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1 Queens Chess Club Championship Welcome to the 2012 Queens Chess Club Championship!! The time control is game in 2 hours with an analog clock, or game in 1 hour 55 minutes/115 minutes with a five second time delay, if you have a delay clock, which is preferred. Please bring sets and clocks. Our normal seating arrangement is to face all clocks toward the center aisle. The TD needs to be able to see the clock. Past QCC champions 2011: Andrew Ryba 2010: IM Jay Bonin, IM Danny Kopec 2009: IM Danny Kopec, Andrew Ryba, Nicholas Ryba 2007: IM (now GM) Alex Lenderman 2006: IM Jay Bonin & Ricardo Perez-Billinghurst 2005: IM Jay Bonin 2004: IM Jay Bonin 2003: IM Jay Bonin 2002: Devlin Sinclair 2001: IM Jay Bonin 2000: GM Alex Stripunsky & IM Jay Bonin 1999: Pieter Bierkens, Brian Lawson, Edgar Cimafranca Sr. 1998: Edward Kopiecki 1997: IM Jay Bonin & Edward Kopiecki 1996: Edward Frumkin 1995: Brian Lawson 1994: Joseph Felber & Edgar Ian Cimafranca (aka Jr.) 1993: Anatoly Tonkonogy 1992: Anatoly Tonkonogy 1991: Anatoly Tonkonogy, Bernard Hill & Steven Goldstein We no longer enforce Rule 14H, which allows a player in time pressure in a game without time delay to request a delay clock, claiming no losing chances. We no longer allow this because our directors are also participating as players. If a game starts at 8:15 with an analog clock, that clock will not be replaced or exchanged unless it dies during the game (and even so, will be replaced with the same type of clock if possible). We recommend that you be on time. Up to three half point byes are permitted, but these must be locked in before round 4 (Oct 26). Please mark your result on the pairing sheet as soon as your game is over. If you want to analyze your game, you must go to another table that doesn t have any tournament games on it, but there is still no talking permitted until all tournament games are over ( we will close within 15 minutes of the last game finishing). We are hoping to find another site with a second room in the near future. We will be using carbon scoresheets and will prepare weekly bulletins to be posted online. Please turn in your scoresheets to Brian Lawson. We will attempt to have the next round s pairings posted by Tuesday. Have fun and play well!! Visit us on-line at This bulletin is available for download at QCC_Website_2012/Games_and_Pubs/ Games_and_Pubs.html QUEENS CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP BULLETIN PAGE 1

2 (55) Cimafranca,Edgar (1935) - Bonin,Jay (2462) [B15] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 a6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 e Nf6 7.h3 Bh5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Ne5 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.f4 Be7 13.f5 exf5 14.Rxf Qd3 Ne8 16.Bd2 Nd6 17.Rf3 f5 18.Raf1 g6 19.Bh6 Rf7 20.Ne2 Ne4 21.g4 Bg5 22.Bxg5 Qxg5 23.Qe3 fxg4 24.Qxg5 Nxg5 25.Rxf7 Nxf7 Diagram 8r+-+-+k+( n+p' 6p+p+-+p+& 5+-+p+-+-% 4-+-zP-+p+$ P# 2PzPP+N+-+" RmK-! 26.Rf6 [26.hxg4] 26...Rc8 27.hxg4 Nh6 28.Nc1 Nxg4 29.Rf3 c5 30.Nb3 cxd4 31.Nxd4 Rc4 32.c3 h5 33.Kg2 Rc8 34.Ne6 Re8 35.Nd4 Kg7 36.b4 Nf6 37.a4 g5 38.Nb3 Re2+ 39.Kf1 Ra2 40.a5 Ne4 0 1 (56) Ryba,Andrew (2250) - Cohen,Ira (1910) [A26] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.d3 Nge7 7.Rb1 a5 8.a b4 axb4 10.axb4 f5 11.Bd2 Kh8 12.Qc1 Qe8 13.Bh6 Qf7 14.Bxg7+ Kxg7 15.Qb2 Qf6 16.Nb5 Ra4 17.Qc3 e4 18.Qxf6+ Rxf6 19.dxe4 fxe4 20.Nd2 e3 21.fxe3 Diagram 8-+l+-+-+( 7+pzp-sn-mkp' 6-+nzp-trp+& 5+N+-+-+-% 4rzPP+-+-+$ 3+-+-zP-zP-# 2-+-sNP+LzP" 1+R+-mK-+R! 21...Nxb4 22.Ne4 Bf5 23.Nxf6 Bxb1 24.Ne8+ Kh6 25.Nexc7 Nf5 26.Kf2 Bc2 27.g4 Ne7 28.Bxb7 Ra2 29.Bf3 Bd3 30.Nxd6 Rc2 31.Ne6 g5 32.h4 gxh4 33.Rxh4+ Kg6 34.g5 Nf5 35.Bh5# 1 0 (57) Relingado,Adrian (1940) - Arluck,WIlliam (2072) [C18] [Lawson,Brian] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Qg4 Ne7 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 cxd4 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 Bd7 12.Qd3 dxc3 13.Nxc3 a6 14.Be3 Rc8 15.Bd2 Na5 16.Rb1 Nc4 17.Rb3 Nf5 18.Rg1 Qc5 19.Ne2 Bb5 20.Rxb5 axb5 21.Bb4 Qb6 22.g4 Nce3 23.c3 Diagram 8-+r+k+r+( 7+p+-+p+-' 6-wq-+p+-+& 5+p+pzPn+-% 4-vL-+-zPP+$ 3zP-zPQsn-+-# 2-+-+N+-zP" 1+-+-mKLtR-! 23...Rc4?? [23...Nxf1! 24.Kxf1 Rc4 25.h3 (25.gxf5 Rxf4+ 26.Ke1 Rxg1+) 25...Ne3+ 26.Ke1µ] 24.gxf5 Rxg1 25.Nxg1 Nxf5 26.Nf3 Re4+ 27.Kd2 Qf2+ QUEENS CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP BULLETIN PAGE 2

