tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46293540408308633692024-03-18T19:21:13.901-07:00Rochester Chess Club BlogWelcome to the official Community Chess Club of Rochester (CCCR) blog which includes chess news and event information. The Rochester Chess Center is a separate USCF affiliate. You are encouraged to visit the Rochester Chess Center where both affiliates run a variety of excellent tournaments. Both chess clubs work together to promote chess. Tournament announcements will be posted here. Contact us at 585-442-2430. Our Address is: 221 Norris Drive, Rochester New York 14610. Thanks for visiting!Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-85331372921692472012024-03-18T18:57:00.000-07:002024-03-18T19:20:41.301-07:0026th Annual Seton Chess Tournament for Children - March 23, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>Registration Details Below</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhY_bOGBRy32S1WWuwNQHcQq4quHI_8lIDId3sZ3odoSsUrS6fR1CK-_4dg79UwLR3SyxMV4JCdVZ7QstUdUhk-TcntiTrA47KEznoeZwMtDlfT4mTqRwlceMIsrlkB6FFs2MmVR28ajEgXLJH8K-flZdKayNf4uHpnIL1dXu9-n4g0coX9gCu_chJSUs/s3490/Seton_2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="2649" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhY_bOGBRy32S1WWuwNQHcQq4quHI_8lIDId3sZ3odoSsUrS6fR1CK-_4dg79UwLR3SyxMV4JCdVZ7QstUdUhk-TcntiTrA47KEznoeZwMtDlfT4mTqRwlceMIsrlkB6FFs2MmVR28ajEgXLJH8K-flZdKayNf4uHpnIL1dXu9-n4g0coX9gCu_chJSUs/w486-h640/Seton_2024.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>There will be no Youth tournament at the Rochester Chess Center on March 23, 2024 because all chess players will be at the Seton Catholic School for this special children's tournament. All children chess players are invited to participate. Sign up as indicated in the flyer above. Ken McBride will be the tournament director.</b></p>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-33336165343985191552024-02-12T20:12:00.000-08:002024-02-12T20:14:24.437-08:00Chess Camp at Rochester Chess Center for Winter Break: Feb 19-23!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-Fo5UKLOMjWVq3SD5HtGUslJQ_NR_T-rNssmxALJku3qf-iaTOECECPNlmmSvpC1421G0b-SlDR6nlWxyz2C3igOd5fdYrCUKxaTvt4rKYy5BQNlVnuuDrxnoNoWkQwE0UEvNDgUp7UYcgihF02qs5ZF-BrqoDConi83ZgotCwLRh_mJnqoiX_Pu5fZB/s160/th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="160" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-Fo5UKLOMjWVq3SD5HtGUslJQ_NR_T-rNssmxALJku3qf-iaTOECECPNlmmSvpC1421G0b-SlDR6nlWxyz2C3igOd5fdYrCUKxaTvt4rKYy5BQNlVnuuDrxnoNoWkQwE0UEvNDgUp7UYcgihF02qs5ZF-BrqoDConi83ZgotCwLRh_mJnqoiX_Pu5fZB/s1600/th.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">221 Norris Drive</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Rochester, New York 14610</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Call 585-442-2430 for Details and to Register</span></b></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for the</span></b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Winter Break Camp!</span></b></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CAMPS</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Available to students age 5-14 years. All skill levels from beginner to advanced are encouraged to attend. Beginners who arrive without any knowledge of the game will become proficient players from their camp experience; advanced players benefit from sharing classes and experiences with some of the top scholastic players in the USA.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because this is our <b>32nd year</b> of offering camps, our counselors are among the most experienced chess teachers found anywhere. We coordinate daily activities and instruction to expand the student's chess skills. Chess is known to teach logic, problem solving, analysis techniques, and will improve study habits. These skills have obvious carry-over benefits to schooling and career. But, the main reason kids come back to our chess camps year after year is because we have fun. These are daily outings to the park for seasonal activities (Frisbee, soccer, hiking) so dress for the outdoor action. Bring your lunch.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Deposit (1/2 of the camp fee) will reserve a spot. Single days are allowed.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When registering for a full week, include t-shirt size.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Call Ken, Dave or Shelby at </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>442-2430</b> to register and mail your deposit to:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rochester Chess Center, 221 Norris Drive, Rochester, NY 14610</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Fee: $285 per 5 day week; $71 per day</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chess Center Members please apply your 30% discount to the above fee:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>$199 per 5 day week; 50 per day</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSo7Hzj_vS7Z7jdwFm-cKWSjGG40jtpwfH23_2Vejz_iSPiXNFeYiiMwBEdQGh55Tcj-N-HISZtGjQj_G9y2g893ov2srzlyOj8fEDTn__u2Z_Ji7PJ_aQZAHs9EbBwT97EM4DuToVAiHshjzKPZS8Xzl0Qie6pl748IDvhuTuoSP0myabhBEIp9v2T-h-/s216/bughouse_sm%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="216" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSo7Hzj_vS7Z7jdwFm-cKWSjGG40jtpwfH23_2Vejz_iSPiXNFeYiiMwBEdQGh55Tcj-N-HISZtGjQj_G9y2g893ov2srzlyOj8fEDTn__u2Z_Ji7PJ_aQZAHs9EbBwT97EM4DuToVAiHshjzKPZS8Xzl0Qie6pl748IDvhuTuoSP0myabhBEIp9v2T-h-/s1600/bughouse_sm%20(1).jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chess Center membership is $115 (or $185 Family membership) for 12 months. Benefits include family picnic, and discounts on Camps, lessons, equipment, and snack bar. Of course, your membership also is important in supporting Rochester area chess promotion. We also run the Interscholastic Chess League for Rochester and Buffalo (www.nychess.org)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tournaments</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> for Kids are every Saturday 10am to 1pm. Participants can expect to play 3 to 5 games. These games are great fun and teach the discipline of recording moves and budgeting time on the chess clock. Cost is $8 and players have the option of playing rated or non-rated games. There is often some time for instruction during the Saturday tournaments in the form of analysis of completed games. Every player gets a prize and a trophy awarded to the top scorer.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-29280566969606796892024-01-29T19:45:00.000-08:002024-01-29T19:47:20.031-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f1c232; font-size: medium;">Special Youth Event on Sat. Feb. 3rd!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">The Rochester Chess center will not be open for the regular Youth event from 10am-1pm on Saturday, Feb. 3rd, 2024. Kids and Parents should instead go to the chess tournament held at the India Community Center where Tournament Director Ken McBride will be running the chess event. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><b>Please read the flyer below for details. Please note that registration is from 8:15am to 8:45am!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGOGu6yI77mwMwlfRX3KxfTFGjmnyjTJ9QDUEAHkLIrhVvi41iYdjE1VQY8Sv5iy-T3JaPoyXvDOwndTOFcTGMnhyphenhyphenfp0qvOdAyKTtkUB8JBrDfufNn6_ttpoPa1x9DHAfZBLXYIhuLWNe51eh5EjnH0AifTzfwaIJaaJgEgKg2XMvX7FfZHfQs6naPdM_/s1539/KidsChess.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="1274" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGOGu6yI77mwMwlfRX3KxfTFGjmnyjTJ9QDUEAHkLIrhVvi41iYdjE1VQY8Sv5iy-T3JaPoyXvDOwndTOFcTGMnhyphenhyphenfp0qvOdAyKTtkUB8JBrDfufNn6_ttpoPa1x9DHAfZBLXYIhuLWNe51eh5EjnH0AifTzfwaIJaaJgEgKg2XMvX7FfZHfQs6naPdM_/w530-h640/KidsChess.jpg" width="530" /></a></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></b></p><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #f1c232; font-size: medium;">Weekly Chess Center Tournaments:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #f1c232; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">Mondays - <b>League</b>, G/90d5 at 7pm. Team vs Team.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">Wednesdays - <b>CCCR (Community Chess Club of Rochester) Chess</b> Registration 6:30pm-7:15pm; G/80d5, Games begin at 7:30pm.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">Saturdays - <b>Youth tournament</b> 10am-1pm, G/30d5. Prizes. Learn to play chess and gain experience. (but not on Feb. 3rd, 2024 - see flyer above)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">Also Saturdays: <b>3-Rnd Swiss Tournament</b>. Register before 1:45pm. G/60d5, Rnds: 2pm, 4pm, 6pm. Cash prizes.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;">Gates Library Chess</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">This club -- for kids under the age of 18 who know how to play chess --<b> meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month</b> from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. All chess players are welcome, from beginners to masters. Our club is informal. Kids can come and go at any time during club hours. Parents are welcome to watch the games. A Special thanks to Fred Mellender who has been running this event for decades (first at the Chili Library, and now at the Gates Library). Registration is requested. For more information & to register, follow the link here: </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://calendar.libraryweb.org/calendar/Gates/?cid=6817&t=m&d=0000-00-00&cal%5B%5D=6817" target="_blank">Events Calendar</a></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-42478055787944634102023-12-27T12:06:00.000-08:002023-12-27T12:19:25.835-08:00Upcoming Chess for 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: yellow; text-align: center;"><b>Monday Night Chess League Forming Now</b> </span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">The Don Stubblebine Memorial League V</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>Monday Night Winter</i></span><span style="color: #0c343d;"> League </span><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">starts on </span><span style="color: #38761d;">January 8, 2023</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">Register no later than 6:30pm 1/8/23. Call the Rochester Chess Center</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1c232; color: blue;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">at 585-442-2430 for details, or sign-up at the Chess Center in person.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">This league runs from 1/8/23 for 10 weeks plus a make-up week. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">Games start at 7pm. 1</span><span style="color: #0c343d;">0 Rounds; Game in 90 min. w/ 5 sec. delay. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">All games must be </span><span style="color: #0c343d;">completed no later than 12/6/17 at the Chess Center. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">Play every Monday. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #f1c232; font-size: medium;">Weekly Chess Center Tournaments:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">Mondays - <b>League</b>, G/90d5 at 7pm. Team vs Team.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">Wednesdays - <b>CCCR (Community Chess Club of Rochester) Chess</b> Registration 6:30pm-7:15pm; G/80d5, Games begin at 7:30pm.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">Saturdays - <b>Youth tournament</b> 10am-1pm, G/30d5. Prizes. Learn to play chess and gain experience.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">Also Saturdays: <b>3-Rnd Swiss Tournament</b>. Register before 1:45pm. G/60d5, Rnds: 2pm, 4pm, 6pm. Cash prizes.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-size: medium;">Gates Library Chess, Organized by Fred Mellender</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">This club -- for kids under the age of 18 who know how to play chess --<b> meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month</b> from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. All chess players are welcome, from beginners to masters. Our club is informal. Kids can come and go at any time during club hours. Parents are welcome to watch the games. Registration is requested. For more information & to register, follow the link here: </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://calendar.libraryweb.org/calendar/Gates/?cid=6817&t=m&d=0000-00-00&cal%5B%5D=6817" target="_blank">Events Calendar</a></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-60947648660412632422023-11-01T21:31:00.017-07:002023-11-06T18:16:08.061-08:002023 Community Chess Club Championship Results! <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Congratulations to Toby Rizzo</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The 2023 Chess Club Champion!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">The 5th and final round of the 27th Annual Community Chess Club of Rochester's (CCCR) championship took place Wednesday night on November 2, 2023 at the Rochester Chess Center. On the top board, </span><b style="font-size: 13.2px;">Toby Rizzo</b><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> (USCF rating 2198 for Oct. 2023) won his game against </span><b style="font-size: 13.2px;">David Lusignan</b><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> (USCF rating 1968 for Oct. 2023). On Board #2, 2022's CCCR co-champion </span><b style="font-size: 13.2px;">Ryan Beh</b><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> (USCF rating 2076 for Oct. 2023) won his game against</span><b style="font-size: 13.2px;"> Quasar Pulluaim</b><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> (USCF rating 1757 for Oct. 2023). Toby Rizzo and Ryan Beh both finished with a 4.5 score in five rounds. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">With the win by tie-breaks, Toby Rizzo became the 2023 club champion. Ryan Beh finished in second place. David Lusignan finished in third place, followed by Jacob Snell in fourth place. With Toby's first place finish, he succeeds last year's CCCR co-champions Matt Slomski and Ryan Beh who had tied for 1st place last year with perfect 4.0 scores. <span style="font-size: 13.2px;">The chief TD of the 2023 Community Chess Club Championship was Ken McBride. The assistant TD was Mike Lionti.</span><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> Special thanks to John Strazzabosco for helping out as a volunteer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">More details of about the Community Chess Club of Rochester's 2023 Championship including game analysis will be added here soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">The awards ceremony will be held at the Rochester Chess Center at 7:30pm on Nov. 29th and cake and coffee will be served. Regular G/80d5 games will follow the awards ceremony. We look forward to next year's annual CCCR Chess Simultaneous Exhibition when both Toby Rizzo and Ryan Beh will participate in a dual chess simultaneous event. Congratulations to Toby Rizzo on becoming the new club champion and to all our other prize winners!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><a href="https://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?202311011222" target="_blank">Link to the US Chess Rating Report</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://1drv.ms/f/s!ApojoVO6uuNOkiLM868l14Yc5_w9?e=TroJPV" target="_blank">Link to the Championship Photo Gallery</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB13AxWq6ov7l762oUVGgPxnjii7Mo_mIQe46v-u8JVS8_vD_pnqICLgMl4VpHNTyXFmc3pOuZhGTG3Q8atUdK_7_wXLkYtluvwAj-0XSnEEs1k8OUCwAb2vhSS4njoX4hkGiuvsKAhnnzTM9hdGzhyphenhyphenFTPymm6f6qUCYm1LgsxMq2Bhyphenhyphen3XXb7r8aO4oNSz/s1547/2023-CCCR_Championship-Photo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="1547" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB13AxWq6ov7l762oUVGgPxnjii7Mo_mIQe46v-u8JVS8_vD_pnqICLgMl4VpHNTyXFmc3pOuZhGTG3Q8atUdK_7_wXLkYtluvwAj-0XSnEEs1k8OUCwAb2vhSS4njoX4hkGiuvsKAhnnzTM9hdGzhyphenhyphenFTPymm6f6qUCYm1LgsxMq2Bhyphenhyphen3XXb7r8aO4oNSz/w400-h264/2023-CCCR_Championship-Photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>2023 Community Chess Club of Rochester Championship<br />Front left: Ryan Beh (2nd place), Toby Rizzo (1st place)</b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><b>27th Annual Club Championship -- Open USCF Wall Chart, Page 1</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> Name/ID Rate Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 1. Rizzo, Tobias |2198 | W 17 | B 10 | W 5 | B 2 | W 3 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 16084835 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 2. Beh, Ryan Mark |2076 | B 18 | W 9 | B 8 | W 1 | B 10 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 16870377 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 3. Lusignan, David |1968 | W 19 | B 12 | W 13 | B 5 | B 1 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 17109403 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 4. McBride, Ken |1950 | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO | B 29 | ZERO </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 12484800 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 5. Snell, Jacob |1948 | B 20 | W 11 | B 1 | W 3 | B 13 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 15278548 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 6. Kharroubi, Clifton |1936 | W 21 | B 14 | ZERO | ZERO | B 23 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 12459755 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 7. Valenti, Oliver |1885 | B 22 | W 13 | B 15 | HALF | W 19 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 16560754 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 8. Weaver, Thomas J |1855 | W 23 | B 16 | W 2 | B 10 | W 27 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 16031957 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 9. Phelps, David B |1838 | W 24 | B 2 | W 14 | B 13 | ZERO </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 12704446 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 10. Pulluaim, Quasar |1757 | W 25 | W 1 | B 20 | W 8 | W 2 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 30543273 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 11. Carr, David J |1710 | B 26 | B 5 | W 16 | B 19 | --- </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 30315361 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 12. Rodriguez, Marco |1690 | W 27 | W 3 | B 23 | ZERO | W 26 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 11227171 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 13. Green, Jonah D |1620 | B 28 | B 7 | B 3 | W 9 | W 5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 15773508 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 14. Pollifrone, Bill J |1600 | W 29 | W 6 | B 9 | B 24 | W 25 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 12474880 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 15. Lizarraga, Karlo |1591 | HALF | B 17 | W 7 | W 16 | B 24 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 30715357 | | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 16. Attaya, James J |1507 | B 31 | W 8 | B 11 | B 15 | W 20 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 12210580 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 17. Lionti, Michael P |1426 | B 1 | W 15 | W 29 | B 26 | W 28 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 12578256 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 18. Strazzabosco, John |1400 | W 2 | B 24 | W 25 | W 23 | B 30 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 10136245 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 19. Shaffer, Nathan |1384 | B 3 | W 25 | B 27 | W 11 | B 7 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 16744970 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 20. Freeland, Luke |1370 | W 5 | B 26 | W 10 | B 25 | B 16 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 30653616 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 21. Pike, Daniel J |1323 | B 6 | W 27 | --- | --- | --- </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 12496335 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 22. Carr, David Bartholemew |1253 | W 7 | B 28 | ZERO | --- | --- </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 30533899 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 23. Catlin, Ethan |1229 | B 8 | W 29 | W 12 | B 18 | W 6 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 31105623 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 24. 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Sarratori, Joseph J | 849 | W 13 | W 22 | W 24 | ZERO | B 17 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 12498467 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 29. 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Collins, Sean |nnnn | ZERO | W 31 | ZERO | ZERO | ZERO </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> 31482726 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-77525180157193723932023-09-25T08:30:00.007-07:002023-09-30T07:47:25.328-07:00In Memory of Ronald Eugene Lohrman 1941 - 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqc-QnHHDm4o8mY8PzDqq4vLO82Vbd9bQLrTdCkr6azdsU64vYJcZ8J1vxiQMzbhFPoA8dKF5R9eWMhiTDe-rqQ-xOOFWCLJgVxS1znO0Lx7eOIggC4X7hYwb8zZehOEwk9sA9xNDwV3lr2iLVkSec3tNImJofPzCDOlLcb0z1ANPw_lPXSlKPuJQRlph/s355/RonaldLohrman.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="269" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqc-QnHHDm4o8mY8PzDqq4vLO82Vbd9bQLrTdCkr6azdsU64vYJcZ8J1vxiQMzbhFPoA8dKF5R9eWMhiTDe-rqQ-xOOFWCLJgVxS1znO0Lx7eOIggC4X7hYwb8zZehOEwk9sA9xNDwV3lr2iLVkSec3tNImJofPzCDOlLcb0z1ANPw_lPXSlKPuJQRlph/s320/RonaldLohrman.jpg" width="242" /></a></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><div><span style="color: black; font-family: Oxygen; font-size: medium; text-align: start;">Obituary</span></div><div><p style="color: black; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"> Ronald Eugene Lohrman of Pittsford, passed away suddenly on September 21, 2023.</p><p style="color: black; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"> Ron was born on October 7, 1941, in Rochester, the son of Eugene and Teresa Lohrman. Ron graduated from Edison Tech in 1959 and went on to study at Clarkson University graduating with a degree in Engineering. He also served his country for two years as a member of the United States Army. Ron was employed as an engineer at Eastman Kodak for twenty-five years. In 1989, he turned his passion for chess into a career as the proprietor of the Rochester Chess Center, a position that he held until his untimely passing.</p><p style="color: black; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"> Throughout his life, Ron was heavily involved in numerous athletic interests and pursuits. He was an avid cyclist who continued to ride through the final days of his life. He medaled in cycling in the Empire State Games and competed and won several endurance events. Ron was one of the founding members of the learn to skate program for Rochester Youth Hockey providing an opportunity for children of all ages to experience hockey. He played competitive chess throughout his life and was the 1967 United States Amatuer Chess Champion. Through his summer camps and local school related events, he taught chess to students from across the greater Rochester area. He was inducted into the New York State Chess Association Hall of Fame in 1995. Ron loved playing softball and was inducted into the Rochester Softball Hall of Fame in 2019. He played regularly at McAvoy Park and traveled across the northeast participating in numerous tournaments and enjoyed the camaraderie of the teams he played for.</p><p style="color: black; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"> Ron thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his beloved family. He greatly valued and appreciated working at the Rochester Chess Center with his son Shelby. Many laughs and smiles were shared with his grandsons Ryan and Drew. Whenever he had a chance, grandpa was always eager to go watch a sporting event or participate in a family competition.