*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ IECC CHESS BITS & PIECES *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Published by the International Email Chess Club Devoted solely to E-Mail Correspondence Chess *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Volume 2, Issue 17 March 1996 Publisher: Lisa Powell *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Message from IECC President John Galvin Let me introduce myself. I'm 55, married with 2 son, 1 daughter, 1 grandson and 1 granddaughter. I am a Borough Councilman in Matamoras, Pa, Commander of the American Legion, and many other civic organizations. I have played over 600 games of correspondence chess in many clubs and am active in seven or eight now. As you probably know, Lisa Powell has been forced to cut down on her activities -- in short, doctor's orders. Enough said! As you can see from the list of new officers, IECC is making a massive effort to reorganize so that IECC can function with the greater efficiency made possible by group effort and teamwork I have taken the job of President because I believe in IECC and in the great group of people that are going to continue to grow. There have been many changes in reporting results, entering sections, etc. Reports detailing the changes are being made available at our FTP site and our WEB page. Lisa will still be able to offer advice, maintain the ratings, etc. I ask you not to contact her with problems that should be sent to the appropriate staff members listed in other sections of this newsletter. She can be reached via Bill Wall We are still very much "the friendly chess club." I wish you good luck, good chess and good friendship. John Galvin ******************************************************************* #1 IECC MEMBER OF THE MONTH ******************************************************************* Albert Ponelis I am a chemical engineer by profession and hold a PhD in chemical engineering. I was a development engineer at the South African Atomic Energy Corporation for 20 years (1969 to 1990) before joining the academia. At present I am professor at the University of Pretoria with research interests in multiphase reactions and catalysis. I am 48 years old, married and have a recently graduated daughter (21). I started playing chess in 1961 and have won numerous regional, national and international titles. I was South African Open Champion in 1974 and 1982. I was playing captain of the South African Student Team in Graz (Austria 1972) where the Soviets (Karpov, Tukmakov, etc) won first place. I played correspondence in 1972 to 1976 through the ICCF before the post become unreliable; and I competed in the 2nd World Cup. I had a good game (winning?) against Vytas Palciauskas, but overplayed my hand and lost. The game is appended. I played the White side of the Schliemann against Igor Kislov with 4.d4 and gad a very good result. The game was published in a Dutch magazine, cited below. In the following Olympiad the same line was employed and the game was well published with no reference to my game (which I believe was the root game!). At present my time for chess is rather restricted. I play for the Pretoria Chess Club (I was champion for the first time in 1965, and won it about 9 times since then). A recently played game versus Jan Greben is appended. Greben is originally from Holland and spent some time in Canada before moving to South Africa. I am the first board ( and captain) for the South African Team in the ICCF XII Olympiad Preliminaries (Section 2) being played at present. Playing by e-mail holds an interest for me as the normal mailing problems are by-passed. I have played in the APCT tournaments for the past 5 years on the USAToday Linc line where the game and time controls were centrally organized. This system has unfortunately fell by the wayside. Making new friends and meeting old foes via correspondence or over the board make chess-playing something special and a way of life that can last for a very long time. [Event "ICCF World Cup 2"] [Site "Section 205"] [Date "1/7/74"] [Round "1"] [White "Ponelis, Albert"] [Black "Palciauskas, Vytas"] [Result "0-1"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 O-O 6.f3 Ne8 7.e4 b6 8.Bd3 Ba6 9.Nh3 Nc6 10.O-O Na5 11.Qe2 Nb3 12.Rb1 Nxc1 13.Rbxc1 c5 14.f4 d6 