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Welcome

So- here it is. I wanted to do a club newsletter because I like putting together that sort of thing, because I enjoy chess-related activities as much as actual chess, and because I thought it would be good for the club.

I'd love to run chess biographies of everyone. How did you first learn the game? What's your playing history?  Achievements? Memberships? Rating if any? What does chess mean to/do for you? That last could be a separate article, actually.

Send those games and articles in-- or I'll have to keep running grainy photos of my chess-set collection.

-Jack Shaver, Editor
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Topalov Crowned World Chess Champion

By Tom Bell

  Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria has won the World Chess Federation (FIDE) world championship match in San Luis, Argentina from September 27 - October 15, beating out seven other participants.

  Topalov is the first Bulgarian to win the title of champion, and has a FIDE rating of 2782, third behind Anand of India (whom he defeated in the tournament), and top-rated Gary Kasparov, who has retired from competition.

  The tournament was a double-round robin tournament consisting of fourteen games. The final results were: Topalov (Bulgaria) 10/14 Anand (India) 8.5/14 Svidler (Russia) 8.5/14 Morozevich (Russia) 7/14 Leko (Hungary) 6.5/14 Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) 5.5/14 Adams (England) 5.5/14 Polgar (Hungary) 4.5/14

  Polgar was the first woman ever in FIDE history to compete for the "men's" world title, and though she placed last, her lone victory was over the tourney champion, Topalov.

  Two active players of note refused invitations to the tournament: Vladimir Kramnik and Ruslan Ponomariov; their slots went to the next strongest players (in this case, Adams and Polgar).

  Regardless, it was the highest-caliber tournament in many years, and Topalov will likely be regarded as the legitimate world champion.

  Though the champion may allow anyone to challenge him, Topalov is compelled only to face the winner of the 2005-2007 FIDE World Chess Championship Cycle, which is a two-year 128 player knock-out tournament.

  For more information, go to Chessbase.com , or fide.com

Cibotarica, A (1767)/Hales, W (1657)

Triad Chess Open (3),

Annotation By W. T. Hales and Fritz 7

1.e4 B01: Scandinavian Defense.

1...d5

2.exd5,Nf6

3.c4,c6 I think 3.c4 is at least questionable; white can’t safely hold the pawn. White may do okay if he is willing to return the pawn later.

4.dxc6,Nxc6

5.h3... (Consolidates g4) 5...Bf5

6.Nf3,e6

7.d4,Bb4+

8.Bd2... [8.Nc3,Ne4 9.Bd2,0-0]

8...0-0 [8...Bxd2+!? 9.Nbxd2, Nxd4]

9.Bc3,Qb6

10.Nbd2. White should quickly conclude development.

10...e5 After 10.Nbd2, I smell blood. White is behind in develop­ment, and is begging to be attacked!

11.d5... White gains space [Weaker is 11.Nxe5,Nxd4 12.Bd3,Rfe8, Instead of 11.dxe5, Bxc3 12. bxc3,Rfe8]

11...e4 I am determined to continue the attack.

12.dxc6?… [12.Nh4,e3 13.Nxf5, (13. Dxc6,exf2+ 14.Ke2,Rfe8+ 15.Ne4, Rxe4+ 16.Kd2,Rd8+ 17.Bd3,Rxd3+ 18.Kc1,Qe3+ 19.Qd2,Qxd2+ 20. Bxd2,Rxd2 21.Nxf5,Re1+ 22.Rxe1, fxe1(Q)) 13...exd2+ 14.Qxd2, Rae8+ 15. Ne3]

12...Rfe8?? Black prepares e3- allows White back into the game. [12...Bxc3 13.bxc3,exf3 14.Qxf3, Qb2+] Perhaps Fritz’ line is safer, but Fritz can’t know my opponent is be­hind in time. I wanted to continue the attack--with Fritz-like defense, per­haps the attack is not there-but I don’t expect Grandmaster- level defense.

13.Nd4,e3 [Threatens mate...] How?

