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Game of the Week, by
Alan Lasser
The
oddsmakers who installed Viswanathan Anand as the 6-1 betting favorite to
defend the title in the current World Championship match didn't
understand Boris Gelfand's strategy at all. Since the advent of the
system of short time limit games as tie breakers to decide chess matches,
Gelfand has proven himself to be the champion of the tie breaker playoff.
In one match
after another Gelfand minimizes his risks, often taking short draws with the
White pieces in the regular games, to push towards a final even match score
that must be resolved in a tie break playoff. He is a good speed player
with good preparation and very good nerves. Invariably, in the tie
breakers, it is his opponent who cracks under the pressure.
Maybe Gelfand
feels less pressure because he is usually the underdog, but whatever the
reason, his tie break playoff performances are impressive. This is the
guy who has used the relatively new playoff system to punch well above his
rating. It is as if a soccer team was winning all its big games in the penalty
kick shoot-outs.
Once again,
this time with the world championship at stake, the classical time limit games
of the match are accumulating towards a final even score. The pressure is
steadily mounting on Anand to get a lead before the regular 12 game match is
over and Gelfand's strategy can pay off. Of course, the World Champion is
a formidable opponent, what are the chances that the match will be tied at the
end of twelve games?
At the start
of the match, I thought Gelfand's odds were at least chance one out of three;
now it's probably closer to fifty-fifty. Not that it even matters,
but there's a rumor going around that the best chess player in the world is
some guy named Magnus.
Photo: Chess
Club of Fairfield County
Monday night,
Ed Scimia finally ended my long undefeated streak at the Bethel Chess Club.
White Ed Scimia
Black Alan Lasser
Event game/15
Site Bethel Chess Club
Date 2012.05.14
Result 1-0
1 e4 Nf6
2 e5 Ng8
3 d4 d6
4 f4 g6
5 Bc4 d5
6 Bd3 Nh6
7 Nf3 Bg4
8 h3 Bxf3
9 Qxf3 e6
10 Nd2 c5
11 dxc5 Bxc5
12 Nb3 Bb6
13 Be3 Nc6
14 Bxb6 Qxb6
15 O-O-O Nb4
(-0.90) -0.33
15... O-O 16. Rhe1 a5 17. a3 Rfc8 18. Qe3 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 a4 20. Nd2 Nf5 21. Bxf5
gxf5 22. Nf3 Kg7 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Rg3 Kf8
16 Kb1 . . .
(+0.63) +0.90 16.
a3 Nc6 17. g4
16 . . . a5
17 a4 Nxd3
18 Rxd3 Nf5
19 g4 Ne7
20 Nd4 h5?
(-1.90) -0.87
20... Nc6 21. Nb5
21 Nb5 hxg4
22 hxg4 Kd7
23 Rb3 Rxh1+
24 Qxh1 Rb8?
(-2.56) -1.75
24... Qf2 25. Nd6 Rb8
25 Nd6? . . .
(+1.69) +2.56 25.
Qh7 Qd8 26. Nd6 Qf8 27. Nxb7 Nc6 28. Rb5 Nd4 29. Nc5 Kc6 30. Rxa5 Nf3 31. Nd3
Nd2 32. Kc1 Ne4 33. Qh1 Ra8 34. Qe1
25 . . . Qc6??
(-3.47) -1.69
25... Qd4 26. Qf1 Qxa4 27. Ra3 Qb4 28. Nxf7
26 Qh7 Qxa4??
(-7.33) -3.41
26... d4 27. Rd3 Qxa4 28. Ne4 Rc8 29. c3 Kc7 30. Qxf7 dxc3 31. Qxe7 Kb8 32.
Nxc3 Qc4 33. Qd6 Ka7 34. Qd4 Kb8 35. Qxc4 Rxc4
27 Qxf7 b5??
(-mate 11) -7.30
27... Qc6 28. Rh3 d4 29. Rh7 Kc7 30. Qxe7 Kb6 31. Qxe6
28 f5?? . . .
(+10.74) +mate 11
28. Rh3 Qb4 29. Rh7 Qxd6 30. exd6 Re8 31. Rh8 d4 32. Rxe8 d3 33. Qxe7 Kc6 34.
cxd3 g5 35. Qc7 Kd5 36. d7 Kd4 37. Rxe6
28 . . . Rh8??
(-mate 13) -10.74 28... exf5 29. gxf5 Qg4 30. Rxb5
29 Qxe6+ Kd8
30 Nf7+
Anand has
lost motivation: Kasparov
Half of
the World Match is completed
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May 20, 2012
Parking
in North Garage, corner N. Eagleville & Hillside Rds.
