Posts Tagged ‘League’
US Chess League – Game Of The Year Contest – 18th Place
In this video series from early 2008, FM Dennis Monokroussos goes over the top 20 ranked games for the United States Chess League Game of the Year contest in the 2007 season. This game is the 18th place game between FM Slava Mikhailuk and IM Jonathan Schroer.
League consensus: Nicklas Lidstrom a hockey mastermind
League consensus: Nicklas Lidstrom a hockey mastermind
Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom continues to draw raves as the NHL’s best defenseman at 40 because he’s not playing the same game as everyone else.
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US Chess League – Game Of The Year Contest – 16th Place
In this video series from early 2008, FM Dennis Monokroussos goes over the top 20 ranked games for the United States Chess League Game of the Year contest in the 2007 season. This game is the 16th place game between GM Julio Becerra and IM Ron Burnett.
ChessWorld.net presents: Barnet Chess Clubs wins NCL League! Part 2 of 2
ChessWorld.net presents: Barnet Chess Clubs wins NCL League! Part 2 of 2
ChessWorld.net presents: Barnet Chess Clubs wins NCL League! Part 1 of 2
ChessWorld.net presents: Barnet Chess Clubs wins NCL League! Part 1 of 2 ChessWorld.net presents Instructive game: Tactics needed to maintain bishop pair, Part 1 of 2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "72"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 (4… Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e5 Be7 7. Qd2 (7. Qg4)) 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qd3 Qc7 11. Rg1 Nd7 12. OOO OOO 13. Qe3 c5 (13… Kb8 14. g3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nc3 a6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rd1 Rc8 19. Nd4 b5 20. a3) 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nc3 a6 16. g3 b5 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rd1 b4 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Nd1 Qa5 (20… Qd5 21. Kb1 Qe4 22. Qd2) 21. Bc4 Ne4 (21… Nd7) 22. Nd2 f5 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. h4 Qe5 (24… Kb8 25. Qf4+ Qc7) (24… Kb8 25. Qf4+ Qc7 26. Qxf7 Bg5+) 25. Qe2 a5 (25… Qd6 26. Qh5) 26. Ba6 f5 27. Qc4+ Kb8 28. Bxb7 Kxb7 29. c3 f4 (29… bxc3 30. Nxc3 Bb4 31. a3 (31. Qb5+ Qxb5 32. Nxb5 Be1) 31… Bxc3 32. bxc3 (32. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 33. bxc3 Kb6) (32. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 33. bxc3 Kc6 34. Kc2 Kd5 (34… a4 35. Kd2 Kc5 36. Ke3 Kc4 37. Kd2 Kb3)) 32… Kb6 33. Qd4+ (33. a4 Qd5 34. Qc8) 33… Qxd4 34. cxd4 Kc6 35. Kd2 Kd5 36. Ke3 a4) 30. gxf4 Qxf4+ 31. Ne3 Bxh4 32. Qb5+ Kc8 33. Qe8+ Kc7 34. Qxe6 Bxf2 35. Qe7+ Kc8 36. Qe8+ Kc7 *