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Summer 2006

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President’s Letter Chess Players of Alabama. Another year of Chess has once again quickly passed by. Many thanks to Bill Savoie who has hosted three Chess events in Guntersville and many thanks to Keenan Olson who held a Quick Chess event in Mobile. Organizers and TD’s make competitive over-the-board Chess in Alabama possible. These are the real chess stars. Gerald Larson, scholastic vice president, directed our Scholastic Chess Championship Weekend and did a terrific job. This year for the first time ever School trophies were given in the individual tournament. In addition, a $200 dollars scholarship was also awarded for the first time. It is my hope that next year the Alabama Scholastic Chess Foundation will be able to secure funds to increase the scholarship award and provide free entry fees for the State Championship, held in September. I will not be standing for re -election this year. I intend to devote my volunteer time to our Chess Foundation. As I leave office, I wish to commend several people. Bob Rieves, who initially took over the Treasurer/Secretary office, was extremely helpful and was a key player in the Scholastic organization and preparation. Bob was also tremendously helpful in the early days of my tenure, after I took over from Kirk Petty. Giles D’Souza, Antic’s Editor, provided a great deal of early encouragement and continues to provide an excellent publication for Alabama Chess Players. Bill Savoie, VP, when asked for anything always said yes. Gerald Larson, scholastic VP, has done an excellent job. I am greatly encouraged by his desire to continue working with the Scholastic players of Alabama. The most difficult job within your ACF leadership is the position of sec/treasurer, and I congratulate David Worley for doing an outstanding job. His efforts are deeply appreciated by all. Ken Goodman, our web site host, was instrumental in establishing our ACF website. This website, I believe, has been the most important accomplishment during my tenure and all the credit goes to Ken. Others who have assisted the forward movement of the ACF are all the organizers, volunteers, TDs who made things happen: Bob Rieves, Richard Ellis, Caesar Lawrence, Doctor Peele and Bill Savoie top this list. Sincerely, Jerry Jerry McGowin, ACF President [email protected]

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ontents Summer Issue. August 15, 2006

ow to Beat the King’s Indian Defense By Scott Varagona Pages 2-6

irmingham City Championship, 2006, Final Round

By Calvin Bomar Pages 7-10

pace City Open, Huntsville (October 21-22) - Flyer By David Hayes Pages 11

Alabama State Championships, Montgomery (September 2-3) - Flyer

By Caesar Lawrence Pages 12

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How to Beat the King’s Indian Defense by Scott Varagona

One of my favorite things to do as a 1. d4 player is battling (and beating) King’s Indian Defense (KID) setups. However, my favorite variation—a sideline in the Samisch Variation—sees relatively limited use, and I cannot understand why. What I present here is an explanation of the basic idea behind my 6. Bg5, a survey of Black’s replies, and a brief analysis of the resulting positions. Hopefully, I can convince more Alabama players to adopt this variation as White—and spur KID aficionados to find improvements for Black! 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5

This move is more aggressive than the standard 6. Be3, fortifying the center. The strategy I propose with 6. Bg5 is not uncommon in other KID contexts—for example, in the Classical Variation, Petrosian System—where a g5-bishop puts unpleasant pressure on Black’s position. Note that Black’s traditional thrust in the center—6. …e5?—leads to disaster: with 7. dxe5! dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5!, White wins material. This means Black is forced to take a different approach.

We will consider 6. …h6, 6. …Nc6, 6. …c6, and 6. …c5. 6. … h6

It’s natural to drive the bishop back to a less menacing post on e3, especially since Black can then play …e5 after all. However, Black has just loosened his kingside pawn shield, which is exactly what White was hoping to provoke. 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Nh5 9. Qd2 Qh4+

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The famous Bronstein queen sacrifice is coming . White could have avoided this with 9. Nge2!?, but let’s bravely plunge ahead: 10.g3! Nxg3 11.Qf2 Nxf1 12.Qxh4 Nxe3

In such an unbalanced position, it seems appropriate to let Fritz have its say: now, the seemingly natural 13. Kf2? unexpectedly leads to trouble after 13. …g5!, when 14. Qg3 f5! gives Black more activity than he deserves, and 14. Qh5? Nd7! puts White’s queen in terrible danger. Thus, the subtle 13. Qf2! is called for, since after 13. …Nxc4 14. h4!, White can attempt to exploit the weakened pawn cover. Black has some compensation for his sacrifice, but White appears to have at least a small edge in this sort of position: as MCO 14 puts it, “a queen is a queen.” Of course, the Bronstein sacrifice isn’t for everyone. A novel alternative tested by Ozgur Aktunc in our 2002 game was (after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7.