</p><p style="color: black; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"> Ron is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Katherine, daughter Nicole Knowles (husband Rob), son Shelby, grandsons Ryan and Drew Knowles, brother Fred (wife Karen), sisters Bunny Parent (husband Dan) and Karen Rogers (husband Steve), brother-in-law Dale Merz, and numerous nieces and nephews. </p><p style="color: black; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"> Ron was predeceased by his parents and his sister Mary Merz.</p><p style="color: black; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"> We will remember Ron for his competitive spirit and for the genuine nature that he shared with all who entered his life. His commitment to family, friends and community will be greatly missed.</p><p style="color: black; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"> Calling hours will be held on Friday, September 29th from 3:00-7:00pm at the Willard H. Scott Funeral Home in Webster. A brief service will follow at the funeral home at 7:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ron’s memory may be made to the Rochester Chess Center to help establish the Ron Lohrman Memorial Chess Tournament.</p></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #303030; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.16884px; text-align: start;">please visit <a href="http://WillardHScott.com" target="_blank">WillardHScott.com</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Rochester Chess Center will be open this week but will be closed on Saturday for tournaments and sales, September 30th, 2023 in observance of Ron's passing. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUvzagZsmihP7RZqYWBtw2A_VWLE7yIAooNfdXHV3LLeixYCMGoZWKTDzdfiTXGTQ9vmPBt8OoN8Idsc4qFEuOGcidljoy6vSkSJ0_tkJLSzqm11Eg7jKBvhweFSLD9vrBMbEqENa7dtuxCVm_89J2Fgq3T8CmuV5e0pjWITQl2DlTUgbFmpFHiFOod9m/s699/Ron.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>The Chess Community wishes sincere condolences to Ron's family.</b><br /><b>The games played this Wednesday night on Sept 27th with the Community Chess Club of Rochester</b><b> will be dedicated in memory of Ron.</b><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Photos from 2023 Rochester Chess Center Picnic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mjAsVBQLQTIb-er3kdL5a2uw2zrSKkMq0E6A2-8weT7Ox_n-hb7WruwN0Pyc250SZDFO3juFWgVOx7UauPrG6AQ49iIGbPafZpWpisaUbDfluaFnx1N8viueUP7xWni84CGGZV9xG2Y4CTotLnLhGInF7fBM2vc0KI3EjqSN2Bs_cnR7QhycYw_ogUy8/s9248/20220713_191932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6936" data-original-width="9248" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mjAsVBQLQTIb-er3kdL5a2uw2zrSKkMq0E6A2-8weT7Ox_n-hb7WruwN0Pyc250SZDFO3juFWgVOx7UauPrG6AQ49iIGbPafZpWpisaUbDfluaFnx1N8viueUP7xWni84CGGZV9xG2Y4CTotLnLhGInF7fBM2vc0KI3EjqSN2Bs_cnR7QhycYw_ogUy8/s320/20220713_191932.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXT4qTtjIEujvcCaQNiRplwq38cMP6jOg29O3x0PcjhKqxmw3Boq3ejM2Rp7GxJOIOrLczBZ4sH2Z2rwN-MaxLtZFfqAWwxD-e4_vAk55PkYZl7AcPBEgTnRvUHOuIeJEthymiV2dO7rvZy_l7c4cJkhQGf1JpHxv2cmyPbFi82kyi1P1aLH1HQl37WTa/s320/IMG_4272.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></span></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-60322945100404696422023-09-16T20:20:00.012-07:002023-09-16T20:41:32.475-07:00Fall CHESS events coming up!<p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Here is a list of some of the upcoming chess events in Rochester and the surrounding area:</span></b></b></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></p><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Monday Night League Tournament starting Sept 18th: </span></b>The Don Stubblebine Memorial Monday Night Chess League begins on Monday Sept 18th. This is a 10-week event over 10 Mondays, plus a make-up week. Sign up and you will be assigned to a team. Please register no later than 6:30pm on September 18th. G/90;d5. Location: Rochester Chess Center. Chief Tournament Director: Ken McBride.</span></li><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Central NY Open Chess Tournament in Syracuse starting Sept 22nd: </span></b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="http://www.chesstour.com/refs.html" target="_blank">Sept 22-24 or 23-24, 2023: Central New York Open, Syracuse NY - Run by the Continental Chess Association (CCA).</a></b></span> Online entry from <a href="http://chesstour.com" target="_blank">chesstour.com</a>. Chief Tournament Director: Steve Immitt.</span></li><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Wednesdays: Oct 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th and Nov 1st: </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApojoVO6uuNOkgoPNk0wmQaL7-wG?e=YkY8h8" target="_blank">CCCR's Annual Club Championship.</a> </span></b><span>Location: Rochester Chess Center. Contact Rochester Chess Center for details or stop in to visit. Flyers on-site. There will be CCCR rated games as usual at the Chess Center for players not participating in the club championship tournament. <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApojoVO6uuNOkgoPNk0wmQaL7-wG?e=YkY8h8" target="_blank">Click this link for the online flyer in PDF format.</a> </span>Chief Tournament Director: Ron Lohrman.</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Rochester New York Weekly Tournaments:</b></span></div><div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wednesday Nights:</b> CCCR 7pm Chess. This is a 1 game G/80;d5 event where players are generally paired closely to their US Chess Rating and appropriately for new players. Registration: 6:30pm to 7:15pm on-site or by calling ahead within that time. $6 visitors, $4 CCCR members. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Center.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday Mornings:</b> RCC Youth tournament beginning at 10am. Late entrants OK. Gain experience playing in chess tournaments. US Chess membership not required, but available on-site for your child to obtain a chess rating. Location: Rochester Chess Center. Entry fee $7.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday Afternoons:</b> RCC 3-round G/60;d5 tournament beginning at 2pm. Register by 1:45pm. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Center. Entry fee is $16, with reduced entry fee for Rochester Chess Center Members and HS/Pre-HS students.</span></li></ul><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">More events will be added as they become available.</span></b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8L7yk8gvoEuqJ59WRG2aOMfIzaZTiRzFEr0qJacWOWdkR_EsJn0w-d-ygCR-1qx2S418Sv-RI8ikwTjyz_HXtOwqDJU6Lf_3qKTG0TdB6OyT2d5eCbf_YCEOE059AMZ64Dyuf16OlOp0-wzUxCrWwprLB3o87AX_A0UdVMxqLDKylS_DBGz1SLsUZRUu/s658/ChessLifeDogPlaysChess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8L7yk8gvoEuqJ59WRG2aOMfIzaZTiRzFEr0qJacWOWdkR_EsJn0w-d-ygCR-1qx2S418Sv-RI8ikwTjyz_HXtOwqDJU6Lf_3qKTG0TdB6OyT2d5eCbf_YCEOE059AMZ64Dyuf16OlOp0-wzUxCrWwprLB3o87AX_A0UdVMxqLDKylS_DBGz1SLsUZRUu/s320/ChessLifeDogPlaysChess.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <i>1955 Chess Review Cover</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_T3cHzNT15gsWs1MxeJp1T2euMi775iNrb224nIgUIMN5TlXykkUfl2UlGQkXYC1Xsr_TzF12Wb3h_wx0us8jHBwso7mT_S2DD8iWLPA_yNrd37qG47FLSuHk-CWELVgUX8PzwUnskJESUD1DDf2tRjFmDWoYzBo8z3tBEzmwlnWV5bEYHh8tqgIvvh7/s385/Screenshot%202023-09-16%20233812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="385" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_T3cHzNT15gsWs1MxeJp1T2euMi775iNrb224nIgUIMN5TlXykkUfl2UlGQkXYC1Xsr_TzF12Wb3h_wx0us8jHBwso7mT_S2DD8iWLPA_yNrd37qG47FLSuHk-CWELVgUX8PzwUnskJESUD1DDf2tRjFmDWoYzBo8z3tBEzmwlnWV5bEYHh8tqgIvvh7/s320/Screenshot%202023-09-16%20233812.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Chess Review, December 1955. P 381.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div></div></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-89377360106418270442023-07-26T20:37:00.022-07:002023-08-01T20:17:59.978-07:00Results for the Annual Chess Simultaneous with CCCR Co-Champions Matt Slomski & Ryan Beh<p>On July 26, 2023, the Community Chess Club of Rochester's Co-Champions <b>Matt Slomski</b> (National Master, USCF rating: 2033) and <b>Ryan Beh</b> (USCF rating: 2108) played chess against 26 players simultaneously. The annual CCCR event took place at the Center of Chess in New York state: The Rochester Chess Center. </p><p>The event started with a pizza party to kick-off the occasion. We were treated with chess-shaped cookies made by Ryan's mother. The chess games were underway by 7:40pm and all games were completed by 9:55pm. During the games, Matt and Ryan made alternate chess moves and opponents had 4 opportunities to pass on their move. This gave more time for Matt's and Ryan's challengers to consider the next move.</p><p>The first player to finish his game against Matt and Ryan was Joe Sarratori at 8:45pm. The last game of the night finished just before 10pm with John Manning. A two-minute blitz clock (with 1 second increment) was introduced to random games starting around 9:25pm to ensure the event would finish at a reasonable time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrylwfTQFZ_3yqo-jLW0Ua4XxBPtyrKcR-UHon0IvuDVf65fmtFgk_pJFwLcEPUAG2XI6LaBBk4P9QKCkr2qOnjHntCIlua6WuYiKEpihYxSi2e9FbTrnMrcjn8U--S1gf38bBuJQXvyLjibn8Zflr7ZByt21MPVsjJxK74N3TEGYKy9aQ0zjI1u9ooIBg/s2016/-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrylwfTQFZ_3yqo-jLW0Ua4XxBPtyrKcR-UHon0IvuDVf65fmtFgk_pJFwLcEPUAG2XI6LaBBk4P9QKCkr2qOnjHntCIlua6WuYiKEpihYxSi2e9FbTrnMrcjn8U--S1gf38bBuJQXvyLjibn8Zflr7ZByt21MPVsjJxK74N3TEGYKy9aQ0zjI1u9ooIBg/w400-h300/-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk9atWqOz5hHKEvqb4uDEcshSiwvs6C3SC0vpEGLlxvMT8XLTzjDxp9VrbjRZOv5FagpQIQPX25QDkuRePulA99VZto6z4no9jkFHEI21eWfCSsXm1SeNxMOw55PHVdxXzPkVCxiQfG75aPjjoIdFn26klBVX7z9RNd5mJeClRmVc-Mysg2UqrajtPuke/s2016/-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk9atWqOz5hHKEvqb4uDEcshSiwvs6C3SC0vpEGLlxvMT8XLTzjDxp9VrbjRZOv5FagpQIQPX25QDkuRePulA99VZto6z4no9jkFHEI21eWfCSsXm1SeNxMOw55PHVdxXzPkVCxiQfG75aPjjoIdFn26klBVX7z9RNd5mJeClRmVc-Mysg2UqrajtPuke/w400-h300/-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldICRRxLlBu_-GqzjIqtsmZtvS790PmNFhPmDaT9C4Q5l9nZgF7WGL6693HBSIGGHmSVRPClfMHmKyPsP9G0xDnb3U0_G9Xs_qBZFUi3WIKQZEYhETAXGA3ZngqUzVwxKuUiBrsXgqhHV2jHrEC7eqZryEn54D3AeVz_nVTOFBVEk6l3VVt9cq-mholae/s2016/-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldICRRxLlBu_-GqzjIqtsmZtvS790PmNFhPmDaT9C4Q5l9nZgF7WGL6693HBSIGGHmSVRPClfMHmKyPsP9G0xDnb3U0_G9Xs_qBZFUi3WIKQZEYhETAXGA3ZngqUzVwxKuUiBrsXgqhHV2jHrEC7eqZryEn54D3AeVz_nVTOFBVEk6l3VVt9cq-mholae/w400-h300/-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94Y_SFnl8L9WhhmNy2krjWDK3KA6JRR8Mirlv5NIFKsCag9LRPmrbTuV6lepxlRYuaVkG-EfS15AyVkiys8zbbpRov8T6y02waA_FSi_T-z-7uUeQicjn5ya1JhNtwZH4toaYzYZu4tmBALFISxW77abfpEbWWtx-sGBVPdT_oP4ZtBr0yQcWM5NQPA7B/s2016/-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94Y_SFnl8L9WhhmNy2krjWDK3KA6JRR8Mirlv5NIFKsCag9LRPmrbTuV6lepxlRYuaVkG-EfS15AyVkiys8zbbpRov8T6y02waA_FSi_T-z-7uUeQicjn5ya1JhNtwZH4toaYzYZu4tmBALFISxW77abfpEbWWtx-sGBVPdT_oP4ZtBr0yQcWM5NQPA7B/w400-h300/-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-c2lRhIMR5Ge3dKbgW30aA7rjtZGy04S-p1X3KQteUlUurpAdkNoM0bJB2Fl-KfmZxaCnHhOn41MiB33-2XXonn82_yD3NH-zEYJxn9Hu_cBktpPn2h1Q3-ZI0s3wW3Wu_hPfBToao7khSGsRqwfkriuE2hJ5mBQVruplAbX7I-PJHAKwThb9qjJawTi/s2016/-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-c2lRhIMR5Ge3dKbgW30aA7rjtZGy04S-p1X3KQteUlUurpAdkNoM0bJB2Fl-KfmZxaCnHhOn41MiB33-2XXonn82_yD3NH-zEYJxn9Hu_cBktpPn2h1Q3-ZI0s3wW3Wu_hPfBToao7khSGsRqwfkriuE2hJ5mBQVruplAbX7I-PJHAKwThb9qjJawTi/w400-h300/-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Here are the overall standings for Matt and Ryan against their 26 opponents:</b></p><p>Ryan and Matt scored 20 Wins, 2 Draws and 4 Losses.</p><p>The Wins against Matt and Ryan were by <b>Jonah Green</b> (USCF rating: 1513), <b>Randy MacKenzie</b> (USCF rating: 2000), <b>Jacob Snell</b> (USCF rating: 1985) and <b>Erich Snell</b> (USCF rating: 1623).</p><p>The draws against Matt and Ryan were by <b>John Strazzabosco</b> (USCF rating: 1403) and <b>David Carr Jr.</b> (USCF rating: 1507).</p><p>Prizes for the draws and wins against Matt and Ryan were given out tonight. The prize for Matt and Ryan will be given out next week at our regular club meeting. We will have a cake to celebrate on August 9th.</p><p>A special thanks to everyone who helped with the last-minute arrangements and to all the participants for helping to make this CCCR event a great success.</p><p>More photos here: <a href="https://1drv.ms/f/s!ApojoVO6uuNOkR0vh6k6CG6IWKVI?e=J5dCAH" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Gallery link</b></span></a></p><p><i>What's the next big event coming up with the Community Chess Club of Rochester?</i> That would be the Annual Club Championship, with FIVE rounds this year on 5 consecutive Wednesdays: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 and Nov 1st, 2023. Join CCCR and complete 10 USCF-rated games between Nov. 2, 2022 and Sep. 27, 2023 to be eligible to enter. Visitors are always welcome. Chess store also on-site.</p><p><br /></p>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-78888292854632526822023-06-25T20:11:00.006-07:002023-07-04T08:35:11.542-07:00Summer CHESS events coming up!<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2cXqdnEuAD5B8pEWepFa53gfceR8DWH0w5O4jBda9iRE9yL2tpLdUyxtwOGHkf2e-hTFirjDKeJkUOq-o-274Lf4g9jNd2LsPsQ52orwCMAbkQP1ZwTcWWWStoNZ6mPkCmFMKpYyPeC5SEu1fSj3HBjH3s6batXGndRZLeMa5a_k7SwpIzfOectQ0Q/s214/date.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="214" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2cXqdnEuAD5B8pEWepFa53gfceR8DWH0w5O4jBda9iRE9yL2tpLdUyxtwOGHkf2e-hTFirjDKeJkUOq-o-274Lf4g9jNd2LsPsQ52orwCMAbkQP1ZwTcWWWStoNZ6mPkCmFMKpYyPeC5SEu1fSj3HBjH3s6batXGndRZLeMa5a_k7SwpIzfOectQ0Q/w200-h200/date.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>A list of chess events is being added. Here is a list of some of the upcoming chess events in Rochester and the surrounding area:</b></span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Monday June 26: </span></b><span style="background-color: white;"><span>Don Stubblebine Memorial Monday Night Chess League begins.</span> </span>This is a 10-week event over 10 Mondays, plus a make-up week. Starts Monday June 25th. Sign up and you will be assigned to a team. Please register no later than 6:30pm on March 3rd. G/90;d5. Location: Rochester Chess Center</span></li></ul><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b style="color: red;">Starting July 5th and All Summer Weeks thru Labor Day: </b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="http://nychess.org/center/camps.html" target="_blank">Chess Camp!</a></b></span><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Location: Rochester Chess Center. Call 585-442-2430 for more information.</span></li></ul><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Wednesday July 12th: </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Rochester Chess Center's Annual Picnic. </span></b>Location: Mendon Ponds Park. Contact Rochester Chess Center for details and directions. There will be CCCR rated games as usual at the Chess Center.</span></li></ul></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b style="color: red;">Wednesday July 26th: </b><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Annual CCCR Chess Simultaneous: </span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Location: Rochester Chess Center. Sign up at Rochester Chess Center. Limit of 28 seats. Payment required for seat reservation. Play against CCCR co-champions Matt Slomski and Ryan Beh. Pizza. Prizes for draws and wins against co-champions. Entry Fee: $6 for non-CCCR members; $2 for CCCR members. All are welcome. Unrated event. Pizza on-site at 6:30. Everyone must be on-site and seated by 7:20. Event starts at 7:30pm. We will also have USCF rated games for those not participating in the chess simultaneous with registration between 6:30pm and 7:15 with rated games at 7:30pm.</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTsS9-d7vQxfqLtGGt9kG860-m2qliD98ZY8zmU0J7NBdMTzZZQPC0atGM1uDTUTXsA8w8H7viQRYk3ftr0Bslla2RcXo1uqh7i1P8gkHUivqqJAgJhr2lDXVCiOH-ShmXbWWEb7lx3yCcB_k2MiYFGRmJ2bu4vrVN8JdpEfudqSRsKJ9e5d-bevk8Q/s160/x1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="160" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTsS9-d7vQxfqLtGGt9kG860-m2qliD98ZY8zmU0J7NBdMTzZZQPC0atGM1uDTUTXsA8w8H7viQRYk3ftr0Bslla2RcXo1uqh7i1P8gkHUivqqJAgJhr2lDXVCiOH-ShmXbWWEb7lx3yCcB_k2MiYFGRmJ2bu4vrVN8JdpEfudqSRsKJ9e5d-bevk8Q/s1600/x1.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div></div></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wednesday Nights:</b> CCCR 7pm Chess. This is a 1 game G/80;d5 event where players are generally paired closely to their US Chess Rating and appropriately for new players. Registration: 6:30pm to 7:15pm on-site or by calling ahead within that time. $6 visitors, $4 CCCR members. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Center.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday Mornings:</b> RCC Youth tournament beginning at 10am. Late entrants OK. Gain experience playing in chess tournaments. US Chess membership not required, but available on-site for your child to obtain a chess rating. Location: Rochester Chess Center. Entry fee $7.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday Afternoons:</b> RCC 3-round G/60;d5 tournament beginning at 2pm. Register by 1:45pm. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Center. Entry fee is $16, with reduced entry fee for Rochester Chess Center Members and HS/Pre-HS students.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">More events will be added as they become available.</span></b></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-8962158851742433352023-03-30T18:01:00.012-07:002023-04-12T06:13:14.420-07:00Upcoming Chess Events in Rochester NY and nearby<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2cXqdnEuAD5B8pEWepFa53gfceR8DWH0w5O4jBda9iRE9yL2tpLdUyxtwOGHkf2e-hTFirjDKeJkUOq-o-274Lf4g9jNd2LsPsQ52orwCMAbkQP1ZwTcWWWStoNZ6mPkCmFMKpYyPeC5SEu1fSj3HBjH3s6batXGndRZLeMa5a_k7SwpIzfOectQ0Q/s214/date.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="214" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2cXqdnEuAD5B8pEWepFa53gfceR8DWH0w5O4jBda9iRE9yL2tpLdUyxtwOGHkf2e-hTFirjDKeJkUOq-o-274Lf4g9jNd2LsPsQ52orwCMAbkQP1ZwTcWWWStoNZ6mPkCmFMKpYyPeC5SEu1fSj3HBjH3s6batXGndRZLeMa5a_k7SwpIzfOectQ0Q/w200-h200/date.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>A list of chess events is being added. Here is a list of some of the upcoming chess events in Rochester and the surrounding area:</b></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Monday April 3: </span></b><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Don Stubblebine Memorial Monday Night Chess League begins.</span> This is a 10-week event over 10 Mondays, plus a make-up week. Starts Monday March 3rd. Sign up and you will be assigned to a team. Please register no later than 6:30pm on March 3rd. G/90;d5. Location: Rochester Chess Center</span></li></ul><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b style="color: red;">Monday-Friday, April 3-7: </b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="http://nychess.org/center/camps.html" target="_blank">Chess Camp!</a></b></span><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></span>Location: Rochester Chess Center. Call 585-442-2430 for more information.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTsS9-d7vQxfqLtGGt9kG860-m2qliD98ZY8zmU0J7NBdMTzZZQPC0atGM1uDTUTXsA8w8H7viQRYk3ftr0Bslla2RcXo1uqh7i1P8gkHUivqqJAgJhr2lDXVCiOH-ShmXbWWEb7lx3yCcB_k2MiYFGRmJ2bu4vrVN8JdpEfudqSRsKJ9e5d-bevk8Q/s160/x1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="160" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTsS9-d7vQxfqLtGGt9kG860-m2qliD98ZY8zmU0J7NBdMTzZZQPC0atGM1uDTUTXsA8w8H7viQRYk3ftr0Bslla2RcXo1uqh7i1P8gkHUivqqJAgJhr2lDXVCiOH-ShmXbWWEb7lx3yCcB_k2MiYFGRmJ2bu4vrVN8JdpEfudqSRsKJ9e5d-bevk8Q/s1600/x1.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Saturday, April 15, 2023:</b></span> 7th Annual Wayne Scholastic Chess Tournament. Wayne Elementary School 1730 Ridge Rd., Ontario Center, NY 14520. For more information on any tournaments please call the Rochester Chess Center at: (585) 442-2430 OR send e-mail to: chesscenter@rochester.rr.com</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Saturday, April 22, 2023:</b></span> 25th Annual Seton Catholic School Chess Tournament. Seton Catholic School. 165 Rhinecliff Dr., Rochester, NY 14618. For more information on any tournaments please call the Rochester Chess Center at: (585) 442-2430 OR send e-mail to: chesscenter@rochester.rr.com</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Saturday, April 22, 2023:</b></span> Archangel 8 Chess Academy Chess tournament Starts at 11am. 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY at Frank E Merriweather library.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="http://www.chesstour.com/nfo23.htm" target="_blank">Niagara Falls Open</a>.</b> MAY 5-7 OR 6-7, 2023- NIAGARA FALLS, NY. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80 (ENHANCED). 5 rounds, 40/80, SD/30, d30 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10). Sheraton Niagara Falls, 300 3rd St, Niagara Falls NY 14303. Free parking. $10,000 guaranteed prizes. More info at www.chesstour.com</span></li></ul><div></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wednesday Nights:</b> CCCR 7pm Chess. This is a 1 game G/80;d5 event where players are generally paired closely to their US Chess Rating and appropriately for new players. Registration: 6:30pm to 7:15pm on-site or by calling ahead within that time. $6 visitors, $4 CCCR members. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Center</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday Mornings:</b> RCC Youth tournament beginning at 10am. Late entrants OK. Gain experience playing in chess tournaments. US Chess membership not required, but available on-site for your child to obtain a chess rating. Location: Rochester Chess Center</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday Afternoons:</b> RCC 3-round G/60;d5 tournament beginning at 2pm. Register by 1:45pm. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Cente</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">More events will be added as they become available.</span></b></div><p></p>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-79078198423191918522023-03-18T15:00:00.051-07:002023-03-30T17:26:16.061-07:00The 43rd Annual Marchand Open! March 25-26 in Rochester, NY<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>HUGE Upset Victories by our Local ROCHESTER YOUTH PLAYERS!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>John
Luger rated 2040 – high school CCCR/RCC player – beat GM Bryan Smith 2447 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Henry
Swing rated 1965 – high school CCCR/RCC player – beat GM Fidel Jimenez 2589 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Toby
