot while contemplating my previous move that I can now play 37… Ke5! I don’t think White would hold on much longer after that. Now the tables are turned a bit in this now somewhat balanced endgame. 38.Rxc3 Re4 39.Kf3 Rb4 40.Ke3 Ke5 41.f3 g6 42.Kd3 Kd5 43.Kc2 Kd4? 44.Rd3+ I didn’t understand until after the tournament that 43… c4 wins: After 44.dxc4+ Rxc4 45.Rxc4 Kxc4 46.g4, I don’t play 46... hxg4? like I thought during the game, but I instead play 46… b5!, keeping White’s passer on the f-file and using my queenside passer to distract the White king. White now loses: A) 47.gxh5 gxh5 48.f4 b4, and my protected passer gives me time to scoop up the f-pawn, B) 47.axb5 Kxb5 48.g5 (most difficult) Kc5 49.f4 Kd5 50.f5 gxf5 51.g6 Ke6 where Black’s split passers can win without his king, C) 47.f4? Kb4 and Black snacks on the last White queenside pawn before marching. This game shows that endgames are still tricky and precise calculation is often needed. 44… Ke5 45.Kc3 Kf5 46.Rd5+ Ke6 47.Rg5 Kf6 48.Rd5 Draw Agreed He couldn’t make any progress here. Match Summary: We lost this match as Mike R. lost on board 1 and Nate lost on board 4. Match Loss, 1-3. (Christine drew on Board 3)

Hamilton Chess Club Championship Qualifier – Hamilton, NJ February 6th – March 5th

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Chess Gems by Peter J. Tamburro Jr.

n q Ä We have our first entry from the US Amateur Team East (recently renamed World Amateur Team – Editor), and it’s an exciting one. Our contributor and winner of the game is Rich Fireman. We have always felt his last name is a bit ironic when considering his chess style as he seems to start more fires on the chessboard than he puts out! This game is no exception. Rich, of course, opens with the Dunst Opening: 1.Nc3. It has been used by clever New York 5-minute players for at least a half-century. It is quite tricky, gives equal chances and takes people out of their preparation. If you try to take White away from his prep with 1...f5, then 2.e4 fxe4 3.d3 exd3 4.Bxd3 leaves White in a From’s Gambit a move ahead with an advantage. In our game, Black plays some shaky bishop moves right at the start. The bishop check simply moves an already developed piece. There were five better choices: 8...0–0; 8...Nc6; 8...Qd6; 8...Qe7; 8...c5. Then he comes up with the Bd7 and a5 idea, ostensibly threatening b5 and the trapping of the bishop. Both players seem to think it may work! However, there were several refutations of the idea after 9…a5: 10.Qg5 b5 11.Bxb5 Bxb5 12.Qxe5+ and 10.f4! b5 11.Bxf7+ (11.fxe5 bxc4 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.dxc4 c5 14.0–0–0) 11...Kxf7 12.fxe5 Ng4 13.0–0+ Ke8 14.Qf4 Qe7 15.Nf5 Qxe5 16.Qxg4.

Both players try ill-advised “attack with the queen first” moves. Neither works, but Fireman rises to the occasion by correcting what he did and then conceiving an especially effective kingside attack. He finally uses the move 9.N1e2 which was meant for support by hitting with 16.f4 and then properly capturing with the rook to get the doubling on the f-file and setting up the sacrifice on move 20. His position is so good by move 19 that not only the sparkling e5 push bring victory, but another way was available that was about as good: 19.R4f3! a4 20.Nf4 Qg5 21.Ngh5 g6 22.h4 Qxh4 23.Nd5 gxh5

(23...Ng4 24.Rh3) 24.Nf6+ Kg7 (24...Kh8 25.Qxh6) 25.g3 Qh3 26.Qg5+, but it seems a bit colorless in comparison to the fireworks provided by White with e5 and then Rf6!! with the follow-up 25.e6! On that move, it doesn’t matter which way Black takes as White’s attack is by that point decisive. Fireman then demonstrates to Black that not only will he be down in material, but the queen is about to do a housecleaning of the Black queenside. This great game by Rich Fireman is very instructive in its conception of developing a kingside attack. Hopefully, the rest of our readers will send in their best games from this tournament that broke all records: 1250 players and 291 teams!! Richard Fireman (1893) Jon Freiberger (1791) 6ss 38th World Amateur Team East, Parsippany, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 2008, ECO A00 Dunst Opening (aka Queen’s Knight Attack) 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nce2 e5 4.Ng3 Bd6 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.d3 Bb4+? 7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Bd7? 9.N1e2!? a5? 10.a3?! b5 11.Ba2 O-O 12.O-O c5 13.Qg5? Ng4 14.Qd2 Qh4? 15.h3 Nh6 16.f4 exf4 17.Rxf4! Qg5 18.Raf1 Qg6

