UCU BLITZ TOURNAMENT

Here is a short video clip of Saturday`s UCU blitz tournament. A full report on the event can be read at the Ballynafeigh Chess Club page, gossip section.

1 Thess 4;11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

2 Tim 2: 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

FRUITHILL V BSCC

The result of last night`s match was Fruithill 2  BSCC 3

Here is a brief report by Dennis.

Bd1 A.Delaney 0.5 R.Devenney 0.5
Bd2 C.Marron 1 D.Ruben 0
Bd3F.Carrothers 0 N.Green 1
Bd4R.Kerheesen 0 J.Bryars 1
Bd5S.Linton 0.5 B.Jaffa 0.5

The final game to finish was Rays,securing the overall win with a well deserved draw after Neil and Bernard win their games to give BSCC a 2-0 lead.
Bernard was next to draw his game to nail a draw at least in the match.
Sadly David lost on time even tho he had material advantage,,A tense finish ensued,,,but Ray got the draw in his game to secure the 3-2 final score.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

LAST NIGHT`S RESULT

This is last night`s result of the match between Magherafelt and BSCC. The details and pics were provided by Dennis.

Mallusk 2.5 BSCC 2.5,,,great endgame play by John Bryars secures the draw! 

Bd1 Stephen Morgan 0 G.Annesley 1

Bd2 Ray Devenney 0.5 N.Pilkewicz 0.5

Bd3 David Ruben 0 S.Eachus 1 

Bd4 John Bryars 1 S.Downes 0

Bd5, Bernard Jaffa 1 J.Waddell 0

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

I NEVER WANTED MEN`S PITY

Just come across this article a few minutes ago. Dennis had a Judith Polgar book with him last night.

I NEVER WANTED MEN`S PITY

Judit Polgar had a FIDE rating of  2705. 
That would translate to a UCU rating of 2247 lol


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

TONIGHT`S RESULT WAS A DRAW

SB and the Sultans drew their match. Five long hard games.
BSCC 2.5 Ballynafeigh Sultans 2.5 

Bd1 Ray Devenny 1 S.Scannel 0 
Bd2 Neil Green 0 D.Lavery 1 
Bd3 John Bryars 1 J.McKenna 0 
Bd 4 Martin Kelly 0.5 M.Chapman 0.5 
Bd5 D.Wilkinson 0 T.Donaldson 1

Too many video clips for one movie, I will add them one at a time.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

DOES KARINA PROVE MY THEORY?

Karina Kruk is reported to have performed well at the World Youth Championships.   I have a theory that Ulster Chess players rating are seriously underrated when compared to FIDE ratings.

If anyone wants to try this theory out I can give you a tip how you may do it.

Enter the Amateur section of the Gibraltar tournament and see how you get on? It is for players rated under FIDE 1900. The first prize is £1,000.  Perhaps Karina could get some time of school to go?

I used to go but the CROOKS WHO RUN THE CALETTA HOTEL OVERCHARGED ME BY 6 NIGHTS AND REFUSED TO PAY ME THE MONEY THEY STOLE!
So I don`t go there no more.

Remember this, if you happen to go the the Gibraltar tournament to test my theory out, do not stay in the Caletta Hotel, it is owned by a crook, wouldn`t be surprised if he is some sort of FREEMASONIC crook either!  Gibraltar is reported to be full of them! lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

BS LEAGUE RESULT 22/11/2012

The result of tonight`s match was SB .5  Fisherwick 4.5
Captain Kelly scored an exciting draw at the last minute to save a whitewash.
Some photos taken by Dennis.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

BS LEAGUE RESULT

Tonight`s reasult; Bangor 0 BS 5

D Lorimer             R Devenny    0 1
K Browne             D Reuben     0 1
R Henderson         J Bryars        0 1
G Johnson             M Kelly        0 1
A McWhinney       G Jackson    0 1

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

REFUTING THE GRAND PRIX ATTACK lol

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

TONIGHT`S LEAGUE RESULT

The result of tonight`s BSCC match was a draw.
Belfast South 2.5 v Lagan 2.5,

Bd1 Stephen Morgan 0.5 J.Nicholson 0.5
Bd2 Ray Devenney 0.5 T.Esmonde 0.5
Bd3 David Ruben 0 P.May 1
Bd4 Neil Green 0.5 S.Moore 0.5
Bd5 John Bryars 1 D.Jackson 0

Fisherwick 5 Bangor 0 was the result of the other league match.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

MONDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENT 2ND ROUND RESULTS

This is the results from last Monday night. The 3rd round will take place tonight.

