Thursday, May 29, 2014

The Quick and the Dead

This game occurred during the 2nd round Scarborough Chess Club - Spring into Summer 2014 Chess Tournament.
My opponent is a seasoned club player rated 1725. This game demonstrates how to attack a castled King (Bishop on g7) when the Queen is just whistling far from the distance.
Dean Ward played the Pirc Defence.

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Rulix Batistil - Dean Ward
1634 - 1725
Scarborough Chess Club - Spring into Summer 2014, May 29 2014
60 min

Rulix Batistil - Dean Ward (PGN)

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Bc4 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. a3 Bg4 8. Be3 Bd7 9. h3 e6 10. Qd2 Na5 11. Ba2 b6 12. Bg5 Qc8 13. Rad1 Qb7 14. Rfe1 a6 15. d5 Qc8 16. b4 Nb7 17. e5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Kh8 20. Bf6 dxe5 21. Qh6 Rg8 22. Ng5 1-0

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Queen's Pawn Game - Yanchun Zhao vs Rulix Batistil

This game occurred during the penultimate round (7th) of Scarborough Chess Club Championship 2014.
My opponent is a seasoned club player rated 1735. This games demonstrated the chess imbalance concept "Pushing your own Agenda" accompanied with Nimzowitsch - The power of 7th rank pawn motif.
We played the Queen's pawn game.

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Yanchun Zhao - Rulix Batistil
1735 - 1535
Scarborough Chess Club Championship 2014, May 08 2014
60 min

Yanchun Zhao - Rulix Batistil (PGN)

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 Re8 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Nf3 c5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Qa4 Bxb5 13. Qxb5 Qc7 14. e6 fxe6 15. Qa4 Nf6 16. Qh4 Ne4 17. Qg4 Qc6 18. h4 Rf8 19. Ng5 Nxg5 20. Qxg5 Qd6 21. Qg4 Rf5 22. e4 Rf7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Qxh5 Raf8 25. Qh4 d4 26. Bg5 e5 27. Rad1 h6 28. Bc1 c4 29. b4 b5 30. Bd2 Qg6 31. a4 a6 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ra1 Rf3 34. Qxe7 Rd3 35. Rfd1 dxc3 36. Be3 Qxe4 37. Re1 c2 38. Bxh6 Qg6 39. Bxg7 Qxg7 40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41. Rxe5 Rd1+ 42. Re1 Rfd8 43. Rc1 Rxc1 0-1

My Queen's Pawn Game - Scarborough Chess Club Championship 2014

This game occurred during the penultimate round (7th) of Scarborough Chess Club Championship 2014.
My opponent is a seasoned club player rated 1735. This games demonstrated the chess imbalance concept "Pushing your own Agenda" accompanied with Nimzowitsch - The power of 7th rank pawn motif.
We played the Queen's pawn game.

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Yanchun Zhao - Rulix Batistil
1735 - 1535
Scarborough Chess Club Championship 2014, May 08 2014
60 min

Yanchun Zhao - Rulix Batistil (PGN)

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 Re8 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Nf3 c5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Qa4 Bxb5 13. Qxb5 Qc7 14. e6 fxe6 15. Qa4 Nf6 16. Qh4 Ne4 17. Qg4 Qc6 18. h4 Rf8 19. Ng5 Nxg5 20. Qxg5 Qd6 21. Qg4 Rf5 22. e4 Rf7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Qxh5 Raf8 25. Qh4 d4 26. Bg5 e5 27. Rad1 h6 28. Bc1 c4 29. b4 b5 30. Bd2 Qg6 31. a4 a6 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ra1 Rf3 34. Qxe7 Rd3 35. Rfd1 dxc3 36. Be3 Qxe4 37. Re1 c2 38. Bxh6 Qg6 39. Bxg7 Qxg7 40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41. Rxe5 Rd1+ 42. Re1 Rfd8 43. Rc1 Rxc1 0-1
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Yanchun Zhao - Rulix Batistil
1735 - 1535
Scarborough Chess Club Championship 2014, May 08 2014
60 min

Yanchun Zhao - Rulix Batistil (PGN)

