G & T Saturday Quads
"Elite Scholastic Tournament Training" (1000 - 2199 USCF)
QUADS UPDATE - WEEK 5
We enter into week # 5! This will be the final week of the October supplement as next week, November ratings will be used to pair the sections. Many of our players are currently at Word Youth representing the United States! Good luck, we are rooting for each and everyone! Follow Team USA
Season Ending Prizes:
Win = 6 Points
Draw = 3 Points
Anything over 75 points = $5 per point!
Thanks,
Russ, Michael & The Chess NYC Team
G & T Saturday Quads
Saturday, Oct 31, 2015, 09:30 AM
P.S. 111 Adolph S Ochs School: Elementary Schools, West 53rd Street, New York, NY, United States
GAME OF THE WEEK -
NEW - GM Mark Paragua will choose one game from the week. This game will be analyzed and posted for everyone to enjoy! If your game is chosen, the winning player from the GAME OF THE WEEK will receive an additional $50 Cash
WEEK # 2
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[White "Raparthi, A."]
[Black "Zheng, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "GM Mark Paragua"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nc3 {a very complex line in the Advance
French} Nc6 12. Nb5 Qb6 13. Qb3 $4 Qd8 ({Black just missed a tactical blow.}
13... Na5 14. Qa4 (14. Nd6+ Qxd6 $1 15. exd6 Nxb3 16. axb3 Bxd6 $17) (14. Be3
Nxb3 15. Bxb6 Nxa1 16. Nc7+ Kd8 17. Nxa8+ axb6 18. Rxa1 Bc5 $19) 14... a6) {a
bad move because in this position white should do something like develop the
bishop on c1 or open up the e-file} 14. Kh1 $2 a6 15. Nc3 (15. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 16.
exd6) 15... Be7 16. f4 O-O 17. f5 exf5 18. Nxd5 Be6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qc2 Rac8
({this is better} 20... Nb4) 21. Qf2 Rfd8 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Qxe5 $3 {nice
queen sacrifice.} 24. Qxe5 (24. Rxe5 Rd1+ 25. Qf1 Rxf1#) 24... Nxe5 25. Bg5 f6
26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. Bxd8 Rxd8 {black is one pawn up and also controlling the
d-file} 28. Rb1 Kf7 $2 (28... Rd2 $1 {rook on the 7th rank most of the time is
the best square for the room in the endgame}) 29. Kg1 Ke6 30. Kf2 e4 31. Re1
Ke5 32. Kg3 Rd3+ 33. Kf2 Rd2+ 34. Re2 Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Kd4 36. Kd2 e3+ 37. Ke2
Ke4 38. g3 g6 $2 ({this move is the best in this position} 38... h5) 39. h3 h6
40. b4 b5 41. g4 g5 $19 0-1
G & T Quad Details:
How it works:
Players will be paired in quads of 4, starting with 4 highest registered players based on their last month published rating and continuing down to 1000 USCF. Once your quads rounds games are complete, the next round will begin. You may leave on the completion of your quad. Walk-ins are permitted but they must register before 9.45 am. 1st round will start at 10 AM Sharp.
Location:
- PS 111, 440 West 53rd St, NYC
Fall Dates:
- October 3rd - Register
- October 10th - Register
- October 17th - Register
- October 24th - Register
- October 31st - Register
- November 7th - Register
- November 14th - Register
- November 21st - Register
- December 5th - Register
- December 12th - Register
- December 19th - Grand Prize Day - Register
Huge Season Ending Prize Fund!
- $25 Prize for Each Quad Winner
- $50 Prize for Anyone going 3 - 0 (Perfect Game)
- $50 Prize - GAME OF THE WEEK
Players receive:
- 6 points per win
- 3 points per draw
Season Ending Point Conversion:
Max Points = 11 Weeks * 18 points (Perfect Score) = 198
- Max Payout = $25 (Winning Quad) * 11 = $275
- Anything over 75 Points = $5 per point = $615
- $615 + $275 = $890
Things to note:
- No byes permitted
- Lunch will not be served
- Pairings will be based on current month's published ratings
- If a player is late for the start of a round (indicated by the TD) their clock will be started
- 3 Rounds Quads, G70, D5
- 1st Round @ 10 AM Sharp
- 2nd and 3rd Rounds will begin at the completion of your quads previous round
- You may leave upon the completion of your quad
- Special analysis will be available on site
Please Bring your Own Clocks
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