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Knight Times August 2009 www.chesskids.com.au Page 1 Message from the Guru Grandmaster David Smerdon's visit raised the question: How do you become a Grandmaster? The Player Pathway shows you how; balancing tournaments, coaching and study. 1. School/Club/Interschool Chess Start with some structured lessons so you develop forming good habits. 2. RJ Shield Inspiration and encouragement is most important at this level. Play as much as you can! 3. Chess Kids Elite Now you are starting to self-study, analyse your own games and work with coaches on your individual weaknesses. Peer groups are essential. Tournament games last over one hour. 4. Junior Masters Coaching becomes one-on-one. You have 10 or 20 chess books. Games are lasting 2-3 hours each and you're regularly playing against adults. 5. Superstars Now you are a role-model and a leader. With great strength comes great responsibility... superstars must give back and teach the next generation of players. This is the only path to true mastery. For more, see www.chesskids.com.au/kids/elite/. - DavidCordover,Managing Director, Chess Group of Companies Knight Times Chess World Australia Pty. Ltd. ABN 41 118 087 862 Chess Kids Contacts: www.chesskids.com.au Coaching: [email protected] Retail: [email protected] Interschool: [email protected] Newsletter: [email protected] 1300-424-377 Chess Kids Elite launched Australia’s number 2 ranked player grandmaster David Smerdon gave a lecture and simul on Sunday 16th August at the Oakleigh RSL to launch the new Chess Kids Elite. Full details on page 4. Vinay Lakshman wins the July RJ Shield James Morris writes on My Favourite Player- see page 8

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Message from the GuruGrandmaster David Smerdon's visit raised the question: How do you become a Grandmaster? The Player Pathway shows you how; balancing tournaments, coaching and study.

1. School/Club/Interschool ChessStart with some structured lessons so you develop forming good habits.2. RJ ShieldInspiration and encouragement is most important at this level. Play as much as you can!3. Chess Kids EliteNow you are starting to self-study, analyse your own games and work with coaches on your individual weaknesses. Peer groups are essential. Tournament games last over one hour.4. Junior MastersCoaching becomes one-on-one. You have 10 or 20 chess books. Games are lasting 2-3 hours each and you're regularly playing against adults.5. SuperstarsNow you are a role-model and a leader. With great strength comes great responsibility... superstars must give back and teach the next generation of players. This is the only path to true mastery.For more, see www.chesskids.com.au/kids/elite/.

- DavidCordover,Managing Director, Chess Group of Companies

Knight TimesChess World Australia Pty. Ltd. ABN 41 118 087 862

Chess Kids Contacts:www.chesskids.com.au

Coaching: [email protected]: [email protected]:[email protected]: [email protected]

1300-424-377

Chess Kids Elitelaunched

Australia’s number 2 ranked player grandmaster David Smerdon gave a lecture and simul on Sunday 16th August at the Oakleigh RSL to launch the new Chess Kids Elite. Full details on page 4.

Vinay Lakshman wins the July RJ Shield

James Morris writes on

“My Favourite Player” - see page 8

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RJ Shield TournamentS

The fifth RJ Shield tournament for 2009 was held on 26th July at Doncaster Gardens Primary School and attracted a strong field of 64 players.

The winner was Vinay Lakshman who scored a perfect 7/7 in his first RJ Shield Tournament. He played solidly and was never in danger whereas most other games seemed to see-saw backwards and forwards as to who was winning. Congratulations Vinay!

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Coming Up ...RJ Shield

Chess Tournament

Sunday 30th AugustOakleigh-Carnegie RSL97 Drummond St, Oakleigh1.00 pm to 5.00 pm$20 each. Unrated players FREE!Enrol at www.chesskids.com.au

Daniel Sheen vs Vishamithra Shashishekara

Prize-winners were:1st Open Vinay Lakshman2nd Open Frank Lekkas3rd Open Vishwamithra Shashishekara1st U/12 Josh Devarajh2nd U/12 Jonathan Tissa3rd U/12 Thumula Gamage1st U/10 Karl Zelesco2nd U/10 Ege Girgin3rd U/10 Isaac Lee1st U/8 Isaac Zhao2nd U/8 Matthew Hart3rd U/8 Suren KapadiaTop Girl Mae SalazarEncouragement Awards Rahmin Islam & Sebastian Saunders

Players won lucky board prizes during the tournament and received advice on their games from a panel of coaches who were at the tournament. Our thanks to David for directing the event and to Doncaster Gardens Primary School for supplying the venue.

