Archive for July 11th, 2009

I planned to post just the raw score but the game was rather easy, thanks to my foe’s mistakes at moves 14 & 16. So, here’s the annotated version in java-replay & PGN

P.S. – Been wondering… What the hell is plural for faux pas? – Faux pas pas?!?

Update – Improved notes posted at 10:25 a.m.

Like it or not, I’m back to post dozens of well-annotated games for a handful of readers. The fine folks at Blogger have re-programmed their bots & my blog now correctly comes up as Taylor Pork Roll.

Sadly, I will not become a martyr or popular with Hawaiians.

I found out why my Chess Coroner blog is locked. Blogger’s bots think it’s a spam blog. Click the images to enlarge & read them.

P.S. – For under 40 crowd, the title refers to this Monty Python skit :

This was originally posted on the Kenilworth Kibitzer on 7/10 at 2:41 a.m

I have uploaded a ChessBase archive (.cbv) with 27 of the 79 games played in the recently concluded 2009 Garden State Chess League season.

Ian Mangion, Mark Kernighan & Greg Tomkovich won their games to remain 1-2-3 in the 2009 KST. Max Sherer lost but stayed 4th. I didn’t play but am still 5th.

Finally, here’s an up-to-date crosstable. I apologize for it not being in standing order. I’ll post a better version in a few days.

This was originally posted on the Kenilworth Kibitzer on 7/10 at 1:13 a.m

Here’s the java-replay of Bert Shiffman’s simul win vs. Chitra Sridhar, which I promised 12 days ago. For the PGN, you can copy & paste from here or download the zip.

This was originally posted on the Kenilworth Kibitzer on 7/10 at 1:08 a.m

Click the image to enlarge & read it.

This was originally posted on the Kenilworth Kibitzer on 7/9 at 10:16 p.m

All players are well aware of how difficult it is in rook endings to convert
winning positions to the full point. This makes all the more amazing the
magnificent demonstration of good endgame technique displayed by Alexei Shirov
in his first round victory in Bazna over Kamsky. But the American could have
put up a more stubborn defence, if he had only activated his rook in time.
ChessBase Magazine’s endgames expert GM Karsten Müller shows you in his
analysis that things could have been a lot closer.
Play through the analysis. –

Buy Karsten Müller’s Endgame DVDs in the shop. – Buy
Alexei Shirov:’s “Endgame Fireworks”.