Rizzo rated 2159 – CCCR/RCC player drew IM Brian Escalante 2559 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?202303265742" target="_blank">Click here for the 43rd Marchand Open Results Cross Table</a></b></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b>Photo Link Coming Soon</b></span></o:p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">The 43rd Annual Marchand Open, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Erich Marchand, will take place on March 25-26, </b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><b>2023,</b></span></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> at the Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex on the MCC Campus, 2700 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, New York 14623. </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><b>Dr. Erich Marchand "requested that his friends play chess in his memory".</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LWZqONIKnEIKZz4KmU22zU3aoHIcE43mnoo03mAVkbCUUnpfZIWau9EB-ExwpLPnIVcuH8bohcvwXZXiAhrDppel8ecl7EbCW7ZuSY1H2CUgD9SiR6aUMYZ5jaEmpjN2ELBj6rJiXncRCW71KXT7rk-JaaCB2HSJCtlSKzqA6uDyjLU6lALM-8rkPQ/s320/Dr.Marchand.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="320" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LWZqONIKnEIKZz4KmU22zU3aoHIcE43mnoo03mAVkbCUUnpfZIWau9EB-ExwpLPnIVcuH8bohcvwXZXiAhrDppel8ecl7EbCW7ZuSY1H2CUgD9SiR6aUMYZ5jaEmpjN2ELBj6rJiXncRCW71KXT7rk-JaaCB2HSJCtlSKzqA6uDyjLU6lALM-8rkPQ/w412-h321/Dr.Marchand.jpg" title="Portrait of Dr. Erich Watkinson Marchand displayed at the Rochester Chess Center" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portrait of Dr. Erich Watkinson Marchand <br />displayed at the Rochester Chess Center</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimviBiO46B-5ef8XMWK1bcjtOmwJlr7yFEGlNvrftsp_P7hd6T2eRfp6LbaQAasvpkrRFfsktYQmdT80JnFGzX2ivBMkbvGuZRnU1U9Y5Z6A-uA8E83HshFy6ZE0FctYss6Emjht4-RT1NcWy94f2nMUOWymjWLQy7K_h1f1GzdRwGU9gOerfG7oFO9A/s334/Iceplex.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="334" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimviBiO46B-5ef8XMWK1bcjtOmwJlr7yFEGlNvrftsp_P7hd6T2eRfp6LbaQAasvpkrRFfsktYQmdT80JnFGzX2ivBMkbvGuZRnU1U9Y5Z6A-uA8E83HshFy6ZE0FctYss6Emjht4-RT1NcWy94f2nMUOWymjWLQy7K_h1f1GzdRwGU9gOerfG7oFO9A/w399-h157/Iceplex.jpg" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://new.uschess.org/43rd-annual-marchand-open" target="_blank">TLA (Tournament Life Announcement) for the 43rd Annual Marchand Open Chess Tournament</a></span></p><div class="banner1" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="grandprix" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">43rd Annual Marchand Open</span></b><br /><br /><br />Heritage Event, Enhanced Grand Prix<br />Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex (on the MCC Campus)<br />Saturday, March 25, 2023 - Sunday, March 26, 2023<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">EVENT OVERVIEW</span><br /><br />Heritage Event, Enhanced Grand Prix<br />Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex (on the MCC Campus)<br />Saturday, March 25, 2023 - Sunday, March 26, 2023<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">43rd Annual Marchand Open<br /><span style="color: red;">Mar. 25-26, Rochester New York</span><br />US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED)</span></div><div class="grandprix" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="grandprix" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;">Dr. Erich Marchand requested that his "friends play chess in his memory". 5SS, G/120 d5. Location: Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex (on the MCC Campus), 2700 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Rd., Rochester, NY 14623. $18,080 Gtd. Open Section: $3000-2000-1300-800-500-300. Under2200 & U2000 each $900-500-300. EF: $105. U1800 Section: $1200-800-450. Under 1600 $800-450. EF: $85. U1400 Section: $650-400-250. Under 1200 $400-250. EF $75. U1000 Section: $400-250-150. Under 750 $200-130. EF: $60. Unrated players limited to $120 in U1000, $200 in U1400, $350 in U1800. No limit in Open. Balance to next prize winners. Free EF (deducted from prize) and $100 appearance award to all GM and IM if entered by 3/5/2023. All EF add $20 if paid on day of event. All sections USCF rated. Ratings as in March Supplement. Bring sets, boards, and clocks – none provided. Food court and chess books & equipment sales available on-site. No smoking allowed in any part of the Iceplex building. Reg.: 8:30-9:15am. Rds.: Sat. 10-2:15-6:30, Sun. 10-2:15. One 1/2 point bye available in round 1, 2, 3, or 4 if requested at entry. Optional first round Friday, 3/24 at 7pm played at Rochester Chess Center (register by 6:30pm). Info: 585-442-2430. Mail entry to: Rochester Chess Center, 221 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. Email entry to: chesscenter@rochester.rr.com. Web: nychess.org. 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-number-of-sections" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sections: </span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-gp-points" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-gp-points" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Grand Prix Points: </span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">150</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-total-overall-prize-fund" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-total-overall-prize-fund" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prize Fund: </span><span class="views-label views-label-field-total-overall-prize-fund" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$</span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">18,0</span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">80</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-fide-rated" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-fide-rated" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIDE Rated: </span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-handicap-accessible" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-handicap-accessible" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Handicap Accessible: </span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-residency-restriction" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-residency-restriction" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Residency Restriction: </span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-online-event" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-online-event" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Online Event: </span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="views-element-container" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0293d3; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.1em; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">ORGANIZER OVERVIEW</span></h2><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="js-view-dom-id-fe1e56d53a2559bcf1f69a0cbddff8de635d671109dd96005480d0bde9144758" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="views-row" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="views-field views-field-field-organizer-name" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.375em; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ronald Lohrman</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-organizer-email-address" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-organizer-email-address" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Email: </span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">chesscenter@rochester.rr.com</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-organizer-phone-number" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-organizer-phone-number" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Phone: </span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">585-442-2430</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-organizer-website" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="views-label views-label-field-organizer-website" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Website: </span><span class="field-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.nychess.org/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0293d3; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.nychess.org</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-organizer-website" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Rochester Chess Center Store:</b><span style="font-weight: inherit;"> <a href="https://www.chessset.com">https://www.chessset.com</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-organizer-website" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-11214438078552073512023-03-14T12:24:00.008-07:002023-03-18T17:06:50.483-07:00Rochester Chess Center Proudly Presents: The 17th Annual Women's Invitational and Brittany Broan Memorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCNE7HKS1FByBDl6AkZWx2VdxM5KXGHVswkD4ij96GmTW88uNZw3-AxfYYj9K3XIBs6cGN-3G6dLBGngSdUOwvWo6HcAS6TR6c5IhqaqxEXruhPMUABMliFNw1dUi_yBBqHbupIvN6nd-rYx3y5UQ5Cf2vkM1pSuOdXIATGOsxazSAFFdrqjXbKG7UA/s1865/tourney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1865" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCNE7HKS1FByBDl6AkZWx2VdxM5KXGHVswkD4ij96GmTW88uNZw3-AxfYYj9K3XIBs6cGN-3G6dLBGngSdUOwvWo6HcAS6TR6c5IhqaqxEXruhPMUABMliFNw1dUi_yBBqHbupIvN6nd-rYx3y5UQ5Cf2vkM1pSuOdXIATGOsxazSAFFdrqjXbKG7UA/w552-h404/tourney.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">1st: Arianna Kharroubi</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">2nd: Victoria Yao</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">3rd: Eleanor Langlois</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">4th: Emma Pulvino</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">Top Adult: Anna Tschopp</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">Top K-12: Anna Borrelli</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">Top K-4: Eleanor Eckert</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <b> Tournament Flyer:</b><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is our seventeenth annual all-female chess tournament. It is being staged to celebrate the women who opened doors in this male-dominated sport and to encourage all those who follow in their footsteps to support and mentor other women. To help promote this role-modeling, this tournament is open to women of all ages.</span></p><p><b>Who: Open to women of all ages</b></p><p><span> Sections: K-4, K-12, and adult (Sections may be combined depending on number of players)</span><br /></p><p><span><b>Awards: </b></span></p><p><span>Trophies for all three sections. </span></p><p><span>All participants receive commemorative medal. </span></p><p><span>Top overall award: onyx chess set and </span>board.</p><p><b>When: </b>On-site registration runs from 8:30am-9:15am; games start at 9:30; break at 12:00; two or three rounds follow with awards to be presented around 3:30pm.</p><p><b>Where: </b>Rochester Chess Center, 221 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610 (near Cobbs Hill Park).</p><p><b>Entry Fees:</b> $8 by Thursday before event (3/16); $12 same day/onsite. 50% discount for any participants in this year's Interscholastic Chess Leagues, or members of the Rochester Chess Center (individual or family).</p><p>For more information, call Ron Lohrman at (585) 442-2430 OR send an e-mail to chesscenter@rochester.rr.com</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBKP1qkOn7XE9y9ufbE6lNMgNLbxn1pENECxGBLy_RMAlovfc19sB3Iqoq63c0lxDhrKY2lSSDzhBa2iL091PHUR-kPiAgj0IIzNK57jG_pbxFwuqY1Wn5ensIsgLAGuAyhf9QjcwkGjLPrz3s6KoPw9_c9xlTm3sf-J6gLqymwHWZFrB7lj56x7o2Q/s2393/WomensTourney-EntryForm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="2393" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBKP1qkOn7XE9y9ufbE6lNMgNLbxn1pENECxGBLy_RMAlovfc19sB3Iqoq63c0lxDhrKY2lSSDzhBa2iL091PHUR-kPiAgj0IIzNK57jG_pbxFwuqY1Wn5ensIsgLAGuAyhf9QjcwkGjLPrz3s6KoPw9_c9xlTm3sf-J6gLqymwHWZFrB7lj56x7o2Q/w574-h233/WomensTourney-EntryForm.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-27404749786525086882023-02-20T20:51:00.002-08:002023-02-20T20:56:42.709-08:00USATE Rounds 1-2<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The US Amateur Team East was held over three days from February 18-20, 2023 in Parsippany, NJ. I usually try to make it each year; in the past I have played some remarkably crazy games at this event.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My first two games were pretty easy wins against lower rated players. Let's see what we can learn from them before moving on to the next two rounds.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Paciorkowski, Lev (2422) - Wang, Yuan (2066)<br />US Amateur Team East, Parsippany, NJ (Rd. 1)<br />40/100 SD 30 d5</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>1.e4</b> I had actually found my opponent's chess.com account a few minutes before the game started, and I saw that he played the Sicilian and might not know what to do against the Nc3-Bb5 line, hence my unusual (for me) opening choice. <b>1. ... c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nf3 g6?! (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX203NS9DG09C6J8dN5ulu6yeyWWoK4yl2fXq9lYSHk6fLEq6j-j_KLCLTdRzTJ4hLgV-Q6yEXYZwmrJvynlGWCnSawOPWnbTrb8I2dxH7_YtncE80CxKCUxSWlfQbIBGUmWVi-u5XlezH2NdL4wCZ-zfertN_2FQ99iYR0BhsyRdq071gs-fdXZJV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX203NS9DG09C6J8dN5ulu6yeyWWoK4yl2fXq9lYSHk6fLEq6j-j_KLCLTdRzTJ4hLgV-Q6yEXYZwmrJvynlGWCnSawOPWnbTrb8I2dxH7_YtncE80CxKCUxSWlfQbIBGUmWVi-u5XlezH2NdL4wCZ-zfertN_2FQ99iYR0BhsyRdq071gs-fdXZJV" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As we have already seen in my game against William Graif, this move is already inaccurate for black! I made the same mistake myself and fortunately my opponent did not properly take advantage. Here I had learned from my own mistake to now be able to play the most testing continuation for white. I think black should instead play 4. ... a6!, which equalizes as far as I can tell.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>5.Bc4!</b> It's a crude move - white just wants to attack f7 with Qf3 in a couple moves, but because black is underdeveloped it turns out he will have to make some concession to stop mate. <b>5. ... Bg7 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Qf3 (D)</b> Here my opponent had a long think.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH5Jpy77vPGmHCwyrcJANamIsUuwU8n0Yp2FjlAH2n1aLEsTPPXWnbxRlEs1ePPB5jTMz2LZgGdj9xKMa7Ie3fYOWIkeCeeqWszc9aRl2JZNNcHyg8LNCh9lE6YohpLYBuYiiWazTp_qDrWouTFsOzSdPvVtsg_SZBsisyyeAfRF4XYQ-CPmIRaBJI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH5Jpy77vPGmHCwyrcJANamIsUuwU8n0Yp2FjlAH2n1aLEsTPPXWnbxRlEs1ePPB5jTMz2LZgGdj9xKMa7Ie3fYOWIkeCeeqWszc9aRl2JZNNcHyg8LNCh9lE6YohpLYBuYiiWazTp_qDrWouTFsOzSdPvVtsg_SZBsisyyeAfRF4XYQ-CPmIRaBJI" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Although this is already suboptimal for black, it is still playable. After some post-game analysis, I think black's best bet is 7. ... Nf6 8.e5 (white's point) dxc3 9.dxc3! (stronger than taking on f6 straightaway) and now very importantly 9. ... Qb6! (9. ... 0-0? 10.exf6 Bxf6 11.Bh6 Bg7 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.0-0-0 +/- is great for white) 10.exf6 Qxf6 11.Qe2 0-0 12.Be3 d6 13.h4 h5 and black is close to equality here.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The devious trap that I very well could have fallen into is 7. ... e6 8.Nb5 d6? 9.Qa3! when white is already nearly winning. This line is actually somewhat playable for black if he instead sacrifices a pawn with 8. ... d5! 9.exd5 a6 10.dxe6 fxe6 11.Na3 Nf6 when there is definitely compensation, although it shouldn't quite be enough for a full pawn.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Instead, my opponent played <b>7. ... Nh6</b>, but now white has an easy advantage because this knight is horribly placed here. <b>8.Ne2 0-0 9.d3 </b>Hinting at taking on h6 and then on d4. <b>9. ... Qb6 (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyP4mS_KYhMwgey1QCxjP-GCiw7KzZa4OqPf6ZtumoiNrt51TqUQqcEn4BIyTJfG1hvkIDmJh_gf2UIg8owhMb6rhMClV-q3fffrymXmflzZ7JpRYtVDkjqDq2343oGhiolQhYuLKPmi75qv-d0f3xm-XC6pOzcPa5nm1VfsIThNflzwu2J51jzk8O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyP4mS_KYhMwgey1QCxjP-GCiw7KzZa4OqPf6ZtumoiNrt51TqUQqcEn4BIyTJfG1hvkIDmJh_gf2UIg8owhMb6rhMClV-q3fffrymXmflzZ7JpRYtVDkjqDq2343oGhiolQhYuLKPmi75qv-d0f3xm-XC6pOzcPa5nm1VfsIThNflzwu2J51jzk8O" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Here's an instructive moment. I played my next move without really thinking all that much, but I didn't properly appreciate how big white's advantage is just by playing slowly and trying to round up the d4 pawn. Consider this: 10.h3 Kh8 (black has to try and get the knight back into play) 11.0-0 d6 12.Qg3 Ng8 13.a4 a5 14.f4 e6 15.Qf2! Ne7 16.b3 Bd7 17.Bb2 Nc6 18.Bb5! and black is hard pressed to avoid losing material.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Instead, I played the tempting <b>10.h4!?</b> black has a strong defensive counter which we both overlooked. <b>10. ... d6? </b>The only way to stay in the game was 10. ... Ng4!, which we both missed. The point of course is 11.Qxg4 d5, and on 11.h5 Ne5 black eliminates the important light squared bishop and should be doing OK, although the position is still messy. After my opponent's move, white just has a decisive attacking position.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>11.h5 Ng4 12.hxg6 hxg6 13.Bb3 a5 14.a4 Bd7 15.Qg3 Qc5 </b>There's really no way to hold the kingside together - I just have too many pieces pointing in that direction. <b>16.Nf4</b> The g6 pawn is indefensible. <b>16. ... Nf6 17.Nxg6 Rfe8 (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6pwlvYzOnxCZ5xEqH8oGfUQyuWP1jD4ZI8-FE7augOoPpg_TRej4xX4fcQgoC7PtloHS6l65ffpOCJJRkdDR3Wa958IvEpMlkavmt4-J5eWR5KW6T_mceubDeQGv332zjb-rik9lRTE8uUuK2U-M1E_mA07diKdx5xxFp27Qiw4TwpPn7SRZbgmz6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6pwlvYzOnxCZ5xEqH8oGfUQyuWP1jD4ZI8-FE7augOoPpg_TRej4xX4fcQgoC7PtloHS6l65ffpOCJJRkdDR3Wa958IvEpMlkavmt4-J5eWR5KW6T_mceubDeQGv332zjb-rik9lRTE8uUuK2U-M1E_mA07diKdx5xxFp27Qiw4TwpPn7SRZbgmz6" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Of course any move should win here. I finished the game in style: <b>18.Nh8 Kf8 19.Nxf7 d5 20.Ne5 1-0</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Let's have a look at round 2.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Abdi, Farzad (2261) - Paciorkowski, Lev (2422)<br /></b></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;">US Amateur Team East, Parsippany, NJ (Rd. 2)<br />40/100 SD 30 d5</b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here my opponent is a slightly higher rated player around master level. <b>1.e4 c5</b> <b>2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5</b> Lately I've been experimenting around with the Kalashnikov Sicilian... <b>5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be6 (D)</b> We are following a trendy line that has recently become popular for black. Traditionally, black would play ...Be7 and go for f7-f5 later.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtUxbWxBAe_8Dzs4lM5W0-0sOy3iXPSlK27OcS0AeZCqAMsDQLQei_SLPClqunf22QU6M7CVHd3goc2LJbi7uX_92cE5UgLtpWi-wRtF4XBa4kow1LR618jnbRVu8YhSlnVLi4380xDd6KaGzwKUDVaZH6VC9hVfYP3zGH1wn6dma3q0hUxa3qAFRO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtUxbWxBAe_8Dzs4lM5W0-0sOy3iXPSlK27OcS0AeZCqAMsDQLQei_SLPClqunf22QU6M7CVHd3goc2LJbi7uX_92cE5UgLtpWi-wRtF4XBa4kow1LR618jnbRVu8YhSlnVLi4380xDd6KaGzwKUDVaZH6VC9hVfYP3zGH1wn6dma3q0hUxa3qAFRO" width="240" /></a></div><br />The main line is now 7.N1c3, when we reach an important tabiya position after 7. ... a6 8.Na3 g6 (the trendy way to develop, instead of ...Be7) 9.Nc2 Bg7 10.Be3 Nf6 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 - this would be a good position to analyze in depth at some point...<p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Instead, my opponent decided to quickly leave charted waters and play his own way. <b>7.Bd3!?</b> I don't know if this is really a better square than e2 since it does block the queen and the bishop is hardly doing anything on the b1-h7 diagonal. <b>7. ... g6 8.N1c3 a6 9.Na3 Bg7 10.Be3 Nf6 11.f3 </b>Having the bishop on e2 would also have covered the important g4 square. <b>11. ... 0-0 12.Qd2 Rc8 (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtnNHB7q1nXhdqO5iJ2Cwh3mKxTjugRxmz_iBEGdYeUZZh4Kq4ysi927YoLOOPw7nF-dReJ2SFfqZYg9fKn8I114MOFIcT7951XtUKENzmV3iNm7MPPrUX3wx6sJRGEQGThj_joc4kdFTTSWo86zZY_Ppw7ttNfC0VXbmN1XbreyWRFyLfmqz6nZqW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtnNHB7q1nXhdqO5iJ2Cwh3mKxTjugRxmz_iBEGdYeUZZh4Kq4ysi927YoLOOPw7nF-dReJ2SFfqZYg9fKn8I114MOFIcT7951XtUKENzmV3iNm7MPPrUX3wx6sJRGEQGThj_joc4kdFTTSWo86zZY_Ppw7ttNfC0VXbmN1XbreyWRFyLfmqz6nZqW" width="240" /></a></div><br />I actually could have already played 12. ... b5!? 13.cxb5 axb5 14.Naxb5 d5, but in the end it liquidates to dry equality after 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.0-0 Rxa2=. So I like my move better, keeping the tension.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now of course white should just castle (kingside) here, but instead he decided now was a good time to go crazy. <b>13.g4?</b> This is a <i>really</i> bad move. White has no attack, and is just voluntarily weakening the kingside which is the only safe place for his king to go to (castling queenside is suicidal with b7-b5 lurking). <b>13. ... Nd4 14.Rf1? (D)</b> This was white's last chance to castle kingside, which would at least contain the damage and keep the king safe. I think black just has a near-decisive advantage now because of the long-term weakness of white's king.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhANCtnCuiLNZusf0e5w_vvppEXT1JUp3CltGLD4bVEUF_mJRDLdbYqlLgeLk60UFis_lXQIfI8WzDlwLVyGkHK5EfAxJV4Oh9rwwUuChE_HqbgQ8BkFcHbBiDaUl0EZhYmkUeq_ih_OPrDjgvPYSVBZLdhYOmYMIkifHxytZ98aR_WAvKQl4UI7piK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhANCtnCuiLNZusf0e5w_vvppEXT1JUp3CltGLD4bVEUF_mJRDLdbYqlLgeLk60UFis_lXQIfI8WzDlwLVyGkHK5EfAxJV4Oh9rwwUuChE_HqbgQ8BkFcHbBiDaUl0EZhYmkUeq_ih_OPrDjgvPYSVBZLdhYOmYMIkifHxytZ98aR_WAvKQl4UI7piK" width="240" /></a></div><br />However, it is always good to be accurate about how to proceed for black! Of course my first thought was to just go for the kill right away with 14. ... b5!? 15.cxb5 d5 - this is still good for black, but it gets a little messy after 16.g5 Nh5 17.bxa6. The great thing about my position though is that I am in no rush - white has no long-term solution for the king on e1. So I played what actually turns out to be the best move: <b>14. ... Nd7</b> Now this knight can swing around to c5 or b6, and I open the diagonal to h4 for my queen. <b>15.Bg5 Bf6 16.Bh6 Bh4+ 17.Kd1</b> A sad necessity. <b>17. ... Re8</b> threatening g6-g5 when the Bh6 is suddenly trapped. <b>18.Be3 (D)</b><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlZGYJ6upz8KTz_2iFZ8MlYz3NFZsqVS11xPG0BfbdVcWnXGc3tsTp-yV1UKZHZYg7Bmrpt7y2RjWXDb35KLDjKSwIZP7YNkMvU1Rtii_4phc6I9pmqysP-HrNtwRrN03TS0Rjf-RQsxiKWAP87TvYmyF6roJXkkolQctuexh1QwTPU9ClcXCb35Tn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlZGYJ6upz8KTz_2iFZ8MlYz3NFZsqVS11xPG0BfbdVcWnXGc3tsTp-yV1UKZHZYg7Bmrpt7y2RjWXDb35KLDjKSwIZP7YNkMvU1Rtii_4phc6I9pmqysP-HrNtwRrN03TS0Rjf-RQsxiKWAP87TvYmyF6roJXkkolQctuexh1QwTPU9ClcXCb35Tn" width="240" /></a></div><br />Now I correctly decided to follow my gut and go directly for the throat here: <b>18. ... b5! 19.cxb5 Nb6 (D)</b><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji5H5XB_x1U5D2b-D608gO3kfcI_tDvW05ZNdKZrHsFYR3NgUwZQZdlWAD1tLAiR-k4tLSY2EzgkGLN__hjlKZFLCVFkeWssl6BGTtw7VSZeCfZY43OEPkindsYn1gkVs6gSXTlSdESC7tCSdkwKKrAEoZyjrNKbS8Fa3cELsq-IgX5XmUJsv8NcmA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji5H5XB_x1U5D2b-D608gO3kfcI_tDvW05ZNdKZrHsFYR3NgUwZQZdlWAD1tLAiR-k4tLSY2EzgkGLN__hjlKZFLCVFkeWssl6BGTtw7VSZeCfZY43OEPkindsYn1gkVs6gSXTlSdESC7tCSdkwKKrAEoZyjrNKbS8Fa3cELsq-IgX5XmUJsv8NcmA" width="240" /></a></div><br />White cannot prevent d6-d5, when the d-file opens up and white's king will get smoked. <b>20.Ne2 d5 21.Rc1 Nc4 </b>at this point almost anything is winning for black. <b>22.Bxc4 dxc4 (D)</b><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK41KwJtassy052bwLhFb4IqyWnkw3v0iWCt0nhPhFnJrEmlUvIyVFjGakAhkTu8ak0JRC30qOQad1LRfklixO9aRGViATLyP9Je_cOwm-LOAaBUvqfWiF9EE8bXl3bSB1vaHv2A7cLo1OrNoNZZ9bSOGenr3XTuW2rOB3YzcV5e2ZdHp7IGhXMb68" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK41KwJtassy052bwLhFb4IqyWnkw3v0iWCt0nhPhFnJrEmlUvIyVFjGakAhkTu8ak0JRC30qOQad1LRfklixO9aRGViATLyP9Je_cOwm-LOAaBUvqfWiF9EE8bXl3bSB1vaHv2A7cLo1OrNoNZZ9bSOGenr3XTuW2rOB3YzcV5e2ZdHp7IGhXMb68" width="240" /></a></div><br />Now white has to watch out for sacrifices on f3. For example, 23.Nc2 Nxf3! 24.Rxf3 Re7! is simply crushing. Also lights out is 23.Nc3 Re7! with Rd7 next.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>23.bxa6</b> I almost couldn't believe the audacity of this move, but it is actually the engine's top choice. White is completely lost no matter what, so I suppose as the saying goes, might as well die with a full stomach...