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monkeybiker
10/18/2006
10:11:42
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 Subject: BOUNTY HUNTERS #111
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Solution to October 18th puzzle:
1. Qf1 Rxf1 (anything else leads to mate in one except Qg8+ which just slows down the inevitable) 2. Rxf1#
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grandphish
10/19/2006
09:29:43
[ report this post ] | October 19 Team Notes
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Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
monkeybiker (1670) defeated binoe (1635) of team Team_For_Everybody
patagusto (1561) defeated sorowin (1503) of team The_Sneaky_Knight_Connection
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 10/19/06
2 Games: brocoli256; chupacabra; muppyman; patagusto; vesa
3 Games: ctrl-reset; peterf; sankoteh
4 Games: smallphish
5 Games:
6 Games: panga74
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games: drron
10 Games: neeta11; terrabull
11 Games:
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Lisitsin Gambit
1. Nf3 f5 2. e4
Position after 2. e4 What is your response as Black?
Most common continuations from master games given below.
GAME OF THE DAY
Nobody posted a guess at the continuation of the October 18 Game of the Day. White concluded the game with a ferocious attack: 31. Bxg6 hxg6 32. Nxg6 fxg6 33. Rxg6+ Kh8 34. exd6 Rxd6 35. Qd4+ 1-0
Today's game is again from the European Club Cup 2006
[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Date "2006.10.08"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[Round "1.19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gerd Gnichtel"]
[Black "Pontus Carlsson"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2217"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "76"]
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxc4 15.
bxc4 bxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Ba3 18. Nb1 Be7 19. Nd2 Ba3 20. Nb1 Bd6 21. Nd2
e5 22. a4 Ba6 23. Rad1 Bb4 24. dxe5 Qa5 25. Bd4 Nxe5 26. f4 Nd3 27. Re2
Postion after 27. Re2
Black now begins an attack which leaves him with a won game. What is the next move? Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
monkeybiker posted the correct solution to the October 18 puzzle:
1. Qf1 Rxf1 (anything else leads to mate in one except Qg8+ which just slows down the inevitable) 2. Rxf1#
October 19 puzzle:
Black to move and win
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: More Than Human
Started: 4/25/06
Result: Lost 1-3
ronlumm....dpoker1111 .....L
ronlumm....dpoker1111 .....L
terrabull....sleepy1743 .....L
terrabull....sleepy1743 .....W
Opponent: Hungarian Wanderers
Started: 4/29/06
Result: Lost 0.5-3.5
vesa........makis74.....D
vesa........makis74.....L
terrabull...megarex.....L
terrabull...megarex.....L
Opponent: Nebraska Knights
Started: 5/4/06
Result: Draw 2-2
breakerofwind...dhuff...........L
breakerofwind...dhuff...........L
ekto...............makookalee...W
ekto...............makookalee...W
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATONS:
In master play, the following lines are most common.
A) 2. ... e4 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4
B) 2. ... fxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3
.....B1) 4. ... e5 5. dxe4
..........B11) 5. ... Bc5
..........B12) 5. ... h6
.....B2) 4. ... e3 5. Bxe3 e5
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION:
The game continued: 27 ... Bc5! 28. Bxc5 Rb2 29. Qxc4 Bxc4 30. Bxf8 Qb6+ 31. Kf1 Ba6 32. Ba3 Ra2 33. Rb1 Nb2 34. Bf3 Rxa3 35. Kg2 Bxe2 36. Bxe2 Qe3 37. Rxb2 Qxe2+ 38. Kh3 h5 0-1
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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olean_don
10/19/2006
11:05:04
[ report this post ] | oct 19th puzzle
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...Rxh3+ 2 gxh3 Qh2#
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grandphish
10/20/2006
08:57:27
[ report this post ] | October 20 Team Notes
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Congratulations to our teammates winning team games yesterday:
muppyman (1651) defeated maryrose (1532) of team International_Chess_DOGS
panga74 (1561) defeated jeffegg2 (1371) of team The_Sneaky_Knight_Connection
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 10/20/06
2 Games: brocoli256; chupacabra; patagusto; vesa
3 Games: ctrl-reset; muppyman; peterf; sankoteh
4 Games: smallphish
5 Games:
6 Games:
7 Games: panga74
8 Games:
9 Games: drron
10 Games: neeta11; terrabull
11 Games:
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. c3 f6 4. f3 b4 5. g5 dxc4
Position after 5. ... dxc4. The battle for the center is underway. What is White's next move?
Most common continuations from master games given below.
GAME OF THE DAY
Today's game is a miniature from 1947.
[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1947.??.??"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rusakov"]
[Black "Verlinski"]
[ECO "C20"]
[PlyCount "20"]
1.e4 e5 2.c3 Nc6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 h6
5.Bh4 g5 6.Bg3 exd4 7.e5 dxc3 8.exf6
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Position after 8. exf6
How should Black proceed to obtain a winning advantage?
Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
olean_don submitted the correct solution to the October 19 puzzle:
1. ... Rxh3+ 2. gxh3 Qh2#
October 20 Puzzle:
Black to move and win
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: Vlad's Impalers
Started: 1/31/06
Result: Lost 1.5-2.5
grandphish......dj222............L
grandphish......dj222............D
flyerguy1012...laverdulera.....L
flyerguy1012...laverdulera.....W
Opponent: Chessmania
Started: 2/2/06
Result: Lost 3-5
trond..................zhnkiu......L
trond..................zhnkiu......L
daddysgirl............jmcauliff...W
daddysgirl............jmcauliff...L
red_pawn............eqj2.........W
red_pawn............eqj2.........W
huntressbyknight..ynotwill.....L
huntressbyknight..ynotwill.....L
Opponent: chess
Started: 2/2/06
Result: Draw 7-7
a_professional_idiot...jingbudda............W
a_professional_idiot...jingbudda............W
kapablanca..............spinvis................L
kapablanca..............spinvis................L
muppyman...............aeshma...............W
muppyman...............aeshma...............W
deadofknight............chess1600 ...........L
deadofknight............chess1600 ...........L
ronlumm..................unorthodoxplayer...W
ronlumm..................unorthodoxplayer...W
daddysgirl................charlie670 ............L
daddysgirl................charlie670 ............L
chupacabra..............wnp213...............L
chupacabra..............wnp213...............W
Opponent: The Empire Strikes Back
Started: 2/3/06
Result: Won 12.5-5.5
drron...............jcastle..........W
drron...............jcastle..........W
peterf..............chess_don.....W
peterf..............chess_don.....W
kapablanca.......richrfm..........L
kapablanca.......richrfm..........W
breakerofwind...clochard........L
breakerofwind...clochard........W
vesa...............kiaoi.............W
vesa...............kiaoi.............W
muppyman.......kh1066..........D
muppyman.......kh1066..........L
daddysgirl........bobfox ..........W
daddysgirl........bobfox ..........W
drtony ............ ned0r...........L
drtony ............ ned0r...........W
ctrl-reset.........hillpreacher....L
ctrl-reset.........hillpreacher....W
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
The overwhelming choice of masters at this point is
A) 6. e4 c5
.....A1) 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qa5
.....A2) 7. e5
..........A21) 7. ... cxd4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. exf6 gxf6
..........A22) 7. ... h6 8. exf6 hxg5 9. fxg7 Rg8
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
The game continued 8. ... cxb2 9.Qe2+ Qe7 10.fxe7 Bg7 0-1 Black will crown a new queen with significant material advantage.