3 28.Kc1 Rc4 29.Qe2 Qb6 30.Nd2 Rxf4 31.Qxb5+ Qxb5 32.Bxb5+ Kd8 33.Ba5+ Ke7 34.Bb6 Rh4 35.Nf3 Rf4 36.Bc5+ Kd8 37.Ng5 Ne7 38.Bb6+ Kc8 39.Be8 Rf5 40.Nxf7 Rf1+ 41.Kb2 Nc6 42.Nd6+ Kb8 43.h4 Nxe5 44.Bd4 Nf3 45.Bf6 Nd2 46.Bg5 Nf3 47.Be7 Rh1 48.h5 Ne5 49.Bf8 Kc7 50.h6 Ng4 51.Nb5+ Kd8 52.Bf7 Nxh6 53.Bxe6 Rh5 54.Bxh6 Rxh6 55.Bxd5 Rh5 56.c4 Kd7 57.Bxb7 Rh2+ 58.Kb3 Rf2 59.Kb4 Rb2+ 60.Kc5 Kd8 61.Kb6 Rc2 62.c5 Rc1 63.c6 Rc2 64.c7+ Kd7 65.a4 Rc1 66.a5 Rc2 67.a6 Rc1 68.a7 1 0 (58) Cruz,Kenneth (1762) - Bucknor,Albert (1667) [D34] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Be7 7.cxd5 exd h3 Nc6 10.Nc3 Nxd4? The game has transposed to a Tarrasch Defence. Black should try to keep minor pieces on the board and stay away from major piece endings. 11.Qxd4 Be6 12.Rd1 Qd7 13.Kh2 Rfc8 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd5 Bf6 16.Qd3 Bxd5 17.Qxd5 Qe7 18.Be3 Rc2 19.Rd2 Diagram 8r+-+-+k+( 7zpp+-wqpzpp' vl-+& 5+-+Q+-+-% $ 3+-+-vL-zPP# 2PzPrtRPzP-mK" 1tR ! 19...Rd8 [19...Rxd2 20.Qxd2 Rd8 21.Qc2 b6] 20.Qxd8+ Qxd8 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.Rc1 Rxc1 23.Bxc1 Bb6 24.Kg2 Kf8 25.e4 f6 26.f4 Kf7 27.Kf3 Bd4 28.b3 Ke6 29.Be3 Bxe3 30.Kxe3 a5 31.Kd4 b6 32.Kc4 Kd6 33.Kb5 Kc7 34.a4 Kb7 35.e5 Kc7 36.e6 Kd6 37.e7 Kxe7 38.Kxb6 Kd6 39.Kxa5 Kd5 40.b4 Ke4 41.b5 Kf3 42.b6 Kxg3 43.b7 Kxh3 44.b8Q Kg4 45.Qc7 h5 46.Qxg7+ Kxf4 47.Qxf6+ Kg4 48.Qg6+ Kh4 49.Kb4 Kh3 1 0 (59) Kan,Andrew (1801) - Magovern,Frederick (1449) [C00] 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 b6 5.g3 dxe4 6.dxe4 Bb7 7.Qe2 Nc6 8.a3 g6 9.Nb3 h6 10.Bd2 Qe Bg2 Bg7 13.Bc3 Nb8 14.Nfd2 e5 15.Kb1 Ba6 16.Qf3 Nc6 17.Bf1 Bxf1 18.Rhxf1 Qe6 19.Qe2 Kb7 20.Qb5 Bf8 21.f4 a6 22.Qc4 Qxc4 23.Nxc4 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Nxe4 25.Bxe5 f6 26.Re1 fxe5 27.Rxe4 exf4 28.Rxf4 b5 29.Ne3 Bd6 30.Rf6 Ne5 31.Nd2 Rf8 32.Re6 Kc6 Diagram tr-+( 7+-zp-+-+-' 6p+kvlR+pzp& 5+p+-sn-+-% $ 3zP-+-sN-zP-# 2-zPPsN-+-zP" 1+K+-+-+-! 33.Ne4?? Rf3 34.Ng4 [34.Nd1 Kd5 35.Rxd6+ cxd6] 34...Nxg4 35.Rxg6 Nxh2 36.Rxh6 Ng4 37.Rh4 Ne3 38.Nxd6 cxd6 39.a4 Rf1+ 40.Ka2 Nxc2 41.axb5+ axb5 42.g4 Rf4 43.Rh8 Nb4+ 44.Kb3 Rxg4 1 0 (60) Kopiecki,Ed (2073) - Schacter,Dan (1668) [B85] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Qc7 7.Be2 a e6 9.f4 Be7 10.Qe1 Bd7 11.Qg e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Nxe5 14.Bf4 Bd6 Diagram QUEENS CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP BULLETIN PAGE 3

