*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ IECC CHESS BITS & PIECES *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Published by the International Email Chess Club Devoted solely to free E-Mail Correspondence Chess *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Volume 3, Issue 19 October 1996 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* 1. Message from the President 2. IECC Member of the Month 3. IECC Game of the Month 4. Message from the Senior Arbitrator 5. Message from the TD of Thematics 6. Message from the TD of Trios/Quads 7. Message from the TD of Category Rating Tournaments 8. Message from the TD of Knockout Tournaments 9. Message from the TD of Swiss events 10. Message from the TD of IECC Chess Academy 11. Message from the TD of Chess Basics: program for novices 12. Message from the CEO: a typical day's work *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Message from the President IECC continues to grow at a steady pace. I would like to thank all the volunteers that continue to help run our club. As a player who cannot volunteer extra time for a staff assignment, you can still help our hard-working staff by following the IECC Guidelines, especially in reporting games. If a game is not reported in proper IECC PGN format, it can cannot be imported into our databases -- and ratings, results and whole sections are delayed causing aggravation to everyone. On the down side, we have had to cancel some memberships because of rude and/or obscene comments by a member. IECC will not tolerate this behavior. If you have a problem with an opponent, please contact the proper officer or me and we will try to help. An all-volunteer organization can only work with the full cooperation of ALL the members. Good luck and good chess. John Galvin ******************************************************************* IECC MEMBER OF THE MONTH ******************************************************************* Conrad Goodman Conrad Goodman: age 61 Born NYC: 7/01/1935 Known professionally in Art & Chess circles as Conrad Ah, the snippets of memory! I played my first chess game at age 8 with favorite aunt Sylvia. Then, continued to play occasional chess until 1958, when I began to take the game more seriously, competing evenly with dozens of NYC masters, and playing hundreds of blitz games a week in dingy pay-as-you-play Manhattan parlors referred to as chess clubs -- at the rate of 60 cents an hour, which got you paired with any available players, plus all the free cups of coffee your stomach could hold. One of those smoke filled parlors was over a movie theater at 42nd and Columbus Avenue, which some of you might remember. Another was above some dingy shops on 42nd near 6th Ave. Both were filled with chess bums and hustlers of all ages, looking to play you for the time tab -- or anything from quarters to $5 a game. Besides the usual masters, like Valvo, Zuckerman and Hoffman, there were players like Richmond. Tall, elderly, boney, toothless, thick uncombed gray hair; tobacco stained fingers with unclipped nails, always broke, wearing the same shabby clothes. Everyone wanted to play Richmond because it was a sight to see him win game after game in simple, positional style, while nodding to everyone in the room from his chair. Rarely looking at the board or pieces, all-in-the-room knew you'd soon be mated -- when he raised his hand and said, "Mister Proprietor .. another cup of black coffee please." There came a time when Richmond refused to play me for money, nor did the other regulars, including a brilliant hustler named Jackie who spotted anyone knight odds at 5-minutes and randomly moved pieces with either hand. I think his ambidexterity -- plus a gaping hole on b1 simply threw players off. One day in 1970, I saw two guys analyzing a game that looked vaguely familiar! It was my semi-final Golden Knights postal game in progress versus Martin Resnick. I was ranked 10th in the US at that time in USCCF, and needed that win to take 1st in the round -- then supervised by Jack Battell; now by Alex Dunne, whom I also had the the good pleasure to play several times. I listened to the guys analyze my game and pointed out a `what if' move .. without telling them I was Martin's opponent. Then I told my wife about it. She used to sit next to me in those smoke-filled parlors, always reading books while I hustled the hustlers. On that same day, I told Marianne that I was going to create my own postal chess club ... and also decided to relocate my clock to the stone chess tables next to the skating rink in Central Park, where I