Comments for Suffern Chess Club http://suffernchessclub.com A place to play tournament chess in Rockland County, NY Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:20:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Directions / Contact Us by Stephen Michelin http://suffernchessclub.com/directions-contact-us/#comment-2380 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:20:53 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.wordpress.com/?page_id=169#comment-2380 If any members would like to join us, Amateur Chess for Adults meets for chess games on the 1st Wednesday eveing of the month at the Ringwood, NJ libray. We meet downstairs at 7:15 p.m. and try to get games started by 7:30, but you can arrive as late as 8:15 to see if “second” games are starting. [ Main library closes at 9:00, we don't stay too much later than 9:15 p.m.]

]]> Comment on Analysis / Games by Roger http://suffernchessclub.com/analysis-games/#comment-1706 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:10:19 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.wordpress.com/?page_id=53#comment-1706 IM Dmitry S. London,2373 – Roger E. Pedersen,1950 [B19]
Dr David Ostfeld Memorial Early Winter, 11.12.2011
[Fritz 13 (120s)]
B19: Classical Caro-Kann: 4…Bf5 main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nf3 e6 7.h4 h6 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nf6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Bb4 13.c3 Bd6 14.c4 Bb4 last book move. White has a very active position 15.0–0 Bxd2 16.Nxd2 0–0 17.c5 White has a new backward pawn: d4 17…Rd8 18.Qc2 White has an active position 18…Qc7 [18...Rxd4?? the pawn of course cannot be captured 19.Nb3 Qb4 20.Nxd4+–] 19.Qc3 Qd7 [19...Rd5 20.Nc4µ] 20.Rad1 Na6 Manoeuvre Nb8–a6–c7–d5 21.Nc4 Nc7 22.a4 Ncd5 Black threatens to win material: Nd5xc3. A valuable piece 23.Qf3 Qc7 24.Nd6 The white knight is well posted. 24…Ne8 25.Nge4 Ndf6 26.b4 [26.Nxf6+!? Nxf6 27.Rd3=] 26…Nxe4³ 27.Nxe4 a6 Black’s piece can’t move: e8 28.Rfe1 [28.Rd3 Rd5³] 28…Rd5µ 29.Nc3 Rf5 30.Qh3 Qf4 31.Ne4 Nf6 32.f3 Nxe4 33.fxe4 [33.Rxe4!? Qc7 34.Rb1µ] 33…Rg5 34.Rd3 Qg4 [¹34...Rd8–+ and Black could have gained the advantage] 35.Qxg4³ Rxg4 A double rook endgame occured 36.Kf2 Rd8 37.Kf3 White threatens to win material: Kf3xg4 37…Rh4 38.g4 Rh3+ 39.Ke2 Rxd3 [¹39...Rh2+!? 40.Kf3 Rb2µ] 40.Kxd3= e5 41.d5 cxd5 42.b5 This push gains space 42…dxe4+ White is in double check 43.Kxe4 f6 44.c6 bxc6 45.bxc6?? [¹45.b6³ would save the game] 45…Rd4+–+ 46.Ke3 Rc4 [46...Rc4 47.Rb1 Rxc6 48.Rb8+ Kh7–+] 0–1

]]> Comment on Garry Kasparov: “Would not it be Cool to Play in Suffern?” by suffernchessclub http://suffernchessclub.com/2011/04/01/garry-kasparov-would-not-it-be-cool-to-play-in-suffern/#comment-1516 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:31:19 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.com/?p=877#comment-1516 Sorry, this was an April fool’s day entry … it was about a ficticious simul.

]]> Comment on Garry Kasparov: “Would not it be Cool to Play in Suffern?” by kartikeshwar http://suffernchessclub.com/2011/04/01/garry-kasparov-would-not-it-be-cool-to-play-in-suffern/#comment-1514 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:34:33 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.com/?p=877#comment-1514 my name is kartikeshwar maitry. i want to do better in chess but i have financial problem and my age is 22. Can i do this ?