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>23. ... Re7 24.Nxd4 exd4 25.Bg5 c3! (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhCDq6xpq8DLKXGBu6dugefH9zzD5xBIqWMLDQbPpp5RA7IOWGObD1YqKtdrIajtfjUG5pRjF_F_e9udyVmkdveBE-fIWhnClWAKoDLKnVL0ZfvmwfbXyX3iKIXHlkm455cgOut0kxcsyEzxp7oKKDqJQEC0gB9QzpwnwbZ6d8HO_kFeJfhyN76LZZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhCDq6xpq8DLKXGBu6dugefH9zzD5xBIqWMLDQbPpp5RA7IOWGObD1YqKtdrIajtfjUG5pRjF_F_e9udyVmkdveBE-fIWhnClWAKoDLKnVL0ZfvmwfbXyX3iKIXHlkm455cgOut0kxcsyEzxp7oKKDqJQEC0gB9QzpwnwbZ6d8HO_kFeJfhyN76LZZ" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The d-file opens up and white's position collapses. <b>26.bxc3 dxc3 27.Rxc3 Bxg5 28.Rxc8 Qxc8 29.Qxg5 Rd7+ 30.Ke2 Qxa6+ </b>winning a piece. <b>31.Qb5 Qxa3 32.Qb8+ Kg7 33.Qe5+ f6 0-1</b> After 34.Qxe6 I have mate in two starting with 34. ... Qb2+.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I thought we were going to have a normal game, but I could not believe my eyes at all when 13.g4? and 14.Rf1 appeared on the board. I punished this with proper force by breaking out with 18. ... b5, 19. ... Nb6 and 20. ... d5.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So far I am on 2/2, and my team overall also won these first two matches. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We'll come back next time to look at games 3 and 4.</span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><p></p><p></p></span><p></p>Levhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500126939412455338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-58468991957533965002023-02-13T06:28:00.002-08:002023-02-13T06:28:34.140-08:00More from the Marshall<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Last time I looked at my round 5 game from a recent tournament at the Marshall Chess Club, and this time I'll do a similar deep dive into the game I played in round 4 of the same event.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Paciorkowski, Lev (2415) - Meduri, Aakaash (2213)<br />Marshall FIDE Premier, New York, NY (Rd. 4)<br />G/90+30</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My opponent is a master-level player who is a few years older than me. I wanted to avoid a theoretical discussion this game, so I played the classic Nf3-g3-Bg2 as white.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>1.Nf3 d5</b> This is the most principled response, in my opinion. <b>2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.0-0 </b>(4.d4 would transpose into lines of the symmetrical Fianchetto Grunfeld, which was a bit too dry for my taste this game) <b>4. ... e5 (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGv0TkZAkCDIQMUoRRLlpz32S-WSLIDKTwjWyfi8JVIgA6q-rCqJ6Y2RiLwKcwtHoB7TPXW2aNnYZ-IZwgp0W7ThFDB7SlxGX3GIY2hONWsRwVTo4r4r2LjRR4VTIjPbvk8PVdVvVz6ca2K7qoilq2TUL1FqetKSssh9tSE9b03aFsmgwtV72Vjl95" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGv0TkZAkCDIQMUoRRLlpz32S-WSLIDKTwjWyfi8JVIgA6q-rCqJ6Y2RiLwKcwtHoB7TPXW2aNnYZ-IZwgp0W7ThFDB7SlxGX3GIY2hONWsRwVTo4r4r2LjRR4VTIjPbvk8PVdVvVz6ca2K7qoilq2TUL1FqetKSssh9tSE9b03aFsmgwtV72Vjl95" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Black has played in the most direct and principled fashion, seizing full control of the center. This now is likely to transpose to some sort of reversed KID or Benoni. I did not know any specific theory about this variation for either side and after a few more moves it seemed like my opponent was also out of his book.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>5.d3</b> (The move 5.c4!? is an alternative, when 5. ... dxc4 6.Qa4+ c6 7.Qxc4 Ne7 leads to a roughly equal position, resembling a reversed Sicilian. The move I actually played is the main line.) <b>5. ... Ne7</b> (This is also the main line for black - the knight cannot develop to f6. Alternatively, 5. ... Nc6 6.Nbd2 Nf6 7.e4 0-0 8.c3 would lead to a reversed Pirc.) <b>6.c4 (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2n0IrN5EvyOaHDSzBJ3ZpNoy50Jod_xjFy7CyPWwGKP2iyN7GgwDpfZMcZnfKBBTWPdjmv8FlB1t-VArzRdWerMGOHFnQgQgwP4zqlqhYu__-zRzGswZMvruoA0lR_FmxPlnB9jb_lDEVHbatyDN4YCHmV8lIukDncmJiRqQamBNdsNlsfEJuxVS0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2n0IrN5EvyOaHDSzBJ3ZpNoy50Jod_xjFy7CyPWwGKP2iyN7GgwDpfZMcZnfKBBTWPdjmv8FlB1t-VArzRdWerMGOHFnQgQgwP4zqlqhYu__-zRzGswZMvruoA0lR_FmxPlnB9jb_lDEVHbatyDN4YCHmV8lIukDncmJiRqQamBNdsNlsfEJuxVS0" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Perhaps the first small critical moment of the opening. Black has to decide if he wants to leave the tension or release it, either by taking on c4 or advancing to d4. I'll note that my 6.c4 is only the third most common move for white, behind 6.e4 and 6.Nbd2; however, I like the move I played because it can tempt black into making an inaccurate decision.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Probably the best continuation for black is to play the symmetrical position with 6. ... dxc4 7.dxc4 0-0 8.Nc3 (D), reaching the position below:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTOlozF2OzrtEe5Gu6T1mrxTCokxe8p-H7Yf2ZcbszJboYnvwYb-b1JbucKgir6E3xMP8fd7OoC8jUA0uiSPvSM8_QDXEH7spNl_ZuajgxzivO4PYpEmtPgOCPRBGZCn-IG-8VwaQyjWSXBAXBOYgWRp-_oBuonlauZL-XAW8ZvDUEkiCelwEnV7y_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTOlozF2OzrtEe5Gu6T1mrxTCokxe8p-H7Yf2ZcbszJboYnvwYb-b1JbucKgir6E3xMP8fd7OoC8jUA0uiSPvSM8_QDXEH7spNl_ZuajgxzivO4PYpEmtPgOCPRBGZCn-IG-8VwaQyjWSXBAXBOYgWRp-_oBuonlauZL-XAW8ZvDUEkiCelwEnV7y_=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Is this not just completely equal? Well, black does have better center control, but white has a slight lead in development, a fully open Bg2 compared to black's Bg7, and the e5 pawn can also be a target. After the most normal move for black 8. ... Nbc6, my engine suggests the interesting move 9.Rb1!?, clearly with the idea of b2-b4-b5. The most obvious reply for black is 9. ... Bf5, which looks good for black, but the idea for white is then to play 10.e4 (we get this move for free now) 10. ... Bg4 11.Qxd8 (apparently a novelty; there was one Giri-So game from 2020 where white played 11.h3 instead) 11. ... Raxd8 12.Nd5, when at least black has some small problems to figure out. This resembles the exchange variation of the KID.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Alternatively, in response to 9.Rb1!? black could also play 9. ... a5!?, but then after just 10.b3 black anyway has nothing better to do than 10. ... Bf5 11.e4 Bg4 and we will reach the same kind of position.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">One last point I will mention is that after 9.Rb1!?, the move 9. ... Be6?! would be incorrect, because white can play 10.b3! (which would not have been possible with a rook on a1 because of the ...e4 push) and blunt out the bishop. Then, trying to gain central space with 10. ... h6!? 11.Ba3 f5 would be well-met with 12.e4! +/=, and black has some minor problems to solve.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anyway, in the actual game, my opponent played <b>6. ... d4?! (D)</b>, which is tempting, but actually slightly incorrect in this position - although I did not react in the most precise way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT5ADWos6FlGTr_5x5UiBfwCQVr5S8ylAggFotHDMK6VUhvM-9ewxecZyAkyMFd74sISev4xBQU4UGA0689IeG315fEOJmKsxGirbIEIun64mA6WB35w-YX6M4_3bSpWaZxPjkrHk_JdYLBOe6USHePihon31nREbB6DRdyODaQ0ZqHLtTgj4OB1PQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT5ADWos6FlGTr_5x5UiBfwCQVr5S8ylAggFotHDMK6VUhvM-9ewxecZyAkyMFd74sISev4xBQU4UGA0689IeG315fEOJmKsxGirbIEIun64mA6WB35w-YX6M4_3bSpWaZxPjkrHk_JdYLBOe6USHePihon31nREbB6DRdyODaQ0ZqHLtTgj4OB1PQ" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />What white <i>should</i> do at this point is immediately pounce on the queenside with 7.b4!. I did consider this, but thought somehow I'd be giving away too many squares after 7. ... a5!? 8.b5!, when black later will put a piece on c5. However, it isn't so simple. After the further 8. ... 0-0 9.a4, the attempt to occupy c5 with 9. ... Nd7 is stopped cold simply by 10.Ba3.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In reality, after 7.b4! a5!? 8.b5! 0-0 9.a4 black should simply play 9. ... c5 to stake out some queenside space. Then white can play for the e2-e3 break in elegant fashion with 10.Ra2 Nd7 11.e3 dxe3 (strategically forced; black cannot allow exd4 when he has to either open the b8-h2 diagonal or allow white a 3-2 majority on the queenside) 12.fxe3! e4! (left to his own devices, white will play Nc3 and e3-e4, and later plunk a knight into d5) 13.dxe4 +/= (D)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDzX7d6CKYrRHL62tMSvJX0fsDydClpMQv62tSgAymMFuQV3x8BSztCWrsNgbFvzH94uWL4FGdMXkyfj-abVUtGE9AzIXr59Ldif07t4UiEbb8TMyIP6TDBX87bXV9kd7hLtcvFa9UYKe_qPYE3rizXFHzm2_uoRG0LnuXDO4Wi2K-OfwaT9ZtbgDp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDzX7d6CKYrRHL62tMSvJX0fsDydClpMQv62tSgAymMFuQV3x8BSztCWrsNgbFvzH94uWL4FGdMXkyfj-abVUtGE9AzIXr59Ldif07t4UiEbb8TMyIP6TDBX87bXV9kd7hLtcvFa9UYKe_qPYE3rizXFHzm2_uoRG0LnuXDO4Wi2K-OfwaT9ZtbgDp=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />This was actually all seen in a 2018 rapid game between Oparin and Korobov. Black ended up winning the game, but white is actually quite a bit better here because we can prepare Nc3-d5 quickly. In fact, the only reason black is not just outright much worse is because he can organize counterplay against c4 (which he must do immediately): 13. ... Nb6! 14.Qb3 Be6. Then white should play 15.Nbd2, and later Bb2 to trade dark squared bishops and later we can go for e4-e5 and Nd2-e4-d6.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After 7.b4!, if black just ignores white's queenside expansion with 7. ... 0-0 then white will anyway keep going with 8.a4 Nd7 9.b5 +/=, and black will be hard-pressed to prevent a pawn break over there eventually. The conclusion is that 6. ... d4?! is inaccurate and white is better after 7.b4!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the actual game, I didn't appreciate the urgency and instead played <b>7.Nbd2?!</b>, and here black should play 7. ... a5!, to prevent my expansion. Instead though, he returned the favor to me with <b>7. ... 0-0?!</b> and now I finally got back on track with <b>8.b4 (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuDzjajy4G4rRM7RymWoNM5KvevfVnCGatD4RIa3WN1aiKX8Okd4AHpx9OMInIhRdFMOe1y4Ra3mRF8HOJxdlQmJjDsT_rQ3KTaP0HOtCgFxbHKK7IyLH3o7oGx_UhwO1TtiIHUHfRbUlSJkccHH06t2DtZ4jBFBpzKcKnVhRt2Lp0vWiRuoDmmIP3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuDzjajy4G4rRM7RymWoNM5KvevfVnCGatD4RIa3WN1aiKX8Okd4AHpx9OMInIhRdFMOe1y4Ra3mRF8HOJxdlQmJjDsT_rQ3KTaP0HOtCgFxbHKK7IyLH3o7oGx_UhwO1TtiIHUHfRbUlSJkccHH06t2DtZ4jBFBpzKcKnVhRt2Lp0vWiRuoDmmIP3" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />So we are entering the middlegame, and white is slightly better - this is basically a dream Benoni where we have already gotten the queenside rolling. Black should probably go with the 8. ... a5 9.b5 c5 plan again, but instead he did something which I thought was a little strange: <b>8. ... c6 9.Nb3!?</b> (9.a4! and 10.b5 is the most direct). <b>9. ... Bg4?! 10.a4 Qc8</b>. Here I correctly judged that black's intended plan was not good and simply continued <b>11.Ba3 Bh3 12.Bxh3! Qxh3 13.b5 Re8 (D)</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNgbHmypswy3D4pyRF_X4T4jOHdKEGNezSeHXpe9a5sR-daGe98769Oap0w1ssLCQ0eMH6Vgfch9XzwhHzaAnklDUVGV6uS8ZpnHyOWyjp2-9nmyPADD824tSnc3SOXdnbZ4QOmcbecizdxpfzYjDH6_B26R70RIjqRXLNH6g099mCVghiX4whWtZb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNgbHmypswy3D4pyRF_X4T4jOHdKEGNezSeHXpe9a5sR-daGe98769Oap0w1ssLCQ0eMH6Vgfch9XzwhHzaAnklDUVGV6uS8ZpnHyOWyjp2-9nmyPADD824tSnc3SOXdnbZ4QOmcbecizdxpfzYjDH6_B26R70RIjqRXLNH6g099mCVghiX4whWtZb" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />White now has a rather significant advantage. Black is not going to checkmate me with just a queen (although he certainly tried later...), and what has actually happened is that black spent 4 moves just to trade off one piece and allowed me to finish development. I sensed an opportunity to pounce and misplace black's pieces, and there followed <b>14.Ng5 Qh5 15.Ne4 Nf5</b>. Now black's queen is a big tactical liability, and the queenside is poorly defended. Next came <b>16.Bc1!?</b> (maybe not best, but not bad - it opens up the option of playing f2-f3, when black's queen actually must be careful not to get trapped somehow) <b>16. ... Nd7 17.Na5 cxb5 18.axb5 a6 (D)</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5iPC6Aoz4CehfJ1khc77KSjBXncUTw_W-8g15jnPINnxZO5CZ3yeJsOgcarh-_Jy9b9QD_Tt5KjhWt8bQ4ImSgMFFLxP71Kwddwl6POkG2jlBOISHoZkP1Vsbz-EmsbIBznU5_AQ2B-WJOiD104K-SPbhORS9ersn6_hJnTvqiReOMPLN9yQDMRCK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5iPC6Aoz4CehfJ1khc77KSjBXncUTw_W-8g15jnPINnxZO5CZ3yeJsOgcarh-_Jy9b9QD_Tt5KjhWt8bQ4ImSgMFFLxP71Kwddwl6POkG2jlBOISHoZkP1Vsbz-EmsbIBznU5_AQ2B-WJOiD104K-SPbhORS9ersn6_hJnTvqiReOMPLN9yQDMRCK" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Black is not losing material yet, but he is fighting a losing battle on the queenside. Here I thought about 19.Nxb7 axb5 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.cxb5 Rb8, but somehow didn't appreciate the strength of the simple 22.Qc2!, when white is just completely winning.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>19.b6</b> This is also strong. <b>19. ... Re6 20.c5 Bf8 21.Ba3?! </b>White is still better after this, but it allows some unnecessary counterplay. Instead, it is fairly simple to calculate that 21.Nxb7 Rb8 22.Qc2! is just winning for white: black cannot hold things together after 22. ... Rxb7 23.c6 Rb8 24.cxd7 Rexb6 25.Qc7 +-.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>21. ... g5! (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJWD-Mt0PIcxVUhM6F4veYg2y3y69zk_T7j7ZRKlzfFIN5RPel3cv6_UKNphw4sUS5n3jcNsZ-257QsAUBCwxjMp24l1IfwWyCHinMf7LVj7aw3T8VY1ZkBMASN_v7gwbqy9yDzmu88V3O1zbxcqy4XkDJCiUNKix7jV5j0-vPQNI2CeGQYrJ0NckK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJWD-Mt0PIcxVUhM6F4veYg2y3y69zk_T7j7ZRKlzfFIN5RPel3cv6_UKNphw4sUS5n3jcNsZ-257QsAUBCwxjMp24l1IfwWyCHinMf7LVj7aw3T8VY1ZkBMASN_v7gwbqy9yDzmu88V3O1zbxcqy4XkDJCiUNKix7jV5j0-vPQNI2CeGQYrJ0NckK" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />This strong move caught me completely by surprise - I have actually noticed that I often miss these sorts of pawn moves which allow a lateral major piece maneuver. In fact, I do miss lateral major piece maneuvers in general more frequently than I should...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Luckily, I am still in control and with some accurate moves I could defend against the attack. The queenside battle is still won - b7 can be captured at any moment. <b>22.Kg2 g4 23.Rh1 Nf6 24.Nxf6+ Rxf6 25.h4 gxh3+ 26.Rxh3 Qg4? (D)</b> (26. ... Qg6 would have kept the game going)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEierY5Y6Ot-rrIG--FDr3D9wU05JyCtpOTmMmbFV9y_D1_pyzFY7j7tfDe8B_pGSddRz4tID5qbISgH19CTcGoDNyG-xygEMgO9uzS9RaqdMAwjLDx7FpomqVTh0Yp49JzREYeQ0uPv7jVUNveQM58I60reap04ejlls8DNZtg3XM1W9YGkH4fdcvFT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEierY5Y6Ot-rrIG--FDr3D9wU05JyCtpOTmMmbFV9y_D1_pyzFY7j7tfDe8B_pGSddRz4tID5qbISgH19CTcGoDNyG-xygEMgO9uzS9RaqdMAwjLDx7FpomqVTh0Yp49JzREYeQ0uPv7jVUNveQM58I60reap04ejlls8DNZtg3XM1W9YGkH4fdcvFT" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />It is now my opponent's turn to overlook an important detail. <b>27.e4!</b> This tactical pattern is also commonly overlooked, even by strong players. Black must either sacrifice a piece for a futile attack, or trade queens and lose the b7 pawn. Understandably, he chose the former, and the rest was fairly easy, even in mild time pressure (after this move I had 6 minutes left to his 13).</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>27. ... Ne3+ 28.fxe3 Rf2+ 29.Kxf2 Qxh3 30.Qh1 dxe3+ 31.Ke2 Qd7 32.c6 Qd4 33.cxb7 Rd8 34.Qb1 Qd7 35.Bxf8 Qg4+ 36.Kxe3 Qxg3+ 37.Kd2 Qf2+ 38.Kc3 Qd4+ 39.Kb3 Kxf8 </b>(39. ... Qxb6+ 40.Bb4) <b>40.Nc4 Qd7 41.Ra5 Qxb7 42.Rxe5 Qc6 43.Kc2 Rd4 44.Qb4+ Kg7 45.Qc3 Qa4+ 46.Kc1 1-0</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another instructive game, with plenty to be learned from the opening. Perhaps next time I will look at another game of mine from this event.</span></p>Levhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500126939412455338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-80024733629944197182023-02-07T12:46:00.001-08:002023-02-07T12:46:47.540-08:00An Interesting Game<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Greetings from New York! I'd like to analyze a very interesting game I played recently which might well contain the most insane tactical sequence I've ever played over the board (and that's saying something). Let's dive right in!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Graif, William (2354) - Paciorkowski, Lev (2415)<br />Marshall FIDE Premier, New York, NY (Rd. 5)<br />G/90+30</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My opponent is a talented FM who is about the same age as me. William actually seems to have gotten started with chess much earlier than I did - glancing through his rating history he became an expert around the age of 10 or 11, while I did not even have a rating yet by that point! This was played in the last round of a Swiss tournament, and heading into the game there were six players tied for first on 3/4, including the two of us. So naturally, it means we have to play for a win this game, which definitely influenced some of my decisions...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>1.e4</b> I don't recall having played William before but he had drawn GM Mark Paragua earlier in this event with the same opening he played against me this game. I generally keep my black repertoire a moving target and in this game decided to play a Sicilian.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>1. ... c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMOu3_hzGx0K52bXOnGRy5GySGHlUuXWFN3HpiaRqHRnYxPAdAHiOWEaJ-7jRPwt2jbN2bl-qfqiCjMiqwwT7eDF89Lnn6JWAjKzs1EUU_OZr7BQpoImdLvHN_XJqlXUI-yolE-0Vi6NpPXRZ3A36cLdxC2e9GxX1kUBlu9t-W9yPNNQbtTdDeeCQq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMOu3_hzGx0K52bXOnGRy5GySGHlUuXWFN3HpiaRqHRnYxPAdAHiOWEaJ-7jRPwt2jbN2bl-qfqiCjMiqwwT7eDF89Lnn6JWAjKzs1EUU_OZr7BQpoImdLvHN_XJqlXUI-yolE-0Vi6NpPXRZ3A36cLdxC2e9GxX1kUBlu9t-W9yPNNQbtTdDeeCQq" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />This was expected - the same happened in the Graif - Paragua encounter. I don't remember what Mark played, but this is actually already a critical position and believe it or not, black only has one good move here to maintain equality.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is quite instructive to point out why a routine developing move like 3. ... g6?! is a rather serious inaccuracy. White would continue with 4.Bxc6 bxc6 and now importantly, 5.f4! (D) - this position merits its own small analysis board, below:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi1szwlg5ZpmxyUfwI1XNxBaJOf8dlMt_jecU3jOtfVVcyPbVwE2-bF9VknLZkL15sy-gyQVd-LXdVm2BHXqJEAKX4OllpHVDYTs0NQRjoN1ZtsZItuxj9a3BgCKEy_N28Ia3QgoHG_vsOn_uNia5EM-Ax2ZMYcvu3z0nLJHGjmXgLuDPBO5sehw-_"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi1szwlg5ZpmxyUfwI1XNxBaJOf8dlMt_jecU3jOtfVVcyPbVwE2-bF9VknLZkL15sy-gyQVd-LXdVm2BHXqJEAKX4OllpHVDYTs0NQRjoN1ZtsZItuxj9a3BgCKEy_N28Ia3QgoHG_vsOn_uNia5EM-Ax2ZMYcvu3z0nLJHGjmXgLuDPBO5sehw-_=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />What's going on here? Black has the bishop pair, but the problem is that there is no good way to open up the position. The break ...d7-d5 is always met with e4-e5. Playing ...e7-e5 for black will be hard to achieve: white simply puts a knight on f3, and you can see that even with ...d7-d6 as preparation, ...e7-e5 will still not be desirable because of f4xe5 when after exchanges the c-pawns will become permanently isolated and weak. In particular this c5 pawn is the source of black's problems. If our pawn ever leaves d6, then c5 becomes very difficult to defend, and white can attack it easily with b3-Ba3, Na4, and Qe1-f2 (after castling). The ...f7-f5 break is also bad, because again white locks things up with e4-e5. This actually means that already, after just five moves, white has a clear (but still relatively small) advantage.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">To give one illustrative sample line: 5. ... Bg7 6.d3 d6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe1 Rb8 10.b3 and the more time you spend looking at this position, the more you will realize that black lacks a good plan. Believe it or not, a strong engine will actually evaluate this as +0.7-0.8 for white, and I do not think that is an understatement! Having no good plan is a bad spot to be in.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, going back to the position after move 3, black has only one move that is theoretically considered to equalize, which I played: <b>3. ... Nd4</b>. This exploits the drawback to white's early bishop development - if I can snag the bishop pair without having ruined pawn structure then I *should* be better.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I put the *should* in asterisks here because white can try something clever: <b>4.Nf3!</b> A good move, and the one usually favored by stronger players who employ this variation with white. The alternative is 4.Bc4!?, but moving pieces twice in the opening is unattractive and black should have no problems there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But hang on, if white just leaves the bishop on b5, why can't black simply take it? Well, just take a look at the position after 4. ... Nxb5!? (which I did <i>not</i> play) 5.Nxb5 (D):</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr3O19ct7lFggum0wRDOs_1wsFl3Ue2qj4FzVQY_YPkvEy9J5e4Jo9_BNq4l7ZDyZRhCt8m7zPmoKclyB93t5RmWbhooQbc5QuB_zTHI0TI1Hpoi4tjX6-TGhmUbXi3IeuI1_gLLje1WLdleMVZatQXuo679Ir67eiAP1IgM2nNEWZkNsREr66eo76" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr3O19ct7lFggum0wRDOs_1wsFl3Ue2qj4FzVQY_YPkvEy9J5e4Jo9_BNq4l7ZDyZRhCt8m7zPmoKclyB93t5RmWbhooQbc5QuB_zTHI0TI1Hpoi4tjX6-TGhmUbXi3IeuI1_gLLje1WLdleMVZatQXuo679Ir67eiAP1IgM2nNEWZkNsREr66eo76=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />My goodness, what happened to black's development?! White has two knights out and is ready to castle next move. Black has no pieces out and is very far from castling. It turns out that unsurprisingly, white's lead in development here compensates fully for black's bishops. This is still playable for black - with <u style="font-style: italic;">very</u> accurate play you will not be worse, but suffice it to say I choose to be pragmatic and consider this position too dangerous for black to enter.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I knew all of this during the game, but I didn't have very much concrete knowledge beyond this point, so I actually make an inaccuracy on my next move: <b>4. ... g6?!</b> "What could be more natural than continuing development?", you might think. But white can set a devious trap here, which my opponent thankfully seemed to be unaware of. This trap starts with the move 5.Bc4! (you can check a database to see that this move scores over 60% for white). The brilliant point is that after the natural 5. ... Bg7, white now plays 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Qf3! e6 8.Nb5 - threatening Nd6+, and after 8. ... d6 in comes the startling 9.Qa3!! (D)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR8oghjjD5I3mv4AmYnGXsrUdLk4tWVtJ8sI66iK507q99wur_u5j4xNTrb1wyG5fqMC8GbSuGpfHUREbOMnBrOdTYujJEB6piem_rhvf4i1WjQsHZgsp5KSD8S7fShRlTN2KTn6olxX6ZlEtKitxQt1zN2PMDPmowO-tt6Bi0IUDVmncmfdvGR7yj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR8oghjjD5I3mv4AmYnGXsrUdLk4tWVtJ8sI66iK507q99wur_u5j4xNTrb1wyG5fqMC8GbSuGpfHUREbOMnBrOdTYujJEB6piem_rhvf4i1WjQsHZgsp5KSD8S7fShRlTN2KTn6olxX6ZlEtKitxQt1zN2PMDPmowO-tt6Bi0IUDVmncmfdvGR7yj=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />The double exclam is for the sheer unusualness of this tactical idea. I checked the database and at least a few hundred unfortunate souls have fallen into this trap (including one 2600+ GM who I'll leave nameless...). If you play this line for white, then you'd have to keep yourself from smirking as black has to decide between pathetic moves like 9. ... Ke7 or 9. ... Bf8. Black can do better than play into white's hands like this, but will already have to inconvenience himself after 5.Bc4 to meet this awkward idea.