was quickly known as a speed king -- chess, that is. ;) I would dash to those tables every work day during my lunch hour, plus play there Saturdays and Sundays as well. On rainy days we'd play inside that small house .. which some might recall is centered between the sixteen stone chess tables. Marianne sat next to me, always reading books, usually Agatha Christie. Since I usually spotted most opponents 2 minutes on the clock, and played 5-7 or 3-5 minutes, my table usually drew lots of spectators. At the other tables these regulars usually played: Jersey .. the jolly elderly grand master who walked with a limp; Hans .. the thin elderly Danish chess expert with white hair; Joe .. with both of his dobermans sitting at his side; plus Camille .. who always managed to get the shaded table. As Central Park got more dangerous, Marianne persuaded me to get more involved with my own club called PCSI .. which stands for Postal Chess Sports International. I also formed a small chess group at work to play during lunch in the 2nd floor lounge of the J C Penney Corporate Headquarters at 53rd & 6th Avenue, where I was happily employed as an Art Director. I then began teaching chess to co-workers on tuesday nights; and formed two teams that competed in the `Commercial Chess League of New York,' organized by Jerry Bibuld. We played great teams from firms like Con Ed and Met Life, and I usually ended a tourney night with 5-minute games vs friends like Maurice Perria, John Sarar and Lisa Korhonen. Our teams won the B and D divisions in our 1st season out. After receiving CCLNY trophies at the Sloane House on 34th Street, most of us lost to GM Arthur Bisguier in a simultaneous exhibition. It was quite a night!! Next came 1-on-1 invites at our NYC apartment to players like Cleveland Amory, Abe Cohen and Wayne Conover plus many others, including my closest chess friend Danny Colon. A bit later, Marianne was quite relieved when Vladimir opened a pay-as-you-play chess parlor on Lexington just south of 57th. This housed our games for the next few years, until that building was sold. Danny and I then started meeting a few times a week after work in the Citi-Corp Building. That's the tall slanted one landmark located on 53rd & Lexington. Our 7-minute games drew lots of spectators, plus more chess players --- which left no tables or chairs for atrium food shops to seat their customers, so they closed us down. Just about this time, Marianne and I started taking European vacations each year. She's from Belgium, so we'd start there, then travel to meet postal chess players at hotels in different cities. While I played at clubs and coffee houses in England, Holland, France, Belgium and Switzerland, Marianne got to read lots of foreign magazines, while sitting next to me for moral support. The most exciting session I recall was my first and only lawn chess games in Bern. I scored 1.5 to .5 against their local IM, walking on a huge chess board. Moving 4-foot pieces was quite a departure from my hand-held postal chess recorder album. We also took short vacations to visit my Mother in Florida. I got to play in dozens of clubs from West Palm Beach .. down to the stone tables at Washington & 8th in Miami Beach .. often spotting familiar faces from Central Park. Chess is a small world, n'est pas? In 1988, JCPenney relocated its Corporate Headquarters to Dallas. We love it here, but I haven't played any otb since that move. By way of compensation, I increased my postal chess activities, and have sustained my IM status while playing from home --- with Marianne now writing books. As retirement approached, I became a contemporary artist -- plus active email chess player, and usually keep 50 games going via post and email combined. Now I'm delighted to be competing in IECC matches arranged by Lisa Powell. In closing, let me say that my favorite player is George Koltanowski, who just happens to be from Belgium ... and my favorite games are those that exit book lines in the early opening stages. Here's that 1970 Resnick - Goodman Golden Knights postal game: [Event "Golden Knights"] [Site "Postal"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "Semi-Final"] [White "Resnick,Martin"] [Black "Goodman,Conrad"] [Result "0-1"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bb3 a5 6.a4 b4 7.d4 Bg4 8.Qd3 Nxd5 9.Nf3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 e6 11.O-O Be7 12.c4 Nb6 13.Rd1 Ra6 14.Nd2 O-O 15.Ne4 N6d7 16.Qg3 Bh4 17.Qh3 f5 18.Ng3 c5 19.d5 Bxg3 20.Qxg3 e5 21.Bc2 Rg6 22.Qe3 e4 23.f3 Ne5 24.f4 Nf3+ 25.Kh1 Nd4 26.Bb1 Nd7 27.Ra2 Nf6 28.Qe1 Ng4 29.Be3 Rh6 30.Bxd4 cxd4 31.h3 Qc7 1-0 ******************************************************************* IECC GAME OF THE MONTH Analysis By Bill Wall AN UPSET DRAW Jan Malmstrom (2535) - John Fernandez (1571), IECC Swiss, 1996 Opening: Sicilian Defense, Modern Paulsen line (B85) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Be7 8.a4 Nc6 9.Be3 O-O 10.f4 Qc7 11.Qe1 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 e5 13.fxe5 [13.Be3 exf4 14.Bxf4 (favored by Tal) or 14.Rxf4 (favored by Judit Polgar)] 13...dxe5 14.Qg3 [14.Be3 Be6 15.Qg3 Rfd8 16.Kh1 Qa5 17.Bg5 Kh8 (1/2-1/2, 42) Santo-Kasparov, Cagnes Sur Mer 1977] 14...Bc5 [14...Re8 (not 14...exd4?? 