chess in indiana vol xix no. 1 mar 2006

8/2/2019 Chess in Indiana Vol XIX No. 1 Mar 2006

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Volume XIX Number 1I5 D E TH I5 155U E :

D ean and K is tle r on W inning T eam at U .S . A mateu r T eam M idw est, page 4; Sm ith w ins C irc le C ity Feb Tornado, page 4;H erron takes 1 st Wo od M em oria l, p ag e 9; M ille r tak es C irc le C ity D ec T orn ad o, pa ge 16 ; E lkha rt A morphous O pen , page 16In te rv ie w w ith S ea n H ollic k, p ag e 17 ; T he E xc ha ng e S ac rific e, p ag e 19; T ou rn am en t A nn ou nc em en ts , b ac k c ov er.

S ean H ollick shakes hands w ith 5-year o ld fu tu re chess s ta r C ro ix G yurek a t the C irc le C ity February Tornado


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CHESS in Indianarrll==========IS=C=A==B=o=ar=d=o=f=D=ir=e=ct=o=rs========~11rrll============C=H=E=s=s=i=n=ln=d=ia=n=a==========~PRESIDENT: Gary Fox Ph. (574) 722-4965ISCA P.O.Box 114 Logansport IN 46947E-mail: [email protected]: Terry Perkins4761 S. 400 E. Cutler, IN 46902E-mail: [email protected]: Ben Dillon Ph. (574) 289- TREK615 W. Angela Blvd., South Bend IN 46617E-mail: [email protected]: Torn Byers Ph. (574) 722-1137ISCA P.O.Box 114, Logansport, IN 46947E-mail: [email protected]: Bob Banta Ph. (317) 849-97284730 Wyandotte Trail , Indianapolis, IN 46250E-mail: [email protected]: Roger BlaineP.O. Box 353, Osceola IN 46561E-mail: [email protected] DIRECTOR: Sean Hollick, Ph. (317) 679-3514ISCA P.O.Box 891, Indianapolis, IN 46206E-mail: [email protected] DIRECTOR: David Frey Ph. (317) 902-85816697 Wimbledon Drive, Zionsvil le, IN 46077E-mail:[email protected]: Drew Hollinberger Ph.(317) 841-38858350 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46250E-mail: [email protected]: Steven J. Steppe Ph. (812) 299-511153 E. Antler Dr., Terre Haute, IN 47802E-mail: [email protected]

I I President's Advisory CabinetChiefTD Advisor I Clearing House- Roger BlaineE-mail: [email protected] Administrator - John W. ColeE-mail: [email protected] Advisor - Kristopber Will iamsE-mail: [email protected] Administrator - Adam HeeterE-mail: [email protected] Advisor - Jim DeanE-mail :[email protected] Vjsits Coordinator - Bill ParrishE-mail; [email protected]

I I ISCA Membership Annual DuesRegularFamily Plan (Whole)Family Plan (Children Only)Jnnior (UI8; incl . Jr. Tour)Add'l Family MemberAffiliateScholastic AflUiate

$15.00522.00517.00S10.00Y o dues525.00$15.00

I I Patron MembershipsGold: $100.00 Silver: $50.00 Bronze: $25.00PATRON MEMBERS:Gold: Kurt Bridgham, David Frey, Ken Hamilton, Craig HinesSilver; Roger Blaine, Jay Carr, Richard ReichBronze: Nate Criss, Gary Fox, Gordon Simons, John WortingerMarch ,2006

State Team Champions: "QxNd4#" (consisting of: John W. Cole,Jason R. Doss, James Stephen Cates and David B. Frey)State Quick Chess Champion: Jim MillsState Blitz Champion: John W. ColeState Junior Blitz Champion: Jimmy Hildebrand

I I I I tate Scholast ic ChampionsHigh School Champion: Matt FoutsGirls' Champion: Krista SelbyGrade 12th/Under Champions: Matt Fouts, Nick Zehner,Kevin Krenk, Nicholas Lynch (4-way tie)Grade 9th/Under Champions: Evan Hanley and Josh SmithGrade 6th/Under Champion: Chris LiGrade 3th/Under Champion: Sean VibbertGrade 9th/Under Junior Varsity Champion: Kevin TannerGrade 6th/Under Junior Varsity Champion: Joseph Milkowski

I I I I Grade Champions

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Editor: Bob BantaContributors: Gary Fox, Ken Hamilton, Mike Herron, Les Kistler,Roger Blaine, Sean HollickPhotographs: Bob Banta, Sean Hollick, John LangreckPrinter/Publisher: Bill Corbin - UN Communications, Inc.

I I State ChampionsIndiana State Champion: Emory A. Tate, II.State Reserve Co-Champions: Daniel G. Ryker and Josh A. SmithChallenge Champion: Dennis MonokroussosMasters/Generations: Masters, John W. Cole. Seniors: Cliff Aker,Roger Blaine, Sr. Reserve: Randall Derby. Amateur:Nate Criss.Amateur Reserve: Eric Miller, Bob Jones. Junior: Daniel FeltisClass Champions: Masters/Expert: John W. Cole, James StephenCates, A - Alexei Gorbounov, B - Craig Hines, C - David B. FreyD - Thomas E. Byers, Randall DerbyBeginners ' Class Champions: E - Jonathon Harrison,F - Brandon Van Note, G - Christopher Patterson, H - Nick Wilkey,I-Hillary Williams &Alex Catron, Unrated - Michael Phillips

Grade 10 - 12: Matthew FoutsGrade 9: Karl RootsGrade 7: David WitwerGrade 5: Youkow HommaGrade 3: Yushi HommaGrade 1: Tyler Margetts

Grade S: Evan HanleyGrade 6: Fengyee ZhouGrade 4: Alek JansenGrade 2: Sean VibbertKindergarten: Michael Brothers

I I Team ChampionsHigh School: South Vigo HS (Terre Haute)Sth &Under: Canterbury School (Fort Wayne)6th & Under: Orchard School (Indianapolis)3rd & Under: Sycamore School (Indianapolis)

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CHESS in IndianaPresident's MessageMarch 1,2006I am pleased to announce that final plans were made and the date isset for June 3rd for the 2006 Indiana State Class Championships.Please check the back page of the magazine for details.

The prize fund was kept the sameas last year's successful ClassChampionships held in Lafayette.Special thanks to Circle City ChessClub and Sean Hollick for hostingthe event. The event will be held atGlendale Mall (located at62nd Street and Keystone Blvd inNortheast Indianapolis) and willbe directed by ace TD SeanHollick. I anticipate there beingelbow-to-elbow competition and Iwould not be surprised ifwewould have to set up tables in thehalls. Make sure you register inadvance!

SCI and ISCA agreed to another 5 year term for the Indiana StateScholastic Championships. Thanks to Steve Steppe and the SCI boardfor their approach to making Scholastic Chess a very important part ofIndiana Chess. The last 5 years were great and I look forward to thenext 5 years of Championship Chess.The President's Advisory Cabinet consists of six people all withspecial contributions to Chess. First is our Chief Tournament Advisor/Clearing House:

R o ge r B la in e . Roger is a.USCF Certified Senior TD and also holdsthe !SCA Clearing House position with the USCF. With hissuperior experience at directing and organizing chesstournaments, Roger is a natural for holding this position. Ifanyone has any questions on running an ISCA chess tournamentor technical questions of something that occurred during a chesstournament, please do not hesitate to contact TD Blaine.

Our Games Administrator is J oh n C ole . John organizes gamescores from tournaments throughout Indiana. He also evaluatesgames and submits annotated games to both our Editor and ourWeb Director.

Our Student Advisor is Kr is io p he r Wi ll iams ;he represents the students of Indiana on behalf of ISCA. Kriscommunicates student concerns to the ISCABoard of Directorsand has direct communication with me regarding chess andscholastic issues.Our Media Administrator is A da m H ea te r. The Media Admin hasthe tough job of getting "the word out" to the general mediaabout Indiana Chess.

Our Master Advisor is J im D ea n. This position is similar to theStudent Ad visor but gives us the point of view from a top rankedChess Player in Indiana.

Our Prison Visits Coordinator is Bill Parrish. This is a newCabinet position. BilIworks for the Indiana CorrectionalDepartment and has several programs that involve Chess.

Thanks to all for your efforts to support and improve Chess in Indiana.

Gary Fox, ISeA [email protected]

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Editor's CommentsSean Holl ick made the cover this t ime for al l of his efforts on behalf ofthe Circle City Chess Club (CCCC). Sean and Dave Frey direct regulartournaments at Glendale Mall in Indianapolis. Once a tournament isconcluded, Sean usually posts tournament results to the CCCC websitehttp://www.circlecitychess.org/ and uploads pictures to the website bythe next day after the tournament. The CCCC tournaments are friendlyevents and crowd pleasers. The CCCC kick-off tournament lastDecember was so well attended that the prize funds were increased.Sean is a friendly and energet ic guy who manages, in his spare time, trun tournaments, to host a websi te, and to coach his son Maxx at chessas well. Sean's father, a WWlI veteran and a pilot in the Army AirCorps Flying Tigers, passed away late last year; in January, Seanhosted the First Annual Max P. Wood Memorial Tournament in hisfather's honor. This issue features former ClI Editor, Ken Hamilton'sexcellent article on sacrificing the exchange. Players will benefit fromKen's guidance as understanding the underlying tenets of exchangesacs is a cornerstone for tactical improvement by all players.Maybe you watched some of the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics? If youdid, you probably noticed how seriously the Italians take sport andthis includes chess. Ihave recently been traveling to Bologna, Italy onbusiness. Bologna (located in northeastern Italy) is the culinary capitalof Italy (birthplace of tortellini). Ken Hamilton and Ihad wondered ifthere was a chess club in Bologna; he found a Bolgona-based ChessClub (C ir col o S ca cch is ti co Bo lo gne s e) on the web at:http:Uwww2.comune.bologna.itlbologna/circcsb/CSBHOME.HTMWhen Ieturn to Bologna this summer, I hope to get a chance to visitCircolo Scacchistico Bolognese and see how club chess is played inItaly. Who knows, maybe if I am lucky, I will get to take some digitalpictures to include in the next issue.

Bob Banta, [email protected]

Piazza del Nettuno - Statue of Neptune in Bologna, Italy Photo: EditorContents

Who's Who in ISCA 2President's Message 3Editor's Comments 3Dean and Kistler on Winning Team at U.S. Amateur Team Midwest.. ..4Smith Wins Circle City Feb Tornado .4Herron Wins 1st George P. Wood Memorial 9Miller Sweeps Circle City Dec Tornado 16Elkhart "Amorphous Open" & "Mishawaka 50 in 2" Games 16Interview with Sean Hollick 17The Exchange Sacrifice 19Upcoming Scholastic Tournaments 23Tournament Announcements 24

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CHESS in IndianaAlthough Jim Dean may say he had a "bad" tournament, hescored an undefeated 3.5-1.5 on board 3. Unfortunately, he hadclear winning chances in two of those drawn games, while animproved move-order in the opening would have given himbetter chances in his other drawn game. Jim, too, has been on 3 or4 USATM championship teams.

