Greetings,
Tonight is start of the Colorado Springs Chess Club’s June Swiss 90 (4SS, G/90+30, $10 entry). Games start around 7pm. See calendar for details:
cschess.webs.com/apps/calendar/
This week’s newsletter was created mostly by Brian Rountree, because I enjoy what he writes, after our sudden game at Club Chess:
cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/show/ … ur-excuse-
cschess.webs.com/apps/photos/pho … =205118505
The USCF has posted the TLA for the July Mating Game:
The events shown below are ones that have been or will be advertised in Chess Life or Chess Life for Kids:
Date Event Location TLA in Affiliate
2018-07-17 July Mating Game Colorado Springs CO 2018-07 CL A5012031
The May One Night Quick has been rated:
uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201805290972
This week’s position comes from the Brian Rountree game after my usual time-pressure comeback. It is white to mate!
See diagram and answer here:
cschess.webs.com/apps/photos/pho … =205118504
That’s Your Excuse!
chessvideos.tv/chess-game-re … ?id=112727
[Event “Club Chess May Classical”]
[Site “http://cschess.webs.com/”]
[Date “2018.05.30”]
[Round “5.1”]
[White “Anderson, Paul”]
[Black “Rountree, Brian”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D00”]
[WhiteElo “2017”]
[BlackElo “1870”]
[PlyCount “57”]
[EventDate “2018.05.30”]
[TimeControl “5400+30”]
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d4 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6
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O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Re1 Rc8 11. c3 Qc7 12. Rc1 Rfd8
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Bf1 e5 14. Bh3 e4 15. Bxc8 Bxc8 16. Nh4 Bg4 17. f3 exf3 18. Nhxf3 Ne4 19.
Kg2 Bd6 20. Qc2 Bxg3 21. Rf1 Bxh2 22. Nxe4 Bxf3+ 23. Rxf3 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Ne7 25.
Rh1 f5 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Rxh2 Rd6 28. Rxh7+ Kxh7 29. Rh3# 1-0