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Member since Aug-27-05 · Last seen Apr-19-18

I am Frederick Rhine. The United States Chess Federation awarded me the titles of National Master (at OTB chess) in 1982, and Senior Master of Correspondence Chess in 1997. I played in the 1997 USCF Absolute Championship (open to the top 13 correspondence players who accept their invitations), scoring 6-6 (+2 =8 -2). Alex Dunne wrote in his book on the Absolute Championships, "This was Rhine's only Absolute and he held his own against the best. His two losses were against previous Absolute winners." http://bit.ly/1NB55YP
I attended Lane Technical High School in Chicago with the late Chessgames.com co-founder Alberto A Artidiello until he moved out of Chicago. Lane's chess team won the Illinois state championship my junior and senior years, becoming the first school ever to win consecutive championships. Albert also became a master, as did my teammates Kenneth Mohr and Christopher Kus. FIDE Masters Albert Charles Chow and the late Morris Giles were also Laneites.
In July 2013, I played in my second and third regular-rated tournaments of the millennium(!), the Greater Midwest Classic and the Chicago Class (under-2200 section). I tied for second, undefeated, in both, winning $700 and $550, respectively, and brought my rating back over 2200. http://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_j... http://www.uschess.org/assets/msa_j...
I have contributed to hundreds of chess-related articles on Wikipedia under the handle Krakatoa, notably "First-move advantage in chess," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-... "George H. D. Gossip," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George... and "Swindle (chess)," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_..., all of which are almost entirely written by me. The first two of those have been Today's Featured Article, the highest honor a Wikipedia article can receive, one attained by about one out of every 1,400 articles. I have received various Wikipedia awards, including the Imperial Triple Crown Jewels and the Timeless Imperial Triple Crown (which only 11 Wikipedians have received). My user page is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:K....
Forty-eight of my games are in chessgames.com's database. My favorites are F Rhine vs D Sprenkle, 1981, K Thompson vs F Rhine, 1992, and F Rhine vs A Boerkoel, 1996. The first two of these were both published with my annotations in Chess Informant (Volumes 32 and 57), and cited in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (Vol. B (2nd ed.) at 183 n.19, and Vol. B (3rd ed.) at 172 n.163). My 18th move (18.Nxd6!) in Rhine-Sprenkle was voted the 8th-9th most important theoretical novelty in Volume 32 of Chess Informant. That game was also cited in MCO-13, and occupies an entire chapter in all three editions of "Beating the Sicilian" by John Nunn. It is game 218 in "1000 TN!! The Best Theoretical Novelties" (Chess Informant, 2012).
I composed this study, which Pal Benko published in "Benko's Bafflers" in Chess Life, May 2006:
White to play and draw

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The solution is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalem... It is based on an earlier study of mine, which Benko also published in his column. Both of these compositions appear in Harold van der Heijden's endgame study database. http://www.thechessmind.net/blog/20...
As far as I know, I have successfully submitted more puns for Game of the Day than anyone else (126 and counting). Game Collection: Puns I submitted The coveted 2013 Caissar for Best (Worst) Pun went to "Control-Ault-Delete," the pun I submitted for Fischer vs R Ault, 1959, the Game of the Day on December 19, 2012. "As far as I can tell, <FSR> is churning out 'actual puns' almost as fast as I can [insert bodily function of choice]." User: johnlspouge
I am responsible for World Junior Championship (1957), Vidmar Memorial (1969), Carlsen - Anand World Championship (2014), and Game Collection: Drawing lines, among others.

I am a contributor to the Chicago Chess Blog, http://chicagochess.blogspot.com.

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   Apr-19-18 Onischuk vs Akobian, 2018

FSR: Another comment by Ginsburg: <Playing a Stonewall and then promptly giving up the center with d5xc4? would have been massacred by any of [Alekhine, Petrosian, Kasparov, Karpov] >

   Apr-19-18 chessgames.com chessforum

FSR: <chessgames.com> Jennifer R Yu and Jennifer Yu are the same player.

   Apr-19-18 Navara vs R Mamedov, 2018

FSR: Wow, insane game. I've never seen this variation before.

   Apr-19-18 B Le Corre vs R Wojtaszek, 2004

FSR: Allowing a4-a3-axb2+ can't be good.

