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Game Of The Week
This week's game comes from my 1000th over-the-board (OTB) chess victory!
I started playing at the Colorado Springs Chess Club on May 27,1997, and it has taken until this game to rack up 1,000 wins. I may not have been the fastest chess player to do so, but my dedication to the club is without question. I am Colorado Springs' slower version of a Persian courier!
“There is nothing in the world that travels faster than these Persian couriers. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness of night prevents them from accomplishing the task proposed to them with the very utmost speed.”
(Herodotus)
Ok, it is not quite 1,000 wins as I count half wins as well (draws). However, the total value of wins (1 point) and draws (half point) is now over 1,000.
You can see my list of victims at the end of this newsletter. I have taken out 314 different players during my rampage.
I almost didn't make it to 1,000 in this game, as Brian Rountree, who has given me 13 points over the years, had me on the ropes. I was thrown off by the early f3 and found myself in this delicate position.
Black to move
See the diagram and answer here:
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1000 Victims
http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=91150
[Event "March Panera Wednesday"]
[Site "http://cschess.webs.com/"]
[Date "2014.03.26"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Rountree, Brian"]
[Black "Anderson, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1814"]
[BlackElo "2085"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.03.05"]
[TimeControl "5400"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be3 Nf6
6. e5 Nfd7 7. f4 e6 8. Nf3 b6 9. g4 Ba6 10. f5 Bf8 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Ng5 Qe7
13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Rf1 Bh6 15. Qd2 Rf8 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Nf3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nc7
19. h4 Qf7 20. Nh2 Qg7 21. g5 c5 22. Ng4 Kb7 23. Nf6 cxd4 24. Rxd4 Qe7 25. Rdf4
Nb8 26. Qf3 Rh8 27. Nfxd5 exd5 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. c4 Qxe5 30. cxd5 Qxd5 31. Qc3
Rd8 32. Rf7 Rd7 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. Qc4 b5 35. Qe4+ Nc6 36. Kb1 Ne6 37. Rc1 Ned4
38. Rd1 Kc7 39. Qf4+ Kb6 40. Qf6 Qf5+ 41. Qxf5 Nxf5 42. Rd7 Nce7 43. b4 a6 44.
a3 a5 45. Kb2 axb4 46. axb4 Kc6 47. Ra7 Kd5 48. Kc3 Ke6 49. Ra6+ Nd6 50. Kd4
Nec8 51. Kc5 Kd7 52. Ra1 Kc7 53. Re1 Kd7 54. Rd1 Ke7 55. Re1+ Kf7 56. Rd1 Ne4+
57. Kc6 Ne7+ 58. Kb6 Nc3 59. Rf1+ Nf5 60. Rf4 Nd5+ 0-1
This Week In Chess
On April 1st, the Colorado Springs Chess Club held a free, unrated Speed event. The youngster, Daniel Herman, and the old-timer, NM Buck Buchanan, outpaced the field and took home the 1st place tour points.
