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Colorado Chess Informant Volume 39, Number 3 July 2012 / $3.00 Colorado State Chess Association COLORADO CHESS INFORMANT Photo by Michael Wokurka Grandmaster Tejas Bakre receiving his prize winnings from Organizer, Joe Fromme. Grandmaster In The House! Bobby Fischer Saluted www.colorado-chess.com Volume 39, Number 3 Colorado Chess Informant July 2012 From The Editor Whew, it has been a busy past few months for chess in Colorado. When the membership voted to go to an all electronic issue of the Informant, that gave me the ability to expand an issue as The Colorado State Chess Junior Representative: much as the number of articles allowed without incurring any Association, Inc., is a Section Rhett Langseth cost to the CSCA. 501(C)(3) tax exempt, non- 15282 Paddington Circle 44 pages of chess in Colorado awaits you in this issue! That profit educational corporation Colorado Springs, CO 80921 should keep you busy for the next three months. The feature of formed to promote chess in [email protected] this issue is the wonderful “Salute to Bobby Fischer Chess Tour- Colorado. Contributions are Members at Large: nament” that was held in early May and which I was once again tax deductible. Dues are $15 a Frank Deming honored by the Organizer, Joe Fromme, in having selected me as year or $5 a tournament. Youth 7906 Eagle Ranch Road the Tournament Director. Again a premier event all around and (under 21) and Senior (65 or Fort Collins, CO 80528 even more so when we had the pleasure of hosting Grandmaster older) memberships are $10. [email protected] Tejas Bakre from India, who decided to play. Family memberships are avail- able to additional family mem- Tom Nelson So keep those great articles coming, because we now have the bers for $3 off the regular dues. [email protected] opportunity to really expand our presence in the state wide chess community... and beyond! The Colorado Chess Informant CSCA Depts. / Appointees (CCI) is the official publication May Caissa be with you. USCF Delegates: of the CSCA, published four Fred Eric Spell times a year in January, April, Richard Buchanan July & October. Dean Brown (Alternate) k Articles in the CCI do not nec- Board Advisor / essarily reflect the views of the Denver Chess: CSCA Board of Directors or its Brad Lundstrom In This Issue membership. [email protected] CCI Editor: 3. A Passed Pawn Promoted Fred Eric Spell Send address changes and memberships to Randy Reyn- Fred Eric Spell 4. Spectre Of The Possible Joe Fromme olds. Send pay renewals to [email protected] 8. My Games At The “Salute to Bobby Fischer” Richard Buchanan. See back Colorado Chess Tour: Chris Peterson cover for EZ renewal form! Randy Reynolds 13. TD Report: The Colorado Class Jerry Maier [email protected] CSCA Board of Directors Correspondence Chess: 15. TD Report: The 2012 Spring Chess Festival Jerry Maier President: Klaus Johnson Paul Covington 17. Colorado Closed Games Richard Buchanan [email protected] 748 Cardinal Street 19. Colorado Closed Challenger Games Richard Buchanan Prison Chess: Colorado Springs, CO 80911 20. Colorado Scholastic Closed Games Richard Buchanan paul@covingtoncomputers. Randy Canney com [email protected] 21. Colorado Scholastic Closed Challenger Games Richard Buchanan Vice President: Scholastic Chess: Joe Fromme Tom Nelson 22. Colorado Tour Standings Randy Reynolds 119 Pinon Lane csca-scholastic-chess@ 23. Tactics Time Tim Brennan Manitou Springs, CO 80829 comcast.net 25. Clearance Sacrifice NM Todd Bardwick [email protected] Webmaster & Tournament 26. Colorado Senior Championship Richard Buchanan Secretary: Clearinghouse: Randy Reynolds Rick Nelson 28. Wise Beyond Her Years Paul Anderson / Tim Brennan [email protected] 1829 Thyme Court 30. Striking At The King Jeffrey Baffo Fort Collins, CO 80528 [email protected] 32. Colorado Springs Open Richard Buchanan Informant Article Treasurer: Submission Deadlines: 37. 2012 RMTCC Report Paul Covington January Issue - December 1 Richard “Buck” Buchanan 40. Colorado Tour Committee Report Paul Covington 1 Sutherland Road April Issue - March 1 July Issue - June 1 41. Colorado Chess Club Directory Manitou Springs, CO 80829 [email protected] October Issue - September 1 42. Upcoming Colorado Tournaments © 2012 Page 2 www.colorado-chess.com Volume 39, Number 3 Colorado Chess Informant July 2012 A Passed Pawn 21.Bg4+ Kb8 22.Qe3 b6 23.Ne4 Qe7 Are you willing 24.Bf3 Qxh4 25.Nc5 Bxf3 26.Na6+ Kc8 to just stop lying? Promoted 27.Qxf3 e4 28.Qf5+ Rd7 29.Rfd1 Rhd8 For once? 30.Rxd7 Rxd7 31.Rd1 Qe7 32.Nb8 Kxb8 It's all I ask. by Fred Eric Spell 33.Rxd7 Qa3 34 Qxe4 Kc8 35.Re7 