tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16736735284587513572024-03-04T23:17:45.690-05:00Diamondback ChessDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-40365804145105624132013-08-07T19:07:00.000-04:002013-08-07T19:07:30.790-04:00Can Black Draw ?In the actual game at Hamilton Quads on July 27, 2013 in the Class A section White's 45th move was RxRf6+, immediately thereafter Black resigned.
Can Black draw this game after Whites takes Black's rook check ?
PGNDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-91964362947301854892013-07-14T14:00:00.000-04:002013-07-14T14:00:34.829-04:00Black to Mate in Three
Here is the position as Black on the move. I had one second to figure out mate in three. Unfortunately, my clock expired in this 3-minute game. Note that White moves his Queen on move 17 and white's queen is sitting out in left field the whole game, until he moves it back to its starting square d1. In effect white was playing the game a queen down from move 17 until the end of the game.
BlackDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-83181465111272279312013-07-09T15:02:00.000-04:002013-07-09T15:08:30.572-04:00A Legend on the Road by John Donaldson
A book has been written on Bobby Fischer's 1964 Simul Tour by John Donalson. The name of the book is " A Legend on the Road" Bobby Fischer's 1964 Simu Tour.
Despite visiting over 40 cities, there were a few cities Bobby did not visit. Some of the big cities that Bobby did not go to were Miami and St.Louis. < page 11> " A Legend on the Road"
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Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-14502113556951827132013-07-06T14:12:00.000-04:002013-07-06T14:12:13.939-04:00Recent ICC Blitz Games of DiamondbackI welcome any amateur chessplayer rated USCF 1200 up to Expert level to email at diamondback1529@yahoo.com some ICC blitz games or over the board skittles games that I can post on my blog. I am keenly interested in games from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington D.C. Also any chess player on the West Coast is welcome to email games. I don't necessary need any extensive analysis of Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-2920331154598936002013-07-01T15:19:00.000-04:002013-07-01T15:19:44.301-04:00Resigning a Chess Game Too EarlyHere is a standard fifteen minute game that I played on July 1, 2013 on the Internet Chess Club. The first twelve moves were played in under five minutes. My opponent playing the white pieces lost the exchange. Stockfish an android chess analysis program only gave Black a three point advantage. There was still more left in this game to play rather than resigning.
PGNDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-18593174108627883642013-06-18T16:05:00.000-04:002013-06-18T16:05:04.596-04:00Queen and Pawns vs. Rook and KnightHere is a very recent ICC standard game that I played. The time control was fifteen minutes with a three second increment for each month made. Obviously Black is much better in the endgame. My opponent resigned realizing that White has too many pawns and a Queen vs. his lone rook and knight. But if I was White playing down in the endgame, I would have played on to the biter end. Only because Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-10462966847252562412013-06-11T14:41:00.000-04:002013-06-11T14:44:20.303-04:00Dutch Defense FaltersGeorge is of Holland descent and has the Dutch fighting spirit in his blood. But unfortunately in this game played the year 2008 in Hamilton Quads against NJ upstart Kimberly Ding , who is now rated in this year 2013 around 1978 with a floor rating of 1800, young Kimberly was on a King Hunt that day in July 2008. I did play Kimberly just about the time she was just starting out in chess and I wasDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-13260050628598625392013-06-03T16:46:00.000-04:002013-06-03T16:49:53.840-04:00Blitz Chess Is Fun Here is a very recent blitz chess game on ICC, that I played. Please be advised this is a very ugly game played by my opponent, in fact he fell asleep at the switch. I rarely learn anything from my blitz games that I play OTB, but sometimes on ICC, I go over my blitz games even the games that I win to learn from all my mistakes.
Enjoy this short game that my opponent led me step by step to Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-91919851445082917962013-06-03T15:59:00.000-04:002013-06-03T15:59:01.094-04:00Old Indian Defense Games
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Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-37660753384689366892013-05-15T15:47:00.000-04:002013-05-15T16:01:11.044-04:00Scid Chess Database (Shane's Chess Information Database)
Shane's Chess Information Database (Scid) is a popular free UNIX, Windows, Linux, and Mac application for viewing and maintaining huge databases of chess games. It is written in TCL/TK and C++.
Scid has undergone several stages of development. Firstly by Shane Hudson, and then Pascal Georges.
Scid supports portable game notation and its own database format. It can interface with WinboardDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-6720872538885043342013-05-12T15:01:00.000-04:002013-05-12T15:15:35.253-04:00Two Knights Mate In Amateur GameHere is a resurrected game, that I played in May 2010 Hamilton Quads. From time to time, I do look at chess and only play online with the Internet Chess Club. I only play standard long games on the ICC online chess club under my user name " diamondback". Its been two long years since I have played over the board chess and I am contemplating stopping by Ewing Chess Club, New Jersey to play in Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-84090203365927558192013-05-06T13:55:00.000-04:002013-05-06T14:08:15.073-04:00GM Timur Gareev defeats 29 in blindfold simulhttp://www.uschess.org/content/view/12187/707/
SAINT LOUIS (May 1, 2013) -- It took 10 hours and 39 minutes for Grandmaster Timur Gareev to topple the final king and leave the chess community in Saint Louis dazed and amazed.
