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Chess Fundamentals

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WINNERS of Mini-Tourney

7th JRS. MINI-TOURNEY

Lirazan vs NM Bagamasbad

Workshop Simul
MERALCO, Pasig City
W: Jay-R Lirazan
B: NM Efren Bagamasbad

1.e4 e6
The French Defense.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_defense

2.d4 d5 3.exd5
In theory, this is known as the Exchange Variation. Below are some instructive games:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1565184
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1565184
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1565184

3... exd5 4.c3 Nf6 5.Nf3
Develop Ns before Bs.
The Ideas Behind the Chess Openigs

5... Bd6 6.Bd3
Bs should be developed to active diagonals during opening play.
Chess Fundamentals

6... Nc6 7.h3
Theoretically, this is unnecessary and a waste of tempo in this early part of the game.
Quesada & Torre in Beyond the 13th Move

7... O-O 8.O-O
One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm.
Mastering the Chess Openings

8... Ne7 9.Bg5 Ng6 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Bxf6
Exchanging your B for a N is reasonable, but do so only to gain some advantgae, otherwise you will be surrendering the advantage of the B-pair for no return.
Mastering the Chess Openings

11... Qxf6 12.Re1
The Rs are best placed on the four center files, particularly if any should be open.
The Right Way to Play Chess

12... c6 13.Re2?
According to NM Efren, better is Nf1, then Ng3.

13... Nf4 14.Re3 Bd7 15.Qc2 Rae8 16.Rae1 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Rxe3 18.Rxe3 Bf4

19.Re2?? Bf5 20.Ne4 dxe4-+
Result: 0-1

Aguado vs NM Bagamasbad

WORKSHOP by NM BAGAMASBAD

BERSAMINA DRAWS IM GINTING

International Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Tournament-Database

MERALCO JRS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

MERALCO is hosting a tournament on May 8 at Basement Canteen, Lopez Bldg, MERALCO Center, Ortigas Ave, Pasig City.

The tourney is open to all grade school and high school students of its franchise area.

This is a 1-day rapid (25-25 minutes) individual using the Grand Prix format where the best team (score of its top 3 players) wins the Best Team and Coach Award. Prizes at stake for each category (grade school and high school) are:

High School Category
P1,500 for Champion
P1,000 for 2nd Placer
P 500 for 3rd Placer
P1,000 for Best Team and Coach

Grade School Category

P1,500 for Champion
P1,000 for 2nd Placer
P 500 for 3rd Placer
P1,000 for Best Team and Coach

Registration is free. You must register on-line at this website or at the Meralco page of pinoy chess portal.

Players must bring their school ID. And if you bring your latest validated (paid) MERALCO electric bill, you will be entitled to join the raffle of MERALCO give aways.

The Top 5 placers of each category from any public school are entitled to a free chess workshop with a simul by NM Gerry Cabellon on May 14. This special event is sponsored by the Good Samaritans of MERALCO.

Early registrants are Coach Henry's UE and San Beda (Manila & Taytay), Kots Erwin's La Salle, Diliman Prep School and Ramon Magsaysay, Coach Jojo's NU, GM Jayson's FEU, Ugong's Rizal Hi and Legaspi Elem, and Master Rudy's Arellano plus the participants of the 1st PACE U16 last April 17 who have confirmed.

Sa MERALCO, may liwanag ang buhay.

God bless.