NCCC Remembered

Stan Mullins called the other day and told me he was closing out the old Nelson County Chess Club's (NCCC) bank account. There was $10.00 left and Stan is generously donating it to the Elizabethtown Chess Club!

Several of the area players were members of both clubs. I remember getting an invite from Stan to go to the "Blue Dragon" restaurant in Bardstown and conduct a simul to help out his membership drive. That night, playing 11 games, I lost to Brian Lucas and Johnny Owens and gave up a draw to Ricky Coulter. For the better part of a year I took on all comers one Thursday night a month; twice I actually went undefeated. Stan sent the NCCC an e-mail after one of those occasions on 28 February 2008 when I won all 9 games. By then the Blue Dragons had moved to Bearno's Pizza and sports bar; actually the Chinese restaurant closed and Bearno's opened in it's old location. Now Bearno's is gone and Bardstown chess has been found at the Cafe Mozart, the new Public Library, and Cox's Creek Elementary School.

This game was played at the January 17, 2008 Simul; Johnny Owens conducted the "Black Forces" and was kind enough to provide me with the game score.

1/17/2008
Weldin vs. Owens, Simul

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -8

Result: white won 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Nbc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. a4 Qa5 10. Bd2 c4 11. O-O a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Re1 Bxa4 14. Ng5 Ng6 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Qh3 h6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh7 19. Re3 Qb5 20. Rg3 Bxc2 21. h4 Bf5 22. Qd6 Qb2 23. h5 Qxa1+ 24. Kh2 Qb1 25. Bxh6 Rad8 26. hxg6+ Bxg6 27. Qe7 Kxh6 28. Qh4+ Bh5 29. Qg5+ CHECK!

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