Frank Lekkas vs Karl Zelescowatched by a big crowd in the last round.

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A common method used by chess coaches is to show their students a position and ask them to find the best continuation. In this process it is more important that the students come to understand the method used to solve these problems rather than to actually come up with the correct solution.

Whenever I show a position to my students I ask them to evaluate the position before they jump in and start examining possible moves.

Take a look at the diagram below for example.

White to move.

Looking at the position from Black’s point of view, I would say that I’m down on material (N + P) but the only way he can beat me is to queen the pawn. If he does this straight away I can just take the Q and if he doesn’t move the pawn I am threatening it twice and

it is protected only once hence I can capture it next move. If I win the pawn then my B should draw against B + N.

Conclusion: I think that I’m drawing.

I now invite you to examine the position in a similar way from White’s point of view and see if you agree with my conclusion.

HINT: If you are struggling for an idea for White then one method I use is to work backwards from your desired result.

For instance in the above position you would say “what does White want to do”? The answer could be “to checkmate Black”. So the next questions are “on which square shall the Black King be checkmated” and “what is the checkmating piece?” If you can answer these questions then perhaps it will give you an idea as to how you can bring this about.

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PRACTICAL ADVICE ..... From IM Robert Jamieson

AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hobart, Jan 13-25, 2010at Hutchins School,

Sandy Bay, Hobart, TAS.

Applications now open for theChess Kids Team (max. 18 places).

Ring 1300 424 477 for details.

Answer:White plays 1.Bh6+ Kh8 2.Bf8 followed by 3.Kg5, 4.Kh6 and 5.Bg7#!

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The Smerdon Lecture

Grandmaster David Smerdon, Australia’s no. 2 ranked player, was in Melbourne for a brief stay so Chess Kids was pleased to have David present a lecture to launch Chess Kids Elite.

Around 50 players attended the lecture at the Oakleigh RSL on Sunday 16th August and heard David speak on the topic of “How he became a Grandmaster.”

David noted that he started playing chess at the age of 4 and for most of his early years won his games by using “tricks”. This was enough to get him the IM title at age 14 in a Zonal Championship, much the same as James Morris has recently done.

David then showed has game against IM Stephen Solomon where he ended up with his King in the middle of the board and four minor pieces up in exchange for a queen. It was a most extraordinary game. Watch the web site for weekly articles written by GM Smerdon starting from the end of August.

D.Smerdon - S.SolomonOceania Zonal 1999C43 - Petroff/Steinitz Variation1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 5.Bd3 Nd7 6.Nxf7 Qe7 7.Nxh8 Nc3+ 8.Kd2 Nxd1 9.Re1 Nxf2 10.Bxh7

10...Ne5 11.Rxe5 Be6 12.Bg6+ Kd7 13.Bf7 Ne4+ 14.Ke1 Qh4+ 15.g3 Bb4+ 16.c3 Qxh2 17.Bxe6+ Kc6 18.Bxd5+ Kb6 19.Bxe4 Bd6 20.Ng6 Qxg3+ 21.Ke2 Bxe5 22.Nxe5 Rh8 23.Be3 Rh2+ 24.Kd3 Qe1 25.d5+ Ka6 26.Kd4 Rxb2 27.Bd3+ b5 28.a4 Qh4+ 29.Be4 b4 30.Nd3 Qf6+ 31.Kc4 Rxb1 32.Nc5+ Ka5 33.Bd4 Qf1+ 34.Bd3 Rxa1 35.cxb4+ Kb6 36.a5+ Rxa5 37.bxa5+ Kxa5 38.Bxf1 1-0

David said that to progress further in chess he had to develop the strategic side of his game and not just rely on tricks and tactics. He endorsed the advice once given by Karpov to some chess students to “throw away their opening books and study endings”.

He then went on to show a rook ending from the Zonal where he was probably losing but through aggressive play with his rook and pawns was able to bring off an improbable victory.

