tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:40:35 +0000http://glennwilson.com/chess/noreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)Blogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-6886279326129587507Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:16:00 +00002008-07-04T15:40:35.898-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyHenry Bird - Paul Morphy. London, 1858. In 1858 he lost a match to Paul Morphy at the age of 28, yet he played high-level chess for another 50 years. Although Bird was a practicing accountant, not a professional chess player, it has been said that he "lived for chess, and would play anybody anywhere, any time, under any conditions." In the New York tournament of 1876, Bird received the first http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/07/daily-tactic-july-4-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-7980058414398522656Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:13:00 +00002008-07-03T14:18:19.288-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyMedley - Morphy. London, 1858. Black (Morphy) to move and win a pawn. embedCfShowHideCss("80703a", "300", "300", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/Medley-Morphy-1858-tactic.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=false&twoboards=false&puzzle=true&humanplayswhite=false&boardonly=true&fen=3r2k1/7p/p2rbpp1/1pqn4/2p5/N1P2BP1/PP2QP1P/R4RK1 b - - 0 26"); And the whole game: embedCfShowHideCss("80703b", http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/07/daily-tactic-july-3-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-7735486777341139964Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:40:00 +00002008-07-02T08:41:58.831-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyAnother Morphy game against John Owen at "pawn and move" odds. Owen is known for Owen's Defense and was a strong chessplayer: In 1858 he won a game against Paul Morphy, which led to a match between the two. Despite being given odds of pawn and the move (meaning he started the game with an extra pawn and always moved first), Owen lost the match 6-1, never winning a game. His performance in the http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/07/daily-tactic-july-2-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-4086969276880323951Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:14:00 +00002008-07-01T17:21:04.141-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyMorphy played this game in London, 1858, against John Owen at "pawn and move" odds -- as Black and without his f-pawn. Owen moves his rook to e3 to protect the vulnerable f2 square. Can you see how Morphy finished him off? embedCfShowHideCss(80701, "400", "400", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/Owen-Morphy-1858-tactic.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=false&twoboards=false&puzzle=true&http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/07/daily-tactic-july-1-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-7364417724906531278Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:49:00 +00002008-06-30T18:05:34.202-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyIn yesterday's Daily Tactic, Morphy and Barnes played an exhibition game against Staunton and Owens. Today Morphy takes on his partner from that consultation game: Thomas Wilson Barnes. Mr. Barnes is noted for eight career wins against Paul Morphy and the Barnes Opening and Barnes Defense: Barnes Defense is named after Thomas Wilson Barnes, an English master who, amazingly, defeated one of the http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-30-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-4732806362448415364Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:27:00 +00002008-06-29T12:47:03.857-05:00From my inbox: Subject: About a Boy from Uzbekistan who has won awards in Chess Hello Mr. Wilson... my name is Debra and I am a Regional Director for a non-profit organization called AYUSA (www.ayusa.org). I live in Fort Bend County and work with foreign exchange students within a 120 mile radius. One primary responsibility I have is matching volunteer host families with foreign exchange http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/about-boy-from-uzbekistan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-2311172588345325292Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:48:00 +00002008-06-29T06:17:57.672-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyAfter Morphy's amazing victory at New York, some suggested that a European master should come to America to play him. ... On June 6, 1858, Paul Morphy went to Europe to challenge their best chess players.... He sailed from New York on board the S.S. Arabia. He landed in Liverpool on June 21, 1858. Bill Wall's Chess Master Profiles - Paul Morphy In London, 1858, Morphy and Barnes play an http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-29-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-4508933754803686718Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:03:00 +00002008-06-28T07:11:20.667-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyAnother Morphy game from the the first American Chess Congress. Again, against Paulsen. But today we have a look at a Morphy loss! Morphy (black) moves his rook to attack the e-pawn. Can you see how Paulsen continued? embedCfShowHideCss(20080628, "400", "400", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/Paulsen-Morphy-1857-tactic.