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Orioles executive vice president Jim Beattie didn't rule out the possibility.
"Obviously, when you get someone who's had the success that he's had, you've got to consider and go through the pros and cons and talk to people," Beattie said. "But whether we would interview him or not, that's still up in the air."
The Orioles have interviewed four candidates with strong ties to the organization -- Eddie Murray, Sam Perlozzo, Rich Dauer and Rick Dempsey.
Their search will broaden today, when they interview Oakland Athletics bench coach Terry Francona, followed tomorrow by Tampa Bay Devil Rays third base coach Tom Foley.
The Orioles still hope to interview New York Yankees first base coach Lee Mazzilli by the end of the week, but as of last night, that hadn't been scheduled.
"After we go through these three interviews, there may be one or two others that we might want to touch on," Beattie said. "We might have a second round of interviews that we get through fairly quickly, and that could all take place next week."
The goal now is to have a manager in place by the time the free agency period opens on Nov. 11.
"Ideally, I'd like to finish it off next week," Beattie said. "But I don't know if that's going to be realistic, either."
Little, 53, has old ties to the Orioles' organization after managing in their minor league system from 1980 to 1984. He also interviewed for the team's most recent managerial opening, in 1999, before they hired Mike Hargrove.
But the Orioles fired Hargrove last month after four losing seasons, privately saying they wanted someone with more of a fiery personality. Little doesn't necessarily fit that mold, club sources said.
Boston went 93-69 under Little in 2002, and 95-67 this year before losing to the Yankees in the American League Championship Series.
He has received widespread criticism for his decision to leave starting pitcher Pedro Martinez in to protect an eighth-inning lead in Game 7, which the Yankees came back to win on Aaron Boone's 11th-inning home run.
But Red Sox president Larry Lucchino said: "The decision to make a change resulted from months of thought about that long-term direction [of the team]."
When the Orioles talk to Francona today, they will be speaking to a popular candidate. He interviewed with the Chicago White Sox for their managerial opening this month and already has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Little in Boston.
NOTES: The Orioles have until Saturday to decide whether to pick up the 2004 options for starting pitcher Pat Hentgen and catcher Brook Fordyce. Team officials have said the club will likely decline the $4 million option for Fordyce and exercise his $500,000 buyout. Hentgen's option is also for $4 million, with a $300,000 buyout, and the Orioles are trying to bring him back at a reduced price. The Orioles have until Nov. 15 to decide about the options for shortstop Deivi Cruz ($1.5 million) and reliever Kerry Ligtenberg ($1.2 million).

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Once again they forget that Piniella is unavailable until after the season.The Dusty Baker era could be entering its final days with the Chicago Cubs.
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry told Chicago reporters Tuesday he would use the four-day All-Star break to decide whether an overhaul, which could include firing manager Baker, is in order.
"I'll spend a lot of time over the break not just with the way the situation is, but with your own players. I'll sit back and reflect on the first half," Hendry told reporters.
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Lamont...are you serious? Maybe they should do a reference check first.. Why don't they just ask for Lloyd McClendon?
What about fan favorite Mark Grace? He's got to be on this list....
Miley is just wasting away in AAA. His current club is probably better than the Cubs (or my team).
You know...Canseco might be a great fit. Just in case any guys are wondering how this HGH stuff works. No better teacher than your manager.
In all seriousness I think Fredi Gonzalez deserves an interview. Throw in Terry Pendleton too.
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2015 Gonzaga Weekender
Success for Gonzaga players at the 2015 Gonzaga weekender as rising star of Irish chess Conor O Donnell wins with 5/6, while last year's winner and Conor's Armstrong Cup teammate Killian Delaney shared joint second with Carl Jackson (Also a member of the Armstrong Cup team) and Tim McCarthy who scored 4.5/6.
The event was a dismal failure for the top three seeds, who were the only titled players. The three FM's; David Fitzsimon, Colm Daly, Daire McMahon all ended on 3.5 with Daire drawing 5 games, two of which were against Killian and Carl, with one win. David losing to Conor in round three after walking into a self mate in a drawn endgame in which he was a pawn up. Below is his smooth win in the preceding round.
Then in round four David made a draw against Karol Marzec in which he almost lost. With a further loss in round five to myself, and in turn, I had lost to Killian Delaney in round three after blundering a pawn in the opening/middle game for nothing. Then in round four I made a draw with upcoming junior Henry Li in which a lucky perpetual check was a miraculous escape that denied a certain win which was to be had for the young and very promising junior, but for time pressure.
A feature of the event this year in the top section was allowing players the option to play up above their rating and this did deliver some very encouraging results from some of our juniors. Of particular note was a first round draw by Alex Byrne against Gerry O Connell and then a good win against Tim Harding
With Henry Li also beating Tim Harding and drawing with me (having a winning position for the later half of the game after a couple of blunders were seized upon with some fine play) after only allowing a perpetual because of time trouble and with seconds left on his clock.
There were also some other interesting games and results which show positives signs from our younger players. The tournament website may have further details and results. Overall the event attracted over 150 players in three sections. http://gonzagachessclassic.webs.com.
Some game annotations, photos and more video clips will be available here soon this week.
2014 Kilkenny Chess Masters – Round 2 – Hebden – Short – Updated
This game featured Phillip Short comfortably obtain an equal position and then outplay White to have a slight advantage for most of the game. But at the cost of time, and after being a bit better and or comfortably equal for so many moves he got into time trouble and went wrong at a critical moment, and then gradually found himself in a difficult and, soon after, lost endgame.
The opening seen Mark Hebden repeat moves from a game he had previously played against GM Keith Arkell earlier the previous year. But not only did White not gain or retain an advantage, he started to drift a little and gradually found himself in a difficult position.
So far the game has followed a previous game by Mark Hebden against Keith Arkell from Bunratty 2013 in which White now played 12 Be1. That game was drawn after a long fight that ended with only a king each left on the board. Now the game goes through a phase of re-positioning each others minor pieces. 12… Ne8?! 13. Na4 Nd6 14. Nc5 Na5 15. Qd1 Nac4 16. Bc3 b6 17. Nd3 Ne4! 18. Bb4 Ncd6.
19. Nfe5 a5 20. Nc6 Qe8 21. Bxd6 Nxd6 22. b4? Black is a little better now. 22… Bb7 23. Nce5 f6 24. Nf3 a4?! [24… axb4! Was best] 25. Rc7 Rf7 26. Rxf7 Qxf7 27. Nb2 Bc6 28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Nd2 Bf8 30. Nb1 b5 [30… Rc8!] 31. Nc3 Qb7 32. Bf3 Rd8 33. Qe2 A curious game so far, not a lot of action but plenty of maneuvering that has seen Black outplay an experienced GM with relative ease and obtain a slight advantage, only problem is that he has used up a lot of time and already time trouble for Black becomes a feature. 33… e5! 34. dxe5 fxe5 35. Rd1
The critical moment in the game has arrived in the diagram below.
Black has more space on the Queen side, and in the centre with more central pawns, plus the two bishops. But on the other hand White has no obvious weakness and Black was very low on time.
White is trying to target the d5 pawn and provoke Black. It seems that the best way for Black to proceed now was to fix the central e pawn by pushing it forward, however with having the two bishops Black probably assumed that pushing the d pawn and keeping the position more open made more sense.
But as it happens, pushing the e pawn would have played more into the other advantages within the Black position along the lines of more space and restricting White even more. Black has two moves which retain an advantage and the move played in the game allows White full equality, which with very little time left on the clock for Black, and plenty left for White is tantamount to giving White a nice advantage.
35… d4? A small error which loses the advantage. [35… Nf7 36. h4 e4 37. Bg4 Bg7 38. Rc1 Rd6! And Black keeps a nice advantage. Two bishops, more space in the center and Qside, meanwhile White seems cramped and not well coordinated. 35… e4 36. Bg4 Qf7! 37. Qc2 Bg7 38. Ne2 Bd7 Keeps Black on top.]
