Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - December 15, 2012

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Fulpius)
1. Qe6

Zaczek in Poland - Rapid Day 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXF3deSeNLI

 Jonathon finished with 7 - 4, good for 141st place in the massive field.
http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2012/rapid/results.html?l=pl&tb=14_

Zaczek at the European Blitz championships

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzSyi4deuE8

caution: some salty language

2012 TOC and Memorial have been rated by the CFC

See the crosstables

2012 TOC

2012 Memorial

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Ken Einarsson 1829
Jhun Gilbang  1757
Gautam Sharma  1461
Joshua Huston-Earle 1456

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - December 1, 2012

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Kofman)

Chess books for sale

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Dynamic Chess, Coles    $ 5
Chess College 1: Strategy, Grivas    $ 9

Chess College 3: Technique, Grivas    $ 9
C.O.O.L. Chess, Motwani           $ 8

Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces, Stohl    $ 13
Kings of chess; chess champions of the twentieth century: Lasker, Capablanca, Alkehine, Euwe, and Botvinnik,
William Winter $ 5
Bobby Fischer rediscovered, Soltis  - $ 10

World Champion at the Third Attempt, Sanakoev $ 9

The English Attack, Sammalvuo, $ 9
Nunn's Chess Openings, John Nunn, Joe Gallagher, John Emms, Graham Burgess - $ 12

The Ultimate Chess Strategy Book volume 1, Romero $ 12

Understanding Your Chess, Rizzitano - $ 9

Improve Your Attacking Chess, Simon Williams, $ 12

The Nimzo-Indian: 4 e3, Carsten Hansen, $ 9

The Complete Najdorf 6 Bg5, Nunn - $ 7 

The Slav - Burgess, $ 8

The Taimanov Sicilian, Burgess, $ 9   

Sicilian Taimanov, Plaskett $8 
The Slav - Sadler, $8 
The Sicilian with...Qb6, Ilic $ 7
 Secrets of Opening Surprises Vol. 1 - New in Chess - $ 9
Secrets of Opening Surprises Vol. 3 - New in Chess - $ 9
Secrets of Opening Surprises Vol. 5 - New in Chess - $ 9
Secrets of Opening Surprises Vol. 10 - New in Chess - $ 9
Scandinavian Defence – the Dynamic 3…Qd6, Melts $ 7

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