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Delaware Chess Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue #3
October, 2004
Dunne’s Doingsby FM Alex Dunne
W: Alex Dunne; B: M. Pril-letensky; Atlanta, June 2004;[D92]; 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3d5 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 Bf4 c5 {Blackusually castles first -- 5 ...0-0 6 e3 c5!? with equal play.The difference is that Black'sBg7 is unguarded.}
6 dxc5 Qa5 7 e3 Ne4 {Blackhas a triple attack on c3, butWhite has an out.} 8 Be5 Nxc3 9Qd2 {This pin gives White thebetter chances.} 9 ... Bxe5 10Nxe5 Nc6 11 Nxc6 bxc6 12 cxd5Qxc5 13 Rc1 Ne4 14 Rxc5 Nxd2 15Kxd2 cxd5
{Black now expected playto continue with 16 Rxd5?! 0-0!when Black will have activeplay for his Rooks and Whitelags in development. Instead,
White uses his lead in devel-opment to attack on the Q-sidewhere he has a two to one Pawnmajority and an advanced King.}
16 Bb5+ Kf8 17 Rhc1 {So,instead of being a Pawn up buton the defensive, material iseven; however, White has apowerful endgame initiative.}17 ... Be6 18 a4 Rb8 19 Kc3 Kg720 b4 Kf6 21 Bc6 Rhd8 22 b5 Rd623 a5 Rbd8 24 Rd1 Rc8 25 Kb4 a6{This tactical try falls toWhite's positional advantage.}26 Rdc1 axb5 27 a6 Rdd8 28 a7d4 29 Bb7 Ra8 30 Ra1 Bc4 31exd4 e6 32 Bxa8 Rxa8 33 Rxb5{White wins easily after 33 ...Bxb5 34 Kxb5 Ke7 35 Kb6 Kd8 36Kb7.} 1-0*******************************
The 23¢ Solutionby Martin Erlich
Please consider this pro-posal to address what I con-sider to be a serious problem,together with a possible, orpartial solution. Over theyears, I have sent quite a fewarticles to chess magazines andhave even enjoyed a few suc-cesses. However, there is stillthe caveat that most columnistsemploy, usually at the bottomof their columns. It goes likethis: Because of the tremendousvolume of mail which I receive,I can’t possibly respond, andyou can kiss your submissions
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goodbye. I am sure you willunderstand. Signed: Z. Expert
{Ye editor would like torespond. There is a term usedfor unsolicited material: theslush pile! Usually, materialreceived as this would be ispure dreck, not worth reading.However, once in a while, aneditor will assign some under-ling to read the slush pile andthat poor wretch will actuallyfind worthwhile stuff! Thus,the slush pile is kept runningand grows exponentially. It ispossible the editor never evensaw the article submitted! Inthe Chess world, now, all ofthe editors have so many as-sistants, hah! We must readeverything ourselves, and caneasily get snowed under.}
Martin: You don’t get yoursubmissions returned! A lot ofus Underwood-Royal Peckers haveonly enough energy to produceone copy. {Editor: a lameexcuse, if I ever heard one; Iwould expect that even anUnderwood-Royal user could findsome carbon paper!} We aresupposed to enclose a self-ad-dressed envelope complete withpostage in which the master-piece may be returned. Giventhe present state of affairs,we may not ever learn if ourmasterpieces have even beenreceived!
I really do understand andappreciate the chess colum-nist’s problem. But, surely, heand his staff have to open themail as well as read it.{Editor: want to bet???} So,let me propose my partialsolution: The 23 cent solution.
Each submission which yousend for publication consid-eration should be accompaniedby a return addressed 23-centpost card. The post card, whenreturned, allows the columnistor staff to give the author aclue as to the status of hissubmission. After all, there isa quid pro quo. The author hasinvested his time in re-searching the article, typinghis masterpiece, postage costs,and, above all, his ego in-volvement. It is a big deal tobe published in a prestigiousmagazine for us, and especiallyfor retired seniors, even ifonly in the obit column.
{Editor: Seriously, justbecause some one, well-meaning,sends an article to a very busyeditor, I do not think thatthat editor has an obligationto spend the time reading it oreven commenting on it. If aneditor did not ask for thearticle, then he really has noneed to even look at it.Courtesy would say that itshould be returned if thepostage and envelope for doingso are included. Just courtesysays that. One of my favoriteauthors, J. A. Vance, commentsthat if you tell her you havean idea for a story, sheimmediately cuts you off, sothat there are no legal groundsfor a suit dealing with theftof intellectual property!}
Martin: The returned postcard allows the author thefollowing benefits: There is acheck list as follows: (a) thecolumnist has seen the lightand will publish your epic; (b)
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the columnist wouldn’t recog-nize great literature if it hithim on the head like a mate inone. He will not publish yoursubmission; or c) maybe he canuse your submission at a futuredate.