Speed tournament (G5, RR):
10.0 NM Buck Buchanan
10.0 Daniel Herman
8.0 Earle Wikle
7.0 Mike Makinney
6.0 Paul Mark Propheroe
6.0 Jeremy Hawks
6.0 Mark McGough
5.0 William Benedek
3.5 Jeff Fox
3.0 Mike Madsen
1.5 Shirley Herman
0.0 Phil Van Hawk
Tuesday Night Chess Tour Standings for 2nd Quarter
MAX POSSIBLE 48.00 4.00
1 Paul Anderson 31.50 0.00
2 Richard Buchanan 27.00 3.50
3 Daniel Herman 23.83 3.50
4 Koji DelConte 15.00 0.00
5 Mark McGough 14.33 1.00
6 Joe Pahk 13.50 0.00
7 Shirley Herman 13.00 1.00
8 William Benedek 10.50 1.00
9 Josh Bloomer 8.00 0.00
10 Earle Wikle 7.00 2.00
11 Eugin Pahk 6.00 0.00
12 Imre Barlay 6.00 0.00
13 Mike Madsen 6.00 1.00
14 Alex Freeman 5.33 0.00
15 Dean Brown 5.00 0.00
16 Larry Kledzik 5.00 0.00
17 Sara Herman 4.00 0.00
18 Ben Matthews 4.00 0.00
19 Katie Wise 4.00 0.00
20 Kevin Kaaoush 3.00 0.00
21 Alex Torres 3.00 0.00
22 Gunnar Andersen 3.00 0.00
23 Gary Atkinson 2.00 0.00
24 John Byrne 2.00 0.00
25 Robert Jimenez 2.00 0.00
26 Ron Dotson 2.00 0.00
27 Chris Wynkoop 2.00 0.00
28 Peter Barlay 2.00 0.00
29 Wise, Peter 2.00 0.00
30 Bobby Dzagen 1.00 0.00
31 Adam Metzger 1.00 0.00
32 Web McNairy 1.00 0.00
33 Jeff Fox 1.00 1.00
34 Mike Makinney 1.00 1.00
35 Paul Propheroe 1.00 1.00
36 Jeremy Hawks 1.00 1.00
37 Phil Van Hawk 1.00 1.00
1000 Victims
Wins, Losses, Player
56.5 9.5 DEAN BROWN
43.0 42.0 JEFF FOX
39.0 38.0 BUCK BUCHANAN
39.0 7.0 MARK MCGOUGH
29.0 13.0 VIRGIL MCGUIRE
25.5 7.5 ANTHEA CARSON
22.5 6.5 ALEJANDRO TORRES
18.0 0.0 DANIEL HERMAN
18.0 1.0 JOE PAHK
16.0 4.0 ALEX FREEMAN
13.5 1.5 ISAAC MARTINEZ
13.0 2.0 BRIAN ROUNTREE
12.0 1.0 CHARLES MARTIN
12.0 1.0 GERRY SUNDERLAND
12.0 0.0 ALLAN UFER
11.0 2.0 FRANK SHOTWELL
10.5 7.5 SHAUN MACMILLAN
9.5 1.5 JAMES POWERS
9.0 0.0 GARY FRENZEL
8.5 6.5 DAVID MELITI
8.0 1.0 RICHARD CORDOVANO
8.0 0.0 FRED ERIC SPELL
7.5 1.5 TIM BRENNAN
7.0 19.0 JOSH BLOOMER
7.0 0.0 RICHARD BROWN
7.0 1.0 RENAE DELAWARE
7.0 0.0 KENTON LLOYD
7.0 0.0 JERRY MAIER
7.0 1.0 TONY VERA
7.0 2.0 BILL WHINEMILLER
7.0 5.0 LARRY WUTT