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The Smerdon Simul

After the lecture the participants had a break for some light refreshments and some lightning chess.

Players were divided into group of five, and the winners of each section were:

Maiyurentheran Srikumar 3.5/4Isaac Zhao 3/3Thumula Gamage 4.5/5Alex Rigby 3/4Bobby Zhang 3/3

The player to last the longest against the grandmaster was Isaac Ng from Brighton Grammar who only just lost a queen and pawn ending after 78 moves. David conceded one draw to “Chess Kids Superstar” Bobby Cheng.

Ege Girgin won a prize for lasting >60 moves and Max Thornley won the prize for problem solving.

At the conclusion of their game each player in the simul was presented with a certificate of participation signed by David Smerdon and noting how many moves their game lasted.

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Isaac Zhao and Bobby Cheng playing in the simul. Bobby was the only player to draw with the grandmaster.

Ege Girgin, Baris Girgin, Luke Bailey and Antonius Bennett receive their “10 event” caps.

8 year-old Bobby Zhang impressed in both the simul and the lightning tournament.

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New IM James Morris tells us how he improved to IM level by age 15 years!

RJ: Tell us how you got from a 6 year-old who had just learnt the game of chess to being an IM at the age of 15. I’m sure that there are many young players who would like to emulate what you have done. What sort of process did you go through?JM: Well there were a few periods where my rating sky-rocketed but there was also times where it stagnated. I read a lot of books ...RJ: So how many chess books do you have?JM: Hundreds? I’ve a whole bookshelf full of them.RJ: The Primary School that you went to, Essex Heights, they’ve really got a strong chess club haven’t they?JM: Yeah, that was probably another reason why I improved. Essex Heights were very big on chess when I arrived. In fact chess was a compulsory part of the year 3 curriculum so when I started there I was straight into chess.RJ: Did you become the best at the school there?JM: I did, eventually. They had 8 teams and I started off in the 3rd team. Eventually we developed a really strong team and when I was in grade 6 we didn’t loose a single game through to the national finals which we won with 28 out of 28!RJ: So you had some other good players at the school?JM: Eugene Schon was there, Nicholas Liu, Thomas Feng and Jerome Lugo as well.RJ: So it’s important to have a group of similar players who can compete and be rivals and push each other on.JM: Definitely.RJ: When did you first start playing senior chess?JM: Probably when I was about 11 years old, I think, the first time I played senior chess was

the Victorian Open Championship at Dandenong Chess Club.RJ: What made you decide to play in that event? You were a young junior playing at Primary School - it’s a big step to go and play against seniors.JM: Well, probably at that point my chess was improving so I decided instead of confining myself to junior tournaments to go up one more and see how I would do against the adults.RJ: Did some of your schoolmates play as well or did you have a coach suggesting that this was what you should do?JM: There were two other schoolmates playing at that time but it wasn’t a school thing, it was just incidental.RJ: I understand that David Hacche has had a big role in coaching you over the years.JM: He’s been a mentor, not only in chess activities but in extra-curricular activities as well. He’s always been there and he’s helped improve my chess quite a bit. He was a very good coach to the point where I became roughly the same strength as him. RJ: What form did that coaching generally take? Was it private lessons or did he go through your games or did he take you to tournaments?JM: Pretty-much all of the above. He privately coached me and he thoroughly examined my games. He went home, put them on Fritz, then next day came back with all the analysis and he took me to many chess tournaments. I can’t remember how many times I drove up to Canberra with him.RJ: Did you join any senior chess clubs.JM: I think I joined Box Hill for about a year, but I changed chess clubs quite a bit.RJ: So they keep kicking you out or....JM: No, I just keep changing.RJ: What advice would you give to a young primary school student starting out playing chess. What should he do if he wants to become a good player?JM: Well, if he enjoys it, just keep working at it and eventually results will show. That’s pretty much what happened to me. I kept reading books and analysing basic tactics.

The full interview is available at www.chesskids.com.au

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TheJames Morris INterview

With IM Robert Jamieson

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Chess Kids Ratings

Here are the latest Ratings Lists.

Check the Chess Kids website for more details and be sure to check/update your own player details. We still have a few duplicate players or players who need to update to their new school.

