Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
!st Saturday Swiss 5/3/2014
NM Sameer Mujumdar won yesterday's tournament.
Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Brandon Jacobson (USCF 1960) - Jim West (USCF 2229), Rahway NJ 5/3/2014
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.O-O O-O 10.Qd3 Nc6 11.a3 Na5 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Nxb3 14.Qxb3 Qd7 15.a4 Rac8
16.h3 Qc7 17.c3 Nd7 18.a5 f5 19.Ra4 f4 20.Bb6 Nxb6 21.axb6 Qd8 22.Bg4 Rc5 23.Be6+ Kh8 24.c4 Rf6 25.Qc3 Qxb6 26.Rb4 Qc7 27.Qb3 b5 28.cxb5 axb5 29.Rxb5 Rxb5 30.Qxb5 Rf8 31.Qc6 Qa7 32.b4 g6
33.b5 Rb8 34.Rc1 Kg7 35.Qa6 Qb6, draw.
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Round Three: Slav Defense
David Zurawski (USCF 818) - John Lekocevic (USCF 1479), Rahway NJ 5/3/2014
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nf6 6.Ng3 Bd6 7.Qd3 Nbd7 8.Be2 b6 9.Be3 Bb7 10.Rc1 c5 11.Bf3 Bxg3 12.hxg3 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 Qc7
14.d5 exd5 15.cxd5 Rd8 16.Bf4 Qb7 17.O-O Nxd5 18.Qe4+ Kf8 19.Bd6+ Kg8 20.Rcd1 N7f6 21.Qe5 Qd7 22.Bb8 Ng4 23.Qd6 Qc8 24.Qc7 Nxc7 25.Bxc7 Qxc7 and Black wins.
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Round Three: Sicilian Defense, King's Indian Attack
Jim West (USCF 2229) - Roshan Idnani (USCF 1803), Rahway NJ 5/3/2014
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 d6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nf6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.a4 Nd7 9.Nc4 Nde5 10.Nfxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.c3 Qb6 13.a5 Qc7 14.f4 Bg7 15.Be3 Bd7 16.Qd2 Bc6
17.f5 e5 18.f6 Bh8 19.h4 h5 20.c4 Bd7 21.Bg5 Qc8 22.b4 b6 23.b5 Bg4 24.Kh2 Re8 25.axb6 axb6 26.Rxa8 Qxa8 27.Bh3 Bxh3 28.Kxh3 Qa3 29.g4 hxg4+ 30.Kxg4 Ra8 31.h5 gxh5+ 32.Kxh5 Qa2 33.Qe3 Qg2
34.Rg1 Qh2+ 35.Bh4+ Kf8 36.Qh6+ Ke8 37.Qxh8+ Kd7 38.Qg7 Rh8+ 39.Qxh8 Qxg1 40.Qg7 Qd1+ 41.Qg4+ Qxg4+ 42.Kxg4 Ke8 43.Kh5 Kf8 44.Kh6 Kg8 45.Be1 Kh8 46.Ba5, Black resigns.
Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Brandon Jacobson (USCF 1960) - Jim West (USCF 2229), Rahway NJ 5/3/2014
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.O-O O-O 10.Qd3 Nc6 11.a3 Na5 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Nxb3 14.Qxb3 Qd7 15.a4 Rac8
16.h3 Qc7 17.c3 Nd7 18.a5 f5 19.Ra4 f4 20.Bb6 Nxb6 21.axb6 Qd8 22.Bg4 Rc5 23.Be6+ Kh8 24.c4 Rf6 25.Qc3 Qxb6 26.Rb4 Qc7 27.Qb3 b5 28.cxb5 axb5 29.Rxb5 Rxb5 30.Qxb5 Rf8 31.Qc6 Qa7 32.b4 g6
33.b5 Rb8 34.Rc1 Kg7 35.Qa6 Qb6, draw.