36. exd4 Bxf3 Black understandably wants to start exchanging pieces to have a simpler position on the board. But often when one is keen to make a draw with time trouble being a feature there is a real chance of going astray. 37. gxf3 exd4 38. Rxd4 White is a pawn up now but it is doubled and his Kside is weak. Black had good play but must be careful. 38… Re8 [38… Bg7 39. Qe6 Qf7 40. Qxf7 (40. Rxd6? Qxe6 41. Rxe6 Bxc3 Is better for Black again.) 40… Kxf7 41. Rd3 Bxc3 42. Rxc3 Nf5 And the activity of Black's pieces leaves Black on a path to an easy draw.] 39. Ne4 Nxe4 40. Rxe4
Rd8? A small mistake born of time trouble which makes White a little better. [ 40… Rxe4! 41. fxe4 (41. Qxe4?? Qxe4 42. fxe4 Bxb4 Actually wins for Black) 41… Qc6 And Black has enough for the pawn deficit owing to his safe King, good bishop and active well placed queen.]
41. Re5 White attacks the only weakness in the Black position and again because of time trouble Black does not play the most accurate move. 41… Qc7? Black possibly thought that he had threats on the c file and back rank, but when he losses the pawn on b5 the c4 square is available to White with great effect and the a pawn is weak. [41… Rd5!] 42. Rxb5 Qc1 43. Kg2
White now has the huge threat and resource of playing Qc4 check. 43… Bg7 44. Qc4 Qxc4 45. Nxc4 Rd3 46. Rb8 Kf7 And White was able to force resignation soon after. A somewhat tragic and unlucky loss for Black but a good example of an experienced and practical player being patient and alert, able to switch gear and take every chance in a clinical manner.
Grandmaster Mark Hebden Wins Kilkenny 2014
This year's event was overshadowed by the sad passing of long time Kilkenny CC stalwart Sean (John) Bradley just shortly before the annual weekend chess festival, of which he was so much a part of.
I did not know Sean very well myself, only ever having played him once in 1993, appropriately enough at the Kilkenny congress. That game I can still recall well as being perhaps very revealing of the character of Sean. Because in that one game he showed his chess knowledge, culture and genuine enthusiasm and also modesty.
He was clearly an admirer of, and influenced by Boris Spassky as he played the same variation of the Richter Rauzer that had been used to good effect against Fischer in their famous 1972 " Match of the century".
Sean played the first sixteen moves flawlessly and the position was finely balanced until he went for a tactical shot which had a very good idea behind it and was playable until he made an error, which after the game, he explained was based on a miscalculation that spoiled an otherwise neat idea. I can still recall his genuine enthusiasm for chess and manifest modesty. The game is below -click on diagram to view.
Sean was a real gentleman and I last seen and spoke with Sean briefly at the last round of the Armstrong Cup earlier this year. My last recollection was again of Sean being true to his nature, and having some kind words to offer, being his usual friendly self. He will be badly missed.
A couple of articles in the Kilkenny People Newspaper just before the 38th Kilkenny congress is testament to the regard and affection felt for Sean from far and wide.
Kilkenny People Announcement November 7
Kilkenny People Announcement November 24
This year's event went ahead with over 200 participants and although I did not play myself I will try give some impressions on the purely chess side of things, as with the live games and modern media being what they are, with text's, emails and social media plus personal contacts available, it is possible to get some decent information and perspective about how some chess games went. Even without actually being present.
I had considered playing myself but the thought of a whole weekend of chess, plus my foul mood following my ridiculous Armstrong game on the Wednesday left me not keen enough to want to play chess for a whole weekend. Also I sort of feel that I have to earn the right to give up a whole weekend for chess.
If I had won my Armstrong game or perhaps even made a draw then I could sort of reward myself, or justify going away for a weekend of chess. However as I had instead thrown away a nice win, I sort of felt so annoyed with myself that I decided I did not deserve to go away for the weekend.
To get an idea of why I would have been so annoyed with myself, check out the position below and click on the diagram to view the game and see why I would not be keen to play another game of chess for a little while. The game now has notes.
In any event, this years Kilkenny tournament was deservedly won by GM Mark Hebden, with second place going to GM Sebastian Maze outright. Third place was shared between a group that included Bogdan Lalic, Sam Collins, Alex Baburin and Bram Van Dijk
For my impressions of some of the games played start with O Cinneide – Collins from round 2
2014 Kilkenny Chess Masters – Round 2 – O Cinneide – Collins
In this series of posts I will concentrate on some games from the 2014 Kilkenny Masters section and give some impressions and notes on some of the chess games played or and things I noticed. There were a few interesting games well worth looking at and plenty of twists and turns too. But I will start with the first game that caught my attention, which was the round two clash between Mel O Cinneide and Sam Collins
The first thing to note about this game was that it was a very unusual opening which left both players on their own very soon into the game. As Sam is well known to be a very hard worker and generally very well prepared player it is no surprise that he was following a game played by GM David Navara who also played 3…g5, after 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4 d4 3 b4. However play deviated straight away and both players were soon on their own and had to navigate the muddy waters after 3…g5 from then onwards.
The effect of playing a move like 3…g5 can be very strong and it is almost a given that if Sam was willing to play it then surely it's can't be bad? Well it is not bad at all, but not especially good either, at least not objectively. However from a practical point of view it is excellent. It gains space on the Kingside, prepare to put the bishop on g7 to support the d pawn and forces White out of his comfort zone instantly.
The first question is why can't White just take the pawn? Well he can, but then after e7-e5 Black gains more time to develop and secure his already pleasant spatial advantage in the center. So at first White puts the bishop on b2 with tempo and only then takes. But after 4 Bb2 Bg7 5 Nxg5 e7-e5 White went wrong with the weak move 6 Nf3, after which Black was able to then play 6…e4 with further tempo gain to increase his space advantage and disrupt the White development. Black can be said to be comfortable as a result.
After a few more natural enough moves 7. Ng1 Nh6 8. g3?! O-O[8… a5!? was also interesting] 9. Bg2 Re8 10. Nh3 Nc6 11.Qb3?! a5! 12. b5 a4 13. Qd1 Ne5. (some of which I feel may not have been best from White) we have the curious position below.
So what are we to make of how things have gone? Well for the small price of a pawn Black has two central pawns on the fifth rank. very active pieces almost all developed, meanwhile White is under developed, cramped and probably already lost. So after Black played 14…Nf3 and White played 15 Kf1 Black now had a great chance to play a beautiful move 15 …Ng4 which would give us the position below.
It is not easy to see such a move I guess but not very hard either and I would expect there is a good chance that Sam would have played this if he was in better form maybe? The critical lines can be seen by clicking on the diagram and viewing the notes. What was played by Black was still fine and after 15 …Nh4 there was a bit of a comical series of mutual errors.
Firstly White played 16 gxh4 (Nf4 was better) when Black should have played 16…Qxh4 but instead played 16…Bxh3 17 Bxh3 Qh4 18 Bg2 e3 19 Qe1 When we had the critical position below.
Black has failed to play the most accurate moves at some critical moments but he is still doing fine. He plays the correct and natural move 19…a3 20. Nxa3 White is just about hanging on but Black should be able to cash in now. Instead he blunders and is just lost! 20… d3??
Astounding and very much similar to my own game against Sam just a few days before when I also blundered into a lost position on move 30.
Black should have played [20… exd2! 21. Qxd2 Ng4 22. Qf4 Be5 23. Qf3 d3 Was the way to go. 24. Rb1 Bxb2 25. Rxb2 Rxa3 26. exd3 Qg5!]