UCONN Spring
Scholastic 2012
UCONN Castleman
Building Room 204
261 Glenbrook Rd.
Storrs, CT 06269
K - 8 Open
Prizes:Trophies to Top 3.
Trophy to Top Upset.
Format:4 Round Swiss,
G/25; d5 Affects Regular rating only. Round Times: Round 1 at 10 AM, all others
ASAP !
Entry Fees:$25 by 05-17-2012,
$35 at site
Entries To:Tom Hartmayer, 963
Mansfield City Rd., Storrs, CT 06268 On-site Reg: 05-20-2012, 8:30 - 9:30 AM
K-8 U - 900
Prizes:Trophies to Top 3.
Trophy to Top Upset.
Format:
4 Round Swiss,
G/25; d5 Affects Regular rating only. Round Times: Round 1 at 10 AM, all others
ASAP !
Entry Fees:$25 by 05-17-2012,
$35 at site
Entries To:Tom Hartmayer, 963
Mansfield City Rd., Storrs, CT 06268 On-site Reg: 05-20-2012, 8:30 - 9:30 AM
K - 5 Open
Prizes:Trophies to Top 3.
Trophy to Top Upset.
Format:4 Round Swiss,
G/25; d5 Affects Regular rating only. Round Times: Round 1 at 10 AM, all others
ASAP !
Entry Fees:$25 by 05-17-2012,
$35 at site
Entries To:Tom Hartmayer, 963
Mansfield City Rd., Storrs, CT 06268 On-site Reg: 05-20-2012, 8:30 - 9:30 AM
K - 5 U - 700
Prizes:Trophies to Top 3.
Trophy to Top Upset.
Format:4 Round Swiss, G/25;
d5 Affects Regular rating only. Round Times: Round 1 at 10 AM, all others ASAP
!
Entry Fees:$25 by 05-17-2012,
$35 at site
Entries To:Tom Hartmayer, 963
Mansfield City Rd., Storrs, CT 06268 On-site Reg: 05-20-2012, 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Entry Fee Notes:
Special 1 year
USCF Scholastic membership with magazine if paid with entry: $10, save $7.
Byes:
Byes available in
rounds 1 - 3 only with advance notice, no last round byes.
For More Information:
Tom Hartmayer, 860-989-5394
E-mail:
Directions to site:
Official Web Site:
Note:
Trophies to Top 3
teams, ( combined from all sections ), of 4 or less, 1 minimum. All individual
& team ties broken according to USCF tiebreak rules.
Event Limitations and Site Conditions:
No Smoking.
Limited Smoking. No Computers. Wheelchair Accessible.
Friday May 25
BLITZ
Chess Club of Fairfield
County
710 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
Registration: 8:00pm-8:15pm
Round Times: 1st round
8:30pm subsequent rounds as soon as possible
Time Control: Game/5 no delay, not rated
Format: Round-Robin or Swiss depending on number
of entries
Entry Fee: $10 CCFC members - $15 non-members
Prizes: Cash prizes based on entries (20% 1st,
20% top U2100, 20% top U1800)
Directions: I-95 N: Exit 15, US-7 toward Norwalk/Danbury,
Take the US-1/Belden Avenue Exit 1, Turn right onto US- 1/Cross Street/Belden
Avenue, Continue to Belden Avenue, Belden Avenue becomes West Avenue, The club
is on the right, Free parking behind the building.
I-95 S: Exit 15, US-7 toward Norwalk/Danbury,
take ramp toward US-1, Turn slight right onto West Avenue, The club is on the
left, Free parking behind the building.
Questions? Call (203) 505-6215 or email ccfc@
Saturday May 26
G/30 QUADS
Visit www.
Chess Club of Fairfield County 710 West
Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
Registration: 1:30 – 1:45pm Rounds: 2:00,
3:15, 4:30pm
Game/30 +5sec delay, USCF rated 4-person
round-robin (3 games), grouped by rating One 6-player Swiss section if
necessary
Entry fee: $15 members - $25 non-members
Prizes: $50 1st each Quad, 2nd in
Swiss $25 USCF Membership required No byes permitted, as this is a three-round
tournament.
Directions: I-95 N: Exit 15, US-7
toward Norwalk/Danbury, Take the US-1/Belden Avenue Exit 1, Turn right onto US-
1/Cross Street/Belden Avenue, Continue to Belden Avenue, Belden Avenue becomes
West Avenue, The club is on the right, Free parking behind the building.
I-95 S: Exit 15, US-7 toward Norwalk/Danbury,
take ramp toward US-1, Turn slight right onto West Avenue, The club is on the
left, Free parking behind the building.
Questions? Call (203) 505-6215 or email ccfc@
Sunday
May 27th, 2012
K-5
SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT
Chess Club of Fairfield County
710 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850
Advance registration only. No onsite
registration.
