News for Hackettstown Chess Club

Updates for Hackettstown Chess Club will be posted at http://entryfeesRus.com until further notice.
We now offer Kids tournament from 7 pm to 8:30 pm.

Can you win this ending?

White to Move
Joseph vs Rosenbaum
Liberty Bell Open

New Year Swiss

We are kicking the new year on January 7 with the New Year Swiss. If improving your chess is part of your 2013 new year resolution than regular over the board play is a sure recipe for success.

A monthly event. 4SS, 30/90, SD 30. Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840. EF: $12. $$b/16: $75-40-25. U1800 $25. Reg.: 7 pm Jan 7. Rds.: 7:30 pm each Monday.

Dec 3-17 Ho Ho Ho Quads

Quad 30/90, SD 30
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes $35 top in quad.
Reg.: 7 pm Dec 3. Rds.: 7:30 pm, each Monday. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net
Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry.

Hackettstown Turk's Free Swiss

The Turk's Free Swiss is on for this Monday, Nov 5.

4-SS 30/90, SD 30
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes (b/16): $75/40/25, U1800 $25. Free Entry top U1500.
Reg.: 7 pm Nov 5.. Rds.: 7:30 pm, each Monday. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net
Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry.

Quick Chess Cancelled due to FrankenStorm

The Quid Pro Quo Speed chess tournament tomorrow is cancelled due to the storm forecast.

See you all on November 5 for the Turkey Free Swiss.
Be safe and Happy Halloween.

Hackettstown Fall Chess Schedule

October 1-22 Spook 'em Swiss

4-SS. 30/90, SD/30.
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes (b/16): $75/40/25, U1800 $25. Free Entry top U1500.
Reg.: 7 pm Oct 1. Rds.: 7:30 pm, each Monday. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net
Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry


October 29 Quick Pro Quo Chess
One round each G/7, G/10, G/15, G/25
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes (b/16): $75/40/25, U1800 $25.
Reg.: 7 pm Oct 29. Rds.: 7:30 pm, than ASAP. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net

Nov 5-26 Turkey Free Swiss

4-SS 30/90, SD 30
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes (b/16): $75/40/25, U1800 $25. Free Entry top U1500.
Reg.: 7 pm Nov 5.. Rds.: 7:30 pm, each Monday. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net
Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry

Dec 3-17 Ho Ho Ho Quads

Quad 30/90, SD 30
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes $35 top in quad.
Reg.: 7 pm Dec 3. Rds.: 7:30 pm, each Monday. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net
Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry

Solution to Tactics

1. Nd4!        exd4
2. Qc6     looks sufficient to me. But Eric armed with Houdini found an escape for Black    
2  ...               Rd7!
I doubt Fritz ...  Qxc2+ 3. Qxc2 Rc8 4. Bc6  Rxc6  5. Qxc6 Rc8   6. Qxc8+ Kxc8 is really better.
3. Qxd7        Qe3+
4. Kb1          Qe7!

Back to school tactics

                                                                  

                                                                        Daudelin, Tim


Hill, Cameron
White to move

Find the best continuation for White in this game between our college-bound Chess club members Cameron Hill and Tim Daudelin.

Sept 10 - 24 Spam n Quads

 Our next event Spam n Quad starts on September 10. The club is closed as usual for a major Holiday on September 3.

Quad. 30/90, SD/30. Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes $35 top in quad
Registration: 7 pm Sept 10. Rds 7:30 pm each Monday. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net
Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested..

Hackettstown Summer Chess Schedule

July 2 Quick Chess Fireworks

One round each G/7, G/10, G/15, G/20, G/25.
Hackettstown Community Ctr., 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ.
Entry Fee: $10.
Prizes (b/16): $60/30/20, U1800 $20, free entry top U1500.
Reg.: 7 pm July 2. Rds. ASAP. INFO: ericmark4@gmail.com.


July 9-30 Bust Your Prawn Swiss
4-SS. 30/90, SD/30.
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes (b/16) $60/30/20, $20 each U1800, Free entry top U1500.
Reg: 7 pm 7/9. Rds: 7:30 pm each Monday. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net.
Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry.


Aug. 6-27   First Monday Swiss
4-SS, 30/90, SD/30.
EF: $12. Prizes (b/16) $75/40/25. Free entry top U1500
Reg.: 7-7:30 p.m. Aug. 6. Rds.: 7:30 p.m. each Monday. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net.
Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry.