6.5 3.5 MIKE KUIPER
6.5 0.5 MATTHEW TUCKER
6.0 2.0 MITCH ANDERSON
6.0 6.0 ROBERT KOHLER
6.0 0.0 DAVID RICE
6.0 1.0 ANTHONY TELINBACCO
5.5 2.5 PAUL COVINGTON
5.5 4.5 DUWAYNE LANGSETH
5.5 0.5 DEVIN SMITH
5.5 2.5 VICTOR SMITH
5.0 6.0 IMRE BARLAY
5.0 5.0 RHETT LANGSETH
5.0 3.0 JASON LOVING
5.0 0.0 SAM MEYER
5.0 0.0 KATHY SCHNEIDER
5.0 1.0 AARON SHOTWELL
5.0 0.0 DAN SOUTHARD
5.0 2.0 KATIE WISE
4.5 8.5 DAN AVERY
4.5 0.5 DANNY COLE
4.5 2.5 JOSH DIVINE
4.0 0.0 JOHN BRUNN
4.0 2.0 JASON CHECK
4.0 1.0 KOJI DEL CONTE
4.0 1.0 TED DOYKOS
4.0 0.0 MIKE FILPPU
4.0 0.0 NATHAN KIDD
4.0 4.0 KURT KONDRACKI
4.0 0.0 GENE LUCAS
4.0 0.0 GLENN MILLER
4.0 0.0 TOM MULLIKIN
4.0 0.0 RAY O'DELL
4.0 0.0 JOHN REVERE
4.0 0.0 STEVE SPARKS
4.0 1.0 HECTOR TORRES
3.5 2.5 SEAN CABRERA
3.5 5.5 JASON CALDWELL
3.5 1.5 JOE FROMME
3.5 0.5 PAUL GRIMM
3.0 1.0 PETER BARLAY
3.0 4.0 DAN CABRERA
3.0 0.0 TOM CORBETT
3.0 0.0 KEN DAIL
3.0 2.0 JULIAN EVANS
3.0 0.0 CORY FOSTER
3.0 0.0 PETER GRIGG
3.0 1.0 ROY HEATH
3.0 0.0 SARA HERMAN
3.0 0.0 KEVIN KAAOUSH
3.0 0.0 PETER KATOVICH
3.0 0.0 MARK KROWCZYK
3.0 0.0 MIKE MADSEN
3.0 2.0 ZACK MALONE
3.0 0.0 TIKILA NICHOLS
3.0 1.0 ROY ROBERTS
3.0 0.0 RODERICK SANTIAGO
3.0 0.0 BERNIE SANTUCCI
3.0 0.0 CLARK STROH
3.0 0.0 PETER SWAN
2.5 0.5 TIMOTHY FISHER
2.5 0.5 SHANNON FOX
2.5 0.5 MARK MCADAM
2.0 0.0 ROBERT ANDERSON
2.0 0.0 JOSEPH ARAGON
2.0 0.0 DOUG BETTS
2.0 2.0 ALEX CACAS
2.0 0.0 RICHARD CHANG
2.0 0.0 FRANCISCO CONTRERAS
2.0 0.0 JASON FEITH
2.0 0.0 DAVID FELLER
2.0 0.0 CHRIS GALLA
2.0 0.0 WILLIAM GARCIA
2.0 0.0 DALE GIBBS
2.0 1.0 JEFF GILCHRIST
2.0 0.0 RICHARD GROSS
2.0 0.0 LARRY HATHORN
2.0 0.0 ISTVAN HORNYAK
2.0 0.0 ANDY HORTILLOSA
2.0 0.0 HAROLD JACOBS
2.0 0.0 HARRISON KEARNEY
2.0 0.0 ALEX MEKONNEN
2.0 0.0 CHRIS NORD
2.0 1.0 ISMAIL OSMANOVICH
2.0 0.0 EUGIN PAHK
2.0 0.0 RANDY REYNOLDS
2.0 0.0 FELIPE RIBIERA
2.0 0.0 TOM RICHARDSON
2.0 0.0 MORGAN ROBB
2.0 0.0 SPENCER SHOOK
2.0 0.0 PETER SHORT
2.0 1.0 MANUS SMITH
2.0 0.0 WESLEY SMITH
2.0 0.0 STEVE SMYTHE
2.0 1.0 DANIEL ST JOHN
2.0 0.0 NATHAN STARK