  14.fxe3,Rxe3+

15.Be2,Rae8? [15...Bxc3 16.bxc3, Bd3 17.cxb7+] I just can't see where bringing my other rook into the attack is worse than Fritz's line, which by its own assessment is better for white!

  16.0-0... [16.Nxf5!? is even easier for White 16...Rxe2+ 17.Qxe2, Rxe2+ 18.Kxe2,Bxc3 19.bxc3,bxc6+]

  16...Rxe2 [16...Bxh3 17.gxh3, Rxe2+]

  17.Bxb4??… Gives away a clear win. [17.Rxf5 and White has it in the bag. 17...bxc6 18.Kh1+] In our post-game analysis, Alex identified this as his big blunder. Again, he was under quite a bit of time pressure at this point.

  17...Qxd4+ Here, I felt SURE the game was mine.

  18.Kh1,Bxh3! Demolishes the pawn shield [18...Qxb2?! 19.Qb3, Qe5 20.Qf3] Alex questioned Bxf3 in our post-game analysis, but it looks as if my instinct was correct here.

  19.gxh3,Nh5?? Throws away the game. What makes it worse is this: I had about a 10-1 advantage in time, and considered Ne4. I guess the whole "knight on the rim" thing just slipped my mind! White only had about 4 minutes left at this point, and I guess I got a bit overconfident. [19...Ne4 nails it down 20.Rf3 Nf2+ (20...Nxd2?! 21.Bxd2 Rxd2 22.Qg1 Qxc4 23.cxb7-+) 21.Rxf2 Qxf2+]

  20.Rf3,R8e3?? [20...Qb6 21.c7, Qc6 better for white] I fail to aban­don an attack that is already over.

  21.Nb3... [21.c7 seems even better- 21...Qd7 22.Nf1,Qxc7 23.Rxe3, Rxe3 24.Nxe3,Ng3+ 25.Kg2,Ne4+]

  21...Qh4 I still have a glimmer of hope [21...Ng3+ 22.Kg1,Re1+ 23.Rf1,Ne2+ 24.Qxe2,Rg3+ 25.Kh2, Rxe2+ 26.Kxg3,Qe3+ 27.Kh4,Rg2 28.Rf4,Qxf4+ 29.Kh5,g6]

  22.cxb7+-,Ng3+

  23.Kg1,Qxh3 [23...Re8 desperation 24.Qd7,f5+]

  24.b8(Q)+,Re8 Do you see the mate threat?

  25.Qxg3.. [25.Rxg3??,Qh2+ 26.Kf1, Qf2] 25. Qxg3 is the defensive resource I failed to anticipate. I played on for a few moves hoping my opponent might give me a chance for a cheapo.

  25...Qe6

  26.Qd4,Qh6

  27.Bc3 [27.Bc3,R2e5 28.Qgxe5, Qg6+ 29.Qg3,Ra8 30.Qxg7+,Qxg7

31.Qxg7]

1-0

  I resigned here, as I could see mate was all but unavoidable. Alex is to be commended for his resourcefulness under time pressure.

Shaver/Bost

Hickory, 8/23/05

Annotation By Jack Shaver

An unremarkable game up to this point, and one I wasn’t feeling all that good about. I was down a pawn, Black had pawns posted in the center, and my left wing was unprotected, with little prospect of prophylaxis.

This is the earliest I can reconstruct from memory, with black to move:

  …Nf5. (Chasing my Queen off e3- [and d4} but blocking the Q and R on the f-file.  I had to move the queen anyway, and saw an 
opportunity. I conceived a cunning plan...)

  Qa7, Qc3.  (Not so cunning, I now saw.  I’d had an idea of checking, then picking off b7 or e5.  His queen move had me in trouble.  Ted
says his plan was to snag the Bishop.  I could see my plan in ruins.  I had myself a long think.)

  Qa8+, Kd7.  (Forced, blocking the Rook guarding e5, making it safe to take the pawn.)

