Polgar Chess Center

Simonaitis - Treger

2008-04-29T07:54:00.000-04:00

A. Simonaitis(1990) - Yefim Treger (2265)

1. e4 ...c5 2. Nc3..Nc6 3. f4..a6 This was also played in Simonaitis-Bonin, Queens Chess Club Summer Open, 9/3/05. In that game white drew. Played continued 4.Nf3 e6 5.d4..cd4{5..d6 was was Simonaitis-Hutama (2200) U.S.A.T.E., Parsippany, NJ 2/19/06) 6Nxd4 ...Nxd4 {6...Bb4 was tried by Bill Arluck in a game at Polgar CC but led to a bad game for black} 7.Qxd4 ...b5 8. Be3..Bb7 9. Be2 ...Rc8 10. a3 ..Nf6 11. 0-0...Bc5 12. Qd3 Qb6 13. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 14 . Kh1 ..d5 but after 15 exd5 ..exd5 16 Rad1 0-0 17 Qf5 black erred in an even game with 17...Nxe4 18. Nxe4 de4 19 Qxc5 Rxc5 20.c3 and white had a nice game because white controlled the d file.
4. Nf3 d6 5.d4 Bg4 6.dxc5 dc5 7. Be2 Perhaps 7d5..Nd4 8 Be2 is also playable because the d5 pawn constricts Black somewhat.
7..e6 Only 7...Qxd4 is in my bookupexpress2000 program. In future i will just call this "bookup", but the actual name of the program is bookupexpress2000. And the line that Bookup gives is 7...Qxd1+ 8.Bxd1 Rd8 9.0-0 e6 10.Be3 Nf6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 ..Nd4 13.Bd1...b5 14.e5 ...Nd5 15 Nxd5 Rxd5 16. g4(to prevent ...Nf5) 16...c4 17. c3 Nc6 18. Bf3 Bc5 19 Rfe1+- (Black's rook mis in an awkward spot)
8. 0-0 Qxd1 9. Bxd1 (Very thematic, as it is better to take with the bishop , first of all to keep the two bishops and secondly to protect c2. Bishops are better than knights in many middle games, and definitely in the endgame.)9...Nge7 10. Be3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 ... Nd4 12. Bd1 0-0-0 13. Na4! 13.Na4! is a hard move to make because we are taught that "knights on the rim are dim" The move has plusses and minuses. On the one hand the knight in conjunction with the bishop on e3 attacks the c pawn, especially after white plays c3 to activate the bishop's latent threat to the c5 pawn on the diagonal. Howver the move c3 also takes away a retreat square for the knight.
13...b5 While to the spectator this may seem a surprise move , I had anticipated it , along with my response to 13...Nec6 14 c3 ..b5 in which 15 cd..cd 16 Bf2 bxa4 17Bxa4..Kb7 when both 18 Rac1 and 18 Bxc6+ are good In the latter 18...Kxc6 19Rac1 with 20 Rfd1 to follow.
The text is also based on a tactic by Black on two target white pieces- the c5 knight and the Bishop on e3, which will be attacked by a knight discovery on f5.
14. Nxc5 Nef5!? 15 exf5 (15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16 Nb3 is the "safety-valve" continuation) 15....Bxc5 16 . Bf2 White retains the threat to win a piece by 17.c3 16...exf5 Black creates an open square ..e6, whereby the knight when it retreats to e6 can protect the bishop on c5.
17 c3 ..Nc6 18 Bb3 This renews the threats while at the same time prevents tactically ..Nxf4 or ..Rd2 18..Rd7 19. a4! Opens another front ( i recall how GM Susan Polgar lectured to us at the Polgar Chess center not long ago that when you have an advantage best way to increase it is if you can open another front and acquire more advantages that way) The move a4 threatens to open the a file an dif allowed throw in a devastating check on a8. 19....Bxf2 20. Rxf2 ...Nc5 21. Bc2 Threatens both 22 axb5 and also 22Bxf5 21...bxa4 22. Bxf5..Ne6 23. Rxa4 ..Rd6 24. Re2...g6 25 Bxe6+ Crafty also likes 25 Bc2! ..f5 26 g4 fg 27 f5 gf 28. Bxf5 Re8 29 Rxg4 Re7 30.Rge4 Kd7 31. Kf2.
Howeer it alos thought the text was also winning for white. 25. ..fe6 26Rae4 kd7 27 Kf2 Rf8 28 Ke3 h5 29 rd2 29. b4 is also a good move.29...Rb8 30.Red4 Rxd4 31 Rxd4+ Kc6 32. b4 Rb5 33. Ke4 a5 34 bxa5 Rxa5. Here i thought 34 Kd3 might be better, and it would definitely win if Black passed with the the pawn by playing 34...a4 35 Kc4(35 Kc2 is better)35.Rd3! ...g5 36. fg5 Rxg5 37. Rg3 Rc5 The rest of the game was in time scramble and so the order of the moves now is based on my reconstruction , and may not be in order.38. Rg6 Kd6 39.Kd4 Rd5+ 40. Ke4 Re5+ 41. Kd4 Rd5+ It was around here that Treger offered a draw.42. Kc4 Rd2 43. h4 Rf2 44.g3 Re2 45. Kd3 Re1 46. Rg5 Rg1 47. Kc4 e5 48. Kd3 Kd5 49 Rxh5 Rxg3 50. Kd2 Rg1 51. Kd3 Rg4 This position was eventually reached and there was less than a minute on my clock so i forced the draw by playing...52c4+ ...Rxc4 53 Rxe5+ Kxe5 54Kxc4 Kf5 55 h5 Kg5 56h6 Kxh6 DRAWN