Entry Fee: $30 CCFC Members, $50
Non-Members
Check-In Time: 8:30am - 8:45am
Round times: 9am then ASAP. Format: 4
games G/30
Approximate end time: 12-1pm
2 Sections: K-2nd grade, 3rd - 5th
grade
(sections may be merged based on number
of entries)
Trophies for 1st - 5th place in each
section.
Questions? Call (203) 505-6215 or email ccfc@
June 8-10 or 9-10
18th Annual Northeast Open GPP: 50 Enhanced
5SS,
40/2, SD/1 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/75). Sheraton Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn
Select), 700 Main St., Stamford, CT 06901. Free parking. $8,000
guaranteed prize fund. In 4 sections. Open: $1000-500-300-
June 16, 2012
18th Robert
Musicant/Donald Yazgoor Memorial Scholastic Chess Tournament
Norwalk Library, SoNo Branch,
2nd Floor Community Room
10 Washington Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
Note
Non-USCF members
may participate. Only games between two USCF members will be rated.
(Entry limited to players finishing
12th grade or lower. Entries will be limited to first 48 players to register.)
Prizes:Trophies to 1st,
2nd, 3rd overall, 1st, 2nd, 3rd USCF U-1200/Unrated Trophies to top in grade
categories: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, top K-2, 3-5, 6-8 USCF U-1200/Unrated. Name of first
overall is engraved on the Musicant Cup. Name of first U-1200/Unrated is
engraved on the Yazgoor Cup. Both cups are on permanent display in the Norwalk
Library Main Branch Children's Library. No player may win more than one trophy.
Format:5 Round Swiss,
G/30
Affects both Quick
and Regular rating. Round Times: 10:00 and ASAP
Entry Fees:$10 Advance Entry;
$15 At Site No phone/email entries. No credit cards. , Mail advance entries by June
10. Hand-delivered advance entries accepted through June 15.
Entries To:Christopher Potts,
73 Nursery Street, Norwalk, CT 06850 On-site Reg: Saturday, June 16, 2012
9:15-9:45am
For More Information:Christopher Potts, 73 Nursery Street, Norwalk,
CT 06850, phone 203-847-5824
E-mail:norwalknights@optonline.net
Fairfield County
Masters & Class Championships Norwalk, CT Chess Club of Fairfield County, 710 West Ave., Norwalk CT
06850. Masters: 5SS, G/30, Open to Minimum 2200 rating. $$GTD: $500-300-200. Class Championships: 5SS, G/30, Open to 2199 &
under. $$GTD: $400-200-100. ALL: EF: $40 in advance online by Fri 8pm 7/20 or
postmarked by Tue 7/16. $50 late on-site. Reg.: 10:00 - 10:30am. Rds.: 11:00, 12:15, 2:30, 3:45, 5:00. ENT: Chess Club of Fairfield County LLC - 710 West Ave.,
Norwalk, CT 06850, www.fairfieldcountychess.com/. INFO: Melvin Patrick 203-505-6215, mpatrick@fairfieldcountychess. July 27-29 or 28-29 17th Annual Bradley Open GPP: 50 Enhanced 5SS, 40/2, SD/1, d/5 (2-day option, rds
1-2 G/75, d/5). Sheraton Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport (visible at airport
entrance), Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (I-91 Exit 40 to Rt. 20). Free
parking. $8000 guaranteed prize fund. In 5
sections. Open: $1000-500-300, U2300 $450.
FIDE. Under 2100: $800-400-200, top U1900
$450. Under 1800:$800-400-200, top U1600 $450. Under
1500: $700-400-200, top U1300 $300. Under 1200: $250-125-75,
trophies to 1st place, top U1000, U800, U600, Unrated. Unrated may
not win over $150 in U1200, $300 in U1500 or $500 in U1800. Top 4
sections EF: 3-day $88, 2-day $87 if check mailed by 7/18, all
$89 online at chesstour.com by 7/24, $95 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 7/24 (entry only, no questions),
$100 at site. No mailed credit card entries.U1200 Section EF: all
$40 less than above. No checks at site, credit cards
OK. GMs free, $80 deducted from prize. Mailed EF $3 less to CSCA or WMCA
members. Re-entry $50; not available in Open Section. Unofficialuschess.org
In 2
Sections,
Half-point byes available for rounds 1 & 2.
Must commit before round 1.
Max. 2 byes.
Open to Maximum 2199 rating.
Top U2000, U1800, U1600 - $100 Each.
Half-point byes available for rounds 1 & 2.
Must commit before round 1.
Max 2 byes.
CCFC members $30 advance / $40 late.
Grandmasters and International Masters free - entry fee deducted from prize.