On Tuesday, GM Gareev put on a 33-board blindfolded simultaneous exhibition at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, scoring 29 wins, four draws and Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-51610152532617410122012-11-10T11:15:00.001-05:002012-11-10T11:15:53.797-05:00Chess Openings - Scotch Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-23789068940095229732012-11-10T11:04:00.002-05:002012-11-10T11:04:51.498-05:00Chess openings - Sicilian Defence: Open SicilianDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-33080127741143733732012-11-10T10:50:00.001-05:002012-11-10T10:50:59.483-05:00Chess openings - Queen's gambit acceptedDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-1058084877790249532012-10-27T11:03:00.000-04:002012-10-27T11:03:14.593-04:00NY Times Review "Brooklyn Castle"
The child chess champions in the irresistible documentary “Brooklyn Castle” don’t take long, as one of these sweetpeas likes to say, to crush you. Year after year, these big brains and little bodies at Intermediate School 318 in Williamsburg win chess tournaments, and their winning streak continues on screen. They are a remarkable, funny, inspiring, at times devastating group. Through the eyesDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-34608173588311771782012-07-18T16:10:00.000-04:002012-07-18T16:10:37.809-04:00End Game : Bishops of Opposite Colors
This endgame was taken from the the book "Modern Chess: move by move" by Colin Crouch, published by Everyman Chess.
On page 310, I quote from the author "Through sheer stamina, and of course excellent chess understanding, Carlsen has somehow performed some magic in a "completely drawn game" opposite-coloured bishop endgame.
Play Online Chess[Event "European Team Championship"][Site "Crete"Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-45309692379244995922012-07-12T12:08:00.001-04:002012-07-12T12:16:50.314-04:00Chess World.net: Gelfand vs Karjakin World Rapid Championship 2012Chess World Net
Another outstanding current You Tube chess video by KingCrusher.
Chess Games of Boris Gelfand
Chess Base News Karjakin wins the Astana World Rapid Chess Championship
Chess Games of Sergey Karakin
2012 World Rapid Championship Game Collection
Chess World NetDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-27365009150273947592012-07-10T14:37:00.001-04:002012-07-10T14:51:32.868-04:00Liu, Qingnan vs. Harmon-Vellotti, Luke at World Open 2012A number of players earned norms this year. GM norms were scored by IM Marc Arnold, IM Eesha Karavade and FM John Bryant. IM norms were scored by FM Michael Kleinman, FM Thomas Bartell, Yaacov Norowitz and Luke Harmon-Vellotti.
13-year-old Luke Harmon-Vellotti achieved his second IM norm.
Luke, an 8th grader and aspiring physician from Boise, Idaho, said his toughest game was his Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-54859958968227127962012-07-10T13:18:00.001-04:002012-07-10T14:51:53.811-04:00Part Two Ivan Sokolov Wins 2012 World OpenGMs Sokolov and Shabalov tied for 1st at the World Open, pocketing more than $12,000 each. Sokolov won the playoff to earn the 2012 World Open Champ title.
2012 World Open Chess Standings
Chess Games 2012 World Open
1 GM Ivan Sokolov 2676 NED
2 GM Shabalov 2534 PADiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-39624985784926637442012-07-10T13:08:00.000-04:002012-07-10T14:53:03.370-04:00Ivan Sokolov Wins 2012 World OpenThe 40th Annual World Open took place at the Sheraton City Center Hotel in Philadelphia from 2-8 July 2012.
The main event was a 9 round Open Swiss which was won by Ivan Sokolov in an exciting Armageddon playoff with Alexander Shabalov after both finished with a score of 7 points.
The tournament provided GM and IM norm opportunities: IM Mark Arnold achieved his final GM norm, and IM Eesha Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-88191421378445400142012-06-30T15:13:00.002-04:002012-07-03T12:52:37.014-04:00Latvian Gambit Master GameBelow is a chess master game of the Latvian gambit played by Jim West on the White side of the pieces. His opponent playing the black pieces is an Expert.
This game appeared in the Atlanic Chess News April thru Sept 2010 edition. Atlantic Chess News is the official publication of the New Jersey State Chess Federation.
James R. West (2200)
Steve Ferrero (1996)
Dean of Chess Halloween Match
Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-70437944901672952112012-06-30T14:27:00.000-04:002012-07-03T12:26:54.159-04:00Latvian Gambit Amateur GameThis post compliments my first post on the Latvian Gambit.
Here is an example of an Chess Amateur Latvian Gambit game: "Atomic Patzer" - Zilbermintz, USATE 2011 played over a year old game played by two chess amateurs, blogger Atomic Patzer (White Pieces)at the USATE in New Jersey against a candidate master Lev Zilbermintz. Black initiated the Latvian Gambit and was hoisted by his own petardDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-2368694848810104992012-06-30T13:45:00.001-04:002012-06-30T16:02:17.193-04:00Chess Openings: Latvian GambitChess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...f5
2...f5?!
The Latvian Gambit sometimes known as the Greco Counter Gambit. The Latvian Gambit is one of the most vocally disagreed-about openings in chess. Depending on who you read, Black has either lured White into a minefield of tricks and traps leading almost inevitably to a violent death, or given away a free pawn.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5
The Diamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673673528458751357.post-66077176370489888152012-06-29T14:37:00.000-04:002012-06-29T14:37:10.448-04:00Letsplaychess.com presents Kasparov- Karpov 1986 22nd GameDiamondbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08496289359652580071noreply@blogger.com0