*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ IECC CHESS BITS & PIECES *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Published by the International Email Chess Club Devoted solely to E-Mail Correspondence Chess *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Volume 2, Issue 18 May 1996 Editor: John Galvin *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Editor's corner Hi, A tremendous thank you to all our volunteers. IECC has passed the 1,000 member mark and is growing every day. Without their hard work we couldn't have the excellent club we have. Excellence is good, but not always perfect. We have had a member drop out because of slow play, etc. He never filed a complaint or sent any kind of complaint to anyone. This is a reminder that Barry Wright and his helpers are standing by to handle your complaints. Please do not think that you are causing trouble or being out of order if, for example, you call our attention to a condition of slow play. Games have to be played at the time controls so that sections finish on time. PLEASE don't suffer in silence. Contact Barry and he will take care of the problem. Further update. With the steady influx of new members, Ken Boys and his volunteer crew are getting swamped. Anyone who can spare a few minutes a day: please contact Ken or me and help out. All it involves is playing 3 or 4 moves with a new player to make sure they understand algebraic notation and how to send moves by e-mail. If you can only take one new member at a time, it will be a great help! Hoping to meet you over the board. John Galvin, President ******************************************************************* IECC MEMBER OF THE MONTH Tomek Rej Australia ******************************************************************* by Mirka Rej Tomek had his first contact with chess when he was six years old. His father bought a chess set in a toy shop. Tomek was always excited about learning new things and he picked up the rules of chess very quickly. However after a few days Tomek lost his interest in playing chess. Six months later he broke his leg and had to stay at home for a few weeks. The first days, Tomek spent watching TV or reading books. Finally he got bored and asked for the chess set. That day his career in chess began. All the rest of the time he had his leg in plaster, he spent playing chess. Most of the time, Tomek played alone. He could spend eight hours playing. Sometimes I played short games with him. Every night when his father came home after work he was ready for a game. At the beginning he always lost. Sometimes he cried or was angry or both. I was mad at my husband that he wouldn't let the boy win. I remember when Tomek won for the first time against his father, and how happy he was. We never expected it would happen so quickly. About the same time we bought the first chess book. He was making big improvements. We thought that it would be good for Tomek to join a chess club. The school which Tomek attended was taking part in an Interschool Chess Competition and he asked the supervising teacher if he could join the team. He was rejected because he was only in grade one. Next year he was the best chess player in the school. His first chess tournament was a junior tournament, at the beginning of 1994. He won in his age group scoring 5/11. He came 73rd out of 135 players. For the next two years Tomek played in both adult and junior tournaments. He was often winning in his age or rating group. After one of the holiday tournaments I learnt of my son's dream. He came second but was disappointed. I tried to convince him that it was a success. He said his dream was to get the perfect score. His dream came true two days later in another junior tournament. I will always remember how happy he and I were. In January 1996 Tomek took part in Australian Junior Chess Championships, for the first time. He played in the Under12 section and scored 6 out of 11, giving him 15th place in the U12 and 5th in the U10 section. During the championships two additional events were held. One of them was Junior Rapid Play in which he scored 5 out of 6 in the U12 section, winning first place. Tomek is nine years old now. He lives in Australia in Sydney. His ACF rating is 1240. He goes to a junior chess club once a week and occasionally reads chess books. He is always ready for a game and improves at chess. He hates losing. RUY LOPEZ, BREYER VARIATION Analysis by Bill Wall John Fernandez - Tomek Rej, IECC Internet postal 1996 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 [the Ruy Lopez] 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8 [the Breyer variation of the Ruy Lopez] 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 [the alternative is 13.b4] 13...Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4 c5 16.d5 Bg7 [usual is 16...c4 or 16...Nb6; 16...h6 has also been played] 17.Bg5 [17.Be3 Qc7 18.Nd2 c4 19.f4 exf4 20.Bxf4 Ne5 (0-1, 47) Tanaka-Henni, Duisburg 1992] 17...Rc8 [or 17...h6 18.Be3 Nb6] 18.axb5 axb5 19.Bd3 [White threatens Black's b5 pawn. 19.Qd2, 19.Nd2, 19.Ra7, and 19.Qe2 are other possibilities] 19...Qb6 [or 19...c4 20.Bc2 Nc5] 20.Ra3 [20.Be3 or 20.Qe2] 20...c4 [other ideas are 20...Ra8 and 20...h6] 21.Bf1 [21.Be3, 21,Bc2 or 21.Be2 are other candidate moves to consider] 21...Ra8 [Black wants control of the open file. Another idea is 21...Nc5] 22.Qa1 [22.Be3 or 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.b3 look better] 22...Nc5 [Black could also try 22...Rxa3 23.Qxa3 Ra8. If 23.bxa3, 23...Nc5] 23.Nd2 [or 23.Rxa8 Rxa8 24.Qb1] 23...Ra6 [or 23...Rxa3 24.Qxa3 Ra8 or 24...h6] 24.Be3 [24.Rxa6 Bxa6 25.b3 or 25.Qa3] 24...Rea8 25.Bxc5?! [White gives up a good bishop and a nice pin. Other better moves are 25.Rxa6 or 25.Rb1 or 25.f3] 25...Qxc5 26.Rxa6 Rxa6 27.Qb1 [or 27.Qc1] 27...Bh6 [also good is 27...Qa7] 28.Nf3 Ra4 [again, 28...Qa7] 29.b4 cxb3 [29...Qa7 looks stronger] 30.Qxb3 Ba6 [Black needs to defend the b pawn] 31.Rb1 [perhaps 31.Qb2 is stronger] 31...Ra3 [or 31...Bf4 32.Bxb5 Bxb5 33.Qxb5 Qxb5 34.Rxb5 Nxe4] 32.Qb4 [hoping for 32...Qxb4 33.cxb4] 32...Rxc3! 33.Kh2? [33.Qxc5, 33.Qa5, or 33.Bxb5 are much better] 33...Bf4 [or 33...Qxb4 34.Rxb4 Bf4 35.Be2 Rc2] 34.Bxb5?? [White must play 34.Qxc5 Rxc5 35.Bd3 or 35.Ra1 to survive] 34...Bxb5 35.Qxb5 Qxf2! [it's over] 36.Kh1 Rc2 [simply 36...Qxg3] 37.Rg1 Qxg3 38.Qd3 Rf2 39.Qb5 Rxf3 40.Qb8+ Kg7 41.Qg8+ Kxg8 [threatening 42...Qxh2 mate] 0-1 ******************************************************************* IECC GAME OF THE MONTH Analysis By Bill Wall AN INDIAN MATING CALL by Bill Wall Blake Lewis - Johnny Widegren IECC E-mail Pyramid Challenge 1996 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 [usual is 5...O-O in this King's Indian Defense] 6.Be2 [other moves are 6.e5, 6.Bg5, 6.h3, 6.Be3, and 6.g3] 6...c5 [or 6...O-O 7.O-O now: a) 7...e5 8.d5 Nc5 9.Qc2 a6 (0-1, 50) Stretch-Peeters, Thessaloniki 1984] b) 7...c6 8.h3 e5 9.d5 Nc5 (0-1, 67) Sompisha-Noaman, Dubai 1986; Another idea is 6...c6 7.O-O e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Qd6, Schmieja-Martin, Postal 1990] 7.d5 O-O 8.O-O Re8 [8...a6 9.Qc2 Ne8 10.Rb1 Ne5 11.Ne1 f5 12.f4 (1-0, 61) Kitte-Weydert, Duisburg 1992; 8...Nb6 9.h3 e6 10.dxe6 fxe6 11.Be3 Qe7 12.Qb3 Bd7 Zaerban-Mueller, Germany 1994] 9.h3 [White doesn't want Black to play ...Ng4 or ...Bg4] 9...h6 [and Black doesn't want White to play Bg5 or Ng5] 10.Bf4 [better may be 10.Be3 since Black cannot play 10...Ng4] 10...Nh5 [Perhaps 10...e5 or 10...Nf8, but Black wants White to move his B again] 11.Bd2 [White does not want doubled pawns after 11...Bxc3. Also possible is 11.Be3. 11.Bh2 takes the Bishop out of attacking the kingside.] 11...e6 [Other ideas include 11...Nf8; 11...e5; 11...Nhf6] 12.Bd3 [Protective of his pawns but cramped. 12.Ne1 or 12.dxe6 looks better.] 12...exd5 [12...Nb6 or 12...Nf8 keeps the tension, but Black wants to open a file] 13.exd5 [Usually you take towards the center with 13...cxd5, but White wants to free his Bishop and also open up the king file] 13...Ne5 [Black frees his Queen Bishop and still maintains the file control. He threatens 14...Nxd3] 14.Nxe5 Rxe5 [Not 14...Bxe5 because of 15.Bxh6. 14...dxe5 allows a passed pawn.] 15.Qc2 [White now wants to connect his rooks and play a rook on e1.] 