Tactics Time Chess Newsletter: World Teacher Day
Published: Fri, 10/05/12
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In the position on the right it is Black to move.
Answer below. From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Teachers%27_Day:
World Teachers' Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994, commemorates teachers' organizations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilize support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers.
According to UNESCO, World Teachers' Day represents a significant token of the awareness, understanding and appreciation displayed for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development. Over 100 countries observe World Teachers' Day. The efforts of Education International and its 401 member organizations have contributed to this widely spread recognition. Every year, EI launches a public awareness campaign to highlight the contributions of the teaching profession. I would like to thank some of the chess teachers that I have had over the years, including people I worked with directly, and authors who inspired me.
If there is a chess teacher who helped you, take some time today to say "Thanks"!
Here is the complete game: [Event "Friendly game"]
[Site "?"] [Date "2012.09.11"] [Round "?"] [White "maria20"] [Black "namyzarc"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C09"] [Annotator "Reynolds,Randy"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Rxe3 a6 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. Qd2 d4 15. Ree1 Qf6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Nfxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bd7 19. Qe3 Rae8 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Nf3 Bc6 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 Rd8 24. a3 h6 25. a4 Qf4 26. c4 g5 27. Ne5 Re8 28. Qc3 Be4 29. Nd3 Qf7 30. Nc5 Bc6 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. b3 Qe2 33. Nd3 b5 34. cxb5 axb5 35. h3 Qe4 36. f3 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 bxa4 38. Qxc6 Qxd3 39. bxa4 Qd2 40. Qa8+ Kh7 41. Qe4+ Kh8 42. Kg3 Qd6+ 43. Kf2 Qd2+ 44. Kg1 Qd1+ 45. Kf2 Qd2+ 46. Kg3 Qd6+ 47. f4 Qc7 48. Kg4 gxf4 49. Qxf4 h5+ 50. Kg5 Qc6 51. g3 Qd5+ 52. Qf5 Qd8+ 53. Kg6 Qd6+ 54. Kxh5 Qxg3 55. a5 g6+ 56. Qxg6 Qh4+ 57. Kxh4 1/2-1/2 You can play through this game here: http://tacticstime.com/maria20-vs-namyzarc/
Answer:
Randy writes in an e-mail entitled "Tactics for Obtaining a Draw":
Hi Tim,
I had a great tactic in this game where I forced a draw after getting kicked around for most of the game. Right around move 55, after White plays a5. White's move looks so natural; it's amazing there are tactics here. And I like the position at the end, because it looks like someone that learned chess two days ago and totally screwed up a winning position, when my opponent's playing strength is obviously much higher than that. Black is down a pawn, and white has a dangerous passed pawn on the a file, so black is looking for ways to save the game.
Randy found 55...g6+! 56. Qxg6 Qh4+ 57. Kxh4 1/2-1/2
This is a good pattern to know. The white queen has the black king stalemated in the corner. If black can get rid of all their material with white to move it will be a stalemate draw, which is exactly what Randy accomplished.
Nice work saving half a point!
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