At least, now, the authorknows that his epic has beenreceived! Not a small matter.
Ethical Considerations:
Martin: I would like tothink that, for most of mycreative offerings for publi-cation, I played by the “book,”that being a Code of Ethics. IfI sent an article to “ChessNuts” magazine, I would notsend the same article to“Knight Life,” nor to any otherchess magazine at the sametime. If a magazine acceptsyour article for publication,they obtain certain rights,especially if they are payingfor your submission. {Editor:magazines pay???} Martin: Theymay now say that no one canreproduce your masterpiecewithout prior written consent,etc., etc. But, with the caveatthat many columnists employ(and not at all exclusively tothe chess establishment),namely, “Sorry, can’t reply ...too busy ... too much mail ...kiss your submission goodbye... ,” I no longer feelconstrained to send my stuff toonly one magazine at a time.Heck no! Let Duplications ReignSupreme! Or, at least until wecan make the columnist’s Caveat- Empty! Or at least, untilsuch time as most of them
consider adopting my 23 centsolution.
{Editor: So far, it hastaken me about 35 minutes oftyping to do a rough draft ofthis article. If I factor intime I may need for trying toscan the postcard Martin en-closed, I will probably spendover an hour on this onearticle. Personally, if anarticle is e-mailed to me, ithas a much greater chance ofbeing published than if I haveto retype it. I have beenpublished in many chess maga-zines many times and I stillget an ego-boost seeing my nameon the by-line, so I canappreciate Martin’s ideas. Whatdo the readers think? And, foryour information, I always letan author know that I have re-ceived the article and what Iintend to do with it.}*******************************
Book Reviewsby Dr. Ira Lee Riddle
The first book beingreviewed this issue is by afriend of mine, Dan Heisman.It’s titled Looking forTrouble: recognizing andmeeting threats in chess,published by RussellEnterprises (ChessCafe.com), POBox 30; Milford CT 06460,$17.95). Dan starts out byidentifying three things youcan do with a threat: ignoreit, counter it with a greaterthreat, or stop it. The book isdivided into chapters onopening, middle game, andendgame threats. The theorysections are well written,leading players to see how to
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analyze if a move is a threator not, and what to do aboutit. This is aimed at all levelsfrom relative beginner to verygood player, and is well worthits cost.
While working at the WorldOpen chess store, run by ThadRogers of American ChessPromotions (3055 General LeeRd; Macon GA 31204), I cameacross a title that struck me,The Chess Terrorist’s Handbook,by Paul Hodges ($19.95). Relax,the title refers to LeonidShamkovich’s habit of makingmoves that explode in theopponents’ faces later in thegame. This book is fun to read,even to the chapter titles.(For example, “Storming theFrench Fortress.”) If you wantto see how a well-known GM setsup traps so well, this col-lection of games and annota-tions is for you. Intermediateto advanced players will gainfrom this more than beginnerswill.
The next two books arefrom Sterling Publishing Co.,387 Park Ave. South; NYC 10016;they seem to be the only booksthis company has in the chessarea, and both are well worthgetting. The first is MENSAGuide to Chess ($12.95) byformer Chess Life editor BurtHochberg. The book is dividedinto two sections: the rulesand moves of the game, and thentactics, etc., in how to playthe game. Hochberg begins byexplaining both algebraic anddescriptive notation systems,an idea I like quite a bit.There are numerous diagrams and
lots of practice problems. Thisis for the beginner to inter-mediate player.
Ted Nottingham, Al Law-rence, and Bob Wade combinedtalents to bring out winningchess: tactics and strategies($10.95). The explanations inthis book are among the bestI’ve ever seen, especially inthe mates taught (including twoBishops vs. K) and the pinningproblems. I learned quite a bitfrom this book, and am evenusing part of it in one of theclasses I teach on chess! Ihighly recommend this one toanyone who wants a refreshercourse or is still learning.
Gambit Press (Box 32640,London W14 0JN, England) is ananomaly among chess publishers.Its officers actually play theroyal game. GM Murray Chandleris the Managing Director; GMDr. John Nunn is the Chess Di-rector, and FM Graham Burgessis the Editorial Director. Thelatest from this group is FMAmatzia Avni’s The Grandmas-ter’s Mind ($23.95). In thisbook, Avni attempts to showsome differences between thethinking of GMs and lesser-rated players. He does thisthrough interviews in which thesubject analyses what he wasthinking at the time, and alsouses positions that are notfamiliar to the interviewee.This is a serious study, al-though the validity can bequestioned. It is also a lot ofmaterial that can be learned bya serious reader. One of Avni’sexamples shows the differentmoves that would be made by a
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GM, expert, class A, and alower player. Naturally, Ithought for a good bit, made mymore, and saw that I had pickedthe lowest-rated player’s one!