Qc1+ Do not move 36.Kh2 Qg5 37.Qa8# 1-0 (It is simple.) “I have had many names and forms.” until the whole - Chaitanya Neuhaus Ascension Universe moves. I just keep Chaitanya (Chai) Neuhaus passed away Truth. falling on May 5th, 2012, only a month after backwards being diagnosed with leukemia. off this cliff Water flows into water I met Chai only once and that was when If you really he played in the first tournament that I heels over head, want to drown ever organized - the inaugural Monument earth rushing in God, Open in August of 2009. He went 6/6 in up to swallow you must first the Under 1500 section, took home some my body stop breathing money and gained 122 points. Sadly it whole. air. was the last time I ever saw him. Hands clasped, What follows is some kind words spoken Understand this. the prayer Air is not water. about him from some of his fellow chess knifes players, a game from the Monument Only water through is God. Open he played in, and a selection of the Void some of Chai’s poetry. and I follow It is not easy, I want to thank Paul Anderson bleeding though (http://cschess.webs.com) and Tim Bren- gratitude. to drown nan (www.TacticsTime.com) for the in- yourself. formation from their websites for this Seeds You will need tribute. some help. Are you fertile? Best friends are good Full of longing “I did not know Chai very well, but we accomplices. For Truth? did play some USCF rated correspond- Enemies also work. If I tell you the secret ence games together. He was always very will you hold it courteous, and seemed like a great guy. Just hand them your last breath, closer than your heart? His handle was “Still Sky”, which reflect- and make them promise More precious than ed his spiritual nature.” not to give it back your last breath? Tim Brennan 'til you've turned as blue as Krishna I think not. and they're dancing at your feet. “Chai Neuhaus was a Boulder, CO chess Ten minutes from now player. I played him a few times at the Beauty will dance before you Boulder Chess Club and watched him and you will start to dream play Ginny Gaige a few times. He was a Or deep person.” Brian Wall Fear will whisper a nightmare in your ear Chai Neuhaus (1447) and you will try to hide your Michael Martinson (1227) naked Monument Open I ness. August 23, 2009 Or tomorrow Round 2 you will go to work 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6 4.Nf3 Be7 and forget you ever heard 5.e3 Nc6 6 h4 h6 7.Bf4 Bb4 8.Be2 Ne4 This. 9.Qd3 Qe7 10 O-O Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bd6 Are you willing to die 12.Rae1 Bd7 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Nd2 e5 for Truth? 15.e4 O-O-O 16.exd5 Qxd5 17.Bf3 Qxa2 Really? 18.Ra1 Qe6 19.d5 Qd6 20.dxc6 Bxc6 How romantic! Chai Neuhaus www.colorado-chess.com Page 3 Volume 39, Number 3 Colorado Chess Informant July 2012 Thank you Tim Brennan and Anthea Car- Kd7 21.exd6 Qg8 22.Ne5+ Kc8 23.Nxc6 Spectre Of son for the audio interview on bxc6 24.Qe4 Nd5 25.c4 Kd7 26.cxd5 The Possible www.TacticsTime.com. Anyone curious exd5 27.Qe7+ Kc8 28.Qb7+ Kd8 about my Fischer views must check this 29.Qxa8+ Kd7 30.Qb7+ 1-0 by Joe Fromme, Organizer out. My gratitude to Mike Wokurka who (Pictures by Mike Wokurka) provided transportation for the Tin Duesing (2053) Grandmaster, that way, I did not have to Jack Woehr (1866) No surprise, another fun and exciting bother with one more chore! I sincerely weekend at the 3rd Annual Salute to Bob- 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d4 d6 want to thank all 46 players and already 5.h3 Nf6 6.Nc3 0–0 7.0–0 h6 8.Re1 Re8 by Fischer Chess Tournament. Crystal look forward to next year. cobalt blue skies, perfect weather, and 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.d5 Bd7 12.Qd3 Rf8 13.Ne2 Nh7 14.Ng3 Ng5 with free tournament coffee, sodas and Games from the 3rd Annual Salute to water kept the stress levels low. Good 15.Nh2 Nh7 16.c4 Bg5 17.Nhf1 g6 18.b4 Bobby Fischer Chess Tournament. a5 19.bxa5 Rxa5 20.Bd2 Ra4 21.Qc2 b6 organization and a professional Tourna- ment Director, Fred Spell, guaranteed a (Final Standings can be found at 22.Ne3 Qe7 23.a3 Rfa8 24.Bb4 Bxe3 http://main.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php? 25.Rxe3 Rxb4 0-1 smooth event with all rounds starting on 201205076142.0-12835115) time…especially the first round! Of Ron Rossi (1865) course, being privileged to have Sean Scott (1906) Grandmaster Tejas Bakre of India play Joshua Jex (1992) GM Tejas Bakre (2529) created an electric atmosphere promptly 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 d5 validated by the applause.
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