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Volume 01 March 2017

Even
pawns
can
make
a
storm.

Volume 01 March 2017
FEATURING

Negros Chess Journal Issue No. 1
© 2017 Negros Island Chess Aficionados
Published by: Pawn Storm
Bacolod City, Philippines
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Printed in the Republic of the Philippines

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Chessboard Today,
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D’MAXimum Corner
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By: International Master Oliver Dimakiling
FIDE ID 5202248
Title: International Master
Federation: Philippines
Fide Elo Rating: 2404
Highest Elo Rating: 2500 (July
2007)
Born: 1980 (Age 37)
Ranking: World #2113, Asia #236,
Philippines # 15
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D’MAXimum Corner
Severino, Sander (2367) - Gomez, John Paul (2510)
[D02]
Philippine International Chess Championship, 07.12.2014
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 [The Slav--JP's pet defense against d4.]
4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 [Another possibility would be:]
[5...Bh5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.Nh4]
6.Qxf3 e6 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Bb4 9.Bd2 0–0 10.a3 Ba5
[10...dxc4 11.Bxc4 Bd6 12.0–0 e5 This line changes the complexion
of the game and promises a fight!]
11.cxd5 exd5 12.0–0! Re8 13.Rfd1
Position after 13. Rfd1
[13.b4 Bc7 14.Rfe1 Nf8 15.e4 Ne6 (15...dxe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4
17.Rxe4 Rxe4 18.Qxe4 Qd6 19.g3 Rd8 20.Be3) 16.exd5 Nxd4
17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.Qe3 looks interesting--with chances for both
sides.]
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13...Bc7 14.Rac1 Nf8 15.Na4 Ne6 16.h4! [Stopping Ng5–e4.]
16...Ne4 17.g3 Nxd2 18.Rxd2 g6 19.Nc5 Nxc5 20.Rxc5 h5
21.Rc1 Bd6 22.Rdc2 Qe7 23.Kg2 Kg7 24.Rc3 a5 25.a4 f5 26.Rh1
Rf8 27.Rc2 Rf6 28.Qd1 Bc7 29.Rc3 Bd6 30.Rc2 Re8 31.Be2 Bb8
32.Bf3 Qb4 33.Rc3 Re7 34.Qb3 Qd6 35.Qb6 Qc7 36.Qxc7 Bxc7
[This game was roughly equal all throughout. Both players
played cautiously from the get-go & the draw was a likely outcome.]
½–½
(386) Severino, Sander (2344) - Short, Nigel D (2697)
[A40]
12th BCC Open, 14.04.2012
1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 Nf6 4.e3 Nc6 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nbd2 [Similar
structure to the London System sans the Bishop on f4...]
6...Qc7 7.0–0 Bd7 8.Qe2 h6 9.a3 g5 10.g3 [too cautious?!]
IM Sander Severino with GM Nigel Short
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[10.dxc5 Generally, when the opponent attacks on the flank, it's
important to create counterplay in the centre! 10...g4 11.Nd4
Bxc5 12.Nb5 Qe5 13.b4 Bb6 14.Bb2]
10...0–0–0 11.dxc5 e5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 f5
15.Bxc6 Bxc6 16.Qxe5 Qf7 17.Nd4 Rxd4! [Good practical decision
by GM Short--sacrificing the exchange to gain control of the
light squares.]
Position after 17. … Rxd4!
18.Qxd4 Bg7 19.Qd3 Rd8 20.Qe2 Re8 21.Qd1 Qc4 22.f3 f4
[22...Ba4 a bit tricky! 23.Qd2 but not (23.Qd6 as it loses to
23...Bf8) 23...Re2 24.Qd6 Re6]
23.Re1 Qxc5+ 24.Kg2 Rd8 25.Qe2 g4 26.Qf2 gxf3+ 27.Kg1 Bf8
28.b4 fxg3 29.hxg3 Qh5 30.Bf4 Qh3 31.Rad1 [White can now
have a sigh of relief as he is able to regroup his pieces & complete
his development!]
31...Be7 32.Rxd8+ Bxd8 33.c4 Bb6 34.c5 Bd8 35.Rd1 Be7 36.Rd2
h5 37.Qf1 Qe6 38.Kh2 h4 39.Qh3 hxg3+ 40.Kxg3 Qxh3+ 41.Kxh3
Bf6 42.Kg3 Bc3 43.Rd1 a5 44.Bd2? [Oops! After solving all his
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problems in the middlegame & having a better position in the
endgame, White blunders! Time trouble, maybe?!]
[44.b5 Bxb5 45.Kxf3 Not so clear if White can win this one or
Black can hold a draw but a bigger chance for White esp with a
material advantage. Carlsen likes to grind positions such as this