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http://chesskids.com.au/ratings/

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In modern times the top players aren’t as gutsy as they once were. Look at the games of Anderssen, Morphy, Pillsbury, Alekhine and Tal, and you will see that they do not shirk the prospect of material sacrifices for an attack, or temporary advantages.

These days the top grandmasters are more into boring “positional” advantages like; weak squares, superior minor piece, or isolated pawns. They seem to have forgotten the basic principle of chess: checkmate ends the game!

There is one person whose originality is still apparent: GM Alexei Shirov.

Shirov is not as fussed about little things like material; granted, he accepts it as important, but he always strives for the initiative at any cost. Most importantly he knows when the rules may not apply! Take a look at the following game:

GM Alexei Shirov GM Judit PolgarTilburg, 1996Sicilian Defence1.e4 c5 This is known as the Sicilian defence, arguably the most popular defence in the world. 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 This is all main line theory, and 5...a6 is a normal move. 6.Be2 e6 7.0–0 Be7 8.f4 This is White's main idea in this system: to attack the king! And just watch how Shirov does this! 8...0–0 9.Be3 Qc7 10.g4!? A very aggressive line in this system, clearly telling black that he wants his head. Black must react accurately to achieve equality... 10...Re8?! ...which she doesn't! This was one of the theoretical lines at this time, but is now considered a mistake. So she really can't be blamed for this, when she's just "following orders"! 11.f5?! Perhaps 11. g5! immediately was slightly stronger. [11.g5 Nfd7 12.f5 Ne5 13.f6 Bf8 14.fxg7 Bxg7 15.Qe1 with dangerous attacking possibilities.] 11...Bf8? But this really is a bad move. 11...d5! was the best move, but even then the position is better for White. [11...d5! 12.exd5 exd5 should be O.K. for Black.] 12.g5! From here on in, Shirov shows no mercy to Judit. This is a prelude to a powerful sacrifice. 12...Nfd7

White to Play

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My Favourite International Player

By IM James Morris

GM Alexei Shirov

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13.Nxe6!! Bang! Shirov sacrifices a knight for only a pawn! In return, he gets a raging attack, which must be conducted to the utmost accuracy. Which Shirov does. 13...fxe6 14.Bh5! The logical follow-up to the sacrifice. Suddenly the Black pieces lose all co-ordination. 14...g6 The alternatives were grim: [14...Re7? 15.fxe6 Ne5 (15...Rxe6 16.Bf7+) 16.Nd5 is crushing.; 14...Qd8 15.fxe6 Ne5 16.Bf7+ Kh8 17.Bxe8 Qxe8 18.Nd5 is also winning quite quickly.] 15.fxg6 Re7

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Now White is at the cross-roads. He has a powerful attack, but he needs more pieces involved to bring it home. So what does Shirov do? 16.Nd5!! He gives up another one! For another pawn! Shirov doesn't need those knights anyway; all he wants is Black's king! All variations are winning for White. 16...exd5 Practically forced. 17.Qxd5+ Kh8 18.gxh7 Rxh7 Black must take the pawn, as White threatens mate on g8. 19.Bg6! The logical culmination. Shirov decides that it is time to get some material back, while keeping the attack going. 19...Bg7 What else? If: [19...Re7 20.Rf4 is crushing.] 20.Bxh7 Qd8 Again, forced. [20...Kxh7? leads to mate in 4: 21.g6+! Kh8 (21...Kxg6 22.Qf5#) 22.Qh5+ Bh6 23.Qxh6+ Kg8 24.Qh7#] 21.Bf5 The smoke has cleared, and White's attack still rages on, while Black hasn't even moved his queenside pieces! No wonder Black is lost. 21...Ne5 Black desperately needs to get rid of that powerful f5 bishop. 22.Qd1! Shirov is as ruthless as always. Black must take on f5 now, giving White a dangerous set of pawns as well. 22...Bxf5

23.exf5 Qe8 Stopping White's queen going to h5, but not for long! 24.g6 White's queen really wants that square! 24...Ng4 A last try. 25.Bd4 Qe4 26.f6 and Black can resign any time now. 26...Nc6 27.fxg7+ Kg8 28.Rf8+! Leading to forced mate. 28...Rxf8 29.gxf8Q+ Kxf8 30.Qf1+ And Black resigned in view of 30...Ke7 31.Qf7+ Kd8 32.Bb6+ Kc8 33.Qc7# 1–0