21. fxe3 Qxe1 22.Rxe1 Bxb2 23. Nb1 And all of a sudden Black is lost. The rest as they is say, is just technique. White was under a lot of time pressure however, so his play has to be applauded. A few inaccuracies but nothing that put White in any danger on the board of not winning. 23… dxe2 24. Kxe2 Rxa2?[24… Reb8!] 25. Bxb7 Nf5 26. Kf3? c5?? Odd to say the least 27. bxc6 Bf6 28. c7 Nd6 29. Bd5 Ra7 30. d4 Rxc7 31. Nd2 Kf8 32. c5 Nf5 33. Ne4 Bh4 34.Re2 Bd8 35. Ra1 Rce7 36. Kf4 Ng7 37. Nf6 Bc7 38. Kf3 Rd8 39. Nxh7 Kg8 40. Nf6 Kf8 41. e4 Ne6 42. Bxe6 fxe6 43. Ke3 Rb8 44. e5 Rf7 45. Rg2 Ke7 46. Ra7 Rb3 47. Ke4
For more of my impressions of some of the games played see Mark Hebden – Phillip Short from round 2
Carlsen – Anand 2014 World Chess Championships Game 10
So Carlsen went back to the Grunfeld and Anand went for the interesting 5 Qb3 variation and then soon after we had the sharp …Na6 line
A curious choice by Carlsen which seems to suggest he is up for a fight today and happy with a complex game. If I had to make a prediction I would say that I think he will win today [usually a draw is by far the most likely result of course]. The reason being that I think his prep will be good enough to see a dynamically equal position and both players will at some point be left on their own and when it gets too tense I think it more likely that Anand will falter.
The position below is very complex indeed.
After…Bf5 14 Rad1 One of the seconds of Anand had previously played a game with this line as White but lost.
Previous game
So presumably they know this line well enough and anyway Black was the first to deviate by playing 14…Ne4 instead of 14…Qb6
Carlsen – Anand 2014 World Chess Championships Game 9
Another Berlin in the Lopez. Who cares? Boring game [relatively speaking of course]. It is not that the Berlin can't lead to rich and interesting play, it is just at this level it really is very boring and this short draw only underscores this. The final position is just equal and if White was to push for more he could easily end up worse.
A good result for Anand which will boost his confidence again. It is by no means over yet and I think Carlsen is ready to pounce if he gets half a chance. Anand has real chances now, and a win really would and could potentially cause panic for Carlsen.
Carlsen – Anand 2014 World Chess Championships Game 8
So Anand held on easily enough in game seven and is only one win away from leveling the match. Can he do it, and what is the outlook for the match now generally? Well I have to admit that at the outset I was of the view that Carslsen would pretty much destroy Anand and win the match by an even bigger margin than the last match they played. This, though flying in the face of perceived conventional wisdom, was because although it was true that Ananad has had a good time on the chess board since he lost his crown and very impressively won the candidates tournament that earned him the right to play Carlsen in this match I think an objective and clinical look at his games will not reveal that he was exactly a player on fire.
Rather it seemed to me that Anand was still in "Match Mode" and was just going to be very hard to beat and very focused on that while being motivated enough to be still good enough to take his chances when offered, and so this is more or less how he won the candidates tournament so deservedly but not quite so impressively as we might at first think. In the contest of him having lost such a bruising match with Carlsen his candidates tournament win was very impressive and even inspiring, but from a purely chess point of view not earth shattering.
So therefore while I expected to see a far more stable and determined Anand with renewed self confidence and belief I also felt that if he got dealt a couple of blows from Carlsen this might all start to unravel and he would again be fragile [relatively speaking of course]. So many people seem to forget or are n aware of the famous Kasparov – Anand match in 1995 when the first eight games were all drawn. Then it was even Anand who got the first win in game nine only to lose four out of the next five games and draw the match out with four more draws. Point being that was Anand at the same age as Carlsen is now! So no excuses about age issues can be mentioned.
Si it seems to me that Anand has certain potential vulnerabilities against exceptional players and for his part I thin that Carlsen will have been bruised and somewhat frustrated by his own performances of late, though here too some people seem to forget that his results were not actually bad, just below par for his standards. So I figure that Carlsen would be very eager and hungry to prove to himself and the world that eh was till clearly "The Best" and would be very determined to impose himself on Anand and win in some style or show a certain dominance.
Considering all these things I felt sure that on balance Anand was in for a beating, the like of which he would never forget. Not that I wanted that as if it turned out that he somehow managed not to lose and instead win the match then that had a fantastic narrative and inspiring story. Especially considering that he is a player of my own generation and we actually played in the World Junior same year back in Baguio all those years ago. He won it in a year that saw an incredibly strong field.
So if Anand did manage to win this match with Carlsen I would indeed find it inspiring to see a man in his 40s defeat a man in his 20s. However I am really be happy to see the best player win and I simply think that is Carlsen. The combination of youth, energy, brilliance and hunger being too much. At the start of the match that was very much confirmed for me, but when Anand struck back straight away I almost had doubts, even though that game was mainly just preparation and not so much a pure reflection of his chess prowess or outplaying Carlsem.
However after a few more games I began to think that Anand was very much back in the match but then he had this tragic loss where he fell apart after missing a golden opportunity to most likely win after Carlsen blundered in game 6. Then yesterday he showed his best qualities with an impressive defense and well deserved draw. Now I am not at all so sure of how the match will go, and Anand is still in with a chance.
So back to today's game. A QGD Bf4 line in which it seems Carlsen was the first to deviate or bring the game more into his preparation. Firstly it is good to see that he has gone fr an active game and the game looks interesting and complex already.
Blacks last move seems to be a novelty and the move Bg5 played by White was not the most popular either, likewise 9…Re8 was also not the main line. The way the game has gone since, it seems that it is all still in preparation for Carlsen and he has no difficulty.
After a few more natural moves we reached the position below which looks interesting and complex. But that did not last long and the game quickly fizzled out into a very boring and drawn sort of position.
This is probably the least exciting or interesting game and is sure to be a draw. A clean success for Carlsen and a slight frustration for Anand. The position below is just before the mass exchanges that leave it hard to see how the game can continue much further.
There is so little left of interest in this position that I will leave with the position below as I can't see anything but a draw and imagine there might be a draw very soon. Nothing else really to do here?
Carlsen – Anand 2014 World Chess Championships Game 7
Well I came a bit late to this game, to the position at move 24 to be exact, and to be honest I am already quite bored with this game. I find it rather depressing to see the Berlin on the board and both players follow theory for so many moves with no great sign of anything interesting.
After 24 g4 Nd6 25 Rh7 Nf7 I think the position is still very sterile and White has no appreciable advantage. I expect a draw is surely the only logical result. Very disappointing game really. It turns out that the position after 23…Be6 has been played before but 24 g4 seems to be a new move but nothing very special.
After 26 Ne3 Kd8 27 Nf5 c5 28 Ng3 Anand played Ne5 which is funny considering that in the last game 26…Nxe5 was a big move that he did not play. However in this game 28…Ne5 seems one of the weaker moves available to Black and he may have given Carlsen a chance to obtain a workable advantage.
One variation of interest is 29. Rh8 Rg8 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. Rh5 Rf8 32. Ke3 Bd5 33. Ne4 Bxe4 34. Kxe4 Rf4 35. Ke3 Rb4 36 Rxe5 Rxb2 37 Rxc5 When we have the position below.
If the game does go this way then White does have an advantage. Probably still a draw with best play but not easy to play. Svidler is suggesting that after 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. Rh5 Black can give up his Bishop on g4 but after 31…Bxg4 32 Fxg4 Rxg4 White has 33 c3 which seems to be close to winning for White, though not easy to play.
Well, well, well Anand has gone for it and followed the line suggested by Svidler. But Carlsen did not play 33 c3 and moved very quickly with 33 Rxe5 instead. Maybe this is just as good or better but White seems to have real chances of winning now.