19.e5! Nc6 20.Rf6!! gxf6 21.Rxf6 Qg7 22.Nh5 Nf5 23.Nxg7 Nxg7 24.Qg5 Rae8

25. e6! Bxe6 26.Bxe6 Rxe6 27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Qxc5 Rc8 29.Nxd4 Black Resigns



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The King Is Dead, Long Live The King! by Ken Calitri

r Ø c Bobby Fischer was the ‘Pride and Sorrow’ of modern day chess. Like his countryman Paul Morphy, who bore the original moniker, their meteoric rise and reclusion from both chess and public view is an astonishing enigma, which will forever be a mystery to our imagination and a wound in our heart. I learned of Fischer’s passing while surfing the internet and was immediately struck by the symbolism of his death at 64 years of age. He lived the most vibrant and productive part of his life, if we may judge it, on the sixty four squares of the chess board. Was it fitting his death would forever link him in some way with the game he loved, yet walked away from at the pinnacle of success? From the day he penned his signature relinquishing the World Chess Crown he so valiantly won, I have always wondered from that day on, if I was madder at him for walking away from us or from himself? Gosh knows in this day of media and money I find myself always asking, “Does anybody ever walk away?” Some great American sportsman who have prematurely ended their careers do come to mind; Gene Tunney, Rocky Marciano, Jim Brown and Barry Sanders. Walking away at the top of the game is both a selfish and self-less thing to do. In a big way what these men said is, their individual needs were more important than the public desire to maintain their image of them. They were also saying my achievements are not measured by longevity, but by the body of work I have created; I am satisfied, I do not need to be satiated further; I am comfortable with who I am and what I have achieved; Let others take my place. Is reaching the pinnacle and going beyond it so very important? You may find this strange, but I find myself thinking about Cal Ripken, Jr., who reached this same dilemma when he broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive game streak, one of the greatest sporting records of the 20th century. I cannot help but think how Ripken in some way diminished the record by surpassing it. I was always a proponent that when

he tied the record he should have sat down and said, “I would rather share the record with a legend like Lou Gehrig than break it!” Maybe he thinks about it to this day. Did surpassing this milestone mean so much? Does anybody know or care how many games past Gehrig’s record he went? Would we have been any less angry or disappointed if Bobby had said, “I have no more I want to achieve. I have no more to give to chess publicly. For the moment I want to live my life outside of chess. Let others take my place.” He had given us what we wanted – an American World Chess Champion. It was one of the greatest herculean sporting feats in the history of mankind. From 1957-1972, Bobby Fischer went on a historic individual journey to topple the Soviet hegemony of chess. He left us with an amazing body of work in his games, three books, and a sporting career replete with interest and intrigue. In 1972, Bobby had ‘this little thing with Spassky’ and it changed chess forever. I cannot begin to think about my life without chess. Shelby Lyman and the whole host of chess characters made chess come alive like an epic novel. Much like the great tennis book Levels of the Game about a US Open championship between Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner, the simple movement of wooden pieces in each game became a dramatic series of twenty-one one act plays. Only real chess players understand the gravity and depth of what is contained in a chess game at the World Championship level. More than a match – these two unwitting combatants played out the battle of 20th century ideology. The free world won this match and the ultimate culmination of this victory was when the Berlin Wall came down many years later. Anyone who underestimates the linkage of these events is overlooking a mate in four. Bobby went down a path of his own choosing, where no one could reach him. Our youthful hero has passed away, but there are others ready to take his place. New heroes like Hikaru Nakamura who has emerged from the scholastic chess boon and has joined the world’s elite, and Gata Kamsky, who has risen from the shadows of reclusion and emerged a happy husband, father, and is mounting a campaign to topple the chess Olympus. One chess king slipped into the shadows and now one returns from those same shadows, saying look at me – life is good – chess is good – let me share more of it with you. Bobby – thank you for bringing me to chess. May you rest in peace.