]]> Comment on Analysis / Games by oger E Pedersen http://suffernchessclub.com/analysis-games/#comment-1466 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:48:26 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.wordpress.com/?page_id=53#comment-1466 A Farewell to King’s Swiss
[Date "2011.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lazar Vilotijevic, 1929."]
[Black "Roger E Pedersen, 1940."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]

{B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack} 1. e4 c6 2. d4
d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 {last book move} 5. h3 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. c3 O-O {
Black castles and improves king safety} 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Na3 a6 {Secures b5} 10.
Re1 Re8 {Black has a cramped position. Black’s piece can’t move: c8} 11. Bf4
Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb2} 12. Qd2 Nf8 {
Black has a cramped position} 13. Ne5 N6d7 {Black’s piece can’t move: c8} (
13… Bf5 14. Nc2 $14) 14. Ng4 $14 f5 (14… Ne6 $5 {
is an interesting alternative} 15. Bg3 Nf6 $14) 15. Nh6+ $16 Bxh6 16. Bxh6 Nf6
17. Qe2 Ne6 18. Rab1 Qc7 (18… Qd6 19. Nc2 $16) 19. Qe5 (19. Nc4 $5 $18) 19…
Qxe5 20. Rxe5 Nd8 21. Bg5 Be6 22. Rbe1 Ne4 23. Bxe4 (23. Bh4 Bf7 24. Rxe7 Rxe7
25. Bxe7 Nc6 $16) 23… fxe4 (23… dxe4 $5 {must definitely be considered} 24.
d5 Nf7 25. Rxe6 Nxg5 $14) 24. f3 Bf7 25. Rxe7 (25. fxe4 Nc6 26. Rxd5 Bxd5 27.
exd5 Na7 $18) 25… Rxe7 26. Bxe7 Nc6 27. Bg5 exf3 28. gxf3 Kg7 29. Kg2 Re8
1/2-1/2

]]> Comment on Analysis / Games by oger E Pedersen http://suffernchessclub.com/analysis-games/#comment-1465 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:44:55 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.wordpress.com/?page_id=53#comment-1465 [Event "Suffern CC Hurricane Season Swiss"]
[Date "2011.10.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gerald Freel, 1752."]
[Black "Roger E Pedersen, 1939."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B18"]

{B18: Classical Caro-Kann: 4…Bf5 sidelines} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4.
Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 e6 {last book move} 7. Ne5 Ne7 (7… Nd7 8. f4 $11)
8. Nxg6 $14 Nxg6 {White has the pair of bishops} 9. Be2 c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11.
Bxd1 Bxc5 12. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Nc6 13. c3 {
Prevents intrusion on b4} O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 14. Bf3
Rac8 15. Ne4 {White threatens to win material: Ne4xc5} Be7 16. Be3 (16. Be2 f5
17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 f4 $11) 16… b6 {Consolidates c5} (16… f5 $5 17. Nc5
f4 18. Nxe6 Rf6 19. Bxa7 Nxa7 $15) 17. Rad1 $14 Nce5 18. Be2 Rcd8 19. Bg5 (19.
f4 $142 $5 {should be investigated more closely} Nd7 20. g3 $14) 19… Bxg5 $11
20. Nxg5 Nf4 {Black threatens to win material: Nf4xe2} 21. Bb5 Nd5 (21… f6 $5
{should not be overlooked} 22. Ne4 a6 23. Bxa6 Ra8 $15) 22. Rfe1 {
White threatens to win material: Re1xe5} Ng6 23. Nf3 Nc7 {
Black threatens to win material: Nc7xb5} 24. Ba4 Na6 25. Rxd8 (25. Bc2 Ne7 $14)
25… Rxd8 $11 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 {A minor pieces endgame occured} Nf4 28.
Bc2 Nc5 29. Ne1 h6 30. g3 {White threatens to win material: g3xf4} Nd5 31. Nf3
Kf8 32. Nd4 Ne7 33. Kf1 a5 34. Ke2 Ke8 35. f4 Kd7 36. Ke3 Nc6 37. Nxc6 Kxc6 38.
Kd4 f6 39. Be4+ Kd6 40. Bc2 Kc6 (40… e5+ 41. Ke3 $11) 41. Be4+ (41. b4 $142
$5 {is an interesting idea} axb4 42. cxb4 $16) 41… Nxe4 $11 42. Kxe4 {
A pawn endgame occured} Kc5 43. h3 b5 44. h4 h5 45. Kd3 Kd5 46. b3 e5 47. fxe5
Kxe5 48. Ke3 (48. c4 $142 bxc4+ 49. Kxc4 $18) 48… g5 $4 {
forfeits the advantage} (48… g6 $142 $11) 49. hxg5 $4 {gives away a clear win
} (49. g4 gxh4 50. gxh5 $18) 49… fxg5 $19 50. Kf3 h4 51. gxh4 (51. g4 {
is not the saving move} a4 $19) 51… gxh4 52. Kg4 (52. Ke3 {
doesn’t change anything anymore} a4 $19) 52… Ke4 53. Kxh4 Kd3 54. a4 bxa4 55.
bxa4 Kxc3 56. Kg3 Kb3 57. Kf2 Kxa4 58. Ke2 Kb3 0-1

