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NM BrianWall

Jul 12, 2013

#1101

You can play the Czech Pirc from any move order. I played it every game as Black and White in the 2010 Colorado Closed.

[Event "Colorado Closed"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mitesh Shridhar 40/2 /G/1 5s, Doubletree Hotel"]
[Black "Brian Wall, GreenwoodVillage, C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2211"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.03.26"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceDate "2009.12.11"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bd3 e5 5. Nge2 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Be3
Qc7 9. Ng3 Rd8 10. f4 Nf8 11. Qe1 Ne6 12. Nce2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Qf2 d5 15.
e5 Nfe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Rad1 f5 19. Qe2 g6 20. Qc4+ Rd5 21. Nb5
Qd8 22. Nc3 Be6 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qc3 Qf8 25. a3 a5 26. Bb6 a4 27. Kh2 Kf7 28.
Qd4 h5 29. c4 Be6 30. Bc7 Qc8 31. Bd6 Bd8 32. Bc5 Qc7 33. Rf2 b6 34. Bd6 c5 35.
Qc3 Qc6 36. Rfd2 Qe8 37. g3 Qh8 38. Rg2 Qh6 39. Rgd2 Qh8 40. h4 Qe8 41. Rd5 Qc6
42. Kh3 Qc8 43. Qd2 Qc6 44. Qc3 Qe8 45. R5d2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Colorado Closed"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.04.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "BrianWall 40/2 / G/1 5sd, Doubletree Hotel"]
[Black "Randy Canney, Greenwood VillageCO"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2211"]
[BlackElo "2204"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2010.04.25"]
[SourceDate "2009.12.11"]

1. c3 d5 2. Qc2 c5 3. d3 e5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
h6 9. a4 Be6 10. Re1 Qc7 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nc4 Rad8 13. Bf1 Bf6 14. g3 Rfe8 15.
h3 b6 16. Kh2 Bf5 17. Nfd2 g5 18. Ne4 Bg7 19. Ne3 Bg6 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. g4 Red8
22. f3 f5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Be3 Qf7 25. Rad1 Ne7 26. Bf2 Ng6 27. Bg3 Be6 28.
Qf2 R5d7 29. a5 Bc4 30. axb6 axb6 31. Qe3 Nf4 32. Nf2 Bb3 33. Ra1 Bd5 34. Ra6
Rd6 35. Ne4 Bxe4 36. Qxe4 Nxd3 37. Bxd3 Rxd3 38. Rxb6 Rxf3 39. Re2 Qd5 40.
Qxd5+ Rxd5 41. Kg2 Rdd3 42. Bxe5 Bxe5 43. Rxe5 Rg3+ 44. Kf2 Rxh3 45. Re7 Rdf3+
46. Kg2 Rhg3+ 47. Kh2 Rh3+ 48. Kg2 Rhg3+ 49. Kh2 Rh3+ 50. Kg2 Rhg3+ 51. Kh2
Rh3+ 1/2-1/2

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[Event "Colorado Closed"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.04.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Richard Herbst 40/2 /G/1 5sd, Doubletree Hotel"]
[Black "Brian Wall, Greenwood Vilage"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2108"]
[BlackElo "2211"]
[Annotator ",abc"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2010.04.24"]
[SourceDate "2009.12.11"]

{[Event "2010 Colorado Closed"] [Site "[Site "Doubletree Hotel Tech Center,
East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO. Phone: "] [Date "2010. 04. [Round
"2"] [White "Richard Herbst"] [Black "B-Wall"] [Result "0-1"] [ICCResult
"White resigns"] [WhiteElo "2211"] [BlackElo "2108"] [Opening "Pirc:
Ufimtsev-Pytel variation"] [ECO "B07"] [NIC "PU. 08"] [Time "10 AM"]
[TimeControl "40/2 hours, Game/1 hour, five second delay second time control
only"]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. Nf3 Qxb2 7. Rb1
Qa3 8. Bc4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Qe2 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Nd7 12. Bb4 Qa4 13. Ne5 Nxe5
14. dxe5 a5 15. Bd6 Be6 16. Bd5 Qxe4+ 0-1

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[Event "Colorado Closed"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.04.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "BrianWall 40/2 / G/1 5sd, Doubletree Hotel"]
[Black "Robert Ramirez, Greenwood VillageCO"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2211"]
[BlackElo "2023"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2010.04.24"]
[SourceDate "2009.12.11"]

1. d3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nbd2 Bc5 5. Be2 d6 6. c3 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. b4
Ba7 9. a4 Ne7 10. Nc4 Ng6 11. h3 Be6 12. Nh2 d5 13. Na5 Rb8 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Bg5
Bxh3 16. gxh3 Qxh3 17. Kh1 dxe4 18. dxe4 Nh4 19. Bxh4 Qxh4 20. Bf3 Rfe8 21. Nc4
Re6 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rd6 24. Rad1 Rbd8 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. c4 g6 27. c5 Rd8
28. c6 b6 29. Qf2 Qxf2 30. Rxf2 Rd3 31. Nf1 Kf8 32. Kg2 Ke7 0-1