15.e5 g6 16.Ng5 Rc8 17.Qg4 Qe7 18.Rf3 f5 19.exf6 Nxf6 20.Qxe6+ Qxe6 21.Nxe6 Rfe8 22.d5 b5 23.cxb5 c4 24.bxa6 cxd3 25.Rxd3 Nxd5 26.Rxd5 Rxe6 27.f5 gxf5 28.Rxf5 Rc6 29.Ra5 Re2 30.Rf1 Re5 31.Ra4 h5 32.c4 Kg7 33.Rb1 Kg6 34.Rb7 d5 35.Rb5 Re1+ 36.Kf2 Re4 37.Rxd5 Rf6+ 0-1 [GM Vytas Palciauskas became World Correspondence Champion, and is now rated 2550.] [Event "ICCF World Cup 2"] [Site "corr"] [Date "1/7/74"] [Round "2"] [White "Ponelis, Albert"] [Black "Kislov, Igor"] [Result "1-0"] [TimeControl "30/10"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.dxe5 c6 7.Nc3 cxb5 8.Nxe4 d5 9.exd6 Nf6 10.Qd4 Be7 11.Bg5 Bf5 12.O-O-O Bxe4 13.Rhe1 Qb6 14.Rxe4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 O-O 16.Bxe7 Rxf2 17.Qd5+ Kh8 18.Qd4 1-0 [Game published in February 1922 issue of Schakend Nederland.] [Event "Premier League "] [Site "Transvaal"] [Date "24/5/95"] [Round "3"] [White "Ponelis, Albert"] [Black "Greben, Jan"] [Result "1-0"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.a4 Nc5 11.Be3 Ng4 12.Bxc5 dxc5 13.fxe5 Ne3 14.Qe2 Nxf1 15.Rxf1 Be6 16.Bc4 Bxc4 17.Qxc4 Rb8 18.Rd1 b5 19.Qe2 Qb6 20.axb5 c4+ 21.Kh1 axb5 22.Nd4 Qc5 23.Nd5 Bd8 24.Qg4 g6 25.Nf5 Ra8 26.Rf1 Ra2 27.h3 Qa7 28.Nh6+ Kh8 29.Qf4 Ra1 30.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 31.Kh2 Qa7 32.Nf6 Qe7 33.Nhg4 Bc7 34.Nd5 g5 35.Qf5 Qe6 36.Nxc7 Qxf5 37.exf5 Rc8 38.Nxb5 Rb8 39.Nd6 Rxb2 40.Nxf7+ Kg7 41.e6 Rxc2 42.f6+ Kf8 43.Nge5 Rd2 44.Nxc4 Rf2 45.Nxg5 1-0 [Event "ICCF 2 World Cup"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "1971"] [Round "1"] [White "Stull, Nobert (LUX)"] [Black "Ponelis, Albert"] [Result "0-1"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Nge2 Ba6 6.Ng3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d5 8.Ba3 dxc4 9.e4 Qd7 10.Be2 Nc6 11.Qc2 O-O-O 12.O-O h5 13.Rfd1 h4 14.Nf1 h3 15.g3 Nh5 16.Bb4 Bb7 17.f3 Nf6 18.Bxc4 Nxb4 19.cxb4 Nh7 20.Rac1 Kb8 21.Ne3 Ng5 22.Be2 f5 23.d5 Qe7 24.Rd4 fxe4 25.fxe4 c6 26.Qd2 cxd5 27.exd5 exd5 28.Nf5 Qf6 29.Rf1 Rde8 30.Rdf4 Ne6 31.Rh4 Qe5 32.Bb5 d4 33.Bxe8 Rxe8 34.Rxd4 Nxd4 35.Nxd4 Qd5 36.Qf4+ Ka8 37.Nf3 Qxa2 38.Rf2 Qd5 39.Rf1 a6 40.g4 Re2 0-1 ******************************************************************* #2 IECC MEMBER OF THE MONTH ******************************************************************* Donald Beaulieu II DonaldB2@aol.com Thought our readers might like this Q/A style piece that I did recently for the local computer club newsletter. It doesn't mention much about chess, but I thought you might like to read it anyway. Donald Beaulieu II 1995 U.S. Blind Chess Champion --------------------------------------------------- Questions put to Donald Beaulieu II 12/95 MH. You are legally blind, right? What does that mean and how did you get that way? DB. Legally Blind means 10% (20/200) or less, that's what I have 20/200 in my right eye, 0% in my left. It was as a result of a brain tumor in 1971, I was 10 years old and the tumor was the size of an orange. It pushed my brain forward and crushed my optic nerves before they got it out. MH. How long have you been using the computer? What kind do you have? DB. I've been using the computer about 12 years now. I started on a IIe after I met another blind guy at the chess club. He had been a programmer for IBM until his MS got to be too much for him. He taught me on an apple II+, and right now I use a 2 year old Macintosh LC-3, 8m ram, 160m HD, CD rom, 24.400 modem, 33mz. MH. What do you use the computer for? DB. Before I got the modem last month, the majority of my computer use was word processing, chess record keeping, and some games. Now, I find I am expanding rapidly, chess record keeping is now clearly the #1 use. I now have a number of contacts by modem, such as the game I just started with a guy from South Africa. MH. How did you get so good at chess? How do you practice or study chess? DB. I know lots of people who study all the chess books they can get until they come out of their ears. I prefer learning by doing. Reading being almost impossible to me, I have one book. Occasionally others read things from magazines or newspapers to me, and I love to talk too other chess players. As far as how I practice, until recently I went every week to a chess club, they recently moved to far away for me. Now I still use the computer to practice, and more importantly lots