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COLUMNS14 LOOKS AT BOOKS / THE SOVIET CHESS PRIMER The Soviet Chess Primer By John Hartmann

16 CHESS TO ENJOY / ENTERTAINMENT A Queen, A Queen! My Kingdom for a Queen! By GM Andy Soltis

18 BACK TO BASICS / READER ANNOTATIONS The Phantom Knight By GM Lev Alburt

46 SOLITAIRE CHESS / INSTRUCTION Perfection By Bruce Pandolfini

48 THE PRACTICAL ENDGAME / INSTRUCTION Ego Trip By GM Daniel Naroditskyi

DEPARTMENTS 6 JUNE PREVIEW /

THIS MONTH IN CHESS LIFE AND CLO

8 COUNTERPLAY / READERS RESPOND

9 FIRST MOVES / CHESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE U.S.

11 FACES ACROSS THE BOARD / BY AL LAWRENCE

12 USCF AFFAIRS / NEWS FOR OUR MEMBERS

52 TOURNAMENT LIFE / JUNE

71 SOLUTIONS / JUNE

71 CLASSIFIEDS / JULY

72 MY BEST MOVE / PERSONALITIES This Month: IM Jay Bonin

ON THE COVERThis is getting to be a regular cover appearancefor these two! GM Hikaru Nakamura now hasfour U.S. Championship titles and GM IrinaKrush has seven U.S. Womens Championshiptitles. COVER PHOTO BY AUSTIN FULLER, CHESS CLUBAND SCHOLASTIC CENTER OF SAINT LOUIS


20 Cover Story / 2015 U.S. Championship 11 ROUNDS, 11 TITLES

BY FM MIKE KLEIN The 2015 Championships included adventurous openings as Black,

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Problem I. 32. ... Qa2+! 33. Kxa2 b1=Q+34. Ka3 Qb3 mate. Problem II. 62. ... b5!creates a winning passer, e.g. 63. axb5 a4or 63. cxb5 c4 64. Be4 c3 followed by 65. Rd2 and 66. c2. Problem III. 22. Qc4+Rf7 23. Red1! and 24. Rd8 wins, e.g. 23. Rf8 24. Rd8 threatening 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Rd8 mate or 23. ... Qb1 24. h3. ProblemIV. 49. ... Rg3! (also 49. ... Rg1!) threatens Rh3 mate, e.g. 50. Rh2 e3! and 51. e2. Or50. Kh6 Kf6 51. Kh5 e3. Problem V. 16. Qh4! wins e.g. 17. h3 Qf2+ 18. Kh1 Rxh3+!19. gxh3 Ng3 mate. The game went 17. fxe4Qxh2+ 18. Kf2 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qh4+! 20.g3 (No better is 20. Ke2 Ba6+ 21. Kd2 Rd8+or 20. Kg1 fxe4 and 21. ... Rf8.) 20. ... Qh2+21. Bg2 Bxe4 22. Rg1 Rg6 23. Kf1 Rxg3,White resigned. Problem VI. 30. ... Rxe4+!31. Kxe4 (31. fxe4 Rxf1) 31. ... Re8! winsafter 32. Rfe1 Bxc5+ 33. Kf5 Rf8+ 34. Kg5Bxb4. The game went 32. Kf4 g5+! 33. Kf5Kf7! 34. Rfe1? Bd3+ 35. Re4 Bf6, Whiteresigned. Also lost is 34. Rad1 Bd7+ 35. Ke4Bxc5+ 36. Kd3 Bb5+.

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Problem I. Mating Net: Black mates by 1.... Bg3+ 2. Kg1 Qh2+ 3. Kf1 Qxf2 mate.Problem II. Obstruction: The obstructing1. ... Rc3 is trouble for White. If 2. Bxc3, then2. ... d4, followed by mate at a2. ProblemIII. Discovered Defense: Black stops themate and keeps his extra piece by 1. ... c5. If2. Qxd8, then 2. ... Nxd8. Problem IV. MatingNet:Black wins with 1. ... Ba2+ 2. Ka1 Bb3+and mate soon. Problem V. Fork: Black winsa piece with 1. ... Rxe4. If 2. Nxe4, then 2. ...Ne2+; or if 2. Bh6, then 2. ... Rg4. ProblemVI. Mating Net: Mate along the h-file followsfrom 1. ... Bd4+.