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Round Three: Slav Defense
David Zurawski (USCF 818) - John Lekocevic (USCF 1479), Rahway NJ 5/3/2014
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nf6 6.Ng3 Bd6 7.Qd3 Nbd7 8.Be2 b6 9.Be3 Bb7 10.Rc1 c5 11.Bf3 Bxg3 12.hxg3 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 Qc7
14.d5 exd5 15.cxd5 Rd8 16.Bf4 Qb7 17.O-O Nxd5 18.Qe4+ Kf8 19.Bd6+ Kg8 20.Rcd1 N7f6 21.Qe5 Qd7 22.Bb8 Ng4 23.Qd6 Qc8 24.Qc7 Nxc7 25.Bxc7 Qxc7 and Black wins.
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Round Three: Sicilian Defense, King's Indian Attack
Jim West (USCF 2229) - Roshan Idnani (USCF 1803), Rahway NJ 5/3/2014
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 d6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nf6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.a4 Nd7 9.Nc4 Nde5 10.Nfxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.c3 Qb6 13.a5 Qc7 14.f4 Bg7 15.Be3 Bd7 16.Qd2 Bc6
17.f5 e5 18.f6 Bh8 19.h4 h5 20.c4 Bd7 21.Bg5 Qc8 22.b4 b6 23.b5 Bg4 24.Kh2 Re8 25.axb6 axb6 26.Rxa8 Qxa8 27.Bh3 Bxh3 28.Kxh3 Qa3 29.g4 hxg4+ 30.Kxg4 Ra8 31.h5 gxh5+ 32.Kxh5 Qa2 33.Qe3 Qg2
34.Rg1 Qh2+ 35.Bh4+ Kf8 36.Qh6+ Ke8 37.Qxh8+ Kd7 38.Qg7 Rh8+ 39.Qxh8 Qxg1 40.Qg7 Qd1+ 41.Qg4+ Qxg4+ 42.Kxg4 Ke8 43.Kh5 Kf8 44.Kh6 Kg8 45.Be1 Kh8 46.Ba5, Black resigns.
Friday, May 2, 2014
New Location Starting May 31
On Friday, May 30, Chess Mates will be moving to its new location at 75 East Cherry Street in Rahway.
More photos and info will follow, as we approach moving day.
As a result, no events are scheduled for that day or the following
morning.
We will open the new site with the aptly-named We've Moved To Cherry Street Quads at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 31.
We will open the new site with the aptly-named We've Moved To Cherry Street Quads at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 31.
More photos and info will follow, as we approach moving day.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Two Games from 4th Saturday Swiss
Here are a couple of games from the 4th Saturday Swiss tournament.
Round Two: Pirc Defense, King's Indian Attack
Jim West (USCF 2215) - Errol Singh (USCF 2042), Rahway NJ 4/26/2014
1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nbd2 e5 8.a4 Ne8 9.c3 f5 10.exf5 gxf5 11.Re1 Ne7
12.Qb3+ Kh8 13.Ng5 d5 14.Ndf3 Ng6 15.h4 h6 16.h5 Ne7 17.Nh3 Nc6 18.Nh4 Rf7 19.Ng6+ Kh7 20.Bxd5 Rd7 21.Bg8#.
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Round Three: King's Indian Defense, Bayonet Attack
Art Macaspac (USCF 2227) - Jim West (USCF 2215), Rahway NJ 4/26/2014
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Qb3 Nf4 11.Bxf4 exf4 12.Rad1 Bg4 13.Nd4 Bxe2 14.Ncxe2 g5
15.Qh3 a5 16.b5 Ng6 17.Nf5 Re8 18.Nxg7 Kxg7 19.f3 Ne5 20.Nd4 Qf6 21.Nf5+ Kh8 22.Rc1 b6 23.Kh1 Rg8 24.g3 Rg6 25.gxf4 Nd3 26.fxg5 Qxg5 27.Rc2 Rag8 28.Ng3 Nf4 29.Qg4 Qf6 30.Nh5 Nxh5 31.Qxh5 Rg5 32.Qh3 Qg6
33.Rcc1 Rh5 34.Qg4 Qh6 35.Rc2 Rxg4 36.fxg4 Re5 37.Rcf2 Re7 38.Rf4 Kg8 39.Kg2 Qg7 40.h4 Qd4 41.Kh3 Qxc4 42.e5 Qxd5 43.exd6 Qxd6 44.h5 Re3+ 45.Kh4 Qe7+ 46.g5 Re4 47.h6 Rxf4+ 48.Rxf4 Qe1+ 49.Kg4 Qd1+ 50.Kg3 Qd3+ 51.Kg4 Qxb5 52.Rd4 Qb4 53.Rxb4 axb4
54.Kf4 c5 55.Ke4 c4 56.Kd4 b3 57.axb3 cxb3 58.Kc3 f6 59.gxf6 Kf7 60.Kxb3 Kxf6 61.Kb4 Kg6 62.Kb5 Kxh6 63.Kxb6 Kg5 64.Kc5 h5 65.Kd4 Kf4 66.Kd3 Kf3 67.Kd2 h4 68.Ke1 Kg2, White resigns.