2.0 0.0 BOB STATEN
2.0 0.0 MIKE TOTH
2.0 0.0 MAX WALO
2.0 0.0 EARLE WIKLE
1.5 1.5 JEFFREY BAFFO
1.5 0.5 GARY BAGSTAD
1.5 0.5 JUSTIN BARTLOW
1.5 1.5 SAM CASE
1.5 0.5 EDELREICH DELOSLADO
1.5 1.5 BRAD EARLEWINE
1.5 5.5 JOHN FARRINGTON
1.5 0.5 JOHN FLORES
1.5 0.5 MICHAEL KASS
1.5 0.5 JOHN KATONA
1.5 0.5 JC MACNEIL
1.5 0.5 TIMOTHY MARTINSON
1.5 0.5 RANDY MOORE
1.5 0.5 GERARDO NERI
1.5 9.5 BRIAN WALL
1.0 0.0 BRYAN ADAMS
1.0 0.0 CHARLES ALEXANDER
1.0 0.0 KEN ALHSTROM
1.0 2.0 GUNNAR ANDERSEN
1.0 0.0 RAY ARTIS
1.0 0.0 LEWIS BAKER
1.0 0.0 ROBERT BARR
1.0 0.0 JEFF BECKMAN
1.0 0.0 CHRIS BERG
1.0 2.0 JOE BIHLMEYER
1.0 0.0 BLAISE BLAIN
1.0 0.0 JEREMIAH BOWEN
1.0 0.0 BONGEE BOYCE
1.0 0.0 STEPHEN BRACHT
1.0 0.0 PRET BRAM
1.0 0.0 JEFF BREWER
1.0 0.0 JOHN BREZINA
1.0 0.0 PHIL BROWN
1.0 0.0 AARON BUDJEN
1.0 0.0 LUCAS BUNDY
1.0 0.0 ALAN BURING
1.0 0.0 TONY CAPEN
1.0 0.0 BRYAN CASTLE
1.0 0.0 MIKE CEREZO
1.0 1.0 WILLIAM CHANDLER
1.0 0.0 TYLER CHASE
1.0 0.0 JACKSON CHEN
1.0 1.0 ANDREW CHOW
1.0 0.0 PAUL CHRISTENSEN
1.0 0.0 LAURENCE COKER
1.0 0.0 LARRY CONFORTI
1.0 0.0 WILLIAM COYLE
1.0 0.0 KENDEL BOYD CROSE
1.0 0.0 RODNEY CRUZ
1.0 0.0 LLOYD CUNNINGHAM
1.0 0.0 BRIAN CURTIS
1.0 0.0 AYMAN DAIS
1.0 0.0 DAN DANE
1.0 0.0 BEN DARR
1.0 0.0 BORIS DAVIS
1.0 0.0 JOSEPH DAVISON
1.0 0.0 SANJAY DERBYSHIRE
1.0 0.0 JEFFREY DIMIDUK
1.0 1.0 DAVID FISCH
1.0 1.0 JON FORTUNE
1.0 0.0 SAM GALLER
1.0 1.0 ALEXANDER GITIS
1.0 0.0 ARTHUR GLASSMAN
1.0 1.0 AARON GOLD
1.0 0.0 DAN GROVES
1.0 0.0 SCOTT GUTHRIE
1.0 0.0 STEPHANIE HAINLEY
1.0 0.0 CHRISTOPHER HANAGAN
1.0 0.0 ED HARRIS
1.0 0.0 DAVID HARTSOOK
1.0 0.0 ROBBIE HERBST
1.0 0.0 DAN HOFFACKER
1.0 1.0 SCOTT HONTZ
1.0 0.0 FREDERICK HOPE
1.0 0.0 ROBERT ISACOFF
1.0 0.0 ZORAN IVANKOVIC
1.0 0.0 STEPHEN JABLON
1.0 0.0 JOHN JANVRIN
1.0 0.0 JOSHUA JEX
1.0 0.0 DEBRA JOHNSON
1.0 0.0 ERIK JOHNSON
1.0 1.0 JIM JOHNSTON
1.0 0.0 THOMAS JOY
1.0 0.0 MAJID KAHHAK
1.0 0.0 COREY KESLER
1.0 0.0 JOHN KING
1.0 0.0 LARRY KLEDZIK
1.0 0.0 JIRI KOVATS
1.0 2.0 SEAN KRUGER
1.0 0.0 JAMES LAGANIERE
1.0 0.0 DALE LAMB