Analysis by Rooney

Polgar Chess Center 10th Anniversary

2007-03-15T00:42:00.000-04:00

This is Jeff Smith visiting the Polgar Chess Center recently

POLGAR CHESS CENTER 10th Anniversary!
103-10 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills NY, 11375
www.SusanPolgar.com
Telephone: 718-897-4600

Sunday April 15, 2007
1-3pm and 4-6pm

Simul/Lecture/Q&A
Come join us on our 10th Anniversary!
Meet, Play and Learn from Olympic Champions Susan and Sofia Polgar!

Tommy Polgar, the 2006 2nd grade National Champion will also be joining the festivities!

There will be no cost! However, space is limited, advanced reservation only!

This event is sponsored by Mr. Jeff Smith, (Toyota manufacturing consultant) and a member of the Hilton Head Island Chess Club.

Jeff’s mission is to communicate and encourage other business professionals to support chess simuls, help the kids, and to help Grandmasters meet up with kids/adults to have a learning experience together.

Fascinating picture

2007-01-01T03:34:00.000-05:00

This is an actual picture of Mars!

Happy New Year!

2007-01-01T03:16:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year! Best wishes to you and your families for a healthy, happy and peaceful 2007. I am looking forward to a brighter future for the USCF and US Chess in 2007.

Susan Polgar
www.SusanPolgar.blogspot.com
www.SusanPolgar.com
www.SusanPolgarFoundation.org

Scholastic Tournament this Sunday

2006-10-27T00:04:00.000-04:00

Polgar Chess Club October Scholastic Championship
Sunday, October 29, 2006

4 Round Swiss System Tournament (Game/30 - clock play is required)
Site: Polgar Chess Center at 103-10 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills, NY 11375
Call: (718) 897-4600 or E-mail: PolgarChessClub@aol.com for further info.

Description of Tournament:
Games are in three sections: K-3, 4th-6th, and 7th-12th.

Round schedule is:
1 12:45 PM
2 2:00 PM
3 3:30 PM
4 4:45 PM

Entry Fee: $22 ($15 if rec’d by 10/19); Polgar CC members $15. USCF membership required.

Prizes: Trophies for top 3 finishers in each group.
Medals to all participants!
Specials prize to top girl performance!

2006 SP All-Star Girls Chess Team Qualifiers

2006-09-18T01:09:00.000-04:00

* Qualified through peak rating - Others qualified based on October list

Those who met the criteria will receive the prizes and invitation to SPECIAL All-Star Training sessions.

Those who reached within 100 points will not receive the prizes but will receive invitations to SPECIAL All-Star Training sessions.

Age - Minimum Peak Rating

6 & Under 1300: None

7 1400:
Xiang, Evan 7 TX USA 1330 (within 100 pts)

8 1500:
*Xiang, Ellen 9 TX USA 1553

9 1600:
Zhu, Caroline 9 TX USA 1637
Chen, Michelle 9 MA USA 1611
*Chiang, Sarah 9 TX USA 1584

10 1700:
Yang, Sylvia 10 TX USA 1806
Zhurbinskiy, Eve 10 NJ USA 1599 (within 100 pts)

11 1800:
Kuzniatsova, Alena 11 NY USA 1776
Qiu, Katherine 11 TX USA 1719
Robinson, Darrian 11 NY USA 1711

12 1900:
Dai, Yang 12 VA USA 1942
Liu, Jennie S 12 NJ USA 1836

13 2000: None

14 2100:
Jamison, Courtney 14 TX USA 2002 (within 100 pts)

15 2150:
Melekhina, Alisa 15 PA USA 2182
Marshall, Abby 15 VA USA 2048 (within 100 pts)

16 2200: None

17 2250:
?Ross, Laura 18 NY USA 2252

18 2300:
*Abrahamyan, Tatev 18 CA USA 2293

Congrats to Elina Kats!