15.Qxc7) 15.Rad1 (15.a5 Bc5 16.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 17.Kh1 Kh8 18.Rxf6 gxf6 19.Qh4 Rg8 20.Qxf6+ Rg7 21.Qd8+ 1/2-1/2 Spassky-Kavalek, Solingen 1977) Bc5 16.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 17.Kh1 Qc6 18.Qh4 Be6 19.Rxf6 gxf6 20.Qxf6 Qc7 21.Rd3 (1-0, 30) Kasparov-Akopov, USSR 1978] 15.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 16.Kh1 [White now threatens 16.Rxf6] 16...Kh8 [16...Qe7 17.Rad1 b6 18.Bc4 Bb7 (1/2-1/2, 52) Elliott-Nisipeanu, Mamaia 1991; 16...Ne8 17.Nd5 Be6 18.Qxe5 Qxe2 19.Ne7+ Kh8 20.Bh5 Qb3 (0-1, 35) Theissen-Morawietz, Germany 1994] 17.Qh4 [17.Rxf6 gxf6 18.Qh4 Rg8 19.Qxf6+ Rg7 20.Qd8 Rg8 21.Qf6+ 1/2-1/2, Barry-Hansen, Thessalonika 1984] 17...Qe7 [perhaps better is 17...Qb6, aiming for 18...Qxb2] 18.g4 [threatening 19.g5 and 20.Nd5 with a strong center. Also playable are 18.Bc4 and 18.Rad1] h6 [18...Be6 19.g5 Nd7] 19.Rf3 [19.Rad1; 19.g5 Nh7; 19.h3; 19.Qg3] 19...Be6 [19...Bd7; 19...Kg8] 20.Rg1 [perhaps better is 20.Raf1 threatening 20.Rxf6 gxf6 21.Rxf6 and if 21...Kg8 22.Rg6+ wins the Queen with 23.Qxe7] 20...Nd5 [20...Rad8; 20...Rfd8] 21.Qxe7 [not 21.exd5?? Qxh4] 21...Nxe7 22.Rd3 [22.g5 hxg5 23.Rxg5] 22...Rfd8 [22...Rad8; 22...Rac8; 22...Ng6; 22...Nc6] 23.Rgd1 [or 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Rd1] 23...Rxd3 24.Rxd3 Rc8 [24...Nc6; 24...Ng6] 25.Rd2 [25.Kg2; 25.h3; 25.Bd1] 25...Rc5 [25...Nc6; 25...Ng6] 26.Kg2 [26.Rd8+ Kh7 27.Kg2; 26.h3] 26...Ng6 [26...Kh7; 26...Nc6 and 27...Nd4; 26...g5] 27.Kg3 1/2-1/2 [27...Nf4 28.Bf1 (or 28.Bf3) Kh7 29.h4 or 29.Rd8] ********************************************************************** How To Unstall Stalled Games Barry Wright, Senior 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 *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Unes Hassim TD Thematics *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ I am the new TD of IECC Thematics. Thematics is the way to go if you want to explore openings you are unfamiliar with or obscure variations of openings that will reduce your opponents to gibbering wrecks - dreaming that the improbable is possible is still free!!! Thematics are trios and are rated as usual. Normal rules of play apply, and the object of the exercise is to try out new ideas and learn more about -- to swipe a phrase from GM Andrew Soltis -- the inner game of chess. Thematic offerings will be reviewed regularly. I welcome your ideas for new sections. E-mail me at *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Michael Thayer TD Trios/Quads *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ I am the TD of IECC Trios/Quads. Please note!!! I NO LONGER ARRANGE FOR TWO-GAME MATCHES! For those, please write to Lisa Powell !!! Unlike the Thematic events, now available in Trios rather than two-game matches, 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 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 -- with two opponents rather than three, 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. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Bruce Dudley TD IECC Category Rating Tournaments *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ IECC Category Rating Tournaments Category 0 - Senior Master 2400+ (specific request only) Category 1 - Master 2200+ Category 2 - Expert 2000-2199 Category 3 - Class A 1800-1999 Category 4 - Class B 1600-1799 Category 5 - Class C 1400-1599 Category 6 - Class D 1200-1399 Category 7 - Class E up to 1199 Class Tournaments : 5 players . single round robin Please send me any ideas or suggestions! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Markus Mock TD Knockout Tournaments *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ My name is Markus and I'm the new Tournament Director of the IECC Knockout Tournaments. A big welcome to Ken Field who will be assisting me in this section. Ken will be monitoring progress in your games, and will be in touch with you once a month or thereabouts. 