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 Re8 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Nf3 c5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Qa4 Bxb5 13. Qxb5 Qc7 14. e6 fxe6 15. Qa4 Nf6 16. Qh4 Ne4 17. Qg4 Qc6 18. h4 Rf8 19. Ng5 Nxg5 20. Qxg5 Qd6 21. Qg4 Rf5 22. e4 Rf7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Qxh5 Raf8 25. Qh4 d4 26. Bg5 e5 27. Rad1 h6 28. Bc1 c4 29. b4 b5 30. Bd2 Qg6 31. a4 a6 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ra1 Rf3 34. Qxe7 Rd3 35. Rfd1 dxc3 36. Be3 Qxe4 37. Re1 c2 38. Bxh6 Qg6 39. Bxg7 Qxg7 40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41. Rxe5 Rd1+ 42. Re1 Rfd8 43. Rc1 Rxc1 0-1

Mother, I'm Forever Grateful

From your womb, we came
In your arms, we are protected
from your breast, we are nourished
In your hands, we stand
from your feet, we follow
In your lips, we learn
from your eyes, we dream
In your wits, we become wise
from your character, we are strengthen
In your wisdom, we know God
By your love, we live

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Jackson Pollock - The Master Abstract Painter

One of the most astonishing human talent is painting. Since civilization began, arts and creativity is part of man's nature. Jackson Pollock was a rare breed of a painter, a master in his own right. He may have similarity with Van Gogh's works but he was far more extreme as if paint pouring and dripping are his magic brushes - art reveals itself.

Two of his most famous paintings below that worth a million dollars.

Convergence - 1952

Blue Poles - 1952
References:
https://www.biography.com/artist/jackson-pollock
https://www.jackson-pollock.org/jackson-pollock-paintings.jsp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock

God's Plan of Salvation

Joseph Prince - Noah—The Real Story

This is one of the best sermon preached to give light to the Gospel to those who are lost and to strengthen the faith of those falling and failing. Not only this refuted the twisted movie "Noah" but most importantly showed the mighty and mysterious work of God's great love, His plan of salvation that was consummated in the coming of His one and only Son - Jesus Christ - the Savior.


Saturday, May 3, 2014

Dmitry Chernik vs Rulix Batistil - 2014 Greater Toronto Chess League

This game occurred during the 1st round of the GTCL 2014.
My opponent was Dmitry Chernik rated 1999.
I played black with my favorite Sicilian Defense.

Rulix Batistil vs Ju Dongli - 2014 Greater Toronto Chess League

This game occurred during the 2nd round of the GTCL 2014.
My opponent is Ju Dongli rated 1644.
I played white and my favorite Ruy Lopez Opening.

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Rulix Batistil - Ju Dongli
1356 - 1644
2014 Greater Toronto Chess League, January 21 2014
60 min

Rulix Batistil - Ju Dongli (PGN)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. h3 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c3 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Nf1 Qd7 12. Qd2 Nh5 13. Bh6 Kh8 14. g4 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Nf4 16. O-O-O Na5 17. Bc2 f6 18. Ng3 Qg7 19. g5 Qxh6 20. gxh6 c5 21. h4 Rf7 22. h5 c4 23. d4 Nd3+ 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Rxd3 Kh7 27. d5 Rc8 28. b3 b4 29. c4 Rd8 30. Ne2 Bc8 31. Nh4 g5 32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. exf5 Nb7 34. Ng3 Nc5 35. Re3 a5 36. Kb2 Ra8 37. a3 Rb7 38. Nh5 Rf8 39. Ng7 Re7 40. Ne6 Nxe6 41. dxe6 Rc8 42. Rd3 Rc6 43. Rd5 Ra7 44. axb4 axb4 45. Rb5 Rca6 46. Rxb4 Ra2+ 47. Kc3 Rxf2 48. Rb6 Rf3+ 49. Kb4 e4 50. Rxd6 Rb7+ 51. Kc5 Rxf5+ 52. Kc6 Rb8 53. Rd7+ Kh8 54. e7 Re5 55. Rd8+ Kh7 56. Rxb8 Rxe7 57. Kd6 Ra7 58. c5 e3 59. c6 Ra6 60. Rb7+ Kg6 61. h7 Ra8 62. h8=Q Rxh8 63. Rxh8 e2 64. Re7 Kf5 65. c7 e1=Q 66. c8=Q+ Kf4 67. Rxe1 1-0

Winter Swiss - Rulix Batistil vs William Li

This game occurred during the 2nd round of Scarborough Chess Club Winter Swiss Tournament.
My opponent is William Li, a promising young player rated 1636 more than a 100 points above my rating.