De a n a n d K is tle r o n W in n in g Te a m a t th eU.S . A m ate u r Te a m M id w e s t

by Les K i st le r

On board 4, I went 3-0 on Saturday, and then I got two draws onSunday, finishing with 4-1. I nearly won the board prize, but lostit on tiebreak. Still, I defeated one" A" player (rated 1993) anddrew with two other 1900's. Idefeated two 1600s to round it out.Itwas also nice seeing a bunch of fellow Hoosiers there, including[ohn Cole's team (Cole; Drew Hollinberger; Diego Betita ofMichigan, a South Bend Chess Club player; Mike Vidulich, andEric Miller), a strong youth team (Steven Cates, Ben Inskeep,Garrett Smith, and E. Labin) and a Goshen team (Mark Bauman,Jeff Bauman, Jacob ZumFelde, and Matt Nesbitt).Since this is the first time I've been on a USATM team that haswon this tournament, Im uncertain as to how the playoff ishandled. According to Jim Dean, after the winning teams fromthe four zones (West, South, Midwest and East) are announced,the playoffs will be done over the Internet.

At USATM, Les Kistler (left) and Jim Dean (right) Photo: John LangreckThe Ll.S. Amateur Team Midwest was played over the Feb 18 and19 weekend at Oak Brook, It. About a month ago, former IndianaState Champion Jim Dean phoned and asked me to join a teamwith him, along with Shivkumar Shivaji (a 2300 rated player fromCalifornia who goes by the nickname "Shiv"), and John Langreck(an Ohio native also from California). With Jim holding downBoard 3, I felt honored that Jim would have faith in my skills tojoin this stellar team on Board 4. S m i t h W in s C i /e /I I C i lY I l l b T o /n a d o

Garrett Smith won the Circle City February Tornado with a scoreof 4.5-0.5. Mike Sharp was the only player who managed a drawagainst Garrett. William "Bill" Corbin, our esteemed CH ESS inIndiana Publisher, racked up 3.5 points in the first four rounds(including a win against Bernard Parham Sr.) before beingstopped by Garrett in the last round. For cross-tables and photosof ccce tournaments visit the Circle City Chess Club (CCCC) athttp://www.circlecitychess.orgl. For any USCF-rated tournament,visit the USCF website's Members Services Area athttp://www.uschess.org/msa/.

Itturns out that our "chess mojo" was very strong this weekend--we won the tournament on tiebreak! Our prizes were Chronoschess clocks. I guess now I'll finally have to learn how to set oneof those things. On Saturday we went 3-0 in matches. Then wehad two excruciatingly dramatic drawn matches on Sunday withour main rivals to finish at 4-1. Since we played strongeropposition throughout the tournament, our tiebreaks easilyoutstripped everybody else's. Even though my team was onlyhalf-Hoosier, I think we proved once again that Indiana playersare not to be underestimated!Despite his great talent, Shiv had a rough tournament, losing toGM Gurevich (he said it was drawn, and I believe him) and laterto 1M Angelo Young and 1M Stanislav Smetankin. In all of thosegames, Shiv had good chances. Against Smetankin, his game wasdefinitely won (but it was by no means simple), as he went intoan ending an exchange up for a pawn. Here again, the clockproved to be his undoing. Against Young, he lost the oppositionin a seemingly simple and drawish king and pawn ending, andlost on time just as it became clear that Angelo was winning.Our main pillar of strength was John Langreck, who scored aperfect 5-0 on board 2. He beat one master and one ex-masterwhile pounding lumps into his lower-rated opponents. Johnbrings a lot of experience from previous team tournaments, and ifI'm not mistaken, this will be the third time he has been on aUSATM championship team. Round 5: Garrett Smith (left) VS. Bill Corbin (right)M a r c h I 2 0 0 6 4

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CHESS in Indianasuspect that's where it's heading?). 26.cS? A further weakeningof his position. 26.Bc2 would have been better. 26...Bc3What is White to do? 27.cxd6 Nxd6 and the d-pawn will soonfall (as Be4 is met by f5 and Black threatens Qa2).So Davepushes the c-pawn, perhaps not noticing Black's response. 27.c6Diagram

Dave Frey (1700) - Garrett Smith (2013)February Circle City Tornado 04 Feb 2006

King's Indian Defense [E61][Ken Hamilton and Fritz)

l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e3 A quiet line of development forWhite (inplace of 4.e4) not often seen. However, Garrett hadtold Dave that he had trouble with this line, so here it is....4...0-0White's restrained approach allows Black develop without beingunder immediate pressure, choosing between usual structuresarising from ...e5 or ...c5, and also without any early concernabout moves by White's dark square bishop. S.Bd3 d66.Nge2Or 6.Nf3, which controls e5. 6...c6 7.0-0 eS s.n a6 9.e4 exd410.Nxd4 Ng4 An annoying move. 1l.Nxc6 Probably the bestresponse. Although Black is not gaining any advantage from histactics, White's S.f3 has exposed his king to a check on the gl-a7diagonal- from both Black's queen and his bishop. 1l ...Qb6+12.Khi Nf2+ 13.Rxf2 Qxfl I4.Ne7+ KhS IS.NcdS Nc6An interesting, unbalanced position has developed. Black haswon the exchange at the expense of a pawn and a busted pawnposition, but both sides have chances. Now White should take thecS bishop and then protect his b2 pawn. Instead, he attacksBlack's queen but overlooks it can pick off the b pawn- whichnaturally, it does. I6.Be3? Qxb2 17.Rbl Qxa2 IS.Nb6Interestingly Nxc6 followed by Nc7 would also have won backthe exchange though Black would still have regained the lead inthe pawn count - an absorbing position. [lS.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Nc7Be6 20.NxaS RxaS 21.Rb63] IS...Nxe7 19.NxaS Now thesurprising 19...f5 would have retained an advantage for Black,who opts instead for the tempting, immediate Be6 I9 ...Be6Diagram

27...Qa2! 28.Bc2 Whatever White plays it is met by 2S...Qxd5.But Black has the option of taking the d-pawn now or checkingon c4 (remember the unlucky move KfI?) 2S Qc4+ 29.Kfl If29.Kgl then ... Rxe3 30.Qxe3 Bd4 curtains. 29 Qh4+ 29. ..Qxd5was also winning, of course - but Garrett is in a rambunctiousmood. His tactics with the queen over the past several moveshave been first class. 30.Kfl Of course, not KgI because of Rxeetc. 30. ..Qxh2 White, to use Fischer's favorite phrase, iscompletely busted. 3I.Rxb4 Fritz supplies the following, losingalternatives. [31.Be4 f5 32.Bd3 Qhl+ 33.Kf2 Qh4+ 34.Kfl a5;31.Bgl Qh4 32.Bb3 a5 33.Be3 Ne7 34.Qdl Nf5; 31.Bb3 Qhl+32.Kf2 Qh4+ 33.Kfl Ne7 34.Ba7 Nf5 35.Qdl Ng3+] 31...Qhl+32.Bgl ReI + 33.Qxel Bxel 34.KxeI?? or 34.RbS. Losing - bumuch better. 34 . ..Qxgl+ 3S.Kd2 Qxg2+ I think this was a greatgame, well played by both sides. I'm quite sure, particularly atthe (to me) murderous G/60 time limit, I would not have beenable to match the performance of either player. 0-1

20.Nb6? Instead 20.Rxb7 would have swung the game in White'sfavor. [20.Rxb7 Rxa8 21.Rxe7 a5 22.Rb7 a4 23.Rb6 Bxc424.Bxc4 Qxc4 25.Rxd6 KgS 26.Bd4 Bxd4 27.Rxd4 Qb32S.RdS+=J 20...NcS 20 ...f5! 21.NdS BxdS 22.exdS There's notmuch to chose between the move played and its alternative, cxdS.However, White now allows the Black rook to seize the e-filewith initiative. 22. ..ReS 23.Qc1 Qa4 so that if24.Rxb7 Rxe325.Qxe3 Qdl + 26.Qgl Qxd3 with advantage. 24.KgI bS This isnot an easy position to evaluate; White's queen has somepotential overload problems - the pawn on c4 and the bishop one3. 25.Bf2 would have gotten rid of one of them; 25.KfI doesnot. 2S.Kfl b4 Now Black is threatening to push his passedpawns as far as they will go. The problem with 25.Kfl is hard toforesee - it allows the Black queen to check on c4 (but who's to Round 5: Ben Inskeep (left) and Chris Li (right) Photo: ecceMa rc h, 20 06 5


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CHESS in IndianaBen Inskeep (2032) - Chris Li (1430)February Circle City Tornado 04 Feb 2006

Closed Ruy Lopez; Anti-Marshall System [CSS]1.e4 e5 2.NO Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 S.Bb3 Be7 6.0~ Nf67.Re1 0-0 8.a4 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.Ne3 b411.Ne2 a512.Ng3 Nd713.e3 Nc514.Bd5 Qe8 15.Nf5 Bf616.d4 Diagram

Nd717.Ng5 Nb618.Qh5 Bxg519.Qxg5 g6 Diagram

20.Bxe6 Qb8 21.Ne7+ Kg7 22.Qh6+ Kh8 23.Bg5 1-0Garrett Smith (2013) - Jerry Christner (1677)

February Circle City Tornado 04 Feb 2006Sicilian Scheveningen [BSO]

l.e4 e5 2.NO d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf67.Qd2 Be7 s.rs 0-0 Ne6 10.0-~ d5 1

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NeS 12.M Qa5 13.Nb3 Qc7 14.exd5 Nb4 Diagram

1S.h5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Bd3 Be6 1S.Rdg1 g619.hxg6fxg6 20.Nd4 Be8 21.Rh4 Bd6 22.Rghl Qg7 23.f4 Ne7 24.Rxh7Diagram

Qxh7 25.Rxh7 Kxh7 26.Qh2+ Kg7 27.Qh6+ Kf7 2S.Qxg6+Ke7 29.f5 Diagram

NeS 30.f6+ Kd7 31.f7 RhS 32.Qe6+ Ke7 33.fxeSN+ Kd8Bd735.Nf61-O

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CHESS in IndianaDave Frey (1700) - Danny Presicci (1674)

February Circle City Tornado 04 Feb 2006Caro-Kann [BI9]

l.e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 BfS S.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h67.Nf3 Nf6 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 e6 10.Bd2 Qb611.0-0 Bd612.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Nd7 14.c4 Nf6 15.Qd3 Bb4 16.BxMQxb4 17.a3 Qb6 18.Ne5 Rd8 19.c5 Qc7 20.Nc4 0-0 21.Nd6Ne8 22.Nxe8 Rfxe8 23.Qe3 RdS 24.Rfdl Red8 25.Rd2 Qe726.g3 Qf6 27.Radl QfS 28.Kg2 Qf6 29.1:4Qe7 30.Kf2 Qc731.Ke2 QaS 32.M Qb5+ 33.Qd3 Rxd4 Diagram

34.Qxb5 Rxd2+ 3S.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 36.Kxd2 cxb5 Diagram

