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Apr-25-09
 | | Jonathan Sarfati: This game shows how dangerous a weak colour complex can be, as well as a lack of space and counterplay Sarfati,J - Flynn,C [E85]
Logan club champs
R2, 24 April 2009
1.d4  f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3  g7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.e3 c6 7.ge2 e5 This doesn't work so well with ... c6 in the Sämisch. Play one or the other. 8.d5 Ne7 9.g4 Ne8 This might become an attacking move, but sometimes its main purpose is to restrict Black from gaining a huge  -side space advantage. 10. d2 f5 11.h3 Displaying White's intention, for now, of just holding the fort on the -side while storming the -side. 11...f4 While this stops White's attack on the -side,it helps White's fort-holding. 12.f2 f6 13.0-0-0 White's is well protected by the space advantage, but it temps Black to play some "attacking" P moves, which help White more. 13...Qe8 14.Kb1 Bd7 15.Nc1 a5 16.c5 Nc8 17.Bc4 Kh8 18.Qe2 dxc5 19.Bxc5 Nd6 Now White begins the conquest of the light squares. 20.Bxd6 cxd6 21.Bb5 Rf7 22.Bxd7 Qxd7 23.Qb5 Qxb5 Avoiding this exchange was better. White wants to remove the guardians of the light squares. 24.Nxb5 Bf8 25.a4 Ne8 26.Nb3 Nc7 27.Nxc7 White has no objection to the swap 27...Rxc7 28.Rc1 Rd7 29.Rh2 b6 30.h4 Mainly to close the K-side, but White won't mind if it leads to new black targets. 30...Be7 31.h5 gxh5 32.Rxh5 Rg8 33.Nd2 Rb7 34.Nc4 Ra8 35.Na3 Black probably should have tried for ...b5 earlier, since there was nothing to lose. White won't give him any more chances for that. {35...Bf8 36.Rc6 Kg7 37.Kc2 Kg6 38.Kd3 [38.Rxe5] 38...h6 39.Rxe5 But even without this loss of a P, with more to follow, Black couldn't prevent White's K march to b5, then Nc4,when Black's -side is overwhelmed. 1-0 |
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Apr-26-09
| | Jonathan Sarfati: R1 of the Queensland Interclub was played today in the always pleasant Gardiner Centre, which has a couple of nice recent extra touches: a double door to the playing room to keep out noice better, and giant pieces and board out the back. Stawski,N - Sarfati,J [C33]
QLD Interclub R1,
Bullwinkle v Logan Board 2
26 April 2006
1.e4 e5 2.f4 [already the decisive mistake, joked IM Solomon] 2...exf4 3.c4 f6 4.c3 c6 5.f3 d5 6.exd5 d6 7.ge2 [7.e2+!÷ NCO] 7...g4 8.f2 b5 9.d3 [9.b3 b4 10.a4 e4 11.d4 h4+ 12.g3 xg3  ] 9...e7 10.dxc6 [10.h3 h5 11.dxc6] 10...a6! 11.c7 c6 12.h3 d7! 13.f3 0-0 14.d5 now White will never get a chance to castle, and he is overwhelmed in the centre while his wing pieces remain helpless onlookers 14...xd5 15.xd5 b4 16.d4 c5 17.xf4 xd3+ 18.cxd3  fe8 19.e4 d6 20.f3 c6 21.f1 xd3 22.d1 e4 23.h2 d6 24.g3 xg3 25.xg3 c2+ 26.e1 g2+ 27.e2 f3! most efficient, coordinating the remaining pieces 28.xe8+ xe8+ 29.f2 d3 30.a4 b7 [30...b4 might have been even better] 31.a3 d6 32.c3 [32.d4 xd4+ 33.e3 xb2+] 32...f4+ mate in 3 0-1[/pgn] |
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Jul-20-09
| | Jonathan Sarfati: Oops, of course it was 26 April 2009. |
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Jul-30-09
 | | DanielLam: Hi Jonathan. How are you? This is Daniel Lam, who used to study under Ortvin Sarapu. |
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Aug-17-09
| | Jonathan Sarfati: Hi Daniel
The name sounds familiar. I'm actually in NZ for a month. How are things where you are? |
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Aug-18-09
| | DanielLam: Hi Jonathan. I no longer live in New Zealand. I am back in Hong Kong now. Things are OK --- I did not play chess from 2001 until July 2007, when I started competing again with good results in Singapore. I then moved back to Hong Kong in Sep 2008 and have started to compete again. Hope all is well with you. |
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Oct-21-09
 | | Richard Taylor: <Jonathan Safarti> How are you? I'm preparing for the Merv Morrison over here - played on our Labour weekend... I saw Solomon and Johanssen here as I played in the Qualifiers to the George Trundle - I didn't do very well (on paper as they say!) . However I learnt a lot I hope - I missed some very good chances. I had Bruce Wheeler killed but stuffed it as I did Goodhue and I had a good position v Hilton Beenter and also Helen Milligan* but I lost my way...I didn't manage my time very well, and didn't play well when things "reversed"....but my opponents also played resourcefully so...there it goes! * She played quite an imaginative and courageous defence involving a sac which had me totally confused -I meant to do that kind of thing!! (Which was another problem - I started thinking of myself as only an attacking or tactical player but positional chess integrates with tactics...and not all games are or need to be "sharp") Repeat one thousand times "I am not only a random tactical player." ... "Manage your time." "Don't be too down cast when things start to go bad after being good" "Beware of errors in unfamilar lines." and so on!! |
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Oct-30-09
| | Jonathan Sarfati: Hey <Richard>. That Trundle qualifier was quite strong. I know what you mean about preconceived ideas about whether one is a "mini-Tal" or "a little bit of Karpov", for example. The main tournament was pretty strong; much stronger that the tourneys when I was in NZ. I haven't played that much chess except for the local club. Off to Singapore next month for work, for about 10 days. |
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Nov-08-09
| | Richard Taylor: <Jonathan> All the best for your work trip. It was tough and I was not prepared really. But considering I have made my way from say NZR 1500 [~FIDE 1700 to 1900..] to NZR 1700+ (not as quickly as some of the juniors of course) I am doing quite well.