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So in hindsight, and after some analysis, I think the best move for black after 4.Nf3 is actually 4. ... a6! (which is the 2nd most common move, after 4. ... Nxb5!? - the move I consider to be too dangerous). People usually then play 5.Bd3, which looks odd but it is the only good square left for the bishop. In case of 5.Bc4!?, black can be bold and get a good position with 5. ... b5! 6.Bd5 Rb8 7.d3 e6 8.Bf4 d6 9.Bb3 a5! 10.a4 Nxb3 11.cxb3 b4 12.Nb5 e5! 13.Be3 Ne7 - this is very pleasant indeed for black. After 5.Bd3, now white is finally out of tricks and black can resume normal development with 5. ... g6. I will point out one last cute idea for black before returning to the actual game: if white plays the most common continuation with 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Ne2, then the accurate 7. ... d5! (D) equalizes for black:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixn30KKuqM0hTZRgpILFQT_3fZNPKvjEEvdIuWiIxY9RRJ5AQLukPw0RXpNSTEkw-uCHq9C53IR9-bLUMFFiDVia0qr8Hp3u5pv-K3uSGYZaDDyf7HJF6h0HjwnJADCdTRygotxGhLFvwnZIzcrqxytrX3g_IpjJzuyL8jwGWmFb4uX9fV5MiF-GLY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixn30KKuqM0hTZRgpILFQT_3fZNPKvjEEvdIuWiIxY9RRJ5AQLukPw0RXpNSTEkw-uCHq9C53IR9-bLUMFFiDVia0qr8Hp3u5pv-K3uSGYZaDDyf7HJF6h0HjwnJADCdTRygotxGhLFvwnZIzcrqxytrX3g_IpjJzuyL8jwGWmFb4uX9fV5MiF-GLY=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />In fact white is the one who must be cautious here. 8.exd5?! Qxd5 is obviously good for black. 8.0-0?! Bg7 is also comfortable for black, because the desired 9.c3? runs into 9. ... dxe4 10.Bxe4 d3! -/+ with a big advantage. 8.e5!? looks tempting, but in fact black is also doing fine after 8. ... Bg7 9.f4 f6! 10.e6! (10.Nxd4?! fxe5 11.fxe5 Bxe5 12.Nf3 Bg4! -/=; 10.exf6?! Nxf6! -/= 11.Nxd4? Nh5! 12.Ne2 e5! -+) 10. ... Bxe6 11.Nxd4 Bf7 12.f5! Nh6 - that is a bit of an unusual position at the end, but black's king is safe and white is close to overextending.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So actually, the best move for white after 7. ... d5! is 8.c3! when we now have a long forced tactical sequence: 8. ... dxc3 9.Qa4+! (9.dxc3 dxe4 10.Bxe4 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 e5! is no problem at all for black - this is identical to black's equalizer in Ulf Anderssen's anti-Grunfeld) 9. ... Bd7 10.Qd4 dxe4! (remarkable!) 11.Bxe4 (11.Qxh8? exd3 12.Qxg8 dxe2 -+ looks like a position that belongs in Amatzia Avni's <i>Devious Chess</i>, but black has terrific compensation for the exchange) 11. ... cxb2 12.Bxb2 Nf6 13.Bxb7 (otherwise white is a pawn down) 13. ... Rb8 14.Bxa6 Qb6! 15.Qxb6 (forced) 15. ... Rxb6 16.Bxf6 (also forced) 16. ... Rxf6 17.Rb1! (otherwise black keeps both bishops) 17. ... Rxa6 18.Rb8+ Bc8 19.Rxc8+ Kd7 20.Rc2 Bg7 = and when the smoke finally clears, white has no real hope of winning with an extra pawn thanks to black's strong bishop and active rooks. This long variation would never happen in an actual game (I can't see a human coming up with Qa4-d4 over the board), but it does show that black is fully equal after 7. ... d5!, and I think I have sufficiently demonstrated how black should play to meet the Nc3-Bb5 anti-Sicilian. I definitely didn't know most of this before analyzing this game, but now I will know it for the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now we return to the actual game. After my inaccurate <b>4. ... g6?!</b> white continued <b>5.Nxd4 cxd4 6.Ne2 Bg7 7.0-0 a6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 Bb7 10.d3 (D)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu1jFDzKMDQn4P3SlDVZRC9jfH2JNqaHM40yJW60NcijlCq690nPEko62NxXQs_m-o2lnaaq1URaYMb3BoiopVhIBpoWn2QfFiOEGpZhXlYFaAoS6KFnUZEFP40Tu_ZQZvos7fPOQoQpOrTpk3tWHk4YVVz8XSVSQX-kwUthWsr4oUFugtcCVTPH9e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu1jFDzKMDQn4P3SlDVZRC9jfH2JNqaHM40yJW60NcijlCq690nPEko62NxXQs_m-o2lnaaq1URaYMb3BoiopVhIBpoWn2QfFiOEGpZhXlYFaAoS6KFnUZEFP40Tu_ZQZvos7fPOQoQpOrTpk3tWHk4YVVz8XSVSQX-kwUthWsr4oUFugtcCVTPH9e" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This position is somewhat deceptive. You might think (and I certainly did) that black would at least be completely equal because of the cramping pawn on d4, but things are not so simple. In actual fact, the pawn on d4 is more likely to be vulnerable than a strength, and we should notice that white has absolutely zero pawn weaknesses! My two fianchettoed bishops are also rather ineffective - one is blocked by white's pawn wall, and the other is blocked by my own d4 pawn. All this is to say that white is in fact slightly better.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The game continued <b>10. ... e6</b> I rejected 10. ... d5 because of 11.f3! (which is indeed white's best move) and I never want to take on e4 anyway because it would open the f-file for white's rook. <b>11.Qe1! </b>A crafty maneuver that shows white is familiar with this structure. The queen can sometimes swing out to b4 or out to g3 after f2-f3. <b>11. ... Ne7 12.f3</b> Also worth considering was 12.f4!? 0-0 13.Qf2 with the point that 13. ... Nc6? is now bad because of 14.f5 +/- with a strong attack. <b>12. ... Nc6 13.Bf4 d6!? </b>It might have been preferable to play 13. ... Qb6, meeting 14.Bd6?! with 14. ... Ne5 -/= <b>14.Qg3 (D)</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcYUXFdLaSLlboPmUrkLKI7OXFqezNB5HkRLoio-EPe0o3WOzuejJZTfkU0xLrPH_TPLz_4JW2rV5ucMcHYzqV338XWfCh-dsmDQPLrcpGqSnEma75y9-EcxdiiTGj3YHWPTlYampmEPMXU9zCG6aW66Q2kc91OLhkaAvjbmmo0MSs29bj0LLOG6o1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcYUXFdLaSLlboPmUrkLKI7OXFqezNB5HkRLoio-EPe0o3WOzuejJZTfkU0xLrPH_TPLz_4JW2rV5ucMcHYzqV338XWfCh-dsmDQPLrcpGqSnEma75y9-EcxdiiTGj3YHWPTlYampmEPMXU9zCG6aW66Q2kc91OLhkaAvjbmmo0MSs29bj0LLOG6o1" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />That d-pawn is looking quite tender. At this point I had been playing fairly quickly: I had 75 minutes to my opponent's 58. This is the first critical moment of the middlegame, and I am happy to say that I made a strong decision here with little hesitation.<p></p><p><b>14. ... h5!</b> much better than 14. ... e5?! which opens up the Bb3 or the awkward 14. ... Be5?!. Nevertheless, white is still slightly better. <b>15.Bg5 </b>(15.Bxd6?? h4 16.Qf4 Bh6 -+ wins a piece for black) <b>15. ... h4! 16.Qg4</b> (16.Qf4? f6! wins a piece for black; white has very limited compensation after 17.Bxe6 Qe7!, 17.Qg4 fxg5 18.Qxe6+ Qe7 19.Qxg6+ Kd7, or 17.Bxh4 g5 18.Qg4 Rxh4 19.Qxe6+ Qe7) <b>16. ... Bf6 (D)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcSjxDrMS-d9wD9W-AFwCj7Uvr8xee-EuDAVYFv-ZvTrnptHvAW0_aEu0lti8xqAolDktoNHhj3jDwDxi_gCZpTOjYwsTqBdH8ddVvWmVtVQZVldSiyPKbVLIyDn3Hp6P64WrgHLZqSp-cTuT-XVcXTnMAiGBJkj32rtskCwMpGd8_5Q5dAxs-UBxG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcSjxDrMS-d9wD9W-AFwCj7Uvr8xee-EuDAVYFv-ZvTrnptHvAW0_aEu0lti8xqAolDktoNHhj3jDwDxi_gCZpTOjYwsTqBdH8ddVvWmVtVQZVldSiyPKbVLIyDn3Hp6P64WrgHLZqSp-cTuT-XVcXTnMAiGBJkj32rtskCwMpGd8_5Q5dAxs-UBxG" width="240" /></a></div><br />The next critical moment, this time for my opponent. White is still better here but there is only one promising continuation; otherwise, black is completely fine.<p></p><p><b>17.Bxf6?! </b>This move I was very happy to see. During the game I correctly judged that white's best was 17.f4! when taking on g5 dangerously opens the f-file, and 17. ... Rh5? allows 18.Bxe6! Bxg5 19.Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.fxg5+ with a decisive attack. My intention was to play 17. ... Qe7, but now comes 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 and something like 19.h3, freezing the h4 pawn - white is better. It's not too bad for black, but I still will have some defending to do.</p><p><b>17. ... Qxf6</b> the difference is that now on 18.f4 I can play 18. ... h3!, forcing 19.g3 and permanently weakening white's king. And if 18.h3, then 18. ... Ne5 forces a queen trade. The engine thinks white should play 18.f4 anyway, but my opponent's decision is quite understandable, especially as he was starting to run low on the clock: <b>18.Qf4!? Qxf4 19.Nxf4 Ke7 (D)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJhi3eLX0VArfIYuAwMIm8qSQ5Yd7s4RK77CDqeRGcrwS_v5lNr7GPdNvrs60K0zLhtkm3rAlikuWleWVRSKIb1vlTl3X16Uo9HegBH13o0qVXfoP99imFUvWBHN7clecXUWPXViefmgATpCvHMSEPVRcXozEKP5atGIrk-NFoDHeuAJI51fUt_Z7J" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJhi3eLX0VArfIYuAwMIm8qSQ5Yd7s4RK77CDqeRGcrwS_v5lNr7GPdNvrs60K0zLhtkm3rAlikuWleWVRSKIb1vlTl3X16Uo9HegBH13o0qVXfoP99imFUvWBHN7clecXUWPXViefmgATpCvHMSEPVRcXozEKP5atGIrk-NFoDHeuAJI51fUt_Z7J" width="240" /></a></div><br />I have escaped into an endgame that turns out to be very comfortable for black. Now my king is well-placed in the center, and I have a small space advantage thanks to the d4 and h4 pawns. Black is slightly better; and I have a healthy time advantage now of 66 minutes to my opponent's 25 minutes.<p></p><p>Events proceeded peacefully with <b>20.Ne2</b> (Not 20.Bxe6?? g5! -+) <b>20. ... a5</b> a good decision, grabbing more space. <b>21.a4 b4 22.Bc4 (D)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMjNIS7KoB-7L4HUyrJ7WyA8Y59aSscy-G7_nr_jeh3VN-fx0gpSdmr2D_ACRXy0fNvU_ff8PQNM1BkIIB6s7RKdLkHlVkbr5BGP08XosTJUGgsYvrMYrQ22-e1kYNM60-cKrFHlsGzx4lSiBrOFhMAGHQLEA9fWQn7Zl8QKQAW_EqXRXeDh2WcjkJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMjNIS7KoB-7L4HUyrJ7WyA8Y59aSscy-G7_nr_jeh3VN-fx0gpSdmr2D_ACRXy0fNvU_ff8PQNM1BkIIB6s7RKdLkHlVkbr5BGP08XosTJUGgsYvrMYrQ22-e1kYNM60-cKrFHlsGzx4lSiBrOFhMAGHQLEA9fWQn7Zl8QKQAW_EqXRXeDh2WcjkJ" width="240" /></a></div><br />Here I had my longest think of the game at 14 minutes. I was trying to decide what my long-term plan should be. In a perfect world, I could exchange my knight for his bishop and then establish a pawn on e5, but this isn't so easy to achieve. I thought about playing 22. ... e5 straight away, but I didn't like that white's rook becomes active after 23.f4. Really this is what the position comes down to now - who can successfully activate their rooks first. Eventually, I decided on quite an ambitious strategy.<p></p><p><b>22. ... g5!? </b>Perhaps not strictly best, but I like this move. I am threatening ...e6-e5 next when white will never be able to open the f-file, so white's next move is strategically forced: <b>23.f4 gxf4 24.Rxf4 Rag8 </b>This is my idea - to use the open g-file to attack white's king. Already here I was envisioning some good fun - for example 25.Raf1 Rh7 26.h3!? Ne5 27.Nxd4? Nxc4 28.dxc4 f5! and my bishop suddenly screams to life from b7 with devastating effect.</p><p>The game continued <b>25.Bb5 e5</b> (I have no other way of defending d4 now) <b>26.Rf2 Nd8</b> <b>(D)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj768O5lJNPNdiPtFa0spOZB91CyO_3rV18IgIj5TpO5-bzB37akZVk7zMxf5IE7dfQ_WOCa2sLbN3SxuD777JIK5lpbYA56WNJlrbzdp5zbR3Q6N5nu6uLJZdPtBFUtvVdY3Lqc7WoarSywoM0EImk7euVPf-zNnIB2EuOJk7UPDOYphUbH3daeQ_s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj768O5lJNPNdiPtFa0spOZB91CyO_3rV18IgIj5TpO5-bzB37akZVk7zMxf5IE7dfQ_WOCa2sLbN3SxuD777JIK5lpbYA56WNJlrbzdp5zbR3Q6N5nu6uLJZdPtBFUtvVdY3Lqc7WoarSywoM0EImk7euVPf-zNnIB2EuOJk7UPDOYphUbH3daeQ_s" width="240" /></a></div><br />My marauding knight has plans to jump to the kingside. This is actually a difficult position for white already. I didn't know what the objective evaluation was during the game, but I was already anticipating what could unfold over the next several moves...<p></p><p><b>27.Nc1?!</b> This was the move I expected, heading to b3 to attack a5. This looks like a strong plan, but white must take care about moving a defender so far away from the kingside and it turns out that this knight maneuver is just too slow. According to the engine, the only way for white to maintain the balance was 27.c3! against which I was intending 27. ... dxc3 28.bxc3 and then something like 28. ... Ne6 or even 28. ... d5, keeping the Ne2 dominated by my pawns. However, white could then exchange on b4 and create an outside passed pawn, which should compensate for my piece activity.</p><p>In the game, I continued <b>27. ... Ne6!? </b>(27. ... d5! is actually even better, activating the bishop right away) <b>28.Nb3 Nf4 29.Kh1 (D)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigWUGMbeis_1EhTFe0sTD8uKjl0Wn8ClyLPk5zXoZ0cZY0nX92CLOC6zondD8aA6r0_Q90piuYxx0Y-4KRMQxngoThxKKgARl4xY7-AgQWp2SedNA78eQiEHezpgrVlvprECZ-qM2zulkTjTPqPtaOFmB1Xu-E4K-_eQ5iItoFhOui94xoldgeTuE1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigWUGMbeis_1EhTFe0sTD8uKjl0Wn8ClyLPk5zXoZ0cZY0nX92CLOC6zondD8aA6r0_Q90piuYxx0Y-4KRMQxngoThxKKgARl4xY7-AgQWp2SedNA78eQiEHezpgrVlvprECZ-qM2zulkTjTPqPtaOFmB1Xu-E4K-_eQ5iItoFhOui94xoldgeTuE1" width="240" /></a></div><br />Here is where the game abruptly turns into complete chaos. I already had this idea in mind a few moves previously, and although I couldn't calculate all the variations to the end, I didn't see a direct refutation and judged that my opponent wouldn't defend perfectly in time pressure. So, I went for the bold <b>29. ... f5!? 30.Nxa5 fxe4!?! 31.Nxb7 e3 32.Rff1 Nxg2 (D)</b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdX5JrNfKfwwti-Uk4tykaGPACQNawoDCFUzT64zclq7QOPSxwr3nr8BTWLZw5GS22ucm0-Rq-6ING8ZbaOhlv3xCPUIwgUuxJ2-1E-IFZ0N0dBJQ_BYotb8Oz_t4udoTYFRd0VgOJXsUvVNSVJgu_sGyC6c-9x8FUJeLaBmvPLq3rYScbj3uP_xcL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdX5JrNfKfwwti-Uk4tykaGPACQNawoDCFUzT64zclq7QOPSxwr3nr8BTWLZw5GS22ucm0-Rq-6ING8ZbaOhlv3xCPUIwgUuxJ2-1E-IFZ0N0dBJQ_BYotb8Oz_t4udoTYFRd0VgOJXsUvVNSVJgu_sGyC6c-9x8FUJeLaBmvPLq3rYScbj3uP_xcL" width="240" /></a></div><br />This is a very difficult position to assess, even for the engine (mine incredibly thinks this is just equal). Black has only one pawn for the piece, but my powerful e3 pawn and white's weak king provide sufficient compensation. I didn't see a direct refutation here, and I do have some devious threats in mind if white just mindlessly pushes the a-pawn, which we will see soon...<p></p><p><b>33.Bc4</b> a good move <b>33. ... Rg7 34.Rg1 </b>also a good move <b>34. ... h3 35.a5!? e2 36.a6 (D)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0teNh8ml3zcJJBM39-ECXqjntzu6AAKuegN6oAUPaAaGFhB3K5PN117EU8mVXmKMTj7PvoxuF1CrxUyWKXBei6eSK9J56hkFO2wLwih5sVwQhFGvFu-bUr_8tmGnt2O5AfeRFTFD0zE7J8pTYBkCoonXlL25RpbQz_lOivCjHOOLlWzeuXjBOc8W" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0teNh8ml3zcJJBM39-ECXqjntzu6AAKuegN6oAUPaAaGFhB3K5PN117EU8mVXmKMTj7PvoxuF1CrxUyWKXBei6eSK9J56hkFO2wLwih5sVwQhFGvFu-bUr_8tmGnt2O5AfeRFTFD0zE7J8pTYBkCoonXlL25RpbQz_lOivCjHOOLlWzeuXjBOc8W" width="240" /></a></div><br />It's not obvious what black's threat is, so at first glance this looks good for white. 36. ... e1=Q? 37.Rxe1 is not playable (g7 is hanging), and it's not clear how black is supposed to make progress. However, I found what I can only say is an unbelievable tactical idea here, which looks like something straight out of a study. I played <b>36. ... Rg5!</b> My opponent was visibly confused by this seemingly random move. <b>37.Bd5</b> and now <b>37. ... Ne3?!</b> unfortunately this was the wrong execution and 37. ... Rf8! was necessary here, but in time pressure I couldn't get myself to play this slow move.<p></p><p>I saw that white should now play 38.Bf3! and we would reach a still unclear but balanced position. However, you might be wondering - why not simply take my rook on g5! Well, fortunately my opponent did exactly that: <b>38.Rxg5? (D) </b>The losing move, for an extraordinary tactical reason.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib4KOnBkN17bnFAkRv0xVKoUE6-uq00RRZQGlz4yCFxvAza0HP7VgKF6BJmtqbowuQOmdHJfokoxbzZKCSJJlWs-fw5FwGriKWQ_AIQ5wSKWTzeha98QMnA8qY-TD2_ulOdJHZRuLI0pW1zu8er8O2PcdKhnJUu02eIsfSbh_L4U8L3M8eMYw7qVv3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib4KOnBkN17bnFAkRv0xVKoUE6-uq00RRZQGlz4yCFxvAza0HP7VgKF6BJmtqbowuQOmdHJfokoxbzZKCSJJlWs-fw5FwGriKWQ_AIQ5wSKWTzeha98QMnA8qY-TD2_ulOdJHZRuLI0pW1zu8er8O2PcdKhnJUu02eIsfSbh_L4U8L3M8eMYw7qVv3" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b>38. ... Nd1!! </b>Holy smokes! I almost couldn't believe that this ridiculous move actually works. Black is down a full rook <i>and</i> a bishop, and it seems like white should easily be able to guard against promotion with two rooks on his first rank. But amazingly, it turns out that 39.Rg1, the only move to stop promotion, runs into 39. ... Nf2#!! How often do you see that kind of mating construction...<p></p><p>White is lost now, but it is still tricky in mutual time trouble. The game continued <b>39.Rg7+ Kf6 40.Rxd1 exd1=Q+ 41.Rg1 Qxc2 42.Nxd6 Qxd3 43.a7! (D)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidrlam_yO7Ekw8hgUiJ99LoWP4kJHQ43AKgYz8sRkmd-9z1VX5BfASKz9UpIXPaFI8KvMNpUzUvick3NVxwPmp988cpd2vYjj4fJ8OZlAntJbpDEMHYCqPNt8gmA3EIYtRpGOjg4E-VfrvIiHUbj6H5H60Vr_OHajQBwBtCOWW8jgj_cz-C9Z0FFnU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="774" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidrlam_yO7Ekw8hgUiJ99LoWP4kJHQ43AKgYz8sRkmd-9z1VX5BfASKz9UpIXPaFI8KvMNpUzUvick3NVxwPmp988cpd2vYjj4fJ8OZlAntJbpDEMHYCqPNt8gmA3EIYtRpGOjg4E-VfrvIiHUbj6H5H60Vr_OHajQBwBtCOWW8jgj_cz-C9Z0FFnU" width="240" /></a></div><br />Things are not yet over! My king is actually in some danger and white still has a strong a-pawn. You would think that black must be winning somehow (and you would be correct), but can you find the best move with just a couple minutes on the clock?<p></p><p><b>43. ... Qa6?</b> incredibly, this gives white a golden chance to come back. Necessary was 43. ... Ke7! 44.Be4! <i>(44.Ne4?? Qg2+)</i> 44. ... Qe2! 45.Nf5+ Kf6 46.Ng3 Qxb2 white quickly runs out of checks and although it's still not trivial, black should be winning in the position after 47.a8=Q Rxa8 48.Bxa8 Qc2 49.Be4 d3!</p><p><b>44.Ne4+? </b>Also with just a few minutes, white doesn't find the drawing resource. Amazingly, 44.Be4!! draws after both 44. ... Qxa7 45.Rg6+ Ke7 46.Rg7+ Kxd6 47.Rxa7 and 44. ... Qxd6 45.Rg6+ Ke7 46.Rg7+ Ke6 47.Rg6+ Kd7 48.Rg7+. It's not immediately obvious, but white also has perpetual after 44. ... Qa2!? 45.Rg6+ Ke7 46.Nf5+.</p><p><b>44. ... Kf5!</b> Now white is officially lost. <b>45.Ng3+ Kf4 46.Rf1+ Ke3 47.Re1+ Kf2 48.Rf1+ Qxf1+ 49.Nxf1 Kxf1 50.b3 d3 51.Bc4</b> hoping for stalemate <b>51. ... Ke2</b> and white resigned <b>0-1</b></p><p><br /></p><p>What a game. This <b>38. ... Nd1</b> resource was incredible - that really shows the power of even just one advanced passed pawn near the enemy king (the h3 pawn also helped). The opening was instructive to analyze as well.</p></span><p></p>Levhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500126939412455338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-53924444424334578552022-10-26T20:21:00.019-07:002022-11-16T12:44:36.985-08:002022 CCCR Championship Results!<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"> Congratulations to Our New <i>Community Chess Club of Rochester (CCCR)</i> Champions:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">Ryan Beh and Matt Slomski !!!!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_8jfJog0jYv_U05Ej4XTpmlX9eIGyX4570JsRjxM2SUxU5WgArwk22tbogegvod-vwQb0PQvm-HGexArQ2eVuNAAYghXsP-4ByuGNWGr3IEIXAe72AGpMBSSBAVKIhUfllqdLWuAy4S2hJ5_0OXDK7cvPajjL2rpaLVvmXfzIDae11CK1J4ZFBJBzA/s4032/v2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2eM8u9CN4FostCuD3SGOIoOcJeVRTROswrSifQuM_VEdXZGSpjEis1b6d-7I5-OKF90tu4UxlAfZ-REXMo5dPnTeFgKXcPMGsPz70RMzb0Zeq2wysfIW1SjiKV0r92xd5CBs7065DkKJ0_5cljQh6a95wBa2DhGUcv9K3lW3YQXzoc3qRfxdBPPVHQ/w300-h400/v1.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>National Master Matt Slomski scored 4 points</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6ZAd0dUQ8iVjzLCticQNWcwOI6EuFnNtBxVCgcyKDuBEyciGNCeUpal2r0qgneWyFBKWmm5He3mMhr4cIIUaGuK9zpqmxpRYTmO21lXsO67Cd2mCHf4DnfmHKgo0cYBTwVLHYnqAal8no-pMMwomxT2g42IvgmuDInLeCThj27ifGrbC0BL4F5Q7ew/s2016/v3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6ZAd0dUQ8iVjzLCticQNWcwOI6EuFnNtBxVCgcyKDuBEyciGNCeUpal2r0qgneWyFBKWmm5He3mMhr4cIIUaGuK9zpqmxpRYTmO21lXsO67Cd2mCHf4DnfmHKgo0cYBTwVLHYnqAal8no-pMMwomxT2g42IvgmuDInLeCThj27ifGrbC0BL4F5Q7ew/w400-h300/v3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>From left to right: <br />Toby Rizzo, Matt Slomski, Ryan Beh and TJ Weaver</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gfMK0FysRJBssyp9LAmhIk4ofRAAMdJVQxvxSWKw1Wi87JtOkeDLqjSkUkH-nDXKVuRPwDj16NnAlyxFsg4NYYiWI3nxGF21aEeysRw0nNyWClthF8-IUZuJof7iwWz8XGpYpfn7lqyjEdChV8nMnOWVfLhqbHqfgQV0e3pgD9gbhaH4R__vk5imFQ/s2016/v4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPs4R3Sold0h4-Q68DYzT5KSGIYocGpH2V0ggUPnDm64_61pEbEp008L3X5LA6JtH7vVdDsw00r1AOCTf5WV1yETMcB57qvG7HZBsi21j8mT5IxuY578BIyLs7NTiU4SRkAMZ438aIThfMxwoSXhQzIgMMVkOoq1CB1dWMji7RZqtfbS1PBZNAqAuDg/s2016/v6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPs4R3Sold0h4-Q68DYzT5KSGIYocGpH2V0ggUPnDm64_61pEbEp008L3X5LA6JtH7vVdDsw00r1AOCTf5WV1yETMcB57qvG7HZBsi21j8mT5IxuY578BIyLs7NTiU4SRkAMZ438aIThfMxwoSXhQzIgMMVkOoq1CB1dWMji7RZqtfbS1PBZNAqAuDg/w400-h300/v6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ryan Beh and Toby Rizzo</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGqdiaV6-fVdwNjAlbtZObVM37oOcFnLeWYByBZA_7tqobhnTerDcVkH4O-5LqCfpcD44stXFv4eschkqwaZYG2z99iiEm_VTP1gi9Lqsmg8CEBg62bbcOVk0yd6PHREbqvYhy1ZwBvgUa79dHXvF7Otgye-u1W_i19m6pho6lKe8hflwHzOBY5HuoQ/s2016/v7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGqdiaV6-fVdwNjAlbtZObVM37oOcFnLeWYByBZA_7tqobhnTerDcVkH4O-5LqCfpcD44stXFv4eschkqwaZYG2z99iiEm_VTP1gi9Lqsmg8CEBg62bbcOVk0yd6PHREbqvYhy1ZwBvgUa79dHXvF7Otgye-u1W_i19m6pho6lKe8hflwHzOBY5HuoQ/w480-h640/v7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1st Place: Ryan Beh & Matt Slomski</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3rd Place: Tobey Rizzo by tie-breaks</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4th Place: Quasar Pulluaim by tie-breaks</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">U2000: T.J. Weaver by tie-breaks and David Phelps</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">U1700: Arianna Kharroubi</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">U1500: Mike Lionti by tie-breaks</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">U1200: Misha Bagrov by tie-breaks</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>We had a 4-way tie for 3rd & 4th place with these players having 3 points: Tobey Rizzo, Quasar Pulluiam, TJ Weaver & David Phelps. Tie-breaks determined prizes awarded. </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Thanks to all those who participated in this year's championship!</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?202210262352.0" target="_blank">Cross Table Link</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span>Awards Night: </span><span style="text-align: left;">Nov. 9th:</span></span></b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> The Championship Awards Ceremony will start at 7:30pm and will be followed by the serving of a celebration cake and beverages. USCF-rated games will follow.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApojoVO6uuNOjAPjtQUnTxHIXri2?e=vyIEwW" target="_blank">2022 CCCR Championship Flyer Link.</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApojoVO6uuNOjASKMDUPjTUjKXR4?e=D9TgtR" target="_blank">2022 Championship Photo Gallery Link.</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApojoVO6uuNOjAWJum9YfIS7Dpze?e=YJaRhS" target="_blank">2022 Awards Night Photo Gallery Link.