2006-09-17T18:57:00.000-04:00

Elina Kats, the first ever member of the Polgar Chess Center nearly 10 years ago, just finished 2nd at the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, the most prestigious all-girls event in the United States! Congrats to Elina!

That's Elina's grandfather on the other side.

September Scholastic at the Polgar Chess Center

2006-09-17T18:56:00.000-04:00

Top 3 finishers 4th - 6th grade!

September Scholastic at the Polgar Chess Center

2006-09-17T18:55:00.000-04:00

Top 3 finishers (K-3)

Tom and Mr. G

2006-09-17T18:53:00.000-04:00

Tom Felle and Mr. G, two of the most important volunteers at the Polgar Chess Center!

Svidler and Grischuk top World Blitz Championship

2006-09-07T20:54:00.000-04:00

Here are the standings according to the official website:

Name Points tie-break S.B Wins

1 Svidler 10.5 72.75 10
2 Grischuk 10.5 72 9

3 Radjabov 10 67.25 8
4 Anand 10 64.7 8

5 Polgar 9.5 67 7
6 Gelfand 9.5 63 8

7 Bacrot 8 62.5 6

8 Carlsen 7.5 51.5 5

9 Erenburg 7 46.5 6
10 Sutovsky 7 45.5 4
11 Gaunashvili 7 45 4

12 Roiz 6.5 41.25 5

13 Smirin 6 40.5 2

14 Gurevich 4 29 3

15 Zoler 3.5 24.75 2
16 Lifshitz 3.5 18.75 2

Last summer camp session at the Polgar Chess Center

2006-09-07T10:05:00.000-04:00

Among the participants are the reigning Japanese Overall Elementary School Chess Champion (her name is Natsumi - She's in the blue shirt in the back row) and one of the top third grader in the state of New York (his name is Dylan - He's in the middle of the 3 boys in the front row).

SPF Tri-State Chess Challenge

2006-09-05T12:38:00.000-04:00

Tri-State Scholastic Chess Challenge
(Hosted by NY Athletic Club and Sponsored by the Susan Polgar Foundation)
October 7 - 8, 2006

Open to all USCF members grade K-12
3 Sections: K-3rd 4th-6th 7th-12th grade

Location: NY Athletic Club - 180 Central Park South - New York, NY 10019
Time Control: G/60

Onsite Registration: October 7 from 10am - 11:45am
Format: 5 rounds – Swiss system
Schedule: October 7: 12pm - 2:30pm
October 8: 10am - 1pm - 2:30pm

Entry fee: $12 by 9/20 On site: $20
Prizes: Trophies to top 6 in each section
Top three finishers in each section $100-$50-$25 in chess prizes.
In addition, the overall winner and the top girl of each section receive a free one year
Gold membership at the Polgar Chess Center ($300 value each)
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Entry Form: Please PRINT all info and make check payable to: Susan Polgar Foundation

Name: ______________________________ Phone: (_____) _________________

Email: _______________________________ Age: ____ Section______________

USCF Rating (if any) ____________USCF ID#:_____________________________

Polgar Chess Camp

2006-08-27T19:32:00.000-04:00

Some of the happy campers at the Polgar Chess Center

USCF Press Release - Polgar won the World Cup

2006-07-24T10:40:00.000-04:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 18, 2006
Press Release #36 of 2006
Contact: Jerry Nash
jnash@uschess.org
(931) 787-1234 #145

2006 Women’s World Chess Cup
July 7-8, 2006

Susan Polgar captured the Women’s World Chess Cup for the US

(CROSSVILLE, TN) Grandmaster Susan Polgar, the #1 rated female player in the United States, winner of 4 Women’s World Championships and 5 Olympic Gold Medals captured the Women’s World Chess Cup in Dresden, Germany on Saturday, July 8, 2006, which was the final weekend of the World Soccer Championship. In fact, the Women’s World Chess Cup mirrored the FIFA event.