4 8r+-+-trk+( 7+pwql+pzpp' 6p+-vlpsn-+& 5+-+-sn-+-% 4-+-sN-vL-+$ 3+-sN-+-wQ-# 2PzPP+L+PzP" 1tR-+-+RmK-! 15.Rad1 b5 16.Nb3 Nd5 17.Nxd5 exd5 18.Rxd5 Rfe8 19.Rfd1 Nf3+ 20.Qxf3 Bxf4 21.Rxd7 Qe5 22.Qxa8 Qe3+ 23.Kh1 Qxe2 24.Rd8 Kf8 25.Rxe (61) Zilbermintz,Lev (2064) - Frumkin,Edward (2022) [A41] [Lawson,Brian] 1.d4 d6 2.b4 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.e3 c5 5.b5 Nd7 6.Nf3 Ngf6 7.Nbd Be2 a6 9.a4 axb5 10.axb5 Rxa1 11.Qxa1 Qc7 12.c4 Diagram 8-+l+-trk+( 7+pwqnzppvlp' 6-+-zp-snp+& 5+Pzp-+-+-% 4-+PzP-+-+$ 3+-+-zPN+-# 2-vL-sNLzPPzP" 1wQ-+-mK-+R! 12...e5 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Qe Ne8 17.Bxg7 Nxg7 18.Nf3 f6 19.Qc3 b6 20.Ra1 Be6 21.Ra6 Rb8 22.Qa1 Ne8 23.Nd2 Bc8 24.Ra7 Rb7 25.Ra8 Rc7 26.Bf3 Bb7 27.Bxb7 Rxb7 28.Qa6 Kf7 29.Qa2 Rd7 30.h3 Qd6 31.Ra7 Nc7 32.Ne4 Qe5 33.Qc2 h6 34.f4 Qe7 35.Kf2 Qd8 36.Ke2 f5 37.Ng3 Qf6 38.Kf2 h5 39.Nf1 h4 40.Nd2 g5 41.Nf3 gxf4 42.exf4 Kg8 43.Ne5 Rg7 44.Qd2 Qf8 45.Nd7 Qd8 46.Rxc7 Qxc7 47.Qd5+ Kh8 48.Ne5 Qc8 49.Qd6 Qa8 50.Qh6+ Kg8 51.Qe6+ Kh8 52.Nf7+ Kh7 53.Qh QUEENS CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP BULLETIN PAGE 4

5 This bulletin was edited and published by Brian Lawson who is solely responsible for any errors. My apologies in advance. If any errors are found or scores are incomplete, please notify me and it will be fixed when the final bulletins are produced. Games will be posted round-by-round in the publications area of the website.. Any games submitted with home analysis will be considered for future publication in the quarterly bulletin. Please a PGN or Chessbase file. Analysis assisted by Fritz and Rybka unless otherwise noted. QUEENS CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP BULLETIN PAGE 5

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