Fish Memorial Begins Tonight

The USCF-rated, Sy Fish Memorial chess tournament starts tonight at the Kenilworth Chess Club.

Registration will begin at 8 p.m. Details here.

Stoyko Lecture Tonight

FM Steve Stoyko will be lecturing on Bishop Endings tonight, at 8:15. Admission is $5.

Ruy Lopez Thematic Tournament

Here are my 2 games from last Thursday:
John Leisner (1960) vs Greg Tomkovich (1656) Starting after 11...Qc2
12 d5 Nc4 13 b3 Nb6 14 Be3 h6 15 Nbd2 Nh7 16 Nf1 f5( the point of my last 2 moves) 17 exf5 Bxf5?( Bb7 18 c4 bxc4 19 bxc4 Nxc4) 18 Bxf5 Rxf5 19 Qd3 Raf8 20 Ng3 R5f7
21 Rad1 Nf6 22 Nxe5!( I totally missed this move) dxe5 23 d6 Bxd6 24 Qxd6 Nbd5?(Rc8 is better, but white still has the advantage)25 Rxd5 Nxd5 26 Qxd5 Qa5 27 Bxc5 Wxc3
28 Qxe5(Rxe5 is stronger) Qxe5 29 Rxe5 Rd8 30 Ne4 Rd1+ 31 Kh2 Ra1 32 a3 Rb1 33 Re6 Rxb3 34 Rxa6 Rc7 35 Rb6 Rb2 36 Rb8+ Kh7 37 Be3 Ra2 38 Rxb5 Rxa3 39 Rb8 Re7?? 40 Bc5 0-1

My second game was against John Moldovan who substituted for a withdrawn player I had the white pieces
12 d5 Bd7 13 Nbd2 Nb7 14 Nf1 c4 15 Be3 Nc5 16 Ng3 g6 17 b4 cxb3e.p. 18 axb3 Rfc8
19 Bd2 Bf8 20 b4 Nb7 21 Qe2 Bg7 22 Ra3 Nd8 23 Rea1 Qb7 24 Qd3 Rcb8 25 Ng4 Bc8 26 f4 Nd7 27 f5 h6 28 Nxf7!? Nxf7(Kxf7 29 fxg6 Kxg6 30 Nf5 may be slightly better for black) 29 fxg6 Nh8 30 Nf5 Qc7?(Nxg6 is better) 31 Qg3 Nf6? (Nf8 32 Nxh6+ Bxh6 33 Bxh6
Nh5) 32 Nxh6+ Bxh6 33 Nxh6 Qe7 34 Rf1 Nh5? 35 Qf3??(Qh4! is crushing here, black cannot take the Q due to Rf8 mate)Ng7 36 Qg3 Nh5 Draw by agreement??

KCC Fall Calendar

Kenilworth Chess Club

Calendar For 9/15 thru 12/31/2011

September 15 – Closed Ruy Lopez Thematic, 8:30 p.m. Non-rated, G/30, 2 rounds, EF: Free. Pairing format TBA.  All games to begin 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 (Main Line Tchigorin). See diagram below.

September 22 - Lecture by FM Steve Stoyko on Bishop Endings, 8:15 p.m.  Admission: $5

September 29 – Sy Fish Memorial #4, Round 1, 8:30 p.m. USCF-rated. Time Controls: 40 moves in 50 minutes, then G/15. 5-SS, Entry Fee: $10. Prizes: 1st place 30% of EF; 2nd 20%; 3rd, U2050, U1750, U1525 10% each. Late-joins and byes allowed. More info: here and here.

October 6 - Garden State Chess League matches, 8:15 p.m. Teams TBA

October 13 - Sy Fish Memorial #4, Round 2, 8:30 p.m

October 20 - Sy Fish Memorial #4, Round 3, 8:30 p.m

October 27 - Sy Fish Memorial #4, Round 4, 8:30 p.m.

November 3 - Garden State Chess League matches, 8:15 p.m. Teams TBA

November 10 - Sy Fish Memorial #4, Round 5, 8:30 p.m.

November 17 - Lecture by NM Scott Massey on Alexander Alekhine, 8:15 p.m. Admission: $5

November 24 - NO MEETING. The Community Center is closed due Thanksgiving.

December 1 - Garden State Chess League matches, 8:15 p.m. Teams TBA

December 8 – Consultation Game #7, week 1, 8:15 p.m

December 15 – Consultation Game #7, week 2, 8:15 p.m.

December 22 - Holiday Party, 8 p.m.

December 29 - Annual Business Meeting, 8:15 p.m.

 

The calendar will be updated when the 2011-12 GSCL schedule is finalized on September 25th.

Stoyko & Massey To Lecture

The Kenilworth Chess Club will be hosting two lectures this fall.

On September 22nd, 6-time NJ Champion Steve Stoyko will speak about "Bishop Endings" and, on November 17th, 12-time KCC Champion Scott Massey will talk about World Champion "Alexander Alekhine".

Admission to each lecture is $5.

Sy Fish Memorial Starts 9/29

4th Sy Fish Memorial

Dates : September 29
           October 13, 20, 27
           November 10

Site : Kenilworth Chess Club

Location: Kenilworth Community Center
              575 Kenilworth Boulevard
              Kenilworth, NJ 07033

Format : USCF-rated, 5-round swiss (over a 7-week span)

Time Controls : 40 moves in 50 minutes, followed by G/15

Rounds : 8:30 p.m. each week

Entry Fee : $10.00

Prize Fund: 90% of Entry fees collected

Prizes: 1st place 30% of EF; 2nd place 20% of EF;
          3rd place, U2050, U1750, U1525 each 10% of EF.

*EXAMPLE*
If there are 10 players, 1st place would get $30, 2nd place would receive $20. 3rd, U2050, U1750 & U1525 would be awarded $10 each.
(The KCC would reserve $10 for rating fees & scoresheet purchases)

Register : On site 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6 from 8:00-10:45 p.m.

Late-joins: Accepted until the 3rd round is paired. Late-joiners will receive a 1/2 point for each round missed but lose a bye-option.

Byes: Two per player allowed. Byes may be taken in any round. Please inform the TD or Club President before that round is paired.

Pairings: Pairings for rounds 1-2 to be made on site. Pairings for rounds 3-5 to be made on the prior Friday.

Register: On site 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6 from 8:00-10:45 p.m.

TD: Geoff McAuliffe (if available)

USCF membership required. Make sure yours is up-to-date.