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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66006335398166242222011-12-07T16:23:53.455-08:00Interlake Chess ClubThis is the official chess blog run by the Interlake Chess Club.Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-2402991689749609942011-12-07T16:23:00.001-08:002011-12-07T16:23:53.458-08:00Update to Puzzle blog

first time in forever. and wow, I'm beginning to get annoyed by these ads.

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-39323742858432575362009-11-09T19:11:00.000-08:002009-11-09T19:17:48.619-08:00Review

Last week: THE CENTERWhy:Your pieces have the greatest power being in the centerCentralisation combines both attack and defenseIt is the foundation of positional play: to make your pieces the best and to make his pieces the worst.This week: The Opening Principles. Four key words:CentralQuickestHarmonyKing SafetyYou don't need to know lots of variations and games and theory. You just need to

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-86937764392667822542009-11-09T18:56:00.000-08:002009-11-09T19:04:52.605-08:00Directions to USCL

The website is http://www.uschessleague.com/The Seattle Sluggers blogspot is http://seattlesluggers.blogspot.com/, the blogger's name is HA81, and although I do know his identity, I'd just better keep it a secret.http://www.twitter.com/ and follow HA81CHESS, and you ought to be able to follow them. The match is this Wednesday, 6:00 PST. Have fun watching. Oh, and if you're able to, try to get a

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-45409273280085435862009-07-08T12:12:00.000-07:002009-07-08T12:30:53.230-07:00Annotated Game: Jerry vs. Anonymous

Apologies for my tardiness! Jerry sent in quite a game. Look at the tactics! There's a lot to be learned.Ling - Anonymous [C47] [Notes by Michael] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5?! Don't try this at home, kids. 4...Nxe5 5.d4 Ng6 6.e5 Ng8 7.Bc4 White is objectively lost, but he has a strong initiative. 7...N8e7? when your first 6/7 moves have been knight moves, you know you are in trouble. [7..

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-24731731352835894032009-06-16T18:19:00.000-07:002009-06-16T18:43:32.478-07:00The Results from the Kickoff Competition!

The long awaited results have finally arrived in the form of an Armageddon game between the two co-winners, Jerry Ling and Kunal Roy, where, unfortunately, only one can win.For those of you who don't know, an Armageddon game is a game where Black has draw odds, but White has more time. The time control in this game was five minutes for white, and four minutes for black.After drawing, it was

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-37822631012541383272009-06-12T18:08:00.001-07:002009-06-12T18:09:37.356-07:00Problem Set #16 - 6/12/09

1. White to move and mate in two 2. White to move and mate in two 3. White to move and mate in two

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-90282909103309669142009-06-11T18:00:00.000-07:002009-06-11T18:00:02.085-07:00Problem Set #15 - 6/11/09

1. White to move and mate in two 2. White to move and mate in two 3. White to move and mate in two

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-60398640307009893902009-06-10T18:00:00.000-07:002009-06-10T18:00:01.568-07:00Problem Set #14 - 6/10/09

1. White to move and mate in two 2. White to move and mate in two 3. White to move and mate in two

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-18810249621652823102009-06-09T18:06:00.001-07:002009-06-09T18:06:52.152-07:00Problem Set #13 - 6/9/09

1. White to move and mate in one 2. White to move and mate in two3. White to move and mate in two

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-77553743621114802542009-06-08T16:37:00.001-07:002009-06-08T16:40:58.746-07:00Problem Set #12 - 6/8/09

I wonder if anyone will notice if I publish these earlier...1. White to move and mate in two (zomg!) 2. White to move and mate in two (gasp!) 3. White to move and mate in two (no way...)

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-38012146058004866332009-06-06T17:59:00.000-07:002009-06-06T18:02:42.999-07:00Problem Set #11 - 6/6/09

ZOMG, it's almost the end of the school year!1. White to move and mate in two 2. White to move and mate in two3. White to move and mate in two

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-47310515496368123662009-06-05T17:59:00.000-07:002009-06-05T18:03:46.181-07:00Problem Set #9 - 6/4/09

Lolz, I got today's date and yesterday's date mixed up. So here's to make up for yesterday's :D1. White to move and mate in two 2. White to move and mate in two 3. White to move and mate in two

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1. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1100 2. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1300 3. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1550 (tricky!)