of postal chess through the U.S. mail. MH. Have you made any adaptations to your computer or the software you use? What software is the friendliest for you? DB. Big Question! There are a lot of adaptions to my computer, most Mark Rafferty helped me with such as Large print titles, color adaption menus, jumbo icons, slower mouse speed, and a method of enlarging any portion of my screen. Later I added a detailed desktop program that allows me to see the mouse easier, sound cues for my clock, as well as sound cues almost everywhere else I find it useful. Right now I have my Mac so that it sounds like a typewriter, and chimes on the quarter hour. I don't yet have speech. I'll probably get that in the spring. MH. What do you recommend for other people with visual difficulties? DB. A good monitor with as many easily access controls as possible. A large mouse pad, basic keyboard until you get comfortable. Check your system disks, most adaptions you'll need are there. A friend to help you get started, unless you know what you're doing. A friendly store! You might pay a little more, but the help with installing etc. can be worth it. It was for me! As time goes on you'll realize other needs, that's where the friends really come in handy. Oh yes, a nice "Chicago" font for use on screen, it's easier to see, and you can always change it before printing. MH. What else would you like to tell us? DB. Computer's are fun, useful, and in recent years so easy a blind guy could use one! Seriously, the point/click technology is a real step backwards for the blind, but I hear there are programs out now that convert the screen into something easier to handle for a totally blind person, and everyone is catching up now. Repair people can come to me, Software and hardware can come through the mail, and the Internet is opening the world to any handicapped person on-line. I'm not very knowledgeable on other types of handicapped computer users, but I know they have many marvelous adaptive stuff tailored to their needs. In general, the handicapped world, and the senior citizen world, are making far bigger jumps ahead than the rest of the world. We can connect with people we couldn't before, while others had cars, and could read at a glance, and could find a way. The computer age will expand the horizons of all, including those with handicaps. MH Thanks, Don. Maggie Holms ******************************************************************* IECC GAME OF THE MONTH Analysis By Bill Wall CLOSING IN ON THE SICILIAN, CLOSED by Bill Wall Charles Blair (2035) - Sean Robertson (2173), Postal, IECC 1995, [B25] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 [The Sicilian Closed variation, a favorite of former world champion and Fischer's punching bag, Boris Spassky.] 2...Nc6 3.f4 [Usual is 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6] 3...g6 [Other main lines are 3...d6 and 3...e6] 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.d3 [More common are 5.Bc4 and 5.Bb5. Also playable are 5.a3 and 5.g3.] 5...e6 [5...d6 6.h3 e5 7.Be2 Nge7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe1 Nd4 (draw in 35 moves) Hecht-Schulte, Germany 1987; 5...d6 6.g3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 e6 9.Bg2 Nge7 10.O-O (1-0, 29) Hill-Sinowjew, World Junior Championship, 1991; 5...d6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Rb8 9.h3 b5 10.a3 a5 (0-1, 50) Goeke-Birke, Germany 1993; 5...d6 6.Be3 Nd4 7.Bxd4 cxd4 8.Ne2 Qb6 9.Rb1 Qa5+ (0-1, 27) Kloster-Hertel, Dortmund 1992; 5...d6 6.Be2 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.Kh1 a6 9.Qe1 Nd4 10.Bd1 Nd7 (1/2, 52) Reinhardt-Scanavino, Buenos Aires 1965; 5...d6 6.Be2 Nd4 7.O-O Bd7 8.Nd5 Bc6 9.Ne3 Nf6 10.c3 Ne6 (1/2, 23) Negrini-Palmiotto, Italy 1986; 5...Rb8 6.a4 a6 7.Ne2 Nf6 8.Ng3 d6 9.Be2 b5 10.O-O b4 (0-1, 30) Glasscoe-Padovani, Berkeley 1982; 5...Rb8 6.Be3 b5 7.Qd2 b4 8.Nd1 Qb6 9.Be2 d6 10.h3 f5 (0-1, 22) Adnani-Aronian, Szeged 1994] 6.Be3 [6.Be2 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.Qe1 d6 9.Bd1 e5 10.Qh4 Nd4 (0-1, 46) Radic-Gerusel, Germany 1982; 6.Be2 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.a3 Rh8 9.Rb1 b5 10.Bd2 Nd4 (0-1, 77) Bouvier-Darrigues, France 1989; 6.Be2 d6 7.O-O Nge7 8.Kh1 O-O 9.Qe1 Nd4 10.Qh4 f5 (draw, 68 moves) Dantas-Silva, Portugal Championship 1994; 