Have a terrific weekend.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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monkeybiker
10/20/2006
09:43:42
[ report this post ] | October 20th solution
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1. ... Rxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Qg2#
Also, the diagram for the opening of the day does not match the move list.
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grandphish
10/20/2006
10:17:14
[ report this post ] | October 20 Team Notes (corrections)
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Wow! I really messed that one up. The moves in the Opening of the Day section and the diagram in the Game of the Day section both had errors. Here are the corrections.
OPENING OF THE DAY
Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4
Position after 5. ... dxc4. The battle for the center is underway. What is White's next move?
GAME OF THE DAY
Today's game is a miniature from 1947.
[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1947.??.??"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rusakov"]
[Black "Verlinski"]
[ECO "C20"]
[PlyCount "20"]
1.e4 e5 2.c3 Nc6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 h6
5.Bh4 g5 6.Bg3 exd4 7.e5 dxc3 8.exf6
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Position after 8. exf6
How should Black proceed to obtain a winning advantage?
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grandphish
10/20/2006
10:25:14
[ report this post ] | October 20 Team Notes (correction 2)
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One more try. The correct diagram for the Game of the Day is as follows:
GAME OF THE DAY
Today's game is a miniature from 1947.
[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1947.??.??"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rusakov"]
[Black "Verlinski"]
[ECO "C20"]
[PlyCount "20"]
1.e4 e5 2.c3 Nc6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 h6
5.Bh4 g5 6.Bg3 exd4 7.e5 dxc3 8.exf6
Position after 8. exf6
How should Black proceed to obtain a winning advantage?
Time for a long weekend. Sorry for the confusion.
Ro
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jsemmens
10/20/2006
21:12:05
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8...cxb I guess, none of white's line really defend it (even, 9. Qe2+, because 9...Be7 10. Qxb2 Bxf6 11. Qe2+ Qe7 12. Qxe7 Nxe7, rook is still lost)
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a_professional_idiot
10/22/2006
17:19:27
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8...cb 9.Qe2+ Be7 10.Qxb2 Bxf6 11.Nc3 so...no
I'm looking for something that starts with Bb4 bxc Qxf6, but I don't see how to cash that in.
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neeta11
10/23/2006
00:03:07
[ report this post ] | OK...fill me in..
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what have i missed? Any scandal..if not, why.. frankly I will be disappointed! ;)
Chimane 13 games in a row!!Nice work!!..I feel a challenge to meet that..he he. Terrabull may get there first though..
Cappy, information overload!! Love it... unless you're just trying to create the longest thread... which I too will accept if a challenge? jj great work!! Stands up and applauds..
I also see a few more people have filled in the 'Getting to know you' post on our website...hmm though, I do wonder if I shared a wee bit too much in the how embarrassing departments. (ha..isn't that ironic).
Darkshadow...another U2 fan I see? I am off to see them in November when they hit our sunny shores! YEYYYY!! A few days earlier I will be at the Pearl Jam concert..!!
CJ I had a bit of a giggle at your answer to 'what are you listening to right now'. :)
Surely it is our cappy's turn to answer this one now ;) LOL
Ok, well I have scraped through the first day back....just.
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a_professional_idiot
10/23/2006
10:22:25
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petition to name next thread title DOIN THANGS
-> www.soundcircuit.com
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grandphish
10/23/2006
11:33:44
[ report this post ] | October 23 Team Notes
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Congratulations to our teammates winning games over the weekend:
erp9922 (1441) defeated huffy1 (1386) of team The_Sneaky_Knight_Connection
smallphish (1726) defeated gothicgirl (1614) of team The_Sneaky_Knight_Connection
vesa (1713) defeated ubsu (1626) of team United_Kingdom_Chess_Players
erp9922 (1441) defeated paulmags (1392) of team The_Best_Mates
panga74 (1500) defeated mustafa_ogr (1401) of team The_Turks_and_International_Friends
panga74 (1500) defeated mustafa_ogr (1401) of team The_Turks_and_International_Friends
snowdog (1303) defeated james_e (1306) of team The_TFIF_Reserves
erp9922 (1441) defeated paulmags (1392) of team The_Best_Mates
panga74 (1500) defeated huffy1 (1386) of team The_Sneaky_Knight_Connection
terrabull (1463) defeated twindraggons (1361) of team International_Chess_DOGS
breakerofwind (1548) defeated d_a_n_i_e_l (1607) of team Bong_Chow
a_professional_idiot (1717) defeated rognmari (1648) of team US_Armed_Forces_Team
breakerofwind (1548) defeated jblackmd (1421) of team International_Chess_DOGS
astinkyfart (1144) defeated lion1 (1143) of team Colt_45
astinkyfart (1144) defeated lion1 (1143) of team Colt_45
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 10/23/06
2 Games: astinkyfart; breakerofwind; chupacabra; panga74; patagusto
3 Games: ctrl-reset; muppyman; peterf; sankoteh
4 Games:
5 Games: smallphish
6 Games:
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games: drron
10 Games: neeta11
11 Games: terrabull
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Giuoco Pianissimo
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3
A great battle for the center has begun. How should black continue?
Most common continuations from master play given below.
GAME OF THE DAY
We take a trip in the way-back machine to 1902 for today's game.
[Event "R13 8/5 Hanover"]
[Site "R13 8/5 Hanover"]
[Date "1902.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gunsberg Isidor"]
[Black "Janowsky David"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 Bc5 6.c3 Qe7 7.O-O O-O 8.h3 d6
9.Re1 Ba7 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Bb3 Be6 14.Bxd5 Bxd5
15.e4 Be6 16.d4 Rad8 17.Na3 exd4 18.Nxd4 Na5 19.Qe2 c5 20.Nxe6 Qxe6
21.c4 Nc6 22.Nc2 Rfe8 23.b3 f5 24.Qf2 fxe4 25.Qxc5 Rd2 26.Ne3 Ne5
27.Rad1 Rxa2 28.Rd6 Nf3+ 29.Kh1
Position after 29. Kh1. Black delivers a knockout punch with his next move. What is that move?
Answer below.
monkeybiker posted the correct solution to the October 20 puzzle:
1. ... Rxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Qg2#
October 23 puzzle:
White to move and win.
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: Chess Addicts
Started: 5/4/06
Result: Lost 2.5-7.5
a_professional_idiot...harmy..............L
a_professional_idiot...harmy..............L
red_pawn................woodpusher04...L
red_pawn................woodpusher04...L
deadofknight............meanmutha.......L
deadofknight............meanmutha.......W
neeta11..................fastbnow..........L
neeta11..................fastbnow..........L
lazarus_a................bully................W
lazarus_a................bully................D
Opponent: THE Red, White and Blue Chess Team
Started: 5/5/2006
Result: Draw 7-7
julianlore................kajol...............L
julianlore................kajol...............L
trond.................... ddemon..........W
trond.................... ddemon..........L
a_professional_idiot..boriskhurgin.....L
a_professional_idiot..boriskhurgin.....L
kings_knight........... theinnergame...W
kings_knight........... theinnergame...W
ekto......................z987680..........D
ekto......................z987680..........W
ctrl-reset...............jebry..............W
ctrl-reset...............jebry..............D
lazarus_a...............hawkeye22......W
lazarus_a...............hawkeye22......L
Opponent: The 47 Ronin
Started: 2/8/2006
Result: Lost 1-5
cathleya..........rrocket..........W
cathleya..........rrocket...........L
deadofknight....salix2000........L
deadofknight....salix2000........L
astinkyfart.......chunky51.......L
astinkyfart.......chunky51.......L
Opponent: Oppomania
Started: 2/9/2006
Result: Lost 1-5
breakerofwind......jonkie........L
breakerofwind......jonkie........D
kapablanca..........kees_j.......D
kapablanca..........kees_j.......L
muppyman...........bouke_w....L
muppyman...........bouke_w....L
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
This opening is often symmetrical in nature and filled with transposition of move order possibilities. The most common variations from master play are as follows:
A) 4. ... Nf6
A1)..... 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. Nbd2 Ba7
A2)..... 5. Nc3 d6
A21)...........6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qf6 8. Nd5 Qd8
A22)...........6. Be3 Bb6 7. Qd2 Be6
A221).................8. Bb3
A2211).......................8. ... Ba5
A2212).......................8. ... d5
A222).................8. Bb5 O-O
A3)..... 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. Nbd2
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
29. ... Qxh3+ 0-1
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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chimane
10/23/2006
14:02:18
[ report this post ] | neeta
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13 games is not far off for you, may you take up the challenge and do better raising the bar higher for our team....