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Reading a Chess Game

There are a few things to learn when you first read through moves of a chess game. Here is a brief explanation. 1. The Moves are Numbered A number shows the move-number during the game. Eg. 42.Bc3 was the 42nd move. If there are “…” before the move that indicates Black’s move. 2. Which Piece or Pawn? If a pawn is moved there is no letter given, just the name of the DESTINATION SQUARE. Eg. 1.e4 means Pawn moves to e4. If a stronger piece moves then the Capital Letter indicates which piece (Eg. N=knight, K=king). Just the DESTINATION square of the piece is given.

3. More information It is possible to get more information than just the moves of the game; symbols have meanings:

X = Capture + = Check ++ or # = Checkmate 1-0 = White wins 0-1 = Black wins ! = Good Move ? = Bad Move ?! Or !? = Uncertain/Unclear

Now you can play through the moves of the games in this magazine - see how you go!

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Book Review

On the Endgameby C.J.S.Purdy $38.95

Reviewed by Robert Jamieson

Most chess players neglect the endgame in favour of studying the openings, but this, Purdy argues, is a mistaken allocation of time. Learning the endgame is a far better way to improve your chess.

In this book Purdy analyses a variety of different types of endgames many of which are quite difficult - but instructive.

One excellent feature of the book is that it highlights “Rules” to guide players through the endgame e.g. “RULE 34: As far as possible place your pawns on the squares of opposite colour to that of your own Bishop”.

Have a look at the diagram opposite for one simple example from the book. Whoever moves wins! If White moves first then 1.Kf8 Kd6 2.Kf7 wins or if Black moves first 1...Kd5 2.Kf7 Kd6 wins.

This is not a book for beginners, but contains numerous practical examples from real games that give the reader a “feel” for endgames and a good understanding of the basic principles that apply in the endgame.

I recommend it to you.

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The First World CHESS Champion

It’s a matter of contention as to who was the first “World Chess Champion”, indeed at a dinner in the 19th century someone proposed a toast to “the World Chess Champion” and two players stood up to accept the toast!

In the 1840’s Howard Staunton from England was acknowledged as the best player in the world and in 1851 he competed in the world’s first International Chess Tournament in London. The tournament was won by a German Maths Professor, Adolf Anderssen who beat Staunton by 4 games to 1 and took over the mantle as the best player in the world.

Anderssen was renown for his attacking games and here is a sample of his play.

A.AnderssenE.SchalloppBerlin 1864C31 - King's Gambit/Falkbeer Counterattack

1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 Counter-attacking the centre.3.Nf3 Not 3.fxe5? Qh4+3...dxe4 4.Nxe5 Bd6 5.Bc4 Bxe5 6.fxe5 Qd4 A sneaky move attacking both the B on c4 and the e5 pawn, but is Black being too greedy?7.Qe2 Qxe5Now Black is a solid pawn up and has no weaknesses so White must attack quickly before Black can castle.

8.d4! Qxd4 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.Be3 Qd8?Wasting too much time. 10...Qe5 was better. 11.O-O h6 Too slow. 11...0-0 was better.12.Bc5 Nbd7??Overlooking mate in two!

13.Qxe4+ Nxe4 14.Bxf7# 1-0

Anderssen has a connection with Australia as he once played (and lost!) an off-hand game with a University Student named Esling who went on to become the first Australian Chess Champion in 1885.

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Adolf Anderssen

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Some more short games

from adolf anderssen

In the 19th Century players were very good at attacking but not so skilled at defending. This resulted in many games being short “brilliancies”.

If you’d like to improve your attacking skills, or perhaps find a aggressive opening with which to surprise your opponents, then play through some of the following games.