Be3 e5 8. d5 Nh5 9. Qd2) g5!?, clamping down on f4 but weakening f5. I responded by closing the kingside—10. g4 Nf4 11. Nge2 Bd7 12. h4 f6 13. h5—and then attacking on the queenside with an eventual b2-b4. I finally won (after some misadventures), but I think the simple 10. Nge2! poses Black more problems.

White retains the right to attack on the kingside (h2-h4) or the queenside, whereas Black will have some difficulty getting in …f5 because exf5 and g2-g4, forking Black’s pieces, is a constant threat. Let’s try something else (after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5) : 6. … Nc6

This move, which we may call the Panno

Variation, has solid logic behind it. Black reasons that with the bishop on g5 (rather than e3), d4 will

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become more vulnerable than usual. White needs to shore up his center: 7. Nge2 a6 Planning a future …b5, with queenside play. Kirk Petty’s treatment was 7. …e5 8. d5 Ne7 (…Nd4? 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4! wins a pawn), when 9. Qd2 Ne8 10. g4 gives White a nice bind. Black should consider 9. …h5!?. 8. Qd2 Rb8 9. Rc1

White could go for the jugular with 9. h4, but I prefer a more materialistic approach. Now, if Black really wants to play b7-b5, he will likely have to sacrifice a pawn. 9. … Bd7 10. b3 b5 11. d5 Na5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Nd4 b4 14. Ncb5 Ne8 15. Be2

This was Dreev-Zhang, Shanghai 2001. If Black plays …Bxd4 to save the b-pawn, he becomes dreadfully weak on the dark squares. Otherwise, White wins the b-pawn and Black has yet to prove his compensation. I like White in the final position, but KID-fans who don’t mind speculative sacrifices may disagree. All the same, many KID players may be uncomfortable having that offside a5-knight. Here’s a more conservative plan (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5) : 6. … c6

Black protects d5 to prevent the tactic I mentioned at the very beginning of our analysis. Black can combine …c6 with a very early …a6, but it seems more common for Black to play 7. …e5: 7. Qd2 e5

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8. d5 cxd5 9. cxd5 a6

In this sample line, Black again wants to play b7-b5 and get something going on the queenside. If White wants to live dangerously, he can allow this and simply go for his own attack on the kingside, with a timely g2-g4. In my view, it seems more prudent for White to play on the queenside himself. 10. a4 Now if 10. …Nbd7?!, then 11. Ra3 or 11. Rb1, and White should be able to play Ng1-h3-f2, giving the knight a good home. White can then develop the rest of his pieces at his leisure, and the space-gaining b2-b4 will always be threatened.

It appears that Black should try to prevent b2-b4, either with 10. …Qa5!? or with something more straightforward: 10. … a5

Both players have weak squares on the queenside, but I still favor White on account of his spatial advantage. Finally, the moment of truth: by far, the most popular response to 6. Bg5—the favored response of many, if not most, of Alabama’s King’s Indian players—is 6. … c5!

The sharpest reply. Since 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Bxe7 Re8 and …Bxe5 gives White nothing, the best course of action is to play 7. d5. 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h6

A matter of taste. Black can either throw in …h6 (Varagona-Aktunc, Summer Antics 2004) or omit it (Varagona-Story, Winter Antics 2005).

