The Hanging Rook Formation

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Greetings,

Happy Mother’s Day to all the chess mom’s out there! Ok, I am late, but it is not like you are getting your kids to the chess tournaments on time.

This Tuesday (5/11) the Colorado Springs Chess Club will have the 2nd round of the May Swiss 90 (G/90+30, 4SS, $10 entry, prizes). There is still time to enter and join the fun! Also, this Friday (5/15) will be the IHOP Quick (G24d5, 4SS, $5 entry, prizes).

This week’s position comes from my email match with my Dad. It is black to move.

See the diagram and answer here:
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  1. Game Of The Week: The Hanging Rook Formation
  2. This Week In Chess: May Swiss standings

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The Hanging Rook Formation

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[Event “14-12-9”]
[Site “http://cschess.webs.com/”]
[Date “2004.04.26”]
[Round “?”]
[White “Anderson, Douglas”]
[Black “Anderson, Paul”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “B12”]
[PlyCount “158”]
[EventDate “2004.01.07”]
[TimeControl “0”]

  1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 e6 6.
    Be3 Bxc5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxc5 Bxb5 9. b4 Qa6 10. Qg4 g6 11. Nge2 Bxe2 12. Nxe2
    Nd7 13. Bd4 Nh6 14. Qf3 Nf5 15. Bb2 Qc4 16. Qc3 Qxc3+ 17. Bxc3 O-O 18. Kd2 a6
  2. a4 f6 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. f4 Nd6 23. Rhf1 Rc8 24. g3 Kf7 25. c3
    Ke7 26. Nd4 Ne4+ 27. Ke2 Nxc3+ 28. Kd3 Ne4 29. Rac1 Rff8 30. Nf3 Rfd8 31. Ne5
    Nd6 32. Rfe1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Rc8 34. Rb1 Ne4 35. Rb2 Rc7 36. a5 Nd6 37. Rb1 Nb5
  3. Rb3 Rc1 39. Rb2 Rc3+ 40. Kd2 Rc7 41. Kd3 Kd6 42. Rb3 g5 43. Kd2 gxf4 44.
    gxf4 Rg7 45. Rh3 Nd4 46. Kd1 Nf5 47. Kd2 h6 48. Kc3 Ke7 49. Kd2 Rg2+ 50. Kc3
    Ra2 51. Kb3 Rf2 52. Nd3 Rf1 53. Nc5 Rxf4 54. Nxb7 e5 55. Nc5 e4 56. Kc3 e3 57.
    Nxa6 d4+ 58. Kd3 Rf2 59. Nc5 Rd2+ 60. Ke4 e2 61. Nd3 Rxd3 62. Rxd3 e1=Q+ 63.
    Kxf5 Qxb4 64. Ke4 Qxa5 65. Kxd4 Kf6 66. Rf3+ Kg5 67. h3 h5 68. Ke3 Qe1+ 69. Kd3
    Kh4 70. Re3 Qf2 71. Ke4 Kg5 72. Rf3 Qc5 73. Kd3 Qe5 74. Kd2 Qe4 75. Re3 Qg2+
  4. Kc3 Kf4 77. Rd3 h4 78. Kd4 Qb2+ 79. Rc3 Qxc3+ 0-1