Kapiti Coast Chess Blog - 30 March 2019
♖♘♗♔♕♗♘♖♜♞♝♚♛♝♞♜♖♘♗♔♕♗♘♖♜♞♝♚♛♝♞♜ ♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♟♟♟♟♟♟
Greetings Chess Lovers, to the Kapiti Coast Chess Blog. Catch up with what is happening on the Kapiti Coast and see how the regions best players play, plus tips on how to improve your game and much more.....
Not bad for someone rated 600 pts below her opponent!!.
CHESS ON THE LOCAL SCENE
Over at the Kapiti Chess Club, the Rose & John Kingston Memorial Trophy was completed with the clubs top two players taking 1st and 2nd Placings. Winner of the tournament was Club Champion Gordon Lyall with Ross Jackson taking the runner-up spot.
WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB
Down in Wellington they have been playing their first tournament of the year and with two rounds left to play, things are really hotting up.
The last two rounds (5&6) saw many of the clubs (and NZs') top players face off against each other and with players of this class, wins are hard to come by. That aside we can show you some intriguing games.
SUMMER CUP ROUND 5
Anthony Ker 2475 v David Cilia-Vincenti 2208
White is in a strong position but time on the clock may have been a factor in agreeing a draw.
Ryan Winter 2118 v Nic Croad 2445
Draw by 3 move Repitition. A Good result for Ryan.
and from Round 6
Ryan Winter 2118 v Anthony Ker 2475
White cannot stop Blacks next - R(8)h4++
The above game was the only clear win from the leading players and gives Anthony a 1/2pt lead.
Current standings for Top 10 couldn't be closer!!
Summer Cup 2019 - Leaders Table
1. Anthony Ker (5)
2-10. David Cilia-Vincenti (4.5)
Brian Nijman (4.5)
Nic Croad (4.5)
Russell Dive (4.5)
Scott Wastney (4.5)
Michael Nyberg (4.5)
Alan Alderidge (4.5)
T.E. Tanoi (4.5)
Mark Wilkins (4.5)
With 3 players taking a "Bye" the draw for those in the top 10 for Round 7 is:
To Receive a copy of our Weekly News Letter or to "unsubscribe" Tap the "Subscribe" button at the top and fill in your email details or email me at:- alanwinfield1@gmail.com
Greetings Chess Lovers, to the Kapiti Coast Chess Blog. Catch up with what is happening on the Kapiti Coast and see how the regions best players play, plus tips on how to improve your game and much more.....
* For Information on Chess matters in Wellington, Click Here Wgtn Chess News
* For Information on Chess matters in New Zealand, Click Here: NZCF Web Site
Links for Chess Training
* For Beginners and Novice players, Click Here Chess for Beginners with International Grand Master Yasser Seirawan (USA), to learn the basic set up positions of good development of pieces when starting a game of Chess.
THE BLUE TRAIN CHESS CLUB
The new "Blue Train Chess" Club is nicely rolling along with a small core of players turning up each Tuesday night, along with a few new faces seeing what it's all about.
The idea is to provide a venue where both established and new players can meet for a social evening to play the game of "Kings" and give those keen to learn more, an opportunity to have instruction from some of Kapiti's established players.
If you fall into this group, come along and jump on Board.
The French Defence-A strong defence for Black
During a training session on the train last week, we discussed different openings and one that arose was "The French Defence".
Most beginners learn the game by playing the standard openings of the Ruy Lopez and Guiocco Piano (The Spanish/Italian Openings) where both players fight for control of the centre.
The "French" is a little different in that it allows White to play e4 and d4 right away and then looks to attack from the wings. In a recent game at the 2018 Batumi Olympiad, a little known player rated 1600 took on an opponent rated 2150 and demostrated how lethal this "Defence" can be!!
In the game below Black executes the French Defence to perfection. Firstly allowing white to form a strong centre, encourages White to advance the "e" pawn then counter attacks from the wings and opens up lines of attack against the White King which leads to a smart "Mate" on h3.
M Lahav (Isl) 2160 v M Shibati (Jpn)1600
Links for Chess Training
* For Beginners and Novice players, Click Here Chess for Beginners with International Grand Master Yasser Seirawan (USA), to learn the basic set up positions of good development of pieces when starting a game of Chess.
THE BLUE TRAIN CHESS CLUB
The new "Blue Train Chess" Club is nicely rolling along with a small core of players turning up each Tuesday night, along with a few new faces seeing what it's all about.
The idea is to provide a venue where both established and new players can meet for a social evening to play the game of "Kings" and give those keen to learn more, an opportunity to have instruction from some of Kapiti's established players.
If you fall into this group, come along and jump on Board.
The French Defence-A strong defence for Black
During a training session on the train last week, we discussed different openings and one that arose was "The French Defence".
Most beginners learn the game by playing the standard openings of the Ruy Lopez and Guiocco Piano (The Spanish/Italian Openings) where both players fight for control of the centre.
The "French" is a little different in that it allows White to play e4 and d4 right away and then looks to attack from the wings. In a recent game at the 2018 Batumi Olympiad, a little known player rated 1600 took on an opponent rated 2150 and demostrated how lethal this "Defence" can be!!
In the game below Black executes the French Defence to perfection. Firstly allowing white to form a strong centre, encourages White to advance the "e" pawn then counter attacks from the wings and opens up lines of attack against the White King which leads to a smart "Mate" on h3.
M Lahav (Isl) 2160 v M Shibati (Jpn)1600
Not bad for someone rated 600 pts below her opponent!!.
CHESS ON THE LOCAL SCENE
Over at the Kapiti Chess Club, the Rose & John Kingston Memorial Trophy was completed with the clubs top two players taking 1st and 2nd Placings. Winner of the tournament was Club Champion Gordon Lyall with Ross Jackson taking the runner-up spot.
WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB
Down in Wellington they have been playing their first tournament of the year and with two rounds left to play, things are really hotting up.
The last two rounds (5&6) saw many of the clubs (and NZs') top players face off against each other and with players of this class, wins are hard to come by. That aside we can show you some intriguing games.
SUMMER CUP ROUND 5
Anthony Ker 2475 v David Cilia-Vincenti 2208
White is in a strong position but time on the clock may have been a factor in agreeing a draw.
Ryan Winter 2118 v Nic Croad 2445
Draw by 3 move Repitition. A Good result for Ryan.
and from Round 6
Ryan Winter 2118 v Anthony Ker 2475
White cannot stop Blacks next - R(8)h4++
The above game was the only clear win from the leading players and gives Anthony a 1/2pt lead.
Current standings for Top 10 couldn't be closer!!
Summer Cup 2019 - Leaders Table
1. Anthony Ker (5)
2-10. David Cilia-Vincenti (4.5)
Brian Nijman (4.5)
Nic Croad (4.5)
Russell Dive (4.5)
Scott Wastney (4.5)
Michael Nyberg (4.5)
Alan Alderidge (4.5)
T.E. Tanoi (4.5)
Mark Wilkins (4.5)
With 3 players taking a "Bye" the draw for those in the top 10 for Round 7 is:
1|Ker, A (1)
: Croad, N (2)
2|Cilia-Vincenti, D
(5) : Dive, R (3)
3|Wastney, S (4) : Nyberg, M (8)
4|Nijman, B (6) : Winter, R (7)
Well that's all for this week. We look forward to reporting next week on the progress of the new Blue Train Chess Club and if a early start time appeals, come along and join us for a good nights Chess.
Yours InChess
Alan Winfield
Blue Train Chess Club meets every Tuesday Night
from 6.30pm at 31 Rimutaka St, Paraparaumu
Comments
Post a Comment