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[Event "Colorado Closed"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "David Hartsook 40/2 /G/1 5sd, Doubletree Hotel"]
[Black "Brian Wall, GreenwoodVillage,CO"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2018"]
[BlackElo "2211"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.03.24"]
[SourceDate "2009.12.11"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 c6 3. d4 Qc7 4. Be3 e5 5. Qd2 Nf6 6. f3 Nbd7 7. O-O-O h5 8. Nh3
b5 9. d5 a6 10. dxc6 Qxc6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qxd5 13. Rxd5 Nf6 14. Rd2 Bb7
15. Nf2 d5 16. Bb6 Be7 17. Re2 Nd7 18. Ba5 f6 19. a3 Kf7 20. g3 Nc5 21. Bh3 h4
22. g4 Ne6 23. Bd2 Rhc8 24. c3 Nd4 25. Re3 Nb3+ 26. Kd1 Rd8 27. Re2 a5 28. Kc2
Nxd2 29. Rxd2 dxe4 30. Nxe4 Rxd2+ 31. Kxd2 b4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Bf1 bxc3+ 34.
Kxc3 g6 35. Bc4+ Kg7 36. Rd1 Rd8 37. Rxd8 Bxd8 38. Nc5 Ba5+ 39. b4 Bxb4+ 40.
Kxb4 Bxf3 41. Be6 Kh6 42. Kc4 Kg5 43. Kd3 Kf4 44. Nd7 e4+ 45. Kd2 f5 46. gxf5
gxf5 47. Nb6 Ke5 48. Bc8 f4 49. Ke1 e3 50. Nc4+ Kf6 51. Bh3 Kg5 52. Ne5 Bb7 53.
Ke2 Bd5 54. Nf3+ Kh5 55. Ne5 Be4 56. Ng4 Bf5 57. Nf6+ Kg5 58. Bxf5 Kxf5 59. Nd5
1/2-1/2

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ponz111

Jul 12, 2013

#1102

In the book I co authored Play the Ponziani there is a whole chapter devoted to why 3. c3 d5 4. Bb5 loses. [there is nothing confidential about it]

I have a story about Robert Wendling. The very first United States Correspondence Chess Championship. Wendling and I [and Ken Smith of Smith Morra Gambit fame] were in the same preliminary section.

I beat Ken Smith and in fact was winning against everybody except Wendling. But I had a slight advantage against Wendling with the White side of a Smith Morra Gambit. BUT I was too complacent and one game I was winning I allowed a simple tactic and actually lost the game.

So out of 12 games I had 10 wins and 1 loss and one game left against

Wendling. Wendling had 11 straight wins. But we got into this super difficult endgame where I had winning chances. If I had won I would have qualified for the Finals on tiebreaker over Wendling. [he really complained about this]

At one point earlier I had given an"if" move and Wendling had accepted only to find it was a little trap that gave me the advantage. He complained quite a bit about that.

So we had what we called the Wendling ending--that is what we called it.

Needless to say he finally held the draw and went on to play in the First Correspondence USA Finals. He actually came in 2nd in the Finals.

That one earlier game ruined it for me--where I was winning and then lost.

NM BrianWall

Jul 12, 2013

#1103

FirebrandX

Brian played 5.Bd3?! against me in his game as white. I cannot fathom the point of this move, so I'm quite interested in seeing how our game will conclude. I shall give it my best.

Brian-

The point is I already have thousands of Czech Pirc games under my belt,

I play the Ponziani to experience new positions.

I will defend the Fraser against anyone in the world and anyone on Chess.com who wants to challenge me.

As White in a Ponziani I am just looking to learn.

NM BrianWall

Jul 12, 2013

#1104

ponz111

In the book I co authored Play the Ponziani there is a whole chapter devoted to why 3. c3 d5 4. Bb5 loses. [there is nothing confidential about it]

I have a story about Robert Wendling.

Brian -

My Colorado readers would love the pgn of that game.

Wendling was a slender young man in bad health who died early. As a young teenager I was impressed how he didn't drink his coca cola before his food arrived in a restaurant. Wendling beat young pre-IM John Watson 3.5/2.5 in a match.

Wendling and Bill Abbot used to play and analyze the Ponziani at the Denver Chess Club at the Gates Rubber Tire Company at Broadway and I-25 in Denver.

Wendling sacced a piece against me when I was 15 and had a real hard time winning. Robert told me he was glad I won the CO Jr Championship 6-0 at 17 because he thought there might be something wrong with his Chess.

I cried when Wendling died in his 20's, he was my first local Chess hero. Mark Sherbring inherited his games and notes after Robert died.

