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Jan-02-11
 | | Phony Benoni: <jfq> Here is a Rossolimo game I've just submitted for the database. Amazed it wasn't in there before. Too complicated to go into here, but White appears to have missed a draw by 43.Qa3. [Event "Staunton Centenary"]
[Site "Birmingham, ENG"]
[Date "1851.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Rossolimo, Nicolas"]
[ECO ""]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.d3 h6 11.g4 Bg6 12.Nh4 Qd7 13.Qf3 Na5 14.Bc2 Nh7 15.Nf5 Bf6 16.Nd2 h5 17.Nf1 hxg4 18.Qxg4 Nc6 19.N1g3 Nf8 20.a4 Rb8 21.axb5 axb5 22.Ra6 Ne6 23.b4 Kf8 24.Bb3 Ncd8 25.d4 exd4 26.f4 dxc3 27.e5 dxe5 28.fxe5 Be7 29.Rd1 Qe8 30.Rf1 Rb6 31.Rxb6 Bxf5 32.Nxf5 cxb6 33.Rf3 Qc6 34.Rg3 g6 35.Nxe7 Kxe7 36.Bg5+ Ke8 37.Bf6 Rh5 38.Qd1 Rf5 39.Rd3 Qc7 40.Qc1 Nf4 41.Re3 Nde6 42.Bc2 Nd4 43.Qa1 Nfe2+ 44.Kg2 Qb7+ 45.Be4 Nc2 46.Bxb7 Nxe3+ 47.Kh1 Rf1+ 48.Qxf1 Nxf1 49.Bc6+ Kf8 50.Bxb5 c2 51.Bg5 Nfg3+ 52.Kg2 Ne4 53.Bh6+ Ke7 54.Bd3 c1Q 55.Bxc1 Nxc1 56.Bxe4 Na2 57.b5 Nc3 58.Bc6 Ke6 59.Kf3 Kxe5 60.Be8 Ke6 61.Kf4 Nd5+ 62.Kg5 Nc7 63.Bc6 Ke5 64.h4 Ne6+ 65.Kg4 Nd4 66.Be8 Ke6 67.Kf4 Ke7 68.Ke4 Kxe8 69.Kxd4 f6 0-1 From <Epic Battles of the Chessboard> by R. N. Coles. Excellent book. |
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| Jan-02-11 | | technical draw: <JFQ> Yep, you can go ahead and quote me. You can say, "anonymous sources" "Baby called TD" or better yet "handsome kibitzer". Or you can say "a chess veteran that goes by the handle technical draw", just make it clear that it's all to the best of my recall.....TD |
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Jan-02-11
 | | kingscrusher: Happy new year Jess and all - I know I'm a bit late given its the 2nd... |
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| Jan-02-11 | | Organizer: Jessicafischerqueen: concerning Rossolimo. If memory serves, I believe his mother was Parisian and his father Greek. He was an immigrant to the U.S. and was an accomplished actor as well as grandmaster at chess.
He was tall, thin, handsome and had a full head of dark hair with some streaks of gray when I knew him in the early nineteen sixties.
Most of all he was a soft-spoken man with a friendly and warm disposition. He always tried to be helpful and his patience was incredible.
When Fischer came into the studio one night, he looked paranoid and frenetic. Rossolimo calmed him down, found out what he needed and I could see that Fischer trusted him, which was a rarity given Fischer's many paranoid delusions.
I left NYC at the end of the nineteen sixties, and was sad to learn that Rossolimo had fallen down a flight of stairs and died some time after that.
I still think of him often, and try to emulate him with scant success. |
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| Jan-02-11 | | A.G. Argent: Ms. Queen, so what is the story behind the Benoni? You got a link by any chance? Rod. |
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| Jan-02-11 | | notyetagm: Fischer vs J B Bednarski, 1966 12 ?
click for larger viewHow does Fischer (White) deal with the threatened <DISCOVERED CHECK>? 12 ♘d4-f3!
