This Should Easy Your Pain The Next Time You Lose A Game Quickly

Round 1 at Zurich Today

[Event "5th Zurich CC 2016"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Deep Fritz 14 x64 (10m)"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]

{C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 {White
threatens to win material: Nf3xe5} Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Black threatens to win
material: Nf6xe4} 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Re8 7. a3 {Consolidates b4} h6 {
Prevents intrusion on g5} 8. Bc4 Bc5 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 d6 11. Nh4 Be6 12.
Nf5 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Kh7 (13... Re6 14. Nd5 $14) 14. Qf3 Nb8 $2 (14... Na5 $142 $5
15. c5 Re6 $16 (15... dxc5 $4 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Nxg7 $18)) 15. Nxh6 $18 Kxh6 $2
(15... gxh6 16. Qxf6 Qxf6 17. Rxf6 $18) 16. Qh3+ Kg6 (16... Nh5 17. g4 g6 18.
gxh5 Qg5+ 19. Kh1 Qxh5 20. Qxh5+ gxh5 21. Rf6+ Kg5 22. Rxf7 Na6 $18) 17. Rf3
Nh5 18. Rf5 Nf6 (18... Qg5 {praying for a miracle} 19. Raf1 f6 20. Rxg5+ fxg5
21. Qf5+ Kh6 $18) 19. Qh4 (19. Qh4 Ng4 20. Qh5#) 1-0

Georg Rotlewi----What Might Have Been

Georg Rotlewi had a brief and at times brilliant, but short, chess career from 1907-1911. There is talk of his being included in a book to be published in Germany, in German, about some of the lesser know players of this era with a possible English translation to follow. Play through the game below and experience some of his genius that was cut short by a nervous disorder. 
[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlsbad"]
[Date "1911.08.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rotlewi, Georg A"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D33"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1911.08.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 h6 8. O-O
Be6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Qd2 c4 11. Ne5 Ncxe5 12. dxe5 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bb4 14. Rad1 Qg5
15. Bxd5 Rd8 16. Qc1 Qxe5 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Kc8 20. Nd5 Ba5
21. Qxc4+ Kb8 22. Qf4+ Ka8 23. Qd4 f6 24. b4 Bd8 25. Rc1 Bb6 26. Nxb6+ axb6 27.
Rc7 g5 28. e4 Re8 29. Qd3 h5 30. Rd7 h4 31. b5 hxg3 32. hxg3 Qxa2 33. Rxb7 Kxb7
34. Qd7+ Kb8 35. Qxe8+ Ka7 36. Qd7+ Kb8 37. Qd8+ Ka7 38. Qc7+ Ka8 39. Qc6+ Ka7
40. Kf2 Qa1 41. Qc7+ Ka8 42. Qxb6 Qe5 43. Qa6+ Kb8 44. b6 Qc5+ 45. Kf1 Qc1+ 46.
Kg2 Qc6 47. Qa7+ Kc8 48. b7+ Qxb7 49. Qxb7+ Kxb7 50. Kf3 Kc6 51. Kg4 Kd6 52.
Kf5 Ke7 53. e5 fxe5 54. Kxe5 1-0

Vermont One Day G-60 Super Amateur Championship on April 9th In Middlebury

Please see the attached announcement for details. Mike Chadburn, Ian Dudley and I are planning to play in this event. Bill Storz may play also. I encourage as many LCC players as possible to support this event and help get the word out state-wide that we exist in Lyndonville. If you're thinking of attending, please let me know so that folks might be able to share rides to Middlebury.

Lyndonville Chess Club Challenge Ladder Has Begun

Below you'll find the initial starting ladder for chess challenges. I've listed folks by either US Chess ratings or approximate ratings in my view having played over the board with you. Yes, there is likely an arbitrariness factor--my apologies.

Basic Rules

1. You may challenge a player no more than two rungs above you.

2. The challenge consists of two games  (one as white, one as black) at G-60 with a 10 second delay.

3. In the event of a tie after the first two games (1 point for a win; 0 for a loss; 1/2 for a tie), a final Armageddon game will be played.

4. Armageddon game rules are simple. Players draw for colors. The White player plays G-30; the Black player plays G-40; no delay or increment. 

5. If a player wins the challenge the player trades places with the player defeated.

There will likely be a one month time limit to complete a challenge. Players may only engage in one challenge at a time.  

Prizes Awarded at LCC Holiday Season Party:

1st Place--Ego Boost, Chess book of annotated chess match games (eg. Tal- Botvinnik)

2nd Place--Chessbase or Chess OK games collection CD

3rd Place--Book on chess history by Genna Sosonoko. 

See the attached ladder. If you aren't on the list and want to be added, let me know!  All are welcome.  Good chess to all. 

Opening Theory

No more 1.g4! Understand??

Lenin and Sports

Vladimir Ilyich was truly frustrated by having to decide between basketball, chess and Revolution. Trotsky pressed him as early as 1906 to pursue basketball in the United States, but Leon's motives were suspect and he paid dearly down the road in Mexico.

Lyndonville Chess Club Ladder Challenge

LCC will be starting a ladder challenge event that will run to the end of the year. It's open to all regular LCC players and those who would like to be part of our LCC community.

I have a software program set up to do a ladder challenge. The way this works is that I will seed those interested in playing based on strength by either US Chess rating or my approximation of what your rating strength is likely to be. After the initial start, new participants will start at the bottom of the ladder. Anyone in the club may challenge a player above them  (but, no more than three rungs higher) to a short match. If you beat a player higher on the ladder, you replace that person on the higher rung of the ladder and the defeated player takes your place on the ladder.

Your input is needed. The question is one of time. I suggest G-45 or G-60. Both would have a 10 second delay for writing down moves. This gives enough time to think, but doesn't result in really long games. So let me know your preference.

Because White has the advantage of the first move, a match will consist of two games with each player playing a game as White. In the event of a tie after two games, there would be one Armageddon final game. Players would draw for White. The White player, having the advantage of the first move, will play the game at G-30 whilst the Black player will play at G-40.

Games can be played at The Grindstone or anywhere else with the exception of the Armageddon which would be played at the Grindstone so all could enjoy the final.

There you have it. Let me know your preference.....G-45 or G-60.