Woodfield 0 Devenney 1

Coleman 1 Ruben 0

Bryars .5 Kelly .5

Lavery 1 Wilkinson 0

Fairley 0    Jackson 1

Morrison 0 Murphy 1

Green .5 Jaffa .5

MONDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND

14 Players commenced the BSCC  Monday night tournament. It is expected the numbers will increase as the weeks go on. 

Results :

Devenney   vs Coleman 0.5 − 0.5

Armstrong  vs  Green 0.5 − 0.5

Bryars  vs Jaffa 1-0

Kelly vs  Lavery 0.5- 0.5

Murphy  vs Wilkinson 1-0

Hindley  vs  Toal 0 −1

G.Jackson  vs  P.Morrison    0-1

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

TUESDAYS NIGHT`S MATCH

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

SBCC MONDAY TOURNAMENT

This is a reminder the flexible Monday tournament starts next week, Monday 22nd.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

EVANS GAMBIT FOR THE ADVENTUROUS

STUDY POSITION 5

This is from one of last night`s games. What is the best way for white to continue. I will give you a clue, I got the answer this morning from Rybka. lol

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

SHORT VIDEO OF LAST NIGHT`S FRIENDLY MATCH

Here is a short video of last night`s friendly match. One video has music the other has the original audio sounds.  It will give viewers a look at BSCC`s new playing venue.

MONDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENT

Details of the BSCC Monday night flexible tournament has just been arranged.

For entries and further information contact the controller Neil Green; Mobile 07877216868 or Emailneildonard@yahoo.co.uk 

Players are advised that in the event of a disputed game may be referred to the UCU for arbitration. The controllers decision will be final.

Matt 6:28 Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

NEW NOVEL

A well known and well respected local chess player has published a novel. It is called “KILLER MOVES”.
The novel is available via kindle.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

FRIENDLY MATCH

Ballynafeigh Chess Club have kindly agreed to play a friendly match against Belfast South Chess Club on Thursday 11th October. The match is to take place at the BSCC venue.

BSCC Facebook page.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

BELFAST SOUTH CHESS CLUB 2ND MEETING

There is lots of entertaining speculation taking place on the Ballynafeigh Chess Club site about the forthcoming league season.

One of the issues decided upon at tonight`s BSCC meeting was about the team for the new season.  It has been decided BSCC will be fielding only one team.

A decison was also taken and made clear, the SBCC will not be fielding the strongest players for every match. The purpose of  the team will be to provide as many players as possible the opportunity to play for the league team.

Captain Kelly will have the task of taking care of the team rotation to ensure everyone gets playing a fair number of games.

BSCC are now in the postion of  trying to arrange some friendy matches before the season commences.

The dates and details  of a Monday night flexible tournament will be published as soon as arrangements are made. It is proposed it will be run on the same format as the Civil Service flexible tournament.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

E2 E4 BASINGSTOKE

An E2 E4 tournament has been scheduled for Basingstoke on the dates 27th to 30th October.  

I have now entered this event, and booked the flights.  The last E2E4 event I took part in was the Gatwick Jubilee. My results were not good but it was a very enjoyable tournament in a very good hotel.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 4

BELFAST CULTURE NIGHT

Here is a great photo of last Friday`s Belfast Culture Night. A full report and more pictures can be found at the UCU website.

One very fortunate individual, DM, even manged to get hold of a free ticket for a Carl "Carlos the Jackal" Frampton bout!

Carl Frampton vs Steve Molitor 2012-09-22 by

 Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my sonne, be admonished: of making many bookes there is no end, and much studie is a wearinesse of the flesh.¹²

MODERN DEFENCE by ANDREW MARTIN

Have not watched this yet. However my experience is that all Andrew Martin`s videos are instrucutive. Will watch this later when I get time. Hope you enjoy it.



Ecc 12:12  And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

POST FOR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS

On the 24/10/2012 Belfast South Chess Club was formed.  The club will be meeting on Monday nights approx 8.00 pm for any prospective members who wish to visit the new premises.

It is located at the Agape Center on the Lisburn Road South Belfast.

Here is a FACEBOOK GROUP for the new Chess Club.

For further details about membership contact Neil Green. 