There were eight groups (A to H) with four countries in each group. The top 2 from each group advanced to the final knockout stage. Group E included Italy, the Czech Republic, Ghana and the United States. The United States National Soccer Team never made it out of the preliminaries and failed to win a single match. It was a different picture for the United States in the Women’s World Chess Cup.

After advancing through the preliminaries, Susan defeated:

- WIM Vlasta Macek of Croatia (2-0) in the round of 16
- WGM Anna Ushenina (2006 Olympic Gold Medalist) of Ukraine (2-0) in the quarterfinal
- WGM Carolina Lujan of Argentina (1.5 - .5) in the semifinal
- IM Elizabeth Pahtz (World Junior Champion) of host country Germany (1.5 - .5) in the final

Susan Polgar's performance was very impressive. She was the only player in the event not to lose a single game. In match play, Susan scored 7/8 points, winning 6 and drawing 2. She won all 4 games with the white pieces and two games with black.

This was the first ever Women’s World Chess Cup for the United States. The coach for the United States was FM Paul Truong, Captain and Manager of the 2004 US Women’s Olympiad Silver Medalist team. Pictures of the event can be found at http://www.SusanPolgar.blogspot.com and http://www.WomenChessCup.blogspot.com.

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The United States Chess Federation (USCF), founded in 1939, serves as the governing body for chess in the United States and is now headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee. USCF is devoted to extending the role of chess in American society. It promotes the study and knowledge of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art and enjoyment, and as a means for the improvement of society. The USCF is a not-for-profit membership organization with over 80,000 members. For additional information on the USCF see: http://www.uschess.org.

US Women's Champion Visiting the PCC

2006-03-23T16:34:00.000-05:00

IM Anna Zatonskih, brand new US Women's Champion visited my Chess Center today. We discussed many topics from the US Championship, Olympiad to World Championship, etc. I will publish a full interview with Anna shortly. Stay tune...

USCF Top 7 and under

2006-03-23T16:30:00.000-05:00

April 2006 Top Age 7 and Under

Rank Name Age State Rating

1 Nip, Nicholas 7 CA 1668
2 Wu, Christopher 7 NJ 1580
3 Moon, Benjamin B 7 GA 1565
4 Shutzman Polgar, Tom 6 NY 1496
5 Karamsetty, Jeevan 7 VA 1488
6 Lee, Brian J 7 PA 1419
7 Yuan, Michael 7 TX 1415
8 Chiang, Jonathan 6 TX 1403
9 Zhang, Alex 6 PA 1359
10 Brattain, Mika 7 MA 1348
11 Lin, Dachey 6 TX 1300
12 Lee, Christopher Chen 7 NY 1297

Elina scored 6-0 at All-Girl's National

2006-03-23T16:17:00.000-05:00

Elina Kats, fresh off from her New York State High School Championship first place finish, scored a perfect 6-0 to win the top section at the All-Girls National in Chicago. Congratulations to Elina!

Improve your techniques

2006-03-13T01:11:00.000-05:00

White to move. Is White lost here? What should White do?

Tommy won the NY State K-1 Championship

2006-03-12T23:38:00.000-05:00

Tommy scored a perfect 6-0 to win the New York State K-1 Championship. So the Polgar Team won two Championships and one second place finish. Congrats to Elina, Dylan and Tommy! They scored a combine 15.5 / 17!

Elina made chess history

2006-03-12T23:35:00.000-05:00

Elina Kats (middle) was the first ever member of the Polgar Chess Center nearly 10 years ago. She didn't even know how to play chess then. A few months ago, she won the 2005-2006 Polgar Club Championship.

Today, she just won another big one, the 2006 New York State High School Championship. She was one of a very few girls in a section that is dominated by boys. That made it even more special!

By winning this tournament, she has earned the right to represent the state of New York in the 2006 Denker Tournament of High School Champions or the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. She is the first female player in the country to earn the honor of qualifying for both events.

Unfortunately, the Denker and Polgar Tournaments are being held at the same time. Therefore, she must choose one. After consulting with her Mom, she informed the chief organizer (FM Sunil Weeramantry, step father of GM Nakamura) that she chose to participate in the Polgar tournament. Congratulations to Elina!

Impressive second place finish

2006-03-12T23:33:00.000-05:00

Dylan, one of the three players from the Polgar Chess Center finished in a tie for second place in the primary section of the 2006 New York State Scholastic Championship. Congratulations to Dylan!