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chimane
10/23/2006
14:02:43
[ report this post ] | neeta
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13 games is not far off for you, may you take up the challenge and do better raising the bar higher for our team....
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breakerofwind
10/24/2006
04:48:13
[ report this post ] | October 23 puzzle
Message:
1. Bh6 looks like a killer. If 1...Nxe5 then 2. Bxg7+ Kg8 3. Bxe5+ Bg5 4. Rxg5#.
If 1...Bf6 then either 2. Bxg7+ Kg8 3. Bxf6# or 2. Bxg7+ Bxg7 3. Qxg7.
If 1...f6 2. Bxg7+ Kg8 3. Bxf6+ Kf7 4. Qxe6+ Ke8 5. Qxe7#
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grandphish
10/24/2006
10:53:16
[ report this post ] | October 24 Team Notes
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Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
smallphish (1740) defeated quikstik (1520) of team CHRONIC_KINGS
breakerofwind (1573) defeated flyboyd (1533) of team US_Armed_Forces_Team
breakerofwind (1573) defeated jblackmd (1414) of team International_Chess_DOGS
panga74 (1509) defeated wanred (1371) of team Stone_Cutters
breakerofwind (1573) defeated michaellj (1509) of team Yeshuas_Army
chupacabra (1413) defeated eeky (1505) of team Dutch-Team
ronlumm (1398) defeated baphomet (1611) of team Colt_45
patagusto (1578) defeated jerm_ (1526) of team MAMBA
astinkyfart (1144) defeated enkae (1048) of team Kleine_Missgeschicke
astinkyfart (1144) defeated enkae (1048) of team Kleine_Missgeschicke
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 10/24/06
2 Games:
3 Games: breakerofwind; ctrl-reset; muppyman; peterf
4 Games: astinkyfart
5 Games:
6 Games: smallphish
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games: drron
10 Games: neeta11
11 Games: terrabull
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Today's opening is the King's Indian
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
Black has elected to delay moving his center pawns in favor of attacking the center from the flanks. What is White's next move?
Most common variations from master play listed below.
GAME OF THE DAY
[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup"]
[Site "Taiyuan"]
[Date "2004.07.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Nigel D Short"]
[Black "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[ECO "B84"] (Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation)
[PlyCount "54"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Kh1 Be7
9.f4 d6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qd3 O-O 12.b3 Bb7 13.Bb2 c5 14.Rae1 Rae8 15.Qh3 Nxe4 16.Bd3 Nf6 17.Re3 g6 18.Nd1 c4 19.bxc4 Qc5 20.f5 e5 21.Rg3 Be4 22.Ne3 Bxd3 23.cxd3 Kh8 24.Bc1 Rg8 25.fxg6 fxg6 26.Nd5 Nxd5
Postion after 26. ... Nxd5
Nigel makes Short work of his opponent with his next move. What is that move?
Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the October 24 puzzle:
1. Bh6, black makes any move 2. Bxg7 and mate to follow using discovered attach when the Bishop moves.
October 25 Puzzle:
White to move and win
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: IHS team
Started:2/9/2006
Result: Draw 2-2
littlemissnaughty.....cranforever......L
littlemissnaughty.....cranforever......L
red_pawn..............tom6..............W
red_pawn..............tom6..............W
Opponent: P.C.T.-Polish Chess Team
Started: 2/13/2006
Result: Lost 1.5-2.5
peterf..........ruf2002pl......L
peterf..........ruf2002pl.....W
red_pawn.....lofix.............L
red_pawn.....lofix.............D
Opponent: The Brothers
Started: 2/13/2006
Result: Won 4-0
drron..........bradny......W
drron..........bradny......W
cathleya.....drfell.........W
cathleya.....drfell.........W
Opponent: Knights of the 65thsquare
Started: 2/16/2006
Result: Lost 1-3
peterf.........harmlessdutchie.......L
peterf.........harmlessdutchie.......D
ctrl-reset....jeopardytempest......D
ctrl-reset....jeopardytempest......L
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
White usually plays to occupy the center immediately.
A) 4. e6 d6
A1).........5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7
A2).........5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5
A21)...............7. ... c6
A211)......................8. Bd3
A212)......................8. Qd2
A22)...............7. ... Nh5 8. Qd2
A3).........5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 transposes into line A1
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
Black is left Short of options after 27.Qxh7+ 1-0
White uses the same tactical theme as yesterday's Puzzle of the Day.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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darkshadow
10/24/2006
14:33:56
[ report this post ] | October 25 Puzzle
Message:
1.Qd3+ Kh5 2.Rf5+ Bxf5 3.Qxf5+ Kxh4 4.g3+ Kh3 5.Qh5+ Qh4 6.Qxh4# I guess:)
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grandphish
10/25/2006
10:47:06
[ report this post ] | October 25 Team Notes
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Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
snowdog (1322) defeated skeeterss0 (1383) of team Dragon_Army
smallphish (1740) defeated boriskhurgin (1631) of team THE_Red_White_and_Blue_Chess_Team
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 10/25/06
2 Games:
3 Games: breakerofwind; ctrl-reset; muppyman; peterf
4 Games: astinkyfart
5 Games:
6 Games:
7 Games: smallphish
8 Games:
9 Games: drron
10 Games: neeta11
11 Games: terrabull
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Today's opening is the Slav, Winawer Countergambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e5
Position after 3.
e5
Yesterday, we looked at an opening where Black delayed confrontation in the center. In today's opening, Black opts for immediate opposition to the White center pawns.
Most common variations from master play listed below.
GAME OF THE DAY
Today's game starts with an opening rarely seen in master level play. The game comes from the recently completed European Club Cup.
[Event "22nd European Club Cup 2006"]
[Date "2006.10.09"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Patrick Lebel"]
[Black "Michael Arwanitakis"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2152"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[PlyCount "42"]
1. b4 c6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. c4 e6 6. a3 Ngf6 7. Be2 Bd6 8. d4 a6 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. O-O Qf6 11. c5 Bc7 12. a4 g5 13. b5 g4 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2
Postion after 16.
Nd2
Black storms the White King's castled position for the win. What is the correct continuation?
Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
darkshadow posted the correct solution to the October 24 puzzle:
1. Qd3+ Kh5 (1.
Bf5 2. Qxf5#) 2. Rf5+ Bxf5 (2.