</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Congratulations to <b>T.J. Weaver</b> and <b>Eric Luce</b> for scoring 4 points to tie for first place in the U2000 Section at the <a href="http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202210230162-16084835" target="_blank">Syracuse Central NY Open Tournament</a> this past weekend! Congratulations also to Brighton High School K-12 champions <b>Toby Rizzo</b> and <b>John Luger</b>. Here is a summary of the Rochester players were participated:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLlZmI-sIbeW_c6yHKPkexUM7Hkvv9VNP8zztd9dwNph-4hGmGI1GXIfDthQPiCg0tToO3bdmRn622bVwPejtkbV1APSba5k7slMOZOG71Z7M5cZ3aWfeN6E1Td_nZmfC2HZCd2Iugp3wqs9tMlFwCjStpVJfHDvq4xlWdpXGeSXSh6X339BGl1HilA/s2016/nn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLlZmI-sIbeW_c6yHKPkexUM7Hkvv9VNP8zztd9dwNph-4hGmGI1GXIfDthQPiCg0tToO3bdmRn622bVwPejtkbV1APSba5k7slMOZOG71Z7M5cZ3aWfeN6E1Td_nZmfC2HZCd2Iugp3wqs9tMlFwCjStpVJfHDvq4xlWdpXGeSXSh6X339BGl1HilA/w480-h640/nn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOpAMdFfiUnxMLTT2bckJWhowAdGrBGgtWZqIlG-D0ipnFkX7uIJvVfueU-jwszoBVeWN_mgcQR_puIN5S4b0eLt0V2RA0AP6COA77lq1D4s5fJjmnBYlsjMctl7XG83cKPltlZH9JIFgn-V63EFYUjs0NO6ioxSuuUc94MGwV6TQaY2VpHMZ66sseg/s4080/PXL_20221023_222332608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOpAMdFfiUnxMLTT2bckJWhowAdGrBGgtWZqIlG-D0ipnFkX7uIJvVfueU-jwszoBVeWN_mgcQR_puIN5S4b0eLt0V2RA0AP6COA77lq1D4s5fJjmnBYlsjMctl7XG83cKPltlZH9JIFgn-V63EFYUjs0NO6ioxSuuUc94MGwV6TQaY2VpHMZ66sseg/s320/PXL_20221023_222332608.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-size: xxx-large;">Fall/Winter Chess Camp</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j-3VmZceD2eTkc8GFClGqZngfmRZp_7Qr5HR2Ml8SxEabMpZMYIfpuZ2ZM-cpKy1YyAGIrI562AE4L9_LHuQq_zKHlZjkBr4tw-PKXJg_rf1HcnXf-9QHq--ArLt4iTfwnOgyE574IMtEnuFDraxLGLLCOJFAvWmZTlVJGoZFN0BZacyDXNDLqoVpw/s216/bughouse_sm.jpg" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="216" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j-3VmZceD2eTkc8GFClGqZngfmRZp_7Qr5HR2Ml8SxEabMpZMYIfpuZ2ZM-cpKy1YyAGIrI562AE4L9_LHuQq_zKHlZjkBr4tw-PKXJg_rf1HcnXf-9QHq--ArLt4iTfwnOgyE574IMtEnuFDraxLGLLCOJFAvWmZTlVJGoZFN0BZacyDXNDLqoVpw/s1600/bughouse_sm.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="216" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5oEfDNcauzNm3PdlvUMQZ-cSmacJ1ybMuX_gNx2mviiI2iG32mp7D82STlLDILdMFmffQ9Asx3HG9G9u73lZ1X6cyE2faC-SRTEuFjs6dvCH7dOlxPMl95LEFhV3chlievNKzpTS0ONQaS4GVGU_o2GwJKvTCC3PqSst6F9fC51GTN_CtxJyrYn07A/s214/web-camp-instr.jpg" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="214" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5oEfDNcauzNm3PdlvUMQZ-cSmacJ1ybMuX_gNx2mviiI2iG32mp7D82STlLDILdMFmffQ9Asx3HG9G9u73lZ1X6cyE2faC-SRTEuFjs6dvCH7dOlxPMl95LEFhV3chlievNKzpTS0ONQaS4GVGU_o2GwJKvTCC3PqSst6F9fC51GTN_CtxJyrYn07A/s1600/web-camp-instr.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="214" /></a><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Chess Camp!</b></span><span style="color: #01ffff;"> </span> </p><p>Sign up at the Rochester Chess Center. Chess Camp: Call 442-2430 to Register or for Questions. You can also register on-site.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZLzoj8RE750qPwakL465PR155cDv0hWY_Z2_71b9wsrVBlSUrBwe_fCd60fP7xFkiibYAKUXlzaJJl0buVOxlxWqVVpyBXqPpSkEFpHCN3KFWio0kl3NezAbp7H5BmaM2X5DTNBggZA25FBMXnLjfazYI_obfYAXjXeOfF56lE1uQjYO2N9oCbfhEQ/s2016/nn3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZLzoj8RE750qPwakL465PR155cDv0hWY_Z2_71b9wsrVBlSUrBwe_fCd60fP7xFkiibYAKUXlzaJJl0buVOxlxWqVVpyBXqPpSkEFpHCN3KFWio0kl3NezAbp7H5BmaM2X5DTNBggZA25FBMXnLjfazYI_obfYAXjXeOfF56lE1uQjYO2N9oCbfhEQ/w480-h640/nn3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXa4gSaV_AUat5_FDGLE7hPok_-t-MIJvdUFC-t6V3HrQa4CwfQjfdB-2w8iDwbLdOW46TGRoVOTCXyj8ypxcjr57s41OsdsnvdRffgme9ivdRHFjWa661LLLqd1_zMjudh8uV-fOjP-FrV4AcRhHJ_52AoFI8Q9gsZ-6KpMbjH9MXXAwWiXwLEOKIA/s2016/nn2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="164" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #741b47;">Nov 16 - Clif Kharroubi Chess Lecture at 5:30pm, followed rated games at 7:30pm.</span> <span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Topic: <i>Opening Explosions!</i></span> There will be pizza & beverages at 5:00pm! Sign up at the Chess Center. Sponsored by the Community Chess Club of Rochester. <span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Free for CCCR members; $5 for non-members. </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">All are welcome! </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5pm-5:30pm: Free pizza & Beverages. </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5:30-6:30pm: Lecture (Introduction, Presentation, Q&A, Closing notes). </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">6:30pm: Registration for CCCR G/80d5 games (optional, following lecture).</b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> The lecture will be video recorded.</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span>Sign up at the Chess Center. Flyer will be available in October.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRThHN_BdWMMKPooeNKXRgtThTwVRchhoE18chRYUU9d9D82IY501vLXd4xMkrMEBYrOUoULqLV-vortirSG6WHPc_unmFbIbiGGn2MUmIVoEmZtqfPVBRYYGqcQNqouzyY6kK0TFgeb585384ZQNtA3LaMT_DeDKCCS1HGiYYuiHqh1giRapOh6DwVg/s200/party.jpg" style="color: #2288bb; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRThHN_BdWMMKPooeNKXRgtThTwVRchhoE18chRYUU9d9D82IY501vLXd4xMkrMEBYrOUoULqLV-vortirSG6WHPc_unmFbIbiGGn2MUmIVoEmZtqfPVBRYYGqcQNqouzyY6kK0TFgeb585384ZQNtA3LaMT_DeDKCCS1HGiYYuiHqh1giRapOh6DwVg/w200-h200/party.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #38761d;">Dec 21 - CCCR's Annual Holiday Party</span> with USCF-Rated Games. Pizza will be provided. Players can bring a treat to share (optional).</p><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-63183092043522767022022-08-18T08:50:00.012-07:002022-10-27T18:21:51.294-07:00Chess Events Coming Up & The Latest Results for Rochester-area & NY State<p><b><span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26Prjlux5FYSrV3GPB-szVmjbB3sUEzs_YeHcTR_u9xn3c6gLT1fC6Fs-8MHrs3avCfczBKQlEyHlEZeT323c_HUPe7-pYnUmEkIYET8EOG-L0sVsskGhzBzNOgXulbzPZhmrVCAD4ybAVk_89TJp2HjhYQbnq8DK7pUZQkvcVJyHW3j2zmMYteh75A/s644/events.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="644" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26Prjlux5FYSrV3GPB-szVmjbB3sUEzs_YeHcTR_u9xn3c6gLT1fC6Fs-8MHrs3avCfczBKQlEyHlEZeT323c_HUPe7-pYnUmEkIYET8EOG-L0sVsskGhzBzNOgXulbzPZhmrVCAD4ybAVk_89TJp2HjhYQbnq8DK7pUZQkvcVJyHW3j2zmMYteh75A/s320/events.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><i style="font-size: medium;">For events outside the Rochester NY area, scroll toward the bottom of this post.</i></div><b><span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;"><div><b><span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></div>Upcomming Events at the Rochester Chess Center:</span></span></b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWl6LbYtf4b7UeH8OywWhwp8CquRconP0liaJ4cs8D-dNuk8N24YXB4xWfrlrOedYLJq1fmqEziczOCdyrCiqkGNSvVrIVJt_3qJHiXlTkuTRVu2lXPSrds59zP5H5vcPxkQVAhoEqUP5wN6MNUhw-AlgiMJsf2-9lpx6mqV1zKO1RwK8ikRFk1ffYww/s470/league.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="470" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWl6LbYtf4b7UeH8OywWhwp8CquRconP0liaJ4cs8D-dNuk8N24YXB4xWfrlrOedYLJq1fmqEziczOCdyrCiqkGNSvVrIVJt_3qJHiXlTkuTRVu2lXPSrds59zP5H5vcPxkQVAhoEqUP5wN6MNUhw-AlgiMJsf2-9lpx6mqV1zKO1RwK8ikRFk1ffYww/w200-h159/league.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: red;">Oct 3 - The Dr. Farley Memorial Monday Night Fall Chess League</span> begins. The league runs for 10 weeks on Monday nights. Teams are forming. Sign-up at the Chess Center. Time Control: G/90d5; Call 585-442-2430 for Info. Register by 6:30pm 10/3/22.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></p></div><div><div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Community Chess Club Championship</span><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1jdBABpazQhHmSlCNZVMCC3J4430c47bba6ciKm5YulJuQxp86K5sPRh4Hv5TqZd0IA8QcyfT-4aSYqGnAhZLCNYPcxx2CKJ94jf53i8bsKC0wydAe3dNQP_0QuRiIw2mwwHAPhYfPuDztglAKWFDIHlyYilITNzKVUDGvTBUsO4nF_4NyCtoijTCQ/s400/champ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1jdBABpazQhHmSlCNZVMCC3J4430c47bba6ciKm5YulJuQxp86K5sPRh4Hv5TqZd0IA8QcyfT-4aSYqGnAhZLCNYPcxx2CKJ94jf53i8bsKC0wydAe3dNQP_0QuRiIw2mwwHAPhYfPuDztglAKWFDIHlyYilITNzKVUDGvTBUsO4nF_4NyCtoijTCQ/w200-h150/champ.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 (Four rounds, One round per Wednesday).</span></p><p><a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApojoVO6uuNOjAPjtQUnTxHIXri2?e=vyIEwW" target="_blank">2022 CCCR Championship Flyer.</a></p><p><a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApojoVO6uuNOjASKMDUPjTUjKXR4?e=D9TgtR" target="_blank">2022 Championship Photo Gallery Link.</a></p><p><a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApojoVO6uuNOjAWJum9YfIS7Dpze?e=YJaRhS" target="_blank">2022 Awards Night Photo Gallery Link.</a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Nov. 9th:</span> CCCR's <span style="color: #134f5c;">Awards Night</span>. The Championship Awards Ceremony will start at 7:30pm and will be followed by the serving of a celebration cake and beverages. USCF-rated games will follow.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-size: xxx-large;">Fall/Winter Chess Camp</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j-3VmZceD2eTkc8GFClGqZngfmRZp_7Qr5HR2Ml8SxEabMpZMYIfpuZ2ZM-cpKy1YyAGIrI562AE4L9_LHuQq_zKHlZjkBr4tw-PKXJg_rf1HcnXf-9QHq--ArLt4iTfwnOgyE574IMtEnuFDraxLGLLCOJFAvWmZTlVJGoZFN0BZacyDXNDLqoVpw/s216/bughouse_sm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="216" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j-3VmZceD2eTkc8GFClGqZngfmRZp_7Qr5HR2Ml8SxEabMpZMYIfpuZ2ZM-cpKy1YyAGIrI562AE4L9_LHuQq_zKHlZjkBr4tw-PKXJg_rf1HcnXf-9QHq--ArLt4iTfwnOgyE574IMtEnuFDraxLGLLCOJFAvWmZTlVJGoZFN0BZacyDXNDLqoVpw/s1600/bughouse_sm.jpg" width="216" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5oEfDNcauzNm3PdlvUMQZ-cSmacJ1ybMuX_gNx2mviiI2iG32mp7D82STlLDILdMFmffQ9Asx3HG9G9u73lZ1X6cyE2faC-SRTEuFjs6dvCH7dOlxPMl95LEFhV3chlievNKzpTS0ONQaS4GVGU_o2GwJKvTCC3PqSst6F9fC51GTN_CtxJyrYn07A/s214/web-camp-instr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="214" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5oEfDNcauzNm3PdlvUMQZ-cSmacJ1ybMuX_gNx2mviiI2iG32mp7D82STlLDILdMFmffQ9Asx3HG9G9u73lZ1X6cyE2faC-SRTEuFjs6dvCH7dOlxPMl95LEFhV3chlievNKzpTS0ONQaS4GVGU_o2GwJKvTCC3PqSst6F9fC51GTN_CtxJyrYn07A/s1600/web-camp-instr.jpg" width="214" /></a><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Chess Camp!</b></span><span style="color: #01ffff;"> </span> Sign up at the Rochester Chess Center. Call 442-2430 to Register or for Information.</p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #990000; font-size: xx-large;">Chess Lecture</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpQiCtS-5NPteBXLemV9rkJcRJ18pZaFEk8gaDh2cS_xPkXXYpI1_C9vdlfXKsjONCWZfgvvP0V_FHz8VFvX8nmIvxjjjPhZgQKIKh3e2fD_BmpFkNLDlc8xYOhTb7Rdl3pJhRHpN9Zp0o6d_Mt_Ay0UoXwPbuBS-fy7VX0n8VLQS2HeIy3uoMhKlEA/s400/Clif.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpQiCtS-5NPteBXLemV9rkJcRJ18pZaFEk8gaDh2cS_xPkXXYpI1_C9vdlfXKsjONCWZfgvvP0V_FHz8VFvX8nmIvxjjjPhZgQKIKh3e2fD_BmpFkNLDlc8xYOhTb7Rdl3pJhRHpN9Zp0o6d_Mt_Ay0UoXwPbuBS-fy7VX0n8VLQS2HeIy3uoMhKlEA/w150-h200/Clif.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCGdyLi3FQ8z4tjq82O1opP7A8lYPQOIKPUfaRg7LsLkWeBv1D2jxaI-fsu4anQ0cM_yCu2FEPMoVs-xRGzA2aXyJicPBaFVdodK1ca1JPUHr2Htz2Y4waD66PROWZCNDZcQ2Q9h5ZnPzRD0pLletUD3yw1xySememjaP5hkDcFXfQwaFFrA-X5kORw/s209/lecture.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="164" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCGdyLi3FQ8z4tjq82O1opP7A8lYPQOIKPUfaRg7LsLkWeBv1D2jxaI-fsu4anQ0cM_yCu2FEPMoVs-xRGzA2aXyJicPBaFVdodK1ca1JPUHr2Htz2Y4waD66PROWZCNDZcQ2Q9h5ZnPzRD0pLletUD3yw1xySememjaP5hkDcFXfQwaFFrA-X5kORw/s1600/lecture.JPG" width="164" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #741b47;">Nov 16 - Clif Kharroubi Chess Lecture at 5:30pm, followed rated games at 7:30pm.</span> <span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Topic: <i>Opening Explosions!</i></span> There will be pizza & beverages at 5:00pm! Sign up at the Chess Center. Sponsored by the Community Chess Club of Rochester. <span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Free for CCCR members; $5 for non-members. </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">All are welcome! </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5pm-5:30pm: Free pizza & Beverages. </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5:30-6:30pm: Lecture (Introduction, Presentation, Q&A, Closing notes). </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">6:30pm: Registration for CCCR G/80d5 games (optional, following lecture).</b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> The lecture will be video recorded.</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span>Sign up at the Chess Center. Flyer will be available in October.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRThHN_BdWMMKPooeNKXRgtThTwVRchhoE18chRYUU9d9D82IY501vLXd4xMkrMEBYrOUoULqLV-vortirSG6WHPc_unmFbIbiGGn2MUmIVoEmZtqfPVBRYYGqcQNqouzyY6kK0TFgeb585384ZQNtA3LaMT_DeDKCCS1HGiYYuiHqh1giRapOh6DwVg/s200/party.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRThHN_BdWMMKPooeNKXRgtThTwVRchhoE18chRYUU9d9D82IY501vLXd4xMkrMEBYrOUoULqLV-vortirSG6WHPc_unmFbIbiGGn2MUmIVoEmZtqfPVBRYYGqcQNqouzyY6kK0TFgeb585384ZQNtA3LaMT_DeDKCCS1HGiYYuiHqh1giRapOh6DwVg/w200-h200/party.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #38761d;">Dec 21 - CCCR's Annual Holiday Party</span> with USCF-Rated Games. Pizza will be provided. Players can bring a treat to share (optional).</p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><b><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;">Other Events in NY State:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXo9EsZc-drZpWaV_9ghlWlrJlkw7qzrcVpfK0_47ANfs07MqzrioD4DumRfuozzohbYLy4OIkFoYEtDGldC2bLJy0m2obBKjGm_XDLgkm6gFNxyr3PvXKIuYMrmVzrkXmBivAyuOlGexdG1l0OkJ-sZObrDlZeeGCm8ysaVWcB2va8ruQZd_KhDciQ/s348/syr.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="348" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXo9EsZc-drZpWaV_9ghlWlrJlkw7qzrcVpfK0_47ANfs07MqzrioD4DumRfuozzohbYLy4OIkFoYEtDGldC2bLJy0m2obBKjGm_XDLgkm6gFNxyr3PvXKIuYMrmVzrkXmBivAyuOlGexdG1l0OkJ-sZObrDlZeeGCm8ysaVWcB2va8ruQZd_KhDciQ/w200-h131/syr.JPG" width="200" /></a></p></div></div><div><p><span style="color: #990000; font-size: xx-large;">Syracuse NY Tournament</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000;">Oct 21-23 or 22-23, 2022. Central New York Open, Syracuse NY<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: medium;">$5,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES! </span><a href="http://www.chesstour.com/cnyo22.htm" target="_blank">Click here for link.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.chesstour.com/" target="_blank">Click here for the Continental Chess Association Tournament Site</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">Past Events at the Rochester Chess Center:</span></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-size: xxx-large;">Summer Chess Camp</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j-3VmZceD2eTkc8GFClGqZngfmRZp_7Qr5HR2Ml8SxEabMpZMYIfpuZ2ZM-cpKy1YyAGIrI562AE4L9_LHuQq_zKHlZjkBr4tw-PKXJg_rf1HcnXf-9QHq--ArLt4iTfwnOgyE574IMtEnuFDraxLGLLCOJFAvWmZTlVJGoZFN0BZacyDXNDLqoVpw/s216/bughouse_sm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="216" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j-3VmZceD2eTkc8GFClGqZngfmRZp_7Qr5HR2Ml8SxEabMpZMYIfpuZ2ZM-cpKy1YyAGIrI562AE4L9_LHuQq_zKHlZjkBr4tw-PKXJg_rf1HcnXf-9QHq--ArLt4iTfwnOgyE574IMtEnuFDraxLGLLCOJFAvWmZTlVJGoZFN0BZacyDXNDLqoVpw/s1600/bughouse_sm.jpg" width="216" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5oEfDNcauzNm3PdlvUMQZ-cSmacJ1ybMuX_gNx2mviiI2iG32mp7D82STlLDILdMFmffQ9Asx3HG9G9u73lZ1X6cyE2faC-SRTEuFjs6dvCH7dOlxPMl95LEFhV3chlievNKzpTS0ONQaS4GVGU_o2GwJKvTCC3PqSst6F9fC51GTN_CtxJyrYn07A/s214/web-camp-instr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="214" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5oEfDNcauzNm3PdlvUMQZ-cSmacJ1ybMuX_gNx2mviiI2iG32mp7D82STlLDILdMFmffQ9Asx3HG9G9u73lZ1X6cyE2faC-SRTEuFjs6dvCH7dOlxPMl95LEFhV3chlievNKzpTS0ONQaS4GVGU_o2GwJKvTCC3PqSst6F9fC51GTN_CtxJyrYn07A/s1600/web-camp-instr.jpg" width="214" /></a><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Chess Camp all Summer!</b></span><span style="color: #01ffff;"> </span> Sign up at the Rochester Chess Center. </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">Chess Camp Summer Schedule - <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApojoVO6uuNOixxRLcTtL-w9oSHQ?e=l4gfTt" target="_blank">Click Here.</a></p></blockquote><p> A Typical Day at Chess Camp - <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApojoVO6uuNOix50lJO7Zhkbz1d0?e=VA5gPv" target="_blank">Click Here.</a></p><p><i>Rochester Chess Center's Summer Chess Schedule.</i> <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApojoVO6uuNOix0dS-JOWp7lWVxv?e=yE7cKW" target="_blank">Click here.</a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWl6LbYtf4b7UeH8OywWhwp8CquRconP0liaJ4cs8D-dNuk8N24YXB4xWfrlrOedYLJq1fmqEziczOCdyrCiqkGNSvVrIVJt_3qJHiXlTkuTRVu2lXPSrds59zP5H5vcPxkQVAhoEqUP5wN6MNUhw-AlgiMJsf2-9lpx6mqV1zKO1RwK8ikRFk1ffYww/s470/league.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="470" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWl6LbYtf4b7UeH8OywWhwp8CquRconP0liaJ4cs8D-dNuk8N24YXB4xWfrlrOedYLJq1fmqEziczOCdyrCiqkGNSvVrIVJt_3qJHiXlTkuTRVu2lXPSrds59zP5H5vcPxkQVAhoEqUP5wN6MNUhw-AlgiMJsf2-9lpx6mqV1zKO1RwK8ikRFk1ffYww/w200-h159/league.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: red;">July 11 - The Dr. Farley Memorial Monday Night Summer Chess League</span> begins. The league runs for 10 weeks on Monday nights. Teams are forming. Sign-up at the Chess Center. Time Control: G/90d5; Call 585-442-2430 for Info. Register by 6:30pm 7/11/22</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwxSDfMNC43YRTX-3r6waNxIy9lLq4tbvz58t7dSAChzYlJhRSd00tXs2EreCogc5Y3E-vF5AXytR9CwrM9eQcOLWMHnHgp3YTM0IIexCVkTbeki8xkPRsyjfNiaQoIEWfCnOoWyn0SfAUixvUnCDNmir-KS88RmO85tUXpDaS3r1IgpUG8aUCoWXLg/s320/picnic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="320" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwxSDfMNC43YRTX-3r6waNxIy9lLq4tbvz58t7dSAChzYlJhRSd00tXs2EreCogc5Y3E-vF5AXytR9CwrM9eQcOLWMHnHgp3YTM0IIexCVkTbeki8xkPRsyjfNiaQoIEWfCnOoWyn0SfAUixvUnCDNmir-KS88RmO85tUXpDaS3r1IgpUG8aUCoWXLg/w200-h96/picnic.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PeaFZSX6FGg64dj4GW47wSaCS0SOjUrjuLxJp0BlgQIe2p-NMtO2nMrojexi0BasOsjrVQqegX1sCmmsj0cNwK_WRGWUZVlZObZh16pJ3QeOiq5QKsQwNYr_pMZh5RSorvsz1z9bBfzgb2kiLMeH_ckOtGFK3pp4PX7IQWFJU-EkZcns8KLeVJHkAg/s320/Mendon-Pond-Sign1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="320" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PeaFZSX6FGg64dj4GW47wSaCS0SOjUrjuLxJp0BlgQIe2p-NMtO2nMrojexi0BasOsjrVQqegX1sCmmsj0cNwK_WRGWUZVlZObZh16pJ3QeOiq5QKsQwNYr_pMZh5RSorvsz1z9bBfzgb2kiLMeH_ckOtGFK3pp4PX7IQWFJU-EkZcns8KLeVJHkAg/w200-h85/Mendon-Pond-Sign1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: #38761d;">July 13 - Chess Center's Annual Picnic</span> at Mendon Ponds Park, East Lodge. Lodge is open at 1pm. Grill fires stoked at 5:30. We hope to see you there! <div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;">Update:</span> <a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApojoVO6uuNOiyF9NW8ujzdkmNme?e=Wg17ou" target="_blank">Here are photos from the Picnic!</a> We had a great time. 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Sign up at the Chess Center.<span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b> </b></span></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">Sponsored by the Community Chess Club of Rochester. </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Free for CCCR members; $5 for non-members. </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">All are welcome! </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5pm-5:30pm: Free pizza & Beverages. </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5:30-6:30pm: Lecture (Introduction, Presentation, Q&A, Closing notes). </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">6:30pm: Registration for CCCR G/80d5 games (optional, following lecture). The lecture will be video recorded.</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span></div><div style="color: #990000;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Update:</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> Our first post-Covid in-person lecture was well-attended and a great success! If you missed it, then you are in luck because it will be posted to the CCCR YouTube channel in the near future. When it gets posted, there will be an update to this post.</span></span></div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: xx-large;">Chess Simultaneous</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_AC2SD239PrdUzAq6QTJpfTbTttfBjAtY9ck1lCCehyGXlhol4yKUc9Rg9JHb42s-xHq7u-9IvfhVZ53EktocvvMXIUEdmz8KrhNom7OTQYLJLm2e2WKOZ2VfYVtrr6d0isfU9NS_RriHpP958nIn3pdkRhc8-R9kKQDyXeq0pl0JJ3YzecPmPsEzQ/s320/Simul1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_AC2SD239PrdUzAq6QTJpfTbTttfBjAtY9ck1lCCehyGXlhol4yKUc9Rg9JHb42s-xHq7u-9IvfhVZ53EktocvvMXIUEdmz8KrhNom7OTQYLJLm2e2WKOZ2VfYVtrr6d0isfU9NS_RriHpP958nIn3pdkRhc8-R9kKQDyXeq0pl0JJ3YzecPmPsEzQ/w200-h150/Simul1.jpg" title="Photo from the 2021 Simultaneous (Left: David Phelps, Right: TJ Weaver)" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394;">Aug 17 - Annual CCCR Chess Simultaneous.</span> Simultaneous is at 7:30pm. There will be pizza & beverages at 6:30pm! Prizes! Sign-up at the chess center. <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApojoVO6uuNOixtbq6gIaIZNOgWs?e=5nnZiJ" target="_blank">Check out this flyer.</a> </p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Update:</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> Congratulations to <b>CCCR Club Champion David Phelps</b> for <b>11 Wins, 4 Draws and 2 Losses</b> in a field of <b>17 opponents</b>. There were many exciting games to watch. Congratulations to the two players who scored Wins: <b>Jacob Snell</b> and <b>Jim Attaya</b>! Congratulations to the players who scored draws: <b>Dominic Shand</b>, <b>David B. Carr</b>, <b>Vinnie Basile and </b></span><b style="color: #222222;">Joshua Stevens</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">! OK, you had to have ENDURANCE to survive the marathon chess simultaneous this year... it started at 7:30pm and the last game with Joshua Stevens finished at 11:30pm! It certainly paid off for Joshua Stevens after the 4-hour mark as Joshua once again showed why his is known as the Draw Master! Thanks to everyone who participated to help make this a great night of chess to remember! Those who won their games against the Club Champion received prizes of super-sized magnetic analysis boards. Those who drew received new hardcover scorebooks. </span></p><p><a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApojoVO6uuNOizSSY59QM1kFVD1o?e=fCdtcu" target="_blank">The Photo Gallery includes copies of several scoresheets. Click here to open the gallery in a New Window.</a></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflvocz3cNlAMesXyALGC45a-UOXo4vA6qRyy7BMCZycM4ruCmb9VusRuZhjiCOPh5wH39wpxO4OmTvBXTKGXKLBv7SwiVfRhINtw1DsCEInOVKoIUzSrcVbYAHhsbSOgbJWfb-1XcL4WinyBucajYczGnxt7rQDbTb6JwK4pTVfXN8kRXWC1SroGRUg/s4032/IMG_4975.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflvocz3cNlAMesXyALGC45a-UOXo4vA6qRyy7BMCZycM4ruCmb9VusRuZhjiCOPh5wH39wpxO4OmTvBXTKGXKLBv7SwiVfRhINtw1DsCEInOVKoIUzSrcVbYAHhsbSOgbJWfb-1XcL4WinyBucajYczGnxt7rQDbTb6JwK4pTVfXN8kRXWC1SroGRUg/w640-h480/IMG_4975.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Phelps faced a field of 17 Opponents.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEk51M_4Ry0I72LN8xgOzOtCvRHe1_ToayW9RFZxhjBTlW1-QXQ_TeVOnoGoTqTJ81mMnSjPva_JLJ77wE09-0YZufzP2NSqk2KqGYyx0Mta58Tda_2IPq-3cbcVcMKYcDD_VE6br4JLIBFdtFVgwSm19duQu04vtZy__GmV5qJBTeslLexhEhNZZSHw/s4032/IMG_5003.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEk51M_4Ry0I72LN8xgOzOtCvRHe1_ToayW9RFZxhjBTlW1-QXQ_TeVOnoGoTqTJ81mMnSjPva_JLJ77wE09-0YZufzP2NSqk2KqGYyx0Mta58Tda_2IPq-3cbcVcMKYcDD_VE6br4JLIBFdtFVgwSm19duQu04vtZy__GmV5qJBTeslLexhEhNZZSHw/w480-h640/IMG_5003.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Jacob Snell won his game and was the FIRST<br />to take-down the Club Champion!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHV3eqpfvs77bKG8LoYcl6OnhmsaTI2VndTFunsOkfMpsnfaAf7LIr4QQA0q7gkwzH09-ZoKua-vEJbda2Xl52k-LS43WiHsjuxUZpH5L_og9wBw9ynu-ABLQHiBbnXVEC8s0sgqvcKbS4PxFNiI6t3Vk893c5TXGN_P7vmqMnyMwYmo_mAji2PaehRQ/w480-h640/IMG_5004.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Jim Attaya won his game! <br />It's another take-down of the Club Champion!