  Rxd5+, Nd6.  (…Ke8 yields QxRd8 mate.  …Ke7 yields QxRd8+ or Rxe4+.  …Ke6 or …Kc6 still results in the loss of the d-Rook, but after …QxRe1+. Kh2, Qxf2. White’s King is left dangerously exposed, as is Black’s, but with prospects of queening the e4Pawn.

  I’m a fish.  I didn’t see the Knight block.  I hadn’t worked out any of this.  I was in a bad position, and kept checking to stop Ted from eating up my left wing, laughing at my stupidity all the while.  I lose way too often; I had myself another long think.)

  RxNd6, c7xRd6.  (A sacrifice of which I’m insufferably proud.  If …KxRd6, then QxRd8+. …Ke7 or …Ke8 gives QXRd8 mate.

  But BxNd6, RxQa8. Bb4dis.ch… should win his Queen at the cost of  giving Black back the tempo, [that’s if …Kc6.  Else …Ke8, Rxe4 mate-…Ke6. Rxe4+, Kf6. BxQc3+… and so on-  …Kc8 is hopelessly cramped, and should result in being mated short­ly] but leaving me with material super­iority and a presumably won position.  Possibly better than the sacrifice.  If  BxNd6, c7xBd6., then I‘ve the same position the sacrifice left me, only with another Rook at d5.  Almost certainly better than the sacrifice- though not as gratifyingly flamboyant.)

  Qxb7+, Ke6.  (…Ke8. Rxd4+, Kf8. [If …Re7., instead of ..Kf8., then QxRe7 mate] Bxe6, RxBe6. Qc8+, Rd8. QxRd8 mate.)

  Rxe4+, Kf6.  (Equalizing for the sacrifice.  …Kf5. Is better- gives Black’s Queen a chance to get back in the game after Qd5+, Kg6. Qe6+… Unless that last White move is Re6+, then …Kh7. Qe4+, Kg8. and after that Black’s no longer in immediate check danger and it gets complicated.)

  Rf4+, Kg6.  (Black is cornered, and has no good choices among the four legal moves.  Probably better is …Kg5;  I‘d have had to choose between picking off the f7 Rook and continuing to check him, with my bishop and two pawns still hung, and my King subject to a queen check.  Worse for Black, …Ke5. Qe4 mate.  Not as bad as that by one move is …Ke6. QxRf7+, Ke5. Qf5 mate.)

  QxRf7+, Kg5.  (Finally getting ahead in material without ceasing to check.  I exclaimed “I wish I could claim I’d thought this out more than a few moves!”   Better is …Kh6. )

  Rf5+, Kh6.  (I almost checked with the queen.  I was reaching for it, and was distracted- and found the rook check.  Qf5+ lets him retreat behind g7, prolonging the game and possibly losing White material.)

  Qxh5 mate.  (I left feeling pleased with myself, and started reconstructing the game as soon as I got home.)

DONPREZ / mishamit*

*(Michael Mitelman)

cassia.com 8/10/05

Annotations by Chessmaster 5000

  1.e4...(King's Pawn Opening. Popu­lar and logical. Controls the center, opens lines for the Q and B, and often leads to open games where tactics overshadow slow maneuvering.)

  ...e5 (King's Pawn Game. Black res­ponds symmetrically, making a direct challenge to the central squares.)

  2.Nf3...(King's Knight Opening. With the possible exception of 2. f4, the most logical second move against Black's symmetrical answer to the King Pawn. The Knight attacks e5, clears the way for castling and rests on its best defensive square.)

...Nc6 (Queen's Knight Variation. Now when White plays 3.Nc3 (instead of the Ruy Lopez), it's the Three Knight's Game, a leisurely system.)

  3.Bb5... (Ruy Lopez move, designed to maintain long-term pressure on Black's center. If driven off, the KB goes to b3 or c2, focusing on Kingside attack or the central squares.)

  ...a6 (Ruy Lopez/Morphy Defense.  This move, popularized by the great Paul Morphy, provides Black greater flexibility. Black doesn't fear 4 Bxc6 (see the Exchange Variation)).