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 game report -- PGN-format moves records -- to Lisa Powell and to Ken Field Lisa reports these results to me. 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 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! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Heiner Theofel VP Chess Basics: program for novices. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ IECC Chess Basics With a regularly-transmitted letter to the participants (via mailing list) we will: - learn how to open a game - discuss combinations/mating positions - analyse participants' games and questions, etc., ... but everything not to complicated, just the 'basics'. Also a game "CB-participants vs. VP CB" is foreseen, during which general annotations will be given. All Category 9 players (rating Asst TD Kyle Evans *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ 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 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 positions on the Pyramid ladder. [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, after the TD has been advised. [c] Please send a copy of your challenge and acceptance/decline to Pyramid TD Bill Wall [d] If a member wishes to to be TEMPORARILY marked unavailable for challenge, please notify the TD. Date of unavailability will 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. Example of dating: 2/10/96 - 3/2/96 -- at which time, unless the member has communicated with the TD, that member will be placed at the bottom of the ladder.] [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 at 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. If IECC loses contact with a member, that player will be dropped from the Pyramid. [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 Bill Wall [m] When the game is completed, please send a copy of the final moves record in PGN format to both: Bill Wall *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Information Resources By Mike Power VP Communications ==================================================================== You can get the latest IECC news updates including games, tournaments, and bulletins from: 1- news group rec.games.chess.play-by-email 2- ftp site at ftp://ftp.pitt.edu/group/chess/ORGS {this is 'NEW' !!} (look for iecc* files) and //ftp.pitt.edu/group/chess/Collections/PGN (for iecc* files in pgn format; now 1100+ games for 1996!) or //ftp.pitt.edu/group/chess/Collections/CA (for iecc* files in Chess Assistant format; same games in CA format) and //ftp.pitt.edu/group/chess/Collections/CB (for iecc* files in Chess Base format; same games in CB format) or http://www.pitt.edu/~schach and mouse on FTP Site, then on Chess News. IECC files all begin with the text 'iecc'. 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 newsletter Vol.2, No. 18) -- or request IECC Bulletin 44 from Lisa Powell ==================================================================== Guided tour of IECC files at the ftp site at ftp.pitt.edu ==================================================================== Note that any list of an ftp site is DATED (this one on Sept. 29/96). You should explore them and download files of interest. My ftp commands are after the '>' symbol and command results follow. My comments in '[ ]' and command results are also edited for brevity Those of you with Windows or mouse based ftp systems will find it much easier to move about, but this guide will help you know where to look! Here we go.... >ftp ftp.pitt.edu [ connect to the ftp site for anonymous ftp ] Name (ftp.pitt.edu:power): anonymous 331 Guest login, send email address as password. ftp> ls [list files in the root area] drwxr-xr-x 5 root _0025809 2048 Feb 18 1994 bin drwxr-xr-x 5 root _0025809 2048 Jul 14 1994 config drwxrwxrwx 3 root _0025809 2048 Jun 26 12:34 dept drwxr-xr-x 2 root _0025809 2048 Dec 12 1991 etc drwxr-xr-x 3 root _0025809 2048 Nov 17 1995 group drwxr-xr-x 7 root _0025809 2048 Oct 25 1995 info drwxr-xr-x 2 root _0025809 2048 Jan 4 1996 software drwxr-xr-x 28 root _0025809 2048 Sep 26 1994 users ftp> cd group [go down the tree to where I want to go, chess that is ;-] ftp> ls [list files in this directory] lrwxr-xr-x Nov 17 1995 chess -> student-activities/chess lrwxr-xr-x Nov 17 1995 college-bowl -> student-activities/college-bowl drwxrwxrwx Jun 10 10:02 csna drwxr-xr-x Nov 17 1995 student-activities ftp> cd chess [at last the chess files ! ] [note that going to 'chess' is the same as 'student-activities/chess' ] ftp> ls [list files in the chess directory] -rw-r--r-- 1 -26516 5576 789 