[Event "Suffern CC Hurricane Season Swiss"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.10.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gerald Freel, 1752."]
[Black "Roger E Pedersen, 1939."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B18"]
[Annotator "Fritz 8 (60s)"]
[PlyCount "116"]

{B18: Classical Caro-Kann: 4…Bf5 sidelines} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4.
Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 e6 {last book move} 7. Ne5 Ne7 (7… Nd7 8. f4 $11)
8. Nxg6 $14 Nxg6 {White has the pair of bishops} 9. Be2 c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11.
Bxd1 Bxc5 12. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Nc6 13. c3 {
Prevents intrusion on b4} O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 14. Bf3
Rac8 15. Ne4 {White threatens to win material: Ne4xc5} Be7 16. Be3 (16. Be2 f5
17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 f4 $11) 16… b6 {Consolidates c5} (16… f5 $5 17. Nc5
f4 18. Nxe6 Rf6 19. Bxa7 Nxa7 $15) 17. Rad1 $14 Nce5 18. Be2 Rcd8 19. Bg5 (19.
f4 $142 $5 {should be investigated more closely} Nd7 20. g3 $14) 19… Bxg5 $11
20. Nxg5 Nf4 {Black threatens to win material: Nf4xe2} 21. Bb5 Nd5 (21… f6 $5
{should not be overlooked} 22. Ne4 a6 23. Bxa6 Ra8 $15) 22. Rfe1 {
White threatens to win material: Re1xe5} Ng6 23. Nf3 Nc7 {
Black threatens to win material: Nc7xb5} 24. Ba4 Na6 25. Rxd8 (25. Bc2 Ne7 $14)
25… Rxd8 $11 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 {A minor pieces endgame occured} Nf4 28.
Bc2 Nc5 29. Ne1 h6 30. g3 {White threatens to win material: g3xf4} Nd5 31. Nf3
Kf8 32. Nd4 Ne7 33. Kf1 a5 34. Ke2 Ke8 35. f4 Kd7 36. Ke3 Nc6 37. Nxc6 Kxc6 38.
Kd4 f6 39. Be4+ Kd6 40. Bc2 Kc6 (40… e5+ 41. Ke3 $11) 41. Be4+ (41. b4 $142
$5 {is an interesting idea} axb4 42. cxb4 $16) 41… Nxe4 $11 42. Kxe4 {
A pawn endgame occured} Kc5 43. h3 b5 44. h4 h5 45. Kd3 Kd5 46. b3 e5 47. fxe5
Kxe5 48. Ke3 (48. c4 $142 bxc4+ 49. Kxc4 $18) 48… g5 $4 {
forfeits the advantage} (48… g6 $142 $11) 49. hxg5 $4 {gives away a clear win
} (49. g4 gxh4 50. gxh5 $18) 49… fxg5 $19 50. Kf3 h4 51. gxh4 (51. g4 {
is not the saving move} a4 $19) 51… gxh4 52. Kg4 (52. Ke3 {
doesn’t change anything anymore} a4 $19) 52… Ke4 53. Kxh4 Kd3 54. a4 bxa4 55.
bxa4 Kxc3 56. Kg3 Kb3 57. Kf2 Kxa4 58. Ke2 Kb3 0-1

]]> Comment on What Do Russian Schoolboys Know? by fsauberman http://suffernchessclub.com/2011/11/04/what-do-russian-schoolboys-know/#comment-1448 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:28:42 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.com/?p=1042#comment-1448 Nice to read and get such helpful ideas. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Einstein, Chess and Space-Time by fsauberman http://suffernchessclub.com/2011/09/10/einstein-chess-and-space-time/#comment-1363 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:24:24 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.com/?p=1012#comment-1363 Good story. Yes, chess is all about power and time, and everything else you said. Crazy formula, though ;)

]]> Comment on Directions / Contact Us by suffernchessclub http://suffernchessclub.com/directions-contact-us/#comment-1344 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:59:56 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.wordpress.com/?page_id=169#comment-1344 Hello Jeff -

Do you have any experience playing the game? If you are just starting, there are plenty of websites that can show you the basics.

There is also the “International Chess Academy” in New Jersey. We have a link to their site on the sidebar. They offer classes to teach you about the game.

Regards,
Louis

]]> Comment on Directions / Contact Us by Jeff Burger http://suffernchessclub.com/directions-contact-us/#comment-1341 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:45:31 +0000 http://suffernchessclub.wordpress.com/?page_id=169#comment-1341 I am interested in learning to play chess and am looking for a tutor. I live in New City. Please email or call (845-323-4211).
Thanks.
Jeff Burger

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