click for larger viewBy playing 12 ♘d4-f3!, attacking the Black h4-queen <PRINCIPAL ATTACKER>
(Weteschnik), so that the intended <DISCOVERED CHECK> simply loses to 13 ♘f3x♕h4. <APA>, attacking the principal attacker, is a standard way to meet the threat of a discovered attack. ---
Game Collection: APA: Attack Principal Attacker Fischer vs J B Bednarski, 1966 12 Nd4-f3! attacks the Black h4-queen principal attacker |
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Jan-02-11
| | Phony Benoni: <jfq> My Facebook friend tracked down the Wim Mertens tune, which is the one he was really interested in: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=htt... |
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| Jan-02-11 | | hms123: <A.G.Argent>
<"Benoni" is a Hebrew term meaning "son of sorrow," the name of an 1825 Manuscript about this opening. "Whenever I felt in a sorrowful mood and wanted to take refuge from melancholy, I sat over a chessboard, for one or two hours according to circumstances. Thus this book came into being, and its name, Ben-Oni, 'Son of Sadness,' should indicate its origin." - Aaron Reinganum> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benoni... |
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Jan-02-11
 | | jessicafischerqueen: <Phony Benoni> thanks for the update- Wim Merten's legacy is saved! |
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Jan-02-11
| | jessicafischerqueen: <Phony Benoni> thanks for posting that fascinating game- Matanovic no slouch that's for sure. I've saved it to my database now.
Good work submitting it for upload.
I believe the vast majority of <Rossolimo's> games have yet to be uploaded. How represented is he in the GIANT DATABASES you folks use? I think he's one of the most underrated Grandmasters in history. He was in the top ten ratings list for a number of years, but there is no book on him- not even a collection of his games. ???? |
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Jan-02-11
 | | WannaBe: Voting have started. |
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Jan-02-11
| | jessicafischerqueen: <Organizer> thanks for that wonderful reminiscence! Very helpful too. |
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Jan-02-11
| | jessicafischerqueen: <<<!!!Attention Everyone!!!>>>
Caissar Voting Procedure:
Every member gets one vote, you may split your vote between the nominees, voting for today's categories will end on Monday night 11:59 PM Eastern Time Zone. <<<Best Analysis/Analyst: >>> User: dzechiel
User: everyone else
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User: phony benoni
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<<<Best Written Post:>>> User: Domdaniel
User: everyone else
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| Jan-03-11 | | twinlark: <Jess>
<No doubt you are already familiar with "The Meddybemps Howler"?> Well, yes. Now I am.
In return, having seen the drop bears, you've no doubt encountered the <flat bears>? http://oglaf.com/NORTHERNER/
Caveat: do not under <ANY> circumstances read the other pages. You will never be the same again. Be warned...STAY OUT! |
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| Jan-03-11 | | Open Defence: one of the new Hopi Indian songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypno... |
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| Jan-03-11 | | TheFocus: <jess> and other Fischer fans! Bobby Gets Beat!
In the books on Bobby by Wade & O’Connell; Lou Hays; and Karsten Mueller, the 1956 Greater New York City Open, won by William Lombardy, is considered a “lost” tournament. No cross-table was ever printed and very few details are known. We know that William Lombardy won the event on tie-breaks over Dr. Ariel Mengarini and Feuerstein finished in third place on tie-breaks over Edgar McCormick. Bobby finished in a three-way tie for fifth place with Anthony Saidy and Edward Jackson, taking the “B” prize with a score of 5 – 2 along the way. Only his seventh round opponent is known: Rhys Hays. In the latest issue of Atlantic Chess News (New Jersey), an article entitled The Feuerstein – Fischer Connection is presented in which the newly found cross-table shows that Arthur Feuerstein beat Bobby in the first round and the other results were: rd. 2 win vs. Hans, Julius
rd. 3 win vs. Beach, Winthrop
rd. 4 loss to Steinberger, Eugene
rd. 5 win vs. Martinez, M.
