ChessCoachClark Member since Jul-06-13 Coach for the Royal Guards Chess Club and the Imperial Guardians Chess Club, which meet at public libraries. Recently became a professional coach for several private and public schools. Continuing to find it very satisfying to train new/beginning and intermediate students of this magnificent game. Our first motto is, "Excellence is more than skill." Our second motto is, "Honor is our reputation." So, sportsmanship and respecting diversity are essential to us, always.

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Nov-23-24 Capablanca vs S Campos, 1927   ChessCoachClark: A note of interest is that this game actually ends with the Hook Mate pattern, but Black must swap Rooks to continue the game for a few more plays. Be well. Be safe.      Nov-20-24 Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880    ChessCoachClark: Trivia observation: H Reinle vs Lange, 1936 and Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880 have their EOG as mirror images of each other (horizontal reflection). Colors are reversed as well for all chessmen in the same quadrant (Q1 for Black and Q2 for White). Be well. Be safe.      Nov-20-24 H Reinle vs Lange, 1936   ChessCoachClark: Trivia observation: H Reinle vs Lange, 1936 and Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880 have their EOG as mirror images of each other (horizontal reflection). Colors are reversed as well for all chessmen in the same quadrant (Q1 for Black and Q2 for White). Be well. Be safe.      Nov-07-24 O Perez Mitjans vs T Razafindratsima, 2021   ChessCoachClark: The EOG here is identical to the EOG of Bates vs Eriksson, Warsaw POLAND 1991, 67 moves. Be well. Be safe.      Nov-05-24 W Mueller vs K Junge, 1942   ChessCoachClark: 25. Ng1 is indicative of Clearance tactics (or defensive discoveries in particular), although 25. Ng3 is better according to the engines. 26...Bxa3 is not the best play, again, but it serves to demonstrate safety from a Relative Pin for beginners. (Unintended indirect pun ...      Oct-27-24 M Umansky vs M Blokh, 1983   ChessCoachClark: This game could continue to a Seventh Rank Mate, but with a Queen, so no stopper is needed. From Houdini 6 (M13): 38... Ke7 39. Rxf7+ Kd8 40. e6 Kxc7 41. Rf8 Rd6 42. Rc8+ Kb7 43. d8=Q 43... Rxd8 44. Rxd8 g5 45. e7 c3 46. e8=Q cxb2 47. Rb8+ Kc7 48. Qe5+ Kc6 49. Rc8+ Kd7 50. ...      Oct-19-24 P Fukowski vs M Wacior, 2010   ChessCoachClark: This game by U11 players is a shadow game for Petrosian-Ivanovic, Barcelona SPAIN 1980, 123 moves, 1-0. That game does NOT end with mate. 123. Rf6 is EOG in Petrosian-Ivanovic and it matches 96. Rf6 in Fukowski-Wacior. In fact, the coincidence of moves begins with 91. h6 in ...      Oct-12-24 D Taboas Rodriguez vs D Fernando, 2002    ChessCoachClark: Look at this amazing game! Showcasing the ultimate power of the Pawn, even against a Queen (En Garde) and in tandem with its own Queen for a Discovered Check. So, overall, this tactic is a Double Attack which is not a Fork. Plus, it wins the Queen and the game! Be well. Be      Oct-12-24 V Burmakin vs J Ivanov, 2007   ChessCoachClark: This game is analyzed in Improve Your Chess by Gary Lane on page 190. White must capture the Black Queen. Any other response will bring checkmate by Black, usually as M11, if not better. Almost a swindle, Black pulls himself out of a losing game. One could almost imagine a ...      Oct-07-24 D Efremova vs A Lach, 2003   ChessCoachClark: Not a Bishop and Knight Mate done well, since it took 40 moves from the lone King position, rather than the normal 33 moves. Still, it was an excellent effort for the U10 level of players as it was well within the 50-Move Rule. Also, it was played by two girls who greatly ...      Oct-03-24 J Blake vs G Hooke, 1891    Sep-05-24 H Ziska vs M Duggan, 2006     Nov-10-23 L Mkrtchian vs A Chigaeva, 2016     Nov-09-23 M Mihajlovic vs S Cherednichenko, 1998    Nov-01-23 M Wadsworth vs Martirosyan, 2013    Oct-08-23 Robson vs V Akobian, 2018    Oct-08-23 M Jirovsky vs T Kos, 2000    Oct-08-23 G Mastrokoukos vs P Dagkakis, 2006    Oct-06-23 N Kunitson vs B Connell, 2018    Oct-06-23 S Bogdanovich vs Motylev, 2015    Oct-06-23 A Neiksans vs J Skoberne, 2017    Oct-03-23 C Foisor vs S Mohandesi, 2001    Sep-29-23 F Mustafayev vs A Somalwar, 2016    Feb-15-23 Stahlberg vs J Bolbochan, 1941     Jan-09-23 Topalov vs S Nadir, 2016     Dec-11-22 Nikos Reich vs B Lauer, 2002    Sep-06-22 Kotronias vs J Bellon Lopez, 2009     Sep-06-22 I S Padurariu vs C Foisor, 2008    Sep-06-22 S Mulligan vs D Foord, 2007    Sep-06-22 Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002     Jul-25-22 E Matsuura vs V R Castro Carneiro, 2017     Jun-07-22 Fischer vs J E 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