Upcoming Tournaments

The chess club will be closed for Labor Day on September 6.

Sept. 13 I Hate Labor Day Quad/Swiss (QC)
3-SS or quads, depending on entries. G/29. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $8. Prizes (b/16): $50/25/10, $10 each U1800, U1500. If quad, $25 1st each section. Reg.: 7 p.m. Rds.: 7:30 pm, then ASAP. INFO: Eric Mark, (570) 872-6880, ericmark4@gmail.com.

Sept. 20 Stroudsburgundian Invasion G/10 (QC)
5-SS. G/10. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $7. Prizes (b/16): $40/20/10, $10 each U1800, U1500. Reg.: 7 pm, Rds.: 7:30, ASAP. INFO: Eric Mark, (570) 872-6880, ericmark4@gmail.com.

Solution to Summer Doldrum Tactics

27. ... dxc3

(The Fritzier 27 ... Nd6! suggested by Eric Mark is slightly stronger )

28.bxc3

( 28. b3 Nd6! transposes 29. Bd2 Nxe4 30. dxe4 Bxe4 31. Qf2 c2 32. Rc1 Bb2)

28. ... Bxc3! 29. Ba3 Bxa1 30 Rxa1 Bxe4 31. dxe4 Qxe4 with the initiative.

Summer Doldrum Tactics

Rich Buschgans won the Summer Doldrum Swiss. Angelo Depalma and Paul Joseph tied for 2nd place. Other prize winners were Justin Roach (U1800) and Jon Svendsen (U1400).
The August First Monday Swiss is underway but you can still enter on Monday before 7:30 PM with a 1st round bye.

Until Monday you can warm up by solving a position from the the Summer Doldrum tournament. Black (from the bottom) played dxc3. Find the winning move for Black after White replied bxc3.

Joseph, P.

Depalma, A.