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-90173660555147418652009-06-03T18:00:00.000-07:002009-06-03T18:00:01.294-07:00Problem Set #8 - 6/3/09

1. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1400 1. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1400 3. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1500

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-81789088181867294572009-06-02T17:47:00.001-07:002009-06-02T17:52:22.509-07:00Problem Set #7 - 6/2/09

Have fun! 1. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1350 2. White to move and mate in threeDifficulty: 1450 3. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1500

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-2680792191204362662009-06-01T19:22:00.001-07:002009-06-01T19:32:10.977-07:00The Outcome of the First Competition

The two co-winners of the kickoff competition were Kunal Roy and Jerry Ling! In order to decide who wins, we held an armageddon game between the two winners.F.Y.I. An armmageddon game is where white has five minutes versus black's four minutes, but black has draw odds. Therefore, there MUST be a victor.Jerry had White, Kunal had Black. The choice of openings was a Sicilian. Let's see how the game

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GM BANKRUPTCY. IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD.Meanwhile, here are your puzzles. Enjoy!1. White to move and mate in threeDifficulty: 1200 2. White to move and mate in threeDifficulty: 1350 3. White to move and mate in threeDifficulty: 1600

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-40397073360502884662009-05-30T18:04:00.002-07:002009-05-30T18:09:37.331-07:00Problem Set #5 - 5/30/09

1. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1350 2. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1350 3. White to move and mate in threeDifficulty: 1400

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-60840600894355000132009-05-30T18:04:00.001-07:002009-05-30T18:04:24.954-07:00Problem Set #4 - 5/29/09

Sorry for the late post guys. Here's yesterday's puzzles...1. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1100 2. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 12003. (this will no longer be bonus) White to move and mate in threeDifficulty: 1500

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-29601881952207929672009-05-28T18:02:00.001-07:002009-05-28T18:02:22.383-07:00Problem Set #3 - 5/28/09

1. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1000 2. White to move and mate in threeDifficulty: 1400 Bonus: White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1700 (the answer is a move that is just not natural)

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1. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1200 2. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1200 Bonus: White to move and mate in threeDifficulty: 1500

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-60791865109189227702009-05-20T16:39:00.000-07:002009-05-20T16:47:44.550-07:00Puzzle-Solving Break!

Take a well-deserved break, puzzle-solvers!The next month-long competition will start Monday, 5/25/09! See you all then!

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-35620447383990217852009-05-19T20:09:00.000-07:002009-05-19T20:10:10.730-07:00Problem Set #28- 5/19/09

Today will be... special! Given that this day marks the end of our month-long competition, we would like to congratulate Jerry L. and Mr. Millhollen for being the highest-performing answerers, as well as Brian C. for doing well despite joining relatively late.Just for fun:Who is current World Champion?Who is current U.S. Champion? (Harder question)and....bonus:What would you like on this blog?(

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-47868111910346344962009-05-18T18:00:00.001-07:002009-05-18T20:03:21.171-07:00Problem Set #27 - 5/18/09

1. White to mate in twoDifficulty: 1550 2. White to move and mate in twoDifficulty: 1400 Bonus: Black to move and mate in threeDifficulty: 1700

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-70048464263154515922009-05-02T10:02:00.000-07:002009-05-02T10:07:06.800-07:00Answers to Kickoff Competition!

1. Nb6! forks the bishop and rook2. Bxa6 Bxa6 Nc6! Forks the queen and rook.3. Bxc3+ bxc3 Rb1+! Skewers the king and rook.4. Bc7! c1Q Bxf4+ Forks the queen and king.5. Rb8! wins a piece after Qa4 Nxc56. Rxf8+ Kxf8 Re8+ Kg7 d8Q! Guards against the back-rank mate. However, 1. Rc8! Wins immediately, with the threat of Re8! Only one contestant managed to see this, congratulations!7. Bh6! Threatens

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*The most recent news: Problem-solving competition (go see it!) and an instructive annotated game: Korley(2237)-Guo(2071) 0-11. Chess Tactics/Problems2. Game Analysis3. Positional Play/Advice4. Current News Articles5. Chess Openings6. Other-please explainPlease tell us what YOU want on this blog, as well as your reasons why. You can comment by clicking on 'comments' below this post (leaving your

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*Remember: The problem-solving competition below is still valid up until 4/23/09! Enter to win prizes. In addition, if you want to see YOUR games published here with helpful advice on how to improve your game, email your most instructive games to us at interlakechessblogger@live.com!During the weekend Apr. 3-5, Interlake flew to Nashville to win 13th place in a very strong field. The Interlake

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*Problem Number 3 has been replacedTo commemorate this blog's start, we have decided to host our first chess problem-solving competition! Email your answers to interlakechessblogger@live.com, and we will draw a winner from the people with the highest scores. The winner will receive a prize, most likely a chess book. In addition, if there are enough participants, we will draw randomly out of all

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White to move and checkmate in 2.

Interlake Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606597764811211361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600633539816624222.post-52889233501071187102009-04-15T18:20:00.000-07:002009-04-16T16:05:50.429-07:00Hiya Interlake Chess Players

As this site is still under construction, please comment with suggestions. We hope to be up and running soon!Enjoy the rest of the school year, Interlake!

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