Golden Getz
Continuing a promising trend for American juniors in international events, Alec Getz takes the gold medal at the Pan American Youth Championships. Here he tells Chess Life readers his story. The tournament room was emptying out. When the game began at five, light had cascaded across the room while the sounds of the players moving pieces and the accompaniment of the chairs' disharmonious squeaking across the bare floor could be heard throughout the playing room. Now it was dim and cold inside...
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On 24. Kg7, there follows 25. Ne6 Kg8 if 25. Kh7, then 26. Rxf7 26. If Black tries 28. Kg7, then 29. Rxd4 puts White two pieces up. So If a situation has abruptly changed in your favor and you see a move that secures your advantage, don't rush to play it. Make a mental note of that move and then search for a stronger one. The winner of this month's award, David Mueller, stopped an upset in the making in the game below. Playing an opponent rated almost 400 points below him, David, as black,...
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among the older girls. But she still came away with three wins. Ashbea Oyadomari of Hawaii had limited tournament experience, but she surprised three opponents for wins. Even in the cases where the favorite pulled out the win, that valuable lesson of play the board, not the rating was well learned. It would be an oversight to fail to mention the fun aspect of the tournament. Games and rating points will continue to be won and lost, but the Polgar has carved out a niche as being a fun event. My...
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Oct 31-Nov 2 or Nov 1-2, Stamford CT 7,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES 5SS, Holiday Inn Select. 700 Main St. Downtown, free parking, ciosc to NYC trains run frequently , restaurants within walking distance-Choice of 3-day or 2-day schedule. In 4 sections Open Section Prizes S1000-500-250. top Under2300'Unr 400-200. FIDE rated. 50 Grand Prix Points. U2I00 Section S700-300-200, top Under 1900 S400-200. U1700 Section S700-300-200, top Under 1500 S400-200. U1300 Section 600-300-150. trophy to top 800-999,...
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puzzles had become more subtle. The following is from the Parisian manuscript Experience in Chess, Consisting of Rules On How to Play Well and How to Obtain Advantages with Precise Moves, Which Can Be Called the Secrets of This Game by Philip Stamma. The remaining chapters do a fine job of retelling chess's history, but the brevity of the book is also its greatest flaw. Having spent the last couple years reading the exquisite series, My Great Predecessors, in which the same stories and...
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If not a member, add dues to advance entry fee or pay them with entry fee at site. U.S. Championship Qualifier. Tournament in which qualification spots for the U.S. Championship are awarded. American Classic. Generally, an event that has been held by one organizer for the last three years and has attracted more than 400 players each year. Heritage Event. Tournament held for at least 25 years. Quick Chess. Tournaments with time controls ofG 5 to G 29. There is a separate quick or overall rating...
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I m sure that the first experiments with the game made it clear that some of the pieces would need a greater field of control in order to effect capture of the opposing monarch. The king, queen, rook and bishop all have seen their powers enhanced in our 21st century version of chess, but the stately knight remains unchanged. It s interesting, though, to hypothesize what a similarly enhanced knight move might look like. If we were to expand our horizon to a 7x7 board and consider all squares not...