6.a3 a6 7.Be2 e6 8.O-O Nge7 9.Kh1 O-O 10.Qe1 Nd4 (draw in 37 moves) Day-Ornstein, Thessaloniki Olympiad 1984; 6.g3 Nge7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.Rb1 b6 10.Kh1 Bb7 11.Bd2 (1-0, 28) Durao-Zier, Berlin 1987; 6.g3 Nge7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.Kh1 b6 10.Rb1 Bb7 11.Ne2 Qc7 (1/2, 42) Poleak-Berkes, Herculane 1994; 6.g3 Nge7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.e5 a6 10.Qe1 h5 11.Qf2 (1-0, 39) Goeke-Kloss, Germany 1994; 6.g3 d6 7.Bg2 Nge7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bd2 Rb8 10.Rb1 b6 11.Rb1 (1/2, 95) Mortensen-Jansa, Aarhus 1983; 6.g3 d6 7.Bg2 Nge7 8.O-O a6 9.Be3 Nd4 10.Rb1 Nec6 11.Qd2 (1-0, 41) Oberst-Erben, Germany 1988; 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nge7 9.Be3 b6 10.O-O Bxb2 (0-1, 38) Perez-Wexler, Sao Paulo Zonal 1968; 6.Qe2 Nge7 7.g4 h5 8.g5 d6 9.Bh3 Qb6 10.O-O c4+ (0-1, 29) Belin-Chevalier, Metz 1994] 6...Qa5 [6...d6 7.g3 Nge7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Rb8 10.Qd2 Nd4 (0-1, 26) Goes-Molet, Guernsey, 1987; 6...d6 7.g3 Nge7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O b6 10.d4 Ba6 11.Rf2 Qc7 (1/2, 22) Piroth-Nagy, Hungary 1994; 6...d6 7.g3 Nge7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Nd4 10.e5 Nf5 11.Bf2 (1-0, 32) Geurink-Simons, Groningen 1994; 6...d6 7.g3 Nge7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Nd4 10.Rb1 b6 11.Ne2 Nxe2+ 12.Qxe2 Bb7 (0-1, 37) Masternak-Kauchur, Poland 1995; 6...d6 7.g3 Nge7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O f5 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 b6 (0-1, 40) Klimsa-D. Martinez, Romania 1991; 6...d6 7.g3 Nge7 8.Bg2 Nd4 9.O-O Nec6 10.Qd2 O-O (0-1, 39) Nayes-Sutovsky, Bratislava 1993; 6...d6 7.h3 Nd4 8.g4 Ne7 9.Bg2 Rh8 10.O-O Nec6 11.e5 (1-0, 60) Wiander-Hedman, Helsingborg 1991; 6...d6 7.h3 Nd4 8.Be2 Ne7 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O d5 (0-1, 31) Adnani-Phan Dinh The, Szeged 1994; 6...d6 7.Be2 Nge7 8.O-O O-O 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 (1-0, 18) Drimer-G. Garcia, Havana 1969; 6...b6 7.g4 d5 8.Bf2 Nge7 9.Bg2 h5 10.gxh5 Rxh5 (0-1, 30) Pape-Podzielny, Germany, 1992; 6...Nd4 7.Bxd4 cxd4 8.Ne2 Qb6 9.b3 Ne7 10.g3 d6 11.Bh3 Bd7 (0-1, 51) Zupancic-Votava, Ljublajana 1994] 7.e5 [White could also try 7.Bd2 and if 7...d6 8.Nd5 and 8.Bc3] 7...Nge7 8.Bd2 [Other possibilites are 8.d4 and 8.Nd2] O-O 9.Ne4 Qc7 10.Be3 [If 10.Nxc5, Black plays 10...Nxe5 and 11...Qxc5. White could also try 10.Be2 or 10.Rb1.] 10...b6 11.d4? [Less risky are 11.Be2, 11.Nd6, and 11.Qd2 without d4. Now Black has a target.] 11...Nf5 12.Qd2 [No better is 12.Bf2, as Black can still play 12...Nxd4 13.Nxd4 cxd4 14.Bxd4 Nxd4 15.Qxd4 Qxc2, winning a pawn.] 12...Nxe3 13.Qxe3 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 [Perhaps White should just castle long and see if he can get any counter play with the rook in the center.] 14...cxd4 15.Qxd4 [White also has 15.Qd2 and 15.Qd3 if he wants to preserve his Queen-side pawns and work on Black's doubled pawn.] 15...Qxc2 [Black is up a pawn and White's king is caught in the middle.] 16.Bd3? [White should probably play 16.Nd6 first, then 17.Bd3. If 17...Qxg2? 18.Be4 Qg4 19.Bxa8 and now White is winning.] 16...Qxg2 17.O-O-O [What else? If 17.Rg1, Black wins another pawn with 17...Qxh2.] 17...Bb7 [Black could also choose 17...d5 and lock up the center] 18.Rhg1 [White can't play 18.Qxd7 because of 18...Bxe4. If 18.Rdg1 Qf3 (or 18...Rac8+) 19.Rf1 Qh3 20.Qxd7? Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Qe3+ and 22...Qxe4. If 18.Kb1 d5 keeps everything safe for Black. Black also comes out ahead after 18.Nd6 Qxh1 19.Rxh1 Bxh1 20.Bb5 Bc6. White's best may be 18.Qe3 and keep it complicated.] 18...Qxh2 19.Nd6 Bc6 [Or 19...Bd5] 20.Rd2 Qh4 21.Be2 [White doesn't have much. He can't trap the queen. Perhaps 21.Rc2 to control the c-file, or 21.Qe3.] 21...f6 22.Rg4 [If 22.exf6 Qxf6 or 22...Rxf6 gives Black a bigger advantage. Other choices for White are 22.Bg4 and 22.Qe3, but Black can just exchange some more.] 22...fxe5 [Or 22...Qe1+ 23.Kc2 fxe5] 23.Qg1 [After 23.fxe5 Qe1+ 24.Kc2 Bh6 is strong.] 