Round Two: Pirc Defense, King's Indian Attack
Jim West (USCF 2215) - Errol Singh (USCF 2042), Rahway NJ 4/26/2014
1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nbd2 e5 8.a4 Ne8 9.c3 f5 10.exf5 gxf5 11.Re1 Ne7
12.Qb3+ Kh8 13.Ng5 d5 14.Ndf3 Ng6 15.h4 h6 16.h5 Ne7 17.Nh3 Nc6 18.Nh4 Rf7 19.Ng6+ Kh7 20.Bxd5 Rd7 21.Bg8#.
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Round Three: King's Indian Defense, Bayonet Attack
Art Macaspac (USCF 2227) - Jim West (USCF 2215), Rahway NJ 4/26/2014
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Qb3 Nf4 11.Bxf4 exf4 12.Rad1 Bg4 13.Nd4 Bxe2 14.Ncxe2 g5
15.Qh3 a5 16.b5 Ng6 17.Nf5 Re8 18.Nxg7 Kxg7 19.f3 Ne5 20.Nd4 Qf6 21.Nf5+ Kh8 22.Rc1 b6 23.Kh1 Rg8 24.g3 Rg6 25.gxf4 Nd3 26.fxg5 Qxg5 27.Rc2 Rag8 28.Ng3 Nf4 29.Qg4 Qf6 30.Nh5 Nxh5 31.Qxh5 Rg5 32.Qh3 Qg6
33.Rcc1 Rh5 34.Qg4 Qh6 35.Rc2 Rxg4 36.fxg4 Re5 37.Rcf2 Re7 38.Rf4 Kg8 39.Kg2 Qg7 40.h4 Qd4 41.Kh3 Qxc4 42.e5 Qxd5 43.exd6 Qxd6 44.h5 Re3+ 45.Kh4 Qe7+ 46.g5 Re4 47.h6 Rxf4+ 48.Rxf4 Qe1+ 49.Kg4 Qd1+ 50.Kg3 Qd3+ 51.Kg4 Qxb5 52.Rd4 Qb4 53.Rxb4 axb4
54.Kf4 c5 55.Ke4 c4 56.Kd4 b3 57.axb3 cxb3 58.Kc3 f6 59.gxf6 Kf7 60.Kxb3 Kxf6 61.Kb4 Kg6 62.Kb5 Kxh6 63.Kxb6 Kg5 64.Kc5 h5 65.Kd4 Kf4 66.Kd3 Kf3 67.Kd2 h4 68.Ke1 Kg2, White resigns.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
West & Moldovan G/60 Winners
LM James West and John Moldovan went 3-0 to win their sections in yesterday's G/60 tournament.
Errol Singh and Ken Cohen finished 2nd in their respective groups.
Here are some photos from the event:
Errol Singh and Ken Cohen finished 2nd in their respective groups.
Here are some photos from the event:
In round 2, NM Jim West (r) used the King's Idian Attack to defeat Errol Singh's Pirc...
Roshan Idnani lost to NM Arthur Macaspac...
... and Brandon Jacobson lost to Taran Idnani's Dragon.
Ted Mann (left) was upset by 1108-rated Vikas Rama.
Ken Cohen vs. the Hungarian Defense.
Macaspac Wins Saturday G/30
NM Arthur Macaspac won our Saturday G/30. He finished a half-point ahead of LM Vladimir Polyakin & Thomas Elberling.