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=false&twoboards=false&puzzle=true&http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-28-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-5712192132147759720Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:12:00 +00002008-06-28T06:35:48.145-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyToday's tactic is from the First American Chess Congress in New York in 1857. The first American Chess Congress, organized by Daniel Willard Fiske and held in New York, October 6 to November 10, 1857, was won by Paul Morphy. It was a knockout tournament in which draws did not count. The top sixteen American players were invited. First prize was $300. Morphy refused any money, but accepted a http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-puzzles-june-27-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-9196608091537951683Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:41:00 +00002008-06-27T18:48:40.745-05:00Houston Chess ClubFriday July 4th there will be a special Friday Night Action Tournament at the Houston Chess Club! First prize is $100 and second is $50. Four rounds of game/30 starting at 7pm. And, inspired by: FIRST: The Canadian Open Chess Championship will be held in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) this year from July 19-27, 2008. Goddesschess has funded a $100.00 CAD "Pawn Promotion Prize." The very first http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/friday-night-action-july-4th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-718402484858430091Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:46:00 +00002008-06-27T16:23:27.844-05:00chessflashdaily tacticToday's tactic is from a simul in New Orleans in 1857. White is Paul Morphy and black is Mr. Hart. In the game position Mr. Hart is about to play 16... Ne7. The game will be over in seven moves. See if you can find Morphy's moves as he finishes the game with surgical precision. Puzzles/Morphy-Hart-1857.pgn embedCfShowHideCss(20080626, "400", "400", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-26-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-8898164748473248285Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:13:00 +00002008-06-27T16:32:25.247-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyMorphy versus Meek, New Orleans, 1857. Meek will recapture Morhpy's Rook then it is White to move and win. A nice little finish! Puzzles/Morhpy-Meek-1857.pgn embedCfShowHideCss(20080625, "400", "400", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/Morhpy-Meek-1857-tactic.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=false&twoboards=false&puzzle=true&humanplayswhite=true&boardonly=true&fen=7k/2p3pp/p1PR3q/1p2pp2/8/http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-25-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-2773197346649150891Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:28:00 +00002008-06-27T16:32:45.910-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMaurian - Morphy, 1854 New Orleans. This is an odds game. White is in check and plays Kf3. Black to move : Puzzles/Maurian-Morphy-1854.pgn embedCfShowHideCss(20080624,"400", "400", "dark=0&pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/Maurian-Morphy-1854-tactic.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=false&twoboards=false&puzzle=true&humanplayswhite=false&boardonly=true&fen=2bq1rk1/pppp2pp/6n1/4pPbQ/2P1P3/2N1K3/http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-24-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-8069849467714855442Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:14:00 +00002008-06-27T16:33:06.346-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyWe plan to feature games of Paul Morphy for the next month or so in Daily Tactic. We are going through his games in roughly chronological order. In today's game Rosseau plays d5 attacking Morphy's queen. Twelve year old Morphy plays this brilliantly! After ...d5 it is White to Move: Puzzles/Morphy-Rousseau-1849.pgn embedCfShowHideCss(20080623,"400", "400", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-23-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-8423472082270776901Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:54:00 +00002008-06-29T11:38:16.124-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyPaul Morphy was born in New Orleans on June 22, 1837 (thanks BlunderProne). Today's Daily Tactic is Paul Morphy against No Name in New Orleans 1849. Morphy is about 12 years old at the time. No Name plays knight takes d4 with a double attack on Morphy's Queen. When you are in a situation like this, you have to ask, are you feeling lucky? What Would Morphy Do? Or, in this case, what did http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/paul-morphy-and-daily-tactic-june-22.