   Apr-19-18 Colonel Moreau

FSR: <zanzibar: . . . here we add that our copy of Reinfeld’s book Thirty-five Nimzowitsch Games, 1904-1927 (New York, 1935) contained, handwritten, the subscriber’s name, <C.A. Moreau>: <<>>> How to resolve the A. in the C.A.? . . . Doesn't seem to match anywhere in

   Apr-19-18 Kelly Cottrell

FSR: <perfidious> Apparently she got somewhat better. According to <sisyphus> on July 5, 2006: "Kelly Cottrell beat an expert in the last round of the World Open. She finished 3/9 against 2086 opposition for a tournament performance rating of 1961." She is nowhere to be seen on ...

   Apr-19-18 G Fish vs U Wolf, 2014

FSR: I tried to submit <Go Fish> as a pun for this game, but someone beat me to it. :-(

   Apr-19-18 J Xiong vs Z Izoria, 2018

FSR: Nice drawing combination by Izoria beginning on move 57.

   Apr-19-18 Nakamura vs K Perkovich, 2011

FSR: How Not to Play Against 1.b3.

   Apr-18-18 Elizabeth Vicary

FSR: She hasn't played tournament chess since 2014, but no doubt she gets Vicarious pleasure from her students' successes.

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Feb-11-18		centralfiles: <FSR> I hope you meant that tongue in cheek...

Feb-11-18		saffuna: Well, if it doesn't it would no longer be reasonable for one side. Right?

Feb-12-18		FSR: No, I was pretty serious. If you look at practically any line that starts out less than say +0.6 if you analyze it deep enough you'll eventually end at 0.00. (One such line that I have analyzed is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4?! 4.Qe2 Qe7 5.Qxe4 d6.) I suppose that once in a while the engine will change its "mind" and decide that no, actually White is winning. In general, engines think that practically any position is a draw with best play. Surely you've had the experience of looking at a game while it's being played and the engine assures us that it's completely drawn, but in fact the game ends decisively. It usually turns out that yes, the game was drawn with perfect play, but perfect play was very hard for a human to find. Remember that game where Kasparov resigned against Deep Blue in a position that we later learned was a forced draw?

Feb-13-18		centralfiles: <FSR> While that might happen alot when anayzing lines deep into late middlegame and endgame stages, my personal experience in the opening stages has been for engines to continue showing somewhat of an advantage for the more comfortable side even when there is no forced win anywhere on the horizon in any line. This is often true even when humans can plainly see it will be very hard to make progress. In many sharp positions i find your point is definitely very valid with the engine showing 0.00 without taking into consideration one side having many good options that need to be met by only moves that are nearly impossible for humans to play accurately.

Feb-15-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Internet blitz game"] [Site "playchess.com"] [Date "2007.11.30"] [EventDate "2007.11.30"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Rhine, Frederick"] [Black "NN"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Bf5 4.Qb3 Qc7 5.Bf4 Qd7 6.e3 Nf6 7.Nf3 Nh5 8.Ne5 Qc8 9.cxd5 Nxf4 10.dxc6 Be6 11.cxb7 1-0

Feb-17-18		zborris8: Hi <FSR>. In the Chicago chess circle, there is a guy named Bill Brock. He once posted a favorite puzzle of his in an online forum, and I thought you might know it. I think it was a mate in 10, but very simple. The whole idea is that the king is simply checked around the board in a clockwise circle as he navigates between various pieces on the board, and almost ends up on the starting square in the final position. Do you happen to recall this puzzle? Thanks in advance!

Feb-19-18		FSR: <zborris8> Doesn't ring a bell for me, but I will message Bill and see if he recalls the problem you're talking about.