June 4-25 2012 Not A Swiss Cheese

4-SS. 30/90, SD/30

Hackettstown Community Ctr., 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes (b/16) $75/40/25, U1800 $25, Free entry to top U1500.
Reg: 7 pm. June 4. Rds: 7:30 pm each Monday. INFO: PRJoseph@Verizon.net.

MayFlower Swiss Results

The MayFlower Swiss ended in a tie for 1st place between Paul Joseph and the Club's young Lions Cameron A. Hill and Tim Daudelin.

Cameron Ashton Hill is fast approaching 1800 after tying for 2nd Place at the NJ Junior Open. I commented below on a tough 1st round win against Cameron.

Position after 17 ... Rce8

Here I lost my cool after seeing a mate after 18. Nd5 BxNd5 19. exd5 Re1 mate, but I had to focus on my own mating threats after the correct
18. h6 RxNe7 19. hxg7+ Kxg7 20. g5 Rd7 21. Bxf6+ Kg8 22. Rxh7 KxRh7 23. Rh2+ Kg8 24. Rh8 mate

May 7-21 2012 Mayflower Quads

3-SS 30/90, SD/30
Hackettstown Community Ctr., 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes $35 top in quad or based on 16 entries $75/40/25, U1800 $25.
Reg.: 7 pm, May 7. Rds.: 7:30 pm, each Monday.

April Shower Swiss Results

The April Shower Swiss was filled with the kind of upsets and reversal of fortune that make amateur chess so exciting. It ended up in a three-way tie for 1st place between Rich Buschgans, Paul Joseph and Mike Laverty after the smoke cleared in the last round.

Black to Play and Draw

                                                                             Hill, C

Joseph, P
Black to Play and Draw

White just played Rf4 to f2 and managed to win a drawn ending.

Global Warming Swiss Results

Tom Ostrosky was the sole winner of the Global Warming Swiss.

Return to Historic Marshall Chess Club

I recently won the March U2100 tournament in a rare visit to the Marshall Chess Club. I withdrew last year in a Fischer like protest after I was forfeited a game when my cell phone went off. The cell phone policy has since been replaced by the standard penalty of the lost of half of your time.

Joseph, Paul (1880) - Kopiecki, Ed (2045)
Marshall March U2100, Round 3
[Annotator ",Paul Joseph"]

 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
 
The Anti Marshall

Bb7 9. d3 d5

Black proceeds to gambit the pawn in Marshall like fashion

10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nd4  12. c3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 Bg5

Here is the venom in this side line of the Marshall gambit, Black threatens to bring his Queen to the King side after exchanging the black Bishop with a strong attack.

14. Nd2 f6  15. Nef3 Kh8 16. Nxg5 fxg5 17. Ne4 h6  18. axb5 Nf4 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. f3 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Qxb5 Qh4 23. Ra1 Rd8 24. Nf2 Bd5 25. d4 c6 26. Qd3 Re8 27. Qd2 Qe7 28. Ng4 Qg5 29. Ne5 Qf6 30.  Qxf4 Qe6 31. Ra7 c5 32. Qg3 Qf6 33. Kf2 cxd4 34. cxd4 Rc8 35. Qg6 Qh4
36. Ke2  Rg8

Here I came up with the plan to land the Knight on f6 but Qd3 threatening Ng6+ or Rd7 may be more direct.

 37. Ng4 Bc4+ 38. Kd2 h5

39. g3?

I continued with the original plan to deflect the Queen from f6 missing winning the Queen or mate. after  39. Ra5.

39... Qh3 40. Nf6 Qg2+

The King is faced with the proverbial tree of variation. Should he flee to the East or to the West? I decided to run over the Bishop  keeping vigil on the East gate and seek shelter on the a-file guarded by the rook.

41. Kc3 Qxf3+ 42.  Kxc4 Rc8+ 43. Kb4 Rb8+ 44. Ka5

The King is still running but at this point I am only checking that my cell phone is turned off.

44. ... Rb5+ 45. Kxb5 Qf1+ 46. Kc5 Qc1+ 47. Kd6 1-0

Apr 2-30 2012 April Showers Swiss

Note this is a FIVE-round Swiss; plenty of time to recover from a rough start!

Come play, bring a few friends.

5-SS. 30/90, SD/30.
Hackettstown Community Ctr., 293 Main St. (Rte. 46), Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes (b/16): $75/40/25, U1800 $25. Free Entry top U1500.
Reg.: 7 pm Apr 2. Rds.: 7:30 pm, each Monday. INFO: ericmark4@gmail.com.

Half-point byes available any round; last-round bye must be requested with entry

White to Play and Win

                                                                          Kopiecki, Ed

Joseph, Paul

Marshall March U2100