  4.Ba4...(Ruy Lopez/Morphy Defense/ Variation 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4.)

  ...Nf6 (ibid.)

  5.O-O... (Ruy Lopez/Morphy Defense /Spanish Opening 5.O-O.)

  ...b5  (ibid.)

  6.Bb3,Be7  (ibid.)

  7.Re1... (Ruy Lopez/Morphy Defense /Closed 7.Bb3 Variation (transposed).)

  ...O-O (Ruy Lopez/Morphy Defense/ Closed 7.Bb3 Variation.  Instead of 7 ...d6, Black castles and springs 8 ...d4 if White plays the normal c3. Marshall Attack, capitalizing on the temporary immobility of White's Queenside.)

  8.c3...(Ruy Lopez/Morphy Defense/ Closed 7.Bb3 Variation.)

  ...d5 (Ruy Lopez/Morphy Defense/ Marshall Gambit.)

  9.exd5,Nxd5 (ibid.)

  10.Nxe5,Nxe5 (ibid.)

  11.Rxe5,Nf6 (ibid.)

  12.Qf3... (Out of Opening Book. Slightly better is d4.)

  ...Bg4 (Protects Ra8 and attacks White's queen.)

  13.Qe3... (Moves it to safety.)

  ...Bd6 (Attacks White's rook at e5.)

  14.d4,Bxe5

  15.dxe5...(Threatens Black's knight. Black wins the exchange (R for B).)

  ...Re8 (Partially pins White Pe5.)

16.Qe1,Qe7

  17.h3...(Slightly better is f4.)

  ...Qxe5 (Removes threat on Black's knight and attacks White's queen.)

  18.Qxe5...(Attacks Black's c7 pawn.)

  ...Rxe5 (Removes the threat on  Pc7. Wins a Q and a P for a Q.)

19.Be3,Be6 (Moves from harm's way.)

  20.Nd2,Bxb3 (Blocks White's b2.)

  21.axb3...(Wins B for B.)

  ...Nd5

  22.Nf3...(Threatens Black's e5 rook.)

  ...Re6 (Moves it to safety.)

  23.Nd4...(Attacks Black's e6 rook.)

  ...Rb6 (Moves it to safety.)

  24.Bd2,c5 (Attacks White's knight.)

  25.Nf5...(Moves it to safety.)

...Re8 (Seizes the open file.)

  26.Kf1,g6 (Threatens White's N.)

  27.Ne3...(Moves it out of immediate danger and attacks Black's knight.)

  ...Nf4 (Moves it to safety.)

  28.c4,Rd6 (Threatens White B.)

  29.Ba5...(Moves it to safety and blocks Black's pawn at a6.)

  ...Nd3 Threatens White's pawn at b2.)

  30.Rd1...(Pins Black's knight.)

  ...Ree6 (Frees the pin.)

  31.Nd5...(Leads to 31 ...bxc4 32 bxc4 Nxb2 33 Rc1 Nxc4 34 Rxc4 Rxd5 35 f3 f6 36 Kf2 Kf7 37 f4 Rd4 38 Rxc5 Rxf4+ 39 Kg3. Wins a N and two Ps for a N and four Ps. Better is 31 Bc7 Rd4 32 Nc2 Rd7 33 Ne3 Kf8 34 Ba5 b4 35 Nd5 Nxb2 36 Rd2, which loses a P.)

   ...Nxb2 (Leads to 32 Rb1 bxc4 33 Ne3 Nd3 34 bxc4 Re8 35 Nd5 Ne5 36 Re1 Ree6 37 Nf4, which wins two Ps for a P. Better is bxc4, leading to 32 bxc4 Nxb2 33 Rc1 Nxc4 34 Rxc4 Rxd5 35 f3 f6 36 Kf2 Kf7 37 f4 Rd4 38 Rxc5 Rxf4+ 39 Kg3, which wins a N and four Ps for a N and two Ps.)