I played Sicilian Defense Variation.

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William Li - Rulix Batistil
1636 - 1528
Scarborough Chess Club - Winter Swiss, March 7 2014

William Li - Rulix Batistil (PGN)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. Be3 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Nge2 h6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 a6 13. Nf4 Bg4 14. Qc1 d4 15. Ne4 Ne5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bg2 Nf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxf3 20. Ba5 Qc8 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Bb6 Rb7 23. Bxc5 Qc6 24. b4 g5 25. Nh3 Bg2 26. Qe1 Bxh3 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. dxe4 d3 29. Rd1 dxc2 30. Rc1 Rd7 0-1

Rulix Batistil vs David Southam - French Winnawer

This game occurred during the 2nd round of Club Championship.
My opponent is David Southam, a national master. A very entertaining game that I gave away all winning chances including a Queen sacrifice.
I played e4 and he played the French Defense Winnawer Variation.

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Rulix Batistil - David Southam
1535 - 2230
Scarborough Club Championship 2014, April 10 2014

Rulix Batistil - David Southam (PGN)

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Nbd7 9. Nh3 c5 10. Nf4 Qa5 11. Bd2 Qa4 12. Be2 Qxc2 13. g4 e3 14. fxe3 Ne4 15. Rd1 Nxd2 16. Rxd2 Qe4 17. Rf1 Qxe3 18. Rd3 Qe4 19. Kd2 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Qe5 21. h3 Qg5 22. Qxh7 Nc5 23. Kc2 Bd7 24. Nd5 O-O-O 25. h4 Qe5 26. Ne7+ Kb8 27. Bf3 Rh8 28. Qxf7 Rdf8 29. Rxd7 Rxf7 30. Rxb7+ Nxb7 31. Nc6+ Kc7 32. Nxe5 0-1

Friday, May 2, 2014

Slaying the Dragon - Rulix Batistil vs Sean Lei

This game occurred during the 6th round of the Club Championship.
My opponent is Sean Lei an upcoming young Chinese rising star in my club.
I played e4 and he played the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian.

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Rulix Batistil - Sean Lei
1535 - 1961
Scarborough Club Championship 2014, May 1 2014
60 min

Rulix Batistil - Sean Lei (PGN)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. h3 a6 12. Rad1 Ne5 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nc4 16. Bc1 Nb6 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Qe4 Qc5 19. Nb3 Qc4 20. Na5 Qb5 21. Nb3 Rac8 22. c3 Nc4 23. Qh4 Bf6 24. Qe4 Qa4 25. Rd4 Qxa2 26. Rxc4 Qxb3 27. Rb4 Qa2 28. Rxb7 Rb8 29. Qb4 Rxb7 30. Qxb7 Qc4 31. Bh6 Qb5 32. Qa7 Qxb2 33. Qxa6 Bg7 34. Rxe7 Rd8 35. Qxd6 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Qb8 37. Qxb8 Rxb8 38. Bxg7 Kxg7 39. Rc7 Kf6 40. f4 h5 41. h4 Rd8 42. c4 Re8 43. c5 Rd8 44. d6 Ke6 45. Kg3 Rf8 46. Kf3 Rb8 47. d7 Ke7 48. c6 Kd8 49. Rb7 Ra8 50. Ke4 f6 51. Kd5 Ke7 52. Kc5 Ra2 53. Rb8 Rc2+ 54. Kb6 Rb2+ 55. Kc7 Rxb8 56. Kxb8 g5 57. Kc7 1-0