After 33 Rxe5 b6 34 Ne4 Rh4 35 Ke2 Rh6 36 b3 Kd7 things have become very clear. Black is just trying to draw and White is the only player with chances to win. If I had to bet I would say Carlsen will win but I don't see how. Anand will probably crack at some point but his experience could insure he gets a draw.
So after a lot of pushing wood we reached the position below, which I still don't see any good plan for White.
Anand has defended well and this is an easy draw at the end. A big result for him which keeps his chances very much alive.
Carlsen – Anand 2014 World Chess Championships Game 6
So what to expect today as Carlsen has the first of two White's in a row. He must be pretty eager to stamp his mark on things right about now. It has looked really good for him after the first two games but he has not looked his best since then. He will know that if he fails to win at least one of the next two games then this will hand the momentum back to Anand.
So what will his approach be to the game today? Which first move will he play? My guess is that he won't play 1 e4 today. Why? Well perhaps the Anand team will assume that he will have done work to prepare against the Sicilian (Anand might then switch back to 1..e5) so they would be surprised by him not playing 1 e4. Then Carlsen could have something prepared with either 1 d4 or just want to get a game with 1 c4.
My guess is that Carlsen will play 1 c4 but I really would not bet on it either. If he does play 1 e4 and Anand does play the Sicilian then I do think he has to take on Anand in a main line variation and he could just get the breakthrough he needs now. I also think that if Carlsen does play 1 e4 then Anand should play 1…e5 as I think it will annoy or frustrate Carslen a little, cause a bit of confusion or doubt and most likely be the most safe and sound way to insure a draw, which would increase pressure on Carlsen and may cause Carlsen to make some rash choices?
The scenario in which the match stays level with each round is not in my view a 50-50 situation for the players. With every round that goes by in which Anand simply avoids losing, there is a small increase of an edge in favor of Anand. He now he even has the confidence to actually pounce if Carlsen falters. This potentially changes the dynamics of the contest greatly, but Carlsen is a very astute and self aware player too, so he may well just be patient and then torture Anand in at least one of the next two games. Either way, I have the feeling we might be in for a great game today.
So it is a Sicilian after all. But sadly not really! Anand plays the Paulsen/Kan variation and Carlsen plays 5 c4 which when I was growing up, was understood to be a weak line, as in, it allowed Black an equal game very easily and quickly. The reason being that Black can play 5…Nf6 6 Nc3 Bb4 and White usually then plays 7 Bd3 Black responds with Nc6 and White plays 8 Nxc6 and after 8…dxc6
A well known position soon occurs [after 9. e5 Nd7 10. f4 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxd1 13. Kxd1] which is worth looking at briefly.
This endgame is basically an easy draw for Black and one of the reasons why I used to avoid playing the Paulsen/Kan was because of this very variation which becomes a sterile position with no winning chances.
However Carlsen avoided this main line of the 5 c4 variation by playing 7 Qd3 but I don't think this changes much really. Black plays in the same manner and after a few logical moves, Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. Qxd8 Kxd8 10. e5 Nd7 11. Bf4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Kc7 when we have a very similar endgame with the difference being that White has the option to castle and he has not played his pawn to f4 which preserves more scope for his black squared Bishop. But nevertheless I think this is an easy position for Black to play.
Already I would predict a draw and judge that Carlsen has wasted a game with the White pieces. This line, even with the 7 Qd3 twist is an insipid variation and not a good choice even practically. A bad day again for Carlsen and another disappointment from a chess point of view.
Apparently Peter Svidler thinks differently and suggests that White has some edge and Black has not yet obtained an equal position, but I just don't agree. I think this is an easy position for Anand to play and White is just blowing hot air with no real chance to start a fire. The first sign of something that might be called a critical position occurred after 13. h4 b6 14. h5 h6 15. O-O-O Bb7 16. Rd3 c5 17. Rg3 Rag8 18. Bd3 Nf8 19. Be3 g6 20. hxg6 Nxg6 21. Rh5 Bc6
22 Bc2 Kb7 23 Rg4 has then been played but I don't see any progress for White. I am amused that after 23…a5 24 Bd1 Svidler still feels that White is making some progress but I can't see it at all. 24…Rd8 and 25 Bc2 was played so is Carlsen offering a draw? Presumably Black will play 25…Rdg8 and it is back over to Carlsen to find something.
Yes it is back over to Magnus to find a way to keep chances for White. Astounding! Carlsen just blundered! After 26 Kd2? Anand could and should have played 26…Nxe5 but instead he played 26…a5-a4 and now after 27 Ke2 a4-a3 28 f2-f3 and Anand is deep in thought reflecting on what he just missed as he surely must have realized it.
One has to fear for Anand now as although the position is fine for Black I also don't like this plan of pushing the pawn to a3 either and he must be in turmoil. He probably should just remind himself that it could have been him that blundered and he would have lost, so at least as he has not blundered he has no reason to feel he can not get a draw. Anand has instead been a bit rattled and played 28…Rd8 which seems a bit rash and we now do have a critical position.
29 Ke1 Rd7 30 Bc1 is the reason I did not like pushing the a pawn, as now it can be attacked. Black defended with 30…Ra8 but Anand is under pressure now. A few moves have been played 31. Ke2 Ba4 32. Be4 Bc6 33. Bxg6 fxg6 34. Rxg6 Ba4 and this looks like a total collapse from Anand. 35 Rxe6 Rd1 36 Bxa3
A few moves later 36…Ra1 37. Ke3 Bc2 38. Re7 and Anand had to resign. A sad and unlucky loss. He seemed to have been badly affected by the missed chance he had and played poorly thereafter.
Carlsen – Anand 2014 World Chess Championships Game 5
So the match is all square after four rounds and most likely the edge goes to Anand at this stage. Despite the two players saying that everything was all even between them. This hardly seems credible really. Anand has managed to come back straight away after a very painful loss and difficult first game struggle, and then get a win against Carslen for the first time since 2010 and the first ever in their two matches so far. This has got to give Anand a boost, and his confidence must be growing now.
However it needed to, as the first two games were simply not impressive and he was being outplayed relatively easily. Now things have changed and this huge win has saved him from what could have been a downward spiral of unstoppable proportions. Now that he has struck back, he then consolidated further with a pretty comfortable but well earned draw in game four, but what now?
Well that is the key question, while I don't think Anand can, or will, win this match, there is now a window of opportunity for Anand. All he need do is keeping holding Carlsen at bay with Black and try put real pressure on him as White. If he can do that for another 4 games then there is even the chance of him causing a huge upset and causing a crisis within Carlsen himself.
On the other hand, one of the great strengths of the world champion is that he is very objective and self critical so with that kind of self awareness I think it likely that he will simply address the problems he has, fix them and then go back to dominating Anand. Today I think we will see another 1D4 from Anand and probably an offer of a Nimzo Indian which Anand will again decline and Carlsen might well play a Queens Indian. Hard to tell really but it is vital that Carslen not lose, and this fact alone could put huge pressure on him.
He may well just be content to make an easy draw, which would be a very sound plan, as he gets two White's in a row after this game. I think the match at the moment is surprisingly well balanced and while I think Anand has a slight edge overall he almost has to win to keep that edge. A loss and he is again in potentially serious trouble and a draw will give the edge back to Carlsen who could then build on this and create a new momentum in his favor. If I had to predict, I would say it will be a draw today.
So my guess was right! A Queens Indian but with the twist that Carlsen is the first to deviate with a slight surprise. His move 7…c6 is not played so much and I suspect that we will be more in Carlsen's preparation today. I am thinking that Carlsen will draw pretty easily today now.