23...Qh1 0-1 [Black can exchange some more pieces and remain 4 pawns up. 24.Qxh1 Bxh1 25.Nc4 exf4 26.Rxd7 Bd5, or 25.Bb5 exf4 26.Bxd7 Bd5 and Black has no trouble.] ******************************************************************* How to unstall stalled games Barry Wright, Arbitrator Problem with an opponent??? Due to the rapid expansion of IECC we are experiencing some growing pains with inexperienced players not playing according to the IECC Guidelines. If you have an opponent that does not respond or plays at a very slow pace, don't sit there getting aggravated. IECC's negotiation process will handle the problem quickly and fairly. Send your complaint to Senior Arbitrator Barry Wright Please do NOT send to the President or the various TDs, who would have to forward to us, thus slowing up the action on your complaint. Send to us in the following format: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1. Opponent's name and e-mail address. 2. Match or section # 3. Nature of complaint, no reply, overstep of time limit (with # of moves and reflection time.) 4. Date of last move and date of repeat move. 5. Any other pertinent information to support your claim. If this information is not furnished, action on your complaint will be held up. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Please do not think that you are being unsportsmanlike or that you are creating a problem by filing a complaint. The guidelines have proved effective, and were written by several experienced chess players. If everyone follows the rules we have an efficient well-run, enjoyable club. If not, we have chaos. If your opponent does not reply in three days send a repeat. If still no answer, send a complaint to Barry and get the problem nipped in the bud. Remember your opponent may have a valid reason, sudden illness, computer problem, etc, but by filing your complaint we can put an end to a lot of aggravation. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ John Galvin TD Thematics *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ I am the TD of IECC Thematics. Based on our experience thus far, I believe Thematics are the most enjoyable part of the club. Like many other members, I love to play different openings and this is the place to try out new ideas, have some fun and hopefully learn something. Based on our experience thus far, I have done away with our original concept of thematic duos, but all games in progress will be finished. In the Thematic Trios, you play one white and one black with two opponents. All wins count as two points and draws count as one point. Further: Bonus Points as be listed in the Rating List will be awarded, and all games will be rated. Thematic offerings will be reviewed every three months. I welcome your ideas for new sections. E-mail me with openings you would like to play. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Michael Thayer TD 2-game matches; Trios/Quads *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ I am the TD of IECC Trios/Quads and 2-game matches. Unlike the Thematic events, in the two-game matches and Trios(Quads) you can play different openings as Black and as White. This is very good if you love the NimzoIndian, but would NOT be trapped into playing 1.d4! The bulk of the events I direct involve two-game matches between a varying number of players (2 - 4). Many members however prefer two-game matches, as they entail a small incremental commitment of time, and can be added easily as more time be comes available. The main difference between Trios and Quads is that normally we have Trios, but if 4 people sign-up at once we make it a quad to get them going at once. (If you only want a Trio, please let me know when signing up.) All these events are generally within classes (A, B, C, etc.), and are always between/among players within 200 points of each other in rating. This allows for the most fun (close games) and best learning as well. Please e-mail me if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Andrew Nugteren TD Knockout Tmts *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ My name is Andrew and I'm now in charge of the IECC Knockout Tournaments. The Knockout competitions have proved an interesting section of play that many members of the IECC enjoy. Starting with eight players paired into four two-match games, play progresses eliminating four players in the first round, and another two in the second round, leaving two players remaining for the final games. We have