15...Bd7 [Trying to develop his other bishop and free his other rook. Also playable is 15...b6] 16.Rfe1 f5 [A critical position. Black does not want to play 16...Rxe1 17.Rxe1 and give the control of the file to White. Other candidate moves are 16...Qb6 and 16...Kh7] 17.Ne2 [Or 17.Rxe5 dxe5 18.Be2 or 18.Qc1. Another plan is 17.Be2 and try to play 18.Bxh5] 17...Qf8 [Black is trying to double up his rooks with Rae8. Also playable are 17...Qh4 or 17...Re8] 18.g3 [Was White fearing 18...f4? That fails to 19.Bxg6. Perhaps better is 18.Rac1 or 18.Bc3] 18...Rae8 19.Rab1 [After 18.g3, usual is 19.Kg2. White is trying to break of the Q-side] 19...b6 20.b4 g5?! [Black fears 20...cxb4 21.Bxb4, leaving an isolated pawn under attack] 21.bxc5 dxc5 [If 21...bxc5 22.Rb7 and White controls the 7th rank, threatening the Black Bishop and winning the rook pawn. But now White was a passed pawn.] 22.a4 f4 [What else? Black needs counterplay and attacks on the kingside] 23.g4 f3 [If 23...Nf6, 24.Bc3 is strong] 24.gxh5 fxe2 25.Bc3 R5e7 26.Bh7+ Kh8 [Not 26...Kf7?? 27.Qg6 mate] 27.Bg6 Rb8 [Perhaps better is 27...Rd8. Then if 28.Rxe2 Rxe2 29.Bxg7+ Qxg7 30.Qxe2 Bxa4 and the rook prevents the advance of the passed pawn.] 28.a5 Bxh3 [Another possibility may be 28...Bd4, forcing 29.Bxd4 cxd4. Or 28...Bxc3 29.Qxc3+ Qg7 and try to trade off.] 29.Bxg7+ Qxg7 [29...Rxg7 may be safer] 30.Rxe2 Qd4 [Black is threatening 31...Qg4+ 32.Kh1 Qg2 mate. But perhaps 30...Rxe2 first. After 31.Qxe2 Qd4 or 31...Qf6] 31.Re4 Rxe4 32.Qxe4 Qf6 [After 32...Qxe4 33.Bxe4 White has a strong passed pawn] 33.axb6 axb6 [33...Rxb6? 34.Rxb6 axb6 35.Qe8+ Kg7 36.d6] 34.Rb3 Bd7? [34...Rf8, threatening 35...Qxf2 is better] 35.Rf3 Qd6 [If 35...Qg7, then 36.Rf7+ wins; If 35...Qa1+, then 36.Kg2 threatening 37.Qe7 or 37.Rf7] 36.Rf7 Kg8 [36...Rc8? 37.Qf3 threatening 38.Rh7+ Kg8 39.Qf7 mate] 37.Qf3 Re8 [37...Qe5 38.Rxd7] 38.Rg7+ Kh8 [38...Kxg7 39.Qf7+ Kh8 40.Qh7 mate] 39.Rh7+ [39...Kg8 40.Qf7 mate] 1-0 ********************************************************************** How To Unstall Stalled Games Barry Wright, Arbitrator Stalled game? Problem with an opponent??? If you have an opponent that does not respond or plays at a very slow pace, don't sit there getting aggravated. Send a post to our Arbitrator, Barry Wright . He will handle the problem quickly and fairly. Please do not think that you are being unsportsmanlike or that you are creating a problem by filing a complaint. The guidelines, written by several experienced email players, have proven to be quite effective. If everyone follows the rules we have an efficient, well-run, enjoyable club. If not, we have chaos. Some players find it effective to establish a resend policy at the start of a game. A good rule of thumb is to resend if you don't receive a reply within three days. Remember, mail sometimes gets lost or misplaced and not all net providers are equally dependable. If your opponent is moving at a pace that, if continued, would violate the time controls, please notify your TD. If he does overstep the time limit, please post Barry immediately and he will resolve the problem. Remember your opponent may have a valid reason, sudden illness, computer problem, etc, but by filing your complaint we can all avoid a lot of needless aggravation. Please include the following information in your complaint; =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 could be delayed. Regards, Barry Wright IECC - Arbitrator *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ 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. 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 if 4 members 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. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Nelson Ralls TD IECC Category Rating Tournaments *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ IECC Category Rating Tournaments Class 1-Master+ 2200-2399+ Class 2-Expert 2000-2199 Class 3-Class A 1800-1999 Class 4-Class B 1600-1799 Class 5-Class C 1400-1599 Class 6-Class D 1200-1399 Class 7-Class E up to 1199 Class Tournaments : 7,5 players . single round robin Mini Class Tournaments : 3 players . single round robin Hi Folks! The IECC Class Tournaments are a great way to meet and see how you compare with the other members of the club who are at your level. In addition they are a great way to get 6,4,2 competitive games started in a short time. The 7 player tournaments can occur if there is a big response when filling up a 5 player event. Rather than make the two last people wait I'll go ahead and make it a 7 player event. If there is only one section in a rating group, that winner is the class champion. If we have more than one section going, a two-game match playoff of the section winners to determines the class champion. Class winners have the right of playing in the next higher class the following year, regardless of whether their rating may have slipped by the time of the next year's tournaments. The winner of Class 1 will be proclaimed the IECC Club Champion Please send me any ideas or suggestions! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Andrew Nugteren TD Knockout Tournaments *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ 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. You can now also check on the progress of an event, and view the updated Knockout Events listing from the new IECC Knockout Webpage: http://www.iconz.co.nz/~andrewn/iecc.html If you have questions regarding Knockout tournaments, please ask! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ John Fernandez TD Swiss events *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ I am the TD of IECC Swiss Events. We are now offering 12-player, 4-round 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 tournaments, while masters and experts can only play in and Open Swiss.) These tournaments are 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 tournaments. 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. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Toshi Takeuchi TD IECC Chess Academy *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ We are trying to take the best features of our former Chess Academy and make it a good experience for all participants. We are looking for both students and teachers for participation, so if you have interest in the academy, then please feel free to email me. Please include your approximate IECC rating so that I can try to place you with an appropriate match. IECC Academy Rules: 1. Each player in an Academy two-game match plays two unrated games with an assigned opponent. Any opening. 2. Academy matches will be designated AM-1, AM-2, etc. Academy TD will be Toshi Takeuchi. 3. Instead of ratings for Academy matches, each player will be given a bonus of five [5] IECC rating points after each Academy, subject to the following conditions.... 3a: In each game, either player determines the first critical point. This involves positional judgement, such as 3a1: Plus, minus or even material; 3a2: Appraisal of the position: favorable, unfavorable, even; 3a3: Assessment of the strategical aspect of a game; understand the position, and be aware of all threats. 3a4: Assessment of tactical combinations, such as: annihilation of defence; decoying; discovered attack; opening a file; xray attack; blockade; demolition of pawn structure, etc. Please note! We are talking about the FIRST critical point, not complete analysis of the entire game. 4. After the players analyze the critical position, an instructor will examine the game and the players analysis for commentary. 5. If a game is judged hopeless, then we suggest that both sides should quit that game; analyze the game; and start a new one. The idea is to think about what went wrong and to play games to learn and have fun. There is no reason to impose stress on winners or losers. In IECC Chess Academy, both players benefit! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Lisa Powell TD IECC Pyramid c/o Bill Wall *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ For those who want to challenge players with higher ratings, Pyramid single games have proven a popular event. ... Less investment in time ... The chance to try to gain many rating points by beating someone with a much higher rating Players in the IECC Pyramid listing can challenge another player to a SINGLE pyramid game; and can only challenge a player NOT currently playing a pyramid game -- unless the Pyramid TD, with consent of both players, permits this rule to be waived as an exception. ANYONE higher on the ladder than the challenger who is free and available can be challenged -- but because of the speed of mail on the Internet, the player of your choice may be taken. Please suggest alternates, or leave the choice to the TD, if you wish. [a] If the challenger wins, the