4th Saturday Swiss and Quad
When 10 players showed up yesterday for the 4th Saturday quads, the top section became a 6-player Swiss tournament.
Round One: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Taran Idnani (USCF 1853) - Jim West (USCF 2215), Rahway NJ 4/26/2014
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.Qd2 Be6 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.Qf2 b5 12.g4 Rb8 13.g5 Nh5 14.h4 Qc7 15.Bh3 Nb6
16.Bxb6 Qxb6 17.Qxb6 Rxb6 18.Ne2 Bc4 19.Nc3 Nf4 20.Bf1 Bxf1 21.Rhxf1 f6 22.Rg1 fxg5 23.hxg5 b4 24.Nd5 Nxd5 25.Rxd5 Rxf3 26.Nd2 Rf2 27.Nc4 Rc6 28.b3 Rf4 29.Re1 Bxg5 30.Kb1 Be7 31.Na5 Rc7 32.Nc4 Rf2
33.Nxd6 Rcxc2 34.Nf5 Rb2+ 35.Kc1 Bg5+ 36.Ne3 Rbe2 37.Rxe2 Rxe2 38.Rd3 Rxe3 39.Rxe3 Bxe3+, White resigns.
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Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation
Brandon Jacobson (USCF 1967) - Taran Idnani (USCF 1853), Rahway NJ 4/26/2014
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 d6 9.O-O Ng4 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd2 Ne5 12.Qe2 a5 13.Rfd1 Ba6 14.Qe1 Nc4
15.Bc1 Qc7 16.Bxc4 Bxc4 17.b3 Be6 18.Bb2 Rfd8 19.a4 Rab8 20.Rd3 Rb7 21.Qe3 Rdb8 22.Rad1 Bc4 23.Rd4 Bxb3 24.cxb3 Rxb3 25.Ba1 Bxd4 26.Qxd4 e5 27.Qd2 R8b4 28.g3 Rd4 29.Qc2 Rxd1+ 30.Qxd1 Qb8 31.Kg2 Qb4
32.Qc2 Ra3 33.Bb2 Rb3 34.Na2 Qxa4 35.Nc1 Rxg3+, White resigns.
Round One: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Taran Idnani (USCF 1853) - Jim West (USCF 2215), Rahway NJ 4/26/2014
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.Qd2 Be6 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.Qf2 b5 12.g4 Rb8 13.g5 Nh5 14.h4 Qc7 15.Bh3 Nb6
16.Bxb6 Qxb6 17.Qxb6 Rxb6 18.Ne2 Bc4 19.Nc3 Nf4 20.Bf1 Bxf1 21.Rhxf1 f6 22.Rg1 fxg5 23.hxg5 b4 24.Nd5 Nxd5 25.Rxd5 Rxf3 26.Nd2 Rf2 27.Nc4 Rc6 28.b3 Rf4 29.Re1 Bxg5 30.Kb1 Be7 31.Na5 Rc7 32.Nc4 Rf2
33.Nxd6 Rcxc2 34.Nf5 Rb2+ 35.Kc1 Bg5+ 36.Ne3 Rbe2 37.Rxe2 Rxe2 38.Rd3 Rxe3 39.Rxe3 Bxe3+, White resigns.
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Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation
Brandon Jacobson (USCF 1967) - Taran Idnani (USCF 1853), Rahway NJ 4/26/2014
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 d6 9.O-O Ng4 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd2 Ne5 12.Qe2 a5 13.Rfd1 Ba6 14.Qe1 Nc4
15.Bc1 Qc7 16.Bxc4 Bxc4 17.b3 Be6 18.Bb2 Rfd8 19.a4 Rab8 20.Rd3 Rb7 21.Qe3 Rdb8 22.Rad1 Bc4 23.Rd4 Bxb3 24.cxb3 Rxb3 25.Ba1 Bxd4 26.Qxd4 e5 27.Qd2 R8b4 28.g3 Rd4 29.Qc2 Rxd1+ 30.Qxd1 Qb8 31.Kg2 Qb4
32.Qc2 Ra3 33.Bb2 Rb3 34.Na2 Qxa4 35.Nc1 Rxg3+, White resigns.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
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