Kg6 3. h5+ Kh7 4. Rf8+ Bf3 5. Qxf5#) 3. Qxf5+ Kxh4 4. g3+ Kh3 5. Qh5+ Qh4 6. Qxh4#
October 25 Puzzle:
Black to move and win
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: Warriors of Truth
Started:2/19/2006
Result: Draw 2-2
ronlumm
.ironangel0214
..L
ronlumm
.ironangel0214
..W
ctrl-reset
.kenshinhb88
W
ctrl-reset
.kenshinhb88
W
Opponent: ***Fun'Lovin Chessters***
Started: 2/20/2006
Result: Lost 2-4
drtony
arashee2000
..L
drtony
arashee2000
..L
terrabull
.nikoskir
..W
terrabull
.nikoskir
..L
chimane
jdk2
.L
chimane
jdk2
.W
Opponent: The Sneaky Knight Connection
Started: 2/21/2006
Result: Lost 2.5-3.5
sonofcaissa
..joel976431
D
sonofcaissa
..joel976431
D
astinkyfart
.gothicgirl
..
D
astinkyfart
.gothicgirl
..
L
chupacabra
..se_santi
W
chupacabra
..se_santi
L
Opponent: Jumpy Horse
Started: 2/22/2006
Result: Lost 1.5-6.5
deadofknight
gforcemcpotter
L
deadofknight
gforcemcpotter
D
astinkyfart
nabokovkat
..L
astinkyfart
nabokovkat
..L
drtony
killpaul
.L
drtony
killpaul
.W
archadl
..mpauyall
.L
archadl
..mpauyall
.L
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
Master play is quite split on the proper continuation from the diagrammed position.
A) 4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 Qa5+
A1)
.6. Nd2 Nd7
A11)
7.Ngf3
A12)
7. e6
A2)
.6. Bd2 Qxe5 7. Ng3
B) 4. e4
B1)
4..
e4 5. Qb3 Nf6
B11)
6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nh3
B12)
6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nge2
B2)
.4.
exd4 5. exd4 Nf6
B21)
6. Nf3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O
B22)
6. Bd3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O transposing into line B21
C) 4. cxd5 cxd5
C1)
.5. e3 e4 6. Bb5 Nc6
C11)
7. Nge2
C12)
7. Qa4
C2)
.5. dxe5 d4 6. Ne4 Qa5
C21)
7. Nd2
C22)
7. Bd2
C3)
.5. Nf3 e4 6. Ne5 Nc6 7. Qa4
C4)
5. e4 dxe4 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. dxe5
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
16. ...Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qh3+ 20. Kg1 Rg8 21. Qe1 Rg6 0-1
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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olean_don
10/25/2006
13:43:27
[ report this post ] | puzzle
Message:
1..Ned2+ 2 Bxd2 Nxd2+ 3 Kg1 Qe1+ 4 Bf1 Qxf1#
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breakerofwind
10/25/2006
20:32:19
[ report this post ] | Oct 25 puzzle
Message:
After 1...Ned2+ 2.Bxd2 Nxd2+ 3. Nxd2. So, 1...Ng3+ and 2...Qe1 mate cannot be stopped.
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grandphish
10/26/2006
07:35:33
[ report this post ] | October 26 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
erp9922 (1456) defeated robertjmarx (1465) of team International_Chess_DOGS
snowdog (1314) defeated james_e (1295) of team The_TFIF_Reserves
richardwyles (1523) defeated silent_ted (1498) of team Hungarian_wanderers
patagusto (1587) defeated thepimpingangel (1498) of team CHESS_UNDERBOSSES
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 10/26/06
2 Games: erp9922; snowdog
3 Games: ctrl-reset; peterf
4 Games: astinkyfart
5 Games:
6 Games:
7 Games: smallphish
8 Games:
9 Games: drron
10 Games: neeta11
11 Games: terrabull
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Today's opening is the Three Knights, Steinitz Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6
Position after 3.
g6
With Knights deployed, how should White proceed?
Most common variations from master play listed below.
GAME OF THE DAY
Back to the way-back machine for a game from 1911.
[Event "Duras tour of England"]
[Site "Manchester"]
[Date "1911.01.??"]
[EventDate "??"]
[Round "??"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "George E Wallwork"]
[Black "Oldrich Duras"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Bb4
5.O-O O-O 6.d3 Nd4 7.Nxd4 exd4 8.Ne2 d5
9.c3 dxc3 10.bxc3 Bd6 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.d4 Qh4
13.g3 Qh5 14.c4 Bh3 15.Nf4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 Qg6
17.Bxd6 Bxf1 18.Bxf8 Bh3 19.Qf3 c6 20.Bxc6 bxc6
21.Bc5 Rb8 22.Re1 h5 23.d5 Rb1 24.Qe2
Postion after 24. Qe2
Black's position is very threatening, but what is the correct continuation?
Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct solution to the October 25 puzzle:
1...Ng3+ and after any move by White, 2...Qe1#.
October 26 Puzzle:
Today we have a very special puzzle - this little gem comes from a recent game of one of our teammates
Black to move and win.
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: ~{Rogue Dragons}~
Started:2/25/2006
Result: Won 5-1
cathleya
.leominn
W
cathleya
.leominn
W
astinkyfart
..dharmapunk
..W
astinkyfart
..dharmapunk
..W
muppyman
.bobbins
..L
muppyman
.bobbins
..W
Opponent: The Sneaky Knight Connection
Started: 3/1/2006
Result: Won 4-2
drron
lelupus
.W
drron
lelupus
.W
muppyman
.ralphed
.W
muppyman
.ralphed
.W
deadofknight
..gothicgirl
..L
deadofknight
..gothicgirl
..L
Opponent: SMOKING BEARS
Started: 3/2/2006
Result: Draw 2-2
a_professional_idiot
..marchel100
.W
a_professional_idiot
..marchel100
.W
muppyman
..rasketaskanen
L
muppyman
..rasketaskanen
L
Opponent: les cavaliers fous
Started: 3/5/2006
Result: Lost 1.5-2.5
a_professional_idiot
butnerman
L
a_professional_idiot
butnerman
D
drtony
kynder
..L
drtony
kynder
..W
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
Most master games continue with White attempting to occupy the center
A) 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6
A1)
.7. Qd2 O-O 8. O-O-O
A2)
..
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
A3)
..
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
24.
Qd3 0-1 White cannot defend against the multiple threats.
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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erp9922
10/26/2006
17:57:05
[ report this post ] | Oct 26 puzzle
Message:
Looks to me like the initial move should be 1 ..... Bxg3 2. Kxg3 Qg5+ 3. Kh2 Qg2# or 2. fx3 Re2 3. Kg1 Qf2# White could hold out a little longer with ...2. Kg1, but would go down soon. I'm not real sure about my answer, so be gentle with me if this is all stupid:)
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monkeybiker
10/27/2006
08:04:37
[ report this post ] | Timeout
Message:
Aargh! I timed out of a league game last night. I went through and made moves on what I thought were all of my games with less than 24 hours left yesterday, but apparently missed this one. Fortunately, it wasn't a team game.
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grandphish
10/27/2006
11:25:03
[ report this post ] | October 27 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
drtony (1201) defeated wervikaan (1372) of team Belgian_Lions
drtony (1201) defeated merry_gentry (1171) of team Ruthless_Hunters_By_Knight
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 10/27/06
2 Games: drtony; erp9922; ronlumm; snowdog
3 Games: ctrl-reset; peterf
4 Games: astinkyfart
5 Games:
6 Games:
7 Games: smallphish
8 Games:
9 Games: drron
10 Games: neeta11
11 Games:
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Today's opening is the Nimzo Indian, Leningrad Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5
Position after 4. Bg5
White has answered Black's knight pin with a knight pin of his own. How should Black proceed?