So after some thought Anand played the most natural looking 8 e4 and then after 8…d5 9 exd5 which seems a bit odd or at least less common than 9 cxd5, black replied with 9…cxd5 10 Ne5 0-0 11 0-0 Nc6 and we already have what I think is a critical moment in the game. I simply do not like this for White and feel it is already equal and pretty sterile at that. Seems a little strange the way Anand has played this. I think this is heading for a draw already. White has got nothing from the opening and does not even look like he tried for much.
Yes an odd game from Anand as this looks like it will fizzle out into a very sterile position which offers few chances for either side really. After 12 cxd5 Nxe5 we seen the funny in-between move 13 d6 which was countered by the simple and calm 13…Nc6.
There follows 14 dxe7 Qxe7 and after 15 Bg5 h6 white tried 16 d5 and Black just played 16…Na5 and then Anand thought for a while before playing the perfectly safe 17 Bxf6 Qxf6 and we are left with Anand again having a think about how to proceed further as his opening advantage hopes dissipate further.
No surprise then that Anand took on e6 but this just confirms that he has nothing from the opening and the game is headed towards a draw. This is a small victory for Calsen, not so much just because he got a draw with Black easily but because of the message he is sending. Namely that he can out prepare Anand and diffuse any threats or hopes Anand might have for an opening edge if he wants. Carlsen was bitten once but not again! Now Anand will have to face Carlsen as Black twice in a row which will be a tough test.
This games is all but over. In fact Carlsen played the most natural 18…Qxe6 which according to the engine is the weaker of the possible replies. It seems 18…Bxg2 was the simplest way for Black to play, based on the idea that after 19 exf7 check 19…Qxf7 20 Kxg2 Nc4! Gives black more than enough counter-player for the pawn to be equal. Carlsen played the human move which I think is still fine, as after 19 Re1 Qf6 I still don't see any real threats or way to an advantage for White. I assume 20 Bxb7 Nxb7 will follow but how then to proceed?
So this line surely would have seen Carlsen secure a draw as Black using less than 15 minutes on the clock? That would be a minor victory. This game would not be of any further interest really and the only thing hard to figure out is how do they actually end the game and make the draw?
Instead Anand played 20 Nd5! which actually does force Black to be careful. Carlsen still plays it safe and solid by taking on d5 with 20…Bxd5 Then I assume 21 Bxd5 Rad8 22 Qf3 When I still don't see any real problems for Black. Best then might be 22…Qxf3 23 Bxf3 Nc4! 24 b3 Nd2 25 Bg2 Rd7
Wow! Carlsen has just played 22…Qxb2 and now after 23 Rad1 I think we have a game again. Black will now come under pressure and have to play really well to defend the position. This game just came alive!
Carlsen has now played 23…Qf6 (23…Rd7 was an option? – one line being 24 Qf5 Rc7 25 Be4 G6 26 Qf4 Rfc8 27 Qxh6 Qf6, though it is easy to understand why Black would be nervous of this variation.) and the ending after 24 Qxf6 gxf6 25 Re7 Kg7 26 Ra7 Nc6 looks like Black might well be able to hold it.
Critical moment was perhaps back at move 26 when White could have improved with either 26 Kg2 or 26 Rc7 both of which seem to keep the pressure up on Black.
Instead what was played was 26 Ra7 Nc6 27 Rb7 Nb4 28 Bb3 Rxd1 29 Bxd1 Nxa2 30 Rxb6 Nc3 31 Bf3 f5 32 Kg2 Rd8 33 Rc6 Ne4 34 Bxe4 fxe4 and the rest was trivial. Overall this was a pretty boring game, at least compared to the games so far.
A great result for Carlsen as I thought he was almost in a bit of trouble. Anand may come to regret not pushing a bit more on move 26. Now Carlsen has White twice which will be a big chance for Carlsen. The impression from the press conference afterwards was that Anand was content enough to know he is playing well enough to cause Carlsen problems and if he had a few more games like the one today an odd win would not be at all surprising.
For Carlsen it appeared he is mindful that he has his work cut out and is determined to go for it now that he has those two White's in a row. I sense a hint of frustration and he may even be putting himself under pressure with a strong desire and expectation of being able to push ahead with a win from one of the next two games.
The match is still very much a contest and already Anand is doing better than I had thought would be the case. With each round that goes by that he can stay on level terms his chances start to increase.
Carlsen – Anand 2014 World Chess Championships Game 4
A lot of interest in this game and how Carlsen would react to his first loss to Anand since 2010, I think. Well as I missed a fair bit of the live broadcast I will just give some impressions of the game from this round. In the first instance I thought the choice of 1…c5 by Anand was perfectly well timed. It really did put it up to Carlsen and declared that he was confident enough to want to play for a win.
Carlsen – Anand 2014 World Chess Championships Game 3
Great anticipation for this third game already. Even so early in the match this feels like a potentially critical game. Certainly could be critical for Anand who is now under great pressure indeed. So what will his approach be today? Will he try mix things ups and go for a complex game, or will he just play it safe and just try for a small slow advantage?
My guess is that Anand will play 1d4 and we will possibly see Carlsen change opening and play something else other than a Grunfeld. Yes so indeed it has come to pass. Black went for a Nimzo Indian but after 3 Nf3 Black went back into a Queens Gambit Declined and Anand has gone for the Bf4 variation which I think indicates that Anand is in the mood to try play for a win. This seems especially true in the case of the c4-c5 variation.
However they have moved very quickly and already as of just 12:06 they have ten moves played. Given the speed they are playing my guess is that Anand has prepared something specific and it will be interesting to see how things unfold now. This seems to be indeed the case as after a few more moves, which seem like they have been played before, we see Carlsen being the first to have a big think.
I don't understand the position very well as I am not very familiar with this variation. The first critical moment has come with 17 Ng5 which looks amazing, yet this has all been played before! One assumes that it is unknown to Carlsen that they are following the game Aronian – Adams from last year in Bilbao which was a draw, and Black responded by now playing 17…Ndf6. I would guess Carlsen will also play this move, but it is a very complex and unusual opening. Perhaps worth noting that Black cannot take twice on g5 because White can then play his Knight into d6 attacking the queen and the c pawn moves forward.
Yes indeed Carlsen has played the same move that Adams played and I guess it will be for Anand to show us where he intends to improve on the play by Aronian. Anand has not moved immediately but that could be because he might want to conceal the fact that Carlsen has walked into his preparation. Or perhaps this was the end point for his preparation? It will become clear very soon.
So Anand still follows the same path of Aronian by taking on e4 and then after Nxe4 he plays 19 f3, to which Adams now responded by playing 19…Ra5. That game is worth checking out as I suspect Anand has some improvement ready. But we will see who is the first to deviate and that might be very revealing.
Yes Carlsen also followed what Adams played by playing …Ra5 but Anand is the first to deviate and I am sure this is part of his preparation, which on this occasion has worked out well. White has a slight advantage now and Carlsen will have to be at his best to hold this position. No reason to think he will not be able to hold yet though. He is doing the right thing by taking his time and working out the best plan. Unlike the first game of the match I think White actually does have an advantage here today.
Carlsen took on a3 which I think was not the best and we have this very curious position below which I am sure Anand will have had on the board before in his home preparation. This is looking like a great chance to win for Anand as 20…bxa3 seems like a mistake to me and instead 20…dxe4 was much safer.
If I had to make prediction now I would say Carlsen is going to lose today! That would be a real sensation which would truly ignite this match. Carlsen took on d5 with his rook on move 23 after which I assume Anand will play 24 Qxb6 and then the position is very hard for Black to defend. This is a real test and if he does manage to draw then I think it will be another blow to Anand and put huge pressure on him going into the game tomorrow. Still I like the position for White and will be very curious and impressed to see how Carlsen holds on in this game.
He played 24…Qd7 which seems odd to me as after 25 Qa6 I think that with best play Black is just lost! I am going to take a break now (14:15) and be back around 15:00 I will not be shocked if the game is either over or Carlsen is just about hanging on.