37.Ke3 Kf8 38.Kd4 Ke7 39.g4 f6 40.fS eS+ 41.KdS Kd7 42.hS a643.Ke4 Kc6 44.Ke3 KdS 4S.Kd3 e4+ 46.Ke3 Ke5 0-1Dave Frey recently wrote an e-mail to the Editor about Bernie Parham:"I was watching ESPN Classic last night, where they had"Searching for Bobby Fischer", and a Pop-Up video type of narration.Towards the end of the movie where Josh wasplaying for the NationalTournament, dropping his queen, itpopped up about HikaruNakamura recentlyplaying the "Parham Attack" against a GM.Another Pop-up said what the "Parham Attack" was, and that a GMsaid it was something like a surprising and interesting opening.I calledBernie this afternoon and told him about it, hopefully itbrightened up his day, but itwasnice to see that on National TV."-- DaveBernard Parham (2064) - Shawn Marcum (1345)

February Circle City Tornado 04 Feb 2006"Parham Attack"

l.e4 d6 2.Qh5 Nf6 3.Qh4 Ne6 4.c3 g6 5.d4 Bg7 6.Bd3 e5 7.d5March t 2006 7

Ne7 8.BgS Nd7 9.Nd2 Ne5 10.Be2 Qd7 11.b4 f6 Diagram

12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 Ng8 14.Qh4 Na6 15.a4 Qg4 16.Ngf3Qxh417.Nxh4 e518.b5 Nc719.Nc4 Kd7 20.a5 Ne8 21.Ba4Ke7 22.b6 Bd7 23.0-0 a6 24.f4 Nh6 25.fxeS fxe5 26.h3 Bxa427.Rxa4 Ng7 Diagram

28.g4 RafS 29.Nf3 Rf4 30.Ned2 RhfS 31.Kg2 Nf7 32.Nh4 Ng533.Rxf4 Rxf4 34.Kg3 Ne8 35.Ng2 RfS 36.h4 Nf7 37.Ral Nf63B.Rfl h5 39.g5 Ng4 40.Rf3 Nd8 41.Nfl Rxf3+ 42.KxG Kd743.Nfe3 Nxe3 44.Kxe3 Nf7 45.Kd3 Ke7 46.Ke4 Diagram

46 ... Kd7 47.Nel Kd8 4B.Nd3 Kd7 49.Kb3 Ke7 50.Ke2 Kd751.Kd2 Ke7 52.Nel Kd7 53.Ne2 Ke7 54.Ng3 Kf8 55.Ke2 Kg8S6.Nfl KfS 57.KG Kg7 5B.Nd2 KfS 59.Nb3 Ke7 60.Ke3 Kd8Yz-'li


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Bernard Parham Sr. (2032) - Dave Frey (1700)February Circle City Tornado 04 Feb 2006

"Parham Attack"1.e4 c6 2.QhS g6 3.QeS Nf6 4.d4 d6 S.Qf4 Bg7 6.Nf3 Nbd77.Bd3 Qc7 8.e5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 NxeSl0.Qxe5 QxeS+ 11.dxe5Nd712.f4 Nc5 l3.Be2 BfS14.Be3 Na4 lS.b3 Nb6 16.c4 f617.g4 Be41S.0-O Diagram

Bxbl 19.exf6 exf6 20.Raxbl 0-0 21.Rbdl fS 22.gS RfeS23.Kf2 Re7 24.BcS Rd7 2S.Bxb6 Rxdl 26.Rxdl axb6 27.a4 cS2S.Rd6 Ra6 29.BB Be3 30.Bxb7 Ra7 31.Rxb6 Bb4 32.Bd5+Kg7 33.RbS h5 34.Ke3 Re7+ 3S.Kd3 Ra7 36.RgS+ Kh737.RbS BaS 3S.Rb5 Bb4 Diagram

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39.Rxb4 cxb4 40.cS Re7 41.Kc4 Re2 42.e6 Rxh2 43.Kxb4 h444.c7 Diagram

1-0Jerry Christner (1677) - Brad La Cue (1732)

February Circle City Tornado 04 Feb 2006Scandinavian Defense [BOI]l.e4 d5 2.exd5 QxdS 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 eS S.dS Nf6 6.Bc4 Bf57.Bd2 Bb4 S.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 QcS 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.0-0-00-0-o 12.Bb4 Qb6 13.B RheS 14.d6 Diagram

Be61S.dxc7 Qxc7 16.Bxe6 Rxe6 17.Nh3 h618.Nf2 Rc619.Rd3 Re8 20.Rhdl Nc5 21.Bxc5 RxcS 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.fxe4Diagram

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Herron W ins 1 st G eo rge P . W oo d M em oria lMike Herron took clear first in the Circle City Chess Club'sl,t George P. Wood Memorial (26 players in Open) on Jan 7, 2006with a score of 4.5-0.5. (Cross-tables for all CCCC tournamentsavailable via http://www.circlecitvchess.orgldocs/clubnews.html.)

Mike Herron strikes a familiar pose Photo: EditorDave Frey was the only player able to score against Herron withan interesting and informative draw.

Dave Frey (1650) - Mike Herron (2081)1st George P. Wood Memorial, 07 Jan 2006

Queen's Gambit Declined [D35][Mike Herron]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Bd3 dxc47.Bxc4 c6 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.Qe2 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 1l.Ne4 h6 12.Ne5NxcS 13.dxeS QdS 14.b4 as lS.Rdl QhS 16.Bd2 axb4 17.Bxb4Ra4 18.a3 NdS 19.Be4 Bf6 20.Rabl Rfa8? DiagramMarch f 2006

A fundamental mistake on my part. There is no breakthrough onthe Queen-side, but I now have both Rooks and a Bishopclustered uselessly on that wing. Much better would have been20. ..Raa8. Dave punishes my error nicely 21.BxdS exdS 22.Nd4g6 23.e4! Diagram

Very good--opening the center where his pieces will dominate.23 ...Rd8 24.exd5 Rxd5 2S.NO Ra8 26.Rxd5 QxdS 27.Rdl Qe28.Rd6 Qe7 29.Qd2 His twin threats of 30.Rd7 and 30.Qxh6win a pawn. 29...Rd8 30.Qxh6 Be8 Diagram

This at least is good, activating my Bishop. The c6 pawn isimmune because of back-rank mate possibilities. 31.Rxd8+Qxd8 32.Qd2 Qe8 33.h3 Qe4 34.Qe3 Qbl+ 35.Qel Qxe1+36.Nxel Be6

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CHESS in Indiana1f igured that my Bishop pair would enable me to drawcomfortably despite my pawn minus, but the Bishops prove tohave even more ambitious aims. 37.Nf3 Bd5 38.Nd2 Kf8 39.13Bd4+ 40.Kfl Ke7 41.Ke2 Ke6 42.Kd3 Bg143.Ne4 f5 44.Ng5+Ke5 4S.g3 Bc4+ 46.Kdl Kd5 47.g4 Bf2! Restraining thedangerous h-pawn. By this time, Iwas sure that Iwould win.48.gxfS gxf5 49.f4 n r r 50.Kc3 Be3 51.Kc2 Bxf4 S2.h4 Be253.Nh3 Be3?? Diagram

Aaauuuggghhh. 1still had 5 minutes left. If only I had spent oneor two minutes here. My move looks impressive, but it blows thewin. 53. ..Bg3 54.Kd2 Bg4 would have won for me. Chess isfrustrating sometimes. 54.Bd2! Diagram

Great move! Now it's a draw. On 54...Bxc5(?), 55.Nf4+ wins apiece. On 54. .. f4 55.Nxf4+. On the move I planned 54. ..Bxd255.Kxd2 Bg4 56.Nf4 followed by h5 and it suddenly dawned onme that my Bishop can't stop the h-pawn, i.e. 56...Ke4 57.h5Kxf4 58.h6 and Queens. 54. ..Ke4 55.Ng5+ Kf4 S6.Ne6+ Kf3S7.hS Bc4 S8.Ng7 Bxd2 59.Kxd2 Bfl 60.NxfS BxhS 61.Nd4+Ke4 62.Nxc6 Kd5 63.Nb4+ KxcS ~-~

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The following last round game decided the tournament's winner.Nate Criss (1908) - Mike Herron (2081)

1st George P. Wood Memorial, 07 Jan 2006Caro-Kann [BlO][Mike Herron}

l.e4 c6 So it's a Caro-Kann, right? 2.c4 e6 3.d4 d5 4.Nc3 no,wait, maybe a French or Slav? 4. ..dxe4 5.f3 OK, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit S...e3 Declined 6.Bxe3 Nf6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.Nge2Nbd7 9.Qc2 b6 Not wanting to commit my King to either sideuntil I see where he's going 10.0-0 Bb7 11.Rfd1 0-012.RaclRe8 13.Ng3 h6 worrying about tactics involving getting theKnight to move and Bxh7+, but he zooms in on this weaknessalmost immediately 14.Nge4 Qc7 Diagram

The weird opening has become almost like a Hedgehog positionwhere black is very cramped but solid, and any pawn break byeither side must be carefully calculated lS.Qd2 threatening thepiece sacrifice on h6 lS ...Bf8 16.Bf4 Nxe4! Diagram

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Only move. On 17.Nxe4 Ihad planned on 17...e5 with interestingplay 17.Bxe4 Bd6! the worst should be over now. After the soberand sane 18.Bxd6 most of his pressure will be gone, and I'll haveequality 18.Bxh6?! Diagram

Wow. Iguess he's playing for a win. This piece sacrifice doesn'tprove to be quite sound, but it's dangerous and leads to veryexciting play IS ..gxh6 19.Qxh6 Bf4 20.Qh7+ at first glance,20.Bh7+ looks great, but after 20. ..Kh8 he has to retreat hisattacked queen, after which I can go 21...Kg7 threatening Bxc land Rh8 20...Kf8 21.dS Diagram

A wild position where I took quite a bit of time. He has a lot ofscary possibilities involving d6, pawn captures, and opening linesfor his rooks and knight to my king. just as an example,21..Bxc 1? loses to 22.d6 menacing the Queen and threateningmate.March,2006

2I...exdS 22.cxdS Nf6 23.Qh8+ Ke7 24.Qh4 Rh8This has to be frustrating for him, since he is always one tempoaway from bringing the attack Home. He would like to play25.d6+ here, and on 25...Bxd6? He would win beautifully withthe 26.Nd5+!! thunderbolt. But I would have gone 25...Qxd6!where Iwin after either 26.Qxh8 Qxdl + 27.Rxdl Rxh8 or26.Rxd6 Rxh4. 2S.Bh7 Rxh7 26.Re1+ Kf8 Diagram

The King is oddly safe back on the kingside with the silly-looking h7 rook playing great defense. He mentioned after thegame that he had thought the King would have to stay in thecenter when he would have had better attacking chances on it.27.Qxf6 Bxh2+ I'm winning now. My move looks better than27...Bxcl when he can. still cause problems with 28.d6 and29.Re7 28.Kfl Ba6+ 29.Kf2 Bg3+ 30.Ke3 Bxel 31.Rxel Re8+32.Kf2 Rxel 33.d6 Qd7 Diagram

