Kapiti Chess News for Week Ending 21 September 2018
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Probably the best game of the night with neither side getting a big edge over the other until a blunder by Black with 32...g5?? that allowed White to break through with his King and dominate the end game. On the surface the move looks fine but it overs looks the danger that comes with the Black King being on the a8 square. Essential was 32...Kb7!! (33.c4 dxc4 34.Kxc4 Kc7 35.Kb5 Kb7 36.Kc4 ....Kc7)-Stockfish)) and with this Black is able to keep out Whites King by maintaining the "Opposition".
The "Opposition"
From the above position you can see by moving first White obtains the "Opposition" and is able to Queen his pawn and the win should be a formality. However, if its Blacks turn to move its a completely different story!!
With Black "holding" the Opposition, White cannot get his King past Blacks and is unable to Queen the pawn. Blacks 2nd move demonstrates "Diagonal" Opposition. As a general rule in these types of end games, the King with the pawn must get in front of the pawn before it reaches the 5th rank otherwise the opposing King can force the draw.
PLAYERS ABROAD
The Wellington Chess Clubs 2018 Club Championships started this week and due to their wealth of 2000+ rated players, their "A" Grade is considered to be one of the strongest events in New Zealand.
To put this into perspective, the three Kapiti players taking part Alan, Ross and Gordon, find themselves competing in their "B" Grade consisting of 10 players, with a top seed rated 2006, down to Gordon, holding 10th spot with a rating of 1854!! In itself, the "B" Grade is by no means going to be an easy tournament to win.
The Kapiti 3 had a mixed bag of results with 1 win, 1 draw & 1 loss.
Ross (1947) recording the first win with his game against Chan Wei Kai (1895).
Alan (1957) was drawn against top seed Edgar Benitez (2006) where his Bishop and 6 pawns were enough to secure a draw with Edgars Rook and 4 pawns.
Unfortunately for Gordon (1854), playing black against Brett Mullan (1923) he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by overlooking a mating threat when attacking his opponents Kings position, with the capturing of a pawn proving to be fatal!! All 3 games shown below.
Take care of your King and let your pawns do the walking.
Yours InChess,
Alan Winfield
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2018 KAPITI CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Round 3 got underway a little late on Tuesday which leads to a request to all members to try and get to the club by 7.30pm as we are keen to get started at 7.45 pm at the latest. With a 3 hour + playing time we want to avoid having games still in progress way past 11.00pm.
Of the nights play there were some good match ups within all three grades:
In the A grade the clubs top two ranking players (Alan and Ross) were paired with both using a fair amount of their allotted time but with no major errors from either party, finally agreeing a draw as the clock approached 11.00pm. (Game Below).
Club Captain Lars had a tough match against inform Gordon Lyall and true to form Gordon walked away the victor putting him on top of the table with 3 wins from 3!!! (Game Below).
David Paul (playing Alans favoured "London System") had a tricky game against Alistair and though in control for much of the game, a blunder by Alistair at the death allowed David to seal the win. More on Alistairs mistake later!! (Game Below)
In the B & C Grades:
Round of the night was John Whibley v David Scott with John coming out on top and Rick Lowe proving a little too strong for young Valera.
Round of the night was John Whibley v David Scott with John coming out on top and Rick Lowe proving a little too strong for young Valera.
Branden is starting to get into his stride after being away from chess for so long with a comfortable win over Mark Summers, Hamish had a nice win over Rose and new visitor Scott took the points from his match up with Savannah.
Games to Play Through
The following games were submitted for publishing. All members are reminded that if they wish to have their games published on line to firstly (Notate the Game !!!) then pass on to Alan or Lars.
Alan Winfield (1957) v Ross Jackson (1945)
After moves 21.Qb5 ....Qc7 I was very pleased with my position but felt black had a strong defensive set-up. I think I went a little awry with my continuation and after 26, Rxc6? Blacks problems start to disappear and in the end, I was fortunate to walk away with a draw. Good game by both parties (AW)
Lars Dobertin-King (1732) v Gordon Lyall (1854)
Black seemed to have much control over the game and though the win came quickly in the end, Blacks move 31...Qc2? could have proven fatal had White saw the defence (32.Bd4 Qxb3 33.axb3 and Whites gains a slight edge. (AW)
David Paul (1884) v Alistair McGowan (1762)
Games to Play Through
The following games were submitted for publishing. All members are reminded that if they wish to have their games published on line to firstly (Notate the Game !!!) then pass on to Alan or Lars.