C. Mayet - Anderssen, Berlin 1851 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Bg4 7.h3 h5 8.hxg4 hxg4 9.Nxe5 g3 10.d4 Nxe4 11.Qg4 Bxd4 12.Qxe4 Bxf2+ (13.Rxf2 Qd1+) 0-1

Anderssen - L. Eichborn, Breslau 1854 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5 4.Qe2 fxe4 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Nxe4 Nxe4 7.Bd5 c6 8.Bxe4 Qe7 9.c4 g6 10.d4 Bh6 11.c5 Kd8 12.Bd2 b6 13.Nf3 Ba6 0-1

G. Neumann - Anderssen, Berlin 1865 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O dxc3 8.Qb3 Qf6 9.e5 Qg6 10.Nxc3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Nd8 12.Ba3 Nh6 13.Rfe1 b6 14.Bd5 Bb7 15.e6 (15...fxe5 16.Ne5, threatening 17.Qxc7; 15...dxe6 16.Qxc7 mates) 1-0

Anderssen - D. Rosenthal, Vienna 1873 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O d3 8.Qb3 Qf6 9.Re1 Nge7 10.Bg5 Qg6 11.Bxe7 Kxe7 12.e5 Kf8 13.Nbd2 Bb6 14.Ne4 Nd8 15.Qa3+ Ke8 16.Nf6+ (16...gxf6 17.exf6+ mates) 1-0

Riemann - Anderssen, Breslau 1876 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 d5 5.Bxd5 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.e5 Bxc3 8.exf6 Bxf6 9.Nf3 Qh5 10.Qe2+ Kd8 11.Qc4 Re8

12.Bxf7 Qxf3+ 13.gxf3 Bh3+ 14.Kf2 Bh4+ 15.Kg1 Re1+ 16.Qf1 Rxf1 mate 0-1

D. Harrwitz - Anderssen, Breslau 1848 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 Bc5 5.d4 Bb6 6.Nf3 Qe7 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.e5 Nh5 9.Nd5 Qd8 10.g4 fxg3 11.Bg5 f6 12.exf6 gxf6 13.Ne5 O-O 14.Qxh5 fxg5+ 15.Nf6+ Kg7 16.Qxh7+ Kxf6 17.Ng4 mate 1-0

Paul Morphy - Anderssen, Paris 1858 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Ke3 f5 8.N1c3 f4 9.Nd5 fxe3 10.Nbc7+ Kf7 11.Qf3+ Nf6 12.Bc4 Nd4 13.Nxf6+ d5 14.Bxd5+ Kg6 15.Qh5+ Kxf6 16.fxe3 Nxc2+ 17.Ke2 (17...Qxc7 18.Raf1 Ke7 19.Rf7+) 1-0

J. Zukertort - Anderssen, Breslau 1865 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.O-O Qe7 6.Nc3 gxf3 7.d4 d6 8.Nd5 Qd7 9.Qxf3 Nc6 10.Qxf4 Nd8 11.Qg3 c6 12.Qxg8 Rxg8 13.Nf6+ Ke7 14.Nxg8+ Ke8 15.Nf6+ Ke7 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.Bg5+ 1-0

J. Zukertort - Anderssen, Breslau 1865 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.O-O Qe7 6.Nc3 gxf3 7.d4 d6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Qxf3 Nc6 10.Qxf4 Be6 11.Nxc7+ Qxc7 12.Bxe6 Bh6 13.Bxf7+ Kf8 14.Qh4 Bxc1 15.Raxc1 Nd8 16.Bh5+ Kg7 17.Qg5 mate 1-0

Anderssen - Mayet, Berlin 1855 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5 d5 6.exd5 h6 7.Bb5+ c6 8.dxc6 bxc6 9.Nxf7 Kxf7 10.Bc4+ Kg7 11.Qe2 Nf6 12.d3 Bb4+ 13.Kd1 Bd6 14.Nc3 g3 15.Qf1 Bg4+ 16.Kd2 Qb6 17.Nd1 Re8 0-1

J. Zukertort - Anderssen, Breslau 1865 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5 Qh4+ 6.Kf1 f3 7.d4 Nf6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Bxf7+ Kd8 10.Bb3 Nxe5 11.dxe5 fxg2+ 12.Kxg2 Qh3+ 13.Kf2 Bc5+ 14.Ke1 Qh4+ 15.Kd2 Nh5 16.Rf1 Qxh2+ 17.Qe2 Ng3 0-1

Knight Times August 2009

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