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Weekly Database 6- NJ Open Games

dean — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:22:48 +0000

Weekly Database 6-NJ Open Games

This weeks 100 games database includes some new things. In addition to the usual DOCA league and tournament games, Dean has also included his NJ Open games with analysis. Also, we are starting to include some lightly annotated games from top events around the world to keep you current with what’s going on with the world’s elite. This week we have included games from the Arctic Stars tournament in Norway where World Champion Anand and world number 1 Magnus Carlsen played. As the Berlin Wall variation of the Ruy Lopez was seen often there, we have included the games between Kasparov and Kramnik which lead to this solid variations popularity today. The Petroff Defense as well as many of Dean’s games from the year 1997 (in which Dean had a breakout year with 2 IM norms) are also featured. Enjoy the analysis!

Here is the key position from the 2010 NJ Open. Can you find the draw for Black? See the answer in the game Ippolito-Shen/NJ Open 2010.

Dean Wins NJ Open!

dean — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:32:46 +0000

Dean Wins NJ Open!

The 65th Annual NJ Open was held this Labor Day weekend. Most of the top players from the state competed for the title once won by Bobby Fischer. At the end of the weekend, International Master Dean Ippolito was clear first with 5 points. This was Dean’s 4th NJ Open title. The only player to win more times is Orest Popovich who won his first and most recent NJ Open titles 41 years apart.

TD Ken Thomas with Dean Runner-up Dragan Milovanovic with Dean

Reminder-No League Friday September 3rd

Admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:07:28 +0000

No League Friday September 3rd

Just a reminder to everyone that there will be no league this Friday September 3rd as many of you will be away or at the state championships this weekend. Good luck to everyone at the N.J. Open!

August Last Tuesday GPP10

Admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:08:25 +0000

GM Magesh and IM Smith Tie for First!

Congratulations to GM Magesh Panchanathan and IM Brian Smyth for coming in tied for first place in the Dean of Chess Academy August Last Tuesday G/10 Grand Prix. The event saw a total of 14 participants. With an average rating around 2000 and three titled participants it was a very strong field. Take a look below to see a picture of the winners and a game between the two highest rated participants.

Week 5 Database-Ruy and Petroff

Admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:58:02 +0000

Week 5 Database-Petroff & Ruy

This week we have a special treat. In addition to many league and tournament games, Dean has provided a lot of his well-annotated Petroff and Ruy Lopez games. For those of you interested in playing the Petroff (or want to know how to play against it), the first several dozen games this week are Dean’s. Dean has long been considered one of the leading Petroff authorities in the world, having used it successfully for over two decades. Do you play 2…Nc6 instead of 2…Nf6 as in the Petroff? Don’t have the time to decide upon and memorize the main variations after 3…a6 when White plays the Ruy? Dean has included almost a dozen of his games with 3…Bc5, the Classical variation. He used this successfully in the mid-late 90’s and still employs it on occasion today. This is a simple system to learn and understand, and there are few key variations to memorize. Also, this weeks database includes the game Stoyko-Ippolito with the answer to the mate in 7 problem from earlier in the week.

Petroff Defense

Ruy Lopez-Classical

DOCA Friday League Round 75

Admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:11:29 +0000

Dean of Chess Academy League Round 75

An exciting Friday Night League just ended here in Branchburg a few minutes ago. Please enjoy a game from the top boards between FM Stephen Stoyko (2245) and Vincent Klemm (2106) below.

Mate in 7!

dean — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:56:37 +0000

Find the Mate in 7 from Stoyko-Ippolito

After a very complicated game from Monday nights quads in which both players missed wins, the following position was reached:

Can you find the move Black played to force mate in 7? Look for the answer in next Monday’s database where this instructive tactical game (coming from a Sveshnikov Sicilian) will be well annotated with Dean’s thoughts on the game and why he feels very lucky to win this one!

Golden Database Weeks 1-4

dean — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:47:02 +0000

Golden Database Weeks 1-4 Available

Now all 4 weeks of DOCA games and analysis can be downloaded with a single click! This weeks 100 games have been added, as well as additional information and analysis from past weeks. Games 301-400 include the second half of the DOCA FIDE Invitational as well as many of Dean’s well annotated games in the Open and Closed Catalan as well as the Sveshnikov Sicilian. Every few weeks we will be adding a new golden database with the availability to download all weeks from week 1.

GM Magesh vs. US Champ Kamsky

Admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:56:12 +0000

GM Magesh vs. US Champ Kamsky

Our own GM Magesh provides in depth analysis of his game against US Champion Gata Kamsky from the 2010 World Open. Take a look at the game below or download it here in PGN format.