Well, what with traffic and the weather today here in Dublin I did not make it back [16:40] until long after the game was over. Not at all surprised by the result so much as the way the game actually went. Carlsen more or less simply collapsed.
But before getting into that, let me dispense with the diagram above which is what might have happened rather than what did happen. If White had reached that position then I think it is a pretty hopeless position for Black, but instead of 25…Rc8, in response to the very strong 25 Qa6 which was better than what Anand played Black should play 25… Qc8 with better chances to hold on.
As it happens Anand played it safe with 25 0-0 and risked no longer having a winning advantage, but still managed to increase his advantage and pile on more pressure, which resulted in Carlsen losing his way and then just collapsing.
After 25 0-0 black played Rc8 which was fine now, as if White then played Qa6 Black has …Rb5 which offers good chances to defend. Instead Anand played the stronger move 26 Rc6 which keeps White well on top. The choice by Carlsen to then lash out with 26…g5 must have been born of frustration and the realization that this was a very difficult position to defend indeed.
He was no doubt regretting his opening choice today and felt under pressure when he was running low on the clock too. Anand did not play the very strong 27 Be5 but still opted for safe and calm waters with 27 Bg3 which paid off after 27…Bb4 was met with the fine move 28 Ra1 that then saw Carlsen just buckle under the pressure and blunder with 28…Ba5, after which there was no way back and the rest was, as is often said, just technique.
In the above position Black is much worse but he may not be lost and now 28…g4 gave the best chance to hang on and keep things uncertain. In the game White has it all his own way after 29 Qa6. 29…Bc7 is tantamount to resignation as there are no good lines for Black after 30 Qc4. The remaining four moves were ignominious for Black 30…e5 31 Be5 Rxe5 32 de5 Qe7 33 e6 Kf8 34…Resigns
So to conclude. What to make of this result and game in the context of the match overall? Well it is great for the match and Anand especially, He will take great encouragement from this huge win, and regardless of what score he losses the match by (for I think he will lose this match anyway) he will always have today to look back on and enjoy. It just might give him the sort of self belief he needs.
However an objective view might suggest that this was really just a bump in the road and Anand has really little or no chance to win the match but just a great chance to win more fans throughout the world, by at least coming out fighting and showing that he is able to inflict a defeat on Carlsen after all. While it is indeed refreshing to see even a great player like Carlsen caught out in opening preparation, which as it happen extended to 24 moves, ultimately anybody can have a bad day.
2014 Armstrong Cup Blues
The Armstrong Cup is without doubt a venerable and curious competition. One which I have participated in many times over the years. There is a detailed review of the Armstrong Cup by the current ICU Vice Chairman and former Irish Olympiad player Paul Cassidy which gives plenty of insight into the nature and background of the Armstrong Cup at http://www.leinsterchess.com/ArmstrongReview2013.pdf which is well worth a look.
This year I got off to a particularly bad start which was both frustrating, and a bit of a blow to me. My chess has always been prone to being up and then down, in varying degrees, but as one get's older, and even more jaded, the down's seem to increase. But still there are almost always lessons to be learned or interesting aspects to losses.
Since the Olympiad in Tromso, in which I was enjoying my chess so much, I have not been playing well really, and simply not "in the chess zone" so after a very poor performance in the City Of Dublin I then played rising star David Fitzsimons of Elm Mount with Black. This was a fine game by David but also a pretty lame effort by me. The days of not doing serious prep for an opponent like David are long gone.
Previously I had managed to outplay David with Black the last time we played in the 2014 Irish Championships, but to no avail. As although I was a fraction better at one point, the game ended up with a dead drawn position, until, that is, I went a bit crazy and instead of settling for a draw played on a couple of moves too many, blundered very stupidly and lost.
Since then I had forgotten the variation we played, failed to do any prep for our Armstrong game and found myself in a variation that is very double-edged and even risky in practical play. At a critical moment I took a huge chance trying to frustrate the attacking ambitions for White within the position, but it backfired after David improved on previous theory with a fine thematic piece sacrifice typical of what often occurs in the Sicilian which essentially wins on the spot.
The two key positions from the game are below: Fitzsimons – Daly Armstrong Round 3
The first critical moment came when I decided to try delaying castling for one more move and took the risk of trying to make a central break first before castling. This turns out to be a fatal choice and Black should now have played castling now regardless. The resulting position is very unclear and offers chances for both sides. Instead after I played 13…e6-e5 White played the expected 14 Nd5 Nxd5 15 exd5 and after 15…0-0 we had the position below. The position is not new but David plays a very natural and strong new move.
White now played Nf5! which I think wins on the spot, as I can see no good way for Black to react. A very strange state of affairs, but that is sometimes the price to be paid for playing the Sicilian. When it goes wrong it is usually very bad indeed. The rest of the game is amusing if nothing else. So my first game in the Armstrong is a complete disaster. Well at least there is something learned about a variation that needs total accuracy.
My second game in the Armstrong was a very different affair and a game I could be very annoyed and disappointed with myself for botching up so badly. Basically the opening went fine and we reached a complex middle game which should equal on paper but in practice gives White good chances to play for an advantage. But Black just sacrificed a piece and was soon just lost. The first critical moment was from the position below.
Just seven moves later White had established that Black did not have enough compensation and we had the position below. Only for White then to blunder and throw away the advantage completely. Click on the diagram to see how the game developed.
The game took yet another turn and after White over-pressed trying to win, a combination of time pressure and inaccurate play resulted in a difficult position that should have been still drawn but was not easy to defend.
After Black plays …Ke7 White could have held the position by playing Qb2. Click on the diagram to see how the game went and some of the notes.


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Is there a way to actually unite economic populists on the liberal left and libertarian right? Maybe not. But one promising possibility is the prioritization of American small businesses over powerful, multinational corporate dominance.
The events of September 29, 2008, certainly provided a brief glimmer of hope that a hybrid ideological alliance might push back against big business. That day, the U.S. House of Representatives stunned Washington and Wall Street by rejecting the Bush Administration's $700 billion bank bailout, 228 to 205. The Dow Jones Industrial index fell 778 points in a single afternoon, a 7 percent drop.


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For those that couldn't justify going to to TechEd in LA, you may not be aware that the next version of SQL Server has been announced. Following the Windows Server practice of major minor releases then new baby is SQL Server 2008r2.
Why another release so soon? Maybe this video will help..
How does the new release help? here's a quick rundown of what's coming in r2..
If you are interested in this you can register for the beta here.
I'm holding out for SQL Server 2008 Threepio.
(sorry couldn't help it :-)
This is not funny anymore. I am a big fan of Microsoft products, but this is too much. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE IT CORE if you have to watch that maybe next week your just-installed SQL Server will become obsolete and unsupported! I'm gonna switch my mind to Oracle, which is more long-lasting product. I'm sure 11g will EASILY survive next 10 years, whereas in Microsoft world I'll have to reinstall my fundamental infrastructure several times. I refuse to accept it. It's not cost-wise or business-wise. Thanks for the article.
Microsoft once again going over board by doing things more to complicate the products. Why can't we just keep things as simple and leave the core alone. People can always add things if they want to.
Guys intersting comments whihc I will deal with in my next post
My post announcing the next version of SQL Server picked up a couple of comments and rather than squeeze
Virtual Earth integration? Don't you mean "Bing Maps For Enterprise" integration?!
(I had no issue with the Virtual Earth name anyway, but if it had to be rebranded, surely "Microsoft Maps" would have worked better... sigh.)


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Updated: February 24, 2011, 12:30 PM ETBy Mike Sloan | Sherdog.com
The gifted but enigmatic B.J. Penn returns to the Octagon against perennial welterweight contender Jon Fitch in the UFC 127 headliner on Saturday at the Acer Arena in Sydney. There, Penn, a former two-division champion, will put his immense natural ability to the test against one of the best fighters the welterweight division has to offer.
