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Activity Log of the US Chess School Training Session for 01/02/2006 - 01/07/2006

Players Attending:

1. IM Lev Milman (NY)               2523 USCF - 17 years old  (#2 ranked American player Under 18 - 2004 US Junior Champion)
2. IM Josh Friedel (NH)               2491 USCF - 18 years old  (Had GM norm performance at HB Global 2004)
3. FM Salvijus Bercys (NY)         2486 USCF - 15 years old  (#1 rated American player Under 17)
4. FM Danny Rensch (AZ)           2424 USCF - 19 years old  (#1 rated 19 year old in USA)
5. SM Jake Banawa (CA)            2415 USCF - 18 years old  (#4 rated 18 year old in USA)
5. IM Robert Hungaski (ARG)     2371 FIDE -  17 years old   (Represents the USA but living abroad in Argentina, recently earned IM title)
6. FM Igor Shneider (NY)           2387 USCF - 17 years old   (Scoring some big wins lately, including recent victory over GM Vadim Milov)
7. NM Daniel Ludwig (FL)          2324 USCF - 15 years old  (#4 rated American player Under 17)
8. NM Joel Banawa (CA)           2288 USCF -  15 years old (#5 rated American playyer Under 17)

{Ages as of 10/1/2005}

01/02

10:00 - 10:45- Kaidanov talks about goals of the school
10:45 - 12:20- Analysis: Daniel Rensch vs Xiao Cheng (Dragon 9.0-0-0)
12:20 - 12:35- Summary of game, Discussion of Lessons from game and how important it is to try to learn from every game you play
12:35 - 1:15- Problem Solving Excersize, Topic: Awareness of opponent's resources
1:15 - 2:15- Lunch
2:15 - 3:10- Analysis: S.Winer - Ludwig (Slav)
3:10 - 3:50- Analysis: Matikozian - Jake Banawa (Najdorf)
3:50 - 5:10- Analysis: Defirmian - Bercys (Kan)
5:10 - 5:40- Analysis: Kreiman - Joel Banawa (Sicilian 4 Knights)
5:45 - 6:15- Analysis: Friedel - Ehlvest (KID weird system, a6,d6,g6,e6,b6 etc)
6:15 - 6:45- Problem Solving Excersize, Topic: Awareness of opponent's resources


01/03

10:00 - 10:30- Kaidanov talks about analyzing your games and various psychological issues
10:30 - 11:15- Quick Solitaire Chess, Sokolov - Zhang Zhong

(Solitaire chess is when you analyze a top level GM game and try to predict one player's moves in advance)

11:15 - 12:20- Analysis: Robert Hungaski - Cabas (Defense based on e6,d6,b6 and g6)
12:20 - 1:20- Analysis: Ibragimov - I.Shneider (Catalan)
1:20 - 2:20- Lunch
2:20 - 2:40- Computer Opening Preparation
2:40 - 3:20- Analysis: Sundararajam vs I.Shneider (Semi Slav)
3:20 - 3:40- Analysis: Kaidanov - Bareev (Vienna)
3:40 - 4:00- Analysis: Gelfand - Karpov m9
4:00 - 6:00- Analysis: Yermolinsky - Milman - Double Fiancheto
6:00 - 6:30- Break
6:30 - 7:00- Problem Solving Excersize: Endgame

 
01/04 

9:00 - 10:00 - How to study openings using a computer.
10:00 - 1:00 - Opening Analysis in Groups.

Group 1 - Friedel, Milman, Ludwig: Winawer French
Group 2 - Rensch, Shneider, Hungaski: Sveshnikov
Group 3 - Banawa, Banawa, Bercys: Grunfeld (3.f3)

1:00 - 2:00 - Lunch
2:00-3:00 - Analysis: Rensch vs Small (Petroff, Nc4) <
3:00-4:00 - Hungaski - ? (Maroczy Bind)
> 4:00 - 5:30 - Basketball (Score was tied 21-21!)


01/05

 

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Mitkov - Jake Banawa  - Kan Sicilian 1/2-1/2  interesting endgame
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM : Kaidanov - Serper (calculation vvs feel)
1:00-2:00 - Lunch
2:00 - 445 - Solitaire Chess-  Shirov vs Movsesian
4:45 - 5:15 - Yermolinsky - Bercys
5:15 - 6:35 - Sevillano - Joel Banawa
6:35 - 7:00 -  Blindfoold Problem Solving Excersize - Awareness of Opponents Resources

 

01/06

 
9:00 - 10:20 - Discussion of various Slav and d4 move orders
10:20 - 10:45  - How to play for a  win in equal positions - quick analysis of Karpov games.
10:45 - 12:00  - How to Defend Worse Positions - analysis of Kaidanov's games, emphasis on surpressing the desire to simplify
12:00 - 1:20 - Lunch
1:20 -  1:40 - Photos and Interviews with Reporter
1:40-   3:20 -  Bhat - Friedel  (Ruy Lopez)
3:20 - 5:00< -  Milman - Spragget (Kan Sicilian)

 

01/07

 9:00 - 9:30 - Kaidanov talks  about the future of the school and the responbiility of students in between sessions
9:30 - 10:30- GM Kaidanov assigns topics to the students on which they should prepare a lecture for future sessions.

List of Lecture Topics:

D. Rensch - Study Kramnik's endgame technique

Shneider - Study Morozevich's games on black side of French with Bxf6 gxf6

Ludwig - Stuady Psakhis and Topalov's games on black side of the Benoni

Jake - Study the endgame Rook and Bishop versus Rook. Answer the question of whether the stronger side can even force the weaker side to the back rank.

Sal - Study Sergei Rublevsky on black side of Sicilian

Joel - Study the Rook endgame with Rook + f and h pawns versus Rook.

Milman - Study b3+g3 systems from Botvinniks games

Hungaski - Explore the topic of Exchange Sacrifices ffrom Anand's games

Friedel - Study games of Karpov in which the center was closed.

 
10:30 - 11:05    Discussion on how to continue studying on your own

1. Cut down on Opening Study, unless related to middlegame play
2. Utilize Solitaire Chess as much as possible.
3. Solve serious excersizes, good examples would be to use positions from Dvoretsky's endgame manual.

11:05 - 11:15- Quick Analysis of: Zaichik - Kaidanov
11:15 - 11:30- Quick Analysis of: Rensch - Matikozian (Najdorf)
11:30 - 12:30- Analysis: Rensch - Shabalov (Rauzer) 
12:30 - 1:30- Lunch
1:30 - 2:15- Analysis:  Moe vs Ludwig
2:15 - Party and Blitz tournament at Kaidanovs House - click here for results of the blitz tournament


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