This wins of course, but several spectators didn't miss 33. ..Rfl +like Idid. 34.Kxel Qe6+ 35.Ne4 Qxf6 36.Nxf6 Rh1+ 37.Kf2Rdl 38.Nd7+ KeS 39.Nb8 BbS 40.b3 Rxd6 Pretty exciting forawhile! 0-1

Les Imel (995) - Ken Hamilton (1696)1,1 George P. Wood Memorial, 07 Jan 2006

Torre Attack [D03][Ken Hamilton]

l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 dS 3.BgS e6 4.e3 Be7 S.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 h67.Bxf6 Bxf6 S.c3 0-09.0-0 c610.Rel eSl1.dxeS NxeS12.Nxe5 Bxe5 B.NO Bg4 14.Be2 Bf615.b3 Bf5 16.Bd3 Qd717.Bxf5 Qxf5 18.Nd4 Qd7 19.Qc2 g6 Diagram

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My opponent was obviously bent on exchanging pieces andreaching a quiet draw, so I prevented a possible 20.Qf5 20.RadlRfe8 21.Nf3 Re6 22.e4 RaeS 23.exd5 Rxel + 24.Nxel cxd5Diagram

At last, a significant imbalance! Theisolani is not weak, as after25.Qb3 it can be defended - after the necessary Nf3 or Nc2 - viaRe6>d6 or >b6 25.Nf3 Qb5 eyeing b2, b3 and e2 26.a4 Qc4 Thegame threatens to end in a flat, dull draw 27.Nd2 ...but maybenot now. White finds Black's next move awkward to deal with27. .Qe2 2S.Rfl White could have relieved the pin by Qbl orQb3 2S..d4 Diagram .

29...Bg4 was best, for if29.f4 Qe3+ and the fpawn falls. But thismove gives White more opportunity to go very wrong indeed,and he takes it 29.Qdl dxc3 30.Qxe2 Rxe2 31.Nf3 cxb2 32.RblRe2 White resigns 0-1March,2006 12

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Ken Hamilton (1696) - Taylor Barber (1194)15t George P.Wood Memorial, 07 Jan 2006King Indian Attack [A04]

[Ken Hamilton]Taylor is a very smart, personable young man and isfortunate to have a father who takes a keen interest inhichess.I.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 d6 4.d3 Nf6 5.0---0g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.ReCompleting the standard set-up of the King's Indian Attack(KIA), an ideal opening for G/60 time controls as the first sevmoves are virtually automatic. 7...0-0 8.Nc3 Be6 9.Ng5 9.e5more in the spirit if the position. I expected Bg4 now, after whf3 and then f4 would have gained some space but nooverwhelming advantage 9...Qd7 10.Nxe6 Qxe6 1l.NdS Rac812.c3 c4? A dubious move that offers White either a pawn forlittle compensation that I could see, or more space and controlthe center. I chose the latter. 13.d4 bS 14.Bg5 Rfe8 15.Qd2 Q16.a4? Better was Bxf6 17.Nxf6 exf6 Qf4 as now Black couldplay 16...Nxd5 17.exd5 Na5 with reasonable prospects. 16...bx17.Qc2 Again, it was better here to take on f6 rather than letBlack take on dS. 17. ..h618.Nxf6+ exf619.Bf4 NaS? Diagram


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CHESS in IndianaBlack has difficulty in fmding a satisfactory continuation. Withscattered pawns, be seeks desperate countermeasures, and withthis move eyes b3. But White could have obtained a winningadvantage with 20.Qxa4, instead, after some thought (1 ) I played20.Rxa4 Nb3 21.Rb4 I played this Rxa4>Rb4line with the ideaof threatening an early Rb7 upon clearing the g2-b7 diagonal-but that is not an easy task. Infact, Black could eradicate White'sadvantage now with 21 ...dS, taking advantage of the unprotectedstate of the rook on el. 21...Qc7 22.Be3 Qd7 23.Bfl Na524.Ra4Qc7 The vacillation of the Black queen between d7 and c7 hasresulted in a loss oftime and a breakdown of the Black position.25.Real Nb3 26.Rla3 Bf8 Black's game is already hopeless27.Rxe4 Qd7 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.Rxb3 Qa4 30.Bd3 Diagram

Relieving the pin and extinguishing Black's last hope 30...d531.exd5 Qa1+ 32.Kg2 a5 33.Bxg6 The quickest way to win33 . ..a4 34.Rb7 Qa2 35.Bxf7+ Kh8 36.Qg6 Bg7 37.Be6 Blackresigns 1-0

Nate Criss (1908) - Ken Hamilton (1696)1st George P. Wood Memorial, 07 Jan 2006Alekhinc's Defense: Four Pawns Attack [B03]

[Ken Hamilton]1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 The four pawnsvariation, one of the earliest efforts to defeat Black's defensiveset-up, but no longer the best. S.. .BfS 6.Nc3 dxe5 7.fxeS Nc68.Be3 e6 9.Nf3 Be7 IO.Be2 0-0 11.0-0 f6 12.a3 With plans forexpansion on the queenside, certainly not to avert 12...Nb4, towhich 13. Rcl is the time-honored reply. 12...fxeS l3.dS Leadsto an even game, as does either B.d or N xe5 13 ...Nd4 14.Nxd4exd4 lS.Qxd4 Bf6 16.Qd2 Bxc3 17.bxc3 exdS IS.cS? 18.Bxb6followed by cxd5 would at least have kept the pawn. 18 ...Nc419.Bxc4 dxc4 20.Bd4 Bd3 21.Rxf8+ Qxf8 22.Rel Diagram

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22.Re8 was better, this begins to fritter away mack's advantagewhich consists mainly of a pawn 22...b6 23.Qg5 h6 24.Qd5+Kh7 25.h3 Re8 26.Rxe8 Qxe8 27.cxb6cxh6 28.Qb7 Qg6Diagram

With balanced material and opposite colored bishops the game ismoving swiftly to a draw 29.Qxa7 Be4 30.g4 b5 31.Qc5 Qg532.QxgS hxgS 33.Kf2 Kg6 Draw agreed 'I.-Y2

Ken Hamilton (1696) - Bernard Parham (2070)1st George P. Wood Memorial, 07 Jan 2006

Queen's Gambit Accepted [D2l ][Ken Hamilton]

l.d4 This was the fourth game in a five-round g/60 tournament;hardly my favorite time control or number of games in a day.After 3 games, or 6 hours play, if I have managed to avoid theblunder zone before, I enter it now. My games with Bernie areinvariably exciting, as both of us favor tactical play. 1...d52.c4dxc4 A surprise rarely seen nowadays, perhaps because of itsdrawish reputation 3.Nf3 the main line 3...b5 Not the main line,but playable 4.a4 b4 I expected tbe normal 4 ...c6. S.e3 Ba66.Ne5 QdS 7.Qf3 c6 8.Bd2? Diagram

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The start of all my troubles. I eschewed 8.Nd2 after some lengthythought, not liking 8... c3 9.bc be 1O.Nbl Bxfl 11.Rxfl, tryingmistakenly to hang on to my ability to castle - which I soon lostanyway, and with the inevitable upcoming queen exchange wasnot really anything to worry about. 8... f6 9.Qxd5 cxd5 10.Nt3Nc6 Diagram

I have spent a lot of time digging a deepening hole; my positionis already virtually lost! 11.g3 Floundering 11. ..e5 12.dxeS fxeS13.Bh3 Nf6 14.Kd1 With the objective of providing space forthe d2 bishop to occupy allowing the b l knight to develop to d2.What an unholy mess! I resisted the temptation to resign here,but reminded myself that many a lost game is won in the end.14e41S.Nd4 Ne516.Bfi Nfg417.Be1 Nf3 One of severalcontinuations that maintain a winning game. 18.Nxt3 ext319.Nd2 Ne5 20.b3 Trying to take advantage of the unprotecteda6 bishop 20. ..Rc8 21.Rcl Rc6 22.bxc4 Diagram

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Running out of plausible continuations - and time 22. ..dxc423.h4 you never know, maybe I can get the rook out via h5 andRh4, 23 ...Be7 That scotches that idea, so again I try to hit on thea6 bishop, but this time it is not so clear 24.Nb3 0-0 [24...0-0Much better was 24. ...cxb3 25.Rxc6 Bxfl! 26.Rxfl Nxc6;actually I had planned to play 26.Rc8+ in this variation,ostensibly picking up the rook on hS, Bernie saw this, obviouslybut I doubt saw 26 .. .Kd7 27.RxhS Be2+ 2S.Kc1 Nd3+ Kd2 b2]25.Nd4 Rd8 26.Kc2 Rf6 again, one of several viable movesmaintaining the pressure 27.Rbl Bb7? Diagram

Finally Bernie blunders, and I grab the first chance I have had foaggressive counter-tactics, 27.. .c3, among other moves, wouldhave been fine. 28.Bxb4! Be4+ 29.Kc3! Rb8? Diagram

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CHESS in Indiana29...Ri7, or even ... BfS would have left Bernie with a roughlyequal game. 30.Bxe7! Now Ihave close to a won game,particularly after Bernie's next move 30...Rxbl a little better was30...Bxb I31.Bxc4+? Joyfully played, after the longincarceration of the White pieces, but should have led only toequality; winning was 31.Bxf6 31. ..Nxe4 32.Rxbl Bxbl 33.Bxf6Nb6 Iexpected 33...Nxe3 34.Be5 Be4 Maybe not as good asNxa4+, which Ixpected, but in both cases White retains thebetter game 35.a5 Nd5+ 36.Kc4? 36.Kd2 retained good winningchances. Ihould have realized that with Bernie, tactics nevercease, and Ioverlooked a hoary combination seen many timesbefore but, alas, not this time 36...Nxe3+ Diagram

Now 37.fxe3? f2 and queens next move. My best chance nowwas 37.Kb5, allowing 37..Ng4 38.Bb8 Nxf2 Bxa7 Nhl whichfavors Black but looks to end in a draw 37.Ke3? But this loses. Iwas burning up my last few minutes, unnerved by the suddenreversal in fortunes. 37...Ng4 Iold Bernie, with. a smile, that Iwould play on for a few moves to allow him the pleasure ofmaking the final winning moves 38.Bf4? But here, too, Ihadbetter - 38.Nb5, going after the h7 pawn while gaining time toplay Bd4. Iwould have had to give up a piece on f2 but at leasthad a fighting chance for a draw 38.Nxf2 39.Ne2 Ndl+ 40.Kd2[40.Kd4] 40...f2 White resigns, for Ke2 is met by Bd3+ or evenmore brutally, 42..Bxc2 43.Be3 Bd3+ 0-1

Dave Frey (1648) - Ken Hamilton (1696)1s r George P. Wood Memorial, 07 Jan 2006Grunfeld [D94]

