tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post7177206173442188172..comments2024-02-22T13:53:00.516-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Spiegel's blog: positions from nationalsElizabeth Vicaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-5032670422092431662011-05-10T12:10:56.563-04:002011-05-10T12:10:56.563-04:00Mr. Tanner falsified tournament rating reports and...Mr. Tanner falsified tournament rating reports and also falsified his qualification as a National Master. He resigned from the USCF EB in disgrace because of this. I don't think his being a nice guy and a competent tournament director (when actin honestly) should qualify him to be a TD at any USCF national championship. It's not a lesson in ethics I would want Elementary school kids to be exposed to. Would your middle school hire him to work with kids knowing what he's done?Brian Laffertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-75231270357793604392011-05-09T20:24:37.790-04:002011-05-09T20:24:37.790-04:00I heard Tanner faked a match, and that's not g...I heard Tanner faked a match, and that's not good, agreed, but also way better than suing people, stealing money, or cheating children. <br /><br />On the plus side, he's a nice guy, competant and extremely professional. I'm always happy to see he's chief TD at Nationals.Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-86723938057984550222011-05-09T17:56:08.111-04:002011-05-09T17:56:08.111-04:00He Liz, I saw that the disgraced cheater/former US...He Liz, I saw that the disgraced cheater/former USCF Board Member Robert Tanner was the TD in Dallas for Section 1 K6. How can the USCF allow someone like that near a national event with kids? The USCF appears to be one of the most ethically challenged organizations in the United States.Brian Laffertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-52905844938375875452011-05-09T17:55:42.102-04:002011-05-09T17:55:42.102-04:00He Liz, I saw that the disgraced cheater/former US...He Liz, I saw that the disgraced cheater/former USCF Board Member Robert Tanner was the TD in Dallas for Section 1 K6. How can the USCF allow someone like that near a national event with kids? The USCF appears to be one of the most ethically challenged organizations in the United States.Brian Laffertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-68995873704886103002011-05-08T15:00:47.954-04:002011-05-08T15:00:47.954-04:00(1) It would seem that 1.Bc2 keeps up the pressur...(1) It would seem that 1.Bc2 keeps up the pressure, but I wouldn't call it "turbocharged." After dismissing other obviously aggressive moves, I thought about 1.Nc4!, which opens up the c1 bishop to capture in h6 with tempo. The two main variations are<br /><br />1.Nc4! dxc4<br />2.Bxh6! gxh6<br />3.Bxh7+ followed by 4.Rf6 with mate soon.<br /><br />1.Nc4! fxg6<br />2.Rxf8+ Nxf8<br />3.Nxb6 gxh5<br />4.Nxa8 leaving White with a big material advantage.<br /><br />(2) The main variation is <br /><br />1.Rc1+ Ke2<br />2.Re1+ Kf3<br />3.Rxe4 Kxe4<br />4.f5+ Ke3<br />5.f4+ winning a piece.<br /><br />(3) <br /><br />1.Nb4! Qd2 [1...cxb4 2.Bxa2! wins the queen]<br />2.Bxa2+ Ka1<br />3.Rd8 and black's queen will be lost.<br /><br />(4) The white rook must stay on the f-file to prevent the enemy king from getting in front of the pawn. <br />1.Kg5?? Rxf4 2.Kxf4 Kf6 is a draw. That leaves <br /><br />1.Rf5! Rxf5 (otherwise the white king to g5-h6-g7.)<br />2.Kxf5 Kf8 [2...Ke8 3.Ke6!]<br />3.Kf6! taking the opposition and queening.<br /><br />(5) 1.Bh6! is a clearance allowing the white queen to reach g5 or h6. Possible lines:<br /><br />1.Bh6 Nh7<br />[1...Kh8<br />2.Bxg7+ Bxg7<br />3.Qg5 Rg8<br />4.Rxf5 with mate to follow.]<br />2.Bxh7+ Kxh7<br />3.Bxg7 Bxg7<br />4.Rxh5+ Kg8<br />5.Rxg7+ Kf8<br />6.Rh8+ Ke7<br />7.Qg5+ Kd7<br />8.Rxf7+ winning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com