Isara Thanakit won the May Mayhem G/10 Quick Chess Tournament. William Bybel and Steve Ferrero tied for 2nd place.
Our next event is the June is Busting Out All Over Swiss on June 7. Here's the TLA:
June 7 JUNE IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER SWISS
4-SS, 40/90, SD/60. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ (convenient to northern, western, southern NJ and eastern PA). EF: $12. Prizes (b/16): $60/40/20, $25 each U1800, U1400. Reg.: 7-7:30 p.m. Rds.: 7:30 p.m. each Monday. Half-point byes available for any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry. ENT: Eric Mark, 609 Thomas St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360 ericmark4@yahoo.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
5/27/2010
May Mayhem Quads Results
Steve Ferrero won the May Mayhem Quads and Al Walters won first place in the side Swiss event. Our TD Dennis Dawley provided the last round report.
In the quad, winning the toss did not bring much luck as White had their hands full on Monday night. In the Buschgans-Ostrosky game, Tom used an excellent tactical shot to win a pawn and leave Rich with an almost undefendable pawn structure and an exposed King. Rich however used Tom's equally precarious King position and back rank mate threats to stay in the game for another hour before Tom was able to protect his back rank, reposition his pieces and force the win. DePalma-Ferrero saw Angelo sacking one pawn, then another, but Steve defended accurately and Angelo had to take the draw.
In the Swis, Schlotzhauer-Walters was for first place. Bob was pressing during the opening and Al was just trying to hold on, then Bob opened the f-file and lost control of it, Al used the center, obtained a passed pawn and broke through to win a piece. The rest was mopping up.
Congratulations to the two champions, Steve Ferrero and Al Walters. Both played well throughout the tournament. Steve was never in any real difficulty, Al overcame a bad position in the Vinson game, and then played quite well in the last two rounds.
Click here for the complete tournament crosstable
In the quad, winning the toss did not bring much luck as White had their hands full on Monday night. In the Buschgans-Ostrosky game, Tom used an excellent tactical shot to win a pawn and leave Rich with an almost undefendable pawn structure and an exposed King. Rich however used Tom's equally precarious King position and back rank mate threats to stay in the game for another hour before Tom was able to protect his back rank, reposition his pieces and force the win. DePalma-Ferrero saw Angelo sacking one pawn, then another, but Steve defended accurately and Angelo had to take the draw.
In the Swis, Schlotzhauer-Walters was for first place. Bob was pressing during the opening and Al was just trying to hold on, then Bob opened the f-file and lost control of it, Al used the center, obtained a passed pawn and broke through to win a piece. The rest was mopping up.
Congratulations to the two champions, Steve Ferrero and Al Walters. Both played well throughout the tournament. Steve was never in any real difficulty, Al overcame a bad position in the Vinson game, and then played quite well in the last two rounds.
Click here for the complete tournament crosstable
5/18/2010
Upcoming Tournaments
May 24 May Mayhem G/10 (QC)
5-SS, G/10. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $6. Prizes (b/20): 1st $40, 2nd $30; $20 each to 3rd, U1800, U1400. Reg.: 7-7:30 pm. Rds.: 7:30 pm, then ASAP. Info: ericmark4@gmail.com, 570-872-6880. NS, NC.
June 7 JUNE IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER SWISS
4-SS, 40/90, SD/60. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ (convenient to northern, western, southern NJ and eastern PA). EF: $12. Prizes (b/16): $60/40/20, $25 each U1800, U1400. Reg.: 7-7:30 p.m. Rds.: 7:30 p.m. each Monday. Half-point byes available for any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry. ENT: Eric Mark, 609 Thomas St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360 ericmark4@gmail.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
July 12, 19, 26. Summer Doldrums Quads
3-RR 40/90, SD/60. Sections by rating. Hackettstown Community Center,
293 Main St., (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $10. Prize: $25 top in each section. Reg.: 7-7:30 p.m., Monday, July 12. Rds.: 7:30 pm. Info:
ericmark4@gmail.com, 570-872-6880. NS, NC.
Aug. 2-30 First Monday Swiss
5-SS, 40/90, SD/60. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte.
46), Hackettstown, NJ EF: $12. Prizes (b/16) $60/40/20. For prize purposes U1800 players will be divided by rating into two groups, with $25, $15 awarded to top in higher, lower group respectively. Reg.:
7-7:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Rds.: 7:30 p.m. each Monday. Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry. ENT:
Eric Mark, 609 Thomas St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360 ericmark4@gmail.com.
WCL JGP.