  32.Rd2...(Pins own N. Leads to 32 ... bxc4 33 Rxb2 Rxd5 34 g3 Rd1+ 35 Kg2 cxb3 36 Rxb3 Kg7 37 Bc3+ Kh6 38 Rb7 Rd3 39 Ba5 Ra3, which wins a N and a P for a N and two Ps. Better is Rb1, leading to 32 ... bxc4 33 Ne3 Nd3 34 bxc4 Re8 35 Nd5 Ne5 36 Re1 Ree6 37 Nf4, which wins a P for a P.)

  ...bxc4 (Threatens and isolates White's Pb3. Black wins two pawns.)

0-1

The set I made the molds from is the one I first learned chess on.

WizardNo1/mishamit*

*(Michael Mitelman)

cassia.com 8/15/05

Annotations by Chessmaster 5000

  1.d4...(Queen's Pawn Opening. The Queen's Pawn opening move is somewhat slower than the popular e4, because White will not be able to castle for three more moves. Its advantage is that it gives White more control over tactical surprises and often provides more lasting initiative and pressure.)

  ...d5 (Queen's Pawn Game 1.d4 d5. Black answers symmetrically, chal­lenging the center directly.)

  2.c4..(Queen's Gambit; the logical response to Black's symmetrical defense, challenging d5.)

  ...e5 (Queen's Gambit / Albin Countergambit 2.c4 e5. This Black defense bases  its  strategy  on   a   theme    of disrupting White's piece development, and then regaining the pawn conveniently. It's easy to guess White's third move (3.dxe5), but Black's third (3...d4) is a little more obtuse. If White knows the line, 4.Nf3 yields White a 20% better chance of winning than losing. )

  3.dxe5...(Queen's Gambit / Albin Countergambit 2.c4 e5.)

  ...d4 (Queen's Gambit / Albin Countergambit 2.c4 e5.)

4.e4...(Out of Opening Book.)

  ...Nc6 (Attacks White's pawn at e5.)

  5.f4...(Protects White's pawn at e5.)

  ...g5

  6.f5,Nxe5 (Blocks White's e4pawn . Black wins a pawn. Material is even.)

  7.Nf3...(Threatens Black's e5 N.)

  ...Bb4+(Checks White's king.)

  8.Nbd2...(Protects White's king.)

  ...Nxf3+ (Checks White's king.)

  9.Qxf3...(Removes the threat on White's king. White wins a knight for a knight. Material is even.)

  ...Nf6 (Blocks White's pawn at f5 and makes way for a castle to the kingside.)

  10.Bd3...(Blocks Black's pawn at d4 and clears the way for a kingside castle.)

  ...Nd7

  11.O-O…(Disengages the pin on White's knight.)

  ...Ne5 (Attacks White's queen and blocks White's pawn at e4.)

  12.Qe2...(Moves it to safety.)

  ...Bd6

  13.Nf3...(Threatens Black's pawn at d4.)

  ...h6

  14.c5...(Attacks Black's bishop at d6.

 ...Nxf3+ (Protects Black's pawn at d4 and checks White's king.)

  15.Qxf3...(Removes the threat on White's king.)

  ...Bxc5 (Black wins a knight and a pawn for a knight. Black is ahead by a pawn.)

  16.e5...(Pins Black's pawn at b7.)

  ...Qe7 (Attacks White's pawn at e5.)

  17.Bd2,c6 (Releases the pin on Black's pawn at b7.)

18.Rac1,Kd8

  19.Qh5...(Blocks Black's h6 pawn.)

  ...Bb4 (Leads to 20 f6 Qf8 21 Bxb4 Qxb4 22 Qxf7 Qf8 23 Qc4 Kc7 24 Qxd4 Be6 25 b3, which wins a bishop for a bishop and two pawns. Better is Bb6, leading to 20 h4 gxh4 21 Be1 Qxe5 22 Bxh4+ Kc7 23 Qxf7+ Bd7 24 Rce1 Qd6, which wins two pawns for two pawns.)

