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King in the Center: Tartakover-Frentz, Paris, 1933

"If once a player delays castling and their king remains in the center, files will open up against them, bishops sweep the board, rooks will dominate the seventh rank, and pawns turn into queens."--Irving Chernev.

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1. c4 Nf6
2. Nc3 e6
3. e4 d5
4. cxd5 exd5
5. e5 d4
6. exf6 dxc3
7. fxg7 cxd2+
8. Bxd2 Bxg7
9. Qc2 Nc6
10. Nf3 Bg4
11. O-O-O Bxf3
12. gxf3 Nd4
13. Qe4+ Qe7
14. Qxe7+ Kxe7
15. Bb4+ Ke8
16. Bb5+ c6
17. Rhe1+ Ne6
18. Bc4 Rd8
19. Bxe6 Rxd1+
20. Kxd1 fxe6
21. Rxe6+ Kd8
22. Re7 Bxb2
23. Rxb7 Bd4
24. Bc5 Kc8
25. Rxa7 Kb8
26. Bxd4 Rd8
27. Rxh7 Rxd4+
28. Ke2 Ra4
29. h4 Rxa2+
30. Ke3 Kc8
31. h5 Kd8
32. h6 Ke8
33. Rb7 Kf8
34. h7 Ra3+
35. Kf4
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Scholarly Pursuits Always Reveal Knowledge
​​SPARK Mission:
To provide students with experiences and foundational skills necessary to pursue knowledge, develop character, and strengthen personal motivation to engage and persist in more rigorous academic challenges.
We regret the  SPARK program is not active for the 2017-2018 school year.

​This website is maintained as a legacy site  to serve as a collection of useful links and activities for students and teachers.

Website Updated: 6 September 2017

Webpage maintained by the Scholarly Pursuits Always Reveal Knowledge (SPARK) classes of Richland School District Two, Columbia, South Carolina.
Please direct queries to Mr. Kevin Durden.
  • SPARK 2016-2017
    • SPARK Goals >
      • 6 Cs of Education--Golinkoff & Hirsh-Pasek
      • Collaboration
      • Communication
      • Content
      • Critical Thinking
      • Creative Innovation
      • Confidence
      • SPARK Curriculum Framework
      • SPARK Assessment
      • Mindsets
      • The Renzulli Model
    • About Mr. Durden
  • 4th Grade
    • SPARKed!
    • Jumpstart! Word Play >
      • Analogies
      • Idioms
      • Phonetics
      • Spelling
      • Vocabulary and Word Work
    • Word Power! Latin Roots >
      • Latin Study Tools
      • Latin Stems Video Library
      • A Game of Stems
    • Literature Ladder >
      • Share and Request Writing
      • Expository-Informative Writing
      • Narrative-Storytelling Writing
      • Persuasive-Argument Writing
      • Poetry Month!
    • Critical Thinking Practices >
      • A History of Numbers
      • Algebra: Restoring by Balancing >
        • Algebra Patterns and Formulas
        • Algebra Variables and Expressions
      • Benjamin Franklin's Magic Squares
      • Logic Puzzles >
        • Logic Puzzles Coaching
      • Perimeter Magic Polygons
      • PI Day
      • A Game of Asteroids
      • Critical Mathematical Thinking
    • Digital, Collaborative Investigations >
      • Digital Projects Spring 2017
      • Digital Projects Fall 2016
      • SPARK Research Checklist
      • SPARK Digital Research
      • SPARK: Getting More Out of Google
      • SPARK Presentation Checklist
      • SPARK Digital Presentation Tools
      • 4th Grade Digital Exemplars
      • 5th Grade Digital Exemplars
      • SPARK Student Website Design
      • NEW GOOGLE SITES! Tutorial
    • Mindsets Moments
  • Breakout EDU
    • Breakout EDU Coaching
    • Breakout EDU Codes and Ciphers
    • Breakout EDU Timers
  • e-Reading
  • Extra Time
    • SC MESAS Contest
    • Healthy Soils Poster Contest
    • Poetry Contest: Young Minds Dreaming
    • Actors and Actresses >
      • People Smart: Multiple Intelligences
      • R2 Film Festival
      • Recitations and Readers' Theater
    • Artists >
      • Art & Images
      • Amazing Artists: Multiple Intelligences
    • Authors at Play >
      • Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence
      • The Art of Cursive Handwriting
      • Kids in Print (Jan 10-11)
      • Letters About Literature (Jan 3-4)
      • Narrative Writing Challenges
      • Paragraph of the Week
      • Poetry
    • Chess >
      • Chess Advice for New Players
      • ChessKid.com
      • Chess.com
      • Chess: The Scholar's Mate
      • Chess in Art and Film
      • Chess Puzzles and Mathematics >
        • Chess: A Difference of Opinions
      • ​A Chess Novice Challenged Magnus Carlsen
      • The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played >
        • Rook on 7th Rank: Capablanca-Tartakower, ​New York 1924
        • The King Is a Strong Piece: Tal – Lissitzin, Leningrad 1956
        • Knight in Center: Boleslavsky – Lissitzin, Moscow 1956
        • Aggressive Rook in the Ending Tarrasch – Thorold, Manchester 1890
        • Passed Pawn: Akiba Rubinstein vs Oldrich Duras Vienna 1908
        • Mighty Knights: Mattison – Nimzovich, Carlsbad 1929
        • Finesse Ending: Rafael Domenech vs Salomon Flohr B44 Sicilian Taimanov Rosas 1935
        • Pawn Phalanx: Tigran V Petrosian vs Kozali Montevideo 1954
        • Passed Pawns: Fischer-Berliner 1960
        • Rook and Pawn Ending: Smyslov – Reshevsky, Moscow 1948
        • King in the Center: Tartakover-Frentz, Paris 1933
        • Shifting Attacks: Reshevsky-Najdorf, Dallas, 1957
    • Computer Coding, Gaming, and Making >
      • botLogic
      • Code.org
      • Game Design and Makers
      • Logic and Brain Games: Multiple Intelligences
      • SCRATCH
      • Snapp
      • Stencyl
    • GeoBee and GeoGuessr
    • Kinesthetics: Sports and Activity
    • Music >
      • Music Library
      • Music Smart: Multiple Intelligences
    • Self-Paced Math Review >
      • Khan Academy (Self=Paced Math Skills and More)
      • The Beauty of Mathematics
      • Coordinate Grids, Geometric Forms
      • Data and Graphing
      • Decimals and Percents
      • Division
      • Exponents and Scientific Notation
      • Fraction Operations
      • Geometric Forms
      • Measurement and Scale
      • Multiplication
      • Pi!
      • Right Triangles and Pythagoras
    • Mensa Kids
    • Nature Smart: Multiple Intelligences
    • Reflect and Recharge
    • Thrively
    • World Languages
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