Pastuszek

Jul 12, 2013

#1105

Im looking forward to 5.Bd3?! line. Pehaps a new mainline?

ponz111

Jul 12, 2013

#1106

I do not know if I still have the game. It was in descriptive notatation.

I will try and find it. I think it was Smith Morra declined.

NM BrianWall

Jul 12, 2013

#1107

In Colorado Randy Schine and Joshua Samuel are still Old School enough to use Descriptive. I know many young players won't buy any books in descriptive.

NM BrianWall

Jul 12, 2013

#1108

Pastuszek

Im looking forward to 5.Bd3?! line. Pehaps a new mainline?

Brian -

I am already learning. The threat after

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 f6 5. Bd3 any

6 exd5 Qxd5 7 Be4 and

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 f6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Nge7 7. Qxb7 Rb8 8. Qa6

might be OK for White

NM BrianWall

Jul 12, 2013

#1109

from the President of the Irish Union.

Jonathan O'Connor <ninkibah@eircom.net>
To:	Brian Wall <BrianWallChess3@taom.com>
Subject:	Ponziani wins in Irish Championship

This message was written in a character set other than your own. If it is not displayed correctly, click here to open it in a new window.

Brian,
I just thought you might like this game from the Irish Championship.
We are all baking here in University of Limerick with temperatures soaring to 90F - unheard of in Ireland.
It's even hotter in the playing
http://icu.ie/games/display.php?id=30990

Regards,
Jonathan

ponz111

Jul 12, 2013

#1110

Brian Wall is an enigma. He comes up with this great theory line against the Ponziani yet he knows only a little about main line theory of that opening.

[This is a compliment-not a put down]

He also plays the Ponziani and likes the Ponziani. Also, he is very open re his own games. More power to him!

NM BrianWall

Jul 12, 2013

#1111

If I play an opening I am motivated to study it but the reverse isn't true.

NM BrianWall

Jul 12, 2013

#1112

Once you let go of your fear of losing the Chess universe immediately opens its arms to you.

I'm not saying its great but I can't find

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 c3 d5 4 Qa4 f6 5 Bd3 anywhere.

Anyone have any references?

ponz111

Jul 12, 2013

#1113

Here's a link to the results of the preliminary and finals of the first United States Correspondence Chess Championship.

http://www.iccfus.com/crosstables/usccc_prelims/1p.htm#xtab10

http://www.iccfus.com/crosstables/usccc_finals/uscccf01.htm

ponz111

Jul 13, 2013

#1114

Speaking of wikipedia. There is something about me under david taylor chess. Someone from chess.com and also from wikipedia contacted me and asked for some of my games and a photo to add to what they have.

I was suspicious and yes it turned out to be another imposter. No harm done.

This guy who recently came on this site to rant and rave also apparently another imposter--someone who gets an additional membership [I think I know who he was]

Then a funny thing happened to me yesterday in 15 minute chess. I was playling someone named maggie something and she was saying this is cool. [talking about this kind of chess] she says she is youngest female master and now has a title of WFM and she says [if it is a she] she is only 8 years old. [is there such a person]

I was winning and she asked if I would give her a draw [after she had asked who I was] and I said sure and gave her a draw.

If this was a sort of imposter also no matter I enjoyed.

ponz111

Jul 13, 2013

#1115

Question for FirebrandX. Did you get rating credit for your results in the preliminary section of the USCCC?

ponz111

Jul 13, 2013

#1116

In the past the top players often elected to play in APCT as for example they did not want to go through 3 rounds of 6 games to win 18 in a row to win the Golden Knights. I later played two winniers of the Golden Knights.

My bad luck [continued from USCF Bad luck] was many of my prelims games were not counted as ratings. For example my score of 10 1/2 1 1/2 in the first prelims. Also while playing in the 7th USCC Finals I was also playing in the 8th prelims and qualified for the 8th Finals and those games were not rated. [I do not think they were but could be wrong]

Today in money bridge 3 grandslams vulnerable were bid and made against me and nothing I could do [sad stories from an oldtimer]

NM BrianWall

Jul 13, 2013

#1117

I felt like Black could have continued if he had to but I am satisfied with my first Fraser Defense result.

NM BrianWall

Jul 13, 2013

#1118

FirebrandX

BrianWall wrote:

I felt like Black could have continued if he had to but I am satisfied with my first Fraser Defense result.

Keep in mind I played down the main line for the purposes of theory. I would never actively play the Ponzi, much less this line.

Brian - Let's see if anyone else can do better.

NM BrianWall

Jul 13, 2013

#1119

This is a line that I have already posted on BrianWallChess@Yahoogroups.com so I was very comfortable.

However there are many more unclear variations, the jury is still out.

I thank you for letting me practice our line.

I wanted to notch a solid result before trying for a win.

In both games I would choose different moves a second time.

NM BrianWall

Jul 13, 2013

#1120

I guess you could say we were both satisfied with a draw.