My Unbelievable Bracket

My Unbelievable Bracket

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It is March Madness, and it is inspiring upsets over the chess board too.

 

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Only two more weeks until the Cabin Fever Reliever (4SS, G45d10)!

 

 

The events shown below are ones that have been or will be advertised in Chess Life or Chess Life for Kids:

Date Event Location TLA in Affiliate
2017-04-04 Cabin Fever Reliever Colorado Springs CO 2017-03 CL A5012031

 

 

This week's position comes from the March Swiss 90 (G/90+30, 4SS) at the club on Tuesday nights (http://cschess.webs.com/apps/calendar/).  There are 2 more rounds to go and you can join for just one night or the rest of the tournament. 

 

It is white to move:

 

 

 

2017 March Swiss 90

 

 

 

You can view the diagram and answer here:

http://cschess.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=203836848

 

 

My Unbelievable Bracket

http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=109946

 

 

[Event "March Swiss 90"]

[Site "http://cschess.webs.com/"]

[Date "2017.03.14"]

[Round "2.4"]

[White "Smith, Mike"]

[Black "Brown, Dean"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "B27"]

[WhiteElo "1332"]

[BlackElo "1467"]

[PlyCount "59"]

[EventDate "2017.03.07"]

[TimeControl "5400+30"]

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4

cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. O-O Qc7 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.

Bf4 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Qb6 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nc7+ Kf8 17. Ne6+ fxe6

18. Bc7+ Ke8 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Qxb7 Kf7 21. Rad1 Nc5 22. Qxa7 Nd3 23. Qa6 Nxb2

24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Re1 Rd6 26. Qe2 Ke8 27. h3 Kd7 28. Qb5+ Kd8 29. Rc1 Nd3 30.

Qb8+ 1-0