Alan Winfield (1957) v Ross Jackson (1945)
After moves 21.Qb5 ....Qc7 I was very pleased with my position but felt black had a strong defensive set-up. I think I went a little awry with my continuation and after 26, Rxc6? Blacks problems start to disappear and in the end, I was fortunate to walk away with a draw. Good game by both parties (AW)
Lars Dobertin-King (1732) v Gordon Lyall (1854)
Black seemed to have much control over the game and though the win came quickly in the end, Blacks move 31...Qc2? could have proven fatal had White saw the defence (32.Bd4 Qxb3 33.axb3 and Whites gains a slight edge. (AW)
David Paul (1884) v Alistair McGowan (1762)
Probably the best game of the night with neither side getting a big edge over the other until a blunder by Black with 32...g5?? that allowed White to break through with his King and dominate the end game. On the surface the move looks fine but it overs looks the danger that comes with the Black King being on the a8 square. Essential was 32...Kb7!! (33.c4 dxc4 34.Kxc4 Kc7 35.Kb5 Kb7 36.Kc4 ....Kc7)-Stockfish)) and with this Black is able to keep out Whites King by maintaining the "Opposition".
The "Opposition"
In the past two weeks we have seen Ross gain a half point by his opponent not "Taking" the Opposition to force home a pawn to Queen and Alistair in his game with David losing a drawn ending.. So what is the "Opposition".
In chess, opposition (or direct opposition) is the situation occurring when two kings face each other on a rank or file, with only one square in-between them. In such a situation, the player not having to move is said to "have the opposition"
In chess, opposition (or direct opposition) is the situation occurring when two kings face each other on a rank or file, with only one square in-between them. In such a situation, the player not having to move is said to "have the opposition"
It often occurs in endgames with only kings and pawns remaining. The side with the move may have to move the king away, potentially allowing the opposing king access to important squares. Taking the opposition is a means to an end (normally forcing the opponent's king to move to a weaker position).
There are three types of opposition - Direct, as in Alistairs' case, Diagonal, where Kings oppose each other on Diagonals and Distant where Kings oppose each other with 3 to 4 squares between them and neither player wanting to give way.
Below then is a short demonstration of what we mean by "The Opposition".
From the above position you can see by moving first White obtains the "Opposition" and is able to Queen his pawn and the win should be a formality. However, if its Blacks turn to move its a completely different story!!
With Black "holding" the Opposition, White cannot get his King past Blacks and is unable to Queen the pawn. Blacks 2nd move demonstrates "Diagonal" Opposition. As a general rule in these types of end games, the King with the pawn must get in front of the pawn before it reaches the 5th rank otherwise the opposing King can force the draw.
PLAYERS ABROAD
The Wellington Chess Clubs 2018 Club Championships started this week and due to their wealth of 2000+ rated players, their "A" Grade is considered to be one of the strongest events in New Zealand.
To put this into perspective, the three Kapiti players taking part Alan, Ross and Gordon, find themselves competing in their "B" Grade consisting of 10 players, with a top seed rated 2006, down to Gordon, holding 10th spot with a rating of 1854!! In itself, the "B" Grade is by no means going to be an easy tournament to win.
The Kapiti 3 had a mixed bag of results with 1 win, 1 draw & 1 loss.
Ross (1947) recording the first win with his game against Chan Wei Kai (1895).
Alan (1957) was drawn against top seed Edgar Benitez (2006) where his Bishop and 6 pawns were enough to secure a draw with Edgars Rook and 4 pawns.
Unfortunately for Gordon (1854), playing black against Brett Mullan (1923) he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by overlooking a mating threat when attacking his opponents Kings position, with the capturing of a pawn proving to be fatal!! All 3 games shown below.
Take care of your King and let your pawns do the walking.
Yours InChess,
Alan Winfield
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