Saturday, December 31, 2011

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- Report images2011 have been a good year but Sifu have had a few events that effected my life. Sifu had an unexpected stroke mild! but left Sifu immobile on left side for a week and now recovering and walking with a cane for stability. but biggest disappointed is no going or sending the chess team to ASEAN PARAGAMES in SOLO Indonesia..all due to few major factors, Malaysia was the defending champion but Solo had other ideas when they changed the rule of the chess game when playing blindfold in all B category i.e. involving the blind and turning it into a B1 event possibly to benefit the hosts but it was Myanmar that captured the 2 men individual Golds in visual category which host targeted.
Malaysia will definately be in Rangoon 2013 if APC maintain that the event must have compulsory rules like in KL2009 and KORAT2007 for chess and not changed to favor the hosts.
2012 hopefully will see a major event like a Malaysian Open for OKU (PWD) and the Malaysian Paralimpiad 2012 in Kuantan possibly in June.

CHESS CAMPEONA - IS CHESS A SPORT? MISSOURI HALL OF FAME SAYS YES

CHESS CAMPEONA - IS CHESS A SPORT? MISSOURI HALL OF FAME SAYS YES
IS CHESS A SPORT? MISSOURI HALL OF FAME SAYS YES

By Chad Garrison

Rex Sinquefield is making his mark in Missouri in more than just politics these days. The gazillionaire best known for shoveling millions of dollars into Missouri political campaigns is also one of our state's greatest athletes. Yep, it's true.

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame announced last week that Sinquefield is one of seventeen inductees to its 2012 class. Other athletes sharing that honor include former Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds, Kansas City Chiefsgreat Emmitt Thomas and Mizzou basketball legend Jon Sundvold.

The HOF says that Sinquefield is worthy of induction for his role in founding (and bankrolling) the Chess Club and Scholastic ofSaint Louis and the nearby World Chess Hall of Fame. Both are fine institutions. We won't argue that. But c'mon, can you really call chess a sport?

Yes, says the Springfield-based hall of fame. It claims it's just following the protocols of theInternational Olympic Committee, which has recognized the game as a sport.

Er, OK. But you'll note that the "sport" won't be played at London's 2012 Olympics, nor is it scheduled to be played at any of the following two Olympic games scheduled for 2014 and 2016. Apparently recognizing a game as a sport and giving a rat's ass about it are two very different things for the IOC.

Here in Missouri, though? Hey, we got to fill that hall of fame with something.

— Chad Garrison

DAILY RFT READERS' COMMENTS

Chess is most certainly a sport. It takes way more effort than a lot of other sports, just not physical effort. And I, for one, am very happy that someone with the means and the desire is doing what he can to make Missouri better for everyone. If only some of the other well-to-do people cared enough to get involved and make St. Louis and Missouri great again!Ben Muehleisen

Wait! What about checkers and backgammon and Monopoly and my personal favorite —Chutes and Ladders! There are sports, and there are games. Chess is a game, not a sport.OscarsWild
Poker, checkers, backgammon players do not play under a time control system like chess. Battling a clock requires speed, timing and mental focus like all sports. Seanpaultrani

My goddamn strategy for winning Chutes and Ladders is unbeatable! Luck = preparation + opportunity. Uhvbnjonathaned

How many of you did Rex call or e-mail and tell you to comment on this post? "So fortunate to have a leader like Rex to bring his passion"? I think I just gagged a little! Lobbysaurus Rex

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2011-12-22/news/is-chess-a-sport-rex-sinquefield-missouri-sports-hall-of-fame/

The Creaking, Squeaking f2-Square. - Chess.com

The Creaking, Squeaking f2-Square. - Chess.com


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The Creaking, Squeaking f2-Square.

A rook and a bishop is a powerful combination. If their joined force hits a weak point the defending side might find it hard to defend, especially if the weak point is located around the king. A very typical pawn structure arising from many openings is f2-g2-h2 or some other variation of it with the pawn on f2 (or inversely on f7). If you place a black rook on the 2nd rank and put a bishop on the g1-a7 diagonal the pawn on f2 will be a permanent weakness, unless defended by a dark- squared bishop. However, if there is no dark-squared bishop to defend the pawn, it will become a dead stop – tying the white king and rook to it. A typical endgame position is shown below.

Typical Position vs. ?
Black to move

If white gives up the pawn on f2 then his king will be permanently weak and black can organize an attack on it by moving king-side pawns forward. White’s chance is to stick to a passive defense. Black will aim to create a second weakness on the same or the other flank and use the technique of attacking two weaknesses alternately to capitalize on their advantage. In the next few games the idea of an f2- or f7-pawn pin is recurring. We will explore different defensive and attacking techniques, as well as look at historical and contemporary examples.

In the first game white managed to protect the pawn on f2 by placing the rook on a relatively active position – the f3-square. If not for the weakness on a3, it would be extremely hard for black to make progress but because such a weakness exists black went right after it. Having an extra pawn with opposite- colored bishops on the board black had to be extremely careful not to trade the rooks. It is still not an easy task to win this endgame because white can set-up the defense along light- squares. Let us see whether white succeeded in this burdensome task.

The second game is a classic played by Estonian GM Keres. He tied the black forces to the f7-pawn's defense but then unlike the previous game there were no black weaknesses on the queen-side. The pawns on b6 and a5 were protected by the dark- squared bishop. Instead, white had to create an attack on the king-side by first advancing the pawns and then moving the king forward. It was possible partially due to the passive rook position on f8.

Knowing the two previous examples it would be easy for you to come up with the solution for the next position. Black’s threat is obvious- rook entrance on d2 where it will rule the board. White can settle for the passive defense with Rf1-a4-Bd1 or play actively. Knowing the Keres game we would not want to settle for the passive defense.

Today we looked at endgame positions with rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop of opposite color where the f2 or f7- pawn was pinned and weak. In the first game we saw how the stronger side wins by creating a weakness on the opposite side of the board. In the second game there were no weaknesses on the queen-side, so Keres had to create one on the king-side. And the third game shows that it is better to be a pawn down in an opposite-color bishop endgame with tremendous drawing chances than to be tied down with an equal amount of pawns. Next week we will explore opposite colored bishop endgames in more detail.

Happy New Year!!