players switch places. [b] If the game ends in a draw, the players do not switch places, but either player has the right to suggest or refuse an immediate rematch. [c] Please send a copy of your challenge and acceptance/declination to Pyramid TD Lisa Powell c/o wall@txdirect.net [d] If a member wishes to to be TEMPORARILY marked unavailable for challenge, please notify the TD. Date of unavailability will henceforth be marked for a period of three weeks. If the member is still unavailable for challenge, his/her name will be placed at the bottom of the Pyramid ladder unless he/she has asked the TD for an extension of the unavailability period. [e] NEW members of IECC can join at the lowest level of the Pyramid, or at the discretion of the TD may fill an empty spot if it is available. Please note: a player's rating has NO bearing on his/her pyramid rank -- but any player can challenge any other higher ranked player not marked as busy [b] or unavailable [u]. [f] The player with the higher position on the ladder, being the challenged party, may challenge back if he/she lost, and was moved to the level below. [g] The higher player loses his/her place in the pyramid if he/she does not reply within 10 days of the challenge, and documentation to that effect is sent to the TD. [h] The slowest permissible pace of play is a move every three days, which is play at the rate of 10 moves in 30 days. Faster is better. [i] System troubles may cause delays. Reasonable, but infrequent, technical-failure delays are tolerated WITH explanation to the TD. [j] The challenger plays white. [k] All pyramid games are rated. [l] To challenge any free player on the Pyramid -- or to report any problems with a pyramid game are to be reported to Pyramid TD Lisa Powell c/o wall@txdirect.net *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ 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://ftp.pitt.edu/group/chess/NEWS (look for iec* files) and //ftp.pitt.edu/group/chess/PGN (look for iecc-pg.zip) 3- World Wide Web page at: http://kerouac.pharm.uky.edu/rgbIECC/IECC.html or using Netscape 2.0: http://kerouac.pharm.uky.edu/buice/rgbuice.html 4- email access to ftp site or WWW site (see below) 5- these direct mailings from me IF you can't get the any of the above to work (I'll help) !!! *************************************************************************** INSTRUCTIONS: for ftp site access via email - this only took a few minutes to work when I tested it today! May 9, 1996 *************************************************************************** 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 iec* get ieccinfo.txt cd ../PGN ls iec* 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. The games are available from the IECC web site and at the ftp site 'ftp.pitt.edu' in the directory 'group/chess/PGN' and file is called 'iecc-pg.zip'. It contains over 1200 games from 1995 and 1996. 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 O-O 9.c3 Bb7 10.O-O 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"] [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". [the moves...using proper pgn notation...] 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 Ken Boys *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ 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 new members to the club and to ensure that they know the rules and guidelines before entering into any of the other activities. This is only a short course in which each member plays a few moves with one of our tutors. Once they graduate, we ask that they report to me what activities they are interested in. I then forward the information to the appropriate people. The tutors we have are all great people, and they do an excellent job at showing 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 of the IECC. The applicant's 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 that 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 work with some new members myself so I don't have to constantly overburden the tutors. If you are an experienced email Chess player who has a few extra minutes per day, send me a note and I'll place your name on our list of tutors. At this time, we are not behind but that is "Subject To Change, Without Notice!" Regards, Ken