SOUTH BELFAST CHESS CLUB INAUGURAL MEETING

This is a reminder to let people know South Belfast Chess Club will hold their inaugural  meeting on Monday 24th September 2012 at 8pm. 

The meeting venue will be the Agape Center on the Lisburn Rd Belfast.   

The meeting is an open meeting, all interested parties are welcome to attend.

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my sonne, be admonished: of making many bookes there is no end, and much studie is a wearinesse of the flesh.

STUDY POSITION 4

It is white to move. What is the best continuation for white?

AN INCREDIBLE GAME

This is quite incredible, well worth watching.

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

THE CENTER COUNTER

Andrew Martin examines a game featuring the Center Counter.

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

FORMATION OF NEW CHESS CLUB

An announcement was made last night regarding the formation of a new chess club. It will be called the South Belfast Chess Club and will meet at the Agape centre on the Lisburn Rd.

An introductory meeting will take place on Monday 24th September at 8.00pm. Everyone is welcome.

For further information contact Neil Green
neildonard@yahoo.co.uk

ULSTER CHAMPIONSHIP 2012 RESULTS

Just saw the results tables of the Ulster Championship 2012 on the UCU website. I have copied them and pasted them here,
Congratulations to all prizewinners.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

TEACHERS AND PUPILS

Some great pictures of students and tutors can be found at this link.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

URGENT ADVICE NEEDED

This is a position from a game last week, it is white to move and I happen to be white.  The problem is I just could not think at all, it was as if my brain just stopped working and refused to start up again. I could not even find a bad move never mind a good one!!  A draw was agreed. 

I am sure others have experienced the same phenomenon, what is the best solution? Is my brain telling me I need a holiday or what?


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

LATEST REPORT OF BALLYNAFEIGH RAPID PLAY

A full report of July`s Rapid play tournament at Ballynafeigh Chess Club can be found on the webpage. Here is a picture of the winner.

Steve Scannell Rapid play winner.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

THE PETROFF DEFENCE BY ANDREW MARTIN

A few days ago Andrew Martin looked at a game from the British Championship featuring the Petroff Defence.  This is the game.

You may find it instructive to look at this earlier video which also looks at this line.

   


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

STUDY POSITION 3

White to move.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

ULSTER CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

Europa Hotel

The 2012 Ulster Chess Championships will take place from Saturday 25th August to Monday 27th August at the Europa Hotel Belfast city center.

COMPETITORS BE WARNED.... All moves must be recorded even in the last 5 minutes. This is troublesome if you are not used to it. This rule lost me 2 games in a recent tournament as it was the first time I had come across it!

Full details can be found at the Ulster Chess Union site.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

"ODD BALL MEN"

Karina said chess is wrongly viewed in Northern 

Ireland as being a game for “oddball men”.





Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is
no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

HOT HOT HOT

Hot news for Ulster Chess players though it is a bit TOP SECRET.  For details get in touch with Damien Cunningham before he gets in touch with you!

There is nothing new under the sun, Jannes and Jambres were the top class "illusionists" of their day. Cannot say anymore about the matter, if you want to know more, contact Damien.

2 Tim 3:8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

SHORT CHESS LECTURE USING "JAIL HOUSE ANNOTATION"

HERE IS AN INTERESTING INSTRUCTIONAL AID

Discovered this fascination chess tool after reading Chessbase earlier today.
The whole thing is available on a Youtube channel. It is by Danny King.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Here is the answer I choose, though I did not spend much time looking at, I must add, I just wanted to find the answer.

 

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

I OWE DENIS £5

Last night was the second Ballynafeigh Rapid play. Again it was another well run and enjoyable event. Thx very much to the Ballynafeigh club and tournament controller for last night`s entertainment.


I put on the wrong coat going out and found I had no money for the entrance fee when reaching the venue. Denis kindly loaned me £5, I have put it on public record to make sure I pay it back. 


I think Michael won the tournament outright, I am not sure of all the final standings as I had to leave before they were finalized. Congratulations to all prizewinners.



Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

E2E4 GATWICK TOURNAMENT

Here is a video clip of the recent E2E4 tournment which took place at the Gatwick Plaza hotel.

The event was very well organised, very enjoyable and the hotel is excellent. I had three blacks in this tournament and had to face the Grand Prix Attack in every one!


One rule difficult to get used to is having to record every move even in the last 5 minutes!



Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

A MIRACLE?

It is white to move.

This really surprised me when I come across it. It seems like an optical illusion, there seems to be no chance of  the white king catching the black pawn on h5 to achieve a draw.

However it can be done, the explanation is given in Mark Dvoretsky`s Endgame Manual in DVD format.   The game illustration describes it as a miracle! 


Most of the stuff I have come across in the DVD I was completely unaware of, I have recently purchased this at the e2e4 Gatwick tournament.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

LAST NIGHT`S RAPID PLAY

A very well organised and enjoyable rapid play took place at Ballynafeigh chess club last night.
As far as I know the joint winners were Des Moreland and Damien Lavery. 
The Ballynafeigh site will give the full results.
Congratulations to all prize winners.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

A GAME FOR E4 PLAYERS

Here is game 5 from the World Championship analysed by Andrew Martin.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

QUICK PLAY TOURNAMENT

Ballynafeigh are holding a quick play tournament next Tuesday night. The details are found here, it does not say how quick it will be.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

NEW DVD FOR e4 PLAYERS

I have just purchased this DVD by Danny King. It gives recommendations for white against; 
1.e4 e5
1.e5 c5 
1.e4 e6 
1.e4 c6
Here is a video snippet.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

FORMER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Here is a former World Championship game with a little puzzle thrown in at the end.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW FEATURING THE GPA

At club level you cannot hide from this. The Grand Prix Attack will come your way sometime if you play c5 against e4.


I dread facing this, it is not my idea of fun. This is a good examination of the GPA by Andrew Martin.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

2ND ROUND OF SUMMER TOURNAMENT TONIGHT

The second round of the summer tournament is tonight. There was a good number of players for the first round.

SUMMER TOURNAMENT STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT

The summer tournament at the N.Ireland Civil Service club starts 2nd May 7.40pm.
Details can be found at the UCU site.

MICHAEL STEAN FROM 1980

Just discovered there are Michael Stean games on youtube.

Part 1

 

Part 2.

 


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

SYMPATHY NOTICE

I would wish to extend sympathy to the recently bereaved family of the young man, Fergus O`Neill, who played for the Ballynafeigh chess club.
Further details can be found here.



Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

1970s SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY

Here is a Windows snipping tool clip of Micheal Stean giving a simultaneous exhibition against 40 local players from the 1970s. I think it said 1978.  The venue was Newtownards, does anyone remember this?


The video footage is available on iplayer in the N.Ireland regional section. Here is the link, it starts about the 25 minute mark.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

SCOTCH GAME VIDEO ANALYSIS

A video on the latest game between Kramnik and Aronian. It may be of some interest to those who play the Scotch game.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

THE MODERN DEFENCE AN ANDREW MARTIN TUTORIAL

Here is an interesting examination of the Modern Defence. Andrew Martin also mentions a chess newsletter called SCORE as well.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

MICHAEL WATERS WINS ANOTHER TOURNAMENT

The latest rapid play tournament has been won by Michael Waters. A highly colourful account of the event can be found at the Ballynafeigh website.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

ARE ANY UCU PLAYERS THINKING OF TAKING PART IN THIS TOURNAMENT?

Here is a tournament in June, are any UCU players thinking of taking part in it?

I have just entered this tournament in the Challengers section. I will not be playing on Sunday so I will receive 2 byes.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

ULSTER RAPID PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

Tournament will take place on 14th April at Ballynafeigh Community House.
NOTE CAREFULLY The starting time has changed from 12.00am to 10.00am.


From 10.00 am to 6.00pm


Details here and here.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

ANDREW MARTIN VIDEO I am sure someone will find this very useful.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FISHERWICK

After reading the reported result of the deciding match on Ballynafeigh`s website I must post a congratulations message to Fisherwick on winning the first division. 
At the moment I have no further information as to what transpired on the night.


Congratulations to Lagan on winning the second division and RVH (ravens) on winning the third division.
I do hope all competitors enjoyed and benefitted from competing in the past league season.



Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

TRIBUTE TO RECENTLY DECEASED CHESS TRAINER BY ANDREW MARTIN

Here is Andrew Martin`s tribute to a well known chess trainer. The white player makes it look easy to play the game!

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

CORK CONGRESS TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND

A number of players are off to  Cork this weekend to compete in the Cork Congress.
Here is the CORK CHESS CLUB site with all the details.

