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SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES Full Steam ahead!
The US WOMEN’S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP has become a two woman show: Yip and Tokhirjonova!
After 8 rounds each of them are now on an incredible 7 out of a possible 8 points. Having reduced the rest of the tournament participants to spectators with only GM Irina Krishna now having a theoretical outside chance of catching them over the course of the final three rounds it looks like one of them will surely win this event. If both of them continue to perform as they have they may even end up sharing the title. This has been a tough tournament for each of the participants but perhaps harder for some than others. Irina Krush saw several potential full points rendered drawn in hard fought games. However with the final three rounds remaining there is still a lot of chess to be played!
Enjoy the games ~ S
After 8 rounds each of them are now on an incredible 7 out of a possible 8 points. Having reduced the rest of the tournament participants to spectators with only GM Irina Krishna now having a theoretical outside chance of catching them over the course of the final three rounds it looks like one of them will surely win this event. If both of them continue to perform as they have they may even end up sharing the title. This has been a tough tournament for each of the participants but perhaps harder for some than others. Irina Krush saw several potential full points rendered drawn in hard fought games. However with the final three rounds remaining there is still a lot of chess to be played!
Enjoy the games ~ S
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World Championship update: It potentially all ends tomorrow…
GAME 14 will be played on Saturday, April 29th of 2023. Whomever wins tomorrow’s game wins the title of World Champion… If drawn then they go to the playoffs! Today we look at Game 13 briefly and then take a look at a chess puzzle to round out todays offering. Enjoy!
GAME 13 pgn (From chessgames.com)
[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"]
[Site "Astana, Kazakhstan"]
[Date "2023.04.27"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Liren, Ding"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "00:24:09"]
[BlackClock "00:26:07"]
[WhiteFideId "4168119"]
[BlackFideId "8603677"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. Be3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. a4 h6 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. f3 Bf8 19. Bf2 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Be4 Re5 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Ne2 Qe7 24. Qd4 f5 25. Bg3 Rxe4
26. fxe4 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 fxe4 28. Rfd1 Nb4 29. Rd7 Bc5+ 30. Kh2 Bc6 31. Rc7 Rxc7 32. Bxc7 Bd5 33. Nc3 Nd3 34. Rc2 Bc6 35. a5 Kf7 36. Re2 Nc1 37. Re1 Nd3 38. Re2 Nc1 39. Re1 Nd3 1/2-1/2
Stay free, stay healthy and be well ~ Sean
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World Chess Championship Game 10: A Hard fought draw!
Just a quick overview of game ten today... still trying to get replacement computer up to date with all apps and software that are used by me. Fascinating game... several "fork" tactical tricks used to change the pawn structure or the character of the play during the game. Reducing material as well to exchange down into a drawn endgame. Interesting effort at the board today by Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Game 11 tomorrow - Monday April 24th of 2023.
Enjoy and see you on the flip side ~ Sean.
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Today we will just look at Game 9 from the World Championship Chess Match between Ian Neopmniachtchi and Ding Liren. Some nice tactics, a great take-away chess lesson about fighting spirit and some interesting strategical and endgame plays made at the board by both fighters. Now we begin to head into the homestretch which makes us wonder: Can Ding equalize the score again or will he be held at bay by Nepo? Can Nepo increase his lead and settle the match before the need to play a 14th game? Can Ding shake off all rust and shine and sprint past Nepo to the finish line and thus secure the title of World Champion for himself? No matter what happens it is we, the chess fans all over the world, who come out winners from this contest.
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Two tactics and a short and quick piece providing coverage of the Spanish Opening Siesta variation. Fun stuff! Playing the Spanish allows you to achieve so many different types of chess positions... quite the lab for chess learning.
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GM Robson versus GM Sevian - a good old fashioned Donnybrook!
In the only decisive game of the US Men's Championship GM Robson played with aggression and spirit which was matched by his opponent GM Sevian. Quite the game! Buckle your seatbelt, sit back and enjoy the chessboard hostilities!