rd. 6 win vs. Salome, Eugene
rd. 7 win vs. Hays, Rhys
The article has all the known games played between the two, and a bio and interview with Feuerstein. This means that Feuerstein actually has an even score against Bobby and Steinberger has a plus score against him. Would any New Jerseyites like to weigh in on this article? |
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| Jan-03-11 | | Open Defence: not very new, but still Hopi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1slP... |
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| Jan-03-11 | | Open Defence: there is an old Hopi saying,
<My Hopis don't lie> |
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| Jan-04-11 | | achieve: <Jess> Thanks for the Caissar-heads up, but when I saw the Pilipine IM run away with the votes, I was astonished that a non English poster could be nominated, as I already checked his posts (of which I couldn't read a single one) 3-4 days ago, but didn't post about my reservations, to put it mildly, at <that> time. Which I should have done. Point is: It would be quite ludicrous to imagine Jan Timman himself post off the chart super analysis (not lines, but text) in Dutch on dakkie's forum for example, and then run off with the votes from the entire Dutch Bloc. I'd respectfully and smilingly withdraw from the "Award" nominee list, or as the case is I would, as Jan Timman, decline the award and personally hand it over to the "feller" coming in clear second place. My few cents. Still quite interesting to read the discussion at Dom's, but I really do not see much point, since as much trivial and flawed and small scale the Caissars always were and are, THE NOMINEE/WINNER SHOULD POST (a certain portion) IN ENGLISH!! heh - ok I already said that. But it's a very simple principle, separate from the tribal ballot stuffing, and should be upheld, regardless of just about anything. |
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| Jan-04-11 | | achieve: <J> Ok - I see the issue has been dealt with and most have moved on, accepted, the process and outcome, so feel free to not reply in any length, if at all; I just now read many of your posts on other pages and your position is crystal clear. |
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Jan-04-11
| | jessicafischerqueen: <Neils> well you know your point about <The Great Jan Timman> is really bang on and I hadn't even considered anything like that. I can't say enough about <Timman>, both on and off the board, and I'm much more familiar with his games and style that those of <Dr. Euwe>. As for the "new Caissars" well yes there's nothing "to do" about that in any sense, as <Ohio> put it in his typically direct fashion. As for me I love the Caissars, to a fault even, as <Annie> was kind enough to point out to me. So I'm enjoying them, and I'll continue to enjoy them, voting for my nominees and hoping some of them win. <Dom> already did!!
Of course, it's almost time for <Wikki Wikki Tavi>, not only a premier Dutch tournament, but also the fabled Mongoose from "The Jungle Book." |
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| Jan-04-11 | | twinlark: Seen any <flat bears>? |
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| Jan-04-11 | | crawfb5: http://www.ajedreznd.com/2006/rosso...
http://efe-metz.blogspot.com/2007_0...
http://jimwestonchess.blogspot.com/... |
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| Jan-04-11 | | crawfb5: I don't see any common tournaments with Rossolimo and Botvinnik. MB actually didn't play in all that many events outside the USSR. Maybe this 1962 draw against Fischer? Holding a draw against an irresistible force might well be wall-worthy. Rossolimo vs Fischer, 1962 |
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| Jan-04-11 | | TheFocus: While adding some game collections today, I discovered that <CG> did not have the following Fischer game. Whisler’s comments from Chess Life, April 1999:
Bobby and I met in the 1955 U.S. Junior where we played to a draw. After the 1956 U.S. Junior we both went to the U.S. Open in Oklahoma City. I found a ride with someone and invited Bobby to come us. All I recall is that we were in a big luxury car, got to know each other better and had interesting conversations. It was a nice trip and the last time I talked with him. Whisler, W. – Fischer
King’s Indian Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.Qd2 f5 9.O-O-O f4 10.Bf2 Bf6 11.Nge2 Bh4 12.Bg1 Nd7 13.Kb1 Be7 14.Nc1 c5 15.Bd3 Ndf6 16.N1e2 Ne8 17.Rf1 a6 18.g4 Nhf6 19.h4 h6 20.Nc1 Nd7 21.h5 g5 22.Kc2 Nc7 23.Nb3 Nf6 24.Qe2 Bd7 25.Bf2 Qe8 26.Rb1 b5 27.Nd2 bxc4 28.Nxc4 and eventually 0-1. The final moves are missing – White eventually lost. I assume the last move was 28…Bb5 or 28…Nb5 instead of 28…Nc5 as I recorded on my scoresheet. I lost because of a blunder (he forked my King and Queen, most likely with the Knight on d4), not because of some deep positional plan. Probably I was so upset with my own stupidity that I didn’t other to write down the last few moves, which may be the reason it never appeared in print. I hoped that over the years I might have a sudden ‘flash’ and remember what happened but, so far, no luck. |
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