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Chess Book Review: Chess Visualization Course by Paul R. Joseph

r Ñ Ø Book Review: Chess Visualization Course – General Tactics Author: Ian Anderson Pages: 327 (Spiral Bound Softcover) ISBN-10#: 0979594022 ISBN-13#: 9780979594021 Publisher: Gelvert Publishing LLC List Price: $24.95 (2007) The title refers to an oft repeated phrase in Ian Anderson’s “Chess Visualization Course – General Tactics”, his latest contribution to an area of the chess struggle that is often neglected despite countless advice given to intermediate chessplayers to focus on tactics and the endgame once they developed a basic opening repertoire. What is the material balance is the mantra in Ian Anderson’s “Chess Visualization Course - General Tactics” workbook. The course is a collection of 800 middle game positions aimed at improving the average chess player visualization skills. The diagrams are laid out 4 per page with the accompanying solution. Each chapter starts with a very brief outline of the various tactical themes found in every position. Except for chapter 11 and 24 it is White to Move in all the diagrams. Here is the standard layout of the book with examples taken from section 1 “Series of Exchanges on a Single Squares” and Section 2 “Before and After”.

23. The count on b8 is 3-2. Visualize the position after the move 22. Rxb8 Raxb8 23 Rxb8 Rxb8 24 Bxb8. What is the material balance?

123. The count on d7 is 1-2 but that soon changes. Visualize the position after the moves 22 Nxd5 cxd5 23 Qxd5+ Kh8 24 Bxd7 Bxd7 25 Qxd7. What is the material balance?

Anderson recommends playing though the moves given mentally and to visualize the resulting position by writing down the material balance, and how clearly you manage to visualize the resulting position. The

alternate method is to cover up the moves with a piece of paper which is a cumbersome method that could have been easily avoided with a better layout. An Answer Key is given in the Appendix but it is quite redundant with the chosen layout. The solution given for this exercise is White is up a piece with a few more moves added from the game score which could have been given in the main text. A ply table intended to be used with the concept of ply depth barrier is also provided. A ply is one move made by White and one move made by Black. The depth barrier is how many moves you can visualize. I found these computer terms quite annoying instead of using natural language which raised my suspicion of a database dump. Anderson recommends using the table to find exercises at the depth of moves you have difficulty solving but the ply table is of limited use as it only shows the number of exercises at a certain depth in each chapter but not the page number to find them. The material becomes livelier in the subsequent sections with mysterious titles such as “Before and After”, “Two Sectors of the Board”, “Queen Under Attack”, “Rabid Pieces and Pawns”, and “Three Sectors of the Board”. Anderson demonstrates on page 54 with better examples than in the first section how to create an extra attacker or to win a piece through tactical means: The knight appears sufficiently defended by Bishop and Queen but the Queen and Rook also bears on the knight via x-ray on the d-file. Hence the Nxd5 sacrifice wins two pawns with a double attack after Qxd5+. I am confident that your average class B player can easily visualize these positions with the solution given. A more effective presentation could have relied on the proven teaching method of developing familiarity through repetition of similar exercises so by the end of the chapter the reader is comfortable in visualizing the resulting position on his own with little or no hint. A set of exercises at the end of every chapter is another glaring omission. A chapter on pattern recognition would have been an excellent substitution to Section 1 of the book. In “Chess Visualization Course – General Tactics”, Anderson took on a challenging topic but the presentation and the organization of the material is lacking. Exercises with similar tactical motifs could have been grouped together under the same heading to complement the overly brief outline at the beginning of each chapter. I will recommend the book as a teaching aid but the average player needs to be warned that the presentation is quite dry. For the average player, I would first suggest one of the many classics such as “Art of Attack” by Vukovic, the older “Art of Checkmate”, or other contemporary books on tactics to become acclimated and well versed in mating patterns and various tactical motifs before tackling this visualization course.

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“Games From Around The State” Continued From Page 11 Shawn Martinez (2096) Bruce W. Leverett (2326) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.5, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 18, 2008, ECO A00 Team Match: “El Gran Combo” vs “Push Us And We’ll Topalover”

Dunst Opening (aka Queen’s Knight Attack) 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 c6 3.d3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.g3 Nd7 7.Qe2 Ndf6 8.Bg2 Nxe4 9.dxe4 Nf6 10.O-O O-O 11.h3 Nd7 12.c3 Nc5 13.Rd1 Qc7 14.e5 Ne6 15.b3 Bd7 16.Ng5 Rad8 17.Nxe6 Bxe6 18.Bf4 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Rd8 20.Rd4

20...Rxd4 21.cxd4 Qd7 22.Qd2 f6 23.Qb4 Kf7 24.Qc5 b6 25.Qxc6 Qxd4 26.exf6 Bxf6 27.Qc2 Bf5 28.Qe2 Be6 29.Be3 Qd7 30.Kh2 Bd5 31.Bxd5+ Qxd5 32.Qa6 Bd4 33.Bxd4 Qxd4 34.Kg1 Qd1+ 35.Kg2 Qd5+ Draw Agreed

St. Patty’s Day Viking Deluxe Grand Prix – Branchburg, NJ March 16th

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero Many players deep in thought as the round comes to near closure for the last day of the World Amateur Team tournament on February 18th.