5-SS, G/10. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $6. Prizes (b/20): 1st $40, 2nd $30; $20 each to 3rd, U1800, U1400. Reg.: 7-7:30 pm. Rds.: 7:30 pm, then ASAP. Info: ericmark4@gmail.com, 570-872-6880. NS, NC.
June 7 JUNE IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER SWISS
4-SS, 40/90, SD/60. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ (convenient to northern, western, southern NJ and eastern PA). EF: $12. Prizes (b/16): $60/40/20, $25 each U1800, U1400. Reg.: 7-7:30 p.m. Rds.: 7:30 p.m. each Monday. Half-point byes available for any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry. ENT: Eric Mark, 609 Thomas St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360 ericmark4@gmail.com. Chess Magnet School JGP.
July 12, 19, 26. Summer Doldrums Quads
3-RR 40/90, SD/60. Sections by rating. Hackettstown Community Center,
293 Main St., (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $10. Prize: $25 top in each section. Reg.: 7-7:30 p.m., Monday, July 12. Rds.: 7:30 pm. Info:
ericmark4@gmail.com, 570-872-6880. NS, NC.
Aug. 2-30 First Monday Swiss
5-SS, 40/90, SD/60. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte.
46), Hackettstown, NJ EF: $12. Prizes (b/16) $60/40/20. For prize purposes U1800 players will be divided by rating into two groups, with $25, $15 awarded to top in higher, lower group respectively. Reg.:
7-7:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Rds.: 7:30 p.m. each Monday. Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry. ENT:
Eric Mark, 609 Thomas St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360 ericmark4@gmail.com.
WCL JGP.
5/17/2010
The poisoned Pawn
The last round encounter between Dennis Dawley and Eric Mark was destined to be a short and brutal affair when Eric played the Englund gambit. This gambit should not be confused with the Budapest gambit which Nigel Short used in his candidate match against Karpov. In this line of the Englund Gambit Black neglects central play as well as piece development to go into full attack mode. The Black Queen's expedition reminded me of a game I posted here. Dennis defended calmly, sacrificed the exchange and reeled in the full point for a share of 1st place in the April Swiss.
Here's Dennis analysis that you can replay by clicking the A's in the game viewer.
Here's Dennis analysis that you can replay by clicking the A's in the game viewer.
5/09/2010
Two Games from the April Swiss
In the last round of the April Swiss, Angelo played an interesting pawn sac against Ferrero's pet Larsen opening. At first sight it looked like White can grab the pawn safely given that he is about to castle and the position is closed. But the sudden appearance of the rook on the 6th rank signaled trouble for the White King. Once the King fled into the street leaving behind his decimated army there was no doubt that he was to meet his demise in some far away land.
Click a down arrow in the scoresheet to play a variation or click on A to see comments. You can flip the board by clicking the arrows at the bottom of the board.
In our first round game, Eric went for the thematic knight sacrifice in the sicilian, but he clearly missed the intermediate check that provided the king a flight square on f8. I proceeded to play a couple of inaccurate moves which allowed him to grab a third pawn for the Knight. The rest of the game is an instructive example that shows why three connected passed pawns are worth a piece.
Click a down arrow in the scoresheet to play a variation or click on A to see comments. You can flip the board by clicking the arrows at the bottom of the board.
In our first round game, Eric went for the thematic knight sacrifice in the sicilian, but he clearly missed the intermediate check that provided the king a flight square on f8. I proceeded to play a couple of inaccurate moves which allowed him to grab a third pawn for the Knight. The rest of the game is an instructive example that shows why three connected passed pawns are worth a piece.
5/05/2010
Dennis and Angelo Share 1st Place
Dennis Dawley and Angelo Depalma share 1st place in the April Swiss. They both prevailed in sharp encounters against Eric Marc and Steve Ferrero respectively. Dennis also achieved an Expert rating for the umpteenth time for his performance.
Tom Otrosky took second place by defeating Jeff Chiesa.
I hope to post some games soon but in the meantime here's a tactical position from the game Al Walters vs Steve Ferrero. White controls the open d file and the Bishop pair x-rays Black's position from opposite side of the board
Steve Ferrero
Al Walters
Black just played Rc8-c6. White went on to lose the game after replying Rd8.
Can you spot the winning combination?
Tom Otrosky took second place by defeating Jeff Chiesa.
I hope to post some games soon but in the meantime here's a tactical position from the game Al Walters vs Steve Ferrero. White controls the open d file and the Bishop pair x-rays Black's position from opposite side of the board
Steve Ferrero
Al Walters
Black just played Rc8-c6. White went on to lose the game after replying Rd8.
Can you spot the winning combination?
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