Jun 25 19:30 1README.TXT drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 2048 Feb 21 1996 BU [Bookup] drwxr-xr-x 8 -26516 5576 18432 Sep 28 21:21 CA [Chess Assistant] drwxr-xr-x 8 -26516 5576 18432 Sep 28 21:21 CB [Chess Base] drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 2048 Jul 24 15:48 CONV [conversions] drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 2048 Sep 10 19:07 DTP drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 2048 Sep 28 21:48 EDUC drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 2048 Jun 17 22:24 GRAPH drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 4096 Sep 28 21:50 NEWS [general] drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 4096 Sep 20 23:12 NICB drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 2048 Sep 28 22:40 Newstuff drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 2048 Sep 28 21:47 ORGS [New IECC loc!] drwxr-xr-x 7 -26516 5576 16384 Sep 28 21:22 PGN [PGN format games] drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 2048 Feb 24 1996 PROD drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 4096 Sep 28 22:40 PROG [chess programs] drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 2048 Jan 18 1996 REV drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 14336 Jul 15 23:30 TECL drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 4096 Aug 10 17:36 TEXT drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 6144 Sep 21 18:28 UTIL [chess utilities] drwxr-xr-x 2 -26516 5576 6144 Sep 29 00:17 Uploads drwxr-xr-x 3 -26516 5576 2048 Jul 7 16:55 fics [ICS stuff] ftp> cd ORGS [where we 'NOW' keep most of the IECC files] ftp> ls iec* [list only files beginning with iec] 102227 Sep 28 21:43 iecc0923.txt [latest ratings etc as of 9/23/96] 2613 Sep 28 21:43 iecc_basic1.txt [Chess Basics intro. letter 1] 916 Sep 28 21:43 ieccbu40.txt [Bulletin No 40.] 14694 Sep 28 21:43 ieccevent.txt [latest events available] 15085 Sep 28 21:43 ieccfaq.txt [latest FAQ] 8764 Sep 28 21:43 ieccguid.txt [rules & guide to play] 6603 Sep 28 21:43 ieccinfo.txt [general info about IECC] 25203 Sep 28 21:44 ieccswis.txt [Swiss tournament info] 199676 Sep 28 21:42 iecv1-18.zip [newsletters 1 to 18] ftp> cd ../PGN [go to PGN directory and list contents] ftp> ls -rw-r----- 1 20453 USC 31415 Sep 28 21:22 00index.pg drwxr-xr-x 2 20453 USC 2048 Aug 31 17:03 Collections drwxr-xr-x 2 20453 USC 2048 Jul 11 21:22 Demo drwxr-xr-x 8 20453 USC 2048 Jul 11 20:59 Events drwxr-xr-x 2 20453 USC 4096 Aug 7 23:30 Openings drwxr-xr-x 2 20453 USC 4096 Sep 28 21:22 Players ftp> cd Collections [go to Collections directory and list IECC PGN games] ftp> ls iec* [in PGN format with latest 1996 games to Aug. 31, 1996] -rw-r----- 1 20453 USC 102166 Jun 27 22:49 iecc95pg.zip -rw-r----- 1 20453 USC 176927 Aug 31 17:03 iecc96pg.zip ftp> cd ../../CA [go to Chess Assistant directory] ftp> cd Collections [go to Collections directory] ftp> ls iec* [.. and list IECC game files] -rw-r----- 1 20453 USC 56556 Jun 27 22:47 iecc95ca.zip -rw-r----- 1 20453 USC 91140 Aug 31 17:02 iecc96ca.zip ftp> cd .. [go back to chess directory and list IECC game files] ftp> ls CB/Collections/iec* [in Chess Base format] -rw-r----- 1 20453 USC 70675 Jun 27 22:48 iecc95cb.zip -rw-r----- 1 20453 USC 117601 Aug 31 17:02 iecc96cb.zip ftp> quit [End of Session - as of Sept. 29, 1996] ************************************************************************** Notes on IECC Archives by Ken Field, VP Archivist kenfield@osha.igs.net ************************************************************************** The steady growth of the IECC continues at a fast pace, and inevitably we receive more and more reports of completed games. Some are extremely interesting and some are text book examples which end up in exciting draws. The archived 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. [Event "M-21"] [Site "IECC"] [Date "1996.10.03"] [Round "1"] [White "Field, Ken"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] 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 and necessary 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-Trio.?"] Trio = [Event "Trio #?"] Knockout = [Event "KO-?"] 2-game Match = [Event "M-?"] [Site "IECC"] [Date "1995.03.24"] [Date "Year.Month.Day"] ... completion of the event. [Round "1"] 1. In a Class event: omit. 2. In a Trio or two-game match, please be more specific [Game 1 of 2] [Game 2 of 2] Help avoid delays in the rating of your games made necessary by research, inquiries, etc! In Swiss tournaments, use the proper round number to clearly identify the game. For example, The first Round in a