Photo provided courtesy of Steve Ferrero David Grasso is on top of his game and had the good fortune to defeat GM Mark C. Paragua during the St. Patty’s Day Viking Deluxe Grand Prix tournament on March 16th. The event was held at the Dean of Chess Academy in Branchburg.

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Problem Solver’s Corner - by Steve Ferrero

Jan - Mar 2008 Problem #1 Jan - Mar 2008 Problem #2 Jan - Mar 2008 Problem #3 White To Move And +- White To Move And +- White To Move And +-

Jan - Mar 2008 Problem #4 Jan - Mar 2008 Problem #5 Jan - Mar 2008 Problem #6 Black To Move And -+ White To Move + - White To Move And Draw Solutions: Oct. - Dec. 2007 Problem Solver’s Corner (see next issue for solutions to problems above) Problem#1: A beautiful interference theme avails itself in this gem which begins with the bizarre Bd6!!,

Rxd6 (Nxd6, Qxe6+ wins the Black queen and in short order the game but the text wins by deflecting the Black rook to the d-file) Qb8+, Rd8, Qxd8+, Qe8, Qxe8#

Problem#2: At first glance it may appear that Black is passively hanging on. White’s next move proves this to be only an illusion. Rxh7, (Rxh7, Rxg8 simply wins a piece), Rxg1, Rxh8 again wins a piece.

Problem#3: White lands a knockout blow with Nxf7! since the coming discovered check will snare the Black queen at the end of the combination. Play might continue: ...Nxd3+, Kd2, Rxd8, Nxd8+, Kf6, Nxe6, Nxf2, Nf4 and White is winning.

Problem#4: Rh7+! forcing the Black king to capture otherwise White mates on the next move with Qxf7), Kxh7, Qxf7+, Kh8, Rh1+, Rh6, Rxh6#

Problem#5: Taking full advantage of the Black king being caught in zugzwang on the edge of the board, White amazingly demonstrates a spectacular mate in 4 even sacrificing his last piece beginning with Rh3+!!. Black is now helpless to prevent the oncoming onslaught even though Black is forced to check White on every move leading up to Black’’s demise. Play is now forcing and continues: ...gxh3+, Kf3, g4+, Kf4, g3, hxg3#

Problem#6: Black plays ...Nd5 immediately attacking the White queen which is already pressed for available flight squares. If White tries, Qh4, there follows ...Qxh4, gxh4, Rxg2 winning easily for Black. If White plays Qd6, the queen is still lost after ...Nxc3+, Kd2, e5 uncovering an attack on the White queen along the rank, dxe5, Rxd6+, exd6, Qf6 and White is cooked.

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

Gordon R. Burroughs (1053) John G. Blumberg (1618) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.2, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 16, 2008, ECO B23

Sicilian Defense - Closed 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.f4 Nc6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Ne2 O-O 9.h3 Bd7 10.g4 e5 11.f5 Rc8 12.Ng3 Qc7 13.g5 Nh5 14.Nxh5 gxh5 15.Nh4 d5 16.f6 Bh8 17.c3 d4 18.Qxh5

18...Qd6 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.exf5 e4 21.Bxe4 Qg3+ 22.Kf1 Ne5 23.Rg1 Qh2 24.g6 fxg6 25.Bd5+ Rf7 26.fxg6 Nxg6 27.Rxg6+ Black Resigns

Raven M. Sturt (2088) Paul Mac Intyre (2296) 6ss World Amateur Team 2008, Parsippany, Rd.5, TL 40/2 SD/1, Feb. 18, 2008, ECO C31 Team Match: “Rock Around The Clock” vs “There Will Be Bloodgood”

King’s Gambit Declined – Falkbeer Counter Gambit – Rubinstein Variation 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qe2 Bf5 6.Qb5+ Nbd7 7.Qxb7

7...Bc5 8.Nb5 O-O 9.Qxc7 Qe7 10.d6 Qe6 11.b3 Nd5 12.Qa5 Bb4 13.Qa6 e3 14.Be2 exd2+ 15.Bxd2 Bxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Qe3+ 17.Ke1 Nb4 White Resigns

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