If you study this only tosee how to look at some posi-tions, it is worth it. Theconclusions reacher are reason-able and verifiable. Recommend-ed for very serious playersonly.******************************
Just as I was ready toprint, more books came!
We start off with a worldchampion’s book, checkmate! Myfirst chess book by GarryKasparov (Everyman Chess, dis-tributed in the US by Globe-Pequot, 246 Goose Lane, Box480, Guilford CT 06437;$12.95). This book was producedwith much care. It begins withthe basics and proceeds throughsome tactical material. This isfor beginners. I liked the pre-sentations on en passant andcastling. My only complaint isthat I opened up the book and,before the title page, saw anice picture of a chessboard,with a black square in thelower-right corner! This bookis a recommended teaching tool.
GM Neil McDonald continuesthe “concise chess” series withconcise chess middlegames ($16)The author is an excellentplayer teacher. His explana-tions are not too technical,and I could follow them easily.He covers many topics, includ-ing how to attack/defend theKing, which pieces are good andwhich are bad, and which pawnformations are weak and which
are strong. At the end ofchapter five is some advice asto what one should do if youhave no idea of what to do: (1)try to improve your worstpiece; (2) try to centralize apiece; (3) wait for your oppo-nent to get a plan, as it isalmost always wrong (NO, he hasnever played against me!); or(4) read the next section ofthis book! I do enjoy his senseof humor. The games includedcome through 2004, so they arecurrent.
Jacob Aagaard’s inside thechess mind ($24.95) reminds meof another book being reviewedin this issue. Aagaard picked10 positions from games, thenhad his willing participantschoose what move they wouldmake. They also commented aloud(and were taped) as to whatthey were thinking throughoutthe analysis. They chose manydifferent moves. Since the aut-hor planned on commentinghimself, there had to be lim-itations on the positions,which are explained in theintroductory material. I triedthe first position, and mychoice was the one picked byless than half the partic-ipants, but it was one of theirchoices! This is enjoyable forintermediate and better play-ers. It is also appropriate fora class.
Krzysztof Panczyk andJacek Ilczuk combine to produceoffbeat king’s Indian ($19.95).The opening begins 1 d4 Nf6 2c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6. Fiveresponses are examined: 5.Nge2, 5. Bd3, 5. h3, 4 ... c7-
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c5 5 Be2 O-O 6 Bg5 ... and 4... c7-c5 5. Be2 O-O 6 Bg5 c5.The last two lines are called“Averbach without” and “Aver-bach with,” referring to move6. Games included range up to2002, and an index of completegames is present. This is notone for me, but those who aremore active tournament playersshould enjoy the psychologicaladvantate knowing this materialmay give you.
Jacob Aagard returns withtwo more books, excelling atchess calculation: capitalisingon tactical chances ($24.95)and excelling at technicalchess: learn to identify andexploit small advantages($24.95). Chess calculation isconsidered by many as the keyto improving one’s chess, yetit is among the hardest skillsto learn and use. Aagaardstarts with some simple ques-tions: “When should you calcu-late?” “How can you discovercandidate moves?” and “How longshould you spend on criticalmoves?” In the chapter on im-portant thinking techniques,advice is offered such as noteating chocolate before a match(He found the sugar highstopped about 30 minutes laterand he was suddenly out ofenergy, with the expectedloss.), getting sleep beforethe tournament, staying sober(with the proviso that somegood chess violates this can-on). The material is wellwritten and thought out, andall players can do well byreading and studying the games.
“Techical Chess” continues
these ideas. Aagaard shows howto develop and improve schem-atic thinking, domination, pre-venting counterplay, buildingfortresses, and utilizing zug-wang. There is a section called“Absurd examples,” which is soaptly named. I was chucklingwhile reading most of thischapter section. It was includ-ed, not because it had anyteaching value, but because theauthor wanted to have some funand include it. I’m glad hedid. Both books are recommendedfor good beginners to inter-mediate players.
