Scott Silverman vs 3 Masters

[IM Young, IM Maksimovic, FM Chow]

1 ) e4 c5 2 ) Nf3 Nc6 3 ) d4 cxd4 4 ) Nxd4 Qb6 (This book line is not seen as often as some of the other alternatives such as e6, d6, g6, & Nf6) 5 ) Nxc6 (Better is Nb3 as in the line where 4...Nf6 5Nc3 Qb6 is played.)5 )…bxc6 (As we are all taught, capture towards the center) 6 ) Bd3 g6 7 ) Nc3 Bg7 8 ) 0-0 d6 9 ) Bd2 Nf6 10) Rb1 (Relieving the pressure from the b2 pawn) 10)….0-0 11) b4 (This move weakens the Queenside and leaves the Knight on c3 in danger) 11)….Ng4 12) Qe2 Ne5 13) Be3 Qc7 14) Nd1 Nxd3 15) Qxd3 (if cxd3 to attempt d4 black can respond Qd6 to stop it. Or black can begin to attack with f5, which also prevents white from building up a pawn center) 15)….a5 16) bxa5 Qxa5 (You now can begin to see the holes in the white queenside) 17) Bd4 Ba6 18) c4 Qxa2 !? (Better is Bxd4 followed by e5 after the Queen recaptures, and then d5 with a winning pin on the diagonal.) 19) Ne3 Qa5 (To protect against Ra1 and to better position the Queen) 20) Rb3 Bxd4 21) Qxd4 Rfd8 22) Ng4 f6 23) Rf3 (this was the reason for Ng4) 23)….Rf8 24) Rd1 (If Qxd7, then Bxc4 with the tempo of attack on the Rook) 24)….h5 25) Nxf6ch ! exf6 26) Rxf6 Qe5 27) Rxg6ch Kh7 28) Qxd6 Qxd6 (And now white has obtain 3 potentially dangerous pawns for the piece) 29) Rdxd6 Bxc4 30) f3 (To prevent the mate) 30)….Bc4 31) Rh6ch Kg7 32) Rxh5 Ra1 33) Kf2 Rfa8 34) Re5 R8a7 (to protect against any potential mate threat.) 35) h4 R7a2 36) Kg3 Rg1 37) Rg5ch Kf7 38) Kh2 Ra1 The score sheet does not indicate which rook was moved to a1, but since after white’s next move of 39) Rh6 a draw was agreed it doesn‘t matter. I would guess that it was 38)…Raa1, otherwise the pawn on h4 could march to glory.

by Larry Cohen

John Buky Awarded a Chess Grant

Chicago School Teacher and Chess Coach, John P. Buky, has won the Fund For Teachers Grant on his project: Integrating Chess Into the Elementary Mathematics School Curriculum. This will pave the way towards bringing chess into every Elementary Chicago Public School Classroom.

Congratulations John!
& Thank You
for your passion & dedication
to chess.

FM Aleksander Stamnov

Life Master Aleksander Stamnov
has obtained his
FIDE MASTER TITLE

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FM ALEKSANDER STAMNOV!

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