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2022 awarded a WFM by the International Chess Federation
Playing at the US Womens Open 2022 just days after
I
was featured by NewYorkNico on Instagram!!!
Yes my long lost brother Peter Aravena was a recognized
chess player.
My
mom Anda and I took some crazy glue and glued the metal pin and glued
it to a trophy that my baptised god father GM Uncle Ron Henley's marble
trophy with a pin long lost.
Here
is a link to Brobert Byrne's NY Times chess column that showed Peter's
1st round game at the 2003 World Open in Philly. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/04/nyregion/chess-30th-annual-world-open-lives-up-to-its-name.html
NY
Chess Since 1972: A Guide Book Of Places To Go And People You Will See
Around NY Chess
Bobby
Fischer won the world chess championship in 1972 and the chess boom
started. The Village Chess Shop opened on Thompson Street, Washington
Square Park chess tables turned into a regular venue, Times Square 42nd
Street opened chess tables not only at Bryant Park but also on Broadway
and several indoors clubs. Chess was every where.
This book covers 40 years of history of the NY Chess scene. Great reading
for tourists and locals alike.
NY
Chess Since 1972: A Guide Book Of Places To Go And People You Will See
Around NY Chess
Julia Elizabeth
Sloan's Chess Column.
Sloan, J -
Williams, A 0 - 1
Me: c4, nf6 nc3, g6 e4, d6 d4, Bg7 f3, 0-0 Bg5, c5 d5, h6
be3, e6 qd2, exd5 cxd5, Kh7 Nge2, a6 a4, Nbd7 Nc1, b6 Be2, Rb8 0-0,
Qe7 Rb1, Ne8 0-0, Qe7 Rb1, Ne8g4, Nc7 b4, Qf6 N1a2 all book so far cxb4?
Rb4, a5? Rc4, Na6 f4, Ndc5? Kg2, Re8 and even found the game winning
move Bd4!!!, Nb3 Bxf6, Nxd2 Rxc4, Rec8 Bxg7!!! 10:32 PM
Me: I played the entire game in 5 minutes Anand
style my opponent using 40 minutes but did not stop for a think and
instead of Bxg7 which would win 2 minor pieces for 2 rooks rare endgame
and quickly played the stupid Bxa6? and lost
anyway.
Now what I am thinking is back when I used to drink several six packs
a week in my 20's forced to quit drinking because I subleted
from a room mate on parole,
and quit drinking cold turkey to save my place to live, has me thinking
that I was sure a lot more energetic with that much running through
my veins, and moved
slowly when I played chess and often went into long thinks. Now I have
the problem of playing entire games in 5 minutes and never stopping
for a single think,
although I know Sam Sloan calling me from his prepaid phone after I
played Bd4!!! was quiet an assault and I was trembling to be noticed
by the TD,
chances are if I resumed drinking to slow down my moves I would face
a different problem like just being fat and I don't want to mess up
my fem here
Anand like I said before times his long think
to execute a win and when he finds a win. Or maybe look at some Magnus
Carlsen games after all he would
not have recaputred on b4 with a Rook but
instead a Knight answering to Bb7 and would immediatley
loose to Nc6?, Bxc6 dxc6 and be stuck down one pawn,
and subsequently lose all of his sponsorship to the World Chess Championship
for unsportman like conduct when he decided
to haggle the pawn to c7 and claim
touch move on his opponents queen. I noticed after the game blindfold
while talking to Williams that possibly c6 instead of f4 followed by
...Ne5 f4, Nxc6, dxc6
and either my guess Nb5 or Bb5 like fritz recommends with a clear plus
to white. Only in my drunken days.
I made one slight
correction here, and noticed the game was not recommended by Alec Getz
for the reason I forgot to quote Tal,
and I didn't play Rc6 instead of Na6, which the moves up to this point
where c4, nf6 nc3, g6 e4, d6 d4, Bg7 f3, 0-0 Bg5, c5 d5,
h6 be3, e6 qd2, exd5 cxd5, Kh7 Nge2, a6 a4, Nbd7 Nc1, b6 Be2, Rb8 0-0,
Qe7 Rb1, Ne8 0-0, Qe7 Rb1, Ne8g4, Nc7 b4, Qf6 N1a2 all book so far cxb4?
Rb4, a5? Rc4, Na6 f4, Ndc5? Kg2, Re8 and even found the game winning
move Bd4!!!, which instead of Rc4, Na6 Rc6 I clearly would have lost
to like what I said ...Nde5 f4, Nxc6 dxc6, which clearly loses Tal style
to Nb4 threatening Nxa2 putting my knight out of the game for good Nxb4?,
axb4 Nb5, b3!!! which I missed. Good thing
I studied Karpov because Karpov always no matter what puts his rook on the c-file
in this position, absolutely no matter what the circumstances and
if you don't believe me ask my Uncle GM Ron Henley because he has video on this but fact of the matter is Tal did
not break through to Kaprov who would have
simply answered Nb4 with ignoring the move completely because the Queen
can capture side ways. I am staying off the booz
and continuing to work on my fem. I may want to cut down on Coffee and
move to Europe where we only have 1 game per day and no hotel rent for
the tournament as a mandatory requirement. My health has clearly improved.
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