Demo from a few sessions ago

Well it seems a good idea to put in a demo from a few sessions ago, so here it is. Such a fantastic finish ...

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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rotlevi"]
[Black "Akiba Rubinstein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qd2 {A bit of a poor sqaure for the Queen - it will have to
move when a rook gets to d8} 10... Qe7 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8
14. Qe2 Bb7 15. O-O {An absolutely symmetrical position apart from the Rook on
d8} 15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Bb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4!
{Looks like a blunder - but isn't !} 21. Be4 Qh4 22. g3 {opening up the path
to his king ....} 22... Rxc3!! {A really wonderful Queen sacrifice} 23. gxh4
Rd2!! {A fantastic deflection sacrifice.} 24. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 {Hoping to
resume a favourable battle after Black takes the Q} 25... Rh3 {Another
thunderbolt - there is no way to stop mate. } 0-1

Monday night demo board game

Here is an old game which we can use for chess on Monday (2nd July). Have a look through it and then we can talk about it with the demo board.

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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Corte"]
[Black "Bolbochan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 {The classical reply} 4... Nf6 5. d4
exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 {The Greco line (from about 1500 AD !).The safe line
is to play 7 Bd2} 7... Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 {The weaker line for Black. He is
better to play 8... Bxc3 and then White can play 9 d5 which leads to a line
called the Moller attack - which ought to end in a draw.} 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10.
Ba3 {Grabbing the diagonal that stops Black castling.} 10... d5 11. Bb5 Bxa1
12. Re1+ Be6 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Ne5 Qc8 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qxc6+ {Black resigned
here - can you see why?} 1-0

Bob

If you cannot see this game in your browser then try Firefox instead or go to http:pgnplayer.com and post the pgn code into the box on right hand side to see and play game. To see PGN if not displayed just click 'view PGN'
Here is the pgn code :
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 {The classical reply} 4... Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 {The Greco line (from about 1500 AD !).The safe line is to play 7 Bd2} 7... Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 {The weaker line for Black. He is better to play 8... Bxc3 and then White can play 9 d5 which leads to a line called the Moller attack - which ought to end in a draw.} 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 {Grabbing the diagonal that stops Black castling.} 10... d5 11. Bb5 Bxa1 12. Re1+ Be6 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Ne5 Qc8 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qxc6+ {Black resigned here - can you see why?} 1-0

Northants SSAFA Youth Congress

Northants Junior Chess are staging a junior competition on Saturday 23rd June at Ruskin Junior School, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG.   A good opportunity to get some more tournament experience with clocks, particularly useful for juniors entering the Gigafinal at beginning of July.  Here is an entry form.

Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge - Mega Final 2012

The club was well represented at the Delancey UK Chess Challenge Mega Final today with eight of our players making the trip to Arden School in Knowle. William Kendell played in the under 9 category, Leo Johnson and Julien Carrouche in the under 11 category, Kai Cockrell, Parth Joshi and Jamie Kearney were in the under 12 category and in the under 13 category the club was represented by Kieran Roberts and Jonathan Payne.

All players did their best against some tough opposition and William, Leo, Julien, Jamie and Jonathan all successfully qualified for the next round, the Giga Final, but even better than that, there were some results of particular note.

Congratulations to Parth, who had a high point gaining a draw against England player Ashwin Kalyana.

Congratulations to William, who only dropped half a point in the under 9 category, finishing in first place with 5.5 and gaining the title SUPREMO, a trophy, £25 prize money and a meal out at KFC, (this last part of the prize thanks to Dad Kendell!).

Congratulations to Leo, joint first in the under 11 category with 5 points, unlucky to miss out on the prize money and title only on a count back, but still awarded a trophy.

Congratulations to Jamie, winning a trophy after being unbeaten in the under 12 category and finishing second on 5 points after gaining four wins and having draws with England players Ashwin Kalyana and Aloysius Lip in the same category.

Congratulations to Jonathan, who swept the field away in the under 13 category, having a perfect score after 5 games, and only beaten by England player Aloysius in the final round. Jonathan gained the under 13 SUPREMO title, a trophy and £25 prize money.

Well done to all and best of luck to the Giga Final qualifiers.


A full list of Giga Final qualifiers can be found here.

Free Drop in Chess session at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum (Saturday 7 April)

Confused by Chess? Want to know the rules and how to play? Or perhaps you would like to know some of the traps and how to avoid them?

Members of Rugby Chess Club will be visiting Rugby Museum to share hints and tips on how to play the game of wit and skill, and to talk about the game and how to get involved!

No need to book just drop in to the art room! Note that there are two sessions and adults must accompany children under 13yrs.

Rugby junior or senior players are welcome. Parent players are also very welcome.




Click HERE to download larger version to print out. Hope you can make it.

Make a date to come and teach others how to play (7 April 2012)

You may spot this in the Rugy Art Gallery and Museum SMART brochure - just out. The art room is on the ground floor of the museum, just next to the Library entrance. Tell your friends.

A puzzle

A puzzle from Jamie: Black to play and mate in 3 moves.