Understanding basic endgame ideas will not only improve your results against players of equal strength, but give you a serious weapon against weaker players, and let you hold your own against much stronger ones

REMEMBER –

1. ACTIVATE YOUR KING early,you dont have to wait until all the pieces have exchanged.

2. PASSED PAWNS MUST BE PUSHED – the closer they get to Queening the stronger they become. Protect them,and control the Queening square.

3.EXCHANGE PIECES –  when you are ahead in pawns.

4.EXCHANGE PAWNS – when you have less than your opponent.

5.ROOKS BELONG BEHIND PAWNS – to attack or protect them.

6.ROOK ON THE 7th RANK – for White [or 2nd for Black] is VERY STRONG! Not only can it cut off the King , but also wipe out his pawns on that rank.

7.PUT PAWNS ON OPPOSITE COLOUR – TO YOUR BISHOP.

8.KING INFRONT OF YOUR PAWN – and gain control of the Queening square.

Play ACTIVELY & AGGRESSIVELY – BUT  CHECK YOUR MOVE BEFORE YOU MAKE IT.

A lost tempo or misplaced King will lose the game.

 

This year there were 4 people in 1st place with – 7/8 points

Peter Brzozowski  [ 468 ]

Lucy Massey  [ 478 ]

Dylan Nguyen  [ 366 ]   &

William Massey  [ 329 ]

but the Hans Gao Junior Handicap Shield for 2014 goes to William Massey as the lowest rated player.

The Colour Grading Prizes were –

RED PRIZE –   Peter Brzozowski & Lucy Massey

BLUE PRIZE – James Saunders

GREEN PRIZE – Dylan Nguyen

PURPLE PRIZE – Crystal Hart

WELL DONE ! – EVERYONE.

The next tournament is the Winter Knight [A&B Grades] & the Winter Pawn [ beginners] – 5 Rounds one per night @ 60min [ Record]

JULY 23rd  to AUGUST 20th

 

All Welcome

Hans Gao will be giving simultaneously Games through out the night  -14thMay  Pupils From Manurewa Intermediate  will there to play the juniors from  the Papatoetoe chess club . This  should finish’s about 7.15pm  cost of playing Hans is $2.00

RUSSELL METGE JUNIOR RAPID CUP – 2014   over 8 Rounds,

has just finished, with  John McRae as DOP  using  Vega 6.8 to do the draws.

There were 4 grades – A B C D with winners in each.

After trying for so long, [since 2009]  Anusha finally has won a tournament all by herself.

WELL DONE!   CONGRATULATIONS!

Results – A Grade  1st  Anusha Gaundar   6/8

                                      2nd = Conrad Hart      5.5/8

                                      2nd = Ryan Nguyen     5.5/8

                   B Grade   1st Fergus Lee               6/8

                                    2nd Sylvie Ruahe          5/8

                   C Grade  1st Joanna Lee                5/8

                                  2nd = Crystal Hart            3/8

                                  2nd = Thomas KitMcCombe    3/8

                   D Grade  1st = Dylan Nguyen        5/8

                                  1st = Ronit Sethi             5/8

                              Well Done – Everyone!     

                               

 

 

This years Junior Summer Shield games did not need to be recorded, only those of new players so we could guage their playing strength.

Among the new players were Cyrstal Hart – Conrad’s young sister, Hugh Gao – Han’s younger brother, and Thomas KitMcCombe, we wish them all a big welcome, and hope they enjoy the club.

RESULTS –        1st   Arav Gaundar                    6/6

                         2nd  Rebekah Massey              5/6

                         3rd  Emily Massey                    4.5/6

1st  B Grade     Stanford Colson                       4/6

1st  C Grade     Joanna Lee                               4/6

 

Junior  Prize  Giving   2013

Tuesday  10th   Dec

6pm  to  7pm.

 

For the last 4 Years at least the Santa Parade has

been held on the 2nd Wed in Dec. our Junior Prize

Giving night.