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoTvR12G0NbcLjjuYvCreZek-oiJSlYC30H2A5h40xyFeoJkgr1hjijNCqrrS2JcM1EkXD4J3kOyotvbF0gjdtJtZbjKkijXwxQ_klwa0rWDGQ8Ih9vHXRrvZyWiEL2qkO4gF4VOnuKKwUCRK41zlcjjRbDnT3HKOQIq3Sr-5UA54YC4u8lIwQi6f0A/w640-h480/IMG_4981.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Dominic Shand was the FIRST to finish his game and Draw!</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nxuAJDxYu4J-zk-EpWVxPzYLjgB25dU1_eEf74GwyjJ-5oGH9fPych43UQGp1L77cqV7smQdgAwhGFX0TOmmZruG476QiLRNIZoPGhnNwA5DXH7noWCnM3tJYJVpFAzbNalxAeAlxav9m3pQOkUA6eg2F4trGPJ1RuYC3Abhi5WNCk4YH4kAGHTY3g/w640-h480/IMG_4970.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>David B. Carr (left) and Vinnie Basile (center) were the<br />next two players to agree to draws with the Club Champion!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWF6_Es3k1JnHhbhf-36uMBhlWA6O62H7wsewJaXtr-grkX0j70lhKtLumBMhysZi5j84Iqs41YajOrphM_nxF6fYmH6kqGffVf45GabjYFvZ65bc6Y1BRAmD26gJA_7zsAUpl4vXVVUuMG8t5Z8afnBSEEjnwiYavojc-cztEN8u_ZiCKVwA60DDoA/w640-h480/IMG_5012.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Joshua Stevens celebrates his Draw with the Club Champion!<br />This game brings an end to the 2022 CCCR Chess Simultaneous!</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOO-pSgvTaO_cktWl9Hjm9W4b-vllecgApoHweb9Aj4jp-OkxJ-USZXKUXew703Fj6aDuNlVOOpXqjnP_AGS1BKyX9frhMvp0YQlZyooe8Ih2otTFo1biUCLQTuKFRNtFK3iOIvWoif98YOq1yAVWCA3ewahPQiZBeVyrxMVPtOYdNWyM_Y0eGifbTKQ/s4032/IMG_5002.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOO-pSgvTaO_cktWl9Hjm9W4b-vllecgApoHweb9Aj4jp-OkxJ-USZXKUXew703Fj6aDuNlVOOpXqjnP_AGS1BKyX9frhMvp0YQlZyooe8Ih2otTFo1biUCLQTuKFRNtFK3iOIvWoif98YOq1yAVWCA3ewahPQiZBeVyrxMVPtOYdNWyM_Y0eGifbTKQ/w480-h640/IMG_5002.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Quasar Pulluaim studies the board in preparation for his next move.</b><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ0jM1Ym87RQYnvYOSWl5jcGL2s5JenonmXgYwStdVhgeNj5vJNEwDdlpwwvvrWkDPioDIcrDrqDPRbXyEQuyMjR6T-lQr8EjCmuYdD5AePY647HD_yq1RHw5ig1oXWpo1IXaBQDSB-O1P1PAfOntR5Z6Iw5ZOGwMZmZPmh6PaLzNGFmWIt_ehsoE6w/w480-h640/IMG_4971.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> Joe Sarratori <i>aka the STRONGEST chess player!<br /></i>Joe has the awards to prove it!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WfXf3iipTxblU53KQ9QukyoMCh9uUgF_nPiv-j0jiOGZh_5lPOn9uNEVIZ-bFHH7IJ2fFIs5bU7v-E8ANJ4_iRJsOK-H71s12HMbekY_whWg6-yxgX4LczCi-a7dbYI-nJduGFCnyXi9RrsNm99Qdl0aGEa4CS2x982Oc6mxKV_7O11Za4gSBUBzuA/w480-h640/IMG_4999.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>David B. Carr is enjoying his Chess Game!<br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApojoVO6uuNOizSSY59QM1kFVD1o?e=fCdtcu" target="_blank">The Photo Gallery includes copies of several scoresheets. Click here to open the gallery in a New Window.</a><br /><br /><b>The 2022 CCCR Club Championship is in October. Whoever wins the championship will be next year's chess player to Simultaneously play the field mid-year in 2023! Become a CCCR Member, get 10 USCF-rated games played with the club to qualify in the Championship. <br /></b><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: xx-large;">New York State Championship</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbcMqC2OAwQ39fYVkvAm7NXLe76mYZVjpXkDQJ8RnA-NuHyeTVj_A69BGjaOFJc_vKI_Su1yW_Xy6oYASmjrZ_tHReTZ3Bxya93T9AkNf4fawUcSz-bKZkYDdMVSPxyHAcmp2irpq3Q4gCvtx64D_GMMP8LOFNN_KGenkEAU6_ls4Nr2_wAcoWY-mxw/s225/albany.JPG" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="225" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbcMqC2OAwQ39fYVkvAm7NXLe76mYZVjpXkDQJ8RnA-NuHyeTVj_A69BGjaOFJc_vKI_Su1yW_Xy6oYASmjrZ_tHReTZ3Bxya93T9AkNf4fawUcSz-bKZkYDdMVSPxyHAcmp2irpq3Q4gCvtx64D_GMMP8LOFNN_KGenkEAU6_ls4Nr2_wAcoWY-mxw/w200-h123/albany.JPG" width="200" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000;">Sept 2-5, 3-5 or 4-5, 2022. 144th annual NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.</span> Labor Day weekend at Albany Marriott. PRIZE FUND RAISED TO $18,000 GUARANTEED! <a href="http://www.chesstour.com/nysc22.htm" target="_blank">Click here for link.</a></p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: xx-large;">Chess Lecture</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xP0Y58PtjX8h5EBcLO30lLGiP1aBnnM9UZCbBzvAHJJ7DjQ8Ua7hUi77geYA8ZOiKef4j7qonFquXg_eRcLnNzdCDZ3_vRRQ2s7bC7Qxtn1quKbiS4TdSsFsRmu8gm3tWRth2DTniWF5fokJAQt6wt675WmLpqxSVVj1xsvgcu3AZz56kKj42KN-Lw/s180/matt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="180" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xP0Y58PtjX8h5EBcLO30lLGiP1aBnnM9UZCbBzvAHJJ7DjQ8Ua7hUi77geYA8ZOiKef4j7qonFquXg_eRcLnNzdCDZ3_vRRQ2s7bC7Qxtn1quKbiS4TdSsFsRmu8gm3tWRth2DTniWF5fokJAQt6wt675WmLpqxSVVj1xsvgcu3AZz56kKj42KN-Lw/s1600/matt.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpC_lcA77Dwbf_BMBdo48BsrmBw8f5CZxM1Dr3elEex6kWCHbORt3f4hAL4gZtnT9CyBllZcQNqilEmPcQGA0FBKb1sFO27K1dIAbPxn9L0ATQ1jd16jQ4O_YT3quy9flAaLS2kO9oJO1WU_14O806gUjG_4kkFAjUmJ9sG8bvuN1n0X6QYSztesvVWw/s209/lecture.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="164" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpC_lcA77Dwbf_BMBdo48BsrmBw8f5CZxM1Dr3elEex6kWCHbORt3f4hAL4gZtnT9CyBllZcQNqilEmPcQGA0FBKb1sFO27K1dIAbPxn9L0ATQ1jd16jQ4O_YT3quy9flAaLS2kO9oJO1WU_14O806gUjG_4kkFAjUmJ9sG8bvuN1n0X6QYSztesvVWw/s1600/lecture.JPG" width="164" /></a></div><span style="color: #990000;">Sept 14 - Matt Slomski Chess Lecture at 5:30pm.</span> <span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Topic: Queen vs 1 Pawn and Queen vs 2 Pawns Close to Promotion.</span> There will be pizza & beverages at 5:00pm! Sign up at the Chess Center. Sponsored by the Community Chess Club of Rochester. <span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Free for CCCR members; $5 for non-members. </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">All are welcome! </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5pm-5:30pm: Free pizza & Beverages. </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5:30-6:30pm: Lecture (Introduction, Presentation, Q&A, Closing notes). </b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">6:30pm: Registration for CCCR G/80d5 games (optional, following lecture).</b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> The lecture will be video recorded.</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s345/linebreak.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="62" data-original-width="345" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI5TETlMMVvB4lW6onmsPB2G6WBS5JL1J0Qp6Pigr8t3cHfQf-ci4zTlvBQsZNixx0A--l9chYogEcxbLXMxEda1pk5bzMlTpN6YQwkAtzjPgLGJIfOeCJgOMu8UxxU3WIsxPcaggonwhVa90_IUO_gzKIw5VSentBGgIEW84xNsVaeltDCoZaAR7hg/s320/linebreak.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-44294937757716167392022-04-21T11:47:00.007-07:002022-04-21T17:37:28.821-07:0042nd Annual Marchand - GM Bryan Smith & IM Jason Liang tied for 1st Place<p>This year's 42nd Annual Marchand was held in Rochester, NY at the Bill Gray's Iceplex. 125 players participated in the tournament across 4 sections: Open, U1800, U1400 and U1000. In addition to our local Rochester chess players, we had a very large group from Buffalo and Syracuse. The tournament included two Grand Masters: GM Bryan Smith and GM Mark Paragua, and one International Master: IM Jason Lang. <b>GM Bryan Smith and IM Jason Liang tied for 1st Place.</b> This year, the total prize fund was a huge $17,000. The 2022 Marchand Open was the largest tournament in size and total prizes in Western New York. If you were not able to play in this year's Marchand, we hope you will next year!</p><p><a href="http://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?202204106532.0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Here's a link to the USCF rating report.</span></a></p><p>Here is a full breakdown of the prizes awarded in each section along with the standings:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO1bslG-GrzS9KhWu6RfOzbmPDuRD7F0wzwLpuyjOCqqp423bEdg5KRhq5b40wCmScjQsiQNDNEzV_GQZKNa8m2uJLZFABjRrbnLJl5MG0QUejswPRy3psCbf9MNeZWxnDCWgP2opJivZkjHRT7sBkMfFZwTUM1xFr4UVXzwsnP9Fm0A27yeBzUfugg/s3264/IMG_3073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO1bslG-GrzS9KhWu6RfOzbmPDuRD7F0wzwLpuyjOCqqp423bEdg5KRhq5b40wCmScjQsiQNDNEzV_GQZKNa8m2uJLZFABjRrbnLJl5MG0QUejswPRy3psCbf9MNeZWxnDCWgP2opJivZkjHRT7sBkMfFZwTUM1xFr4UVXzwsnP9Fm0A27yeBzUfugg/w480-h640/IMG_3073.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Chief TD Ken McBride stands by.</b><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul5Kkc6_ujYQMMPNX1r83RRtYlqJjSxwgCoxNNELoz3lQwv7fr6kc43OMe5rHe1TP-TgXPXnGBYKDRDy0sbvbd3lbLseyXC6-1Becmv9d3UmK3i70Eo8HzFqrZbLUpH-OD8ATHOBtPWT18VkKQK86Ynjr5UiKlgEV_D41d-GEwADGWMtampM_kk7ZhA/s3264/IMG_3029.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul5Kkc6_ujYQMMPNX1r83RRtYlqJjSxwgCoxNNELoz3lQwv7fr6kc43OMe5rHe1TP-TgXPXnGBYKDRDy0sbvbd3lbLseyXC6-1Becmv9d3UmK3i70Eo8HzFqrZbLUpH-OD8ATHOBtPWT18VkKQK86Ynjr5UiKlgEV_D41d-GEwADGWMtampM_kk7ZhA/w640-h480/IMG_3029.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>GM Mark Paragua (at left, USCF Rating 2556) won his game against <br />Christopher Shen (USCF Rating 2411) in the final round on Sunday.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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The tournament directors were Ken McBride (Chief), Ron Lohrman and Mike Lionti.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stop by and play some USCF-rated chess</b> at the <b><a href="http://nychess.org" target="_blank">Rochester Chess Center</a>!</b> There are also chess camps for kids, a weekly Saturday morning (10am-1pm) youth tournament (USCF membership is optional), a weekly Saturday afternoon tournament, a Monday night chess league, Wednesday chess with the Community Chess Club, chess lessons for youth and adults, chess tournament event information and a chess store on-site for all your chess needs. </div><div><br /></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-75153904501176118432022-03-29T14:08:00.003-07:002022-04-05T14:36:05.465-07:0042nd Marchand Open April 9 & 10, 2022<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwQ2ceRPwGme33NzqGUo1TOm29rRaA2k7D7wFeuRmFfC1iYxEqQ3n7xIUHKLpYMu9bWGXbWRt3GWo7NU5jlygIC0i-Cvt4lMeyqIGSu5a_5pPk_shT8VoI5rkbvvciGCjC9qu4nqhOjyUxEmtSw7rlUjeIFlH9UcIM78bZ2Bs0Sm8fAp0Zffbvt_fh1w=s320" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="320" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwQ2ceRPwGme33NzqGUo1TOm29rRaA2k7D7wFeuRmFfC1iYxEqQ3n7xIUHKLpYMu9bWGXbWRt3GWo7NU5jlygIC0i-Cvt4lMeyqIGSu5a_5pPk_shT8VoI5rkbvvciGCjC9qu4nqhOjyUxEmtSw7rlUjeIFlH9UcIM78bZ2Bs0Sm8fAp0Zffbvt_fh1w" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.784px;">Portrait of Dr. Erich Watkinson Marchand displayed at the Rochester Chess Center<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Dr. Erich Marchand requested that his friends play chess in his memory. Please Note: The date has been extended for late registration. Add $20 to all EF if paid on the day of the event.<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.nychess.org/" target="_blank"><b>See the tournament flyer</b> for all details including prizes and registration information: http://www.nychess.org</a></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Rochester Chess Center: 585-442-2430</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>The Marchand is the largest Chess Tournament in Western New York!</b></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2YkUQpyQQT4nAgEfC54lyHhwuXTQHYVfuVWJ5BFm4FBQNa0gSQNAzsdI9wec4gifQ0_Yer-Zy306I72N9adll-WejI2kw4iSnAuB912zhsYKpin362RbCXPDu803_nS3QQ4GS6HolYO7JeddxDfs_8YsLuHEWxZtexOGBP3EczcDRbJVeoXOscWaNg/s376/buildingpjp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="376" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2YkUQpyQQT4nAgEfC54lyHhwuXTQHYVfuVWJ5BFm4FBQNa0gSQNAzsdI9wec4gifQ0_Yer-Zy306I72N9adll-WejI2kw4iSnAuB912zhsYKpin362RbCXPDu803_nS3QQ4GS6HolYO7JeddxDfs_8YsLuHEWxZtexOGBP3EczcDRbJVeoXOscWaNg/w400-h296/buildingpjp.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Optional</i> Friday early 1st round game will be held at the <br />Rochester Chess Center located at 221 Norris Drive, Rochester, NY 14610. <br /><u>All other Rounds are Saturday/Sunday at the Bill Gray's Iceplex.</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFKV1yLd4AFjKirnqcZWVBS2nhXx8ZREwABu90ZM_rNjytw3goTO24kMqqzlC7IoJChzK-Q01MgO3lA2-67dHnZzTpmnkhLzt5HbOaFEqsNZVo3-ShQ4OnwFM7e0PYH4ylbdqbyX770XWMuW23uGraHJ4uz1ERB5z5tTHqkv-V-Tfo2Oza2Rq3WpOpw/s614/iceplex.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="614" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFKV1yLd4AFjKirnqcZWVBS2nhXx8ZREwABu90ZM_rNjytw3goTO24kMqqzlC7IoJChzK-Q01MgO3lA2-67dHnZzTpmnkhLzt5HbOaFEqsNZVo3-ShQ4OnwFM7e0PYH4ylbdqbyX770XWMuW23uGraHJ4uz1ERB5z5tTHqkv-V-Tfo2Oza2Rq3WpOpw/w400-h219/iceplex.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday/Sunday Rounds 1-5 at the Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex <br />(on the MCC Campus) located at 2700 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Rd, <br />Rochester NY 14623.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-60487323576547388812022-03-28T12:03:00.010-07:002022-04-05T14:37:29.071-07:00Tournament Results: 16th Annual Woman's Invitational and Brittany Broan Memorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>In recognition of Women's History Month, the Rochester Chess Center proudly presented the 16th Annual Women's Invitational and Brittany Broan Memorial. </b>The event was held at the Rochester Center on Saturday, March 26, 2022. This was the sixteenth annual all-female chess tournament. It was held to celebrate the women who have opened the doors in this male-dominated sport and to encourage all those who follow in their footsteps to support and mentor other women.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Congratulations to all the Award Winners!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Thanks to all players for participating!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>K-4 Section</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st Place: Lucy Jaramillo - won trophy and cash prize</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2nd Place: Eleanor Eckert - won cash prize</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>K-12</b><b> Section</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st Place: Madeline Mark - won trophy and cash prize</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2nd Place Tie: Olivia Premo, Ava Scahill, Maggie Hockenberry and Victoria Yao - all won a cash prize</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Adult</b><b> Section</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st Place: Arianna Kharroubi - won Onyx chess set and board, trophy and cash prize</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZUGnNeL35S-1UD7_MqBoCgI6qPq3m0m8FmaAHtbVp6QvCStlLf5VamJKR2khoA8RhRuD-Y33hY9QFaKNd-xMkR5OPt0glDL2ZHAolbSTOVpJXGXH7fR7khc9dESH6Km5aTXKSbsXrPvazG6pU0BqSbGYDq6uzrxlqxyjZblEHG0Vq-T6mo-28V6diA/s640/FullSizeRender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="476" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZUGnNeL35S-1UD7_MqBoCgI6qPq3m0m8FmaAHtbVp6QvCStlLf5VamJKR2khoA8RhRuD-Y33hY9QFaKNd-xMkR5OPt0glDL2ZHAolbSTOVpJXGXH7fR7khc9dESH6Km5aTXKSbsXrPvazG6pU0BqSbGYDq6uzrxlqxyjZblEHG0Vq-T6mo-28V6diA/w477-h640/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="477" /></a></div><br />Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-7614299188981646512022-03-11T08:04:00.000-08:002022-03-11T08:04:42.452-08:00Ivanchuk's Best Game<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Vassily Ivanchuk, of Ukraine, is perhaps one of the world's most distinctive super-grandmasters. He is well-known for having a highly imaginative, creative and unique playing style, which has enabled him to score wins against the best players in the world throughout his career. When playing at his best, he was able to defeat world champions in staggeringly lopsided fashion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">One of Ivanchuk's most famous games is probably his win as a 21 year old against then-world champion Garry Kasparov in Linares, 1991:</span></p><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" id="9007269" src="//www.chess.com/emboard?id=9007269" style="border: none; width: 100%;"></iframe><script>window.addEventListener("message",e=>{e['data']&&"9007269"===e['data']['id']&&document.getElementById(`${e['data']['id']}`)&&(document.getElementById(`${e['data']['id']}`).style.height=`${e['data']['frameHeight']+30}px`)});</script>
<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Against any opponent, this game would have already been a brilliant display by the young Ivanchuk, but defeating <i>Kasparov</i> in such a way - at one point forcing all of the world champion's pieces to the back rank (move 36) - makes this game extra special. For decades, Kasparov was a master of using the initiative and piece activity to dominate his opponents. But here Ivanchuk flipped things around completely - this is certainly one of the most one-sided losses Kasparov has experienced as a world champion. Ivanchuk went undefeated that year in Linares and won the tournament with clear first.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here I actually want to look at another, less well-known game that also demonstrates Ivanchuk's chess brilliance. Even though he was no longer at the peak of his career during this game, Ivanchuk still played at an extraordinarily high level and made things look easy against another future superstar, Sam Shankland:</span></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" id="9007415" src="//www.chess.com/emboard?id=9007415" style="border: none; width: 100%;"></iframe><script>window.addEventListener("message",e=>{e['data']&&"9007415"===e['data']['id']&&document.getElementById(`${e['data']['id']}`)&&(document.getElementById(`${e['data']['id']}`).style.height=`${e['data']['frameHeight']+30}px`)});</script>
<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Of course, our hearts go out to the people of Ukraine during this difficult time, and we should remember that chess is a big deal in Ukraine, just as it is in Russia. If you would like to donate to support Ukrainian chess players, please do consider this fundraiser organized by the United States Chess Federation, available here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-ukrainian-chess-players.</span></div>Levhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500126939412455338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-19797290054258527192022-01-18T15:02:00.001-08:002022-01-18T15:02:15.747-08:00Adventures in the King's Indian<span style="font-family: helvetica;">Recently I played two experimental games with the King's Indian Defense as black and in both cases got to play a very interesting and fun game. In these two videos I analyze both games from start to finish.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N_cpSHFVfxE" width="320" youtube-src-id="N_cpSHFVfxE"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sOMb3zvhO2g" width="320" youtube-src-id="sOMb3zvhO2g"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Levhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500126939412455338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-65280754183415733372021-12-16T14:25:00.027-08:002022-01-01T08:12:42.541-08:00Holiday Chess Camp & Chess Club News/Tournaments for December 2021!<p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>** Schedule Change ** The Rawle Farley Memorial </i><u>Monday Night Chess League</u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span><b><span style="background-color: white;">The start date for the league has changed </span>from January 3rd to Monday <span style="font-size: large;">January 10th, 2022</span>.</b></span> </span> You can register now through January 10th at the Rochester Chess Center or call 585-442-2430. For entries on 1/10/22 when games begin, please register no later than 6:30pm so we can form the teams.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8S_XGc-5vGoSQQ1uunWwHOsLnXB9imdoKVkNDcwWTdle68-jqSRaczn-F8smlvfuv15DahtTKRtW6Q426sZg70pUoTp62rq0ULgzeVw0hOi72yT2lGyK2hSjwVO77lg48lZ1fP_f2ppe0-gOJhiECDjcUJ9qUZrprfaiGsPuyBYwrEKF-Q3-zbzkGdg=s160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="160" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8S_XGc-5vGoSQQ1uunWwHOsLnXB9imdoKVkNDcwWTdle68-jqSRaczn-F8smlvfuv15DahtTKRtW6Q426sZg70pUoTp62rq0ULgzeVw0hOi72yT2lGyK2hSjwVO77lg48lZ1fP_f2ppe0-gOJhiECDjcUJ9qUZrprfaiGsPuyBYwrEKF-Q3-zbzkGdg" width="160" /></a> </p><p><b>Rochester Chess Center Chess Camp for the Holidays! </b></p><p><b><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Sign-Up for CHESS CAMP!</span></b></p><p><b>Because this is our 30th year of offering camps, our counselors are among the most experienced chess teachers found anywhere. We coordinate daily activities and instruction to expand the students' chess skills. Chess is known to teach logic, problem solving, analysis techniques, and will improve study habits. These skills will carry over to school and career. </b><b>But the main reason kids come back is. . . </b><b>We have fun!!</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Martin Luther King Day: January 17th</span></b></p><p><b>Register at the Rochester Chess Center or call 585-442-2430. </b></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfywet_z8UG66CMTQrLN0SN3dU5ER_kUfUTd2okEqHCLvm2AZNZYit-oD3lxsJrPPs4rhzMAAvZrq6omyjiOdR4qUrdWCFjtxfGNTt4iZ9JmRK0nwnarOawGJw21Zm6kFzhr7fmaNm7HjNZ2uDJOMpkl_ZPTUPdhcxfvk0qkiOskueFpEp2xs50in0fw=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfywet_z8UG66CMTQrLN0SN3dU5ER_kUfUTd2okEqHCLvm2AZNZYit-oD3lxsJrPPs4rhzMAAvZrq6omyjiOdR4qUrdWCFjtxfGNTt4iZ9JmRK0nwnarOawGJw21Zm6kFzhr7fmaNm7HjNZ2uDJOMpkl_ZPTUPdhcxfvk0qkiOskueFpEp2xs50in0fw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-nhXtnMT1E2hi2E_H6yUPlEucw3l9w-i84vyGjh9P5MXBPvvwPswnXXm913oMyIaVXwzXPHjQWhIe90Anxg5JczQ9L5diW3-BEErxoEiarAdt1D1B1OXAWL5fBZaCdzimJ9X6OPK2DwtUz1PXteqhQWp16NNNPqfyWiYsmCTaWWlp25tgaBGgZKRMyA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-nhXtnMT1E2hi2E_H6yUPlEucw3l9w-i84vyGjh9P5MXBPvvwPswnXXm913oMyIaVXwzXPHjQWhIe90Anxg5JczQ9L5diW3-BEErxoEiarAdt1D1B1OXAWL5fBZaCdzimJ9X6OPK2DwtUz1PXteqhQWp16NNNPqfyWiYsmCTaWWlp25tgaBGgZKRMyA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVO3Kor0Yo9uzAfhpsJooIDOnZcQWpN7xoZbY_wqYWZcUMzErXYCzdaOHLqb_2iB56VkucS8WOO8acqOehsAroQ33JOl5yuGPtdfRFiGOFYNMu6BOqOzff18h2mZqUJbATkfqPJ9xK5Chwr1X857mjW09lOJdr5PrxS9uQ8CktLEd05CSxeXxNFZR0Sw=s344" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="344" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVO3Kor0Yo9uzAfhpsJooIDOnZcQWpN7xoZbY_wqYWZcUMzErXYCzdaOHLqb_2iB56VkucS8WOO8acqOehsAroQ33JOl5yuGPtdfRFiGOFYNMu6BOqOzff18h2mZqUJbATkfqPJ9xK5Chwr1X857mjW09lOJdr5PrxS9uQ8CktLEd05CSxeXxNFZR0Sw=s320" width="320" /></a><b><span style="font-size: large;">Rochester New York Area Chess Leagues and Tournaments:</span></b></span></b></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i>+</i></span><i><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">The Rawle Farley Memorial Monday Night Chess League:</span> </i><i>The start date for the league has changed from January 3rd to Monday January 10th, 2022. You can register now through January 10th at the Rochester Chess Center or call 585-442-2430. For entries on 1/10/22 when games begin, please register no later than 6:30pm so we can form the teams.</i></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">+ The 42nd Annual Marchand Open:</span> Web Link: <a href="https://new.uschess.org/42nd-annual-marchand-open">42nd Annual Marchand Open | US Chess.org</a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div>Summary: Heritage Event, Enhanced Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix. Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex (on the MCC Campus). <span style="color: red;"><b>Saturday, April 9, 2022 - Sunday, April 10, 2022.</b></span> EVENT OVERVIEW. US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED)</div><div>Dr. Erich Marchand requested that his "friends play chess in his memory". 