CSC 1st Anniversary (Westminster)
Rachel Reeves hosts Chess in Schools and Communities event in Westminster
IM Malcolm Pein - Thursday 20th October 2011
Rachel Reeves MP hosted a first birthday reception for the charity Chess in Schools and Communities at Westminster on Tuesday. Eighty children, teachers and parents from eleven boroughs where the charity operates attended. Garry Kasparov was a guest speaker along with Malcolm Pein, Nigel Short amongst others.
Malcolm Pein greets Garry Kasparov and Rachel Reeves MP. Photo © Ray Morris-Hill. Full gallery at: | http://t.co/g8FVa9cd
Rachel Reeves MP hosted a first birthday reception for the charity Chess in Schools and Communities at Westminster on Tuesday. Eighty children, teachers and parents from eleven boroughs where the charity operates attended. In her opening remarks, Rachel spoke about how learning chess at an early age had helped her. Garry Kasparov also spoke and Nigel Short gave a simultaneous display, taking on the children and a few MPs. GM Jonathan Rowson and England international Sabrina Chevannes, also took on the children. There was an outstanding performance from Matteo Walls of William Patten School in Hackney who came very close to securing the only draw.
Rachel was a strong junior player, as were her colleagues in the Labour Shadow Cabinet; Angela and Maria Eagle who also attended the event. Rachel visited Stanningley Primary School in her constituency of Leeds West last Thursday and took on twelve of the pupils simultaneously. None of them managed to beat her. Despite not having played competively for many years, Rachel remains a remarkably good player, even Kasparov was impressed.
Kasparov also met the Minister for Schools Nick Gibb on Tuesday at the Department for Education as he continues to promote his chess in schools campaign across Europe. I also attended in my capacity of Chief Executive of Chess in Schools and Communities.
At the 15th Unive tournament Vladimir Kramnik defeated Judit Polgar to reach 2/2. Black has a solid Hedgehog type position but 14...Qc7 looks imprecise, the queen soon has to go back.
V Kramnik - J Polgar
Nimz Indian
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd3 c5 7.0-0 0-0 8.Na4 cxd4 9.exd4 Re8 10.a3 Bf8 11.Re1 d6 12.Nc3 Nbd7 13.b4 Rc8 14.Bb2 Qc7
(14...e5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Ng5)
15.d5! e5
(15...exd5 16.Rxe8 Rxe8 17.cxd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Ng5 Nf6 20.Bb5 or 19.Bxh7+ are good for White)
16.Nd2 g6 17.Bf1 Qd8 18.Qa4 a6 19.Nce4 Nxe4 20.Nxe4
Judit Polgar
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Vladimir Kramnik
Position after 20.Nxe4; Today's puzzle; why not 20...f5 now?
20...Rc7 21.f4 b5?!
(Judit must have miscalculated as this looks a bit desperate. The position is a little difficult as 21...f5 22.Ng5 coming to e6 is strong and after 21...exf4 the calm 22.Rad1 intends c4-c5 while the tactical problems on the diagonal remain)
22.cxb5 Bxd5 23.bxa6 Qb8 24.Kh1 exf4 25.b5!
The passed pawns and threat of Qd4 give White a winning position
Judit Polgar
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Vladimir Kramnik
Position after 25.b5!
25...h6 26.Rad1 Ba8 27.Qd4 Re5 28.Nxd6 Rcc5 29.Rxe5 Rxe5 30.Nc4 Bc5 31.Qxd7 Re8 1-0
Answer: 20...f5? 21.Qxd7! Qxd7 22.Nf6+