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-8545711596891834582Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:43:00 +00002008-06-22T04:47:50.140-05:00meetupThe next Houston Chess Meetup is Saturday June 28, starting at 11 am at the China Buffet on Katy Mills Blvd. This is in Katy, on the far west side of town. For more info see: Houston Chess Meetup.http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/houston-chess-meetup-june-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-8209934003392039639Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:15:00 +00002008-06-29T11:39:16.530-05:00chessflashdaily tacticGamesElizabeth Vicary is a successful scholastic chess coach, meaning that her students are successful. Impressive results. What are her secrets? How does she do it? This interview at the USCF site reveals some of her methods. But I think I have discovered her secret: She cares deeply about her students as you can see in this post about her eighth grade student Angelica Berrios. Today's Daily http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-and-coaching-secrets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-634018273416106965Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:25:00 +00002008-06-25T09:38:24.190-05:00chessflashdaily tacticMorphyPaul Morphy in 1849 New Orleans. His opponent does not put up the best defense but, I guess, the pain is over quicker that way and it makes for a prettier finish. Black to move. Puzzles/MacConnel-Morphy-1849.pgn (Click "Read more" for the tactic.) document.write(embedCfCss("400", "400", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/MacConnel-Morphy-1849-Tactic.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=false&http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-20-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-992899882883897502Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:02:00 +00002008-06-19T20:12:14.562-05:00JULY 18-20, 2008 -- Houston, Texas 5-Round Swiss, G/120 – 3-day or 2-day Schedule Available Open Section will be FIDE Rated $10,500 PRIZE FUND - 70% Guaranteed More information and register online at CajunChess (click on "Upcoming Tournaments").http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/2008-us-class-championships.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-5232851377522422478Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:24:00 +00002008-06-25T21:32:26.507-05:00chessflashdaily tacticFischerToday's tactic is from a game of Bobby Fischer's played in the 1955 USA Under 18 Championship. First we have the featured tactic, followed by the full game so you can see it in context. (Click "Read more" to see the tactics.) Black (Fischer) to move: document.write(embedCfCss("100%", "300", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/DailyTactic20080619.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=false&twoboards=http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-19-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-7389164260625671094Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:04:00 +00002008-06-25T21:32:59.180-05:00chessflashdaily tacticI came across this puzzle at the excellent Streatham & Brixton Chess Club. This was their June 15 Sunday Puzzle. This problem, inspired by Reti, is taken from Ian D. Mullen's chapter on endings in Master Chess: A Course in 21 Lessons (Pergamon Press, 1985). White's position looks hopeless. It appears that he can't force his pawn through to queen and that he can't stop black's pawn. Yet, it is http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactic-june-18-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-2890801826942022861Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:42:00 +00002008-06-17T12:23:46.662-05:00chessflashToday, ChessFlash 1.0 is available. ChessFlash is a full-featured, customizable, embeddable Chess PGN Viewer that runs in your browser. It has a long way to go to complete the vision of a complete chess authoring tool and delivery platform but it is on the way. I want to thank everyone that helped, especially those brave bloggers who displayed their chess games in their blogs with early http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/chessflash-10-released.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-2696885555950458175Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:29:00 +00002008-06-25T21:03:02.451-05:00chessflashdaily tacticThis is a mate in 4 problem inspired by a position that arose in one of my games last night at the Houston Chess Meetup. Click "Read more" to see the board. White to Move: document.write(embedCfCss("100%", "300", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/DailyTactic20080617B.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=true&twoboards=false&puzzle=true&humanplayswhite=true&boardonly=true&fen=r1b4k/pp1p2p1/2pP2p1/http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-puzzles-june-17-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-2886893328406213125Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:59:00 +00002008-06-25T21:04:03.947-05:00chessflashGamesGregory Young Leads US Junior 2008 U.S. Junior Cadet & Closed Championships We'll post Houstonian Brad Sawyer's Round 3 win over Tyler Hughes shortly. Here we go: Click "Read more" to see the board. Hughes-Sawyer20080615.pgn document.write(embedCfCss("100%", "300", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Hughes-Sawyer20080615.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=true&twoboards=false")); http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/2008-us-junior-cadet-closed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166778.post-2086206595960523984Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:29:00 +00002008-06-25T21:05:22.868-05:00chessflashdaily tacticIn both of these it is White to Move. You can enter White's moves by clicking the board. Need help? Press the right arrow button under the board and it will make the next move for you. Click "Read more" to see the board. document.write(embedCfCss("300", "300", "pgnurl=Glenn%20Wilson/Puzzles/DailyTactic20080616.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=false&twoboards=false&puzzle=true&http://glennwilson.com/chess/2008/06/daily-tactics-june-16-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Wilson)