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Qg3+ Kh8 33. Bd3 Rg8 34. Qh3 Qg5 35. gxf3 Qe3


as well. Giving up the bishop to take tempo rary occupation of d5 does not turn out well here.


8. ... 0-0 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Be6 11. 0-0 Bg5 12. c4 Rc8 13. Qd3 a5 14. a4


Ceding the b4-square to Black,


which has con sequences for the knight on d5. Better was 14. Rad1 although Black is the one with the initiative.


Although we’re examining open -


ings, a note worthy finish occurred. White played the natural-looking 36. Rf1 (However, Houdini found: 36. Be2! Qxe2 37. Rf1 Rg1+ 38. Rxg1 Bxf3+ 39. Rg2 winning) when Black found the saving 36. ... Rg1+!! 37. Rxg1 Bxf3+ 38. Qg2 Bxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Qxd3 40. Rgf1 Qxa3 41. c5 Qxb4 42. Rf2 Qe4+ 43. Kg1 Qc6 44. Rg2 h5, Draw agreed.


Grandmaster versus Amateur: Chess Lesson


While the grandmasters were test - ing new paths, one of our talented teens, Kimberly Dong, was thrown into the deep end of the pool in the first round as she got a free lesson from GM Alex Fishbein about the knight occupation of d5 not always being a good idea.


CLASSICAL SICILIAN (B59) WFM Kimberly Ding (2063) GM Alex Fishbein (2574) New Jersey Open 2015, Open Section (1), Morristown, New Jersey, 09.05.2015


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2


Both 6. Bg5 and 6. Bc4 are more


popular because of Black’s next move.


6. ... e5 7. Nb3 Black has the kind of counterplay


he’s looking for after 7. Ndb5 a6 8. Na3 b5.


7. ... Be7 8. Bg5 This plan with the bishop is not


commend able. Either 8. 0-0 or 8. Be3 are better. 8. f3 is worth a look


14. ... Nb4 15. Qf3 Bxd5 16. cxd5 g6 17. Rad1 Rc2 18. Rb1 f5


Black’s plan is straightforward and effective.


9. g3 Qb6 One other instructive alternative


was: 19. ... f4 20. g4 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 f3 22. Qd1 Bf4.


20. h4 Bh6 21. h5 A more obstinate defense,


though with the same result, would have been: 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Qe4 Rf6 23. Kg2 Be3 24. Qxe3 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Rxe2+ 26. Kg1 Nxd5 27. Nxa5 Rxe3 28. Rxf6 Nxf6 29. Nxb7 Rxg3+ 30. Kh2 Rg4 31. b4 Rxh4+ 32. Kg3 Rc4 33. Nxd6 Rc6 34. Nb5 Nd5.


21. ... Kg7 22. Bd1 fxe4 23. Qg2 Rcxf2, White resigned.


Amateur versus Amateur: Excitement!


What happens when amateur meets amateur in the Sicilian? They, too, start out with the e6 line, but then the fun starts.


SICILIAN DEFENSE (B50) Stephen Meyer (1602) Charles Hua (1797) New Jersey Open 2015, U2000 Section (3), Morristown, New Jersey, 09.06.2015


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Qc7 6. 0-0 Nf6 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. d3 Be7


We’ve transposed into a Closed


Sicilian where the two sides tap dance with each other before it gets exciting.


9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bg5 Nhf6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bg5 Qd8


16. Nf5! exf5 No better is 16. ... Qf8 17. e5 dxe5


18. fxe5 Nfd5 19. Nd6+.


17. exf5 Be6 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Kf7 20. Bxb7! Qxb7 21. Qxe6+ Kg6


The inevitable king hunt begins


in earnest. Bring him up the board! If 21. ... Kf8, 22. Qxd6+ Kf7 23. Qe6+ Kf8 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Nd5 26. Rae1.


22. f5+ Kg5 22. ... Kh6 23. Qe3+ g5 24. h4


Rhg8 25. hxg5+ Rxg5 26. Re2 Qf7 27. Rh2+ Nh5 28. Ne4 Qxf5 29. Rf1 Qe5 30. g4 would be a piquant finish as well.


23. Qxd6 An unnecessary pit stop. Don’t


stop to pick up pawns. Mate him! 23. Qe3+ was best.


23. ... Nbd5 If 23. ... Qb8 24. Ne4+ Nxe4 25.


Qe7+ Nf6 26. Qxg7+ Kh5 27. Qxf6 Rg8 28. Qh4 mate.


24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. h4+ That’s the idea!


25. ... Kg4 26. Re4+ Kh5 27. g4+ Kxh4 28. Qh2+ Kg5 29. Qh5+ Kf6 30. Re6 mate.


One suspects our winner won’t


be a 1600 player for long. Very nicely done!


www.uschess.org 29 One of the annoying things about


Swiss tour naments. You hate to draw against someone 200 points below you, so you pick a weaker move.


13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nh4 Nhf6 15. f4 Nb6


By opening the bishop’s defense


to f5, this seems like a good move, but ...


International Master versus Amateur: A Brilliancy Until …


This one is a heartbreaker. After a rather sedate Caro-Kann opening, Dennis Fan Li conjures up an attack worthy of Tal. GM John Fedorowicz alerted me to what was unfolding at the board, so I watched with utter fascination at what tran spired. I wonder if someone will ever write an “Almost Immortal” anthology?


CLASSICAL


CARO-KANN (B19) Dennis Fan Li (2119) IM Justin Sarkar (2473) New Jersey Open 2015, Open Section (4), Morristown, New Jersey, 09.06.2015


1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6


Also possible is 7. ... Nd7.


8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Qh5!? Not unknown and not bad. An -


other route: 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. 0-0-0.


9. ... Qc7 10. Bc4 The bishop can also offer to


exchange: 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Qe2 Bxd3 12. Nxd3.


10. ... Nf6 11. Qe2 Nd5!? Maybe safer is 11. ... Bd6 12. Bf4


0-0. 12. Bb3


The young man keeps avoiding


exchanges: 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Nxd3. Commendable that he has no fear of the titled player.


12. ... Bb4+! Praised by two chess engines and


chosen by Sarkar. None of them expected what came next.


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