PAGE 49 / PRACTICALLY PERFECT

Problem I. White is winning, but Kamskyfinds the most efficient way to reel in thepoint: 54. Bc8+! Kh5 55. Rg7!, Blackresigned. After the rook trade, Black willlose all of his queenside pawns. ProblemII. The position looks even, but Irina comesup with a bolt from the blue: 33. ... g4! andWhites position suddenly comes apart atthe seams. 34. f4 Nd7 35. Be2 Nc5 36.Bxg4 Bxe4 37. Bf3?? A blunder in a toughposition. 37. Kd2 would have retained draw-ing chances. 37. ... Qxd4! 38. Qxd4 Nb3+39. Kd1 Bxf3+, White resigned.

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first visited the Marshall Chess Clubsometime in November 1972, whereI was warmly received by Bill Slater,the day manager. The club was a

bevy of activity, with speed chess, bug-house, consultation games, and moreIwas like a kid in a candy store. But I didnot know about tournaments. I wouldeventually discover tournament play whenI came across a flier for the Greater NewYork High School Championship (I wasfirst board for James Madison High Schoolat the time).

I tied for first with seven out of eight inthe novice section, winning a trophyandso began my tournament career. My legacybegan in 1980, when Bill Goichberg openedthe Chess Center of New York, a dreamcome true as they held tournaments everyday. The total number of my games wentup, but then the action shifted to the Man-hattan Chess Club when the Chess Centerwent out of business in 1984.

These experiences helped me as I wonthe New York State championship in 1982,earned my international master title, thenwon three more New York State champi-onships. On my 27th birthday, I beat GMSammy Reshevsky, the first time I everdefeated a grandmaster.

Ive had many wins and suffered manydisappointments. So what has been mybest move after thousands of tourna-ments? A move from this win against ourcurrent and seven-time U.S. womenschampion stands out.

Catalan Opening (E06) IM Jay Bonin (2424)IM Irina Krush (2533)Marshall Masters (3), 07.16.2013

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nbd2I like to put my queen knight on d2,

discouraging the equalizing plan of ...dxc4, ... Be7 and ... c7-c5, which is thenatural reaction.

4. ... Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3c5 9. Bb2 Nc6

Black gets into trouble after this; thequeen knight belongs on d7.

IM JAY BONINMORE THAN 3,700 EVENTSPLAYED SINCE 1991IRONMAN OF NEW YORKCHESS

MY BEST MOVE

10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. a3 a5 13.Nc4 Qe7 14. e4 Nf6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Nfd2 16.b5

This looks dangerous.

17. Ne4! My Best Move and the point. Im going

for bigger game.

17. bxc4 18. bxc4Now if 18. Nc7, then 19. Nf6+ is very

strong. Not 19. ... gxf6 because of 20.Qg4+ Kh8 21. exf6, winning.

18. Ne3

Irina tries to return the piece in a favor-able way, but I have to benefit from theopen f-file.

19. fxe3 Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Qh5 h6Again threatening Nf6+, and again h6

defending, but now h6 is a target.

22. Rf3 Bd4This looks like it saves the day, but:

23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Bc1 The killer, and an alternate candidate

for my best move. Bxh6 is the winningthreat.

24. Bxe5 No better is 24. ... Bxa1 25. Bxh6 Rd1+

26. Bf1 Rxf1 27. Kg2!.

25. Bxh6 Bxf6 26. Rxf6 Qxf6 Also losing is 26. ... gxf6 27. Bxf8+.

27. Bg5+ Kg8 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Rf1Its over now.

29. Rd7 30. Qg4+ Kh7 31. Rxf6, Blackresigned.

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