BOMBARDIER, MALONE RESULT CLARIFICATION

After receiving instructions from Captain Kelly I have been ordered to clarify the league standing situation.  

It has been confirmed the tie break rule is only used to decide first and second place.  This means Bombardier and Malone are officially joint third in the first division, or joint last in the first division, whichever you prefer!

Here is Captain Kelly`s official statement to both teams, "Congratulations are due to both clubs for reaching Division One this season and giving a good account of themselves."


This is the official statement of Captain Kelly to the Malone team; "Please convey in your blog my appreciation as Captain of Malone of the whole team for their skill, dedication and loyalty.
Cheers. Captain Martin Kelly"


I hope this makes the situation clear to everyone.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

BOMARDIER v MALONE

Tonight`s result was;
BOMBARDIER  3.5 MALONE 1.5
M. Newman 1  S.Flanagan 0
P. McNaughton 1/2  G.McCormack 1/2
R. Harris 1/2  D.Reuben 1/2
S.McConaghy 1 N.Green 0
R.Stafford 1/2  J.Bryars 1/2


At the minute my understanding is that Bombardier will be 3rd decided by the tiebreak system.  Congratulations to Bombardier. First and second place will be decided next week.



Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

THE POWER PLAY SHOW

Chessbase are highlighting Danny King`s "Power play shows."  


These shows are well worth watching, I have listened to quite a few since starting my new subscription.  They are available to watch anytime, you do not have to catch the live broadcast.


The position below is a trailer for tonight`s show. You have to find the best way for white to continue. Black has just played Bb7.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

BOMBARDIER v MALONE

BOMBARDIER v MALONE is scheduled to take place tomorrow night. The result will appear here as soon as possible.
This is Bombardier`s and Malone`s last game of the season.

PRECISE PLAY BY ANDREW MARTIN

Another interesting lecture.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

SICILIAN NAJDORF BY ANDREW MARTIN

This is one of  the latest in a series of Andrew Martin`s video tutorials. They are all worth watching if you have the time.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

E2E4 DUBLIN EVENT

Just noticed the E2E4 tournament in Dublin getting an mention on the Facebook page wall. They seem to be expecting a large number of entries.


It is also getting mention on the Ballynafeigh website.


Here is the E2E4 website details.


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

VIDEO CLIP OF LAST WEEK END TOURNAMENT

Here is a video clip of the 3rd round of the Williamson Shield.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

THE TANTRUM ATTACK

A controversy has occurred at one of this week`s games which could have far reaching consequences.

In most countries this particular opening is called the f4 Sicilian or the Grand Prix Attack. Here in N.Ireland it is now known as the Tantrum Attack.  


If the white aggression breaks down he simply finds the novelty of throwing a tantrum and claiming spectators have interfered with play, like wot Kenneth Wolsteholme did in the famous 1966 World Cup final!


Here are most of the moves of the controversial game. The remaining moves were not being recorded as the players were both in the last five minutes. lol lol lol lol

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Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

TWO KNIGHTS DEFENCE

A couple of years ago I watched Alexandra Kosteniuk give a lecture on this game. She may have actually played the game earlier in the day as a matter of fact.  


At one stage in the lecture she said, "Why did I play this opening? I will never ever play this again!"


It must have been a very nerve wrecking experience! lol Rybka analysis gives it a training question at move 28 for white?


Here is the game below.

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Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

MY DRESS CODE INITIATIVE

After reading the dress code rules for females I have decided to implement my own set of "Dress code rules." From now on I will only play against opponents who exhibit good taste, dress sense and who are wearing the following designer labels.


Only the following designer labels are acceptable.
Schott; For a wide variety of quality clothing.
Gate One; Another wide variety.
Alpha Industries; Bit expensive but anyone who wins any prize money should be able to afford something from here. 


Daniel Hechter; Suits and other quality clothing.
Feraud; Suits and other quality clothing.
Hugo Boss; Same as above.


Ben Sherman; Wide variety of stuff.
Calvin Klein; Wide variety of stuff.


Footwear and sportswear.
Brogue; World class shoes.
New Balance; The only acceptable runining, cross training, fashion shoe.
Umbro; The only acceptable sports wear. They supply Rangers and Linfield. Rangers gear is being sold very cheaply at the minute! lol lol

Please pay a vist to TK MAX before you play me! lol lol lol lol 


Matthew 11:8
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.