three separate rating groups: Series 100 -- up to 1599 Series 200 -- 1600-1999 Series 300 -- 2000+ While the rating categories do span a fair difference in abilities, our rules are designed to give the advantage to the lower rated player in any pairing. If after both games of a two-game match the score is even, the player with the lower rating of the two advances. Upsets are not uncommon!! For those members who are currently involved in Knockout games, a reminder that you should be sending a copy of the Win/Draw/Loss records to Lisa Powell c/o , and also to me at . This increases our efficiency of tracking results. If you want to join one of the three new Knockout tournaments being formed, please tell me via email that you would like to join one of the Knockouts listed in the IECC Events listing. If you don't know the tournament number, just tell me your most recent IECC rating. If you have questions regarding Knockout tournaments, please ask! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ John Fernandez TD Swiss events *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ I am the TD of IECC Swiss Events. We will now be offering 12-player swiss tournaments in three different classes: Open, Under 2000, and Under 1400. Players can enter as many as they want, except for rating stipulations, (e.g. a 1399 rated player can enter Open, U2000 and U1400 Swiss tmts, while masters and experts can only play in and Open Swiss.) These tournaments will be four round affairs, each player playing one game at a time. Hopefully, there will be a much lower drop-out rate than in the earlier Swiss tmts. However, if drop-outs occur, all efforts will be taken to make sure these events stay afloat. Please e-mail me to enter new tournaments, and please specify which class you wish to enter: Open, U2000, U1400. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Information Resources By Mike Power VP Communications You can get the latest IECC activities and news updates from: 1- news group rec.games.chess.play-by-email 2- ftp site at 'ftp.pitt.edu' in the area 'group/chess/NEWS' 3- World Wide Web page at: 'http://kerouac.pharm.uky.edu/rgbIECC/IECC.html' 4- email access to ftp site or WWW site (see below) 5- these direct mailings from me ONLY IF you can't get the any of the above to work (I'll help) and ONLY IF you confirm this with me !!! *************************************************************************** INSTRUCTIONS: for ftp site access via email - this only took a few minutes to work when I tested it today! *************************************************************************** North American users send Mail to: bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu European users send Mail to : bitftp@vm.gmd.de Subject: Whatever you want Body: as follows: FTP ftp.pitt.edu USER anonymous cd group/chess/NEWS ls iecc* get ieccpyra.txt QUIT *************************************************************************** INSTRUCTIONS: for WEB site access via email This is slower than ftp-by-email and may not work if the agora site is 'down' *************************************************************************** send an email to: agora@www.undp.org {no subject as this will be filled in by the mail server} {body of message} send http://kerouac.pharm.uky.edu/rgbIECC/pyramid.txt ============================================================================ Michael Power power@wolves.sta.dfo.ca IECC VP Communications ************************************************************************** Notes on IECC Archives By Ken Field VP Archivist kenfield@osha.igs.net *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ The steady growth of the IECC continues and we receive more and more reports of completed games. Some are extremely interesting and some are text book examples which usually end up in draws. Several members requested examples of games played by our Masters and I believe this is a good example of a "Ruy Lopez/Schliemann" game which could NOT be described as boring. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Nf6 6.Qe2 d5 7.Nxf6+ gxf6 8.d4 Bg7 9.dxe5 0-0 10.e6 Ne5 11.Nd4 c5 12.Nf5 Bxe6 13.Nxg7 Kxg7 14.Bf4 Ng6 15.Qxe6 Nxf4 16.Qg4+ Ng6 17.O-O-O Kh8 18.Bd3 Ne5 19.Qf5 Qc7 20.f4 Ng6 21.g3 c4 22.Be2 Ne7 23.Qe6 Rad8 24.c3 Rd6 25.Qh3 b5 26.a3 a5 27.Kc2 b4 28.axb4 axb4 29.Ra1 Rb8 30.Rhc1 bxc3 31.bxc3 d4 32.cxd4 Nc6 0-1 There are several RECENT additions and alterations of our PGN format. There are also a few alterations of explanations which members frequently misunderstand. [Event "M-21"] [Site "IECC"] [Date "1995.03.24"] [Round "1"] [White "Fisher, Bobby"] [Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"] [Result "1-0"] 1.Nf3 Nc6 2.g3 h6 3.Bg2 e5 4.d3 Bc5 5.e4 Nge7 6.Be3 b6 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 0-0 9.c3 Bb7 10.0-0 Ng6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Bxc5 bxc5 13.f4 f6 14.Qh5 Qe7 15.Qxg6 1-0 Notes: Please note the spaces to the left of the Site, Date, Round... This helps insure a complete reception. Occasionally, we receive an incomplete game report such as the one below; [Site[Event[Date[Round[White[Black[Result 1.Nf3 Nc6 2.g3 h6 3.Bg2 e5 4.d3 Bc5 5.e4 Nge7 6.Be3 b6 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 0-0 9.c3 Bb7 10.0-0 Ng6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Bxc5 bxc5 13.f4 f6 14.Qh5 Qe7 15.Qxg6 1-0 ------------- [Event "M-21"] Game (Single rated game) = [Event "G-?"] Swiss tournament = [Event "Swiss #?"] Quad tournament = [Event "Quad #?"] Pyramid Match = [Event "Pyramid"] Class tournament = [Event "CL-?"] Thematics = [Event "TH-M.?"] Trio Match = [Event "Trio #?"] Knock Out = [Event "KO-?"] Match = [Event "M-?"] [Site "IECC"] The Chess Assistant program which we use WAS unable to keep record of our games' "Event" and we decided to utilize the "Site" space to insure our games' important "Event" logs. We recently received the "Fix" for the PGN2CA converter from Russia and we are now able to return to the original format. [Date "1995.03.24"] [Date "Year.Month.Day"] [Round "1"] Use the number "1" for *ALL* games except in Matches and Swiss tournaments. In those, use the proper round number to clearly identify the game. For example, The first Round in a Swiss or Class Match is documented as, "[Round "1"]. The winners of the first "Round" compete in the second "Round". 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. g3 h6 3. Bg2 e5 = Requires extra work editing!! ^ ^ ^ Please, NO space between the move numbers and the moves!! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ IECC New Member Program John McCarthy VP IECC New Member Program kad3017@InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ I've recently been appointed the VP of the New Members Program (formerly known as the Newbie Program). I've been volunteering to help new members get used to playing chess via e-mail for several months, and have become well acquainted with most of the current staff members. The purpose of the New Members Program is to introduce all new members to the club, and to ensure that everyone knows the rules and guidelines before entering into any of the other activities. This is only a short course, (each member plays a few moves with one of our tutors) and once they graduate, we ask that they report to me what activities they are interested in playing in, so I can forward the information to the appropriate people. The tutors we have are all great people, and they do an excellent job at showing all new members how to play via e-mail. I have to give full credit to each and every one of them; without these volunteers, the other staff members would be swamped trying to maintain the rapid growth that we're experiencing. name and e-mail address is sent to me, along with any other pertinent information. I then maintain a record of that person, and forward their name and e-mail address to one of our great tutors. From there, the tutor guides each new member through the steps until the tutor feels that this member is ready to compete in the regular activities. At this stage, the new member is sent back to me, with a list of activities they are interested in playing, and I forward the information to the appropriate IECC staff members. I also take some new members myself, so I don't have to constantly overburden the tutors. John McCarthy *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* CHESS IN SHAKESPEARE by Bill Wall William Shakespeare must have been a chess fanatic. He probably played chess around the Globe. Here are some hints in Shakespeare's works that he was a true chess fan - a bard of the