Tactics Time

No chess this Thursday 2016-12-29.

Just a reminder that the MRC is closed this week so there will be no chess this Thursday. See you all in 2017

Chess Lesson 2016-12-22

I started to give this as a lesson, but we ran out of time. I will present it again in January.

Utah Senior Championship, U of U
John Coffey 1965 vs. Steve Gordon 2103

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(black to move) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 Nfd7 9. Bf4 e6 10. e4 Bg6 11. a5 Nc8 12. a6 bxa6 13. Nxc6 Qb6 14. Rxa6 Qxb2 15. Nb5 Bb4+ 16. Nxb4 O-O 17. Bd2 Bxe4 18. Ra1 Bd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bc3 Re8+ 21. Be2 Qxb5 22. Ra2 Ncb6 23. O-O Nc4 24. Ra5 Qb7 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. d5 Qb6 27. Qa4 Qc7 28. d6 Qb8 29. Qxd7 Re6 30. Qc7 Rxd6 31. Qxb8+ Rxb8 32. Rxa7

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Chess Lesson 2016-11-17

300+0, Internet Chess Club
PhoenixJB vs. Tony "Tibmag"

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 Re8 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Be2 Rxe3 10. fxe3 Nxe3 11. Qb3 Nxg2+ 12. Kf2 Bh3 13. Rg1 Bc5+ 14. d4 Nxd4 15. Qc4 Nb3+ 16. Nd4 Qf6+ 17. Bf3 Qh4+ 18. Ke2 Re8+ 19. Kd3 Re3+ 20. Kc2 Qf2+ 21. Ne2 Bf5+ 22. Kd1 Qxg1+ 23. Nxg1 Re1#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

2016-10-20

John Coffey at the 2016 US Open in Indianapolis

Chess Lesson 2016-06-16

US Championship 1963/64, New York, NY USA
Robert Eugene Byrne vs. Robert James Fischer

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Qd2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rfd1 Nd3 15. Qc2 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18. Qd2 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 d4 20. Nxd4 Bb7+ 21. Kf1 Qd7

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win.