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I’ve discussed this Benoni position at length in past articles already, so I’ll cut to the chase and focus on what I regard as the most critical line:

10. Be31 Re8 11.Be2 Nh7!?

Black wants to destroy White’s center with …f7-f5. This knight maneuver is best played immediately: the delay 11. …Nbd7?! 12. Nh3! and Nh3-f2 lets White achieve harmonious piece development, after which the …f5 plan loses much of its punch. Now White has a perplexing moment. At this point, Bxh6? can’t be played because of …Qh4+, but more importantly, the g1-knight still needs to be developed. Thus, White can either vacate e2 with the depressing 12. Bd1, or sharpen the game further with: 12. h4!? h5 13. g3

1 (10. Bxh6 allows Nxe4 when the check on h4 with the Queen picks up the Bishop on h6 and Black is OK. ED)

A most unusual pawn structure! This position gives both sides plenty of room for creativity. While it’s not entirely clear what is going on, I would rather have White, since Ng1-h3-f2 and g3-g4 is coming. If White isn’t satisfied with this approach, he can solve the problem of the g1-knight up-front by simply playing (after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 Re8) 11. Nge2!?, a move which has captured my imagination in recent months.

The nice thing about this move is that

Black has trouble predicting where the e2-knight is going to go. It might head for g3, where it can support h2-h4-h5; it might land on f4 and attack g6, so that …f7-f5 ideas are out of the question; it might even take the long way home with Ne2-c1-d3-f2, finally reaching its most comfortable square after all. In any event, it seems a challenging game lies ahead for Black, who can only guess at what White intends to do. I have thrown down my gauntlet! Let us hear what Alabama’s King’s Indian devotees have to say about the 6. Bg5 variation. Or, better still—let us continue the debate over the board!

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Birmingham City Championship, 2006, Final Round By Calvin Bomar

In the final round, I played Ozgur Aktunc and knew that I would probably need the full point to tie for first place. In the 2005 Birmingham Championship I had played black against Ozgur's c3 Sicilian in which he developed a fantastic attack and I spent about 15 moves under threat of mate. I felt very fortunate to win that game, and did not want to give him similar attacking chances this time. White: Calvin Bomar 1883 Black: Ozgur Aktunc 2010 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4

I open with the London System, which has become popular since Kovacevic's 2005 book on it. In fairness to Kovacevic, I should note that I have only briefly glanced at his book. I anticipated that Ozgur was very likely to respond aggressively to 2. Bf4 with the critical response ...c5, ...Qb6 and ...Qxb2. In return for the pawn, White gets dangerous attacking chances that require very accurate defense from black. 2... d6 Black instead keeps the game on safer terrain.

3.e3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.c3 Accepting that black has no interest in the poisoned pawn on b2, I move to plan B: reduce or eliminate the scope of the Black King's bishop and work to develop a kingside attack. 5...Nbd7 6.Bd3 c5 7.0-0 0-0 8.h3 cxd4 9.exd4

I preferred an imbalanced position to the one arising from cxd4. White is betting that the half open e file will be slightly more useful than the half open c file. Black can try a minority attack by pushing the b pawn, but risks White’s developing kingside initiative. In the alternative Black can immediately bust open the center with 9...e5 10. dxe5 dxe5. If White responds correctly with 11.Bxe5! he will gain a slight advantage, holding a pawn for the bishop pair. However, if White plays the natural looking 11.Nxe5? Nd5! 12.Nxd7 Nxf4 13.Nxf8 Qxd3 (or Qd5!) 14.Qxd3 Nxd3 15.Nxh7 Kxh7 -+ black ends up with 2 bishops against a rook. (15. Rd1? Nxb2 16. Rd2 Nc4-+)

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9...Nd5 10.Bg3 Bh6 White retreats to g3 to keep an eye on the critical square e5. Black responds by taking control of the c1-h6 diagonal. 11.Re1 Nd7f6 11...Nf4 probably causes White more stress. 12.Bh4 Bg7 Black decides that he likes the bishop better on g7. 13.Nbd2 Re8 14.Bc4 14. Qb3 is probably better. 14...Nb6 15.Bb3 Qc7 16.Qe2 e6 17.Ne4 Fritz likes 17. Bxf6 or 17. Bg3 better here. 17...Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Bd7 19.Qf4 Bc6

I really want to play 20. Bf6 here to create dark square kingside weaknesses, but the threat of 20...Nd5 deters me.