[Ken Hamilton}Ironically perhaps, I had planned to leave the tournament after 6tiring hours of play, but seeing that I would be up against BernieParham (with whom I have a favorable record in some eventfulgames) in the fourth round I decided to play on. After a gamereplete with blunders and some excitement, I announced I wasleaving without playing the fifth round. However ....Dave Freycajoled me into playing him, with the following result. I told himhe would have the dubious distinction of being the last to playme while I was still 75, as I would hit 76 on January 19.l.d4 Nf6 2.e4 g6 3.Ne3 Bg7 4.e3 d5 S.NG 0-0 6.Bd3 c6 7.0-0Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 All so far pretty much a la book, thoughDave's 4. e3 (instead of the usuaI4.e4) surprised me into playinga version of the Grunfeld in place of the King Indian DefenseMarch ,2006

(KID). Now Black can proceed quite comfortably with movessuch as Re8, e6 or Qd6; instead Ivirtually fell asleep at the boaand played 9...Nd7, losing a central pawn and with it, the game9...Nbd7?? lO.exdS cxd5 11.Nxd5 e5? 11...Nxd5 first wouldhave had a better chance of holding the game I2.Nxf6+ Bxf613.d5 Ne514.e4 Bg715.b3 Nxd3I6.Qxd3 f5I7.f3 f418.Ba3Rf7 19.Rac1 BfS Poor, but there was little Icould do in face ofthe upcoming eventual advance of the d pawn; White controls tcenter and the only open file 20.BxfS QxfS 21.Rc2 Qd6 22.Rfelg5 a last, desperate attempt but too many tempi short of success23.Rc8+ Rxc8 24.Rxc8+ Kg7 25.Qc3 h5 26.Re8 Re7 27.Rxe7+Qxe7 28.b4 b6 2.9.a3 Calmly protecting the b pawn beforeoccupying c6 with the threat of d6 29...g4 30.hxg4 hxg4 31.Qe8Qh4 better but still utterly hopeless was g3 or gf -either wayWhite's queen gets back to g4 with check 32.Qd7+ 32.Qxg4+wins outright but Dave prefers to do a little torturing first32. ..KfS and White picked up another pawn or two beforeforcing resignation. 1-0

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Mike Herron (2081) - Brad LaGue (1712)1stGeorge P. Wood Memorial, 07 Jan 2006

Torre Attack [A46]{Mike Herron}

My opponent was leading the tournament by himself at this poinwith 3-0, having upset Bernard Parham Sr. in the previous round1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e5 3.e3 e6 4.Bg5 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qa4 Be77.Nbd2 d5 8.e3 Bd7 9.Qb3 NaS 10.Qe2 0-0 1l.Bd3 h6 12.BMReS 13.NeS Ne6 14.Nxe6 Bxe61S.Nf3 Nd716.Bxe7 Qxe717.Nd4 Nc5 IS.Be2 Ba4 19.Qbl Bd7 20.0~O Rfd8 21.Nb3 a622.Nxe5 Qxc5 23.Rdl Bb5 24.Bf3 Diagram

I have the slightest of edges here with my good Bishop versus hibad Bishop, but it really shouldn't be enough to win 24...Bc625.Rd2 Re7 26.Qe2 Rdc8 27.Radl Qe7 28.Qd3 Rd729.Qd4b5 30.Qb6 Bb7 31.e4 Rc6 32.Qe3 Red6 33.Qc5 Qd8 34.g3 Qa535.a3 Qb6 36.Qxb6 Rxb6 37.exd5 Bxd5 38.Bxd5 Rbd6 39.Kg2Rxd5 40.Rxd5 Rxd5 41.Rxd5 exd5 42.Kf3 f6?? Diagram

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CHESS in IndianaBernard Parham Sr. (2075) - Randy Miller (1956)

December Circle City Tornado, 03 Dec 2005"Parham Attack"

1.e4 e6 2.Qh5 Nf6 3.Qh4 Ne6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.d4 d5 6.e5 Ne47.Qg4 g5 8.Qh5 Nb4 9.Bd3 e5 10.a3 Qa5 11.0-0 cxd4 12.Nxd4Nxd3 13.exd3 Qb6 14.Nf3 Ne5 15.Bxg5 Qd8 16.Bh6 Rg817.Be3 Rg718.Rdl Nb319.Ra2 d4 20.Bh6 Rg6 21.Nbd2 Nxd222.Bxd2 Qd5 23.Raal b6 24.Ne1 Bb7 25.13 Kd7 26.Bb4 Bf627.Qxh7 Rg7 28.Qe4 Bxe5 29.g3 Rag8 30.Qxd5+ Bxd5 31.Bd2Bd6 32.Rdcl f5 33.f4 Rh7 34.Ng2 Rgh8 0-1

A heartbreak for him, since if he'd gotten the draw he deserved itwould have been him playing Nate for the title instead of me. Hehad seen that ifhe went 42 . ..Ki8 43.Kf4 Ke7 I would win thed-pawn and the game with 44.Ke5. So he figured that he wouldjust take e5 away from my king. The problem is that he's holdingthe ending by one tempo, so he needed to make me use the tempoto play Kf4 and only then use his tempo for f6.Thus the draw is42. ..Kf8 43.Kf4 and only then 43. .. f6. The idea is that 44.Ke3Ke7 45.Kd4 Kd6 keeps my king out, whereas in the game ...43.Ke3 Kf7 44.Kd4 Ke6 45.Ke5 Ke5 46.Kb6 Ke4 47.Kxa6Kd3 48.Kxb5 Kc2 49.Kb4 Diagram

on 49 ...Kxb2 50.a4 the a-pawn rolls. I find I usually need a bit ofluck somewhere to win a tournament, so maybe this was it forme in this one 1-0

M ille r S we e p s C irc le C ity D ec T o rn a d oOn 03 Dec 2005, 66 players participated in the Circle CityDecember Tornado. Randy Miller took clear first with a perfect5-0. For cross-tables and additional tournament photos, visit theCircle City Chess Club (CCCC) at http://www.circlecitychess.org/The following is a Round 4 encounter between Bernard ParhamSr. and Randy Miller. Bernie opens with his trademark 2. Qh5"Parham Attack" variation. Miller harmonizes the attackingpotential of his Bishops and Rooks for a strong conclusion.March,2006

Alex Gorbounov (1983) - Nate Bush (1758)December Circle City Tornado, 03 Dec 2005

[B07] Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Ne3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 Ng4 6.Bf4 e57.dxe5 Nxe5 8.0-0-0 Nbc6 9.Kb1 Be6 10.Nf3 h6 ll.Be2 Qd712.Bb5 a613.Bxe5 dxe5 14.Qe3 Qc8 15.Bxc6+ bxc6 16.Qc5Qb7 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Qxe5 0-0 19.f4 Rab8 20.b3 Bg4 21.Rd3Rfe8 22.Qf6 Re6 23.Qh4 1-0

Jahaan Ansari (1110) - Ken Hamilton (1694)December Circle City Tornado, 03 Dec 2005[D53] Queen's Gambit Declined

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.BgS Be7 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2dxc4 8.Bxc4 b5 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.0-0 a6 I1.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5NdS 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.a4 Nxc3 lS.bxc3 Qc5 16.Qc2 Qxe517.Bxh7 g618.f4 Qxe3+ 19.Rf2 Rxh7 20.a5 c5 21.Kfl Rxh222.Kg1 Rxg2+ 23.Kf1 Rxf2+ 24.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 25.Kxf2 Rd826.Rel Rd3 27.Rc1 Rf3+ 28.Ke2 Rxf4 29.Ke3 Rf3+ 30.Ke2 g531.c4 b4 32.Rgl f6 33.Kd2 Ra3 34.Rel Ke7 35.Ke2 Rxa536.Kb3 Ra3+ 37.Kb2 Rc3 38.Rhl Bxhl 39.Ka2 g4 40.Kb2 g341.Ka2 g2 42.Kb2 glQ 43.Ka2 Qf2+ 44.Ka1 Rc1# 0-1

Brad LaGue (1712) - B. Parham, Sr. (2075)December Circle City Tornado, 03 Dec 2005[C61] Ruy Lopez: Bird's Defence

l.e4 e5 2.NG Ne6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.0-0 Qh4 6.d3 Nf67.Nd2 Be5 8.Nf3 Qh5 9.Bf4 0-0 10.Bxc7 d611.e5 Nd512.Bxd6 Bxd6 13.exd6 Bg4 14.Rel Nf4 IS.Be4 Nxg2 16.Bd5Qxd517.Kxg2 Qh518.h4 Rfe8 19.Rhl Re6 20.Rh3 Rxd621.Rg3 Rf6 22.Qe2 Bxf3+ 23.Rxf3 Qg4+ 0-1

Elkhart "Amorphous Open" and"Mishawaka S O in 2" GamesMike Vidulich (1638) - Roger Blaine (1741)

Amorphous Open 01 Nov 2005French-Tarrasch [BOl]

[Roger Blaine}Blaine was a piece up, and probably should have won, butVidulich got very aggressive with his King and Queenside pawnmajority, and Black was tied down on the defensive. The suddendeath time control caused some discomfort. l.e4 e6 2.d4 d53.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Ne4 (4. .. Ne4?!, Lester Van Meter used topromote this variation as an "antidote to the Tarrasch.") 5.Nxe4dxe4 6.Be3 c5 7.e3 exd4 8.Bxd4 Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Be3 Qc71l.f4 exG 12.Nxf3 Nxe5 13.Bxd7+ Nxd7 14.Qa4 b6 15.0-0-0

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Dan Bryant (1658) - Eric Miller (1438)Mishawaka 50 in 2 10 Dec 2005

Torre System [A47][Roger Blaine]

Bryant versus Miller was a slugfest in which Eric missed achance to win a piece. Look at the complications followingEric's amazing 15.... Ne2! The usually prompt Mr. Bryant took40 minutes on one move in reply. Miller's Knight could haveescaped with 18.... Nd3!, but he overlooked that after 19. Bxd3Bxd3, 20. Nb7 White's Knight has no escape and will be trappednext move. White perhaps should not have taken the offer of aBishop (35 ... .Bel l? 36.Kxel) as Black gains passed pawns andhis trapped Bishop on hl gets out. In the endgame, neither Kingdared venture too far from the comer.1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 eS 4.Nf3 Ne6 5.e3 b6 6.Nbd2 Bb7 7.Bd3Be7 8.Rel O---{).Bbl NhS 10.Qe2 fS I1.Bg3 exd4 12.exd4 Re813.Qdl Ba6 14.NeS Nxg3 IS.Nxe6 Ne2! 16.Nxd8 Rxel17.Qxel Nxcl18.Kdl Rxd819.Kxel Re8+ 20.Kdl Bf6 21.Nf3gS 22.NeS d6 23.Nd3 e5 24.Nb4 Bb7 25.BxfS Bxg2 26.Bxe8Bxhl27.dxe5 Bxe5 2S.Ke2 Bxh2 29.13 Be5 30.b3 h5 31.Bh3as 32.Nd3 Bg3 33.Nb2 bS 34.a4 bxa4 35.bxa4 Bel 36.KxelBxf3 37.Bfl g4 3S.Kf2 h4 39.Ne4 Be6 40.Nb2 g3+ 41.Kgl Kf742.Bg2 Bd7 43.Bfl Ke7 44.Kg2 dS 4S.BbS Bxb5 46.axbS Kd647.Na4 Ke74S.Kf3 Kd6 49.b6 Ke6 SO.Kg2 Kb7 51.Kf3 KbSS2.NcS Ke8 S3.Kg2 KbS S4.Kh3 KeS 55.Kg2 Kb8 S6.Kf3 y;'-lIz