Most common variations from master play listed below.
GAME OF THE DAY
Today's game from 1968 opens with English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines.
[Event "Warsaw olm qual m2"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wlodzimierz Schmidt"]
[Black "Jerzy Lewi"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O e4 7.Ne1 Bxc3 8.dxc3 Re8
9.Nc2 d6 10.Ne3 Ne5 11.b3 h6 12.h3 Bd7 13.Kh2 a5 14.Bd2 b6 15.Qc2 Bc6 16.Rae1 Qc8 17.Bc1 a4 18.Rd1 Qe6 19.f4 Ned7 20.b4 a3 21.Rd4 Reb8 22.Qd2 Ra7 23.b5 Ba8 24.Nd5 Nc5 25.Qd1 Bxd5 26.cxd5 Qe8 27.c4 Ra4 28.Bd2 Nxd5 29.Rxd5 Rxc4 30.f5 f6 31.Rf4 Qxb5 32.Rg4 Kf7 33.Be3 Re8
Postion after 33.
Re8
White appears poised for an attack. How should White proceed?
Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
erp9922 posted the correct key move to the October 26 puzzle.
The October 26 puzzle is from a team game by breakerofwind. Larry posted a very nice sacrifice forcing mate with:
A) 35.
Bxg3!!
A1)
36. Kg1 Qxh3 and after delaying checks by White, Larry will checkmate on g2 or h2.
A2)
36. fxg3 Re2+ 37. Kg1 Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Qxf1#
A3)
36. Kxg3 Qf3+
A31)
..37. Kh4 g5#
A32)
.
.
37. Kh2 Qg2#
Congratulations to Larry for this excellent sacrificial attack. This entire annotated game will soon be available as a Game of the Week on our website: -> gbhchess.com
October 27 Puzzle:
Black to move and win.
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: The Bears Den
Started:3/6/2006
Result: Won 3-1
chimane
..frriedel
W
chimane
..frriedel
L
archadl
.oso_blanco
..W
archadl
.oso_blanco
..W
Opponent: Hungarian wanderers
Started: 3/7/2006
Result: Lost 0.5-3.5
astinkyfart
..mfokkelman
..L
astinkyfart
..mfokkelman
..L
snowdog
.hajralilak
D
snowdog
.hajralilak
L
Opponent: Guardians of the Fortress
Started: 3/10/2006
Result: Won 3-1
archadl
.bloge16
.W
archadl
.bloge16
.L
snowdog
..jerry
..
W
snowdog
..jerry
..
W
Opponent: ~ ♥ The SEA Lions ♥ ~
Started: 3/15/2006
Result: Draw 3-3
kapablanca
.heru
..L
kapablanca
.heru
..
..W
breakerofwind
.spymaster
..
W
breakerofwind
.spymaster
..
W
ronlumm
..goldaric
..L
ronlumm
..goldaric
..L
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
Most master games continue with White attempting to occupy the center
A) 4.
. h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. d5
A1)
.6.
d6 7. e3 Bxc3 8. bxc3 e5
A2)
..
6.
Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. e3 e5 transposing to line A1
B) 4.
c5 5. d5
B1)
..5.
h6 6. Bh4 transposing to line A1
B2)
..5.
d6 6. e3 exd5 7. cxd5 Nbd7
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
White clears the way for the Queen's to join the mating attack with a nice Rook sacrifice.
34.Rxd6 cxd6 35.Qd5+ Kf8 36.Rxg7 Kxg7 37.Bxh6+ Kh8 38.Qf7 Qd7 39.Bg7+ Kh7 40.Qg6+ Kg8 41.Bxf6+ Kf8 42.Qh6+ 1-0
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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breakerofwind
10/27/2006
11:56:02
[ report this post ] | October 27 puzzle
Message:
1. Rxh3+ gxh3 2. Bf3#
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a_professional_idiot
10/27/2006
18:08:45
[ report this post ] |
Message:
This game isn't particularly well played. In fact, I'm not playing particularly well right now at all (my icc blitz rating is about 400 points below where I like to keep it), because of stupid midterms. On the upside, this game involves triple isolated pawns. I advanced each one. And won the game. By promoting one of them. Triple isolated pawns are awesome.
[Event "ydebilloez's mini-tournament"]
[Site "-> gameknot.com
[Date "25-Oct-06"]
[Round "-"]
[White "kurtverstraeten"]
[Black "a_professional_idiot"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1607"]
[BlackElo "1715"]
[TimeControl "3d+1d, 10d max"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. c4 Qc7
8. Bd3 Ng-f6 9. b3 e6 10. Bb2 O-O-O 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Rc1 Nd-f6
14. Qe2 Nf4 15. Qe3 Ng4 16. Qe4 f5 17. Qc2 Bd6 18. c5 Be7 19. Ne5 Bf6 20.
Nxg4 fxg4 21. Qe4 Rd5 22. Rf-d1 g5 23. Rc4 g6 24. b4 Qh7 25. Kf1 Qxh2 26.
Ke1 Qg1+ 27. Kd2 Qxf2+ 28. Kc1 Qxg3 29. Rc2 Rh2 30. b5 Rxg2 31. bxc6 bxc6
32. Rc-d2 Qf3 33. Qc2 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 g3 35. Qc4 Rd7 36. Qa6+ Kb8 37. Ba1
Qh1+ 38. Rd1 Qxd1+ 39. Kxd1 g2 40. Qxc6 g1=Q+ 41. Kc2 Qg2+ 0-1
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carpe_diem
10/29/2006
12:58:26
[ report this post ] | Thanks, Ro...
Message:
...for the annotated games! You sure can learn a lot seeing it from someone else's perspective!
Go GBH!!
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grandphish
10/30/2006
11:28:59
[ report this post ] | October 30 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
panga74 (1468) defeated theusurpking (1398) of team WHITE_KNIGHTS
a_professional_idiot (1745) defeated nbbsa (1699) of team San_Miguel_Knights
erp9922 (1470) defeated strats38 (1458) of team Footy_Fans
a_professional_idiot (1745) defeated twizeldee (1694) of team Equipe_Quebec
a_professional_idiot (1745) defeated twizeldee (1694) of team Equipe_Quebec
drron (2213) defeated wanttaja (2094) of team Team_Finland_and_Int_Friends
kings_knight (1858) defeated cowley_71 (1688) of team Aussie_Battlers
breakerofwind (1540) defeated doctorchess (1526) of team Afro_Americans_and_Friends
outofthebox (1633) defeated yakky (1608) of team The_Sneaky_Knight_Connection
cathleya (1737) defeated tzaca (1716) of team Romania_
smallphish (1742) defeated patrizino (1476) of team The_TFIF_Reserves
sankoteh (1272) defeated krebul (1272) of team Night_Fever
erp9922 (1470) defeated robertjmarx (1481) of team International_Chess_DOGS
sankoteh (1272) defeated docfeelgood (1289) of team Afro_Americans_and_Friends
NEW ANNOTATED GAMES:
For those following the annotated games of the team, I have posted 4 new games today:
breakerofwind v. bigguy
sankoteh v. docfeelgood
breakerofwind v. d_a_n_i_e_l
heisrisen v. panga74
Follow this link to see these and all previous games:
-> gameknot.com
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 10/30/06
2 Games: drtony; ronlumm; sankoteh; snowdog
3 Games: a_professional_idiot; ctrl-reset; peterf
4 Games: astinkyfart; erp9922
5 Games:
6 Games:
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games: smallphish
10 Games: drron; neeta11
11 Games:
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Today's opening is the Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6
Position after 4.
d6
The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest and most studied openings in chess. What should White play next?