[Event "38th World Open"]
[Site "King of Prussia USA"]
[Date "2010.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Panchanathan, M."]
[Black "Kamsky, G."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator ",Microsoft"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.04"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O d5 5. c4 c6 6. d4 O-O 7. Nbd2 (7. cxd5
cxd5 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 {
Does not give any advantage what so ever for white}) 7… a5 (7… Bf5 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bh3 14. Rfe1) 8.
Ne5 Qb6 9. Nb1 {It does look redundant when a piece goes back to the square
where it came from in just two moves, but just for a second, let us forget the
fact that this knight actually came back from that square and just think of
what would be a good place for this knight to head to. Frankly speaking, i
felt that this was an interesting idea over the board as my knight seems to
have a good future in the queenside after black’s last two moves, a5 and Qb6.
In my defense i did get a very reasonable position in the middlegame} dxc4 {
I would definitely create some unpleasant ideas with Nc3 followed by cxd5 or
c5 and Na4 if this pawn were not betraded} 10. Nxc4 Qa7 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. e3 {
In terms of development, White still is ahead and the position certainly looks
very normal} Be6 13. b3 Nbd7 14. a4 {Fixing the queenside is very important.
If black is allowed to expand on this wing with b5 and c5, then he would
achieve a comfortable position. After the text move, it is difficult for black
to achieve b5.} Bxc4 (14… Nb6 {Definitely looks like a better alternative, i
personally do not see a clear reason on why black should give up his light
squared bishop} 15. Ne5 (15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. Ba3 Rd7 (16… Bxb3 {?} 17. Rb1 Bxd1
18. Rxb6 Bg4 19. Rxb7 {with clear advantage to white}) 17. Rb1 Bf5 18. Bc5 Qd8
19. Rb2 e5 {with a comfortable position for black})) 15. bxc4 e5 16. Rb1 Ne8
17. Ne2 (17. d5 {was a move that i was considering seriously, but in the end i
just did not like the dark square weaknesses created after this move in my
camp. For example, the black bishop can make its way to c5 followed by his
knight to d6 blockading my pawns completely. Having said that, the position
should still favor white for his extra space and the bishop pair}) 17… Nd6
18. c5 Nf5 19. Ba3 exd4 20. exd4 Qa6 21. Be4 Qc4 22. Rxb7 (22. Bxf5 gxf5 23.
Rxb7 Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 {White’s bishop is really badly placed and will take a
lot of time to get back into the game. And over the board i felt black has
some good compensation for his material deficit and his doubled pawns.}) 22…
Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Bd3 {? with more than 15 moves to make and less than 5
minutes in the clock, these things are bound to happen.} Qd5 {?!} (24… Qa2 {
After this move, my dark squared bishop is in real trouble.}) 25. Qe2 Ne5 26.
Be4 Qe6 27. Bg2 {The bishop gets back to its rightful square. From g2 it
attacks the c6 pawn and guards the key f3 square.} Rac8 28. Bb2 {After this
e, i knew i cannot be any worse and in fact i probably had a minute advantage}
Qf5 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. Bh3 {A very practical move. Simply the material when you
have less time to you have lesser number of things to worry about.} (30. Re7
Nc4 (30… Nd3 31. Rd1 {+-}) 31. Rc1 {
and the white bishop is better than the black knight.}) 30… Qxh3 31. Qxe5
Rxa4 {Black’s queen looks a little dangerous near the white king, but in
reality it is just misplaced. The queen does not have any squares to come back
to defend the weak f7 pawn without ruining his pawn structure.} 32. Re1 Rb4 33.
Ra7 a4 34. Qf6 Qf5 35. Qxf5 gxf5 36. Re5 {White’s position looks very good
here. Both black rooks are inactive and after the white rook captures f5, the
pressure on f7 is just going to be enough to tie down all black’s pieces.} Rcb8
$1 {A very good defensive move. It is important to identify the real threat
and neutralize that threat when you are in trouble. Black here is neutralizing
my rook on a7 which is the most threating piece white has on board. After this
move the result of the game is straight forward.} 37. Rxf5 R8b7 38. Ra6 Rc7 39.
h4 (39. Rf6 Rb5 40. Rfxc6 Rxc5 41. Rxc7 Rxc7 42. Rxa4 {=}) (39. Rf4 Rxf4 40.
gxf4 Rd7 41. Rxc6 Rd5 {=}) 39… Rc4 40. h5 h6 41. Kg2 Kg7 42. Kh3 Rd7 43. g4
Rd3+ 44. f3 Rd5 45. Rxd5 cxd5 46. c6 f5 1/2-1/2

8-16-10 Kids Quads & FIDE Quads

Admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:56:18 +0000

Monday Night Double Tournaments!

We wish you could be here having fun with us tonight. We have both the Kids Quads and FIDE Quads going on simultaneously with an excellent field. We have a couple of pictures below and a great game for you too!!!

Aleksey Vishnyakov vs. IM Dean Ippolito Round 2

Carter Silvey vs. Pranav Prayaga Round 3