Cody Niles (1155) - Roger Blaine (1741)Mishawaka 5Qin 2 11Dec 2005

Dutch Defense [A84]l.d4 e6 2.e4 fS 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bf4 Bb7 S.e3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bb4+7.Nbd2 0-0 S.O-O Bxd2 9.Nxd2 d6 10.Qc2 QeS 1l.Rfel e512.dxeS dxeS B.Bg3 e4 l4.Bfl eS 15.13 Nbd7 l6.f4 Be6l7.Radl Rd8 lS.Nbl Qe7 19.Nc3 Nb8 20.Bh4 Rxdl 21.R:xdlRdS 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.cxd5 Qd6 25.Bxf6 gxf626.Qa4 Qd7 27.Bb5 Qc7 2S.Bc6 K1'829.b4 a6 30.b5 a5 31.QdlQd6 32.Qh5 Nxc6 33.dxc6 Kg7 34.Qxf5 Qdl + 3S.Kf2 Qd2+36.Kg3 Qxe3+ 37.Kg4 Qe2+ 38.Kh3 Qd3+ 39.g3 Qfl+ 40.Kg4e3 41.e7 e2 42.c8Q elQ 43.Qed7+ l---{)

Zijo Obradovic (1737) - John Cole (2336)Mishawaka 50 in 2 10 Dec 2005

Grunfeld [D93][Roger Blaine]

A 4-bour struggle. Bosnian immigrant Obradovic put up the bestfight against Cole. l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Ne3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 S.e3 0-o 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 eS S.O-O exd4 9.Nxd4 a6 10.a4 Nbd7n.Bg3 Nc512.Be5 Qb613.Qc2 Bd714.aS QdSlS.Rfdl QeSM arch , 2006

16.Bxf6 Bxf617.NdS Rb8lS.Nb6 Qc7l9.b4 BfS 20.Qe2 Bxd21.Rxd4 Ne4 22.Rel Kg7 23.13 Nf6 24.e4 Qe5 25.Rcdl Be626.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Nd7 Nxd7 2S.Rxd7 Kf7 29.Rld4 RbeS30.Qe3 g5 31.g3 Rc2 32.f4 gxf4 33.Qxf4+ Qxf4 34.gxf4 Rg8+3S.Khl Rgg2 36.Rdl Rxh2+ 37.Kgl Rcg2+ 38.Kf1 Rb239.Kgl hS 40.Rxb7 Rhc2 41.b5 h4 42.bxa6 Rg2+ 43.Kf1Rbf2+ 44.Kel Ra2 45.a7 Rgl# 0-1

John Cole (2336) - Dick Arnold (1745)Mishawaka 50 in 2 10 Dec 2005

Scandinavian [BOI]l.e4 d5 2.exd5 QxdS 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 c6 6.Bd2 BfS7.N13 e6 S.Nd5 Qd8 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.Qe2 Bg4 1l.O-O---{)Nd712.d5 a s 13.c3 Bx13 l4.gxf3 cxd5 l5.BxdS Be7 l6.Bxb7 RdS17.M h618.Be4 0-0 19.Rdgl Nc5 20.Be2 Bd6 21.Rg4 RfeS22.Rhgl BfS 23.Bg5 hxg5 24.hxg5 Qe7 2S.g6 f5 26.RgS Qe727.RhS Qf4+ 28.Kbl Bd6 29.Rghl Kf8 30.Rxf5+ QxfS31.BxfS KgS 32.Qc4l-0

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Interview with Sean Hollick,Circle Chess Club Director

Sean Hollick Photo: ecceSeanHollick recently responded to questions from CHESSin Indiana about the Circle City Chess Club and being aChess Dad.What is the mission or purpose of the Circle City ChessClub (CCCC)?ccce was founded as a place for people in Indy to playchess, both in a casual as well as tournament environment.

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CHESS in IndianaHow was CCCC founded?Originally I was looking for a place for my son and I toplay, but we couldn't find any organized club. I decidedthere must be other people like myself who would like toplay if only there was an active club in the Indy area. Ispoke with Dave Frey and told him of my plans to start alocal club to have club meetings during the week andtournaments on Saturday's; he helped me get it started andcame on board as the Assistant Club Director.Describe the types of toumaments offered by CCCC?Currently CCCC offers four tournaments a month. Thefirst Thursday of the month we have a free entry; USCFrated Blitz Tournament (5SS-7SSG5) at the Glendale MallLibrary in the Library Auditorium.On the 3rd Thursday of the month we have a free entry;USCF rated Quick Tournament (3S5 GIS) at theNoblesville Library.The first Saturday of the month is the Circle City Tornadothis is our main Tournament (45s-5ss G60 to G75) held inthe Community Room East at the Glendale Mall, We'd liketo have some G90 but are limited on time in the location.This event runs $20 Open or $10 Beginners in advance, $5more the day of the event.The 3rd Saturday of the month is our Club ChampionshipSeries where players accumulate points each month for anend of the year showdown for Club Champion. Time.controls vary between G30 GIS GS. This is also a USCFrated Free to enter event!How has the attendance/response to the CCCCtournaments gone over the first few months?The response has been very good. We are seeing new faceswith each event! We are also seeing people who have notplayed in tournaments in a long time coming back to it.What are the advantages/disadvantages of using theGlendale Mall for CCCC tournaments?The greatest advantage is the central location. The biggestdisadvantage is that we have to be packed up and out thedoorby9pm.What is your view on the near future outlook of chess inCentral Indiana?I think Chess in Central Indiana is growing strong withyoung as well as adult players becoming more involved allthe time. I believe that given a stable venue and adedicated organizer chess would prosper in CentralIndiana.M a r c h , 2 0 0 6

How does the CCCC website figure into the CCCCmission/strategy?The website is a great tool to keep people updated onmeetings, events as well as tournament results, news andphotos and general goings on of the club.Describe the relationship between CCCC and ISCA?ISCA, as well as its members, has been very encouragingand supportive in helping CCCCgrow and discover whatchess players new and old are looking for in a club.Describe CCCe's focus on helping scholastic and youngchess players?We welcome chess players or those who just want to learnto play chess, of any age. We like to encourage scholasticplayers as they will be the adult players of tomorrow, andthe future of chess! We help run several local scholastictournaments, including Pleasant View and StonegateScholastic as well as most recently helped TD at the SCI2006 Individual Championships.What lessons have you learned as a chess dad?Parents need to relax and let their kids play withoutbreathing down their necks or screaming at them, (this isn'tsoccer), chess is a game and it should be enjoyed. I wouldlike to see parents encourage their kids and teach themgood sportsmanship, win or lose. The number one lesson isto let your kids have fun!If funding were no object, describe your personal view ofwhat a perfect chess club would be?First I would secure a dedicated site. We would havesomething going on everyday, instruction, casual play,lectures, a chess library/reading room, etc., andtournaments a couple nights a week, bigger ones onweekends. Itwould be great to have a site where we didn'thave to worry when we could get in or when we had to beout. I would also like to see scholarships for kids whowanted to play but couldn't afford USCF memberships ortravel to tournaments.

N O T E T O IS e A M E M B E R S :The date your ISCA membership expires is shown inthe address box on the back page of this publication.For your membership benefits to continue, please payyour ISCA dues the month before the expiry date.It would save ISCA the trouble and expense ofmailing you a reminder. Thank you. --Editor

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by Ken HamiltonThe FIDE World Championship tournament in September, andCorns 2006 in January, produced many examples of brilliantplay, particularly by Veselin Topalov who won the FIDEtournament outright and shared first place at Wijk aan Zee withVishwanathan Anand. I and other kibitzers on ICC wereintrigued by the non-stop efforts Topalov made to obtain andkeep the initiative; we expected him to sac the exchange inalmost every game, it seeming a favorite method of his to createa promising imbalance. This spurred me to examine his gamesfrom these tournaments to see if Iould identify a common motifin exchanging a rook for a minor piece.First, let me say Idon't consider a sacrifice of a rook as part of acombination leading to mate, or an overwhelming advantage, atrue exchange sacrifice; and indeed, in the examples given belowthere is none of the "sac-sac-sac-mate" type described by BobbyFischer in the attack on the open h-file. A good example wouldbe 22.Rxh5 in the following position from Fischer-Larsen,Portoroz 1958.

22.RxhS gxhS 23.g6 e5 24.gxt7+ KfS 25.Be3 d5 26.exd5 Rxt727.d6 Rf6 28.BgS Qb7 29.Bxf6 Bxf6 30.d7 Rd8 31.Qd6+ 1~0Such an exchange sacrifice Reuben Fine called "as natural as ababy's smile." Instead, Ilan to explore those exchange sacsmade for positional purposes, with or without compensatingmaterial such as one or two pawns. Further, Iwill ignore thosemade for defensive purposes ~ and there are many in chessliterature, perhaps nowhere better exampled than in the games ofTigran Petros ian ~ and dwell only on those made for the sake ofthe initiative or, at least, a promising imbalance. There are manyexamples of these, also, that are to be found in grandmaster playover the past half century. Let's look at the latest ones, from theFIDE and Corns tournaments, as played by our FIDE worldChampion, Topalov.