Most common variations from master play listed below.
GAME OF THE DAY
Today's game from 2000 opens with an Alekhine's Defense, Modern Var.
[Event "3rd Int"]
[Site "Torshavn FAI"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "A Grischuk"]
[Black "R Ponomariov"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "54"]
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. a4 a5
8. Ng5 e6 9. f4 dxe5 10. fxe5 c5 11. c3 cxd4 12. O-O O-O 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf3 f6
15. Nc3 fxe5 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Qxe5 21. Bd8 Qc5 22. Ne4 Qb4 23. Ng5 Kh8 24. Qf7 Bd7
Postion after 24.
Bd7
The Black king is in great peril. How should White proceed?
Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
breakerofwind posted the correct key move to the October 27 puzzle.
1. Rxh3+ gxh3 2. Bf3#
October 30 Puzzle:
White to move and win.
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: VB-Fourex United
Started:3/16/2006
Result: Won 4-0
trond
.judge
.W
trond
.judge
.W
ronlumm
..grimmocj
..W
ronlumm
..grimmocj
..W
Opponent: ___ For USSR ___
Started: 3/16/2006
Result: Draw 2-2
drron
cmap_komapak
..W
drron
cmap_komapak
..W
ronlumm
.patsteph
L
ronlumm
.patsteph
L
Opponent: The Cynical Cynics
Started: 3/17/2006
Result: Won 3.5-0.5
flyerguy1012
..boki
.W
flyerguy1012
..boki
.D
daddysgirl
..docd
W
daddysgirl
..docd
W
Opponent: Knights of the 65thsquare
Started: 3/19/2006
Result: Lost 2-4
peterf
..nukem_v2
W
peterf
..nukem_v2
W
carpe_diem
bobbylon
..L
carpe_diem
bobbylon
..L
muppyman
.yehoota
L
muppyman
.yehoota
L
Opponent: Phoenix Rising
Started: 3/20/2006
Result: Draw 2-2
kapablanca
.generalbrock
W
kapablanca
.generalbrock
W
ctrl-reset
.vonsmack
.L
ctrl-reset
.vonsmack
.L
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
Filled with transpositions, most master games continue with a theme of preparing the advance of the d-pawn to d4.
A) 5. c3 Bd7
A1)
6. d4
A11)
6.
g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. dxe5 dxe5
A12)
6.
Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. Re1 Be7
A2)
6. O-O
A21)
6.
Nge7 7. d4 Ng6 transposes to line A11)
A22)
6.
g6 7. d4 Bg7 transposes to line A12)
B) 5. O-O
B1)
.5.
Nf6
B11)
..6. Re1 Be7 7. c3 O-O
B12)
..6. c3 Bd7 7. d4 Be7
B2)
.5.
Bd7 6. c3
B21)
6.
Nge7 7. d4 Ng6 transposes to line A11)
B22)
6.
g6 7. d4 Bg7 transposes to line A12)
B23)
6.
Nf6 7. d4 Be7
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
White sets up a beautiful double Philidor's mate.
25. Bxe6 Rxd8 26. Qg8+ Rxg8 27. Nf7# 1-0
if 25.
. Bxe6 26. Qf8+ Bg8 27. Nf7# 1-0
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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erp9922
10/30/2006
11:51:37
[ report this post ] | Oct 30 puzzle
Message:
1.Rxg6+....Rxg6 2. Qh8# or 1.Rxg6....Kh7 will lose soon.
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grandphish
10/31/2006
10:37:45
[ report this post ] | October 31 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
cjjpeterson (1458) defeated cdlpro (1476) of team the_tigers
drtony (1161) defeated jsabol (1199) of team The_Sneaky_Knight_Connection
breakerofwind (1552) defeated lvsor (1437) of team Septalians
erp9922 (1488) defeated jmilliken1965 (1433) of team Phoenix_Fire
sstonka (1368) defeated statornic (1367) of team Yeshuas_Army
NEW ANNOTATED GAMES:
For those following the annotated games of the team, I have posted 3 new games today:
breakerofwind v. flyboyd
a_professional_idiot v. nbbsa
thesurpking v. panga74
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 10/31/06
2 Games: cjjpeterson; ronlumm; snowdog
3 Games: a_professional_idiot; ctrl-reset; peterf
4 Games: astinkyfart
5 Games: erp9922
6 Games:
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games: smallphish
10 Games: drron; neeta11
11 Games:
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Today's opening is, appropriately, The Halloween Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5
Position after 4.
Nxe5
White has eerily sacrificed his knight for a pawn. How should White play now to get compensation for the material?
Most common variations from master play listed below.
GAME OF THE DAY
Today's game is from the 1984 Olympiad
[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Salonika (Greece)"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Milos Gilberto (BRA)"]
[Black "Yrjola Jouni (FIN)"]
[ECO "E94"] - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Gligoric-Taimanov System
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6
5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Nbd7 8.O-O h6
9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nd2 c6 11.c5 Qe7 12.b4 Rd8
13.Qa4 Nf8 14.Nc4 Ne6 15.Nb6 axb6 16.Qxa8 bxc5
17.bxc5 Nd4 18.Qa5 Nxe2+ 19.Nxe2 Nxe4 20.Rad1 Re8
21.f3 Ng5 22.Rfe1 f5 23.Nc3 h5 24.Bf2 Ne6
25.Rd2 h4 26.h3 Kh7 27.Qb4 g5 28.Nd1 Nf4
29.Ne3 Rg8 30.Nc4 b5 31.Nd6 Be6 32.a4 bxa4
33.Qxa4 g4 34.Qc2 Qg5 35.fxg4 e4 36.Be3 Be5
37.Kh1 Kh8 38.gxf5 Qg3 39.Qd1
Postion after 39.
Qd1
All Black's forces are marshalled for an assault on the White King. How should Black proceed?
Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
erp9922 posted the correct key move to the October 30 puzzle.
1. Rxg6+ Rxg6 2. Qh8#; if 1.
Kh7 2. Qf7+ Rg7 (2.
Kh8 3. Qxg8#) 3. Qxg7#
October 31 Puzzle:
White to move and win.
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: provoquer's Provokers
Started:3/20/2006
Result: Won 4-2
muppyman
.rigidwithfear
.
....L
muppyman
.rigidwithfear
....W
ronlumm
.persianelephant
..W
ronlumm
.persianelephant
..L
drtony
.bryan5555
W
drtony
.bryan5555
W
Opponent: Nebraska Knights
Started: 3/21/2006
Result: Won 4-2
grandphish
.fmgaijin
D
grandphish
.fmgaijin
L
drron
ilovechess
..D
drron
ilovechess
..W
snowdog
.srekal
.W
snowdog
.srekal
.W
Opponent: Guardians of the Fortress
Started: 3/21/2006
Result: Lost 1-5
a_professional_idiot
.bishop4269
.L
a_professional_idiot
.bishop4269
.L
muppyman
fagin_steven
L
muppyman
fagin_steven
D
sonofcaissa
..kansaspatzer
.D
sonofcaissa
..kansaspatzer
.L
Opponent: Team PAE
Started: 3/22/2006
Result: Lost 2-4
a_professional_idiot
.billbristol
..L
a_professional_idiot
.billbristol
..W
muppyman
chessaholic
.L
muppyman
chessaholic
.W
snowdog
sansman
.