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STUART Pearce has distanced himself from a return to Nottingham Forest.
The Reds legend today said that he has turned down the chance to replace Billy Davies as manager.
As reported in the Post, the former England defender has held face-to-face talks with club owner Fawaz Al Hasawi and club ambassador John McGovern.
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This did not sit comfortably with the former England under-21 coach, who would have preferred more time to establish himself as the new manager.
And, as a result, it is understood that talks between the two parties have now broken down.
Forest do have a long list of targets – Pearce is not the only candidate Forest have spoken to.
"I met with the club, but for personal reasons, it was not for me," he told TalkSport this morning.
Neil Warnock has previously rejected the chance to take the position, stating that he had concerns over whether he would be able to manage the club as he saw fit.
Gianfranco Zola is on the short-list, but is also understood to have a few concerns about the role, although he has not yet ruled himself out of the running officially.
Steve Clarke and Malky Mackay are also high on the list of targets – but both are still also locked in legal wrangles with their former employers, West Brom and Cardiff.
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The Houston Rockets on Monday announced that they have recalled forward Terrence Jones from the team's Rio Grande Valley Vipers affiliate in the NBA Developmental League. A 6-9, 252 pound forward from Kentucky, Jones started nine games for the Vipers and averaged 19.2 points (ninth in the league in scoring) and 11 rebounds per game (second in the league at the time of his promotion back to the Rockets). He also leaves the Vipers just a half-game out of first place in the D-League's Central Division. Before being sent to Rio Grande Valley, Jones appeared in 11 games with Houston and averaged 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
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Young Harris College Case Statement
The Investing in the Future Capital Campaign was born from a 2007 vote by the Young Harris College Board of Trustees to build on the College's distinguished history as a two-year institution and become a world-class four-year liberal arts college.
"I believe that the affiliation of Young Harris College with The United Methodist Church greatly enriches the learning experience for all students. This spiritual dimension is one of our distinctive hallmarks that distinguishes us as a leader among private liberal arts colleges." Don Harp, `61 Pastor Emeritus, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church Member, YHC Board of Trustees ctive and distinguished iting new era. This distin College has entered an exc l role as a two-year Young Harris to move from its historica sights on higher ground: College has set its s college. -class four-year liberal art college to become a world the rich tradition and stand on the shoulders of ct this transformation, we As we effe tions of students with an llege has provided genera e of Young Harris. This Co ed by its relationship proud heritag of service and truth foster ion, steeped in the values re and to serve more. outstanding educat g is to be more, to do mo t Church. Yet, our callin to The United Methodis t t the campus. The studen already evident throughou llege's transformation is those students. The Co ulty and staff to serve number and quality of fac demically; our new body is growing, as are the ts are better prepared aca added as well. The studen and Facilities are being graduate programs; the new nation's most outstanding ulty are coming from the ental standards. fac ign and environm ng built to the highest des renovated facilities are bei ds a core facility for its Young Harris College nee ains to be accomplished. Yet, more rem ctual and social aspects g and uniting the intelle ial life--a hub groundin ble the best and academic and soc ild its endowment to ena pus. The College must bu t of a thriving college cam umstances, and ensure tha their parents' financial circ faculty. These est to enroll, regardless of bright the best credentialed recruit, support and retain Young Harris College can in the Future. of our campaign: Investing m the essential elements for itive among the most compet College to take its place s transformation, the time for Young Harris thi Now is play an essential role in nation. We invite you to four-year colleges in the e and leadership. s of servic students for fulfilling live preparing generations of Cathy Cox College President of Young Harris Cathy Cox (left), President of Young Harris College and Pam Rollins (right), Capital Campaign Chair and YHC Trustee Pam Rollins Campaign Chair 1 "I feel blessed to have been associated with Young Harris College for more than 15 years. I am honored to serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees during this historic transformation into a four-year institution. As we move forward, it will be important for all of us to financially undergird the College, ensuring that future Young Harris students will maximize their potential and make the kinds of positive contributions we can all celebrate." Jerry Nix Executive Vice President & CFO, Genuine Parts Company Chair, YHC Board of Trustees 2 Our Roots Run Deep. In 1886, Artemas Lester, a Methodist circuit-riding minister, saw the potential of the people in a beautiful but isolated part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. His vision to provide education to its residents put Young Harris on the map. Since our earliest days -- and often against challenging odds -- Young Harris College has shown a remarkable ability to adapt to the changing needs of its students. More than 125 years later, the influence of Young Harris College stretches far beyond North Georgia. While maintaining strong ties with our local and regional communities, Young Harris College has gained accolades for offering a distinctive experience that educates, inspires and empowers. Young Harris alumni include two Georgia governors, members of Congress, Grammy Award-winning singers Ronnie Milsap and Trisha Yearwood, Baltimore Orioles standout Nick Markakis, poet and author Byron Herbert Reece, actors Oliver Hardy and Amanda Bearse and numerous business leaders, such as Waffle House co-founder Tom Forkner. Our story is highlighted by a proud history with a long-standing reputation of Top: Tom Forkner, `37 with Joe Rogers Bottom: Nick Markakis, `03 (left) and Trisha Yearwood, `84 (right) academic integrity. It is from this rich heritage and solid intellectual and spiritual foundation that Young Harris College is taking the next steps to become a premier baccalaureate degree-granting liberal arts college. 3 An Ambitious Transformation is Underway. In August 2011, Young Harris College broke all previous records for the fifth consecutive year with the largest fall enrollment in our history: approximately 900 students, a 50 percent increase since 2006. Students have joined us from Georgia and across the Southeast, as well as from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Kenya, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, enlivening an already vibrant campus community. Growth of the magnitude and immediacy that we are experiencing will require enormous improvements and enhancements in the areas of academics, athletics, infrastructure and endowment. Though we are not starting from scratch, our transformation will require the highest commitment in terms of thorough planning, prudent investment, mindful execution and creative stewardship. To meet these requirements, we have launched a comprehensive capital campaign, Investing in the Future, which provides the financial guidance to power our strategic blueprint, enabling us to capitalize on our momentum and fulfill our vision of becoming a premier liberal arts college. In just four years, we've made tremendous 4 � Earned accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to grant bachelor's degrees � Earned accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) � Introduced 13 new majors and 12 minors � Implemented the Ethics Across the Curriculum academic initiative � Introduced the "Rhetorica" program to enhance student writing and speaking skills � Opened the Center for Appalachian Studies and Community Engagement � Doubled full-time faculty from 36 to 70 � Hired 61 full-time professional staffers � Opened a $16 million, 200-bed LEED Silver-certified residence hall � Opened a $15 million, 57,000-square-foot LEED-certified Recreation and Fitness Center � Opened a $1.85 million, 12-court, lighted tennis complex � Opened a new apartment-style residential community for upperclassmen called The Village � Reinstated intercollegiate men's and women's basketball and men's tennis for a total of 12 sports with plans for more coming soon � Earned candidacy for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Much has been done, but there is much more to do. Our efforts over the past few years validate our vision to see Young Harris College take its place among the nation's top-ranked liberal arts colleges. Investing in the Future is a game-changing capital campaign that will allow us to make the necessary investments to enable Young Harris College to best serve the students of tomorrow. progress toward that goal. Preserving the Young Harris Spirit. While our 10-year strategic plan calls for doubling the student body to 1,200 and adding top-notch faculty to teach them in 20 major fields, we recognize that our students and alumni want to protect, preserve and enhance our home. We believe that our close-knit, residential campus builds vital social skills and enhances academic success. So we will continue to be a walkable campus with glorious mountain views in every direction, a place with intimate classes that afford unexpectedly personalized attention, allowing students to bond with their professors and develop lifelong friendships with their peers. We will continue to provide the distinctive high-quality education that we are renowned for, adhering to the Methodist tenets of a "warm heart and trained mind." This is the very nature of Young Harris College, past, present and future. 