ROUND 1 RESULTS from MEN'S and WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS:
US MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1:
Xiong vs Mishra 1/2-1/2
Aronian vs Caruana 1/2-1/2
Niemann vs Swiercz 1/2-1/2
Robson vs Sevian 0-1
So vs Dominguez Perez 1/2-1/2
Tang vs Shankland 1/2-1/2
US WOMAN'S CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1:
Krush vs Yip 1/2-1/2
Yu vs Abrahamyan 1/2-1/2
Paikidze vs Eswaran 1-0
Zatonskih vs Pourkashiyan 1/2-1/2
Yan vs Cervantes 1/2-1/2
Lee vs Tokhirjonova 1/2-1/2
Despite the high number of draws there was actually quite a bit of fighting chess in round one. For more comprehensive coverage - with better audio - please visit:
SAINT LOUIS CHESS CENTER at: https://saintlouischessclub.org
THE WEEK IN CHESS by Mark Crowther: https://theweekinchess.com
CHESSBASE at: https://en.chessbase.com
CHESS.COM at: https://www.chess.com/events/2023-us-chess-championship/games
Enjoy all of the fantastic games from these two outstanding tournaments! ~ S.
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SOCP 04082023 The Irregulars ORANGUTAN.
Oh boy... this one is way long! Hope to keep them down to 10 minutes in length starting Monday. Sunday's will be another long lesson as well. Too easy to get lost in these games and my many chess memory lanes!
Two games in the Orangutan - 1. b4 opening. 4 Puzzle warm up and a bonus puzzle. Enjoy'em!
For completeness I have included both of today's games down below. As always: SPOILER ALERT! Do not play over the games until after you have watched the video! You get better for the effort you put into your area of focus... only then will solutions make sense.
[Event “British Championship”]
[Site “Eeastbourne”]
[Date “1991.??.??”]
[Round "?"]
[White "Basman"]
[Black "Thipsay"]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO "A00"]
1. h3 d5 2. b4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. a3 Nbd7 5. e3 Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bb2 Re8
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16. h5 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 b6 18. Bd3 f5 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng5 Ra7 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22.
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[Event "Simultaneous Display"]
[Site "Cleveland"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Robert Fischer"]
[Black "J Gloger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]
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Hope you had a great weekend and we’re free to do as you so pleased! Today we have three tactical puzzles to grow on… some chess thrills and chess spills! I hope you enjoy today’s chess shenanigans!
Have a great rest of your week and get out there and roll the bones! ~ S
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An interesting round two today for both the MEN’S and WOMEN’S US CHAMPIONSHIPS! Two decisive games in the men’s or “Open” section and three decisive games in the Womenn’s section. With many hard fought draws with unheard winning melodies! Here are the results from today:
US WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP:
Eswaran (2291) vs Tokhirjonova (2350) 0-1
Abrahamyan (2262) vs Lee (2388) 1-0
Yip (2372) vs Yu (2294) 1-0
Pourkashiyan (2288) vs Yan (2205) 1/2-1/2
Cervantes (2303) vs Krus (2437) 1/2-1/2
Paikidze (2316) vs Zatonskih (2364) 1/2-1/2
US MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Caruana (2786) vs Dominguez (2745) 1/2-1/2
Swiercz (2621) vs So (2753) 1/2-1/2
Sevian (2698) vs Niemann (2667) 0-1
Shankland (2698) vs Robson (2699) 1/2-1/2
Mishra (2599) vs Tang (2504) 1-0
Aronian (2742) vs Xiong (2693) 1/2-1/2
Round three tomorrow! As always please visit the following websites to keep up on all of your US Chess Championship news:
SAINT LOUIS CHESS CENTER at: https://saintlouischessclub.org
THE WEEK IN CHESS by Mark Crowther: https://theweekinchess.com
CHESSBASE at: https://en.chessbase.com
CHESS.COM at: https://www.chess.com/events/2023-us-chess-championship/games
Always play the best moves in your life! ~ S.
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