5SS, G/120 d5. Location: Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex (on the MCC Campus), 2700 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Rd., Rochester, NY 14623. $17,000 Gtd. Open Section: $3000-2000-1300-800-500-300. Under2200 & U2000 each $800-475-280. EF: $90. U1800 Section: $1050-700-400. Under 1600 $700-400. EF: $75. U1400 Section: $580-360-240. Under 1200 $340-220. EF $65. U1000 Section: $350-220-140. Under 800 $175-115. EF: $55. Unrated players in the U1800 section can only win $330, in U1400 $195 & U1000 $100. No limit in Open. Balance to next prize winners. Free EF (deducted from prize) and $100 appearance award to all GM and IM if entered by 3/20. All EF add $20 after 3/20. All sections USCF rated. Ratings as in April Supplement. Bring sets, boards, and clocks – none provided. Food court and chess books & equipment sales available on-site. No smoking allowed in the Iceplex. Reg.: 8:30-9:15am. Rds.: Sat. 10-2:15-6:30, Sun. 10-2:15. One 1/2 point bye available in round 1, 2, 3, or 4 if requested at entry. Optional first round Friday, 4/8 at 7pm played at Rochester Chess Center (register by 6:30pm). Info: 585-442-2430. Mail entry to: Rochester Chess Center, 221 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. Email entry to: chesscenter@rochester.rr.com. Web: nychess.org. Store Website: chessset.com. Address: 2700 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Rd. Rochester, NY 14623 United States. Sections: 4 Grand Prix Points: 150 Prize Fund: $17,000. ORGANIZER: Ronald Lohrman. Email: chesscenter@rochester.rr.com Phone: 585-442-2430 Website: Zttp://www.nychess.org</div></blockquote><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Upcoming CCA Tournaments: </span></b><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;">Web Link: <a href="https://chessaction.com/index.php?vendor=Continental%20Chess%20Association">Online Registration for Chess Championships (chessaction.com)</a></blockquote><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEUi7SdYhUKObs0XwQSi5z15ubT7ccY1n7On7XWrziWKbBFZfK8lsxPt4NkBDI9Mdbu1dPPrF-yazE9CAMLq0R23ES-0YPNbwSqlbnJ-UWy5EBq9c1oT7FAg214oew3qUb_oJMbnCJ3BzJEu6opMbJIao-2m1rLP7MKVQxIktZ_BGovHRFsx9cuXJNTg=s198" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="198" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEUi7SdYhUKObs0XwQSi5z15ubT7ccY1n7On7XWrziWKbBFZfK8lsxPt4NkBDI9Mdbu1dPPrF-yazE9CAMLq0R23ES-0YPNbwSqlbnJ-UWy5EBq9c1oT7FAg214oew3qUb_oJMbnCJ3BzJEu6opMbJIao-2m1rLP7MKVQxIktZ_BGovHRFsx9cuXJNTg" width="198" /></a></div><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Niagara Falls Open Tournament Results</b></p><p>A large contingent of Rochester New York players participated in the 1st annual Niagara Falls Open Tournament held at the Sheraton Hotel in Niagara Falls, NY on the weekend of Nov. 19-21, 2021. Here is the cross table Link: <a href="http://www.uschess.org/index.php/Player/Rating-Lookup-Old-format.html">The United States Chess Federation - Player/Rating Lookup (Old format) (uschess.org)</a></p><p>A summary of results of Rochester players in the Niagara Falls Open will be posted soon.</p><p><br /></p><h1 class="heading h-element mb0" style="background-color: #f7f8fc; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36434d; font-family: Avenir-Next; font-size: 3.5rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Middlegame Masterclass From Zero to Master</h1><p>Our club's National Master <b>Matt Slomski</b> has created a wonderful online class which can help you climb the ratings ladder to Master! Through December 31, 2021, you can get lifetime access to the course for $30 (regularly $90). Click the picture below to visit the page.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://metaleaglechesscenter.podia.com/middlegame-masterclass-from-zero-to-master" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="964" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAi0udv07pxbfXJsBQxya-DtN_tyPij60Rfr6W9SdxqXkWRN3Vw2MMahfVmnb6gJW3YSWmCyN-tgHeQ8V_-XYg5Z38-XFCmbb1dqUex4JkQJSaHtpjcDB51u345AY7ZkaB4-Gn3ddMVMf7uUdhAlFu6SPVmAz38D6kfu3P4CtcPgcZ_4JYX2ZwEf7SBw=w400-h148" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">CCCR's 25th Annual Championship Results</b></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUxooPUxqKliAz0h2SQegHC-bwHB0hU0LCvGIHxeiMit61KoZR1jEKTPS6O68odweUp2J6YdClI5xElupOSCcwgZu9IvuGR7ILFFSssyUWDJTdO8bDtrvGDdfaL-dYx3YEyG8CL3XgGbsRn1Ym2Qf_4WbGJbFoP82e24R1P6r7TF29zppf-VX6GRVjyw=s387" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="387" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUxooPUxqKliAz0h2SQegHC-bwHB0hU0LCvGIHxeiMit61KoZR1jEKTPS6O68odweUp2J6YdClI5xElupOSCcwgZu9IvuGR7ILFFSssyUWDJTdO8bDtrvGDdfaL-dYx3YEyG8CL3XgGbsRn1Ym2Qf_4WbGJbFoP82e24R1P6r7TF29zppf-VX6GRVjyw=w232-h142" width="232" /></a></p><p>Twenty-Eight members of the club participated in this year's annual Community Chess Club of Rochester championship tournament. The annual club championship consists of four rounds of games played over four separate Wednesday nights (Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27), with a Swiss G/80;d5 time control. This is the second largest annual chess tournament in Rochester (with the largest being the Marchand Open). The highest rated player was 2015 club champion Clif Kharroubi (USCF 2130) followed by Toby Rizzo (USCF 2129). The range of USCF ratings among the club members was between 570 and 2130. Our club president Don Stubblebine who was also a club champion in 2010 also participated in the tournament. The tournament was directed by Chief TD Ron Lohrman of the Rochester Chess Center. The assistant TDs were Mike Lionti and Ken McBride. The organizer was Mike Lionti.</p><p>In the final round this year, the same two chess players who played against each other last year played against each other again this year. The outcome last year (2020) between Henry Swing and David Phelps was a draw, and David won 1st place by tie-break with Henry placing 2nd. This year, David won the final round game resulting in a final score of 4 points, which was the only 4-point score in the tournament. David Phelps now has 2 championships under his belt. Following two-time Club Champion David Phelps, we have Toby Rizzo in 2nd Place, Henry Swing in 3rd Place and Dale Janezic in 4th Place. For the Section prizes, we have U1800 winner Oliver Valenti, U1500 Keshil Bilimoria, U1200 winner Howard Decker and U1000 winner Kaleb Holton. Awards night was celebrated with a cake and other desserts on Nov. 10, 2021.</p><p>CCCR Championship Hall of Fame: David Phelps (2021-2020). Lev Paciorkowski (2019-2016). Clif Kharroubi (2015). Webster Kehoe (2014). Abraham Glasser (2013-2012). Doug Spencer (2011). Don Stubblebine (2010). Isay Golyak (2009, 2006-2005, 2000-1999). Igor Nikolayev (2003-2001). Matt Parry (2008). Craig LaSalle (2007). Andrey Kozitsky (2004). Jim Clague (1998). Mike Winans (1997). </p><p>The online cross table can be found at this link: <a href="http://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?202110277902.0">US Chess MSA - Cross Table for 25TH ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (Event 202110277902)</a></p><p><span style="color: #3d85c6;">More content will be added for this article.</span></p><p><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Games: Coming Soon</span></p><p><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Photo Gallery: Coming Soon</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cross Table</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOrNZpWzmHZWwKhj5CXpO9BfIItPJAb_j2bKdYE0VWxlnHJbjTCB_j_rhvThtB4TlNdAMDgcsXBqM0Q15E-t7CWWyEnSJJnwlUrUnxZL0mz3C64xhW-RzXKguVVAY9zETFndJYNO5HJBSe-hTL8vbI7q2aVkCqVT1JSU-67TMYTXXjsDHAXBLRFDXigA=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOrNZpWzmHZWwKhj5CXpO9BfIItPJAb_j2bKdYE0VWxlnHJbjTCB_j_rhvThtB4TlNdAMDgcsXBqM0Q15E-t7CWWyEnSJJnwlUrUnxZL0mz3C64xhW-RzXKguVVAY9zETFndJYNO5HJBSe-hTL8vbI7q2aVkCqVT1JSU-67TMYTXXjsDHAXBLRFDXigA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr45TbPzWYbzit7Qe7235P6qHT5j69vHD5DTCymHS5_A7cfa_VYpIq6H0NIMIEy-qFMbyLaahq4pOi0ZdFU4n8_8R5C6ESjVHmsleSXx6dAbx4BFJy8dsNbOeBTdxACRQ270gVdcWn_-3VbXhtxgbKEYrSBC4YHR09jLlGaspJDlQSOFn7-NRbbffRFA=s2268" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="2268" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr45TbPzWYbzit7Qe7235P6qHT5j69vHD5DTCymHS5_A7cfa_VYpIq6H0NIMIEy-qFMbyLaahq4pOi0ZdFU4n8_8R5C6ESjVHmsleSXx6dAbx4BFJy8dsNbOeBTdxACRQ270gVdcWn_-3VbXhtxgbKEYrSBC4YHR09jLlGaspJDlQSOFn7-NRbbffRFA=w400-h190" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Awards</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1yg9hlZ4Jk1-c02wboa_WWcNLdyeeHSHb4AbU7BOZhPFuid7RivOUHicAjx8CNVvONACg8gZ5sQgKATyS4qRN2pynfG1MFPEqkTmnhrnedpNpNaRa1H8zNSUj8MuV-Ad-WepkTIQnWetrFU7V85j-D1WgNFEmcMy9rrgkN7N4nutxFGwiXc21odfwfg=s2441" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2441" data-original-width="2059" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1yg9hlZ4Jk1-c02wboa_WWcNLdyeeHSHb4AbU7BOZhPFuid7RivOUHicAjx8CNVvONACg8gZ5sQgKATyS4qRN2pynfG1MFPEqkTmnhrnedpNpNaRa1H8zNSUj8MuV-Ad-WepkTIQnWetrFU7V85j-D1WgNFEmcMy9rrgkN7N4nutxFGwiXc21odfwfg=w338-h400" width="338" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p>Updates in-progress... 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Late fee add $5. Food and snacks provided all rounds, pizza last round! Door prizes too!</i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We will have rated games available for players unable to participate in the Club Championship.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b style="background-color: #04ff00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">The Rochester Chess Center has Chess Camp for two days during the Columbus Day holiday break: </b></span><b style="background-color: #04ff00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Oct. 8 and Oct. 11.</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j6zcx_qDbyFi7P0zvVKF_cWyP4GwiMKxXGkbV8mksDHTyozWNUoK_317xEoSoOWluhUGjzRj_iYxTUwry5LayxVsohw2kLphPYShaoPEob7R7qDwkc8KTpuZa0imqxKi1v26-RKMU8M3/s200/chesscamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="200" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j6zcx_qDbyFi7P0zvVKF_cWyP4GwiMKxXGkbV8mksDHTyozWNUoK_317xEoSoOWluhUGjzRj_iYxTUwry5LayxVsohw2kLphPYShaoPEob7R7qDwkc8KTpuZa0imqxKi1v26-RKMU8M3/s0/chesscamp.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Call 585-442-2430 for Details and to Register - </span><span style="background-color: orange;">Join The FUN at Chess Camp!</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Other Tournaments Coming Up will be posted here soon.</div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></span></div></div></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629354040830863369.post-12286197472982074062021-07-18T18:04:00.015-07:002021-10-06T12:46:37.713-07:00Kids Chess Camp & Events at the Rochester Chess Center!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUNNYUDJJIJqOrl7G8Ue7deWw1ixZj0nFiR7WwSctFHXUUyIwEPI_ZexFzFfL1B0iniFWFF6RMm3-RRYOhM1MRUCjuaYaWxDRAeYSUT-B5B6i8fLmvKTAzkW8rA25B_ZRXDvSi-AZjlia/s160/th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUNNYUDJJIJqOrl7G8Ue7deWw1ixZj0nFiR7WwSctFHXUUyIwEPI_ZexFzFfL1B0iniFWFF6RMm3-RRYOhM1MRUCjuaYaWxDRAeYSUT-B5B6i8fLmvKTAzkW8rA25B_ZRXDvSi-AZjlia/s0/th.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GU1veoertHtf38DwdW65hoMwvJbRUvhrTGMEMmeLzYuInwrc6s26CgOV0sYpnbh8hhGJ0GJmOZZFF7zyzaMp4KwB9FeUMU8i09wkZ1Qn67j9e90pQQEQvy_E87-HvjHvRhhq71eLDC8B/s320/chess4u_2261_2742919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GU1veoertHtf38DwdW65hoMwvJbRUvhrTGMEMmeLzYuInwrc6s26CgOV0sYpnbh8hhGJ0GJmOZZFF7zyzaMp4KwB9FeUMU8i09wkZ1Qn67j9e90pQQEQvy_E87-HvjHvRhhq71eLDC8B/s0/chess4u_2261_2742919.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><p><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">Call 585-442-2430 for Details and to Register - <span style="background-color: orange;">Join The FUN at Chess Camp!</span> </b></p><p><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApojoVO6uuNOiX47zvKHTp4wIaA2?e=5dsGH7" target="_blank">Click here for a link to the CAMP FLYER!</a></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lU7sDHqX-_S2ZsVtPXNUAfw4YOAnuyXGPjlFI7hGWvZNsaR7cMS-EKXT-QBPH44mBVw_z14cunr9S8fEgoWMPrp_gcI2JhZKwUX0W5oyrIpquXk06smXWxva1pvd9QC0T8tnUhHH6IT0/s264/th+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="264" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lU7sDHqX-_S2ZsVtPXNUAfw4YOAnuyXGPjlFI7hGWvZNsaR7cMS-EKXT-QBPH44mBVw_z14cunr9S8fEgoWMPrp_gcI2JhZKwUX0W5oyrIpquXk06smXWxva1pvd9QC0T8tnUhHH6IT0/w200-h136/th+%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="text-align: left;">Camp is available to students age 5-13 years. All skill levels from beginner to advanced are encouraged to attend. Beginners who arrive without any knowledge of the game will become proficient players from their camp experience; advanced players benefit from sharing classes and experience with some of the top scholastic players in the USA.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">Because this is </span><b>our 30th year</b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"> of offering camps, our counselors are among the most experienced chess teachers found anywhere. We coordinate daily activities and instruction to expand the student's chess skills. Chess is known to teach logic, problem solving, analysis techniques, and will improve study habits. These skills have obvious carry-over benefits to schooling and career. But, the main reason kids come back to our chess camps year after year is because...</span><br /><h2 style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">WE HAVE FUN!</span></i></h2><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">Rochester Chess Center is located near Cobbs Hill Park, at 221 Norris Drive. There will be daily outings to the park for seasonal activities (Frisbee, soccer, hiking)... so dress for outdoor action.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">We will post the Camp Flyers and Supplementary info here shortly. In the mean-time, you can call for information or to register by calling the Chess Center at 585-442-2430.</span><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><br /><a href="http://nychess.org/center/camps.html" target="_blank">Click here for MORE INFORMATION about the chess camps!</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0gNh6xnc-Z6n0PgW0CXnqtyJo0UTzpviY9RhjW5O6oiXxxpsGenTGYhTOKTZMeBD49JGAYqMxxS2KM-BMuC77CQOHHMJAMILZvo6mD6mL5-xgDkRxZIkdAbBvA7PkFFWNpfuABN3YWyB/s300/th+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="161" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0gNh6xnc-Z6n0PgW0CXnqtyJo0UTzpviY9RhjW5O6oiXxxpsGenTGYhTOKTZMeBD49JGAYqMxxS2KM-BMuC77CQOHHMJAMILZvo6mD6mL5-xgDkRxZIkdAbBvA7PkFFWNpfuABN3YWyB/s0/th+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Wednesday August 18th, 2021</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A Dual Chess </span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Simultaneous Exhibition</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">With <i>Community Chess
Club </i>Champion David Phelps</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> and 2<sup>nd</sup> place finisher Henry Swing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Hosted by the Community
Chess Club of Rochester </span><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Michael/Downloads/www.RochesterChessClub.org"><span style="color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">www.RochesterChessClub.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>Registration: On-site Only @ Rochester Chess Center 221 Norris Drive Rochester NY 14610 585-442-2430 Entry Fee: $7 ($5 for CCCR Members). Payment MUST accompany registration to reserve seat except for waiting list. Pizza, snacks, & beverages will be provided to participants</b></span></span><br />
<div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify;"><b>Schedule:</b></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify;">5:30-6:15 Pizza,
snacks, soft drinks & coffee will be provided <br /><span lang="EN">6:15pm Seating begins for the chess
simultaneous exhibition<br /></span><span lang="EN">6:25pm Announcements/Instructions/Q&A<br /></span><span lang="EN">6:30pm Chess simultaneous
exhibition begins</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN">We have limited seating capacity for 28 players. Please register on-site with any of our
Tournament Directors at the Chess Center. Your entry fee (cash only) must be
collected during registration. Please
arrive no later than 6:15pm on the night of the event (Aug. 18th) so that we
may check you into your assigned seat. Come
earlier to enjoy the pizza and beverages that will be provided before the event
starts. </span>All chess players of every skill level are encouraged to participate.
Expert Players and above should add their name to the waiting list. <i><span lang="EN">For those of
you who are unable to participate in the chess simultaneous on Aug. 18th, you
may still register for our regular USCF-rated G/80 d5 tournament during our
regular registration period which is from 6:30pm to 7:15pm. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;">A <b>Dual</b>
<b>Chess Simultaneous Exhibition</b> is an event where two high-ranking Chess players compete against multiple players all at once. It
is an exciting show of skill and endurance. When all games are finished, the
tournament director will present a tally of the results and present prizes for
challengers with wins or draws.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #3c3837; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><b>Prizes:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #3c3837; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Opponents who achieve a
draw will receive a hardcover chess scorebook (up to $12 value).</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #3c3837; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Opponents</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #3c3837; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
who achieve a win will receive a chess video DVD of their choice (up to $20
value). </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #3c3837; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">David and Henry will be
presented with a base prize ($50) and an incentive prize for one of the
following: No losses and no draws (a perfect score!) $100; No more than 9
points lost $50; No more than 12 points
lost $40.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #3c3837; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;"><b><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #3c3837; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dual Chess Simultaneous Exhibition Rules:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;">- David
and Henry play with white pieces on all chess boards.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;">-
David and Henry will generally maintain an overall half-way distance between
the total in-progress chess games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;">-
Each opponent will make their move only when either David or Henry approaches
the chessboard.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;">-
Each opponent will get one pass to have more time to make a move.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;">-
Each opponent should write down the game moves on a score sheet until only 5
opponents left. When the game finishes, you can ask David and Henry to sign it.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;">-
When 1 to 5 players are remaining, it is at David’s, Henry’s and the TDs
discretion how much time the opponent will be given between moves; if the
opponent is taking too long, David and Henry will work with the TD to speed up
the game moves.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.85pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;">- David
and Henry have the right to change his move until the moment he makes his move
on the next board.<br />
- No talking and kibitzing (including spectators) is permitted while games are
in-progress; cell phones should be turned off or on vibrate to avoid
distracting participants.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.3in;">-
The tournament director will assist to ensure all players follow the rules. If
necessary, the TD may speed up late-running games with a clock or timer/stopwatch
to blitz through the remainder of a game.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><b>Other Key Dates for your Chess Life Calendar:</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><a href="http://www.chesstour.com/nysc21.htm" target="_blank">Sept 3-6, 4-6 or 5-6, 2021: New York State Championship, Albany NY- ENTER NOW</a></i></div><div>October Wednesdays: 2021 Community Chess Club Championship</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Photos from the Chess Simultaneous </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">held on August 18, 2021</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCz6AFOwU17G_8qczYwuC8TGKgvMPj-cUFKtgjCZdoESaQK_9uusuHGPy7tEHF5P_KkZ9caoaxZW8IU9t-ZK5MryAmKwNx6u5d1DGSAx_wGJOz3aYka0xLnT0oC8hl5UEHZll8uV6yeV4/s640/Simul2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCz6AFOwU17G_8qczYwuC8TGKgvMPj-cUFKtgjCZdoESaQK_9uusuHGPy7tEHF5P_KkZ9caoaxZW8IU9t-ZK5MryAmKwNx6u5d1DGSAx_wGJOz3aYka0xLnT0oC8hl5UEHZll8uV6yeV4/s320/Simul2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henry Swing congratulates TJ Weaver on TJ's win</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVR27ptV7W0p0SWA1jB96j0ThRl6nP0fGInXV2xiOYoGgJsYu5pyd9129WVS2sLQjVKgaDRtntOY5T_xuulAMxgxwJP8TrXS1DxB19G4MdWGyF9WcDY8ESqLcX8pPrcfx0OqV5plLfeFR/s640/Simul3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVR27ptV7W0p0SWA1jB96j0ThRl6nP0fGInXV2xiOYoGgJsYu5pyd9129WVS2sLQjVKgaDRtntOY5T_xuulAMxgxwJP8TrXS1DxB19G4MdWGyF9WcDY8ESqLcX8pPrcfx0OqV5plLfeFR/s320/Simul3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Phelps makes his rounds playing against 23 opponents</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgStTyDdCXezFbfv5JTj-kxlssloufZEyys1psPkf7r4wMmJokI4rTB0rU4pc6zXw8miTifcT_V1xqCptGhW0h_YjgMPI5nrFn_DvshgLQLt_Ux-5spwWaaue_-CKx3pytwCwxHjfairXl/s640/Simul4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgStTyDdCXezFbfv5JTj-kxlssloufZEyys1psPkf7r4wMmJokI4rTB0rU4pc6zXw8miTifcT_V1xqCptGhW0h_YjgMPI5nrFn_DvshgLQLt_Ux-5spwWaaue_-CKx3pytwCwxHjfairXl/s320/Simul4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henry Swing makes his rounds playing against 23 opponents<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc0Evd36JRiSwVHEO6VMuk9GV0-axhNOPRypQU3BISWlLQ8aoBpknRIhFeXtQaCAJzZTy5GtkAY-1cnc7bykWbqf4RTNPw-5sDfa3WjS9h7ZlL7G1rImILw1QM25vaVUf2cH7F3Ji3Klz/s640/Simul1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc0Evd36JRiSwVHEO6VMuk9GV0-axhNOPRypQU3BISWlLQ8aoBpknRIhFeXtQaCAJzZTy5GtkAY-1cnc7bykWbqf4RTNPw-5sDfa3WjS9h7ZlL7G1rImILw1QM25vaVUf2cH7F3Ji3Klz/s320/Simul1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Phelps congratulates TJ Weaver on TJ's win<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">CHESS SIMULTANOUS RESULTS!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Total participants: </b>23</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Total time:</b> 5 hours 15 minutes</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Score</b> for the David Phelps/Henry Swing Duo: 14W, 2D, 7L</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wins:</b> TJ Weaver, Mars Dixon, Jason Peppers, Toby Rizzo, Nick Secours, </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Don Stubblebine and Peter Craig</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Draws:</b> Chris Mark and Eric Piato</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Congratulations to all the players!</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 23 participants included unrated players and a top player rating of 2118.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A photo gallery link will be added soon.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Mike Lionti - Chess Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464505865725722683noreply@blogger.com