  20.h4...(Yikes! Leads to 20 ... Bxd2 21 Rcd1 Be3+ 22 Kh1 gxh4 23 Bc4 Qxe5 24 Qxf7 Re8 25 Be6 Re7, which wins a pawn for a bishop and two pawns. Much better is f6, leading to 20 ... Qf8 21 Bxb4 Qxb4 22 Qxf7 Qf8 23 Qc4 Kc7 24 Qxd4 Be6 25 b3, which wins a bishop and two pawns for a bishop.)

  ...Qxe5 (Look out. Hangs the pawn at f7 and the bishop at b4. Leads to 21 Bxb4 Qe3+ 22 Kh1 Bd7 23 Qxf7 Kc8 24 Qg7 Rd8 25 Rcd1 gxh4 26 Bd6, which wins two pawns for a bishop and a pawn. Much better is Bxd2, leading to 21 Rcd1 Be3+ 22 Kh1 gxh4 23 Bc4 Qxe5 24 Qxf7 Re8 25 Be6 Re7, which wins a bishop and two pawns for a pawn.)

  21.hxg5...(Look out. Leads to 21 ... Bxd2 22 Rc2 Be3+ 23 Rff2 hxg5 24 Qf3 Bxf2+ 25 Kxf2 g4 26 Qe2 Qf4+ 27 Kg1 Bxf5 28 Bxf5 Qxf5, which wins two bishops and a pawn for a rook, two bishops, and two pawns. Much better is Bxb4, leading to 21 ... Qe3+ 22 Kh1 Bd7 23 Qxf7 Kc8 24 Qg7 Rd8 25 Rcd1 gxh4 26 Bd6, which wins a bishop and a pawn for a pawn.)

  ...hxg5 (Yikes! Leads to 22 Bxg5+ Ke8 23 Qf3 Qh2+ 24 Kf2 Bd6 25 Be4 Rg8 26 Bxc6+ Kf8 27 Bxb7 Bxb7 28 Qxb7 Qg3+ 29 Kg1 Qh2+, which wins a bishop and a pawn for a bishop and three pawns. Much better is Bxd2, leading to 22 Rc2 Be3+ 23 Rff2 hxg5 24 Qf3 Bxf2+ 25 Kxf2 g4 26 Qe2 Qf4+ 27 Kg1 Bxf5 28 Bxf5 Qxf5, which wins a rook, two bishops, and two pawns for two bishops.)

  22.Bxg5+…(Checks Black's king and isolates Black's pawn at f7. White wins two pawns for two pawns. Black is ahead by a pawn.)

  ...Ke8 (Moves it out of check and removes the threat on Black's p f7.)

  23.Qg4...(Moves it to safety.)

  ...Ba5 (Leads to 24 Rc2 Qh2+ 25 Kf2 Kf8 26 Re2 Bb4 27 Bf6 Rh7 28 Qe4 Kg8 29 Qxd4 Bf8 30 Qg4+ Rg7 31 Bxg7 Bxg7 32 Re8+ Kh7, which wins a bishop for a rook and a pawn. Better is Rg8, leading to 24 Qh5 Rh8, which does not exchange any material.)

  24.Rc2,Qh2+ (Checks White's king.)

  25.Kf2...(Forced. Flees check.)

  ...Kf8

  26.Qxd4...(Uh-oh! Leads to 26 ... Bb6 27 Rc5 Bxf5 28 Bxf5 Rh5 29 Qe3 Rxg5 30 Qxg5 Bxc5+ 31 Kf3 Re8, which wins a rook, a bishop, and a pawn for a rook, a bishop, and a pawn. Much better is Re2, leading to 26 ... Qd6 27 Be7+ Qxe7 28 Rxe7 Kxe7 29 Qe4+ Be6 30 Qe5 Bb4 31 fxe6 Bd6 32 Qxd4 fxe6, which wins a queen, a bishop, and a pawn for a rook, a bishop, and a pawn.)

  ...Bb6 (Pins White's queen partially and attacks White's queen.)

  27.Rc5...(Frees the pin on White's queen, protects White's queen, and blocks Black's pawn at c6.)