.L
snowdog
sansman
.
.L
Opponent: Team Finland & Int. Friends
Started: 3/24/2006
Result: Lost 1-3
a_professional_idiot
.luisbravo
...
.L
a_professional_idiot
.luisbravo
...
.W
richardwyles
..1301313y_f15h313
..L
richardwyles
..1301313y_f15h313
..L
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
White launches an all out assault to gain space, development and an attack.
A) 5. d4
A1)
.5.
Ng6 6, e5 Bg8 7. Bc4
A11)
7.
Bb4 8. Qf3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qe7 10. O-O-O
A12)
7.
d5 8. Bxd5 c6 9. Bb3
A121)
..9.
Be6 10. O-O
A122)
..9.
Bb4 10. O-O
A2
.5.
Nc6 6. d5 Ne5 7. f4 Ng6 8. e5 Ng8 9. d6 cxd6 10. exd6
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
Black sets up more mate threats than White can defend.
39. ...Ne2 40.Bf4 Qxg2# 0-1
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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olean_don
10/31/2006
12:41:19
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Message:
1 Qb5+ Nxb5 2 Bxb5#
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olean_don
10/31/2006
22:43:06
[ report this post ] | better
Message:
1 Qe6+ Nxe6 2 Bb5#
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grandphish
11/01/2006
12:45:26
[ report this post ] | November 1 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
lazarus_a (1380) defeated bob_young (1325) of team The_Red_Rook_Foundation
sstonka (1368) defeated statornic (1358) of team Yeshuas_Army
Congratulations to the October Bounty Hunter of the Month, panga74 with a score of +9
Our team score for the month of October was +30 !! Congratulations Bounty Hunters!
NEW ANNOTATED GAMES:
For those following the annotated games of the team, I have posted 9 new games today:
statornic v sstonka
jmilliken v erp9922
lvsor v breakerofwind
jsabol v drtony
shillbrother v drtony
rmanby v lazarus_a
panga74 v jmbp
cjjpeterson v cdlpro
docfeelgood v sankoteh
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 11/1/06
2 Games: ronlumm; snowdog; sstonka
3 Games: a_professional_idiot; ctrl-reset; peterf
4 Games: astinkyfart
5 Games: erp9922
6 Games:
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games: smallphish
10 Games: drron; neeta11
11 Games:
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Today's opening is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit.
1. d4 d5 2. e4
Position after 2. e4
White offers a gambit pawn on move 2. How should Black proceed?
Most common variations from master play listed below.
GAME OF THE DAY
Way back to 1837 for this classic.
[Event "Berlin"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1837.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bernhard Horowitz"]
[Black "Ludwig Bledow"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Bb6 5.d4 Qe7 6.d5 Nd8 7.Be2 d6 8.h3 f5
9.Bg5 Nf6 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Nh4 fxe4 12.Nxe4
Postion after 12. Nxe4
What brilliant tactical move does Black employ here to quickly end the game?
Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
olean_don posted the correct solution to the October 31 puzzle:
1 Qe6+ Nxe6 2 Bb5#
November 1 Puzzle:
White to move and win.
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: The Sneaky Knight Connection
Started:5/5/2006
Result: Lost 1-5
breakerofwind
gothicgirl
..L
breakerofwind
gothicgirl
..L
sonofcaissa
..joel976431
L
sonofcaissa
..joel976431
W
kapablanca
2kneo
L
kapablanca
2kneo
L
Opponent: Team Finland & Int. Friends
Started: 5/7/2006
Result: Lost 4.5-7.5
peterf
..mikkorepo
..L
peterf
..mikkorepo
..L
trond
..smalltal
D
trond
..smalltal
W
a_professional_idiot
woelfchen
L
a_professional_idiot
woelfchen
L
vesa
..ristoolavi
..L
vesa
..ristoolavi
..D
ronlumm
..kirsu
.D
ronlumm
..kirsu
.L
ekto
..petepawn
W
ekto
..petepawn
W
Opponent: chess
Started: 5/7/2006
Result: Lost 1.5-10.5
a_professional_idiot
..jingbudda
..
L
a_professional_idiot
..jingbudda
..
L
vesa
.unorthodoxplayer....D
vesa
.unorthodoxplayer....L
astinkyfart
..monstewer
L
astinkyfart
..monstewer
L
deadofknight
..wnp213
.L
deadofknight
..wnp213
.W
ctrl-reset
.darwin09
..L
ctrl-reset
.darwin09
..L
lazarus_a
666doom
.L
lazarus_a
666doom
.L
Opponent: Belgian Lions
Started: 5/7/06
Result: Won 7-1
kings_knight
wimmie
W
kings_knight
wimmie
W
breakerofwind
..dirjo
..L
breakerofwind
..dirjo
..W
ekto
..stevanovitch
W
ekto
..stevanovitch
W
lazarus_a
.atlantica
.W
lazarus_a
.atlantica
.W
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
A very popular gambit opening, the gambit pawn is usually declined and a sharp, tactical game evolves.
A) 2, ,,, e6
A1)
.3. Nc3
A11)
..3.
Bb4 4. e5 c5
A12)
..3.
Nf6 4. Bg5
A121)
4.
dxe4
A122)
4.
Be7
A2)
.3. Nd2
A21)
..3.
c5
A211)
4. exd5 exd5
A212)
4. Ngf3
A2121)
..4.
Nc6
A2122)
..4.
cxd4
A2123)
..4.
a6
A2124)
..4.
Nf6
A22)
.3.
Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7
B) 2.
c6
B1)
.3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5
B2)
.3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6
B3)
.3. e5 Bf5
B31)
..4. Nf3 e6
B32)
..4. Nc3 e6
B4)
.3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5
C) 2.
dxe4 3. Nc3 c6 transposes to line B1)
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
A brilliant tactical shot gives Black the point.
12.
Nxe4 13.Bxe7 Bxf2+ 14.Kf1 Ng3# 0-1
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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muppyman
11/01/2006
13:50:03
[ report this post ] | nov 1 puzzle
Message:
pd7+ Bxd7 or Qxd7, Qf8#
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monkeybiker
11/01/2006
14:33:13
[ report this post ] | November 1st puzzle
Message:
1. d7+ Ke7 (1. ... Bxd7, then 2. Qf8#; 1. ... Qxd7, then Qf8#) 2. Re1+ Be3 3. Rxe3#
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peterf
11/01/2006
17:22:01
[ report this post ] | .. congrats to Panga ...
Message:
Plus 9 in any one month is a phenomenal result - well done indeed and continued good hunting to you - I think every monthly winner should have to provide the team with a brief personal snapshot/profile - it would be good to get to know more about the gang members!! As for me - I expect to finish my next team game in March/April 2007 at the current rate of progress !!!!
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grandphish
11/02/2006
10:37:05
[ report this post ] | November 2 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
kapablanca (1463) defeated ymoussa (1351) of team Egyptian_Friends
kapablanca (1463) defeated ymoussa (1351) of team Egyptian_Friends
erp9922 (1498) defeated farmergloomy (1488) of team Canadian_Bacon
smallphish (1747) defeated quikstik (1554) of team CHRONIC_KINGS
a_professional_idiot (1755) defeated mrthayer (1748) of team Spooks
Congratulations to the October Bounty Hunter of the Month, panga74 with a score of +9
Our team score for the month of October was +30 !! Congratulations Bounty Hunters!