one!]
44...Ba4 [He missed this & the game ends peacefully!]
45.Bxc3 Bxd1 46.bxa5 Kd7 47.Kf2 ½–½
(385) Severino, Sander - Torre, Eugenio (2552) [A41]
1nd Manila Philippines, GMA Cup, 21.11.2006
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4?! [El Eugenio sometimes play unusual lines
esp with Black to stay out of theory & relies on his legendary experience
to outplay his opponents but such is not the case
here...Sander was up to the challenge & outplayed the 'Legend'!]
3.Nbd2 c6 4.e4 d5 5.c3 Nf6 6.h3 Bh5 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nxe4
[Interesting here would be:]
[8.e6! fxe6 9.Be2 Nxd2 10.Nxd2 Bxe2 11.Qxe2± White gives up a pawn
but it will take some time for Black to organize his pieces as he is so
tied up!]
8...dxe4 9.g4 Bg6 [9...exf3 10.gxh5 Qd5 11.Rg1 Nd7 12.Rg3± gains an
extra pawn plus the Bishop pair!]
10.Nh4 Qd5 11.Be3 [11.Bg2 Nd7 12.Qe2± & the pawn on e4 simply
falls!]
11...e6 12.Ng2 Nd7 13.Nf4 Qa5 14.h4 f6 15.Nxg6 [15.exf6 Nxf6
16.Nxe6; 15.Nxe6 fxe5 16.Qb3 Bf7 17.0–0–0 b5 18.Bg2]
15...hxg6 16.Qb3 0–0–0 17.Qxe6 [White gains material & the rest is just
a matter of technique]
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Position after 17. Qxe6
17...Ba3 18.Qb3 Be7 19.exf6 gxf6 20.0–0–0 f5 21.gxf5 gxf5 22.h5 Bd6
23.h6 f4 24.Bd2 Rde8 25.Be2 e3 26.fxe3 fxe3 27.Be1 Bf4 28.h7 Qf5
29.Rh5 Qe4 30.Qc2 Qe6 31.d5 [finally! this was possible a few moves
earlier]
31...cxd5 32.Rhxd5 Nf6 33.Rc5+ Kb8 34.Qf5 Bc7 35.Bg3 [Very alert!
Sander has a very good tactical eye.. .]
35...Bxg3 36.Rd8+ Rxd8 37.Qxe6 Nxh7 38.Qxe3 [38.Rb5 threatening
Bf3 thus ends the game quickly]
38...Bd6 39.Rf5 Rhe8 40.Qf3 Rf8 41.Kc2 Rxf5 42.Qxf5 Nf8 43.Bf3 Rd7
44.b4 a6 45.Kb3 Rc7 46.c4 Be7 47.c5 Nd7 48.Qf4 Nf8 49.Bg4 Nh7
50.Be6 Ng5 51.Bg4 Nh7 52.Qe5 Nf6 53.Be6 Nh7 54.Bd7 Bf6 55.Qd6
Bg7 56.Bf5 [Well played game against the Maestro! The sun is certainly
shining up there--Sander!] 1–0
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By: Marvin Ting
Chess is a game of
honesty. It requires calculation,
moves, analysis, interpretative
skill, resilience and practice.
Nothing is hidden on the board.
The less you know of the game,
the easier it is to overestimate
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“The laws of Chess do not permit a free choice:
you have to move whether you like it or not”
- Emanuel Lasker
“I look one move ahead... the best!”
- Siegbert Tarrasch
“First-class players lose to second-class players because
second-class players sometimes play a first-class game”
- Siegbert Tarrasch
“Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must
be occupied by pieces not pawns”
- Siegbert Tarrasch
“In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically
eliminated”
- Emanuel Lasker
“The passion for playing Chess is one of the
most unaccountable in the world”
- H.G. Wells
“The older I grow, the more I value Pawns”
- Keres
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The sign of a great Master is his ability to win
a won game quickly and painlessly”
- Irving Chernev
“Those who say they understand Chess, understand nothing”
- Robert Hubner
“One bad move nullifies forty good ones”
- Horowitz
“Every Pawn is a potential Queen”
- James Mason
“I prefer to lose a really good game than to win a bad one”
- David Levy
“Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self image and
self esteem”
- Saudin Robovic
“When you are lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the
world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your
counselor in war”
- Aristotle
“Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone
form the attack and defense”
- Philidor
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FINALE
Even the best grandmasters in the world have had to
work hard to acquire the technique of rook endings.
- Paul Keres
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