I need to "even out". Partly for that reason I am studying more openings but also endgames and techniques. Cheers. |
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Nov-28-09
 | | Benzol: <Jonathan> I need your help. I've got hold of the tournament bulletin for the NZ Championship of 1995-96 and I know that you played in it. It says that the tournament was held at the Wellington Airport Hotel from 28th of December 1995 until the 11th of January 1996. I would like to upload the games into the database, however, no dates are given as to what day each round was played on. Assuming Round 1 was played on the 28th Dec and Round 11 on the 11th Jan can you remember the dates for rounds 2 to 10? As it was 13 years ago I know it's a big ask. |
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Jan-01-10
| | Jonathan Sarfati: <Benzol>, sorry, missed that request. I have no idea where to find that info. Much chess stuff was lost when I moved to Oz :( |
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Jan-03-10
| | Benzol: <Jonathan> I knew it was a big ask. Thanks anyway. I'll sort something out eventually. Cheers. |
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Dec-13-10
 | | OhioChessFan: I had no idea a PhD Creationist was on the site. I've had a bit of fun with some evolutionists on my forum, but should have simply pointed them in your direction. |
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| May-18-11 | | newzild: <OhioChessFan> We should probably stick to chess on this page. Jonathan, about a year ago I found all my old chessgames stuck away in a drawer. There are only 100 or so, as I only played club chess in 1995 (Hamilton) and 1996 (Civic), plus a few tourneys. Anyway, I found one of your old 30-30 games, which is a win against me: [Event "Civic Quickplay"]
[Site "Wellington"]
[Date "1996.04.08"]
[Round "01"]
[White "MacLeod, Scott"]
[Black "Sarfati, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo ""]
[BlackElo "2223"]
1. e4 This game was played on oard 1 - a rare privilege for me at that time e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re1 More common is 14. e3 h4 15. h3, when lack can draw with 15...f4 16. e5 f6 17. e3 f4, etc. 15...f5 is objectively okay, but risky in practice, eg 16. f3 b7 17. d2 g5 18. e2 f4 19. f3 h5 20. xg5! Huebner-unn, 1989 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Qg2 17. xd5!? looks dangerous because of the open diagonal, but might be okay Qh5 18. f3 Bh3 19. Qf2 Rae8 20. Bd2 It seems more natural to play 20. e3, allowing 21. d2. 20...f5 looks like the critical response. f5 21. Na3 f4 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1 24. Bxe1 Qg6 25. Nc2 a5 26. a3 ? Losing. White had to try 26. a1,  b3-c5, although lack is better Qd3 27. Na1 Qd1 28. Nc2 Bf5 0-1 |
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| May-19-11 | | Deus Ex Alekhina: <newzild> <we should stick to chess on this page> But Dr Sarfati is justifiably proud of his work in creation science, as he mentions it in his bio and lists his books on it. Hopefully I can find one or two of his works on the subject. If I may ask one little innocent question it would be: how old is planet earth? Tks. |
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| May-20-11 | | newzild: <how old is planet earth?> When I was at school, about 30 years ago, I read that the earth was 6 billion years old. But according to radiometric dating of meteorite material, it is now estimated to be "only" 4.54 billion years old. |
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| May-20-11 | | Deus Ex Alekhina: <newzild> Not according to creationists. |
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Jun-29-11
| | Jonathan Sarfati: Thanks Scott. I have moved countries twice now, and a lot of old game records have disappeared. |
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Dec-15-11
| | OhioChessFan: It isn't often I am impressed with someone else's intellectual prowess. But after reading some of your articles, I am thoroughly impressed with your rigid logic and gentle demeanor. You have several discussions of loving God with all your mind, which I've often said is an incredibly under discussed point of Christianity. |
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Jan-18-12
| | Jonathan Sarfati: Thanks, Ohio. I now live near Atlanta. |
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Jan-08-13
| | Benzol: <Jonathan> is Tom H Stonehouse playing in this years Hastings tournament or is it another player with the same name? |
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Jan-08-13
 | | Travis Bickle: Hello I just happened upon your forum and was surprised to see you are a PhD and a creationist. I'd like to read one of your books on creation and anti-evolutionary ideas. I realize this is a chess site and your forum but I am a believer of God & creation and am interested. One question I have is why are the majority of evolutionists so angry at the idea of a God and creation? They antagonize anyone who doesn't accept their "science", that has more questions than answers.
Cheers |
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Feb-06-13
| | OhioChessFan: I found the list of quotes about the old GM's on the best ever on page 1 to be very interesting. I have always leaned toward Alekhine and am surprised how much support he had. Kasparov was too late for consideration in the discussion, but surely he'd be mentioned by many. |
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Feb-06-13
 | | playground player: <Travis Bickle> Chess site? Have you seen my page lately? |
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Feb-06-13
| | playground player: <Jonathan Sarfati> Welcome aboard, and salutations. Don't worry--I won't even try to draw you into any of the non-chess controversies that are ongoing in my forum. I'm sure you have other things to do. |
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centre. It's harder to believe that Lasker would play such a crappy variation as White.
