Tactics Time Newsletter: 2014 Colorado Open
Published: Mon, 09/01/14
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his position comes from the game Francisco Baltier (1636) vs Artharva Vispute (1537), Colorado Open, Round 3, August 30, 2014.
White to move. Answer below.
This weekend was the Colorado Open, held at the Doubletree Hotel in the Denver Tech Center.
There was a Game 10 quick tournament held on Friday night, August 29, and the main event was 5 rounds on August 30-31.
There was a HUGE turnout with 158 players! This is probably the biggest tournament in Colorado for the past 10 years. There were many players that I had not seen in years.
On Sunday we held the annual "membership meeting", which went very smoothly and was very well run.
There was a vote taken on lowering the annual dues, which was voted down by a large measure (current dues are $15 per year, and the proposal was to lower it to $10, with a few different options thrown in).
A vote was also taken to keep the Colorado tour the same, or to change it, and it was decided to keep the way that it was done in the 2013-2014 year. The tour is a system where players earn points based on participation and results.
President Randy Reynolds, and Treasurer Richard "Buck" Buchanan both decided to not run for reelection. Thank you both Randy and Buck for your service! You guys did great work!
New Board Members:
Every candidate ran unopposed. I think this is going to be a great board, with lots of experience, and good ideas.
Colorado Tour Winners:
My buddy Francisco Baltier came in from Tucson to play in the tournament, and we had a good time hanging out. We did a podcast with Brian Wall, and Daniel Herman, and Devon Wall (Brian's son) on Saturday night after round 3. Brian is a great story teller, and we have stories in there about the Fishing Pole opening, the Lemming Opening, the Polish opening, and much more. You can listen here: http://tacticstime.com/podcast/colorado-open-podcast
The tournament was very well run. Thanks to Buck and Joe Haines, who did a super job!
Dean Brown received a lifetime membership to the CSCA for his years of hard work and dedication to Colorado Chess. Well deserved!
The new Colorado State Champion is Jesse Cohen who won clear first with 4.5 out of 5, and the new Colorado Quick Chess Champion is Chris Peterson who won on tie breaks against Brian Wall and Gunnar Andersen. Billy Willson (who I had not seen in years, and it was nice to see him) won the under 1800 section. Great work guys!
I was really excited to see how Colorado Chess is growing and blossoming!
Here is the game in PGN [Event "Colorado Open"]
[Site "Doubletree Hotel, Denver Tech"] [Date "2014.08.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Baltier, Francisco"] [Black "Vispute, Atharva"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1636"] [BlackElo "1537"] [PlyCount "124"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. a4 Nc6 4. Bc4 e6 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Bd2 Nge7 9. Qc1 O-O 10. Bh6 Re8 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. f4 Bd7 13. Ng3 Nd4 14. Nce2 Nxe2+ 15. Nxe2 d5 16. Bb3 Rc8 17. c4 dxe4 18. Qc3+ Kg8 19. dxe4 Bc6 20. Ng3 b5 21. Rad1 Qb6 22. f5 exf5 23. axb5 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. Rf6 Qa7 26. Rxa6 Qc7 27. Qf6 Ra8 28. Rad6 Red8 29. b6 Rxd6 30. bxc7 Rxf6 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rxa8 Rc6 33. Ra7 Rb6 34. Bc2 e3 35. b3 Re6 36. Kf1 e2+ 37. Ke1 Re3 38. Ra8 Rc3 39. Re8 Kf6 40. Rxe7 Kxe7 41. c8=Q Rxc2 42. Qxc5+ Kf6 43. b4 g5 44. g4 Kg7 45. Qxg5+ Kf8 46. Qc5+ Kg7 47. b5 f6 48. b6 Rc1+ 49. Kxe2 Rb1 50. Qc7+ Kg6 51. b7 Kg5 52. b8=Q Rxb8 53. Qxb8 Kxg4 54. Qg3+ Kh5 55. Kf3 f5 56. Kf4 h6 57. Qh3+ Kg6 58. Qxf5+ Kg7 59. c5 Kh8 60. Qd7 Kg8 61. Kf5 Kh8 62. Kg6 Kg8 1-0 You can play through this game here: http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2014/9/1/Game368053127.html
Answer:
10. Rxe7 removes the knight from defending the c8 square. 40...Kxe7 41. c8=Q. The computer actually likes moves like 40.Be4, 40. g4 and 40. Bxg6 slightly better, but I like the "keep it simple" approach the Francisco took. So if you found these moves, those are good also :-)
I had a nice conversation with Atharva's dad, Pankaj, on Thursday night at Panera Bread on Thursday. Turns out we both worked at Fedex at the same time last year, and knew a lot of the same people. Atharva is getting really good, really fast, and I think he is on the Colorado chess ratings fast track!
Happy Tactics!
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Whatever you guys have been doing, keep doing it" ~ Brian Wall to the Colorado State Chess Association Board, given the great success and turnout at the 2014 Colorado Open Membership meeting