20.Bg3 Rad8 Black has played solidly. At this point, I realize that he has equalized, and we're in for a long, hard grind. That's probably something London players should come to know and love, since it may occur more often than not. My opening selection combined with Ozgur's solid play had the result that we would have to cram 74 moves into a 60 minute time control, which had a dramatic effect on the pace and course of the middle and end game. 21.Rac1 Qd7 22.c4?!

This is possibly the critical point in the game. With my kingside hopes contained by the threat of Nd5, I press the attack with c4?!. This removes the threat of Nd5 and creates threats of my pawns busting the position open. The very serious downside is that it allows Black to enter a pleasant endgame with 22...Bxf3 23. gxf3 e5 where the Black king's bishop finally realizes its potential. However, Black is hesitant to trade his Bishop for a Knight and instead preferred: 22...Ba4 There is now a fantastic sequence with 23. c5! Bxb3 24. cxb6 Bxa2 25. Rc7 e5 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. Rxd7 exf4 28. Bh4! Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Rxd7 30. axb7 1-0. I considered c5, but was concerned

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that I would lose the advanced pawn and Black would end up with a powerful white bishop against my weaker knight or with my b pawns doubled. So, instead of c5!, I settle for the uninspiring: 23.Qd2 Nc8 24.Bxa4 Qxa4 25.b3 Qa6 Suddenly, White has an advantage again, which Fritz places at +.90. However, Frtiz really wants White to play d5 here. I would have judged Black's response ...e5 to give him a very good game, but Fritz disagrees. 26.Qe2 Qc6 27.Qe4

I was hoping to liquidate to a queenside majority or maintain pressure, where my bishop would be well placed. However, this queen trade takes the pressure off Black. 27...Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Nb6 29. Re2 Kf8 30. Bf4 Ke7 31. Rd1 Rd7 32. Kf1 Na8 33. Red2 Rc8 34. Be3 Nb6 35. a4 Rd7c7 36. a5 Nd7 37. Rc2 b6 38. cxb6 axb6 39. Rdc1 Bf6 40. Ke2 h4 41. Kd3 Ra7 42. b4 Ra3+ 43. Ke2 Rc8a8

Black decides to play actively with his rooks. The good news is that it leaves little between the pawn and the goal line. The bad news, in addition to the potential counter play, is that I'm in serious time trouble. 44.c5 bxc5 45.dxc5 bxc5 46.bxc5 Ne5 47.c6 By now it is turning into an all out blitz game. 47…...Kd8??

A blunder that allows 48. Bd4! Nxf3 49. Bxf6+ Kc8 50. gxf3 with a won position. Concerned with trivialities like trying to avoid a fallen flag, I did not invest any time to determine that Bd4 wins a piece. Instead, I verified the saying that: "Patzer sees check, Patzer plays check."

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48.Bb6+?? This move at least had the redeeming blitz quality that it created threats of c7 and Rd8+ that caused Black to use large amounts of time, reversing the situation from White being in time trouble to Black being in worse time trouble. By now, all recording had ceased and after my 49th move I recreated the rest of the game from memory. 48… Kc8 49.Rd1 Nxf3 50. gxf3 Ra2 51. Rxa2 Rxa2 52. Ke3 Ra6+ 53. Rd3 Rxd3 54. Kxd3 g5 55. Kc4 Be5 56. Kc5 Bc7 57. Bxc7 Kxc7 58. Kd4 f6 59. Kc5 f5 60. Kd4 Kd6 61. c7 e5+ 62. Kc4 Kxc7 63. Kd5 g4??

