That's Your Excuse!

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:

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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:

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That’s Your Excuse!

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[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”]

  1. d4 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6

  2. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Re1 Rc8 11. c3 Qc7 12. Rc1 Rfd8

  3. 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