Feb-19-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Offhand blitz game"] [Site "USA"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Indusekar, Akshay"] [Black "Rosen, Eric"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd2 Be6 6.b3 Nge7 7.g3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.a3 Nxc3 10.Qxc3 Qd5 11.Nf3 Qxb3 12.Qxb3 Bxb3 13.Rb1 Ba4 14.Rxb7 O-O-O 0-1

Mar-06-18		WinKing: Hi FSR, <<>Candidates Tournament 2018 begins Saturday, March 10th<>> A little over 3 days to go! Countdown to the Candidates Tourament 2018: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... 37&msg=Candidates+Tournament+2018&font=cursive ♘Candidates♘Candidates Tournament 2018♗Candidates♗ https://worldchess.com/ This tournament will run from Mar. 10th thru Mar. 28th 2018. (14 Rounds - Double Round Robin) Participants include: Aronian, Caruana, Ding Liren, Grischuk, Karjakin, Kramnik, Mamedyarov & So, Average rating: 2786 (as of 2/18/18) - Category XXII *** * <<> Candidates Tournament 2018 <>> Schedule - Round 1 is Saturday March 10th & it starts @ 15:00hrs(3pm) Berlin time(9am chessgames time). !!! Time changes will be occurring during the month of March both in Berlin, Germany(on March 25th) & in the United States(on March 11th) . Starting times will vary depending on the rounds. !!! < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > * User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) * User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running)** User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in). This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. *** *** Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. She can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!!

Mar-16-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Eastern Class Championships"] [Site "Sturbridge, MA"] [Date "2014.03.15"] [EventDate "2014.03.??"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2611"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3.e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 Qe7 9. Ne5 Nd7 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Ne4 Qc4 16. Ng5 Rfd8 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Rd1 e5 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. e4 Ne7 22. Qxe7 Bb5 23. Rd2 Qxa2 24. Qf7 Qa1+ 25. Rd1 Qxb2 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxg7+ Kd6 30. Rxd5+ Kc6 31. Qf6+ 1-0

Mar-16-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "St. Louis Spring A"] [Site "Saint Louis, MO"] [Date "2018.03.13"] [EventDate "2018.03.06"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Shankland, Samuel"] [Black "Ipatov, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2665"] [PlyCount "78"] 1. d4 Na6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bg5 Qd7 6. Nc3 dxe5 7. Qxd7+ Bxd7 8. Nxe5 Be6 9. Bf4 O-O-O 10. e3 Nf6 11. Be2 Bb4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Rfc1 Rd2 15. Bf3 f5 16. Bg3 Rhd8 17. Bh4 R8d6 18. Be7 Rb6 19. Rd1 Rbb2 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Rxd2 Rxd2 22. Kf1 Nb8 23. Ke1 Rc2 24. Rd1 Nd7 25. Nxd7 Bxd7 26. Rd4 Rxa2 27. Rxe4 Ra1+ 28. Kd2 Ra2+ 29. Ke1 a5 30. Rh4 a4 31. Rxh7 b6 32. Rh8+ Kb7 33. Rd8 Ra1+ 34. Ke2 Be6 35. Rd1 Bxc4+ 36. Ke1 Ra2 37. Rd2 Ra1+ 38. Rd1 Ra2 39. Rd2 Ra1+ 1/2-1/2

Mar-16-18		FSR: [Event "Banter blitz"] [Site "chessgames.com"] [Date "2017.03.27"] [EventDate "2017.03.27"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Gustafsson, Jan"] [Black "NN"] [ECO "D14"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.Qb3 Na5 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qc2 Rc8 10.e3 e6 11.Bd3 Bb4 12.O-O O-O 13.Ne5 Nc6 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 Be7 16.f4 Nb4 17.Qe2 Nxd3 18.Qxd3 a6 19.Rf3 b5 20.a3 a5 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Rg3 b4 23.axb4 axb4 24.Ne2 Bxe5 25.fxe5 Qb6 26.Nf4 Bb5 27.Qd1 Kh8 28.Qg4 Rg8 29.Nh5 Qd8 30.h4 Bd3 31.Ra7 Bf5 32.Qf4 Bg6 33.Nf6 Rc1+ 34.Kh2 Rf8 35.Rxg6 fxg6 36.Qxh6+ 1-0

Mar-29-18		WinKing: Hi <FSR>, <<>Grenke Chess Classic 2018<>> Less than 2 days to go! Countdown to Grenke 2018: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Baden♘Grenke Chess Classic2018♗Baden♗ http://www.grenkechessclassic.de/en/ This tournament will run from Mar. 31st thru Apr. 9th 2018. (9 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Aronian, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave, Anand, Vitiugov, Naiditsch, Hou Yifan, Meier & Bluebaum. Average rating: 2736 (as of 3/28/18) - Category XX *** * <<>Grenke Chess Classic 2018<>> Schedule - Round 1 is Saturday March 31st & it starts @ 15:00hrs(3pm) Baden-Baden time(9am chessgames time). All games for the 9 rounds are @ 15:00 hrs. <The only Prediction game that has confirmed they will be up & running is <Golden Executive>'s 'The Game Prediction Contest'. This may change though so stay tuned.> < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > * User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) * User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running)** User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in). This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. *** * Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. She can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! ***