Black must play 63....h4! first. (64. Kxe5 g4! 65. fxg4 fxg4 66. Kf4 gxh3 67. Kf3 Kd7 would create a horrible zugswang for White. *+). However, with only 2 seconds left on Black's clock (with 5 second delay), that would be very difficult to calculate. At first glance, g4?? appears to be the move that makes progress. Black plays

the game out using only the 5 second delay, a feat that I would have been unable to match. 64.fxg4 fxg4 65.hxg4 (65. h4! is stronger. Black can retain drawing chances by forcing the king to chase down the h pawn with 65 h4) 65... hxg4? 66.Kxe5 Kd7 67.Kf4 Ke7 68.Kxg4 Kf8

69.Kf5 Kf7 70.f4 Kg7 71.Ke6 Kf8 72.Kf6 Kg8 73.Ke7 Kg7 74.f5 1-0 Overall, I can't complain about the position obtained in my first attempt to play the London System. The most likely result of the system seems to be equality, unless Black is willing to enter the mind numbing complexities of coming after the b2 pawn. In this game the advantage shifted several times, until time pressure caused my opponent to make a blunder that decided the game.

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Space City Open 2006

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550 Sparkman Drive Huntsville, Alabama

DATE: October 21 & 22 2006 DETAILS: 5 Round Swiss USCF Rated 15 Grand Prix Points NC, NS, W TIME CONTROL: 40 moves in 90 minutes, SD in 30 minutes REGISTRATION: For advance registration, send entry form and fees to: David Hayes; 413 Dell Avenue; Huntsville, AL 35802; (256) 881-7764 On-site registration Saturday, 10/21, 8:00 to 9:45am, in the Bevill Center lobby, 550 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL. ROUNDS: Saturday 10/21 10:00am, 2:30pm, 7:00pm; Sunday 10/22 9:00am, 2:00pm MEMBERSHIPS: USCF membership required. All Alabama residents must be Alabama Chess Federation members ($10/year). USCF/ACF memberships forms available on site. USCF membership enrollment also available at www.uschess.org. ENTRY FEE: Open and Reserve $40 if received by October 16; $50 after. Include USCF ID# and Section. Make checks payable to Huntsville Chess Club PRIZES: $2,300 in PRIZES UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED Open Section Reserve Section (open to all) (under 1800) 1st $500 1st $500 2nd $300 2nd $300 3rd $150 3rd $150 1st A $ 80 1st C $ 80 2nd A $ 60 2nd C $ 60 1st D $ 50 1st E/Under $ 40 1st Unrated $ 30 Accommodation: Most Convenient Hotel: Bevill Conference Center and Hotel;550 Sparkman Dr. Phone: (256) 721-9428. Directions: From I-565 take Sparkman Drive exit, continue north on Sparkman through light at Holmes, then turn right at light into Bevill Center parking lot. From University Drive, take Sparkman Drive exit, continue south on Sparkman in left hand lane then left at light at Bevill Center.

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LET’S PLAY CHESS…

2006 Alabama State Chess Championship “Labor Day Weekend * Montgomery”

September 2-3, 2006 Where: Auburn University at Montgomery Campus Taylor Road * Montgomery, AL 36117

Details: USCF Rated, 5 SS, W, OSA. EF: $50 Bye: Rounds 1-4 Directions to Montgomery, AL From I-65, take exit 171. Go North on I-85 (North to Atlanta). Go 9 miles – take exit 9. Go left on Taylor Road (AUM). Turn left at 2nd traffic light. Park at last lot on the right. ..From I-85: Take exit 9. Turn right onto Taylor Road. Turn left at traffic light. PRIZES: Based upon 50 players overall. Also, a Champion Trophy to the Top Alabama Player(s) in each section. OPEN (to all) RESERVE (under 1600) 1st $350 1st $200 2nd $225 2nd $125 3rd $175 3rd $100 Top Class A $200 Top Class D $100 2nd Class A $125 2nd Class D $ 75 Top U1800 $125 Top U1200/UNR $ 75 ASCC Scholastic Tournament – SAT, SEP 2nd – See Flyer on ACF website

Notice: EARLY REGISTRATION ENCOURAGED!

