1 Chess Chatter Newsletter of the Port Huron Chess Club Editor: Lon Rutkofske April 2016 Vol.35 Number 4 The Port Huron Chess Club meets Thursdays, except holidays, from 6:30-10:00 PM, at Palmer Park Recreation Center, 2829 Armour Street, (NE corner of Garfield Street and Gratiot Ave…1 mile North of the Blue Water Bridge) Port Huron, Michigan. Everyone is welcome. All equipment provided. Email: [email protected]or Website: http://porthuronchessclub.yolasite.com Bob Duncan: the Chess Enthusiast and Affectionado Scott and Mark Duncan, Bob's sons, have been remarkably generous in passing along many of their father's chess sets, boards, letters, games, and a host of other momentos that he collected and enjoyed throughout his full life. Well, PHCC members will also be the beneficiaries of his experiences interesting bits and pieces of our comarade's life will be revealed via Chess Chatter and our website in the coming months. Bob was always one to test his chess acumin against the very best, and what follows will document but a few of the games he played in simulaneous exhibitions against some of the most formidable players of his time. He embraced the challenges especially when he attended the US Opens. Below is a sampling of his exploits at the 1989 and 1992 US Open Championships. I hope you enjoy these games, as I know Bob did. Dlugy,Maxim GM (2525) - Duncan,Robert [E85] King's Indian Defense:Samisch Simul - 1989 US Open Chicago, 08.08.1989 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.Qd2 Ne8 10.0–0–0 Bd7 11.Kb1 a6 12.Nc1 Qb8 13.c5 Nc8 14.g4 f6 15.h4 Ne7 16.h5 g5 17.Nb3 h6 18.Rc1 b6 19.cxb6 cxb6 20.Qf2 Nc8 21.Bd3 Nc7 22.Rc2 Rf7 23.Rhc1 Be8 24.Ne2 Ba4 25.Ng3 Bxb3 26.axb3 Rd7 27.Nf5 Bf8 28.Rc6 Ra7 29.Bxb6 Nxb6 30.Rxb6 Rb7 31.Rcc6 Rxb6 32.Qxb6 Qxb6 33.Rxb6 Kf7 34.Bxa6 Nxa6 35.Rxa6 Ke8 36.Ra8+ Rd8 37.Rxd8+ Kxd8 38.Kc2 1–0 Gurevich,Dmitry GM - Duncan,Robert [E91] King's Indian Defense:Classical Simul - 1989 US Open Chicago, 09.08.1989 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Be2 0–0 6.Nf3 c5 7.0–0 Bg4 8.d5 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Nfd7 10.Be2 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nf6 12.f3 Ne8 13.a4 Ng7 14.Bh6 Nd7 15.f4 Nf6 16.e5 Nfe8 17.Bd3 f5 18.exf6 exf6 19.g4 Rf7 20.Qc2 f5 21.Bg5 Qd7 22.gxf5 Nxf5 23.Bxf5 Qxf5 24.Qxf5 Rxf5 25.Rfe1 Rf7 26.Re6 Rd7 27.Rae1 Ng7 28.Re7 Rxe7 29.Rxe7 b6 30.Kf2 Nf5 31.Rd7 h6 32.Bd8 Kf8 33.Bc7 Re8 34.Bxd6+ Nxd6 35.Rxd6 Re4 36.Rxg6 Rxf4+ 37.Ke3 Rxc4 38.Rxh6 Rxc3+ 39.Ke4 Rc4+ 40.Ke5 Rxa4 41.d6 Ke8 42.h4 b5 43.Kd5 b4 44.Kc6 Ra6+ 45.Kc7 Rxd6 46.Kxd6 c4 47.Kd5 b3 48.Kxc4 b2 49.Rh8+ Kf7 50.Rb8 1–0
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Chess Chatter Newsletter of the Port Huron Chess Club
Editor: Lon Rutkofske April 2016 Vol.35 Number 4 The Port Huron Chess Club meets Thursdays, except holidays, from 6:30-10:00 PM, at Palmer Park Recreation
Center, 2829 Armour Street, (NE corner of Garfield Street and Gratiot Ave…1 mile North of the Blue Water Bridge) Port
Huron, Michigan. Everyone is welcome. All equipment provided. Email: [email protected] or Website:
http://porthuronchessclub.yolasite.com
Bob Duncan: the Chess Enthusiast and Affectionado Scott and Mark Duncan, Bob's sons, have been remarkably generous in passing along many of their father's chess sets, boards, letters, games, and a host of other momentos that he collected and enjoyed throughout his full life. Well, PHCC members will also be the beneficiaries of his experiences interesting bits and pieces of our comarade's life will be revealed via Chess Chatter and our website in the coming months. Bob was always one to test his chess acumin against the very best, and what follows will document but a few of the games he played in simulaneous exhibitions against some of the most formidable players of his time. He embraced the challenges especially when he attended the US Opens. Below is a sampling of his exploits at the 1989 and 1992 US Open Championships. I hope you enjoy these games, as I know Bob did.