4A 4B "My years at Young Harris College provided me with an exceptional opportunity for learning. These opportunities, together with my life experiences, have served me well since graduating some 35 years ago. As the College now transitions to four-year status, it is a proud moment for all alumni and students." Ron Hinson, `76 Senior Vice President Comptroller & Chief Accounting Officer, Southern Company Member, YHC Alumni Board 5 "For more than four decades, I have witnessed the unwavering commitment of the Young Harris College faculty to students' outcomes above and beyond their academic pursuits. Through this capital campaign we can demonstrate our steadfast commitment to these fine educators and also our dedicated students. Your generosity will position the college for decades to come." Tom Glenn President, The Wilbur and Hilda D. Glenn Family Foundation Member Emeritus, YHC Board of Trustees 6 The New Heart of Campus. The centerpiece of our master building plan and the focal point of our campaign is the construction of a $44 million, 125,000-squarefoot campus center, which will become the signature facility at Young Harris College. The O. Wayne Rollins Foundation has generously stepped up to provide $22 million toward its construction. Located next to the College's oldest structure, the Susan B. Harris Chapel, the Rollins Center will be the social and intellectual heart of campus. The three-and-a-half stories of this glass, brick and stone building have been designed to optimize the surrounding mountain views and maximize outdoor space, including numerous porches for inspiration and renewal. The Rollins Center will house four distinct areas: a multi-purpose student center, a state-of-the-art library an expanded dining hall and a versatile banquet facility. � The Student Center: The new 60,000-square-foot student union will house student organizations, activities and services in a loftlike space. For the first time ever, the campus will be able to provide dedicated office and meeting space for student media, Student Government Association, religious life, Greek organizations and other clubs. It will also include multiple lounge areas, informal meeting space, computer workstations and a convenience store. The Academic Success Center, which provides tutoring, academic counseling and disability services, the Office of Student Development and the Academic Advising Center, which offers academic and career advisement, will also be housed here. 7 � The Zell and Shirley Miller Library: As the College's academic programs and enrollment expand, so must library resources. The new 40,000-square-foot library will more than double its physical space, allowing for growth in its collection of books, periodicals, videos, DVDs and music CDs as well as designated areas for special collections. The design calls for group study rooms, reading carrels and computer stations, along with a 24hour study area. � The Dining Hall: The 500-plus seating in the future dining hall replaces the College's current 270-seat facility. Food stations with nutritious, customized made-to-order meals, plus graband-go options, will shorten waits and enhance fellowship. � The Banquet Facility: The 350-seat banquet hall will enable the College to host large group gatherings, guest lecturers and workshops. The multi-purpose space will feature a sound system, portable stage and retractable screen; plus a catering kitchen will be adjacent to the room. The facility, the largest in Towns County, will be available for rental. Attracting the Best People. In addition to constructing world-class educational facilities, the Investing in the Future campaign has set forth endowment objectives for both students and faculty. As a part of our campaign effort, we will seek additional endowed funds to ensure that Young Harris College can offer crucial financial assistance to accomplished, deserving students. Scholarship support will be extended to students who have demonstrated academic achievement, but lack the financial means to attend a college of our caliber. Such inclusiveness is reflective of the spirit in which we were founded. Endowed funds are equally critical to help the College recruit, support and retain the most qualified teacher-scholars by funding Distinguished Chairs and Professorships. Only by developing a top-ranked faculty will we achieve our goal of becoming a leading liberal arts college. Endowments to fund prestigious lectures will also be sought to enrich the academic environment by enabling Young Harris to bring prominent speakers to campus who will challenge our students. The decisions we have made over the past four years to diversify our student body and to add distinguished faculty members to our ranks have set us firmly on the path to growing academic excellence. 8 Our Core Strengths. Graduates leave Young Harris College with far more than a degree. They are prepared with knowledge and compassion to serve their community and their world. They take with them the ability to think logically, critically and creatively; the ability to communicate effectively through listening, speaking, reading and writing; a solid skill set in mathematics; the aptitude to utilize information technology; an understanding of diverse beliefs and values; an admiration of the aesthetic dimensions of human expression; an understanding of global issues, problems and challenges; an awareness of Christian values and principles and how these contribute to the development of faith and character; and an appreciation of interpersonal skills for sensitive, cooperative and responsible interaction. 8A "Young Harris College is a treasure not only as a learning institution, but also as a stepping stone into one's future. The College truly has a presence that stays with students for a lifetime. With our expansion into a four-year college, we will have an even more compelling impact on the young people we serve." Clair Wofford Frazier, `81 Member, YHC Board of Trustees 9 "I'm a proud son of the Valley. Young Harris College is where I discovered myself, realized the value of work, the significance of God, the pursuit of excellence and the thrill of having an exceptional teacher. My time at Young Harris prepared me for a successful and rewarding life of public service." Zell B. Miller, `51 former U. S. Senator and Georgia Governor Member, YHC Board of Trustees 10 Our Future is Now. Institutions of higher learning are shaped by their location, character, people and programs. Since our founding, we have benefited from a highly recognizable combination of these traits. That is why many Young Harris College alumni -- and admirers -- send their sons and daughters to our enchanted valley. Throughout the College's history, our emphasis on providing a superior liberal arts education has remained constant. While the contours of our campus and curriculum will continue to change over the coming decade, our focus remains steadfast. Strong internal leadership and a wellspring of external support demonstrate that while our ambitions are high, our course is true. Our profile is on the rise. At a time when many institutions are struggling to raise funds, our donor gifts doubled from 2010 to 2011. We find ourselves at the intersection where opportunity meets action. By developing infrastructure, hiring and retaining the highest quality faculty and providing financial and scholarship assistance for worthy students, we will become a leading four-year liberal arts college. Many of you already give generously of your time and resources. This campaign is an opportunity to further express that commitment, ensuring that future young people will be educated, inspired and empowered here. Your support is essential in helping us meet our $55 million campaign goal. With a nod to the lone circuit-riding minister who founded our College more than a century ago, we are riding with excitement into our future, well-positioned to ascend to the ranks of the nation's top liberal arts colleges. We invite to you join us with your contribution to this landmark campaign. Young Harris College Choir European Tour, May 2011 11 Where Green Meets Purple. Young Harris College is blessed to be surrounded by the tallest mountains in Georgia in the most biologically diverse region in continental North America. To safeguard the unique character of our campus, we take our commitment to the environment seriously. In Fall 2009, we opened a $16 million, 200-bed LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver-certified residence hall, dubbed Enotah Hall, that ensures energy savings, water efficiency and other performance metrics. Beyond the suite-style residential areas, the 62,000-squarefoot complex offers soundproof music practice rooms, a third-floor terrace with sweeping mountain views and courtyard amphitheatre. The College's handsome new 57,000-square-foot Recreation and Fitness Center earned LEED certification after opening in 2010. It includes a 37-foot-high rock climbing wall and an elevated indoor jogging track surrounding a state-of-the-art, 1,100-purple-seat, NCAA-regulation arena that is home to Mountain Lions basketball. The Center also boasts a juice bar and caf�, multipurpose classrooms for yoga, dance and aerobics, office space and locker rooms. Students self-impose an annual "green fee" to pay for sustainability initiatives; recycling is a campus-wide imperative; and doing right by the environment is a way of life. Even the old College Farm is seeing new life with tree and plant cultivation--with solar panels on the way that will provide significant power to the campus. 12


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Excellent record then.
Basic software and network security practices easily cover your examples.
Reading the references would help and shows you otherwise. You asked for real life cases where SELinux has blocked attacks and you have been provided with some of those.
Chuck, kudos to you and everybody else who puts up with selinux. I can't take the productivity hit it eventually causes with things like this.
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