Kasimjanov - Topalov IC67]FIDEWorld Championship 2005

l.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Ne6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0~0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxe6 dxe67.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Ne3 Ne7 lO.h3 Ng6 n.Be3 Be712.Rad1+ Ke8 13.a3 h5 14.Rfe1 h415.Nd4 a616.f4 Rh5March f 2006

17.Ne4 Bd718.e4 a5 19.e5 a4 20.Rcl f5 21.exf6 Bxf6 22.fSNe7 23.Nxf6+ gxf6 24.Bf4 KJ7 25.Bxe7 Nxf5 26.Re4 Nxd427.Rxd4 Be6 28.Bd6 Ra5 29.Rde4 Bd5 30.Re7+ Kg6 31.Rxb7RbS 32.Rb6 33.Re2 Rb3 34.Kh2 Re3 35.Rd2 Diagram

3S...Reg3! A pawn down and having been somewhat on thereceiving end all game, Topalov sacs the exchange to providesufficient threats to the well-being of the White king to bringabout a draw. 36.Bxg3 hxg3+ 37.Kh1 Rf5 38.Rdl Rf2 39.Rb8fS 40.RdS Bxg2+ 41.KgI Bd5 42.Rlxd5 Draw agreed Yz-Yl

Topalov - Morozevich [D37]FIDE World Championship 2005

l.d4 Nf6 2.e4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Ne3 Be7 S.Bf4 O ~O 6.e3 e5 7.dxe5Bxe5 S.a3 Ne6 9.exd5 Nxd5 IO.NxdS exdS U.Bd3 Bb6 12.0--0d4 13.e4 Be7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 IS.h3 Qb6 16.b4 Be6 17.Re1 h618.Qd2 Rfd8 19.Qf4 Ne7 20.ReS Ng6 21.Qg3 as 22.Rb5 Qe623.e5 b6 24.bxa5 bxaS 2S.Rfbl NfS 26.Nd2 Bd5 27.f4 Qe328.R1b2 Qel+ 29.Kh2 Rae8 30.fS Re3 31.Nbl Re5 32.Rxe5Qxe5 33.Re2 Qb6 34.Nd2 Re8 35.e6 Nh7 36.Re7 RfS 37.Ne4Bxe4 38.Bxe4 Nf6 39.Qe5 d3 40.ext7+ Kh7 41.Bxd3 Qb342.Qd6 Qb8 43.Be4 Ne4 44.QeS Nd2 45.Ba2 Qb6 46.Re2 Qf2Diagram

White has a choice: accept perpetual check after either Qc3 orKh 1, or sac the exchange and rely on his powerful bishop andadvanced pawns to play for a win- but with little likelihood oflosing. Topalov doesn't hesitate. 47.Rxd2! Qxd2 48.Bd5 Qg549.Qd6 QdS 50.Qxd8 Rxd8 Sl.Be6 g6 52.BeS Kg7 53.fxg6 h554.a4 h4 55.KgI Rd2 56.g3 hxg3 S7.h4 Rh2 58.h5! KfS 59.KflKg7 60.Kg1 Kf8 61.Kfl Drawn by repetition of moves. Y z ~ Y z

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CHESS in IndianaTopalov - Anand

FIDE World Championship 2005

l.d4 Nf6 2.e4 e6 3.N8 b6 4.g3 Ba6 S.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be77.Bg2 c6 8.Be3 dS 9.NeS Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 1l.Nd2 0-012.0-0 Re813.e4 c514.exdS exdS lS.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 exb317.Rel b2 lS.Bxb2 Ne5 19.Nc4 Bxc4 20.Qg4 BgS 21.Qxc4Nd3 22.Ba3 Nxel 23.Rxel ReS

So White has given up the exchange, and the whole sequenceoriginating with 19.Nc4 (Fritz preferred 19.Qg4) which wonWhite the minor exchange (bishop for a knight) has sacrificed arook for the bishop pair and a passed pawn. Fair exchange? Whoknows - but it has created the sort of imbalance Topalov seems tolike.24.RxeS+ Qxe8 25.Bd5 h5 26.Kg2 Be7 27.Bb2 Bf62S.Bcl Qe7 29.Be3 Rc7 30.h4Despite being the exchange down White has the better position,although, typically, Fritz gives more weight to the materialimbalance by a little over half a point (half a pawn). Whitecontrols more squares in the center. 30. ..Be5 31.Qd3 Bd632.Bg5 Qe8 33.Qf3 b5 Because g6? would allow 34.Qf6threatening Qxg6 as well as the bishop on d6.So Black starts a minor demonstration on the queenside, andFritz now considers the position even. 34.Be3 Qe5 35.QdlSooner or later the h5 pawn will fall. 35...Qe8 36.Qxh5 Rxc637.Bxa7 Topalov prefers to keep his bishop pair rather thanwinning back the exchange and finding Black with a queensidepawn majority of one.37. ..Ra6 38.Bd4 Bf8 39.Be3 b4 40.Qf5 g6 41.Qf4 Qe7 42.Bd4Ra5 43.Qf3 Bg7 44.Bb6 Rb5 4S.Be3 And the game ended in adraw after 97 moves. Itillustrates Topalov's willingness to sacthe exchange for the sake of the initiative and control of thecenter. %-%

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Van Wely ~Topalov [DI5]Corus 2006

l.d4 dS 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 S.a4 e6 6.Bg5 h67.Bh4dxe4 8.e3 b5 9.axb5 exbS 10.Bxf6 gxf6 1l.Nxb5 axbS Diagram

12.RxaS Topalov has sacrificed the exchange for the sake ofgetting a bishop pair in a position where White will havedifficulties in developing his pieces. Unsurprisingly, Fritz givesWhite the advantage here - after all, a rook is worth 5 points ana bishop only 3, right?12...Bb4+ 13.Ke2 13.Nd21ooks more natural, but after 13...Bg714.Ral White will find it hard to develop his bishop whiledefending g2. 13 ...Bb7 14.Ral f5 Fritz prefers 0-0 or Rg8 righaway here. 15.Ne5 Rg8 16.f4 Nc6 17.Nf3 Na5 lS.Kf2 Nb319.Ra7 Be4 20.Ra2 e5 2Uxe5 f4 22.Be2 fxe3+ Finally Fritzconsiders the position even. 23.Kxe3 Qd5 24.g3 Nxd4 25.Nxd4Now Fritz gives Black the edge - by about the value of a pawn25...Bxhl 26.Bf3 Qxe5+ 27.Kf2 Be5 2S.Bxhl Bxd4+ 29.Kf1Rg5 30.Bf3 Kf8 31.Kg2 Qe3 32.Kh3 Kg7 And Fritz now thinkBlack is winning .... 33.b3 exb3 34.Ra3 b4 3S.Rxb3 Be3 36.Qe2Qc5 37.Qd3 QeS+ 3S.Kg2 RaS 39.Qe2 Qe6 40.Qbl Ral ... annow Black is winning, bigtime. 41.Qe2 Bd4 42.Bdl Qel 43.B8Qfi#O-lTopalov's exchange sac was based on purely positionalconsiderations; they were the bishop pair and greater control ofthe center. Itwas not the first time it had been played: Marovic-Pomar, Olot 1969 ended in a win for White, who diverged fromthe above game with 13.Nd2, perhaps emphasizing Topalov'swillingness to embark on speculative lines.While positional exchange sacs are quite commonplace in toplevel play today, Topalov gave up a rook for a bishop five timesin the 27 games he played at the FIDE and Corns tournaments,frequency far greater than the norm. In fact, the count is six timesince he did it twice in the following brilliant game.

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CHESS in IndianaTopalov - Aronian lEtS]

Cams 2006

l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nfl b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be77.Bg2 e6 8.Be3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd710.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0---012.0-0 Nf6 13.e4 b5 I4.exd5 exd5 IS.ReI Rb8 I6.e5 BeS Thebishop has more to do on the other side of the board I7.Nfl Ne4Diagram

After 17 moves the position is even, and Topalov - who alwaysplays for a win - seeks an imbalance ...I8.Rxe4!? Naturally!White sacs the exchange and lays siege to the e-pawn. I8 ..dxe419.Ne5 Simultaneously attacking the c and e pawns, so....19. ..Qd5 20.Qel BfS 21.g4 Bg6 22.13 b4 [22...Bxc5 23.dxc5Qxc5+ 24.Khl exf3 25.Bxf3 b4 26.Bb2 Rfe8 27.Qg3=] 23.fxe4Qe6 24.Bb2 Fritz considers tills position equal; White has gaineda pawn for the exchange, but has a dynamic center which looks alittle fragile 24...Bf6 2S.Nxe6 Qxc6 26.e5 Qa6 27.exf6 RfeS28.Qfl Qe2 29.Qf2Topalov is happy to exchange queens; he has obtained apromising position - 2 bishops on the long diagonals, and 2connected passed pawns soon to be set in motion 29...Qxg430.h3 Qg5 31.Bcl Qh5 32.Bf4 RbdS 33.e6 Be4 34.c7 ReS35.ReI Qg6 Black's game is banging together it seems - but nowcomes rook sac number two! 36.Rxe4 Rxe4 37.d5 ReeS 3S.d6ReI+ 39.Kh2 Qf5 40.Qg3 g6 41.Qg5 Qxg5 42.Bxg5 Rdl43.Be6 Re2+ 44.Kg3 Black resigns. 1-0Anand played the exchange sac twice in these same twotournaments, the first versus Van Wely who, although he foundhimself again on the losing end, was holding his own until erringwith 35 ... d4 instead of (per Fritz) Kd7. The motif for theexchange sac here was the good possibility that White couldforce the b pawn through. At the end Black was powerlessagainst the threat ofh6 followed by Bg7 etc.

Anand - Van Wely (B33]Corus 2006l.e4 c5 2.NB Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Ne3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6

7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 IO.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2Rb8 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 Bd715.Bxa6 Nxb4 I6.exb4 0-017.0---o Be6 DiagramM arch , 2006 21

IS.Rxa4 Bxa4 I9.Qxa4 QeS 20.QxeS RfxeS 21.b5 f522.b6fxe4 23.h4 Bd2 24.b7 K17 25.Rdl Bh6 26.Nb4 Ke7 27.Nd5+Kf7 2S.g4 Bf4 29.Rel g5 30.Re2 Red8 31.Nb4 d5 32.Ne6 RgS33.Nxb8 RxbS 34.h5 Ke7 35.Kfl d4 36.Rc2 e3 37.fxe3 dxe338.Re7+ Kf6 39.Rxh7 e4 40.Be4 Rd8 41.Rf7+ Ke5 42.Rd71-0

Anand - Gelfand [B90]Corns 200616... Qc7 Diagram

Desperate to win his last round game in order to tie Topalov forfirst place, Anand offers the exchange - twice! i7.Rxd6 Qxa5Diagram


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CHESS in Indiana[17...Bxd6 18.Bxd6 Qxa5 19.Qa7 Nd7 20.Bxb8 Qd8 21.Bxe5+-]18.Rxe6 fxe6 19.Bxe7 Rb7 20.Bd6 Nd7 21.Qh4 Qd8 22.Qh5+g6 23.Qh6 Qf6 24.Ne2 Kf7 25.h4 g5 26.hxg5 Qxb6 27.gxb6Rg8 At this stage of the game Gelfand, as are most of Anand'sopponents, was badly behind in time 28.g4 Rg6 29.Rh1 Rb630.Ba3 Rf6 31.Rh3 Kg6 32.Kd2 Rfl To make room for theknight. Both players are choosing the best moves, according toFritz. 33.Ke3 Nf6 34.Nc3 Rd7 35.Rh1 Rc6 36.Na4 Rb7 37.Nc3Fritz opts for Kd2, and goes from +0.72 evaluation to =37 ...Rb8But now Fritz thinks Rd7 is needed to maintain equality. 38.NdlNg8 39.Rh5 Nxh6 40.Rxe5 Nfl 41.Rh5 Rb5 42.Rhl e543.Nc3Rb7 44.Nd5 Re6 45.Bb4 Kg7 46.Rh2 Ng5 47.Bc3 Kg8 48.Rf2Rf7 49.Rf1 Re8 50.Ke2 RefS 51.Bxe5 Nxe4 52.Ke3 Nc5 53.f4Re8 54.Kd4 Nd7 55.Rel Re6? [55...Rg7] 56.Re2 Kxc4100ksbetter 56. ..Nxe5 57.fxe5 Rg7 5S.Nf6+ Kfl 59.Kxc4 Rg5 60.Kd4Rb6 ...Rxf6 61.exf6 Rxg4+ looked better, though still losing61.c4 Ke6 62.b3 RbS 63.Re4 h6 64.Nd5 Rbg8 65.Nf4+ Ke766.e6 And that was enough. Black resigns 1-0The compensation for the exchange was a pawn and Black'sbusted pawn position.My final example is a glorious, last-round game played byAronian: Aronian - Sokolov [D17]Corns 2006l.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 BfS 6.Ne5 Nbd77.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe510.Bf4 Nfd711.Bg2 f612.0-0Nc5 13.Ne3 Bg6 14.b4 Ne6 lS.Qb3 Bfl16.Qb1 Nxf4 17.gxf4Ng618.bS Qxf419.Rdl Bd6 Diagram