NEW ANNOTATED GAMES:
For those following the annotated games of the team, I have posted 5 new games today:
sstonka v. statornic
vipulescu v. kapablanca
chimane v. boyko
bob_young v. lazarus_a
cdlpro v. cjjpeterson
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 11/2/06
2 Games: kapablanca, ronlumm; snowdog; sstonka
3 Games: ctrl-reset; peterf
4 Games: a_professional_idiot; astinkyfart
5 Games:
6 Games: erp9922
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games:
10 Games: drron; neeta11; smallphish
11 Games:
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Today's opening is the Queen's Gambit Declined, Slav, Dutch
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3
Position after 6. e3
White has established a strong presence in the center. How should black proceed?
Most common variations from master play listed below.
GAME OF THE DAY
White gets better placement for his pieces in this game from 1969.
[Event "Tallinn (Estonia)"]
[Site "Tallinn (Estonia)"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Stein Leonid (UKR)"]
[Black "Haag Ervin (HUN)"]
[ECO "B10"] - Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation. Stein Attack
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]
1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.g3 Bg7
5.Bg2 e5 6.Ngf3 Ne7 7.O-O O-O 8.b4 a5
9.bxa5 Rxa5 10.Bb2 Qc7 11.Qe2 d4 12.c3 dxc3
13.Bxc3 Ra4 14.Nc4 b5 15.Qc2 Be6 16.Ncxe5 f6
17.Nc4 Bxc4 18.dxc4 Rxc4 19.Nd2 Ra4 20.Nb3 Na6
21.Rfd1 c5 22.Qe2 c4 23.Nd4 Qb6 24.Rab1 Nc7
25.Bb4 Re8
Postion after 25.
Re8
Black's pieces are poorly placed. How should White proceed?
Answer below.
PUZZLE OF THE DAY
muppyman posted the correct solution to the November 1 puzzle:
1. d7+ Bxd7 2. Qf8# (1.
Qxd7 2. Qf8#)
November 2 Puzzle:
White to move and win.
COMPLETED MATCHES
Opponent: Team Finland & Int. Friends
Started: 3/24/06
Result: Lost 1-3
a_professional_idiot
.luisbravo
.L
a_professional_idiot
.luisbravo
.W
richardwyles
.....
.1301313y_f15h313
.L
richardwyles
.....
.1301313y_f15h313
.L
Opponent: Bumbling Eejits
Started: 5/9/2006
Result: Won 3-1
breakerofwind
.florence
.W
breakerofwind
.florence
.L
sonofcaissa
....
.whitesheep
.W
sonofcaissa
....
.whitesheep
.W
Opponent: The Sneaky Knight Connection
Started: 5/9/2006
Result: Won 6.5-3.5
kings_knight
.fixxxer
.
.W
kings_knight
.fixxxer
..W
vesa
.
.
.ourgalos
..
.W
vesa
.
.
.ourgalos
..
.W
kapablanca
.
.gothicgirl
..
.L
kapablanca
.
.gothicgirl
..
.D
drtony
.....
.blah22
..
.W
drtony
.....
.blah22
..
.L
snowdog
.
.blue_knight
.W
snowdog
.
.blue_knight
.L
Opponent: The Burninators
Started: 5/9/06
Result: Draw 3-3
drron
.....
.pawnmissile
..
.W
drron
.....
.pawnmissile
..
.D
peterf
.....
.dickes
....
..
.D
peterf
.....
.dickes
....
..
.W
trond
.....
.javoresku
..
....
.L
trond
.....
.javoresku
..
....
.L
Opponent: Best of the King Fighters
Started: 5/9/06
Result: Draw 2-2
kapablanca
.....
.milotoys
..
.W
kapablanca
.....
.milotoys
..
.L
jordian31
.....
.ejake
......
.W
jordian31
.....
.ejake
......
.L
OPENING OF THE DAY CONTINUATIONS
Most master games end up in a common position after Black's 10th move, with the only variation being the order of the moves
A) 6, ,,, e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
A1)
8.
O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3
A11)
..11.
Bh5
A12)
..11.
h6
A2)
..8.
Nbd7
A21)
.9. Qe2
A211)
.9.
Bg6 10. e4 O-O transposes to line A1)
A212)
.9.
O-O 10. e4 Bg6 transposes to line A1)
A22)
.9. Nh4 O-O
A221)
10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Qc2 g6
A222)
10. f3 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6
GAME OF THE DAY CONTINUATION
White takes advantage of the poor placement of Black's pieces to bring a quick end to the game.
26.Nxb5! Nxb5 27.Qxc4+ Kh8 28.Qf7 Nc7 29.Bd6 1-0
GO BOUNTY HUNTERS!
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olean_don
11/02/2006
11:41:07
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Message:
1 Qe4+ Kb5 2 Rf5+ Ka6 3 Qxb7#
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neeta11
11/02/2006
22:37:28
[ report this post ] | Well boyz and gals...
Message:
...it is that time of the week again! Hooooooooooorah!!
Despite my increasing desire to run out the office door, I had to leave you all with a bit of a giggle. So in spirit of the passing halloween tradition go to our ever fabulous website for a looksie at the latest Friday Funny ...
-> gbhchess.com
Have a great weekend everybody.. and if you can't be good, at least be good at being bad ;) mwhahahahahah.
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breakerofwind
11/03/2006
08:51:37
[ report this post ] | Thanks, neeta
Message:
Pretty funny get-ups.
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grandphish
11/03/2006
09:33:03
[ report this post ] | November 3 Team Notes
Message:
Congratulations to our teammates winning games yesterday:
lazarus_a (1413) defeated ball_sock (1344) of team Spirits_and_Souls
lazarus_a (1413) defeated ball_sock (1344) of team Spirits_and_Souls
chupacabra (1413) defeated leonidas_p_e (1433) of team Hungarian_wanderers
panga74 (1464) defeated rso3506 (1387) of team Night_Fever
Congratulations to the October Bounty Hunter of the Month, panga74 with a score of +9
Our team score for the month of October was +30 !! Congratulations Bounty Hunters!
NEW ANNOTATED GAMES:
For those following the annotated games of the team, I have posted 5 new games today:
peterdeb v. panga74
erp9922 v. farmergloomy
breakerofwind v. johndoe63
a_professional_idiot v. mrthayer
chessmeastro v. sonofcaissa
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS (2 or more) AS OF 11/3/06
2 Games: kapablanca, ronlumm; snowdog; sstonka
3 Games: ctrl-reset; lazarus_a; peterf
4 Games: a_professional_idiot; astinkyfart
5 Games:
6 Games: erp9922
7 Games:
8 Games:
9 Games:
10 Games: drron; neeta11; smallphish
11 Games:
12 Games:
OPENING OF THE DAY
Today's opening is the Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6
Position after 5.
Ba6
Black cedes occupation of the center to White in favor of an attack from the flanks. How should White proceed?
Most common variations from master play listed below.
GAME OF THE DAY
White unleashes a brutal attack resulting in Black's resignation 11 moves later in this 1924 classic.
[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Grigory Levenfish"]
[Black "Gotthilf"]
[ECO "A47"] - Queen's Indian
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. dxc5 bxc5 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Be3 d6 9. Qc1 Ng4 10. Bd2 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Ngf6 13. Bh6 Qb6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qc2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rab8
17. b3 Ne5 18. Bg2 Nc6 19. f4 Kg8 20. Rf2 e6 21. Raf1 Nb4 22. Qd2 Rbd8 23. f5 exf5 24. Rxf5 Ne8 25. R5f2 Qc7 26. Qh6 Qe7 27. Nd5 Qe5
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