Winter Butterfly  -  22b    10/7/03

Dear Friends 

The Monmouth Tournament takes place this weekend and the field looks really tasty.  One GM and four of five IMs already.  Kevin has kindly provided me with the following list of the top ten entries, and there's still a few days to go! 

Top ten entered in the Open (SO FAR!!!)

The Welsh Ladies Championship is incorporated into the Open, so it looks like being a great event. 

As usual Butterfly will report the results, including (if all goes well) a progress report on Saturday night so you can see how your favourites are getting on.  Until then, just to put you in the mood, here's a great game by the number eight on the above list, the likeable US master Jimmy Sherwin.  We all know about his wins over Fischer, so its pointless printing one of them.  Instead, here's he is carving up another American legend, Sam Reshevsky. Reshevsky delays resignation until move 41, although he could really have retired to the bar much earlier.  Interesting thought, I have a feeling Reshevsky may not have drunk.  Does anyone know?  In any case, he probably needed a stiff drink after this thrashing.   

Sherwin,J - Reshevsky,S [E87]
USA-ch New York (10), 1957

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.Qd2 a6 9.0-0-0 f5 10.exf5 gxf5 11.Bd3 Qe8 12.Nge2 Nd7 13.Rde1 Kh8 14.Bc2 Nc5 15.f4 Qe7 16.Ng3 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Bd7 18.g4 Rae8 19.gxf5 Qf6 20.Bxc5 dxc5 21.Ne4 Qb6 22.f6 Rxf6 23.Nxf6 Qxf6 24.fxe5 Rxe5 25.Rxe5 Qxe5 26.Bxh7 Bf6 27.Kb1 Kg7 28.Qh6+ Kf7 29.Qh5+ Qxh5 30.Rxh5 Bg4 31.Rh1 Be2 32.b3 b5 33.Re1 Bg4 34.Bd3 Bd7 35.Kc2 b4 36.Rf1 Kg7 37.Bf5 Be8 38.g4 a5 39.Rh1 Kf8 40.Rh7 Bg7 41.Kd3 1-0

I've left a downloadable entry form at

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Winterbutterfly/files/Entry%20Forms/

Enjoy the weekend.

Best wishes

Dai James.