20.Rxd6 Qxd6 21.bxc6 0-0 22.NbS QcS 23.cxb7 Rab8 24.QfSNe5 25.Qc2 Qb6 26.Qc7 Rfd8 27.Rc1 Qa6 28.NfS Qb629.Qxb8 Rxb8 30.Rc8+ Qd8 31.Nxa7 Be8 32.Rxd8 Rxd833.BdS+ Bfl 34.Ne7+ KfS 35.Nec6 1-0Frederic Friedel writes in ChessBase that the entire game washome preparation .. .. certainly Aronian was compensated for hisearlier loss to Topalov via the exchange sac. And in the gameitself, his compensation for the exchange was a tyrarmical pawnon b7 and the better position of his pieces.I had hoped I would learn something from examining Topalov'saggressive inclination to consider sacrificing the exchangewhenever the opportunity presented itself; then I found itMarc h, 2 00 6

worthwhile to look at other examples from these two greattournaments. And I think I did indeed learn something.First, there is nothing magical about Topalov's exchange sacs; hdoes more of them, it seems, because he is more willing thanothers to make them provided he can obtain an unbalancedposition even with little, if any, additional materialcompensation.Second, there are features in a position to look for in order tospot when a positional exchange sac should be considered. Theyinclude: bishop pair with compensation of a pawn and more advanceddevelopment control of center, with either a pawn or more compensation advancing a passed pawn or producing a pair of passersIt 's worthwhile reflecting upon the value of the pieces dependantupon their positions on the board. Subject to the obstruction of itown side's pieces or those of its opponent, a rook will always"observe" 16 squares.A bishop or knight placed centrally may increase its value thecloser to the center it becomes, where it observes more squares.An opponent's rook, out of play on its a- or h- square and acouple of moves away from being able to centralize istemporarily oflitt le value. In other words, instead ofautomatically valuing a rook at 5 points and a minor piece at 3,look at their current values and what those values may be after apossible exchange sac, measuring their values in terms of thesquares they control.Finally, positional exchange sacs seeking a chance to create aneventual winning imbalance are best made in dynamic positions,preferably where you can obtain the initiative. Generallyspeaking, exchange sacs made in order to obtain a draw are morecommonly found in static positions, where you opponent willfind it hard to make progress. They are more difficult to spot, foryou will likely not have the initiative but must trust instead to avery thorough understanding of the position.The above is a somewhat cursory exploration of the positionalexchange sacrifice, but at least I hope it will make you think anddevelop your own ideas, even if at the expense of mine!

1st Annual Hollinberger MemorialInvitational Chess ChampionshipsMay 12-14. 2006Barbara S.Wynne Tennis CenterNorth Central High School 1805 E 86th St Indianapolis, INClosed event ~10 titled Midwest players already one confirmedGM. Thursday 5(11 Blitz tourney open to all. Prize fund will bedouble entry fees. Saturday and Sunday morning lectures andsimultaneous by titled players. Large room for spectators.Large screen for dgt boards.

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Tournam ent A nnouncem ents (continued on Back C over)IOrange Crush Chess Club (OCCC) Monthly Chess TournamentIEvent Date: Friday, March 17,2006

IOrange Crush Chess Club (OCCC) April Quick Chess TournamentIEventDate: Friday, April 7, 2006

IOrange Crush Chess Club (OCCC) Open April Chess TournamentIEvent Date: Saturday, April 8, 2006

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Up com in g S cho la stic T ourn am e ntsMarch 18, 2006 - Tri-State Spring Chess Open - Ivy Tech CC, 3501 N. First Ave, Evansville, INMarch 25, 2006 - SCI Team State Championships - Honey Creek MS, Terre Haute, INApril 1, 2006 - Queen City Classic - Cincinnati, OHApril 7-9, 2006 - National Junior High Championships - Louisville, KYApril 21-23, 2006 - National High School Championships - Milwaukee, WIApril 22, 2006 - Park Tudor Scholastic - Park Tudor Lower School, IndianapolisApril 29, 2006 - SCI Indiana Girls State Championship - Brebeuf Preparatory School, Indianapolis, INMay 12-14, 2006 - National Elementary Championships - Denver, CO

4-Round, G/90, Swiss System, U.S.C.F. rated. 2302 West Morris St. , at the West Morris St. Free Methodist Church in the El lis Hal l Room. Entrancein back, down stairs, by office. One game per week format for 4 weeks. Entry Fee: $12.00 if received one week before tournament starting date,$15.00 at the door. Prizes: Based on 16 paid entries. First: $80.00, second: $45.00, Thi rd: $35.00, Forth: Free entry to next Month's tournament.Adv. ENT: Donald Urquhart , 1236 So. Richland St. #5, Indianapolis, IN 46221-1605. Info: call Don at 317-634-6259 or e-mail [email protected] ..

5-Round, G/15, Swiss System, U.5.C.F. rated. 2302 West Morris St. at the West Morris St. Free Methodist Church in the Ellis Hall Room. Entrancein back, down stairs, by office. Late Ent. 6-6:25pm. Rd 1, 6:30pm. Prizes: blo 16 pd. Ent. 1st $70; 2nd $40; 3,d$20; 4th chess merchandise. Prizesincreased if entries allows. EF: $10 if rec'd one week before tournament date, $13 at door. Adv. ENT: Donald Urquhart, 1236 So. Richland st. #5,Indianapol is, IN 46221-1605. Info: cal l Don at 317-634-6259 or e-mail [email protected] (This OCCC Tournament held every Friday before thesecond Saturday of the Month such as Feb.10, March10, Apri l 7 etc.)

5-Round, G/61, U.5.C.F. rated. 2302 West Morris St. at the West Morr is St. Free Methodist Church in the Ellis Hall Room. Entrance in back, down stairsby of fice. Late Ent . a-9am, Rd 1, 9:30am. Prizes: b/ o 20 pd. Ent. 1st $150; 2nd $75; Class A, B, C, CD, E, Unr) $60 each. Prizes increased if entriesallows. EF: $25 if rec'd one week before tournament date, $30 at door. Adv. ENT: Donald Urquhart, 1236 So. Richland St. #5, Indianapolis, IN 46221-1605. Info: cal l Don at 317-634-6259 or e-mail [email protected] tr (Note: at least 3 entries in a section for a class prize) (This OCCC Tournamentheld every second Saturday of the Month.)
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nt Date: Saturday, April 01,2006ctions: Open, Beginners U1200. Both: 455, G/75,Glendale Mall (Entrance #2), 6101 N Keystone, Indianapol is, IN. EF: Open $20 Adv, $25 at Site,nners $10 Adv/ $15 at site, Adv by 3/28. Both: Reg 8:00 to 8:45am, Rdl: 9am, Open Prizes: $350 b/26, $100-50, U2000-U1800-U1600-U1400each. Beginners: Trophies 1st-2nd, UI000, U800, UNR eligible for top prizes only. Ent: Ci rcle City Chess Club, PO Box 891, Indianapolis, IN 46206.il: [email protected], Info: 317-679-3514 or www.circiecitychess.org.

nt Date: Saturday, April 15, 2006G/30, Glendale Mall (Library Auditor ium), 6101 N Keystone, Indianapolis, IN. EF: FREE. Reg: 10-10:30am, Rds: 1O:45am-12pm-l:15pm, Prizes:hy 1st. Email : [email protected], Info: 317-679-3514 or www.circlecitvchess.org.

ward County Beginners Tourneynt Date: Saturday, April 15, 2006SD/30. Hampton Inn & Suites, 2920 S. Reed Rd. (US 31), Kokomo. Open to U1200, Awards for 1st-2nd-3rd, Top UI000, Top U700, Top Unrated.$10 if rec'd by 4/11, $15 site. Reg: 10-10:45am, Rds: 11-12-1:30-2:30-3:30. Ent: Terry Perkins, 4761 S. 400 E., Cut ler, IN 46920.765-566-2371,

ward County Opennt Date: Saturday, April 15, 2006SDj75. Hampton Inn &Suites, 2920 S. Reed Rd. (US 31), Kokomo. $$499 b/40. EF: $25 if rec'd by 4/11, $30 at site $160-80, U2000 $65, U1800Class C $55, Class D & Under $50, Upset $29. Reg: 8-8:45am, Rds: 9-12:30-3:30-6:30. Ent : Terry Perkins, 4761 S. 400 E., Cutler, IN 46920. 765-2371.

y Circle City Tornadont Date: Saturday, May 06, 2006ctions: Open, Beginners U1200. Both: 455, G/75,Glendale Mall (Entrance #2) , 6101 N Keystone, Indianapol is, IN. EF: Open $20 Adv, $25 at Si te,nners $10 Adv/ $15 at site, Adv by 5/2. Both: Reg 8:00 to 8:45am, Rd1: 9am, Open Prizes: $350 b/26, $100-50, U2000-U1800-U1600-U14DOeach. Beginners: Trophies 1st-2nd, U10aO, U8DO. UNR el igible for top prizes only. Ent: Ci rcle City Chess Club, PO Box 891, Indianapolis, IN 46206.I: [email protected], Info: 317-679-3514 or www.circiecitychess.org.

iana State Class Championshipsnt Date: Saturday, June 3,2006G/7SGlendale Mall , 6101 N. Keystone CEnt#2), Indianapol is.$1750 b/68.5 sect ions:M/X: $250-90-40-P* 20. Cis A: $225-85-40-P* 20. Cis B: $200-o - r = 20. Cis C: $185-80-40-P* 20. Cis D & Under: $175-80-40-P* 2D- U1200 Ist-2nd-3rd medals. All : Reg. 8-8:45am. Rds. 9-11:45-3:30-5:15.Is for 1st, 2nd, & top Scholastic in each class. P*=Top performance rating that has not won a prize. If 6 or less per sec then 3 rds G/90. Seesined if 3 or less. EF: $42, $35 rcvd by 5/30. $20 for current Indiana Masters-$20 Master rebate if blo reach 68. Special scholast ic ent: In HS orw, enter at 1/2 price-cannot win monetary prizes; every SSEcounts as 1/2 on blo ent. Special Ul200 EF: $15, $10 rcvd by 5/30, Ul200 entry notIe for monetary prizes, play with Class D & count 1/3 on b/o ent. Ent: CCCC, c/o Sean Hollick, PO Box 891, Indianapolis, IN 46206,@circlecitychess.org, 317-679-3514.

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