John Emms has two newbooks in the series startingout: minor piece endgames andthe queen’s indian (both$17.95). The endgames book hassix chapters devoted to: B (+P) vs Ps, B of same (and thenopposite) colour, N (+P) vs P,N endings, and B vs N endings.A final chapter provides thesolutions to all the exercises.Each chapter is then subdividedinto sections dealing withvariations on its title. Thisbook is too much to attempt inone sitting, as there is somuch good stuff in it. However,it can be used in a class overseveral weeks, or a player canread it section by section.Beginning players would benefitfrom this, as will intermediateones. I liked it. The QI book(1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6 4g3) goes through the variousdefenses, again to a depthbeyond my needs. Again, seriousplayers would benefit from thisbook. The analyses and puzzles
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The final book is an ex-cellent addition to any chesslibrary. Mikhail Tal - TacticalGenius is by Alexander Raetskyand Maxim Chetverik ($18.95).We start with a “short biogra-phy and then comes the meat ofthe text: games from all stagesof Tal’s career. Puzzles aboundthat use the games of hiscareer, and the answers areprovided later on. It couldhave been a bit betterproofread. Enjoy this one.******************************
Pawn en prise early in thegame, Bill Campion is forced toexchange Queens and foregocastling. Later on, while play-ing three pawns down, he cap-italized on his opponent'smisplay late in the game. Billwent on to win the 2004championship.(Edited annotations by Campion)W: Bill Campion, 1666; B:Colette Trouve’, 1767; DelawareSenior Championship, Round 1,May, 2004; Trompowsky Attack;1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 Be74. Ngf3 d5 5. e3 Nc6 6. c3 h67. Bf4 Bd6 8. Bg3 Bxg3 9. hxgQd6 10. Bd3 e5 11. dxe Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. Nd4g6 15. Be2 Bd7 16. g4 (Betterat this point would have been acontinuation of normal develop-ment with 16 Qc2 and 17 0-0-0.)16. ... 0-0-0 17. f3?? (A blun-der; I wanted to start anattack in the center and forgotthe f-pawn was guarding thee-pawn. At this point I startedlooking for the draw. Down apawn, I want to trade Q’s,centralize the King andactivate my Rooks as quickly aspossible.)
The Bear Scholastic Chessclub recently concluded itsclub championship for the opensection, for high school stu-dents through adults. The win-ners of the tournament are: 1stplace: Robert Wilder; 2nd: Pat-rick Tuminaro; and 3rd: Mic-hael Escobar.
On June 19th, GM SusanPolgar came to play members ofthe club and the general publicin a 40-board simul. Below isthe game from the individualwho was the last man standing.
Bear Scholastic ChessClub, for all ages. T 6-8 pm.;Bear Library, 101 Governor'sPlace, Governor’s Square Shop-ping Ctr, Del. Rte. 7 and U.S.40. Richard Martin, phone:832-2952; e-mail: [email protected]
Clarence Fraik SeniorCenter Chess Club, M and F,9am-3 pm.; Sept-June, 669 SUnion St, Wilmington. Phone:658-8420; e-mail: http://ww-w.delaware-chess.org/fra-im.htm; Holds the annual Del.Sr. Championship. Hardy Scheu-erman: 478-5563
Delcastle Technical HighSchool. Tom Gears; e-mail to:[email protected]
Del. Tech. Peak Program;M-F, 3 p.m., Peak Bldg; 100
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Campus Dr; Dover; GennyIplenski: 302-857-1416
Central DE CC, T 7-10:30pm., Avenue UMC, 20 N ChurchSt, Milford; Leon E. Tschantre,302-422-9120;e-mail: [email protected]
Newark Charter SchoolChess Club, T R 3:00-4:00 pm.;Mike Keating, 302-369-2001e-mail [email protected];club is 2-time winners ofNorthern Delaware ElementaryChampionships.
Heritage Christian Acad;Chess Club/pastor Wm. Major,Newark
send any corrections toPhil Simpkins ASAP, please*******************************Milford 2nd Saturday Quads: newsite and rounds: G/90 EF: $20.$$40. to Quad winner. Reg. 8:00- 9:00. Rds: 9:15, 12:45, 4:00.Info. Dean Miller [email protected] or 302-422-4328. Contact Dean fordirections.