1.0 1.0 ALEXA LASLEY
1.0 0.0 STRETCH LEDFORD
1.0 0.0 JOHN LEE
1.0 0.0 GLEN LEOTAUD
1.0 0.0 JOSE LLACZA
1.0 0.0 BOB LOJEWSKI
1.0 0.0 JOICE LUCAS
1.0 0.0 JOE LUCIANO
1.0 0.0 JAMIE LYTLE
1.0 0.0 DALLAS MADDOX
1.0 0.0 NATE MAHER
1.0 1.0 MIKE MAKINNEY
1.0 0.0 BILL MALONE
1.0 0.0 ANDREW MARTEL
1.0 0.0 SULIMAN MASON
1.0 0.0 SCOTT MASSEY
1.0 0.0 SCOTT MAYER
1.0 0.0 CHRIS MCCARTY
1.0 0.0 JOHN MCCOLLUM
1.0 0.0 RIAN MCENANY
1.0 0.0 MIKE MCGLAMERY
1.0 2.0 JAMES MCKENNA
1.0 0.0 WEBSTER MCNAIRY
1.0 1.0 ALDO MENDOZA
1.0 0.0 MIKE MIHALAS
1.0 0.0 DEAN MITCHELL
1.0 0.0 BRAD MONTGOMERY
1.0 0.0 DAVID MORITZ
1.0 0.0 JOHN NASTRI
1.0 0.0 KARL NATHANIEL
1.0 0.0 LEROY NICKELSON
1.0 0.0 ELENA NOVIK
1.0 0.0 MICHAEL OHNMACHT
1.0 0.0 SILAS PERRY
1.0 3.0 MARKUS PETTERS
1.0 2.0 ROBERT RAMIREZ
1.0 0.0 SARAH RICE
1.0 0.0 WAYNE RICE
1.0 0.0 ROBERT RIGSBY
1.0 5.0 KATIE ROBERTS-HOFFMAN
1.0 0.0 EVA ROSENTHAL
1.0 1.0 STEVEN SABEAN
1.0 0.0 REUBEN SBARGE
1.0 0.0 RICCARDO SCHIAFFINO
1.0 0.0 JOHN SCHULTZ
1.0 1.0 KEN SCHWARTZ
1.0 0.0 ELIZABETH SCOTT
1.0 1.0 JEFFREY SERNA
1.0 0.0 SCOTT SILLS
1.0 0.0 HEATHER SOUTHARD
1.0 0.0 JOSHUA SPEER
1.0 0.0 RUSS SPEICHER
1.0 1.0 GREGG STEADMAN
1.0 0.0 JASON STONEKING
1.0 0.0 JAY STONE-LYONS
1.0 0.0 ELIZABETH SZYMANSKI
1.0 0.0 MIKE TAYLOR
1.0 0.0 DARRYL TERRELL
1.0 0.0 DOUGLAS THIGPEN
1.0 0.0 TEANNA TIMMONS
1.0 0.0 EDGAR TINAJERO
1.0 0.0 ZACH UMANA
1.0 0.0 JAMES VEITCH
1.0 0.0 GARY VINES
1.0 0.0 MIKE VOIGHT
1.0 0.0 CHRIS WALL
1.0 0.0 DANIEL WEISSBARTH
1.0 0.0 WILLIAM WHEELER
1.0 0.0 JACK WOEHR
1.0 0.0 STEVE WRIGHT
1.0 0.0 MICHAEL YOUNG
1.0 0.0 DAOUD ZUPA
0.5 0.5 VANCE AANDAHL
0.5 1.5 CHRIS BAUGHMAN
0.5 4.5 ERIC BILLAUX
0.5 0.5 GREGORY BONIFATE
0.5 0.5 TOM BOURIE
0.5 0.5 ZACH CHASE
0.5 0.5 JEFFREY CSIMA
0.5 0.5 JOSEPH HAINES
0.5 1.5 JESSE HESTER
0.5 3.5 TYLER HUGHES
0.5 0.5 RON KENSEK
0.5 0.5 STEPHEN KOVACH
0.5 0.5 JAMES KULBACKI
0.5 0.5 MARK LABENCKI
0.5 0.5 VINH NGUYEN
0.5 3.5 KEVIN SEIDLER
0.5 0.5 JOSH SNAVELY
0.5 0.5 ZOLTAN SZALOKY
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