Therefore we moved the Junior Prize Giving to the

2nd Tues in Dec, and informed the Bowling Club.

This Year they moved the Santa Parade to the

1st Wed in Dec – our last Junior Chess night.

We didnt know until Monday 2nd Dec. too late

to make any changes.

SO WE WILL HOLD OUR      JUNIOR PRIZE GIVING  ON

TUESDAY  10TH  Dec. @  6pm – 7pm.

One of the main reasons for recording games is so we can relay them. Try to find improvements, look for things we missed, maybe find out why we lost, or if we won were we just lucky.

BLACK to play – played 26. … Rgxf2+ 27.Kg1 Rxh2 28.Rxf3 Rxc2 29.a4 Rxb2 30.a5 Rhc2 31.Rf1 –   did Black miss anything ? YES  Mate in 2 – can you see it?

BLACK to play – played 31. … Ra2  Can you see anything better?

Correct was 31. … Rg2+ 32.Kh1 Rh2+ 33.Kg1 Rbg2#

GAME continued – this position was reached – WHITE to play What would you play?

WHITE to play – played 46.Ke1 ? and lost after … Ke3 47.Kf1 f2 48.Kg2 Ke2 49.Kg3 f1Q

Correct was  46.Kf1! Ke3  47.Ke1!  – King Opposition – King opposite King with an odd number of squares between them – if his King has to move – You have the opposition. 47. … f2+ 48.Kf1 Kf3  DRAW.

 

J C C  ROUND 5    Black to play    –  has the advantage and should win.

BLACK  played  53. … f5  trying to force an exchange and win with the extra pawn, but he missed something –

Stronger was  … Kh4  54.Kf4 f6!  55.Kf3 g5  and Black wins the pawn. 56.Kg2 Kxg4.  The GAME continued –

54.gxf5 Kxf5  55.Kg3    what should Black play now?

BLACK  played  55.  … g5   thinking that was good enough.

RULE OF THUMB – “GET YOUR KING INFRONT OF YOUR PAWN”

55. … Kg5  King Opposition – King opposite King -odd number of squares between them- if his King has to move – You have the Opposition.

56.Kf3 Kh4  57.Kf4 g5+  58.Kf3 Kh3  and on down to Queen.

GAME  CONTINUED –   56.Kf3! g4+  57.Kg3 Kg5  58.Kg2 Kh4  59.Kh2 g3+  60.Kg2 Kg4  61.Kg1 Kf3  62.Kf1 g2+  63.Kg1 Ke2  64.Kxg2   DRAW

 

 

 

 

 

Sometimes your advantage does not become clear until you reduce the number of pieces on the board. Basically – Simplify to Win .

Now instead of playing … Bb7+ and chasing the King around for another 25 moves the “easy way” was – Simplify to Win  eg.

1. … Rxe1  2.Rxe1 Rxe1  3.a4 Rc1  clear the way for the c pawn  4.a5 Rxc3  5.h4 Ra3  6.Kh3 c4  7.Kg4 c3  8.h5 c2  9.f4 c1Q  10.g4 Qh1#

When you are ahead in material, the “easy way”, is to exchanged off until your extra pieces or pawns can not be stopped.  Basically   Simplify to Win

Here Blacks plan should be to exchange Queens, then advance the b pawn. When his King moves to stop it, push the f pawn. He can not stop both  eg.

1. … Qc1  2.Qxc1 Bxc1   3.Kf2 b5  4.Ke2 f5  5.gxf5 gxf5  6.Kd3 b4  7.Kc4 f4

– without the help of the bishop, king or other pawns, one of these pawns will Queen

8.Kxb4 f3  9.Kc3 f2  10.Kd3 f1Q+ 11.Kc2 Qxh3  12.Kxc1 Qh2  13.Kd1 Kf6  14. Kc1 Ke5  15.Kb1 Kd4  16.Ka1 Kc3 17.Kb1 Qb2#