Apr-02-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "GRENKE Chess Open 2018"] [Site "Karlsruhe, Germany"] [Date "2018.04.02"] [EventDate "2018.03.??"] [Round "9.2"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Richard Rapport"] [Black "Vincent Keymer"] [ECO "D54"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2403"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. Bg3 Re8 11. h3 Bb4 12. Nf3 Ne4 13. Bf4 c5 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. Ne5 f6 17. Ng4 c4 18. Bb1 h5 19. Nh2 g5 20. Qxh5 gxf4 21. f3 Nd6 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh6+ Ke7 24. Qg7+ Ke6 25. Rfe1 Re7 26. Qg4+ f5 27. Bxf5+ Nxf5 28. Qg6+ Kd7 29. Qxf5+ Kc6 30. Qxf4 Be6 31. e4 Qg8 32. Qh6 Kc7 33. Kh1 Rf8 34. Re2 Rh7 35. Qd2 Kb8 36. Rce1 dxe4 37. fxe4 Bd7 38. Rf2 Re8 39. Qf4+ Ka8 40. Nf3 Rf8 41. Qh2 Na4 42. Re3 a6 43. Qe5 Bxh3 44. Kg1 Rg7 45. Nh4 Rxf2 46. Kxf2 Rxg2+ 47. Nxg2 Qxg2+ 48. Ke1 Qf1+ 49. Kd2 Bg4 50. Qe8+ Ka7 51. Qxa4 Qf2+ 0-1

Apr-05-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Polar Capital 2018"] [Site "Jersey"] [Date "2018.03.31"] [EventDate "2018.04.05"] [Round "7"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Mark Hebden"] [Black "Keith Arkell"] [ECO "D12"] [WhiteElo "2458"] [BlackElo "2416"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. a3 Bd6 9. g3 Nbd7 10. Bd2 a6 11. c5 Bc7 12. f4 g5 13. Qf3 gxf4 14. gxf4 Ng8 15. O-O-O b6 16. e4 bxc5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Bh3 Ngf6 19. Rde1+ Kf8 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. dxc5 Rh3 22. Qg2 Qg4 23. Qf2 Rf3 24. h3 Rxf2 25. hxg4 Bxf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27. g5 Ng8 28. g6 fxg6 29. Ne2 Rf6 30. Nd4 Kf7 31. Rh8 Rf8 32. Kc2 g5 33. Kc3 g4 34. Rh5 Nh6 35. Rhe5 Kg6 36. Rg1 Rf1 37. Rxf1 Rxf1 38. Nxc6 g3 39. Re2 Rc1+ 40. Kd4 Nf5+ 41. Kxd5 Kh5 42. Nb4 g2 43. Rxg2 Ne3+ 44. Kd6 Nxg2 45. c6 Ne3 46. Nd3 Nf5+ 47. Kc7 Rd1 48. Nc5 g5 49. Kb6 Ne7 0-1 Comment: The players likely set or tied a world record by playing g5 four times in one game - once by White and thrice by Black.

Apr-11-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Illinois Open"] [Site "Illinois"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Simon Hood"] [Black "David Sprenkle"] [ECO "B59"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "2330"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 a5 10.f3 a4 11.Nd2 a3 12.b3 Qa5 13.Na4 b5 14.Nb6 Rb8 15.Nxc8 Rfxc8 16.c4 Qc3 17.Kf2 d5 18.Rc1 Qxe3+ 19.Kxe3 Bc5+ 0-1

Apr-12-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Correspondence game"] [Site "correspondence"] [Date "1975.??.??"] [EventDate "1975.??.??"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "David Sprenkle"] [Black "Jonathan Kenny"] [ECO "C02"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. e5 Nge7 6. Na3 Nf5 7. Nc2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. g4 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. g5 Bxg5 13. Qh5 h6 14. Rg1 Bxc1 15. Rxc1 Kh8 16. Ke2 Ne7 17. Rxg7 1-0