SPECIAL SUMMER CHESS CAMP 2006

2006-03-08T12:03:00.000-05:00

6 Different Camps (Small Classes)

Week 1: July 10 - 14
Week 2: July 17 - 21
Week 3: July 24 - 28
Week 4: July 31 - Aug 4
Week 5: Aug 14 - 18
Week 6: Aug 28 - Sept 1

What will the campers learn? They will

· Have a clear and precise knowledge of important chess positions
· Learn unique and critical chess tactics and combinations
· Master vital endgame patterns
· Develop a sound understanding of chess openings
· Comprehend middlegame ideas
· Create logical plans and strategies
· Study winning chess psychology
· Develop chess mental toughness
· Learn to use various chess software to improve and much more…

Camp Information
All classes will be conduct at the Polgar Chess Center

Hours:
9:30 AM - 2 PM
Except Aug 28 - Sept 1:
10 AM - 4 PM

(Monday-Friday)

This is a special Chess Camp for youngsters from age 5 and up. Everyone will be taught with a special training method that has been exclusively developed by 4-time Women’s World Champion and 5-time Olympic Champion Susan Polgar.

Cost:

Week 1-5: $325 per week (lunch included)
Week 6: $399 (lunch included)

PCC members get 10% off.
Register by May 31st for a $50 discount!

Brand New Animated Chess DVD

2006-02-25T16:03:00.000-05:00

Here is the link of the demo:

http://www.chessondvd.com/downloads/ChessDVDDemo2.mov

It is available at any of my chess centers.

Recommended Scholastic Chess Kit

2006-02-20T22:17:00.000-05:00

Recommended Scholastic Chess Kit

Products - Price

Chess Set Special Polgar Plastic Set (Choice of colors) $10.95
* Heavy Weight Plastic Set (Type I) $19.95
* Special Heavy Weight Plastic Set (Type II) $27.95
* Heavy Weight Wood Set $39.95

Chess Board Polgar Chess Vinyl Board $9.95
* Special Wood Board $59.95

Chess Clock Susan Polgar Digital Clock $44.95
* Excalibur Digital Clock $49.95
* Chronos Digital Clock $109.95

Chess Bag Polgar Chess Carrying Bag $5.95

Score Pad Polgar Chess Scholastic Pad $3.95

Training Book (Susan Polgar) World Champion’s Guide To Chess $17.95

* Upgrade Option (If you want to upgrade to any other item on this list, we will gladly deduct 20% off from the price of that upgrade item)

Total Price for the Recommended Scholastic Chess Kit if purchased separately $93.70

Special Package Price: $69.95
(Price cannot be combined with any other discount)

That’s over 20% SAVINGS!

Polgar CC President's Day Scholastic Round 1

2006-02-20T21:19:00.000-05:00

Start of Round 1

Polgar CC President's Day Trophy Winners (Girls)

2006-02-20T21:18:00.000-05:00

Girl Trophy Winners

Polgar CC President's Day Trophy Winners

2006-02-20T21:16:00.000-05:00

Trophy Winners

Polgar CC President's Day Medal Winners (Girls)

2006-02-20T21:13:00.000-05:00

Girl Medal Winners

Polgar CC President's Day Medal Winners

2006-02-20T21:11:00.000-05:00

Medal Winners

Polgar CC President's Day Scholastic Tournament

2006-02-20T21:09:00.000-05:00

Main playing area

Polgar CC President's Day Scholastic Tourney

2006-02-20T21:08:00.000-05:00

Girls competing

Polgar CC February 7th-12th Grade Champs

2006-02-20T21:06:00.000-05:00

Top 7th - 12th Grade Finishers

Polgar CC February 4th-6th Grade Champs

2006-02-20T21:04:00.000-05:00

Top 4th - 6th Grade Finishers

Polgar CC February Scholastic K-2 Champs

2006-02-20T21:02:00.000-05:00

Top K-2 Finishers

Polgar February Scholastic Championship

2006-02-20T21:00:00.000-05:00

Medal Winners

Polgar Chess Center

2006-02-12T09:59:00.000-05:00

The Polgar Chess Center offers the following:

Chess Instruction

Learn chess from Grandmaster Susan Polgar.
Individual and group lessons available.
For all skill levels.

Special Events

Simuls, Grand Prix Tournaments

Tournaments

Monthly Tournaments, Scholastic Tournaments.

Chess Store

Wide variety of books and equipment at low prices.

Membership

http://susanpolgar.com/polgarchess/membership_polgar.pdf

Transportation

http://susanpolgar.com/polgarchess/transportation_polgar.jsp