The Von Rook

All Things Chess
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Greetings,

The Colorado Springs Chess News website has begun a new season of newsletters for 2016! The first issue celebrates the Denver Broncos 3rd Super Bowl title with a game that contains a new chess tactic: The Von Rook. You can read about it here:

cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/entri … e-von-rook

The Colorado Springs Chess Club starts a new monthly tournament for March this Tuesday (4SS, G90+30, USCF-rated, $10 entry, prizes). We offer discounts to our Supporting Members for all Tuesday events, and Earle Wikle also offers discounts to Supporting Members for his Thursday event and the Friday IHOP Quick events. Anyone can become an annual Supporting Member ($50 for individual, $75 for a family) and help maintain the CSCC. You can see more details here:

cschess.webs.com/csccbenefits.htm

Here are the most recent events rated under the CSCC affiliate:

End Date
Event ID Event Name
Dates and Section Count 2016-02-25
201602259692 DENNY’S GRAND SLAM FEBRUARY THURS
Received: 2016-02-25 Entered: 2016-02-25 Rated: 2016-02-25 Sections: 1 2016-02-23
201602239222 FEBRUARY SWISS 90
Received: 2016-02-24 Entered: 2016-02-24 Rated: 2016-02-24 Sections: 1 2016-02-19
201602196512 IHOP QUICK 19 FEB
Received: 2016-02-20 Entered: 2016-02-20 Rated: 2016-02-20 Sections: 2

The USCF sent me this reminder about the Colorado Springs Open:

The events shown below are ones that have been or will be advertised in Chess Life or Chess Life for Kids:

2016-03-12Colorado Springs Open - Manitou Springs, CO

Manitou Springs CO2016-01 CL A5012031

This week’s game features the Von Rook. It is white to move:

You can view the diagram and answer here:

cschess.webs.com/apps/photos/pho … =201151428

The Von Rook

chessvideos.tv/chess-game-re … ?id=106007

[Event “CSCC February Swiss 90”]

[Site “http://cschess.webs.com/”]

[Date “2016.02.09”]

[Round “1.1”]

[White “Anderson, Paul”]

[Black “Herman, Sara”]

[Result “1-0”]

[ECO “A45”]

[WhiteElo “2050”]

[BlackElo “1653”]

[PlyCount “47”]

[EventDate “2016.02.09”]

[TimeControl “5400+30”]

  1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Be7

  2. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. e3 b6 9. Re1 Ba6 10. a3 Rc8 11. Bf1 Bxf1 12. Nxf1 c4

  3. N1d2 b5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd5 16. Bd2 a5 17. Qc1 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19.

Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nfxg5 Na5 21. Qc2 Nb3 22. Ra7 Rc6 23. Rd7 Qa5 24. Rxd5 1-0