  ...Bxf5 (Slightly better is Rh3.)

  28.Bxf5...(White wins a bishop for a pawn.)

  ...Rh5 (Threatens White's bishop at g5.)

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  29.Bh3...(Protects White's bishop at g5.)

  ...Rxh3 (Black wins a bishop. Black is up a pawn in material.)

  30.Ke1...(Disengages the pin on White's pawn at g2.)

  ...Qg3+ (Checks White's king and blocks White's pawn at g2.)

  31.Kd1...(Moves it out of check.

  ...Qd3+ (Triple-forks White's queen, White's king, and White's rook at f1.)

  32.Qxd3...(Protects White's king and White's rook at f1.)

  ...Rxd3+ (Checks White's king.)

  33.Kc2...(Moves it out of check and attacks Black's rook at d3.)

  ...Bxc5

  34.Kxd3...(White wins Q and R for Q and R. Black is up a pawn.)

  ...Re8

  35.g4,Re6

  36.Bf6...(Blocks Black's pawn at f7.)

  ...Be7

  37.Bxe7+…(Checks Black's king.

  ...Kxe7 (Black wins a bishop for a bishop. Black is ahead by a pawn.)

  38.g5,Re5 (Attacks White's pawn at g5.)

  39.Rg1...(Removes the threat on White's pawn at g5.

  ...Kf8

  40.g6,f6 (Creates passed f6 pawn.)

  41.g7+…(Checks Black's king and adds a promote threat at g7.)

  ...Kg8 (Moves it out of check, blocks White's pawn at g7, and removes the promote threat at g7.)

  42.Rg6...(Threatens Black f6 pawn.)

  ...f5 (Moves it to safety.)

  43.Rg5...(Pins Black's pawn at f5.)

  ...Rd5+ (Disengages the pin on Black's pawn at f5 and checks White's king.)

  44.Ke2...(Moves it out of check.)

  ...f4 (Attacks White's rook.)

  45.Rg4...(Moves it to safety and threatens Black's pawn at f4.)

  ...Rf5 (Protects Black's pawn at f4 and places it behind the passed pawn at f4.)

  46.Kf3...(Blocks Black's pawn at f4.)

  ...Rf7

  47.Rg5,Rxg7 (Attacks White's rook. Black wins a pawn. Black is up two pawns.)

  48.Ra5...(Moves it to safety and threatens Black's pawn at a7.)

  ...b6 (Removes the threat on Black's pawn at a7 and attacks White's rook.)

  49.Ra6...(Moves it to safety and blocks Black's pawn at a7.)

  ...Rf7 (Protects Black's pawn at f4 and places it behind the passed pawn at f4.)

  50.a4,c5

  51.a5,b5

  52.Rc6...(Attacks Black's c5 pawn.)

  ...c4 (Moves it out of immediate jeopardy.)

  53.Rc5...(Attacks Black's pawn at b5.)

  ...a6 (Protects Black's pawn at b5.)

  54.Rc6...(Threatens Black's pawn at a6.)

  ...Rd7

  55.Rxa6...(Creates a passed pawn on a5. White wins a pawn. Black is up a pawn.)

  ...Rd2 (Attacks White's pawn at b2.)

  56.Rg6+…(Checks Black's king.)

  ...Kf7 (Moves it out of check and threatens White's rook.)

  57.Rg2...(Moves it out of harm's way, protects White's pawn at b2, and threatens Black's rook.)

  ...Rxg2 (Attacks White's pawn at b2.)

  58.Kxg2...(Protects White's pawn at b2. White wins a rook for a rook. Black is ahead by a pawn in material.)

  ...b4

  59.a6,c3 (Threatens White's pawn at b2.)

  60.bxc3...(Attacks Black's pawn at b4 and isolates Black's pawn at b4. White wins a pawn. Material is even.)

½-½

Got to be proud of such top-drawer photography- and the pricey, high-quality camera I took it with…

Remember-

Former Word Champion and American Bobby Fischer being arrested in Japan, July 2004

No.  Really.