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| Fall Time is Chess Time! |
Fall is
chess season! Chess Nights at LCCC have been averaging 14 players for the last
five weeks! Our junior members (the kids!) are averaging 4 players a week. So
if you have a young chess player, be sure to bring him or her to the Club on
Monday Nights.
And don't
forget about our special Kid's Night on the second Monday of every month. The
next one is November 11th, but of course any Monday night - any player or wanna
learner is welcome any night!
Now here
is a French Defense miniature.
The game
is called a miniature because it wraps up in less than 25 moves.
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| White to make move #18 |
In this
position, Igor3000, the chess computer Grandmaster, gives Black a (-.4) of a
pawn lead. Now don't get excited. White starts the game with a (+.3) advantage
every time. In other words, it is not enough for a forced win. With the correct
series of moves, White is still fine.
Black has
the lead in development and space. But White can fight back with a little
consolidation with 18. Be3 to block Black's dark squared bishop from X-raying
White's king.
Black's
mate threat of 18. ….Qh3 is repelled easily with 19. Bf1 and the game is dead
EVEN.
But White
is oblivious to the threats and trades off his best piece for one of Black's
worst ones. There is an old chess adage "to take is a mistake." It
applies here.
18. Nxc6
bxc6
19. Be5??
…….
White is
completely oblivious to how strong Black's bishop pair is. 19. Nd2 had to be
played to avoid defeat.
19.
...... Qh3
20. Bf1
Bxf2+!
21. Kxf2
Ng4+
22. Ke2
Qxh2+
23. Bg2
Qxg2++
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