board. A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse! KING RICHARD Act 5, Scene 4 And I have horse will follow where the game makes way. TITUS ANDRONICUS Act 2, Scene 2 Was that the king that spurred his horse so hard? LOVE'S LABORS LOST, Act 4, Scene 1 I have his horse. TWELFTH NIGHT, Act 3, Scene 4 Give me another horse. KING RICHARD III, Act 5, Scene 3 (must have been playing tandem chess) Let my horse have his due. KING HENRY V, Act 3, Scene 7 So, the good horse is mine. CORIOLANUS, Act 1, Scene 4 And I have horse will follow where the game makes way. TITUS ANDRONICUS, Act 2, Scene 2 My day's delight is past, my horse is gone. JULIUS CAESAR, Act 5, Scene 3 The rascal hath removed my horse. FIRST PART OF KING HENRY IV, Act 2, Scene 2 Are the knights ready to begin their triumph? PERICLE, Act 2, Scene 2 A man of fire-new words, fashions own knight. LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST, Act 1, Scene 1 A wandering knight? A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Act 1, Scene 2 Great shouts within and all cry 'The mean knight!' PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE, Act 2, Scene 2 Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. 1 KING HENRY VI, Act 2, Scene 3 Which God defends a knight should violate. KING RICHARD II, Act 1, Scene 3 I pawn'd thee none. 2 KING HENRY IV, Act 4, Scene 2 Have I not pawn'd to you my majesty? KING JOHN, Act 3, Scene 1 My life I never held but as a pawn. KING LEAR, Act 1, Scene 1 The bishop will be overborne by thee. I KING HENRY VI, Act 5, Scene 1 What says my bully rook? THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Act 1, Scene 3 What is this castle call'd that stands hard by? KING HENRY V, Act 4, Scene 7 It was his queen, his queen! CYMBELINE, Act 1, Scene 3 Queen of queens, how far dost thou excel? LOVE'S LABORS LOST, Act 4, Scene 3 Come not near our queen. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Act 2, Scene 2 The king and queen there! THE TEMPEST, Act 4, Scene 1 Farewell, sweet queen. TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, Act 3, Scene 1 Will take again your queen. THE WINTER'S TALE, Act 1, Scene 2 That thou mayst be a queen, and check the world! KING JOHN, Act 2, Scene 1 Come hither, come! Come, come, and take a queen. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, Act 5, Scene 2 Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. KING HENRY IV (Part II), Act 3, Scene 1 We're lost a king of so much worth. KING HENRY VI (Part I) Act 1, Scene 1 Take heed you dally not before your king. KING RICHARD III, Act 2, Scene 1 The skipping king, he ambles up and down. KING HENRY IV (Part I). I'll move the king. CYMBELINE, Act 1, Scene 5 Why, then, we'll make exchange; here, take you this. THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONICA, Act 2, Scene 2 This may gall him with some check. OTHELLO, Act 1, Scene 1 We'll draw. ROMEO AND JULIET, Act 1, Scene 1 Is true as steel; leave you your power to draw. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Act 2, Scene 1 No mates for you. THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Act 1, Scene 1 You will draw both friend and foe. HAMLET, Act 4, Scene 5 That thou mayst be a queen, a check the world! KING JOHN, Act 2, Scene 1 What two bishops were those that went on each side of the queen? KING HENRY VIII, Act 4, Scene 1 He thinks, nay, with all confidence he swears, As he had seen't, or been an instrument to vice you to't, that you have toucht his queen forbiddenly. THE WINTER's TALE, Act 1, Scene 2 My life I never held but as a pawn to wage against thine enemies; nor fear to lose it, thy safety being the motive. KING LEAR, Act 1, Scene 1 The fashion of these times, where none will sweat but for promotion. AS YOU LIKE IT, Act 2, Scene 3 I would allow him odds. KING RICHARD THE SECOND, Act 1, Scene 1 And check was the reward of valor. KING HENRY IV (Part II), Act 4, Scene 3 Where's the master? Play the men. THE TEMPEST, Act 1, Scene 1 His hour is almost past. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, Act 2, Scene 5 Then with the losers let it sympathize, for nothing can seem foul to those that win. KING HENRY IV (Part I), Act 5, Scene 1 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* IECC ... 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