Apr-12-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Midwest Masters"] [Site "Chicago"] [Date "1984.??.??"] [EventDate "1984.??.??"] [Round "1"] [Result "1-0"] [White "David Sprenkle"] [Black "Billy Colias"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2325"] [BlackElo "2230"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3 Re8 7. Be2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 d5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. O-O Bg4 11. Qc2 Rad8 12. Rfd1 Bh5 13. b4 e4 14. dxe4 Qxe4 15. Qb2 Nd5 16. b5 Nce7 17. Bxg7 Qg6 18. Be5 Nf5 19. Bg3 Qb6 20. Nh4 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Nxe3 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxh5 Nc4 24. Qb3 Qf6 25. Rd1 1-0

Apr-12-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Tournament"] [Site "Chicago"] [Date "1982.??.??"] [EventDate "1982.??.??"] [Round "4"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Eugene Martinovsky"] [Black "David Sprenkle"] [ECO "B24"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2330"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Bg4 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. h3 Bh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Nxd5 Qxb2 14. Qd3 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Rhe8 16. Qf3 Rd7 17. Rab1 Qxa2 18. Nc3 Qc4 19. Ne4 Bb6 20. Rfd1 Nd4 21. Nd6+ Rxd6 22. Qxb7+ Kd8 23. c3 Qxc3 24. Qxf7 Qc7 25. Qh5 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nxg3+ 0-1

Apr-12-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Johannesburg"] [Site "Johannesburg"] [Date "1982.??.??"] [EventDate "1982.??.??"] [Round "4"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Albert A. Ponelis"] [Black "David Sprenkle"] [ECO "B62"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "2330"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Bh4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Qxh4 11. f3 d5 12. g3 Qd8 13. Nf2 Qb6 14. Nb3 a5 15. a4 Bb4 16. Qe2 O-O 17. g4 Bd6 18. Nd3 Bd7 19. Kb1 Nb4 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. a5 Rxa5 22. Nxa5 Qxa5 23. Qe3 Ra8 24. Kc1 g5 25. Rd4 Bc5 26. Qe5 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 b3 28. Qc3 Qxc3 29. bxc3 Ra1+ 30. Kb2 bxc2 31. Kxc2 Bb5 0-1

Apr-12-18		FSR: Submitted: [Event "Illinois Open"] [Site "Hillside, Illinois"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Allen Kornfeld"] [Black "David Sprenkle"] [ECO "B62"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Bf4 Bd7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.f3 Qb6 12.Bxd6 O-O-O 13.Qf4 Bxd6 14.Rxd6 Rxd6 15.Qxd6 Rd8 16.Qf4 Nh5 17.Nd5 Rxd5 0-1

Apr-13-18		ketchuplover: My fave move of all-time is 14...Rh1 Larsen v. Spassky 3/31/1970

Apr-13-18		ketchuplover: Correction. It's 21...Nef6 Ding v. Aronian 9/27/2017

Apr-14-18		FSR: <ketchuplover> 21...Nef6 is indeed a remarkable move, but I like 14...Rh1 a lot more. If you like 21...Nef6, you might like 16...Nc6 in Averbakh vs Spassky, 1956, which Tim Krabbé considers the most fantastic move of all time.

Apr-15-18		WinKing: Hi FSR, <<>Gashimov Memorial 2018<>> 3½ days to go! Countdown to Gashimov 2018: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘SHAMKIR♘Gashimov Memorial 2018♗SHAMKIR♗ http://shamkirchess.com/ This tournament will run from Apr. 19th thru Apr. 28th 2018. (9 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Karjakin, Ding Liren, Giri, Topalov, Radjabov, Wojtaszek, Navara & Mamedov Average rating: 2767 (as of 4/10/18) - Category XXI *** * <<>Gashimov Memorial 2018<>> Schedule - http://shamkirchess.com/content/207 Round 1 is Thursday April 19th & it starts @ 15:00hrs(3pm) Shamkir, Azerbaijan time(7am chessgames time). All rounds begin @ 15:00 hrs. except for the 9th round which begins one hour earlier @ 14:00 hrs(2pm). < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running) User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in). This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. * * Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. He can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! ***

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