Below is really a companion piece to Stew Wilkinson's tribute that appeared in the Special Edition of Chess Chatter published in memory of Bob on February 10, 2016.
Reshevsky,Samuel GM - Duncan,Robert [B06] Modern Defense
Below is a letter from William Lombardy, a priest that was Fischer's second in the 1972
World Championships I unearthed while sifting through Bob's chess stash.
Morabito takes first place in April Quads
Matt Morabito outlasted the trio of his comrades to capture his first
tournament victory following the club chamionships. Despite being demolished by Bill Wingrove in round 1, the 2016 club co-champ managed to dispatch both Lon and Stew in the final two rounds to cash in on the cash. In reality,
the pesky parson Bill Wingrove proved the real winner as he walked away with enough rating points to boost him to the 1700 threshold, while Lon took a 49
point beating. While quality was lacking, it appears that even with a game/30 and 5 second delay time limit, everyone ended up playing some form of quick chess without a single game being lost on time. Next up will be the May 19th
double round robin G/15 quick chess event. We hope to see some more familiar faces in that competition.
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Members’ Games
Please send me what you consider your best games, annotated or not, so that I
might be able to showcase them. The following games represent contests that
have been available at the time of this printing. Email them to me or give them
to me personally, if you wish. Majority of analyses is done by Fritz 12, unless
While dues are not required for anyone interested in playing at the club, they are required for those
competing in tournament play. Annual Dues are $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for those under 19. Dues
funds are used to offset miscellaneous expenses not funded by the Recreation Department.
Calendar of Events: Note the change for the First Thursday of Each Month.
First Thursday of Each Month - Chess Clinics– 6:30 to 7:00 PM - $7.50 per person. From 7:00 until 10:00. Players wishing to play Challenge matches with longer time controls of G/60 with 5 sec delay can choose to play match games if they so desire. Participants will be required to follow the rules and regulations for Challenge Play (As outlined in Chess Chatter, our website under "Club Member Ratings
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Lists", or posted at the club.) and colors will be selected by lot. PHCC club ratings will be used. Players should turn their game scores into Lon, so he can adjust ratings appropriately and showcase the games in Chess Chatter.
2016 Events Schedule:
May 19 -PHCC Rated G/15 - Double Round Robin - G/15 minutes: EF: $5.00 A/$2.50 Jr. PHCC membership required. Tournament begins at 7:00 PM, but register with Lon before if possible. A minimum of 4 players required. Prizes based on entries.
June No Tournaments
July 7, 14, 21 USCF Rated G/90 Mini-Swiss
August 18 Double Round Robin G/5 Blitz Tournament
Sept. 22 PHCC Rated G/10 Action Swiss
October 20 PHCC G/5 Speed Championships
Nov. 17 17th Duncan Memorial Turkey Gobbler Tournament
The following list represents only current members of the Port Huron Chess Club. Current USCF ratings were used for
members that had them, in order to establish the initial club rating list. The USCF rating format is used as the basis for
calculating our club rating list. Members that had no USCF ratings are given a provisional rating based on their
performances against regular club members who had USCF ratings. Club rated events will use these ratings for pairing
purposes.
PHCC Rating List as of 4/25/16 Name Rating Gregg, Alan 1913 Morabito, Matt 1899 West, Tony 1878 Wilkinson, Stew 1866 Rutkofske, Lon 1846 Jones, G. Avery 1761 Wingrove, Bill 1700 Bedy, Noel 1677 Boucher, Dave 1482 Heinrich, Chuckie 994 Nowiski, Adam 969 Allen, Nathan 957
USCF Ratings as of 4/25/16 Name Rating Gregg, Alan 1941 West, Tony 1889 Morabito, Matt 1864 Wilkinson, Stew 1844 Rutkofske, Lon 1820 Jones, G.Avery 1679 Wingrove, Bill 1614 Bedy, Noel 1553 Boucher, Dave 1303 Heinrich, Chuckie 896P Nowiski, Adam 673P7
PHCC Speed Ratings as of 4/25/16 Name Rating Rutkofske, Lon 1947 Wilkinson, Stew 1938 Gregg, Alan 1933 West, Tony 1801 Morabito, Matt 1724 Jones, G. Avery 1590 Wingrove, Bill 1561 Bedy, Noel 1503 Nowiski, Adam 1364 Heinrich, Chuckie 1000 Allen, Nathan 984