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Prospect Chess: Pieces Schmieces
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Monday, January 7, 2013. Last weekend at the Tim Just Winter Open, I was up a piece in three games and only won one of them. However, I also managed to win a game when I was down a piece so I wound up with two wins, two draws, and one loss. Let's start with my first round game in which I screwed up the opening against a player who was lower rated by 300 points. The game transposed into the Symmetrical Variation of the English Opening 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.d3 c5. It makes sense to play mo...
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Prospect Chess: Basic Lessons in the Italian Game: 3rd Board v. BG
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Sunday, October 28, 2012. Basic Lessons in the Italian Game: 3rd Board v. BG. Which I have seen played many times in my years of coaching high school chess. Black's position is considered perfectly playable. Black has sacrificed a pawn, but he has very active piece play as compensation. Of course, sacrificing a pawn so early in the game as Black is not to everyone's taste. (It's not to mine! Hence, Black's other main move 3.Bc5. Note that 4.Ng5? Looks like fun to me. Even if closing the center is desirab...
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Prospect Chess: Some Games from the Buffalo Grove Match
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Friday, October 26, 2012. Some Games from the Buffalo Grove Match. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Serious v. Casual Chess. Basic Lessons in the Italian Game: 3rd Board v. BG. Some Games from the Buffalo Grove Match. Prospect Edges Buffalo Grove. Student Leaves Teacher in the Dust. Mid Suburban League Chess. Ill Chess Coaches Ass'n. Bill Brock's Chess Blog. My Old Chess Blog.
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ECICL: September 2013
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East Central Illinois Chess League. Friday, September 6, 2013. Please consult the IHSA State Manual. For all changes. One major change, adopted by the ECICL, is that games will move to G55/5. While linked on this page, the Illinois Chess Coaches Association. Provides a great deal of information. Coaches are encouraged to consult the website and find tournaments outside of the league. The ECICL is probably the largest league in the state. Links to this post. Sections: Members, Schedule Members.
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Prospect Chess: October 2012
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Sunday, October 28, 2012. Basic Lessons in the Italian Game: 3rd Board v. BG. Which I have seen played many times in my years of coaching high school chess. Black's position is considered perfectly playable. Black has sacrificed a pawn, but he has very active piece play as compensation. Of course, sacrificing a pawn so early in the game as Black is not to everyone's taste. (It's not to mine! Hence, Black's other main move 3.Bc5. Note that 4.Ng5? Looks like fun to me. Even if closing the center is desirab...
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Prospect Chess: This Game Will Drive You Nuts
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Friday, November 30, 2012. This Game Will Drive You Nuts. In chess on the other hand, it is not unusual for a player to find himself in an almost completely untenable position as the result of a single, relatively minor, oversight. A case in point occurred 5th Board in Prospect's 40.5-27.5 victory over Hoffman Estates yesterday. Ekrem "Echo" Genc managed to win a pawn with some speculative moves in the opening and continued his aggression with 11.c5. Echo decided to support the knight with 16.Kc7. When a...
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Prospect Chess: June 2012
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Sunday, June 10, 2012. Hart v Moskwa, the Rematch, 1/2-1/2. I opened with my usual 1.c4 and Robert replied with the much less usual 1.b6. We were quickly out of book and forced to rely on our wits. I felt that I had the better position for much of the game, but I was unable to figure out any way to capitalize on my space advantage and I offered a draw as my clock went under five minutes. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Serious v. Casual Chess. Hart v Moskwa, the Rematch, 1/2-1/2. Mid Suburban League Chess.
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Prospect Chess: January 2013
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Monday, January 7, 2013. Last weekend at the Tim Just Winter Open, I was up a piece in three games and only won one of them. However, I also managed to win a game when I was down a piece so I wound up with two wins, two draws, and one loss. Let's start with my first round game in which I screwed up the opening against a player who was lower rated by 300 points. The game transposed into the Symmetrical Variation of the English Opening 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.d3 c5. It makes sense to play mo...
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Prospect Chess: September 2012
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Friday, September 28, 2012. Prospect opened the 2012-2013 season yesterday with a 44.5-23.5 victory over Rolling Meadows. Our fifth board asked me to comment on his opening play so I'll start with some basic opening principles. The three main goals in the opening are (1) activating forces, i.e., development, (2) controlling the center, and (3) finding a safe place for the king, usually by castling. The game began 1.e4 d5. Instead of 2.d4! Black played 2.Nf6? Which suffers the same drawbacks as 2.Nc3.
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