Make checks payable to: Montgomery Chess Club. Send to: Caesar Lawrence * 882 McAllister Drive * Calera, AL 35040 - Write your USCF ID number on check and your desired section. - Early entry must be postmarked by: August 22, 2006. DO NOT MAIL Late Entries. Time Control: 30/90; SD/30. Rounds: SAT - 9:30, 2:00, 7:00 & SUN - 9:00, 2:45 ACF Business Meeting: Sunday at 1:15 – 2:30 (ACF Elections). Plan to Attend!

Late Registration: 8AM – 9AM on Saturday, 2 SEP 2006 à EF: $60 Membership: USCF ($19/25/49) renew at www.uschess.org & ACF ($10) Required. . ACF website: www.alabamachess.com * Chess Vendor: www.sigschess.com Questions: E-mail: [email protected] or Cell: (334) 868-0271

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Editor’s Notes by Giles D'Souza.

This is a streamlined issue. Scott Varagona and Calvin Bomar do the honors with their excellent articles. It is with joy and sadness that I write these few lines. Joy at the prospect that this fall we in Alabama have a calendar full of chess activities. In spite of online Chess (and Bridge and Poker) OTB chess is still alive and kicking thanks to the efforts of Caesar Lawrence, David Hayes, Bill Savoie, Keenan Olson, Richard Ellis and others. Sadness at the fact that Jerry McGowan, our President, who has worked tirelessly and spiritedly to further Alabama chess, will be resigning. We will remember him for his undaunted commitment and engaging manner as he went about steering the ACF to a better and brighter future. I wish him well. To the new President, whoever she or he may be, I wish you all the very best. Please email your articles to me at [email protected] as word, text, rtf, html, or chessbase file attachments. The deadline for submissions for the next issue is October 15. Hope to see you at the State! Cover This issue marks the end of the renowned chess authors series started with the Fall 2005 issue. The theme for this cover is authors who either specialize on endgames or works for strong players. In the middle we have Reuben Fine, one of the strongest players never to have become world champion. His Basic Chess Endings will always remain a classic, and now, with a revised edition by Pal Benko, it will be more widely read. On the top left there is Mark Dvoretsky, a Russian IM. He is an author and trainer who emphasizes concrete analysis and evaluation. His Dvoretsky’s Ensgame Manual that was published in 2003 is already into it’s second edition, and it has a ChessBase CD with it as well. You can get a flavor of Dvoretsky’s style by taking a look at his column on the Chess Cafe web site. On the top right there is Karsten Muller, a German GM. His Fundamental Chess Endings compares favorably with the tomes previously mentioned. He works a lot with ChessBase, who have recently issued two endgame DVDs under his authorship. John Nunn is on the bottom right. He is an English GM, one of the prime movers behind Gambit Publications, and an author of many outstanding books, of which I will mention Understanding Chess Move by Move. Finally, on the bottom left we have Mihail Marin, a Romanian GM. His Secrets of Chess Defence deals with a neglected area of chess training and authorship, and will stand the test of time. Puzzles to Enjoy!.

White to Play and Win in all three positions. Solutions below (cover them up while you work the puzzles).

1.Qf7+ Rxf7 2.Rh8 mates 1.Ng4 fxg4 (1…gxf4 2.Nf6+ forks the Queen) 2.Bxc7 and White retains a piece.

1.Re7 Nxe7 2.Qxf8+ Kxf8 3.Rd8#. If 1…Nxc3+ 2.bxc3 Qc4 (covering f7) 3. Qxf8 Kxf8 4.Rd8#.

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Events to Note

September 2 Alabama Scholastic Tournament in MontgomeryAt State Championship venue.

September 2-3 Alabama State Championship in Montgomery See flyer in this issue for more details

September 23 Foolish Moves 5-Swiss G/45 Rated, Mobile

October 7 Foolish Moves 5-Swiss G/45 Rated, Mobile

October 21-22 Space City Open, Huntsville, ALSee flyer in this issue for more details

November 4 Gulf Coast Bughouse Championship, Mobile AL

November 18 Foolish Moves 5-Swiss G/45 Rated, Mobile

Check the ACF website for more information on Alabama tournaments: http://www.alabamachess.com

ACF/Antics10 Sherwood DrTuscaloosa, AL 35401

August, 2006 To