******************************4th Saturday of the Month QuadsBear; DATES: beginning SaturdaySeptember 24, Oct 23, 2004;Site: LOCATION: Union UMC, 345School Bell Road, Bear (onemile past the rte. 13 & rte. 40split and Walmarts. Take the 2nd
right, which is School BellRoad.) Church is a half mile onthe right. FORMAT: 3-game RoundRobin in 4-player QUADS; TC:40/75, SD/30. REGISTRATION: 10-10:30; RDS: 10:45, 2:00, 5:00.PRIZES: 1st place – $40; EF:$20; TD: Rick Lathem; Cell#302- 388-4118; e-mail [email protected]; SPONS-ORED BY: The Newark Chess Club;www.geocities.com/NewarkChess-Club*******************************3rd Saturday Quickie Quads; 345School Bell Rd, Bear DE; Sept.16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18; G/10, .5KSection A, >1200; Section B,<1201; EF: $10; $$: $20 perquad; REG: 7:00-7:20 p.m.; RDS:7:30, 8, 8:30. TD, info: RickLathem, same as above info.******************************Palmyra Cove Scholastic Tmnt,at the foot of the Tacony-Pal-myra Bridge, Palmyra NJ.Saturday, 10/23/04; EF: $10 by10/16, $15 on site. REG: 9-10,Rds: 10, 11:30, 1:30, 3:00.Game/30; $$: Books and equip-ment. Info and maps: ClaraRuvolo, 856-829-1900, e-mail [email protected]. TD: IraLee Riddle: [email protected] or215-674-9049.******************************Simul exhibition by JenniferShahade in Newark next spring.More details to follow in nextissue.
2004 DELAWARE STATE OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPNovember 20, 21, 2004
EF: Free to IMs or Gms$35 if Rec. by Nov 12th,$45 at site
$$: $$60% of entry fees$40%-25%-15%U2000 10%, U1800 10%.
TROPHIES: 1-3, X, A, B, Junior,Top out of State DCA MemberSTATE TITLE plus Trophies toDelaware Men's Champion andDelaware Women's Champion (DEResidents) + free entry intonext year's championship
AMATEUR Section:U1600
EF: $25 if Rec by 11/12,$35 at site
$$: $$60% of entry fees$40%-25%-15%U1400 10%, U1200 10%,
TROPHIES: 1-3, C, D, E, F,junior, Top out of StateDCA Member
RESERVE Section:U1000
EF: $15 if Rec by Nov 12th,$20 at site
$$: Trophies: 1-3,junior,Topout of State DCA Member;books and equipment asprizes; other trophiesbased on entries
Near-by tournaments and links
Oct. 23, 2004; Palmyra Schol.Tmnt; Palmyra Cove Nature Park,1300 Rte. 73N, Palmyra NJ (atthe foot of the Tacony-PalmyraBridge; Rated and non-ratedsections; EF: $10, $15 after10/16; $$: books/equipment;info and directions: Ms. ClaraRuvolo, [email protected];856-829-1900. TD: Dr. Ira LeeRiddle. 215-674-9049
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Oct. 23-24, 2004; NPCC 24thFall Open; 5SS, G/2. UpperGwynedd Township Annex Bld,Park Place, Upper Gwynyd, PA.Info: [email protected] or 215-699-8418. Ent: NPCC, 612 Shear-er St., North Wales PA 19454.
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Nov. 7, 2004; Greater Phila.Sch. (HS, MS, Elem) Champ.; 75individual & team trophies!Lower Merion HS cafeteria, 245E. Montgomery Ave, Ardmore, PA.Park in back. PSCF memb. req.$5 (OSA). Dan Heisman, 1359Garden Rd; Wynnewood, PA 19096.610-649-0750, e-mail to:[email protected]
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Nov. 12-14, 2004 National YouthAction; Hershey, PA; 9SS, G/30.Hershey Resort, West Chocolateand University Drive, Hershey,PA 17033-0446. 717-533-3311;Four Sections: HS, K-12; MS/JH,K-9; Elem: K-6; Prim, K-3.Info/online entry: uschess.org
G/30. Northampton Comm. Col.3835 Green Pond Road, MainCampus, College Center Bldg,Bethlehem, PA 18017. Rated andNon-Rated Sections ages 14 andunder. Reg. Info: www.north-ampton.edu/prof_com/youth/index.htm or call Holly at610-861-4120. Mail to Horizonsfor Youth, 3835 Green PondRoad, Bethlehem, PA 18020.Scott Zrinski (TD), [email protected], or Ira Riddle(Chief TD), [email protected].
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Oct. 24th - Rehobeth Beach, DENov. 6th - Bear, DE
Nov. 13th - Harrington, DE
AmericaInn qualifying tnmts.These are non-rated events,with winners qualifying to arated championship tournamentin February. EF $12 on site;download entry form at:www.americInn.com; Reg: noon-1:00 p.m. 4SS, g/30, beginningaround 1:00. You can qualifyfrom any of the sites, but eachone requires a separate EF;each section winner (Open,U1400, U1000) may qualify to goon to the National Finals.T.D.s: Phil Simpkins (11/13)and Ira Lee Riddle (10/24 and11/6). Discounted room ratesavailable if requested inadvance.
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Two important links to keeplooking in on:http://www.PSCFchess.org/http://www.danheisman.com
